#i love your Barnaby he is so lovely and adorable aa

[ghoulishsweets]

Continuing from here!

At this point, Oliver really couldn't believe just what he was hearing and seeing. This owl was truly excited for all of these plans, and the bat's eyes widened at all of the joy in his voice. And a sleepover as well? Well, that... took him by surprise, to say the least - but in a good way, judging by the shine in his eye.

In the few moments of silence that followed Barnaby's words, Oliver was speechless, unable to react right away; this kindness had him taken aback. And his mind was trying to come up with any suggestions for future occasions together... Perhaps his ghostly being even felt a flutter in his chest as he did so.

He set his plate of cake aside and coughed a bit, taking a moment to regain his composure, but a shy look was still across his face.

I... W-Well, I think all of that sounds wonderful, my good friend... and, well... Let's start with the tea party and go from there, alright? You'll get a first taste of my baking that way... and we can see where this takes us! Oh, goodness...

His grin started to grow, his expression getting brighter. You've got my head positively spinning!

And just like that, he made his floating head spin in a circle! He laughed out loud as it spun before slowing it down to its normal position. The aura he was giving off seemed to be brighter than ever... and full of hope.

@shadowtoons-arinanon

[dearmailman]

aa hi uhm!! i think u and ur blog are so sweet!! i wanted to ask for a little drabble or something, if that's okay?

i wanted to ask for Wally taking care of an age/puppy regressor! they're sorta shy about regressing but get really happy and wiggly once they're comfy!! lots of silly little barks and happy noises!!

-rileys-castle

@rileys-castle

Hi neighbor, you're sweet as a pie too! I hope you enjoy! I didn't have experience writing petreg yet, so thank you for the opportunity.

The slightly staticy television flips through channels as you and Wally sit on the sofa inside Home. Wally presses the remote over and over, finding nothing either of you like. Your head is laying softly on his lap and his free hand rests in your hair. Wally groans quietly, and you glance up at him.

"Everything okay?"

"Yes neighbor, I'm fine. I would prefer having something to watch. Today has not been exciting - except for spending time with you."

"It's okay Wally, I'm sure there will be something! Just keep flipping!"

Wally rubs your hair, and continues. As he's flipping, suddenly an adorable dog is on screen. You gasp aloud, raising your head with a big smile. The dog grooming show fills your screen with just the cutest pets imaginable, and you're so focused you don't realize your body has started wiggling from excitement.

"Ah, neighbor!" He smiles and touches his cheek. "Are you playing puppy again?"

You stop wiggling, stilling and blushing. "S-sorry. I'll settle down."

"Oh dear, you know that I am always happy to play, Reader," he says, tilting his head. "There is never a reason to be embarrassed, with me."

You hide your face with your hands, turning your head into his stomach to hide. "No, it's- it's fine Wally. I don't think I should."

Wally tsks and takes your face in his hands, lifting it to face him. "Come come, play with me. Who is a silly doggy?" He calmly holds you, his voice rumbling lightly.

"No, Wally, I promise it's fine..."

"Reader, Reader dear, who is a silly puppy?"

Laughing lightly, you can't help smiling back at him, cheeks pink. "I guess I am..."

"Yes, you are," he states matter-of-factly, a happy monotone. He pulls you to his chest, cuddling you. You giggle even more, feeling yourself wiggling around in his arms. He sways the both of you back and forth. "My puppy, my little neighbor, so tiny and small."

"Wally, nooo!"

"Yes," he says, tapping your nose with his finger. You tap his face too, in the spot where a nose would be. He taps yours again, and the both of you go back and forth until Wally is laughing too.

Dogs bark on the T.V. as a segment of the show plays where the dogs run around and play on a puppy playground. You can't help letting out a tiny bark to match them, and Wally touches his cheek, laughing.

"Ha ha ha, oh Reader you are the most," he teases. "I love you!"

"I love you!" you practically yip, nuzzling into his chest. Regression came on as fast as a rocket, as Wally knew it would. As your caregiver he knows exactly what to do, as soon as he calls you tiny you're always done for.

"I love you," he repeats. "I love you, little doggy." He pets your hair gently, but you can tell his smile is more excited than his usual one, both of you feeding off each other's energy.

"Hum..." he suddenly says. "Reader, will you wait here for me?" He asks it but he's already standing up and walking to another room. You lay on the couch, rolling slightly side to side as though scratching your back. Wally comes back after a moment of you watching puppies have baths on the T.V.

"I have something for you," he calls. He takes his hands from behind his back and shows you a seemingly hand stitched pair of blue dog ears similar to Barnaby's sewn to a headband. "I use this when I play doggy with Barnaby. We both pretend to be little and walk on our four legs."

"You don't have four legs!"

"Oh. Yes, hands and legs." He sets them onto your head and adjusts them til he finds them perfect. He lets out a tiny 'woof', not an actual bark but just the word said in a funny cadence. You bark back at him, and he says 'woof' again. You copy each other until you're giggling too hard to continue. Wally sits back down on the sofa and hugs you tightly.

"You are just the sweetest∼ You are the littlest, neighbor, just the smallest."

"I'm taller than you!"

"Oh, are you taller than me?" He looks you up and down incredulously.

"Yes!"

"Well, you are still very small, right?"

You bonk your forehead against his, grinning. "Maybe a little bit," you admit.

"You are very small compared to Barnaby, right?"

"Yeah, he's taller than me."

"Well then you are a very small doggy," he teases, pressing your cheeks together and rubbing them like a cat. "Would you like to play ball outside?"

You nod excitedly, and the two of you jump up to run outside. Home is already opening the door, and creaks a goodbye to you as you both run off through the neighborhood, holding hands.

You spend at least a few hours throwing and chasing a ball around the street. At one point Julie and Barnaby join in, and soon you're all playing puppy together, tackling Wally to the floor in a big doggy pile!

[thereismoretomylifethenice]

Rules: Pick 5 shows, then answer the following questions. Don’t cheat. Tag some people. I was tagged by @throughtimeillbethere

1. Magnificent Seven (1998)

2. Midsomer Murders (Series 1-6 at least)

3. Miss Marple 

4. Agatha Christie’s Poirot

5. Frozen

Who is your favourite character in 2? Gavin Troy (Hence why he’s over on “ANoseForRottenApples”). I just get a kick out of him because he’s young, he’s learning as he goes and he has really decent instincts but he often talks himself out of following them. He’s also a little rough around the edges sometimes but he really is trying. Sometimes you’re like “Troy, you’re an idiot” but he’s also trying to hard that I find it endearing and his character grows quite decently over the years he was on the show.

Who is your least favourite character in 1? M7 is one of those rare shows were all the characters are pretty solid and I like them all (or dislike them in the best way possible if they’re a baddie). If I had to pick one, I’d say it was probably Will Richmond from “Wagon Train Pt. 1 & 2”. Namely put, he’s just kind of an idiot. Treats his wife bad and then gets bent out of shape when she starts flirting with Vin. He’s busy telling Josiah how much he loves his wife and what she means to him but it never occurs to him to actually tell her that. Spends a lot of time being somewhat needlessly antagonistic with the guys (Vin is understandable given that Vin tried to run off with Will’s wife but the rest of the guys are just doing a job and Will’s pointlessly making everyone’s lives harder).  He’s just kind of an ‘ehhh” character for me.

What is your favorite episode of 4? All of these episodes are works of art but “The Lost Mine” from Series 2 is one that I find myself watching particularly often.  There are just so many little bits in it that I love—Inspector Japp still has his sergeant backing him up, the on-going Monopoly game that Hasting and Poirot have going and the conclusion is just really well done. Also the complete face-palm moment of Japp, while investigating the murder of a Chinese man, finds a notebook in the man’s suitcase and declares that the fact it’s all written in Chinese is “very suspicious”.

What is your favourite season of 5? There are no Seasons in Frozen, given that it’s a set of movies. My favorite movie is the first one though—Frozen 2 is good but I feel like Frozen 1 just had better pacing and didn’t feel quite as rushed as the second one. The second movie was better on re-watches but the first time through it was just like “This plot is moving at a breakneck pace! What is happening???” (Or I’ve just been spoiled by watching too many British murder mystery series that tend to be slower in pace and build things up carefully.”

Who is your favourite couple in 3? There are no long-running couples in this series but I ship the daylights out of Louisa Oxley and Alfred Pollock in “Greenshaw’s Folly”. They’re only in one episode (which are all movie length) and they’re so freaking adorable!

Who is your favourite couple in 2? Again…shipping was not the main focus of this show but I do like Inspector Tom Barnaby and his wife Joyce. In American shows, if cops are married, they’re usually getting divorced or having constant fights with them. It’s nice to see a cop who’s in a stable, happy relationship for a change. Also I feel like there could have been some fun things done with Troy and Barnaby’s daughter Cully. They hinted at it off and on for the time he was on the show but nothing ever really came of it, sadly.

What is your favourite episode of 1? At this point I’ve seen all of them and love all of them but, hands-down, “The Collector” is really just a fun episode and the hijinks among the guys is top-notch. “The Witness” is also a fabulous episode in a much sadder and darker way. “Sins of the Past” kind of marries both of these concepts—Vin and Chris’s storyline is very dark and serious while Ezra and the other guys (and his mother) are up to their eyebrows in hijinks. But really, all the episodes are very, very good.

What is your favourite episode of 5? Again, no episodes so I refer to my comments on Frozen 1 and Frozen 2.

What is your favourite season of 2? Don’t really have a favorite but Series 3 and 4 were pretty solid. Series 5 had some really good episodes and some really weird ones so it’s hit-and-miss. Series 6 (what I’ve seen of it) is pretty solid too.

How long have you watched 1? Hmm….a few years now. I think I first saw M7 in….2014? 2015? I found a page of Geology notes from my first degree with volcanoes, the chemical formula for ozone and Vin Tanner doodled on it so I know I started watching the show before I finished my AA. Just can’t remember exactly when I started watching it.

How did you become interested in 3? I’ve watched and read Agatha Christie shows and books since I was 7 or 8. While I watched Poirot from that time, I watched Miss Marple off and on whenever I could find episodes on TV or at the library.

Who is your favourite actor in 4?  Tie between David Suchet (Poirot) and Philip Jackson (Inspector Japp).

Which do you prefer, 1, 2, or 5? 5. M7, Midsomer Murders, or Frozen? Sorry, my pair of valiant Inspectors and my Ice Queen but the Cowboys’ win this round. I adore the dynamics of this show, I adore that it’s got great adventure and can go super dark without ever getting gory, pornographic or vulgar. All of the characters are great, the stories are great and it’s just a really wild ride in a very good way. It can be a bit cheesy but in the absolute best ways possible. Besides, I will always pick 1860s westerns over modern stories or Disney princesses if I have to choose one.

Which show have you seen more episodes of - 1 or 3? Probably the same in both of them. M7 only had two seasons but there were more episodes per season. Miss Marple had six series but only three or four episodes per season—plus I didn’t watch all of them. The first three seasons weren’t nearly as good as the last three, mostly because the woman playing Miss Marple in the first three series wasn’t that good in my opinion. So I think I’ve seen an even number of both.

If you could be anyone from 4, who would you be?! I don’t want to be any of them—they’re all good the way they are and I wouldn’t want any of their jobs! I’m content being some poor person who realizes too late that Poirot is vacationing at their hotel and now dead bodies are going to start turning up XD

Would a crossover between 3 and 4 work? Most likely, seeing as they were both created by the same woman. Interestingly enough though, even with Miss Marple series and Poirot series being made at the same time, no one ever wanted to have the two detectives officially meet in canon. I heard a rumor though that there was an anime somewhere that had them meet? I haven’t been able to conform that though, yet.

Pair two characters in 1 who would make an unlikely but strangely okay couple? (I have thought about this a lot) Captain Francis Riley (Ghosts of the Confederacy) and Terri Greer (Safecracker). They would be such a cute couple and Francis would probably be a good dad for little Olivia Greer.

Overall, which show has the better storyline, 3 or 5? Sorry Disney—I’m going to have to say Miss Marple. I’ve been a fan of murder mysteries before I was a fan of Frozen.

Which has better theme music, 2 or 4? I’m going to say 4 (Poirot) because the theme from that show just….a huge amount of nostalgia is held in that intro for me because I’ve been watching it since I was about 8. Plus, the fantastic art deco style of the introduction and the titles is just so smooth and I love it.

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