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mymelodyisme · 1 year

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If I understood it right you have sdv oc's? I'd love to know a few fun facts abt them🤗

Hiiiiii :) I apologize now for the length this post will take upon your screen.

I really only have Mys and the few people in her backstory 😭 (I can come up with some fun stuff for them now though :D)

Mys is mostly a self insert because I’ve gotten really into making her one but here’s a few fun facts about her!!

1. Before she moved into the valley she was actually way less colorful and looked a bit more classy and put together. Her boyfriend was a bit of a minimalist and snob and wasn’t a huge fan of bright colors. So she wore pale clothes, lots of skirts and dresses, her hair was usually long and tied up neatly, etc. I’d argue she also dyed her hair a few times to make it look more like a natural color (it’s naturally that pink/red shade). Three days before moving she bought a pair of overalls and had a wild time just adding a bunch of details to them, even if it wasn’t super well put together ☺️ (the space halo heart is my own logo btw lol)

2. Mys came into the farm life clueless, friendless, and lonely 100%. It’s why she’s so eager to befriend the townies and comes off a little strong. It’s also why she can’t say no and so quick to overexert herself if someone asks her for help 😭 if she knew that most people in town had no faith in her based off the way she looked and acted when she first arrived, she would likely cry. She’s probably a little too nice sometimes too 🥺 if you’re mean to her she’ll take it and cry alone later on.

3. She talks A LOT. When she gets to know you well enough she’ll just start talking about something she’s really into and go on for hours always finding something new to point out (poor Shane lol). I once said if she was a real character in the game one of her heart events would be her holding the farmer hostage as she explained the entire lore of her show after she invited them in to watch it with her. (I have done this myself so many times.) 😭 She’s also a bit of thoughtless speaker sometimes. Saying things a little too quickly before her brain processes it.

4. On her slow farm days she’ll stay inside and catch up on tv. She really likes trash tv drama and novellas. Adding to that, she’s a huge romantic. She swoons and sighs and hopes that someone would love her so strongly. Especially after what she went though with her ex 🥹 Other hobbies include: gaming, journaling (she picked this one up after she moved), taking as many photos as possible of everything, reading (comics, romance novels, and mysteries) daydreaming, and collecting things (stuffed animals mostly)

5. She loves a good lemonade and pizza! She doesn’t really drink (at least not until she met Shane 😭) and will go into the saloon to chat with Emily over lemonade. To win Shane’s friendship she started buying a pizza to share with him, and she’d sit patiently at a booth until he came in (on easy days.) she also goes around and says hi to everyone at least once. If she’s just having me-time, you can find her in a booth writing + doodling in her journal with a bunch of candy around her.

6. I just think this little fun fact is really cute but when she found out Shane loved peppers she planted some in her greenhouse so she’ll always have some to give or use for food. 🥺 (I have that in game 🤭 and she only gives him high quality ones)

7. She’s magic babey! ✨ the day before she moved her mom gave her a red brooch. After her grandpa passed away, he sent it to her mom with instructions to only give it to Mys when she decided to move to the valley. She only found out about it when the wizard pulled it towards him and suggested that someone in her family must have arcane experience.

😭😭 sorry that was so long. I’ll write like two facts about the others

The ex: dark brown hair, brown eyes, suits (lol idk)

1. Has no name yet 😩 Can he even count as a character?? Literally the worst boyfriend ever. He and Mys dated in high school up until he ghosted her a month before she moved. He been sleeping with her best friend, Celia, and then proceeded to elope with her. This man kept Mys around with jewelry, promises, and guilt.

2. He was an executive for Joja. Mys worked for the company because of him, and ultimately had to leave for that same reason. She found out about the elopement at the office, and had a long cry in the bathroom stalls. (Btw he totally gets his butt kicked by Shane at some point)

Celia: Blonde, thin, very pretty and model-like, wears a lot of tight clothes and has that one fake best friend voice

1. The “best friend,” the betrayer. She clung onto Mys because Mys was really easy to manipulate. 🥺 Wasn’t very nice to her at all but made her believe she loved her like a sister. When Mys met Haley it was like meeting a younger Celia. 🥹 I guess mys still missed her because she tried to be Haley’s friend despite how mean she was. Luckily, Haley actually becomes pretty nice and apologizes for her rude behavior.

2. She would absolutely be a modern day influencer. Perhaps she is (if phones exist in this interpretation 🤔 I like to think they do but pelican town can’t host then or something 😭)

Todd: 7ft tall, thin but definitely works out, looks like he has money and works with money, very serious and classy 😭

1. Mys’s Boyfriend year 3? She and Shane are already pretty established as smitten by the town but they’re both stuck at the fork in the road of to be or not to be. (At some point Mys finally makes her move only for him to reject her out of fear 😭). Anyways!! She was asked by mayor Lewis to take an important business trip into the city to meet with an investor who wanted to open the land for expansion and more agricultural work. He figured Mys, as the local farmer, would have better input. Shane was supposed to accompany her into the city but they got into a bit so she left alone (Shane realized he was being stupid and ran to catch the bus but jsut barely missed it, his missed opportunity at love 😭). The investor turned out to be a guy named Toddrick Theodore Tapps. He was quickly taken with her because she was just so lively of a person. He could not believe she was the local farmer. He decided to head back into the valley with her to visit the land and ended up staying in one of Mys’s spare rooms at the farmhouse. He didn’t help her on the farm at all, mostly just walked around took notes, and inspected the quality of everything.

2. He’s very jealous. He and Shane are constantly at each other’s throats. Mys told him all about her best friend Shane :) and he knew immediately that Mys was in love with him. 😭 he did NOT expect Shane to be so dingy tho which is funny. He mentioned that to his face too. (It doesn’t help that Todd TOWERS over the both of them and looks like he comes from old money.) He polices mys’s friendships a bit commenting how some of the townies are rather immature, some seem like terrible people, and in particular, that Shane is a bad influence on those around him. When she gets upset at his obvious disrespect he apologizes for saying things that hurt her feelings 😭 the man literally only puts up with Shane for her. I do think he is romantic though, and definitely what Mys imagined being romanced would be like. He’s pretty rich so he spoils her, and buys the town’s approval with generous donations.

3. He’s a bit of himself. He’s not a bad guy, but he does think he’s a quality man and he loves what he does. So when he asks Mys to move to the city with him where he’ll spoil her for the rest of her life he’s surprised that she actually wants to be a farmer dealing with dirt, grime, monsters, and all the things in between. This man genuinely tries to convince her to give up the farm, and even tries to make a compromise that the farm will still be up and running but they’ll hire people to tend to it. (He probably also suggested changing the name to something more serious). He and Mys get into a fight over it, and he tells her what time his bus to the city will be leaving. She wishes him well, and a happy life with a wife who shares his values, and doesn’t show up that day.

4. I like to imagine years down the line Mys and Shane are in the city doing some work and play when they run into him. Both parties find out that the other is engaged/married. And they make up. He still can’t believe Mys chose Shane tho 😭 “I thought you would choose him, but I’m still surprised. You seemed so smitten with him, but he didn’t look like he was ever going to make anything of that.”

#LOL I WROTE A LOT ANS THERES LIKELY MORE I CAN ADD #I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS 🥹♥️#i hope this is what you wanted too 🥺#I’m sorry again that there was so much #IM SORRYI CANT GIVE BETTER DESCRIPTIONS THEYRE JUST GHOSTS IN MY HEAD #🥺ty for asking btw I appreciate it!#♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🥺🥺#Stardew Valley: Poochencia Farm #edit: crying it’s so long #long post #IM SO SORRY ABOUT THAT #Farmer mys #you said ‘give me a few fun facts’ and I wrote a whole essay

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sunstoria · 10 months

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Biding warmest greetings to you all. This is Shane, welcoming you to my page.

introducing..

Hello, the name's Shane Llywelyn, not so lively but friendly cat next door. My friends call me Shane or Shan, but you may go with any nicknames you like. I use any pronouns, please do address me comfortably. Worry not, i'm on my legal age already. So, I'm fine with adult stuff/topic.

My MBTI is INTP-A with 5w6 enneagram type. And, oh, I'm Libra sun with Scorpio moon and Pisces rising, if that matters. I don't really know that much about personality type (including mine) except it's stereotypes, but if that pique your interest, I'd love to hear more. Learning about human and it's nature is super interesting, tho.

By the way, i'm a self taught artist. I don't take it seriously, it's just a hobby. Mostly, I draw my OCs. It's more fun making and designing character myself. But I also do fanarts when I want to. I usually draw my favorite characters from Genshin and anime. If you're also an artist, either tradi or digi, let's do art trade someday. No worries, I do tradi as well (not that promising, but I'll do my best).

please read..

My account is NOT spoiler/leaks free. Make sure you mute the keywords if you don't like getting spoilers.

I keep my contents safe for minors, but remind you, this isn't place for homophobics because I am part of the community and I do rt/like bl/gl stuff.

I do soft blocking inactive/non interactive moots sometimes. Let's keep the inteactions going, I wanna get along with all of you.

My apologies, if you're problematic and involved in any kind of drama, I really mind that so please do not interact/follow.

Also, if you hate my faves or oomfs, please keep that to yourself or just be gone. No hate speech.

Other DNF DNI criterias please move back, too.

love core..

I'm typically person who enjoys everything and will suit myself with anyone's preferences. So, i guarantee our chat wouldn't be as dry. Try have some talk with me first.

I love listening to old songs, mostly 80s and 90s. It's nostalgic. My Top 3 faves are Bon Jovi, MLTR and Bryan Adams. Sleeping Child and Always are my all time favorite songs. But, beside of that, I also listen to vary genres of music such as K-Pop, J-Pop, J-Rock, slow rock, ballad and even some classical. Sometime I just go to any random playlist on Spotify.

Adding my (another) favorite musicians here, just in case we share the same interest. I love Taeyeon, Dreamcatcher, NewJeans, Eve, Yoasobi, Higedan, Cenmilli, Keshi, Sheila on 7 and Peterpan. I'm just a casual fan, casual listener. But I have biases, lol. This germ loves JiU, Danielle, Hanni and pengwin Myoui Mina.

I don't talk much about music, neither do I like to share Spotify link on timeline that often. But I love talking about movies or series. I don't have, uh, a letterboxd to share (actually i'm too lazy to edit it) but I can give you some of my recommendations if you want. Let's share our fav movies.

I also watch vary of movies. I'm ok with any genre except the heavy gore and extremely triggering one. My favs are the GOAT Harry Potter, Narnia, Sherlock Holmes both the movies and it's series, The Theory of Everything, The Danish Girl, Josee The Tiger and The Fish, A Silent Voice, Ghibli and of course Makoto Shinkai movies.

Besides, I'd call myself an otaku. I watch anime and read some mangas. I love typical mystery, psychological, crime anime. That's why I really love Bungou Stray Dogs! Buuuut, I watch other genre as well. I like Attack on Titan, Fruit Basket, Haikyuu!, Zankyou no Terror, Psycho Pass, K-ON!, the amazing the greatest NARUTOOOO, Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man, etc.

Other: I watch Vtubers. I don't catch up to all their schedules, I just watch them at my leisure time. Most of them are livers from Nijisanji (EN). I love Luxiem esp. Ike Eveland and Shu Yamino, Enna Alouette and Kuro Kurenai.

I play games, Genshin Impact is one of them. I'm currently on AR 60, dead geemu dead me, only suffer myself doing artifact farming. Anyone here wanna do some trash picking at Momiji Court? :) Anyway i'm Neuvillette main. Interested in lore, theory crafting, meta, ship, just anything about this game. My fav ships are kazuscara, xiaother, ganqing, arlebina and cynonari.

Some Genshin players are moving to Honkai Star Rail, me? I'm loyal so I play both. Currently in TL 70. I'm Kafka and Blade main. Befriend me, I'll support you with my (average) emo-chan. I'm just casual HSR player so I don't know much about it, but would love to listen you theory-dump me especially with it's lore.

I play rhythm game as well. Not that good, I just enjoy playing game while listening to it's music. I used to play A LOT OF THEM, but the only one remain is Project Sekai. I barely logged in but still enjoy playing them. I'm in global server anw. I like MORE MORE JUMP! (Shizuku).

This one's unnecessary, but here are my kinlist just so you can guess what kind of person I am.

Kozume Kenma

Oda Sakunosuke

Todoroki Shoto

Mafuyu Asahina

Diluc Ragnvindr

Kanae Ryo

Last but not least, i'm active on Twitter. If you don't see me around, I might be recharging my energy since I get drained from social interaction so easily. You can DM me or kindly ask me for my Telegram or Discord.

I also have Retrospring, feel free to drop some queries or anything. Here you go:

That's it. See ya, pals.

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minervadashwood · 2 years

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i need to talk to myself about my fics. Do not read this if you don't want to be spoiled for any of my series. i may make this private, but for now i don't mind sharing. i need to get out of my head and the prospect of others reading/commenting helps me do that. (not that i actually expect a comment lol).

few things in the world are more boring than listening to me ramble about writing.

writing scars and stitches is giving me a lot of anxiety lately. it feels like i have a dreaded graduate school paper due on a novel I hated. but i don't hate the story. i love it, i love the way i've written the characters, developed them, developed their relationships. i like the freedom in exploring facets of all of them. i love how they all react differently to the same set of circumstances. i like the changes to canon i've made because they just feel more real to me.

the overarching issue is my perfectionism, which thankfully is not nearly as bad as it used to be. but my perfectionism usually makes me give up. I don't want to give up.

that's the overarching problem, the specific problem is that, mechanically, i want the story to do too much at this point. I want it to be everything, but no single story can do that.

one cause behind this urge is that since the relationship is established and going well, there has to be other sources of tension/conflict. for two weeks i tried to write tension into the relationship (daryl being too protective and distant mostly), but those chapters always felt wrong. they made my story so heavy, when i want it to be light. i want reader and daryl's relationship to certain and solid, something they both can depend on no matter what.

still, reader needs some growing pains. this is all in service to get her closer to Rick, because I need that friendship solid before the prison. I want reader and Rick to be as close as he and Daryl are in the show. (Rick and Daryl will still be close, only now reader will be included). When it comes time for the Woodbury arc, Reader will basically be Rick's diplomat/negotiator, while Daryl is his right-hand man. Basically Rick's the heart, Reader's the brains, Daryl's the hands.

So I need reader to be in a place where she is okay with Rick killing Shane and with Rick taking complete charge of the group. I need her to support him when the others don't. Daryl will too, but my focus is on reader. I am working toward that even now, but I feel like I'm walking on a tightrope. Post-farm, it'll hopefully be back to fluff and friendship building in the social way.

I need to give myself the same patience I would afford anyone else. I definitely need deadlines; I'd flounder without them. And I need to write everyday for the routine of it. I suppose I need to accept that I will feel anxious for a while. I've never written anything as emotionally mature as this story, so it's only natural that it's challenging.

Reminder to self: when in doubt, write the dialogue. Dialogue comes easiest to me, and it will let me gain confidence before I work on the harder stuff.

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i feel very happy with the omegaverse fic so far. i have some major plot points, and i want to totally avoid repeating myself, so most show events won't happen on the page.

I thought of making Jesus transmasc, but I'm too worried I won't get the physical details right. So cis man he will be.

I have this metanarrative going on about two packs becoming one, the Dixon pack + the Grimes pack, and Reader holding them together. Jesus could be part of that glue, too, especially if he really cares about merle. I'm thinking of theirs as an open relationship, fully committed to each other, but still having sex with other people. It'd be really fun to play with his character being in the quarry group from the start.

i also had the idea of reader running into rick at a convenience store, pre-apocalypse, and have them physically drawn to each other, but of course neither would act upon it. later i see Reader ignoring any attraction to him, but Rick struggling whenever they're in heat and trying to avoid them during that time. The idea of reader having two mates would not occur to any of them at first.

still, i don't want to make any unshakeable plans for that story. it's very much going to be making it up as I (we--if people keep making suggestions) go. and that is such a counter to what s&s is. I think i need that freedom.

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actually making these stories has taken them out of my bedtime comfort stories, so i have to find another one up and refuse to write a word about it.

#mdop #minerva meta #minerva writes

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perfectpaperbluebirds · 2 years

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Another Sicktember Announcement Post!

In the style of my friend groundcontrol21 :) I think anyone that actually follows my stuff knows I’m doing Sicktember again this year, but if not-- ta-da! As of today, every fic is written (yay for forcing myself to be un-stuck!), and I’m in the process of editing them and queuing them all up as we speak :)

I posted this before, but as a referesher: Those that followed my Sicktember 2021 fics will remember that I did mostly fandoms with a few OCs thrown in. This year will be the reverse! I have so many OCs now, and I’ve only done one or two stories for many of them. So Sicktember 2022 will feature mostly OCs with a few fandoms thrown in. Some old favorites including the Plague Doctor, the Vicar, the Captain, Peter & Violet, the Tenbusch family, and of course Shane & Molly will be making reappearances, and I’ve created three new sets of OCs for the occasion, plus am delving into two new fandoms! It’ll be a lot, but it was a labor of love, and I’m overall very happy with the product, and proud I finished it before the month started! You've all seen my reblogging lots of my inspo for the fics, and stalking my “fics I need to write” tag will give you even more. I can’t wait to hear your feedback. as always, my ask box is always open for prompts if something I wrote inspired you and made you want more!

A few housekeeping things before we get started:

I will quote @groundcontrol21 directly regarding snz: “Since the challenge is Sicktember and not Snztember, not all of the works I post will explicitly contain snz.” In fact, in my case, less than half do, so I hope that doesn't dissuade too many of you, but there’s still a decent amount of snz, I promise! My blog is in fact a fever-focused blog though, so every fic does contain a fever, mentions of a fever, or a forehead feel. This was a mini challenge I set for myself, and it was a pretty easy one to achieve with the nature of these prompts.

There are also a few prompts which contain emeto, and I will tag those appropriately. If there’s anything else that often crops up in my writing that you want tagged for squick purposes, feel free to reach out. I don’t think any of them has a ton of explicit mess, but if you feel one should be tagged that way, also let me know.

Also important, if a prompt or scenario from any of you inspired one of these fics, I plan to tag you. If you don’t want to be tagged, reach out and I will remove it.

And now for the Breakdown!:

Total Word Count: ~42,200

Total Snz-containing Fic Count: 14/30. (I was actually surprised at this, as I thought there was more. But I may have miscounted in my tired state, as I didn’t do spellings every time)

Total fics with emeto or mentions thereof: 3/30 (only actual emeto in one)

Total fandom fics: 14/30, OC fics 16/30. (Heads up, there are no P&P fics this year. I’m as shocked as you are! But none of this year’s prompts seemed to fit Lizzie and Darcy. If anyone has fresh inspo for them, send it my way! I haven't written them in a while.)

(Fun fact, one of the main goals of me doing this event was to decrease my “to write” list, and instead I think it’s bigger than when I started... so while half of my brain is saying “none more write”, the other half says “Moar write!” We shall see which side prevails. Lol)

#birdie blabbers

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jupitercomet · 2 years

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half of doing watercolours is just using your tears to wet the paint lol and my brain tends to really hate how a lot of it is a bit out of your control/i can’t fix it.

don’t know if i’m underwhelmed because i kinda expected it to hit me like folklore did, but like a part of me was bored? jack pulled through with the production for the most part but in terms of the singing and writing i feel like a lot of it was very similar? also - this was a problem i kinda had with folklore/evermore but it got magnified here - clumsy metaphors and clunky/big words just kinda take me out. taylor’s really good at this confessional pop storytelling thing, and i feel like this album didn’t really deliver on that front and that’s usually what gets me hooked. i don’t know maybe i’ll change my mind but as of now i think i feel a bit meh about it. :( i’d love to hear more of your thoughts though.

your project sounds fun! but i imagine it’s also very taxing? the people i know who did elementary education had to do so much work but i don’t know if that’s because they did placements in understaffed schools or whatever. whose biographies are you reading?

procrastination is okay as long as you’re productive, is what people tell me. as something of an incompetent overachiever/perfectionist i’ve more or less burnt out my way into having to defer a whole year, which isn’t very fun. so now i procrastinate writing the seventh fic i’ve started by doing three hours of research into housing in nyc. it’s set in california, so you can see how it’s all very useful.

apologies for just continuing to ramble lol i’ve apparently decided we should be friends (you can say no, i need explicit invitations to places including the internet) so i guess i’ll just be taking up space till you shoo me away or my anxiety decides i should hide.

hope your gums feel better soon! my mom would recommend using yoghurt as an ointment.

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"half of doing watercolours is just using your tears to wet the paint lol" literally and the other half is ruining all your brushes by ramming them into blocks of watercolor paint because you didn't use enough water

I think I'll have to go back and listen to it in full because I was a little sleepy the first time. I definitely know what you mean about them sounding similar. to me the whole album felt like a mix of folklore/evermore, lover, and reputation if that makes any sense. which I think I like, but I think I have to familiarize myself more with midnights before I form a full opinion.

my student teaching won't start until my senior year (and then, I'll be teaching full school days, five days a week, for the full year) so I'm really only in intro education classes and then my general ed. classes. the whole major is inclusive education (being able to teach all children and knowing how to make a lesson accessible for all children, whether they are disabled, english isn't their first language, etc.) so we got to pick books from a list of authors with disabilities and I'm reading Shane Burcaw right now.

ooh what kinds of fics are you writing, if you don't mind me asking? I actually lived in California for two months, though I don't know how much information I picked up about it as a state lol, but it might be some help?

I've decided we should definitely be friends, so please don't hide because I will miss you :) and I was thinking about making a smoothie just for something cold lol

#🪐 anon #what’s up doc

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papa-evershed · 5 years

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make me choose: @frankcastiglione asked → Jon in TV or Jon in movies

#jon bernthal #frank castle #shane walsh #joe teague #mine #frankcastiglione #taylor i got so lazy with this one :x i'm sorry #i know i could've included the class and eastwick and show me a hero etc #but...lazy #plus these are three of my favorite jon characters so like #and def jon in tv vs movies #i could combine all of his film roles together and i wouldn't love them as much as shane or frank so #yeees #i'm kinda mad at myself for not including his other shows lol

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geneslovee · 2 years

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i love that u got a beanie and glasses bc of the ghoul boys bc i too have bought accessories bc i was like 'oh it's just like shane's!"

including his name

i took his name when i transitioned

i named myself after shane madej (low key i already liked the name but like he was definitely the deciding factor lol)

also i agree with the other anon! You're incredibly handsome :)

THANK U ANON and oh so true of you!!

albeit not related to the ghoul boys but there is still buzzfeed alumna related lore to my name too - though i picked eugene for unrelated reasons when i was 14 i was moved to start using it again at 18 partly because of eugene lee yang!! ive always found him very inspiring and i saw myself a lot in him because you know, asian, queer, artistic, the works. trans people naming themselves after people they admire is my favorite thing ever actually very true of us

#anon asks #personal

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asknarashikari · 3 years

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Your favorite power rangers show for the ask meme thing

That would be Ninja Storm, my one true PR love

❤ Favorite Male:

Cam Watanabe! I can't tell you what it was like, being 6-7 years old and seeing a brown-skinned Asian nerd, glasses and computers and all, kicking ass and taking names. He's still one of my favorite heroes to this day

❤ Favorite Female:

Tori! Again, water affinity, and she's the most sensible member of the whole team. Including the nerd.

❤ Favorite Pairing:

I didn't really ship anyone lol

❤ Least Favorite Character:

Lothor I guess? Looking back he certainly isn't one of the better PR villains. His motivation for evil basically amounts to being power hungry and butthurt that his nephew beat his ass

❤ who’s most like me:

Read how described Cam above. Except for the part about kicking ass and taking names, I just described myself. I did turn paler in skin color over the years though lol

❤ most attractive:

Again, Cam. I may or may not have had a precocious crush on him XD

❤ three more characters that I like:

Porter (Shane's brother). Not only was he played by Robbie Magasiva (the irl brother of Pua Magasiva, Shane's actor) but he was one of those rare older siblings who immediately understood the kind of pressure his brother was under once he knew he was a ranger and was proud of him.

Sensei Watanabe. He wasn't the best teacher, but he did try to do right by his students and his son. And sometimes that's enough. May he rest in peace...

Dustin! He's just so sweet but man, you do not want to cross him. And it's kinda amazing how his actor can portray him as such a ditz without being superbly annoying

#power rangers ninja storm #askrikkaiandhyotei #askmeme

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noa-nightingale · 2 years

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It's so sweet what you sent to Steven Ryan and Shane! The Funkos are so beautiful and I'm sure the letters are heartfelt too (sorry they read some of the stuff that weren't meant for camera!), especially for Steven.

Watching this sequence on Patreon I noticed how clearly remorseful Steven still feels about the HWYD episode (Shane and Ryan too, but especially Steven), and it makes me sad to see him still deeply affected by it (He says "It's something you never get over, you just learn to live with it" and it was heartbreaking.) As a queer person, I was part of so many who were hurt by the episode but also part of those who truly appreciate his apology.

What I'm trying to say is I'm thankful you're sending him your letter and package as part of the Steven Lim Appreciation Week. At least for me, I'd like him to know he and his content are a constant positive presence in my life and they make my days so much better. I'm hoping he understands that he has positively affected so many people and that he is loved in return by so many people. Thank you for what you did.

Thanks for the message, anon! ^-^

The Funkos are not from me but I agree that they are beautiful. Like, they look really well-made and adorable. Looking back, it was probably not that bad that Shane read a few sentences but I am still embarrassed about it lmao. (It was made even worse by the fact that he read it without any kind of context - because Steven was reading the context at that moment lol. When I talked about Steven Lim Appreciation Week, I was referring to a little thing on tumblr and twitter last year; it was a whole week dedicated to Steven with a little theme for each day. Shoutout at this point to @wheezingghoulbois for organizing it. If anyone wants to look it up, the hashtag used was #stevenweek. And personally, I would love to bring it back for a Steven Week Part 2.)

Oh yeah when I first watched, I did not really realize that Shane had read the part about the HWYD ep because I was too busy shouting "stop reading please" in my own head. :p I hesitated to actually include that text because I did not want to bring up any bad memories but I decided to send it anyways because I wanted Steven to know how much he is appreciated and how grateful I am that he handled that whole situation back then the way he handled it. (It's this text here btw - I have not re-read it before answering your message because I know Steven has read it by now and I want to avoid cringing at myself even more.)

The thing is, I don't want him to feel remorse. I don't want him to be ashamed. Like - it's done. It happened. He handled it really well. (And personally, I learned a lot from it, especially because I am not a person of color and his explanation made a lot of sense to me. I am grateful that he shared his experiences in the follow-up, that could not have been easy.)

(I think when he said "It's something you never get over, you just learn to live with it", he actually was talking about Simba though? That's what I took from it anyways.)

I meannnnn... you could write him a letter and send it to the p.o. box. ^-^ I don't want to pressure you, of course, but I agree that he deserves to know about the positive influence he has and how much he is appreciated. So, just sayin', it's an option. (Which is totally not selfish and has absolutely nothing to do with me wanting to hear what other people have to say to the Watcher guys lol.) Thank you so much for sharing your own experiences with me!

It made me a little sad when he said "I don't deserve a Steven Lim Appreciation Week" because YES YOU FRIGGIN' DO.

Thanks again for the message, anon. I like an excuse to ramble about that man and how much more love and appreciation he should get. And it is good to know that other people, including you, agree with me.

Thank you! <3

#watcher #watcher weekly+#steven lim

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radishthespringchild · 3 years

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So this post was going to be a part of a much bigger post, but after realizing that I wouldn’t be able to address the character so quickly and shortly on something such as a countdown post, I relegated it to its own thing. Same with how I’m going to address each and every other character in Stardew Valley. Now, with that said, time to get on with said post.

My Problem with Shane

I would say put down your pitchforks and torches, but I doubt all of you are willing to listen, but try to hear me out. Please.

Initially when I was going to write about everyone’s favorite chicken man it was going to be on a list dedicated to the bachelors and bachelorettes of Stardew Valley ranking all six in each post from least favorite to favorite. Shane, to everyone’s shock and probably offense *lol*, was put as dead last on the bachelor one. I did write my feelings about him promptly going to the next above him and going from there. I ended up not finishing the list because it kept bothering me that I didn’t cover my feelings or opinion enough on not only Shane, but the other few bachelors. So here we are where I’ve decided to scrap the old post and now cover all of those things I didn’t fully address on Shane.

I want to make this clear first and foremost: I don’t hate Shane. I just have some issues with him. He just rubs me the wrong way, if you will, and I say this as someone who has recently been diagnosed with moderate depression and grew up with an abusive alcoholic father: I would never marry, let alone date someone like Shane whether it be in the real world or in a video game. On some level I understand where Shane is coming from and can sympathize with him to some degree in the game (and in the fandom too) like it wants me to, but I feel as though there’s some gaps missing in his story because something doesn’t sit well in Shane’s story for me… Maybe his 10-heart event is completely different compared to his other heart events? Or how he sort of feels regressed back to his old-self when you first met in game when you get married? I also have very mixed feelings on the 14-heart event. Like, I understand, depressed people don’t magically get better and just coast along afterwards like they’re happy with the world and love life, but at the same time it’s almost like he had no growth after you got married. Hope I’m making sense…

I’d like to address an issue I have with the fandom regarding Shane. Not to sound rude or anything, but I feel as though a lot of people have this weird warped view of the man. Like, I remember seeing this fanfic titled “The One Where Shane Isn’t the Problem” (and no hate towards the author or anything) and I’m thinking: um?? Have you played the game?? He’s a bit of an asshole, especially upon first meeting him. He’s not some precious baby. Not saying he has to be rainbows and sunshine to strangers, but holy hell he is not some awkward sweet guy. He even addresses this as you get to know him and apologizes for being like that! I also find it weird that people like to draw/write him being built or having abs or being super tall when he mentions in marriage dialogue he wishes he was taller. Um, y'all know he’s a lazy drunk, right? He’s out of shape and in his pixel art it shows him looking sloppy. Since he eats junk food and drinks beer I’m pretty sure he has a beer belly. (I’m not saying out of shape or overweight people are unattractive, for the record.) Why do you guys fetishize the man?? I know for a fact that if y’all met someone like Shane in real life you’d treat him like shit or like you were better than him. I mean, maybe we’d have some people with that “I can change him or fix him” mindset, but by that point that’s just some of y’all with savior complexes and that’s just as bad… Either way, I am not a fan of Shane, as a depressed bastard myself.

Now, I know someone is going to come in here talking about the reason why he was abusing alcohol, and I’d like to say that that doesn’t give Shane a freebie to do whatever he wants. I’ve lost loved ones that were near and dear to my heart, and even though I could have handled their losses better, losing people doesn’t give anyone the right to act, say, and do whatever they want to do, which in Shane’s case is to be a depressed drunk who lashes out at everyone including his living loved ones.

I will say that the memes and humor pieces of fanart (and some fanfiction) do make me laugh because I’ll admit that I have a pretty dark sense of humor. Not to mention I have read fanfics where they took the character fleshing him out better to where I related more with him as well as actually liked the character better.

#stardew valley #stardew valley shane #stardew shane

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theonetheycallhannah · 3 years

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The Treatment of Captain Syverson-Chapter 16: Sit Rep

Characters: Captain Logan “Sy” Syverson, various other original supporting/secondary characters (This includes Sy’s Army Buddies of varying rank as follows: Kevin Kaufmann, Nate Banning, Chad Randall, Matt Styles, Jake Ryburn, and Travis Hodges. I apologize if I’ve mixed up their names anywhere. I just gave them last names and sometimes rank so they could be called something other than their first names for sake of variety! lol!)

Summary: Sy meets up with his Army buddies and they are eager to help.

Romance and Smut Abound HERE!

Word Count: 4.5k

Warnings: Language, firearms, implication of abuse and violence

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Sy sat in his truck in the parking lot of Cade's. He couldn't help but think about the last time he was here. The altercations with Elliott, both inside the bar and outside, the friendships he'd started to build with the other fellas in Shane's work group, the simple way Shane pulled off the elegance of minimalism with her wardrobe and makeup, the ride home…and the night of lovemaking that followed. He had made a mistake. He shouldn't have agreed to come tonight. He was gonna leave. His right hand reached for the keys in the ignition, a firm grip ready to set the engine roaring again, when he was startled by a rap at his window.

Tap-tappa-tap-tap his friend Kevin had just rhythmically knocked with one knuckle on the window. He was smiling and waving exuberantly, like a puppy whose master had just come home.

Sy's scowl softened into a sheepish grin and he knocked back tap-tap.

Kevin waited near Sy's front fender while he got out of his truck.

"How ya doin' Kevin?" he greeted his old friend warmly.

"Alright, I s'pose! You?"

"Oh…I'm makin' it, I guess. What are you up to these days? Still workin' at the plant?" Kevin had worked for the 3M factory over in Lebanon, Missouri since his last tour. Sy knew if he just got him talking about his life, Sy wouldn't have to give him details about his own, which he was going to avoid like the plague, if he could tonight.

"Yup, I actually just got a promotion. I'm a line manager now." And Sy could barely congratulate him before he started delving into the details as the two men walked into Cade's.

It was already busy, even for a Friday night. But the rest of the guys had already claimed a table between the dart boards and the pool tables, and were working on a couple of pitchers of beer. The two were welcomed warmly and only slightly teased about walking in together.

With the group finally assembled, they began taking turns giving report on their lives. It began with Kevin, who, having already begun with Sy, continued with a brief recap for the others. Sy exhaled with relief when Matt, who was seated on the other side of Kevin piped up to speak next, having recently proposed to his long time girlfriend. They were going to get to him last, if at all. He listened as well as he could as he battled the troubled thoughts in his head by bombarding them with beer. Unbeknownst to him, his friend Nate, who'd organized the gathering, had been observing his behavior with curiosity, and a measure of concern. He didn't let Jake finish talking about his latest dalliance into what they were all sure was a pyramid scheme disguised as direct sales. Even though Jake insisted it was not.

"Well, I'm curious as to why Sy's been so tight-lipped all evening. What's on your mind, Captain?"

"Nothin' Nate. Just enjoying a few beers with old friends." Sy lied, not convincing anyone at the table, least of all Nate, who had been one of his closest friends while they were stationed together.

"If I wanted to hear bullshit, I'd have let Jake keep talking about the Duraplex scam."

"It's not a scam, guys, it's real supplements for busy people!" Jake defended.

"Can it, Hodges. We aren't buying it, and we aren't signing up to sell it, either." Nate focused again on Sy. "Come on, man. You told me on the phone you had a lot going on. What is it? Female troubles?" He snickered, as did the other guys.

Sy looked into his glass, through the foam and into the honey liquid below it with a rueful grin. "In a sense."

He took a huge drink of the beer, five gulps, nearly emptying it, fortifying himself to speak.

"My girlfriend is missing." Everyone froze in position as they processed this.

Half a dozen questions hit his ears at once. Which he could have handled if he hadn't had almost a full pitcher by himself.

He shut them down, and began to tell them the story of how he met Shane and their sort of whirlwind romance. He paused for a moment to pour himself another beer.

"Never heard you talk about a woman like that, Sy." His friend Chad piped up.

"Never felt this way before, man. She's…she's the one."

"You said she was missing, though?" Nate asked, brow furrowed in concern.

Sy continued, talking about their argument, reconciliation, and then his leaving for training, ending his briefing with the phone call he got from Shane's boss.

"That's fucked up, man." Matt said. "What are you gonna do about it?" His worry seemed genuine, as well, as if he was putting himself in Sy's shoes. Sy assumed because he had been in love with Tonya, his now fiancé since they were in high school, even though she didn't come around on him until he came home on leave one holiday weekend.

"I've already gone to the police with my statement and an idea for a prime suspect."

"You think she was kidnapped?" Brad Randall, who was a Sergeant for the Rolla Police Department, inquired.

"I personally have no doubts that she was kidnapped, and I am a hun'ert percent certain it was her shithead ex."

"And you don't think she's just…ghosted you?" Brad prompted. The thought put a painful tightness in Sy's chest, but it passed quickly. He knew she wouldn't do that. And not just to him.

"No way, man. She left her phone. She didn't tell work. She didn't even tell her parents. Shane takes her phone with her from room to room. She's glued to it. She'd never do that to her coworkers, who are practically family, and she'd certainly tell her parents if she was going to leave town for any amount of time. It's just…not her. I know her."

"And who's this ex? What's his deal? Why is he on the short list of suspects?"

"He IS the list, Brad. He was abusive when they were together. And a cheater. And a liar. And he tried to jump me right outside just a few weeks back. Ask Candace. She was behind the bar when he started getting in Shane's face up there. And I'd bet she saw what happened out in the parking lot, too." He gestured to the sporty blonde bartender with a high ponytail and a Cardinal's jersey when he mentioned her, and then pointed toward the windows looking out onto the dozen or more vehicles parked outside.

"Can we do anything?" Kevin asked, clamping a hand on Sy's shoulder.

"Nothin'. But I appreciate the offer, brother." And he returned the contact with a clap to the other man's shoulder.

Nate and Brad exchanged pointed looks, and Nate countered Sy's rejection.

"I wouldn't say THAT, Sy."

"What do you mean?" Sy looked at Nate as if he was pedaling snake oil…or Jake's supplements.

"I think…that we CAN do something. To help you find Shane."

"We all have military experience, and some of us have connections that could be very useful." Added Brad. "I'm on the Force. I can handle getting intel on the guy."

"I'm in to help with transpo." Matt Styles raised his hand to offer up the vehicles in his transportation service, Rydes with Styles. Sy hated when words were misspelled for the sake of gimmicks…but he had to give Matt credit for that one.

"And Travis and I still work at the base. We can arrange gear." Jake added as Travis nodded.

"And whatever else you need, I'm in too." Kevin concluded.

"No way, guys. You can't stick your necks out for me like that. I won't have it."

"Sy…You know I talked to Lopez after that last mission the two of you were on?" Travis met Sy's eye as he spoke. "He said you had your team carry out Kominski's body. And that you took on most of, and then all of his bodyweight, just so Freeman could cover everyone. Said you were hurt, yourself, but helped him, carried him, to your extraction point. Up several flights of stairs."

Sy had no response other than a blank stare. It seemed to say all it needed to, because Travis continued.

"Lopez is alive and the Kominski girls got to say a proper goodbye to David. Plus, that mission WAS a success because you got the target. I know it's still classified, but…I think we all know the significance of what you did by leading that mission. You didn't leave a man, living or dead, behind."

"And we aren't gonna let your girl get left behind, either. We're gonna take that sonofabitch out. Because what do we do?" Nate declared, ending with the call Sy had always used at the end of his mission briefs.

The whole table, including a reluctant Sy, recited “We embrace the darkness and the suffering.”

“And why do we do it?” Nate continued.

“So that our fellow man is free to live in peace." Sy looked around the table at all of these men he had served with, fought with, watched comrades fall with, and fought against tyranny with. He thought most of them could have come up with their own story about his role in their military time, but the mission Travis was talking about outlined what he figured was the most significant sacrifice he had ever made for a teammate.

"Well…I guess we need to come up with a plan, then." Sy smiled and finished off the beer in his glass before laying it out for the others.

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Sy had given them all missions tailored to their own strengths and connections. Brad would gather all the info he could on Elliott. Matt would reserve vehicles. Jake and Travis would procure tactical gear for the team, and Nate…Nate would provide weapons. Pistols and blades. Ammo. Holsters. Even flash grenades and smoke bombs.

Cade's was too public to talk about their plans, so Sy told everyone to rendezvous at his house the very next afternoon. They sat around the patio table on his back deck while they waited for everyone to arrive. Jake was late.

"Well, I guess 'direct sales' waits for no man, and we can't wait for Ryburn anymore. Styles, report?" Sy commenced the meeting.

"I have three Suburbans that are only a couple years old. They're black, discreet, and all glass is tinted within an inch of it's life. Even the license plate covers. I'll make sure they're fueled and ready." Matt stated.

"Aces. Richardson?" Travis spoke up next.

"Yeah, Jake had to go in for a late shift last night after we met, but I talked to him. He's gonna get vests for everyone, eyewear, comms, the whole works. All rated for Black Ops. He told me a bit ago he was following up on a lead and was hoping it would pan out. Said he had a hunch." Travis shrugged, not certain what his friend was up to, but not that concerned.

"Sounds good. Randall?"

"I made up some dossiers for everyone that includes everything I could find on Thomas. He doesn't have a ton of priors. Mostly drunk and disorderly's that were thrown out, because he got the right representation and the wrong judge. He must have someone backing him, because I have no job on file for him. No employer has run a background on him in ten years. Last known address is from six years ago, when he filed a change of address from an apartment in the Cottage Hills complex to…407 Oak Street."

"That's Shane's address." Sy interjected. "He must not have changed it since she kicked him out."

"It seems so. But it's so weird. I don't see any credit cards, online orders, not even a Netflix account on the guy. He's totally fallen off the grid since Shane. I did get into some social media accounts, but he hasn't posted to anything in the last 18 months."

"Really?"

"Yeah, he was posting hot and heavy about this girl, Kara Hutch. 37. Lives over in Waynesville. But his last Facebook status just says, 'What a waste.' and 'feeling betrayed' and that was in February of last year."

"Hmm, do you think--" Sy was interrupted by the unexpectedly loud and abrupt sound of his front door flying open and Aika, with them on the deck, barking like they were about to be murdered. She was ready to kill whatever came through next. The men, all of them battle hardened veterans sporting conceal and carry permits, were out of their seats and in defensive stances in a fraction of a second. Aiming at an unseen enemy. A figure approached in the shadow of Sy's kitchen, arms raised and slowing as it saw several barrels aimed for its head and chest.

"Woah, woah, woah, guys it's me! It's Jake! Stand down!"

"Are you FUCKING INSANE, Corporal!?" Sy asked, reverting to Captain mode. "You just snuck up on and burst in on a group of soldiers. Do you comprehend how close you came to looking more like Swiss Cheese than a man, Ryburn?!" Sy scolded, fire in him rising, but more out of an angry concern for the friend they nearly shot.

"Sorry, sir, err, Sy. I was focused on getting here for my report." Jake said, out of breath.

"Travis already told us about the gear, Ryburn. You didn't need to bust in like that." Nate berated.

"Oh, guys. What I've got is way better than night vision devices. I might have an address for our guy."

"How in seven hells did YOU get an address?" Brad exclaimed, pride wounded as intel was his task.

"I know, dude, that was on you, but…I overheard a conversation when I was doing some work on equipment in the Air Traffic Control tower."

"What could you have possibly overheard in ATC?" Sy was incredulous.

"Do you want me to tell you, or would you like to keep screaming at me?"

Sy called Aika off and let Jake onto the deck, but the German Shepherd was still eyeing the corporal with marked skepticism.

"So I kept hearing this controller talking to the other girl at her station. She kept talking about her boyfriend…whose name was Elliott." Eyebrows went up all around the table. "Yeah, and he fit the description in every way. Physical appearance, textbook narcissism, the works. I went to the personnel office when I got done with the service call and told the attendant that the girl had helped me with my gear and I wanted to send her an email to thank her. She gave me a contact sheet on Sasha King. I looked her up on my lunchbreak, and found some photos of her with a guy I think might be Elliott." Jake showed Sy an image he'd saved to his phone. "Is this him?"

"Yup, that's the guy." Sy's blood was boiling again at the smiles on the couple's faces. He didn't deserve happiness. He didn't deserve a pretty girlfriend. He should die alone, starving for the love he deprived others. "You say you got an address?"

"Yeah, the gal in personnel printed me a full demo sheet. The only thing we don't have is a social." Sy noted the redacted 9-digit code in one corner of the document Jake had handed him. He read out loud. 3502 Highway D. St. Robert, MO.

"You boys feel up to a little recon tonight?" They all nodded, excitedly, patting Jake on the back, and high fiving him in congratulations on the invaluable find. Even Brad commended him on his detective skills and told him he'd have a job on the Force with him if he ever wanted a change. The corporal almost blushed.

The men went back into the house and through the front door to the driveway where they were all parked.

"Jake, you brought all the gear, too?"

"Sure did, Sy. There's vests, belts, NVDs and helmets to mount. There's plenty for everyone." Jake opened the back of his Jeep as if it were a buffet of delicious tactical equipment. Sy found among the gear a large case and opened it out of curiosity. A sound amplifier with headphones. That was going with him, as it appeared there was only one.

"I'll outfit everyone with guns and ammo later. But here are some tac knives, and three of each diversionary devices for each member of the team." Nate passed out packs with the blades, smoke grenades, and flash bombs.

"Okay, rendezvous at Matt's shop at 1800. We'll go over some procedures for the evening and get set up with the rest of our weaponry then. Okay?" General nods of ascent and "mmhmms" in confirmation of the plan came from the men. Sy continued, "Maybe get some rest between now and then. I don't know how long this is going to take."

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Sy got to Matt's a little early. 1730. Nate showed up about ten minutes later and pulled in next to Sy, leaving the rear doors accessible to arm the team. The men got out of their vehicles and began double checking Nate's inventory.

"Nervous?" Nate said after exchanging the usual pleasantries.

"I didn't think I was. But just now, I got to thinking about what that…monster is doing to the love of my life. What he's putting her through, if he's even let her live. What are we going to come across when we get to this place?"

"You can't think like that. She's not Schrödinger's cat. You have to be positive here. This mission depends on your strength as a leader. You're gonna do great. And Shane is gonna be fine. We all will. Have a little faith, man." Nate patted Sy on the back in encouragement. Sy appreciated it. But he thought he might have to compartmentalize, instead. Think of this as just another mission. Forget that Shane was involved. Even if it wasn't healthy, it might at least be helpful.

Matt arrived soon after and waved at the two men as he pulled in on the other side of Nate. He got out and greeted his friends, all of them shooting the breeze and enfolding the others into the conversation as they got there. Kevin was the last to arrive, just before 1800, when the briefing commenced.

"So," Sy began, more timidly than was his usual way. "First, guys, I wanna say, I appreciate y'all so much for doing this. For putting in the time and the resources to help me and Shane. I owe y'all more than I can repay, but that doesn't mean I won't try. Within reason." He grinned and his friends chuckled.

"Now, we've got the comms set up. We'll be in each other's ears, so we can report in real time. I've looked up an aerial view of the farm on Google Earth, and there should be good cover for surveillance with the sound equipment and NVDs. I'll take point, Nate, you and Matt are with me. Kevin, you and Brad will flank the property on the left, Travis and Jake are going right. I'm hoping this will just be recon, but if I get wind of something I don't like, I may call for the strike. You guys will report anything you think looks fishy, and I will make that call with the intel I'm given. Now. When and if I make that call, we're gonna aim for disorientation and soft incapacitation. If you don't have to kill, don't. I don't know how much help this bastard has, but I know it would have taken several to take down Shane. It's not that I think any of them deserve to be spared, but…I don't want us to break up any families. We don't need the weight on our already heavy souls." War had changed them all, and Sy didn't want to make any more widows. "We good?"

Nods of approval from the men made Sy think he was looking at a military bobble head collection. He stifled a smile.

"Alright, lets get armed and ready, then Matt can take us to our chariots."

They were all mostly suited up, black or dark colors were the general uniform. They were ready for whatever might happen. As Nate handed out guns and ammo, the men examined their clips, loaded their guns, and put them in their holsters until needed…they hoped they wouldn't be.

When they were all set, they followed Matt to the huge garage he kept his fleet in.

Although, "garage" didn't quite do the building justice. It was actually an airplane hangar that Matt got for a good price when the local airline went under. He'd made a loft in it with a ramp so there was extra room for smaller vehicles like his town cars. The limos, SUVs, and the stretch Hummer were on the lower level. He had a separate space outside for the two party busses and the RV, protected from the elements by large carports.

Matt went to grab keys from the lock box as the men gathered near the Suburbans. Sy was getting angsty. Moment of truth was here.

"Okay," Matt jingled two sets of keys in his hands. "Who's driving?"

Kevin deferred to Brad without contest, but Jake and Travis were bickering over the question between them.

"Grow up or get married already." Sy chided. "Jake, you got the good intel for us yesterday. You drive."

Travis was mildly crestfallen, but Jake was stoked and he caught the keyring Matt tossed him.

"You wanna drive, Captain?" Matt offered Sy the last set of keys.

"No, Matt. You're driving our group. I'll take shotgun though."

And the seven men got into the vehicles as if they were mounting horses, headed into the sunset.

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Over the comms on the way, Sy addressed the team. "Okay, there's a large outbuilding near the road, guys. Pull off the driveway and park behind that structure. Hopefully they'll hide the vehicles from the main house. Bravo and Charlie teams, you let Alpha team get in place before you take your positions."

"Roger that, Captain." Kevin said in the headset.

"We copy." Travis answered for himself and Jake.

The first phase of the mission went perfectly. Sy, Nate, and Matt were in position, and Sy had set up the sound amplifier, aiming it at the house, headphones on. When the other teams were in position, Matt reported to Sy, since he was getting feedback using the earpiece and the headphones for the amp at the same time.

"Bravo and Charlie teams are in place, Captain."

"Great. Sit Rep?"

"All's quiet so far. Wait. Headlights coming up the drive." Each team tried to make themselves as small and low as possible so as not to draw attention to their presence. Sy had been getting nothing but crime show drivel from the TV in the house since he got here.

A petite but curvy brunette got out of the white Honda Civic and stomped into the house.

"Hey babe." Elliott's unmistakable voice rang in Sy's ear. And he was filled to bursting with rage all over again.

"What the fuck, Elliott? I've been trying to call you for hours! What the hell have you been doing?"

"Oh, I was charging my phone in the bedroom. What's going on?"

"That Captain Syverson your little pet was banging? I found out today that he's back in town. Has been for a few days."

"Shit. Shit!!! SHIT!!!"

"Yeah, so…if he isn't already, it won't be long before he starts trying to find her."

"But…how could he? Even if he thought it was me, I have no official ties to this place, or even you!"

"Flattering."

"You know what I mean."

"Whatever, but I'd get rid of her ASAP. This guy is NOT someone you wanna piss off, Elliott."

"I'll bring the guys in. We'll take care of it. Tonight."

Sy cussed in a loud whisper. He wanted to rip Elliott apart with his bare hands. Nate asked him what was wrong, but Sy held up a hand for him to remain quiet because he heard the scumbag inside on the phone.

"Yeah, it's me. Listen, change of plans, we need to do this tonight. Get everyone out here. Yes, immediately. There's a…potential complication. We need to take care of her before it becomes more. Yeah, she's weak, but I'm still gonna wait until you guys get here. She's still got some fight in her. She about took Jackson's eye out yesterday when he was down there. He's got some wicked scratches on his face. I think he made her regret it, though." Elliott laughed with evil mirth. Sy was furious. He reckoned God Himself might have a time pulling him off that degenerate before he made him unrecognizable as a human man. Once he started punching him, he might not be able to stop.

When Elliott signed off, Sy pulled the earphones down onto his neck. He looked at Matt and Nate.

"He's planning something with Shane and has called in reinforcements. It sounds like he means to take her somewhere else, and it didn't sound like it was gonna be pretty. I think we need to go in now."

"Shit. Okay." Matt responded. Sy put his earpiece in and called on the rest of the team.

"Bravo and Charlie, do you copy?"

"Bravo copies." Kevin reported back.

"Charlie copies. Go ahead, Alpha." Travis cleared.

"Listen, boys. We need to go in, and we need to make it quick. Here’s the situation. We have one male and one female assailant inside the domicile, and an undetermined number of additional combatants en route to reinforce the enemy's line. We have one target. A female prisoner, presumably in the basement, given verbiage used in the communication I intercepted. Alpha team will make our priority extraction. Bravo, you will subdue the male assailant and then maintain sentry position on the lookout for more unfriendlies. Charlie team, you will clear the second level of the house and subdue the female combatant. She is a soldier, so proceed with extreme caution. Once the area is secure, drivers, go and retrieve the vehicles. We are gonna need to get out of here quick, or else things might go tits up. I'm concerned we'll lose the advantage of numbers if we wait too long. Are we clear?"

"Copy that, Alpha leader."

"Roger. On your count, cap."

Sy took a deep breath. Thought to himself "Shane. I'm on my way, baby!" He saw red, then. And called for the charge, out of the darkness, and into the farmhouse. To an uncertain outcome.

Up Next: Chapter 17-Gait Training

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Hello! I really like back to the past, and i was reading the "reunion" chapter of the revamped version, and i REALLY LOVED IT. Buy i remember that on the original version, there was an scene of carol and daryl hugging, and maybe past carol saw them? Maybe I'm making this up, but i think it was beautiful. I've tried to search for it but i can't find it. Do you happen to have it? If so, I'd really like to read it again! Just to make sure I'm not making this up xd. If u can't find it don't worry ☺

Hey Anon, I'm glad you enjoy my story (both of them I guess lol)

I think you're referring to when Carol shows up in the past? If so, this is that moment:

Carol followed Shane into the camp, getting stares as she passed people. People she had known so many years ago. People that had died.

Shane himself kept sneaking glances at her now and then. It was a little annoying.

She kept her eyes forward, not wanting to look at anyone too closely. She couldn’t afford to break down.

Her breath caught as she finally spotted Daryl.

He was smiling a little as he spoke to someone. That someone, beside him, was her. All frumpy clothes and short hair.

“Dixon!” Shane called out, causing both him and her past self to look up.

She watched Daryl’s eyes widen in surprise. Her younger self blanched in shock at seeing her.

Daryl moved over to her.

“What are you doing here?” he immediately asked as he reached her. He was still sporting a look of shock.

“Not here,” she answered with a pointed look around.

She watched Daryl follow her gaze and see the audience they had, including Younger Carol, who was staring at her future self strangely.

Carol inclined her head and turned to walk into the cover of the trees. Daryl followed her after a beat.

Carol came to a stop not far from the camp and turned to face him again.

“What are you doing here?” he tried again.

"Looking for you,” she answered simply.

"How the hell you get here? I still got the damned,” he paused as he cringed at the words he was about to use, “Time machine,” he gritted out.

Carol’s mouth twitched but she didn’t comment about his reluctance to say it.

“I saw you go to Eugene. So, I went there myself and made him tell me where you were. I’ll spare you the details of how painful that was,” she explained with an annoyed look.

Daryl could only imagine the shit she’d have to listen to in order to get to the truth. He’d never understand Eugene Porter. The man just couldn’t speak a simple sentence.

“Finally, he fessed up. Took me a bit to believe him but he showed me a second model he had been working on and did a demonstration for me. Couldn’t argue it then,” she continued with a shrug.

Daryl nodded in understanding. He had experienced the same thing. After seeing the change on the sheet of paper, he could deny it no longer.

“He was reluctant, at first, to send me back. He said this model isn’t ready yet for such a long trip. I may or may not have had to threaten violence,” she confessed sheepishly. “I admit I was a little emotional when I found out you had disappeared to God knows where.”

Daryl was still stuck on another thing she had mentioned.

“You made him send you back here not knowing if that thing was going to work?” Daryl interrogated with narrowed eyes. “What woulda happened if you got stuck in the wrong place?”

Carol shook her head at him.

“It doesn’t matter now. I’m here, aren’t I. So, it worked.”

Daryl wanted to push the issue more, feeling upset at her recklessness, but he let it drop.

“He tell you we might not be able to get back?” Daryl asked her instead.

Carol nodded.

“He did.”

Daryl scrutinized her and she didn’t seem to be affected by that news at all.

She cleared her throat before speaking again.

“I talked to you not long after we got back to Alexandria. It was like talking to a mental patient. You had no idea what I was talking about when I brought up what happened in the woods,” Carol started with a knowing look at him. “All you knew was that you were attacked by someone and knocked out. This isn’t the first time you’ve travelled in time, is it?”

Daryl sighed and shook his head.

“Something happened on that mission with the group, didn’t it? Something you wanted to change,” Carol asked.

Daryl nodded, feeling his throat tighten, remembering the original version of events.

Carol watched him with a concerned look.

“Tell me,” she urged.

He sucked in his breath shakily before he started pacing.

“It was Alpha. It’s always fucking Alpha!” Daryl spat. “She showed up like she did when you were there but that time you ran after her.”

Carol was silent as she listened to him and watched him walk back and forth in front of her.

“I ran after you. We all did. It was a trap, though. We all fell into a cave and were trapped there,” Daryl explained, bringing his thumb up to chew on.

“I led you into a trap,” Carol muttered, and he looked at her. She had a look of guilt and self-hatred on her face.

“You didn’t mean to,” Daryl tried reassuring her, even though she didn’t even do it. Not this time around.

“I was thinking it. Before you grabbed me, I was going to run after her,” Carol elaborated with a frown.

“That’s why I grabbed ya. I couldn’t risk it happenin’ again,” Daryl admitted.

“Something else happened, didn’t it?” Carol deduced.

Daryl started pacing again and looked at the ground. He couldn’t look at her while he thought of that.

“We were stuck in that cave for hours. Alpha’s horde was in there, blocking off any exits,” he heard her gasp, but he didn’t look up.

“You had a plan. You said you could create a distraction so we could make it out. I told you no. I thought you listened too,” he broke off as he thought back to the fiery look that had still clouded her eyes. He should have known she hadn’t let the plan from her mind.

“You waited ‘til my back was turned and then ya did it anyway. You fired off your gun and started killing the walkers at your feet. It worked to get a path cleared towards the exit,” Daryl shook his head.

“There was too many of ‘em. Was like I was frozen even though I wanted to run over and grab ya to get the hell out of there. One of them got a grip on your leg and you fell.”

Daryl chanced a look up at her and she was watching him with interest, hanging onto his every word.

“You tried to fight ‘em off, but like I said, there was too many. They… There was so much blood… I couldn’t…” he kept breaking off the words, unable to voice what he had seen. His view was being obscured by tears.

Carol moved over and pulled him into her arms. He buried his head into her neck, the tears coming faster now.

“I’m sorry,” he mumbled into her jacket.

“Shh,” she soothed, reaching her hand up to stroke through his hair. “It’s okay. I’m here. I’m sorry too.”

Daryl allowed himself to cry in her arms for a long while.

Carol made no complaints. She just continued to hold him, stoke his hair and murmur comforts into his ear.

When he pulled away from her, he saw that her cheeks were wet too. She had been crying along with him.

“Sorry,” he mumbled awkwardly.

She shook her head. She reached up and wiped at her eyes before she brought her hands to his face and did the same for him.

“Don’t apologize. I think we both needed that,” she replied with a watery smile.

I think that was the moment you were thinking of. If I'm wrong, here is the link to the fic on AO3:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/23065240/chapters/56059555

It is chapter 9

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