#BUT ALSO. were they dating? or were they just fooling around? either way has its own horrible angst potential.

[save-a-forest-ride-a-bear]

Can I request general dating headcanons for Haarlep, Dammon, Rolan, and Zevlor with gender neutral s/o?

🗒꒰⸝⸝₊ General Dating Headcanons ❛ ✧

Featuring: Haarlep, Dammon, Rolan & Zevlor

# Notes: using they/them pronouns for haarlep bc we deserve a gnc icon

🌿┊HAARLEP

Surprisingly very romantic. Which romance language is their main one, you ask? The answer is all of the above. Physical touch? Please, they're an incubus, it goes without saying they'll have their hands all over you all the time. Words of affirmation? They know how to put together a compliment, your name sounds like a lyric on their tongue. Gift giving? They're very keen on jewellery, always surprising you with a golden necklace or bracelet. Acts of service? This motherfucker is a giver, ask and ye shall receive. Quality time? The day they're not at your heels is the day the nine hells freeze over.

Clingy and needy. Will pout and complain every second they're not receiving attention, not above throwing tantrums either. What could possibly be more important than lavishing them with affection? Nothing, that's what. So put that book down, they demand cuddles.

Was definitely not expecting to fall in love. Love is such a sweet and pure concept and they're... Well, them. It just didn't seem compatible with their nature. So when they realized they were beginning to like you more and more, they felt a bit frightened. It was such an unusual feeling, but they grew to welcome it with time.

Definitely gets a bit spoiled just being around you. Tenderness is hard to come by in the hells, so now that they've tasted it, they want more more more. Also talks back to Raphael a lot more now — they deserve the best treatment they can receive, the devil can shove it.

Service top in and out of bed. Again, they're a total giver, always tending to your needs. Had a hard day? They got your favourite food and ran you a bath, go ahead and enjoy it, they'll be there for cuddles once you're nice and dry.

🌿┊DAMMON

Has no control over his tail whatsoever, it will be wagging whenever you're near or wrapping around you to keep you from leaving. He always blushes and apologizes profusely — it has a mind of its own, he says.

He's a bit of a workaholic. Will spend way too long cooped away in his forge. However, he doesn't resist or complain if or when you try to drag him away from there. He knows he needs it, and to be honest he's kind of a simp, will do almost anything you ask of him.

Super attention starved. He won't outright ask for affection, but that look in his eyes isn't fooling nobody. He absolutely melts when you hold or kiss him, he's such a sweetie.

Even before you start dating, he's super affectionate. He just likes letting the people around him know he cares for them. it's almost difficult to tell if he has a crush on you or not because of this little habit, but again, the tail doesn't lie.

Giddy whenever you're around. He's already a somewhat upbeat guy, but having his beloved close to him brings out the best in him (if that's even possible).

🌿┊ROLAN

I love this stupid fucking wizard so much.

Does not know how to flirt. I'm a firm believer he never even kissed anyone before you. Not with his behaviour and obsession with his studies, at least. (And with Cal and Lia constantly at his heel).

Somewhat easily jealous. He has this mix of confidence and insecurity that's... odd, to say the least. He trusts you and thinks he's more than capable of pleasing you. On the other hand, he knows he's a pain in the ass most of the time, so if he sees you enjoying a conversation with someone a bit too much, it will gnaw at him.

As mentioned, not the most experienced. Your first kiss will probably be messy, especially if it's your first as well. Clanking teeth, a bit of drool, all that cute stuff. He's just a little too eager, okay?

Awkward and smooth as fuck at the same time. Really good at teasing you, but will sulk and blush if you do it back — especially if his siblings are around. He'll never hear the end of it.

He makes up for awkwardness with sheer eagerness, most of the time. He's just so happy to be able to call you his, to hold you, kiss you — he's over the moon. And you're not going anywhere anytime soon.

🌿┊ZEVLOR

This dumbass paladin is such a romantic. He's more old-fashioned, of course — almost refuses to kiss you on the first date. Maybe even the second. He just wants to treat you right the best way he knows how, even if it can be a little frustrating at times.

Gets flustered easily, but never backs down. Like, he will blush and maybe stutter a little if you catch him off guard with a kiss or compliment, but will 100% reciprocate, maybe even make you blush in return.

Has some problems with inferiority and may think he doesn't deserve you at times. He sees himself as a coward and since he believes you deserve the best knight in shining armour you can get, he becomes a little insecure at times. Nothing some kisses won't solve.

Expect lots of communication. This is a man, not a boy. If something's wrong or bothering him, he will let you know and expects you to do the same. How else is the relationship supposed to flourish?

Not big on PDA. Again, he's old-fashioned. He believes affection like that should be kept behind closed doors, something for the couple and the couple only. But he won't say no to some hand-holding if you ask nicely.

[mustlovesteve]

I’ve read some excellent one-shots but… Are there any longer Steddie fics where Steve doesn’t tell Eddie about the Russian torture trauma and agrees to be tied up but gets triggered by that?

[cheesus-doodles]

i wonder how izana is like if he had a s/o during the time when he was the black dragon leader

Red Dragonflies Masterlist | Masterlist

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i have actually answered this previously in these Relationship HCs ! and this is also the case in my red dragonflies AU, former gang leader reader is actually Izzy's s/o when he was the black dragon leader - have linked the masterlist up top cough

but because I like to rant, here are some more thoughts about yan black dragon-era Izzy and you, which can apply to both regular reader and gang leader reader!

Izana was probably already very unstable and jealous during his time as the 8th Gen Black Dragon leader, what with the entire situation between Shinichiro constantly talking about Mikey, and learning that the Black Dragon gang would go to said boy instead of him. Combined that with him having found you as an s/o, someone that Izana would see as his, something that he could finally own and keep to himself without having to share (unlike the whole situation with Shinichiro), no doubt that it wouldn't take long for Izana to swing into yandere tendencies, becoming extremely overbearing and overprotective over you.

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With you around, there is a very clear difference in Izana's mannerisms and general behavior. Almost a personality flip in fact, it's night and day how he acts in your presence and when you aren't present. After all, there's a certain way that Izana wants you to perceive him as, and then there's everything else - so this white-haired boy would be sure to carefully tailor and adjust how he acts around you to what he knows you like (to a certain degree of course). As long as you don't threaten the status quo, as long as you keep by his side and his side only, your precious Izzy is whoever you want him to be. Loving, kind, doting, he can almost seem to read your mind and predict your moods.

Knows how to make you feel better after a shitty day, knows what to say and what to do to get you falling heads over heels for him over and over. But don't let that fool you into thinking that you were beyond his manipulation, because nope, not a chance. If he even has the slightest doubt that you were drifting away from him, or worse, thinking of leaving him, expect for Izzy to start subtly tearing you down. He wouldn't sound any different from what he usually does, cooing, low, soft murmur, but the things that slip from his mouth; it pokes at your insecurities, stirs the doubts you have about yourself. Yes, you were the most beautiful person he had laid eyes on, but did you think that really extended to everyone? Surely, surely you know that only he can love you like this? You couldn't possibly survive away from his side the way you are, right?

In his mind, Izzy is only doing it because he loved you as much as he did - you were made for him, like he was made for you. He couldn't live without you, so even if he had to hurt you a little, it'll all be worth it. You'll see that it was all for you.

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Wouldn't be uncommon to see him roaring down streets, both city and mountain ones alike, on his motorbike with you clung to his back and with no specific destination in mind - just likes to spend time with you, brings you anywhere that you want to go. Besides, the delinquents in the city, be they Black Dragons or rival scum, know better than to stare at the two of you. Loves light, airy places, so be prepared to spend a lot of time just hanging out together on rooftops and mountains, somewhere where you can feel the breeze through your hair, where Izzy can get you all to himself. All your attention being on him is the best kind of date.

There's no such thing as privacy, period. He absolutely needs to know everything that happens in your life, and anything less would earn you a full tantrum and fit. Put simply, its either Izana is there, hovering next to you and keeping one violet eye on all your ongoings, and no doubt this baby boy has someone (cough Inupi cough) tagging you from a respectable distance when he isn't free. That is, on top of having unfettered access to everything on your phone; call logs, messages, photos. Nothing is secret from him, why would it be? What do you have to hide from your partner?

You don't go anywhere new without Izzy. Why do you have to? What were you hiding? Your future husband would be happy to take you anywhere you have to go: cafe, the new department store downtown, even festivals. So unless you were trying to hide something from him, why wouldn't you want him to go along? Don't you know how dangerous it is out there? What if you get jumped by a rival gang? Needless to say, keeping presents a secret from this boy isn't a walk in a park.

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Everything else that Izana doesn't think you would approve of seeing would be done out of your sight. He doesn't like having you see the darker side of your boyfriend, the one that deals with weapons and drugs, the one that beats people, both civilians and his own gang members alike for the mildest of perceived infringements against you. You were too soft, too delicate for that. What if you got scared off? What would he do if you became frightened of him?

Instead, all his rage, all his hatred, he poured into the Black Dragon gang, leading them down darker and darker paths. The entire world was scum as far as he was concerned, trash that he had to beat and flatten into perfection so you didn't have to foul your hands and feet.

Sure Izana couldn't keep Shinichiro to himself as much as he desperately wanted to, the first time he truly found family - the source of a lot of his anger and jealousy. He hated Mikey, and always will, for stealing his older brother. But you were perfection, divinity, and you filled the hole in his heart; you didn't have to see that side of him if you just stuck by his side and returned his love. You were the only thing giving stability to a very fragile Izzy, and god only knows what would happen to him if that stability ever left. Izana would give you the sun and the moon if you wanted them both, all he asked for in return was your loyalty.

[scoutswritingcorner]

What about an au where Striker works for I.M.P? 🥺

Striker Working for I.M.P

Striker x GN! Reader

A/N: I know you just wanted to do an AU where you wanted just Striker but I am a gay simp for this fucking maniac of a cowboy. 

TW:None?

-☠️Either you just joined or are just training with him whilst the others are out? He’s a hard teacher no doubt. He’ll critique every little thing but he means it in a nice way. He doesn’t need you getting hurt or killed on his watch.

-☠️ Will teach you hand to hand combat and how to disarm someone quickly just in case.

-☠️ A huge lonewolf still but much more easier to get along with cause he has a huge soft spot for you and only you, (he has one for the whole gang but don’t point it out)

-☠️ Still wears his cowboy get up but he strikes me as a fellow who also likes to wear sweaters and a demon jacket everywhere he goes. Also blue jeans and his iconic boots with his hat. You’ll never see him hatless unless he’s letting you and only you wear it.

Platonic Route

-☠️ Big Brother energy. He’ll annoy the shit out of you and then act like it wasn’t his fault.

-☠️ Will steal your snacks and then act like he didn’t. Don’t worry he gets you some more.

-☠️ Will fight you over some stupid shit. Like a kill or if you ate some of his food.

-☠️ Very sweet though, someone hitting on you or unwanted attention? He’s behind you and glaring at the person.

-☠️ Partner acting a fool? He’s immediately taking your side. They cheated? Their car is totaled and they have broken legs. 

-☠️ HE LOVES TALKING SHIT ABOUT EVERYONE. Just go up to him and start talking, he’s immediately focused on you and what’s going on.

-☠️ Gets Loona in on it too cause he also acts like an older brother figure to her and now it’s turned into you three around her desk spilling some fucking hot ass tea. Maybe about your ex or someone else you all collectively hate.

-☠️ Once again, he hates Stolas but he also acts like a big brother to Octavia and will take you, Loona and Octavia out on the town to just relax or have fun. Don’t worry he’s got his gun and knife if anyone tries shit. He ain’t afraid to get his hands dirty to protect his people.

-☠️ He hates photos of himself. He doesn’t like to be perceived but he will let you three take photos of him but he’s a big ole grump about it.

Romantic Route

-☠️Oh boy, he’s even more protective than before. If you both are on the job and he thinks it’s going to be a tougher kill? He’s taking it and sends you off to go check on the others. 

-☠️ That one scene in the D.H.O.R.K.S episode where Blitz and Moxxie were taken? Yeah you were with them and when Striker got you back with the others? He’s feral. He will kill anything that touches a single hair on your head.

You hang your head in shame as you listen to Blitz and Moxxie yell back and forth with one another. How did you allow yourself to get caught? The doors busted open as Millie, Loona and Striker ran over, a crazed look in his eyes. “Oh shit- You okay darling?”  He asked untying you from the chair and pulling you close, checking all over you for any injuries. “I’ll kill these bastards if they hurt ya” He snarled out.

-☠️Such a sweetheart. He’s more prone to lazing around the office with you if there’s nothing to do and will occasionally take naps. 

-☠️ Out on the town with him? He’s spoiling the fuck out of your ass. Like it’s unreal.

-☠️ Loves going to fairs with you, it’s prime time for him to get you everything and to show off his shooting skills.

-☠️In this AU Bombproof is a motorcycle cause I said so and he takes care of it like its his baby. He also gets you your own helmet and lets you ride with him through the city. Date nights are much more fun when you're speeding through each ring and seeing different sites.

-☠️Loves getting/giving good luck kisses. If you don’t give him one before a mission he thinks he’s gonna fail and it bothers him. Doesn’t matter if it’s a kiss on the lips, cheek or forehead. He wants his good luck kiss.

[narumi-gens]

Cupid's Arrow - The Set Up

Miya Osamu x f!Reader

summary: There’s no such thing as Cupid’s arrow. But fortunately for you and Osamu, you both have Atsumu. (OR: how Atsumu decided to play matchmaker for you and Osamu.)

warnings: minors/ageless/blank blogs dni, pure fluff, bad dating stories, best friend!tsumu, reader is really going through it — what a champ, reader is really just trying their best, but it's ok bc you and osamu are destined for happiness and marital bliss, atsumu for best wingman 2023 (but like a sneaky little wingman who uses underhanded tricks)

notes: wanted to start a little drabble series about platonic!reader and osamu's relationship but told from atsumu's POV so here we are. this can definitely be read on its own though.

words: 1.6k

part of the Meet the Miyas series

Atsumu would find your misfortune in dating funny if there wasn’t so much of it. Actually, that’s not true. He still finds it funny. How could he not?

“Atsumu! That guy I went on a date with? He sneezed in my face and didn’t even apologize!”

“You know that guy I just started seeing? It turns out he has a wife and a girlfriend! They found out about each other and confronted him while we were on a date. Didn’t you see the video I posted on TikTok? It's going viral!”

“So I thought it was a date, but actually he was trying to recruit me to his pyramid scheme.”

“Oh my god. This guy was so annoying. He wouldn’t stop fooling around with the ball at mini-golf and I ended up getting hit. Anyway, long story short the doctor said I have a scratch on my cornea and have to use these eye drops for the next few days.”

While the stories never get old, he does feel bad for you. You’re his best friend after all. These scrubs that you’ve been going out with don’t even deserve a second glance from you, let alone an entire date. 

And so finally, after hearing about your latest misadventure in single life (“Oh, can you cover dinner? That guy I went out for drinks with yesterday stole my wallet.”), Atsumu decides it’s not just his duty to step in as your closest friend, but his duty as a decent person. 

“Samu, when’s the last time ya went out on a date?” he asks his brother the next time that he sees him, only to receive the most uninterested look in response.

“Don’t get involved in my love life,” he firmly warns the setter with narrowed eyes and Atsumu scoffs with a roll of his eyes.

“What love life? Yer married to onigiri!” he cries as he points an accusatory finger directly at said onigiri in Osamu’s hand. 

He’s honestly surprised that Osamu doesn’t throw it in his face with how annoyed he now looks, but he also knows the chef would never waste Kita’s rice like that. 

“I could get a date if I wanted. I don’t need yer help,” he insists.

“Duh, you have my face even if yer missin’ my amazing hair and personality.” When his cocky grin is met with a flat look, Atsumu realizes he might need to go for a different approach — the caring, earnest, brotherly approach. “Look, I know someone I think ya’d really like.”

“Oh, yeah? Who?” The question is asked with mocking disbelief, as if there’s no universe where Atsumu could successfully play matchmaker for his brother. 

He’s only too happy to prove him wrong, so when says your name, it’s with smug pride. He prepares himself for the bounty of gratitude that Osamu is about to shower him with.

Only, that doesn’t happen. His brother scoffs and turns his attention fully back to his onigiri, dismissing the idea of going on a date with you entirely. Atsumu can’t help but feel a prickle of offense on your behalf (and his own). 

“Hey! She’s a real catch, y’know!” he cries out. And it’s true. 

You’re smart, you’re successful, you’re funny, and you both always have the best time when you hang out together. And while he’s reluctant to admit it because he never likes to think of you in that way, you’re also attractive. He knows his brother isn’t blind to it either. 

The two of you have only met a few times in passing since he’s known you, but Atsumu’s eyes are too sharp from years of volleyball to have missed how Osamu’s gaze tends to linger on your ass just a bit longer than is polite. He knows pointing that out would not go well.

“She’s the one doin’ me the favor by agreein’ to go out with a scrub like you,” he continues to argue. But, it’s that part that isn’t entirely true. 

You actually have no idea that Atsumu is trying to meddle in your dating life. However, that’s something he can easily deal with once he’s convinced Osamu to take you out. While he would never call you desperate, at least not to your face, at this point you’ll go out on a date with anyone. It’s his brother that’s the real hurdle in this scheme.

“Ya want me to date yer best friend?” Osamu asks slowly. 

“Yeah, what’s so crazy about that?” he frowns.

“First, I’d never get ya out of my life if that happened,” he says blandly and continues over Atsumu’s squawk of protest. “Besides, there’s gotta be somethin’ wrong with her if she willingly chooses to spend so much time with ya.”

“Look, would it kill ya to go on just one date?” He doesn’t mention that if things go according to plan, it won’t be just one date. It’ll be a lifetime of happiness for the two most important people in his life. But that’s something that he doesn’t think Osamu would find as compelling as he does. 

“The restaurant ain’t gonna burn down or anything just cause ya spend a couple of hours outside of it. All yer rice’ll still be here when ya get back.”

Osamu gives him the dirtiest look, but then, after a long moment, he sighs heavily and Atsumu knows that he’s cleared the first hurdle. All he has to do is clear the next one. Thankfully it’s much lower.  

“Hey, I got someone I wanna set ya up with.”

“Who?” Just as he expected, you immediately sound interested and willing. 

“Samu.”

There’s a long pause and he begins to worry that the low hurdle that he needs to clear is actually higher than he anticipated. 

“Your brother?” you finally ask, your expression wrinkling with confusion.

“Yeah. Why? What’s the big deal?” Now he’s the one confused as he watches your small frown begin to grow a little deeper.

“I don’t know. Isn’t it kind of…weird?” Your hesitancy towards going out with Osamu is a least a lot more gentle than Osamu’s was towards you. “You guys are identical twins. You have the same face and everything. Wouldn’t it be like dating you?”

There’s a hint of disgust in your tone and he would be offended if he didn’t feel the same way about the notion of dating you.

“You could only be so lucky,” he says with a snort before deciding that he’ll have to pull out the caring, earnest, brotherly approach once again. “Please? I’m worried if he doesn’t go out with someone soon then he’s just gonna spend the rest of his life alone with his onigiri.” 

This is yet another half-truth that he has to tell in this scheme. Because while he does sometimes think that Osamu’s on the path to becoming a hermit, he’s way more concerned about you. With the way things are going for you, one day he’s going to get a call about how some scumbag that you’re in love with emptied your bank account and ran off in the middle of the night. 

But the half-truth seems to work because pity momentarily flashes across your face. He just needs to push a little bit more.

“I’m not supposed to say anything, but he asked if he thought he had a shot with ya,” he sighs, trying to sound reluctant, like he’s had no choice but to reveal this made-up secret. And what can it hurt? It’s just another white lie.

“He did?” You sound baffled rather than flattered and he hopes you can’t see the spike of panic that he feels. “What brought that on? I haven’t even seen him in forever.”

“He saw yer thirst trap on Instagram,” he blurts out to distract you and he breathes a sigh of relief when you gasp at the accusation.

“I told you! It wasn’t a thirst trap! I genuinely wanted to know if that outfit was appropriate for a work event!” you whine pathetically.

“Okay, yeah. Sure,” he scoffs and rolls his eyes. “Nothing says business like a shirt unbuttoned so low that your hot-pink bra peeks out.”

You open your mouth to protest your innocence but Atsumu cuts you off before the argument can really get started. The mission here is to ensure yours and Osamu’s eternal happiness and he intends to see success.

“Look, you deserve someone who treats ya right,” he offers, sincerity shining through in his words and expression. “Samu’s a good guy. I trust him with ya.”

“I don’t know…” you trail off, sounding much less firm in your reservations than only a few minutes before.

“Remind me what happened on yer last date?” 

You look away from him with a petulant frown.

“…he ordered his food to go and then left me at the restaurant,” you mutter under your breath.

He raises an eyebrow as if that says it all — which it does. You just roll your eyes with a huff.

“Fine!” you relent, throwing your hands up in the air before pointing a firm finger in his direction. “But if it gets weird then I’m blaming you.”

He just grins triumphantly and pulls out his phone so that he can send your number to Osamu. But then he sees you suddenly pout and groans at your dramatics.

“What’s wrong now?” he asks impatiently and your pout grows deeper.

“Y’know he could at least have liked my thirst trap,” you mumble and Atsumu’s eyes light up.

“So you admit it! It was a thirst trap!” he crows, even as he hopes that it doesn’t come out until you guys are married that Osamu only ever uses Instagram to post on Onigiri Miya’s business account.

[positively-mine]

Reki and langa with a s/o who’s a cuddly person and always wants to be holding their hand/arm or playing with their hands/hair (pretty much just a clingy s/o) thank you

Affectionate s/o

Just you being clingy & how they would react.

A/n: Nowadays i realized that im touch starved and this anon hit the spot 😕😐 anyways hope you like this. Sorry i posted this 3 days late btw, my orientation is really killing me. The campus is so much bigger than i thought and travelling time is way too long 😅

Reki Kyan

When you guys started dating he had known a little that you’re affectionate

He had observed you and he would see small interactions such as you holding onto your friends arm or sleeve

However..

When it became official, he wasn’t expecting to be bombarded with your ministrations

A stuttering mess and a blushing fool was what he was

He didn’t think that you’d want to immediately have physical contact with him and he’d thought he had to slowly ease into it

It’s hard to understand him when he’s speaking with a quivering voice 💀

I’m sorry but sweaty palms

(Nothing against people with sweaty palms or anything)

Just be prepared to wipe your hand after holding his because this is the first time he’s been this close to a girl

If anyone remembers the episode where they were on the ferry and reki wanted to approach the girl in white

From my deduction skills as a literature student i hc that he still has “awkward flirting” with you

Won’t go into detail bc I might get second hand embarrassment

Now when you play with his hair..

He’s like putty in your hands

malleable

I can totally see him get sleepy when you play with his hair

Pretend you don’t see it though

He will get super embarrassed

At this point he should just paint himself red

Cuddling is something he wants to do but is really too shy right now :(

Langa Hasegawa

I don’t think he minds it

He’s used to getting tackled into hugs by his mom so one more person wouldn’t be a problem

Either welcomes it or initiates it

You’d be walking to school together and he’d be like

“Can i hold your hand? (´∀｀)”

I have a strong feeling that when you hold hands,

He always turns to you to give you an award winning smile

Then gives your hand a squeeze

Maybe not blush but its like dusted on his cheeks

Prefers to interlock your hands together instead of you holding his arms

He’s also a person that likes to fiddle with your fingers

When he’s thinking he’ll be playing with your fingers

Or when your walking together and he’s mindlessly playing around

Will hum if you play with his hair

But i can see him prefer you to massage his skull

Or braid his hair

He doesn’t mind

Doesn’t even care if you give him crazy pigtails

As long as you’re playing with his hair

Will also want to return the favour

Not very well done let me say

It’s not that he does it on purpose but it’s because he doesn’t play around with his hair

Often enough you’ll see him twirling a strand of your hair around his fingers

He likes the soft feeling of your hair round his fingers

Definitely a hugger

Compared to reki he’s not as shy to cuddle with you

But would like it if he was the big spoon

He likes to feel you in his arms and him enveloping your frame

Falls sleep immediately after cuddling with you 🫣

[not-goldy]

The more people bitch about Jikook, the stronger and closer they get. Its like seeing your kid date someone you don't like. The more you bitch and moan, the more they develop this us against the world mentality and before you know it, they're eloping. It really doesn't cost a thing to be respectful of their bond. If you were, we wouldn't be here every year hearing the same tired old fanservice excuse. Like are you bitches blind? Tae told you Jk was basically living in Jimin's room. Jimin is telling you that and you see it. They are together eating, chilling, staying for rehearsals, together in their bedrooms, off camera, on camera, in their cars, up each other's asses all day and you wonder why your favs aren't being shown. Cause they aren't hanging out like you think, that's why. Like how do you expect Jk to squeeze in five minutes for your fav, when he's up Jimin's ass and marking is territory in his room all day? Like he ain't even on facetime with whatever partner outside of BTS you have him paired with either and making room for her or him. How can they have room, when its all occupied by Jimin? This isn't about shipping. Its about two people who MUTUALLY AGREE to spend all their time together and you wanna cry. Instead of sucking it up and just being happy they have each other.

And Jikookers were called crazy when we said the reason Tk were hanging out was because Jimin was busy like hell and Jennie was touring. Now that Jimin's schedule isn't so hectic. Where is JK now at this very moment and who has he been pinning for and with now vacationing for months? Jimin. Going around telling lies that your favs are the closest, cause they occasionally hang out like once a month. Jk told you from his own mouth, I don't keep up with Tae, when asked where Tae was and that was like 4 months ago. He loves Tae. He enjoys hanging out with him and his friends. No one can say he doesn't. But if given the choice, he's gonna wanna be with the one he's attracted to and THE ONE HE IS IN LOVE WITH and the one who can give him what he needs if you catch my drift and that is Jimin. Get a clue already.

It's the ow ah eiish they feeling in their chest for me

But it's also the way I don't care bout much these days 😂only God knows.

Jikook is real. In this day and age no one can convince me otherwise. Whatever anyone says and does it goes right above my ear like a lost air plane 🙃

Tuktukkers are senseless

Anti's have lost the plot

Doubters are just dumb and corny

Anyone who thinks they know anything bout Jikook post solo is playing themselves for fools we ain't know shit. We've been made. Jikook made us out. They pulling the strings like the masters of chaos they are.

Some said I drink too much these days- you ain't shit.

If I come for!!! No! Like fr IF I COME FOR YOU!

[eggymf-archived]

of paper planes and wildflowers; 03

ft. ominis gaunt with f!reader (series)

chapter warnings: not proofread, unedited

chapter summary: an unexpected idea, an unexpected duel with equally unexpected outcomes, and an unexpected reconnection between two fools thanks to a wingman with wings. how... unexpected.

word count: 3.5k

a/n: this is where it all starts! also, no smut until probably pt. 6 btw. just putting this out there since i'd rather not disappoint anyone who stays tuned for the spicy parts. :D

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Roaming Hogwarts during early hours was quite the experience —there was something alluring about the school being in a state of serenity. The sight of the castle grounds this morning was similar to a beautiful painting: the verdant landscape was covered in a light blanket of fog, and the light of daybreak was peeking through the fluffy clouds. The air was crisp and refreshing, and it was pleasantly silent aside from the adorable little trills and hoots from the owls around you.

You were currently in the owlery with Garreth, each of you intending to send letters before heading to the library to review some notes before classes start. This, by far, was undoubtedly one of the most random (and arguably pointless) idea to have ever popped inside your kooky little head: you and Garreth were planning to send a random letter to a random person, and the both of you will let your owls do the picking.

"I can't believe I'm doing this," Garreth mumbled, letting out a sleepy yawn while wiping the stray drops of drowsy tears from his eyes.

"It's better than nothing though! You've been a miserable little boy eversince you found out Samantha was dating a 6th year a week ago," you reminded as he gave his owl an envelope before it flew off.

"Well- I can't say I disagree but this is rather outlandish, to be painfully honest," he shrugged.

You had no arguments with what he said — this was something you've decided to do out of the blue without much thought, after all. However, you didn't let Garreth's rare display of pessimism deter you.

"Doesn't rule out the fact that it might help us gain a new companion!" you chirped happily. "The mystery sort of adds to the appeal, in my opinion."

"I'll just hope that my letter comes back unopened instead of falling to the wrong hands," he sighed.

A familiar deep-sounding hoot was heard from above, followed by the strong flapping of wings. A great horned owl perches on the railings right in front of you, and you promptly gave its striped, dark brown feathers an affectionate stroke.

"Huh. Russ seems to be getting fluffier lately, isn't he?" Garreth asked. You stared at your owl, who tilted his head to the side slightly.

"Oh? Perhaps someone else has been spoiling him," you mused while he hooted rather enthusiastically, flapping his wings lightly. You giggled at your larger-than-usual feathery friend, reaching for the inner pocket of your robes. You grabbed a sealed envelope containing a letter with no address.

"Just give this letter to anyone you want. Preferably a student though," you instructed the owl. Russ blinked quizzically before narrowing its eyes in suspicion. Garreth snorted in amusement at the owl's reaction.

"Come on now, Russ. No need to be a spoilsport," you chided, giving him several owl pellets as an offering for his cooperation. Russ complied, consuming the treats happily. You placed the envelope at his dark-colored beak before he flew off.

The hallways of the Defense Against the Dark Arts Tower was more crowded than usual especially during afternoons: students were either making their ways to their classrooms, lounging about at the cushy seats near the portraits, or loitering with their fellow learners at the sides of the corridor. The variety of students began to part slightly as a familiar blinking red light emitting from a wand tip was in their line of sight, navigating its owner through the hallways. Several eyes glanced at the wand's owner, either out of intimidation, admiration, or curiosity of varying degrees.

To the observant eyes, Ominis Gaunt was quite a sight indeed: not a single stray of blonde hair out of place, pale pink lips, skin that nearly rivals that of a Veela, beauty marks that appears similar to constellations, a rather prominent jawline despite the very slight rounding of his cheeks, high cheekbones, and a tall, lithe frame. His best feature, despite his disability, was his eyes that resembles twin blue moons. However, as ethereal as the young Gaunt seems, his reputation was in the far end of the spectrum.

The House of Gaunt — an infamous pureblood family; the direct descendants of the ancient families of Slytherin and Peverell. It was a known fact that they were quite a nasty lot of magical folks, having produced many dark witches and wizards throughout their long family history. Oftentimes they took their ideology of pureblood supremacy to insensible extremes: inbreeding, torturing poor muggles for sport, and many more incriminating activities that were most likely concealed no thanks to their wealth.

The infamy of the family had unfortunately stunted poor Ominis' chances when it comes to establishing a wider circle of friends (or anything beyond, really) — after all, bearing the Gaunt surname itself was a blight to one's reputation.

He was nothing like the Gaunts especially in terms of heart. Just like any typical young lad, he had his moments of mischief, rebelliousness, foolishness, longings, glee, and triumphs. In fact, it was rather ironic that Ominis longs for a simple, normal life of peace and righteousness despite being branded as someone who seemingly has "everything" due to the status of his blood. No matter how far he runs from all that's related to his family, the disadvantages will trail him no matter where he was. At the end of the day, the Gaunts are bound by the invisible chains of insanity — something that Ominis hopes to completely break free from one day.

Presently, Ominis has many problems that are normally not shown out in public. However, he never would've even fathomed that girl problems would be thrown in the mix. It's been a month eversince you had any form of interaction with him, so he should be in repose for now, right? He got what he wanted, after all.

Wrong.

He never expected the outcome of his decisions to completely backfire against him. Staying away from you was the most rational choice he needed to make for the sake of self-preservation. However, it was clear as day that you were completely avoiding him to the best of your ability — he sometimes overhears Garreth Weasley asking you about your unusual actions of hiding from a blind man, which resulted in you poorly deflecting the questions from the young chap. As much as he should feel a sense of relief that you're voluntarily steering clear from him, he was strangely more upset than satisfied with the thought.

Behind his stoic mask, his head had been a warzone of crippling bemusement for the past few weeks. All he thought of, aside from the occasional responsibilities as a student, was you: the typical overachieving Ravenclaw he never even liked since first year, yet here he was getting uncharacteristically angsty deep down with the lack of attention he was receiving from you. It's rather funny how the tides change so easily when it comes to matters of the heart.

Was it because he still felt guilty about how he loses control of himself whenever he's alone with you? Was it his repressed toxic traits attempting to egg him to claim you for his own satisfaction? Or worse, was he beginning to form some sort of genuine interest towards you?

Whatever the answers were, it most certainly gave the poor young man a headache. He despised this turmoil, especially if it involved some form of dehumanization like having this burning urge of claiming you for himself like you were some kind of object. It felt as if he's equally as morally fucked in the head as his other family members, and he'd much rather get eaten by a basilisk than to be like them.

Ominis climbed the flight of stairs while he was buried deep within his thoughts. Unbeknownst to him, a pair of suspicion-ridden eyes kept itself fixated on his form as he entered the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, head peering out from behind a certain 5th year Gryffindor student with wavy red locks who had his arms crossed. He deadpanned at his best friend's antics.

"You do know that he can't see you at all, right?" Garreth pointed out while Natsai crossed her arms, smirking lightly with one brow raised in amusement.

It was usually a rare sight to see: you, the epitome of intellectual pride, being all demure and fidgety. But lately, you've been acting horrendously out of character whenever a certain blonde-haired Slytherin student was within the vicinity. You've battled more dangerous enemies in your life yet here you were hiding from Ominis Gaunt out of all people. Embarrassed at your painfully obvious skittishness, you straightened your back, clearing your throat.

"Alright, off we go! We'll be late for class!" you spoke in a slightly panicked manner, scurrying off to the same classroom with both of your companions tailing after you. Unfortunately, you three arrived the last to the classroom: the only remaining seats left were the ones right beside Ominis Gaunt, Everett Clopton, and Imelda Reyes. You glanced at Garreth and Natsai, who each had a dangerously mischievous glint in their eyes.

Oh no.

The two of your so-called friends bolted towards the seats beside Everett and Imelda, leaving you with the one right beside Ominis. You shot them both a seething glare, begrudgingly making your way towards the seat beside the blonde-haired male. The rather playful interaction with your friends caught the attention of Sebastian Sallow. He took a quick glance at you sitting at the last remaining seat beside his best friend, and then right at Ominis himself, who subtly gulped and loosened his tie a little with a slight pink twinging his normally pale cheeks after subtly catching a whiff of your perfume. Needless to say, Sebastian was flabbergasted with Ominis' unusual display of bashfulness.

The door of Professor Hecat's class swung open, indicating the start of the class. In all honesty, you didn't really expect much would happen during today's lesson: Defense Against the Dark Arts classes mostly comprised of a lecture prior to practical lessons where everyone practices on training dummies.

This time, surprisingly, the whole class seems to have grasped the Everte Statum spell easily. As a result, a rather pleased-looking Professor Hecat decided to host a friendly duel amongst the class since everyone had finished the practical exercises rather quickly with lots of time to spare, much to a certain Slytherin student's delight. The whole class gathered around a certain bag containing several charmed papers, taking turns to grab a piece within it.

"A total of three pairs will be chosen to partake in the duel, and whoever gets the the same color are opponents. No jinxes, hexes or curses allowed - only charms and basic cast!" Professor Hecat instructed sternly as the furniture within the classroom arranged themselves while a long and elevated platform was conjured right at the center of the room

You opened your hand, finding a blue-colored paper on your palm, much to your surprise.

"Oh you finally got one! This will be interesting," Garreth commented with an excited grin. You scanned around, searching for the same blue paper. Your eyes finally spotted the other, and it was held by Skylar Evans, the new 5th year.

"Oh, this will definitely be a show!" Garreth laughed while you audibly exhaled in both anxiousness and curiosity.

Miraculously, you've never been picked in Hecat's classroom duels in the last three years — you wouldn't be surprised if the new 5th year were to end the round within ten seconds despite your battle experience. Rumor has it that they are well-capable of taking down trolls and Ashwinders, after all. You silently hoped that the strategy you were currently forming in your head would suffice in at least putting up a good fight.

"Merlin, I'm nervous," you muttered, while Natsai patted your shoulder reassuringly before heading up the platform with Sebastian.

Time breezed right through as everyone watched the first two duels. The whole class was immensely energized by displays of mettle and raw talent by their own peers as they hurled multiple spells towards each other. The match between Sebastian and Natsai was quite thrilling since the both of them are known to be skilled with their spellcasting. Their match ended with Sebastian being the winner, but only barely. Poppy Sweeting surprisingly won against Leander Prewett despite his usual aggressive approach.

The class murmured amongst themselves as you and Skylar stood atop the wooden, carpeted platform.

"I feel sorry for her," Leander mumbled. "Evans is quite brutal in duels."

"I'd say. Even Sebastian lost to Skylar during our first day this year," Everett replied. Garreth, however, was rather confident with your abilities.

"Oi Sebastian!" he whisper-called towards the brunette beside him, who leaned sideways to the redhead.

"One sickle. I'm betting on my best friend, of course. You game?"

"Oh, you're on," Sebastian replied confidently while smirking. Ominis scoffed in response at the two, trying his best in ignoring the bubbling worry deep within his gut.

You steeled your nerves, taking deep breaths while gripping your wand firmly.

"3... 2... 1... Go!"

"Expelliarmus!"

"Protego!"

The jet of red light ricocheted away from you as a thin spherical shell encased you, which was followed by a shot of white light firing from the tip of your wand. Skylar dodged the spell, continuing their onslaught of firing casts and verbal spells towards you. Various surges of colorful lights were cast in succession as the both of you exchanged blows of magic, the sounds of spells rebounding against magical shields filling the classroom. This pacing went on for a while, with each of Skylar's attacks getting more frantic while you maintained a stable defensive stance for yourself the longer the duel lasted.

Skylar quickly felt exhaustion creeping up to them during mid-battle, while you wordlessly countered and blocked every spell they flung towards you. A jet of blue light shot towards them, prompting them to quickly activate a shield. The spell never came, much to their confusion.

"Everte Statum!" you cried as soon as Skylar's shield was gone. The spell hit Skylar square on the chest, throwing them off the stage, causing them to land on the stone floor unceremoniously with a thud. Everyone's mouth was hanging ajar as Skylar shook their dizziness off — it felt as if they were hit right on the head with an iron skillet. Meanwhile, Professor Hecat was smiling quite proudly at the display of spellcasting prowess between her students.

"Alright, Sallow. Cough it up," Garreth smugly said while the said male gave him the silver coin with no complaints. In fact, Sebastian wasn't upset in the slightest despite losing his bet with Garreth — it was probably one of the most brilliant duels he'd ever seen so far between two students. Ominis on the other hand, felt a wave of relief quell the bubbling pit of worry within him.

"Points to Ravenclaw for applying today's lesson in that duel," Professor Hecat announced, rearranging the classroom back to how it was. She turned to you, lowering the volume of her voice.

"I must say, I'm quite impressed with that rather unusual use of the illusion charm at the end. Glad to know that Lawrence has successfully trained a formidable Auror-in-the-making," she said, giving you a wink. Your ears perked up at the mention of your uncle, a smile gracing your lips as you accepted the hard-earned compliments.

"Class dismissed!"

"Are you sure you didn't go easy on her?" Sebastian asked Skylar, still finding the outcome of the duel rather unbelievable.

"I'm sure of it. And she doesn't seem to be saying incantations almost throughout the whole duel. Is that normal?" Skylar asked with genuine curiosity.

"Only from 6th year onwards. And she seemed so well-versed with it too," Sebastian mused. "Either way, I'd like to duel her myself someday."

"You barely won your duel against Onai, Sebastian. Perhaps you should tone your excitement down for now?" Ominis suggested, raising an eyebrow. Sebastian crossed his arms in response while Skylar's lips curled into a teasing smirk towards the now sheepish brunette. The three of them enjoyed the light breeze and relaxing silence within the Transfiguration Courtyard while flipping either through several pieces of parchment containing written notes or books. However, both Sebastian and Skylar had to leave Ominis a bit earlier to go to their other classes for the day, leaving him to his books.

A certain great horned owl swooped down towards the alabaster-skinned male with an envelope held by its beak, landing beside him quite gracefully. Ominis heard the ruffling of feathers right beside him, causing a faint smile to curl on his lips. He reached out to the familiar owl, petting its fluffy feathers fondly. It handed the letter towards the Ominis, much to his astonishment.

"Is this for me?" he softly asked, and the clever owl hooted enthusiastically in response. Ominis pried the wax seal open, dragging the piece of parchment out of the envelope. Using his wand, he pointed at the piece of paper and muttered a spell. Bumps started to emboss itself from the parchment's surface, and he gently dragged his fingertips across the bumps to read the letter.

Hello, stranger! If you're reading this right now, I'm assuming that Russ has taken quite a liking to you in some way. I've entrusted him to deliver this letter to his person of choice, after all. As to the reason why I would let my owl do the picking, unfortunately there's none. This was merely a random idea that I thought of while I was taking a quick shower after an exhausting day. Though as unconventional as it may seem, I think this might be a great way to start making friends with new people — the safety of anonymity gives the voiceless a chance to communicate their thoughts more freely without judgment. So what say you? Are you interested in maintaining correspondence with this little stranger? Sincerely, Lucie P.S. If Russ refuses to cooperate, just give him a few owl pellets. He gets quite testy sometimes but he's fairly easy to bribe. P.P.S. Lucie isn't my real name.

"So Russ is your name huh," Ominis muttered, running his fingers through the owl's striped plumage. Russ blinked owlishly, tilting his head in curiosity as the male as he conjured up a self-inking quill, a small roll of parchment, an envelope, and a small wooden board to put his parchment on. Ominis then began scribbling his reply to the letter while the owl stared at the misty-eyed male, occasionally turning his head around to look at random students passing by while waiting for him.

After several minutes, Ominis neatly folds the letter, tucking it into the envelope and sealing it after. He waved his wand towards Russ, summoning several pellets. The owl hooted in appreciation, feasting on the little treats.

"Deliver this for me to your owner, would you?" he gently said as Russ hooted before grabbing onto the envelope with its beak. The great horned owl flapped its large wings, flying away.

For the rest of the day, nothing much had transpired aside from being holed up in the library alongside your fellow housemates. The study session was absolutely exhausting — so exhausting that you couldn't even bother going to the Great Hall for dinner that evening. Frankly, it has put you in a rather irritable mood, which was evident with a tired frown on your normally serene-looking face. You wanted nothing more than to have a quick shower and doze off for the night.

Thankfully, the Ravenclaw knocker didn't give a particularly difficult question this evening, and you were able to enter the common room with no additional obstacles. The sound of heels clacking on wood echoed throughout the empty stairwell leading to the girl's dormitory rooms as you trudged up the stairs, eating the treacle tarts that Samantha had given you earlier that evening.

Upon entering your room, your eyes immediately caught a sight of an envelope laying atop your navy blue bedsheets. Your eyes widened in realization as you ran towards your bed, grabbing the item. Excitedly, you unsealed the letter to read its contents.

Dear Lucie, I must say, you have quite the eccentric mind for coming up with this idea of anonymous correspondence, but I do agree with your train of thought regarding its advantages. In fact, I would love to keep in touch. How about we get to know more about each other a bit more? As a young gentleman myself, I shall start the ball rolling. You may call me Vesper or any of the like, and I'm currently studying in at least my 5th year here in Hogwarts. As you might've probably wondered, Russ has been accompanying me for quite a while now. He gets rather gluttonous whenever he's presented with owl treats, so I apologize if he has put on a bit of weight. You've got quite a charmingly clever owl in your care, and I simply couldn't resist his adorable little mannerisms. On that note, I should probably buy more treats for him the next time I go to Hogsmeade. Looking forward to your next letter, Vesper

< chapter 2: what a mess! 🔞

chapter 4: an adventurer's whims >

[followmybones]

Valentines Day with Belphegor

2nd person POV, intended male reader but gender neutral; fluff

I wanted to write something for Valentine's Day so have some established relationship Belphie V day content its pretty short but i hope you still enjoy :)

Belphegor wasn't exactly what you might call a romantic person, he’s not the type to make grand gestures or serenade you. He’s also not exactly the type of person to get you flowers for every date, but he still managed to show he cared about you in his own way. 

If you tell him you like Valentine’s day, he’s all over it. Especially if you seem really excited about it, otherwise, he's a lot more chill about it, but he definitely makes a point to put some effort in a valentines date either way.

 Valentine's Day would be one of the times Belphie would get you flowers without you asking, if you did ask he would send you flowers in the morning and then bring you more when he picked you up for your date. 

 He would get you two a table at a nice restaurant. He had made sure they were serving your favorite or at least something he knew you’d enjoy beforehand. You two would have a nice dinner, with little jokes and teasing thrown into comfortable conversations. His hand would only leave yours when he had to eat. The two of you had a table away from most people with a beautiful view of the cityscape. 

 He had even managed to keep the sleep talk to a minimum and only napped a little between dinner and dessert. Not that you minded; he would always let you play with his hair as he slept.

 He is totally smug if he sees his brothers while he’s out with you. Especially if you run into Lucifer, he acts so nonchalant about it for someone who has such a smug look on their face.

  After dinner, he could be talked into taking a nice walk. But don’t be surprised if he leads you toward the first bench he comes across, and he's probably going to fall asleep on your shoulder as you guys continue to talk. 

 After you two get back, he'll usher you up to the attic where Belphie set up a surprise for you. Belphie managed to bargain with Solomon to get him to enchant the ceiling of the attic to emulate the human realm’s stars. He also managed to set out snacks and a record player with a selection of records. He will tease you to 'make sure they’re not cursed before you play them.' Don't be fooled by his teasing, he already made sure they would be safe for his human. 

 After you’ve played a record and taken off your jacket, he’ll drag you to lie next to him on the bed. You honestly should have expected this. Considering how much of an absolute cuddle bug the demon was, you should have expected him to practically purr as he laid his head on your chest with his arms wrapped around you. 

 It wasn’t typical for him to stay up so long when he was cuddled up with you, but today was different. Today he wanted to admire you, he wanted to make sure you knew he cared about you. He knew he could be a little shit, but today Belphie wanted to make sure he perished any doubts you held about the manner of your relationship. 

You could feel Belphie kiss your jaw as you admired the faux stars. “It's pretty, isn’t it starlight,” he murmured against your skin, “I figured it could entertain you as I held you captive in my arms. Maybe next year, I’ll find a way to take you to the real thing. I don’t know if you miss the human realm, but maybe we could make a whole day out of it. You could show me all the best napping spots, and then we could fall asleep in a field together. Just me, my starlight, and the stars. Maybe it’s the lack of sleep talking, but I think anywhere with you sounds nice.”

[obsessedwrhys]

Okay hi!! How are you doing? I suppose that you have a lot of requests to write rn (ngl I understand bc you write SO GODAMN GOOD) Ahem, take your time to do this request, but can you do relationship headcanons with Walker (afk journey)?

Thank you!!<33

|| WALKER DATING HEADCANONS ||

ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 .ᐟ just loooots of fluff, reader is gn!!! (Also tysm for complimenting my work LIKE ILYSM ❤)

You must be something special if you happened to even get his attention

I feel like the only way he'd be drawn towards you would be your way of resolving any tough situation you're thrown in

That's because he admires that in a person, someone who knows how to deal with things to survive no matter how hard it can be

Once you two are acquainted, you would bump into him all of the time and you always brushed it off as a coincidence but little did you know, he was actually following you around to see what you were up to

He's no fool so he would know if he started to grow feelings for you. When he did, he would definitely try to make it known to you while also being subtle about it

For example when you managed to catch a bunch of bandits and had tied them up to a tree for the Heroic Order to deal with. He would be seen standing near you as he watches you tie a knot.

"You know, I like someone who's not afraid to get their hands dirty while also looking stunning in the process... "

"Oh?"

It wasn't that hard for you to figure out whether if he liked you or not. He can be very bold with his words and actions.

That's why when you guys had the talk. It was easily decided to make the relationship official.

And boy oh boy were you in for a ride.

Not only do you get a boyfriend but you also earn yourself a sugar daddy.

I'm not even kidding when I say he spends all of his dimes on whatever you want. If you even blink at an item that's on display, he's gonna buy it for you.

He wants to spoil you so he can't help it.

Besides he can just pick up more bounties to earn back the money he spent on you. He doesn't mind as long as you're satisfied.

Apart from that, he'll take you anywhere you want. He doesn't care if it's far or whatever.

If it means a lot to you then he'll do it.

He's also VERY possessive. It's the truth no matter how much you deny it.

Like if anyone goes up to you and starts to flirt, he'll either be glaring at the person from across the room or just start to get all up on the person's face until they finally leave you alone.

Sometimes he can go overboard so you'll have to step in to stop him.

But the second you two are alone after the whole mess, he would just hold you as he rests his head on your shoulder. Not a word spoken but just the sound of his breathing.

It's little moments like this you see how soft he becomes.

"I can't lose you... you have to understand that..." He'd say, excusing his behaviour from earlier.

When it comes to cuddling, he prefers being big spoon. He just enjoys feeling his hands on you when he falls asleep. It makes him feel reassured you'll be there with him in the morning.

Another reason is because he has better access to your hair and he loveslovesloves sniffing your hair or just nuzzling his face into it. Just the scent of you has him easily relaxed.

For PDA, I think he's not afraid to show how much he loves you. It just depends on what kind of people he's around. If it's people he respects then he'll tone it down a bit.

His kisses are definitely romantic, he doesn't like pecks because he wants to savour the moment. Every time you two kiss feels like the first to him. He 100% enjoys bitting your bottom lip to tease you sometimes.

Speaking of teasing, he's average when it comes to that. He would tease you if you ever happen to make a mistake or be clumsy but if its something you're insecure with or trying to get better at, his lips are sealed.

That's why he comes naturally as your big supporter. He may not look like it but he'll always be there to give you a boost if you need it.

He showers you with praises always and forever!! Because to him, there's nothing better than seeing you thrive.

"What do you mean that was okay? You did awesome, give yourself some credit will ya?"

His pet names include peach, angel and his most used being sugar. It's nothing too deep, it's just he finds you sweet so he likes to call you that.

One more thing I'd like to add, he would let you wear his hat if you ever happen to be tired. It's oddly cozy since its bigger on your head so it kinda becomes your personal sleep mask.

Just imagine yourself sitting against a tree, clearly exhausted as your eyes slowly fluttered close, but just before you could drift off to sleep, you'd suddenly feel a hat place on your head. You would then look up to see Walker grinning down at you.

"Go ahead and take a nap sugar. The hat will block the sunshine for you"

He's very caring towards you, there's only a few amount of people who get that treatment from him so consider yourself lucky.

He never told you and he's most likely never intending to, but he actually sings very well. He just thinks he was born with it but never paid any mind to it. That's why whenever he's on one of his bounty hunts, he would make up some song lyrics dedicated to you, he's more of a humming person because he doesn't want to risk anyone hearing him sing.

You'll never know, maybe one day he'll be able to put together a song and sing it to you.

Honestly? 10/10 HUSBAND MATERIAL

[moonlight-tmd]

Prowlbee dancing based off this scene?

Hmm that's very interesting.

I suppose they would do something like a competitive tango or something similar where they'll both try to be the better dancer. I had just the right idea a while back where I found a very cool tune on youtube- a soundtrack named "Angelica" from "Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides".

The before dating shenanigans with these 2 are just too good to resist so this is yet again the setting for this- i guess Sari, Bee and Bulkhead were having yet another fun time either dancing to Just Dance game or just casually dancing to the music they played and Prowl started complaining about the sound.

Bee took charge in arguing with him per usual and at some point he accused Prowl of being a horrible dancer in such a way that made Prowl want to prove otherwise. Bee challaged Prowl to dance with him and the fool accepted. He expected bee to throw on some pop music to sync dance to like always but he didn't expect a latino tango music to start playing

"With all the flips and twirls you do in combat surely you'll know how to dance to this, don't you?" Bee was far too cocky and Prowl bit the bait without thinking. They started dancing.

At first it was calm, some occasional twirls and transitions between poses but then the rythm quickened. And let me tell ya, they were going at it. One moment Prowl was leading the next he was trying to catch up to Bee and vice versa. Some of the moves didn't even look like tango but well synced combat. Unltimately tho, Bee took the lead for good and brought Prowl on a fast paced adventure- they were close then far then close again, Prowl's pedes has trouble keeping up with Bee's, the way he pulled him aroudn almsot made him look like he glided. As the song neared its climax Bee spun him around so fast and did a astonishing dip pose just as the final note played from the speaker.

Everyone clapped, even Optimus and Ratched who came out to see what the commotion was about. Prowl was... wow. He honestly did not expect Bee to be such a good dancer. The passion and the way Bee held him- looked at him during the dance clouded his mind. He was snapped from the dazed state when he heard Bee say something to him.

" I- uhh-" Prowl tried to come up with something to reply to whatever Bee said but Bee seemed to take that as an answer. "I take it you're impressed by me, heheheh.~" He teased in such a tone Prowl could barely get his thoughts together.

Theeeeen he went straight into continuing their little dance party with some obnoxious pop and electronica music and just like that, the charm poofed into thin air. Prowl, annoyed yet again, decided to just go back into his room and try to block the sound out with his earmuffs that Sari got him.

Bulkhead knew what Bee was onto and so did everyone else,... except Bee himself it seemed. Prowl was also very clueless despite obvious signs. They watched them dance around each other metaphorically for so long and now they were doing it literally and still didn't get the memo! At this point someone would just have to tell them...

Well, they were pretty much right about everything. One thing is that Bee actually knew what he was doing and somehow persuaded/paid Blitzwing to teach him how to dance good. The 'con might be a bad guy but he sure knows how to move the frame to impress someone. He might not be aware of being in love with Prowl but he sure as hell wants him to like him and be impressed. And Prowl did think about their dance whenever he heard similar music so I suppose it worked just fine!

[easily-infatuated23]

Fall in Love for the Night (Barry Allen x Reader)

a/n: hello! i know its been a long time but i just found this story i wrote a while ago and it was too good not to share. based on the song “Lets Fall in Love for the Night” by Finneas. also i definitely stole the Scarlet Witch name from Marvel but i love her name and powers so i don’t care. its also in first person fight me i dare you

pairing: Barry Allen (CW) x Reader 

summary: Finding herself alone on Valentines Day, the reader decides to fall in love with a stranger. Only, is he really a stranger at all? 

warnings: none?, implications of sex

word count: 2,515

It was one of my least favorite days of the year, Valentines Day. Well, that’s not totally true. I have a complicated relationship with Valentines Day. When I have someone, its a great day. When I’m alone, it’s a glaring reminder that I am indeed alone. It has been a trying couple of years leaving little time to focus on building romantic relationships. There was time for a few meaningless hookups or bad first dates but nothing that could have even been considered to be serious. Being a meta-human certainly didn’t help the situation. After the particle accelerator exploded I had been gifted with telekinesis, energy manipulation, telepathy, and more powers than I could have ever desired or hoped to explain. I had been dubbed “The Scarlet Witch” due to the red hue my magic exuded. Not to be mixed up with Central City’s own “Scarlet Speedster” or “The Flash” as he was commonly referred to.

After a few accidental team ups, I was invited to join “Team Flash” and help them keep our city safe. I was tentative to say yes but I am so glad I did. My one rule was that the Flash and I should still keep our secret identities in case one of us was ever captured. Luckily Cisco developed some tech in our masks that would ensure we wouldn’t recognize our voices or looks when we were together. After a few months, I’ve come to love this life and it’s more rewarding than I could have imagined. And yet, here I am, a super hero alone on Valentines day. I decided that instead of moping in my apartment, I’d go to a karaoke bar and laugh at the horrible singing. I walked in and was immediately engulfed in the smell of alcohol and the screeching of “Dancing Queen” by ABBA. I sat down at the bar and ordered something equivalent to an alcoholic Shirley Temple. A minute or so later, a tall lanky man slumped into the seat next to me and ordered a ginger ale. “You alright?” I asked him. He nodded and chuckled. “My friends convinced me this would be better than staying home tonight but I think I’m getting permanent ear damage” he joked. I laughed. “Yeah I figured seeing people make a fool of themselves would make me feel better about not having a date on Valentines Day” I replied. “Yeah I don’t have one either”. 

There was a moment of comfortable silence. “I’m Y/N Y/L/N by the way” I said, my hand outstretched. “I’m Barry Allen” he replied shaking my hand. I finished the rest of my drink and turned to face Barry, an idea forming in my head. “I have a proposition for you Barry”. He looked at me and cocked his head to one side. “Shoot”. I smiled. “I propose we get back at the whole concept of today by pretending like we’ve been together for years and just fall in love for the night and go our separate ways in the morning. No holding back, no regrets, just doing the stuff that we feel shitty about usually missing on this day. What do you say?” He smiled slightly and looked around. Damn my ‘no mind reading without consent’ policy. “Ok just think about it this way, we are both total strangers! We will probably never see each other again after tonight and if we do, we will just laugh about it. Besides, it’ll make for one hell of a story”. His smile widened. “Alright Y/N you have got your self a deal. Let’s fall in love for the night”. He looked towards his friends who were not so sneakily sneaking out the door of the bar giving him a thumbs up. We both laughed. “Well at least we don’t have an audience” I said. “So what should we do first?” he asked. “How about a shot for extra courage” I recommended. “Bartender, two vodka shots for me and my-” he paused “girlfriend”. I laughed. “My boyfriend, he knows I’m a vodka girl!” I joked. After the shots I got another idea. I looked behind him at the karaoke stage. He turned his head and then looked back at me. “Oh no no no I don’t think so” he said nervously. “Come on Allen, no holding back!” I said grabbing his hand. I pulled him up to the stage and queued up a song. “Don’t I at least get a say in the song choice?” “Nope!” I said, ruffling his hair. He laughed and looked at the monitor. The lyrics to “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey began to scroll. He scoffed a bit and rolled his eyes, but his smile was a constant. I started the song off. He seemed surprised that I could actually sing. Together we sang and laughed and eventually the whole bar was singing with us. During the musical break he spun me around and we danced until the lyrics came back. When the song finally ended we clung to each other as we left the stage. “That was so much fun!” he remarked. “I think we sounded pretty good to” I added. “Whats next?” he asked me. “Hey I’ve made all the decisions so far so it’s up to you now.” He thought for a moment. “We’re going bowling” he announced. He stretched his hand out. I smiled and accepted. “Lead the way handsome”.

We made our way to the Bowlarama and the game began. “I must warn you, I am an awesome bowler” he bragged. “Oh is that right?” I said. I took a step forward so our chests were nearly touching, purposefully trying to build tension. “I’m an awful bowler” I said finally. He exhaled and laughed, turning away from me. With that, the game was on. As we took turns the in between banter began to heat up. Each time we passed each other we got closer, sometimes so close we would just whisper what we had to say. I used any and every pet name I could think of and he pretended to be wounded whenever I used his real name. He pretended to teach me how to bowl and I pretended to be more clueless after each attempt. And then, completely by accident, I bowled a strike. “Oh my god, I did it!” I exclaimed, jumping up and down. “Yes!” Barry was as excited as I was. We ran to each other and embraced. My legs left the ground and he spun me around. When the spinning stopped and my feet touched the ground, we froze. We were pressed up against each other, our faces only inches from touching. Before either of us could fully process, a voice spoke up. “Uh this is a public place”. We turned to find a somewhat annoyed father shielding his squirming kids’ eyes. We quickly separated and laughed. After a few moments of silence and averted eye contact Barry spoke. “Well, the night is still young, what do you wanna do next?”. I looked at my phone. “Well, it’s only 9 so…” my voice trailed a bit. “Actually, could we head back to my place quickly? I wanna turn my lights on so that it looks like I’m home before we head out to our next location”. “Ok sounds good” he replied. 

We made our way back to my apartment complex, arms linked the whole time. Once we reached the door, he opened it like a gentleman. We entered the elevator and I pushed the button for the 5th floor. As the doors closed I looked at Barry. We were standing a few feet apart. I did an exaggerated side step and grabbed his hand. He looked slightly startled but squeezed my hand, bringing it up and kissing the back. I felt myself blush, trying to contain the goofy grin I knew I was sporting. He did the same. The elevator doors opened and I lead Barry to my little slice of heaven. I unlocked the door and entered, gesturing for him to follow. “This should only take a sec”. He put his hands in his pockets and looked around. “This is a really cool place”. “Thanks!” I said. “Oh cool!” he said, making his way deeper into the loft towards a Doctor Who poster on the wall. “Are you a Doctor Who fan?” I asked. “Yeah I love it”. I smiled and stood next to him. “I take a lot of inspiration from the Doctor in my daily life” I said. “Oh yeah?” he replied. “Hmmn. I strive to be kind and brave while still doing no harm to anyone” I answered, my eyes fixed on the poster of the TARDIS. I looked back at Barry to find he was already staring at me, a sincere smile painting his face. I took a step closer to him, he repeated this action. I felt strange. I’d had butterflies before but this was something different. My heart was actually aching for him, like if we didn’t touch soon my heart would just break from the hope and anticipation. I looked down at his hand and interlaced my fingers with his before looking into his eyes. He closed his eyes and rested his forehead on mine, our noses touching. I was afraid to speak or even breathe as the slightest movement would cause our lips to touch. The silence was broken when Barry chuckled and pulled away. 

“What?” I asked, somewhat breathlessly. “When you said we should fall in love for tonight you really weren’t kidding” he said, continuing to chuckle softly as he sat down on my couch. I let out a short laugh and shook my head slightly, joining him on the couch. “It has been fun hasn’t it” I said looking at him. He nodded. “I haven’t felt normal in a long time so I feel like I needed something like this” I finished. “Yeah, I’d say that’s an understatement”. We made eye contact and began to laugh more. “You really are a shit bowler by the way” he said. I scoffed and feigned offense. “How dare you” I exclaimed. I picked up a throw pillow and hit him in the arm, a little harder than I intended. “Oh is that how it is?” he asked cockily. “Yeah that’s how it is” I replied, mimicking his tone. “Its so on” he replied grabbing a pillow next him. I let out a small scream as the pillow fight began. I got in a few hits but Barry was clearly winning. In a last ditch effort to gain control, I tackled him from over the arm of the couch and pinned him down. Again, we froze as we realized the position we put ourselves in. I was on top of him, practically straddling him, and his hands were around my waist. Our noses were nearly touching. My heart ached again. “I’m sorry I didn’t mean-“ I began, sitting up and swinging my leg off of him. “No uh it’s fine I um-“ he stammered, sitting up as well. 

We sat in silence for a moment. Then he spoke. “You know what screw it.” He grabbed my hip and my hand as I swung my leg back over him so I was now straddling his lap facing him, my hands on his shoulders and his hands around my waist. “I’m gonna kiss you” he said. “Please do” I replied urgently, my hands already making their way to his cheeks. Our lips crashed together passionately, the night-long tension finally breaking. My hands moved between his cheeks and hair while his hands wandered from my waist and under my shirt along my back. We finally broke to catch our breath. After a few more pecks on the lips we laughed together. “You know, we did say that we would do all the stuff we usually miss on Valentines Day….” I said between more kisses. “Thats true” he replied, peppering kisses down my neck. We both paused and he cupped my cheeks. “Are you sure you wanna do this?” he asked seriously. “I need to feel all of you” I replied. He smirked. I pushed myself off and offered my hand. He took it and stood up. I pulled him in and kissed him more. “Follow me” I said, leading him to my bed room. 

~the next day~

“The sex was absolutely incredible and then he spent the night! When he left this morning I was actually sad to see him go- I mean the whole night was just so incredible” I said to Caitlin, telling my story about the night before. “And you seriously aren’t going to tell me this guys name?? Did you even get his number?” She replied. “Nope. We decided it would just be a one night thing; a unique shared experience”. “Wow,” Caitlin said sighing. “Well I’m gonna go run the training course, I’ll see ya in 30” I said, walking down the hall. “Morning Scarlet” “Morning Speedy”. The Flash entered the Cortex and greeted Caitlin, a huge grin on his face. “Woah someone is happy this morning”. “Yeah I had the most incredible night of my life last night”. “Really?…” Caitlin questioned, beginning to put the puzzle pieces together. “Yeah I met this amazing girl and it was like we lived an entire relationship in one night”. Cait chuckled. “Let me guess, she made you sing ‘Don’t Stop Believing at the karaoke bar I declined to attend with you last night”. He raised his eyebrow. “Wait yeah how did you know that?” he asked. Caitlin cackled and began to walk out of the room. “I have to find Cisco this is too good!”. He stood in the Cortex puzzled. Then he heard Cisco’s booming laughter followed by loud chatter. “Guys what are you doing I just started the course, what’s going on?” I asked Caitlin and Cisco as they pulled me back into the Cortex. The two stood behind the desk and looked at the two heroes in front of them. “Scarlet how was your Valentines Day?” Cisco asked, a huge smile on his face. “Uh oh yeah it was incredible, I bowled my first strike without bumpers” I replied. I looked at the Flash and his jaw dropped. “Flash, how was yours?” Caitlin asked. “I…fell for a stranger” he replied slowly. My jaw dropped as well. Cisco and Caitlin sat down and waited for what they hoped would happen next. The Flash and I tentatively took off our respective masks. When I looked up, I found the eyes of Barry Allen staring back at me. He sighed and smiled. “Thank god” Barry said, quickly pulling me into a deep kiss. Caitlin and Cisco fist bumped and then left the Cortex. We finally pulled away and looked into each others eyes. “I couldn’t stand the thought of never seeing you again” he said. “You are never gonna get rid of me Speedy” I replied smiling. We kissed again, finally being true to ourselves and to each other. 

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[richardsphere]

Leverage Log: The (Very) Big Bird Job

Ok time to start S5. Ok the courts just filed in favour of an airplane company. (im dissapointed, i really wanted this to be a Sesame Street crossover, but "plane" will have to do) --- Lesson of the day: Interpol makes good pretzels. Sophie is really pissed they dont get to go back to Nate's place. (I agree with Hardison, and with Elliot if you're gonna use a restaurant as cover do it well) In Sophie's defense, maybe tell her a bit earlier. But Hardison is 100% right to move places. (im assuming real life-wise, its a tax incentive thing, Portland probably gave incentives to TV crews that their previous place didnt) Also Parker and Hardison have officially said the word "dating", which implies that either they were trying to keep it on the down-low last season (did not fool Elliot or Sophie) or that they weren't "official" last season (does not fool me) --- Car-baddy scared me for a sec. Thought Hardison (and the showrunners) went through all this trouble justifying the switch to Portland, only for them to get their covers blown before any scams, cons or heists even happened. But the "they're on the move" is probably about the woman and child who just left Leverage Inc, rather then being about Leverage Inc. --- The Spruce Goose. Well yeah that most certainly is a verry big bird. Im gonna be honest, until he said "what a great man can do when the little people get out of his way", i actually sort of liked the mark. He seemed like a man genuinely passionate on the industry he works in. --- Ooh we get an actual scene of Parker doing burglary stuff. (by which i mean more then just pickpocketing) I get those scenes are probably hard to write/shoot but seeing as literally everyone in the show picks pockets and lifts ID badges every episode it was starting to seem like Parker was getting a bit redundant. --- Are they seriously going to con the guy into thinking he's flying this plane? Like yeah, i know Hardison apparently has an interest in flight simulators (IE: The cross my heart job) but that seems a bit extreme. Also i dont like that this season starts with a 9/11 reference. Like that is a bad sign for media from America that its about to get really Pro-Big Government, Anti-Islam and or generally extremely racistly patriotic. --- Yep they're gonna sell him the bridge, as well as the plane it connects to. --- Sophie sees a theatre for lease. (i assume knowing her and the teams money, she's gonna buy it outright). --- "company kills a guy, pays a fine. You kill a guy you go to jail". Nice work Nate. --- I mean yeah obviously it was in the bear... I suspected it from the start. (i just didnt write it down because, well the other option was they cast a child actor a few years too old for the character and were attempting to smooth over the gaps by giving them a cute little bear. And i felt that was a rude thing to comment on) --- Ah, Nate took a sec to compliment Hardisons' fake blueprints. --- Elliot has finally found a word he can't make sound badass. "i'm only gonna say this once; Give me the... teddy bear." Ok Parker, you just pickpocketed the magazine out of a loaded gun, Without removing the gun. Why do you feel the need to flex like this? You could've just stolen the whole gun. --- Ok Nate. You officially do not get to complain about Hardisons' goldheist. Like, nothing has gone against your plans in this con, you designed the con around Hardisons' ability to turn a plane into a flight sim, and then had him stage a crash-site. --- Well that was a verry well engineered confession. Congrats. --- Ok so our season-arc begins with an ominous shot of Hardison and Nate going behind the teams back on something. No theories yet but "all good things come to an end" is an ominous line for a shows final season to end at.

[thotsforvillainrights]

hope youre ready for more Re-Destro asks now that the ask box is back open LMAO i adore your writing so much 💕

could i get headcanons/a senario for Re-Destro who hires (eventual) S/O into Deternat after moving to Japan for the position, but they have a young daughter with them? shes behaved and all, just too new to Japan for a babysitter, and they slowly warm up to Re-Dad-stro and the MLA?

(personally i think skeptic acts annoyed but secretly loves to play like, hide n seek with her around the office 🥺)

(My fingers are fired up at the sheer mention of writing for that man!!! I hope I go this right. I wanted to include the no babysitter aspect but it just kept flowing when I was writing so this is what I came up with haha. Hey wait a minute! Would that make him a...)

~Stepdad?~

headcanon|scenario|imagine|match-up

-It was that time again for the Detnerat company. The time when they opened up their doors for potential employees/new-hires. As the CEO he never really needed to take the part of interviewing someone. Therefore, he let the HR department handle their job. Besides, the real interview would be the possibility of recruiting any new blood into the Meta Liberation Army ranks (but that was another story). It came, it passed and so it was done. He personally took the time to walk around the building and get familiar with all the new hires during orientation. The only one that stood out to him in particular was you. There was something about you that he just couldn't shake. The man was no fool and he knew just when his heart was doing backflips that he wanted a possibility of being with you. From that moment on, he seemed to favor you more than your coworkers. You hadn't caught onto it as easily as some of the others did. Your new boss had the hots for you. He'd often stop by even when it didn't make sense for him to be on your floor/department. He'd chat with you, offer you some valuable information and lessons with work, ask if you had time to eat lunch together and evaluate your performance.

-It all really came together when you started to develop feelings for him as well. A big part of you was screaming not to go through with it. An office romance can get messy. Not only was this you boss, but he was also the CEO of the entire company. Your face would likely make tabloids even. Not only that but if things didn't work out then you could lose your job at Detnerat. You needed this good paying job because mainly you needed to support your baby girl (either born or adopted depending on the reader). In the end, when he finally confessed to you officially, you couldn't turn him away. It was a good decision on your part. Rikiya was from the beginning a top notch lover...husband material if you want it. You told him from the start about your daughter. If he (or any person you were to date) couldn't accept her then they would never have a part in your life. Lucky for you he was all in. In fact he was eager to meet her from the beginning but you held off on that for MANY dates until you got a clear idea of the type of man Rikiya was. The first time he came to meet her, he was so gentle and patient with the child. She was very shy at first but eventually opened up fully to him. Watching them interact for that first time warmed your heart. For the longest time its just been you and her but now it didn't feel as lonely with him around. By the way he treated her, you suspected he always longed for a child of his own.

-Everything fell into place when you developed a little bit of a family with the rest of the MLA members. Curious was DETERMINED to take on the role of the rich auntie by all means possible. No need for a babysitter because she was going to fight Trumpet tooth and nail for it every single time. She'd taken to kidnapping your daughter and taking her on mini shopping trips when you were busy. You'd often return home to the babysitter gone, replaced by Curious yet again. Your daughter has a matching dress with her in nearly every single color. Curious took it upon herself to buy a shirt with the words "best aunt" on it. Trumpet was almost as worse as she was. That man was a wonderful uncle to your child. Now if only you could get him to stop fighting with Curious over hang-out time. Geten was more mellow with your daughter. Because he was around 19-20 he felt more like an older brother than anything else. He wasn't always around and he never really volunteered to babysit (not that you needed him to since Curious and Trumpet would do it), but he still cared for the kid whenever she was around. He hovered around in a protective but quiet kind of way. Your daughter calls him Getty.

-The one person who you least expected to love kids was Skeptic. Compared to everyone else, he was more elusive when it came to her. He actively avoided her touch and really only tried to keep distance between him and her. You understood fully. Not everyone is a child person and that's rightfully so. However, your little girl didn't feel the same. If anything she loved her *ahem* "Unkey Skep" the most out of the entire group. You tried everything to get her to respect his personal space but it wasn't as easy as you thought. One day she ended up pulling his hair rather roughly because she'd fallen and was trying to catch herself. He was silently fuming at her, grinding his teeth and trying not to lash out at a literal toddler. What saved her from crying (and you from apologizing) was he blurting out in her precious little voice "Unkey Skep uh-oh! Big big fall down!" He just froze for a moment and stared...Unkey Skep??? He's become that meme where it's like 'I've only known *blank* for a day but if anything happened to them I'd kill everyone in this room and then myself (or something like that). Suddenly he's all about her. He wants her to learn everything he knows but that'll be hard to teach at this age lol.

-And yes if you're wondering, he takes part in hide n seek sometimes even getting his puppets involved for extra players. It's rather heartwarming to see.

-So in summary, you've not only found a good life for yourself here but also for your daughter as well. Nothing beats falling in love with a man willing to fill whatever size shoes he needed to be a good father to a child that was not even his by blood. On top of that, who could beat the uncles and aunts (and big brother) that the MLA provided for her? The answer is no one.

[sopebubbles]

ready for more Friendly Fighter Fodder???

Good. Glad to hear it. Love the enthusiasm.

This post will be a rambly and is no way needed to enjoy the Fighter series, so if you rather skip it feel free! This discourse takes place after Chapter 9 and assumes that you've looked over the character chart. Masterlist Character Chart Friendly Fighter Fodder (vol. 1)

First of all, I really appreciate how kind and understanding everyone has been since I started managing Sopebubbles' blog. It's been a lot of fun for me to interact with you guys and see you react to this story that I really love. For this Friendly Fighter Fodder, I got to interview our lovely and talented author. Without further ado, please allow me to introduce her. You know her best for such works as Serendipity, A Sea Without You, 21st Century Girl and so many more. Maddie, welcome. We are honored to have you with us today.

Thank you! Its a pleasure to be here! It's okay if I call you Maddie, right? You can call me whatever you like. I'm not used to sitting in front of genius. Oh, you're too kind. So let's jump right in. Why is Val's birthday important? Both beastie and I are very interested in astrology. I think about it at least a little bit with most of my characters, though not all. Sometimes I like to deliberately build characters around a zodiac sign. For example, Yn in The Pact was created as a Gemini to complement Jin's Sagittarius because it's one of astrology's great pairings.

However, with Val, I needed to choose a birthday. So I decided what zodiac sign suited her best and we ended up in April as an Aries because she's very action-oriented and pretty impulsive. I think her Aries sun and Tae's Aries moon really allowed for their explosiveness.

For awhile we were really stuck between Scorpio and Aries, because she is really intense and has a secret and this deep emotional world that she's trying to understand. The birthday we chose actually has her moon as Scorpio, which is why we ultimately settled on that particular date.

Also, my moon is in Scorpio so it made it easy to project onto her. 😂

And I happen to love scorpio moon folks, so it's perfect. Can you talk a little bit about the relationship dynamics within Bangtan? I know some of them have been touched on in the story, but they all seem very open. How does it work? Namkook: Namjoon wasn't super serious about anyone before Jungkook. Partially it was that he didn't want to get anyone invested in his lifestyle. His parents weren't exactly a role model couple (because his dad was a jerk). He knew pretty early on that he was bisexual, but never pursued anyone of either gender very seriously until he met Jungkook. As Kook tell us, it was Jin who got him to stop fooling around and put him to use. After a couple of years of working the streets for Jin, and after finishing high school, he began to work more closely with Jin and that's how he met Namjoon. They hit it off pretty quickly! Namjoon new his dad wouldn't approve of the relationship because of toxic masculinity, so they kept it secret for the most part until his father was killed and he took over. They are still pretty low key. While they love each other deeply and are very committed, they do indulge in (mostly) sexual encounters both in and outside the relationship. Jungkook keeps a separate bedroom because Namjoon snores too loud sometimes and they both like their space. I really like this pair together. We had talked about before how they complemented each other really well. Namjoon has a tendency to think everything through very deeply and choose the best course of action. While Jungkook can be entirely thoughtless, but then just kind of…do the right thing?? I think Namjoon is very taken with Jungkook's instincts and ability to be carefree and capable.

And Namjoon also appreciates how physically unbreakable Jungkook is. Maybe he thinks about that with Val, too. Allow your mind to wander where it will with that piece of information. What about 2seok? As discussed in chapter 8, Hoseok first met Jin on the streets of Seoul when he (accidentally) killed for the first time. But it was hardly the first time Jin had seen him. Seokjin thinks that one of his talents is finding people with potential. He's a pretty big fan of diamonds in the rough and fixing broken toys. He had been following Hobi around the streets for at least a couple of weeks. He wasnt necessarily supposed to be there; it wasn't exactly Bangtan territory. But he had been looking for a way to approach Hoseok, and the moment presented himself. Since Hobi really had nowhere to go and was worried about being sought out by the other gang, he stayed with Jin. They became deeply devoted to one another. When Jin was assigned to go to LA, there was no way he would leave Hoseok behind. They are very much a part of each other. Oh. And they are open to possibilities, but generally both too busy and not interested enough to pursue anything outside of each other, but they might be able to make some time 👀

I always saw Jin as someone who puts Hoseok before anyone else. In terms of being on the queer spectrum, in my mind (and I don't know if you'd agree with this) he had the strongest preference for men. That being said, he is deeply in love with Hoseok who knows things about Seokjin that no one else does. In a lot of ways, I think Seokjin is grateful to Hoseok for accepting him completely and he wants to do the same in return. So if someone was important to Hoseok or Hoseok wanted to explore, then Jin would be more than willing to let and encourage that happening. With or without him being there also. I haven't really thought much about how much Jin prefers men, but I agree he has a strong preference for Hoseok. I think Jin is someone who spends a lot of time trying to get to the very bottom of someone's being, which is part of why he doesn't trust Val immediately. I think once he's explored the depths of her, he'll be disappointed in himself for not having been the one to discover her. 😂 But yes, absolutely, he would let Hoseok have whatever or whoever he wanted. On to Vmin... Yes, now Vmin...theirs is the least like a relationship. They met while attending the same expensive private school. Jimin was…a trouble maker and entirely too smart for his own good. Tae was, well pretty much how Tae is. They were friends and that was pretty much it. Fast forward a couple of years after graduation and Jimin is being held by the FBI for some very less than legal computer activities. Tae finds out and appeals to Namjoon, who convinces his dad that getting Jimin out of trouble and under their organization will be well worth the cost of a bribe—which it was. Afterward, Jimin introduced Taehyung to the BDSM scene and the two began a casual, open sexual relationship. They both freely sleep with other people as we have seen, but they do tend to see each other as a constant.

I have thought a lot about Jimin’s character specifically! I don’t know if as authors we’re allowed to have favorites, but if we were allowed he would definitely be among the contenders! You may have noticed that Jimin’s header was used for Chapter Nine despite the fact that the focus was mostly on Y/n. However, this was the first time we started to see Jimin’s character through his interactions with other people. We start to get a sense of what he values and what he doesn’t and what motivates him. Jimin is aromantic and alexithymic. An important thing to note is one does not cause the other. You can be uninterested in romance and not have alexithymia and you can have alexithymia and be interested in romance. Jimin just happens to be both. I included Jimin’s aromanticism on his character chart because if you asked Jimin directly if he was interested in romance, he would flat out tell you, “No.” However, if you asked Jimin if he was alexithymic, he’d have no idea what you were talking about. Jimin is comfortable. Bangtan accepts him for who he is and he feels safe with his friends. Thus, he doesn’t feel the need to go looking for answers. He understands that on some level, he’s different but he also knows that while he doesn’t understand his emotions, other people don’t understand how to code. And to him, it’s more ridiculous to not understand how to code or hack into a government mainframe, because those things are much easier than emotions. Both intentionally and unintentionally, Jimin has developed coping mechanisms for his alexithymia. Because he doesn’t trust his understanding of emotions, he looks for behavior to guide his actions. He values compassion and loyalty most of all. Taehyung has displayed those qualities to him more than any other person, so he values Taehyung more than any other person. In return, he tries to show a similar amount of compassion and loyalty. The other thing too is that Jimin likes caring for people. He gets a great deal of satisfaction knowing someone else is enjoying themselves. That was what got him into the BDSM scene. He liked knowing what the rules to everything were and fulfilling expectations as a Dom. He liked knowing that he was giving people what they were asking for. And if he seems a little callous at times, well then, that's just part of his persona. And in case you’re wondering, Tae finds that bit particularly hot. 

And as far as not wanting romance, he just doesn’t care for those behaviors. They look contrived to him, so he rather not participate. Easy as that.

If this is your first time hearing about aromanticism or alexithymia, I encourage you to look them up! And if you have more questions about how this affects Jimin or his relationships, please let me know. 😊 One more thought, I didn't want to have your typical giant ot7 love puddle. Not that I don't love those stories, because I do! It just didn't feel right for the story for me. I felt like it would be very intimidating for Val. And I liked the idea of getting to explore different kinds of relationships instead of one. Tell me about Yoongi. Ah Yoongi! Is it wrong to say he's my favorite and he's not in a relationship because he's just too wonderful? Okay, that's not the real reason. I imagine Yoongi probably really liked a girl in undergrad. They were friends for a long time, both premed, studied together a lot. He didn't get the courage to ask her out until senior year and she said yes, but then they went to different medical schools and, well we know that could never work. Med school is a busy time, too busy to invest in someone else. Then once he realized he would be part of the gang, there was no point, in his mind, of involving anyone in his life who he would just make vulnerable. If Jin has the strongest preference for men, then Yoongi has the strongest preference for women. Not that he wouldnt ever be interested or have sex with a man, but he's honestly fairly disinterested in the whole thing in general. He needs that spark. And I can't think of any brighter spark than our Val. She's so sparkly, sparkly, isn't she? 🤩 She sure is. Speaking of Val, does she know about all these dynamics? What does she think of them? I think this will come up soon in a few chapters, so instead of discussing what she thinks of them directly maybe I should tell you why she probably doesn't really know about them. Firstly, she does know about vmin, but she still doesn't fully understand that. Tae is not very good at explaining things. He'd rather just make out, tbh. But Val is someone who really needs things laid out explicitly, particularly when it comes to feelings and interpersonal relationships. She barely remembers her mom, much less what her parents' relationship dynamics were like. Her most intimate interpersonal relationship in her whole life was with Joaquin. Yikes. Honestly, she probably expects a certainly level of unhealthy behavior because she doesn't know anything else, even though she does know it doesn't feel good. She hasn't seen much of anything that wasn't a heterosexual, abusive relationship up close. I think she has absolutely no context to bisexuality or polyamory. And I think it's really going to throw her for a loop. She has a lot to learn! Luckily, she's a quick study. Yeah, I think she'll catch on! I know a lot of people were here for Taehyung and Val. We know that Val thinks everything was a lie, and it's clear Taehyung is starting to process some very complicated things about their previous relationship. Is there any hope for them moving forward? What do you think is the biggest lesson they need to learn, either together or separately? I know that's been confusing to a lot of people including Tae! When she says it was a lie, it's because she knew she was lying. She thinks she tricked Tae into believing she was someone she isn't, and that who she is isn't lovable. Obviously she has to learn that she is lovable, but the guys will take care of that. I think she needs to learn that she can be the person she wants to be simply by embodying it. She had to accept her own duality, and all the different parts of herself. She is traumatized and also naive, strong and vulnerable. Tae needs to learn how to communicate, honestly. In some cases, words are actions and actions that aren't properly explained or justified only do harm. I have a lot of hope for them! 🥺💕

Well, that is it for this episode of Friendly Fighter Fodder. Thanks again to Sopebubbles who indulged my whim for an "interview" and painstakingly typed out her thoughts!

As usual, we love to hear your thoughts too! If you want to know more about anything or have an opinion you'd like to share or your own hot take, feel free to let us know!

Thank you so much for reading! 🤗

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FILE 1. The Beginning of the End (liveblog)

I've been off tumblr for like 10,000,000 years, I only made this blog to make a camp here and there liveblog. I got three episodes in before I decided I wanted to do a dedicated livelog of it. It's still very new, right? I haven't interacted much with the fandom really at all because I don't want spoilers. So please don't spoil anything! I'm only ever up to date on whatever episode I've posted about most recently.

All I know about this series is that it's about a nurse at a summer camp I would've loved to have gone to as a kid. I read a post somewhere recommending it to people who were into The Magnus Archives and were looking for something new after it ended. It was also recommended to people who like the music of Will Wood...

It took me an embarrassingly long time to realize it was because he literally made the music...

I feel like such a fool.

All the characters are entities and all the places are sites??? I think I'll have to line their titles up...

I don't know how I didn't put two and two together that my guy is doing the tunes, this intro is so his vibe...

Chickadees

The main character is Sydney Sargent! They remind me a lot of Cecil from Night Vale

Sydney's diction can be a little hard to understand sometimes, but I think that's mostly because of the speed at which they talk? Are there transcripts for this series?

They were unwanted?? D:

I'm calling him Jeddy now because I think it's funny

Ah, Lucille is the Elias

The vegan option reminds me of going on field trips as the only vegetarian kid in my class... Then again loose assorted leaves is just a salad.

Pink Elephant Man reminds me of the Man in the Tan Jacket with the Dear Skin Suitcase. I don't mean to keep comparing this to other podcasts, I just have a very associative mind. Is he actually a Winnie the Pooh reference? Or, I guess, Dumbo??

Pink Heffalump Man

Aww, Pink Elephant Man sounds like he just wants someone to dance with.

Please don't stare at the sun, Sydney

Can Sydney eat toast on its own? Or is that forbidden by the curse? Does garlic bread count as buttered toast? Do flavored butters still count as butters? What about sweet butter on cinnamon toast?

Wouldn't it be fun if Joshua was actually totally chill

Jeddy has been here this whole time?

mmmmmwOwOwmmmmm

I RECOGNIZE THE SONG TO ERR IS HUMAN IN THE BACKGROUND, WHY DID IT TAKE ME SO LONG TO REALIZE HE WAS MAKING THE MUSIC??

I've actually never been to sleepaway camp, my family could never afford it, but it always sounded like it'd be fun as long as I had minimal adult supervision. It's fun to wander in the woods.

The Heffalump Man was in Syd's Office? D:

Or maybe Jeddy is the secret villain

Is Syd saying all this private information into the intercom system?? Is this what children are hearing on their way to bed??? You're just trying to unwind for the night while the nurse talks on the loudspeaker about a private conversation they just had with a coworker and how they're secretly very worried about the situation????

Jeddy still believes everything's normal? Either he's evil or he's the Carlos of this series

I just had the thought that I really don't want want Syd to die. I dunno what the overall tone of this series is, so I don't know how much danger the character are or aren't in.

lol the winner is named clearwater

When I was little my brother convinced me to start eating mushrooms by saying I'd grow up mega like mega mario

Goodnight, Syd!

I'm now trained to stick around until they read off the copyright thing

Also, I hope Sydney isn't saying all this into the loudspeaker in the dead of night omg

Ah okay it's a tape

Heffalump guy jumpscared Syd in their office!! D:

Elephant Man's just sad no one wants to dance with him.

Elephant Man is blond? Weirdly I hadn't even considered he had hair

Seems to me he came to the nurse to talk to them about his pica. Syd's the medical professional professional, they should really have more empathy

Syd's final thoughts: Haha, get rekt Jeddy

Jeddy! He sounds sweet

Oh, Jeddy is a bitch

Sydney used to have hallucinations?

Go to bed already Jeddy

Woah Syd copied me

So he IS Carlos!

They have a history together? They grew up together? They were childhood friends?

There's the credits!

Oh! The voice actors are also the writers.

That was a lovely episode! I can already feel a bunch of mysteries wiggling under the surface that I'll need a little time to process.

I think I'll make a full analysis of the first episode when I've relistened to it and got all my thoughts together.

Until then, see you!