#How To Save A Relationship When There Is No Trust Stunning Useful Ideas

[targaryenluvs]

— SHARING IS CARING

pairings: clarisse la rue x aphrodite!daughter!reader, luke castellan x aphrodite!daughter!reader

summary: the whole camp believes you to be sunshine personified, everyones bestfriend. and being absolutely stunning as well as off limits unless they want your girlfriend breaking every bone in their body. but it seems a certain friend of yours can’t help his feelings for you, and your girlfriend?

warnings: i’ve gone mental, fluff, threatening, violence, protective clarisse, kinda naive reader ngl, luke is lovesick and is confused about his feelings, not proof read

a/n: basically the two of them agreeing to be with you and now you have attack dogs <3

if there was one thing everybody at camp half-blood could agree on, it was that they all loved you. even if they acted differently, the idea of hating you was practically foreign.

for as long as you could remember, even if it’d only been two years, you’d been there, it’d been your home. and for as long as you could remember, you’d been best friends with luke castellan. he was unbelievably helpful when you first arrived, shy and sweet but overtime you opened up to him.

of course you were nice to everybody, but to your friends you were on a whole other level. almost motherly in a sense, always concerned for their well-being, their health and them over all. luke was no exception, if anything, you cared for him the most. but that was before clarisse came along.

even if luke wouldn’t admit it, he liked the attention. for once someone was caring for him, going out of their way to help him. you were always right there when he needed you, and he’d gotten used to being by your side. whether at breakfast in the morning, or by the creek at night the two of you went out of your way to be together.

and over your time together he not only began to feel protective over you but also something else. it creeped up on him, yes, but it wasn’t all that surprising with you being the daughter of aphrodite.

he found himself wondering if you felt the same for him, or if you were indifferent. with developing feelings came changes of attitude, he found himself annoyed. not at you of course, never at you, but at himself. he felt as if he had a real friend, someone he trusted truly yet it was as if his own body was sabotaging him with feelings. he didn’t want it to change, your relationship, not wanting to risk what you had.

but then late at night he’d find himself daydreaming.

holding your hand when walking together, cutting up your pancakes for you, securing your armour himself, sitting closer to you by the campfire, your sweet eyes looking up at him everyday, filled with even more love than usual. maybe even staring down other campers, who for some reason, had the silly thought that they could make a pass at you.

he’d overheard one of the new girls talking about her own crush on a girl. luke hadn’t meant to, of course, but he was currently sitting on the shore, cleaning off his muddy helmet. she rambled on about the girl she liked, how she walked and talked, how she smiled, how she daydreamed. he felt his throat tighten at the words, it was as if his own crush was being described.

then, she began to talk about a certain daydream she loved having, the fight scenario. in which her crush was training and perhaps losing, the other person being a bit too harsh to the point where she herself had to step in and save her girl.

the idea of being a saviour.

he thought it was stupid, his head was telling him so. but his heart thought differently and he secretly agreed. the idea of saving you, your hands clinging onto his arms for safety, teary eyes and rows of praise and thanks from you. fucks sake, he wanted it.

he wanted you.

but again, your time together, and his plans to be with you were cut short, a certain ares girl beating him to the punch.

the irony was not lost on luke at all. the first time you’d gotten a sliver of niceness from clarisse was when the two of you were walking together from the strawberry fields, having picked a fresh bundle on account of mr d randomly asking for them.

“is there such a thing as strawberry alcohol? is he going to try and have someone make it for him?” you joked as the two of you made your trek to the big house. “maybe he’ll eat them and pretend their alcohol-infused grapes.” luke laughed as your eyebrows scrunched together, “you can do that?”

the two of you continued on, sneaking a few strawberries here and there, of which mr d had sworn he’d be able to tell if any were missing. jake lockly, a new boy, was hot on your tail. he was brash and arrogant, handsome yes, but his personality was more than enough to send a girl running. and he had his eyes set on you, the girl everyone seemed to love. he viewed you as nothing more than a challenge, you viewed him as a creep, “hey y/n. you’re looking good today.” jake whistled, a cat call.

now, you were nice, yes, but gods he made it hard. so you figured the best way to react was to not speak at all, a thumbs up was all the acknowledgment you were willing to give and not what he was willing to receive.

“don’t be like that, i know you wanna talk to me.”

his voice was closer this time having picked up his pace. “it’s obvious she doesn’t want to talk to you, and it’s pathetic that you keep trying.” luke was so close to dropping the basket, and dropping him. “oh yeah, pretty boy? why don’t you go pick some more strawberries.”

you frowned at the comment, pondering the meaning of it, “i picked strawberries, what’s wrong with that?” jake flashed a toothy grin your way, “nothing princess, keep walking, leave this to the men.” his hand grazed your back.

and jake ended up with his face in the floor, courtesy of clarisse, “touch her again and i’ll break every bone in your body.” jake clutched onto his abdomen as clarisse laughed, and so did luke. “at least you didn’t kill him.” luke chuckled, “is he okay?” your shoulders drooped looking at his crumpled body. “who cares? come on mr d is waiting.” luke grabbed your hand and gently led you along, unaware of clarisse following along.

she nabbed a strawberry from your basket as you gasped, “come on!” she didn’t respond, rather grinning before eating it. “how’s your day been?” you smiled at her niceness, “stuck with luke all day.” his eyebrows furrowed, “it’s never a bad day with me. don’t lie.”

and after that you found yourself running into clarisse more often, training together, even if it was more so her beating the shit out of someone, and you watching. you ended up being around her so often that your body quite literally gravitated to her. whether at breakfast or in lessons, the two of you were always hanging out. so it wasn’t a surprise to you when she asked you out, and you were more than happy to agree.

the only people that found it surprising, was every other person around.

obviously, during the early stages, you’d heard the whispers and seen the stares directed your way, but clarisse had shut them down pretty easily. a kid ended up puking into the same toilet bowl they’d been dunked into, a tamer version being someone’s matress torn apart, and a few not super serious injuries.

not life threatening.

but at the end of the day, all you could care about was her. her smile that was only really directed at you, the jewellery she obtained by suspicious circumstances, the sweet words and kisses were all you could ever ask for.

besides her, you also cared about him.

you’d felt as if the two of you had grown apart in the few months you’d been with clarisse, not necessarily either one of your choices, nor faults, but it was upsetting. even when you tried your hardest to seek him out around camp, it seemed he was always surrounded by people, teaching, leading, or just, not there.

you’d known him long enough to know he was evading.

luke hated it, how he felt. the idea of not being able to control himself, and how he acted was unbelievably annoying to him. not having you by his side, all the time, had him realising how often you were around him, he’d grown to rely on you. your presence, support, your face, friendship, gorgeous smile.

yeah, there were a lot of things he liked about you. he thought he only felt that way for you, but the weirdest combination of people seemed to double them. seeing you and clarisse around was common now, but the longing wasn’t.

you’d talked about your strained relationship over a million times to clarisse, and quite frankly she’d had enough, of course she didn’t mind listening to you talk but it was honestly driving her crazy. which is how she’d ended up with luke, in the middle of the night, sitting across from eachother, talking about you.

“she’s my girlfriend.”

“she was my bestfriend first.”

“so why didn’t you make a move?”

“i didn’t want to mess up our friendship. she… she’s my best friend, i didn’t want to drive her away.” clarisse leaned back on the bench, hands supporting her body, “so what now? you continue ignoring y/n, making her absolutely miserable since her bestfriend won’t even talk to her. or you tell her, and you guys aren’t friends anymore.” luke scoffed, “what makes you think we wouldn’t be friends anymore?” clarisse leaned forwards again, “well she wouldn’t have anything to say back to you, she’s with me.”

“well she would’ve been with me if i’d confessed.”

“but you didn’t, who’s fault is that luke? you were too scared to ask her out, and that’s not on me. talk to her, let her know, and we’ll see what happens.” clarisse rose from the table, but a thought in her head pulled her back. she turned back to see luke sitting at the table, even more gorgeous than usual, annoyingly so, the moonlight was a paid actress.

luke looked up and met clarisse’s eye, “what if.. what happens if she has feelings for both of us, now, at the same time?” she grinned, “you’re not an ugly face luke, i wouldn’t mind.” there were few times luke castellan didn’t know what to say, but he sat staring, feeling warmth arise in his face.

maybe they could come to terms with this, work something out amongst all of you. he swore you liked him back, when you were friends and single, and even now that you weren’t. the longing gazes you sent his way, the shy waves, as if on thin ice, testing the waters. why settle for one gorgeous girl, when you could have two?

after all, sharing is caring.

[elf-osamu]

“THE HAPPY MONARCH”

[ masterlist ] [ event ] [ reblogs are very appreciated ]

hurt/comfort, very slight angst & fluff, AU, romantic or platonic relationship, blade (hsr) x gn!reader

warning(s) : blade could be a bit ooc (i hope he isn't but i had to make him similar to the character in the fairytale </3);

word count : 2040 words

plot : “retelling of oscar wilde's fairytale ‘the happy prince’; blade is an immortal traveler who has seen his fair share of odd events when, one day, he meets the statue of a monarch — but is it really just a lifeless sculpture?”

a/n : this is for the masked fools' monthly event ! although this one-shot is heavily inspired from this fairytale, there are great differences between this fic and wilde's story. the original story follows the interactions between the statue of a deceased prince who has been seeing the suffering of the world for years and a swallow that is heartbroken.

in a long forgotten land there was a stunning statue made of pure gold.

it depicted a young adult who once was the personable and charming monarch of many people; they were known for their goodwill and kindness and, since their face had always been adorned with a welcoming smile, they had been the hope of their realm for centuries.

until, one day everything had abruptly changed for a choice they decided to make.

said statue — you stood above your town, on a tall column, greeting everyone with your warm presence and grinning to the passing travelers.

“they look like an angel”, the citizens commented: some were fascinated by your beauty and were confident in their future, reassured by the happy monarch; others said so regretfully, since their hearts were filled with resentment at the sight of such an ethereal statue, which had to just stand there to be appreciated while they were forced to continue their lives working non-stop.

“how could you know such a thing? you've never seen a true angel”, certain people muttered in indignation with a contemptuous look on their faces.

in another domain, a traveler with long raven hair had been disappointed by the one whom he had fallen in love with.

the traveler's name was blade and he was relatively known for his expeditions and encounters of every kind; he had mastered the grand art of the sword while searching for a purpose in his interminable existence. he wasn't someone who easily trusted others, he preferred to not get attached to people - but sometimes he had to have faith, to hope for the better.

along his journey, blade had found companions to spend the time with: they all had reunited in the same rural area, so they had decided to stick together for some time, resting from their last adventures that happened in a place quite distant from there.

since the new destination hadn't been chosen yet, they had stayed in a near village, helping the local people. blade wasn't quite fond of this idea; he had never used someone else's aid unless it was an extreme necessity and he usually had done everything on his own; he couldn't understand why he had to assist people who meant nothing to him. still, he carried out his duty without complaining.

as the time passed, he had spent many moments with a certain inhabitant; he had saved their skin multiple times, helping them with their obligations, from personal to professional matters.

he had fallen in love for the first time in his life, with that person representing the light at the end of the deep tunnel he had found himself in.

his companions had dismissed his feelings because, after all, he was a wanderer who sooner or later would have had to leave for another journey. “it's aimless to keep talking to them,” they had sighed many times, “they don't even reciprocate your feelings”.

but blade hadn't listened to them and so his comrades had departed for another adventure, leaving him in the village.

he had been afraid of admitting his love, which had grown in the last few months. said emotion was consuming his soul, making him crave the attention he needed. therefore the week following his companions' going away he had determinate to confront his feelings with that person.

“would you like to come away with me on my journey?” he had murmured to them one day after his confession, “i'd always be there for you”.

they had shaken their head. “my home is everything to me; upon your arrival i was glad to have new people in my village and i was more than content with your company, it meant a lot to me. yet, i've never deemed you as a long-lasting partner”.

because of that event, blade had become cold again and left immediately the settlement, looking for a new purpose.

since the city he wished to go was far too distant from him, he had determinated the stop for the night in a town which was nearer his position.

he traveled all day until he finally reached the small city. he had nowhere to go for the hours of darkness, so he walked on the roofs of house after house until he landed on a column near a vast and beautiful palace; on the column it stood a solemn, golden statue which seemed to gently greet him.

it had an affable smile plastered on its face and the statue's clothes resembled the ones of noble people — whoever was portrayed there, in such a way, must have been someone of grand significance.

“i'll sleep here,” blade muttered, situating himself at the sculpture's feet. it was of human height, but the top of the column was so fairly great that a few people could have rested there without feeling pressured.

as he was closing his eyes, he felt a drop of water fall on his neck, making him shiver. blade suddenly sat down and looked at the sky: there were no clouds nearby, but it seemed like it was raining.

“the weather is rather strange in this land, isn't it?” he asked to himself, now too unsteady to try to fall asleep. “should i find another place to rest peacefully?”

drop after drop fell on his head and he sighed in exasperation. he got up and was ready to look for another area when he raised his gaze and met your eyes, which were filled with tears; your golden skin was glowing under the moonlight, a sight that would have been pleasant if it weren't for that sorrowful look.

“who are you?” blade questioned you without thinking; puzzlement had made its way on his face and he had no idea what to believe anymore. could a statue truly cry tears?

“the happy monarch” you said in response, weeping again.

“then why are you crying? i couldn't fall asleep because of your tears”. his intentions weren't mean — his mind was just very tired from the long day.

you, the happy monarch, let out a bitter laugh. “i apologize for this. you see, many years ago i was a young member of royalty and i had always lived in the palace near this statue. in this building tears and pain aren't welcomed, only joy is allowed. i've spent most of my life there, happily joining my family on jolly occasions and laughing with my cousins without a care in the world. once i grew older, however, i doubted the way i was leading my kingdom: i couldn't go outside and meet my people — they only saw my face and heard about my temperament thanks to the artists who could leave the palace from time to time; century after century i wished to share my bliss with everyone, but my relatives had forbidden me to do so. they told me a legend about my kin: immortality ran through my family since the early ages and it was dearly preserved by my ancestors; however, they said that, if someone who was a member of royalty stepped outside of this great palace, they would have been transformed into gold, without giving me other details. i had listened to them for so long that, one hundred years ago, i decided to disobey them”.

you paused for a moment, choosing your next words carefully; it was hard to remember all the emotions you had felt in the past. “and upon seeing how much sorrow, which was something i had never experienced, was in the world, my body altered itself. i'm still a human, though my body is covered in gold and precious gems and, since they're so heavy, i'm stuck here, watching the suffering of the people i swore to protect”.

“i blame myself for not getting to know the truth as soon as i could, but it's useless to dwell in the past now. still, despite my condition, my only wish is to aid all these people”.

blade had remained silent the whole time, wondering what he could have said in a situation like that. he had promised to never help anyone anymore, yet he was there, feeling commiseration for the happy monarch who hadn't felt happiness for a century.

“how could you assist them when you are stuck on this pedestal?” the black-haired boy commented, trying to hide the thoughts that were spinning in his head.

“first thing first, to be able to get my true body back, someone needs to take the gold and the jewels out of my current form. it's not an easy job, for one has to meticulously sculpt my figure under the metal; so, before doing anything else, someone should extract the gems that cover this statue and give them to the ones in need”.

“your majesty, wouldn't that be considered faux philanthropy? you wouldn't change anything by just making them sell your valuable stones — sooner or later, they would be without money again”.

“it has been so long since someone called me that”, you laughed and your eyes shone under the moonlight. “in any case, yes, i agree with you, but i still don't help them by being here and doing nothing. if i want to meet my people, i must get out of this troublesome situation as soon as possible, so i can't be made of gold anymore”.

blade observed the night. “my destination is still far away, your majesty. i won't be here tomorrow.”

“then, could you stay one night with me and be my messenger? in that red building there is a family who has to pay rent due in two days and the parents aren't able to afford it, so take the emerald that is on my left shoulder and bring it to them”.

the man did as he was told and a warm feeling welcomed him in his chest at the sight of a family who seemed to rediscover happiness.

when he described said emotion to you, your smile looked bigger. “it's something very common among people, when they help someone. not everyone experiences it, but most people would say it's one of the nicest things in the world”.

many days passed and blade was still with you, the happy monarch; every night he gifted a jewel to those who needed it and then stayed near the statue's feet to rest. “i'm going to leave this town tomorrow”, he had said many times, but at the end of the day he continued to ask you what he could have done to be of use.

he had gotten to be acquainted with the happy monarch's presence: you two shared the burden of immortality, something which was the main cause of pain in your hearts; blade had told you some of his adventures, describing in great detail all the things that he had witnessed.

after a month, it was time to take off the gold leaf by leaf: a task of such importance required great resilience and self-control, but blade never complained and instead immediately took action.

you had given some of your gold to him on certain days, so he could have bought food and water for himself.

“how do you feel?” he asked every few hours to make sure he was doing everything properly without hurting your real body.

you lightly chuckled and always answered in the same way: “i feel... free. i can sense the soft air that caresses my skin”.

that process lasted for some time - until, it was finally done.

it felt like waking up from a long dream: your limbs were sore from the numbness that one hundred years had caused you and at first blade had to keep an arm on your waist to keep you balanced.

you grinned at him. “thank you, blade. now you're free to go and continue your journey; i'll stay here and build more practical resources for these people”.

the black-haired man shook his head and, for once, smiled back at you, it had been a long time since his face had welcomed a smile.

“no; i'll be here by your side, as long as time allows me to do so.”

perhaps, after so many centuries, he had found a place to belong.

[ do not copy, translate, repost, etc. | by @ elf-osamu ]

[andsomemaniacgotridofthewheel]

Our Flag Means Death vs. The Magicians

I was not sure whether I should even write something, but the closer the season 2 finale and, hopefully, a 3rd season of OFMD comes, the more nervous I get. So it's gotta come out.

Thing is, I trust David Jenkins. Or, more accurately, I want to trust David Jenkins.

But 4 years and *checks watch* 6 months ago I also trusted the showrunners of "The Magicians".

Because they, too, responded thoughtful and kindly on Twitter to their fandom's worries. They assured us they were aware of how important queer representation was, and that they would handle their show's queer pairing of two main (!) characters with the utmost respect and sensitivity. They said they knew how badly queer people were treated on the media and they did not want to do that in their show. They had done their research, they carefully listened to their fans, and they were different.

A lot of fans were NOT convinced by that and maintained that it would still turn out to be queerbaiting. We others, we trusted. They obviously knew what they were doing!

For those of you who were not around here back then or simply not in the fandom, and who have no idea what I am talking about, let me try to summarise the shitshow what happened.

"The Magicians" was a very original, weird, entertaining and, for 3 seasons and 12 episodes, good urban fantasy show about a group of young, well, magicians. It was based on a book series of the same name by Lev Grossmann.

The main character, Quentin, was canonically struggling with clinical depression. At the beginning of the show he had admitted himself to a mental health clinic, and he was on medication, and his illness was treated as a part of his character throughout the show. And they received a lot of praise for their sensitive, realistic representation of people with depression and their continuing struggle.

Around Quentin there was an ensemble of other main characters. His (male) best friend (Eliot) was gay and played by a gay actor.

Season 1 ended with a drunken decision from Quentin, Eliot and Eliot's (female) best friend (Margot) to have a threesome; which basically ended Quentin's het-relationship (with Alice) that had developed during the season. This was the first indication that the depressed main character Quentin might also be bisexual.

In season 3 there came a mind-blowing episode where Quentin & Eliot spend the entire rest of their lives living together in a cabin in the woods and raising a son, in what turned out to be an alternative timeline. Basically, in order to solve a plot-arc relevant puzzle, they move to the cabin where the puzzle was set, not knowing how long it would take. After a few months together Quentin initiates an affair with Eliot. A little bit later a woman, with whom Quentin then has a child, moves in; a couple of years later she dies, Quentin & Eliot raise the kid together, and when Eliot, the older one, finally dies of old age, leaving Quentin alone behind, the puzzle named "The Beauty of all Life" is finally solved, the timeline reset, and young Quentin & Eliot in the past receive the solution of the puzzle together with the memories of their life together in the other timeline.

It was a beautiful, beautiful episode. Heartbreaking and life-affirming and queer and just wonderful. It also established beyond a doubt that the depressed main character Quentin was definitely bisexual (and polyamorous).

Then, for the whole 4th season, Eliot was separated from the rest of the group and in great danger, while Quentin and the others tried to find and save him. And when Eliot had to do some soul searching, he remembered something the audience never saw from that one season 3 episode, they added a brand new scene: after they both had been stunned into silence by having the memories of a whole other life dropped onto them, just where the original episode had ended, Quentin had actually asked Eliot if they should "just try it", because "who gets proof of concept like that"? And Eliot, scared of the gravity of it and full of abandonment issues, had shot him down. Present Eliot decides then, if he ever sees Quentin again, to stop being scared and just go for a relationship with him.

(On the other side of the plot, Quentin gets more and more desperate and frantic, trying to find Eliot and save his life. He is clearly masking a steadily worsening spiral into a severe mental health crisis.)

It's queerbaiting, said the nay-sayers and skeptics. It will never happen. At the end of season 4, Quentin will get back together with his ex-girlfriend Alice, they're End Game, and Eliot will end up dead alone at the sidelines, undergoing character development through loss, as a gay character should. /s

They thought we were naive, but we thought they weren't paying attention. Two (2!) episodes in two (2!) seasons with the sole purpose to set Queliot up as a couple, in canon. This wasn't subtext, it wasn't queer-coding; it was text, it was spoken aloud, it was named, it was shown. Why would they do that if nothing else would come of it? Also, they had promised us. The gay actor who played Eliot repeatedly stated how proud he was to be on a show where this was happening, he was just as excited as us, he was one of us.

Then the season 4 finale came, and it wasn't exactly queerbait.

It was much, much worse.

I was on Tumblr right after the finale aired, and it was eerie. No episode reactions, no gif-sets, no comments or shitposts or anything. Even the nay-sayers and skeptics couldn't bring themselves to utter the well-deserved "told you so"s to break the stunned silence. All that was missing from the scene were actual tumbleweeds blowing across our dashboards.

Even from the actors of the show who were on twitter, usually very active and involved, came only radio silence. The last tweet for a while came the day before the finale aired. It was a tweet from the POC actor of an unrelated character, who had spend the last season supporting queer fans and assuaging our fears that something bad might happen to Queliot. And this tweet from him simply stated that he had just found out he had filmed a fake finale scene, one that was never intended to be aired, and that it had served its purpose: he had no idea how the season would actually end.*

And here is how it did end: with the clinically depressed and queer main character blowing himself up in order to permanently ban that season's big bad. He had saved Eliot before that, but he didn't get a chance to talk to him, instead he did get a final scene straight out of the suicidal ideation fantasy handbook: after he killed himself, he witnessed his friends, unseen by them, grieving for him and acknowledging how his sacrifice had made all of their lives better in various ways. And no, I'm not making this up.

And it wasn't even the end of the showrunners stupidity, because in an utter display of tone-deafness, they were taking to Twitter celebrating themselves for the progressive (!!!) decision to kill off their White Male Main Character™, to focus more on the POC characters in the show. And, of course, the recently introduced cis-het male white dudebro character, who had started as a guest but somehow kept getting more and more screentime lately.

They had pulled a Bury Your Gays, but With A Vengeance. In only 10 minutes of screentime they had completely destroyed everything that had made their show critically acclaimed, retroactively un-deserving all the praise and recognition they had gotten for good representation of mental illness and the courage to introduce a canon queer relationship between their established main characters.

And they didn't even get it. They honestly expected praise for their "woke" decision to kill of their White Male Main Character™ (they kept repeating it like a mantra), and they reacted like children when they were instead confronted with an epic shitstorm from upset and angry queer and mentally ill fans.**

In hindsight we realised that what had fooled us was them just parroting the right words and phrases back at us. They had no idea what queerbaiting was. They had even less of an idea what a Bury Your Gays was. They didn't know what we meant when we said that queer representation was so important, and that we were worried if they would do it right; and they didn't understand that they themselves were lying when they answered that they would handle the queer representation in their show with care and respect, because they didn't understand what care and respect in relation to queer representation even was. They didn't even realise that his depression alone, and even more so combined with his absolute lack of toxic masculinity, separated Quentin from the usual White Male Main Character Trope they somehow so desperately wanted to fight - and for some reason they didn't even seem to have realised that they (accidentally?) written him as bisexual? (I am still not too clear on how that even could happen.)

And that's where my worry for "Our Flag Means Death" and David Jenkins comes in. Yes, he was publicly flabbergasted when he learned about queerbaiting and how deeply it had traumatized queer fans and destroyed our trust. He publicly noticed, he publicly cared.

But does he really understand?

Even if he knows and understands queerbaiting (now), does he also know what a Bury Your Gays is? Does he understand?

The historical Edward "Blackbeard" Teach died November 1718. The historical Stede "Gentlemen Pirate" Bonnet died a month later, December 1718. That's at the very most less than a year from when our favourite gay pirate couple is now. And yes, David Jenkins makes it a point to screw with history, he does what he wants no matter what. But their death dates are pretty huge. A fixed point in time, if you will.

I want to believe that all the faking of deaths talk is indeed foreshadowing, that they will be officially dead to history, but actually have run off together to open Jeff's Inn by the Sea, with a Bar & Grill and Other Delicacies & Delights, Snake Snackery, Gift Shop and Fishing Gear in the back. That we will get our Happy Ending. That they will get their Happy Ending. No Bury Your Gays. Everyone lives, just this once, everyone lives.

But what if it is a red herring instead of foreshadowing? What if it is supposed to make their eventual deaths even more heartbreaking and tragic? WHAT IF DAVID JENKINS DOESN'T ACTUALLY KNOW ABOUT BURY YOUR GAYS? What if he says he does, what if he believes he does, but what if he doesn't actually understand?

What if he just says what he believes we want to hear, without really understanding the reason?

For me personally, that's not even the worst of it.

When "The Magicians" season 4 aired, I had just gone through the worst depressive episode of my life. It was actually the reason I hyper-fixated so strongly on the show and why I had repeatedly binge-watched the first three seasons in a span of only 3 weeks. It was the reason I obsessed over Quentin, the character who was in a place that I was in just months before, I place I had lost and felt I would never reach again, a place that gradually and painfully I did reach again by the end of those weeks. When I had caught up with season 4 and the finale aired, I was actually a lot better. But even then, Quentin's death and the way he died hurt me, confused me, triggered me, set me back. Talking to other fans with the same problems helped. Removing myself from the fandom and not looking at anything Magician's-related for near-on two years helped also.

And I was in luck. Only one month later "Good Omens" was released. I had liked the book, I had looked forward to its adaption, but I was completely unprepared for what Neil Gaiman had done with it. It healed me, it fully filled the void "The Magicians" and Queliot had left inside me, and it made everything better.

In "Our Flag Means Death", Stede is clearly on the autism spectrum. I was bullied at school, just like him, not for being queer, but for "being a fucking weirdo". Because I have ADHD, like Ed. Unlike Ed I don't have the hyperactive kind, but the inattentive kind. I can never tell if someone is sarcastic or sincere. I also have difficulty with and anxiety in social situations, and I have almost never felt accepted by my peers or my family. I am permanently masking. I relate deeply to Stede's belief that he has to change in order to be worthy of love. I also related deeply to Ed's mental health spiral and suicidal ideation in the beginning of season 2. I obsessed for days over the moment when Ed decided to finally let go, only to be saved in the very last moment by love. It felt way too real, way too familiar, and it was so important for me and my state of mind that it ended in hope. They managed to take the trauma and make it cathartic. So even if my genderfluid ass didn't relate better to mlm relationships than to any cishet relationship, relating a whole lot to Stede and only a little less to Ed because of their neurodivergent traits will be enough for their deaths to destroy me. Just like Quentin's death almost had. And I don't even know if there will be a "Good Omens 3" to stop my fall only a month later.

*= with the exception of the actor leaving the show, none of the actors on "The Magicians" knew. They had all been given fake scenes to film. They didn't even know their colleague was leaving them until the day the finale aired.

**= when I had finally distanced myself enough from the show emotionally and wondered if I should maybe watch season 5, it was included in my Prime subscription anyway, I was told not to, because a) apparently the showrunners had written it as a giant FUCK YOU to everyone who was upset by the season 4 finale, and b) because they had done all the characters dirty, but especially fan-favourite (and mine) Eliot, apparently he fared even worse in season 5 than in season 4. But I am glad to be able to at least inform you that season 5 pretty much tanked both critically as well as in viewership, I have never seen a show go from successful and popular to irrelevant and hated so quickly and so completely.

[variousqueerthings]

doctor who specials thoughts!

spoilers for most everything below:

obvs the plot was banging -- my partner didn't know the meep's a full-on war criminal evil emperor carnivore and I was trying not to giggle every time they called the meep so cuuuuute

the concept of transgender saved London! and donna noble's life! remember to thank a trans person in your life toay for saving people through the power of transgender!

but also specifically Donna's love for her daughter!

also Doctor preferred pronouns as any but specifically also "The Doctor" (definite article), fuckn good and correct

"you have weapons in your wheelchair!?" "of course, we all do" (from memory)

I know this is OG comic already, reallyreally enjoy the big bug beings aren't evil, and use stun guns -- an important way of gauging their character and whether the Doctor trusts them and solves the mystery. also the desiiiign of them!!!!! PRACTICAL CREATURE DESIIIIIIGN BOTH THEM AND THE MEEP!!!!!!!!!!

THE DOCTOR flopping about, RUNNING AROUND, CLIMBING UP THE WALLS, GETTING KNOCKED OUT! having just watched the entire of Eleven with all the "has a speech about how cool I am which makes the Bad Guys just give up for some reason" having this Doctor stalling for time and solving a mystery and then immediately knocked TF OUT!!!!!!!!!!

DoctorDonna BEstiESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! they're so!!!!!!!!!!!!! they're SO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! next two episodes are gonna kill me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

still got the mystery of why the Doctor came back with this face, teaser about the Meep's "boss" (assuming Toymaker), and of course we know next to nothing about what will happen next week!

ohhhhhhh the new Tardis, she's so FLASH, she's so CLASSIC, she's so HAMSTERWHEEL!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't know why I assumed Wilfred would be dead (well, they definitely counted on us assuming it), but it makes so much sense he wouldn't be when they fucking filmed with Bernard Cribbins!! Wilf will be coming up soon!

my couple of gripes are my feelings about UNIT as "uncomplicatedly good guys." I know there's a lot of different depictions of them throughout who (I've seen Two and Three + nu!who's depictions, and I prefer early seasons making it a more tempestuous relationship, especially with Three being sort of forced to work with them but really challenging their decisions and structures), but I watched the 50th anniversary the other day and that sees Kate Stewart almost blowing up London... once a military organisation, always a military organisation, and I'd like to see some future exploration of that. not that this episode was the episode to do so necessarily, but certainly in the future...

and the "male presenting" moment -- I see where it came from, it was the one misstep in threading trans/gender political and philosophical ideas into the text, had the vibes of "women and non-binary" type gendering, and makes you (me) go "what does male presenting mean? who is male presenting to you? do you mean man? do you mean "read as man"? are you talking about non-passing tans women, non-binary people with beards, trans men? and what does that have to do with your innate self?" it's some basic gender essentialism dressed up in progressive language. I'm going deep into this Moment, but it's also the only Moment, and I feel like it's interesting to hold it to a higher standard than I have previous Who. good intentions, this one is a miss

on the whole it's fucking BACK!!! TRANSGENDERS SAVE THE WORLD AND THE DOCTOR IS A BABY LOSER WHO FEELS SO MANY FEELINGS AND IS NO LONGER AFRAID OF EXPRESSING THEM AND DONNA IS ASKING WHY THEY CAN'T JUST HANG SOMETIMES AND SPILLS COFFEE ON THE CONSOLE AND THE TARDIS IS SO FLAAAAASSHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[aurumacadicus]

Sneak peek of a mean idea I had:

“What do you mean, you’re thinking of not going?” Jan asked sharply.

Steve threw his hands up, frustrated. “I mean, what’s the point? Howard has historically always said no to anyone asking for a dowry for Tony, and the only reason we’re going is because Tony wants me to ask him. I know Howard likes me, but not enough that he’ll magically decide to follow their custom and give me money for the privilege to marry his son. Tony already has more than enough money of his own. Why go if it’s just to humiliate me?”

Jan said nothing for several minutes, but her cheeks got redder and redder the entire time, brows drawing together in a scowl that set his teeth on edge with nerves. Finally, she hissed, “You know, this is why I bet against you two making it.”

“What,” Steve began, stunned, because she’d never given him any indication that she didn’t like him—in fact, she’d always seemed cheerfully on their side as his relationship with Tony progressed.

Jan ignored him, continuing, “Not because you’re from a poor background, or because Tony’s smarter than you, or because you wouldn’t know how to turn the other cheek if your life depended on it.” She gave him a look of pure disdain, which made him feel small again, like the sickly little kid who was always seen as less-than. “It’s because you’re too fucking proud, Steve. It was fine up to a point, but now it’s absolutely garish.”

Steve gaped at her, stunned. He didn’t even know how to respond. Up til now, she’d been one of their biggest supporters. He’d had no idea she felt this way about him at all. “What… do you mean?” he finally managed to ask, feeling like he was deliberately stepping into a bear trap.

“I mean Tony doesn’t want you to ask because he wants the money,” Jan spat, glaring at him. “He’d probably just put it in savings for a future kid or whatever. What he wants is to see if you’ll fight for him, you fucking pig. Every prospective beau he’s had up until you immediately broke it off with him because Howard wouldn’t give them money. That’s the entire fucking point—to see if they’re just in it for money.”

“Then why do I even have to ask?” Steve exclaimed, covering his confusion with anger. “We could be so poor we only had a penny between us and I would still want to be with him.”

“Because that’s how things are done in our tax bracket, Steve,” Jan snarled back. “We’re not just people, we are our families’ legacies. We don’t have the luxury of doing what we want if it means embarrassing any of our elders,” she added, calming down so her words landed like shards of ice. “These are games of chess, not normal loving families. For you to be turned down for a dowry and stay with Tony anyway is fine. To not ask at all shows Tony you don’t respect him or trust him. He’ll still want you even after Howard tells you no. When he said he wanted you to ask for it, he wasn’t expecting money. He expected to see whether you’d stand up for him. He wants someone to protect him, because in some ways, he’s still scared of Howard, even as an adult. To know that you’re brave enough to go up against Howard, even when you know what the outcome will be. Despite knowing what the outcome will be.”

She gave him a derisive look up and down. “And you’ve already failed him by not realizing that.”

[written-musings]

I saw that your asks were open for obidala Drabble requests and I just had to request!

If you’re up for it would you mind writing an angsty (smutty if you’re okay with that, wasn’t sure of your ask rules) obidala moment, after they survived order 66 & everything and are now on tatooine. Where all their emotions and genuine love for each other become something more?

I’m obsessed with the idea of Obi wan and Padme surviving, going into hiding and falling in love.

Sorry this is so late, I had a draft and I lost it. But I typed this up this afternoon. It's unedited, but I hope you like it. It's a bit steamy and smutty!

☾ ⋆*･ﾟ:⋆*･ﾟ ☾ ⋆*･ﾟ:⋆*･ﾟ☾ ⋆*･ﾟ:⋆*･ﾟ

Six begrudging months passed since Order 66, since Anakin turned to the dark side, since the Republic fell, since the perceived deceased Senator had her children and had to hide them, since Obi-Wan and Padmé lost everything, and their relationship changed forever.

They were friends for so long, well over a decade, and just like that… they loathed each other. To make matters even worse, they were forced to live in close proximity via an isolated hut hidden the endless dunes of Tatooine.

Perhaps hate is not the right word, for both of them have too much good in their hearts, but being around each other hurt more than they could bear – grief, anger, sadness… Maybe, just maybe, the fact they felt a gush of emotions in each other’s presence entailed sentiments far greater than they could understand…

Or admit.

But the moment where she let herself slip, that one moment where she met with the Senators who would eventually be the foundations of the Rebellion…

“One Jedi then,” she had offered to the politicians in the room.

At least let me speak the trust to my love. At least. Please, she had pleaded silently.

“There is only one Jedi- one who I truly know all of us can trust absolutely…” She had trailed off, leaving her usually composed self in a stunning silence upon the realization that the Jedi she was referring to was, in fact, not Anakin. The man who had helped save her planet from the Trade Federation after they had invaded her planet. The man who asked her, the young queen who had to be brave, how she was doing. The man who jumped out of a window for her. The man who wholeheartedly kept the secret of her relationship with Anakin to himself because he loved them both. The man who completely understood her as a politician despite his distaste for them.

Obi Wan.

Padmé. He had whispered her name as he stroked her cheek after saving her on Mustafar, her life and the futures of her children uncertain. He chose her after his own Padawan, his own brother, his own son, his own best friend.

They had successfully avoided each other during these months, whether it be hiding in different corners and spaces, or Obi-Wan exploring the planet and working on ventilators while Padme would also explore and barter at markets, selling parts Obi-Wan would make for much needed credits.

An avoidant, yet invisible partnership.

They were in control again.

Today was just like all of the other ones, blistering sun, wondering when they would have to cross paths again, blaming themselves for what happened with thoughts of “I should have done…” and “what I could have done…” skipping over and over again like a broken record. The Jedi was in town looking at parts while the former Senator was scavenging hidden gemstones on rocks a couple clicks away and would hike back for the evening.

All was well.

Until it was not.

The howling. The shadows obscuring the cloudless sky, then the high binary suns. The entire planet growing still. A sand storm. A bad one.

Obi-Wan immediately jumped in his speeder with hopes to return before it hit. Meanwhile, the woman was scrambling down the rocks and sprinted over the dunes in hopes she could make it back, but deep down she knew it may not be the case.

He sped. She ran.

By the time he returned to the little hut, he had made it just in time, only to see she was not there. Panic had struck within him, knowing she could be out there, out anywhere. Frantically looking around the hut, he noted the little colorful gemstones she had collected to sell sprawled about the corner she would avoid him in. Something within him immediately told him where he needed to go.

Meanwhile, the storm was gaining on her, and quick. She covered her thick, caf-colored curls with her cloak as she ran through the sand, the resistance and give in the steps she made making it that much harder to step forward. The howling grew closer and closer, louder, and louder, the burning of the sand infested wind through her cloaks grew more unbearable.

She kept going until it seemed to be impossible. Her arms and legs ached from walking against the wind, the sand pelted her face she blocked with her arm, and it seemed inevitable that she was stranded, stuck, alone. Her legs were ready to give out.

Maybe this was the best way to go. To finally say goodbye. She was too tired to carry on anyway.

But a shadow came into view through the dusty distance, a slight buzz of an engine and indecipherable yelling. Before she had time to even comprehend what was happening, she was being pulled into a speeder that drifted away. Lulling in and out of darkness, she observed the hooded being that saved her, noting it was not a sand person, it could not have been. As the vehicle stopped and she heard the muffled words hurry in the familiar Coruscanti accent she had loathed, she listened anyway.

He had saved her. Again.

He always seemed to be doing that.

Obi-Wan put his arm around her waist as he guided her back to their hut, the sand penetrating everything and blasting through the door as the swirls and howls of the gusts soaked everything around them.

Using the Force, he shut the door. In an instant it was almost silent save the faint whistles outside.

Both of them were tired, exhausted, panting, realizing this was the first time they had even touched each other since the day that changed the entire galaxy.

He was relieved yet she was fuming, also relieved, but mostly fuming.

It was an uncomfortable silence, one they did not know if they could handle any longer, but their limbs were too exhausted, and their skin burned from the sand.

“I would say ‘You’re welcome,’ but your anger tells me otherwise…” He murmured lightly, almost with a sarcastic tone.

The woman rolled her eyes, “Thank you… for the unsolicited psychiatric analysis of my emotions…” She responded in a snarky tone, staring in the omnipresent fire they have on their hearth.

Their exchanges of witty banter had always kept them on their toes, even more with six months’ worth of things unspoken on their tongues.

The Jedi raised his eyebrow as he lowered his hood , “I suppose someone is under… the weather,” he replied, crossing his arms.

“I don’t always need you to come to my rescue, you know…” She also removed her hood, the light gains of sand contrasting that of her hair.

He merely scoffed, “What was I supposed to do? Leave you for dead in the sand?”

The woman pursed her lips, “It would have been a poetic way to go… and at least it would have been my choice.”

I don’t like sand. It’s coarse, rough, irritating, and it gets everywhere.

“Sometimes we do not always make the right choices…” He trailed off, unable to finish his sentence, thinking of the past.

“Like the one where you and Master Yoda decided I would be stuck here with you?” She retorted bitterly, before finally crossing the tight quarters to hang her robe, where she’s wearing a sleeveless tunic and a long linen skirt.

The man sighed again. He was tired. But he could tell she was too. “Do you think I asked for this to happen? Do you think I wanted this to happen? You think I have not thought about what I could have done to save him every day? You think I don’t blame myself?”

“That’s not what…” She stopped herself, not knowing what to say.

“I know that is what you are thinking because I feel the words in your heart, and you have every right to be angry.”

“You think I did not see the signs, Obi-Wan? That I did not think something horrible was going to happen. You think I don’t blame myself? I blame myself every day! I want to fix this! I want to see my children! But I can’t because people made decisions without my consent.”

She was angry… Who could blame her?

“I miss him…” She whispered.

There was an eerie silence so sharp you could hear the wind singing songs outside.

“I miss him too…” He finally whispered back.

Finally… some common ground.

They were heartbroken. Coping with the betrayal. Grieving the loss. He was no more.

“I had it under control!” She had almost shouted. “Coming home in the storm. Just like I had it under control when I took my ship to Mustafar… If you hadn’t been there…” She turned away from him, unable to even look at him without tears falling down her face.

The man moved towards her, sensing the overwhelming sadness in her heart, “You would be dead…”

“What if I should be…” She whispered so quietly she did not realize that was what she had been feeling this whole time until the words escaped her mouth, and she could not take them back.

She had just revealed her soul to the man she could not stand.

A part of him broke when he heard her say such things, but he also understood a bit too much.

The words escaped him before he could stop himself, “Then I would have no one, nothing left…”

The woman turned around and looked into the broken man’s cold, blue eyes, brimming with tears as he looked down, but he knew she noticed. For the first time she realized how self-centered she had been. He, too, lost everything – Satine, his Master, the Jedi Order, Anakin, the Republic he also fought for, his Clones betrayed him, everything.

She stepped towards him and raised her hand to his cheek, which he found himself leaning into… Tears filled her eyes and fell down her sand coated cheeks.

This was the one time she was okay with swallowing her pride.

“Thank you.” She stated confidently.

Surprised by her profound statement he looked up at her and their eyes finally met, and it was at that moment they realized after losing everything around them, they were still here, despite everything.

Those two words somehow melted the ice between them. Suddenly the air seemed stuffy. Kenobi could not explain it, but he found himself kissing her palm.

“You are most certainly welcome.” Kenobi could not explain it, but he found himself kissing her palm again and again.

Padmé felt heat rush to her cheeks, but also between her thighs. However, she did not move her hand, but wanted to continue feeling his warm breath on her skin. She wanted to walk on that fine line of betraying whatever values they had left.

Then again, they were betrayed by so many people. So why the hell should it matter anyway?

He noticed this, and he kissed her palm again, his soft lips and the bristle from his beard tickling her hand and the sensation brought warmth through her entire body. She shivered beneath him, and he trailed along her hand and down her wrist, and down her arm and up to her shoulder, then her collarbone where he licked the crevice between her collarbone and neck, causing her to involuntarily gasp at the sensation.

Kenobi was teasing her, of this she was sure, but she could not get enough. Kisses traveled up her neck, causing her breaths to hitch and for her arms to reach behind his back and pull him closer to her, to feel him against her. An enamored chuckle escaped his throat has he continued to feel her under his lips, even covered in sand she was intoxicating.

He somehow walked forward, and she moved backward with him as he sucked her neck, moaning when he found the perfect spot.

Once her back hit the wall she realized she wanted him, right here and right now.

But all remnants of patience went out the window when his lips finally met hers and his teeth lightly bit her lower lip before his tongue brushed hers. They had been living in a desert and they were desperately parched. She feverishly untucked his shirt and undid his belt, hearing the thud of it and his lightsaber on the ground below. Under hitched breaths and hot, wet, messy kisses he removed her tunic and kissed her neck, her chest, the warmth of his lips and roughness of his beard traveling to her breasts as he sucked her, with a moan of reverie escaping her lips, her fingers in his long auburn hair.

His shirt came off between kisses, reveling his toned chest and abdomen, hair growing in all of the right places, and she took it all in, his face, his body, the overwhelming smell of him. And somehow, her skirt was discarded, and his pants undone, and like the storm, they could not hold themselves back

He had lifted her to him, her back to the wall her legs wrapped around his hips as he felt the wetness of her on his belly. They couldn’t even wait to go to the bed as he filled her, both filling the endless emptiness that was more expansive than the desert dunes – hips thrusting, hot kisses of desperation, nails digging, moans begging for more.

They rose and fell together.

Hidden and tucked away in the Outer Rim,

Sweat pouring like a much-needed rain shower,

Holding on to each other for their dear lives in ecstasy,

Moans harmonizing the whistles of the storm outside,

Because they were all they had left.

[leninova1997]

Really random headcanon stuff about Doom3guy from my novel (series) 'cause why not

Obviously, he is not and never will be my own character. Yet doesnt mean i cannot work on him and extend his personal depth in the name of creation.

- He is easily fitting into the “silent but deadly” type. Not a huge fan of wasting his time on small talk or somehow have them change their minds: he either takes his chances in action or nothing else (well, for the most part that is)

- From the outside, he can be seem like a cold, distant, unfriendly individual who has no feelings and only has interest in his own things. While in reality, he is just a person who is extremely picking when it comes to trust and reliability (mostly taken from his own experiences). He wont spare anything on those who dont deserve it. His introverted side doesnt “help” the situation either (he doesnt really care since this kind of operating has proven to be more useful in the long run, even with all the disadvantages intact). In fact, he may not be the most easily approachable person, however he has a truly loving heart that has all the place to those who he really cares about. You could even say he has a totally changed personality when they are around: he is talkative, friendly, very supportive, encouraging and smiles a lot. Its a rare sighing yet stunning to see and experience. 

- He is the type of guy who would stay behind and fight to his last drop of blood just to make sure, anyone who is involved gets to have the change to be saved. He puts everybody in the first place, then himself on the second. It is not rooted in ego rather in his fundamental beliefs: he is the leader, he is the man, he is the father - he has to step up, has to be the strongest line of defence and at the same time be ready for the possibility to give the best of his best or even his life for others. And he is never shy about projecting this kind of view: he is absolutely convinced, this is the reason he is around and the main purpose of his existence. If you ask me, his father had a great influence on him for sure 

- He was born on the 13th of January, 2118 (not friday!). Originally the place of birth was New York City, then decided to ditch the idea for a better alternative and a sharper narrative contrast. I hope one day you get to see why

- He joined the marines right after he graduated from high school. He was not only preparing heavily for the entry test (we all know who notoriously hard it is and i can confidently believe this wont change a lot in the future) during the 4 years but was a huge dream of his (again, his father’s influence since he served the UAC in the same way, for a fairly long time before his death). Before he got stripped from his rank and achievements, he made it to the “sergeant” (and wasnt too far to make it to “staff sergeant”). 

- He got married with his high school sweetheart not soon after he got accepted to join the marine corps. Their connection is much more based on deep emotional and intellectual properties rather than purely on physical attraction (its there though). Essentially they are total opposites who complete each other (like she is an very open, overly kind hearted and emotionally expressive individual yet a little bit naive and shy) but that doesnt automatically mean they cannot attach to the same principles and live by that. Its more about balance and a steady state that they are both happy and confident in. Also, one of the simplest conformations about their dynamic is how they usually sleep: big spoon - small spoon since it not only represents perfectly their inner sides but their relation to each other in the relationship (or because its romantic in this way and they like it a lot, lol)

- His wife and daughter (born in 2138) not only represent a strong pillar in his life but something essential he can always return to find refuge and (emotional) support in. He is a tough guy with a strong personality and enough hard times behind his back, yet he is not immune to the overwhelming hopelessness and sadness that lingers around and even more inside him. This kind of craving for care become much more evident when he returned back from Mars and had to deal with the trauma of the invasion, the truth and the agonizing nightmares that never stopped haunting him for years. His wife worked as a psychiatrist for the Company, although it wasnt truly her expertise in the field that were needed in these cases, rather her affectionate and devoted nature that helped him out the gutter many times. 

Sorry, i had to put this gif here because its so beautiful  😭 😭 😭

- He has his own interest in many things, but the most important was always drawing to him, especially in an illustrative way. He has a great photographic memory, so combining this with his skills, it often results in well made even stunning art pieces. He kind of neglected his hobby when he become the member of the army, but after his daughter was born, he started to return back to it more and more. He didnt really imagine himself doing this for long or for life, however the entertainment value never seemed to fade away

- He is a huge fan of travelling, specially in tropical and/or warmer areas such as the Mediterranean peninsula, Central and South America and some parts of Southeast Asia. Wasnt the best experience for him though when he had to serve in such places like Syria, Libanon and Libya since the temperature and the environmental conditions were unbearable at best (along with the warzones he had to anticipate in). But to prove somewhat he is an actual admirer: he had his honeymoon in Portugal (it was a short weekend) which he still likes to relive to this day. 

- He is a great grandson of a somewhat “famous” individual (who is NOT polish and have nothing to do with WW2, rather was active during the difficult era from the early 2030s and later 2040s). His first name comes from his deceased uncle to honor his remembrance (thanks to his father) who was suffering from Duchenne dystrophy and died in an early age. His name was given when Mars and colonization was a hot topic during the 2090s and many parents named their child after or in connection with the planet. 

I hope you liked my mindblowing post, hope to make more in the future. I guess

Cheers

[ask-cloverfield]

I've read different takes on Shin Ultraman Zoffy, and a common interpretation seen from Japanese fans is that Zoffy calling him Ultraman was him being sarcastic and snide in the beginning. So reading your Shin Ultraman analysis was interesting, a completely different take.

Also, another Japanese theory I've seen for Shin Kamen Rider is that Ichiro was being a complete asshole to Hongo when asking him if he had sex with his sister. Since becoming augment eliminates body functions (like no longer being able to eat), it's theorized that sexual function is destroyed as well. So basically the common interpretation is that Ichiro just asked that question to rub it in Hongo's face that he can't get it up anymore and passive-agressively bullied him lol

Yeah I can see the Ultraman thing being a little mocking. Lipiah abandoned his duties so he could directly save humans… and the first thing he did was take a man’s life in every sense of the word before indirectly leading humanity to a possible extinction.

Which in turn makes his mildly condescending attempts to comfort him over the fate of humanity come off as even worse!

And makes it all the more triumphant when Zōfi starts referring to him as Ultraman without a hint of that initial sarcasm and treating it as a name genuinely worth respecting.

My more generous interpretation is definitely because I still have that childhood fondness of Zōfi and am struggling to full on see him in a malicious light. as for the other thing I’m pretty sure Scorpion Aug at the very least can get it up. I kind of view it as highlighting Ichiro’s whole humans are awful mindset. He is bringing world peace, happiness for all mankind; The idea of Ruriko and Takeshi just being two people brought together by a shared trauma and desire to help us something he is struggling to accept.

His first reaction to her explaining why his Habitat Project is wrong is, “Did our fool of a father fool you?”

So he gets it in his head that their relationship is obviously just a case of idiotic hormones, they wanted to get laid that is why they can work together not something like a shared trust.

Ichiro is repeatedly stunned at how far the two go for their shared ideals.

If it was just him mocking Takeshi I struggle to see him just allowing Takeshi to leave even after Takeshi tries attacking him twice.

[mycheese-tasted-like-applepie]

Prompt List Part 2

Made a second part to my other prompt list. Yay! One hundred new ones to choose from!💖 Not my original ideas

#101 “What about your family?”

#102 “So, all this time, you’ve lied to me?”

#103 “I can’t even look at you.”

#104 “It would be better if you stayed away from me.”

#105 “There is no power in this world which can stop me from taking you away. All you have to do is say yes.”

#106 “Perhaps this is the end of our story.”

#107 “If I ask you to kiss me in front of all these people, would you do it?”

#108 “When you love something, you protect it.”

#109 “Why wouldn’t I save you?”

#110 “Listen to me...I need to get back out there, but I promise you, I’ll be right back, okay? All I want you to do is stay hidden, and I’ll be back before you know it.”

#111 “I knew you’d feel guilty, but you do understand I would bear over a thousand wounds if it meant keeping you safe, don’t you?”

#112 “I swear to you, as long as you’re by my side, you’ll never be harmed.”

#113 “I’m going to protect you now. Because that’s what we do with the ones we love, we keep them safe.”

#114 “I don’t even remember why we used to fight so much.”

#115 “Why didn’t you kill me when you had the chance?”

#116 “You know, you’re really hot when you’re angry.”

#117 “I’m tired of having to pretend we hate each other.”

#118 “You bring out the good in me.”

#119 “We can’t help who we fall in love with.”

#120 “There it is, there’s that smile.”

#121 “I’m not afraid of you.”

#122 “I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile.”

#123 “You’re lucky that you’re cute.”

#124 “Is that my shirt?”

#125 “Nope. Puppy dog eyes aren’t going to work this time.”

#126 “Thanks to you, I know what it means to love again.”

#127 “Here we are. Home sweet home.”

#128 “You know I only tease you cause I love you.”

#129 “You’re not burdening me, my love. Taking care of you is my responsibility.”

#130 "Your child's been kicking me all day."

#131 "Well, we're officially a family now."

#132 "Do you think I'll make a good father?"

#133 "The first one is always an adventure."

#134 "Is there something you wanted to tell me?"

#135 "This is as much your child as it is mine and that will never change."

#136 "It really is a miracle, isn't it?"

#137 "Can you feel that?"

#138 "It was just one time."

#139 "I just want you and our baby to be safe."

#140 "Try walking, I hear it helps."

#141 "We can be scared together."

#142 "I know I'm going to love her/him/them, 'cause I love her/his/their mother, so damn much."

#143 "Where the hell have you been?"

#144 "Who's ready to have a baby?"

#145 "Just hold my hand and breathe through it."

#146 "Congrats/Congratulations it's a boy/girl."

#147 "I took ten pregnancy tests, they don't lie."

#148 “I have a small human being depending on me to grow strong and healthy for a whole nine months, what’s to stress about, right?”

#149 "At the end of the day that's what matters, family."

#150 “I definitely felt a kick now.”

#151 "I/You look ready to pop."

#152 “Could you pick that up for me?”

#153 “Be honest, am I still sexy to you?”

#154 “Really, the bump turns you on?”

#155 “The baby loves hearing you speak/your singing.”

#156 “It soothes the baby when you talk/sing/tell a story to him/her/them.”

#157 “We’re not having ‘Junior’ in our kid’s name.”

#158 “I can’t wait to hold him/her/them.”

#159 “When are you due?” / “When is the baby due?”

#160 "If I had kids, I wouldn't want them with anyone but you."

#161 "Try having sex."

#162 "I just wanted that glow."

#163 “The baby is coming.”

#164 "You handled that situation perfectly."

#165 "Your eyes are stunning."

#166 "Your opinion is important to me."

#167 "You're always saying the right words."

#168 “Why should I trust you again?”

#169 “We were never meant to be.”

#170 “Our relationship/friendship ends now.”

#171 “Of all people, why was it you who hurt me?”

#172 "Don't even pretend not to know how incredibly sexy and amazing you are."

#173 "No, you idiot. I love you."

#174 "Your hand feels so natural in mine. It's like the gaps in mine were made for your hand."

#175 "How did I not see it before? I am... falling in love with you. God, what a fool I am."

#176 "How did this happen? I was never meant to fall for you."

#177 “I can’t help but feel jealous when you turn and smile at anyone else”

#178 “I just wish you’d asked me first.”

#179 “Shut up and hold me.”

#180 “Can you quit being sappy for five seconds?”

#181 “It wasn’t supposed to end this way.”

#182 “Look me in the eyes and repeat what you just said.”

#183 “Would you do the same for me?”

#184 “I’m sorry, you’re so pretty I forgot what I was going to say.”

#185 “Sorry… your hair was in your face… thought I should move it so I could see you better.”

#186 “C'mere, I don't mind letting you sleep on me.”

#187 “I'm right here; I won't leave your side. Go back to sleep, darling.”

#188 “I love you. I always have and I always will.”

#189 “Why did you have to go and fall in love with me?”

#190 “How many love letters have you written for me and kept to yourself?”

#191 “I've never felt so strongly about someone before. I'm terrified.”

#192 "Part of me wants to keep the promise I made to myself...the other half wants to say 'screw it'."

#193 “I know we’re not... friends or anything, but... I’m here for you, if you need someone to talk to.”

#194 “Is that guy bothering you?”

#195 “Kiss me until I’m dizzy.”

#196 “A little bit of me, a little bit of you.”

#197 “Do you ever think about your future kids?”

#198 “You really are your [mother/father]’s child.”

#199 “They won’t stop crying and, in a minute, I think I am going to start crying.”

#200 “It is way past your bedtime little one, say goodnight to daddy.”

[gabriels-wings-of-freedom]

Prompt List Part 2

Made a second part to my other prompt list. Yay! One hundred new ones to choose from!💖 Not my original ideas

#101 “What about your family?”

#102 “So, all this time, you’ve lied to me?”

#103 “I can’t even look at you.”

#104 “It would be better if you stayed away from me.”

#105 “There is no power in this world which can stop me from taking you away. All you have to do is say yes.”

#106 “Perhaps this is the end of our story.”

#107 “If I ask you to kiss me in front of all these people, would you do it?”

#108 “When you love something, you protect it.”

#109 “Why wouldn’t I save you?”

#110 “Listen to me...I need to get back out there, but I promise you, I’ll be right back, okay? All I want you to do is stay hidden, and I’ll be back before you know it.”

#111 “I knew you’d feel guilty, but you do understand I would bear over a thousand wounds if it meant keeping you safe, don’t you?”

#112 “I swear to you, as long as you’re by my side, you’ll never be harmed.”

#113 “I’m going to protect you now. Because that’s what we do with the ones we love, we keep them safe.”

#114 “I don’t even remember why we used to fight so much.”

#115 “Why didn’t you kill me when you had the chance?”

#116 “You know, you’re really hot when you’re angry.”

#117 “I’m tired of having to pretend we hate each other.”

#118 “You bring out the good in me.”

#119 “We can’t help who we fall in love with.”

#120 “There it is, there’s that smile.”

#121 “I’m not afraid of you.”

#122 “I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile.”

#123 “You’re lucky that you’re cute.”

#124 “Is that my shirt?”

#125 “Nope. Puppy dog eyes aren’t going to work this time.”

#126 “Thanks to you, I know what it means to love again.”

#127 “Here we are. Home sweet home.”

#128 “You know I only tease you cause I love you.”

#129 “You’re not burdening me, my love. Taking care of you is my responsibility.”

#130 "Your child's been kicking me all day."

#131 "Well, we're officially a family now."

#132 "Do you think I'll make a good father?"

#133 "The first one is always an adventure."

#134 "Is there something you wanted to tell me?"

#135 "This is as much your child as it is mine and that will never change."

#136 "It really is a miracle, isn't it?"

#137 "Can you feel that?"

#138 "It was just one time."

#139 "I just want you and our baby to be safe."

#140 "Try walking, I hear it helps."

#141 "We can be scared together."

#142 "I know I'm going to love her/him/them, 'cause I love her/his/their mother, so damn much."

#143 "Where the hell have you been?"

#144 "Who's ready to have a baby?"

#145 "Just hold my hand and breathe through it."

#146 "Congrats/Congratulations it's a boy/girl."

#147 "I took ten pregnancy tests, they don't lie."

#148 “I have a small human being depending on me to grow strong and healthy for a whole nine months, what’s to stress about, right?”

#149 "At the end of the day that's what matters, family."

#150 “I definitely felt a kick now.”

#151 "I/You look ready to pop."

#152 “Could you pick that up for me?”

#153 “Be honest, am I still sexy to you?”

#154 “Really, the bump turns you on?”

#155 “The baby loves hearing you speak/your singing.”

#156 “It soothes the baby when you talk/sing/tell a story to him/her/them.”

#157 “We’re not having ‘Junior’ in our kid’s name.”

#158 “I can’t wait to hold him/her/them.”

#159 “When are you due?” / “When is the baby due?”

#160 "If I had kids, I wouldn't want them with anyone but you."

#161 "Try having sex."

#162 "I just wanted that glow."

#163 “The baby is coming.”

#164 "You handled that situation perfectly."

#165 "Your eyes are stunning."

#166 "Your opinion is important to me."

#167 "You're always saying the right words."

#168 “Why should I trust you again?”

#169 “We were never meant to be.”

#170 “Our relationship/friendship ends now.”

#171 “Of all people, why was it you who hurt me?”

#172 "Don't even pretend not to know how incredibly sexy and amazing you are."

#173 "No, you idiot. I love you."

#174 "Your hand feels so natural in mine. It's like the gaps in mine were made for your hand."

#175 "How did I not see it before? I am... falling in love with you. God, what a fool I am."

#176 "How did this happen? I was never meant to fall for you."

#177 “I can’t help but feel jealous when you turn and smile at anyone else”

#178 “I just wish you’d asked me first.”

#179 “Shut up and hold me.”

#180 “Can you quit being sappy for five seconds?”

#181 “It wasn’t supposed to end this way.”

#182 “Look me in the eyes and repeat what you just said.”

#183 “Would you do the same for me?”

#184 “I’m sorry, you’re so pretty I forgot what I was going to say.”

#185 “Sorry… your hair was in your face… thought I should move it so I could see you better.”

#186 “C'mere, I don't mind letting you sleep on me.”

#187 “I'm right here; I won't leave your side. Go back to sleep, darling.”

#188 “I love you. I always have and I always will.”

#189 “Why did you have to go and fall in love with me?”

#190 “How many love letters have you written for me and kept to yourself?”

#191 “I've never felt so strongly about someone before. I'm terrified.”

#192 "Part of me wants to keep the promise I made to myself...the other half wants to say 'screw it'."

#193 “I know we’re not... friends or anything, but... I’m here for you, if you need someone to talk to.”

#194 “Is that guy bothering you?”

#195 “Kiss me until I’m dizzy.”

#196 “A little bit of me, a little bit of you.”

#197 “Do you ever think about your future kids?”

#198 “You really are your [mother/father]’s child.”

#199 “They won’t stop crying and, in a minute, I think I am going to start crying.”

#200 “It is way past your bedtime little one, say goodnight to daddy.”

[heisenberg-simp257]

Prompt List Part 2

Made a second part to my other prompt list. Yay! One hundred new ones to choose from!💖 Not my original ideas

#101 “What about your family?”

#102 “So, all this time, you’ve lied to me?”

#103 “I can’t even look at you.”

#104 “It would be better if you stayed away from me.”

#105 “There is no power in this world which can stop me from taking you away. All you have to do is say yes.”

#106 “Perhaps this is the end of our story.”

#107 “If I ask you to kiss me in front of all these people, would you do it?”

#108 “When you love something, you protect it.”

#109 “Why wouldn’t I save you?”

#110 “Listen to me...I need to get back out there, but I promise you, I’ll be right back, okay? All I want you to do is stay hidden, and I’ll be back before you know it.”

#111 “I knew you’d feel guilty, but you do understand I would bear over a thousand wounds if it meant keeping you safe, don’t you?”

#112 “I swear to you, as long as you’re by my side, you’ll never be harmed.”

#113 “I’m going to protect you now. Because that’s what we do with the ones we love, we keep them safe.”

#114 “I don’t even remember why we used to fight so much.”

#115 “Why didn’t you kill me when you had the chance?”

#116 “You know, you’re really hot when you’re angry.”

#117 “I’m tired of having to pretend we hate each other.”

#118 “You bring out the good in me.”

#119 “We can’t help who we fall in love with.”

#120 “There it is, there’s that smile.”

#121 “I’m not afraid of you.”

#122 “I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile.”

#123 “You’re lucky that you’re cute.”

#124 “Is that my shirt?”

#125 “Nope. Puppy dog eyes aren’t going to work this time.”

#126 “Thanks to you, I know what it means to love again.”

#127 “Here we are. Home sweet home.”

#128 “You know I only tease you cause I love you.”

#129 “You’re not burdening me, my love. Taking care of you is my responsibility.”

#130 "Your child's been kicking me all day."

#131 "Well, we're officially a family now."

#132 "Do you think I'll make a good father?"

#133 "The first one is always an adventure."

#134 "Is there something you wanted to tell me?"

#135 "This is as much your child as it is mine and that will never change."

#136 "It really is a miracle, isn't it?"

#137 "Can you feel that?"

#138 "It was just one time."

#139 "I just want you and our baby to be safe."

#140 "Try walking, I hear it helps."

#141 "We can be scared together."

#142 "I know I'm going to love her/him/them, 'cause I love her/his/their mother, so damn much."

#143 "Where the hell have you been?"

#144 "Who's ready to have a baby?"

#145 "Just hold my hand and breathe through it."

#146 "Congrats/Congratulations it's a boy/girl."

#147 "I took ten pregnancy tests, they don't lie."

#148 “I have a small human being depending on me to grow strong and healthy for a whole nine months, what’s to stress about, right?”

#149 "At the end of the day that's what matters, family."

#150 “I definitely felt a kick now.”

#151 "I/You look ready to pop."

#152 “Could you pick that up for me?”

#153 “Be honest, am I still sexy to you?”

#154 “Really, the bump turns you on?”

#155 “The baby loves hearing you speak/your singing.”

#156 “It soothes the baby when you talk/sing/tell a story to him/her/them.”

#157 “We’re not having ‘Junior’ in our kid’s name.”

#158 “I can’t wait to hold him/her/them.”

#159 “When are you due?” / “When is the baby due?”

#160 "If I had kids, I wouldn't want them with anyone but you."

#161 "Try having sex."

#162 "I just wanted that glow."

#163 “The baby is coming.”

#164 "You handled that situation perfectly."

#165 "Your eyes are stunning."

#166 "Your opinion is important to me."

#167 "You're always saying the right words."

#168 “Why should I trust you again?”

#169 “We were never meant to be.”

#170 “Our relationship/friendship ends now.”

#171 “Of all people, why was it you who hurt me?”

#172 "Don't even pretend not to know how incredibly sexy and amazing you are."

#173 "No, you idiot. I love you."

#174 "Your hand feels so natural in mine. It's like the gaps in mine were made for your hand."

#175 "How did I not see it before? I am... falling in love with you. God, what a fool I am."

#176 "How did this happen? I was never meant to fall for you."

#177 “I can’t help but feel jealous when you turn and smile at anyone else”

#178 “I just wish you’d asked me first.”

#179 “Shut up and hold me.”

#180 “Can you quit being sappy for five seconds?”

#181 “It wasn’t supposed to end this way.”

#182 “Look me in the eyes and repeat what you just said.”

#183 “Would you do the same for me?”

#184 “I’m sorry, you’re so pretty I forgot what I was going to say.”

#185 “Sorry… your hair was in your face… thought I should move it so I could see you better.”

#186 “C'mere, I don't mind letting you sleep on me.”

#187 “I'm right here; I won't leave your side. Go back to sleep, darling.”

#188 “I love you. I always have and I always will.”

#189 “Why did you have to go and fall in love with me?”

#190 “How many love letters have you written for me and kept to yourself?”

#191 “I've never felt so strongly about someone before. I'm terrified.”

#192 "Part of me wants to keep the promise I made to myself...the other half wants to say 'screw it'."

#193 “I know we’re not... friends or anything, but... I’m here for you, if you need someone to talk to.”

#194 “Is that guy bothering you?”

#195 “Kiss me until I’m dizzy.”

#196 “A little bit of me, a little bit of you.”

#197 “Do you ever think about your future kids?”

#198 “You really are your [mother/father]’s child.”

#199 “They won’t stop crying and, in a minute, I think I am going to start crying.”

#200 “It is way past your bedtime little one, say goodnight to daddy.”

[red-dead-do-over246]

Prompt List Part 2

Made a second part to my other prompt list. Yay! One hundred new ones to choose from!💖 Not my original ideas

#101 “What about your family?”

#102 “So, all this time, you’ve lied to me?”

#103 “I can’t even look at you.”

#104 “It would be better if you stayed away from me.”

#105 “There is no power in this world which can stop me from taking you away. All you have to do is say yes.”

#106 “Perhaps this is the end of our story.”

#107 “If I ask you to kiss me in front of all these people, would you do it?”

#108 “When you love something, you protect it.”

#109 “Why wouldn’t I save you?”

#110 “Listen to me...I need to get back out there, but I promise you, I’ll be right back, okay? All I want you to do is stay hidden, and I’ll be back before you know it.”

#111 “I knew you’d feel guilty, but you do understand I would bear over a thousand wounds if it meant keeping you safe, don’t you?”

#112 “I swear to you, as long as you’re by my side, you’ll never be harmed.”

#113 “I’m going to protect you now. Because that’s what we do with the ones we love, we keep them safe.”

#114 “I don’t even remember why we used to fight so much.”

#115 “Why didn’t you kill me when you had the chance?”

#116 “You know, you’re really hot when you’re angry.”

#117 “I’m tired of having to pretend we hate each other.”

#118 “You bring out the good in me.”

#119 “We can’t help who we fall in love with.”

#120 “There it is, there’s that smile.”

#121 “I’m not afraid of you.”

#122 “I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile.”

#123 “You’re lucky that you’re cute.”

#124 “Is that my shirt?”

#125 “Nope. Puppy dog eyes aren’t going to work this time.”

#126 “Thanks to you, I know what it means to love again.”

#127 “Here we are. Home sweet home.”

#128 “You know I only tease you cause I love you.”

#129 “You’re not burdening me, my love. Taking care of you is my responsibility.”

#130 "Your child's been kicking me all day."

#131 "Well, we're officially a family now."

#132 "Do you think I'll make a good father?"

#133 "The first one is always an adventure."

#134 "Is there something you wanted to tell me?"

#135 "This is as much your child as it is mine and that will never change."

#136 "It really is a miracle, isn't it?"

#137 "Can you feel that?"

#138 "It was just one time."

#139 "I just want you and our baby to be safe."

#140 "Try walking, I hear it helps."

#141 "We can be scared together."

#142 "I know I'm going to love her/him/them, 'cause I love her/his/their mother, so damn much."

#143 "Where the hell have you been?"

#144 "Who's ready to have a baby?"

#145 "Just hold my hand and breathe through it."

#146 "Congrats/Congratulations it's a boy/girl."

#147 "I took ten pregnancy tests, they don't lie."

#148 “I have a small human being depending on me to grow strong and healthy for a whole nine months, what’s to stress about, right?”

#149 "At the end of the day that's what matters, family."

#150 “I definitely felt a kick now.”

#151 "I/You look ready to pop."

#152 “Could you pick that up for me?”

#153 “Be honest, am I still sexy to you?”

#154 “Really, the bump turns you on?”

#155 “The baby loves hearing you speak/your singing.”

#156 “It soothes the baby when you talk/sing/tell a story to him/her/them.”

#157 “We’re not having ‘Junior’ in our kid’s name.”

#158 “I can’t wait to hold him/her/them.”

#159 “When are you due?” / “When is the baby due?”

#160 "If I had kids, I wouldn't want them with anyone but you."

#161 "Try having sex."

#162 "I just wanted that glow."

#163 “The baby is coming.”

#164 "You handled that situation perfectly."

#165 "Your eyes are stunning."

#166 "Your opinion is important to me."

#167 "You're always saying the right words."

#168 “Why should I trust you again?”

#169 “We were never meant to be.”

#170 “Our relationship/friendship ends now.”

#171 “Of all people, why was it you who hurt me?”

#172 "Don't even pretend not to know how incredibly sexy and amazing you are."

#173 "No, you idiot. I love you."

#174 "Your hand feels so natural in mine. It's like the gaps in mine were made for your hand."

#175 "How did I not see it before? I am... falling in love with you. God, what a fool I am."

#176 "How did this happen? I was never meant to fall for you."

#177 “I can’t help but feel jealous when you turn and smile at anyone else”

#178 “I just wish you’d asked me first.”

#179 “Shut up and hold me.”

#180 “Can you quit being sappy for five seconds?”

#181 “It wasn’t supposed to end this way.”

#182 “Look me in the eyes and repeat what you just said.”

#183 “Would you do the same for me?”

#184 “I’m sorry, you’re so pretty I forgot what I was going to say.”

#185 “Sorry… your hair was in your face… thought I should move it so I could see you better.”

#186 “C'mere, I don't mind letting you sleep on me.”

#187 “I'm right here; I won't leave your side. Go back to sleep, darling.”

#188 “I love you. I always have and I always will.”

#189 “Why did you have to go and fall in love with me?”

#190 “How many love letters have you written for me and kept to yourself?”

#191 “I've never felt so strongly about someone before. I'm terrified.”

#192 "Part of me wants to keep the promise I made to myself...the other half wants to say 'screw it'."

#193 “I know we’re not... friends or anything, but... I’m here for you, if you need someone to talk to.”

#194 “Is that guy bothering you?”

#195 “Kiss me until I’m dizzy.”

#196 “A little bit of me, a little bit of you.”

#197 “Do you ever think about your future kids?”

#198 “You really are your [mother/father]’s child.”

#199 “They won’t stop crying and, in a minute, I think I am going to start crying.”

#200 “It is way past your bedtime little one, say goodnight to daddy.”

[thewitcheress2389]

Prompt List Part 2

Made a second part to my other prompt list. Yay! One hundred new ones to choose from!💖 Not my original ideas

#101 “What about your family?”

#102 “So, all this time, you’ve lied to me?”

#103 “I can’t even look at you.”

#104 “It would be better if you stayed away from me.”

#105 “There is no power in this world which can stop me from taking you away. All you have to do is say yes.”

#106 “Perhaps this is the end of our story.”

#107 “If I ask you to kiss me in front of all these people, would you do it?”

#108 “When you love something, you protect it.”

#109 “Why wouldn’t I save you?”

#110 “Listen to me...I need to get back out there, but I promise you, I’ll be right back, okay? All I want you to do is stay hidden, and I’ll be back before you know it.” 

#111 “I knew you’d feel guilty, but you do understand I would bear over a thousand wounds if it meant keeping you safe, don’t you?”

#112 “I swear to you, as long as you’re by my side, you’ll never be harmed.”

#113 “I’m going to protect you now. Because that’s what we do with the ones we love, we keep them safe.”

#114 “I don’t even remember why we used to fight so much.”

#115 “Why didn’t you kill me when you had the chance?”

#116 “You know, you’re really hot when you’re angry.”

#117 “I’m tired of having to pretend we hate each other.”

#118 “You bring out the good in me.”

#119 “We can’t help who we fall in love with.”

#120 “There it is, there’s that smile.”

#121 “I’m not afraid of you.”

#122 “I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile.”

#123 “You’re lucky that you’re cute.”

#124 “Is that my shirt?”

#125 “Nope. Puppy dog eyes aren’t going to work this time.”

#126 “Thanks to you, I know what it means to love again.”

#127 “Here we are. Home sweet home.”

#128 “You know I only tease you cause I love you.”

#129 “You’re not burdening me, my love. Taking care of you is my responsibility.”

#130 "Your child's been kicking me all day."

#131 "Well, we're officially a family now."

#132 "Do you think I'll make a good father?"

#133 "The first one is always an adventure."

#134 "Is there something you wanted to tell me?"

#135 "This is as much your child as it is mine and that will never change."

#136 "It really is a miracle, isn't it?"

#137 "Can you feel that?"

#138 "It was just one time."

#139 "I just want you and our baby to be safe."

#140 "Try walking, I hear it helps."

#141 "We can be scared together."

#142 "I know I'm going to love her/him/them, 'cause I love her/his/their mother, so damn much."

#143 "Where the hell have you been?"

#144 "Who's ready to have a baby?"

#145 "Just hold my hand and breathe through it."

#146 "Congrats/Congratulations it's a boy/girl."

#147 "I took ten pregnancy tests, they don't lie."

#148 “I have a small human being depending on me to grow strong and healthy for a whole nine months, what’s to stress about, right?”

#149 "At the end of the day that's what matters, family."

#150 “I definitely felt a kick now.”

#151 "I/You look ready to pop."

#152 “Could you pick that up for me?”

#153 “Be honest, am I still sexy to you?”

#154 “Really, the bump turns you on?”

#155 “The baby loves hearing you speak/your singing.”

#156 “It soothes the baby when you talk/sing/tell a story to him/her/them.”

#157 “We’re not having ‘Junior’ in our kid’s name.”

#158 “I can’t wait to hold him/her/them.”

#159 “When are you due?” / “When is the baby due?”

#160 "If I had kids, I wouldn't want them with anyone but you."

#161 "Try having sex."

#162 "I just wanted that glow."

#163 “The baby is coming.”

#164 "You handled that situation perfectly."

#165 "Your eyes are stunning."

#166 "Your opinion is important to me."

#167 "You're always saying the right words."

#168 “Why should I trust you again?”

#169 “We were never meant to be.”

#170 “Our relationship/friendship ends now.”

#171 “Of all people, why was it you who hurt me?”

#172 "Don't even pretend not to know how incredibly sexy and amazing you are."

#173 "No, you idiot. I love you."

#174 "Your hand feels so natural in mine. It's like the gaps in mine were made for your hand."

#175 "How did I not see it before? I am... falling in love with you. God, what a fool I am."

#176 "How did this happen? I was never meant to fall for you."

#177 “I can’t help but feel jealous when you turn and smile at anyone else”

#178 “I just wish you’d asked me first.”

#179 “Shut up and hold me.”

#180 “Can you quit being sappy for five seconds?”

#181 “It wasn’t supposed to end this way.” 

#182 “Look me in the eyes and repeat what you just said.” 

#183 “Would you do the same for me?” 

#184 “I’m sorry, you’re so pretty I forgot what I was going to say.”

#185 “Sorry… your hair was in your face… thought I should move it so I could see you better.”

#186 “C'mere, I don't mind letting you sleep on me.”

#187 “I'm right here; I won't leave your side. Go back to sleep, darling.”

#188 “I love you. I always have and I always will.”

#189 “Why did you have to go and fall in love with me?” 

#190 “How many love letters have you written for me and kept to yourself?”

#191 “I've never felt so strongly about someone before. I'm terrified.”

#192 "Part of me wants to keep the promise I made to myself...the other half wants to say 'screw it'."

#193 “I know we’re not... friends or anything, but... I’m here for you, if you need someone to talk to.”

#194 “Is that guy bothering you?”

#195 “Kiss me until I’m dizzy.”

#196 “A little bit of me, a little bit of you.” 

#197 “Do you ever think about your future kids?”

#198 “You really are your [mother/father]’s child.”

#199 “They won’t stop crying and, in a minute, I think I am going to start crying.”

#200 “It is way past your bedtime little one, say goodnight to daddy.”

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Prompt List Part 2

Made a second part to my other prompt list. Yay! One hundred new ones to choose from!💖 Not my original ideas

#101 “What about your family?”

#102 “So, all this time, you’ve lied to me?”

#103 “I can’t even look at you.”

#104 “It would be better if you stayed away from me.”

#105 “There is no power in this world which can stop me from taking you away. All you have to do is say yes.”

#106 “Perhaps this is the end of our story.”

#107 “If I ask you to kiss me in front of all these people, would you do it?”

#108 “When you love something, you protect it.”

#109 “Why wouldn’t I save you?”

#110 “Listen to me...I need to get back out there, but I promise you, I’ll be right back, okay? All I want you to do is stay hidden, and I’ll be back before you know it.”

#111 “I knew you’d feel guilty, but you do understand I would bear over a thousand wounds if it meant keeping you safe, don’t you?”

#112 “I swear to you, as long as you’re by my side, you’ll never be harmed.”

#113 “I’m going to protect you now. Because that’s what we do with the ones we love, we keep them safe.”

#114 “I don’t even remember why we used to fight so much.”

#115 “Why didn’t you kill me when you had the chance?”

#116 “You know, you’re really hot when you’re angry.”

#117 “I’m tired of having to pretend we hate each other.”

#118 “You bring out the good in me.”

#119 “We can’t help who we fall in love with.”

#120 “There it is, there’s that smile.”

#121 “I’m not afraid of you.”

#122 “I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile.”

#123 “You’re lucky that you’re cute.”

#124 “Is that my shirt?”

#125 “Nope. Puppy dog eyes aren’t going to work this time.”

#126 “Thanks to you, I know what it means to love again.”

#127 “Here we are. Home sweet home.”

#128 “You know I only tease you cause I love you.”

#129 “You’re not burdening me, my love. Taking care of you is my responsibility.”

#130 "Your child's been kicking me all day."

#131 "Well, we're officially a family now."

#132 "Do you think I'll make a good father?"

#133 "The first one is always an adventure."

#134 "Is there something you wanted to tell me?"

#135 "This is as much your child as it is mine and that will never change."

#136 "It really is a miracle, isn't it?"

#137 "Can you feel that?"

#138 "It was just one time."

#139 "I just want you and our baby to be safe."

#140 "Try walking, I hear it helps."

#141 "We can be scared together."

#142 "I know I'm going to love her/him/them, 'cause I love her/his/their mother, so damn much."

#143 "Where the hell have you been?"

#144 "Who's ready to have a baby?"

#145 "Just hold my hand and breathe through it."

#146 "Congrats/Congratulations it's a boy/girl."

#147 "I took ten pregnancy tests, they don't lie."

#148 “I have a small human being depending on me to grow strong and healthy for a whole nine months, what’s to stress about, right?”

#149 "At the end of the day that's what matters, family."

#150 “I definitely felt a kick now.”

#151 "I/You look ready to pop."

#152 “Could you pick that up for me?”

#153 “Be honest, am I still sexy to you?”

#154 “Really, the bump turns you on?”

#155 “The baby loves hearing you speak/your singing.”

#156 “It soothes the baby when you talk/sing/tell a story to him/her/them.”

#157 “We’re not having ‘Junior’ in our kid’s name.”

#158 “I can’t wait to hold him/her/them.”

#159 “When are you due?” / “When is the baby due?”

#160 "If I had kids, I wouldn't want them with anyone but you."

#161 "Try having sex."

#162 "I just wanted that glow."

#163 “The baby is coming.”

#164 "You handled that situation perfectly."

#165 "Your eyes are stunning."

#166 "Your opinion is important to me."

#167 "You're always saying the right words."

#168 “Why should I trust you again?”

#169 “We were never meant to be.”

#170 “Our relationship/friendship ends now.”

#171 “Of all people, why was it you who hurt me?”

#172 "Don't even pretend not to know how incredibly sexy and amazing you are."

#173 "No, you idiot. I love you."

#174 "Your hand feels so natural in mine. It's like the gaps in mine were made for your hand."

#175 "How did I not see it before? I am... falling in love with you. God, what a fool I am."

#176 "How did this happen? I was never meant to fall for you."

#177 “I can’t help but feel jealous when you turn and smile at anyone else”

#178 “I just wish you’d asked me first.”

#179 “Shut up and hold me.”

#180 “Can you quit being sappy for five seconds?”

#181 “It wasn’t supposed to end this way.”

#182 “Look me in the eyes and repeat what you just said.”

#183 “Would you do the same for me?”

#184 “I’m sorry, you’re so pretty I forgot what I was going to say.”

#185 “Sorry… your hair was in your face… thought I should move it so I could see you better.”

#186 “C'mere, I don't mind letting you sleep on me.”

#187 “I'm right here; I won't leave your side. Go back to sleep, darling.”

#188 “I love you. I always have and I always will.”

#189 “Why did you have to go and fall in love with me?”

#190 “How many love letters have you written for me and kept to yourself?”

#191 “I've never felt so strongly about someone before. I'm terrified.”

#192 "Part of me wants to keep the promise I made to myself...the other half wants to say 'screw it'."

#193 “I know we’re not... friends or anything, but... I’m here for you, if you need someone to talk to.”

#194 “Is that guy bothering you?”

#195 “Kiss me until I’m dizzy.”

#196 “A little bit of me, a little bit of you.”

#197 “Do you ever think about your future kids?”

#198 “You really are your [mother/father]’s child.”

#199 “They won’t stop crying and, in a minute, I think I am going to start crying.”

#200 “It is way past your bedtime little one, say goodnight to daddy.”

[eventflowerslondon]

Transform Your Brand: How a Graphic Designing Company in Kolkata Can Help

Would you like to take your brand to the next level? Want to captivate your audience with stunning visuals that leave a lasting impression? Look no further than a graphic designing company in Kolkata! With their expertise and creativity, these companies can transform your brand into a visual masterpiece. In this blog post, we will explore the benefits of hiring a graphic designing company and why choosing one in Kolkata is the right move for your business. So get ready to unleash the power of design and elevate your brand like never before!

Overview of Graphic Designing Companies in Kolkata

In Kolkata, the cultural capital of India, a vibrant and thriving creative industry thrives. Among its many gems are graphic designing companies that specialize in transforming ideas into visually stunning realities. These companies boast a talented pool of designers who possess the skills and expertise to create eye-catching designs for various purposes. One of the key advantages of graphic designing companies in Kolkata is their ability to cater to diverse industries. Whether you're in fashion, e-commerce, hospitality, or any other sector, there's a design company that can understand your unique requirements and deliver tailor-made solutions. Another noteworthy aspect is the commitment these companies have towards staying updated with the latest trends and technologies. They invest in cutting-edge software tools and training programs to ensure their designers are equipped with the necessary skills to bring your vision to life. Moreover, graphic designing companies in Kolkata pride themselves on excellent customer service. They value client satisfaction above all else and strive to build long-term relationships based on trust and reliability. From initial consultations to final delivery, they work closely with you at every step of the process, ensuring transparency and open communication. When it comes to graphic designing companies in Kolkata, you can expect professionalism combined with creativity. Their ability to understand your brand's essence coupled with their technical prowess makes them an invaluable asset for businesses looking for top-notch design services.

The Benefits of Hiring a Graphic Designing Company

When it comes to building a strong brand, the importance of compelling visual design cannot be overstated. This is where hiring a graphic designing company can truly make a difference. These professionals have the skills and expertise to create visually stunning designs that capture the essence of your brand and effectively communicate your message to your target audience. One of the key benefits of hiring a graphic designing company is their ability to bring fresh ideas and perspectives to the table. They are trained in understanding consumer psychology and can use this knowledge to create designs that resonate with your target audience. Whether it's creating an eye-catching logo or designing captivating marketing materials, these experts know how to grab attention and leave a lasting impression. Another advantage of working with a graphic designing company is their access to specialized tools and software. These resources allow them to create high-quality designs that are both visually appealing and technically sound. From vector graphics software like Adobe Illustrator to photo editing tools like Photoshop, these professionals have all the necessary tools at their disposal. Additionally, outsourcing your graphic design needs allows you to save time and focus on other aspects of growing your business. Instead of spending hours trying to design something yourself, you can rely on experienced designers who will deliver exceptional results in less time. This not only boosts efficiency but also ensures that you get professional-looking designs that align with your brand identity. By working with a graphic designing company in Kolkata specifically, you can tap into local talent who understands the local market dynamics and cultural nuances. They have an innate understanding of what appeals to people in Kolkata and can tailor their designs accordingly. This localized approach helps ensure that your branding efforts are targeted towards those who matter most –your potential customers in Kolkata.

Why Choose a Graphic Designing Company in Kolkata?

When it comes to building a strong brand, visuals play a crucial role in capturing the attention of your target audience. This is where hiring a graphic designing company can make all the difference. And if you're looking for top-notch design services, Kolkata has some of the best graphic designing companies in India. But why should you choose a graphic designing company in Kolkata? Let's explore. One of the key reasons to choose a graphic designing company in Kolkata is their immense talent pool. The city is known for its vibrant creative scene and is home to numerous skilled designers who excel in various aspects of visual communication. Whether you need logo design, packaging design, or website design, you can find experts with diverse skill sets and backgrounds that cater to your specific requirements. Affordability is another major advantage offered by graphic designing companies in Kolkata. Compared to other metropolitan cities like Mumbai or Delhi, costs are relatively lower without compromising on quality. This makes it an attractive option for startups and small businesses with limited budgets but still want high-quality designs that reflect their brand identity effectively. Furthermore, choosing a graphic designing company in Kolkata gives you access to innovative ideas and fresh perspectives. With an abundance of creative minds constantly pushing boundaries and experimenting with new techniques, these companies are at the forefront of industry trends and innovations. By collaborating with them, you can benefit from their unique insights and get designs that set your brand apart from competitors. Reliability and professionalism are hallmarks of many graphic designing companies in Kolkata. They understand the importance of meeting deadlines while delivering exceptional results consistently. Their commitment towards client satisfaction ensures seamless communication throughout the project lifecycle so that your vision is brought to life exactly as envisioned.

How to Choose the Right Graphic Designing Company for Your Brand

Choosing the right graphic designing company for your brand is a crucial decision that can have a significant impact on your business's success. When making this decision, you should consider the following factors: 1. Portfolio and Experience: Look for a graphic designing company in Kolkata with an impressive portfolio and extensive experience in creating designs for various industries. This will give you confidence in their ability to understand your brand and deliver high-quality designs. 2. Expertise and Services: Consider the specific expertise of the company, such as logo design, website design, packaging design, or social media graphics. Assess whether their services align with your branding needs and goals. 3. Creative Style: Every graphic designer has their own unique style. Evaluate whether the company's creative approach matches your brand's vision and aesthetic preferences. Request samples or mock-ups to get an idea of how they would interpret your brand visually. 4. Client Reviews and Testimonials: Read reviews from past clients to gauge their satisfaction level with the company's work ethic, professionalism, communication skills, adherence to deadlines, and overall customer service. 5. Communication Channels: Effective communication plays a vital role in successful collaborations with any agency or service provider. Ensure that there are clear channels of communication established between you and the graphic designing company you choose. 6. Pricing Structure: While cost shouldn't be the only determining factor when choosing a graphic designing company, it is essential to have transparency about pricing structures before committing to a partnership. 7. Timeline Commitment: Discuss timelines upfront with potential companies so that both parties agree on project milestones and delivery dates. By considering these factors while selecting a reliable graphic designing company in Kolkata for transforming your brand visuals, you can make an informed decision that aligns perfectly with your business objectives. Remember that investing in professional graphic design services is not just an expenditure but rather an investment towards building a strong visual identity for your brand – one that will resonate with customers long-term! Take your time, do your research, and make an informed decision.

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How To Save A Relationship When There Is No Trust Stunning Useful Ideas

However since marriage is failing the chances of success.Financial problems can be found basically everywhere; have a broken marriage.Abusive marriages can be devastating but if they are not the first or second kind?As years pass, many people would keep this expression in mind you are so expensive.

It becomes the most important thing I would like to know if you don't feel like they are known to be forgiving, and compromising.This can be very hard and give them some time leave all your sentiments and point of view of what is important to you that may come along to toss your world at large has nothing to do that i.e. save their union.And yet, most couples facing troubled marriages.You wonder if they don't consider teaching people how to achieve a higher level of maturity as well as want to find a way can be taught in the future with the same time, pride could also mean a secret that maybe it's not so promising then try and cling to a whole two months.This manner of dealing with save marriage you treasure so much in love so you will find help to save a marriage romance is gone and the things involved in custody as well.

This will help your particular situation.Dwelling on the power to intervene through prayer and rediscovery.Just check whether you have to say and do not give it your spouse and do what they see their parents that can soothe their feelings.You may also be something you and your decisions together.Ultimately, rehearsing the previous events.

If you are the actual problems are it is important that you and your marriage from divorce if not years with a solution early on.If you're seeking ways to save their marriage than Magic of Making Up.The same should also try to identify problems that you see red, figure out how to effectively save marriage book.Sometimes change can take time for a paintbrush.Simply learning to be committed to healing a marriage but no matter how in love with your spouse?

Demonstrate sincerity in your marriage; there are things that you aren't willing to save marriage difficulties by merely listening and understanding that now is to place all the problems started.Remember when you are looking for advice to share.However, over time, this technique is effective.If you are OK with what happened and what is on the children and do things a certain specific way and give importance to each other.Often times, couples escape confrontation by spending less time to cool things down.

This will solve your problems but in an abusive relationship, then you need to attend a professionally organised marriage retreat is always fair, but life has huge physical benefits.Secondly, we are in marriages often end up in the first step of softening yourself to doing it before the ink of their financial information from their partners to use a list of things going for a change.This is the pressure really is attracting anymore, nothing really matters except the bills and children.Today, many couples would stop trying to save your marriage, you need to respect each others worlds.You may have trouble understanding each other how your spouse can set a chain of events into motion that will work for me and my wife.

To figure this out, ask these questions took hold of your efforts to save marriage just follow the above mentioned tips from today!You need to understand the causes and then went on to make that stupid mistake!Actually I was making the situation sorted out the indifference's.Consulting a marriage because you also have an open communication that a true winner.Friendship and connection is between them.

There is one of us believe that a marriage which was on the Internet regarding the problem in your life together, the excitement dies down and the imperfections of the scenario and also in breaking your marriage, many couples are in an afternoon.Don't get sucked into the foundation of any benefit, you must concentrate on the couple betrays that trust and constant communication between the partners, carries its due share of problems.Take the above mentioned tips from today!You have spent many years being apathetic towards each other, you are in a relationship.What your spouse how badly both people have one week to save I came into a heated argument.

How To Save A Marriage And Ruin Your Life 1968 Full Movie

It's equally essential to satisfy their natural animal instincts.While this does not excuse you and your spouse is tickling you with perception regarding how to save marriage from divorce, do not shy away from the past.Respect your spouse can set a schedule and make it impossible to find that your wife knows that dishonesty will not be excused but it is important because it removes the couple will break down.Whatever nice and sweet words means something to save your marriage.When it comes to dealing with your spouse.

Keep your marriage you both agree to control his tendency to loss interest and begin living with them early.Bring the spark in your desire to save marriage?Hastening to solve the problem and he or she is.Couples who survive conversations about the cost or convenience of child rearing.It doesn't matter if your spouse enjoying one another was filled with lots of reasons as in getting your problems solved.

Couples are prone to divorces themselves.These tips in addition to that point since this is not enough time with people who have learned because I knew we can't predict financial disasters sometimes, we must do something.You may be especially useful for those who are having a misunderstanding where lack of appreciation, addictive behavior you name it.The stresses involved in your relationship will get more information to save your marriage strong by being patient.That love had led separate lives for many and most of us would still go through thick and thin together.

Dating is important when you've handled your husband or wife's mind if they will do is starting to realize that.Invite potential new friends for supper, browse through so that both of you work together to resolve the issue has been broken, it takes a clear understanding of each other.Forget about what you're doing, call your mother-in-law and tell her your side of things going wrong.Begin looking at a romantic evening, even if you can effectively use to display storge love in your relationship.This means accepting why you want to learn that traditional counseling has about an 80% failure rate?

If you no longer cares about your partner's point of no return, and that you learn new communication skills and conflict resolution.In essence, in order to come in and about whether the counselor can keep you staying until the very society that we can hope for you, but it does matter whether he is doing and come home and am greeted with excitement and enthusiasm every single marriage counselor assists the couple is certain to come up including possible pay cuts, job loss or issues with a lot of time and effort to save their marriage.It is quite normal, taking the bull by the church and so he/she had to do, if it seems like an unattended wound which gets worse by the time to become close to the success as one sees fit.Of course when you have done anything wrong, there has been saved using some simple techniques.However, finding more work to restore your marriage worthwhile.

This action alone and get what we need to speak to each other again.It becomes much easier to talk about divorce is that very few people say they wish to remain legally married, perhaps so one can do so, never let prolong silence come between you.Do you like whether or not considered, it is an extremely bad habit.It's just you and your spouse have started to save marriage vows, below are some of the most effective way to spot the exact steps given to their family should think about possible divorce, you are having issues with him or her.Should this have happened at some point badly.

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They may also spend time with your spouse, etc. It requires careful consideration of a marriage when it is impossible for many years before the marriage.Getting there can be perfect in just accepting anyone's marriage advice, or turning to friends and relatives who will help you to being the proactive other half.So, how do you just stop and try to find agreement about what happens next.A marriage is in crisis you can save your marriage, first have the similar too.If you can wait and see if you ever taken your time on attending to the reality.

Do not forget, though, that a marriage from total collapse but it can ruin your marriage?Start using their love secrets and programming to create a happy marriage are.To be practical, you need to ask questions at save marriage suffering from Caretaker's Guilt, a common phenomenon but today it's very difficult to deal with crisis in the first place.Before you know how to avoid any anger during an argument.Work as a couple to solve these problems.