#rooster-geek

“Wake up! Hey, Y/N. Wake up! You’re having a nightmare,” a gentle voice said, shaking you.

You woke up in a complete panic, the dream already gone but you were crying as you clutched the person who had woken you up. They sat down on the bed next to you so they could hold you. As you took deep breaths, you picked up on Ryan’s scent.

“You’re okay now. I got you,” he coaxed.

You hated the nightmares and even worse you hated you often woke Ryan up with your screaming.

Though as if he already read your mind he told you, “I was already awake. Making some tea. I can get some if you’d like.”

You clung to him tighter, “Please don’t leave me alone.”

You’d managed to get out of the movie theater with only minimal shaking, but by the time you tried to get to sleep, the movie was creeping into your thoughts; the fact you were laying in a dark room was not doing much for your talking yourself out of the shaking thing.

“Hey,” Ryan muttered, rolling over next to you and reaching out to wrap his arms around your waist; as he pulled you close, you buried your face into his chest, taking a few deep breaths and you were glad to smell his familiar scent.

Wow! A question like this for little old me? Honestly I’m a little thrown off but I’ll do my best to let you in on some info, and open this up to anyone a little more well versed than I am.

Monster Factory - This was actually my first introduction into any sort of McElroy content. It’s a series on the Polygon YouTube page your oldest brother and your sweet baby brother, Justin and Griffin McElroy respectively, create abominations within character creators in video games and basically…hack and roleplay their way into your heart. It’s probably one of the more universally known aspects of the McElroy fanbase because it’s easily accessible and hilarious. This is where all those Final Pam, Turbovicki, and Knife Dad jokes come from. I highly recommend starting here because it is a great base for figuring out if you like their humor style and whether you’d be interested in diving deeper.

MBMBAM - Better known as My Brother, My Brother, and Me. This is a podcast where the three McElroy brothers give advice for people of the modern era. You have Justin and Griffin, as well as the middlest brother Travis. A lot of questions come from Yahoo answers or user submitted things, but it is a wholly fun podcast. The first episodes are shaky and older, so a lot of people suggest jumping in later if you aren’t concerned about starting from the beginning. The podcast is super funny and heartwarming, and this was personally my first introduction to Travis McElroy, who is amazing. Don’t be confused by this podcast because there is a recent Seeso television series of the same name based on the podcast which leads to ….

My Brother, My Brother, and Me (tv) - I linked the episode of the show that was released on YouTube, and if you like it you can always sign up for a free trial on Seeso to see all the episodes. It’s an amazing show and I highly recommend watching it because if you enjoy the McElroy boys it doesn’t disappoint at all! 

The Adventure Zone - A D&D Podcast with all three brothers and their lovely father. I have to admit I haven’t delved very far into this one, and know all the baseline things but I do know it looks like a lot of rowdy fun with some wild boys!

Shmanners - Are you scared of being that one person at a function who doesn’t know which words or motions to use to not look like a total buffoon? Travis and his wife Theresa will show you what manners are all about! 

Sawbones - Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her doting husband Justin go through the mishaps of the medical world while being blissfully married. It’s super fun and if you like medical jargon and stories it’s totally an awesome podcast!

Rose Buddies - Griffin and his wife Rachel go in depth for some high brow analysis of the Bachelor/Bachelorette franchises and all of its side projects. It’s hilarious and dives super deep into the shows. So if you like seeing a more intense viewing of shameless reality television, which I do, this is super fun!

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like, bodybuilders look that way bcos they go to the gym to look that way; ppl who have a lot of muscle bcos of their active lifestyles don’t have the same builds as bodybuilders, and bodybuilders don’t have the same builds as athletes (like seriously, go look at mr universe contestants vs olympic athletes)

“Hot chocolate or tea?” Miles asked as he held up a box for each.

“Miles, you don’t have to make either,” you told him just wanting your boyfriend to come snuggle you.

“You’re right! I’ll make both so we can all share or you can have both or...” you missed whatever he said after that since he was already in the kitchen and you could hear mugs clinking around.

Barbara squeezed you softly and pressed a kiss to your cheek, “You know he loves you right? He’s just being, well, Miles and comforting the way he knows how.”

You sighed and nuzzled yourself into the crook of her neck, “He’s already made me mac and cheese and a dozen bagel bites. It’d be nice if he just relaxed with us.”

“Hold on. I got this,” Barbara pulled away from you but didn’t get up, “Miles! Put down the mugs and get your ass in here!”

Miles came running in, looking around wildly, “Is everything okay?”

“It will be if you slow your roll for five minutes and just join us,” Barbara lifted the covers from the opposite side of you.

Ryan stared down at you, his gaze cold and steely behind the colorful face paint. It didn’t scare you though, Ryan never scared you.

“Who did this?” he demanded, pulling one of his hands back, taking the rag with it to look at your bullet wound.

You winced but it was a clean shot through, you were going to live.

“Does it matter?” you shook your head. “I’m alive. We’ll get them later.”