#my tea pot sings 🎶

[chirp-a-chirp]

You are my Sunshine

Fandom: Court of Darkness

Couple: Tino x MC (MC named Carla)

Other Characters: Lynt, Toa

Description: Carla surprises Tino with the perfect gift, in music form.

Alternative description: If CoD developers won’t give us Tino events, we have to write them ourselves! @voltagefandomproject @sallylovessweets @aide-falls @shinonometrash @royinvidia @atomsminecraft @bitchkay (other Tino lovers out there?!)

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Carla sits on a couch in the valets’ lounge. A comforting scent permeates the air as Tino prepares a pot of cocoa, humming an unknown song. The tune is soothing, supportive, gentle, much like the Akedian valet. Tino pours cocoa into two white porcelain cups, handing a cup to Carla before sitting next to her.

“Tino, may I ask you something?”

“Of course, Miss Carla.”

“What song were you singing?”

Tino stares at his hands as they grip the sides of his cup, a blush creeping on his face. “It-it is of no consequence, Miss Carla.”

“It IS of consequence, Tino. You hum that song every time you make cocoa for me.” Carla takes one of her hands and traces gentle circles on Tino’s knuckles. “Is it something your grandmother sang to you?”

Tino gasps at Carla’s perceptiveness. He redirects his gaze from his hands to Carla’s face and smiles. “Yes. She sang this song whenever she made cocoa. Whatever my mood at the time, that song always cheered me up. Though,” Tino’s smile fades, “I only can recall the tune of the song. I no longer remember the words.” He glances back at his cup.

An idea pops into Carla’s head. But she has to act with haste to ensure Tino doesn’t find out. Feigning tiredness (and feeling quite guilty about lying), Carla tells Tino she’ll meet him back in the valets’ lounge for dinner. Carla quickly goes to the S:Rank lounge while Tino remains behind to prepare tea for Lynt. Carla pokes a Lynt-shaped bundle on a nearby couch.

“Lynt! Please wake up!” She gently shakes Lynt’s shoulder, until Lynt blearily opens his eyes and sits up. “Hmmm?”

“I don’t have much time before Tino comes here. Would you recognize a song if I hummed it to you?” Carla practically is bouncing on the balls of her feet.

“What?” Lynt blinks owlishly.

“Please! It’s a favorite song of Tino’s and I want to buy a record of it, but Tino doesn’t know the words!” Carla claps her hands beseechingly. “Maybe you’ll recognize the song if I hum it to you.”

“Oh. Ok. For Chino.” Lynt smiles and nods.

For several minutes, Carla hums different parts of the song. Lynt mews sadly, shaking his head. “I do recognize it. But it’s an older song.”

“Maybe if I sing it louder, it’ll trigger your memory.” Carla sucks in a deep breath. “🎶HMMM HMMMM, DA DA, DAAAAAA—🎶”

A book snaps shut from a chair in the corner of the lounge. Toa slams the book on a side table, sighing loudly.

“You are my Sunshine by Christina Perri. Go to Miss Brenda’s record store in town. You’ll find the record in the lullabies section. Bookshelf by the back door, third shelf from the top.” Toa picks his book back up.

Carla’s mouth hangs open in shock. “How—“

“Toa has an eidetic memory and an ear for music.” Lynt smiles and lays back down on the couch. “Thank you Toa.” Lynt closes his eyes, resuming his nap.

“How can I ever thank you enough Toa?!” Carla turns to the blue-haired prince. Toa’s eyes flicker from his book to Carla. “Don’t sing in my presence again.” Toa resumes reading, their conversation over.

Ignoring the insult, Carla races to the record store and back to the valets’ lounge. Tino arrives a short time later to the sight of Carla preparing cocoa.

“You made this for me?” Tino settles on the couch and accepts a steaming cup of chocolate from Carla.

“Well…not just that. Will you close your eyes?”

“W-why?!” Tino’s body twinges in surprise.

Carla’s fingers brush the bangs from Tino’s forehead, which is creased with alarm. “Please sweetheart. You’ll understand in a moment.”

“As you wish.” As Tino closes his eyes, he sees Carla looking at him, a tender smile on her lips. The smile renders her more charming than usual. A few moments later, he hears a long forgotten lullaby.

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine

You make me happy when skies are grey

You’ll never know dear, how much I love you

Please don’t take my sunshine away

“…!” Tino gasps and opens his eyes. Memories of his grandmother flood his brain even as he is anchored to the present by Carla’s gentle gaze. The song, the cocoa, and the sight of Carla all blend together in a cocoon of comfort and light. His previous feelings of alarm are quickly replaced with a winding warmth that overwhelms and envelops him like a blanket. The song—his grandmother’s song—has been gifted to him by the woman he cherishes beyond anyone. Happiness washes over him.

Tino beckons Carla to sit next to him. He takes Carla’s hand and twines her fingers with his, squeezing tight.

“Thank you, Miss Carla.” With his other hand, he cups her cheek. “Thank you for being my sunshine—always.”

[dearxtallxboy]

🎶⛔️🌞💖🦅👀🤩🤲

Thank you so much for the ask! I appreciate it so much ❤️

🎶 - Do you listen to music while you write? What song have you been playing on loop lately?

I have to say that I usually don't listen to music while I'm writing. I get kind of distracted and I'll sometimes type out the lyrics of what I'm listening to without even thinking 😅 But a song I have been listening to on loop is the French version of Do you Hear the People Sing? From Les Misérables, which is A la volonté du peuple. Please listen to it! Even if you don't speak French, it's amazing! I also recommend looking up the English translation because it hits harder than the actual English version.

⛔️ - Do you have a fic you started, but scrapped?

I have a couple that I've written little drabbles for that never went anywhere, mostly because I struggled with writing it or I didn't like the idea once I had it written down. I had a Detroit: Become Human AU with android!Ben and human!George and they fall in love and it's cute. I might bring it back, but for now it'll stay tucked away in a little corner.

🌞 - Do you have a preferred time of day to write?

If I'm able to, mid afternoon is such a great time to write. There's just a chill vibe and everything is nice and quiet. But I mostly write at night because of my work and school schedule, which is also fine. I'm usually so tired by the time I start writing in the evening I'm lucky if I get a paragraph or two out before I fall asleep.

💖 - What made you start writing?

Well, I've been writing fics since I was about 12, but stopped when I was about 14, mostly because I hated what I had written and I was convinced I was a terrible writer. Fast forward a few years and my friend @ouiouixmonami gave me several gentle nudges into writing a fic and finally putting it up on ao3.

🦅 - Do you outline fics or fly by the seat of your pants?

I very rarely outline my fics, mostly because I write a lot of one-shots. The most I've ever written are three chapters and that's only because I can't fit all the things I want to write into one chapter without it feeling clunky. I do have an outline for a much longer Phantom of the Opera fic starring omega!Raoul and alpha!Erik. It's even got a table of everyone's ages, height, and whether or not they are an alpha, beta, or omega. Otherwise I'll just sit down and write things out until I'm happy with it.

👀 - Tell me about an up and coming wip please!

I'm currently working on a follow up to my last fic, Lean On Me. The basic idea is that Raoul is going to be introducing Erik to Philippe for the first time, though Raoul has a teeny tiny secret that he doesn't want to reveal to his big brother quite yet, but the beans will be spilled before the day is over.

🤩 - Who is your favorite character to write?

That's so hard to decide because I love writing almost everyone! Currently my favorite to write is Raoul. He can be so goofy and whiny to write, but he so deeply loves Erik and only wants his lover to understand how deep that love goes. One I'm looking forward to writing in the future is a certain cynic from Les Mis because I think we're gonna vibe together pretty well.

🤲 - Would you please share a snippet of a wip?

Here's an itty bitty paragraph from my latest wip. Enjoy!

He hated waking up these last few weeks. Every morning was the same. He would wake up sick to his stomach and would usually expel whatever contents were in it. He would feel a little better afterwards, but the acidic taste of vomit would linger in his mouth and he often felt too weak to get out of bed right away. He honestly didn’t know what he would do without Erik. His alpha would rub his back while Raoul would empty his stomach into the chamber pot, whispering soothing nonsense to help distract him. Then he would help Raoul get comfortable in bed again and give him a gentle kiss on the cheek before leaving to prepare a cup of ginger tea and some dry toast to help settle his stomach.

[lovemesomesurveys]

Which H word are you? 🍯 🎉 💃 by joybucket 

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚 🥳 Holiday 🎉 You like to decorate for holidays. You've started making your Christmas list in July. You have a whole tote full of holiday decorations. You own at least one festive Halloween or Christmas sweater. You own a pair of pumpkin earrings. 🎃 You've made paper snowflakes and taped them to your windows. You're known for wearing bright, colorful, and festive outfits. You've invented your own holiday and celebrated it with your friends. You consider your birthday its own holiday. 🎂 🥳 You don't worry or stress much; you live carefree. Total: 3 ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚

🤣 💃 Hallelujah! 🤸‍♂️ 😃 You've shouted, "Hallelujah!" You're thankful for God's amazing grace. ✝️ You've been so happy you felt like you were flying. You honestly love your life. You are living your dreams and couldn't be happier. You feel so happy and blessed and grateful to be alive! 💃 You've danced in church. ⛪️ 💃 You like to listen to upbeat, peppy music. 🎶 You've been baptized in water. 🌊 You've been filled with the Holy Spirit. 💃 🔥 Total: 3 ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚 🌼 🌈 Hippie ☮️ ✌️ You've dressed up as a hippie for Halloween. 🎃 You've owned and worn a pair of bellbottoms. You've tie-dyed a shirt. You've owned and driven a Volkswagen Beetle. You own a peace sign necklace. You believe in and promote truth, freedom, and love. 💕 You wear glasses. 👓 You wish you had been born in the 60's or 70's. You enjoy going for walks in the woods. 🌲 🍁 You've smoked pot. 🚬 Total: 3 ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚 🪕Hillbilly 🌾 You grew up on a farm. 🐄 You own a plaid flannel shirt. You enjoy listening to country music. You've driven your tractor to school. 🚜 You own a cowboy hat and/or a pair of cowboy boots. You enjoy going on hayrides. 🌾 You've milked a cow. 🐮 You enjoy singing songs around a campfire. 🔥🪵 You've slept under the stars. ✨ You love animals and want to work with them someday. 🐖 🐄 🐎 Total: 1 ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚 🧙‍♀️📕 Harry Potter🦉✨ You've read the Harry Potter series. You're a huge Harry Potter fan. You know which sorting house you would be in if you were to attend Hogwarts. You've dabbled in witchcraft. You believe in magic. 🪄✨ You've dressed up as a witch or wizard for Halloween. 🧙‍♀️ You've had a best friend with red hair. 👩‍🦰 You wear glasses. 🤓 You mostly wear black. 🖤 You have unconventional hopes and dreams. Total: 4 ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚 🎃 👻 Halloween 🦇🧛‍♀️ You celebrate Halloween. You're a different person on Facebook than you are in real life. You've seen a bat flying through your house. 🦇🏡 You've put a sheet over your head and pretended to be a ghost. 👻 You've eaten candy recently. 🍬 Fall is your favorite season. 🍁 You've won a costume contest. 💃 🧛‍♀️ You've had a black cat. 🐈‍⬛ You've walked through a cemetery at night. 🪦 You love pumpkin-flavored things. 🎃🍁 Total: 3 ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚 🍯 Honey 🍯 Your mom calls you "sweetie" or "honey." You like to sweeten your tea with honey. ☕️ You were a big fan of Pooh Bear when you were growing up. You like honey. 🍯 You're very sweet (or so you've been told). You've been stung by a bee. 🐝 You like the song "American Honey" by Lady Antebellum. You've gotten yourself into a lot of sticky situations. You can be very messy. You are wearing something yellow right now. 💛 Total: 3 ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚 😃 Hope ☀️ You have hope for the future. You've met someone named Hope. You like to listen to positive, uplifting music. 💃 🎶 You believe the future is bright. ☀️ You will never give up, because no matter how hopeless things my seem, you believe there is always hope. You're a joy and a light to others around you. You believe in the strength of hope. It's hope that has kept you going during some of your roughest times. You are strong and courageous. Others admire you for your courage. <<< So I’ve been told. I don’t know what courage they see in me...  Total: 5  ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚 🌺 Hibiscus 🌺 You've been to Hawaii. 🏝 You like hibiscus flowers. 🌺 You've worn a flower in your hair. You're very bright and showy. Summer is your favorite season. ☀️ You've said, "Hi!" to someone within the last 24 hours. You've drawn or painted a realistic picture of a flower. You've taken a hula dancing class. You've built a sandcastle. You wish you could spend all day at the beach. 🏖 Total: 3 ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚 🕎 Hanukkah 🕎 You're Jewish. ✡️ You celebrate Hanukkah. 🕎 Your favorite color is blue. 💙 You like to burn candles. 🕯 You've played with a dreidel. You consider yourself religious. You've been to a Jewish synagogue. 🕍 You were born in December. ❄️ There is a candle burning in your home right now. 🕯 You don't celebrate Christmas. 🎄🎅 Total: 1 ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚 Which "H" word are you according to this survey? A: Hope. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚 Are you happy with your result? Sure.  Do you feel like that H word fits your personality? I hold onto hope, even though I feel hopeless at times. During this time with my health it’s hard for me to see any way out where I get past this, but I have to keep going and hold tightly onto that hope that one day I will even it’s hard for me to see right now. What are three ways in which that H word fits your personality? I don’t know. ....and what are three ways in which it doesn't? -- What is your favorite word among the ones on this survey? Holiday and Halloween. Do you think your result is accurate? I thought I’d get something else.  ....or do you think you are more like one of the other words? Yeah, like holiday or Halloween. Does your name start with an H? No. What are three things you like that start with "H"? Hot coffee, ham (oven baked glazed ham), hors d'oeuvres. What are three words you would use to describe yourself that start with "H"? hot-mess, hardened, hurt. Which of these names do you like best for a girl: Harvest, Harlow, Harmony, Harley, or Harper? Harvest. Are you feeling happy today? 😃 No. Are you feeling hyper? 🤪 No. What's your favorite holiday? 🎉 Christmas. Do you like hugs? Sometimes, from certain people. Are you any good at hide and seek? 🙈 Nah.  Which one of these words do you feel describes you best: hopeful, hyper, happy, or hilarious? None of them... What is your favorite hot beverage? ☕️ Coffee. What color was the house you grew up in? 🏡 Brown. Do you wear jeans with holes in them? No. Are you a hoarder? One could say that.

Which hand do you right with? 🖐 My right hand. Are you hiding something from someone? Maybe. Name three things you like that are huge. Uhh. What are three things you associate with the word "Hope"? I don’t know, man. What is your favorite song by Hillsong? What a Beautiful Name.  Do you listen to Hillsong? I know some of their songs. Have you ever been high? 💊 Yes. Have you ever had a friend named Haley? No. Which spelling of the name do you like best: Haley, Hailey, Haylie, Hailley, or Hali? Hailey.  What is one thing you are hoping will change soon? My current situation. Have you ever ridden a horse? 🐎 At a carnival as a kid. What is one thing you hate? 🤬 The miserable summertime heat. Are you humble? I think so. What is your favorite song by Hilary Duff? I like a few of her songs. Do you know anyone named Harmony? No. Do you like ham? I like oven baked glazed ham, but not a fan of deli ham.  What are three things you like that start with "H" that haven't already been mentioned? -- And last but not least, did you enjoy this survey? Mhm. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚 I hope you have a hopeful, happy, hilarious, humble, harmonious day! 🌈 ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚

[nochiquinn]

campaign 2 episode 96: what’s a mood whiplash

[insulin fund]

my day sucked, this episode better be amazing

(it will be mostly combat, so my expectations are not high)

oh no liam in a lab coat

is taliesin wearing an eevee shirt

my roommate caught a shiny ninetails, I missed all of that

oh, the banner has the traveler symbol, cool beans

wtf my boyfriend has been singing that all week. I haven't heard it in years and now it's everywhere

cad jumps in a six-foot pool, water comes up to his shoulders

"it's a pinata, guys, you get candy!" matt

yaaaaaasha

jester quick offer it a cupcake

oh well shit

moves shrimp chips away bc I'm stress-grazing

(the battle map camera has been really dynamic and on-point lately, a+)

wingardium leviosa

D:

:D

this is horizon zero dawn now, hit the glowy green part

can decompose make it rust

D:

moves shrimp chips back towards me bc I'm stressed

nott throw the oil like a grenade

yasha: battle cry travis: :EYES:

I play my Gorgon in Attack Mode

"seven players, everything stacks"

oh good I'm not the only one who instinctively does the nickelodeon jingle

MATT IS THAT NECESSARY

I knew at least one was gonna get smashed BUT THE GRAVEL, MATTHEW

look it's still smashing stones

marisha communicating fjord's hp across the table with her face

save a fjord, ride a death cow

HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO TEACH YOU THIS LESSON NOTT

someone hug taliesin

look at him, he's gonna combust

tal don't chew your nails they look too nice

hey! no take-backsies!

beau embraces hydroelectricity

kiLL IT

"DON'T YOU 'YEP' ME MATTHEW MERCER"

"I dunno" "YES YOU DO"

stress level: marisha has forgotten how to chair

YE

"that's how you make a statue!" "and a steak!"

I thought sam had cheeto dust on his fingers but no his nails are orange

"you've got a little Nott here on your back"

"not my thing"

there is not a little kima in calliope

aww, him mom love him

official cad family art when

:(

jester!!

"please don't break my aunt" too late for THAT

liam: [reading intensifies]

boop of restoration

is fjord's other half elf

I enjoy cad's little dope slap

beau what the actual hell

ooohhh

D:

haha I didn't realize what my blood pressure was doing until I stood up, whoof

calliope u lil shit

beau do not fuck cad's sister

yasha do not fuck cad's sister

"no relation" prove it

jester

entities

"we've krunked dead people tea"

found the cannibalsim

"I've roasted fjord a bunch of times"

beau do NOT

oh look it's my dad

jester no

NOTT NO

lmao laura's face

nott :(

oh wow no

beau

that's gay

"the people are frozen. go on."

"beau your marisha is showing"

yesssssssss

"I run"

babies

cad :(

mood

I love calliope

yasHA

"not arguing with that"

designated prankster

"your body is a cloister"

"I'm not answering this question"

"your PARENTS watch this show" sdkjhfsk

you know what they've known her her whole life, they know what she's like

hey, she learned how to pitch it

just hide ur confession in a conversion pitch it's fine

(jester loves everyone, that could mean NOTHING, but beau's gonna be catatonic for the next four hours minimum)

gary???

🎶last night I told you I loved you, woke up blamed it on the vodka🎶

I love them

he has shit on them forever

that's fma is what you're talking about

"what's rexxentrum" whoooo boy

I love her

reani!

make matt act like reani

yessss that's all I wanted

beau

beau also realizes that jester is haruhi suzumiya

"he has a face I wanna punch"

cad :(

"I'll be home soon" stop throwing death flags caduceus

"you're the only one that could have done this"

colton

oh god. oh god he's carver from da2.

I love her

D'AWW

beauregard

???

listen to matt, he doesn't trust her anymore

jester keeps her gd promises

pot/kettle, beau

if they do nott’s ritual at the live show I’ll be really upset, I want to watch it