#normal distribution lol

[puppyeared]

littlest furth shop

@laikascomet

[hackoftheyear]

Been thinking about “does my voice sound different than it did a few years ago” and I am deciding yes it definitely does. Partially because I lost the “fat voice” sound and I also think my natural testosterone rose just enough to take the shrillness out of my voice. This idea is informed by the fact that my body hair has increased significantly, still normal amounts but it’s like I stopped getting more hair halfway through puberty and then stopped. And it picked back up like a year ago lol

[sojourner-between-worlds]

Alright, friends, it is time to dispel yet another 5Ds myth!

Everyone once in a while I hear "the writing in the second half went downhill because all the writers left to work on BBT." Which would be a convenient and understandable excuse -- if it were actually true.

May I present this handy-dandy chart (made by yours truly) as evidence:

The only person credited with writing BBT is Shin Yoshida, whom you will notice was still actively writing for the series at the same time, though less than in the DS arc. You'll also notice that he wrote quite bit of the WRGP arc -- yeah, the arc that gets the second most flack for the writing. Huh. Interesting.

You'll also notice that of the original five writers, two of them worked on the entire series. (It's also worth pointing out that one of them only wrote one single, solitary episode for the entire series, one wrote one episode in the first two arcs and then came back later and wrote more, and another only wrote for the first arc.)

You may also notice that only one episode of the pre-WRGP arc wasn't written by one of the original five or one of three that joined for the DS arc. While it's true that there were more writers for the arc that gets the most flack for its writing, the people responsible were still the exact same ones that brought us the FC and DS arcs.

Additionally, it bears mentioning that the stellar finale was half written by writers who were not present at the start of the series.

Conclusion: it was a choice -- one most of us aren't keen on, but all of those things we dislike were NOT due to staff changes. Love it or hate it, that's just the way it is.

[orcelito]

I managed to turn being like 12 hours less than normal the week b4 last into being about the same number of hours as normal. So no all my extra work isn't going to add more money than normal. But it'll make it so my paycheck isn't pathetically sad lol

[handydandyandi]

i’m sorry but it’s insane that in the span of 24 hours, penelope:

• nearly got proposed to

• had the intended proposal rudely AND PUBLICLY interrupted by her bestie (and crush but whatever)

•got ghosted by her situationship/future possible husband at a BALL (public humiliation IS penelope’s middle name, after all)

•leaves ball in a state of embarrassment (poor thing)

•gets CHASED TF DOWN by COLIN BRIDGERTON. ON FOOT, MIND YOU.

•colin all but forces himself inside her carriage (in the most gentlemanly way possible)

•her long-time-childhood-crush basically says “hey um i can’t stop thinking about u and i like u can u tell me u like me back PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PL”

•gets fingerbanged to high heavens

•gets an ACTUAL proposal from the man that isn’t her suitor or her friend but is a secret THIRD thing

•announces said engagement to her situationship’s family and proceeds to get called a fake bitch by her future sister-in-law

•writes a damn whistledown column AND publishes it BEFORE THE SUN COMES UP

•her mom yells at her and essentially accuses her of being slutty and sneaky

•colin “im so in love and im totally normal about it” bridgerton says “oh btw i got us a house haha and my servants will be coming later with all my stuff that i packed up last night lol im so normal and casual about this and i definitely didn’t stay up all night twirling my hair and giggling over the fact that im marrying my bestie”

•mr. fingerbang announces he is in love w her

•mr. fingerbang seduces her and they have beautiful, intimate, wonderful couch sex

•girly pop gets PREGNANT

•guilt is eating her alive bc she is like “fuckkkkk im whistledown and i HAVE TO TELL COLIN he deserves complete and utter honesty” and then colin basically is like “no time for talking! time to make ourselves at home!” essentially leaving penelope on the lounge like “😀”

•is shoved into a carriage (this time with the curtains drawn, just in case if colin needs to play a lil penelope piano obvs) and gets the news that the queen has started a Lady Whistedown woman hunt and her fiancé goes “omg slay yasss fuck lady whistledown”

•colin then proceeds to be like “pookie u wanted to tell me something earlier??? what was it???” and pen is just like fuck he HATES whistedown… “nothing!!!” and colin being young and dumb and in love he is like “ok :D <3”

•penelope then WRITES AND DISTRIBUTES ANOTHER WHISTLEDOWN COLUMN

Moral of the story is: Penelope Featherington is the strongest woman ever and i’m not surprised that she ended up fainting at her engagement party bc she needed a NAP

[sapphicmsmarvel]

Azriel: Shit got weird

I was scrolling away on my saves on tiktok and found a gem JenBenBooks had posted about Azriel letting a girl go because of that audio on there

(i would post it here but i wanna keep my tiktok private LOL bc tiktok does the stupid shit where it shows who shared it)

And thought hey, what a good fic idea. So here it is!

Its azriel crack hours! under the cut bc theres a single line of nsfw content!

Rhysand had sent Azriel out for a recruitment project with a local thief. This thief was stealing goods and distributing them. So because Rhysand wants to help his city, he wants your guidance.

When Azriel saw you, he thought you were beautiful. Granted, he could only see your eyes and hair. But he saw an all black suit that hugged your figure and a black mask that brought out the color of your eyes.

So when he approached you, he thought it would be easy-peasy.

However, you took the fucking Shadowsinger of the godsdamned Night Court coming at you full fucking speed as a bad sign. 

So naturally you fought back and got away. Not only were you a siren with your eyes but your voice too. You had quite the mouth on you.

Azriel had come back to Rhysand and Feyre in shock. 

“How did she get away?” Rhysand asked in pure bewilderment. 

“I let her go.” Azriel stated. 

Rhys paused, “you what?” 

“I let her go. Because shit got weird.” He shuddered. Feyre put a hand over her mouth to hide her laughter. 

“Explain.” Rhys demanded but was also fighting a smile. 

“Okay, I had her cornered, we were fighting, it was a normal altercation.” His hands begun flailing as he talked with them. “And then my hand ended up around her throat, she looks me dead in my pupils into my soul and says ‘harder’.” Azriel then shrugged in a way that said I don’t know what happened but it sure did happen. 

“And I’m.” He swallowed. “I’m looking at her and I’m like ‘excuse me?” 

Azriel just shook his head staring at the floor. “I didn’t know what to do.”

Feyre fully snorted. “Well, there goes that recruitment opportunity.” She nudged Azriel’s foot with her own. “Nice to see even a 500 year old trained warrior gets flustered.”

Rhysand laughed, “I don't know, maybe she’ll show up again.” 

About a few weeks later, Azriel was out with the Inner Court and the Valkyrie. It was pride night at Ritas, Mor and Emerie were disgustingly in love and Azriel could not be happier for them. 

He saw you across the dancefloor, looking gorgeous in a satin mini dress that was baby pink. It hugged your curves deliciously. 

Something in him told him that he knew you from somewhere. But he couldn’t place where. He shrugged it off and walked up to you to ask you to dance. He was never this forward, but he didn’t know how he became so confident. 

It was only later that he realized where he knew you from. 

When his cock was buried deep into your cunt and you had uttered the word, “harder.” 

But, he would tell you this fact much later. In fact the next morning. You threw a cup at him, admonishing him for not telling you sooner. Then you two went to Rhysand for the actual recruitment part because you did want to help your city even if the man you were crushing on hard was a fool.

He did not plan on you being a cannonball into his life. 

He absolutely did not expect to actually like you and want to be around you. 

He positively did not plan on falling desperately in love with you and you loving him in return. 

But hey, what a meet-cute, am I right?

[beakers-and-telescopes]

How to make plasma in the microwave using a grape (don't)

For those of you who don't want to watch the whole video (I recommend watching it, if only for the guy's extremely blase attitude to fire and poisonous gas in his microwave, here is just the plasma part:

And the crazy thing is, even though people have been making videos of this for over 20 years, scientists didn't actually know why it happens until 2019.

Basically, plasma is what happens to matter when it is superheated enough that electrons start to come loose from the atoms they belong to and just create a soup of charged particles. This Science article explains well how this effect is created by a halved grape connected by a thin strip of skin:

"Water-heavy grapes trap the wavelengths of energy microwave ovens emit because the waves are roughly the same size as the diameter of grapes. That energy starts charging up electrolytes inside the fruit, which then flow from one half of the grape to the other—using the strip of skin like an electrical wire and gaining energy as they go. The current quickly burns through the skin, causing the charged electrolytes to try to jump from one half of the grape to the other, supercharging the surrounding air into a bright flare of plasma—the same light-emitting state of matter responsible for the sun's rays and fluorescent lighting."

You can see in these energy diagrams of the microwaved grapes that when the grape halves are moved closer together, alllllll of the energy that is normally distributed throughout the two grape halves condenses down into an extremely small area between them to form a hotspot of radiation. The energy of this area is so great that it can heat the surrounding gas enough to turn it into plasma.

All this to say that this is a super cool quirk of science that you definitely should NOT try at home (the scientists doing the experiment to find out why this happened destroyed 12 different microwaves in the process lol)

[koolades-world]

one bed troupe w/ Beel

a/n if this makes little to no sense it's because i'm writing this while tired lol

It was yet another day of fun. Everything had been perfect up until the end of that day. After hearing you’d never been before, Beel immediately vowed to take you camping. Like the real deal camping. He spent at least an hour trying to pick the best spot to take you, and while he was usually very willing to take others with him on these kinds of expeditions, he didn't allow anyone else except his twin to come along, who surprisingly said no. Usually, he would say yes, to get away from Lucifer and to enjoy the night sky, but it appeared as if he had something up his sleeve. Strange, but not too out of character for him. You left for your trip shortly after, and most everything had gone smoothly.

That morning, you’d awoken to the sound of Beel’s stomach from outside your tent, signaling it was time to make breakfast. After a simple breakfast of eggs, bacon and toast, Beel decided it was finally time to take you kayaking on the nearby river. You opted to spend a little time enjoying the nature in a hammock he’d set up while he got everything you needed and mapped your route and fell asleep in it. When he came back from getting the two kayaks, he accidentally hit your and flipped you out of the hammock. After the initial confusion had ended, you both got a laugh out of it.

The kayaking down the river was also loads of fun. The scenery was very pretty and you saw several kinds of birds that you hadn’t seen from your camp site. Since you were each in your own vessel, once you got tired, all you had to do was tether yourself to Beel’s, and he towed you along behind him. Originally, you’d planned to have just one tandem for the both of you, but you figured you’d be basically up in the air with how uneven then weight distribution would be. So, he packed a length of rope to tether you to him if you needed a break, which you did. The scenery was very pretty, and just laying back and enjoying the tree coverage was enough for you.

However, upon arriving back, you discovered something had happened to your campsite. Your tent, and a couple things near it had been basically crushed by a large branch you'd set up under on purpose. You had both just been sitting in that very branch yesterday, and it seemed fine. The things outside the tent were alright, and so were a couple things inside. But unfortunately the two most important things were damaged: your tent itself, and your sleeping bag. An offshoot of the large branch had punctured both of your things, making them unusable until you could get them fixed, if possible. You shuddered thinking about what may have happened to you if you were inside the tent when that fell. Beel seemed to have the same thought, as he immediately proposed moving his tent to a space with no tree coverage, and that he'd share it with you.

After working together to move the remaining intact tent and packing up yours as best as possible, you spent the rest of the day as normal. You did another hike that afternoon, and enjoyed dinner together, before having to revisit the sleeping situation.

"You can change inside the tent. I'll turn around." Beel already had his back to you as he began packing up your things from your meal. Thankfully, your bag of things, including your clothes was alright, albeit a little dirty.

"Thanks, Beel." You made your way into his tent, where he'd set it back up the way he had it before you'd moved it together. It was pretty tidy. You had already placed your bag next to his. You opened it and quickly changed into your sleep clothing. For a moment, you lingered in the tent. While you'd only given it a little thought, now the idea was really sinking in: you'd have to share that sleeping bag with Beel. Not that you were opposed to the idea, as the two of you had slept in the same room before, and he only snored a little. The mere thought of being that close to him for that amount of time flustered you. After all, you'd been given a few piggyback rides over the course of your trip together, and that was more than enough proof that he felt as chiseled as he looked. Knowing he needed your help cleaning up for the night, you abandoned that thought temporarily.

"I'm done. Feel free to head in. I can finish putting out the fire." You smiled at him.

"Thanks. I'll be quick." He ducked into the tent you'd just felt, leaving you alone in the night to contemplate the day, and how misfortunate you'd been. As unlucky as that fallen branch may had been, maybe it was your blessing in disguise. While you now needed some way to get it repaired, you now got to spend the rest of the trip snuggled up with the best hugger you'd ever met nightly. Looking on the bright side was all you could do.

Soon enough, it was time to head to bed. You headed into the tent, zipping it shut. It felt much smaller when the both of you were in it at the same time. You weren't really sure what to do, so you just hovered by the exit, looking anywhere but the sleeping bag. Beel seemed to have no problem, and headed right over to it. After sliding it, he held it open with one arm.

"Here, Mc. Are you coming?" After he said this to you, you snapped out of your daze, and, while a little apprehensive, you got in with him. Your bodies were flush to each other, being forced to make eye contact the way you were laying. The sleeping bag was made for his height, so your feet didn't reach the bottom like he did. You stared at each other in silence for a moment. Not really knowing what to do with your arms, you tucked both of them under your head to act as a pillow. You were kind of afraid you'd start snuggling him in the middle of the night. Beel, on the other hand, seemed like he had no such fear, and put both of his arms around you.

"So, anything you have planned for tomorrow for us?" You tried your best to break the silence and to make things less awkward. That effort was mostly for you, since Beel seemed totally comfortable. It was like, to him, this was normal.

"Well, since we've done a few hikes already, and you seemed fine, I figured we could hike one of the harder trails up the nearby mountain. We have to pass through a small town on the way there, so we can stop at a restaurant." You began to laugh as you felt his stomach grumble. Your laughing made him smile. In that moment, the entire situation seemed like something that happened before a million times, and this was part of your nightly routine.

"Alright. Sounds good to me. Well, good night. Thanks for letting me share with you." You deemed going to sleep would help you escape the initial awkwardness of this situation, so you shut your eyes. You were pretty tired anyways. Soon enough, the both of you were asleep.

As he usually did, Beel awoke in the middle of the night, hungry. However, he remembered pretty quickly he wasn't alone that night. Sometimes, he wandered into your room after he was finished raiding the fridge, but it felt so much more warm and welcoming to wake up in a warm bed. Well, sleeping bag. Despite initially laying on your arms, they had found their way onto him and had intertwined your legs together. Your head was pressed into his neck, one arm wrapped around his torso, one underneath him somehow. He rolled the both of you over so you were on top of him to take any pressure off of your limbs. The way you shifted after he rolled caused you to snuggle him more.

Suddenly, he didn't feel so hungry anymore. It was like his hunger had finally been satiated for once in his life. He hardly remembered the feeling it'd been that long. The sight of you fast sleep, slightly smiling against his skin was more than enough for him and filled him with something he couldn't quite explain.

With the warm, fuzzy feeling in mind, he was able to drift back to sleep. Maybe he needed to start doing this more often.

[hillbillyoracle]

So you want to print and distribute a free zine...

I wanted to throw together a short tutorial on how I print zines using this excellent COVID safety zine by @newlevant as an example.

Printing

First make sure you are clicking on the printable file. When you open it, it should look slightly jumbled. I always look for seeing the front cover and the back cover on the same page.

Then click "print" (usually a printer icon) and open "more settings".

The key things people tend to get wrong when they try printing zines is they forget to make sure that it is double sided and flips on the short edge. If you tried printing one and it came out looking wonky, make sure to check this.

Also, it will make your life infinitely easier if you use the collate option should you have it available to you.

Fit to printable area is a helpful setting to have on if you're printing zines who use a different paper standard than you. This zine didn't for me but I leave this on out of habit.

When you've got this all set up - print as many copies as you want to assemble.

Assembling

When you get them out of the printer they'll look like this. Just a big old stack. I highly recommend parsing out each individual copy before you try assembling any. I have made that mistake before.

This is how I stack mine.

I like to leave the cover side up as it makes for a clearer division as I'm assembling.

As you're flipping through these to parse and stack them, check them over for any issues with printing. I ran out of printer toner on the first three so I'm glad I checked.

Imperfections are fine but you're looking for anything that makes critical information unreadable.

To assemble a copy, get them lined up by tapping them on the table along a short and a long edge.

Both hands is a lot easier but I was trying to take a picture lol

Then fold them hamburger style and smooth down the spine as best you can. If you have a bone folder or similar use that.

Again, let go of perfection. We are looking for good enough here. Minor errors here should not make info unreadable so don't sweat the small stuff.

I recommend doing all your folding in one go to prevent errors. Or at least it really helps me.

Now it's time to staple. You will see my fancy stapler in the background - you do not require it and I would not recommend it. Unhinging a normal stapler is way easier to use in my opinion and this one gets jammed fairly easy. Use what you've got.

If you don't have staples, but you do have sewing supplies - check out this tutorial for a way to bind it with thread.

If you have no staples and no thread, you don't have to staple every zine. Smaller ones (~5 pages or less) do fine with no staple. They can be a little tougher for some people to use and don't hold up as well being taken in and out of places so I would consider that when thinking of where to leave them. They're still well worth printing and putting out.

This zine is small enough that one staple in the center should be enough to keep it together.

I opted to staple in two places - one about an inch in from either edge - mostly out of habit. It does add a little stability and will make them a little better for putting in Little Free Libraries and other places where they'll be removed and placed back.

Here is my partner looking over the zines to make sure my stapling didn't cut off any important information in each copy. It's a little tedious but it's pretty important. A quick flip through can mean the difference between someone getting the info you want them to have or not.

And here's the finished product

I made 15. I'm pretty privileged and have been making zines for over a decade now so it's almost like knitting or crochet for me. Feel free to make fewer copies or just one for yourself. It still counts.

I will stick some in each car and my bag. I have some medical appointments coming up so I will for sure be leaving some of these in the waiting room.

I'm also going to keep an eye out for Little Free Libraries and other place where people are looking for something to read. I might also toss some on the tables of a coffee shop I pop into sometimes (masked, take out only) and the library to pick up books (also masked).

I tend not to give them to specific people, even people I know, because people are way more open to information they've picked up themself than something it feels like someone is pressuring them to read. But if people bring it up in conversation, I'll be sure to offer a copy to anyone who is interested.

Hope this is helpful!

Go out there and print!

[dreamsy990]

some silly dragon headshots ft some headcanons below the cut

mudwings: not too much going on here, i think while most tribes can have ram type horns its most common in mudwings to have horns resembling sheep of some kind. not pictured here but some might have tusks. they have ears that stand up to poke out of the mud when theyre hiding in it so they can hear whats around them

seawings: sloped heads w no real break between it and the snout. to reduce drag! i also think seawings wouldnt have dangly earrings just in case it gets caught on something underwater. thats it lol. some can also have whiskers

skywings: no thoughts european dragons only. theyre spikey. second spikeyest dragons. theyre drawn here more detailed than i would draw them normally though

sandwings: big ears for heat distribution!!! they dont always stand up but its not at all uncommon.

rainwings: its basically just book rainwings idk what you want from me. i think they can have frills more than just around their ears but its by far the most common place

icewings: pointy pointy pointy. their ears can never be floppy also theyre ALWAYS pointing outward. also their chins have spikes

nightwings: just like in book nightwings lol. no comments here really. seers have a silver scale on their forehead maybe idk i go back and forth on that

silkwings: they have two main variants, one standard and one based on moths. moth silkwing are fluffy and have antennae and tend to be more desaturated colors. the difference is mostly cosmetic, though moth silkwings DO have weird sleep schedules sometimes

hivewings: nothing to say here at all actually. theyre book hivewings

leafwings: same here

[remy2fang]

ENGLISH STREET FIGHTER ACCOUNT:

A.K.I. Outfit 3 Designer Comments:

We designed this while imagining A.K.I. wanting to stand next to F.A.N.G. wearing an outfit with the same materials and silhouette.

She isn't simply imitating F.A.N.G's outfit, but is attempting to be close to him in her own stylish way.

JAPANESE STREET FIGHTER ACCOUNT:

/📢 5/22 Year 1 character Outfit 3 distribution

AKI Outfit3 concept art released 👏＼

▼ Designer's comment: I came up with the theme of creating a new standard costume for her.

Imagine yourself in a situation where you are working with your master, FANG, and think, "I want to look good enough to stand next to my teacher..."

While considering AKl's sincerity towards her master, such as the feeling that it would be disrespectful to copy him exactly and her small attachment to the material that she normally wears and is used to moving in, I tried to directly convey AKl's stylish and cool motions by eliminating anything that sways outward as much as possible and incorporating decorations such as embroidery and accessories as much as possible without spoiling the appearance.

I hope that this design conveys that she is not simply imitating FANG, but is instead an attempt to get closer to her master in her own way.

A fire design with an even deeper intent and purpose behind it 💜💜. A.K.I.’s outfit is a love letter to F.A.N.G 💜💜. I relate to AKI so much. Her having this outfit is like me making fanart, mods, and other things because of F.A.N.G 💜💜. Best outfit in the game 💜💯💜💯🔥🔥

Also I love the fact that the designer wouldn’t want A.K.I. to downright copy F.A.N.G’s clothes because that would be disrespectful towards her Master. I agree with that notion. AKI having her own style is a better approach to show her love 💜💜. And honestly, I don’t want F.A.N.G to be “totally replaced” quite yet lol.

A.K.I.’s love for F.A.N.G is what compels her to do and make incredible things, just like this outfit right here. This is a very deep costume with a lot of thought put into it.

And don’t forget:

F.A.N.G taught A.K.I. how to dress too. Stylish apprentice comes from stylish master 💜😘💜😘🥰🥰😍😍

[junosmindpalace]

hi! i've been rewatching a few tdliosk eps every once in a while and i kinda missed kusuo 😩 and since it's christmas season i was wondering if u could write a saiki x fem reader one-shot in reference to season 1 ep 16 where saiki dresses up as santa and distributes presents to the kids in their neighborhood? so uhm when he was about to go home, he sees reader walking in the street (she lives nearby) also dressed up as santa for some reason lol. saiki and her are friends to say the least but there's an unspoken mutual pining stuff going on between them. saiki walks her home then she suddenly sees a mistletoe on one of the houses... reader froze and blushes hard and saiki got confused so he read her mind and he was like oh... he's hesitating on whether he'll kiss her or not but much to his surprise reader makes the first move 😆 tysm and pls take ur time! ❤

hi there! Thank you so much for your request! I couldn’t resist writing one of my more recent requests especially with the holiday theme…i hope you enjoy!

ps., dialogue in italics are kusuos inner thoughts/talking via telepathy!

warnings: angst? maybe? if you squint?

wc: 1.4k

The last person Saiki wanted to see today was you. 

It was already a pain going door to door dealing with all the brats in his neighborhood, but suddenly it was a hundred times more embarrassing when you were nervously eyeing his Santa get-up in confusion. 

But something that sort of lessened his dread upon running into you was that you too were also wearing a costume like his.

Saiki had spent his entire evening playing this Santa delivering presents to the children in his neighborhood, courtesy of his parents. He flew around the sky with a sack full of presents, just like the real deal. He’s dealt with all sorts of headaches tonight- a scared child, a non-believer, and a family conflict, to name a few. By the time his sack was empty, Kusuo was exhausted and ready to head home, opting to simply walk with his empty bag instead of teleporting as he didn’t live far. He regrets this decision immediately, however, when he runs into you. Which leads him to the dilemma he’s put himself in right now. 

“Oh no…of course I'd run into Y/N at this very moment. Why didn’t I just teleport home as soon as I finished?”

Just like with the rest of his friends, Saiki found you a nuisance, someone who interfered with his ability to lead a “normal” and peaceful life, but for a different reason than the rest of his peers. The two of you had been friends for a long time, longer than any of his current ones, but your relationship has felt different recently, and it’s been stressing Saiki out. 

As of late, Saiki has taken notice of some new uncomfortable feelings that only arise around you. Tightness in his chest, a weird sensation in his stomach. He doesn’t get sick, so obviously these symptoms alarm Kusuo. What was even more alarming was the fact that they were recurring, and most alarming of all, they were only recurrent around you. 

He’d been trying to avoid the most dreadful conclusion for these feelings ever since he noted that they only arose around you. He’s heard the signs a million times thanks to his love-crazed classmates. Clammy hands, he’s got it. A burning feeling in his chest? A blazing feeling, even. It brought him a sense of horror unlike any other, but after being unable to rid himself of his troublesome feelings, he’d come to the conclusion that yes, he, of all people, has a crush. Even worse, it was a crush on one of the only tolerable people in his life.

Maybe this conclusion wasn’t all that shocking, but it certainly didn’t make Kusuo feel any good. He’d been friends with you for years, spending all that time getting to know you and growing comfortable with you, and now suddenly he feels something more than friendship? Him of all people, the psychic who thought that it was his very nature not to be romantically involved with anyone? It turned his view of himself upside down. 

Saiki reached this conclusion not too long ago, and he’s still trying to figure out what to do with it. What was even worse about the ordeal was that your thoughts, as of late, have also been worrisome, seemingly more eager than usual to be around Saiki and questioning yourself whenever you caught yourself thinking of him in a not-so-just-friends kind of way. He's been trying his best to avoid you until he can figure out how to dispose of these feelings without them growing and without you catching on, as it seemed that they only intensified each time he saw you, and that wasn’t something he wanted.

Yet here you were, and for some reason, you were also in a Santa getup like Kusuo.

And after recovering from your initial moment of shock, you spoke out into the quiet, frigid atomosphere.  “Kusuo? Is that you?”

-

As you lived near Kusuo, the two of you accompanied each other on your walks home. You both removed your beards and hats to see and talk to each other properly, and you anxiously explained to Saiki the reasoning behind your getup after he explained his own, flustered that he caught you at such an embarrassing time. 

“Well, my work required me to wear something festive, and I got stuck with Santa out of all our costumes. I would have preferred an elf or even a snowman over Santa. I’ve been sweating all day.” You laughed nervously as you held your gaze to the ground and your beard up in defeat. But then you let your arm drop to its side and you turned toward him with a small smile. 

“I think it’s nice what you did, even if your parents coaxed you into it. Not many people would step up like you did tonight.”

Saiki stared at you exasperatedly. Usually Saiki doesn’t care for any sort of praise he receives, and he really (and I mean truly), doesn’t mean to brag, but he usually receives a lot. He doesn’t think much of it, but something about it coming from you makes him reflect, which pained him. He hates the effect you have on him, which is why he’s been trying to stay away. But somehow, he always keeps finding his way back to you, and you to him. He has to deal with a lot of irritating people on a daily basis, but you were his ultimate headache. Just how was he about to go about this new development in your relationship? It made him uneasy to think that things would have to change between you two, that things were already changing. Was it because he let you so close to him that he developed these feelings for you? That he’s gotten so vulnerable, so much more anxious and scared? Was he right about relationships in general being nothing but an inconvenience? 

Your house came before his, and out of respect, Kusuo walked you to your doorstep, deep in almost dark thought about his feelings. You didn’t mind Kusuo being quiet, and for the most part, your dynamic has usually consisted of you being the more talkative one. Besides, you were both exhausted from your eventful evenings. What you didn’t expect was for Saiki to follow behind you as you climbed up the steps to your porch. When you turned around behind you, your eyes widened in alarm.

“Oh no, Saiki, it’s okay, you don’t need to-!”

By the time he stopped in his tracks, your warning was futile. Saiki stared in confusion over your panicked face, your eyes carrying a sort of frenzied look in them. “What? What’s with the sudden dismissal? I only-”

And suddenly his own eyes widened in panic as he realized his error, his miscalculation. He’s beating himself up for not being more cautious, especially during this time of year. How could he be so careless?

Kusuo slowly turned his head up, almost in fear, to get a better view of the mistletoe that hung above the two of you. 

“My family thought…it would be sweet…”

Saiki stared in horror with his mouth open at the plant before quickly turning his attention back to you. What was he supposed to do? He wasn’t entitled to kissing you, he could obviously refuse. But his stomach churned. Did he really want to be turned down? The thought, even if it cropped up for a second, made him want to slap himself and hurl. 

The two of you stared at each other nervously in silence for a couple of moments before you suddenly took a deep breath. Saiki’s eyes widened even further. “Are they seriously going to kiss me? I didn’t think they’d have the courage to make a move like that. Their thoughts never indicated-”

Warm lips met his cheek for the swiftest moment before only a tingling sensation lingered. It had happened so quick it left him feeling dazed from being pulled out so suddenly from his thoughts. His surprised gaze still firmly held your nervous one, and silence fell between the two of you for a brief moment. 

“Thank you for walking me home. Merry Christmas, Saiki.” You quickly sputtered out these final words before turning on your heel and quickly heading inside, thankful that the door was left unlocked by one of your family members like you had asked earlier that evening. 

Saiki couldn’t help but linger at the porch for a few seconds, staring at the closed door before slowly turning around and continuing the path toward his house.

There was good reason for him to want to avoid you, especially tonight. When he got home and headed into the kitchen to greet his mother, she commented absentmindedly on the deep rose that settled into his face from the cold, and talked to no one in particular about how wonderful and joyous the Christmas season was.

wishing you all a happy and healthy 2023!! thank you for all the support i’ve received this past year <3

[sam-keeper]

hilariously, I tried months ago to switch my patreon to a subscription model and they wouldn't let me because they switched that functionality off. now, magically, it's back, because Apple is twisting their arm about it. lots of "fuck apple" takes going around but... if this is what forces patreon to actually do their job uhhhhhh I'm not complaining lol

they've essentially been letting all infrastructure not attuned to the subscription model rot for MONTHS, they WANTED to force people onto this model before. it feels like Tumblr whining about how they can't have porn even though twitter can "for reasons idk", when it's become SO fucking obvious that they just wanted to ban porn and apple makes for a convenient scapegoat.

I firmly believe that the reason they turned off the ability to just switch from per-creation to subscription because they wanted to force all of us with grandfathered in lower fee rates because we signed up in the first few years of their business to just remake our patreons from scratch. if this forces them to just let us switch normally that's a good thing, though part of me still is waiting for the other shoe to drop.

also, lol, remember when the ENTIRE PITCH for Patreon was "we can keep service fees down because we charge cards ONCE in a big lump sum then distribute the earnings"? it's funny how that fell by the wayside over time...

anyway fuck this company, they're doing a great job of making it look like apple is responsible for what for the most part is their own infrastructural incompetence and fecklessness.

[stephaniebrownslover]

is it possible to request jason the toymaker with a girlfriend that loves red? like she has dyed red hair, has red nails and that kind of thing? i am genuinely so nervous requesting this i don't want to cause you any trouble !!

JASON THE TOYMAKER X READER HEADCANONS

No, don't worry about it, it's totally cool!

I was sad actually for not receiving asks and then I checked my box and lol. Turns out I need to write headcanons for Bartender 1941 too lol.

Anyways, I'm not really used to writing Jason's character and I'm sure I misunderstood the topic so I apologize for my mistakes and hoping you'll still like it!!

: ̗̀➛Actually, Jason doesn't really care about it much. I mean, it's not the kind of thing that he'll turn his attention too much, but still, some little things about you will definitely attract his attention and interest.

: ̗̀➛And because he knows that you like it, he will usually prioritize this color when he is going to do something.

: ̗̀➛In fact, even if he doesn't care much, he definitely likes the aesthetic you have. He thinks it suits you too well.

: ̗̀➛You will receive red dresses from time to time as a gift. Jason is someone who pays a lot of attention to the little details about a person, and needless to say, your love for the color red also attracts his attention.

: ̗̀➛Normally, at times like Valentine's Day, he would buy you a pink or white rose, or a completely different flower. But now that he knows your interest in red, he prefers to buy only a red rose or flowers that are in red color.

: ̗̀➛Actually, the fact that your favorite color is red instead of a color like black, yellow or green is something that Jason really likes. He also likes the color red very much.

: ̗̀➛He even thinks that you two are very compatible together because both of your hair is red and he doesn't hold back from mentioning this often.

: ̗̀➛Well, it's already a watertight fact that someone in red clothes will look attractive, but what about the person in red is his lover, whom he cares about more than anything? Well, it might be a problem that every time he sees you in a fancy red outfit, he wants to kiss you.

: ̗̀➛And he won't let you go out wearing red clothes. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but Jason is such a jealous person that he would kill every person who looks at you. And if he does this, he destroys the image of an ordinary person that he has been trying to create for years. So no, you can't go out in red. Only boring colors.

: ̗̀➛He helped you a lot to find the things you wanted in the decoration of your room. He made easier for you to find the red versions of everything you want.

: ̗̀➛He also made all the red toys and ornaments in your room himself. The best of everything for his precious lover.

: ̗̀➛And when you wear red lipstick, there is no escape, he will definitely kiss you on the lips and distribute your lipstick. And because it suits you so well, it's your fault.

: ̗̀➛When you tried to make changes in his wardrobe so that he could be even more compatible with you, he got very angry at first. Unable to control his anger, he said heartbreaking words to you because he was really hurt that the person he cared most about in life thought he wasn't perfect.

: ̗̀➛But then it can be said there is nothing left that he did not do to steal your heart. He's glad he didn't kill you in a fit of jealousy.

: ̗̀➛Most of the toys in his workshop are red now. It can be said this is something he does unconsciously and more often instinctively.

: ̗̀➛When dyeing your hair, he will help you with both to choose the tone and the rest of the dyeing process. There is nothing he would not do for the perfect hair, which his perfect lover deserves.

: ̗̀➛Even though the blood is red in color, he doesn't want you to interact with it much. However, he'll show several different reactions depending on who this blood belongs to.

: ̗̀➛Is it your blood? The person who caused this should immediately taste the coldness of death at his hands in the most painful way possible. No one can hurt his beloved and upset her.

: ̗̀➛Is it someone else's blood? He gets jealous, extremely jealous, and produces a lot of scenarios in his mind before listening to you. If that blood was formed when you injured someone, he will help you with that.

: ̗̀➛Is it his own blood? This is very attractive. He will ask you for a kiss, regardless of the depth of his wound. This is both because he considers you so attractive, and because he is immortal, his wound will heal. So there's nothing to worry about.

: ̗̀➛In general, he loves you and your style. He adores you more than anything, cares about you more than anything and tries to do more than his best to make you happy. And you better reply to his love, because he really doesn't want to kill you like his ex-lovers.

"My God, what did I ever do to deserve a person as perfect as you?"

"You look so sweet when you blush, it matches with your hair."

"My girlfriend deserves nothing less than perfect."

"You're absouletly enchanting. Come yere and kiss me."

"No, you're absouletly perfect. Do not even let people tell you the otherwise. "

Lol this is shit

[orcelito]

Stuck at work. Don't wanna be here :/