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hqmillioncorn · 3 months ago

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i'm gonna make you kiss the sky tonight

"You-What?!" Pancake couldn't believe what she was hearing. "You rode a ferris wheel?! That's not fair! I've always wanted to ride one of those!!" Pancake had always wanted to ride a ferris wheel ever since five seconds ago. "Me and Linnet could have ridden it!!" "It's okay. It wasn't that fun." Butter tried to assure her. Pancake rolled her eyes. "Yeah. I'm so sure it wasn't." She pointed at the cookie fairy sitting right on Butter's shoulder. There was a smug smile on her face and Pancake could hear the familiar sounds of chiming bells. "Let me guess? You rode it with ~Babycooooorn~ Didn't you?" "Nooooo! Of course not!" As Butter's little sister she knew full well when her brother was lying through his teeth. "Uh-huh?" Pancake looked right at Cinnamon. "Hey Cinnamon, flap your wings twice if they did something super romantiiiic." Before Cinnamon could do anything Butter grabbed her and again tossed her over his shoulder. "Let's talk about something else." He looked over to the almost too tiny to see cookie fairy sleeping on Pancake's head. "I'm way more interested about what you and Linnet got up to while we were gone."

with @ windupnamazu 's butter

lalapril 28: life

the babycorn living memory experience feat. butter moontide where nothing of note happens.

‘Keep an eye on Babycorn.’

That’s what Butter kept repeating to himself as the group stepped into Yesterland. In a way it was similar to Canal Town but instead of a town this whole place looked and felt more like a theme park than anything else.

But somehow it still had that same sort of hazy feel to it.

As if they were inside a dream.

Butter watched as a group of children ran past him chasing down a costumed mascot, laughing out loud with smiles on their faces. Unfortunately he wasn’t the only one watching them having what was arguably the time of their afterlives.

Just a little ways away Babycorn was also watching. Taking everything in before it was too late.

She and Cherrypit had been the only two to oppose shutting off the power to this part of Living Memory. It should be noted however, that Cherrypit was only agreeing with his sister because he knew she was always right.

‘If all these people are happy here…Why do we have to get rid of it?!’

In the end Canal Town was shut off. Turning the once golden town to an empty grey husk and its residents also began to disappear, Butter expected Babycorn to start crying, start yelling, to do anything.

Instead she just stayed quiet and stared at all of them.

Since then she hadn’t spoken a word to anyone. Not even Cherrypit.

It’s not like Butter didn’t understand where she was coming from. Having been Babycorn’s friend this whole time, a place like this was pretty much all she ever dreamed of. Somewhere where you could be nothing but happy with the people you love. Where tragedy would never find you.

Where life never really ended, not even after death.

But…the bad heavily outweighed the good in this case.

If they let Living Memory exist forever then they would put their own world in jeopardy. Countless would die, including their loved ones. All for the sake of keeping those who had already left the world ‘alive.’

Butter just couldn’t understand what Sphene’s goal was. Surely she was smart enough to realize that eventually she would run out of aether, no matter how many worlds she targeted.

Butter already knew where he stood. Anything that threatened to hurt his family and Babycorn had to be stopped. No matter what. And if that included Sphene then he would stop her too.

It didn’t matter how much she pleaded with them, if her plan remained unchanged then Butter was going to stand in her way till the end.

“Hey Butter?” Butter felt someone grab his hand. He turned his head to see Babycorn standing next to him. She was looking right at him, with the same empty expression she’d been wearing since leaving Canal Town.

“Do you want to ride the big wheel together?” Her voice was monotone with almost no emotion to it.

As concerning as this was, this was still Babycorn. “...Wheel?” He wasn’t sure what she was talking about.

Babycorn pointed up. When he followed where she was pointing he noticed a huge ferris wheel right in front of them. How had he missed that? Maybe in all his thinking he’d just completely overlooked it? Honestly it was completely fair.

Butter did his best to smile, “I’d love to go with you.”

Babycorn simply nodded and held his hand tighter.

He hated doing this but there was something he needed to take care of first. “Let me tell Lunya really quick..” “Don’t go anywhere. Okay?”

“I won’t. Don’t worry.”

Behind Babycorn, Cherrypit gave Butter a serious nod. It was his way of letting Butter know that he was going to keep an eye on his sister. Which usually meant Babycorn was going nowhere. Since Cherrypit could stretch out his claws as far as he needed to in order to grab her.

Now a bit more reassured Butter gave her a little wave as he turned and ran back. “I’ll be back. I won't take long, promise.

Everything went off without a hitch.

Though she was concerned Lunya had a feeling that maybe spending some time with Butter would help Babycorn with the clear heartache she was facing.

Alread having already known Babycorn for even longer than most sort of did let Lunya see this coming. But like a runaway train, there was nothing she could do to change its course.

Once Butter got the all-clear he ran as fast as he could back to Babycorn and Cherrypit.

Thankfully they were still there waiting for him right where he left them.

After explaining that he and Babycorn were free to ride the ferris wheel, Cherrypit conveniently excused himself by sinking straight down into a puddle of black tar. “...There he goes again.” Butter hoped that whoever ended up having Cherrypit suddenly appear in front of them wasn’t doing anything too important.

Together Butter and Babycorn made their way to the ferris wheel.

There wasn’t much of a line, thankfully. “Looks like we lucked out!” Butter joked.

There was hardly a response from Babycorn. “Hmmm..” She was keeping her hands together in front of her, looking straight down. To say that standing in line was awkward would be an understatement.

After what felt like forever it was their turn to board the ferris wheel. Butter let Babycorn enter the basket ahead of him. It was only polite to let her do so. Despite that Babycorn just stood there, seemingly waiting for Butter to take a seat first.

Butter decided to see what would happen if he sat down and on cue Babycorn sat down right across from him. To be honest he was a little sad she didn’t want to sit next to him but he probably would have cheered up if he knew the reason why Babycorn decided to sit there.

(which was because this way Babycorn could look right at him)

As the basket doors closed the ferris wheel started moving with a jolt. It was strong enough to surprise them both and throw them a little off balance. They fell forward and ended up staring at each other’s eyes.

“Urp-!” Babycorn quickly sat up, her back straight and her hands resting on her knees. Her head was strategically turned away so Butter couldn’t see her blushing.

As the basket climbed higher into the air the view became much more enticing. Babycorn turned around in her seat and climbed onto her knees to try and get a better view. “Woah…Awesome…” Without any warning she went ahead and pressed her nose against the glass for a quick second before moving back. “Hehe…” she giggled to herself.

She was acting a little bit more like usual self now. That was a good sign.

The ferris wheel came to a stop. Their basket stopped just a little before reaching the very top. Though this didn’t stop the view from being spectacular. “Woah…” Babycorn gently pressed her hands against the window. Just a little itsy teeny bit afraid that she would push it out.

Normally she would be a little nervous being so high up from the ground but Babycorn knew she was safe as long as she was with Butter.

Babycorn looked down at the view, everything was practically glowing. “Isn't it so pretty?” There was something to look at almost everywhere you looked. Balloons, stuffed animals, and yummy food? Just being here was making Babycorn feel excited. This place practically had it all.

Even better was that all of the people walking below looked to be having so much fun. There was so much to do here Babycorn doubted that they would ever run out of things to do. “Everyone looks so happy…” All the permanent residents here had all met with a tragic end but despite all odds they lived on.

As if nothing had ever happened.

They were all content and right where they should be.

Babycorn made it no secret that she thought everything about Living Memory was a dream come true. She was one of the first ones to take off running once they crossed the golden portal, running ahead of everyone and happily taking a free balloon from one of the sentry robots.

While their basket swayed in the wind Babycorn rested her head against the window, her own reflection looking back at her. “Nobody ever has to die…They can all be happy forever and ever…” The carousel in the distance caught her attention. The way it seemed to go on spinning endlessly.

“No one has to be sad anymore…”

Butter couldn’t think of anything to say. He looked away, clenching his fists.

He actually had so much he wanted to say but he just couldn’t. He knew in his heart that Babycorn meant well. This wasn’t her fault at all, but he still needed to tell her that this was their only choice.

Butter knew he was strong enough to tell her, no matter how much it hurt, but at the same time he just wasn’t.

There was one thing that was clear to him however.

Sphene was using Babycorn’s own kindness against her.

In hindsight it was clear that Sphene tried her very best to worm herself into their group. Possibly to gain their trust or because she really wanted to be friends? It was still hard to say. Sometimes things just don’t work out.

Whatever the case, it was pretty easy to guess that Babycorn herself had probably told Sphene what her dreams were. Of course Babycorn would. If there was anyone she trusted it was anyone that called themselves her friend. It didn’t matter how long they knew each other, it was all the same to Babycorn.

And if Babycorn trusted Sphene enough to tell her about her dreams of a perfect world then…

Butter quickly realized what she would do when she finally ran out of aether.

This couldn’t wait. “Babycorn…” Panic began to rise in Butter’s voice. “I think...I think Sphene is trying to trick you.”

“I know.”

That wasn’t the answer Butter had been expecting at all.

The basket became eerily still. The sound of the wind around them completely stopped. “Just how stupid does she think I am?” Babycorn laughed, it sounded empty, hopeless. “As if I would ever help her…I would never hurt my friends…” The very idea of that made her laugh even more.

Enough was enough. Butter took a chance and stood up, rocking the basket. He took a step across and sat down next to her. “I know you wouldn’t.” He placed his hand on top of hers and sighed.

Babycorn took her head off the window and turned to look at Butter. She still couldn’t find it in herself to look him in the eyes. It was just like before. “All I want is for people to be happy forever…” For everyone she loved to have a chance to be happy, to have their dreams come true, to never have to suffer. “I don’t understand…How is that bad?”

“It’s not…It’s not bad.” Butter took her hands in his. “Sometimes I even wish for a world like that…I think everyone wants the people they love to be happy but sometimes some people just lose sight of it and end up hurting other people on the way…”

“...And nobody should have to suffer to have a perfect world.” Not even her. Babycorn knew this. She knew.

Babycorn looked up at him and smiled, with the same toothy grin that Butter fell in love with. “I don’t need a perfect world to be happy! Cause if Butts and everyone is happy then I’m happy too! And if anything ever happens…I’ll have my happy memories!”

Butter smiled, “That’s my girl.”

At this point it was inevitable. They were there to save their world, all worlds, from falling into Sphene’s grasp. It was probably never going to be easy. “I know it’s going to keep happening.” It didn’t mean that watching this dream fade away hurt any less.

“That’s why I’m just going to close my eyes and wait till it's over!” Just like whenever she watched scary movies!

“That’s smart!” Hopefully Babycorn would also remember to open her eyes afterwards. “I’ll let you know when it’s over. If that helps.”

“Thanks Butts…”

All of a sudden there was a flash of light in the sky. Babycorn let out a little yelp of surprise, thinking the worst at first. It didn’t take very long for both of them to realize what they were watching was a fireworks show.

“Woah…!” All sorts of colorful shapes and explosions soon began to overfill the fake sky all around them.

For the briefest of moments Babycorn snuck in a glace to look at Butter sitting besides her. There was something about the way he was sparkling, almost glowing even, that Babycorn couldn’t take her eyes off of.

“Your eyes are really pretty…! Did you know that?”

Butter laughed, blushing lightly. “So I’ve been told.” Of course all those times have been by Babycorn herself but it still counted. It more than counted.

Would it be strange for her to want a closer look?

Babycorn found herself moving closer to Butter, she was happy to see him start to move closer to her too. There had been countless times when he told her how beautiful her eyes were too.

And so, they looked at each other closer. Moving in closer and closer.

And closer…

Until-

#lalapril #lalapril 2025 #Dawntrail spoilers #Butter #Babycorn #buttercorn #what happened on that ferris wheel find out next time on TOMORROW #(redacted for spoilers from ff7 rebirth)#can you imagine the (also redacted)#i drew babycorns dt outfit thats how you know its important i hate that thing #thanks better place trolls 3 for being there for me dont know if youre a buttercorn song but you are a song. thats for sure #babycorn fears seeing people fade away corn doesnt have a good time in living memory go figure #nowhere near as bad as ultima thule was but still #hahhahaha babycorns falling hard im laughing at my own daughter what a loser #babycorn starts daydreaming about her wedding with hildibrand only to be blindsided when she imagines marrying butter instead #shes like HUH NO I CANT DO THAT??!!?#babycorn wants to spin in place holding butters hand in a field of flowers and be like tehe #ANYWAY sphene was like omg isnt this place great babycorn can you help me keep it going :)#and babycorns like no???? but maybe... NO???

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fennthetalkingdog · 1 year ago

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I'm just figuring out how important music is in my life! This is coming from a long while trying to cut down on my music use, mostly because I was listening to it so much that it felt more like I couldn't do anything without popping in some earbuds, and partially because of other personal reasons. Some of my routines changed, forcing me to not listen to music while doing certain things, and it ended up becoming that besides working on homework or drawing, I didn't listen to music at all. But I've given myself a break today since I have nothing to do and since, for reasons, I'm feeling just a lil crappy today—and boy, I'm starting to realize again just why I love music!!

I love the diverse music taste I've developed over the years! My family is not only big about music but big about listening to it loud, so the majority of my music taste for most of my life has just been Christian hiphop (Lecrae, KB, Andy Mineo, Trip Lee, and ironically Tonex, whose album where he was struggling hard with his gayness has been my favorite concert movie since I was 5) and gospel music (Kirk Franklin, Tye Tribbett, etc.). And music was one of the few connections between me and my race (I grew up feeling pretty estranged from my blackness as a kid, but the popular songs they played at the YMCA in the 2010s were some of the few things I could use to feel more connected) and between me and my classmates/friends at the Y (I still have fond memories of playing FNAF songs in mat forts and reciting lyrics at pool parties). But I got tired of knowing I could never bond with anyone besides family friends music taste-wise when I was in high school, and so I started listening to secular music on my own time. And that's how I first found Ghost and Pals, a vocaloid artist and one of the first secular music folks I listened to as a kid (can you smell the religious trauma yet? Lol), and that's how I bonded with one of my best friends in early college (ironically, also my first time being publically queer). Now I listen to Kpop, anime songs, songs from warriors MAPs, songs from musicals (Hamilton and In the Heights <3), latin songs, metal songs, and even some secular songs young me would've been too scared to listen to.

And music has always been one of my biggest sources of stimming! I can't dance to save my life, but music will sure get me to flick my fingers and hit my fist against my shoulder furiously. Music was one of the first clues that I like stimming with vibration too (since I love laying against the car door and turning up the music loud enough to feel the world shake around me). And music was one of the first things that made me look into ADHD or autism (specifically, listening to Ghost and Pals songs for a month straight and getting my friend at early college [who also has ADHD] to start looking at me funny when I was discovered doing chores and listening to one of three songs for the fifth time). Music is so cool it'll get me to wax poetically. It was one of the things that kept me together during my roughest times and soothed me during my best. I listen to it while I write, while I cry, while I hang out with my friends and family and while I chill by myself. It's how I relax after a long day, and it's how I feel safe. I feel kinda emotional finally having music hit that spot in me without feeling like I need it to do stuff.

#songs listened to while writing this post:#Tell Your Girlfriend by Lay Bankz #Get Up (Live) by Tye Tribbett #the Oshi no Ko OP song for season 1 (by Yoasobi) - which I ironically found before getting into Oshi no Ko #Waterfalls Coming Out Your Mouth by Glass Animals #Como Fue by 116 #Creator (a Minecraft song I picked up from my college friend J)#The Ultimate Soldier (Evangelion)#Reckless Battery Burns by Ghost and Pals #Uncanny x Deathbody remix by Ghost and Pals #Watch Me Work (Trolls 3)#Mount Rageous (Trolls 3)#Better Place (Trolls 3)#Hayloft 2 by Mother Mother #Hayloft 2 Smashup by Mother Mother #Don't You Worry About a Thing (the Sing movie)#Mama by My Chemical Romance (found through a warriors MAP [yes the one you're thinking of])#Gossip by Måneskin #Looking at my playlists getting more and more secular songs feels like healing #but I also love that I can still listen to gospel hiphop or gospel music without feeling ashamed or (completely) embarrassed #(except for Bizzle but that was always more of my dad's music taste anyway)#also yes I have tinnitus how could you guess? Haha but for real it feels like an okay sacrifice to me (more like a battle wound for loving #music so much - but everyone else please use ear protection if you can! Tinnitus doesn't bother me too much but it could you!)#fenn rambles #gonna use this tag for my favorite rants and rambles that I'm most proud of hehe #(also this is an excuse to not leave some non-alterhuman-themed or non-neopronouns-themed stuff untagged >:3)#music #(also I went to a KB concert recently and it was HYPE)#(and I went to Winter Jam in Mobile and it was legitimately one of the best concert experiences in my life - Lecrae >>>>#love his new album hehehe)

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