#rae winters

[queen-scribbles]

OC Kiss: Dare (Rae/Seth, The Outer Worlds)

"You ever feel like your life could do with some excitement?'

"Not really, but if you're that keen for it, you could always swap labels on the doctors' lunches and enjoy the show."

"No thanks. Some of us don't have board member parents to smooth things over so we don't get fired for 'disrupting the workplace' or 'inhibiting production' and I can't afford to lose this job."

"Oh, fine. If professional life is off limits... I dare you to kiss your new boyfriend. That'll get you some excitement."

"Vy!"

"You haven't kissed yet, right?"

"Well, no, but we're going slow for a reason-"

"There's taking it slow and there's stringing you along, and at what, eight months? he's pushing it, Rae."

Despite redirecting the conversation--and Vylette's attention--to the test swabs they were collecting, Rae couldn't shake the words from circling her thoughts the rest of the day. They distracted her clear into the evening and led to Seth nudging her shoulder halfway though their dinner date. (Takeaway eaten picnic style on her living room floor because the diner was closed today and her table was still wobbly.)

"Air control to Dr. Winters, how's the view up in the clouds?" he teased, slurping a bite of noodles.

"Sorry." Rae rolled her eyes. "Though doctor's a long way off, y'know. I have a few years before I'm even eligible for any sort of promotion, I might make medical assistant inside the decade if I'm lu-"

"It was a joke, Rae," he said with a laugh, squeezing her knee. "You looked like something was buggin' you."

"Oh." She rubbed the back of her neck and debated if it was worth trying to brush off. "Just something Vy said at work, won't go away no matter how hard I try."

Seth twirled up another bite of noodles. "Anything you want to share? Would that help?"

Rae sighed, poked at the noodles and vegetables in her own bowl. "Thinks it's her job to commentate my love life."

He arched a brow. "Uh-oh. Should I be worried?"

She shook her head. "I disagree with her opinion. She dared me to kiss you, thinks we're moving too slow--but I know you don't wanna rush b'cause of Tenille" --a faint eye twitch when she mentioned his ex further steeled her resolve--"and I'm fine with the pace we're going, I promise." The words spilled in a rush as she scooted closer, legs half over his, grabbing his hand when he started to suck the inside of his cheek. "Seth. Seth, I really am." She liked him a lot, maybe even loved him, the last thing she wanted was to make him feel this, he, wasn't enough for her. "I shouldn't have said."

"I asked," Seth deadpanned. "And... maybe she's not wrong." He rubbed his beard.

"Hey, I'm not sure 'too slow' is a thing," Rae protested. "Vy doesn't know you, barely knows me, I didn't wanna give out sordid details about your jackass ex."

"And maybe she's still right," he said, tugging Rae's legs more deliberately across his lap to move them closer. "Maybe... maybe I'm hiding from something that's not a threat." He traced one thumb down her jaw. "Maybe you should kiss me."

She bit her lip at the touch, but, "Don't rush because of something a work friend said-"

He rested two fingers against her lips. "I'm not. I'm okay with this, Rae. Are you?"

Rae nodded. She'd been wanting to kiss him for weeks, but not as badly as she wanted him to be comfortable with it when it happened. "My breath smells like lo mein," she warned, wiggling closer.

"Eh, so does mine," Seth countered, eyes twinkling. "It's the perfect time. If you dare."

"Are you su-"

He kissed her, arm around her waist, hand cupping her jaw. "Absolutely," he murmured when he pulled back to breathe. "I think I'm safe with you."

The soft words made her heart dance and Rae grinned. "Then I dare you to do that again," she teased, and then smiled wide into it when he did.

[quintiliusheartripper]

Needed to finalize the t4t voice and claw of koda and here they are.

[honeylemonbutte]

Rules: Make a poll of your favourite female characters (no limits - as many or as little as you want) and see which your followers like the most!

tagged by @grapecaseschoices Thank you! I started thinking of my favorite female characters and then I couldn't stop. I tried not to put too many obscure women, but some of these ladies I just can't leave out (I did actually weed out most of the more niche ladies and put them in the tags)

tagging: @littlemissbumblebee, @alexeizzo, @agentark, @thisghosts-obsessions-again, @beatrizamante, @renru

please tell me your favorite girls in poll format

[s2kakyoin]

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[ourstaturestouchtheskies]

Hoarfrost in Koglerau – Alfred Poell // Winter – Jacob Gløersen (detail) // Winter Landscape – Pekka Halonen (detail) // Winter Landscape from the Giant Mountains – Paul Weimann (detail) // Moonlight by Nordseter – Lars Jorde // Winter Night – Bror Lindh // Rest Between the Pines – Delta Rae

[lilswampp]

the hair details - way too cute 🎀

sandy liang fall winter ‘23

[kestarren]

Winter landscape in southern New Zealand. Photo © Larryn Rae.

[raeloganthesonic06fangirl]

It's so cold outside that the water bowls for the feral cats froze solid.

We got some insulated shelters for them and we're periodically replacing the ice blocks with fresh water and only putting out the food when we see any of them pop up on the porch for a bite so it doesn't freeze to the pan, but yikes, this cold is no joke. I hope they got thier winter coats in time, or can at least huddle up in the bedding we've provided. 🥶

[starlitdecember]

sweet like cinnamon sugar

shot on Fujifilm xt30 ii

[queen-scribbles]

tagged by @emeraldgreaves to make characters in this picrew, went with my The Outer Worlds captain, Rae and her husband Seth, largely bc this one has vitiligo so I can make Rae correctly. xD

tagging @valkblue and @undyingembers (Also @the-lastcall if you want, but I know you have a lot going on rn)

[chrisnaustin]

If only I were she!

[keepingchrometabs]

My Mad Fat Diary - E4 - (2013)

[sweatymakernight]

Jungkook, is that you?!

(its just an edit made by me😂)

Even though it an edit, I'm dying ♥♥♥

[ice-sculptures]

it's been a long, long time 🛡️❄️

I’m very intrigued about this one 👀

hi sandy!! so as you probably already know, i'm a huge fan of steve & bucky, and when i first started shipping byler i couldn't help but notice how many similarities their story shared with stevebucky, and the little goblin in my brain encouraged me to start writing a retelling of CA: TWS (movie of all time) but with the ST characters, starring:

mike as steve (the paladin, knight in shining armor)

will as bucky (possession arc & brainwashing arc)

max as natasha

lucas as sam

the first half of the fic will be centered around the friendship between mike and max (and later lucas) and the second will be more focused on mike and will, like the original film. of course, it wouldn't follow the plot exactly, since i do want to incorporate henry, brenner, and hawkins lab into the story, as well as add a few more scenes to explore mike's mental state once he comes out of the ice and adjusts to modern life, but most of the major beats of the movie will stay the same and most importantly, will and mike's emotional bond will be given the respect it deserves 😤 (and a happy ending ofc)

i also wanted to switch things up a bit and give peggy's role in the story to nancy (non-romantically, obviously 😅) since peggy's conflict about not being taken seriously as a woman in her workplace is very similar to what nancy faced in s3, and i think it would be more impactful for mike to have a platonic, familial bond from the past.

i wish i could give you a snippet, since i actually have the iconic 'who the hell is bucky will' scene fully written, but it's on my other laptop, which is currently being repaired 😭 but i do have this little concept that i wrote a while ago, if you're interested in reading it :')