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[healerbynature]

> starter for: @goesboom

> setting: Elena’s clinic late at night

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In what had been a rarity over the last few weeks today had been a pretty quiet day. There hadn’t been as many patients today and most of them had been relatively low risk. So she’d sent the rest of the staff home an hour earlier than they normal got to leave. Leaving just Elena behind to run the routine nightly checks and close down the clinic for the night.

The soft click of the lock echoed through the empty hallways as Elena secured the medical storage area. That was the last in the series of nightly checks that she needed to run. She’d already checked the cleanliness of the exam rooms and made sure the charts for tomorrow were ready. Well as ready as they could be for a clinic that saw as many walk in patients as they did. Slipping off her lab coat Elena folded it up and put it over her arm.

Just as she was moving to lock up her own office for the night she heard a shuffling sound come from the waiting room. That peaked her attention as there wasn’t anyone that was supposed to be here right now except for her. Elena grabbed her Beretta M9 that had been her standard issue weapon during deployment from her purse and held it at the ready in her hands as she moved towards the waiting room.

Her finger wasn’t curled around the trigger quite yet as she wasn’t entirely sure this was a threat. However she was more than capable of shifting position and firing within moments. A quick reaction time honed into her by years of service that she hadn’t had to use in years. In the back of her mind she hoped this wouldn’t be the time she had to break that streak. Shifting the weapon to her right hand she used her left to open the door to the waiting room.

She called out as she cautiously opened the door, “Hello is someone there?”

[sensoriium]

closed starter for @goesboom​​ location: payback hq

Jet had explicitly said not to throw a birthday party. 

So obviously, Brook had planned a massive birthday party.

The common room at Payback HQ was almost unrecognisable today, with black and white streamers hanging from the walls and ceiling, and shiny gold balloons of various sizes strewn all over the place. Even the snacks and double-tiered cake were in theme, and there was a tiny purple sugar figurine of Jet on top of the red velvet. A massive banner stretched across the wall screamed “HAVE A BOOM BOOM BIRTHDAY” – it was obnoxious and annoying as fuck and Jet was going to hate it and it was precisely why Brook had chosen it. 

Looking around the room, she was actually pretty proud of her accomplishment. She might have just topped herself in party planning. Even if he did end up absolutely furious, it would still make for a good social media post. And for what other reason would she go out of her way to do things? Her camera had been at the ready for ages. The doors were opening now, and on cue, everyone yelled “Surprise!” just as a massive ball of purple glitter and confetti placed strategically above the doorway exploded and showered down.

[taipcn]

🐍   starter for   *   jet   ━   S01E06    *    @goesboom​

Patrolling the streets was boring, especially when the city’s criminals decided that it was going to be their night off so Ophelia was even more bored than usual. Hell, she was even partly hoping for some big horrible bust up so that she could maybe get noticed for something for once - sure, people thanking her was nice and all, she always gave polite smiles and cooperated nicely with the public, but god, she didn’t really get much out of it did she? Thank you’s were nice, but they didn’t bring home cash. She’d nestled herself up on an apartment’s fire escape, clad in her all too uncomfortable supe gear ( again, what she’d give to have one of the costumes that didn’t look like shit ), watching over the nearby streets - the most exciting thing for hours were a few drunk friends trying to mock-box each other, and that was only because how laughably bad it was. It was a brain-numbing night, and she could only post of her socials so many times before it got annoying.

When she felt someone walking down the fire escape near her, she almost hoped that they were going to start some bother so she could do something. But Ophelia was about as keyed up on the faces of famous supes as any super-sweat fan that spent all day brushing up their trivia; and she recognised the man straight away. “Oh, fuck,” Ophelia brushed herself off looking at the other, “I’m not like, stepping on your territory or something right? Because I did not mean that if I have; and if I’m not and you’ve decided you want it, then like, I don’t want to fight about it.” The last thing she wanted was to bite the ass of a Vought supe, especially not knowing why he was there.

[butchrbilly]

// Starter for @goesboom​ Location – The parking lot of the Bullshit Expo

"Waitin' for a hot date, mate?" Butcher greeted the lad with a smug grin, coming out from between a dark SUV and a beige Explorer, both with ichthys symbols stamped on the back, it was truly considerate how cunts made themselves so easy to spot and to avoid these days, but here he was now right outside the fucking 'Believe' Expo, congregated with the bunch of them, pretending to be one.

      Billy had been watching Jet for some solid fifteen minutes, just to make him wait. The British man was all swagger and nonchalant as he took out his shades and hanged them from the collar of his Hawaiian shirt. "I had my doubts about you, but it seems I just hit the bloody jackpot and found me the least twat of all supes. You brought me ticket?"

      Since his new friend Jet had enough silver to be generous and pay some folks around for their silence, Billy assumed, given his status, that he wouldn't mind showing him the same courtesy, after all he and Jet had become close pals through a very friendly call where Billy wouldn't tell anyone the supe's nasty little secrets in exchange for a few favours.

[forgenotes-archived]

UH    OH    ,        BUNNY    ,        SHE    WENT    CRAZY    STUPID    -

❛❛    i    saw    this    jessica    rabbit    shit    and    i    know    ,        i    know    ,        i’m    a    stupid    gay    but    i    immediately    needed    to    get    it    for    you    .    .    .        but    !        it’s    dolce    and    gabbana    so    that    quality    ?        perfect    -        you    won’t    be    shedding    sequins    everywhere    .        and    those    heels    felt    like    a    must    ?        maybe    it’s    my    own    desire    to    let    everyone    know    who    i’m    wearing    ,        but    the    yves    saint    laurent    sculpted    heels    is    a    classic    that    i    wanted    for    you    -        they’re    actually    much    sturdier    than    they    look    .

oh    ,        and    ,        uh    -        don’t    look    at    those    price    tags    ,        it’s    all    covered    -        this    second    dress    is    ysl    ,        again    ,        but    it’s    ostrich    feathers    and    square    sequins    ,        and    fuck    it’s    gorgeous    .        i    wish    i    had    the    courage    to    pull    it    off    .    .    .        i    thought    the    silver    capped    heel    on    those    boots    would    make    them    a    little    more    eye    -    catching    than    just    some    standard    suede    thigh    -    highs    ,        and    i    snagged    a    valentino    jacket    because    i    have    to    get    my    girl    something    valentino    ,        they’re    one    of    my    faves    .    ❜❜

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[sensoriium]

@goesboom

[shockwavespeedster]

👻 - Someone They Don’t See Often

Shockwave’s Closest Childhood Friend

Ben’s oldest friend was a tomboy named Seraphina Costa, nicknamed Sephy. Her family were neighbors and moved shortly before Ben was born, with Sephy being only a couple of months younger than him. 

They were also a part of his local parish, so their parents soon became good friends. Seeing how Richard was struggling with work and debt, the Costas would often babysit Ben as he grew up. Sephy’s family is originally from Italy, and hearing stories about their home country and Europe was where Ben’s interest in travelling came from. 

Despite being a petite girl, Sephy was always incredibly feisty and outgoing, much more courageous than Ben was, and while Richard was busy, he’d always spend time with her. The two had crazy adventures as children, and even though everybody thought they’d grow up to marry each other, they considered each other siblings.  While she never understood just how bad things were for Ben and his father, she knew Richard worked himself to the bone to provide for Ben.

They joined the track team as soon as they started school, and Sephy was there when Ben first developed his powers. She was the first and only person in his personal life he ever told about having powers other than his father, telling her of his intentions of being a superhero. Both were really excited about his future all through school, Sephy being there to encourage Ben every step of the way. 

However, the more Ben succeeded in his track team, the more popular and arrogant he got. By their final year, Sephy and Ben were still friends, but didn’t hangout nearly as much. After he left to New York to become Shockwave, he eventually became distant from everyone, including Sephy. 

Over the years, Sephy always kept her rebellious tomboy spirit with a huge heart. After finishing high school, she went to study at university to become a nurse, and graduated fours years later at the age of 22. Instead of staying in America, Sephy works with a charity to travel to different countries in desperate need of medical help.

Because of this, she has only seen Ben once since he left for New York, and that was when she helped Richard move into his new place just before she graduated. Since then, she has lost contact with pretty much everyone except her family, as she’s simply to busy with her work and travelling to countries in need. 

[speedstersdad]

🐶 - A Pet

Bluebell

Richard never had his own pet until he got Bluebell, a rescue puppy gifted to him by his son for his birthday shortly after he moved to New York. As Ben said, ‘to replace me with whenever I’m gone’, something Richard could never do, but he loves having someone to look after. Before being rescued by the shelter and adopted by Richard, she was abandoned and found alone in the streets, barely a week old. 

Bluebell is a two year old Blue Heeler, also known as an Australian Cattle Dog, who Richard has taken great care of, training her himself with the help of a professional trainer and providing her the best quality of life a dog could ask for. He makes sure to give her all the exercise her a dog her breed requires. 

Being an extremely active dog, needing both physical and mental activity, Richard makes sure to have both long early morning and after work walks, while having plenty of toys in his apartment to entertain Bluebell while he’s at work. Bluebell is extremely friendly, always looking to make new friends, and is fiercely loyal to Richard. If she ever feels like she or Richard are in danger, she’ll bark aggressively, but that rarely ever happens. 

While he’s strict on some ends, such as her diet and not chewing things she’s not supposed to, Richard is very lax about her sitting on the couch besides him, having laid a blanket on top so she doesn’t her fur all over it. Their evening routine after their walk is to have dinner together in front of the TV, before Bluebell jumps up on the couch besides him and snuggles up to him while Richard pets her. Bluebell usually falls asleep during this time, and Richard always carries her to bed in his bedroom, but she usually ends up jumping onto the bed at some point in the night, so that when Richard wakes up, it’s to enthusiastic face licking.  

Despite her rough and lonely start, Richard’s endless love and affection has made her a strong, happy and healthy pup, and who Richard is forever grateful to have as a faithful companion.