#like adam and arlo

[alfhildr-the-word-weaver]

I know it's a little belated, but I'm not ready to move on to Christmas music just yet personally. If you know any other good Thanksgiving-themed songs, please do tell me in the notes! I'm always looking to expand my holiday playlists and Thanksgiving is definitely the shortest on holiday-specific songs.

Edited to add, I know everybody says this, but please reblog for reach! I'm largely fishing for more songs to expand my Thanksgiving Playlist so the more people see this, hopefully the more suggestions I'll get. Also, even if it's not your all-time favorite thanksgiving song, you can still drop it in the notes :) Thanks, and happy belated Thanksgiving!

#Alice's Restaurant #Arlo Guthrie #Turkey in a Trash Can #Rhett and Link #Thanksgiving Song #Adam Sandler #Thanksgiving #holiday music #I do have more than three songs on my thanksgiving playlist but those are the only specifically thanksgiving themed ones #the rest is acoustic rock music because our radio station used to do acoustic thanksgivings and I miss it #plus a few generally fall-themed songs like Autumn Leaves by the Goo Goo Dolls #you can rec me fall songs too if you have good ones #but yeah this is a poll but it's also me asking for music recs #so please drop your suggestions! #honestly if I had to predict the poll outcomes I feel like Alice's Restaurant is probably going to sweep but I don't know #that's the thrill of a poll :)

[pixelizedprince]

Arabella and Geo's found family relationship is so important to me.

Arabella has an open door policy with Geo's family after BG3 and she knows she's welcome both at their family home where their sister lives in Baldur's Gate and the new home Geo has with Gale in Waterdeep.

She visits Geo in Waterdeep, and has a not-panic attack okay maybe panic attack about how destiny has expected so much from her and she can handle it she has to but not knowing what is her and what is fate has got to fuck a kid up. And not to her degree, but Geo understands, gods do they get having to be so strong and just and perfect for everyone else. So they sit there, and after she cries it out and Geo rubs her back for a few, Geo abruptly gets up and sits at the piano. It takes a few moments of fiddling to figure out the off enchantment for the damn thing but hey sit there, and play the worst line of notes anyone has ever attempted while trying to translate the unused sheet of music propped up and dustless. Arabella grits her teeth and ends up laughing at the older tiefling's dogshit attempt, she shyly joins them, and tries to read it too. She isn't any better. They spend the next few hours trying to figure it out and eventually both get the hang of a few of the chords. Gale finally comes home and after going through the stages of grief of his piano being "mistreated" (please gentle fingers,, gentle!!) he is baffled they would attempt that piece as its very advanced, and helps them get down some old books he has with more beginner sheets.

So everytime she visits they practice together, both being bad at something and having no one expecting anything from them, Gale leaving them to their playing with no judgment, slipping in new songs he would like to hear from time to time. It takes years but they both learn together step by step and eventually get good enough that they can both play without the other, but they always thinks of each other when they reach for the keys.

#arabella is adamant that she doesnt want new parents her parents will always be her mom and dad but geo becomes like an older sibling #makes sure she is safe and fed when she stops by but doesn't stop her when she says its time for her to go #i love their dynamic very much #arabella bg3 #bg3 #geo #geo vibes #my tav #bg3 rambling #this isnt anything its just a thought about them not like actual fic #arlo writes

[stitched-mouth]

List of Every Brandon Rogers Characters Ever

I don’t know why I did this. It took 4 hours. I haven’t seen ever Brandon Rogers video (shocking, I know) so some are missing. I purposely didn’t add any parody characters (the Kardashians, Annabell, M3GAN etc), but if you notice any BRCU characters missing, please comment so I can add them.

And obviously the characters not credited are played by Brandon Rogers.

David July is credited as David Burton on this list. I’m not sure when they changed their name, as they are credited as both on Brandon’s videos.

I can’t remember who Debbie and Doyle are but I must of put them on this list for a reason

Main Characters

Sam

Bryce Tankthrust

Bobby Worst

Blame/Sebastian/ Grandpa

Elmer

Cathy

Karen

Helen Brownstein

Stuff & Sam

Donna Phitts (Paulette Jones)

Damien (Onision)

Ms Cunney (Monique Parent)

Blame the Hero

Young Donna Phitts (Alariza Nevarez)

Duke Tuggler (Anthony Padilla)

Coach Best (Jack Plotnick)

Skinny Bitch (Kornbread Jeté)

Dill Flippo (Jonathan Hinman)

Family Doctor Office

Dr Gupta

Nurse Kavi (Nandini Minocha)

Lipschtiz the Clown (Paulette Jones)

Surgeon Miller (Jude B. Lanston)

Nurse Hole (Georgina Leahy)

Patient (Adam Neylan)

Another Patient (Jonathan Hinman)

Daniel (Jess Weaver)

Daniel’s Mother (Christine Sydelko)

Mad tea party

Mad Hatter

Cheshire Cat (Bazil)

White Rabbit (Benjamin Alexander Hall)

The Jabberwocky (Natalie Hawkins)

Flower (Jordan)

No one was credited in this video and most were personal friends of Brandon’s and not content creators so are nearly impossible to find. I had to stalk Brandon’s Insta to find these people.

BTW, Bazil (who plays Cheshire Cat) is a trans man who goes by he/him. Just letting people know because people are misgendering him and I assume it’s because they don’t know his pronouns.

Theatre Class

Alex Rimmer

Mason Lucas (Salim Razawi)

Oliver Hamilton (Stephen Weighill)

Linda Starford (Janet McCarroll)

Karen Shou (Karen Fokes)

Jamie (Adam Neylan)

Marlena Lewton (Rachael Ferris)

Dean Shaft (Tony Rogers)

Trump’s Emotions

Joy

Anger (Stephen James)

Disgust, Fear and Sadness were not credited in this skit and I can’t guess with all the makeup or find them.

Fashion

Jurgen Klausvonschwitz

Damien Ditsin (Logan Bubar)

Gretchen (Paulette Jones)

Sookilah (Judyth Brooke)

Dolorio (Devyne Carr)

Cheap Skate

Luxy

Lost Boy (Adam Neylan)

Chick Flick (the first Brandon Roger’s Video I ever watched)

Ashley

Ashley’s Best Friend (Vincent Marcus)

Ashley’s Crush / Cop (Jon Cozart)

Ashley’s Mom (Christine Sykdelko)

Teacher (Jude B. Lanston)

Doctor (Jonathan Hinman)

The Real Patient/ Dick’s Owner (Skye Williams)

The Real Patient’s Wife (Adam Neylan)

5 Year Old (Paulette Jones)

Since this video is now restricted on YouTube, I did this one from memory. I can’t believe I remember all these characters and actors. Thank God I rewatched it like a billion times when I first found it.

Mad funhouse

Mr Marbles/ Arlo

Dave (Jess Weaver)

Cliff (TJ Smith)

Sacha (Elise Christian)

Jimmy (Alex Diehl)

Manjusha (Nandini Minocha)

Mr Chronis (Jude Lanston)

Nuclear family

Barbara

Frank

Daniel/ Echo Noir

Unnamed Daughter

Devontay (?) (Devyne Carr)

The Office

Dorian Ditsin

James Shaft (Stephen Rezza)

Vishalam Rangan (Natalie Hawkins)

Jimmy Rustler (Benjamin Hall)

Craig Dildon (Stephen James)

Ernie (Seth Munson)

Diesel (David Burton)

Kevin (Davis Benz)

Regina (Georgina Leahy)

British Family/ The Mingeworthys

Lord Mingeworthy

Lady Mingeworthy (Georgina Leahy)

Cockwaddle (David Burton)

James (Davis Benz)

Blood & Makeup

Blah Blah the Clown

Whoopsie Wendy (Elise Christian)

Dumb Bitch Linda (Kornbread Jeté)

Blonde Bitch (David Burton)

Percy the Pervert (Adam Neylan)

Christmas Family/ The Hendersons

Patty Henderson

Paul Henderson (Stephen James)

Shelby Henderson (Caleb Shorey)

Unnamed Daughter (Elise Christian)

Spike (Logan Bubar)

The Devil (Paulette Jones)

Uncle Frank (Gabriel Gonzalez)

Notice how often Brandon forgets to name the daughter in his skits 👀?

Silly Cat

Clifton

Lenny/ Daddy (Jon Cozart)

Dr Williams (Sky Williams)

Wild West

Lucius Cowpussy

Vivian Delonprix (Georgina Leahy)

Map Maker Milton (Logan Bubar)

Lesbians

Darlene

Kathleen (Adam Neylan)

Power (David Burton)

Rock (Georgina Leahy)

Damien (?) (Logan Bubar)

Cheaters

Trina

Delilah

Gustavo

Unnamed Husband

Sleep Paralysis Demons

Felix

Iris (Paulette Jones)

Chad (Gary Nohealii Neil)

The Laundromat

Clyde Can

Bart (Joel Haver)

Debra (Mitsy Sanderson)

Barbara Ditliminor (?) (Adam Neylan)

The North Pole (included this group for fun)

Santa Clause

Mrs Clause (Christine Sydelko)

Gingerbread Man (Jude B. Lanston)

Female Elf (Georgina Leahy)

Male Elf (David Burton)

Head Elf (Kornbread Jeté)

Jesus (Jess Weaver)

Rudolph (Paulette Jones)

Tiny Tim (Jack Plotnick)

Characters I Didn’t Know Where To Put

Suck (Dominiq Badiyo)

Swallow (David Burton)

Beatrice Brownstein (Paulette Jones)

Judey Patoody (Jude B. Lanson)

Gloria Goopty (Kornbread Jeté)

Courtney (Liam Krug)

Ryder (Kassius Marcil-Green)

Barbara Worst (Katie Johnson)

American boyfriend (Ben Furney)

Ignaolo (Gabriel Gonzalez)

Debbie (Trevor Wallace)

Doyle (Trevor Wallace)

Carol Cox

Japanese Girlfriend

Deeno

Flint Dicker

Delmar Lysol

Humanoid Simulation XL-57692/ Simian

Double Licker Leroy

Paisley

Hole Bros

Rafał Sanchez Dimelo

Noah

Bryce is my favourite

#stitched #stitched talks #stitched writes #brandon rogers #bryce tankthrust #bobby worst #mad tea party #theatre #helen brownstein #stuff & sam #blood & makeup #Jurgen Klausvonschwitz #blame the hero #elmer #cathy #mom making a difference

[bullet-prooflove]

Ask List, Rules & Updates - PLEASE READ!

Please do not solicit me to read your work by tagging me or sending it to me unless I have asked you to.

The Schedule - See what's coming up this month!

Works In Progress - A visual up to date list of what I'm working on currently and their status.

MasterList:

Patreon:

Luna Creative Academy

Prompt Lists:

Character Tag List:

I have updated my ask list below so please only pick from the characters below if you want to submit.

The Rules:

Only pick people off the character list below for each fandom.

One prompt per ask - you can send as many asks as you want within reason

Include the whole prompt in the ask, not just the number.

I don’t write things like Voight’s daughter/Hondo’s friend/Adam’s sister

I also don't write specific asks on this blog eg: reader is a firefighter/doctor/cop who has this/does this. They meet and do this/and this and say this... I usually work from prompts.

I don't write other people's stories so if you have a long detailed idea you want writing, this is not the blog for you.

Fandoms & Chars I write for:

Chicago Fire:

Jeff Clarke

Chicago Med

Connor Rhodes

James Lanik

Crockett Marcel

Sam Abrams

Mitch Ripley

Dean Archer

Chicago PD:

Antonio Dawson

Greg 'Mouse' Gerwitz

Criminal Minds:

Luke Alvez

CSI Vegas:

Trey Cahill

Josh Folsom

FBI:

Jubal Valentine

O.A Zidan

Stuart Scola

FBI International:

Scott Forrester

Damien Powell

FBI: Most Wanted:

Remy Scott

Clinton Skye

Fire Country:

Bode Leone

Luke Leone

Manny Perez

Vince Leone

Haven:

Dwight Hendrickson

Duke Crocker

Nathan Wuornos

Hawaii Five-O:

Danny 'Danno' Williams

Adam Noshimuri

JAG:

Mic Brumby

Harmon 'Harm' Rabb

Kingsman:

Merlin

Law & Order:

Nolan Price

Nicholas Baxter

Jalen Shaw

Vince Riley

Cyrus Lupo

Michael Cutter

Law & Order: Organised Crime:

Bobby Reyes

Law & Order SVU:

Joe Velasco

Mike Duarte

Terry Bruno

Mayans MC:

Bishop Losa

Taza Romero

Micheal 'Riz' Ariza

Nestor Oceteva

Angel Reyes

EZ Reyes

Neron 'Creeper' Vargas

Bottles

Manny

MCU:

Frank Castle

Marc Spector

Jake Lockley

Steven Grant

The Musketeers:

Aramis

Porthos

Athos

Treville

Narcos:

Horacio Carrillo

NCIS:

Alden Parker

Nick Torres

NCIS LA:

Vostanik Sabatino

Arlo Turk

Harmon 'Harm' Rabb

Marty Deeks

NCIS: New Orleans

Dwayne Pride

Chris LaSalle

NCIS Sydney:

JD Dempsey

De Shawn Jackson

Michelle Mackey

Numb3rs:

Ian Egerton

Don Eppes

OUAT:

Sheriff Graham/The Huntsman

The Rookie:

John Nolan

Wade Grey

Ejiah Vestri

Ryan Caradine

Aaron Thorsen

The Rookie Feds:

Matt Garza

Brendon Acres

SEAL Team:

Brian Armstrong

Sonny Quinn

Trent Sawyer

Eric Blackburn

Sherlock:

Greg Lestrade

SOA:

Juan 'Juice' Ortiz

Filip 'Chibs' Telford

Alexander 'Tig' Trager

S.W.A.T:

Rodrigo Sanchez

Donovan Rocker

Ted Lasso:

Roy Kent

Top Gun Maverick:

Beau 'Cyclone' Simpson 

The Umbrella Academy:

Diego Hargreeves

White Collar:

Matt Keller

Will Trent:

Will Trent

Feel free to send me prompts if you see anything you like with one of the characters.

#joe velasco #connor rhodes #rodrigo sanchez #donovan rocker #mike duarte #terry bruno #nestor oceteva #bishop losa #ez reyes #angel reyes #jimmy lanik #michael riz ariza #filip telford #jubal valentine #oa zidan #Vostanik Sabatino #stuart scola #remy scott #manny montana #nicholas baxter #diego hargreeves #athos #duke crocker

[mashiee]

Arlo headcanons please please please gimme

hrmhehahaheheaysysh

ok so

i hc that he has 4 older siblings, but was separated from them pretty early on due to [REDACTED] so he was practically alone his whole life, with the occasional step in from valerie

*[REDACTED] is a whole Thing, so send another ask in if you want me to talk about it and go into detail abt my hcs for arlo family/family dynamic(s)

this is very much why he so easily believes her and why he seems so much more adamant about the hierarchy compared to other characters

also why he acts like an only child despite having four older siblings

his sister has tried to reconnect with him but its a work in progress

he collects antique buttons and very much has a hyper fixation on them

yes he is autistic, tbh i probably dont even have to say that

bee allergy, esp hornets

hates wearing shorts outside would rather die than wear them out it feels so weird to him

honestly im not entirely sure what i hc arlos gender. it tends to switch between cismasc and amab demiboy. also sometimes tho its amab nonbinary or agender

also a bit unsure about pronouns. he/him for now but if i end up going for nonbinary or agender later on probably it/its pronouns. or maybe they/them

speaking of being queer he has internalized homophobia (possibly via valerie) so he probably doesnt come out until much later in life

he struggles with allowing himself to be feminine or sometimes even androgynous. was taught growing up that he has to be masculine and strong

its being worked on

plays animal crossing a lot

probably the only video game he plays. aside from maybe like. tetris

probably plays with elaine whether he knows its her or not

gay asexual

says he prefers dogs bc theyre more obedient but in reality he prefers cats

multiple times in a week he'll have moments where he'll suddenly Realize just exactly how Tall. he is

prefers reading over movies/tv/yt/etc. it just isnt as interesting to him. also he prefers things that are physical and that he can feel

acts all superior and shit but in reality hes super self deprecating and thinks he'll never amount to what is expected of him

was deprived of having hobbies and playing as a child so he's very much discovering his inner child as he grows and gets further away from the box he tries to mold into

likes adult coloring books a lot

cant stand repeating sounds it makes him dissociate

derealizes a lot

cant recognize himself in a mirror most of the time so he just. doesnt have them. and when in places that do have them he wont look at them. like if he's in the bathroom he'll look down the entire time he wont look up

same reason why he hates photos

absolutely despises mashed potatoes they are so slimey and disgusting

sometimes i consider hcing him as being 18-19 instead of 17-18 bc like. a lot of autistic children repeat kindergarten for lack of communication/interaction with other children

at the same time tho i feel like valerie wouldnt have allowed that

is a cat person

both in that he prefers cats and also that hes a wet cat

he never actually fights people he just crushes them w his barrier or lets them suffer the backlash from attacking it and then moves on

therefore he is weak asf and has no body strength. mr mans has noodle arms

long eyelashes

like john hes also vampire tier but hes sophisticated whereas john is like... feral vampire

sometimes i hc him as british and having an english accent bc i think its funny

can cook enough to survive but its mediocre

cannot handle ANY amount of spicy

pepper and any form of mint is spicy to him

hates mushrooms

has tried weed exactly two (2) times and has hated it both times

in his words "i felt like a coffee grinder with nothing to grind"

why do you, as a man, feel like you need something to grind? do you want to grind on a man?? is that it?? gay

the first person who convinced him to try it was a combo of rei and kuyo, the second time it was holden

arlo still questions why he did it the second time KNOWING he wouldnt like it

theres a senior chat and arlo got named "Big Daddy" in the chat by holden and he has no idea how to change it and no one will tell him so he just suffers

you would think as a king or whatever hed know how to blackmail ppl to get them to do what he wants but he actually doesnt

people just automatically listen to him so when hes faced with someone who wont, he either broods about it or straight up attacks them. sometimes both

more arlo stuff: arlo sibling info | [REDACTED]

#suspicious of if this was kazz's ask #but tbh im sus of kazz w anything to do w arlo #like kazz is The arlo expert arlo is Their blorbo #ok anyway #my posts #asks #webtoon unordinary #unordinary #webtoon #unordinary webtoon #unordinary arlo #arlo unordinary #headcanons #oc

[feelinghaunted]

names masterlist.

here’s a masterlist of popular names from each state in the united states. names will be separated by state and by gender, and there will be 5 of the most popular names from each state. i put all of the names on one line to avoid having this end up being too long, and i also included district of columbia. thus, there’s a total of 510 names. if you found this at all helpful, please reblog / like.

ALABAMA.

male.  /  william.  john.  james.  noah.  elijah.  female.  /   olivia.  ava.  amelia.  charlotte.  emma.

ALASKA.

male.  /   oliver.  liam.  wyatt.  lucas.  theodore. female.  /   hazel.  aurora.  eleanor.  evelyn.  isla.

ARIZONA.

male.  /   mateo.  sebastian.  benjamin.  julian.  santiago. female.  /   sophia.  camila.  isabella.  mia.  luna.

ARKANSAS.

male.  /   asher.  hudson.  grayson.  luke.  waylon. female.  /   paisley.  harper.  ella.  elizabeth.  willow.

CALIFORNIA.

male.  /   alexander.  daniel.  ethan.  ezekiel.  aiden. female.  /   gianna.  emily.  mila.  aria.  natalia.

COLORADO.

male.  /   henry.  jack.  owen.  jackson.  ezra. female.  /   avery.  abigail.  scarlett.  nora.  lily.

CONNECTICUT.

male.  /   joseph.  luca.  jacob.  logan.  mason. female.  /   madison.  grace.  penelope.  riley.  hailey.

DELAWARE.

male.  /   michael.  levi.  david.  cameron.  caleb. female.  /   layla.  leilani.  nova.  hannah.  kinsley.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

male.  /   charles.  leo.  samuel.  dylan.  miles. female.  /   maya.  zoe.  naomi.  chloe.  margaret.

FLORIDA.

male.  /   matthew.  gabriel.  jayden.  anthony.  josiah. female.  /  victoria.  valentina.  leah.  ellie.  gabriella.

GEORGIA.

male.  /   carter.  christopher.  thomas.  legend.  joshua.

female.  /  serenity.  skylar.  caroline.  autumn.  willow.

HAWAII.

male.  /   kai.  isaac.  maverick.  isaiah.  elias. female.  /   kaia.  kiana.  elena.  ayla.  leia.

IDAHO.

male.  /   lincoln.  declan.  everett.  calvin.  brooks. female.  /   violet.  oakley.  ruby.  alice.  claire.

ILLINOIS.

male.  /   nolan.  leonardo.  nathan.  ryan.  adam. female.  /   eliana.  lilian.  lucy.  addison.  delilah.

INDIANA.

male.  /   easton.  cooper.  colton.  weston.  emmett. female.  /   everleigh.  ivy.  josephine.  lydia.  stella.

IOWA.

male.  /   ryker.  bennett.  beau.  beckett.  harrison. female.  /   cora.  quinn.  clara.  hadley.  vivian.

KANSAS.

male.  /   silas.  jameson.  andrew.  rhett.  eli. female.  /   emery.  kennedy.  piper.  eloise.  sloane.

KENTUCKY.

male.  /   carson.  sawyer.  kingston.  braxton.  hunter. female.  /   raelynn.  audrey.  emersyn.  sadie.  josie.

LOUISIANA.

male.  /   christian.  wesley.  jace.  amir.  brennan. female.  /   aubree.  demi.  londyn.  remi.  mary.

MAINE.

male.  /   parker.  bentley.  river.  connor.  robert. female.  /   maeve.  magnolia.  freya.  adeline.  madelyn.

MARYLAND.

male.  /   axel.  aaron.  chase.  kayden.  austin. female.  /   genesis.  bella.  brielle.  mackenzie.  ariana.

MASSACHUSETTS.

male.  /   maxwell.  landon.  cole.  rowan.  george. female.  /   sophie.  anna.  julia.  cecilia.  eva.

MICHIGAN.

male.  /   roman.  ali.  blake.  milo.  august. female.  /   brooklyn.  peyton.  savannah.  nevaeh.  melody.

MINNESOTA.

male.  /   arlo.  graham.  louis.  archer.  otto. female.  /   amira.  elsie.  lennon.  wren.  june.

MISSISSIPPI.

male.  /   bryson.  walker.  kyrie.  dawson.  kash. female.  /   harmony.  journee.  summer.  oaklynn.  kylie.

MISSOURI.

male.  /   jeremiah.  dean.  tucker.  jasper.  xavier. female.  /   reagan.  ember.  brynlee.  iris.  amara.

MONTANA.

male.  /   bodhi.  colt.  stetson.  knox.  arthur. female.  /   finley.  aspen.  eliza.  harlow.  jane.

NEBRASKA.

male.  /   barrett.  lane.  ian.  camden.  hayes. female.  /   maria.  eden.  reese.  sutton.  jade.

NEVADA.

male.  /   gael.  emiliano.  ivan.  lorenzo.  ace. female.  /   athena.  ximena.  selena.  alaia.  allison.

NEW HAMPSHIRE.

male.  /   evan.  finnegan.  brayden.  gavin.  max. female.  /   fiona.  rose.  genevieve.  vera.  rosalie.

NEW JERSEY.

male.  /   nicholas.  dominic.  vincent.  zachary.  thiago. female.  /   esther.  sara.  miriam.  rachel.  rivka.

NEW MEXICO.

male.  /   jose.  giovanni.  damian.  angel.  diego. female.  /   ariella.  xiomara.  kaylani.  catalina.  andrea.

NEW YORK.

male.  /   moshe.  abraham.  jonathan.  chaim.  jordan. female.  /   chaya.  alaia.  chana.  sienna.  juliette.

NORTH CAROLINA.

male.  /   micah.  brantley.  tristan.  tyler.  nathaniel. female.  /   kaylee.  alexa.  taylor.  katherine.  bailey.

NORTH DAKOTA.

male.  /   bridger.  daxton.  briggs.  cohen.  paul. female.  /   sylvie.  presley.  alivia.  brynlee.  ada.

OHIO.

male.  /   kevin.  timothy.  brody.  brandon.  grant. female.  /   morgan.  paige.  jenna.  annabelle.  lyla.

OKLAHOMA.

male.  /   malachi.  ryder.  zayden.  maddox.  abel. female.  /   faith.  samantha.  jasmine.  trinity.  alexis.

OREGON.

male.  /   elliot.  jude.  leon.  atlas.  travis. female.  /   juniper.  sydney.  melanie.  charlie.  daisy.

PENNSYLVANIA.

male.  /   sean.  brady.  jason.  colin.  hayden. female.  /   callie.  molly.  teagan.  brianna.  lauren.

RHODE ISLAND.

male.  /   zion.  nico.  enzo.  amari.  theo. female.  /   vivienne.  anastasia.  melody.  valerie.  sage.

SOUTH CAROLINA.

male.  /   kyrie.  king.  ashton.  jayceon.  jaden. female.  /   kendall.  paris.  mariah.  makayla.  saylor.

SOUTH DAKOTA.

male.  /   beckham.  finn.  nash.  holden.  knox. female.  /   thea.  hattie.  octavia.  haisley.  mckenna.

TENNESSEE.

male.  /   justin.  seth.  steven.  kenneth.  mark. female.  /   arabella.  alexandria.  amber.  laura.  amanda.

TEXAS.

male.  /   andres.  matias.  adriel.  victor.  alan. female.  /   arabella.  lucia.  alina.  kimberly.  ariel.

UTAH.

male.  /   nixon.  jett.  peter.  victor.  jonah. female.  /   navy.  adelaide.  millie.  olive.  holland.

VERMONT.

male.  /   griffin.  eric.  felix.  forrest.  spencer. female.  /   aurelia.  bristol.  lila.  phoebe.  mae.

VIRGINIA.

male.  /   bryce.  patrick.  brian.  richard.  kyle. female.  /   katelyn.  cheyenne.  jessica.  aniyah.  michelle.

WASHINGTON.

male.  /   dakota.  jeremy.  derek.  garrett.  jeffrey. female.  /   georgia.  stephanie.  nicole.  alyssa.  jocelyn.

WEST VIRGINIA.

male.  /   trenton.  chandler.  drew.  clayton.  scott. female.  /   destiny.  rebecca.  angelina.  caitlyn.  chelsea.

WISCONSIN.

male.  /   jared.  mitchell.  alec.  brett.  douglas. female.  /   meghan.  christina.  marissa.  danielle.  cassandra.

WYOMING.

male.  /   odin.  zane.  agustus.  talon.  porter. female.  /   maggie.  gracelynn.  willa.  adelina.  tatum.

#name help #names masterlist #writing help #rph #rpr #supportcontentcreators #mine.txt #mine.lists

[legxllyblxndc]

@foreverwednesday​

“What the fuck did we do last night?” Iris sighed. Her head was throbbing and she was struggling to open her eyes fully - everything seemed a little too bright. But she knew that Arlo was beside her, like he usually was after a night out. “No, seriously, when did it become fucking impossible to have a drink with some friends without it turning into the black fucking plague the next day?” Although they’d had their ups and down, Arlo was still one of the most consistent people in her life. That was why she had been so adamant about things not happening between them when they were younger. They were both so messy and they needed each other in their lives. She was sure that she would have done something to mess things up if they’d decided to actually be together. She was glad that she had stuck by her guns, though. But it was then that she was struck with a thought, “Arlo, did we do something stupid?” She sighed before she turned to look at him.

#iris & arlo #iris || threads

[carrionkid]

5 genres you have a soft spot for and personal favorite bands from them? Love to hear what music you find neat

You absolutely activated my autism trap card so I apologize in advance lmao I am VERY passionate about music. Gonna bold the ones I really like

1. INDUSTRIAL - KMFDM, ministry, orgy, my life with the thrill kill kult, nine inch nails, chemlab

2. PUNK - lots of subgenres here lmao

dead kennedys, bad brains, the clash, pure hell, minor threat, rancid, Bob vylan, circle jerks, crass, stiff little fingers

Queercore: pansy division (one of the best bands I've seen live), the muffs, middle aged queers (part of my local scene), hunx & his punx, against me! (Also anarchopunk but I don't wanna add another subgenre), gloss

Riot grrrl: (albeit there's a lot of issues wrt race among other things in that scene but the label is useful for categorizing) bikini kill, L7, bratmobile

Folk punk: AJJ (another fantastic band to see live), the taxpayers, oh lonesome ana (another one from my local scene)

3. NEW WAVE - talking heads, devo, Adam and the ants, Blondie, gang of four, the psychedelic furs, XTC, Elvis costello

4. DARKWAVE - using this as a very BROAD label

Older: sisters of mercy, Bauhaus, depeche mode, soft cell, new order

Newer: ritual howls, the soft moon, type o negative

5. OLDER ROCK - this is another really vague label sorry

Girl groups: the Supremes, the shangri-la's, Lesley gore, the shirelles

Blues & soul: Nina Simone, Billy Holliday, Nat king cole, otis Redding, Percy sledge

Country: Loretta Lynn, Wanda Jackson, Johnny cash, Dolly Parton

Folk: Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Phil Ochs, Peter Paul & Mary, Joan baez

And here's some other artists I really like that I couldn't squeeze into any of these 5 categories: Viagra boys, fugazi, Ezra Furman, Jane's addiction, hole, the boomtown rats, electric wizard, 100 gecs

I've also got a big mix of punk music, and a big playlist of stuff I play at work, plus playlist of jrock

#from hq

[mahvaladara]

Syra: Can I braid your hair? It's really pretty. I braid my dad's sometimes -she decided to change subject-

Fannar: Sure.. I don't think I ever had that done to my hair, you might have to get a brush though, it's probably a bit tangled.

He watched Syra, she was an incredibly sweet girl, and her love for her family, with all what she seemed to feel was flaws, was so clear. He was simply happy to have her here, and of course he was happy that they were learning more about Arlo this way. They did wonder about his dad though, they seemed to be a family man, but Syra's words told them they were something much more daunting as well. 

Fannar: I also think there are a few bands there for the hair, if I saw correctly.

Syra squealed happily and rushed to the bathroom, managing to find an old brush and the hair ties.

Syra: I also used to braid my sister Alcina's, like she’s Wednesday Adams! But she cut her hair short again -she sighed disappointed- Arlo once left me, when his hair was longer. But due to the rot, sometimes his hair falls in chunks, so he keeps it neck length, but he likes it long. Like dad! 

She got behind Fannar and gently started braiding his hair.

Syra: Arlo braids mine sometimes. Do you wanna ask anything? You look like you have questions on your mind. Ask away? -She smiled, gently brushing their hair. She noticed Arlo was watching them from the top of the stairs, and he looked jealous, as if he wanted to be touching Fannar's hair-

Fannar: Well how many siblings do you have? Arlo, Apollo, Alcina, but I think you said twins, so at least one more right?

He closes his eyes, quite enjoying Syra working on his hair, it was relaxing which surprised him, he was used to mostly doing his hair himself at home. 

Syra: Dimitri. He's the youngest. Alcina's twin brother. They were named after Alcina Dimitrescu, one of the antagonists from a game Arlo used to watch. Dimitri and Alcina are total opposites, but they adore each other.

She held his hair gently and started braiding it carefully. Fan's hair was so silky and soft, but quite strong. It reminded her of her father.

#ts4 #the sims #sims #ts4 story #the sims 4 story #the sims 4 gameplay #ts4 gameplay #the imortal #gen 1 #s4 #arlo #fannar #syra

[pronoun-checks]

hi, sorry if its a bit of an odd request, but can i get name suggestions for a middle/second name for the name Callum?

some i've already thought of were references, like

oscar, warren, anthony

crowley, hephaestus

but just anything you would think could work with the first name callum? more masc, or just neutral and really weird,

btw im asking bc im a transguy and i just realized i dont have a new more masc middle name lol :P

No problem!

Lincoln

Griffin

James

Adam

Ethan

Harley/Harlow

Arlo

Felix

Levi

Milo

Flynn/Flint

Archer

Fitz

Harvey

Marley

Greyson/Grey

Sol

Hawk

Shade

#masculine names #neutral names #callum #name suggestions #name inspiration #name ideas #name recs

[corpseprince]

tagged by @kerrycastellabate and @bettercallgerri to post fav songs with names in the title <33

eric - mitski

adam raised a cain - bruce springsteen

child of cain - ethel cain

hey stephen - taylor swift

shameika - fiona apple

cassandra - florence and the machine

amelie - gracie abrams

emily im sorry - boygenius

caroline - arlo parks

violet - girlpool

tagging @boyjoan @lesbianboyfriend @maryblackwood @mistressaccost @turtleneckshiv and anyone else who'd like !!!

#music #mutuals who hate ts sorry. this song is cute though #this is late fbdjjdk oh well

[bosspigeon]

5 Favorite Fics

@omgkalyppso tagged me for this! Post your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to some other writers!

Oh oof idk if im gonna rank them or anything but uuuh here we go! i mostly write one-shots and like little slice-of-life prompt stuff, but occasionally things are explicit!

all that i want is to be yours

Wrote this one for the Hot Wayhaven Summer event a while back, and tbh it's still one i look back on fondly! Rated E with Trans!Adam and my detective, Arlo, featuring gender euphoria, awkward conversations, sex shops, and first-time pegging! it was just really fun to write tbh

2. a gentler way to burn

Critical Role Widoleaf fanfic! This one was actually a commission for a friend that i took so long to write, one of the characters Fucking Died in the interim. I summarily ignored that. M rated because it's two idiots reading a TERRIBLE trashy romance novel, making fun of it, and dancing around feelings~ And, uh, me accidentally making a character quote Supernatural without realizing it? 😳

3. was there ever a cat so clever

T rated Skyrim fanfic! Just a cute little backstory fic for my first ever Skyrim character, Ma'scha the Khajiit thief! nothing but Found Family Shenanigans and accidental dad Brynjolf. Got a few more backstory fics for Ma'scha i've written, and more that i still want to write, but this one is still pretty fun to go back and read.

4. will you still be here tomorrow?

i've got Blood Moon on the brain again, and tbh this prompt fic was just so fun and sweet to write. Marco's such a fun character, i had a great time getting into his head, writing him cracking jokes, even if they're mostly to himself. i just think Marco and Vesper have such a cute relationship, tbh. M rated bc this is uuuuh post-sex lmao.

5. some strange kind of euphoria

WELL ya had to know this one was coming. My most recent fic, and tbh i'm still kicking my feet and giggling over it. Started off as me going "i wanna write about a beefy man in lingerie" and then turn into 6k words of character study, hurt/comfort, trauma, and affirmation through putting a beefy man in lingerie. Hey, whatever works. Rated M for references to sex/kink!

uuuuh gonna tag @queenbol @steves-strapcollection @proustianrecall and uuuh whoever else wants to, ig? i always feel weird tagging people for stuff like this

#pidge does stuff #tag games #pidge writes #thanks! hgdsjkhg this was fun #kinda hard but fun

[izayoichan]

El looked at Arlene who just nodded. It wouldn’t do much harm, she figured, Richard already knew what their grandfather was so that there was a way to move between universes would probably not come as much of a surprise.

Eltanin: You've seen Dr. Strange, right? Richard: Yeah, we talked about that movie before.-he looks at them questioningly.- Eltanin: Well my big brother met someone from another universe, that person is very very sick, and my twin is with them. -it was the very short version.- Dragons like us, we have a second heart, and we can choose to share it with someone. Most often with someone, we love. That heart can heal, which is what my twin had done. Arlene: But the illness had done so much damage, that Arlo, as his name is, has gone into a catatonic like state. My mom doesn’t know if he will ever come out of it, but my brother is adamant that he will, as is Arlo’s father. Richard: Wow… Eltanin: Yeah, so my brother's twin and his boyfriend have opted to stay on that side helping him out, while my mom was talked into coming home, to take care of us and my dad.

Richard nodded, he remembered El told him that his dad wasn’t healthy.

Richard: So dumb question time.. Has your mom got two hearts too? Arlene: Yes, they shared with our dad when they were much younger. Richard: But he is still not well? Eltanin: My dad’s illness is.. Well strange, it’s basically a battle between his parent’s magics, where one side is much stronger, while his body’s affinity is to the weaker side. -he sighed- It's hard to explain, but it’s a bit like fire always trying to melt ice.

Beginning - Previous - Next

#the ward legacy #writblr #simblr #simblrstories #ts4 story #ts4 alpha #ts4 #co created with mahvaladara #alphasims #sims 4 storytelling #alphacc #Arlene Ward #Eltanin Ward #Richard #this is one of the first people they tell this #but with Ric #who knows his grandfathers work #it becomes easier #as he already knows a lot

[killer-orca-cosplay]

Because I still have Flying Circus RPG brainrot, here’s the line of my circus for the fanfic I’ll probably write someday when I get the actual rule book and can discet Chapell’s detailed worldbuilding. 

-Whalestrom Aeronautical Mercenary Company (usually just refered to as Whalestrom, or WAM)

Members: Arlo Thursday: (Worker, former manager for a small grange store in a village near the northern side of the continent, now basically press-ganged into being manager for this flying trainwreck of teenagers)

Helena Mercury: (Scion, from the former Sopwith lands. Basically gave the circus its kickstart Balore funding, now also flies with them because shes completely unable to keep her boy-crazy in her pants and there’s a lot of very firm, fit dudes in this circus and they do all of the drugs and weird fischer hypnosis)

David Maraness: (Another Worker, this one formerly at a weapons factory. Also doubles as the units off-hand extra mechanic)

Shiloh Adams: (Soldier, from a land-hold in the central mountains. Absolute BEEFCAKE of a woman, almost too large to fit in most cockpits. Kind of just ended up stuck with the circus due to issues with her hold and several honor duels gone very wrong. Never speaks in contractions and has a strange obsession with “battle challenges” and Trials for everything)

Micheal Berring: (Farmer, joined when the circus was passing through because he was bored and he liked flying. Basically a Worker at this point as well as half his money goes back to helping his family get the stuff they need to rebuild their farm after gas leaked out of one of the dead cities and killed their land)

Hester: (Survivor, “joined” after crashing onto the circus’s airstrip riding what was basically a seat strapped to a pulse-jet engine. Doesnt speak much but has at least gotten to taking her gas mask off more often than not. Often seen hanging around Christopher)

Christopher Harkness: (Student, also the circus’s resident savant when it comes to most anything to with esoteric stuff. Hester’s comfort object in the flesh, as he uses her for info-dumps and treats her the same as he does everyone else; just another person, who he can info-dump on)

Fossa Upwell: (Fischer. Technically the founder of the circus since she found their airfeild, but has happily left the actual running of it to Arlo and David. Currently attempting too, and failing, to get Helena to notice her.)

Charles Whitesides: (Circus head engineer, machinist, navigator, and resident cat-man. TECHINCALLY counts as a Worker because all of his money goes to his 16-children family and three wives back home. Is currently working on moving all of said family to the circus’s airstrip)

And last but not least; Him: The circus’s airstrip (not actually a solid location, but in reality, the giant magic flying four-fluked humpback whale that the Whalestrom uses as their airstrip because its broad back is so large and tough it doesnt even feel the impact of planes landing, nor the bracing used to make their base. Him was found by Fossa originally when the Deep Ones spoke to her in a dream, and she found Him tangled in skytrain wires in a valley near where she lived. Freeing him, she set off as his guardian so that he could heal and regain his strength to return to the heights he was born in, but fate and fortune has lead him to become the circus’s mobile airstrip. Him doesnt seem to mind, and Fossa communicates with him directly, telling the whale where to go next. 

#flying circus #flying circus rpg #fanfiction

[whispersafterdusk]

Lost in Time - ch 24

"--dead."

That was quite possibly the worst thing Eli wanted to hear the moment she got back in signal range.

"Repeat that - who's dead?" she shouted at her Hi-Def.

"I said, Franklin's dead.  It's over," Remington repeated, sounding out of breath.

Eli felt an instant wave of relief wash over her. Granted, a dead man couldn't provide answers or be held accountable for those he'd killed tonight yet she couldn't help but consider this the best ending they could have hoped for.  "Where is everyone?  I'm on my way back to Portia.  Sam is -- somewhere behind me," she went on, letting herself slow to a brisk jog versus the full sprint she'd been moving at. ((Continued below cut))

"I'm here at the Corps building - Adam and I are overseeing two additional suspects," came Mali's answer.  "Remington hurried out of here but was uninjured."

Sam, Mali, Adam, and Remington accounted for.  "Arlo? Asher?" There was an uncomfortable stretch of silence. "...Arlo, Asher - where are you?"

"Everyone...  Meet at the Corps building," came Arlo's response, finally.  "We'll...we'll get everyone caught up as to what happened tonight."

Eli's heart sank at how defeated he sounded and the relief she'd felt only moments earlier was replaced with a sort of cold fear -- what had happened in town?  Asher wasn't- Asher hadn't answered, or had anyone confirm his whereabouts.

"Arlo - what's Asher's status?"

No answer.

"...Arlo?" Mali asked.

Eli pushed herself into a sprint again.

When she finally crested the hill and the Corps building came into view she spotted Mali and Adam at the Corps building's open door, standing to either side of a body face down and...Lily's mother?  Why would -- oh, of course...  The gunshots probably alerted her and she'd gone looking for Lily.

Whatever.  The girl was dead and not important right now.

Beyond them, further along the path, there was something laying on the ground - closer to the clinic than to the Corps building and glinting dully in the poor light, and beyond that she spotted a...a long, wet, dark trail coming up the hill from the opposite side and marking a path directly to the clinic's door.

Eli blew passed Mali and the others and collided shoulder-first with the clinic door, shoving it open with a bang, almost colliding with Remington just inside the doorway and sliding a bit in the thick blood smear that went from the doorway to-

Asher.  On a bed with a blood-soaked cover pulled partially up his torso.  And beside him sat Xu on a stool, with his hands stained red from fingertips to wrist and little rivulets tracing paths up his arms and smeared on the front of his white coat.  There was a small puddle of blood at his feet, formed from what was dripping off the sheet that was under Asher and slowly expanding outward toward the pile of shredded cloth Eli recognized as one of Asher's shirts that had been tossed to the floor.

Xu had had his elbows braced on his knees and his head hanging low, and had jerked upright with a start as Eli barged in.

"Eli-"

She finally registered Arlo standing near Xu's desk; he was soaked in red down his right side, from his waist down to his boots.

"What happened?  Is he...?"

 Is he all right?  Is he...he has to be, he-

Arlo looked away, lips pressed together; Remington was staring a hole through the floor at his feet.  She looked from them to Xu, who gave her a shake of his head.

"...he was gone before Arlo managed to get him through the door," Xu said softly.  "I... The aorta.  The bullet severed the aorta.  Even if he'd been shot here in the clinic I don't think I could have stopped the bleeding in time...not from something like this."

Eli timidly approached Asher's body on the bed, reaching out to gently take one of his hands in hers; it was cold, and heavy and limp, and he was a mess of blood.  Just...so, so much blood soaking into the sheet draped over him but didn't quite cover him fully - she could just see the tip of an open surgical cut sticking out from under the fabric...proof that Xu had attempted at least something, for all the good it would have done.

Such heavy blood loss had left Asher pale; someone had thankfully closed his eyes but there was no peaceful look to him...no way one could fool themselves into thinking he was merely asleep.

"I..." she whispered.  She tightened her fingers over his and pulled his hand up to beneath her chin.  "I'm sorry...  I'm so sorry.  I never should have...  I shouldn't have listened.  I should have just gone in.  I knew I needed to...  I knew I should have..."

She was faintly aware of Xu moving away, heard a splash of water and the sound of rustling cloth; not long after she heard footsteps and the clinic's door opening and closing.

The hot prickle of tears started at the corners of her eyes and her knees felt ready to give way.  Before she toppled she turned and scraped her back down the bed's edge, coming to sit partially in the blood puddle in the floor but not caring.  She kept hold of Asher's hand which brought his arm down with her to dangle off the bed, hanging beside her head and over her shoulder.

She rested her cheek against his forearm and cried.

---------------------------------

The door to Selene's factory was unlocked and a sharp metallic smell hung in the air as he cracked the door open; one of Selene's main rules here was to always check before walking in and dutifully Django did just that, pausing with his face near but not beyond the threshold -- though he couldn't see the source he was aware of a flickering light reflecting off the floor and could hear a popping noise coming from within so he kept his gaze fixated on the polished stone at his feet as he pushed his way inside.

Mere seconds later the flickering stopped, as did the pops.  "Didn't hear you knock."

"Because I didn't," he replied with a short chuckle as he gently closed the door behind him.

In front of him Eli sat behind a workbench that had been moved away from the wall and into the empty space between the entryway and where a line of machines started; in one hand she held a torch and the other was sliding a pair of thick-lensed goggles off her face and onto her forehead. Splayed across the bench before her was the Access Suit in a state of partial disassembly with wires, various relic pieces Django couldn't identify, tubing, bottles of oil and lubricant, a roll of soldering material, (and, strangely, what looked like the device she'd been speaking into the other night but now missing its casing) all carefully arranged within easy reach around it.

"Trying to fix it?"

"Trying to...  It needs a new cooling system, the environmental simulation sensors are both shot and the brackets need to be re-aligned, it needs a new projector processor, some replacement wire and some fine-tuning... I may not be able to get it back to perfect working order, but it'll be enough...  It has to be enough," she added after a moment.  "Did you need something?"

"I just wanted to check on you - you left the funeral pretty quickly."

At the mention of the funeral she closed her eyes; he walked over to lean against the workbench opposite of her.

"...I know his parents couldn't possibly have known when they purchased the plot," Eli finally said, voice low,  "and I guess no one thought to explain or even ask me, but seeing his headstone so close to Darren's was...painful.  I didn't think I could keep it together enough to mingle."

He nodded but remained silent, and she too was silent for a long moment before opening her eyes and meeting his; the look of exhaustion, of both body and soul, was painfully obvious.  Django circled around the workbench, reaching out to take the welding torch out of her grasp and lay it on the bench before gently turning her to face him with his hands resting on her shoulders.

"It's all right to grieve, Eli," he said softly.

She let out a huffed, bitter laugh.  "Yeah?  Maybe I could if I wasn't so broken.  The list of people I've lost is too long.  It's too much.  I can't...I thought maybe with time I could come to terms with it -- even before now it felt like an impossible order, with my husband, my family, my entire world gone.  And now Asher is gone too.  I can't.  I can't. Not right now."

It was odd being in such familiar territory; his days as a knight, especially the early days, had been far bloodier than he'd ever shared with anyone.  There was always joy in recounting the heroic tales but the ones that had cut deep he always kept close to himself -- names and faces, places where they'd fallen or parted ways...  He'd been in this exact position (well...maybe "exact" was not quite the right word) time and again and Eli's expression was the same look he'd seen on his own face staring back at him from the reflection of too-polished armor.  After a moment he tugged her forward into a hug; she stiffened at his touch at first, then relaxed a bit though she did not raise her arms to return the embrace.

"You're not broken, and you can't run from the grief forever...it won't ever lessen if you refuse to treat with it."

"I know.  I know, but right now I don't want to think about it.  Not when I've still got a job to do." She leaned out from the hug and turned back to the suit on the table.  "If I can just get this damn thing working..."

"A job? What are you planning?" he asked, letting his hands drop to his sides.

"I'm going to get this suit functioning, then I'm going to head north and get Harrison's family out of Duvos's hands."

"I suppose I should have guessed that...  You can't do this on your own, Eli."  At that she shot him a withering glare and he held up his hands in a placating gesture.  "That's not me disparaging your skills -- this isn't the world or people you knew.  Perhaps a better way to word it is, you don't have to do this alone."

"I won't be alone," she grunted.  "Rose is coming with me."

"...Rose?" he repeated.

She wordlessly pointed across the bench toward the far wall.  He shifted to follow her finger with his gaze and was shocked to see the Ghost Knight leaning against the wall, arms crossed and eyes closed, motionless and positioned so that, as he'd opened the door and come in, the door itself had blocked her from view.

He'd completely missed her presence in the room and a chill of uncertainty shot down his spine as he jerked his head back around to Eli.  "Absolutely not!  You can't be serious!"

Eli cocked an eyebrow at him.  "I get that she's stabbed you and has worked for Duvos in the past, but she gave you the Access Suit and just wanted to leave with her daughter."

"I do not, not for an instant, trust her to lead you down the right path," Django insisted, shooting Rose an uneasy look.  "I am not letting you leave with her."

"And just how did you plan to stop me?" Eli asked dryly.  "You know if I don't go then you're leaving a rescue mission up to the whims of bureaucracy."

Django paused, glancing between the two women; Rose still had not moved or spoken, or opened her eyes for that matter.  After a moment he squared himself to the workbench, balling his hands into fists and then bracing them against the benchtop.  "-I'm not.  I'm not going to stop you.  But I am going to go with you."

Eli let out a sigh that trailed off into a growl; she kicked her heel out and Django heard the scrape of wood on stone as the stool just behind her slid abruptly backwards several inches, giving her the needed space to plop onto it while crossing her arms atop the workbench before resting her forehead on them, all in one smooth motion.  "Are we really going to have this argument...?"

Rose chose that moment to interrupt, though she remained as still as a statue as she spoke. "We have not truly talked in decades, knight."

"No, we have not," he agreed.

"That you would imply I have not changed in all that time is insulting."

The woman stirred at last and gave him a dead-eyed, empty look -- where he'd seen unimaginable grief in Eli here he saw...nothing.  No emotion.

"I can believe that you could have changed," he replied.  "I just have no reason to believe it was wholly for the better."

"You think I would side with the empire that has killed my daughter?"

"No.  But I don't know what else you might do."  He turned his attention back to Eli who was still face-down on her arms.  "Have you told anyone what you intend to do?"

"No, and I want it to stay that way," came the muffled answer.  "I don't want anyone worrying, or trying to stop me, or trying to follow me."  After a pause she lifted her head and stared up at him.  "And I definitely do not want Duvos to see me coming.  If I'm going to have a shot at getting up there, finding them, and getting them home, NO ONE can know."

Django straightened, rubbing his fingers over the crease in the knuckles of the opposite hand and unflinchingly meeting her gaze.  "I am coming with you."

"What about the Round Table?"

"Sonia has managed it by herself before -- she knows every bit of my business though she insists she's content being just a waitress while she waits for the right man to come along," he paused, then smiled a bit.  "I've debated giving ownership of it to her, if she wants it, when I'm finally too old to do the work myself."

Though...Sonia wouldn't appreciate having this dumped into her lap without warning.  Was this the right choice?  It had to be; he couldn't stand by and not help -- Eli, Harrison and his family, (maybe even Rose as well) they were all in need and he was in a position to help them.  To NOT help at this moment seemed cruel.

He was pulled out of his thoughts by Eli shoving herself up off the workbench, craning her neck to stare up into the ceiling as she took in several deep breaths.

"On my honor as a knight," he said quietly, waiting until she'd lowered her chin and was looking at him before he continued.  "On my honor, I swear I will not tell a soul, so long as you do not leave without me."

"And if I do?"

He smiled at her.  "I guess I would need to share what I know with the Civil Corps when they realize they have a missing person case."

She snorted - loudly and heavily - at that but stuck her hand out toward him.  "Oh shut up...  Fine, whatever.  We'll leave the morning after I've gotten this damn thing fixed.  Preferably well before dawn, so there's no chance we're spotted."

Django shook her hand.  "Agreed.  I will be ready."

She let go and pulled the stool closer to the bench, reaching up to pull the goggles back into place.  "I'll let you know - I'll let you BOTH know - but I need to concentrate on this so, respectfully, clear out."

With a nod Django stepped around the bench and stopped halfway between it and the door, eying Rose silently; he remained there until she finally stepped from the wall and came toward him, then continued on and disappeared outside. When he was certain she had left Django stepped out of the factory and took a few deep breaths of the fresh air.

He would need to get his armor ready -- the set on the stand in the Round Table was just a costume he'd commissioned for display.  His actual suit of armor was still carefully stored in a trunk under his bed; he'd dutifully tended to it over the years -- oiling the straps, buffing rust from the buckles, polishing the metal.  There had been many times where he'd debated getting rid of it...  His days as a knight were over, he'd told himself; he was retired and the memories would remain even if he never wore it again or even kept it.  But he'd held onto it -- and thank goodness he had!

It had been a few months since he'd last taken it out and as often as he'd tended to it over the years he wasn't expecting it to really need any repair; he could have it ready to go in an hour or so, then leave it laid out where he could don it quickly and leave.

He would also need to write a note of some kind for Sonia... An apologetic one, as he could not give her any details on where he was going or why.  Hopefully, when they all returned safely, he could explain and earn her forgiveness.

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Almost...done...

After she'd taken it from Asher's belongings in the clinic his Hi-Def had been a constant presence in the factory as she'd worked to get the Access Suit back into working order; she'd debated just burying him with it and if it had been in her time she would have. She'd been unable to convince herself to let it go though, and then, after she'd had a chance to look the Access Suit over, to determine what it needed, she'd understood.

Among the list of parts the suit had needed was a new projector processor -- a part the Hi-Def's also utilized.  Balance had intervened to make sure she'd have what she needed.

With a steady and gentle hand (and a pair of slender tweezers) she removed the processor from the Hi-Def and carefully slotted it onto the control board of the suit.  It slipped into place smoothly and she closed the little metal clamp over it to press it fully into the connectors, then picked up the little current-testing tool and touched the prongs to the input and output points -- she didn't think anything inside the Hi-Def would've been damaged but she had to be certain...

It read green.  Working like a dream.

A bad, terrible, endless nightmare of a dream.

She set the tool aside and rubbed grimy fingers to her temples. "...I miss you.  And I always will, but you're going to see the end of this chapter.  I promise," she said into the empty air.

All that was left now was to bend the simulation brackets back into place and attach the last few bits of the cooling system, then a final test...

Her personal story may have stalled and she still didn't know where she was meant to go from here but Balance had acted to give her a chance to be Judgement's hand...  For Harrison's family, for Asher...for every tale Duvos had disrupted.  It was time to act.

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With her plane Mali had helped them comb the surrounding territory, looking for any sign that the Sky Sharks were lurking about.  To the far northeast near the coast they had spotted what looked like tracks left from landing gear but aside from that one hint there was no other clue that anyone had been around -- certainly no sign of the Sharks themselves.  Mali had suspected they'd simply abandoned the mission when it seemed like it had failed (by Windsor's account the delay with the clinic expansion had set them back weeks when it was only supposed to be a quick in-and-out job), and with nothing to go on and no clear sign of danger, there wasn't much they could do.

Arlo hadn't been sleeping well these last few days; while finding no sign of the Sky Sharks had relieved some of the constant anxiety he was...was-

-buckling under the guilt, honestly.  How anyone could stand to be around him was beyond him -- his orders had gotten someone killed.  Asher's loss was his fault.  He especially couldn't bear being near Eli; her words in the clinic kept echoing in his head:

I shouldn't have listened, she'd said.

No...she shouldn't have.  She never should have accepted his command; she had years more experience on him -- formal training, a career based around leading others.  And what did he have?  A quick rise to #1 in a town that barely saw any crime -- how stupid, how arrogant, to think he was qualified compared to her.

It had been difficult to put on a brave face for everyone around him; Sam was struggling with the fact that she'd asked to trade places with Asher and he'd had to reassure her it wasn't her fault as there wasn't a guarantee anything would have played out differently if he'd not been there.  Remington had quietly stepped up and took on extra patrols, to give Arlo the time needed to search the countryside with Mali in pursuit of the Sharks, and then when those scholars had come up from Vega 5 he'd taken them off Arlo's hands without complaint.

...Remington also had more experience than he did.  He'd been in Lucien and seen combat at the border with Duvos before he'd settled back in Portia.  Even he would be a better choice than...

It had taken another day or two to think it through but...Arlo had made his mind up, and the very next morning he was up and pacing restlessly while he waited for time to tick over and Town Hall to open.

At 9am on the dot he'd left his room and hurried to Town Hall, pushing open the door in a rush and coming to a skidding halt in the foyer.

"Gale?  Gale, do you have a moment?  I need to speak to you - it's important."

Arlo could see Gale at his desk, some kind of paper or letter held in front of him, and as he watched the man's expression grow steadily more crestfallen he felt a surge of nervousness - what now?

"Gale?"

"Ah, ahem, yes - sorry Arlo, please, come in," the man responded, clearing his throat.

"If this is a bad time I can come back."

"No, no, I don't- there-" Gale paused and took a deep breath, then managed to reclaim that usual look of professional friendliness he always wore as he set the paper down on the desk in front of him.  "I have a free moment now and you're here anyway so may as well speak.  What can I help you with?"

"I-" Arlo opened and closed his mouth a few times -- just say it.  Just say it-  "I wanted to resign as leader of the Civil Corps."

Gale's expression immediately fell and Arlo was shocked to see him bury his head in his hands.  "Not you too..."

"What?  What do you mean?" Arlo prompted.  He came over to the desk, punching a fist into its top.  "Not 'me' too?  Who else...?"

Gale picked up the letter he'd been reading as Arlo had entered and held it up, clearly going over it once more before tossing it listlessly to the desk.   "This was in the floor when I came in just now - I guess she put it under the door.  It...would seem that Eli has resigned from the Civil Corps and left Portia."

Arlo felt like someone had hit him square in the gut -- she'd what?!  "She what?  When?"  He reached out to snatch the letter and Gale didn't stop him.

It was a simple and to the point note:

 Mayor Gale,

 Effective immediately I am resigning my position with the Civil Corps.

 I am also leaving Portia due to a personal matter.  I apologize for the abruptness of my departure.

 - Elizabeth Summers

No... no, this had to be a-  a joke, right?  She couldn't leave...not like this.

Arlo turned and bolted for the door, leaving the letter to flutter to the floor in his wake; outside he slapped his Hi-Def open and was dismayed to see her name in bright red -- out of range.

He opened a channel to everyone.  "Has anyone seen Eli?"

"Not since yesterday morning, why?" came Remington's response.

"I haven't, no," was Sam's.

"She's not been out this way in a few days," Mali replied.

Arlo silenced the Hi-Def before sprinting toward the Peach Plaza gate and heading for Selene's house beyond it, leaping the fence and falling against the front door before banging on it.  A few moments later Selene opened the door and was almost bowled over as Arlo barged in.

"Please tell me Eli's here," he asked in a rush.

Selene got her balance back and hesitated.  "I didn't hear her get up this morning, what's-"

"Is she here?" he repeated through gritted teeth.

"What's going on?  You're starting to scare me a little--"

She trailed off as Arlo darted around her and pounded his way up the stairs to Eli's bedroom.

The door wasn't fully closed and there was no answer when he knocked so he simply shoved it open and was hit by an encompassing sense of emptiness -- the bed was immaculately made, there wasn't a single speck of dust on the bedside table or dresser, and aside from a photograph pinned to the headboard there wasn't any sign that anyone had been living in this room.

He heard Selene come up behind him, huffing a little bit.  "Arlo, what's wrong?"

"Eli left," he mumbled.  He moved into the middle of the room and slowly spun in place -- the place was painfully neat and tidy.

"She what?  When?" Selene asked, coming in behind him.  "She didn't -- why would she leave without saying anything?" She stood there looking around in confusion before moving over to pull a drawer open -- empty.   Shoving it closed she tugged open the next and there, at least, was some clothing folded up; there was more clothing (pajamas, some socks, and what Arlo suspected had to be undergarments as Selene was quick to close that drawer without looking too closely at its contents) in the next drawer and he could see Selene's baffled expression reflected in the mirror.

"You're sure she's left?" Selene asked after a time.  "Maybe she just...  She's out for a walk?"

Arlo stepped over to the bed and tugged the photograph off the headboard; he remembered this picture -- it was from the solstice celebration, not long after they'd rescued Eli from the facility.  He held it gingerly between his thumb and pointer finger, numbly backing out  of the room and into the hall until his back bumped into the opposite wall.

"She sent Gale a letter," he said softly.  "She left.  She's gone."

Selene covered her mouth with her hands, eyes wide; Arlo slid down the wall and sat in the floor, studying the picture a moment longer before slipping it carefully into an inner pocket of his jacket, then he drew his knees up and looped his arms around them, letting his head droop between them.

What could he do now?  How could he possibly make up for his mistakes if she wasn't here?  Could he somehow catch up to her if he figured out where she'd gone?  ...no, that would probably make things worse as it was pretty clear, based on how she'd left without a word, that she didn't want anyone coming with her or following.

Damn it...  More than anything now he regretted that he'd been avoiding her.  What if he never saw her again?

He was aware of a pair of feet appearing in his peripheral a moment before Selene settled into the floor beside him, shoulder to shoulder and with her left leg pressed in against his leg.

"You don't need to talk unless you want to...but I'll sit here as long as you need me to," she whispered.

They sat in silence and after some time - how long?  Who knew - Arlo let his head drop to the side, finding Selene's there to lean against.  She gently nudged him with her shoulder and wrapped her arms around his.

"For what it's worth..." she said into the silence then.  "I don't think she'd leave for good without saying goodbye."

He stopped bracing his heels against the floor and let his legs slide flat, his arms falling to his sides (or at least one of them did - Selene was still holding him on the one side).  "...I hope you're right.  I don't want this to be how it ends."

The hours passed; he finally stirred when he could hear Selene's stomach growling and realized that he was also hungry.  She got up with him, excused herself long enough to put on clean clothes (she'd mumbled something about grease-stained work clothing) then they walked together to the Round Table.  Being as it was somewhere between lunch and dinner it wasn't as crowded; they settled at a table together and weren't waiting long before Sonia bustled over.

"Hey you two -- just letting you know ahead of time it'll be a bit slower than you're used to," she said as she dropped off a pair of menus.

"Oh?  Everything all right?" Selene asked.

"I hope so -- Django left me a note that he needed to travel suddenly so I'm handling the place by myself again until he gets home," was Sonia's response before she held up a finger to them and hurried off to greet the small group of tourist types that had just entered.

Arlo stared after her.  Django...left?  And at the same time as Eli...  He turned back to the table and saw Selene giving him a knowing look.

"That can't be coincidence, and I doubt she'd run away with Django without any intention of coming home," Selene whispered.  "She'll come home...  I just know it."

Arlo took a deep breath and leaned back into the cushion behind him.

She'd come back...  She would.

#Lost in Time #lit #Lost in Time - ch 24 #Arlo #Remington #Sam #Django #Xu #Gale #Sonia #My Time at Portia

[georgiapeach30513]

Part 2 to icy and arlo please!!!! Your getting me so excited for 3rd gen

You guys have NO IDEA what's in store for them. Listen, the Baizen's will have a bit of issues. Zephyr is divorced with two girls before he's 26, and he will have full custody. Archer is not a whore, but he pours his life into his job. We know where Brooks and Raiden and Otto are. Iclynn falls for her best friend, Illiana has a love for boys and they them, but changes immediately with Dean, and...he surprises her and makes her cry. Eadlin and Fauna don't have much drama, but a Drysdale will finally marry a Barnes between those two. Audriana, well, our celebrity falls for an older...much older, like 17 years older who is an actor, but he wants her to keep it a secret....

Arlo and Icy aren't really too dramatic. But we did leave them kinda talking about him going to the treehouse. That damn treehouse, Carter is going to cut the whole thing down one day. Posie, Otto, Zephyr, Brooks, and Iclynn all lose their virginity in that damn treehouse.

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Be Honest

Summary: Arlo talks to his parents

Pairings: Beau/Arleigh X Arlo

Rating: 🥹

Warnings: language, mentions of Iclynn’s sexual harassment, 18+ ONLY

Word Count: 1.1K

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Beau paces around the cabin living room trying to come up with a way to talk to his son who just sits on the dock, staring out at the lake. Arleigh, mindlessly starting to cut up vegetables unsure of what actually happened.

“And he said nothing? Was he ugly to you?” Beau asks, his eyes finally looking over at his tiny wife, wishing his kids were babies all over again. Things were easier when they were babies.

“He didn’t say anything, and he wasn’t ugly. He was short. Beau, it’s that kid.”

“I know,” Beau says, hands on his hips, eyes going back to his son. He knows he didn’t fit in at the stuffy school. He worked, and didn’t put his focus on academics. “How is this kid? Is this coming back to bite us? Like what’s going on?”

“He has a broken nose,” Arleigh sighs. “This isn’t Arlo. You know our son. You know he wouldn’t do that for no reason. And, that stupid kid had it coming to him. He hates Arlo. He always singled him out.”

“Alright. We’re talking to him,” Beau steps out of the house, and opts to walk all the way down to the dock. Not even needing to say anything, and Arlo knows it’s time for him to face his parents. Contemplating on if it’s best to be strong and silent, or if he needs to divulge everything.

Solemn the two men walk into the cabin, and Arleigh has to take a deep breath, because her baby boy who was so adamant about being naked, had surpassed his father’s build. A bit taller, but definitely thicker. Looking more like a man, than her son.

“What happened?” Beau asks, trying to sound stern, but he really wants to get into Arlo’s head. Wants to know what’s going on, but then Arlo shrugs. “Son…”

“No, that asshole had it coming to him. Him and the rest of the boys were in the locker rooms bragging about the girls they had sex with this weekend, and then he started talking about Iclynn.”

“Well, seeing how you won’t be honest about your feelings, it’s no wonder she dated someone else,” Arlo stares hard at his dad. His jawline pulsing with how hard he’s clenching his teeth. “You don’t get a say on who she has sex with.”

“They didn’t have sex! But it’s how he was talking about her. Bragging about how he…and then he just was going to walk away. Using her just for sex. Calling Illiana a whore in the process. He was disgusting and vile, even if they had sex. And they didn’t. Then he started talking about me. I’m tired of him. He can say what he wants about me, but not them. They didn’t ask for that. He has no right.”

“Wait,” Beau starts, taking a deep breath, as he thinks about his words. “He was bragging about taking her virginity, and then admitting he was done with her?”

“Yes! And Iclynn said that he just shoved his hands down her pants, on their one date. She had to punch him, too.”

Beau’s face turns up in a bit of a smile. Completely unfazed by his son defending the Baizen girls honor. “Dad?”

“The same kid who calls you farm boy? And the scholarship charity?” Arlo nods his head. “Fine, you’ll deal with your suspension. But at home, you’ll just go to work with me.”

“Beau?” “Dad?”

“No, Bun, I’ve taught my boys to protect the ladies in our lives. And let’s face it, this one, is a lovesick fool when it comes to Iclynn. Walker had it coming to him. He’s pushed Arlo their whole school careers. Does Carter and Story know about this?”

Arlo shakes his head no, “She doesn’t want to tell them. She said she took care of it. She’s more concerned with what he’s saying about Illiana.”

Beau nods his head a few times, “Arlo, it’s her choice. But you know her, did she seem upset about that?” Arleigh asks. “I don’t want to involve ourselves, but he had no right. Carter can be a bit extreme when it comes to his kids and family though. Maybe if she talked to her mom? Her Mimi? You?”

“I was kinda wanting to go to see her,” he gives them a sheepish grin, raising his shoulders a bit. “We didn’t really get to talk that much. She’s a bit disappointed in me.”

“You can go, but,” Beau squares up with his son. Wanting him to be completely honest with Iclynn, because he remembers falling for his best friend as well, and the pain it could cause his son, scares him. He doesn’t want Arlo to have the years that he did. “I want you to be honest with her. You tell her point blank, how you feel. Do not hold back, hell, kiss the girl if she wants you to. You’ve hardly dated anyone, and after the first date you make an excuse as to what’s wrong, and you’re basically saying because she’s not Iclynn.”

“Right, be honest. Kiss her.”

“You understand that if you date her, these nights at the treehouse, they won’t be happening anymore right?” Arleigh asks her son. “I don’t know how you got Carter and Story to agree to that.”

“Illiana, Daisy, and usually Annie was there?”

“Go. You tell Iclynn how you feel,” Beau repeats himself. “And if she doesn’t reciprocate, I’m sorry, but it’s time to be just her friend. Don’t pine after a girl who only sees you as a friend. I know. I’ve been there.”

“With her mother,” Arleigh giggles. She grabs her husband’s hand, and weaves her own in his. “He’s right. Be honest. What’s the worse that can happen? You get that kiss that causes fireworks, the birds to sing, lightning bugs to fly around you, and swearing you can hear angels sing? Your dad is right be honest.”

“Will you actually let me leave to be honest?” he smirks knowing that the honesty part has already passed, and now he gets to just be with his best friend, and let happen what will happen. Giddy that he didn’t have to beg to see her.

“Right. Go, but, be home for bedtime. I’m sure the Baizen’s will feed you.”

“Okay. Don’t wait up,” Arleigh narrows her eyes at him. “Things are really changing after this, huh?”

“They have to. You can’t just spend the night with your high school girlfriend anymore.”

“We’re not dating yet. Let me be honest,” with a final wave he jogs out to his truck. He’ll be honest with his parents later.

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