Tear Down Your Walls

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ind. & sel. OC Asher "Shatter" King, by Jaye. Low-Mid activity sideblog. Follows back from bypoisedapples!

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" Whatever you say kid ! " The hero chuffed, rubbing the back of her neck as he gathered himself up. There were several alarm bells going off in the back of her head, the loudest one being along the lines of 'MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWSUIT WHEN?' just based on the tool that came out of his arm alone.

" I mean, I can't say I'm not in the same boat there, but, jeez ! " Shatter kicked in her wheels and shifted her weight, crossing her arms over her chest.

" How about we just, take a second actually, yeah ? I'm no stranger to an adrenaline rush or anything, but used to it or not, you gotta give yourself a minute to cool off. "

[dfect]

The loud , consistent pounding of the fight music slowly started to wear off the more they talked , replaced by a lighter , more energetic drumbeat and a peppy electric guitar solo. His snapping didn't stop , but it slowed down ever so slightly to match the new tempo that surrounded him.

Chai blinked at her , quickly shaking his head. ❛ Hell no ! I'm ready to go , so I'm going. ❜ If he let the adrenaline wear off , then he was going to feel every hit. Just the suggestion of taking a break made him even more restless , and he turned his attention towards the fight again.

❛ You can take a second if you really want , I won't stop you. ❜

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Shatter frowned, rolling her shoulders and readjusting her arms. She was restless, as per usual, but now that came with the added bonus of a teacher's worry. This guy can't be any older than mid twenties at most, and even that seems like a stretch... " No no, I uh- " Don't want to watch you get flung halfway across the area again? No, that seems too direct. Hmm.

" Fuck it. Alright kid, if you're gonna dash around like a live wire, then I'm comin' with. I've already seen you get thrown around, so if you think you're going solo now you're more than welcome to try getting rid of me, but I can't see it goin' very well. "

The hero cracked her neck on each side, and shook out her hands. It's been a minute since she did anything more exciting that patrol work anyhow. Enrichment was needed anyhow.

" Two sets of hands are better than one anyhow, yeah ? "

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@sungtales said: ❛ Where's that sound coming from ? ❜ from Newt.

" Your hearing's bound to be better than mine, but what direction ? I can scout ahead if it'd make you feel safer. " Shatter angled her head down to look at the detective. Sometimes, a case left to usual enforcement bled over just enough into hero work for her to be called out to offer backup.

" That's uh- Kinda the whole point of me being here, actually. " Balancing on her toestops, a hand was rested on her hip. Several things ran through her head all the time; lesson plans for the upcoming school year, training for Warren so he doesn't phase through the floor again, asking Judas to fix her phone again after she accidentally crushed it... and keeping this guy from getting hurt.

" You just tell me what you need. "

[sungtales]

NEWT TAKES A DEEP BREATH BEFORE FORCING a grin , shaking his head. Maybe it was just a figment of his imagination , their nerves getting to them. The last thing they want to do is make themself seem incapable of doing their job. This is why he liked working alone. He could at least drop the mask while he was searching for clues , finding new and unique ways to not seem like a complete failure. But this time , as it stands , he's not that lucky.

A HAND WAVES DISMISSIVELY as he laughs his nerves off. "It will be fine. I'm sure if it's truly something to note , its importance will make itself known." He didn't know much about the hero assigned to him - he did the basic amount of research (her name is Shatter and she can literally snap a cinder block like it's a kit-kat) but that's about it. He doesn't even know why she was assigned to accompany him even after his desperate insisting that he would be fine.

"AS OF NOW , I NEED NOT A THING." He says nonchalantly , in that same vague way they normally do to keep people from asking questions. "Your company is more than enough."

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" Ah,the solitary type yeah ? " She was a teacher for her day job, a high school teacher in fact. She was better at reading attitude and emotional cues than any of her students really gave her much credit for... Newt's dismissive behaviour didn't do much besides make the hero keep a few paces back, relegating herself to guard dog status more than anything else.

" Fine by me man, I'm just here to make sure you don't end up in the obits in tomorrow's paper. "

Shatter crossed her arms over her chest as she kept her head on a swivel. God, she needs to go grovel at Judas for those hearing aids they mentioned a few months ago... Ones she was too prideful to take.

" You uh, you got a lead ? A profile I should be looking out for at all ? I'm perfectly content to just clothesline the first person that comes down this alley, but if there are specifics... Well, it'd sure help. "

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@sungtales said : ❛ Who's out there ? ❜ From Jak...

Patrolling is usually boring. Check the alleys, scares a petty crime artist into just going home for the night, run a few dozen miles to blow off some adrenaline, and then go home... Apparently, Shatter had had one too many boring nights, because the moment she thought she was fine to just go inside her warehouse and get a shower, she heard clattering from her own damn ship yard.

" The person that lives here... ? I think that's a question I'd better be the one asking instead yeah ? "

The hero ran her hand down her face to trying and look a bit less sweaty, and kicked her wheels back in before she roughed up her street wheels too much. Whoever it was, they tucked themselves out of her sight pretty damn well, so Shatter just sighed, and rested her hands on her hips.

" You okay ? I can't imagine anyone'd be hangin' out in this place this late for the hell of it. You uh, you need me to call someone to come get you ? "

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@starswears said : ❛ That's a nasty cut. Does it hurt ? ❜ From Toshinori...

“ Would you be shocked if I told you no? “ Shatter took a breath, and then yanked the piece of rebar out of her side. It didn’t hurt, nothing did really, but ironically enough, she really didn't like seeing her own blood not in her body. Especially considering the unusual hue it took on. The hero bent the now disfigured metal into a pretzel before hurling it into the river, and sitting herself down on the bank so hard it put a small crater in the gravel beneath her.

" I'll get it cleaned up and all that fun happy stuff in a bit, I just- Jesus- I gotta catch my breath first. "

Shatter folded in half, touching her nose to the ground and stretching out her arms. So many horrific popping noises came from that, at no real cost to her. She went ahead and clicked the wheels back up into her shoes while she was bent too, before sitting back up and actually looking over at her current company.

" You kinda came in and saved my ass back there, so, I gotta thank you. I can take the hits, but that was maybe, too many things flying at my damn head in rapid succession, so. "

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@starswears said : ❛ do you mind if i join you for a bit ? ❜ From Toshinori.

“ Hm? “ Asher spun around to face the direction the voice came from, a piece of lettuce from her lunch still on the corner of her mouth. She immediately sputtered a bit, wiped her mouth, and tried to look less like a slob, and more like a proper faculty member.

“ Yeah yeah, sure. Go for it man. Sorry, I uh- I don’t think anyone’s actually come up here during the planning period besides me in my entire career here! So this is a first! “

The teacher set her empty box down, and brushed her hands off on her khakis. There, presentable ! Normal ! “ I don’t recognize you. You a sub? Some kind of presenter or something? “

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( Coming out of the classroom covered in blood )

WINTER BREAK SOON

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@sungtales said: ❛ Where's that sound coming from ? ❜ from Newt.

" Your hearing's bound to be better than mine, but what direction ? I can scout ahead if it'd make you feel safer. " Shatter angled her head down to look at the detective. Sometimes, a case left to usual enforcement bled over just enough into hero work for her to be called out to offer backup.

" That's uh- Kinda the whole point of me being here, actually. " Balancing on her toestops, a hand was rested on her hip. Several things ran through her head all the time; lesson plans for the upcoming school year, training for Warren so he doesn't phase through the floor again, asking Judas to fix her phone again after she accidentally crushed it... and keeping this guy from getting hurt.

" You just tell me what you need. "

[whatremcins]

WHATREMCINS : an 18+ indie portrayal of ANAKIN SKYWALKER from the STAR WARS franchise , with inspiration from the revenge of the sith novelization , my own assortment of legends , canon & various headcanons . doomed by leggo , she/they , 21+ .

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FRANTIC FANFIC SENTENCE STARTERS ... 7!

quotes that me and my friends have written , taken from various fanfictions. feel free to edit as you see fit. trigger warnings for swearing, mentions of drug use, and caps.

"It's your turn."

"I swore I just went."

"Alright, then."

"See, that wasn't that hard, was it?"

"You're lucky I'm going easy on you."

"I believe you know what I am here for."

"Yes. However, I must inform you that it kind of sucks ass. It sucks."

"Those are odds I'm willing to take."

"Why are you smoking that? Didn't you say it was shit?"

"Things haven't been the same since my gay wife died."

"My apologies."

"I doubt that what you've seen before and what you now have just witnessed are the same."

"Alright, dude, whatever."

" Do you uh.. Do you want to come inside?"

"I was simply meditating. An attempt to clear my mind."

"I find that the Force is troubled here."

"Sometimes she gets mixed up."

"i'm trying to call you something hot but i don't know your pronouns."

"WHATEVER YOU WANT, BIG BOY!"

"THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR!"

"oh...... oh my god........ it's kind of sexy over here."

"What are you doing?"

"Who even are you??"

"Man, you're committed! I respect that, nothing wrong with some method acting."

"Thought that was all about whats-his-face. Edgelord Dickwad?"

"God, that guy's such an asshole backstage."

"Who? Me?"

"Oh, if you're offering..."

"I wasn't."

"That is, as the humans say, crazy shit."

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Avowed Prompts Vol. 1 !

15 Sentences pulled from Avowed ( 2025 ). Warnings for cursing and mildly suggestive language. Adjust where needed !

" Did you really just say 'think of the children' to justify killing ? "

" It'll take more than a shipwreck to kill me. "

" Look at her. Making new friends, learning new spells. They grow up so fast. "

" We really must stop meeting like this. People will talk ! "

" How about you borrow a ladder so you can say that to my face. "

" This may be your burden, but you don't have to carry it alone. "

" What is childhood but for silly things ? When else can you get away with arson ? "

" You only live because someone would not permit you to die. "

" Make sure to drink plenty of water and go to sleep at a reasonable hour. I'm watching you. "

" Same shit, different uniform. "

" Must all we love turn to ash ? Can we not save it ? "

" Your attempts to douse your own fire could not diminish your light. "

" Where you saw disappointments, your people saw wisdom and strength. "

" Gods. I love that tiny woman ! "

" Wizard extraordinaire, godless expert, and a balarock in the bedroom ? "

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@dfect said: ” Fuck that existential bullshit, I got shit to do! ”

" Well, that's an attitude to have, sure ! Though, I know a few licensed professionals that might give me the worst stink eye this side of the states for tellin' you that. " Shatter cocked her head to the side, one hand on her hip as she stared at him. If she had a nickel for every time she saw a blur of red and yellow fly past her and collide with a wall, well-

She'd have one nickel, actually.

" Now I've seen some shit in my time, but a kid like you getting full sent halfway across the block and coming out pretty much unscathed raises some concerns, ya know ? " Concerns is a light way of putting it. Really, the hero was internally running laps trying not to think of what was done to this kid...

" You sure you're not hurt or anything ? "

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❛ Psh. I don't need a professional tellin' me anything. ❜ Chai seemed pretty indifferent for just having been slammed into a wall ―― don't get him wrong , that hurt like hell , but he's used to it by now. And it never ends with anything more than a few bumps and bruises , so he supposes he can't complain that much. 'Least he never breaks a bone or something.

He took a moment to stretch , raising his arm high above his head with a groan. ❛ Oh , you get used to it after a while. ❜ After stretching , he extended his robotic hand forward , using the grabber that emerged from it to gather gears and the other random metallic parts that had exploded on impact to rebuild his guitar. He then flipped it , nodding to himself.

His shoulders raised into a nonchalant shrug. ❛ I'm ready to kick more ass , if that's what you're asking. ❜

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" Whatever you say kid ! " The hero chuffed, rubbing the back of her neck as he gathered himself up. There were several alarm bells going off in the back of her head, the loudest one being along the lines of 'MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWSUIT WHEN?' just based on the tool that came out of his arm alone.

" I mean, I can't say I'm not in the same boat there, but, jeez ! " Shatter kicked in her wheels and shifted her weight, crossing her arms over her chest.

" How about we just, take a second actually, yeah ? I'm no stranger to an adrenaline rush or anything, but used to it or not, you gotta give yourself a minute to cool off. "

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I turn 40 this year. At what point can I start saying I'm " too old for this shit " and mean it

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@dfect said: ” Fuck that existential bullshit, I got shit to do! ”

" Well, that's an attitude to have, sure ! Though, I know a few licensed professionals that might give me the worst stink eye this side of the states for tellin' you that. " Shatter cocked her head to the side, one hand on her hip as she stared at him. If she had a nickel for every time she saw a blur of red and yellow fly past her and collide with a wall, well-

She'd have one nickel, actually.

" Now I've seen some shit in my time, but a kid like you getting full sent halfway across the block and coming out pretty much unscathed raises some concerns, ya know ? " Concerns is a light way of putting it. Really, the hero was internally running laps trying not to think of what was done to this kid...

" You sure you're not hurt or anything ? "

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" My 5th period class gave me valentines cards in the form of throwing them at me like little paper airplanes and I have never been more proud of a group of teenagers in my life "

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( absolutely rocking someone's shit. Pauses ) Oh yeah, Happy New Year ! ( Goes right back to brawling )

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" Did not think I could work the Hot To Go dance into a lesson, but here we are. That was possibly the most fun I've had in a class all month. "