#did it once and not super noticeable but it looked nice for the price

[miss-floral-thief]

messy but the new palette looks ok

[chaosandmarigolds]

( っ'-')╮ 🌲

Adoption Au!! Because again, I miss my unbridled and cute fluff but all I think about is the holidays

Adoptive!Dad Simon was fully aware that the first round of holidays were probably the most important, as far as giving expectations and showing the girls that they were serious

“Don’t stress it, Mister Riley,” Macey had said all too easily the one morning he brought up what she may have wanted for the holiday, not even looking up from her backpack as she spoke, “don’t really…do holidays.”

Taylor heard this and she seemed utterly disgusted, “No!!! no!! I wan-I want Barbie ‘ouse!” Simon! Who takes that for what it was but all the same didn’t want Macey to be left out so he chose to treat it as if both girls were eager for Christmas Simon! Who is generally more of an acts of service person naturally so what did he figure to do for Macey? Fix up her mountain bike

(that thing came with her in the adoption, it was just a bunch of metal and two worn out wheels but she stuck by it)

Simon! Who when the girls first moved in helped Macey mount it on her walls since she loved it so much

Simon! Who spent two days making a replica of the messed up thing just so she wouldn’t notice the original missing

Simon! Who replaced it while she was at school

“Mister Riley!!!” The twelve year old practically came tumbling down from the stairs once she got up to her room, panic in her eyes and a heaving chest. Simon swore he had been caught, “What’s goin on Kiddo?”

“I need a poster board for my science project tomorrow- I’m so so sorry I swear I completely forgot and I’m so-“

“oh thank god.” “What?” “Mmm? Nothin, go on, grab yer mum an’ sis we’ll all go.”

Simon! Who brought the scrap of metal to the boys during a night out and well

“jus get er a new one, LT.”

“no,” Kyle interjected as he looked it over, “well-eh- it’s from the 90’s probably her dad-her uh…”

Simon shrugs it off, “She said it was er uncles fore they passed, old thing but imma fix it up.” johnny downs the beer and walks over to it, “Mm, alrigh- but I wan to come over to Christmas dinner, er missus does it nice.” Of course that motion got seconded by Kyle and Price already had an outstanding invitation so…well he’ll take that on later.

Simon! Who spent about a week working on it, and most of it was waiting for parts

Simon! Who kept all of the gifts in the shed out back with his gear because he knew the girls didn’t like the shed and he had made it a rule to not go since it held all of those more sensitive things

Simon! Who wasn’t super well rounded in traditions but he would happily help the girls frost Christmas cookies every day until he died

matching pjs? Okay, well fine he will tolerate it

Simon! Who accidentally knocked a shelve down in the shed when he was getting all said gifts out so of course the very nosy twelve year old came outside within two seconds

“Mister Riley?” She shines the flashlight and looks outside, and she lets the light adjust before she gasps, “Is that my bike?”

Simon was currently a foot deep in snow and freezing, so the girls remark fell on somewhat deaf ears. “Baby, go back to bed.” “oh my god!” She beams, leaping over the snow to get to him, “It’s my bike!”

( is that it? Yeah that’s it. Anyway, comments mean so so much to me, they truly lift me up. Anyway! Tootles!!)

this is the bike btw

[krypticcafe]

Hi! I love your writing sm!!! Could I request how the boys + könig would react to a reader with curly hair? (We’re talking tight, kinky coily curls)

COD:MWII Boys w/a curly-haired partner

rating: PG-13

character(s): GN!Reader, Kyle "Gaz" Garrick, John Price, John "Soap" McTavish, Simon "Ghost" Riley, Gary "Roach" Sanderson, König, Hound

warning(s): none

a/n: aw thank you! And I love this request!! I'm not someone with curly, kinky hair, but I hear a lot about how they're super underrepresented. Even I'm tired of the "brushed his hand through your hair" or the "y/n with a messy bun/straight hair" bc PLEASSEE, my hair is a rat's nest, this would not work 💀 Anyways, I hope I did you justice and lmk if I got anything wrong!!

Gaz

Let's be honest, it's nothing new to him. He's experienced with coily, kinky hair, whether it be himself or his family or a friend.

I actually like to think he experimented with longer hairstyles before cutting it for military.

He gets you the most out of all of them, honestly. Knows exactly what you mean when you need a certain product or talk about maintenance, doesn't belittle you when you get upset over your hair, and helps a lot, too.

He doesn't have to do as much maintenance, so he doesn't use too much product, but sometimes he'll eye yours and make a note to try some for himself.

Since you and Gaz can trust each other, you sometimes have nights where you help style each other, just to spend some quality time.

Also yes, you guys have matching bonnets, it was actually his idea. You guys take so many pics together, too.

Gaz will notice if your hair looks healthier or fresher, and while he always thinks your curls are beautiful, he'll make extra compliments so that you know that he pays attention.

Oh, and if you do something special with it? He's all over you, all like, "What's the special occasion? Or am I just lucky today?"

Price

Your hair was one of the many reasons Price had noticed you so much, particularly because the military didn't really allow room for soldiers to do much with their hair and most have to gel it down if necessary.

When you tell him about the amount of care that goes into it, he starts thinking that his facial hair routine isn't so bad after all.

Once you get together, he starts looking into the product you need to get.

Unfortunately, he will have a bit of a hard time, so it's probably best if you show him the ropes for stuff like oils for protective styles, specific tools you use, etc. Otherwise, he'll be wandering around the aisle for a while. Please.

Sometimes, there'll be days where both of you guys take up the bathroom and go through your routines together, it's a pretty good way for him to learn your process and for you to learn his. There's a mutual respect.

Realistically, I don't think you would let either party take over for each other. At least, not for a long time.

If you put on a real nice outfit and let your natural hair out, oh this man will be on his knees, so use that information wisely.

Soap

Ooo, he's obsessed, I'm telling ya!!

Definitely gets stunned at how much it takes for you to take care of those curls, but not surprised that it's so difficult.

He does kinda wonder how you deal with it if you're someone that's on the battlefield.

You definitely had to tell him off for toying with it once, and he has stopped, but it's taking every inch of him to keep his ADHD ass from mindlessly twirling one between his fingers whenever you guys cuddle. But he isn't gonna do it! Unless you let him, then he loves how the texture feels.

You won't admit it, but sometimes you only let him touch it because of how happy it makes him, and you know he's being as respectful as possible.

He'll always be your #1 hype man too! Loves it when you experiment!!

You've definitely caught him wearing your bonnet multiple times, too.

One time, you decided to tease him by guiding him to help you detangle your hair, and frustration was absolutely worth it.

He got so pouty afterward when he had to give up, but you let him know he did a good job trying.

Ghost

He doesn't mean to be rude but he's definitely like "Can't be that bad."

And then you show him your grocery list.

It is that bad.

He gets frustrated and just buys one of everything, walking out of the store with like a dozen bags. He memorizes the ones you pick so there's that at least.

Don't mind him, he's just a bit blunt because he'll then ask, "Why don't you just cut/gel it?". Just explain it, and he'll respect your choice, though it intimidates him a little.

At one point, you're actually the one that lets him feel your hair, so he knows what it's like. He would never touch it unless invited, he's got too much self-control. People also become too intimidated by him to try to touch your hair too, so that's a plus.

It oddly soothes him, he likes how the texture feels on his fingers and especially when it's softer than usual.

One time, you used your own hand to help guide his through your hair, and oh man, was he flustered. Mans was glitching out for a few seconds.

Roach

He thinks your curls are so cute,

Like he literally can't stop watching you because of how they move when you walk.

On occasions where you let him touch it, you'll find that whenever you both are close to each other and really deep in an activity or conversation, he'll absent-mindedly roll a curl between his fingers.

His hands are good for many things, signing, fighting, and other fun stuff. Styling your hair is included!

One of his favorite things to do is help you find and try new styles with your hair. Roach loves looking up and researching about your hair type and what you can do with it, he finds it all super interesting!

Often buys you clips, beads, or whatever he thinks is pretty so you can try it on!

Loves to kiss your head because of how your hair tickles his face a little. He's been tempted to just bury his face in the back of your neck just to plant a bunch of kisses on more than one occasion.

On days where you put extra care into your curls, he's absolutely showing you off to everyone! He wants others to know how hard you worked to look so damn good!! (Gary says it's a full-time job, really)

König

Expect to find him staring all starstruck a lot.

Like a lot.

When you tell him it's your natural hair, he's surprised, he thought you just did a lot of work to make your curls so coily.

He once asked (very) politely if he could touch your hair, and because he was (extremely) nice about it, you let him.

Only for him to panic when the velcro from his glove got caught and he apologized a dozen times over. Afterwards, he treated you like porcelain, keeping his hands straight at his sides around you and acting like a spooked animal.

It got to a point where you had to confront him and tell him it was an honest mistake, and he didn't have to apologize which made him apologize more.

On the other hand, König enjoys watching you do your hair, just sitting there quietly with the occasional question. Sometimes, he helps comb your hair, but that's the most he'll let himself do since he doesn't want to mess things up.

Really loves how your products smell.

While he thinks you look amazing no matter what, he likes it best when you go natural.

Hound

Knows a lot more than you expected. They aren't well-versed, but they know more than the average person when it comes to the deal with kinky hair.

They'll go out with you on shopping trips and often help you pick out scents, one that you like but one that isn't too sensitive for their nose, it's something you didn't expect them to enjoy so much.

You can trust her to always have stuff on hand for you if you live separately or in different quarters. Oils, creams, custards, moisturizers, a hair pick (all from your fave brands, of course), she's got you.

He surprises you again when you come home one day, way too tired to do your routine, so he offers to do it for you.

If this was a test, they passed!! They even knew how to brush your hair the right way not to damage it and had already refilled some of your stock.

After that, you often find him helping on wash days when you're far too exhausted, as his way of pampering you. His favorite thing is doing your edges.

Her scary dog privileges also help ward off weirdos trying to touch your hair, and much like Soap, she hypes you up regardless if it's a frizzy day or a special occasion.

Expect them to be mildly addicted to the way your hair smells, it's literally one of their comforts because of how much it reminds them of you.

[love-me-purple]

movie night with the v3 boys

cw: slight nsfw and cursing in a few of em. spoilers of ET in kaito’s

a/n: might make a 1 and 2 vers. !! naur I did a few light puns in a few of them if you spot them tell me. under the cut cause it’s kinda long

Shuichi

➼ he’s so sweet

➼ he prioritizes you fully! he gives you the blankets, the snacks, he lets you choose the movie; he does everything.

➼ even if he sits on the sofa cold, hungry, and terribly quiet.

➼ he doesn’t complain a bit.

➼ you notice him shivering slightly a couple minutes into the movie, and even after he protested against getting a half in your luxury, you snuggled against him and buried him under the warm covers.

➼ once you did, he whimpered slightly against you. it just felt so nice. not the fluffy sheets, not the delectable food, and even though the movie was pretty great, you next to him really made the experience better.

➼ he moved closer next to you, kissing you on the cheek. you made him kiss you on the lips after.

➼ the movie run ends with cuddling and tangled arms and legs, overall super fluffy.

Kokichi

➼ large pillow forts with lots of soft pillows and thick blankets. he turns the ac and all the coolers on just so it’ll turn super cold in the house, leading you to bury yourself under the blankets and cuddle closer to him.

➼ he sometimes teases you by stealing the snacks and blankets, making you pissed off and subconsciously pinning him to the carpet floor.

➼ he tries turning the simple, pure movie night into a netflix and chill i SWEAR

➼ he flips the tables and climbs on top of you - kissing you lightly on the lips with a smug look. ➼ and then he gets up and goes back to watching the movie like nothing happened

➼ he’S GETTING HIS ASS beat TONIGHT

➼ interpret that any way you want

➼ anyways, if he’s not in that mood, he’s very chatty during movies. ➼ he’ll comment nonstop and predict the future with pretty accurate predictions.

➼ his habit of doing that will, if you don’t already, bring you to do the same.

Rantaro

➼ this guy is so romantic

➼ kisses, smooth; non - pushover pick - up lines, basically everything you’d expect from a good gushy mushy date.

➼ he likes playing with your hair. tangles, small braids, etc. if you don’t have hair, then / another option for him is he runs his hands down your arms and hands.

➼ he draws small patterns on your skin with his fingers while kissing you on the head.

➼ he loves it when you do it to him as well, so by all means, go ahead !!

➼ nooo but the chips with dip are absolute perfection adding to the mix. if you don’t like that kind of thing, he’ll get, like, anything you’d like to eat during the movie -

➼ the prices don’t mean aNYthing to him, he’s happy to spend money for you no matter what it is <3

➼ perfect night for netflix and chill

K1 - B0

➼ he’s a robot. he can’t be cold, he can’t eat, and so all he has to do is sit back and watch.

➼ people (miu) helped him with what to do and how to act during the movie -

➼ he’s so awkward, in a cute way. he’ll get closer to you as the movie progresses, trying to be discreet but pretty much failing.

➼ you pretend you don’t notice though, for his sake.

➼ he’s tense during the movie. but with a few calming, reassuring words - he calms down a bit and attempts to kiss you as a sign of thanks.

➼ oh he also looks up on his mental search engine how to act normal and such and comes across the term of ‘activities’ during watching movies / shows

➼ and then he overheats for a bit (thankfully while you were in the bathroom -)

➼ guess he didn’t have safe search on

Korekiyo

➼ horror / documentaries. if you don’t like those things, then …

➼ he likes it when you braid his hair. with any other person he’d kinda just be like ehhh, but when it’s you …

➼ he’s such a simp.

➼ he’s pretty chill, doesn’t really talk except for the parts when either you’re talking, something’s factually wrong, or when something especially pisses him off (usually when the characters are especially dumb).

➼ he likes having his hands free, so, of course, you have the blanket and snacks.

➼ he nuzzles his head into your neck and hair during sweet and overall ushy gushy moments.

➼ yeah

➼ he’s only human after all

Gonta

➼ like shuichi; he gives the blanket, the snacks, and is awfully quiet.

➼ there’s a sort of worried look on his face, like you won’t like doing this and it’ll never happen again.

➼ he asks you like every couple minutes if you’re okay - nonstop until you reassure him.

➼ because of his overall bulky, tall structure - you’re gonna need a few more blankets to cover him.

➼ and a lotta snacks if he’s especially hungry

➼ he’s the type of guy to watch smth like a bug’s life or the bee movie. and you’ll agree because he’ll be self - conscious of himself if you don’t.

➼ it’s either that or bug documentaries. he hates horror films, especially if it has bugs in it that are thoroughly portrayed incorrectly.

➼ he gets so angry it’s almost funny

➼ until you don’t calm him down and he goes to storm the director’s / producer’s place then uh good luck

Kaito

➼ tries to be romantic and kinda fails.

➼ the whole mood is sorta goofy. comedy / horror / sci - fi def. if it’s horror though, expect him to scream loudly and cling to you. and then for him to make up an excuse like, “i wasn’t scared! i was just … amazed by the stars in the sky in the film! so … spread out!”

➼ if it’s sci - fi, it’s definitely ET

➼ he cries softly when ET dies. and then he says, “I JUST GOT SOMETHING IN MY EYE WAHHH”

➼ comedy’s chaotic, but pretty fun with him. he tries so hard not to laugh, but when he does, his LaUgh

➼ it depends. it either sounds like a hyena crossed with a donkey or just a hysterical, soft sound.

➼ either way, movie nights with him are always a blast.

Ryoma

➼ he’s smooth. and he predicts the movie in his head, and shows barely emotion during sad, emotional, funny, or romantic moments. like none at all.

➼ but once he gets used to being with you during movies and finding out what exactly you like, he starts showing bits of emotion here and there.

➼ like outward pity. and sadness. and laughter.

➼ sharing is caring when it comes to blankets and snacks. sometimes when both of you reach into the bag / bowl / plate / etc. at the same time, and y’know your hands touch? he’ll squeeze your hand and bring it up to kiss it.

➼ SOME CHEEZY THING LIKE THAT

➼ and then he’ll just smile slightly at you. no matter what reaction you have.

➼ yeah other than that it’s pretty normal! still a hit tho

[rose-riot-johnson]

Do you think that you could write a Trunks x Male Reader?

Well to be honest, Trunks is 1 of the characters I have in mind about, so I will definitely give writing the Trunks x Male Reader a shot😃👍

*I wasn't sure which image Trunks to pick out, so since I'm more familiar with Dragon Ball Z than I am with Dragon Ball Super, I picked out this image of Trunks😅

🗡️🍜His First Date With You🍜🗡️((Adult) Trunks x Male Reader)

Genres: Romantic Light Hearted Fluff

Trunks had a crush on you since college, however after the both of you graduated college together, one day you asked him out on a date, which he was surprised and excited about, so ofcourse he's going to tell you, "yes". He then asked, "Where would you like me to take you on a "first date", (Male Reader Name)?". You then happily, answered, "It's up to you, Trunks. I'm not picky on where eat honestly.".

After Trunks got home, he decided to dress up in a suit and tie. However, before he could even try to pick out a suit and tie, he got caught by someone who ended up peeping in his home accidently. It was non other than his father, Vegeta. His father then asked, "What do you think you're doing, trying to throw all of your clothes all over your room? Did I teach you to keep your room spotless? What's going on with you right now, Trunks?".

Trunks then told Vegeta, as he answered, "Well dad, there was this person I had a crush on since college, however after we graduated college together, my crush saw me walking in the park to ask me out on a date, so ofcourse I was going to say, yes. I tried asking him where he wants to eat, however he wants me to pick a place to eat and that he said he's not picky. The only problem is that I want to pick out a fancy restaurant for our "first date".". He then paused for a second before continued by asking, "What restaurant should I pick, dad?". Vegeta was puzzled by Trunks' question, as he then replied, "What? You're joking me? Why are you wanting to take your crush to a fancy restaurant on a first date for? When your mom and I started dating, I took her to our own version of McDonald's or even some cheap ramen places my first few dates with your mom! I haven't took her to anywhere fancy and expensive for our dates until after you were born...", as he then looked down at his shoes rubbing the back of his head. Trunks then replied back, "Understood dad...".

Later on that night, Trunks decided to take you to an expensive ramen place for his first date with you. This was your first time you got to eat ramen or anywheres expensive. You were looking at the menu, especially pertaining the prices. He notices you were looking at the prices, as he then happily, said, "Don't worry about the prices, (Male Reader Name). Just order what you want. I will pay for it.", giving you the thumbs up. You took his word for it, as you then ordered the ramen and what you wanted in your ramen.

Once the both of you got the ramen the both of you ordered, you asked, "So Trunks, what had you decide on taking me to yhe expensive ramen place, if you don't mind me asking?". Trunk then answered, "Well I wanted to take you to a nice place for our first date and I think my parents were rich... Even after I was born... And they still are... Anyways nevermind about my parents being rich... I take it, it's your first time in an expensive restaurant?". You replied back, "To be honest, not just an expensive restaurant, however it's also my first time in a ramen place, Trunks... I appreciate it... I just was wasn't expecting you to do that for me... I honestly found you cute... Which is why I asked you out and told you I'm not picky on where we eat... I was pretty much used to eating our version of McDonald's or eating at home, growing up... So, regardless where you take me on a date I still appreciate it...". Trunks had to think about what you and what his dad, Vegeta said earlier, then he replied again, "Well, I'm glad you liked it and would have been happy no matter which places I pick out for our dates, (Male Reader Name)... Maybe next time I will let you pick a place out for a next date, if that's alright with you.", as he smiled at you. You then said, "Sounds good to me, then. I would be more than happy to.".

Eversince that night of your first date with Trunks, the both you decided to start the relationship together. You knew you made the right decision to ask him out from this moment on. Trunks also knew he made the right choice on telling you, "yes", in the first place.

The End

Okay my Tumblr Peeps. I hope you like this Trunks fanfic I have written about😃👍I hope the tag is alright with you @helikal 😅Anyways I had fun writing this fanfic with Trunks in it and I hope you had fun reading this Trunks fanfic, as well😁👍

[fazbearedits]

A pink glimmer

A tricky fic requested by anonymous! :D

(Also this contains some of my theories and this does not take place in my canon timeskip au bc in the canon timeline Trinity is married to Enzo meanwhile here she’s single)

It had been 14 years since Nicky set foot back in raven brooks,after he turned 18 him,Jay and Luanne all moved back to New York,where Nicky lived till he was about 3 or 4 years old,he left without saying goodbye to any of his friends and he barely kept in contact with them.A few years after he moved out and got an apartment of his own in the city but it wasn’t exactly smooth sailing.When he was 13 years old he was kidnapped by mr Peterson and kept in his basement for two whole months with almost no one caring to look for him,not even his own parents.

He was also physiologically tortured by the shadows of two little girls,mr Peterson’s daughter Mya and her best friend,Lucy yi but it seemed Lucy had more control and Mya was just forced to be here but anyways.It plagued him as an adult which did not end well,he struggled with smoking and drinking and he could barely hold a job.He would show up at work hungover and sometimes just drunk,he also had a violent outburst on a patron onetime.and one day he got a eviction notice so he immediately went on Zillow to look for houses when he saw his childhood home listed for quite a bargain (well in real estate prices) due to the fact that no one had bought it since him and his family moved out.

and he was actually able to afford it with the money he had left so he bought the house and applied for a job there.and a few days later he packed up his car ready to go back to raven brooks.once he arrived on friendly court it was about 6:00 pm so the sun was setting,he stopped outside his house which looked like it’d seen better days.he looked at trinity’s old home next to his and it had a new car in the driveway so he assumed that someone new lived there but then he looked across the street to see not mr Peterson’s house but just an old wood plot,I mean the city had to get rid of his house eventually.

He walked across the street to see it but he felt a shiver down his spine so he quickly walked back to his house.He started to unpack boxes when he heard a perky upbeat voice behind him “hello,neighbor! Welcome to friendly court!” She continued talking but it hurt Nicky’s head so he turned around to politely ask her to be quiet but he almost fell over seeing who it was.it was Trinity,but she looked different.Her once short hair with beads in it was slightly wavy but put up in a bun,she wore a white button up shirt with a long black skirt and lastly black slip on shoes.Trinity looked like she was about to pass out seeing Nicky and they both uttered each other’s names with a shaky tone.

Trinity was talking super quickly to Nicky but it was all just muffled sound to him because he couldn’t take his mind off of how beautiful she was.he saw a pink glimmer around her,the type of pink glimmer Enzo described when he first met Trinity.he never felt this when he was 13…did he? I mean Trinity was super nice and friendly to him like no one ever was…did he see this pink glimmer before?

(SORRY THIS TOOK FOREVER TO MAKE)

[the-pen-pot]

Fangirling on chapter 40

'Mercy?' Lord Berhart managed, sounding strained. 'Your Highness, you have left him with nothing.'

'I have left him with his life. It is more than my father would have offered in my place, considering the nature of Vernell's crimes.' 

I can totally get that, even without seeing the whole show (I did see some snippets of Uther and recognised Giles from Buffy, the vampire slayer, that was a nice surprise.)

'Tom's still alive?'

Arthur inclined his head, aware that more than one councillor had taken notice of their conversation. He smoothed his face into an impassive mask and noticed that Merlin had done the same, erasing his shock. It itched at him, all the little differences they kept stumbling across. He wanted to find out what had happened to Tom in Merlin's world, just like he longed to hear about the scars that no longer stained Merlin's skin and the stories behind them.

It was not an idle curiosity, but a burning desire to understand more about this version of Merlin. The intensity of Arthur's own longing almost took his breath away. He wished to know him – everything that made him different and all the little ways in which he was still the same – but once again he told himself that now was not the time.

You know, it must be super fun for fans of the show to notice all the little (or/and big) changes in this story and this version of Camelot. It probably gives it an extra layer of meaning and in some instances delight or agony.... I am coming in rather blind (apart from the 'how long have you being training to be prat, my Lord', I haven't seen a lot more beyond that. I do know what the main characters look like and I also know that Morgana turned evil in the series. (She's that stunning actress Katie McGrath! 😍) But for me it's a whole new world and a whole new story and I'm really enjoying it!

'Would you then like to explain how you made a large sum of money selling grain across the border to Mercia?' Morgana arched an eyebrow as he spluttered. 'No? Then maybe you can tell the council why there is no evidence of a fire, nor any recorded births whatsoever among your working populace in the past five years?'

Arthur settled back in his seat as the Lord rambled through long-winded, meaningless excuses. Morgana's expression did not falter, but she emanated an air of icy disdain until Fennis' voice dried up like a stream in summer.

'Yours is not the only estate with inconsistencies,' she added at last, picking up the sheaf of papers and placing them in front of Arthur. 'Obviously, this is a matter requiring urgent investigation. For the sake of Camelot.'

OH! Morgana is so damn good! She is not taking any prisoners for sure! Those Lord's their lives will totally change for sure and they can all feel it now! I bet some of them won't sleep well from now on... Oh, being called out on their greed! I love it!

That's what I like about your stories, they are 'fully filled' stories. As in, it's not just about the main pair, it's not just about the romance or the leading up to the first kiss... It's about Everything in that world and with the people inside it.

'Neither your mother nor I truly knew the price, but it was not I alone who approached Nimueh for help. Your mother... She wanted to do her duty – to provide Camelot with an heir. It drove her every waking moment, and I could not deny her. When you finally flourished inside her, she was the happiest I had ever seen.'

As if, I don't believe him for one moment. From what I've read in the story so far he is the kind of man who totally knew what would happen and decided to do it anyway. 😡

He sucked in a deep breath, leaning forward to brace his hand on the back of Uther's chair. His position was awkward, but he did not care. He needed to look into those eyes and see realisation's dawn. 'Besides, if you knew you would lose your beloved queen to your quest for an heir, would you have stayed your hand, or would your ambition have outweighed your love for her?'

'How dare you!'

'Was I worth it, or not?'

Oh no, that must be one of the worst pains out there... knowing your parents don't think you are worthy, knowing they don't love you unconditionally, knowing you dissapoint them on an almost daily basis. Thank god Arthur as a close group of friends to counter all that poison.

'All right.' He glanced around the forge, taking in the frightened faces. 'Everyone out. We don't know what will happen. It could still go wrong, and if it does...' He didn't finish. They understood, but that didn't mean anyone was happy about it.

I love how they all would jump into the fire for each other and how they all worry so deeply for one another. Even over the smallest cut or bruise. Sometimes it's a bit funny, how they can 'overreact', specially Arthur and Merlin about each other. But at the same time it's precious and amazing and just warms my heart.

Oh wow, the ending of this chapter. I don't want to include the line because I don't want to spoiler it for future readers (alhought maybe I already did for some parts of the story?!) but I had no idea that was even possible?!

🤣 Knowing the same actor was Giles and Uther was a real experience. I adore Giles. uther? Not so much. And Katie McGrath is stunning!

I liek to think it's one of those fics where if you now the show, there's little easter eggs and things, but if you don't it's still enjoyable. You certainly seem to be loving it, which is brilliant 🥰

Thanks so much, as always, lovely!

(For those who want to try it out, Hiraeth is here)

[freestyle-crocodile-trashpile]

Hi can I request 141 + Los Vaqueros + Konig with Dutch!Male reader who celebrates carnaval with them

Basically how the dutch celebrate is to dress up in costumes or be in the Prins/Prinses carnaval basically schools choose somebody to be a prince or princess and minister for carnaval.

Maybe the reader feels sad they can't celebrate it with their family/friends so they throw him a small party with the traditional carnaval clothing to make him feel better?

Anyways thanks for reading my rant I became prince carnaval last week so my dutch brain is breaking-

[A/n:I never knew the Dutch did that, that's super cool, and congratulations i bet that super exciting to be 😊. Thank you for requesting]

Summary:They throw you a traditional Dutch party since you can't be with your family

Type:Scenario:141 + Los Vaqueros + König X Dutch M!Reader, tad bit of König X M!Reader

Version:Mw2

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The main reason they throw the party was because they seen how sad you looked when you realized you wouldn't be home. It was Alejandro's plan, and Alejandro knows how to party. Rodolfo did research on Dutch party's to tell Alejandro. The Los Vaqueros had everything planned, it would be ready tonight they just need to keep you occupied long enough to set it up. Price and Gaz would take you out for lunch hopefully making you alittle better. You three surprisingly hung out around 3 to 4 hours, due to Gaz asking you all about Dutch party's, to send more information to Alejandro. You were very excited to talk about it.

"Oh my God Gaz I'm gonna have to take you to a REAL traditional party with all my family, you'd love it, also did you know I'm the Prince Carnaval"

Next was Soap, he decided to take you alone. Bring you to walk around the center of town were all the fun stores are, he just picked you up from tour little lunch date with Price and Gaz. You guys almost spend like 500 dollars, in one store. You guys can't be taken to a mall, or free-market that's for sure. But it was so much fun, finding thing that not only reminds you of home, but thing you can decorate your room with, make it feel more homey.

"Oh my, SOAP! Look at this, see how it glows under light. Yeah, i wish I could show my mom, it looks like something she'd put in the kitchen"

Lastly, Ghost and König taking you in the longest way to get back to the base. Just so everyone else could get there on time. König was driving, that eas better for him since he doesn't know you all that well. Well, not as much as the others, he knows you but just enough to be invited to the party. The car ride was mainly silent, there wasn't much to talk about. But you sudden slide to the middle seat, leaning in between the two. Ghost didn't notice you at first but when he did he pushed you back.

"Put your seat belt on! And don't stick your head between the seats, what if we got into a reck?"

You rolled your eyes before buckling your seat belt. Once Ghost seen your seat buckled he sat back in his seat. Looking at König you noticed how he seemed go be voned out, taking this time to get a good look at him. Taking in every detail and small feature, you looked him over a few times just enjoying the view, you've heard he was eye candy before but you never took those people seriously. But know looking him over, seeing how his shirt wasn't covered by gear, and how it wasn't a tight fitted shirt like how Ghost had on, it was nice. His sleeves were rolled up too, causing you to have a great view of his arms. Looking into the mirror next to Königs head(I forgot what it was called)You looked at his mask covered face, all you could see was his eyes but you didn't care, his eyes were a blue, not necessarily dark or light, his long brown eyelashes making his eyes even more pretty with the way they kinda pop out. You wish you could see his whole face but you can't, either way he was still beautiful and you'd certainly tell him. Smiling a lovestruck smile at him through the mirror you continued to stare as you three drove. Soon enough you guys arrived, you still were staring at him tho. Hearing fingers snapping by your head you shook your head and looked over at Ghost.

"Done staring love bird?"

Was all he said before stepping out of the vehicle. You huffed and hurried out of the car. Talking their heads off about your day you didn't even realize what was happening. König opened the door for you causing you to blush abit saying a small thank you, as you three walked to the lounge. You were cut off by cloth being thrown at you. Taking it off and looking up. You gasped and covered your mouth with your hand.

"Hurry and go change, your a Dutch prince right?"

Alejandro said with a small laugh. His laugh was cut off with you crushing him in a hug. He let out a small gasp, not expecting a hug.

"Oh thank you Alejandro, het betekent veel voor me"

Alejandro wasn't sure what you said exactly but he's glad he made you happy. You ran off to your room to put the costume on, that Alejandro picked out.

"This was a good idea Alejandro"

Price said patting the mans shoulder. Alejandro gave a nod to the captain, and they all waited for you to return. When you did Gaz made everyone do a clap, for the Prince of course. Today was an amazing day for you. The lunch, the stores, the ride home, and then the party? It was amazing. You told them hundreds of thank yous but you couldn't help it. You'll have to get them all back eventually but how?

~

[A/n:I hope you enjoyed.]

[fictionalmenxyn]

Your writing is lovely! Would you do something like reader being prone to nosebleeds?(I've had a few nasty incidents of getting them when I'm stressed and it makes me super self-concious lol)

Of course I can do this for you! :)

Tw: Blood

Ghost

He was sat on a chair around a table with Soap and Price

You were walking into the break room after writing a stressful load of paper work

You had already been really stressed from meetings and decision making as your also a Lt

You wanted to grab a water so you could stop the headache you currently have

So going over to the fridge you grabbed a water from a mini fridge

And as you were about to open it you felt a droplet on your hand

Looking down to see the blood you huffed hating that it would always happen

You turned around as you grabbed some paper towels

Ghost saw you walking over with you holding a paper towels on your face

He obviously raise an eyebrow and asked “you alright, love?”

You spoke “yeah, just a nose bleed thats all” Ghost was concerned and asked “did anyone hurt you?” You replied “no, I get them when I’m stressed all the time”

He’s so confused as he’s never seen them that much but come to think about it he doesn’t see you that stressed often

Soap

You and him were out on a walk having a somewhat nicer day than this morning. It was a stressful start to the day but it somewhat got better

As you were both walking you had decided that taking a hike on the hillside closest to base was a nice idea to have a fresh start after the busyness of this morning

You had spotted a cool looking building in the distance and spoke “Soap look” as you pointed out you had felt something drop onto your hand

Soap was looking at the area you had pointed to while you were looking at the blood on your hand

You quickly asked “hey, do you have any tissues?” He turned to you thinking you were about to see until he spotted your nose bleeding

He panicked slightly and asked “how did that happen?” You spoke “I get them often, don’t panic” he was still confused but searched his bag and luckily he had some tissues in there

Later that walk you explained how if you were stressed and your body couldn’t take anymore stress it would give you a nose bleed as a ‘sign’ that you need a break

Gaz

You were walking from the board office after a presentation you had just presented in front of new recruits

It was somewhat stressful as you weren’t a fan of presenting anyways but Laswell told you it would help her and Price out

You left the boarding office and walked towards the brake room to grab some food and a drink for yourself

But as you were walking you felt something drip onto your shirt, you thought it was a leak cause someone the other day mentioned there was a leak somewhere in the base

So you look up to see nothing, no patchy ceiling nor water marks

You looked at your shirt and pulled it out a bit then you saw a few drops of blood on your shirt

Then you felt it on your lip so you touched just under your nose and saw blood on your fingers

You looked around and saw “Kyle ‘Gaz’ Garrick” on a door

You rushed over and knocked the door, you could hear his boots and then watched as he revealed himself behind the door

He noticed the blood on you instantly and moved to the side while asking “you alright babe? No one hit you have they?” You shook your head

Rushing into the bathroom you grabbed some toilet paper, placing it in your nose you washed your hands

Gaz came over and placed a hand on the small of your back and asked “how did this happen? Eh?” You replied “got over stressed, this happens a lot when I’m stressed”

Gaz nodded and spoke “I’ll get you a shirt” he went over and grabbed one of his shorts and gave it to you

Price

He was in his office at the time this happened

You were in the break room finishing off your paper work to hand over to Price

Once you had finished you headed straight to his office

Walking over to the door you had knocked and peaked your head through and spoke “hey love?”

He replied “hey, come in” you let yourself in and he raised an eyebrow

You asked “what’s wrong?” He stood up and spoke “come here a second” you walked over a little nervous thinking you’ve done something wrong

Then he placed his index (pointing) finger under your chin and lifted your head so he could see better and then he spoke “you have a nose bleed”

You wiped it and spoke “oh” he asked “what caused it?” You replied “over worked myself” Price spoke “alright, here… have some tissues” he handed you a box and you grabbed one

He asked “so me a favour” you nodded as you wiped the blood

He replied “don’t over work yourself, alright love?” You nodded

He gave you a famous smile and a kiss on the cheek and spoke “go to my room and get yourself a clean shirt” you nodded and left

Alejandro

You were in the living room while he was in the kitchen cooking you both dinner

You had been working for a solid two hours on your military prep and corse work for the new recruits

You were stressing so much since the deadline was tomorrow and you were about the third of the way done

You felt as if you had a cold so you wiped your nose with your hand and then saw the red smeared across you hand

You rolled your eyes and headed over to the kitchen to grab some kitchen roll

Walking in you spoke “hey dear, is there any kitchen roll?” He turned and spoke “yeah, over on the dining table” you thanked him and then he spoke “did you spill you coffee?”

You replied “nah, I got a nose bleed” he turned around and looked sorrowful for you

You smiled and spoke “don’t need to look so pitiful at me Ale, I get them all the time it’s no different” he raised an eyebrow then you explained it to him

Rudy

You were both watching tv, it was a nice day so you wore some shorts

You were sat next to Rudy as you watched (your favourite show/movie) and you were enjoying this peaceful time before your big and important meeting with Laswell and some other important people

You had been worrying for the past two days and it’s starting to get the better of you

You were watching the movie until you felt something drip onto your leg

Looking down you spotted a droplet of blood, you knew that you had worried yourself too much

So you tapped your lip and saw some blood on your finger tip

You looked over to Rudy and asked “do you have any tissues on you?” He looked over and instantly got worried “omg what happened?”

You replied “I got a nose bleed for making myself worry about later” he nodded and left the room and came back with tissues

He handed them to you and then asked “do you get them often?” You nodded and he asked “because you worry?” You spoke “yeah had them since I was young, so no need to worry really”

He nodded and gave you a hug then spoke “don’t worry about that meeting my love, you’ll do just fine”

Hope you enjoyed:)

Have a good day/night!

Requests are open! May take time but it is open :)

[wjehfshs]

What kinda kids COD characters were

Logan was one of those “raised on the internet” kids/teens (Hesh relentlessly made fun of him for it and still doesn’t let him live it down, but if someone else tried to make fun of him Hesh would punch them, “only I’m allowed to make fun of him” kinda energy)

Talking about Hesh, he was probably a daddy’s boy, constantly helping him out on the yard, car (he’s spent many times crying over his dad yelling at him for not holding the flashlight correctly), chores, whatever

Look we all know Ghost had a fucked up past but I guess outside of that he was probably the kid that wore a hood, mask, and didn’t talk to anyone, would glare at people

Soap was the loud, class clown, reckless kinda kid but if you went up and talked to him he was so nice

Gaz was either a rebellious kid that smoked and was rude to everyone or was a teachers pet, would ask for homework and shit, either way he’s embarrassed about his 13 year old self

Price was definitely a sports kid, on any kinda team he could get his hands on, I also think he grew up with a single mother so he got a job as soon as he could to pay for anything he had too so she didn’t have to pay for his sports stuff

Alex was that popular but not like a noticed popular kid, just kinda there, was happy that way, absolute sweetheart when you went up and talked to him, super good at sports

Graves was that spoilt farm kid, has a bunch of horses he rode and was somewhat unaware that other people couldn’t just get new shoes whenever they wanted, he also had really expensive horse riding lessons and kept his horses well groomed

König was also kinda like Ghost but if you picked a fight with him or pissed him off he’d throw hands

Horangi was definitely a class clown, annoying asf and hung out with the popular kids

Keegan basically never went to school, only like once a week and for important stuff, when he got older he was spending most of his time at his job rather than at school (his boss had to force him to school a lot of the time)

Ok look I know Farah never actually got a childhood or went to school but let’s just say hypothetically she did, she’d be a grade A, well dressed, proper student that everyone (boy, girl or other) had a crush on

Valeria was the kinda kid who picked fights with everyone, constantly beating people up, but actually really good grades without even trying

Laswell was super shy, basically didn’t talk to anyone and had a very small, select group of friends, then got more confident as she joined the military

Alejandro was constantly picking up girls, boy, anyone really, going on dates and shit

Rudy was the complete opposite, couldn’t pull for shit, socially anxious, quiet, didn’t know how to socialise (self projecting fr)

Ok that all for now

[captain-mj]

Black Coffee

Poll at the end

Soap gave Ghost a cup of black coffee from the cafeteria. It didn’t look that good, but he’d drink it. 

Ghost shifted and Soap settled into his side. “Hate hospitals.”

“They’re not my favorite either.” 

Ghost grabbed his hand and gently rubbed circles into it. The nurse told them a while ago that Jason was sleeping off drugs from surgery. He was doing fine, as fine as one could with a gunshot at least, but he was breathing. 

“Can’t believe this all started because I had a crush on my barista. He was the one that dragged me into the coffeeshop.” Ghost stroked his inner wrist, tracing his veins. 

Soap hesitated. “Your friends seem really concerned about something. I want to know what they’re worrying about.” 

Ghost sighed. “My little… incident.” 

He didn’t want to talk about this. 

He had to though. Didn’t he? He had been avoiding it for weeks. 

“Tried to kill myself.” 

Soap flinched. Those pretty blue eyes went wide. 

“It’s complicated. I got high on some underground stuff. Specifically for dragons. Works a bit like weed I’m told but that’s not how it went for me. Then I was in my bathroom and it didn’t seem like a bad idea.

Then a few days passed. Knew I was sober. And I still wanted to. So I did. Price found me. Said he had never seen someone so pale.”

“Bad trip?”

“No. Good trip. Just made me realize how fucking miserable I was. I thought of my life. Where I was. How many people I buried. And part of me gave up. Stayed down. I’ve pushed forward my whole life, but suddenly I just couldn’t.” Ghost drank the coffee. “You’re sweet, Soap. Really are. But you’ve seen the scars. I’m sure you can piece together some awful things happened to me. Then I came home and more awful things happened.”

“When I said those things…” 

Ghost laughed. “Jesus, Johnny. I got upset. Made some questionable decisions. But I didn’t plan on bleeding myself dry any time soon. It’s been hard convincing all of them of this.” 

Soap nodded. “I can imagine.” His fingers were warm as they pressed against his wrist. For a moment, Ghost though he was feeling for scarring before those fingertips settled right on his pulse. 

“I’m alive, Johnny. And I’m right here.” Simon softened. 

Soap shook his head. “I’m sorry. I-”

Ghost yanked his wrist away. “No. None of that. I don’t want apologies from you. I wish everyone would just move on. I keep giving people time and they just don’t move on.” 

Soap nodded and looked down at his hands. 

They sat in silence for a long while before a nurse let them know that Jason had woken back up. 

Ghost stalked forward quickly, the world finally started to feel right again. 

Jason smiled and sat up. “Did it work?”

Ghost stepped to the side to show him Soap. Jason immediately brightened. 

“Nice to formally meet you, Soap.” He grinned. Dumb and toothy. Just like his best friend. 

“Jason. Very nice to finally get to know you.” Soap grabbed a chair. 

The two got on like a house on fire. Both of them had a lot in common. 

Ghost felt himself falling into his normal silence, watching the two of them. Jason looked pale, but definitely alive. There was an IV pumping who knows what into his body and he noticed Jason hitting the morphine button every three minutes. One minute longer than the minimum. Smart. He did have an addicting personality. Better to try to wait as long as he could with the pain management. If he got addicted, Ghost would have to watch him. Make sure he stayed alive and not overdosing. 

Jason hummed. “Simon. You’re doing it again.”

“Hmm?”

“Thinking super hard. You tend to go in spirals.” Jason smiled before looking at Soap. “If you see him scrunching up his mouth and looking distant, that’s why. Dangerous to let his thoughts wander.”

“So I’ve heard.” 

Soap was getting all types of intel on Ghost. It made him nervous. He hoped no one else gave him any more information. 

The universe was against him. He knew that once any of the other guys got around Soap, they would spill everything. It used to scare him. Being known. 

But it felt okay, right now.

Jason told Soap a few stories from their childhood, mostly talking about Simon’s partying days. It felt like when he was a teen and his mom told his crushes stories about when he was a baby. 

He realized after a minute that’s exactly what it was. Jason was doing it on purpose. The bastard. 

The nurse kicked them out eventually and Soap held Ghost’s hand as they walked. They fell in step with each other and Soap kissed his hand a few times. 

“Wayne.”

“What about him?”

“What do we plan on doing with him?” Ghost asked. “If you wanted, we could get him out of jail. Thought maybe you’d want face to face confrontation. Or I could snipe him for you.”

“I’ll think about it.”

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[desertdollranch]

Opening and reviewing my first Starpath doll

As a doll collector, one of the most exciting experiences is obtaining a "holy grail" doll you've dreamed of having for a long time. I got to do that today, when I welcomed a Starpath doll into my collection!

Starpath dolls were one of those 18 inch doll companies that are available for a few years, and then suddenly and without notice go defunct. That's disappointing, because these are really nice quality dolls, and they were paired with story books that could be customized to have yourself as the main character in magical adventures. There were four dolls available in different ethnicities, all with non-character names: Wishing Star, Wandering Star, Shining Star, and Morning Star.

It's been about four years since these dolls were discontinued, and because of their short period of availability and their low popularity, they are quite hard to find now. And when they are listed for sale secondhand, the sellers always list them for a whole lot more than they're worth. So they all sit around unsold for years and years, in the hands of uninterested, mega-profit-motivated sellers rather than collectors who actually WANT to own them. That's pretty common in the secondhand world, and it's always sad to see.

So I got super lucky finding my Starpath doll, Wishing Star, for a serious bargain price, at just a fraction of what I've seen them listed for.

Keep reading below the cut to see my review of Wishing Star!

I love coming home to a doll-shaped box on my front patio.

It did get soaked in the sudden downpour, but my girl was wrapped up right in protective plastic.

She arrived in her original outfit, including her socks and shoes.

Unfortunately she does have some stains on her face, but I'm confident I can get them off with either a good scrub or a benzoyl peroxide treatment.

Her hair is a wig, not rooted. It's very soft and silky. Her eyes do not open and close.

Her body composition is similar to American Girl dolls, with the soft cloth torso and limbs that can be posed. Her arms go up and down just fine, but she can't lift them up and out very far.

She's stitched up the same way. Her head is held on with zip ties.

She has nice details in her fingers and toes. Looks like her previous owner put some clear nail polish on them.

Her body tag is so cute. "Made in China with love for Starpath Dolls." (The website listed there is not only defunct, but I get a warning from my browser that the site may be trying to steal information from me, so you're missing nothing by not going there).

I put her in a few different American Girl and Our Generation outfits, and she fits perfectly into them. Including the shoes!

Overall I'm very pleased with her! She's beautiful, great quality, and definitely worth waiting for.

I don't have her name picked out yet. I've narrowed it down to five choices right now. Then once she's named, she'll get to meet her three younger sisters!

[magniloquent-raven]

i’ve read it a few times already but!!!! billy blowing eddie for drugs when he’s low on cash. the first time billy offers eddies taken aback cuz “dude, you really don’t have to do that.” and billy’s just like “your loss, dungeon master.” and ofc then eddies just like “oh what the hell get back here.” and then it just. becomes a thing???? when billy doesn’t have the cash he’ll just wordlessly sink to his knees and start unbuckling eddies belt.

it's canon and no one can tell me otherwise. billy would 100% do that.

kinda wonder if eddie would like...know that billy's family is on the low end of working class. now that im thinking about it. seems like something billy wouldnt broadcast, like, he keeps his car looking nice & he doesnt wear ratty clothes in public & it's not like he's super keen to invite people to his house. so eddie sees this guy who's on the basketball team, hanging out with all the same privileged assholes steve used to hang out with, upper middle class dickheads who buy eddie's shit but sneer at his torn jeans and the busted zipper on his jacket. and eddie makes assumptions about billy. so billy gets charged the same marked up price as the rest of his asshole teammates. and eddie knows billy knows he's getting fucked over, the "are you fucking kidding me" look on his face the first time eddie told him how much he was charging was fucking priceless. but what was even better was his helpless frustration when eddie reminded him that he didnt really have any other options. so he could pay up or get lost. maybe eddie relished it a bit too much but he saw what billy did to harrington's face, alright, he knows billy isnt a nice person, he could probably stand to be taken down a peg or two.

but it's only a fun little power trip for a couple months. cuz one day billy comes to him with an odd, determined look on his face, flushed and unsteady with an unfocused glaze over his bright eyes. drunk, by the looks of it. in the middle of the day. he gets up in eddie's space, prods his chest with two fingers. and tells him he's been dipping into his savings for this. for eddie's shitty overpriced weed. and he can't do it anymore. but he can pay with other things.

which is a lot of things to process at once. especially when billy immediately goes for his belt and eddie's brain shuts down entirely.

billy's cold knuckles brush the soft skin below his belly button and he stutters back to life, grabbing billy's wrist and stopping him with a few gentle tugs.

he lets billy crash at his place to sleep it off. he's pretty when he's not putting up a front, but he drools, and it gets all over eddie's pillowcase.

eddie spends the rest of the day half-paying attention to the world around him. he fully expects billy to be gone when he gets back home, and he's prepared to get aggressively ignored whenever they're in proximity at school.

billy is not gone.

billy is sullen. and standoffish. but he's stayed. he made eddie's bed.

and. hell, he's kinda pretty when he's awake too.

so. it's a thing. billy blows him when his paychecks don't survive stocking up on smokes and keeping the camaro polished and neil charging rent. which seems to happen a lot. eddie wonders, guiltily, how much of billy's savings he took.

but then he starts to notice. things. like the clear outline in billy's back pocket right before he drops to his knees and claims he forgot his wallet. and the decidedly not empty baggie of pot in the camaro's glove box when he checks it for a condom. and the fact that billy lingers now. he never used to. he'd blow eddie like his life depended on it and then run the second eddie handed over the merchandise.

they start to smoke together. talk a little. while billy lingers. and one day eddie's brave enough to do what he's been wanting to since the first time billy touched him. when they finally come up for air, eddie still reeling from the taste of his own release on billy's tongue, billy drops ducks his head. almost shyly.

it's fucking cute.

it's less cute when he punches eddie's shoulder. "took you long enough."

[saturnite0614]

Prompt idea I had recently while drunk;

Ghost returns from a super undercover/off-grid solo mission and tries to find soap before debriefing, but can't find him and notices everyone acting weird around him. When he is debriefing later with price he learns that Soap died recently on another mission and that no one was able to get in touch with him to tell him sooner

I worry about you if these are the things you think while drunk. Anyway, buckle in cause this is long.

Ghost groans, rubbing a hand across his stiff neck. That would be the last time he slept in a tree for some stupid mission that went nowhere. He's big enough to accept that sometimes, a mission goes nowhere. Shit, it could have gone worse. All he really needs is a long shower and a nap in his bunk. The entire helo ride back to base he's yawning like the kid staying up to catch Santa. It's unprofessional.

But the image of a bed no matter how shitty is too appealing. Much more appealing than taking that nap right here. It wouldn't be the first time he'd fallen asleep to the sound of whirling blades. The mistake in that had been doing it while Johnny was there.

He could have taken Johnny taking the piss out of him for sleeping on the job. What he couldn't take was the look on his face when Johnny had woken Ghost up after that mission. It had been soft, the corner of his lips curling up. His voice had been low, urging Ghost to wake up because they'd made it back to base. Even the friendly punch to his shoulder had been to sincere for Ghost's taste. His face had warmed uncomfortably under his mask and his throat constricted. All he could manage was a tired flustered grunt in his general direction. Then that Scottish bastard had the nerve to laugh at him.

Soap would be waiting for him back at base. Just like Price and Gaz, obviously. He'd probably be at the debrief. Ghost had to get his yawning under control by then.

And the fucking blushing. His face itches underneath his mask thinking back to Soap's smile and wide eyes, specifically the face he makes whenever he's listening intently. As if everything you were saying was important and he needed to memorize every bit of it. Maybe he did. Ghost had caught him more than once scribbling in a pocket journal, only the size of his hand. With those wide eyes he'd look at Ghost, then drop them quickly back down when Ghost made it known he'd seen him. He'd have to ask him one day what he wrote in that damn thing.

The base is dead when the infernal helicopter finally drops him off. Makes sense. It's late. So deep on the night that if it weren't for the bright lights dotted around the base, Ghost could study the stars. But what he really wants to study is the back of his eyelids. And maybe Soap's tired smile.

His capability for rational professional thinking was beginning to quickly wane. He needed to find Price asap before he made a mistake and actually spoke to Soap.

He stops off long enough to dump his equipment at his bunk before finding his Captain. Strange that he hadn't been there when Ghost got back. Yes, they hadn't been in contact for weeks now, but Ghost had returned exactly on time. He'd met the pilot at the LZ without incident and the weather had been nice. He could just be busy or maybe he'd gone to bed early. The old man was smart like that.

The few soldiers who are awake don't meet his eye as Ghost heads for Price's office. The sooner he finished this debrief, the sooner he could return to the world of not thinking about Soap.

Ghost's heavy knock is met with a grumble from the other side of the door.

A single lamp lights Price's office, casting the tired man in a sickly yellow glow. He's nursing a drink, clutching something in his other hand. His grip is so tight that his knuckles are bright white. He doesn't meet Ghost's eyes.

"Rough day, Captain?"

"Sit down, Simon." His voice is rougher than usual. Quiet.

He does as he's told, sinking into the cheap partical board chair across from Price. The captain slides the drink to him. Half melted ice clinks around inside of the glass, "Drink up."

"Mission wasn't that bad. Boring, sure." Ghost is trying to play oblivious. Pretending not to smell the scotch on Price's breath or the stifling amount of cigar smoke choking the small room or even how bloodshot Price's eyes are. They were both tired. That's what this was. He'd already been through the worst parts of his life.

Price grabs a bottle from under his desk and sips from it, "Right."

He still hasn't looked at Ghost.

But he does finally set down whatever had been buried in his hand. It makes a sickening familiar sound as he slides it to Ghost. His fingers twitch as he questions whether to take the last step.

Ghost only has one question.

Who?

Price must sense this because he releases the dog tags. He jerks his hand back, as if the steel had burned him.

Ghost bites the inside of his cheek, comforted by the fact that Price can't see it. Both options are bad, but not picking up the tags wouldn't make it true.

His arm is shaking. It has to be from the helicopter ride, not anxiety. He's lost people in the line of duty. It happens.

Maybe someday he could convince himself it didn't hurt.

He brushes his thumb across the smooth metal, putting off the act of flipping it around and settling into a reality where yet another person he cared about was gone.

He does it. Maybe just to save Price from having to physically tell him.

John "Soap" MacTavish.

He wasn't John. He was Johnny. Was.

"How?" Ghost growls. He doesn't mean to. Whatever happened, it wasn't Price's fault. But tell that to his heart, tearing itself in two over something he can't even name.

"Don't go there, Simon." Price's voice is more unstable now, wavering under the weight of his crumbling resolve.

"How?" Price's resolve isn't the only thing wavering. Simon's own jaw trembles, wanting to scream at nothing and also wanting to freeze, to bottle every emotion about Soap up. If he could do that, Johnny would still be with him. Still, his eyes well. It would be better if he could stop staring at the damn tags.

"Sniper. He caught him before I did, pushed me out of the way. Died in the CASEVAC."

Simon is thankful for the darkness. It matched the mood. He wants to grab the bottle of scotch and chug it down, use the warmth of the alcohol to chase away the burning in his throat.

"He asked about you," Price continues. Simon's question had opened a well that the captain had wanted to keep closed. Now that it was open, he couldn't stop talking about it, "I'm not sure how there he was. He asked if you knew. Don't know what he means by that... Meant."

He digs around the top drawer of his desk and tosses one more cursed object on the desk. A brown pocket journal with edges curled by use. The edges are stained brown. This had happened long enough ago for the blood to have dried.

"Last page was addressed to you." He doesn't wait for Ghost to respond. Instead he snatches the scotch off the desk and storms out of the room.

That journal is dangerous, more than anything Ghost had ever handled before.

He settles Soap's dog tags on his neck, tucking them into his jacket. They're ice cold against his skin. Simon wasn't wearing his. You didn't for covert operations, in case the enemy got you.

He flips to the last page of the journal. Some of the pages are stuck together with dried blood. With a gentleness he wasn't even aware he was capable of, he peels these apart to see the words written within. He doesn't want to damage a single page. Doing that would hurt the memory of Johnny.

His handwriting is horrible, slanted and scratchy. It's heavy handed, begging to be seen but also unsure. Ghost skims past these, half expecting Soap to burst through the door and demand the stupid thing back. Ghost even looks, waiting for him.

The dog tags burn against his skin to remind him.

The final page is actually a group of pages, prefaced by a page with a single sentence. It reads:

For Simon Riley Only.

Can't believe I'm writing this but it feels right. That's what these things are for. Writing what you feel. You've been gone a few weeks now. Price is probably pissed at how many times I've asked about you. First I thought I was just being friendly. You watched after my ass in Las Almas. Seems only fair I return the favor. Then I started to get annoyed. Couldn't stop thinking about you. Missed seeing you around.

I'm embarrassed writing this like I'm some school boy. Might end this off with a yes or no check box. Knowing you, you'd find that funny. Maybe even add your own option that says fuck off or something endearing like that.

I care about all of you. Price. Gaz. Alejandro. Rudy. But you. You're something else Simon Riley. Feel cheesy as fuck saying this, but I might be in love with you. Only explanation I can come up with for why I like a guy who constantly wears a mask and literally hides in the shadows.

Probably going to leave this here. You're never going to read this. I wouldn't let you. You'd kill me if you found out. And I have to get ready. Price and I are leaving for a quick mission. Should only take a few hours. See you when you get home.

Ghost presses a fist into his eye, rubbing away the tears, begging for a numbness to settle in. Where is the shock? Where is the denial?

I might be in love with you.

So that's what that feeling is called. Doesn't fucking matter now, huh?

Thanks for the prompt anon, hope i did it justice.

[notbadweird]

Maybe you could do a Jiara one shot during Christmas where Kie give sJJ presents and a lot of it is clothes and JJ only got Kie ONE thing and now he feels bad and is embarrassed but when she opens the present, it brings tears to her eyes because it's the sentimental aspect of the present and she just loves it so much!

🎄💛First Christmas💛🎄

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It’s That Time Of Year Again, Christmas! The Most Magical Time Of The Year For All Pogues. Christmas Was Looking A Bit Different This Year. While They Didn’t Get The Treasure, They Did Have A New Friend & New Things To Treasure Instead.

Christmas was in a few days and all the Pogues wanted was to have a little get together later in the day after everyone else was done with their family celebrations. JJ was of course staying with John B so they were decorating with the few decorations they had.

John B: Okay well I hung up the lights last year so now it’s your turn.

JJ: What? I swear I did it last year! I still have the scar from when I fell off the ladder from doing it *he lifts his shirt*.

John B: That scar is from that motorcycle accident you had, and I know that because I was the one to patch it up, nice try buddy.

JJ pouted as he took his defeat and grabbed the Christmas lights to put on the roof. While he was doing that John B was putting some inflatable stuff outside as well.

John B: So uh question?

JJ: What is it?

John B: How are things with you and Kie?

JJ: As of right now things are fine. I texted her this morning and she’s really excited to spend Christmas with me this year.

John B: That’s so cute, look at all of us having someone to kiss under the mistletoe this year.

JJ: I’m just a little nervous though man.

John B: Why?

JJ: I don’t know what to get her, what if what I get her isn’t good enough?

John B: Dude just your presence brings the biggest smile on that girls face, I know you’ll think of something.

Before JJ could respond they saw Sarah pull up with more decorations.

Sarah: Merry almost Christmas my favorite boys!

She gets the decorations out the car and walks over to John B to give him a kiss.

John B: How’s my favorite girl?

Sarah: She’s great, just super excited for our first Christmas together.

John B: I am too.

JJ: Yeah this is too mushy for me, I’m gonna go into town and see what I can find for Kie. Sarah, has she given any hints on what she might want?

Sarah: No and I’ve been trying to get it out of her but she is keeping her lips sealed. Good luck though.

JJ sighs as he gets the keys to the Twinkie and makes his way to Kildare. He had no idea where he was going but he needed to figure something out. He had been saving some money for awhile and he is hoping it will be enough to give her some type of jewelry for her. He pulled up to the one place that sold the nice stuff and went inside…he immediately regretted that decision. Everything was automatically out of his price range and the worst part of all was that he saw this matching turtle jewelry earring and bracelet set that would’ve been perfect for her. Tears slowly formed into his eyes but then an idea formed into his head…it was worth a shot. He went up the counter and range the bell so he could have some assistance.

Duke: Hello, may I help you?

JJ: Yes you may, so is there anyway I can pay for this in monthly? Ya know instead of all at once?

Duke: Let me see…

With Kiara

Kiara’s POV

This is my first Christmas ever having a boyfriend and I’m ecstatic about it! In the past whenever I gave the boys their gifts I always had to keep it even so it looked like I wasn’t playing favorites. My first year with them was a nightmare because even though the prices were the same, all they cared about was the sizes of the gifts which resulted in a literal brawl between the three of them. But this year we are all in relationships so the pressure is no more! The main thing I’m giving JJ is clothes, I never noticed this before but a majority of the clothes he wears are his old work uniforms and it broke my heart to see that he didn’t own much of anything. He deserves so much more and I plan on doing that. He made do with everything he had and still managed to look hot, now he’d be looking ten times hotter and just the thought of that drives me insane. I’m about to dress my baby up…

Christmas Day

That morning Kie woke up to a cute text from JJ.

❤️Jayj❤️

Good morning and Merry Christmas Kie.

Can’t wait to get my kiss from you😉.

Kie couldn’t help but blush and roll over onto her face to calm herself down…the things this boy did to her. She responded back to him and got ready for this special day. She took a shower and put on a bit of Christmas makeup, it was really just a few dashes of red on her eyes and lips but it did her good. When she went downstairs her parents were already up and ready for the day. They had finally gotten used to the fact that she was a Pogue and since then everything has been great.

Anna: Good morning baby, Merry Christmas!

Kiara: Merry Christmas mom! You too dad.

Mike: Merry Christmas my love. What are your plans today?

Kiara: I plan on being with you guys during the day and when nightfall hits and everyone else is done with their family activities, me and my friends are meeting up at John B’s house to open the gifts we got for each other.

Anna: Okay that sounds like a solid plan. How does it feel having a boyfriend this go round?

Kiara: Moooooom!

Anna: What? I don’t mean to pry but this is a cute and big deal for you, even if you aren’t showing it to us.

Kiara: Okay you’re right, it is. I’m very excited and all of my gifts are already at John B’s place.

Mike: What did you get him?

Kiara: You’ll see when he comes over tomorrow.

Anna: Well I’m sure it’s going to turn out great, now lets begin our day out.

Kiara smiled as she made her way into the car and off they went. They did some more shopping, had a nice lunch with their extended family and opened up the gifts around 5. Once 6 o’clock hit Kiara was off to John B’s house and when she got there she was welcomed with a bunch of Christmas lights which shocked her. Everyone was outside waiting for her.

Kiara: Okay, who turned into God and said let there be light?

Sarah: Guilty!

Kiara ran to give Sarah a hug.

Sarah: I found these extra lights at my place and figured they were needed more over here.

Kiara: And you were correct.

After she pulled away from Sarah the rest of the gang went up to hug her, JJ however was waiting for his individual turn. When her eyes landed on his she rushed into his arms and he spun her around.

Kiara: Merry Christmas babe!

JJ: Merry Christmas! How was your day?

Kiara: Amazing now that I’m in your arms.

Cleo: Well ain’t that cute.

John B: Enough with the mushy stuff, LETS OPEN OUR GIFTS!!!

Everyone started cheering as they went inside to John B’s slightly refurbished living room. He had a makeshift tree that was filled with presents under it. Kiara went to the tree and picked up all the gifts she had for JJ and his eyes went wide when they realized those were his.

JJ: Wait…are those mine?

Kiara: Yes! All ten boxes.

JJ: Kie, this is so much.

Kiara: And you deserve it all Jayj, now come on open them!

JJ gave her a smile as he opened each present one by one. When he saw they were new clothes he started tearing up.

JJ: There is no way you bought me five outfits.

Kiara: Yes way Jayj…do you like them?

JJ: Kie these are perfect, you really know my style.

He doesn’t say that with the enthusiasm Kie was hoping for.

Kiara: JJ what’s wrong? You don’t sound too excited.

JJ’s breath was shaking because he was so scared to admit what a shitty job he did with their first Christmas this year.

JJ: It’s just that you gave me all of this and all I have for you is this…

He reached under the tree and grabbed the only box that was left under the tree. He gave it to her and walked out before she could open it in front of him.

Kiara: Jayj wait-.

She turned her attention back to the present, it had been neatly wrapped and personally she wanted to save the wrapping paper so she opened it with ease. Inside of it was six hand drawn pictures of the two of them and they were in a glass frame. Kie couldn’t believe her eyes.

John B: So that’s what he was working on.

Kiara: What do you mean?

John B: A few days ago he came back from town pretty upset. Next thing I know he was holed up in his room and wasn’t leaving it at all, not even to eat. I went in there when he was sleeping and saw all this paper out on the floor but I never saw the finished product.

Next thing she knew she was crying and rushing outside to JJ. She found him sitting in the hammock, she put the pictures down at the base of the tree and thrashed her body on top of his and cried some more.

JJ: Kie I’m so sor-.

Kiara: JJ what are you apologizing for?

JJ: The gift it’s-.

Kiara: It’s the best thing I have ever received in my life!

JJ: There is no way that’s true.

Kiara got up to go and get the frame and then sat herself in JJ’s lap.

Kiara: JJ…all the time and effort you put in this is what makes this the best gift ever. I always knew you were artsy based off of your Poguelandia flag but this…is absolutely perfect. I’m hanging it in my room right above me…so the first thing I will be waking up to are the best memories of us. This one was from our first date and this one was during Valentine’s Day. And this was when we had that surfing contest that I totally beat you in.

JJ: Hey we claimed that was a tie.

Kiara gave him a little nudge in the head before giving him the longest kiss ever. She sat the frame down beside them so she could use both of her arms to wrap them around his head. His arms wrapped around her waist and went up her back. Even though it was near dark, Kiara could still see the blush on JJ’s face when they pulled apart.

Kiara: JJ I love you, this has been the best Christmas of my life. I hate I’ve missed out on so many amazing JJ gifts.

JJ: I wouldn’t say amazing.

Kiara: Well I will…in fact I’m gonna shout it to the world.

Kiara got off the hammock and starting spinning and shouting.

Kiara: JJ MAYBANK GIVES THE MOST AMAZING GIFTS EVER!!

JJ: HELL NAH THAT’S KIARA CARRERA’S TITLE!! SHE GIVE’S THE BEST GIFTS!!

Kiara: NOPE, IT’S ALL YOU JAYJ!!

Kiara runs up to him and gives him another kiss. JJ taps her waist and that was her signal to jump and she did, wrapping her legs around his waist as he carried her and the gift back inside. Everyone was looking at them funny when they got back into the living room.

Pope: Is everything okay?

Cleo: Yeah it sounded like bloody murder out there.

Kiara: Everything couldn’t be better you guys.

John B: Ohhhhhh JJ *he says in a singsong voice*!

JJ: What?

Sarah: Look upppp *she matches John B’s singsong voice*.

JJ and Kiara looked up and saw they were up under the mistletoe. Kiara looked at him and gave him kiss me eyes.

JJ: Y’all might want to look away, this is about to be the kiss of a lifetime.

JJ dipped Kie down and kissed her with so much passion, there was tongue and all! This cause everyone to get grossed out and go outside while they were still kissing. JJ slowly lifted Kiara up, never breaking apart their kiss and brought his hands behind her head to deepen the kiss. Kiara’s hands were all tangled up in his hair and shirt. She was so entranced in this kiss she sorta lost balance and fell back a bit breaking the kiss but JJ caught her.

JJ: Kiara Carrera?

Kiara: JJ Maybank?

JJ: I hope you know that the best gift I could ever ask for this Christmas is you right?

Kiara: The same goes for you JJ. Next year I just want a day of you and I’ll be the happiest girl alive.

JJ: I love you Kie…Merry Christmas

Kiara: Merry Christmas Jayj…I love you more.

JJ: That’s impossible.

Kiara: No it’s n-.

JJ cut her off with another kiss which resulted in them both laughing in the kiss…this was a Christmas for the record books.

[ultrakdramamama]

This past weekend, Madrid’s Cívitas Metropolitano stadium traded soccer balls for lightsticks to host Kpop Lux, another macro concert K-pop experience in Europe, this time boasting acts like SHINee, IVE, ENHYPEN, and Ateez, among many others, in its lineup. 

Tens of thousands of fans congregated on site on the outskirts of the Spanish capital (with even more tuning in online) to enjoy over three hours of songs, segments, and games from their favorite K-pop acts. Though there were many memorable moments throughout the night, it was clear that all eyes — both from fans and fellow acts — were on SHINee, the inimitable second-gen representative celebrating their 15th anniversary this year. 

As the time came for SHINee to take the stage to close the event, the stadium, which is home to the Atlético de Madrid team, traded its traditional red color scheme for SHINee’s pearl aqua green thanks to the many shinning Shawol lightsticks. After a quick introductory montage featuring fellow idols highlighting SHINee’s journey and legacy, the act finally took to the stage to perform “Don’t Call Me,” fan-favorite “View,” “Juice,” and “Hard,” leaving the crowd ecstatic but also craving more.

Before they headed on stage, Teen Vogue briefly caught up with SHINee's Key, Minho, and Taemin backstage at the Kpop Lux SBS Super Concert in Madrid to chat about their time in the city and the role fashion has played in their 15-year trajectory. (And, yes, also teeth brushing.) 

Teen Vogue: Hi, everyone! How are you enjoying Madrid? I've been getting some of your antics online and saw some of you went shopping during your downtime. What have you been buying in Madrid?

Key [to Taemin]: What did you get?

Taemin: First, I went to Loewe and noticed that the price was considerably lower than in Korea, which impressed me. Then, I went shopping at a department store and found a lot of clothes with discounts. I think they were having a sale so I was very happy. I actually saw the photos that were taken [of me on social media], too. I think I did a good job because I bought many things that aren't available in Korea and that aren't as cheap in Korea as well. That was a win for me. [Laughs.]

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TV: Nice. Yeah, that was good thinking. So, you had your 15th anniversary not that long ago. Congratulations!

All: Thank you!

TV: You also won your 69th no. 1 trophy at Inkigayo not that long ago…

Key: Did we? 

TV: Yes. I don't know if you saw this online, but there was a tweet that went semi-viral after that that pointed out how SHINee is now one of the very few acts to have won first place across three decades in these types of broadcasts. I think that's wild because you are all barely three decades old. How does it make you feel to be hitting these types of milestones when you're still pretty young?

Minho: We are thrilled to have won first place in three different decades. But I think it's not just our efforts; these are trophies we have achieved together with our fans, so I just want to say once again how immensely grateful we are for that. [To do it with our fans], it's really a feat that makes us feel happier than anyone in the world.

TV: Across the 15 years that you've been active, you've done a lot of music videos, stages, everything. Is there a style or look you've worn that's your absolute favorite ever? And are there any that make you go a bit like, “Ehm, I shouldn't have done that”?

Key: When we film a video, we can't help but reflect on the trends of the time. If you rewatch our old music videos, most of them do feel somewhat dated, but, at that time, that was the best fashion. Of course, it feels old school now. For that reason, I think I'd be the least embarrassed to pick our most recent music video, "Hard," as my favorite style-wise. [Laughs.]

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TV: I don't think all of them feel that dated…

Key: You think? I mean, we love "Sherlock" and "View," but it was seven or eight years ago, so…

TV: "1 of 1." I like that one a lot.

Key: Oh, yes. "1 of 1," actually.

TV: I think that's timeless.

Key: Yes.

TV: Have you ever liked an outfit that you've worn for a music video so much that you felt like you wanted to steal it? Or have you ever kept anything from a music video set because you liked it so much?

Taemin: Yes, I have. [Laughs.] There are many clothes I wear in music videos that I like actually, so I sometimes buy the same thing or just borrow them from the production team. I actually [really liked] the clothes I wore in the music video for "Hard." We wore brands that are on the up again these days in terms of popularity, such as Chrome Hearts. I actually loved the Chrome Hearts beanie I wear in the video, and I really wanted it for myself, but it was so hard to get because of the limited stock, so I searched through the web, in foreign sites, etc., and I finally managed to get one second hand.

TV: Well, that almost answers my next question, but here it goes anyways. How would you say your personal style differs from the style that you wear on stage?

Minho: Honestly, for me, I think it's very different. I think we have to be flashier on stage since our clothes need to be seen by people who are far away and we need our fans to really notice us and, naturally, the styles end up not being just your regular everyday clothes.

Taemin: I'm the opposite.

Key: [Laughs.]

Taemin: I think my thing is to take away a few elements from my stage outfits. Of course, on stage, it's going to be flashier, bolder, and over-conceptual…

Key: But whatever you're wearing in that era informs your personal tastes?

Taemin: Yes, that's exactly it. My personal style is kind of similar to my stage clothes, but I just dial it back a tiny bit. It's the same vibe but a bit more subtle.

TV: Going into beauty a little bit, I know Taemin, you recently went super viral because Key exposed your teeth-brushing habits…

Taemin: [Laughs.]

TV: Do any of you have any other peculiar beauty habits, or fashion habits, that you have not shared with anyone?

Minho: Mmm, habits…

Taemin: I've been doing this lately. Because my personal style is very cool and trendy normally, I like to spice it up by adding cute items. Key rings, specifically. I recently got a Donald Duck key ring to attach to my clothing, and the fans really liked it. I saw a lot of fans getting the same key ring and attaching to their clothes as well. That was really fun. I was really feeling that for a while.

TV: That's really cute. Any other "weird" habits?

Key: Any weird habits? Well, there are times when we go abroad and [our skins] are not really used to the type of water, so we have to wash our faces with bottled water.

Taemin: [Laughs.]

TV: Been there. Okay, last question. I know you haven't been performing as much because all of you were away for a while, but now you're back together. You had a fan meeting in Seoul in May and are back to performing live again. Do you have any backstage rituals that you do before you go out and perform? Or something that you 100% need to do before going on stage?

Taemin: Brush my teeth. [Laughs.]

Key: We talk too much. We talk too much behind the scenes. 

Taemin: We do.

Key:  And what else is there?

Taemin: But, hyung, I think you also know the taste of brushing your teeth before going on stage. It's refreshing!

Key: Um. We just get ready; that's the feeling.