#quick vibe check

[thunderheadfred]

I’m gonna brag on myself for a minute because my self-confidence has been shit lately (thanks winter, for your annual crushing blow to my ego!) but I am, in fact, really good at language acquisition. Like, heretofore it was kind of a stupid superpower that I had never once thought to use for Good

which is why, when I had some kind of visitation from The Lort Almightee last summer and They were like "heyy how about you do something to tangibly improve the place where you live. and also start supporting tribal sovereignty. immediately"

I was like (falling out of my chair, trembling) "uhhhhhh I can learn languages weirdly fast??" and lo, God threw the newly-created UMN Dakota Language major directly in my face and Commanded, "GET TO WORK BITCH"

[phoenixcatch7]

It's always funny to me when in an lu fic the chain is offered bananas and don't accept them. Like, you're offering these high energy adventures free food?? Fruit they'll have never even heard of before??? A ridiculously expensive imported good at best?? AND it boosts your attack?

Not ONE of these idiots would ever turn down something new and interesting to eat at least once. They'd be all over those bananas and immediately get dubbed yiga and I'm honestly surprised no one has used it in a fic yet 🤭

[brainrotcharacters]

It's hilarious how the visceral adoration Wade felt for Captain America was equaled only by the visceral hatred he felt for Johnny Storm

[lucabyte]

🐺🐺🐺❓

[deus-ex-mona]

god forbid a woman has hobbies

[aroaessidhe]

2025 reads / storygraph

Unbury The Bones + Boneless

urban fantasy mystery novella series

a grumpy vampire with the uncontrollable ability to see people’s skeletons who helps people out with magical problems

they’re assigned a werewolf partner, and they investigate a mysterious magical attack, while the werewolf really wants to be friends with them, if they’ll just let down some of their barriers

nonbinary aromantic MC

[tojiscrack]

literally found your acc like two days ago and i am in love!! spent the whole day binge reading LL because u are such an amazing writer omg… was sad to see you’re on hiatus but i have no problems waiting bc ik the comeback is gonna be fire 🔥 🔥 good luck with your exams btw!!

i’m gonna pass out this is so sweet tysm ml awwww <333333333

blahblahblahshecomplimentedmywritingblahblahblah 😋🩵

welcome to the family 😭🫶🏽 i’m so glad you’ve joined us but i wish you were here earlier ‘cause my updates were only just becoming consistent before this dumb hiatus 😔

but you’re here now and that’s all that matters <3 ty for ur support and patience 🩵

[scatterpatter]

You probably know which Robot Master I’m going to ask about :3

OH WAIT I CAN MAKE A MEME OUT OF THIS

for u queen

[thedailyvio]

Day 253

[snowflop]

Got very lucky during Goodwill's book sale 🥳

[w1ld-wr1t3r]

I have some words but i can't decide on the au's so you can choose whichever you want 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼 or even no au whatever comes to you mind 🩷🩷🩷

Glacier

Microphone

Final

Beginning

Overwhelming

These are some good ones! Thank you for all the prompts. Sorry it took me all day to get to them! The Glacier, Microphone, and Beginning prompts are answered in this post. Final and Overwhelming will be answered in a separate post to keep this from getting too long!

Each prompt in this post is used for a different AU: the Alpha AU, Peanut AU, and Isola AU, respectively. The Isola AU is actually one I haven't really written for yet, so thanks for giving me an opportunity to write something for it!

Glacier - Alpha AU

"Don't give me that look," Charles said, looking down at Leo, who was looking up at him like he was an idiot. "It wasn't like this when I last passed through! How was I supposed to know?"

He swept his arm in a gesture towards the towering wall of ice at the end of the valley. At the start of summer, when he'd first traveled this trail with his tribe towards the hunting grounds, the pass had been clear and easy to traverse, with the toughest part of the terrain being the delicate wildflowers that had dotted the ground. Now, in the dead of winter, there was a rather looming glacier in the way.

Charles probably should've expected this, really. It was no mystery that winter tended to bring lots of snow and ice.

He sighed, tugging a fur tighter around his shoulders. The wind was sharp today, as it had been for the past few, and it was gradually getting worse. He knew home couldn't be much farther . . . just another half a moon cycle's hike, maybe. The question was if the weather would continue to hold that long. They'd been pushing their luck already . . . the frozen lake incident was still fresh in Charles' mind. And it was probably still in Leo's mind, too. He was a clever wolf, and protective. His current expression might be part exasperation, but is might've been part worry, too. Glaciers weren't exactly known for being easy to get around. And they were both hungry and exhausted as it was.

Scanning the valley, he tried to map out a potential alternate route through the pass. One that had the lowest risk of accidentally injuring himself, ideally. "Come on, Leo," he said. "Let's try to find a trail."

He trudged through the snow, Leo trotting beside him. Hopefully that glacier didn't slow them down too much.

He wanted to be home. He wanted to see his family. He wanted to see Max.

He hoped that day was close. And that he would live to see it.

2. Microphone - Peanut AU

Peanut's first encounter with a reporter in the paddock happened when he was in Lando's arms. Lando had taken him out for a walk in between free practices one and two, and had decided to take a stroll through the paddock while he was at it. Peanut was still thrilled every time he got to say hi to someone new, so it was just as fun for him, if not more, to go around and talk to some of his friends in other areas of the paddock.

He had almost looped back around to McLaren, and had scooped Peanut into his arms to cuddle him, when a reporter flagged him down. He still had time to kill, so he decided to stop and talk. FP1 had been great, so he wasn't very likely to say something emotionally charged by accident. Plus, everyone was focused on the George and Max beef today. Worst-case scenario, they'd probably just ask about that.

He kept Peanut in his arms while he talked, not wanting him to wander off by mistake. Peanut hadn't shown a proclivity for running off so far, but in a place as busy as this, he didn't want to take any chances, especially when his pup was still practically a baby. Just look at his oversized feet and stubby little snout! The reporter was certainly charmed by him, if her smile was any indication.

As Lando answered the questions, Peanut seemed intrigued by the microphone. Whenever it was tilted closer for him to answer a question, Peanut tried to stick his nose out to sniff it. When it was pulled away, he cocked his head sideways like he was trying to puzzle out what its purpose was.

At the end of the interview, the lady wrapped up by smiling at Peanut. "Thank you for your time. And your dog is so cute!"

As if anyone could ever disagree, Lando thought. Peanut had the sweetest face ever. "Oh, thank you. Wanna say anything to the cameras, Peanut?"

The lady chuckled and indulged the joke by holding out the mic to Peanut. The puppy responded by poking it with his nose, sniffing for a few moments, then cautiously licking it. He made a face like he was expecting it to taste better.

Lando laughed, and gave Peanut a big scratch behind the ears. "You're a natural, Peanut. Good boy!"

3. Beginning - Isola AU

It was a cold, rainy night. Water streamed off the tent, running down the hill. Inside was perfectly dry.

Not that Lando was inside to know that.

He stayed at his perch, keeping watch. It wasn't very likely anyone would chance upon them at this time of night, and in this weather. But they were still so close to the edge of the kingdom . . . he didn't want to risk it.

Not when things stood the way they were.

He'd left the kingdom in a rush, in the cover of night - him and the king. King Martijn. A beloved king, one whose disappearance would be the cause of massive alarm and turmoil. Under any other circumstances, Lando would've been out of his mind to take him from the kingdom like this. He was probably being branded as a traitor by the people at this very moment.

But he couldn't have left King Martijn in the kingdom like this. Not when the magic of Isola was at work.

Not when the king was currently stuck as a big cat.

He glanced at the tent again, seeing the tail of a blue-black lion twitching drowsily. Lando still had almost no idea what had been done to his king. He'd been standing outside the throne room, and heard words that had sounded strangely like muttered magic from the messenger who had asked to see the king alone . . . and then screaming.

The next few moments had been filled with chaos, and more than a little blood.

And after that, he'd fled with the king. There had been almost no time to plan. He'd just packed what he could and convinced the king to follow him. There had been no other option.

King Martijn couldn't rule while he was trapped in the body of a wild animal. Half the guards would've tried to shoot or stab him on sight. The other half would've tried to capture him, and probably not very gently. They would've seen him as nothing more than a wild animal, one capable of eating them if it so wished. They would've had no idea that they were actually hurting their king. And if Lando had tried to explain the truth, he'd probably have gotten locked up for losing his mind, or cut down alongside the lion.

Lando could only hope that he was doing the right thing. There was nothing in the kingdom, or in any known land, that could possibly reverse Isola's magic. If that was even what it truly was. Based on what little he'd heard and seen in the throne room, that was the only theory Lando had that made even a lick of sense. Seeing as Isola was the land of the dead, there would almost certainly be no living (or fully living, at least) witches or mages he could turn to for help. So the only remaining solution was simple, at least on paper: travel to Isola and find the cure there.

For obvious reasons, though, the island of the dead wasn't very easy to get to. At least not if you cared about being able to leave alive.

Lando had no idea what to expect on this journey. He had no idea how long it would take, how easy it would be, if it would even be successful. He could just be dragging his king on a pointless trip across the known world. He could just be failing as a guard worse than he'd ever had.

Because he knew it was no secret - he wasn't exactly the pick of the litter when it came to royal guards. Many still questioned why he'd been chosen. He was capable with a sword, sure. He could ride and track and shoot. And he was known to be loyal to the crown. But there had been countless other candidates as well. More than a few had been far better candidates on paper than him. So for him to be chosen as captain of the guard? It had definitely raised some brows in court.

King Martijn hadn't changed his decision, though. He'd trusted Lando to be by his side, day and night. Lando to protect him. Lando to be his last line of defense.

Lando always wondered if there had been more than one motivation behind his decision. Because he, for one, still remembered what had been shared between them in their youth. When Lando was just a boy longing to follow in his father's footsteps, and King Martijn was still a prince who could roam the castle and kingdom as he pleased, with no responsibilities for either of them. When they were both free to be friends, and the weight of the world wasn't yet on their shoulders.

Lando wished things could be that simple again.

For now, he focused on the king. He stood, unclasping his own cloak, and walked over to the tent to drape it over the king. He didn't want his majesty to become cold in the night. He deserved every comfort Lando was capable of providing, no matter how small or simple.

Gods knew the journey ahead of them would be hard.

Lando just hoped he could keep the king safe until they made it back home.

[keeps-ache]

why's all the colorful stuff always in the kids' options oTL

[teddylupin]

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[ninjaliike]

can't believe i missed our 6th birthday here! damn ... time flies, eh? ❤️