#ENTOMOLOGIST FOR ENTOMOLOGIST RELATIONSHIPS

[two-tonexiptr]

Hivemind HC's (IEYTD)

Because he doesn't get enough love 💛

- He is somewhat southern: canonically has a very slight southern accent in the developer commentary and we know he was born in new Mexico (wiki)

(I like to imagine he also lived in Bee Cave TX for a bit, for the pun AND because im a huge TF2 nerd) --- - I feel like he has a HUGE sweet tooth, and he brags about the fact he gets to use his bee's honey and comb He will leave small treats out in Zoraxis HQ and lobbies, just tempting people to take one so he can praise his bees publicly, makes a HUGE scene about it: Zor worker 1: "Those honey biscuits in the lobby were so good, where are they from-" Zor worker 2: "SHHH dont he will hear you-" Zor worker 1: "Relax man who are you even talking about? its not like im praising the EOD i just really like these biscuits!" Hivemind: "THE BISCUITS YA SAY?? why THANK you! me and mah sweet bees made them to PERFECTION!! you will find no better honey anywhere else, y'see bee keeping is an ART- (10 hour spiel) Zor worker 1: ... Zor worker 2: "look what you've done". (they were really good biscuits though, Hivemind is a surprisingly good baker. Terrible cook though, only baking) --- - Rough exterior, sweet interior He is 6'0 (wiki) and southern, writes formally talks a little crazed and while he is a beekeeper he feels like he would have a decent bit of bulk too. not to mention he's relatively smart, he has to be to sit in a position near Zor. Other workers are scared of him, partially because of his bees and partially because he is ... eccentric (crazy) But on the inside? sweet as honey. He shares pastries with everyone, values even the smallest of bugs, and is actually more appreciative of the average Zoraxis worker than most other higher ups (That doesnt mean hes nice to them though, he still sends his fair share of nasty emails, especially when his bees are at risk) He uses his bees because, similarly to Dr. Prism, he finds them more reliable and would rather not cause the death of someone on his side. Before and after Dr Prism left he was the supporter/caretaker in Zoraxis. Agents of Zor could go to him for anything and he would help, and even with his intimidation after a while it became an unspoken rule. Zoraxis is like another hive, and if there are even minor issues it can disrupt the colony. He knows this well, thats why he personally spends a small amount of his budget to buy lunch for those that forget it; Work clothes for those that cant afford it; and so on. --- - He has more than one hive: his real bees and the Zornets: He is very protective of both, it takes a lot to outwardly move this man but if his bees die or a Zornet gets damaged he will be inconsolable for a small while after the mission --- - He was totally friends with Dr. Prism, in fact she probably helped make the Zornets with him. They are both exentric geniuses who get undermined constantly, how could they not get along? even after she returned to the EOD they still keep in touch, occasionally sending bug facts or robot things to eachother in solidarity - John juniper? not so much I think that they did NOT get along, John is way too full of himself and aristocracy for Hive- i grew up on da sout in my pa'hs farm- Mind. The first time they interacted Juniper insults his bees and gets TACKLED by a 6'0 beekeeper Both got a very harsh chewing out for this incident --- Let me know if you would like more!! i love hivemind but sadly we havent seen much of him (IEYTD4 PLEASSEEE)

[platypusisnotonfire]

I was just struck with the memory of someone saying to me “why can you call yourself a scientist because you do science but I can’t call myself an artist because I do art”

And I remember thinking first “who’s stopping you??”

But after pondering her words for a few minutes I was like…actually I feel like it’s far more socially normal for you to claim being an artist based on your output than someone to claim being a scientist without a phd and a current job in research?

And she was SO upset about it, Like this is a weird hill for you to try to die on particularly because I don’t think anyone is trying to kill you on this hill. I think you found a hill no one else is aware of. I think you might have built this hill yourself.

(I do actually have a degree In a STEM field but this was specifically in response to me saying I was an amateur entomologist due to my accidental expertise about the Acillius Sulcatus beetle and several years of field research into them as a hobby. Like I specifically caveated my statement with AMATEUR for a reason.)

[altruistichellhound]

Beastars Boyfriend Head cannons!

I’ll be doing a separate post for the shishigumi. Let me know if you want anyone added to this.

I made this as non specific and gender neutral as I could. I wanted everyone to read this and imagine themselves as whatever person/animal you see yourself as.

Legoshi

Legoshi cannot control his tail around you. Smile at him? furious wagging. Laugh in the sweetest of ways? furious wagging. Kiss him? He’s taken off like a helicopter with how fast his tail is going.

Absolutely loves being close to you! Cannot get enough of your scent, breathes it in more than the air around him.

Territorial of you, anyone looks at you and he’s pissed. Not that you can tell, or anyone else really. Isn’t outright jealous/confrontational unless you are out right disrespected. Absolutely not afraid of getting in fights for you.

When Legoshi is comfortable he will go on and on about his interests. He is so incredibly smart, especially when it comes to bugs. At this point you’re pretty much an entomologists.

Teaches you about the way of the sea and some of the seas language. (You’ll probably be pronouncing it wrong the same as him..)

At the beginning of your relationship he found it hard to communicate his feelings, now he fully able to express his wants and needs. It works very well for the both of you as he is an incredible listener.

Very oblivious…

Loves taking you on dates, especially private ones like picnics and star gazing.

You>Anything else

Louie

If you don’t come from a deer family of high value you’ll be his secret.

He might not show it with words but lord does this man love you.

Endless, and I really mean endless gifts. You offhandedly mention something you like? Oh what’s this, he bought it for you! He’s out and he sees something that reminds him of you, bought it. “Oh that’s cute!” Boom he bought it.

Secretly likes it when you give him massages. Poor man is so stressed out he needs that extra care. He wants a quiet life with you. One where he can be the beastar but come home to your little cozy home where it’s soft and quiet.

Knows you guys simply cannot exist together but pretends like it’s not reality…

Openly jealous, “I don’t like him”. Tells you when he thinks someone has bad intentions. Tries his best to protect you but sometimes it’s slightly misguided.

Acts like he needs to be the dominant one in the relationship but really likes it when you take control.

A balance of all out luxury dinners and simple little cafes you two like to frequent.

If it comes to it he would give up everything, including his relationship with his father; for you.

Gohin

Works out in front of you totally not on purpose. Flexes his muscles when you just happen to be looking at him.

Gohin is such a tease! Doesn’t matter what it is he’ll make fun of you for it. If you don’t like it he’ll tell you it was just a joke but he takes it very seriously and makes sure not to tease you like that again.

Tries his best to keep you away from his work. If you want to help he will tell you no until you persist so much he caves. While he loves you he cares about your safety more, so much training. He will run you until you colapse; he would never forgive himself if something happened to you.

Tea after training/work. He enjoys making you two a drink then sitting and talking about your day between sips.

Even if it doesn’t feel like it I promise you he listens. If he is busy or stressed he will respond with simple, hmm and mhms. However, he heard everyone word and won’t forget what you’ve told him.

At first he’s an awkward kisser, but he’s a quick learner and you’ve never had a better kisser in your life.

You remain the light of his life.

Bill

Childish. Not necessarily a bad thing but sometimes you want to beat him with a stick.

PDA to the max, you’re his and he’s yours. Why shouldn’t the people know? Hold his hand and steal quick kisses please.

Not the best at planning things but he’ll try his best. His goal is to make you happy and have something that will last.

Doesn’t really think about a serious future that much. Not that he doesn’t want to be with you, just that he hasn’t planned ahead enough to really put thought into marriage and a possible family.

This man makes you late to almost everything. Unless it’s the club, he is not on time.

You basically aren’t ever not laughing. He loves to see you smile and squirm around while you laugh so hard your stomach starts to hurt. Surprisingly his jokes are actually funny and land quite well.

All his friends know you very well, all he does is brag about how amazing and hot you are.

Jack

The sweetest man to have ever existed.

Had a crush on you for thee longest time before he either got the courage to talk to you or you finally went up to him.

Wants you to be happy, in his mind he can never do enough for you. He doesn’t want you to be happy, he needs it. If you are sad or angry he tries his darnedest to make cheer you up in a way that suits you the best. Listening, taking you out, leaving you alone, really whatever you need he will give.

Snores. Not loud though, sweet little snores and huffs throughout the night. At this point you can’t sleep without hearing him.

Always smells weirdly good. Like it’s unnatural how he always smells the same and it’s never bad. He could sprint three miles and still smell insanely good. When asked about it he just shrugs.

Constantly blushing! He can’t help it around you, doesn’t matter how long you’ve been together.

Collot

You trim his bangs. He lets you but in all honestly doesn’t trust you after you cut them way too short last time. He won’t tell you that though.

Suspiciously calm, makes him a good listener but sometimes it’s frustrating when he doesn’t get mad with you.

Speaking of anger he hasn’t really gotten mad with you. Maybe a few spats here and there but he has never once raised his voice at you.

Worst sleeper in the world! Moved, kicks, loud sleeper, talks. How did he kick you in the face? You don’t know and neither does he. Scares the crap out of you, “He’s coming.” You proceed to violently shake him until he wakes up and reassures you back to sleep.

Really likes playing video games with you or just doing things quietly next to each other.

Riz

Tries his very best to control himself around you after what happened. Really doesn’t matter to him what species you are he’s constantly afraid of hurting you. Cannot let go of you even if he’s afraid.

You on the other hand aren’t afraid of him. He told you what happened and you understood him. He would never hurt you, or so you think.

Protective as hell. Does not matter who it is no one will ever get to you.

Practically worships you. Would kiss the ground you walk on if he could. Lives to serve you, you want something it’s already been done.

Constant cuddles, he always wants to be the big spoon unless he’s sad. Being around you makes him feel powerful knowing in that moment you are untouchable. When you hold him he feels vulnerable, he hasn’t decided if he’s okay with that feeling yet but he knows that it feels good to be the one being protected for once.

Really likes cooking with you and for you.

Pina

Best way to describe him is annoying, but in the best way possible.

Can, and will, talk your ears off. Constantly yapping about something and expects you to listen. He’s offended if you ask him to give you even a second of silence.

Really loves it when you touch his horns.

Best lashes in the room, better than you and he will constantly brag about this. He tells you he’s joking (he’s not).

He’s just a little bit of a freak, “Eat me.” Doesn’t matter if you’re a carnivore or not. “What the hell Pina?” You can’t tell if he’s being serious…

He knows absolutely everything about you. Some things you didn’t even know about yourself! Not only does he know you but he knows everyone else. Tells you all the best gossip and keeps you up to date with rumors even if you don’t care.

Definitely needs someone to keep up with him.

Melon

Crazy but that’s okay!

Would kill someone if you asked him to. Neighbor pissed you off? Gone. Boss is being a dick? Gone. You tend to abuse this fact.

Okay he does not know how to express his love for you. He’s not even sure if what he’s feeling his love. He knows he oddly doesn’t want to hurt you but is that love? Who knows he’s just going with it.

This relationship is pretty much the definition of playing with fire.

You get to see such a different side to him, quiet and maybe even a little soft. Sad maybe? Is it an act? You don’t know but you’ve decided it’s okay not knowing you. Even when you have that nagging feeling that you should care.

Potentially likes you so much because you are very similar to him.

Won’t ever tell you or anyone this but he likes it when you hold him. He also enjoys that you aren’t afraid of his fangs. Will bite you if you let him.

Would both love and hate you even more if you were a hybrid.

Gosha

Biggest softy with you. Would do absolutely anything for you, to him, you are nothing less than the universe.

Thinks you are the most wonderful thing to have ever graced this world. He loves to show you it too. Random gifts, always brings you fresh flowers before your last ones die.

Evening walks are the best with him. As the sun turns the clouds orange and pink he’ll tell you about his adventures as a youth and his previous dreams of becoming the beastar.

The best support you’ll ever have. He whole heartedly believes that you can do anything you set your heart to. Encouraging your passions and making sure whatever you need to meet your goals is there for you to use.

You’ve never felt so safe than right by his side, and rightfully so. No one would even think to mess with you with him around.

Everyone knows you too are together, he’s made sure of that the way he runs around bragging about you.

Yahya

Tries his best to keep you and work separate. This is not only for your safety for also for him. He never expected or wanted a relationship because of his goals but when he saw you he just couldn’t let you go.

Manages balancing you and protecting the world pretty well. Though, he is in fact just a man like everyone else.

Missed dinners often which turns into arguments which ends in mutual apologies and making up.

He is so tired. Needs you to rub his shoulders and lightly scratch his back.

Can’t really sleep but if you tell him stories or hum softly while playing with his mane he knocks right out.

Keeps you out of the public eye because he knows that if he didn’t you’d have a target on your back. Constant security watching you from afar.

Makes sure to provide a good life for you first and foremost, but also is very focused on changing the world. It is a relationship based on understanding on both ends. Compromises have been made.

You are the closest thing to his heart and constantly on his mind.

[oletuswriter]

੭⠀It had been a long time since he had felt your lips against his, and he was starving. Or, well, blurbs of a make out session.

⋆⠀FEATURING: Frederick Kreiburg 'Composer', Norton Campbell 'Prospector', Orpheus 'Novelist'.

⋆⠀WARNING: This post contain suggestive content. Frederick behaving like a red flag. Gender neutral!Reader. May contain spoilers of Ashes of Memory.

You were walking through the stable, trying to distract yourself from your boyfriend's indecent and insistent touches under the table during breakfast. You weren’t even sure if you were allowed to wander around that part of the manor, but at no point did you consider turning back and going inside those suffocating walls.

୨୧⠀⠀FREDERICK KREIBURG,⠀Composer.

"How much longer do you plan to avoid me?" a voice asked behind you. Turning around, you saw Frederick leaning against the doorframe, his eyes watching your every move, barely blinking.

You stayed silent for a few seconds. "You told me it was better if no one knew about our relationship." He took a few steps toward you, his usual serious expression on his face—except for a slight pout. "You really are confusing, Mr. Kreiburg."

"It's Frederick to you, and you know it." He grabbed your chin, preventing you from moving—not that you would, anyway. "You seemed quite happy while talking to that novelist."

You blinked, and a genuine smile formed on your lips. As if reading your thoughts, he frowned. "It's not jealousy. It's about you preferring someone else's company over your partner's."

He didn’t wait for a response, his hands gripping your waist as he pulled you closer, his lips crashing against yours in an almost desperate kiss. You stumbled slightly, but his hands held you firmly in place.

When you finally broke apart, after what felt like hours, to catch your breath, he didn’t stop. Instead, his lips trailed to your neck, nibbling at your skin.

"Visit my room tonight…" you managed to murmur, fighting the soft moans threatening to escape. Frederick paused for a second.

"No," he said, pulling back to look at you. "We’ll… talk here, though I won’t refuse your invitation for later." The composer tilted your chin up, giving you one last kiss, unsurprisingly far from gentle. "Now, don’t act like you don’t know what I want you to do. We have plenty of time and privacy without your "friends" around." he said.

୨୧⠀⠀NORTON CAMPBELL,⠀Prospector.

As soon as your feet touched the grass again, you were pulled back into the stable. Your eyes widened, teeth ready to sink into the hand covering your mouth—until your memory recognized the gloves.

When you stopped struggling against his grip, your boyfriend turned you around, his hands now holding your waist. His sulking scowl softened into a sly smirk when he noticed how startled you were. Before you could scold him, he pressed his lips to yours, pushing you against the wall.

"Hush, now. That stupid scientist is stealing all the attention that should be mine." he muttered against the kiss, his leg slipping between yours and spreading them apart.

"She’s an entomologist," you corrected him, gripping his shoulders. You swore with every passing second that you would push him away, but your body refused to obey. That is, until his hands left your waist and moved to your zipper.

"Enough." Your chest heaved as you fought to catch your breath. "You’ve had your fill, haven’t you?"

Norton grumbled, resting his head on your shoulder and giving your neck a light bite. "I don’t understand why we can’t just act like a couple." You stroked his hair in a small gesture of comfort. "Let’s just get the money and leave this place, go to some place where I can actually fuck you whenever I want, without having to wait for the time those idiots to get distracted."

୨୧⠀⠀ORPHEUS,⠀Novelist.

You were just passing through the stable, checking its condition, when you were suddenly pulled into one of the stalls. Orpheus didn’t even give you time to process what was happening before kissing you without hesitation.

His arm wrapped around your waist, while his other hand cupped your chin. You couldn’t bring yourself to break the kiss, let alone resist, your own arms encircling his neck and pulling him closer.

Pausing the kiss, he smiled. "I missed your lips." His face then leaned into the crook of your neck, burying itself there and taking in your scent. He began trailing kisses down your neck, drawing a soft sigh from you.

His arms pulled you closer, gently lifting you slightly to bring you closer to his height, resuming the kiss. It grew rougher and more passionate with each passing second.

His hands slid up to your shirt, undoing two buttons before you caught his wrist, giving him a teasing smile. “Where are your gentlemanly manners, hm? Aren’t you going to recite poetry in my ear first?”

“Haven’t we moved past that stage?” he asked, sucking the skin on your neck hard enough to leave a mark. “Besides, it’s been so long since I’ve had some quality time with my beloved. Are you really going to blame a man for loving?”

You laughed at his silly and cheesy excuse, your eyes following him as he knelt down and removed his monocle. “May I?” he asked with a smile.

[bowelfly]

Is it difficult to become an entemologist? Do you know if any other fields of work with insects that may not require like? A whole degree in it

Just asking for curiosity sake since… bugs are a special interest of mine ahaha

It really depends! There are a lot of possible careers within the entomology field, which have wildly different duties, education requirements, and so on. I think when a lot of people think of entomologists, they think specifically of insect taxonomists, the people who do the work of describing and identifying insect species, and often teasing out the phylogenetic relationships between them. These are usually the people working as curators for museums and large institutional collections. But there are also insect ecologists, medical entomologists, integrated pest management entomologists, forensic entomologists, etc.

The above all generally require advanced degrees, but many of them also need lab or field technicians, which generally don't. Field positions are usually seasonal but I know a lot of people who've been doing seasonal insect collecting work for various agencies for many years and are happy with that life. Entomology museums are pretty much always in need of workers to do the grunt work of sorting, labeling, etc, but they're also in my experience usually short on funds so a lot of people get their foot in the door through volunteering until a paid position opens up.

IDK if any of the at was helpful but it's about as good as I can offer. You might also check my entomolgy tag on this and my more bug-focused blog since I've answered similar questions in the past on both.

[pixelnrd]

End of semester exams were looming and Jasmine felt dreadful. Her relationship with Romesh had pulled her away from studying, and their break up had left her feeling flat and unmotivated. Now riddled with stress about her upcoming finals, life definitely wasn't as rosy as it had been.

After spending days on end in the library Jasmine was desperate for something fun. As luck would have it for Jasmine, someone had seen her looking forlorn and exhausted and decided to check if she was ok.

'Don't forget to take a break,' smiled a nice boy with big glasses and a sweater vest. He was cute, Jasmine thought, in a kind of geeky way. 'Burnout isn't worth it.'

'I wish,' sighed Jasmine with her head in her hands.

'Do you want to maybe get a coffee and talk about anything other than what's in those books?' suggested the geeky boy. Jasmine, craving a reason to leave the library, accepted.

They headed down to the local coffee shop and ended up talking for hours. Jasmine liked this geeky guy, Amir - he was sweet and sensitive. She couldn't understand why she hadn't seen him around before.

As the light faded outside and they were still sitting together, Jasmine felt her sensuality suddenly get the better of her. It had been so long since she had been with someone... she found herself making moves, which Amir reciprocated.

As they finally stepped out into the night, Jasmine waited with bated breath, and was not disappointed when Amir suggested if she'd like to hang out at his place. She was all too keen to join.

The next morning Jasmine woke up alone. As she took in her surrounds she noticed that the bedroom was full of bugs in jars. It seemed a weird thing.

Amir walked in freshly showered, and Jasmine tentatively asked about the bugs. To her shock and horror, he told her they were a part of his collection - as an entomologist. Jasmine's stomach dropped when she realised - she had just slept with a professor!

'I told you last night, though... I don't even teach any of your classes,' said Amir, trying to damage control as Jasmine spiralled into panic. It was her biggest mistake yet - all because she hadn't known what an entomologist was.

[fivetrench]

New Wings of Fire sona wow wow wow

His name is Bulrush & he’s a Mudwing/Nightwing hybrid with xanthochromism, which is why he has a pale yellow complexion. I’ll put some more stuff about him below the image description :3

[Image Description: Two digital drawings of a dragon character, the first is a headshot and the second is a full-body illustration. The dragon has various shades of light yellow/green scales, with dark green horns, orange eyes, and long, off-white spines. There are a few small dots of green scales on his face. He has small, circular earrings that match his black lip piercings. In the first drawing, he is depicted looking to the left with a neutral expression. To his left is a piece of text that reads “Bulrush (he/him)”. Below the text is three pride flags, the transmasculine, nonbinary, and aroace flags. Below that is a small color palette, containing all of the dragon’s colors. The background of the drawing is solid white. The second drawing is a full-body image of the dragon, who is looking to the left with the same neutral expression. He’s standing in place, his tail slightly curled upwards and his wings partially folded at his sides. The membrane of his wings is dark green with a few off-white stars speckled near the joints. The background of the drawing is an orange similar to the color of his eyes, and he is outlined in a lighter version of the orange. End ID.]

More info on him below!

Bulrush is a very weak seer, his only ability is getting “feelings” of when bad things are about to happen. Basically there’s always a little hum of dread in his mind, which increases when in crowds, during conflict, right before events, etc. He doesn’t get visions but he does have nightmares, mostly of wildly unrealistic possible futures. He’s very pessimistic and antisocial, both because of his abilities and because he’s just like that. His anxiety and powers kind of merge into a weird mess of symptoms that can’t be differentiated from each other (e.g., his nightmares, increased dread when in crowds, etc). He works as an entomologist in the outskirts of the rainforest, identifying, cataloguing, and preserving insects. He lives in a small hut that’s closer to the Mud Kingdom, where he keeps all of his collections. He prefers the company of bugs and animals over dragons and has a pet Burmese python named Prince (based off of my ball python, Princely :3). Prince is his only official pet, but he often feeds the animals near his home and has names for them. He’s never met his father, a Nightwing named Snaketail, who left Bulrush and his mother when he was an egg. He has a good relationship with his mom, a Mudwing named Crayfish, and visits her in the Mud Kingdom frequently. I’m not sure what I’m going to do for him story-wise, but I’ll probably give him a Rainwing friend since he’s in the rainforest so much!

[dyns33]

Firefly

I can't explain why but I like The Collector movies a lot, Asa Emory was a weird character, and so I needed to write something about him at least once

Y/N had met Asa Emory in college.

He already had this strange look and this fascination for insects, which explained his choice of studies. She had never met anyone who wanted to become an entomologist.

The other students were a little afraid of him, when they noticed him, because Asa was very discreet.

Y/N had noticed him, and she hadn’t been afraid of him. She had sat next to him in the library while he read a book about spiders. Her questions had initially seemed to irritate him, he was obviously not used to being spoken to, then he had been intrigued.

For a time, Asa had looked at her as if she were one of the insects he collected, but also as if she were trying to make fun of him. Yet he answered all her questions, adding more and more details and information.

He had no one in his life. No one to share your passion with. He didn't tell her all the details, but he had lost his parents and siblings when he was young.

This loneliness didn't seem to be a problem for him, but over time he got used to Y/N's presence, he looked forward to her questions, and he eventually grew attached.

“My firefly.” He greeted her as soon as he saw her, with a shy smile.

“Why a firefly ?” she asked, laughing softly.

“Because you are a light in my life.”

Y/N might have taken offense saying that a firefly was a tiny, fragile light that would die quickly, but knowing Asa's love of insects, she knew he wasn't going to compare her to a sun or stars. It was even a nice compliment on his part that he deigned to compare her to a Lampyris noctiluca.

Even when insulting people, he never used insect names. That would be an insult to the insects and he couldn't do that.

As with everything else in their relationship, it was Y/N who invited him on their first date. He accepted without seeming to understand what that meant.

The poor man seemed lost when she kissed him. But not necessarily disgusted.

“My firefly, you are the only human being who matters.” he admitted when she asked him if he ever thought about marriage, after more than two years together. "There are only a few insects that practice monogamy, but most die quickly, sometimes during the act of reproduction. But you know how much I hate anthropomorphism. I will be happy to spend my life with you."

Life with Asa was calm. Perfectly organized, structured, like its classification of all arthropod species.

After obtaining his diploma, he had no difficulty in being hired in the largest natural science museum in the city. His name quickly became known in his field.

His frequent nighttime outings and other prolonged outings could have been frightening for Y/N, but he always warned her in advance, preparing his schedule according to the pace of life of the insects he was looking for.

"Rumors are circulating about an unknown species of grasshoppers in a forest. I will probably be gone all weekend."

"Oh. You won't be here for my cousin's birthday ?"

"I forgot. Forgive me, my firefly."

“It doesn’t matter… It’s for your work, it’s important.”

He promised to better note the dates that were important to her, because even though he was very diligent in his work, Asa was a good husband. He didn't care at all about other humans, and therefore her family, but he always tried to please her when he could.

Even though he had a true admiration for spiders, Y/N saw him more as an ant. He worked hard, he never seemed tired, and he often brought home gifts to make up for when he missed an appointment, or simply because he wanted to see her smile.

"Ants don't bring back gifts for the queen, they do this to feed the colony. Plus they work in groups, I work alone."

“I didn’t compare myself to a queen.”

"You could, it was you who worked to create our home. There is no colony without a queen, and there would not be our home without you."

Their house was perfect, but empty. They didn't talk about having children. The subject didn't seem to appeal to Asa. After all this time, he did not talk about his family, visibly traumatized by their disappearance, and his aversion to others, in addition to his complicated schedule, were not compatible with the role of father.

There were his dogs. Perfectly trained hunting dogs, who were only adorable with their master and his wife. But especially with Y/N, who loved to cuddle them.

“My firefly, they have already eaten and they are not allowed to be inside.”

"Oh, Asa, please ! It's cold outside, and they were very good !"

“You mustn’t get them used to it or they will become fat and lazy.”

“Only for tonight, please !”

His colleagues said he was tough. A cold, distant, almost mean man. It was quickly decided that he would no longer participate in school visits, because he did not know how to talk to children or teachers.

But with Y/N, he was gentle. He refused her nothing. The dogs stayed inside, and not just that evening.

The times Asa told her no, it wasn't his fault. The excuses he found always contained the words 'I would like to, but the museum, my colleagues, the insects…'.

No, she couldn't accompany him on his hunts. She wouldn't like it anyway. It was cold, there was almost no time to sleep, and she might be bored.

“I’ll be with you, that’s the most important thing.”

".. .It's always a joy to be with you. That's also why it's better if you don't come. Then I have a reason to come home."

And he always came home, tired, but satisfied with his work, placing a kiss on Y/N's forehead like a ritual, before caressing her cheek while looking at her as if seeing her for the first time, his eyes wide blacks seeming to devour her entirely.

Then came the night when he came home late, very late, with strange injuries and terribly angry. Growling like an animal, he slammed the door so hard that it woke his wife. She found him trying to stitch himself up, mumbling and shaking.

She had never seen him like this. Asa was always calm.

Hesitantly, Y/N asked him if he was okay, and when he looked at her, she was scared for the first time since they met. For a moment, he looked like he didn't recognize her, and was ready to jump on her. Then he took on the features of her husband.

"… My firefly." he sighed, getting up with difficulty to kiss her. "I woke you up. I scared you. Forgive me. There was an incident. I lost several very precious, unique species. But it's my fault, you don't have to suffer my bad mood."

“Shouldn’t you go to the hospital ?”

"It's okay, I promise. Scratches, nothing I can't fix myself. Go back to bed, I'll be with you right away."

Nothing forced her to obey. Y/N could have insisted, asked questions, called an ambulance, but she returned to the room, staring at the wall unable to sleep. She didn't move when Asa came to her, holding her close, his face against her neck, whispering that he loved her.

They talked about the incident in the neighboring town the next day on television. An abandoned factory was ravaged by flames. But that wasn't the worst. It was the lair of a serial killer, whom they called the Collector.

The survivors spoke of horrible things. Of torture, of strange experiences. According to police, the man had died in the fire along with his guard dogs and most of the evidence there was nothing left to fear.

Y/N didn’t ask Asa where the dogs were. She tried not to think about it.

If he was waiting for her to ask him about it, he didn't show it. He didn't talk about what happened during the night, behaving as if everything was perfectly fine, and going to work like every day. He would come home, he would kiss her, and he would do it again. The difference was only that he went out less often.

According to him, the season was not good for hunting. And with the problem at his office, he needed a little time, to rest, to repair the place.

This excuse could have worked forever. Of course, Y/N could have called the museum and they would have confirmed that there had never been any serious incidents, but she didn't want to. She continued to lie next to her husband, letting him embrace her tenderly.

Then there was the man's visit. He seemed surprised to see Y/N, as he placed a large red trunk in the kitchen. Almost sad too. He was holding a gun.

"I imagine you don't know anything about it. I can let you go, if you promise not to warn him, and to let me do what I have to do."

"… I don't understand what to talk to you about."

"Your dear husband. The man who kidnapped and tortured me for weeks. You're lucky you didn't see his little collection. He's a monster. He needs to die."

No doubt the man was right. There had always been something strange about Asa, everyone had always known it and Y/N had been the only one to refuse to see it. She had built her life with him, her home. They had to share everything.

So even if he was right, she without thinking grabbed a knife when he turned, convinced that she had understood and she stuck it in his back, at the level of his heart.

When she realized what she had just done, it was too late. The man was lying in his blood in the middle of the room, his gun fallen next to him. Y/N touched nothing, unable to do anything but cry while trying to remember how to breathe.

Asa found her like this, sitting against a wall, when he returned from the office. He looked at his wife, then at the scene in the kitchen, before putting his things down to crouch down next to her.

Like every times, he held her face so that she could look at him and he could kiss her on the forehead. Then with one hand he wiped the blood from her cheek, massaging her neck with the other to calm her down.

"Tell me what happened. Are you hurt, my firefly ?"

"No… He… He wanted to kill you. He said… Oh, my god. He had a gun, I… I was scared… He said you… Asa …"

"Shh. I'll take care of everything. Come on."

Holding her close, he took her to the bathroom where he helped her undress and get into the shower, which he adjusted so that the water was perfect. Taking a bath would have done her good, but he had to leave her alone to clean up, and he didn't want her to fall asleep.

"I'll be back, my firefly. Just sit here, it's okay."

Y/N didn't know how long she stayed under the water, shaking and crying. Not as long as she thought. Her husband quickly returned to help her get up, dry off and put on pajamas.

Although she was not hungry, he insisted that she have tea and biscuits, as it was not good to keep an empty stomach after such a shock, before putting her to bed. He certainly put something in the tea for her to sleep.

The kitchen was immaculate the next morning, as if nothing had happened. The man, the weapon, the red trunk, everything had disappeared.

Unusually, Asa had prepared breakfast. He was always up before her, but he only had coffee, and he often left for work while she was still asleep, coming to place a kiss on her forehead to warn her.

His dark eyes didn't leave her for a second as Y/N chewed her pancakes with difficulty, one hand on the glass of orange juice that she couldn't drink. She looked everywhere except her husband.

Before the intruder spoke, she had already started to have doubts. Questions. Now everything was quite clear, and all that remained was to decide what she was going to do. Asa was also obviously waiting, sitting near her.

The options were vast. Run away, call the police, risk getting killed… Y/N finally managed to lift the glass of orange juice, while thinking of their meeting.

"… Aren't you going to be late for work ?"

"No. I took some time off to stay with you."

“But your collection… I understood that it would take a long time to rebuild everything.”

"It's not as important as you, my firefly. My mantis religiosa. My black widow." he purred, running a hand through her hair, his lips on her neck.

Asa loved spiders. It was a nice compliment, even if she received it because she had killed a man and agreed not to report him to the authorities. He didn't seem to notice her fear, one of the reasons she remained silent.

Only the other reason mattered. And by giving her all these names, like a transformation, he was telling her that he would not harm her, that he did not see her as prey, and that even if she decided to do so, she could devour him.

[bitingdrivers]

Bones AU

Recently my brainrot got to the point of me mashing two of my favorite things together, so I present you this Bones AU I cooked up

If you never seen Bones here's a excerpt from Wiki:

The show is a forensics and police procedural in which each episode focuses on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth to the forensic anthropology team of Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan

So now that you know what Bones is, here's my thoughts on the characters (get ready. I have a lot of thoughts)

Max as Dr. Brennan

Max is forensic anthropologist (one of the best in the World!). He is cold and rational (love is a chemical reaction). He comes off as a little off putting and doesnt get social cues or customs.

In the show Dr. Brennan is also a renown writer with a best seller book series. I'm not sure I can see Max in this role, but I desperately want to keep the plot of the episode with lab being a club every character works at (in the episode Brennan writes a story about a club called The Lab and reads it out loud to Booth who is in a coma)

A very important part of Brennan's character is the fact that she is an orphan. Her parents left her and her brother alone when they were teens. I think in this au Max can also be an orphan, but unlike Brennan, his father will not be redeemed. My idea is Max's father was actually a really dangerous fugitive and his family had to run away and hide from him. And maybe in order to hide her kids from Jos she decided to put them in the system. Maybe she comes back later and then tries to mend their relationship (basically the plot between Brennan and her father in the show)

Daniel as Agent Booth

Daniel is a fbi agent and a former sniper (also one of the best) who went through war. He is emotional and up beat, goes by gut feeling and loves to joke around. Daniel is a pop culture fan and loves sports. He is the one to "thaw" Max out. Gives Max little pet names (Bones, Maxy, Maximus).

At the start of their relationship Max and Daniel argue a lot because of their different views on life and Daniel sometimes thinks that Max is emotionless and doesn't have empathy. But when they start getting closer, Daniel starts seeing Max as a caring and emotional person that he is.

In the show Booth's character is built on his role as a protector. His father is an alcoholic who used to abuse him and his little brother Jared. Maybe Daniel is the same in this au, but I'm not sure I want to make Daniel's father an abuser. but this au is still in the works so.

Charles as Angela Montenegro

Charles is an expert on computers and reconstruction of victims identities / crimes. He is a free soul, an artist who never really wanted to work with dead bodies and only does it to help his best friends Max and to make enough money to go to Paris and live his artistic life full of sex, muses and parties.

Charles is very emotional and empathetic, but also impulsive and doesn't stay in one place for a long time.

Carlos as Dr. Hodgins

I'm not completely sure about this casting but the relationships with other characters work really well. idk I need to think about this more.

Carlos is an entomologist, botanist, and mineralogist. Most of the time he is very calm, but when it comes to things and peoke he loves he can be described as enthusiastic and eccentric.

A big part of Hodgins' character in the show is his upbringing. Hodgins' family is millions rich and is one of the sponsors of the Jefferson University and the lab. But I don't really see Carlos as a millionaire (even if Hodgins himself doesn't act like that). The part of the rich sponsor family in my mind belongs to Strolls (obviously), so maybe Carlos is a normal guy. idk

Also an important thing is Charles and Carlos relationship. It is very sexual at the start but after some rocky moments they build a very loving and strong relationship.

Oscar as Zack Addy

Oscar is studying to be a forensic anthropologist. He is truly a Max's student. He sees Max as his true mentor and role model. Oscar is very smart and a little nerdy about it. He also is rational and calm, but very impressionable due to his young age.

Has a very close relationship with Carlos because they live together (Oscar lives in the attic of Carlos' house) and work in the same office.

Lando as Sweets

Lando is a young fbi psychologist who was assigned to Max and Daniel to asses their relationship and then basically imprinted on the pair. Lando is a geek, he often makes references to pop culture and freaks out over a new Avatar movie. He is also very awkward and vaguely intimidated by Daniel at the start of their sessions.

Lewis as Cam

Lewis is a coroner. Despite being the official boss of the lab, he and Max basically run things together. He is cool and approachable down to earth boss, but very strict about the rules and paperwork. He and Max have a small rivalry (bones vs flesh thing) .

Other characters

The rest of the grid will be squinterns (squint interns) and other workers of the institute!!

I imagine George as Clark, a very reserved and serious guy who tries to keep things professional, but turns out to be a big gossip.

Seb plays the role of Gordon Gordon. A weathered psychiatrist who has to sort Max's and Daniel's relationships.

I think I'll end this post here because there's so many things I can talk about. Maybe I'll make another post about squinterns. OK hope you liked it bye

[two-tonexiptr]

Pre Danganrompa V3 playthrough: “Sorry Gonta there’s only one ultimate entomologist and that’s me”

Mid Danganrompa V3 playthrough: “NOOOOO MY BOY WE COULDVE BEEN BUG BROS NOOOO CURSE YOU CRUEL WORLD”

[nhularin]

icky! series (3/7) HES COOL! BUT. . .

OR: three things that make you question your relationship

choose your member -> 🎬 loading....JAKE‼️

heeseung - jay - sunghoon - sunoo - jungwon - niki LIBRARY

GENRE crack, established relationship WARNINGS not proofread WC 0.4k

!! HIS DOG BEHAVIOR

yk how jay says jeongjeong or whatever whenever theres an awkward silence

yeah he does the same but he BARKS

imagine his debut ending fairy but just worse (i love u sm jake)

like imagine ur in his room studying for an exam and he just lets out the most ear screeching scream and bark

and then resumes to whatever he was doing

u wouldnt be surprised if he started humping your leg tbh

he doesnt only act like a dog he THINKS like a (horn)dog

would act like ur his booty call

"come over tongue emoji" "dont let anyone know" MF WEVE BEEN DATING FOR OVER TWO YEARS????

!! HIS GOD AWFUL HUMOR

u cant have one (1) serious conversation with him

"jake imy" "i miss jake too"

please be fr for once 😭

but it has perks too

whenever you feel drained and done with life he's there to cheer you up

he never fails to put a smile on ur face

his deez nuts jokes are out of this world (his words)

well stan twt thinks otherwise

sunoos rant page is full with jake rage

urs too

!! HIS QUESTIONABLE RIZZ

"you smell like trash! can i take u out?"

he thinks thats a compliment

and then hes surprised why he wasnt able to pull before meeting you

you honestly dk how he pulled you

should've went for jay tbh

but its so cute when he pretends that ur strangers and flirts with you

like u guys are eating breakfast and he suddenly leaves the room and changes into a more formal outfit

with a dusting broom as a makeshift flower

"girl are you an entomologist? bc u give me butterflies"

sir im trying to eat my toast

hes so cute and perfect i love him

jake sim on top!

PERM TAGLIST @misokei @avocarua

[thedarkqueen14]

I finally finished her!!!! Entomologist Smurfling,the cute weird girl who likes bugs

Entomologist isn't exactly a Smurfling of her age,she prefers talking about more mature topics and bugs. Ever since she was younger,Nat was her babysitter,and she got to study so much about nature and animals,growing a fond with them and their knowledge. Her dad,Brainy,can't seem to fulfill her questions except the ones about ladybugs,thinking it's a weird thing to learn about. He said she should study more about science and stuff,but if her brother gets to be a badass pirate,then she has the rights to learn about bugs.

Entomologist isn't great with socialization,being stuck with her own little world,with only a few smurflings who get to join and be her friends. Despite being the child of Brainy Smurf,a Smurf infamous for his inflated ego, Entomologist is much more humble than he is,in fact,she's rather insecure about herself,wanting to make more friends but doesn't know how to. She is also way more empathetic and caring towards bugs and animals alike,tho that doesn't mean she's less empathetic towards smurfs. She takes things quite literally and doesn't understand social cues as much

Her relationship with Brainy is a bit rigid,feeling like he doesn't get her at all,and Brainy trying to understand his daughter. She gets along well with her older brother and other dad.

[cheapshrimpysheep]

Christmas Celebration - Requests List

Hi👋 Thank you to those who sent in their requests. Like other times, I ended up choosing 10 to write. Even if I tried to write more, I already feel a little overwhelmed with them. 😅 I apologize for the ones I didn't write, but sometimes I don't have any good ideas for what exactly to write.

Btw, this was also to celebrate 3k Followers. 🥳

TWISTED WONDERLAND

Chef Yuu - (Lilia Vanrouge / Silver / Riddle Rosehearts / Sebek Zigvolt) Fluff; GN Reader; Headcanons; Can be read platonically

Kiss and Run - All NRC Students (Ortho is platonic) + Rollo / Fluff; GN Reader; Headcanons

Babysitter for a Day - Pomefiore (Vil Schoenheit / Epel Felmier / Rook Hunt) luff; Fem Reader; Headcanons; Flirting

Stop the Wedding! - Ghost Marriage/The Phantom Bride (Epel Felmier / Lilia Vanrouge) Fluff; GN Reader; Confession

Broken Ankle - Silver (special participation of Lilia and Grim) Fluff; GN Reader; Can be read as platonic

Affectionate Yuu - (Rook Hunt / Jade Leech / Idia Shroud / Jamil Viper) Fluff; GN Reader; Headcanons; Bullet Points

Why is that Bad? - Vil Schoenheit / Idia Shroud - Fluff; Fem!Reader; Comfort; In a Relationship; Suggestive(?)

Entomologist Yuu - Jamil Viper - Funny; GN Reader; Headcanons; Bullet Points

Kiss Cam - Freshmen (Ace Trappola / Deuce Spade / Jack Howl / Epel Felmier / Sebek Zigvolt) Fluff; GN Reader; Kiss (duh)

OBEY ME!

Under the Mistletoe - Demon Brothers + Dateables = Lucifer; Mammon; Leviathan; Satan; Asmodeus; Beelzebub; Belphegor; Diavolo; Barbatos; Luke (platonic and cute); Simeon; Solomon. Fluff; GN Reader; Kissing

[aloysiavirgata]

How about some middle-aged reflections on the early days of their (romantic/sexual) relationship?

They’re spreading mulch around the trees, tucking flowerbeds in for winter. The air is crisp and dry, sharpened by the pungent smell of the mulch.

“Got the Stanford alumni newsletter yesterday,” Scully says. “Guess who their new entomology professor is.”

He frowns back, puzzled. Her tone indicates that the answer is one he should get. Does he know any entomologists?

Mulder starts to shake his head. “I have no-“

He sees her face, the smirk she’s trying hide, and then he remembers. “Nooooo,” he says, drawing the word out with a laugh. “Bambi?”

“Bambi,” she confirms, grinning now. “Did you sleep with her? I honestly can’t remember.”

“No!” He’s a bit shocked that she thought this. He’d kind of wanted to though, he recalls. Little khaki shorts.

Scully rolls her eyes. “Oh, sorry to impugn your virtue.”

Mulder offers her a petulant look. “You make it sound like I was Wilt Chamberlain-ing my way through every case.”

She leans against the big sycamore, scoffs. “You’re mighty defensive there, Marty.”

He grins back. “Judge away. You weren’t putting out yet. Not to me, anyway.”

Scully laughs. “We were so young.”

“We were so young.”

She rolls her palms around the rake handle, her beautiful slim fingers with oval nails like the inside of a seashell. She’d been pretty back then, he thinks. Lovely. But now she’s ethereal, refined to some radiant essence.

“I think….hmm. I think some part of me really felt that if you and I followed the rules then everyone else had to as well, you know?” Her expression is a little wistful. A little sad.

He does know. “I like to think it made it that much sweeter in the end.”

“It did. I loved you so…so….purely. I remember when you made it to that Congressional hearing. I think I was done then. The rest was just waiting to happen.” She laughs, a little shy even now.

“You were like Beatrice,” he says to her, adoringly, in the honeyed light. “Come to lead me into Paradise.”

Scully drops the rake, walks over to take his hands in hers. “Is this heaven?” she asks, gazing up.

Mulder smiles back, squeezes her cool little fingers. The wind chimes on the deck ripple like harp strings. The sun makes a halo on her tawny head.

[exhaustedpirate]

monogamous cockroaches

day 13 of @bucktommyfluffebruary! don't let the title scare you, I promise there's fluff abound!

rated G | 888 words also on AO3

They are back together.

It took 3 months but they fought. They talked, discussed, argued, promised to take the relationship at their pace, promised to communicate more, to be honest.

Tommy tells Evan that they should focus on finding their rhythm again instead of making another big decision like moving in together. Tommy doesn’t bring up his failed declaration of love and neither does Evan, they focus on talking about the things they didn’t before. They talk about going on dates again, rediscover their likes and dislikes, sleepovers - early relationship stuff.

And then Evan gets distracted by talking about cockroaches - something about how they mate for life and seemingly live forever. He decides to stop him with a kiss hoping to distract him with something much more interesting than monogamous insects.

It doesn’t work.

For the next two months, Evan flooded him with cockroach facts. Told him about how resilient they are, that a massive amount of research is necessary to figure out a way to kill them, that some species were endangered and even protected, that they were used for medicine. 

For the next two months, Tommy was bombarded by facts about cockroaches, despite his requests, his pleas. He was having nightmares about cockroaches.

He is on his fourth beer at Bobby and Athena’s house warming party.

Tommy is usually a responsible drinker but apparently Mara and Jee-Yun are now big bug enthusiasts. 

So speeches about cockroaches become speeches about maggots, beetles, spiders. Tommy drains his fifth beer when Evan begins to tell them about the time his ant farm broke in his room and how he was finding ants a whole month later. Tommy felt itchy.

“I’m so proud of her for being so interested in something,” Karen gushes. “Entomology is just as important as any other type of science.” She points out and he notices how the alcohol has dulled his reactions to mentions of the creepy crawlies.

Hen plasters a fake smile and nods. “Yes, I just wish she wouldn’t talk about the mating rituals of dung beetles during meal times.”

Tommy groans, Karen stopping his swaying with a hand on his elbow. “Tell me about it, Evan talks about cockroaches all the time, I’m going crazy here.” He gestures with his half-drunk glass.

Hen takes the glass from his hand and tries to silence him. “Tommy-”

“No, you don’t get it, I’m having nightmares!” He gestures wildly with his hands.

“You could have told me,” Evan’s quiet voice captures his attention. Tommy turns around, Karen’s supportive hand on his back. “I would have stopped bringing it up.” There’s a pout threatening to pop out of his lips and that just won’t do.

Tommy cups Evan’s face in his hands. “You were so excited, I didn’t want to stop that,” He explains with a quieter voice before he takes a deep breath. “Evan, please stop talking about insects with me.”

Evan takes a deep breath and nods. “I can do that, I found an aspiring entomologist to talk to after all,” His smile is small but real and Tommy relaxes. “I can talk to her about how maggots sometimes each other and-”

“Evan,” Tommy interrupts, his finger on his lips, hearing Hen and Karen’s quiet laughter behind him. “I love you, I do, but please, please, no more insects,” The laughter is gone and Evan’s eyes are wide open. “Tell me all about where the strongest tornado took place and at what speed but no more insects.”

“I-I can do that,” Evan whispers, his expression dazed and bright and Tommy frowns. “You said-”

“I remember the things you talk about, Evan,” He says decisively, making sure his boyfriend knows how much he appreciates his tangents and research rambles. “No amount of alcohol can make me forget how much I love you and your substack blackholes.” 

“You said it again!”

Evan looks so bright, like sunshine, like the sun glinting on helicopter blades and any other day, Tommy would be kissing him about it but now? Now he’s confused.

“What?”

“You said you loved me.” His voice is almost a screech and he’s glad that they have some privacy in this corner of the massive backyard that no one is around to witness Tommy’s terrible declaration of love.

“I-I did.”

A cloud passes over the sunshine of Evan’s face and he deflates. “It-It’s okay if you didn’t mean it, we-we didn’t talk about it yet but-”

Tommy brings Evan’s face to his, pressing their lips together in a firm kiss. He can’t have his boyfriend feeling all that doubt, lose his shine, not when the problem is Tommy’s own cowardice.

“I love you.” 

Tommy is satisfied that his voice comes out strong, determined, despite the breathlessness after his kiss with Evan. He hears the soft gasp from the other man’s lips before he is pulled into a deeper kiss, a perfect kiss.

“There are children, guys!”

Evan waves away Hen’s teasing but pulls away from his lips despite Tommy’s whine. His boyfriend caresses his cheek, eyes full of wonder and affection and-Oh.

“I love you too.”

His face scrunches up in a wide smile, Evan tracing the wrinkles on his face with love. Tommy has to kiss him about it. Tommy’s the one to wave away Hen’s complaining.

Who cares? His boyfriend loves him back.

[inbarfink]

Okay, yeah, I like the idea of Dipper Pines/Dib Membrane friendship and/or relationship but not just from the point of the similarity of, y'know, “Hey look these are both dorky kids who love the supernatural and conspiracies!” but actually... especially from the aspects where they differ.

I mean, sure, Dipper and Dib both like supernatural stuff, but in Dipper’s case… well, it’s safe to assume that his interest in supernatural stuff stretches far before his arrival in Gravity Falls considering his entire life plan revolves around that interest

And also, like, the fact that he found a weird book in the woods talking about zombies and mind demons and conspiracies and believed it immediately 

But, y’know, all things considered, Dipper is also pretty ‘normal’ about his weird interests. It’s not like he surrounds himself with them constantly or always talking about them (for example, the dialogue in ‘Tourist Trapped’ implies he and Soos didn’t know about their shared interest in the weirdness of Gravity Falls until the Gnome Boyfriend Incident)

He only really becomes proper ‘obsessed’ with it when he is in Gravity Falls where his interest in the paranormal is validated and especially when the Journal starts feeding into his paranoia and giving him really juicy mysteries to sink his mental teeth into.

But even then, he is not even near the level of Dib Membrane

Like, does Dipper not bringing up supernatural stuff in Soos’ vicinity until the events of “Tourist Trapped” mean anything actually? This is happening pretty shortly after Dipper and Mabel even arrived at Gravity Falls, maybe he just didn’t have a chance to openly talk about this interest of his until then. And that might be true, but at the same time I would like to point out that even in that short timeframe - there is no chance Dib Membrane wouldn’t have info-dumped in length about Paranormal Bullshit multiple times before that point. And that’s even before Zim got into the picture and gave his supernatural obsession a truckload of validation and motivation!

Next to Mabel, Dipper is a Paranormal Fanatic, next to Dib, Dipper Pines is just a normal kid who thinks ghosts are cool.

So basically, Dib interacting with Dipper is like… when you are super into a show or a hobby or something and you meet another fellow fan, but as you start trying to geek-out together it slowly dawns on you that they’re ‘obsessed’ with it in the sense of “oh yeah I love this show a lot lol” and you’re on the level of “this show has utterly consumed my psyche”. Like they have a favorite episode but you have mentally ranked all of the show’s episodes from best to worst and can recite the whole list from memory, they try and share with you a fan-theory and your brain immediately tells you which minor details in which forgotten episode totally debunk it, you have spent so much time Discoursing about the show that you start explaining to them their own arguments before they can finish them. This is basically Dib’s experience of talking Paranormal with Dipper.

And from Dipper’s perspective, this is like the experience of thinking you’re a super-dedicated weirdo to your fandom or your hobby… until you finally meet a Fellow Fan and it suddenly dawns on you that you were actually a Normie Casual All Along. Like being known as the Bug Lover in your regular circles and suddenly meeting someone who is basically an entomologist in all but name. You start talking and you suddenly realize you have no fucking clue what they’re talking about. This is what it must’ve been like for all your friends to talk to you. 

So I think this will cause some Interesting Tension in whatever hypothetical relationship they could have. Like, especially if Dib feels like he finally found a kindred spirit but then Dipper has no idea what the fuck he’s talking about and he feels like the rug’s been pulled under him once again. Dipper has a bit more experience interacting with fellow Paranormal Nerds who are more knowledgeable and more obsessed than he is (in many ways, Dib has more in common with Ford than with Dipper) but he’s also a lot less likely to fall into, like, the starstruck sidekick role with a kid his own age then he was with the Author of the Journals. 

(And of course, just because Dib has more Thoughts about Paranormal Stuff in his brain all the time doesn’t necessarily mean he has more knowledge and expertise about the subject.)

But at the same time… they would still be the only other kids they know who share these interests. Dipper does a lot better than Dib in terms of not being totally socially isolated, but all of his fellow Paranormal Nerds are grown-up. And as important as his friendship with Soos and Ford is, it would be Different to be able to talk about it with a kid. And with Dib…. he is just so desperate for someone, anyone, who will actually listen to what he has to say.

So it’s like… their shared interest in the Paranormal is both what will pull them together and a source of tension in their dynamic, and to me that’s a super-compelling idea!