#safe and happy

[toastedcatbread]

Couples Day

This takes place in my “The Strength of a Thousand” verse. It’s definitely not long enough to be a full fic, so I guess I’ll just post it here.

November 22nd is “Good Couples Day” in Japan. 

Look at their not-married life.

There was something extremely comforting in the sight of Cloud sitting on his couch. 

Pressed up against the cushions, resting quietly, Cloud would bury into his jacket if Sephiroth threw it over his smaller form. He would lean into his touch when Sephiroth touched his cheek and he would open his eyes when Sephiroth called his name.

A gentle smile; Cloud was at ease. His eyes were calm and his heart was settled. Sephiroth liked to run his hands through those fluffy blond strands, waiting for Cloud to wake.

It was the only time Cloud allowed him to ruffle his hair. Doing it to Cloud while he was awake seemed wrong and off. Sephiroth was so much taller that it just felt a little condescending. But while Cloud was asleep, the touch seemed to soothe him.

It was one of Sephiroth’s favorite things to do. Touching Cloud’s hair, gently running his hands through the strands and watching them stand right back up; Cloud’s hair was a bit of a mystery. But it was a mystery Sephiroth enjoyed and it never stopped him from running his fingers through the strands.

Cloud gave a soft murmur at his touch and turned his head towards his hands, settling back down to sleep. Completely defenseless, but Sephiroth would never let any harm come to him anyway.

–

It had started as a ritual in Wutai, but Sephiroth had never complained when Cloud reached for his comb.

Silver strands fell like water through his fingers. Sephiroth remained still as Cloud slowly ran the comb through his hair, smoothing out the knots and strands. Sephiroth would lean against his shoulder as Cloud worked, pressing his face against Cloud’s throat and dropping sweet kisses onto his neck. It was a comforting ritual, if a little startling at first.

Sephiroth never asked Cloud to comb his hair after they had left Wutai, but Cloud felt obligated to do so. There was a sense of closeness between them when he did it and he could feel Sephiroth’s body heat as he worked on those silver strands.

Sometimes Sephiroth would bring his wing out.

The sight of those black feathers was always a surprise. Cloud had never actually gotten this close to the Sephiroth he had known, so he had never inspected the wing before. So seeing it now was a little jarring.

Beautiful and awe-inspiring, the wing was enormous. Cloud reached for the appendage, slowly running his fingers through the smaller, softer feathers, to the larger, stiffer primaries. He touched the wing until he memorized every feather; until he knew how large the appendage actually was and how far he needed to stand to avoid being brushed by black feathers.

It was clear Sephiroth enjoyed it. Both the hair brushing and tending to his wing. His face would relax as Cloud worked, pressed against his throat as he shifted to allow Cloud more access to his wing. Cloud wasn’t even sure if Sephiroth knew how much he let his guard down when he was like that, but it didn’t matter.

Sephiroth was safe with him. That was a fact.

[darkcostco]

so tired of hearing about how unrealistic murder family is!!! i dont care!!! they eat people they can make it work!!!

[problemnyatic]

"I think this Category of human being is disposable" okay that not only sucks and is fascist but also makes getting you to deem someone to be disposable a simple matter of convincing you they're in The Category regardless of the truth. Also The Category is often misapplied to a vulnerable minority because it makes people like you agree they're disposable.

"Anyone who disagrees with me about The Category of people being disposable is a Category apologist or probably also in The Category themselves" Oh so you're just totally unconcerned with truth or justice or ethics or human rights and just are feeding your bloodlust for the sake of revenge fantasies. got it 👍

[void-bitten-ghost]

I just read a tag somewhere that went something like "My flavour of ace is whore in theory and celibate in practice" and I have never felt so seen happy pride month besties

[misterpseudonym]

[literarymerritt]

Thinking about Them 🥺

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[jacketpotatoo]

naps and snuggling

(req from @theriverbeyond for @fandomtrumpshate)

[formywriyinglalala]

this genuinely breaks my heart

[dragondawdles]

the beastie <3

[ravenpureforever]

On one hand, Young Justice is kind of neglected by the actual superheroes that should be looking out for them in a lot of crucial ways and very much failed by the adults around them

But on the other hand Red Tornado straight up hosts a parent-teacher conference where their respective legal guardians all show up, barring Batman who’s in traffic so Nightwing fills in instead because Robin’s dad does not know he’s a vigilante which is objectively hilarious

[qifreyplushie]

you, are god. my god.

happy birthday prince of xianle, xie lian. 🌸👑

[hinamie]

theyre soft your honour

[zibiscusloon]

So called “free thinkers” the second Tumblr gives us cat paws

..BOOP!

[imsosleepyofyourbull]

I firmly believe that Kabru is autistic but masks so hard that he’s convinced himself and (almost) everyone around him that he’s neurotypical.

That man’s special interest is people and how they work, but he just thinks it’s him Being So Good At Socializing — like he doesn’t spend 95% of his time people watching and adjusting his personality in response to the traits he witnesses and obsessing over the intricacies of human interaction while mapping an ever growing relationship chart in his head. For fun. He even admits it in the manga!

Like, look at him!!!

It’s such a shame that — because he’s the narrative foil to Laios and his interest is generally considered more “socially acceptable” in both their world and our own — more people don’t realize this about him. He’s constantly misinterpreted as a horribly manipulative person who only acts the way he does to use the people around him, when that’s explicitly shown to not be the case at all. Kabru is naturally empathetic and is almost always thinking about other people, regardless of whether or not they’re right there with him or a thousand miles away.

I mean, his most defining motivation is his desire to do everything he can to avoid another tragedy like the one at Utaya. Someone who doesn’t care wouldn’t have a goal like that, and they most certainly wouldn’t go about it the way he does. He’s constantly working to help people who can help everyone else and tries so hard to make sure that anyone who seems like a threat is actually someone he needs to worry about before doing anything about it. His supposed aversion to Laios is only because of the ridiculous trolley problem he’s set up in his own head.

Outside of that, he (rather justifiably) hates monsters but is desperate to understand Laios’ love for them and his apparently most selfish goal in getting close to the guy was literally just to become friends with him.

When he’s interacting with the canaries and they imply that they’re going to take him and all of his friends to the West, his first thought is of Rin and how much she’d hate to be stuck in the place that gave her so many bad memories.

He helps Kuro learn Common when Mickbell is asleep and firmly looks forward to the day that the half-foot and Kuro can communicate properly so that their relationship can get properly started without any miscommunication.

And he understands Mithrun with only a handful of weeks AT BEST interacting with him, getting enraged when the elf seems to give up and immediately trying to help him find a new motivation for life.

I’m excited just thinking about the day that Kabru starts unmasking more and more around his friends — both new and old — because if being with my current friend group has taught me anything, it’s that hanging out with anyone so unabashedly themselves is bound to make you more comfortable with yourself too. It’s part of the reason why I like Labru so much! There’s something nice about imagining them hanging out in the throne room or laying in the grass outside and talking for hours on end about their special interests. They might not strictly understand what the other finds so fascinating about monsters or people, but they can grasp that shared feeling of love.

They probably influence each other in really good ways too, with Kabru helping Laios figure out what people are thinking even when it doesn’t make sense or Laios helping Kabru understand that not everyone and everything needs to be analyzed a thousand times over. They both get to learn that there are people like them and people who will love them without them ever having to change a thing about themselves. They deserve to know that they’re fine the way they are.

[wispforever]

happy pride, everybody. ask me about my queer system

[Edit: now has image description]

[curesforwritersblock]

happy pride month everyone 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇮🇹