#they’re so cute gah

[mtndw-whteout]

WAAAAAAA painter/muse au painter/muse au

[offbrandhand]

Ladies and gents, Jart

[oasisofgalaxies]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

There’s a new UT/DR newsletter!!! And it looks like everyone’s all dressed up for Halloween, besides Sans… All the costumes are so cute!!! Especially Toriel and Frisk’s costume!!!

And as the newsletter says, Halloween is technically the fifth anniversary of Deltarune! Time flies when you’re having fun, huh?

Happy Halloween everyone :D!! Stay safe and spooky!!!

[a-sketchy-character]

I am once again attempting to learn animation and consistently distracting myself by getting

way too invested in three keyframes

[tuesdays-lament]

grian and cleo in grian’s finale are so sweet ☹️

[ike-mcswains-mortician]

These meme has been in my mind all day and leonora and max appeared in in my mind immediately hehe :]] I love them so much

LARK WHEN I TELL YOU I SCREAMED— (/pos)

OH MH GOD YOU’RE SO RIGHT HHSFSFS I LOVE THIS THANK YOU FOR BLESSING MY EYES THIS DAY <3

[sarcasticsra]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Dimension 20 (Web Series) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Captain K. P. Hob/Delloso de la Rue Characters: Captain K. P. Hob (Dimension 20), Delloso de la Rue, Original Male Character(s) Additional Tags: POV Outsider, POV Original Character, unintentional misgendering, only because of the POV character, he figures it out though Summary:

It’s probably not the best idea to rob a mysterious cottage in the middle of an enchanted woods…

[karlyboyyy]

Finished rewatching Fruits Basket and watched the Prelude movie for the first time. So yeah if you’re wondering how I’m doing

[bibluebutterfly]

I think the beautiful thing about the Broppy relationship is how they impact one another.

Branch’s impact on Poppy is the most obvious in the movies because he’s the one who teaches her to calm down and listen.

But what I think people overlook is the fact that despite her flaws, Poppy never gave up on Branch. Because as cute as they are now, there was a time when Branch was actually pretty cruel to her (ie. Putting her down, smashing her custom made invitations for him in front of her face, mocking her ideals, etc) and probably had been treating her like that for years before movie #1.

Everyone else had given up on him, basically deeming him as a lost cause, but Poppy never stopped trying. Yes Branch got on her nerves and hurt her feelings, and as far as she knew he would just throw her invitations away afterwards. Yet despite that she still put in the effort to make him custom invitations and genuinely want him to be there.

And even though he never dared express it, those efforts meant something to him.

Like we love Branch, but I don’t think we give Poppy enough credit for her role in Branch’s life. He was unkind (to put it lightly) to her for years, but despite that she never held any resentment towards him and still felt that he deserved to be happy. And by that incredible persistence, she worked her way into his heart.

See, Branch is a character who is completely used to tragedy and people he loves leaving in his life. So that’s partially why he pushed Poppy away and treated her so poorly. But despite that, Poppy was always THERE. She was with him when literally nobody else was. She was naive, optimistic and annoying, but she was there. Always putting the effort to be his friend, and the only one who had any sort of faith in him. He may have been isolated, but because of Poppy he was never truly alone. And even if it irked him, he still appreciated that.

And when somebody sticks with you literally no matter what, it’s not surprising that he fell more than a little bit in love.

As for Poppy, she’s slowly becoming aware that she can be a bit much sometimes. She always wants the best for her people but she doesn’t always know how to do that. Branch, even if originally rude about it, has always been able to give it to her straight. And even if he pretended not to care, he still had her back when it mattered the most. And after number one, it looks like he has her back more than ever while still being able to be the voice of reason. Which yes, Poppy definitely needs.

(Gah I wish I could put more pictures to elaborate my point but y’all get it.)

Anyway. They’re not perfect characters, but they are perfect for each other. Branch supports Poppy but gives it to her flat out. Meanwhile Poppy too supports Branch and is stubborn enough to stick by him, even when he’ll intentionally and/or unintentionally push her away. And that’s just gorgeous.

[sagethegremlin]

Come to the espilver side of the force we have dorky gays in love~

ok

[lowkeyremi]

Self Conscious Connie x black!reader

AN: Connie's been on my mind for awhile now. I remember younger me being self conscious about my stretch marks lmao!! Just comfort writing cuz connie would hype your ass up

CW: connie smacks ur ass once, slightly suggestive cuz ur half-naked(?)

There’s a pout on your face and for good reason you tell yourself. That fancy floor mirror Connie bought for you reflected your body. Your face is pretty and your body’s pretty, but these stretch marks… they aren’t cute.

You sigh looking at them on your thighs, they mark parts of your ass too. “They ruin my body.” You whisper quietly to yourself. You think of those girls on magazine covers, they don’t have stretch marks, just pretty clear skin.

They don’t add anything to your beauty, they just take up space on your body.

“Ouuuuu what my pretty mama doing in here???” Connie wolf whistles when he sees you half-naked in the mirror. Those thoughts you have about yourself disappear briefly. Connie your boyfriend (and ultimate hype man) smiles showing all his teeth. He gives you a hug from behind and takes a step back to look at you some more.

“Gah damn look at you, all pretty, all the time.” He bites his lip and you giggle a little bit.

“I was just looking at my stretch marks…” You trail, not continuing the sentence any further. Connie would scold you for thinking negatively about your marks.

“Ain’t they pretty? Shows how phat my mama’s ass is. They look so good on those thighs too.” His hands are quick to trail your stretch marks which littered your thighs and ass. There’s a warm feeling inside your stomach, a feeling of being loved.

“I was actually thinking the opposite. I don’t really like them.” You mumble, Connie tells you to speak up so you repeat what you had just said louder.

His hand comes down on your ass and you aren’t even phased at this point, he loves to smack your ass. “I don’t know why you don’t like ‘em, shows that you’re all natural. I get the real deal.”

“Yeah I know, but if you could, wouldn’t you want my thighs and ass to look normal?” It’s a stupid question really, because your smitten boyfriend is obviously gonna disagree.

“This is normal, just cuz stretch marks aren’t ideal in the beauty industry doesn’t mean they’re ugly. I’m dating you cuz I like you for you, not just your body. You’re pretty with stretch marks. Remember that.” He rambles.

You smile at him and kiss the tip of his nose, “I love you, Con.”

He grabs you by the waist and pulls you in for a real kiss, when he breaks the kiss he rolls his eyes, “thought you could get away with one little peck, done lost your mind. I love you too.”

[hanjisungslag]

attack on titan headcanons #10

synopsis: how the characters react when you, their s/o, gets hurt. 🩹

characters involved: eren, mikasa, armin, jean, connie, sasha, reiner, bertolt, annie, levi, erwin and hange

notes: i am cooking up a storm, so watch out for that & also hit double digits!!

☆ eren jaeger

bro is INFURIATED

“WHO DID IT HUH?! ILL KILL THEM WITH MY BARE HANDS-”

oh.. you got injured in training? poor babyyy☹️

he’s super sweet and gentle with you.

if anyone tries to go near you though.. he’s super scared they’re gonna accidentally hurt you😭.

so he’s always at the edge of his seat ready to rescue you if needs be.

he gets all of your food, water, clothes, bandages etc.

then the nurses catch him doing it and have to YANK him off of you, once again.

☆ mikasa ackerman

so incredibly caring and concerned 🤍

she was the one who found you on the expedition with a broken leg

she refuses you to the hospital

lets the nurses do their jobs (thank god)

she really wants to be able to help nurse you back to health as well though..

she gives you the next best thing aka massages.

she literally comes in everyday and gives you 3 massages minimum a day

she’ll also sleep in the hospital with you most days.

☆ armin arlert

nothing less than an angel.

for however long you’re in the hospital, he’ll bring you flowers

in there for 3 weeks? new flowers every week.

in there for a week? new flowers every other day.

reads you books every night to help you sleep

sleeps there EVERY single night

always gives good morning and good night kisses

keeps you updated with what’s going on with everyone and training to make sure you don’t miss out.

makes sure to surprise you by bringing your friends there too!! it was a super sweet surprise.

when you’re sleeping, he goes around asking nurses if they need help😖.

☆ jean kirstein

UGH TERRIFIED FOR YOUUU

he has to hype himself up before going to see you in hospital because it just breaks his heart.

but being able to see you, hug you, know that you’re being taken care of makes him feel wayy better.

he’s just happy to see that you’re not too badly injured.

just a sprain from training!

he likes to draw things for you from the outside

or you guys draw together.

yk that cute game where one person draws a squiggle and the other person has to make into a drawing?

yeah, you guys do that. and it’s frickin adorbs😡

☆ connie springer

you went to do some late night training by yourself

and cornelius found you on the ground. in a lot of pain.

he rushed you to the first aid

fastest anyone has EVER seen that man run

you got cleaned up but had to take a break from training until you were better.

definitely tries to make you laugh all the time

even with your injury, he still wants to see you happy and smiling 🤍

☆ sasha braus

aw bless her cotton socks.

your injury wasn’t fatal enough to warrant a hospital stay

but the nurses said to stay home and rest up!

you had to take care of your scar

in her own time, sasha headed over to first aid to ask the nurses how to help you properly☹️.

you literally do not lift a finger!!

she does everything for you, like cleaning it up, wrapping it up etc.

and she’s really good at it and all…

☆ reiner braun

he’s like a scared little boy.

he’ll sit by your side and tell you it’s all okay

but when he’s alone.. HE GETS SO UPSET

sometimes he’ll take ‘bathroom breaks’ just to pull himself together because he hates seeing you in this state :(.

really affects his everyday life

but he hides it well.

BIGG celebrations as soon as you’re out of hospital

is literally like a servant, will get you everything and anything you want.

☆ bertolt hoover

GAH SO ANXIOUS!!

he bakes you cookies for being so brave☹️.

he stays with you all day long until the nurse finally tells him he has to go.

it breaks his heart leaving you but he gets up bright and bloody early to see you in the morning

like i’m talking the second the hospital opens up.

☆ annie leonhart

she’s not nervous,

your injury wasn’t fatal or anything.

she’ll still visit you, of course ;)

she also makes sure to tell you how brave you are

since you are scared of hospitals.

she’ll giggle at your wimpy-ness though.

like you were getting patched up and you were just like trying not to scream

and she was just standing there chuckling at you.

☆ levi ackerman

so so so scared, secretly.

he has lost one too many people

but to lose you? that would completely and utterly BREAK him.

it was a pretty gnarly injury as well…

which was rather terrifying for both you and him

but he’ll keep a cool persona around you.

if he’s unable to visit due to work, he’ll ring the hospital and asks how you are.

he’ll always make time to come see you though, no matter what!!

☆ erwin smith

he hears from his assistant that you’ve been put into hospital

he runs STRAIGHT over and makes sure to comfort you.

he’ll stay till dark when you’re asleep and pay the nurses a visit too

he asks them to take extra good care of you.

if he’s unable to see you, he makes sure to call you up every single day

or at least have SOMEONE come check on you.

☆ hange zoë

GAH!! FREAKS OUT!

hange has seen it all at this rate

but doesn’t seem to heavily affected.

they’ve never really had anyone close to them be extremely injured

they were sooo scared though :(.

it was really sad for everyone to see hange’s energy so low but

they couldn’t help it!!

all they could think about was their poor love in hospital :(.

when they’re around you though, they try to stay positive! and tells you all about their work to keep you both distracted.

[ickadori]

++ 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐈

[summary] you show maki your nails, among other things.

[cws] fem reader.

“Do you like them?”

Maki turns her attention away from the blade in her hands and to her phone screen. She’s around ten minutes into a facetime call with you, and she’s surprised you’ve lasted so long without bringing the subject up already.

You wiggle your fingers in the camera, a bright smile on your face as you put your nails on display, and she takes in the length and design, one side of her mouth quirking up into a lazy grin.

“I do - they’re pretty.” You giggle as if she’s made your day, and she gives soft a shake of her head. “Did you use my card?”

“Of course,” you confirm, and she hums in approval. “Y’wanna know what else I used your card to buy?” Your tone brings forth a feeling that has her chest rising with a deep, slow breath and a heat simmering in her belly. Her task that she had been engaged in is quickly abandoned, and she positions her phone against a few books on her desk before settling down into her chair.

“Yeah, I do.”

And that’s all it takes for you to shed your clothes and pose in front of the camera, manicured nails trailing up and down your sides as you twist and turn, letting her drink in the sight of you in the new lingerie you had just purchased.

It’s lacy -god, it’s lacy- and there’s bows and ribbons and more straps than she can count without her eyes crossing and it looks so fucking good on you. It fits you perfect, bra snug as it hugs your breasts and pushes them up for her eyes. The panties are a see-through material, and the fabric clings to your mound like a second skin, and when you bend she can see the wet patch forming right over your little cunt.

“Fuck.”

You flash your nails again, the pretty things trailing down your clothed slit, and Maki hisses through pearly white teeth, one hand moving to palm at her own cunt through the boy-shorts she wears.

“It looks cute on me, right, baby?”

“Yeah, s’really cute.” She agrees, eyes low and cheeks tinting pink. “Now take it off.” You laugh, a cheerful, airy sound, but you’re shedding the two piece the next second, and Maki moans at the sight, clit pulsing as she gives out another order. “Spread your pussy for me - let me see your nails again.” And, just like before, you obey, quickly laying back against the bed as you open your thighs, fingers spreading apart glossy lips and revealing the pretty pink hidden inside. “So pretty, baby.”

Maki sounds drunk despite not having touched a drop of alcohol, voice heavy and slurring as she slips her hand into her underwear, fingers, which are leagues rougher than your own from the countless swings of her sword, rubbing over her clit just as she tells you to play with your own.

It’s clumsy, your long nails preventing you from rubbing it how you really want, how she would do it — with a wet thumb rubbing slow circles into the twitching little bud, sometimes trailing down to circle around your clenching hole when she wants to tease, dipping it in until the first knuckle, then the second, and then pulling it out before popping it into her mouth and sucking, and then going back to your clit to continue those slow, slow circles.

“Maki,” you whine, having taken to pressing your palm to your cunt and humping against it, and she groans deep from the pits of her stomach, teeth sinking into her bottom lip as her fingers go faster, faster, her ears picking up on the wet sloshing of your cunt alongside hers.

You whine and cry and hiccup and she drowns in the sounds, face hot and head foggy as she tips it back, eyes rolling and hips raising as she comes hard, muscles tensing and teeth nearly splitting the plump meat of her lip from how hard she bites down. “Gah!”

Sensitivity creeping in, she pulls her hand out of her underwear, chest heaving as she stands up on shaky legs, hand reaching for her phone as she stumbles towards her closet.

“I’m on my way.”

[twisted-wonderland-shenanigans]

okay, monster!au characters reaction to Yuu(s) having hiccups. Like the high pitch squeaky toy type of hiccup. I feel like it would be seen as cute to concerning by everyone depending on how long they last.

Hiccups can be extremely annoying to the one experiencing them (and sometimes be painful), but highly entertaining to observers! 😆 I remember at one point that my nephew had a little trick to get someone to stop having the hiccups by asking them a completely random question, like, “What did you say about [insert random thing]?” and the sheer confusion and attempt to clarify what was going on would end up stopping the hiccups!

The trick kinda loses its effectiveness when you use the same phrase over and over again though, so shaking it up a little might work!

Anyway, it’s not uncommon for animals to get the hiccups either, though the pitch and duration will vary. As such, most monster species experiencing them tend to be less vocal than us humans. Now imagine that Yuu gets these high-pitched hiccups in the middle of class one day. >v>

/--------------/

Yuu: *stirring their cauldron in potionology* “How’re the ingredients coming along, Grim?”

Grim: “Mrrrgh…this is too tedious. Why can’t I stir and you prepare the ingredients?”

Yuu: “Because the last time we tried that, you slipped on the book pile and fell in. We had to start all over again!”

Grim: “Okay, okay, sheesh! What do we need first?”

Yuu: “First, we need…three grams of wild chicory.” *takes dish and pours contents into the cauldron* “Next, we need a—[hic!]”

Grim: “Need a what?”

Yuu: “We need a—[hic!]”

Grim: “Eh?”

Yuu: *getting frustrated* “Pass me the—[hic!]—the—[hic!]—oh for the love of—[HIC!!]—ow!”

Grim: “Fygah?!”

Deuce: “What was that?? Are you okay?!”

Yuu: “What? You mean the hi—[hic!]—ccups?”

Ace: “That’s what human hiccups sound like?”

Crewel: *stalks over* “Why are you pups yapping instead of working?”

Grim: “Yuu has the hiccups!”

Crewel: “Hiccups?”

Deuce: “They sound so…squeaky.”

Yuu: “[HIC!!!] Ow!”

Crewel: *looking concerned* “Do you need to go to the nurse?”

Yuu: “I’m fine, really! They’ll—[hic!]—go away eventual—[hic!]—ly.”

///Two hours later in Magical History///

Yuu: “Ugh…I hate thi—[hic!]—is!”

Ace: “Dude, how long are hiccups supposed to last for humans?”

Yuu: “It var—[hic!]—ies. Ow…”

Ace: *ears twitch* “Are…you okay? That sounded like it hurt.”

Yuu: “Yeah, like I said, it hap—[hic!]—pens. Never had them last thi—[hic!]—is long tho—[hic!]—ugh.”

*Trein continues teaching the class, Yuu’s hiccups getting progressively more frequent as they try to stifle it. They try everything they can, from holding their breath to taking slow sips of water, but they end up getting more and more embarrassed as students stare at them and Trein gives them a concerned and annoyed look at the same time*

Yuu: “Can this g—[hic!]—et any—[hic!]—worse…?”

Crowley: *drops in out of nowhere* “Pop quiz!”

All except Trein: “Gah!?”

Yuu: “………”

Deuce: “…Yuu, your hiccups are gone!”

Yuu: “They are?” *pauses* “They are! Thank you, headmaster!”

Crowley: “Hm? Oh, well, you’re welcome, Yuu!”

Trein: “You have no idea why they’re even thanking you, do you?”

Crowley: “The fact that a student thanked me in the first place is more than enough to know I’m doing my job right, Mozus.”

///Later///

Ace: “Wait, so you mean that humans scare each other to get rid of hiccups?”

Yuu: “Yeah, that’s why when the headmaster jumped in like he did, I got surprised and the hiccups went away.”

Deuce: “How does that even work?”

Yuu: “I……don’t really know. But it can be effective, if a little bad for the heart at tim-”

???: “Screeeeeeaaaah-!!”

Yuu: *looks up as a large shadow charges at them* “AAAAAAAA-!!!”

WHUMP!!

Ace: “Gyah! Floyd? What the heck, what’d you do that for?!”

Floyd: *holding Yuu in his arms* “Hahaha! Why not? Lil’ Shrimpy has the funniest reactions when Seagull does the same thing.”

Yuu: *looking panicked and horrified* “[Hic! Hic! Hic! Hic! Hic! Hic! Hic! Hic!!]”

Floyd: “Eh? Why’s Shrimpy making that sound?”

Ace: “Ugh…and we just got the hiccups to stop.”

Grim: “Wait, I thought scaring humans got rid of them, but scaring them can cause them too??”

Yuu: “Just—[hic!]—get me—[hic!]—some wat—[hic!]—er!”

///------///

And there we have it! The good news is that Yuu will definitely have plenty of help getting rid of the next round of hiccups. The bad news is that it may not be so good for their heart with how terrifying some of the monster boys can be. 🤣

By the way, the last part was inspired by the last strip of a Calvin and Hobbes comic where Calvin had the hiccups, and was trying all sorts of tricks to get rid of them. Believe me, it was a tossup between Floyd and Rook in terms of who was going to pull that stunt at the end!

[revengeghoulette]

Matcha Latte w/Rose

Part 3: The Aftermath

Part 1 2 3

Playlist: The Rosy Crown

A/N: Totally different direction than what I originally planned for, but I like this so much better.

Mentions of infidelity/cheating. Divider by @ghuleh-recs this fic isnt part of mushy may but gah, its so cute!

Tags: @obsidianghoul @gottagho-st @sentientgolfball @foxybouquet @cheerycherrycandy-resurrected @clouds-bitch @crystalameoba @hyperobsession @everybodyshusband @ghostlylivres @sovaghoul @hypnoneghoul

“Hey Momo, it's Swiss, again. Please call me,” Swiss hangs up letting out an exasperated sigh. It’s been 4 days since their date, and he hasn’t heard anything from Mountain. Swiss is worried he fucked up. Was it the latte? Was it their less than PG activities in the kitchen? That must’ve been it. He knows he shouldn't have said ‘I love you’... Fuck fuck fucking fuck. 

“Hey, how long has he been like that?” Mist asks Sunny, who’s mopping the cafe staring at Swiss slumped on one of the bookstore chairs. 

“At least 2 hours. He’s been like that since I got here, and he hasn’t moved,” Sunny sighs, placing the mop in the bucket. “I don’t think he’s even blinked.” 

Mist stares at gloomy Swiss before speaking, “Should we do something? What if we called Mountain and made up some excuse that we need help moving furniture. They need to talk, or something. ” 

“Wait… do you think they’re… y'know? There was literally a spark when their hands touched the first time they met,” Sunny wonders.

“Nooo… that’s so rare nowadays with the whole human-ghoul integration thing and stuff…” Mist stares off for a second, her eyebrows furrowing as the realization hits her, “Oh, fuck. I think you’re right. Are you okay if I leave? I’ll do inventory later.”  Mist doesn’t wait for a response and heads out the door. 

Sunny is left confused and with many questions. She puts away the mop, and heads toward the kitchen. Swiss has obviously not been eating as well as he should. She’s determined to get him to eat something today, even if it kills her. 

-

Mist walks up to Mountain’s doorstep, breathing heavily from sprinting to his house. She’s about to knock when the door opens. 

“Oh, Mountain, hi,” she pants, trying to catch her breath. “You’d think I wouldn’t be out of breath so easily having gills and all, but cardio is not my thing.”  

Mountain chuckles sadly, humor not reaching his eyes, “I felt you coming. Please come in,” Mountain lets her inside, “tea? Water?”

“Yes, water, please.”

Mist enters his apartment and takes in the messy state. Books thrown on the ground, book display case doors wide open, chess pieces thrown across the room, curtains closed, the plants scattered around were withering. Mountain himself was withering. Stubble growing on his usually clean shaven face, dark circles below his now dim green eyes, his hair a mess, looking worse than a bird's nest. He was still in his pajamas, a tattered up shirt, looking thinner than his usual lean self. 

He brings out glasses of water from the kitchen and takes a seat on the sofa. Mist sits gently next to him, taking his shaking hand into her own. 

“Mountain…” she says softly. 

“I didn’t think it was going to happen again. I thought mates were a once in a lifetime thing. I- I don’t know how this happened. And then he said ‘I love you’ and I-I- He- I can’t.” Mountain starts to rock back and forth, pulling his hand away from Mist. 

“Hey, hey, Mount, look at me,” she slides off the couch to kneel in front of him, “breathe. Look at me. It’s going to be okay. That’s it, breathe in and out. Good job Mounty.” 

It takes a few minutes for Mountain to recover with Mists help. She sits on the ground in front of him holding his hands, waiting to see if he’d continue talking.

“I- I had a mate once, and it nearly broke me,” Mountain starts. Mist gets comfortable and listens to Mountain’s story. 

Her name was Emily. A rare name for a quintessence ghoul. They met when her family moved to town. She was the most beautiful ghoul he’d ever seen. Stunning bright yellow horns adorning her head, the cheesiest lopsided smile, bright purple eyes framed by round glasses, and freckles scattered all over her body that matched the night sky. 

They did everything together. 

After a few months of knowing each other they knew they were mates. Sparks would fly every single time their hands brushed, it was impossible for them to be separate for more than a day, and they only had eyes for each other. It was easy to say they both fell hard and fast. 

After discussing it, they decided to officially become mates. They held a small celebration with just their parents and closest friends to celebrate the union. Aether, Mountain’s closest friend for hundreds of years, was the master of ceremony and oversaw that everything was according to tradition. 

A few years after mating, Emily started to become distant. Mountain felt a shift in the mating bond. It felt weak. 

One night, when Emily was out late with her friends, Mountain started to get feverish. His heart racing, sweat running down his face. He was on fire. Boiling from the inside out. He didn’t know what was happening. After a few hours of feeling strange, he was able to calm down. A few symptoms lingering. He didn’t know what was happening, and Emily wasn’t there to help him calm down. 

The next morning he was fine, but then it started again while he was at work. The sweat, the heat, confusion, dizziness, his skin felt like it was on fire. Farmer Bob tried helping him by spraying him down with the hose, thinking he was experiencing heat stroke in the record breaking heat wave. 

The cool water from the hose helped and Mount was able to regulate his own temp. Farmer Bob’s wife, Debbie, regularly brought out iced lemonade and water to the boys during their shift to help them cool off and avoid another heat stroke incident. 

The next time this happened, it was raining, so it wasn’t the heat. Mountain collapsed in the field. Farmer Bob managed to get him conscious enough to drag him to his truck. He was hot to the touch and clammy. He wasn’t sure what to do so he drove him home and called the medwitch.  

Mountain stumbled into the house with the help of Farmer Bob and he saw Emily naked, on top of Aether.

He was betrayed by his best friend and mate. 

All the crazy symptoms he’s been having are a direct result of Emily cheating on him, specifically sleeping with another ghoul. 

His heart shattered. The pain in his heart started. He felt the snap of the bond. He saw the red string snap. It didn’t affect Emily as much because she was the one doing the cheating, but he saw it in her face when the bond snapped. 

Mountain was losing his composure. He wanted to kill Aether.  Betrayed by his own best friend. His claws were out, he was swinging. Luckily the medwitch had arrived who gave him a sedative and helped him to his room. She helped him get through the initial pain of the bond breaking, and left him with herbal medicines.

Emily and Aether were shunned by the community for infidelity and not respecting the mating bond. 

He fell into a deep depression where he saw no light at the end of the tunnel. He was a robot just running through the motions. Farmer Bob had to let him go because he was killing the crops instead of keeping them alive. 

His parents did everything they could for him, but it was actually his sister that helped him the most. She would take him flowers, force him out to the fields for fresh air, the rivers for some fun in the sun. She would make him silly little flower crowns and help him see the world in color again. She never let him out of her sight. She put up with so much of his grumpy attitude, but it was worth it. She may be younger than him by a few hundred years, but was far wiser than anyone he’s ever talked to. 

“If it wasn’t for that little brat, I don’t know what would've happened,” Mountain smiles thinking about his sister, “I love Swiss. I love him so much it hurts, but I’m just scared of getting hurt like that again, especially because he doesn’t fully understand the rules of mating or ghoul traditions,” Mountain finishes. 

Mist nods understanding where he’s coming from. “Look, I know it’s not business, but Swiss is basically my brother and I’ve never seen him so devoted to someone before. Yes, he’s a big flirt, and he’s got a history, but this is so different. He wakes up thinking about you, goes to bed with you on his mind, and you fill his thoughts from sunup to sundown. I would know because he never shuts up about you. He loves you a lot Mounty. I hate seeing you two like this, all depressed and shit. You should talk to him. He’d understand,” she squeezes his hands with reassurance. 

“You’re right, I should talk to him. It’s unfair how I just cut off communication with him. I’ll talk to him when I’m ready, not tonight though. Momma needs a drink,” Mountain winks at Mist hoping she’d catch on. 

“That's my line!” Mist laughs, happy to see her friend returning to his normal self, “Want some help cleaning up?” 

“Yes, please. This is embarrassing.” Mountain says, shying away from his friend. 

“Hey, it’s okay. This is what friends are for. Just tell me where stuff goes,” Mist gets up from the floor offering Mountain a hand. He grabs her hand, but pulls her down on top of him into a bone crushing hug. She lets out a boisterous laugh while trying to tickle him.

Mountain lets out a genuine laugh, feeling a weight lifted off his shoulders.

Everything’s going to be okay. 

-

Mountain keeps his distance from Swiss and The Rosy Crown for a few more days. Mist encourages him to take a trip to see his sister. It’s been a few years since he’s seen her, and a friendly face will do him some good. Mountain takes an additional week off from work, claiming he’s been selected as a last minute keynote speaker at a conference. 

Swiss in his own world suffering. He’s fucking up drink orders, the breads not as tasty, it’s either under or over cooked, and all around he’s a mess. Patrons sympathize with him. It’s not easy going through heartbreak and running a business.

Sunny has stepped up to take charge while Swiss is down in the dumps. Sunny and Mist split up baking duties and managing the bookshop since Swiss usually did that in the mornings, after the breakfast rush. 

“Cheer up Mr. Brânză*. I’m sure professor Spruce is super busy and hasn’t had the chance to message you. You know how conferences are,” Eric, one of the bookstore employees, tells Swiss. 

Sunny got him to finally start eating again. He’s back to his normal eating schedule and he’s cheering up with every passing day. He was almost back to his silly, goofy self. 

Mountain returned from visiting his sister on Monday, but since he took the week off, he was hoping to invite Swiss on a mini-vacation and be able to explain everything. 

After taking the time to clean up, and packaging a few gifts he bought while on vacation, he heads down to the nearest market and picks out a bouquet of Swiss favorite flowers. 

Nervously, he knocks on Swiss’ door, hoping he answers the door because they have so much to discuss. 

Slowly the door opens and it's a woman… 

“Can I help you?” The woman asks. 

Swiss yells “Who is it?” in the background. The woman turns to answer him and by the time she turns back, the flowers and a small package are on the floor. 

Shit. Swiss recognizes that packaging and bolts out the door, hoping to catch Mountain. 

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*Brânză means cheese in Romanian. Swiss Brânză. Swiss Cheese. Ba dum tss. gotta thank Spooks for this one.

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Happy Thur lovely fandom :) So sorry for being a day late. Kinda a miracle took this long for life to knock me off course tbh. Entering our final 3 eps of this rewatch. It’s the final Countdown ha This is a glorious episode top to bottom. This season really finishes out very strong. Let us begin.

5x20 S.T.R

We start off in the most domestic fluffy way. I was giddy af when this premiered. Took me awhile to get through this ep cause I rewound this part so much. They have this flirty dance as they prep for breakfast together. Tim checking her out as he places the pancake down. Not subtle in the least looking down at her chest. I love that he can shamelessly check her out now and does so. Lucy is soaking it in. I mean if Tim Bradford was openly checking me out I’d feel empowered too.

The confident way Lucy leans extra hard into Tim as her response. *fans self* Needing zero space between them if she can help it. She is eyeing those gorgeous lips of his as well. Doesn’t take much to ignite Tim around her. Moth to flame this man. Lucy pressing into him like she didn’t just have him this morning in the shower. Gah I love it so very much. Our horny little ship never getting enough of each other. I’m a puddle. Look at her seducing him with just her body language and gaze my goodness.

Tim’s soft reply of 'Hey.’ Smitten Kitten Tim reporting for duty. Getting what she is throwing down for him. *sigh* These idiots in love. I love them so much. Happiness once again looking so damn good on them. They’re both beaming in this scene. Look at the smiles on these two. Said it a few times. Forever love how one kiss is never enough. Doesn’t take much to get them going and wanting extra kisses. Tim pulling on her for more as he goes in for that second kiss.

Also Tim cooking breakfast for Lucy is so adorable I cannot. This is canon now and I love it. So nice she has someone to cook for her now unlike when she was with the clown. And for Tim to have someone who enjoys breakfast. Which he didn't have with Ashley. Tamara breaks up their love fest. Parting the Red Sea that is Chenford on her way to the fridge. Tim's reaction is so funny. Just throwing his hands up in the air all defeated.

At first he’s annoyed then Tamara says her line. Then he’s like she’s not wrong... LOL Oh Eric you’re the king of expressions sir. Let’s just take a second to to soak this moment in. They’re making breakfast together, can’t keep their hands off one another, his hands on her waist pulling her close, they can’t even keep it to one kiss. It’s glorious on so many levels. Not squeeing to death at all.

Lucy and Tim still gravitate toward each other despite Tamara's interruption. Lucy noting she thought she was sleeping in today? Ha Thought she had the morning to herself with Tim. Tamara explaining she was but the smell of pancakes woke her up. We see Tim perk up so excited to make her pancakes. He truly does love having her around it's adorable. Happy it was his cooking that awoke her. Such a dad excited she wants his cooking. I cannot.

He is so happy to make her some pancakes. What a man. I LOVE the way Lucy is looking at him when Tamara says she wants 3. He looks back at her and she cutely raises her eye brows. Just as smitten with this man as he is with her. They’re so adorable. They hear the doorbell ring and Tim freezes and says ‘shoot.’ all adorable like. Telling Lucy Isabel texted him. Her name getting stuck in his throat a little. That he totally forgot to tell her he invited her over here. Lucy stumbles and is in shock but recovers pretty nicely if you ask me.

Tim being adorable saying he is sorry. That he was gonna tell her when she got out of the shower. But then he got in the shower…oh my lord. Legit announcing they had shower sex this morning. Am I dreaming? Tim Bradford saying out loud they had little morning delight in the shower. I can't believe my ears and I'm ship drunk. S5 continues to feel like a fever dream.

Not only that but talking about their sex like in front of their pseudo daughter LOL Lucy playfully hits Tim but is still beaming at him. The shower sex was so good and distracting he forgot his ex-wife was coming over. I'm reeling. God I love this season so very much. It’s insane the glorious goodies that we got. Also must point out the necklace anytime I see it. I spy with my little eye Lucy’s Valentine’s Day gift that never leaves her neck. *internal screaming*

Lucy is so uncomfortable once Isabel is inside poor thing. Trying to be a good last second hostess. Asking if she’d like something? Isabel says coffee. Tim guides Isabel to the living room. Tamara speed walks to Lucy asking if this is the ex-wife? Lucy scolding her for being so loud I'm dying. This is hysterical.

This is such a mother/daughter moment I love it. Lucy agreeing it is odd he invited her over. Tamara's protective instinct kicking in saying she’s gonna do some research. Lucy doesn’t want this whatsoever. Scolding her once again but the train has left the station haha I love Tamara so much. I hope we get lots of her in S6.

Lucy joins Tim and Isabel in the living room. I have to say before I start. I’m so distracted by Tim’s hands in this scene. Mmm doing things to me. I know I have a one track mind when it comes to him. But look at the man... Anyways she brings up 8 years ago she was UC in the Teska family. Became a mentor to the boss’s daughter Dara. Love the little check in's they do with each other BTW as she speaks.

It's subtle their eye contact but that's their specialty. Silent communication at it's finest. Isabel tells them she got close to Dara. In that weird way you do when you’re pretending to be someone else. They have no idea what that’s like…*cough double down cough* I do love the way Lucy’s eyes dart between Tim and Isabel.

So after Frank her dad was arrested she scattered and left that identity behind. Hadn’t heard from Dara in 8 years. Until now. She had answering service for her old covers. That she left a message for her. It was a distress call and sounds like people are chasing her. She came to them because she’s out of cover. Can’t seem to find her through other channels. Tim says they can go to station get warrant for her phone. See if they can't find her that way.

Once they’re at the station Tim and Isabel are en route to Grey. Smitty welcomes him back and is awkward af with Isabel. Because well Smitty. She asks if he's back from vacation? He says no a shooting. That he just got cleared from it. Says he’s getting there but Lucy keeps trying to get him to meditate. This would be adorable to see btw. I love all of Melissa’s tea ceremony’s and meditation videos. Tim is more the kinda to take a deep breathe and go for a walk and chill like he did in 3x11 with Barnes. Their versions of meditation are vastly different LOL

I love the way Harper walks over to check in on Lucy. Forever be in awe of how they started to where they are now. Nyla being apart of Lucy’s BAMF journey still makes me so happy. Harper asking her if she’s ok with Tim working this case? Lucy letting her know it’s not a big deal…that he’s over her. Nyla shooting back she knows that. She’s making sure Lucy does. Love her looking out for Lucy. Doesn't want her to get riled up over nothing.

Clearly Harper has seen the way Tim beams around her. Knows that man is gone for her. Lucy couldn’t be cuter telling her to stop it with a playful hit. Tamara comes up ruining her 'ok vibe' with her deep dive news. Harper’s face is hilarious. She like Eric has fantastic expressions. They make me laugh so much during this scene. Tamara divulging everything she’s found. Lucy trying to spin it into something positive. That it sounds like she’s got her life together.

Tamara is instigating saying 'Or she wants Tim to see she’s doing well.' Why are you doing this to your mother? Lmao. She loves you and houses you little lady haha I do love Lucy calling herself his new girlfriend in her explanation. Yeah you are. Tamara continuing her instigating mentioning how Tim said she looked good. Also tacking on 'Keep your enemies closer...'Lucy is so exasperated with her I’m dying. Pulling that look from her husbands book.

Isabel asks how long Tim and Lucy have been dating? He says a few months. Can tell he doesn’t want to delve too much into this. Diverts it back to her. Asking if she’s seeing someone? Letting him know yes and no. That he set the bar really high. He sure did and you threw it away madam. Didn't know what she had till it was gone. I know some saw this as her trying to get him back. I didn't see it that way at all. This SL wasn't built on that. This ep had her show back up for a couple reasons. One we will see later on with Lucy but this one here was more about closure IMO. The last time they spoke or the last time we saw them really speak was back in 1x12.

A conversation where she basically blamed him partly for their marriage falling apart and her addiction. That he would be a constant reminder of it. Tim didn't walk away from that convo feeling great about himself. It inflicted some deep wounds for him actually. Those wounds showed themselves in his relationship with Ashley. By not rocking the boat and being less rigid. Him smile is a little uncomfortable and strained. I I think because one it's opening up wounds he's worked really hard to close. Two he's not totally sure he believes her words but he will take them anyways. Some closure is better than none at all.

Tim and Isabel are waiting outside a motel. They tracked Dara down here. Isabel stayed here once in hiding with her. They talk about her UC life a bit. Tim telling her how he held his breath every time she went on a long term assignment. Isabel noting even when she came back she wasn’t fully there. Even though she wanted to be.

Tim pulls his gaze from her. It’s like re-opening a wound for him once again. One that’s been healed over for while. He doesn’t want to pick at it any further. Tim tells her since she’s not a cop anymore she needs backup. Lucy is on her way to them now. Isabel can’t help but note he's dating another UC.

The sweet smile when he thinks about her has me squeeing. Nothing makes him melt faster than talking about her. Telling Isabel ‘But Lucy is different.’ Yeah she is. I love him being able to see that. He looks so damn in love as he speaks. Just giddy and gushing. Also him once again being protective over his relationship with Lucy. It makes me so happy. He couldn’t be more in love with her if tried.

The scene in the truck is fantastic. First off Lucy looks amazing. Second I adore her absolute confidence about Tim. Isabel thinking it’s about Tim she wants to pick her brain. I love her saying 'No she has Tim all figured out.' I mean she does. Has owned the book of Tim for years now. No one knows that man better than she does.

Isabel may have years on her. Knowing him longer but Lucy has her beat in knowing him better. She don’t need no cheat codes for this man haha This scene is really cute. They’re both laughing and having a good time. Tim is confused as hell trying to hear their convo LOL So annoyed and frustrated he can’t hear what they’re talking about.

Lucy gets serious and asks her about UC. If it was worth it for her? Despite all the bad things that happened? I love how honest Isabel is. I also love how this wasn’t a oooh his ex-wife comes back and causes havoc thing. So grateful they went the mature healthy route with this. Was so very lovely to see her back and healthy. Isabel coming back added to the elephant in the room. Lucy being a UC while being with Tim. Like I mentioned earlier she came back for a couple reasons. This is the other one.

Lucy getting an honest opinion about this career she's considering. Isabel is completely honest with her. Saying it took a lot from her. Her husband, her job and her self respect. But she can’t blame all that on being a UC. That she had stuff in her past that added to it. Adding in sounds like Lucy has much healthier coping mechanisms than she did. Lucy is seeking out some answers because she’s having doubts. No doubts that she can do this. Lucy is very aware she is good at it.

What she’s weighing is the cost now. Here’s my take on a Lucy with UC. Take it or leave it and I'll delve into this more at the end as well. Pre-Tim UC made ton of sense for her. Hell even Pre-Tamara as well. Now she has this little patch work family she loves. That’s what she’s leaving behind now with these OP’s. Leaving Tim behind. I think she struggling with the idea of doing so in the future. Isabel’s answer was open and honest. IF she’s prepared to make those sacrifices. IF. I don't know that she is. Not anymore. Falling in love with Tim has changed everything.

Speaking of our boy. Tim ends up calling Lucy asking if the wire is fixed? Poor love is feeling so anxious right now. He needs to know it’s working. Lucy laughs with Isabel and says a wire must’ve disconnected. Mmhmm… Does a sound check for him so he can see it’s ok. They see Dara coming back and Lucy calls him ‘Babe.’ again and I’m floating. It’s such a simple word and makes me all giddy. I need more of this in S6. I really do.

We rejoin them post-op coming home. Love her asking if he wants a beer? Such a domestic moment. We got to start with one and end with one. Fantastic. Lucy mentions 'She seems good. Happy.' Tim asking Isabel? Lucy just replies ‘Hmm.’ Tim saying yeah she deserves it. Seems like he's talking about more than just Isabel. I do love the look in his face when she says this. That empathy of hers shining through.

One of reasons he loves this woman. Genuinely being happy Isabel is ok. There is also a lot behind the second look he gives her before he sits down. How he’s staring at Lucy before he lands on the couch seems loaded. Isabel coming back has stirred up a lot for him. That lingering look he gives her. It's almost got a sad haunted look to it.

Tim has been through so much all he wants is to be happy with Lucy. Saw a sad tag about his expression. Saying how he looks like he doesn’t deserve to be happy. This broke my damn heart. Falls in love again for the first time since Isabel and she’s on the same path she was. He looks so tired and defeated by the time he sits on the couch. I wanna hug him.

We get a cute little moment before this scene turns serious. Lucy mentioning it was nice to get to know the person behind all his stories. Tim asking if that’s why they muted themselves? Ha A little serious but mostly joking. Lucy saying it was just to talk trash about him of course hehe Tim couldn’t be cuter with his smile and saying sarcastically ‘Funny.’ That Lucy smile we all know and love.

The way this man looks at her my goodness. Also let’s not skate passed the sexy stubble adorning his beautiful jawline. Or the fact that they’re drinking and chatting at the end of their day. So married. Making my heart swell. The sassing and teasing never gets old. It’s the best between them. Just hits differently now they’re together too.

Lucy looks at him and takes the plunge into what she wants to talk about. Asking if she can share something vulnerable with him? Gah I love her sharing in the first place. Tim puts down his beer and gives her his full attention. Saying of course she can. I love this first shot of them. Her beautiful view as the backdrop to start this conversation.

Lucy starting off with telling him she loves working undercover. Tim doing his Lucy smile for her. Knowing how much she truly does. Even though it kills him. Lucy goes on to say she’s never gone as deep as Isabel. Doing a 6 month run or a year long. Tim thinking he has this pegged. Voicing she's worried she won't be able to handle it?

This next line kills me. Makes me a little emotional. Because Lucy is so emotional bringing this up. Her worry for him so very evident and deep. Tears brimming in her eyes. The way she touches his shoulder gently. Voicing her vulnerability and fear about him. It’s the way she rubs her hand up and down his shoulder not making eye contact till she speaks her worry.

Ripping my heart right out. Tim putting on a brave face for her and reaches out for her hand. Embracing her warm touch. Covering her hand with his. Telling her he’ll be fine. Ugh but you won’t my love. You really won’t. Even though he knows it is different this time. Because it is. Logically he knows this. Doesn’t mean he’s going to worry any less.

Hell it might even be more worry this go around because of the PTSD. Next ep is proof of that. Lucy not fully believing him says ‘Yeah.’ Tim is refusing to be in the way of her UC aspirations. Reassuring her he will be fine. I love the way he pulls her into his arms for a snuggle. Telling her to 'Come here.'

Her leg over his thigh. *squee* I’m dying. Getting real close to snuggle in for this moment. Tim looks like he goes for her hand but lands on her knee. Lucy looks damn near ready to cry. Tim rubbing her knee/thigh soothingly. My heart. Trying to find some solace in holding her in his arms. Look at his face. This man is anything but fine. He’s so very worried.

Holding her tight to him. Taking comfort in the fact she’s with him now. Savoring they're together right now. They really need to have more conversations about this. Honest ones. Lucy doesn’t want to leave him but he also isn’t telling her to stay. Just lying liars who lie right now. We all know she would have just as much trouble if it was Tim.

This sweet cuddling is beautiful and heartbreaking all at the same time. I am excited we finally got some good couch snuggling. Tim looks absolutely terrified he’s going to lose her though. Not only lose her but to same thing he lost Isabel too. Ugh it hurts so good everyone.

The way Tim slightly shakes his head trying to kick loose his tormented thoughts. *heart clutch* His little smile though is everything. Knowing she so worth going through this again even if scares him to death. Lucy looking gutted about the thought of leaving him behind UC. Knowing he is anything but ok with this scenario. I believe she is having some doubts about being a long term UC now. I think she was hoping Tim would’ve had a different answer. Maybe given her an out about it. I think she’s being torn between what she thinks she should be and what she now wants.

She's been on on the UC path so long it scares her to get off it. I totally get it I wanted to be a dog trainer forever. When first moved to CO it didn’t happen. It was my goal moving there but it didn't happen. So I got a different job settled into that for awhile. Then when things came up for dog trainer while at this other job. I felt the need to still do it even though I was fine at my current job. Why? Because I had been on that path forever thought I had to because of that. But I wanted someone to tell me it was ok not to if I didn't want to anymore.

I think Lucy wants Tim to tell her not to so she has an out and can pursue something else. You can be amazing at something and not have it be your career path. Also her sticking with it might be little bit of that old self doubt creeping back in. Lucy thinking I’m good at UC can I be this good at anything else? Doubting she will be good at anything other than UC. I mean she doubted herself in 5x19 with the test. She has grown but those doubts can still creep back in. *sigh* These two. Both still holding back. Needing to have more convos about this for sure in s6. But what a damn good ep.

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Side notes-non Chenford

Aaron being Angela’s aide is hilarious. Also her getting the guy to confess cause she’s so pregnant and uncomfortable is hilarious.

Isabel and Lucy being bad asses on their OP was fun to watch.

Thank you to all you amazing readers who like, comment and reblog these reviews. Give me life hehe Shall see you all in 5x21 :)