#let bi people be picky

[bardandbear]

At risk of being cancelled on my fresh new blog, i wanted to get out some complex feelings I have about bi characters in video games, as a bi person.

I'm seeing the playersexual discourse raise its ugly head again and make no mistake, I am very staunchly on the bi/pan character identity defence train here. It makes me really angry when people try to erase those identities for selfish reasons, or because deep down they see bisexuality as this hybrid identity instead of its own thing. I want more bi characters in video games.

But what also annoys me is the fact that a lot of the time, bisexuality is treated like a mechanic, it's there to facilitate player enjoyment. Players will use it to pretend that Character is in fact a big fat lesbian or ignore the queer aspects of their identity so they're like Straight +. The actual bi content is seen as optional, player initiated, and often completely unexplored. Convenient, keeping the queer out of the way, neat and tidy. This is what I mean by characters appearing to be playersexual - there is more development given to the player's experience, rather than to the character's identity and how it impacts their interaction with the world.

Of course it's easier to just make everyone bi. It means everyone has equal access to content. It makes sense in a lot of more colourful settings for the definition of sexuality to be more diverse as well, so I don't even have complaints about there being 'too many' bi people for 'realism' (and hell, we often congregate irl anyway). But you can't just slap on an 'anything goes' label for the romance and call it a day. Likewise, modding characters to be 'bi' I find really squicky because there's more to bi identity than just being conveniently available all the time. Bisexuality in video games is so often more about the players and their desires than the characters themselves. That's upsetting.

This is why I will generally advocate for diverse identities, even if it means I don't get to romance my favourite character. Because then people can see their all their identities reflected, because then it makes all identities more real - part of who they are and not a mechanical convenience.

To be clear, I also don't think this phenomenon is black and white, and there are games that have really great representation and really terrible rep at the same time. I just think we can do better and we can criticise how bi people are written in games without invalidating it as an identity.

[lover-of-mine]

Do I want Eddie out of the closet as fast as possible? Yes. But I'm here to offer abc an idea: queer Eddie and the subsequent buddie confirmation as the midseason finale. @thatbuddie has the theory of buddie getting together on episode 118, which will be episode 8x12 and if Ryan is in every episode of the season until there, it will be Ryan's 100th episode, which, nice lol. Midseason finale is usually episode 10, so we build it up with Eddie questioning shit, leading to him questioning his relationship with Buck, leading to him finally saying the words "I'm in love with Buck" or something similar, to Bobby, to Frank, to Hen, as long it's not Buck, I'm not picky, as the midseason finale cliffhanger. Why is that a good cliffhanger? Well, queer Eddie officially makes buddie go from if to when. And buddie is something that doesn't exist in media. It's a queer slowburn where neither character was introduced as queer in a major network show. Unheard of. Which means crazy exposure. We all saw the reaction to bi Buck. Queer Eddie and buddie will make them be talked about EVERYWHERE. Why a midseason finale cliffhanger though, since that's true no matter what? Well, we want to maximize numbers, right? A midseason finale would allow them to let Ryan (with or without Oliver) lose for as many interviews as possible for a while. That would also mean a hiatus where they are selling Disney+ subscriptions while giving new people time to catch up with the show before the big event aka buddie actually getting together, but it's not too long to discourage people while waiting between seasons. If they play it right, they can even make 8a available worldwide and make it global. Riding that wave while letting pressure build, we come back, nothing concrete happens on episode 11, but there's a moment that builds the tension more and then on episode 12 love confession/kiss/getting together, whatever the fuck, and bam 911 goes down in history with crazy numbers. If they make the name of episode 12 some sort of buddie reference it would be cool too, because it builds the excitement. If they want maximum exposure? Queer Eddie as the midseason finale cliffhanger.

[squiddy-god]

I saw chainsaw man was in your fandom list so could I request Denji realizing he’s falling for a guy for the first time? He gives me chaotic bi guy vibes

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Ok so as a chaotic bi guy myself i clocked denji day one- i also decided to do this as hcs because i have so many thoughts- its me, the bisexuality devil lmao 

♥︎request are open ♥︎

Cw : slight suggestive bits (chainsaw man lvls),so canon typical levels of nsfw. STILL SFW NO SMUT IN THIS,  BI DENJI SUPREMACY, bi panic and maybe a bit of heteronormativity, simping.

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Denji is the poster boy for chaotic bi panic 

The thing that most people, especially in the series itself don't realize is that denjis goal isn't just to have sex and touch boobs, it to live a normal life because he has been so deprived of any basics and normality 

But denji struggles in realizing that he's in love with a dude, a man, a guy, a homie. 

It probably happens because you are genuinely nice to him- my boy has standards so low it trips the devils 

At first he thinks your just his best bud, his greatest pal- it's totally normal that he thinks about you so much, that he really likes holding your hand, that he gets excited like a puppy when he knows hes going to see you again

It's perfectly normal how much time he spends in your apartment- like he basically lives there

Power is about to actually kill him if he mentions you one more time she's so sick of it

Never once does it ever cross his mind that he might be into guys too (boobs are boobs tbh)

He is over at your apartment so much that it isn't uncommon for him to just,,,let himself in (you said you don't mind 

Denji is already kinda a mess, he's a nervous wreck when it comes to a lot of romance stuff (we love a boy failure) so he's already pretty chaotic even before he realizes that he's absolutely simping for you 

But his crush is so obvious its hitting “if s/o was a girl id totally be into him, like smash- like my girlfriend” levels of denial

And he's not fooling anyone 

He starts to slowly realize that having dreams about your best friend, and having to continuously correct the dreams so that one of you is the girl, isn't just being close friends 

He really panics when he thinks he might be gay- he doesn't really know being bi is an option but is relieved to find that out lmao 

He decides to make sure by looking at magazines featuring men, other media etc to make sure you aren't just some glitch- and nope hes bi 

“Boobs are boobs” ahh reasoning- genuinely he is not picky lmao (chaos bi) 

Despite this he still claims that you are just his best bud, his pal, chum, homie, compadre, friend, home slice etc. 

Until the incident 

And by that I mean he saw you practically naked- he had let himself into your apartment like normal, honestly he probably planned on casually coming out- not confessing! afterall you were just his friend (delusional) 

But as he's sitting in your living room he here's the door open down the hall, when he speaks his head out he's frozen in place because daymn. There you are with wet hair and just a towel around your waist- and denji panics big time- when i say he literally flees your apartment i mean it. 

And that was really what he needed, because this starts his downward spiral of realizing that he has indeed fallen for you and has massive crush on you

He realizes that this is honestly one of his first crushes in general because denji struggles with his emotions and figuring out the different types of affection, hell even the lines between romantic attraction and sexual attraction he really struggles 

But he (and everyone else) is positive that this isn't just him realizing he is into guys, but that he genuinely wants to do all the normal couple stuff with you

Like yes denjis thoughts can be sexual but the biggest thing he struggles with is that he feels all warm and mushy at the thought of calling you his boyfriend and having a normal relationship. 

Power is yalls #1 hater btw, not that she doesnt support you but it's that she is sick of denji just fumbling the bag 

She gags whenever he mentions you lmao, watching denji fumble around his thoughts and feelings is painful because he is so awkward 

I firmly believe in BI denji supremacy, he is such a bisexual disaster

[absolutebl]

Genuine Question: Given how much people hate problematic topics in BL eg: kp, mame, love syndrome, etc. why is everyone so damn excited about Only Friends? Like we know nothing about the show. It's GMMTV so how sexy is it going to get? you know, like it's GMMTV. I like the cast as much as anyone and particularly FirstKhao but I don't see this 'sexiness' everyone is going so crazy over? Is it some bts thing like I know the director is jojo and he's gay. Is that why everyone so excited? Is it because we just haven't gotten anything really brilliant this year that gets the whole BL fandom together and that's why people are hoping this will, is that what's going on? I like everyone involved well enough but 'sexy', 'crazy', 'problematic', 'high heat'... I don't get it.

Only Friends & Jojo

Genuine answer.

Okay so this question got me invested enough to get off the phone, over to the laptop, and onto hotel wifi, which means typos rather than dictation homophones, but there it is.

I guess what I am saying it...

mistakes will be made

From the tenor of your question methinks you have not watched Friend Zone? It's a 2 part series. Mostly messy hets but...

Also a TON of broad spectrum queer rep (lesbian, bi, ace, demi). Real queers, not sanitized for straight consumption.

Because yeah, GMMTV will get messy and go into higher heat levels in a late night way (not in a KP way).

But actually what has most people excited about Only Friends is it being sourced in this man:

Jojo Tichakorn Phukhaotong

Jojo is a screenwriter (originals) and director, openly gay, multifaceted and a little experimental, naturally talented (on the job trained - he's an archaeologist originally), and he is behind:

The Warp Effect, Friend Zone and MOST importantly (IMHO)...

3 Will Be Free

There are others too, but for the purposes of this post, those are the 3 that count. I think of him a little as the GMMTV director version of Ohm's acting.

Jojo specializes in:

ensemble pieces,

good chemistry (NOT necessarily high heat, so by this I mean actor chemistry with each other all around - couples, cast, team, production)

working with and finding actors within GMMTV's stable who work well together (even if that means busting up a pair),

a queer lens,

queer rep,

and often very messy story (as in he is not invested in the traditional beats of a romance, let alone a BL).

AND he can shoot action (this is a specific skill set for directors and it's NOT easy),

thus he will shoot his sex/intimacy & COMEDY scenes as if they WERE action sequences.

This makes his stuff particularly exciting to watch. It's dynamic, there's a lot of movement, the eye is caught and dragged places. He doesn't use dirty/peekaboo framing or central aperture or manga style (not with INTENT the way trained directors do). In fact he does none of those things I harp on about because I like the romance stuff.

He's not being clever with us. He's being honest, but still applying skill. His stuff not quite raw, but also not really directed. You can tell he gives his actors a script, throws them together and then instructs them to just BE THOSE CHARACTERS. He has a light touch, he trusts them. He's not fussy or nit-picky. He's not doing a million takes to get that sene exactly how he envisions it. His ensemble pieces are just that, group projects.

His eye is wide, even for intimacy, by which I mean: he controls and watches for multiple actors at once when there are a lot of them on screen together, without them feeling stiff.

His style is quite organic but not too gritty.

Struggling to understand what I mean?

For example, watch a Jojo "group of friends chatting" scene where everyone is just standing around then watch the same thing in, say, SCOY. You'll see what I mean. SCOY is also a very queer ensemble piece, but it will feel quite stiff, unnatural, and "planned" (staged) by comparison.

For the giffers out there you might notice that Jojo's stuff is particularly difficult to gif cleanly? This is why.

I find him an exciting director. I didn't cover him in my directors overview because at the time he hadn't done much BL (and frankly, he still hasn't). It's not his focus.

I think Only Friends is actually not likely to be very BL. Queer = yes, BL = NO. He won't hit the tropes and there is no reason to assume it will end happily for all couples (if any). That's not Jojo's point of view.

He doesn't play our game. As a result, some of those excited by the idea of this show (or excited the general enthusiasm & anticipation around it), may be doomed to disappointment.

It's one of the reasons you don't see me getting excited about it.

I'm a fan of specifically the fluffy side of BL, this will NOT be that. And I can appreciate a director without necessarily liking the stories he tells.

I am industry enough to acknowledge Jojo's skill (and I LOVE 3 Will Be Free - just not as a BL), but I don't always like his narratives. No matter how good he is, his stuff is not why I personally watch Thai BL.

It's GMMTV, so how sexy is it going to get?

Again, see Friend Zone. GMMTV has a late night pantheon, mostly for het, but they will get salacious. Lots of cheating and terrible decisions. There will be no archetypes. Characters will exist in grey areas, even the "good" characters. There will be no paladins in this show. No seme/uke.

To answer this frankly?

Only Friends will get soap opera or telenovella sexy but no more. So we will be in Midnight Chicken territory, not Bed Friends.

I think the words being bandied about:

'sexy', 'crazy', 'problematic', 'high heat'

are used here on tumblr (and in fandom) as an attempt to articulate expectations set up by Jojo's style.

Most viewers only react emotionally to the tenor of a director with this set of skills. That's fine, that's what the production company wants: A visceral emotional reaction.

But I hope I've managed to clarify from a film-critic perspective what's bringing this sensation about?

But ALSO seeing a bunch of, essentially, lower heat pure BL pairs, have to push themselves into messy queer spaces? (Notice GMMTV only let the more established actors into this one? No JoongDunk, no GeminiFourth)

This is probably really what everyone is excited about.

They are gonna see their favorites cheat, sleep around, be gay (not BL gay, but actual gay). Some are legitimately excited about this, some are shipper excited, and the BL-stans who don't know Jojo are doomed to disappointment.

I'm mostly excited by how messy this is gonna make the fandom.

Su su na.

(source)

[bugs1nmybrain]

Aizawa NSFW Headcanons

Minors Don’t Interact. If you’re under 18, take a walk!

Warnings: NSFW 18+, fem-reader, pretty vanilla, some of these headcanons aren’t exactly nsfw, daddy kink

Aizawa pretty much doms always. He can get a little lazy and will definitely let you ride on top of him or give him head, but he’s always the one that takes the lead

He can get rough at your request or if he’s pent up. He’s not like this always, though.

His pace isn’t slow though, it’s always at a beautiful rhythm and hits your g-spot perfectly

Aizawa lost his virginity in his early 20s. He lost it to a partner of a long-term relationship that he’s no longer in 

His dick is big. He’s about 6 and a half inches long and girthy. He wears those baggy sweatpants for a reason. 

He’s aware that he has that paternal vibe to him, and isn’t entirely against a daddy kink, but he doesn’t like overkill of it. It makes him feel uncomfortable if overused. 

This isn’t related to sex, but Aizawa occasionally smokes weed. It’s not everyday, but when he has time off he’ll smoke to ease stress and also loosen his muscles up. It also helps his PTSD

Actually, to make it about sex, sometimes Aizawa gets horny when he’s stoned

Has had sex in alleyways before, but he doesn’t like doing it that much. He did it more when he was younger, but he’s grown more domestic over the years.

Always uses a condom, unless you’re on some form of birth control or have an IUD

Even then though, he prefers to cum on your stomach or back because he doesn’t want to risk pregnancy

He may be open to kids at some point but it’ll be a while. He has plenty to take care of already, he needs adult time. 

He hasn’t had a large number of sexual partners. Maybe 5 people in total. 

Honestly, he’s not too interested in sex if he’s not in a relationship. He sees it as unimportant at best

He also doesn’t masturbate very often

He’s actually very vanilla, to be honest. He doesn’t have many fetishes or kinks. He does enjoy bondage (you receiving) and edging. Again, he’s not exactly against the daddy kink. 

Shouta can control his volume during sex, but if you tell him that you like hearing him make noise, he’ll let groans and deep breaths out

Isn’t circumcised

Doesn’t shave

Enjoys blowjobs a lot, but he knows that he’s big (he’s humble about it) and doesn’t expect you to choke yourself on his cock (unless you want to).

His favorite positions are pretty standard: cowgirl, missionary, doggy 

Aizawa isn’t picky about body types, but he’s a little bit of a chubby chaser. He loves ladies with full, curvy figures and soft tummies for him to sleep on.

He does like slim girls as well though!

Aizawa doesn’t identify with a label, but he’s probably demisexual and bi if he had to pick 

He’s pretty cuddly, actually

He’ll allow you to blabber to him when you wake up on a weekend morning and are resting in bed. But he’s probably not fully listening

Loves makeup sessions, but it’s SO hard to initiate them with him. He doesn’t initiate them, at least not in a flashy way. They’ll typically start from cuddling session.

Enjoys taking showers with you, whether they get sexual or not. Sometimes just feeling your skin pressed on his feels comforting and helps with bonding between you two. 

Shower sex sucks though because positions are weird

Especially if you’re short

He’s great at eating your pussy. He works sort of slowly but he knows how to get your blood flowing with just the right pressure from his lips and tongue.

Loves seeing you in cute clothes. Skirts and leggings and pumps are some of his favorites to see on you.

Doesn’t like schoolgirl-looking clothes, though. It makes him uncomfortable and reminds him of his students, which isn’t a nice thought.

Not exactly NSFW, but he feels so awkward saying “I love you”, because of course he loves you, but it feels forced at certain points.

It’s not often, but he does say it during moments where you’re bonding in a mundane environment. 

He loves spending time with you, but unfortunately, his two jobs get in between you two having an abundance of it. He tries to leave the weekends flexible because he does appreciate the time you spend together

He prefers stay-in dates doing pretty much anything you want to do. He’s open to activities, as long as it isn’t ridiculous or annoying. 

He can last a long time. Sometimes he can’t finish very fast, even. 

Isn’t incapable of dirty talk. He can be really teasy sometimes and knows the right things to say to make you feel horny.

[stardust-sunset]

Do you got any Ponyboy headcanons you’d like to share? ✨

Ooh sure’ (sorry this is so late 😭)

His favorite kind of meat is fish. He will literally eat an entire boat full of them because he loves them so much

He used to be a very picky eater as a kid and then Darry started making him eat other foods when their parents died and Pony just grew out of it

He spent his entire 14th birthday crying in his room. He was absolutely inconsolable. Soda and Darry made him a cake but it wasn’t the same as his parents

He’s only been to jail once for beating someone up after Johnny and Dally die

I don’t really have LGBT headcanons for the gang but he is kind of a bi-con

He has a preference for girls tho

He never eats breakfast on school days because he feels bad for “wasting food” so he just spends the entire day hungry (he gets made fun of for it during school)

He has jumped people with Dally but felt super bad after

He writes down his dreams for the future in his journal and doesn’t know Soda snoops through his diary lmao-

Most of it is just poetry but sometimes it’ll be stuff like “I wish I could afford a copy of ‘insert book’” and sodden my boom-he finds that book on his nightstand the next day (Soda buys it for him)

He gets a job at a diner because Johnny worked there and got jumped, so he takes up a job too in order to help keep Johnny safe

Hes a favorite of the customers because he’s genuinely kind of charming when he wants to be

Him and Johnny gossip about the shitty customers tho like he’s so two faced at work lmao

He also gets a part time job working at the library and recommends all sorts of books to newcomers

He also helps people out with homework sometimes if he knows them (like if they’re school friends)

Hes not as quiet as he thinks he is-he can strike up a conversation with just about anyone. He just doesn’t like to.

Soda teaches him pretty privileges (Pony ends up being a pretty boy I know it)

He has a bit of a southern drawl and it comes out when he’s nervous or upset

After the book he starts yelling back a lot more

Him and Soda never fight and when they do it’s over the stupidest shit like Pepsi or Coke being better but they’ll actually start fighting and won’t talk for hours

He had a girlfriend (canon) and she when broke up with him. He was a wreck for weeks

Him and Darry start watching football together and the two are OBNOXIOUS

They will scream and cuss at the TV when their team is losing

He starts working out too with Darry but he overdid it and had to be dragged out by Darry in the end

He actually has really nice legs from doing track

Darry successfully gets him off cigarettes and onto Nicotine gum but it took almost four years to do so

He breaks his streaks really easily though and will absolutely beat himself up about it because he doesn’t want his brothers to be disappointed in him

He has pretty bad PTSD after the church and is afraid of fire for quite some time after (coincidentally not his own lighter fire tho)

I feel like he would take up unhealthy habits to exhibit control because he feels like his life is falling apart and he needs something in his control (idk what exactly it would be but y’know)

He has a hard time ordering at restaurants because he tends to be self conscious about what he’s ordering. He knows he has a humongous appetite and is mortified by it

His brothers used to tease him for it until he just broke down in tears after they went too far. They felt AWFUL

he gets really and seasonal allergies. Catch him in spring and his nose is a faucet.

He LOVES animals and will feed the strays with Johnny. Especially after he died, Ponybwould try to find homes for the animals that could be kept as pets and those that couldn’t be tried to release into the wild

He has rehabilitated a number of animals-squirrels, birds, a kitten once…

Darry is so over it

He cries at music. He’s more emotional than he lets on. He has big feelings just like Sodapop but doesn’t let them out like his brother does

He gets REALLY ticked off when people ask if his real name is Ponyboy. Especially after his parents death because he feels like they’re making fun of his dad for naming him as such.

He loves Italian food

He isn’t touchy with anyone in public because “he wants to look tuff 😡”

But in private you can’t get him off you. Good luck trying.

He LOVES catching fireflies

He cries at Bambi

[restinslices]

Would u be down doing earth realm boys or Lin Kuei boys doing karaoke? U can write whoever you want first

It is currently 9:32am and I have not been to sleep since 6pm yesterday. I feel delusional. If something doesn’t make sense, blame that.

No

Moving on-

I’m joking but Bi-Han gives me the vibes that he only moves his arm during Just Dance and complains because “it only tracks your arm! You don't have to do anything else!”

That's not the point. Have some fun and bust a move 

If you beg enough, he just might crack depending on the day

Thing is though, he's not really speaking. He's just saying the lyrics

Y'all are also not doing this in public. This is something y'all would do at home with a youtube video in the back 

You're singing your heart out (even if you can't sing) and he's literally just speaking 

You: SLIPPING THROUGH MY FINGERS ALL THE TIME, I TRY TO CAPTURE EVERY MINUUUUTTTEEE ♫ 💃🏾

Him: The feeling in it😐

Honestly idk why you'd even wanna karaoke with him

Telling him he's killing the vibe won't work either. He's either doing it his way or not at all 

He's also picky when it comes to songs

Prefers slower songs 

Which is wild because like?? You're hardly participating 

A short karaoke session. Only does a few songs or one long one 

Only long song I can think of rn is American Pie 

And he'd pick that one specifically so he can be one and done 

Also probably picks random ass sad songs. Bi-Han I do not wanna hear that right now 

He says he doesn't like it but gets offended if you ask Kuai Liang or Tomas instead of him. He wants to be asked and say no. Don't just ask them 

Give him a little performance. He'll roll his eyes but if you don't then he'll think something is wrong 

Prefers karaoke with just you two. I know I said private beforehand but he means it. Just you two alone in a room. He refuses to do his lackluster ass singing in front of people 

However, if his mood is better than it usually is, you could talk your way into letting his brothers join. Especially if you promise he won't have to sing as much 

Yes on occasions 

It's not frequent but that's just because he's busy. Not because he doesn't like it 

Idk if he can sing and I'm not getting a certain vibe but he'll do it anyway 

Cannot do any fast songs or faster parts because he'll have an aneurism

Pulls out the most random old song his father showed him when he was younger 

Likes duets because he can sing lower than you, so he's still participating but can't be heard 

Not a short session but not necessarily long. He just gets tired at some point 

Will gladly listen to you though. Even if your voice is straight ass 

It's bonding so it's fine and you're happy 

Also does it privately but for different reasons. Bi-Han is “I refuse to let anyone hear this”, and Kuai Liang is “no one should have to suffer and hear this”

Also idk how often they leave their home for casual shit so going to an actual karaoke place is foreign to him 

Probably likes love songs as well 

Giving him or Tomas a mini concern will result in lots of laughter even if he tries to hide it at first 

He's not singing his heart out but he's not just saying the lyrics. He's doing a decent job 

Enjoys listening to you more than he enjoys actually singing because of how expressive you are 

He'll never turn down free entertainment 

Idk why but I feel like he'd wanna sit by you while doing karaoke or have you sit on his lap

I just imagine it's really cute and the karaoke video is playing on your phone while cuddled next to him 

Idk, maybe I'm just a simp for him 

I just think he's a little romantic at heart fr. Singing stupid ass corny shit while being close 

Sometimes it'd be spur of the moment. If you start, he'd listen 

It's an activity he’d be down for every once in awhile 

Willing to do karaoke the most often 

Probably feels bad for being busy so when he's not he's like “yeah totally”

The one brother to not do only slow songs 

I think he also will have an aneurism if he tries to do faster parts of a song 

But he can sing songs at a so called normal pace 

Invites his brothers to join

Probably invites the Earthrealm champions and Syzoth too. It's turning into a party 

He hardly does anything fun so he's taking advantage of this 

Is probably also cuddled next to you

It's disgusting to everyone else 

Tomas either has a very heavenly voice or a voice that would frighten the most vicious monster 

Either way, he's hitting a high note 

I don't think he's been to a karaoke place either so it's probably not there 

It honestly could be at Johnny's place. Johnny didn't kick his ass so he doesn't feel rage in his heart when he sees him 

I think he's a pop girlie

Enjoys karaoke because it brings everyone together and it's an activity that won't cause some sort of trauma or death 

Hopefully 

Maybe 

He's isolated and bored all the time 

I don't think it's frequent because his schedule but if you want to and he's free then he's down 

Also cool with private karaoke between the two of you 

Doesn't necessarily have a preference 

Probably doesn't have a favorite song either. It changes depending on the day 

I have not been able to sleep properly since last week or so. I’m losing my grip on reality 😀

[thewillofdeez]

Shanks - NSFW Alphabet

Minors DNI. Reader can mostly be read as G/N, though there are some female-specific references. Shanks is bi/pan.

A = Aftercare (What they’re like after sex)

Shanks is super giggly and talkative after sex. He gets that oxytocin high and his brain goes into overdrive and he’ll want to cuddle and ask you the most obscure opinion questions you’ve ever heard. Ever had someone ask you if you’d rather fight a hundred duck-sized horses or one horse-sized duck? That’s the kind of thing that comes out of Shanks’s mouth after sex. It’s silly, but you’ll both be laughing the whole time, and that’s kind of the point. He sees after sex as a good time to get to know his partner. 

B = Body part (Their favorite body part of theirs and also their partner’s)

If asked, Shanks would say it was his left arm. But he’s mostly joking. He likes his hair, as it’s his trademark. He knows he has a winning smile, and for someone who loves to laugh and have a good time, he values any time he can smile. He’s also fond of his feet, they’re practical and kind of cute if he does say so himself. On a female partner, he’s a boobs guy. Soft, squishy, fun. On any partner, he likes hair too - short, long, 1a, 4c, doesn’t matter, he wants to stick his face in it. If you have really short buzzed hair, don’t worry, our guy’s got you too - he’ll have the best time running his hand over it and giggling at how it feels.

C = Cum (Anything to do with cum basically… I’m a disgusting person)

If you’re adequately protected, he desperately wants to cum in you. But he’s also not a picky guy. Wherever you want it, he’ll put it. If he’s going at it from behind, he’ll go all over your ass and back. From the front, chest, stomach, neck, wherever. He’d prefer to avoid your face and hair, but the man does live to please, you just gotta be clear in what you want.

D = Dirty Secret (Pretty self explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs)

There’s no secret that Shanks considers dirty. Like, at all. He feels comfortable being open about sex, the good parts and the bad, kinks, sexualities (including being pan himself), all of it. This is partially because he never had people to be open about the realities of it with him when he was in his teens and early 20’s. Like, yeah, Roger and Rayleigh told him and Buggy the basics when they reached that age, but they left so many questions he had to find answers to himself, both through books and through experience. He takes it upon himself to try and break down that stigma for other pirates who might be in a similar situation, while also acknowledging that not everyone is as comfortable with the topic as he is and handling it with tact when necessary. As part of the Red Hair Pirates orientation, he and Hongo give all new recruits the safe sex talk.

E = Experience (How experienced are they? Do they know what they’re doing?)

Shanks is nothing if not a slave to his physical desires, whatever they may be. He’s never really been a one-partner kind of guy (or at least never thought he would be) both by his nature and by circumstance. He sees meeting people all over the world, finding a partner, and eventually bedding them like going into a candy store and wanting to try some of everything. Some things he knows he likes and can’t get enough of, some things he doesn’t like and knows to avoid in the future, and some things take him by surprise one way or another.

F = Favorite Position (This goes without saying.)

Shanks likes his partner on top. This is partially because some positions have become more difficult since losing his arm, but also because he just loves watching his partner’s body move. To his credit, though, he hasn’t let the lack of an arm slow him down, he’s just had to get a little more creative in how he does things.

G = Goofy (Are they more serious in the moment, or are they humorous, etc)

In general, Shanks sees sex as a source of joy, and so he wants to be able to laugh with his partner. It’s really only with someone he really, truly cares about that you’ll see the serious side of him in bed. That’s when sex goes from an act of mutual pleasure to an act of love.

H = Hair (How well groomed are they, does the carpet match the drapes, etc.)

Shanks loves his red hair, both upstairs and down. Downstairs it’s a fair bit darker than what’s on his head, with more of a brunette tint. He might give it a trim every once in a while, but he’ll mostly let it go, and he’s never had any complaints.

I = Intimacy (How are they during the moment, romantic aspect…)

Shanks lives for intimacy, but he also knows that what one person considers intimate might be different from another person. He’s pretty communicative, and wants to know exactly what his partner expects - he’s almost certainly down for whatever that might be. If they’re a dim lighting and music kind of person, he’ll have a blast making that happen. If they’re a storage room on the Red Force for a quickie kind of person? He’ll make that happen too. He considers his adaptability and ability to read others well a big attribute in providing for his partner.

J = Jack Off (Masturbation headcanon)

As much as he prefers a warm body in bed next to him, sometimes he’s at sea for long periods of time, and sometimes the lines he’s casting just don’t pull anything in. It happens to everyone. If he’s gotta handle himself, there’s no shame in that.

K = Kink (One or more of their kinks)

Shanks is into the idea of sharing his partner with someone else. Yeah, he’s had threesomes with casual partners, and it’s certainly fun, but that’s not what thrills him. If you’re lucky enough to achieve relationship status with Shanks, it means he trusts you to the ends of the earth, and part of what he likes about that trust is that he can share you with someone else and know you’ll always come back to him. He wants to watch you be pleasured by another, or watch you pleasure them, or have both of you pleasure him, or— anyway. He thinks you’re the hottest thing he’s ever seen, and he loves the idea of sharing that with someone else. (Yes, we all have the same thought for this kink. The person he has in mind is Beckman. Whether it’s purely the two of them pleasuring you or if they’re comfortable having fun together, he doesn’t really care. But he sees the way his vice captain looks at you sometimes, and he thinks with some talking he can convince his friend to join the two of you in his quarters.)

L = Location (Favorite places to do the do)

I mean, for Shanks nothing can beat a good old fashioned bed, but he’s adventurous. If you’ve got a new place to try, he’s likely willing to give it a chance as long as there’s little to no chance of being seen by non-consenting parties. He’s big on consent and doesn’t believe his being horny and wanting to fuck you supercedes someone else’s right to not be involved.

M = Motivation (What turns them on, gets them going)

For a fling, generally just existing and looking good is enough. But if you’re in a relationship? It’s the little things. He thinks watching you work on the ship is sexy, the way you pull the ropes and climb up the nets to furl the sails, or maybe you work with the rest of the crew to help make repairs. The Red Force is basically his baby and he loves watching you care for it. And if in the process you get a little sweaty, maybe the hem of your shirt rides up a little…well, maybe your captain suddenly requires your immediate assistance below deck.

N = NO (Something they wouldn’t do, turn offs)

Shanks is down for some light dirty talk, but he doesn’t like going too far into degradation territory. As mentioned above, as much as he enjoys experimenting with different locations, he has to know that ultimately wherever you end up doing it is private and the risk of being walked in on is slim to none.

O = Oral (Preference in giving or receiving, skill, etc)

This guy gives like every day is Christmas. Nothing in the world makes him happier than seeing his partner squirm and moan while his mouth works its magic. He knows he has an exceptionally skilled tongue and his fingers always know just the right spots to hit. If you have a need, barring extreme circumstances, all you need to do is say the word and he’s there. He also loves receiving, but are we really surprised at this? He likes challenging himself to keep his eyes open when you go down on him because he loves watching you so much. If you can catch onto this, you'll have a great time trying to make him throw his head back.

P = Pace (Are they fast and rough? Slow and sensual? etc.)

While he strongly believes there’s a time and a place for both, in a relationship, he wants to savor the feeling of you. That’s not to say he won’t rail you sometimes, but he likes to take his time with you when he’s able. If you’re on top, though, you can set the pace, he’s just happy to enjoy the view.

Q = Quickie (Their opinions on quickies rather than proper sex, how often, etc.)

Sometimes the man just cannot keep his hand off of you. It can be stressful being a captain, and a good ten minutes of fun might be just what he needs to make it through. He also finds it really sexy when you come up to him all needy and begging for a few minutes with him. He’s usually more than happy to oblige.

R = Risk (Are they game to experiment, do they take risks, etc.)

Shanks is down to take risks in general, but it requires communication with his partner. He had a few rough experiences in his younger days where he jumped into something risky headfirst without a proper plan or communication, and it wasn’t great, so now he believes in taking the time to talk it out beforehand. As not-fun as that sometimes is, he always believes it’s worth it.

S = Stamina (How many rounds can they go for, how long do they last…)

Shanks can go for several rounds in a night and lasts a long (but not too long) time, but he does require some time to chill in between. At his age, he knows his limitations, but as a younger man he’d basically fuck himself into dehydration. Now he knows it’s not a competition, and if one round is all you go for, that’s okay. 

T = Toy (Do they own toys? Do they use them? On a partner or themselves?)

Shanks is happy to bring toys into the bedroom if his partner wants, but he himself doesn’t maintain a collection.

U = Unfair (How much they like to tease)

It shouldn’t be a surprise that Shanks loves to tease. He can sometimes get a little carried away, so unless you’ve previously discussed expectations around edging, you’ll have to let him know very clearly when you’ve had enough.

V = Volume (How loud they are, what sounds they make)

Shanks loves hearing his partners make noise, and he enjoys letting them know how good they make him feel. But the man for a long time was absolutely unabashed. It eventually got to the point where his senior officers, whose quarters are closest to his, threatened to mutiny if he didn’t keep it the fuck down. In hindsight, he’s kind of embarrassed by how annoying he was, putting his own pleasure over his crewmates’ comfort. But they worked it out, and Shanks is much more careful nowadays if he brings someone on board, or he’d prefer to go to their place if possible.

W = Wild Card (Get a random headcanon for the character of your choice)

For a man who likes to party, Shanks actually doesn’t really enjoy drunk sex. He enjoys when both he and his partner are fully present (though he’s been known to throw weed into the mix at times). If he’s on the prowl, he’ll cut himself off after a few drinks. If he’s not, he’ll allow himself to get drunk.

X = X-Ray (Let’s see what’s going on in those pants)

Shanks is actually quite average in length, around 5-6 inches, but a bit on the girthy side. He believes it’s not what you have, it’s what you do with it that matters, and he has never had a single complaint.

Y = Yearning (How high is their sex drive?)

Shanks has a reputation for being a horndog. Ideally, he would have sex almost every day, but he knows that’s not realistic for a lot of people, and frankly, for himself. If you’re his long-term partner, he’ll want to do something with you at least a few times a week, whether it’s full-on sex, or just oral, or whatever.

Z = ZZZ (How quickly they fall asleep afterwards)

Shanks is happy to go multiple rounds if you want to, but he’s also kind of like a machine. Insert coin (touching, kissing, or just your words) for more sex, otherwise the machine will shut down and he’ll be out like a light.

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[steddiesrobin]

more stobin head canons bc i miss my fav bff’s so much

they’re so attached to each other that people think they’re siblings

steve basically got adopted by robin’s family so they might as well be siblings

steve actually loves being robin’s “brother” bc he’s an only child and his parents aren’t around much

he’s also very close w robin’s parents

steve drives robin everywhere and anywhere

he claims to hate it

but actually loves it

they absolutely scream to every song on the radio and once the song ends they just deadpan to each other

robin plays around with steve’s hair

they get matching tattoos

they share pronouns

and share clothes

steve suggests as a joke to do robin’s makeup one day

and it actually comes out really good??

and then robin decides to do steve’s makeup

they go to a corroded coffin concert in said makeup

robin witnesses steve bi panic irl

she doesn’t let him live it down for the rest of the night bc omg steve has a crush on eddie munson

but!!!!!

nancy is at the concert to take photos and steve does not let robin live down her reaction to nancy’s version of punk makeup to blend in with the crowd

“i don’t have a crush on nancy, steve!”

“i give you full permission to date my ex!”

“no that’s against best friend code!!”

and basically they go back and forth

nancy and eddie hear this entire conversation and don’t say anything

anyways

modern!stobin play just dance

robin is always the guy and steve is always the girl

modern!steve takes robin to a girl in red concert

have i mentioned they’re roomates?

because if not

they’re roomates

they’re actually annoyingly attached to each other. i’ve already mentioned this but you just don’t get it. it’s rare to see them apart all bc they’ve become very codependent on each other

i feel like this is all over the place but stay with me please my brain is just coming up with other things

cooking with stobin is always a trip

they mostly make pasta dishes bc that’s robin’s safe food and steve is picky

eddie and vickie (or nancy) get a tiny little bit jealous at the bond steve and robin have bc while they’re their partners, nothing can beat their platonic soulmatism

steve is very patient with robin and makes sure that she knows that

robin gets insecure that steve will find her annoying when info dumping, having sensory issues or is just struggling to process stuff

and steve always confirms that he doesn’t care and will always be there for them when needed

i think i’ve already mentioned that they share clothes

but

that doesn’t just mean, like, robin taking steve’s hoodies

i mean steve wears (actually stole) all of robin’s three skirts that she has, robin takes steve’s shirts, they share jewelry, sweatshirts, etc

robin encourages steve to let out her feminine side and steve encourages robin to let out their masculine side

gender-fluid stobin real

steddie and rockie/ronance double dates are actually an excuse for steve and robin to hang out with each other and also their partners

i think that’s healthy

anyways that’s all i have for now

[formosusiniquis]

Argyle as Steve's bi realization, hear me out.

Steve is used to a certain amount of confusing feelings for people after a lot of close contact, high stress apocalypse stopping. There was the first time with Nancy (and wow Jonathan is actually a pretty cool dude, if he changed his hair a little, maybe stopped taking creep pictures in the woods he could be a really fun to hangout with).

And then there was the second time, and that hurt a little bit more cause Nancy is still just as great. Even when she's moving straight on to Jonathan, who really is just a great dude he's really come into his own and he's got kind eyes even if they are staring at Nancy all the time. It's probably just the residual heartache. Some weird things getting tied up with the only two not children that know about monsters too.

But then there's the third time with Robin. And Steve finally thinks he's figured out what's going on. It's like when you take a girl to a horror movie on the first date, only times a million. Your heart rate is up and your adrenaline is through the roof. Of course he's imprinted on any age appropriate person he's near. He probably did love Nancy, Robin is definitely the platonic love of his life, and that definitely explains all the weird feelings he still sometimes has when he's around Jon for too long. It's all just crossed wires in his traumatized, concussed brain.

By the fourth go around he's got it all figured out. Sure, Eddie is objectively, pretty attractive. Sure, he's great with kids which is like Steve's number one desirable trait he looks for. He's funny, he's got a great smile, he's constantly in Steve's space. But the swoopy feeling in his stomach, the dizzy light headedness. That's all adrenaline and blood loss. Robin isn't an option, he's already done this too many times with Nancy, his brain has found the default all that's left is Eddie Munson. But wow, big boy, that one is… something.

So when all is said and done; and Eddie has claimed to see angels and they all look like Steve Harrington -- he does giggle a little at that, feels the strange urge to kick his feet or twirl his hair. But he's just excited that he's got a new age appropriate friend and that they all made it out mostly unscathed. Any and all blush inducing thoughts and feelings can be easily explained away by the waning stress of a traumatic event and the lingering joy that fuck they really did make it out this time.

But then in the quiet, as the dust settles and they all do their best to find normal again. Jonathan has brought Argyle home to Hawkins.

Argyle who has the nicest hair Steve has ever seen. Whose first words to him are, "Dude, that is a righteous mane you're rocking, do you use oils in your routine cause I really think they'd take you to the next level." Argyle, who manages to convince Dustin 'picky eater' Henderson to try fruit on his pizza. Argyle, who made the best brownies Steve has ever eaten and helped him get high for the first time in nearly a year.

There's no adrenaline to blame this time, no lingering apocalypse.

"Robin, I need to talk to you."

He pulls her away from the rest of the older teen party as quick as he can. Nervous and confused and panicked and excited. For once in their friendship she lets herself be tugged along without complaint, understanding instinctively that this is about to be a bathroom conversation.

"You know how Vickie likes both, guys and girls."

"We do not know that, but I remember your theory."

"Well, she definitely does and I'm pretty sure I do too."

"Oh my god, Steve," she stretches his name out until it echoes, "really, I'm so proud of you. That's so great, wait , who was it? How'd you realize? Oh my gosh was it-"

"-Eddie." "Argyle." they say the names in sync.

"Argyle?" "Eddie?" In sync again even their confusion matches.

"Oh God, Eddie," and with a, mostly, clear head things do start making more sense. Eddie, who is co-parenting the kids with him. Eddie, who always makes sure Steve doesn't neglect his own needs in favor of the rest of the group. Eddie, who watched Steve and Lucas play a pickup game last weekend even though he clearly didn’t get the rules past ball in basket. Eddie, who has been reading Lord of the Rings to him over the phone when the nightmares keep them both awake and they can feel razored teeth and barbed tails clawing at their skin. Eddie, who still hasn't gotten his vest back because the thought of losing it makes something hot and tight clench in Steve's chest. "Robin, Eddie!"

Robin, for her part looks relieved, "Thank God, I did not know how to tell you that I'm pretty sure that Argyle was gonna be another partner Jonathan beat you out for."

And with that name comes another realization, "Oh my god, Robin I had a thing for Byers." He can see the laughter threatening to break through and as the giggles start he actually processes what she said, "wait, Jon and Argyle, really?"

She pushes down her laughter, "Yeah, pretty sure the two of them and Nancy are having a little ménage à trois, if you get my meaning."

"Yeah that French I do know."

Robin let's them sit on the cold tile of his bathroom floor, processing and just sharing each other's company. She let's Steve find just a moments peace before she says, "You know this means you've had a thing for everyone in that room, right?"

He lets her guide him into laughing, just like they laughed together in the Starcourt bathroom. It's easier than getting embarrassed. And anyway she's right, as always, and that feels like a crisis for after he's figured out what to do about his new Eddie problem.

[a-random-whovian7]

*Doctor Who Spoilers*

So the 60th Anniversary specials have just finished and, for the most part, they were pretty good. David Tennant was as good as ever, the villains felt far more threatening than in recent years and Wild Blue Yonder was pretty close to perfect imo. But something has been lurking in the back of my mind since the final scene of The Giggle. Something that just hasn't let me enjoy the specials as much as I could

My problem is they fucked up 10's arc.

Now, as a person who absolutely loves the 10th Doctor’s era and story arc, 14 felt like a complete smack in the face. 10 was the most human Doctor, and his story is a brilliant deconstruction of who the Doctor is. Yes, he always tried to do good, but his hubris, vanity and selfishness led to his downfall, all of which was spearheaded by him losing Rose, driving Martha away, having to wipe Donna's memory and in the end having to sacrifice himself for Wilf. Was it tragic and sad? Yes. But not everything needs a happy ending. The fact that 10's mistakes came back to bite him was one of the many reasons why I loved that era so much, as whilst he was redeemed by sacrificing himself, his regeneration still held such an emotional impact due to the fact that he'd lost so much and had fallen from grace. It was sad, but it worked. It had weight because it was permanent. It was a unique arc in Doctor Who that should have been left alone.

But then 14 and the specials came along and kind of undid that. Turns out Donna was fine, she just needed to let the Metacrisis go. Turns out all 10 really needed was a holiday. Now he's had a happy ending, just relaxing whilst 15 goes and does all the hard work. Plus, it now means we have an excuse to call back David Tennant whenever we like (look, I love David Tennant and hold nothing against him, it's more the fact that Doctor Who has been blatantly using him as a crutch since 2019). The bi-regeneration also kind of robbed 14 of accepting death and allowing Ncuti to immediately take centre stage. 10's arc just feels cheapened in hindsight, as the weight of his actions isn't really reflected in him getting an "everything was right again" ending.

Of course, it's not all bad, and I'm probably just being incredibly picky. People seem to be really happy that 10 had a happy ending, and I wish I could fully enjoy that too. If we absolutely had to have this ending, then this is the best possible way to have it, it could have been done far more lazily. After all, not everything needs to be depressing and serious. Plus, I did like the specials overall and the fact that David Tennant managed to add more emotional weight to the Flux arc and play a far more experienced and mature Doctor. RTD screamed trans rights, mocked modern Internet culture and gave us the creepiest episode in years, all of which is absolutely fantastic. I just wish that RTD hadn't added more onto 10's arc and tied up the loose ends that didn't need tying up.

[squishosaur]

DO YOU HAVE ANY PJSK HEADCANONS? SPECIFICALLY KOHANE ONES BC THE DRAWINGS YOU MADE ARE SO CUTE AND I NEED TO KNOW

YEAH KOHANE'S MY FAVORITE SO 💞💞💞💞

she is fat. let's get that out there first and foremost.

she's pan & ace. vbs is poly and sapphic to me. you wouldn't understand. i can't explain it. the others are all bi fyi

she still wears her glasses most of the time!!! they can pry those out of my cold dead hands.

she's a furry. i have not decided if that means the hampster is her fursona for reals or not

she has anxiety and is comforted by soft things. toya sometimes gives her stuffed animals, an will give her hugs or let her braid/play with her hair, akito is probably the Worst and goes "here. whatever" and throws a jacket at her face (lovingly).

she's a good study buddy and likes to help with homework/projects or just give pointers! she probably has silly mnemonics and stuff too

she has cute stationary with animals on them!! akito is always embarrassed to borrow her pencils lol

she's a demigirl btw. 😊

OKAY ODDLY SPECIFIC?? she has a bunch of lanyards for no reason. they've all got different designs and pins on them. polka dots, puppies, worms on strings, lightning bolts, phoenix wonderland, etc. people have started just giving her buttons and pins just because.

horrible texter. will rewrite the message about 6 times and may not send it even after all that. sometimes she will just send stickers or emojis instead. her responses can be a little long and she gets really flustered over typos.

a lowkey picky eater. she prefers cereal without milk, plain toast/bread (no butter), etc. she doesn't like eating around people and will ask for "whatever they're having!" at restaurants to not make a fuss or "being weird" in front of people. she also doesn't like ordering.

hhhmmgng i have more but they're mostly for the whole group lol ✌️✌️

[steddielicious-quaerhye]

Okay, so I know I’ve been focusing on the peak bi experience in Hawkins, but I also wanna touch on Chrissy Cunningham.

Chrissy is five years old the first time a boy kisses her. They both find it hysterical and can’t stop giggling. 

Her first real kiss with a boy is six years later, at Heather Holloway’s Valentine’s Day party. The anticipation nearly kills Chrissy, but in reality, it just feels…wet. Her first boyfriend lasts two weeks in grade eight; she doesn’t really see what the fuss is. All the other girls gush about butterflies in their stomachs, so she figures that Matthew wasn’t right for her. Maybe she’s not into redheads? But party games and awkward dates still don’t do it for her, so she spends ninth through eleventh grades focusing on her grades and cheerleading. She does kiss a boy here or there, but they’re sweaty-palmed high schoolers. Maybe the boys just haven’t learned how to kiss properly yet. At least that’s what she tells herself. Besides, whenever she thinks about any guy wrapping her in his arms, she cringes at the idea of them getting anywhere near her tummy before it’s properly flat. She’s working on that though. 

And then Jason comes along. Jason, who understands how much she hates her body and never stops telling her how beautiful she is no matter what size she is. Jason, who tells her that God made her in His image and that He makes no mistakes. She’s still not sure if she believes in God, but she appreciates the sentiment. It’s Jason who stands up for Chrissy to her mother’s caustic comments at family dinners. 

So even though she never gets butterflies when he kisses her, Chrissy loves Jason. Through senior year, she allows their physical relationship to progress and quickly learns to fake orgasms. After all, Jason deserves to believe in his prowess. And it’s not his fault that she can’t even get herself off. She’s just picky or there’s something wrong with her or she’s just too fat to feel comfortable in her body or - or - or…

In June 1986, Chrissy wakes up in a hospital bed to see strangely red clouds clearing to blue skies. She hears Eddie Munson, of all people, calling her name. She learns that she’s been in a coma for three months and Jason is dead and there is an alternate world below and that every single day since he joined the bed beside hers to recover from a monster bat attack, Eddie has been reading to her in an attempt to wake her. 

She finds out later that along with the entire graduating class of 1986, she has been granted a diploma that universities accept as proof of graduation. She defers a year, along with Nancy Wheeler and Robin Buckley, because apparently this friendship is now a thing. One week after waking from a coma that a three minute death apparently triggered, she’s home with her dad, who wants to make things right. With her mother kicked out, her father is thrilled to let Chrissy do whatever she needs to recover. There is a trauma-heavy group of teens that she now claims membership to, who are all going through the same thing. June closes with her strawberry blonde head in Eddie’s lap, sharing a joint in the back of his van and arguing over the contents of the mix-tape they’re planning to make to encapsulate their friendship. 

She feels safe with Eddie. It doesn’t matter that his ringed hand splays over her stomach. He doesn’t care that when she giggles too hard, it comes out as snorts. Loving Eddie means braiding each other's hair and painting each other’s nails. (She tries to sneak shimmery pink onto his toes and he Sharpies over her pastel nails while she sleeps.) It means falling asleep watching Singing in the Rain, Chrissy sprawled over his chest. 

The first time they kiss, Eddie is sobbing himself awake out of a nightmare; Chrissy drops kisses all over his face, ending with a firm press against his lips in reassurance. And they love each other, so much, so of course they make it official. He takes her on cutesy dates to the diner and the movies. They spend the summer with legs entangled, but the clothes always stay on. They don’t take it any further than lazy makeouts and Chrissy feels like she should be offended that Eddie never gets hard against her; rather, she’s relieved that there’s no pressure to put on a performance of passion. Instead, they buy matching owl charms that Eddie adds to his guitar pick necklace and Chrissy strings alongside her locket. 

She keeps trying to get herself off, but to no avail. And even though she shares everything with Eddie, she’s terrified that if she tells him this, he’ll want to help get her off. Because that’s the kind of guy he is, despite his attempt at an intimidating shell. So she doesn’t say a word. On the outside, they’re a picture-perfect couple and it’s not really all that far off. She loves Eddie more than she’s ever loved anyone else and she can tell he feels the same. They just don’t want to touch each other sexually. And it’s not like they don’t touch otherwise. They’re constantly kissing each other’s cheeks and foreheads and hands and shoulders. Their hands are always linked and shoulders always pressed together. She’s always in his lap with his arms around her, just as she loves to drape herself across his back and bury her face in his neck. 

Chrissy knows Eddie has never had a girlfriend before, but when she asks him if he’s a virgin, he hesitates for what feels like forever before saying that he isn’t. 

Summer ends and fall brings the return of tube socks and cashmere sweaters. Eddie loves to stroke her back as he reads The Mists of Avalon to her, snuggled together in the hammock strung up in the Munsons’ new backyard. As the cool afternoons fade into chillier evenings, Chrissy’s carefully wrapped in his leather jacket and she’s never felt so treasured, like she’s the most precious girl in Hawkins. 

Before too long, Steve is hosting a small Halloween party for the young adults at his place. Argyle is in town and attending as some sort of vampire. Nancy and Jonathan are coupled up as partiers from the 1920s and though they insist they’re not a together, Steve and Robin are a firefighter and a cat that has recently been rescued. Steve pulls the whiskers off better than she would have expected. Chrissy and Eddie dress as Jareth and Sarah from their favourite movie of the summer, Labyrinth. They don’t have the wigs at all, but Eddie looks dashing in his waistcoat and she loves the silver jewellery she’s woven into her hair. 

After a while, the trick or treaters dwindle and they’re all sporting mild buzzes or highs as they lounge across the furniture in Steve’s living room. Since his parents transferred ownership of the house over to him in the summer, Steve’s been filling the space with cozy blankets and pillows for everyone to snuggle into. Eddie has Chrissy slung across his lap in the papasan chair, and is teaching her how to blow smoke rings from their shared joint, when Argyle suggests Truth or Dare to get the night going. Even though they’re all adults and this feels like a game for preteens, they’re all intrigued by what will arise that will be too daring or private for a group of people who’ve been through literal hell together. 

It starts off easy. Steve is dared to take a drink for how many people in the room he’s kissed, so he sips once, twice, and then pauses before taking a third sip. Chrissy giggles, remembering an awkward round of Seven Minutes in Heaven she shared with him in grade nine. Nancy is dared to suckle on Argyle’s toes and Eddie reveals that his first kiss was to Michelle Louie when he was twelve. When Jonathan is asked if he’s ever kissed a guy and answers in the affirmative, the game pauses as everyone demands to know more. As it turns out, Chrissy and Robin are the only ones in the room who’ve never kissed their own gender (and Robin hasn’t kissed anyone at all). So when the game resumes, it’s not long before a twinkling Eddie dares the two of them to kiss. 

And maybe the weed is doing something to Chrissy’s tummy, but the anticipation is making it flutter. Robin is crimson and stutters about how she’s never kissed anyone and refuses to have her first kiss in front of a crowd. Steve, the grinning ass, suggests that they kiss in the kitchen, away from everyone’s eyes. She doesn’t know why she’s so nervous, but takes a deep breath and pushes out of Eddie’s lap to head to the kitchen. 

Robin follows, now looking ghostly against the crimson of her costume. Chrissy sees how terrified she is and reassures her. Without an audience, she’ll teach the other girl how to kiss. She figures that it’ll be easier if they’re a bit closer in height, so she hops on a counter and beckons Robin to stand between her spread legs. Besides, when Robin goes off to kiss boys, it’s pretty unlikely that they'll be shorter than her. It’s very evident that Robin has never done this before, her hands clenched at her sides. So Chrissy gently takes them and places them on her hips. (Robin’s hands burn through the layers of tulle in a way that Jason’s and Eddie’s never have.)

She tells Robin to close her eyes and leans in, heart pounding. Chrissy meets the resistance of Robin’s pursed lips and it’s so awkward but she still is tingling from head to toe. She takes a deep breath and guides Robin to slacken her lips and follow her lead as she goes back in for another kiss. It makes absolutely no sense. Chrissy can tell that Robin doesn’t know how to kiss (as quickly as she’s picking it up), but her stomach is on fire and she wants. 

Chrissy pulls back and takes in Robin’s slick red lips and massive pupils, and feels the tightness of the fabric at her waist as Robin clings on. Somehow, her own hands have migrated to cradling Robin’s face. This can’t be the end, so she tells Robin about the next lesson. Hands. Hands can go on the waist or around the back or in the hair or touching the shoulders or-

Robin cuts her off by looping her arms completely around Chrissy and scooping her back in. Chrissy’s own fly around Robin’s neck and tug her into another kiss, this time at a better angle and hotter, messier. Her legs have encircled Robin’s waist and she’s burning inside. She wants and wants and she’s never felt anything like this before. She catches herself grinding against Robin and freezes, pulling back. 

Maybe it’s time to head back to the rest of the party. She tells Robin that she’s clearly gotten the hang of kissing, as she hops off the counter and helps the other girl fix her lipstick.

I did that, Chrissy thinks giddily. Fuck. 

The others are glued to Argyle and Eddie trying to high five with their eyes closed and don’t notice as Robin slips in to lay her head on Steve’s lap and Chrissy curls into a ball on the papasan. The game continues, but Chrissy’s mind is whirling. 

Why did this feel better than any other time she’s been kissed? Is it the weed? Does Robin have magic lips? Is it a fluke? Is she…gay? Most importantly, does Robin want to kiss her again?

Eventually, the night dies down. Argyle passes out in the lounger and Jonathan and Nancy take the spare bedroom. Steve and Robin have claimed his bed, the redecorated master, while Eddie and Chrissy head to Steve’s old room, their usual haunt. 

Her face tucked into Eddie’s chest, she barely hears his question. How was her first kiss with a girl? And she starts to shake, tears slipping down her face as she quietly sobs. 

Hey, hey, hey, he comforts her, running his hands through her hair. She chokes as she gets it all out, terrified that Eddie is going to hate her. After all, what guy wants to hear that his girlfriend doesn’t actually like kissing guys? That she’s never been so turned on before Robin’s fumbling lips met hers? That she can’t stop thinking about the other girl’s freckles and if her breasts are covered in them as well?

Eddie presses a kiss to the crown of her head. And shares. As it turns out, the reason he had been so cagey about his lack of a virginity is that until Chrissy, Eddie has only hooked up with guys. He’d never even had a girl turn his head until she’d met him in the woods behind the school that fateful day. And as much as Eddie loved being against what society wanted him to be, he had a glimmer of hope that maybe he could be normal for once and make life a bit easier. 

So when they got closer and closer and started dating, he figured that maybe he’d start to be attracted to her sexually. Maybe Eddie would want to do more than kiss her affectionately. But it’s been three months since they first kissed and nothing has stirred his loins and he’s been quietly panicking about having to break her heart. 

They fall asleep wrapped around each other, salty tears gently kissed away from both faces. 

In the light of the day, they ignore Saturday’s sleet by rolling over and hiding under the covers. Even though Steve and Chrissy usually go for runs every morning, they have a rule about post-party breakfasts. She and Eddie eventually make their way downstairs and act as though nothing has changed. They moan in Hangover and head out by noon. Eddie has an afternoon shift at the music store and Chrissy’s dad will be wanting to check in on her. But in that short drive home, they establish that they’re going to continue the farce, for both of their safety. Besides, they genuinely enjoy kissing each other, even though it’s apparently as a sign of their close friendship. 

November is full of pretty girls. Pandora’s Box has been opened and Chrissy cannot stop noticing Robin’s freckles and Nancy’s eyes and the waitress’ delicate fingers and oh, the girl at the bakery has a smile that turns her stomach to goo. She thinks back to her kiss with Robin and imagines her legs wrapped the same way around the waist of the redhead who works at the bowling alley. She fantasizes about holding hands with a nameless girl and entangling their legs in a post-coital embrace. Not that she can imagine what that would even be like. 

So for their four month anniversary, Eddie takes her to Indy overnight and presents her with a fake ID as a gift. There’s an unassuming queer bar that’s divey enough that Eddie fits in, but not so sketchy that Chrissy feels unsafe. A group of very kind and very pretty lesbians adopts her for the night and shows her exactly what sex can be. (Eddie takes some random guy back to their hotel room since she’s out for the night.) The next weekend, they head back to the same bar and a tall blonde with a long skirt fucks her in the bathroom. And the next, Chrissy buries her face between the legs of a brunette whose hair is shorter than even Jason’s was. The next weekend, the back of Eddie’s van finds her sandwiched between two solid hockey players visiting from Canada. (Chrissy sure knows how to get herself off now, thank god.)

She takes a break for Christmas, sharing a quiet dinner with her dad on the Eve and getting very drunk on eggnog at Steve’s We Survived Vecna Christmas bash. 

(Of course, Steve and Robin had gone all out this year, draping the house in greenery and decorating a Charlie Brown tree with homemade ornaments. And part of this festivity was hanging mistletoe everywhere. Chrissy and Eddie had made a big show of a romantic kiss under the clump at the entrance to the kitchen. Then she started on the eggnog and kept getting caught. First, it was Will Byers’ cheek she pressed her lips against, then Argyle’s and Mr. Sinclair’s. 

And maybe it was the rum and maybe it was her recent discovery of her homosexuality, but when she got caught with Mrs. Byers, who gave her a big drunken smooch on the cheek, Chrissy’s blood instantly relocated to her face. When she finally looked away, Eddie was watching from across the room with a wicked grin. Then Nancy had pecked her cheek and Robin had made a big show of giving her Italian-style kisses - left cheek-right cheek-left cheek and Chrissy had to pull Eddie into a side room to scream into his chest. Needless to say, she was very hungover the next day.)

By New Years Eve, Chrissy has spent half of the past year overturning everything she knew about herself and the world around her (or at least Hawkins). She has redefined what the truth is. 

There’s a world below Hawkins, no longer under the power of Vecna.

Eddie Munson is her Platonic soulmate, with a capital P, as Steve and Robin say. 

Dungeons and Dragons is not the devil’s work; rather, her mother is. 

Her father does have the gumption to kick her mother out. 

Chrissy does not need to mould herself into the right shape or size to make other people happy. 

Some people are gay. 

And that’s absolutely wonderful. 

Because she, Chrissy Cunningham, is a lesbian. 

Crossposted to AO3

[issues-oclock]

Casino cups headcanons and general cuphead headcanons

Casino Cups takes place in 1933, the soul collecting crap took place 3 years earlier in 1930 when the cup bros were 15.

Mugman owns a few more guns than just the shotgun shown in his closet. 

Mugman occasionally goes out as Tallulah and has a group of friends who also enjoy cross dressing. 

Mugman has definitely dated and had crushes on quite a few people even if it was just for a short while. How do you think he realized he was bi?

Cuphead is the better at cooking out of the two brothers. Mugman could get to his brother's level if not better but he never really practices.

Cuphead isn’t very picky with food at all and will eat almost anything. Mugman is picky but will often just force the food down anyways.

Cuphead has great potential with instruments he’s just never tried because he thinks it would be too hard.

Paimon and Cuphead are great friends and bond over how they don’t like people bugging them about relationships. (I headcanon that Paimon is aro ace). Paimon also knows that Cuphead would be really good at playing instruments and keeps offering to teach him. Though Cuphead doesn’t really wanna learn. Though still Paimon nags him about it and knows that he’d be great at it. Which is a surprise to most others since Paimon is very picky about who she picks for her band (I headcanon she has a band who sometimes plays at the Casino or just in hell for money and for fun).

Her plan is to get Cuphead good at at least one or two instruments before she starts his other plan to nag the Devil about letting Cuphead work for her.

His camel isn’t a huge fan of Cuphead though (or anyone really).

The Inkwell Isles are in the Mediterranean Sea just somewhat west of Greece and used to be considered a part of it. 

The Inkwell Isles turned out a lot like America due to the Isles being seen as a good place for immigrants to start anew.

Every once in a while religious groups try to come to the Isles to convert the Isles and spread beliefs. They usually die to gangs or demons pretty fast.

Prohibition still happened on the Isles (this is confirmed by an image about the Tipsy Troops childhood) but it ended after only a few years and didn’t last till 1933 like how it did for America.

Speaking of the Tipsy Troop they had a horrible childhood. Their parents were poor and their mother nearly died having them (they’re triplets). The Troop nearly died a ton of times as children and were put into harsh work environments to make ends meet as children. The reason they keep to the sidelines of the casino is to avoid the risks of getting too involved with casino business despite having worked at the casino for a long while. Their parents died when the troop were around 13. 

Ginettes olive just kind of appeared there one day and she never questioned it. Sometimes she nibbles on between shifts.

Hocus Pocus only became an anthropomorphic rabbit due to an accident with a circus magician he used to work with. Said magician was also the one to teach Hocus most of his tricks and is Hocus’s main inspiration. That magician was like a father to Hocus and was the one to give Hocus the opening to escape the traveling freakshow. Hocus still misses that magician but madness is making him forget more.

Pip and Dot were sold to the freakshow by their parents who never wanted kids, Hocus was just a random talking rabbit the freakshow owners picked up off the street.

The 4th isle still exists but not many people live there and it's considered dangerous due to constant feuding between the Moonshine mob and other smaller gangs. Along with the fact that the island is mostly used for military training (aka The Howling Aces). The 4th isle also has a huge smuggling business with the Moonshine Mob making alcohol to ship to the other isles and other countries. 

Chef Saltbaker also made a deal with the Devil to be the best baker in the land. Then proceeded to steal the contract and burn it with some hell fire he got his hands on. His original wish was to have control of the astral plane but that type of thing is out of the Devil's power and even if he did have that power he would not give it to Chef Saltbaker. The Devil and Chef Saltbaker have a massive hatred of each other and Saltbaker stays on the 4th Isle to be away from the Devil.

Chef Saltbaker and Porkrind were friends a long time ago. Though once Saltbaker started studying powerful magic for nefarious reasons Porkrind split away from him and dislikes him. Though he still hopes that one day Saltbaker will give up on the astral plane crap and go back to the good person he used to be.

Esther Winchester and the Salon are located in a small town on Isle 4 in the desert. The only reason the Moonshine Mob haven’t been disbanded yet is because Esther only works in that area. She’s a very competent sheriff and great at cracking down on criminals.

On the other hand though the Ant cops are the opposite. They actually have deals with the Moonshine Mob and are pretty corrupt and incompetent. Another reason to not go to Isle 4. 

A lot of the members of Mortemer Freeze’s cult were created by Mortemer himself though he denies it. The more members the more imposing the cult seems. The ant cops are aware of how bad the cult is yet refuse to do anything about it due to being afraid.

The librarian owl hates his job

The reason that all the buildings look so cramped together on the isles is because of the high tides. Cala Maria and the large fish she has make huge waves when they swim around the Isles. Also the closer the Earth is to the moon and the fuller the moon the more the tides rise. When Hildaberg transforms into her moon form the tides get very messed up due to how close she is to the Earth even if she is in crescent shape. Go to the beach at your own risk. BrinyBeard is grateful to be alive.

Dr. Khal lives in the junkyard in the house and lab he made there. He lost his previous job due to concerns of him being insane and using lab materials for personal projects. Cuphead was right about Khal planning to use Mugman for some sort of experiment but Khal was waiting for the right moment. He waited too long though.

Pachinko is quiet not only because it's just part of his personality but he’s from Japan and isn’t good with the isles languages. Also he literally skates around the casino on those wheels he’s got. He’s fast and efficient and often zooms past fast enough that no one really gets to see him or talk to him. He also has a teensy crush on Mugman, just hasn’t realized it yet. 

Pirouletta is fully aware of Pachinko’s crush and actually introduced Pachinko to Mugman because if she didn’t Pachinko would be too shy to talk to him.

Baroness Von Bon Bons candy realm from the show is still here but the rules only apply to those who go in deep enough. That’s why the cup bros were able to eat some of the sweets from there without issue.

I have more but I'll type them out later

[ifjgh]

Second, is everyone's favorite Japanese Jock, Manzo Tsuyoshi.

Here's some basic info! <3

Goes By: Manzo Nicknames: Monzo, The Ox DOB: Oct. 21st, 1955 Age: 22 (until his B-Day) Gender: Male, but isn't too picky on his pronouns (He/Him/They/Them) Sexuality: Bi/Pan Ethnicity: Japanese Occupation: Student (Health and Medicine Major), Two Possible side-jobs, Leading Quarterback for the Football/Soccer Team Socioeconomic Status: Lower-Class, got in collage due to a sports scholarship Place of Birth: Kyoto, Japan Family: Younger sister, Loving Mother and Father who try their best for their son like working extra jobs to pay for the things he and his sister needs Height: 6'8��� Weight: 240 lbs. Disabilities: None (?) Possibly being a bit too big for things. Fashion Style: Jock Up Top, Biker Down Below, Colorful Coordination (or lack thereof): Out on the field in a game, extremely coordinated and in his element, off the field, bull in a China shop and not really spatially aware Personality Type/Trait: Campainer - Enthusiastic, Creative, Free Spirited, Can always find a reason to Smile, Energetic, Aggressive, Self-Assured Introvert/Extrovert: Major Extrovert, total Party Bro, will go to anything he's invited to and anything he's not Intelligence: Below Average, if it's not a subject related to sports, he'll know next to nothing about it and he'll probably never will, usually get's help from Attilio's tutoring, but even then he still gets barely passable grades, very air-headed Self-Esteem: At a good place, he loves being the big guy on campus, but he's usually not a braggart about that, but he might brag a little bit about being the best on the Football/Soccer Team though, which is more then earned Hobbies: Sports (watching, playing, talking about, whatever), Making friends, riding and taking care of his motorcycle (she's named Mayumi, btw), supporting and helping others Skills/Talents: Strongest of the Main 8, Courageous and will never back down from a bet, can get any vehicle working to it's best potential (aka excellent mechanic), is a great cook (learned from parents so he could cook for his sister while they worked) Loves: Mayumi, Football/Soccer, Car Magazines, Pranks Morals/Virtues: Courageous, Fairness, Respect, Humility, Loyalty, Generous, Family Phobias/Fears: Being seen as weak, nerd, or a “chicken”, flunking out of collage, crashing Mayumi, Bugs Angered By: Genuinely Mean People, Others being taken advantage of, people touching Mayumi Pet Peeves: Being told what to do more then once, bland food Obsessed With: Mayumi, Sports, Cars Bad habits: Not listening when he needs to, Zoning out in general, Being a bit too pushy Desires: To prove how strong he is and help as many people as he can Flaws: Always looking for his next “battle” to win, kinda dumb Secrets: He's constantly worried about his family back home, and works extra hard at his jobs to so he can send a little bit of money back home each month. He'll never let his worry show, no one is allowed to worry about him either, but he knows he can't hide it forever. Doesn't have a legal license to drive Mayumi (He's got a legal license back home in Japan, but not here in the States) and he probably never will. Regrets: Not being able to support his family as much as he “feels” he should. He wishes he wasn't so dumb and could pay attention in class more. Accomplishments: Star quarter Back for the Football/Soccer Team, has won a few Strong-Man competitions here and there Languages Known: Fluent in Japanese and has decent English, and has picked up on some Italian (From being Attilio's roommate, it's mostly swear words) and a little bit of Gaelic (From hanging out with Patty)

(Things are subject to change the more I get things fine tuned, I've also kept some things secret for the time being. - Crow <3)

Bonus! Basic Profile Sheet, for funsies! X

[gayhoediaz]

8, 14, 18, 24!!

— @athenagranted

8. common fandom opinion that everyone is wrong about

i’m sorry but i will never be able to get on the bi!eddie train. i respect it. but. i’m not with you. that man is a Fag with a capital F. (which does not in anyway whatsoever erase the genuine love that he had and still has for shannon.)

14. that one thing you see in fics all the time

i mean i’m very picky these days, i stick to 5-10 writers and if i read someone new i do it with one eye closed just readying myself to press the exit button (great tip if you don’t like a fic btw!! just exit <3) but. buck is so so woobified. so often. dear god. and not just the characterization but also the way he’s described physically somehow?? i think if you pay attention you can actually see my fics directly pushing back against that and describing how big and hairy he is because!!! he is!!!!

18. it's absolutely criminal that the fandom has been sleeping on...

how fucking funny is it is that eddie and maddie have (virtually) never interacted. i’m sorry i think it’s so funny i think they should continue to not interact. do it for the bit at this point.

24. topic that brings up the most rancid discourse

buck woobification and how it’s often connected to underlying racism in the fandom. also the top/bottom debate has ended with me blocking a lot of people cause i think it’s stupid. let them both rail each other (but especially let eddie get railed cause some people seem to be so against it for reasons rooted in a number of biases and prejudices.)

choose violence ask game 🔥