#I HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING SO FRIGGIN AMAZING

[child-of-the-cosmos]

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!!!!

[fraugwinska]

Going with the times was amazing! Thank you so much. If I may can I get another Alastor x Reader who is a very affectionate person like always going in for hugs if she's close to them and she gets drunk and starts trying her hardest to give Husk a hug because he looks so grumpy, so he summons Alastor to come get his girlfriend. Who then gets incredibly happy to see him and just clings to him after he picks her up. Id also like to see Angels reaction to all of this.

You are awesome!

No, YOU are awsome! :> I do love Husk and Angel together, throw drunken Reader into the mix and we have ourselfes some chaos :D I sincerely hope you like it! <3

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Take the edge off

It had started so innocently. 

For the first time since you met him, Husk had actually, actively invited you for an after-dinner-sendoff-drink at the bar, along with Angel. 

Coming from him, the one that had been the most on the fence with you, you didn't dare to pass this opportunity. It was understandable though. Husk had a deep distrust in Alastor, and, by proxy, in you when he had introduced you to the surprised residents as his ‘courtship’. 

You had visited the hotel often after that, staying for activities or dinners, bringing over some baked goods or homemade treats if your work schedule allowed time for it, lending listening ears and comforting hugs in spades to anyone who needed it and earned the admiration - or at least acceptance of your presence - from almost everyone over time. Almost. 

Husk, ever the skeptic, had made it clear to you he wouldn't want to have any relations to demons who chose to stay at Alastor's side, let alone his ‘partner’. 

But you stubbornly persisted, even though it had hurt, even though Alastor would pat your head and tell you it was wasted labor - you still tried, bringing an extra bottle of the herb sirup you knew Husk liked to spice his drinks with, or you tried to engage him in conversations about things you learned he was interested in. Now, your earnest efforts had seemed to finally been fruitful - instead of invading, you were finally invited to sit at his bar. 

In all the nervousness of not fucking this up, you drank too much, way too fast. You were a lightweight on good days, but now, after five not-so-kid-friendly drinks in the span of less than an hour, you were… unhinged. 

“I told ‘ya the last Gin Tonic was too much for her!”

Angel snorted with laughter, two hands holding you back from climbing over the bar to an aggravated Husk, arms outstretched and whining loudly. 

“Huuuuuuusk, come on, just oooone!”, you struggled against Angels grip on your waist, eager to reach the furry demon and put your arms around him, “I give the bestest, bestestest hugs ever, you cannot not smile, I promise!” 

Husk ducked with a mumbled curse, dodging your gripping hands when Angel temporarily lost grip on you because he laughed too hard at the chaotic mess that you were - normally his job, with Charlie as the babysitter - oh, how tables turned. 

“Fuckin-... how the hell was I supposed to know that she'd turn into a goddamn demonic care bear?!” Husk grunted, pulling the feathery end of his tail out of your hands - you had caught it with delighted giggles and glee, and pouted when it slipped out of your fingers. 

“Niffty! YO, NIFFTY!”, he bellowed, looking down to find her already at his side behind the bar. 

“Shit, you're fast. Oy, go and get Alastor, pronto, tell him his friggin’ girlfriend is…” Husk was pulled back by his neck, a sudden weight on his back making him swallow the end of his sentence. You had managed to escape Angels restrictive hands, and slung your arms around the cat demons neck, nuzzling your cheeks into the fur on his back. 

“Theeeere ya go! Feel the frown turn upside down!”, you sang, words muffled by his pelt, grip as strong as iron. Husk groaned, prying at your hands, but - to no avail and Angels absolute amusement - you tightened your hold on him the more he struggled. 

Niffty tilted her head, clearly not fazed by what was happening. Angel heaved, clutching his chest as he tried to calm down enough to speak. 

“Niff, just… pfff, stop that, leave his whiskers alone babe, holy shit, huh-huh, okay, okay… just run an’ tell Smiles to get his doll before she strangles Husky, okay?”

The little bug nodded eagerly and scurried away. 

Angel turned to Husk, still a highly bemused grin on his face. “‘Ya know, having the radio demons lover hanging around ‘ya neck might earn ‘ya some major street cred.”

“Oh, you fuck off if yo’ can’t help.”Husk growled, trying to ignore your figure, still clutched onto him like a living backpack. “Get off me kid, come on, dammit.”

“But you're not happy yet.”, you said innocently, refusing to let go. 

Angel gave Husk a meaningful look. “‘Ya know, she really does give great hugs, when she's sober and not batshit crazy drunk like this.”

“I don't need hugs, I need a fucking drink is what I need.”

“Huuuuusk…”, you whined again, quieter now, sadder. “Why do you hate me?”

Husk stood still, exchanging a look with Angel, who seemed pitiful now. He nudged his head to the two of you as a silent command: Say something nice. Husk sighed, patting your arm around his neck awkwardly. 

“I don't hate yo’, kid.” 

“Yeah you do… I just want to be friends, see your happy face, smiling… but you hate me…”

Angel narrowed his eyes at him, mouthing ‘Do better’, and he huffed. 

“Jesus fuckin…, listen, I don’t like yo’ choices of men, but ...you're alright. Way better than yo’ bitch ass of a boyfriend at least.”

Angel opened his mouth to say something, but the sound of Alastor's signature jazz background music approached and he quickly decided to just sit back, out of the immediate danger zone but near enough to have a first class seat to whatever would happen now. 

Alastor walked up with an amused smile and curious expression. 

“Evening, my fellow friends. Niffty came to me with a cryptic message, about my darling doe strangling our beloved bartender?”

Husk scoffed, turning around so the radio demon could see you hanging on him like a koala on a tree trunk, pointing at you. “This yours?”

Alastor laughed, his face lighting up in a softness Husk had seldom seen before. 

“Indeed, it seems to be.” He chuckled, stepping up to you. “Darling?”

You rose your head at the sound of his voice, smiling happily when you recognized him. 

“Al!” He caught you with ease when you jumped from Husk’s back straight into his arms, patting your back as you locked your arms around his waist. “My, those two did their diligent work, you are quite inebriated.”

You giggled into his coat. “Yup, I am hammered like a rusty nail!” You lifted your head, beaming up with tired eyes at his bemused grin. “And Al, guess what! Husk said I'm not an ass like you, so he doesn't hate me anymore! I’m alright!”

Husk, who rubbed his sore neck, froze at your words, quickly shooting the radio demon a glance. Static crackled and for a second, he shivered from the licks of electricity running over his spine, making his fur stand up. But nothing further happened. Alastor just smiled at you, ignoring the cat demon completely, and ruffled your hair. “How good for you love, you did it afterall! But it’s late now, why don’t you stay here tonight?” “That’d be nice…”, you sighed, sleepy and exhausted.

You let his waist go, only to wrap your arms around his neck as he scooped you up to carry you. Angel and Husk gawked at the scene before them, questioning reality as Alastor, of all people, pressed his lips to the crown of your head, which made you humm and turned to leave, leaving the bar without so much as a cheerful "Good night, chums.".

Angel leaned forward, elbows on his knees and hands in his hands, watching the pair disappear in the dark with an amazed expression. "Man, she really takes his villain-y edge off, doesn't she? Kinda scary how she gets Smiles to almost behave human." Husk poured himself another drink. "Scary doesn't even cut it." He took a huge swig, but he still had to grin.

[biceratops7]

The hopeful ordeal of being known

I never really payed this scene much mind at first but on latest rewatch I want to put it in my mouth and shake it around like a scrap of meat till it’s bones are lying all over the floor for easy reading.

The layers of this initial reaction are so interesting to me. It’s a blunt response for blunt information, but you can tell by Ed’s tone it was highly unexpected. Ed knows full and painfully well that when he says “jump” anyone who’s even sniffed the ocean says “how high”. There’s a wonderfully strange mix of offense and baffled fascination at the notion that anyone, a newcomer no less, would tell him no.

So now after the initial shock Ed’s coming to his senses. Oh yah. He’s new. Duh. A little uncommon, but it’s not entirely inconceivable that there’s still people out there who don’t know who Blackbeard is. The possibility becomes even less ridiculous when the person in question has gained a reputation for having absolutely no friggin’ clue what he’s doing or what’s going on in a matter of hours. And this scenario here is certainly desirable to Ed. Someone who doesn’t know his reputation is a fascinating oddity at least and a potential although temporary refuge at most. It’s honestly almost impossible to tell whether or not Ed is consciously looking for genuine human connection at this stage, or simply a mechanical plan to escape the boredom of his life via the ye old trick-n-maim, but either way the start is the same. He needs to get close to someone, and the fear Blackbeard elicits has made that increasingly difficult.

But then Izzy manages to haphazardly sweeten the pot even more.

No actually, he does know who Blackbeard is, and he still doesn’t want to meet him. In fact he is so utterly un phased by the fact that Blackbeard summoned him in the first place, he turns down the invitation in a gratuitously insulting way. On top of that, Ed’s being lied to. The context that half this stuff isn’t even true and Izzy is just balls to the wall making shit up to drive the situation is so friggin’ hilarious cause he’s driving it on the one way highway to “sign me the fuck up”.

Ed turns toward the light. We’re able to see his face clearer than ever, and it’s hopeful, a smile playing on his lips. Well and truly stunned out of the persona of inhuman legend, there’s a reserved giddiness daring to shine through just a little bit. It’s a mere shadow of the utter delight to come, seeing Stede be his weird little self, sharing his wonderfully ridiculous idiosyncrasies with him completely unafraid.

The untaken care of hair that blocked these expressions from our view like a head made of smoke? It’ll soon be tied back. “Fascinating” quickly becomes “isn’t he amazing Izzy!” As Stede happily brings new life to the leathers that’ve come to dehumanize him over the years. And Ed doesn’t know any of this yet, probably can’t even fathom a guess, but he’s just learned that this bizarre fancy man already knows who “Blackbeard” is, and is unimpressed.

Although “Blackbeard” didn’t come out of nowhere and is a genuinely authentic side of Edward Teach, his monicker signals to everyone that he is less than human, and has done so long enough for anyone to snap. The turning point here isn’t that he’s allured by Stede’s boldness, nor is it that he’s captured by how absolutely unhinged you’d have to be to deny him. It’s the promise that someone who doesn’t fear the consequences of Blackbeard, doesn’t even care who he is, might maybe, just maybe, be able to see who Ed is.

[vampsquerade]

Hostage roleplay anon back at it again! (that fic was friggin amazing btw)

May I get a fluffy fic of blitz finally winning over a very shy and reserved reader?

glad you enjoyed it, hostage anon! i hope you don’t mind but that’s what i’m going to refer to you now 😭 welcome back with another request for our flashy boi blitz, i hope you like it! i kinda went off script a little bit bc ngl yes i am in love with the “shy flower shop worker meets a loud and funny man” trope 😭

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Blitz x GN!Reader: Breaking The Shell

Trigger Warnings: timidity, fluff, slight angst (kinda sorta barely), love confessions

Having a job at a nice little floral shop was fun. You were a florist in training, as you hoped you would one day get to be in charge of your own shop one day. It was peaceful, and you met tons of people of all ages. The only downside you had was that you were pretty timid, especially around people you found were a bit too boisterous. Especially this one man that had come into the shop for the past month. He was German, guessing from his accent, and he really only came in because he seemed genuinely interested in learning more about flower language. He was nice, sure, but it was so hard for you to talk to him. Why?

Because he was honestly your type.

Not too tall, but also not too short. His hair fit his face perfectly, and he was always so nice to talk to. Sure, he was loud and that sometimes made you uncomfortable, but you found it to be pretty cute of him. As you were tending to the flowers, you heard the little chime of the bell that was attached to the top of the door. You dust your hands off on your gardener’s apron and hastily make your way up front, only to see the mysterious German there waiting for you. Your heart thumps loudly in your ears and you swiftly look away to compose yourself, only to realize that he was approaching you. “What a lovely day it is today, ja? How are you doing today?” the German asked.

You swiftly turn to him, eyes slightly wide as his abrupt entrance startled you. “U-Um, I’m doing just fine, thank you…are you here to learn some more about flower language..?” you ask sheepishly. “Nein, I'm here to ask about you for once. You know, for someone so mysterious and timid, it garners quite the amount of attention.” he said. “Well maybe I just think life is more simple that way…” you say. “Really? It doesn’t get boring to you, living a simple little life?” the German asked. You slightly narrowed your eyes at him, and the man put his hands up out of surrender, as if to reassure you. “That came out wrong, I’m so sorry! I-I mostly just meant if you find harmony in the simplicity of life, living it mysteriously and shyly away from everyone else!” he exclaimed.

Your eyes remain narrowed, and you huffed slightly, walking back towards the flowers you were previously tending to. The man followed after you, and he gently grabbed your arm, turning you around to look at him. “Please, I genuinely didn’t mean any offense with that question. I just…don’t really know what it’s like to live as a civilian anymore, let alone one as intriguing as you. It was a genuine question, and I’m sorry.” he said. His tone was much more gentle this time, something you had never heard from the man before, and it made you soften your expression up. “What do you mean by ‘what it’s like to live as a civilian anymore?’ What do you do for a living..?” you ask.

The man sighed, looking down before looking you back in the eyes, “My name is Elias. I work for the GSG 9 in a CTU called Rainbow. I’m not really supposed to tell that to anyone but…I feel like I can trust you.” the man, whom you could now identify as Elias, said. “Elias…so now we’re on a first name basis…” you say softly. “Well, we would be if you told me your name as well.” Elias said. You take a moment before deciding whether or not you could trust this man as well. He was really persistent in seeing you and the flowers, but now that you’ve heard of his profession, you felt you could trust him a bit more. “My name’s Y/N…” you mumble. “I’ve been waiting to know your name for weeks. Now then,” he said, letting go of you, “I’m not going to stay for much longer. I’m leaving for a mission soon” he said.

You give him a sad look now, “Are you going to miss me?” you asked. “Of course. I feel we’ve kind of grown close this past month. Granted I just learned your name, but it’s been nice spending this time with you. I’ve never had some kind of domestic friendship like the one we have.” Elias said. Flustering a bit, you look away from him and carefully pluck a flower; a pink tulip, and hand it to him. “We got the seeds from one of our Dutch customers…take this with you for today.” you say. Elias’ cheeks then turn pink, and he looks at you with wide eyes. You stare at him for a moment before turning away, “I won’t keep you any longer, I’ll see you next time…” you say. Elias gives you a nod and a smile, bringing a hand up to caress your cheek before walking out of the shop.

Once he’s gone, you sigh softly and shake your head. Elias came in less and less as the week passed by, but he spent most of his time actually picking you up from work and inviting you over, to which you nervously accepted all the time. You had met his colleagues, and thought they were nice people to be around. He was winning you over, as one of the instances in which he was breaking you out of your shell was by taking you out on a date. It was a pleasant date, and you wished you could have seen him come into work, but he was nowhere to be found. It pained you, having built up such a close relationship despite your timid nature only for him to leave again.

Suddenly, someone runs up to you and from the silhouette of his extremely wet hair, it was Elias. “Y/N! Look, I don’t have much time but I wanted to come see you. But I-” you cut him off. “Can I speak first..?” you ask. “Yes, just please make it quick.” Elias said. “I wanted to let you know that all the time we spent has made me come to realize that I have feelings for you…” you say softly. “Then my efforts have worked. I wanted to tell you that I had feelings for you, and have had them since I first came into the flower shop. I was really hopeful that this past month would bring us closer and it has…” he mumbled. Elias then pulled you into a kiss, one that you happily accepted. He was able to quell your prior timid nature, and you were happy that he did. “I’ll be back, I promise.”

You smile, moving his wet hair out of his face, “You had better be back…I’ll make a cute little bouquet for you.” you say. “That would be lovely.” Elias said. The honk of a car startled you both, making you pull away, “You done kissing your little partner now?! We have to go, Elias!” you heard one of his colleagues yell. It was Dominic’s voice, and he sounded irritated. “Okay, I should be back in two months. I have your number so I’ll text you the day before I come back.” Elias said, pulling away from you now. “Okay, I’ll see you then…now go, I don’t want Dominic to yell at us some more…” you say.

He gives you a nod before running towards the car they were in, “Oh, and one more thing!” Elias yelled as he stepped into the car. “What is it?!” you yell back. “Ich liebe dich!” he yelled and closed the door. You fluster slightly, and wave the car goodbye. Who would have thought that you being a timid little flower shop worker would have got you a boyfriend?

[question-why-not]

Ok, so i happened to watch Panda's tiktoks on how to possibly canonize the Jason Todd vote, and it gave me an idea for what a really good live action Under The Red Hood movie could potentially look like? Like, my idea of what could potentially make for a GREAT big screen adaptation.

Small minor point first, i don't personally agree with Panda's interpretation that the vote would give Jason another thing to be livid at specifically in the "why are these people involved in the death of a child still walking?!" way, because i like it when Jason, for all his ruthless brutality, doesn't go after just anyone, not even after really shitty people. Rather, he only goes after the worst of the worst, people who cannot be stopped any other way in the DC setting, and\or those who have done something so heinous, that their victims will never feel safe so long as they still walk the earth. On the other hand, i do think it would make a great reason for Batman going brutal & reckless on all of Gotham in general, rather than only going after Joker, AND i think that while it wouldn't lead to Jason wanting everyone who voted "yes" to die or anything, it COULD be a great way to further justify Jason's disillusionment with Batman's methods and his broken faith in humanity in general.

Now that that's said, here's my idea:

It should be a long movie, in my opinion, Interstellar-long or longer, i believe, in order to really do the story justice. The UTRH storyline shouldn't just be brought up from nowhere, the viewers need to become INVESTED in Jason & in the fundamental conflict of UTRH first.

How does one do that? Have the first part of the movie be about Robin Jason Todd, and use that part of the movie to get people invested. Get the viewers absolutely IN LOVE with Jason, make it so that the viewers end up crying at his death, even if they knew it was coming. Get the viewers flat-out emotionally adopting this wonderful, golden-hearted child, who has experienced so much hardship in his short life, and came out the other end wanting nothing more than to help people. One potential way to help do that, which also helps get the viewers invested in the main conflict of UTRH, as well as add another layer of tragedy to it all? Have Batman friggin' lose it on a criminal, someone who's done something heinous, something we all UNDERSTAND Batman losing his cool at... And have Jason be the one to save that criminal's life from his wrath. And don't stop there! Have Jason become a major part of that criminal's rehabilitation after that, have Jason himself be the one to prove to Batman that anyone can be saved, have Jason SUCCEED at rehabilitating this heinous person into someone genuinely good, someone who regrets their past actions and does significant good in the world to atone for it.

Then? Potentially Garzonas. Definitely Joker. Warehouse. Vote. Do the vote exactly as Panda described in his tiktoks. Use that moment to absolutely break the audience alongside Jason. Have both Jason and the audience start out hopeful, then desperate, and finally, disillusioned and broken. Take this wonderful, hopeful child, take the hope and sheer faith this child has instilled in the audience, and break them. The warehouse goes up in flames.

Then, and only then... Under The Red Hood. i have some ideas there too on what to include or not, and this whole movie idea would only work with terrific writing and acting, to get the audience truly invested and immersed even though they know what's coming.

But yeah, that's the core of my idea on what a truly amazing big screen UTRH adaptation could potentially look like. Thoughts?

[mooralltach]

MARS!! i hope you are so well and thriving in this brand-new season/month. Happy pride!! ⚔️ Have you any great big adventuring plans ahead of you or are you rather waiting for them to happen on their own time and terms? This is also a great moment to sincerely and personally oooh and aaaah over your recent-ish batch of all those weretiger-zoro's, jessssus they've brought me joy and it also makes me happy to see how much youve gotten to draw him!!! Oh the ones with those real plants and elements in them, i saved one of them as my phone lockscreen i like them sm......

SÄRMÄ!!!!!!!!! (giving you the biggest bro hug) Right back at ya! Wishing you a great pride and summer as well!! ⚔️ HMM well if all goes well, me and my dad want to do a cycling tour all the way to Southern France, one we've been planning for a few years now. I've done cycling holidays/tours before with both my parents as well as some friends, those were closer to home but have definitely inspired me to do many more! Dunno if the circumstances (work mostly lol) etc will allow us to go this year but we'll see. I'm definitely also always waiting for new adventures to happen though, so as long as I get to at least see places I haven't been to yet, it's good to me! How about you?? Any summer or holiday plans/adventures??

ALSO AOUGHHH..... THANK YOU SO MUCH.. I'm so glad you (and so many more people than I expected?!) are enjoying the weretiger Zoro's so much, he's so important to me AND fun to draw, and I've been thinking about that AU since friggin forever and am glad to finally get it out of my system and share it with everyone! It's also been great fun to see everyone joining in on the AU and giving amazing ideas, you guys are absolutely fueling me whahaah (also using one as your lockscreen......... wthelllll I'm more than honored!! That's so cool :''''0 ) Speaking of, I've been going absolutely INSANE about your tags everytime on ALL MY ART and have been looking to find a way to show/tell how much I love them!!! BRO do you understand what kind of effect your tags have on me!! They are like the most nutritious meal and the freshest juice to me I am INHALING them 😤! I have no idea how you keep finding new and entertaining sentences and just. perfect ways to describe my stuff and how you point out so many fun details even I hadn't noticed in my own art! (SHAKING YOU) I need you to know I go big eyes emoji everytime I see them and save every one of them to get endlessly inspired on every reread!

Hope you have the best of days, now as well as ahead of you!

[arschbiene]

I understand wanting to get rid of all your old art, but truly I will miss all your hetalia art. And truly hope you don't get rid of it. Though I understand why you wanna.

But you are amazing and I hop3 you feel better !

Hi, thank you (and everyone else!) so much for your kind words. I really appreciate everyone's support and encouragement.

I reflected and I won't be deleting my entire collection, I'm just going to really pare it down to things I am proud of that are strong representations of my time in the fandom or have good memories attached. I dont have time or a reliable laptop to do it now so the full collection will be up at least through the weekend.

I always have used this blog as an open and honest art journey, I've been running it since I was 16-17 (I'm friggin 29 now) so this blog has every single awkward, experimental and bad drawing I've ever done. Growing up here and being transparent and okay with my failures has been the point of the blog which has been great but there's a vulnerability there and when in fandom hetalia fans are reblogging your old stuff with jeering comments to have a laugh with friends over a flawed doodle, then it's a problem. I don't want to be a part of that. I feel for every young and developing artist who is maturing in this space, it's not a healthy one. I just want to say it was NOT like this when I was 16.

The hetalia fandom is dealing with a creative exodus/drought right now bc of behavior like this and it seems my older stuff is circulating a lot more, which is great if the energy in fandom wasn't so hostile and middle school. I'm just gonna limit the material available and carry on. I'm in a rut but once I'm out of it, I'll continue on posting new material 🕺

[steamberrystudio]

You so friggin spoiling me with a great game.

Preference: I didn't read a lot of development logs cause I wanted to be surprised(it worked 😂).

I bought this game for Cass (no regrets, rose 🌹 boy still my fave); but I DIDN'T KNOW EACH ROUTE was ENTIRELY it's OWN STORY. I just (wrongly) assumed that it would be the same route with each guy being a different flavor. I choose Caleb just to see and I was just bamboozled in the best of ways how different the information about the itself was world was.

Now I gotta romance all these bitches cause it's so fun finding out all these bread crumbs. This world you created is so amazing, you can really tell how hard you worked on it, kudos 🥳🤩

Funnily, I find it easier to write completely separate routes than to try to do overlapping routes where the plot is the same and you're unlocking different scenarios. I have a side project structured like the latter and it's really tiring to keep up with all the variables.

I have much respect for people who can write compelling stories in that format. It's a LOT of work.

Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. 🥰🥰🥰

I hope you enjoy romancing everyone and nibbling all the bread crumbs! =D Hopefully it's really good bread - like brioche or something! 😂

[takerfoxx]

The Sandman, Season 1, Episode 4, "A Hope in Hell," First Impressions!

Sometimes, you just get it right the first time.

A Hope in Hell was a major turning point in the original comic's run. Maybe not quite to the level of The Sound of Her Wings, but it still was a major leap forward in blowing the Sandman mythos wide open and showing us just how huge it really was. Previously, there had been hints to the wider world at play, but mostly we had Dream interacting with mortal or his subjects. But here, we get to see him leave both Earth and the Dreaming to interact with some truly strange and bizarre beings, some of which have gone on to become iconic characters in their own right.

So it's only fitting that this is probably the most comic-accurate episode yet, practically word-for-word in a lot of places. Good thing too, as it is just plain awesome, probably my favorite episode yet. They really blew out the budget with this one, bringing to life something that was already visually amazing and repulsive and making it come alive, from the grotesqueness of the Gates of Hell to the massiveness of Lucifer's citadel. We even got the freakin' Suicide Forest, though I understand why they didn't explicitly name it as such, given that suicide is a more touchy subject than it once was, but if you know you know.

We also get it truly get driven home just how important our protagonist is. Like, Dream is a king, and not only a king, but someone to whom even the gods mind their manners around, to whom even Lucifer himself (or themselves I guess, as we're highlighting Angels' sexlessness again) is polite and hospitable toward, even when trying to screw Dream over. Dream has existed since life began, embodying a crucial aspect of existence and taking his duties as such very seriously. As such, he expects the respect and deference due to him as one of the Endless, and will not tolerate insolence. You don't see that in a lot of protagonists, so it's refreshing.

But at the same time, we also got to meet someone who would become just as much of a comic rockstar as he is, one of the few people more powerful than Dream, and who would go on to cause him a great amount of trouble. Lucifer friggin' Morningstar.

I really like this back to basics take on Lucifer. The character has certainly seen a lot of evolution since Preludes and Nocturnes, throughout The Sandman itself to the series by Mike Carey to the tv show. I'm pretty sure it was tempting to pluck that take on Lucifer out and have him interact with Dream. Instead, they wound things back and present them as they were originally: a beautiful, androgynous being who was clearly an Angel, but with a Devil's wings, and one who just radiates menace. Lucifer towers over the already very tall Dream, and everything they do is filled with danger. Though the part of me that lives for stupid fandom drama is really hoping that we get to Season of Mists and someone who has only seen the Lucifer Tv Show gets all upset that The Sandman ripped off Lucifer by having them quit hell to run a nightclub. With Mazikeen, no less! Also, I just wanna see Gwendoline Christie in a suit playing the piano.

And speaking of keeping things comic-accurate, hello there, Nada! Gee, I wonder if she will be important later! Kudos to Ernest Kingsley Junior for nailing Dream's mannerisms as Nada's vision of Dream, further driving home how he changes depending on who is perceiving him.

Also, it drives home for everyone just how much of a petty bitch Dream can be. Like, we've seen it hints of it before, but now if you didn't already know, this guy sent a woman to Hell for ten thousand years just because she offended his pride by refusing his advances. After said advances wiped out her people. So yeah.

There were a few things changed though, such as Lucifer battling Dream instead of Choronzon, which was thematically appropriate, since Lucifer is the one making trouble for Dream later. I was half-expecting Choronzon to be cut entirely, but since he was here, I'm thinking they're saving him in case we do get Season of Mists. The battle itself absolutely kicked ass, though. Like, we got mentions of Dream feeling whatever his opponent shifted to, but actually see the wounds crop up all over him and Lucifer really drove home the stakes at play. And I did feel like Bart's class egging him on to say the line as I waited for Dream to go, "I am hope." RIP.

I do miss the swanky faux-jazz club of the original. Oh well.

Squatterbloat did get a major glow-up and upgrade, as I guess Etrigan wasn't someone they felt like fighting to secure the right to. Understandable, but it would have been really funny for newcomers to start wondering why some demon wearing a 70's superhero outfit showed up. They kept the rhyming though, so that's good.

But majorly, now we have Matthew along, which is a welcome addition, as originally I don't think he showed up until Doll's House. Here, he acts as an audience surrogate, someone for Dream to give exposition to since we no longer have narration, as well as give the appropriate reactions to all the fucked up shit happening around him, as well to just say what we're all thinking when confronted with the Nada thing. Yes, Matthew. Dream did send that woman to Hell. Because he's a petty bitch.

But perhaps the biggest change takes place not in Hell, but on Earth, with John Dee hitching a ride with Rosemary. Here, the part with her giving him a ride to the ruby and them forming something of a connection is the same, but it plays out almost opposite of how it was before. Before, he was a naked weirdo to hijacks her car at gunpoint, leading her to freak out and threaten him, but later calm down, start talking to him, until the two form a strange friendship, making his murder of her all the more shocking. Here, he's not naked (thank goodness), and she volunteers to give him a ride because he seems like some poor, harmless man in need of help, only to grow more and more concerned over the course of their conversation, realizing just how much trouble she was in, and actually try to call the police on him, leading to what happened to that poor gas station attendant. However, despite having more reason than his comic counterpart, given that she broke his cardinal rule of lying, he instead not only spares her, but gives her his amulet of protection. That was interesting, and adds a new wrinkle to an already fascinating take on the character.

Speaking of which, I am VERY much looking forward to the next episode, because if I'm not mistaken, it's time for the diner, which is one of the most viscerally horrifying parts of the whole series! And judging by the responses I've seen from people who've already seen it, that much has stayed true! Fuck me up, Daddy!

[cheye1]

Trip to Davis, WV

This weekend was the first (semi) large trip of the year! Inspired by the 52 hike challenge I found on Instagram, I felt that Mac and I needed to go do something new! So on Saturday, we packed some snacks, put the dog in the car and headed to West Virginia to visit the Black Water Falls State Park. 

Davis, WV is roughly 2 hours from where I live in Harrisonburg, Va with my son and dog. The trip was easy and there was literally no traffic. (We were the only ones on the highway for several minute stretches of time.) The scenery of the mountains and mountain homes kept us alert for the majority of the ride. Our devices didn’t work so it was easy to suck up the WV radio media, which was a lot more diverse and fun than we thought it would be. 

Arrival at the state park was cake! The walk down to the Falls was quick and beautiful. The boardwalk was so nice and while there were a lot of people, it didn’t seem crowded. (The bathrooms were also really nice and well kept, which is important after driving 2 hours). After walking to the Falls, we got back in the car and headed to the lodge, which is where the trailhead for our larger hike was located. This trail simple to follow for a novice like myself.  Even so, there were some large rocks, fallen branches and roots that made the trek just a little spicy. The hike was said to be over 4 miles long, and we didn’t make it fully around the loop. (The lack of people and service on the trail made Mac more anxious than I would have hoped.) It was easy to find a short cut to get us back to the car. 

As a new solo(ish) hiker, I need to do a lot better in preparing to do new things. I was prepared for the 30 degree weather, but I was not prepared for snow or mud.  We DID NOT have the right footwear. I didn’t look at the place prior to hopping in the car, so I was unaware of how close everyone would be while walking on the boardwalk, which was not the best choice for my 2 year old, vocal dog, Stewie. I hope to make the trip again once its warmer outside and maybe I will be lucky enough to talk Mac into an overnight stay at the lodge. 

After the hike, we got pizza to go from Sirianni’s. Their pizza was delicious, their service was amazing and I give them bonus points for the Black Lives Matter sticker in their window. We also visited the Wandering Caravan, which was too friggin lovely and I had to stop myself from buying one of everything. Before leaving, I ordered a matcha from Trailhead coffee. The space was small and intimate and the baristas were really nice.  While I only bought the matcha and some benets(which were fudgin’ amazing) they sell different flavored hot chocolate bombs-- They even have boozy bombs for the adults. I will DEFINITELY go back catch a show, eat and spend more money.  I think I might’ve even met a friend. :D

https://www.facebook.com/TheSiriannisPizzaCafe/

http://www.thewanderingcaravan.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Trailheadcoffeeshop/

(photos will be added at a later date.) 

[sunshine-zenith]

Okay but like. Ratatouille from Linguini’s perspective tho

You’re some broke, awkward guy in his twenties who can’t keep a job down to the point that you Know that the letter your recently dead mom wrote to her also dead famous friend’s coworker contains Something about giving you employment. So you march yourself down to this fancy restaurant, submit yourself to verbal whiplash, fork over what might’ve been the last thing your mother ever wrote, and become the lowly janitor

Fine, right? I mean, shitty day/week/month/whatever, but you aren’t picky. You have a job, so you can pay rent. Except you accidentally spill like half a pot of soup and you panic. You literally got this job like fifteen minutes ago and you already fucked up. Rent is breathing down your neck so you do the Broke Twenty Something thing where you try to use water to hide the difference, throw in some spices because you have no idea how cooking works, and hope that no one notices despite the fact that one sniff tells you you fucked it up worse.

Then a rat fixes it.

A random rat fixes it.

(You’re broke, you’re mom is dead, and you cook worse than a rat. Imagine that.)

And somehow the soup gets served to a food critic that’s apparently well respected and now you have no idea if you’re gonna be flayed alive by your new boss or given a job you are in no way qualified for. Rent is still a thing.

Then you realize the rat understands human language and knows enough body language to communicate. Then you realize you’re own body is fucking weird because this completely random rat (that you had to explain morality to because he stole some herbs from your neighbor) is controlling your limbs by tugging on your hair. Also you become lowkey famous yourself because the rat is that good a cook.

And you have to go along with it because you need money to eat and not be homeless and you need a job to get money. It hasn’t even been a week.

At least your coworkers are nice enough. You get a crush on one of them and get a crash course on cooking and working in a kitchen and sexism and oh my god like at least three of your coworkers are technically criminals aren’t they?? Also your boss gets you drunk and asks you a bunch of weird questions about pets. You only wanted a job

(The rat makes you kiss the coworker you kinda have a crush on that’s been teaching you everything. What the fuck. You probably have to explain consent to a rat now. Luckily the coworker likes you back and is okay with the kiss, but still. What the fuck)

(Also the rat now seems to have a rivalry with your new girlfriend. What the hell, rat buddy? You’re literally the reason these two are together, and also the girlfriend has been working in the food industry longer than the rat has been alive probably, she clearly knows her shit)

Suddenly, out of nowhere, the rat walks up to you with some documents about how your dead mom’s dead famous friend is your dad. Also your boss did DNA tests on you behind your back (invasive much??). Now you own an entire restaurant because of a deadline in you’re secret dead dad’s will that was like two days away from being moot.

(I dunno about y’all, but I’d need to sit down for like seventy years at this point because there’s like fifty different layers of fucked up here. You grew up without knowing your dad, then you learn you’ve been working at his restaurant. He’s famous and his face is on a bunch of frozen food dishes. Both of your parents are dead. Your mom never told you or your dad about the being related thing for some reason. Your boss did a DNA test on you. You own a restaurant and you can’t even cook. Your new pet rat somehow got this information before you and can apparently read. Your father was a famous chief, your name is literally a pasta, and you can’t even cook. It’s only been a couple months, what the hell)

Now you’re famous and the food critic they lowkey caused your secret dad’s death is after you because he has a weird vendetta going on, and also your rat (who’s like your best friend at this point let’s be real) is acting weirder than usual, but at least you have a better apartment and get to talk about how much you love your super cool and smart girlfriend in public.

Next thing you know, your rat is sneaking other rats into the kitchen, you have to explain that a rat can cook better than you, and everyone quits in the middle of the day (what the heck, one of them probably killed a guy and another was in the circus. The rat thing is weird but like. You can roll with the punches. Why can’t they??)

So while you’re like having a panic attack because of this, your rat unionized his rat friends and now the kitchen is being run by rats. What can you do? You wait tables because what the hell, you’re in way too deep at this point.

(Also, side note, Linguini totally missed out on his true calling as a professional roller skater or something. Dude’s graceless even when he isn’t being piloted by a rat, but on a set of roller skates he’s friggin amazing)

Luckily, your super smart (maybe ex?) girlfriend comes back (even if the whole rat thing is still throwing her off, but hey. It’s prolly nice to have Somebody acknowledge the weirdness of this entire thing without jumping ship). Apparently the food your rat cooks is so good that the food critic that lowkey killed your dad reevaluates his entire life, but now he wants to meet the person that made the meal. What do you do — your (maybe ex?) girlfriend is the only other human here, do you say she made it or do you show him the rat?

You decide to make this Super Important Super Harsh food critic wait hours, then you and your (probably) girlfriend have to show off how you’re weirdly drift compatible with a rat. The food critic just like. Thanks you for the meal and leaves. What do you do?

Also at some point during the night the rats kidnapped your weirdly invasive ex-boss and a health inspector. So yeah, you should probably deal with that.

Then the food critic that lowkey lead to your dad’s death writes this inspirational piece that critizes critics, tanking his own career in the process, only for the health inspector to shut down your dad’s restaurant. But okay, the now ex-food critic now takes the money he made shattering the dreams of other chiefs and invests in your rat best friend’s dreams, and now he’s kinda your friend and you work at the rat’s restaurant with your amazing girlfriend.

All this happened in only a few months. You just wanted a job.

Linguini’s a fucking champion for putting up with all this istg

[kasienda]

My Thoughts on Mega Leech: We’re all missing the point!

While we’re all clowning about whether or not Adrien is a sentimonster, we’re not discussing the positively gorgeous thematic content of this episode! I would like to fix that. 

First off, we have a young girl is literally afraid of her own shadow. But she’s knowledgeable and she’s passionate. And she knows something is wrong and no one is listening to her. And she picks herself up and finds her courage over and over and over and over again to speak out. 

This is beautiful guys! Because this is what activism feels like! No one cares!! 

And who is she speaking out against? 

She’s standing in the way of a giant tractor come to destroy the park. 

She’s standing up to the friggin’ mayor of Paris who would prefer to dismiss her for being young and naive. A man in a position of privilege who cannot respond to resistance or take criticism on his own. He sends the police to put this rabble rouser back in her place. 

FOR LAW AND ORDER. 

And he does it! The police officer removes Mylene and Ivan from the scene. They literally showed the police officer blatantly in the wrong! Do you know how rare that is?! And how good of a potential conversation that is between kids and their parents - to have an example where the police officer is not protecting the citizens, but rather doing the bidding of wealthy white men?

And at first, even her friends are like, “Why are you against this project that is for the environment?” 

And she explains!! That’s what they want you to think!! They say they’re going to help, but they are literally going to destroy this planet so they can sell us clean air in cans while they claim to be the ones saving it. Something that should be free - something the trees are already doing. And something that would could make better by planting more trees!! Not cutting them all down. (It even points out that solving these problems is not that simple! That we’re going to need a ton of different small ways to tackle the problem). 

(I even appreciate the Adrien bit where he’s like - I didn’t know that’s what this commercial was for. It models how we exploit our own - make them represent and fight for the system that destroy the world they are supposed to inherit). 

And then, after fighting so hard, and maybe even gaining some traction because now there is public pressure and media pressure on the politician. Asking him, is this true? Is this what you’re trying to do? After all of that, the wealthy and the powerful take over the narrative completely with literal brainwashing!! They take Mylene’s friends and family. They are now all against her. And what does she do??? 

She starts giving Marinette a pep talk about how fear is okay. It’s normal. And that we have to keep going forward anyway. 

But then even Marinette is overcome by brainwashing, and Mylene is alone. She’s lost everything. She’s in a puddle on the floor crying about how it’s all her fault! And how does Ladybug pick her up and inspire her to be a hero? 

BY REPEATING EVERYTHING MYLENE HAS BEEN SAYING THE WHOLE EPISODE RIGHT BACK AT HER!! Because Mylene just needed to hear it from someone else because she was beginning to doubt the voice in her head. 

And what super power shall we give to the aspiring activist? 

Why the ability to turn into a friggin’ army! We give her the power of many. The ability to share her message with everyone! The ability to destroy the brainwashing, and help people to see the truth. 

And the episode continues to hammer home the idea that this corruption (the powerful who are literally LEECHING off this world and all the people who live here) is so big with so many resources with millions of akumas, that it feels impossible to fight. How can anyone fight all that? 

Well, you need a really big dedicated team!! (One of which has the power to be an army all by herself!) 

Now, am I optimisitc enough to think one vague comment from a well meaning super-heroine is enough to generate public pressure to get politicians to start at least pretending to act in our interests? No, not really. But I can appreciate the optimism of a children’s show that gave so many conversation starters with a simple example to talk about real issues that affect children and their futures, that gave a simplified template for how to do something! 

This episode was amazing! In a tier with Guiltrip, and I hope is more what our filler episodes look like in the future. 

But no, go ahead and keep obsessing over this scene: 

(Okay, okay, but what if Adrien IS a senti-monster and Gabriel just doesn’t know?! Yeah, yeah... I’m a clown, too...) 

[stagefoureddiediaz]

buck and eddies suits for vow renewal amazing and I know your thoughts on eddie but what about buck?

So I have posted this elsewhere, but I'm putting it here too - and its slightly expanded!!

I am literally screaming at the fact I said I wanted Buck in Blue or grey and I got it right - and even better its a very pale blue which is all about hopefulness and moving forward.

And they friggin match - like they are full on complimenting each other because the lighter stripes on that suit - same shade as the blue suit Buck is wearing - you just can't tell in the photo above but if you look on the still where he is behind Athena you can!!! there is also the dark grey/Black (hard to tell from those photos) of Eddies shirt and trousers is about mystery but also about sophistication and secrecy! Because if Eddie is going to make a love confession - it's not going to be in front of everyone - its going to be in a private moment away from whatever is happening at the rest of the vow renewal - hell it might even be afterwards when they are home in the end montage when they go through each family unit!

All of this is literally screaming Eddie love confession and Buck choosing to be single and work on himself for a bit because he knows that if he starts something with Eddie - its endgame and because he knows he's still carrying baggage from the Taylor of it all!!

Now there is the fact that Buck is in a white shirt - this always means trouble - someone needs to take all of the white tops out of that mans wardrobe and tell him he is never allowed to wear white again (unless its his white trainers!!)!!! however I'm actually not overly concerned because all the signs are like neon in the dark - pointing towards an Eddie love confession. and if that does happen - Buck choosing to work on himself would constitute the trouble! if we think about it Buck choosing to be single for a bit and work on himself makes total sense - he will be floored by Eddies confession because Buck - although he Loves Eddie - has never really thought Eddie would ever be an option. He knows that Eddie is his person, his soul mate etc, but he has just got out of a messy relationship and knows he needs to do a bit of work on himself before he commits to Eddie because he knows that Eddie is his forever and he cannot risk messing it up. So the white shirt would fit the idea of a Buck having to reject Eddie but that rejection is actually a good thing!

[imaginingmanyfandoms]

First of all I absolutely LOVE your writing and I think you are so amazing at what you do! (Ngl I kinda stalk your page 😅) I honestly hope you continue writing as long as it makes you happy! 💖

Anyways could you please possibly do twilight Wolfpack hc of them with a (very) short imprint or honestly just any fluffy hc with them, if you feel up to it!

SAM:

sam will pick you up at every opportunity

he likes to spin you around, carry you in his arms, give you piggy back rides

he especially likes to let you stand on his feet while you dance together

hugging him felt like being totally safe, he keeps his arms your shoulders, and sprinkles kisses all over the top of your head

he has to hunch over to kiss you, and you stretch yourself up to meet him halfway

JARED:

he carries you around on his back 24/7

he loves to tease you, and poke fun at how little you are

but if anyone else does it, he doesn't let them continue - he doesn't want you to feel insecure

there's always an excuse for him to be touching you

he loves to spin you under his arm before drawing you in for a sweet kiss

PAUL:

paul is fiercely protective of you

he loves you so much and wants you to always be safe, so he likes to keep you as close as possible

he wants you with him all day every day

he doesn't comment on your height too much honestly, he just likes to compliment you and kiss you

loves to help you get stuff off of tall shelves

he likes when you sleep with your head on your chest, and wrap a leg over his waist

EMBRY:

you two have a very joking relationship

he loves to roast you about your height, that's his "old faithful" of jokes to use whenever you're cracking the funnier jokes (because you are the funnier one whether he'll admit it or not)

but also he loves it

you're so freaking cute

but he isn't above putting his elbow on your head, or asking how the weather is down there

QUIL:

you and quil are the cutesy couple that makes everyone sick

he holds doors open, kisses your knuckles, will carry you over the ground if there's too many puddles

he doesn't make fun of your height ever because he doesn't think insulting you is funny like embry, he's not that kinda jokester

but he will use it to his advantage, and scoop you off your feet

loves to be the big spoon and hold you close, nuzzling his face into the back of your neck

JACOB:

like embry, he likes to tease you about it - but would stop at any sign of insecurity

but it doesn't matter to him whether you're 4'11 or 6'2, he just loves you for who you are

if anything, it makes him feel more defensive of you

it's almost like he thinks everyone is out to get you just because you're short

SETH:

he thinks you're so friggin cute

he loves you so much that it wouldn't matter what you looked like, but it was nice that you were so cute

he's super tall, and strong, so if you show even a hint of fatigue he'll pick you up and carry you around

when he leans down to kiss you, the thought that he's got his whole world in his hands

LEAH:

leah loves you and wouldn't risk losing you for anything

out of the whole pack, she is the most protective

she's tall (like the rest of them) and would rather pull you up to her, to wrap your legs around her waist and hold you against the wall while she kisses you

she also loves to be the little spoon, because you're short, your legs drape over hers perfectly as the two of you snuggle

[m-jelly]

Hi jelly hope you are doing great

Can I request a levi/ teacher reader who goes out of her way and teaches homeless children because she believes that knowledge is for everyone so everyday after training she would sneak out and since our man is head overheels for her he would secretly follow her to see what is doing and he's all soft for her since he didn't get the best education and stuff you know it's silly but I know you'll make it work

And by the way I always go back and reread your writings and the make me feel like the first time 😊

Hiiiii! I'm good! I do hope you are well. Aww, thank you! <3 honestly, I read over them as well a few times. I love what you all suggest to me and it's made some very interesting shorts. There are a lot of shorts I'd love to turn into long stories in the future <3 Also, friggin adorable suggestion.

My smart little cookie.

Pairing: Levi x Reader

Genre and tags: falling in love, secret love, Levi is a cute stalker, Levi is deeply in love, the reader is cute, future AU (because I love the future), Levi is a cutie, Levi is needy for the reader.

Concept: Levi has had feelings for you for a while now, but he hasn't acted on it and just admires you from a safe distance. As he watches and admires you, he notices that you've been running off after training. Levi begins to worry that you're dating someone, so he follows you only to find you've been teaching homeless kids at a homeless centre. Levi is caught, then welcomed to teach with you. After working together one day, Levi asks you to give him some lessons about English, because his motive is to write you some romantic letters and poetry. Levi finally manages to write you a romantic letter to confess his feelings to you.

If Levi was asked to explain his feelings for you, he'd struggle to do so. No one in this world couple possibly describe how much he loved you. You were his everything, there was just one problem. You weren't his. Levi longed to be with you, he just struggled to get his feelings across. He was thankful you were around him so much, even though you were in Hange's research team.

Levi knew everything about you, but he made sure he went about it in a non-creepy way. He just spent time with you and listened to you and paid attention to you, so he knew every single thing about you and loved it all. You were this wonderful light in his life and he wanted to keep you around for the rest of his light.

Something changed.

You'd been running off at the end of training for two months and Levi was growing suspicious. He thought that maybe you had a boyfriend that you weren't telling anyone about. He decided to follow you one day after you ran off from training. He followed you in a car and saw you went into the lower levels of the city. Levi began to worry about you. He started thinking you were doing what his mother did.

He watched you pull up to a homeless shelter, then go inside after paying the taxi driver. Levi parked his car, then slipped inside the shelter. He stopped a worker and showed him your picture. "Have you seen this woman?"

The attendant nodded and smiled brightly when they said your name. "Yes! She is our teacher. She's been coming in and teaching the kids. It's rather sweet really. We've had a lot of kids running around without parents and crime is tempting for them. However, her teaching them has stopped them from going out and doing things. They sit and listen to her and more and more kids have turned up."

Levi gulped hard. "Could I go watch?"

They nodded. "Yes. Actually, could you talk to the kids as well? You're very well known. People know all about Levi Ackerman. The kids heard about you because you used to be one of them."

Levi blushed a little knowing if he did, you'd know he followed you. "Oh, I don't know."

He ushered Levi into the room. "Please Levi, we'd appreciate it. The kids would love the amazing Captain being here."

You looked to the door in the middle of teaching to see Levi there with a bright blush on his face. "Levi?"

Levi groaned a little. "Hey."

You hurried over to him. "What are you doing here?"

"I umm." He winced a little. "Followed you?"

You stared at him for a while, then smiled. "You know, I was wondering when someone was going to catch on to me running off. So, you come to teach the kids too?"

Levi rubbed the back of his neck. "Ah, well."

You hugged his arm and pulled him along. "If you do this I'll forgive you for following me."

Levi sighed. "Hi kids! I'm Levi."

You smiled at him, then whispered. "Thank you." You worked with Levi to teach the kids a few things, then you said your goodbyes. "Thanks for that. The kids need an authority figure to talk to them."

Levi walked you to his car. "Well, I'm glad I could help. You came in a taxi, right?"

You nodded. "I did."

He cleared his throat. "Can I give you a lift?"

"Sure."

Levi opened the car door for you, then closed it. He went to his side, then drove off. "You're good with kids."

You smiled a little. "So are you."

He gripped the wheel of his car. "You're doing something amazing. I didn't have much as a kid. I lost my mother, as you know. I didn't go to school, so I became streetwise. I can read and write, but I'm not educated. So." He cleared his throat. "I was wondering if you could possibly teach me?"

You shifted in your seat to look over at Levi. "What lesson would you like? History, maths, English, science or something else?"

"Bit of everything, but mainly English. I want to talk less like a criminal and more like a gentleman."

You smiled and looked ahead. "Sure. I'm happy to teach you, but I don't think you should change the way you speak. I like you just the way you are."

Levi blushed, then looked over at you to see you'd closed your eyes and were napping. "Thanks. Let me know when our first lesson is."

You opened your eyes and looked over at him. "How about weekends are just for me and you?"

Levi couldn't believe that he had you during the week for training, but now he had you for the weekend as well. "Yes. Perfect."

"Great! Also, you're coming with me from now on to teach the kids. Monday, Wednesday and Fridays. I wish I could do Tuesdays and Thursdays, but we work way too much those days."

"Sure I'll help." It was a win-win situation for Levi, so of course, he was going to help. He would get to see you working with children and spend time with you.

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Levi loved his lessons with you, because you'd come over to his place and spend all day with him. You'd sleepover, then spend sunday with him and teach him a little. You'd even stay over on Sunday as well. Levi was just in a ball of pure happiness, but the problem was his feelings for you were still not out in the open and he was struggling to hold back. He would let his feelings sleep physically, but hugging you hello and goodbye, as well as hugs for thank yous. He'd leave lingering touches on you as well, but he needed to confess in a romantic way.

Levi loved it when you taught him, because you'd lean close and over him. He'd be embraced by your wonderful scent and feel your warmth. He gazed at you as you spoke and noted down different words he could use to mean something. He was half taking it in, because he was so lost in your pretty eyes and your soothing voice.

You looked to Levi and smiled. "Leviiii." You poked his nose. "You're staring."

He blushed a little. "Sorry. So, can I write you something?"

You hummed a laugh. "Like an assessment?"

He nodded. "Yeah."

You smiled and thought he was adorable. "Sure. I'll make some tea and you do what you want." You got up from the table and went into his kitchen and made a pot of tea. You walked back over and hummed a laugh when Levi covered his work up. "I'm not going to look."

Levi kept writing, but there were some parts he didn't like. He scribbled parts out, then started writing again. "Tch, damn it."

You looked over the work the kids did for you, then you glanced at Levi and stopped marking. "You okay?"

Levi nodded. "Yeah." He frowned a little, then finished off his work. "Okay, done."

You took it from him, then read through it and felt your heart melting at his sweet romantic words. The way he wrote about his feelings for you moved you to tears. You covered your mouth with your hand. "Oh Levi." You looked up at him. "The whole time?"

Levi blushed and nodded. "The whole time. I can't get my feelings out verbally, but I can on paper. Your lessons helped me. Basically, I love you and I have for a very long time and I want to be with you."

You smiled, then folded the letter up. "I will keep this close to my heart and let no one else see this. Next is this." You grabbed Levi's shirt, then yanked him close and crashed your lips against his. You both sighed at finally kissing at last. You pulled back and smiled. "I love you too. I have had the same feelings for a long time, but I didn't think you'd love someone like me."

Levi grabbed the part of your chair that was right between your legs, then yanked you closer making you blush hard and your heart race. "How can I not? You are a sweet and wonderful person. You're beautiful on the inside and out. I must warn you though. If we choose to turn us into a couple I will be possessive, a bit needy and very loving. I will hold you when we're at home and not want to let you go."

You hummed a laugh, then shifted over and sat on his lap. "You better hold on tight."

He growled at you as he nipped your neck. "Promise."

[kyinpeachichu]

Genshin impact boys reaction to showing them your magical serenitea pot

===================================================Basically their reaction when you show them a whole adeptal world of your own inside something that can fit in a bag. Characters mentioned: Diluc; Kaeya; Childe/tartaglia; Zhongli; Bennett; Xiao; Kazuha; Albedo. ====================================================

Diluc:

"Your house? I never knew you actually had a place to stay."

- Aaaannnndddddd he turns you down cuz he's busy at the moment.

- You had to ask him a few times but he pretty much turned you down every time.

-He didn't mean anything bad by it. He really was just busy. He still is the dark knight hero after all.

- When he had free time though, he was sitting by himself in his room, and he feels like he's forgetting something.

- Then he remembered you and he thought "Well I have free time now. It would be interesting to see where the traveler lives."

- He went out to find you, and when he did, he brought it up.

- You were so excited and happy when you pulled out your teapot from your inventory..... that it confused him for a second.

- "Oh... uh, I didn't know you collected antiques too Traveler. Is that a new decoration you found for you home?"

- To be honest he thought the teapot looked kinda normal, and it didn't have any historic value by the looks of it. But he didn't want to be rude and question your tastes.

- You looked at him for a second before remembering that you actually have to explain

- "Oh, right. This may be a little confusing but...... this teapot, is my house......"

- Diluc was just straight up confused. He didn’t know what to say. "Uh..... I see....."

- But you didn't let him wait and you let him your teapot home.

- He was surprised of course, but at the same time, he somehow knew something like this could happen to you.

- He was in awe, but he didn't show it. (Much to your disappointment)

Kaeya

"Oh my, Are you inviting me over? Well what gives me the right to say no?"

- you were happy he said yes almost immediately.

- "So, where do we go?" / "Oh, we dont need to go anywhere. My house is riigghhttt- Here!"

- He was surprised when you dug through you inventory and pulled out a teapot.

- He was confused but he didn't say anything.

-You didn't waste time pulling him into your humble abode~

- You turned to see his reaction, and you were happy to see it

- He showed more reaction than Diluc did. His one un-covered eye was open wide and his mouth was ajar. But he didn't let out so much as a gasp.

- After that he laughed and said "You never cease to amaze me Traveler."

Childe/Tartaglia/Ajax

"Sure, I dont have anything to do at the moment."

- and just like that, he agreed

- Being a rich bank owner- (*cough* sugar daddy), you can bet his home in snezhnaya will be a friggin mansion.

- He doesn't expect your house to be a mansion though. But if he sees that it's just an old shed, he's gonna buy you one.

- "So where is this home of yours?"

- You pulled out your teapot from the inventory and he didn't seem surprised.

- But he did wonder what that teapot was for.

- When you finally showed him what it was for, he definitely didn't expect a whole terrain. Much less the mansion infront of him.

- it was smaller than the one he had back home, but it was still a mansion.

- His face was full of wonder than with shock or surprise.

- "I gotta say comrade, when you said you we aking me to your house, I definitely did not expect this."

Zhongli:

"Your house you say. Well I dont have a reason to decline right?"

- To be fair, being an archon who associated with the adepti, he wasn't surprised and immediately knew the second you pulled out a teapot.

- However, the thing that surprised him most was how one of these fell into your hands.

- He cant assumed you found one on your travels. No adeptus would be so foolish as to leave something like this around for a human to find.

- Anyways, when you were both inside he immediately knew who gave it to you.

- "Ah, I see, it was madame Ping who gave thus to you."

- "How did you know?"

- "I feel a certain..... presence of hers. Also, the terrain seems to have her touch."

- He was pleased with how well decorated the place was. (Assuming you didn't fill the place with pine folding screens)

- (He was considering getting one too because he's probably too broke to get a place of his own)

- (But lets leave it to the imagination and hope he's living with Childe in the meantime)

Bennett:

"Oh, you have a house? Gotta say, since you were a traveler, I didnt actually expect you to have a place to stay. Sure I'll visit your house!"

- You dug through your inventory and presented him a teapot

- "Woah whats that? An artifact?" / "Nope, this is where I live."

- Then lo and behold your very own world!

- His eyes were ✨sparkling✨

- Probably have the best reaction out of everyone.

- "Wooaahhhh!!!! Traveler..... you live here?!? I-in the teapot?!? This is a teapot!?!"

- The boy was so excited, running around the place and exploring the whole place!

- He almost didn't even notice the giant mansion that was actually the place where you stayed.

- When you let him inside he was even more excited.

- He asked if he could stay the night before he was even aware he said it.

- And you let him, even gave the guy an extra room.

- "I gotta say traveler, you really are lucky to have a home right in your bag! And I'm lucky to be invited here. Thanks so much!"

- such a sweet boi

Xiao

"Perhaps I can spare some time. Alright, I'll come for a visit."

- Well he was alot easier to convince than you thought

- Actually no you had to find him all over liyue and whenever you did find him, he'd be too busy.

- This is like, the 6th time you asked him

- "Where is it? Is it somewhere within Liyue?"

- You got your teapot and he was confused for a second but immediately knew what it was later.

- before he could say anything you were both inside.

- He was more or less the same as Zhongli. Being an adeptus himself, he had an idea on what was going on, but was surprised you had access to this kind of adeptal magic.

- So sadly, he didn't have the best reaction except for: "Huh, I didn't know you had access to an adeptal world like this. Much less make it your home."

- "Do you like it Xiao?" / "Well ...I suppose it is quite peaceful here."

Kazuha

"An invitation to the home of the traveler who saved Inazuma? Well, it's not like the wind tells me not to."

- He had to ask permission from Beidou first before leaving. She didn't mind.

- "So traveler, where's this humble home of yours?"

- While still on Beidou's ship (cuz thats where he was), you took out your teapot, and he looked quiet puzzled.

- "Fogive me but, is there something you need with this teapot?"

- You let him in (the crew on the ship didn't even notice)

- He was amazed yes. His face looked like he was watching a firework show.

- It was night time in your teapot so the stars were out.

- "Amazing, a whole entire world, all to yourself, inside a simple trinket that a person could turn a blind eye on if it were at a flea market.

And to think suck a world could fit inside a bag, and in the palm of our hands. Traveler, you have always been one to be full of surprises."

- Aw god his poetic speech is just 👌👌👌 (and I'm putting in more)

- he closed his eyes and inhaled the air, listening for the slightest gust of wind. (Yes there is wind the the teapot I think, I do see the grass blowing)

- "It's quiet here, so peaceful. It feels like it's completely safe here. I could find the nearest rock and doze off right now. It's beautiful here traveler. Do you mind if I stay here, just a little longer."

- Boi you can live here for the rest of your life more rent free than Mona if you'd like!

Albedo

"Huh, I never thought a traveler would have the need for place to settle in and sit still for a period of time. But sure, I'd like to see your house. I'm not too busy at the moment"

- You were in his research place right in dragonspine when you asked him.

- He began to clean up his things and getting ready to go, but then you told him that wasn't necessary.

- "Hm? Aren't we leaving?"

- You brought out your teapot, and he looked at it like it you were holding a baby bird.

- "strange, why would we need a teapot traveler?"

- without any further explination you grinned and then you brought him in.

- He was in awe.

- his eyes widened slightly while his mouth fell ajar. But other than that, he was quiet.

- "Amazing, traveler, may I be so bold to ask on what sort of alchemy you used to create this? Or maybe, this isn't alchemy at all....."

- He was more curious about every explination there is to be made than the actual place you two were at.