#okay i may be a bit biased but i think it'd be good

[lenreli]

[kalivasquezart]

Just wanted to say that I absolutely love your au about the Pioneer. Its so well thought out and just overall amazing and oh boy dont even get me started on your art— absolutely beautiful💖💕

I also am working on an au based off of Artis pups and when I found you I was like 🫢🫵 Very similar ideas 👀👀👀Also Hunter as Pioneer’s mentor is SUCH A COOL CONCEPT— Like like cause Hunters my favorite scug and the fact that you included him in your au and as Marbles’ mentor is just *squeals* but it also makes a lot of sense considering he comes a little bit after Arti and is one of the few scugs who can encounter pups in their campaign. I also wanted to ask if its okay with you if I use that idea/concept in my own au 👉👈

I was also thinking about Pioneer’s brother— Ik you said that you hc him as being dead, like officially, but I thought it would be interesting if he was still alive. I personally was inspired to let him live in my au simply because of some official art of Gorum (specifically his endings art especially the food quest one where he has a suspiciously familiar green slugpup). I was thinking something like what happened to Surv and Monk (the one-way pipe considering the fact that he kind of began to drift to the right as he sank) happened to him and Gorum found him. Idk these are just ideas Im using for my own au but thought I would share.

I just realized this is super long sorry HANDNAND I am insane and write too much

ahhhh thank you for the kind words skek YOU FLATTER ME~

[there are rain world spoilers regarding artificer's capaign below, be warned]

while my current headcanon is that the green pup died, i've been thinking very hard about it for the last week or so, and IMO there's a high chance i will retcon that. if the pipe thing is canon to Surv/Monk campaigns then i'm even more eager to adopt that idea. my only real hold-up about the pup was that we clearly see it drown in Arti's dream (the same flashing aura behaviour when you swim underwater), and if he really did drown then the only way to bring him back to life would be through karmic rebirth "last checkpoint save" kind of thing… which feels a bit cheap? a little too simple for me. i'm heavily biased here, because a while ago i read an interesting lore post of someone trying to explain why Arti's pups wouldn't "respawn" if they were killed, while Arti did. in short, the pups were too young to be bound by karma and so when they died, they died for good (reincarnated as a different creature, maybe) - but Artificer being an adult and already having experienced the urges before, was brought back. if i can, i will try to find that post again, and link it here.

ANYWAY yeah, personal AUs don't have to strictly comform to the game's canon, i keep forgetting about that. hell, i've seen people revive scav king or, i dunno, SOS from the dead, and they made it work.

speaking of my AU again, i may also have headcanon'd Arti's mate as a semi-aquatic scug (less freaky than riv tho), and so Bryn/green pup would have inherited some of those genes, making him more likely to survive the drowning. so yeah, i think i like the storytelling potential of keeping the pup alive, althought i'd have to sit down and do a proper brainstorming on what that means… when Arti and Marbles eventually reunite with their long lost other half of the family.

by the way, if you (or anyone else reading this post) wants to use my ideas in their own AU then i'm okay with that! no need to credit or anything. many people come up with similar concepts anyway, it'd be silly to try and police them on it.

[solradguy]

Guilty Gear hugs tier list. These listings can be debated if you want, but I'm going to post this, sign out, and go for a walk before it rains.

Reasoning:

BEST ==

Dizzy: Come on, look at her. Hugs like a best friend you haven't seen in years.

Elphelt: Might be kinda awkward if there's a snowball's chance in hell she thinks she could marry you but otherwise it's a damn good hug.

Jack-O': I'm biased. Hugs like it's the last time she'll ever see you.

Goldlewis: Like being hugged by a grizzly bear. Pats your back. 10/10

Sin: Kid puts his whole heart into everything he does. No way he hugs bad.

Axl: Good at hugging because it really just might be the last time he ever sees you.

Sol: He won't hug you. However, consider: warm, big arms, big chest. If Sol hugs you then the Earth is about to explode and he doesn't want to go out feeling alone.

GREAT ==

May: She's kinda bubbly (pun) and bubbly girls hug good.

Ky: Has rehearsed hugging. Knows the precise amount of time to hug for and how hard to hug but it still feels genuine.

Bridget: Don't have an explanation for this, just think she'd be good at hugs.

Izuna: Hugs like the cool uncle that let you take a sip of his bourbon when you were a teen. Pats your back.

Kliff: Dad hugs. Almost crushes your ribs but there's love in it.

Potemkin: Man's heart's full of love. He's careful not to kill you.

Chipp: Don't think Chipp hugs very frequently because he's a president and he's got an image to maintain, but I think he'd hug like everyone was his friend even if he just met them.

GOOD ==

Jam: Maybe a little too friendly for a hug with a stranger, like she hugs for just a bit too long and it starts getting kinda weird. She didn't mean anything weird by it though.

Zappa: It all depends on how involved S'Ko gets. There might be insects. Decent despite all that.

Slayer: I just don't think he'd hug anyone better than he hugs Sharon. A formal hug.

Leo: Tries too hard to hug well and doesn't quite make it.

Nagoriyuki: Could be killer at hugging if he had more opportunities to. A little out of practice from how long he was sealed in that thing.

Answer: Extremely formal and quick. He's got things to do.

Testament: Out of practice like with Nago. They're getting better though and at least whatever they put in their hair smells nice.

OKAY ==

Anji: If he hugs you, he's probably hitting on you. Depends entirely on how you'd feel about that. If he hugs you and he doesn't like you, I think it'd be a just barely acceptable hug.

Johnny: Saves his best hugs for hot women and his adopted daughters. It's a little awkward, like he doesn't really want to be hugging someone.

Faust: The image here is Strive Faust and I think Strive Faust would hug not great because he's really going through it in Strive and he just needs a moment. Xrd Faust would be up in GOOD or GREAT tier though.

Paradigm: Either you gotta squat down awkwardly to hug him or he's gotta climb up onto a table. Hugs in a professional manner, but the logistics of it make it difficult.

Bedman: Is asleep. Is strapped to a giant bed.

Ram: She's still learning. It's a cold hug because she's not sure how you're supposed to do it yet.

Giovanna: Doesn't want to hug and would rather be doing anything else.

Asuka: He was alright at hugging in 2015 but now it's 2187 and he's forgotten. The experience is uncomfortable for both parties.

Venom: Unless you're Zato, it's a quick and distant hug.

Raven: Would probably hug decently if he was in a serious mood, but odds are he's gonna make it bad weird.

BAD!! ==

Millia: She's had a rough life and also does not want to hug. A hug that makes you fear for your life and be grateful when the hug's over.

Justice: She's dead. Before that she wanted to destroy humanity. You can hug Justice but only once, and you better be fast.

Baiken: You might get stabbed. I can't imagine a scenario where she'd willingly hug anyone that wasn't Delilah.

I-No: Will just straight up kill you. Has never had a reason to hug someone before and might make it horny-weird if she's in a good mood and doesn't kill you first.

Robo-Ky: Assuming Crow programmed him to hug like Flesh Ky, it would still be like hugging a pile of sharp metal. If you're a woman he's going to say something uncomfortable.

Baldhead: Man's really going through it!! Going through it like no man's gone before!! Odds are looking like you'll get murdered.

ABA: Doesn't know what a hug is. Smells like rotting blood and flesh.

Order Sol: Sol at possibly his lowest point. Reeks like hair grease, body odor, and rotting blood. 48% chance you'll get Savage Fang'd, 48% chance you'll get Tyrant Rave'd, 4% chance he rips your heart out with his bare hand.

Valentine: She just stands there and doesn't hug back. Asks questions about hugs, hugging techniques, the meaning of hugs, the history of hugs, and what purpose they serve for as long as you're willing to bullshit answers.

Haehyun: The little human inside the robot is alright at hugging, but the robot itself will probably crush your bones.

Happy Chaos: He's going to do something really friggin weird for shits n giggles and you're going to regret it.

Zato: He's just shit at hugging. Dude died and came back wrong.

[ikigaisvt]

if you were to ship your moots/anons with svt members what would the pairings be? (and why?) (just the ones that come to mind immediately)

HI!! omg im so sorry for answering this so late,, i've been sick and busy so i couldn't find the right time to answer,, but here we go now!!

@homerunhansol - definitely vernon wtf???? and i'm not saying this because he's her boy but - they would get along SO well. j is a really chill girl (except when she's simping on her boys), she loves movies and she goes to concerts pretty often and i feel like that's just vernon's vibe you know? like i'm pretty sure if vernon wasn't an idol or even working in music, he'd still be pretty big on music and go to so many concerts/festivals!! they'd be so cute togeether; in big gatherings they'd be in their own world, laughing at some videos and having conversations no one can understand but them.

@wqnwoos - for hana i'd say wonwoo AND I SWEAR I'M NOT BIASED, i just truly think people choose at least one bias they would get along with. they're both quiet people and on the shyer side but i feel like wonwoo would reach out to hana and get to know her (that's wonwoo for you hehe). they're both big on books and they love cats; they'd have the cutest reading dates and they would adopt a cat together (and name it after like a character they both like) also hana does have a cuter side to her personality and wonwoo would melt at any of her cuteness. (i could have said jeonghan too but i have someone else in mind unfortunately,,)

@lovelyhan - once again i am not biased but jeonghan would literally be so freaking in love with kai,, they have a certain vibe to them, they're so very sweet and adorable and that's just jeonghan's type for you? jeonghan absolutely adores anything cute and the boys have said multiple times he likes sweet people. he'd give them the sweetest hugs, kai could ask for anything and jeonghan would deliver! clearly they're a power couple hehe

@som1ig - for may i'd say hoshi and i don't even know why,, i feel like she'd either be able to control him and his antics or he'd get worse,, but they would be the funniest couple ever, pulling jokes after jokes and making everyone laugh! but when they're alone, hoshi would find a place to rest with may and would be able to drop the "i'm strong and never get tired" act (just like he can do with the members!)

@neejaatjeh - mingyu for sure! i feel like she is pretty extroverted and is not afraid to reach out and talk to new people and mingyu would adore that! he'd be able to be his goofiest self with her, make the worse jokes ever and she'd still hype him up,, and when he's in a calmer mood, she'd welcome him with open arms like she'd accept anything from him and he loves the security of being loved no matter what

@mansaesvt - i'd definitely say seungkwan for kiki! i may have gotten that idea bc of your big 3 in your bio (im so sorry, the astro girl in me couldnt be stopped) and it just Makes sense okay. i feel like you'd both need some time to get closer but once you realise how the other one gets you like no one does, it's game over, you're in it for life. seungkwan is the ultimate extrovert and i feel like she is too (with her aquarius rising + her mbti) but they both have quieter side to their personalities and i think it'd give seungkwan a lot of comfort to have someone a little bit like him by his side. he'd love resting with her, talking to her and when the time comes to got out and be extroverted again, they'd be together, pulling the biggest laughs out of people

finished~ i hope that was good enough,, i had a lot of fun!! and i hope my moots like my answers too, thank u hehe 🫶

[shanesboyfriend]

Like the Sun (Sam x Reader)

been thinking about sam a lot lately. hope you enjoy!!

Sam x transmale!Reader (he/him)

Summary: You tried to figure out how to say this, if you wanted to say it at all. Everything could go wrong. He'd be the first person in the valley to know you were trans. That scared you. "If I tell you, you'll hate me." You settled on. "And I can't... I can't-"

WARNING: transphobia (not by Sam), semi-suggestive themes (16+)

"You're comfy." You mumbled sleepily, curling more against Sam's chest. The two of you had been tentatively dating for a few weeks now. You'd dated people before, sure, but Sam was different. You wanted to take things slow with him. The two of you had been friends for a few seasons now and the last thing you'd wanted was to ruin that. So, the two of you were friends first and dating second. You'd watch him attempt his kickflips when you weren't busy with work and visited him at work. He invited you to play Solarian Chronicles with him, Sebastian, and Abigail and snuck you into his room some nights.

He was warm, like the sun, and had energy and charisma you could barely keep up with. A part of you always worried if, one day, you'd be caught in his light and burned up to ash if you stared at him too long.

But right now, listening to the sound of whatever movie he'd chosen to watch, you tried not to worry about that.

Sam blinked down at you where you lay curled up like a baby in his lap. You sat on his thighs with your legs curled up and your head tucked into his neck. His arms were around your waist to keep you from falling off. You loved being held by him. Definitely one of the top experiences of your life.

"Yeah?" Sam's voice was soft, almost surprised by the sentiment. "It's cause I'm in a sweatshirt, huh?" He teased, kissing the top of your head.

You nodded sleepily. "Mmhm. You should gimme it when I go home. Bet it'll smell like you..."

Sam blushed. "Y-yeah, alright. I can do that..."

It was nearing the middle of Fall so warm clothes would definitely be appreciated. Them coming from Sam just made them all the better. He always smelled good too but maybe you were a little biased.

You sat up slowly, straddling his thighs and gazing down at him. Soft blue eyes focused on you, not a second thought spared for the movie. He looked soft with his blush-warmed cheeks littered with freckles. His eyes were like the ocean in summer, bright and beautiful. You felt overwhelmed, running your hands through his gelled blonde hair, careful of his ear piercings. "You're beautiful." You said softly, pressing a kiss to his forehead.

Sam lit up with a bright smile. "Really?" He seemed surprised. "Yoba, I never- I've never-"

"You're beautiful," you repeated again. Sam's face softened and you kissed each of his cheeks.

He took the sides of your face in his hands, the metal of his rings chilling you a bit. "Is it okay if I kiss you?" Sam's voice was soft, almost inaudible over the sounds of the movie behind you.

The two of you hadn't kissed yet. It wasn't for lack of wanting it but simply because you were worried how it'd progress. You weren't out yet. Everyone in town addressed you as a man and no one batted an eye because they didn't know different. You were worried how the town would take it if they found out. But the idea of Sam finding out and being disgusted by you made you hesitate whenever initiating any kind of intimacy with Sam.

Like if you took things slow, it'd hurt less when he broke up with you.

"You may." You choked out anyways. When his lips met yours, you felt yourself burning up. He was bright, beautiful, and you didn't deserve him.

His hands rested on your waist, one hand traveling up to hold the back of your head as you kissed. You placed your hands on his shoulders and let yourself melt, like a pile of molten lava in his hands.

You loved him. You loved him. And the realization of this nearly made you burst into tears.

When the two of you finally separated, Sam stared up at you like you'd hung all the stars in the skies. His expression changed to one of concern. "What's wrong?" His hands were suddenly on your face, wiping your cheeks.

Guess you did burst into tears.

"You- You're-" You tried, words dying in your mouth. "You're so-"

Sam gave you a nervous look, running his hands through your hair in a soothing motion. "Look, I know I'm not that good a kisser. What's wrong?" He asked, looping his arms around your waist and clasping his hands behind your back.

You tried to figure out how to say this, if you wanted to say it at all. Everything could go wrong. He'd be the first person in the valley to know you were trans. That scared you. "If I tell you, you'll hate me." You settled on. "And I can't... I can't-"

"I could never hate you!" Sam interrupted, looking aghast. You had to avert your eyes. Looking at the sun always blinded those who stared too hard. "Babe, what's-"

"But you could hate me and that's- that's what scares me." You sniffed, more tears falling out of your control. You couldn't even register the pet name - that was definitely new, neither of you had done that until now - as your tears began falling faster, harder. "I can't- I can't lose you Sam. But I'm scared to- to tell you..."

Sam was quiet as you spoke. Then, he pressed a soft kiss to your lips and you felt your eyes flutter closed. "I mean... only reason I could hate you is if you, like, killed someone? But even then, I know you'd only be pushed to that if you had to. So my first question would probably be 'what did they do' rather than 'what have you done.'" That made you smile a bit. A sight Sam relished in.

You took a slow, deep breath. If you didn't do it now, you'd never do it. And Sam at least deserved to know the truth before he got more invested in you. "I'm trans." You said, squeezing your eyes closed. Here it came. He was going to dump you and tell the whole town and you'd have to move away again and-

"Alright. But what's got you so upset?" Sam asked, his tone filled with worry.

Slowly, you opened your eyes to stare at him. You opened and closed your mouth for a minute, stunned. "Sam, I'm trans."

The blonde nodded. "Yeah, you said."

"Doesn't that... bother you?"

Sam blinked at you, looking as stunned as you were. "No? Why should it?"

Your chest clenched and you felt like it was hard to breath. A wave of emotions hit you and you started crying again, burying your face in his neck now as you sobbed. Sam held you close though, quickly whispering soft reassurances in your ear. He could never hate you for that, he said. He loved you for you, you being trans wasn't a dealbreaker for him...

And so you told him.

You told him about your family. How you'd moved to Zuzu City from Grampleton because your parents weren't supportive of you. "You'll always be our little girl." Your moms cold voice echoed in your mind at the memory of the last fight. "Nothing you do will change that."

"She sounds like a bitch." Sam frowned, brow furrowing.

A soft giggle crawled its way from your throat, smiling at him. You clutched the soft material of the sweatshirt he wore, a thoughtful look on your face. "My friends at the time dropped me when they found out." You said softly. Sam's grip on you tightened. "They didn't waste time telling everyone in school too. I had to move in with my aunt in Zuzu City because my parents wanted nothing to do with me." You choked back a sob.

Sam held you close, a hand on the back of your head as his other hand rubbed slow circles into your back. He didn't say anything though, letting you let it all out.

"S-so then came the issue of my grandfather's will. H-he'd left the farm to me but my mom wanted to give it to my brother. S-so as soon as I turned eighteen I claimed it and- and I moved here a few years later... H-here I am." You chuckled wetly. "Twenty and living on a farm and- and crying all over the local rockstar."

The blonde snorted, kissing the side of your head. "Hey, I don't mind. You're only, like, a year younger than me." Sam nuzzled you, rubbing his cheek against your temple. "And I'm not gonna just drop you 'cuz you're trans. You're- I love you for you."

You clung to Sam helplessly. Like if you let go he'd disappear.

Sam continued rubbing circles in your back. The two of you sat in comfortable silence. A thought came to Sam and he smiled to himself. Carefully, he lifted you up into his arms and blushed at the soft squeal of surprise you let out. "Sam?" You asked as he carried you towards his room.

"Trust me." He said simply, opening the ajar door with a bump of his hip. Then, with his foot, he shut the door. Slowly, he lowered you to the bed and you stared up at him, his blonde hair illuminated by the sun leaking through the open bedroom window.

"Sam, I don't- What are we-?" You stuttered nervously. Your legs were still clamped down on either side of his hips and a rush of anxiety hit you.

Sam blinked before a blush returned to his face. "Oh! No- um, nono that's not what-" He sat on his knees with a nervous chuckle. "No, um. We're not- Not right now anyways."

You felt your heart lurch at that.

"Take your shirt off." Sam asked, blue eyes making you feel trapped under his gaze. He looked holy, the light giving him an almost-halo appearance. Your angel, bright as the sun.

You trusted him, like he'd asked you to. Your shirt came off slowly to reveal your binder underneath. Sam lowered himself on his hands over you with a warm smile. Somehow, even with the light no longer shining behind his head, he was still as bright as ever to you.

"What are you... what are you gonna do?" You asked quietly, wrapping your arms around your torso, suddenly feeling self-conscious.

Sam pressed a soft kiss to your cheek. "I want to show you how much you mean to me." His voice was low in your ear and made you shudder. "How handsome you are."

You went to protest but you were cut off by Sam kissing his way down from your cheek to your neck. You felt yourself heat up under his attention, his fire-hot hands running up and down your skin. He took your cold hands in his hands and tugged them gently away from your chest, pinning them on either side of your head. Instinctively, you tightened your legs around his waist. "Sam-"

"Easy," he said softly, kissing over your collarbone. Every spot he touched you felt burnt. "You deserve to be told you're perfect. Deserve to be shown..." Sam mumbled between kisses. At one point, he bit down softly on your neck and you had to clap a hand over your mouth to keep yourself from making a sound.

Sam giggled impishly into your neck and you felt your blush only worsen. "S-shut up..." You mumbled, no anger behind your words.

"You're my favorite, y'know that?" Sam said, voice quiet and meant just for you. You looked away from him, his gaze too much for you. But he didn't let you go far, cupping your cheek to turn your head back to face him. "I mean it. You're my favorite farmer in the whole valley. Favorite person even." Now Sam looked bashful, trying not to grin when you trembled.

Slowly, the hand not holding your face trailed down your torso, the featherlight touch making you shudder more. "Tickles," you whined softly.

Your boyfriend just snickered, pulling you more onto his lap, your legs practically wrapped around the middle of his back now. He leant down to kiss your stomach, working his way up - not even hesitating to kiss on the binder over your chest, like it was natural - to kiss your lips again. "You're perfect." Sam said plainly, like it was fact.

Covering your face with your hand made Sam whine, like a kicked puppy. "Don't hide your face, it's my favorite face." He pouted dramatically.

You scrunched your face up as you removed your hands, putting them on Sam's shoulders contemplatively. An idea struck you. "Gimme your sweatshirt."

Sam raised an eyebrow. "I don't have anything on underneath, y'know."

"Good," you mumbled, leaning up to kiss his lips. "Let's trade spots."

Sam lit up, happily shedding the article of clothing to pass to you. When you kissed him again, your own hands running down his chest, you felt yourself burning to ash.

And you liked it.

[genshin-obsessed]

(Love Letter)

"Dear Xiao, wherever you are,

It's been a long time, and I can tell your heart hurts. I can imagine carrying all those burdens, but you'll probably just say, "I don't need your pity."

My beloved adeptus, I thank you kindly for everything that you have done. Whether it be protecting Liyue on your own will or from Morax's orders, you're still one of the most amazing people I can ever think of meeting.

When I first ran into you at Wangshu Inn due to.. Lack of Zhongli's presence, my goal was to make it past your harsh, cold side. I think I might've already done so, but I only desire for one more thing: To win you over.

To you, the thought of being in a relationship with someone would probably get in the way of your work. It'd probably be a problem, a nuisance to deal with, right? Well then, how about this- Let's try dating for about a week, and we can see if you like it or not!

I mean, technically this is a love letter to you, but I can't help but think in the future. However, if you decline my love, that's perfectly fine! You must have reasons, and that's okay. If you're afraid to lose a "mortal" like me, you needn't worry. Perhaps you can speak to Zhongli about my, uh, "mortality"-

There's really no need to ask him to make me an immortal or something, since, well, I'll leave that for later. But er.. I'd like to know if you're romantically interested in anyone, or just anyone else so I can cut this short. It may make things a bit awkward between us two, but I'm sure we can manage.

Honestly, it's all up to you. Memories with you have been pleasant, stargazing together and watching the lantern rite festival together.. It'd be nice if we could do that again some time. I'll be returning to Liyue from Natlan soon, and I'll meet you at our usual spot. If you don't turn up, I'll just guess that you're busy! I'll see you soon then, Xiao.

You don't have to reply by the way. Just a small letter to you- I could've written a lot more, but I think a simple confession is for the best.

I have a specific strong feeling towards you, and I'm sure you know what it is based on this letter. Err this is awkward to say- But I love you! Please stay safe until I get back to Liyue. We can discuss.. things when I'm there.

-[Name]."

[Name],

Uhh I'm not good at these things. Emotions or sending letters so I'll make this short. Human life is fleeting, for me it's only a few seconds but for you it would be years. I'm not sure how to handle that. But at the same time, I don't want anyone changing who you are. Your mortality makes you... you. It makes you special and you're special to me.

I do think relationships are tiresome, but maybe you'd be different. So fine, we can try this one week... thing you want. But if I'm being completely honest, I don't think I'll need a week. I already know how special you are to me, so I'm willing to try mortal customs. I think I'll like it- maybe I'm biased because of you.

I'll do my best to protect you as well- let no harm come to you. This is my vow to you. I hope to see you soon.

Love,

Xiao

p.s. bring almond tofu

[taegularities]

I’m ya South African anon and I finished it. And now I can never read a fic about my bias and bias wrecker again😞 (I’m kidding pls continue to write forever)

Anyway so last 12 in the morning I couldn’t get to the word theory and went with feeling (I apologise, English is my first language although it may not seem this way)

So I had this theory that although her feelings for Tae burnt brightly and was novel, she and JK had a history that can’t be ignored and she’d have this back and forth in her mind and idk I figured okay maybe the world would start spinning too much for her after Tae’s confession and maybe JK would seem overbearing at that moment (only because sensory overload driven by a panic) that she’d want everything and everyone to just… stop. Pause.

And she’d just temporarily remove herself from both situations just to feel it out.

I mean it’s probably far fetched but idk I guess because she’d have been with her BF for so long, she’d only know love for him and just him and the possibility of a new love or new relationship would be daunting because she’d only know Jungkook. And idk I guess in the time she’d taken for herself she’d come to realise that maybe she could love another and maybe it could be Tae. And maybe it was okay if it was only him.

Anyway I guess it’s because I’m Tae biased😂😂

Okay but can I just say that your writing never fails to impress me and that was so beautiful and despite my own theories and ideas the ending between oc and Tae was perfect and right and ugh my heart

Have a lovely day, I apologise for the length of this ask

AHHH SA ANON !!!! i am so sorry it took me so long to answer, i was trying to sort out my thoughts 😵‍💫 and omfg, this is actually SUCH a good theory? because yeah, i think in real life it'd be a v natural reaction to just step back for some time and let things sink in. sensory overload is a thing ughh but i also love the bit w "only know[ing] love for him" and that a new relationship might be daunting, hence, choosing tae after some consideration

genuinely would've been a great ending too tbh, u are so creative and smart !!! i am still so happy u liked the ending of the series, thank u so much for reading love 🥺

[bisexualmaedhros]

okay idk if i want anyone reblogging this bc i don't want the General Tumblr Population ™ getting their hands on it, but like... is anyone else bothered by the way people treat the whole "anti" thing. i'll explain

i feel like distilling all of the discussion around those things into one single label ("anti" vs "anti-anti" or "proshipper" etc) has made a lot of the important things get lost in translation. the terms have been defined and redefined by so many people with their own very biased takes, that often these terms no longer mean anything practical to me.

for example, some people think of "antis" as people who are completely against artists exploring darker topics in any way, shape, or form, and who are dedicated to eradicating anything that isn't fluff from the internet. on the other hand, some people define "anti" as simply someone uncomfortable with pedophilic and/or incestuous ships. these are very different definitions for the same word, around which some very volatile discussions have been built. i'm inclined to be wary of people who firmly declare themselves "anti-anti" or whatever the fuck, but it can also be difficult to tell based only on that term if they mean 1) they ship things that make me uncomfortable, or 2) just think artists should be able to make art about complicated and heavy subjects.

i don't look too far into the whole debate because to be honest it's horribly draining, but i don't doubt there are people out there who call themselves antis and who really are just out to take down any kind of dark content whatsoever, regardless of how well tagged it may be. i guess what i'm saying is that i think there are a lot of people on both sides who concentrate more on the labels rather than the ideas themselves, so in some cases it's a little bit of a case of "making up a guy and then getting mad at him".

also, i feel like for some reason we've forgotten that there is a very well established history of people on the internet making troll accounts/posts pretending to be someone of a certain group, just so that they could make fun of said group and paint them as unreasonable. why do so many people forget that? i keep thinking back to that twitter account that was being shared a lot somewhat recently, that was basically a cartoonishly exaggerated portrayal of what some people think when they say "anti", of course with some good ol' aphobia and various other bigotries thrown in for good measure (why do you people spend so much of your time thinking about us and getting mad?). and so many people were eating that shit up, ready to believe it was real right away, possibly because it confirmed something they already believed. i know there are a lot of genuine batshit insane posts on the internet, but it seems a little like some of the anti/proship debate might be an extension of that. accounts like that one twitter are just an updated version of, say, the oppa homeless style post and others like it that birthed the image of the "tumblr sjw". someone might point out an artist's portrayal of a relationship between a 25 year old and a 14 year old seems to romanticize and ignore the abusive dynamic and they find it gross, and someone else might paint that "anti" statement as someone trying to "censor" art. and then they tell someone else that an anti is someone who wants anything they don't like removed from media altogether. obviously that ending statement sounds ridiculous, so it'd be easy to conclude based on that that "antis" must be irrational and overly sensitive; immature. but a lot of context is lost.

(also there's a lot to be said in the way of criticism ≠ censorship i think, but this post is already kind of long)

[the-necessary-unnecessary]

hesitated on doing this bcos i think it'd be long and i think ive sent quite the number of long asks to you. should probably just make a separate blog here alr but oh well. like your other anon, my impression of RM is real minimal but im a very anti-RM person for champions league reasons ahemoffsideahem. when they first announced their tacon takeover, to me it felt purely a capitalistic move since the wwc was booming. it felt disingenuous, as like united's inception. i shall declare that i (1)

dislike both men's teams so that its clear im a little biased. but what makes united and RM so different is the way they went about doing it? united started at the 2nd tier and capitalised on liverpool's failings to sign players (abt 4 players moved?). united also focused on a very homey squad; if im not wrong, groenen was their first international player? whereas RM just signed asllani, jakobsson and babett. it felt like a "yeah yall arent good enough" move. but when that happened, i was like hey im biased bcos i hate both teams from the men so who knows? if i can like support more than one women's team in a league, maybe i'll come around. 

but as time passed, i think all the tacon reports came out where the players were treated poorly etc (i cant rmb exactly now) it just really rubbed me the wrong way. i ended up liking united (honestly the personnel and not the club bcos... nah i cant do that, sorry united fans its just the culture yk) but tacon up till now just feels disingenuous and more abt the brand than the team. i mean its debatable if this is a club issue or a women's team issue (i mean look at the shit their men's team has in just the past year. from bale and james to jovic and hazard? ive got many opinions) but the club itself feels so focused around the marketability than actual investment and care, esp when ex tacon players are having issues and those reports are buried below the whole "RM has a women's team!!" shit. just doesnt feel good yk (4)

It’s more than okay for you to send these long asks, they never fail to raise interesting points! Once again, I’m going to let the avid RM haters down by defending them a bit here - but only with facts not with my actual opinion which is still very anti-Madrid in the futfem world. So firstly, although it may have looked like they came sweeping in after the world cup to pick up a team, this move had admittedly been in the works for quite a while. Tacon was born out of a team called Canillas four or so years ago, and even back then there were articles written about how they were vying to become the new Real Madrid. The sentiment had been for a while that if and when Tacon managed to get promoted then they’d fuse with RM. Even still though, the fact that they refused to take the team on until they reached the first division (unlike Man United who bought their place but started as their own team in the championship). And where still reluctant about inverting the just three million euros it would take to get the team on its feet definitely show the capitalistic aims of the club rather than wanting to help the growth of women’s football in Spain.

In terms of international players, Man United brought in a few more than just Groenen, if you count the scots as international than there were two on that first Championship team and a few others that came in this season, but it’s true that that ‘homely’ atmosphere was conserved a lot better than RM did where the Tacon team this year seemed to be a mix of the old team thrown in with signings of international calibre which kinda destabilised the team. Jakobsson, Asllani, Daiane, Ohale, Thaisa Moreno, Kaci, Chi, and later Babett were all brought in and there just wasnt any gelling making it seem like it was all about the stars rather than the play. And yeah there’s been cases of the players not being paid, not covering them under social security despite it being announced that they were covered and trying to cover it all up. So yeah I totally get where you’re coming from and I agree with you that a lot of the ways in which they’ve gone about this wrong has been hidden under the blanket praise that they’ve finally got a women’s team so they’re the saviours of the game!

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Superheroes with Secrets: November's Bonfires (Fic part 41) (Set in 2001)

Around 2000 Words. 18+ in places.

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‘Giantess’ Kirby Roussimoff x Shane ‘Hurricane’ Helms (Circa 2001)

Reference Posts: Shane ‘Hurricane’ Helms

Kirby ‘The Blacklight Bandit’ Roussimoff

Notes: The story is set in 2001, which would make Helms 27 and Kirby 31. This story also blends Kayfabe and Reality. Certain people speak in different colours, Mainly: Helms is Green. Kirby is Orange. Kane is Red. Undertaker is Purple. Big Show is Blue.

Other members of the BSK are also in purple.

Other women are in Pink.

"Fucking hate airports" Kirby whispers.

"I know, kid, I know." He soothes gently, rubbing her back. "You're here now. No need to fly again for a while."

"I missed ya, big guy." Kirby whispers, her arms around his neck before pulling away, "so, where's the car? Or cars?"

"Deep in the lot. Parking's a menace right now."

Kirby lets out a deep breath, making both Helms and Show look at her cautiously, "I'm okay."

"That's right. Gonna get some food in you and you'll be right as rain."

Kirby messes with Helms' hair, kissing his forehead and holding his hand as Glenn leads the group to the cars. Helms keeps a hold on her hand until it stops trembling, and even for a bit after. Kirby pulls Helms into a kiss, making Show fake gag before pulling away to smack Show around the ear.

"Ignore him. I'm allowed to kiss my future wife." Helms mumbles.

"I'll try to ignore the big doofus." Kirby jokes, shooting a glare at Show.

"Thank you."

Glenn and Mark share a whispered discussion before splitting up the group, "Alright, Show is taking Team Extreme back to the hotel and myself and Mark will take you two." Glenn announces.

"Works for us." Helms nods.

Kirby nods in agreement, following Mark to the car, almost skipping along the concrete.

"You seem to be in a better mood." Helms smiles.

"We're away from the airport, anything is better than airports or hospitals to me." Kirby notes.

"Even a car with these two hooligans?" Helms chuckles.

"The brothers of destruction are like brothers to me, mon ange."

"They don't have to be mutually exclusive titles."

"Well, I'm not going to call Kane and Taker my brothers any time soon." Kirby jokes.

"I'm just glad they're more calm than the Hardys."

"That makes two of us, good lord Jeff was annoying on the plane."

"Didn't have Lita and Matt to annoy. Speaking of which, without Jeff bugging them, they probably conceived on the plane."

Kirby smirks, trying to hold back her laughter. Glenn unlocks the SUV, climbing into the passenger's seat, Mark opens the back door for Kirby and Helms before opening the boot and waiting for them. Stashing away their bags and climbing in, they get on the road quickly.

"So, Helms, what did you think of the ranch?" Glenn asks.

"God, it was beautiful. So green everywhere, which may have made me biased."

"You should see it in late November, beautiful orange leaves everywhere and Kirby continues to keep with André's tradition of getting everyone around the bonfire for a long chat and some laughs." Mark adds.

"You do?" Helms grins, absolutely in love with the idea.

"Yeah, we get a cooler, fill it with beer bottles. Make s'mores and just hang out and chill around the bonfire. We do it in November so I can prepare everything during the month for when we fly out to Ellerbe, or drive up, I prefer driving up and ya know, we chill, we laugh."

"What if we got married in November? Have the reception be the bonfire?"

"Ya know, that's not a bad idea." Kirby nods in agreement.

"When it's all orange and pretty... it'd make for gorgeous pictures."

"So, Kirby, being the WWF's resident giantess, what's it like being engaged to the WWF's resident superhero?" Glenn asks.

"I love it, ya know, he's a green goofball and I love him, so I love being with him."

"What is this, a post-match interview?" Helms laughs.

"Just want to know what she thinks of ya, Green Lantern." Glenn jokes.

"Well in that case, interview away."

"Glenn, I'm always going to love him, he's my husband." Kirby states, before realizing what she's said, "I mean future husband."

"Aw babe, you feel like we're already married?" Helms smiles, teasing in his tone, but genuinely touched by it.

Kirby pulls Helms into a gentle kiss, "it was a slip of the tongue, mon ange."

"Kirby, what does mon ange mean?"

"It means 'my angel' Glenn"

"Just don't tell him what your other French nickname for me means."

Kirby blushes a light pink, messing with her hair and trying to look innocent. Helms almost wants to keep pushing, but making her blush feels good enough for the time being. Before they know it they're at the hotel, the BSK are waiting outside to greet them. Kirby's the first to get out of the car, walking up to the BSK and being enveloped in a group hug. Show and the Hardys pull up not long after and it's obvious Jeff's been pushing buttons the whole way.

Kirby smirks as she walks up and leans on Show's shoulder, "ya alright big guy?"

"So you know how you annoy me when I drive?"

"Jeff is worse than me? I've lost the title of most annoying person to drive with?" Kirby questions teasingly.

"He annihilated your title."

Kirby sighs in fake sadness, "guess that means you can't complain about me then"

"You're still a silver medallist."

Kirby smirks, "so, we have a match and that means brother against sister, the giants clash."

"More worried about your man. The way he keeps looking at you makes me think he's out for the blood of anyone who hurts you."

"You hurt me, he'll go from superhero to supervillain in less than a second."

"I don't doubt it at all."

Kirby smiles as she walks back to Helms, "hi handsome" she whispers.

"Hey beautiful. Missed you."

"Jeff has stolen my title as the annoying passenger in my brother's life." Kirby jokes.

"Goddamn. Wonder what he did."

"Don't know, but I'm not going to ask, don't want to make Show snap." Kirby murmurs.

"Gonna ask Matt."

Kirby nods, grabbing her bags and entering the hotel. Helms re-joins her in the elevator, hardly able to control his laughter.

"What's so funny, caped crusader?"

"Found out what got Show's goat on the ride up."

"And? What has Jeff done to irritate him so much?"

"He, and I quote, 'said Show's lips looked really soft and started asking for a kiss the whole way up until Show finally accepted a cheek kiss to shut him up'."

Kirby doubles over with laughter, "you're kidding me."

"Unless Matt is a really natural liar, it's the honest truth."

Kirby struggles to calm her breathing, wiping away tears, "holy shit."

"So Jeff got lucky today, can I?"

"I'd prefer to get to our room before you try anything, Hero. Oh, and before I forget to ask you, why do you own a cape, you don't wrestle in it."

"Because capes are cool."

"It's impractical, if it was any longer you'd trip on it."

"That's why it's not longer. And like I said, capes are cool."

"Capes are highly impractical, if I had your gear I'd get rid of the cape"

"That's why you don't have my gear. You wouldn't tell Mark his cape was impractical. Or his coat. Or Warrior's fringe. Or Hogan's wasteful use of shirts. Or Bret getting a new pair of glasses every match. Or literally anything Shawn wore in the early nineties. Or Hunter spitting out water for no reason."

"I would, and they all know I would. I don't like the impractical stuff, anything that gets in the way of work I don't like. It's why I have two versions of my gear, and the older version of my gear for my current gimmick."

"You're logical and frugal. Some of us ain't that smart." He laughs.

"I make sure I can work in whatever outfit I'm given."

"You rely on quick entry and exit. I can afford to come in with a cape."

Kirby is right about to speak when the elevator doors open on the floor they're staying on and they walk down to their room.

"And it swooshes. Love the swoosh."

Kirby opens the door to their room, "are you trying to convince me to have a cape? Cause I'm not going to let you convince me."

"Just trying to convince you to admit capes are cool."

"Not gonna happen." Kirby murmurs.

"You can't tell me you don't wanna fuck me when I wear my cape."

"I'm not going to fuck you in the cape. Not gonna happen."

"You can't say the idea hasn't crossed your mind." He takes her hand and lowers his voice, giving her bedroom eyes. "The cape... and nothing else..."

"Not. Gonna. Happen. Hurricane." Kirby whispers.

"Capephobe."

"I'm not fucking you in the cape. That's it, end of discussion."

"I'll wear you down. I'll get the metaphorical Big Show Kiss."

"Don't, I'm gonna get changed, into a bikini and some casual clothes that don't smell like the airport and then I'm heading to the pool. I'm not fucking you in the cape and that's final."

"Gonna take a quick rinse in the shower and then I'll meet you down there."

Kirby changes into a black bikini with flame designs and a short black dress, heading to the pool to hang out with the guys. After Helms' rinse, he pulls on a pair of swim trunks and rustles through his gear bag for his cape, wearing both and a pair of sandals down to the pool. Rikishi laughs upon seeing Helms, Kirby (having removed her dress to get in the pool) hides her face in her hands. Helms is perfectly neutral about the whole thing, like who wouldn't wear capes to the pool?

"He is such a goofball" Kirby whispers as Rikishi and Charles lean against the side of the pool, laughing their asses off.

"Is he wearing it just to embarrass you?" Rikishi laughs.

"No, no, his reasons are more risqué in nature"

"He's... is he trying to seduce you?"

"I said I wouldn't fuck him in the cape, he's trying to wear me down. It's not working."

"Think he's hoping it'll work."

"Oh he definitely hopes it'll work. It won't though."

"I sincerely hope to never know if it does or not."

"Then, butt out and go get me a beer." Kirby jokes.

"Get your own beer, kid. Got two legs, don't cha?"

"Fine, I'll go get myself a beer." Kirby murmurs as she climbs out of the pool, grabbing her purse and heading to the bar.

Helms watches her from behind his sunglasses, very obviously checking her out.

It takes about two minutes before Kirby returns with a beer, "just got fucking ID'd" she whispers to Rikishi.

"You? Damn, how old is that bartender?" He chuckles.

"Looked like a kid himself, jeez." Kirby jokes as she gets back in the pool and takes a swig of her beer, "has he been checking me out."

"Your man or the beer jockey?"

"Both" Kirby jokes.

"Yeah, both. But your boy toy especially. It's like he's obsessed with you."

"I'm his fiancée, of course he's obsessed with me, can't go five minutes without trying one move or another."

"It's like he's in love or something."

"He's in love alright, fucking perfect opposite of me, yet opposites attract ya know."

"He thinks you're perfect. It's so obvious, I don't know why you two didn't get married like a year ago."

"Because, he was still in WCW and I was still the angry loner I used to be."

"That's true, you were a grump last year."

"Helms, what ya doing babe?" Kirby questions, taking another swig of beer.

"Chillin'." He shrugs, lifting his arms to cradle his head in his hands.

"Is that what it's called babe, not 'staring at my fiancée's ass and tits because she's wearing a bikini', hmm?"

"You kidding? There's so much of you to stare at besides your ass and tits."

"Then you are staring at me? Wassup wit dat?" Kirby questions, doing her best Hurricane impression.

"Can't a man admire the Venus that is his future wife?"

"He can if he takes the cape off and joins her in the pool." Kirby jokes as she takes another swig of beer.

"I'll take it off, but only because it isn't waterproof."