#twd javier

[terranovathemust]

Well, he knows how to help a friend 😂

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

I’ve developed a newfound appreciation for TWDG season 3 after watching RDCWorld’s playthrough of the first episode. I know season 3 isn’t most people’s favorite, but I do get why it exists. Usually, the first criticism I see is that it sidelines Clementine for this new character Javi, but after rewatching the first episode, I don’t think that’s necessarily the case.

Javi, to me, is a Lee 2.0. And what I mean by that is he’s the player character during a period of Clem’s life where she wasn’t in a good headspace to be the main protagonist. When Lee Everett was the lead, Clem was a naive child who had to rely on the adults. When Javier Garcia was the lead, Clem was a closed off loner who let anger consume her at times. 

I’d imagine that playing as Clem during those periods of her life wouldn’t make for interesting gameplay. If you played as Clem during her Lee period, all your options would be that of a sheltered child. If you played as Clem during her Javier period, all your options would be to choose violence and to not trust. You can technically make that work, but there’s not as much flexibility with the gameplay.

Also, still going with the Javier-Lee parallel, it’s nice being that character who helps Clem grow as a person. Instead of being a father figure teaching survival skills, you’re now a cool uncle teaching social skills/helping Clem get out of her shell. While I do have my problems with the season, I do like the set-up and what Javier’s role was in terms of Clem’s character arc. 

[ruggedrookie]

→ CANON LGBT+ CHARACTERS in THE WALKING DEAD.

(not including walter, entirely because i couldn’t find any good screenshots of him)

[Image ID: 6 circular icons of characters from Telltale’s The Walking Dead games, with pride flags overlayed in the background of each.

The first icon is of Clementine. She’s a teenaged girl with brown skin, dark brown eyes, and dark curly hair tied into pigtails, and is wearing a denim jacket and a blue-and-white baseball cap with a D on the front. She’s looking nervously to the side. Behind her is the bisexual pride flag: a pink stripe, a purple stripe, and a blue stripe.

The second icon is of Jesus. He’s an adult man with tan skin, long brown hair, and a beard, and is wearing a brown jacket and a grey beanie. He has one eyebrow raised, and is looking at somebody off-screen. Behind him is Gilbert Baker’s original gay pride flag: a pink stripe, a red stripe, an orange stripe, a yellow stripe, a green stripe, a teal stripe, a blue stripe, and a purple stripe.

The third icon is of Violet. She’s a teenaged girl with pale skin, rather angular features, and straight blonde hair cut into a bob, and is wearing a hooded jacket. She’s smiling softly at someone off-screen. Behind her is the lesbian pride flag: a dark orange stripe, a light orange stripe, a white stripe, a light pink stripe, and a dark pink stripe.

The fourth icon is of Javier. He’s an adult man with brown skin, dark brown hair, stubble, and is wearing a blue t-shirt under a buttoned shirt. He has a cut in one eyebrow, held together by paper stitches. He’s looking off to the side with a determined expression on his face. Behind him is the bisexual pride flag: a pink stripe, a purple stripe, and a blue stripe.

The fifth icon is of James. He’s a teenaged Korean boy with tan skin and mid-length brown hair, and is wearing a brown jacket. He’s looking at someone behind the camera, and smiling gently, his head tilted slightly downwards. Behind him is Gilbert Baker’s original gay pride flag: a pink stripe, a red stripe, an orange stripe, a yellow stripe, a green stripe, a teal stripe, a blue stripe, and a purple stripe.

The sixth icon is of Minerva. She’s a teenaged girl with pinkish skin, pierced ears, and red hair which is chin-length on one side and shaved short on the other. She’s wearing a jacket with a fuzzy hood. The camera is facing her side-on, and she’s looking to the side, and speaking with a serious expression on her face. Behind her is the lesbian pride flag: a dark orange stripe, a light orange stripe, a white stripe, a light pink stripe and a dark pink stripe. /End ID]

[seaweed-smoker]

Cool people join fandoms that are long dead

TWD S3 is the best game because you can cuck your own brother

[aesthetic-survivor-of-twd]

rewatching twdg season 3 is so much fun bc of how much of a crackpot it is but honestly? I rly wish they had taken it further. like imagine it just going completely off the f*cking rails. the new frontier is a full-blown cult (we were rly supposed to think the branding was normal?). clem commits arson. javier gets a kidney stolen. that sorta thing. am i right or am i right.

You are very right.

Honestly, if ANF embraced it's wackiness and went ham with it I somehow get the feeling that a lot more people would have had positive reviews of the season purely based on its bold decision of going that route lmao.

I lol'd at the "Javi gets a kidney stolen" part. That would be amazing (and also different to what we've seen in twd universe).

ANF could easily have became what the unused "cult" concept from Season 2 could have been and I would have 100% been there for it

I now want a S3 parody where all of this crazy shit happens (you should write it) and the player is left deeply confused yet entertained.

The entire motorbike scene at the end is just one massive QTE driving game that gets progressively faster and turns into DDR levels of insanity where Javier has to essentially make Street Fighter combos to save his family.

[spider--aye]

TWDG Rarepairs week, Day 7: free day: skating/and life goes on

This one’s extremely late I’m sorry

Ship: lujavi (Luke x Javi)

Words:  1 595

It was the second winter since Luke arrived at Richmond and it was surely a cold one. Luke and Javi were crossing the forest near their home, Javi leading him somewhere only he knew. Both had a bag on their back, Luke had a couple of blankets and Javier had... Well, Luke was about to find out real soon now. They were getting further from the gate and eventually, Javi stopped with a smile, looking at the frozen lake in front of them. Luke sent him a confused look, so the man took off his bag and opened it to reveal two pairs of skates. Luke looked into the bag, then at Javi, then into the bag, back at Javi... He did that a couple of times before he backed up, raising his hands in defense.

"No. No, no, no, no way! No way we're doing this," he refused. Javi smiled and took his hand, pulling him slightly.

"Come on, it'll be fun!" he bargained. "I promise you won't fall in. I checked the ice yesterday, it's safe. It won't break," he assured and Luke sighed.

"Fine. Just for a moment," he mumbled and Javi almost jumped out of excitement. He grinned and handed Luke a pair of skates.

By the time Luke was done putting them in, Javi was already skating around, only assuring Luke that it was safe. After getting in he was struggling to stay on his legs, so Javi slid over and reached out. Hesitantly at first, he grabbed it and they both rolled further from the ground, onto the ice. They smiled at each other as they were slowly moving around, holding hands. Nothing bad was happening, Luke felt relaxed.

"All right, it's not this bad," he admitted and Javi smirked.

"See? I told you!" he answered.

Suddenly, he figured he could try and make a small trick, so he let go of Luke's hand and proceeded to make a huge circle around. His leg slipped and he almost fell, but he ended up making a couple of pirouettes before stopping, still on his own legs. He kept his arms spread to catch balance again and looked over to Luke. He laughed, finally straightened up and lowering his arms and Luke joined in. When their laughter died out they smiled at each other. It was perfect. It was perfect until there was a sudden crack.

Both men froze up and looked to their legs, unsure of what they wanted to see. Of course, they didn't want to fall in, but if there was no crack under them, that'd mean that the other one is on the thin ice. Luke didn't find cracks and he couldn't stand the thought of Javi in this situation. But maybe it was wrong? Maybe ice cracked only a little? He looked up to meet Javi's terrified gaze and knew it was serious. The next thing, the ice broke under Javi's legs, sending him into freezing-cold water. Of course, he tried to crawl out, it was a natural reaction. Luke got ahold of his panic.

"Don't struggle!" he shouted, sitting down slowly and taking the skates off. "You could break the ice more, hold up, I'm almost done!" he ordered, tying the skates together and adding his scarf. He had a plan.

He slid the skates over, still holding the scarf tightly. Javi automatically caught it, holding on to it like it was his only chance of surviving. Slowly and carefully, Luke pulled him out from the water, then got him to the land. It turned out Luke was ready for a situation when someone suddenly got cold. He made him take off his wet jacket and gave him his own, later taking his bag pack and out of nowhere, he took out a blanket, giving it to Javi so he could her warm. They walked back to Richmond, sick of surprises.

It turned out they were both lucky, getting there safely and just in time to get Javi some medics to make sure he'd be fine. When the next day he was let out from the hospital, he seemed down. When they were all alone in their room, Luke suddenly felt that the man grabbed his hand. He turned and faced him, unsure of what was about to happen.

"I'm sorry," Javi started awkwardly. "I guess... I should've thought more before I took the skates and went there with you. I should've figured you wouldn't like the idea because of what, y' know, happened to you before," he apologized. Luke smiled at him.

"It's okay. I think I might be getting over this, actually," he admitted, making the other man feel a little better.

"You know what? Next year, right before the temperature drops, we take water from this lake and make our own rink in the middle of Richmond, okay?" Javi suggested. Luke couldn't help but chuckle.

"Yeah, sure, I'd love to see that," he teased.

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ONE YEAR LATER (Takes place after all (except for Modern AU and first kiss (took place before) ) other twdgrarepairsweek works of mine)

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Javi woke up because of someone poking his cheek. He lazily opened his eyes and looked around to see that the finger poking him belonged to Luke. Javi smiled and turned to face his husband.

"Hey. Need anything?" Javi asked sweetly.

"Actually, I could use some help getting up," the man sighed and looked down at his body. Even though he was under an extra blanket it was easy to see that his other hand and leg were missing.

"On it," Javi replied, sitting up.

He quickly got out from bed and walked around it, getting to Luke. With his husband's help, the disabled man was able to sit up and put his only leg on the floor. He'd be able to do it on his own and Javi knew, but he didn't mind helping. After helping him up, he rushed over to the table and brought to Luke his prosthetic leg and hand. They might've not been the best ones, but they were made by Richmond's biggest brains. The leg was somewhat helping to keep balance while walking and thanks to a switch, the hand was able to clench into a fist. Both very useful.

After putting them on, Luke went to the kitchen with the small help of his husband. Again, not required one, but it was surely a nice thing to do. There, he sat next to the table and watched Javi make some food out of the things they had. Suddenly, Río, their dog, rushed into the kitchen, looking around with his clever eyes and trying to find himself something for breakfast. Luke chuckled and got up. He reached the counter and took out some food dog somebody found on a supply run. He was no longer a fan of those.

He filled Río's bowl and watched the animal eat happily. He felt two hands wrap around his torso from the back so almost immediately he leaned his head on Javi's shoulder. They smiled at each other and shared a quick, gentle and sweet kiss.

"Food's ready," Javi said.

They got to the table and started eating. While doing so, they looked around the room. The first thing that was catching their gaze were two flower crowns placed in a frame instead of a photo. They both couldn't help but smile as they remembered this beautiful spring day.

"We gotta make new ones as soon as it gets warmer," Javi decided.

"Hell yeah, we have. I'll just need help with my hand. It's gonna be our spring tradition," Luke smiled wider.

The next thing to get their attention was a real photo made by a camera that was found in one of the houses. On it, they both were grinning widely, wearing suits and holding hands. It was from the day they were first able to refer to each 'husband'. It was on the day of their wedding. They looked at each other, smiling warmly. Javi took Luke's good hand.

"I love you," he said.

"I love you, too," Luke answered. It was obvious, but the memory of this day made it feel like the right thing to say for both of them.

The last thing getting their attention were two pairs of skates hanging from a wall. They stared at them for a moment. None of them was sure if it was a good memory. It was nice to skate, but it was nice while it lasted. Then, it got not-nice. Javi tightened his grip on Luke's hand, getting his attention back.

"You done eating? I've got something to show you," he said.

"Yeah, lead the way," Luke smiled.

They went outside with Río right after getting dressed warmer and headed to the city center. Javi was smiling proudly at the thing in the middle of it, while Luke was blinking in disbelief. Eventually, Luke turned to his husband, also smiling.

"You did that?" he asked.

"I said I would," Javi smirking.

"There we go, then. Richmond's first official rink, huh?" Luke asked.

"Exactly. Oh, and I know you're not good with your leg yet, but maybe wanna try simply sliding around on our feet? No skates involved?" Javi offered. Luke smiled.

"Of course," he agreed.

And so, after sharing a kiss they walked over with Río following them and got on the ice. Holding hands, they were moving around the rink as Río was learning how slippy the ice was. They got their happy ending after all.

[deadpan-searcher]

I'll never understand why the Telltale Walking Dead fandom seems to hate Kate.

People love to point out her falling in love with Javier while she was married to David, but did anyone miss the parts in the game where it was made incredibly clear that David didn't value her and pretty much saw her as an extension of his military crew, and even confessed to Javier that he was considering leaving his family just so he could go back to the military.

That and a whole gang being missing for many years and it's being very easy to believe that he was dead.

Like seriously, Kate did what she could do to make the relationship work and I'm not saying that David was exactly a terrible guy but come on folks sometimes shit doesn't work out.

As for Kate and Javier having a romance that's completely up to you honestly I didn't mind it and felt it was a nice change of pace from the last two games where romance often felt so short lived, and oftentimes a partner would end up getting killed for reasons. And it was so refreshing to have a Walking Dead game that could potentially end on a happy ending romance wise

Seriously guys Kate isn't some shitty person for falling out of love for her husband, that stuff happens zombie apocalypse or not.

[twd-blood-and-iron-blog]

Blood and Iron - Chapter 1

The New Frontier is at war with the Delta.

Rating: Teen/Mature

Warnings: Swearing, allusion to war/combat.

Word Count: 2,007

Links: Fanfiction.net · AO3