The jester has recently returned from a journey abroad and this is their first performance back home. Prancing about the great hall, they weave together tales of their travels; encounters with fantastical creatures, nights spent drinking and dancing in taverns, and a good lay that tried to rob them come daybreak.
The prince was delighted upon their return and eagerly watches them perform. Their bells tinkle as they skip around the room, stopping every once in a while to turn and wink at a new target. Whenever he sees them flirting with the knights, though, he must turn away lest someone notice his set jaw or the longing in his eyes. He wishes to be at the receiving end of such teasing, and he has been, on occasion. The times when the jester has looked at him with that wicked grin and mischievous glint in their eyes, why, they’ve been seared into his memory. But that’s where it ends. The crown atop his head does nothing to prevent the flirting, but it keeps the jester’s nimble hands from patting his cheek or poking his chest like they do with the others. The only thing their lips will do to him is give a witty barb. He fears he may never feel them against his own.
He could reach out to them, of course. Nothing is stopping him from closing the distance and inviting them to his chambers. Nothing but his own mind telling him how unbecoming it is to place himself subservient to the court fool, no matter how badly he wishes to. He’s had his fair share of trysts with the knights, and, even when he’s the one receiving, he has always, undoubtedly been in control. But that is wherein the fun lies! To finally be able hand over the reins to another, to someone that could tease and deny him— him, a royal prince! Someone that could draw it out for as long as they see fit without facing any punishment for doing so. Someone that could order him to do shameful things with the satisfaction of knowing they would be the only one to see him obey.
But how would he even go about bringing it up to them? Should he slip them a note? No, they would surely be tempted read it aloud before the court. Should he return their wink with one of his own? What, in front of the court? That idea is laughable.
Not to mention, if he did manage to entice them into his private quarters, whoever guards his chamber door will hear their prince taking orders from the fool. The thought of the knights that hang on to his every word hearing him beg for the jester makes his cheeks burn… and his heart race.
He’s no longer paying attention to the performance, though his eyes have never left the colorful jokesmith. Instead, he’s bouncing his knee as he argues with himself on how to get the clown’s attention. In his daze, he completely misses a punchline directed at him.
And there it is.
That look. The playful, suggestive look that sets his cheeks alight. He has their attention, finally. Only now, he himself has been made the fool.
But like. Do you think that the people behind the scenes (or random minor hero or something) would have their own r/ thread? Like say.
Tucker going behind Danny/Sam and just talked tech with another Redditor that might happen to be uh. Victor Stone's dad? That STAR guy? Or maybe one of Flash's team member. Batman's Lucius Fox, even. Some advices here, what spec are you using there- absolute nerd talk that Tucker would be the one to get internship in those highly-regarded technological companies (and maybe advices on How to Help my uhhhh. Vigilante Friend so I Don't Get Heart Attacks, Ancients) (and Mr Foley, please bring your Vigilante Friend with you if what we're guessing is right; it'll be interesting to work with a Hero Vigilante whose power set is different than ours!).
Maybe that r/ would be like. r/Engineers or something. Not even sure what's the term in this.
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All the while Lex Luthor is also in that r/ thread and is just. I wanna recruit these people so bad, can you imagine how they can utilize their genius to Defeat Superman make better for mankind, have repeatedly, privately, sent multiple messages over DM, email and even RL mail- but to be instantly rebuffed like that ugh.
(Also kinda want to see Tucker having beef against Luthor due to a certain anti-ecto acts that got passed under his presidency, that he gets petty in his rejections over Luthor's invitations.)
He’s gonna have surgery either tonight or tomorrow. He’s gonna stay hospitalised until Monday or Tuesday, to control his eye pressure and make sure it doesn’t still progress to a glaucoma. There’s a 50% chance it will, but I’m willing to take it for his wellbeing
Thank you to everyone wishing him well 🖤 your support these past few days has meant the world for both of us. I can only imagine how scared and confused he must be. It’s been only a few hours and I already miss him so much
Re: the deleted line from that article-for what it’s worth, Joe’s dad follows a ST5 filming update account. Why would he bother following that if his son wasn’t on the show anymore?
there's like, 57 reasons to believe joe's gonna be on st5 - do not trust this man because he LIES
