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thesupreme316 · 9 months

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hi i don’t request stuff so bare with me how would aew boys react to you having a big return like Kris Statlander ex: you lost your title and left and you come back and win the title again sorry if this makes no sense i’m not good at requesting 🫶🏼😢

yall gotta stop apologizing for being CREATIVE CUTIES

AEW Stars React to: You Returning and Winning Your Title Back (Fem!Reader)

Pairings: Hook x Fem!Reader, Ricky Starks X Fem!Reader, Dante Martin X Fem!Reader, Darius Martin X Fem!Reader, Eddie Kingston X Fem!Reader, MJF X Fem!Reader, Christian Cage X Fem!Reader

Word Count: 1.1K

Supreme Speaks: thank you to anon for requesting (yall keep em coming), sorry that this took me so long (shit happening). But please enjoy this and p.s you are loved and appreciated

Warnings: not proofread, my regular react wrestlers, GIFS AINT MINE

Taglist: @hooks-martin @wwenhlimagines @sheinthatfandom @hookerforhook @triscillal @cassiesworldsworld @eddie-kingstons-wifey

Backstory:

Either you were injured and surrendered your title (you never lost it technically) or you lost it in a fluke to your opponent (just do whatcha want)

For months you spent away from the company, trying to gain your strength and feeling back

But now, you were back and better than ever

And you were owed a rematch

Right when the so-called champion called out for an open challenge, you were the first to answer that call that night

To your surprise, the whole arena rose to their feet and loudly cheered you on when hearing your theme (ex. Kris Statlander and or AJ Lee)

And after the match was over, you stood tall with your title high above your head again as the crowd again screamed loudly

(Or you can skip this and have a great segment like Trent with Sue’s van)

The entire moment/match went viral

However, they weren’t the only ones happy to see you tho

Hook

Mans had no idea that you were here

Was stunned into silence; with a big ass smile on his face

You were picked up into a hug by him; would definitely whisper sweet things into your ear or skin

“I’m so happy to see you back”

I think this will encourage him to try to win back his title quicker

Hook is the type of person (whether you're his best friend or girlfriend) to take this return personally as it is a start of a new era for you

Wants to celebrate with you in private ;)

HE WOULD ALSO WEAR YOUR MERCH TO SHOW HIS SUPPORT

Ricky Starks

OOOOOO THIS MAN IS SO COCKY RIGHT NOW

I also think he would be that person who would almost spoil your return out of excitement

You thought he was arrogant after he won the Owen Hart tournament? PUH-LA-ESE

Would reference you in his promos

“I’m a part of the winning team. I mean have you seen my hot ass champion of a girlfriend (or best friend; whatever you prefer)?”

Would book a photoshoot just for you to show off your championships

Defs would make you guys match in outfits and would get you in a storyline with him

I def see you as his manager/valet (IMAGINE THE (eventual) HEEL HEAT)

You two would take over AEW as the new IT couple or duo

Darius Martin

Tbh, it gives him kind of a nostalgic feeling when he returned during the tag team battle royal

He would be so incredibly happy for you

Would keep up with all your appearances and matches afterward

“I am the president of the Y/N protection squad *poses with lads*”

Genuinely hopes that everything goes well for you

Will do your signature move to show his support for you

Also, expect a celebratory dinner or movie night

But don’t get it twisted this man is mad at you for not telling him about your return

“WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME? I was just joking when I was gonna carry the cutout of you to the ring”

He was in fact not kidding (he was just a lil goofy)

Dante Martin

THE BABY

With him on the shelf, he is emotional for you

“That was amazing! The crowd really went wild for you!”

Has multiple emotions tbh; happy, anxious, a little sad

Wishes he could really celebrate with you

I also think because of the fact he has been out of action for a while, he’s dreaming of a return like yours; especially with a championship in his mind

I think he would be a little sad because you’re gonna be busy as hell

“I’m gonna miss the off days with just us two.”

To which you promised to drag him all around to wherever you were wrestling

He didn’t have a choice

Eddie Kingston

“THATS RIGHT DAWG!! YALL SEE THIS SHIT?”

Makes a post about you on Instagram

He’s genuinely happy about the two of you being champions at the same time

Will brag to everyone backstage

“YOU SEE THAT BRYAN? I HAVE FRIENDS THAT ARE CHAMPIONS, SORRY YOU CAN’T SAY THE SAME!”

Eddie, just like how I always say, is a very emotional person (even though he doesn’t wanna show it)

But he will make sure that you know how proud he is; even if he gives you a shoulder tackle

I also think Eddie sees every win as a win for the whole crew

Like Darius, he is upset that you didn’t tell him about your return but it made him excited about wrestling again

MJF

THIS MOTHERFUCKER PART 496792466

Would make a backhanded compliment about you

“Although it wasn’t as epic or spontaneous or memorable as my return last year, congrats to Y/N Y/L/N for making her return to the ring! BAY BAY”

After some choice words, he updates his Twitter again

“I reviewed my tweet after Y/N confronted me (with dice, a wooden spoon, and a lighter) I realize that I made some errors. I meant CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WONDERFUL AND ABOVE AVERAGE GENERATIONAL TALENT Y/N Y/L/N!”

Will ask you to shout him out occasionally (imagine having a friendship like him and Adam Cole)

No but for real, he’s happy for you

I think this man would shower you with gifts in private so you can fully get the MJF experience

Will bring you up in interviews; especially about people he can kind of give props to (his words not mine)

Christian Cage

THIS MAN IS MY SUGAR DADDY AND-

I feel like this man would be very proud of you

Would not dare hold your championship as you threaten him about that

But he would announce himself with your title in the same sentence (ex below)

“I AM THE TNT CHAMPION AND I am the significant other/best friend of the AEW Women’s Champion! Therefore, you all should respect me!”

Definitely would tell Luchasaurus to protect you as well

Loves how confident you became since winning

Also remember how I said he’s a sugar daddy?

Mans would buy you anything just for holding the championship at one point it almost becomes an accessory

Even if you didn’t have a championship, Christian would splurge on you just because

YOU DESERVE IT BIATCH

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kristallbluemchen · 12 days

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Okay! Ich hab Bock auf nen Thread für Nolin Songs (Happy, sad, destructive, hopeful, mir schnurz, alles was ihr mögt und für passend haltet!)

Haut eure favorites raus und lasst sie uns sammeln!

Love Situation (911) - Blanks

Ich würd‘ lügen - Kayef (irgendwie mehr Noah pov but still about them)

What you do to me - Blanks

love should be easy - Zoe Wees

Hold on me - Ella Henderson

Back to December - Taylor Swift

Midnight Rain - Taylor Swift

You‘re losing me - Taylor Swift

Love lies - Khalid & Normani

Let somebody go - Coldplay & Selena Gomez

Letzter Song - Cro

Falling - Cro

Dich - Cro (OMG Leute! Hört den euch an und schaut dann noch mal Folge 1047!)

C'est La Vie (Graham Lake Edit) - Graham Lake

Scream - WTRGRL & Zhone

Just friends - Nuno Freitas

Gravity - Michael Johnston

Just You and I - Tom Walker

Flash mich - Mark Forster (Ja, der obligatorische Mark Forster Song hat es auch in meine Playlist geschafft)

The heart wants what it wants - Selena Gomez

Sorry - Justin Bieber (fragt nicht)

Wish I could forget - SLANDER, Blackbear & bring me the Horizon

Dream Boy - Waterparks

Closer - Waterparks

Kiss me - Sixpence None the Richer

Smile again - Blackbear

You be love - Avicii ft. Billy Raffoul

Miss you - Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz

Lost without you - Kygo & Dean Lewis

Unendlichkeit - MilleniumKid & JBS

Mit dir - MilleniumKid

Dir ist es egal - MilleniumKid (AUA)

Until I found you - Steven Sanchez & Em Beihold (unser inoffizieller Endgame Song 💔)

Heaven - Bryan Adams

When you‘re gone - Bryan Adams ft. Melanie C.

Please forgive me - Bryan Adams

It must have been love - Roxette

Listen to your heart - Roxette

Liar - LOWLIVES

Let Em Go - Matt Hansen

Break my heart - Matt Hansen

Without you with me - Matt Hansen

Dead the day you‘re gone - Matt Hansen

Where you belong - Matt Hansen

Can‘t stop loving you - Phil Collins

True Colors - Phil Collins

Weißt du - Rowli

Durch die Nacht - Francis

Close to you - Dayglow

Had me @ Hello - Luke Benward (don‘t ask aber der Song ist gut)

Mine - Michael Gerow

Broken - Isak Danielson

Don‘t think twice - Hikaru Utada (any Kingdom hearts Fans here? 👀)

Alone Pt. II - Alan walker & Ava Max

Falling stars - Fabian Schuster

Missed chance - Fabian Schuster

Strangers - Jake Cornell

Count me out - HART (not really sure about that one but it kind of fits?)

Clarity - Zedd ft. Foxxes

I‘d rather die - Lost stars (das ist so Noah!)

Vertigo - Lost Stars

Something just like this - The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

no more days alone - Isaac Anderson

#schloss einstein

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wrxsslin-hours · 4 months

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Hey, Lover (Chapter 2)

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Shawn gives Bret some company, a welcoming warmth in an otherwise cold afternoon.

(Quintessential Delivery Boy x Househusband bretshawn au)

a/n: I greatly underestimated the number of chapters for this fic-let. Maybe it'll stretch to five chapters instead of the planned three lol. Hope you enjoy! <3

You need a pick me up? I'll be there in twenty five. I like to push my luck so take my hand, let's take a drive - "Let's Fall in Love for the Night", FINNEAS

Bret wasn’t one to talk too much on the job, which is why delivery came easy for him. There was nothing but him, the rev of his truck, and the occasional car horn. He didn’t do phone calls or entertain customers with their over-the-top bouquet ideas. He only took the bouquet and got it to where it needed to be, and he could do it while saying ten words or less. It was a mundane job for most of his family, but Bret enjoyed the silence that was graced upon him. Owen would argue that Bret just couldn’t hold a conversation to save his life, and that would earn him a smack on the back of his head by Bret’s folded sunglasses.

In hindsight, Bret wasn’t much of a talker in general. He took his job seriously, wanting to help his parents look over the store with more ease. He’d trim off the thorns of roses and peel back tulip petals with not even a small smile on his face. He left all the babbling to his sisters, who were more than happy to take over when it meant getting the latest gossip of whoever passed behind the front store display window. But, to Bret’s surprise, talking with Shawn came naturally. Maybe it was because Shawn did most of the talking, and Bret would happily let him do it. The rasp of the blonde’s voice tickled Bret’s spine the first time he heard it, and it still does now. And Bret was sure it would always stay that way.

“You never told me your name, y’know,” Shawn started, lips in that pout that Bret knew him for. “If we gotta work together, we might as well be on a first-name basis. You already know my name. Is only fair.” Shawn talked a mile a minute. An exasperated sigh escaped Bret’s lips, and that made Shawn pout even harder.

“It’s Bret,” the delivery boy finally said, tying a string of pink silk around the base of a bouquet. The blonde hummed, “Bret, Bret, Breeeet,” he repeated, acting as if Bret’s name was some juicy secret that he alone had the pleasure to know. Bret had to duck his head down, cheeks tinted.

Shawn maneuvered his way beside Bret, pushing open the makeshift swinging door of the countertop with his hip. Bret could smell the other’s perfume. Shawn smelled like those scratch-and-sniff pages of Elizabeth’s makeup catalog magazines, expensive but subtle. He looked like the models on those pages too. His hair looked like silk, bouncing in all the right places at the right times and patted down by a cloth headband. A stubborn strand of hair dangled by Shawn’s forehead, and Bret had to push the idea of tucking it behind Shawn’s ear out of his head. If Bret squinted, he could hardly make out the faint shimmer of his lips.

Those lips stretched into a smile as Shawn reached over to grab a small bouquet of dahlias and cornflowers, the one that Bret just finished arranging. Blue eyes met brown ones, and Bret was suddenly awfully aware of how little the space between them was. The delivery boy took a step back and leaned on the counter. “Say, why don’t you tell ol’ Bradshaw that I want these flowers for the next bouquet this time?” Shawn asked, offering them to Bret.

The Hart grabbed the bouquet from Shawn’s grasp, “Why don’t you tell him yourself?” The blonde scoffed, waving his hand, which Bret realized was void of a wedding ring, “Hardly see him, let alone talk to him.” He picked at the rows of ribbons that hung from the wall, “Course, I wouldn’t mind getting ‘em from you instead.”

Bret ignored the man in favor of putting the bouquet back to where it was. “What flowers would your husband want for this party of his?” He asked, diverting the conversation elsewhere as he made his way to the ‘meeting room’, a storage room turned office for their far richer clients that didn’t want to stand around to discuss orders. It was a nice room, evident from the tiles that were way cleaner than those outside its door and the fact that it had the good air conditioning that didn’t rattle every few seconds. Bret could still remember the times his dad would shoo Owen away from the room for using the air conditioner during those summers that were hotter than usual.

With a pout, Shawn followed the delivery boy, stopping every few moments to glance at framed photos and flower arrangements. “It’s a soiree,” Shawn corrected, his voice imitating his husband’s strong Texan drawl, “not a party.” The blonde rolled his eyes and sat on the chair that Bret offered him with the grace of a sack of coal. “As long as it’s pretty, he wouldn’t care.”

Bret had the aching suspicion that Shawn wasn’t only talking about the flowers. The dark-haired man grabbed an assemblage of flowers, each bigger than the ones underneath them. “Peonies?” Bret asked, showing Shawn said flower. In his delight, Shawn took it and twirled the stem around between his fingers.

“Pretty, but too tiny.”

“Thought he wouldn’t care as long as it’s pretty?”

“Well, Peonies are like sippin' tea; husband dearest prefers a bold statement, like a good glass of whiskey." Bret snorted, “Sunflowers then?”

Shawn’s smile widened, “Those are my favorite. Daisies too.” The younger man leaned forward, his hair pooled to his shoulders and Bret could see the sliver of chest hair beyond Shawn’s shirt, “What other flowers have you got, Bret?”

Bret fought the urge to stare. He hoped the heat on his cheeks wasn’t too obvious. But from how Shawn’s smile quirked into a smirk, he doubted it. Bret averted his eyes to the window behind Shawn like his life depended on it. The sky was grey, and Bret already made the mental note to prepare the tin buckets for the leaks all over the shop. He unconsciously licked his lips, “Some asters, maybe baby’s breath too.”

“You seemed to have a good eye for this sort of stuff,” Shawn rested his chin on his open palm, “And you said you were just the delivery boy,” He teased. ‘Play it cool’ Bret thought to himself. He shrugged, “It’s just flowers.”

“You sell yourself short, Mr. delivery boy.” Shawn daintily placed his hand on Bret’s bicep, “I trust your business here can handle the floral decorations. It would mean a whole lot to me.” His voice dropped an octave, got slower, and Bret’s eyebrows jumped at the change. There’s that charge again, shot straight along his spine. Shawn knew how to play him like a fiddle, and Bret would let him if he didn’t know any better. His father’s instructions echoed in his mind, and it was enough for Bret to stand up abruptly.

Shawn chuckled at Bret’s expense. “I’m just joking around,” Shawn assured. Bret didn’t believe him. As they continued to discuss their arrangements, drops of rain drummed on the roof of the store. The room got colder, and Shawn shivered. Bret took notice, of course, he did, and the delivery boy wrapped up their discussion, much to Shawn’s disappointed pout. It was for the best, from the way Shawn would hide the clatter of his teeth and the fact that Bret didn’t see Shawn walk in with an umbrella. The older man watched the rain cascade down the display window, creating a mesmerizing tableau against the backdrop of a gradually darkening day. Shawn joined him.

“Mind if I borrow your telephone?” Shawn asked with a frown, gently bumping against Bret. He let him. As Shawn turned away, his back now facing Bret, he cradled the phone between his ear and shoulder. The room, hushed by the falling rain outside, seemed to amplify the low murmur of Shawn's conversation. The delivery boy, rooted by curiosity, found himself eavesdropping. Bret subtly turned his ear to where Shawn was hovering and listened. Bret could hear Shawn’s frustrated sigh. There was a murmur. A long silence followed.

Bret felt like he was twelve again, trying to listen in on his parents' whispers between themselves during the late hours of the night. With the rattle of the telephone and Shawn’s frustrated and hushed curses, Bret went to the farthest corner of the room and pretended not to notice his customer’s sudden sour temperament. The room grew colder, and Shawn’s silence didn’t help warm up the atmosphere at all. Bret found it odd to have Shawn around him, but instead of being met with his constant banter, there was nothing.

“What’s up?” Bret asked, a sorry attempt to lighten the mood. Shawn’s head shot in Bret’s direction; the fog that seemed to be entangled in Shawn’s mind cleared at the sound of the other’s voice. The blonde forced a smile and walked up to the other man, “Silly me forgot to bring an umbrella. You wouldn’t mind if I stay here ‘til the rain clears up, right?” That was an obvious lie, Bret was sure of it. But he saved Shawn the effort of explaining himself more by shaking his head, “Don’t mind at all.” Bret watched the other man hover around a stool before he sat on it. He pursed his lips as Shawn combed his fingers through his hair. Bret refrained from saying anything else, unsure of how to handle the situation. In true Bret fashion, he decided to keep his hands busy by burying himself in arranging flower bouquets behind the counter. He braced for a question from Shawn, a snide comment, a joke, anything. But it never came.

Bret stole a glance at the other man, and the warmth in Shawn’s skin seemed to fade with the blue sky. He was somber, eyes staring into a spot on the tiled floor that seemed only he can see. The awkwardness hung in the air like an unspoken question, and Bret couldn't stand seeing Shawn so visibly distressed. “You know,” Bret began, trying to fill the void, “I've got a delivery scheduled in the neighborhood. If you're up for it, you could join me. Might pass the time quicker," Bret hesitated for a second, "Plus, I could use the company."

Shawn glanced up, surprise flickering in his eyes, and then a small smile tugged at the corners of his lips. “You sure? I don’t want to impose.”

Bret waved off the concern. “No imposition at all. Besides, it's better than waiting here. What do you say?”

Shawn considered for a brief period, the weight of the previous conversation lingering. “I'd like that.”

Bret nodded, pleased to see the light filter back into Shawn's eyes. “Great. Let me grab the flowers, and we can head out together. Maybe by the time we're done, the rain will have let up, and I can drive you home.”

As Bret gathered a vibrant assortment of flowers, Shawn stood up from the stool, a newfound pop in his step. Bret handed him a smaller bouquet, a mix of daisies and sunflowers, the colors popping against the grayness outside. Shawn buried his nose into the flowers before he turned to Bret, who grabbed his larger pile of bouquets to carry on one hand and his clipboard on the other, “Can I have these for myself?” The delivery boy struggled to open the store’s front door for Shawn, “Don’t even think about it.” Shawn lightly picked on the leaves of the flowers in his arms, straightening out its petals. “If ever Bradshaw comes back to bother you guys for another order, make sure I get flowers like these, alright?” Bret placed the clipboard on top of Shawn’s head, a makeshift umbrella, protecting him from the rain as they shuffled to the delivery truck, “I’ll see what I can do.”

They reached Bret's truck, raindrops dancing on its roof like a lively rhythm. Bret opened the passenger door for Shawn, who gingerly settled into the seat, careful not to crush the vibrant blooms in his arms. Bret, with practiced ease, placed the bouquets in the back, securing them for the journey. The engine roared to life, and the truck pulled away, tires slicing through the drenched streets. Inside the truck, the air was thick with the heady fragrance of flowers, a stark contrast to the cool, damp world outside. Shawn tapped on the little bobble head eternally glued to the dashboard. To Shawn’s surprise, the vehicle was well-kept. The only thing that littered its floors were leaves and the occasional pen that rolled into corners that were too far for Bret to reach. The blonde watched his reflection on the cracked rearview mirror.

“You ever get lonely doing this, Bret?” Shawn asked abruptly. Bret glanced at Shawn, a thoughtful expression on his face. The rhythm of the rain on the roof seemed to slow for a moment. “Yeah, sometimes. It's a quiet job, you know? But the flowers keep me company. And now, I've got you for some company too.” Shawn traced the delicate petals of the flowers in his hands. “Lucky flowers.” Bret chuckled, the sound blending with the hum of the engine. “They're not the only lucky ones today.” Bret missed the light blush on Shawn’s cheeks, eyes focused on the empty street before them. Shawn turned to Bret, a soft smile playing on his lips. The truck rumbled along, carrying the weight of the flowers and the shared warmth of the two men amidst the rain.

The rest of the trip went smoothly. For the first time in a long while, Bret found himself preferring the ramble of Shawn’s words over the silence he had grown accustomed to in his delivery truck. They started with Bret handling the deliveries while Shawn stayed in the shelter of the vehicle. However, after Shawn’s whiny pleas, reminiscent of a child begging their mother for an extra candy bar before bed, Bret relented and allowed the other man to accompany him to the front doors of the bouquets’ intended recipients.

Observing Shawn’s overly enthused smile and how he couldn’t seem to keep himself still for more than a few seconds, Bret deduced that Shawn didn’t go out much. Perhaps Shawn lacked companionship, or maybe he didn’t have anyone to go out with. Bret surmised as much, given how little his husband shared about Shawn’s favorite flowers – assuming he even knew them in the first place.

Bret heard a rustle beside him as Shawn shifted his weight and turned his body toward him, the seatbelt around him stretched by his hips. The blonde leaned his head on the pillow of the headrest and stared at Bret, “You got a girl?”

“Why do you ask?”

"I think you do. Giving her flowers every day, you must be making her the happiest girl in the world,” Shawn murmured, his eyes distant. There was a softness in his voice that made Bret’s shoulders relax, a hint of longing underneath his tone. Bret quietly laughed, “No girl.” He paused for a moment, “No man either.”

Shawn's gaze lingered, searching Bret's eyes for something, and then he nodded thoughtfully. The scene outside the truck windows slowly faded from apartment homes to the mansions and tree-lined streets of the affluent neighborhood Shawn had learned to tolerate. The blonde noticed the familiar moss-covered dog statue in the middle of a roundabout, and he knew home, if he could call it that, was getting closer. He sank further into his seat.

“You remember where I live?” Shawn asked, hoping the question would make Bret ease the pressure on the gas pedal

“Hard to forget when the last time I was here was the first time I ever was.”

Bret wished he had more deliveries to do, if it meant spending more time with the man beside him. He couldn't deny the warmth that had crept into the cab of the delivery truck. Yet, a nagging realization tugged at the edges of his consciousness – an awareness that it was foolish to wish for something more, especially knowing the other man was married. The truck slowed as they reached Shawn's lavish residence, a sprawling mansion with towering pillars and perfectly manicured gardens. It was the same as Bret first saw it. The truck halted in front of the mansion’s iron gates. Bret couldn't help but glance at Shawn, whose gaze seemed distant, lost in contemplation.

The silence between them stretched on, and neither of them wanted to interrupt it. But as the rain cleared up, Shawn spoke up. “Thanks for the ride, Bret.” Bret nodded, a smile on his lips that didn’t quite match the light of his eyes. “Thanks for helping.” Shawn lingered for a moment, his hand on the door handle, a hint of hesitation in his eyes. Bret wondered if there was more left unsaid, an unspoken connection lingering in the air. But before he could delve into those uncharted waters, Shawn opened the door and stepped out into the now-refreshed air.

The iron gates creaked open, granting access to the grandeur that lay beyond. Bret watched as Shawn's figure receded, gradually disappearing into the opulent embrace of the mansion. The contrast between their worlds became even more palpable, and a sense of distance settled in Bret's chest. In the quiet aftermath, Bret's eyes fell upon the passenger seat, where the blonde had been just seconds ago. A lone daisy, vibrant and defiant, caught his attention. It had escaped from the bouquet that Shawn had clutched during the ride.

A tender smile tugged at Bret's lips as he reached for the stray daisy, its petals seemingly untouched by the rain. The delivery boy tapped his fingers on the steering wheel, and he bit his bottom lip. He had to do something; he would regret it after he’s done it, but Bret couldn’t imagine what it would mean if he didn’t follow his gut. Feeling a surge of determination, Bret rolled down the window, the rain-kissed breeze slipping into the cab of the truck.

"Shawn!" Bret called out, the word carrying a gentle urgency. He spotted Shawn turning around, surprise flickering in his eyes as he approached the truck. Bret extended the stray daisy toward Shawn, a silent offering that transcended the boundaries of their worlds. "For you," Bret said, his voice carrying a warmth that pooled in Shawn’s heart and dripped to his stomach.

Shawn's eyes widened in realization, a genuine smile breaking across his face. He accepted the stray daisy, fingers brushing against Bret's as the small flower exchanged hands. The shower of rain had left a subtle sheen on Shawn's hair, and droplets clung to the edges of the daisy's petals.

"Thanks, Bret," Shawn said, the sincerity in his voice cutting through the lingering echoes of the rain.

#shawn michaels #bret hart #shawn michaels x bret hart #wwe fanfiction #bretshawn #hartbreak #wwe headcanons #wwe fanfic #writing

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cyberdragoninfinity · 4 months

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🔥I would love to hear your thoughts on the girls in Yugioh

I like em a lot but I wish they got to actually Do Things (especially in Zexal, they had so many cool girls and they hardly got to do anything)

I LOVE YOU YUGIOH GIRLSSSS

🔥 kind of insane that "the yugioh girls are good characters and deserve just as much respect as the male characters do" is a bit of an unpopular take but some anime fans are stuck in 2005 livejournal mindsets and do still act like girls in yugioh existing are the most heinous crime against yaoi possible. COULDNT BE ME!!! yugioh girls get behind me i love you I WILL PROTECT YOU!!!

theyre such a weird case a lot of the time too, though, because with the way yugioh works we equate "doing big, heroic moments" with dueling, because...well. This is the Card Game Dueling Monsters show. and the girls really indeed Do Not Get to Duel A Lot (let alone Win a lot) so in that department especially YEAH THEY REALLY DONT GET TO DO MUCH. And you get instances like poor fucking Rio Kastle, who's fridged for half of Zexal in the hospital, and Akiza JUST NOT GETTING TO TURBO DUEL EXCEPT LIKE TWO TIMES, MAYBE. GOD. But something I've noticed alongside that is because dueling = The benchmark for doing big plot actions, when the girls Do get to do some pretty cool stuff that isnt a duel, it doesn't really get dwelled on or talked about too much in fan spaces, and it's a shame!

I will never stop proclaiming that the DM anime was so real and right for making Serenity Wheeler the one to dive into the ocean to save her brother after the pier duel, it's one of my favorite scenes in all of Duel Monsters. SO much bravery and determination in that action. HER EYES WERE STILL HEALING AND SHE DID ALL THAT STILL!!! WAHHH. and god Tori, Tori Kotori Zexal my daughter MY BABY, everyone wants to be like "ohh she doesnt do anything shes annoying" MISS ME WITH THAT!! It sucks that she doesnt duel, yeah, but she does SO FUCKING MUCH over the course of Zexal. She piloted a spaceship out of a black hole. She followed Shark and Kite to go save Hart and Yuma and she was BEATING THOSE LITTER BOTS TO DEATH to save her friends!! She's by Yuma's side for all the incredible bullshit he has to deal with and without her I think he would have just completely fallen apart. She's so tenacious and loyal and fearless when it counts the most and it's such a bummer there's, like, no Tori meta.

I guess that all isnt too much of a hot unpopular take is it??! hrm. I guess it boils down to "some people have equated "not dueling" with "annoying and bad character" re: the girls of yugioh, which imo is a kneejerk borderline-to-genuinelly-misogynist reaction manifesting over what's really a bad writing choice completely out of the characters' hands" and you should really give yourself a chance to take a look at Everything the girls actually did get to contribute to the plot, because you can really find some great character insight and actually pretty important to the plot gestures in there. tl;dr 🔥 if you think ygo girls are annoying im turning you into a golf ball and putting you into a sand pit.

#IF THE SHOW WONT GIVE THEM ENOUGH LOVE WE MUST PICK UP THE SLACK OURSELVES!!! AND CELEBRATE THE THINGS THEY DID GET TO DO!!!!#ygo posting #asks #anonymous

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kingdom-dance · 2 months

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Rule of First Blood or unnamed chasexniamh baby fic!!! - em <3

I went kookoobabanas and whoopsie I ended up finishing pretty much all the of prologue/opening to this so uh here

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Rule of First Blood

the unwritten rule: the first Hunter to inflict a fatal wound makes the claim.

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The thing about Mage Hunters that infuriated her the most, she thought, was that she is not prey.

It was in those early days for Vesper when she heard the term, absorbing all she could, filling in the absence of memory with knowledge, ravenous to simply know. To know anything, to soothe the nothing that made the edges of her mind blur and blacken; some raw, gaping hole in her head and her heart. Anything to stop feeling hollowed out.

It made her brow furrow. Hunters, whose mark consisted of those born with the remains of an old covenant in their blood. Their fellow man, made in the image of Six.

The Viper King thinks we are dangerous, too dangerous to live. The Hunters were created to cull us. Drive us to extinction. Jax said.

“Like wolves.” She finished. But back in that moment,she felt more like a fawn, wide eyed and skittish, quick to flee, slow to fight, curled in a bramble and out of sight from the keen cerulean burn that meant the end.

Bellona was a pretty flower. The sketch in one of the books His Majesty had gifted her showed the petals, painted in blue ink, the thorns and leaves and next to it a description of the plant.

Beautiful. Deadly.

How could someone take something so lovely and turn it into a weapon? How wicked to look at beauty and think it the bane of your enemies. Poison- the venom of the Viper King-in their hands, in the veins, arrows tipped.

The wolf to the common folk, the hart to the hunter.

As she learned, as the intrinsic gift pulled and pushed and called to her, as she became entwined with the ambition of her regent who offered purpose, Vesper grew less resentful of the idea of being The Hunted.

After all, hunters step in their own traps. Fall to friendly fire. Gored on tusks and antlers. To creatures born to render and tear flesh with their teeth, hunger is a powerful thing.

If she is to be the quarry, she will be the quarry with fangs and claws. Quick and powerful, quiet and cunning, and most of all, hard to kill.

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Commentary below !!

The title came from google searching something different and I was like I… can’t NOT have this be a fic specifically about Vesper and Arthur (thus dubbed…Vespa), and I don’t know where it’s going besides it’s obviously playing into the fact they are foils of equal and opposing force who eventually fall in love, and I just love a good themed character study so the more we learn about our dear darling Margrave I think the more crazy I will get with this. The wonderful @thegrayascendancy-if WIP is still in its infancy and much is shrouded in delicious mystery, and while sometimes I feel like I have the measure of him, he is still largely enigmatic to me which works for Vesper POV fantastically as both she as the character and me as the writer of fiction and a reader of The Gray Ascendancy. He’s fascinating and I have to restrain myself from asking all the questions about him to his dear author- this may be me just studying him and Ves under a microscope, with some action thrown in there(not just massive introspection). I think when two people are posed to really do some damage to each other as in their nature to do so and are (as I’m interpreting it) pretty evenly matched, it’s just -Chef’s kiss- ;adding tension romantic or sexual or otherwise and raising the emotional stakes is also just a freaking delight. It’s really fun to write fierce and ambitious Vesper and learn more about her through my writing and in the story setting as it progresses too, and I’m salivating at Arthur (and the other 2 that make up the trio) having a meaningful impact on her. I joke that I want Arthur to destroy her wholly, and I think this is the start of it. Teehee.

#the gray ascendancy #this got out of hand ajshsjsjsj #thank you Em!#Finish the Fic (whatever) Day Indeed if I didn’t have to get back to work I’d do more /‘shsjs #it’s still a draft like a newborn fresh draft so #also catch the Hadestown ref 👀#finish your fics friday #(but not Friday…obviously #I was going to do the baby fic ALSO but this is so much I had to consolidate #and now I want to write something gross about them! wether it be cute gross or debauched gross I haven’t decided #save me gray ascendancy interactive fiction the gray ascendancy save me #mc: vesper

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svsaskbox · 9 months

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Hello everyone!

Welcome to the SVS ask box! We are a small group of SVS members/creators where you can ask our OCs all sorts of questions!

here's an introduction to all the individuals behind this blog:

@bamjammy - Hi! My name's Jammy, pronouns he/they, and I like to make OCs and never use 'em!

available characters:

Tarty Hart - Evil scientist smarties

Wizz Fizzy - chaotic pixy stix

Teri Chang - famous sour(?) singer/actress

Valentina Velvet - red velvet cake killer/bakery owner

Carolina Carrot - carrot cake detective

Toast - innocent marshmallow taffy kid/Tarty's somewhat son

@toastygal666 - a gal whos toasty, with only girl OCs cause men are hard to draw :>

available characters:

Delicie - jawbreaker girl

Hecate - pumpkin witch

Vemp - vampire mermaid

@jynxiejinx - I’m Jynxie! I’m a 19 y/o character artist, and your local chill hippie enby. any pronouns are cool!

available characters:

Penny Sucre - peach tea fruity guild leader

Bianca, Barry and Huey Poppins - bubblegum triplets

Fable Frosting - mythical animal cracker unicorn centaur

@kitn3x - Hi hi, I’m Kit, your genderless fool of an artist!

available characters:

Paddie (Rainbow paddlepop ice cream) - sweet local robin hood who eat the rich and feed the poor situation

Milly (Milo nuggets) - a bittersweet member who dream of becoming a mechanic

Bannie (Bandung drink) - A sweet singer who dream of peace between sweet and sour nation through music with her fellow friends and members

Hex (Sparkling honey drink) - ur avg waiter who works in a honey pot tavern in coco cabins

Isbert (Ice shaved dessert) - An ex-knight who now works as a lumberjack to take care of his remaining family member and ensure there's no harm on them

Peps (Hot cocoa Pepsi) - Shark boi who friends with a sweet and dreamt of becoming a famous swimmer

Aurora (galaxy cocktail) - Once a child actor, now a pop singer in the sour nation! She have fallen in love with a famous sweet underground singer

Killian (c1000 drink) - William Fishbert's beloved husband who works in a military with him before the incident :)

Aiden (hot hot pop foot lollipop) - Father of a certain shark boi who works as a bartender at Gobstop! Also his appearance may scare you if its a curse thing or bless you or maybe blursed

@seanthejester - Hi! I'm Sean (he/him)! I'm 19 years old and like drawing silly little guys.

Available characters:

Brandy Butter - He was almost the pastry guild leader and he's all about advocating for peace and integration. He's currently working on creating a peace organization in the Sweet Kingdom

@minibigboy - I’m Fin / MiniShark (he/it). I’m a bit funkee and tired, but I have art and ocs :)

available characters:

Ananas - piña colada

Lucius Sandía - watermelon flash pop

Angel Cake - …angel cake…

Girlypop - sour rainbow strips

William Fishbert - the fishbowl

Joe Cupp - black coffee

@jacket-pigeon - Hi! I'm Pigeon (they/them) and I like making OCs too much

available characters:

Pomelia (Peppermint) - Grumpy ex-soldier

Moxy (Bubblegum poprocks) - Playful troublemaker

Jambo (Sour belts) - Eccentric TV show host

@itayati - Hey! I'm a 19 yo artist (she/her) and an enjoyer of cute things and the colour pink

available characters:

Pea O'Sour (Peach sour rings) - Cheerful photographer

Minty Drop (Mint drops/landrines) - Quiet jewellery maker

Malina (pierogi with blueberries and strawberries) - a bit socially awkward fruit seller

@ikeaunderscorecat - Yo, im ikea (she/they) and i am here also! hopefully you enjoy my funny fellows as much as i do

available characters:

hedron - red velvet oreo, very angry arms guy

@asrielcipher - Hey I’m Ace (they/them), please enjoy my ocs

available characters:

Bea Flutters (Butterfly Pea Tea) - a doctor with no self preservation, who wants to help others at her own expence

Moon Flutters (Ramune) - an influencer and Bea’s younger, meaner sister

#sweet vs sour #nikofergi svs #svs #oc #ocs #my ocs #others ocs #ask #ask blog #oc ask blog

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eschergirls · 5 months

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Hi everybody!

It's December which means a) happy upcoming holidays everybody! and 2) time for a monthly update and thank you to our very cool Patreon subscribers. :3

First, the update, if you use the main site you'll have noticed that there were some issues this month with the Disqus comments being down for a couple of days and the submission form not working at various points. We've resolved both problems and there should be no issue now. They were related to having to change email providers and updating the site to the most recent version of Drupal. :) I want to thank everybody who let me know about the problems because I don't always notice everything immediately and I want to know if there's something to fix! If you have any issues with the site or suggestions to improve it, please do not hesitate to contact me and let me know!

Second, as usual I'm working through the backlog of inbox submissions and also fixing broken posts/restoring tags/adding alt text, etc to the archives. This month's big restoration project were a bunch of old posts of the Chris Hart's "How To Draw" books, including the "How To Draw Cutting Edge Anatomy" pages which explained that you can draw men with varying body sizes but the women must all be "attractive" and therefore there's not much variation in size or height or musculature and you must show characterization elsewhere. I added a full transcription of the text in the posts for screen-readers, so if you want to read it, click through the link and you should be able to. :)

I also restored 2 old Liefeld Avengelyne covers here and here. And I fixed up this old Supergirl compilation post and uploaded the infamous "letter to women fans" by now-disgraced ex-editor Eddie Berganza that was referenced in the post and added transcription for screen readers since the original letter has been removed from the DC site and there are very few full versions of it left that are accessible.

I've also fixed up the Disqus reactions to be more interesting and have a "thanks I hate it" option as requested by one reader. You should see it appear on the site soon!

I want to remind everybody that if you want to follow Escher Girls outside Tumblr, we have an RSS feed. (For newbies, RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and is basically a feed you can read using an RSS reader. Simply copy and paste https://eschergirls.com/rss.xml into an RSS reader and it will keep you up to date on Escher Girls!)

And finally I want to thank everybody for engaging in the blog and participating in the caption contest! The interactions have been really great and I loved everybody's captions for the last contest!

And of course I want to specifically thank our November 2023 Patreon supporters for helping me keep this site up. Your donations help me pay for the domain and hosting so posts can stay up and visible even if Tumblr's algorithm flags them erroneously (I've been appealing but it's frustrating because the appeals are handled by an algorithm too), and allow us to make upgrades! <3

So thank you so so much to:

Anne Adler Cat Mara CheerfulOptimistic Chris McKenzie Em Bardon First Time Trek Greg Sepelak Ian Cameron Ken Trosaurus Kevin Carson Kim Wincen Kristoffer Illern Holmén Leak Manuel Dalton Mary Kuhner Max Schwarz Michael Mazur Miriam Pody Morgan McEvoy randomisedmongoose Rebecca Breu Ringoko Ryan Gerber Sam Mikes Sean Sea SpecialRandomCast Thomas Thomas Key

And I want to give another general thank you to everybody for reading, submitting, and just generally engaging with the site. The interactions I have with all of you are a huge bright spot in my day. :)

Also please stay tuned for our upcoming holiday themed caption contest! I think you'll all get a kick from it!

Thank you all so much,

Ami

(If you wish to support Escher Girls, you can subscribe to our Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/ami_angelwings or donate through Ko-Fi at: https://ko-fi.com/amiangelwings.)

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ariel-seagull-wings · 1 year

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FICTIONAL CHARACTER ASK: GONZO THE GREAT

(Asked by popular vote on the polls)

@princesssarisa @salieri27 @softlytowardthesun @moonbeamelf @the-blue-fairie @themousefromfantasyland @fragglesesamemuppetz2 @angelixgutz @silverfoxstole @amalthea9 @anne-white-star @mx-piggy @butchlesbianwulfric @longagoitwastuesday @ardenrosegarden @parxsisburning @lioness--hart @lord-antihero

Favorite Thing About Them: I love the subtle journey they went from a lonely, frustrated performance artist resenting their audience, constantly melancholic due to being rejected in their romantic pursuits several times, to do their daredevil performances mainly to make themselves happy and becoming proud of their weirdness to the point that they gain an atractive sense of humour and confidence.

Also, they are probably the most versatile actor of the Muppet Theater, alternating between heroic and villanous roles with no difficulty.

Least Favorite Thing About Them: That they doesn't have a proper conversation with his chicken girlfriend, Camilla, to let clear if they want to pursue an open polyamorous relationship or if they want to be comited to her in a monogamous relationship.

Three Things I Have In Common With Them:

* I adore the color blue;

* I enjoy classic literature and music;

* I am going trough a journey to learn how to handle my frustration in a healthier way;

Three Things I Don't Have In Common With Them:

* I'm not dating a chicken;

* I'm not a daredevil who does dangerous stunts;

* I never worked as a plumber;

Favorite Line:

From The Muppet Show:

"Gonzo: Kermit, are you busy?

Kermit: Yes, Gonzo, but I can give you my ear for a moment

Gonzo: What would I do with your ear?

Kermit: Van Gogh impressions."

"Kermit: Gonzo! Have you no dignity?

Gonzo: Of course not! How long have we worked together? "

"Gonzo fiddles while George burns! "

"Madeline Kahn: And if there's anything I can ever do for you...

Gonzo:There is one thing.

Madeline Kahn: What?

Gonzo: Let me finish my song. "

"You wanna go to a movie, or grab a stake? "

"Ladies and gentlemen! I will once again defy death and good taste! "

"Camilla, you're sweeter than wine or vanilla, Camilla.

Come lie beneath this tree, it's a willa, Camilla.

Camilla, the night it grows stilla and stilla, Camilla.

You're prettier by far than Godzilla, Camilla."

From The Muppets Go to The Movies:

"Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to see the great Dudley Moore, in a colossal widescreen Roman epic! Lions attack innocent people. Slaves suffer public humiliation. Gladiators fight to the death. I've never laughed so much in all my life. Roll film! "

From Muppets Tonight:

"We're the Muppets! Doing a bizarre musical number that no one wants to see is what we're all about!"

"Clifford: Gonzo, why do you need a rocket just to jump over chickens?

Gonzo: I give up, Clifford. Why do you need a rocket just to jump over chickens?

Clifford: No man, it's not a joke.

Gonzo: You're telling me, you should see my insurance premiums!"

"The Artist Formerly Known as Prince: You got the ugliest dog I-a ever did see! Wadda call it?

Gonzo: Well, before we painted it brown and glued ears on 'im, we called it an alligator."

"Gonzo: As many of you know, Muppets Tonight has been on the air for over 3.000 years!

Rizzo: That's not right!

Gonzo: Well, I'm aproximating."

From the Muppet Babies episode Dental Hyjinks:

"It must have been horrible! The pain! The suffering! Tells us all about it!"

This dialogue exchange with Baby Piggy from the Muppet Babies episode Gonzo's Video Show:

"Baby Gonzo: Have no fear, my sweet princess. Gonzolo is here!

Baby Piggy: Gonzolo?

Baby Gonzo: Who did they expect, Captain Kirk? Lets get em' boys!"

From the Muppet Babies Star Comic Books of the 1980s:

"Baby Piggy: Gonzo, you're weird!

Baby Gonzo: Aw, Piggy... you're just flattering me!"

"Oh Piggy, I'll be your knight in shining armor! Ow! No armor! Gonzo the Brave needs no armor!"

"You look like a famous queen, My Queen!"

This dialogue exchange with Scooter in the comic book The Muppet Show: Meet The Muppets:

"Scooter: Gonzo... I have to ask you something. It's driving me nuts. Tell me... please... What the heck are you?

Gonzo: Oh, Scooter. I tought you knew. I'm an artist."

This dialogue exchange with Fozzie and Kermit in The Muppet Movie:

"Gonzo: Well, I want to go to Bombay, India and become a movie star.

Fozzie: You don't to go to Bombay to become a movie star! You go where we we're going: Hollywood.

Gonzo: Sure, if you want to do it the *easy* way."

"There's not a word yet

For old friends who've just met

Part heaven, part space

Or have I found my place

You can just visit

But I plan to stay

I'm going to go back there

Someday

I'm going to go back there

Someday"

From the movie The Great Muppet Caper:

"It's okay, I landed on my head!"

"Gonzo: STOP THE PRESSES!!

News Editors: Why? What happened?

Gonzo: I don't know. I just always wanted to say that."

"Kermit: I don't know why the cabs won't stop.

Gonzo: Just leave it to me. TAXIIIIII!

Kermit: AAH!... uh, that's very effective!"

Gonzo: Yeah, it's great when it works!"

"Yeah, well, photography's an art. You gotta have the right film, you gotta have the right exposure, and you gotta scream just before they get the food to their mouth."

This dialogue exchanges they have with Rizzo in The Muppets Christmas Carol:

"Gonzo: I know the story of A Christmas Carol like the back of my hand!

Rizzo: Prove it!

Gonzo: Alright. Um... There's a little mole on my tumb... and a scar on my wrist from when I fell off my bicycle."

"Rizzo: I fell down the chimney and landed on a flaming, hot goose.

Gonzo: You have all the fun."

This dialogue exchanges in the movie Muppet Treasure Island:

"Billy Bones: Jimmy-Jim-Jimmy-Jim-Jim-Jim-Jim! You've always been a decent sort to old Billy Bones.

Gonzo: I'm not Jimmy-Jim-Jimmy-Jim-Jim-Jim-Jim. *He's* Jimmy-Jim-Jimmy-Jim-Jim-Jim-Jim."

"Gonzo: It just feels so weird.

Rizzo: You mean that Mr. Arrow's dead?

Gonzo: Yeah, that... and my pants are filled with starfish.

Rizzo: You and your hobbies!"

From the movie Muppets from Space:

"Noah: What are you, anyway?

Gonzo: Oh, uh, good question. Now technically speaking, uhh, let's say, put me down as a... 'Whatever'?"

"Gonzo: Now we can go meet my alien brothers at Cape Doom.

Kermit: Uh, what makes you think that aliens are landing there, Gonzo?

Gonzo: Oh, a sandwich told me."

"Come on, fellas. Take me to my leader."

"Ubergonzo: Gonzo, by surviving and thriving on this alien planet, you have proven yourself audacious, courageous, and distinctly one-of-a-kind. We welcome you back with our most ceremonious of ceremonies.

Gonzo: What's that?

Ubergonzo: We gonna blow you up, baby."

"Gonzo: What a great day.

Kermit: Mm-hmm.

Gonzo: That was probably the best day of my whole life. There's just one thing I still don't understand.

Kermit: What's that, Gonzo?

Gonzo: Why did they ask me to build a jacuzzi?"

From the 2015 ABC mockumentary sitcom the muppets.:

"Hey there! I'm Gonzo! Head writer on Up Late With Miss Piggy... I'm a pisces, I love long walks on the beach, volcanoes, leather, straps... Wait a minute!! Leather straps?! Who put my dating profile on the prompter?!"

"Gonzo: Christina Applegate brought a hilarious clip of Piggy. I knew you wouldn't aprove it, so I went over your head.

Kermit: I'm the boss.

Gonzo: Oh, that's right. So I went behind your back."

"Gonzo: I'm going to call it of, cause I don't want to be a sell out. It's not because I'm scared or anything.

Kermit: But, um, still. If you were scared, it would be okay.

Gonzo: But I'm not.

Kermit: But if you were.

Gonzo: But I'm not.

Kermit: But if you were.

Gonzo: But I'm not.

Kermit: But if you were.

Gonzo: A little bit.

Kermit: I know."

brOTP: Kermit the Frog, Robin Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Rowlf the Dog, Scooter, Skeeter, Animal, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, Sweetums, Sam the Eagle, Rizzo the Rat, Yolanda the Rat, Pepe the Prawn King, Statler and Waldorf, Clifford, Bobo the Bear.

OTP: Beautifull Day Monster, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Rowlf the Dog, Skeeter, Rizzo the Rat, Camilla the Chicken.

nOTP: Madeline Kahn.

Random Headcanon: The background story of Gonzo's arrival on Earth has similarities with the japanese manga and anime shonen hero Kinnikuman, who is a comedic character inspired by Superman and Ultraman: in that manga the hero's father trows accidentally him aways out of the spaceship after mistaking him with a piglet that entered the spaceship during a brief visit to Earth.

In the case of Baby Gonzo, they were accidentally replaced with a baby turkey. Nanny was the one who found and adopted Gonzo, and as they grew up, Gonzo was the last Muppet to leave Nanny's house to take care of her as she got old, getting a job to survive as a plumber with an neighboring indian imigrant who introduced Gonzo to Indian Cinema. That was how Gonzo got the dream to become a performer in Bombay.

Unpopular Opinion: I think Gonzo's status as a Whatever wouldn't be erased if their status as an alien had remained legitimate after the idea was presented in the Muppet Babies cartoon series and the movie Muppets from Space. Because while the other aliens have similar physical appearances and share with some interests with Gonzo (like cannons), they didn't have the formative experiences that Gonzo had living on Earth among Muppets and Humans: loving Earth's food, Earth's literature, Earth's clothes, Earth's music genres, Earth's performance art. The Muppet Babies picture story book What Is a Gonzo? presented this point pretty well, when Baby Gonzo crossed a mirror to find a world where all the people had the same face as them, yet who, just like their friends in our world, asked themselves what Gonzo was. At the end of the story, they go to an inventor, Professor Garbonzo, who created a machine called the Onzometer that answers all questions, and when Gonzo asks what they are, the machine answers: "You are Gonzo. Isn't that enough?".

Gonzo can brush their teeth and sing the Itsy Bitsy Spider song at the same time, they like tuna fish sandwiches with ketchup, they can blow a bubble shaped like a peperoni pizza. All those characteristics make them unique, both among aliens and earthlings, so their proud status as a queirky, weird whatever is not treatened with the idea that the character may have outer space alien origins.

Song I Associate With Them:

Nobody

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Memory Lane

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The Wishing Song

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Won't Somebody Dance With Me?

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Gonzo's Song

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Jamboree

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Act Naturally

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My Way

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I'm Going to Go Back There Someday

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Favorite Picture of Them:

With Beautifull Day Monster (in a wig) back when Gonzo was first introduced as Snarl the Cigar Box Frackle in 1970's The Great Santa Claus Switch:

The car and hammer performance act:

Balancing in a tight rope with the chickens:

Smashed:

As Rumpelstiltskin in Muppet Classic Theater:

Illustrations of The Muppet Show Book

As Guy of Gisbourne in the picture story book Muppet Robin Hood:

As Lancelot alongside Camilla as Guenevere in the comic book Muppets King Arthur:

As a baby playing with a pillow and blanket fort

#fictional character ask #character ask meme #gonzo #the great gonzo #gonzo the great #muppets #the muppet show #muppets tonight #muppet babies #the muppet movie #the great muppet caper #muppet treasure island #muppet christmas carol #muppets from space #Youtube

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fainthedcherry · 19 days

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YET ANOTHER OTA for my friend Hollowed-Hartlocke, I planned to post OH SO GOD DAMN LONG AGO MAN. This OTA was finished in December 2023!!

Kieran belongs to my bestie Hollowed-Hartlocke on DA and TH !!!

This drawing is still also in my old style!! If only I wasn't reworking it so much, I'd probably be drawing anything but sketches lately. It takes time after all, to sit down and start my projects properly again, in a new style. It isn't exactly new-new..But I changed a lot about the way I approach finishing a piece, is the thing. It takes more layers and more different brushes now, and once I get comfortable with my new schedule, it should work MUCH faster, faster than ever!!!

I experimented with low-lighting here, or rather- well, harsher-lighting, to be specific. I know, I tend to make my light sources very natural and mostly from the side, so I always try to shake it up and try something new. Oh yeah, also I was tasked to create a room for him, so I did!! Very modern, luxurious and blue-themed, were the keywords for me. (The overlays make the room look much more blue tho)

As a fun fact to this piece, I created a 2ND BACKGROUND FOR THE BACKGROUND!! That was also something fun to do! But I did ofc, add rain bc I wanted this piece to be moody and just. Chill. : ]

To me, summer nights, with that wet rain-smell and having the perfect drink beside you, whilst you just...Stare off and watch nature do its thing is just. So mesmerizing to me, so I did want to capture it in this piece. I think that's all I can say to this, beside, that I LOVE Kieran's design. I asked, if I could draw em to Hart LMAO

Tho in 2024 hindsight, I SHOULDA added a bit more harsher shadow on the blanket, it lacks some dimension, I admit LOL. But 'tis the way of improving, months later.

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spw-art · 2 months

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If you have OCs... could you perhaps make a masterpost-link thing with them that I could save up to check them out/save to go back to if I forget anything on them? (Bonus points if u have potp/dragon ocs smiles)

ALSO your art slaps hell yeah 💪

Looks at you with big wet eyes. My tag #my oc should have all of em.

POTP is a universe in which I feel like it’s both difficult and impractical to make an oc for unless they exist before or after the story.

I fucking love dragons I haven’t drawn any dragons in so long. Besides Pokémon dragons.

And now I’ll see if I can remember all the tags of all my ocs. Or at least the main ones.

All of the links will just lead to their tag.

Harte Sekioka - Pokemon breeder and ex-magma admin from an amino roleplay that took place in 2017. Currently he’s used in a roleplay with friends because I didn’t want to make a new character for it. Just went ahead and decided he’s 20 years older now. Self-proclaimed sexmaster. Annoying. Single father of two. Should not be a father.

Claudia - A Ditto masquerading as a human from Harte’s universe. She’s helped him out with speeding up the process of selective Pokémon breeding. She’s also extremely important to Harte’s universe’s Team Magma.

Sif Saph - My BG3 character, I haven’t been able to play BG3 in forever. Not much info on him besides he’s the cousin of my first ever D&D character, Sif Krymsul. And he has blue dragon ancestry on his father’s side. Really really really hoping to draw him more I miss him so much.

Divo Success - Pokémon oc. He’s the platonic idea of a cowboy the same way The Stanley Parable’s Narrator is the platonic ideal of divorce. He hasn’t even seen a cow in his life. But he does have a gigantic horse that everyone is afraid of for her Stamina Iron Defense Body Press swagger. He has weird fucking abilities that allow him to be a western movie character. Every time he rides away on his horse it’s into the sunset. No matter what time of day it is. He can always appear in a cloud of dust or smoke. He operates entirely on rule of cool.

Daylight Under Outsmouth - A Call Of Cthulhu campaign that unfortunately never came to fruition. It’s about a universe being consumed by an oppressive darkness with the center of its terror being Earth. Things keep getting darker. Stars disappear from the sky. Aliens and extradimensional creatures find their way to earth as refugees. I reaaally want to make a comic or something with the story.

Aoife and Padraig - Characters made for my friend’s series called Analog Files. They’re the same person from different worlds. They’re married. They’re fucking weird. Aoife is dying of Cool Guy Cancer that’s turning her into a bug and then into a pile of flesh. She wants to be studied while she dies. Padraig loves studying her. They’re great.

Legally Distinct - A glam metal band made up of monsters from Universal Monster movies. I had made them for Art Fight, they’re quite silly, they have so much sex and do so much drugs. And rock n roll of course.

Nigellians - A type of creature made of music, glamor, passion, and magic. They’re born of human creation. Think of Eddie the Head if he was less powerful and less aggressive and more of a little fairy spirit.

Herb - An utau made by my friend NyxQuentiam who is voiced by me. I need to record a new voice bank so badly. He’s an artificial angel who harvests energy from other angels by killing and blending them. He then goes to the angel black market to turn mortals into angels: a high he should not be doing. But whatever, he’s having a good time.

Ward - Cringefail rich boy accidental racist fire genasi who sucks. Used him in a D&D campaign until it fizzled out due to the DM being weird. I don’t think I have much stuff with him here (I think it’s just one post) but he’s my beloved little shitstain. His sword is incredibly blunt. It does bludgeoning damage. He’s whining the entire time he’s adventuring.

Those are the main guys. Hope that helps! :)

Always feel free to ask more questions! Yippee yahoo yippeeeee

#my oc #spw talks #may as well use those tags!

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sadistpet · 5 months

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MUSE THEME SONGS

when you get this, post theme songs for your muse! then tag 5 or more people! tagging : you.

╰┈➤ BUBBLEGUM BITCH / marina and the diamonds

got a figure like a pin-up, got a figure like a doll / don’t care if you think i’m dumb, i don’t care at all / candy bear, sweetie pie, wanna be adored / i’m the girl you’d die for / i’ll chew you up and i’ll spit you out / cause that’s what young love is all about / so pull me closer, and kiss me hard / i’m gonna pop your bubblegum heart / i'm miss sugar pink, liquor liquor lips / hit me with your sweet love, steal me with a kiss / i'm miss sugar pink, liquor liquor lips / i'm gonna be your bubblegum bitch

╰┈➤ CARRIE / molly ranson

doesn't anybody think that i can hear ? i hear / 'specially when i've got them screaming in my ear, i hear / everyday they mock me and push me around til i drop / if i had a wish, god, i wish they'd stop / when will they... i wish they'd... / when will they, when will they, when will they / sometimes their hatred is out of control / god, how they hurt me / mama says suffering is good for the soul / but they hurt me / and if i could, i’d bring them all down to their knees / i’d make them sorry forever for teasing carrie

╰┈➤ WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS / tiffany tatreau

what the world needs is people like me / to keep it all spinning around / i’m the mover, i’m the shaker, i’m the headline maker / i get up, i get up / and no one’s gonna keep me down / and as we move through life to find our place in the crowd / ( some don't make the cut, that's crystal clear ) / oh yes, oh yes / oh isn't someone keeping score ? / i gotta say it so loud ? / i mean, do we really need another zero ? / or zero, or zero, or zero, or zero ? / add 'em all up and you'll still get zero / what you really need is a futher-muckin' hero !

╰┈➤ ROXIE / renee zellweger

i’m gonna be a celebrity / that means somebody everyone knows / they’re gonna recognise my eyes, my hair, my teeth, my boobs, my nose / from just some dumb mechanic’s wife / i’m gonna be roxie / who says that murder’s not an art ? / and who in case she doesn’t hang / can say she started with a bang / roxie hart ! / they're gonna wait outside in line to get to see roxie / think of those autographs i'll sign / good luck to ya, roxie / and i'll appear in a lavalier that goes all the way down to my waist / here a ring, there a ring, everywhere a ring-a-ling / but always in the best of taste

╰┈➤ MISS Y / marina and the diamonds

i feel like a substitute sitting on the sideline / clicking every single finger, waiting for the right time / i feel like a substitute sitting pretty in my prime / i'm about to play the game 'cause i'm running out of time / drop your knees to the floor, hands to the sky / give a round of applause for the great miss y / i walked all night long in the dark just to be standing here / only to feel like nobody / i'm miss y am i here ? / and the lights they get stronger / the longer that you have to wait / for the honour, the honour to be great

#sorry im sick and deranged. im right though #g: ¦ ❝ dash games. ❞

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selfshippinglover · 2 years

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hii!!! do u have a link to your fo list? theone in your bio isn't working for me :00 hope ur day is good btw!

Hello there anon! I'm sorry the link is broken again =-=' I'll try and fix it but for your convenience I'll just copy and paste it XD Sorry about that anon and I hope you're having a good day/evening/night too!

Romantic F/O’s <3 (Current F/O’s I’m focusing on will be Bolded)

Main F/O’s:

Flug (Villainous) ~ A Chemical Reaction of the Heart

Dave (Dayshift at Freddy’s) ~ Put You Back Together

Actor Mark ~ (Who Killed Markiplier) ~ Part in Your Play

All Might/ Toshinori Yagi ~ ( My Hero Academia) ~ All Mighty Crush

Discord Whooves ~ (My Little Pony Fandom) ~ Discorded Hearts

Papyrus ~ (Undertale) ~ Butterflies in my Lungs

Underfell Papyrus ~ (Underfell AU) ~ Sunshine and Edgelord

Xtale Papyrus ~ (Xtale AU) ~ X Marks the Spot

InvertedFate Papyrus ~ (InvertedFate AU) ~ A Twist in our Tale

Outertale Papyrus ~ ( Outertale AU) ~ Stars and Hearts Shine

Horrortale Papyrus ~ ( Horrortale AU) ~ Horror of our Love

Overlay Papyrus ~ (IanTheGreat AU) ~ When the Dust Settles

Swapsomnia Papyrus ~ (Swapsomnia) ~ Hypnotized by You

Lust Papyrus ~ (Lusttale) ~ Bonely Hearts

Lesser known Papyri AUs ~ Paps Quest

(Gonna Add more as I find em)

More F/O’s UwU

Dr.Cube ~ (KBB/Kaiju Big Battel) ~ Cube Supremacy

Macaque ~ (Lego Monkie Kid) ~ Evil Arm Candy

Dr. Coomer ~ (HLVRAI) ~ My Good Bitch

Pearl (Steven Universe) ~ Do it for Us

Wilt (Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends) ~ I am in Love with You, sorry

Fenneko ~ (Aggretsuko) ~ Text Tone Spark

Regan Ridley ~ (Inside Job) ~Scientifically Best Match

Harry Hart ~ (Kingsman Movies) ~ Secret Smooching Service

Blitzo (Helluva Boss) ~ Through the BS and Flame

David (Camp Camp) ~ Helplessly Rooted in Romance

Tim/Masky (Marble Hornets) ~I Love You, Mask and All

Tyzias (Hiveswap) ~ Tired Heartbeat

Jyushimatsu (Osamatsu-san) ~ Sunshine in my Life

Glados (Portal) ~ Neurotoxin in my Veins

Chase Devineaux (Carmen Sandiego) ~ Chasing after your Heart

Tabi ~ (Friday Night Funkin Mod) ~ Skulls and Songs

Garcello ~ (FNF Mods) ~ You are the Music in Me

Tadano (Aggretsuko) ~ Cool Eyes, Soft Heart

Bender (Futurama) ~ Living on Love and Alcohol

Rockstar Foxy ~ (Five Nights at Freddy’s) ~ Gray Stained Heart Attack

Ronbo ~ (Smile for me game) ~ Serious Clowning Around

Dr. Habit ~ (Smile for me game) ~ A Toothy Grin

The Narrator ~ (The Stanley Parable) ~ Narrating Hearts Desire

Entrapta ~ (She-ra and the Princesses of Power) ~ Hack Away at my Heart

Habit ~ (EveryManHybrid) ~ Rabbit full of Bad Habits

Gregory ~ (Gregory Horror Show) ~ Soul Stealer

Anti ~ (Jacksepticeye Egos) ~ Glitch Bitch

Doug ~ (Graveyard Groove) ~ Digging Our Grave

Aftertale Sans ~(Aftertale AU) ~ Life in Death

Charlie ~ (Hazbin Hotel) ~ Demon Donning a Halo

Newton ~ (Little Big Planet 3) ~ Two Faces One Heart

Yandere Underswap Sans ~ (Underswap AU) ~ Blood Ties

Withered Bonnie ~ ( Five Nights at Freddy’s) ~ True Love Doesn’t Wither

Engineer Mark ~ (ISWM/In Space with Markiplier) ~ Puppy Love

Mack ~(ISWM/In Space with Markiplier) ~ Captain oh Captain

Yancy ~ (A Heist With Markiplier) ~ Prisoner of Love

Damien ~ (Who Killed Markiplier) ~ A Mayors Home

Murderiplier/Murdoc ~ (ISWM/In Space with Markiplier) ~ Feeling Stabby

The Necromancer ~ ( NSP/Ninja Sex Party: The Mystic Crystal) ~ Love Lust and other Dead Things

The Host ~ ( MCU/ Markiplier Cinematic Universe ) ~ Love in theThird Person

Pokeball Robot ~ (Pokemon Sword and Shield) ~ Caught by your Words

Sadie ~ (Steven Universe) ~ Sadie and the Love Killers

Terezi Pyrope ~ (Homestuck) ~ Love and Justice Prevail

Tobe ~ (Pucca) ~ Love Ninjas and Noodles

Putata ~ (Sgt. frog) ~ Painting our Lovely World

Urere ~ (Sgt. Frog ) ~ Planning a Heart Attack

Sumomo ~ (Sgt. Frog) ~ Song From the Heart

Kagege ~ (Sgt. frog) ~ Shadow Over Me

Sable ~ (Animal Crossing) ~ Dressing up our Love

Pinkamena Diane Pie ~ (My Little Pony Friendship is Magic) ~ Sweet Treats

Fizzy ~ (My Little Pony Generation 1) ~ Twinkle of my Eye

Sans Smirk ~ (My Little Pony Friendship is Magic) ~ Serious Smiles

Cheerilee ~ (My Little Pony Friendship is Magic) ~ Love in Bloom

Applejack ~~ (My Little Pony Friendship is Magic) ~ Apple of my Eye

Rod ~ (Animal Crossing) ~ Childhood Love

Snake ~ (Animal Crossing) ~ Ninjas of Love

Hector ~ (Coco) ~ Old Bones Know

Jack Skellington ~ (The Nightmare Before Christmas) ~ Pair O Skellingtons

Emily ~ (Corpse Bride) ~ A Tale of Brides and Bones

William Weatherall Wilkins ~ (Mary Poppins Returns) ~ Dirty Money

Tsunoda ~ (Aggretsuko) ~ Strawberries and Cream

Skintaker ~ (Creepypasta candle Cove) ~ Blood and Bones

Nylocke ~ (Terrain of Magical Expertise/TOME) ~ Dragon and Rabbit

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit ~ (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit) ~ Love and Luck

T-Bones ~ (Cuphead) ~ Bones Express

Silverworth Forkington ~ (Cuphead) ~ A+ Flush

Fhil Flasker ~ (Cuphead OC) ~ Fulfill Me

Pickle Inspector ~ (Problem Sleuth) ~ Love Inspection

Rick Sanchez ~ (but like, an ace one that’s working on himself) ~ (Rick and Morty) ~

Multidimensional Lovesickness

Zero Rick ~ (Rick and Morty) ~ Love is just a Chemical

Cop Rick ~ (Rick and Morty) ~ Love Justice the space between

Hexxus ~ (Ferngully) ~ Toxic Love

Professor Sunshine ~ (OK KO) ~ Weather or Not

Scorpia ~ (She-ra and the Princesses of Power) ~ The Princess and the Scorpion

Daroach ~ (Kirby Squeak Squad) ~ Silent Protector

Spinni ~ ( Kirby Squeak Squad) ~ Thick as Thieves

Doc ~ (Kirby Squeak Squad) ~ Brains and Cutie

Pashmina ~ (Hamtaro) ~ Scarf Tied

Maxwell ~ (Hamtaro) ~ Readers of Romance

Sandy ~ (Hamtaro) ~ Twirling Cheeks

Okini ~ (Hamtaro) ~ Money Lover

Sora ~ (Hamtaro) ~ Sky High Heart Stop

Broski ~ (Hamtaro) ~ Sun and Surf

Jingles ~ (Hamtaro) ~ Traveling Souls

Flora ~ (Hamtaro) ~ Healing Touch

Oshare ~ (Hamtaro) ~ Oh Amour

Aggie Cromwell ~ ( Halloweentown Movies) ~ Old Magical Kind of Love

Nikita, Trixie, and Tabitha ~ (Two Lesbians in a Barrel Game Series) ~ Gay Musketeers

Benard ~ (The Rescuers) ~ Squeaky Smooch

Dirty Bubble ~ (Spongebob Squarepants) ~ Petty Crimes and Smooches

Rosita ~ (SING Movie) ~ We’re a Love Song

Rolfe Dewolfe ~ (Rockafire Explosion) ~ Young Lovers Duet

Julius Monrey ~ (Alice in the Country of Hearts) ~ Heartmaker

Inui ~ (Aggretsuko) ~ One in a Million

Enderman (Minecraft) ~ Steal ya Girl

Count Bleck ~ (Super Paper Mario) ~ True Pure Hearts

Dr. Stein and Marie ~ Hold me through the Madness

Lewis Pepper ~ (Mystery Skulls) ~ Skull Candy

Giovanni Potage ~ (Epithet Erased) ~ Great at Love

Jokermort ~ (Rainbow Dash Presents: My Little Dashie) ~ Partners in Crime

Vilcus ~ (Vast Error) ~ Your Fool

Dracula Tepes ~ (Castlevania Netflix) ~ Love Bites

Uncle Death ~ (Let it Die game) ~ Deadly Cool Couple

Richard ~ (Unikitty) ~ Brick by Brick

Cotton Candy Cookie ~ (Cookie Run) ~ Love Letter to You

Cocoa Cookie ~ (Cookie Run) ~ Chocolate Coated Love

Dr. Wasabi ~ (Cookie Run) ~ Sugar and Spice

Poison Mushroom Cookie ~ (Cookie Run) ~ Poised and Deadly Treat

Dr. Bones Cookie ~ (Cookie Run) ~ Humerus Healing

Hobo Heart/Gemberling ~ (Creepypasta) ~ Heart in my Hands

Penumbra ~ (Villainous) ~ Holding Shadows Close

Jancy Truce ~ (Drawtectives) ~ Laws on Love

Kedamono ~ (Popee the Performer) ~ No Need for Masks

PAL ~ (Mitchell vs the Machines) ~ Forever PALS

Skeletiano ~ (Shall we Date? Niflheim) ~ Skeleton Romeo

Toymaker ~ (Battington Tapes) ~ Perfect Toys

Felix Kranken ~ (TWF/The Walten Files) ~ Littered in Lillies

Mr. Plant ~ (Mr Plant Tik Tok Series) ~Growing on You

Argos ~ (Mr Plant Tik Tok Series) ~ Eye Love You

Familial F/O’s :,))

Classic Sans ~(Undertale) ~ No Bones About It

Kululu ~ (Sgt Frog) ~Froggy Bro

SING ~ (SING Cast) ~ Sing Song Fam

Rockafire Explosion ~ (Rockafire Explosion) ~ One Rockin Family

Scary Godmother Cast~ (Scary Godmother) ~ Scary God family

Platonic F/O’s :33

Burt, Celci, Gunther, Carlos, Wug, Lady, and Bandit ~ (ISWM) ~ The Crewtm

The Puppet/Dee ~ ( Dayshift at Freddy’s) ~ Deelightful

Lefty ~ (Five Nights at Freddy) ~ Still Beating Hearts

Jay Merrick ~ (Marble Hornets) ~ Dumbass Bestie

Amisia Erdehn ~ (Friendsim) ~ Color the world

Nepta Leijon ~ (Homestuck) ~ Meowrails

Honda-San ~ (Skull Face Bookseller Honda-San) ~ Anxious Bookie

Grillby ~ (Undertale) ~ Bar Flames

Howdy ~ (Hamtaro) ~ Gay Bestie

Dexter ~ (Hamtaro) ~ Glasses Gay

Gori ~ (Aggretsuko) ~ Gal Pal

Tails Doll ~ (Creepypasta) ~ Creepy Doll

Fatz Geronimo ~ (Rockafire Explosion) ~ G Man

Eraser Head/Aizawa Shota ~ (My Hero Academia) ~ Sleepy Heads

Benjamin (The butler) ~ Who Killed Markiplier ~ At Your service

Every Character ~ All Saints Street ~ Wacky Housemates

#cicisays #long post sorry

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casspurrjoybell-17 · 2 years

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HEART'S DESIRE - CHAPTER 33

*Warning: Adult Content*

After breakfast, Montreal Hunter, helps his father with the dishes, washing and rinsing them in a pair of big, outdoor basins.

"So, how's it feel?" Monty asks, handing Joseph Hunter a clean pan to dry. "Giving up the Alpha, I mean."

Mr Hunter takes the pan and dries it carefully.

"Good, in a way. Like setting down a load I'd forgotten I was carrying. Course, I worry for my boy. Dane's got a habit of picking up loads that aren't his to carry."

Monty glances aside to where his elder brother, Alpha Dane Hunter sits with his mate, Julian Hart and their children, at the table beneath the spreading boughs of the old tree, looking both wild and regal, the Wolf lord and his Fae prince.

"He carries it well, though," Monty says.

Mr Hunter smiles.

The morning light catches in his gray hair and his face bears the marks of many years but his back is straight and his spirit is strong.

"That he does," he says, allowing a hint of pride into his tone.

"And what about you, Montreal? How does it feel to be Mated at last?"

Monty’s face warms and he plunges his hands in the soapy water, fishing for another dish.

"Good. Happy."

"Good. I want to see all my children happy before I'm called to the great Wild beyond."

"Hey now, none of that."

Monty keeps his tone light but his heart constricts at his words. He hands his father a platter and he wipes it dry.

"No harm being realistic. You heard what Doc Meyer said."

"She said you'd be fine, long as you take care of yourself."

"Gotta listen between the lines, son," he says, his dark eyes glinting as he looks askance at me.

"Lot of 'ifs' in there."

"Dad."

Mr Hunter waves his hand at his son.

"Stop. It is what it is and I'm not going anywhere yet. Figure I got a few good years left in me. Best to keep expectation low, is all. Better to be pleasantly surprised than to hope the moon never sets and be disappointed when it does."

Monty hands him another dish and he dries it before placing it in the stack.

"Anyways, there are many roads to happiness. Finding a Mate's just one of 'em. Plenty folks, Wolves included, live full, joyous lives without ever focusing all their love on one person. You, though..." he glances at Monty again. "I think you need somebody to love you, Montreal and I'm glad you found that in Kit."

Monty looks over to where his little fox lover sits with Noah and Sasha, the former showing him how to download books to a tablet the latter had given him and his face warms again.

"Me, too, Dad."

Mr Hunter flicks his son playfully with his towel, prompting him to get back to work and wash the next dish.

"Hey, once all this blows over," he says, as if all their troubles are a small, passing thunderstorm,

"We'll have a proper celebration for you two. Maybe in the spring. I always thought Wolf weddings should be spring affairs."

"I'd like that," Monty says, feeling his face grow warmer still.

Monty can see it clearly in his mind. Kit, looking like a little slice of heaven, with flowers in his hair.

~ ☾ ~

The following days are busy and exhausting, as Dane puts them all to work, training for battle.

Some are already well-honed weapons, like Freya but some of us are a little out of practice when it comes to Wolf warfare.

Sasha throws herself into it with surprising vigor, finding emotional release in physical exertion and even the Outcasts join in, Ophelia runs with the Wolves, while Ed watches little Kitka and the twins.

Julian, Ambrose and Darius each have their own strengths and as Monty watches them, he can't help thinking Dire Ferrault would be a fool to attack them outright.

Noah agrees.

"That's why he'll go the 'Challenge' route," he says, sitting beside Monty on a fallen log as they take a break from 'practice' to eat some lunch.

"One-on-one, Alpha-to-Alpha. Either he wins and takes our Pack or Dane wins and sends his packing."

"What's the point of all this, then?" Ed asks, pouring Sasha a glass of lemonade from the pitcher.

"If y'all are just gonna follow these 'Wolf rules' anyway?"

Noah pushes his glasses up his nose.

"If we can avoid unnecessary bloodshed, we will," he says.

"That's why the Challenge exists, it stops Packs from tearing each other to shreds by letting the leaders do the fighting. But we have to be ready to defend ourselves, nonetheless. Ferrault wants our territory, he's less interested in our Pack, especially our non-traditional members. If things go badly, everyone who's not a full-blooded Wolf will be in danger."

Monty Hunter look around.

Not a full-blooded Wolf, covers a good portion of the people he loves.

Elena snorts.

She sits across from them with her husband, Martin on another bench-like log, clothed in a loose robe for ease of Shifting form.

Monty had been a bit surprised when she'd joined them but he’s less surprised to hear her express herself now.

"This is the trouble with mating outside the Packs," she says.

"Diluted blood is weak blood and weak blood makes a weak Pack. The rest of us suffer for it."

"Elena..." Martin remonstrates gently.

"That isn't true."

"Isn't it?" she snaps, her eyes cold and hard.

"Why should our children be endangered for your brother's..." she cuts herself off, thankfully and huffs.

"All I'm saying is, there is value in tradition. It exists for a reason and to flout it invites bad luck."

She looks across at Ed as she says this and at little Kitka in his arms.

He stares back, undaunted and bristling and Elena looks away first.

"I'm tired," she announces, rising.

"I'm going home to rest. Martin, come."

With a glance of apology, he follows her.

Monty watches them leave and feels a twinge of guilt twist his heart.

He'd been putting off the conversation he meant to have with Martin because they'd all been so busy and he'd seemed happier than he'd seen him yet, these past few days.

As he trails after his mate and disappears among the trees, Monty realizes he can't put it off much longer.

If there's a chance Elena sympathizes with Dire Ferrualt's views, she could be a weak link and Dane needs to know.

~ ☾ ~

The next day, Martin doesn't join them, though.

He says he has some work to do and needs to finish a manuscript.

Ed and Ophelia are absent as well and Monty hopes it's not because of what Elena said.

Troubled by the possible rift, Monty decides to visit Martin that evening after dinner, when he knows Elena will be gone for her night shift at the hospital.

They're about halfway through their meal, however, gathered inside around Sasha's table, when Dane's phone rings.

“It's the sheriff," he says, looking at the screen and excuses himself to answer it.

He listens to whatever the sheriff says and Monty can tell by the way his face goes through about four shades of grim that it's not good news.

"Understood. We'll be there soon."

Dane ends the call and looks up at them.

"There's been another fire," he says.

"Where?" Freya asks, on her feet already.

"The mobile-home park."

Kit gasps.

"Ophie?"

Dane nods.

"She's alright. But... I'm afraid Ed and the baby are missing."

"Fire is my element," Ambrose says, rising as well, with Noah at his side.

"I may be able to help."

"I'm coming, too," Monty says.

"Me, too," Astrid Hunter offers.

"No matter what happens, good or bad, Ophelia will need support."

In the end, only Julian and Mr Hunter remain behind to watch the twins, while the rest of them pile into various vehicles and head for the edge of town.

They see the lights before anything else, the orange blaze of fire lighting the sky amid the flashing red and blue of firetrucks, ambulances and sheriff's cars.

Ed and Ophelia's trailer is not the only casualty and it looks like half the park is ablaze.

Police have cordoned off the area, keeping people back and trying to account for all the residents.

Monty spots Ophelia immediately, mostly because four large deputies are fighting to restrain her and keep her away from the flames.

She screams and cries, soot streaking her pale face and her voice is raw with smoke and anguish. Monty and Kit go to her as Dane goes to find the sheriff.

The rest hang back a bit, surveying the scene.

"Ophie," Kit calls and she breaks free of the deputies and falls into his arms, sobbing helplessly.

"My Ed. My baby." she cries.

"Oh God, my baby."

"What happened?" Monty asks, kneeling at her side as she and Kit sinks to the ground.

"Can you tell me?"

"I just went for groceries," she wails.

"We were all out of milk and Ed was tired, so I went. And when I came back..." she gestures at the fire helplessly.

"You're sure they were still... inside?"

She shakes her head.

"I don't know, I don't know! They won't let me get close."

Monty glances up as a hand settles on his shoulder.

Ambrose stands above him.

"I'll look," he says.

"The fire won't harm me."

He slips away into the shadows, evading the deputies.

Astrid Hunter joins them, draping a blanket around Sasha's shoulders and wrapping her in a hug.

She continues to cry and cough with a rough, dry bark that hurts to hear.

Astrid Hunter leans close and sniffs at the soot and ash clinging to her hair.

"You breathed the smoke?" she asks. Sasha shakes her head and coughs some more.

"Not much."

Monty leans in for a sniff as well but doesn't detect anything particular. His mother always had the best nose, though.

"What is it?"

"Wolfsbane, if I'm not mistaken."

"You're not," Noah says, joining them with a rag pressed over his mouth. His eyes are red and watering.

"It's in the smoke. This was no accident."

Ophelia collapses into tears again, crying Ed and Kitka's names, the keening sounds tearing little holes in Monty’s heart.

Meanwhile, despite their willingness to help, there's not much any of them can do.

Shortly, Ambrose returns.

He must have taken his clothes off before going into the flames because they're still intact and not smoldering.

He shakes his head.

"I'm sorry, Ophie. There's no trace of them. Just fire and ash."

She continues to cry and Kit and Monty join her with tears of their own.

Abruptly, she stops and looks up, red-rimmed eyes wide.

Then they hear it, too.

A distant call above the roar of the fire and the shouts of those fighting it.

"Ophelia. Ophelia."

She's on her feet.

"Ed!?"

A figure approaches from the dark, a bundle of blankets in its arms.

The blanket shifts and Monty sees Kitka's golden curls and sky-blue eyes, wide with fear and recent tears.

Choking back a cry, Ophelia runs to them and the three collide in an embrace, Ed weeping as openly as his mate as he kisses her and strokes her sooty hair.

"We hid," he says.

"We hid in the woods. But it was Kitka who saved us. She must've smelled something and she started to cry. I looked outside and saw the smoke starting, all around, in a ring. So I just grabbed her and ran. A moment later it was all flames. A moment later and we'd..."

Ophelia silences him with another kiss, squishing little Kitka and then kissing her, too, speechless with joy and weak with relief.

It takes a while but at last they're calm enough to give the sheriff statements and be cleared by the EMTs.

Ed and Kitka are unharmed and fortunately Ophelia hadn't breathed much smoke.

Finally, with the fires under control and everyone accounted for, we leave, bringing Ophelia and her family with us.

It's late when we get back to Sasha's house and all the lights are off inside.

Julian had probably put the twins to bed hours ago and not wanting to wake them, the rest of us stay outside.

Monty and Kit surrender their tent to Ophie and Ed, they can sleep under the stars in their fur, if need be.

The others busy themselves gathering supplies of blankets and toiletries for their guests and Sasha offers to lend Ophelia some clean clothes, as the two wear a similar size.

She goes inside to get them and then they hear her scream.

Dane drops the basket of soaps and towels he's carrying and sprints after her, Monty and Kit and on his heels.

Sasha kneels beside her father where he lies on the kitchen floor.

Dane dashes past her and up the stairs, while Monty drops to his knees and check for a pulse.

He finds one and hangs his head with relief.

A moment later, Dane returns, grim-faced and furious.

"They're not here," he says.

With sudden clarity, Monty Hunter understands... the Outcasts weren't the real targets, after all.

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