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If you see me being manipulated by a Korean S-rank Hunter dressed in all black who can summon shadows, just let me be. I'm exactly where I need to be.
If I die, donât move my body. Let Jinwoo take me
wow babe youâre really good at staying up incredibly late and barely sleeping every night
How do you feel about vampires
horny. next question.
why was he so baby girl???? why did they make her so fucking hot,?? we may never knowâŠ
"How do you write such realistic dialogue-" I TALK TO MYSELF. I TALK TO MYSELF AND I PRETEND I AM THE ONE SAYING THE LINE. LIKE SANITY IS SLOWLY SLIPPING FROM BETWEEN MY FINGERS WITH EVERY MEASLY WORD THEY TYPE OUT. THAT IS HOW.
fox "i was already kinda in love with you from the minute i read your thesis paper and now i am DEFINITELY in love and that's horrifying because everything i love ends in agony so i'm gonna be just. intensely annoying in every possible way so you don't ever love me back oh no it backfired" mulder
It Never Changes
By some merciful providence, Hope awoke the next morning with a far milder headache than she had any right to. Sheâd lost track of the amount of liquor sheâd knocked back by the time she and Hancock had stumbled out of the Third Rail, yelling drunken revolutionary chants at the night sky and giggling like children whenever someone on the street echoed one back. Heâd walked her across Goodneighbor, stepping back once they reached her door and sweeping off his hat with a ridiculous bow which nearly sent him toppling to the pavement.
It had taken every ounce of self-control she had not to grab him by the coat and pull him into the elevator with her.
She played out that fantasy in her imagination later, phantom lips dragging along her neck in the shower, his body pressed against hers as she slipped into bed.
It was just the liquor, she lied to herself.
The sun was just beginning to stain the clouds a pale pink through the morning fog as she checked and double-checked her backpack, folded Daisyâs dress neatly, freshened herself up one last time, then descended with Dogmeat in the little elevator to meet Hancock at the gate. He was already waiting for her, leaning against the barricade with Fahrenheit and smoking a cigarette. He waved as she approached. Hope returned the wave, ducking behind the curtain into Daisyâs store to quietly deposit her dress on the counter, a note of gratitude folded on top. When she emerged, he was stooping down to lift his pack onto his shoulders. Hope had assumed heâd be the type to travel light - to take a gun and a chem stash and not much else - but not only was his backpack much larger than hers, he also had an empty duffel bag rolled up and strapped to the side.
âHave you packed half the chems in Goodneighbor into that thing?â asked Hope.
Hancock chuckled. âIâd need a way bigger bag for that.â He gave the straps a tug. âMore like a brahmin. Or a herd of âem. Nah, this is just shit for the road. With a bit of the fun stuff to spice it up,â he added, with a wink.
âSounds exciting,â said Hope, grinning. âYou ready to go?â
âSure am.â He nodded to Fahrenheit. âTry not to let this place burn down while Iâm out, yeah?â
âLess chance of that with you gone.â She pulled a shotgun slug from her pocket and tossed it at him. He caught it deftly.
âIn case you need it,â she said, walking away. âSee ya âround.â
âSee ya round,â he replied, tucking the slug into an inner pocket. He turned to Hope. âWell, then. Letâs get this freak show on the road.â
âWhatâs the story with that bullet?â asked Hope, as the neon sign of Goodneighbor receded into the dawn fog. They were heading northwest to Oberland Station, taking the riverside route out of Boston at Hancockâs suggestion, skirting the city along the bank where it was easier to spot a potential ambush from a distance.
âThis one?â Hancock withdrew the slug from his pocket, flicking it into the air and catching it with a flourish before tucking it back away. âYa know, Iâve never asked. Bet if I did, sheâd spin some bullshit about me turninâ feral, but we both know that ainât what it is.â He smiled. âDonât need to be said, really.â
Hope recalled a rough hand reaching down to her with a lit cigarette. The same hand which had drooped lazily from a couch to scratch Dogmeat behind the ears, right where he liked it.
âShe seems a lot sweeter than she lets on.â
âShe is, but donât let her hear ya say that,â said Hancock, leaning into Hope like he was telling her a secret. âShe likes beinâ big and scary.â
Hancock popped open a tin of Mentats as they walked, taking two before holding it out for Hope. She took one, enjoying the salty-sweet flavour as it fizzed on her tongue, each bubble tingling her awake as the chem entered her bloodstream. A sense of alert clarity washed over her, tuning her ears to each metallic groan of the buildings, along with distant voices and more-distant gunshots.
A few minutes after they reached the riverbank, Dogmeat stopped dead in the road, his hackles rising with a low growl. Hancock threw out a hand in front of Hope, pausing to squint through the fog at the outline of a footbridge ahead of them. He motioned her over to the shadow of a building. Hope followed, unslinging her rifle and peering down the scope. Large, hulking shapes were moving through the mist.
âSuper mutants,â she said, lowering the rifle. Hancock withdrew a shotgun from a holster tucked somewhere beneath his coat.
âHow do ya wanna play this?â he asked.
âIâve got a revolver for close quarters, but when Iâve got cover and range,â Hope patted her rifle, âI like to snipe.â
âGreat, âcause I like doinâ the exact opposite.â Hancock grinned, a slightly fierce edge to his expression as the adrenaline of combat began to hit them both. âIâll go cause some chaos with the pup up close, you pick âem off.â
âSounds perfect.â
When Hancock said chaos, Hope realised - as she knelt in the shadow of a building, picking off the silhouettes of mutants between shotgun blasts and the flash of grenades - he meant it. The brutes were so distracted they didnât seem to realise bullets were hitting them from more than one direction. Hancockâs much smaller shadow wove through the fog and the hulking figures as Hope aimed for headshots, dropping any which seemed to be coming at him from behind. She was so focused on that, and on keeping count of how many sheâd taken out, she failed to notice the one running at her until he was almost on top of her.
âShit!â
The brute had a huge bat with rusted nails poking from it in all directions. She rolled to the side as he swung it down, dropping her rifle and reaching for her pistol as he hefted the bat again with a roar. She sucked in a breath, scrambling back - then the mutantâs vast chest exploded in a spray of blood and viscera. The creature fell to the side, revealing Hancock, shotgun raised and a wild grin on his face. He strode toward Hope, tucking the gun away.
âNow that was fun!â He extended a hand, pulling her to her feet. âDamn, you were poppinâ em off so fast, I could barely get a shot in.â
âFrom where Iâm standing, you just saved my ass,â she said.
âNah, I shouldnât have let him get that close in the first place. Slipped the net.â Hancock kicked at a great, green arm with the toe of his boot. âIf youâre snipinâ, itâs my job to keep âem off ya. But hey, weâre both still breathinâ.âÂ
âWeâre both breathing, and we made a pile of dead super mutants,â said Hope. âAnd the sunâs barely even up.â
Hancock laughed. âThatâs what Iâd call a damn good start to the day. Come on, letâs book it before the chaos attracts anythinâ else. Super Mutants never have good loot.â
He turned to look at where Dogmeat was tearing at the exposed flesh of one dead mutant, his muzzle stained red, and laughed under his breath.
âUnless youâre real hungry, I guess.â
The fog had cleared by the time they reached the outskirts of Boston City, the denser city making way for trees and a cluster of ruined houses. Hope had just suggested picking through them for anything the settlers at Oberland might find useful when the teeth-tingling clatter of a Vertibird reached their ears, growing louder at surprising speed.
âFuck! Brotherhood!â
Hancock dragged her into the side of a building as the machine swooped overhead, filling the air with a horrendous clamour which set Hopeâs nerves on edge immediately.
Even before the bombs, Vertibirds rarely meant anything good.
Especially before the bombs.
Hancock usually wore his billowy white shirt open at the chest, but now he was frantically buttoning it up as high as it would go. Then he pulled off his hat and swept his hair forward to cover more of his face, before placing it back on his head, tilted low. Hope heard the heavy clang of the Vertibird depositing someone wearing power armour, then voices moving through the wrecked houses as the aircraft retreated. She put a hand in the bristles of Dogmeatâs fur as he growled softly.
âDo you think theyâll attack us?â she said.
âYou? Nah. Me? Flip a cap.â Hancock grimaced. âThey donât always murder us on sight, but they sure as hell ainât fond of ghouls.â
Hope clenched her fists, her jaw tensing. Some things were apparently perennial, apocalypse or not, and it infuriated her that stupid, violent prejudice was one of them. She motioned for Hancock to stay put, then peered around the building they were crouched behind.
âThere are three of them,â she said, pulling back. âOne in power armour, two in some kind of uniform. Theyâre just picking through the houses.â
Hancock breathed out sharply through his nose. âTheyâre no better than scavvers and raiders, for all their fuckinâ airs,â he said. âThink we can sneak past âem?â
âI think so,â said Hope. âTheyâre moving further into the houses. Letâs just walk. Stay behind me. You donât look very⊠ghoul-y from a distance, and if we pretend to be harmless travellers, maybe they wonât pay us any attention. Thereâs an empty little shack just down the road, we can bunker up there until theyâre gone.â
Hancock nodded, rising to his feet with Hope and staying one step behind her as they passed by the group. As predicted, they were too far away and too occupied with their task to pay more than a cursory glance toward a pair of travellers and a dog. The moment they were out of sight, Hope picked up the pace, making for a small shack with stands of dried, long-since-rotted vegetables out the front. She waved Hancock through.
âUsed to know the guy who ran this place,â he said as he entered. âGuess he ainât around anymore.â
âOhâŠâ Hope paused, unsure of what to say. âIâm sorry.â
Hancock toyed with a cigarette box, his eyes downcast. âItâs alright. He was old. Got more years than most. Still⊠gonna miss droppinâ in when I pass by.â He took a cigarette and lit it, then walked over to a locked door at the back and fished a bobby pin from his pocket. âHe told me once that if he dropped off the perch, I should take whatever I wanted from back here.â
The door clicked open to reveal a small chem lab tucked behind the vegetable stall. Hope joined Hancock in fishing through drawers filled with a variety of raw materials, liquids and rotting fungi. She had to muffle a shout of excitement when she pulled open one to find a dozen glass jars filled with Daytripper.
âOoooh, jackpot!â Hancock leaned over her shoulder to take a bottle, shaking it. âThese are homebrew, but olâ Doug was damn good at it. I know some pre-war ghouls who swear itâs as good as the original.â
âIâd be surprised if the pre-war stuff could even get you high after two-hundred years,â said Hope. âTheyâd lose potency if you so much as left them in a hot car.â
âWhich is exactly why these are better,â said Hancock, winking at her. âYou donât have to eat the whole fuckinâ bottle. Letâs take âem all. Waste not, want not.â He opened his bag and began packing the little bottles into it. An idea occurred to Hope, dangerous and enticing.
âHey, Hancock. I followed the train line down from Tenpines to Oberland. Same route weâre taking back up. Aside from a few wild dogs and some feral ghouls, it was pretty quiet and actually kinda scenic. Be a nice route for some Daytripper.â
The smile which spread across Hancockâs face could light a city. âYouâre speakinâ my language, sunshine,â he said, his voice low and warm. âIâm keen. Word to the wise, donât take too much on the road. Gotta have your wits about ya⊠just in case.â
âOh, Iâm well practiced where Daytripperâs concerned,â said Hope, grinning.
âWell then,â rumbled Hancock. âIâm lookinâ forward to it.â
The clanging of power armour had receded far enough into the distance that Hope and Hancock were both keen to move on rather than use the shack, its air musty from the rot of the vegetables, as a lunch stop. Hancock lingered quietly at the threshold for a moment, hat held in his hands.
âRest in peace buddy. Thanks for the gift.â
They walked a little ways further into the forest, stopping at the rail bridge where the road met the train line. Hope dug through her bag, withdrawing some jerky and a jar of what seemed to be tato chutney. Hancock contributed some sharp brahmin cheese and a tin full of crackers - made from razorgrain, apparently - to dip in it. If Hope squinted a little, their lunch was almost like a charcuterie board.
Almost.
âCan you tell me much about these âBrotherhood of Steelâ people?â Hope asked, between mouthfuls. âNick seemed to think they were bad news as well.â
âYeah, he would⊠theyâd scrap him for parts. Theyâre bad news for pretty much everyone, and worse news if youâre not human.â Hancock paused to shove a chutney-laden cracker in his mouth. âThey ainât been seen in the Commonwealth for decades - not in force, at least - but travellers bring news and none of itâs great. From what Iâve heard, theyâre some kinda⊠religious military cult obsessed with collectinâ pre-war tech. If that means rippinâ it outta vaults or settlements, well⊠too fuckinâ bad for those folk. They say theyâre gonna to use it to rebuild civilisation, but everyone knows thatâs a load of bull. Theyâre out for power.â
Hopeâs appetite abandoned her.
âYouâre saying they could attack settlements?â
âMaybe not attack âem, but theyâll expect to be âgivenâ whatever the fuck they ask for.â The look on his face told Hope this âgivingâ was not likely to be optional.Â
âYou mentioned they hate ghoulsâŠâ she said, darkly.
âThey hate all non-humans. Ghouls included.â Hancock pulled a face. âNot like thatâs anything new. Ghouls ainât exactly welcome in a lot of places.â
âFor fucks sake, why?â Hope threw her head back. âIt never changes, itâs always something. Itâs the colour of your skin, or the shape of your eyes, or your fucking political beliefs.â She sighed. âEvery ghoul Iâve met - well, aside from Bobbi - every ghoul Iâve met has been perfectly nice.â
âYouâve met feral ghouls, havenât ya?â Hancockâs voice was quiet.
âYeah, but-â
âThatâs why.â He turned to Hope, meeting her blue eyes with his black ones. There was a deep pain haunting them, and when he spoke, his voice was heavy. âA lot of folk see a ghoul, and all they see is a monster that could turn feral any second. Itâs fear. Itâs also a load of bullshit - ghouls donât turn feral all of a sudden, itâs a process - but itâs still what plenty of folk believe. At least, itâs what they say they believe.â He laughed, bitterly. âSome people just like hatinâ everyone thatâs different.â
Hope was quiet for a long while. There was steel in her voice when she broke the silence.
âI need to get the warning out, make sure every Minutemen settlement has somewhere safe for ghouls to hide if the Brotherhood show up.â
Hancockâs brows shot up. âWait, you have ghouls in your settlements?â
Hope nodded. âItâs part of the agreement. Any settlement that wants ongoing Minutemen protection is obliged to offer safe harbour to anyone who needs it, and a home for anyone willing to pitch in and help. That includes ghouls.â
Hancock was very still for a moment, wearing an expression of wonderment. â...I could kiss you.â His voice was wobbling. âThatâs the best news Iâve heard in years.â
âMuch as Iâd love to take you up on that,â said Hope, with a flirtatious smile, âit was Prestonâs idea. I hadnât even met a ghoul yet, feral or otherwise. Youâll have to kiss him.â
âShame, doubt heâs as hot as you,â Hancock chuckled. âThink heâll settle for a thank-you bouquet?â
A vision of Prestonâs baffled panic at a bouquet-carrying Hancock attempting to land a kiss on him flashed into Hopeâs imagination, and she snorted with laughter.
âYeah, I think heâll settle for that.â
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sorry for being a hater i want to be a lover but everything pisses me off
x files studies but this time I tired to achieve that VHS feeling. I very vaguely remember watching some episodes as a kid, and I think this is as close as I've ever got to recreating that memory of a small, grainy tv in a dark room
prints
has anyone done this yet
Possibly the greatest NPR exchange ever recorded
who suffered more?
jesus christ
any bisexual woman
This pride we have GOT to stop making fun of bi women with boyfriends btw . Iâm so so serious .
Confidant
Baby Billy Freeman x Reader
Summary: Reader is Billyâs pseudo agent, theyâve known each other their entire lives. When another job falls through for him, she is the only one who stays around.
CW: drinking, drunken sex, oral f!&m!receiving, baby billy never shuts up lol, SMUT
a/n: I finished Righteous Gemstones in less than a week and I am IN LOVE with it. As someone who was born and raised in Tennessee, I will have to fight myself on the Southern-isms I put into this. also sorry I don't really proofread.
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Hot so hot
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