#obviously it looked better in my head ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[angelic37]

PETE'S WORLD | Dårlig Ulv Stranden, Norway.

Jackie, Rose, and the Doctor have to return to London to continue their lives on the parallel Earth...

[totopopopo]

genuinely not quite sure why i am so deeply uncomfortable when it comes to telling ppl abt my personal/romantic life. like i want them to know but i also don’t like admitting to anyone out loud that i have emotions, feelings, and/or relations resembling anything beyond superficial interest. i mean jesus. how cringe. they should just intuit it all psychically or something so they can know without me ever having to bring it up myself

[sparrowlucero]

what's the flight rising art direction post?? I used to play that game

for everyone who doesn't know flight rising is a virtual pet site ala neopets, but with dragons. On its forums I made a thread pointing out that the dragon designs were becoming relatively more "same face" over time, with similar face shapes and often with a similar "noodly" anatomy my point being that they were both losing some of the charm of a lot of the animals they were based on (with bug, bird, and eel inspired dragons all looking somewhat similar and mammalian), and even more pertinently, not allowing for a wide variety of body types for user characters in the game - with most of the gameplay being a dressup/character creator, you see why having very few buff, chubby, stocky, etc character designs is a pretty big downside. These are the dragons released in the first half of the website's history, with the shapes outlined:

(these pairs are the same species but have somewhat different body shapes, so they were both outlined) And these are the dragons released recently. The stockier guy on the bottom left is the very oldest of these:

I also pointed out several of these designs have very similar faces, relative to the facial variety you could have with dragon designs (other two recent guys are outlined above):

In comparison, here's some of the head shapes from earlier dragon designs:

and yeah I think you can see what I mean about the shape language getting a bit more homogeneous. I expressed that I felt like the art team may have observed the popularity of the thinner, doglike dragons in comparison to the chubby reptilian ones and decided to err towards the former.

I also drew some dragons to better get across my point about shape language when people suggested I was failing to account for the fact that the "sameface" dragons weren't entirely identical:

(obviously I'm exaggerating shapes for clarity of point; clarifying here as some people believed I was knocking the art style and wanted it to be more cartoonish...) I also pointed out that you could easily draw very identifiable fanart of two breeds which people were saying looked different:

(someone told me these didn't read as fanart of either dragon. you be the judge, I guess) I did get a lot of very nice comments, both in agreement and disagreement, but also some comments that I was being disingenuous, arrogant, or (much more dishearteningly) suggesting that fat designs are simply too unappealing and that the artists can't waste their time on it because the website is a business.

yesterday they released a sneak peak at their newest dragons, which people believe are cetacean inspired. I tuned in as the initial preview (which only featured an arm) made it look pretty stocky:

but, shocker:

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[00belle00lovely00]

Can you pls do Craftycorn x Dogday? I'm STARVING for craftyday content 🙏

OH MAH GAWD IM GETTING SO MANY BY AMOUNTS- I AM-

OK OK OK OK OK I GOT PLENTY FOR THIS ONE

☀️🎨☀️🎨☀️🎨☀️🎨☀️🎨☀️🎨☀️🎨☀️🎨☀️🎨☀️🎨☀️🎨

I'm sticking with this one ship called "Sunshine and Rainbows."

He calls her Pretty Lady regularly.

We all know how Craftycorn is very much soft-spoken, in my head, she always played out as not exactly a shy girl but rather someone very intimate with herself you know? WHILE DOGDAY? NAH. HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT PERSONAL SPACE, HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT NOT WANTING TO MAKE FRIENDS IS LIKE, THIS MAN IS THE EMBODIMENT OF EXTROVERTS.

I think the biggest headcanon we all agreed to is that one scenario where Crafty gets all nervous to show people her art, while Dogday says: "LETMESEELETMESEELETMESEELETMESEELETMESEELETMESEELETMESEELETMESEELETMESEELETMESEELETMESEELETMESEELETMESEELETMESEELETMESEELETME-" on poor Crafty.

Okay, underrated headcanon. INSTEAD of Craftycorn liking Dogday and being such a nervous mess about it. WHAT IF DOGDAY WAS THE ONE WHO HAD A CRUSH ON HER- WHAT IF YALL, WHAT IFFFFF!

Can't we all just equally agree Dogday sucks at drawing so we got Crafty as his art teacher? PLEASE-

I've said it so many times. Live laugh love Craftycorn girl failure.

DOGDAY👏GIVING👏CRAFTYCORN👏PRINCESS👏TREATMENT👏>>>>>>>>>>

Dogday, although sunny and joyful, can obviously get VERY stressed regularly. As if in case any of his friends get into a small fight, he gets to stay up all night trying to figure out a way to reconcile the group back together. Telling himself that "it's what the leader has to do". Of course, Craftycorn gets worried by how Dogday's house lights are still on. And decides to go check up on him. She's not as good as Catnap in helping people go to sleep, but she is non less a good company to stick around. So if Dogday declines to get to sleep right away when Crafty asks him about it, she considers perhaps doing some arts and crafts to at least ease his mind. Hopefully, him falling asleep at the desk to then be tucked him with a blanket.

They gotta absolutely LOVE cartoons.

SHE BETTER BE SCRATCHING THIS PUPPY'S EARS- IF IT'S NOT HER. I AM. WE ALL ARE.

Dogday ultimate good boy hehehhehehehheeheh.

Bobby is listening to the whole tea the moment she finds out about this.

Here's a nice headcanon nobody thought about

Craftycorn when typing: " (*^▽^*)\(@^0^@)/(●'◡'●)(✿◕‿◕✿)¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ╰(*°▽°*)╯(^///^)(❁´◡`❁)☆*: .｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆（￣︶￣）↗　( •̀ ω •́ )✧(～￣▽￣)～(✿◡‿◡)（*＾-＾*）(≧∇≦)ﾉ(^・ω・^ )(^._.^)ﾉ╰（‵□′）╯(°ロ°)(⊙_⊙)？ "

Meanwhile Dogday typing: "😊👍"

AM I RIGHT?????

Crafty would make him so many matching bracelets that at this point he had to put them up on the walls as decorations. Yes, she gets embarrassed asf every time they have a slumber party with the group.

Crafty is known to be a very quiet and collected gal, BUT. HERE'S THE SITUATION- IF SHE EVER SNAPPED AT SOMEONE SHE SNAPS ALRIGHT? And BECAUSE she gets so pissed, she attempts to shut her mouth instantly, rush to the nearest room she can find and look herself inside. Guilt and embarrassment eat her alive. Yet, of course, we got Dogday to walk in as an optimistic reassurance.

OOOOOH, WHAT IF DOGDAY WAS BRAIDING HER HAIR AND TAIL- G A S P...... OH MY LORD, I GOTTA SEE ART OF THAT-

ONTOP OF THAT, LET CRAFTYCORN PUT MAKEUP ON HIM, AAAAHHHH!!!!

Between the two of them, Craftycorn is much smarter than him.

PDA?... oh man, have you seen how Dogday is? Of course, there's gonna be a PDA. What you'd expect?

[leemillion]

Theory Time!

Alright so I have an abundance of theories for The World of Mr Plant so I’m just gonna spill them all here. Maybe I’ll even update it as more theories arise, who knows ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

~Mr. Plant always loved Argos~

Now call me crazy but I think Mr. Plant always had a thing for Argos. He just didn’t fully realize/come to terms with it until the valentines episode. And even then he struggled to express emotions at first, but he’s been getting better at that.

Now adding on we all know Mr. Plant won’t hesitate to kill any minor inconvenience that comes his way. And Argos supposedly annoyed him to hell and back. So why didn’t he kill Argos? Sure he thought about it, but he never actually went through with it. It makes no sense to kill a random stranger just for a job but then leave someone you supposedly hate alive, but that’s just me:

Maybe he mistook his feelings for Argos as anger or tried to deny it by rationalizing it in some weird way. I mean it doesn’t seem like he has any relationship experience. Maybe this is his first time feeling these things and that’s why he was so hesitant and confused.

~Why Mr. Plant joined the scouts~

Now I find this one pretty wholesome. Mr. Plant doesn’t like kids at all so Argos being apart of the scouts was something he actively discouraged. Yet by the end of the episode he chose to join them 😌

Now I have 2 reasons for this. It could either be one of them or a mixture of both of them.

Reason #1 - After the incident with the “human” he thought “oh shit I get to kill people and murder people holy shit-“ and decided hey it can’t be that bad

Reason #2 - After the incident with the “human” he realized Argos and the scouts might need someone to protect them so he decided to join to keep them safe.

I think I like the second reason it’s so fucking wholesome. Argos and Mr. Plant have 3 unofficially adopted children now 😌

(One more thing that’s not important to the theory but I didn’t know where else to put it: On the phone Mr. Plant immediately ran over the second Argos mentioned he was “right across the way” Do you think Mr. Plant knew about the creep that lived there??? That he knew about him kidnapping and doing who knows what with kids?? And once he heard Argos was over there he was like “oh fuck no not my Argos 🔪” That’s so cute wtf 😭)

~Mr. Plant’s other half~

So we all know Mr. Plant is half banana leaf. But what about the rest of him? I’ve seen many theories of him being part walker plant, imitation plant, and even human. And I think imitation plant might make the most sense (I still like to think a small part of him is a walker though)

I mean in Gardening with Argos, Argos refers to some of his plants as his “favorite flower.” We all know Mr. Plant is obviously his favorite 🙄

Unless… Mr. Plant isn’t considered a flower at all?

Now this could be a stretch. Maybe there’s 2 types of plants. Those that are considered people and those that are considered just plants. But who knows.

~The mushrooms found Argos creepy~

This might not be so much of a theory as it is an observation.

At first when I watched this episode I thought “tf they mean creepy? He’s like the most normal guy here” And then I realized Argos looks the most normal to the viewers but not the other characters.

Every other character either has an object head, an animal head, a plant head, a body part head, and of course the “humans” with their uncanny ass proportions. Argos isn’t the most human looking thing in their world. In fact there isn’t anyone else in the void who looks like him.

Maybe that’s why he’s always seen as “weird” or “creepy.” Plus we never know much about his family. Just his great great grandfather banana leaf. Maybe his family is some rare species.

Holy shit what if they’re hunted for sport and that’s what those “accidental deaths” were??? Maybe not. Maybe I’m going insane.

~It’s been a long long time~

So I found this comment on a TikTok video:

I did the math and they’re correct. And if Argos is around the same age as Ashur is (23) then he’s been in this specific void since he was about 5 years old. He’s been marking up the days since he was old enough to write.

Meanwhile Mr. Plant moved in almost 2 years ago.

Argos was part of the welcoming committee then right?? I like to think he fell in love the minute he saw Mr. Plant 😌

So what’s next for them? Who knows but I’m rooting for lore in the next episode. Andddd I think that’s about it for theories for now, or at least until I suddenly come up with another. See you all next time :D

[frog-writes-for-fun]

hey hey— i loved the angsty c!grian x reader fic (the newest one you uploaded, i mean), and was wondering if you'd do a sequel for it? not forced, obviously

as for a plot, that's entirely up to you!! i don't have any ideas atm so feel free to write whatever you want ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

thanks in advance if you do this !! /gen

Hi there! Thanks for the request! I had a bit of inspiration strike, so I hope you enjoy! The anon's talking about this fic!

Regrets Are Sweet (But My Heart is Stronger)

c!Grian x gn!Reader (one-sided)

Summary: You’ve moved on, but he doesn’t know.

Notes: Angsty, unrequited love (but reversed this time :3), could be read as mild yandere. The server that the reader has moved to is left up to you, pick your favorite! 

This place is peaceful. You’ve carved out a nice little life for yourself on this server, made new friends and found a place for yourself among them. Here, you can walk around without seeing his builds, talk to people without hearing his voice, and live without a remnant of him in your mind. It’s been months since he’s crossed your thoughts.

“Thanks for the help!” You wave as the others strap on their elytras, waving back and blasting off with rockets to return to their homes. Turning, you smile. Your newest build stands proudly near your house, and despite the vast number of cows held inside, only a fraction of their “moo”s can be heard from where you are. The barn started as a personal project, but when your friends saw the skeleton of a build, they insisted on pitching in- and it’s all the better for it.

Sighing contentedly, you began to make your way back to the entrance of your home, stopping short when there’s a buzz on your communicator. Pulling it out of your pack, your eyes widen when you see the message in the general chat.

<Grian has joined the game.>

Why was he here? You stayed in place, frozen for a moment, unable to peel your attention from the message. Greetings came from your servermates, a couple questioning who he was, and he responded happily, unaware of your predicament.

Soon, another message came through:

<Grian whispered to you: Y/N! Where are you?>

It took a moment to register. Thinking for a heartbeat, you tapped out a response.

<You whispered to Grian: Don’t come to me. I’ll meet you at spawn.>

His next message was an enthusiastic acknowledgement. Stiffly, you packed a few essentials for traveling anywhere away from home, delaying as long as you thought was reasonable before setting out. Why had Grian come after you after so long, and after you left so abruptly?

When you landed at spawn, Grian was pacing at the top of a nearby hill. Upon seeing you, he grinned.

“Y/N! There you are!” He rushed forward, wings spread so he could make large leaps to clear the distance between you. Before he could hug you, though, you stepped to the side, and he pouted dramatically. “Is that any way to treat your ticket home?”

You stayed still, only tilting your head slightly. “What do you mean?”

He holds out a hand. “You can come home! Don’t you want to come back to Hermitcraft with me?”

“I am home.” Your expression remained blank. “I have friends here- family, even. You were the only one I was close to there, and that tie was severed long ago.”

Grian frowns slightly, gesturing pleadingly as he spoke. “Y/N, that tie isn’t severed. Look, I’m here! I want you to come home- I care a lot about you!”

Shaking your head, you stared at him. “I already told you. I’m staying here. I’m happy here, without you.”

“But I’m not!” He was speaking far too loudly, almost shouting in his earnestness. “Y/N, I love you!”

“You shattered my heart.” There was a chill to your voice that had never been directed at Grian before, and he stepped back. “There’s no room left there for you. I am happier and stronger without you.”

Turning, you began to leave.

“Y/N, wait!” He called out behind you. You heard the flutter of wings as he rushed forward, and you turned for a moment to glare at him. Grian shrunk back, but didn’t back down. “I’ve searched every server to find you. Please! Just give me a chance?”

You laughed. “You had every chance. You chose Mumbo and Scar, remember? I’m sure they’re waiting for you at home. Just leave, Grian.”

His head dropped, and he looked so sad you almost pitied him. “They’re… We’re not together anymore. They were never my first choice. It was always you, Y/N.”

It tore at your heart, the way your former friend looked back up at you. Grian reached out a hand again, tears plainly welling in his eyes. “Please, Y/N. I need you.”

And yet you set me to the side, every time. The words echoed in your brain, though you couldn’t bring yourself to say them out loud. “I’m not leaving my home. Goodbye, Grian.”

Turning once again, you didn’t hear any further pleads he may have made. Pulling out your communicator, you tabbed over to the map and began to return home.

[gingergari]

Hi!! (I'm sorry this is the third time I'm trying to send the ask, I think my wifi is fighting with me aksdasl) I love your Mareach babies! and the art you have of them :''v Also their names are perfect bc of all the meanings jsdskd I'd love to know more of them bc I too love twins whdjwhdw How are they when they grow up? Or even when they were still babies!

i’m so glad you like mela and pera! :^) (and dw, the internet’s been wonky here too)

on the backend of things i’ve used mela for a mareach kid for a few years but it’s only this year when i was actually like. designing her that i was like ‘they should have twins. something something runs in the family (on my dad’s side of the family his mom had twins and the twins also had twins) something something legendary star twin having twins’ so i trialed a few names (mainly arancia) before i settled on pera! :^)

i’ve been having the time of my life this semester (/s) so i really haven’t developed them very much unfortunately :( but that’s what asks are for! (so please send more if you’re curious!)

this is getting long so here’s a post cut

mela is the more excitable twin and comes up with a lot of ideas, but as they grew up she defaults more to pera to lead because she tends to execute them better and think of details mela would miss

though as kids pera would go along with whatever mela suggested bc she thought it was fun ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (mela was the one who proposed playing with fire, pera would probably just say ‘lets do it outside’)

i think they fully developed their own ‘firebrand’ around 3-4! but there were signs beforehand, like mela sneezing smoke as a baby and having a higher normal body temperature than pera

(but peach’s magic is so strong there was little doubt that her children would inherit her abilities, and they do end up doing so to some degree! fire just manifested early)

in terms of them as babies, they were definitely a handful but overall ‘good’ babies

once pera knew how to walk tho it was a wrap

very adventurous and loves pursuing knowledge no matter what it takes (nosy and persistent) meanwhile mela has that same curiosity but doesn’t really know what she wants. the happy hobby pursuer

we know mario has experience with younger children and babies (mallow, goombario if you squint a little, watt, yoshi kid, himself (PiT moment), olivia) and peach likely doesn’t have nearly as much but it’s still a different ball game when it’s your kid and two of them and being prince consort(? king? in my head he stayed prince consort but i like @istadris ‘s thing) but he does have a huge community so they do end up well traveled/being cared for and spoiled by many of mario’s companions, and especially so by luigi, peasley, and daisy

back to them being more grown up

mela is the oldest (and as such wears warm-reddish colors in accordance with my headcanon of mushroom world sibling pairs) so technically she’s first in line for the throne, but she doesn’t have as much of an interest in it and believes pera would be a better choice. pera (wears green tones) to her credit does show more interest so they may forgo tradition once more when the time comes but joint ruling was never out of the question

but they don’t have to worry about that for quite a while (but i think peach would do well to make sure both are prepared regardless because of her own experience)

as a pair they aren’t as joined together at the hip as mario and luigi were/are mostly because they didn’t grow up in an environment where mela or pera absolutely needed to protect the other (nor were they ever forcibly separated like the bros were in yoshis island) but they absolutely love each other and would be friends if they weren’t sisters

when they were little tho they were obviously fraternal and always wanted to look identical so they mostly dressed the same until they got to be maybe around 6-8? wide range ik but yeah

but i’m not entirely sure what the situation with bowser is like when they’re growing up but it isn’t as volatile as it currently is. the @justcallmerosey post with clementine giving me ideas tho👀

[neverchecking]

me, reading all the posts about the barbarian armor lately: >:D hehehe I've started a revolution

hehe I'm so glad my brain rot was well accepted, it was eating at me for SO long so I'm glad others enjoyed it xD

ALSO fanfic-fairy-fountain !!! you are so real for the thoughts about cal <33 I've only played parts of his game so I didn't even know if you could get different armor in it,, but him with the barbarian armor?? and being so blushy and shy when reader asks to help paint him?? AMAZING YOU'RE SO BIG BRAINED <33

we've established that sage makes pretty sounds,, but he absolutely does it because he knows it makes the reader putty in his hands,, (like the way I'm so down BAD for feral gremlin sage is unfathomable xD ) BUT CAL,, cal makes pretty sounds because he just feels SO good and he can't possibly contain himself, his head tosses back and his eyes scrunch up and he just whines when your hand drags along his v-line and dip into his skirt to toy with his cock (side note: cal I am on my knees, let me hear you whimper just ONCE pls <3 xD )

and I am all for the idea that reader helps cal out with the paint because he plays up the whole inexperienced thing xD sage and wild know the design by heart and can do it in just a few seconds if needed, but poor cal needs your help :( reader gives in to his lil pout cause he's so sweet <33 (ALSO I can so see cal giving wild and sage a scheming look when it works, because he might be less experienced and such, but I just know he knows what he's doing HAHA )

dear god, and the way wild and sage would absolutely notice if you trailed the handprint on cal just a lil bit lower,,, if the palm of your hand inches just a tad closer to his cock and the purple fingerprints barely peek out of his skirt, they ABSOLUTELY are going to lose it xD reader?? why is there a handprint on cal's upper thigh?? that's not a part of the armor?

reader, wiping purple paint away from their hands and grinning as cal blushes: idk ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ oops I guess I messed up a lil ;)

triplet threesome in barbarian armor when??? (hehe I jest,,, or do I?? XD)

(also this is so off topic, but all your posts make me wanna make a side blog for this omfg xD my LU brain rot is INSANE right now hehe)

ALSO lastly,, the idea of reader having their own set of armor?? or perhaps gifted to them by the triplets after all of their fun?? mayhaps there's a bit of a scuffle as they fight over who gets to paint on you –– sage plays up the experienced card,, he's had the armor so much longer now (twice he's found it!) he obviously knows how to do it better,, but wild and cal would throw a fit xD

I would love to move onto another brain rot because I've been in my twilight and time hours lately, but I keep coming back to this <333 your anons know what's up xD

– moonie <3

Moonie! Welcome back <3

You have certainly started something.

Sage absolutely only makes the noises because of what it does to poor poor reader. (Im so down bad too it's horrendous actually) CAL IS MY PERFECT BABY BOY- And he's making noises because he can't stop them. He doesn't have the experience. He's just crying out, begging for you both to not stop andf to stop because it's just so much. (CAL MY LOVE JUST ONE CHANCE-)

Cal plays the inexperienced card, but he probably could do it all on his own. He's just slower about it. But Reader doesn't need to know a bout it. CAL HAS THE CUTEST PUPPY DOG EYES I JUST KNOW IT- (Also, he is so rubbing it in their faces. Just because he's a virgin does not mean he doesn't know how to pull the strings.)

Wild and Sage are FOAMING AT THE MOUTH- It's a wonder Cal survives the night actually fhonhfnbf (He does it by sleeping with Reader that night)

Reader gaslighting themg gfofnbf

Sage/Wild: There's no paint on the thigh??

Reader: Yes there is, you guys just forget it all the time :)

HIFBFF TRIPLET THREESOMES ARE ALL MY BRAINROT RN

(Spoiler: Yall remember that Ceres and Aaliyah thing I posted? It's making a comeback soon bc that's my hyperfixation rn)

(DO IT BESTIE I'LL FOLLOW IN A HEARTBEAT NFOBFF)

The reader only gets the armor from the triplets wanting to see how far they can take it odlbfbfgf They all get their own paintbrushes at some point govngfong

[arthyritis]

Vampire Paulie AU Fic--talk of police and uhh instinctual things. I didn't decide to go into detail this time but who knows for next time ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

,

50 years of being 27 really put a strain on Paulie's sense of time.

Originally, after landing its job at IRIS, things started to move slower than they ever had. But as soon as it got in the rhythm, the groove, if you will, time sped up and it was getting bored again.

He couldn't remember the last time he was this bored (well, he could--it wasn't a pleasant memory to relive), but it was never a good thing, he knew that.

Especially with acquired vampire instincts nearly forcing it to the brink of insanity time and time again. Those mixed with boredom was almost always a recipe for disaster.

He hadn't eaten in... what was it now? Two, three weeks? There wasn't much longer he could possibly wait before the black-out occurred. A gruesome thing that was to wake up from.

And, simply put, a body discovered in his camera room was not something Paulie particularly wanted on his record. No matter how disposable IRIS considered some of their employees.

Maybe it could steal another blood bag? It had been a while since it stole the last one, but it had also very barely been passed by as a suspect. The trust issues were still very much there, and they would probably stay for a long while.

Probably years, in fact. He still remembered losing the trust of several of his old neighbours and--

He shook his head, refusing to bring those memories back. He still felt sorry for one particular pair of immortals he'd lived next to briefly before certain problems rose.

"Paulie, focus." The reminder falling from its own mouth was much needed, the eye joining the chant for a moment until it looked back at the screens in front of it to watch out for anything odd.

,

After work, Paulie had thought about hitting the gym, before it recognised that its hunger was getting more intense, and thus giving it less time to hold off.

And so, he was forcibly lead into the predicament of finding food.

He knew of some spots of less overall population, but a good amount of foot traffic. He could easily find someone, have a meal, and never once be spotted, within five minutes. Of course, the rush was unwanted; like a waiter at a restaurant very obviously wanting more tables open and not even giving you two minutes after finishing a meal before rushing you out the door. But it was the reality of living in the city, even with a job on the outskirts.

The benches were open, and Paulie headed to one, waiting patiently with its phone in its hand, some idle game lighting up the screen, and basically being the only light emission in the dark streets.

It wasn't long before there was a pair of footsteps nearing it. Paulie's vampire instincts shot to the front, immediately--victim, victim, victim--but it pushed them down just enough to be able to act normal and not look like some red-eyed freak to the unsuspecting pedestrian... even if that was just a little bit tempting after the monotony of the day.

Then, there were two sets of footsteps.

"Hey, man, everything okay? It's kind of late." A flashlight shone over at him. The pedestrian walked on by, not even glancing at the scene of a police officer and some guy on a bench.

Paulie shielded his eyes against the light and kept his other hand in view with his phone clutched tightly.

"All good, officer," he assured, but the cop didn't leave.

"Do you need anything? A ride home? Bad streets to be hanging out on, people go missing here."

Oh, and here Paulie thought cops were oblivious.

"No, my car's not far, and neither is my work. Just resting before my shift, actually." A bold-faced lie, but one that should get the officer off his back.

"Ugh. Well, the only place I know is open is that creepy old facility and I still can't believe that place hasn't been shut down. You'd better get going, then. Even if you can handle that job, you don't look like you could hold your own against a bigger man--"

Paulie stood with a smile and took a very quick step forward, one that surprised even the officer with the speed. "Oh, I may not look like much, but I assure you, I'm not the one who gets attacked."

Before he knew it, the light of the flashlight was out and the cop was under his teeth, the bitter taste of metal coating Paulie's tongue.

He supposed he knew instincts didn't care whether the person he was attacking was someone of status that could link the crime back to him in a worse way than stealing blood bags from IRIS, but alongside the part that was satisfied with his meal, there was another one that was just a little afraid, and kind of wanted to put the man out of his misery.

Maybe he refrained, maybe he didn't. All he knew was that he woke up at home later that same night.

[shankhachil]

do yyou have any tips for studying eng 2 im going to kill myself because of this im literally thinking of not even opening act4 s1 because it's so tedious i cannot study this also english 2 grading is fucking terrible fpr prelims i got. fucking 45/80 because tje teacher said i wasn't specific enough thats 29 marks less than my english 1 score amd im about to throw hands at that fuck bassanio

My tip for studying Eng 2 is do Not leave out act 4 scene 1 that is literally the most important scene. The scene you can afford to leave out is I think act 5 scene 1 but the problem there is that there's still a chance of both questions coming from that scene. At this point see as many other schools' preboard papers as you can, because the drawback of the Indian education system is also beneficial in that it's so fucking predictable.

In general for merchant of venice, don't leave anything out, I know it's boring sometimes but this is why we have 13 days till the exam. Every day tackle one of the sections and look veryyy closely at who said what and who did what and what metaphors are used. It's not ideal but again, our qp is going to be 75% textual. Look particularly at Act 3 scene 2 full, since there are a LOT of metaphors that Portia and Bassanio use. Break Act 4 scene 1 into three parts: 1) Before Portia and Nerissa's arrival, 2) Before Portia finds the loophole and 3) After Portia finds the loophole. This will help you to isolate particular happenings such as Shylock justifying why he wants Antonio's flesh, Portia's mercy speech, and the verdict given by the Duke and its justification as well as Shylock's punishment followed by his "pardon".

For poems, I think the best thing that can be done is memorizing them. That way you'll be able to think more clearly and properly while writing answers, since you can refer to the text in your head. We don't have Television or any of those very long poems in the syllabus so this is something that can be feasibly done — Daffodils, Abou ben Adhem, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, Nine Gold Medals, The Patriot are all more or less easy to commit to memory. Particularly for I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings and Daffodils, look at analysis online and look at the textual questions as well as the 4-markers from other schools, because these are difficult to isolate. (For Daffodils there was one question I saw that was something along the lines of "How is the poem's message significant in the post-pandemic world?")

For prose, you obviously can't memorize the whole thing but the best thing you CAN do is memorize parts. First of all remember every character's appearance. How did the match girl look? How did Joe Thompson look? How did Sibia look? For The Blue Bead, you need to divide the story's descriptions into parts: the crocodile, Sibia, the market, the Gujars, the women going to work, the Gujar woman's attack. For All Summer in a Day, be absolutely sure to remember the children's reactions to sunlight, as well as how they played in the sun. Note Margot's appearance, the reasons she was bullied in general and the way she was bullied on the day the sun came out.

And note that of course this is just my opinion and the way I'm doing it, there might be better ways but well ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[senkuplushie]

I posted 295 times in 2022

That's 295 more posts than 2021!

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#but then i remembered what i heard about him studying social rules and human minds because he wanted to better understand people

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Fever- Senku x Reader [More Angsty Fluff... 🌧]

        Oof... I'm never gonna stop beginning new stories that I'll never finish, huh? Oh, well. I gue\ss it's fine, as long as I'm keeping myself occupied ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ the angst is much lighter with this one, but I still included it because of how worried [y/n] becomes.

        Not me trying to write a fic about a scientist with the flu when I hardly know anything about medicine 🤡

        Time period: Mid season 2, shortly before Chrome was rescued from Tsukasa [my memory is a little fuzzy...]

        a quiet sigh escaped your lips, which were mildly chapped as a result of the dry winter, as you stared into the laboratory. you knew senku had gone much longer without any sleep, but it still worried you to see him up and working after at least three days of him not having even a bit of rest. there was nothing that even you, his partner of one year, could do to convince him to lie down for just a few hours.

        the lack of sleep really can't be good on his immune system, and it doesn't help that flu season is starting... fuck.

        the scientist was clearly exhausted; there were bullets of sweat running down his face, he was obviously struggling to stand, and you could tell it was taking all of his energy for him to resist the urge to faceplant onto the table.

        still, you didn't bother to say anything. no matter what you did or said, senku always brushed off his physical condition like a minor inconvenience. trying to reason with him about it almost always felt like talking to a wall.

        although, you didn't want to waste any more time, so you decided to return to the tasks that had been assigned to you. at least, that was the case before you heard a thud from the aforementioned lab.

        concerned, you poked your head around the corner of the doorway.

        you found senku lying on the floor, although he didn't seem to be injured. instead, he looked rather relaxed; his eyes were half-lidded, and he was looking up at you with a small smile.

        "uh...? what are you doing?" you asked worriedly.

        "mm... i'm just gonna take a nap..." he replied, visibly disoriented.

        shit, that's not like him.

        "...on the floor? wait, no, don't--"

        before you could say anything else, senku seemed to have already drifted off to sleep--not only that, but he'd readjusted his position and hugged your leg before doing so.

        "um... okay, then..."

        you were tempted to leave him there and let him get some sleep, but you knew better. there was a high chance that, rather than simply being exhausted, he could've contracted some kind of illness--most likely the flu. thanks to the god-awful amount of manual labor you had done, you didn't find it horribly difficult to pick him up. you carried him over to the treehouse, carefully laid him over your shoulder, and made your way up the ladder.

        there were quite a lot of random containers lying around on the floor from a previous experiment, so you cleared those out of the way before placing him down on the sock-like sleeping bag. at the same time, you couldn't help but notice how abnormally warm he felt, along with how much sweat was dripping off of his forehead. well, damn. that's definitely a fever--feels like a pretty severe one, too.

        even though you were a bit frustrated at him for not being more careful to avoid catching the illness, you still sat beside him to make sure nothing terrible happened while he was asleep.

        thanks to the lack of advanced medicine, you couldn't help but feel worried for senku. who knew how severely the virus would end up affecting him? especially when considering his already-weakened state, there were so many ways it could've turned out--most of them absolutely awful. even if it didn't end up killing him, you knew very well that the poor guy was going to be absolutely miserable. a more twisted part of you hoped he would remain unconsious because of the fever for most of the time he suffered with the sickness, so he wouldn't have to deal with it as much, but you knew that would definitely have its own complications.

        every few minutes, you found yourself repeatedly placing the back of your palm on his forehead to make sure his fever wasn't getting any worse. it never really did, even though you occasionally tricked yourself into believing it was [out of anxiety].

        a few hours passed before you decided to stand up. still, you didn't consider leaving the ill scientist's side in the slightest. as far as you knew, his condition wasn't getting any worse--though, it wasn't seeming to get any better, either.

        then, as you took a few steps away, you heard a quiet "nooo..."

        you looked down, only to see senku staring up at you with a--highly uncharacteristic--sad, pleading expression. he reached out and grabbed weakly onto your leg again.

        oh... damn. it must really be messing with his head, if he's acting like this. i know fevers can make you disoriented, but this seems like a whole new level.

        "what's wrong?" you asked, deciding to play along.

        rather than responding, senku only hugged your leg a bit tighter and moved a bit closer to you. "don't gooo..."

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41 notes - Posted September 6, 2022

#4

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49 notes - Posted December 2, 2022

#3

Senku Headcanon #1- Period stuff...?

        Yeah, this isn't really my kind of thing, but I'm having those issues and need an outlet or comfort source of some kind- :') hope you enjoy! Some of these work better in a modern AU, but most of them will work for either that or the canon plot

        I know, I should be working on my requests, but this was quick, and I don't think it should take too long for me to write the request. Hang in there, anon <3

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-Senku will try to act like he's basically indifferent to it, but it kills him to see you dealing with the cramps :(

-Sends Yuzuriha or another close friend to get you a steady supply of pads/tampons/whatever you prefer to use, pain medicine, and whatever food(s) you happen to be craving

-^He claims to do that so he "doesn't have to deal with the annoying cashiers (or general vendors, if in Ishigami Village)", but he actually just wants to stay with you for as long as he can, as he knows his presence makes you feel at least a little bit better

-At night, he'll cuddle you noticably more often [shh, don't tell him you can notice], and he'll hold you just a teeensy bit tighter than normal--not enough to make your cramps worse, of course!

-He's probably memorized almost everything about your cycle [what days it occurs, how long it lasts for, how it typically affects you, what days are the worst, and everything along those lines], and he'll become heavily concerned if even one thing seems off; chances are, he'll list every single possibility of what could be going on from memory.

-Thanks to his insane amount of knowledge about the body, he'll always try to understand the science behind whatever problem you're dealing with. It would probably get annoying for you sometimes, and both of you might end up feeling bad if you get too irritated by it. Poor guy's just trying to help 😔

-Y'know how he's always going on about science-y stuff? Well, if you happen to also be passionate about science, he'll talk about it with you at least twice as often now--again, he's trying to do everything he can without making it obvious how much he cares. Plus, if there's a specific field of science you love more than any of the other ones, most of his science-based speech will be about it

-Even though Senku hardly ever holds back when he's talking, even if he knows it could upset somebody, he's still pretty cautious about what he says around you + probably backs off quickly

-If you were assigned female at birth but identify as something else, he'll go out of his way to frequently mention how androgynous/masculine/[however you want to appear] you look/act/etc, because he knows this is probably even tougher for you... aw, I could really use it right now

-Bonus: If any of those stereotypical, dumb misogynists started complaining about you mentioning your cycle, Senku would definitely start lecturing them about it--and certainly without sparing any of the details that people tend to find "gross." In fact, he'd probably talk about those more than anything to piss the idiot(s) off <3

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        This is pretty rough, thanks to how drained I'm feeling today, but I hope this made at least one person out there happy! I still have no doubts about the last part, though

55 notes - Posted September 8, 2022

#2

Senku x Reader- "Finally..." [Modern]

        Basic plot: [Y/N] has moved far away--as in, practically across the world-- from Senku for university, and their mutual friends (Taiju, Yuzuriha, and Gen) decide to surprise him on his birthday by bringing [Y/N] along when they visit him to wish him happy birthday; of course, it turns into **something more** after the other three leave. I know, that made no grammatical sense, sorry-

        Also, I found a really cute fanart of "senguin" [onion boi in a penguin costume], but I couldn't find the artist, so I ended up not adding it here. Here's a link to it, though: www.pinterest.com/pin/1006836060419035072/

        "Are you sure he's in there?" you quietly asked Gen, who peered in through the window.

        "I'm certain," the mentalist replied. "Look, he's in the kitchen."

        Taiju and Yuzuriha stepped beside him to peer inside, although you didn't take the risk of letting the scientist see you. Your arrival was meant to be a surprise, after all.

        "Well, then, I guess it's time," you spoke. "Once I'm behind the bush, you should knock on his door. Text me when you're ready."

        All three of them nodded, and you quickly made your way over to the bushes and hid as you waited.

        It took a while, but you eventually heard Taiju loudly declare that Senku had opened all but one of the presents, followed by the sound of your phone buzzing to alert you of a text. You smiled; it had been so long since you'd gotten the opportunity to meet your partner face-to-face. Not only were you thrilled by the idea of finally hugging Senku again and doing practically everything else you could to let him know how much you missed him, but you also couldn't wait to see how happy he was going to be, even if he tried to hide it.

        It took all of the--already miniscule--bit of self-control you had to stop yourself from charging inside and flinging your arms around him. Instead, you had to wait for one of your friends to text you, so you could know when to sneak in.

        Thankfully, you heard your phone go off again a few moments later.

        "he's blindfolded, I'm on my way outside so I can bring you in without him hearing your footsteps <3 can't ait-way to see the look on his face"

        You laughed at the message as you waited for Gen to come around the corner. Thankfully, he didn't take too long.

        Your best friend then silently guided you inside, and to where Senku sat as he waited to "receive" his next gift.

        "Okay, stand up! Stand up!" Taiju cheerfully exclaimed as he--unsurprisingly--looked as if he was getting ready to cry tears of joy.

        "Jeez, calm down. I'm up, I'm- ahh! What the fuck?!"

        Before poor Senku could even finish speaking, you had jumped at him in a full-force tackle-hug. Not too shockingly, he immediately began squirming in your grasp and trying his hardest to break free. You didn't want to torture him, though, so you let go after a little while.

        "Holy shit, [y/n], I... had no idea... your grip was... that strong..." he sighed before untying and pulling off his blindfold.

        "Aw, how did you know it was me?" you asked as you fought back the urge to say something extremely cheesy about him "feeling it deep in his heart".

        "Well, the oaf would've ten billon percent crushed my entire skeletal system if he did that, Yuzuriha wouldn't have tackled me, the old man's away, I don't have any other real friends, and Gen doesn't really know me, so that was the only logical conclusion. Plus, birthdays are perfect for sappy reunions like these," Senku replied a bit wearily while dusting himself off.

        "Well, damn. I missed you, too."

��       Senku breathed another sigh. "What? You asked me a question, and I answered it."

        "Yeah, yeah, I know. It's okay, 'cuz I know you missed me a ton, anyway," you teased.

        "H-he did! He really, really did!" Taiju added while sobbing into a tissue.

        You laughed softly and sat down beside your scientist, who was blinking a bit faster than normal and breathing a bit shakily. To be fair, you were on the verge of tears, as well.

        I know this is a really short one, but that's only because this is actually part one of a 2-part oneshot! Heh... the next part is actually gonna be a lemon, and I couldn't be more excited about that. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) If you're reading this on Quotev, it's only going to be on Wattpad and Tumblr, though [and maybe AO3, if they ever let me in]. I'll put the links here when part 2 is finished!

        Update: So, uhm, about that. I had to take part 2 down for personal reasons. 😔

60 notes - Posted September 7, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

I had an idea. You know that scene where kohaku and senku fake a kiss. What if instead

*it's the reader instead of kohaku

*senku and the reader like each other but they don't know of the others feelings

*it's a real kiss not a fake one close to the lips

        Requested by: anonymous [Tumblr]

        aaaa I'm so sorry for how long this took! .·´¯`(>▂<)´¯`·. I've been struggling with a lack of motivation, and it also took me a while to find the right chapter in the manga [I was too dumb to just do a quick search for the scene...]

        There's a bit of writing before the actual scene, so I'll add a read more cut for you to skip to if you don't want to read it. [on Tumblr, anyway]

        Bit of a warning: implied!non-binary!reader, possible hints at gender dysphoria [very minor]. I'll try to remember to post another version without that stuff, though. There's also a little angst between Senku and the reader later on in the chapter, but it's nothing super heavy!

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        You sighed, rather annoyed by the idea of wearing a dress. "Come on. I'm sure I can make myself look cute, or whatever, without something like that."

        "I'm sure you can, [y/n], but we really need to raise our chances of being chosen as much as we can if we want to infiltrate the enemy camp," Kohaku replied as she, somewhat ironically, stared dubiously at the outfit she was given.

        "Plus, it doesn't have to be super frilly or exaggerated; simple outfits can be cute, too!" Amaryllis added with a slightly nervous smile.

        Senku, too, even pitched in. "I mean... I'm technically wearing a skirt, too, and I don't look too girly. I think that's what you're worried about, anyway."

        Trying your best not to sigh again, you took the neatly folded outfit Amaryllis passed you. It consisted of a simple, robe-like, [favorite color] dress, along with a thin obi and a pair of uncomfortably high-heeled shoes. To be fair, it wasn't as bad as you were expecting, but you still felt a bit insecure about wearing it.

        You looked nervously over at the scientist whom you had not-so-minor feelings for. He was picking at his ear with his finger while looking away from Kohaku, who had begun to change into her outfit in front of literally everyone.

        "What?" the aforementioned genius asked when he noticed the way you were looking at him.

        "...Nothing," you replied. Although, you couldn't help but feel a bit flustered when he gazed at the outfit in your hands, then up at you, and began to look as if he was lost in thought. He snapped out of it only a few seconds later, but it didn't really help you feel any better. [Good thing you didn't notice the blush on his cheeks.]

        After another minute or so of awkwardness, you slipped into the nearby bushes to change into the new clothes. 'Well... at least the people who see me won't know me for too long.'

        "[Y/n], get behind me!" Kohaku ordered as she tried her best to dodge and shield you from Kirisame's attacks.

        "Right!" you responded. Though, to be honest, you were already planning on hiding behind her, anyway. Kohaku was much better at dealing hits than taking them, but she was still far more durable than you were.

        Then, you had an idea.

        There was a word only you and your fellow Kingdom of Science members knew--one that these semi-primitive warriors and villagers had likely never even heard of.

        You began to draw in as deep of a breath as you could, hoping that you wouldn't shatter the eardrums of everyone who stood around you--including yourself.

        ...

        "LAB!!"

        Both Kohaku and Kirisame, despite how focused they were, stopped in their tracks.

        "Lab! That's what I absolutely want! I don't need anything else!" you continued to shout, ignoring the confused looks on their faces.

        "La... Lab?" Kirisame uttered, confused. Though, she still didn't take her eyes, which were narrowed with focus, off of Kohaku in the slightest.

        Soon enough, both Senku and Gen naturally came running over--that is, after Gen lightly teased your beloved "Lab-kun" about how much you wanted to see him. In spite of the dangerous situation, you couldn't help but laugh a bit to yourself. Heh. I'm definitely gonna start calling Senku that now.

        Though, before you could say anything else, you felt Gen lightly wrap his arms around both you and Senku.

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83 notes - Posted September 21, 2022

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[glenrocklibraryteens]

My Arboretum Adventure (With Ducks)!

My sister and I went to the Arboretum because there was finally a break from the rain. Who would’ve thought that I’d miss the sun and heat? (Just kidding, I’d take rain over the 1,000,000-degree weather from my last post any day). Anyway, we arrived and we became promptly lost within 1 second of walking. Then we scrambled around for a while trying to find the entrance (in hindsight, we must have looked pretty stupid because it was right there, but what are you going to do?). But eventually, we found it, and into the woods we went! I found this cool tree with pink flowers on it and almost immediately afterward, I spotted what I thought was a waterfall, so obviously I wanted to check it out. We stumbled across a lake with a fountain. It was pretty cool! My sister and I took some pictures and tried to avoid the other people lurking around the lake (that was mostly her. She’s anti-social ¯\_(ツ)_/¯). Then I came across this side path with a bridge and I really wanted to go, but my sister didn’t want to go. We argued for a while and then I said we could split up and meet at the spot in 5 minutes. She agreed and we went our separate ways. I’m pretty sure you can guess what happened. Spoiler: I was late. But that’s what she thinks. Let me tell you my side of the story. So I went down the bridge path and checked my watch to see when I needed to be back. My watch said 5:15. Remember that, folks. That’s important for later in the story. Anyway, I was walking and singing some songs and almost tripped to my death over some roots and overall having a grand ol’ time. So I was walking and ended up finding myself on a slanted hill/cliff thing that overlooked the Glen Rock Pool. Then I saw some nice yellow flowers. By that time, it was 5:18, so I figured I’d better head back or she’d get grumpy (grumpier). So I jogged, yes, jogged, (see, I did try to be on time) back, avoiding roots. I already knew I was gonna be late, but I wasn’t gonna be any later than I had to be! Then I got to her, spread my hands, and said, ‘Sorry I’m late!’. So here’s the thing. My sister was convinced that when we parted ways, it was 5:12. So she was back by 5:17, waiting for me. I had gotten back at 5:21. So she was really mad (By the way, my sister is younger than me. You’d think I’m supposed to be the grumpy, uptight one since I’m older and a “teenager”, but nope!). She told me she had been waiting for 5 minutes, but I said I was only a minute late. Because my watch said 5:15. Apparently, her phone had said 5:12. We compared my watch and her phone and the times were the same. I am still 100% certain that we split up at 5:15, but what are you going to do? Not my fault she got the time wrong and waited extra. We bickered for a while, but then we saw some ducks paddling along and all was forgotten. I mean, ducks! We kept on walking and then around 5:30 our dad showed up, so we retraced our steps. We got lost, then found our way, then got lost again, but come on! It’s the Arboretum! Finally, we made it back to the entrance to our dad. I wanted to go through the entrance like a normal civilized human, but my sister insisted on jumping the fence (okay, we didn’t jump the fence. We walked around it. But come on. If there is a giant fence blocking one path, even if it doesn’t cover the whole path, are you going to go around the fence or out the door?). We got in the car and shared our story with our dad, who became tired of us bickering within the first minute, and went home. Moral of the story: little sisters are wrong and ducks fix everything ;)

[thegreatphoenixflame]

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[demibillyloomis]

Poly Ghostface with reader having sensory overload

(I have bad sensory issues and had a bit of trouble earlier today so now I’m thinking about it... maybe someone else will like it, also I’m sorry if this isn’t reflective of how it is for anyone else, I just based it off of my own experience and it’s like 90% just Billy and Stu being slightly out of character A+ boyfriends ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)

Warnings: overstimulated, mentions of stimming though not at all specified, mostly fluff idk what to say, mentions of alcohol and a small allusion or two to drugs use (weed and the possibility of something else)...

It was Stu’s idea to host a party at the shared apartment. While you and Billy had both initially agreed, it didn’t take too long for you to change your mind.

The music was too loud, lights flashing in all corners of the room, people yelling and laughing and every single ounce of it coming at you full force all at once. At first it was fun, a little overwhelming but you where still calm, sitting with Stu as he charmed everyone around, focusing on the calming fabric of his sweater where his lanky arms wrapped around you, but within 30 minutes Stu was gone laughing and talking with people you weren’t sure he had ever met before. For a bit you just watched him, dancing like an idiot with strangers, and admiring the way the world seemed to come to life as he laughed, a small smile dancing on your lips, because even though you couldn’t hear the joke over the blaring music just seeing the way he laughed was contagious.

Once you lost sight of him though, you where left uncomfortably aware of your surroundings. It didn’t take long at all after that for it to send you spiralling. Of course the ever alert Billy noticed it first, the way your hands were shaking, picking up on how you were quietly stimming in the background of the party. You’re rocking in the corner trying to ground yourself and nearly jump out of your skin when he slips in, probably not actually being stealthy but with everything else coming full force at you, it was impossible to notice the less obviously eccentric of your boyfriends as he came up.

“Hey babylove, are you okay?” He ask but you can barely hear him over the music just shaking lightly as you try to focus on him. You take a deep breath as you count the things you can see, Billy’s big eyes staring at you with worry, they way his lips are parted slightly in confusion and his eyebrows pulled closer together, you see his lips move again but you can’t hear what he says, it’s just blending in with everything else, all coming at you too fast. You barley notice when he grabs your arm, jumping slightly, and not noticing as the worry somehow takes over more of his face.

He slowly walks you out of the party area going into the bedroom you all share, unlocking the door and closing it gently behind him again, the music is gone once you're in the safety of the room, and an almost deafening silence falls. The only sound now is your heavy breathing and the way your heart is pounding against your ribs. Billy, still almost uncharacteristically gentle, walks you to the bed, helping you sit down and you focus on the way his hand is warm and familiar as it cups the side of your face.

“Did you take anything babylove?” The nickname barley catching you attention over how your own laboured breath, but you catch it after a moment and slowly shake your head to deny, you remember absently that you had taken maybe a sip of Stu’s beer earlier but nothing else. You see Billy nod slowly, “Okay, was it just too much out there for you?” He ask again, his voice meant to sound soft and soothing, still feels loud and over powering as the world still closes in around you. He gently rubs his thumb across your cheek, making you take a note of the tears you were previously unaware of. “Babylove can you answer me?” He ask again, his voice slightly louder, and you shake your head again.

“Too much” you barley choke out as your rocking becomes slightly faster, and the tears in your eyes heavier. He whips them away once more, letting out a low hum.

“Do you want one of Stu’s sweaters?” He ask, remembering how the last time this happened, you had clung and fiddled with the material for comfort. You nod your head slowly still trying to calm yourself as he gets up to grab one from a basket of folded clothes you three had not bothered putting up before the party.

Once he hands you the familiar cloth, you cling to it tightly, feeling his arms wrap around you, he pulls you gently against him as you sob quietly burying your face in the soft material.

Once your breathing is mostly back to normal, Billy moves you so he’s spooning you from behind, pressing gentle kisses to the side of your face, “How are you feeling now babylove?” He whispers against your neck.

“A little better,” you answer even though your voice is still just a whimper and your throat is a bit raw from crying.

He kisses you again, still as gentle as can be, and you let out a sigh before the door swings open and Stu stumbles in oblivious and a tipsy, the door wide and letting the still blasting techno music fill the room, “Finally there you two are I’ve been looking for you for like twenty minutes,” his voice is loud and grating against your ears and you wince curling up farther into yourself as it all hits you again, “Fuck Y/N what happened,” he says in a softer and worried tone, shutting the door being him and rushing into the room, he crouches next to the bed, reaching over to trace your face, “Y/N are you okay love?” He questions, his eyes are red as you take him in and shake your head slowly.

“The party got too much for them, I brought them in here to help, they were feeling better a bit ago,” Billy answers for you, his voice somehow even softer before, but you’re positive he’s glaring daggers at your other partner.

Stu hangs his head in shame, “I’m so sorry Y/N, I never would have suggested we do this if I thought it would be too much for you, hey I’m going to get them out of the apartment and close everything down okay, do you want me to bring you something to drink? I think we’ve still got some of your favourite in the fridge?” His voice is low but rushed and panicked, and before you can respond you feel Billy nod behind you, and Stu is once again out of the room.

Billy’s grip on you tightens for a moment after he leaves, “I’m sorry babylove you know how Stu gets,he whispers against your neck.

“S’okay, still love him,” you whimper out again, and Billy kisses you once more laughing slightly.

“Yeah me too, just wish he’d use his brain a bit more often,” he jokes lightly, earning a small cut off laugh from you.

The two of you fall into a soft silence, your body and mind finally calming down completely, after what you assume must be at least a few hours locked away inside the bedroom.

The exhaustion it slowly taking over your body when Stu comes back in, holding a cup and smiling softly at you, the hall is now silent as he walk into the room, leaving the door wide open. He sits in front of you on the bed, using his free hand to caress your face, “Can you sit up for me Y/N?” He ask you and you nod rubbing you eyes slowly as Billy helps you sit up, and Stu gently hands you the cup, placing a soft kiss on your cheek.

“I’m so sorry Y/N, you know I would have kicked those randos out if you had come to me earlier right?” He ask, and you notice the look of guilt on his. You take a sip of the drink, smiling a little as you nod, before leaning against him, and feeling his long arms wrap around you, as he presses another kiss to your forehead. “Is there anything I can do to make this up to you darling?” He ask and you look up at him a tired smile gracing your face.

You smile wider before you tap your lips twice, earning a bright smile and one of his ever famous laughs from the taller of your lovers before he leans down and pressed a gentle kiss to your lips, and you both laugh together as Billy makes an offended sound from behind you, so you turn to give him a kiss as well, and watch as Stu kisses him too.

Billy presses another kiss onto your shoulders before he speaks again, “Hurry and drink that babylove so you can get ready for bed, okay, imma get you something to change into,” he gives one more kiss to each of you before leaving the bed to do as he said. You look back at Stu who gives you another kiss.

“I love you,” he tells you, and you nod with a smile.

“Love you too,” you tell him before cuddling back into his chest while you finish your drink. Even if your boys aren’t always the best, there’s times when they make sure you know you’re loved, and even if it hurts sometimes to get those reminders, you couldn’t imagine it any other way.

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It's a gift to see art from you again! What's the your story behind the jaime X fem!ned comic, if you don't mind me asking? I love hearing about your AUs.

Thank you :D This is such a lovely message and I wanted to answer properly, I hope it was worth the wait.

Well it’s a rather old AU of mine, I’m still very fond of it but also a bit self-conscious, it definitely reads like something written by a 17-years-old. Starts out as a Nedbert AU and becomes a Nedjaime story halfway? It’s very muddy and complicated in my head at this point, but it goes something like this:

Eddara Stark is sent to the Vale to be fostered alongside with Robert

They become childhood best friends just like in canon, except Robert being Robert gets her pregnant when they are both still teens (Robert isn’t a better person here than in canon)

They can’t get married for reasons that certainly made a lot of sense but I no longer remember them ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ something something other, more politically relevant betrothals

Lyanna gets kidnapped, Robert’s Rebellion happens, Robert becomes king and marries Cersei

Lady Ned Stark of Winterfell becomes the King’s official mistress

consequently Lady Ned does not have a honourable reputation in this AU (let’s call it social commentary instead of me embracing all the awful cliches)

Lady Ned is exactly as honourable as canon!Ned btw, they care about doing the right thing, which sometimes aligns with the honourable thing, but the people they love always take priority. 

Robert adores his bastard children with Lady Ned, Cersei tries desperately to get rid of them

In the end, just like canon, Cersei arranges Robert’s murder and Joffrey becomes king

In a political™️ move the Lannisters force Lady Ned to marry Jaime (freshly released from the kingsguard because who cares what he wants). It’s for securing the North for themselves and also neutralising Ned as a political force. She has 5 recognised bastards from Robert after all, 2 of them are older than Joffrey and male... considering the accusations about Joffrey’s parentage going around at this point, these bastards are a valid threat to the Lannisters.

Especially because the oldest son, Jon Stone (nothing to do with Jon Snow, born in the Vale, named after Jon Arryn, already 18 years old) starts a rebellion against Joffrey. Stannis and Renly are both pretty >:/ about the idea but support him anyway. (We can debate how realistic it is, with a recognised illegitimate adult son of Robert vs Stannis and Renly’s own ambitions, but also this is a rule 63!Ned Stark AU how realistic can it be?)

Lady Ned has to marry Jaime, she is blackmailed with the life of her two youngest children who were with her in KL.

Both she and Jaime absolutely hate the idea and feel miserable.

Lady Ned’s opinion on Jaime is basically same as canon, meanwhile Jaime considers her basically a whore for being Robert’s mistress and is still in love with Cersei.

Insert Jaime getting captured in battle, loosing his arm and changing priorities exactly like in canon here

Jaime loosing his arm causes problems with Cersei, meanwhile Lady Ned treats him the exact same, also the “new & improved” Jaime treats her at least politely and they grow slowly closer. Jaime needs someone supportive and caring and Lady Ned desperately needs some human decency at this point. (If you were looking for a healthy, non-problematic ship in this AU, you hopefully gave up like 5 paragraphs ago...)

At this time they actually start having sex and Lady Ned gets pregnant. Cersei is obviously furious and doubles down on the murder attempts.

In one hand this AU is much more socially humiliating for Cersei because her husband had an official mistress throughout their marriage, on the other hand Robert simply doesn’t care about her at all and left her alone most of the time, so she suffered a lot less abuse compared to canon.

Then the rebellion lead by Lady Ned and Robert’s son wins, the Lannisters are imprisoned or killed

Lady Ned is in a rather awkward position because her son is now king but she also has Jaime’s child and is legally married to him

I don’t remember how this ends but looking at it now, realistically Jaime is sent to the wall and Ned is free and could do therapy if such thing existed in Westeros.

Bonus old as the seven hells art for this:

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OK so my thoughts on “Well I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ “ -ing the characterization of people in their flop eras.

(and just for clarification when I think of “well I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ “ its kind of how i see some other people use ‘no prize’, where you can think of an explanation that does not contradict canon but probably wasn’t intended by the authors. except in this case it has ‘the explanation is also somewhat unsatisfactory’ connotation in my head. yes this is me just making up words)

Obviously you can’t get rid of all character’s flop eras, because then you would have to get rid of like 80% of comics, and some character’s flop decisions affect others. and you know! sometimes people are just not at their best! I sure as hell am not at my best 100% of the time!

However

I’m much more happy to say apply some “Well I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ “  justification to Babs feeling off her game in 2009 era stuff, because at least she’s not off her game in service of other characters to the detriment of her own there. it’s just ... bad writing. There are some parts I feel shouldn’t happen no matter what (her being insecure about being disabled again) but for the most part I can “Well I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ “  an explanation and say “Ok so maybe she’s insecure about losing control and how bad things went when she was being manipulated by spymaster and losing the birds of prey” (and I can also think of my own slightly more satisfying ways for things to go down (link))

You can also “Well I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ “  a lot of tim’s jerkassery towards Damian in Red Robin due to his mental breakdown and presumably projecting a lot of the issues that are happening on Damian (and notice: he is still the central character in this narrative and the writer was unsympathetic to Damian here -- so it wasn’t a case of tim being made to look bad to make someone else look better)

I’m not happy to apply “Well I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ “ justification to Cass’s character in batgirl 2008 or Damian’s in Robin 2021 because in both cases the only reason those characters NEED that comic that allegedly redeems them is because they were written terribly (with racist or racist and sexist motives) in service of other characters!

so like can you squint and say “well, maybe, considering all of the terrible things that are happening to these characters, Cass in Batgirl 2008 and Damian in Robin 2021 aren’t TOO OOC” but also like. the way those situations arose weren’t even in service of their characters or regular bad writing. it was specifically in service of other characters