#ambivalence hcs

[mackenzielovee]

I may or may not have skipped to the parenthood blurbs to get ready for the re-read 🙈 but I was just wondering who Josie and Connor look more like. Sending my thoughts when I read part 1 and 2 today!! So excited for the book club!! Thank you😀💕

Book club is open besties!!💛💛

I think they’re probably a good mix of both. I know I wrote that Connor was like Rafe’s twin, which I believe, and Josie definitely gets her sass from Rafe too

[salemoleander]

At the end of Iskall's ep he's become fixated on fishing, sees a salmon floating on the water, and then gets a mending book

... and idk why bc that is So Much Less ominous or pointed than half the stuff that's happened, but for some reason that's what made me sure the fishing religion/big salmon stuff is becoming a capital-T Thing. Lore. Plot. Whatever you wanna call it. There's Stories Afoot.

(I don't know how the snail fits into it yet. I'm sure that will become evident in due time)

[ambivalent-amphibian]

not to yap but i got inspired (tysm for this) so here are some hcs -mostly human au tho:

they take turns being the little spoon. It usually depends on who needs comfort the most in that moment, bc it's something they do as part of a special kind of cuddling that emmulates weighted blankets. Otherwise, they rarely ever spoon all night bc of backpain (matthew) or just moving around in their sleep like a starfish (lovino).

lovino is a special kind of introvert - he rarely hesitates to jump anyone's throat or speak his mind, but he still runs out of battery after being surrounded by people for more than an hour. Matt, on the other hand, blends in anywhere, for better and worse —it's gotten better lately, though, with him seeing this as something in his control and finding alternative ways to get people to listen to what he wants to say. after all, the message is as important as the volume :))

matthew only uses petnames ('lovi') at home, but not bc matt's embarassed -he just would never want to make lovino feel patronized in any way, much less in public (also "it's our thing only —no one should be getting ideas about calling us whatever they want...") They both really like their little bubble and thrive keeping to themselves in their cozy apartment.

in a similar way, lovino only calls matthew "mati" when he's too sleepy to function and when he's geniunely touched by something sweet matt has done (so pretty often ig.) some of matt's relaxed sighs during massages and bubble baths have even managed to elicit a few whispered 'baby's from him, which turn matt into putty even more under his hands. they really are "tense af hands craving for something to squeeze" x "knead me like pizza dough pls so much pain pls rearrange my bones pls?". perfect puzzle pieces. idk -just one of their peculiar foreplay-appearing things that are the actual main event you see.

matt cherishes all words of affirmation he has gotten from lovino, not only bc they're not a-plenty, but bc lovino's one of the few people he knows that would never go out of his way to make him feel special under false pretenses. back when they were only friends, matt tried his best not to die on the spot whenever lovino first singled him out as the one I don't hate -> he's okay -> the only one with a working brain-mouth connection -> the one I respect -> my friend. praise makes matt quite giddy on the inside, but only because he's gotten to realize it is sincere, and he is increasingly aware of why he deserves it (and always will) <3

lovino still has a hard time taking compliments/sweet talk (in earnest); matt knows that, and thus finds little ways to show his partner how he feels about him every day. also faux ''''insults'''' sent lovino's way either render the italian guy speechless -in a "is that so" playful way, because he can tell what sweet/cheesy matt had actually wanted to say, or make him laugh at how hard matt tries to make his mean streak believable with his shout-whispery voice lol

i really dont know who would confess first. i'd say lovino, but i think he'd fall into my fav trope “i can admit to myself i'm in love with him, but i don't want to risk this friendship :(((" -like, if it was anything else he wanted, he'd bite the bullet (out of a lack of patience mostly), but it's matt. no longer talking with the one guy who makes him feel truly listened to, like he's not going insane, and who has gotten him to care about what another person cares about for the first time in a while (seriously, matt has got a very interesting life chez lui; so many little things going on all the time)?? lovino wouldn't last a day without losing it. he really wants matt in all the ways he's able to want somebody —why wouldn't that scare matthew away?? ugh why does he have to be too much underneath it all ughhhh

I actually think lovino is a good driver? I hc that he goes for a drive to calm down whenever he feels overwhelmed but his body hasn't shut down yet*. Lonely roads are v mindful and drifting in the middle of nowhere is exhilarating and a great outlet for his anger. Although Matt's a competent and very responsible driver, they usually just bike or take the trolley/train/whatever is available for longer commutes within the area they're living in atm.

like mentioned before with the bubble thing, i think neither of them is a fan of PDA -not even to tease others. they pick their battles wisely, and it's better to keep what they have as their business only. There's less pressure and 'judgement' that way, especially from their respective brothers and particularly chaotic friends lol

i think both of them are mildly protective of the other, but in a “i love seeing you fight yum go off” way while simultaneously recognizing some of the other's weaknesses as their very own, and thus they silently worry about the other's limits. at the end of the day, tho, they trust their partner to handle it, cause they both need that. these guys are two sides of the same coin love them sm <3

Canmano headcanons

Romano can't help to run his fingers and play with Matthew's hair.

Romano's loving the fact that him dating Matt can annoy France.

Romano loves to cook for his partner and often plans romantic dates with them

Romano steals Matthew's hoodies only because they're comfy af and only when he's staying home because he is not going out like this.

Matthew thinks he's cute wearing his clothes. since they have a size difference, the hoodies are way too oversized.

Romano is always ready to fight anyone that upsets Matthew. Even Alfred.

While Matthew would protect Romano (if asked) from getting his ass kicked.

Matthew is very insecure about his own cooking skills since Romano is so good at it. but Romano is happy (doesn't always look like he is but he is, i promise) to cook for him or even help him cook.

Romano doesn't have much patience for anyone, but Matthew. Since Matthew is always very patient with him.

[midnightshindig]

Single Mama! Reader with Cecil or Donald headcanons, pretty please. I’ll give you my prized Pokémon book for it.

Donald and Cecil x SingleMom!Reader

oh my god i read this as sigma while scrolling through requests and had an aneurysm I'm so fucking brain rotted

anyways- Cecil and Donal are separate hcs, sorry if these are sort of short!

hcs under the cut!

Cecil

Cecil is ambivalent and distant

he's not against you having a kid, but he doesn't know what to do with it

"Want a beer?" "HES FOUR" type shit

For the most part he treats your kid as cordially as possible.

If they're an elementary schooler, he might try and bribe them into liking him with toys

If they're more like a middle or high schooler, however, he treats them with respect

Cecil over her shaking some fourteen year olds hand like "I promise my intentions with your mother are good, I'm a good man and she's a great woman."

like oh my god just stooooop

but they lowkey kind of love it? Like, he's so aloof and weird, your kid(s) adore him

It's a very parallel-play type of thing

Cecil and you will be watching a movie and your kid will come downstairs and sit on the other side of the couch, casually reading a book or playing their 3ds or something

If your kid is interested in government or safety, Cecil will happily take them under his wing

You come back from the bathroom to find Cecil explaining calculus to your high schooler

or explaining the concept of government to your eight year old, who is happily absorbing it all like a sponge

He keeps it age appropriate

Cecil has a LOT of resources

So when he wants to take you out, you've got your pick of the best babysitters in the world

It's usually Donald ngl

sometimes, though, a teenage superhero will volunteer to babysit for some extra cash

So Eve-- or, more accurately-- Rex and Rae-- come over to babysit.

(ignore season three for these purposes- stfu it's cute)

And Cecil takes you out on the town

being a single mom means you have a hard time getting to be just Y/n, not Y/n the mom

Cecil makes sure you know how special you are

Corny ass man probably takes you swing dancing or something

Red Lobster type mf

I'm kidding he takes you to a very nice dinner

and buys an extra dessert for your kid <3

Donald

BIG nerd

Your kid like pokemon? Oh he's studying up rn to impress them

Because of this Donald's at work reading Warrior Cats and Cecil is like "Donald what the fuck is that?"

"Oh- My girlfriend's kid is really into this serious, I want to make a good impression."

"A grown man having warrior cats knowledge is terrifying, Donald."

psshhh whatever Donald doesn't care.

Tries to win over your kid by showing off his robotic features (once he gets used to it himself)

WILL take your kid to the park with you as a date

I hc Donald probably doesn't have too much in the way of his own family, so he's charmed by yours

Donald likes to take your kid(s) with you on dates

Group family dates if you will

So you all go to the movies, or maybe to dinner every now and again, stuff like that

But he makes time for just you don't you worry.

Type of dude to throw your kids in the air.

he's just casually available and emotionally supportive

ALSO teaches your children stuff, but more like history or lower level math

I have the very specific image in my head of your 3rd/4th grader coming home crying because her school is doing a daddy daughter dance and like.... she doesn't have a dad? What is she going to do?

You offer her to bring her uncle, or maybe she could bring you?

Donald comes back from the store with groceries for dinner and your daughter lights up

"I want Donald to take me!"

"Hm?" he puts the bags down to high five your daughter hello "Take you to what, kid?"

You sighed, leaning awkwardly against the kitchen counter "She's having a daddy daughter dance at school- Honey, why don't you take your uncle?"

Donalds eyes widen and he has to hold back a wobbly smile "No it's okay! I'll take her." Oh fuck it, dude is smiling

Ugh i'm a wreck he's so sweet

He's not trying to replace their dad or anything

like literally "not the step dad he's the dad who stepped up"

[oblique-lane]

hey since you’ve posted two pieces in a row about my boy Scout I was wondering if maybe you could write more your thoughts/your hcs about him? I think he’s really interesting and I don’t often see people realize that he’s more complex that what he seems, like this man just seems very sad inside. i really like your analyses and your takes are some of my favorites

hope you have a good day!

Appreciate it! Although I probably won't say anything particularly new... Okay, let's talk about Scout!

Though he no doubt wears the persona of a confident cool guy, protecting his ego from vulnerability, I wouldn't say there's sadness inside him. More accurate would be fear.

People with sadness baggage are pretty passive and quiet. And Scout's reaction is to hit, run, scare away, cling anxiously to the object of security. That's fear. He's fearful.

He doesn't think about it much, he's a pretty happy guy in the environment he's in. But if something makes him go off the rails and he starts, God forbid, thinking.....

His core fear is not living up to his place in the world. He knows there's a place for him, but for some reason he feels like people think he's not good enough to take it. Anyone better and stronger could take his place at any time. He's on bird's rights here.

Growing up with older brothers, being not good at school, being the smallest and youngest mercenary of the team, this feeling doesn't leave him ever. It's a tiresome inner struggle: "How do I make my stay secure?", "How do I become worthy?"

Falling into this cognitive trap of searching for self validation in the outside world instead of inside of himself, he was doomed to be stuck in ambivalence:

To continue to pretend, risking being exposed as an imposter, or to be sincere and inevitably endure the unbearable pain of rejection and loneliness?

He laughs and taunts and overexplains himself so much. He clings to the only thing he's better than everyone at. He overcompensates; he demands attention and tries to make himself bigger. He hates being alone as it basically feels like being actually pushed off his place in the world. He clings to people but immediately pushes them away for being too dangerously close to finding out his fears. He needs to be with everyone to know and to control what they think about him.

And it never makes him calm down anyway, since all those efforts take a lot of energy. Tiresome to be, tiresome to pretend. And the prize is nowhere near the sight.

This loop of pain will never end, unless he breaks the very core mindset of his. The answer is stepping into this fear, but he can't even think about it! It feels like death! His ego will die and it's going to feel like he's dying as a whole.

A full existential, primal fear of an child to be rejected by his parent. "Not worthy of living".

(Based on the Lise Bourbeau's model of 5 soul wounds: Abandonment)

[rascalthehamster]

HCs of Platonic!Yandere Legoharu with a gn!mole reader friend that starts out as one of Haru's only friends before Legoshi came along and now both are friendship yanderes for mole platonic darling. Please and thank you.

Platonic!Yandere LegoHaru

Being a member of the garden club was natural for a mole like you. Digging came natural, and you loved the smell of dirt. There was only one other person, a dwarf rabbit, whose reputation far preceded her.

You knew about the rumors, you also knew how rumors can change. How a spark can create a forest fire. What really surprised you was her attitude. She was always cheery, almost ambivalent towards the rumors that followed her around. The whispers that she obviously catches with her large ears. Yet, she was nice to you.

She knew you knew about the rumors yet she still treated you fairly. People have come to the roof to make a joke about joining the Garden Club. Her reaction made that clear when you first came with your slip filled out.

“What is it that you want? Here to mock me? Well at least you’re doing it to my face and not behind a corner. Well go ahead, spit it out!”

You were taken aback by her aggression, but still persisted to join her club. She saw that you were serious, and not just trying to yank the carpet from under her.

She wanted to test your will, see just how far she could push you. She made you move around many bags of dirt, just to have to move them again, repot all of the flowers, and clean the clubhouse completely, dusting and sweeping every nook and cranny.

When you did all of that, the sun was beginning to go down and she was still shocked at you not giving up. If it was a prank you wouldn’t have done anything, and if you were just trying to join a club so you could put it on your college resume you would’ve given up by now. She must’ve read you wrong.

She doesn’t apologize upfront to you about misreading the situation, but she did say she wanted to see you the next day. So it seems it’s official, you’re apart of the gardening club.

When you make it to the roof the next day there’s another person there. Someone much larger, and scarier. The grey wolf stares at you silently, sniffing the air softly. You walk past him, ignoring your body screaming at you to run away.

“Excuse me.” He said in a soft tone, keeping his hands behind his back and shrinking his body. “Uhm…” he lifted his hand to scratch his face, the long claws fingering his snout. “Do you know where Haru is? The little dwarf rabbit.” He moved his hand to accentuate just how small Haru was, she barely made it up to his knee.

“I don’t know. Yesterday was my first day so she could be doing something.” You picked up a bag of dirt and began moving it to some plants that looked like it could use some soil.

“Oh, okay.” He said, his voice disheveled and his tail tucked under him.

You felt bad for him. So you offered that he could help you while he waited, which he agreed to do. Canines were always eager to please. He quickly went to work, grabbing triple the amount of bags you could carry and just looked at you as if he wasn’t even strained, his tail happily wagging. “Where do you want these?”

After a few hours of him helping out, cleaning the gutters that towered over you and Haru, grabbing the hose that was put on the top shelf even though you specifically put it on the bottom shelf yesterday, Haru eventually appeared.

She saw you working with Legoshi and started to get excited. She didn’t want to show it so she pretended to get onto Legoshi for messing something up, grinning at you when his back was turned. You just giggled in response.

You began working on some flower beds that weren’t given attention yet when you saw Legoshi and Haru talking to each other. The wolf was knelt down to meet her eyes. When he caught your eyes, Haru also turned and she waved first, Legoshi just stuck out his hand. They were so different yet they were so close you thought.

When you finished up the plant beds Haru appeared behind you and asked if you wanted to go to dinner with her. Well, it went more like “Hey, me and Legoshi are going to head to dinner.” And she grabbed your arm, dragging you away from the plants.

The fresh dirt still on your paws as you were dragged along. You appreciated the invite though. Even if it came with weird stares from carnivores and herbivores alike.

The next thing you knew, Haru was following you all around campus, along with Legoshi who followed Haru all around campus. Haru would study with you, would eat all meals with you. When you woke up she would be right outside your dorm waiting for you. Legoshi also wanted this but was less extreme.

If anybody tried anything with you she would instantly stand up for you, however she had scary boyfriend privileges so the opportunity to prove that she could defend you never showed up. She made you know that she would if you needed it!

LegoHaru as yandere’s would be pretty good in my opinion. As long as you don’t mind a very clingy bunny and wolf I think all will be well.

[leggerefiore]

The way you write the dragons hello?😭😭

its so good and honestly feels like them fr, if you are taking requests do you mind doing a longan NSFW headcanons?

i am obsessively writing as i go lmao

👁Longan Dragon Cookie General NSFW HCs🌟

cw: 18+ content, AFAB reader, monster fucking,

Minors DNI

⚪️ Sex… Well, due to having a mate, they are the most experienced than the other dragons. Now, due to your current situation… Longan will admit some ignorance. Sex with a mortal is not something they are familiar with, nor do they really wish to learn about it. They fully intend to only engage with you once you return to your true form… After all, you are already their mate. There is no rush to take you and show their claim once more.

⚪️ Longan feels oddly ambivalent about sex… While they are not one to deny themself, giving into such indulgences too often may prove problematic. But, they enjoy it. They are not above their most base instincts, nor do they necessarily claim themself to be. The intimacy of it is missed by the dragon – allowing a fleeting moment of vulnerability with their mate. Your body held close to their own, taking them and becoming one with them. It was so wonderful… It remains in the back of the dragon's mind. Desperately, they want it all back.

⚪️ They care not for mortal customs… So, they are not above public sex. Granted, they are not overly interested in it either. The vulnerability involved leaves the dragon with a definite preference to keep it in the privacy of their nest. There is not any reason to do so but to otherwise keep the moments private for themself. Your lovely sounds are solely for their ears, and the sight of you coming undone by their actions is not for anyone else. There is a deep possessiveness that never leaves them. Though, do not be mistaken, there have been times the dragon has taken you on their throne. Any prying eyes of their servants or any dragon unfortunate to visit will have gotten a glance of the dragon making you cry out in pleasure. The dragon's eyes are locked completely onto you.

⚪️ For oral, they certainly lean more towards receiving but will give depending on the situation. Having you on your knees before them, desperately trying to please their dicks. They bring a hand to stroke your hair as you take one of them into your mouth while pumping the other. All of their eyes are locked onto you. Your flustered face and eyes closed as you focus. They find one of the smirks crossing their face. You truly are submitting to them. When they give, however, you are sat on their throne. Their hands grasp your thighs as they observe everything. Then, without any warning, they pressed their face flush to your sex. A fork tongue easily finds your clit, circling it and applying a perfect pressure. Your whines and moans intensify as they suck it. This makes their claws dig into your flesh. You will cum many times from this – falling far over into overstimulation. Longan adores watching every little thing you do.

⚪️ Dominating. Longan is dominating. There is not a single passing possibility that you will find yourself in control with this one. They will not even be willing to indulge the fantasy. In becoming their mate, you long submitted to them – you knew what you signed up for. (Even if you still do not remember, frustratingly.) You are pinned beneath the dragon more often than not, taking them and listening to whatever they order you. Though, in the case they allow you to ride them in their lap, be prepared to listen to whatever they tell you. There is no room to question them. Their terrifying glare will likely push you into going along with it. But, they do care for your pleasure. There is nothing they seek more than to drive you into the complete throes of pleasure.

⚪️ Kinks… Well, the dragon has a few. Though, horribly, chief among them is a breeding kink. They need more dragons… They will bring back the age of dragons no matter what. And, that gives you a duty as their mate. Power play is given, and they barely consider it a kink. They are the strongest of the dragons – of course, you should treat them as an authority. Size kink is also at play – no matter what, you are always quite smaller than them. They enjoy having you completely engulfed by them. Double penetration, too, but they do not consider that a kink. That is just natural to them.

⚪️ Their libido is a little bit low – for a dragon. For a mortal, you are rather frequently coping with their incessant need. It feels like every other day, you are sought out by them and driven mad in pleasure. Not to mention the madness of their mating season – you can only beg for mercy then. The dragon's libido is unending, and all they desire is to remain buried inside you. It is impossible to escape from them during that period.

⚪️ They have two dicks, naturally. This is commonplace among dragons. They are smooth, however, yet they are large. The shape is a little triangular, starting thin at the tips and growing widest toward the bases. They do expect you to take both and will be frustrated at your mortal body's weakness in doing so. But, the sight of you filled with them and shaking from the pleasure of it all… They maybe can accept some very few positives.

⚪️ They say very little in bed. It is mostly whatever sounds come from your bodies joining and whatever sounds come from you. But, sporadically, they say some of the most unexpected things. Praise is rare, but after you take both of their dicks, they smile at you and speak, “… As expected of my mate. Does this not feel more natural to you?” You are too out of it to give a real response. They do not seem to mind. Or, as they fuck you absolutely senseless, they let their body press to your back and whisper you in your ear, “You will soon carry my clutch… Soon…” Their voice is almost like thunder, and you nearly cum from that alone.

⚪️ As for after care, well… You may be left to your own devices. Longan remains with you for a few moments, embracing you and letting themself enjoy the afterglow with you. They may even offer you a bath with them, but… Otherwise, you are expected to call on a servant to ask for food or drink. They have other tasks to attend to, alas. Rest assured, they will at least praise you. And then ask if you recalled anything. They are quite goal-oriented.

[glitter-stained]

you may have answered this before but: thoughts on the catholic jason hc?

Alright so my answer is in two parts. Me personally, I have a complex, very ambivalent relationship with Catholicism as a practice (I won’t go in the details because that’s personal but it’s simultaneously a large frame that very heavily influenced my life, some elements that I in parts worked to deconstruct and a lifestyle I was kept removed from -very vague but yeah, a lot of complex emotions). It’s not something that I’m necessarily interested in exploring with Jason’s character (there are certain types of catharsis that you get through different characters, and I don’t necessarily like the emotional freedom I find in my fandom experience wrt Jason to be associated with the emotions and frame I associate to Catholicism, if that makes sense? So I don’t personally like catholic!JT as in, the headcanon of Jason being catholic, esp in practice, but also like totally respect your vision, the way you experience and conceptualize the culture belongs to you (generally speaking I don’t tend to consider headcanons to be fundamentally bad or wrong since it’s a very personal way to experience the story, even if it contradicts canon, I’m like it’s a confrontation of your personal experience with your idea of canon (ie the comics you’ve read or not, etc.) that I don’t have access to, I don’t know what’s going on in your head, so I try not to judge headcanons, just evaluate whether I share them or not. There are some exceptions where I will make assumptions based on the hc and bear a judgement on that, ie if someone is hc-ing poc characters as white, though I still try to tone that down (hey what do I know maybe they saw the way the character is drawn in comics (esp with how art often tends to whitewash characters). Anyway, I digress but yeah, fully respect the headcanon.)

[sillyandquiteawkward]

did you see that curly got an official name and it is Orion

i did! ive been ambivalent to the grant hc but its very cute to see his name is orion carding/curling(?). [dib voice] space boyyyyy. hes so fucking handsome dang

im kind obsessed with his necklace....so cute. its just a little pendant

[demonic0angel]

Thoughts on everlasting insomniacs?

If you don't mind I'd love to see you draw/write something abt them! (No Pressure<3)

(I’m ngl, I’m not even that big of a fan of Everlasting Trio 😭 I thought it was a friendship tag or a group name tag, until I found out that it was actually a ship name tag lmao. I’ve always hc them as qpp, and I’m a little obsessed with TimxDanixKon, so I’m ambivalent about Everlasting Insomniacs. However, I don’t hate it and I don’t mind it!)

“That’s what I’m saying! Like why are you going to do all of that just to change your mind later? Like if you have the balls to start throwing a tantrum to me, you should have the balls to stick to your ideals, right?!” Tucker ranted.

Danny nodded. “You should just ignore him. He’s annoying as hell.”

“I can’t! He sits next to me in almost all of my classes! I think this is a conspiracy from god to test me!”

Sam snorted as she lead the group through the halls of Danny’s lair, but as they opened the living room, they noticed a figure lying on the couch.

They all paused and then approached. Tim laid on his stomach on the couch, clearly in the midst of working on his computer when he had finally succumbed to sleep.

Tucker leaned closer and poked him. Tim gave a small snore and didn’t wake up.

“Wow, it’s so unfair how he’s still so pretty while drooling all over the couch,” Tucker said.

Sam snorted again, “Have you seen the Waynes? God has favorites.”

“And it’s definitely not you,” Danny snickered, ribbing Tucker with his elbow. Tucker gave a light growl, making Danny squeal from faux fear. Sm quickly shushed them and they settled back down.

Danny looked back at Tim’s sleeping figure. “Now what? We can’t watch a movie if he’s asleep.”

Sam hummed and then said, “Y’know what? Tucker, get your laptop. We’ll watch a movie there. Danny, get some snacks and drinks. I’ll get the blankets.”

They perked up. “Sleepover?”

She nodded with a smile. She patted Tim’s head. “We’ll let him sleep, so let’s keep quiet.”

“Yes, ma’am!”

Soon, Tim was bundled up with pillows and blankets, curled up on the couch by himself while the three sat down on the floor with the laptop in front of them, snickering and whispering in hushed tones. Tim eventually opened his eyes, watching the three keep quiet as a sci-fi movie played with a lowered volume. He smiled and then wrapped his blankets around him tighter, falling back to sleep with a smile on his face.

[homunculovers]

Another hc: the team venture guy who actually cared about Rusty was Rodney the Action Man, not Kano, not Otto and not Horace for sure.

In the grenade flashback I got the idea Rodney was genuinely trying to play with that little kid, for once offering him a positive surprise instead of a literal explosion. They were all victims of circumstance, Scamp being a curious little mutt, Rusty acting on his complete exhaustion at the idea of losing yet another pet, Rodney failing to stop him and explain the joke before he got hurt.

In that particular scene I love all three.

Rodney was drugged by Jonas Sr and/or the OSI, but now we know the super serum must’ve been in its experimental phase and that it amplifies antisocial behaviors. That scene feels like the one moment where Rodney was acting by his own will, and it was a will to play. Don’t forget Rusty was genuinely laughing when he pulled his finger, he trusted Rodney. I believe there was some foundation to that trust.

Kano I believe is more ambivalent, because he was effectively enslaved by team venture (see the Blue Morpho mess), who was more than a little racist with him. He was tasked with carrying the brat around, the one thing he has to say in the show about him is that he’s surprised he has friends because he’s so unpleasant. He hasn’t seen him for the majority of Rusty’s adult life so he must’ve referred to when he was but a child. Take this with a grain of salt, I’m putting hints together.

Horace is arguably as self involved as Jonas Sr., with the added unpleasant habit of hitting people he believe had to be disciplined. I don’t think he saw Rusty as anything more than a wimpy letdown, the toddler that ruins the party by demanding to be read a story.

Otto was Kinda There. I believe he turned to religion to assuage the guilt of the deeds he had done with team venture. Doesn’t seem especially affectionate towards Rust.

Back to Rodney, I think the relationship with him shaped Rusty’s tolerance. He was pummeled by Brock in college for no apparent reason, and he accepts him as his bodyguard never bringing back the incident. When Brock leaves he takes in Hatred, a pragmatic decision for sure, but it’s still a soldier with crippling behavioral problems caused by a super serum, like Rodney.

I’m not saying this tolerance makes Rust a good person, especially because most of it derives from desensitization. He can casually insinuate that Hatred slept with Hank cause he must’ve seen all manners of sexual acts since the youngest age.

Still I think Rodney was trying to be nice, that a love starved kid like Rusty would notice that and cherish it like the one drop of water in a desert, and that it unconsciously shaped his relationship with soft men turned hard by circumstance.

[collidescopeeyes]

HCs for how Pyke, Swain, and Viego would go about trying to confess their feelings to a fem!reader? For whatever reason they feel like they HAVE TOO.

Viego isn't much for planning these sorts of things; it is a historically recognised fact that with his first wife he fell in love at first sight and proposed on the spot. That being said, he's reflected that that might put you a tad on the spot, even if he's not really the king of anything anymore, so he refrains (barely) from offering to marry you on the spot. Still, the second he recognizes what he's feeling it gets caught in his chest like a shaken-up champagne bottle–he has to tell you, it'll eat him up inside until he does. Again, for better or worse this man thinks with his heart first and head second, so the moment he sees you it just comes bursting out of him. It is the most romantic, heartfelt confession you've ever heard–he tells you everything he loves about you with such absolute earnestness that it is literally impossible to doubt his sincerity, it's written all over his face how besotted he is. He'll be honest that he knows that there are many, many reasons you might not feel the same and he can't blame you for that, but if by some miracle you felt the same he swears by his own crown that he'll do everything in his power to make you happy and prove himself worthy of your love. It's not technically a marriage proposal, but it's pretty close. If you reciprocate he's literally overjoyed, like picks you up and spins you around ecstatic, grinning from ear to ear.

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Externally, Pyke looks like he's on his way to kill someone. Internally, he is stressed out of his mind. He's not good with words–he knows this, you know this, literally everyone who's ever met him knows this. If ‘the’ is the most common vocalisation in the history of language, his was probably an ambivalent grunt. He's even worse at talking about feelings–with the exception of anger, him and feelings have a tense working relationship at best. He's not the type to get attached to people, and by the time he realizes how in deep he is he's absolutely petrified of somehow fucking it up–and lord does it take him a while to realize. He doesn't examine his feelings often, just acts on them, and you're as close as this town can get to an angel so obviously he wants to be around you all the time, duh. Also, you're gorgeous, anyone with eyes could see that, of course he'd get distracted with how your hair looked in the sun, he's not fucking blind. That weird feeling in his chest was probably just a side effect of being sorta-dead–it’s not like he has a heart that can skip a beat. Anyway, once the other shoe drops, he's entering pure suffering mode–he has to tell you, but how? He'll enlist help from the few people who tolerate him in Bilgewater (namely Illaoi, but Sarah Fortune also weasels her way in because this is the funniest fucking thing she's ever heard and who cares how she heard. He begrudgingly accepts because he's just that desperate not to fuck this up), and he walks away with a reasonable plan for how he's gonna confess that goes immediately out the window the second he sees you. Just head blank, heart in throat, what was he gonna say again? He's staring, and you ask if he's feeling okay, and he just blurts out that he loves you, he's been in love with you for months and he didn't know how to tell you so he just…is. It comes out sounding like a threat. He briefly considers swimming into the crushing abyss of the sea never to be seen again. He scrubs a hand over his face because he really does not want to see the look on your face right now and clarifies that nothing needs to change between you and he knows he's a fucking disaster of a person, he just thought you should know. He's genuinely shocked if you reciprocate, that absolutely was not how he saw this going, and his expression doesn't really change beyond his eyes widening but he's so relieved he feels like he's gonna pass out.

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Swain is hands down the most put together. He’s a very down to earth person–he pretty quickly recognizes his feelings and comes to terms with them, and then puts together a plan. He invites you out to a nice dinner at your favorite restaurant (which, if he's sure it wouldn't bother you, he'd rent out just for you two) and picks you up with a bouquet of your favorite flowers. He's a perfect gentlemen the whole time, like pulls your chair out and offers you his arm style, and he's remarkably suave when he wants to be. Then you go for a scenic walk–the Noxus Prime might not be the most photogenic place but the harbor is quite pretty at night, and he happens to have his own private dock that, of course, is empty this time of night. Under the moonlight, he very calmly and sincerely expresses how he feels about you, and he'd be deeply honored if you'd allow him to court you. He's very charming, but leaves you space to graciously decline if you don't feel the same, or for any of the other very good reasons you think a relationship might not work out with him. Either way he's prepared to accept the outcome. If you reciprocate, he'll let out a breath he hadn't quite realized he was holding and sweep you into the most romantic kiss you've ever seen outside of a hallmark movie.

[ladonnaalata]

I've seen somewhere an HC that Astarion lied to Tav about the extent of Cazador's abuse and that in reality Cazador was a caring and affectionate master.

Can we not do that?

Can we not woobify a villain just like we woobify Astarion?

I think there can be a middle ground between victim blaming Astarion and seeing him as this defenseless little flower who could never hurt a fly.

Cazador is an abuser. Period. Even if he tortured his spawns once in centuries, that is still abuse.

Even if he forced them to sleep with strangers once, that is still rape and it's still abuse.

Even if he entered their minds to control their bodies or thoughts once, it's still abuse.

Even if he gave them rats once, that's still abuse.

And we are quite sure he didn't do any of those things only once in several decades or centuries, as the game shows us.

Even if one doesn't want to believe Astarion (and it's weird because he has zero motivations to lie as the outcome of his life would still be the same: be free from slavery), there are plenty of other testimonies in the game that do that for him.

The servant speaking of the "horrible things" Cazador will do to him once he gets back, the fact that if you handle him back to Cazador he gets skinned alive and turned into a zombie, the siblings who hunt him who are completely subjugated to Cazador's mind control, the kennels and the rough torture instruments scattered around, the simple fact that this man carved personally an infernal mark on the back of his spawns for them to be "consumed", as that is for his own admission their ultimate purpose. He forced his spawns to fetch children as prey for mere revenge reasons and killed the daughter of one his spawns and left the corpse to rot in an abandoned bedchamber. He has a diary in which he records his "special obsession" and punishments he reserved for Astarion. He imprisoned 7000 people and left them to starve in a cage for centuries.

Now, if we want to HC that Cazador still has humanity left in him, and that he doesn't always have gorish violent outbursts we might indeed do that. Two hundred years is a very long time and probably even a Vampire Lord gets tired of the same sadistic routine.

There is no doubt that in his own mind Cazador is doing the right thing and is convinced he was spoiling his spawn, because he probably had it worse during his spawn times. He was impaled for eleven years, he had one of his friends killed under his eyes, and he was probably the only spawn of Vellioth, meaning he was the only one his master could obsess over and torment relentlessly. But his idea of "kindness" is his own perception of himself. It's his own point of view which is completely narcissistic and does nothing to take in consideration the torments of his spawn, even for a while.

We might also think that sometimes he understood pain and suffering and used to comfort his spawns via affectionate gestures but that would hardly be any retribution for torments he himself has inflicted. If anything it would indicate a personality disorder in which sadism and guilt mingle together to create this unpredictable ambivalent monster who acts sweet and caring one day and might skin you alive the next.

Cazador is not good, Cazador is not caring. He is a turbulent, complex, disturbed man with his own demons and painful past, we might feel sad for him, feel compassion for him and appreciate his character without forgetting that overall he's still a sadistic vampire lord who genuinely takes pleasure in others people's pain and treats his slaves as objects to satisfy his whims.

Astarion might be a liar and a manipulator but he lies to bring Tav on his side, seduce them and obtain protection because he's scared his vampirism might get him killed. And overall because that's what he's been taught to do in order to fetch dinner. That's in itself already proof of abuse and trauma response behaviour. But it's obvious when he's lying and when he's not, the game makes it super clear he's only playing with Tav about sleeping together, and Tav is equally amused at his attempts (you get the opportunity to tell him he's silly and a liar).

When he speaks about Cazador, there is no hyperbole in his words. He stops at describing some very specific episodes and vague suggestions, but he never gets overboard in trying to spur compassion or horror in Tav about his past abuse. He casually speaks about his scars when Tav sees them for the first time, and his demeanour is falsely lighthearted, like he's forcing himself to talk about them only because Tav asked. ("Now let's go, if I can't see them you certainly can't"). As a matter of fact, he's reclutant to speak about his past and we can only get him to open up if we choose the romance path and get to deepen our bond with him.

Astarion is selfish and arrogant, he comes from a noble background so it was certainly tough for him to accept and adapt to some things. He's an instigator and a yapper so no doubt he did what he could to annoy Cazador and get on his bad side from time to time. We can even HC he knew the Szarrs and always wanted eternal life without considering the cost, but in my opinion this shouldn't invalidate what Cazador did and how it impacted him. Trauma is also subjective and different for everyone, if for Astarion 200 years of enslavement have been a lot, another would be scarred for life at the mere thought of hunting a victim or at mere touch of a rusty knife on skin.

I think that simplifying this gothic horror which is Baldur's Gate 3's vampiric lore does a disservice to the player and we should take it for what it is: an horrifying story of power, corruption and control, maybe even envy, obsession and sexual attraction but please don't throw in feelings like "care", "gentleness" or "love" because those aren't present if not in the shape of another form of control and psychological manipulation and its still a completely toxic and abusive relationship.

[midnightshindig]

Hi sorry to bother you how are you doing and how has your week been mine has been boring but enough about me May I request, the immortal from invincible x female Reader hc it could be anything you want fluff smut anything you want I understand if you don't want to do it but if you do want to do it thank you very much also I love your writing keep up the good work sorry to bother you.

The Immortal x F!Reader hcs

Just some fluffy hcs about what it's like to date the Immortal

Hcs under the cut!

You ask for his name upon meeting and he's just like ".... The Immortal?"

"No like what's your name what should I call you?"

"The Immortal."

"Has it... always been that?"

He hesitates before answering "...no? But it's just as much my name as any name I've previously had."

Fair enough.

Either way, you guys start dating very quickly

He doesn't believe in wasting time, you humans have so little of it

He's pretty courteous and gentlemanly, like he's no prude but he holds the door for you

Your dates usually consist of something very classic

Movie Date, homemade dinner date, he takes you to an ancient art museum and points out all the paintings he knew before they were famous

He's secretly quite the art critic

He takes you to an at home spa date, utilizing old skincare techniques he's picked up over the years

The Immortal is a VERY knowledgable man

Your dates are always well planned and considerate

He's pretty ambivalent towards PDA, doesn't care if anyone is around he will hold your hand

He won't outright make out with you in public, but he's an adult and can kiss his girlfriend goodbye or hello whenever he wants damnit

He loves to call you his good luck charm before he leaves for battle, he thinks it's sweet

He has an almost Arthurian sense of honor about him, like, that classic "let me change your tire for you" kind of attitude

The Immortal flies you everywhere if he can help it

some of your favorite dates are just you laying on his chest as he lazily drifts through the sky, talking about this that and the other, gazing up at the stars

You can't help but feel small with him

Like, he's had hundreds of wives, and probably even had children.

You're just.... like a normal person? You're not even middle aged.

What do you even bring to the table?

He tells you that you're refreshing, and that love isn't about who is the most impressive or brings the most to the table

He just likes to be around you, he loves you, what more does he need than that?

What more is there to loving someone than being in love?

When you fight, he's a man of few words

Mr. "and that's final" learns real quick that that won't work with you.

To be honest, he has some latent sexism in his system

BUT he's dedicated to working through it

"Times change faster than I do, but as a superhero and a citizen it is my duty to educate myself on every issue. I refuse to become an antiquated and hateful relic of the past."

He's on that ally grind ngl

He meets your dad or other parental figure and shakes their hand so hard he almost hurts it

but he's gentle

he's just nervous

Which is entertaining when he's lived so long, you get a kick out of watching him scramble to explain his intentions with you

It goes well enough though, and they give him their blessing

All in all, you two are a good match, and he's so thrilled to have met you

It's literally the only good thing about being immortal, is that he gets to meet the rare people like you

What a gift <3

[gaydr0id]

some of my rk900 hcs

there is only one rk900, built as a proof of concept that cyberlife never got a chance to pitch to the military because shit hit the fan

he collected dust for years before cyberlifes assets were surrendered to the deviants and he was woken up

having no idea what to do with his life, he decided to make his skills useful and join the dpd

he originally works homicide as a detective but transfers to the swat after a falling out with gavin

he treats the job very seriously, but doesnt really get any fulfilment from it.

he is quite neutral about law enforcement and the law in general. morality doesnt factor into his work, he just shows up and does what hes told.

total wiseass with a superiority complex

he has a complicated relationship with submission. i wrote a fic about that.

touch starved AF

sex and kink fascinate him and hes a kinesthetic learner

he got that connor model autism

pretty ambivalent toward gender but likes when people use he/him pronouns and call him a man, more because it shows he is viewed with equal status to a human, and less because it is gender affirming.

probably would use it/its pronouns if that wasnt so heavily associated with android oppression

he loves being an android and hes proud to be the only rk900, which is why he chooses not to go by connor or any other name (side note nathaniel is my favourite choice for when he does go by a name instead of his model number)

kept his led

minsexual and demiromantic

abandonment trauma from being left in storage for 3 years

raging perfectionist

sedatephobic and wears headphones sometimes even though he doesnt technically need them because having the physical vibration in his auditory receptors is soothing

cant stand being idle but also has no hobbies outside of work so he spends a lot of time in stasis

is very emotionally detached from death

he is the only android at the dpd who still uses the android storage. there are showers at the precinct and a locker for him to keep his spare clothes in. he doesnt really own anything else and doesnt care about privacy so he has no motivation to rent a place of his own

he has no concept of the value of money and has a lot of savings since he doesnt spend it much so he will just drop fat stacks on shit without a second thought

feel free to yoink any of these if you like em

[all-pacas]

From the headcanon meme: so sorry I know there’s many so you can choose whatever u like if you’re not in the mood to answer all of them lol anyways 10,13,15,21,28,29,36 for Chase.

10) Neuroses? Do they recognize them as such?

He absolutely does not recognize them in himself, whatever they are. I don't think Chase has many, tbh: he's not an anxious person, he's self-assured and not super inclined to worry. It's not supported in canon, but I like the HC that he doesn't love being "stuck" in a room -- not claustrophobia, but like, he won't close the door all the way if he goes to the bathroom, he leaves his bedroom door open at night, that sort of thing. It's completely unconscious, he thinks it's a "slightly bad habit" and not "I feel uncomfortable with the idea of being locked into a room with no way out."

13) Sexual Orientation? And, regardless of own orientation, thoughts on sexual orientation in general?

I mean... he's a dude from the early 2000s, he hasn't heard of any orientations besides "straight," "gay," and "bi." He thinks of himself as straight for sure, even if he's messed around with dudes before; I don't think he's ever thought too deeply about this stuff tbh. He's probably the type who just shrugs it all off with "do whatever, it has nothing to do with me." I like the HC that he's demiromantic, although he would never have heard the word and wouldn't agree, you know what I mean?

15) Biggest and smallest short term goal?

Reaaaally depends on the point in canon we're talking. S1-2? Probably impressing House. S3-5? Cameron-related, impressing Cameron. S6-8? Having as much fun as he can, for his definition of fun (sex, distraction, drinking). In general, I don't think Chase has a lot of "big" goals; not that he is completely flighty or anything, but he's not really the five year plan type, you know? He's not ambitious in that way, he's fairly impulsive. Sadly, I think "getting married and starting a family" was his big goal for a solid few years there, and, welllll. He also wants his career to go well and be successful, but we don't have any inklings that he's dreaming of taking over the department or starting his own. Actually in S8 it's the opposite: he admits he's felt ready to do so since S6 (for three years), but hadn't wanted to commit to trying.

21) Turn-ons? Turn-offs?

Thanks to S7, we know "high heels" are a turn on, and thanks to S1 and ... Cameron ... we know he's into aggressive partners ahaha. Thanks to S1 and S3, we know his turnoffs include "burning" and "being watched." Otherwise, who can say, lol. Clearly Cameron in general is a turn on. He was more ambivalent about his Scene days than fandom pretends, so I honestly think you could go either way on that count. Fandom likes to say he's into humiliation but he pretty clearly is not, at all; otherwise anything goes! (ie, I'm waffling a bit because this is a hard question to answer without going strictly HC only.)

28) Who do they see as their best friend? Their worst enemy?

I don't think Chase considers anyone to be his worst enemy (somewhere Foreman is seething); he's just too self-assured to believe people hate him (and actually he gets quite offended and annoyed when it's brought up as a possibility). Treiber, maybe? Best friend depends a lot on when in canon we're talking. Sadly, Cameron probably qualified for the first 5 years of the show, even though they weren't even that close (although still friends!) in S1-2; Chase doesn't have a deep bench. By the end of S7, it's absolutely Thirteen, you don't tell someone your darkest secret and NOT have that kind of connection, and even in S6 they were rapidly becoming very good friends.

29) Reaction to sudden extrapersonal disaster (eg The house is on fire! What do they do?)

A) Get to safety. B) If possible, help others get to safety. C) If it's a medical thing, do medical stuff. Chase is literally trained to stay calm under high pressure scenarios, so he's not going to panic. I don't think that means he'd be heroic, per se -- we see he does impulsively act to save and help others (Adams, Dibala) plenty of times, but when given a chance to think he tends to be a little more pragmatic. I don't know that he's running back into a burning building after escaping, you know? But if someone's in there with him, he's going to help them escape too.

36) What activities do they enjoy, but consider to be a waste of time?

None! Because I truly don't think Chase considers anything he does to enjoy himself a waste of time. He's all about enjoying himself, he's very much a short term pleasure kind of guy, he chases after pleasure and fun (to his own detriment at times). So I think he'd find the premise itself flawed: if he enjoys it, it is worth his time.