#win win!

[sunnydaydrawings]

I really liked Predator: Badlands 2025!

[ikiracake]

Guess what time it is! Time for another Canon divergence AU!

Let's imagine for a moment that Robert did not successfully manage to slice off Flambae's fingers. Maybe he misses. Maybe Flambae blocks it somehow. Maybe the sword got damaged earlier in the fight and can't be used. Whatever the case, Robert has no way to escape Flambae's onslaught. The fire finishes melting his shield, and hits the suit straight on, quickly heating it to the point that the front of it starts to melt as well. Overcome by the rising temperature, Robert passes out in the cockpit.

It takes Flambae a second to notice something is wrong, but as soon as it registers that the suit isn't moving, he cuts the flames. Right away he notices that he's managed to melt a hole through the front of the suit, and through the dripping molten metal, he realizes that he can see a person. And they're not moving.

Flambae was like, academically aware that there was a person inside the suit, right? Like, in theory he knows that. But he'd been so caught up in the fight that he'd kind of forgotten for a second. But now he is reminded in the most brutal way possible.

And look, fine, Flambae is a dick and a criminal and he burns shit for fun and profit, but he's never killed someone before. He doesn't WANT to kill anyone. But he may have just killed Mecha Man. Holy shit, he may have killed Mecha Man.

Naturally, he panics.

He rushes to the suit, which is so badly damaged by the heat now that it's starting to collapse. The seal on the cockpit has been weakened enough that Flambae can just grab the edge of the melted hole and yank the suit open. Once he gets inside, he grabs Robert and, trying to be careful of his wounds (because Robert is definitely at least burnt, not to mention the heat stroke and smoke inhalation), manages to pull him free. Miraculously, Robert is still alive, but he is clearly in terrible shape, and he needs medical attention now.

There are ambulances outside. Does Flambae go to them? No! Absolutely not, that would require thinking clearly, and Flambae is definitely not doing that right now. Instead he flies out of the burning mall, preparing to carry Robert directly to the hospital.

Only when he gets there, he realizes that if he shows up carrying a burnt and wounded Mecha Man, someone will surely figure out he's the villain who hurt him, and arrest him on the spot!

(Does that actually make sense? Hell no, but again, Flambae has left any functioning brain cells in his other leotard and has zero critical thinking skills available at the moment. This man is running on pure adrenaline and half-remembered plots from his overdramatic soaps at this point.)

He decides that if no one knows that the person he's bringing in is a hero, then they won't figure out he's a villain. Logical, right? Right. So, he decides to strip off the Mecha Man suit so that no one will recognize him.

He takes off Robert's cowl, and immediately he freezes as his heart skips a beat. Holy shit, Mecha Man is kinda…cute?

…and also possibly dying, get a grip, Flambae.

He rushes to get Robert stripped down of any bits that could identify him as Mecha Man, throws the bundle into a garbage can, and then carries Robert's half-naked body into the hospital, screaming for help.

He figures once he's dropped the guy, he'll be good to go, right? Wrong. Robert wakes up at one point when they're starting to wheel him away and makes the most pathetic pained noise Flambae has ever heard, right before his hand shoots out and grabs Flambae's wrist in a vice grip. And immediately the guilt hits like a goddamned freight train, and Flambae gives up any resolve to leave. He can't. Not until he knows this guy is going to be okay. He's the one who caused this, after all.

He ends up staying the whole night at the hospital, sleeping in the waiting room for any news. When the morning comes, he's woken by a volunteer who offers to take him to Robert's room now that he's out of surgery. Flambae follows, planning on just seeing that Robert is okay, and then leaving.

When he arrives, Robert is sitting up in bed. He's covered in bandages and is hooked up to several IVs, but he looks alert and comfortable enough. Flambae walks into the room, prepared to just wish the guy luck, and then take off.

And then Robert just smiles at him, so bright and guileless, and Flambae's breath catches in his throat.

“Hi,” Robert greets him. “What's your name?”

“Chad,” Flambae manages to choke out, fighting a blush. Mecha Man seems so happy to see him, which is weird since Flambae almost killed him yesterday.

“Nice to meet you, Chad,” Robert says, still nice and cheerful. And then he adds, “And what's my name?”

Flambae just stares at him, baffled. “I don't know.”

“Oh. Neither do I,” Robert admits.

Turns out that, on top of the long list of wounds Robert had obtained from the fight, he also ended up with amnesia. Great.

Through a combination of misunderstandings and Flambae's guilt, the hospital agrees to release Robert to go home with him when he's finally well enough to be discharged. Flambae takes Robert back to his apartment, figuring if he can help nurse Robert back to health, then that should assuage his guilt and finally let him move on and get back to his life.

But living with Robert (who Flambae had nicknamed Freckles because neither of them know Robert's actual name) means getting to spend more time with him, and the more time Flambae spends with him, the more he falls in love. Freckles is funny, smart, witty, and creative. Not to mention gorgeous with those beautiful brown eyes and hero's physique. There are moments when Freckles seems to get very sad, as well, even though he can't remember why, and when Flambae sees that, he gets this urge to do whatever it takes to cheer Freckles up again. He's so distracted caring for Freckles that Flambae doesn't even have time for crime anymore.

Meanwhile, the public is busy mourning Mecha Man Blue. After all, his suit was found, twisted and melted in the middle of a burnt out mall, with no one inside it. Parts of his suit, bloodied and torn, were found later at the dump, picked up from one of the thousand garbage cans all over the city. Even though no one has found a body yet, it's pretty clear he's dead. And with the suit destroyed and no family left to take up the mantle, the legacy has come to an end. The Astral Pulse was recovered from the wreckage of the suit, and handed over to the proper authorities for safe keeping, but it's not like they really know what to do with it.

Nor do they really know how to properly defend it from certain individuals who happen to be able to turn invisible…

[koolaidashley]

I see your “donnie denies the twin allegations” and raise u donnie MADE the twin allegations

Also, if you lose your twin and he loses you in another dimension do you think you think they feel the same pain?

[carmentalis]

Wann schläft dieses Team eigentlich? Gefühlt geht doch in keinem der Fälle irgendwer jemals tatsächlich nachhause und schläft dort sieben Stunden, um dann geduscht und gut gefrühstückt am nächsten Tag wiederzukommen. Falls das der Normalzustand ist, sollte das saarländische LKA dringend die Personalstruktur überdenken.

Wobei ich halt auch fürchte, dass die alle einfach ohnehin nicht gut schlafen, und das kann so halt auch nicht auf Dauer funktionieren. Wenn sie schon zuhause nicht schlafen, dann muss die Bürocouch eben dringend mit Kissen und Decken ausgestattet werden (und idealerweise durch ein größeres Modell ersetzt werden). Oder Adam stellt sich ein Feldbett hinter dem Schreibtisch auf, das er sich mit Leo bei Bedarf teilen kann. Aber da muss dringend eine Lösung her, so oft wie die alle Nachtschichten schieben.

(Ab wann muss man denn einen Wohnsitz anmelden? Ist das nicht nach einer Woche oder so eigentlich vorgeschrieben? Pia müsste sich vermutlich schon längst ummelden.)

Drabble 283 - Decke

Manchmal schlief Leo nicht gut. Schlief nicht durch, schreckte nachts hoch. Seine Seite des Bettes war dann immer schon ganz kalt, wenn Adam müde nach ihm tastete. 

Sie hatten vorhin auf der Couch schnell eine Pizza verputzt in den fünfzehn Minuten Denkpause, die sie sich gegönnt hatten. Und während Adam kurz aufgeräumt hatte, war Leo sitzengeblieben. 

Jetzt lag er zur Seite gerutscht auf der Couch, die Augen zu, das Gesicht so ruhig wie seit Tagen nicht mehr. Adam griff leise nach der weichen Decke auf der Rückenlehne, breitete sie über ihm aus, und strich ihm ganz sachte über den Arm.

[sightkeeper]

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[femmefeedist]

What words of advice, support & encouragement might you offer to fledgling Feedees, aspiring Gainers & Wannabee Piggies out there; who admire your example, cherish your insights & wish to learn from your personal experience, honey?

eat whatever you want whenever you want

indulge and let yourself feel good

be the cute lil piggy or glutton or princess or himbo or baby or fatty or cutie or whatever word makes you want to eat more (all are valid)

you don't need to say no when someone offers you food

it's ok to buy stacks of Ben & Jerrys every few weeks if someone offers (it will make you fatter faster too)

if you eat more it'll make you lazy which will make you eat even more

eat lots of snacks and get a variety so it's fun and never boring

🍀my links🍀

[jellyjamheadobb]

ok, so I guess I’m really stupid 💀

I just finished making Burning Spice + Nutmeg Tiger’s girlie over here, and I go check my poll to see what the decided name will probably be and I see I made not one but two?? And there’s two different names far in the lead??? So I have to make a new one. Sorry guys! One more day and we’ll know, I am just going to put the two most popular names in it though to finalize the decision

Here she is btw! I’ll add her weapon later lol

and here’s the poll 👇

What Should Her Name Be???

Cinnamon Spice Cookie

Guajiro Cookie (after the spice)

Voting ended onJan 9, 2025

Thank you for your patience yall, sorry to disappoint 😔