#thank you Sparrow!

[tinyarmedtrex]

From the prompt list... "I work at the animal shelter and you always come in to pet the cats when you’re sad" (if you're so inspired) 💖💖

“Hey look! He’s back!” Jesper tapped the back of Nina’s shoulder. “Look! Nina!”

“I don’t need to look Jesper, I already know what he looks like.” She said, not glancing up from the computer. 

“But he’s in a new sweater today!” Jesper said, craning his neck to get a better view of the man in question. “It’s giving major 80’s dad vibes. I bet he’s someone who likes mowing the lawn in socks and sandals. I'd let him mow my lawn."

“Ew." She kept typing then added, "Well, you could know for sure if you, I don’t know, actually spoke with him.” 

Jesper snorted. “I have!”

Nina finally looked up at him. “Directing him to the cats doesn’t count. You stare at him every time he comes in, it’s getting weird. You need to ask him out already, for all our sakes."

Jesper opened and closed his mouth. They’d had this discussion before and his excuses were getting worse and worse. “I haven't had a chance, I don’t work with the cats.”

He was in charge of the dogs. He liked their energy more, loved getting outside and playing with them. The cats always seemed boring by comparison. Until Wylan at least. The man came in at least once a week and always asked to sit with the cats. It seemed like he was always sad when he came in but, after an hour with the cats, he perked up. The first time Jesper had seen him smile he swore his heart stopped. 

Jesper had found excuses to talk to him briefly. Once he’d pretended to clean the cat cages, just to talk to Wylan. Another time he said he was taking pictures of the cats. He didn’t even notice until Wylan left that he hadn’t even brought a camera.  He just hoped that Wylan didn't notice either.

Each time they talked Jesper fell for the man more. He couldn’t help it. Wylan wasn’t like anyone else he’d met and Jesper wanted to learn everything about him. 

Nina clicked a few more things on the computer before handing Jesper a key with a cat keychain on it. “Well today you do.”

“Nina!” He stared at the key. “Tolya is going to be pissed.” 

“He can deal with it for a day. Now, go ask him out already! I’m not doing this again.”

“Thank you!” He said, kissing the top of her head. “You’re the best.”

“Remember this next time I ask you to cover a shift for me!” She called as he ran out of the small office. Wylan was in the waiting room, looking at the cat toys. 

“Our worst customer.” Jesper called, practically running to Wylan. The man turned and offered him a watery smile. 

“What’s wrong?” Jesper wanted to hug him but knew better. They were barely on a first name basis. Hugging him would probably send him running.

“Nothing.” Wylan said, rubbing his eyes on his sweater. “Can I sit with the cats?”

“Always!” Jesper jangled the keys. “I’ll come with you. They always need more attention.”

Wylan smiled at him again and followed Jesper into one of the cages. Jesper knew Wylan liked long hair cats, so he picked an enclosure with three of them. Wylan sat and one immediately jumped into his lap, purring loudly as Wylan started to pet.

They sat quietly for a few minutes then Wylan said, “Cats are so much easier than people. They tell you exactly what they want.”

“Partner troubles?” Jesper asked. He'd been petting another cat but it got bored of him and went to Wylan, rubbing his side.

He huffed a small laugh. “No. I’m painfully single.” 

Jesper tried not to perk up at the good news. "What happened? Not that you have to tell me but-" He stopped before the rambling started.

"Stuff with my dad." Wylan said, turning to pet the new cat. "It's a long story."

"I've got time."

Wylan raised an eyebrow. "Aren't you working?"

"I'm on break." Not true but he hoped Nina would let it slide.

Wylan thought for a second then launched into a story about his dad and how he was getting remarried for a third time and expected Wylan to sit in the back and stay silent. Jesper tried to just listen but couldn't help but rail against Wylan's dad, just a little.

"Thanks for listening." Wylan said as he finished. He looked at the cats. All of them were sitting by him now. “I think I’m going to adopt one. Then I don’t need to keep coming and bugging you.”

“Oh. Um.” Jesper looked away to hide his disappointment. “Yea, of course. Do you know who you want?”

“Cosmos.” Wylan said, gesturing to the cat in his lap. “We already have a connection.”

“Great. Yea. Okay.” Jesper stood. “I’ll get all the paperwork.” As he got the paperwork ready his mind whirled. He should have seen this coming. It made sense for Wylan to adopt a cat, but it meant that Jesper wouldn’t see him again. He really was running out of time.

“Here, fill this out. The fee is fifty dollars.” He held out the clipboard, but Wylan didn’t take it. 

“Um, my arms are full of cats. Could you do it for me?”

“Sure thing.” Jesper sat again, closer to Wylan this time. He started reading the questions and writing down Wylan’s answers. It was slower but he didn’t mind, it gave him more time with Wylan.

Jesper took his time completing the adoption process and helping Wylan wrangle Cosmos into a carrier. Finally, though they were at Wylan’s car and Cosmos was strapped safely in the backseat. Wylan was about to get in his car and leave forever and Jesper still hadn't asked for his number.

Wylan glanced at the cat carrier and asked, “Do you have access to the adoption requests?” 

“No.” Jesper shook his head. “Only my manager Nina does.”

“So if you, um, needed to call me I would have to give you my number now?” As Wylan spoke a blush spread across his cheeks. “About the cat.” He added.

Jesper's heart leapt. “Yes, I would need it now. And you should have mine. In case you have any cat related questions.” 

Wylan nodded. “I think I might have a lot of them. Cat questions that is. Is that okay?”

Jesper put his hand on the car, leaning closer. “Maybe we should go out to dinner? Then you can ask me all your questions at once.” 

Wylan’s flush deepened as he smiled. “That sounds like a good idea.” 

Jesper pulled a pen from his pocket and took Wylan’s hand. “Here’s my number. Text me and we’ll set something up.” Jesper didn’t think it was possible, but Wylan grew even redder as they touched.  "And I'll get yours from Nina."

"Sounds good." Wylan said, stepping back and getting into his car. He gave Jesper a small wave as he drove away and Jesper darted inside, eager to get Wylan's number and text him to set up their date.

[oken-art]

I've been blessed to draw this little comic from this quote post the amazing @nothoughtsjustmhaandotherthings wrote! just loved it so much haha!

[macksartblock]

see you know i couldn't resist this

thanks @babacontainsmultitudes for the idea i hope i did your vision justice lol

[risetherivermoon]

hc that once Sparrow learned wildshape as a teen the kiddads all went buckwild with it

they have a video of sparrow as a horse staring at the ocean, you can hear the other kids giggling profusely behind the camera, it zooms in and you can hear him sigh, see him duck his head down solemnly and say "Man" quietly, then they all fucking lose it and the video ends with Nicky, who was filming, dropping the phone because of how hard he's laughing

[harriertail]

hello!! you should draw turtle tail :)

[xbomboi]

Girl Talk.

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[iron-sparrow]

⸺ no one's laying roses on your bones ♪

[weirdgirlsparrow]

i like to imagine lark & sparrow in private still speak to each other in that strange shakespearian cadence they did as children, and the second another person enters the room they start speaking casually again

when terry's class was doing macbeth, he tried mimicking that cadence with them as a joke and it took the twins a full minute to respond cause they didn't know whether to brush it off or play into it

[stellocchia]

nl!Scott is canonically hot

[sparrowsupportgroup]

what are your top 3 Ais traits

omg idk even know where to start -

There are so many things that I genuinely enjoy about his character it’s hard to narrow it down to just three traits but these are the ones that strongly resonate with me personally about him!

(in no particular order)

i. protective

I love how protective he is. Even from your first meeting with him, he seems concerned for your safety, by making sure you have a literal guide(Princess ilysm <3) take you back to the city so you’re not in danger + he escorts back to the Wet Wick himself after annihilating that roughneck that tried to hurt you.

Also I just love how he nearly killed that guy that tired to hurt us and in such a brutal way too. He really does wear a bleeding heart on his sleeve and wants to protect the people he sees as vulnerable and that trait makes me ❤️ him even more that I already do.

Hence why I see him getting overly attached to us because he sees us as someone without protection in a strange, treacherous city and wants to be the one to fill that role!

ii. whimsical lil’ fella

Ais is actually hilarious. I had such a fun time bantering with him cuz he has this deadpan type of humor that charmingly disarms you while he is also simultaneously sincere with you.

I replayed his mini-route so many times just kicking my feet and giggling cuz he’s so much fun to talk to and it makes me feel nice - like he’ll tease you but in a way where he wants to laugh WITH you, not at you.

Like his whole sparrow and dove nicknames for MC and Mhin respectively are lowkey funny cuz they’re so random and he just gives them to you and doesn’t explain why and so you now you have this confusing bird themed moniker that Ais gave you just because he could + his “I didn’t know sparrows could bite” comment is SO silly and nonsensical and he just doesn’t care lol

iii. sensitive

I also love Ais’s secret sensitivity. He hides behind a nonchalant, intimidating demeanor but he’s a genuine softie under his scary exterior. His fatal flaw is his poor control on his emotions, after all.

He knows he’s terrifying to most people, so the fact he appears self-conscious about how he comes off to you touches my heart. He literally keeps count of how many “bad impressions” he makes on you so he doesn’t scare you off + his “I was lonely” comment said so simply and honestly, shows how much he desires companionship despite this perception of him being this violent tough guy most people(that isn’t the main cast) runs away from

And this is maybe me overthinking but when he catches you staring at him and asks if you like what you see or if he needs more work, this could interpreted as him being playful, and it is, but with Ais, the things he says can have these double meanings. So what if he was asking you that because he felt self-conscious and genuinely wondered if you didn’t like how he looked and was hiding it behind a joke?

HE HAUNTS ME.

[greenofrain]

Something something it's hard for Normal to be back at Teen High in the epilogue

Something something it's hard for Normal to be happy right now when he's back in San Dimas

Something something every other teen reconciles and hugs it out with their parents, but Normal only talks to Hero and Hermie

[officialgleamstar]

sparrow & normal, s02e06, and mother-daughter relationships

dungeons and daddies, s02e06: dance dance revelations 2ndmix link version | a breath of life by clarice lispector | are you still hungry, mother? by hannah green | the cradle by berthe morisot (cropped) | frau mit totem kind by käthe kollwitz | the sun is also a star by nicola yoon | the whale rider by witi ihimaera | bethany webster | lady bird (2017) | i put the coffin out to sea by lisa marie basile | please look after mom by kyung-sook shin | witch by rebecca tamás | poplar street by chen chen | candles by daughter | nature poem by chen chen | unknown | mirror traps by hera lindsay bird | georges bataille | turtles all the way down by john green | supernatural

[macksartblock]

no collective thoughts just drawings before i DM tonight

[krembruleed]

hello!! i just binged your blog and have decided that Sparrow is my favorite Gale-romancing Tav. the pain relief/kiss comic was very sweet, and i hope to see more of Sparrow and Gale in the future. have a nice day!

peel your peepers because im dropping more images of them right now!! special delivery!!!

[pleeborp]

Me, at work a receptionist: *listening to the s2 finale*

Anything Burch, the bastard: Sparrow turns into a love wolf

Me:

[aethergazing]

Send 🐾 to see them with a favourite pet or (animal) mount.

@mimble-sparklepudding | ask. | accepting.