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aftgficrec · 7 months
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Anonymous asked: anything around Wymack and Kevin having father son bonding or something like that.
Our fandom loves Dadmack! -A
NB: find the original ask here in this new twinyards bonding post
previous recs for Kevin & Wymack:
Kevin & Wymack 1 here
Kevin & Wymack 2/Kevin with a child here
post canon Kevin & Wymack here 
Wymack raising Kevin here
Kevin & Wymack paternity convo here
‘domestic bliss’ here
‘Somewhere Other Than Here’ here
‘the prince in the raven tower’ here
‘And Then There Was One’ here
‘How You Live On,’ ‘Missed Signs (accepting help),’ and ‘how did i get here’ here
‘A Record of Life,’ ‘Welcome,’ ‘Home,’ A Dad By Any Other Name’ and ‘Those days we rise above the stars’ here
‘Call it new’ here 
‘Searchlights’ here
you may also like:
‘Right Where It Begins’ here
‘The Way We Are’ (completed) here
‘Oh my Queen, we are here again’ (strained relationship) here
‘quicksand’ here
‘lionblood (flowin' through my veins)’ here
‘Made of Stone’ here
‘the name of the game’ here
‘The Cards We're Dealt’ (updated) here
Father’s Day, ‘08 by rekikiri [Rated G, 1717 Words, Complete, 2023]
twenty two years late, kevin finally gets to spend a fathers day with wymack.
tw: implied/referenced alcohol abuse/alcoholism
unexpected pride by teddy_writes_not_ted_talks [Rated T, 959 Words, Complete, 2023]
Part 1 of Disability Pride Oneshots (etc), NB: part 8 is Wymack-centric 
Kevin Day struggles with staying grounded in a body that doesn't always feels like his. He learns that sometimes all you need to do is ask for help. The first in a series of Disability Pride Month fics.
tw: dissociation, tw: ptsd, tw: implied/referenced abuse
the lovers, the dreamers and me by dayurno [Rated G, 26315 Words, Complete, 2023]
“Coach,” Neil starts, parsing the words in his head to digest them into something more believable. Fortunately, before Neil further makes himself sound insane in front of his father-in-law, the door to Coach Wymack’s office swings open, revealing Andrew with a small child tangled in his legs. Andrew is as blank-faced as always, but the child peers at the room warily, his eyes big and green. Even without words to introduce him, they all know who this is. Coach Wymack audibly sucks in a breath. Alternatively, when the adult Kevin Day regresses in time to his six-year-old self, the Palmetto State Foxes are forced into a state of disarray. It is as the saying goes: it takes a village to raise a child.
tw: implied/referenced abuse, tw: disordered eating
And I wanna kiss you, make you feel alright by Harmonique [Rated G, 3181 Words, Complete, 2023]
Part 3 of AFTG whump, part 2 here 
Kevin is sick, but it's fine. He's been raised in the Nest, he's not allowed to be weak. He'll be fine. (he won't :) )
tw: vomit, tw: nightmares, tw: implied/referenced abuse
Consequences of Coaching by Bookworm1063 [Rated G, 4812 Words, Complete, 2022]
Sometimes, the line between being an Exy coach and being a parent is very thin indeed. Or, five times Wymack was more father than coach, and one time being a coach had nothing to do with it.
Cats In The Cradle by emmerrr [Rated T, 2019 Words, Complete, 2017, Locked]
“Maybe you should go down there,” Abby says. “Keep him company for a little while.” David takes a long sip of his coffee without breaking eye-contact with Abby. She acts casual, but David knows what she’s getting at. “I’m sure he doesn’t want me getting in the way,” he says. “David,” Abby says gently, then seems to struggle to figure out what she wants to say next. “It’s just — have you spent any time with Kevin alone at all since finding out he was your son?”
an imperfect picture is still just right by belncaz [Rated T, 3784 Words, Complete, 2017]
After Wymack learns Kevin is his son, Kevin leaves to go on vacation with the other Foxes. Here's what I imagine happens on David's end as he grapples with a new part of his identity.
The truth in the dark by KweenKevin [Not Rated, 489 Words, Complete, 2018]
Part 3 of Does that make me crazy?, part 5 here
The truth is this: all Kevin ever learned was Exy, and were he used to play for his mother, he now a new person to play for
let me know what piece i've lost by orphan_account [Rated G, 799 Words, Complete, 2018]
Having a son was a new thing to Wymack. A new, very confusing thing. Kevin was a, and he would say this reluctantly through gritted teeth, fully grown adult.
An Understanding by wesawbears [Rated G, 730 Words, Complete, 2016]
The conversation between Kevin and Wymack when Kevin finally gives him the letter and tells him the truth in The King's Men.
trans Kevin and Dadmack prompt fill by @willowbird [Tumblr Fic, 2023]
Dad’s trip bullet fic by @jeanmoreaudefensesquad [Tumblr, 2022]
Sign language education! Dadmack by @this-is-my-main-i-follow-from [Tumblr, 2021]
wymack getting married and wanting to have another child + kevin’s reaction hc by @gthechangeling [Tumblr, 2020]
Kevin thoughts on his father meta by @robincross [Tumblr, 2017]
Art
let me and Andrew do the talking and My father comes to all of my games art by @rainbowd00dles
endless list of families-david wymack & kevin day edit by @mint-and-memories
They all deserve a different childhood art by @masslowart
#1 Dad and Dadmack art by @nerdzewordart
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sunnydaleherald · 1 year
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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Tuesday, January 10
Xander: Red alert! Where's Buffy? Giles: Uh, she, she just stepped out. Her, her father came by early. He, he needed to talk to her. W... where are your other clothes?
Xander: Oh, don't I wish I had the answer to *that* question. Willow: Xander kinda found himself in front of our class not wearing much of anything. Xander: Except my underwear. Willow: (laughs) Yeah! It was really... (looks at Xander) ...bad. It was a bad thing. Xander: 'Bad thing'? I was naked. 'Bad thing' doesn't cover it. Willow: Everyone staring? I would hate to have everyone paying attention to me like that. Xander: With nudity! It's a total nightmare. Willow: (realizes) Well, yeah Xander! I-it's your nightmare!
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Death and destiny chapter 21 really wants to keep getting longer. This was not supposed to be a beefy chapter. But now its 5 separate substantial conversations and a nightmare.
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develation · 3 years
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SCP AU
So @emeraldtrainer1 (Ao3), @writingforfunandbecauseboredom (Ao3), and DarkstarWolf53 (<-Dunno if they have Tumblr) did an SCP AU three-way Convo fic some months ago. I really enjoyed the outline and concept and asked if I could expand on it. With their permission and about a month of research into what the actual SCP Foundation is (and holy cow there is so much, no wonder people are all over this) I've finally managed to get a start on this. There is a decent amount of things that are different from their original Convo (via their permission) but it will basically follow the same storyline that they created. Please go check their Convo out, it's a very long and fun read with a lot of good fluff and Angst mixed in.
I will hopefully be drawing some of my designs soon but for now, writing seems to be the way to go. Here is a link to it on Ao3 -> https://archiveofourown.org/works/33213928/chapters/82464553
I'll also have it below in case you would like to read it on Tumblr instead.
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Error: (The End Of All But Me.) There are too many unworldly traits that spiders have that I couldn't just not give to Error, so I've kind of combined their Puppetmaster concept to my design. He has 4 arms with clawed fingertips, his tail is prehensile and his jaw can split open. He has 5 tongues still, 2 of them are spear-like, and can shoot out and impale victims. The saliva produced under the tips of the barbs on the two tongues can liquidity a prey items insides so he can drink them up (still a clean freak, using the skin as a cup and drinking up any mess leaving a skin bag behind). His other three tongues are prehensile and can extend to an unknown length, they are barbed aswell but do not carry the venomous saliva. Strings wrap along his bones from his eye sockets, which he uses to create a nest atop the ceiling of his cell.
SCP-002's (Apollyon class) cell is a blank room (it ask for a TV later on) that goes up vertically 2 floors. The top half is required to be shrouded in darkness as it likes voids of either white or black. It has filled the darkness of its cell with a nest of strings that it spends all of its time in, even when feeding. It does not attempt to attack staff, when asked why it replied with, "Not yet." Personal have not been able to decipher what it means by that statement. In an interview via speakers and mics within containment cell, it was asked why SCP-002 stares off at seemingly nothing for extended periods of time and never touches the ground. Subject responded with, "Busy." When asked what it was busy doing- "Watching." When asked what it was watching- "The world. Everything." Due to this experience, it can be concluded that 002 can view any place in the world and perhaps beyond via "screens". These "screens" are unviewable to anyone but 002 and 001 as the latter SCP had called them so, hence their given name. SCP-002 has a strange relationship with SCP-001 and it can not be determined if 002 likes or dislikes 001.
Ink created Error on accident. In the beginning, Ink didn't know what he was doing, and the brutality of Earth's natural forces of destruction were uncontrollable. If he wanted to bring life to his chosen planet he needed a way to control the chaos. And so through the storm, a new force was born. And even if Ink didn't create it, he did wish for it.
Error is a ticking time bomb for extinction. He waits and watches until he decides it's time for a "spring cleaning" and starts his work. The Ordovician, Late Devonian, Permian, Triassic, and Cretaceous mass extinctions were all him. He deemed the human race ready for a "cleaning" a long time ago and Ink agreed with him, ready to see and make something new. But Nightmare threatened the both of them by stating that he would make the earth forever inhabitable and they would have to kill him before he stoped his rage. Nightmare fears that if another extinction event were to occur he'd lose his boys.
Ink: (God doesn't care about what's right or what's wrong. God just wants to watch interesting things happen.) His form is always changing, different traits from different animals and organisms he's created. Ink is basically Gaia. Born when Theia crashed into Earth around 4.5 billion years ago, he made everything that ever existed. Since he's made A LOT of organisms he has a ton of favorites and the traits from them are what mostly show up when he mutates. Sometimes it's Kaprosuchus with belonged snout and fangs. Sometimes it's Tylosaurus with its marine reptilian posterior. Sometimes it's Chital Deer and their antlers. More often than not though, his tail has consistently stated having bristle-like hair at the tip of it, which is basically his brush. The concept of paintbrushes is pretty new to him since the human race has been around for a short time compared to other species, so while he does have one, his tail is his broomie. If his next from doesn't have it then he just uses his hands and his blood.
Ink can't be contained. It's that simple, he just can't. He just sticks around because it's interesting and hilarious to see his creations so intelligent but so stupid. (remember how humans are still young in terms of Earth's age, so the fact that they're so smart... on a thought level that could almost match his own is so very interesting to see and watch. even if there ruining his planet.) The SCP foundation just has to let him do his thing and hope that he doesn't override 003's and 004's decision to not have an extinction event.
His cell is basically a mini-ecosystem, with all of his favorite organisms living within whether they are extinct or not. He loves his little sample of the world and it keeps him in his cell for a good amount of time so the foundation let him have it. If any of them even touch what is HIS without permission then he rips them apart and feeds them to the baby Rhamphorhynchus. Don't touch his babies.
...Cross though... he can touch his babies... and Dream... and maybe Error... That's it though!
SCP-001 (Apollyon Class) is a being older than all living things, despite his toddler-like mannerisms. Even more infuriating, within an interview, 001 openly admitted to being the cause of all SCP's and their anomalous effects. It stated that they were all just mistakes and/or experiments, testing the limits of their own abilities. 001's quoted response- "You don't get it do you? I made everything here! All of your little "SCP's" are just of my creation as all of you. Sure there all mistakes but, it just proves my point that it's time to start over again. A clean slate y'know? Pfft- wow you look mad! If it makes you feel any better, I don't like most of them either. They were cool at first but... it's like flicking black paint over a finished painting. Sure, you can try to get over it but eventually, it will just bother you so much that you just can't stand it! Well... I do kinda want some of them to stay... If I could just convince Ru..." -shows evidence to this conclusion. Termination trials were approved by the 05 Council, though have not been able to start since 001's creation of a barrier around its cell, preventing entry of anything that tries to pass.
[Note: Error, Dream, and Nightmare are not included in what Ink views as "mistakes". Y'know when you're trying something new and you don't know what you’re doing, yet it works somehow. That's them, happy accidents. Ink adores them.]
Ink finds the attempt of Termination trials on him to be absolutely hilarious. The fact that humanity's insecurity about their lifespan and control is so great that they'd try to KILL HIM. Amazing. He can't believe he's managed to make the simultaneously best and worst organism ever.
Dream: (When day breaks.)  Again he was accidentally created by Ink’s actions in an intense solar storm. The flare drifting over the earth in combination with Ink’s magic still working to bring life brought him to existence. Dream’s design is almost harpy-like, with beautiful golden, sun-like wings with a small feathery crest atop his skull. Two tail-like feathers sprout from the crest that can rise up and down depending on expression and mood. He also has bird feet and legs, and a tail.
Dream adores all life, his is the warmth and growth of the sun (original form being a ball of light and plasma that literally looks like a mini sun). He is basically like a piece of the sun on earth. His cell is kinda like Ink’s, only in the fact that there are just a couple of animal species. Some deer, birds, and insects mainly. Ink obviously just appeared in his cell one day and made it for him. While Dream could be considered to be a Safe SCP, his ability to damage or completely ruin the planet if inraged prevents that classification.
SCP-003 (Apollyon Class) has proven to be a relatively docile creature. It is elegant in nature (like that of a bird) and shows greater empathy towards all life in general. Unlike SCP’s 001, 002, and 004 who view it as more interesting and admirable, more like a pretty crystal than an actual being with its own consciousness. 003 can not be fully contained and has shown the ability to travel through light rays. Its aura has also shown to be some form of anesthesia, and exposure for prolonged periods causes victims to feel more at peace and calm. 003 does have the capability to travel through the “dreamscape”, what exactly that in tails is unknown.
Dream doesn’t agree with the extinction event thing because the Holocene period hasn’t lasted for nearly as long as it should. On the other hand, he does distaste humanity/monsterkind for all it has done to the planet. Even so, he feels like they deserve more of a chance.
Nightmare: (Does the Black Moon howl?)(Death) Complete with the theme of being Dreams opposite, Nightmare was born from a black moon and the combination of Ink’s magic bringing life to the earth. He isn’t an evil force or anything, just the night to the day. His design is pretty true to OG nightmare, although his legs and feet share the same digitigrade format. His tentacles are more ghostly than slimy and they drip upwards instead of towards the ground. His bones also have a ghost;y wisp to them, but it isn’t that noticeable. Instead of only having a turquoise glint in his magic, there are sparks of purple aswell. (His original form being a black sphere of what looks like smoke).
His cell is basically an entrance to a cave system that Ink had made for him. Inside is a galaxy of crystals and gemstones that glow and sparkle like the night sky. A small stream runs through, the light refracting off of the water, adding to the glow effect. It is a nice calm place for Nightmare to just chill in, his separate own little world.
Nightmare is kind of mysterious, in the realm of Error in which he likes to watch things happen. Just lurking in the shadows, a quiet observer. Though, he wasn’t as fascinated by life as the others. So to prevent his boredom Ink made him a present- Killer. Nightmare hated the little thing at first but it didn’t take too long to grow fond of the little guy. Not too long later Ink pronounced his joy in watching Nightmare sigh in frustration by sending 2 more bundles his way -Dust and Horror- and Nightmare had to threaten Ink to stop before any more joined the fray.
SCP-004 (Apollyon Class) is an entity whose intentions are completely unknown. A mysterious being that chooses to dwell in the cave system 001 made for it. The entity refuses to interact with personal unless in interview. And when it does respond, it does so in riddles and metaphors. It seemingly takes joy asking more questions than the interviewer, turning the conversation in its favor. On such question that has been repeated multiple times - “Does the Black Moon howl?” has puzzled personal. Though 004 states that if answered correctly and explained why, then it will share its secrets with that person and that person only.
004 proves to be uncontainable like its counterparts, able to travel through shadows. SCP’s 012, 032, and 024 seem to be “followers” of 004, and regularly go missing from their cells. Most likely 004’s doing.
[Ink created Killer, Dust, and Horror during the era where dinosaurs were still alive, so they have some traits from them.]
Killer: (War) Was created by Ink for Nightmare to keep him entertained. Killer was born as a baby in Ink’s very hands, a little skeleton with curved blades for hands and digitigrade legs and feet (and little quills on his back). Growing up under Nightmare’s care was an interesting experience, but he thought Kill’s everything he needed to know.
-[SCP-012, Keter]-
Killer is fast, very fast. And he enjoys killing things (what a surprise). He’s pretty much the same cocky boi as always. His more SCP side is that he doesn’t seem to ever feel pain and the black liquid that leaks through his eyes. That can be used as a type of venomous toxin to whatever he pleases.
Dust: (Pestilence) You know Epidexipteryx and Therizinosaurus? Those are Dust hands, long with even longer claws. He can also turn into literal dust, more of a phantom or wraith in nature. He can walk through walls, and turn others to dust and grow himself if he wishes.
He and Horror could be twins since Ink made them both at the same time. Holding his little creations in his arms as they wriggled and whined in confusion at suddenly being alive.
-[SCP-032, Keter]-
Dust is pretty quiet and tame. He has his episodes but he stays pretty much the same as bookwrym’s, writing’s, and Dark’s Dust.
Horror: (Famine) Since Horror is a vent crawler I based his design on that. Horror’s second set of arms are like a praying mantis with an extra joint, hands serrated blades almost like Killer’s. He used to sit in trees and wait for prey to walk underneath him, plucking them from the ground with his long arms and eating them alive.
Same thing when in vents, just waits over the openings and plucks a person off of the ground and into the vent (if personal don’t keep up with his feeding times)
-[SCP-024, Euclid]-
Other than his design Horror is pretty much the same as bookwyrm’s, writing’s, and Dark’s concept.
Outer: [SCP-044, Safe] His stardust makes him have luminescent galaxy and star patterns on his bones. He floats regularly without control over it and can sometimes make other objects float, in rare cases people, aswell. Ink made him a jacket where pieces of its hood and aglets float off like a sort of fluffy foam. The pieces orbit him like planets to a star before joining back, making a continuous cycle.
(And yes writingforFUN, he will still keep his anime sparkling eyelight’s).
Cross: [SCP-00X, Thaumiel] Was created by Dr. X to help contain and terminate Keter SCP’s. Being forced to kill his brother when he turned Keter, not completely in control of his actions. Dr. X’s “programing” making him see his brother no longer as such, just an object to be eliminated. When Cross became uncontrollable Dr. X put wiped his memory without the 05’s or administers permission and an MTF was sent after him that came back empty-handed. Cross was brought back soon enough and had his memory wiped.
They bring him back in as a staff member and that’s when the story kicks off, mostly following bookwyrm’s, writingforFUN, and Dark’s original outline/convo.
(I apologize for any typos)
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the summary for this episode was so much more off than the others.. it does really make me wonder if whoever wrote it just watched the first and last 2 minutes of the episode lol. the "shaken trust" is resolved within 1 dialogue of serkan saying he trusts her more than anyone and then leads into a scene of him calming her down with that "eda bolat" coffee cup (which had me smiling like an idiot) it's not like the fragmans aren't already confusing.. lets add in an inaccurate summary too! lmao
Yep, yep, yep, and I’m fascinated by this whole thing, so I'm going to use your ask to go through some of the oddness of this episode. Perhaps its not the person who wrote the episode description’s fault, maybe things changed??
Either something happened during the shooting of this episode necessitating change on the fly, or TPTB decided some things were not working and needed changing or the writers got hella sloppy. With how tight the shooting timelines are for these episodes, I'm surprised things don’t happen more often. If one thing goes wrong, it could trigger a chain reaction that turns an episode on its head.  
Inconsistencies from day one of the episode narrative: (this is all one day)
Team finds out they won the tender, Eda and Serkan were planning to head to Paris, Babaanne shows up (NO CHRISTMAS TREE AT ARTLIFE)
By the by, as far as I could tell, neither the tender nor Paris are mentioned in this episode which seems like a writing issue.
Eda and Serkan go to regroup, have coffee, Serkan goes home (for unknown reasons) and Eda confronts gran. (one key note here, the line where Serkan tells Eda he's going home, Kerem is not on screen and it sounds different, like a voice over added later. Ergo, this line was not part of the scene when they filmed it. Voice over of Serkan telling her he was going home was added after they filmed that scene)
Eda goes to Serkan's. Even though he was planning to be headed to Paris at this time, he randomly decided he needs a noon shave during a crisis at his company?? If he was planning to go to Paris with Eda wouldn’t he have been fully groomed for the day?
Serkan suddenly goes sulky and standoffish, even though he was thrilled about going to Paris about an hour ago and here Eda is in his bathroom saying they'll take on Gran together while shaving him. Another reason I think things were changed from original script, the mood doesn't match how they left things in the office, where he was teasing her about being "Eda Bolat." Was this scene originally conceived for a scenario where he didn’t trust her and she was trying to get his attention?
Eda and Serkan call Aydan/Ayfer and head to Aydans (heart to heart about nightmares and bracelets)
Eda and Serkan decide to stop and try on his new suit?? Randomly?  What was the point of this other than to have Eda straighten his tie which could have been done anywhere? (random and brief use of a location shoot, was more originally supposed to happen at that location?)
Eda and Serkan go back to the office  (STILL NO CHRISTMAS TREE AT ARTLIFE)
Eda, Serkan, Engin convo about throne, Eda convo with Ceren, Serkan convinced Eda to call Grandma, Babaanne coming in 2 hours
Serkan's trusted circle meeting, Balca enters with Secret Santa. Lemon water. Serkan decided he needs to buy gifts for the team, Edser go shopping. Again strange choice midday, in the middle of a crisis when Babanne is expected shortly
When they return, EDA HAS A NEW OUTFIT and there is a giant CHRISTMAS TREE at ArtLife. Who put up the tree in the last 60-90 minutes? Why did Eda change her clothes while out on a quick and busy shopping trip?
End of day, Eda shows up at Serkans with suitcase, Serkan convinces her to stay. Balca calls with gift. Did she have that bust made in the 4-6 hours since she devised (and manipulated) the Secret Santa exchange? In all seriousness how could she have even had that commission in the short time she's known him?? Is there someplace that sells premade Serkan Bolat busts? lmao
Serkan returns finds Eda in the tub, it must short circuit him because he goes downstairs into robot work mode and doesn't notice any Eda flirting for the rest of the night. Odd mood again. 
Something happened here ya'll. Either on set they accidentally shot a bunch of scenes with Eda in the wrong outfit and then tried to make it make sense. Or they weren't able to get a location or couldn't get an actor and hacked scenes together, perhaps combined two days into one. Or, which is seeming most likely to me, there's a reason that the description of the episode doesn't match what we saw. Perhaps there were original scenes that were shot where Serkan doesn't believe Eda and she has to follow him and convince him even though he won't listen, but they realized it didn't work and reshot things? But at least part of that shaving scene was from what they originally shot and that's why Serkan's mood doesn't match? 
Or maybe the reason Ayse is leaving is that she's burnt out and this is just messy, exhausted writing that makes very little sense.  I don't know, if she's really gotten this sloppy, maybe it's good she's taking a break?
Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed watching it and individually the Edser scene were terrific, but the way the episode was glued together was very haphazard indeed.
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Discord of Prosecutors and Detectives
More Bullshit Defense AU fic, and a different Discord server from the other times. Set right after Turnabout Time Traveler.
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[A Discord server named “Official Los Angeles Distrinct Prosecutors Office”. The typo has been present since the creation of the server and never fixed. It contains a number of channels, such as “general”, “important announcements”, “unimportant announcements”, “work vent”, “family vent”, “other vent”, “meme quarantine”, and “meme breach of containment”.]
September 24, 2028 4:33pm [general]
Forensics Fuck-O so that’s in short how Fran and I get to go to a fancy rich people wedding
the defendant is Freud’s corpse not to sound rude to prosecutors or anything since I work with you all and am friends with you all but I’m surprised they invited the prosecution like in general it’s not you Frau it’s just like generally why would you invite someone who tried to convict you for murder to your wedding
Literally Royal, Metaphorically Bastard Ah.  That may present a future problem. 
the defendant is Freud’s corpse well no that’s different we knew you like. before you prosecuted Trucy also that’s different because you weren’t even trying to convict her
Literally Royal, Metaphorically Bastard That is a blatantly untrue statement, Ms. Cykes. I was doing my job to the whole of my abilities. 
the defendant is Freud’s corpse right yknow I guess you’re not lying if you consider the job of a prosecutor to be catching the guilty and not just convicting whatever defendant they place in front of you because you were not trying to convict Trucy  like in the slightest
Literally Royal, Metaphorically Bastard Well, Thalassa did tell me that the identity of the victim was not the original Mr. Reus, and further that the Gramarye-hating TV producer who committed contract fraud was the original Mr. Reus, and should that not be enough to make anyone suspicious? I could hardly discount critical testimony from my brother’s other mother. 
Forensics Fuck-O Isn’t it ‘brother from another mother’
Literally Royal, Metaphorically Bastard Yes and I said what I said, because my family tree is a mangrove swamp. 
Surrounded by Fools That is correct because I just realized that we may be related. 
the defendant is Freud’s corpse but like Trucy aside I mean like this situation where you’d never met the fancy rich people having a wedding before and you’re the one trying to get the bride convicted and she’s like hey come to my third attempt at a wedding reception maybe this one will work out
Forensics Fuck-O The defense was invited and that’s Miles and Mr Wright and Maya so they kinda encouraged the invite to us Which is fantastic because that catering was dope
FaraGAY I’m so jealous I wanna go to a wedding on a blimp hey @Surrounded by Fools if ur bro and Nick ever get married can they get a “we saved ur asses” discount from the Sprocketts to rent the blimp for their wedding or can you and Emmy get ur shits together and get married on a blimp who doesn’t want a blimp wedding
Forensics Fuck-O lmao you should’ve seen Mr Wright’s face when we went out on top of the blimp he looked like he was gonna hork and just dragged us all back down  I don’t think he wants a blimp wedding
FaraGAY hey what about that other part that I said are u ignoring that
Forensics Fuck-O Conspicuously ignoring that, in fact
the defendant is Freud’s corpse I wanna attend a wedding on a blimp or just like any wedding because I remember the food was good at my moms’ and I got to eat a lot of it because we got a lot of food but only invited like ten people
Birdman-dono Which unfortunately meant less people to hear my roast of my sister. 
the defendant is Freud’s corpse I don’t care what my mom says about your speechifying I’m totally letting you make a speech at my wedding it’ll be MY wedding so I get to choose to get roasted! anyway @everyone someone get married already!! Blimp time!!!!!
Guilty Love, on the kazoo Mhm, Apollo isn’t fond of heights so I don’t think that’s something we would do. 
Literally Royal, Metaphorically Bastard Are y you marrying my brother?
Guilty Love, on the kazoo Huh? No
Literally Royal, Metaphorically Bastard Then why NOT? Either commit or stop stringing him along. 
Guilty Love, on the kazoo wait
Literally Royal, Metaphorically Bastard I have been very restrained about not kicking your ass but this is my little brother we are talking about.  And one thing I know very well about Apollo is that he prefers stability and certainty because we spent enough of our childhoods not knowing what was coming in the next day or hour. 
Guilty Love, on the kazoo wait
the defendant is Freud’s corpse I think there’s a communication issue somewhere in here
Forensics Fuck-O Thanks for that, Sherlock
Birdman-dono lmao
Guilty Love, on the kazoo I am not currently planning a wedding to your brother but I would not be averse to the prospect
Literally Royal, Metaphorically Bastard Oh Well then why AREN’T you currently planning it? That’s a joke this time. 
Guilty Love, on the kazoo Danke I was not sure
Literally Royal, Metaphorically Bastard It would not be a joke from my parents but I am not them.  I know you were frustrated that Apollo didn’t tell you what was happening back in May in time for you to come to Khura’in with us and help us sort out everything but that was probably better for you that you didn’t have to survive our parents cross-examining and interrogating you on when you plan to propose to Apollo. 
Guilty Love, on the kazoo Why am I the one who has to and not him 
Literally Royal, Metaphorically Bastard kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk You think they DON’T hassle him about it?
Guilty Love, on the kazoo A h 
FaraGAY LMAOOOO 
DebestGAY guy entering the room that is on fire with pizza dot gif 
Literally Royal, Metaphorically Bastard ‘Where are the grandkids, Apollo? We’re WAITING!’ 
Guilty Love, on the kazoo They do uh realize that uh 
Literally Royal, Metaphorically Bastard ‘Just adopt a dozen, Apollo, what are you waiting for?’ 
Guilty Love, on the kazoo A DOZEN 
FaraGAY LMAO KLAV  RIP 
Literally Royal, Metaphorically Bastard I am well aware that had my aunt not been a human nightmare, and then the country needed rebuilding after her reign, that I would have at least ten younger siblings.
Forensics Fuck-O So they’re just like the Fran’s dad of the eastern hemisphere like here are the eight young adults who have lived out of the guest room at some point or another 
FaraGAY half of the current legal system half of this chat yknow  anyway we drifted away from the point of this convo WHICH WAS harassing someone into getting married so we can go party on a blimp 
DebestGAY Couldn’t we just rent a blimp and throw a non-wedding party? 
FaraGAY get ur logic out of here we want a blimp party  and to encourage our stupid friends to stop beating round the bush and just get married already 
Surrounded by Fools I’ll tell Maya that you’re planning to propose soon, then, and it can be your wedding.  
FaraGAY wait 
Literally Royal, Metaphorically Bastard Kurain Village likely has some very specific wedding traditions for their mediums that could not be held on a blimp, no? 
FaraGAY  yeah think so thx for the out, my dude 
Literally Royal, Metaphorically Bastard That was not an ‘out’. That was an ‘obviously your solution is to have two ceremonies’. Hop to it.  
the defendant is Freud’s corpse HELL yeah!!! two parties!!! double food!!!!! 
FaraGAY  o fuck yeah Maya would like that okay maybe if none of u other LOSERS are then I will be the one to get married and have a BLIMP PARTY 
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September 24, 2028 11:37pm [general] 
Literally Royal, Metaphorically Bastard Ms. Cykes, there is something I meant to ask you about your name in this server.  And that ‘something’ is: what? 
the defendant is Freud’s corpse I’m gonna dig up Freud and put him on trial for crimes against 1. humanity 2. classic literature it’s not like Oedipus WANTED that to happen!! so anyway it’s like you know that one pope who dug up his predecessor and put him on trial and sentenced him 
Literally Royal, Metaphorically Bastard NO??
the defendant is Freud’s corpse yeah go look that up you were prob already looking that up before I said but yeah that’s what I wanna do with Freud 
Literally Royal, Metaphorically Bastard Thank you for making me hate myself for asking.  
the defendant is Freud’s corpse
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September 30 9:43pm [general]
Forensics Fuck-O fancy rich people wedding update: Larry caught the bouquet and you all know what that means so @FaraGAY if you wanna have the first flying wedding of our social group you’ll have to beat him to it 
FaraGAY can’t believe Ol Larold is gonna get married good for him he’d better invite me or I’ll break his knees 
Surrounded by Fools Larold 
FaraGAY ye Ol Larold Butt 
Forensics Fuck-O I’m gonna break your knees
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Nancy & Rio
Nancy: Hey Rio: Hiya babe Rio: what's good? Nancy: I need to like Nancy: ugh idk it's such a bad idea, like I already know Rio: You wanna Thelma and Louise? Nancy: Who wouldn't want that much gay subtext Rio: Susan Saradon is a babe Rio: what's the actual drama then, shitty husbands and creeps at bars assumedly ain't it Nancy: Okay so you know how I have the misfortune of having to share a birthday, well, now he also wants me to do a joint party Nancy: except not Nancy: he wants my share of the guestlist cos he's gone over his own Rio: Seriously Rio: 🙄 Rio: Well that sounds like a nightmare Nancy: Right? Like I don't have to see enough of all his fuckboy friends already Rio: So you've actually got to be there Rio: that's so rude on so many levels Nancy: I might just leave once mum and dad do, it's not like they're gonna stay and chaperone all night Nancy: That's where you come in Nancy: Save my birthday from total ruin, yeah? Rio: They should, last party I went to the house was basically a write-off after Rio: What can I do, obviously I'll do it but catch me up Nancy: Oh Nancy: maybe they will and I will have to stay Nancy: But my original idea was more Thelma & Louise, naturally Nancy: You're the most fun person I know Nancy: and it is Halloween, there's gotta be something else on offer Rio: Yeah, you do live in one of the most exciting places in the world, nbd Rio: of course there's something more fun to do! Rio: I'll start looking now Nancy: You're actually the best ever Rio: N'awh, you're so cute 💖 Rio: see how quick you are with the compliments after I've saved you 😘 Nancy: 😉 Nancy: Who's immune to such blatant heroics? Nancy: If you save me from having to spend a minute at this party you can have anything you want Rio: 😳 Rio: Steady on Rio: I'm good, might not be THAT good Nancy: I was more thinking from my wardrobe Nancy: You're not really my type, cos of the whole related and straight thing Rio: Sure Rio: that whole thing Rio: not gonna turn down a tour of your latest purchases obvs Nancy: That sounds really flirty still but I'll go with the less awkward version of events Nancy: Things are weird enough with this party, like Rio: I can't help being this irresistible, babe Rio: but I won't say it's a date, just a plan Nancy: You're flirting with me but sure, we can both be irresistible, I guess Rio: I am not Rio: Straight and sharing DNA, remember Rio: you only got 1/2 so you're more suss Nancy: A lesbian remember? One convo and you're moving in Rio: 😂 Rio: Won't just do carry on then Rio: tah for the warning Nancy: You're so welcome Rio: Already gonna look so underdressed without being caught without 😱 Nancy: Um with full access to my wardrobe, not for long Nancy: Anything less than utter perfection is not an option if I have to show my face at the party for even half a second Nancy: I'm beyond prepared, and in case you can't tell, beyond STRESSED Rio: I caught that Rio: gurl you're gonna get stress spots if you don't tone it down Rio: you'll look 🔥 Rio: assume it's a costume party? Nancy: God, don't, the girls he invited would love that to happen to me Nancy: especially cos no, it's not Nancy: 🙄 Rio: Honestly, you had one job Rio: such an easy cop-out Nancy: He says no costume could make him look as hot as his labels, that's a paraphrase, I wasn't listening well enough to deliver a direct quote, sadly Rio: 🤢 Rio: Please don't try any harder to remember that was upsetting enough Rio: definitely find something better to do Nancy: Right? I literally get gayer every time he opens his mouth Rio: 😂 Rio: Not a choice but if it was, I get it Nancy: God was like, with him as a brother you've suffered enough Rio: Though it would be funny if you can find a man more unbearable Rio: he'd be fuming Nancy: My dad too Rio: Oh, the male posturing Rio: let me down, if no one else Rio: such a laugh Nancy: Maybe I should have turned this plan on its head and come to you to celebrate Nancy: Get away from it all Nancy: his friends are like clones and nobody thinks that's bizarre Nancy: like the girls are just 😍💘💋 Rio: Match their boys to their bags Rio: weird Rio: we should still do something special for you though Rio: it's your birthday as well, after-all Nancy: Yeah but I'm the weird one, okay then Nancy: It is but I don't feel as if I need to be all 🎉🎂👑 Nancy: He's got that covered Rio: Don't worry, I know your style Rio: and that it ain't his Nancy: He doesn't have any Rio: 🔥 Rio: ice that on the cake, babe Nancy: If ANYTHING was allowed to be homemade I would Rio: Can't imagine your Ma in a pinny, like Nancy: If my dad asked, then maybe Nancy: They are so gross but that's a convo to have in therapy one day Rio: Yeah, that is NOT my present to you Rio: lemme get qualified Nancy: What ARE you getting me though? Rio: No spoilers! Nancy: 😞😞😞 Rio: Surprises are fun Rio: don't be sad Nancy: Never in this house Nancy: But I trust in your gifting abilities Nancy: 🧡 Rio: And I'll bring over all the kids...interesting homemade attempts Rio: what more could you ask for? Nancy: Tell Junior he's so rude for refusing to get on a plane Nancy: It's not a phobia if you just don't want to Rio: Real talk Rio: ride or die until he's scared he'll end up at this party too Rio: bless Nancy: Like, I get it, I don't want to be in Chelsea either but I'd do it for him Rio: I ain't getting in the middle of gay drama Rio: I know better Rio: I could beg on your behalf but we both know, unlikely Nancy: Oh my god, you're not allowed to out him, even to me Nancy: It's a secret that we all know, okay Rio: 🤐 Rio: I do forget he's younger than us, like actually no pressure but also you know NONE of us are gonna be mad so Nancy: So problematic, you'd fit right in at the party actually Nancy: He's an adorable little old man Rio: 😱 Rio: 'Scuse me Rio: don't be starting beef with me, I'm coming Nancy: 😂 Rio: Literally so rude Rio: don't make me flip my hair at you Nancy: Babe please, I can do it better Nancy: Mine's so long now Rio: Alright showoff 😉 Rio: mine would be too if I straightened it Nancy: [sends a show offy hair flip clip but cute like look] Rio: Awh, you look so cute 🧡 Nancy: I look so 🥕 but I make it work Rio: straight 🔥 I swear Nancy: Okay but never use straight to refer to me, thanks Rio: Such a hater Nancy: Of men, exactly Nancy: You would be too if you went to our school though Rio: I can imagine Rio: tory central Nancy: Lord, it's like a timewarp of values but the levels of privilege have kept sky rocketing Nancy: The party's gonna be like Gatsby's except if the green light was shots and nudes Rio: Ahh the irony Rio: How do you stay even slightly sane/normal Nancy: I don't Nancy: They are the 'normal' ones and I'm obviously insane with grief about it Nancy: Oh please let me in your oh so exclusive club so I don't have to hang my head in shame Rio: nah, fuck that Rio: just the lunatics running the asylum Nancy: I hate it here so much Rio: Is there anyone vaguely decent you hang with? Nancy: No Rio: That's so crap Nancy: I'd rather have no friends than fake ones cos there's nobody real around Rio: I feel that too Rio: but its hard having to spend, what, 7 hours a day alone and surrounded by dickheads Rio: hope you're making your weekends worth it, yeah Nancy: I'd love it if they left me alone Nancy: That's what weekends are for, definitely Rio: Enough about those boring bitches anyway Rio: my mum wants to talk to yours, the usual, but they're cool with it so Rio: 👍 Nancy: I'll let her know when she comes in Rio: 🤞 she doesn't talk her ear off so hard she won't let me come like hell no, this fucking family Nancy: I can't even let that be a possibility Nancy: Do you want me to have a birthday breakdown, mum? Nancy: I don't think you have time in the schedule for that Rio: Hit her up with those birthday demands Rio: it's my party and I WILL cry if you don't do what I want, like Nancy: I don't wanna go there but if I have to, I will Rio: 👑 Rio: if there's ever a time to be a tiny bit of a diva Rio: I have to make a fuss or bitches will be tryna skip to Christmas like nah Nancy: That's so rude Nancy: To you and your dad Nancy: Also who in the hell wants to skip to Christmas? It's so stressful oh my god Nancy: Give me all the shopping days, thanks Rio: Seriously Rio: not a grinch or anything, gimme presents then too but come on Rio: attention is the best 🎁 for the eldest of 10, duh Nancy: Do you wanna be the joint guest of honor at this party instead of me? Nancy: As far as attention goes, you wouldn't get more unless you lock Buster in his room or something beforehand Rio: 😂 I know you're not identical but I don't think your ma would appreciate the insinuation that me and him are in any way twinning Nancy: You could wear a costume Nancy: He'd hate that as much as he'd hate sharing the spotlight even a little Rio: No shade but 0 lack of desire to white face Rio: but that's tempting, have I even got time to think of a decent costume though Rio: hmm Nancy: I can't lie, I'd be tempted if I was staying Rio: We so should Rio: maybe we'll need one for wherever we're going once you've made your joint wish or whatever the fuck Nancy: I'm with you on everything except I'm never blowing out candles with him for as long as I live Rio: Jokes, you definitely have enough 💸 for separate wishes Nancy: 🙏 Rio: This will be fun Rio: I'll send you details of anything that sounds good then Nancy: I'll send you any costume ideas I have, obvously Nancy: Thanks Ri Nancy: You seriously are the best Rio: Definitely Rio: and don't mention it, I had nothing good on anyway, this'll be way more fun than whatever lame party I was gonna be at Nancy: I feel like I definitely just complained about my life this entire convo Nancy: Which needs to be mentioned since I didn't even ask how you are or anything Nancy: Like, yeah that's gay culture but you know Rio: Nah, it's your bday, soon Rio: fully in support of that diva ish remember 👑 Rio: and same old same old here Rio: all good Nancy: Yeah? Nancy: Feels like forever since we've had a real life interaction Nancy: I'm glad you're coming Rio: It has been a while Rio: always feels like that since Schools in full swing and sucking the life outta us all like summer never happened Nancy: Unless you're Buster and school's your playground Nancy: I'm honestly surprised he isn't breaking in to have the party there since he loves it so much Rio: When you're gonna peak, gotta make the most, I guess 🤷 Nancy: I wish, you know he's just gonna keep doing better and better Nancy: Failure's not an option, like Rio: Not an option but a reality Rio: all well and good living that mantra and letting it take you as far as it can but I swear, real life is gonna hit him so hard, it won't be good Nancy: Maybe I took his share and mine, that'd be about right Nancy: I'll throw him a party for his mid life crisis though, of course Nancy: What are sister's for Rio: 😂 Can't wait to meet his hilariously age-inappropriate bae and pretend to give a shit about his sports car, like Nancy: I'll show up in mine like hey bro, older, hotter girlfriend in toe Rio: 🙌 Rio: Power moves Nancy: She can drive so I just get to pose even more extra when we turn up Rio: and you just want a driver, lbr 😜 Nancy: You'll thank me for not driving Nancy: The girlfriend who doesn't exist won't when I'm that distracting, though Rio: 😏 Rio: go off boo Nancy: If only that saying was true Nancy: about quiet ones Rio: can be Nancy: I can't even remember how it goes Rio: it's always yous, basically Rio: bit ominous Nancy: Oh Rio: Init Rio: Junie can't be convinced Rio: spent a solid 30 there trying Nancy: He's no longer my best friend, you are Nancy: Next time he wants to know how to let a girl down gently I'm not helping Rio: 💔 Rio: cold, I'll break that news to him gentle tho Rio: old times sake Nancy: My mum's just text me so I'll gently persuade her that you need to like, stay forever Nancy: Easy, obviously Rio: Obviously Rio: with your persuasion skills and her laidback attitude Rio: 😉 Nancy: She's in such a great mood too after another meeting with my form teacher who is himself convinced that Dyslexia only affects working class children Nancy: I tried to tell him that's the stock I'm bred from but he also believes that girls should be seen and not heard, like Rio: Ugh Rio: What a prick Rio: though not that surprised Rio: any issues and the royals hide their kids in asylums so Nancy: They only let girls in during the last century or whatever so he's far to old to have ever interacted with one Rio: Yeah, probs far too invested in the boys if the stereotypes keep ringing true Nancy: Gross but probably true Rio: Someone has to rub 'em down after rugger, babe Rio: 🤷 Nancy: Stop trying to trigger PTSD in me Rio: 😂 soz Rio: jus' sayin' silver lining you don't have to deal with the predatory masters, even if they at best tolerate your existens Nancy: Thank god, since I came out more lads have told me they fancy me than ever before, I'm already inundated and wanna die Rio: Nothing sexier than unavailability Nancy: Nothing sexy about how they show their 'interest' though Nancy: If that's how they approach straight girls I don't know how we've survived as a species Rio: Go on, wow me with their chat Rio: need a laugh Nancy: Most of them don't even bother to speak, their love language is clearly touch Rio: 😬 Rio: Rapey Nancy: It's scary, like Nancy: I thought posh boys were meant to be repressed Rio: Nah, they're THE worst Rio: untouchable in return for all the grabbing they're into Rio: and SO many mommy/daddy issues Nancy: Gross Rio: Fun if you're feeling it for the weekend but yeah Rio: not a mood you wanna marry into really Nancy: If I wasn't gay before I definitely am now you tried to force your tongue down my throat in the middle of the school hallway, thanks so much  🙄 Rio: That's so grim Rio: hope you smacked him Nancy: My brother has essentially one use to me Rio: It's something Rio: don't discount it Nancy: I can't unless I also wanna take up boxing myself Nancy: Not really my thing so Rio: Least you know he gives some shits, yeah Nancy: He likes to hit stuff Nancy: I've always known that Rio: Yeah Nancy: Anyway, I have to go Nancy: If I ignore this deadline it won't Nancy: and the essay won't write itself either Rio: Oh no Rio: lame Rio: but good 🍀 Nancy: Thanks, I need it Nancy: At least until my mum gets back and I can ask her about romantic classicism Rio: I'm too dumb and poor for this shit, sorry xoxo Nancy: I do have the money to buy myself an essay where my brain has failed me Nancy: but I'd have to make it look Dyslexic enough so I might as well just write it Rio: 💔 Rio: Sad times, princess, sad times Nancy: ikr 👑💧 that's my crown of tears not like Nancy: any other liquids Nancy: I'm definitely not putting any sweat into it Rio: 💪 you got this Nancy: I've got 🍀 because of you Nancy: I'll make it work Rio: 🧡🧡🧡 Nancy: xxx
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I Embody His Fears
Chapter Five (ch. 1; ch. 2; ch. 3; ch. 4)
“What do you mean, ‘he’s there right now?’”
“He is! Been here a couple minutes, already started gettin’ chatty with the fresh faces.”
“Chatty? Him?”
“Well, okay, he’s done more listening than talking from what I’ve seen, but compared to what you say he’s usually like, he’s still acting like a fuckin’ social butterfly.”
That didn’t sound good. “Dammit. Well, I’m just a few minutes out. Ah, yours hasn’t shown up yet, right?”
“He wasn’t invited.”
“Pfft, like that would stop him.”
A grumble. “I know. Only thing that would is if we actually managed to keep this under the radar. Just get your ass over here.”
“It’s getting! ...Hey, when you said ‘fresh faces,’ does that mean-“
“Er, yeah. He, um, he already spoke with Thomas. I think he’s headed this way.”
Shit. “Alright. Hang up and let me drive.”
Technically on time, but apparently way later than he needed to be, Mark pulled into the lot. 
He’d known that Dark trying to recruit people was inevitable, but he’d assumed he’s be around to keep an eye on him. But no, the dark Ego has actually gone over his head. The sad thing was, it was a sensible move on his part in retrospect. Mark only hoped he’d be able to control the damage. 
He noticed two figures loitering by the building’s entrance as he coaxed Chica out of the van. Neither looked familiar, but they had the same face. 
He turned to grab his phone. Looked like he’d bee meeting the new Egos a bit sooner than expected. 
Well, it was fair, in a way. Thomas’s first impression of him would be whatever he had gotten from Darkiplier, after all. 
Didn't mean he had to like it. He shut the door. 
“Chica-?” She wasn’t there. Looking around, his eyes found their way to the two figures. The pupper had apparently decided to kickstart the introductions. They were already fully absorbed in petting her. Mark couldn’t help but smile to himself. Count on his bub to make a good impression. 
He strode over. One of the figures looked up from the petting and smiled sheepishly, rising to greet him. “Hey, uh, sorry. Should’ve asked first.”
“Don’t be, it’s not a problem. She ran to you, anyway.”
“True. I’m guessing you’re Mark?”
Chica nosed at the still-crouched figure when they paused. 
“Sure am. I’m afraid I don’t know who you are, though.”
“Oh!” He stuck out his hand. “Uh, Thomas. Thomas Sanders. Ah, but-just...Thomas is fine.” He tried to grin through a wince. The other figure cringed. 
Mark shook his hand firmly. “Ah, so you’re the one who has to deal with everyone else’s antics, huh?”
Thomas’s smile grew a bit more genuine. “Sounds about right. It’s not that bad, though.”
“Speak for yourself,” Mark huffed. “I feel like I can’t even breathe without something setting them off.”
“Oh believe me, I know. They’re always judging every little thing I do!”
“With good reason.”
At the sardonic tone, Mark turned to the other figure, who’s attention hadn’t actually left Chica yet.
“Hey,” Thomas chided. “I know it’s usually important, but in the moment it can seem pretty ridiculous.”
“Hm.”
“Seriously, you guys all together can be pretty embarrassing.”
“And yet you capitalize on your struggles by voluntarily sharing them with the entire internet. Which is really stressful, by the way.”
Mark watched Thomas sigh. “Yeah, it can be really nerve-wracking waiting for the feedback. But more often then not it helps a lot of other people out, and that makes me feel better about it too.”
“It does lessen my drive to criticize you.“
“Thanks, I appreciate it.”
“You’re welcome. Can I talk to Mark now?’
“You-you don’t have to wait for me to let you-”
“Cool.” The figure finally looked up, and Mark would later congratulate himself on not reacting outside of a double-blink. He hadn’t been able to see the eyeshadow before, and the overall effect was...
...actually not that intimidating. He looked to be trying a bit too hard, honestly. But hey, to each his own. 
These were the thoughts that flew through Mark’s head before the figure let out a stern “Okay, seriously, what made you think it was a good idea to give a face and figure to the worst aspects of human nature and release him onto the internet?”
“Virgil?!”
“What?” the figure shot back defensively, oblivious to Mark’s reeling. “He’s creepy! Terrifying!”
“I know, but-”
“He wanted to groom me into his little perfect example for cognitive distortion-”
“-okay, well-”
“-thought I was some kind of-of mob boss that you were indebted to or something-”
“-weird comparison, you sure-”
“-just assumed that we had control over you just because we’re aspects of you-”
“-that’s kinda true th-”
“-not to that extent!”
Mark, already tense when it sunk in exactly who they were arguing about, started at the sudden change in the figure’s, Virgil’s, voice. So did Thomas.
Eying Virgil, Mark made to step in front of the other YouTuber. Egos might clash with their own creators, but they tended to limit their interactions with others. His presence should be enough to deter the angry figure...
...and if this was technically Dark’s fault, he felt the need to take responsibility anyway.
But Thomas approached the other before he could take protective action. “Hey, hey.” His voice was pitched low, soft. “Easy. We’re outside, we’re okay. In for four...”
Mark observed, bemused, as Thomas led his Ego through a breathing exercise. Now that he took a second look, the mania in the character’s eyes didn’t seem to be born of anger, not directly at least. 
Gradually, Virgil’s frantic huffs settled, and he seemed to curl inwards where he stood. “Ugh, this is so embarrassing. I’m gonna be up all night thinking about this.”
“Please don’t,” Thomas whined. “I’ll already have enough to mull over from this whole shindig.”
“I know. Sorry about that.”
“Nah, don’t worry about it. You should be a little nicer to Mark, though.”
“Hm?” Mark blinked.
“Do I have to talk to him again?”
“You were so eager a second ago.”
“That was before I aired my frustrations. Now I’m frustrated for a different reason.”
“I know, but seriously. Put yourself in his position; with a Side like that? Try for some empathy.”
“Okay...” Mark watched as the Ego turned to address him, looking surprisingly sheepish, more like a kid caught stealing candy than a powerful alternative-persona trying to mend broken bridges. “Um...wow, your...nightmares must...suck.”
“I don’t think that helped,” Thomas intoned through a wince.
“Hey, don’t blame me if that’s all you could imagine me saying.”
“Okay, okay, hang on,” Mark interrupted, waving his hands as if to clear the air. The two faced him once again. “Look, whatever Darkiplier said to you, I apologize. I should’ve been here to head him off, and I’m sorry if he...intruded on anything. He worked around me this time, and,” he sighed, “honestly I should've foreseen that.”
“Hey, it’s alright.” Mark looked to Thomas, returning the smile that the other creator sent his direction. 
“Says you, you’re not the one who had to sit through a convo with the guy.”
“Virgil-”
“But I get it, sort of,” the ego continued. “So,” he ducked his head, still strangely reserved despite the antagonistic attitude. “You’ve forgiven, or whatever.” The last part could barely be considered a mumble. 
“...thank you.” Mark said sincerely. He was still a bit confused, but mostly just relieved that the dark ego hadn’t preemptively damaged his standing with Thomas. “I should ask, though: what exactly did he want from you?”
So originally this was gonna be the epilogue, but it got a lot longer than I expected, and it still ain’t done, so say hello to chapter 5.
Mark has a dog. Thomas loves dogs. I had to.
Literally most of this ‘epilogue’ sprung up around that bit with Thomas’s Anxiety ruminating about how horrible Mark’s nightmares must be to have thought up an avatar like Dark. 
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wack-ashimself · 3 years
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So I just had one of the worst days of my life in years (and it's not over):
Let me be straight with you: I'm a poor dude in his 30s who drinks way too much, and can get mean. Not CRUEL, but brutally honest. I am like that naturally, but when drunk, and provoked, I can make people cry. People have had some fantastic nights with me; people have had some disasters with me. It depends on the people almost entirely. I have better nights with strangers than friends & family countless times.
I say all this cuz I do not want to look like I am mr perfect, nice guy, pity me. I have issues, but I <almost> never let them be taken out on anyone. Even when I am brutally honest, when I say what I say, and someone calls me out sober I go 'yeah, I still fucking believe that, I just wouldn't have said it so harshly.' They act like I will change what I said; nope. Have done so less than a dozen times in my life. CUZ I MEAN WHAT I SAY, SOBER OR DRUNK. And people do not like that. Never have. I have found people LOVE blaming the alcohol. 'You didn't mean that, you were drunk.' No, I did. And they will BLOW ME OFF SOBER! One of the reasons I say what I say drunk many times. But I am consistent; I can say that. The running joke is 'don't ask my opinion, or you'll get it.'
Anyways, that in mind (which may explain the following) here we go:
My mom was sad me and my sister did not show up for mother's day. I had work earlier in the day, I was gonna see her 2 days later (make her a nice meal), sis was across state, and mom said it was fine. It was NOT fine. She was wrong/exaggerated (she does that). She, with her I believe failing memory, mentioned it like 3-4 times (almost every time we talked) about how much it hurt her. So I texted my sis 'next year, we should go big for mother's day. She was sad we weren't there. '
Somehow, my sister got 'you suck as a daughter and hurt mom on mother's day' cuz she went from talking about mom, to me moving, to me getting a better job, to me being unproductive, to me being basically a loser (she does this with almost every conversation-she judges and tries to change me, and this is WELL before alcohol. She was ashamed to be my sister most of my life to be honest. I was loud, direct, and took no bs.), to finally my sister saying the meanest thing she said since we were kids. I called her a fucking idiot. I call anyone who ignores key data or what I said a fucking idiot. Cuz they're fucking idiots. But I never get specifically mean...(unless drunk or/and pissed off). She basically said along the lines of 'you're such a loser, that is why mom and dad made me executive of their estate when they die.'
If there's ever ONE THING you want to do to infuriate me and hurt me more than anything-it's lie. Even a small one. I would rather almost want to kill myself from the truth than deal with an iota of a lie. Cuz the lie will make me want to die. Trust is everything to me.
So this went
a-my sister saying the meanest true thing she could think of that I had NO IDEA about.
b-finding out my parents changed this behind my back.
c-seeing my parents trust my sister more than me (tho she is fucking SPOILED-I know her. She will be 'fair'-split everything equally, but her first dibs on anything good. And will make hard decisions without EVER asking us. She's like my dad-hard working, but capitalistic/control freak/statist as FUCK)
d-this is an assumption, but a safe one-I wasn't going to find out about this till MY PARENTS WERE FUCKING DEAD.
So this is like a lie x3.
I'm devastated. I don't care about my parents money and shit; I tell them all the time- SPEND IT ALL! You earned it. It's yours!
Seriously-if that meant they died, I had car issues, and I'm fucked-so be it. That's life.
Just the fact that my sister, when she's already riding my ass, goes SO deep to hurt me in a way I couldn't have even expected was one helluva low blow. <I was sober during all this, so alcohol wasn't to blame. I was real level headed>
Worst part? I kinda would have easily got over they did not want me to be their estate person. Serious. a-HOLY FUCK work. b-stress. c-I ain't the best with money. d-whoever is in charge has to deal with my brother, who is difficult at many times. And would be a nightmare with my parents dead.
But the fact they did it behind my back, showed NO signs of ever telling me, and my sister has to use it as the meanest thing she could say to me to 'make a point?'
Hurt me in a way I did not know I still could be hurt, ya know?
Ugh. Funny part is after thinking about it, I confronted her on 'did you just get pissy cuz you thought I was attacking you over mothers day? cuz that wasn't the case.' And she became all nice again. So she was on the defense over NOTHING.
Go to work. Find out our new 'bonuses' from work are stacked shit. First off, the government on bonuses can take up to 40% in taxes. WHAT!? Secondly, it's a group effect, and if one person doesn't make it, even $1 short, NO ONE makes it. They do this with our managers-all have different areas, but if the one who is in charge of the rewards program doesn't get enough sign ups (even if the customers are part of the program) No bonuses to ALL managers. Crock of greedy shit, big lots.
Get thru work. Come home. Ambulances. Police. Live in low income housing, so used to that, but not usually this number.
Turns out a kid, 32, younger than me, SAME NAME basically killed himself. I don't know all the details, but it was a known fact he was, like MANY people here, drinking himself to death. <one guy covered the walls in so much shit, hazmat was called after he died drinking>
Just find it odd timing on my bad day, when I'm about to drink, guy with my name, my building, younger, dies, more than likely from drinking...
He was a nice guy. I mean, I heard he said mean things drunk sometimes too, but every convo with that kid I had was smiling, laughing, trying to converse....I saw so much potential in him...
I just...WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN, ya know?
I asked the girl at the liquor store 'you believe in nihilism?' She said she didn't know what that was. I said kinda like it could all mean something or nothing entirely. She looked uncomfortable and goes 'NO!' And I was thinking 'I was asking if you ever thought about life this way, not if you define your life that way.' So it seems I'm just good at being misread, and pissing people off...sober ;)
thanks for reading. hope you got a 'fuck, that's crazy' from this. I don't need likes, shares..just...putting this out there in case somebody can relate, and not feel so alone like I do right now.
<also fighting with my 'best'/only friend, who also small lies ALL THE TIMES, and ditched constantly. And when I call him out, he gaslights me, and says I have all these issues. COOL. Why did you NEVER bring them up till I brought up my issues with you, asshole?>
Genuinely, this WHOLE past year has taught me I go stir crazy being alone, but FUCK do I hate being around most people for long periods of time. If you are not living life by you, don't be by me. There's more fakes and copy and paste people in this world than originals...either say something I never heard heard/thought, or you are a waste of time.
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sillyfudgemonkeys · 6 years
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are there any games in 2017 you DO like? at this point it's starting to sound near-impossible given the number of 2017 ya hate
Thought the same too tbh but then I remembered we’re only thinking about the big 3 Japanese games that were released….not every game….and there are a lot of games I liked or would like to play. So games I played and loved:
Uncharted Lost Legacy is probs my fav right now, my own personal GOTY….I think it says something when I look back on the game and I realized I was smiling the entire time and was hungrily hoping for more convos between Nadine and Chloe.
I’m liking Yakuza 0 right now (technically 2017 for english speakers iirc). I’ve been wanting to get into the series for awhile, and it really reminds me of Sleeping Dogs (LOVE THAT GAME!). Yakuza might be a little more silly than Sleeping Dogs, but both play out just like an Asian Crime drama movie, it’s amazing it’s like I’m watching a movie.
Kingdom Hearts 1.5&2.5 of course (I’ll be cheat-y and include it, I’d be lying if I didn’t).
Kingdom Hearts 2.8. Finally get to play KH: DDD and yay Aqua!
I’m liking Nioh so far……..I need to git gud tbh but it’s good from what I’ve played.
Oh The Nonary Games for the PS4. Despite loathing ZTD, I automatically love VLR and I’m liking 999 so far. 
Hellblade: Just got a hold of it. Love it so far. 
Assassin’s Creed Origins. Takes time to get used to the changes but it’s fun.
Outlast 2. Martha still haunts my nightmares ;w;
Danganronpa ½ and UDG for PS4: Yeah I’ll be cheat-y again.
The mini free SMT Jack Bros game that Atlus Released on PC.
Games I played that I thought were Ok (didn’t love it but it was a good romp): 
Horizon Zero Dawn. Only issue I had with it was that it was Uncharted climbing in an Assassins’ Creed open world and that doesn’t mix well imo, and that I couldn’t un-hear Chloe from LiS, but all in all it was a good time.
Blue Reflection. Note: NOT worth $60, maybe $30 but that’s pushing it, still it’s a fun romp for a low budget game (both in terms of development and localization). Has a lot of potential, and it’s been confirmed (iirc) to be getting a sequel so hopefully they can capitalize on it. 
Ones I want to play but haven’t (or very little, or have on another console but not the re-release) , but I have a feeling that I’ll, at the very least, like them:
Yakuza Kawami
Gravity Rush 2
Digimon World Next Order (own but haven’t played yet, trying to finish Cyber Sleuth first)
Sonic Forces (I have no standard for Sonic games, but I played 5 min of this and it seems like a fun romp at least gameplay wise)
Dishonored Death of the Outsider
Caligula (own, have played a little of it, need to play more)
Tokyo Xanadu (PS4 ver, but if it has a separate trophylist I’ll also play the vita ver if I can find it)
South Park: Fractured But Whole (plus I need to play the other one too I guess)
CupHead
Hello Neighbor
Crash Bandicoot
Resident Evil 7
The Silver Case (please port No More Heroes and Lollipop Chainsaw to the PS4 too ;w;)
Telltale Batman (that goes for the 2016 first season too, I need/want to play both)
FF 12 for PS4 (really trying to get into FF games ;w;)
A Hate in Time 
.Hack// GU
LA Noire (cheat-y again cause I played the PS3 ver 8U)
Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash (the kinda nonsense I probably need right now 8V)
Pokemon Ultra Moon
Okami HD (cheat-y or no y’all gotta play this)
Akiba’s beat
So I guess it’s an a-ok year in gaming for me. It’s just the three big Japanese games (P5, Automata, DRV3), two of which I was very excited for and the other I just, at least, expected to like, were the big disappointments for me and so it kinda overshadowed 2017. But with Uncharted Lost Legacy actually filling me with unbridled happiness (for reasons I can’t explain I just loved it), it looks like I’m at least ending 2017 out on a good note. 8U
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falneou17 · 4 years
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BanG Dream! Favorite List - 2
I will be adapting someone else’s style and format for these lists as I thought it was a pretty neat way to do this.
It’s the start of 2020, we’re about two weeks away from the start of the third season and... I’ve already switched around some characters’ positioning on the list. And nothing would emphasize this more than...
Favorites
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Aoba Moca (2, 1)
Yes, it finally happened! The #1 spot in my favorite list for the franchise has finally been stolen from Saaya’s hands. Moca, the girl who people have assumed is my favorite girl of the franchise since I first made my presence known in the fandom, is finally exactly that! It’s honestly not really what Moca did, it’s what Saaya didn’t do. Now to hope that the newest BlueFlora 4* (which is... ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!) will come home at some point... at least it is a perm.
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Yamabuki Saaya (1, 2)
So... long story short... BanG Dream is a gacha game where we have to save up resources and hope and pray that we get the card we want. The one dream card we have been saving months for. ...yeah, Christmas Saaya will probably always haunt my nightmares. At least I still really love her as a character? And, hey... she has a chance to redeem herself in her next limited 4*?
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Mitake Ran (3, 3)
Same old-
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Hazawa Tsugumi (4, 4)
Song and-
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Imai Lisa (5, 5)
Dance.
Loves
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Shirokane Rinko (7, 6)
So here is a fun one... I’ve been toying around with a multi-chapter story with Rinko (wink wink hint hint) and once I get past the new writing style I need to adapt for her conversations... she’s a really fun character to work with and use. And, for those who have been keeping track, you’ll notice I have published nine fanfics (and counting) of Rinko; the only BanG Dream girl I have written more stories for is Moca, at eleven. To emphasize that point even more: I’ve only written five fics for both Ran and Tsugumi; admittedly, multi-chaptered ones, so they feel like they have gotten more, but still. So, yeah... Rinko is a ton of fun and I thank @reiriniverse​ in particular for giving me all the ideas and opportunities to write more Rinko-centric stuff.
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Uehara Himari (6, 7)
Himari only dropped because Rinko took her place, but I don’t have any other reason to put her one step lower. She’s still the same old Hii-chan as ever~.
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Udagawa Tomoe (8, 8)
Tomato-chin is as amazing as ever. Also, for those who might be wondering why I started calling Tomoe “Tomato-chin”: it came up in passing in a convo I had with a friend of mine of the possibility that Moca, who calls her “Tomo-chin”, sometimes jokingly introduces Tomoe as “Tomato-chin” and it has stuck ever since.
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Maruyama Aya (9, 9)
While it does seem like she’s staying pretty static, Aya is actually slowly but surely starting to climb her way up the ladder thanks to the fact that she’s really shining in the new songs.
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Wakamiya Eve (11, 10)
Another slight jump, this time for our Bushido-loving gal. All I can say is that the new cards in JP are really doing Eve justice; they are amazing. No, I do not play JP but I do check out the new cards from time to time.
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Okusawa Misaki (10, 11)
...being in Hello, Happy World is really a bad thing for her. She’s a really fun character, but with HaroHapi being, well... HaroHapi, everything starts to become slightly monotone in a way. I’m sure people who don’t like Afterglow would say the same thing about Afterglow, but that just shows how much I like the band that has the sole person in the Very Bottom tier in it.
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Asahi Rokka (12, 12)
Nothing really new for RAS, for better or for worse, as they’re not in the game yet (or... I don’t think they are) except for a couple of awesome songs. Until we get S3 she’ll probably stay here unless something happens to those around her.
Likes
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Tamade “CHU2″ Chiyu (13, 13)
Same as above.
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Nyubara “PAREO” Reona (14, 14)
Same as above.
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Tsurumaki Kokoro (16, 15)
For now... she, too, has gotten a lot of good cards (the vocalist bias on the developer’s side is real) and that Nico x Nico original song that came out is an absolute bop and easily my fave song of the band, but... we’ll see how long she can outshine the ones around her.
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Hikawa Sayo (17, 16)
I still stand by my stance that her immense amount of character growth and development has almost effectively changed who Sayo is on a basic level, but... I can find things to enjoy about the new Sayo as well. Sayo is still really weird to place, though, because I have to consider both old!Sayo and new!Sayo for this. More so than for the others because of all the growth she went through...
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Ichigaya Arisa (15, 17)
Like Himari, Arisa didn’t really “drop”... the two below her from the previous entry just shot past her.
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Udagawa Ako (19, 18)
While I am still of the opinion that Ako got affected really badly by the two Roselia seiyuu switches, I just... Sakuragawa Megu is just too much fun to drag her character down too much ^^’
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Hanazono Tae (18, 19)
Dropping mainly because of the problem I had with her in the previous entry: she’s rather static. Here’s to hoping S3 can be nice to our rabbit-loving gal.
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Wakana “LAYER” Rei (25, 20)
Now here is an interesting entry who jumped quite a bit, and I can explain the jump with one sentence: RAS has blown my expectations out of the water. We’ve received a handful of RAS songs since they first started up, and for all the songs they have gotten in their first year-and-a-half or so (when were they first performing? I found records from May 2018 but... eh, whatever) they have... honestly not disappointed me even once. And when a band does well, the vocalist bias means a big part of the attention goes to the singer. Let’s hope S3 can piggyback off RAS’s hype and give LAYER some much-needed growth and development.
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Satou “MASKING” Masuki (20, 21)
Same as Rokka, CHU2, and Pareo before her.
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Shirasagi Chisato (22, 22)
While she’s still 22nd, she’s jumped up from “above neutral” to the bottom of the “likes”. Like Kokoro and Eve before her, the Chisato cards have been really amazing.
Above Neutral
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Hikawa Hina (24, 23)
Hina still has the problem that she gets compared to and related to Sayo so much (for, admittedly, obvious reasons), but her cards have, too, been really good.
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Toyama Kasumi (26, 24)
Five words are more than enough to explain this small but significant jump: Only My Railgun Full Version. That cover might very well be the absolute best cover of that song that I have ever heard. And with Railgun being my favorite franchise, you can imagine how many covers of its iconic OP song I have checked out already. The fact that Poppin’ Party stood on stage performing this song live alongside fripSide is just... everything a Railgun and BanG Dream! fan would want in one performance and so much more.
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Matsubara Kanon (23, 25)
Poor Kanon is the subject of being dropped to a lower rank because those below her skyrocketed above her.
Neutral
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Minato Yukina (21, 26)
How the mighty have fallen. Roselia has really fallen from grace, and with the Roselia songs that came out recently being... okay, “UNIONS” Road is all right, but generally speaking my interest in Roselia as a band has been wavering since... RAS was introduced, really. The cover songs... ironically, they chose songs from popular and well-known franchises that had quite the following, like No Game No Life, Re:Zero, and Steins;Gate... but I never got into those franchises so I can’t appreciate them as much as a fan of those franchises can. And unlike say... like RAS’s cover songs, which are also from franchises I never got into, I... don’t particularly enjoy any of the new Roselia songs, both original and cover songs. The recent Yukina cards are also... they’re not “bad” but they don’t leave me in awe and wanting to save months of resources just for them, either... so... neutral it is.
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Yamato Maya (27, 27)
Same old-
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Ushigome Rimi (28, 28)
Song and-
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Kitazawa Hagumi (29, 29)
Dance.
Very Bottom
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Seta Kaoru (VB, VB)
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atanih88 · 5 years
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FIC: Piece by Piece - Chapter 1 (Marvel MCU, Tony/Peter)
Title: Piece by Piece Pairing: Tony Stark/Peter Parker Rating: Explicit Chapter: 1/13  Summary: Three years after the end of the Infinity War, the world prepares to celebrate its third anniversary of freedom. The world doesn't realize that the heroes who fought for them are a little broken. But hey, maybe broken together, is better than broken and apart.
Notes: Written for Marvel Big Bang 2018 and originally posted on my AO3. Go there for full fic. Will be posting one chapter a day here.
CHAPTER 1
Work functions aren’t what they used to be.
Tony’s never been a fan of them but it’s ten times more awkward when there are things he has to attend and that Pepper has to attend and—Tony ends up by the bar, glass in hand and watching Pepper and Martin. Martin who is Pepper’s fiancé. Who Pepper started dating a year ago. Martin who wasn’t really supposed to get anywhere with her because of course, Tony would’ve found a way to win Pepper back and move on with life post the whole Thanos destroying the world and Tony’s life thing.
The damage to the world had been reverted. The damage to Tony’s life, not so much. But hey, one out of two wasn’t bad. At the time Tony had counted it as a win. That’s what being a superhero is about right? Making sacrifices, losing things in your personal life for the greater good of mankind etc.
‘Mr Stark?’
‘Hmm?’ Tony blinks and turns to the man standing in front of him who is glaring at him, face mottled red. It really doesn’t suit him, especially with the necktie looking like it’s choking him and the white hair topping the man’s head. Tony doesn’t remember his name.
Before he can remember it though, FRIDAY’s voice in his ear snatches his attention. ‘Mr Parker has exited his building. Karen is monitoring progress.’ Tony closes his eyes on a sigh. When he opens them again it’s to flick a look at the time on his wrist. It’s 12.13 AM. Roughly the same night as every night since this started happening.
‘FRIDAY, I need a lock down on his location as soon as he stops. Keep me posted.’
‘Yes, Mr Stark.’
Tony pulls off the glasses and pinches the bridge of his nose. Yeah. So not what he needs tonight.
‘Mr Stark.’
Mottled face guy is staring at Tony, looking even more pissed off than he had just a few minutes ago and Tony really doesn’t care.
‘Oh. Sorry, I think I missed the last five minutes of that convo, but good talk!’ He walks away as the man splutters and tries to get him back.
The event is one that Tony would’ve avoided at all costs if it hadn’t been for Pepper hounding him day and night.
It’s a celebration. A celebration of the day Earth’s mightiest heroes managed to claw their tiny little corner of the galaxy back. All the people here are laughing and taking pictures together, waiting for the great unveiling of the memorial that has been kept out of the public eye for the year it’s taken the government to get it ready all for today. There are fireworks at the ready and a speech by the President. Tony doesn’t want to be here for any of it.
It’s one of those typical glittering things, diamond earrings and expensive gowns, men in tuxes and stiff, immaculate waiters weaving their way through the crowds with their trays of canapés and champagne. Tony figures he’s done his good deed, he’s shown up, schmoozed a little. He thinks he may have even made the two hour mark. He’s more than earned his escape. So he starts making his way towards the exit, brushing off hands with a smile and giving out a few harder than necessary back pats along the way. Besides, if every other Avenger has managed to duck out—even Rhodey declined, then he figures he gets a break too.
He hates these things. Doesn’t particularly like the people either.
What they saved the world for, huh.
By the podium, Pepper spots Tony and makes a quick motion for him to wait. She puts a hand on Martin’s shoulder, her mouth curving gently as she says something to him. Tony tries not to think about how she used to smile like that for him.
Before.
She looks beautiful, dressed in a long white fitted gown that flows with her every step, shoulders bared by the sleeves that fall off the cusp of her shoulders and hair swept up. Pepper has always been a stunning woman.
‘Tony,’ she says when she catches up to him, hand already reaching for him before she catches herself. She lets her hand fall back to her side. The ring on her finger is like a miniature star under all the lights. Pepper catches him looking and her fingers curl in on themselves. She smiles, it’s too soft and there’s an awkwardness there when their eyes meet. The smile becomes stronger, like she’s determined not to let the strain show. ‘You’re leaving?’
Tony tucks his hands into his pockets and makes a show of looking around. ‘Yeah, this crowd’s too wild for me,’ he meets her eyes, ‘besides. You’ve got this.’
The smile on her face wobbles and then slowly, fades into something quiet and sad. ‘You could stay? We could—’
‘Pepper,’ Tony says, quiet and reaches out to briefly touch her hand. He rubs a thumb over her ring, gentle, reverent. There’s a dull ache in his chest. ‘Martin’s waiting for you.’ He drops her hand and smiles at her. ‘I’ll check in with you tomorrow. Make sure things don’t get too crazy. Be good.’
And then he turns around and heads straight for the door.
He needs a drink.
~
It’s easy to spot Peter.
He’s not hiding.
It’s not the highest building Peter could’ve picked but it’s high enough that they have a decent skyline view of the city, the Hudson reflecting the city lights and the deepness of the night sky.
Tony steps onto the roof easily and is out of the suit and walking towards him before Peter even turns around to look at him. Not that he needs to. Whatever powers that spider bite had given the kid have only grown sharper as the years have gone on and Peter’s spider sense is ridiculous. He’d probably heard Tony coming from a mile away.
Tony steps up to the edge where Peter’s legs are dangling over the side of the building. Peter’s swinging them back and forth. He’s got his mask in his hand and he hasn’t looked up at Tony yet. His hair is standing straight up in places from yanking the mask off. The breeze is cooler up here but not particularly strong. Tony slides his hands into his pockets and stares down at the top of Peter’s head.
Peter’s filled out a bit over the last couple of years. He’s gained a few inches for one and since entering training under the Avengers Initiative, he’s gotten more toned, his arms more defined. There were blogs dedicated to Spiderman’s ass - or so Tony has heard. His face has stayed the same though, always expressive with his emotions stamped for everyone to see. Tony kind of wants to see it right now, to try and understand what Peter’s thinking.
‘It’s kind of quiet tonight,’ Peter says. It’s startling to hear his voice after standing there and listening to the New York night. ‘You don’t have to be here, Mr Stark.’
Tony shrugs, even though Peter’s not looking at him. ‘Don’t have another place to be just now, kid.’
That makes Peter tip his head back and give him a look.
Peter looks—Peter looks tired. His eyes are dark in the night and serious. Too serious. The skin under them thin and shadowed.
‘You’re supposed to be at the anniversary party. I know that’s where you were. Karen told me,’ Peter says.
‘And you’re supposed to be in bed. You’re a college student Peter.’
Peter sighs and kicks a leg out. ‘I’m fine.’
‘It’s the seventh time this week.’
‘That’s called stalking, you know.’
‘What’s going on Pete?’
Peter shrugs. ‘It’s nothing, Mr Stark. I’m just tired.’
‘So why are you here, looking for fights to pick with petty criminals that the police can take care of instead of in your bed trying to sleep?’
Okay so that comes out a bit harsher than Tony means it to, but it’s been a long night and the lead up to the anniversary bash has put Tony on edge.
Finding out that Peter’s been walking around like death warmed over hasn’t helped anything. Tony had been hoping it wouldn’t be anything serious but three weeks since receiving a call from May telling him she thought Peter might be struggling again, the problem clearly hasn’t gone away. Hence why Tony is now standing here, approaching 2 AM, trying to pry the issue out of a kid who could bench press Tony in his car.
A muscle ticks in Peter’s jaw as he clenches it and Tony watches as Peter bunches his hands into fists before forcing them to relax again.
‘I don’t want to worry May.’
Alright. So they might get somewhere. ‘What’s going on that May should be worried?’
Peter is quiet for long enough that Tony thinks he won’t say anything else. Then he shifts, turning so that he’s facing Tony, curling one leg under him and leaving the other dangling. When Peter meets his eyes his shoulders are slumped. ‘I thought they’d stopped, you know? I mean, I haven’t had one in like, months. I don’t know why they’re coming back.’
Tony considers getting down to sit next to Peter but—well. The thought of folding down and having to get back up—sue him if he’s feeling a little lazy. His knees aren’t what they used to be. ‘Nightmares are back huh?’
Peter’s throat bobs as he swallows. He drops his gaze and nods. ‘A few weeks back. I thought—I thought maybe they’d go. The shrink said they might come back sometimes but that they would go again. But they’ve been non-stop.’
Tony’s not the only one who’s been on edge. It grates on him, that he didn’t think this might be affecting them, all the others who had been on the front line. Especially Peter.
‘So what,’ Tony sucks it up and tucks his hands into his pockets, ‘you were just planning on not sleeping for a while? ‘Cause that’s smart.’
‘No, I just—’ Peter runs a rough hand through his hair, ‘I just wanted to keep busy. It’s fine. I’ll go home now. Try again.’ Except then he goes to push himself up to his feet and when he stands, Tony’s heart jumps into his throat as Peter sways on the spot, eyes going hazy and unfocused for a second.
‘Whoa there,’ Tony shoots forward, locks his hands around his Peter’s arms, ‘Pete?’
Peter’s hands come up, hands coming up to cup Tony’s elbows, gripping tight. ‘Um. Sorry, just. Everything is kind of moving right now.’
And despite this, Peter had been swinging around the city doing his friendly-neighborhood-spiderman schtick. Tony presses his lips together to keep from starting a lecture right then because it makes him feel older than he likes to feel, but mostly because he doesn’t think it would even really sink in right now.
‘Okay, that’s it. Let’s go. You’re coming with me.’
‘What? Mr Stark—’
‘Zip it. We’ll discuss this later after you’ve gotten some sleep.’
‘I don’t want May to—‘
‘I meant as in you’re coming home with me.’
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