#plus I get to get a better feel for Rudy like this as well!

[cerise-on-top]

I was the one to ask for the mortician ask and I loved it! I’m in school to become one and I just thought it would be fun since the job isn’t talked about much! So I have another request, how do you think Valeria, Laswell, Rudy, Alejandro whould act when they get jealous and/or their s/o is getting hit on? Thanks!!!!

-🍒

Hello! I'm glad you liked it! Becoming a mortician definitely sounds like a lot of work, but I'm wishing you lots of luck! May your future job be very fulfilling for you! Thank you for another request, this one was also pretty fun to do, but then again, I'm just glad I get to write for the characters people don't always write for! Especially the girls!

Alejandro, Rodolfo, Valeria and Laswell When Jealous

Alejandro: Although he knows you’re loyal and would never cheat on him, something does make his blood boil as soon as he sees someone else getting a bit too friendly with you. You’re his and his only, that’s something just about anyone crossing him will come to understand eventually. While he does not want the whole world to know you’re together, he thinks there’s nothing wrong with showing people such when he feels potentially threatened. Walks up to you, uses the most embarrassing nicknames on you and slings an arm around you. Although he usually gets over it fairly quickly, forgetting about the perpetrator as soon as they leave you alone, from time to time, when he’s had a rough day, he might hold a grudge for just a tad bit longer. Even when you’re home, he’ll be a bit more clingy than usual, always has his hands on you whenever he can. The only real reason he can think of where he doesn’t need to feel your attention on him might be when you’re using the bathroom, but other than that, you’re gonna have to deal with him. If you don’t like being touched then he’ll just be standing next to you. Any excuse to spend as much time with you as possible. You’ll get a lot more I love yous out of him, and he does want you to say them back. Alejandro is by no means an insecure person, especially not when it comes to your relationship, but it’s still nice to hear that your loved one won’t leave you for some douchebag you met in the boondocks. Reassure him still, even without being prompted to, and he’ll calm down eventually, releasing you from his grasp. You can tease him about being jealous, but, in the heat of the moment, he might be a little bit mean. He won’t lash out, but might raise his voice for a word or two before lowering it again. Give him some calming touches and spend some time with him alone and he’ll go back to being his usual self in no time, though.

Rodolfo: As soon as he sees someone flirting with you, it can go either of two ways: He’ll either stand next to you and join the conversation, making it quietly known that you’re taken, or he’ll watch for a moment, giving the perpetrator mean glares where they can see him until he thinks the conversation is taking a turn for the worse and will tell the person off. He may not be the tallest, most intimidating man if we go by looks alone, but he’s a sergeant major, he can hold his own and be scary if he needs to be. Rudy gets a bit broody once he’s properly jealous and will stay that way for some time. He gets over it on his own too, don’t worry, but it will take significantly longer if you leave him alone. He won’t mind, but he will appreciate it if you actually approach him, maybe have a chat with him about something while you’re at it. He goes quiet, fully aware he’s jealous and the fact that it’s over essentially nothing. Like Alejandro, he trusts you enough to know you’d never even consider someone that wasn’t him as long as you were together, but still. Sometimes he avoids you because he’s being childish, other times he’ll just stand next to you and try to garner your attention that way. Once you’re alone, he just wants you for himself and will try to strike up a conversation with you about anything he can think of. The more effort you put into trying to keep that conversation going, the quicker he’ll recover. Rudy isn’t a very physically affectionate person normally, but he’ll hint at how you should give him a hug and maybe a kiss too. Since he loves physical affection from the ones he’s close with, it’s a surefire way to calm him down more quickly. Put his face in between your hands, put your foreheads together, tell him how much you love him and how he’s the only one for you and you’ll get yourself a smiley, softer guy. Works like a charm.

Valeria: Not at all one for PDA, but not above telling someone to fuck off either in her usual way. Will also make death threats at the person flirting with you. If she sees you’re uncomfortable with the unwanted attention then she’ll send their remains to their family in a cardboard box. If Valeria wasn’t so scary when mad, it would be kind of funny how pissy she gets when jealous. While she knows very well that you won’t leave her, she absolutely loathes any and all competition there might be. Yes, she won’t sling her arm around you in public, yes, she will shoot anyone who looks at you a certain way for longer than two seconds. As mentioned before, she becomes cranky when jealous, but will also just seek you out. Your attention is for her to enjoy, and you’ll give it to her. If she sees you’re scared she’ll try to tone it down a little bit, but her discomfort will be made known to you. What do you even think of such lowlife? Disgusting creatures that are worth nothing, Valeria is a much better match for you in any regard. Can and absolutely will talk your ear off. Not very insecure either, but insects should stay away from you, in her humble and honest opinion. Behind closed doors you can be a bit more physically affectionate with her, drape yourself over her and use her lap like a throne, singing her praise. This is among the few times where she won’t mind too much physical affection. The more the better, the more you adore her the more easily she’ll return to being her usual, mocking self. When she’s jealous she won’t mock you, she’ll mock whoever made her jealous and be so incredibly mean about it, it’s honestly a bit concerning. However, you get to hear her use more Spanish words to better articulate what she means. Just smile and nod, even if you don’t exactly know what she’s talking about, she appreciates you listening. Agreeing with her is also a good way of calming her down, as well as ensuring that person might live to see another day.

Laswell: Although she’s not a big fan of PDA either, when she can feel the anger bubble up inside of her, she’ll actually put a hand on your shoulder or grab your wrist. Just small gestures that show you’re close with her. Might drag you away if she genuinely does not like that person. But if she’s just jealous because you’re not talking to her, which, granted, barely ever happens, then she’ll just watch the conversation unfold for a bit before butting in. If you weren’t enjoying yourself in the first place, you can count on her to get you away from the creep. If you were having fun, then you can just talk it out like adults, she prefers it that way too, actually. When she’s properly jealous she’ll withdraw herself. While she might not actively avoid you, she tries not to get in your way. Being jealous over essentially nothing is childish, and she’s an older woman, so she really has no reason to act that way. Might become a bit more passive aggressive towards you, but she really means nothing by it. But for that to happen she needs to be extremely ticked off and jealous, otherwise she’ll just keep her usual cool. In her case, since she, in general, isn’t a big fan of too much physical affection, being overly physically affectionate with her might just annoy her some more. Show her your affection through the smaller things, such as baking her a pie or just trying to engage in conversation with her. Even though she’ll love it when you simply sit next to her in silence as well. You want to spend time with her instead of other people, she can recognise that. Laswell appreciates that tremendously. You can also just give her some chocolate if you want to make her feel better. Doesn’t even need to be anything big or fancy, but some pralines definitely wouldn’t hurt. Overall she’s just glad you’d rather spend time with her than some stranger who could never treat you as well as she treats you. You both recognise that, you can both work from there, and you can both be calmer and happier knowing that.

#cod #cod x reader #alejandro vargas #alejandro vargas x reader #rodolfo parra #rodolfo parra x reader #valeria garza #valeria garza x reader #kate laswell #kate laswell x reader #so sleepy again today #but hey! Las Almas gang and Laswell! Heck yeah! #I had to write this since it's a good idea with some good characters! #plus I get to get a better feel for Rudy like this as well! #though I'm also really looking forward to tomorrow's request as well since it sounds like a pretty fun one #anything with König and speaking German is good in my book #if I understood the assignment correctly which I am not actually sure of! #either way have a nice day anon! #also cool emoji! I absolutely adore cherries! definitely among my favorite fruits!

[sofasoap]

Love at first sight

Pairing: Rodolfo "Rudy" Parra x F!reader ( aka Mini MacTavish)

Summary: Has spring finally came for Rudy? Part I, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5,Part 6,Epilogue

Warning: none apart from Scottish swear words? T-M rating.

Rudy's turn to get some Mini love!!! :) like Gaz, he is sooooo underrated.

My usual thanking @saltofmercury, mother of Mini, for lending me the character :) Please go and check out her fics!

“masterlist” for Mini MacTavish expanded verse.

Sergeant Major Rodolfo Parra thinks he is in love as soon as his eyes land on you.

You look so out of place, a beauty that doesn’t belong in this chaos and bloodshed. Your charming smile as you introduce yourself to the head of the medical team, the little frown as you concentrate and take in whatever information they were updating you.

The cute quizzical look and tilt of your head, repeating whatever words the soldier was trying to tell you.

Your face was beaming with joy as soon as you saw the Task Force 141 men exiting the helicopter,  you must be close with them, he thought. Running straight to the men and greeting each of them with a hug, his heart dropped when he saw the special greeting you gave to Sergeant Soap. Lifting you up with a bear hug, Soap laughed and gave you kisses on the cheek as you hit his shoulder playfully. Disappointment hit hard. You belong to Soap, he realised. You have already been spoken for. 

“... Rudy… Rudy, are you listening??”   Alejandro’s question brought his attention back. “Sorry brother, I was distracted.” 

Alejandro gave Rudy a pointed look. “It’s unlike you being distracted so easily.” He followed Rudy’s sight as he subconsciously turned his attention back to you again. Raising his eyebrow when he realise who Rudy was admiring,

“Ah, I see you have spotted Task Force 141’s new medic. Dr. MacTavish!” Alejandro called out to you. OH gosh, you and Soap are married too? Rudy felt even more ashamed lusting over his fellow brother in arm’s wife. 

“Colonel Vargas.” You nodded your head after jogging over to greet the man. 

“Doctor. Long time no see. I hope you are well.” Turn to slap Rudy on the back, pushing him forward, “May I introduce you to my second in command, Sergeant Major Rodolfo Parra. He was away on a mission last time when you arrived last.” Alejandro flashed Rudy a scheming smile as he introduced him. 

Rudy was confused. Why is Alejandro encouraging him? Extending his hand to you while mumbling a greeting. You held out your hand to return the shake with a shy smile as you gave out your name.

“Just call me Mini. Dr MacTavish sounds stiff and stuffy. Plus,” pointing with your thumb, towards the Task force 141 men, “I feel like I already know you. My brother and the boys told me stories of your bravery trying to break Colonel out of captivity.” 

Brother? You are sister to one of the men? Clogs turning in his brain. Can’t be Ghost, his family all died.  Price? More like father and daughter.. Gaz… maybe? That leaves…. 

“Sergeant Soap is your brother?” The lightbulb suddenly lit. 

Grinning wide, “Luckily we don’t look alike eh? I am obviously the better looking one. That bampot is indeed my brother." Oh, you have a quirky sense of humour too. He likes that. “ I CAN HEAR YOU CALLING ME NAME HERE MINI!!” Soap yelled. 

“Haud yer wheesht Johnny!!” You retorted. Ok. Now he can definitely hear the resemblance. 

“Anyway, nice to meet you Sergeant Major. I am sure we will see each other more in the future.” Giving him a wave, you turned back to join the 141 men.

“So, going to ask her for the number?”

“ I don’t know what you are talking about.” Rudy turns his head, blushing. 

Alejandro shakes his head. It’s going to be a long road ahead. 

#rudy parra x reader imagine #call of duty #rodolfo rudy parra x reader #rudy parra x female reader #rudy parra x f!reader #rudy parra x reader #rudy parra x you #rodolfo parra x you #task force 141 #cod x reader #cod x female reader #call of duty modern warfare 2022 #rodolfo parra x female reader #rodolfo rudy parra x female reader #rodolfo rudy parra x f!reader #rudy parra x you

[islenthatur]

Constantly see Ghost sitting slumped in couch chairs with his legs spread and Soap just simping for the sheer view of it.

But I want where sunshine Johnny just flips a switch and y’all get this Dom!Soap aura who sits lazily down and spreads his legs with a pure "kneel/come here" look.

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It was a rare moment where all of 141 were having downtime, no mission to prepare for nor injury to heal from. Gaz suggested a night in to drink, play poker, and have some much needed team bonding.

Everyone agreed, including Ghost, but considering Gaz got Soap to ask him, the man wouldn't say no.

Little more into their cups, the cards were discarded in favour of telling obscene jokes and playful ribbing. Truthfully, no one knew how the topic started, but no one was complaining, per se...

"Look, Ghost is the epitome of Dom." Gaz chuckled as he tipped his beer bottle over towards where Ghost, Price, and Alejandro were talking with Laswell.

Soap spluttered and coughed as he turned to see what Gaz was talking about, the bottle slamming a little harder down on the table as he did so. He wasn't wrong, with the way Ghost was sitting, one arm resting behind the chair, legs spread with that dark aura he always portrayed, aye... Soap could see it, but he knew better.

God did he know better.

"Mierda amigo, don't choke." Rudy chuckled, patting Soap on the back. "Not like you didn't see it coming, no?"

"Was nae expecting Gaz tae hae th' baws tae say it." Soap replied, wiping the spilt beer away, glowering at Gaz, who was smirking at Soap.

"You didn't deny it." The taunt was clear, and Soap sighed, a fissure of irritation zinging up his spine.

This was not a topic he was comfortable speaking about because honestly, what was Ghost's personal business was his own, and Soap knows way too much, and well, Soap was Ghost’s personal business.

"It's none our business, Gaz, plus pretty sure you'd be a sub with the way you submit to our Captain." It was vindictive and slightly cruel, but by God he wanted this to stop.

He made note to apologise to Gaz in the morning as the man turned three shades paler before bright red.

No one asked Rudy because everyone on base has heard him and Ale. They weren’t shy about it.

Silence reigned as Soap got up to get another drink. Well, truthfully, it lasted a beat before Gaz was spluttering and earning his own ribbing, because everyone could see his desire for Price except the man himself.

Soap could feel Ghosts eyes track every move from across the room, and he had no doubt about the fact that the giant heard every word.

They had been together for a while, finding time in dark spaces and supply closets when able. Very rare do they get to have full nights to themselves, even on base they had to be quiet and careful… but oh was it worth it. Fuck was it worth it. Still, they weren’t ready to tell the others, both of them knew of course that they wouldn’t care… Simon and Soap just wanted to stay in their peaceful bubble for a little longer.

As he made his way back to the table a sigh escaped his lips, they were still on the topic.

“…No way. Soap would be a brat hands down…”

He wasn’t sure who said it, but it pulled a laugh from him. A quick glance over his shoulder towards Ghost, a predatory smile was the only warning the man got as Soap grabbed his chair and swung it out from the table, his entire ‘Sunshine’ persona they all see dropped the moment he sat down.

It was a lazy pose, arm dangling over the back of his chair while the one with the beer bottle dangled between his spread legs. A grin pulled at his lips as he dipped his head and looked up, giving his friends his entire focus, the same focus he would give to disabling a bomb or slowly taking apart Simon till he was begging.

“Oh, ah wouldn’t ken about tha’ now.” He drawled slow and thick, his voice dripping like honey. “Ye ken whit thay say aboot assuming ‘hings.”

The grin twitched as he brought the beer to his lips, head tilting back to expose his throat but eyes never leaving their shocked faces. He let a drop escape and drip down his lips, his tongue chasing it as he resumed his heated stare. Shifting in the seat he straightened, his legs spreading more as he leant forward, saccharine smile fixed firmly, crooking his finger towards them.

“Dios mio…”

“Fuck…”

“…Johnny.”

“Let's play a game called Johnny says…” He hums leaning back once again, raising a brow and smirking. “Johnny says, spread open yer legs, put yer hands behind your head...”

#soap x ghost #simon ghost riley #john soap mactavish #call of duty #bd/sm kink #Dom!Soap #I really should be asleep #what even is this #Ghostsoap

[maitaiwiththecorpses]

Taylor Swift Albums As Aru Shah Characters (or vice-versa) (???)

Debut: Hira. She's young, seemingly innocent, but she's definitely experienced more than her fair share of heartbreaks and sadness. While singing along to Tim McGraw, Our Song, or Picture To Burn, she draws on those first few moments when she met Brynne. The country style and easy patterns soothe her- she definitely loves Shania Twain, too.

Fearless TV: Kara. Needless to say, most everything she's done to get to this point has required her to be fearless. She is all forbidden destinies and regrets, crying and hoping and crying some more. She'd definitely scream along to Fearless, and You Belong With Me, and sometimes with the Sleeper she'd hum Fifteen and Love Story- just for the feeling of a normal childhood.

Speak Now TV: Rudy. He only picked this because he saw the fabulous purple album cover and thought of dark benevolent queen. He thinks of the first time he met Mini when he listens to Enchanted, because he's sure the whole world is in love with death's daughter. He recreates the intricate sounds of Better Than Revenge, Speak Now, and Sparks Fly with his stones, soon getting his own recording studio to record his instrumental covers of them. And of course, Mean empowers him to brush past all the idiots who made fun of him being colorblind and a failure- cause they're pathetic and alone in life and mean.

Red TV: Malini. Do I even need to explain? Throughout the separation and divorce with Aiden's dad, she definitely listened to All To Well (Ten Minute Version) on repeat, nostalgically played 22 for Aiden, and finally, when she got a girl's night out, played We Are Never Getting Back Together. The heartbreak and cheating in Red highlights all her relationship troubles and how she comes out of them stronger in the end.

1989: Brynne. It's her workout music all the way. And life music too. She does HIIT sessions to Shake It Off and New Romantics, and dances to Out Of The Woods with Hira when it's late and they can't sleep. The feeling of reinvention and starting anew really draws her to the album- and who can blame her? (Plus, she was totally jamming to Rudy's TSwift battle music in SoD)

Reputation: Aru. She struggles with her legacy, her reputation, throughout the series. The thrumming beats and quick mood shifts of ...Ready For It? stimulate her ever-speeding mind and she loves making fun of Aiden with Gorgeous, the entire song a huge excuse to outright flirt with him. Getaway Car is her and Rudy's go-to car song when they drive alone, and there are days when Aiden finds her crying to Dress and Delicate in the shower. During and after the final battle, Don't Blame Me and I Did Something Bad were the only things she could hear in her ears- they were deafening, and a way of her brain guilting and processing all the events.

Lover: Aiden. I immediately knew this was his. He's surrounded by love, constantly, despite being afraid of it, calling upon Death By A Thousand Cuts. With his mom he softly sings Soon You'll Get Better and with Brynne and Mini they karaoke It's Nice To Have A Friend. His dad gets a very blurry video of Aiden and Bee one year in Father's Day in pink cowboy boots singing I Forgot That You Existed and his father never texts back. Ever the feminist and bisexual icon, he's out here bopping to The Man and You Need To Calm Down. He makes fun of Aru liking I Think He Knows, but that's nothing compared to his 2 am serenades of Lover. His favorites, though, are Paper Rings and ME!

Folklore: Mini. The med student of Epiphany. The calm, the quiet, the casual anxious spirals. Yearning at desperate when she hears Invisible String, Rudy cries when she sings it. Her mom hates Exile, but Mini hears it and thinks of all the ways she could fail and cries to it some nights. Seven reminds her of running around in a field of sunflowers as a little kid, not a care in the world, forgetting allergies, grades, or Pandava stuff. August is her back to school calling, a reminder of responsibilities and how they're not always bad. Cardigan is her pick me up when she's missing Rudy- not that he's ever too far.

Evermore: Suyodhana. Willow. He can't love the way he wants to, he can't say yes without worrying about everything- he is Champagne Problems. Forbidden, murderous, No Body, No Crime was made for him.

Midnights: Krithika. The definition of Anti-Hero. A lot of the series wouldn't exist without her causing more and more problems, despite being well-intentioned, she keeps messing up, and finally in NoI she starts owning up. Her glittering confidence in the early books beckon to Bejeweled and her ever-sermonizing self would scream Karma at the top of her lungs. Question...? would remind her of everything she left in the lamp, Suyodhana, Aru's chance at a father- the love of her life.

#aru shah #roshani chokshi #the pandava quintet #aiden acharya #aruden #lightning smolder #aru shah and the city of gold #aru shah and the end of time #aru shah and the nectar of immortality #aru shah and the song of death #aru shah and the tree of wishes #mini kapoor mercado lopez #yamini kapoor mercado lopez #brynne rao #brynne tvarika lakshmi balamuralikrishna rao #snake of death #hirynne #krithika shah #malini acharya #taylor swift

[thecameronchronicles]

Cure

TW: mentions of injury.

SUMMARY: You attend to Drew’s recent onset injury…

WORD COUNT: 800

*Requested*

Cure

You always knew it was a possibility that he could get hurt. But when you got the call that he’d ended up in the hospital after deciding to do his own stunt, you couldn’t silence your angst. Never before had you exercised such speed as you made your way down to the hospital, finding him set in bed with a cast wrapping the entire length of his leg as your eyes widened in horror. Your mind flashed immediately to earlier that morning when you had kissed him goodbye, expecting to see him about ten hours later. But not like this…

“Oh, hey babe…” He spoke with a goofy smile as you scoffed. 

“What happened?”

“Yeah that’s uh…on us…” Rudy and Austin explained as they stood at their feet once you walked in. 

“Got a little too rough…”

“What’d you do, throw him off a cliff?!” You charged as Drew smirked at how passionate you were for him. One of the many attributes he loved about you. 

“Really babe, I’m fine…Just fell back on it wrong and took a little tumble-” Your eyes narrowed and then focused on his cast. “On the bright side, I get to be home for a bit-”

“I’ll try not to take that personally…” Rudy teased after leading his hand against his chest as if feigning hurt. 

“We should give them some time…” Austin reminded as Rudy nodded, offering Drew one of those side bro hugs, before leaving you two alone. 

“Baby, really, I’m-”

“They said you got a concussion! And cracked ribs! From falling off of one of the boats!”

“Well the concussion was just a momentary dizzy spell and I only have one cracked one….but Rudy feels bad about it…the chain was supposed to hold behind me but it didn’t and I fell-but I’ll be fine…However…” He moved to try and stand as you rushed to his side. 

“Drew!”

“I REALLY need to shower-” At that same moment the nurse came into the room, explaining his injuries in detail before setting him up for that shower. 

But as she motioned for him to follow her, the assistance of crutches as he optioned out for a sponge bath and was too stubborn to be convinced otherwise, he would request for it to then be you. Of course, she agreed once learning you were his girlfriend, a title you never got tired hearing from his lips, before assisting him to get clean. 

“I’ve been covered in God knows what for hours…” He explained as you helped him carefully undress as he kept himself upright by the grip on the bar just beside the shower. 

“Jesus…” You gasped once noticing the details of his wounds; bruising and scratches all tainting his otherwise flawless torso. 

“They aren’t all from today-”

“That doesn’t make it any better!” You charged as he chuckled. 

“Sweetheart, it’s part of the job-”

“You aren’t in the military, Drew…This is…” You bowed your head before tracing over the purple and blue stains interrupting his otherwise sun kissed glow as his hands took your wrists. 

“I’m tougher than I look.” You scoffed as he looked just as bit as tough as he did handsome and the way he found humor in the situation had made it difficult for you to remain upset. 

“But if I have to go another second without this shower, I might be too strong in scent alone to make someone pass out if they get too close so…” You rolled your eyes before assisting him inside, instructing him to keep his leg out due to the cast as it couldn’t get wet, while you pulled the soap from the single-use bottle allowed by the nurse. 

“So how was YOUR day?” He asked as you cocked your head in borderline annoyance in having been frustrated how easily careless he made things, but it was also inspiring and something you wish you could do more of. 

“I always want you home Drew…but not like this…This is-”

“It will heal…Plus, it means you get to play nurse…” His eyes fell down your body for a moment. 

“Maybe I can even have you get a cute little outfit-” You hit playfully against his chest, sending him off kilter and quick to correct his interrupted equilibrium as you apologized. 

You continued to cleanse him, running your fingers over his defined muscles and allowing him the ease of not only the cleanliness, but also your touch, before you then escorted him back out, helping him into his boxers, before returning him to the room. 

“So the stuff we’re giving you is pretty strong-”

“Eh, I don’t need it.” Drew rebelled against the nurse as her eyes shot up from her discharge papers. 

“I got everything I need to feel better…My own personal medicine…” He explained while pulling you against him. 

“Sorry, he must have REALLY hit his head.” 

“Nope. Just a dope in love…” 

“Well can we get this dope some meds just in case?” He slowly nodded, letting out a sigh as you took the papers before helping Drew home. At least there had been a silver lining in this injury; you got to have him all to yourself. 

Taglist: @hopebaker @iovdrew @penny4yourthoughts @magnificantmermaid @pickingviolets @lovedetlost @trikigirl271 @my-baexht-ls @slut4starkey @slvtherinseeker @obxiskewl @obxxrxfes @bluesongbird @slut-era @ailee-celeste @rafesbae

#drew starkey x reader #drew starkey fluff #drew starkey #drewstarkey

[nvoc]

Hi! Could I ask about your most recent mods? I’m the most interested in improving graphics/visuals, so, ENB, forests(!), animals, etc.

Hello!!

My modwatch modlist has all the current stuff that's in my game, tho it can be a bit confusing to read if you're new to the site since the modlist tab is read from bottom to top.

I'll link some (cough, a lot of) mods (for SE) under the cut that i'm using/have used in the past to get you started. Super long post ahead lmao sorry

Some things aren't linked since i think i've hit the character limit 😶 tho they will be the mod name so you can easily search them up.

Videos/YouTube channels that have helped me build my list

Credo's video - modlist showcase, describes what mods are being used and why, plus links in the video description. Helped me tremendously when I got back into modding.

Mern's video - graphics overhaul showcase. There are also other brilliant modding guides on their channel.

SoftGaming - mod showcases. I sometimes find minor retextures and stuff from them + a new beginner's guide to modding.

& so many of those graphic comparison videos e.g hodilton, Fabricio Siqueira, etc.

Weather Mods & ENB presets

Cathedral Weathers & Rudy ENB

Obsidian Weathers & Rudy ENB (a good ol classic)

NAT.ENB III (has its own weather mod alongside its ENB)

NAT.ENB III Weather Plugin & PI-CHO ENB (current) -

Splashes of Storms

Moons and Stars - Sky Overhaul SKSE

8K Night Skies by Cathedral Concept or Skyrim Textures Redone - Stars (current)

AURORA SE

Rainbows SE

Shooting Stars SE

Volumetric Mists or Mists of Tamriel (current)

Obsidian Mountain Fogs

Better Dynamic Snow + No snow under the roof *OR* Simplicity of Snow (latter is more compatible with other mods)

Lighting

Lux & Lux Via - in Lux Via, **you need either the main mod or the the resource pack for Lux to work.** The main mod includes assets on Skyrim roads to make it a bit more lively; such as signposts, lampposts, small structures/statues, bridges, etc. iiimmerrrsionnn

Lux Orbis - exterior version of Lux

EVLAS - better volumetric lighting -

Embers XD and/or Inferno - fire overhaul

Smoking Torches and Candles

Torches Cast Shadows

ENB Lights

ENB Light

Rudy HQ

RemmyKun

Graphics Base

Static Mesh Improvement Mod - must have -

Base: Skyland AIO or Skyrim 202X - i use these as a base then overwrite them with other texture mods.

Landscapes: Vivid Landscapes or Skyland or Tamrielic Textures or MystiriousDawn’s Parallax textures (can also be used w/o parallax)

Architecture: True Nordic Farmhouses or Noble Skyrim (current),

There are so many retexture mods out there so feel free to search around for something you may like.

Fluffy Snow - there are probably better snow retextures out there but i've stuck with this for a long time.

Vivid Landscapes' Complex Parallax Occlusion Snow is another option if you use parallax.

Majestic Mountains (Main version)

Water for ENB (Shades of Skyrim)

Northern Shores - can overwrite Tamrielic Textures if you prefer these beach textures

GKB Waves Reborn

Just Ice

Caves HQ

City Retextures

HQ Solitude

Extravagant Interiors - Solitude

Boreal Whiterun

The Streets of Whiterun - replaces the stonework floor in & out of Whiterun.

Skyland - Markarth

WiZkiD Riften & Ratway

Spice of Life - Orc Strongholds

Classic HD Reworked Whiterun Walls - I wasn't a fan of the ones that came with Boreal Whiterun so i'm using these.

Be sure to also use BethINI to configure your Skyrim settings more-in depth - helps with fps A LOT especially with heavy foliage mods. Video guides here (5min) & here (10min).

Grass

Cathedral Landscapes (performance friendly)

Folkvangr, or Veydosebrom Regions, or Origins of Forest - these are very heavy grass mods. say goodbye to ur frames.

I personally use both Folkvangr and Origins of Forest together - a patch is here to make them work well together.

Folkvangr summer tundra (to pair well with Whiterun forest mods) -

ENB Grass Collisions & ENB Complex Grass & Windy Grass

Trees

The Great Forest of Whiterun Hold - adds a dense forest in the Whiterun tundra region. not super lore friendly but gahdamn! I'm in Whiterun a lot & I like trees sooo yeah. Expect frame drops lol

Whiterun Forest Borealis - a more lightweight version of GFoWH. -

Happy Little Trees (performance friendly and looks good)

Nature of the Wild Lands - really nice mod, makes the forests more dense since it adds forest debris like fallen logs/rocks and stuff. I think it adds extra trees as well, can't remember. Optionally comes with its own grass mod & terrain textures.

Or if you only want the forest debris of NotWL (main mod required)

Blubbo's Trees - pick & choose. really nice selection of tree replacers.

Veydogolt Trees + extra trees (current) - the extra addon adds hand-placed trees all over Skyrim. **If this mod is causing crashes with DynDOLOD, check the "Bugs" tab > "Trees causing a crash with Dyndolod" for a potential fix**

Aspens Ablaze (current) - replaces the trees around the Rift

Blubbo's Trees for the Reach + cliff trees - trees around the Reach region, rly nice 10/10 -

Blubbo's city tree addons: Whiterun, Riften & Markarth. - I haven't used the Riften ones but the other two i'm currently using.

Trees inside Solitude

Veydogolt Whiterun Trees - another alternative for trees inside Whiterun - meant to pair with Veydogolt.

Tree mods comparison video guide

Other foliage/landscape mods

Immersive Fallen Trees

Skyrim 3D Rocks

Mari's Flora

Waterplants + animated

Cathedral 3D plants

Aminals and creachures :)

Fluffworks + Domestic Goat with Bell

Chickens + more variants

Wolves of Skyrim

Skyrim Horses Renewal

Butterfly Improved

Beehives

Real Rabbits HD

GoT Dragons

Creatures by Kajuan

Misc retextures/ers

Pfuscher

ElSopa

johnskyrim

Rallyeator

TheBlenderAnimator

Hanaiss

SDlutz

Yurii -

Daedric Shrines AIO by Mandragorasprouts & their other statue overhauls

RUGNAROK & PELTPALOOZA - retextures rugs & animal pelts

Rustic Furniture & Rustic Windows

Noble Furniture

KD - Realistic Fireplaces

WiZkiD Signs

Book Covers Skyrim

+ so many niche stuff to retexture. just scour the nexus to find stuff you might want

World Overhauls

Blended Roads & Skyrim Better Roads

or Northern Roads (current) - this is a newer mod and it is a compatibility nightmare (if you have other big mods), but otherwise I highly recommend this since it also adds structures/bridges onto the roads like how Lux Via does. Check the mod description for more links.

Northern Roads retexture

Enhanced Landscapes - adds ruin-like structures all over Skyrim. exploring is fun 🤓

Town Overhauls

make sure you get the patch collections for these mods (and for the other mods listed before) lmao.

JK's Skyrim & JK's Interiors - highly recommended since it adds more to the cities & interiors. No AIO version for interiors at the moment, so feel free to pick & choose what interiors you want (i recommend all of them ;-))

Cities of the North - can be annoying to patch but adds more to the smaller towns: Dawnstar, Falkreath, Morthal & Winterhold.

Fortified Whiterun

Riften Docks Overhaul

Palaces and Castles Enhanced - ok this is a major pain in the ass to patch but it overhauls the interiors of the palaces/castles and it looks so good (for some reason i'm getting major frame drops in the Blue Palace and i can't be arsed to fix it). Pairs well with JK's interiors & it also looks super nice with the Extravagant Interiors retexture.

Ryn's Farms - all-in-one overhaul of all the major farms in Skyrim. Super cool thumbs up emoji

Ryn's Standing Stones - aio overhaul of all the standing stones in Skyrim. super cool thumbs up emoji

Ryn's dungeon exterior overhauls - i haven't personally used them yet since i don't wanna redo my modlist with patches, but these i've heard have been really good & may make the game a bit harder (as said on the mod description).

Ryn's Whiterun City Limits - overhauls outside Whiterun + adds more stuff. New mod, annoying to patch, I haven't fully used it yet but may do in the future.

JK's Whiterun Outskirts - another overhaul to outside Whiterun like Ryn's. Very new mod, annoying to patch. Can work with Ryn's Whiterun with patches tho the patches are still being worked on. **Also there is no patch for this to use with The Great Forest of Whiterun Hold so you may have to pickup on how to make your own patches with CreationKit or use the "disable" command on your current save to remove trees. or just don't use this or the other mod entirely.**

you'r'erere welcome and i hope this helps. have fun xoxox

#holy ssihweiohrier #masterpost #modlist #ask #anon #.ctxt

[namesarehard123]

Orchestra AU

Aru: Okay, I know I said Aru would play the viola, but I had a sudden epiphany. She would be an amazing conductor. Time and time again, she has shown her incredible emotional intelligence. She knows the limits of her friends and their strengths. You’d need that very skill to ensure that all the instruments play in tandem with one another in the orchestra. Not to mention, a conductor also provides the beat of the piece. Without them, the orchestra might just fall apart. Aru is that strong pillar. She tries her best to be the person people can rely on, and she is. (Plus, who doesn’t like a conductor who would show some favoritism to the wonderful viola section??)

Aiden: He would a 100% be a cellist. Yes, they don’t always get the melody, but its rich tone just fits him. (It’s a gorgeous instrument, and it’s almost impossible to not fall in love with a cello concerto for a reason.) It’s the instrument that holds the most similarities with a human voice. It usually plays the harmony or the counterpoint melody, and I feel like those roles would fit him. He’s not necessarily someone who wants to the center of attention (but somehow is from time to time which, again fits with his cellist vibes). Plus, it’s always the cellists (from personal experience) who take the most liberty in their musical phrasing. He’s an individual, someone who likes to do things in a certain way, his way. And what better instrument to phrase in then the cello (with its slidy fingerboard)?

Mini: She would also be a violist! (No, this is not because I’m projecting my violist status onto her what do you mean-) See, the violas almost never get the melody for more than a couple of measures. A lot of people don’t even know what a viola is often confusing it for the violin. In a sense, it’s the overlooked section of an orchestra (Not in Aru’s orchestra though-). But when the violas shine, they shine. Mini is someone who’s amazing, but I have a feeling some people heavily under-estimate her capabilities. (And it’s a shame because she’s quite amazing.) But that doesn’t really matter for her, she keeps on doing exactly what she wants to. She doesn’t need attention. She just does what she likes to do, what she loves. Whether it’s spending time with the Potatoes or researching random ailments, if it’s something she likes to do, she’s gonna do it. 

Brynne: Double bass all the way. It’s has the deepest notes out of all the instruments in the orchestra. Even with just a couple of them, their notes reverberate throughout the entire orchestra. They’re often the secondary metronome for the orchestra. Nothing flashy but so much support. Brynne isn’t someone who really cares for very flashy things. The way she shows affection to her friends isn’t through gifts or by splurging compliments, but by simply being there for them. The pizzicato on the bass is another thing. Yes, fingers are going to be screaming all the while, but the sound is just so enticing. She has that rough glamor. Not to mention, the double bass is incredibly large. And it’s really heavy as well. Bro would get some extra weight-lifting hours in by just carrying it from one place to another. 

Rudy: A violinist, but a second violin. (By the way, if someone is in the second violin section, it does not mean they’re a bad player-) He’s the best hype man every, so he deserves something that can bring that hype. The second violins usually play the same rhythm as the first violins, just with lower notes. They add that complexity to the melody, truly allowing for the piece to feel complete. The times they have the melodies by themselves, it’s always quite exciting to here. Their parts are crazy, but in a loveable way like him. He’s very excitable, and that’s the energy required for the second violin section. It’s a gorgeous section, and while it does have the melody from time to time, it has just enough freedom to play around with the notes. Bro would quite literally slay if he was a second violinist. 

#rudy #aiden #mini #brynne #aru shah #the pandava quintet #orchestra au #working on what the twins would be #same things for every other character #this got deleted so many times because I didn't know how drafts worked #viola gang #c-string gang

[fixfoxnox]

Okay, but have you considered a sito sequel that dives into Grave’s revenge, Roach’s first life trauma seeping into the cracks in his facade, the way his teammates react when they know he’s lived a life precious and how ghost/soap act when they find out who is real fiancé is

OOH, and Perseus, bc most likely Makarov was one of the four horsemen and a member of Perseus, and the team working on protecting Roach bc they want revenge on the man who (indirectly) killed Makarov, as well as introducing some Faralex with Hadir as the head of AQ

No forcing you no no no, just throwing some ideas to the wind lol

A couple of these things were on my list for a sequel actually! Specifically the Graves revenge, the team finding out, and the introduction of characters like Farah and Alex as well as Alejandro and Rudy

Honestly the four horsemen thing could be interesting, but I think I'd probably have to like make my own four horsemen cause aren't the three Canon ones dead in the reboots? Like I know at least Zhakaev's son is dead, and surely at this point Zhakaev is dead as well. Not sure about Al Asad, cause he was in the thing at the end of MW 2019 but I don't think they ever did anything with him? So he could still be alive 🤔

Could definitely introduce Hadir, though I might be a bit scared to dive into some of that stuff cause I wouldn't want to make Farah kill him 🙃 I'd also be a little worried since it seems like mw2 is going to be diving in to the Hadir stuff itself, so I would maybe try to avoid that stuff and wait for more information to come out 🤔

Honestly I think it could be with the ideas I have at least a good 10 chapters which would cover Graves and his Revenge and the boys finding out. Then plus whatever padding I decide to do to that (so like fluff or filler type of chapters). I feel like if I did do the Horsemen thing (even if I had to create my own baddies for it) it could be a very good like last arc of a sequel. So I'd do the Graves Arc, then that would flow into the Boys finding out, then we could do the horsemen at the end and (depending on what I do there) and interesting idea could be to have all of the horsemen be reborn enemies from Roach's first life who also still have their memories or 3v3n just people who Roach remembers (but they don't remember) and he has to use his memories to kinda help get ahead of them.

It would be a good like overall theme of a sequel to have it be kind of a learning thing for Roach that his first life and experiences there shouldn't bring him shame, but rather should be something he can use to help himself navigate things better

Lots of ideas, I'll have to do some more research and thinking on it before I make any decisions though

#thoughts with luke #you asked luke #something in the orange

[ssj2hindudude]

Anime the Potatoes would watch. Let's go:

🌩Aru:

Now before you get on my case about how basic this is, I'd just like to point out that Chokshi herself said she based the series on Sailor Moon and if a show so similar to her life story doesn't catch her attention, I don't know what will. Plus Aru would definitely find the chaotic mess that is Usagi relatable...

☠Mini:

Death everywhere, creepy undertone, and a complex theme to match? Right up Mini's alley. I can totally see Mini watching this, getting invested in the philosophy, and making the other Potatoes hide every pen in sight every time she says "I will be the god of the new world"...

🥗Brynne:

Ok, this isn't a hill to die on, it's a black hole from which no ignorants can escape. Anyone is an idiot if they don't think Brynne would devour a show centered around food preparation and restaurant management faster than any of her meals. She would then look for people to have cooking matches with and I give it about 1 hour before she comes up with a recipe that would land her in the First Seat. Plus, I can see her bi self being into the fanservice...

👗Nikita:

Nikita would probably ignore the whole romantic subplot and skip straight to critiquing every outfit. On days she's in an idea slump, I can see her watching this and proceed to create upgraded magical versions. Maybe even doll versions for her and Sheela...

💤Sheela:

Sheela seems like she would be into something as dreamy as this. True, she would start an episode and half an hour later Nikita would walk in and find her a crying mess on the floor. But it would just be too beautiful and wholesome for her to not get invested...

📗Kara:

An anime going over the best teaching methods AND exposing various toxic relationships? Sign Kara up! She would fall apart with laughter, especially with Koro Sensei on screen. She might get some trauma flashbacks when she sees Nagisa's relationship with his mother though...Also, no one tell her how it ends or she won't be able to watch it through...

💖Aiden:

I know it's old, but hey Aiden loves the classics! This is the kind of show Aiden watches when no one is looking. It's funny, heartwarming, and pretty well put together. Unfortunately, Rudy catches him at one point and spills it to the others. They then proceed to tease him relentlessly by comparing Kei and Hikari to him and Aru...Aru still doesn't know why they keep calling her Ms. Second Place...

🎤Rudy:

If Rudy's gonna watch an anime, it's gotta be the one about building a band. At first he just watches it to study human high schools, but the plot just sucked him right in. He's been trying to get Aiden to watch to convince him to bring back Rudy Rocks, but Aiden is always busy (no he isn't)...

Ok, that's my list. If you think of any better matches, feel free to reblog with them!

#aru shah headcanon #anime #the pandava quintet #the potatoes #aru shah headcanons #aru shah #sailor moon #death note #food wars #my dress-up darling #clannad #assassination classroom #special a #k-on

[fictional-men-have-my-heart]

Day 13

Day 13’s “write a day”

This was started at 1:30ish this morning as I was waiting for pie filling I made to cool. Finals were over last week, and I have already completely whacked my usual sleep schedule. I chose to look at a list of possible prompts to bring in so I can hopefully give better quality, since most of the day I will waste thinking about what to write instead of actually writing.

So, today’s is: Dealing with a heatwave.

You were no stranger to heat, but it didn’t make it any less miserable for you. The sun absolutely baked everything it touched, and you already had a solid sunburn going on the back of your neck. The days dragged on, and it seemed like an eternity before the sun finally began sinking below the horizon. A breeze was currently blowing through the camp, and you were grateful.

Price: Despite the heat, you saw him with a hot cup of coffee multiple times. You and the rest of the crew asked him how he could stand to drink anything room temperature right now, let alone a hot coffee. He simply chuckled.

             “I don’t think you’d want me to go without my coffee in any weather. You’d be even more miserable than you are now.”

Ghost: How that man survived days like these under that balaclava and mask you had no idea. He had to be feeling the heat, there was absolutely no way he wasn’t. You kept an eye on him whenever possible, sure he’d keel over from heatstroke at this rate.

             “Lt, are you not dyin’ under all that?” You asked Ghost looked over to him, mask pulled up to drink from a water bottle.

“Even if I was, the mask stays on.” Your Lt responded flatly.

             “You’re outta your mind Lt…” Soap mutters, shaking his head.

Soap: He was more like you, trying to hide away from the sun in the shade whenever possible. He donned a cut off he’d made plus cargo shorts, but kept his boots on. As funny as the sight was, the heat was too smothering to laugh at him… much.

             “What are you laughin’ at eh?”  He asked, arms crossed over his chest. You chuck a damp washcloth at him.

             “You, traipsing around in shorts for once.” You snort.

             “You’re one to talk. You’ve got a sunburn brewing and I can smack it before you know I’m there.” He warns.

             “Try it, and you die sergeant.”

Gaz: He was trying to dodge duties outside whenever possible. He kept trying to offer you increasingly interesting things until you finally considered taking a watch he desperately did not want to do.

             “C’mon, I’ll do your laundry?” He queries.

             “As if I want you doing my laundry Kyle.”

             “Suit yourself, I know how to iron quite well.”

             “I’m sure you can, but I don’t want anyone messing about with my undergarments, thank you.”

             “I’ll take night shifts clearing the creepy stairs on the west end.”

             “…keep talking…”

Alejandro: He kind of laughed at how the rest of you fared honestly. He was running around as if it was any other Tuesday for him, and he kept cracking off one liners with Rudy about the “poor souls stuck in the heat.” You were on watch that afternoon, hiding out as best you could under a meager shade producing canopy.

             “I think they’re gonna melt into a puddle if they’re out here much longer Rudy.”

“I think you’re right Alejandro, want to get a drink?”

             “Sure thing.”

However, when they swung back by Alejandro held out a cool bottle of water to you.

             “Keep hydrated or you’ll end up sicker than a dog, I’ve learned that the hard way.”

Rudy: The heat hadn’t been kind the last few days. It baked the base all day long, temperatures rising as early as 10 am.

After a couple times of bringing water to the watch stations around base, he got an idea. You quickly found out this idea when he crept up to you on watch, noticing him when it was too late.

             “Rudy! What in the world!” You yelled, covering your face in a moot attempt to keep your face from being sprayed. He laughed, spraying you further with a long-range water rifle.

             “Gotta keep morale up somehow in this weather! You’ll dry out soon enough.” He grins, turning to go off and get the next poor soul stuck on watch.

You could radio ahead and warn them, but you opt not to, listening to the surprised yelp of another soldier getting hosed down.

König: As someone who was used to wearing a lot of gear, he was used to heat. However, when he was out on watch with you once he did opt to remove one of his masks. You had offered him a wet rag to wipe his face, dutifully turning away as he removed his other mask and wiped his face and neck down.

             “Thank you.”

“No problem, I figure you’ve gotta be sweating buckets under all those layers. How you’re surviving is beyond me.” You smiled, tossing a water bottle over next. The cool water was a relief for the time being.

He offered you some sun balm for your neck, which helped take the heat out of it that night.

#cod mwii #könig call of duty #simon 'ghost' riley #john 'soap' mactavish #heatwave #headcanons #rodolfo parra #alejandro vargas #feel free to use #tag me if you do #on laptop again #so sorry for the delay #deleted this once on accident #fluffy

[madsxclinesx]

𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭 ⇢ 𝒋𝒐𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒚𝒏.

Who: Joe Burrow & Madelyn Cline ( @joeburrcw ), mentions of Vanessa Morgan, Rudy Pankow, and Dove Cameron

When: December 15th, 2022

Where: Cincinnati, Ohio and Mason, Ohio

Plot: Madelyn attempts to surprise Joe as a belated birthday celebration, while Joe has his own surprise planned.

Triggers: nsfw

MADELYN: Madelyn had been tense most of the afternoon. She had spent the better part of the past few days reaching out to everyone that Joe knew, trying to arrange a small surprise party for him. It wasn’t much. She ordered food from a restaurant nearby, was going to get a cake halfway through while he was distracted by his friends and teammates and even ordered some balloons. Everything was going to go perfect. The restaurant had notified her that the food she had ordered was ready, and she was getting ready to go pick those up as well as the balloons, since it was on the way. She just had to find a way to sneak out of the house without him knowing she was going anywhere. Madelyn crept downstairs, planning on getting her coat from the rack by the front door, only to find it missing from where she normally kept it. Frowning, Madelyn went back upstairs, checking briefly in Joe’s bedroom to see if she had left it there without realizing. Coming up short, she went back downstairs once again, checking both the dining room and the kitchen and failing to find it there. Frowning, Madelyn went into the living room, her eyes scanning it before looking to her boyfriend. “Hey babe, have you seen my coat? I noticed that two of the lights outside went out last night, so I was gonna go get some replacement bulbs.” It was an easy lie, and one that he couldn’t verify since she hadn’t plugged them in yet. “But I cannot seem to find my jacket.” Time was of the essence here. If Madelyn didn’t leave right now, the food was going to be cold by the time she got it and brought it back to the house.

JOE: Joe was occupied in the kitchen, eyes glued to his phone as he made sure everything was perfect and ready to go for Madelyn's birthday surprise. He'd planned to have an amusement park shut down, Kings Island, which was about less than a half hour drive away. WinterFest was currently in season at the park and he figure it would be the perfect opportunity to do something special for Madelyn since it wasn't anything she really had gotten to experience before. He invited all of her close friends, his teammates, and even some of his own close friends. There was no way they could vacate the park on their own, it'd feel weird if there wasn't anyone else around. Plus, Joe knew how much it would mean to her to have people there who cared about her and loved her. He was so distracted by his phone that he barely heard Madelyn talking to him. "Huh? I don't know what you're talking about. I was just outside and the lights looked fine," he said with a shrug of his shoulders, not even lifting his eyes from his phone as he typed away at a text to one of his teammates; letting him know they'd be there as soon as they could. "You can wear one of my hoodies if you can't find your jacket." Finally stuffing his phone back in the pocket of his sweatpants, he went to kiss the side of Madelyn's head just as he brushed by her to head upstairs. "I'm gonna go change, is that what you're wearing? We're going out tonight."

MADELYN: "No, there are two that are out on the far corner. They're right in a row, it's like super obvious." Madelyn refused to look at him as she spoke, knowing that she would look panicked as she tried to come up with a lie. "Yeah but my jacket has my bengals hat tucked into it and I wanna wear it." She frowned, turning to look over at the coat rack once more. She could have sworn she put it there earlier today after she came back from getting coffee. She smiled as she leaned into the affection, and immediately after her face screwed up in confusion. Within seconds, her heart started pounding. Going out? No, no that wasn't possible, they had no plans. Well, they did, but not that he knew about. Immediately, Madelyn followed him upstairs, trying to act super casually and not like all of her plans were about to be ruined. "What do you mean we're going out tonight?" She sat on the bed, crossing her legs as she looked at her phone for the time. The text reminding her of the food pick up still sat open on her phone, and she quickly closed it before tucking her phone away in the space in her lap. "You never mentioned anything about this earlier. I thought we were just gonna sit and relax the rest of the night. We're flying to Florida on Saturday, I thought you would just want to relax. Maybe take a nap or something?"

JOE: "No, there aren't. If it was super obvious, I would've noticed it," Joe called out to Madelyn as he finally made it to his room. She was acting kind of strange and normally, he'd look past it, but it was a little off-putting. He hadn't even realized she followed behind him all the way into his room until he heard her voice nearby. Joe was just pulling off his shirt in time when Madelyn sat down on the bed and started questioning him. "I mean exactly what I said. We're going out. Just having a little team dinner and I want you there, obviously. Plus, the guys were all begging to have you there." Joe let out a laugh at his own stupid lie, but it was completely worth it. He couldn't wait to see the look on her face when they eventually arrived at the park and realized it was only open for them. Making his way into the spacious walk-in closet, Joe picked out a pair of black jeans and a Christmas sweater that Madelyn got him a couple weeks back, knowing how much she'd appreciate it if he actually wore it. Especially in front of other people. When he walked back out into the room, Madelyn was still sitting on the bed with the most dumbfounded expression on her face. Joe rolled his eyes and removed the rest of his clothing, so that he could begin to get dressed in what he picked out. "Mads, why are you still sitting there? Go get dressed. More importantly, why are you acting so weird and questioning me so much?"

MADELYN: "Well, I'll go and get some replacement bulbs just in case." She had to get out of the house somehow. It was starting to become a problem. It was like he was blocking her at every turn. Not intentionally, of course, but still. It was starting to get frustrating. "A team dinner?" Something wasn't right. Every one of Joe's teammates that she had reached out to had agreed to come, she had told them to arrive in less than an hour and a half. A team dinner was not in the cards, at least not any that she had written. Had he found out? Did someone spill the beans on her idea? Accidentally or on purpose? Madelyn frowned, deciding to go along with what he was talking about. At least for now. "Not like a fancy one, right? I didn't really plan to wear anything super fancy today." Though, judging by the sweater Joe had pulled out, it wasn't fancy at all. Her suspicion was softened by his choice, and she smiled. Though less suspicious that someone had ratted her out, she was still scrambling to come up with something. "Questioning you? You're the one who sprung this on me last minute, I'm just trying to figure things out." She got up from the bed, going towards her things. At the very least she could go along with what he asked of her. If anything, she could look decent for when she would go to pick up all of the things she needed. "Besides, who has a team dinner on a Thursday?" She rifled through her belongings until she had found a pair of jeans and a cream sweater she had found while out shopping last week. "Okay, I'll be right back." Madelyn went into the bathroom, changing quickly and running her brush through her hair. When she finished, Madelyn went back into the bedroom, looking down at her appearance before looking back up at Joe. "How's this? Nice enough?"

JOE: Joe said nothing else about the whole Christmas lights situation; it was already ridiculous that they were even arguing about it in the first place, so he just let it go. “No, not anything fancy. Just wear something casual, but warm,” he said, hoping it wouldn’t give away too much or have Madelyn questioning him again on why she needed to wear something warm. When he was finished getting dressed, he slipped on a pair of white Jordan’s and just as he noticed his girlfriend finally moved to start getting ready herself. His hands on his hips, he meticulously watched every move she made. “You know, I don’t know why you still keep your things in a suitcase. Just start hanging up your stuff in the closet and putting them in some of the drawers. I’ve got room.” Was it Joe’s casual way of asking Madelyn to move in with him? It was definitely possible, but he also knew it would be impossible for her to physically live there everyday when she had a job that kept her bound to LA for at least ninety-five percent of the time. She’d just live with him whenever she was here. It was as simple as that. One of Joe’s eyebrows shot up when his girlfriend went to go change in the bathroom. Which was even more strange because when did she suddenly not want to change in front of him? Now crossing his arms over his chest, he waited on Madelyn to finish which ended up not being too long. When she finally exited the bathroom, a smile lit up his face at how beautiful she looked in something so simple. “It’s perfect, you look beautiful. But since when did you not want to get dressed in front of me? I’ve seen it all at this point, babe.” Joe laughed softly, walking up to her to plant a kiss to her forehead just before wandering back off into the closet to grab the coat of hers she’d been looking for earlier. “Here, it’s cold. You’re gonna need it. Now let’s go, we’ve got to get moving.”

MADELYN: "Well, duh. It's freezing outside." Madelyn's hand stopped short of closing her suitcase as Joe spoke, and she looked at him. She had been toying with the idea of at least asking for a little bit of space to put her stuff away, especially since her nicer things were starting to get wrinkled, but she didn't want to just put her stuff away without talking to him about it first. Thankfully, he opened the door for the conversation. "Well...I suppose I could always put some of my cold weather stuff away. I don't need it when I'm in LA. Are you sure? I mean at the end of the day it's your house, I just sleep here most of the time." Still, it gave her a lot to think about as she finished getting ready, tying her hair up as she presented her outfit for Joe. "I had to do my hair, and my brush was in the bathroom, duh." She shrugged, smiling up at him. The smile quickly turned into a frown, though, when he presented her the coat he swore he had no idea what she was talking about. "So you did know where it was!" Now she was panicking. Something was off, he had to know. There was no way he didn't know, not when he was trying to get her out of the house so quickly, derailing her from her other plans. Madelyn reached for her coat, pulling her hat out of the sleeve. "Babe just...what is going on? You know, don't you? I've been trying so hard to surprise you, who blabbed? Was it Tee? I bet it was, he's been texting me all fucking week, he hasn't been able to keep his mouth shut, I—" She let out a sigh, hanging her head. "I'm so sorry. I really wanted to surprise you, I had this whole plan and it just...didn't work out. No one even told me about this dinner thing, everyone said they were free, I don't know what happened."

JOE: “We can talk more about it tomorrow. Right now, we’re on a time constraint,” Joe suggested, lifting his hand to check his Apple Watch for the time. He took Madelyn’s hand and had started to lead the way downstairs, but he stopped when she asked him what was going on. Then, she went off about how she had some sort of surprise planned for him? It was the first he had heard of it, nobody had told him anything. Not to his knowledge, at least. Turning around to face Madelyn, he looked at her with a confused expression on his face. “What are you talking about? I didn’t know anything about any sort of surprise.” This was bad. How were Joe and Madelyn so connected with one another that they both somehow managed to plan surprises for each other on the same night? And at the same, exact time? He felt terrible because of how defeated and upset she sounded. Because it sounded like something she had worked really hard on. And in that moment, he wasn’t sure if he could keep lying to her. It didn’t feel right, even if it was for a good reason. “Baby, I’m sorry. I had no idea you were planning anything. If you want me to be completely honest with you, there is no team dinner tonight. It was just an excuse I could use, so that I could surprise you myself.” Joe let out a defeated sigh of his own as he lifted Madelyn’s hand to his lips, lightly dusting a kiss over surface of her palm. He then dropped her hand from his and his fingers found her chin, gently guiding her head back up in order for their eyes to meet again. “I’m sorry, I should’ve said something earlier. Had I known you were planning something tonight, I would’ve attempted to move my surprise to another day.”

MADELYN: Madelyn attempted to process what had just happened. In less than a minute, everything she had been planning had been turned upside down, and simultaneously she was injected with the fluttering anticipation of a surprise of her own. She could have said something, could have apologized or attempted to needle out of him what it was that he was surprising her with. Instead, Madelyn did something even she didn't expect. She laughed. She laughed, wrapping her arms around him and kissing him like her life depended on it. She couldn't help herself. It was so like them to be on the exact same page and yet at the same time in completely different books. Nothing could have prepared her for this, just like she was sure he wasn't prepared for what she had told him, either. He didn't know about her surprise, which was good, but she didn't know about his surprise either. It was almost too stereotypical. And she couldn't help but laugh. Still giggling, Madelyn took his face in her hands, pressing several more kisses to his lips. "I love you so fucking much," she said, her voice softening. "You don't have to apologize. You are the kindest most thoughtful man in the whole universe and I cannot believe you exist in my life and that you love me enough to get into this situation with me. There is no one else in the world I'd rather do this with." She kissed him one more time, before pulling her hat onto her head, adjusting it around her ears. "The only issue is having to tell everyone that I'm cancelling. And I have to call the place I got the food from and tell them to keep it. It's too late for a refund now anyway." She looked up at him. "Do I get to know where we're going?"

JOE: Joe had honestly no idea why Madelyn was laughing in such a predicament they found themselves in. However, he didn’t question it. He even kissed her back with just as much intensity as she did when she stood up on her tippy-toes to be able to reach him. Madelyn’s laughter was so infectious that he even found himself laughing a bit they both broke away for air, in-between the brief kisses to his lips. “Don’t put me up on such a high pedestal like that, babygirl. It’s going to do things to my ego and probably my dick. And we can’t afford to have a quickie right now,” Joe joked, although true in every sense of the word. “But I love you just as much. I’m just still sorry it happened because I’m sure you put a lot of thought into whatever you were planning and I know I would’ve appreciated it a lot. Even though, I don’t need anything. I was good with just spending the rest of the night with you on my birthday last Saturday. It’s all I really needed.” Shrugging, Joe pulled Madelyn in for one, last kiss before finally deciding to lead the way downstairs again and eventually out to his car in the garage so they could finally get on the road. It was about a half hour drive, give or take, to Kings Island from Joe’s place and so, he knew they’d have a little bit of time to make conversation. “I have an idea. Tell me who you catered with and I’ll personally call them myself, and tell them to donate the food to a homeless shelter in the area. And that they can keep the money. Consider it a donation or something. Then, I’ll reimburse you for however much you paid for it.” Charity was something that was always very close to Joe’s heart and he was always finding ways to give back. It was the least he could do with the platform he had now. Plus, it just always made him feel good when he did something like this; even if it was something so small. “And by the way, no, you don’t get to know where we’re going. Hence it being a surprise.”

MADELYN: Madelyn clicked her tongue in disappointment, teasing him. "Damn, here I was hoping I'd be railed on the stairs before we go." She let out a mock sigh, shaking her head. "Maybe another time." She shook her head again, her teasing demeanor disappearing as she smiled up at him. "It's okay. I just wanted to do something nice, you know? Speaking as someone with a December birthday I know it can be shitty to feel like you're overlooked or people are worrying about other things, so I just wanted to show you that you were appreciated just a little bit extra, that's all." She kissed him back, humming, before following him downstairs and out to the car. She was excited now, looking out the window at the dark streets as they drove down the road, trying to figure out where it was that they were going. She turned towards Joe, though, her eyes wide as he gave her an idea on what to do with the food she had ordered for him. "Baby, that would be amazing. It was Jason's Deli, that sandwich place? They have those boxes so I thought it would be good to get a bunch of them and kinda put it all out on a plate. Plus the cookies are fucking delicious." She would have argued that he didn't need to pay her back, but she knew it would have been pointless. He was going to do whatever he wanted. Besides, the fact that he was willing to do that was more than Madelyn could have ever hoped for. Just more reasons for her to love him more than anything in the world. She waited for there to be a red light, before she leaned across the middle of the car, kissing him once again. "You are the most incredible fucking man on the planet, you know that?" She didn't even care that they were driving, didn't even care that he wasn't going to tell her where they were going, all she cared about was him. When the light turned green, Madelyn settled back into her seat and looked through the tinted windows, grateful that no one would be able to see in to what she wanted to do, God forbid they got caught. Slowly, Madelyn reached across the center console once more, her fingers brushing against Joe's jeans as she slowly crawled her fingers up towards the button, holding her phone in her free hand and looking down at it as if she wasn't doing anything.

JOE: "As much as I would love that, I think it's best we don't because then, I won't want to leave," Joe chuckled, shaking his head at Madelyn's persuasiveness. "It's fine, I never really cared about my birthday too much. I was too busy worrying about others, honestly. Instead of celebrating, I'd rather give to the less fortunate. They need things more than I do." A smile on his face, Joe nodded when Madelyn told him where she catered from and when he came to a red light, he took his phone from his pocket and Googled the deli for the number. The call ended up being quick, though, the employees seemed to be incredibly grateful and shocked that Joe Burrow had been calling them concerning an order. Which they were more than happy to do after he explained everything to them. All he could really do was laugh about it bashfully, the fame was still mind-boggling to him and something he would never really get used to. After the call ended, Joe stuffed his phone back in his pocket as he continued to focus on the road ahead of them. That was, until Madelyn reached over the console and kissed him with no hesitation. Luckily, they'd come to another red light because she was distracting him in the easiest way possible. "I appreciate that you think so, but I'm just me. Just some guy that likes to help out. No big deal." Shrugging his shoulders for what felt like the hundredth time that night, he cleared his throat and continued on the journey again to the amusement park when the light turned green. Joe didn't usually need directions when driving places because he knew the tri-state area like the back of his hand, so he knew they only had about fifteen minutes left until they would arrive at their destination. Enough time to maybe have another random conversation he knew Madelyn always loved to have. However, he was caught completely off guard instead by the feeling of Madelyn's fingers teasingly brushing over his jeans. His eyebrow scrunched in confusion the second her fingers casually popped the button open and in that moment, he'd never whipped his head around so fast to catch her in the act. "What are you doing? I'm trying to drive."

MADELYN: "And that is what is so fucking wonderful about you, baby," Madelyn said. Anytime Madelyn came across a "humble, charitable" person in Hollywood, they didn't even hold a candle to Joe. He was so decent, so wonderful when he didn't have to be. For all his looks and all his talent and all his money, he had every right to be the cockiest piece of shit in the NFL. And yet at the end of the day he was still so genuine and so lovely, so willing to bend over backwards for anyone. It was one of the first reasons she fell in love with him. She would watch with awe at the way he simply held himself, his natural leadership so effortless. Everyone treated him with respect and he treated everyone respectfully when he simply didn't have to. It's why she was willing to always bend over backwards for his happiness, because he always put his happiness far below anyone else's. And it was why, when the idea to tease him struck her, she took full advantage of the situation. He wouldn't be able to stop her, at least not without seriously putting both of them in danger. And as long as she was careful, it was fine. Smiling, Madelyn looked over at him, her eyes wide and innocent. "Then keep your eyes on the road, gorgeous. Don't worry about what I'm doing." By that point, she had fully opened Joe's jeans and pulled the zipper down, her smile still in place as she slid her hand past his boxers. She wrapped her hand around his cock, though she didn't move it, instead she squeezed him gently, humming along with the song that was playing on the radio as she tried to gauge his reaction.

JOE: "Madelyn," Joe warned, sucking in a sharp breath as one of his hands let go of the steering wheel, his fingers wrapped tightly around Madelyn's wrist when she nonchalantly slipped her hand inside of his now unbuttoned and unzipped jeans. How was he supposed to focus on driving when her fucking hand was down his pants and very clearly teasing him. He didn't even know what sparked her sudden interest in wanting to touch him, leaving him incredibly baffled. "Baby," he paused to clear his throat before continuing. "You can't." His voice strained, he tried so hard to fight the feeling of pleasure that was so clearly consuming him already. Joe's cock instantly grew hard in Madelyn's hand once her felt her give it a squeeze, and it was then in that moment he knew that he'd have to pull over. No way he could concentrate on driving when it could be dangerous for the both of them. Joe's fingers clutched the steering wheel so hard that his knuckles ended up turning white just as he found an empty parking lot where he could park his Porsche. And thankfully, the windows were tinted so no one would be able to see in just in case anyone happened to pull into the lot. Once he was parked, Joe reached to turn down the volume of the radio all the way and adjusted his seat, so that he was a little more comfortable. He pushed his jeans and boxers down to his thighs to be able to give Madelyn more room while she worked her hand against him. Though, he had different plans in mind than she did. "What? You want my cock in your mouth?" The tone in his voice dropped several octaves as he tugged on her wrist hard enough to get her mouth leveled with his cock. Joe's fingers hastily removed the hat she was wearing, tossing it onto the floor of the car and then making quick work of taking a fistful of of her blonde hair into his hand. "Take it for me, angel."

MADELYN: "Mmm, and who's gonna stop me?" Madelyn teased. "Certainly not you, not if this is any indication," she said, squeezing him gently again. She would have loved the extra danger of trying to get him off while he was driving, just to see if she could do it, but she understood why he pulled off into an empty parking lot. She would have done the same thing, if the positions had been switched. She was just grateful that the windows on the Porsche were tinted, because who knows what would have happened if they were caught. She could already see the headlines: Madelyn Cline helps boyfriend quarterback Joe Burrow get into the endzone or whatever bullshit that people were literally paid to come up with. She tried to push it into the back of her head, focusing on the task at hand. Madelyn grinned when she watched Joe move his seat, eager to get what she wanted. Letting out a whimper at his words, Madelyn nodded, unbuckling her seatbelt so that she could get closer to him. It was almost unnecessary, though, because once he pulled her closer she was exactly where she wanted to be. She laughed softly as he pulled her hat off her head, looking up at him. "All that effort to look for that hat and you just throw it to the floor like it's nothing." She let out a sigh, using a single finger to stroke the underside of his cock. "So disappointing." Continuing to tease him, Madelyn leaned down, swirling her tongue around the tip of his cock. She knew it irritated him when she talked when she tried to suck his dick, and she was purely doing it to tease him. "You know I really like that hat, it's my favorite." Falling silent, Madelyn finally leaned down, taking him all the way down her throat, reaching out to squeeze his knee as a signal to start moving.

JOE: Joe knew Madelyn was talking, but he wasn’t listening. Didn’t even hear a word of what she said. Plus, he knew damn well she was doing it on purpose to annoy him. He was sure she’d already picked up on how irritated he got whenever she ran her mouth while sucking him off. And the fact that she was using it to her advantage only pissed him off more. However, Joe attempted to push it to the back of his mind as he tightened the grip his fingers had on her hair. “Fuck,” Joe moaned quietly once he felt her tongue teasing the tip of his cock. He still didn’t understand what even prompted Madelyn to want to suck him off in the car in the first place, but he wasn’t about to question her if it was what she wanted to do. And if they were late getting to her surprise, then so be it. This was all Joe could focus on right now and he knew the same could be said for his girlfriend. When Madelyn finally took every inch of his length down her throat, he let out a deep groan and allowed his eyes to fall shut; consumed with nothing else but the feeling of her warm mouth wrapped around him like it was the only thing she knew how to do. “You look so beautiful when your mouth is full of me.” Joe loosened his grip on Madelyn’s hair and instead began to stroke it with his fingers, urging her to take control for once. Meanwhile the other hand of his that wasn’t occupied, reached over the console and swiftly unbuttoned her own jeans in one, quick motion. Joe couldn’t help himself; he slipped his hand inside her panties and all he could do was let out a groan from how wet she was. When he hadn’t even done a damn thing to her at all. “Always so wet for me, baby.” The smirk could practically be heard in Joe’s voice as his fingers glided through her dripping folds with ease, gathering all the wetness he could. When satisfied, he removed his hand and lifted it to his mouth, taking his sweet time in licking each digit clean.

MADELYN: It always amused Madelyn whenever she could crack Joe's tough persona like this. He was normally so dominating, normally so intense, especially when they were intimate with each other. But to watch him be so vulnerable almost made Madelyn want to burst into tears, because it was so rare to see and she was so lucky that she was one of the few people who got to see it. Even if one of the opportunities she did get to see it was while she had his dick in her mouth. It was even more rare that he actually willingly gave her control, and she almost pulled her mouth off him entirely when he let go of her hair. Instead, she simply looked up at him, blinking, before starting to move her head, keeping her hand firmly on his knee to keep herself steady. It wasn't exactly the most comfortable position, but she was so overwhelmed by how deeply she loved him that she didn't even care that she would feel stiff wherever it was that they were going. She was so determined to bring him to his release, that she didn't even notice him move his arm, not until his hand was going down her own jeans. She nearly choked on his dick, taken by surprise as he touched her. She moaned around him as she stilled, before pulling her head back. This wasn't fair, it wasn't part of her plan. Now she was desperate to have him touch her again, wanting nothing more than to be brought to bliss by him and no one else in the same intense way he always did. She didn't care how late they would be to wherever he was taking them, she needed him. "Baby..." she said, practically whining, as she looked at him. "Please..." She reached out towards him, trying to signal what she wanted.

JOE: Joe's eyes tugged open and right at the same time, he caught her looking up at him like she had never met him before or something. "What?" He said, breathlessly, allowing the smallest fit of laughter to escape. But he didn't get an answer; he was only met with her mouth graciously sliding up and down his length and he could instantly feel himself relax back against the seat from the feeling. "Just like that," Joe moaned under his breath. So quiet, he could barely even hear himself. Hell, he wasn't even sure if Madelyn could hear him. It was like he was so afraid that someone would catch them in the act. Not like anyone had done it before, but at least during those two instances, it was someone he knew. To keep himself from fighting the urge to guide her head with his left hand, he allowed it to relax against the car door, but soon after, he was brought out of his little trance when he suddenly felt Madelyn choking around him. He adjusted himself again in the uncomfortable position he was sitting in, only realizing his girlfriend was disappointed in the fact that he stopped touching her just then. A low chuckle falling from his lips, Joe took her wrist in his large hand and lifted it to his mouth, wasting no time in pushing two of the digits past his lips, sucking on them briefly. For no reason, really, besides wanting to arouse her a little more. Maybe even tease her more, too. She was always putty in his hands with a snap of his fingers, so he knew it wouldn't take her long to have her begging even more. "Where do you want me, my love?" Joe teased as he removed her fingers from his mouth with a pop, then guiding that same hand of hers into her jeans right where his hand had been occupied not long before. "You know what I told you a while ago... Use your words, baby."

MADELYN: Somehow, Madelyn could never predict what Joe would do next. Every time they got tangled up like this, he found new ways to rile her up and turn her into a puddle, even when she was trying to focus on him. Even when she had all but forced him to drive into a parking lot while they were on their way to God knows where just so she could suck him off. And yet somehow, he had managed to turn it around so that now she was the one shaking and losing control. Now that he had touched her, Madelyn was struggling to focus on his pleasure, despite how desperately she wanted to. It wasn't fair. He knew just what to do to get her resolve to crumble so easily. He always did. Just like she was intentionally riling him up by talking, she knew he was doing this to her on purpose, and it was working. She leaned her head against his knee, letting out an all but pitiful whine as he brought her fingers into his mouth. "Fuck," she croaked out, her throat slightly sore from having taken his cock all the way down. She trembled with need, letting him move her hand without any protest, letting out a whine as he used her own fingers coated in his saliva to touch her. Madelyn let out a frustrated groan as he teased her, and she looked up at him, still struggling to form a coherent sentence. "Fuck me...please," she whimpered out, trying to reach for him again. "I don't fucking care where or how just...please. I'll be so quick and so good and we won't be late, I promise."

JOE: Resisting temptation was so incredibly hard for Joe. And right now, he was fighting the temptation to pull Madelyn into his lap so they could be quick and fuck before heading back out on the road. He was just about to finally call it quits, until he heard her begging him to fuck her. And just like that, his own resolve had disappeared. Lifting the steering wheel out of the way, Joe adjusted his seat back a little more before reaching over, unbuckling her seatbelt, and somehow managing to pull Madelyn over onto his lap. It was literally the most uncomfortable thing in the world, but they both needed the release and were clearly very determined to get it. He pushed her jeans down past her thighs and with his fingers, he slipped them through the waistband of her panties and held them aside. Just enough so he could take his free hand and guide his now achingly hard cock inside of her. Once she was completely full with every inch of his length, he let go of the base and let out a strained groan from the connection of two becoming one again. “Goddamn, you’re so fucking wet.” It was always one of Joe’s favorite things to remind her of, how impossibly wet, aroused, and ready she’d always be for him. Not to mention, how fucking tight she was. No matter how many times they fucked, it was always a surprise to him every single time. And he couldn’t ever get enough of it. So much so that he had to let his other hand wander between her thighs and gather her wetness on his fingers again, only to lift them to his mouth once more to get a taste. Joe groaned the second her juices hit his tastebuds, making sure to savor every last drop that he could. “Now show me how much you want me, babygirl.”

MADELYN: Madelyn could have wept with relief when Joe ultimately unbuckled her seatbelt, pulling her to him. It was so out of their comfort zone, even considering their other public quickies, and it definitely wasn't the right time or place to do it. They had places to go, apparently. Madelyn still didn't really know what was happening. Twenty minutes ago she thought she was throwing a surprise party for him, and now she was about to fuck him in the front seat. They were simultaneously so desperate, so needy for each other that they were willing to go through incredible and uncomfortable lengths just to get their release. She whined when he finally pushed inside her, her head pushed into his shoulder as she adjusted to the intrusion. She was so fucking grateful for him, so glad he was willing to go through what they were going through just to give her what she wanted, what they wanted. "Only for you," she choked out, moaning as she adjusted herself on top of him, feeling his fingers against her once more. She watched, partially helpless and partially aroused, as he licked her off his fingers, hypnotized by the mere motion of his tongue swirling around his fingers. She shifted again, now more needy than ever as she tried to find a position she was comfortable in to start moving. Thankfully, she found a way to lift herself up, bracing her hands against his shoulders before dropping back down, groaning loudly at the sensation. "I might need some help," she said, letting out a quiet laugh before lifting herself back up again, sinking down with the same intensity.

JOE: "Mm-mm, look at me when you say it." Joe slipped his fingers underneath Madelyn's chin and directed her gaze back up to his after she had pressed her forehead into his shoulder. He let out a moan in sync with hers when she adjusted herself on top of him and finally began with a slow, steady rhythm of rocking her hips into him. Joe reached between them again and pressed his thumb to Madelyn's swollen clit, circling it in generous motions in time with the tempo of her grinding. His other hand let go of her panties and found a home on her waist when she asked for help and he couldn't help but to laugh along with her, even if he knew she didn't really need the help. She always knew what to do and he had faith in her, even if they were in such a small, compacted space. "You got it, baby. You're doing so good," Joe encouraged, his voice straining as eyes averted to the sight between them, the way his cock would disappear inside of her and reappear with every move Madelyn made. He couldn't get enough. "Just grind yourself against me. Don't feel like you need to actually ride me." Pulling his thumb away from her clit, he brought it up to her mouth and didn't hesitate to push it past her lips, allowing her a taste of her own wetness. He kept it there while the hand on her waist began to help in guiding her into him, over and over again.

MADELYN: Madelyn shuddered as her head was pulled so that she could look at Joe. The action was so simple, and yet at the same time she felt like he was forcing her to stare into the very depths of his soul as he was taking her, keeping her rooted in the spot (not that she had anywhere else to go, considering the space). "Only for you," she repeated, softer this time, as if not quite trusting herself and her own voice. But the truth of the matter was, even while they were literally having sex in the front seat of Joe's very nice car, Madelyn felt as if it were the best thing that was happening to them. That if he had asked her to ditch everything about their lives right now, and just run off to who knows where, she would do it. And if she spoke any louder, her thoughts would come out of her brain and flow out of her mouth, ruining the whole thing. Thankfully, her thoughts were pushed to the back of her mind, as she felt him touch her once more, and she let out a groan as she started to find her rhythm. It was exactly what she was looking for. She nodded at his words, the encouragement enough to get Madelyn to start moving again. She shifted in his hold once again and started to move as he suggested, letting out a moan as the new angle started to hit her g-spot over and over again. She refused to look anywhere but at Joe, though, knowing that he would pull her hair if she tried. "I love you," she groaned, leaning in to kiss him only to be stopped by his thumb pushing in her mouth. She tenderly swiped at it with her tongue, making sure to clean all of her wetness off his finger and delicately nipping at the skin with her teeth before pulling it out of her mouth, pouting at him. "Can I cum please daddy?" Once again, her voice was soft as she continued to move on top of him, making sure to look directly at him. "I wanna go see the surprise.”

JOE: Joe grinned at the sound of Madelyn repeating her words while looking him directly in the eyes this time. It was way too easy to have her crumbling for him in no time at all. “That’s my girl,” he said, his voice barely above a whisper while he watched with hooded eyes as she willingly took his thumb into her mouth and swirled her tongue around the digit. Joe was so mesmerized by the way Madelyn finally found a rhythm she liked, causing his dick to find a deeper angle within her. He groaned at the feeling and squeezed her hip bones between his fingers just as he could feel the tightening in the pit of his stomach — letting him know he was close to climax. As much as he wished it wasn’t happening this quickly, he knew it was what had to happen if they didn’t want to be any more late than they already were. So, when the sound of his girlfriend begging to cum rang in his ears, he didn’t even tease her or give her a hard time about it. Nodding quickly, his thumb returned to her clit to rub over it it quick strokes and he strained to speak as he let go of another groan. “Cum for me, baby. Cum with me.” Joe tilted his head back against the headrest of the seat and his jaw fell slack as his orgasm consumed his entire being, with Madelyn’s walls fluttering around his cock at the very same time just as he asked her to do. There was no greater feeling than being able to experience falling off the edge together, even if it was under circumstances in which they both wished they had more time to revel in the bliss afterwards. But even so, they still made the most of it in under ten minutes. Joe slowly came back down to earth and tugged his eyes open, only to find Madelyn staring right back at him, biting down on her bottom lip and giving him a dopey grin. He grinned right back at her and lifted his hand to brush a strand of hair back behind her ear that had fallen into her face. “So… Why don’t you explain what that was all about while I get us back on the road, huh?”

MADELYN: Getting permission to cum was like a godsend. Ever since he touched her, hell ever since Madelyn had gotten her idea and all but forced Joe to pull over, she had been trying to seek a release, to find the overwhelming and beautiful pleasure that derived from being with Joe like this. It never got old, no matter how many times they did so, no matter how many places they fooled around, no matter how quick or how slow it was. Getting to be like this with him was truly better and better every single time. With his permission, Madelyn finally found that bliss, and she groaned as she felt him meet his own release at the same time. It was almost beautiful in a way, and definitely hilarious that they were doing this in the middle of an empty parking lot. She had almost forgotten that they were there entirely, too wrapped up in Joe, looking at him as she waited for him to come down from his high. Once he did, she smiled, leaning into his touch as she let out a sigh. "Don't know what you mean," she said, finally pulling away from him to slide back in her seat, pulling her jeans back up to her waist. She buttoned her jeans and buckled her seatbelt, looking over at him. "You know like...I don't know. First of all, you're amazing. Just in general. Plus like...I don't know," she said again, shrugging. "When we found out that we were both trying to surprise each other at the same time on the same day like...it's so nice to feel like we're on the same page and on the same wavelength and think the same way about each other. It's so nice to have someone like that in my life, to feel so loved and appreciated by another person that I don't have to worry about whether or not you're thinking about me or considering my feelings because you always are." She leaned her arm on the center console, putting her chin in her hand. "I just really love you."

JOE: When Madelyn pulled herself off of Joe and made herself comfortable back in her seat, he brought his own boxers and jeans back over his waisted and promptly buttoned them. Then, adjusting his seat back to normal and flipping the sun visor down that he could check himself out in the small mirror it provided. He was a little flushed, but nothing he couldn’t blame on it being so damn cold tonight. Nobody would ever find out. When they were both finally settled and Joe felt okay enough to start driving again, he brought the engine back to life, put his seatbelt back on, and pulled out of the parking lot as quick as he could. Concentrating on the road ahead of him, he listened to Madelyn explain her reasoning behind wanting to be intimate with him out of nowhere. A sated smile of his own painted his features and he reached his right hand over to take her hand into his, linking their fingers together like it was an automatic reflex of his. “I’m always thinking about you and considering your feelings, my love. Always. You’ll never have to question if I don’t.” Joe lifted their conjoined hands up to his lips and dusted a light kiss to the back of Madelyn’s hand, as if he were sealing his promise and commitment to her. “I love you, sweetheart. And don’t you ever forget it, either.” It wasn’t long after, about fifteen minutes give or take, that they had finally started to pull up to their destination. But before Madelyn could catch a glimpse of the beautiful lit-up skyline to the amusement park, he had panicked and nearly forgot to remind her to close her eyes. “Shit,” he whispered so quietly, hoping she hasn’t heard him. “Babe, close your eyes. We’re nearly there.”

MADELYN: While Joe pulled out of the parking lot and back out onto the road, Madelyn looked behind her seat, reaching her hand blindly in the dark until she found her hat, situating it back on her head. If anything, the way her hair looked could be attributed to the hat on her head, and not anything to do with what had transpired a few minutes ago. She could have cried when Joe took her hand, speaking to her and all but promising her that he wasn't going anywhere, not for a long while, at least. She squeezed his hand tightly, returning the kiss to her hand with one of her own, pressing her lips gently to his knuckles and holding tight to his hand as she continued to look at him. She couldn't even imagine how she got so lucky to know him. That her ridiculous cousin's ridiculous way of trying to get her laid and hook her up with strangers for a bit of unattached fun had lead her to the kindest, most sincere, most wonderful man to love and support her. He was everything, and while she thought that often and while she said it to him more than once, it still rang true. Even after months of knowing him and months of dating him. When he said they were nearly at the surprise destination, Madelyn sat up, though she didn't let go of his hand. Instead, she wriggled in excitement in her seat, closing her eyes as instructed. "Okay, eyes closed. Ready and willing to be surprised."

JOE: “Yeah, I don’t trust you,” Joe laughed and briefly let go of Madelyn’s hand to reach over and pull her hat down over her eyes. He felt as if she would try to sneak a peak if she didn’t have an actual blindfold on, so he had to make due with what he had. Her choosing to wear a hat tonight just so happened to make him feel incredibly lucky. With a few more stoplights left to go through, they finally ended up at their destination. The massive parking lot was empty, except for the cars that Joe knew were there for them. Once the vehicle was parked, he hopped out before Madelyn could and immediately went around to her side to help her out. Considering the hat was still pulled down over her eyes and he had every intention of keeping it there until they walked through the gates. He had told everyone he wanted them to wait for the couple, just inside the gates where the Kings Island sign had stood in front of the fountain that had been converted into an ice skating rink for the WinterFest season. And since the amusement park was only open for them and their friends, he was told that they could walk through one of the employee entrances instead of hassling with the front entrance that guests would normally go through. “Don’t let go of me. I got you.” Without letting Madelyn remove the hat from her eyes, Joe carefully guided her through the parking lot and eventually the employee entrance where he could see the crowd of people waiting for them, waiting to surprise his girlfriend. “Okay, now you can open your eyes.” Once Joe finally gave permission for Madelyn to finally find out where they were, he couldn’t contain the grin on his face as he instructed everyone to yell out, “Surprise!”

MADELYN: "Hey!" Madelyn pouted as the hat was quite literally pulled over her eyes, essentially blinding her. She wasn't going to peak, but at least now the temptation wasn't there. She would just have to rely on Joe to bring her to where they were going. This was taking 'trusting him blindly' to a whole new level. Madelyn felt the car stop, and after unbuckling her seatbelt she waited until she felt the door open on her right side before reaching out, finding Joe's hand already waiting for her to pull her out of the car. She could hear faint Christmas music, but that was really it. There didn't seem to be any other people around. "You're not secretly taking me out to murder me, are you?" Madelyn teased, and while she was sure that he definitely would not be murdering her she couldn't help but slowly start to feel anxious. Why did they have to drive for nearly an hour to somewhere where there was no people? And how was that somehow more necessary than what she had planned for him, which she hadn't even canceled yet? Plus it was freezing. Somehow, the temperature plummeted the further they walked. And yet Madelyn couldn't sense any nature. No trees, or grass under her feet. She held onto his hand tightly, taking a few deep breaths as she tried not to let her nerves get the better of her. Finally, she was given permission to open her eyes, and Madelyn unceremoniously tugged the hat off her head, her eyes widening as she tried to take in what she was seeing. It was like everywhere she looked, there was someone else. There was Rudy, and his girlfriend, and Vanessa, and...every member of the Bengals that she had invited to the house. Her gaze flew to Joe, her eyes still wide and confused. "What is happening? Where are we?"

JOE: "Oh, please. Not that whole cliché ' Are you going to murder me?' line. You know you can trust me, babe." Joe playfully rolled his eyes as Madelyn finally pulled the hat away from her eyes, only to look completely dumbfounded as to where she was and why just about everyone they knew were there. "I just wanted to plan a little surprise for your birthday. I know it's not exactly on your birthday, but since I have practice on your birthday, I figured I could just do something a few days in advance. I hope you don't mind," he explained, squeezing Madelyn's hand for reassurance. "We're at an amusement park. Kings Island." Joe pointed to the sign that everyone had been standing in front of while waiting to surprise her. "I've only been here a couple times since I got drafted, but I remembered that they did this WinterFest thing and I figured it would be something that you'd enjoy because I know you probably don't get to experience anything like this, especially with cold weather to set the tone. And because of the fact that you grew up in the south. I can imagine doing stuff like this isn't really the same when you've mostly got warm weather year-round." With a shrug of his shoulders, a faint smile tugged at the corners of his lips as he began to lead her to the crowd of people waiting for the couple to greet them. "And I knew it would mean a lot to you if you got to spend your birthday with your friends, so I got as many of them out here as I could. Well, the ones that could squeeze in an overnight trip up here." Joe chuckled, letting go of her hand and placing his against the small of her back to give her a gentle push. "Now, go say hi to everyone."

MADELYN: "Hey, I'm just saying it could happen." Thoughts of murder aside, though, Madelyn took in their surroundings in awe, from everyone there to the place they were in. She had been to Carrowinds a few times, when she and her parents travelled there. But it was always Myrtle Beach, and occasionally Disney World. She had only been to Disneyland and Universal once each since moving to LA, and she had hardly even left the neighborhood since she started to stay in Ohio. She had never seen anything like this. Not only did Joe know that, but he was thoughtful enough to recognize that her limited experience with things like this was lessened by somewhat warmer weather. South Carolina could get cold, but not to this degree and certainly not cold enough to feel like she was literally in a winter wonderland. "You did all this for me?" Her voice was soft, almost shy as she looked at the park in awe. She couldn't even fathom what was happening. She looked up at him, still holding to his hand tightly. "Getting everyone here, being here? All by ourselves?" Madelyn's initial suspicion of no one else around (besides who Joe had invited obviously) seemed correct. As she looked around, she didn't see anyone else but them. And she was sure that if she were to look out into the parking lot, the lot would be empty of cars, save for the ones that carried their friends. "Joe, I..." She stumbled a little as she was pushed, trying to keep herself anchored to him as if she still didn't quite believe what was going on. Her eyes filled with tears, and she held her hand up to her mouth to avoid any of the gross slobber that was inevitable when she cried tears of joy. She was so overwhelmed, so terribly in love and so ridiculously happy that she couldn't think of anything else to do but wrap her arms around him, clinging to him. "Thank you," she whispered. "Holy shit, thank you. I love you so fucking much." She sniffled, wiping at her eyes with the sleeve of her coat before stepping away from him, still crying as she went to go greet their friends.

JOE: “I did. I shut down the park for just us and all of our closest friends. Plus, some of my teammates that could come.” The grin on Joe’s face was probably bigger than he could even imagine. He was so happy to see how happy Madelyn was, even if he felt like he hadn’t done much. Plus, he knew this was something she needed. She’d been spending so much time away from her own home just to show her undivided support for Joe and just about every single one of his games. So, it was his turn to do something extra special for her. Not only for her birthday, but to make up for all the times he couldn’t be in Los Angeles with her. Or supporting her with her own career endeavors. Joe automatically bent down to Madelyn’s level and secured his arms around her, as well, holding her close until she pulled away. “No need to thank me, angel. I’d do anything to put a smile on your face,” Joe said, his gaze locked on Madelyn’s as he used his thumb to dry the rest of the tears that she had missed. Hopefully tears of joy. They stood and greeted everyone for about ten minutes or so, before the fun began. Joe and Madelyn pretty much clung to each other all night, doing everything possible that they had to offer in the park. And though there weren’t many rides open, Madelyn had convinced him and a few of his teammates, along with Vanessa, to go on one of the roller coasters that was indoors — Flight of Fear. Just the name alone had him wanting to immediately say no because he wasn’t the biggest fan of thrilling coasters, but he humored her and did it, anyway. Afterwards, they tried out some of the delicious festive food, then the entire group headed to Snow Flake Lake for ice skating. Which Joe was the most hesitant about. It wasn’t anything he’d ever done before and was mostly afraid of injuring himself which was the last thing he needed. But with a little more convincing and a lot of pouting, Joe was lacing up the skating boots on his feet and being pulled up by Madelyn with her hands in his. “I swear, if I fall and hurt myself, I’m blaming you.”

MADELYN: "Oh, you mean the same group of teammates who I invited to the house to surprise you for your birthday?" Madelyn narrowed her eyes playfully at them. "At least they care about you in some capacity." She leaned up to kiss him, ignoring the hollering from the small group that had assembled with them. All she cared about is Joe, all she cared about was the fact that slowly but surely, she was falling deeper and deeper in love with him. And it didn't matter what he did or who was there to witness it, all that mattered was them. With a grin, Madelyn excitedly pulled him by the hand towards their friends as the evening began. She was grateful that they had this opportunity, it felt like they were little kids in a theme park after everyone went home. Everything felt alive and secret all at once. She could only imagine what this theme park must be like when it was full of people, during a normal day. She would have to come here one day by herself, just to see what it was like when it was full of people. She loved getting to see all the Christmas decorations, riding the rides, seeing the shows. And through all of it, she had Joe unwaveringly by her side, holding her hand through all of it. It was perfect. So much so that she was even able to convince him to go ice skating with them. She hadn't been ice skating in ages, since long before she moved to LA, and to do it in such a special place with such special people would have truly been the icing on the cake. "Come on, don't be such a scaredy cat" she teased, holding onto his hands tightly as she helped him balance. "We could always get you one of those little push reindeers that River has." Madelyn glanced over at the toddler, who was starting to push on the little plastic assistant to move forward and avoid falling. "Tell you what, we'll hang out on the wall until you feel comfortable, okay? And you can hold my hand the entire time."

JOE: "Easy for you to say, you're not someone that has to worry about injuring herself." Joe rolled his eyes dramatically and allowed Madelyn to lead the way out onto the skating rink. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad and he'd get the hang of it eventually, but that didn't mean the worries in the back of his mind would lessen any. He had glanced over at River and Vanessa, who was close behind him and pushing it for him, then turned back to face Madelyn. "Are you calling me a baby?" He narrowed his eyes at his girlfriend, letting out a scoff as he eventually stepped out onto the ice. "No, I'm gonna do it. Can't be too hard, right?" Joe said, with full confidence in himself that he could skate without needing any help even if it was his first time doing it. He let go of Madelyn's hand and very slowly began to glide onto the ice, while still not knowing what he was even fucking doing. But so far, so good. Everything seemed to be going right as he got the hang of it more and was practically skating around the lake like he was some sort of professional. Joe eventually skated back over to Madelyn and took her hand into his so that they could start to skate together. It was a little more difficult, but now that he had practiced some, it was a little bit easier. Plus, it seemed as if he was worried for nothing because everyone else they were here with could do it like it was a piece of cake. "Did you see me killing that shit, babe? It was too fucking easy," he grinned, his eyes lighting up with excitement.

MADELYN: "Just because my getting an injury doesn't prevent me from doing my job doesn't me that I don't worry about it." She bit down hard on her bottom lip to avoid the smile that threatened to spread across her face, shaking her head. "No, babe, of course not. I'm just saying if you needed the extra help that it's there. Plus you have me. You'll do great. I have all the faith in you." She did find his nerves endearing, though. It seemed that he was never afraid of anything, going full force into everything that he was doing with full confidence. To see him even be remotely hesitant about something was downright adorable, quite frankly. Though he wasn't holding on to her, Madelyn was never too far behind him, making sure that he was adjusting and that she could help him if needed. She wasn't exactly at an Olympic level, but she had been invited to (and had) enough ice skating parties to at least feel confident and comfortable in the skates, gliding easily across the ice. All the while she made small talk with the people who passed, even stopping to bend down at one point to skate with River, holding on to his little reindeer pusher and shuffling halfway around the rink with him. When Joe finally came back to her, she grinned at him, letting him take her hand as they began to skate together. He was certainly a far cry from the same nervous person that had started a short while ago. "You did great, baby. I knew you could do it."

JOE: “I know, right? Shit is a piece of cake. Being nervous is for losers.” Grinning once more, Joe squeezed Madelyn’s hand as he guided them over to the wall on the side so that they could stop and talk for a minute. It’d been at least two hours since they got here and he just wanted to check in on her, to see how she was enjoying everything. “Have you been having a good night? Is this any better than what you had originally planned for me?” Joe laughed. He was mostly teasing, but hoped that it would somewhat make up for ruining the plans she had for him. Even if celebrating his birthday wasn’t something he particularly enjoyed, but he would’ve put on a smile for her just to make her happy. Luckily, they were doing something tonight that they were clearly both enjoying and having a good time participating in. “I just hope you’re not disappointed in me kind of ruining your plans. I still wish I had known you were doing something and I would have tried moving it to a different day, so that we could’ve both had the opportunity to make each other feel special.” Joe let go of Madelyn’s hand so he could take her face into his own hands, leaning in for a kiss. He allowed his lips to linger for a moment before pulling away entirely. “I love you so much. Thank you for at least thinking of me today. Everything you do for me never goes unnoticed,” he said with nothing short of sincerity as he flashed her a smile and gently tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

MADELYN: Madelyn laughed, rolling her eyes playfully. "You certainly make it look easy, babe." She was grateful for the break, though, as her knees were starting to ache. But she didn't care. She loved this. She loved getting to be around people she cared about and enjoy her time in a new place. She loved the festivity and she loved how happy everyone was. For just a minute, everything felt normal. Like tomorrow Joe and the others didn't have to practice, like they weren't flying to Florida on Saturday. That they were just a couple out with their friends. Even if every said friend happened to be well known in their respective, public fields. "It's certainly more extravagant. All I was planning on doing was getting food and cake, and inviting people over. Very lowkey, you know? I know that that kind of stuff isn't a big deal for you but I wanted you to feel like people you cared about celebrated you." She shook her head. "Not disappointed at all, no. That's the whole point of a surprise, is so that you don't know about it. But honestly, babe, it's fine. I'm having so much fun. We get to celebrate both of us. Besides, there's always Christmas." She smiled, returning the kiss with a soft hum. "I love you. I always think about you, sweetheart. I just wanted you to know how much I appreciated you and how much you mean to me. That's why I didn't even want to do anything big. Because I know you're not super big on that kind of stuff. Otherwise we would have gone big. I'm talking like...royal family levels of big," she said, teasing. "But this honestly makes more sense for us. I'm having a great time, I promise. Now come on, we have plenty of ice to still cover and I still want to look at the little craft fair and I still want to make an ornament for us to take home for our tree." She took his hand again, pulling him back towards the ice to enjoy the rest of their evening.

#para: winterfest #( i love my name inside your voice ; Joe. )

[paperboy-pb]

Are there any characters with Down Syndrome in Paperboy?

Yes, one of Matthew's classmates! One of my favorites, actually :]

(UPDATE: 09/06/2023 -- Here's a picture of him!)

He's a very friendly Asian boy named Karl Ho & is mainly into video games. Last time I posted art of him on the IG was December 4th!

I don't want to spoil too much, but I'll tell you a little more about him!

Karl is very friendly, silly, social, but calm. He's always down to make a new friend and spends a lot of his time either watching cartoons, or gaming with friends. Half the time he wears pajamas to school... just because he can. He's always looking for fun, and as of late, he seems to get along better with younger kids, because they're less judgmental & (sometimes) they have more in common. But of course, his two BEST friends (Aaran & Rudy) are indeed his age & all in the same class with him and Matthew. He tends to stay in this trio more often than not & is rarely spotted without them.

Like stated above, Karl has Down Syndrome (+ intellectual disability as well,) so this causes people to act... "weirdly" towards him.

Strangers see his face & whisper to each other. Adults at school talk down to him like a baby; and while no one in class has the audacity to bully him outright, sometimes certain classmates tend to write Karl off / "forget" about him because they think he can't understand things, like the drama that goes on between kids. Especially now that they're in middle school, as social dynamics are becoming more complicated & a lot of kids' interests are moving on to more "mature" things, meanwhile they see him as very childish. (For example, one of the other kids, Levi, is big into scary things like Creepypasta & horror.)

So of course, Karl tends to be out of the loop more often than not. He considers almost all his peers as his friend, but only really has the two good ones.

Karl is actually fairly perceptive though, & almost ALWAYS notices when this happens. And he doesn't like it very much, but he stays quiet, pretends like he didn't see or hear a thing, because he actually isn't sure how he wants to handle it yet. He doesn't like being seen as a baby-- he's the biggest kid in this class! Aaran in particular is always the first to remind people of that.

And not only that, but he isn't all innocent, either: he's not always happy, he makes mistakes, he can bad words just like the other kids, and sometimes he follows the crowd when he shouldn't, just for the sake of feeling included. Plus... he's actually the most girl-crazy one out of the boys, lol. Little man definitely wants to find a girlfriend.

He's not just simple & sweet-- he's competitive in games, kind, a mini hopeless-romantic, not the best at speaking up, and always good company. Albeit a little dorky.

And Karl knows why people do this, but at the same time, he doesn't get it & wishes they wouldn't. It's not fair. And hopefully one day, he'll start to actually voice that himself.

...

As for him & Matthew-- they get along pretty well! Matthew tries not to talk to him about personal issues, though; Matthew doesn't think they're close enough for that yet.

I can definitely see Karl spamming him over Discord to play Among Us or something on a Sunday night, & Matthew VERY enthusiastically joining, lol.

#paperboy pb #paperboy #karl ho #paperboy karl ho #oc #original character #infodump #ramble #down syndrome #down syndrome character #original story #disabled characters #disabled character #disability #rambles #oc rambles #thoughts #sorry for the long response I tried to summarize

[ikeepwatchinghelicopters]

How about a modern AU where Napoleon is an investigative journalist and Illya is a homicide detective? They meet at a crime scene and Napoleon pesters Illya for information. Plus, he's attracted to Illya, so he uses his contacts and skills to find out more about Illya and he also bothers him throughout the murder investigation under the pretense of gathering info for his article. Illya uses his access to the police database and such to find out more about Napoleon too, so the next time they meet face-to-face they can have their little I-dug-up-painful-looking-things-from-your-life-to-rile-you-up-with-them chat. Though I imagine Illya wouldn't end up flipping a table, because he's better at managing his anger than in canon.

Over the course of the next few months, they keep bumping into each other (and maybe later deliberately meeting to exchange info or something). Illya reads Napoleons articles, criticises them and complains about them to Napoleon (but he keeps reading them anyway). Napoleon goes to Illya to obtain information about whatever case he's currently interested in, even though they are both well aware that Napoleon could charm (or sleep) his way to much better sources than a big, grumpy, reluctant Russian. Napoleon also has a habit of sticking his nose where it doesn't belong and it puts him in some dangerous situations. Illya is very angry every time he hears Napoleon put himself in danger.

A serial killer (uncle Rudi could totally be the serial killer) starts murdering people and Illya gets put in charge of the investigation. Napoleon naturally wants to write articles about the serial killer, so he sticks close to Illya and also does his own investigation (and if he finds something of interest, he passes it along to Illya). The serial killer notices Napoleon and decides that he's a threat and has to be eliminated. Either he sends a death threat to Napoleon or he attempts to kidnap/kill him, but Napoleon manages to escape alive (maybe he also served in the military for a bit in this AU, so he has self-defense training). Either way, it becomes clear to everyone that Napoleon is supposed to be the next victim, so he gets police protection. Illya takes the shifts which consist of looking after Napoleon quite frequently. I imagine that the whole time, Napoleon acts like he's totally unconcerned and jokes about the situation, but on the inside, he's feeling a bit scared and unsettled. Then, when Illya is not on the shift protecting Napoleon, serial killer Rudi manages to kidnap him. He doesn't kill him right away, because he wants to get in some torture first. Illya then rescues Napoleon, of course, and we get some nice hurt and comfort.

As for the others, I think Victoria could be Napoleon's co-worker. She'd never look like she works very hard, but she'd still get the best scoops and she'd have so many contacts and favours to call in that she could get her hands on basically any info. Napoleon doesn't like her very much, not only because sometimes her ways are kind of morally dubious and illegal (not that he's never done anything illegal for his job, but he's trying to be better since he's met Illya). I'm kind of torn about Waverly, because he could be Napoleon's boss (with Oleg being Illya's) or he could be Illya's boss (with Sanders being Napoleon's). I cannot decide which one I like more, so I would be the happiest if he could be a boss to both of them. He could probably pull it off, lol. Like, he'd be a high ranking police officer (I have no idea how police hierarchy works, but you know what I mean) and that's the job he'd show up for daily, but he'd also be a shadow chief editor of the newspaper Napoleon writes for. Like, he'd be in charge, but he'd never physically be in the office (and no one actually knows what he looks like and maybe he'd be using a fake name too), but he'd have a stand-in (Gaby, Sanders or OC) who updates him on what's going on and then carries out Waverly's intructions. If it were Gaby, I think she'd know Waverly's true indentity.

But I also have other possible ideas for Gaby. She could be Illya's co-worker, of course. It would be convenient, because it's not like Illya can investigate murders on his own. Maybe their third teammate could be Alexander Vinciguerra (not yet married to Victoria, probably) and he'd keep hitting on Gaby. And in this setting, Gaby'd also get to spend time with Napoleon while she's the one guarding him. Additionally, it could provide extra angst if Napoleon was taken while she was on protecting duty. But it could also be fun if Gaby was working in the morgue and doing autopsies on the victims of Illya's cases. I imagine that Illya is already used to seeing dead bodies, so when he visits Gaby in the morgue, he's not fazed by whatever is happening on her table. But when he takes Napoleon with him for the first time, the journalist turns worringly green when he sees Gaby taking a brain out of the head and weighing it. I think Illya'd be kind of amused by Napoleon's reaction and he'd add one point for himself to the tally he's keeping in his head about who's more competent and cool between the two of them.

#tmfu #napoleon solo #illya kuryakin #gaby teller #alexander waverly #au idea #as always #feel free to adopt the au #this got long again somehow #sorry i guess #napollya

[daimonclub]

Shopping coolest stores

Harrod's London Shopping coolest stores, best shopping stores in the world with also online websites, plus some useful quotes to better understand the human shopping philosophy. It is truly an amazing and special feeling when you see something beautiful in a shopping mall or online shopping site and you get it for yourself. I feel really proud and happy when I can buy some stuff for me. Shopping is no less than therapy. You might have heard people saying I have just had retail therapy. The kind of happiness, excitement, and satisfaction that comes with shopping is real and undeniable. Shopping enables you to try new brands and products and have many new experiences. Also, consumer demand increases the competition in the market, which contributes to the growth of economic activities. Governments are deemed to succeed or fail by how well they make money go round, regardless of whether it serves any useful purpose. They regard it as a sacred duty to encourage the country’s most revolting spectacle: the annual feeding frenzy in which shoppers queue all night, then stampede into the shops, elbow, trample and sometimes fight to be the first to carry off some designer junk which will go into landfill before the sales next year. The madder the orgy, the greater the triumph of economic management. George Monbiot Happiness is not in money but in shopping. Marilyn Monroe

Galeries Lafayette Paris For me, shopping is a way to unwind. Stacey Dooley Shopping is my cardio. Carrie Bradshaw I always say shopping is cheaper than a psychiatrist. Tammy Faye Bakker I need these cashmere gloves because it’s winter… and I have hands. Rebecca Bloomwood I love shopping. There is a little bit of magic found in buying something new. It is instant gratification, a quick fix. Rebecca Bloom Christmas shopping! I can do all my Christmas shopping here! I know March is a bit early, but why not be organized? And then when Christmas arrives I won’t have to go near the horrible Christmas crowds. Sophie Kinsella

Destiny Usa New York Shopping is better than sex. If you’re not satisfied after shopping, you can make an exchange for something you really like. Adrienne Gusoff Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice. Dave Barry I shop, therefore I am. Heather Chandler Shopping is a woman thing. It's a contact sport like football. Women enjoy the scrimmage, the noisy crowds, the danger of being trampled to death, and the ecstasy of the purchase. Erma Bombeck Show your confidence. Show you’re not afraid. Go to restaurants. Go shopping. Rudy Giuliani Men are like shoes. Some fit better than others. And sometimes you go out shopping and there’s nothing you like. Janet Evanovich

Amazon store Buy what you don’t have yet or what you really want, which can be mixed with what you already own. Buy only because something excites you, not just for the simple act of shopping. Karl Lagerfeld I love shopping. There is a little bit of magic found in buying something new. It is instant gratification, a quick fix. Rebecca Bloom I think, they should list shopping as a cardiovascular activity. My heart never beats as fast as it does when I see a reduced by 50 percent’ sign. Sophie Kinsella The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one. Erma Bombeck Recreational shopping is the shortest distance between two points: you and broke. Victoria Moran Shopping is actually very similar to farming a field. You can’t keep buying the same thing, you have to have a bit of variety. Sophie Kinsella

Aliexpress store For some, shopping is an art; for others, it’s a sport. Pamela Klaffke The quickest way to know a woman is to go shopping with her. Marcelene Cox. Shopping is a bit of a relaxing hobby for me, which is sometimes troubling for the bank balance. Rebecca Hall I went window shopping today! I bought four windows. Tommy Cooper I like my money right where I can see it: hanging in my closet. Carrie Bradshaw I did a lot of shopping for her in Tokyo because the colors here are very conservative. A shopaholic would have a coat in every color and lots of accessories. Sophie Kinsella

Milan fashion chamber Italy If a man doesn’t fit, you can’t exchange him seven days later for a gorgeous cashmere sweater. Rebecca Bloomwood The only consolation I had was buying things. If I bought some pretty thing it cheered me up for a while. Iris Murdoch Never give up on something you really want. However impossible things seem, there’s always a way. Sophie Kinsella One good thing about Christmas shopping is it toughens you for the January sales. Grace Kriley There are 17 more shopping days until Christmas. So, guys, that means 16 more days till we start shopping, right? Conan O’Brien Christmas is the time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Richard Lamm

Christmas markets in the world Style Strategy is about shopping smart, staying chic, and making it all last. It’s about showing women how to shop for value without compromising style. Nina Garcia From a commercial point of view, if Christmas did not exist it would be necessary to invent it. Katharine Whitehorn Xmas Trivia: Before it became a major shopping holiday, Christmas is believed to have had a ‘religious’ meaning. Andy Borowitz I’m a last-minute shopper. I end up at the mall or somewhere on Christmas Eve. It’s a shame. Brad Paisley If I have free time, I want to go to the beach, walk around a shopping mall, go grocery shopping. Live a little bit of life. James Wan I still believe in the Holy Trinity, except now it's Target, Trader Joe's, and IKEA.” Jen Lancaster

Best Chinese Watches They said I was a valued customer, now they send me hate mail.” Sophie Kinsella Shopping is really complicated if you are a girl. Helen Salter I've no idea when I'm going to wear it, the girl replied calmly. I only knew that I had to have it. Once I tried it on, well... She shrugged. The dress claimed me. Isabel Wolff Whoever said that money can’t buy happiness simply didn’t know where to go shopping. Bo Derek Women usually love what they buy, yet hate two-thirds of what is in their closets. Mignon McLaughlin If men liked shopping, they'd call it research. Cynthia Nelms

Original T-shirts When I shop, the world gets better, and the world is better, but then it's not, and I need to do it again. Sophie Kinsella For in some ways the world was like a shopping centre, and he himself was a doubtful customer, often ineffectual, being talked into buying things he didn't want, things indeed which nobody in their right mind would want to buy. Margaret Mahy The saving of money is usually the delaying of the wasting of money. Mokokoma Mokhonoana Once a culture becomes entirely advertising friendly, it seizes to be a culture at all. Mark Crispin Miller Always be polite to possible murderers: that was the twenty-four-hour-shopping philosophy. Kate Griffin Hanging onto a bad buy will not redeem the purchase.” Terence Conran

Diagonal Mar Barcelona The wise find pleasure in using a product until it is no longer usable; the foolish, in replacing an old but still usable product with a brand new one.” Mokokoma Mokhonoana COVID-19 may be the final nail in the coffin of the traditional store model as the isolated people of the world switch to internet shopping. Steven Magee Shopping: one of my favorite pastimes. Adrienne Posey Therapy is a good grocery store. Adrienne Posey When deciding what to buy, remember that some things are easy to buy - but then we have to use them. If they're not used, they don't enhance our lives; they just contribute to guilt and clutter. Gretchen Rubin In this era of oversupply and super-abundance in fashion, one doesn’t need more. Well, definitely not more of things...whereas we all could use MORE of wisdom, education and ethics of consumption. Anastacia Plastinina

The Rockefeller Center New York The need for social interaction ... is very much a part of why women shop. All our interviewees commented at some point that social interaction was part of the shopping experience. Stella Minahan ...I get home and there's a box on my front porch. My serotonin surges and Jeff Bezos is a rich man because he knows how much we all just love to get a present, even if it's a present we bought for ourselves. Caroline Kepnes If shopping helps them to forgive you, I think you won't find an easier and cheaper way to be forgiven. Sarvesh Jain Happiness is not having what you love, it is loving what you have. Amit Kalantri Paying or having paid for something often makes it seem necessary; or better, more important, or more useful than it is. Mokokoma Mokhonoana I hate department stores. They're too bright, too loud, and too crammed full of junk that nobody needs. Whenever I'm forced to spend time in one I start thinking about how consumer culture is just one long, expensive, planet-killing distraction from the fact that we're all going to die eventually. Karen M. McManus

Black Friday Shopping Our caring about what others think about us is one of the pillars of the economy. Mokokoma Mokhonoana When unmoderated materialism is the world's norm, consumer is the product, product does the consuming.” Abhijit Naskar During the shopping process, Amazon’s AI offers suggestions of items that it predicts you will want to buy. The AI does a reasonable job. However, it is far from perfect. In our case, the AI accurately predicts what we want to buy about 5 percent of the time. We actually purchase about one of every twenty items it recommends. Considering the millions of items on offer, that’s not bad! Ajay Agrawal Happiness is all too often pursued through the use of a credit card. Mokokoma Mokhonoana For most people who board, the experience of shopping or acquiring is so overwhelmingly rewarding that it erases all thoughts of consequences. Randy O. Frost Consumerism is based on the illusion that you can fill spiritual or emotional emptiness with physical products. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Cyber Monday Shopping Just because you purchased something costly doesn’t mean you have to use it every day to feel its worth. Sarvesh Jain There are two ways to shop, one is to try until you find exactly what you’re looking for. Or second, find something that feels good and hope that you’ll like it along the way. Sarvesh Jain You can also read: Facebook market Fashion quotes Black Friday Day Cyber Monday Thanksgiving Day Story Chinese watches Tennis bracelet history Parnis watches Tevise brand watch Lige brand watch Hot flash sales https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONe6AU_uaUc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcyP-zA3HjU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0Q-l9WIGjU Read the full article

#aliexpress #amazon #America #bargain #black #BlackFriday #centers #chamber #China #Christmas #clothes #Cyber #DestinyUsa #Europe #fashion #Friday #Harrod #Italy #jewels #Lafayette #luxury #markets #Milan #Monday #online #quotes #Sales #shopping #stores #t-shirt

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My Blue Beetle "Reaction" - DC's Newest Hero SOARS

Alright, let's talk about my "Blue Beetle Reaction." Yep, you heard it right! DC's bringing a fresh face to the big screen with the debut of our newest superhero, Jaime Reyes, aka Blue Beetle. Directed by Ángel Manuel Soto and starring the talented Xolo Maridueña, this flick's got everything you need: aliens, tech, and, of course, an epic suit of armor. Well, there’s not like any police. Seriously, this movie is making us question why there aren't any police around when stuff hits the fan. https://youtu.be/P0GbEVtXfGQ So, what's the deal, you ask? Well, recent college grad Jaime Reyes rolls back to his hometown full of dreams, only to find things aren't quite the same. But fate has other plans when he stumbles upon an ancient alien relic, the Scarab, which decides, "Hey, you're the chosen one." Cue the super-suit transformation and bam! We've got ourselves a new superhero in town. So, grab your avocado toast, charge up your Air Pods, and let's break down every pixelated punch of "Blue Beetle." The Good First off, this movie pleasantly surprised me. It's like when you order a small coffee, and they give you a large by mistake—it's that good. DC, take notes because "Blue Beetle" is the hero we've been waiting for this year. This easily takes the gold for DC Studios releases this year. Seriously, I was not expecting to be this impressed. The Cast Xolo Maridueña, our new Blue Beetle, is a breath of fresh air and he nails it as Jaime Reyes. He's like the Tom Holland of the DC universe—totally fine, entertaining, and just a tad bit adorable. Jaime Reyes' family? Hilarious! Jaime's quirky family had me in tears. Plus, the superhero bee show? Sign me up! I'd binge-watch that any day. Nana and Uncle Rudy had me laughing out loud for real! Well, most of the time because Uncle Rudy could be quite annoying in large doses. And that story arc with his dad? That storyline hit me right in the feels. Like For real for real. The tear emoji almost made an appearance. I laughed, I cried, and I almost spat out my soda. Trust me; this family's got some comedy gold. And, oh boy, did it get real when Jaime's dad passed away and he talked to his dad on the ancestral plane? Yeah, it hit close to home for anyone who's ever lost someone. Sniff My emotions were all over the place. The Costume Blue Beetle's getup was fly, and that transformation scene was low-key giving me "Venom" vibes. Loved it! Tek Kord and Kord Industries: mad props for delving into the deep cuts of Blue Beetle's legacy. This history lesson was pure gold. The pacing was on point! This movie didn't leave me checking my phone or yawning like "Shazam 2" The villain wasn't your average mirror bad guy. His backstory was epic—child soldier turned villain? A nod to OMAC? Yeah, that's the stuff. Can we talk about the CGI? Seriously, after some recent CGI failures, I'm giving a standing ovation for this solid work. And those video game nods? FF7, you stole the show, but the gamer in me appreciated all the Easter eggs. The Bad Now, let's get into "The Bad." First up, where are the police? Seriously, in a world with explosions, gunfire, and buildings crumbling, not a single cop in sight. Maybe they're all on vacation? And Jaime, buddy, why do you have to be so gullible? The bad guys want to hurt you, and you're out there trying to negotiate like it's a schoolyard squabble. Jaime's got the brains but needs some street smarts. Who talks their way out of danger when a villain is on your tail? Seriously, where's your Spidey sense? Lastly, let's talk about superhero origin stories. Look, I get it, some people need them but can we switch things up a bit? We've seen our fair share, and it's time for a change. Overall Why didn't they promote "Blue Beetle" more? It's better than a straight-to-HBO Max release, that's for sure. This movie deserves billboards, TV commercials, and maybe even a blimp with "Watch Blue Beetle" on it. If you've endured "The Flash" recently, consider this film your refreshing palate cleanser. It's like a polished Spider-Man movie but with its unique Latino charm. So, grab your friends, your sidekicks, or just fly solo, and head to the theater. "Blue Beetle" is the hidden gem you didn't know you needed. Oh, and if you've seen it already, drop your thoughts in the comments. And of course, like, subscribe, and hit that notification bell for more movie magic. Until next time, stay geeky, stay groovy, and stay at the movies! Peace out, heroes! Read the full article

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43 and/or 57? ^_^ (obviously u don't have to do both if u don't feel like it, i just couldn't decide ghfhd)

43.

“Believe me, it gets so much better than this”

“I roll 17” Rex said, tossing a smaller die across the surface of the table after his announcement. “Plus 5, that’s… 13 damage”

“Okay, so that’s the last of the orcs done, now to deal with the war-chief” Rudy called, scribbling from behind his screen at the head of the table. “Okay, Shapesmith, how do you wanna do this?”

If he was being honest, Rus still didn’t have the best understanding of the human game they were playing. He heard something about dungeons, but hadn’t seen any yet. He picked the ‘changeling’ character because he saw himself in them, although he could hardly relate to the sorcery aspect. Still, he found the other’s impressions of their characters humorous enough.

Speaking of the others, Ian seemed to cast the same spell every turn, something called ‘eldritch blast’, while Rex’s fighter just kept swinging his sword about, Mark stood behind him and healing whenever the hero took a blow. Amanda was apparently enraged, but he wasn’t sure how that was helping.

He gulped a little bit and looked down at the sheet off to his left, all of his available spells scrawled on the lines. He traced his finger down, stopping on the one with the most imposing-sounding name. “I’ll cast, uh…Aganazzar’s Scorcher”

“2nd or 3rd level slot?”

Might as well go all in. “3rd”

He picked up the dice with the most sides. The most important one right now. He shook it about in his hand, something Ian told him would help with luck. He hoped it was true.

His eyes screwed shut as the plastic bounced on the hard wood. He waited for a few moments before hesitantly opening his eye. The threshold for failure was still unknown to him, so he called out to ask “Hey guys, what does a 20 mean?”

The others reacted in different ways, Ian putting his head in his hands while Amanda started cheering him. Rex and Mark looking at each other incredulously, and Rudy remained stoic as he sighed back “Roll 8d8 fire damage”

Gathering up the necessary amount of die, he rolled and relayed back “Uh, 41 damage”

Rudy visibly pinched the bridge of his nose, clearly not expecting the main opponent to go down so quickly. Nevertheless, he closed the encounter by saying “Yep, he’s dead”. The sentence prompted cheers from his fellow ‘party-members’, as they called themselves. He got several pats on the back, as well.

‘Huh,’ he thought to himself, ‘maybe I come here more often’

#this has been in my head for ages #I’ll get the other one done soon #invincible #invincible show #invincible amazon #invincible oc #my boy <3 #oc ref: ian cantation #oc ref: magic man #mark grayson #rex splode #rex sloan #amanda #monster girl #rudy conners #robot #shapesmith