#curly doesnt even pretend

[broareweabouttoviberightnow]

thinkin tonight about how pony n curly are really 'you ever think the winds tryin to tell us somethin n we forgot how to understand' for 'I just wish you'd stop saying odd shit'

[ghostgirl-22]

Just saw a reddit post about a guy who was given a handjob by his gf at a male stripclub, he said he took her there for her birthday, "to a nice one not one of those dirty raunchy ones." And thought it was artashi coded

Like maybe tashi asked to go "for her birthday" and hes fully supportive but really it was for art because she doesnt like him repressing that side of himself, its not something they talk about but she brings him there to "let him have it"/have a safe space and jerks him off while looking at the male strippers

I love this! <3

CW: 18+ NSFW, public sex, exhibitionism, (as always the ghost of Patrick lingers in the background)

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It’s not a big deal. Tashi really wanted it for her birthday and Art would do literally anything for her. Even sit up front. Right up front next to pretty boys on stage showing off. And it’s fine. Art’s seen men in various states of dress all throughout his life. He’s a professional tennis player after all. It’s not a big deal. 

The place is fancy, high end. They’re sitting on leather lounge seats under purple and blue neon lights, VIP, and the place is packed. 

He’s looking around the club, it’s mostly groups of women and gay men. He doesn’t know how many men come to these things with their wives or girlfriends but he doesn’t see any right now. Tashi’s sipping champagne, she smiles at him. She looks so beautiful in her shimmery slip dress.  

“Don’t worry. It’s fun, I loved it last time,” she says, in his ear as the emcee gets on stage to announce the show. 

All the dancers enter the stage in three piece suits to cheers and screams from the audience. Art doesn’t think it’ll be a big deal till the last boy walks on, Lorenzo is what the emcee calls him. 

He’s tall, lean with dark curly hair and shocking blue eyes. Art has to take a breath when his gaze lands on their section. He smiles, it’s this pretty half amused thing and he winks. If Art didn’t know better he’d think it was for him but he can hear the people all around their section screaming for him. Lorenzo’s showing off right away, keeping eye contact with their section of the audience, grinning as he undoes the top buttons on his dress shirt exposing a bit of chest hair, to the sound of their excited cheers. 

Art shifts in his seat leaning forwards. 

Tashi touches his thigh and leans in. “I think he’s the hottest one.” She says, softly in his ear. It’s really not hard to see why. 

“Doesn’t he look kinda like…” 

Tashi shrugs, “Ah…” she says softly, “i didn’t even realize.” 

Art swallows.

The sound of OMG by Usher starts blaring loudly from the speakers and the boys start dancing around the stage. They’re pulling women (and men) up to dance with them on stage while slowly getting more and more undressed. Lorenzo’s grinding up against one his fellow dancers who reaches over and pulls his shirt completely off and starts rubbing at his nipples, hands wandering up and down his abdomen and chest. Lorenzo looks all blissed out pushing back on him and Art can’t keep his eyes off of him. 

His bare chest, the obvious bulge as he slowly lets his fellow dancer undo his pants. He’s probably so fucking horny right now. Standing on stage with all these eyes on him. Women and men lusting after his body every night. Imagining themselves up there with him, imagining themselves fucking him. Taking his hot little body apart, bit by bit. Maybe his dancer buddy does it… pretends he’s just dancing like their having sex but he actually fucks him up there. On stage in front of everyone.  

Art doesn’t think he’s imagining it now. Lorenzo’s definitely looking at him. Art holds his gaze, his mouth feels wet all of a sudden.  

“Shit I think he’s eye fucking you,” Tashi giggles. 

Art takes a breath and quickly looks at her. “What? No. He was looking at our section.” 

“Mmhm,” she smirks and turns his head back. Lorenzo is smiling again, amused expression on his face.       

“I think he’s a tennis fan,” Tashi says softly.  Someone’s walking up to put money in his waist band and then he turns to his dancer buddy, and starts loosening his tie. Art feels Tashi’s fingers as she runs them further up along his upper thigh, her knuckles grazing against his swollen cock. “Oh my god, baby, look at you.” she whispers and Art starts to flush.

”I’m sorry… I… it’s not what you think,” Art says. 

“Aww baby. It’s okay… I like it too.” She says softly. She kisses his throat and he sighs. “God. Fucking look at him.” 

Art bites his lip as she starts to unzip his pants. Sneakily easing her hand inside to grip him. He bites down on a groan as she starts working his cock. Lorenzo’s floppy dark hair is all in his eyes. He’s covered in the thin sheen of sweat but his gaze does keep coming back to Art. Like he wants it. Like maybe he wants Art to get behind him and fuck him on that stage. And Art would do it. Fuck that silly little smirk off his face till he’s all desperate and whiny and everyone will know. Everyone will know that blue eyed dark haired boy really, actually belongs to him. Art can’t help himself, he’s moaning now.

”Oh that’s it baby,” Tashi says softly, scooting closer. “Mm I got you.” 

Lorenzo seems to realize what’s happening between them and he’s grinning at Art, he slowly starts easing his tight little boxer briefs lower on his waist, revealing his jutting hip bones and the dark line of his treasure trail. 

“Take it off!!” Someone behind them squeals excitedly, trying to compete with the rest of the crowd and the dj.

“Oh fuck,” Art breathes, as Lorenzo turns around, pulling them down over the swell of his ass. It’s so fucking perfect. Fuck. Art doesn’t realize how close he’s been till he’s groaning, spilling sticky and warm in his underwear.

”Oh shit,” he breathes and Tashi giggles. 

“Good boy. That felt good huh?” She smiles and uses her cocktail napkin to wipe off her hand. 

Art is breathless but he kisses her anyway. Pulls her onto his lap, her pretty little slip dress riding up her soft thighs. “It’s supposed to be your birthday.” He says, slipping his fingers between her thighs, shes fucking drenched.

”This is what I want,” she says, softly. “I wanna make you feel good.” 

“I wanna make you feel good,” Art counters.

She giggles, sliding off his lap. “Mm baby, we’re not allowed to do all that out here. But maybe we can get a private dance from him? I mean we both like him.”  

He takes another glance at Lorenzo, showing off his pretty cock on stage. He’s definitely got a chubby, it doesn’t seem like he’s supposed to, but he doesn’t seem to care. God, of course he’s not exactly the same, but the attitude and the energy are so familiar.

Art bites his lip and nods. “Yeah, private dance, lets um… lets do it.” 

[alittlebitofloveliness]

Angsty Post Outsiders Headcanons

-Ponyboy gets real cuddly for a while, but Darry and Soda don’t mind because it’s kind of nice their kid brother is still a kid, even though he’s grown up a lot. Darry in particular will just sit with Pony on the couch with an arm around his shoulders, and it helps keep Pony grounded

-For a while, none of the gang can stand to say either Johnny or Dally’s names, because whenever they get brought up Pony goes completely blank, Darry’s eyes get cold, Soda tears up, Steve picks a fight, and Two-bit goes out drinking

-The long term effects from Ponyboy’s concussion leave him with balance issues, blurry vision, and dizzy spells for a while. It has Darry terrified about the possibility of him having long term brain damage and has Pony really stressed. Soda doesnt know what to do so he just pretends everything is fine, but his positivity is so false he cant even fool himself

-The first time Ponyboy voluntarily leaves the house after everything is when Curly Shepard gets out of the reformatory and shows up on the Curtis’ porch looking for him. A bit of the spark has returned to Ponyboy’s eye when he gets back that night and because of that Darry can’t really hate Curly Shepard as much as he wants to. Sodapop loathes the kid enough for both of them anyhow

-Steve notices Dally’s absence the most whenever he’s stealing cars because Dal used to know where the best places to drive them and then drop them without being noticed by the fuzz

-Sodapop is super wary of girls after Sandy, and Steve hates that he’s secretly happy about it because even though they get to spend a lot more time together now, Sodapop is clearly still heartbroken

-Curly Shepard has always liked booze a little too much, and even though Ponyboy doesn’t like the taste he quickly learns to like the feeling of being drunk and not having to think about Johnny or Dal. Surprisingly, Two-bit is the one to shake some sense into him after everyone else was unsuccessful

-Steve starts playing music real loud all the time and no one gets why. (He does it because everything is so quiet all the time without Dal causing trouble and Johnny and Ponyboy always muttering to each other and snickering)

-Steve was the first person in the gang to find out about Curly and Ponyboy being a couple when he walked in on them cuddling one day. They don’t notice him and he didn’t tell anyone, not even Soda, because if what happened to Johnny and Dally taught him anything it’s that rash actions and loose lips have a cost he isn’t willing to pay

[hijackalx]

GALE NSFW ALPHABET

A = Aftercare (what they're like after sex)

gale will insist on doing the clean-up himself. like cleaning up both u and him. it's just his gentlemanly nature 😇 i think he also will ramble about stuff completely unrelated while doing it too 😹😹 like while he's wiping off ur face or something with a warm rag he'll be saying shit like "hm. i wonder where tara is, haven't seen her in a while. probably off eating pigeons, i suppose" STOPP IM IN LOVE WITH HIM

B = Body part (their favorite body part of theirs and also their partner's)

i think he's pretty proud of his shoulders. they have good width to them and idk they just look nice and stronk 💪🏻 as for his partner, he is a thigh man. he lovvessss thighs. will kiss and squeeze them while u sit on his face. also, if ur AFAB, he will not ever hesitate to grab a titty 🤭

C = Cum (anything to do with cum,

basically)

not getting any specific places where he likes to cum. i think he will cum anywhere as long as it's on/in u. waitttt he probably does like to cum in ur mouth doe. and maybe to smear it on ur lips a little like some lip gloss 😊 LMAO

D = Dirty secret (pretty self explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs)

lowkey think he's a little bit of a voyeur ooohhh nasty boy. idk like i think hes into watching/hearing other ppl fuck but he is deeply ashamed of this so dont ever bring it up 😹😹

E = Experience (how experienced are they? do they know what they're doing?)

dawg. nobody can convince me his first wasnt mystra. sooo.... not SUPER experienced in terms of like... numbers...... but him and mystra was doing some freak shit....... i just know it.......

F = Favorite position (this goes without saying)

ugh this is a good question. i think he likes cowgirl. u have to hold his hands tho and make eye contact with him or just forget it gurl 🙄✋ he likes to admire ur body and watch u use him to get off

G = Goofy (are they more serious in the moment? are they humorous? etc.)

okkk gale can be a little silly sometimes but are we surprised ?? HES ALWAYS SILLY !! i think he switches between serious and goofy. he takes mess-ups and embarrassing moments pretty well and will never make u feel bad over them 🥺 like he'll use humor to make u feel comfortable and safe I NEED HIMMMMM FUCK

H = Hair (how well groomed are they? does the carpet match the drapes? etc.)

yeah hes pretty hairy. i dont think his hair is EXTREMELY thick tho. like he has fine, kind of curly kind of straight body hair? not a lot on his chest but he does have a happy trail, pubes, ARMPIT HAIR 🤤, and leg and forearm hair. i think it looks rlly good on his forearms too eugh.......

I = Intimacy (how are they during the moment? the romantic aspect)

he can be really romantic if he wants to (which is most of the time) but like i said he can also be unserious. but that doesnt make it less romantic i guess ???? anyway yeah he'll even plan everything out. like the type of dude to light candles and lay rose petals and shit 😹😹 probably likes to have some wine beforehand to get yall in the mood better too

J = Jack off (masturbation headcanon)

he will but i dont think he does often. if ur an option he prefers that. if not theres like a 50/50 chance he'll beat off. lowkey feel like he might debate on whether or not its too much work and if he should just go to sleep instead LMAO WAIT PAUSSEEEEEE MAGE HAND ????? yeah...... yeah gurl. if hes feeling lazy thats how its gonna go. prolly will close his eyes and pretend its ur hand

L = Location (favorite places to do the do)

normally somewhere secluded like in a room together on a bed but if hes feeling spicy then somewhere with the possibility of getting caught 😏 maybe on a balcony somewhere or IN THE FUCKING SKY

M = Motivation (what turns them on, gets them going)

i think hes pretty sensitive and in tune to teasing glances or accidentally-on-purpose touches. wordddsss too bro. loves dirty talk so much. especially if ur the one to talk dirty to him. ugh ok gemini vibes yall? yes or yes? anyway whisper things in his ear or say suggestive things in front of other ppl, like innuendo shit 😹

N = No (something they wouldn't do, turn offs)

uhhh... umm.... uh

jk he wont do any noncon roleplay or anything like that. not sure if theres anything else tho 😭

O = Oral (preference in giving or receiving, skill, etc.)

wants to give and receive but has a preference for giving head like its probably his fav sex act 😭😭 yall know hes good af at it too and probably says nasty shit while hes doing it

P = Pace (are they fast and rough? slow and sensual? etc.)

he'll adjust depending on what u want. but if ur riding him he likes when ur more sensual that way he can admire ur body a little better

Q = Quickie (their opinions on quickies, how often, etc.)

doesnt seem like a quickie guy to me. like i said he likes to plan it out most days.

R = Risk (are they game to experiment? do they take risks? etc.)

😐

yes. hes a freak yall

S = Stamina (how many rounds can they go for? how long do they last?)

if he does most of the work then he wont want to go another round but if its u then he probably will. i think it just depends on his mood too. if ur not satisfied yet tho he will use mage hand or projection gale to help 😹😹

U = Unfair (how much they like to tease)

i think he likes to tease a generous amount. he can dish it out but cant take it tho he gets flustered pretty fast lol

V = Volume (how loud they are, what sounds they make, etc.)

not extremely loud but will moan/whimper whatever. hes not afraid to make noise like not ashamed at all but i dont see him being obnoxious lol. mostly just talks tho LMAO

Y = Yearning (how high is their sex drive?)

hes pretty much always thinking nasty but not always horny. he just like me fr. prolly not trying to smash often tho cuz he likes to plan ahead and make everything perfect. will fuck maybe 3 days a week unless ur really raring to go 😭

Z = Zzz (how quickly they fall asleep afterwards)

will prolly catch up on a book afterwards for a while before going to sleep. this is so comforting to me tho like what? imagine being all fucked-out and snuggy while ur bae reads their lil book and looks after u while u sleep.... need

[pumpkinsy0]

happy purly hcs?

we all jumped for joy!!!

•sometimes they do that thing where u just jump over each other, no ulterior motive other than they just wanna b joyous and whimsical

•curly just b doin shit to annoy pony, he doesnt rlly eat cereal w a fork but he willl argue w pony that arguable its better bc u get more cereal while also getting a bit of milk

•they both cant sit through a REALLLYYY romantic movie, they both refuse to look at each other till its over, they get a lil embarrassed

•theres been multiple times where ponys thrown out a drawing or writing and he just finds out that curly took em from the trash and kept it, not like hes actually DUG in them they were on top of the trash and curly noticed

•when curly sleeps over, he likes pretending him and pony hooked up, he turns over to pony and says something like “that night was amazing” and pony knows today is gonna b terrible😭

•curly loves the summer time and part of the reason y is bc pony gets a tan, yeaaaa sureeeee he looks red as hell before he does and curly laughed at him hard for it but now he looks better and that was in the past❤️

•pony does NOT rlly understand how far gone he is foe curly, like at all hes pretty oblivious to it, at least curly has a CLUE of how down bad he is for pony

•they try playing footsies under a table and end up dirtying each others jeans bc their shoes r dirty as hell, aint even a secret atp now anyone else who was at the table knows, its worse bc they just gotta wait till its laundry day to wash em

•look this is if u wanna hc that curly lived in other states before tulsa but ponys never exactly traveled before like curly has, pony asks curly a lot of questions on what its like outside of oklahoma and curly loves answering them, ponys eyes r all on him!! he might exaggerate a lil but shhhh

•curly tells pony to call him when he gets home, if he doesnt curlys gonna call

•curly will casually say ”id totally _________ for u” and its always something so insane???? that pony just goes “nobody will ever ask u to do that, i promise” hes not even sick of it, just question what the hell curly imagines these two as in his head, how do u even think of that

•ponys body gets SUUUPPER sore after track meets and curly offers to massage him but his idea of a massage is just punching the persons back. ponys no better either after fights he tries massaging curly but hes just,,,not good,,,but curlys getting pony to touch him (pause) this is still a w

[crazylittlejester]

What are your hair headcanons for the chain? I personally think Wild, Wars and Legend have the longest hair but thats just because I think Legend's hat is full of hair he just pretends isnt there so he doesnt havd to brush it(warriors is going to kill him when he realizes)

Oooooh nice!!

I think Wild’s is definitely the longest, no contest. And I don’t think it’s THICK, it’s just dense. Like, the individual strands are rather fine, and his hair is soft and silky but he’s got a LOT of it. It’s definitely waist length, and has a slight natural wave to it, and he’s a natural dirty blonde. He’s experimented with temporary dyes because he got bored though. Also he does a lot with his hair and he takes really good care of it! It’s not HIS fault he wiped out and fell in a bush and got a bunch of sticks in it 😔

Second longest for me is Time, whose hair to me goes about two inches past his collar bone. He’s a warmer toned blond, and the color is completely natural, he doesn’t do much to his hair. I hc he has bad sensory issues and his hair can sometimes really bother his neck, but if he cut it short he’d never make it through growing it out again so when it bothers him he ties it up off his neck. Any hairstyles he does don’t have a WHOLE lot of thought put into them, but Malon and Wars have done pretty things with his hair before and he enjoyed it. He just can’t do that for himself. I also hc his hair is very thick and naturally wavy and Wars is constantly one toe over the line crossing into GENUINE jealously because Time does NOTHING and his hair just looks incredible and it hurts Wars to know that if he out just a Little effort into it it would look even better

Legend’s is about the same length as Time’s but most of it is always tied up and/or shoved into his hat. He’s naturally strawberry blond, and his hair is thick but pretty straight. It would hold a curl if he did curl it though, and he’s (of course) dyed it a few times in his life

We all know Four’s fuckass /pos bob. What an absolute legend I love his haircut. I hc his hair is very thin and fine, but it has that really pretty silky quality to it? It’s the type of stick straight hair that won’t curl even if you spray it to death and say a prayer. Its a cooler toned blond and it’s a lighter color than any of the other naturally blond Links

Hyrule to me has very dark 3c hair and if he pulls on it to straighten it out then he for sure beats Time for second place, but where his hair actually like falls to is right at his shoulders. Like it just rests at his shoulders. He had to learn to take care of it before he let it get that long because it was just kinda hard for a 10 yo kid to care for when he was so on his own, but he’s got the hang of it now and he’s really happy with how it looks. He doesn’t often do too much with it in terms of styling but sometimes he’ll braid it because it is kinda annoying to have to pick sticks out of it when he and Wild take a tumble and both walk back to camp FULL of sticks and then Warriors has to help the both of them

Sky’s hair to me has natural loose curls and is a fairly dark, slightly red toned brown. It’s very thick and just brushes his shoulders. It’s long enough that he can tie it back if he wants to, but he usually doesn’t because its so thick his arms will get sore from spending so much time trying to tie it back in a way that doesn’t look absolutely atrocious because theres just so MUCH of it and its hard to handle

Warriors’s is similar to Sky’s in length, and it’s naturally very thick, dark and curly, but he straightens and bleaches it to death. His roots are a very dark brown, but he does his best to cover that up. He also tries very hard to keep his hair as nice as possible and do what he can to prevent further damage. It’s curlier than Sky’s is naturally, but when it starts to curl up again it because of humidity or because he didn’t straighten it very successfully it looks a bit similar

Wind is a different styling technique away from a bowl cut. His hair is curly as fuck, not QUITE as curly as Hyrule’s is but definitely close, and his hair is naturally brown but has been highlighted and appears very blond. His roots are clearly brown, but not as dark as Warriors’s. His hair is very thick and hard to manage and Wars taught him how to care for it properly so after the journey when he’s more confident in how it looks, he lets it grow out past his shoulders. I hc Wars helped him LOVE his hair

Twilight is out here fighting demons but the demons are him. His hair is thick as hell AND dense as fuck, and it’s a bit wavy. It doesn’t listen to him, ever. He can’t so much as PART it differently because it’s gonna do what it’s gonna do. His hair was naturally a reddish brown, not a super dark color but definitely brown, but since the transformation he has a constantly dark roots no matter HOW much his hair seems to grow out, and his hair still has a red tone to it but he thinks it looks darker. It also takes him forever to wash his scalp because his hair refuses to let the water in anywhere and he gets a bit annoyed. Length wise you CAN see the back of his neck a bit, and it was definitely cut like, around his head in the sense that it’s not just layered with the intention of it hanging down long. the hair coming from the top of his head which is the longest part of his haircut are like 6 inches long MAX

[xxxball-fondlerxxx]

my little (super ridiculously long) mouthwashing analysis specifically on curly and the way jimmy sees him post-crash

mouthwashing spoilers under the cut!!

something something jimmy viewing curly as his hero and being jealous of him and respecting him only to lose that respect the moment curly became severely injured and disabled... no longer seeing him as a person but as a burden whose needs he's forced to tend to....

something about how, even if only on a subconscious level, curly didn't take anya's cries for help seriously because, well, he wasn't in danger. he was the captain of the ship, a man, he had never needed to rely on someone else to stand up for him like anya did. he had never had his autonomy and humanity stripped from him like anya did.

which is not to say, btw, that curly became no longer human or autonomous after the accident, nor did anya. but rather thats how they were treated and viewed by jimmy.

as a powerful confident man, curly was always seen by jimmy as a human worthy of respect, even someone above jimmy himself. i think maybe curly found some safety in that, that jimmy's tendency towards violence and dehumanization of people like anya, that arent in a position of power, was never directly curly's problem.

and thats a common thing in the real world, whatever form it may take. atrocities happen in other countries, but some get to be oblivious to it, because it's not their problem. abled people ignore the fact that a restaurant doesnt have any ramps, because it's not their problem.

and of course, you really should care because you should care about other people. but also, it could become your problem. it often does. it's very easy for it to become your problem. curly didn't treat jimmy's assault of anya as an urgent problem because jimmy is his friend, but also, on another level, i think its because curly could never see what it was like to be anya. he could never understand what it felt like to have your autonomy ripped from you, to rely on someone else to protect you and care for you simply because of things out of your control. he knew that jimmy respected him, or at least he thought he did, and he figured that some gentle persuasion could work wonders.

but similar to anya, jimmy never respected curly as a person. he respected curly as the cool and capable captain of the tulpar that jimmy wanted so desperately to be. and the moment curly couldn't be that anymore, the moment he had to rely on other people for food, for replacing his bandages, for giving him his painkillers, he was no longer what jimmy respected.

stripped to his bare personhood, no longer the perfect ablebodied captain of the tulpar, he was no longer deserving of jimmy's respect. he became nothing more, in jimmy's eyes, than a new punching bag.

idk tho. this is just an unedited stream of consciousness post. i wanted to talk about the symbolism and overall significance of curly's disability because i believe that really does exist and can exist without framing disability as a punishment for his inaction or a horror in and of itself. because that's just wrong. the horror, i believe, of curly's condition, is not its mere existence, but rather the horror is in how jimmy views it. the horror is in the fact that curly trusted jimmy as a close friend and jimmy stopped pretending to view curly as human the moment that became convenient.

ALSO. these are just my thoughts as someone who is not physically disabled myself but this is just what ive picked up from what ive heard from physically disabled people talking about mouthwashing as well as my own slightly relevant experience of being audhd. so please, my word here is not gospel, critique is welcome, thank you for listening

[riotinyellow]

you are still not understanding. You put yourself in jimmy and curly's shoes not because that means youre endorsing their actions but because you literally play as them in the game and experience horrifying realizations as them as the game progresses. its the story telling technique. Also if you think you can save a rape victim then why cant they save themself? if the victim cant save themself that means you cant save them either. Curly cant save anya bc hes not better than her. he doesnt have magical powers that she doesnt. if curly could have done something then so could anya and she Would have done something. Victim doesnt mean "oh someone save her someone do something!" The devs did a great job creating an environment where anything that anyone would do to try to "fix" the situation would not help or could even make things worse! give the creators their credit

Why are people pretending that I want curly to be a Knight in shining armour ?

I want him to be the captain and TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.

Also, "we shouldn't help victims if they don't help themselves" is some insidious shit. Tf you mean we should sit and watch. I think you have bigger problems within yourself to tackle beyond this game

[thesebitcheslove6ty]

this is on a bus back from camp

im thirteen and so are you

before i left for camp i imagined it would be me and three or four other dudes

i hadnt met yet running around all summer getting into trouble

it turned out it would be me and just one girl thats you

and were still at camp as long as were on the bus

and not at the pickup point where our parents would be waiting for us

were still wearing our orange camp tshirts we still smell like pine needles

i like you and you like me and i more than like you

but i dont know if you do or dont more than like me

youve never said so i havent been saying anything all summer

content to enjoy the small miracle of a girl choosing to talk to me

and choosing to do so again the next day and so on

a girl whos smart and funny and who if i say something dumb for a laugh

is willing to say something two or three times as dumb to make me laugh

but who also gets weird and wise sometimes in a way i could never be

a girl who reads books that no ones assigned to her

whose curly brown hair has a line running through it

from where she put a tie to hold it up while it was still wet

back in the real world we dont go to the same school

and unless one of our families moves to a dramatically different neighborhood

we wont go to the same high school

so this is kind of it for us unless i say something

and it might especially be it for us if i actually do say something

the suns gone down and the bus is quiet a lot of kids are asleep

were talking in whispers about a tree we saw at a rest stop

that looks like a kid we know

and then im like can i tell you something

and all of a sudden im telling you

and i keep telling you and it all comes out of me and it keeps coming

and your face is there and gone and there and gone

as we pass underneath the orange lamps that line the sides of the highway

and theres no expression on it

and i think just after a point im just talking to lengthen the time

where we live in a world where you havent said yes or no yet

and regrettably i end up using the word destiny

i dont remember in what context doesnt really matter

before long im out of stuff to say and you smile and say okay

i dont know exactly what you mean by it but it seems vaguely positive

and i would leave in order not to spoil the moment

but theres nowhere to go because were on a bus

so i pretend like im asleep and before long i really am

i wake up the bus isnt moving anymore

the domed lights that line the center aisle are all on

i turn and youre not there

then again a lot of kids arent in their seats anymore

were parked at the pickup point which is in the parking lot of a methodist church

the bus is half empty you might be in your dads car by now

your bags and things piled high in the trunk

the girls in the back of the bus are shrieking and laughing and taking their sweet time

disembarking as i swing my legs out into the aisle to get up off the bus

just as one of them reaches my row

it used to be our row on our way off

its michelle a girl who got suspended from third grade for a week

after throwing rocks at my head

adolescence is doing her a ton of favors bodywise

she stops and looks down at me

and her head is blasted from behind by the dome light so i cant really see her face

but i can see her smile and she says one word destiny

then her and the girls clogging the aisles behind her all laugh

and then she turns and leads them off the bus

i didnt even know you were friends with them

i find my dad in the parking lot he drives me back to our house and camp is over

so is summer even though theres two weeks until school starts

this isnt a story about how girls are evil or how love is bad

this is a story about how i learned something and im not saying this thing is true or not

im just saying its what i learned

i told you something it was just for you and you told everybody

so i learned cut out the middle man make it all for everybody always

everybody cant turn around and tell everybody everybody already knows i told them

but this means there isnt a place in my life for you or someone like you

is it sad sure but its a sadness i chose

i wish i could say this was a story about how i got on the bus a boy

and got off a man more cynical hardened and mature and shit

but thats not true the truth is i got on the bus a boy and i never got off the bus

i still havent

[bugcartoons]

HEADCANNON FOR DNDADS SEASON 1!!!!!

(I will draw these eventually, but art college is just kicking my butt really hard rn, like my classes are fucking me up fr fr)

The longer the Oak boys are in the forgotten realms the pointer their ears get cause they are half elf and it starts to come through the more they learn about magic

Mercedes is also from the forgotten realms. It was an arranged marriage that Barry Oak still somehow managed to force but jokes on him, they are literally perfect together

Lark gets his spells from his dad and Sparrow gets his spells from his mom. Its like a genetic thing for what spell types you are inherently best at

Samantha and Mercades are like besties, both boho vibes with their arsthetics. Henry also (platonically) loves Samantha because Henry is a crystal girly at heart because of his wife but he wont admit it

The children all start the series in the same fit, aka their soccer uniform, but as soon as they get sold off they get different fits that match with where they end up in the world

Morgan is RIPPED. Like, biker girl, all leather, spikes, big red hair.

Glenn gets in a lot of fights at his mall gigs but Morgan would end them

Samantha will happily pick up Ron and he LOVES it. It makes him feel cared for and loved

Lark and Sparrow teach spanish to the other kids so they can yell cuss words on the field when there was a bad move or a bs ref call and not get in as much trouble

The kids are all actually really good friends but Grant and Terry Jr are def the closest

Everyone knew Grant liked boys years before Grant knew

Carol is such a business woman it isnt even funny. Slick back platnum pony, the blazers and pencil skirts with the office heals and a pair of really hot glasses??? Yeah 100%. She also had bright red lipstick and the sharpest eyeliner with those laminated eyebrows AND she also has pointy acrylics that are done every other week. She ALWAYS looks perfect and genuienly commands so much respect in the office she works in

Carol is a huge stickler for no shoes in the house BUT you also have to wear house slippers if you walk anywhere inside

Carol would be vegan if Darryl wasnt the main person that cooked meals but she loves him and knows he loves his smoker and grill so she happily goes along with it cause she likes seeing her husband happy

I know there are so many Carol ones rn but one more, she never cheated on Darryl. It was so heavily implied that she did with Darnel(?) but she never went through with it because she realized she loved her husband more then she thought right as she was about to cheat

Every now and again Grant will leave his videogames to help Darryl cook dinner. It is such a special thing to Darryl and those moments are usually when they both open up to each other

Terry Jr does a lot of different styles with his hair. Grant has asked about it before since he has curly hair and Terry Jr tried to teach him how to take care of twists, cornrows, dreads or literally just whatever style he has in the moment but since Grant doesnt have the same type of hair he just ends up getting confused

Grant tries really really hard to learn tho because he can see that Terry really trusts him with it and he wants to make his friend proud/happy cause it would make him feel proud/happy too

Funny enough Samantha also tries to teach Ron how to do her hair (Terry Jr learned that letting someone else do your hair is a sign of trust from his mom). Ron actually is a quick learner and eventually it just becomes their daily routien where he helps her with her hair

Darryl has curly hair

This might just be an opinion but Glenn is the most caring dad of the group by a lot

Rom cried when he found out he was gonna have a grandaughter

Glenn happily chills with Jodie in hell when Nick is with his mom

Glenn and Jodie dont really hate each other anymore. They pretend to hate each other a lot but are perfectly fine hanging out together considering how much they do it

One more lol, Glenn and Jodie are so dramatic for no reason. Literal theater kids without being theater kids

[feddy-fagbear]

thinking abt anya mouthwashing again and how ppl seem to ignore the pseudo-paranormal aspect of jimmy's hallucinations (for lack of a better word rn) regarding her.

like to justify myself here, i definitely think calling the horse monster a blind and aimless thing was a way of rejecting her rightful rage and hatred of him but i also think itd be foolish to pretend that she cant be seen as a rightfully angry person whose anger was able to be minimized until there was a physical result of it that he now had to take responsibility for (not an intended joke)

i also think its worth noting that polle is the means through which jimmy dehumanizes her and i think its interesting that to complete that section of the game one has to take mouthwash that anya directly described as not useful for disinfecting anything from polle because its his only hope to clean daisuke's wound because jimmy wasted the actual disinfectant, as if taunting him with the fact that he fucked up. that he isnt a better man than he pretends to be, and thats just really compelling to me, especially when this all culminates into polle basically looking him in the eye and making him confront that he really isnt better than his worst moments. he clings to curly and pretends that his friend's views of him are objectively correct because he wants to pretend he isnt someone who fucked up time and time again because he cant see past his own nose.

and i think a lot of people refuse to give anya credit for her anger because its very much there even if jimmy wants to act like its something he doesnt deserve

anyways i think itd be really cool if someone made art of anya gripping a gun and standing over jimmy's dead body because i headcanon the reason she revealed where the gun was was because she planned to kill him first before going with her contingency plan (killing herself)

[gaysonlyocean]

throws a plot twist at you. I’M going to be annoying.

what are the extents of gwen’s powers? does her family know about them? are they part of them? how much does she have control over? what does she look for in a woman? is she single this saturday night?

I SEE THOSE LAST ONE I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE

AND WAUGGH THANK YOU

gwendolyns powers are very much anything she can think of, which makes the effects range from REALLY FUCKED UP to more mundane, like she has a dog shes had since she was 10 and yet said dog looks like hes only about 3 years old cause she wont let him age

another thing about her powers is she herself isnt aware of them yet so she uses them very unintentionally and since she was born with them, shes lived her entire life like this, what do you mean its not normal to just wish something and then it happens?

her family are very aware of whats wrong with her! and they all have very different reactions to it

her mother jessica is still very much in denial even though shes seen it right in front of her and shes had multiple mental breaks because of it, repeatedly insisting everythings fine even though she knows its not, shes also terrified of what will happen if she admits she knows somethings wrong and just really wants to pretend this is normal

meanwhile her father vinnie is on the opposite end of the spectrum and has genuinely been trying to find some way to get rid of gwendolyn her entire life, when she was a infant he kept trying to leave her at places during the night so he would be free from whatever she is but she wouldnt let him walk away so he would be forced to take her back home

the two of them would have divorced about this if it werent for the fact that gwendolyn wont let them because she wants a happy family with parents who love eachother and stay together

her older brother cooper has really had a rough time with it, he was 5 when gwen was born and so he cant really remember what it was like to not have to live like this, he also has had a lot of bad things happen to him because of her, he has completely given up on a lot of things cause of her indirectly interfering

one example is that when he was 7 and gwen was 2 he Begged their parents for a hamster for his birthday and within a week it was dead after lil toddler gwen got into his room [which he tried to lock] and was alone with it, she was just curious but he hasnt forgotten that

he cant have friends cause if gwendolyn and him get into a fight she could make a comment about how she hopes all his friends leave him and they will, he cant try to form his own life cause if his sister wants him to do something hes forced to do it

he has though found a loophole which is if he gets gwendolyn to want something he wants he can get it, for example he cannot get kicked out of their house cause she doesnt want him to move out after he convinced her that it would be bad if he did when she was 13

and hes also a accomplice to her crimes, because if he stays on her good side then he still wins, which is part of the reason why he doesnt get along with tess, needs to make sure his lil lifehack still works

HUGE ASS SLOUGHTON FAMILY INFODUMP OVER!! she does, in theory, have good control over her powers, she can and has undid something cause it didnt give a result she liked, but right now its all working subconsciously and without her proper input

her abilities are reality altering, which means they could be reality destroying too if she wanted them to be

thank god she doesnt know what shes capable of, huh?

anyway she likes someone whos got a good sense of humour and a nice laugh, she also likes freckles and curly hair, and sadly no shes busy saturday

[spongebobafettywap]

Can we just stop taking what X-Men comicbook writers say at face value ? The "Rogue is based on Grace Jones" one is infuriating enough from how there's virtually nothing in common between the two women from their personality, nationality or country of origin. The "Nightcrawler is based on Michael Jackson" makes me want to throttle whoever thought they were being smart in declaring this since they're admitting how little they knew of Michael Jackson but pretend otherwise.

The fanboys defending and spreading those statements tho are the real culprits : Some go on and on about how the MJ inspiration is just in Nightcrawler's curly hair... Nevermind the fact that, like you said, MJ had a beautiful afro around the time Nightcrawler debuted in comics meaning that can't be it. Then they say it's because they're both performers... But Nightcrawler is more of an actor and acrobat than a singer or dancer contrary to MJ so even that doesn't fit. Then they say they are natural prodigies... But Nightcrawler's mutation is what gave him the advantage in his physical performance which doesn't get carried when he gets depowered while Michael had to extensively work to be at the top of the top.

Nightcrawler's haircut is like Errol Flynn's and his artistic talents are more like his than MJ's so can we stop pretending something was always there when that wasn't the case?

The only Nightcrawler who could somewhat fit as an MJ fan is the teen version of him from X-Men evolution and the Foxe movie because the timing is good. The latter example even referenced him with the jacket Nightcrawler got in Age of Apocalypse that is the Thriller one MJ had

Oh yeah I learnt a while ago not to take what comic book writers in general say at face value.

Yeah I find it odd they insist Grace Jones was the inspiration for Rogue had it been like Donna Summers I could maybe make some connection. See I initially thought her being Black was a credible thing and maybe it was the intention but being based on Grace Jones? I don't think so. Although I'm just thinking about Rogue's later appearances rather than her first but even then the first appearance doesnt really have Grace Jones' style either I do think its credible that a lot of characters were intended to be Black or Brown but Marvel editors told the artists to lighten them up as this has been a documented thing by Marvel artists that happened even in the 2000s. But when they put out a name of an artist to compare to then it falls apart, maybe when Claremont googled some Black artists from the 70s he thought Grace Jones looked the most similar to the original Rogue and went with that.

Yeah not only was Michael a cute little boy with an Afro at the time, he wasn't even famous as a individual he was known as being part of a group.. like every lead singer in a band ever LOL.

I don't see how Nightcrawler being a prodigy even fits, he was a kid performer at a circus and Michael was a kid performer on stage but the way you wrote that makes it seem like they're talking about Nightcrawler being a prodigy superhero...

I wouldn't say Evolution is based on MJ much really (though i did make an AMV of him with a MJ song haha), the AoA movie version is obviously wearing his jacket due to it being in the 80s and it fitting the time period.

[pumpkinsy0]

Since Christmas eve is in t-minus 2 hours and 19 minutes, hcs for curly celebrating Christmas at the Curtis house?? Why is here there? Idk but he is!!

i made it to new jersey for christmas i am cold, tired, and ready to go

ik im late bc it IS christmas eve now but shhhhh

•ok look curly was rlly only over at their house for the heat, his house is already cold but around christmas its gets even chillier and he hates it, god damn it the curtis house better spare SOME heat

•may b the only time hes asking to sleep in the same bed as soda AND b in the middle of them so they can share body heat or somethin bc this cold is ridiculous man, scoot over curly was born in a tropical place he hates the cold so bad

•”hey have u tried THIS in ur hot chocolate” and its just some bs even he hasnt tried, he just wants to fuck up someones drink and see how crowded that cup can get he likes watching them force themselves drink it to not waste anything but its the curtis gang its also plausible they would drink it bc its actually good but it taste like shit to everyone else

•he pretended to b santa and kept patting his lap for pony to sit on it and tell “santa what he wanted for christmas”. backfired on him though bc two bit sat on his lap IMMEDIATELY after and hes wayyyy too heavy for curly, curlys legs felt like pure tv static afterwards

•hes so damn nosey, he likes snooping under the tree and trying to find out what everyone got, his hand has to get smacked away

•if its cold enough, hes totally licked a pole and had a bet w two and steve to see who could stay in the longest, he won but it almost costed him his tongue and near second degree burns to his face w boiling water from trying to get it off

•being around the curtis family being all familial makes curly feel bad about his own family so when theyre doing their own thing, curly shuffles his way outta there till hes pulled back in (by darry or pony mainly)

•since curlys a surprise guest, the gang try to get him a last minute present (rlly pony was gonna give it to him later but they all decided to just put their name on the gift and say it was from all of em, curly guessed it was from pony but admires the thought process they got goin

•the curtis gang still do elf on the shelf and curlys part of the duo who puts the poor elf in sexual positions, ur neverrrrr gonna guess who the other one is (its two bit)

•curly puts of parody of christmas carols, at first ur thinking “oh wow hes gonna sing such a classic song thats nice” and he fixes his lips to say the worst lyrics u will hear its mortifying, god forbid its modern time and u give him the speakers hes making everyone in the neighborhood listen

•it doesnt snow much in tulsa if ever but look curlys never seen snow for YEARS of his life, if its snowing outside he doesnt care how cold it is, he wants to go outside to mess around in it a lil bit, hes gotten a lil sick from it the day after cause he wasnt wearing his jacket which is rare but aye he had a lil bit of fun!! thats gonna wear off eventually tho, snow WILL lose its novelty

•most of his time is spent watching tv christmas specials, hes used to not rlly getting anything on christmas and theres nothing to do outside and the house is comfortable enough, ik his ass imprinted on that couch

•on top of that he controls the radio, the gang gotta give curly his flowers, he knows the good stations and songs, even if he didnt hes hogging the hell out of it

[ace-shenanigans]

Yep nope im sharing pokemon thoughts

Bunhe/Bingge/Bingmei

- Bingge is the type of person to collect a bunch of mons but favor the stronger, cooler ones. He doesnt really use any of his og team because he views them as weak like he once was

- Bingge uses darkrai kinda like xin mo, whereas Bingmei has marshadow as a kinda symbolism for his own blackening but has long since released his darkrai

- Bingmei had a more comfortable upbringing because of shizun, so he doesnt view his og team as 'weak' and they grew with him for the most part

- Wooloo was something hes had w/ him since before he arrived at the peak, so it represents him kinda accepting his softer side

- Eevee is the representation for zheng yang, which is why bingmei has an umbreon (evolved via friendship by sqq while lbh was in the abyss, they bonded over missing their boi) and bingge doesnt

- salazzle is meant to represent the harem lmao

- arcanine vs houndoom is my verson of 'curly hair bingmei vs straight hair bingge'

- bunhe has a cubone cuz dead mom twins (im hilarious i know /j)

Shen Qingqiu (Jiu)

- starter serperior that was raised alongside him on the streets

- zoroark that he met as a zorua during the qiu manor

- chi-yu also wouldve been met at the qiu manor but closer to the (highly valid) crash out (its considered one of the four ruinous pokemon)

- milotic he caught as a feebas durin his disciple days, and people made fun of him for his ugly fish until it evolved and wiped the floor with them

- gardevoir was a gift from the wrp ladies to help him sleep, but people ofc take things wrong because of sj's closeness to it (he treats it like a mom/older sister figure)

- absol actually followed him throughout his life, appearing as a warning before the worst events of his life until the conference where he found yqy, and then it acted to sj's order and took out wyz

- umbreon was an eevee he received from yqy upon joining cqms, and despite what people say about him its a small glimmer of hope that even he can befriend something (it evolves by friendship at night)

Shen Qingqiu (Yuan)

- Rotom is the system lmao

- he keeps Absol, Serperior, and Zoroark because they refuse to leave his side even if they can tell he is Not Their Boi (they hate system!rotom)

- he feels a little weird using a gardevoir, so when he ends up accepting a Hatenna from nyy he uses it instead (she has too much emotion for it to handle, so it keeps running to hide in the bamboo house where its more peaceful)

- he found mimikyu by the sword mound during binghe's abyss period, and immediately connected with it because of his circumstances (pretending to be someone/something else). Instead of a pikachu though, it disguises itself as a wooloo (representing lbh)

Shen Yuan

- his zorua is named Binghe, he found it caught in a trap almost immediately upon landing in pidw, and he rescued and cared for it until it was back to full health. it refuses to evolve and is absolutely codependent on sy. It will cling and cry if he tries to put it back in its pokeball

- mienshao he got as a mienfoo and kept because it reminds him of his favorite of lbh's wives (liu mingyan)

- slyveon was an eevee he 'traded' (ie: yoinked) for because the previous trainer wasnt treating it correctly

- salazzle was an accident, he thought he'd caught a male salandit to avoid the weird reverse harem thing that salazzle does.... you see how well that went (physical representation of the wife beam lmao)

- slitherwing he found while exploring near abyssal tears and he fell in love with this beast of a mon

- he kinda stumbled upon zekrom during an impassioned rant in some old ruins, and because sy has Big Thoughts about the worldbuilding it sensed a kindred spirit of a sorts and choose to follow him

Yue Qingyuan

- Rayquaza acts as Xuan Su since hes usually stuck playing a mediator role + is insanely powerful. Their 'bond' is that yqy has the mega stone imbedded into his body and it leaves him drained whenever mega rayquaza is used

- golurk he found in the lingzi caves during his entrapment and it stuck around to protect him from himself

- aegislash is his 'sect leader partner' pokemon, acting as his 'sword' since he cant just bring rayquaza around everywhere

- Garchomp was his gibble from the streets, given to him because i have Cynthia Trauma. It also acts a lot like SJ in that it dislikes everyone and rarely listens to yqy but also refuses to share him with anyone else most of the time

- Dragonite is kinda the same with Lance Trauma but also because he caught and raised it as a dratini during his disciple years post lingxi caves. It helps him deliver letters and travel between meetings

- Bewear doesnt really have any special lore, i just like that it looks super friendly and cuddly but can snap you in half (just like yqy!)

Liu Qingge

- Rapidash is pretty but powerful, brave, and prideful. Lqg caught it as is during a nighthunt after it went toe to toe with him

- He came to the peak with riolu and torchic, so both have grown with him since the beginning

- Gallade he received from his shizun as a ralts after earning the head disciple title. Its got a major rivalry w/ sqq's gardevoir

- Braviary is symbolic for cheng luan. I almost used a talonflame cuz phoenix iconography, but braviary fit lqg's temperament better imo

- He found Zacian on a night hunt as well and earned its respect in battle, so now it travels alongside him. He hasnt actually caught it but they have an understanding that zacian will answer lqg's commands

Shang Qinghua (Airplane)

- froslass is his partner whenever hes in the northern desert w/ mobei jun, he got it as a snowrunt early on in his spy days and the two looked after each other (mobei jun approves)

- mudsdale helps him with physical tasks on an ding, theyre a pretty common sight on that peak since most disciples bond with a mudbray early in their discipleship

- golisopod is his starter that he got as a wimpod, the two hid in the same spot and agree on the tactic of 'able to fight but will run if things look hairy'

- rotom is the system again, shiny to differentiate it from sy's

- gholdengo was an accident, he kept counting stray gimmighoul coins when doing accounting and eventually ended up with it lmao

- morpeko was a gift from sy because he found it on a nighthunt w/ binghe and immediately clocked it as airplane-coded

Its so over done at this point, but im thinkin about a pokemon au for svsss again

[pizzatower60s]

Chapter 2

“Mia can you please take table 3”

Alice in a panicked tone walks up to Mia. Alice is one of Mias coworkers at the malt shop she is a waitress at.

Alice has curly gingery red hair and her life style was very…carefree. Alice was on the richer side way richer than Mia really the only reason why she was here is because her parents cut her off from her allowance.

“Please Mia you have to take table three”

she shakes Mia frantically almost spilling the milkshake that Mia was taking to a table in the process.

“Alice, why cant you take it? Im very busy right now.”

Just then Alice grabs the milkshake from Mias hands

“I will take the milkshake you take table 3. Please no one else will”

As Alice walks away Mia is left crossing her arms sighing to herself.

She grabs the notepad from her dress pocket and begins to walk over to table three.

As she walks she starts to notice the whole reason nobody wanted to serve that table. In the long booth about 5 greasers sat.

Smoking disgustingly cheap cigarettes and talking way to loud for their own good.

Basically acting like they own the place.

Mia doesn’t blame the girls who didn’t want to serve them. Nobody wants to have to deal with the massive levels of ignorance that are radiating the booth.

She studies the greasers as she does with everyone and notices a familiar face.

In the middle of the group sat Peppino flaunting his usual arrogant self.

“Hello what can i get you boys today?”

Peppino takes his attention away from his conversation and looks Mia directly in the eyes.

“Well its nice-a to see you again doll face-a”

Peppino chuckles giving Mia the sly look that he gives every passing women.

“Its very nice to see you again to Peppino”

She gives him her best smile.

“Now then, what will you be having”

Peppino chuckles looking at his friends

“Well…Im-a hoping you have-a you~”

Mia pretends to flip through her notebook

“sorry we are out of that.”

Mia cant help but thinks his attempts are pathetic. I mean how many times has he used that line? I bet more than she can count.

Mia tries her hardest not to get angry over it. She rather die than let him control her emotions.

Mia finally finishes taking their order and brings out their food.

She notices Peppino isnt there he probably went to use the restroom.

She turns around and starts to walk back into the kitchen before she trips on her dress.

she almost face plants on the floor before she feels something grab the back of her dress top.

“you outta be more careful-a” Peppino slyly chuckles as he helps her up.

But when shes finally back on her feet they are close. Really close. Peppino could get a good look of how bright her eyes were.

Peppino was about to utter something before he just sits there.

From this close he notices how her scent is so soft like something that would be used to clean the laundry.

Lavender almost…

Peppino stares at her for what seems like for ever. Why isnt he walking away? Why cant he move?

why in gods name cant he speak!?

And why does she smell so damn good.

Mia looks at him with confusion

“uh..thank you but…i need to get to the kitchen so can u please move…?”

Peppino realizes hes in the way of Mias path.

silently he moves to the side. Of course he doesnt apologize.

He goes back to the booth and sits there. something is visibly wrong with him.

His face feels so warm and sweaty he feels this weird pit in his stomach almost like he swallowed a rock.

“Hey peppino you-a good?” Gustavo says nudging his shoulders

“You lookin a lil unglued?”

Peppino brushes him off

“Nah nah its-a nothin”

Peppino sits there and thinks practically not even touching his food. He cant help but continue to steal glances at Mia as she runs around the malt shop taking and giving orders.

Something about her just makes Peppino never want to take his eyes off

——————————————- Time skip

After work Mia heads out to her bike. But as she walks she sees Peppino and his little troop of greasers all relaxing around a car.

As Mia walks she makes eye contact with Peppino.

And as always she gives him a kind smile. a genuine one.

Why is she being so nice? They have only just met yet she continues to give him that kind smile.

Even if he continues to make sly comments she just…smiles.

A weird feeling builds up in Peppinos chest when he sees that familiar smile.

He wants to say something but…he cant and hes still not sure why.