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[eileen-crys]

Hello love. Some random prompts that you can ignore or just pick and choose whatever you fancy:-

John and Ronnie's first date (not their first meeting at the disco, but the first time he took her out just the two or them).

The first time Ronnie met John's Mum/sister in Oadby or the first time he met her family in Sheffield.

The first time they exchanged I Love You's.

Other band member's perspectives on the first time they all met Veronica for the first time.

The first time Veronica heard YMBF.

Lots of firsts basically!

Hiii thanks for sending these! Omg they're a lot, but I think either me or other writers tackled most of these prompts a bit already, so I chose only one to write about, I hope you don't mind 🥰💕 I chose John meeting Veronica's parents for the first time... as her boyfriend!

The wheels of the Silver Bullet stopped in front of the building, but John couldn't take his hands off the steering wheel. He was paralyzed and shot a nervous glance at his side, where Veronica sat looking at Sheffield out the window.

She felt John's terrified look on her and turned to meet his eyes, shivering.

"I'm nervous too, John, but it's going to be okay, don't worry." She gave him a tentative smile and John let out a deep sigh, finally leaving the car.

John and Veronica have been knowing each other for over a year, she even went in Cornwall with his band, and that time she really struggled to get the permission from her parents (only with the promise of behave well and don't do anything sinful, coming from both John and Veronica's own lips), but this time... well, now John wasn't only a friend, they were together.

Like, really together, very much in love with each other, which was the reason behind this visit. She told her parents about it on the phone, and they demanded to see John in person for the second time with a rather unpleasant tone.

"My hair's even longer this time, your father's really not going to like it even one bit." John whined, carrying their bags for the night up the stairs.

"I told them you're not a hippie, I'm..." Veronica let out a frustrated sigh. Her parents had complained about John's fashion style and being in a band, but they clung to the promise he was going to be a respectable engineer and had extremely good grades at university. But she was still quite worried about her parents' welcome.

Edmund and Catherine still lived in the same public housing in Sheffield where Veronica grew up in, a rather big apartment stuffed with children that now were all moved away or, in Veronica's case, studying in London, leaving the parents alone with a couple of extra rooms in case of need.

And as expected, they got welcomed by two pairs of stern, concerned and judgmental eyes.

-*-

"I'm sure you'll understand our concerns about our daughter, John, given you're a very intelligent boy." While Veronica's father silently stared at John, giving him the most awkward dinner of his life, her mom kept bombarding him with questions. Some of which she did actually already ask during the first time they met, but this time he was there as Veronica's boyfriend, and not just as a friend, and that carried a whole bag of implications.

"I do, ma'am." John replied with a nod, trying not to show how pressured he felt. After all, John was a master at keeping a poker face. "I'm... I might be in a music band and I like to keep my hair long but I can assure you I'm responsible and I deeply care about Ronn- Veronica." He corrected himself, biting his lip, and Ronnie gave an invisible, gentle rub on his thigh as she sat absolutely silent next to him.

"Have you had a girlfriend before?" Another question from Catherine, who seemed only curious about it, but for sure had a deeper meaning about John's behavior.

He swallowed and Veronica noticed his cheeks flushing a bit. He told her about that first, naive attempt of a relationship which didn't land anywhere. He's never been interested in any relationship before Veronica arrived in his life like a wrecking ball.

"Uh, n-not really... Well, kind of, I suppose, I had a girlfriend when I was seventeen, but it was... You know, just an approach and I wasn't really chasing girls. Never went further than a kiss." He stammered a bit, fidgeting with the fork.

"And how's this... rock band thing?"

This time Catherine gave John an icy glare that drilled right through his soul. He read the question in her eyes as clear as reading the newspaper: she was assuming he intended to be promiscuous and break Veronica's heart, which was opposite of his intentions. He felt purely in love with her and didn't need anything else.

"I'm just the bass player, it's just for fun, we're all students. My bandmates have very different... personalities than mine, you know." Seeking genuine comfort, he glanced at Ronnie and met her loving eyes. "But I'm already happy and fulfilled with Veronica."

It was then that both her parents exchanged a look that seemed softening, lifting the weight on both John and Veronica's hearts.

"I can't foresee the future, I don't know where life will lead us, but I'll do my best to make your daughter happy as long as we're together." John promised, making the bold move of holding her hand tightly in front of her parents, and Veronica's wide smile gave John enough courage to speak those words out loud.

For now, it seemed enough for her parents, who quietly agreed with a silent look at each other.

"We'll keep our eyes on you, boy." Edmund finally spoke, but his threat had a friendly tint in it and John replied with a vigorous nod, before the dinner continued and Ronnie's parents asked her about her studies, almost as if she just joined the meal.

-*-

As both of them expected, Veronica's parents put them in separate rooms to sleep, but as soon as the night came down and a dead silence dawned on the Tetzlaffs house, Veronica stood up from her bed and tiptoed in the room that used to be her brothers'.

John wasn't sleeping either and she was met with his green eyes staring at her.

"Jesus Christ, Ronnie, I thought it was your father checking if I was still here." He hissed, a little frightened before softening up once Veronica sat on the bed.

"Better not call Jesus's name out loud in this house…" She giggled, "I know, but I also know my parents well enough to be sure they won't disturb us, they're very deep sleepers. My dad snores-"

"I heard!"

"... and mom wears earmuffs and takes sleeping pills. It's actually pretty safe at night, I just have to go back to bed later and not fall asleep here." In the dark, Ronnie gave him a warm smile which made John's heart flutter violently.

He cherished the sensation of his cheeks flushing while he adjusted himself on the single bed and made room for Veronica, inviting her under the covers.

Despite her parents' concerns, they never went further than cuddling and kissing, yet, but they were comfortable with it. John loved the domesticity of holding his girlfriend so close, and respected her will of waiting a while before eventually taking some steps forward, because not only her parents were religious but she was as well, after all, and was struggling between her beliefs and her "sinful" desires. But thankfully, John didn't feel like rushing their relationship either.

Quietly, Veronica slid under the covers and winded her arms around his waist, listening to his warmth and heartbeat.

"I'm sorry my parents are so rough and cold… I have told them many times you're a guy with his feet on the ground, they're just… very conservative, you know. Religion, and all that." She murmured. "My two sisters also struggled a lot with their boyfriends…"

"You didn't speak a word earlier… I was rather scared." John admitted, being used to Veronica speaking her mind about her parents and venting when she was with him made him worried about her well-being first.

"I know, I'm so sorry! My father really never lets me speak and they were having a conversation with you, so… I shouldn't interfere."

"As if you were disturbing?"

"Yeah… interrupting, even." She sighed and John gave her a nod. Her situation with her parents was definitely a complicated one for a girl her age in the roaring Seventies and he didn't blame her one bit.

"It's unfair, you're involved as well... It felt like an exam…" John added with a pout and exaggerated his expression, mimicking Edmund's stern face and making Veronica smile . Until she looked at him and a veil of sadness covered her eyes.

"I don't want them to scare you away from me…" Ronnie admitted weakly, her voice thin as if she was afraid to say that out loud.

Cupping her face, John caressed her soft cheek and cradled her sorrow away.

"They won't, don't worry."

[brotherconstant]

BLACK SAILS ➤ Timestamp Roulette 3x10 | XXVIII. 🧡 @idontwikeit 🧡

[itsallaboutbl]

LomNuea wedding ceremony ❤❤ (for @negrowhat 💕)

+ bonus

[landonmikaelson]

Happy Birthday @userlaylivia! 💛

[emry-stars-art]

Hi Emry! How are you?

Do you think there'll be some Andrew shark hoodie stickers in the shop in the future or no? 🥺

(i really a in love with shark hoodie Andrew)

bye! <3

Hmmmmm you know

There's really just no way to be sure

[merryandrewsart]

Fan art for lovely Notchka88 (on AO3) for 'Miles To Go' story💗

[gideongrovel]

HIII GIDEON!! HAPPY V-DAY!! :D 💜 I hope this little surprise finds you well :3c I was tempted to draw you with one of your OP f/o’s but I just couldn’t resist drawing you and Chop!! I have such a soft spot for you two and I tried my best to capture your guys’ contagious fun energy!! 🥹🧡

CAITIE!!!!????!??! OH MY GOSH!! ANSJSNSKSJSSN THIS IS SO UNEXPECTED AND SO SWEET OF YOU!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💘💘💘💘💘💘💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💕💕💕💕💕💕 ABHHSNSKSMZKS THANK YOU FOR THIS!!! 😭💖💖💖💖💖

we look so freaking adorable and soft in your style!!! 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹 sjdnissniszkzkso I love this so so much!! the more I look at it the more my heart fills up with warmth!! AHHHH🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[miutonium]

Steven and Jaide for @jils-things hehehe thank you for letting me draw these two dorks heehee 😳🤧💕💕

Anyway plugging my commission info here heehee ∠( ᐛ 」∠)＿

[brother-emperors]

Allow me, if you will, a moment to go absolutely rabid over your blog and everything that goes on here. I’ve always loved history but the USA hardly likes teaching anything that isn’t American History. I’ve forgotten how much I love WORLD history, specifically the rise and fall of empires.

I’ve been smothering myself in your posts and I love it ALL. JC, Pompey, Crassus, Sulla, Octavian, Antony, Cassius, and Brutus. Wow what a mood. You don’t miss on your references or your modern AU’s and I’m over here like- I’m trying to buy whatever web comic you put out, book you write, etc.

Also, if you’d be so kind to list some material with like themes to start breaking into these topics. Preferably materials in English or translated materials.

HELL YEAH LET'S GO

if you really want to start on the ground floor for breaking into something, I'd recommend my personal favorite approach which is picking the figure that's most interesting to you, reading through plutarch's biography on them (free! online! in english!) and then putting their name through a jstor search and reading whatever sounds fun.

other than that, the primary theme I've been wandering around in lately, so these are the materials I've been really enjoyed related to that:

The Deaths of the Republic: Imagery of the Body Politic in Ciceronian Rome, Brian Walters

The Game of Death in Ancient Rome: Arena Sport and Political Suicide, Paul Plass

Ideology in Cold Blood: A Reading of Lucan's Civil War, Shadi Bartsch

Statius and Virgil: The Thebaid and the Reinterpretation of the Aeneid, Randall T. Ganiban

Rome, Blood & Power, Gareth C Sampson

I also have a comparatives tag where I play connect the dots with texts that made my brain go brrr

[kachulein]

give ur moots a valentines day ship! (totally not peachie <3)

y'know what, I'm gonna give you two because stanning so many groups, there are too many options that are tempting to say the least😌💅🏻✨️

@http-peachie -> My first thought was Seeun because that just makes sense. I'm sure he'd have an amazing date planned for you on Valentine's Day 🤭 Secondly, I would also like to throw Ricky in here (I would like you to know that I accidentally mistyped his name as "Dicky" first)(trying not to laugh rn)(failing miserably)(anyway, moving on). 𝓡𝓲𝓬𝓴𝔂 may look all dark and charismatic (at first, only at first, lbfr) but he's actually a soft, lil, awkward cutiepatootie and I actually really like how soft-spoken he is (when he's not fighting with gyuv atm) and srsly the ✨️vibes✨️ just tell me this is a cute ship that feels right!!

@solovolpe -> Since this is a Valentine's Day ship, I can choose whoever I want and I want to push the Intak agenda, so here we go. Listen, when I tell yall, Intak and Lys simply make sense together, they just haven't realised that yet <3 pls help me set her up w/ him 🤧😔 and secondly, I would like to choose Gunwook because he just perfectly fits into Lys' type (iykyk🤭). There is just something about this dude that makes me go "Oh yeah, he belongs to Lys" (getting into zb1, I thought he might become my bias but he's so strongly Lys' in my mind that I might even be unable to bias him)(he's still a candidate so far...we'll see I guess🤭 indecisive zb1 still haven't made their decision😔). So there you have it, another otp😌🥰✨️

[luyo-mi]

*places a flower wreath on your head* thank you for your lovely art hope you have a nice day :)

O O H stop it youu 🩷🩷🩷 ᵍᶦᵍᵍˡᶦⁿᵍ ᵏᶦᶜᵏᶦⁿᵍ ᵐʸ ᶠᵉᵉᵗ ᵒᵐᵍ

[crossbackpoke-check]

Hello, im wehaveagathering from my main blog, im kind of obsessed with your hockey poetry edits and I think your blog is great! I guess I kind of have a dumb question, where do you find the images you use for your edits? Did you say Getty in your tags?? I’ve gotten into making icons recently (and i have ideas for poetry edits hrrrghhh) but it’s hard to find high res images. Thanks for your time and I hope you have a nice day :)

first of all thank you so much 🥹 and second that’s absolutely not a dumb question!! i do pull a lot of images from getty and i’ll also download pictures from sports articles (i got a lot of the hugheses pictures from online access articles, for example), or sometimes from instagram/facebook/twitter if an account is public. freely admitting that i am not technologically advanced? inclined? in the slightest here, but the image editing software that you use and how you import/export photos with it makes a difference in the quality of them as well!

if you haven’t seen them yet, i would also recommend checking out @simmyfrobby @national-hockey-lesbian @hauntedppgpaints @tapedsleeves @starscelly and @captainbradmarchand’s blogs just off the top of my head!!! they might know more places to get high res images and also i love their work 💕🫶

[itsallaboutzayn]

✨ Tag game ✨

I was tagged by the lovely @clutterbugs to share my receptify. Thanks Emma 🥰💕

I'm tagging: @justapayneaway @faithinlouisfuture @yilinglaozu @khaotunqs @khaotunq @bellepark @leedongwook @vrainydays @markpakin @toptaps @ueasking (feel free to ignore 😘)

[merryandrewsart]

“Y’know,” he says, after a moment, “I wish I had known you.” 

 A pause.

 “Fifty years ago,”

“I’m just thinkin’ we should’ve met some other way.”

For @mail-me-a-snail 's lovely fic😊💗

[tsugarubecker]

Popcorn: a Byler first date ficlet for @duskandwandlight 🥰

At the exact moment that fire blazes across the swimming pool on the big screen before them, an audience member’s popcorn bag explodes. The girl who was holding it shrieks. Popcorn goes flying in every direction. Chaos ensues.

Mike looks over at El across the theater. She’s sitting to Max’s right. Lucas sits to Max’s left. It’s dark in the theater, but even so, and even across the room, Mike can just barely see that Max is holding both Lucas’s hand and El’s. Mike can guess that Lucas and El were both whispering fervently into Max’s ears, explaining what was happening on screen. Under her sunglasses Max would have been rolling her unseeing eyes, but affectionately, as Max does. Audience members would have been muttering complaints about El and Lucas’s whispering. El would have gotten annoyed.

Cue the popcorn chaos.

But Mike knows that’s not the only reason for the explosion.

He didn’t have to say anything to El. She figured out on her own that this was Mike and Will’s first “official” date. (Either that, or Will told her. Which… upon reflection Mike suspects it’s that one. The two are inseparable, and have an uncanny - and annoying - ability to practically read one another’s minds. Especially after shutting down the upside down together. Real twin stuff, those two.)

Popcorn is still flying into the air and beginning to fall - Mike is still mid-glance over at El. She catches his eye. Smirks. Raises her eyebrows with intention and rolls her eyes dramatically toward the person sitting next to him.

Mike takes the hint. He turns to look at Will, who has also turned to look at El, no doubt also knowing that she was the cause of the commotion. (And probably finding that fact very funny, Mr. Let’s All Get Rich in Vegas.) Will’s face is, therefore, very close to Mike’s when Mike turns his face back the other direction. They practically smack noses in the split second during which Mike turns back around.

Time feels like it’s moving in slow motion. El did say, once, that feelings can change how it seems to be moving.

Will is now staring into his eyes. He glances down then back up. Mike doesn’t hesitate. They won’t get another chance.

He swoops in. Plants a hard and fast smooch on Will’s mouth. Swears to himself “more later” as he immediately pulls back away, already craning his head around to make sure no one saw.

They didn’t. Time seems to snap back. All the popcorn falls to the floor. The exploding-popcorn-bag-girl’s scream ends. Everyone who wasn’t already half-turned in their chairs swings around to face the source of the noise.

Mike and Will’s faces are an inch apart. They’re both grinning. No one is paying them any attention.

No one except El. She smiles, holds Max’s hand tighter. Leans over to whisper something excitedly in her ear, even as choruses of “what happened?” “is she okay?” “what’s going on?” rain down all around them.

Mike and Will see none of El’s whispering. They’re in a tiny bubble, a soft world of their own for one warm moment. Mike reaches out to hold Will’s hand under the arm rest. He leans in to whisper in Will’s ear.

“Happy first official date.” Will smiles, squeezes his boyfriend’s hand, and whispers back the same. Mike’s ear tickles.

He never knew he could be this happy.

Soon the credits roll on “The Kiss” and the five of them head home, throwing popcorn at each other all the way.

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(Commissioned fanart here! 😍💕💕)

[mobius-m-mobius]

do you like triple m's season 1 or season 2 hair better?

Oh what a great question, ty anon!! 🥰

Honestly love both which probably isn't a surprise lol, but short hairstyles are ALWAYS my favorite (an unpopular opinion with most of the fandom, I know) and especially on him because they're a perfect match to his personality! Both versions represent who he is as we get to know him.

The s1 hair is gorgeous and a little more casual than that of others at the TVA since he as a person is too in many ways, and always slightly mussed like maybe he runs a hand through it absentmindedly while pouring over files or staying late at work?? Also love how that fits with Loki's observation of his tie usually being a little askew even though I think that was more an excuse to get hands on than legit fact 😅

Whereas in s2 I'm assuming we're seeing a Mobius who resides in an *extremely* regulated TVA and has apparently never studied Lokis before, so therefore hasn't had those seeds of discovering free will planted and it makes sense he would be a little more buttoned up?? Little bit shorter cut, combed and styled more neatly, nothing out of place, etc which looks equally hot to me too, haha

If I HAD to choose I'd go with s1 purely because the spikes seem more like what our original Mobius would be comfortable with but I'm so excited for his s2 look!