#but I block that out cuz I love the beach 😂

[rigginsstreet]

Realizing something about my fear of lakes and why everyone else seems to be so chill with them

Do y’all just not have animals you need to fear in the lake?? Cuz my ass is constantly worried about gators (I know that’s a southern thing) and snakes and shit like

Do y’all just not have menacing animals in your lakes? But also even people down here are far too chill with lakes y’all don’t value your lives

[libertine-past]

Alternate “Love in Vain.” Cody doesn’t call. That’s it! That’s the fic! 😂

Rogue clonked her phone back in its cradle. “Don’t you hate it when you tell someone they got the wrong number, and they argue with you? I know I have a lot of characters floatin’ around in here,” she gestured at her head, “but I’m a hundred percent sure I ain’t Linda from the Yonkers Craft Expo.”

Gambit snickered with a look of pure engrossment, shaking his head in delight. “Indeed. Linda sound pretty boring to me.”

“Oh, I bet you think you could liven her up though, honey-tongue— the way you came in all gussied up to go out on the town.”

“We don’ have to go nowhere. You don’t even have to get out of your nightgown or put down your book, ‘less you want. A date can just be you an’ me in the same room.”

God, this man’s standards couldn’t get any endearingly lower. She puffed some fallen white hair out of her face. “Welp. You ever seen Baywatch? It’s kind of a guilty pleasure, like these Harlequin stories. Hnh. What am I sayin’. Of course you have. Men sure appreciate the um.” She rolled her eyes and made curvy gestures. “Casting.”

“Eh. That show irrealiste. Petty t’ieves always blowin’ up oil rigs or something. Nobody that dumb.”

“So your big takeaway from a show fulla bathin’ beauties is the shitty portrayal of crime?” she laughed.

“Oh, I see them beauties. How do you think I do all my trainin’ for look don’t touch?”

“You can always use more of that. Alright then. You, me, and bad TV it is.”

“Ey, what happen to your bedpost?” he asked, finally noticing.

“Trainin’ for knockin’ your dang block off.”

They sat on the rec room futon in the glow of the TV, under a blanket.

“Aw hell, this is one of those filler episodes with like three beach montages,” Rogue said.

“Yeah, I hate watchin’ people just enjoyin’ themselves,” Gambit winked. “You gotta have filler in life, chere. Can’t be all life-or-death drama.”

She looked him over. “The way you dress like Don Johnson on Saturday nights, I feel like we should be watchin’ Miami Vice reruns instead.”

“You love it.” He pulled off his scarf and draped it around her shoulders.

“Didn’t say I didn’t.”

And it happened—the long, hungry look that usually made her run. She didn’t, but she wasn’t above a quick subject change. “God, they use same underwater footage over an’ over.”

“Well, folks can’t hold their breath forever.”

She knew this wasn’t a dig at her, but she retreated into overthinking. “…you’ve been tryin’ for a few years with me, Remy.”

“Chere. Don’t. That’s never what this feel like.” He pulled her hand out from under the blanket and kissed it. “A barrier doesn’t phase me none. It’s you underneath. That’s all that matters. It’s the 90’s. Everyone big on protection, non?”

“Oh yeah, I’m blendin’ right in with today’s generation. …I-I’m sorry. I just can’t seem to stay off this topic, can I?”

The silence wrapped around them as the TV continued its soapy glow on their faces. Gambit didn’t realize that she’d mostly fallen asleep on his shoulder.

“You know why I like this show?” Gambit said. “I can relate, ‘cause Rogue always come to Gambit’s rescue.”

“…..mhm. Cuz iloveyou, caj,” she mumbled.

He exhaled hard. He knew the declaration probably didn’t count, but he clung to it like a life ring.

[anasartdump]

hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!! it's the nice anon back again!!!!!! its been a while since i last sent you a message and i just wanted to reach out again and say hellooooooooooooooooooo!!!!! i hope everything is going well for you <3 i was thinking about your art on valentines day and how jake and neytiri would spend that day!!!!!!!! i love your art of them on the beach and it made me think of them having a beach date for valentines day and how suuuuuuuuuuuuper cute that would be!!!! so i came to your blog and stared at it for a very long time and thought about them being happy lolololoolol anyway just wanted to say hey and let you know that your art is still making me so happy <3

HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!

It's always a delight to see a message from you in my inbox 🥺🥺🥺

Awww 🥺🥺🥺 It warms up my heart that you remembered my art on Valentine's Day! 💖I wish I could have drawn something for it, but I'm still somewhat working through my creative block and also working in some other personal projects 😭😭 But it makes me happy that you remembered my Jaytiri art and came back to my blog to look into them 🥺🥺

For sure they would have a beach date! My friend @beautyofattolia and I were discussing how Jake would have taught Neytiri about Valentine's Day and other human traditions, since she taught him her own culture and traditions and imagined him taking her on her first Valentine's Day in Pandora while she is pregnant with Neteyam 🥺

Those are the headcanons she shared with me:

Jake is already a super romantic person and i feel like Valentine's in general is important to him (because he likes doing things for his partners, he's an action guy vs a word guy) and that is even more true with Neytiri since she is 1) his wife and 2) his soulmate she's obviously pregnant with Neteyam during their first ;

Valentine's so like i said above, he would want to go all out and plan the perfect day for her, especially since she would be coming out of the second trimester and getting more sore, tired, etc;

i think he would also be so excited to do all the "traditional" gifts for her since she has taught him so much about Na'vi culture and he would want to return the favor and teach her something good about human/American culture;

it would start with him bringing her breakfast to their marui so she doesn't have to get up (and of course lots of cuddles because he is that person);

he would also have gifts;

jewelry is traditional so this is where he would give her the necklace he's been working on (definitely with help from others). a necklace because he has 100000000% broken one of her previous ones and wants to give her one in return and also because he wants to finally give her something back after she gave him that choker he starts wearing during the Tree of Voices scene;

he would want to do candy/sweets because again that is a traditional gift. idk if he would try to steal candy from Hell's Gate or do her favorite Na'vi equivalent with help from Mo'at, probably both because he wants her to have the whole range also cuz pregnancy cravings;

i also think the tradition of stuffed animals is adorable and i think he would like it too and since the Na'vi make their own toys, it would also be something he spent time on to make for her. i like the idea of him making her a little palulukan toy because 1) she is Palulukan Makto and 2) that's what he calls her when they're being spicy 😂 😂;

plus it's an extra cute gift cuz it's something they could use for the new babies (they would know that Grace's Avatar was expecting at this point);

after giving her gifts and everything, he would be like "so women on Earth like to visit spas on Valentine's Day so we're gonna do something similar" and take her to the hot pools so she can relax (carrying a baby is a lot of work) and he would give her massages (although he's probably mediocre, it's the thought that counts) and just completely dote on her;

he would also be like "date night dinner on Valentine's is very important!" and have Mo'at pack them food for them and take her somewhere else on Bob. i like to think that maybe it's the spot from Way of Water? i like the thought of them having their date night spot. like obviously they visit other places too, but that's a favorite of theirs cuz let's be real, that view is AMAZING;

and then of course they would eat their food and he would have her favorite flowers to give her (the ones like she wore in her hair the night they mated 🥺 🥺);

the night ends with them having sex because of course it does 😂 😂 although probably a bit more gentle than usual due to the fact that she's fairly far along in her pregnancy

I hope my friend and I can work with this idea someday through RP, cause the RPs always help me get ideas for drawings since I love drawing the scenes I write together with friends!!! 💖💖

I really feel bad not posting anything for Valentine's Day though, I was working on something but my other projects ended up thwarting it, 😅 But we'll see I can finish it so I can post it here too!

Either way, your messages always fill me with joy, even if I haven't been posting art these days, it's nice to know you're always there to support me 💖💙💖🥰 Thank you once more for all the positivity and support!!!