#she got like 4 I think outside of her hero forms

[words-4u]

down to their bones

pairing: jordan li x f!reader

wc: 875

warnings: none, a bit angsty, minor jealousy, lots of fluff

a/n: listened to your bones by clesea culter while writing this and kind of used it as an inspo - don't have to listen to it but you should for vibes especially near the end

hero ethics was once a class you were excited for but now that you were a month into the course, you realize it's not at all what you expected.

all you do is watch a shit ton of videos and theorize hypotheticals, there's nothing even remotely physical involved which is what you really wanted the most.

instead here you were with lia, your partner for an upcoming presentation that dean shetty insisted the class do after she took over for brink. 

“you know i still can’t believe shetty wants us to speak for 20 full minutes on ‘aero dynamics of human flight’” you said looking at the late professor brink’s book before tossing it to the side. “i can’t even fly!”

“well, i can and it doesn’t take a rocket science to figure out how,” lia laughed. she was sprawled on your double bed that was littered with two copies of the book, laptops, pens and little stickies. “i’m a hands on learner, i need to be out there in the open skies.”

she fell back on your bed and in to a fake daydream. 

“i think someone needs to get their head out of the clouds and help me with this presentation or else we’ll fail,” you leaned in playfully tapping her forehead with a highlighter. of course this is the exact most your significant other, jordan, walks in to your room.

“uuuh…hello?” jordan said. they walked in clearly having come back from the gym, in their baggy shorts, cropped blue sweater and their short bob in a ponytail.

they were expecting to find you on your own, wanting to spend the rest of the evening with you, not to find you on your bed with another girl.

“hi babe,” you raced to jordan and placed your hands on their shoulders as you kissed them. you knew something was off the second they didn’t kiss back and you were right because as you pulled back, their eyes were glued to your bed. where lia was. 

“i’m sorry, and who are you?” jordan snapped. you were slightly taken aback because this was a side of jordan you haven't seen.

“jordan, that’s lia, my partner for hero ethics and lia this is jordan, my partner outside of hero ethics and everything else,” you smiled between the two people in your room.

“yeah, they are ranked number 5 in the whole school, y/n, i know who they are. i just didn’t know you were dating a star student,” lia said looking impressed. 

“you didn’t know?” jordan parroted. “she didn’t know?”

“we got paired up like 4 hours ago on this project. it wasn’t exactly at the top of my list of things to speak to her about.”  you whispered. 

you turned to lia. “um, i’m just gonna talk to jordan outside for like 5 minutes, you can take a break if you want.”

lia gave two thumps up before pulling out her vphone.

you grabbed jordan by the wrist and dragged them out of your dorm and into the hall way. there were a couple students walking up and down the hall and some more in a corner chatting about the latest viral video from the Seven but overall it was empty enough to have this much needed conversation.

by the time you shut your door, jordan had shifted to their male form.

“what the hell is wrong you?” you asked poking their shoulder. 

jordan clenched their jaw. “what are you talking about?”

“w-what am i talking about?” you asked back. “i’m talking about the fact that lia is lucky you don’t have laser eyes or she’d fucking toast. literally!”

“i walk into your room and you have another girl on your bed, y/n, how am i supposed to feel?”

the look on their face was suddenly transparent and it dawned on you.

“you’re jealous? over a classmate? is that it?” you asked, this time your voice carrying a softer tone. 

jordan didn’t look too pleased with the fact that they let something so trivial get to them.

“j, use your words,”

“you guys just looked so close,” they said looking at you with their big brown eyes.

you sighed. “well, we’re not. but we do need to get along cause this project is worth 30% and you know your girl can’t and won’t fail,” you said which caused them to smile a bit.

“besides,” you continued pushing their back against the wall and wrapping your hands around their neck. “i’m sort of already in love with someone, like right down to their bones, and as long as they are in my life no one else stands a chance.”

jordan leaned their forehead against yours. “i’m sorry for how i reacted. it was shitty.”

“apology accepted,” you whispered. “now give me a kiss. a proper one this time,”

jordan brushed their lips against your before kissing the air out of you. it was getting a little too hot for two people standing in a hallway and you were never one for major pda so you pulled away smiling.

“okay now you're just being a distraction,” you grinned up at them.

“okay, fine i’ll go but just to make sure, it was me who you were talking about, right?”

you chuckled playfully shoving them down the hall. “yes, you big idiot. now go and come back in 2 hours when you can really make it up to me.”

jordan smirked. “i’ll be counting down the seconds."

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[blackopals-world]

I Found Home

(part 1) (part 2) (part 3) (part 4)(part 5)(Part 7)(Part 8)

Part 6

Note: Time to feed my pet followers their serotonin

Lilia

"The Guardian"

When you become a parent you will finally learn that special ability to know what your baby needs from every sound they make.

Yuu however had trouble with with Grimm. When Grimm rarely cried but when he did it was always out of distress and only when he was afraid. It was more of a sharp yell that scared Yuu. Yuu knew it might be bad parenting but she would show him that crying is just another form of asking for help.

He was a self-soother as well and he'd put his thumb in his mouth and pull his hair when he needed to calm down.

Yuu encouraged his coping mechanisms and tried to learn all of Grimm's signs of distress. More and more he stopped panicking in favor of trying to talk once he calmed himself. It wasn't perfect of course because he went into hiding one night after wetting the bed and was too afraid to get help.

Mad crying and sad crying she knew the sound of. She knew when he was really in danger. But one night she heard something that set off every alarm in her head.

Grimm let out a loud striking scream and bolted from his bed and into Yuu's room. He frantically crawled over her and shook her awake.

"Monster! Monster!" He yelled.

Yuu was wide awake now as she pulled Grimm to her chest.

"It's okay. What did you see?" Yuu tried to ask calmly. If Grimm actually saw someone she had a hatchet under her bed and no remorse in using it.

"A monster! Outside!" Grimm pointed to the window.

Yuu knew that it probably wasn't a person considering they were on the second floor. Must have been a shadow. But she couldn't tell Grimm that. In a child's mind telling them that there was nothing to fear won't ease them. You have to think around them.

"Okay, mommy will check. Do you wanna stay here?" She asked rubbing his back.

Grimm had already curled himself against Yuu's body which meant putting him down now would be difficult.

"No."

Fair enough.

Yuu got up cradling Grimm in one arm as she walked back into his room.

Everything was in place. Yuu looked out the window to see a cloudy moonlight sky. It was probably the shadow of a cloud over the moon that spooked him.

When she bought the villa she really liked the floor-to-ceiling windows but now she could see some problems. But at least the windows didn't open and risk Grimm falling out.

"Hmm, I see the problem," Yuu said trying to get Grimm's attention "The clouds are in the way."

"The clouds?" Grimm asked.

"You see when the moon and stars are out they protect us from nighttime monsters. The stars make up these ancient guardians and heroes that watch over the world at night. They slay the monsters. But sometimes the monsters send out shadow clouds to block out the moon and stars." Yuu said gravely.

"Oh no!" Grimm held on tighter in fear.

"But don't worry. We can stop them."

"Really?" Grimm said with excitement.

"Yep, you must build up your army. " As she said this she picked up Grimm's favorite stuffed cat. "Your stuffed animals can help you. If you give them orders one of the star heroes can come down and use their bodies to fight off the monsters."

Grimm's eyes lit up as he scrambled out of his mom's arms and gathered his toys.

"Sir Batty, you are in charge. Nina will stay with me." Grimm said as he stood over his fluffy troops.

"Wish them luck." Yuu said as she picked up her son and tucked him right back in bed.

"Wait! Mama! Who's going to protect you?" Grimm asked.

"Oh, well maybe you can ask Sir Batty, to check on me tonight," Yuu said soothing Grimm back to sleep.

Grimm knew that if his Mama said he was safe he was safe. Even if she was being silly. But he was going to show her that he was brave this time. Even if the scary monster was here again, on the ceiling.

It had big red eyes and sharp teeth this time.

"Are you going to eat me?" Grimm asked watching the monster get closer.

"Why would I eat you? You're far too little." The monster responded.

"Are you going to eat my Mama? I'll let you eat me instead." Grimm held tighter to Nina. Maybe he toys will save him soon.

"I would never eat you or your Mama. She's my friend." The monster dropped down from the ceiling and sat at the edge of the bed "and I'm not a monster."

Grimm got a closer look and he saw that this person wasn't a monster, in fact he looked familiar. Like one of the heroes from Mama's storybook. She was telling the truth a hero did come, Sir Batty had come to life!

Almost immediately Grimm asked a million questions to the hero. Like how he slayed monsters or how he met Mama.

"I used to protect your Mom too." Sir Batty said proudly.

"So Mama knew you'd come," Grimm said in awe.

Suddenly a yowl came from outside and just as quickly Grimm took cover as he curled up against the bat(man?).

"Monster!" Grimm tugged at his hair as he grabbed at Batty's clothes.

"No, no. That's not a monster it's just a cat. You like cats don't you?" Batty comforted him by rubbing his back gently.

Batty picked Grimm up and opened the curtains.

"See, it's just a cute little kitty." He said softly as Grimm watched the black cat perch on the fence.

Grimm smiled as he waved at the cat. He loved cats.

Lilia was having a delightful time. He could hardly believe Yuu made something so cute. He missed holding a child in his arms. Babies are so soft and warm.

Yuu's child was so small, smaller than Silver was.

"Thirsty," Grimm mumbled drowsy.

Lilia continued to rub his back as he walked downstairs. Grimm's head rested on Lilia's shoulder as he started drifting off.

The fridge had bottles of enriched milk for toddlers. All Lilia needed to do was warm it up and put it in a sippy cup.

"Do not add anything"

Lilia could already hear her voice. He remembered getting kicked out of the kitchen constantly when she came over to cook. He missed her meat pies and pizzas.

Lilia waited for the milk to cool and poured it into a Halloween-themed bottle with bats and pumpkin print.

Gently he shook Grimm awake and sat down on the couch. Grimm weakly held the bottle and began to drink but his grip began to slip.

Lilia laughed as he helped hold one end of the cup up so Grimm could continue to drink. He made sure to be careful so Grimm didn't drink too much at once and kept upright enough that he could swallow easily.

It was like he had another baby.

Once the bottle was almost empty Grimm slumped over and went into a deep sleep. Lilia wiped milk off the mouth of the little one.

He could hardly believe Yuu brought something so wonderful into the world. No, he believed it. Every bit of it.

"The future?" She tiled her head to the side and hummed in thought for a moment. "Well I want a nice house. I want it to be in a place full of trees, old ones. I'm going to finish my book and officially become an author. I'm going to get married and have kids. 1 or 2 would be good. Hey! Why are you laughing? I don't care if it sounds childish, can't I dream?"

He wasn't laughing at her but she sounded so cute. She had stars in her eyes as she talked about her future life. Clearly, she had worked towards it.

There was a creak as footsteps came downstairs. Any words of alarm that Yuu had died in her throat as Lilia pressed a finger to his lips before pointing to Grimm who was snuggled up against him with his head in the crook of Lilia's neck.

Yuu quietly pulled back one of Grimm's stray curled locks before looking at Lilia with confusion. She wanted to ask him why he was there but realized that it didn't matter.

"I missed you." Was all she could say.

"I missed you too." Lilia kissed her forehead.

Grimm let out a soft whine.

"He's beautiful." Lilia was still mesmerized.

"Isn't he." Yuu joined in. "..oh, it's late."

"Never stopped you. We used to stay up all night together." Lilia purred pressing a kiss to Yuu's cheek.

"Not anymore. I'm on mommy time now. I'm up when he's up." Yuu teased.

"What about mommy and daddy time?" Lilia returned the favor.

Yuu smacked his arm.

"We need to put him to bed." Yuu sighed reaching to take Grimm from the fae.

"I don't wanna let go." Lilia backed away as he childishly pouted.

Yuu knew better than to push but an alternative needed to be found.

Grimm woke up in a strange place. Well not stang it was his Mama's room. He was sandwiched between Mommy and Sir Batty or the hero that took Sir Batty's body.

Grimm tugged on the human stuffed animal to see if he would turn back now in the daytime.

"No, no my child. We don't pull hair." The man said, "If you are awake how about you help Daddy make breakfast for Mommy."

Daddy? Grimm didn't know he had a Daddy.

"Okay, Daddy!" Grimm smiled as he reached out his arms to be picked up.

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[rebeltigera]

Hi I have a few small questions nothing to big or complicated I hope.

1) in an old comic" Pif was angry This morning for mac was at least unpleasant . Poor boi wasn't even aware of Wukong's doing" why was PIF so angry and what did macaque do or say about it or was he speechless

2) in another old comic you said "Wukong got bad habit of making his wounds and scars less worth. Mac ain't having it" could you elaborate if that's okay

3) dose wukong or macaque make nest still to sleep in if so do they sometimes invite the other one into the nest even if it’s for a little while.

4) dose wukong emotions/trauma sometimes play up and if so dose macaque helps him or makes sure his kuji form didn’t hurt anyone.

5)And last one dose wukong cook if so would macaque try his cooking (I though it would be funny if he made a bet with wukong thinking that wukong couldn’t cook only to find out his can since in some comics from different people he couldn’t cook)

And I do hope you get better and that you have plenty of rest and find that motivation you need 😊❤️‍🩹

1) SOOO... Wukong basically appeared on her doorstep asking for allowance/blessing to court Mac again. Well, she didn't like it. She got so much hate towards the ginger she needed to rant to Mac about it. And Mac didn't know that Wukong even tried to pick that path back again. He was pretty much speechless , asking only question of what happened.

2) Ok , so you got that powerful god, hero , the Great Sage equal to heaven. Scars is something he gained through his journey to greatness , however those are stains on his image as well. He can acknowledge that someone could get scars , the trauma and pain person could get through. , However he is neglectful to his own pain and what he went through. It made him a better person at the very end , yes? So why to take care of those stains?

Mac ain't having it.

3) so, Mac got a nest on his own island in his bedroom and he always makes one when he meets with Pif n Chang'e ( instincts) . U pretty much need to get permission to enter it if you are someone from outside or an adult. Children got almost free pass.

Wukong doesn't have one. He tried to build himself one but he find it very difficult so he sleeps on hammock.

You gotta wait a bit for them to visit a nest of another.

4) ok I'll touch the subject of Kaiju first

Wukong doesn't use Kaiju for a really long time. Only in Diyu arc , when his grief and pain made him crazy from it

So, no Kaiju in traumas

One of the problematic things / traumas was actually chirping. Some of u saw the comic of problematic chirping. Another is head pains. Burn pains . Instinct malfunction. And many more

Macaque since the healing arc started is always around to help him . As well Wukong is for him. Cuz because of Wukong coming back to his life , it getting turned upside down again.

5) well, he won't burn scrambled eggs I think. But don't get much past that

I'm high on fluff lately and doodle much in traditional. Digital artblock suck

[auburnitzy]

Idk if anyone has ever told you this but I am stupidly excited every time you post something abt Nawa

I was never exposed to Filipino Mythology as often like Greek or Chinese. It kind of made me lose touch with the mythology my mom grew up on.

So seeing your character and the mythology she’s based off of really got me going to get into Filipino creatures :^D

aha!! same!! i don't really see much media of philippine mythology outside of the country, and i didn't want to accidentally offend people when i make a chinese oc because i made a mistake

below the (read more) option is some concepts and early designs of nawa!! (mostly me just rambling ab nawa's history as a character)

february 2022, the earliest known design of her was made in gacha club.

she wasn't filipino yet (chinese-japanese actually) and was named "yurei zhou"

i didn't even bother researching the last name because i was that ignorant.

we don't talk about this era because i am ashamed of it. what an embarrassing time.

if anyone is reading this i'm sorry for doing that :(

this was created march 4, 2022 according to my ibispaint x files, and is the very first naotian/lunarnoodles art i made.

by this time, i was simping for mk because i loved dorks (and still do to this day)

back then, she didn't really wear the sleeveless turtleneck thing, it was a black turtleneck dress (WITH SLEEVES!! 🤯) underneath a a short jacket/vest.

her name was also changed to "yue zhou" because at this point, i realized that "why the heck would i name her yurei zhou if i'm not japanese? that's weird."

i also haven't decided whether she was purely filipino or filipino-chinese

she had red shoes and frankly, i don't know why i chose that. honestly it was an eyesore.

next up we got a more-LEGO looking concept (dated march 8, 2022)

her name was changed to nawa (no last name yet), because i realized "wow, i am not chinese either!!" and said "FILIPINOFICATION BEAM ACTIVATE!!! 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭" and now she's turned fully filipino

for some reason, her horns also changed to black like thoma's from genshin.

by march 30, 2022, her horns had turned to gold with violet edges, with two slits. however, her shoes were still red, and had gold pins on her jacket.

she still had no bell because there was no backstory formed for her at the moment.

october, 2022 came, and i went "ooo i don't wanna misinterpret chinese mythology" so i turned to filipino mythology instead

her backstory used to be something like this;

"chang'e used to be best friends with an ancestor of nawa's (even gave the ancestor the bell as a gift), until that ancestor tried to eat the moon so the celestial realm banished that ancestor inside the bell and was passed down to her descendants. nawa tags along with mk in s3 to return the bell as an apology to chang'e because the ancestor had wanted to apologize and was haunting her descendants to do that for her"

obviously that's not the backstory and plans anymore, and lualhati (the ancestor) was eventually scrapped

her last name, "elyas" was eventually formed and taken from the character "elias" from one of jose rizal's (a hero in philippine history) book's noli me tangere, because at the time, a show called "maria clara at ibarra" aired at october 3, 2022, and i got so hooked on the show that i made her last name elyas.

then february, 2023 came and i was like "my gosh,,, her backstory is garbage,,," and revamped everything.

i wanted her to be more fleshed out, but i still didn't think of a full backstory yet-

and because I was impulsive and not thinking, i still made her a reference

late february, 2022 came and i said "so, she has bakunawa blood, right? why not give her a DRAGON FORM?"

at this point, i made her accidentally kill her sister (she was being silly and goofy guys) (YOU SINK INTO MY CLOTHES 🐺🐺🌙), made her despise her bakunawa heritage after that and gave her trauma (because that builds character!!!)

i also made her mother (who was originally kind in the fanfiction) into someone who blames her for her sister's death and be the one to give her the bell

and now we land here, early march of 2023, so i said "what if she actually recovered from that trauma i gave her? 👉🏽👈🏽 and what can i do to make her more associated with the moon?"

so the idea of mk helping her heal and love all of herself and her "imperfections" was born!!

(according to the wiki, mk thinks that there is perfection in imperfection, goofy lil dude <33)

her hair turned white because nawa came to love her bakunawa side, and because of that- she became more in tune with haliya's (the filipino moon goddess) side (who loved bakunawa so much to the point that it still resonates through her descendants.)

i also gave her fins, barbels and a tail cuz why not?

of course, her natural hair color is still brown/auburn, but it only appears when she's "de-powered" or something happened to take her powers away (it takes away her bakunawa features too)

and i think that's the stuff i can recall at the moment,,, i'll add more stuff once i remember

#lmk oc #lego monkie kid oc #monkie kid oc #☆ rambling ☆ #☆ nawa elyas ☆

[sweetbuckybarnes]

Bucky Has a Girlfriend?: How They Met

Summary: Prequel to this post. How Y/N and Bucky met thanks to Yelena Belova.

It was Yelena who introduced Y/N and Bucky. The former Russian assassin had met the Brit whilst the latter was waitressing in a bar in a big city Yelena can no longer remember.

All she can remember is being on the run before the snap, hiding at the back of the bar, her eyes jumping from person to person watching out for her captor.

"You're not going to do well, hiding in a place like this," came a voice, swiftly followed by a ringed hand and a bracelet covered wrist. Yelena looked up and came face to face with one of the waitresses. "Judging alone by your shifty eyes and fidgeting fingers, you're going to bounce as soon as you see whoever you're looking for."

Yelena blinked repeatedly, how is it possible that she noticed all this about her in less than 5 minutes.

"I used to think I was going to be some detective like Sherlock Holmes. Turns out my eyesight was too bad for them to take me on," she explained. "Dad likes to call me his little Shellie Holmes."

A female version of Sherlock Holmes, clever.

"Well, good luck," she said, taking the rest of the glasses between her fingers and walking away from the table.

Incredible.

💫💫💫

5 years later, when the snap was reversed. After Yelena discovered the truth about what happened to Natasha that day on the cliffside.

The day that still haunts Clint.

Yelena went and tracked down the waitress who spoke to her the evening before the snap.

Getting to the bar, stood behind the bar top, was the waitress, with a heartbroken expression of on her face.

"Hey! You're back!" The waitress turned possible bar tender smiled at Yelena, a sight the Russian wasn't used to, as the woman put her rag down. "How've you been? Did you disappear too?"

She'd also disappeared, dusted. What did he call it?

"Yeah, they're not looking for me now. And I found out what happened to my sister."

Yelena could see the sorrow reflected on Y/N's face. "If it helps, I found out my fiancée got married. To my best friend."

That explained the missing ring.

"Sorry."

"Can I get you something to drink?"

💫💫💫

Yelena would often go to the bar, and the pair formed a fast friendship - which is how Yelena found out about Y/N hating her job.

"But what can you do? I was lucky to get this when I came back. Some people aren't as lucky," Yelena learnt it wasn't often that Y/N complained about things.

Just as Yelena was going to say something in return, a special newscast from the US was broadcast on the TV.

The new Captain America, Sam Wilson, gently placing a civilian on their feet and gave a speech - much like when he first took up the mantel 4 months ago. And he was much like his official predecessor - Steve Rogers.

"That's what you call a hero," Y/N commented, as she filled up another glass for a different one of her regulars. "He served his country and continues to do so."

Yelena watched the TV as Sam spoke there was body hovering over his shoulder. The former Winter Soldier. James Buchanan Barnes, known as Bucky to his friends - limited as they may be.

"It also helps when your second in command is as handsome as he is," Y/N said, her chin resting on the palm of her hand, as her elbow propped her up. She continued to silent admire the former Prisoner of War. She blinked out of her trance, looking over at Yelena. "Well, this isn't going to get the glasses clean, is it?"

As Y/N walked away from her spot, collected the remaining glasses around the bar and the tables - passing other waitresses and waiters as she went, Yelena's phone rang displaying an unknown number from the US.

When Y/N looked over at Yelena, the blonde Russian pointed to outside as she answered her phone.

💫💫💫

It turned out to be Sam Wilson who had just been on the TV, and he wanted a new person on their team. And Sam had heard of Yelena from the now officall6 retired Clint Barton.

"He said you managed to take him down, only person to really do that was... well... Natasha."

"My sister," Yelena replied. "We were raised together. And if he's recommended me. I might as well join."

💫💫💫

3 weeks later, Yelena was flown over back to the US, to complete her first mission with the new Captain America and James Barnes.

When she was on facetime, as Y/N mentioned an interview for a possible new job, Bucky interrupted her.

"Come on Yelena. You can walk and talk right?" He muttered to her, taking a glance at her phone screen before doing a double take, seeing the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen. The ones he'd taken out dancing in the 1940s couldn't compare.

"Hey."

"Hi."

#bucky barnes x reader #bucky x reader #bucky x female reader #bucky barnes x y/n #bucky x y/n #bucky barnes x female reader #james buchanan barnes #bucky barnes #yelena boleva

[sweetcloverheart]

Clover Rants Miraculously

I think I’ve complained about this before, but MLB has a terrible habit of telling you to hate a characters instead of simply letting the dislike form naturally.

Like, take Chloe for example - it was easy to hate her in season 1 because she was being the stereotypical bully and causing Marinette (and the rest of the class and city) problems while acting in a way that earned negativity from the audience. There was no need for the show to go out of the way and make her hateable because she did that well enough on her own while making her an interesting and dynamic character. Then the season 3 finale happened, and it, along with season 4′s portrayal of her, her previous arc as a temp hero, and Thomas’s responses to (genuine and bad faith) questions about it on twitter saw a surge of Chloe defense because hell if Thomas and the writing crew were not determined to shout from the rooftops about how Chloe was the spawn of Satan with a pitchblack soul of coal and you had to think this too or else you likely ate puppies. Every scene she was in was basically the audience constantly being berated with “Hate Chloe Bourgeois or else!” signs while trying to enjoy the episode that just caused them to roll their eyes because really? The dumb blonde girl who’s entire modus operandus is “Threaten to call daddy mayor” is supposed to be seen as an utter monster who’s within the same ranks as the man who, in an alt-timeline, beat his son and then tried to brainwash him into being his magic servant to hurt his girlfriend (“Chat Blanc”)? I mean, outside of the near traincrash she caused as Queen Bee (Which they had her show remorse for, even if they didn’t handle the aftermath all that well) and her actions as Miracle Queen, Chloe is just an entitled bully with a superiority complex. Just get the girl some therapy and cut access to her credit cards and problem solved.

Felix’s entire intro episode is about how he’s such an awful conniving little brat in comparison to our beloved blonde angel Adrien - which he was, and we all loved him for it! and the fact that Thomas and co. didn’t want this just made everyone love him more out of spite. Probably helped that he absolutely seemed to revile Gabemoth and helped move along the Agreste side of the plotline by uncovering important secrets/lore Which should have been happening for our Deutagonist seeing as how this involves his father and mother but you know what let’s move on as well as him being based off the PV!Felix whom Thomas openly hated - so that just meant the fandom should definitely love him more and create thousands of AUs where he gets the Black Cat (or Butterfly) miraculous instead. (Of course, now that he’s on his way to redemption, he’s definitely going to head straight into base-breaking territory, though I feel the writers are just going to sour him on everyone if they play this the same way they did his intro)

Lila was fun to dislike and theorize about after her debut in Volpina - like, the amount of recurring villain Volpina, antihero!Lila, and Butterfly!Lila fanart I saw back then was immense. That’s how much of a splash she made. Then Thomas shuffled her off into the void and left her there for a majority of the show until “Heroes Day/Catalyst”, and when she finally got another focus episode (“Chameleon”), the entire thing spent so much time harping about what an awful and terrible liar she was and how “evil” it was to deceive everyone that people started hating her less for that and began hating the class and Bustier more for being stupid enough to fall for such obvious fibs (though in their defense, that’s more fault of the plot twisting itself into pretzel shapes so that Lila schemes can work when they really shouldn’t), and it worsened with “Ladybug” because everyone was so quick to turn on Marinette in it (and that the school apparently doesn’t have security cameras or bothered to call Lila’s mom considering her daughter was apparently assaulted on school grounds) that it just worsened the class salt the previously mentioned “Chameleon” brought upon. The final nail in the “Hate Lila or else” coffin ended up being the bible spoilers, which just made almost everyone stan her out of spite because when you have the show creators claim a lying teenage girl is more capable of greater evil than the magical emotionally manipulative terrorist, that tells me a lot of things except what you’re trying to claim.

Even Su Han, who isn’t a villain, is victim to this - he’s basically supposed to be representative of the fandom criticism of the show and Fu, who’s only purpose is to yell at Ladybug for “not doing guardianing right” before either being proven wrong (“Furious Fu” and “Ephemeral”) or admitting he’s the actual screw up (“Evolution”). Naturally, fandom responded by either making him the replacement mentor for Fu in their fics/AU that actually helps Maribug and Adrichat and proves a competent ally, or actually make him a decent opposing force.

Meanwhile, the characters they want the fandom to like are immediately hated because they’re just put off by how obvious they are about it - Poor Zoe was hyped to heaven and back, ultimately causing her to be immediately reviled by a lot of the fandom (mostly by those who were still bitter about losing out on Ally!Chloe) in her debut, and disliked even more when her temp hero episode had every character and their mother praising her on how nice she was and how she was so much better than icky Chloe. The constantly being told about how “good and pure” Emilie was despite being given nothing on her life before the Peacock miraculous and Gabriel has caused a number of people to create Evil!Emilie aus where she’s just as much of a self-centered megalomaniac as old Gabemoth. And Gabriel himself is basically the #1 hated villain not just because he’s, as stated, a magical emotionally manipulative terrorist, but also because the show is trying so hard to make him out to be this “sympathetic grey character” who “just loves his family” when he’s done nothing to show this (Hell, his actions the past 4-5 seasons basically showed the exact opposite), not to mention how inconsistent he seems to be with his goals and the lack of competence he’s shown despite apparently being so “smart and sophisticated” (Like my man, you had a time traveling miraculous and have one that can give you any superpower you want - Emilie should have been out of that magical cryocoffin and tap dancing right now)

tldr; Don’t “tell” your audience to hate a character. They can do it fine on their own.

#Miraculous Ladybug #Clover Rants Miraculously #ML Salt

[gamesception]

Sception Reads Cass Cain #19

Batgirl (2000) Annual #1 Writer: Scott Peterson Pencils: Mike Deodato

The Main Batgirl solo is again left at a cliffhanger mid-arc while we look at a side issue. Maybe I should have done episodes 4-6 back to back, out of chronological order? But I've had a lot to say about issues 4 and 5, so the little breaks looking at side issues I don't have as much to say about has been a nice change of pace to buy breathing room. This time we're meeting a character named Aruna? I don't think I remember her at all. These sorts of annuals are sometimes used to have a popular established character help launch a new IP that will continue in another book. If that's what was happening here, then it's a nice show of confidence in Cass from editorial. And we've got Scott Peterson writing, so that's good, but we've seen Deodato draw Cass once before, and it, uh...

Oh.

Oh, no.

...

Honestly, it's not all that bad. Most of it's fine. Much better than the last time he was drawing Cass. There are even some panels of Cass that I really like, like this one:

But man, those first couple pages are rough.

Anyway, yeah, while this is a 'Batgirl Annual', it exists to introduce Aruna Shende, as part of a 'DC World' thing going on at the time introducing some new international heroes and I guess seeing who sticks. Aruna is a shapeshifter with a stunt person/special effects artist alter-ego working in the Bollywood film industry while investigating the disappearance of her parents when she was a child. Bruce & Cass bump into Aruna while looking into the kidnapping of the lead actor in a film she was working on and they have a little adventure together. Aftter that there's an extended character backstory segment just for Aruna with no bats at all.

It's pretty solid. I like how Cass is able to identify Aruna when she's using her abilities to disguise herself. This is still silent Cass, but she's fairly active and expressive in the part of the issue where she's present.

As for Aruna, she's an interesting character, with a solid backstory, and its honestly a shame DC never really did anything with her after that.

There is one bit that stuck out to me though relating Aruna's story to Cass...

After her parents were taken by mysterious suited agents, Aruna was left as an orphan, living on her own on the street, forced basically to grow up that way while also growing into her powers and using them to take care of herself.

Which is very similar to how Cass lived on her own after running away from David at age 8, basically until she met Barbara during No Mans Land when she was like 16 or 17. During that entire time Cass survived on the streets, on her own, without even the ability to speak, relying on her abilities to survive.

That's a part of her life that, as far as I can remember, the old continuity never really explored outside of this one flashback with Mr. Merc from issue 1. What was life like for her? Did she form connections with anyone? She's seen the world from this abject state of poverty, seen people around her desperate to survive, presumably saw people supporting each other and tearing each other down... she was living on the streets at least as long as she was living with David Cain, it should be a big part of her world view, so much formative stuff should have happened during that period. Really meeting and spending time with people other than her father for the first time. her first crush, probably. realizing how different she was, and what her father's training had really cost her in terms of the ability to communicate and connect with other people. How does growing up in abject poverty color what she thinks about her fabulously wealthy life when she is eventually invited into the Wayne household?

And not something modern writers can really go back and fill in, since, from my limited understanding, in the reboot continuity she goes pretty much straight from assassin life to bat life without this in between period.

#Cassandra Cain #sception reads cassandra cain #batgirl #aruna shende

[raayllum]

While I think the show could easily make a plot line where Callum leaves to try and protect his loved ones work quite well characterization wise (although I do lean towards it either not happening or not lasting for more than an episode or two, but who knows), I think said plot line wouldn’t actually bring about the conclusion people have typically had in mind for it.

1) Rayla leaving was a trauma response. It wasn’t a good decision and it wasn’t a healthy decision. The crew has gone on record several times that it was a form of self-punishment for ‘failing,’ how it plays into her martyr/saviour complex, and that it was brought on partially by tortured dreams. If Callum leaves in S5, then, it will also be a trauma response. Not the right thing to do (and I’m sure if he does he’ll get in deep narrative shit for it in some capacity, unless Rayla stops him), but an understandable thing to do.

2) Callum always understood why Rayla left. This is more opinion based, but I think we see it clearly in TTM (he wanted to go with her, he got why it mattered to her so much) and he also knows Rayla loves him. Rayla being a hero and protecting others (even protecting him) is one of the things he loves most about her: “She does what’s right even when it puts her own life at risk [...] That’s what makes her a hero. That’s what makes her Rayla.” His big issue was that he felt abandoned by her because she didn’t let him go with her. In S4, then, he’s making this behavioural pattern she has about him, even when it existed long before him (and has existed long after). In 4x09 with his, “I know,” he’s accepting that this is outside of his control. He does understand where it comes from, to a degree. He’ll just never entirely like it (or want this to be her path). 

3) Possible repetition in Callum being brought, physically and emotionally back from the Brink, in a space he’s cognizant of. Like Callum being tempted or forced to join Team Bad Guy, this could also veer into similar territory of being too similar to breaking him free of brainwashing, if/when the show takes that direction as well. Now, TDP loves its repetition amid escalated stakes, so it’s not out of the realm of possibility, but it will mean either Rayla or someone else trying to talk him down twice, if not three times (aka he has to eventually be able to throw off the brainwashing, soo). 

4) What conclusion does it actually leave us with? Presented in this capacity, Callum leaving would mostly fuel Rayla’s character arc, not necessarily his own. Callum does not need to leave to understand why Rayla did; and as stated before, no amount of understanding is going to make that the right thing to do. The lesson that needs to be learned is for Rayla to realize that this pattern and cycle is Not It, even if it’s what she’s seen in her family, and to acknowledge how much she hurt Callum in doing so, yes, but also that she hurt herself. While Callum leaving would make Rayla realize how much it fucking sucks, perhaps, in full, it would still give her a deeper understanding of either 1) Callum’s pain or 2) her own pain by proxy of seeing someone else repeat her self-destructive patterns. Her choosing to break this pattern because of seeing Callum playing it out, and both of them finding healing together could be very cathartic, but it would still ultimately be (as far as I see it for now) a Rayla centric arc. Which I’m not against whatsoever, but I see this plot beat framed as a Callum centric moment, and I just really don’t think it exactly will be, if it goes this way.

#rayllum #s5 #s5 speculation #arc 2 #analysis series #predictions #analysis #callum leaving theory #like on the one hand foils. repetition. angst. i love it #and thought something like this could happen easily even pre-s4 #so i'll be curious to see how they play in it in s5 / if they'll push his characterization there #but on the other hand like s4 reinforced that while he can Try to leave (even in response to rayla) #he can't bring himself to. the most he can do is what he's always done which is to watch / let her walk away #he's still centred on togetherness he just wants to be Together with her #and if he's not pushing for that i'll be curious to see if she switches and she is but that's also #not too dissimilar from her arc in s4 even if it's not totally There so? yeah

[queen-of-writing-bad-things]

Henry Danger Reader Insert | Captain Man x Reader: SEASON 4

Episode 4: Danger Games Part 1

~Somewhere over Swellview~

Doctor Minyak had kidnapped Captain Man and Miss Danger and trapped them in a glass cage with a bomb, oh my! Don't panic. The whole situation was secretly under control; Ray and (y/n) were happily sat in their tiny prison, thousands of feet up in the air over Swellview as Minyak's hijacked cargo plane took them to the location where the evil doctor would enact his heinous plan. Or so he thought.

The couple wouldn't be nearly as relaxed as they were if they thought they were in actual trouble. (y/n) had her back to Ray's chest, his arms and legs curled around her form, trapping her in an embrace that made the villain turn up his nose at how annoyingly adorable they were, and in his hands, was his phone. He insisted that they play some new mobile game called Sky Whale and they couldn't really care what Minyak had to say or evilly laugh about when they were breaking their new high score. Or rather, Ray was breaking it, (y/n) was just there to giggle and kiss his jawline when he did something clever. 

The spiky, ball, bomb thing next to them wasn't alarming either, not when they knew they had superpowers to protect them and another sidekick waiting to make his move. Henry was hiding in a box of cargo, poised to sneak and take out Minyak's goons, but he had to wait for the opportune moment, which wasn't now 'cause Minyak was busy monologuing.

"Hahahahahaha, yes! Oh, yes! Lock that box, lock it hard!" The criminal victoriously screeched at his minions as they sealed the see-through box tightly shut, not that Ray or his girl were interested. Yeah, space was limited and they really had to squeeze in to both fit, but they weren't complaining. It was nice to be wrapped up in each other so completely and Sky Whale was so addictive, it made any prospect of danger seem irrelevant.

"Aw, poor Captain Man and his little girlfriend, Miss Danger. You've got to start thinking outside the box!" Doctor Minyak chuckled, loving his pun and how sassy it made him seem. He'd finally done it, he'd captured his greatest enemy and was sending his dumb girlfriend down with him like two birds with one stone. His plan was coming along perfectly, but he had imagined a little more attention from the heroes as he captured them and they waited for their doom.

"Uh, uh, wait, uh, we just need to, uh, hang on a second..." Ray mumbled, taking a thumb off his phone momentarily to just tell the man to shut up whilst he concentrated. It was hard enough trying to focus with his girl pressed against him and the scent of her perfume filling the box, driving him crazy, he didn't need this dummy blabbing in his ear. They were so close to a new high score and just seeing how excited (y/n) got as he played spurred him on even further (the kisses were a huge bonus).

"Wha—are you playing a game?" Minyak snapped, peering through the glass so he could see over their heads and he instantly noticed the brightly coloured, saturated pixels of some mobile application doohickey. He was more of a chess man and had no idea what they were up to, he was just pouty that they thought some weird, flying whale was better thanks him and his evilness.

"Yeah, it's called Sky Whale! Captain Man is amazing at it and I have to say, whoever made this game must be geniuses." The young woman gushed, turning her head to press yet another kiss to her boyfriend's cheeks so he'd know how impressed she was. Who knew Ray would be good at a game for kids? She wasn't particularly good at navigating the whale on the clouds, but that didn't mean she couldn't take pleasure in sitting back and watching him play instead.

"Oh, oh! I'm up in space, sweet girl!" Ray laughed as his character moved higher, his mood lifting even more when (y/n) pecked him on the lips this time since a bigger achievement deserved a bigger reward. Well, if his skill brought him kisses, then perhaps he'd just have to keep ignoring Minyak and snuggle up to his girl instead. He wouldn't complain, not when those pretty eyes crinkled when she giggled. "I am having a good time!"

"Stop it! You will stop playing that game and kissing him this instant!" Minyak ordered them like they worked for him, meaning his rude tone just washed over them. He couldn't boss them around and little did he know, trying to stop these lovebirds from smooching and cuddling was like trying to lick the back of your head - impossible. The only thing he didn't know was that Henry had decided enough was enough and upon hearing how all attention was on the couple's affection (seriously, couldn't they give it a rest for one minute?), he took out his multi-utility knife and began slicing through the leather of whatever container he had hidden himself in. 

"Yeah, no can do, Minyak. My boyfriend, my rules and I'm gonna kiss him all I want." (y/n) gave the doctor her driest tone and Ray smirked when she deliberately kissed him again just to prove a point, and to taste his bubblegum-mint flavour, but he didn't need to know that. She'd waited ten years to date Ray and no one was gonna stop her now she had him, not even some lunatic who'd trapped them on a plane.

"You have even had the courtesy of to ask me why I trapped you both in this transparent box." Minyak sneered, hoping his subtle prompting would make the heroes ask him. It was part of the whole villain thing, explaining your plan to the hero after you've captured them because it took so long to plan and carry out, which explained why the body guy was getting so moody. He just wanted to show off how much of an malevolent genius he was, was that too much to ask?

"Oh, well, we would ask, if we cared." Ray retorted, making his girl snigger when Minyak's lips turned into frown. They had this whole operation in the bag and let's face it, did the bad guy ever win? No, Captain Man and his sidekicks had an excellent track record and it was highly doubtful that someone like Minyak was going to tarnish it. He just didn't have the nerve or a knack of succeeding, he always flopped in the end.

"All right, I'll tell you! You see, exactly eleven minutes from now, this aircraft will fly directly over the Swellview Dam!" Minyak started, him nor his thugs noticing how Kid Danger had poked his head through the material and was slowly creeping out. It was smart to move when Minyak was monologuing, it meant that he was too lost in his ego to notice any of his surroundings, so the boy was free to carefully sneak around.

"Hey! Watch your language." (y/n) scolded the doctor, even though she knew what he meant. She was no innocent angel, no matter how many arguments Ray made, she used bad language and innuendo because she was an adult, but come on! There was an unknown child present, even if he'd heard it all and much worse before. 

"I was using the word "dam" to indicate a concrete wall that that retards the flow of water!" Minyak growled at her, his eyes bulging creakily as she smirked at his overreaction. Someone had swallowed a thesaurus and even if she had set herself to look a tad dumb, it was just too funny to see how annoyed the doctor got. She wouldn't be laughing when he dropped her from the plane and watched her pathetic body crash on the cliff side so harshly, no super-regeneration would be able to heal her. Or that was the plan, he had no idea how her power actually worked.

"Oh, dammmmm! Not like, damnnnnn, my girlfriend's fine!" Ray nodded, making his girl's cheeks darken as he slipped in the compliment just to see her blush and Minyak gag. He'd do the same if he had a girlfriend, not that he ever would; he was weird, evil and no one ever as beautiful and kind as (y/n) would go for a guy like him. (y/n)'s much preferred strong, indestructible doofuses.

"Yes! Now, do you see that glowing orb next to you?" The doctor tried to move the conversation on, hoping to get back to his master plan, but Sky Whale was too good to just put down, even for Henry, who had taken a mini-break in his stealth operation so he could continue his game. It was a little thing he and Ray had going on, to see who could get the highest score because both of them worked better under a competition and despite not having his own little cheerleader like Ray did, Henry was a decent player.

"Oh, here we go, sweet girl, yeah!" Ray chuckled in the woman's ear, feeling her squirm as his hot breath hit her neck, but it just encouraged him to tease her and ignore Minyak. She was so small against him and so adorable it made his heart soar, whilst he was like a giant around her, and so damn hot it made her stomach burn with desire, so they didn't hear the villain's question, just their inner desire to feed off of their love.

"Do you see the glowing orb?!" Minyak squealed, stamping his foot like a petulant, little girl when they giggled into each other's ears. He couldn't believe it, his nemesis wouldn't leave the girl alone, it was like their were in their own little world and Henry understood how he felt. Welcome to the club, everyone has jackets and shares a mutual adoration/annoyance for how Ray and (y/n) are so right for each other, it's revolting. Just try and take the other away and you'll face serious consequences or a lot of whining, pouting and pining, two situations that were equally intolerable. Suckers in love, that what they were.

"Oh, right, orb."  "Fabulous, well done, you." They replied half heartedly, sparing the flashing object only a glance since Ray couldn't let his whale drop. He was so close to the record and orbs didn't bother him, glowing or otherwise. 

"That is a plasmatonic boom-sphere!" Minyak exclaimed, swirling his hand around to signify his inventions mystifying danger. This thing was big news and could tear the plane and almost everyone in it to shreds, but looking at Ray or (y/n) you wouldn't think that they were the ones sat right next to it. The man was usually so protective over his girl, stemming from years of thinking that even if she didn't want him, he was the only one who'd ever keep her the safest and most cherished women on the planet, and even though though she was tucked up in his arms, the possibility of death or serious injury was there. Why wasn't Captain Man freaking out? "Great." "Terrific."

"Now, if you'll direct your attention to the screen..." Oh, for fuck's sake. Why couldn't he just tell them succinctly like a normal person? Why did Minyak have to create a whole ass presentation about his plan? Henry took another "break" since he was gonna be a while and (y/n) awkwardly scooched her butt as she and Ray turned to see the monitor. Stupid Minyak, ruining their nice, comfy position, now, Ray had an elbow on his bent knee and the woman was forced to semi-squat on her heels so they wouldn't touch the bomb and holy shit, the position was uncomfortable.

"Okay, when we fly over the damn, my goons will open those rear doors, then push out the box, containing you, your beloved Miss Danger and my plasmatonic boom-sphere—" Ray rolled his eyes at that. True, she was his beloved, but neither her, him or this bomb thing were going anywhere, 'cause Henry was back on the move, pausing his game, sticking his phone in his mouth and stalking towards the unsuspecting guards. 

"And then, you'll fall until you impact with the Swellview Dam, at which point, the dam will burst and then billions of gallons will flood Swellview, thus upsetting everyone!" Minyak screamed and laughed manically at the thought of the terrified screams of the citizens below, but he still hadn't noticed the hero of the hour; Kid Danger.  Nudged Ray subtly, nodding ever so slightly in the boy's direction and they geared up for battle as he gave them a nod and held his special gadget between the goons' heads. It was one of Schwoz's newer inventions and the boy realised tow needles from the barrel before tapping a pressure sensor on the side, silently blasting both minions in the head so they'd simultaneously fall to the ground in a state of unconscious. They'd have to thank Schwoz for that one.

"So, too bad you, Captain Man—-Kid Danger!!" Minyak turned around with a smirk, expecting to see the scowls of his nemeses from behind the glass as they seethed from his schemes and how they were powerless to stop him, but it was quite the opposite. He paled at the sight of yet another superhero around, one that had taken down his minions and could easily hurt him. 

"Sup?" Henry smiled briefly at the doctor, spooking him he took out his controller and fired a melting laser at the shitty lock holding the box together. Minyak didn't stand a chance, his minions were unconscious, Captain Man and Miss Danger were free, or they would be when they paused their game and he had not ability to fight by himself.

"What did you do to my goons? Robert! Trevor! Wake up, we're almost over the dam!—" The doctor clapped his hands, drawing (y/n)'s focus from Ray's phone and the way he was nuzzling his nose into her neck. Okay, staying like that was tempting but they had a job to do, so she prodded him and looked up at the lid, waiting for him to use some of that muscle to get them out. The man sighed, knowing that their lovey-do very time was up, so he paused his game, dreading the loss of any progress on his record and abruptly stood up, pushing the heavy glass lid like it was nothing. He grabbed onto some of the cargo nets above their heads and use them to pull himself up and free of the box, landing next to Henry with a smirk.

"Me next." (y/n) grinned and mimicked his actions, using the netting like she was a monkey and Ray grabbed her waist as her legs cleared the box, pulling her down and into his awaiting arms. God, it felt good to stand up, even if they had lost their snuggle time, but then again, a cramped box was nothing compared to the couch or mattress they had waiting back at home. Yeah, they could wait.

"Hey."  "Hiya, kid." The couple smiled at Henry, glad to see that he'd survived being bundled into his hiding place and waiting until they were airborne to rescue them. It wasn't like he'd been bored, he had been playing Sky Whale for the last hour, much like they had, so all in all, the trip hadn't been bad.

"Hey, look, I almost broke five-thousand." The boy bragged to his friends, showing them the fairly impressive score he'd managed to rack up. For anyone else, it was pretty decent, but this wasn't some playground game, this was a battle between him and Ray to see who was the best Sky-Whaler and five-thousand was pathetic compared to what Ray had achieved with his girl's kisses as motivation. 

"Yeah, well, check out your buddy who's about to break six-thousand!" Ray smirked, showing the kid his phone. Henry couldn't believe it, why was he so much better? He must've cheated or something, 'cause a score like that legendary and no offence to Ray but, he was a bit old to be that good at a kid's game. (y/n) frowned at her boyfriend's use of a singular term, hoping that she'd done something to help boost the score and not just sat there, giggling in his ear. Sure, she loved giving him kisses, but not if they had been a hindrance and not a help. "What?"

"Well, I had my girl cheering me all the way and she gave me kisses. Hard lines, kid." Ray patted the boy on the shoulder as he kissed (y/n)'s forehead, banishing any doubt from her head. She'd been a massive help and the proof was right there onscreen. If you want to win at Sky Whale, get a hot girl to kiss you every time you do something good, something someone should've told Minyak.

"Shut up! You will not chat about some silly, mobile game while I'm talking about my dam plan!" The villain shouted, thumping his fist against his chest with every syllable like some pissed off gorilla, ready to charge. He hadn't planned for this, he hadn't seen it coming and was furious to find out that once again, Captain Man had found a way to get one up on him, but that didn't mean he was powerless yet.

"Your plan is over, Minyak!" Ray growled, pointing a stern finger at the man. Of course, he knew the criminal too well to know that he didn't have a few more lines of defence up his sleeve, but with him and his sweet girl out of the box, plus Henry, the plan was as good as over. Now, it was just a case of dealing with the last few rats on the sinking ship.

"Ha! I think not! Billie! Jean! King!" Minyak shouted into the cockpit, drawing three of his tougher, more musclier goons to come and fight on his behalf. They were mysteriously named after some famous tennis player and each carried a racket that was intended to beat the heroes to nothing. Yeah, right, Ray shield (y/n) slightly as each minion stalked towards them, he and Henry more concerned about their phones now that their favourite young woman was under their protection. She could fight, sometimes she bested even Captain Man, but it was Ray's little rule between him and Henry, they took on the brunt of a fight since he was fast and Ray had fists like iron. 

"Um, Captain Man, they're very big..." (y/n) murmured into her boyfriend's ear, gulping as she saw one man with titanium teeth glare at them wickedly. His arms were like tree trunks and stood at least two feet above Ray, who was already at an impressive six foot and a bit stature, so (y/n) must've looked like a mouse to the goon, so breakable, like a toothpick. He'd have to get through Ray first though, and despite being smaller and surprisingly less bulky, he wasn't worried; what he lacked in physical prowess, he made up for in experience.

"Oh, hey, what'cha need?" "Oh, hey, big dog." Ray and Henry greeted the thug casually, still too focused on their Sky Whale games to care that this guy was in front of them and intimidating (y/n) a bit. Just because she could fight, didn't mean she thought she was invincible and on her own, she wouldn't stand a chance. Good thing she wasn't.

"Billie, help Captain Man and Kid Danger set their phones to airplane mode." Minyak snarled, glad to see that at least the girl had the sense to "cower" in his presence, but the boys needed a bit more persuasion. Billie grinned manically at them, showing off his titanium-capped teeth and gently took the heroes phones away, which confusion them greatly until his crushed them with his bare hands. Well, that wasn't very nice.

"Okay..." "You didn't have to do that!" Henry and Ray groaned at the destruction of their PearPhones and the annoyance of having to buy new ones when they got back to the Man Cave. At least they were backed up to the cloud, still, it was such a dick move and it made (y/n) grow angry when she realised that the cost of two new phones would come out of their crime fighting budget. 

"Hey, you freak! Airplane mode was under settings!" She hissed, stepping forward to sort the man out and he was ready to crush her, only for Ray's outstretched to stop her. It was stupid to let her fight this guy and whilst he understood her need to throw the first punch, she needed to get back. He guided her away with Henry, giving the kid a look to tell him that he was to keep her safe whilst he was occupied with taking down the toughest thug. With a calming kiss pressed to his girl's forehead, Ray turned back around and glared at Billie, ready to crush him for even contemplating touching her, a mistake that would cost him if Captain Man had anything to do with it.

"Hey, can you spell fist?" Ray asked as the minion twirled his racket in his hand and the question caught him off guard. It was one of Ray's tricks, fooling the bad guy into thinking and distraction so he could strike, plus, it gave him a chance to sound witty, which was always a bonus when a certain pretty girl was listening.

"Uh, W—" Billie started with the completely wrong letter, but it didn't matter; Ray's fist collided with his face in a brutal swing, knocking the dazed man onto the controls that operated the plane's rear door. An alarm blared as the ramp opened, revealing the terrifyingly far ground below them and how unfortunate it would be to fall without a parachute. Captain Man immediately grabbed (y/n)'s hand as the door dropped, wanting to ensure that she wouldn't fall if they hit turbulence or something, despite the fact that they'd have to let go for the oncoming battle. 

"No, no, no! Get them!" Minyak bellowed at the remaining minions, Miss Danger smiling quickly at her boyfriend as she let go of his hand and lugged a woozy Billie to the floor and kicked him in the ribs with her steel toe. He smiled at the way she dealt with him so calmly, appearing like a true hero as she dragged a man twice her size and Henry started on the rest. They turned around to give him a hand, the boy already getting busy by swinging on the cargo nets and kicking Jean and King in their faces. He jumped down from the glass box, (y/n) going to help him since it was two against one there and Ray could cover Billie. 

The man blocked each racket swing with a metal case, shoving it into Billie's stomach and kicking him back down the ramp, where he stumbled but failed to fall completely. Ray would have to try harder to get rid of this guy. Meanwhile, Henry was kneeing a guy in the stomach, twisting his arm into a painful position as (y/n) jabbed King in the nose and shoved him harshly into a wall. Captain Man was back at it with his dude, he grabbed the racket before it could whack his side and hit him in the nose, then using a large tub to beat him again. Henry and (y/n) were kneeling on the box, kicking away Jean and King when they came running, preferring to work together since that way, they could double their firepower.

Well, that was the plan anyway. Jean saw a gap in their defence, storming forward and seizing (y/n)'s throat as Henry was preoccupied somewhere else, making her squeak and thump against his chest as he dragged her from the box and held her squirming body in the air, her eyes watering as her superpower compensated for the loss of oxygen. 'Okay, thumping not working, Henry not noticing, think about what you have, think about what you have, you have...a hot, superhero boyfriend!' 

"Captain Man...Captain Man, help!" She squeaked, using the last reserves of her strength to raise her voice above the noise of the roaring engines and wind so that Ray looked in her direction. He glanced across at his sidekicks when he heard the quiet begging of his title and his eyes widened when he saw his sweet girl being maliciously attacked by some idiot who thought he could hurt the girlfriend of the fearsome Captain Man and not receive a beating. He dashed forward, jumping, grabbing and swinging on the netting so he could kick the man away and free (y/n) from his tight grip. 

"You okay, sweet girl?" He asked, helping her up from her slump on the floor and brushing his gloved finger against her cheekbone. He looked into her eyes for any sign of injury or fear, smiling when she leaned up to kiss him and then frowning when her eyes widened in horror and she shoved him away. Was it something he'd said? 

"Duck!" The woman told him, not wanting to push him away so abruptly when she craved the taste of his lips just as he did, but when she saw Billie creeping up behind him, ready to grab her lover and throw him from the plane, she just had to act. Ray instantly dropped to the floor, dodging the thug's punches thanks to his girl, who returned the gesture by slinking under his arm, striking him in the ribs and then smashing his jaw in an uppercut, causing her boyfriend to subtly fan his cheeks at how hot she was. Henry was still kicking and throwing steel boxes around as Ray and (y/n) double-teamed Billie, only to be distracted when the kid slugged Minyak, who was getting too cocky for his liking. 

"Come on, let's bail!" The goons exclaimed as they swiped some of the only parachutes on board, not wanting to take the heat for Minyak when Captain Man and co inevitably whipped his ass and dragged him to jail. They didn't want to be a part of that, not for their pitiful wages, and made to bail before their faces were rearranged or they were sat in cells wondering where it all went wrong. 

"You punched my face! How dare you?!...Hey! You cowards! Are you running away?" Minyak screamed when he saw their mutiny and the pain in his face from Henry's punch disappeared that without them, he truly had failed. 

"No! We're jumping away!" Billie yelled back and all three men shuffled down the ramp and jumped for their freedom, the parachutes strapped to their back opening and saving their lives as they glided away, leaving Minyak in the shit, alone and defences against three superheroes. Right, no goons, no means of fighting back, there was only one thing for it, for the villain to dive after his minions and abandon ship. Sure, it was pure cowardice, but sometimes it was better to make a strategic withdrawal then stand and get slaughtered.

"Well, Kid Danger, Miss Danger, looks like we defeated Doctor Minyak—" Ray smirked, the three of them standing on the ramp, watching the minions leave, but with Henry admiring their handiwork and Ray pausing to give his girl a gentle kiss, they didn't see their enemy gearing up to follow suit, taking one of the last three parachutes. Great, that meant there wasn't enough for them now.

"Ha! I think not! This is the second-to-last parachute!" Minyak laughed, and steamed forward, sprinting down and out of the airplane, thinking it wasn't over for him yet. It was though, despite him believing that he was leaving them in limbo, Henry and Ray slammed their feet down on a trailing cord from the parachute, ripping it from the man's back so it stayed with them and left Minyak falling towards the Swellview Dam. He'd hit the water or hitch a ride with one of his men...hopefully.

With all the bad guys gone, (y/n) dashed to the back of the plane to grab the parachute left by Minyak, bringing it back to give Ray a worried look. They only had two to take them safety, which presented a real problem since Captain Man had two sidekicks.

"He dropped his parachute!" Henry yelled to the woman as she brought the backpack over for her and Ray to share. In theory, it should take their weight just enough to allow them to float down to the ground and it made sense for Henry to stay safe by himself. He wouldn't survive if something went wrong and he plunged hundreds of feet to the ground, they would.

"Yeah, there he goes! Think he's gonna land on a—Hey! That's one of the last parachutes, why do you get it?" Ray frowned as he saw Henry securing the straps and and tightening everything for his descent. This had to be one of the craziest things he'd ever done, but skydiving seemed better than crashing or landing a plane and he didn't particularly like Ray's tone when he saw that he was preserving his life. He was the soft, squishy, vulnerable one, why shouldn't he stay safe? Hey, he could tightly strap himself to (y/n), why was he complaining?

"'Cause he won't survive the fall without it! Come on, put this on and hold onto me! We can share!" The young woman passed the last parachute to her boyfriend, who looked at her with the the utmost concern and fear as his fingers curled around the bag she passed him. No, no, that was too dangerous, they couldn't do that, what if he slipped up and she fell? He'd never forgive himself, not when he knew that she could've taken the safe option and he could just drop and deal with the consequences when he hit the ground. No, she had to take it.

"Sweet girl, you gotta take it. What if I drop you?" He mumbled, pushing the parachute back to her chest like he didn't want it. (y/n) sighed, expecting this reaction from him and turned to Henry so he could get gone and get safe. She could deal with Ray, she practically wrote the book.

"Kid, get out of here. We'll be right behind you, just remember to pull the chord to release the chute." She nodded to the boy, who took a few steps forward before growing nervous and hesitant. Did he really want to do this alone? And if he did go alone, would they be okay? He didn't want either of them to fall, but if his deep knowledge of their relationship was right and it usually was, Ray would never let (y/n) fall and she wouldn't let him jump solo, so..."You sure?" 

"Go, we'll be fine. See you on the ground." She nodded, making the boy gulp and and run down the ramp, screaming and laughter as he fell through the air before pulling the chord, instancing feeling the pull of the breeze catching the nylon fabric. Well, gliding was actually quite nice and the view was fantastic, he wondered why he was ever nervous, not to mention that he was hot on Minyak's tail so he'd be able to nab him or minions when he touched down. Now,where were the lovebirds?

"Absolutely not. You take it, get down safely and I'll just take it easy for the next few days. I'm indestructible, you're not." Ray argued as the couple stood on the door, debating whether they should share or let him take the fall so she'd certainly be safe. They had to make a decision quick, Henry was on his own and staying on a pilotless plane wasn't the safest place to be, so (y/n) bit her tongue and pushed the parachute to his chest and used all her might to hold it there.

"Yeah, but if we share, we can both land a little roughly and come out of it fine. Come on, it's a big chute and I know that you won't drop, you're Captain Man and I trust you." Her arms stopped pushing and his head dropped to rest his forehead on hers as he stopped fighting and listened. He knew she trusted him, he just didn't fully trust himself; he was known to fuck up in crucial moments, he didn't want to drop the most precious person he'd ever known, not when her ring finger was still empty. Where would the trust go if something went wrong?

"I love you, but I can't put you in danger like that...it's too risky." He whispered, moving to put the parachute on her back for her, but she'd thought of that and knew that an ultimatum was the last resort she needed. 

"Look, if you don't put on the damn parachute and glide me to safety then I'm taking my chances and jumping. We'll see how long it takes me to heal every bone in my body." (y/n) stepped away from him, her arms folded so that he wouldn't be able to strap her in. His fists clenched and for a good few moments, he was deep in thought weighing up the pros and cons before deciding that taking the chance was a million times better than seeing her broken body on the concrete or washed out from the dam. Damn her, she was too smart for him and with a reverberating growl, he jerkily tugged on the parachute, tightening the straps across his muscular chest as she smirked victoriously.

"Shall we dance?" He sighed, returning her growing grin as they wrapped their arms around each other as if they were starting a waltz. At least he wasn't angry, although that could have something to do with how she took a safety line from her belt and clipped it to the chute. Well, if he'd known she was gonna do that then he wouldn't have made such a fuss.

"We shall...and I love you too, by the way. Always." She smiled, giving him a kiss on the cheek for luck before they jumped. Boy, did he feel lucky; he had her by his side, telling him she felt the same yearning he did and that it would last forever, that was a fucking good feeling.

"God, I love you. Now, five, six, seven eight...." Ray grinned, leading their steps as they ran down the ramp, his arms curling around her waist as they became airborne, her hair whipping in the wind as they drifted down, aiming for the dam wall. They could see Henry a mile in front of them and they decided to freefall a little first to catch up to him before pulling the chord, laughing and giggling at how normal couples didn't even come to close to having what they had. "CROSSOVER!!!"

Huh, wonder what that means. 

~The Swell View Studio~

Well, news spread quickly about the heroic actions of the three superheroes and almost immediately after getting home from the dam, an eager invitation for an interview came in. It wasn't a full-on, camera-in-face interview, it was just an appearance on Swellview's most popular daytime chat show. Every women in the city watched it, even if they didn't like it, because everyone just had to be in the know, especially when Captain Man, Kid Danger and Miss Danger were the special guests. Oh, wow, Miss Danger, every woman wanted to be her, she had the most gorgeous boyfriend, hair, figure, smile, she was the person everyone wanted to be, so when she sat down at the table with the hosts, her boyfriend and Henry, it was nerve-wrackingly thrilling. 

So, there they were, sipping coffee, smiling brightly and putting their best feet forward, because the praise was delicious and (y/n) would be a liar if she said she wasn't fangirling about being on the show like some glamorous star, which she kinda was now.

"Welcome back, female viewers. So, Captain Man, Kid Danger and of course, Miss Danger, how'd you guys defeat Doctor Minyak this time?" The lead host, a pretty, blonde lady who seemed to be glued to (y/n)'s side as she sipped her milky coffee with Ray's hand on her thigh, asked. She was a huge fan of everything the superheroine did and thought it was a huge honour that she'd graced herself and her colleagues with her presence, despite it being the opposite way around for the young woman. She really was quite normal underneath the mask, red satin and loaded blasters.

"What did you do?" A little girl also questioned. She was a regular on the show, a bit young in many people's opinion, but her sass just made her a part of everything.

"Uh, well, Miss Danger and I were on this cargo plane, y'see..." Ray began to explain, his hand brushing up and down his girl's leg like he could feel her soft skin under his fingertips. Just hearing her laugh at the story made his heart flutter and he was glad that the adventure hadn't left her nervous or fearful, particularly the skydiving. Everything had been fine, of course, just a bumpy landing and the annoyance that Minyak had escaped, but they could laugh about it now and feel proud that they'd saved the city from flooding. Plus, any successful mission ended with the most sinful nights spent behind their locked bedroom door.

"And Doctor Minyak, he had us locked in a box." (y/n) told the women, making them grin and exclaim in wonder at how intriguing the couple were. They were couple-goals, the most gossiped about and idolised pair in the entire city, everyone wanted to know the ins and outs of how they met, how long they'd been dating, what were their juicier secrets, how could they get a Captain Man of their own... They'd never tell, what they had going on was unique, pure and too precious to share with everyone and risk getting spoilt. No, this relationship could stay and thrive in the Man Cave, where it could just stay between Ray, (y/n) and their special family and grow without scrutiny or malicious rumours.

"Yeah, well, you know. These days, Doctor Minyak is kinda like a joke!" Henry laughed with the hosts and his friends, feeling free to laugh about the doctor since he was sure he was somewhere licking his wounds and definitely not watching. Oh, how wrong he was... Minyak had crawled out of the dam and had returned to the grimy hideout where he and Nurse Cohort took shelter from the world, and it was safe to say that hearing the boy's ridicule pissed him off.

"He's always like I'm Doctor Minyak! Listen to the stupid way that I speak!" Ray mocked him, making the women roar even harder with laughter when he mimicked the villain's British accent and it got even worse when they turned around to cackle at his dumb face on the monitor behind them. It was a snapshot of Minyak snarling with fury, meaning his lips were pursed and his eyes were wide, therefore he looked like a maniac and it was hilarious. Well, it wasn't to the man himself.

"Poor Doctor Minyak..." "What is he even a doctor of anyway?" "I know! Failure!" The comments from the howling panellists went back and forth, tickling the funny bones of everyone in the studio and everyone at home. No one could understand why Minyak didn't just give up or put his knack for technical invention to a better cause, but the again, his incompetency at being a criminal did make for good entertainment, something that infuriated him as he fumed from the humiliation on the TV. He swore revenge...

~Later that day~

Life in the Man Cave wasn't normal, not when there was a handyman who lived there and had a talent for creating the whackiest of gadgets. For once, Charlotte, Jasper, Schwoz, (y/n), Ray and Henry had found themselves in the Man cave with nothing to do; no calls, no emergencies, no responsibilities. So, what do you to when you've got a few hours to kill before the crime rush starts in the evening? Do you find some task to complete that you've been putting off for ages like fixing the stupid elevator? No, you go absolutely fuming crazy.

Schwoz was testing out his newest invention out on Jasper, (y/n) and Charlotte, some kind of ray gun that looked deadly, but only shot an energy at an opponent that rendered them incapacitated from tickling. It was perfect for teasing and playing a game with them, especially since it gave the small guy a chance to be the one in power for once. The woman and teens tried to scramble away from the beam, their nerves and bodies tired from the ticklish assault, but deep down, they liked the game too much to tell him to seriously stop. 

Ray and Henry were making their own entertainment too. With the Sky Whale bet on hold, they were competing in a race, the "Who could get down the tube, run, press a bell on the computer and get back upstairs?" race. It was going well so far, both of them neck and neck, zipping up and down the tube as Schwoz, (y/n) and the other kids laughed their asses off. What a completely normal afternoon. 

"Oh my god, Schwoz, stop! I'm gonna pee!" (y/n) wheezed, holding her stomach as she collapsed on the sofa, her hands holding onto her aching belly as she sat down to rest. Okay, her old(ish) body couldn't take this anymore and she rested against the couch as Schwoz shrugged and continued chasing Charlotte and Jasper. She could just watch Ray run, yeah, she could just watch her boyfriend's incredibly hot body flex and stretch, just for a little while...

~The next day~

"Holy shit! Double G's doing a livestream!" (y/n) squealed as she flicked through the news and saw that one of the best rappers in the world was about to go before the press and everyone stopped what they were doing, some sharing her excitement and others completely confused. The entire Man Cave team were in work that day, just doing some general tasks when the news flash came in and instantly, it grabbed their attention.

"Double G?" "Oh my god, I love his music!" "No way!" "Really?!" "Who?" Schwoz had no idea what they were on about or why they were interrupting their work for something so trivial. After ignoring their responsibilities yesterday, they had a lot of stuff to do today, so he was eager to get on with it all, mainly to avoid Ray's wrath, but they were all distracted. He wasn't much of a rap fan, more like Taylor Swift and whatever weird music came from his homeland, but even so, his lack of knowledge about who the legend was irritated his friends. Even (y/n) liked Double G, and she wasn't completely "down with the kids" and those "hip-hop rap newfangled tunes".

"Oh, come on, Schwoz. You must know who Double G is." Charlotte grumbled, rolling her eyes at how she worked with such fossils. Well, Ray and (y/n) weren't too bad, but this guy was huge, like one of the biggest stars on the planet, how could Schwoz live in the modern world and not know?

"No, I don't think so. Is he famous?" And, cue the groans. Famous was an understatement; everyone and their mothers knew Double G, well, everyone but Schwoz. The rapper was in magazines, on billboards, on TV constantly and he'd recently invested in some games company. He was huge and well-loved for his quirky, adorable personality and killer tracks. 

"He's, like, a huge rapper. I can't believe you don't do know who he is. He's everywhere!" Henry exclaimed, his friends nodding along as Charlotte dumped a box of Barbie dolls on the table and the boy, herself, Ray and (y/n) sat down to sort them out. They had no idea why, but apparently, their heads needed removing and separating into a box, so that's what they were gonna do. The four slid into the crescent, Ray immediately pulling his girl in close and turning the computer on for the livestream. They could behead the dolls, watch and snuggle simultaneously, no problem.

"Well, sorry!" Schwoz rolled his eyes and scuttle off through the sprocket when he saw them starting the task, Jasper putting two boxes on the computer's console so they could throw the heads and bodies in each. He couldn't stick around for long, his services were needed back upstairs in Junk-N-Stuff and playing with Schwoz's tickle gun thing was just part of his break. Still, he could listen to what Double G had to say on his phone.

"Shhhh! Just put it on, it's about to start!" (y/n) shushed them all, Schwoz and Jasper leaving to go and watch the video elsewhere. The genius wanted to see this amazing musician with his own eyes and figure out what all the fuss was about. Jasper hurried into the elevator and whipped out his PearPhone, content to watch at the counter (he'd adopted/stolen a son, don't ask), so that left Henry, Charlotte and the cuddling lovebirds alone to make their own judgements as they ruined the toys.

"Recently, my good friend, Snoop Dog, had a charity concert, but unfortunately, only raised two-hundred and twenty-seven million dollars. But twenty-five of those dollars were from me, so actually,Snoop Dog only raised two-hundred and twenty six million, nine-hundred and ninety-nine thousand, nine-hundred and seventy-five dollars. Do the math. I did!" Double G started the press conference in his own peculiar way and caused a stir amongst the journalists and reporters picking up his every word. The four started pulling the heads from the dolls, each one making a pop before they aimed for the boxes. Some went in, some didn't, but all the while they listened intently and Ray trailed his lips up and down (y/n)'s neck, causing goosebumps to rise on her arms as his nose nuzzled the hair behind her ear.

"Now, I am proud to announce that on Friday night, I, Double—Bunny, will you get your paw outta the Frittle sack?!" Double G snapped when his faithful bodyguard, Bunny, just so happened to nibble on a chip, asking a loud, crunching noise that put him off. He slapped the bag of Frittles from the man's hand, causing the bag to drop to the ground as his entourage and the reporters gasped at his outburst. Yep, that was Dub, always crazy. "Now, on Friday night, I, Double G, will be performing my own charity concert with a target goal of three-hundred million dollars! And my charity concert, that will help needy kids, will be televised around the world to one-hundred and ninety-three countries, which incidentally, is three more countries than Snoop Dog had! Now, drop that like it's hot!"

Well, that was something. Everyone could get behind a charity concert, especially if it was for the greater good. Three-hundred million dollars was a hell of a lot of money and would help countless kids, but when someone does good, it often draws out the worst in society...Doctor Minyak.

He'd been watching just like everyone else and when he heard about how the rapper was gonna do something explosively generous and beneficial for the needy, he couldn't help but squeal. What was good could be ruined so very easily, but if he could pull it off, he'd land himself in the history books as the best villain of all time, as well as the biggest bastard.

"Yes! Yes! Yes! Oh, Nurse Cohort, did you hear that?!" The man asked his assistant, clearly expecting her to have the same evil idea as he did. If he could ruin the concert, then he'd be admired, revered, idolised, and he will have finally triumphed over Captain Man whilst also bringing misery to untold millions. Oh, he was heinously good.

"Yes! I can't wait for the concert!" She replied, thinking the same as the rest of the population. Yeah, she was evil, but she wouldn't stoop as low as to steal from vulnerable kids, that was just sick. She just wanted to see Double G perform in an epic concert, she didn't see any correlation. 

"Oh, you'll have to wait, 'cause I have a new plan. I'm going to ruin Double G's charity concert." Minyak growled, shocking Nurse Cohort, sending a bolt of fearful confusion through her black heart. That was extreme for her and she normally loved his mean plans, but not when it was this mean. What about the children? What about Double G? What about her? She wanted to get down and dance along to the songs, she didn't want that spoiled. "What for?"

"What for? Don't you understand?!" The villain exclaimed, flabbergasted at how she wasn't picking up on how this was the perfect opportunity for some troublemaking. They could ruin the day of millions of people worldwide and tell every other supervillain watching that they were capable of "great" things and here she was, asking why.

"If I did, I wouldn't have said what for." Nurse Cohort hissed, not appreciating how he was getting all cocky with her. She was the one who cooked, cleaned, shaved his back (weird, but true), why was he being rude? He needed her, he fancied her, he should take a lesson from Captain Man and learn how to treat a lady right.

"By stopping Double G's concert, I'll be depriving a charity from receiving three-hundred million dollars for needy children! That's really evil!" He squealed, getting more and more high-pitched as the excitement got to him. His assistant turned her nose up at him, not believing that he'd stoop so low, just because he was pissed off that he'd been beaten again. Captain Man's prowess impressed her to no end, but now he mentioned it, maybe Miss Danger would finally be put in her place if this charity concert failed and then the handsome hero would be free from her nasty clutches. Maybe she could ignore the stealing from children thing, just this once.

~That afternoon, Henry's house~

Piper had done something crazy, nothing new there. The day before, she'd had some dumb argument with her dad about needing money for some prince, an obvious scam if he'd ever seen one. But Piper was convinced it was real and since he wasn't going to lend her one thousand dollars for some conman to steal, she had to earn it, which was how their house ended up on some AirBnB site and why some kids were on their way over that very moment. Her parents and brother were clueless to her scheming, of course; they'd have something to say about letting their house out to strangers, but she needed that money and because their guests were, like, five minutes away, she needed to get her dumb parents out before they arrived, so she was dragging their suitcases from the bedroom.

"Hey, mom, dad, I'mma go to the movies—" Henry walked through the house, telling his parents about his plans to go out. He didn't want them to worry, but he stopped mid sentence when a suitcase nearly landed on his head, something which scared the bejesus out of him. Piper wasn't watching where she was throwing them, she just wanted an empty house, pronto.

"What was that?" "What's going on?" Mr and Mrs Hart spluttered as they heard all the commotion and saw their son go pale. He walked up to the small, purple case, wondering where it had come from, when Piper through the second one down and this time, it bashed him right on the head, knocking him to the carpet. Well, that hurt and it sent his parents into a panic.

"What the mustard?" "Henry! Are you okay, baby?" They cried, dashing over to their groaning son and helping him up as he felt his head throb. Something warm was trickling through his hair, but he'd be okay. He'd suffered much worse working for Ray and he could toughen it out; he was a superhero, for god's sake, not that they knew that as they helped him limp along.

"Hey, bring those suitcases to the front door, would ya?" Piper asked her family, not caring that she'd almost killed her brother, she was too busy looking at her plans and contract for the guests. Her uncaring tone didn't go down well with her mom and dad, who were particularly fond of Henry since he was their favourite son, so kind and caring.

"Piper, explain." "Right now." They demanded, glaring at her as Henry's vision cleared up and he felt the injury on his scalp. Why did it feel warm and wet? And why did he have to have her as his little sister? She was so mean and annoying sometimes, and he could just tell that she was up to something. His family had good instincts and his were rarely wrong.

"Okay. I needed to make money to give to Prince Fa'ard, so, I listed our house on Air Be My Guest." Piper explained simply, watching innocently as her parents' mouth contorted into horror and shock. There house was going to be filled with strangers? The nerve of this girl, how could she do this without their permission? They hadn't cleaned, prepared any rooms, bought in any food, they were completely unprepared and completely pissed off. This sort of thing needed discussion before hand. "What for?!"

"You guys, yeah, this is blood. I'm gonna go upstairs and wipe my head." Henry groaned, showing his bloody finger after he brushed it against the gash, wincing at how much it stung. It wasn't bad enough to need stitches, but he couldn't walk around with bloody hair and if (y/n) taught him anything, cleaning the wound up a bit would stop it from getting any worse. 

"Gross." "Don't use our good towels." Mr and Mrs Hart told him, not very concerned to say that their son had just sustained a head injury and was bleeding. They didn't check or ask if he was all right, they just let him walk up the stairs to go sort it out himself, and Henry was really feeling the love. What if he had concussion? "Thank you all for caring."

"They're here! Take this, it's your hotel confirmation number!" Piper gasped as she heard the doorbell and quickly passed her mom the printed sheet she'd prepared just for them. She wasn't going to kick them out completely and make them sleep in the car or something, she wasn't that cruel. She'd booked them into a nice hotel and in her opinion, they could treat it like a short break, just the two of them, all romantic and stuff. It was a favour really.

"You booked us rooms as the Staines Hotel?" Mrs Hart gasped, looking at the suite that was apparently in her and her husband's name. It didn't look too bad, it was a decent place, actually scratch that, it was the best hotel in town, very elegant, but she wasn't about to be order out of her house by a twelve-year-old, especially when that twelve-year-old was her bossy daughter. She wasn't going to win though, Piper's guests were here and everything was ready, they just needed a final shove

"Yeah, I packed you guys' bags. Now, get out!" The girl told them, feeling the pressure since the people paying her were still waiting around on the doorstep, or at least she thought they were. This prince guy promised to make her a millionaire, why were they being so stingy and stupid? This was their chance to be rich! 

"We can't afford the Staines!" Mr Hart argued and it was true. That place was five stars, pure luxury inside and out, soft, fluffy and free bathrobes and slippers in every room, room service at any hour, en-suites in the en-suites, an indoor pool, a spa, a gym, king-sized beds in every room, a Michelin Star chef, the lot. It was literally the shining jewel of the hospitality sector in Swellview, but also a sure-fire way of crushing your bank account from the extortionate prices. Maybe the indulgence of the honeymoon suite was what drew Ray there for his and (y/n)'s anniversary or just any time he wanted to treat her; silk sheets and her breathless pleasure were just his vibe.

"Please, you guys, just get out!" Piper begged them as the knocking continued. Whoever was out there was getting confused and impatient, but they weren't about to just leave with no questions asked or an inspection of these strangers.

"No!" "No, we want to meet these people you rented our house to." Mr Hart and his wife stated, defying Piper and her bratty ways. For once, she wasn't going to have it all her way, and the prospect of her parents meeting the cool kids she'd invited over and embarrassing her in front of them made her eyes widen in fear.

"NO! What if they think you're weirdos then leave and don't pay me?" She asked rhetorically, thinking the abstract situation was a real possibility when it came to her mom and dad. Kris was fine, it was Jake who was the weird one and she needed that damn money, like hell was he going to ruin her chances with his stupid face and dumb dad jokes.

"I am not going to be called a weirdo in my own house!" Mr Hart exclaimed, rejecting her insult, but his wife didn't like how he was rising to her taunting. They just needed to stay calm and deal with her like adults because that's what they were. "Don't be such a baby."

"I'm not a baby. I'm thirty-eight-and-a-half-years-old." The man grumbled, looking like a baby as he pouted and Piper couldn't take it anymore. She just wanted to greet her guests, but when she opened the door, to her shock, no one was there. There was only one explanation for this, her dumb parents' questions must've made them think that they weren't wanted so they left for someone else's house. There went her money. 

"Aw, great. You scared them away! You owe me a thousand dollars!" She growled at them, not realising that the cool kids she'd invited weren't that dumb and had gone round the back to see if they could get in the house that way. And they were cool, super cool, the coolest; they were the Game Shakers, also known as the hottest game production company in the world, including Sky Whale, not that Piper knew that. She just thought they were some kids from New York, not some celebrities who were sponsored by Double G of all people. 

"Uh, hello?" Kenzie, a cute, highly intelligent girl with glasses said tentatively, wondering if these people were their hosts, but her sudden voice scared the wits out of Piper, Kris and Jake, making them back up against the wall like they were zombies coming to attack. A bit of an overreaction, but they did sneak up on them.

"Why do they seem terrified?" Triple G, or just Trip for short, whispered to his friends, eyeing the Harts suspiciously. They were in the right house, they were sure of that, maybe Swellview wasn't the normal, uneventful place they had thought it to be. Well, they'd obviously not done their research, any place that needed three superheroes on the city's official payroll immediately suggested that they had trouble of the weird and wonderful kind.

"I got this." Hudson, a well-meaning, dapper but dim-witted boy, announced, pushing his friends out of his way since he was certain that he could handle these Swellviewians. It was probably some kind of culture shock for them, seeing four stylish, uptown kids from New York in the quaint, little city and despite his friends' protests, he sauntered up to the shocked family. "Helloooo, weeeeee are from New Yoooorrrkkk." It was painful to watch.

"Um, sorry we scared you but, uh, nobody answered the door, so—" Babe, a sassy, confident, tough girl from Brooklyn, apologised to the family after batting Hudson away. She could see that they'd just been spooked and felt like they needed to say something after barging their way into the living room unannounced.

"So, we went around back and—" Trip explained further, just as Piper snapped out of her daze and smiled warmly at the kids. They were the kind of people she could be friends with, especially since they were offering her one thousand dollars and for that price, she'd be nice to anybody.

"Well, you're in the right place. I'm Piper and this is your home for the next three days." She told them all, shaking Babe's hand as she gestured to the Hart's family home, something that broke her parent's from their shock too. Three kids in their home for three days? Yeah, no, that's just asking for the place to be trashed and the cops to be called to a wild house party when they were out.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, hang on." Mrs Hart stopped her daughter before she got carried away and the Game Shakers looked at the adults in confusion. They had no idea that their arrival was unexpected, but they could sense some tension and that made it awkward.

"What? You're gonna say no? You're gonna throw four children out in the street?" She hissed at them, trying to play on their kinder sides since it often made them break. It wasn't like that, and the husband and wife tried to tell her so, that they weren't being cruel, they just didn't want to leave her and her reputation for trouble alone with four unknown kids for three days. If only they knew someone responsible...

"Um, we don't mean this to sound awkward—" Babe started, trying to slide in the fact that Piper had agreed that their stay would include no adults, just her supervision. It wasn't the best time, but it was part of the deal and they were paying for privacy and peace, two things they weren't gonna get if this girl was gonna argue with her parents all the time.

"—But the deal I made says only one resident at the house, Piper Hart, can be present during the rental term." Kenzie finished, reading out the exact words from the contract so they couldn't be misinterpreted. Come on, this was for a thousand dollars, they didn't want to be cheated and the idea of parents hanging around sounded crap.

"Yep, they're right." Piper nodded, smirking at her mom and dad like she'd won, but they still weren't convinced. Contract be damned, if they couldn't figure out a way to be comfortable with the kids staying in the house, then they have to leave and rent from someone else. Their house, their rules.

"Listen, girls, my husband and I can stay in a hotel, but we would feel more comfortable if someone a little older like our son stayed here with Piper and you guys." She told the girls, knowing that if Henry was with them, he was smart enough and responsible enough to preserve the house and their belongings. He was very nearly an adult and knew how to deal with Piper, plus he was polite and kind, he could treat their guests properly without doing anything stupid.

"Oh, okay, I see, I get, no, that's not acceptable, we really need to focus on work." Babe and Kenzie replied in one big mumble, thinking that Henry was some stuffy, dopey brother who'd just cramp their style and tell them what to do all the time, and that was a huge Nono. They needed space to breathe, not weird sons annoying them and Piper had promised that they'd be on their own, they could have any exceptions—

"Hey, what goes on?" Henry appeared at the top of the stairs, his hair and head all cleaned up and for the teenage girls, it was like time stopped. This was their son? He wasn't nerdy, ugly or pretentious, he was cute, suave and drop-dead gorgeous, a teen's ideal crush. He floated down the stairs like a goddamn Adonis, clearly a few years older than them and Babe and Kenzie couldn't help but drool. Okay, yeah, he was Piper's brother, but Henry was a good-looking lad and those blue eyes, blond hair and bright smile did wonders on the girls as he casually trotted down. Even Hudson and Trip could appreciate his handsomeness, just not as much as their friends who had already lined Henry up as their future husband. And all he did was walk down the stairs. 

"Dude's bringing it!" Hudson mumbled to Trip, who was inclined to agree. They'd never seen the girls melt like that before and understood why; this guy was awesome.

"Um, he—he's your son?" Babe asked on behalf of herself and Kenzie, praying that the answer was yes. Sweet cheese, he was perfect, tall, blond, blue-eyed and so gentlemanly when he smiled. She just knew they were destined to love each other forever and ever.

"Uh-hmm." "Yes." Mrs Hart and her husband nodded, obviously not being affected by Henry coming down the stairs and didn't recognise the girl's sudden change of heart. Well, he could boss them around all he wanted and they wouldn't complain, in fact, it was an absolute must that he stayed in the house whilst they were there, to send him away would be a real shame because damn, he was fine. "We've reconsidered." "We've changed our minds. It's best that he stays."

"Kinda needs to happen." They told the woman dreamily, each girl flanking Henry who was confused as to what was going on and why they were giving him goo-goo eyes. It had been a while since he'd had any kind of romantic interest in anyone, so he was kinda rusty and these girls were easily two years younger than him, he didn't want to seem weird. Staying chivalrous, that was the key, even if it was slightly odd when they gave him shy, flirty smiles and looked away blushing. He was Kid Danger and no stranger to girls having crushes on him, but not in his house. This was going to be interesting.

~Later that night~

Well, Mr and Mrs Hart took the bait. Knowing that Henry was going to be around to keep an eye on things settled their nerves and once they'd gotten past their anger from Piper's actions, they hurriedly drove off, heading for their break at the Staines. It was already paid for, so they might as well make the best of it.

Piper had immediately taken control of the situation, saying that her house was their house and that they should make themselves comfortable whilst she and Henry went out to get some Chinese food. They had four hungry mouths to feed, and a couple hundred dollars left by her mom, so off they went with a foot-long order list, which left the Gamer Shakers with ample time to get started on their work, or just mess about or find out more regarding a certain cute boy.

"Hey, Trip, last month, didn't one of us pitch a game about, like—?" Babe started, flicking through some of her notes as she tried to come up with some ideas for their next success. It was the whole reason they'd left New York, to rest, relax and recharge their batteries away from the stressful Big Apple, but so far, they'd done nothing, just sniffed around the Hart's possessions, including the display shelves, which were highly entertaining for Trip and Hudson. Did they not have those in New York? "—Trip! You guys, we came here to work, okay? I mean, come on, you don't see me and Kenzie being—"

Babe spoke too soon. Normally, her best friend was a stickler for focus and used her high intelligence to get stuff done, but Henry had left his backpack lying around in the living room and well, with him out, it was too much of a temptation for her to ignore. To her horror, Babe watched as Kenzie rooted through the bag, checking every pocket for anything that could tell her about the boy she was crushing on or maybe she could find something she could sneakily slaver over. "Kenzie, what are you doing?"

"Going through Henry's backpack." She answered simply, not even phased about how wrong it seemed or how much judgement she was receiving right now. You can tell a lot abut a person from what they keep in their bag and boy, she was learning a lot about Henry and what he liked, what he study, whether he had a girlfriend or not.

"You are setting a really bad example for the bookshelf buddies over here, so maybe you wanna—" Babe started to lecture her, knowing that if the smart one started misbehaving then, Trip and Hudson would follow suit like they were in some sort of pack hierarchy. It was wrong and what would they do if Henry and Piper came back and saw their guest rummaging through his stuff, obsessing over his tissues and textbooks? Well, at least babe thought it was wrong, until Kenzie pulled out an intriguing item that sent their teenage hearts racing.

"I found Henry's lip balm!" She squealed, twisting the tube around in her fingers like it was sacred. This small, tubular hunk of beeswax had touched Henry's lips, it had ran across them so many times and if they tasted it, they'd know what it would be like to kiss him, something that even for Babe and her morals, was too much. "Bring that over here right now!"

"Shall we try it?" Kenzie asked her friend as she dragged the bag over and sat down on the couch like they were whispering and giggling at a sleepover. It was a bit creepy to try on someone else's lip balm, not to mention highly unhygienic, but the brain of a teenage girl rarely works when it comes to a boy and they just wanted to get a glimpse into what kind of flavour he was wearing. Oh god, his lips must be so damn soft if he used lip balm...

"Are you insane?! Of course, we're gonna try it!" Babe exclaimed, forgetting about her worries from earlier and grabbed the tube from Kenzie's hands, unscrewing the cap and rubbing it along her bottom lip for a few seconds. Her friend snatched to back almost immediately, also craving the idea of rubbing it onto her lips, 'cause if it had been on Henry's lips and now hers, it was sort of like a kiss? A preschool idea, but a heartwarming, toe-curling one nonetheless. "Don't hog the balm!"

"Okay, fine, take it." Babe sighed, releasing it from her fingers since she could faintly taste the strawberry goodness. It was a bold choice for a guy, something that (y/n) had given to Henry when he'd been complaining about his rough lips, and her favourite quickly became his when it worked its magic, transforming his skin into a smooth, totally kissable surface. Hudson and Trip watched on with screwed-up faces, wondering if it was a girl thing as they licked at their lips and decided that they wouldn't mind to try it on their owner, who, incidentally, just so happened to walk through the door as Kenzie smeared it around her lips. 

"Hey, we're back." Henry smiled, shocking the girls into a frenzy as they rushed to shove the lip balm back into the pocket where it had been found. Luckily for them, Henry didn't seem to notice, he was too busy watching Piper as she dashed up to the porch, a heavy bag of Chinese food in her hand as the girls floundered with his backpack, shoving it on the floor like they'd never touched it when Henry casually walked over. What a fucking close call.

"Oh, look who's back! Hey, Henry!" "Hi, Henry, you came back! You were gone for so long..." "Yeah, we were getting worried about you, boy..." Babe and Kenzie squealed, practically drooling over the boy and the way his hair flopped into his eyes when he checked his watch, their fanning going over his head. How could they get him to notice them? He was, like, the perfect boy and god, the way the veins in his arms flexed, they could've fainted right then and there.

"Uh, yeah, I was only gone for fifteen minutes." Henry frowned. The Chinese place was only down the road and whilst it was flattering, he couldn't understand why they were worried about him when he was practically a stranger to them. Geez, he really was useless at this, someone would have to point it out to him or point with a massive, flashing arrow surrounded by love hearts to get him to finally understand. They had two, ginormous crushes on him and it was bad, like, instantaneously falling for him, puppy-love at first sight.

"Fifteen minutes to win it." "Yeah, bae." They flirted with him, Kenzie putting a hand on his arm tenderly, another gesture that went right over his head. Bae? The hell did that mean? He looked at the hand in confusion, wondering if it was a New York thing, or maybe if he should ask Ray or (y/n) about some dating stuff later on, 'cause was getting a lot of mixed signals and his brain couldn't take it. Thankfully though, Piper came through the door, ending the awkward moment as she brought in the rest of the food.

"Hey! More Chinese food coming up!" She announced, holding up the bag, drawing cheers from the hungry teens, so they all skipped to the kitchen. Babe started pulling some plates out from the cabinets and Henry took his matching bag over to the counter so they could start serving the piping hot goodness. Hudson started pulling everything out, eager to get to the eating part, but Trip, having survived their little, weird, squealing, crush moment, turned to the girls and returned to what they had travelled for; work.

"Uh, I thought you girls said we were supposed to focus on work. Trip mentioned, pulling out cartons with Hudson, who as usual, had a lot of suggestions, just not very good ones, but this time, he came through for them. Henry and Piper were curious too, they wondered what kind of work they were in, and they were in for a huge shock.

"Well, why can't we eat Chinese food and think of a new game at the same time?" Hudson suggested, which wasn't actually a bad idea. Food and thinking went hand in hand with each other and they could relax a little too. It wasn't totally about work, with Henry around, Babe and Kenzie were willing to bend the rules just a little bit. "Yeah, we can do that."

"New game?" Piper frowned, wondering what they were on about. Honestly, she had no idea who they were, apart from where they lived and that they'd give her a shit ton of cash if they could stay in her house. When they said game, did they mean board game, online game, playground game? It wasn't a typical Bobbie, well, not in Swellview anyway.

"Yeah, we make video games." Babe smiled at her, setting out some glasses for everyone since the food was gonna be deliciously salty and they'd need to keep sipping throughout it. It was weird, "make video games" seemed like an oversimplification; they earned millions from the games they designed, entertained players all over the world, but no one knew who they were, not by looking at their faces any way. They were just the geniuses behind the scenes, content to just kick back and have fun with their work, even if some praise would be nice now and again.

"We have our own company." "Game Shakers." "Super successful." Kenzie and Babe elaborated further, the former smirking and winking at Henry when she mentioned how they weren't just some nerds sat programming until the late hours of the night, they retained some glamour, some wealth, hell, maybe even some fame from what they did and upon hearing their name, a synapse twitched in Piper's brain. She'd definitely heard of them now they'd dropped the name.

"Game Shakers?! Wait, didn't Game Shakers make that game, Sky Whale?" Piper gasped, her mouth dropping over as Kenzie brought over a pitcher of lemonade from the fridge and that caught Henry's attention. They made Sky Whale?! The game he played in every hour of free time he had, the game where he was like a master, flopping the whale about like he was born to do it? Their grins confirmed it and he was instantly walking over to them, throughly gobsmacked at how the creators of the most downloaded game on the PearStore were in his house. Holy shit. "Oh, yeah." "We did."

"What?" Shut up!" He gasped, making the girls quickly do as he said. They do anything for him, even if it did seem a bit weird to be silent upon his orders. Eh, they were dumb, young and crushing, they were bound to lose their common sense a little bit. "Okay..."

"No, it's just...I love that game. When did you—" Henry was cut off from asking them all about it when he phone started buzzing and ringing in his pocket and he already knew who was calling, judging by the little jingle. "Oh, hang on, it's my boss." He nodded, silently apologising to the girls for the interruption before walking away to take the call, not that they minded. He had a job? That was hot.

"Boss?" "Hmmmm, he's got a job." "A working man..." The girls sighed over how he was now literally perfect, he could pay for things, he was like an adult, so cool, so smooth, so damn hot and cute and god, why couldn't they have him now?! Was it really so wrong to want a guy they'd known for five minutes, even if he was a little older? He looked so good holding that phone, his fingers gripping the device, his soft lips curling into a smile...if this was love then they wanted all of it, all of him.

"Hey, Hen, it's us. Will you please come talk some sense into Jasper? He's being silly and he's doing our heads in." It was (y/n) who spoke through the speaker, Ray's phone nestled behind her and her boyfriend's head as they stood in Junk-N-Stuff with Jasper, Charlotte and some little boy Jasper had found in the street. 

It was a weird predicament; the curly-haired boy insisted that he had a newfound son because according to Swellview law, if no one claimed the child, whom he'd named Barfield, after fourty-eight hours, he could legally adopt him, which was crazy for numerous, obvious reasons. 

Firstly, this boy had parents, who were probably worried sick and searching the streets for him, so Jasper not doing everything he could to reunite them was a bit...horrible. Secondly, he was way too young to be a father, there was responsibility, time, effort, money, a promise to care for another person until they were eighteen, he wasn't ready for that, he could barely look after himself, not that he'd listen to anyone who told him that. And finally, he was insisting that because he was a "new father", he was entitled to parental leave to look after the child, that meant Ray would have to pay him to not be at work, something (y/n) was all in favour of, normally. She knew that paternal leave was necessary for a lot of new parents, but that didn't apply to Jasper. He was getting carried away and her motherly instincts came out when he brought the boy in for a bath, but he didn't belong there. He had a family.

"I'm not silly, I'm a parent." Jasper argued, thinking that she would've been the one to support him on this. She was already quite fond of the kid, who was busy splashing in a bubble bath as Charlotte sponged him down, but she flat out refused to support him in keeping him as his son. It was admirable that he was taking care of him whilst he was still lost, but also dumb that he thought he'd be okay just becoming a dad at the drop of a hat. What about his education? How would he support the kid? Feed him, clothe him, buy him toys, get him into school, where would they live? He'd thought of none of this.

"You're apparently silly. Bam, word play! You lose." Ray growled back it him, his anger clear to Henry as he glanced at the child. Yeah, watching (y/n) play with him, hold him, feed him bits of mashed banana and rock him to sleep was cute and something he loved more than he should've, something that just made him want to marry her more, but this was borderline child endangerment. He couldn't let this happen and if there was one person Jasper might listen to, it would be his best friend.

"Guys, what's the problem?" Henry asked, worried when he heard how agitated they both were. He knew about Barfield, and had told Jasper to let the police reunite him with his parents, but he had no idea how far it had really gone. Jasper was serious, if no one claimed the kid, he was gonna be Barfield Dunlop very soon.

"Jasper's trying make me give him paternity leave." Ray snapped, which made Jasper scoff. He was feeling fatherhood and the minute he saw Barfield walking the streets alone, he just knew he had to take him in and he couldn't understand why no one was supporting him. Charlotte also thought he was stupid, even as she scrubbed the boy, covered in suds from his splashes, but not even her advice could change his mind. He was just too damn stubborn.

"I have a son, his name is Barfield and I found him in a bush. And according to state law...when a person becomes a new parent, that parent is entitled to three months of paid vacation, so that he or she may have quality time to bond with his or her new child." Jasper read the law straight from the book, forcing the couple out  from behind the counter so they could drive the fact that he was being a moron home. It was about being stingy, well, maybe a bit on Ray's side, but more about doing what's right; Barfield needed to go home and Jasper had to protect his future. He'd be a dad one day, just not now.

"Jasper, for the love of god, you are not a parent!" (y/n) groaned, pinching the bridge of her nose as Ray put arm around her shoulders to try and offer her some comfort. He knew this bugged her, because she knew how hard being an adult was and hell, if they, a couple twice Jasper's age, with financial security, with a place to live, with jobs, with a stable, secure relationship, weren't ready for a child, then he definitely wasn't. They knew what he was going through, he felt the urge to protect him, to nurture a little one, they had also felt like that at one point, like they could raise a child no matter what, but they also knew that now wasn't the right time. Soon, yes, right now, no.

"If no one claims my child by tomorrow night, I sure am! And, state law says that you gotta give me paternity leave!" Jasper retorted, waving the paper in front of Ray so he could see the text, and the man couldn't help but snatch it from his grip. He stood on a drum, his height towering over Jasper as he tried to get it back, and (y/n) remembered why she was still childless at thirty. Her boyfriend was a child and she still had to keep the peace. "Maybe you're too short to be a parent!"

"Okay, let's just calm down. Jasper, I know you want to do this, but looking after a child is hard, really damn hard and you're gonna be on your own. Parenting is a...heroic act when done right, but you're not in position to do what's best for Barfield. He probably has a family waiting for him and even if he doesn't, you won't be able to give him everything he needs. You're still a child yourself." The woman reasoned with the boy trying to appeal to his sensible side with her own maturity. She just wanted him to see how insane the whole thing was. 

"(y/n), for the last time he's my son, I love him. You'll understand too one day, when you and Ray have kids together." Jasper replied, making the adults gulp subtly at the thought of having their own children running around the place. Yeah, they wanted that, but that didn't mean that they were gonna say fuck it and ruin their financial and relationship status because of a passing fancy when they thought a child would be a fun change to their crazy lives.

"Hey, you leave us out of it, you're not a parent!" Ray stressed again, still stood on the drum as he looked down at his girlfriend with fond eyes. He'd do anything for her, but again, if he, a thirty-six-year-old man felt terrified of fatherhood, then where did that leave Jasper? Marriage was barely on their doorstep, babies were a long way off, Colin the Bunny was the right level of caring for a living creature that they needed right now.

"You know you're still on the phone with Henry?" The boy snapped, holding up Ray's new PearPhone after his old one was crushed. It was the same model as before, but (y/n) wasn't happy at him buying another one, believing that he needed to be more careful with them. Anyway, the mention of his youngest sidekick made Ray panic, as he remembered who he was originally chatting to.

"Oh, sweet mother, I forgot about Henry." He mumbled, getting down from his drum and holding the phone between his and his girl's ear so they could bother listen, plus it give them a great excuse to get all cosy in each other's personal space. They heard something on the line, Henry muttering to someone in his house, although out of context, Mushu sounded real weird.

"Why do you need new shoes?" (y/n) asked the kid, wondering what the hell he was talking about and her brain rationalised the words into something sensible, sort of. It sounded sensible to her, although she was sure that he'd gone shoe shopping not too long ago. What was he doing that meant he needed new ones already? Her inner thoughts were interrupted by Charlotte screaming as Barfield made a break for it, running buck-ass nude from his bath and out of the shop. He must've liked it outside, but even so, Jasper ran after him, scared that he might lose his newfound offspring.

"Oh, he's out the door." Ray groaned, dropping his head down to rest on his girl's shoulder as he watched the boy run away. Normally, they'd go after him, scared that he'd hurt himself or get run over or kidnapped or just something awful, but they figured they'd let Jasper learn the hard way. He was the "parent", it was up to him to control and keep his child safe, alone.

"Barfield! Come back, son! Irresponsible!" Jasper screamed after the boy, stopping briefly to snap at Charlotte about it was her fault that Barfield took off, even though she was just doing him a favour and had no authority over the child. Again, he was the parent, it was his responsibility to teach him safety and to not run away, so Charlotte's pissed off look was very well-justified.

"Ray, (y/n), you there?" Henry's confused voice came from the phone again, him being at bit concerned from all the shouting he could hear and then when he got no answer, it just got even weirder. What was Jasper's new kid up to now?

"Yeah, it sounds like you got people over." Ray replied, (y/n) practically cheek-to-cheek with him so she could hear what was being said too. It would've been better to put the call on speaker, but years as a secretive superhero had left the man cautious about who could be eavesdropping and he just liked having his girlfriend in one arm, almost lifting her off the ground so she could reach his ear. Picking her up was an easy feat for him and having her so close was a beautiful, little bonus.

"Oh, yeah, some kids are renting our house for a couple days." Henry told them, making the couple frown.

"Isn't that a bit weird? I mean, strangers in your house, it's like my worst nightmare." (y/n) replied, exaggerating a bit.

"No, it's pretty cool 'cause, they're the Game Shakers." The kid bragged, expecting the adults, who self-admittedly, were huge fans of their games, to cry out in amazement, but they didn't have a clue. Yeah, they knew the games, but they didn't have any idea who made them, they were over thirty, for god's sake, they had better things to do. Like paying taxes, planning a proposal, watching crap romcoms, caring for a rabbit and having sex. A lot of sex. They didn't have time for trivial things like game designers.

"We don't know what that means." Ray told him, (y/n) shaking her head to agree with him. Were they some young, cool group they were too old to understand? 'Cause it sure sounded like that, but Henry was about to blow their minds, well, Ray's anyway.

"They're these kids who create a bunch of cool games, including Sky Whale." He smiled as he admitted it, hearing the faint gasps on the end of the line as he gave Babe and Kenzie a thumbs-up. Yeah, he'd impressed them, but he didn't know the extent of it. (y/n) could feel the way Ray's body tensed as it pressed against her own and the arm crossed across her waist clenched as something dawned on him. The makers of his favourite game were just down the road and presented him with the perfect opportunity, one that his childish heart could help but latch onto and tuck into the tiny cavity where it kept everything he loved the most; his ego, Sky Whale, corn dogs and of course, (y/n). She took up most of the room in his heart, owning nearly all of it.

"Wait, are you saying that the people who created Sky Whale are at your house, right now?!" Ray asked, waiting for the all important confirmation with baited breath. If it was true, then he was ready to run, his hand grasping (y/n)'s wrist tightly so he could pull her along since this was something she couldn't miss and he just loved having her around. His legs were ready, his heart was pumping, (y/n) was still a bit confused, but he could explain on the way, he just needed Henry to say the magic word. "Yeah... Isn't that cool? Ray? (y/n)? Isn't that cool? Hello? You guys there? Dude, am I dangling?"

The kid was left to splutter and eventually, hang up, because Ray was off like a shot, tugging his girlfriend behind him as they made for the Hart's family home, the woman completely unprepared to meet new people in her worn jeans and t-shirt, but it didn't matter. Ray had a plan, but it didn't involve Ray Manchester or (y/n) (y/l/n), they couldn't get the same privileges as Captain Man and Miss Danger.

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(y/n) could barely keep up with Ray as he dragged her through the streets, her keen, observant mind, plus the phone call telling her that they were heading for Henry's house. His strides were twice as long as hers, his body moving like an impenetrable wall of muscle steaming down the road, and her little legs struggled to keep up as the grasp on her wrist changed. He slipped her fingers through his, joining them in a much sweeter way as his pace finally relented once they were pulling up to Henry's drive, which gave the woman a chance to catch her breath and ask what the hell was going on.

"Raymond Manchester, you better—you better explain to me why we're at Henry's house, right now, before I pass—out." She wheezed, her hand clutching at her chest as she tried to steady her breathing. Jeez, she really needed to start doing some cardio or stamina training, or perhaps Ray should've not allowed such a trivial thing to excite him so much. They stumbled onto the porch, the man suspiciously checking left and right as they hid in the shadows and something about the way he pushed her further into the wall like they needed to hide was...illuminating.

"We, you sweet little thing, are gonna go in there and meet the Game Shakers." Ray grinned, excitement bleeding through into his voice as his hands cupped her face and his nose judged hers. It was like he was waiting, teasing her as she pondered his words and why he hadn't kissed her yet like he normally would. It was evident to everyone, Ray loved his girlfriend's kisses and was a strong believer that he didn't get enough, so him not taking this perfect opportunity for a hot, pinned-against-the-wall, desperate kiss was unusual and made (y/n) pause.

"Why would they want to meet the bosses of some kid they've only known for five seconds?" She questioned, standing on her tiptoes to try and get closer to his lips, only succeeding in getting the slightest brush. He was turning her into the needy one, especially when one hand rested on the wall behind her and the other roamed down to her collarbone and soft neck. It was hard to tell what was in his head, it was all a big jumble; on one hand, he wanted to go see the genius kids who made video games, but on the other, he had this absolute angel of a woman quivering in his arms and a solid wall behind her with nowhere to go but straight into his embrace. What's a guy to do?

"'Cause they're not gonna be meeting us, they're gonna be meeting Captain Man and his hot girlfriend, Miss Danger." He replied, a smirk painted across his face as he gave her a tidbit of his plan. No one wanted to see Ray Manchester, well, apart from her, but everyone loved a superhero, even better, two superheroes and he was certain that if they waltzed in there and played their cards right, they'd be coming back out having just received an offer about a Captain Man and friends game. It was written in the stars in his eyes, but then the voice of reasons piped up and even though she didn't want to, she started shooting stars.

"Ray...what have I told you about using our secret identities to get what you want?" (y/n) sighed, getting the feeling that they were walking into trouble. It wasn't like these kids were criminals, far from it, but it felt wrong to deliberately use their fame and status and just expect people to do stuff for them, and surely, they'd have better things to do. This was just an ego thing, her boyfriend's big head ruling his actions again, although that head of his also knew how to rub her in just the right way.

"I know, I know, sweet girl. You always know what's best for me, but please, just go in there with me and play along, just this once. Please? I'll love you forever and forever..." God, those puppy-dog eyes could melt butter and they certainly melted her heart. Ray was already sure, one-hundred per cent, concrete certain that he'd love her, always, that was just him being sappy, but he really wanted to do this. No messing, just a straight conversation, that's all he wanted and the way their breath mingled from their proximity and his fingers trailed down her chest seemed to seal the deal.

"Okay, fine. Whatever. But I want you to kiss me first, right here, right now, against this wall." She relented after a moment's hesitation, seeing in his eyes that he was desperate and who was she to deny him? And vice versa? He wasn't going to just stand there when she'd made the most delicious counteroffer, so his fingers curled around her throat gently and his frame hung over hers, pressing her further into the nook until her back was scraping against the brick.

"That can be arranged..." Ray mumbled, finally capturing her lips with his own as her hands fisted the material of his shirt, dragging his chiselled torso closer to hers as they expertly moved against each other. It was like it was imprinted in their minds now, neither was shy or clumsy, they'd long since mapped out their shape, taste and depths of each other's mouths so they could recognise the honeyed bubblegum clash in an instant, but that didn't mean they craved it any less. It wasn't as painful, but the same longing from their years of mutual pining was still there and knowing that the other was there, waiting, ready to give and receive love, just made the need greater.

"Y'know, we could go home, do this in our bed rather than on Henry's porch. Who knows where I might let you put your hands or if you're lucky, your co—" The woman's teasing, sultry words were short-lived and worked against her favour as Ray pulled away from the kiss moments before his brain told him to drift his lips down the column of her neck. He wasn't backing out now, not when the Game Shakers were behind that door and he'd learnt that two could play at the teasing game and just because she was better at it, it didn't mean he couldn't have his fun too.

"Suit up. We're going in" His voice growled, frustration colouring his tone as he used every ounce of restraint in his body to pull away and fish for his gumball tube. Shit, when she whined, he felt cruel and wondered if he should've screwed his big plan and just dragged her back to the Man Cave where a king-size mattress was waiting for them, but no. This was how he wanted to play and if she was going to be a brat, stamping her feet and pouting, then he'd treat her like one. "That'll teach you to stop running your pretty mouth when we've got a job to do."

"It's not even a job, doofus. And you better fuck me when we get home, it's freezing out here and changing into my supersuit ain't gonna help that." (y/n) grumbled, also taking out her tube as she realised that this was a fight she wasn't going to win. How much did he want that game? There she was, a soft, sultry figure waiting to be ravished and he just pulled away like it was nothing, talk about priorities. And it was cold, chilly, well below zero, something that exposed her suit's greatest weakness, it came with a skirt and bare thighs. Maybe she'd have to develop a winter version, 'cause even though the cold couldn't harm her anymore, she still felt it and it sucked having to walk around in merely a bodice and skirt. Not her brightest design by any means.

"'Course, sweet girl. Anything for you." Ray smirked, chewing his gum before blowing a glowing bubble. Their suits materialised around them, leaving Ray to think about how he literally would do anything for her. He'd throw caution to the wind and get down on one knee for her, forgetting about his fears because she was worth it, a life spent with her would be so damn worth it. "Let's go."

Inside, Henry, Babe, Kenzie, Trip and Hudson were all chilling, casually nibbling on Chinese food and sharing the fortunes from their cookies. Piper had stormed off back to the restaurant when she'd read out some crappy prediction that was just a random sentence and nothing meaningful. That left Babe and Kenzie to use their fortunes for some good, old-fashioned flirting and Babe was laying it on thick, staring into Henry's eyes dreamily and wondering what her next move should've been when Ray decided to ignore the doorbell and just punch through the glass pane next to the handle. 

The teens and (y/n) watched in shock and horror as he wiggled his hand through the hole, flipped the lock from the inside and opened the door to let them in, ignoring how Henry's parents were gonna be mortified. The Game Shakers were mystified by the sudden appearance of two superheroes in all their glory, immediately tittering over why and how they were there, but Henry, he was less impressed. He just gave them both an annoyed expression, to which (y/n) offered a minuscule wince to try and apologise without raising too much suspicion.

"All right, now, where's that burglar?" Ray stated, looking around the room with shifty eyes and tense muscles, (y/n) copying his actions so she could play along at "catch the fake burglar". He should've told her the plan before he broke in there, but hey, he got distracted by her lips, what could he do?

"Whoa, it's Captain Man and Miss Danger!" Hudson exclaimed, pointing at the couple with wide eyes. Even though they weren't from Swellview and New York had plenty of celebrities to keep them occupied, Captain Man was still a big deal for them and so were his sidekicks; they had international reach, it was pretty sick.

"Shut up." Babe gasped, her emotions buzzing as Miss Danger stood there, poised and elegant next to her powerful boyfriend, shoulders back, head straight, looking like everything the girl dreamed she could be. She was an idol for lots of girls, all of whom waned to know what she wore, how she did her makeup, how she got her hair to look so perfect everyday and how it felt to be the coolest, prettiest, smartest superheroine out there.

"Call window repair guy..." Henry mumbled to himself, entering the reminder into his phone whilst they all screamed about his dumb boss and friend. Seriously, why did he ever tell Ray? He should've known that he'd overreact and do something impetuous, but he wouldn't have thought that (y/n) would come too. Oh, he must've promised her food, another rabbit or something gross. Yeah, probably something gross.

"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. That can't be the real Captain Man and Miss Danger." Kenzie reasoned, thinking that the heroes were way too famous and busy to come to see them. It had to be some kind of joke, a guy and a girl in costumes, pretending to be crimefighter, because why would they take time from their hectic schedules to hang out with them. And, the chances of them meeting were stupendously low, it just had to be a prank, statistically,it was more likely.

"If I wasn't the real Captain Man, could I do this?" Ray decided that he'd put an end to their doubt right then and there, so he picked up a pretty, pink vase from the mantelpiece, debated how he should go about it and then just smashed it over his own head, the shards cascading down his body as agonising paining splintered through his skull for a second. It evaporated quickly, making the smirk worm its way back onto his face after a slight grimace and the kids all loved how he showed off his superpower. "And then say, I'm okay?" 

"And if I wasn't Miss Danger, would I be able to do this?" It was (y/n)'s turn next to prove her identify and rather than trashing things that weren't hers like her boyfriend had just done (they'd be having words later), she just plucked a piece of glass that had caught in his collar and held it up to her neck. Inhaling sharply, her teeth gritted as the glass pierced a straight line through her skin, a trickle of crimson running from the wound which left the kids slightly squeamish. However, their amazed gasps soon returned when her skin immediately stitched itself back together, the blood vanishing too and the cut disappeared into nothing, not even a scar, which was pretty damn cool to watch. "And have no scar afterwards?"

"That's them! I know it!" Trip cried as his friends gasped and chatted at the amazing feats they'd just whispered and Ray couldn't help but pull his girl closer to his body as she brushed away the last of the glass on his suit, a feeling of pride washing over him. Yeah, his power was cool and he loved being the centre of attention, but seeing her so powerful yet so shy under their applause was so damn endearing and knowing that he had her as his lover, his possible future wife, it just made him thank whoever made her and put her in his fate.

"I bought that vase for Mother's Day." Henry grumbled, dumbstruck at how they just walked in and started smashing the place up. His mom loved his gift, how was he gonna be able to tell her that Captain Man smashed it over his head? His parents would never believe that. And things were about to get weirder. A kid came through the door, following the heroes' path after he had seen a faint flash of red and blue on the porch and instantly, he had known who it was. He had to go check out if his eyes were telling the truth, so he just barged right in and saw the smirking man and his girlfriend stood there before him, just like he had been told.

"Whoa, Captain Man, Miss Danger! I thought I saw you walk in this house." The boy stated, playing along to Ray's little plan. The hero hadn't quite told (y/n) everything about what they were doing and needed a third party to strengthen his argument about needing a game, so he'd paid a little boy to do it for him. How he'd done it was incredible and almost unbelievable. 

"Hey, who's this kid who I've never seen before until just now?" Ray asked stiffly, Henry instantly picking up on how he was lying by the tone of his voice and his weird posture. The guy's hands were on his hips and he just sounded flat, rehearsed and clearly, something was up, and even (y/n) couldn't help but point it out.

"I don't know, but why are you talking like this?" She retorted, her hands resting on her waist as she mimicked him. She made sure to go along with whatever he did as per his request, but even so, she couldn't help a little tongue-in-cheek tease, not when his acting skills were so horrendous. 

"Captain Man?" The boy piped up, stealing Ray from his semi-annoyed look at his sweet girl, who was suppressing a smile at how she'd rumbled him. He'd very nearly broke character as his fingers twitched to pinch her chin and make those laughing eyes look into his, but then he fell back into reality and remembered that he had to keep his cool, even if he was still reeling from the porch kiss. "Yes?"

"Well, you're such an awesome superhero and your girlfriend, Miss Danger, is so hot..." Okay, yeah, he was definitely getting paid. Henry scoffed at that and even (y/n) rolled her eyes as a blush spread across her face at how Ray had obviously told the kid what to say because it stroked his ego way too much to be just a personal opinion. Yeah, he was awesome and yeah, his girlfriend was hot, two things that made Ray feel so good about himself that he couldn't help but forgo any modest and just wholeheartedly agree. "Well...go on."

"I just wish there was a video game about you." The kid finally said it and then it was confirmed for Henry. That sneaky, little...so that was his motive for coming to his house and smashing his property, it wasn't a damn burglar, it was his stupid inflated head and his obsession with Sky Whale. He could've been a lot more subtle about it, especially when he laughed off the suggestion like it shocked or embarrassed him like it did to (y/n), who hadn't expected him to be so...so...fucking obvious. "A video game about me? Come on..."

"I'd play it. I think all people would play it." The boy added, finishing off Ray's pre-planned sales pitch for the Game Shakers and to his delight, they glanced at each other and shared some nods. They could work with that, Captain Man was hugely popular and it benefitted them too, they'd get loads of money from the purchases and Ray would get his ego boost. It was a win-win situation and with them all seemingly convinced, it was time to cough up his investment.

"Well, you're probably right. Take care." Ray smiled and sneakily gave the kid a backhanded two dollar bill for his service, something that Henry nor (y/n) missed, making the woman prod him sharply as she raised an eyebrow. This was what they did now? Bribed little kids? The boy studied the note for a few seconds, satisfied with the money he'd received, but Ray still hadn't let up on all his promises, he was in it for just two measly dollars.

"You said I could play with the laser." He mentioned, making Ray tense as he practically felt the disappointment radiating from his girl. They could've stayed in Junk-N-Stuff, but no, he was giving a highly dangerous weapon to a child who would use it like a water gun. What a joke.

"Shhhh! Bring it back in ten minutes." He mumbled, unhooking the alarmingly big gun from the back of his belt as (y/n) facepalmed and rubbed her eyes tiredly. He played it off like it was nothing, grabbing her waist and cooly turning to look at the teens as the boy ran off to start shooting, his heart hammering as he thought about how his girlfriend would be chastising him later. Oh well, that was future Ray's problem.

"So, Captain Man and Miss Danger. Why are you here...in my house?" Henry stepped forward, forming a little group with his touchy boss as the man cuddled up to (y/n), clearly trying to win her affection again after giving his biggest laser to that kid. Ugh, so gross, but he couldn't wait to hear his excuses and was curious as to what the woman's reaction would be too. He wouldn't have thought that lying and endangering minors were her kind of fun, evening activities, but then again, now that he thought about it and took in her body language, she looked just as miffed as he did.

"To stop that burglar, would you believe it?" She replied, her arms folded to portray her distaste for the situation, but she still allowed Ray his little wants and longings for touching her, she could never deny him that, unless he'd really pissed her off. Henry could see that she wasn't part of this, not really; she was playing along, sure, but if it was up to her, she'd be at home with a bowl of ice cream, watching her favourite romcom and making Ray watch it with her. That sounded like heaven and suddenly, she longed to go back home, but once the mask went on, she wasn't (y/n) (y/l/n), girlfriend of Ray Manchester, she was Miss Danger, sidekick to Captain Man. Going home wasn't an option until he said so. "Uh, well, there's no burglar."

"Well, we can't be sure." Ray argued, moving to push past Henry so he could guide his girl over to the celebrity teens and really get to know them. No matter what the kid argued, his boss wouldn't listen, not when it was his cocky nature ruling his brain and with the love of his life on his arm, Ray often thought he was invincible, despite having a very human soul underneath all that brash exterior. Trip was the first kid they sauntered up to, the couple expecting him to freak out and he did, just not in the way they were hoping.

"Hey, where's Kid Danger?!" He asked excitedly, prompting his friends to ask the same in a rush of eagerness that made Henry freeze. Shit, he hoped that Ray still had his bullshitting head on, 'cause he couldn't give an answer. That would give him away, but luckily, his friends were just as keen to protect him as he was and had enough experience to come up with something.

"Oh, uh, he's getting his nails done. He goes to the same place I do, but he likes the bolder colours and manicures." (y/n) smirked, knowing that the teen behind her was prickling at her words and how blatantly untrue they were. Like he'd ever go get his nails done with her, that just ruined his image, plus, Charlotte normally went with her and all they talked about was boys, makeup tips and baking recipes. Did she want him to throttle her? 'Cause he would do that, if it didn't mean that Ray would separate his head from his body. Still, he could try and tell them that he/Kid Danger would never be seen in a nail salon, not even for a hundred bucks, but the way Ray was strutting around like a peacock, it meant that his words were just white noise. "Uh, y'know, guys, I really don't think that Kid Danger would do something like that, but okay."

"Clever girl." Ray mumbled into his girlfriend's ear as they stopped strolling so he could press a kiss to her temple. It was a sweet moment and the teens internally melted at the sight of the heroes, thinking that for adults, they were kinda cute together. Babe, though, had something to say and tentatively approached the couple, hoping she wouldn't butt in on the moment too harshly as her friends encouraged her to ask the big question.

"Um, hi, Captain Man, Miss Danger. Um, we're from New York, we run a mobile game company." she explained, gesturing to the group as they were all responsible for something in their business. Babe brought the sass, Kenzie brought the brains, Trip brought the fame (and his dad's money) and Hudson, well, he brought a pleasant optimism.

"It's called Game Shakers! Super successful." Kenzie repeated the same phrase from early, flipping her hair over her shoulder and smirking at Henry as she said that last part. She was really trying to impress him and her winning smile wasn't lost on (y/n), neither was the blush that spread on her face when he smiled back. Well, well, well, what did they have here? It seemed like the kid had only gone and gotten a couple of girls pining after him and she was here for it, it was so damn cute.

"So you're the Game Shakers?" Ray asked in an clueless tone, like this was all new information despite it having been established on the phone back home. He really was trying it on and his am moved to wrap around his girl's shoulders whilst the teens nodded furiously. "Well, I wish I'd known."

"Yeah, well, if you want to talk with us about making a Captain Man game, I mean, we'd be totally into the idea—" Babe carried on, the smile growing on her face as she told the heroes that they'd be honoured to produce a Captain Man game, maybe one that included his sidekicks too, but just before anyone could agree to anything, (y/n)'s phone began to ring against her utility belt.

"Oh, sorry, hold that thought, just gotta take this." She smiled at the kids briefly, taking the cell from her belt and flipping it horizontally when she noticed that it was a video-call with no caller ID. That struck her as odd and she looked up at Ray with a concerned expression to steady her nerves before swiping the screen to answer the call and boy, did the concern grow to disgust. 

"Aloha from Hawaii! Captain Man. And your silly, little girlfriend, Miss Danger." Ray's arms immediately wrapped around (y/n)'s waist and pulled her close in a protective embrace as he realised who had made the call; Doctor Minyak. That guy never gave up, he just came back thirsty for revenge and the fact that he'd had the nerve to call Miss Danger's phone and not his just showed how he was ready to toy with his nemesis once more, going after the one thing that Captain Man refused to bargain with, the woman he loved, even if it was just a phone call. He knew what he was doing, but Ray wouldn't give him the satisfaction, his girl was with him, in his arms, safe, where he knew he could protect her from scum like him. "Well, well, Doctor Minyak."

"What? How is he alive? We watched him jump out of that cargo plane without a parachute..." Henry growled, standing up to voice his disbelief at hearing that their enemy had managed a miraculous escape from their fight a few days previous, but then he saw Ray's pale face and (y/n) frantically shaking her head in minuscule snaps and then he remembered. He wasn't Kid Danger at that moment, he was just a normal guy, who shouldn't have any idea about the dealings of Captain Man and who he'd fought or when, and the confused looks of the Game Shakers made his mouth run dry and he had no way of explaining how he knew that, but then...

"Hello? Hello? HELLO?" Minyak shouted at the screen. All he could see was Captain Man's chin, his beefy arms stretching around Miss Danger and the top half of her face and his narcissistic self hated that the attention wasn't on him in his big moment. He'd just dramatically rang the sidekick of his greatest enemy, why weren't they paying attention?

"What do you want, Minyak?" (y/n) snapped, losing her patience with the villain as he started shouting. She had confidence and ferocity in her voice, not only stemming from her intense hate for the man and her trust in her own power, but also from the feeling of her love all around her and how she could feel his muscles tense when Minyak did or said something he didn't like. She didn't need to worry about being vulnerable with her arms stretched out with the phone so they could both see, he had her covered, literally.

"Oh, not much. I just thought that since I'm here, relaxing in Hawaii, I'd tell you about my newest plan." The doctor replied slowly, rolling his hips as he pretended to be on a sunny beach that was not unlike one (y/n) had pictured in her perfect honeymoon. He even had a Piña Colada in his hand and a flowered shirt to match the tropical setting, one where (y/n) was so desperate to end up, a golden ring on her finger and a tall, adorable doofus stood next to her with a similar band on his. 

"What plan?" Still, the sound of Ray snapping back broke her out of the daydream and she remembered that her fantasy was probably a long way off. Just because she was ready to get married, so damn ready, it didn't mean Ray was and she was okay with that. They'd come this far and were happy, she could wait if he needed that, the last thing she wanted to do was start talking about a solid, almost unbreakable commitment that would tie him to her forever and scare him off. It hurt to admit, but her boyfriend was scared of commitment, marriage was probably the last thing on his mind right now. Oh, how wrong she was...

"Well, I'm sure you've heard of this popular celebrity, Double G." Minyak dipped below the camera line for just a second, popping back into frame with a photo of the famous rapper and Trip instantly panicked as he heard the name roll off of the villain's tongue.

"Hey, that's my dad. I'm Triple G." He exclaimed, the Game Shakers scooting closer to the superhero couple since now that Dub's name had been mentioned, it was personal. No one was gonna threaten the best music artist in the world and get away with it, not on their watch.

"We're kinda in the middle of a meeting right now with some people that wanna make a video game about me, so..." Ray groaned, hating that Minyak was cutting into his discussion with the Game Shakers time just to whine at him about some lame plan that wouldn't work because he was an idiot and he was awesome, not to mention the fact that the longer this took, the longer he and his sweet girl had to wait before they could go home. And he was still counting her to still be in the right mood.

"Look, just tell us your dumb plan before his head gets so big that he can't walk out of the door." (y/n) groaned, knowing that her boyfriend was itching to get on a developmental stage for his game, but she didn't know how desperate he was for her too, nor did she know how all her thoughts on marriage were reciprocated and how he had the whole thing covered, right under her nose.

"Quiet, stupid girl, why do you think I called you and not your boyfriend from Hawaii?—Oh..." The doctor spat and (y/n) could feel Ray's body starting to harden with anger as the criminal dared to insult her, but the menacing tone he was trying to create crumbled when he accidentally whacked the paper screen behind him, showing the group that he wasn't in paradise, he was still in his dingy hideout and it had all been a pathetic set up.

"Yeah, I would feel scared, but I think your Hawaii fell down." The young woman quipped, feeling Ray's smirk next to her ear as Minyak tried to remain calm, Nurse Cohort scrambling to fix the screen even though the damage was already done. His hips pressed into hers more and she pressed further into his body, not in a sexual way, no, there were way too many kids around for that. It was just their way of reminding one another that they were still there and together, they were always stronger.

"Now! Perhaps you've heard that Double G is giving a huge concert for charity in New York City." Minyak growled once his background was back up, if slightly wrinkled and his mention of the concert sets nerves off in everyone's stomach. He wouldn't bring it up for nothing and whatever he was planning it wasn't good.

"Yeah, everybody knows about that, so?" Ray replied, the grumbling in his chest reverberating against (y/n)'s back as she fought the temptation to just throw her head back and rest fully against him. She was getting tired of the evil guy drawing stuff out, but luckily for her, home wasn't a place, it was a person and she always had him to lean back on, in more ways than one.

"Well, that charity concert is not going to happen, because I, Doctor Horacio. T. Minyak, am going to stop it! Le sabotage! And there's nothing that you, your pathetic excuse for a girlfriend or that punk, Kid Danger, can do about it! Ah, mahalo!" And just like that, Minyak was gone, he hung up before anyone could spit one last clever comment at him and Ray, (y/n), Henry and the Game Shakers were left with their skin crawling and a terrified feeling in the bottom of their guts.

"Oh my god!" "Who was that mean man?" Babe and Kenzie exclaimed, looking to Captain Man and Miss Danger for answers, both of whom were still snuggling into each other, albeit with frowns on their faces, and Henry took it upon himself to explain, forgetting once again that right now, he was Henry Hart, not Kid Danger. "Doctor Minyak... Um, is—is what they call him...on the news."

"Well, what's that freak got against my dad?" Trip asked, concerned for his father since he meant the world to him and with his mom elsewhere, he was the only family he had around him. He couldn't let him get hurt or his reputation get tarnished, it would break him. There had to be something the superheroes could do, that was their job, right?

"Don't worry about Minyak, kid. His plans literally never work." (y/n) soothed his worries, using her calmest voice to try and stop his worrying, but Trip was on full alert mode and fearing for his dad after the freaky phone call, so nothing she said helped, even though she, and more so her boyfriend, had loads of experience that told them that Doctor Minyak was a pathetic villain, especially against them.

"Well, what if this plan actually—" Trip argued, but he was cut off when Ray removed a hand from his girl's waist and smushed his finger into the boy's lips, stopping him before he could lose it.

"Shhhhhhh, listen to Miss Danger, she's real smart. Now, this mobile game you're gonna make about me... Imagine me! Captain Man, fighting giant moon robots with my sidekicks, a female chihuahua and a talking parrot." Ray walked around dramatically, setting the scene as he described his ideal game and (y/n) and Henry choked when they heard how they were being replaced. Despite not having a drink like the kid, (y/n) still had to clear her throat at hearing the ludicrous suggestion and she didn't know what was worse, being thought of as a dog or a bird; the connotations of both weren't great.

"I love it!" "I like it!" The Game Shakers' praise came flooding in making Ray smirk as Henry and (y/n) stewed in their anger, immediately tapping the man on the shoulder so they could ask him/protest about his ridiculous idea, but it fell on deaf ears as Ray's were already filled with admiring applause. He so wasn't getting any tonight, female chihuahua or talking parrot indeed.

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Post Character Development Chloe and Zoe

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Here they are! Redesigns of all five main heroes!

Will I redesign anyone else ? Uncertain for now! But thanks for all the support !

2,367 notes - Posted February 16, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Next Redesign is Alya, Rena Rouge and Rena Furtive

I think Alya’s canon design is honestly okay, just really outdated. She needed a little push into the present. An awesome fact about Alya that’s never mentioned in the show is that she’s martiniquan creole-french. I wanted her Rena Rouge hair to reflect her heritage more. I feel a little big brained for making her fox ears be a part of the headband.

Other than that I wanted her to have a more interesting silhouette, with her twin fox tails matching Ladybug’s wings. I like that matching best friend dynamic. Outside of that Rena Rouge is already a really strong design, she just needed a little updating.

Rena Furtive confuses me. To blend in and be stealthy in Paris, she picks blue camouflage? What? Camo is to blend in with nature, like leaves, which you don’t really find in Paris. And blue? To blend in with the sky? Idk but Paris buildings are usually various shades of grey. Silver Fox Alya was RIGHT THERE and they missed it. So Rena Furtif is a silver fox now. And I gave her black “trousers” to make her look like a secret agent. I wonder if Trixx turns grey to match this form too? Hmmm

2,809 notes - Posted February 11, 2022

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[thegrimreaper-probably]

Chapter 4: We’re in some deep water

Masterlist

Summary: All Mights first class of hero training. You and Katauki are teamed up against Midoriya and Uraraka. 

Trigger warning: throwing up(just says you throw up not to bad, just letting you know cause I can’t deal with throw up either.)

Really quick here you’re hero fit! I tried my best with finding pictures bc I can’t draw that stuff so pants are black, shirt is blueish gray color shown in picture, the style of the shirt is the black one, black emt boot and harness is black. Have fun reading!

Classes fly by today and now it’s lunch. I get a special lunch made and sit with Katsuki. We sit alone for a few till Kirishima, Ashido and two others come to sit.

“Hey Fuka! Mind if we sit with you?” I shake my head no and they sit.

“Fuka this is Sero and Kaminari. You two this is Fuka.” Ashido say they wave and I nod back.

“So baby girl-.” I growl cutting Kaminari off.

“Don’t ever flirt with my again or I’m going to bite into your-.”

“So Fuka whatcha eatin?” Ashido cut in. I huff at her.

“Raw meat, I can’t eat vegetables, dairy, fruits, nuts though I can eat cooked meat just prefer raw.”

“SO YOU’VE NEVER EATEN ICE CREAM BEFORE?!” Kaminari yells making everyone look at us.

“No dipshit, she just fucking said she couldn’t.” Katsuki says.

“Anywho what’s your quirks?” Kirishima asks.

“I can shot acid out of my hands!” Ashido says.

“Shot tape out of my elbows.” Sero says.

“I got electricity~.” He wiggles his eyebrows at me and I’m so close to kill him.

“None of your fucking business.” Katsuki says

“Chill dude we’re just trying to have a convo.” Sero says

“I can do anything a shark does.”

“Oooh can you crush bones?” Kiri asks

“Yeah, bones, metal, plastic, rocks, anything basically.”

“Super manly! I can just make my skin rock hard.”

“Pffffffftttt.” I cover my month to hide the laugh.

“Jaws get your fat head out of the fucking gutters.” Katsuki shoves me and I keep laughing.

“You act as if my head ever been out of the gutters.” He rolls his eyes and eats some noodles.

“I don’t get.” Kirishima says

“Don’t you dare tell him!” Ashido says

“Toothy let’s go.” Katsuki gets up and throw his trash away and I follow with a wave to my friends. We head to class early. We talk for a bit and then more kids sit down.

“I AM HERE!” All Might say crashing into the class room.

“Coming through the door like a hero!” He poses and bunch of kids gasp and chatter about him. I tune out this part.

“Welcome to the most important class at UA High. Think of it as "Hero‐ing 101." Here, you will learn the basics of being a pro. And what it means to fight in the name of good! Today's lesson will pull no punches! Fight training. But one of the keys of being a hero is... looking good! These were designed for you based on your Quirk registration forms and the requests you sent in before school started. Get yourselves suited up, and then meet me at Training Ground Beta!” All Might says, I walk away and get dress. I look at the mirror and smile at how I look. The outfit was simple but worked for now. I walk to the training area and wait.

“They say that clothes make the pros, young ladies and gentlemen, and behold, you are the proof! Take this to heart. From now on you are all... heroes in training! This is getting me all revved up. Now. Shall we get started, you buncha newbies?”

“FUKA! YOU LOOK SO BADASS!” Ashido says and jumps on my back. I easily support her and smile towards her.

“Thank you! I love yours!” I say

“Now I wish you made my outfit!” I laugh and she gets off.

“Sir!” Iida says, I roll my eyes and sit on the floor.

“This is the fake city from our entrance exam. Does that mean that we'll be conducting urban battles again?” He ask All Might shakes his head.

“Not quite. I'm going to move you two steps ahead. Most of the villain fights you see on the news take place outside. However, statistically speaking, run‐ins with the most dastardly evildoers take place indoors. Think about it. Backroom deals, home invasions, secret underground lairs. Truly intelligent criminals stay hidden in the shadows. For this training exercise, you'll be split into teams of good guys and bad guys and fight two‐on‐two indoor battles.” All Might says and Iida thinks before asks another question.

“Isn't this a little advanced?”

“The best training is what you get on the battlefield! But remember, you can't just punch a robot this time. You're dealing with actual people now.” He nods.

“Sir, will you be the one deciding who wins?” Iida asks.

“How much can we hurt the other team?” Katsuki asks with a smirk.

“Am I allowed to stop him?” I ask, Katsuki groans at me.

“Do we need to worry about the losers getting expelled like earlier?” Uraraka asks.

“Will you be splitting us up based on chance or comparative skill?” Iida asks.

“Isn't this cape très chic?” I raise my eyebrow at him.

“I wasn't finished talking! Listen up. The situation is this. The villains have hidden a nuclear missile somewhere in their hideout. The heroes must try to foil their plans. To do that, the good guys either have to catch the evildoers or recover the weapon. Likewise, the bad guys succeed if they protect their payload or capture the heroes.” All Might says as he reads from a small piece of paper.

“Time's limited, and we'll choose teams by drawing lots!” He finishes and once again Iida opens his mouth.

“Don’t you fucking dare ask another question.”

“I can ask questions if I want!”

“Not without consequences from me.”

“Are you threatening me again?!”

“Yes, yes I am.”

“Young Fuka please just let young Iida finish his question.” I roll my eyes and huff. 

“Anyways as I was asking, isn't there a better way?”

“Knew it was a stupid question.” I say.

“Pros often have to team up with heroes from other agencies on the spot, so maybe that's the reason we're seeing that here.” All Might says.

“Yes, I see. Life is a random series of events. Excuse my rudeness.” Iida says.

“No sweat. Let's draw!” We all go up and get a ball, I get D with Katsuki we stand together.

“I declare that the first teams to fight will be... these guys! Team A will be the heroes, Team D will be the villains. Everyone else can head to the monitoring room to watch!” All Might says, me and Katsuki high five.

“Bad guys, you can go on in and get set up. In five minutes, the good guys will be let loose and the battle will start!”

“Yes sir.” The two say with me and say kay.

“Young Fuka, Young Bakugo. The key to being successful in this challenge is to embody villainy. Think from the perspective of an evildoer.” All Might say with the A team away.

“Easy enough.” I say

“If things go too far, I'll step in. Understood?”

“Don’t worry I’ve handled worse with this guy.” I say he nods and leaves.

“Do you really think Deku has a Quirk?”

“Yeah, I mean everything would add up to that.”

“Was he seriously just tricking us all these years? I'm gonna roast that damn nerd today!”

“Woah calm down, I got a plan if you want to listen.”

“If it involves me beating Deku I’ll hear it out.”

“I’ll stay with the bomb, I can figure out where Midoriya is from there and tell you. Midoriya going to have Uraraka get the bomb and distract you. So you can go ham on him, I will step in even if that means we lose. Keep your ear piece in.”

“Got it, I’ll tell you when she leave.” I nod and go upstairs. All Might start to talk in the ear piece.

“All right! Let's begin the indoor combat training! Team A and Team D, your time starts now! Pay attention, kids. Think about what you would do.”

“All Might does this place have any power?”

“Yes, young Fuka why do you ask?”

“So the water works?”

“Not sure.” I smirk and whip the wall open with my tail. I watch the pipes and hear some water in one. I break it open and it floods the room. I walk over to the doors and close them shut. The water fills the room slowly. I sit next to the bomb and wait.

“Young Fuka you could cause a flood and harm your partner as well.”

“Katsuki will be fine, if anything I’d worry about Midoriya.” The water is now up to about my ankles.

“Fuka smart, if Uraraka goes in there the water will leave so she’ll know when she enters. Plus it would knock Uraraka out.” Sero says.

“Plus Fuka can swim really good!” Ashido says

“Yes but what about Bakugo? Can he even swim?” Tsu asks.

“I mean their best friends Bakugo should know how to swim.” Mineta says.

“Oh look the bomb starting to float.” Kaminari says. I sigh as the bomb doesn’t sink. I pick up chucks from the wall and to hold the bomb down, which works. I open my harness to grab my pocket knife and walk over to the door. No locks so I can’t fiddle with it to make it lock. I look down to see the water is up to my knees.

“Katsuki, plan?” I ask

“As you said. She’s still here.” I nod and think.

“I’m going shark soon, waters up to my waist.”

“Okay.” I wait till it’s up to my chest and turn. I swim around and feel for anything.

“Hey, who's Bakugo talking to? I'm not hearing anything. Can we get any sound with this video?” Kirishima asks.

“He's got a radio in his ear so he can talk to his partner. I gave it to him before the match started. Along with a map of the building. Also, this. A roll of capture tape! Wrapping this around your opponent means you've apprehended them, and they're out for the rest of the game.” All Might says

“So, there's a 15‐minute time limit, and the good guys have no idea what floor the nuclear weapon is hidden on, right?” Ashido ask.

“Correct!”

“Then the heroes are clearly at a disadvantage here.” Iida says.

“A big one! Real Pros have to outwit villains on a daily basis. That's life. Even when the odds aren't in our favor, we fight!” All Might says.

“She left.” I hear Katsuki say in the ear piece that’s on the pipe. I swim back and forth from the two doors and wait.

“Found it. Now I just have to tell Deku. And try my best to stay outta sight until he gets up here.” Uraraka whisper, I pick up on and turn back.

“I hear you! Now either we do this the easy way or the hard way! Your pick pinky!” I yell loud enough for her to hear. I smell the air and don’t get anything for scent wise but I know she here still.

“Katsuki got pinkypie up here.” I say I hear nothing from him.

“Come on! I don’t have all day pinkypie!” I yell and walk over to the door and feel her hiding behind it but don’t see her. I huff and stay there.

“Um Deku?” I hear her says, I doubt he’s actually here so it must be the earpiece.

“I'm here. How's it going?” I hear him answer.

“Fuka knows that I'm here. Sorry. Right now she’s waiting for me to open the door, she filled the room with water.”

“Where are you?”

“Near the middle of the fifth floor but I can’t even open the door with the force of water.”

“That was the plan pinky. What you think I can’t hear you?” I bang on the door and she jumps.

“Gasp. Have you been there the whole time?”

“I mean you think I jumped out the window?” I ask

“I’m right beneath you. Don’t worry.” Midoriya says

“She heard everything I said!” She grumbles.

“And what he said.” I smirk as we lock eyes.

“Shit.” Midoriya says.

“Young Bakugo! Don't do it! You'll kill him!” All Might says.

“KATSUKI I’LL LEAVE RIGHT NOW AND LET HER WIN IF YOU DO THAT!”

“SHUT UP JAWS! If he dodges he’ll be fine.”

“EXACTLY IF! I SWEAR TO FUCKING WHOEVERS UP THERE I’LL BITE THE SHIT OUT OF YOU!” I yell at him and hear him tch and a loud boom. The ground shakes, Uraraka opens the door and water falls out. She floats herself and I hang on to the pipe. I kick her and she falls. I see the bomb float away with the water and let it go. She lays there and coughs, I pick her up and throw her. I slam the door close and break it. I run down and follow the water, I grab the bomb and see a closet and drop it off in there.

I run to find Katsuki no longer caring about the training. I keep running and slow down once I see them.

“KATSUKI BAKUGO! YOU GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE SO HELP ME!” They freezes as I keep yelling.

“WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO? KILL EACH OTHER? WHATS FUCKING WRONG WITH YOU TWO? I DON’T GIVE AN ACTUAL FUCK IF YOU HATE EACH OTHER OR NOT! YOU CAN NOT FUCKING BEAT THE LIVING OUT OF EACH OTHER! NOW DO I MAKE MYSELF FUCKING CLEAR?!” I yell as my hand lands on my hip and I talk with my other hand.

“Yes ma’am.” They both say.

“Now apologize to each.”

“Sorry Kachann.”

“Bakugo.”

“Tch sorry.”

“Now Imma go back to the bomb if I so as hear another big ass explosion or any of the sorts I’m telling your mothers. Got it?” They nod and I leave.

“Young Fuka I have it under control.”

“If you did then you’d call this whole thing off and fail both of them.”

“Young Fuka like I said I’m the teacher and I have everything under control.”

“If that’s what helps you sleep at night.” I look over to the camera and walk away to find Uraraka.

“Ughhh.” I hear her and walk up the stairs I grab my tape and wrap her up.

“Sorry Pinkypie but I can’t deal with you and the two toddlers. Do you need anything medical wise?”

“No I’m fine, thank you though.”

“No problem, you did a good job with that trick of yours.”

“Really? I came up with it on the fly.”

“Yeah I mean if you went up against someone else it would have worked. I have a sixth sense that helps me with dodging you otherwise I would have lost.” She nods and I continue to sit with her as I wait for the time to run out. I hear All Might yell at Bakugo about if he uses it again he’ll end the training and the other team wins.

“What is Fuka doing?” Ashido asks.

“Damn she likes a mom with those two!” Kaminari says

“She’s hot. Wish she could-” Mineta says

“Fuka seems to have an easy time with dodging Uraraka’s hits before hand.” Iida cuts Mineta off.

“I remember her saying something about a sixth sense?” Kirishima says.

“Ah of course, she has the ability to do anything a shark can do! Sharks are known to have a sixth sense something about being able to feel the electricity that comes of off anything and to feel the movements in water.”Yaoyorozu say.

“That such a great quirk!” Sero says.

“So she can smell a drop of blood a mile away?” Kaminari ask.

“Actual she can’t, the blood has to be a lot to be able to travel a mile away.”Yaoyorozu answers.

“Make sense.” Sero says

“So that’s how she knew Uraraka was there without hearing her.” Jiro says.

“And how she knew there was a water pipe.” Todoroki says.

“Mhm.” Yaoyorozu says and nods.

I feel the floor shake and I huff and hold on to Uraraka so she doesn’t fly away. Then Midoriya breaks the floor. I get bolts of the electricity go through everything and myself and get sick. 

“Uhh the Villain team wins!” I run over to the corner and throw up.

“Uh Young Fuka are you okay?”

“Just give me a minute.” I say sickly and continue to throw up.

“I’ll go get you some water!” Uraraka says and walk out to get a bottle.

“I’m going to kill then.”

“Please don’t young Fuka.” After a bit we all head back to the main room. Katsuki holds on to me as I still feel sick.

“What a weird way for this to end.” Kaminari says. Ashido runs over to me and helps me sit down.

“The only one not hurt is Uraraka.” Jiro says.

“How does the old saying go? They may've lost the battle, but they won the war.” A guy with a bird head says.

“This class is intense.” Sero says.

“I’m going to die.” I groan out

“Aww Fuka it’s okay. You were super manly out there!” Kirishima says

“Here drink some water hun.” Ashido says and holds the water up for me. I drank it and she lowers the bottle.

“Young Fuka do you want to go to the nurse?” All Might asks.

“Nothing she can do for it.” I mumble.

“She can kiss it all away.” Ashido says as she rubs my arm

“Yeah her quirk is healing.” Kirishima says

“Won’t work for her. She has to wait it out, dunce face stay away from her.” Katsuki says.

“Woah I didn’t even do anything! What type of name is that?”

“You idiot she can feel the electricity coming of off everyone and you have a electricity quirk!” Ashido says I groan and she leans my head on her shoulders.

“Shhh it’s okay honey.” Ashido says and continue to rub my arm.

“Well, despite the results. The MVP of this exercise is Young Uraraka!” All Might says.

“Wait what!? It shouldn’t be me! Fuka did great!” Uraraka says.

“No offense but I agree, Fuka was the only one who truly adapted to her assigned role. I'll explain. Bakugo's judgment was clouded by a personal grudge against Midoriya. As you pointed out earlier, launching a large‐scale attack indoors was a foolish move. It could have been disastrous. Similarly, Midoriya's plan was also poorly thought out, considering the amount of damage that he received. He rendered himself helpless. Not smart. As for Uraraka... She let her guard down mid‐battle, and her last attack was far too reckless given the hypothetical stakes. If she'd treated the fake weapon as though it were real, she never would've risked using such an imprecise move. Fuka was fully prepared for her opponent's arrival. She had a strategy, and only once lost sight of her mission for protecting the dummy weapon, even if she left Uraraka alone and she could have lost because of that. She did it because she could have lost everything with Bakugo’s pointless rage. Fuka also had a thought out plan that as far as I know went according to plan. The hero team only took advantage of the fact that this is only a training and not a real bomb.” Yaoyorozu says.

“And I was captured, meaning I lost!” Uraraka says.

“I guess the new MPV is Young Fuka.” All Might says.

“One should always start with the basics and devote themselves wholeheartedly to learning. That's the only real way to become a top hero.”Yaoyorozu says.

“As it should be! Good job bestie!” Ashido turns to give Fuka a high five but only to be left hanging with a sleeping Fuka. A couple round go by as I still stay asleep. Ashido wakes me up as we finish the class.

“That's a wrap! Super work. You really stepped up to the plate. And, we didn't have any major injuries, except for Midoriya. You should be proud. Excellent first day of training, all around!” All Might says.

“It's nice to hear some encouraging words after our homeroom class.” Kirishima says

“Mr. Aizawa was kind of a buzzkill.” Jiro says.

“I'm happy to bring such staggering positivity to my alma mater!” I forgot his name but it’s something with an A?

“Now, that’s all folks! I should go and check on Young Midoriya's progress! Now, watch how a pro exits. Like he's got somewhere to be!” He leaves, I roll my eyes.

“Okay, you guys, that is a hero!” Uraraka says

“Aw, I'll never be able to run that fast.” Kaminari says

“Super awesome!” Mineta says. We head to the locker rooms then class.

“Mister Aizawa? Can I bring Fuka to the nurse?” Ashido ask.

“Why? What’s wrong?” Sensei ask with a raise eyebrow.

“ ‘m fine.” I mumble and lay my head down.

“She got sick earlier from her quirk. She really sleepy and I think it’s be better if she would sleep at the nurse.” She continues ignoring me.

“Ashido, the nurse can’t do anything for this. I have to wait it out.” I mumble Katsuki grabs my backpack and grabs my smoothie.

“Drink .” He says and hands me it, similar to chum but cow and stuff.

“Can’t.”

“Just step out and drink it.” He says.

“You can go drank it out of the class.” Sensei says I nod and snatch the bottle and walk out.

“What’s in that?” Ashido asks Katsuki.

“None of your fucking business.” The day flys by and before I know it, it’s time to leave. We walk out and I feel much better.

“Wait up!” Midoriya yells and we stop.

“What?” Katsuki asks.

“I haven't told anyone this secret. Not even my mom. I have to tell you two something. Maybe then, you guys will understand what's been going on. I wasn't hiding my Quirk from you guys. It was given to me by someone else. Recently.”

“Tch.” Katsuki says

“But I can't tell you guys who I got it from, so don't ask! Sounds crazy, I know. It's like something out of a comic book. Only, it's real. The thing is, I don't really have any control over this power yet. I haven't figured out how to make it my own, but I'm trying. That's why... I didn't wanna use it against you in the exercise. But in the end, it was the only way that I had a chance of winning. I've still got a lot to learn. I know that. That's why I'm here! You'll see. I'll work until I have full control of this borrowed Quirk. And I'll finally beat you two with my own power!” He gasps and mutters.

“Oh crap why am I telling you this? I only meant to tell them that I wasn't tricking them!”

“How dumb do you think we are?"Borrowed power"? Don't talk to me like I'm an idiot. You already made a fool outta me in that damn training exercise. So? Did you come here to rub it in? That I only won because of y/n. And to make matters worse, you made y/n sick as hell. I came in first in the exam, but that's not enough. When I was watching that ice guy, I realized I couldn't beat him in a head‐to‐head fight. Launching a large‐scale attack indoors was a foolish move. Fuck! I even agreed with what that girl said. My attack was so stupid! Damn it! Damn it, damn it, damn it!”

“Katsuki. Breath, it’s okay.” I mutter to him.

“I'm just getting started! Got that?! I'm gonna end up the number‐one hero, no matter what! You'll never beat me, you bastard. Don't even try.” Then All Might comes out.

“There you are young Bakugo! I found you! Just so you know, pride is an important attribute to have. But while you certainly have the abilities to become a pro hero, there's still plenty you have to learn!” He holds on to Katsuki.

“Let go of me, All Might. Right now.”

“Hm?” He tilts his head.

“You heard him.” I growl at him.

“Save your speeches. I'll be more famous than you, and I'll do it without your help.” Katsuki walks away and I look back to Midoriya.

“I don’t know what your trying to do feeding us bullshit with this “quirk” thing. But if you try to do this bullshit again I’ll drag you to the bottom of the ocean and leave you there. Got it?” He nods.

“Young Fuka-.” He puts his hand in my shoulder.

“I’m not done. Your a fucking shitty ass teacher and a hero. Your fucking lucky Katsuki didn’t get hurt or I would have done so much worse then give you my words.” I shove his arms off and he stumbles a little and I leave. I give a text to Katsuki say that if he want to talk I’m here and if need be my window is open for him to go through. I stay in my room and sleep, not once did Katsuki come in that I know of.

Part 5



#bnha x reader #mha x reader #bnha #bnha quirks #bnha x shark reader #bnha x y/n #mha #shark quirk #mha x shark reader #shark reader #shark #shark girl #mha fanfiction #bnha fanfiction

[jigensass]

Apparently my brain is not done talking about this movie and still had a lot more to say.

I was going to put this in Discord as a response but I deemed it more fitting for its own Tumblr post because it is a lot about why people are mad at Multiverse of Madness. Writing down all the evidence for me about people's justifications for despising this made me see the other side and agree that even though I said that yes, Wanda and Stephen were two sides to the same coin with their trauma, I think people wanted a happier ending.

Wanda was never treated kindly in the MCU, it was one tragedy after another for her. Losing Pietro in Age of Ultron, losing Vision, losing her kids, real or not. And for her to go out like that was truly heartbreaking. She was right about people perceiving her as the villain when she never was. It was kind of ironic when they revealed the truth about what Stephen did in Earth-838 and how the Illuminati covered up his choice and painted him to be a hero. And I'm not saying I praise the movie for letting Stephen get away with using the Darkhold. In all honesty the third movie should have all of his unspoken actions of questionable morality (basically every major choice he has made in every movie he has a major role in) go accounted for, especially if he does get to stand in front of the Vishanti when (and if) they decide to make him Sorcerer Supreme. Truth be told, this movie really should have been a Scarlet Witch solo film where she actually won and overcame her trauma either with Stephen's support or on her own. Because the other main complaint I saw that not only did Wanda get shafted, but Stephen did too because of Michael Waldron who was probably the root cause for why Loki Season 1 ended in disaster (did not watch Loki, but I saw what happened and that alone ruffled my feathers). Now that I think about it, Stephen and Wanda should have worked out their problems together because they rooted from literally the same source, but he got put into the role as 'protective dad who bottles up his trauma'. And what is worse about Wanda is that literally no one will know of her sacrifice of destroying every known Darkhold outside of Wong, Stephen, and America and she will only be known for the terror she caused.

No one really won, but just like with Infinity War, it was very clear who the favorites were. And it definitely wasn't Natasha, Tony, or Wanda. Because they were the ones who got screwed in their closure from the events of IW either by dying or suffering so much pain you become so traumatized you become delusional, obsessed, depressed, and then ya die.

Anything beyond this post is me shit posting don't take it seriously.

I'm saying it now Scott and Sam, if you ever see this post, this is what I want for the third movie, if the third movie is already in the works. Third time this long running joke about me predicting Doctor Strange movie plots is the charm, amirite?

1. Clea shows Stephen the true actions of his questionable decisions throughout every film and how she has had to clean up after his ass.

I speculate that Clea has been a thing in the MCU since No Way Home. The purple magic that closed the rips in space time? That was her cleaning up his goddamned mess.

2. The Vishanti in their physical forms. Heck, just give us weird caterpillar Agamatto.

3. Dormammu in his humanoid form and Umar. And make sure that Benedict Cumberbatch plays Dormammu again so in the final fight he's literally hitting himself and kicks his own ass with the science of judo.

4. Do not make Clea a damsel in distress. If she is going to be Stephen's new love interest, she better have that personality she has in the new comic where she takes no shit and openly announces she has 'warlord blood' in her veins and makes Stephen her bitch just like Fujiko Mine did with Lupin the Third. And set her on fire. I want her to save this reveal of her being Dormammu's niece for after the kiss so he can be shocked and question all of his life decisions that led him to this.

Too bad Stephen will never get the three way he secretly fantasized about with Clea and Wanda cause ya killed Wanda.

And once again. I. Am. Not. Making. This. Shit. Up.

5. Obviously we have to have another new supporting character like America Chavez. I request Billy Kaplan aka the gay Demiurge himself from one of the other universes. Too bad we can't have Damien Helstrom cause he already got his own Hulu series that everyone including myself, forgot about.

6. Make Stephen bisexual you goddamned cowards. It is written in the ancient texts that all magic users are bisexual. If you make Tony canonically bisexual in the comics with an orgy you can do it with Stephen. Make him confess his love for Wong or bring it Namor out of nowhere and let him have a mancrush on him.

And finally

7. More. Fucking. Tentacles.

#spoilers #multiverse of madness #doctor strange #wanda maximoff

[koolcece22]

Enter Venomgirl ch.4

A/N: these are already up on my AO3 so if want read further ahead go there. there are like 30 ch. up

Ch.4 

Shade’s pov

I can’t believe he got in contact with Zee. they run a freedom fighter group called U.N.I.T and they have been trying to get me to join them for years. I couldn’t join them, I work alone and it going to stay that way. Too many people were hurt by me, too many were killed. I just can’t. 

“How did get in contact with them?” I asked still trying to figure out Zee go in contact. Do they know that Hobie is not from here?

“During my small trip here. I was visiting to get peach bread to bring back. They were attacked in one of the sectors? I think that what you call it here, the building was on fire and you or those other so-called ‘hero’ were around so did a small detour to help those people out. Turn out they were U.N.I.T hightout that was an attack. I went in to save everyone they thought I was Queenbitch's new lackey but I told them I’m not. I guess the leader believed me or something because they invited me to talk.” Hobbies explained to me then he showed me a message on the phone that Zee gave him.

‘ I want to talk to you sooner than I thought. I got intel that something going on with Alchemax. Something big and might have something to do with you. I’m trying to get in touch with the heroes I told you about. Please contact me as soon as you can.’

Judging by how urged it sounds, Zee really wants to talk to him. I just groan I don’t need a bunch of alien kids to run around. What if Alchemax and Valiant six found out about them? they will get experimented on, like a couple of lab rats. 

“Look, I don’t know what Zee wants to talk to you but I don’t think you guys should be here. My earth is not safe for people with powers,” 

“Yeah, blogbitch and her crew been fighting us for years They're annoying to deal with,” Kuro said as she formed on my shoulder. Hobie sighs he just seems type not going to listen. I mean Void, He literally was not supposed to. Then again, My guy told me I should go talk to Zee. I haven’t truly spoken to them for like 4 years. I have been doing my own thing and after the Lizard incident. 

“ Fine, I’ll take her to Zee but will go in the morning. The sector is on high alert after my ‘heroic work’ today.” I said as I pulled up my phone to show them the cameras I sent up outside the factory. The teens saw on cameras droids or the ‘Venomseekers’  what Archnidqueen calls them. Created to hunt me down and other Metas they only active at night thank the Great Ones.

“Don’t worry about us, we fight a lot of bigger and threatening things,” Miles said 

“I bet. But let's be on the safe side. Besides you guys don’t know where Zee, is don’t you?” 

Gwen, Miles, and Pavitr look at Hobie who just shrugged. I guess that Zee trusts them enough to talk to him but not enough to give him their location. 

“ Now you guys can go back to earth or whatever you came from and come back in the morning or I guess you chill here. Just be quiet I’m going to bed.”

They all look at each other. Guess why I’m so chill in letting them stay. I just don’t want them to get hurt. I  don’t care if they are like me. Gwen spoke up

“So, you're not bothered if we stay or anything?” she asked as I got to my pile of blankets that I usually sleep on. As I pull the covers over me

“Nope. Besides if you truly become a threat then I’ll take you all out.” I said, I’m not a huge fan of threatening kids but just want to make a point that they should be wary of me. I turned back and none of them were fazed by it. Miles and Pavitr head to my SP5  Gwen looks at my book, while Hobie sits the coach. I just groan silently as I lay down.

‘They weren’t scared, weird kids.’  Kuro said in my head. I couldn’t help but agree as began to drift off to sleep.

~

Miguel’s pov

“The anomaly is contained just as my dark secrets that lie within me,” Ben said I just rolled my eyes not wanting to deal with usually edgy speeches. He is one my best but he is one of the talky types and going on his dark past every ten seconds can give anyone a headache. 

“That's all Ben,” I told him not bothering to lower the platform to talk to him still had to deal with the anomaly increase we had been having lately. I asked Lyla if there is an Earth with a collider but so far she did find any. She does have her hands full with helping Margo send the anomalies back to their Earths, Even for A.I. she can do so many things.

“Hey, Miggy!” 

I groan knowing who it was, I did even look at Peter B. who just web up on my platform. I didn’t take my eyes off the screen

“Parker, what did you want?” I heard him huff 

“You know people like you better if you start by saying Hello first. You know?” 

“If you here butter me up, you failing harder than Miles.” I said as the beep of my watch went off telling me I needed to take my medicine The new medicine that I got has been working but I’m not taking risks and with my luck, it probably goes back not working. Peter knew about the alarm, then passed the syringe gun that was beside him and gave it to me with the vile. I took it, feeling its effect that was smooth on my Spider side. 

“Good to know you taking better care of yourself,” Peter commented as I put the gun back down on the desk. 

“Are you just here to keep track of my health or do you want to me something? Otherwise, I’m busy.” 

“I heard from Jess, that you had an anomaly that came to your earth which is weird they practically never came to your earth,” Peter said as a pull-up anomaly that Me, Miles, and Gwen caught a day ago.  “She symbiote huh?”

“Yea, she strange one isn’t she?” Lyla pops out of nowhere flowing between us with her glitching self. 

“I scan her like ten times and I still couldn’t figure out what variants she is.”

Peter raised an eyebrow wondering what Lyla meant. 

“So is she like a venom, carnage, or anti-venom?” 

“We still don’t know, I never see a symbiote DNA this bonded to the host. I mean weren't we so sure if we were talking to the host or the symbiote.”

“Lyla.” I cut her off not wanting to go too deep on the Shade and her anatomy. I don’t have time to worry about it. I’m more worried about all this increase in anomalies. 

“Lyla is still scanning to see if any Earths have a Collider that is being used or anything similar to it?”

“Nope, I’m still scanning. All the colliders that aren’t being used are checked and everything. Hobie and the group are in Earth-2424 with Shade. Margo still having a ruff time with Peni helping her out and-”

“Lyla, please don’t tell me what Hobie and the kids are on Earth 2424.” I took a deep breath pinching the bridge of my nose. I pray they are not on the Earth that I think they are 

“She says they are on Earth 2424 and with Shade the woman you caught.” Peter repeated what Lyla just said. 

“Thank you Peter for the obvious. Lyla pulls up what those four doing.” 

Lyla gave me her salute and then pulled up a video of the Kids. they were swinging in the city following Shade who jumping from building to building. I guess she doesn’t have a webbing like us. She was leading them somewhere. But I’m too Shocking pissed at them that they would go to her Earth that I made sure no other Spider-person go there.

“Well let me go get those darn kids a good talking to.” Peter said. I know damn well that he probably just going to join them. He is Miles's mentor after all and sometimes I wish he wasn’t. 

“No. you staying here taken care thing here while, I’LL go to get them. They be lucky if they can go off their Earth after this.” I said as I jumped down not bothering to drop the platform down as I landed on all fours. Peter swung down to try to calm me down but I wasn’t having it. As I made the portal to Earth- 2424.

“You and Jess are in charge till I get back. Got It.” I said Peter put his hand up with a defeated sigh knowing won’t be able to stop me. I’m Spider-Man we all are stubborn.

“Fine but please go easy on the Kids. ok?”

“No promises.”

~

Shade’s pov

I can’t believe I’m taking these Kids to see Zee. I got us up early to take them not after I texted Zee. I’m surprised at how fast they responded to me, guess they were waiting for me to answer I don’t know why though. I had to wake the kids up as they were knocked. They should been playing my games all night. By the great ones I’m starting to sound like an old person and I’m only 25! 

I was able to make them some food then we headed out. I have to show them the secret route to get to Zee’s hideout Hopefully they didn't move from the last time I was there. It was located under the main tunnel that led to the main city in the sectors. I was happy that no one was following us and there were many droids out so it was easy travel for us.

We may it to the hideout where I saw Zee’s two big guards guarding the door. I walked up to them, not being intimidated by their size. If Kuro was out she would be rolling her eyes. 

“We're here to see Zee.” I said with an unemotional tone knowing how this type of conversion goes. Both of the two men fold their arms. Not happy to see me and my ‘friends’

“We not letting a freak who abandons us in. Go take your clown party some were else.” One of the guys said with a sneer.

“Hey! Who are calling a clown, you dumb beefcake?!” I heard Pavtir say I didn’t even look back, I just rolled my eyes grabbed both guards with my tendril, and pulled them down to my eye level. Let my eyes turn red. 

“Either let me in or I’m going to let myself in. Got it” I growled that last part. They have the look of fear in their eyes, the look that I have been used to. 

“Vendomgirl?  Maybe you should let them go?” Miles said as he walked up to me Before I could respond we heard a voice coming from the guard's talkies walkies. 

“ Let her in boys. Otherwise, you going to replace the door after you get healed up from her.” I heard Zee’s voice on the other line guessing they knew I was here. I look back at the guards and let them drop on the floor.

“Well?” I said one of them sneer at me as he relented to let us in. He opened the door to let us in. 

“Damn, freak.” I heard him under his breath. I can tell the kids heard it too also giving him a glare at him. But I’m used to it and have been called worse.. It was long down the tunnel where a bunch of people walking around planning their next attack against Alchemax and the Valiant 6.  I led the Kids to the Main room knowing Zee was there. As I open the door I see Zee with their big-ass glasses and smile, like it was their plan to get me here the whole time knowing they probably were.

“Oh, Venomgirl! I’m so glad you were able to make it. And You see I made new friends that brought more friends.” Zee turns to Hobie “Glad got my message I’m surprised that you responded back, I didn’t think the phone signal was able to reach you.” 

Hobie pulls out the phone. And toss to Zee we both saw the phone have a lot of weird add-ons. Stuff I had never seen before must be from his earth or something.

“I had to tinker a bit I’m kind of surprised that it even works. You invited us here for the party. So what going on, eya?” Hobie asked. I just want to know what going Zee needs help from mult -universal Aliens. Zee pulls out a couple of pictures. I and Kids took a look at them to see they were from Alchemax, a Picture of a giant machine I can see a scientist working on and I can see a blurry of their ‘boss’

“They seem to make a machine, something similar to what you told me. A collider?” Zeee said. The Kid's eyes widen from this. I gave them a confused look trying to put things together.

“So they making something that me and Shade can break. big whoop.”  Kuro said as she came out of my body in her bunny form. she was on the table trying to get a better look.

“Long time no see Kutey Kuro.” Zee smirked while Kuro growled at them. I absorb Kuro back into my body.

“Yeah that a collider alright.” Gwen said “It's kind of the same one that Miles’s earth made a little smaller though.” 

“So you guys had to deal with this before, does that mean this is bad news for us?” Zee said as he pulled out one of their smoke and lit it up.

“Yeah really bad. Your Alchemax isn’t so great, right? That's what you thought me, Gwen, and Miguel, right? That we were working for them.” Miles said as I nodded. What is Alchemax planning? Maybe I should have talked to Zee earlier. But… I can never get over from the past. Before I could respond we all heard a crash from down the hall. Zee was going over it when they got a call talkie walkie.

“Zee… this guy…he attack…and he…” we all heard from the radio. I head to their door. Thinking that Zee was under attack. Miles and they were about to follow me to help fight this intruder. When I opened the door, all of Zee’s guards were taken out, and saw the spider-kid's boss standing in front of me.

#across the spiderverse #miguel o'hara #spidersona #writing #symbioate sona #miles morales #feral! miguel o'hara #spider gwen #oc art #spider man 2099 #atsv hobie #spiderverse pavitr

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Unpopular Opinion Time (Yes it’s another ML post)

Alright. I’m exposing myself to clowning here, but if I don’t rant about this, it’s going to bother me forever and the salt build up will clog my arteries...

The issue (or at least my personal issue) with the claim that Chloe’s “arc” was meant to end with her staying a villain isn’t “How dare the villain remain the villain” - It’s that it even if you view it from that lens or as a condemnation arc like Thomas claims was planned from the start, it still comes off as incredibly lazily and sloppily handled to the point that you have to question why the writers did it in the first place if they were going to be so halfhearted with it.

Even if becoming a hero was not actually on the table in the first place, It’s not like I can blame people for thinking Chloe was getting a redemption - They made hints about Chloe getting a miraculous despite stating them only being for “good people”, they made the effort to give Chloe focus and to showcase that she’s actually capable of being decent when motivated, they started involving her more with the main cast, they gave her a maincast level backstory reveal (which is more than we can say about the other temp heroes outside of Luka and Juleka) alongside explaining how it was the cause of her horrible personality. They did all of that with the implication of wanting to show that Chloe, for all her awfulness, could genuinely be heroic, and got people all excited for Queen Bee and potential Ally!Chloe before promptly pulling the proverbial rug from under them in the form of season 3 and Miracle Queen.

“But Clover!” You say, “All that was likely just the writers way of giving her more depth as a antagonist. They did the same thing with Gabriel and Felix, and they’re still villains too! Chloe was likely always meant to be a mean bully and never change and her becoming a hero was a set up for that twist. You’re just being too critical!”

And I would totally agree with you on that front (ML isn’t the first to pull the “Badguy tries being good for a day (or season in this case) but ultimately returns to being bad” trope after all) - if they actually did anything with that depth. If the writers had Chloe start working for Hawkmoth post (or even pre) Miracle Queen after getting Akumatized again and almost taking over Paris because of it, I’d agree. If the writers had properly used the build up of her constantly being denied becoming QB again throughout Season 3 with Chloe implying to now hate Ladybug in Season 4 and have her own Lila-esque arc where she becomes antagonistic to Marinette in and out the mask and actually becomes a genuine obstacle in her superheroing, I’d agree. If the writers actually showed hints throughout Chloe’s stint as Queen Bee minus the train incident that implied she wanted the other Miraculouses/more power instead of some borderline OOC line in the season finale that came out of nowhere, I’d agree. If the writers showed actual consequences to Chloe’s misbehavior (The almost-train crash, Miracle Queen, her revealing herself as Queen Bee, etc.) outside of not getting to use her Miraculous anymore, I’d agree. If the writers had her becoming Miracle Queen solely to get back at Ladybug/for the power of being an Akuma and hadn’t included that bit with her asking Hawkmoth to free her parents first in “Heart Hunter” (which I feel a lot of people skip over when discussing the lead up to MQ) or Hawkmoth setting it up for her to get Akumatized (only to resist) in the first place, I’d agree. If they had Marinette (or anyone really) at the end of “Style Queen” encourage Chloe to stop trying to take after her mother (instead of having our heroine and Chloe’s main target of harassment tell her to continue the bullying by acting like Audrey even more for some reason because that’s definitely something Marinette would say to the girl who’s been bullying her all year revealing why), only for her not to listen/ignore the advice, I’d agree tenfold.

But they didn’t.

If the writers had done literally anything else than what was done with Chloe throughout S3 and after, I‘d be more than willing to agree that maybe I’m reading more than I should into things and that Thomas and Co. had a completely different plan for her than I was hoping for/expecting - but they didn’t. Nothing is ever done with any of the “depth” they gave Chloe to either redeem or condemn her. Nada. Zip. Zilch. A big fat zero exploration in either direction in her development. They don’t try and have her realize she’s become a terrible person and push to better herself, but they also don’t attempt to go further with her bullying and misbehavior outside of basic cookie-cutter pigtail pulling and insults she usually does, and the two times we actually see her being “worse than usual” is to a)be the background prop to her surprise half-sister’s own intro/hero origin (which barely gets touched upon ever again anyways because after those two episode, she and Zoe never ever interact with one another directly except that one scene in “Optigami” that was basically put in/made to “protect” Zoe by tricking Hawkmoth into thinking Chloe was still the bee holder) and b)as the MOTW in what was basically a filler episode meant to let the creator check off the last of the Miraculouses that hadn’t been used/assigned (which ended up being worthless considering Hawkmoth stole them all two episodes later). The only genuinely “evil” thing I can think of her doing in S4 is trying to get Adrien put back into homeschooling/locked in his house to “have him to herself” in “Gabriel Agreste”, and it still ends up doing nothing to further/expand her apparent “villain arc” other than generating LoveSquare drama (and still ends up putting her in the bottom rung of villainy in the show consider what Felix does in that episode and the finale). Adrien doesn’t even find out what she almost did in the end and proceeds to continue treating her as normal (despite this being post Queen Banana where they’re not supposed to be friends anymore), so the subplot might as well not have happened anyway.

The thing about condemnation arcs in that they need actual hints that the character is going to be condemned in the first place, small showings of them slipping into worse and worse habits as their moral compass tilts until the villain shows up to offer them a free membership to the darkside. Even if you excuse it with “avoiding spoilers”, the fact that the ML team promoted and hyped up Chloe getting a Miraculous while “planning” to have her fall from grace comes off as deceitful because they never hint at her becoming a villain in the first place. Chloe entire stint as Queen Bee has her actually using her powers to help Ladybug with little to no use for personal gain except when revealing her identity publicly in a bid to get her mom to love her (and of the train scene - which never gets brought up again or used in-series as part of Hawkmoth’s bid to get her allegiance or why she’s actually totes evil guys BTWs), and most of her “I’m still Queen Bee/Queen Bee could solve this easily!” scenes in S3 come off more like silly jokes made at Chloe’s expense than subtle nudges from the plot that she’s slowly edging towards darkness. And when she does finally take the plunge, it ends up completely irrelevant to the story because the things she does (exposing the identities of the other chosen temp heroes of that season and taking over Paris) have so little impact on the following season or her role in-there-of that she might as well not have done them in the first place - hell, you could probably remove the episode and attach Fu’s sacrifice to the end of “Heart Hunter”, and not notice the difference come “Truth”.

And because I mentioned them, I will explain why they’re different from Chloe - the reason the “villain(or anti-villain in Felix’s case) with hidden depths” reveal worked for Gabriel and Felix is because they were established as hard, permanent-antagonists in the first place, and retained enough plot relevance in the story that the reveal of their motives/backstories added to their development, especially since said developments actually impacted the plot once revealed; Gabriel’s obsession with Emilie and reviving her is what prompts him to become Hawkmoth and explains his neglect Adrien as well, and this heavily impacted the second ID reveal in Ephemeral (even if they walked back on it in the end), while Felix clearly loves his mother dearly despite being so caustic but seems to detest both him and Adrien for reasons that go beyond missing his dad’s funeral, and spurs him into stealing Gabriel’s ring, screwing with Adrien twice under the guise of “helping” (”Felix” and “Risk”) and stealing the other Miraculouses to bargain with Gabriel at the end of “Strikeback”, heavily reducing Marinette’s arsenal and team size while hurting her emotionally since she had thought it was Adrien whom she gave the dog to.

Meanwhile, Chloe’s own reveals have done little to effect her (or anyone else’s) character progression post S3 while her role has been reduced to “occasional minor annoyance” that only gets brought out to remind the audience that she still exists and they need to dislike her - And once that’s over and done, they toss her off to the wayside (alongside Lila and Felix and now Luka) until it’s time to rinse and repeat. As stated in my post on her Antag Status, Chloe has little to no role in the story anymore now that the plot’s mostly moved on from most of the slice-of-life stuff and she herself hasn’t be “upgraded” to match the new stakes despite the show acting like she has, and it’s been nothing but a detriment to the episodes she’s in because the writers seem insistent on not either sending her out to pasture or properly ramping up her villain status to actually match the current circumstances of the storyline. It’s like they're too scared to make Chloe be a genuine threat to the status quo to help move the plot forward, so they make her retain her ineffectual bully role (to the point of harming Chloe’s actual role in story and the justification of) for the sake of comedy and helping prop up the Adrienette progress while treating it with the former’s severity. It’s no wonder most of the fandom’s confused on what direction the writers actually planned to take Chloe when they come off like they don’t seem to know either.

So when all’s said and done, the “meant to stay evil” interpretation of Chloe’s arc has it come off as just lazy and halfheartedly done. I understand that ML as a show is limited by genre (being a “Romcom kids show”) and episode amounts, but you’d think they’d make an effort to ensure their supposed “villain” properly debut as one if they had been “planning” it for so long. Even if her arc as a “hero” (temporary as it was supposed to apparently be) was admittedly messy with the constant back and forth they had between her learning a lesson on being good during her Queen Bee missions and then rolling back on that so she could continue to be a brat as Chloe, there was at least consistency with it that you could follow to make the argument they’re trying to make her good. With her “villain arc”, she’s basically all over the place and doing so very little to effect the plot to the point you can’t tell what they’re actually wanting to do with her.

It’s not that I don’t get/understand “Sometimes people are bad and will stay bad, even if you give them all the chances in the world to stop being so” as a lesson. It’s a very good lesson to have for kids and in general - but Chloe’s version of it is just...very poorly done no matter how you slice it. If having her be “the villain” was their plan in earnest, they would have been better off just nixing her tragic backstory reveal and just having her team up with Hawkmoth alongside Lila (or better yet, make Chloe turn out to be a spy for Hawkmoth via Gab having revealed his plans to her and “convincing” her to help for Adrien’s sake), or just not giving her a miraculous in the first place and not feeding her genuine fans and people interested in a potential redemption arc false hope. I have no clue what they’ll do with her in the coming season 5, but I’m honestly not optimistic

TLDR: ML stop making characters villains and then regulating them to the background for a million years.

#Miraculous Ladybug #Unpopular Opinion Time #ML Salt #This is actually admittedly unabashed salt #I'm mostly just frustrated #Clover Rants Miraculously

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Marinette and Luka didn't break up because Marinette was still in love with Adrien or because Marinette couldn't be honest with him.

The reason they broke up is because Luka only had 1 outfit outside of his regular clothes and it drove Marinette nuts.

#ml s*** post #it is that cat mask thing that she made #and technically it went over his usual clothes so I can't say it counts #and no #akuma forms and hero forms don't count #this is not salt on luka #this is writer/animator salt #also marinette needs more outfits #like wtf #she got like 4 I think outside of her hero forms