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sysig · 9 months ago
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For Requestober
Papyrus and Sans cozily hugging each other in soft clothes😭😭😭
(well this is literally first time I did this hope didn't do anything wrong)
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Day 10 - Sleepy snoozey skeletons
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slasherflicks999 · 3 months ago
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I am the only one remembers Crosshatch Creepypasta. Look her up, I felt like she is one of most forgotten Creepypasta characters. I do miss some digital and gaming creepypastas. TwT
She is like female Ben Drowned lol.
i swear i feel like i saw her on amino once in middle school or something she looks SO familiar but not enough to confidently say i knew who she was before now
SHE DOES LOOK SO COOL THO i appreciate i appreciate :o any BEN adjacent character honestly gets an automatic nod of appreciation tho LOL
if you have ever played or heard of the game OFF…. her design reminds me a lot of it
so hyped for that game to come to switch btw TOBY FOX IS GONNA BE ON THE SOUNDTRACK IM DEAD /POS
#seriously im very excited#OFF is so good#hardly even remember what it was about i just remember it was good#also i can just very much appreciate a good black and white character design#character design is already hard as fuck so if you can pull off making a character with literally only two values? hellO??#she reminds me of when people draw BEN in black and white/grayscale#which im PRETTY SURE was started by pastamonsters but ive seen it other places as well#and ofc….. obligatory i love him incoming#i was also a subscriber of the grayscale BEN design for a bit in middle school but i missed his beautiful blonde hair#sorry not sorry#which btw? the SHOCK i was struck with when i learned little benjamin in the arg is BRUNETTE??????#ik its bc for a while all we had was the og story so obvi if he looks like link he’s gonna be blonde#and like even now a lot of ppl dont know the arg lore WHICH IS FINE OFC but like i love the arg#but ohhh my jard little brunette ben im sick and ill#honestly…. in my mind hes like dirty blonde. i can’t strip him of his blondeness#even tho ben and BEN are like still technically different people in my aus…… forever blonde sorry#this town is only big enough for one brunette actually and its me#/j#thinking about benjamin gives me the same heartache that i grt when i think about powder from arcane#just little babies 💔💔💔 guys this is not okay undrown him rn#put air back into the poor boy’s lungs#thought: BEN thinking back on benjamin’s memories and going ‘…that used to be me???’ is so transgender looking at pre transition pics core#like we got the same brand of complete disconnection from our childhood selves and i think that’s beautiful LMAO#again he’s not REALLY the same person but shhhh you get it you understand trust#i could make a whole twelve straight posts info dumping dont test me#but seriously whats more trans: being trans or this freak
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sapphia · 11 months ago
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i want all trans people to know that somewhere out there, right now, there are so so many people working on your genitals. just so many people want you to have a dick and balls. people have dedicated their entire lives to figuring out how to make your vagina happen. in this moment there there are literally are dozens of doctors dedicated working out how to make you a set of genitals that will work the way you want them to, whether that’s researching new procedures or performing groundbreaking operations or performing routine surgery or studying for their medical exams so that one day, in the future, they can provide you with a penis.
these people all want you to have the right set of genitalia and by god they’re going to make it happen
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anaceshornyblog · 3 months ago
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You ever think about Trans!Jon who is Elias’s kid choosing his new masculine name and it’s still Jon for short, but that’s because he named himself after the founder of the institute his father works at. Tells his dad he decided to change his name to Jonah. Do you think Elias would be normal about that?
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ultrakillingmyself · 3 months ago
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Yall ever think abt tfem alphonze
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littlespoonevan · 1 year ago
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tragic: the song i've been obsessing over for two days straight is actually best represented by buck and abby's relationship and i will never be able to convince someone to have an in depth discussion about it with me and/or make a gifset of it 💔
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impossibledial · 2 years ago
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you hate clara in series 7? not a clara stan.
you hate clara in series 8? not a clara stan.
you hate clara in series 9? not a clara stan.
you think clara’s farewell in hell bent is bad? not a clara stan.
in conclusion, if you can’t take the time to understand her arc then you are not a clara stan.
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felidthing · 10 months ago
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why the fuck did my dad choose to make his kids homeless but let us use as much data as we needed/wanted and let my brother keep using his hand me down car and paying for his gas and let me keep using his card info to refill my orca card. i still think about it bc that whole situation was so fucked and weird and confusing. he refused to consider going halvsies on rent for an apartment and made us live in a shelter/car only for me to check myself into a psych ward and stay there for 2 and a half months and go back to the shelter again until i texted him about how bad everything was and THEN he paid for my rent for a bedroom in a house. i hate my parents and i hate relying on them financially. i literally Need them still because of Money. i lived in that house for 9 months and then i got into college with my parents paying for everything and me just signing up to pay back loans. my dad said i should go for the unlimited meal plan and pays for it. he gave me $200 every month for personal expenses. and now hes paying my rent and bills in full again for an apartment until i move back to school which he will continue paying for. why were you so fucking quick to kick me out of your house with 20 minutes notice
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smellslikeonedirection · 1 year ago
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#hoooo boy is a mess potentially brewing#apparently olivia rodrigo is supposed to play at the manchester co op venue on friday#i feel like so far all of these cancellations have really only been noted by people paying very close attention to live music in england#honestly not even most harry fans#but an olivia rodrigo concert gets cancelled? that'll make news#which like. i don't think necessarily turns into a problem for harry.#most people understand that harry isn't project managing this venue he's a minority investor#but if he goes to the met gala.....#which like honestly i don't think he's going#sure it maybe raises his profile ahead of an album announcement or kicks off the transition to hs4#but i feel like we'd have gotten more hype if that was happening. even just something from harry lambert.#also idk why i just get the vibe that he hasn't quite sorted his fashion situation completely post gucci/alessandro split#but if he does go then i do think that risks pulling him into the venue controversy and raising the profile of the issue#it's just inviting the out of touch comments esp after those shitty comments from the venue CEO who left#which like. is it that big of a deal? probably not. is it publicity you want? no. is it what you want to kick off an album season with? no.#maybe the taylor russell of it all overrides it but idk it's not like either of you have projects announced#anyway it'll be interesting to see what goes down#and idk maybe will signal something about the amount of power harry has in his career right now
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skrunksthatwunk · 1 year ago
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not my dad not liking moral orel season 3 🤭🤭🤭that's so embarrassing for him (<- he's not wrong for feeling that way but i think it's like 60% because he doesn't like it when art gets weird and that's so so tragic for him)
#i actually think his points make sense this time. which tbqh is not normally how i feel when he criticizes smth i love#basically he was like s3 was a completely different show from the first two seasons#and he didn't like how all over the place and directionless it felt#and honestly yeah ok i can see that#personally i think the choice to broaden the focus to moralton broadly vs mostly just orel is really interesting#and it allows for different facets of their critique of fundie waspisms to extend to situations/characters orel wouldn't really be privy to#(could you imagine 'alone' with orel there? me neither)#and i personally liked them fleshing out the marginal characters. i never found that boring or like a major diversion#again they're like 11 min episodic(ish) things it's hard for them to feel like they drag on y'know#it shows a lot of ambition and i think they pulled it off really well tbh (cancellation aside)#but i will agree that the transition is a little sudden. nature is such a big moment for the series#and for orel's arc specifically but then we spend little time with orel post-nature so the tone shift doesn't#necessarily align with his realization (at least in terms of the canon timeline. ep release order does align)#it's sudden but we jump back to before the shattering. it's disorienting and i think it's kind of cool as hell#a realization like orel's in nature is gonna throw the past into question and color his life and thus the town#(bc let's face it orel is the real mayor of moralton kfhsjs) and while we've been seeing Some of moralton's ugliness#in every episode until now it's shown in full force in and post-nature (release-wise). so when the timeline jumps around#and it all feels twisted and hazy and sickening and it All Comes Back To The Hunting Trip as our point of reference#for when things are happening it makes it feel like the trip Caused this disturbance. it's almost a spatio-temporal THING#like orel IS the center of this universe. my point is it's weird and i like it a lot i think it works#but anyway i think s3 is a natural evolution of s1+2 albeit an accelerated one#and i really wish we'd gotten to see more of what s3 morel was cooking bc it was setting up some really cool stuff imo#like he hated everything w mommy censordoll x clay but it's SUCH a cool place to take their characters. freud would go crazy#moral orel#and i think if they knew where they had to end the season maybe focusing on other characters was a way to keep orel stagnant enough to like#end the finale where they needed him. maybe.#we actually DID finish it yesterday. i rewatched the finale the day before bc i was impatient but yeah 👍#now it's chapter black time >:}
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koushirouizumi · 1 year ago
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{Shaman King} ~ Yoh Asakura & (Aspec!/Demiromantic Queer!) Manta Oyamada + "At the Beginning" {+{Minimal} Anna as Support) (near very End)}
By Me {Do Not Reproduce/Re-upload my AMVs/Video Edits Without my Permission Under Any Circumstances} Music (C) D o n n a L e w i s & R i c h a r d M a r x A N A S T A S I A (C) FOX/D O N B L U T H
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#amv: at the beginning#koushirouizumi mankin#koushirouizumi sk#koushirouizumi manta#koushirouizumi yoh#koushirouizumi posts#yohta#yoh x manta#qpr yohta#autistic manta#autistic yoh#(T e s t to see if this one d i s p LAYS OK here)#({OK ANYWAY} HI I N E E D PPL TO B E G I N UNDERSTANDING)#(THIS IS THE ONLY KIND OF Q U A L I T Y FOOTAGE I HAD ON HAND BEFORE THE ' ONE WEEK ' A.M.V IN MOST OF MY F A N D O M S)#(This was also my very LAST Man-kin one before most of my later S o n i c X ones {oK BUT I STILL KINDA LOVE IT N E G L})#(Its ***OVER 10+ YRS OLD*** O K)#(I LITERALLY outlined these in my head while IN *S C H O O L* STILL)#(For a long while I was frustrated over how badly the quality got with the transition to H.D. bc it had displayed MUCH BETTER in the Past)#(Its still 'watchable' but m A N I NEED To Remake My Mankin Ones {you can even see the lines at bottom indicating OLD D.V.D footage})#({I also still need to 'finish' watching R e b o o t &also F l o w e r s..... but im eternally fed up Manta ISNT INCLUDED THERE})#({except ONE V. GOOD BUT Still SUPPORTING SCENE where YOH WASNT T H E R E and I dont think it even got into a nIME})#({Once I finish watching all that} {though Ive LONG since finished entire original m a n g a} {I Might Fix These Up Too})#({I also for LONG time decided not to reuse the outlining for KouxTai but also because I didnt have Clear image of direction Id go in With}#({NOW T H O} I Think I MIGHT FINALLY be able to try a KouxTai version down the R o a d {MAYBE FOR d IGIMON TAIKOUVEMBER....})#(Dont @ Me F L O W E R S HAS LONG BEEN O U T NOW OK THANK)#({A.K.A. I Finally Have Tai+Koushiros 0.0005 The Beginning screen times I CAN USE IT IN THINGS N O W..... SOMEWHERE.....})#(Idek but m A N When You Are In Completely Different H e a d S p a c e now than you were 10+ yrs ago makin this in s CHOOL)#({I STILL V. MUCH STAND BY THE T H E M E S & F R A M I N G THO})#(Gd though yEA I NEED to finish re sharing my handful of older Man-kin A.M.V.s and the last few D.N. @ngel + S o n i c X ones)#(If these embed{s} can work Ill see if I can share the others tho theres a few more w s o n g s that might not work lmaooo)
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4giorno · 1 year ago
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i got the cutscene <3
#its actually crazy that there was even more content i missed that impacted the story this much#like this rlly illustrated how even tho my character and astari0n have both become better people astari0n is still so behind in that#(we know why ofc. hes still acting like a feral cat trying to self preservere with teeth and nail and all until the very end; the ritual)#my character had his most obvious 'shifting point' at the transition from act 2 to act 3#like he fully realized that this is now truly bigger than himself. he has left marks on the lands and he has to go all the way#he has made true friends. one of his best friends is the kindest most compassionate person in the world#and very importantly he loves astari0n and THAT is the reason he now feels this actual compassion towards the other spawn#hes so personally invested in this issue now#and he can say that 'the world can be a wonderful place if you find your home in it astari0n' bc its something he has just recently had#a personal revelation abt#and astari0n deflects it and describes my character as someone who now 'spends their life sorting out other peoples problems'#and it rlly brings it to focus that he just cannot meet him where hes at anymore#just great conflict that feels actually meaningful and perfectly fits into the roleplay storyline ive made for my character#and omg the line 'im doing this for you too you know. to make sure were both safe. forever' from astari0n is just AAAAAAHDJJDJD. CRAZY#bc we know how toxic he becomes towards you if he completes the ritual!!!!!!#HHHHH this character!!!!! hes just MWAH. perfection#i cant wait until i get to doing the szarr palace again bc this added conflict will make the conclusion of this quest even more satisfying#anyway TOTAL tonal shift time. in start of the cutscene astari0n is standing next to the bed my character was sleeping in#so i can now have the hc that some nights they sleep in the same bed <3#(WELL. you know. my character sleeps while he meditates)
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frogeyedape · 7 months ago
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For legal reasons: I don't condone this. Even though presidents now have presidential immunity for official acts.
Some commentary: it would actually be bad if a US president did this
Also: is it better for Trump to do it [abuse presidential immunity] first? Or have Biden do it now and have Congress freak out and ban presidential immunity in perpetuity which would also block Trump, at least theoretically?
Also: what do you want to bet that IF this happened and Congress DID freak out and ban presidential immunity, that they'd ensure the ban only covers *presidents they don't like* or just the tail end of the Biden presidency?
In conclusion: this is a morbid joke and social commentary, not a suggestion. Also why tf would Biden take tumblr user @sexhaver's not-advice. Biden are you on tumblr. WTF man
what if biden just drone strikes trump and then fakes dementia when confronted about it
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cheeseanonioncrisps · 8 months ago
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An adaptation of Sherlock Holmes set in a world in which the fictional character/literary juggernaut Sherlock Holmes, and all the subsequent adaptations thereof, still exist.
Sherlock Holmes (pronounced Holl-mess, as he is constantly reminding people) just had the misfortune of having parents who really liked the books, and his attitude towards his fictional counterpart is pretty much the same as that of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Sherlock runs a Youtube Theory channel called Mysteries Unwrapped with Sherlock Holmes. He has received no less than seven cease and desist letters from the Conan Doyle estate, all of which he has so faded managed to rebuff by pointing out that that's literally his name.
(No he won't change his name. He's Sherlock Holmes the real live human person. Let Sherlock Holmes the non existent fictional character change his name.)
John is Sherlock's flatmate. Sherlock almost refused to live with him once he realised that it would mean staying with a medical student named John, and only gave in once John pointed out that: a) he's a biomedical student, which is completely different from an md, and b) his surname isn't Watson.
It's now been three years, which is long enough for them to have developed a genuine friendship, and for John to have a) started working towards his PhD in biotechnology, and b) for him to start dating somebody with the surname Watson.
Sherlock can feel the narrative closing in.
His Youtube channel is meant to be focused on lost media, fan theories and stuff like that, but he keeps accidentally stumbling upon and then solving genuine crimes.
His brother Mycroft may or may not have chosen that name after he transitions specifically to annoy him.
He doesn't even live in London, but somehow the only flat they could afford was on a street named fucking Baker Street.
Sherlock Holmes and the Unescapable Power of the Narrative.
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offthewall1979 · 6 months ago
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i think To Know is my ultimate favorite j5 song.....
#j5 specific i am NOT including solo michael....#i think my second favorite is Never Can Say Goodbye#i gotta relisten to Skywriter onward#those last 4 albums ugh#<- i hope i reach a point where i'm embarrassed that i ever said that. i hope i learn to love them that much#i vaguely know and like a lot of those songs. it's just kind of a long weird transitional period#it feels like they didn't really know what to do with the j5 anymore#it irritates me. it feels like a waste of their talent sometimes#i get the impression they were like 'he's growing up and his voice is changing what do we do....'#and like. continue giving them really good material. that's it#and michael was still cute. up til he was like 16 they could've loosely stuck with the same branding#i know i'm being emotional about this bc i love michael. but really. never in history have we let kids be kids for as long as they could be#back in the day i get it more. kids had to grow up and start working and it's still like that for a lot of people...#in michael's case. just bc his damn voice was changing did not mean he wasn't a child anymore#that's like when girls get their periods and people are like 'you're a woman now' ok ABSOLUTELY TF NOT#it's not the same but ykwim#wow i am rambling into the wind rn#anyways if i had to be completely honest probably my favorite little solo mj song has to be With A Child's Heart#just by virtue of the fact that i've listened to it on repeat so much#and i love it... god.#i adore Girl Don't Take Your Love... tho. and What Goes Around Comes Around#michael :(
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kaiist · 2 months ago
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𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐃𝐄𝐄𝐏𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄 ⋯ 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐇𝐈𝐌 𝐁𝐘 ��𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄
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𝐗𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐑
“Zephyr, could you pass the salt?” you ask, reaching across the kitchen counter.
“What?” Xavier looks up from his phone, brow slightly furrowed. The dim light of the kitchenette creates shadows on his face while he stays close to you at the kitchen island as you cook.
“Xavier,” you repeat, “the salt?”
He nods and slides it over. “Here,” he says simply before returning to the counter without another word. You continue preparing dinner together in comfortable silence, the only sounds being the soft hiss of vegetables sizzling in the pan as Xavier slowly lulls to sleep.
After eating, you’re both relaxing on the couch when you murmur, “Zephyr, can you grab that blanket?” Your eyes remain fixed on the phone in your hands.
“Who?” Xavier turns to you, his expression shifting slightly as the corners of his mouth turn downward.
“I said—”
“That’s not my name,” he says quietly. “Who is Zephyr?” Though his voice remains calm, there’s an unusual intensity to his gaze now, a subtle tension in his shoulders that wasn’t there moments before.
You struggle to keep a straight face as you respond, “What? I said Xavier.”
“No,” he says quietly, a hint of a pout forming on his lips. “You called me... Zephyr.”
You burst into laughter, unable to maintain the charade any longer. “I’m just messing with you! You should see your face right now.”
Xavier studies you for a long moment, his lower lip still protruding slightly. Without another word, he shifts position and lays his head on your lap, then gradually slides his arms around your waist until he’s essentially draped across you like a human blanket.
“Xavier?” you question, surprised by the sudden weight.
“Mine,” he mumbles into your shirt, his embrace tightening slightly as he closes his eyes, still wearing that subtle pout. “I’ll make sure you remember. Just wait.”
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𝐙𝐀𝐘𝐍𝐄
“Here you go, Zayden,” you say, setting a mug of coffee down in front of him. 
“Thank you,” Zayne accepts the cup with a nod, taking a sip before continuing his reading. His pen moves efficiently across the paper as he makes notes.
Throughout breakfast, you don’t notice anything amiss, though you catch him glancing at you occasionally with an unreadable expression, his dark eyes thoughtful beneath furrowed brows.
Hours later, as evening settles over the city, you return home from your mission. Zayne has arrived home before you, having completed his hospital rounds early for once. The transition from Dr. Zayne to simply Zayne happens as soon as you walk in—his tie is loosened, sleeves rolled up, the rigid posture softening just slightly. You’ve picked up takeout from his favorite restaurant, grateful for the rare evening when you can actually spend time together.
“Zayden, dinner’s ready!” you call out, arranging the food on plates in the kitchen.
“That’s not my name,” his voice comes from directly behind you, making you jump slightly. He leans against the doorframe, arms crossed over his chest.
“I—what?”
“Twice, you called me Zayden,” he says. “You did the same thing this morning at breakfast. I assumed you were still half-asleep then. Now I’m curious who’s occupying your thoughts.”
“Oh! I didn’t even realize—” When you explain it was just a mistake—perhaps a character from a show you’ve been watching, or a colleague’s name that stuck in your subconscious—Zayne’s expression softens.
He hums, stepping closer to you. He places one hand on your waist and the other under your chin, tilting your face up to his. “I’d prefer you keep your focus on the present, specifically on your actual boyfriend, Zayne.” He presses a brief, firm kiss to your lips before pulling back, the matter apparently settled for now.
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𝐑𝐀𝐅𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐋
The afternoon sun streams through Rafayel’s studio windows as he works on a new painting.
“Gabriel, this came for you,” you say deliberately, holding out a package that arrived earlier.
No response. Rafayel continues painting as if he hadn’t heard you. Instead of returning to his canvas, he turns to his fish bowl where Reddie swims in lazy circles.
“Reddie, did you hear something?” he asks the fish, leaning toward the bowl. “Strange, I thought I heard someone addressing a stranger in our home.” He tilts his head, listening dramatically. “Maybe someone been sneaking some random man around when I’m not looking. That would explain why that someone is using names that aren’t mine.”
“Gabriel?” you try again, louder this time. The continued mispronunciation is clearly not helping your case.
Rafayel ignores you completely, continuing his one-sided conversation with the fish. “What do you think, Reddie? Should we be concerned? There’s clearly someone here speaking to people who don’t exist.” He sighs.
You try again, louder this time, fighting to keep the laughter from your voice.
Rafayel’s back stiffens further, but he doesn’t turn around. Instead, he continues speaking to Reddie as if you’re not even in the room. “You know, Reddie, loyalty is such a rare quality these days. At least you will never forget my name.” He strokes the top of the fish bowl gently with one finger. “Perhaps we should compose a song about abandonment and betrayal. I could return to the opera with a tragic ballad about a forgotten lover...”
You can’t contain your laughter any longer. “Rafayel, it’s me!”
His head snaps up immediately, his face breaking into a bright smile. “Oh! There you are, cutie! I didn’t see you come in. Is that for me?” He jumps up. “You’re just in time, I want to show you something.”
You soon find yourself caught and marked with colorful fingerprints as payback for your prank.
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𝐒𝐘𝐋𝐔𝐒
The soft lamplight illuminates Sylus’s study as he reclines in his leather armchair, engrossed in a vintage hardbound book. You approach with a cup of tea in hand.
“Silvan, are we still on for tonight?” You approach the table, trailing your fingers along its cool surface.
He continues examining his book, turning a page with deliberate slowness, making no indication he’s heard you. The only sound in the room is the song coming from his vinyl.
You clear your throat and try again. “Silvan? About tonight’s dinner...”
He finally looks up, a barely perceptible smirk playing at the corner of his mouth. His eyes—those unnaturally intense eyes that seem to see through every deception—fix on yours with amused interest. “Are you addressing me, sweetie? I believe you have me confused with someone else.”
The atmosphere in the room shifts subtly. Sylus has never been a man to tolerate carelessness, even from you. Especially from you.
“Sylus,” you correct yourself. “I meant Sylus.”
“Better,” he says, turning back to his book and marking his place with a bookmark. “And yes, I still plan to indulge you with my company tonight. Though I find myself curious about this... Silvan.” The way he lingers on the incorrect name sends a slight chill down your spine despite the warmth in the room.
You internally sigh, messing around with him always goes wrong for some reason.
Hours later, you find yourself at an exclusive restaurant. Sylus swirls the deep red wine in his glass, studying its color before taking a sip. He appears completely at ease. Just as you begin to think the earlier name slip has been forgotten, he casually remarks, “You know, (other name), this restaurant has excellent desserts. You should try the chocolate soufflé.”
Your head snaps up from your plate. “What did you call me?”
“Oh? Now you understand how it feels,” he chuckles, voice pitched for your ears alone. “Though I must say, your jealousy is far more entertaining than mine could ever be.”
His laughter fills the space between you as you struggle not to retort back.
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𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐁
Delicious aromas fill your apartment as Caleb moves around the kitchen, preparing what promises to be an impressive dinner. You lean against the counter, watching him taste-test the sauce, admiring the way he looks in casual clothes instead of his uniform.
“Calvin, this smells amazing,” you say, reaching for a piece of chopped vegetable from the cutting board.
The wooden spoon in his hand freezes mid-stir. “Who?” His voice remains light, but you notice the immediate tension in his shoulders, the slight narrowing of his eyes as he turns to face you.
“The food,” you gesture to the simmering pots. “Whatever you’re making, it smells incredible.”
“No,” he says deliberately, each word precise and measured. “What did you just call me?”
“I said Caleb,” you keep up the act.
“Did you?” He sets down the wooden spoon and wipes his hands slowly on a kitchen towel before approaching you. “Because I clearly heard you call me by another name.”
The playful atmosphere from moments ago has evaporated completely. Though he’s not in uniform and you’ve known him for years, you’re suddenly very aware that this is the man who commands an entire fleet with unquestioning authority.
“It was just a slip of the tongue,” you insist, feeling the cool edge of the counter press against your back as he moves closer. “I don’t even know anyone named Calvin.”
“A slip,” he repeats, his voice deceptively soft as he stops directly in front of you, close enough that you can feel the heat radiating from his body. His eyes search yours with an intensity that makes your heart beat faster.
His hand comes up to cup your face, thumb brushing your lower lip, “I need to be certain my name is the only one on these pretty lips. Now,” he says, stroking your cheek gently, “Let’s try again. Who am I?”
“Caleb,” you breathe, and the smile that spreads across his face shows satisfaction.
“That’s right,” he confirms, pressing his forehead against yours for a moment. “And don’t you forget it. Not ever.”
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Based on this request.
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