All The Asks! Deck And Whoever Else On A Gordon Ramsay Show? ^^

I've been having AU thoughts <3 I was thinking of a fic where Jakob gets de-aged (due to maybe Eteon shenanigans?) and he's a teenager when the team find him. De-aging is usually not a trope I'm into, but I feel like it could really put Dom and Jakob through some serious angst, since Dom would have to raise Jakob, and Dom would have to deal with the baby version of Jakob who he used to be so angry with. I could see Jakob calling Dom "dad" by accident when he first sees him, and Dom is just </3

I absolutely love De aged fics! I’ve written a few actually and I love adding Jakob to the mix! Especially when it gets so angst since he’s the same age when Dom kicked him out!

Walking through the halls of Eteon, Ramsey shivered as she peered into several rooms and saw several operating tables surrounded by machines she’s never even seen before. Ahead of her, Roman was leading them through the halls and hopefully towards the main server rooms Eteon had. They needed as much info on Eteon as they could get their hands on.

           When Deckard and Luke had told them about Eteon, they had both been extremely tight lipped about the organization and insisted they handle them while the crew sat on the sidelines. Of course, none of them had taken that well and had followed the two to one of the bases.

           So far, Ramsey just wanted to turn around and run. The place seemed abandoned, but there was so much evidence of what they were getting up to. She couldn’t believe that a secret army was forming without anyone knowing about it. And as they walked past several rooms that looked like cells, she shivered as images of what they were doing on those operating tables.

           She was so lost in her thoughts, she almost didn’t notice a dark figure huddled in the corner of one of the cells. But, before they could keep going, she saw the figure hunch even more on itself.

           “Roman!” Ramsey hissed and grabbed his arm. “Stop!”

           “What?!” Roman snapped back and Ramsey could see just how uneasy he felt being there. She couldn’t blame him honestly.

           “There’s someone here!”            “Then leave them alone!” Roman blurted out. “They’ll get themselves out.”

           Ramsey rolled her eyes. How was someone supposed to get themselves out of a prison cell?

           Walking away, she approached the cell and peered inside. She couldn’t see much other than the figure curled up into a ball and pushed as far into the corner as possible.

           “Hello?” She called out gently and saw the figure’s head snap up. “Are you alright? Do you need help?”

           Watching, Ramsey waited for the person to respond and after a long moment, they spoke up.

           In Spanish.

           “Shit.” Ramsey cursed and looked over at Roman, who had walked up next to her. “Do you understand him?”

           “Uh. Kinda? I only know a little bit from where I grew up.”

           Ramsey listened as Roman called out very rough Spanish even she knew was only halfway correct. But, that seemed to be enough to encourage the person to uncurl and stand up. As he walked closer to him, Ramsey’s eyes widened.

           A young teenager was standing in the middle of the cell, the lights barely casting on him as he shifted from one foot to another in nervousness. He was eyeing them with distrust and wariness.

           “You sound like an idiot.” The boy mumbled in English.

           “Hey! I haven’t spoken Spanish in years! I think I sounded good.” Roman snapped and pouted.

           “Ignore him.” Ramsey smiled at the boy. “Do you need help? The people who were here have left.”

           The boy frowned at her but after glancing around the cell, he finally nodded.

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           Getting the teenager, Jakob, out of the base was fairly easy. Other than his snarky remarks that he constantly threw at Roman. While they were funny, Ramsey didn’t enjoy having to soothe Roman’s hurt ego afterwards. But, she was still worried about why Jakob was even there. What had Eteon been doing to the teenager.

           Sitting in the backseat with him, she kept a simple conversation going when she saw how nervous Jakob was becoming. He didn’t seem to recognize many of the things around them, mostly the cars and technology. Ramsey was becoming more and more concerned about what had happened to the boy.

           Finally, Roman parked them up next to the rest of the crew at their rendezvous point. She could see the rest of the crew waiting for them and knew they would be willing to help Jakob. She sent him a smile before getting out.

           “Come on, these are really nice people. They’re like family to me.”

           Jakob only nodded and followed her.

           “About time you guys showed up!” Tej called out to them.

           “Yeah, well, we found a stray!” Roman shouted back. And with that, all eyes were on Ramsey and Jakob. Placing a hand on Jakob’s shoulder, she led him closer to the crew. She immediately noticed the look of horror on Dom and Letty’s face.

           “Jakob?” Letty breathed out.

           Everyone else was quiet as they looked between the teenager and Letty.

           “How does she know my name?” Jakob whispered to Ramsey, who could only shake her head. She had no idea.

           “This isn’t possible.” Letty continued and took a tentative step towards them. Ramsey could feel Jakob stiffen next to her. “How did this happen?”

           “What are you talking about?” Ramsey spoke up.

           “He shouldn’t be like this.” Letty whispered, coming even closer to them. When she finally stopped in front of Jakob, she looked up and down.

           “Look, lady,” Jakob grunted. “I don’t know who you are and I’m as sure as hell not who you think I am.”

           “Are you saying you really don’t remember me?” Letty smirked slightly. “The person who watched you every school night to make sure you actually did you homework? Or the one who taught you how to make tortillas?”

           Ramsey frowned. What was Letty talking about?

           “No… that can’t be.” Glancing over, Ramsey saw that Jakob had gone pale. What was going on? “You- you can’t be her.”

           “I am.” Letty smiled sadly.

           “No, Letty was only a few years older than me.”

           What?!

           Ramsey could see equal confusion on everyone else’s faces. How did he know Letty? And a few years older than him?

           “That’s her.”

           Ramsey stared up at Dom, who finally spoke up, even if his voice was gruff and a storm was slowly forming over his face. She had only seen that look in his eyes a handful of times. What was going on?!            “What- dad?”

           Letty gasped, while Dom’s face dropped and he looked close to fainting.

           “Wait, Dom, do you have another kid we didn’t know about?” Roman spoke up.

           “No!” Dom shouted harshly. “That’s my brother!”

           Brother? Ramsey looked over at Jakob and blinked.

           The kid was a perfect match for the other Toretto. Even if he was a few decades younger.

           But how did he end up here?

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I hope you enjoyed friend!

“It starts with the eyes. She’s gotta have those kind of eyes that can look right through the bullshit, to the good in someone. 20% angel, 80% devil. Down to earth. Ain’t afraid to get a little engine grease under her fingernails.”

-Dominic Toretto 

I love the legitimate fear in his eyes here.

It's less that he's shaken by the fact that he almost died, and more by the fact that he would have died a hero. A man willing to die for the justice of the denizens of Hell, believing in the friends he has to carry out the mission. And it's THAT fact, that possibility that his reputation would have been RUINED if not for pure dumb luck on his part, scares him. He would have been fine dying, he wouldn't give a shit if it was in the blaze of glory. But the fact that he would have died a HERO is what scares him more.

THAT'S how you write a good villain.

Happy Pride Month! I tried recreating the Shaw siblings with what I think would be their pride flags. 

Shout out to @possiblypogue for inspiring me to create with Picrew

and @omnivorousshipper for feeding my love for the Shaw Sibings

The most beautiful art I have ever seen! ❤️❤️❤️

Collection of all of my sapphic couples in traditional costumes around the world sketches (will continue to add more !)

your place or mine?

Disney just launched a teaser trailer for Encanto, and I am in love! The story takes place in Colombia 🇨🇴 (where my family's from!) and follows a young woman named Mirabel who doesn't have any powers, despite the rest of her family having them.

The trailer looks absolutely beautiful with bright colours and music. The characters look so cool. And MIRABEL LOOKS JUST LIKE ME! 😭 It feels so good to be able to see my culture being represented so stunningly, without gangs or cartels being involved. It's amazing that I know have a Disney character that LOOKS LIKE ME. Her big nose and short curly hair with tanned skin, AND CULTURAL CLOTHES! And the diversity in this movie is on point too! 'Cuz I noticed a cute little black kid and I think there was a white character as well, alongside a couple tanned (probably indigenous descendant) kids as well. Which is nice because it acknowledges Colombia's native and black populations, who are at the center of Colombia's culture! Overall, I can't wait for this movie!

mary h.how many bsd novels are there i thought it was just the agency aku one and the dazai one but theres more apparently?? how many different bsd spin offs are there i am so confused

OHHHH BOYS. BESTIE YOU ARE NOT READY. THERE ARE SO MANY. and i know this because i own every single novel that has an english release (i'm linking all the ones that do):

Osamu Dazai's Entrance Exam - this is the one with the Azure Messenger, infamously adapted into the present day in the middle of season 1 when it's actually set 2 years in the past as Dazai's entrance exam into the ADA.

The Untold Origins of the Detective Agency - what the title says, currently being adapted in the beginning of season 4. The novel also includes a short story set the day before Atsushi's entrance exam about the ADA planning what his exam should be.

Osamu Dazai and the Dark Era - this is one of the Dazai ones, about his time in the mafia with Ango and Oda, adapted in the beginning of season 2.

Dazai, Chuuya, Age Fifteen - another Dazai one, the one (poorly) adapted at the beginning of season 3, about how Chuuya joined the mafia. Has a currently ongoing manga adaptation.

Storm Bringer - sequel to Fifteen, longest of all the novels by far, set when Dazai and Chuuya are 16 and we find out more about Chuuya's origin story. And so much more, it really is a thicc novel.

55 Minutes - the second longest novel after Storm Bringer yet the least talked about (despite how much it elaborates on skill singularities and the nature of abilities). It's a self-contained story of the ADA going to solve a case on an artificial island off the coast of Yokohama, featuring two new ability users H. G. Wells and Jules Verne (hence a relatively sci-fi heavy novel and i wrote a 2k+ word essay analysing all the science behind it lmao)

Dead Apple - novelisation of the movie with some extra scenes and more elaboration on some details in the movie. Also has an ongoing manga adaptation with official english release.

BEAST - this is the Akutagawa in the ADA and Atsushi in the PM one, with a completed manga adaptation (also released in english) as well as a live-action movie that came out last year.

Gaiden (Another Story): Ayatsuji Yukito vs. Kyogoku Natsuhiko - the novel has no english release yet, but it's a spin-off about different ability users and i think Ango is the only recurring character from the main series there. There is an ongoing manga adaptation which does have an official english release.

The Day I Picked Up Dazai - i don't think this one is formally released yet as it was a bonus novel given out at the screening of the BEAST movie. It's divided into Side A and Side B and i haven't read this one yet but i believe it's about how Dazai and Oda first met, where each side follows the other's perspective. There's a completed fan-translation of both sides by @popopretty.

Kunikida and Katai's Magnificent Days - this is a really sweet short story about Kunikida and Katai's friendship and i have no idea where the official version is from but there is a fan-translation of it you can read here.

In addition to BEAST and Gaiden there is also Wan! which is the super cute casual chibi spin-off manga with no stakes and no angst and only vibes, it is still ongoing and has an official english release. Some of the chapters were adapted into the Wan! anime series with 12 episodes (they are shorter episodes of 10 min each) and it is literally free therapy and will give you a year's worth of serotonin!!

There is also the bsd anthology series, which are side stories written and illustrated by different mangakas, there is no official english release that i know of but you can find fan-translations of some of the side stories here and there online.

We also have bsd mayoi or Tales of the Lost, the mobile gacha game which also includes a high school AU storyline (bsd gakuen)!

Other than these, there are also several stage plays, although it's harder to find content on these in english since they are only performed in Japan.

Bsd fans are truly the most well-fed fans of all time sometimes i forget how much content we have and still we keep getting more, it's unreal

Hiya Omni! May I request young Owen & Hattie deciding to run away from home and Deckard has to go out and find them and convince them to stay (even if he secretly wants to leave too)

Awwwww! I can see this happening so many times when they're young. Deckard feels so bad because he wants to leave with them, but he can't

Warning: depictions of child abuse

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Teeth chattering, Deckard walked through the empty streets of London. Pulling his too thin coat tighter around his body, he kept his head on a swivel, hoping to catch a glimpse of two little bodies

When he had come home from the late job his uncle gave him, he wasn't surprised to hear his father snoring in the living room, full passed out. But when he had gone upstairs, he hadn't seen either of his siblings in their bedrooms

Immediately, Deckard had panicked, worried that his father had gone too far. But then he had seen a letter left in his own room

It was the fifth time Owen had dragged Hattie out of the house, saying they were running away. Deckard couldn't help but wonder what made Owen snap this time. Whatever it was, it wasn't good

Deckard hoped his siblings were dressed warmer than him as he watched his breath swirl in front of his face

It was an hour later and Deckard could barely feel his fingers when he found his siblings. He should have known they would hide behind their favorite candy store

Stepping into the alley, Deckard shook his head as the two cuddled against a large garbage bin. Owen seemed to have enough sense to bring a blanket, which Hattie peeked her head out from under

"Oh. Hatts. What are you doing?" Deckard sighed, trying to keep his teeth from chattering too much

"We're running away!" Owen snapped and tried to scowl but looked more like he was pouting

"Why?" Deckard asked, moving closer to them. Without a word or gesture, they were pulling the blanket up to let him slide under it. Once he was, Hattie crawled into his lap and Owen snuggled against his side

"Da's a cunt." Owen grumbled

"Language." Deckard said tiredly. "And that's not a reason."

"Because he hurt Hatts!"

Deckard frowned at that

"Show me."

Hattie bit her lip as she brought her hands up and took off her gloves. Her hands were hastily bandaged and showed the blood skin and rash

"Oh, Hatts..."

"He made wear those bad things." She sniffed

Latex. Which she was allergic to

Cradling her hands, Deckard felt exhaustion settle deep in his bones

How many times was he going to let their father hurt his siblings? Could they ever escape that awful man?

"We need to go home and clean this properly."

"No!" Hattie wailed. "He's going to hurt us again!"

"Hattie! We have nowhere else to go!" Deckard said firmly

"I'm not going to let him keep hurting us!" Owen hissed, meeting Deckard's eyes. "Nobody believes us! Not even mum!"

Deckard bit back a sigh

Owen wasn't wrong. Their teachers, the doctors, neighbors, and their mother didn't believe that the injuries they got were from their father

"I'm sorry, Oh. But we can't leave."

"Why not?" Hattie cried, rubbing her face with her hand and smearing blood on her cheek. Grabbing her hand, Deckard shook his head

"Because... just because."

He could see that neither of them found that a good answer, but Deckard was too cold to come with a good lie

"Come on," he sighed. "We're going home."

Wrapping the blanket around Hattie, he picked her up. She was heavy in his arm, but he didn't dare let her down. For his comfort or hers, he wasn't sure

Sending Owen a firm look, he led the way back to their house

He had a feeling none of them would be sleeping much that night

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I hope you enjoyed friend!

Heyyyy, I was rereading your incorrect quotes, and you mentioned that in the twins AU, Hattie dyed her hair blond to separate herself from Owen. Can we see how that went down please? Owen must've been so hurt!

Hey! Have to admit, I wasn't the person who came up with the idea! Someone on my stream did (sorry I can't remember who!) and I absolutely loved it. I think it could make perfect sense and have been dying to use it!

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Hattie glanced at Deckard, but didn't see any kind of emotion on his face as he drove. That was the thing about her older brother

He could always tell what she was feeling, but she couldn't tell what he was thinking if he didn't want her to

Annoying bugger

"You said mum wanted all of us there?" She asked quietly as they went smoothly through the streets of London

"Yes, Hatts. All three of us."

Hattie nodded and looked out the window. They didn't say anything else

After a little while, they finally arrived at an upscale restaurant. The type their mother always preferred

One of their mother's men met them and drove Deckard's car away, leaving them to enter the restaurant

The place was empty and made Hattie feel exposed as they walked past so many empty tables. Most of the lights were off, except the ones shining down on a single large booth in the corner

Already sitting were their mother and her other brother

Queenie and Owen looked to be in a heated debate as she sipped at her wine and he demolished the bread basket

"What the bloody hell are you two snipping about now?" Deckard drawled as they approached the booth

"Your brother thinks he could pull a job off by himself. I keep telling the little bugger he needs another person."

"And I keep telling you to stop underestimating me." Owen snapped

Hattie bit her lip as she saw her mother and brother glare at each other. She might have been away from her family for eight years, but things didn't seem to have changed. Those two would always argue

"Ah! Hatts, love! About time you finally came to a family dinner." Her mother huffed at her

Hattie smiled at her, knowing the guilt trip when she heard one

"Come, come. Sit already you two!" Her mother waved at them impatiently and scooted over

Hattie slid in next to her, while Deckard sat next to Owen

Who hadn't taken his eyes off Hattie since their mother had started talking

She met his stare

His eyes roamed over her face and seemed to keep going back to her hair. He raised an eyebrow in question, but Hattie simply raised on back. If Owen wanted to ask, he would have to verbally do so

There was too much bad blood between them for her to communicate like they used to

"What's with the new look?" Owen asked casually, leaning back in the plush seat and sipping at his own wine

But Hattie could see the confusion and hurt in his eyes

He was asking why she looked so different from him

Hattie held back her sigh

When Deckard had run and Hattie had made her choice to leave the family, she had taken a long, hard look in the mirror

And decided she didn't want to even look like the criminals her family had become

So, she had dyed her hair blonde, cut it, and curled it so it wouldn't anything like Owen would wear his hair

They had both been born with nearly black hair. Growing up they had purposely worn their hair identically so people would get them confused

Hattie wouldn't ever admit it, but she missed those days

And meeting Owen's eyes, she could see he did too

Smirking, Hattie shrugged

"Wanted to try something new when I went undercover. Think I'll go back to the way it was."

Owen nodded and his expression smoothed. But next to him, Deckard narrowed his eyes. Sending him a sharp look, she shook her head slightly

What Owen didn't know wouldn't hurt him

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I hope you enjoyed friend!