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thee-morrigan · 2 years

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too far to go back now

fhr // Julia Ortega/Wren Adler (f!sidestep) // rating: M (18+) // wc: 1.9k

[read on AO3]

It’s not the first time, but it is: with everything that no longer crowded the space between them (and everything that is ), each touch (of hands, of mouths) felt new. Despite the lowlight — one lamp, she’d said, one, and had gestured to a squat table lamp across the room, the frosted glass enclosing it making the light more of a diffuse glow than anything by which to see — she’d never felt so visible. So seen.

Ortega’s eyes dragged along her body in a lazy caress, more tactile than anything she’d ever done with her hands, her gaze a brand far more permanent than the tattoos that snaked along too much of Wren’s own body, their orange coloring gone fire-gold in the dim wash of the lamp light. The gravity with which Julia looked at her, dark brown eyes growing darker still with desire and with an uncharacteristically solemn tenderness, felt new too, shooting straight to the core of her each time those eyes found hers. Asking, sometimes silently and sometimes not, if this was okay. If she was still okay.

She was grateful that it was mostly a silent question, and that it was enough to respond with more gestures than words. If she’d had words, she might have teased her for looking so serious, make it a joke: the latest HR seminar on active consent-seeking was super impactful, huh? Made her laugh, throaty and rich against her lips, as much feeling as sound.

Even if she would have called her an ass in the same breath of amusement, emphasizing by way of a warm hand thereupon, a gentle and proprietary squeeze.

Even if she’d had more words — beyond the “yes” mumbled into Julia’s skin, beyond the seeking, needy hands — she was pretty sure okay wasn’t the word for how she was. Honestly, she was pretty sure there was not actually a word for the writhing tangle of emotions that seemed intent on lacing her ribcage together.

“Wait.”

As Wren’s words ghosted over her skin, Julia froze. Her hands on Wren’s shoulders loosened, though she didn’t let go completely as she pulled back to meet the other woman’s eyes. “Sure, of course. Is this too much? We can stop.”

She froze again when Wren’s hands slid to her wrists, holding them in place where Julia had gone to pull back further, to release her, brown eyes meeting green in wordless question.

“I don’t want to stop,” Wren began. “But…”

“We can, though. You don’t have to explain if you—” Julia’s flow of words was cut off by Wren’s lips on hers. In contrast to how abruptly it began, the kiss was gentle, a lingering caress slow and sweet as honey.

Wren kissed Julia until she softened again, the tension knotting her muscles thawing, then pulled back just enough to breathe, smiling against her mouth as she murmured, “Will you please shut up for a minute and let me talk?”

She felt Julia’s mouth stretch into a grin as well and tasted the accompanying laugh as much as she heard it.

“I didn’t know you even knew the word please,” Julia teased, leaning in to kiss her again and then jerking back in surprise (though not without another laugh) as Wren retaliated by nipping at her bottom lip.

Julia arched one dark brow as if to say, Well, start talking then, and Wren’s grin, wicked and teasing when she’d bitten Julia’s lip, softened into something nervous.

“I was thinking…”

Wren swallowed against the rasp in her voice, and the flesh of her throat felt thick and gummy with drought, her tongue sticking to the roof of her parched mouth. Perhaps the smoldering embers in her belly — the swelling thrill of heat between her thighs — had sucked all the moisture out of her throat, just as Ortega seemed to always suck all the oxygen out of the room anytime they were alone together.

Wren opened her mouth to start again, tongue running instinctively along her too-dry lips as she did, and those embers sparked from a gentle glow to the full lick of flames as she noticed Julia’s eyes catch the movement and grow, impossibly, darker. A flicker of a smirk tugged at her own mouth, just for a moment, as if she knew exactly the effect her gaze had.

Oh, she already looked entirely too pleased with herself. That flash of patented smugness was enough to bolster Wren’s confidence — or at least to spur her need to retort.

“I was thinking ,” she began again, mouth still dry, dry, dry. At least her voice was steady. “That maybe…I could return the favor? From last time, I mean? That maybe, this time, you could watch.”

All traces of teasing were smoothed away from Julia’s face as she regarded Wren, dark eyes soft and serious as she said, “Only if you want to. You don’t ever owe me anything you don’t want to give.”

“I know,” Wren said, meeting her gaze head-on for once instead of deflecting. “I want to, though.” She did: it was strange and a little uncomfortable in its unfamiliarity, to want her eyes on her, on the flesh she has loathed and kept hidden so fiercely all these years. Wren was glad Julia didn’t ask because she wasn’t sure she could explain why if pressed. Maybe it was because part of her knew that — even if she thought she finally, finally, knew all Wren’s secrets now — the window of time where she would see her, see all of her, and still look at her like this, with this gentle reverence, was so terribly small.

That it couldn’t last.

That, eventually, she really would learn the last of the secrets Wren harbored, and the last one would ruin anything she might think they could have together.

The last one would break her heart. It might ruin more than just the hope of them that Julia still clearly held onto with both hands. It might ruin her.

Wren wasn’t sure she herself had a heart left to break; it didn’t matter, anyway. She knew she had been ruined long ago if, indeed, an abomination could be. She still didn’t know whether, in the darkest, truest parts of herself, she would feel anguish or triumph at the ruin of her erstwhile partner.

Her best and only friend.

Her nemesis.

The love of her manufactured life.

But Julia didn’t ask her to explain. She only gave her a soft, slow smile, so tender and gentle that Wren felt the flames snaking along her abdomen reach her husk of a heart and reduce it to ash in her chest.

She felt that wildfire burn all through her veins, too, as she stepped back and out of Julia’s arms, her own hands drifting down to the hem of her shirt. She was glad that she’d already let Ortega remove a couple of the many layers she always wore, if only because it would keep this from feeling any more prolonged and ridiculous than it already did. At least now she only had two layers to discard. Three, if you counted her bra.

She gave thanks to a god she’d never believed in that her hands didn’t shake as she peeled off the thin, long-sleeved t-shirt. As she let it drop to the floor behind her, she fought the rising fog of deja vu at the odd, mirror-memory of the last time she’d stripped down to her bra and tank top in front of Ortega, though she’d been nauseated with fear and anxiety that time. That time, she’d been revealing what she knew Julia believed was her deepest secret: that she was a ReGene, once again escaped and in hiding.

This time, at least, the anxiety felt less likely to consume her.

She made herself keep her eyes on Julia’s as she kept going, though she couldn’t have said whether it was a means of fortifying herself or just another memory she could use to hurt herself later on. Made herself focus on small sensations, each one another little step onward. She marveled a little at the absence of self-loathing in the touch of her hand to her body as she thumbed open the button of her jeans. In the quiet of Ortega’s apartment (the quiet of her bedroom), Wren found the sound of her zipper easing down positively deafening.

Her gaze still fixed on Julia’s face, she couldn’t help but notice the way her lips parted slightly as she shrugged her jeans down her hips, letting them crumple at her feet as she stepped out of them. Couldn’t miss the little intake of breath as she watched Ortega watch her undress. Couldn’t miss the way her eyes followed every movement of Wren’s hands as she curled her fingers around the hem of her tank top, the last remotely substantial swath of fabric left on her body, and tugged it up and over her head before letting it fall with the rest of her discarded clothes to the floor.

And then she was just her, standing there in her underwear and trying very hard to pretend she wasn’t. She had the fleeting thought to attempt to channel some of Julia’s swagger, to mimic the way she’d seemed to revel in Wren’s eyes on her body when their roles had been reversed, but decided to spare whatever remained of her dignity and went for blasé instead.

“Might not be quite the show you put on, but…” Wren shrugged, a corner of her mouth curling upward in what she hoped was a convincingly disaffected smirk. “We don’t all have as much worth looking at.”

She kept talking as she unhooked her bra, a distraction from thinking about what she was doing, from thinking about her body, small and bare and scarred, the years of haphazardly stitched wounds carving as much of a roadmap across her hated flesh as the thick lines of orange crisscrossing them. And a distraction from thinking about the effect Julia’s gaze was currently having on her body, her expression as palpable as a caress as it roamed across her chest. Wren tried not to think about the way her nipples pebbled under that gaze as her bra hit the floor, fought the urge to cross her arms across her small breasts. “And not everyone is as shameless as you are, of course.”

Julia laughed then and stepped into the small gap separating them, dark eyes warm and bright as she leaned down to kiss the smirk off Wren’s mouth, her hands covering Wren’s fingers, still hooked in the waistband of her panties, the last piece of clothing she’d been about to remove. “First of all,” she said into Wren’s mouth, pulling her hips forward and their bodies flush. “You’re not in any position to be calling me shameless, you ass.”

“And second,” her lips roamed along Wren’s jaw, and she nipped at her earlobe before pressing open-mouthed kisses on the side of her neck and the sensitive little hollow behind her ear. “There is nothing I would rather look at than you. You’re beautiful, Wren.”

Wren made a noise of protest that turned into a shivering sigh as Julia traced the tip of her tongue along the shell of her ear. She felt the reverberating purr of laughter in her bones at the reaction.

“Beautiful,” she repeated, stepping backwards, towards the bed, and pulling Wren with her. “But if you don’t believe me, I would be very happy to show you how worth loving your body is.”

And if Wren continued her intended string of protests, she certainly wouldn’t admit whether it was in an attempt to make Ortega that much more determined to prove her point.

#i am once again thinking about Them #and the special kind of pain that comes with a rival Step who is also in love with Ortega #fhr #chargestep #julia ortega #oc: wren adler #ship: you were my town #katie writes things #nsft #(ish?)

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cosettepontmercys · 4 months

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books read in 2024!

books read so far: 58/100

— book blog: http://teatimelit.com — bookstagram: @cossettereads — gr: http://goodreads.com/cossettereads — sg: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/cossettereads

as always, askbox + dms are open if have any questions or would like to chat about books! 🤍

⊹ indicates any (new) favorites of the month! previous months are under the cut!

april ⋆ ˚｡⋆౨ৎ˚

1) the goodbye cat by hiro arikawa (reread) 2) the traveling cat chronicles by hiro arikawa (reread) 3) this is me trying by racquel marie (arc) 4) kill her twice by stacey lee (arc) 5) the pairing by casey mcquiston (arc) 6) swiped by l.m. chilton (arc) 7) lies and weddings by kevin kwan (arc) 8) the odyssey by homer (audiobook)

january ⋆ ˚｡⋆౨ৎ˚

1) beach read by emily henry (reread) 2) on palestine by noam chomsky & ilan pappé 3) valley verified by kyla zhao (gifted) 4) the wind at my back: resilience, grace, and other gifts from my mentor, raven wilkinson by misty copeland & susan fales-hill (gifted) 5) check please: year one by ngozi ukazu (reread) 6) check please: year two by ngozi ukazu (reread) 7) check please: year three by ngozi ukazu (reread) 8) check please: year four by ngozi ukazu (reread) 9) raiders of the lost heart by jo segura (gifted) 10) the frame-up by gwenda bond (arc) 11) everything i never told you by celeste ng ⊹ 12) forgive me not by jennifer baker (gifted) 13) ever after always by chloe liese (gifted) 14) the summer of bitter and sweet by jen ferguson (gifted) 15) the lily of ludgate hill by mimi matthews (gifted) 16) last call at the local by sarah grunder ruiz (gifted) ⊹ 17) the sun and the void by gabriela romero-lacruz (gifted) 18) a line in the dark by malinda lo (gifted) 19) biting the hand: growing up asian in black and white america by julia lee (gifted) 20) play it as it lays by joan didion → january wrap up

february ⋆ ˚｡⋆౨ৎ˚

1) mister hockey by lia riley * 2) collide by bal khabra (arc) * 3) a curious beginning by deanna raybourn (gifted) 4) breaking the ice by k.r. collins * 5) if only you by chloe liese (gifted) * 6) anxious people by frederik backman ⊹ 7) the catch by amy lea (gifted) 8) weekends with you by alexandra paige (arc) 9) happily never after by lynn painter (arc) 10) klara and the sun by kazuo ishiguro 11) good material by dolly alderton 12) in the event this doesn't fall apart by shannon lee barry 13) the night ends with fire (arc) by k.x. song 14) the good, the bad, and the aunties (arc) by jesse q. sutanto 15) where sleeping girls lie (arc) by faridah àbíké-íyímídé 16) sophomore surge by k.r. collins * 17) lighting the lamp by k.r. collins * 18) glove save and a beauty by k.r. collins * 19) home ice advantage by k.r. collins * 20) power play by k.r. collins * 21) grounded by k.r. collins * 22) line chemistry by k.r. collins * → february wrap up

march ⋆ ˚｡⋆౨ৎ˚

1) happy medium by sarah adler (arc) 2) a darker shade of magic by v.e. schwab (audiobook) 3) expiration dates by rebecca serle (arc) 4) divine rivals by rebecca ross (book club) 5) the siren by katherine st. john (gifted) 6) light in gaza edited by jehad abusalim 7) how to end a love story by yulin kuang (arc) // reviewed here 8) rising from the deep: the seattle kraken, a tenacious push for expansion, and the emerald city's sports revival by geoff baker 9) les misérables by victor hugo (reread) → march wrap up

#post: 2024 reading thread #i love starting the year out with a reread of a favorite! takes the pressure off <3 #and since allison started reading beach read last night i decided to join her!!!

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canonmisogynyvictimstournament · 8 months

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TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANTS

Greetings, everyone, our contestants have been finalized, and I want to provide a certain opportunity before the preliminaries begin. Namely, to provide additional propaganda for competitors in need of it. So, I have created a form to collect this new propaganda, and a list of both preliminary and non-preliminary participants under the cut. An asterisk next to a name indicates they have fewer than three pieces of propaganda, which is the amount that will be included in each poll. This form will be open for the duration of the tournament. You can make as many submissions you want for any character.

NOTE: The order of participants does not reflect the bracket matchups. Preliminary matchups will be announced next week, and the complete bracket will be announced after the preliminary round is finished.

UPDATE: Additional characters have been added in bold because I failed to fill out the bracket by counting incorrectly. One has been added to the preliminary round, and the others are regular competitors.

PRELIMINARY PARTICIPANTS

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER/ANGEL

Cordelia Chase

Illyria*

Kendra Young*

Winifred "Fred" Burkle

DC COMICS

Alex DeWitt - AUTOMATIC ENTRY

Barbara Gordon

Cassandra Cain

Katma Tui*

Koriand’r aka Starfire*

Pantha*

Stephanie Brown

Talia al Ghul

Tara Markov*

JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE

Dragona Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The JOJOLands)*

Holy Kujo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders)*

Lisa Lisa (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency )

Lucy Steel (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run)

KAMEN RIDER

Is (Kamen Rider 01)*

Kanon Fukami (Kamen Rider Ghost)*

Poppy Pipopapo (Kamen Rider Ex-Aid)*

Saki Momose (Kamen Rider Ex-Aid)*

MARVEL COMICS

Elektra Natchios (Marvel Comics)*

Elektra Natchios (NMCU)*

MY HERO ACADEMIA

Ochako Uraraka - AUTOMATIC ENTRY

Magne (My Hero Academia)*

Momo Yaoyorozu

Nemuri Kayama*

Toru Hagakure*

STAR TREK

Deanna Troi (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

Jadzia Dax (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)*

Kes (Star Trek: Voyager)*

Seven of Nine (Star Trek: Voyager)

Tasha Yar (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

T'Pol (Star Trek: Enterprise)*

SUPERNATURAL

Bela Talbot

Charlie Bradbury

Eileen Leahy*

Mary Winchester*

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA

Tetra (The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker)*

Zelda (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom)*

WARRIOR CATS

Bumble*

Leafpool

Spottedleaf

Squirrelflight

YU-GI-OH!

Aki Izayoi/Akiza Izinski (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's)*

Aoi Zaizen/Skye Zaizen (Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS)*

Kotori Mizuki (Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL)*

Mai Valentine (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

NON-PRELIMINARY PARTICIPANTS

Abbie Mills (Sleepy Hollow)*

Ada Vessalius (Pandora Hearts)*

Agent Texas (Red vs Blue)*

Alex DeWitt (DC Comics)

Allura (Voltron: Legendary Defender)

Alys Brangwin (Phantasy Star IV)*

Amber Volakis (House MD)*

Amy Amanda Allen (The A-Team (TV))*

Amy Pond (Doctor Who)*

Amy Rose (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Ann Takamaki (Persona 5)

April O'Neil (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012))

Arcee (Transformers)

Asuna (Sword Art Online)*

Athena Cykes (Ace Attorney)

Azula (Avatar the Last Airbender)

Britta Perry (Community)*

Brunhilda aka Mym (Dragalia Lost)*

Carmelita Montoya Fox (Sly Cooper )*

Casca (Berserk)

Celica (Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia)

Chi-Chi (Dragon Ball)*

Chloe Bourgeois (Miraculous Ladybug)

Chloe von Einzbern (Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA)*

Clarke Griffin (The 100)*

Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones)*

Dahlia Hawthorne (Ace Attorney)

Elya Musayeva (Топи/The Swamps (2021))*

Eve (Paradise Lost)*

Flora Reinhold (Professor Layton)

Gamora (Marvel Cinematic Universe)*

Grelle Sutcliff (Black Butler)*

Gwen (BBC Merlin)*

Gwen Stacy (Marvel Comics)*

Hélène Kuragina (War and Peace)

Hinata Hyuuga (Naruto)*

Irene Adler (BBC Sherlock)*

Iris Sagan (AI: the Somnium Files)*

Jade (Dragon Quest 11)*

Jade Harley (Homestuck)

Jane Crocker (Homestuck)

Jennifer Lopez (John Dies At The End)*

Jiang Yanli (Mo Dao Zu Shi)

Julia (Hellraiser)*

Julia Wicker (The Magicians)*

Juvia Lockser (Fairy Tail)*

Kaede Akamatsu (Danganronpa V3)

Kairi (Kingdom Hearts)

Kallen Kouzuki (Code Geass)

Kamala Khan (Marvel Comics)*

Katara (Avatar the Last Airbender)

Katherina Minola (The Taming of the Shrew)*

Katherine Pierce (The Vampire Diaires)*

Konan (Naruto)*

Laurel Lance (Arrow (CW)*

Leia Organa (Star Wars)*

Lisa Cuddy (House MD)

Lucy Heartfilia (Fairy Tail)

Madison Paige (Heavy Rain)*

Malty S Melromarc (Rising of the Shield Hero)*

Margaret Houlihan (MASH (Movie 1970) )*

Marinette Dupain-Cheng (Miraculous Ladybug)

Marwa (What We Do In The Shadows (TV series))*

Megaera (Hades)*

Mikaela Banes (Transformers)*

Mikan Tsumiki (Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair)

Mikoko Sakazaki (Kaiji)*

Mikuru Asahina (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)*

Mildred "Millie" Knolastname (Helluva Boss)

Milla Maxwell (Tales of Xillia)*

Misa Amane (Death Note)

Misaki Unasaka (Buddy Daddies)*

Nami (One Piece)*

Naomi Misora (Death Note)

Natasha Romanoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Natasha Rostova (War and Peace)

Nemu Kurotsuchi (Bleach)*

Nezuko Kamado (Demon Slayer)*

Nya Smith (Lego Ninjago)

Ochette (Octopath Traveler 2)*

Ophelia (Hamlet)*

Ophiuchus Shaina (Saint Seiya)*

Orihime Inoue (Bleach)

Padmé Amidala (Star Wars)

Pussy Galore (Goldeneye)*

Pyrrha Nikos (RWBY)

Quiet (Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain)*

Ran Mouri (Detective Conan)*

Rey (Star Wars)

River Tam (Firefly)*

Sakura Haruno (Naruto)

Sansa Stark (Game of Thrones)*

Skye (Lost in Blue)*

Sonia Hedgehog (Sonic Underground)*

South Dakota (Red vs Blue)*

Stephanie “Steph” Nocanonlastname (EverymanHYBRID)

Susan Pevensie (Chronicles of Narnia)*

Sweet-P (The Caligula Effect)*

Sylvanas Windrunner (Warcraft)*

Sylvia (Two Gentlemen of Verona)*

Teresa (Maze Runner series)*

Throné Anguis (Octopath Traveler 2)*

Yan Hui (Back From the Brink)*

#not polls #announcements #participants

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girlbosstourney · 11 months

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PRESENTING: THE GREAT TUMBLR GIRLBOSS TOURNEY!!!!!!

We have 128 phenomenal contestants, and several shitty ones that were abandoned on the spreadsheet. Some were rejected for good reasons: Freddie Mercury isn’t a girl, Princess Di died too recently, and Trish is from one lady’s single Tiktok. Some were rejected for petty and foolish reasons, such as “I don’t like Hetalia” and “I don’t like early 2000s movies.”

Under the cut is all the match-ups in plain text for those of you who with to ctrl+F for their girlboss. If your own girlboss didn’t make it in, feel free to send in asks about how I’m a fool for running this poll without including your rejected babygirl.

Additionally, feel free to peruse the original spreadsheet to see everyone who didn’t make it in. It is organized in no way shape or form besides the occasional collating of characters who had multiple submissions (notably, Vriska).

If there’s anything I should know about any of the accepted girlbosses (”The person who played this girlboss is currently being prosecuted for murder in North Carolina” or other similar aspects of despicability that should get them disqualified) please inform me off-anon, with evidence. While some of these girlbosses are literal murderers, those who have shed human blood are either fictional or have been dead for over a century, but I don’t want any current murderers around. I want everyone on tumblr to be able to enjoy this tournament if possible.

Polls should begin some time this weekend, assuming no problems arise.

Vriska Serket vs. Azula

Makima vs. Lady Macbeth

Wu Zhao vs. Asahina Tomiko

Edelgard von Hresvelg vs. Allison (Kill Six Billion Demons)

Turanga Leela vs. Emily Prentiss

Lady Dimitrescu vs. Riliane Lucifen d'Autriche

Franziska von Karma vs. Gerri Kellman

Romana vs. Missy

Hatsune Miku vs. Lord Dominator

Kim Wexler vs. Dahlia Hawthorne

Maria Calavera vs. Maria (Silent Hill 2)

Lup Taaco vs. Fig Faeth

Banica Conchita vs. Queen Maud/Empress Matilda

Lady Jessica vs. Jadwiga

Stepmother (Dimension 20) vs. Fine (Symphogear)

Princess Caroline vs. Queen (Deltarune)

Amanda Young vs. Erica Slaughter

Charlie vs. Victim

Charlotte Hale vs. Bryce Tankthrust

Edalyn Clawthorne vs. Amaya

Fujiko Mine vs. Mitsuru Kirijo

Arashi Narukami vs. Mizuki Akiyama

Bela Talbot vs. Hamyuts Meseta

Michael Burnham vs. Eva Popoff

Anna Kyoyama vs. Ava Maddox

Giulia Tofana vs. Eleanor Guthrie

Renee Minkowski vs. Katherine Pulitzer

Ozaki Kouyou vs. Ayt Madashi

Romina vs. Clytemnestra

Pioneer 10 vs. Prospera Mercury

Kafka vs. Jinx

Chrisjen Avasarala vs. Dana Scully

Grell Sutcliffe vs. Misa Amane

T'Pring vs. Della Duck

Madalena (Galavant) vs. Cersei Lannister

Baru Cormorant vs. Riza Hawkeye

Cleopatra vs. Morton Salt Girl

Susie (Deltarune) vs. Emma (The Promised Neverland)

Pearl Forrester vs. GlaDOS

Mapleshade vs. Midna

Amanda Waller vs. Victoria Hand

Chevalier d'Eon vs. Samus

The Golden Witch Beatrice vs. Morgana

Amy Dunne vs. Irene Adler

Junko Enoshima vs. Usagi Tsukino

Sharpay Evans vs. Heather Chandler

Moira O'Deorain vs. Tsunade

Welegato/Cairngorm vs. Garnet (Steven Universe)

Ada Wong vs. Medea

Shego vs. Loba

Maddie Fenton vs. Pearl Houzuki

Cala Maria vs. Morathi

Akane Kurashiki vs. Evolved One

Boudica vs. Tlacey

Larxene vs. The Administrator

Jane Johnston Schoolcraft vs. Joan d'Arc

Koyanskaya vs. Mitzi May

Eowyn vs. Chacha

Alexis Rose vs. Julia Cotton

Shenzi vs. Tak

Grandmother Raven vs. Roxanne Wolf

Toph Beifong vs. Sasha Waybright

April O'Neil vs. Misty Quigley

Rose Lalonde vs. Mia Fey

#tournament #my method for any fandoms with multiple girlboss submissions was 'everyone gets firsts before anyone gets seconds'#except for ace attorney. which had the greatest number of distinct girlbosses in submissions.

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polsterreich · 4 months

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An illustration for the last (non chronologically) scene that I wrote for Act 1. The introduction of the Order of Othala to the universe was a recent change that shook up the entire plot, the final part missing from the story for all these years.

Thank you so much for 550 followers!

#webcomic #historical fantasy #black and white art #knightcore #medieval aesthetic #medieval fantasy #polsterreich #lore #julia adler #ernst schmidt

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ennysimmer · 1 year

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Far east of the Sim City shores, there is an Island called Neptune. Eight sims have been sent there to build a community, which is hoped to one day grow into a new town.

This is the Neptune Project.

Let me introduce you to the eight founders (from left to right): Ocean Green, Elena Remington, Jack Hart, Jolene Nilsson, Emma Norbert, Alexander Nelson, Julia Adler, and Jesper Adler.

Open below to read each sim's introduction.

Ocean Green, the mayor of Neptune. 23 y/o. Knowledge sim.

Ocean is the definition of a city girl. Everyone she knows was shocked by her decision to move to this remote place, and without any of her friends joining her at that.

But there is a lot more to her than the partying city girl everyone knew. Ocean's very ambitious, and she was well aware that her career in politics wasn’t getting anywhere in Sim City. The opportunity to become the mayor of a new town that she would help develop was exactly the challenge she needed in her life.

Elena Remington. 23 y/o. Fortune sim.

Elena Remington is the youngest child of the famous businessman Roland Remington. Most sims from Sim City know of the Remington family. They’re one of the richest families in the world, only beaten by the Landgraabs and the Goths (who are royalty in this universe btw. We’ll probably meet them eventually).

Elena grew up having everything she ever wanted, but the older she got the more she realized she was stuck. She had no say in her own life. Every decision was made by her parents. Her career, her future house, and even her future husband were picked for her, and she wouldn't have it anymore.

When she heard about the Neptune project, she realized that it was a way out for her. She knew she would never see the fortune she was supposed to inherit, but at least she would be free to live her life the way she wanted in Neptune.

Jolene Nilsson. 23 y/o. Family sim.

Jolene has had a pretty rough year. First, she was dumped by her long-term girlfriend, and then she found out that she didn't get accepted into her dream college. When her best friend Emma suggested they'd join the Neptune Project instead, she didn't even hesitate for a second. There was nothing for her in Sim City anyway.

There was only one problem... Emma's love interest Alexander was joining them too.

Emma Norbert. 23 y/o. Popularity sim.

Emma didn't get accepted into college either but wasn't as upset about it as her best friend was. Most things she did in life were on a whim, so she could more easily shrug things off when they didn't go as planned. This move to Neptune was probably yet another whim of hers...

But there were three things in life she was more serious about. Her love for Alexander, her best friend Jolene, and collecting insects.

Alexander Nelson. 23 y/o. Romance sim.

Alexander and Emma had been hanging out for a few months now, and he knew he'd eventually get bored of her. Like he'd with all the other girls before her. She was important to him though, which surprised him. The question was how important.

Well, at least important enough to follow her and her friend to this remote island of Neptune.

Julia Adler. 26 y/o. Family sim.

Julia is the oldest of the Adler siblings. When she was only 19 years old their parents passed away in a tragic car accident, leaving her to take care of her younger brother by herself. It has always been a dream of hers to move to a rural place and live off the land, and maybe start her own business selling the produce.

The Neptune Project was the perfect opportunity for her to do just that.

Jesper Adler. 23 y/o. Pleasure sim.

Jesper was only 16 when his parents died and he has stayed with his sister ever since. When she started talking about the Neptune Project he wasn't sure that it was what he wanted in life, but he wasn't ready to be separated from his sister yet.

He didn't really have a plan for life anyway, he might as well help her realize her dream.

Jack Hart. 23 y/o. Family sim.

Jack has always felt out of place in the big city. He's longed for a quieter life somewhere else, where he could focus on his woodworking and start a small business selling his crafts.

That’s why he’s here in Neptune.

#the sims 2 #ts2 #sims 2 stories #sims 2 bacc #introduction #Ocean Green #Elena Remington #Jolene Nilsson #Emma Norbert #Alexander Nelson #Julia Adler #Jesper Adler #Jack Hart #sims 2 bacc: the neptune project

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Always seen you.

Pairing: Eddie x Insecure!Fem plus size reader

If you want to read my other work you can find it HERE

A/N: Ok my dears, this is part 7 to my full blown series. This turned out to be a lot more than I intended. But, I’m happy how it’s going. Just a few warnings before the actual warnings. I did use the scene in the woods with Eddie and Chrissy. With obvious changes to fit my story line. This gets sad. So I hope you enjoy. Thanks for reading. As always feedback is greatly appreciated. Kay love you bye.

Warnings: 18+ language, body insecurities, secret pining, angst, slow burn, misunderstanding, abuse, eventually smut in later parts. Not proof read and no word count.

Summary: The boy of your dreams is always just out of reach. If only you could get over yourself to see that he sees you too.

Part 7

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Well the weekend wasn't how you expected it to go. But other than being sick, it was the best weekend of your existence. Eddie stayed the whole time. He only left to take a shower and say hi to his uncle. Just to let him know where he was.

It was Wednesday morning and you were feeling tons better. All you needed was a big dose of Eddie Munson and you were good as new.

Though there was a lot to deal with involving your feelings for Eddie. You were honestly happy that you had him as a friend. He was a really good one at that. You never thought he would even want to be near you. But here he was proving all your insecurities wrong.

You were in theater class talking with Eddie when Mrs Adler came to talk to you guys.

" Okay you two. I have copies of the scripts for you. I would actually like both of you to practice the parts together. I want everyone of the main characters to learn each other's parts. So that everyone can get a chance to act each one. So y/n you will learn Julia and Sylvia's parts and Mr. Munson you will be learning Valentine and Proteus's part."

You and Eddie looked at each other. You guys would get to kiss after all.

Mrs Adler smiled handing you two the scripts.

You looked down at them. " When will the play happen?"

" Two months."

You nodded.

" I have the auditorium booked for next week. I expect you guys to at least have most of it memorized by then. Well your original part."

" Yeah we can do that." Eddie said

" Good. Mr Munson. You probably might want to find Miss Cunningham and figure out what time works best for you two."

Eddie nodded.

" Same goes for you." Mrs Adler looked at you.

You nodded.

When she left you couldn't possibly have a bigger smile. It was gonna happen. You were gonna finally get that kiss. But then the thought of Eddie kissing Chrissy first came. You didn't want his lips touching anyone else.

Stop it! You told yourself

" Hey sweetheart?"

You looked at Eddie and gave him a half smile.

"Think you feel good enough for a movie later?"

" Sure."

" Cool."

When the class was over Mrs Adler stopped Eddie. You said your goodbyes and Eddie watched you leave. With a smirk on his lips. He was finally gonna kiss you.

" Mr. Munson, I just want to let you know that I and a few students will be in the drama room after school making props."

" Oh. Umm okay."

" so you probably are gonna have to take date night somewhere else." She smiled

Eddie felt the blush creep up his neck. Was that what all the movie nights were? Were you guys dating?

He didn't correct her. He just nodded and left.

Eddie went to his next class not paying attention to God damn thing.

You guys couldn't watch the movie in the drama room and you guys couldn't do it at your place when your parents were home. So the only option was his place.

Eddie had never really been embarrassed about his place before. But now he was. He was freaking out so bad about it that after school he went to the woods to smoke. He should have got the movie before he was high. But his anxiety was through the roof.

" Eddie?"

He jumped. When he turned around he was met with scared eyes.

" Uhh Chrissy?"

" Hi. Umm sorry. I uhh was told I could find you out here."

" You were looking for me?"

" Yeah. Mrs Adler said we should talk."

" Oh...yeah" Eddie was nervous. He had never talked to Chrissy before.

He watched her walk towards the table and sit down.

"So uhh I was wondering when you would like to read the script together?" She said in a soft voice.

Eddie could sense that she seemed terrified. Was she really scared of him?

" Uhh whenever you're free I guess." He said slowly approaching the table. Putting out his joint in the process.

" umm."

She stood quiet for a minute.

" Are you okay Chrissy?" He said finally sitting down across from her.

" Umm sorry. It's just...Do you ever feel like you're losing your mind?" She asked, fidgeting with her fingers.

Eddie looked at her slightly suspicious. But she seemed nice so he thought he would try to get her to relax.

" Um, you know, just... on a daily basis. I feel like I'm losing my mind right now. I'm talking to Chrissy Cunningham, the queen of Hawkins High" he saw her shoulders relax. "You know, this isn't the first time that we've, um... Hung out."

"No?" She said finally looking at him.

"You don't remember? "

"I'm sorry. I..."

"That's okay." Eddie paused for a split second. He then grabbed his heart and fell backwards.

Chrissy gasped.

"I wouldn't remember me either, Chrissy."

Eddie got up and started brushing the leaves out of his hair. "Honestly, do I have stuff in my hair?"

Chrissy laughed. That made him feel better. She was getting comfortable being around him. So he decided to keep it up.

"You don't remember me?" He asked crossing his arms and smiled.

" I'm sorry." She smiled

"Middle school, talent show. You were doing this cheer thing. You know, the... the thing you do. It was pretty cool, actually. And I... I was with my band."

Chrissy's eyes widened and she smiled. "Corroded Coffin.

"Corro..." Eddie smiled clapping his hands and pointed at her. " You do remember."

" Oh my God! Yes, of course. With a name like that, how could I forget!?"

I dunno. You're a freak."

"No, you just... You looked so..."

"Different? Yeah. Well, uh, my hair was buzzed, and I didn't have these sweet old tatties yet." He said showing off his chest tattoo.

"You played guitar, right?"

" Uh-huh. Still do... Still do. You should come see us. Uh, we play at The Hideout on Tuesdays. It's pretty cool. We... We actually get a crowd of about five... drunks."

Chrissy giggled.

" It's not exactly the Garden, but you gotta start somewhere, right? So... "

"You know, you're not what I thought you'd be like."

Eddie put some hair in front of his face." Mean and scary?"

"Yeah."

" Yeah, well, I actually kinda thought you'd be kinda mean and scary too."

" Me?" She gave him a big toothy smile.

Eddie grinned and sat back down." Terrifying. Uh, so, in other good news, flattery works with me, so..."

Chrissy laughed again. " Well I umm look forward to working with you on this."

" Yeah?"

" Yeah. You just seem really fun."

Eddie chuckled. " Well I tried to be."

They sat there for a minute.

Eddie noticed that Chrissy's smile was fading.

" Umm Eddie?"

" Yeah sweetheart?"

Chrissy looked at the script and turned to the page where they were supposed to kiss.

Eddie watched her for a few seconds.

" Sweetheart?"

" Do you..Do you think it would be okay if we don't kiss. I...I don't want Jason to be upset."

' Uhh actually I was thinking about that too. I ummm don't get me wrong. Your pretty and I had a crush on you for the longest time."

" You did?"

" Y-yeah...But see ummm...there's this girl."

Chrissy smiled again. " yeah?"

" yup. She uhh she's actually playing Julia."

" Oh! You mean y/n. Yeah I know her. She is so nice. One time when I just got on the cheer team she helped me. I was having trouble memorizing all the chants and she found me crying in the bathroom. I told her why I was so upset and she went out of her way to make me flash cards of all the cheers we did. She spent hours helping me. Shes really a great person."

Eddie smiled thinking about you. You were such a good person. Even when you didn't have to be.

" Yeah. She's umm.. she's kinda...I don't know exactly what we are right now. But umm I kinda just want to kiss her you know."

Chrissy nodded. " Well you'll get your chance. But can I tell you something?"

" Shoot."

" If I was y/n. I wouldn't want my first kiss with you to be in front of the whole school."

Eddie rubbed the back of his neck. " I didn't think about that."

Chrissy gave him a thin lip smile.

" Can I ask you something?"

" Sure?"

Eddie started picking at his nails. " You know where I live right?"

" Umm no?"

" Oh uh Forest Hills trailer park."

" Oh yeah. I know where that is."

" Y-yeah...do you think that she would mind where I live?"

" You guys are friends right?"

" Yeah."

" Then I don't think she would mind it at all. From what I know about her. She doesn't judge people on that kind of stuff."

Eddie smiled again. Chrissy was right. You wouldn't be put off by him or his home.

" So uhh do you want to go over lines right now?" Chrissy asked.

" uhh I would but umm I kinda have a date."

Chrissy grinned. " With y/n I hope."

Eddie chuckled. " Yeah."

...

After school you walked towards the math club when you saw a note on the door. Jeff came and stood right next to you.

" Cancelled huh?"

" Yeah. Seems like it." You said kinda happy about it.

This meant you could spend a little more time with Eddie.

" So uhh what are you gonna do right now?"

You looked at Jeff. "Umm well I was going to find Eddie. But now that I think about it. Did Mrs Adler give you your scripts yet?"

" Uh yeah. Do you want to run lies with me?"

" Yeah we probably should. But I kind of have something to do today."

" Oh is it date night?"

Your eyebrows pinched together. "Umm what?"

" Yeah. You know. Movie night with Eddie? You guys are dating right?"

" Umm not that I know of."

" Really? That's what Gareth said. He said I couldn't ask you to winter formal because you and Eddie were going out."

You cleared your throat. " umm wait. You were gonna ask me to formal? And Gareth said Eddie and I were dating?"

" Yeah. And if you were I wouldn't want to do anything that would piss Eddie off."

" Did Eddie say anything that confirmed that?"

Jeff shook his head. " But he does talk about you a lot. Saying how pretty you are and how smart you are. He said that he liked spending time with you."

"He said that?" You averted your gaze to the ground.

" Yeah. But he never said you guys were together together."

You bit your lip. So Eddie did like you. Why didn't he say anything? You guys could have been together this whole time?!

" So are you guys? Together?"

You looked back at Jeff. " umm not right now we're not."

" But you like him too?"

" I..."

" It's cool. You don't have to answer that. I just thought maybe... nevermind. Umm so do you want to meet me in the auditorium tomorrow and practice?"

" Sure-sure...I'm do you know where Eddie is right now?"

" Yeah he said he was going to his smoking spot."

" umm where is that?"

" Uhh it's an old bench behind the football field. If you follow the path. You'll find it."

" Thanks Jeff."

You turned around and headed towards eddie. The smile on your face was so big you knew your cheeks were gonna hurt. The short distance seemed way longer than it should have been. You wanted to run there. Run to Eddie and just kiss him. But you didn't want to be out of breath and all sweaty. So you walked quickly.

You heard Eddie talking before you got there.

Talking to yourself too huh?

As you got closer you heard laughing. But not Eddie's. You stopped and heard a girl.

You didn't realize you were doing it but we're creeping closer to hear the conversation. Being as silent as you could.

"I feel like I'm losing my mind right now. I'm talking to Chrissy Cunningham, the queen of Hawkins High" "You know, this isn't the first time that we've, um... Hung out."

You're getting high with Chrissy?

As you continued to listen. Eddie seemed to be flirting with her. You felt your heart rate pick up and jealousy filled you. Your eyes started to water.

"You should come see us. Uh, we play at The Hideout on Tuesdays. It's pretty cool. We... We actually get a crowd of about five... drunks."

What?

Your heart broke right then and there. He never asked you to see his band. And you guys have been friends for months. This was his first time talking to Chrissy and he already asked her.

You're flirting. Why?

Tears started to fall and you covered your mouth to cover up the gasp that came with them.

Then you heard it. He called her sweetheart. That's when you had enough. You were done eavesdropping. You turned around and hurried back to the football field. Once you got there you slowed down and tried to catch your breath.

Deep breaths. Common y/n. Calm down.

You took a few deep breaths and wiped your face. You wanted to go home but you couldn't. Your brother would know you've been crying.

You ended up in your little nook and sat there with your knees up. You buried your face into your arms and cried as quietly as you could.

I thought he liked me.

Well you weren't the only one he liked. But why would he choose you? You and Chrissy were completely opposites. She was so pretty and so nice. And she was thin and blonde and a damn cheerleader. How the hell could you compete with her? There's no way in hell that Eddie would choose you over her.

Fuck you really couldn't do this anymore. You couldn't lose yourself for this "relationship". You had to look at things in an analytical stand point. Instead of letting your heart do the thinking. It was your brain in charge of how you felt. And you could control that.

You decided here and now that you would only be a helping hand. No more spending time together. No more late night phone calls, no more movies. You were done. You needed as much distance as you could. But still be available to tutor him and work on the play together. But that was it. No more and no less.

You had to. You could keep hurting yourself for a fantasy. You had to be done. You needed to be done with Eddie.

...

You let yourself cry and cry. You cried until you had nothing left and your throat was raw. You sat there for a little while longer trying to talk yourself to stop caring so much about him. You kept hearing him call Chrissy sweetheart and you just broke all over again.

Finally when you were calmed down enough you took the long way home. It started to rain and you cried again. Now you could go home and no one would ask about it.

You stopped in front of your front door and put on a smile. You said your hellos and went to your room.

" Hey golden child. Eddie called." Your brother said.

" Oh. Umm okay thanks. I'm gonna shower before I get sick again."

You walked past him and locked yourself in the bathroom. You debated calling him back. But you needed time.

You took so long in the shower your mom started banging on the door telling you to get out.

When you finally got out you went to your room and started doing your homework.

"Hey gearhead. Eddie called again." Your brother sounded annoyed.

" Yeah okay. Sorry. I'll call him back." You said not looking at him.

" Are you okay sis?"

" Y-yeah. I just got so much to do. And lines to learn."

" Are you sure?"

You looked at him and smiled. "I'm good snot wad."

Your brother laughed " Alright kid. Don't work too hard."

When he left you got up and locked your door. You went to your record player and put on a vinyl.

You went back to work when the phone rang. You got up and turned the ringer off. You knew it was Eddie. But you couldn't talk to him. Not yet.

You went back to work. You read and read all your lines. Your concentration was interrupting by a song.

You listened and every word hurt.

🎵

What a wicked game you play, to make me feel this way. What a wicked thing to do, to let me dream of you. What a wicked thing to say, you never felt this way. What a wicked thing to do, to make me dream of you

And I don't wanna fall in love.

No, I don't wanna fall in love.

With you.

The world was on fire and no one could save me but you. Strange what desire will make foolish people do. I never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you. And I never dreamed that I'd lose somebody like you.

🎵

The universe had a funny way of giving you signs like this. You sat there wishing you never fell in love with him.

Out of nowhere your dad screamed out your name.

You got up and went out to the living room. You were surprised to see Mrs Clark sitting on the couch.

" Have a seat." Your fathers voice was cold and angry.

You listened and sat on the love seat opposite from Mrs Clark and your mom.

" Mrs Clark has brought to our attention that her son saw the Munson boy stay here this past weekend. Is this true?"

You looked at Mrs Clark in disbelief.

" You have a lot of nerve." You said to her

" I beg your pardon." She said.

" That's enough! So it's true. You were being a whore with that...that freak!" Your mother stood up and slapped you.

"MOM!" Your brother yelled. "STOP! HE WAS HERE WITH ME!"

You sat there with tears in your eyes. You saw your brother put down the phone and try to come to you. But your mother stopped him.

"My son said while he was cutting the neighbors grass he just so happened to see through the bedroom window and saw them sleeping together."

"THAT'S NOT TRUE!" Your brother yelled at your father who came to you.

He got in your face. " Are you going to just sit there and not answer for your indiscretions?"

Your brother knew if you told the truth. Things were about to get a hell of a lot worse.

You looked over to your brother. If you didn't tell the truth he would probably get hurt a whole lot worse than you would.

" Y/n!" Your brother yelled.

You looked back at your father.

" Y-yes. He was here with me." You replied.

Your dad turned around and pulled Mrs Clark by her arm. " I think it's time you leave. Thank you for informing my wife and I about this."

He quickly shoved her out of the house.

Your brother tried to get out of your mom's arms but she kept saying if he didn't stop he was going to get double.

Your father turned around and walked toward you.

" You will not see that boy ever again! Do you hear me? His is not allowed within a hundred yards of this house. And if I ever catch him here I will make sure my buddies at the sheriff's department lock him away for a long time."

You hung your head and let out a small nose laugh. "No."

"NO!"

"Y/n!? Don't." Your brother begged

"You don't get to tell me who I can be with or who I can see. So no."

" HOW DARE YOU TALK BACK TO YOUR FATHER!"

You looked at your dad and saw nothing but rage.

" I'm sorry dad. But I'm not doing this shit anymore."

Your dad picked you up by your arms and grabbed a pillow. He held it to your stomach and punched you.

"DAD!! PLEASE!" Your brother cried out.

You leaned over and fell to the ground. You heard your father undo his belt and started beating you.

Somehow your brother got past your mother and went to tackle your dad. You tried to get up but your mom held you there by your hair.

"Look at what you've done!"

She moved your head to look at your father and brother. They were rolling around throwing blows at each other.

Your dad was much bigger and way stronger. You cried watching your brother get beaten.

" Daddy! Please!" You cried.

Your father stopped and looked down at your brother who was bleeding. He then looked at you and shook his head.

" You shouldn't have gotten involved boy." Your dad said getting up. "Honey let her go. She's had enough."

Your mother listened and let your hair go. " Clean your brother up."

You crawled to him and pulled him into your lap.

"Damnit. You should have stayed out of it." You whispered

" I promised I wouldn't let you get hit without me." He grunted

" I hope you're happy. No go to bed!" Your mother ordered.

" No." You said softly.

"Y/n don't." Your brother pleaded.

You looked at him. "No. I'm done. We're getting out of here. They can't keep doing this to us."

" I said go to your room!"

" NO! We are not staying another night in the place with you!" You shouted.

Your mother was about to charge you but your father stopped her.

You were always closer to your dad. You knew after every beating he would feel so bad after. But it never stopped him from the continuous abuse over the years. So you used that to your advantage tonight.

" If they want to go. Let them honey. They will come running back sooner or later."

You pulled your brother to his feet. You grabbed both your jackets and shoes. You grabbed his car keys and went outside.

You sat on the front porch helping him put on his shoes.

" Fuck!" He said trying to clean up his bloody nose. " It's not broken is it?"

You looked him over. " No. I think you're good."

You started to put on your shoes when headlights blinded you for a second. You saw two guys at first.

Then you saw a mess of curly hair bouncing to you.

Eddie?

...

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