#about these two

[foryoupeko]

Preview of my Vashwood Wooden Keychains!

Two bros chilling in front of a church, coming in clutch with their bro quotes.

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[falling-star-cygnus]

I just saw the 2023 Wonka movie for the first time so this is my attempt to cope with all the found family feels Willy, with a flourish: Oh, Noodle! Your wages- some rando customer or smth: Aw, that's a cute nickname. Are you two siblings? Willy, Noodle's big but oblivious brother actually: ...nickname?

[frogprincesnowglobe]

I really want to see ~something~ a flash of a scene, a whole episode, a tiny drabble, an artwork even a full on 100,000 word masterpiece where some one walks in on Wille and Simon being intimate. Not necessarily sexual (because everyone has seen that), but intimate, romantic, deeply in love. A moment where Simon is holding Wille lovingly in his arms as they lay on the bed, Wille with his arms around Simon's waist as he holds him from behind, them standing forehead to forehead breathing each other in. Wrapped in sheets as morning sunlight touches their bare skin, the flirty, teasing tilt to Simon's body as he pulls Wille into his room. The look in Wille's eyes after he chastely kisses Simon's lips when he's bundled up for the cold and they laugh. The soft look in Simon's eyes when Wille slides him a sandwich made with care.

As the audience we see all of this. We get to watch them fall in love. But for the most part everyone else, even their friends and family ---Linda, Rosh, Ayub, Sara, Felice get to see them filtered through the harsh blue light of August's cellphone, hear about their relationship through strained and anxious sentences.

But I'm longing for more. I want someone to see them together, and to fully understand that this isn't a fling, it's not a one night stand or an innocent teen romance that's meant to end in a week a month, a year. Not to be dramatic but this is the coming together of two souls that have been calling out to each other longing to be reunited. It feels like the ground shifting beneath feet, and I want someone see how they are together, and finally see what we see.

[magniloquent-raven]

Y'know, the more i think about hellcheer, like, as a ship, the more i veer away from anything that has Eddie putting Chrissy on any kind of pedestal (even in a joking, petname sort of way where he calls her princess or angel or anything like that)

Like. Eddie could very easily have pulled out the kid gloves when interacting with Chrissy, she's physically small and emotionally fragile, it's not hard to let that kind of shit cloud the way you see someone. Genuinely, everyone in Chrissy's life seems to hold her to this weird Good Girl standard. See: Jason's outright refusal to believe she would've stooped so low as to associate with Eddie and willingly do drugs. See: the way her mother talks about her during her eulogy, not like she was a person but like she was some light-bringing saint.

But Eddie just kind of. Treats her like a person. And that seems to be what she likes about him.

Plus, he's doing it on purpose, as far as i can tell.

He saw something was off, in the beginning, she was acting weird, and he tried to validate her feeling like the whole situation is strange by dropping his "queen of Hawkins High" line, but then when this was her reaction to that:

He immediately shifted gears. He got a lot more theatrical about the whole thing—something he seems to only do around his friends—and started trying to connect with her by bringing up the fact they knew each other in middle school. Like he was trying to reassure her that he didn't just see her as the person she became in high school, the Important Cheerleader Girl, because clearly whatever reputation she's cultivated isn't all that comfortable for her.

Like a good 40 seconds after he fails to get a response to the Queen Chrissy comment he calls her a freak instead and

My girl is here for it, okay. She's into it. They're making googly eyes at each other and suddenly he's inviting her to see his band and showing her the tattoo on his chest even though he has SEVERAL on his arms he could've just pointed to instead, like. Okay, slut.

My POINT is, this isn't some cliche Good Girl Is Taken In By Local Bad Boy love story where she's not really a person and he treats her like an object because she's so pristine. Chrissy's been living this life that has her holding herself to impossible standards, where the stress of it has her seeing a counsellor and throwing up in the bathroom and keeping horrifying hallucinations to herself because she can't tell anyone in her life that she's struggling. And then Eddie comes along and goes "Yeah, I mean, life is kinda fucked isn't it," like that's just normal, because it is, and she can't help but want to know what it's like to be that comfortable.

And while she's being drawn in by the idea that maybe it's okay to be a little fucked up, he's realizing that she really isn't that Good Girl Cheerleader archetype, she's a person with struggles and quirks and he'd really like to maybe get to know more about that because she isn't judging him by his reputation either and she remembers what his band is called and he's just a little bit extremely infatuated but it like, in the normal adorable "I made her laugh I can die happy now" sort of way not the weird "She's literally a perfect angel" kind of shit that seems to pop up a lot when girls are blonde and nice.

Idk I'd just like to see more Eddie giving Chrissy increasingly nonsensical petnames to make her laugh. Them getting high together and Chrissy finding out she kinda hates it but she just kind of giggles her way through a rambling explanation of how weird it is before passing out. Or her practising cheer routines while Eddie hangs out because she just likes having him around, despite the fact that him (obnoxiously, loudly) cheering on her cheering is super distracting. Etc. Just. Y'know. Them being weird and messy and silly with each other. Fuckin' around being dumb, because they feel safe with each other.

[theleechyskrunkly]

Reading through your relationship post, does Cater ever confide in Paige about his loneliness and the way he feels like he can't always keep friends or connect with people because of how much his family moved around? If so, what does Paige think of this? Is it part of why he's built such a close bond with Cater?

Yes, you understood their relationship perfectly! Paige is one of the few that Cater actually confides his feeling unto, as a friend and a brother. Which is why Cater can be extra defensive of Paige: you could say he's as afraid of losing Paige as Malleus is afraid of losing Lilia.

Paige feels similarly connected and understands Cater's fear of loss. Since Paige's mother is an opera singer, it is expected for them to constantly move around for her job, which caused Paige to loose the ability to really attach himself to people. So when Cater needs to vent, Paige is always willing to lend a listening ear and validate his (very valid) feelings.

Seeing as they've both experienced similar experiences, the two of them have built a tight bond between the two!

[shaunshroom]

HEAR ME OUT OK. mitsuri and elizabeth have such similar backstories and it made me weep a little bit (as a treat) so i felt like i should draw them together being super cool and badass because it makes me so emo that they both thought they couldn't be loved and be strong at the same time im. they would be best friends. i dont care.

[absolutely-normal-about-x]

Manatee Encounter

X and Marty have lovely time in their date :)

For X and Marty, an underwater date is the ideal kind of date. Privacy is just needed, as they aren't ready to make their relationship public yet. A high-ranking Maverick Hunter dating the Pirate Queen? Asmov would be a mess to deal with, which they eventually have to deal with in the future. But for now, it's just to spend time in each other's company.

Another reason for the date being underwater is not only to admire the sea's beauty but also for X to brush up on his swimming lessons. X’s swimming ability is often questionable at best; he can’t even doggy paddle to save his blue tush. He splashes around helplessly in the water; it’s embarrassing to witness. Combined with how he moves around underwater, it’s a miracle that he survived his battles against marine-based mavericks. So Marty took it upon herself to teach her blue dummy how to properly maneuver around the water. But since then, X’s swimming ability has improved, but he has a long way to go.

But it was break time, and X was hanging onto Marty. Traversing the ocean floor with ease, it became a fun dating activity for the two of them. Especially that he clings to her shoulder while she swims in mermaid mode.

His face was closer to hers. Tenderly rubbing his face with hers, he added a sweet peck to her cheek. His arm wrapped around her shoulder in an affectionate manner. Marty lets out a satisfied hum, enjoying the blue hunter’s affection.

“Ay, Bluey is already getting so lovey-dovey? So cute, I could have just easily chewed that adorable face of yours right now~” purred, returning the affections by nibbling his face in a playful manner. Holding his hands with her own and facing him with that gentle smile.

“Can’t you blame me? I love you with my entire soul, and being with you helps my heart feel at ease. Your heart is the bright light of my soul, taking me away from all my doubts. Reminding me that life isn’t just surrounded by endless battles, finding adventure, and finding joy in things I didn’t think about before! Learning how to properly swim, viewing the world from a different perspective, and learning how to do proper CPR without accidentally shattering a human's chest,” said that last part sheepishly

It did help X understand how ridiculously fragile humans truly are.

Marty increasingly flustered the kind words that were spoken. Unlike others, X’s words have such tenderness that they overwhelm a soul.

Everyone always saw her from the surface as a crass, fearsome pirate queen, showing her real heart to anyone not to be seen as helpless and weak. Only very few are allowed to see her; among her most vulnerable are individuals who are extremely important to her. That includes the Neo Blue Bomber himself, who’s basically the most precious treasure of her life.

She turned around, showing off her signature fanged smile.

“Gosh…you…fucking blueberry, always on that mushy shit. I can’t really say much with words alone, but you're also extremely important to me. My sweetest Azure, what am I going to do without you?” she chucked

Pulling the blue hunter into her arms, tenderly embracing him, as for X to return the hug full-heartedly. Enjoying the warmth that their hearts can provide.

Was it dumb to hug on the seafloor? Pretty much, but are they enjoying it? Fuck yeah, it was.

X raised his head before catching a glimpse of an unusual sight that caught the hunter’s attention; behind Marty was a particular sight of sea creatures that he had never seen before. These tuskless walruses have a strange shape, resembling blimps. However, they seem to be focusing on eating the seagrass like cows on a field.

"Marty? What is that? Never seen this animal eating plant life underwater before," he asked, staring at the creature before him.

While X's knowledge of sea creatures is just the basics,. Most of the time, he just spends his duties and daily life on the surface, only going underwater on specific missions. It's unfortunate he never got the proper time to admire the seas, only in brief moments of peace.

He stared at the creatures with fascination, admiring their particular plumpness.

Marty glances at X before looking at him with a puzzled expression. Looking in the direction that he was looking, her expression changed from confusion to delight. She is smiling wildly at the sight that is in front of her.

"Oh! Well, look at that! It's a group of manatees! Or, well, an aggregation is what is called! I haven't seen them in a while! Perfectly harmless herbivores, I still can’t believe these adorable bastards are still in the wild. Oh, this is great!!" she exclaimed

"Oh, so that’s a manatee interesting; you say they are herbivores? But also, is a group of them all an aggregation? For a second, they resemble walruses; I assume they are related in some capacity. Because of how they look'' glancing again at the aggregation.

Marty smirked at that comment on how naive her sweet, dear blue can be.

"Mmm, nope, it's quite common for some folks to mistake that manatees are related to walruses, but the funny thing is that they aren't related, but rather related to elephants!"

"Elephants?!"

"Of course, ya silly blueberry! Elephants and manatees, along with other hoofed animals from that ancient animal line called...fuck whatcha called again, shit-gotcha! Ungulate, yeah, that!” Her tail twitched from excitement upon seeing the group of sea blimp

“If you pay attention to their faces, they share a similar prehensile upper lip to get food. Behind those adorable lips are horn-like ridged pads that help break down their food into smaller pieces. They don't exactly have necks, so they mostly look front and back most of the time. So they have to put a shitload of effort into moving their whole body so it can just turn around. They also have these pectoral flippers that are actually pretty flexible despite being joined; they mostly help them to crawl, steer around, and put food in their mouth. Also, did you know?" She babbled on

Marty continued to explain more about the creature itself, surprisingly having such deep knowledge of it, leaving the azure hunter stunned. He never knew Marty had so much knowledge about sea life, and yet he can't stop being amazed by it. Absorbing the information intently and hearing her gush about sea life in such depth, it never ceases to amaze him. It’s hard to forget that she's a pirate.

“Gosh, you know so much about these guys, don’t you? It’s incredible to have this knowledge of marine life itself; I'm almost jealous, you know.”

She froze, letting out a surprised squeak, then turning crimson from the compliment.

“H-hey! I told you a while back that I used to be a rescue type, specifically from a marine preserve in the Pacific sector. My job is to help out at the preserve and do rescue work. It’s kind of mandatory for the reploid folk that work there to have knowledge of marine life and the ocean’s ecosystems. Not like 100%, but more like the important parts that are required to be learned. I was so curious about marine life that I spent more hours gathering information than I was supposed to. It made me admire the sea even more, and it motivates me even more to protect it! Ya know—fuck said to much, didn’t I?” Turning away from him, she covered her face with embarrassment.

X chuckled, smiling in his beloved’s flustered state.

“Oh Marty, what am I going to do with you? My sweet mer-“.

*Thud*

“Ah! What in the world?” X turned around, feeling the light bump before his back. Before he could react, he froze in sight and was responsible for that.

“Oh!”

He’s now facing a manatee, who’s just very curious about the blue hunter, still investigating this strange metal thing before it.

Then the group of manatees followed the curious one’s lead. Departing from the sea grass that they were originally consuming, then surrounding X, staring at him with their beady eyes.

Marty couldn’t believe what she was witnessing before her eyes. But at the same time lovingly grins the sight.

"Well, I’ll be damned! It looks like you caught their attention there; it looks like they thought that you were one of them, knowing how sweet you are.” She teases.

Understandably, in an era where wildlife habitats have been destroyed by the hands of humanity and the wars,. That’s why the preserves were created in the first place: to help the wildlife either be reintroduced to their remaining habitats or preserve their species to prevent their extinction. These creatures don’t really approach humans and reploids that often.

X being able to attract these animals makes sense to her. After all, his pure heart is what draws them to him in the first place.

It just felt right.

Meanwhile, the poor hunter stood still, not knowing how or exactly what to do. Being caught off guard by the animal that is still inspecting him. Turning towards Marty, hoping that she can aid him in this predicament.

“Ummmm Mar-Mar!? What should I do? Should I step away? I don’t want to hurt them.”

Marty snorted, then turned into laughter, the legendary X being nervous, not wanting to harm the innocent creature by accident.

“Don’t worry, Bluebell, just stay calm as long as you don’t harm them. Just stay calm As long as you don't spook them, you're fine.” Marty said reassuringly

X nodded as he then looked at the manatee that was still inspecting him, poking him with their muzzle. Nervousness soon was replaced with wonder; he had never been close to an animal like this. Closing his eyes, he gently petted the animal’s head, gently rubbing it.

“Amazing…They have this leathery feeling, and yet it's rough; it feels like I'm touching an old rug from an antique store.” mumbled, still in awe of the texture of their skin

The manatee is leaning toward more of the hunter’s hand, enjoying the rubs that he's giving. Moving around allows the hunter to feel its whole back. Now seeing their kin allowing the blue bomber to rub and scratch its back, they soon began to get close to him, wanting the attention and rubs.

“H-hey! One at a time, please! hahahahahah! Wait no, that tickles!”

Being ambushed by their adorable mobbing of him, there is no escape from them. Yet despite being mobbed by them, he's enjoying it very much, unable to escape from their attack. He tried to give the aggregation as much attention as he could, but it's not enough.

Their cuteness was too much help!

“It looks like they're surrounded there; you're not going to have all of this love for yourself. Here, let me show you how it’s done there, Bluey.”

In his relief, Marty finally stepped in or well swam in, relieving some of the load of sea blubbers that were overwhelming him. Her hands started to lovingly scratch the backs of two of the manatees; the blimps were rolling, loving her scratches.

“Ay, such cuties look like you guys want nothing more than getting some love!” She giggled, gently patting the manatees.

X beamed with love at the sight of his dearly beloved rescuing him from this predicament, but also showed the same amount of gentleness toward the creatures. He’s now sitting on a rock, rubbing the manatee that is on his lap.

“Thanks, Mar. For a moment, I thought I was going to be a goner.”

“You're welcome, ya big sap. Once again, saving your blue tush as always. I can't have you nearly got defeated by manatees. You're my precious treasure; you can’t have anything bad happen to you!”

“I know; i'm pretty sure that if something were happen to me, Zero would of turned you into sushi,” he joked

She lets out an overly dramatic gasp “How rude! Tell such a comment to your savior!”

Both of them stared at each other for a second before letting out a heartfelt laugh echoing through the seafloor, with the manatees not caring much about being focused on the pets that they were receiving.

An hour passed, and aggregation parted ways with the couple satisfied with the pets and the attention that was received, swimming and seeking to go somewhere else to rest. Leaving the couple alone, laying on the sand, cuddling together, and smiling together.

Marty sighed dreamily, looking at her Sweet Blue

"Well, that was fun, eh, Bluey? You got the chance to interact with sea life this closely in the wild like that.” She chucked, booping his nose “I still can't believe you were almost piled on by them.”

“Yeah, it was almost embarrassing. But I had a good time; interacting with such majestic sea creatures and learning from them was an experience that I'll never forget.” He murmured, lightly drawing small circles on her back

“You say that to every date, we went, but this one was pretty fun. I have to admit it, but being with you is the best part.” She embraced him even closer

They wanted this moment to last an eternity, enjoying this quiet yet soft moment together. Especially for X, this peace is too precious to be lost—a precious peace that he swore to protect. Soon gentle emeralds meet fearsome amethysts, their faces closer then…

“My Azure Light...”

“My Beautiful Que-”

*BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP*

"Oh, what now?! I'm on a day off!” exasperated

He picks up the transmission call from Zero. This better be important.

“Zero, What’s wrong? Are you serious?! I told you, yes! I'm with Marty. I told you last week where I'm going... Alright, I’ll head out and see you there.” X hanging up

“Judging from that, we gotta cut this short then; shame the crimson bastard sure knows how to ruin a good moment.”

X sighed

“It looks like they need backup for a mission coming up. They gotta get ready. Im sorry, Mar” remorseful for the interruption of their date

“Hey! Don't apologize, Bluey! I need to get back to the ship anyway; I don't want Gale Albatross and Vice Captain on my ass again after the last time.” Grimacing the time that she was chewed out by her closest friends from that one time she took a long time to return without letting them know about the complication.

But at the same time giving X a mischievous look

“But also, ya might want to get cleaned up after all; you don't want to repeat the ‘Throwing up a starfish on my best friend incident’ after that extreme swimming lesson.”

“Ah! How did you-“

“Alia”

“Of course, but before we go, there's something I want to finish.”

“That is..?”

“This”

Pulling her in, he kisses her under the beauty of the sea. Marty was at first caught off guard, then went deep into it, closing her eyes and enjoying this moment. Their helms gently touch under the tender kiss.

“I love you.”

“I know…”

[ashes0909]

so...anyone got a link to an obikin discord server?

i promise i'll bring treats in the form of fanfic and squee.

[ghostampede]

it seems like no matter where you go, wherever you play shows, you end up back under the same grey clouds with a heart drowning from regret. london. las angeles. new york. las vegas. every airport takes you to the same place. down infinite escalators and past cold metal signs. blurred faces invade your vision. the crowds threaten to choke you out. the neon lights of the city sky is familiar in the way it makes your eyes sick and your stomach cry. through it all his low grumble that barely excuses as a laugh manages to reach your ears. you hate it. you hate him. not that it changes anything about your situation. you’re dragged through more glass doors. london. las angeles. new york. las vegas. where are you again? the beatles are playing through the shitty speaker. you think you want to go home, but it’s been so long you’re not sure where home is. it’s not any of those places. it’s not anywhere. the diner smells like syrup and cheap perfume. a waiter has a tattoo of a mermaid. it’s scrappy, you think of an island. they say home is the people you love, so you think you might be homeless. he’s grumbling about cigarettes, it brings you back to reality. the coffee is shit. it’ll get you through the day at least. his tea has 7 sugars in it, you think you hate him even more now. images of cracked mugs and seeping tea bags flood your eyes. broken shards and light hearted giggles. tv static and the smell of peppermint. him. london. las angeles. new york. las vegas. you’re gonna be back on the road soon, or at least you would if it wasn’t still storming. the fog makes it feel like a dream. a nightmare. a vision. let’s say a dream. he’s yelling on the phone, you’re in another hotel room. the two beds are bare aside from plush white sheets. you think about all the work you have to do for the show tonight. you also realize you don’t actually care. he offers you a hit from his cigarette after his call. it’s the nicest gesture he’s seen in years. for a second you can fool yourself into thinking everything’s changed. it doesn’t last.

[tristandelarkadien]

[brightbluedot]

to succeed in adult friendship you must remember the key tenets of child friendship:

Play Toys

Play Pretend

Snack Time

[shoomlah]

I have a feeling that beneath the little halo on your noble head There lies a thought or two the devil might be interested to know You're like the finish of a novel that I'll finally have to take to bed You fascinate me so

You Fascinate Me So, Blossom Dearie

[linktoo-doodles]

resurrection is sort of romantic, isnt it

[goldensunset]

advice i think we should tell children is that when adults say stuff like ‘now that i’m an adult i get really excited about stuff like coffee tables and bathrooms and rugs etc’ they don’t mean ‘and now i don’t care about blorbo and squimbus from my childhood tv shows anymore’ bc your average adult still loves all the same pop culture stuff they always did; they just have a greater appreciation for the mundane as well. growing up just means you can enjoy life twice as much now. you can get really excited about a new stuffed animal AND about a new kitchen sponge. peace and love

[dazzlerazz]

Screw terfs n all but are you normal about transgirls who don't want to medically transition? Are you normal about transguys with boobs who don't wear binders? Are you normal about the trans people who only want to socially transition because that's what's right for them? Are you normal about the transgirls with beards? Are you normal about the transguys who love their curves? Screw terfs, but are you normal about trans people?

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[fuckmaster-unlimited]

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