#Ill answer each ask

[buwheal]

Hey, Spamton.

I don't know how to word this without it coming off as possibly condescending, but...

Hang in there, man. If the heaven you're after is out there, im sure the angels are rooting for ya.

@bleedingbonemarrow + like four anons.

[0ffisially0ll0]

hOi!

Hello to you!

[magnifythesun]

Hi! Are you still taking ianthony prompts? I've had this stuck in my head the time Ian's car broke down and Anthony said he begged Ian 6 times to come pick him up and I just imagine Damsel in Distress Ian who's also stubborn and a bit oblivious to a worried and protective Anthony who's always there for him in different situations.

Thank you sooo much for the prompt!!

This is definitely one of my favorite little details that they've dropped about themselves haha!! I can't believe Anthony had to ask Ian SIX whole times just to come get him 😂 Ian truly must never ask for help! Okay, I'm a little rusty in my writing but I'm excited so let's see how this goes! Let me know what you think! ^_^

(mid writing notes: writing this really made me realize just how many times SIX whole times of asking your friend to let you give them a ride is. SIX TIMES)

Read on ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/56102110

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Leave it to Ian to get stranded in the only 'middle-of-nowhere' spot in LA. Anthony was wearing tracks into his living room carpet, caught up in rereading the messages Ian had sent.

"Car broke 😢" was the first sign of trouble, accompanied by the sad photo of Ian's car half-pulled off of the asphalt into grass.

"Where are you?" Anthony had shot back, confused by the seemingly rural background of the photo. "Got AAA coming to help?"

"In the most barren part of the whole city." Ian replied after a couple of minutes. "I'm taking a look at at it now but yeah I'm probably going to call them. Car sounds fucked."

"Shit, man. Lemme know if you need a ride" Anthony offered. It only took a second for the reply.

"No worries, I'll be good."

There had been radio silence for a while then. Anthony hadn't been too stressed. He figured Ian already had a different person lined up to get him if his car didn't start back up. Still, he kept glancing at his phone for updates that didn't come.

After about forty minutes, and a quick glance at the clock that told him it'd be getting dark soon, Anthony texted Ian again.

"Triple A fix your car?"

The response was prompt. "Nope"

Anthony stared at the message, knowing this man did not just send him only the word 'nope.' It took a minute but more followed.

"The AAA guy's still looking at it but from what I can tell it's beyond his scope. He mentioned I should probably call a tow truck so I've been looking at reviews."

Anthony glanced outside his window, frowning at the rapidly darkening sky. "That sounds like a good idea. after you call whoever, I can drive over so you have a ride once they've towed yours"

Ian responded quickly, "No don't worry I'm all good."

Definitely must have a ride then, Anthony thought. Still, he had to make sure. "Oh good, you've got a ride then?"

There was a long pause, so Anthony set his phone down, glancing at the setting sun again and went to get some water from the kitchen.

Coming back in to his phone, he checked his messages, and-

"No, I'll probably just Uber."

Anthony was flabbergasted. "Why?? Don't worry man it's no problem for me to pick you up. Let me know where you're at." It was actually just straight up dark outside at this point. "Is the AAA guy still there??"

"Nah he's gone. Waiting on the tow truck."

Alone in the middle-of-nowhere Los Angeles? Anthony thought, In the dark? Worry flared up in his chest and the pacing began.

"Ian, just drop me your map pin and I'll head over."

"It's chill, I'm not in a rush to get home." Ian replied, not a care in the world.

Anthony resisted the urge to bury his face in his hands. "that's not really the point??"

Suddenly a picture was loading in on the messages.

Anthony braced himself for a lackadaisical gif (and yes, he pronounced it jif like god and the creator intended) but was greeted instead with a horrendous selfie of Ian holding the phone at an angle an inch from his chin, smiling at him. The artificial light from his phone lit up the interior of his car behind him. Anthony couldn't help but laugh, even as the worry churned in his stomach. Another message followed.

"Don't worry. I'm a big boy now, all grown up and everything."

Anthony considered wracking his brains for a daddy joke, but decided Ian didn't deserve it right now. He grabbed his keys and wallet, flicked off the living room light, and left, locking his door behind him. As he walked toward his car, he jabbed the call button.

It rang only twice before Ian picked up. Anthony heard him take a breath to speak and didn't give him a chance. "Ian, just tell me where you're at, I'm heading to my car now."

"I-" Ian sounded surprised. There was a moment of rustling on the other end, then Anthony was clearly put on speaker as Ian's voice echoed slightly through the call. "Anthony, really, it's fine. The tow truck people have an ETA of like 15 minutes and then I'll call the Uber while they're hooking the car up."

Anthony, now at his car, pressed his eyes closed for a second in annoyance as he clicked his key. He hoped Ian could hear the pointed little beep-beep of his car unlocking in response.

"You really don't have to go out of your way to come get me," Ian continued, undeterred. "I didn't mean to derail your whole night with this," He laughed.

Anthony got in the car and leaned his head on his steering wheel in despair. "Ian."

"What?" Ian asked.

Anthony began to laugh despite himself, "I don't understand," He laughed harder, pushing the words out. "Why won't you just let me pick you up? I've asked you like five times!"

There was a moment of silence from Ian's end, and Anthony knew Ian was processing just how ridiculous this had become. Ian started snickering. Then they were both just laughing, Anthony holding the phone tight to his ear as Ian's laughter poured from it, his other hand ready to turn the car on.

"So," Anthony caught his breath, "So can you -please- drop me a map pin so I can come get you?"

"Alright, alright." Ian said.

Ian's voice was soft and breathless from his laughter. Anthony had spent a long time learning how to properly relish the beautiful moments in his life. The sound of Ian's voice right now, echoing slightly through the phone? That was one of those moments.

Anthony's phone pinged. "There. You happy?"

"Finally, my god." Anthony pulled the phone away to check. "Okay, I'll be there in ten minutes."

"Great," Ian said. "I think the tow truck gets here right about then." Anthony could still hear the smile in his voice. "I'll be here, waiting for you to rescue me."

[dootznbootz]

Odypen definitely and equivalently adore each other BUT I weirdly can't see them as the type to actually say "I Love you".

They still definitely vocalize their love for each other but it's more so in "My Joy", and "Extraordinary Woman", "Strange Woman/Man", etc. And very cheesy lines (both say some cheesy shit in the Odyssey, and he definitely does in the Iliad as well. "Joy like a drowning sailor seeing land" bit???)

I could see "I adore you" but even then, that's probably during very specific moments but the actual "I love you"??? I just typed it just now for fic shit and... It weirdly just didn't feel right and I don't know why. 😅

Idk maybe it's kind of because I see them as over the top in ways, they love wordplay and riddles and I think they'd almost think "...That's not good enough >:( " about it??? I don't know???😂

[w1f1n1ghtm4r3]

🥞: Well, seems like we're stuck. Gotta make the most of it, I guess.

[IPPIKI AU VBS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS]

got questions for any of the characters? want to get to know more about them or their world? for today only, you'll get a chance to ask them personally!

[ratzhatz14]

why'd sprout do that for.... what did the other mains do to him......

They tried to take save his pookie hostage from him

And vee got the shortest stick... Which was a crumb in this situation

[squarebracketsmileyface]

does jay ever get confused or surprised by his own emotions or actions? i feel like its even worse whrn you dont even know why youre acting like this, because you cant explain ky to yourself, let alone other people

I think so. I know he definitely doesn't really realise he's doing some of it in the moment, especially when he's angry. Like, he just lashes out without even thinking about it, then refuses to let himself feel like he's in the wrong in the moment, because that'd mean "losing" in some way, so he usually doubles down. But like, yeah, I feel like a lot of the time he doesn't expect to react as severely as he does? Like, he's fine fine fine fine, until he's not and he just flies off the handle and can't really do anything about it until he's landed again, and then he can start trying to pick up all the pieces, y'know?

He definitely beats himself up when he settles on "oh I fucked up" after he does something (and tries to get Alex to beat him up over it too lmao, uh, anyway 💀) yeah, if you asked him WHY he did something? Chances are he'll bullshit you about the explanation. Like, I feel like hell make it sound like he knows why he did it, but then if you actually start prodding past the made up, surface level shit he came out with, you'd realise really fast that he doesn't know why he did something.

Either that or sometimes you'll get a massive flood of every single reason he can possibly think of for why he did something? Like you know in Sorry, It's Locked chapter three, when Tim kisses him and he freaks the fuck out and runs away, and then after that he kinda gives Tim just this massive flood of every single thing that lead up to that moment of him panicking and trying to run away.

He's all or nothing, 0 or 100, nothing in between. Either he knows every single thing about why he reacted how he did, or he doesn't have the foggiest, y'know?

[not-poignant]

Will we ever get more of Mosk and Augus in the rainbow series? Underline the Green - even though it’s just a single scene - has this feeling that’s so sweet and sad and just hits so perfectly. I’d love to see them both happy eventually, whatever that ends up looking like. Eran for Mosk of course, but it would be nice to see this softer Augus find his “happily ever after” too

Augus will get his happily ever after in Underline the Silver! Which takes place after the events of Underline the Black and Underline the Green.

I can't write any more of Underline the Green because it's just too bittersweet for me, and too tragic. It's definitely not a romance when one member develops a heart injury because of it and becomes chronically ill, and is left single, while the other goes on to be happy.

Mosk will be mentioned in other stories though so we'll get to know that he's happy and graduates okay. And Augus will be spotlighted in his own future story, as he gets forced to retire out of alpha companionship permanently, due to the damage that his emotional attachment to Mosk does to his body.

[hinderr]

Okay okay one last one

[smokbeast]

Nhngn<333;;

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

Phullo it is I again!

I am very glad that you actually responded and given me an actual advice since I was worried about the question I sent you.

Though besides that I have another question for you (hoorayyy)!

So, about the reading books earlier- I’m fortunately a bookworm too! It’s just that I notice I prefer reading the genre science fiction/psychological horror more than… anything else!

And while the books I am currently reading, ‘Flowers For Algernon’ and ‘I’m Thinking Of Ending Things’ (these books are seriously so wonderfully made they make want to tear my walls), DO have romantic aspects of it- it’s not really the main plot of the story..

‘Flowers For Algernon’ has amazing storytelling and is very unique- though I’m not sure if you’ve read it before but, it’s actually just the main character taking notes. Hence why there was a lot misspellings which honestly makes it a great touch if you know the context behind it.

On the other hand, ‘I’m Thinking Of Ending Things’ too shares the same uniqueness as the other, possibly even more unique if I must say so myself. Though I REALLY don’t want to make my story similar to them since I want to make it more heart warming than fucked up..

Which is why I feel like I have the need to borrow or buy at least one romantic book because, I lack of it. I mean I accidentally borrowed it one time but it was kind of disappointing.

I don’t know if its a good idea and if I should do it or not since does it really matter of the genre, or just the writing?

Still, if you have any good books that are in the romance genre. Feel free to recommend some to me!

-lots of love, from another bookworm

welcome back! happy to hear you're a bookworm as well <3 im writing those titles down since i read a criminal lack of sci-fi despite loving it

i actually don't have any straight up romance recs - i don't actively search it out (outside of fanfic), so any romance i read just comes with whatever book i've picked up. just straight up romance bores me, unless its a fic with a pairing i actively like. and even then, i need to take breaks from it unless the romance is interspersed with an actual plot. im not a romantically-geared person! i dont have single Main Plot Is Romance book on my shelves!

but imo its really just the quality of writing that helps. ive never been in a romance, im the child of two different divorces, and yet ive been told that i write romance fairly well. go fuckin figure lmao.

so actually my advice on romance is to just like. wow idk what i do is pick apart the romances i see on tv / in writing. what makes them good together, how do they act around each other, what are their love languages, what's their dynamic, what traditional romance things do they partake in, what dont they partake in, do they have anything nontraditional, do they work and why do / they dont they - does that make their relationship more interesting or is it flat. are they a good match.

you don't have to have every answer, but ive found that at least understanding their characters / dynamics, and having them interact in a way that suits them will help your romance feel natural. dont conform to tropes or tradition, that will just make the relationship flat and unrealistic. and you can always sprinkle in little things that you like / would like, which will help ground the romance and get you into the groove

tldr with romance, i think it's better to observe real life (whether that's paying attention to couples or reading reddit threads) & analyze in-love or in-a-relationship characters instead of just reading romance novels. bc honestly, and from what i can tell, they can tend to be over the top or cookie cutter

just realized you did not explicitly ask for romance advice! Oopsie! i got a little carried away here....

[rainbow-wolf120]

I told yall I'd draw the oranges

So erm, surprise. Gift art!! I read their ask blog like, 4 days ago and was like, I have to draw them.

Then I saw their ship art, and I was like, I'm going to draw them.

So I did. The oranges are in love, yay for them. When the ask blog said they were partners I was like, as in close friends/partners in crime. (I was a little slow)

Then I saw the art and was like, They dating? Good for them!

Widget belongs to @feralferretxp

Penny belongs too @troutagon

Their ask blog is @thecitrusaskblog (ask em a question

My reaction to these two:

[yumedoca]

If you are familiar with the UY movies, do you feel Rumiko Takahashi was inspired by any of them? The timelines do line up for that to be the case, but I am not certain.

Hai there, Hope you're doing great!!

It's been a while but yes, I have watched all the movies.

As for whether RT was inspired them? Naturally, it's not something I can say for certain but if I do have to guess, I highly doubt it. Rumiko Takahashi has always spoken of the anime adaptation (including the movies) as a separate work from her own. Sure, there is a possibility that she could have been inspired by them but both the movies (1-4 only, since 5 and 6 came after the manga finished serialization) and the manga are just on a very different wavelength. The closest thing I can find for inspiration between the movie and manga would small similarities between movie 1 (aka her favorite) and the final arc (both stories have AtaLum getting interfered with someone who supposedly engaged to one of them and the other try to stop them from marrying said alien, oh and there's also the tag concept and a few other things) but it's only on the surface level since they're both executed way too differently. RT has also spoken about how some of the ideas for the final arc came along and from that it doesn't seem like it was entirely connected, kind of like coincidence but I can't be sure. And the timelines do line up, but only in the original anime (since the movies are their work after all). The manga is usually ahead than the anime so the timelines aren't exactly together..

...but yeah, that's what I think, at least. There's really no way to know for sure unless someone asks her..

[irl-morros-account]

three images i collected yesterday that vaguely relate to each other :3

no its not 3:30am shh

I think you have a very interesting view of me. Not saying its wrong though.

Why are they all about death and murder. Wha. Also I would not do that second one. I would simply come from behind and crack their neck.

Ducklings can fucking what. That's terrifying.

[orcelito]

hows itnl next chapter goin' ? 👉👈

Hfkshfks well I was rereading ITNL to get back into it and vibing and then I had some intense fuckin deadlines for school so I haven't gotten back to it Just yet hfkshfm

Perhaps have gotten a little distracted reading the smut fic I have posted and thinking about writing the sequel one-shot to it. Just for a little low pressure fun writing. Get back in the groove of writing lol. Also I got into a real vashwood mood that ITNL won't be indulging for a while hfkshfkd so. Brain wants to make them squirm. You know.

Anyways even if I do end up writing that next one shot I don't think it'll keep me from ITNL for tooooo long? I was definitely vibing with it when I was reading it. I just need to get that drive for violence back and also get to a point where I don't have a bunch of deadlines hanging over my head jfshdmd (bc I am still not outta the woods on that yet 😭😭😭) but AFTERWARDS... hopefully I'll be getting to it before too long.

The good news is I have a doctors appointment on Tuesday to hopefully get adhd meds and IF THEY WORK, well I hope they can unlock an increased productivity never before seen in me. Or well I guess I can't say that given my 70k words in 3 weeks super hyperfixation back in 2020 but OTHER THAN THAT... productivity for the Current me at least.

That + the fact that the next few chapters of ITNL will be very exciting for me... once I start writing I think I'll be writing a Lot... I just need a little bit longer to get there......

[shining-gem34]

👫- bailu for dan heng (traincarsandstars)

Relationship Headcanons || Accepting @traincarsandstars

1) Nesting

I do think Bailu has her own room on the Astral Express. But! Dan Heng lets her make her own nest under his desk in the Archives. He did help her select the blankets, pillows, and plushies. Now, Dan Heng will find her napping under his desk more often in her nest of blankets and plushies. He makes sure no one disturbs her, because a grumpy Bailu means more teeth and electricity.

2) Lessons

Bailu and Dan Heng have a schedule when it's time for lessons regarding the Vidyadhara/High Elder powers. Dan Heng learns about the Xianzhou medicine, the medicinal herbs, and Vidyadhara healing prowess. At the moment, Dan Heng unfortunately has little to no potential in using healing powers like Bailu has. It's not a concern for him, because he can learn about medicine instead from her. In exchange, Dan Heng teaches Bailu what he knows/recalls about the High Elders and their powers. It's a struggle since it's not easy to teach what you're not 100% sure about, but it's a learning process for the both of them.

Also, Dan Heng is more than happy to teach Bailu martial arts, especially his spearmanship. c:

3) Food Trips

After the Trailblazer (and few others), Dan Heng would be the next person who doesn't mind taking Bailu out on food adventures. While he doesn't share Bailu fondness for sweets, he's open to trying at least once before deciding if he likes it or not. He'll definitely makes a list of places Bailu (or they) want to visit in the future to try out the foods. Also, he'll write notes of the foods/food places they tried and which dishes they like the most out of it.

4) Gardening

I'm thinking of a cute scenario where they make their own little garden to grow medicinal herbs. :3 Dan Heng is busy reading books how to properly grow and maintain their garden. Bailu? She's already working on planting the seeds in the soil and watering it with her own water can. They definitely added flowers into the mix (after suggestions from friends) to make a pretty colorful garden. Dan Heng might want a pond garden of his own one day.