#also i realized he has a big personality but i gave them No Hobbies which is .. fine ig ibfjnhibfjnd

[a-dumb-sarcastic-bisexual]

AO3 is back up but I’m still writing Nimona headcanons

I feel like the main trio are all really bad at taking care of themselves 

Nimona can go a long time without eating drinking or sleeping so it's really easy for her to fall into a pattern of not taking care of herself until she’s sluggish and snappy

At first it was really hard for the boys to distinguish her food withdrawals from her normal chaos 

When they do figure it out they make sure she eats and drinks at least once a day even if it small

It took a minute for her to adapt to this because she views taking care of herself as a hobby

But after a while she realizes that they’re just looking out for her so she goes along with it

Every once and a while Bal gets hyper-fixated on certain projects which causes him to forget to eat and sleep

Nimona once asked Ambrosius why he doesn’t do anything to stop these habits to which he responded “Oh believe me Nim I’ve tried it’s better to just let him get it out of his system”

Nimona still didn’t understand this and tried to force Bal to get up and take care of himself 

Which just ended with Nimona being on the other side of a verbal thrashing and then quickly shoved out of Bal’s workspace

Ambrosius didn’t even bat an eye 

Just walked around Nimona into the room with some food and water and then quickly left him alone

After that Nimona started to leave Bal snacks and pillows in his workshop when he eventually crashed  

(And occasionally carrying him to his room when Ambrosius was too tired to carry him) 

Bal also forgets to charge his arm 

So it’s not uncommon for his arm to die and stay locked in that position 

One time Ambrosius walked into the kitchen to find Bal hunched in an awkward position over his coffee and he didn’t flinch 

Just gave him a straw and a kiss on his head before he left for work

Another time Nimona walked into the living room to find them cuddled on the couch 

And they start their normal rant of “Ew gross get a room” 

To which Ambrosius replied “I would if I could Nim” 

She was quietly informed that Bal fell asleep and his arm died shortly after and Ambrosius has been stuck like this for hours waiting for Bal to wake up

Nimona laughed so hard they almost woke Bal up

They started storing chargers all around the house after that 

So I have a headcanon that I kind of hinted at in my other post 

But I’m fully convinced that Ambrosius' shoulder is fucked after the movie (he also has scars because I said so)

Because no way in hell can this man take a blast like that to his shoulder and walk away perfectly fine 

Nah that man will be doing PT exercises for the rest of his life 

And this dork forgets to do his exercises until he’s literally on the floor writhing in pain

Bal has tried just about everything to get him to remember 

He’ll leave notes around the house, he’ll remind him before he leaves for work, writing it into his workout routine 

Nimona told him “Boss you’re being too soft” and quickly switched tactics 

Now you might be wondering what method Nimona used and that's simple he started blackmailing Ambrosius 

Nimona started to warn Ambrosius “If you don’t do your exercises I’ll tell boss what happened to the last slice of cake” or “I’ll release the video of you singing at the top of your lungs while cleaning the house” 

And the stupid thing is it worked 

Ambrosius always says shit like “I should have left you in that box on the side of the road” to which Nimona responds with “Nah you’d miss me too much”

He also had a bad habit of getting sucked into little projects like trying to rebuild the city and fixing all the brainwashing that's been going on since the institute was created

You know small tasks for one person

And this dork will stay locked in his office until Nimona and Bal drag his overdramatic ass out

He always makes a big deal about it too screaming shit like “Oh please help me the heroes of the realm are kidnapping me an innocent bystander while I was simply doing my job!”

I feel like Bal and Ambrosius have a lot of nicknames for Nimona “Nim” is the most common 

“Hun” and “kid” are used a couple of times but not nearly as often as the weird ones 

Like “tornado” “tsunami” “hurricane” and “forest fire”

And if we're getting really sappy “starlight”

Now if you're wondering where this one came from I’ll tell you 

When Bal and Ambrosius were little beans Bal called Ambrosius “sunshine” 

It was supposed to be ironic but after that he started calling Bal “moonbeam” 

And Ambrosius jokes that Nimona completes their little astronomy shtick 

She pretended to be grossed out and lets Bal hug her and Bal and Ambrosius pretended not to notice the tears on Bals shirt

[merakiui]

To celebrate Rollo's card release, do you happen to have any "Sinful" headcanons about him? 👉👈

Yes!!! :D I have many sinful thoughts to share!

✧ he's an underwear thief. <3 steals your undergarments and presses them up to his nose or wraps them around his dick when he's masturbating. he's amassed quite the collection. meanwhile you think your laundry just keeps running off and getting lost in the wash.

✧ i wholeheartedly think he reads (and maybe even writes) erotica and imagines you in the scenes.

✧ "ew, the magic pussy pocket is a vile thing." (and then he proceeds to use it on a nightly basis. it's the only magical item he can make an exception for LOL)

✧ one of his hobbies is cleaning, so i like to imagine he enjoys giving you baths (which have the most sexual tension ever) or bathing with you. but then if you're a disorganized person, he likes being able to offer to help you organize your space because it gives him an opportunity to peek into your more intimate possessions (he finds your lingerie/sex toy drawer surprisingly fast).

✧ somnophilia.........

✧ he gets flustered at the slightest showing of skin. orz

✧ i feel like he'd be self-conscious about his dick size when he realizes malleus has two. T_T so he strives to make up for that each time he fucks you. do not ever utter that dragon prince's name when you and rollo are in bed. >:( he'll fuck you so good you'll forget all about malleus.

✧ there's the victorian ideal of "sex without the intent to reproduce is a sin," so!!!!!! creampies every night regardless of whether you can conceive or not!!!! <3

✧ i think he would be into period sex. yes, he can't stand messes and he loves cleaning, but there's something so primal in it. also i just like the idea of rollo deluding himself into thinking you're a virgin when he fucks you when you're bleeding. you're only allowed to be defiled by him. <3 no one else can take your virginity over and over like he does. he is so delusional. i need him.

✧ he might be into semi-public sex,,,, i think it's like a gateway drug for him. one time you gave him head in the student council meeting room minutes before a meeting or you gave him a handjob in one of noble bell's many empty, dark halls and since then he's never looked back. rollo would've scolded you to hell and back if it weren't for the fact that the thrill was so intoxicating. the idea of being found out, of being known as a filthy pervert, is as socially and morally unsettling as it is delicious.

✧ he's a big fan of cockwarming!!!! >:)

[merbear25]

Hello again, here for the matchup 🌹 Thank you so much for doing this, I got so excited when you gave me a heads up!

(Here's some of my favorite guys if it helps or anything: Corazon, Law, Smoker, Kid, Katakuri, Bartolomeo, Crocodile)

Female, she/her, INFJ, Gemini. Personality wise, I got two sides (stereotypical ik). Most of the times, I'm really affectionate, warm, soft but I can also get a bit cold, serious and intimidating, thing that surprises some. I'm basically that meme: I can be your angel or your devil (lol). A bit impatient at times when I'm excited about something. Extremely ambitious when I want something. Really loyal and caring to my dear ones (I'd do anything for them).

Big romantic, my love language: physical touch and gift giving.

I work in the medical field and love it, it was my dream and still is. I really like putting patients at ease and helping them get through their condition mentally first. It makes my day to see them smile again.

Aesthetically wise I go for slight dark feminine and romantic. Colour palette: red, black, white, silver. I'm all about casual dresses and really sweet perfumes. I also have a hidden tattoo on my thigh of a crescent moon.

When I'm not studying, my hobbies are: Aikido and bokken training, dancing, sometimes archery but I do it more rarely now, oh and I also have a big thing for learning about perfumes, wine, and tea.

Likes: flowers, deep conversations, going on long walks, sweets, art.

Hope this is alright for you and not too long or confusing. Thank you so much for your time. Take care, have a wonderful day!

I'm so happy to do this for you as some form of 'thank you' for the matchup you did for me! I had a lot of fun writing it, so I hope you like it!

P.s. I like how you organize your matchups, so I'm gonna copy it >_> sorry

I match you with...

He would first be drawn in by how you carry yourself. You seem like the kind of person to have grace in their step, so you'd definitely peak his interest.

When he gets to know you, it's obvious how sincere you are with your emotions. He'd be fond of that type of transparency.

Despite his intimidating exterior, he has a gooey and soft center and would adore having deep and meaningful conversations with you to strengthen your bond.

Without a doubt, this man has loyalty as one of his main traits and would expect nothing less from his partner, so upon realizing this about you, he'd feel more comfortable exploring his feelings.

That being said, I see his love languages as being physical touch and acts of service.

When he feels it's appropriate to confess his feelings, he'd do so in a way that'd be more on the romantic side, which would be something special you can share and remember together.

Whenever you're a bit distant or cold, he'd do little things to help you feel more at ease. He's fairly observant, so you wouldn't need to tell him exactly what you need all the time.

He loves a good cuddle, so he would absolutely shower you with affection, adoration, and little gifts he'd pick up on missions (or when he's just out and about). Expect the gifts to be suited to your personal interests (he's thoughtful that way).

When you tell him that one of your passions is perfume, he'd take note of it and find flowers, candles, and of course, perfumes that compliment your preferences and asthetic. However, if he has to leave on a mission that will seperate the two of you for some time, he'd gift you something with a scent that'd remind you of him.

Would have so much respect for you when learning that you followed your dream, especially since your dream involves being selfless.

Would definitely love sparring with you. I think he'd love having a partner who's interested in forms of combat. You both would have a good chance to learn from each other.

Honestly, I just feel like you two would compliment each other really well.

Hope you have a wonderful day, lovely 💜💜

[nachfo]

ok time to ask you the same question you asked me, and don’t fuck up this time /j

When did you decide to get serious with art? did you ever expect to in the first place.

I’d also would love to know more about the OCs you shared, is there anything you could tell about their story, it looks so interesting and cool!

"sob sob" Forgive me 🥺🥺🥺 My brain is smooth and I have only 3 brain cells left. This shouldn't have taken me so long to answer.

I think I decided to get serious with it when I got my drawing tablet. That was in the pandemic and since then I've been improving. before I would just make little doodles on exam papers or sometimes I would do little comics. One time I gave one of my comics to a friend so that they could borrow it and they never returned it. I remember I would make like 5 - 6 pages of a comic and then grapple them together. One time my cousin helped me digitalize one of them. I still have that comic (it's horrible). I always looked up to my cousin because she was really good at digital art and she was studying that. So now that I am following her same steps, she gives me tips and classes which we sometimes stream on younow. We have very similar interests and we get along really well. She is the only person in my family I get really well with. Also, my brother was a big part of why I decided to start drawing because he also drew but in traditional.

To answer the other question I'd say no, I never would have imagined I would be doing this and be actually good. I never thought of pursuing art as an actual career and studying it. But look at me now! Before art, I was more into video editing and today I still enjoy it, but now it has passed to be more of a hobby than something serious.

Oc lore under cut :3

Okay, so you remember the characters I drew before? The boy is Anthony, and the car girl, oh shit, I still don't have a name for her. I need to come up with one.

So Anthony is part of a band with his friends (I still don't have names for them, damn it). So in the band there is Anthony, his childhood friend, his brother, his brother's girlfriend, and like two more unimportant people to the story (and by that, I mean I haven't developed them).

So they have a consert, and when they get there, Anthony's friend has a panic attack right before they get on the stage and runs from the building, and Anthony follows him. They decide to cancel the concert, and Anthony calls his mom to pick them up. But it was raining really hard, and while going, Anthony's mother crashes and dies. Just before, his mother gave him a pendant that contained a yellow gem.

Anthony now blames and has hatred for his friend. He isolates himself from everyone, and this has a big effect on the group. 2 years later, and Anthony still can't let it go yet, so in an effort to set things right, they all go on a camping trip. At night, they are all around a campfire, and they start talking and having fun, all but Anthony, who doesn't want to talk to anyone. Then his friend says something about his mom, Anthony gets angry, they have an argument, the argument turns into a fight, and Anthony breaks his friend's guitar in a flash of rage. Anthony realizes what he has done and runs into the woods. They all go after him. Anthony stumbles upon a big door made of rocks with a little hole in the middle to insert something. Anthony's pendant starts glowing, and he places the pendant in the hole that opens the door.

there is nothing but pich dark inside. In desperation, Anthony crosses the door without hesitation and keeps walking. It seems like it never ends until he sees stars all around him. All of different colors. He sees a light on the other side and starts running towards it. And gets to the light…

And thats all you are getting. Now that I am writing this, I realize it is very cringy oh god. This looks so much better in my head. I need to rework this a lot. Oh god this is so horrible. Well this might seem cringy because this is just surface level and i haven't talked about a lot of important things about characters and their personalities. I'll expand more of the story another time. I still need to talk about the cat girl, and there is a whole other world. It's a lot, it really is. This would be like the start of the story, and it is the only thing that I have completely planned out in my head.

[acorncoffeeformysweetheart]

Okay, I decided to edit that fic and write a whole post about the furniture in the Cabot house. Spoiler alert: yes, Ed and Sole finally kissed after two years of awkward tension (even though Sole already has these two dumbasses, Mac and Gage).

I thought this could be a nice example of environmental storytelling. I understand that it is impossible to realize this in such a large game, but I can write about it.

 Let me start by saying that five years after the bombs fell, Ed decided to get married, which made Jack absolutely mad. Ed left the job, but four months later, Jack and Emogene apologized and begged him to come back because they could not find anyone suitable to replace Ed. He agreed to return. Jack began to behave much more respectfully, gave Ed a big raise in salary, and a large room on the first floor next to the kitchen.

I found this photo three years ago and fell in love with it. It’s very close to what I’m thinking about. "Went to get wood", Wood, found objects, ≈12’x9’x10’, 2008 - by Ethan Hayes-Chute

Ed, like many ghouls, has sleep issues, and his room is very different from the rest of the house. It is painted dark green (even the ceiling). Thick, heavy curtains hang from the window. The bed is just huge, 2+ meters, because Ed himself is fucking huge two-door brick-built fridge. And this bed is for sleeping. No one in their mind would bring women to the house they are working for, especially since Ed was generally not interested in this (his wife and child lived in the next house). So, the bed takes up a significant part of the room; there are several different blankets and a dozen of pillows on it, and when Ed sleeps, he buries himself in them like in a nest (quite funny, yes). He even has this silly pillow stuffed with aromatic herbs that you put under your main pillow to make it smell nice.

 He has a lot of strange things in there because his duties include working with caravan owners, knowing who sells what, where, and when, and seeing a lot of different things. And periodically, he buys something for himself because, why not?

 After all, when a single mature man works a lot, he should have his me-time and me-things. And Ed has several hobbies. He loves good clothes. He gathered a whole collection of these goddamned (oh, I adore them) Irish grandpa caps (although he had a hat for any occasion, the sun of the wasteland will burn your bald head). He drinks a lot and smokes like twice as much as Sole and Mac together.

So his room, still perfectly clean, has a lot of stuff in it. A large wardrobe (because he has a lot of good clothes for weekends and even has a seamstress friend who sews for him), a full-length pre-war mirror—a true rarity. Several large shelves with books, notebooks, and folders with blueprints—because he does all the engineering work around the house (after all, he is a former navy engineer; during the war he served on a ship, and he has been on airships and loves them), looks after weapons and equipment, and also helps Jack with the simple stages of his research. Large work desk. A comfortable armchair for reading (oh, I adore the fact that the community unanimously considers him a reading person).

Soon after the assault on Parsons, one by one, the Cabots died. Ed buried them and grieved. He drank for three months and even gave the cats to Daisy because he was afraid he wouldn't be able to take good care of them. Then he joined one of the caravans and worked as a security guard for six months just to get his mind off things, to be in the fresh air, and to be around people, not for money. 

Then he pulled himself together and returned to the house. You know, this may sound cool—I inherited a house like this. But in reality, no. And Ed didn't want that. After all, he could live anywhere.

He took off paintings and removed unnecessary furniture. When Sole came for the first time after a long break, she was very surprised. The living room and dining room (in fact, Ed moved there) greatly changed. They have lost their fashionable gloss but have become warmer and cozier. It was immediately obvious that he now lives here. There was a knitted blanket and colored pillows on the sofa. Instead of that huge portrait, Ed hung a simple rug, the kind Sole had seen in farmers' houses. There were books on the coffee table, by the sofa, and on the dining table. An open bottle of whiskey and a glass. Ed carried the wood-burning stove into the dining room and carefully routed its chimney out the window. On it stood a large, bulbous copper kettle. Simple clay bowls and one huge crooked wooden one for all the weird beer snacks Sole loved so much.

He almost stopped using electricity, except for the reading lamp. There were now large grease candles in metal trays everywhere. And one oil glass lamp (similar to Orthodox icon lamps in Sole’s homeland) so that there is always a fire lit at home, from which you can light a cigarette (he still tried not to smoke in the house, although no one could stop him). I think there should be a smoking balcony with chairs and potted cacti. Ed used to smoke there with Emogene. There was never anything romantic between them, but she sympathized with him and loved his company.

Overall, it was a large and lonely house. It saw a lot. So when Gage asked Ed to come live with them on the lake, Ed was very relieved. Everything has become easier. He was a simple man, and his pleasures were simple. Beloved woman nearby. Beautiful view. A friend's little funny son (Ed loves children and got along well with Duncan). Clean water to bathe at any time. Farm animals. The forest. The caravan still comes once every ten days; you can have a drink and listen to their stories. You can take a boat and go fishing. You can even pack your stuff and go to the sea or to Diamond City if you really want to. Life is good.

At the farm, Ed lives not in the house itself but in the former boat house and workshop, in which part of it was first fenced off, and later another room was added. The room was small, and most of it was taken up by the bed. Pillows and blankets. Books are on shelves under the ceiling. In the same place where a huge amount of dried herbs hung. Ed continued to distill and collect herbs for infusions, cooking, and medicine. He made delicious tea, massage-soothing cream, and even a little perfume on holidays as gifts. Sole loved sleeping in his bed during the day; the room was always cool and smelled deliciously of herbs, wood, and oil. Calm and safe.

[liviavanrouge]

14 Birthday Boy Vignette

Oz: Happy birthday, 14!

14: Thank you...it's kinda awesome to hear someone say that to me..I haven't really celebrated it much before due to..certain circumstances

14: But it feels nice to celebrate with people who I've come to cherish and care for, I'm actually looking forward to future birthdays if it means celebrating it with them all

14: Epel, Ortho, Livia, Jade, Azul .everyone, I'd like to continue celebrating this with them

Oz: What's the most memorable present you've gotten?

14: Ah...Jade gave me this books bout emotions, it's been really helpful to me in reading the room or identify what I'm currently feeling. He told me, "If you want to learn more then this book will be great for you to flip through." He was right of course, I learned quite a lot!

14: Jade has always looked out for me regarding my lack of connection with my emotions, so I was grateful he thought of me and gifted me that book, I have it on me right now, I was gonna read it during the party while everyone celebrated

Oz: Any gifts from family?

14: My big brother Sam let me meet some of his friends from the other side, they gave me lots of gifts, voodoo dolls, necklaces with cursed or protection spells and a book all about cursed spells

14: Sam, himself, gave me this necklace that tells me what I'm feeling if I'm unable to describe it or realize what it is at the time, I appreciate the thoughtfulness placed into the gift!

Oz: That's nice!

~~~

Part 2

Oz: Do you and your dormmates go way back?

14: No, I've been alone for a long time...I also lived in Jubilee Port with Sam, so I never met Azul or the rest of the crew growing up. I was lonely as a kid due to being out into solitary confinement not long after I was born...I never understood why but I grew up to be a Yes saying child

14: Sam and family came to get me after I turned nine years old and so I've been with them since then, I felt out of place still though but I gradually warmed up to everyone as time flew by and I'm grateful to have my Big brother...

Oz: What comes naturally to you at school?

14: Cursed things, I guess, I have an affinity for cursed things and identifying most of them. Besides I can't really avoid them at times because sometimes the cursed objects find their way to me and attach themselves to my body...

14: It's been happening since Sam and his family took me in, and I wear this bracelet to keep things from getting on me, it works a lot and has been widely helpful in keeping me safe

Oz: Oh...haha...I-I see..

~~~

Part 3

Oz: I see you're in the Mountain Lovers Club, what made you join?

14: Jade, in fact, he said being in open spaces might help so I signed up and to my surprise it did help! I felt a whirlwind of emotions I never thought I'd feel, Jade says it was called "excitement", and he showed me more areas

14: I also felt what you people call "freedom" it was spectacular! Jade takes me out whenever he has off days from the lounge and we roam around wherever the wind takes us or wherever he plans to go!

14: I also started a little garden of flowers we found, according to the plant book they're called Hibiscus flowers, and I absolutely love how colorful they are!

Oz: That's great! Good on you for finding a hobby

14: Haha! Thanks!

Oz: What's your favorite hobby?

14: Finding things, of course! I like to search for things people loose, it makes me feel useful and accomplished when I find the lost person's things. It also makes me feel good to see the relief on their face when it's returned to them..

14: Lilia came to me the other day and asked if I could find Livia's lost diary, I found it in half a minute turns out she left it underneath the tree at her favorite spot, he was so relieved when I returned it to him

14: Although he asked me if I read it, which surprised me because who'd go through someone's personal writing without permission like that, it's also one of my pet peeves, invasion of privacy, I don't tolerate that...

Oz: You have your priorities straight, buddy, good on you!

14: Hehe, thanks, and don't be afraid to ask me to find anything you loose, I'd be really happy to help!

Oz: Thanks for offer! Now let's wrap this party up, happy birthday again, 14!

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14: *Smiles wide, Sam's arm wrapped around his neck as Jade handed him three packets of hibiscus flower seed packs along with extra flower pots*

[kikyan]

Greetings,

I am requesting a Twisted Wonderland Match up. I am 19, I am bisexual and I go by any pronouns but I’d like to stick with they/he. My hobbies are writing, drawing, acting, reading, costume/fashion plus character designing and I adore gaming and anime. People who are close to me describe me as calculating, ambitious, creative, sassy, polite, observant and curious and I do have some mood swings (not as extreme as Floyd’s though). My MBTI is INTP and my astrology/zodiac sign is Taurus.

Thank you for your time and I hope you have a great day.

I apologize profusely for the delay, I moved and started a new job all in the span of last week so it's been quite hectic. However, I did NOT forget about these match-ups, TRUST I will finish them! Starting off with yours! I focused more on your MBTI than your zodiac sign, so I hope my research did not fail me. Without further ado, I match you up with Leona and Idia being a runner up!

Okay, a huge disclaimer that I wanted to match you up with Vil but then I was like, "no that sounds too similar, Vil sounds like them" and then I realized that I unintentionally almost gave you a kin and I was like "no I can't do that to him I need to give them a match up not a kin" so Leona for sure is the match-up! It might be short because I only used your MBTI because I was reading about your sign and some things contradicted each other from the sources I was reading so I decided to play it safe.

From your INTP (introverted, intuitive, thinking, and prospecting) I got that you're a flexible thinker who seeks unlikely paths and takes risks, experimenting with personal creativity along with a willingness to learn. You pride yourself on your unique perspective and intellect. Which makes sense considering your hobbies. You have a lot but they're all artistic which leaves room for creativity and plenty of risks. When writing you can include twists to engage and shock readers, and use language and dialect to convey simple emotions/thoughts into something unique and unheard of. Same with drawing, you can take a unique approach to something and jot it down, you're in charge of your reading, but when it comes to design, acting, and fashion, you're the one in control and can let your mind run free. People describe you as calculating and creative, meaning you pay attention to many details and without a doubt, these small details are just a small part of the big picture you have envisioned. You're ambitious, no doubt when you have a plan you focus on it and try your hardest to see it to the end, however, a possible weakness to this is that you may be a perfectionist, wanting it to be done right. If it's not, your mind won't rest till it is. You may tire of social interactions and need a break, surrounding yourself with things you enjoy which would be gaming and anime. When it comes to love, you take relationships seriously and want to connect with your partner on a real level. Not just like them, you want to be with someone whose company you can enjoy and who you can admire (and can keep up with your mind). You're observant, calculating, and curious, so I get the vibes that you put a lot of effort into relationships. Observing your S/O and finding a way to express your emotions in a way that resonates with them and vice versa, you pay attention to every little detail and are curious to see how this pertains to your S/O. I think you want to know more about them, seeking information to make sure they're comfortable in the relationship and planning how to go about it.

I pair you up with Leona because while Vil does sound great (but also similar), I think many forget how understanding Leona can be. He's not some lazy lion lounging about but I think we bring up how he does have depression and how it affects him so much that we forget his other traits. Yes, Leona is depressed and he has no motivation to do anything because of it. However, we can see in certain events that he does take joy in doing certain things and talking to people, and he values the interactions he has with others. I think he's a perfect match, from what I gathered from what you've told me and from your MBTI, I think you're someone who loses themselves inside their work, constantly striving for it to be perfect. This can also bring out mood swings (which you said you have). I think Leona can help you relax. Unlike someone who also gets lost in his work, Leona would remind you to take breaks. If you stubbornly say no, he'll take you out on a break or bring you something to help you relax, but he'll reassure you that it's okay. Maybe even constantly commenting on things here and there that can help your project. We think of him as someone who doesn't care, but he does. I can see maybe a scenario where you're struggling and don't know what to do or add to your most recent project, but Leona just casually mentions something that just solves it. He tries when it comes to you. The main thing with Leona is that you guys don't have to do anything special to feel loved. I think you and Leona would be content just doing your own thing in the same room if that makes sense? Like he could be napping and you could be writing or drawing, but he's content napping next to you and you're content knowing he's near you. Even better when he's actively helping you, because he won't want a reward or anything of the sort, he's happy and content because you're happy and content. He's content helping you out or just spending time doing nothing but being around you. While he does have a temper he would never abandon you if you do have a mood swing, he would stay with you or give you space, however, you feel but he will check up on you after it! As a yandere, I think Leona (mind you I know I fumbled the bag with his headcanons because they sound so plain) would create a situation where you turn to him. Again, he enjoys your company but he wants it frequently which doesn't help when you're constantly hanging out with someone else or just busy in general. I don't see him as the type to take away your hobbies so he'd try to take up your time and slowly isolate you. Create a situation where you seek him out, want him by your side, etc. That feeling of dread that someone looking at you with predatory eyes, for once it's not rook, it's him. I feel like I give these characters too much credit, maybe one of these days you'll notice that it's a pattern that it all leads to him, but who knows what else he has in store.

Time for Idia, which I picked because of the same reason! He would enjoy your company, sure having someone to talk to who understands you is amazing but I think real love is just being able to bask in each other's company. Maybe you join him in games or choose to be alone in your own world designing a new character, who knows. He enjoys the silence if there is any, he loves how he feels close to you even when there are no words being spoken. Without a doubt, though Idia is great, if you need any help with character designing, he's the one to ask. He can tell you all about tropes, and how to balance a character in terms of personality, qualities, power level, etc. He's the expert (one could say). He enjoys finding someone who can also play with and relate to him. He adores your hobbies and does his best, offering advice here and there or letting you take the flow but being the one to hand you stuff or even buy materials, "I thought this would look good here" or "you were running out of this so I just got some more". He's content either way. I think he might even relate to wanting to put effort into the relationship. He's also an overthinker and would research/observe what you like to impress you. He would present you with something and anxiously await for you to say something. Start to think of scenarios where you hate him or hate his gift. However, I think that both of you could come to work on the relationship. I've always said the healthiest relationship is one where both can grow and mature together (and fight, if yall can have a fight but work towards a solution together rather than having someone storm out and not talking about it, that's healthy). I think Idia could learn more about himself and you during the relationship, realizing that it's not the usual cheesy romance stuff but rather being there for one another. While both are unique in their own way, they both do a good job when it comes to understanding you and giving you your space/support.

Thank you so much for your support and hope you enjoyed your match-up! Hope to see you around!

[ambrossart]

Hi💓

This is just me ranting about the little/big details you gave out throughout the story that I understood just now. The fact that she always researched his interests (going to the concerts, reading his favorites books) BUT he also did. He stated in the flashbacks that he didn't like horror, but the reader was into it and now she finds Creepshow beside his bed 🥺 and the Halloween-themed bit was not forgotten.

The insecurity she felt when his previous experiences were hinted (I don't know if it was intentional but the fact that he looked for a condom in his wallet and it wasn't there means there once was one..or many) but then he reassured her with a silly joke to make her feel better. That was one of the sweetest moments.

The sweetest was when he told her how much he missed her, which makes me look forward to the future stories about their past.

Also, does Gareth dislike the reader? 👀I kinda sensed it in one of your responses so it made me wonder if he dislikes her or he's mad at her for ruining the campaign back then or he's jealous his bff found a girlfriend 😆

Hope I don't bother you with all this unnecessary text

Have a nice day ♥️

Hi! I'm gonna answer your lovely rant with another rant 💖

One of the things I love most about their relationship is how it develops naturally while bonding over their hobbies/interests. They may not have the exact same interests, but they do have compatible interests, so while there still has to be some give-and-take, it doesn't have to be forced for either of them.

For example, she's not a huge fan of D&D (the mechanics are too confusing) but she loves reading, so the storytelling aspect of the game greatly appeals to her. If it didn't, she would have to fake it, and Eddie would know she was faking it. Instead, she lets her imagination run wild (oftentimes ignoring the game mechanics completely) and drags Eddie along with her, giving him a much-needed break from the monotony of Scottie's stale storylines.

I could go on an entirely separate rant about how these two are wonderfully compatible, but I won't.

Their having separate interests also creates some hilarious misunderstandings, particularly for Eddie because he almost never understands her references. Back in middle school, this caused him to overlook several hints that she likes him:

She calls him Halloween-themed. He takes it as an insult even though she literally follows it up with, "Halloween's my favorite holiday." Hint hint.

The most obvious one is in the flashback in the finale. After the reader betrays him and Eddie gets upset, she suggests they journey into the Underworld to get Eddie's character's soul back and she references the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice, a tragedy about two lovers separated by death.

BUT as you pointed out, Eddie has made an effort to learn more about her hobbies just like she has done with him. He was never a fan of horror, but she finds Creepshow next to his bed, which isn’t just any horror comic. It’s a comic based on a movie that was directed by George A. Romero. In part 9, the reader says she’s a huge fan of George A. Romero and considers Night of the Living Dead the greatest horror movie of all time, which is also probably why Eddie decided to awkwardly throw a zombie reference into his big love confession in the finale. He knows she loves zombies and horror. The timing wasn’t great, but his heart was in the right place.

ANYWAY, FINALLY MOVING ON:

Yes, it was intentional to have Eddie instinctively check his wallet only to realize he doesn't have a condom. This boy is not a virgin. He’s not as experienced as the reader assumes he is, but he has had sex a few times. He’s a good-looking guy, and even though he claims most girls are afraid of him, some girls are bound to have gotten a little curious. He alluded to this in part 7. Most girls are scared, but some look at him and assume he’s really dangerous and might be into some kinky shit. He really isn’t, but with the right person, he might be willing to give it a go. 😏

We’ll touch more on this later because, sweet as that moment was, Eddie didn’t completely vanquish her insecurities regarding his dating/sexual history.

And finally, yes, Gareth and the reader have a slightly combative history. Mostly, this is because of Eddie’s dislike for her in middle school. She was the big enemy coming to ruin the campaign, and Gareth was very eager to answer Eddie’s call to arms because he has his own problems with her...

Eddie might’ve declared a truce with her, but Gareth didn’t. For him, the war is still on 😂

[madcatdaderpydrawer-blog]

Do you realize just how chaotic the combined redemption/role reversal and scrapped au is?? Because I don’t think you get how chaotic of a combination that is.

To put it simply, without their sibling there the infected sibling would act much different. A year is not long enough to get over the loss of someone you’ve known for your whole life, and that rare state of desperately trying to handle their brothers absence in a healthy way, trying to adapt to running the daycare alone and grieving make things a lot more messy.

A big example of this would be infected Moon. With Sun gone, the daycare would end up closed after his violent behavior has shown to be an issue, and he would end up all alone. In contrast to how he normally is, being cranky and controlling but serious and relatively in control of himself, he is an absolute fucking mess. Moon already wouldn’t be fairing well without his brother, and the infection just turns those things even worse. 

-He killed/maimed basically anyone who entered the daycare at one point because he couldn’t stop himself. Literally. 

-The only reason he hasn’t been scrapped yet is because no one can get in the daycare without being put in the hospital.

-He gave up cleaning the daycare because whenever he has a fit it always gets destroyed again anyways. It’s basically in shambles.

-His body is in shambles as well, possibly even worse. He’s been grieving Sun already, but keep in mind that on top of that his depression was spiked greatly by the virus resulting in severe masochism/sadism issues. And as you can imagine, when no one is around to hurt, he ends up damaging himself far more then he ever did before. The fact that he’s still functioning after a month alone and infected with all these factors considered is a miracle. 

-The sedation program stops him from being enraged 24/7, but he’s not really calm either. His anger is more of a thinly vieled silent rage.

-Literally the only reason he stopped this violent downward spiral is because he found Scrapped Sun. He had someone to take care of and so he basically decided that he needed to be around for at least long enough to get Sun back to normal. Sun meanwhile is oblivious to Moons.. condition, mostly because he can’t see. If he could he would definitely recognize something is up, but either way he’s too much of a nervous wreck to do much about it anyways. He was just relieved to hear his brothers voice again. 

-Sun gets panicked really easily, so he luckily stopped some of his more chaotic hobbies. He doesn’t have the heart to hurt Sun in the state he’s in, but Sun gets panicky whenever he gets hurt so he tries to avoid that too. Sun found out when he felt the scratches on Moons arms and started flipping out. He wouldn’t calm down until Moon let him wrap them up (very clumsily, he is blind after all).

Now this scenario is not as likely as the role reversal au scrapped moon one is, as I 100% believe it would be the default because Moon would definitely get scrapped long before Sun would. It’s still equally as chaotic though.

-Infected Sun is lowkey manic, he is not dealing well with being alone.

-The daycare is disturbingly clean because Suns cleaning habits have hiked up to 100 now that the daycare is closed and he has nothing to do.

-He has nothing to spend his energy on and that ends in him developing some rather dangerous past times. As long as it distracts him from his lonliness and grief he doesn’t care what it is.

-He destroyed a lot of staff bots during this process of self discovery.

-He also became somewhat of a.. mechanical mad scientist? He uses the parts from the staff bots to make machines with varying dangerousness, as well as personal upgrades because he needs to do anything to occupy his hyperactive mind. Which ends up with him being badly injured because the machines either don’t work or are flat out dangerous.

-Again the only reason he stopped doing this was because he found Scrapped Moon. Moon can see, but he still wouldn’t know that something was wrong with Sun. He thought that his eyes were changed by the staff because hey, as weird of a choice as pale yellow eyes are fazbear has made weirder design choices! He’s just happy to be able to hang out in the daycare again. Sun was relieved to have someone to take care of even if Scrapped Moon gives him a heart attack regularly with his monkey antics. 

-Sun has a minor heart attack whenever Moon scales the play structure and hovers near him to make sure he can catch him if he falls (which he has, many times. No matter how prepared he is for it to happen it still causes him to let out a very shrill scream of fear.)

- Moon definitely noticed that something was off about his behavior, but thought it was from the fact that well his brother was assumed dead for like a year. Sun wasn’t made to be able to function alone, so him being a bit unhinged wasn’t that much of a surprise. He did try and stop Sun from making any dangerous inventions though, and it worked for the most part. Sun was too nervous that Moon would end up hurting himself on some of his machines so he started to kid proof them, which normally would annoy Moon since he isn’t a kid but honestly just made Moon feel relieved since it meant Sun was less likely to hurt himself with one of his crazy creations. 

-Despite Moons pissy cat behavior, Sun can’t stay mad at him. Whenever he gets angry at him it dies out almost immediately when he looks at him and sees his little feral brother sitting there staring at him. It’s like a puppy, you just can’t stay mad at a puppy.

[horsegurltrainor]

I would love for some headcanons about Silver and Edith's relationship if you don't mind! I'd love to imagine them together more.

Ooo, okay! Sorry I took so long, but I had to refamiliarize myself with the character, as it's been a while since I thought about or written for her!

It's a lot so all you want is below the cut! 💝💖💕

Personalities: I think their personalities would fit very well, especially since Silver seems to become more attached to quirky individuals. I think Silver would appreciate Edith not being afraid to get dirty, and those two could potentially have a lot of fun together just going wild! Edith might present herself as more calm, and prefers to ignore or act dismissively towards other when confronted unfairly rather than start a fight, they are still very enthusiastic about their hobbies, and a friendly/cheerful individual that is easy to get along with.

I think Edith's mellowness doesn't come off as the judgmental kind of mellowness, but more of, an open-minded kind of mellowness that shows they love to listen to the people around them and love a good back and forth, which I think Silver would appreciate with his quick tongue and interest in discussing the people and things around him in a thoughtful manner. You can definitely see how Edith was inspired by her brother in that way.

Both Edith and Silver would be able to rant to each other about their more proper upbringing, and having that one familial figure that actually understood them and wanted them to be themselves. Edith had a kooky father, similar to the one in the movie Epic for those that have scene it, that gave Edith her love for exploration and learning! They're very cute together, I imagine, and still very close even though Edith has since moved in with Lacy.

Hobbies: Following up what I said above, I think Edith, however, could calm Silver down in a good way, thanks to her connection with nature. She loves feeling engrained in the world around her, and I've always thought was Silver needed was just to be allowed to roll around in the grass and feel the beauty of being free in the privacy of a beautiful forest. I actually headcanon Edith and Rocky would get along very well for this reason! Edith would also love to help Silver present as the man he wants to thanks to her knowledge of fashion.

On the other side of things, Silver could open Edith up to becoming more interested in less textbook like literature, and I think Edith would grow to love romance stories thanks to Silver's beautiful descriptions of them. Not to mention, I think Edith would love The Great Gatsby and its themes as much as Silver, after Silver helps Edith realize just how colorful text and metaphors can be!

Quirks: I think Silver could help Edith open up to being just a little more assertive. I also think it might take Silver a while to adjust to Edith's quirks, and Edith's to Silver's in turn, but, I think they'd both be very respectful of each other and willing to calmly explain their point of view or why they act the way they do to prevent the other from being hurt. They're both people pleasers and this would definitely effect their communication in the relationship. In this case it's for good, but, in other cases, they may be too polite with each other and need a third party (probably Edith's brother or Mordecai) to speak honestly and break down those barriers for them.

Crushes: I do think Edith and Silver might clash a bit in this area. Yes, as someone who is biologically female, like Silver, it is kind of a big deal she is going out with another woman. So, I think she might misunderstand Silver's individual struggles because Mordecai and him are straight presenting a a couple. I think Silver might have to take Edith down a peg a little and explain to Edith how bad it can feel to be mistaken as a heterometric couple and constantly denied the euphoria of being seen as a man.

I also think Lacy probably doesn't like Mordecai for the same reasons Mitzi is a bit weird about them. She probably views his behavior as creepy, and, being a bit of an avoidant individual, Edith might be inclined to agree. Even when Edith does meet Mordecai, she would probably misunderstand some of his behaviors.

I think getting Mordy and Edith to connect through some of their neurodivergent quirks (both being a bit particular about their environments, textures, and obsessing over certain topics) would make Edith realize that Mordecai doesn't mean any harm. He just has difficulties expressing himself, and she'd probably feel really bad for not realizing that earlier, to be honest.

I hope that answered your question! I would love for some input on Silver's side of things, especially with how he'd react to Lacy and the situation with Mordecai! 👍🏻😽 /p

[comingyourlugubriousness]

Treasure, Softly, Laughter and/or X Marks the Free Spot, ir you wanna?

Treasure. What is something they like/love? What a complex question. Does this mean, physical objects, hobbies, ideas, there are plenty of things that someone can love that can't be seen? That's a big net of things. (Ignore me being needless analytical)

Hmm, even though Yume thinks Crowely is a kook, I think they really REALLY appreciate the fact that he gave them the ghost camera. At the beginning it kind of gave them purpose and something to do in this world they know nothing about. In a way I think it kickstarted their desire to learn more about the other students and the history of NRC and TwistedWonderland. Which later fuels their motivation to privately research their own way to get their brothers home and find out why they're here.

To them I Think the Ghost Camera is the key item that help kick start their journey.

Laughter. What is their sense of humor, or lack thereof? (Bonus: What does their laugh sound like?)

Yume's sense of humor is all over the place. Their quick witted and fast to turn a phrase and they tend to make jokes even in somewhat serious situations. They can sometimes have a very dark sense of humor and when having a rough time they turn to gallows humor or a self-deprecating joke. (They learn overtime that there is a time and a place bc it can actually make people uncomfortable.)

They have so many inside jokes with each of their friends, especially their brothers. I imagine that once the first year gang catches wind of an inside joke of the Ramshackle bros, it just spreads through the group like a plague.

(One in particular that me and Bun laugh about is kinda of like the meme "Phrasing" but instead we say "Pause". We write a lot and when you do, certain phrases that sound innocent can also sound sus. That's when you add "pause at the end" Example: Yuuhi: Vil got on my case when I told him that all I ate was meat. Yume and Yuuta: Pause. It's extra funny to me when the person just continues talking like nothing happened lol. Also I imagine Jack get embarassed over the pause joke all the time.)

They are also a memelord. They make memes in canon and share them with all their friends, especially Idia and Cater.

Their laugh can vary from, snorts, to giggles, to cackles and wheezes. It depends on how funny they find a joke. If something is really funny they can be laughing for minutes! Until their sides hurt!

X Marks the Free Spot. ---->True Name. What is their name's meaning, origin, etc?

Originally I just called all the Yus, Yu, Yuu, and Yuuu. Respectfully to tell them apart, and eventually we went and searched for full names. Me and @bunnwich talk about how they don't remember their actual names and everyone just started calling them "you" bc they didn't have names. So they just took on the name and made it their own. Eventually choosing their full names themselves.

Yume has lots of different meanings depending on how its written. The different variations are: "dream", "try", "sprout"

Ume has a couple different meanings too! "plum", "love", "help someone".

So to me, (though I could be wrong bc Japanese is not my native language) variations of their name can mean phrases such as:

Plum Sprout

Dream

Try to love

Try to help someone

Help someone love

Honestly I chose Yume Ume bc the name sounded funny! And bc Yume meant "dream" (for their visions) and Ume meant "plum" it made me think of the purple in their hair!

But if you write them together I think it actual means “Delicious Dream". Which is funny bc I didn't realize it.

But I guess their name just really means "Dream Plum" to me.

TL:DR: Ghost Camera, its fucked up, Dream Plum

[msookyspooky]

All eddie depression aside, his smile when he was in the caravan saying 'Harringtons got her' was the cutest thing ever. (:

Frfr I can't stop watching that scene! His smile is adorable! ☺️

And this....THIS.... yhwrkoyesfhkgaz!!!

I was blushing at the way he said it and I'm not even He/Him or Steve. If he gave that smile to me and leaned in to say something to me in that playful tone? I'd die. 💘

💔 Sad and PISSED OFF girl hours ahead:

What got me was him play fighting with Dustin 🥺 and being a big brother to him. Like...I knew but I also lowkey hoped Robin was talking about someone else. I'm sorry, revoke my bi girl card but I would not have been nearly as upset if it was Robin...Not every gay character is my favorite, sue me. And would I be upset with Steve or Nancy? Not as much as Eddie! This back and forth romantic tension as their only plot just bc we KNOW they're gonna get together is getting old. The plot armor for the four older teen main characters in general is OLD. Other than Nancy being badass, Jonathan being a good brother which okay bare minimum brownie points and Steve being Mr. Mom; their personalities are bland compared to Eddie.

They turned Robin's character from the intelligent sarcastic girl that had so many tricks up her sleeve we saw at chips ahoy to a bumbling neurotic mess that offered hardly nothing this volume 2. Third Season Robin I'd be upset over, fourth season Robin? Doesn't even feel like the same character so no. And outside of when there's danger in Hawkins...Are Nancy or Jonathan or Steve REALLY that interesting or good of ppl? Bc Eddie was a good guy WAY before he realized there was danger. Jonathan is so avoidant of controversy or emotional responsibility he's being manipulative by NOT telling Nancy. Nancy is so ready to be an ambitious woman she doesn't even ask others or think of what's happening around her vs what she wants to do. Steve has zero presence other than 'protect the kids!'...What hobbies does Steve have? If there were no kids, what would he do? What other traits does he have other than 'brave, protective, himbo'? Truly. I want to know. Dewey may be those things in Scream but at least he's not a nag like Steve is. I like these characters but compared to Eddie? Not as much!

I'M SICK OF THE BORING FAVORITE CHARACTERS OF THE DUFFERS HAVING PLOT ARMOR. PERIOD.

Eddie is naturally charismatic, weird, playful, fair minded, tries to be a tough ass when he's a huge softie, funny, high energy, rebellious, he likes D&D and Metal, he has a world view that gets rocked by Chrissy and Steve and Nancy and everytime he seems to grow and realize putting labels on the popular kids is no different than ppl labeling him. He had more growth and likeable traits in THE FIRST EPISODE than the main four older kids have all season.

There was no reason for them to kill him off. The 'warding off the bats' thing did nothing. 'They'd go after Robin, Steve and Nancy' it would have taken them awhile to get there and who's to say they wouldn't have been released in time? He died in vain just for the Duffer Brothers to have a stupid point. You're telling ME...You couldn't have written Dustin doing this instead of Eddie and Eddie leaping in to help him? (And being able to get to him faster being taller and more athletically built) and even though they'll probably be injured, Eddie could have been the hero, saved Dustin and still had his 'I didn't run away' moment....It's cheap shock factor writing to kill him off. I may kill off characters but it's necessary for the plot, YN's development and realistic bc ANYONE can die in my fics. It's not realistic that every single main character has plot armor in ST but not Eddie or other side characters.

I would be less upset if other characters died bc at least it wouldn't feel like a cheap ass cop out to get rid of a side character that SHOULD have been the main.

I get he'd be a criminal in Hawkins but they could have easily written him saving everyone with an audience against Vecna or Demagorgons or something in 5 to show he's not the bad guy to Hawkins. EASILY.

AND HOW THEY HANDLED HIS DEATH??? Probably leaving his body in the upside down, not even upset other than Dustin and his Uncle, not honoring the fact he SAVED YOUR UNGRATEFUL ASSES? Idc Steve, Nancy, Robin I could care less about after this. I probably would have never even watched this series if I knew they were gonna kill off THE REASON for me picking up this show. I deadass only watched this to see Eddie in 4. FUCK.

[dominic-oakley]

[cis man and he/him] Welcome to Aurora Bay, DOMINIC OAKLEY! I couldn’t help but notice you look an awful lot like CODY CHRISTIAN. You must be the TWENTY NINE year old BARTENDER AT FOUR LEAF IRISH PUB. Word is you’re OUTGOING but can also be a bit CHAOTIC and your favorite song is DISPARATE YOUTH BY SANTIGOLD. I also heard you’ll be staying in OCEAN CREST APARTMENTS. I’m sure you’ll love it! | @aurorabayaesthetic

TW: alcohol mention, mention of bullying, death.

BASICS

nicknames: dom ( by most people ) or nicky ( by his parents only )

orientation: heterosexual + hetero romantic

labels: the himbo / the reveller / the hurricane

hobbies: playing video games, partying, surfing, working out and drawing

aesthetics: surfing as the sun comes up, never leaving the house without a smile, forgetting all about time and space when wrapped up in a project, a distant family constantly questioning life choices, black ink on the side of a calloused hand, a large collection of antique stamps, drinking to avoid being haunted by memories of what's lost, a strong and intimidating physique to avoid ever being seen as weak again.

ABOUT

dom grew up in san francisco as the only child of a pair of business magnates who would invest in tech startups and watch their money grow.

as the only child to parents who hoped he would be the next big thing in the tech world, there was a lot of weight on dom's shoulders from a young age.

they enrolled him in stem club from the moment he started school, wanting him to be great™, however they were extremely disappointed when it turned out his skillset did not lie in the scientific fields.

as soon as that became known they begun pushing their son away, leaving him to fend for himself when it came to his schooling.

as his parents removed themselves from his day to day life, dominic begun getting closer to his grandfather on his father's side, who took him under his wing.

dom's grandfather was an artist and as the pair begun getting closer, the older realized that his grandson had a talent within fine arts.

dom barely graduated high school and when he turned eighteen, his parents made it clear that they would no longer support him.

his grandfather however, put all his faith in his only grandson and gave him what little money he had saved up telling him to go out and pursue his dreams, what ever they may be.

dominic took the money and decided to see as much of the united states as possible, drawing along the way and gaining life experience.

five years ago his grandfather passed away and dominic returned to california for the funeral.

following losing the only person who had ever believed in him, dominic became lost. he moved to aurora bay, deciding to stay in his home state to attempt to save up for another road trip.

however when he got to town about four and a half years ago, he fell in love with the atmosphere and town spirit, deciding to stay in town instead of driving off to see more... for now at least.

HEADCANONS

hasn't drawn since losing his grandfather but has a bunch of ideas. just can't get himself to pick up a pen or pencil.

spends a lot of time in the ocean as it makes him feel connected to nature and thereby his eccentric grandfather.

collects stamps after he was bequeathed his grandfather's collection in his will.

only hears from his parents when they feel like it, never when he needs them.

rarely lets people see his true emotions, but rather hiding behind a smile.

was bullied all throughout his schooling for being scrawny, which is the reason he stays in shape.

has a habit of partying a little to hard, especially since he has a lot of pent up emotion he doesn't air often enough.

POTENTIAL CONNECTIONS

his first friend in town

a fellow partier

best friend / ride or die

drinking buddy

neighbor

fwb

fwb turned friends

ex girlfriend

unrequited crush

colleagues

[fff777]

I saw this writing tag game. I wasn't tagged but it looked fun :3

What is your absolute all-time favourite idea you’ve ever had?

I really think it might be my current fic, the Laytao historical AU. In its current form, I don't think it's as polished as most of my other fics, but I am still quite attached to the original idea that this fic came from. The fic in its current form is extremely different from what I had initially hoped to write. But all variations of it are equally dear to me.

Maybe it's because this idea was combined with a setting that I have a lot of thoughts and feelings about and it gave me a lot of ideas about it.

What is your favourite part of being a writer? Which parts could you take or leave?

I guess my favourite part is just being able to articulate an idea. I like sharing things I like. I also find that writing fic helps me organize and contextualize my thoughts about things, whether it's about the ship or the setting or other themes in the fic.

My least favourite part...basically the actual writing lmao. To be honest, I don't really consider myself a writer. I struggle to write and I don't actually find it fun the way I find my other hobbies fun. I also have a funky relationship with words that I won't get into here, but words don't really touch me the way I think it touches other people and so it makes it difficult for me to convey things without cringing sometimes.

What is your greatest motivation to write/create?

My biggest motivation for writing is to just realize my ideas. Words are magical in that you can bring basically anything to life and it's kind of fun that I can conceive anything in the world and just. Write it lol.

What is your favourite story you’ve written to completion? Link it if you’d like and can!

I don't know if this is recency bias but I am rather pleased with most of my most recent works. What a copout answer lmao. But I like them for different reasons.

Sulay cambunnies: I liked this because it kind of made me feel braver about writing the kind of porn that I enjoyed.

Seho historical AU: I liked this fic for a lot of reasons. It was my first long fic and taught me a lot about writing. I liked that it was a big happy ending fic. I was aiming for cute and fluffy and from the comments I was proud that I was able to convey that in a historical setting where the expressions of love can be quite different.

Kaixing SDOC: I liked this fic because it's as close to canon timeline fic as I've ever written lol. I just never thought I could write anything realistic and this fic kind of helped me realize how I can do that.

Laytao historical AU: Oh man. I already mentioned that I really love the idea that this fic is attached to and that is a huge reason of why I love this a lot, as imperfect as it is. I put a lot of thought into the trajectory of the story and while I still don't think it's perfect in its final form, I'm still thankful to this fic for giving me a vehicle to explore those themes.

What is your favourite out-of-the-box quote?

I don't really have any? But I did share this recently with a friend.

It's from a not-yet posted chapter of the Laytao historical AU fic.

"It was bitter, as it always was. But bitterness was never a problem. Yixing could always tolerate it. Good things must always be suffered through."

Which of your characters would you say has the most controversial mindset? Why do you say so and how do you personally feel about their ideals?

Probably Yixing in the Laytao historical AU fic. He's very patriotic and lawful, unflinchingly so. In today's political climate, that is not a popular attitude. This kind of character is not at all uncommon to the genre, and to the general culture, as folk heroes that act like this are revered. I do think that Yixing has a personality that is somewhat like this. But I don't know him, only the side of him that is presented to the world.

Personally, this way of thinking is not for me. But I think it's not so uncommon to come across people like this in the world.

If you, when you first started writing, met you now, what would younger you think?

I think I'd be a little awed that I managed to write these more ambitious pieces. I read fic for a long time before ever trying my hand at it.

Tagging whoever wants to do this!!!!!

[translations-by-aiimee]

The Husky and His White Cat Shizun - Chapter 13

Original Title:  二哈和他的白猫师尊

Genres: Drama, Romance, Tragedy, Xianxia, Yaoi

This translation is based on multiple MTLs and my own limited knowledge of Chinese characters. If I have made any egregious mistakes, please let me know.

Chapter Index

Chapter 13 - This Venerable One's Bride

No need to remind Mo Ran. Chu Wanning had already figured that out long ago.

Those people were chatting and laughing, but they didn't know where the voices came from. Those who were sitting or standing, gesturing and toasting; their faces were blank, just like paper.

"What do we do? Do we have to go in and drink with them?"

Chu Wanning was not amused by Mo Ran's poorly-timed joke, and he lowered his head in thought.

At this moment, there was a sound of rustling footsteps in the distance. Two long lines of people emerged from the hazy fog, slowly approaching the main building from the distance.

Chu Wanning and Mo Ran subconsciously ducked behind the rocks, and the two teams approached, led by a coquettishly smiling golden boy and girl. These two people had clearly defined facial features. Their faces were colourful, and in the night light, they looked like paper dolls burned for the dead.

Each of them was holding a red candle in one hand. The body of the candle was as thick as the child’s arm, with dragon and phoenix seals entwined on it. As the candle burned, the rich fragrance of the powder wafted to their noses, and Mo Ran almost fainted again. Fortunately, the wound that Chu Wanning stabbed in his arm still hurt, and he squeezed the wound again, finally keeping his consciousness clear.

Chu Wanning gave him a look.

Mo Ran: ". . .cough, this trick works."

After a pause, he wondered again: "Shizun, why don't you need to poke holes in your body to stay awake?"

Chu Wanning: "This fragrance doesn't work on me."

"Huh? Why?"

Chu Wanning said coldly: "Good concentration."

Mo Ran: ". . ."

Headed by the golden boy and girl, the two lines climbed up the steps. Chu Wanning moved his gaze back, looked for a second, and suddenly let out a low "Hmm?"

He was rarely surprised, so Mo Ran was immensely curious. He followed his line of sight to see, also amazed.

He saw that those who swayed in the procession were all dead bodies with closed eyes. They had pale skin and kept the appearance they had before alive. Most of them were very young. They were in their twenties, both men and women. One figure was very familiar--

The Chen family's eldest son, who was seen in the coffin before, appeared in the procession again at some point. His eyes were closed. He followed the scent of candles and walked slowly. Next to him was something different from the others. Others had corpses walking next to them, he walked next to a paper mâché ghost bride.

While Mr. Chen was not a big deal, when the procession came to the end and they saw the people at the end of the two lines, Mo Ran's face drained of blood.

Shi Mei and Chen Yao had their faces hung and were following behind the dead body. Both of them had their eyes closed. Their faces were as white as snow. Their walking posture was no different from those of the dead people in front of them. They didn't even know if they were still alive or not.

Mo Ran's mind exploded. He jumped up and wanted to rush over, but Chu Wanning suddenly grabbed his shoulders: "Hold on."

"But Shi Mei——!!!"

"I know." Chu Wanning stared at the procession slowly moving forward and whispered, "Don't move rashly. Look over there, there is a martial law barrier. If you rush past it, the barrier will scream and I'm afraid that all the faceless ghosts in the yard will rush at you, and the scene will grow out of control."

Chu Wanning is the master of barrier enchantments. He recognized these enchantments well and his eyes were razor-sharp. Mo Ran found that at the entrance to the banquet yard, there was a nearly transparent film.

The golden boy and girl walked to the front of the courtyard. They gently blew on the cupped candle flame, fluttered the flames, and then slowly - passed through the layer of barriers and walked into the courtyard.

The men and women behind them followed them one after the other, passing through the transparent barrier without any issue. The faceless people in the yard drinking wedding wine turned their heads, watching the men and women who entered, laughing and applauding.

Chu Wanning said: "Go, follow them. When you cross the barrier, remember not to breathe and keep your eyes closed. Also, no matter what happens, copy what the corpses are doing and never speak."

He didn't need to say anything more. Mo Ran eagerly wanted to save the others, and immediately followed Chu Wanning into the group of corpses.

The number of corpses in the two lines stayed the same. Chu Wanning stood behind Shi Mei, and Mo Ran could only stand behind Chen Yao. The lines moved very slowly, Mo Ran glanced over at Shi Mei several times. All he could see was his pale profile and a section of white neck that was helplessly drooping.

It was hard to keep up the act all the way to the boundary. The two concentrated and held their breath, smoothly following through to the courtyard. After entering, he found out that the area inside was much larger than it looked like from the outside. In addition to the three-story main building, the courtyard was lined with a hundred or so small rooms, each of which had a red letter of happiness in their window and a red lantern.

The faceless guests suddenly stood up. Salutes were fired and suona horns sounded.

A faceless salute officer in front of the building sang in waves: "The auspicious hour has arrived, and the bride and groom have entered the garden--"

Mo Ran was stunned. What? He dared to say that these two dead bodies are the bride and groom?

He turned his head to ask for help from Chu Wanning, but the brows of Beidou Immortal were furrowed. He was immersed in his own thoughts, unable to extricate himself, and didn't bother to look at Mo Ran.

. . . Mo Ran felt that all his uncle's hard work might be in vain. Going down the mountain to gain experience, with this kind of shizun, was really more damaging to his pride than if he had gone without a shizun.

Suddenly a group of laughing and joking tufts of children rushed out from the courtyard, dressed in bright red clothes, but with white head ropes tied in pigtails. They clustered like fish to either side of the lines and began pulling one person each, leading them to the compartments on either side.

Mo Ran didn't know what to do so he mouthed to Chu Wanning: Shizun, what should I do?

Chu Wanning shook his head, pointing to the tidal wave of dead bodies that followed the boy and girl scattered in front of him. The meaning was clear - follow them.

There was no choice but to let a boy with a bun pull him forward, stumbling into one of the compartments. As soon as he entered, the boy waved his sleeve in the air, and the door closed with a bang.

Mo Ran stared at the little man, wondering what the faceless brat wanted to do to him.

In his previous life, Chu Wanning rescued Shi Mei first and then broke the illusion. He didn't do anything the entire time then he easily removed the evil spirits. And then all he did was relish in the wonderful afterglow of kissing Shi Mei. Afterwards, during Chu Wanning’s report, he actually didn't listen much.

So now the situation had completely changed. He didn't know what was going to happen next, so he could only bite the bullet.

The room was decorated with a dressing table, a bronze mirror standing upright, and a black and red suit embroidered with Ruyi patterns supported on the wooden frame.

The boy patted the stool and motioned for Mo Ran to sit down.

Mo Ran realized that the ghosts here weren't very clever. They were pretty stupid. As long as he didn't speak, they couldn't tell the dead from the living, so he sat in front of the dressing table like the child wanted. The little boy rustled over and started to help him freshen up and change his clothes. . .

Suddenly, a begonia flower drifted in from the window and landed leisurely in the water inside the copper basin.

Mo Ran's eyes lit up. This begonia was called Evening Night Northern Star, which was specifically used by Chu Wanning for silent messaging.

He picked up the begonia from the water, and the flower instantly stretched and bloomed in his palm, revealing a gleam of light gold in the centre.

He twisted the golden light on his fingertips and put it to his ears. Chu Wanning's voice rang in his ears.

"Mo Ran, I have confirmed with Tianwen that this is the illusion created by the Master of Ceremonies Ghost in Caidie Town. It was worshipped by the villagers' incense for a hundred years and gradually cultivated into something more physical. As long as there are more ghost marriages, its power will grow stronger, so it loves to organize these wedding ceremonies. Those corpses lined up in two lines should be the ghost couples that the people of Caidie Town have put together under its witness over the past hundreds of years. It likes this kind of fun. Every night, it summons those corpses to the illusionary realm and conducts another ghost marriage, and each time it conducts it, it grows even stronger."

Mo Ran thought to himself - What a pervert!

When other gods are bored, they'll at most match up boys and girls. What kind of Master of Ceremonies is this? It's said to have an immortal body, but its brain must not have kept up with it. Its only hobby was to match up male corpses and female corpses. It didn't matter if they were already matched, the dead married corpses were summoned from the grave every night, again, again, and again.

Was this group of corpses that good-looking?

This bachelor god must be lonely enough.

Chu Wanning continued: "Its true body isn't here. Don't act rashly. Follow the instructions of the golden boy and girl for a while. Since it wants to absorb the power of their ghost marriage, it will inevitably show its original shape in the end."

Mo Ran wanted to ask: Where's Shi Mei? How's Shi Mei?

"There's no need to worry about Shi Mei. He, like Madam Chen, was bewitched by the fragrance powder and temporarily lost consciousness." Chu Wanning considered the problem very carefully and made it clear that what Mo Ran might be wondering. "Take care of yourself. I've got everything under control."

After speaking, the voice disappeared.

At the same time, the child also took care of Mo Ran's attire. He looked up and saw that the face in the bronze mirror was beautiful, the corners of his lips naturally raised, his eyebrows were clean and fresh, his collars were overlapped, his auspicious clothing was a flaming red, and the hair was long but tied back with a white hairband, and he really looked like a married bridegroom.

The boy made a gesture of "if you would" and the door of the closed compartment creaked open.

Under the corridor, standing a row of corpses in auspicious clothes, both men and women, it seemed that the clay head mould of the Master of Ceremonies Ghost wasn't enlightened yet. As long as he had pairs in the hall to be married, it didn't matter, regardless of whether it was a man and woman, man and man, or woman and woman. He didn't care.

There was only one line of dead bodies standing on this side of the corridor, and the other line was on the opposite side. They were too far away, and he couldn't see if Chu Wanning and Shi Wei had come out.

The procession was moving slowly forward, and every now and then the sound of the chanting of the officials in the building could be heard. The marriage of one pair after another was slowly being completed.

Mo Ran took a look at Chen Yao in front of him and felt that something was wrong. After pondering for a while, when the line was gradually shortening and the last few pairs were about to take their turn, the dirty bastard finally understood— —

Wait! According to the procession, does that mean the woman in front of him is going to be married to Shi Mei? Wouldn't that mean he's going to be paired with that little bitch Chu Wanning? This isn't going to work!

At that moment, the former emperor of the human realm was not happy anymore. He grimaced and unceremoniously pulled Chen Yao, and cut in line and stood in front of the others.

The little boy behind him was taken aback for a moment, but Mo Ran quickly put on the expression of a half-dead hanged ghost with a bowed head, drooping down and mixing in with the corpses. Those golden boys and girls with low cultivation levels were in a daze, probably too dumb to figure out what had happened so they didn't react.

This time Mo Ran was happy. He followed the line with great enthusiasm, ready to walk to the end so that he could meet with Shi Mei on the other side of the corridor.

At the same time.

Chu Wanning glanced at Shi Mei standing in front of him, and thought for a while, not knowing what dangers lay ahead.

He has always been hard-spoken and soft-hearted, though harsh to the point of being repulsive. But, in fact, as long as he was there, he wouldn't put his apprentice in any kind of danger.

As a result, he also tugged Shi Mei and pulled the unconscious man behind him while he stood in Shi Mei's original position.

It was his turn.

The ghost bridesmaid standing at the end of the corridor was holding a black and red tray. Seeing Chu Wanning coming over, he chuckled, his face without facial features making a girl's crisp voice.

"Greetings and congratulations to the bride, she is beautiful and white."

Chu Wanning's face instantly darkened.

Br-Bride. . .? ? Do you have no eyes?

He looked at the blank face of the ghost bridesmaid again and held back a shout.

He really doesn't have any fucking eyes.

The ghost bridesmaid smiled and picked up the red gauze veil in the tray. Raising his jade-like arms and pale hands, he covered Chu Wanning's face. Then he stretched out his cold hand, gently held Chu Wanning, and said with a sweet smile: "Bride, if you would."

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Writer’s Block (Chongyun + Xingqiu)

A/N: AYYY- @anzynai , I had you for Squealing Santa! I really hope you enjoy this, and do have a Merry Christmas! Also a big thanks to Mia who organized this as well! Major thank you! So, tbh, I did have a lot of fun writing this! I always liked them but after writing for them, I really do enjoy them! However, this was almost late because I got really busy as of recently and was lacking on being productive on writing and such. But I got it done and I’m posting it when I wanted to! I originally wanted this done on the 15th of November and to post it on December 1st. While I did make my personal deadline on posting it, I can’t say I did with actually when I got done with the fic xD

EITHER WAY, I hope you enjoy this! Have a Merry Christmas! <3

Warnings: Uhhh, I don’t even believe I swore in this fic, so, pure fluff, and tickles! That’s all :D

Words: 1556 (last I checked, no editing included-)

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Well, this began as a normal day, one like any other. The exorcist came around to the second son of the Feiyun Commerce Guild, and the two went off somewhere to hang out. It was something like clockwork. This particular day, they chose to venture off into a more rural area, near a slightly woody area in Liyue Harbor. It wasn’t particularly popular, and it was quiet. Very nice little area if you’re aware of it.

Chongyun was currently relaxing himself as he focused on the views around him while the bookworm of the two was writing again, which Chongyun didn’t question too much considering he was aware of Xingqiu’s interest and occasional hobby of writing despite book publishers in Liyue Harbor not caring much for Xingqiu’s writing.

However, since Xingqiu has found out of Inazuma’s spark of intrigue in his stories, he may be picking up his writer’s pen once more and beginning another storyline, perhaps a continuation.

But that’s the current issue he was having with this. He…needless to say, was struggling with where exactly to go with it while keeping everything consistent. The book lover has made concepts of ideas along with possibilities but he lacked a sense of what direction to pursue.

“Xingqiu, are you troubled currently? You seem a tad…what’s the word, confused? Frustrated? Something of the sort.” The icy blue styled man finally spoke up about it, causing the darker haired man of the two to let out a small laugh.

“Eheh. Well, I admit…I am struggling a little more than I wish to admit. It’s just…I’m having trouble with picking up the story and where exactly to go with it. I would like to go in a unexpecting direction or keep the reader on their toes but it… it isn’t quite clicking for ideas thus far.”

Xingqiu sighs with a slight smile. “My point is that I’m having a writer’s block like most amazing writer’s get. Nothing super exciting or scary.”

Chongyun gave a subtle nod to his friend, beginning to think to himself about how to help Xingqiu. Though, he wasn’t much of a writer, never found interest in it, yet alone had the time for it. But the exorcist didn’t want— no no. He couldn’t just sit there after Xingqiu always helped him with trying to find demons of sorts.

“Hm… well, where’d you leave off…?” Chongyun decided to speak out once more, attempting to listen to this and hope ideas from his outside view would assist him. “Ah, well, it all starts with our main character…”

Xingqiu began to ramble off with the details, the popsicle loving nearby listening in, a little conflicted on what to do as he listened. Of the details he heard, it sounded as if the bookworm was extremely passionate but in all honesty, Chongyun began to space out, mainly realizing he would have to listen to a whole story and that’s if he could even give an idea.

Hmm…what would Xingqiu do in this situation… Whenever he was upset, the second son of a certain guild would not only assist in a solution, but even when he couldn’t, he’d at least cheer him up or support him in such ways. So, maybe…returning the favor would be the best line of action. Luckily, thanks to his occasional negative reactions at being quite unsuccessful at finding and cleansing a demon of its ability, he has a very present and clear idea.

“Xingqiu…?” “Hmm? Too many details?” “Nono...well…” Gonna quickly move past that. “I may have an idea.” “Oh? So, not enough detail for you?” Xingqiu asked in a playful and slightly teasing manner.

“Eheheh. Believe me, there was quite enough.” Chongyun stated, deciding to let him down easy, though he was confident he took the hint. “However, this idea, it’s a little bit different than you’d think, but I believe it might help you.” “Then do share.” The one in darker clothing decides to allow this, giving it a chance, having trust in the cryo vision wielder’s judgement.

Chongyun, admittedly, was nervous about doing this. There wasn’t anything to be nervous about…except for if the tables are immediately flipped. “Alright. Will do.” He tried to seem a little more confident about this, sneaking his hand over to the bookworm. “Well, go on! I’m curious to see what ideas you may ha- hahahave! Chohohong!”

The exorcist was quick to taze his sides, trying to be quick now because he knows exactly what’s gonna happen. A major attempt to turn the tables. And he was correct.

Xingqiu attempted to grab his hand, managing to succeed, causing the cryo user to panic as his hand went straight up from his sides. “Gotchu!” Xingqiu announced, shooting his other hand to Chongyun’s side, right by where his ribs were and tazed him.

“Payback!” “W-Wahahait! Nohoho! Stohohop thahat!” Chongyun couldn’t help but break into giggles immediately, this is already going wrong. However, this is all he has to do, win this little uprising and then he’s fine. With his mental encouragement, Chongyun was officially now determined to win against him.

So, to fight against the Hydro user, he straight up tackled him onto the grass, making Xingqiu fall over as he straddled him. “Waitwaitwait! Chongyun!” “No no. No protesting! You must allow me to return the favor.” “No! Don’t you even— ehehahaha! Chohongyuhun!”

The second son attempted to protest, failing at this since Chongyun made up his mind by now. Truthfully, he was glad he chose this, he forgot how much he loved Xingqiu’s laugh. After all, he didn’t get to hear it often considering how easily the hydro user usually turns the tables.

“Sorry, but this is too much to pass up. I must cheer you up!” Chongyun stated, beginning to scribble his fingers over his friend’s ribs. “Pff- Buhuhut I’m fihihine! I’m nohohot upsehehet!” “Oh…well then it’s revenge I suppose. Sorry but…I’m not sorry.” Chongyun, the kind and nervous exorcist, being a savage? How unheard of!

Which, Xingqiu began to laugh a bit more genuinely at that thanks to how unusual it was. “Thahahat’s so cruehehel ohohof you! Hohohow dahahare you crohohoss the sehehecond sohohon of- W-WhahahahaHAIT!” Chongyun got a little tired of his rambling and frankly just wanted to hear his pure sweet laugh.

“Ah, your tummy has always been so sensitive, hehe. How sweet.” Chongyun teases his closest friend, his finger now tracing around his navel. After all, couldn’t help but test that spot.

“C-CHOHOHONGYUN! PLEHEHEASE! I’M SOHOHORRY-“ “Oh? For what?” “AHAH— TI-TIHIHICKLING YOU ALL THEHEHE TIME! PLEHEHEASE LET ME GOHOHOHO!”

“Well. I suppose that is a very good apology… hmmm, let me think…”

Chongyun pretended to think about this for a moment. Well, truthfully, it wasn't pretending. After a few moments, he began to consider if he should truly be so merciful with his friend. After all, his poor friend was laughing his heart out for the moment thanks to the extreme sensations surging through him.

Though, there’s one thing holding back Chongyun from hailing this attack was simply Xingqiu’s pure laugh. It was so sweet. Just somewhat loud, yet still pure and almost a bubbly type of laughter. It was giving serotonin to him, not just the sound of it but the fact he’s making Xingqiu happy. It made the male with high yang energy feel quite similar.

This being said, Chongyun, despite everything, halted his big attack. However, he finally successfully cheered him up and tickled him! That’s the important part. Mostly the first part of that.

“Ehehe… ah…Cruel move, but fair considering how often I do that.”

The hydro user admitted as the other pulled out a popsicle, taking it in order to be sure he’ll be alright. “Mhm, I agree.” “Hey! You’re now acting more like me, you’ve been practicing the art of trickery?”

Xingqiu nudged him with a soft smile, Chongyun offered a popsicle, flinching gently from the soft nudge to his side. “Ah, this a new way to distract me from getting you back?” Xingqiu questions curiously, his smile still being present as he took the popsicle.

“Ehehe…maybe?” Chongyun decided to be honest despite his slight nervousness confessing his plan. “Ah, well, I’ll spare you for the time being. Mainly because of the popsicle.” The hydro vision wielder winked as he spoke out to Chongyun, beginning to lick at the popsicle, not minding the slightly off taste. Actually, he found it’s taste, despite it being off, sweet.

“Ah…but you’re getting me back one day?” The icy blue eyed male asked nervously, raising an eyebrow as he attempted to enjoy his popsicle. Xingqiu glanced at him with a mischievous smirk growing on his face, the cold treat in his mouth.

“Maybe today, maybe tomorrow. You’ll find out.” “Ah…” Sooner or later, they both managed to finish the popsicles, sharing a nice moment of silence, Xingqiu seemingly taking new notes relating to his story he was working on and Chongyun taking in the views.

“Oh, and Chongyun?” “Yes?” “. . . Start running.” “O-oh. oH-“ The exorcist was quick to hop up, beginning to break into a sprint. The writer sighs with a small smile, placing his book for notes down, wiping himself off as he stood up.

“Well, this will certainly end in a lovely way, one way or another.” Xingqiu mumbled before keeping a smile, going to chase after Chongyun. These two are gonna be here for a long while for sure. But hey, they’ll both definitely be enjoying it.