A Soulmate Is A Best Friend, But More. It’s The One Person In The World Who Knows You Better Than Anyone

Hello Omni! Ik Friday was yesterday, so you can answer whenever. What do you think Owen did to get dishonourbly discharged? And did he do it on purpose?

I was actually thinking about this lately, and I am in firm belief that Owen absolutely, 100% did it on purpose

I like to think that Owen only left the military when Deckard was framed and on the run

Owen was seeing red

MI6 came around and interrogated Owen, trying to find Deckard, but he didn't know anything. Seeing these people hunting his brother down like a dog had Owen wanted to burn the world down

And that's what he did

He only did enough planning to get enough bombs and know where to place them

Owen stormed into MI6 and set the place ablaze

You do not mess with a Shaw, not unless you want to get burned

Owen went full John Wick on MI6. They lost a lot of good agents

Of course, this meant that the military had to discharge Owen cause he's now an international criminal

And from there, Owen didn't look back. He continued to terrorize MI6 for years while pulling heists

Thanks for the question friend!

Teenage Kimiko identifying with they/them pronouns? 😊

Yessssssss

I hadn't even thought of Kimiko being nonbinary but it fits so well!!

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Sighing, Kimiko frowned and passed a hand through their now much shorter hair. Instead of the long, straight hair they had since childhood, they now had short, shaggy hair

Maybe not the best hairstyle, but Kimiko hadn't been going for that. Just anything to help them feel more comfortable in their skin

With their long hair gone, they didn't look like a girl as much as they had. Now, they could definitely see more of their father's features in their face

But the issue was, Kimiko hadn't asked their dad or Roman to take them to get their hair cut

Instead, they had asked a friend to go with them as it was almost all cut off

Nervously, Kimiko looked at themself in a small, portable mirror. Their dads shouldn't get too upset with them

Or at least, that's what they were hoping

Putting the mirror away, Kimiko finally entered their apartment building and took the elevator up to Roman's penthouse

Opening the door, Kimiko was greeted by the sound of the TV going. Fidgeting, Kimiko took a breath and closed the door

"Hey, da!" They called out. "I'm home!"

"Welcome back!" He called back. "Wanna watch with me?"

"Sure."

Straightening their back, Kimiko walked into the living room and smiled at how their dad was lounging on the couch

His small goatee had spots of grey in it, along with his roots in his much longer hair. He looked away from the TV and flashed Kimiko a smile

"Our team is winning so far."

Smiling back shyly, Kimiko walked up

"Good to hear it. They've been doing good this season."

With only a small amount of hesitation, Kimiko sat down and cuddled into their dad. Who brought a hand up to stroke their hair

"Any shorter and I would think you signed up for the army." He chuckled

Biting their lip, Kimiko glanced up at him

"Do you not like it?"

"It suits you." He smiled and then looked thoughtful. "But it'll be hard to braid. I remember that being annoying for me when I cut my hair short."

"Really?" Kimiko looked at him closely

"Mmhm. I always loved having my hair braided by Uncle Deck as a kid. But it was nice getting it cut, too. Made me feel more comfortable with who I was."

Kimiko blinked at him in surprise, but felt a smile nearly split their face in half

They shouldn't have even bothered being worried about their dad being upset

He was just like them after all

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I hope you enjoyed friend!

Finally made a full design for my lil' goofball!!:

If you are unfamiliar, this is my Arkhamverse OC Bloodshot.

Full ref sheet coming soon! :DDDD

mcu + incorrect quotes 4/?

De Aged Fic Part 9

Part 8

It had only taken Deckard an hour before he was standing in front of Hattie's door. He could feel a sense of dread settle in his bones as he tried to think of a way to speak to his little sister

They hadn't spoken in several years, and the last time they did, Hattie had spit in his face, accusing him of a crime he didn't commit. He wasn't sure if he could convince her this time either

And on top of that, apparently Owen had gotten himself into a mess so unbelievable, Deckard still wasn't sure if this wasn't a massive ploy for MI6 to capture him

Taking a deep breath, Deckard lifted his fist and knocked on the door

He could hear several shouts accompanied by a loud crash. Blinking, Deckard remembered the same thing happening when he knocked on Owen's bedroom door when they were kids

Deckard couldn't help the way his heart clenched at the memory. It had been simpler times when he and his siblings were kids. No worries other than school and getting chocolate. When had things changed so drastically?

Finally, the door opened to reveal his little sister and...

Much smaller brother

"Owen! Stop struggling you little arsehole!" Hattie snapped harshly. Owen was in her arms but he was pushing at her arms with all his strength and clawing at her face when that didn't happen

"I can open the door by myself!" He shouted, his face a turning red

"And I told you no!"

"You're so mean!"

"And you're a brat!"

Deckard burst out laughing

Immediately, his siblings' shouting match dissipated as they stared at him. Owen tucked himself into Hattie's neck as he watched him with wide eyes

"And what's so funny?" Hattie growled

"You two never change." Deckard gasped through his chuckles

Hattie continued to glare at him while Owen clutched at her shirt. Shaking his head, Deckard smiled gently at Owen

"Are you causing trouble for Hatts, Oh?"

Owen shook his head quickly

"He's been a handful." Hattie huffed and tried to shove Owen into his arms. However, the little boy whined and clung to her. "Get off! I thought you wanted to see Deck."

"He looks weird!" Owen whispered, but not quiet enough for Deckard to not hear

Sighing, Deckard had worried about this. He knew he didn't look the same as he did when Owen had been this age. He wasn't the same height, now had stubble, and didn't have hair. No wonder Owen was scared

"Owen," Deckard called softly. "Are you really not going to give your big brother a hug?"

A flash of guilt crossed Owen's face as he looked between the two adults. After a few moments, he reached his hands out for Deckard and Hattie happily deposited him into his arms

Instantly, Owen's arms wrapped around his neck and the little body relaxed against his chest

"I missed you." Owen whimpered

"I missed you, too, Oh."

Smiling, Deckard rubbed Owen's back and hummed to sooth the shaking in the little hands clutching at his neck. Gently twisting his fingers in Owen's hair, Deckard met Hattie's eyes

She was smirking at them

"Of course he calms down when you're here."

Deckard could only shrug.

Hattie shook her head and opened the door further to let him inside. Owen continued to clutch at him and Deckard found he didn't mind it at all. It had been way to long since he held a small body to his. It felt nice being needed again

Sitting down on Hattie's couch, Deckard decidedly ignored the mess: there were toys strewn all over the floor, bags of crisps spilled on the carpet, and at least two cups knocked over.

"Deck, why are you bald?" Owen whispered

"Because I wanted to be."

"Why?"

"My hair made me too hot."

"How?"

Deckard chuckled. While he did miss taking care of kids, he didn't miss their many questions

"Oh, stop asking stupid questions." Hattie snapped

"She's so mean." Owen whined to Deckard and blew a raspberry at Hattie. Who blew one right back at him

"Hatts," Deckard scolded. "Act your age."

"Not until he does!"

"He is acting his age." Deckard said flattly. Hattie blushed and looked away from him. She really hadn't changed. "Now, tell me what's going on."

Hattie nodded and pulled out a tablet. "Do you know what Oh has been up to recently?"

"Vaguely." Deckard cringed. He really should have kept a tighter leash on Owen

"Then did you know he was stealing technology to build a Nightshade device?"

Deckard went still. Owen wouldn't dare

"What's a Nightshade?" Owen asked

"A weapon," Deckard mumbled and looked back at Hattie. "Did he succeed?"

"He was close. Just needed one more piece, but this crew from the DSS stopped him." Hattie held out the tablet and Deckard saw a list of files

"Hey! That's Letty! She's the nice lady who bought me a burger." Owen told Deckard excitedly. "She's my friend!"

Deckard nodded along to Owen's prattle. He could remember Owen telling him about a Letty a few months ago. She was a valuable member of his current crew and they had grown closer

"Do you think this crew will come after Oh?"

"I've already seen them poking around his files." Hattie sighed. "They're no doubt hot on his trail."

"Are they going to hurt me?"

Deckard blinked and looked down at the little boy on his lap. Owen's eyes had always been expressive when he was young, and now was no exception. Fear was evident as he met Deckard's gaze

"I don't think they want to hurt you." Deckard soothed. "But I still don't want them near you. They won't want you near me or Hatts."

"Why? You guys are my family."

"They have their reasons." Deckard sighed, not knowing how to explain that these people wanted to arrest Owen because he was an international criminal

"What are we going to do?" Hattie asked

Deckard pursed his lips as he thought. Finally, he nodded at his decision

"We need to leave London. Tonight."

Pepper: weren’t you kids playing monopoly with Tony?

Harley: [chewing a cookie] we were, Tony won.

Pepper: well that was fast how did he do that?

Peter: [also chewing a cookie] well he was losing badly, but he bribed us with cookies.

Pepper: that’s unfair! That’s not how your suppose to win!

Harley: [munching on cookies] You think he’s the winner? Please, Peter and I just used fake money to buy 200 real cookies.

Peter: [munching on cookies] we’re the real winners here.

Deckard: This date is boring.

Luke: This isn’t a date. I said I was going to the store.

Deckard: Then why the fuck did you invite me?

Luke: I specifically said, “Don’t come with me” and you said, “Fuck you, I do whatever I want” and followed me here.

Dazai to Odasaku about Akutagawa: "If I'd left him to his own devices, he would've ended up a slave to his own powers until he destroyed himself."

Hey hi what does that mean???

I'm probably way overthinking it but it just reminded me of when I first started my watch of the anime and we get to the opening scene with Akutagawa and Rashoumon (I can't find the exact scene but here's something similar from DA)

He implies he's not attacking with her so much as he's reining her in from devouring everything - and originally I thought, hey, that's a cool premise. It seems like there's something odd about this guy's ability; he's talking about it like it's almost sentient.

But then it didn't really get brought up again so I kind of forgot about it.

And sure maybe all the above line means is that his ability is naturally attuned to violence and he could grow more bloodthirsty, etc - but if that's the case, why bring him into the mafia?

So I started thinking about Dead Apple (which I really need to rewatch...) and how there was this focus on Atsushi as the "antithesis" of special abilities. And I just kind of thought about that because... wouldn't that title go to Dazai...?

But then it's stated that Atsushi's claws can cut through any ability... including Rashoumon (he also has some connection to the Book which absolutely must be related somehow but I'm skipping over that for the purposes of this post). Dazai describes Akutagawa as "a sword without a sheath". Is Atsushi part of the sheath? It would make a degree of sense: after all, we get a sharp reminder in the movie of how imperative it is that Dazai nullifies Chuuya's ability - it is literally needed to keep Arahabaki in check.

But why such a focus on self-destruction and sheathing... unless there really is something dangerous that needs to be reined in? That needs to be controlled.

I think about the dragon in Dead Apple called the "chaos of all special abilities".

I think about how the tiger and dragon are another representation of yin and yang. I think about how Atsushi and Akutagawa so clearly have that yin-yang dynamic. I think about how Rashoumon very well has the appearance of a hungry snake - or a dragon.

I think about how the focal point of an entire altered timeline was the prevention of Akutagawa from joining the mafia and the taking of his sister. And then I wonder why Akutagawa always seems to factor into Dazai's plans.

I think there's something special about Akutagawa's ability.

I think that something special, whatever it is, is very dangerous - more than we know.

you saw canon and said “it’s good…could be gayer” and ran with it. (i mean this in a nice way obviously)

Fast and Furious is about cars, booties, and hot people with booties driving cars

There is NO reason they can't all be gay