#CRYING THIS IS SOOOOO CUTE

[arget-star]

Umemiya’s favorite to wake you up is with kisses peppered all over face. Light, chaste little pecks placed with no true rhyme or reason, just wherever strikes his fancy, often interspersed with whispers of your name in the hopes his voice will filter into your dreams.

Slowly, you rouse, aware of the fleeting pressure gracing your cheeks, your nose. Soft strands of his hair tickle your forehead as he continues his ritual. He pauses on the apple of your right cheek; something must have shifted in your expression—or your breathing, perhaps—alerting him you’ve joined the land of the waking.

His bangs move off your forehead as he angles his head up just enough to plant a tender kiss on the space between your eyebrows. Cool air rushes in once he lifts away from you completely, your nose scrunching at the sensation.

“Good morning,” he greets, normally chipper voice roughened with sleep.

There is nothing quite like fluttering your eyes open and seeing a grinning, pillow mussed Ume hovering over you. He’s ridiculous, all puppy love eyes and frizzy hair, and you adore him for it. “Morning,” you smile back, shuffling your legs, the sheets rustling in time with your movements.

Panic flickers across his face; you can’t help the tired laugh that escapes you. “Not goin’ anywhere. Just stretching.”

He visibly relaxes, overdramatic sigh of relief brushing across your skin in a warm puff of air. Another laugh escapes you, undeniably fond. Ume lowers back down, pecking your lips once, twice, three times in quick succession, then buries his face in your neck with a contended hum.

“Sleep well?” You ask, freeing your arm from beneath the sheets, hand coming to rest atop his bicep. You trail your fingers up, pausing to toy with the hem of his t-shirt sleeve.

A press of lips against your shoulder. “Mhmmm. Did you?”

Your fingers round the slope of his own shoulder, featherlight against his neck. He shivers faintly, nuzzling further into you. Your questing fingers finally reach their destination, threading through his hair, nails gently scratching along his scalp. “I did.”

He makes a muffled sound of acknowledgement, followed by another kiss, body settling contentedly atop yours. “Oof”, you mutter, even as you relish the comforting weight. Ume shakes with a silent chuckle and you resist the urge to shove at his unfairly muscled chest in retaliation.

Instead, you shuffle around enough to turn your head, pressing a kiss to his temple.

He’s typically so energetic in the mornings, ready to take on the day the second you’re lucid. Days like this are rare—minutes stretching out like honey, spent quietly basking in the simple pleasure of a comfortable bed and his beloved in arms.

You haven’t outright asked him what spurs the change of pace. Not that you’re afraid he won’t answer; rather, you don’t want him to feel like he owes you an explanation for seeking extra comfort. He’s so quick to offer you whatever you need without expecting anything in return. Becoming his safe place in the same way is the lease you can do for him.

You know he dreams about his childhood. You know the grief will never truly fade, only ebb and flow, leaving him drained when the tidal wave crests too high. These precious mornings of soft sunlight and extra kisses help him break the surface and remember he’s not alone.

That’s your theory, anyway.

Planting another kiss on his temple, you hope it conveys even a fraction of the love you feel for him. “Haji,” you whisper, just to call him back to himself, fingers still rhythmically combing through his hair, “don’t think I’m quite awake yet.”

No reply, save for a kiss to your neck. Your hand stills as he moves to face you, scarred eyebrow raised, a ghost of a disbelieving smile twisting his mouth. “You sure?”

You exaggerate a yawn.

Something almost dangerous glints in his eyes. It’s the only warning you get before he’s kissing you all over again, complete with loud, obnoxious smooching noises. Your laughter rings out as you try to squirm away from the onslaught.

Warmth glows in his chest at the sound; the shadows at the edge of his thoughts may threaten to overwhelm him, but you’re always there to banish them with your never ending light.

[akkivee]

i don’t think it’s possible to narrow down my fav bat scenes but here’s 5 bat scenes i adore lmao

in that nurusara shopping district dt, it still just makes me laugh but also like 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 that kuukou saw sasara was hosting a tv show talking about nagoya’s finest food places and took it upon himself to steer the show into spotlighting amaguni law firm and one of jyushi’s concerts 🥺🥺🥺 he wanted to gas up his team for all the nation to see 🥺🥺🥺 (and never mind that kuukou wound up stealing hitoya’s expensive and rare alcohol for the show and repeatedly assaulted sasara in front of jyushi’s fans LOL)

y’all gotta hit up hypster fc lol one of the most peak bat dts exists on that site. kuukou suddenly barges in on jyushi’s karaoke session and jyushi was confused as to how kuukou knew he’d been there. kuukou tells him he’s literally livestreaming his karaoke session lol and nevermind kuukou did something pretty creepy in tracking down jyushi via his media lol the important takeaway is kuukou watches jyushi’s livestreams 🥺🥺🥺🥺 also hitoya got sick in that track and his teenage nuisances band together to take care of him, starting by stealing his keys and taking over his home LOL

it’s very charming that jyushi’s fans know of kuukou and hitoya lol. like that time kuukou crashed one of jyushi’s lives to drag him away for training and they went ‘why is kuukou-kun here???’ (and you could see one of jyushi’s fangirls waving them goodbye LOL) and that time kuukou and hitoya wound up walking in on a jyushi stream, revealing that hitoya’s actually camera shy 🥺 he heard that jyushi’s viewership was at like 10k or something and got a bit spooked by it 🥺🥺🥺

i forget the name of it but that bonus manga dt where jyushi and hitoya go to the sea together but minus kuukou bc he was mia (much to jyushi’s frustration)??? jyushi and hitoya muse they’d like to see the the ocean with kuukou too so they don’t know that kuukou actually dislikes the sea lol. it’s a weird jump in logic but i just love how they don’t know everything about each other, and don’t really ask (like how kuukou didn’t know the name of jyushi’s bully or how he instinctively knew hitoya was on the spiral of violence with him) but their bond is still one they’d be willing to stake their lives for 😭😭😭 (this is a plea to revisit harmonious cooperation and then fool’s gold LOL)

harmonious cooperation and fool’s gold are mirror images of drama tracks wherein they are practically the same story beats and flow repurposed. it shows how much bat’s gotten closer, like when kuukou calls his team over for a team meeting, jyushi and hitoya are put out by it in harmonious cooperation but in fool’s gold, they’re much more comfortable with it. arb somehow managed to show them bonding in the exact same way except thru video games and this is me just glazing arb actually lmao i still can’t believe they showed bat’s growth as a team in cyclical writing by taking advantage of their own event cycles 😭😭😭😭

[makimaki-chan]

Everything about this is brining me to tears... Shayne's lil smile as a reaction to seeing his name and him trying to diverge the attention away and you can see him blushing too and and and-- UGHHHH WHY DO THEY HAVE TO BE SO DARN CUTE 😭😭😭

[spongebob-connoisseur]

I DIED AND WENT TO HEAVEN‼💞💞💞💞💞

My two bestest boys in the whole world are getting along!💖

[saryasy]

AND I'M DONE

(don't worry he's just missing his angel)

[spotaus]

Hi i am back :D !!

With some more thoughts.

Quick notes! Because i saw those music lists from you and Piers!

As we discussed. Ccino loves music because his parents did. So i was thinking what type.

Lance, Ccino's dad (who i did headcanon was having originally used she/her but he felt more like a guy so went to he/him alte in life which brought different issues for him) was always into songs and music like PoorMansPoison. And then specifically like "give and take" and like "feed the machine" Which is also why Camellia was interested becuase those song texts are not subtle hihi.

Camellia!! She generally sung like love songs and like praise songs for Nim because she was on her mission to punch her dad in his face.

But when she is alone? For herself and later with her family? Very much Crane Wives. And then specifically. "The Hand That Feeds". And "Take Me To War."

Now. Dear Ccino.

He tends to hum over singing. Mostly because he didnt want to attract more attention but he loves music

I do imagine. That with Killer recovering after Dream's attack. He spends a lot of time just laying in bed. Ccino visits a LOT. and they get talking. Eventually Killer mentions he hates music.

And Ccino is curious. Like... why? Abd they talk and ccino realises it is just that he hates religious music.

So Ccino sings for him :)

Killer realises he doesnt quite hate music :3

Ohhh my gods Ancha. You have no idea how all of the absolutely destroyed me when I read thru it yesterday. Like. Took me tf out...

First off, Lance and Camellia's music preferences are so so cool!!! Lance is totally the kinda guy who would just rock with poor man's poison vibed songs! Fits him, his story, his situation, all of it! Nicely wrapped in a little bow and some amazing vocals! And then Camellia being more Crane Wives in her freetime is so sick... like, everyone knows her for gentle and bubbly and loving songs, but Lance knows she's most at home when performing these banger hits about power dynamics and perception shifts and stuff!!!

(Ooh, and Lance's gender transition! Hell yeah, we support a king in this household! That is such a cool extra layer for his storyline! 👀)

And yes, Ccino didn't really get the chance to sing, drew too much attention (do y'think he ever sings when he's cleaning in his house in the garden? Just so quietly practicing so no one can hear?) But he hums beautifully! Nightmare knows as much!

WOOOOOO. Oh I am GNAWING on this bit. Ohhohohoho~ Ccino being willing to share something so close to his heart with someone he cares so deeply for (though he can't voice it or acknowledge it properly)?? Killer changing his mind??? (You KNOW he's out on missions after he's healed and they pass a band on the street and Killer just mutters, 'They're good, but not as good as Ccino :]' and whoever he's with just kinda gives him a look- ANYWAY). So sweet and heartwarming! And honestly a great step for both of them!! Plus I love to imagine the look on Ccino's face as he processes that Killer's ever only really heard religious music- and that stubborn Killer is willing to give Ccino's songs a listen because. Well. It's Ccino!

Grrrrrr. (<- me going feral)

[divorcedwife]

oh noooo they wrote teia to be a sexy temptress in tevinter nights, i feel like im taking damage from reading it

[youichi-kuramochi]

GENSHIN IMPACT x ANTA COLLAB KEY VISUAL

[bonus collab chibis under the cut]

[crowdusk]

fave panels from this week’s chapter 🥹

[firstaidspray]

Domingo + adorable smile 🥰

Max Arciniega as Domingo "Krazy-8" Molina in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul (and behind the scenes)

[clementimetodie]

Anyone who says toddlers are incapable of manipulation has not been around toddlers long enough lmao

[faceglitchsworld]

Seonghwa building lego sets: a gif series (8/???)

[littlespacebird]

This scene! 🥺😭

[archivedolon]

[emvnah]

i am sooooooooooo stressed out! but at least I have a sewing machine. My new hyperfixation is theoretically someday making all my own clothes. Until then I'm thrift flipping and doing miscellaneous small projects.

I made a bandana-style triangle headscarf last week, my first real sewing project using the machine all by myself, and I'm very proud of it. Very practical and comfortable! And best of all, every single component was 100% free hand-me-downs including the sewing machine.

(Sewing is like 60% ironing seams btw 😭 but the crisp edges are so worth it)

[jacobseed]

neri blackthorne ♡ lover of violence and the illithids biggest hater

nothing else matters than this cute little neri from beloved @dilfbuck tysm i’ll cry about this for the next thousand years ♡