#THEY'RE SOOOO CUUUUUTE

[meownotgood]

ah..... more casual clothes aki to add to my collection

[sysig]

Some further TMPs (Patreon)

[ahxiang]

it's taken me 20 mins to get through this chainpun lady and the tramp thing, i'm so stressed and so happy and it's A Lot

[missamyrisa2]

Miss Amy! 🥺 how would you tease a tough girl that’s super sensitive on her nipples?

It's soooo gonnna be the sweeeet cute overlyyyy annoyingly positive chick bullying the tough cookie girl ~ because I'll wait until you're just sooo ensconced in your gruffnessss, so just fulllll of that confidence before slipping my wiggly finger outttt ~ you wouldn't dare show how scared you are of my one single solitary wiggly finger would youu? Nahhhhh~ a big strong gal like youuuu wouldn't crumble from thissss which is why you don't care that it's gonna slippppp into that top and go on a little mission. Oh I know you could stop me but that would be admitting something wouldn't it? I'm just a silly gigglyyyy pixie and I couldn't possiblyyyy make you do something other than those lion growls huhhh? Just a big stronggggg warrior who isn't gonna have the sliiiighttest reaction to me gliding this fingertip, this little soft fingertip along a circle over that girlyyyy buttton ~ nooo that's your bufffff tougghhh pec huh? Notttt your royal sparklyyyyy buttonnyy button mmmh that's why you won't mind my other hand coming up under your shirt would you? Noooo I could get that belly which I see twitching but there's something else we have to inspect~

Yesss, curse and swear and growl and struggle ~ my tough cookie ain't gonna crumble noooo not from some silly girlyyyy teases in hereeee acrosss this oooh ~ this rapidlyyyyy swelling buttonnn ~ that doesn't bother you does it noooo ~ tickles on this nubbin aren't gonna do anythinggg to youuuu~ that's why you're not blushing or squeaking or wobbling noooopeee just shakin it offf~ yesss, shake it offf shake it offf ~ I I I shake it offf~!~! awww sorry cutie I just like to sing. You don't mind just like you don't mind that ohh my where did this little makeup brush come from? I don't know, that's not mine, she goes to another school you wouldn't know her~ mmmh~ does that tickle? Does it tickle tickle? That's itttt tough gal~ be squeaky, be gigglyyyyy~ noooo you're done for now, you are soooo in troubleee~ there's no escape from thissss~ you're already wobbling yesss you areeee and oooh you are in for it nowwwww~ down we goooo~

I'll just be taking that top please and thank you very much and yes I will have secondsssss~ there that goess mmhmm make with the shirt and make with the nippliessss ~ noope nope you're not going anyyywheree nowwww that's ittt that feeels good huhhh when I rubbbb those cuuuuute boobies huhh? That doesn't tickle that's niiice~ ticklemama always makes it betterrr and oooh you know what's better than rubbiesss? Tiiiiicklessss~ mmhmm you should know thattt what kinda tough giggle tickle girl are you anyyywayy? Mmhmh just rapid flickyyyy tickles on those buttons now. Those royal girly chest buttons and they're getting soooo hot and bothered. Why yes I dooo have to sit on your chest like thisss. Can't have you squirming away now can we? That wouldn't be good for your ticklessss~ Nooppee we're not stopping because now we're gonna take my braid tippp to that sideboobbbb mmmmhmm get the edge of your cute nippliesss and ahhh yessss it's timeeee ~ you're getting lip brushiessss~!!

Muuuahhh sorry tough girlyyy you're gonna be gaspy for me yes you areee because I'm gonna give you allllll the kissiesss on your buttons and brush my liiips around them and mmmhhhh little lickiesss toooooo~ just the tip of my tongue on your button tippp mmhmm~ be moanyyyy be moany for me nowwww give me those gigglemoansss awww soo sweeet. Do your friends know you're a precious girly girl with hyper ticklish girly buttonsss? How often do you wishhh you were like this, all gigglyyy silllyy wiggglyyy desperate huh? You want moreeee? Mmhmm yes you doooo~ that's right you fucking doooooo~ and you're gonna say pleeease tickle mama tickle my buttons while I make you gigglemoan to the heavens yes you areee ~ now let's hear ittt let's hear that pleeeease ticklemamaaaa~<33

[uchiwife]

Ok guys, I need to talk to you about something!

Last year or so I had an idea for a time-travel fic with Kakasaku as the main pairing. I think this will sound familiar to some if you are or were on the Kakasaku discord because at the time I shared snippets and little teasers about this fic.

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This is the first time I've written for this pairing. Although I adore them and consume a lot of Kakasaku fics, I've never written for them. Those who know my work will know that I write mainly Itasaku, Shisaku and occasionally Sasusaku.

The project is still in progress, albeit on hold, however, as I don't know when I'll be able to release this story, I first wanted to contextualize the idea and tell you a bit about it quickly and thus see if it's worth continuing to work on this fic in the future.

I was hoping to get some feedback, to see how the idea might be received. Although we writers write primarily for ourselves, I still find it interesting to have the opinion of my readers or future readers. If they like the idea, it's obvious that working on the story is all the more motivating, you know? And since it's my first time writing Kakasaku, I'm feeling a bit nervous.

So here's the general idea :

«  Kakashi and Sakura found themselves back in their younger selves for some reason. The Kakashi and Sakura of the future are in an established relationship so imagine their horror when they realize where they are.

To keep up appearances, Sakura plays Sasuke's fangirls (albeit a little more moderately) and Kakashi scowls and rolls his eyes at every "sasuke-kun, you're soooo sTrOnG. Sasuke-kun is so cuuuuute, isn't he kakashi-sEnsEi?" and he's like "adorable." but with a deadpan face, you know? It just amuses Sakura to be able to annoy Kakashi because in their future lives, he likes to annoy her and miss a few of his medical appointments so it's a kind of payback.

And of course there's the fact that they won't have their daily routines as long as they're stuck in their current bodies. Well, especially for Sakura, because although Kakashi is a notorious pervert and a kinky person, doing anything while she looks like a 12-year-old is off-limits to him, and what's even more frustrating is that of course he still loves her since it's Sakura's mind that's in her 12-year-old body. But to be honest, Sakura agrees that she's just as frustrated, and can't see herself engaging in lewd activities in her pre-teen body.

And what's worse, she's experiencing her first period for the second time. Much to Kakashi's amusement.🐺🌸 »

To conclude, here are two questions I was asked about this fic and my answer:

Q: “But of course they slip every now and then? Like hand holding. Or Kakashi putting a hand around her waist out of reflex. Or not patting her head but her cheek (for being *so cheeky*) and it raises some brows.”

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A: “Oh totally! And when he realizes it, he's panicked, like: "Minor, minor, illegal. Off limits. Prison. 12 years. take your hand off." and Sakura's kind of annoyed that she can't have her good-night kiss. Especially since she's living with her parents at 12. Sometimes Sakura even forgets the "sensei" when she addresses kakashi, which frankly, coming from Sasuke, would be fine in the sense that he's so casual, but Sakura? Sweet, rule-abiding Sakura? Naaah. Especially if she calls him "Kashi"”

Q: “Would they try to change things you think!?”

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A: “Well, at first, I think they'll be trying to find a way back home. They're so confused about being here, they think it's a bad idea. Not to mention that it's really no fun for Sakura to be a 12-year-old when her man could be arrested and thrown in jail if they're caught while he's having one of those slips. Like touching her in a very familiar and intimate way that goes beyond the teacher/student relationship.

You also have to bear in mind that they are in a period of peace in their own timeline. After fighting, suffering and losing comrades and friends, in the 4GNW, they've earned a well-deserved peace.

But if they get stuck for a while, I think Sakura will come up with the idea. Kakashi will be much more cautious. It's not that he's completely reticent, but he's been through so much that he fears the changes they might make could lead to results far worse than those of their original timeline.

So Sakura would have to warm him up to the idea, but ultimately I think he knows it might be worth the risk if it means avoiding tragic events. When you know so much about the future, it's dangerous, but knowing what's going to happen and letting it happen is perhaps worse. Some things are inevitable, some deaths too, and Sakura will probably blame herself. Kakashi will have more perspective on the situation. But they'll be relying on each other; all the while trying to make their relationship work; which is going to be complicated given the age that currently separates them. But knowing Sakura and her fierce love for her loved ones, she won't let Kakashi run away or question their relationship. After all, it's not their timeline. And they'll find a way to get back together.”

[oldsargasso]

4 minutes ep 4 thoughts

4 minutes ep 4 let's goooo

I thought the cop was pulled off the case? ANSWERS ALREADY? wow okay (genuinely my only thought right now is Zeke from bob's burgers saying "what a tangled-ass web we weave") how far will the cop sink I wonder

great's face when he said hospital lmaoooo

wait you can just go to the operating room? anyway I love that Great isn't sitting around he is Getting Answers!! okay you can't go into the operating room I was about to say! his little jumps 🥺

huge fan of Tyme attempting to ignore Great. the little huff like he's annoyed Great showed up. like really my guy what did you expect

yep Tyme's parents. we love a tragic backstory

god that was a cool effect. that was more than four minutes for suuuuure also we haven't seen a clock yet this episode

I hope Tonkla is being manipulative. "oh I'm all by myself…" did he wear a sheer shirt to his brother's memorial?

I started skipping the scene but uh GUESS NOT. show us Korn's neck….okay bandage hmmm. HMMM. perhaps instead of parallel timelines it's more like. timelines interweaving at certain points.

learn to read the room Korn omg. this is the most I've ever cared about Tonkla. you love to see him standing up for himself!

I skipped again - any characters notes let me know lol

so he been hallucinated his dead cat in ep1. someone killed his cat??? and he knows who? and Tonkla and Korn have known each other in uni. ngl as someone who's watching this show for Great and Tyme I'm a little bored rn. let me know if I missed anything major by skipping through the flashbacks lol

I hope Lukwa and Den hook up they're so cute smiling at each other all the time. and she is soooo gorgeous.

oh it's not a gallery at all hmmm. I guess the lights made me think that? wait they saw each other there HMMM. I wonder if this 'room' is out of time so to speak. when you're dead (heart not beating) you're outside of time?

I love being right 🤠

well that is not obeying the "don't hurt her" command Korn gave is it. korn playing good cop lmao. spit in his face too Nan I love you

something about the angle of this shot of Korn (and then Great) drinking feels like a video game (coming back to note it's control. ashtray maze.)

Great's 21 right? this feels like a 21 year old came up with the plan lmao "just get him super drunk"

this is why I only have a passcode on my phone smh

…my entire computer just shut down. okay. I'm back! let me restart this little bit. they really are brothers cause matching white pants.

Great wearing all white to go sneaking around in the dark. he's lucky he's pretty. and the guard apparently has terrible night vision. and terrible hearing.

nooooooo Nan!! great better be going back in time to stop that

omg the lights going like that was so cool. I wonder if that's the first time Great has intentionally gone back?

Tyme launching himself in as saviour you love to see ittt. the other guys with guns just watching this go down I guess? not the standoff. should've shot them smh

THUNDERSTORM. stopped on a bridge is not the time for an adrenaline rush. Great's little jog back to the car…adorable.

were we supposed to see something in that shot off to the side? no moon. no storm?

only one bed huh 👀

cuuuuute!!

whewwww WHAT a kiss. the room and Great all in white/pale colours and Tyme all in black? perfect.

whoever directed this GETS it. they understand. the chemistry. the little back and forth. the SMILES. I'm a little feral about it all. THIGH TATTOOS. hands.

black socks with white shoes :/ maybe Dome deserved it.

I love being right x2 🤠

we saw Korn's watch once and I think could read the time. we saw the time when Great had Korn's phone. we saw blurry watch faces on Great and Tyme in bed. no other clocks? not counting the projected 4.00 on the wall in lukwa's vision. innnnteresting.

[engekihaikyuu]

Hyper Projection Engeki Haikyuu - Karasuno, Revival!

"WE WON!!!!”

Please do not repost

[spacexseven]

tuna tuna tuna I'm workshopping some yandere ideas in the ol notes app which one fo you wanna hear about more (or first)

1. bsd yans pretending to be interested in darling for information, discarding them, and then realizing they have feelings for them and desperately trying to get them back (our talks about eelzai made me remember how much I like this trope so I've been thinking about it soooooo hard </3)

2. this one is short and sweet: yandere demons. like, the demon fyodor and the demon prodigy of the port mafia but literal. they find darling to be such an interesting little human, how rare! they can't help but want to torment and haunt them juuuust a little bit... ok maybe a lot... seeing them scared is just soooo cuuuuute <3 its hard to resist! darlings just a standard mark, at first, but the more they fight, the more they draw them in, until their demonic desires start to go a bit BEYOND just wanting to see darlings face twist up in terror, theyre much more interested in... other expressions, as of late. dont be afraid, darling, just let them hold you <3 and when you die, they'll even set up a nice comfy spot in hell just for you riiiight next to them where you can be together for all eternity! isn't that thoughtful of them?

good shit or what

- 🩹

good shit? top class 100/10 shit as always when it's from you

cw: yandere characters, possessive behavior, jealousy, manipulation, trickery, murder, isolation, abuse of power

the first one. tell me it's not akutagawa TELL ME (dazai can fit the mold too) gooood fooood like akutagawa's tasked with gathering intelligence on an opposing ability user group and knows darling is one of the members. he starts hanging around them and kind of becoming friendly but he really cannot be bothered to care more than he has to. Until. maybe they're ambushed and darling immediately jumps up to protect him and he's like.....woah okay. and he's touched by their concern but he still has a job to do!! gets to the point where it all blows up and darling learns akutagawa used them and is the reason everything they worked for is gone but now akutagawa is ready to take them under his wing except they are very very mad. well obviously they don't have a choice! they must know they have a target on their back, right? and who else is better equipped to protect them if not akutagawa, who destroyed the ability group that would only take advantage of darling and take them away from yokohama when the job's done?

i misread the second one as demon fyodor and his demon babies which threw me off for a moment @.@ BUT anyways this would be so perfect for fyodor do you realize him and nikolai maybe. you know his obsession with sinners and ability users and all that? a) darling's an ability user so obviously he must torment them as is his job oh but they are so cute and oh they are way too fun to poke and twist around. darling's pretty adamant that being an ability user isn't being evil and over time, yeah, they've convinced him that they aren't evil, but human minds are so fickle, aren't they? what if someone else uses darling as a puppet to wreck havoc? stay with him, and they wouldn't have to worry about such a thing. he'll keep them pure.

or b) it doesn't matter if darling has an ability they just have a poor little soul that fyodor thinks is interesting (and nikolai thinks it's an easy meal). it's fun for him to mess around with them and terrify them but then when other demons start catching wind of this strange little person, he decides he's just not ready to share :(

[eta--piscium]

The happiest day of this month!!

Went to my Alma Mater today to attend our Foundation Week and also play our official volleyball match today!

I recorded a vlog about today because I needed it for my final requirement for school. (They wanted us to vlog something.)

Met a lot of old friends and also made friends with a lot of people today!

Playing around the campus and buying foods and drinks from booths.

Stayed on a call with this woman for like 42mins but had to hang up because I needed to change into my volleyball clothes. Yes, I bought a different set of clothes and shoes just for the game lol.

Then we practiced for a bit then played the match, luckily no injuries today!! The game was so intense that everytime the ball is being passed over from court to court the crowd just grows quiet. All you can hear are just our voices shouting "mine!" That was so funny and cool!! Lol. The ball was even passed from court to court for a solid 4mins until my team scored it!

Opponents got scared when I started serving because they don't know if I'll serve it high and slow or low and fast. But what I did was a high and fast serve, which took them by surprise and I did my infamous anime haikyuu serve where the ball is so high and then it's as if the ball hit an invisible wall and it just drops down which takes them by surprise everytime. My volleyball serves are very unpredictable.

AFTER AN INTENSE GAME, ME AND MY TEAM WON!!! ME AND MY TEAM HAD TONS OF FUN!!!

Then went to watch a formation of my Junior Air Force Cadets. I did command for a little while and scared the wits out of them. They were all so afraid of me and 2 of them even started crying because I was being hella strict and terror. (I'm the senior officer that every single batch is afraid of. I was a Battalion Commander which explains my strictness with every one and I am the scariest officer.)

Then the other senior officers that are like me but they're still my junior officers, I'm still their senior officer, slowly and scarily tried to talk to me. It's so cute how they tried to muster up their courage just to talk to me. HAHAHAHAHA

I guess I was that strict and scary huh. So yeah, they went to stand in front of me and started to salute and lightly scream "MA'AM, PERMISSION TO SPEAK, MA'AM!" Ofc I would answer them "PERMISSION GRANTED." Then they all went, "Ma'am, how are you Ma'am? It's really nice to have you visit us, Ma'am!" Like that's so cuuuuute. I just went uwu mode and just commanded "I'm doing fine and that's so nice of you guys. Alright then, AT EASE CADETS!" Then I talked to them casually trying my best not to intimidate them so much and this one female cadet went, "Ma'am, permission to ask a question ma'am" while saluting, I ofc once again gave her permission and she just went "Ma'am can I hug you Ma'am?" LIKE?!?!?!?! MY GIRL KNOWS HOW TO MAKE ME MELT. OFC I LET HER HUGGED ME!! THE WAY SHE JUMPED AFTER OUR HUG WAS SOOOOO WHOLESOME!!! That the rest got jealous and was like "MA'AM CAN WE HUG YOU TOOO???" So we all ended up having a big group hug and that was soooo wholesome because they're so happy to finally getting to talk to me.🥺❤ I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!!!!

Then I went home and friends came home with me and we celebrated the victory of our game by eating tons of Samyang Ramen!!! Wooooo!!!!

WHAT A DAY!!!❤

[miraculous-ladyblue]

Thoughts on Timetagger:

Marinette trying to rap is soooo cute 💖💖💖

Lol @ Hawkmoth for having the guts to akumatize Mr. Pigeon/Mr. Ramier 25 times (it was 23 times as mentioned in the beginning of the episode, then 24, and then 25 at the end of the episode). 🤣

Mr. Ramier bought LB and CN ice cream from Andre!!!! 🍦🍦🍦 I wish there was a scene wherein Andre gave them his special ice cream like the ones from Glacier (season 2). I want to see Chat Noir's reaction when he sees Ladybug's ice cream.

No matter how boring the fight is between LB and CN against an akumatized villain, Parisians are still taking pics/vids and this just shows how supportive they are of their superheroes (in my opinion that is).

Timetagger's entrance was so original and out of the blue. It isn't the usual/traditional way villains are introduced/make appearances in the episodes and I'm glad that the writers and rest of the mlb team are really deviating from their old episode formula.

I also liked it when Timetagger's identity was revealed at the end. In a way, there was some kind of mystery as to who this person akumatized person was.

"a future where LB and CN are adults": this could mean that the series will explore their transition from teens to young adults, which means more seasons + episodes, more stories/events/plot development/characters. 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 (hopefully, that is).

So I guess miraculous holders become more powerful when they're adults, particularly they can use their special powers more than once without detransforming. If so, this explains why Hawkmoth doesn't detransforms after akumatizing someone.

Also, imagine adult Ladybug and Chat Noir's powers!!!! Unlimited lucky charms and cataclysms... I would like to see an episode of adult LB and CN please 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Bunnix's costume is soooo beautiful and is perhaps the most aesthetically pleasing costume I have ever seen (or maybe I'm just biased bc I am obsessed with the color blue 😅😅😅). I never expected that the bunny miraculous would go to Alix or that it is a pocketwatch.

Minibug and Kitten Noir are such cute nicknames 😊😂

Fluff is so cuuuuute!!!!!! 🐰🐇😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

So future LB and CN have defeated many villains like Dr. Sadness; Apkli, Tacri, and Larme; twins of the inner world; Ignoblia, the dark side of Majestia (who btw is Alya's fave fictional superheroine she mentioned in the origins episode in season 1), and; Mr. Rat (whom I first thought was the holder of the rat miraculous turned villain but nah). Judging by the villains' names and their pictures from the episode, I surmise that LB and CN will not just be fighting akumatized villains in the future but actual and real supervillains(?) idk this is just a thought, but I guess it would be interesting if future seasons would introduce new threats and a variety of villains other than Hawkmoth. I kinda see this happening especially after we delve into Master Fu's origins abt how he lost the butterfly and peacock miraculouses. Who knows--he might have made some enemies in the past that could come back in the present to challenge our heroes.

WHOOA GABRIEL AGRESTE ISN'T HAWKMOTH IN THE FUTURE??? WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED OR WILL HAPPEN??? This is honestly an interesting revelation by Timetagger (which I'm kinda hoping is true) bc it opens up new theories and how future seasons and episodes could play out. (I'm gonna start making theories later as to how/why Hawkmoth will not be Hawkmoth in the future).

I feel like Lila is the reason why Noel will be akumatized in the future.

Overall, this is another incredible episode that opens up a lot of possibilities as to how the story can progress overtime. I feel like the writers are setting up the stages for future seasons, which I am expecting will be so unlike the first 2 seasons that they will be soooo much better in terms of episode contents and story 😊

[worldismyne]

Warrior Boys Don't Dance Part 2/2

Previous Chapter

Date of Origin: 12/22/10

Author: AnihyrMoonstar

Rated: T (Suggestive)

Summary: The night of the ball arrives, and Finn may have done a better job teaching Harv than he'd like.

"Oooh, Harvey, you're sooo cuuuuute…" Finn cooed venomously to no one as he scowled, sitting perched on the lip of a fountain outside the ballroom and making a flower sway back and forth on his knee in time with his scornful imitation.  "Will you daaance with me?"  he continued, fluttering his eyelashes for emphasis, and then quickly turned his attention to a stick in the other hand.   "Oh, sure!" he answered himself, dropping his voice to a lower octave and attempting to sound robust and heroic as he waggled the stick back and forth.  "I'll dance with you, because everybody knows that stupid pretty palace girls in their stupid pretty dresses are waaaaay more fun than boring people like my adorable and charming best friend Finn…" "Oh," Finn re-donned his icky-sweet 'girl' voice, "…okay, Harvey, hee hee hee, you're soooo funny…"  After less than five seconds of allowing twig Harv and flower palace girl to twirl around in a makeshift dance, though, Finn snorted, irritated with his own game, and heatedly chucked them together into the fountain.  "Stupid…dancing…" Finn shut his eyes, drawing one knee up to his chest and folding his arms around it as he propped his chin up.  In the distance, the muffled hum of music from the ballroom provided a soft, melodic backdrop to the more immediate sounds of night, and he sighed, shivering as a chilly night breeze teased over his skin and biting his lip. Who needed Harv anyway? Stupid Harv. Just because he wanted to waste his night spinning around with dumb girls in frills didn't mean he should get to ruin Finn's night, too.  Stupid, stupid, stupid. Finn glanced back to the fountain pool, moonlight dancing over the ripples, glittering over the twig and flower as they rocked together.   He didn't need Harv.  But he reached out anyway. Carefully, he retrieved the twig from the surface and—because he could get away with it—stuck his tongue briefly out at the flower.  Droplets glistened over the surface of the wood, caught like dew or teardrops in the rivulets even after he shook it off once.  He sighed at it. "Well," he said in his own voice, taking on a lightly admonishing tone, "…what did I tell you about palace girls?"  He dabbed the corner of his tunic over the wet spots on the twig.   "They're evil tricksters, Harv, and they do mean things like…" He turned the makeshift Harvey, looking to see that he'd dried it completely, "…shove nice, innocent peasant boys that don't know any better into fountains for no reaso-" "Finn…?" Finn jerked up in his seat, hastily tossing wooden Harvey behind him as if it might betray his every secret in a moment's notice.  The rustling of footsteps approached, and he rearranged himself, dropping both feet to the ground and putting his hands in his lap in an attempt to look as bored, composed, and not-lonely as possible. "Finn, is that—hey, it is you," Harv greeted, smiling.  "I thought I saw you come out here.  What are you…" He glanced about the otherwise empty garden and to the fountain—where twig and flower bobbed again together—and frowned, puzzled, "…doing?" Finn opened his mouth.  Then, considering that "Using twig and flower 'dolls' to mock palace girls who were dancing with you because I'm bored and not angry or jealous at all, not even a little bit," didn't sound very good, he shut it again. "Aren't you cold out here?" Harv asked.  "And isn't it…boring?" Finn huffed.  "Well, maybe if I'd had someone to talk to…" he hinted none too discreetly, but quickly trailed off, not looking Harv in the eye.   "Did you have fun dancing?" There was pause. "Finn…if you were lonely-" "I'm not lonely," Finn clipped, turning his nose up a fraction higher for pride's sake.  "I was just…bored.  Anyway, it looked like you were having plenty of fun with all your girl friends, you didn't need me getting in your way…" Harv sighed, and moved in.  When the warmth of another body settled in beside him, Finn's eyes blinked open, and, startled momentarily out of his huff, he glanced over.   "You're right," Harv said as he watched, "…there were a lot of

girls tonight.  I don't think I've ever seen so many in one place all at the same time before…" After a pause, he frowned, and then added as an afterthought, "…except maybe at market, but I don't think that counts in the same way.  This was a lot more…pretty and stressful." Finn's eyebrows quirked up of their own accord as he parroted, "Stressful?" and Harvey glanced his way. "Well, yeah," he said.  "It's like…everyone looks so nice, and they all know exactly what they're doing, and they have all their manners and rules and fancy clothes, but-" "I got you nice clothes-" "-I still felt like an outsider on the inside, you know?" Finn considered a moment.  Then, "No," he said flatly. Harv pursed his lips, propping his chin in his hands.  "Yeah, well…you're used to it, I guess.  It's really different for me…the food was really good, though." Finn eyed his friend, his frown thoughtful.  "So, you…weren't having fun?" Harv shrugged.  "I mean…it wasn't bad, I just felt kind of…awkward and out of place…especially when it came to the dancing," he emphasized.  "I think I worried more about not stepping on someone's foot than I did about the music or even keeping the beat…" "But I taught you the moves," Finn insisted, "…and you got…well, okay at them, after a while." Harv glanced over.  "Well, yeah, but that's with you," he said.  "It's different." "It…is?" "Yeah," Harv pressed.  "You're my friend, and a guy, so it doesn't count.  When it's a girl…it's like all I can think is that I'm gonna mess up and make a fool of myself."  Apparently, Finn's look gave something away, because Harv tilted his head, pinning him with a flat stare.  "You can't tell me girls don't make you at least a little nervous…" Finn frowned.  "Why would girls make me nervous?" Harv blinked, as if that was the farthest thing from what he'd expected, and was he blushing?  "Uhhh…I don't…know," he answered finally.  "I mean…'cause you want them to, like…like you and stuff?" he said.  "And you don't want them to think you're…an idiot?  I mean, I think…I thought it was natural…like all guys are like that…" "But…everyone already likes me," Finn said.  "Why would it make me nervous?" Harv turned his eyes skyward.  "Umm…yeah."  He shut them.  "It's…" After taking a full breath, he released it slowly, and let his head drop back down.  "It's just different." "But…" Finn persisted after another second of confused silence, "…you weren't nervous when you danced with me.  You don't care whether I like you or not?" Harv's eyes stayed shut.  "It's not that…I just already know you like me," he said, "…and anyway, like I said, that's a totally different kind of 'like'…you're a guy, so it doesn't count." "Sometimes you don't make any sense, Harv," Finn professed evenly, and Harvey spared him a glance.  After a long moment, he appeared to come to a decision, and turned more fully to Finn. "Okay," he said.  "Think of it like this…of all the girls at the ball tonight, which one did you think was the prettiest?" Finn took a moment, listing off the girls he knew in his head: Issabella—bleck, her sense of color was god awful, and her shoes looked like something a hobbit would wear; Anita—eww, her hair looked like bleached straw no matter how many oils she used, and her voice sounded like a cricket; Prudence—uh, no, gag, her clothes were almost as pink as Hevvin's horn and that was not a good thing. Finn grimaced.  "Do we have to keep talking about girls?"  Harv dropped his face in his hands.  "Okay," Finn went on the defensive, "…it's not my fault they're all-" "Come on, Finn, there has to be at least one you thought was a little cute?" Harvey entreated, and at last, a thought occurring to him, Finn snickered. "Yeah, actually, now that you mention it…" He thought of Emet, awkward beyond repair in formal male getup, trying her absolute best the entire night to act suave only to nearly fall apart blushing when it came time to dance and she found herself surrounded by a small horde of giggling girls.  "Emet looked adorable toni—uhh, I mean-" He realized his

mistake too late, and it showed plainly in Harv's face.  "Finn…Emet's a guy-" "Em…Emma!" Finn corrected.  "Did I say Emet?  I meant Emma.  Emma is, uhh…" He cleared his throat, thinking rapidly, "…Emet's…twin…sister!" Understandably, Harv looked skeptical.  "I didn't know he had a sister…" "Yeah!  You probably didn't see her, actually," Finn elaborated.  "She, ummm…she doesn't get out much, you know…shy…and she was only here for a little bit…" "Okay…but…why would Emet's sister be here if his family's not noble and she didn't participate in the tournamen-" "Oh, look at the stars!" Finn cut in dramatically, reminding himself to mention 'Emma' to Emet later, just in case.  "Aren't they beautiful tonight?" Harv sighed.  "And you said I was difficult to understand…" he grumbled, but thankfully enough, he consented to let the subject drop. As silence settled over them, the sounds of the night filled in—along with the distant, tremulous melody from the ballroom—and while Finn felt as though he ought to say something, purely out of habit if for no other reason, for once, he consented to let the quiet dominate.  The fountain trickled behind them, gentle as a babbling brook, the wind stirred the trees in light gusts like spirits travelling through under the cloak of night, and beside him, Harvey's steady, rhythmic breathing was almost too hushed to hear over the crickets.   Passively, Finn wondered how things would be different if he were one of those girls, clicking around in tight heels and a multi-layered dress, tittering out a giggle when Harvey took his hand and kissed his knuckles.   Would Harvey like him more that way?  Would he like him 'differently?'  Would he like like him, the way he supposedly liked the other girls? Finn worried his lip, nibbling, thinking- "Finn…?" His eyes darted open, as if caught in some grave crime, his thoughts being broadcasted in flashing letters above his head—then again, Harv couldn't read very well.  Finn shook his head, banishing the thoughts and folding his arms over his chest, more for warmth than anything else.  "What?" he asked. "You're shivering…" Harv said.  "If you're cold, we should go insi-" "There's nothing to do inside," Finn cut off the rest of the statement, '…and I don't want to watch you dance with anyone else.' "You know…" Harv said patiently, "…you could dance too.  You were so excited about it earlier…"  Finn held his pose, pout and crossed arms securely in place.  "You could dance with Emet." Finn's head whipped around.  "Uh, no!  Just because I said-" "Come to think of it, he didn't look very comfortable dancing with girls either…" Harv observed, suddenly considerate, and Finn found himself hard pressed not to roll his eyes. "Look, Harv, if I was going to dance with a guy, it would be you, not Emet, and I'm not 'uncomfortable' dancing with girls, I just don't want to, and I don't see what the big deal is, so you can just go on your own if you want, but I'm staying out here until this is over because I'm not…interest…ed…" Gradually, Finn's words slowed out of existence, because somewhere in the midst of his mini tirade, Harv had found the time to stand up, move before him, and extend a hand, which now beckoned him to take it like a vow to jump off the edge of the world together.  "Umm…" Finn started finally, "…Harv, what—?" "If you just sit still out here, you'll only get colder," Harv said, "…and the whole reason I came out here was 'cause I felt awkward and bored without you in there, so…why don't we just dance here?  I mean, if you do the girl's bit…it can't be any harder than it was when we were practicing…" Finn's eyes flit—from Harv's hand, to the soft glow of light at door that would lead back into the ballroom, and back.  Harv was right, it wouldn't be any different than practice, not really, and Harv obviously didn't mean for it to be any different, meaning he shouldn't take it any different… …so why was it suddenly harder to breathe? "I…" Cursing his abrupt and unwelcome bout of nerves, Finn swallowed, as if to force down his own

rebellious pulse, and gathered himself together.  "Alright," he said, notching his chin up primly, "…but if I'm the girl, you better show some more impressive manners than that before you ask me to dance…what kind of standards would I be showing if I accepted the hand of a guy who doesn't even know how to bow?" Harv held his stare, and for a moment, Finn thought he'd refuse.  Then, he gave half an eye roll, and folded his arms in place just above his waist, fisted, and bent. "Back straight…" Finn critiqued, and Harvey adjusted, "…left hand a bit higher, yes, but keep your head down…there you go." When Harvey lifted, he made a noticeably more exaggerated show of offering his hand.  "Oh, fairest lady that mine eyes have ever seen…honour this humble peasant with a dance?" Oh, he was lucky he looked cute in that outfit.  Otherwise, he could not have gotten away with that.  As it was, Finn's cheeks warmed, and he huffed, reaching out.   Had Harv's hands always been so much larger than his?   "More beautiful than my mother?" Finn asked, trying his best to ignore the way his skin prickled to attention when Harvey drew him in, the heat of his body a sharp contrast to the cool night air, though not an unpleasant one.   "Umm…yeah, definitely," Harv answered.  His eyes looked darker blue this way, as if they changed with the sky to match it.  "I'm sure the, uhh…stars are jealous?" Finn felt the corners of his lips tugging into a smile in spite of himself.  "And the moon?" he pressed. "Pale by comparison," Harv said, fitting his hand to Finn's waist.  Yeah, Finn's heart definitely did not need to beat this fast to function properly.  Maybe he was getting sick? "You actually read those books I gave you…" Finn said, more to distract himself than anything else, and Harv took the lead without being told.  He was getting better at this. "I read…part of one," Harv admitted, his eyes down, watching their feet as if, if he let them out of his sight, they might misbehave or run away.  "Do girls really think those sort of lines are romantic?" Finn snorted.  "Why are you asking me?" "Well…" Harv stepped back, leading Finn into a spin—which he took, "…I just thought…" When he drew Finn back, their chests nearly collided, their noses coming within inches of each other, and Finn felt the fluttering in his chest clench with—anticipation?  Anticipation of what?  "You're closest thing to a girl I know without being a girl, so…" Okay, mystery mood broken. Finn glowered. "What?" Harv asked. "Just because I bathe," Finn snapped, "doesn't mean-" "Finn, you smell like flowers-" "I smell like lavender," Finn cut in, "…and do you want to know why?  It's because that's what I bathe wit-" "It's girly." "It's not!" At some point, they'd quit dancing, but for some reason hadn't quite let go of each other yet. "You smell better than most of girls in there-" "Yeah?" Finn retorted.  "Well, you…you smell…" He hesitated, because Harv actually didn't smell like goats or other various farm animals for once.  "You smell…better," he admitted warily after a bit, "…than you…usually do.  Sort of like…hay and…fresh…grass…"   It was kind of nice.  In a poor, common-folk sort of way. Finn blushed, and looked away, scowling at nothing, and irritated with himself for reasons he couldn't pin down.   "Finn…?" "What."  It was a flat statement and needed no question intonation. "You know, I didn't mean it in a bad way…I mean, it would be…sort of weird, if you didn't smell like you usually do…" Reluctantly, Finn released a sigh and turned back, his scowl—more of a pout now than anything—lingering at half power as he came to face Harv.  "It's just…everyone thinks I'm so 'girly,' and people who don't know me think I'm a girl, and it…gets…frustrating." "Sorry," Harv said.  "I know you're not a girl…" "BuwouyouliemeberifIwas?" Finn muttered beneath his breath, and Harv blinked. "Would I…what?" he asked after a moment, clearly confused. "I said," Finn repeated, "…would you like me…better, if I…if I was…" Face hot, he glowered suddenly at his puzzled

friend and shook his head.  "Actually, never…just nevermind," he grumped.  "It's stupid." "Finn…" Harv's thumbs, still at his waist, were drawing nervous, absent-minded circles there as if they had nothing better to do; it made Finn's pulse spike back up, "…I'm glad you're not a girl…" "You…" Finn's anger with himself dissipated in the face of surprise, "…are?" "Well, yeah," Harv said honestly.  "I mean, I like you…for some reason…just like you are, and I don't want you to be different.  You wouldn't be you if you weren't…you?" Ineloquent word choice aside, something in the meaning alone made it uncharacteristically difficult for Finn to figure out what to say.  Then, a gust came through, tossing loose a lock of blonde.  Just as he reached to shove it back in place, though, Harv's hand lifted with the same mission, bringing their fingers back in contact, and Finn shivered—because of the breeze, not because Harv's finger's were gentle on his, or because his breath warm was warm against Finn's lips, or because his body was close enough to feel the radiant heat, or- It was that moment, with their hands barely touching and their bodies inches apart, that Finn realized with sharp, terrifying clarity that—more than he wanted new shoes, more than he wanted an endless supply of free lavender scented body oils, and even more desperately than he wanted never to see Hevvin again in his life—he wanted Harv to catch his chin, tilt it up, and lean forward those last few inches that it would take to bring their lips… His stomach lurched with panic the instant he finished the thought. His body tensed, going straight and rigid as a board, and he jerked his hands to Harv's chest, meaning to push him away but never quite getting that far. "Finn?" "I—I-I think I'm…sick," Finn stuttered, and swallowed hard, because despite being only fourteen and relatively innocent to the various ways of the world, he knew that at least in some sense, what he wanted was very, very, very, very wrong, and the only logical explanation was that something was fundamentally wrong with him.  Maybe he'd been cursed?   Was it something he'd eaten?   No, he'd felt a lot like this around Harv before; the curse must have been placed on him long ago. Perhaps he ought to consult his mother? No, she'd probably make him drink some awful potion, or turn him into a frog…or turn Harv into a frog- "You do look a little flushed," Harv agreed, utterly oblivious to Finn's internal rant, his expression growing quickly concerned, and he lifted a hand to Finn's forehead; that didn't help.  At all. "Nnn…" Finn scrunched his eyes shut and for once in his life wanted to be as far away from Harv as possible.  What if Harv found out?  Oh, he'd hate him…he'd…probably never want to talk to him again, or even be near him.  He'd almost surely be disgusted, Finn realized, and his shoulders sank.  "I…think I should…" "You are a bit warm," Harv said, "…but not too bad.  Do you want me to drive you home?" 'Relax,' Finn chastised himself silently.  'He doesn't know…so just act normal, and this will probably pass.  I'll find a girl I like some day…and Harv and I can just be friends and…he won't ever have to…hate me.  Yeah.'  "Um…yeah," he said aloud.  "I don't feel so-" There was a loud creak, and a clatter, and shuffled scuffle of feet followed by another noisy clack behind them, and they both turned just in time to spot… …Emet, out of breath, visibly pink in the face even from a distance with her fingers practically clinging to the wall.  Clearly, this was an escape of some sort.  Then, she spotted them, and straightened immediately. "Hey!" she barked accusingly, as if they had barged in on her.  "What are you two doing out here?  This is garden is my hiding spot and you're…"  She frowned.  "Are you guys cuddling?" Finn tensed, eyes widening, and jerked back, giving enough of a shove to Harvey to ensure that he put a good foot or two of space between them as he snapped, "No!" instantly defensive.  "We're doing…normal…manly things…that aren't even a little bit girly

or…ungodly." Emet gave him an odd look.  "Uh…huh." "What are you doing?" Finn retorted by way of self defense.  It worked; Emet fidgeted. "Nothing!" she defended herself.  "You know…normal, manly things," she emphasized, and as Finn rolled his eyes, Harv sighed, the barest spark of irritation present. "Come on, Finn," he grumbled, catching Finn's hand to lead him off, "…let's go…" and as they departed, Finn might have wondered why Harv was irritated except for the Harv-was-holding-his-hand-willingly part, making him wonder if that was okay (because he really liked holding Harv's hand, and they had done that before after all, though usually never initiated by Harv as far as he remembered), but… Finn decided to let the debate go, too. Clearly, this whole situation would take a lot of thinking to work out to completion, but he didn't have to figure it all out tonight, and Harv's fingers felt nice in his, so he let them stay.  He could worry about everything else tomorrow. Or later. Or…never? Fin.

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comments on insta: [ that's such a pretty picture, omg

Reading all the reactions, it was surprising how quickly figure out it was Mariko. While they never really were on it together, it was that they mostly tagged and creditted one another but the snow date from the night before was mainly anonymous, at least, he didn’t tag Mariko nor her face was showing yet people easily figured out.

“Always so active online and quick to jump to conclusions as well...” He sighed as he scrolled through the many comments that had come underneath the recent photo.

[poppymadness]

You can call me lavender! It's not my name but it's a nickname + my favorite scent/flower. I'm 19 currently and in college! It's a lot of fun but so exhausting. I don't really have best friends! I have a group of 3-4 close friends and we hang out a lot but my best friend would probably be my mom. She's my biggest supporter and I couldn't imagine my life without her. We even have matching tattoos of butterflies, they're her favorite. With my close friends our relationship is pretty laid back -pt1

we mainly just send each other funny things and act like your typical group friend in movies almost? Haha! I love them though :D My favorite subject is history! I love learning about different time periods and whatnot. I hope to be a journalist or something in the future! No major plans yet, though!

That’s so cuuuuute. I wouldn’t call my mom my best friend but I love her lots and she’s always got my back and wants the best for me so like, I’d truthfully jump in front of a bullet for her like. okay. But the matching butterflies!! That’s so cute!! I would get matching tattoos with my mom but she’s heavily against tattoos so it probably won’t happen. 

History is soooo interesting though like I can never remember anything by the end of the year but world history last year and US history this year has been really interesting. Especially since my teachers were both history nerds so it was a lot more fun to learn about since they got so into it.

I’m too much of a creative writer to get into journalism. I took a journalism class my freshman year and the teacher was a BITCH and I just couldn’t get into it. But that’s cool!! There’s some aspects to journalism I do admire so that’s interesting.~ 

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