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“ don’t freak out , ok ?” ao3 • x f!reader | drabble | mature | angst | wc : 319

cabin pressure ao3 • x f!reader | multi-chapter | explicit | fluff , humour , smut | wc : 7.2k summary: “ it’s a surprise ,” you pull an innocent smile , batting your eyelashes . “ you’ll see tomorrow .” “ why tomor— ” poe flashes that boyish grin . “ what did you do ?”

morning view ao3 • x f!reader | short | explicit | smut | wc : 1.6k summary: it was your fault , really — for lingering just a bit longer than you usually would that morning .

to have and to hold ao3 • x gn!reader | short | mature | angst | wc : 1.4k summary: his hand , keeping you whole in his protective hold on you .

stars by the pocketful ao3 • x f!oc | short | teen & up | fluff | wc : 9.4k summary: life day has always been a bittersweet affair for poe dameron , this delicate balance between the sweet and the bitter . this is the bitter part for him on life day on d’qar that year ; but the sweet part though — her .

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confection | confession | concession ao3 • jake x f!reader | multi-short | explicit | angst , smut | wc : 7.0k summary: you have all but forgotten about the note . you watch his eyes scan the words , his voice in your head enunciates each syllable : suck them like it’s my cunt .

“ are you there , moriarty ?” ao3 • steven x gn!reader | drabble | explicit | smut | wc : 295

“ steven , please stop ” ao3 • steven x gn!reader | drabble | teen & up | angst | wc : 200

best laid plans ao3 • marc x gn!reader | short | mature | fluff , humour | wc : 1.7k summary: there isn’t a proper plan in place just yet on how marc would like to broach the subject about steven and jake to you .

the hanky panky trilogy ao3 • moon knight system x f!reader | multi-short | explicit | smut | wc : 3.1k summary: the moon boys like you in all your different ways — all cute .

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15 minutes ao3 • jonathan levy x f!reader | short | explicit | smut | wc : 1.9k summary: you haven’t had sex in weeks , months even , if you care to count . is it any wonder that you’re so easily turned on these days ?

bedridden ao3 • leto atreides x f!reader | short | explicit | smut , angst | wc : 2.3k summary: his eyes peel open , heavy-lidded as they rake down the salacious dip along your spine — oh , what a lovely sight to wake up to .

assessment [ 3 ] [ 4 ] ao3 • michael perry x f!reader | multi-chapter | teen & up | fluff | wc : 7.7k summary: you realise that the only valid reason he’d been hanging about this deliberately — it can only mean one thing : they were all assessments to see how you fared at adams elementary . a/n: and how i became obsessed with that silver streak on his head .

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“ can you look at me now ?” ao3 • drabble | mature | implied sex | wc : 430

grounded ao3 • multi-chapter | teen & up | angst , fluff | wc : 5.7k summary: bee-bee was the only reason that kept poe and rey together . now that he’s gone —

lost // found series 1 / bright stars ao3 • modern au | multi-chapter | explicit | angst , smut | wc : 17.1k summary: “ it’s something i’ve believed in for a while now , even before we — you know , got together ,” he said . “ that i’ll be — we’ll only be the best versions of ourselves when we’re together ; and — any other times we’re not , we’ll just be lesser versions of ourselves .”

2 / reckless ao3 • modern au | multi-chapter | explicit | angst , smut | wc : 27.7k summary: poe — mr dameron , he has an ability to kindle the softest light in her with that laugh of his , brighten the darkest enclaves in the depths of her soul , and bring a kind of warmth and comfort that she’d never known into the coldest and harshest parts of her body .

3 / sound of silence ( • • • ━ ━ ━ • • • ) ao3 • wwii au | multi-chapter | mature | angst | wc : 11.3k summary: muted conversations that resonated through the acres of green pastures in the countryside ; a kind of silence that spoke volumes in the middle of the night , as the lights went on and off to a private rhythm only the both of them knew about .

4 / staying human ao3 • post-apocalypse au | multi-chapter | explicit | angst , smut | wc : 13.6k summary: she can’t remember when was the last time someone touched her — either voluntarily as a sign of affection , or just methodically doing what poe is doing now . the frenzy ended so long ago , and nobody is around anymore , nobody alive .

5 / rhyme and reason ao3 • multi-chapter | explicit | angst , smut | wc : 25.5k summary: the “big reveal” story that the preceding stories in the series are actually just dreams poe had — surprise! (?) each story is fragmented as dreams are , bits and pieces weaved into different settings/stories with a similarity in context you can’t quite put your finger on .

6 / burn , burn , burn ao3 • au | explicit | angst , smut | wc : 12.6k summary: these are chapters in correlation to each story from this collection , told from poe’s perspective before we get into the different storylines in earnest .

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basically . sucker punch delves into the inner workings of the protagonist babydoll’s mind after she suffered a traumatic event , and was dragged off to a mental asylum .

there , she tried to “escape” if only mentally , and that place happens to be this gentleman’s club where girls performed burlesque musical numbers to entice men to throw more money at them in exchange for sexual favours .

and then from here , we go through another layer of fantasies when babydoll is dancing — we don’t see her dance , we just see what she sees in her mind’s eyes when she dances . and i think there’s something wonderful about that because everyone’s idea of a sexy dance is different . by not showing it , it’s up to the viewer’s discretion . it’s whatever the sexiest dance you have in your own head .

inside babydoll’s head here is where you see all the juicy , action-packed sequences , as she and the other girls work through each fightdance sequence like a video game advancing to another level , achieving another goal , until they reach the finish line .

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in speaking of oscar isaac . i’ll be honest . when i first watched sucker punch , he was way at the back of my head , not ringing any hyperfixation bells but just another actor in my great big archive of actors to keep an eye on because they’re gonna do great things decades from now — and lo and behold .

for me at least , i watched sucker punch after what zack snyder did with 300 and watchmen . sucker punch was like that sweet spot for me before things progressively went downhill with his dc universe stuff . personally , he kinda ruined dc films for me and i’m still going through reconstruction therapy with james gunn now that he’s taken over , but that’s a story for another day .

in hindsight , i think sucker punch was one of oscar’s films a lot of people slept on . actually it was a film that didn’t do well in the box office nor critically for reasons i’m not quite sure why ? personally , i think it’s such a wonderful film in its own right — great original screenplay , great cinematography , great soundtrack , great actors ; and him being there , doing what he did with the acting and the singing and dancing .

it was that penultimate peak in the heart monitor among the more flatlined indie films , before inside llewyn davis came around , and then big time , off-the-charts accelerated palpitations when star wars rolled out .

ps : if you just want the synopsis of what the film is about , and what’s up with oscar in the movie — that’s basically it really . i go on a deep dive after if you don’t mind potential spoilers or idk need further convincing heh .

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throughout sucker punch , i like to see it as babydoll meandering through her vast imagination as a coping mechanism , and the whole movie is just that .

i like to think of the mental asylum vs nightclub parallel as how we escape reality by watching a good movie , binging a good series for hours on end , curl up and reading a good book , journalling or writing a fic to make sense of the real world in your own terms — or just dissociating in your own fantasies of what an otherwise better life could be .

for me , snyder used this very idea of media escapism to build his story , a kind of escape room if you may , for the characters to work through the labyrinth and get to the exit .

sucker punch is everything you look for when you watch action movies all at once . you’re getting kurosawa-esque samurai sword fights , steampunk machine guns in the midst of world war i , you’re getting medieval fantasy dragons and orcs , you’re getting killer droids in the sci-fi realm .

each fightdance sequence is how you’d enjoy different kinds of films available out there , and it’s just awesome if you think about them all happening in one movie .

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amidst these layers of testosterone charged fisty cuffs , you have these girls trying to make it in a world where men put them in their places , exert control over them , while sexualising them for hedonistic purposes .

sometimes , genders aside , i think it’s about going through life in general as a human being , constantly bogged down by “the events” while you daydream of the day when they would all just stop .

i guess babydoll’s fantasies , it’s all just a way for her to feel strong again , or at least pretend to be . she was robbed of that in the real world , and even when she was given the chance , she couldn’t find it in her to be brave either .

the gentleman’s club fantasy is somewhere she could feel in control again — by just using the weapons she has with her : beauty , talent and her sex . while in a man’s world , she’s able to establish control even power , enough to have them grovelling at her feet , enough to trigger them to lash out when they lost control .

the action sequence fantasies were more straightforward . i mean , who wouldn’t wanna feel the rushing adrenaline when you blow someone’s head off , or the power that washes over you when you slit your enemy’s throat ?

and more often than not , it is you who has to speak those words of encouragement to yourself , you who has to imbue confidence in yourself again .

but , in babydoll’s fantasies , it’s two characters in two different worlds .

you get a heck lot of vague but useful life advice from the wise man in the action-packed world ; my favourite is : if you don’t stand for something , you’ll fall for anything .

but also , one of the most beautiful lines delivered by the most loving , most sacrificial character — madame gorski : you have all the weapons you need . now fight .

then an encore at the end of the extended cut just to drill it into your head . begs to be revisited and repeated time and time again whenever you feel insecure or just plain uncertain in life , in what you do .

in the movie , the weapons could be simplified to mere beauty and sex ; swords , guns and combat . but i’d like to believe that these weapons are also , to name a few : the talent you have for your favourite hobby or what you excel at work , wit and intelligence , grace and patience , even strength .

even if you can’t see it or feel it in your worst days — they’re there .

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which is also very santi i guess hdkjsgfhjsfka