#otps: thunderstruck

[beefrobeefcal]

Fanmix game! List three songs you associate with either your blorbo or your otp, then pass this on to three other people!

Heck yeah! Here we go

Frankie “Catfish” Morales - Thunderstruck by AC/DC

Javier Peña - Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode

Javi Gutierrez - Moonlights Desires by Gowan

💜🥩👌

[ao3feed-destiel-02]

Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck https://ift.tt/hCk6Sd2 by critterdee_67 Dean has lived with Castiel since he was released from the Ladybird Center for Mental Health in Austin, Texas. For the first three and a half years, they lived in the converted pool house behind the mansion that Castiel owns but hates. It was a cozy time, snuggling together in the small space. But as the years passed, they decided to buy a house that fit their personalities and wasn’t just a tax write-off. Now they live in a more moderate neighborhood on the other side of Austin. Dean loves their two-story, three-bedroom home. It’s so normal. He’s never had normal before. Although he may never consider himself to be among the normal, his life has become settled - for the most part. Words: 3461, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Series: Part 8 of Year of the OTP 2023, Part 4 of KINTSUGI: Dean's Life Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: Dean Winchester, Castiel (Supernatural) Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester Additional Tags: Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Anxiety Disorder, Dark Thoughts, Mental Health Issues, Panic Attacks, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, Established Relationship, Not Beta Read, One Shot, Year of the OTP Prompt Event 2023, Timestamp, Part of a bigger story but can stand alone, Kintsugi: The Art of Precious Scars Timestamp via AO3 works tagged 'Castiel/Dean Winchester' https://ift.tt/S8t0caI August 11, 2023 at 07:06PM

[shipaholic]

Episode 5: “The Ball”

Good Omens S2 Ep5. This is a liveblog, so spoilers!

- ‘Autistic Aziraphale’ this, ‘autistic Muriel’ that, we need to talk about autistic Shax.

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- “Are you actually going through with this?” “Indeed I am.” “Can I watch?” OTP dynamic to rule them all.

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- “Are they going to talk about the Christmas lights? Because I have things to say.” “.......Yes.”

- This entire sequence is too delightful to stop and comment on, but I love all of these shopkeepers, all of Aziraphale’s methods of bribery, all his earnest, stilted French, and all of Crowley’s disbelieving poses in the background.

- On the flip side, Shax is babygirl and so is Eric, but sadly only one of them can live.

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- Nina is asking Crowley if Aziraphale is his bit on the side and I am being extremely calm right now.

- The thing is! In S1, most of the comments other characters made about A/C being a couple were only said to Aziraphale. The only time it happened in front of Crowley was Sister Mary interrupting the tender moment that was the wall slam. And there was a lot going on then, so Crowley had the luxury of not reacting to it. This conversation with Nina is the first time he has had to nervously vomit up a denial to someone assuming Aziraphale is his boyfriend. Turns out his best retort is, “He’s just an angel I know”. Whoops.

- The ending to this scene is weird, though! Nina says something about other people’s love lives looking much simpler than our own, and Crowley suddenly looks like he’s been given weeks to live. I’d understand a thunderstruck look, but distraught? Why?

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- oh my god a date, Crowley’s set up a date, there’s wine and everything, the restaurant is French, they could have crepes!!!

- “Smitten, I believe.”

...............

SMITTEN, I BELIEVE

OK JUST SAY THAT LIKE IT’S NO BIGGIE

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- Good, Nina deserved at least one of the “fuck”s this season.

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- Ohhh Crowley’s got drunk and angry to talk to Gabriel. This, uh. This could be a whole thing.

- Aaagh they did a callback to “Let there be light” and made it SAD and kind of threatening

- Shit. Shit shit shit shit shit shit. Crowley’s going to give away that they did the body swap. Gabriel’s going to get his memory back and realise that it wasn’t really Aziraphale he tried to execute and he’ll know they’re not immune to hellfire and holy water. shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit

- this scene is amazing and excruciating to watch. Crowley is so drunk and cruel and so recklessly protective. He tries to make Gabriel commit suicide. He’s possibly just endangered himself and Aziraphale both without realising. And then! He orders Gabriel back off the ledge and tries to get real answers, because he knows they’re important!

- David Tennant and Jon Hamm are both being phenomenal rn, and the empty house dialogue is a beautiful piece of writing.

- “Where is your memory then?” “In a matchbox.” AAAAAAAAHHHH.

- NOPE, I need the full dialogue down here:

“In a matchbox. No, I took it out first.”

“You took your memory out of a matchbox?”

“Yes, that’s right. I took it out, and I put it in the box and I brought it here, and it’s...”

“Yes?”

“Everywhere.”

“What else do you remember?”

“If it happens again it will make it seem like it’s an institutional problem.”

- Whaaaaaaaatttt!!! OK, thought: The last line about the institutional problem sounds like a direct quote. Either Gabriel said that, or someone said it to him. It sounds like a Michael line, potentially? And.... it sounds to me like somebody took Gabriel’s memories from him and put them into the matchbox, and then he or someone else stole the memories back from the matchbox and put them in the moving box for him to take to Aziraphale’s. So there might be two people involved here, one trying to harm Gabriel and cover something up, and one trying to help him and protect the lost information. It definitely sounds like he knew something he shouldn’t, and someone wanted him out of the way. The matchbox was found in Heaven, so that suggests an angel is the culprit. I would have pointed the finger at Michael immediately, but I’m possibly more inclined to look at the Metatron instead. I think this goes higher than Michael, somehow? I can see her trying to get Gabriel out of the way so she could be the boss, but it sounds like something bigger than that is going on.

(EDIT: Hang on!!! The whole thing about the matchbox is that it’s a material object! Muriel and Michael were uncomfortable touching it! Gabriel’s memory was taken from him ON EARTH, at the Resurrectionist pub, and whoever was sitting with him is probably the person who did it! But then how did the matchbox get into Heaven?)

And then there’s “everywhere”! Gabriel’s memory is everywhere? Is this because Aziraphale opened the box and let it out?? Also, I’ve been treating the memory Gabriel’s talking about as his entire memory, but maybe it refers to a specific memory? Perhaps the only way to remove the one important memory was to nuke all of Gabriel’s memories at once. I’m just waffling now, I have no clue what Everywhere could mean.

Finally, the line about the institutional problem. “If it happens again.” Could this be Armageddon? Is someone saying, if Armageddon fails for a second time, it will start to seem like an institutional problem? One that could only be dealt with by removing Gabriel?

I got NOTHING, and this is the last episode to figure ANY of this shit out in advance of the finale. My head hurts like Goob. :( I should get a hot chocolate.

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- How about that fly buzzing noise while zooming in the matchbox, huh???

- If Beelzebub is the one who took Gabriel’s memories and put them in the matchbox, but then Gabriel took his memories back out and put them in the moving box, then maybe he went to Earth/Aziraphale under his own power and Beelzebub genuinely is trying to track him down?

- .....I’m AN IDIOT who only just realised Gabriel was humming Everyday because it was playing on a loop in the pub, and it’s probably the last thing he heard before he lost his memory. Sorry, everyone else probably got there in Episode 3, I’m slow >_<

- Muriel repeats the obvious lie A/C told her that you have to wait a few days to see if humans are in love because humans are weird and that’s how it works. Michael, without skipping a single beat: “I knew that.” They. They’re just as dumb as Gabriel. Every angel is an absolute girlfailure.

- Muriel: “It’s just Aziraphale -” Uriel: “The traitor.” Michael: *odd little sideways frown at Uriel* What’s with that...? Does Michael just feel Uriel spoke out of turn, or is she a little bothered by calling Aziraphale a traitor? It’s a weird expression on her face, can’t quite read it.

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- The bookshop! Everyone gets a magical transformation! Mrs Sandwich looks fabulous! Aaah

- One concern I had going into S2 is that most of the main characters appeared to be angels/demons, and it seemed as though humanity would be deemphasised, which struck me as out of keeping with the themes of the book. And, to be fair, no humans have got to drive the main plot this time around (so far). But I still love the fleshing out of Wickber Street and all the shopkeepers, and the various interactions our boys have with humans in the minisodes. Maybe humanity isn’t saving the world this time, but we are a vital part of what makes the world important.

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- ...Oh dear. Ms Cheng. Who (or what?) are you...?

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- This is enchanting, everyone looks beautiful <33 Love the magic shop owner and his spouse, those are some amazing tattoos.

- BEHOLD THE MAJESTY OF GOOB

- He is doing so well distinguishing the key differences between selling books and handing round canapes!

- Nina did get to say “fuck” again!

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- PROTECTIVE CROWLEY STRIKES AGAIN and he’s protecting HUMANS, he’s protecting the people Aziraphale cares about 😭😭😭

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- The “seamstress” conversation is delightful. Maybe nothing’s up with Ms Cheng? Don’t know why there was that weird shot of her entering the bookshop, then.

- This is just the Pride & Prejudice dance, isn’t it.

- Aziraphale is the soppiest old romantic, look at his faaace

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- Aw yyyeah, everyone wants to fuck Goob

Goob: *does that thing with his face*

The People no longer want to fuck Goob

- “Tell me while we dance” IT’S HAPPENING

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- Shax still does her funny bobbing little walk in full battle armour. I love her.

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- OK, it’s not that all demons are vampires, it’s that the bookshop has its own  demon-repelling forcefield. After the zombies I was fully prepared to accept anything.

- GOOB IS HEROICALLY SACRIFICING HIMSELF OH NO

- THAT OUTFIT IS MAGNIFICENT ASDKLGASD

- “T - O - S - T - ........... - E! TOAST!”

- This scene is somehow actually threatening, despite the fact that it is just Shax with a woeful army of scrub demons, none of whom can spell, demanding something that she is incapable of seeing even when it literally walks out and hands itself to her on a silver platter. Beelzebub was SO setting her up to fail.

- Crowley/Mrs Sandwich pals 4 life please.

- “You’re a good lad.” “I’m not actually. Either. But thank you!�� NB Crowley canon dialogue, I never thought I’d see the day

- Nina: “Why don’t you stand up for yourself? Make your own plans!” Aziraphale: “Oh, I am. But rescuing me makes him so happy.” aaaaaAAAAAaaahhhhhhhhhh

- oh my god it’s the end of the ep, I’m not ready

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- Swing band theme song, you are my only comfort in this stressful time

[justaflyintooka]

Get to know your mutuals ❤️❤️

Thanks for the tag @cityscidewalks! (love your new handle!!!) <33 Took me a bit of time to actually boot up my computer to type this, but really enjoyed it!

What's the origin of your blog title? Is that just your username? I originally joined tumblr for the SW community and wanted my username to show that and still not be too starwarsy, haha :)) Add in my love for the freedom of flying and my lothcat-themed pencil case for inspiration and tadaa, new username :))

OTP+Ship name: Actually I think I'm one of those people not too interested in shipping. I have nothing against it and I do ship, just not to that extent. As I see it, when everyone focuses too much on ships, friendships just get overlooked-- and they are just as beautiful too. I have OTPs though. Obi-wan and Satine, or outside SW Tony and Pepper from the MCU

Favorite color: It always changes, but right now I'd say that sunshine yellow color

(this pic is not mine, just copied it here from the internet. i have no idea how copyright works >_< )

Favorite game: Uhh, not really a gamer here but...Fireboy and Watergirl? Played all existing levels with my brother and it was loads of fun

Song stuck in your head: Thunderstruck by AC/DC

Weirdest habit/trait: Uhhhhh... I think it's one of those questions you can't really answer bc you immediately forget everything-- only thing that comes to my mind is the puns-- if I'm tired it just gets worse. (I can only do it in my first language though :))

Hobbies: Sketching, reading, sometimes writing, coming up with new ideas and listening to music whenever I can. Also watching series/movies

If you work, what's your profession? Nope, no job for me. Full-time student here

If you could have any job you wish, what would it be? Either writer, illustrator or even teacher. Weird combination, I know. I just love explaining things and helping others and teaching has both :)

Something you're good at: Coming up with new ideas

Something you're bad at: Realizing said ideas. And time management :((

Something you love: Sunshine on my face. The wind in my hair. The feeling of freedom. It's like being on top of the world. Exhilarating.

Also chocolate chip cookies

Something you could talk about for hours off the cuff: Lol, I'm one of those chatterboxes out there. I don't really know where I'm going when I open my mouth, just figuring it out as I go. But if I had to choose, either philosophical dilemmas (soap falls on the floor. is the floor clean now or the soap dirty?-kind) -- asking these really helps you to see how others think when faced with a problem -- or human behaviour and the motivations behind actions.

Something you hate: That everyone belives maturity equals being stoic all the time. Let me hug you in public and call you silly names. Don't look down on me if I obsess over a kid's show. I'm as much an adult as you are but it's tiring and I just want to have a bit of fun too

Something you collect: marbles. Loooots of marbles. And colorful markers :)

Something you forget: everything. Appointments? Check. Assignments? Check. The pen I'm searching for with one hand while it's in the other? Check. I'm not even mad at myself anymore. It's like having my own comedy show 24/7 :))

What's your love language: Physical touch with quality time as a close second. Yes, I'm cuddly and will ruffle your hair. You can take that as a threat >:) lol

Favorite movie/show: Movie... either Interstellar or Catch me if you can. For show Avatar: The Last Airbender for me too! ^-^

Favorite food: Spicy fried chicken :)

Favorite animal: Maybe crocodiles or lizards. Oh, and chickens! They're so sweet and their feathers are the softest thing on Earth!

What were you like as a child: Very outgoing and bubbly. I introduced myself to the cashiers at the shops. My trousers always had paint stains and holes on them and my pockets were full of sticks, strings, stones, littlet toys and things like that. And I was so scared of any movie that had a witch in it that I hid behind the sofa all the time...

Favorite subject at school: Literature/Maths

Last Favorite subject: PE. I'm not an athlete and my lack of depth perception made me so terrible at anything involving catching a ball that I always used to be the last one chosen when others picked teams

What's your best character trait? I can understand others easily and get people to open up

What's your worst character trait? I can be a bit...too much. Talking, wide hand gestures, getting overly passionate and not noticing when to quit in heat of the moment

If you could change any detail of your life right now, what would it be? I'd give myself at least a month vacation. Studying for upcoming exams-- in like 3 months and everyone's already talking about it. I really just want to stop time, take a break and let myself catch up to my life

If you could travel in time, who would you like to meet? I'd say my paternal grandfather. I was pretty young when he passed away and he had dementia-- I barely have memories of his real personality, but he was always patient, kind and understanding. I guess I just want to get to know him better, have some final memories and all

Mutual or not, if you're reading this and want to join, I dub thee tagged! I'd love to get to know you all <33

[gaymirajane]

“You should see me in a crown.”

Fraxus Week 2020: Drunk on Power

[pandsyagoy]

My otp

[iconiczuko]

if the directors weren’t such cowards Natasha and Bruce could be wlw/mlm solidarity

natasha and bruce r like the two gays kids who go to prom together just to fit in. post-ragnarok, bruce and his new bf thor poppin the BIGGEST bottles when nat comes out as a lesbian

[claresedwards]

I headcanon Clare loves wearing Eli's things

Clare + wearing Eli's jacket

[tsuncoon]

Happy Valentines

[lordofdestructionm]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Buddy Thunderstruck (Cartoon) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Buddy Thunderstruck/Darnell Fetzervalve Characters: Buddy Thunderstruck, Darnell Fetzervalve, Original Characters Additional Tags: Wedding Planning, The Boys Do Not Understand How Much Work This Is, Established Relationship, Be Careful What You Wish For, light conflict, Curtain Fic, Fluff Series: Part 4 of Valuation Summary:

Buddy and Darnell are not equipped to plan an event of this magnitude. Lucky the Mary Poppins of wedding planners is there to lend a hand.

A story (not by me) about these two with an author that really captures the show perfectly :).

[ao3feed-destiel-02]

Thunderstruck

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/dKBb1u4 by critterdee_67 Dean has lived with Castiel since he was released from the Ladybird Center for Mental Health in Austin, Texas. For the first three and a half years, they lived in the converted pool house behind the mansion that Castiel owns but hates. It was a cozy time, snuggling together in the small space. But as the years passed, they decided to buy a house that fit their personalities and wasn’t just a tax write-off. Now they live in a more moderate neighborhood on the other side of Austin. Dean loves their two-story, three-bedroom home. It’s so normal. He’s never had normal before. Although he may never consider himself to be among the normal, his life has become settled - for the most part. Words: 3461, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Series: Part 8 of Year of the OTP 2023, Part 4 of KINTSUGI: Dean's Life Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: Dean Winchester, Castiel (Supernatural) Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester Additional Tags: Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Anxiety Disorder, Dark Thoughts, Mental Health Issues, Panic Attacks, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, Established Relationship, Not Beta Read, One Shot, Year of the OTP Prompt Event 2023, Timestamp, Part of a bigger story but can stand alone, Kintsugi: The Art of Precious Scars Timestamp read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/dKBb1u4

[formerlyjannafaye]

In response to your question about favourite Mileven moments, let me share a few of mine:

* Season 1: the first meeting — we know now that Mike was basically thunderstruck by El the very first moment he saw her, and the cinematography sets this up perfectly. The raging storm, the literal bolts of thunder and lightning as Mike turns his flashlight to El, the long holding shot of the two just staring rapt at one another. But it’s all the quiet moments in this season too. Mike shows such gentle patience with El, helping to establish and respect boundaries like privacy, making her laugh, making her feel safe. He’s so soft with her. He centres her and cherishes her from the start.

* Season 2: the reunion — even now, I cannot watch this scene without getting teary. We’ve seen the raw longing for one another from both Mike and El. He calls her every day, he never gives up hope; she visits him in the Void in lieu of being able to see him in real life, and they are living miserable half-lives apart from one another. The reunion feels earned, and the acting from both is off the charts. You see a million emotions cross both their faces as soon as they see one another. As the Runaway Max book says, all the “pinched meanness” that had been etched into Mike’s face for a year just vanishes in that moment. A close second is of course the Snow Ball. It’s so sweetly romantic, Mike makes himself vulnerable to El, they will learn how to slow dance together and that’s when you really feel that’s it’s the first of so many things they will learn together and from each other over the course of their lives. It’s soul mate energy of the sweetest, gentlest kind, and holds so much promise.

* Season 3: physical touch — I did not love S3, and while it’s not vintage Mileven, there’s still so much to appreciate. My heart was so happy just watching them being able to hang out, make out, spend time together. It was extremely necessary. But it wasn’t all hormones. This is where you notice how tethered they are to one another, their shared orbit. Even when nominally on a break, they can’t stop touching, seeking out one another for physical reassurance in moments of danger, stress, anxiety. Their bonds run deep, and cannot be severed.

* Season 4: the ‘I love you’ — I did have to suspend my belief slightly that Mike had never even written “love” in a letter, but the Duffers sold it to me in the end. I love this season for underscoring just how much Mike demonstrates his love for El, he’s very “show” but not yet “tell”. His love language of acts of devotion and physical touch are so very clear — a promise ring, a million letters, a handpicked bunch of flowers, zany outfit in El’s favourite colours. El is so excited to see Mike she can hardly breathe. They are so connected, tethered, in tune that being apart makes them lesser versions of themselves. It’s shown through the eventual “I love you” — Mike’s singular, unswerving, from-the-very-first-moment love uplifts El, it buoys and raises her, it gives her courage, confidence, surety to be her best self. It’s beautiful — their love is deep, binding (“I don know how to live without you “) and UNCONDITIONAL (“I love you on your good days, I love you on your bad days”). Unconditional love is so crucial to El, who has only ever known affection and positive reinforcement for her ‘magical’ accomplishments. The unwavering love of Mike makes her soar.

I literally could not be happier about where these two are at come the end of S4. Apparently, the OG groups are coming back in S5, and I live for Mike displaying heart, leadership and being the ultimate hype man for El. Power couple. Dream team. My OTP ❤️🫶🏻

OMG, I read this when I first woke up this morning and I still can't properly respond to it. This is beautiful. And all true. And I am dizzy.

I have always loved the way the camera zooms in and focuses on Mike after they find El. The Duffers did not do that on accident. Have you ever seen the script for that page? *SWOON* Please go find it and read it if you haven't - the Duffers had a plan from the beginning and we are enjoying the fruits of it!

I think that while S2 kept Mike and El apart for almost the entire season, which was so hard after seeing them together for all of season 1, it allowed them to have a relationship that is as epic and deep as it is, because, as you said, they are miserable without each other. It is incredibly clear that this goes beyond some silly crush. Their reunion also still makes me tear up to this day. THE ACTING. MY GOD we are so lucky to have Finn and Millie at the helm of these characters. GOD. I've never seen anything like it. That might be my favourite scene of ST period.

I am SOOOO with you about S3 - when I see people say 2 is the worst and 3 is their fave or second fave I'm like, what?!?! BUT I am so thankful for the Mileven it gave us, and how happy El was, genuinely happy. They got a few months to be together and make out and be normal happy teenagers and heal a bit from their time apart and I'm glad we got to see it! I wish we could see it more but I know, unless there's a flash forward epilogue, we won't get to see them just happy and settled again. So I treasure it.

You take on S4 - what could I possibly add?! You got it, boo. I agree 1 million percent. Your summary makes me want to end this reply and start writing fan fiction - which I'm literally going to do!

THANK YOU FOR SCREAMING WITH ME!

[kenkennyko]

New fav show in a while 💕💕💕😏

[gaymirajane]

- queen

For @ft-wwtdp day 23

Laxus tries a new gay bar, not realising that it’s their drag night. He’s not that interested and prepares to leave when the tantalising queen Freedomme takes centre stage, and Laxus realises that maybe he is super interested in drag, or at least the queen in front of him.

[gayazrael]

Sith NERDS

SICK SHIP MEME YO

Who asks the other on dates: Vitya, because I feel like Shirenne doesn’t entirely see the point (they’re in each other’s heads 100% of the time anyway why would they need to go out and get ice cream what are you doing—) but Vitya’s all over that shit. Who is the bigger cuddler: They’re actually pretty evenly matched here, but Vitya’s definitely the big spoon.Who initiates holding hands more often: Vitya. He married this woman and he wants EVERYONE TO KNOW.Who remembers anniversaries: Both of them, actually. They’re very good at it.Who is more possessive: Again, here they’re very evenly matched. They once considered sex in the ship’s assembly room so they could “accidentally” hit the intercom and let certain pirates know they were both spoken for, seriously. Who gets more jealous: Historically, Vitya.Who is more protective: Psh, they’re both perfectly aware that the other can take care of themself. ...Doesn’t stop them both from worrying in life-or-death situations, at which point, again, they’re pretty even on that front. :’)Who is more likely to cheat: Neither.Who initiates sexy times the most: Vitya.Who dislikes PDA the most: It’s not so much dislike it’s just... c’mon, husband, the whole galaxy knows we’re married you don’t actually have to rub it in.Who kills the spider: Tbh, Vitya is happy to ignore them unless they’re huge and encroaching on his personal space, whereupon he will scorch that fucker to ash.Who asks the the other to marry them: In a really, really, really weird and roundabout way, Vitya. He technically started out by suggesting they kill the Emperor together, how romantic.Who buys the other flowers or gifts: Vitya uses his newfound resources as Dark Council member to absolutely shower Shirenne in sappy-ass crap. And, y’know, useful stuff. Who would bring up possibly having kids: They don’t really discuss it, it just kinda... happens.Who is more nervous to meet the parents: Neither, because they’re both orphans. :’)Who sleeps on the couch when the other is angry: These days, they actually talk it out like rational adults (partly because dear lord it’s exhausting having someone else being pissed in your head, it’s just better to get those emotions out). Historically, though—Vitya.Who tries to make up first after arguments: Generally, whoever ended up starting it. Sometimes, though, Vitya will come trying to smooth things over just because he’s clingy and wants things to be okay.Who tells the other they love them more often: Psh, they’re even here too. And obnoxious as hell about it.

[iconiczuko]

good shit™

that one scene in Ragnarok where hulk & thor are staying together on sakaar and the room they're sharing only has one bed so u know that overnight they had to do the "there's only one bed" fanfic trope