"He Slipped"

I cannot thank @katlynne-lyons enough for this stunning commission! This is absolutely beautiful and captures Deckard's character perfectly!

Make sure to go check out the artist's blog and artwork!

I always headcanon Deckard likes to wear dresses and feeling fancy. It doesn't matter if he's wearing a suit or dress, he'll kick your ass regardless!

So, I have another theory.

What's Asagiri's name? Kafka. Who else is Kafka? Franz Kafka. And who's this Franz? A writer. He's mostly known for the book "The Metamorphosis". Metamorphosis means change, right? And what can THE BOOK do? Change the reality.

So, in the Metamorphosis is told the story if a young man who suddenly transformed into a bug. His family tries to help him come back to normal and even give him food he would like in the new body, like rotten cheese. But after around a year the bug/guy overheard a conversation between his parents and sister. They all said they hated him and that they didn't need him anymore, so the guy/bug died from depression in a day. (This is a very short summary, I skipped over a lot of details)

The idea of the story is that one's change will change the whole world. And that's exactly what the book does. Changes the world.

So, according to my theory, the book is the ability Metamorphosis.

Now, about the author/character. He meets the criteria to be a BSD character. Dead, depressed, daddy issues (this is only half joke), religion trauma (kinda) and so on. He was a fan of Dostoievsky's and Gogol's work. So he could easily be a BSD character.

But this book doesn't exactly seem the kind of ability the good guys have, does it? So I think Kafka is a villain. If you may, the last antagonist they will fight. So I made some research to find ties between him and Atsushi Nakajima, because as mentioned in the Guild arc, Atsushi is the only one who could find the book. Turns out that Nakajima was a fan of Kafka and translated his works in Japanese. And not only that. The story Atsushi's ability is based on is about a guy who transformed into a tiger because he's very frustrated because of his poems that don't seem to work. I haven't read this one, but from what I've seen online it's very similar to the Metamorphosis. And this is why he'll be the only one able to find the book.

As we all noticed, usually the relationship between two characters is the opposite of the author's relationship (e.g: irl Ranpo was a huge fan of irl Poe, BSD Poe is a huge fan of BSD Ranpo, irl Yosano loved irl Mori, BSD Yosano hates BSD Mori). So, based on this, I would say that Kafka will most definitely be a villain.

The thing is, why would Asagiri choose to have the pen name of the ultimate villain?

Because the BSD story is supposed to be a world made by the book and Franz Kafka is Asagiri Kafka.

In conclusion: Franz/Asagiri Kafka will be the last antagonist of the series. His ability, the book, is Metamorphosis. And I'm delusional.

This could be wrong. After all, it's a theory. But let me know what you think, because I'm really curious.

Tony: It's over. We won.

*Stephen and Peter gesture frantically to alert him to the aliens behind him*

Tony: No. We won. I'm not turning around and looking at it. We won.

I literally cannot stop thinking of this scene in Hobbs and Shaw because this shows that Luke has obviously studied the Shaws a lot!! 

He uses the exact same way he tracked Owen down in FF6 to track Hattie down! 

He’s literally comparing her intelligence up against Owen’s and is complimenting her!

And when Deckard comes barreling in later saying “That’s my sister!” that’s when all the pieces fall into place and Luke finally understands why Hattie used the same tactics as Owen. They’re brother and sister!

Okay let me add my five cents to the Zaunite au, where Viktor didn’t make it to the academy and remained in Zaun.

He was trying to invent on his own, but he desperately needed money for his research. And that’s when Silco appeared…

I didn’t have my glasses on and I thought that Angel was seducing Alastor by playing the djambay🪘

Angel wants to conquer Alastor, and food is the way to a man's heart. 🤭🤭

Knowing it works makes Alastor kinda angry

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!

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!

Words cannot describe how much I adore this drabble!

Mama Shaw comparing Lukard’s compatibility to Rattie and Rowen, Owen defending his boyfriend’s honor with “he’s funny”, Letty being the only one in the crew who’s acceptable, the crew being absolutely hopeless, Mama Shaw nagging about her kids needing more training, Deckard being the only one of his siblings who’s still sharp, Owen whining, Owen and Hattie protecting their lovable yet vulnerable partners, THE REALIZATION THAT THE SHAW SIBS HAVE GONE SOFT BECAUSE OF THE TORETTO CREW AND THEIR PARTNERS!!!

Asdfghjkl I love this so much! Thank you Omni! 💞💞💞

Hello again Omni! And happy Friday! I got an idea: what if Mama Shaw tagged along on a Nobody mission? Imagine: her critiquing everything her kids do, complaining about the team, and judging her children's partners.

Hello again friend! Sorry for the later response, I had to plan out some lesson plans with my teaching group

This is such a fun idea!! Mama Shaw would be her kids' ultimate critic!

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Narrowing her eyes, Queenie Shaw watched from above as Toretto's crew worked to take down the small army of goons that were trying to keep them from their chosen target

The man was an international hacker who had fled the country when he stole top secret information

Mixed in the crowd, she could see her three children all fighting

Owen looked far too gleeful as he kept goons away from his little boyfriend, Pearce. Owen fought off the men and women with abandon as Pearce tried to throw a punch or two at the people who rarely got through Owen's guard

Meanwhile, Hattie was off in the corner, protecting Ramsey as she had a hacking battle with their target. She seemed full immersed in her computer battle while Hattie never once left her side

But it was Deckard and Luke at the center of the fighting that caught Queenie's eye

The two men worked off each other spectacularly

Back to back, they protected each other and traded weapons when needed. It was almost as if they were reading each other's minds as they went through enemy after enemy

Queenie was immensely proud of her children, but they would need improvements. They had all seemed to become a bit sloppy when fighting

She would need to have have train properly with a master she chose

Viewing the crew they were fighting alongside of, Queenie could see why they were getting sloppy

None or Toretto's crew knew how to fight. Even though Ortiz had obvious training, it was a mix of different arts. Maybe she could convince the younger woman to join her children's training

But the rest of the crew was hopeless in Queenie's eyes

Why her children even stuck with the crew was beyond her comprehension

Shaking her head, Queenie left them to their fight. She needed a strong cuppa

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"Mum, we don't need more training!" Owen whined

They were back at Nowhere, sitting across their mother in a room she had commandeered. None of Nobody's agents had gone against the Shaw matriarch

"With what I saw today, you need it." She said firmly

Deckard sighed

He thought they were past their mother managing them

"We're fine mum." He tried to convince her

"You are still on top of your game, Dex, but your siblings need a refresher. And you know they won't learn if you're not there."

"Oi!" Hattie hissed. "My fighting skills are perfectly fine!"

"Trust me, you need more." Queenie sniffed and then pointed her cup at both Owen and Hattie. "And we need to discuss your partners."

"What?" Owen's voice dropped dangerously

"Don't you start." Queenie warned. "Hatts, your Ramsey is a smart tart, but she needs to learn how to protect herself while hacking. You can do it, so can she. And Oh. Why are you with that bloke? Hes more bark than bite!"

"He's funny." Owen mumbled, not wanting to admit anything about Roman's fighting style

"Jokes aren't going to save his hide in a fight. You should be with someone who can have you back, like Hobbs has Dex's."

Deckard glanced over at Owen and could visibly see his little brother's anger boiling over

Sighing once again, Deckard stood to make more tea

They would need it

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I hope you enjoyed friend!