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catcze · 7 months
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Hypothetically, if one were to breakup with Wriothesley, how do you think he’d take it? Would he mope around for weeks on end, whining about his feelings to anyone willing to listen, or would he move on pretty quickly and act as if everything’s fine?
OH A VERY INTERESTING QUESTION
If we're talking abt this in a funny, lighthearted way like the reader having to take a trip somewhere and jokingly saying 'does this count as a momentary break up?' or smthn like that, I think Wriothesley would take it,,, kinda well? He would definitely be more sullen and grumpy around the fortress. Definitely prone to grumbling and swearing under his breath. Would do the dramatic thing of longingly staring out of windows, putting his hand against the glass and going 'when will my bae return from the war' HAHHASKJDBN would definitely have a framed black and white photo of you on his desk and looks longingly at it when he misses u :(( but lowkey to people who dont know you're just away on a trip, they think you passed away or someshit so they get so surprised and sad when they see Wriothesley sulking around ur picture and they offer him condolences and he's just so ?????? confused ??? 💀💀
ok funny moments over angsst time under the cut hasdjknajks
OKAY but let's say that you do seriously break up with him. I think he would respond to it in different ways regarding the circumstances of your breakup, but for the sake of this being substantial let's say that you break up with him out of the blue. No context, no reason, no buildup. Yesterday you two were snuggling on his couch, and now you're walking out of the door (out of his life) with nothing more than a, "I'm sorry, Wriothesley. I just don't love you anymore."
Everyone who hears is so shocked by the news. They're all waiting to hear about Wriothesley's meltdown at losing the love of his life, because yeah the guy keeps his cool well enough, but everyone thought that you two were endgame, so they wouldn't blame him if his facade were to crack.
But it's radio silence.
They hear nothing from him. No trashed office, no seeing him furiously writing letters to you asking for you back. Nothing. The day after the breakup, it seems like it never even happened. People shrug, deciding not to think too much about it. Maybe it was a mutual thing, they think. Maybe he saw it coming. Maybe that's why he's taking it so well.
But he's really not. He's fucking heartbroken.
Away from prying eyes and people who would pity him if they so much as see even the slightest of falter, he misses you. When he lays in the bed that is now much too large for just one person, he wonders where it had gone wrong between you two. If there was something flawed with you, flawed with him, or just flawed with the relationship itself.
He wonders if things could have been different if he had talked to you more, checked in more often instead of burying himself in the matters of the fortress as often as he did. Wriothesley wonders if he just hadn't been enough for you. Perhaps you had expected someone different to lie behind his walls that you had slowly and gradually torn down. Had you been so dissatisfied with him? Were you smiling and laughing and holding him under the pretense of just making him feel better?
Wriothesley has to forcefully extract himself from his wallowing. He has too much to do. Responsibilities he must take care of. He doesn't spend much time in his room, anymore. It's been all too often that assistants and guards have found him asleep on his desk instead, attributing it to the growing problems of the fortress that he takes care of well into the night.
Sigewinne asks for you, you know. She wonders where you've gone, when you'll be back to help her make stickers to stick on Wriothesley's gauntlets. He doesn't have the heart to tell her that you're not going to be back, and he doesn't have the heart to remove the stickers you've stuck on there yourself, either.
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lovebillyhargrove · 10 months
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A follow up to this *billy's camaro fic*
Next day the boys are busy. Well, it's mostly Steve who's busy. While having breakfast Billy tries insisting on coming with him to the repair shop, because of course he needs to see for himself who they are entrusting his precious baby to, but Harrington tells him it's too risky to be seen in public just yet. It's a small town, you never know who you're going to run into when you turn the corner. It might be Tommy, it might be Max, it might be their high school Lit teacher or Billy's former manager from the Hawkins community pool. It might be literally anyone who Billy is still not quite ready to see. Or, who aren't ready themselves to bump into a supposedly dead teenager looking very much alive and walking around the town like it's the most natural thing. Harrington has already resurrected the car once. To be more exact, he's found the right people to do it, so. He's not new to this. Billy finally listens to the voice of reason and just grabs the medicine kit to treat a couple of wounds that still bother him. Steve calls the tow truck service, and in two hours he's standing near the repair shop watching the camaro being unloaded from the truck.
"Kid, you gotta stop doing whatever you're doing to that car." - Old Joe tells Steve, shaking his head in disbelief, and Harrington just throws up his hands like the situation which led up to this was out of his control. It actually was, so it's nobody's fault.
When Steve gets home, he hears sizzling sounds coming from the kitchen.
"You want a grilled cheese sandwich, Harrington? Found stuff in the fridge, making some."
Wow, that's kinda new. Nobody has cooked anything for Steve in a long, looong, no you don't understand, a really long time
"Yeah, if that's okay?"
"So how did it go?"
"Well, the old man was uh .. confused? I don't think he expected me to be back like that. He was also sad .. ? Cause they fixed it up so well. Looked brand new, just a few weeks ago."
"He'll just have to do it again. If he agreed. Did he?"
"Yeah, yeah, he did. He knows the car, knows what to do. It's not as bad as the last time."
"When are they gonna be done?"
"He said he would call me tonight, or tomorrow morning, tell me about the time they'll need."
"How much is it?"
"Well, he didn't tell me the exact price, because .. he still needs to look into it, so .."
Hargrove's looking at Steve intently
"Listen, I'll give you the money back. But obviously not right now."
"Yeah, I mean .. You don't have to give me back anything."
"I will, Steve."
"If you want to, okay. We can talk about it later, really. We have like .. so many things to figure out first."
Billy's putting a sandwich on a plate and sliding it to Harrington.
"Lunch."
"Oh wow. Thanks."
After lunch Steve goes upstairs and searches through his drawer for Dr. Owens' phone number.
When Owens hears Steve's name, he asks immediately
"Is it acting up again, Steve?"
"What? Oh, no. No, everything is okay here, just .. do you remember Billy? Billy Hargrove?"
"Of course. The guy who died in Starcourt?"
"Yes. Well .. what would you say if I told you that .. hypothetically, I had some information about him being alive?"
Steve's feeling kinda stupid. He's not completely sure they can trust Owens, but they really have no-one to turn to if they need help with documents. Billy Hargrove is officially dead. Even if they are talking about a fake ID, with a different name, Steve doesn't have connections like that. And it's not just an ID. Driving license, high school diploma, where are they supposed to get all the papers from??
Steve's afraid he's not good at this trying-not-to-get-too-involved-with-the-government stuff. Fucking spy shit. Outlaw level.
"I'd say, it makes sense, Steve."
"R .. really? Why?"
"Well, you don't know that but .. when the scene was cleared and all of you were sent home after what happened in Starcourt, Billy's body .. was gone. After the paramedics announced his death, I believe the body was just laying there unsupervised for .. really, not more than only a few minutes, but when my people came to pick it up, it wasn't there, on the Starcourt floor. We searched everywhere, but it just vanished into thin air."
"Oh my god. So .."
"So I am not even too much surprised to hear your news."
"Why didn't you say anything .. to Billy's family? Who did you bury in that grave??"
"Steve, he was dead. How could I have explained this to his family?? It was a closed casket. It was an empty casket."
Owens is silent for a second.
"Now .. The more important question is, if Billy is alive, is there a chance that he's still flayed? Is he dangerous?"
Steve's looking at Billy sitting across from him and he understands that Billy understands too. What they are talking about. Probably he can hear Owens voice.
"Look, Dr. Owens, I uh .. first of all, the key word here is hypothetically. Like .. I don't even know if he's alive or not. But if he was and he didn't present any .. danger to people, would there be any possibility to get his life back to normal somehow? I mean, paperwork?"
"Anything is possible, Steve. But we would have to run some tests first probably."
Billy's tensing
Steve actually doesn't think it was such a great idea to call Owens now. Fuck. "One of the good ones", my ass.
"Dr. Owens, listen. Hypothetically .. -
Hargrove's rolling his eyes at hearing the word for the third time now
- .. speaking, a guy who came back from the dead would be very traumatized, right? What if .. what if there was a way not to run any tests in a lab or something like that?"
"I hear you, Steve. I would still need to see him, even if it was only me. How does that sound?"
Steve's looking at Billy. Hargrove is shrugging his shoulders.
"How can I be sure that it's only going to be you, Dr. Owens?"
"Steve. You've already been through so much. We've been through certain things together as well. You might have noticed I do things differently than my other colleagues. Will and Jane, they are living a usual life in California, right? We let them go. I just need to make sure Billy is not a threat."
"I see."
"Let's make a deal. I'll make all the papers ready. We'll meet and talk, the three of us, in a public place. Or I can visit the place where, hypothetically, -
Steve's covering the receiver with one hand and whispering to Hargrove "Is he mocking me?" -
" .. Billy is staying. Just me. If I see that everything is alright, that'll do. Billy will get his identification, and he's free to go. Believe it or not, we also want this mess to finish, once and for all."
Steve is hesitant, but, really, what choice do they have?
Billy's nodding.
"Okay. Okay, Dr. Owens. When and where should we meet?"
They agree for Steve to call Owens again in a week and decide on the meeting place.
"Good bye, Dr. Owens."
Steve can see that Billy is not very happy with this conversation.
"Maybe it wasn't such a good idea after all."
"It's fine, Steve. What other options do I have anyway? I'm a dead man according to the system. I need the fucking papers. I can't get them without the fucking government."
"Yeah, yeah I know. But hey, I still think Owens is a good one."
"We'll see, Harrington. It's fine. Thanks for making that call."
Steve's still doubtful that it was a wise move, but he's honestly trying to help.
"What are you going to do for the rest of the day, Harrington?"
"Well I .. I need to call my mom? Check on her and kinda find out about their plans .. make sure they aren't gonna make a surprise visit here. And then, go grocery shopping. Can't take you with me, but uh .. tell me what you maybe need .. or want?"
"Steve, everything is fine, I don't need anything. I think I'm gonna go nap now. Do you wanna watch a movie later?"
"Sure. Sure, what do you have in mind?"
"What's new?"
They end up spending the afternoon and the evening cooking dinner together and watching "Back to the future" and re-watching "The Terminator" cause, apparently, they both like it, and Steve is enjoying it all so much, because he hasn't spent a day like that in a long, really long time. Also, he sort of has a suspicion Billy is enjoying himself as well, and it's not even awkward between them,
and this is strange, because if Steve recalls high school correctly, it was so strange, like Billy was out to get him and Steve was annoyed by it, and if you asked him about Hargrove he'd just say that he hated that loud Californian fuck, but in reality, and that's something he would've never told anyone, Steve sort of enjoyed his attention. Add in there those couple of times with those couple of dreams when he might've woken up with a situation in his underwear cause he ..
He really shouldn't think about it now.
Before going to bed Billy says to Steve
"Good night, man. Tomorrow we are closing that fucking portal." He's yawning and stretching and Steve still can't believe Hargrove's turned into some kind of a superhero.
***
In the early morning Old Joe calls and catches Steve on the doorstep leaving for work. He says everything is definitely not as bad as it was the previous time. They'll need two weeks, maybe two and a half, tops.
It's good news. Other good news is that Steve's parents are not planning on visiting their son for quite some time, and Steve was relieved to hear that yesterday.
Tonight they are having plans. Big plans. If he's honest with himself, Steve has been feeling so .. alive. Ever since this mess with the camaro started, and then with the hope that resident asshole Billy H. is somewhere out there, Steve's never felt lonely, or without a purpose, or like he was just wasting his life away.
***
They drive to the ruins of Starcourt after dark has set down. Billy is amazing. He throws his hand out and the air is charged with electricity, high voltage, skull and crossed bones, and
he does close the portal.
And even though he collapses on the ground right after it and Steve has to literally drag him to the beamer and inside the house to the couch again, Billy is still fucking gorgeous.
That night Steve dreams of the school basketball court and feels Hargrove's hot sweaty body pressing into his.
***
The next couple of weeks it's quiet. They get some kind of a routine going, and Steve would lie if he said he wasn't in a hurry to get home every evening. Robin's onto him and thinks he's got a girlfriend. Steve just surrounds himself with mystery and tells Robin that he can't go to the movies with her tonight, again, "Sorry Rob, some family business."
Everything is quiet and calm, and nothing really happens except their meeting with Owens. In a diner outside Hawkins, Billy's wearing a beanie and sunglasses on an absolutely sunless day, just like in spy movies, Steve's nervous, but everything goes well. Probably because they look like two teenage dumbasses "Just avoid using the word hypothetically, Steve." - "Shut up, Hargrove." and Owens understands no-one is flayed here anymore. Billy gets the whole shebang of brand new documents, and he's a free bird.
The camaro gets fixed, and when Steve brings her back, they celebrate. They are sitting in the car, shooting the shit, one of old Billy's tapes playing, and Billy smokes his first cigarette after July the 4th. He even gets through one bottle of beer and hugs Harrington before going to the guest room for the night "C'mere, man. Fucking thank you." His words are a bit slurry and eyes teary, and Steve melts into that brief hug although it's just a usual bro hug and he can't read too much into that, otherwise he won't be able to sleep tonight so he just says "See you in the morning, Billy" and watches Hargrove turn his broad back and close the door to the guest room. Billy's been gaining his weight back, and he just keeps looking better every day.
In the morning Steve's coming down to the smell of coffee in the kitchen. Billy's sitting at the table crunching on cereal. They exchange morning pleasantries and then Billy says
"Hey, Steve. I think I have to .. I have to go see my father."
To be continued
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sophieinwonderland · 10 months
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Since you've been talking about the future of plurals recently, I'd like to bring up something that I've been thinking about and theorizing on recently, which is this: there are a lot more plurals out there than we think, not just because plurality itself is largely unknown, but because fragments specifically are especially unknown. In the future, we will likely see many more systems who are made up of one or two "full" headmates, with any number of fragments (whether or not they're large enough to consider themselves polyfragmented).
(I could give a full definition for fragments, but that would take many paragraphs, so in case you're unfamiliar, fragments are often described as "less defined" headmates, who may come off more like flat characters without depth to them than individuals, and often play small roles in their systems. Think, like, a recurring minor character in a TV show.)
I say this firstly because even as plurality becomes more well-known, the primary "sign"/centering of it tends to be the self-awareness of multiple entities inside a single body/brain. This isn't a bad thing to center around, it's just notable when discussing fragments, as fragments may have a much harder time with self-awareness... Which makes it more difficult for someone unaware or questioning if they're a system to notice them, or for the fragments themselves to start questioning anything. After all, what gets lots of systems first questioning is the surprising self-awareness of their "imaginary friends" or "original characters".
Secondly, fragments are often... specific, having very specific jobs or roles in their system, which – if you're not already aware you're a system, and sometimes even if you are – can make them difficult to identify. People (notably, singlets) already talk about having different "modes" or attitudes for different parts of their life; without awareness of plurality or fragments, it would be pretty difficult for someone who assumes they're a singlet to notice that some of these "modes" are actually fragments performing their specific duties. Growing up with that, why would you think that strange feeling you get when, say, doing laundry, is anything other than just how people feel doing laundry, or your "chore mode"?
It's our theory that there are many supposed "singlets" out there who are really systems mainly composed of fragments, and as plurality gains more acceptance and awareness, we will begin to see these systems slowly come into awareness of themselves. Right now it's just a hypothetical (perhaps one day after I post an in-depth introduction on fragments, I'll elaborate more on this possibility), but on the chance it does happen... I can't help but feel excited. A whole new section of the plural community that's been so far untapped! As a polyfragmented system myself, I'd love to be able to connect with, teach, and learn from other fragmented systems. But most of all, I want these systems to be able to finally find the words to describe themselves, and to know that even if they're different from what they assumed, that it's okay to be different, and okay to be a system with fragments
Yeah, I can definitely get behind this theory!
It's going to be really cool to see how this goes as more people develop a greater awareness of plurality and fragments specifically.
Beyond just the modes, I'll also add that there are commonly "voices" that are less distinct which a lot of singlets have and kind of normalize, like a conscience or an inner critic. I think you can have a lot of less distinct headmates who are mistaken for just normal parts of a person's consciousness.
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justabro-kenbitch · 2 years
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Talk about Babies
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𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫: Thomas Shelby
𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫: Cillian Murphy
𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐓𝐕: Peaky Blinders (2013 - 2022)
𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: + 18, a little bit Of plot, explicit sexual content, oral (F), fingering, unprotected sex (use condoms), a little pregnancy kink, Thight riding, age gap.
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𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫: F! Reader, black hair, shoulder length and green eyes, her name is Alice
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"Pol good morning" I say looking at the older woman entering the kitchen "Good morning Alice" I feel her gaze on me and for a moment I look away from the apple I'm eating "difficult night?" She asks, pointing at her hair and neck, I look at the reflection of the plate, discovering I'm a total disaster, damn Tommy and his morning fucks ... "more or less I would say" I narrow my eyes feeling my cheeks redden and betray me "not c 'it's not bad you are young and a baby on the way would not be too bad "I stop chewing on the words of the Brunette" ahaha nice ... nice joke ... I was about to choke on tea "she puts a hand on my shoulder "soon you will have a baby I can feel it in my stomach" she continues giving me a wink "let's hope it's just a little reflux".
I go back to Tommy's and my room to change my clothes and be presentable for the day, put on a blue dress and the classic band hair.
Did my morning go on with Aunt Polly's argument whirling in my mind, a son me? Hopefully it won't happen soon, I want to drink, smoke and beat ugly faces for a while longer.
"Alice, Tommy in the office wants you something about the betting accounts that don't come back" Jhon's voice makes me jump with fright, I nod stiffly and the brunette looks at me confused "all right?" She asks with a worried frown on her face "huh? Yes ... yes sure, I'm going to Thomas" while my mind doesn't stop thinking about the hypothetical child of mine and Thomas another question arises obvious to me ... but Tommy would like some children...?
I slap myself on the forehead forcing myself to stop thinking about this topic and soon I find myself knocking on his office door "come in" I open the wooden door and find a Tommy who goes over the accounts without too many results apparently "what a problem is there love? " I ask putting myself at his side "I can't understand where the mistake is" at his words I take the sheet and sit on his legs redoing the calculations in another sheet "the bill is right there is only the difference of a pound and something, it is for the informant in London "he takes the paper double-checking it, then sighs and runs a hand over his face" you're right love "I smile happily and he takes my face between his fingers giving me a sweet kiss on the lips" a little too many thoughts on your mind? " I ask stroking his freckled face "yes well we settled with the Lees and Ada had a baby ... but Kimber is there with the gun pointed at our temple" he continues squeezing a little on the grip on my hips and placing his face on the curve of the my neck "even our gun is pointed at their head there is only a moment of stalemate" continuous, he takes my hands and turns me in the chair to be face to face "how lucky am I to have you?" He runs his hands over my waist and I smile knowing where he wants to go "no fucking at work Thomas Shelby ..." I give him one last kiss "plus I have work to do you know" he looks at me with those eyes of his of ice too beautiful to be ignored "okay but only because I have an important meeting and I can't be late but when I get back I promise we'll be together ..." he kisses me on the shoulder and then lets me get up and follow me to the front door where Polly he is still smoking his cigarette and looks at us with an amused frown "what's up?" Tommy asks in my ear "I don't think I want to talk about it now" he nods "don't hit too many people and come back soon" I say letting him go while I try to do the same and escape from under the searching gaze of the older woman. For the rest of the day I tidied up the logs, drank Whiskey, took a walk that ended with a kick in the balls of a drunk dude who wanted to take me to bed, then drank whiskey and smoked another cigarette ... one almost boring day.
In the evening we all go to the classic card game bar in the place reserved for the Shelby family, strong smell of cigarettes and whiskey soon floods the small room, Thomas, me, Arthur and John play quietly until Thomas's hand rests suspiciously on it my thigh starting to caress and squeeze it expert in movements, I look at him questioningly.
His hand certainly does not stop there continues to rise up to my intimacy covered by the fabric of the dress and underwear.
Jhon and Arthur are certainly too drunk and distant to notice the movements of his brother, but Thomas on the other hand has that impassive face of his that certainly would not have betrayed him, while he continued to play as if nothing was looking for the contact with my intimacy that it will make me jump all of a sudden, on the other hand I can't really think straight.
I keep on making mistakes and my intimacy becomes more and more wet and needy even with such a light contact with his hand.
"Alice, are you okay, have you ever played so badly?" Arthur asks obviously taking the piss out of me "I-I think I drank too much" I show off my bad acting skills by pretending to have a headache, placing a hand on it.
"I'll take you home" Tommy intervenes making me sigh with relief "tomorrow you will feel better ... so playing is not fun" I smile at Jhon one last time and then leave the bar with my husband "you are impossible" I point my finger walking quickly "It's not true I just wanted to keep my promise and be alone tonight" you could just tell me we will have found an excuse to go away "I continue and he shrugs, grinning" but I wouldn't have enjoyed it ... ".
Once home, Thomas wastes no time, we go to the room without too many ceremonies.
He sticks his lips to mine, closing the door with his foot, takes off his jacket and vest, remaining with the white shirt and pants.
I bite my lip and as his lips find my neck my hands begin to unbutton his shirt deftly, leaving his chest exposed and his tattoos in sight "why don't you show me how beautiful you are love" he says sitting on the bed lighting up a cigarette.
He begins to undo the buttons of the dress, letting the blue fabric outline my ankles.
Tommy licks his lips looking at me from head to toe with a dark, glassy gaze of lust, releasing the thick smoke from his full lips.
I approach her figure, straddling her legs ... with an expert move she removes my bra leaving my small firm breasts exposed to the fresh air of the room, the nipples stiffen at the change of temperature, and Tommy takes one of them his teeth while the other runs it through his fingers making me mutter with pleasure.
The free hand passes around the garter belt making the fabric snap against my skin making me grumble between my teeth, he passes me the cigarette that I accept exhaling a little nicotine that immediately relaxes my muscles "you are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen "He whispers against my skin giving sweet kisses on the hill of the breast.
Our bowls rejoin letting his hands caress my legs until they finally undo the garters.
I put out and throw the finished cigarette, concentrating completely on his moves.
The pressure of her hard cock against my intimacy just makes me wet more "so needing me ... only I can give you what you love so much, right baby? "I put on her thigh letting my hands on my hips support me, starting to rub my wet pussy against her thigh getting some contact" yes only you "I say moaning in his ear, finally some friction and relief, but before I even realize it I find my back against the soft mattress Thomas's hands gently pulling off my stockings and panties, then grabbing my thighs and holding them wide open, leaving my pussy wet and needy to its full sight and mercy. "So wet just from rubbing on my thigh darling ... I'll make you cum so many times you won't be able to count them" as she talks her warm breath runs into my wet intimacy giving me shivers down my spine "Tommy please" I say exasperated by his games that drive me crazy "please what? baby ... I want words "I sigh heavily" lick me "biting the inside of her thigh I feel her satisfied smile against it before rushing to my intimacy licking it in its entirety and then giving special attention to her clitoris.
My hands reach her hair, taking them and pushing her head even further towards me, one hand reaches out and squeezes my breasts while the other works on my wet entrance together with her mouth that sucks the clitoris relentlessly.
Moans come loudly out of my mouth, really hoping that no one is awake at home now or they will hear my prayers to Thomas all night.
The familiar feeling burns in my lower abdomen making me squirm in bed "I'll come Tommy" he just increases the movement of his fingers "come love come for me" without me repeating my walls pulsate around his beautiful fingers, and my orgasm bursts inside of me leaving me breathless and my legs shaking around his head.
"You taste so sweet little" scales my figure not before having cleaned me well, I mumble something when his lips take possession of mine letting me enjoy my own sweet taste still present on his tongue.
My hands slide and caress his body, paying more attention to scars and tattoos, my hand lingers down undoing his pants with skill.
My hand running over his erect and throbbing cock, stroking it sometimes focusing more on the red tip and full balls, he lets out a sigh of pleasure in my ear but his hand takes mine and holds it together with his, attaching me to the read over my head "I just want to cum inside you tonight love" her eyes meet mine both clouded.
He takes off his pants, never ceasing to look at me, and throws them somewhere in the room with his shirt, comes back on top of me taking his hands back into his to cage me tightly against the bed, I surround his waist with my legs and Thomas it lines up with my entrance before giving a vigorous push that makes them both moan loudly, my short nails gliding over Thomas's back as he thrusts into me relentlessly, hammering my soft walls. A push stronger than the others makes me start and emit a more acute moan than the others "found" sighs continuing to beat at that point "fuck fuck ... FUCK" I grab his buttock for the thrill that begins to present itself in my lower abdomen
"THOMAS" puts his hand on my mouth "I love when you scream ... but if you continue like this they'll think I'm killing you honey" my eyes roll back and without warning I come, hugging me, he grunts knowing he can't last anymore Very.
With a graceful move he turns me over with my butt up and my face on the pillow, a firm slap lands on my ass making me moan against the soft fabric.
"You can't wait to be full of my cum, true love?" I nod stupidly unable to even think about the consequences, Tommy slips back inside me making me wince from too much stimulation "this pussy always fucking tight around my cock" his hands take my hips tightening them and accompanying them to his ever stronger thrusts and even if I change position his cock soon finds the point that makes me scream in ecstasy against the pillows “will you come with me? “He says reaching into my ear letting his hands slide over my soft little breasts.
Now unable to compose any meaningful sentence, I just nod, hardly noticing his hand that goes down, caressing my soft and warm skin, until I find the real object of his interest to drive me crazy.
His ita flow over my reddened and tired pussy, rolling around my clitoris swollen with excitement and hypersensitive from previous orgasms.
At the touch my body trembles and again that familiar feeling makes space inside me, Thomas gives a few slaps to my ass without really hurting me, but the irregularity of his thrusts makes me realize that he too is really close to his. release. A few more well placed thrusts and he and I both moan louder than the other times, I feel his warm cum warm my trembling lower belly, and his sighs caressing the skin of my neck like butterfly kisses on my hot skin.
After a few moments he comes out of me leaving me with an almost annoying sense of emptiness now, he stretches out on my hips and takes me in his protective arms, letting my head rest comfortably on his panting and welcoming chest "I'm lucky to have you" he whispers leaving several kisses in my disheveled hair "I too am lucky to have you" I continue feeling more and more sleep taking over my tired body.
But first a thought flashes through my head, a thought that has been haunting me all day "Tommy?" I ask looking up at him "tell me" he caresses my hips gently "would you like a baby?" I keep waiting for an answer that does not take long to arrive "of course I would like them ... it would be nice to see you pregnant ... and moreover I have never really seen as a father but with you I know I could become one "I nod" Aunt Polly said to me this morning, soon you will have a baby I feel it ... and I thought we had never really talked about it, and well I was anxious because I don't really think that mother is my best role "her hand rests on my belly" you'll be fine when it does, and then there's Pol she's very good with children "I sigh in relief and kisses my hair as I go back to dozing quiet on his chest.
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val-victory · 3 months
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I'm not saying that Sense can't fetch slippers, I'm saying that a super powerful Pokémon with the condition he's got is NOT a good Pokémon for allowing near small children who may be trying to touch him or move suddenly, or that he'd be able to do all the thing this old lady's yamper would do.
And I said contests as an example of things that this hypothetical old lady would have her Pokémon do. You've made the argument that just having a Pokémon you send into one battle doesn't make them an ace trainer, so letting your 7 year old granddaughter borrow your yamper to do her local "junior pokecontest" doesn't make you a contest coordinator.
However training a yamper to handle its power (electricity) in such a way that it doesn't accidentally start electrical fires after zoomies/zap the grandkids when they play tag is still training a Pokémon, and training them to use their abilities properly. Training it to use Dig to help out with gardening, or Helping Hand to . . . well lend a helping hand is training. It's not intensive like being an ace trainer, and no one is saying that, but it is still training a Pokémon.
An old man who takes in an elderly rescue skitty and teaches it to trust humans again and not attack is still a trainer, even if he's not battling it. He may even be putting in more effort into training than an ace trainer with a tortera they've had since they were a turtwig, because he's having to form a bond with a Pokémon that has never trusted him, or anyone else.
Your bond with your Pokémon isn't the only kind of bond that matters, or the only way of being a trainer, and just because someone doesn't follow all the principals of an Ace trainer doesn't mean they're not a trainer.
There's a reason you gotta specific ACE trainer instead of just saying trainer, it's because you don't have to be an ace to be a trainer, you just gotta be teaching Pokémon behaviours by forming a bond with them.
Look, you can do what you want, but the "might is right" views and speaking points make people worry about how far you'd go, especially when you seem to not care about the possible consequences of your actions/how people or their Pokémon may get hurt.
Yes things are a certain way on Victory Road, but as you've made clear you're in the top percentage of trainers, and for every Ace there's probably ten bug-catching trainers just starting out. Two kids battling with their caterpie shouldn't be thinking "this is a fight to the death and I must win at all costs" and talking like the only right way to battle is to have their Pokémon try and take chunks out of one another is not going to help them.
Okay... i think i get you now.
At least to me. a Trainer is a Person who has decided to dedicate their Full Time to Training and Battling.
The people you describe aren't Trainers. they are Hobbyists. i do not care about those People. They can do whatever the fuck they want. i do not care.
I hate this conflation between hobbyists and Trainers, this gets people hurt. Someone with little experience should'nt be trusted with Killer machines like my Teams. That has always been my Position.
"Might is right" is the basis of the League. Who is the Champ? the weakest trainer??? NO!. the most mediocre Trainer??? NO!
The Champ is the strongest Trainer, and that has always been what being a Trainer is about.
I just want little Timmy the 10 Year old Kiddo who just got their Trainer-Pass to go into their Journey prepared!
I want them to understand who they are dealing with. i want them to know that Running Boots aren't made for this. i want them to know that they will get hurt. i want them to know that becoming a Trainer is the worst Decision you could ever make in your Life because unlike me 50% of Trainers quit before their Fifth Badge.
What makes me Ace is my Hard work and Dedication. My Full time Commitment. My Desire to do more. to get stronger than anyone before me. This is what makes me different. i am not a Hobbyist.
And don't twist my Words. there is nothing wrong with Hobbyists. i am just not one of them.
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fierceawakening · 6 months
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Lesson 2: Sentence Structure, Or Let's Sentence We-Make-It
(Lesson 1 is here: https://www.tumblr.com/fierceawakening/730475950583726080/okay-so-ive-got-more-people-asking-about?source=share)
@lizardywizard @izzet-league-mad-scientist @threeoftwelve
Phyrexian has a different sentence structure than English does.
In English, sentences are generally structured subject, verb, object:
I obliterate the opponent.
(Yes, we just confirmed the Phyrexian for "obliterate." Did you think I wasn't going to spend at least a day saying "obliterate" over and over again? Then you have not met me, friends.)
The subject is "I," a pronoun which tells the hearers that the speaker is talking about the speaker themself, the verb is "obliterate," and the object is "the opponent," the person the subject does the verb-thing to.
Phyrexian works very differently.
First of all, Phyrexian begins almost all sentences with what is officially called "a mood/tense marker," but which I'm going to just call a mood marker, because less typing.
This marker gives information about the sentence it starts. Is this a thing that's happening now? Is this something that the subject wants? Is this something that someone DOES NOT have or want? Is this something Great Yawgmoth did in the glorious bygone past of the original Phyrexia? Is this something Norn is commanding her faithful to do? The marker at the beginning of the sentence is how you know which of those you're dealing with.
To make this a little clearer, the most common mood marker you'll likely see is this guy here:
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or, horizontally (which is how I'm gonna type going forward, I just wanted to do it vertically first so you can look at a vertical letter chart and not have to rotate it in your head, you're welcome):
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Look at the alphabet from lesson one and you'll recognize these two letters as "xe." (Pronunciation note: "x" is pronounced not the way it is in English, but as it is in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), which is quite different. It's like the "ch" in German ach or Scottish loch. So it sounds much more like "heh" with a breathy h than like "zeh" or "kseh" or something.)
Xe indicates that the sentence is in present tense and is declarative. So whatever the sentence is about is true (rather than false, hypothetical, wished for, etc) and happening now.
Declarative: (Subject verbs object.)
Or, to be a bit silly about it
Trufax: (Subject verbs object.)
So if I'm trying to translate the English sentence above, I begin with xe. I start with my starting bar to make sure my readers know I am a rube who writes horizontally, and begin with xe, as the sentence describes something I'm currently doing. Then I add my word separator/Pretty Spacebar, as xe is a whole word and more words will come next:
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If you have any of the Phyrexian fonts (I got mine here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yR9HblQ2Hn3v-vlXuaF5NhbhFAfr_WCO/view?usp=share_link ), this looks like:
^xe-
So now let's talk about the obliterating I'm doing!
Right away there's another wrinkle.
Phyrexian does not order sentences like English either.
Where, in English, the order is Subject Verb Object.
the default in Phyrexian is
Mood Subject Object Verb.
This means that the vast majority of Phyrexian sentences you'll come across end with the verb.
Which means our sentence is going to look something like:
Trufax: (I the opponent obliterate.)
The I part is actually going to be indicated when we conjugate the verb, so we don't need to say that. (Think of how in English, if I say "Am hungry," it's a little off but it's still clear who is hungry, as "am" can only refer to the speaker themself.)
The "the" in "the opponent" is also left out. Phyrexian very often doesn't do a, an, the, etc. Usually the rest of the sentence will clarify that, or the noun for the object will specify a particular thing or group in a way that's not ambiguous.
[NOTE YOU CAN IGNORE IF THIS IS TOO MUCH ALREADY: Most likely, I'd translate this sentence using "my opponent," not just "opponent." I'm not doing that here because I'd need to change the word "opponent" to indicate whose opponent it is. I want to leave those specific "how you change basic words" bits for a later lesson. END NOTE.]
Trufax: opponent I-obliterate.
Which means the next word we need is "opponent." That word is:
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əxnɒqč
So then we've got:
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^xe-əxnɒqč-
Now we need "obliterate." That word is:
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kšiπχ
So now we have all the pieces for our sentence.
However, we still need to conjugate the verb, to show that I'm the one doing it and that I'm doing it TO the opponent, rather than them doing it to me, me doing it to myself (ow!), etc.
Those conjugations are complicated and don't work like English, so that will be another lesson. I'm just going to do it myself now:
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kšiπaχ
"I obliterate them"
So now we have a mood marker, an object, a subject (implied by the conjugated verb), and a verb!
That's a sentence!
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^xe-əxnɒqč-kšiπaχ.
Trufax: Opponent I-obliterate-them.
I obliterate the opponent.
Next Time: How Do You Verbs? Fierce Attempts To Explain.
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khodorkovskaya · 10 months
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I get frustrated with stuff like that too tbh
Like, I see people who can just book holidays out of nowhere and go and order loads of new clothes etc and I'm like????? A day trip on a local bus is a treat for me lmao
Or even at work and that, if I say I'm going somewhere like a day trip to a different part of the country (which is rare o havent been to many parts tbh) they're all like oh irs lively and start recommending all these expensive pubs and restaurants which are lovely but I'm like lol I cant afford that
But then I know people who have literally bought homes and I'm like lol I still live at home and in single haha, cant afford a car but there they go and in like??? How????
yeah and it's like their ignorance that really kills me. not to upset the leftist girlies, but like i don't have that much of a problem with the sole idea of some people having money. like your parents made money and now you're a nepo baby? okay whatever. but it's the ignorance of these nepo babies that gets to me.
like it really feels like we live in completely different worlds and they're never gonna understand us and grasp how privileged they are.
like i know that im already in a privileged position bc im a university student. but that's more or less reasonable bc, at least where i live, you need a diploma to basically do anything. it's a must. plus it's free so like might as well. but those people who go to elite british universities without thinking twice about it... like nothing wrong with that, good for you. but it just frustrates me how they go about their lives not being grateful for what they have.
but then again, how do i expect someone to be grateful when they have no point of comparison? and what does being grateful even mean really?
like when my manchester bestie was like "yeah i want my kids to do the IB and a bunch of extracurricular activities" i was like wow we really do live in different worlds. because on face value we have the same values, right? learning things as a child and keeping busy instead of playing on your ipad is objectively a good thing and i have nothing against it. but saying that you want your hypothetical future child to go to private school so easily is just like incomprehensible to me. and for her it's like a given. like of course she's gonna have the choice between a-levels and IB, it's only natural! so does everyone in her mind!
like when she was talking about how she got to uni and everyone who did a-levels were clueless about what was happening and she had an advantage bc she did the IB and learnt a lot more than those who went to regular state school. like yeah, that's life. that's how it is for regular people in england. you get a shitty public education, you take a loan if you want to go to uni, you have to work at the same time as studying if you have to move out of your parents'. like yeah. id want my kids to do the IB too. but it's a privilege, not a given.
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thnxforknowingme · 2 years
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To Tag or Not to Tag
Over the past several months I've been thinking about fic tagging practices on AO3 - specifically about which relationship tags to use, and when, and why. I've seen a variety of posts and complaints and comments about this, but I still don't have a clear answer as to what works best.
I think the fundamental issue here is that tagging works both as a way to help people find the content they want to find, and warn them about the content they want to avoid - but sometimes those things work against each other.
Let's use an example - say I go to the Blaine Anderson/Kurt Hummel tag on AO3, because I like that pairing and want to read about it. Maybe I see a fic that is about Klaine, and includes endgame Klaine, but also has Kurt Hummel/David Karofsky tagged. I personally don't enjoy that ship, so even if it's not a major element of the fic, if that pairing is present it lets me know "hey, maybe this story isn't for you, because it has something you don't like in it." That's the tag working as intended, isn't it? It's informing me about what's in the story so I can choose whether or not to read it.
Now, on the other hand, maybe another fic reader goes to the tag for Kurt Hummel/David Karofsky, because that is a ship that they like and want to read about. They see the title of this same hypothetical fic and get excited. However, when they glance at the tags and summary, it becomes clear that this is a fic primarily about Klaine, and the Kurtofsky parts are a past or initial relationship, or an obstacle that must be overcome for the primary ship to succeed. I totally get how this reader might be disappointed to see that content in the tag for the ship they like, especially if they like a ship that is often a background element or doomed to break up to be replaced by a different ship.
I'm generally of the opinion that more tags are better (okay, within the realm of reason). More information about what kind of fic is presented means readers can make better choices about what they choose to read (today I was reading a fantastic fic, and partway through, one of the main character's parents died. The fic wasn't tagged for character death, and maybe that's an authorial choice to not spoil something, but it also meant that I was reading a chapter mindlessly while cooking dinner, and then suddenly had to stop because I knew I wasn't in an emotional state where I could read a funeral scene and not start tearing up. And I had to make dinner, so...). But I also get that if you're a fan of a less popular character or ship, seeing your tag clogged with fics where the thing you're searching for is not the main focus of the story could be frustrating.
There are some workarounds for this, which put the onus on you to put more effort into the AO3 search function. You could search for your relationship tag with the additional tag 'otp:true' in order to just pull up fics where that pairing is the only relationship tagged. You could exclude certain tags - in the prior example, I could choose to exclude the Kurtofsky tag from my Klaine searches. The Glee fandom also has the particular option of using the "Not Blaine or Klaine Friendly" tag (which like....the fact that that tag EXISTS is a whole other buckwild thing but whatever that's not what we're talking about here), which I could filter out of my searches. It feels weirdly counterintuitive to be searching in the Klaine tag and have to filter out anti-Klaine fics, admittedly. But on the other hand, people who are searching in other relationship tags might want that information - that there is Klaine in this story, but that they are not portrayed in a positive light.
I read and write both Klaine and Kurtbastian and for whatever reason there is just...so much bad blood between many of the fans of those two pairings. I'm grateful that I can steer clear of the Not Klaine Friendly fics when I'm looking for Kurtbastian content, because I don't want to read stories that bash characters I like. When I was writing my most recent Kurtbastian fic, I was in this weird position with regards to tagging. A major element of the story is that Blaine and Kurt meet and start dating - that's the catalyst for Sebastian to realize he has more than friendly feelings for Kurt. I am literally never unkind of Blaine in this fic. I love the boy, and his relationship with Kurt isn't bad - it's just ultimately not what this particular iteration of Kurt needs in his life at this particular moment. So, I tagged the story with both Kurtbastian and Klaine - making clear in the summary that Kurtbastian was endgame. This way, Kurtbastian shippers who don't like Klaine know to avoid the story, because it isn't their thing. However, this also meant that every time I updated, my fic was being bumped up to the top of the Klaine tag. And even though I was nothing but positive about Blaine in this story, I also know that people looking for Klaine content shouldn't read that fic - it's a Kurtbastian fic. I felt bad for having that in the Klaine tag, but also felt it was valuable information for potential readers.
Maybe the issue is that on AO3, tags function as pieces of information, and not as communities. On tumblr, tags are where you go to find kindred spirits and content you'll enjoy and communities you want to participate in. Negative content generally goes untagged, or is tagged as "anti" whatever. But on AO3, negative content is still content, and that information gets logged, whether you want to see it or not.
So I don't have any kind of solution for this - it's just something that's been on my mind a lot. I'm curious what other people think and what guides their own tagging practices.
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theteasetwrites · 1 year
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okay, here it goes. my first language isn't english so sorry in advance, i might not be able to express correctly what i intend.
its not exactly about twd, but going through your masterlist i saw your disclaimer about SKS (i totally understand why you feel that way) and that you no longer write reader under 25. but you're 22 (if im not mistaken, if i am pls no need to answer this) so i was wondering that if you had the chance to be in a relationship with daryl, apocalypse or not, would the age gap be an impediment?
PLEASE do not see it as an attack or me being shady, is just a genuine question from someone who is younger and grew up in a family where age gap is normal and basically a rule (i'm trying to not find it normal, but im still in the process, its hard when its about your family and the way your were raised)
Hello! And your English is perfectly fine, no need to worry. This is another long answer so I will add a cut. My full answer is below. <3
Ah yes, I recently added that actually, and I am glad you are bringing that up. You are correct, I am 22 (turning 23 on Nov 15 rip). So to your question, I am not sure. I don't really think about it because Daryl is a fictional character and whenever I imagine the reader, it's a mid-late 20s/early 30s woman or a woman exactly Daryl's age (give or take) because that's just sort of the vibe I like to go for. But if we are speaking purely hypothetically, I probably would not pursue a relationship with Daryl if we're talking later seasons (so when he's in his late 40s), but if we're talking the very beginning of the series (when he's late 30s), maybe. It depends. I mean, I never said that I think either Daryl or the reader in that series was wrong for pursuing that relationship, I just think that in hindsight, it was something I shouldn't have written because 19 is very young. Like, super young. Insanely young. 22 is also super young, but there's definitely a difference between 22 and 19. Still, I don't think I would be too persistent about starting a relationship with him. Waiting until I was older, maybe, would probably be more comfortable for me, because that's just really young and older men are known for taking advantage of younger women and there's often a power dynamic.
Personally, I could never see myself seriously going for someone over say, 5 or 6 years older than me (so age 30 basically is my hard cut-off for my personal preference). I don't even mind the idea of dating someone slightly younger than me (like a year or two, nothing younger than that because those are babies. If you're under 20, you're baby).
Don't get me wrong at all. I am not against age gaps, not in the slightest. It just depends on the age of the younger person, I think. When I wrote Some Kind of Stranger, that was a reader who was 19 and Daryl was about twenty years older than her. Now, if she was, say, 25 and Daryl was 45, I don't really see anything super wrong with that age gap. So that's the same number of years, but the difference is that the woman is older. She's not 19, she has much more experience and is more likely to be able to hold her own in the relationship than a 19 year old. That's not to say 19 year olds are immature, but let's face it, they are very young and still vulnerable in a lot of ways. We have all heard the fact that the human brain doesn't stop developing until around age 25.
I think I added the large age gap rule because I want to prevent that from happening again. When I wrote that rule, I was not condemning people who participate in large age gap relationships, but I do think that these kinds of relationships can be toxic more often than not and that women especially should be wary of pursuing older men because there is definitely a power imbalance there. Of course, it is always a case-by-case basis, and some age gap relationships with a particularly young woman (never underage) are perfectly happy. It just depends, but for the most part, I think it is good advice to always be careful in those situations, just in case. Older men might not always have the best intentions, and sometimes they are downright creeps who like younger women for very sinister reasons.
And no worries, I don't see your message as an attack! I think it's fair to ask about that, and I want to be open about how I feel about writing for readers younger than 25 now. I know that I am 22, but the way I see it, there is a difference between me being 22 writing about a relationship with a much older man and being an actual 22 year old in a real relationship with a much older man. Plus, tbh, I never ever imagine my actual self in the place of the reader lol. I always imagine a different woman who is older than me (and also much prettier/cooler than me).
I don't hate that mini-series either, I just realized after I wrote it that it was kind of not the kind of relationship I want to write and that even when I was writing it I felt a little uncomfortable. I prefer to write Daryl with an older reader, or just an unspecified age (but always implied to be older than 25). That's just what I feel most comfortable with, and when I wrote Some Kind of Stranger, I was still new to writing and trying to figure out what I wanted to do, so I think of it as an experimental time. <3
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but femininity and womanhood aren't the same thing. you even said it. you're contradicting yourself. "she wasn't girly like other girls so she probably wasn't a girl. or maybe she was!" that sounds insane and also it makes no sense. it's progressive now to say that if girls don't like to be feminine they (probably) aren't girls?. even if it's a common experience for nb people, no one would've guessed that miley cyrus would come out as nb. most people don't even remember or care. a lot of people
who might seem cis (and not just from the way they look) would say that they're "just a person" or "just me". and i don't recall franky being asked about her gender. people just kept pressuring her to come out as a lesbian. and also many lesbians identify as non binary or even transmasculine. you don't believe me because you're not a lesbian. you have your statistics and studies but i know the real people i've seen. and i know i'm really annoying with this but my only friend changes the subject
when i try to talk about gender, my therapist i can't debate with, and people at suicide hotlines have better things to do. i'm literally going insane because I can't believe I'm the only one who sees this
With all due respect, I don't know what you're expecting to get out of this message. I've given you my views on this several times. I've unpacked the metaphysics of gender and provided a biopsychosocial model of gender that I think is compelling. As you say, I've given you statistics and studies about trans and nonbinary identities. I've given examples that you might be able to relate to of what the trans experience is like and provided resources created by trans people to help you understand how they view themselves and what their experience is like. You don't have to agree with me. But you know my views on this. You're not going to change my mind by trying to catch me in hypothetical "gotchas" about fictional characters. And I mean this with all the love and respect in the world, but if you feel like you have to call suicide hotlines to discuss your views on gender, it may be taking up too much of your mental energy. At the end of the day, whether you "get it" or not, whether you agree with it or not, the way other people live their lives isn't your responsibility. It's okay to be like "wow, that's weird and I don't get it, couldn't be me" and then move on.
All that said, against my better judgement, I'm going to answer the questions you've presented in your ask. Not because I think it will change your mind, but because I think it might help other people who are seeing this post to understand.
The original ask was about why people felt like Franky should have been nonbinary and the answer I gave is what I think. Rightly or wrongly, nonbinary people saw themselves in Franky's experience and they wanted that to be an official aspect of her character. I think masc or gender nonconforming lesbians felt a similar kinship to Franky and wanted that to become an official part of her character, too. There's nothing wrong with wanting to see yourself reflected on television or relating to characters who present themselves similarly to you. I think because Franky's gender identity was never really explored in series 5, lots of different types of people could relate to her experience.
Gender expression is a very personal thing, and people can present themselves in similar ways for different reasons. It's like we were talking about the other day with "dressing like a lesbian" - a girl can dress cottagecore in a tradwife way or in a lesbian way, and it's hard to know which it is without more context about the way the person views themselves. The same is true for people who present themselves in a way that's different from the traditional presentation of their assigned sex at birth. Some AFAB people present in a traditionally masculine way as an expression of their non-binary or trans identity. Other AFAB people present in a traditionally masculine way as an expression of their lesbian or WLW identity. Other cis AFAB people present in a traditionally masculine way because they just like how that style looks on them, or because they deal with body dysmorphia, or because they're a "tomboy", or because it works better for the lifestyle they have and activities they engage in, or a hundred other different reasons. Without talking to them, you don't know what their reasoning is for presenting the way they do. It's less that "if girls don't like to be feminine they (probably) aren't girls?" and more like "if people who were assigned female at birth don't like to be feminine, one of the possibilities is that they're trans/non-binary/genderqueer/genderfluid."
In Franky's case, she dresses in a way that's gender non-conforming, so she might be a girl, or she might not. We never really get Franky's view on it in series 5 of the show. In series 6 the official answer becomes, "Franky is a straight, cis woman who was uncomfortable with herself in series 5, but now that she's feeling confident, she presents herself as femme." That was a disappointing answer for a lot of people, nonbinary people and lesbians alike, and I think is a big reason why people still talk about it all these years later.
Also, and I say this with no respect, you can fuck right off with your assumptions about my sexuality. I am, and always have been, a proud member of the LGBT+ community, to the point where I live in a historically queer neighborhood to be closer to my community. That's one of the reasons I care about this so deeply and fight to protect the trans people.
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jack-penindee · 1 year
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I say this out of love and coming from a good place --
SOME OF YOU CHICKS (GUYS TOO) NEED TO STOP USING. OR CUT BACK AT LEAST. ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I DONT THINK YOU EVEN SEE, KNOW, OR BELIEVE THAT THE DRUGS ARE AFFECTING YOUR PERSONALITY, YOUR CAPABILITIES, YOUR MENTALITY, AND THEYRE AFFECTING YOU MENTALLY. ALL NEGATIVELY AND DETRIMENTALLY.
It's not a good look. And it's not good for you. The things you say, the things you do, the ways you think, say, and do things -- the whole YOU of YOU -- is shifted, different, missing. Newsflash - you're not pulling off any of the things, really, that you think you're pulling off. You've just been trying them on people who care enough about you to let you make it, take it, and fake it like you fooled us all. Or people who don't care at all. Or people who also aren't fooled who are fooling you though. They only fool with you to use you, make use of you, and while you're net-gain useful.
Me, I'm not saint. And this isn't some straight edge talk. I'm just saying come on -- alot of you used to be all stars now you can't be counted on be ok unwatched while you try and chew gum and walk. And I thought and would like to think that it's code when you talk. Something like that, as bad as thatd be. It'd be a thing and a choice and a purposeful decision. Sadly, it's looking and feeling more and more like it isnt. Some times I'm even absolutely sure that you don't even realize, don't know, can't even tell. And that part - that part - is what and why I'm saying that you really should chill. I'm not talking cold turkey. I wouldn't do you like that. Be for real. Come on - I'm not trying to hurt you. But if you never let your phone go even to sleep but you drop it instantly uncaring the moment you even think I'm about to reach for the piece and snatch that to keep it in your hand and away from me that you would have broken it if it wasn't for me and my catching them both and holding them safely (hypothetically) - then maybe start paring down and holding off. Even just a bit longer in between rounds. That's a start. From the heart, and not just mine, I'm fine with you getting high. Go crazy, shit. It's your life. But I'm not okay with you losing your mind and taking the Yoi away. I just gotta say..
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lemon-inferno · 1 year
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Remon here,
I've been meaning to vent this out for a while, because I need my own thoughts to get out of my head, so here it is:
This is regarding the former employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that tried to sell Jungkook's hat. And these are just my personal thoughts on it. First, I wanna talk about a hypothetical situation where I find an item forgotten, lost or left behind by a famous person. Okay, so I find this item. First important questions are: What kind of item do I find? Do I know who it belongs to? If yes, do I have the means to return it (as in, this person lives in a different country than me)? If it was me, if it was an important item, like an ID, passport, a phone, I would definitely return it. If I can't do it directly, I would leave it with the authorities who can return it to its rightful owner. If I find a personal belonging, like a hat or a book, something that doesn't appear as important, there's a few options. If I can return it directly, I would. If I have no means or returning it, and my workplace or place where I found the item does not have a "Lost and Found" department (because there's not a lot of places that do anymore, at least where I'm from), then I would probably keep it. Now a few more options open up. First, if the person who lost the item is someone I'm a fan of, then I would most definitely quietly keep it to myself and just take my moment. If it was lost by someone I'm not a fan of, I'd either a) gift it to someone I know, that is a fan, if I know any or b) try to sell it. Now, I wouldn't sell it for a ridiculous price like 7k, but I thought about it for a while and here's what I think I would actually do. First, I'd look up the atual price of the item itself. If I can't, then I'd look at the price of a similar item. I'd most likely try to sell it for about that price and hopefully someone who is an actual fan of that person could get it.
And here goes what I think regarding the real situation, with the real hat. Before anything, if the item was not willingly given to this person, then it's a theft. Whether someone comes looking for what you've taken, it's a theft because it doesn't belong to you. (And yeah, by this logic I just admitted I'd commit a crime, but I'm trying to be honest with myself.) Had it been some ordinary person like me, fine. But the person who tried to do this not only tried to sell the hat at a ridicolous price, but he was also working for a MINISTRY. And in a country like South Korea, that comes with the responsibility of public image and always being an example for other people. It just goes without saying. You're someone high ranking enough, to have been in proximity close enough, to take the hat. And by everything I've read, the hat was lost at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Which means that YOU DID HAVE THE MEANS to return it. Actually, anyone in SK could have probably returned ito by just mailing it to the company. If nothing else, it's disrespectful of Jungkook. It's a lot more, but at the very least, it means you have no respect for the person that you met.
I've read a lot of people (I can't claim whether they're an army or not, I don't know them personally), who say that it's not a big deal and that armys are making a big deal out of it, but it kinda is. How can you work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs if you don't even have respect for your fellow countrymen? Or if you don't treat clebrities as people? I'm lost not and I forgot where I was going with this, but that ain't it. As a civil service employee, you're supposed to SERVE THE PUBLIC. Which includes idols, actors, models, comedians, any person who has any sort of fame, because they're still a person and part of the public you're meant to serve. So yeah, people are rightfully pissed about this.
On the other hand, I'm not a civil service employee and therefore I serve only myself. If I ever find a hat, I'm not telling you.
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rjalker · 3 years
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Talking about scifi and sentient aliens and insisting that humans are inherently better than all other forms of life and “human culture” is superior to all other potential cultures is literally just racism and ableism but you think it doesn’t count because you’re talking about hypothetical “others” instead of pointing at specific people you hate and think are inherently worth less.
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i dont "kin for fun" but through tiktok i found out about the whole kin for fun vs actual otherkin... situation ig? im having a really hard time taking it seriously... maybe im just burnt out and bitter from dealing with the worlds current events, and maybe its because on tiktok the only people i saw mad about it were white people, but you're the most reasonable person ive seen talking about it (a lot of other posts have this odd tone that 12 year olds on tiktok saying kin is the worlds greatest opression and it weirds me out) so ig my question is just... why exactly does this matter? why does it matter enough to post about and care about and not just ignore? /gen
Hey! I don’t blame you for being a bit weirded out by it, we’re a weird subculture and we’re well aware of it! xD I appreciate you taking the time to actually look into it past your first knee-jerk reaction, especially considering burnout and the state of things.
I’m not totally sure if you’re asking why otherkinity matters or why the “kin for fun” being wrong matters, so I’ll answer both - they’re pretty well tied together anyway.
The short version:
Otherkinity is an identity. It’s who we are, we can’t choose to pick it up or put it down, and it comes with struggles - though no, ‘kin are not systematically oppressed (though we are pretty badly bullied and, at this point, pushed out of our own words and spaces).
What people calling roleplay/relating to/projecting onto characters “kinning for fun” does is steal our words, make them meaningless, and in doing so, make it difficult or impossible for us to find each other. If someone says “I kin [x],” I no longer know whether they mean “I am [x] on an intrinsic level” or “haha I relate to this character a lot”. I no longer know whether they actually share my experiences or if they’re going to turn on me and call me “crazy” as soon as they realize I’m not exaggerating or joking or roleplaying. It’s done massive harm to the community as a whole because it’s become difficult to tell whether someone is actually ‘kin or if they’ve misunderstood the whole thing - and because antikin rhetoric, which I’m seeing more and more in KFF spaces, hurts far more when it’s coming from inside what you thought was a community space than when it’s coming from self-labeled “antikin.”
There are other words for roleplaying and relating to and projecting onto characters. Hell, there are words for strongly identifying with-but-not-as characters/things, though usually KFF people don’t even seem serious enough for those to fit in my experience. I’m really not sure why these people are so determined to steal and misuse our words, words that were specifically created to mean something else, when they already have their own and are just refusing to use them. (Or, hell, if you don’t feel like those fit, make your own. We did. It’s your turn to put in the work. (General you, not you-the-anon, of course.))
An analogy, if that still doesn’t quite land for you:
Consider, for a moment, the transgender community. I am aware this is a dangerous thing to say, but bear with me. Obvious CW for hypothetical transphobia up ahead is obvious.
Consider if you were part of the trans community (I don’t know if you are or not), having finally found a word to explain why you feel the way you do about yourself, why your experiences don’t seem to match up with those of everyone else around you. Having found a community, a home, full of other people like you, people you never would have met if not for words like “transgender” and “gender dysphoria/euphoria” that were created specifically to describe your experiences.
Now consider if people suddenly stumbled across your community for the first time who were not trans themselves. They see community jokes and lighthearted posts out of context, because Tumblr and Twitter aren’t exactly conducive to making sure people find the Transgender 101 information posts first. They don’t bother to do further research, assuming they understand: ah, these people like to crossdress! They like to pretend they’re a different gender! This seems like a fun hobby, I want in!
They begin to post things like this. They post photos of them crossdressing and caption them “hi, I’m [name], and I trans men!” and things of the like. Suddenly the concept of “transing for fun” seems to be everywhere - and it’s not at all what being trans actually is, but these people either don’t know or don’t care. When actual trans people try to politely correct them, they’re accused of “gatekeeping” - and to be clear, this is not “nonbinary people aren’t real,” it’s “transgender means you identify as a gender other than the one you were assigned at birth, and you’re self-identifying as the gender you were assigned at birth 100% and telling us this is just a fun hobby for you, therefore you’re not trans, you’re crossdressing or doing drag or being GNC. That’s fine, but it’s not being trans - you have other words to describe that, use those.”
(Yes, I am aware these things have a history with the trans community - please just ignore that for the sake of the analogy and bear with me on the slightly simplified version of this. “Kinning for fun” does not have that same history with the otherkin community.)
...And then the response to those attempted corrections, in some corners, turns into “wait, you ACTUALLY think you’re another gender? idk that sounds pretty unhealthy, maybe you should see a psychologist or something :\” and “you’re taking this too seriously.”
I imagine, in this hypothetical scenario, you’d also be pretty fuckin peeved.
(Obviously, in this hypothetical scenario, systematic transphobia would be an issue as well, which isn’t the case for otherkin - again, you’re gonna have to bear with me on the simplification for sake of analogy there.)
(EDIT: this is not an anti-MOGAI/exclusionist argument, this is “you’re literally telling me you don’t fit the definition,” explanation on that here)
The long version, which is probably still worth reading if you have the time and energy:
Otherkinity is... pretty core to who I am, who we as a group of individuals are. We live with being otherkin on a daily basis. Many of us spent a long time feeling different and disconnected and not understanding why until we found the otherkin community. Even people like me, who don’t share that experience and still had social connection - I’ve still had to live with weird differences that I had to learn to mask when necessary; instincts that don’t line up with human society well, feeling body parts that weren’t there and that no one else ever seemed to have, things that other kids grew out of because it was just make-believe for them and I... didn’t, because it was never make-believe for me to begin with. Oh, sure, I played make-believe too - I played warrior cats and house and all those things with the other kids, but there were things that weren’t play-pretend for me too. I didn’t have an explanation for it for a long time - it was just how I was, I was weird, and fortunately for me personally I was okay with that (many of those with species dysphoria or more trouble connecting with humans have more problems from that than I did).
And then I found the word “otherkin.” And suddenly everything fell into place, and I had an explanation for the things I’d been experiencing, and there were other people like me. Something I’d assumed didn’t exist. I found others who shared my unique experiences, who were talking about how to cope with the instinct to growl or snap jaws at people instead of expressing annoyance in a human way instead of just saying “that’s weird, don’t do that”, who were talking about dealing with phantom wings and tails, who understood me. I wasn’t weird, I wasn’t broken, I was exactly what one would expect from a dragon living in human skin. I found an explanation for myself. I found a home.
That is why otherkinity matters - it is who we are, it’s not something we can walk away from (certainly not most of us, anyway), and it’s something many of us need the support of the community to help deal with on a daily basis. Being a nonhuman in human society isn’t always easy, but it’s not something we can just magically stop being - it’s core to who we are, we (generally) didn’t choose to be this way, and we (generally) can’t choose to stop. Which is fine - the vast majority of us can cope with it just fine, with a little advice and help and space to be our authentic selves in. We found each other, we built this community from the ground up to make a space and words to make finding each other easier - or possible at all.
Thus we come to the second half of our story.
It was only a couple of years ago that the “kin for fun” trend started getting big. It had existed before that, of course, but it only started going mainstream two, maybe three years ago, from what I can tell. Suddenly people were treating “kin” like it meant relating to, projecting onto, roleplaying as, or just really really liking a character or thing - not being that thing, which is what it actually means. Not long after that, it became hard to tell whether someone saying “I kin this” meant they were that thing, that they were actually part of our community - or that they really really liked that thing and either didn’t know or couldn’t be bothered to learn that that wasn’t the case for us.
Not long after that, it became relatively commonplace to hear phrases like “otherkin are ruining kinning!!” and “you’re taking this too seriously” and “idk, if it’s that serious for you that sounds unhealthy. maybe you should get some help :\” (all directly quoted, or as exactly quoted as I can remember, from things KFF people have said to me or people I know).
It is a special kind of hell, I think, to be told “you’re taking this too seriously, that’s unhealthy” by people who are taking words created to describe your experiences, not theirs, and misusing them to mean something that you do for fun on a weekend instead of something that’s intrinsic to your being.
Perhaps more importantly, like I’ve said, it’s making it almost impossible to know whether someone who says “I kin [x]” is actually ‘kin or if they’re misusing our words to mean something else entirely. The entire point of words is to communicate ideas, and once you start misusing words to mean something totally different than what they actually mean, that communication falls apart and suddenly we might as well not have those words at all. Especially when the community is small enough and obscure enough that we’re starting to be outnumbered by the misinformation. We’re being run out of our own words, words we created to describe our experiences specifically - because we’re a small community that the wider internet can easily drown out by sheer numbers of people who either don’t know any better or don’t care to learn.
That’s the harm it does - the harm it is doing, right now. That’s why it’s important enough to post about. That’s why it matters - because we’re fighting desperately to hang onto our own words so that others like us can actually find us. Because we’re seeing young nonhumans go “this isn’t a kin, I actually am this” and screaming “No, I’m so sorry that this is what the misinformation has done to you, that’s exactly what otherkin means, you have a place here, please don’t let these non-’kin misusing our words drive you away from the very community you’re looking for and that you belong in.” Because we can’t even communicate effectively about our own experiences anymore except in semi-closed spaces like Discord servers and forums (and the number of Discord servers overrun with KFF people is absurd).
......This got very long. Hopefully it at least explained why it matters so much to me and others a bit better ^^; Thanks for hearing me out, and thank you again for looking into this beyond your initial knee-jerk reaction - I really do appreciate it.
(For further reading, if that text wall didn’t blow you out of the water completely, I recommend my “kin for fun” tag, which has more posts like this in both short and long form.)
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P1 - Given how great you're track record's been for doing hypothetical interactions of Amphibia kids with the Duck kids and Owl House kids, let's try doing the Duck kids meeting the Owl House kids and who they'd like the best. I'll exclude Violet for this for the sake of evenening things out 5 to 5. I'd assume Luz would get along best with Dewey (both jump into adventure), King with Louie (could see em teaming up for a scheme), Willow with Huey (eh, more leftover interaction but can work)
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Screenshot of second half of the ask provided. Text: P2 Gus with Webby (would totally ask each other lots of questions about their species), and Amity with Lena (both got abusive figures they stood up to and would totally talk about their crushes on Luz and Webby LOL). Would love to see you take on Duck kids and Owl House kids interactions.
First of all I’m very pleased to hear you find my track record on these posts good, they’ve been really fun to write and it makes me really happy people like them! Second I am so sorry it’s taken so long to get to this ask, it’s a really in depth one and it took a long time to write, I hope you’ll find it was worth the wait!
Aight! Oh and one last thing real quick before I get into it. I hope you wouldn’t mind me adding Violet back in, partially due to the fact I love her, but mostly because there’s actually another owl house character I think works significantly better with Louie than anyone else and I really want the chance to talk about that. Saving that one for last hehe. This’ll be another long one, writing below the cut.
Luz and Webby So I do like a lot of the possible interactions brought up by your suggested grouping but my mind went in a few different directions. I’ll start with Luz, who would fit in best with another excitable adventuring partner, as pointed out, but I think the best fit for her in that regard would actually be Webby. While Dewey would no doubt get along great with Luz, there’s a special element to the potential relationship between Luz and Webby that really elevates the potential of their friendship to another level, that being: they both want to eat a hamburger.
An aspect of Webby I wish the later seasons of the show got into a little more, but is definitely something I would consider a core part of her character, is the fact that she got held up in the mansion her whole childhood, with no opportunities to interact with the world around her, have all the adventures she wanted, and most importantly to just be seen as the kid she wanted to be. And while Luz was technically able to go out into the world, the place she found wasn’t one that was willing to see her, or give her any of the chances she longed for. Both Webby and Luz fully understand that feeling of being trapped in your own life, of finally getting the chance to break out and just doing your best to make the most of it. I think there’s a lot the two could gain from spending some time together.
(Also, to borrow the bit about gushing about their crushes but from the other end, these two would totally get sidetracked talking about their respective crushes and also trying to play wingman for each other. It’s a massive comic disaster in both cases, but somehow both Lena and Amity manage to find it endearing).
Amity and Violet Okay wait lemme explain. While the two of them don’t have a whole lot in common at first glance, I think they would genuinely get along extremely well. While a lot of Amity’s focus on school came at the force of her parents, you cannot honestly expect me to believe that girl isn’t a studious nerd on her own anyway. Heck even outside the realm of studies she throws her full dedication into literally every single thing she does. Remind you of anyone? Beyond just being extremely intelligent Violet is clever and ready for anything. She takes everything in stride and always has a plan, she can go from “we were sleeping over and you said everybody get on the plane, so we got on the plane” to “I brought an axe” in a minute flat.
I like to think the two of them would have a mutual respect for each other based on their respective intellects upon first meeting, but as they become closer friends they find they can move from more serious respect to a casual enjoyment of each other. I would go as far as to say that both of these characters really value dependability in a friend, and that they each provide a lot of that. To wrap back around to the stuff about intelligence I think Violet could provide a lot of insight to Amity as far as showing her that pursuing studies and academic heights of her own volition can be something that she can just do because she wants to, and that’s no excuse for unhealthy parental relationships. Getting along so well with someone like Violet only to see that her parents are actually really loving and supportive, that would be really eye-opening for Amity I think. For Violet’s part she could get a lot of help from Amity as far as her pursuit of the secrets of magic goes. I suspect Amity would be much more interested in the study of her magic than Violet would be able to get Lena to tolerate lol.
Bonus Round: Amity would absolutely be a senior junior woodchuck and she would love it you cannot convince me otherwise. She starts quoting the JWGB around the owl house kids and they all look at her like she’s crazy.
Lena and Willow I feel like this one might seem a little out there at first but trust me on this one. Initially Lena doesn’t think too much of Willow, being as close as she is to Webby she knows liking flowers and cute things doesn’t mean Willow is automatically to be taken lightly but she feels like she’s got a good read on her that she generally prefers to avoid trouble and turns down opportunities for violence, which isn’t really Lena’s deal. Over time Lena figures she was right about her first impressions as Willow doesn’t seem to take many opportunities to expose some hidden power, even when Lena knows the people around her kinda deserve it.
She learns to adjust her opinion when she finally does get the chance to see Willow in action and realizes that girl is more powerful than any of the other kids she’s met in the boiling aisles bar none(yes this is my genuine opinion of willow if you don’t think she could kick your ass you’re wrong). It’s at that moment where she starts to pay more attention to Willow and notices a lot more of the strength she puts into all the little things, how much she cares for everyone and everything, and it does a great deal to show Lena that maybe having super strong magic powers isn’t mutually exclusive with being kind and gentle. And maybe gentle isn’t her thing but still, it’s nice to know.
For Willow’s part she’s just happy to make more friends. Especially if the opportunity arises, as I like to think it would, when they’re close enough friends, that Lena would start to hint around asking questions about how Willow remains so casual and nice with the ability to do so much damage, and Willow takes the chance to help Lena figure out her magic a bit more, and learn how to better appreciate it as an aspect of herself she doesn’t have to be scared of. (I mean come on Lena never really learned how to do any of it except barely kind of from Magica of all people she could really  use something like that).
Huey and Gus Now there are some certain things about Gus that would drive Huey absolutely nuts. His lack of primary and reliable sources for any of his information being a big one, but at the end of the day I think he’d enjoy Gus’ desire to learn in the first place. Gus would probably be a little dubious about Huey’s “sources” and “citations” but if it helped him get more info on the human realm he’d certainly go for it in the end. In that way the two balance each other out pretty well. Gus is studious and intelligent but he’s a little off the wall, he’s got a big creative streak, and he’s really excitable. Huey is really really good at facts and analysis but he lacks the strength in imagination that Gus has. Huey is able to take all the grandiose concepts Gus is able to think up and help make them actually happen. Gus has that specific brand of an adventurers soul matched up with the fact he’s not actually the type to get into danger and fights, meaning he’s able to drag Huey out of his comfort zone a little and help him reach new heights with his mind that his struggles with creativity prevent him from reaching, while managing to not make him feel like he’s actually in danger. I actually believe the two of them together could get some really incredible stuff done.
What I’m saying is that with Huey’s help Gus could absolutely complete his tunnels under Hexside.
Dewey and King Now this, this is the pair who would go incredibly well together, at the detriment of literally everyone around them. If there is one person King “I Will Rule Everything” Clawthorne should not be exposed to its Dewey Duck. Within minutes of meeting each other the two of them would immediately have so many bad ideas. Between Dewey’s insistence on being the best and most daring adventurer while putting his name on everything and going down in history & King’s trying to rule everything and everyone, the attempts to raise the stakes would be constant and the two would spend literal hours endlessly trying to one-up each other. All in one day they search for legendary treasure, discover an entirely new civilization, try to take over said civilization, create a new species just to name it after themselves, and build statues of themselves in the middle of Bonesbourough. And that’s all before lunch.
Louie Here it is. The one I waited till the very end for out of sheer excitement. I even kept the second name out of the heading thing. That’s how secretive I’m trying to be about this. See, there’s one character in the owl house that works so well with Louie it’s practically canon. Their interactions have so much potential, they each bring so much to the table, I just couldn’t Not talk about it. And yeah, I know this ask was specifically asking about the owl house and ducktales kids, but I just couldn’t resist talking about the relationship between Louie and Eda.
A con artist from another world who was so successful she became nationally famous? There’s no way Louie would pass up an opportunity like that. For his part I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s already managed to set up another underworld identity in the boiling aisles, or at the very least that Eda could totally have been to the ducktales realm and heard of his one there.
Either way I’m convinced the two of them would start planning a heist as soon as they figure out who each other are. Eda is a little prideful and wants to show this kid he can’t out-con her, but Louie knows what he’s doing just as much. Honestly with the two of them combined Eda wouldn’t have to worry about losing her stand for a long time. Over the course of their planning and seeing Louie in action Eda begrudgingly gains some respect for the  kid, and while Louie was definitely just using her as a learning/profit opportunity at first, he’s pretty susceptible to getting attached.
For Louie, it’s the fact that she actually respects him for being good at what he does. Even back with his family who all love and care about him and all that he still feels like most of them don’t really get what he does or see what’s special about him, so having someone who made a whole life of it be even a little proud of him feels really nice.
And of course, at the end of their heist when they finally have the money in hand, and Eda just casually hands over his half, he stares at her like she’s crazy.
“You’re just.. Giving it to me?!”
“Well, yeah. That was the deal wasn’t it kid? I mean if you really want I definitely have a few ideas for it.”
“No! Uh, no, thanks, I’ll keep it. It’s just that you really remind me of someone, I guess I was expecting something else.”
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Not Yet Wed Questions
Note: Great Scott! This week, we are going back in time to MC’s intern year. Think of Ethan’s relationship with them at this point and answer the following questions accordingly. It is entirely up to you when in year 1 this takes place (pre/post Miami, pre/post CH 15, etc). Feel free to answer with dialogue or pictures or both :) Have fun!
No worries. All of this is off the record and HR will never know!
The setting for this answers is:
For Both
When I first saw them, I thought__________
What is your coworker's most used swear word?
Quick: What color are their eyes?
Three people at work your coworker hates?
What is your coworker’s strangest or most endearing quirk?
If they had a crush on anyone at work, who would that be?
(Bonus round! Feel free to skip.)
Never have I Ever:
come into work hungover
had a fistfight
been kicked out of a bar
gotten a tattoo
broken someone’s heart
been in love
For MC (Ethan is not there)
Where do you see him in five years (both professionally and in his personal life?)
What do you find the most impressive about him?
Last thing he texted you?
If he asked you out on a date, what would you say?
For Ethan (MC is not there)
Where do you see him in five years (both professionally and in his personal life?)
What specifically do you find attractive about her?
Last thing she texted you?
If she asked you out on a date, how would you respond?
Ahh my favorite time of the week again. Also on a side note these questions are brilliant.
I am sorry for being late, my school thinks it's okay to torture seventeen year olds, smh
(Ignore if there are any typos, I am sleep deprived)
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Previous Interviews
The setting for these answers is: Two days before they leave for Miami. Diana already knows about Naveen and as an extra context, they now spend time together at his apartment or at Derry Roasters to discuss Naveen's case and both of them (grudgingly in Ethan's case) call each other ahem...."friends"
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[Two people make their way towards the busy little coffee shop down the street from the hospital, the man furtively looking over his shoulder, as if scared of being spotted, the woman, sensing her companion's distress, puts a tentative hand on his arm, which visibly seems to calm him somewhat. He sends a grateful smile her way.]
ETHAN : We are both busy doctors rookie, why are we supposed to do this—interview?
DIANA : It won't take long, plus we are already waiting for the test results for Doct- umm our patient.
ETHAN : Well if it will stop you from talking my ear off.
DIANA : (Says nothing just smiles)
(FOR BOTH)
When I first saw them, I thought ________
Diana : Actually the first time we met it was kinda in the midst of an emergency, so I didn't get much time to form an impression but once he left I thought he was a (glances towards Ethan, then says in a rush) handsome asshole.
Ethan : Excuse me, what?
Diana : Well after I helped save the woman you told me that it was incredible I didn't kill her, forgive me if I can't think that you were an asshole.
Ethan : (a little flustered) That's not what I said excuse me fo- never mind, I thought she wasn't completely incompetent for an intern and also that she's quite bold.
Di : "Bold" ?
E : Yes, you tried to flirt with me.
Di : Oh that was before I knew who you were.
What is your coworker's most used swear word?
Ethan : She alternates between Shit and Fuck
Diana : Goddamnit and Fuck
Quick: What color are their eyes?
Diana : Blue, a bright clear blue.... umm it's quite noticeable when someone chews you out every other day.
Ethan : Dark brown that appears almost black at times.
Diana : (mutters)I am surprised he can see my eyes from his giraffe height
Ethan : glares at her
Diana : What? Oh did I say that out loud? Umm well it's true (shrugs)
Three people at work your coworker hates?
Diana : (giggling) I think it's easier to tell you about three people he doesn't hate, he hates everyone except Dr. Banerjee, Dr. Emery both of whom he respects and well me.
Ethan : (a rare smile playing in his lips) who said anything about not hating you Rookie?
Diana : Because you are my partner in crime and I think we are friends.
Ethan : "partner in crime"?
Diana : Yes we go to burning buildings together and anyways deny as much as you want, you don't hate me.
Ethan : (softly) I don't. (composing himself) In case of Dr. Ramirez, I don't think she can ever hate anyone, she herself says "I love everyone" I don't know how that's possible but she doesn't hate anyone at this place.
What is your coworker’s strangest or most endearing quirk?
Diana : Definitely pinching the bridge of his nose thing, I once tried counting how many times he did it while morning rounds, it was exactly 17 times in two hours.
Ethan : Not my fault most interns are utterly hopeless. In Diana's case it's forgetting a hair tie every day and using a pen or a pencil to keep her hair up.
Di : This irritates him so much that he keeps a spare tie in his office now.
Ethan : I don't know why I put up with these habits (pinches the bridge of his nose)
If they had a crush on anyone at work, who would that be?
Diana : (in an uncanny imitation of Ethan's gruff voice) It's beyond me to have juvenile emotions such as a crush, it's mostly a result of continued exposure to the person for a long time anyways.
Ethan : What- I don't sound like that
Diana : You do!
Ethan : For her it might be one of her friends, they seem quite enamored by her.
Di : My friends....nah! It's someone else
E : Who else do you spend time with to have a crush on?
Di : A girl's gotta have some secrets. (muttering so softly that Ethan doesn't hear it) how much more oblivious can a man be?
(NEVER HAVE I EVER ROUND)
Ethan : What is that?
Di : You drink if you have done said thing before, it's a classic drinking game.
E : I am not playing any such game.
Di : Come on we are already doing this.
E : *Grumbles in agreement*
come into work hungover
The iced coffee lies untouched before both of them.
Diana : We are responsible doctors.
had a fistfight
Both take a sip of their respective beverages.
Diana : Okay I'll go first, I once punched a guy in seventh grade because he was being obnoxious and then his other friends taunted him on being punched by a girl which hurt his male ego and he tried to fight back but some of our teachers spotted me dodging it and I escaped punishment because of my pristine record.
Ethan : Well, in our field there are many power hungry morons who deserve being punched.
been kicked out of a bar
Ethan takes another sip, Diana doesn't.
Diana : Okay dish
E : We all do regrettable things in our youth.
Di : Really, you won't tell us?
E : (grins) I am going for an air of mystery.
Di : Well it's working
(Both smile at each other, forgetting their surroundings for some time)
gotten a tattoo.
None of them drink.
Di : It hurts like hell so I am never getting one.
broken someone’s heart.
Di : Nah! I haven't. But Ethan you drink this time.
Ethan : Why?
Di : Honestly have you ever seen the way the nurses look at you?
Ethan : If you say so (takes a sip)
been in love
Ethan : Doesn't drink but all of a sudden he fixes his gaze at her almost involuntarily.
Di : (Drinks) I like to think I have been in love before.
Ethan : (trying to look as uninterested as possible) What changed?
Di : Well we broke up after around two yearsof dating.
Ethan : (doesn't say anything but looks visibly less tense)
Di : Oh we are out of coffee...
E : You sit here I'll place our orders.
Di : Thanks
(DIANA)
Where do you see him in five years (both professionally and in his personal life?)
Di : Professionally he'll most definitely contribute even more to the medical world, lead the Diagnostic Team like the best doctor he is. Personally, I dunno maybe he'll find someone, I hope he does, he needs someone to help and support him through his problem of shouldering every little thing.
What do you find the most impressive about him?
Diana : His passion for medicine obviously, you should see when he talks about medicine, it's so evident how much he loves what he does and also how much he cares despite the gruff exterior he puts on in front of everyone.
Last thing he texted you?
Diana : He hates texting, so I think his last text was, let me see (scrolls through her phone)
"We need to put ciprofloxacin in our list, can you do me a favor by adding it?"
It's uh about a case.
If he asked you out on a date, what would you say?
Diana : It's never going to happen, he's Ethan Ramsey and I am, well me, but if uh hypothetically he asked me out, I'd say yes immediately, hypothetically obviously.
(Ethan returns with the coffee, then looks at Di's flustered face)
Ethan : What were you talking about?
Diana : Uh nothing I was just - (her pager goes off) We have the test results, I'll go and bring those back in a few minutes.
(ETHAN)
Where do you see her in five years (both professionally and in his personal life?)
Ethan : She'll be an amazing doctor obviously, maybe even with a spot on the diagnostic team. I suppose she won't hear this?
Interviewer : No, she won't.
Ethan : Personally, with someone who values her contribution to our sphere of work, I suppose.
What specifically do you find attractive about her?
Ethan : I really shouldn't be talking about this.
Interviewer : Don't worry, no one's hearing about this, it's just some extra information so that we know you better.
Ethan : She's an attractive woman obviously, but I think her smile, it's difficult to ignore and her eyes.
Last thing she texted you?
Ethan : "I AM DONE WITH MY PATIENTS🤩🥳"
"IT'S LIKE EVERYONE DECIDED TO BE SICK TODAY"
followed by a series of emoticons
"😣😖😫😩"
If she asked you out on a date, how would you respond?
Ethan : I would have to turn her down, I am her boss.
(gazing wistfully at the street, eyes glued at Diana's approaching figure)
But perhaps in a different life I would have said yes.
Ethan : I think that's enough questions, she's here now and we have important matters at hand which require our attention.
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