fuck romance, give me a T4T QPR where we’re both absolutely insane cannibalistic murderers who help cover for each others crimes and maybe own a bakery together
(Guys this is intended to be in real life not fanfic, I just have a severe lack of empathy and find the idea of cannibalism appealing)
"It's just a word," you say about the slur that doesn't even refer to you.
You know it's not just a word, we know that you know it's not just a word.
That word has blood built into its history.
That word has left death in its wake.
That word has dehumanized people, denoting them as less than.
That word is not yours to decide if it is truly "just a word".
That word has not been a knife thrust into your gut, twisting every time you hear it again.
That word has not been used to degrade you or tell you that you are no better than garbage. That you'd be better off dead.
These slurs that you so easily claim as "just" words have been the last words someone hears before they're beaten before they're killed--before they're ripped from this plane of existence for simply being.
These are not just words, behind them are ideologies that kill people.
Platonic yandere dad riddler (2004) as daughter reader
Riddler is quite the interesting character, since this version would be more apprehensive to a mean reader, so reader would have to be more of the nicer variety.
Perhaps Reader was one of the few that recognized him as the scientist E. Nygma, but weren't apprehensive for him being a criminal. Someone you knew was in that Gotham University and you met him before, and then you met him. He was interested in seeing if you had an aptitude for puzzles or logic like him. Even if his darling doesn't, he's sure to be able to teach you!
He's already been shown to be tech-smart, so he would most definitely watch you through cameras and the like, watching how you treat people and see who he needs to take out since they can't teach you the right way. Teachers are the ones mostly taken out by him.
After the events of Riddler's Revenge, he would kill people by trapping them in the storage containers much like the one he was trapped in with Batman.
Speaking of Batman.
Riddler would take extra care for his obsessions with you never to be found out, and what I mean by that is that he leaves the most amount of clues without meaning too. Of course, Batman is quite perceptive of this and realizes, especially since Robin mentioned you before. He remembers Robin telling him something about a classmate who keeps finding puzzles in their locker...
Batman quickly finds out and is quick to ask Robin to watch over you just slightly, "just make sure that they {Reader}, don't accept the puzzles."
Riddler's offended if you throw them away, and when he sees that Robin is persuading you to toss them... Well. Not even Mr. Freeze could ice his wrath.
He tries to kill Robin.
So anyway, after the Boy Wonder and the Furry stop him from icing the 'brat', he goes to you and asks why you let that insufferable BRAT manipulate you into throwing away his gifts. When he realizes that you don't know he existed / was obsessed with you, he kidnaps you.
Honestly, he doesn't understand, he's a lil' delulu but we love him.
He wouldn't be like BTAS! Riddler because he wouldn't let you have the chance to escape, although he enjoys the thought of testing your mind, he doesn't want to give Batman the chance to hurt you / take you away from him.
"C'mon Adolescent, I can't let you go outside, for you see, the Batman is lurking around trying to capture you away from me."
What's really interesting about Amanda Palmer's current both-sidesing/peace-and-loving/etc.-ing of the ethnic cleansing of Gaza is that when she went to Israel in 2013, she allegedly went on a tour lead by former IDF members aimed at exposing the evils of the occupation! Guess it wasn't super effective!!
Though I Could Not Stop For Death / Death Kindly Stopped For Me
A Danny Phantom x DC Comics Crossover fic!
Chapter One: Beginnings
Perfection, for most people, was an unattainable dream. “Practice makes perfect”, they would say, knowing that perfection was something that would always slip out of their grasp, a wisp of smoke on a cool Autumn evening. An ideal to live up to, to work towards. Similar to how the world viewed Superman-- the “Big Blue Boy Scout” indeed. He was a paragon of humanity, a person to look up to, to strive to be like. Compassionate, strong, better than man.
Perhaps it was strange that from birth, he knew he would have to be perfect. Grandfather and Mother would accept nothing less from the elder son, after all. Twins had been unexpected, but a delight nonetheless-- an age old saying of “the heir and the spare” had worked in their favor. On the off chance the elder twin of the two boys was not up to par, the “spare” would be trained to take over for him. He would have his own role, otherwise, when they grew up to be adults.
One, the Demon Head. The ruler of the League of Assassins. The other, the Batman of Gotham City. Both ruthless and merciless in their own ways, inheriting their birthrights.
Life, or perhaps Death, had other plans.
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Silent as a ghost, he had been called. Trained since he could walk to not make a sound, to keep your breath quiet so as to not be discovered. Stealth and secrecy ran in his blood, and he would be damned if he were to fail the mission. At home, for now, watching his brother train, snow fluttering across the sky in drifts. It was cold, but not so much as to be irritating; besides, he had trained in colder conditions than this. His eyes tracked his brother’s movements, his steadiness with his katana. The slight hesitation in his movements that ultimately led to his feet swept out from underneath him, a foot planted on his chest and a blade at his throat. From here, he could see the blood well up on his brother’s jaw. An unfortunate cut, but a shallow one. It shouldn’t scar.
Though that could hardly be said the same for himself. On his last mission, the target had gotten feisty. A graze of a knife to his cheek, leaving a faint raised line on his jaw. Well, another way to tell them apart, he supposed.
Warmth on his shoulder, a faint pressure. “Watching Damian again, habibi?” Amusement in her tone, a relaxing of his shoulders. “You have your own training to watch.”
“He still hesitates,” Danyal murmurs, blue eyes fixed on his brother as he went through his stances. Tracing his movements, cataloging the weak points. “Favors his left.”
“I know, my son, but he will learn, whether of his own determination or through his tutors,” she hummed, squeezing his shoulder slightly. “How was your last mission?”
“Successful. I will admit to a slight miscalculation, but the target was neutralized with none the wiser. I retrieved our information and have given it to Grandfather as of this morning,” he reports, shifting his weight slightly.
“Good.”
They fell silent, watching the younger of the twins silently before Danyal turned, a murmured apology as he left for his own training session. His blade, an extension of his own body, singing through the air in time with his soul. Hesitation brutally snuffed out, nothing but the rigorous, merciless clash of metal as he fought. A kick to the side, breath wheezing out in the frozen morning air.
Danyal stood tall over his opponent, sword at their chest until they yielded. Only then did he sheath his blade at his hip, then offer a hand up.
Clapping. He turned, bowing when Grandfather came into view. “You have done us proud yet again, Danyal.”
Pride raced through his veins, straightening his spine. “Thank you, sir.”
“Walk with me.” A quick jog to catch up to his Grandfather’s side, straightening and standing tall in the man’s all-knowing gaze. “What do you think of Damian’s progression?”
Confusion, eyes blinking at the question. Caught off guard, can’t let it happen again. He’s better than that. “I’m… sorry, sir?”
“Don’t apologize,” the Demon Head instructed. “You observe your brother’s training when you can, especially after returning home to us from a mission. You are both still at an age where imperfections can be smoothed out. I would like to know your opinion on how Damian’s training is progressing.”
“Of course.” Danyal took a moment to think, recalling trends and patterns he had witnessed over the years. “Damian… is still too compassionate. He hesitates, unable to commit to the possible action of injuring his tutors, of causing their deaths. In his role, it will serve him well, I suppose, but as an assassin… it could very well mean his own demise,” he mused. “His hesitation will get him killed.”
Ra’s was silent for a few moments. “Thank you, Danyal. You are dismissed.”
“Yes, sir.”
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Snow crunched under their boots, blades crashing and ringing in the evening light, the courtyard illuminated by torches. Bystanders observing, watching intently to see who would give first.
A test, Grandfather had called it. Of Damian’s willingness to wound, of how deep his hesitation went.
But it was Danyal’s hesitation that caused it all.
He would not hurt his twin, he realized as their blades locked again, looking into Damian’s eyes. Seeing the fear, the desperation to please reflected back.
A moment’s pause, not moving when he should have, when he knew he could--
A gasp. The courtyard fell silent.
Red. Red on his hands, on the blade, seeping out of his clothes-- good thing they were black, it would wash out-- red staining the snow.
Panic above him, Damian frantically trying to keep his attention, eyes welling up with tears.
Danyal smiled.
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“Not quite yet.”
Hands, cold cold hands, yet somehow warm, welcoming. Comforting. He could see green in his fading vision, swirling, neon otherworldly green. It reached out to him, curled him close.
Welcomed him home.
“Time out.”
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The silence of the early morning, children awake, yet not leaving for school. Birds twittering in the trees, singing their songs to those who would listen. The haze of dawn slowly lifting, the cold of concrete and brick at his back. The creak of a door, something heavy hitting the ground in shock.
“....Mom! Dad! There’s-- come quick!!”
Taglist: @mynameisnotlaura, @fisticuffsatapplebees (love that), @screamingtofillthevoid (in a sense i'm workin on the "dude you got fuckin rabies" bit)
with the castamere’s success, something green and ugly blooms within the hearts of many. the last of her family, the last of this generation that would be allowed within the dragonpits for their chance to claim a dragon, and yet not the last valyrian of her generation. no, so many stand amidst the crowd watching as the burnt emerald creature landed ahead of them, torn silver wings propelling it forward, with long trampled envy revving up within them.
still, the party carries on and the envious remain silent in their anger - some considering speaking upon it, others preparing to push it back down - and three, putting a plot into action.
a trio enters the pits, but only one survives them.
the first holds within him the feeling of entitlement - for he knows what he deserves and will get it no matter the cost. he had long ago been refused even the chance to request entrance into the pits, and in the time that had passed since he’d let the envy thicken and rot until it had fought against his ability to see reason in the face of the castamere maiden’s success. his entrance into the pits, flanked on either side by a friend and a protector respectfully, is marked by no applause as has been done early that very day. instead there is quiet, only the soft echoes of rustling deep within.
the further they enter, the more determined one becomes, the more unsure the next and the more vigilant the third.
the torches in hand grow vital, for how dark the tunnels become with even the hints of daylight gone from within them. a noise ahead, voices, mark their change in route - taking a path more maintained than the others. at its end lies a serpentine creature of spiny azure scales and burned crimson accents, fast asleep within its place. their movement casts the light of the torches upon it and its broad body, unweathered by time - reveals ridged horns. their movement does more than reveal it - waking the youthful beast as it casts its large silver eyes upon the trio.
while two step back from it’s gaze - the first is presumptuous, foolhardy in his beliefs of his divine right to claim a dragon. he moves closer - hand reached out to at long last lay flesh to scaled beast.
fire cannot kill a dragon, but the first - the lord jacaerys velaryon - is no dragon. perhaps in another life he might’ve been, but the blood within his veins carries the salt of the oceans - not the brimstone of his ancestors. thus, when the great beast's jaw opens - flames bursting forth - he stands not a chance against it.
in the end all that remains of the jacaerys velaryon is the signet ring of valyrian steel that had belonged to the ruling lords of the driftmark for generations.
the second can only stand in abject horror and watch as the flames grow close, biting at them and scorching their flesh. their pained screams echo off the walls - yet the lord garlan rowan does not die.
but the third’s pursuit was not so self righteous - for they held no vision of their divine right by blood to the dragons or desire to accompany their friend in this task. while they’d accompanied the others with pretty words, their great weapon carried with them with promises to protect their companions should the dragons prove dangerous, they’d held in their mind a daring ( if potentially fatal ) plot and the velaryon’s death would only prove their motif.
it’s almost a mercy killing when they cast blade to flesh - for how they can bear to hear the lord garlan’s cries no longer - and he’d never survive the trip to a maester.
mark slashing young lord's throat is jagged - imperfectly perfect as it resembles sharp claws of the winged serpent - calculated on behalf of the last standing of the trio. the young boy just a casualty of war against the dragonlords, the seed that will plant a rebellion and bring forth a new dawn, sacrifices are needed - and the third will not martyr themself, not when other's fit in their grand scheme.
member of the queensguard will be the last offering to the gods, sanguine staining the stones of the dragonpit deep crimson, their screams of pain are heard over the festivities ⸺ screeches cut through the bone that it summons guests to view the spectactle. and all his fellow soldiers will find is his half - eaten body, and his valyrian steel sword piercing through the dragon's heart. instant kill, last act of defiance before he is beheaded in the most gruesome way possible ( it's you and me he decided when the talons wrapped around frame ). a hero's death, finally recognition beyond the grave ⸻ what a lie, oh what a lie whispers number three as they enjoy their wine.
little birds - sneaky creatures, slithering swift like the reptilian creatures lurking in the crevices of the pit, have already informed the master of whisperers of the events in the darkness away from the blue skies. disclosed reports overheard by servants as rumours start to form, everyone knows everything but no one knows the truth - her highness the queen has no other choice but to set matters straight. an unfortunate accident of a too cavalier lord trying to claim what is not his by birthright - a heroic knight of her own queensguard saving the day, and a half grown boy who only wanted to please his friend, there was nothing that could be done. the valyrian steel signet ring, she gives to the family of her fallen guard - token of appreciation for his heroic deed, trying to save an innocent and a traitor against the crown. for the queen, all matters were now resolved ⸻ not for her trustworthy councilors.
OUT OF CHARACTER: THE CLAIMING
a popular vote within small council led to the queen's decision to continue the celebrations in honor of lady margaery - the hand of the queen and his wife, however, retreated to their personal tower in the castle. her highness the queen then announced the news of the events but word had already started to spread, meaning some nobles might have heard whispers from the shadows already. after her speech mourning the loss of lives and praising her queensguard for saving the day, she retreats to her own quarters. the feast continues alas in a more somber atmosphere as the guests dwindle down - the death of multiple nobles too upsetting to stomach, many eye the newly - claimed dragon warily - afraid to be the next dragon snack.
with this our event concludes, old threads can continue with no reference to these events. any new threads must be post - plot drop reveal as life continues in the light of the deaths of lord velaryon, lord garlan, the queensguard, and the dragon.
keep your eyes open on the npc blog, we will be treating you guys to the final pièce de résistance of the claiming ... a showdown of the ages.
[[ABUSE/NEGLECT MENTION, MENTIONS OF GROWING UP TOO QUICKLY]]
Pokey takes the reigns this time, humming parts of musical numbers as Blinky clings to him.
I wan-want t’ kill Him, I want H-Him de-dead and I dunno how - how but I’ll do it some-so-somehow, I swear-
He gasps through wails, hardly articulate. Pokotho winces.
Don’t…don’t say that, Blinky.
Bliklotep frantically jerks his head side to side. He digs his nails into Pokey’s back.
An-and whoever the f-fuck this m-mo-mother is, she - she couldn’t have - so damn pr-proud of us, l-l-lov-
He dissolves into loud sobs, chest constricting.
-lov-loves is so fuckin’ m-much, where the fuck was she after the B-Box? The theme park, y-your first ap-apocalyp-lypse attempt, huh?! We got no love THEN, did we? We didn’t NEED it!
He’s switched to yelling, not really wanting to.
You - you heard what she said, Bliklotep. This…this hypothetical “mom” can’t…do anything. May-maybe she wanted to, but-
Blinky yanks himself away to cup Pokey’s face, brushing his fingers over his cheeks. Bloodshot and red-rimmed eyes soften when he presses his lips into a tight line.
I raised you.
Pokotho lets himself get pulled closer. Blinky shivers and flicks his thumb across gently.
He did, too.
He tilts his head to Karaxis, who watches them quietly. Bliklotep breathes in.
I raised you, Pokotho. And Wiggog, and Nibblenephim, and Webblin. For centuries. Because I knew He was scary, and so angry. And horrible. There was no one else.
He smiles, and it wobbles.
Just me and Tinky, that was it.
…B-
So, if anyone has any right to be proud of you...I know that Shadow means well, but none of our parents know what went on. We learned this shit on our own. We’re Lords in Black. We control the people in this town, their every move.
Wiggly whispers something inaudible to T’noy.
When we get to Hatchetfield high, we’re gonna show those puny mortals what for. When we get back to the Black & White - because we’re not staying here forever - we are going to have our fun, Tinky’ll get back to messing with his Spankoffskis, you with Matthews, and the Church is going to be so pleased. Got that?
With no other real option, Pokotho nods. He feels a hot feeling curl in his throat. Bliklotep grins.
{In the old abandoned subway tunnels two figures run in the dark, their gasps for air and frantic footfalls echo of the brick walls, when they find an old ticket booth, they duck inside and hide.]
Y/n, wincing as she looks down at he arm that has a large knife in it: *whispering* f-Fuck!
Random dude, reaches to help her.: Is it bad-
Y/n, recoiling from his touch: j-just check if it’s safe...
[The guy complies and sits up to check outside, in the few seconds he’s distracted, Y/n calmly removes the knife from her arm and hands it off the to the large silent figure standing behind her...]
Random dude, sits back down: I think we might’ve lost th- {turns to look at Y/n} -*gasp*
[The guy is horrified when he sees killer in the Litwick mask sitting next to him, before rando has time to react the killer buries his knife into the stunned man’s gut! he expires and as Ingo is wiping his face spreading the man’s blood around a small hand holding a piece of ripped hoodie reaches up starts wiping the blood off his face.]
Y/n: Oy, you guys are so messy!
Ingo, annoyed:...Hrm
Y/n: what? (thinking his upset about her arm.) Oh, the whole jumping in front of your knife thing, that was Emmet’s idea.
Ingo, obviously confused: What idea?
Y/n: Ingo... You did know this whole thing was farce, right? I wasn’t really running away.
[There’s few seconds of awkward silence before Ingo drops to his knees, and pulled Y/n into a tight hug. Needless to say, Emmet nearly got a boot up his ass for not letting Ingo in on his “Damsel in distress” plan.]
this is just a little deviation from amber-canon , her involvement in the secret history doesn't even lead her into the main plot but i thought it'd be fun to think of how she'd behave if in that situation . to all you canon sticklers don't be mad , she's just a girl and this is just ideas . to help with following along i wrote a little list of the traits i believe amber would have pre-hampden just for some consistency !
- jealous
- complacent
- optimistic
- nieve
- logical
i think she'd be very quiet in classes at first , something about each of their classmates makes her uncomfortable . she does the work at rather an average , doesn't contribute in class for fear of being wrong . she does eventually though , i like to think she'd have to spark a friendship with one of the others first - perhaps bunny or camila . amber would be much more comfortable after that ; perhaps feeling like this is her opportunity to prove herself , that she is worthy of being there .
being involved in exclusivity would subdue the jealousy she'd felt for most of her life , she'd be much less angry at the world and much more subdued . it'd be the first time in her life amber had felt a sense of inclusivity , like she had people to just , exist with . instead of being jealous of each member of the class , she'd admire them , wordless respect .
i believe she'd struggle after the bacchanal ( yes i'm convinced she'd be a part , see point complacent (( if someone she associates with / sees as a friend tells her an idea she's almost bound to agree )) but yes she'd struggle . she resists the urge to leave , go home . amber wouldn't , fear of the word home among a refusal to demonstrate cowardice . she's on edge constantly , doesn't go outside unless she has good reason , it makes her physically sick more often than not . she found her usual optimism drained , everything that she loved about life was enough to make her hate it . she's not proud of herself but she makes it through . that she tells herself it'll pass .
when the death of bunny is approached as a topic , she doesn't actively contest it . she justifies it as logical - a him or us situation . she thinks about su!cide , the idea that she could just get out of it but that too , feels cowardly . tells herself that bunny is the obstacle stopping her from a good year . but of course she feels guilty even to consider it: it felt like there was a distinct line between the manslaughter of an unknown farmer and the murder of someone she considered a friend . she lets it happen , lets the event pass and the guilt come later .
it's like everyone's fine after - from amber's skewed perception anyways . she cries about it a lot , not just sadness for a death , but guilt too . it makes her feel unclean . she sleeps for a day at a time , late assignments and poor eating habits and she's constantly ill . she knows she's cracking , that complacence and "it'll pass" has lead her to something she cannot pass . days pass without her leaving her dorm , and it's like she's 19 again - stuck in her bedroom . but there's no mother to stop her from leaving . but there's guilt in the weight of the door-handle in her palm .
julian leaves and why would she stay in classes after that ? she's ready to leave even moreso now , to cut her losses pack her bags and go to sleep in the silence of her childhood bedroom . and then henry shoots himself and richard's been shot and god why even try ? she doesn't say her goodbyes , not to any of the mismatches friends that she'd bonded with over something so terrible .
she returns to reclucivity , the books in her room and the knowledge of the world she experienced . she sleeps in her childhood bed for days at a time , she drinks when she feels like it and eat when she remembers . it's not a life really , but she lead herself there .