#izzy's not like this! he's not a touchy feely person

[z-tomaz]

it also caught me so off guard in episode 1 in particular that the crew clearly knew how much izzy was doing to protect them from ed?? no one's saying it out loud because it won't help but the hug, and the whole scene surrounding it, says they've all quietly been paying attention and worrying about him behind his back and it was a culmination of weeks and months of living like they were while knowing that izzy was bending over backwards to absorb as much of ed's rage and heartbreak and anger as possible in order to shield the rest of them??? help??

#frenchie holding izzy's hand in particular #is an image i can't get out of my head #izzy's not like this! he's not a touchy feely person #he doesn't reach out for comfort #he doesn't confide in them #but they all see the shit that goes on and they all see izzy straighten his shoulders and brace himself for the punches #and he shouldn't have to but he does and it keeps ed away from them but at what fucking cost #and all they can do #after it's finally been voiced aloud #is be there #and give him that moment #and quietly say no. it's not right. #screaming crying throwing up etc etc #our flag means death #our flag means death season 2 #ofmd #ofmd season 2 #izzy hands

[forpiratereasons]

meeting stede bonnet

a slow meandering through June. seventh prompt: rivals

day 1 | day 2 | day 3 | day 4 | day 5 | day 6 | day 7 | day 8 | day 9 | day 10

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“I’m telling you, I saw him. Clear as the nose on my face. Canoodling in the back garden with a bloke in black leather.”

“What sort of canoodling?” Frenchie asked.

Roach wrinkled his nose, trying to remember through the haze of last night. “Touchy-feely,” Roach finally settled on. “They left together.”

“Sorry,” Oluwande said, finally deigning to look up from inventory and tune in. “Did you say Captain left the bar last night with someone?”

“I’ve been saying it all morning, pay attention. He carried some guy right out of the bar and left with him.”

“He carried—?”

“What, like a doll? Are we sure it was a real person?”

“Carried,” Roach affirmed. “Like a bride. And it was definitely a real person because he almost kicked someone in the face on the way out.”

“That was me,” the customer appearing at the counter said, dryly.

Everyone turned to look at him. He was kind of short, greying hair, bit of a goatee. Lots of leather, just like Roach said, and he had the best resting bitch face Roach had ever seen in his life.

Presumably it was resting, anyway.

“Er,” Roach said, looking the guy over. “Our boss carried you out of a bar last night?”

“No.” His voice was soft, raspy, but still managed to enunciate every full stop like it were a threat. “I almost got kicked in the face.”

“Uh, here,” Oluwande said, reaching for the book the guy had in his hand. “Sorry about our boss though. He’s a bit—enthusiastic?”

This didn’t seem to placate him. Instead he sniffed and said, as if it pained him on an existential level, “He was carrying my boss. And he has an appointment at eleven, so if you could tell him Izzy Hands is looking for him—I’m not actually going to buy that, by the way.”

Oluwande looked down at the book he’d handed over—The Wonderful Wizard of Oz—then at Izzy Hands, and nodded like that made sense. Roach privately agreed; he didn’t really seem like a magic and whimsy kind of guy.

“S’only nine,” Frenchie pointed out.

“Takes time to prep a tattooing appointment as complicated as Blackbeard’s.”

Frenchie whistled, long and low. Roach’s eyes widened. “No.”

“Yes,” Izzy said.

Roach knew who Blackbeard was. Obviously. Everyone knew who Blackbeard was—tattooing legend, the kind who booked out years in advance. And, though Roach didn’t usually vibe any kind of way, generally speaking, even he knew Blackbeard was hot. Long hair and leather and big brown eyes type of hot.

“You sure you’ve got the right establishment?” Roach asked, frowning. “Normal-sized bloke, Disney prince hair, seems a bit clueless sometimes? And like, aggressively optimistic about it? Not nice optimistic—like he might fight you in the street optimistic. That guy?”

The resting bitch face transformed into active bitch face. “I don’t like it either.”

Oluwande had gone back to his inventory like this was not the most fascinating piece of fucking news any of them had ever heard. Lucius was going to shit when he found out. Possibly bake Stede a cake.

“I can text Stede for you, mate, but they’re not here,” Roach said. “Haven’t seen either of them all morning.”

Izzy’s face scrunched up, like he’d just smelled something particularly heinous. “You could call,” he pointed out.

“Not calling my boss while he’s busy with any of that,” Roach shot back. “You could call.”

Izzy shifted uncomfortably, obviously not too keen on calling his boss while Blackbeard was busy with that either. He glared at Roach like that might change anything; it did, but only in that Roach was having more fun with it than he had been before.

Roach raised an eyebrow.

“Fine,” Izzy said. “Fine!”

“I’ll text for you,” Roach called after him as he stalked away. Izzy gave him the finger, then he was gone.

“So,” Frenchie said, leaning on the counter next to Roach. “Blackbeard.”

“Fucking Blackbeard.”

“Literally, it seems.”

Oluwande jabbed Roach with the end of his pen. “We’re staying out of it, remember.”

There was a pause.

“He’s moving pretty fast, though,” Frenchie mused.

“Pretty fast,” Roach agreed. “Awfully fast, really.”

They both turned to look at Oluwande, who finally put down his pen and sighed. “Fine! Fine. Call an emergency staff meeting—let’s just—take it easy, all right?”

#second prompt today! #darcy writes pirates #ofmd #gentlebeard

[house-afire]

own true love (Izzy/Crew, past unrequired Ed/Izzy, mild D/s)

Prompt: 100 words of custom-made collars

Izzy had always made do with a black cravat. Edward’s men all dressed in black—“Nothing more fearsome than mass color-coordination,” Edward said once, a half-joke he delivered with a man’s blood on his teeth—so the color was a foregone conclusion. I belong here, it said. I belong to him—but only in the way everything on the ship did. Edward wouldn’t notice or care if Izzy tore this pathetic, grasping, makeshift claim from his neck.

At least it was Edward who had chosen the color. Who had said, “Above all else is loyalty to your captain.”

But it was Izzy who tied the knot every morning, who drew it up close where he could feel it all day long. It was Izzy who held it in place with his mother’s ring.

“One day,” she had said, folding his hand around it, “you’ll give it to the girl you want to marry.”

It was a long time before anyone else figured out what Izzy wanted the cravat to mean.

Maybe years of only ever having what he wanted on starvation rations had made the need start to show. Or maybe this crew just had more time to sit around and dissect his tender feelings—wriggling, bloody things that they were—because they were never doing any fucking work.

Either way, they noticed things. How pliant he went when one of them fitted a hand around his throat and held him like that when they dipped down for a kiss. How much his face burned when they called him theirs: our Izzy, our Iz, our first mate, our unicorn.

(How he’d spent days having a fucking idiotic personal crisis about whether to keep on wearing the cravat, how he’d loosen it, tighten it, take it off, put it back on.

Took it off again and felt bare without it, but more honest than he’d been in years.)

And because they were all the touchy-feely kind, when they saw he’d put the cravat in a drawer for good, they had to do something about it:

“We thought you might like it,” Frenchie said. “Bit of each of us.”

“We know it’s super-weird,” Lucius put in, “obviously, but it’s not like any of us are normal, so—”

“If it’s the bad kind of weird, just say so,” Jim finished.

It was a collar. A real one, like they’d just decided he could want what he wanted and they would give it to him, as easy as that.

Like maybe they wanted it too: that stamp of ownership, a claim on him that would rest flush against his pulse.

Black Pete cleared his throat. “Elephant in the room here, but—sorry it kind of looks like ass.”

“That’s some of my best leatherwork,” Fang said, as affronted as he ever got. “The leather part’s okay.”

Izzy ran one finger along the patchwork outside of it. They had all added something, stitching together bits and pieces and snips from Fang’s leathers, Jim’s old duster, Wee John’s knitting, Lucius’s scarf, Frenchie’s coat, Archie’s snakeskin, Roach’s apron, Oluwande’s hat. Pete had carved the wooden buckle.

“We did pad the inside,” Wee John said. “Figured it’d be more comfortable that way, if you did want to wear it.”

“Which you don’t have to,” Oluwande said. “I mean, like Jim said. It’s up to you.”

“It’d be really hot, though,” Archie said. “Kinda hope you go for it.”

“He will,” Roach said with perfect confidence, before Lucius hissed at him and Olu elbowed him.

Izzy had to clear his throat, and even then, his voice came out strained. Anyone but this lot wouldn’t have known the difference between that and how he sounded any other time, but now he had to put up with Roach’s smugness spreading to the rest of him.

Put up with. Fine. He loved it.

“He’s right,” he said. “I’ll wear it. You sentimental twats. I—” He wheeled around and dug through his desk until he came up with his mother’s ring.

He hadn’t known what to do with it after he’d finally let go of Edward, but he knew now. He held it out to them.

“If you want it,” Izzy said roughly. “String it on a cord or something. Pass it around amongst you.”

He had to put up with Fang’s tearful hug and Lucius’s delighted, “Oh my God, that’s so romantic,” and Archie wolf-whistling him, but eventually, thank God—sometime after Pete asked if they were supposed to come up with the cord themselves: “I’m just saying, there’s a disproportionate amount of labor here”—Frenchie took it and slipped it onto his little finger for temporary safekeeping.

“I can’t believe that fits you,” John said.

“It’s because I’ve got a musician’s slender fingers, babe.”

Izzy couldn’t bring himself to pick the collar up off the table. It was like it was too heavy for him to lift on his own. He swallowed and said, “Suits you. Now is someone going to put this on me or not?”

It took them a fucking endless number of games of rock, paper, scissors—during which Izzy threatened to leave them all at the next port—to determine who would have the honor, and Roach and Frenchie started side-bets that would probably keep the lot of them in hock to each other for years. But by the time they pressed him down to the bed, the collar was around his neck.

In the end, he gave up a lace from his leathers to hold their ring.

#izzy hands #revenge crew #izzy/crew

[missielynne]

There is one thing I feel sorry for Izzy about: he’s clearly not a touchy feely sort of person and he’s on a ship full of people who are or are learning to be (and he doesn’t seem to be jumping on the train.) As a fellow not-very-openly-emotional person, I totally feel him when he comes to get Lucius to write Ed’s song lyrics after Stede leaves and he just looks like he wants to start drinking, like, a lot. It’s not the way I would deal with a similar situation, but there are times when my friends really want to open up to me and share feelings (especially sad ones, or sad things that happened to them) and just really struggle with how to relate because being that naturally open is not so easy for me.

#our flag means death #izzy hands

[normal-thoughts-official]

Magnus slowly starting to feel sure enough of himself and his role in his relationship with Alec that he just starts touching him whenever he wants??? Initiating intimacy?? And he’s rewarded with so much encouragement and reassuring that he decides he’s gonna try it out on his friends (obvs with consent we know what kind of man Magnus is in this house) and it all ends with him never having to feel touch starved or deprived ever again because it’s what he deserves. Just, his family and his husband all loving on him just the way he needs when he ASKS for it!!! Because he gets to do that now!!! And it feels safe, and so fulfilling!! And he’s so happy!!!!

yessssssss anon you get it!!

i feel like with his friends it's less that magnus doesn't initiate intimacy (he seems to be pretty touchy-feely with his friends, like the way he started massaging cat's shoulders without prompting, the hugs with raphael, the way he casually touched his face and whatnot) and more that he just... struggles to ask for help from his friends, you know? like "i want company" and stuff like that without an "excuse"

(also the fact that usually when he initiates touching with them it seems to be something that HE does for THEM, like the massage which is kind of a touch that will always be welcomed, you know? like he's putting this in his "acts of service" list. which i know i've already talked about at some point but anyway)

and it really breaks my heart because the thing is that i feel like they'd be pretty open to touch?? i mean not ragnor because he's british, but catarina, raphael, and dot definitely have these vibes. i know ppl don't usually hc raphael as the open-to-touch type, but i disagree. i think he's guarded and won't let just anyone touch him, especially when he's been burned too many times before, but he was obviously comfortable with magnus touching him in their scenes together, and even with izzy he was pretty open to touch

also there's the cultural factor which like... obviously latinos that aren't a fan of touch exist, but the thing is that when you are raised in an environment where the standard greeting for strangers is a kiss on the cheek (or two or three, depending on the region) the way you see touch and touching is not gonna be the same as the way someone raised in an environment where that is considered super intimate might see it. i've said before and i'll say it again, an emotionally constipated latino is just a slightly warmer than average gringo (that's a joke but it's also kinda true)

and just generally i think that raphael is as touch starved as magnus tbh, especially because again, he is USED to a lot more touch than he gets right now. i think the combination of him being seen as overly touchy and probably getting nasty hate for it when he immigrated + being hypersexualized and hating every minute of it as a sex repulsed person (not that being hypersexualized is ever nice but when you're a latino man every last thing you do is going to be seen as "coming unto" someone and when you want to avoid these connotations like the plague that's particularly bad) + so many flavors of trauma made him avoid touch and like... he needs it

which is why i think magnus might be always hugging him and touching his face and stuff, because he KNOWS, and he knows raphael won't ask for it (like father like son part infinity) so he keeps doing it to make raphael happy. which circles back to that thing i said about how it's something he does for OTHERS, almost like an act of service, not for himself. :(

or when he really needs touching he turns it into a massage or whatever so he feels like he's "allowed" to. not consciously i don't think, but it's still a thing that he seems to do

and anyway... magnus slowly growing more confident? gorgeous! perfect! fantastic! starting off with just asking (like "can you hug me?" and i have really specific images in my head of his cathartic moment where he does that and gets a hug and he's just like "tighter" and gets to be hugged like they never want to let him go and aaa) and then eventually just initiating it himself hhhh

and all the possibilities like! immortal squad cuddle pile! spooning with rapha, cat, and madzie after a tiring day! watching movies together and resting his head on dot's shoulder! laying on raphael's lap and letting him play with his hair! nonchalantly climbing on alec's lap and koala-ing the shit out of him during breakfast! the possibilities are endless and it's what he deserves and gOD he's so happy and feels so blessed that this has stopped being so difficult for him and he's loved and understood like this by his family and aaa <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

#ask #anonymous #sh #magnus bane #raphael santiago #malec #brotp: i'll do whatever it takes to protect them #brotp: comfortable shoes #immortal squad

[thenukacolachallenge]

💚 and 🐶 for all!!!

thank you for the asks!!!

Are they prone to jealousy?

Cash: not particularly! she's probably poly so as long as her partner isn't out and out flirting with someone while ignoring her, she really has no issue with such things.

Coco: before her ex-fiance, not so much. after, she does get jealous very easily. her first real love cheated on her the entire time so she's very worried about it happening again. eventually, once she ends up with Kabal and realizes he's not the same type of person as Aten, she learns to relax a bit, but at first it can be a lot to deal with.

Calli: she's not really the type to get outwardly jealous, but if she does feel jealousy, she'll internalize it and start to wonder if she's good enough for her partner. she's quite good at hiding it. (Fujin can still tell, and if he sees it happening he'll dote on her extra hard)

Izzy: not jealous at all, with one exception: Kano. she is, in her own words, "itchy about commitment", so they never actually became an item, but any time either of them sleep with someone else, the other feels A Way about it. it's quite annoying to everyone around both of them.

Sai: not in the slightest. probably due to the future sight. if someone is being unfaithful, she'll likely know before they do.

Are they a cuddler?

Cash: Cash loves to cuddle, platonically and romantically! she's a very touchy-feely person(as long as the other person is cool with it, of course; she's not a complete asshole), and is always handshaking, high-fiving, shoulder-clapping, so it makes sense for her. She does get nervous about cuddling bc she is a literal bean pole and worries that she's not comfy to cuddle with, but she's never had any complaints.

Coco: my little feral gremlin is extremely touch-averse unless she's very comfortable with the person. she's fairly touch starved as well, so at first cuddling is almost too much for her. the more comfortable she gets, though, the more of a cuddle bug she becomes. definitely only in private, though. she has a reputation to maintain.

Calli: she loves to cuddle but is always nervous about initiating. she quickly learns that Fujin does not care and is also a huge cuddler. they are always in each others' laps with their arms wrapped around the other.

Izzy: not really a cuddler. nothing against it, she's just busy all the time and it often feels too intimate for her. she doesn't mind it occasionally though.

Sai: much like Coco, Sai is more of a private cuddler than an openly PDA type. she enjoys it, but she also enjoys spending time around her loved ones without touch just as much.

#thank you!!! #OC: Cash Black #OC: Corona Nova #OC: Callisto Nova #OC: Izumi Tanaka #OC: Sai #mk cash #mk coco #mk calli #mk izzy #mk sai

[onlyhereforangst]

WWDCTR

Guys this is my second to last “WWDCTR” in a few weeks it’ll be just a “WWR” becauseeee NO MORE DC TRAFFIC FOR ME 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 Anyways let’s get down & dirty like a muscle tee.

So continues the saga of Nick knowing little things about Ellie & McGee (who’s worked with her for easily twice as long) doesn’t - aka phone pacing. His brief, slightly concealed panic for how great a call it was, you about to be jealous Nick? But then his adorable small, happy smiles at how excited she was had were precious.

Can we just take a second to be thrilled the teasing and banter is BACK, baby. Nick with the nickname & pulling up the Tanya clip was classic Nick & I’m here for it. I saw some were worried he was bullying her, but honestly I didn’t view it like that at all. He loves riling her up and getting her to laugh, it’s his own way of flirting, and just what a sometimes uptight Ellie needs. The loaded look he gives her when he says they’re just “tormenting Bishop” - you know there’s no bite behind it, he’s playing the middle school flirt game.

Backing up - Ellie unloading once again on him about her feelings and not “hiding behind that big brain of hers” - ugh I love it. She showed no hesitation in sharing her insecurities with him in that bar. Nick of course- still not maybe totally straight on the touchy-feely stuff when he tells the bartender “you have no idea bro” after being asked if they need help like 🤦🏻‍♀️ BUT that gave us the side eye of all side eye’s from Ellie & therefore, I will allow it.

Then- then- have you seen how. freaking. close. they’ve been?? First - Ellie, girl we all know Nick did not need help up, you just wanted to hold his hand, we see you 👀 Second - his hand on the back of her chair & practically leaning over her in the bullpen. And third - IMAGINE THAT BACKSEAT when they arrested Dante. I’m sorry, like hello- legs flush with each other, shoulders pressed together, a rogue hand on a thigh (a girl can dream...and write a fic later 😉)

Now to that end scene, so much to unpack (read: my thoughts are jumbled & it’s messy but go with it):

What if Torres made his plans after he knew Bishop would be out of town?? Because he didn’t want her to know? Might be why he kept pushing for the reason why she wasn’t gone...But the lack of hesitation when he noticed how upset she was & he told her it was “already dropped.” My heart. You could see how much he truly cringed and hurt for her when she was describing what happened. And how dead serious he was when he told her he’d never laugh at her, but like- he almost realized just how serious he’d gotten and tried to revert back to teasing to lighten the mood and get her to chuckle & take her mind off of the rejection.

ELLIE JEALOUS I WILL NOT BE OVER IT. This was so much better than Annie and Izzy too. Her nervous smile as she says she was joking and she didn’t know he was seeing anyone - girl you really thought he was going to wait around forever for you, didn’t you?? Her comment: a few weeks is six months.DAMN GIRL you bitter or nah?? 😅😅 And then she goes and asks how much older- y’all I was dying. Nick’s face throughout it though...his smirks, pointed looks & remarks at her makes me feel like he’s got an inside joke but also maybe not? Writers can do whatever the heck they want...It could be a real date, it could be Nick giving her a hard time & choosing just the right words to make it seem like a date, who knows! Regardless, that muscle tee though - where you going in DC fall like that bro? No where outside, that’s for damn sure.

Their facial expressions at the end slay me. Nick is trying so hard not to laugh - makes me think he knows EXACTLY what he’s doing to Ellie. And Ellie - she casts a wary glance his way right as the elevator doors close and you can tell she’s wrestling with this news. I for sure think she’s getting blinded by jealousy and not seeing any possibility past him having a real date with a woman that is not her. Hopefully this will finally trigger some admittance of true feelings for Nick by Ellie 🤞🏼

As for my theories on who this “older woman” really is: it’s a dog, it’s an elderly lady who he is a companion for, it’s a therapist - Jack or Dr. Grace (by personal fave option), it’s a new trainer at a gym he finally trusts, it’s an actual date (my least favorite option)

[rebellect-writes]

[b]Your Name:[/b] Jess [b]Your Age:[/b] 20 [b]How'd You Find Us?:[/b] Don’t ask.

[b]Full Name:[/b] Jackson Rhodes [b]Nicknames:[/b] - Jax. - Jackie. - Roadie. [b]Date of Birth:[/b] 12th of August 1984. [b]Age:[/b] 26 [b]Gender:[/b] Male [b]Occupation:[/b] street magician. [b]Sexual Orientation:[/b] Straight switch.

[b]Animal:[/b] Cougar. [b]Power Level:[/b] "Beta" Alpha. [b]Mindset:[/b] Domissive. [b]Rank:[/b] Manabozho.

[b]Animal Appearance:[/b] [IMG]http://cache2.allpostersimages.com/LRG/26/2675/C6EUD00Z.jpg[/IMG][LIST]Jackson’s big for a cougar, just a little over “average” size. Weighing in at 210lbs in cougar form, he’s almost as big as a jaguar, only a lot less muscled, and almost 6’ in length. He’s covered from head to tail tip in dark and thick honey colored fur that keeps him insulated from the cold. [/LIST][URL=http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv90/bloodwillout/Cowboy_Cougar_by_Skitzobits.jpg]Hybrid form[/URL][LIST]Jackson knows about his hybrid form, and even though he rarely uses it, it’s still something in his arsenal should he ever get into a fight and he needs a little more juice. Standing roughly at 6’8 tall and weighing in at 240lbs, the furred cougar-man form is build for speed and combat. He’s got retractable claws that can cut through skin like a knife like butter, and paw like hands and feet, replace human hands and opposable thumbs leaving him in a mess if he needs to open anything fiddly. When he’s in this form, he’s covered from head to toe in dusty gold fur that darkens in patches and things out across his abdomen. [/LIST][b]Human Appearance:[/b] [IMG]http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv90/bloodwillout/taylorkitsch.png[/IMG][LIST]Standing at an even 6 foot tall, Jackson is your average looking bloke. With shoulder length brown hair – that he hasn’t cut since he was twelve! – Which he keeps away from his face by just raking his fingers through it and an almost continuous five o’clock shadow that sometimes, Jackson forgets about and lets it get a little thicker, can almost be described as rugged, and that doesn’t take your fancy, grungy at the very least. The pale tawny skin, stunning hazel eyes, full lips, yep, Jackson knows how to use it all to his advantage and yet he doesn’t. As for his clothing style, Jackson is very laid back into what he wears, though there is a vane streak in him that he always tries to hide behind his temper. He likes to wear suits and won’t admit it, so more often or not, he will settle for clingy dark jeans, dark coloured shirts or t-shirts, often accompanied by a leather jacket for just an open shirt over a t-shirt. With a little bit of practice, he can pull off different styles though. As for jewellery and accessories? He’s not really the type to wear them all the time, but if you count a platinum thumb ring, a wallet chain, and a gold crucifix as fashion accessories, by all means count that as something Maddox will always wear.

He’s got into his fair share of scrapes over the years and that’s given him a nice but small collection of war wounds. The biggest scar that he has is a three inch scar on the inside of his thigh from a bar fight that got out of control when he was human. A couple of inches higher and the broken bottle could have nicked something important. He has a self done tattoo from when he was younger, it’s on the inside of his wrist and all it says is ‘carpe diem’ in small black letters. [/LIST][b]Face Claim:[/b] Taylor Kitsch.

[b]Strengths:[/b] [LIST]• Get's the "job" done at the end of the day. Whatever the task may be. • Listens to people, despite what people say. • Knows when to keep his mouth shut around alphas. Barely. • Fast on his feet in both forms. • Some street smarts. • Working on the fly. • He likes pain, uses it as a focus at times. • He doesn't give into his violent nature easy. • His animal instincts. • He doesn't care if he lives or dies much. [/LIST][b]Weaknesses:[/b] [LIST]• Always needs to feed after a shift. • His half and half form takes too much energy and can knock him on his butt for hours after. • He's got a bit of an issue with authority figures. He's working on it! • Silver…it hurts like a…well, you get the picture. • Pain, after all there is a fine line between pain and pleasure. • Attractive females. Point in case with Isabella.   • Children. If one's hurt because of him, he'll kick himself. • Magic tricks. Curiousity and cats...Ya know how that goes. • He has too kind a heart at times and it's gotton him hurt. • His flair for drama at times. [/LIST][b]Likes:[/b] [LIST]• Practising lock picking. He’s yet to find one he can’t unlock. • Gambling for something better to do. • Drinking instead of talking. • Smoking. He smokes more when he's nervous. • Sex. Oh hush your face.   • Tinkering with his truck. • Keeping in contact with the Catamount. • Swimming. • Climbing trees and the like as a cat. • Fish and chips. It beats cooking. • Music over silence. • Magic tricks. • Pissing off idiots to see when they'll snap. • Sleeping the day away when he can. [/LIST][b]Dislikes:[/b] [LIST]• Having nothing to do. • Crowds. He panics a little and stays to the edges. • Having to keep Izzy out of cougar business. • Getting dragged into things that don't concern him. • Football. He's never been a fan of sports really. • Things over his nose and mouth. • RPIT cops! Or any kind of law really. • Uncalled for clan challenges. • Idiots that think they know it all. • Bad sex. Eh...Yeah. • Having no cash. • Morning TV. • Tea. There's just something wrong with it. • People that hurt others for the hell of it. • Sleep! Yeah, he's just a bit odd. [/LIST][b]Personality:[/b][LIST]Jackson isn’t the most trusting of people, preferring to keep his mouth shut at times and eyes open. It isn’t that he’s got nothing to say, he’s got plenty to say, he just doesn’t know how to communicate what he wants to say half the time and it annoys him. It’s a problem, but he’s slowly working through his communication issues. A little jaded and used to getting the short end of the stick, he’s become a good people watcher and likes to take a guess on what people are thinking by simply watching their body language. It doesn’t mean that he’s always right, just a little paranoid. And besides! An attractive face can be his downfall too you know...

I suppose you could say that he’s very loud in his own way. He has a bit of an anger issue sure, but that doesn’t mean he can’t be fun. Jax has a habit of putting himself in tricky situations and mouthing off at the wrong people, and more times than enough, getting his ass kicked. He’s been told that he’s anti social, ok he can roll with that. Still, most of the time Jax uses actions instead of words to get his meaning across and that suits him quite well.

He can be sarcastic, and charming and even violent at times, Rhodes has been known to lash out and think about his actions later. People have questioned his decision making skills before, and he’ll always tell people the same thing, he works on the fly. Jax would rather someone say a silent thank you to him, instead of drawing it out as displaying emotions isn’t one of his strong points and expressing what he wants to say is hard for him. He can do touchy feely well enough but that doesn’t mean anything if there is no feeling in it. To give the sarcastic, slightly flirty male his due, he does have a nasty streak running through him that demands he causes drama some times.

Some things just really annoy him, while he keeps away from people normally; he won’t stand for someone abusing those weaker then themselves, or power. That’s when his protective streak will kick in and he’ll lash out in anger against those that cause the pain and misery. When he lashes out and loses his cool, Jax won’t regret that he did anything, even if he’s punished and humiliated, he’ll take it all with a smirk. Earning his trust and respect is a hard thing to do, but once someone does earn that, there is no way in hell Jax would willingly walk away from them. He’s a survivor and does what he needs to do, he doesn't care what people think of him. There is no better way to describe him. [/LIST][b]History:[/b] [LIST]Jackson Rhodes was born to Linda and Clayton Rhodes, in the city of London, mid April in the year 1984. He was a surprise birth, as the doctors had told his parents from the start of their marriage that Linda could not bear any child in her womb, and being an old money family, they saw every doctor that specialized in that area, no matter the cost. As it was, Jackson came into the world kicking and screaming like any other normal healthy baby.

Growing up the spoilt child, he stoically bared the love of his smothering mother even though she made him want to hurt things. A desperate housewife to the extreme, that’s the easiest way to describe his mother. As for his father, well a workaholic that liked to stay late and make sure everything in the import and export company was running smoothly before coming home and smothering his son almost as much as his mother, well it was an odd childhood. Though from the age of three, Jackson had picked up a liking for magic, and as he grew from a little boy that would hide behind his father’s legs when extended family came to their small estate just outside of London, well into the country that they could have peace, but close enough to the city that they had everything they needed and would be close to work if there was an emergency.

Now many people would have gotten him out there, meeting children his own age, his parents treated him like the boy in the plastic bubble in that respect. Now that was what caused him to rebel against what he knew, he put himself out there, flatly refused to go to any posh school that only taught things that would get people nowhere in real life, instead he opted to go to a normal secondary school with normal children. Rhodes never lost his flair for magic tricks, and would practice them anytime, anywhere, whenever he could. For that alone, people thought he was an oddball (and he is, but we won't go into that here). That simply washed over the young Rhodes, his teachers encouraged him to keep up with something he obviously liked doing, and they had no reason to complain as he was a level student in class. As smart and as clever as young Rhodes was, he didn’t see the day when his father messed up royally loosing the family business to a rival company.

Well it wasn’t the end of the world so to speak, he his friends, his talents, everything would be ok. Yeah, ok Jackson looked at this like any young adult would like their parents were going to split up. He saw it as his fault. His bright innocence turned into something colder, and he accepted it as his grades plummeted and he began to drift away from his friends. For a year, as his antics became erratic, he stopped acting the fool and dropped the magic show that he’d lived in most of his life. Around year ten of secondary school Jackson began to drift around life with a new group of friends. These truant friends taught him new magic tricks, somewhere in him he knew that it was wrong to boost cars and steal from the back of open vans, but he did it anywhere, determined to help his family out of the ever expanding abyss. When he turned up at his father’s study one day with seven grand in cash from his new extracurricular activities that he’d hidden from his parents for nearly three years, his pop hit the roof demanding where Jackson had gotten the cash from.

The little boy in him cringed at the sight of his father so angry, but he didn’t back down from offering the cash even when his mother came in and decided she’d bite his head off too. After a long and boring screaming match, he walked away from them both having tossed the money up in the air and headed to his room. Within fifty minuets, he was walking away from his parents for good with a duffle bag over his shoulder holding things he’d need. The heir to the broken family fortune no longer.

He flat to rent in lower east London, and any idea that walking away from his family had been a rash decision flew the coop as he embraced a seedier nature that his high school friends had began to cultivate, though surprisingly he began to take up magic tricks again, unknowingly needing it as a safety blanket. By the age of twenty one, he was stealing, drinking, smoking, whoring, and oddly enough performing children’s parties, saving what cash he could in various accounts and selling on anything he stole before the cops could poke their noses into any “business” dealings.

That was when he met her, she was a wolf in sheep’s clothing, or rather a cougar in a black velvet mini dress on the hunt for dinner. A sucker for a pretty face, and long legs, the cold Rhodes flirted ignoring his friends as they heckled from somewhere behind the two. Chemistry between them was as clear as day, and both took off back for Jax’ place. The sex was great! He did have doubts when she said she was allergic to latex, but one thing led to another and safe sex was drop kicked out of the window. He didn’t even mind the fact she clawed his back up when he found her and the loose change in his wallet gone the next morning.

His fate was sealed and though he didn’t know it at the time, so life went on. When the next month rolled around sluggishly, he began to feel odd, like something inside him wanted to get out. Putting it down to a bug he’d caught, Rhodes cancelled the three shows he had the following week and locked himself away in his flat, even calling his friends and telling them not to show up unless he called. The night of the full moon rolled around, Jackson went to never, never dream again land, as his body changed into that of a cougar. It’s safe to say he put it down to his body needing to heal and kick out whatever was invading his system, which he had simply slept the time away.

When it happened again, and again, he began, he ignored it, until one day, he passed out in front of a camcorder. He’d been practising a new trick, and had always used some kind of recorder so he could watch himself over again. When he saw a cougar in his place the morning after, he hit the bottle and shrugged it off figuring it was a bad dream…

A bad dream that he’s lived through for just over four years, it forced him to move out of London, and being no good with choosing things, he put a pin in a map, and Bobs your uncle, Fanny’s your aunt, that pin landed on Jackford. He has a few secrets of his own, and he can tell the residents have their own troubles. Though one little leopard has won his attention and he can count on her. [/LIST]

[holdyourbreathuntilyouseelight]

The Bodyguard - Chapter 4

Summary: Magnus is a dancing popstar sensation whose popularity continues to climb. Alec, an ex-Secret Service agent, is hired on as a professional bodyguard in charge of Mr. Bane’s personal security by insistence of Magnus’ manager. Despite their initial differences, Magnus finds himself falling for Alec the more time they spend getting to know each other and relies on him for more than physical security as his safety gets threatened. Loosely based on the 1992 film The Bodyguard.

Rating: M

Genre: AU, Everyone is Human AU, Celebrity!Magnus, Bodyguard!Alec, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Fluff, Friendship, Romance, Eventual Smut, Mutual Pining

Author: holdyourbreathuntilyouseelight

A/N: I made up the instagram users so apologies if they belong to anyone! If you wish for me to remove any, please let me know. Otherwise - thanks so much for reading!!

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Previous chapters on tumblr: Prologue // Chapter 1 // Chapter 2 // Chapter 3

Alec flipped through various articles as Magnus was quiet next to him. It wasn't entirely unusual during their flights but he often chatted with various members of the team about whatever he had on his mind, asked questions about their lives, or got them pumped about the next city stop.

It was his head lolling to Alec's shoulder, almost startling him, that made him realize his silence was due to Magnus being asleep.

He couldn't help himself from inhaling the sandalwood smell now that Magnus was so close to him. It was nice. Calming.

Alec continued his searching, trying to find someone who might make sense as Magnus' stalker. Someone who commented on every article or post or said things that implied they weren't stable. The police hadn't been much help from the Chicago venue, and the list Raphael and Magnus provided hadn't had any glaringly obvious suspects, so he was trying to take things into his own hands the only way he knew how–Internet creeping.

Unfortunately, there were a lot of 'thirsty' comments across the internet so it was tough to narrow it down.

Where the stalker clearly knew where Magnus lived, and had a lot of intimate photos that suggested they had learned his routine, he wondered if it was someone who knew him personally. Maybe even before the fame, so that now that they felt he owed them more than he did others. More attention, more gratitude, it was hard to tell.

Alec stopped on an article about 'Banecourt'. Seeing Magnus posed with Camille hanging off his arm made his stomach twist. His only experience with her was not a positive one, and he knew that wasn't going to change if he spent more time with her.

Even looking at those photos, he could see a tightness in Magnus' eyes that wasn't something he saw these days. The photos were dated months prior to their 'devastating' break-up. The biggest war between fans about Magnus was those who shipped the couple and those who didn't – the latter arguing that Magnus was clearly happier without her, and Alec was inclined to agree.

Did that mean Camille had stalker tendencies? She clearly wasn't a stable, sane individual, but that didn't necessarily translate to becoming Magnus' personal stalker. She was there that night, at the venue the message was left at. She knew where his dressing room was. Was it possible she snuck back in somehow, past security, and planted the message while Magnus was on stage?

If not her, maybe another scorned lover? Or wanna-be-lover?

Magnus stirred in his sleep, and Alec flipped articles to his win on the talent show.

"Mm, we there yet?"

Alec looked out of the window. "I'm still seeing only clouds, so I'd say we're still in the air."

"Smart ass." Magnus grumbled, but he left his eyes closed and snuggled into Alec's shoulder further. Alec automatically adjusted himself and swept an arm around Magnus' waist to hold him more comfortably, grateful they hadn't put the armrest down between them earlier.

Magnus must have been exhausted; he normally wasn't this touchy-feely with Alec. And Alec didn't know when they got to a point that they were comfortable enough with each other to sit like this, especially without bickering, but he supposed Magnus not talking much was a good help.

"Shouldn't be much longer. The plane map says just over half an hour."

"Good." Magnus replied, breath fanning against Alec's neck as he settled closer against his side.

Alec couldn't help but think of his phone call with Izzy earlier, when she asked if anything was going on. He could certainly say this was new territory for him. Obama certainly had never cuddled up to him during a plane ride.

But it didn't have to mean anything. After all, Magnus was a celebrity, not the president of the United States. The professional line was much less strict. And he and Magnus sharing a hotel room had certainly sped up their relationship some. He didn't aggravate him as much as he once did, and Magnus listened to him more than he used to. That may have been aided by the stalker scare, but Alec still took it as a win.

He was touched when Magnus genuinely confessed on Ellen to trusting Alec with his life. He had hoped he was making the star feel safer but hearing the words from his usually stubborn mouth was still satisfying.

Still, trusting Alec to essentially do his job did not translate to wanting to date him, despite what Izzy thought. And Ellen had basically asked him about having feelings for Alec and he denied them, but that wasn't much to go on either, as he doubted even Magnus would use a public setting to broadcast feelings he had yet to share with the person they were for.

Alec didn't know why he was stressing over this. He didn't have feelings for Magnus. He was just growing to like him as a… friend of sorts.

Yeah. That was all.

He pointedly ignored the swoop in his stomach when Magnus snuggled even closer in his sleep.

"You're not going to put her in a headlock if she tries to hug me, are you?" Magnus asked with a raised eyebrow.

Alec shot him an unimpressed look. "No, obviously."

"I wouldn't claim it as obvious – you have put your hands up to stop more than one fan from getting too close, no matter their age." Magnus reminded him.

Alec scoffed. "Forgive me for fearing for your safety when some stranger runs at you at full speed, reaching their hands into their pocket or coat. My mind is trained to assume the worst."

Magnus rolled his eyes. "Well you can tell your mind to chill out. Raphael said the winner of the contest is young, around nine or ten, and she is a foster kid. I highly doubt a child, even in foster care, knows how to operate a gun or will pull a knife on me."

Alec put his hands up in mock surrender. "I'll keep my hands to myself."

Magnus typically was pretty involved with his fans, regularly hosting meet and greets, reaching out via social media, and, of course, holding contests. Most of his contests involved actually getting to meet him, whether it be VIP tickets to a show where he'd meet them backstage or pull them up during a song, or, like this one, they'd win a recreational day with him.

Magnus, as always, was thrilled to get a chance for one-on-one time with a fan, especially someone younger. It typically was teens or older who won these things, despite always being open to all ages.

"Magnus? Alec? Madzie just arrived." Luke told the pair, sticking his head into the room.

Magnus clapped his hands together excitedly before heading to the main room they had rented in the hotel to host the young girl.

A small, dark-skinned girl was standing shyly next to Dot, one of Magnus' back-up dancers. She was the one who had accompanied her in the limo as she also was part of the facilitators for the contests. Raphael wasn't much into running those types of contests, so she did the most of the work, including meeting up with them to bring them to Magnus.

"Here's Magnus!" Dot said excitedly, looking down at Madzie.

Madzie's little face broke into a big grin but she stepped behind Dot's leg a little to shield herself from his gaze.

Magnus' feigned offense, putting his hand on his chest. "Madzie! You don't have to be afraid of me. I've been counting down the days until I get to meet you. Are you ready for a fun day together?"

He crouched down several feet away, opening his arms, but leaving it entirely up to her to close the distance between them.

She only hesitated for a moment before running into his arms for a tight hug.

"Hi, sweet pea! Thank you so much for coming to see me today." Magnus told her as he let her go.

She was smiling brightly at him now.

"So! I have a few fun things planned for our day, but you let me know if there is anything you want to do, and I will do my best to make it happen."

He took her hand and led her out of the room, Alec following closely behind.

"Don't mind him. He's my bodyguard. He wants to make sure you and I both stay safe so he's going to hang out with us today too."

Madzie nodded and flashed a little smile over her shoulder. Alec smiled back easily.

They got into the hotel elevator and Magnus pressed the P button.

"Do you know where we're going? The P in this elevator does not mean Penthouse." Magnus leaned down to whisper. "I heard you like to swim."

Madzie's face lit up immediately, even if she hadn't said much yet, and Alec found himself smiling in the corner as they passed through the floors to their destination.

Magnus, thankfully, could hold a conversation all his own. He went on about all the places he wanted to swim someday, even fictional places, and Madzie giggled along and watched him like he hung the stars in the sky.

Alec could admit it was a little endearing to see Magnus so charming with children. He supposed he should have known, since he was charming with all people Alec had seen him interact with.

"So I have Dot bringing us down something special to wear, but this whole place is ours for the next couple hours!"

Madzie's eyes went huge as she looked around the large indoor pool, complete with a couple water slides and plenty of toys in the baskets along the wall.

Dot came in to the room a moment later, grinning widely at the pair. "So Madzie, I brought something for both you and Magnus to match if you're up for it. A swim suit, of course, but also… these!"

Madzie actually squealed this time, and Alec found his face breaking into a grin like the others. She was pretty adorable. This day would be more enjoyable than Alec had initially anticipated. He was expecting some spoiled child that would demand all of Magnus' attention and take advantage of the star. He was glad to be proven very wrong.

"Let's go get dressed and get this pool party started!" Magnus said, snatching the larger of the two mermaid tails from Dot's hands and bounding off to the change rooms.

Alec followed dutifully as Dot led Madzie to the girl's room.

"She is so precious." Magnus said, as he whipped his clothes off behind the curtain and pulled on swim trunks.

"She is." Alec agreed.

"I know you've noticed. I could tell even she melts your icy, Secret Service agent heart." Magnus teased.

"My heart is not icy. I just am focused on my work." Alec retorted. "Plus, I like kids."

"You do?"

"Yes. I grew up taking care of younger siblings, including my baby brother, who is ten years younger than me. And holidays at boarding school, I was always the oldest, so kind of the surrogate big brother."

Alec corrected his throat, realizing he was oversharing, but Magnus chose that moment to step out. Then his mind had to focus on not staring at Magnus' exposed upper body.

He had seen him shirtless plenty of times before. At his house, dancing on stage. A few of his numbers during his concerts involving no shirt or barely one, but being this close to him and in private made his head spin a bit.

"Izzy seems to think you're a good big brother. She wasn't shy about sharing how amazing she thinks you are, and I only talked to her for a few minutes."

Alec shifted his weight between his feet, looking away now.

Maybe recognizing his discomfort, Magnus changed the subject. "Time to swim!" He skipped past him and returned to his guest of honour.

Alec followed, reminding himself to be less awkward, and the pool party began.

It ended up being a pretty fun day, for all involved.

The swimming lasted a good couple hours, and Madzie started coming out of her shell more. She was giggling constantly, flipping her mermaid fin alongside Magnus' and having fun splashing and playing with the various toys. Magnus dragged her next to him through the water so she sped through it like a true ocean-dweller.

She even smiled up at Alec plenty, seeming to enjoy his and Magnus' banter back and forth, and preened under the compliment when Alec told him he liked her fins. She wagged her tail at him excitedly, and Magnus knew the mermaid tails were a good idea.

After swimming, it was time for eating lunch. Magnus had a whole kid-friendly buffet prepared and watched with glee as Madzie had fun picking different things to try and sample before loading her plate.

Following that, Magnus had rented out a private bakery kitchen and they worked on decorating pre-made cookies and cupcakes. Magnus insisted on Alec joining them, especially after seeing how much Madzie had warmed up to him in their short time together. Alec, apparently a sucker for her big brown eyes, agreed after she looked up at him hopefully.

Magnus' competitiveness came out as soon as they got down to business.

"I like lots of colours." Magnus was saying as he dolloped a blob of icing in spots on the cupcake he was working on while Madzie squirted wiggly lines on her cookie.

He opened his mouth to ask Alec if he wished there was a black coloured icing when he saw what Alec was working on.

"WHAT is THAT?!" Magnus exclaimed.

Alec startled at the attention, looking down at the cookie he was decorating as if searching for something he was missing.

"What do you mean?"

"That!" Magnus said, flailing a hand at it. "What, do you secretly run a bakery as a side job? Or go to Decorators Anonymous?!"

Alec laughed when he realized he was, in a back-handed way, complimenting his decorating skills.

"That last one doesn't even make sense, but is it really amazing or is it just because you can't even best a ten year old?"

Madzie seemed to love watching the two of them bicker, smiling to herself as she worked quietly, sporadically peeking up to watch the pair.

Magnus did not shy down from biting back a retort, accenting it with a flick of his wrist, but he unfortunately had the icing bag still in his hand and a spurt of it hit Alec's forearm.

Alec chewed his tongue for a moment, raising his eyebrows in challenge at Magnus.

"I… I swear I didn't mean to do that…" Magnus began, covering his mouth to hide a laugh.

"Oh? Is that right? I can see the deep-seated remorse in your eyes." Alec said, stepping slowly down the length of the counter, eyes locked on Magnus'.

Alec glanced towards Madzie, and his face twisted into a grin.

"Let's get him, Madzie!"

And with that, he grabbed a fistful of sprinkles from a bowl and threw it at Magnus. Madzie squealed and ducked behind Alec's giant form as Magnus shrieked and squeezed hard on the icing bag to send more in his opponent's direction.

And so began an epic food fight.

The clean up wasn't fun, but Alec told Magnus they had to do at least some of it so Madzie could see that actions have consequences. Magnus reminded him that Madzie was spending a day with her celebrity idol and wasn't there to learn life lessons but he felt too guilty leaving it all for someone else so he agreed in the end.

Magnus had a clean-up crew come in after them, shooting them a sheepish smile as he ushered the small girl out of the room, and Alec followed amusedly.

Next up was watching a movie in a recreational room the hotel had for rent – it was gigantic, a TV almost half as wide as the wall and nearly as tall. They had more snacks set up – bowls of candy, buttered popcorn and Shirley Temples.

Magnus, of course, proposed making a blanket fort with the provided puffy blankets and collection of pillows.

Once settled, with Moana playing on the big screen, Madzie sat between Alec's legs as he twisted parts of her hair into cute pigtail braids. He admitted his time with the Obama girls, when they were younger, involved requests like this during the more boring days at the White House, so he had some experience with her type of hair.

Once he had her feeling pretty, she scooted down to lay on her stomach to watch the screen intently. Alec and Magnus, laying outstretched against the couch, tossed popcorn back and forth at each other when the other wasn't looking. They kept trying to best the other by having the projectile land somewhere inconspicuous, like in the space behind Magnus' collar or the gaping pocket of Alec's pants.

The pair of them were downright giggly, which definitely was new for Alec. He blamed the ridiculous amount of sugar they had consumed aiding his hyperactivity.

The movie finished too quickly for any of them, and that was the finale on the day with Magnus for Madzie. Dot popped in the room with an apologetic smile.

"Time to go, Madzie."

Madzie pouted but jumped up obediently, hugging Alec first and then Magnus.

Alec was a little surprised but petted her hair affectionately, hugging her back, and when Magnus hugged her, he hugged so tight that he picked her up and swung her around.

"You were the perfect princess all day. Thank you for today." he told her genuinely.

"I'll miss you. Thank you for the best day ever." she said in her little voice, the most words she had strung together in a row all day.

Alec could practically see Magnus' heart swell in his chest.

Madzie hugged him a second time as a goodbye before following Dot out of the door with a final wave.

Magnus feigned fainting after that, pulling an unexpected laugh out of Alec.

"She is so precious. I would adopt her in a second if only I was looking to settle down with a family now. I don't know how no one has snatched her up yet." Magnus said as they started returning the fort materials to their rightful places.

"Well, is there ever a right time? Most parents get blindsided by kids coming around when they least expect it. I know my parents did."

"Yeah, I agree." Magnus sat on the couch. "I just… I feel like I need a partner. Not everyone needs one to raise kids, I get that, but I need someone who can reel me in when I'm tempted to spoil them rotten or going over-the-top. Honestly, I don't know if I'm father material. I didn't exactly have any parental role models growing up."

Alec looked sideways at him, getting comfortable on the other end of the couch. "Did you not see yourself with Madzie today? You're amazing with kids – I see it every day you interact with your young fans. You treat them like equals. Every one of them. You'd be an incredible dad. Madzie, or any kid, would be lucky to have you."

Magnus smiled, eyes on the carpet, and the softness in his eyes let the reality of what Alec said catch up to him. He hadn't meant to go on and on like that. He just wasn't used to seeing Magnus admit vulnerability, or fear, and it brought out his protective nature.

Magnus spoke after a pregnant pause. "You know, Dot said in the car, when she asked Madzie why she liked me so much, that she looked up to me because she said 'he's like me'. From foster care. I never really thought of inspiring those people when I set out to follow my own dreams, but I think I'd want to adopt someone from the system. I may have grown out of the system but I'd love to save another kid, or more, from having to endure that."

Alec watched him, heart warming at the thought. He forgot what Izzy went on about when she tried to give him the run down of what made Magnus so amazing when she heard he got the job originally. Now that he said it, he remembered that Magnus had lost his parents young. His mom died when he was eight, father was never in the picture, and step-father gave up custody immediately. Or went to jail. Or both, Alec couldn't really remember. But the point was, he got thrown into the foster system early, with no family. He was passed from abusive home to neglectful home until he turned eighteen and could stand on his own.

"I think that's a great idea."

Magnus seemed lost in thought, so Alec got comfortable at the other end of the couch. He pulled out his phone and saw a new message from Izzy, commenting on the couple posts Magnus had put up already.

"Izzy approves of your Instagram choices." Alec commented.

Magnus beamed. "I do know how to pick them. Speaking of, I should finish the series off."

He grabbed his phone and sifted through his photos from the day, selecting a bunch to post. He reviewed his Instagram story, unable to help smiling at the sight of Madzie playing in the pool and throwing food before using Alec as a shield against Magnus' projectiles. When Magnus had tried to hide, Alec had thrown Madzie on his shoulders and got her to pelt him with marshmallows while he cried for mercy.

He wasn't used to seeing Alec looking so playful and lighthearted. He didn't know Alec could even have fun, but there was no doubt he was when he saw the video evidence. The skin around his hazel eyes crinkled, and Magnus swore his smile could light a city, his laugh melodic in the background mixed with Madzie's giggles.

It seemed his followers appreciated the bodyguard being included in the day's recap too. The comments on his posts could be divided by the usual thirsting for attention or reply from Magnus, gushing over how cute and lucky Madzie was, and then a good chunk talking about Alec.

@baneisbae Why is Magnus' bodyguard hot af AND good with kids?

@bane_lover: Pretty sure no one wrote on the contest that they would get both Magnus AND his smoking bodyguard for the day. I demand a recount.

@magnusis2fab4u: Okay Ellen totally called it – Magnus and his bodyguard are definitely a thing, right?! Magnus – you can't avoid the question forever! We want #Malec confirmed!

Magnus looked over at Alec, who was on his phone still, no doubt continuing to text Isabelle about his day. He had learned how close the two siblings were once he started getting to know Izzy, and that Alec was just as close if not closer to their adopted brother Jace.

Magnus looked at the time. It was still early. And honestly, he didn't feel anywhere near ready to turn in for the night.

He spotted the game console and jumped to his feet, perusing the collection of games in the cabinet before turning back to Alec with a smirk.

Alec felt his stare and looked up. "… What is that look for?"

"Fancy a friendly game?" Magnus waved a plastic case at him.

Alec raised an eyebrow at him. "If you're thinking we're going to play that game, friendly is the last word I'd use to describe how it will go."

Magnus grinned. "Oh don't use that as an excuse to get out of me creaming you. Here." He tossed him a controller. "You're player two though. You need to get used to the fact that I'll always be number one."

Alec rolled his eyes at him. "We'll see about that. Game on."

"Alexander! Are you kidding me?!" Magnus shouted as they sped around the race course and Alec once again shunted him on his way by and knocked him into a wall.

Alec just laughed. "Be lucky we're not on Rainbow Road right now."

"Oh just you wait."

"Magnus!" Alec groaned. "Stop throwing those damn green shells in the tunnel!"

"Ooh sorry! Can't hear you over my streak of getting first place!" Magnus taunted, his car doing its victory lap after crossing the finish line.

It had been a couple hours of MarioKart and it had gone about as well as Alec predicted. Lots of throwing insults at each other back and forth and nudging shoulders from their spot next to each other on the couch.

It wasn't long into the next track that Alec got some revenge.

"Alexander! Don't you fucking dar—"

"Sorry!" Alec laughed maniacally as he sped by Magnus' twirling car.

"Stupid red shells." Magnus grumbled as he tried to get back up to speed.

They were naturally competitive so this type of game was the worst idea, but there was no doubt both parties were having fun. Alec hadn't heard Magnus laugh this much in all his time knowing him, and Magnus was a generally jovial person, especially on stage and show appearances.

"Bastard! You did NOT just banana peel me right there?!" Alec griped, watching the other vehicles speed past his stalled car before going the extra inch to cross the finish line and coming in fifth.

"Rainbow Road time! Prepare to lose. Again. You must be used to it by now." Magnus teased.

"Hey, you've only won about half. I've held my own, thank you very much."

Sure enough, Magnus found Alec was better than expected at the famously challenging track. He had fallen off the edge a couple times on the sharper turns and well placed holes while Alec had still not slipped once despite some close calls.

They were starting on their third lap now and Alec was miles ahead of the rest, Magnus back in fourth, and he knew Alec wouldn't let him live it down if he beat him on the hardest level.

So he did the only logical thing he could think of.

"Hey!" Alec cried when Magnus suddenly snatched his controller out of his hands and held it above his head.

"Oh sorry, did you need this?" Magnus sneered, waving it behind him as Alec practically climbed in his lap to grapple for it.

"Magnus! Stop being such a child!" Alec complained, wrestling with him properly now.

They had been too close to the edge of the couch cushions due to the intensity of the game, so of course, with the shift of weight, their tangled form ended up toppling to the floor.

The controller bounced a few inches away out of Magnus' hand when Magnus' body slammed on top of Alec's.

"Oof." Alec grunted, hands automatically gripping Magnus' waist to steady him and unintentionally slipping under the loose material of his shirt.

Magnus was breathing heavily from their battle, their bodies fully aligned, and he looked down at his companion in surprise at their position.

Alec's bottom lip was between his teeth, his body frozen, and his hazel eyes searched Magnus', waiting for some sort of reaction. Some quip or innuendo that was typical of the other man.

Magnus couldn't help but have his eyes drawn to Alec's lip, watching the soft flesh yield to his blunt teeth, and he was licking his own without thinking.

He couldn't help his mind drifting back to the comments made by his followers. Alec really was gorgeous, all dark lashes and porcelain skin and sculpted cheekbones. And, thankfully, not dating his sister. And good with kids. And supportive and kind when he wasn't being a bossy, pain in the ass.

"Magnus…?"

Just hearing his name said so breathily made Magnus' stomach flip. It had taken some time, but he finally stopped using 'Mr. Bane'. He liked the way his name sounded coming from the other man's mouth. Especially like this. So silky and unbridled.

Alec's thumbs were drawing slow arcs above his hip bones. Magnus wondered if he even realized he was doing it.

He could just lean down and kiss him. Pull that bottom lip in his mouth, suck and nibble and bring out a groan from Alec. Make him feel good. Make him give up control.

Fuck, what was he thinking? This was Alec he was talking about. He'd probably slap him silly for even trying. Alec may be kind but he still found Magnus infuriating—that much could not be denied.

Magnus corrected his throat and backed off of Alec so he could sit up, brushing his clothes and getting to his feet.

"Well, looks like we both lost this round." Magnus said, glancing up at the TV to see the other characters had long since finished the race and they were in 7th and 8th.

Alec got to his feet, and Magnus was disappointed to see he wasn't meeting his eyes.

"We should probably get back to our room. Tomorrow is another early one."

Magnus nodded and began packing up the gaming system, trying not to worry that his moment of weakness may have ruined their good, progressive day of friendship.

Alec lay in bed that night, staring at the ceiling, and tried to get the end of day's event out of his mind.

He had had a lot of fun that day, way more than he anticipated, and more than he ever expected as security detail. Taking this job on was certainly a change of pace, and it only was proven more every day. He didn't expect to end up actually liking spending time with Magnus, but today had proven him wrong. Especially after Madzie left and they still managed to have fun together.

And then Magnus had to fall on top of him and Alec had to feel every line of his body. Had to smell the warm, woodsy scent of his cologne. See every fleck of colour in his chocolate eyes.

Alec laid like a deer in headlights while Magnus stared down at him like he had never seen him before. Like he was some wondrous sight to behold.

But then, just as quick, he was getting off of him and referencing the failed game they had been playing, and Alec felt like an idiot.

Magnus had just been stunned by the fall, taken off guard. He hadn't been about to kiss him.

Right?

Continue to Chapter 5

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Even if he is with Alec, can Magnus still be intimately close with really close friends, if that makes sense? In the view of holding hands platonically, long hugs, leaning on them for comfort or is that only an Alec thing? Is saying he can't reducing him to just Alec's boyfriend or is it a thing? Like if Magnus goes through/sees something traumatic can he still be comforted by friends? I'm genuinely asking because I'm absolutely lost in writing something and I'm a whole ass dumb bitch help mEPLS

my headcanon has always been like, magnus has always been this touchy feely, with everyone? like yeah, he could def be intimately close with his friends. 

but if you really like the angst, it’s honestly not a huge stretch to just say like, ragnor and catarina aren’t super touchy/physically affectionate and show their love in other ways (especially ragnor–he doesn’t strike me as the type to touch a lot or like cuddling/hugs). maybe they don’t really know how important it is to him? he does close himself off and hide his own needs/wants so really it’s plausible???

and as for like, going through something traumatic, absolutely he would be comforted by friends! magnus having friends outside of alec (and sometimes alec’s family/friends as well) is something that is sadly lacking in this fandom

but again, if you really want to go an angsty route and have magnus just be Totally Alone, it’s possible something is happening like, ragnor is. well. dead. maybe catarina is across the world on some super important hospital related job and magnus refuses to bother her because “her job is more important than my dumb feelings :))))) it’s fine :))))” or something??

personally i do think we need more “magnus is comforted/helped out/cuddling with his friends” fics and magnus brotp fics but like, it’s not necessarily reducing him to “just alec’s boyfriend” to not do that. i mean, if in your story, alec gets to hang out with and be comforted by izzy and jace and any other friends he has, while magnus only has alec all the time… yeah maybe… reconsider. idk. 

hope this helped!!!

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Koushiro (of course!) 2, 6, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18!

SO MANY KOUSHIRO HEADCANONS! I will do my best!

(Numbers are from this post.)

2. Cooking headcanon

I think that Koushiro is reliant on his mother’s cooking fora long time. When Koushiro is researching by himself, then he’s liable to losetrack of time for meals, or else he’ll graze on unhealthy snacks. But Mrs.Izumi loves cooking for him, and Koushiro is always a dutifully grateful son.

Koushiro is very nervous when it’s time for him to move outfrom his parents’ apartment. Mrs. Izumi helps soothe his fears by giving himcooking lessons. This is valuable bonding time for them both, and Koushirobegins to feel more confident about living on his own, even though he stillthinks that his cooking is inferior to his mother’s. Koushiro keeps a notebookof handwritten recipes that his mother gave to him as a present.

6. Hugging headcanon

Koushiro is generally awkward with hugs. He doesn’t think ofhimself as an affectionate person. When he meets Taichi and Sora in thefootball club, he discovers that Taichi is a warm person who gives excellenthugs, while Sora’s hugs remind him of his mother. (Both Sora and his mother arekind people, but they both worry about whether their hugs even help Koushiro.)

Koushiro thinks that Taichi and Sora are the two coolestkids in the club, and they shouldn’t waste their hugs on him. But over time, asKoushiro learns to like himself better, he feels happier to receive hugs fromhis friends. Which is fortunate for him, because his new friend Mimi is moreaggressively affectionate than either Taichi or Sora, and she is constantlysurprising him with hugs in class!

9. General physicalcontact headcanon

Like I said, Koushiro isn’t a touchy-feely kind of person.He’s generally very respectful of people’s personal space. After all, there areplenty of times when he just wants to be left alone. And Koushiro doesn’t likebeing touched by strangers.

HOWEVER. Koushiro’s demeanor changes when he startsexplaining a fascinating topic. His voice becomes louder; he might wave hisnotebooks in your face; or he might grab your arm and drag you to see theresults on his computer. He might even hug you, and his grip is surprisingly strong.Koushiro’s friends live for these moments!

12. Jewelry headcanon

I’m afraid that I’m going to sound boring, but I think ofKoushiro as the least likely to wear jewelry. Maybe that’s because I don’t wearmuch jewelry myself! (I do think that other boys like jewelry, especiallyYamato.) Anyway, my vision for Koushiro’s style was always different from what Tri came up with. As in, I imagineKoushiro as someone who doesn’t worry too much about his appearance, and hedoesn’t try too hard. When he dresses nice, he dresses conservatively, becausethe only people he wants to impress are his parents.

But I want to say something more interesting about jewelry!

I think that Mr. and Mrs. Izumi give Koushiro his biologicalparents’ wedding rings. Koushiro puts the rings on a shelf where he can seethem, and during one emotional night he puts them both on his finger to try tofeel closer to them. He might decide to use the rings with his future spouse.:)

13. Nicknameheadcanon

I struggle with giving these characters nicknames infanfiction, because I’m not familiar with Japanese and the honorifics. I likecalling him Kou though.

Speaking of nicknames, I do like the dub nickname “Izzy”because it is THE SILLIEST NICKNAME EVER. I think it’s a suitable nickname forsomeone as quirky as Koushiro. And it rhymes with his classmate “Mimi,” whichis fun. On top of all that, it’s got the unintentional emotional consequencesof being a nickname of his adoptive parents’ surname.

My sister writes Taichi as calling him “Iz,” so my heartalways melts at that!

15. Singing headcanon

Koushiro isn’t a bad singer, but you will hear adifferent perspective on this topic when you read my birthday present for you.

However, Koushiro’s singing voice is timid. He can be sweetto listen to, but he’s quiet. Koushiro prefers to listen to his friends who areeither more talented or simply louder at singing.

This changes when Koushiro adopts his daughter, and hestarts singing lullabies for her. Then it doesn’t matter how quiet his singingvoice is, because it is exactly the right volume for her. Koushiro likessinging for his girl, and not really for anyone else.

16. Anger headcanon

It’s rare to see Koushiro angry, because he’s good atstaying calm under pressure. Koushiro is also pretty tolerant of his friendswhen they’re annoying. After all, he thinks that he can be pretty annoyinghimself.

If someone is bothering Koushiro when he’s trying toconcentrate, then he will tell that person to “Please go away, you’re being a nuisance.”When Koushiro is irritated or wants to be alone, he speaks with an odd mixtureof blunt honesty and habitual politeness.

In contrast, if Koushiro is actually trying to talk to afriend and they aren’t listening to him, then he might snap and lose histemper. He’s not a particularly aggressive person, but the sight is unusualenough to be unnerving.

17. Soft spotheadcanon

Koushiro has a huge soft spot for bugs! He never kills them.If he spots a spider in his kitchen, he’s likely to forget what he’s doing andstart observing how beautiful the tiny creature is. One time when he waslittle, his father swatted a fly and Koushiro burst into tears. Another time,Koushiro brought a giant beetle to his class for show-and-tell, which madestudents scream.

Most people dislike bugs, so Koushiro accepts that it’s justanother part of his personality that makes him weird. But honestly, bugs areeasier to understand than people most of the time.

Koushiro was delighted when Motimon evolved into the red robot-ladybugTentomon. His digimon partner could not have been more perfect.

18. Favoritepossession headcanon

I tried to think of a clever response, but I HAVE to go withhis laptop! It’s obvious because it’s true! Koushiro might update his Pineapplelaptop over the years, but he always keeps one on hand like an absolute nerd.Koushiro’s computer is so clearly important to his personality and to theoverall plot, that I’m not even sure what else to say!

At worst, Koushiro relies too much on computers so that hecan avoid talking to real people. I think there are days when he worries thathe is more like a robot than a human being.

However, when he goes to the Digital World, Koushiro learnsthat he can use his computer to help people and even save lives. His laptop suddenlygives him a higher purpose, and it even helps him connect to people.

And Koushiro’s laptop is a fountain of knowledge!

Thank you for allyour questions! I love Koushiro. :D

#Koushiro Izumi #Koushirou Izumi #Izzy Izumi #Izumi Koushiro #Izumi Koushirou #my headcanons #my analysis #Koushiro headcanons #Izumi family #Kae Izumi #Yoshie Izumi #Masami Izumi

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Startin the Minnie and Jax + other OCs post off with a fact I already mentioned but, I think it’s a good place to start.

Minnie slept with Chrissy at the end of her relationship with Izzy. I don’t think she Fully Knew what was going on in their relationship at the time, because Izzy previously had an open relationship when she was with Nathan, and she just kinda assumed she had the same with Chrissy. And thought maybe they just kept that info to themselves unless they were hooking up with someone. Which,, Chrissy was trying to do. Izzy was Very Upset by this when she found out of course. I mean, that’s not really a surprise. The end of their relationship was hard enough as it was, finding out Chris cheated on her with a, idk, casual/lowkey friend? was incredibly tough. (Chrissy was always gonna cheat on her I just never had a character?? :,0c sorry I made it Minniee)

I think before this, she got along with Minnie, probably even admired her, thought she was cool and cute. Min liked her, there was no ill intent in her actions. But Iz was wayy too upset to even wanna hear Minnie’s side of the story for a while, when she did she thought she was lying, she was mad and yelled at her and Minnie retaliated because she had no idea and was getting defensive. It was,, a lot I’m sure. I​zzy does eventually believe Chrissy probably wasn’t too honest about it to Minnie, and she doesn’t blame her as much. But it’s really hard to see her without getting upset, still. Minnie definitely feels bad about what happened after she calmed down from the initial confrontation. It takes a lot to get her to apologize but she has about a hundred times now.

I’m still, planning to work out some details between them, but the “current story” is still pretty soon after the breakup and so it’s just a lot of intense emotions and I want to move on to other characters lmao. I’ll definitely finesse some thoughts about this later.

As Darla guessed, it does affect her relationship with Jax, as well. Not too sure how well they got along before. Jax feels bad for her it def wasn’t a good situation to be a part of, but Izzy doesn’t really want his Pity™. He’s not really one for cleaning up other people’ messes, even Minnie’s, but he does really want everyone to be okay and so I think he tries to hang out with and cheer up Izzy sometimes (along with Nate) but Izzy’s pretty standoffish for a while.

Again, previously mentioned, but Jax has a crush on Nathan. He cute, but, Nathan doesn’t really return The Feelings, but he’s protective of his new lil punk friend an loves him a lot. He knows the feelings are there and is conscious not to like,, take advantage of it? He’s such a touchy feely person with all his friends but he’s very aware of what Jax would be okay with while trying not to give him the wrong idea. Jax thinks he’s super cool and for a while when they first start to hang out, he can’t believe that Nate would actually wanna hang out with him. The awestruck wears off eventually, but he’s still super glad that this cool punk singer friend wants to spend time with him. They can both be pretty energetic and easily excited and they get along great!

Before The Breakup™, I’m not tooo sure what Nate and Minnie’s relationship was like. I think ever since Minnie found out about her brother’s crush she spent more time with him and Jax, she really wanted to be sure Nate would be nice to her lil bro.

I think Nate is, cautious, with Minnie, now. There’s a lot of emotions surrounding everything. While he realizes it was a misunderstanding on her end, he wants to be supportive of Izzy first and foremost, and for a while that’s definitely limiting contact with Min. ​He spent a looot of time with Izzy as she broke down over this and it really made it harder to talk with Minnie. Minnie’s a bit upset about that, she probably got used to hanging out with him sometimes and He Knoows she didn’t mean for it to happen like this, but. She does realize how bad it went down and understands a lil break in their friendship,, for a little while.

The breakup didn’t affect the relationship with Jax, and Nate tried to convince Izzy it wasn’t his fault regardless of what his sister did or didn’t know, but still. I do think that Nate getting back together with Izzy might have affected their relationship, just a bit. He might be a bit jealous.

Mark and Minnie are So Chill together, they get along pretty nicely. I don’t think they have a ton of conversations by themselves, but they enjoy the company. She’s one of his girlfriend’s good friends, I think the three of them hang out as a group a bit. I think Mark and Anna start gettin’ touchy feely sometimes and Minnie ends up in 3rd wheel territory, but she doesn’t mind speaking up/joking about them bein all over each other until they pull back or finding something else to do/someone else to talk to,, depending on the general mood. They’re pretty good with it though.

Mark doesn’t interact with Jax as much, he’s a bit younger in comparison and seems a bit immature. But I think if Mark’s watching his gf and Jax is watching his sister during a band practice, they might sit around next to each other, chat for a bit. Mark might take an interest in what he’s drawing, Jax wants to hear about how their band is doing and if he could come to one of their practices or any upcoming shows.

Not too sure about Drew, I could see Drew and Minnie going either way. They either totally get along or they don’t, but I think Minnie’s opinion on Drew really alters Jax’s perception of him, too. Maybe they have a sort of, love-hate thing goin. (Jax would be wary.)

#I'm probably forgetting something but I wanted to post this now #I've been working on this off and on for 2 long!! #original characters #oc facts #oc headcanons #band

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2x11 Review

So I wanna go ahead and talk about “Mea Maxima Culpa’’ with you guys! I’ll be highlighting a few things I liked about the episode and what didn’t really do it for me, and of course you guys are all welcome to share your own thoughts in the comments down below.

This review is NOT spoiler free! If you have not seen the episode yet, then don’t click on “Read more.’’ Come back when you’ve watched it and feel free to join the discussion. (It’s quite long, prepare yourself)

Okay, before I begin this review I’m highlighting the things I did or didn’t like and then I’ll dive into them more later.

Things I liked:

1. Parabatai intro scene 2. Jimon banter 3. Debute of Sebastian Verlac 4. Azazel (For a certain part) 5. Malec (Duh) 6. Raphael’s scenes 7. Clary/Jace/Valentine scene 8 Luke/Maia bonding + Luke being one of the best Alpha’s there is. 9,. FUCKING PARABATAI’S 10. The summoning of Azazel 11. The bodyswap between Magnus and Valentine.

Things I didn’t like:

1. Climon 2. Azazel (For a certain part) 3. Ollie 4. Izzy battling her yin fen addiction  5. The Saphael scene 6. Certain parts of the bodyswap between Magnus and Valentine 7. Clary’s reaction when she found out Jace was not her brother 8. JACE FUCKING CRYING

Alright, kicking off I’ll start with the things I liked and really set the episode for me:

1. The parabatai scene: How could anyone NOT love this scene? It’s some lighthearted, playful training between to brothers and parabatai and it’s something that makes you smile. It was a great decision to put this at the beginning of the episode and how the two bantered about Jace’s issues while training. I think it really lightened the mood after the events of the Soul Sword and we all know Jace could use that.

2. Jimon banter: WHAT IS THERE NOT TO LOVE!? This scene honestly made me laugh so loud. Reasons why I love it so much is because, A) Simon really, really wants to cheer Jace up, showing he actually cares for him and B) Jace is having NONE of it, which is just funny. I saw some people found it disappointing on how he responded towards Simon but guys, don’t forget that’s what Jace is like. Besides, he does care for Simon. He just doesn’t want to show it.

3. The debute of Sebastian Verlac: I think we’re all in big trouble. We all know Sebastian is no good, and you can definitely tell something’s up with him at the end of his and Izzy’s scene, but Will plays him so, so incredibly well that I can’t help but smile when I see him on my screen and I think at that, the producers did a damn good job casting him. For this role you would want someone that looks nice, acts very sweet and would want to be someone you can trust and lean on, while in the inside, they are planning how to take you and everyone else down. Will so far is rocking the ‘’kind’’ side of Sebastian but I can not wait how he will portray the real Sebastian. All in all, I’m hyped.

4. Azazel: I pointed out in the highlights that I only liked certain parts of Azazel. The parts I liked is more his power then anything. Also the small backstory Magnus gave us on Azazel (I’m not that far with the books yet, I know. I’m a slow reader) really intrigued me and left me anticipated for what Azazel might be up to next episode. Also why DID he swap Magnus and Valentine’s bodies? I’m really curious to that. (I also really liked the plot the writers were going with here, having Magnus and Alec arrive late at the scene where Azazel was with Izzy and have them think he has her, it all fitted really well and I thought it was brilliantly written.)

5.Malec: DO I EVEN NEED TO EXPLAIN MYSELF WHY I LIKE- MORE LOVED THESE SCENES SO MUCH!? I think to me the big deal breaker is the casual kiss and touches they shared with each other. Now they are in an established relationship, we see them getting more touchy feely with one other and that is something we clearly missed in 2A. Magnus seemed to be the person that, after his family, Alec really has grown to love and this episode shows that beautifully. From the point where he just casually kisses Magnus first, to the point where he is crying out in pain and practically begs his loved one to stop Azazel and afterwards being so worried, that he wanted to go home with Magnus. (Even if it was Valentine at this point but hey, Alec doesn’t know that.) I think they work great together as a team, even if we saw them evastigating the place around the vampire den for a short amount of time.

6. Raphael’s scenes: I am so happy with the path the writers have chosen for Raphael. I love that how, when Isabelle visits him, he owns up to his mistakes, tells her to leave for her own good and refuses every single offer she throws at him. But when she leaves he knows she’s not going home so he goes to Magnus’ to warn Alec. Also, the fact that after everything Magnus welcomes Raphael with open arms and covers up the windows with his curtains really warms my heart. to me, this episode showed a more vulnerable Raphael then it did the last two seasons. He didn’t bicker with Alec, he accepted the attitude he got from him. He knew it was his fault and he’s owning up to it, while looking out for her at the same time. I think that’s just amazing. As for the Saphael scene, I loved it. I do. Him scaring Simon is just plain funny but there was one thing that had me confused, and I’ll explain that later.

7. Clary/Jace/Valentine scene: Valenitne taunting Jace about Clary and her not having a clue and Jace punching him. Sorry just. That made my day.

8. LUKE: Can we just appreciate how fucking calm Luke stays with all this going on and tries to keep his pack under control at the same time? I have so much respect for this man and I am so, so happy all is good between Maia and Luke. These two are really going to need one other these coming episodes and I’m really looking forward to see more of their bond. For the rest, I loved how he handled the Russel situation and was not afraid to fight Russel if he really would have had to. And besides, letting Russel know he’d lose if he fought with him? Fucking genius.

9. FUCKING PARABATAI’S: AND MY FUCKING EMOTIONS. HUG. THAT HUG. THAT’S ALL. HUGGING WHILE JACE IS CRYING. OKAY BYE.

10. The summoning of Azazel: I really liked the summoning actually. I don’t know, I found it interesting to watch, maybe because you know that, of course, it will fo wrong and you’re anxious to see how they will fix it. I really loved Magnus’ facial performances during it and the way he used his magic. Harry Shum Jr owning the scenes like always.

11.The bodyswap between Magnus and Valentine: I. AM. SO. FUCKING. HYPED. FOR. THIS!!! I really think this is a good plotline, even though it’s not lasting long if you have seen the 2x12 promo. But guys, this is going to show us beautiful, earth shattering acting by both Harry and Alan! And I am so here for it! I don’t know how but in the 2x12 promo I can literally feel Valentine in Magnus and the other way around as well. The way Harry portray “Valentine’’ Magnus is just amazing and he is going to blow our minds once more. As for Valentine, we see a very vulnerable and scared one, we see a scared Magnus. And Alan nails that as well in my opinion, you can just feel them in each others bodies and I am so excited for it. 

Now moving on to the things I didn’t like:

1. Climon: This is not a ‘oh ew gross they’re kissing’ opinion. No, this is an opinion where I am hella pissed at Clary. Simon is voicing his worries about being a Daylighter and she just fucking keeps brushing him off, she keeps pushing his worries away instead of talking about them and it really, really rubs me the wrong way. If she wants to be a ‘normal couple’ then she should listen to Simon, not shut him up because ‘they’ve gone already through so much’ and she so desperately wants to smooch him...

2.Azazel: The only thing I didn’t really like was how when Sebastian and Jace tried to attack him he vaporated into what looked like a swarm of bugs and then disappeared. Again, I’m not firmiliar with his book charachter and I don’t know if he does it in the books but ... No, I didn’t really like it.

3. Ollie: Don’t like her. Don’t trust her. Keep an eye on her at all costs.

4. Izzy: It’s really difficult seeing our beloved Isabelle struggling like this. But I think the writers and Emeraude did a good job on showing what kicking off drugs looks like and can do to a person. Props to them. For the rest, Emeraude killed the episode in the best way possible.

5. The Saphael Scene: Okay, here I am getting to something I didn’t understand. Raphael seemed very calm talking to Simon, even when explaining about Daylighters. Then he got up in to his face and said in a very low voice “I hope so’’? I mean, what’s the deal with that? Is Raph jealous?

6. Downsides of the bodyswap between Magnus and Valentine: Mainly Malec. Alec is going to lovingly interact with Magnus, while not knowing it’s not HIS Magnus and Valentine (Read Magnus) is perhaps going to blow him off most of the time. ALos the scene where Alec is holding Magnus (Read Valentine) against the wall and tell him his sicks games are over after (?) Magnus tells him that if he loves him, he has got to believe him, really kills me on the inside. Magnus is desperate and has no way to actually prove that it’s him, except for his boyfriend. But if you watch very closely you see Alec falter when Magnus calls him “Alexander’’. No one calls him that, sure they know it’s his name but no one calls him that. Especially not Valentine. If that doesn’t cause any alarm bells to go off in Alec’s head, then I don’t know what will.

7. Clary’s reaction when she found out Jace is not her brother: I get why she is mad. That’s not my argument. What pisses me off is the way she said “Why would that ruin anything?’’ Like girl, don’t fool yourself and don’t fool Simon. He deserves better and so does Jace.

8. JACE FUCKING CRYING: Beautifully and heartfelt portrayed by Dom. And it broke me. Clary wanted him to feel something? Well congratulations, you made him cry. 

All in all, this episode had me on the edge of my seat most of the times and really sent the tone for 2B! I am really excited to see what happens next and I don’t think they could’ve kicked the Summer premiere in a better way.

See you next week, Angels!

#shadowhuntersseason2 #Shadowhunters 2B #Shadowhunters 2x11 #Shadowhunters Spoilers #SH spoilers #Alec Lightwood #Izzy Lightwood #Isabelle Lightwood #Jace Wayland #Simon Lewis #Maia Roberts #Luke Garroway #Magnus Bane #Raphael Santiago #Sebastian Verlac #Valentine Morgenstern #Malec #Climon #Clace

[baplynn-99]

CORY JEREMIAH BUCHANAN II

nickname junior, cj, bubba junior, cory junior, lil bubba

bday January 1st 

sexuality hetero

ethnicity mexican, cuban, european mix

face claim n. centineo

career occupation

bae Paislee 'lele' Holiday

spawn n/a

traits hardworking, respectful, unpretentious, ruthless, overprotective

FAMILY

cory (dad)

genevieve (mom)

scar (eldest sis)

rhett (eldest bro)

esme (big sis)

izzy (big sis)

baby t (baby sis)

BIOGRAPHY

when Cory Buchanan and Genevieve aka Mia Harrison finally tied the knot. Junior was the baby that was created after 4 older siblings and the only one named after their father. A praying man is a powerful man. Just like his younger sister Audrey, Junior does enjoy going to church. he is cordial and respectful. hardworking and determined.he is forgiving and just always in a zen mood. He is grateful for the life his parents gave him and shows that by the way he treats others. It is rare to get under his skin, but it can happen. And when it does, just like his siblings. The little pissed off Mia Harrison in them comes rearing its ugly head.  He is considered a teddy bear because not only is he doting but he a sweetheart to those he is fond of, he is also a touchy-feely person and prefers to use action more then words to express himself.

FACTS

Football is life to him right now. It is what got him a scholarship to university and something he sees himself doing long term career wise.

He met his girlfriend while seeing her on Instagram and just slid in her DM’S. Giving that they dont live in the same state or country, they are in a long distant relationship. maybe it's because of his high metabolism or his stamina, but it doesn't take much for him to get in the mood. something his gf lele has to deal with when shes in town

Junior likes rainy days; he enjoys the feeling of the rain touching his skin or just looking at the rain falling, but he still prefers warmer days at most. He also really likes boxing and mixed martial arts, he has been doing boxing for over 5 years and mma for about 9 years now (?) give or take a few.

He is not a picky eater and tends to reprimand people who are. Junior does not like seeing mess, he will get down and dirty with no problem but he gets mad when you make a mess and don't clean up after yourself

#c: cory junior #fc: noah centineo #male #2nd gen

[darby-drabbles]

Do you have any ocs that are not a hugger whatsoever?

Not really? I can’t really say nEVER, at least of the ocs I’ve thought about this for before. Lauren’s picky with it because she’s not huge on showing affection. But if it’s just a quick hug or she Really Cares about the person then it’s fine.

And Josie gets into bad ‘don’t touch me' moods sometimes when she’s upset and in a bad headspace. Obviously she is a very touchy-feely person, she’s probably the first oc I think of when I think cuddly!! But, that’s really just with a few people. She’s just gotta be okay with it and sometimes she’s just rly not. And even when she’s in a good mood she might not want to hug certain people regardless. Buut I mean, really she’s usually fine. [More abt Josie tho]

Chrissy’s probably the least affectionate of the band crew off the top of my head? So idk, I guess she’s not much of a hugger?

Which of them are the biggest travelers vs. biggest homebodies ?

Lauren likes to travel and she goes back to visit her family/homestate a bit. Josie got used to not staying in one place? She doesn’t really travel or even have the means to do so sometimes but she definitely gets the itch to travel pretty easily. Naomi likes stayin home, and Joan does travel a bit but she misses being in her own place VEry easily.

None of the band strike me as particularly travely/homebody. Just kinda average on that subject. Like Nate likes being out but he doesn’t necessarily Go anywhere, and Izzy gets a bit anxious to leave her house sometimes but that’s about it. There was one thing I wrote where Nate and Izzy went on a road trip together? But they don’t really travel Often or just love it more than average. It’s fun at the time but it’s also nice to come home!

Andre isn’t necessarily a homebody, but he sometimes gets into Moods™ and won’t leave his room for a couple days if he’s doin bad. More of a younger Andre problem than a current story Andre problem, though. I think Nicki wants to travel and see a lot of the world! It’ll happen eventually. :,) Evelyn and Nicki are kinda loosely supposed to be opposites attracts, but I think Ev would agree on traveling, too.

@dystant37​ Thanks for asking!

#multi story facts #original characters #oc facts #oc headcanons