so. minute says apocalypse forever to rek and rek says it back. but Minute Doesn't Hear It. and then minute gets embarrassed because his team is cooing over how cute he is and he thinks rek didn't even say it back and. oh he is So normal about his past teams always.
i was kinda already thinking about how like. monumental it is that he's teamed with jumper again. jumper, who he refused to kill in s6 and begged the empire to leave alone. jumper, who he then went on to become enemies with in s7. s7 was So healing for him that he's by jumper's side again and that all is due in part to team apocalypse and healing his relationship with clown and.
And he thinks rek didn't say it back. and then rek slaughters his teammate, and he's Terrified, and jumper is hunkered under the ground parroting rek's words, and rek is laughing about it all. rek didn't say it back and now he's laughing in jumper's ears, still wearing 4c's blood, Hunting Minute. team apocalypse meant So much to minute and here rek is, hours into the next season, callous and cold and uncaring and. it's so diabolical im gonna vomit
hello hello… so i heard something about a beacon trio hero/vigilante/villain au…...
hi. hello. ahahaha so as it turns out i actually do have the beacon trio juice left inside of me so. Maybe I Can Finish This or maybe not but they are still soooo. crazy to me
did you see them jump rek in lifesteal world. i wish they got more hits in it would have been so fun but anyways,, idk i think the idea of jojo, a hero new to the whole lifesteal scene, hanging out with mr ex vigilante now divine intervention woogie and Scary Evil Villain rek is so lovely.
i also just find it very exciting and fun that, simultaneously, they all like each other very much but jojo and woogie would also kill rek and vice versa yknow. they Know Better than to fully trust rek except they still let their guard down, and it sure sucks to feel betrayed when you weren’t supposed to feel betrayed because you weren’t supposed to expect better of him.
internal conflict galore! except it would be less about feeling like he’s betraying his team or hurting jojo/woogie on rek’s side. i feel like he would only feel bad if he did something like show them all the end portals then they blew them up. if they managed to get the drop on him and he didn’t realize,, on the jojo-woogie side there could be some really interesting stuff about hannah’s relative inactivity and disconnect from them maybe… and the typical consorting with villain stuff
but i do want it to work both ways for them in this au. i want them to catch rek off-guard and manage to hurt team apoc in some way but i also want rek to betray them. for posterity.
anyways here’s a wip of some of it,,
“You know…” Jojo trails off, peering through her visor at Rek. “I don’t really think Apocalypse is the biggest threat out there.”
Rek looks at her from where he’s hoisted himself up onto the railing of the building they're perched on. “Really? Even with all the“ —he makes a complicated motion with his hands that she assumes means the orbital strike cannon— “stuff?”
“Nah,” she grins, because Rek barely even sounds offended. And he’s genuine about that, too. “I think it’s Team BING. But maybe… that’s just the KOS they put on my head speaking.”
At that, Rek gives her a delighted little laugh, tilting his head to the side.
“Yeah, they’re pretty scary. Last time when I got jumped by Pentar and Yungy, it was so cooked for me. Like, there was no saving me from that situation, they took one of my lives.”
She winces at that, making a sympathetic noise. Losing a heart always hurts. “Oof. That’s gotta suck dude, glad you survived.”
“Thanks,” Rek grins at her. Jojo reaches out to pat his shoulder, and he leans forward a little, giving her access. Or maybe she’s just moved closer.
She doesn’t miss how he’s entirely avoided the topic of how dangerous Apocalypse is, though.
Before she can think too deeply on that, Woogie lands next to her with a tumble and a half-grunt-half-yelp, straightening himself with the help of her shoulder.
“Hi! Hello,” he coughs, “sorry I’m late.”
He slants her a suspicious-looking stare which she reciprocates—even if she has no idea what Woogie’s giving her the look for (unified fronts are important!)—before snapping his head back to look at Rek.
hello hello… so i heard something about a beacon trio hero/vigilante/villain au…...
hi. hello. ahahaha so as it turns out i actually do have the beacon trio juice left inside of me so. Maybe I Can Finish This or maybe not but they are still soooo. crazy to me
did you see them jump rek in lifesteal world. i wish they got more hits in it would have been so fun but anyways,, idk i think the idea of jojo, a hero new to the whole lifesteal scene, hanging out with mr ex vigilante now divine intervention woogie and Scary Evil Villain rek is so lovely.
i also just find it very exciting and fun that, simultaneously, they all like each other very much but jojo and woogie would also kill rek and vice versa yknow. they Know Better than to fully trust rek except they still let their guard down, and it sure sucks to feel betrayed when you weren’t supposed to feel betrayed because you weren’t supposed to expect better of him.
internal conflict galore! except it would be less about feeling like he’s betraying his team or hurting jojo/woogie on rek’s side. i feel like he would only feel bad if he did something like show them all the end portals then they blew them up. if they managed to get the drop on him and he didn’t realize,, on the jojo-woogie side there could be some really interesting stuff about hannah’s relative inactivity and disconnect from them maybe… and the typical consorting with villain stuff
but i do want it to work both ways for them in this au. i want them to catch rek off-guard and manage to hurt team apoc in some way but i also want rek to betray them. for posterity.
anyways here’s a wip of some of it,,
“You know…” Jojo trails off, peering through her visor at Rek. “I don’t really think Apocalypse is the biggest threat out there.”
Rek looks at her from where he’s hoisted himself up onto the railing of the building they're perched on. “Really? Even with all the“ —he makes a complicated motion with his hands that she assumes means the orbital strike cannon— “stuff?”
“Nah,” she grins, because Rek barely even sounds offended. And he’s genuine about that, too. “I think it’s Team BING. But maybe… that’s just the KOS they put on my head speaking.”
At that, Rek gives her a delighted little laugh, tilting his head to the side.
“Yeah, they’re pretty scary. Last time when I got jumped by Pentar and Yungy, it was so cooked for me. Like, there was no saving me from that situation, they took one of my lives.”
She winces at that, making a sympathetic noise. Losing a heart always hurts. “Oof. That’s gotta suck dude, glad you survived.”
“Thanks,” Rek grins at her. Jojo reaches out to pat his shoulder, and he leans forward a little, giving her access. Or maybe she’s just moved closer.
She doesn’t miss how he’s entirely avoided the topic of how dangerous Apocalypse is, though.
Before she can think too deeply on that, Woogie lands next to her with a tumble and a half-grunt-half-yelp, straightening himself with the help of her shoulder.
“Hi! Hello,” he coughs, “sorry I’m late.”
He slants her a suspicious-looking stare which she reciprocates—even if she has no idea what Woogie’s giving her the look for (unified fronts are important!)—before snapping his head back to look at Rek.
to be honest, one of my biggest hopes when it comes to my posts and my blogs is not just that it gets people more interested in rek and the depths to him and his character, but also that it can inspire, encourage, or convince people to post about rek— or just about anyone you’re interested in, really— even if it’s “just” a stray thought or pointing out this or that or whatever. no matter the nature of it, it’s always appreciated and loved by others
ummm hi here i am again i was going to reply to you on ao3 but then my dumb ass closed the tab i was writing my reply in and nuked it completely. but! i would be down to hear about your joogie2s. i mean your beacon trios. yes :D i love beacon trio
LOL dw about it i've definitely made the same mistake before,, anyways. yes. the joogie2s. the beacon trio. holding them gently because i've had them in my head for months
i think. they're so so fascinating, partly because i have a thing for friendships where you know that you'll never be the other person's first priority, then mixed with a healthy bit of paranoia/ lifesteal-ness/ genuine camaraderie makes it so fun.
i also think rek's video on him searching for the end portals and regretting not hiding one of them is so fun to think about ^^ imagine if woogie or jojo said yes to going with him (is he just looking for the eye trims? is he leading us into a trap? <- but in the end they're just. using him to find the end portals and wouldn't that be a lovely self-blame on rek's end and an internal conflict on jojo/ woogie's end). honestly might write an au based on that if i get the motivation :P
their relationship can't be based on trust because rek trusts his team and only his team too much. jojo and woogie hold divine intervention too close to their chests and care too much to risk that, but. i still love thinking about how their dynamic might unfold later in lifesteal.
anyways. maybe a hero/ vigilante/ villain au would do them well:
"Do you trust me?" Jojo asked curiously, tone as upbeat as it always was. Steady. Jojo had to say, she was pretty proud of herself for that. Across the roof, Rek shuffled a little bit, looking as sheepishly embarrassed as any ruffled civilian on the streets. Like he'd accidentally been caught skirting curfew, instead of being said cause of curfew.
"Ehh, well, that depends on your definition of trust..." the ex-vigilante trailed off, then shrugged. "I trust you enough to be here!"
Jojo's communicator pinged, because Woogie was watching from the building to the left above them, and she had no doubt said something along the lines of "don't believe him jojo!!"
She laughed instead. “Yeah, I guess that’s true. Now, if you’ll follow me?”
posting one of my fav clips from this vod (starting from 1:39:06), full transcript under the cut
PILI: Hey, guys, so you know that my birthday is, um... Wait, let me check the calendar.
REK: (laughs) Wait, you don't— Wait, hold on, I might have your birthday on my calendar. Wait, maybe I don't. (PILI: Oh—) Wait, do I?
PILI: I kinda wanna see, I kinda wanna see. I wanna see.
REK: Oh! Yeah, it's on the 18th.
PILI: (gasps) You do! (Rek chuckles.) (WOOGIE: Wait, your birthday's in six days?") Woogie, do you have my birthday on your calendar?
WOOGIE: Huh?
PILI: Do you have my birthday on your calendar, Woogie?
WOOGIE: Well, yeah, it's— Yeah, it's August 18th. (Rek snickers.)
PILI: Rek. Do you believe this guy?
REK: (laughing) I don't know.
WOOGIE: I didn't even know if it was August, (PILI: I dunno, Woogie.) I was taking a gamble.
PILI: You're letting me down. You're letting me down, Woogie.
WOOGIE: Pili, it never came up in con— in conversation! When's my birthday? Don't look at Snapchat.
REK: (snickers) You could hear him like, "fine."
PILI: (typing on his phone) Woogie birthday...
WOOGIE: Nooo, nooo. (Pili laughs.)
PILI: (whispering) Ugh, damn it.
WOOGIE: Yeah, I'm not that popular. (PILI: Um...) I'm not on Famous Birthdays.
PILI: Ughhh...
REK: You're not?
WOOGIE: Nah. But Rekrap is, though.
REK: I am.
PILI: I don't know—... (typing) Rekrap... birthday...
WOOGIE: September 9th.
PILI: Oh. Okay, so, (WOOGIE: Was I right?) you know what, Woogie? I forgive you, that's okay.
WOOGIE: When's my birthday, Pili?
PILI: No, I forgive you, Woogie, don't— you don't have to worry. Like, don't worry. Don't worry. Just forget about all this thing. I don't care that my birthday is not on your calendar. We should just move on, okay? We just— We just—
WOOGIE: When's my birthday, Pili?
PILI: (whispering) Rek.
WOOGIE: So you don't know. Just say you don't know, Pili.
PILI: No, I do! I just, (REK, laughing: Oh, really? When is it?) y'know, I don't feel like this really—
WOOGIE: What's the season? What's the season, Pili? (Rek laughs.) Time of the year?
[Pili whispers "HELP" to Rek three times.]
PILI: Ummm, when... the sun comes out, and the moon also comes out...
REK: Oh, I think that's true.
WOOGIE: I don't know, (PILI: Y'know...?) I heard that's true for every month.
REK: Ohhh, wait, (WOOGIE: I heard that's a regular thing.) now you might be on to something, Woogie.
[Pili whispers "A HINT" to Rek.]
PILI: Mmm...
WOOGIE: When's my birthday, Pili?
PILI: It's just— I feel like, in friendships, knowing each other's birthday is not really that important. (Woogie laughs.)
[Rek whispers "april 26" to Pili.]
REK: No? (Pili laughs.)
WOOGIE: I mean, Pili, I have, like, a birthday gift for you and everything, and you don't even know when my birthday is?
PILI: Um...
WOOGIE: I have a birthday present for you: go back to your base.
REK: Just take a wild guess.
PILI: Hey, is— Um... Okay, wild guess: is it— is it April 26th?
WOOGIE: (gasps) It is! Pili, you remembered! (REK: Oh my gosh, you remembered...) Oh my god, aww...
PILI: Of course I remember, of course! I would be a really bad friend if I (laughs) did not...
[Woogie whispers "snitch" to Rek.]
WOOGIE: He's remembering, man. It's so great that you remembered.
[Pili whispers "THANK YOUUUUUU" to Rek.]
PILI: (laughing) Mhm! I just have all my friends in my calendar!
REK: (wheezing as he mutes) Yo, somebody clip this, please, upload this on Youtube, oh my gosh.
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