#they’re so stupid. im blowing them up (/affectionate)

[scribsisnotdead]

here! another silly little my inner demons comic

[86espresso]

summer went away, still the yearning stays ✰ cc13

sum ; friends to lovers but they’re not stupid

warnings ; fluff, making out 🔥

request ; yes

🩷 ; thank you for requesting I hope u like it :) this is so rushed im sorry

wc ; 926

You knew nothing would ever top the sunsets at the lake, but there was something surreal and beautiful about watching them while leaves rusted and crisped and fell around you, and you were on the rooftop of your apartment building, overlooking downtown Montreal.

You knew that fall was a quieter, slower time than the bustle of the rest of the year. Yes, it signaled the start of school, work, and sports season, but there was nothing like walking in the park while it rained leaves and crunching them underneath your feet, hand in hand with Cole.

Oh, yeah, Cole.

You first met him when he was leaving his apartment that was two floors down from yours, clad in a suit for some reason, and you gave him a small wave while heading to your first little job in the city, having just moved there for your studies.

And you just happened to be working in Bell Center, where Cole played hockey.

He was making his debut that same night, and you caught a glimpse of him in the halls where he gave you a smile and a nod and you returned it, basically a silent ‘good job on your first day’.

Eventually, the two of you noticed that you practically had the same leaving times, and got to chatting, exchanging names and numbers, him walking you to your car before heading to his own, offering each other rides back home from the arena if the other didn’t have one, buying coffee for two to hand to each other when you reached work, just a whole series of events leading to sleepovers in each other apartments, watching movies, cooking each other dinner, bonding over being new to the team, and finding comfort and solace in a place farm from home, with each other.

This lead to him introducing his new best friend to his friends in Michigan over the summer. It went by quite normally, sparing the fact that Cole’s hand would linger on your bare shoulder for longer than it should, he would look at you as if you were the only person ever even though the people he hadn’t seen in months were right there, and he had this tendency to be affectionate with you, even if it was all casual. And you’re a smart girl; you knew that there was no way that was casual.

The final nail in the coffin was Cole’s friends looking at him weird every time he brushed his lips against your temple, or when he tenderly traced your jaw before offering to carry you up the stairs when he noticed you nodding off against his shoulder. That’s how you knew you weren’t delusional. But wow, did it do something to your heart. Every time the sun hit his beautiful flow-y hair, and lit up his face in a pool of gold, you felt something stutter in your chest. His little touches felt like fireworks that went from his fingertips into your skin. And he’s a smart boy; he knew you felt something, too.

Regardless, you inhale deeply, watching cars go by at a distance, zooming back forth with cares in the world that had nothing to do with yours. A minute later you heard footsteps.

He always knew where to find you.

You look up to see Cole, dressed casual just like you, lighting a blunt and sitting down next to you. You fell into comfortable silence with him, watching the blunt roll over his lips before he pulls it out to let out a puff of smoke. He turns to you, and instead of giving it to you in your hand, he presses it against your lips.

You give him a show, maintains eye contact while wrapping your lips around it and using the corner of your mouth to blow out the smoke. His lip twitches, he’s amused.

You go back and forth with the roll until Cole speaks up.

“Y’know,” he starts, “My favorite part about getting back to work, after all the chilling over the summer, is knowing that you’ll be here too. With me.”

He’s never been afraid of saying sweet things to you, but this was new. It ignited something within you; the small part of you that wanted him as something more grew at an astronomical rate. You realized that you really, really wanted him that way.

“Cole-” You whisper, “that’s- why’re you-?”

You turn to look at him and notice that he’s scooted closer to you. Very close. The steady thrum of your heart caused by the blunt started to quicken and intensify. The way he looked at you was just so full of unspoken words that he was dying to tell you and you lived for it. You didn’t have time to dwell over your awkward stuttering when he grabbed your chin between his thumb and forefinger.

“Can I kiss you, please?” You muster a nod and he connects your lips in a warm embrace. His hand moves down your your neck and your cup his face in yours. Your lips mold gently against each other, memorizing and basking in the taste of your blunt on the others’ tongue.

You start breathing in short puffs through your nose, not yet ready to pull away even though you were breathless. Cole does it for you, hoarsely chuckling and resting his forehead against yours. You open your eyes to see him already looking at you, lips swollen and red. Eyes bright and electric.

The new season sure was going to be his best.

[ssurveycorpss]

to the dearest anon who requested 3 letters for eren before i was struck down from my blog like hephaestus was struck down from olympus: i dont remember exactly which ones they were? but i'm pretty sure it was these three. im so sorry anonnie. (if youre seeing this, send an ask confirming/correcting me pls <3 i wanna make sure i got your request correct!) also this is the last one i received so if you requested something please send it over this way instead of my old blog.

hc game

A = Affection (How affectionate are they? How do they show affection?)

He is so very affectionate. Eren feels like he needs to constantly remind you he loves you. It makes him feel safe and comforted, plus Eren has like... an excess of love for you that he needs to get out and the easiest way to let it out is by hugging and kissing you. Kinda like a dog when they run around because they haven't been walked.

Everyone knows you two are together because he is no stranger to PDA. The only people he kinda tones it down in front of is Mikasa, Historia, and maybe Annie (this annoys Armin to no end, he has to watch Eren snuggle you and do all this embarrassing stuff and the most Mikasa has to see is hand holding). He still tells every story of his love life to Historia though, and in exchange he has to listen to her talk about how cute Ymir is.

Honestly his affection levels start to go down the longer he knows you because he learns to become more subtle. Like when you first start dating he's throwing an arm around your waist and clinging to you like a koala while you study so you can pay attention to him (except he's not a koala he's a 6 foot something ripped dude and he's heavy!!!! And annoying!!! Bro chill!!!!!) but once you guys have been dating for a while he can just lay his head in your lap or be near you while you study in silence. He still loves you he's just less loud about his affection, more subtle and personal.

Eren likes routines and normalcy in his relationships. If you guys always hold hands to go to the dining hall for lunch, he expects you two to do that. If you forget he is freaking out. Kinda like how no matter how much he loves Jean he acts like he doesn't. The guy is like a brother to him but he feels like it's weird for them to stop bickering.

Also has a tendency to brag about you. Social media posts, casual conversation, showing someone something on his phone and making sure to unlock it in front of them so they can see a cute photo of you two, bringing up "my partner did-" in every conversation. Lowkey annoying but at the same time everyone finds it cute.

Kinda off topic but he is so annoying about you not saying I love you back or calling him like bro or anything that doesn't denote affection. If he says I love you and you don't say I love you back he will act like you stabbed him right there. If you call him bro or dude (he makes an exception sometimes if you kiss him after you say it because that is not like... bro, bro, that's like, bro [romantically]) he will not respond. He is your lover! Treat him as such. It also helps him stay grounded in the fact that you love him back.

B = Best friend (What would they be like as a best friend? How would the friendship start?)

Always there for you, no matter what you need. Selfless in his own very Eren way, which usually includes excessive amounts of impulsiveness and stupidity.

"You like so and so? Well why haven't you told them? I'll tell them, they like you back I just know it!"

You have to rush to get him to stop because he does not think before he acts. He tends to think in the long term which can be really irritating, but it's also quite adorable and honestly 99.9% of the time it works out, disregarding a couple bumps in the road.

Will listen to you talk about things you like even if he doesn't care for them. He finds it kind of his duty.

Good at keeping promises, he just takes a long time to do them. If he promises you french fries you'll get them it'll just be like 3 years later.

If you are Eren's friend and you like him don't even try to like... guess if he likes you back because he does not change at all when he starts to crush on someone. If you relationship starts off as flirty and he decides he doesn't really like you as much as he thought, he still flirts with you, it's just joke flirting now. If you guys start off as normal friends and he falls for you, he'll never try to flirt with you or anything. His life is already hectic enough, so he relies on his friendships and relationships for a sense of serenity. Despite this he has a tendency to fall for his friends so he's got it real rough.

Will never confess to you if you guys have a friends to lovers sort of arc. You've got to bear that burden. He can't even imagine losing you or making things awkward between him.

Enemies to lovers with Eren Jaeger means he will call you an idiot on your wedding day and then say I do 4 seconds later.

K = Kisses (What are their kisses like? Where do they like to kiss you? Where do they like to be kissed?)

god this is my shit

I feel like I'm just a broken record at this point but he's so passionate in his kisses. Like his love for you is all flowing out at once and he cannot stop it.

Kinda like fireworks. Fast and loud and colorful and one after another.

Teeth clacking. If you wear glasses they're gonna poke him. Awkward nose bumping that he laughs about before kissing you on the nose to make it all better.

He's kinda a rough kisser but it feels anything but rough. Like he's not particularly gentle with you or anything but it doesn't hurt at all it's just a lot all at once. Also he's a biter. They're not hard or painful bites but like he will chomp you on the neck while kissing you.

Likes neck kisses, literally just sit in his lap and let him nibble and kiss your neck while he hugs you really tight and his day is complete. Also likes kissing you on the lips but that's just a given. Those two are his go-to spots but honestly he will kiss you anywhere. Your chest, forehead, cheeks, thighs, stomach, whatever. He's not picky.

Likes to lay his head between your thighs and lean over and kiss them or blow raspberries on them.

Often says "I just wanna kiss you right now." or "Kiss me, dummy." or "Gimme kith." So so kissstarved help the poor man.

When you first start dating he tries to like plan out how to have an amazing first kiss with you and then it's just like completely ruined by his adrenaline and impulsivity. Like he was gonna take you out for dinner, walk you by the pier, kiss you by the moonlight, yada, yada, yada, but actually he just like got really excited at winning in an arcade game and went for it.

When he forgets to shave his stubble is so scratchy but unless you seriously get annoyed with him he will not stop kissing you just to shave you just have to deal with it. The more you complain the more he will bother you with it. He tends to stay clean shaven though.

Even as he grows "less affectionate" the longer you guys are together he will still take solace in kisses, they just become a bit slower and longer. He still has his moments of his inner fire sign coming out to just smother you but he's mellowed out quite a bit as you guys continue to be together.

EREN JUST REALLY LIKES KISSES OKAY I REST MY CASE

[dearest-kibble]

Strings like a noose

Im back babyyyyyyy (and considering moving to A03 cause i cannot run a blog) but have a quick little yandere toshinori! More will be coming either on my A03 or here. Thank you all for bearing with me!

Tw: Stalking (i think that's it but if you see anything else please let me know!)

Without a doubt, you have the worst quirk in the world. Sure other people might have something equally as mediocre; like small sound amplification or the ability to perfect cooking ratios or something like that. But at least those were useful - they did something. But no, your quirk had to get you kidnapped.

Your kidnapper’s honeyed voice likes to tell you how the strings hang like a noose ‘round his neck; beautiful scarlet - satin and silk, intricately laced. His voice sounds familiar but you can’t place it. Why couldn’t your quirk have been something about memory? The bag around your head isn’t uncomfortable, neither is the blindfold and your captor promised to take them both off some day but you don’t think it’s really all that true.

He talks to you sometimes, about other things than his love for you and your quirk. About his day mostly. About how he doesn’t want to blind you so you’re allowed to see sometimes. The only view you ever get is a clean, luxurious bathroom. It smells like the lilac shampoo he uses on your hair.

“I think the kids would like you.” As soon as the door opens the voice begins to speak. The cover is lifted from your head, blindfold still wrapped around your eyes. He starts rubbing your head with a large hand. He does this sometimes.

“I don’t think they’d like you much if I told them what you’re doing.”

“Don’t be like that sweet; they’d love the two of us.” The rubbing turns into affectionate knuckles digging into your skull not nearly enough to hurt but you can tell there's a measure of strength behind it. “They’d love you so much - they must be tired of me.”

“I’m tired of you.” The snarl in your voice elicits a laugh from the voice. It’s a little self deprecating. “Stupid useless quirk. Wish I was never born with it.”

“Seeing other’s connections is a beautiful thing darling! I bet you can help so many with it.”

“It’s so helpful it got me kidnapped.” Oh, that one stung.

“I’m just protecting you, you don’t know what’s out there, even I can’t say for sure and I’m-” “Spit it out already. I’m fucking tired of you being all mysterious. You what, stalked me, hunted me down or whatever? Just tell me who you are. It’s not like I can hate you any more than I already do.” He sighs, lower than you thought possible and you feel your hair suddenly stands on end and the electricity in the air. A meatier hand grazes your cheek for a second - he coughs and it’s back to the boney fingers you're more familiar with. You feel the nails, cut short on your skin as he tugs the blindfold and for the first time, you look upon the face of the man who kidnapped you. Mouth stretched thin, Shaggy golden hair limply framing a gaunt skeleton face with sunken bright blue electrifying eyes. He bears the strongest resemblance to someone you’ve seen and still you can’t place it. He’s malnourished looking as you take more of him in oversized shirts and baggy pants that clearly don’t fit right. He looks homeless quite honestly. Yet your surroundings are anything but. Well furnished, imported goods and very very comfortable looking.

“I was wrong. I think I hate you more now.” And that rings a little hollow to you because even if he kidnapped you, you feel a little sorry for him and his clearly malnourished body.

“Please; don’t be like that. Your quirk sees connections and if I am connected to you than-” All the sympathy you gave him dissipates as he brings up this tired old rhetoric.

“I don’t care. It’s a useless quirk anyway and you took me here against my will. Who are you, the phantom of the opera?” He chuckles at that one.

“No no, I want to protect you; the phantom wanted to own Christine. I could never own you; but protection? I can give you that.”

“In that shrink-wrapped body of yours? I could blow on you and you’d fall over.”

“You can do anything you want to me and I’d crumble.” He puts a hand around his neck. “Even if you don’t know it you need me, that’s why I’m connected to you.” He squeezes and steps closer.

“Stop getting closer.” You sound more panicked than you should, he’s had you for so long and done nothing to you. But you’d never seen how large he was; how wealthy he must be. He stops dead in his tracks.

“Whatever you want, love.” He smiles unthreateningly with blood in his teeth and his thin lips part to show a severely perfect smile before he covers his mouth with a hand and swallows. “I-I’ll get you some food.”

“Get my hands undone then. You’re not going to spoon feed me again. It’s humiliating.”

“Young Bakugou would really take a shine to you I think.”

“I hope he hates you too. You deserve it.”

“Quite the opposite in fact, they all look up to me - or used to. I was quite the charismatic teacher.” More self deprecation. You wondered a long time ago if it was a manipulation technique; but it seems far too ingrained in how he speaks.

“Stop bringing up how “likable” you are. It’s not gonna make me like you. I hate you more than I hate this useless quirk.”

“It doesn’t matter if you hate me.” He shuffles around his kitchen, “Normally I eat out, so you’ll have to forgive my lack of food.” He starts to cobble something together and starts again in his voice. “One of my other students would think your quirk is amazing, please don’t bring yourself down my love; your quirk is why we’re together.”

“And that’s supposed to be a good thing?” He ignores you.

“Once I undo your bindings, you’ll be free to go wherever you want, it was just after the… relocation… I needed to make sure no one could find you. Not that they could keep me from you, I‘ll always know where you are.” He turns on the stove. “It’s such a beautiful quirk, made for love, my love.” He turns, eyes staring into you with blank kindness and shambles towards you on emaciated legs.

“Sto-” The smile on his face widens and widens as you try to speak but fail. “Please..” Another almost breath you let escape. He stands in front of you, hunching so his spine pushes against the back of his shirt, sharp chin digging into the crown of your head. His arms snake around your waist clammy and jutting into your side like rocks. You feel like they weigh you down — into an early grave where someone has already been buried. With that strength that was present earlier he takes a hold of your wrists and pulls. The tape snaps but you hardly feel free.

“You're free to go wherever you want now. Just so long as you come back every night. I’ll get you whatever you need and do whatever you need me too.” It takes you a while to compose your breath but you're sure he’s felt you struggle to catch your breath. So many times.

“But I’m not free to go wherever I want! You always know where I am.” Your hands find their way to your head, digging into your scalp. “How do I know you won’t follow me. You stalked me before you’re gonna do it again.” He’s still hugging you - frozen in place growing colder by the second and coughs. One hand leaves your back and up to his mouth. Pulling away he speaks.

“I’m not always going to be here,” He holds up his hand, mouth open - it never closes - in a grimace. His hand and chin are dripping with blood. “But while I am, I want to do the best I can for you. And what better way than knowing where you always are? I am here. Fear not for anything.” The other hand from your back works it’s way up gently to your head once again petting you. “You can’t see the strings connected to you, right?” You can’t respond anymore, you feel like he’s just smashed your guts. You want to vomit. “They’re beautiful. It’s because you’re beautiful and so is your quirk. I love everything about you.” He sighs deeply and tries to pull your hand from your head “Maybe it’s because I’m supposed to. Maybe I just have the need to protect or help.” He whispers a small ‘I want to save someone again.’ You pretend for your own sake that you don’t hear it. “But whatever the reason, never doubt,” He presses a kiss to your forehead and his fingers filter through your hair, pressing your head to his lips.

“A-all Mi-” He pulls away and rests a finger gently over your lips.

“Shh. I am here.”

[not-me-simping-for-blasty]

Yo, so I flew through Wrong Number, Asshole (which is 😙👌) and I thought his quirk going off over the phone was so cute. But do you think he’d be insecure about it??? Like about holding hands or trying to keep it together if his s/o says something embarrassing? And what else do you think would he be embarrassed about with s/o?

omg tysm!!! i love writing that story so much so i’m glad u enjoy it!!! we do love a good soulmate au here hehe

aNd wow what a good ask thank u for this im obsessed with it and this is gonna be soooo long omg soz

-okay so first. yes. 100,, 10000% embarrassed about it. he feels like he should have his shit together with his quirk since it’s what Bakugou’s so proud of,,,, and like that’s mostly true???

-except i personally hc that his quirk also ties into intense emotion the same way regular sweating does,,, like, if he feels rlly strongly about something, instead of normal sweating it’s just straight nitroglycerin. and he has to like actively learn how to get a handle on it as he grows too!! so like anxiety sweating? sure he’s got it under control, been there done that. scared sweating?? only gets scared in battle and he’s already exploding things by then so its all good. but love???

-oml has no iDEA how to handle it!! i fully believe bakugou’s idiotic mad brain doesn’t fall easy, but when he does , he falls hARD. so lets say he has a major major crush for the first time ever, and he’s just sweating everywhere and his skin feels like it’s on fire - mans just pops. like a bacon griddle. not full on explosions bc he’s not actively setting them off ,, but if u do something cute, something that gets his heart racing just right he’ll pop

-i kinda imagine it’s bc Bakugou can’t understand what he’s feeling bc he’s a big dumb angry person so instead of just accepting his crush he’s like “oh. my palms are exploding by themselves. and i think about s/o constantly. huh. both things at the same time must mean i want to fight them- yeah that’s it. i just wanna fight ‘em real bad.” which only leads to more little explosions.

-pLeasE heLP hIm

-but anyways, you better not say a sinGle thing about this if u see it or hear it. bc man’s is not one to be embarrassed without putting up a fight,,, and this is about explosions , something he knows,,, so he’ll be like “yeah? wanna fuckin’ make fun of me, huh? i’ll show u what to fuckin’ make fun of!” and then just decide to set off a close range explosion in his hands or blow something near u up to high hell

-what can i say, he’s an idiot??

-congratulate katsuki on the explosion tho,, tell him it was really big and scary and thats when you’ll get him reaLLY embarrassed and keep him embarrassed

-speaking of hand holding tho,, he’ll be super nervous to try at first. like he doesn’t want u to end up feeling the little pops bc you’ll ask and then he’ll have to embarrassed and explain and he just isn’t a fan of that idea alright?? quickly comes to realize tho, as he experiences it, that if you hold his hand you’ll actually smother the little explosions??? like just- nothing will happen bc there’s not enough oxygen for anything to combust unless he makes it combust. which he won’t. obviously.

-oooO and here’s sum other “embarrassing” things he does that you’re ~not allowed~ to comment on

will stare in private. just generally zone out and stare at you- don’t say anything tho!!! bc otherwise he’ll get all huffy and “what the hell are you even makin’ that stupid shit up for! I’d never be caught dead starin’ at an idiot like you” - all said while still simultaneously staring at you.

tries to impress you. like if other people are around that he think u might like, he’ll challenge them to like weird physical feats or intelligence tests or he even somehow turns telling jokes into a competition??? and he’s so competitive it’s obvious too, but u can’t say anything about it. just let him express his love through borderline violence and victory lust ig bc there’s pretty much no stopping him

will cook food for you. don’t comment on how good it tastes tho bc for some reason he finds how much he wants to take care of u majORLY embarrassing

being physically affectionate. man’s almost never grows the balls to initiate hugs or hand-holding or cuddling bc he finds it mega embarrassing to be needy so if he does?? and then you make a joke like “oh, you’re so clingy today, huh” ?? man’s will throw u away from him and never touch u again unless u ask, so just don’t say anything. pleASE

remembering small details. Bakugou’s actually pretty smart and if he likes u then he actually listens to what you have to say,,, this means he’ll remember 3 weeks ago when u said u had a test that day, and ask u about it when he sees u- don’t say any “oh! im suprised u remembered!’ or anything tho,, he’ll get huffy

-and finally, here is a lil list, as a bonus just for u my love, of normal person behaviors that you do that ??somehow?? embarrass immature and emotionally-stunted bakugou katsuki:))

If he sees you do anything embarrassing like trip, or drop food on yourself, or swallow a drink the wrong way and end up coughing, etc.,, if it was literally anyone else Bakugou would just laugh, loudly, bc he’s an ass,, but ur not just anyone else. ur his s/o and suddenly seeing you do that stuff feels so intimate!! esp bc he would’ve never even seen if in the first place if he wasnt paying so much attention to u!!!

saying hi to him first when he’s with other people. like, example, lets say he’s with the bakusquad and they’re just all just hanging out in the common room, right,, so u walk in, see them all sitting there and wave, but u say “Hi bakugou, hi guys!” just bc u were excited to see him. man’s will go rED SO FAST AND HIDE HIS FACE

bending down to tie your shoes. no explanation needed- he’s a guy.

if you go to the store and ask him if he needs anything. it’s literally so simple but for some reason his heart just seizes?? like?? ur thinking about him the same way he thinks about u all the time???? and ur concerned enough to get him something if he needs it??? please he’s goNe, just a whole-ass pile of blushing

if you’re sitting in a group and you look at him everytime something funny is said. bc ofc he’s already going to be looking at u to see ur reaction, so when ur eyes meet and you’re laughing and smiling bakugou just gets so flustered!!!

wearing an outfit he knows nobody else has seen before. this could be new clothes, his clothes, pajamas, old clothes u wouldn’t wear in public, even halloween costumes before a party???- point is, if Bakugou knows nobody else has seen you like that, and only he gets to?? boy is sO SOFT and embarrassed about it

tysm again!! this was such a fun ask!!!! <333

[kaebedom-me]

alright this isn't a poly post but being Childe's best friend while he's pining for Kaeya??? like he's being all dramatic saying the beauty of the universe can't compare to Kaeya and you're all like 'have you even talked to him???' and he's like 'nooo but he's my soulmateeee' and just dealing with the chaos known as Chaeya (+bonus if you're Diluc's s/o and both of them just DONE with their pining and lock them into a closet to 'CONFESS FOR FUCKS SAKE')

consider this my offering to diluc to come home to me on feb 3rd on xiao’s banner on my first 10 pulls PLEASE IM BEG 

also nonnie you’re so big brained- i can’t get over this request like- chaeya pining??? diluc?????? ??????????????? i love it so much thank you for this request

being childe’s best friend is chaos enoUgH

he’s always getting into trouble, and you always have to help him??

but it’s also him telling you about his problems and him being there for yours? 

you two being plenty affectionate as friends too because you’re like best buds

childe’s always buying you shit and you always have to beat the shit out of him for buying you shit because wtf dude

little do you know he wants to fight you is why he’s finding ways to riles you up

pls you’re like one of his true friends because yeah he has cliques, the harbingers (whatever they are in this AU), and they hang occasionally, but they’re not like friends friends- 

so he really appreciates you as a person??? also zhongli!! they’d be buds too

y’all could be a little trio!

now you kinda know kaeya? from diluc-

wait idk how to do this- there’s so many possibilities??? pre-established diluc x you? or???? you pining for diluc??? or you being buds also w kaeya and know diluc??????

ah but for here i’ll do you and childe were both single at first? then you meet the loves of your lives-

i like to think you kinda know kaeya or know of him? and childe’s like kinda know him too but not really maybe acquaintances? they talked like once and my boy fell in love so hard (what au is this helP?? uNI?????? THE POSSIBILTIES i’ll leave it vague)

you know kaeya better after like meeting diluc? and you know oh they have some sort of relationship but diluc Does Not Want to talk about it

so one day childe’s acting all strange moping around and you’re like bro wtf?? and he confesses he’s into this guy

you being the good friend you are is super supportive and wants the hot deets

and you find out how fucking stupid your bff5ever is??? HAHHAHA he’s made eye contact w his crush once (1) and he’s thinking about marriage???

you do try to help him too and it’s a lot of childe talking about this mystery man for a long time HAHAHHA

zhongli comes by now and then and is like ah yes that man you will marry

zhongli is a little stupid too, thinks he’s already dating Kaeya but he doesn't know- because childe speaks as if they’re already dating so imagine zhongli’s surprise when you tell them they barely know each other HAHAHHAHAHHA

you get to know Kaeya better first, because he approaches you! mostly cuz he noticed how diluc’s around you a lot? so he approaches you out of curiosity

you don’t know this is childe’s man yet, so you’re all like whomst???? stop talking to me, you’re making diluc not look at me???

oh my god it’s a whole mess

you start hanging out with kaeya unwillingly but Diluc comes hang out with you twice the amount too

he’s lowkey jealous about kaeya hogging you he needs to be with you to cleanse you of kaeya lmAO

one fine day zhongli was shopping with childe and he sees you, he fucking sees you with kaeya and his heart sTops pulls zhongli aside into a bush to stalk you and zhongli’s all like “Childe, what are we doing in this bush” 

HAHAH childe telling him that’s the guy his soulmate, his one and only

zhongli like i feel he knows Kaeya too? kaeya gets around a lot so he moves over so he can join you and Kaeya-

childe’s in whole ass panic mode wtf zhongli what are you doing you’re gonna blow our cover!!! but follows also because what if zhonglie tELLS

you’re approached by two more men and really, you just want to vibe and get like matcha bubble tea or smth maybe visit diluc but Kaeya suddenly appeared and now zhongli is on his way and why does childe look so flustered??

y’all go thru the whole “oh you know them too!” bs 

zhongli’s glad to catch up with his friends, childe trying to get you to help and trying to tell you it’s hiM but also trying to play it cool (he’s doing a good job tho), you just want to vibe man, and kaeya’s like

kaeya’s reaching over to childe, eyes focused on childe’s neck, fingers light brushing against it and everyone’s attention is suddenly on them

Kaeya laughs, lightly patting on childe’s clothes, he asks if childe just walked into a tree or something and childe is  f l u s t e r e d  blushing, stuttering all that mess

you’ve connected the two dots, you didn’t connect shit, pining childe’s just easy to read when he’s panicking, but you connected them

zhongli opens his mouth to say the two of them were just hiding in a bush, but you manage to elbow him in the stomach so chaeya can have their little moment

KAEYA THE LITTLE SHIT, knowing full well now that childe’s got a crusH, plays it off and leans over, and tries to flirt w you????? he’s reaching over to you

but you’re suddenly yanked into someone’s chest

it’s diluc, glaring at Kaeya, doesn’t acknowledge anyone else just drags you away “we’re going on a date”

mmmm it’s your turn to get flustered now

leaves the other three stunned 

zhongli is the first one to recover tho, having seen a cake he wants to try, all but drags childe away

Childe’s too shooketh to do anything so he just gapes at Kaeya and Zhongli as he’s being dragged away while Kaeya waves cutely at him

i want to say kaeya slips his phone number into childe’s pocket but i kind of want childe to pine more and make it even more of a mesS-

but you- after being dragged away and once diluc deems it’s a safe distance away from Kaeya he’s suddenly flustered about holding onto your hands so tightly 

he’s all like “he’s trouble don’t hang w him” not looking at you, there’s tension but you don’t want to push so 

you tease him ofc tf “so a date huh”

and he fucking blushes 

he tries to leave because he just embarrASsed himself but you’re like nooo come back and say you’re gonna go do a thing and would love company?

so diluc agrees to take you, since he doesn't have much else to do- it’s totes not a date tho

plS HAHAHHA you can try to ask him about why he was around but he won’t tell you 

but you’re happy about how things are playing out right now? you’re content to walk beside diluc, a dumb smile plastered on your face

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hi can we get some zaley friendship headcanons whenever you're free? ☺️

im not the best at headcanons just bc of the way my brain functions but im gonna do my best for you, sunny my friend. let’s go zay and riley let’s go!

thrift shop buddies!! one of the most common ways that they hang out is definitely going thrifting. considering they arguably have the two most eclectic wardrobes on the show, this makes sense. esp i fully believe they’re the perfect people to thrift shop with where they encourage each other to try on everything, even if it seems outlandish (and sometimes even more in those moments). that’s the only way to really get some good finds! and i feel like, beyond S1, when they wear items for performances in the show that are clearly unique / seem thrifted, it’s more than 50% likely the other helped them pick it out at some point

on this note, i think that they both have really good senses of what looks good on the other bc they spend this time together, probably better than anyone else (yes, including their significant others. not that that’s hard, since both of their significant others have notoriously bland fashion). like even when theyre not out together i can totally imagine them seeing something and being like “oh this is so riley / zay” and getting it for each other. they know each other’s sizes and have like an ongoing swap credit system gfJSKHJDLFH

riley and zay usually run performance by the other person before they perform them for the class / at an audition. like they find a specific time (usually during breakout sessions during class) to get in front of the other person and run them through their concept + do a run-through for them. they just really appreciate the other’s perspective, especially since they tend to complement each other -- zay is able to identify places where riley could heighten things or add some flair or just like... assert her talent more lmao, whereas riley helps zay pull back on some of his more overwhelming instincts when necessary or find the moments to truly lean in emotionally rather than blowing us out of the water the whole time

if we could actually Watch the show, i guarantee 9/10 times when riley or zay is performing, we would cut to the other enjoying the performance. like theyre always bobbing their head along and truly feelin the other’s performances. excellent vibes luv!

i also think they harmonize well with each other, which is why its kind of a shame they dont do more performances together within the context of assignments (as for why, couldn’t tell you... it might just be a weird psychological thing of like i have These people i perform with when it matters and these who are just for fun... like maybe zay and riley tend to see each other as easygoing comfortable duet partners and thats why they try not to overdo putting pressure on it). but yeah they absolutely have days where they just hang out in one of the rehearsal studios and play around on the piano and try to find ways to harmonize on their favorite songs. this is some of the best singing riley ever does, bc its so low stakes and fun

i also think that honestly, zay really helps strengthen riley’s vocals over the time they’re friends -- especially early on. riley is someone with good raw talent but she’s never thought about honing it seriously prior to joining aaa, whereas zay has been on a career mindset since he was little. so he is good at teaching her like small technique things or helping her expand her range and she really values that esp bc hes so selfless about giving it, but it doesnt come off naggy or unnecessary like maya’s advice often does

sometimes it can be hard for them to find songs they both wanna sing though bc their music taste is so different. i think they have like three small categories where their favorites overlap -- select big names (sza, chloe x halle), jazz / old-time crooners (frank sinatra, nina simone, and the like), and select musical theater. but i think this is mainly on zay, bc he’s much more picky about music than riley who will give anything a listen without much nudging. as we know zay likes to pick on his friends’ music taste (like charlie and harry styles / 1d) and i don’t think riley would escape this affectionate teasing. they exchange song recs and riley gives him like her usual piano ballad-y sara bareilles tswift rachael yamagata energy and shes like oh yes, another piano ballad and hes like STOP!!! JUST LISTEEEENNNN GFSJKLHJFDSKLHKDLFH

that said though, they’re definitely go-to friends when it comes to like checking out a new local artist or coffeeshop open mic nights. this is probably a typical zay / riley / yindra outing

zay doesn’t spend a ton of time watching tv bc “he has better things to do with his time,” but riley and zay are definitely the type to watch a show together. like not always Together, but they’ll try to keep up with each other so that they can talk about it (and riley has to try really hard not to keep binging and get way ahead of zay). theyre good at this bc they can have really intense and opinionated conversations about it but in a way where its like safe and neither of them feel like theyre actually being judged / are stupid if they disagree (something thats not common for riley, and zay usually is trying to discuss media with super strong personalities who aren’t great at Debating).

in general, though, they tend to agree on favorite characters / relationships. for example, they both hate rachel berry -- which always gets maya and farkle extremely heated if they’re around. i can only imagine why...

they’re also definitely safe-space vent people for each other. they don’t use the privilege all that often bc i think both of them try to like keep their cool and not get hung up about things, but if they really just have to pop off about something they know they can go to the other person and they’ll actually Listen and keep it under wraps rather than either spilling it to everyone else and/or immediately trying to problem solve rather than just listening to the Emotions. and it’s helpful bc for the most part, their friends don’t actually really overlap that much, so they don’t really like harbor the emotions the other person unloads on them or let it affect their dynamics with other people? like riley can talk about dasher and zay can talk about yingel without it having any ripple consequences bc theyre different circles.

for example, i can totally see riley talking to zay about how she feels like -- at first -- asher doesn’t really like her and won’t really let her in and like he doesn’t want her to join the friend group (even tho that isn’t really true). like she can’t talk to dylan about it bc she’s not going to put him in that position and she’s not foolish enough to think that’s a good idea, she can’t talk to lucas about it bc he like doesn’t get stuff like that gFJKHGLFJSDLH and also he has such a set impression of asher it would be hard for him to understand it from her perspective. zay has none of that, so hes a good person to listen to her nerves about it.

the only times this gets kind of complicated / janky is in the midst of zay x charlie stuff where riley is kind of unintentionally (or, sometimes, intentionally) in the middle. like, zay trusts her not to go telling charlie what he says about him, but he knows they’re good friends too, and its an awkward position to put her in. but still, i think when zay is really hurt or frustrated he’ll snap sometimes and just vent out all his anger about charlie to riley in one foul swoop, and she’ll just absorb it like a sponge without judgment and then not bring it up again. but you can also see little ways where this puts pressure on their friendship, like how when he was drunk in 304 zay expressed resentment towards the fact that riley also talks to charlie and sometimes he feels like she puts him first, even though that isn’t true. it’s just..... a very very complicated (and interesting, if emotional) situation with that trio.

that being said, when things are Good, i think that zay feels comfortable talking about his significant others (including charlie) with riley. he doesn’t really get too Detailed about anything personal or anything, but they definitely discussed charlie in s2 in the small window of time where riley knew and zc wasn’t actively imploding LMAO. on the flip side, riley doesn’t really talk to zay about her relationships, but only bc her relationship is lucas GJFSKLJHLKDJHFLDSH. like anyone else she’d be like okay sure this is fine but she knows zay finds lucas annoying 65% of the time and talking about him in a romantic context grosses him out so she respects that LMAOOOO. hysterical

in general, if they’re gonna hang out, they usually go to either a local coffee shop they like (like svorskis) or each other’s houses. its kind of a relief to have a person they can just take anywhere and have around their parents with no trouble at all, considering both of them are used to having a boyfriend who cant be seen in their house (for different reasons). and theyre comfortable enough that like i think when they hang out at their houses, they just spread out in the living area of both bc theyre not hiding anything, its like very lowkey and comfortable

that being said, riley doesnt spend much time in zay’s usual studio at school. most people don’t, its a place zay now likes to be alone (and it feels weird with someone else being there who isnt charlie)

as for how they come off to their families, the babineauxs love riley. jada has met her a couple of times and thinks she’s super sweet + zay could afford to learn a thing or two from her like how to chill the fuck out (cue zay going shut the fuck up). donna is excited that zay has another friend who isn’t batshit intense about stuff like maya / farkle, she figures yindra has the diva best friend role covered and zay needs more friends like nigel and riley to ground him. she’s right about this.

cory likes zay, but he also does have some prejudices from the teaching perspective about how zay doesn’t pay attention in class half the time and blows off his assignments -- but this isn’t partially because cory isn’t a great teacher and his assignments suck. so the feeling is mutual, tho zay gets along better with cory in a neutral, polite sense than say, asher and dylan, where it’s like guerilla psychological warfare. topanga has no opinion about zay bc riley doesn’t introduce her friends to her (wisely).

they’re still very common lunch buddies. essentially when riley isn’t eating with the techies (which is only when lucas is there usually) or bothering lucas in the booth once a week, she’s with zay (which usually also means nigel, yindra, and farkle, though not always)

ultimately, i think that when someone asks riley who her best friend is, her mind will always jump to zay first. not even because theyre necessarily the closest at any given time, but because he really was her first life raft at aaa and he extended that kindness to her in a moment where she was so used to being brushed aside, talked over, ridiculed -- and you don’t forget that. it stays with you. so when she thinks about her Best Friend, speed round answer, he will always come to mind first. i think she greatly admires his skillful balance of confidence and compassion, his sarcastic sense of humor, the way he gets so passionate about dance and music and how these elements come together, and his inarguable kindness that is at his core and so fundamental to everything he does (even when his more known reputation is a bit more barbed and witty).

on the flip side, i think riley came into zay’s life at the exact moment he needed it. we know he felt isolated in s1, and even though i think he thinks of nigel and yindra as his first-to-mind best friends, riley was a breath of fresh air who allowed him to be himself with someone who wasnt going to judge him on past decisions or impressions. just like he gave her the chance to define herself in his eyes with his extension of company on that first day, she does the same for him by not making assumptions about him and learning who he is on their terms. i think she’s also just a really great, measured system of support -- she’s not busting his balls or keeping him in check like yindra and nigel do (except when its really needed, like 304), but she isn’t as in awe / romanticized with him like charlie. i think he appreciates that he can go to her for an honest perspective, but she’ll take the care to deliver that honesty in a gentle way. it’s like, he’s tough enough to take a hit, but sometimes its nice to know you have someone who will be kind with you even then.

that’s what is at the core of their friendship overall. kindness.

-- Maggie

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romance headcanons

name:          park tae-joon (alias: kim hyeon)

nickname:          “Joon” !! Though generally the only people to ever call him that were Mila and Mystik.  And “TJ,” maybe, I can see that one being thrown around a bit.

gender:           male.

romantic orientation:          he generally avoids relationships and is not extremely interested in others sexually or romantically, but it all comes down to the circumstances and particularly to how he connects with someone. He doesn’t care about the specifics of sex or gender — I do personally tend to lean towards writing gay relationships, but that’s a me thing, and I want to emphasise that it doesn’t really matter to Crypto. I’m generally willing to try what he is willing to!

preferred pet names:           hasn’t had any to speak of.

relationship status:           single, but might fuck around, might settle down and find happiness in a committed relationship with mirage apex legends, haha just kidding....... unless????

favorite canon/fandom ship:         God I have a few... I know that Cryptage (Crypto and Mirage) is a really big thing for the fandom (fic author once called it a “rarepair” and i was like huh??? are you kidding fam), and I personally love exploring their dynamic with vanishout. They have a rough start, but there’s no other person Crypto loves more... im emotional over Them, and Crypto is honestly so smitten. Their ship make me happy

I am also a big fan of Crypto and Octane! Something I’m messing around with whilst writing with deathchasing. They’ve got a lot of potential to go places, where exactly I’m still unsure, but guess we’ll sort that out later. :)

I am generally interested in shipping anyone with Crypto if there’s enough chemistry or an interesting enough dynamic. The only other characters I have on the brain though that I want to ship Crypto with are Bloodhound, Caustic, and Gibraltar. As of now though, I haven’t really properly discussed a ship with anyone else but Julie and Kabu. 

favorite crossover ship:           I don’t really have any! I can’t really think on the spot of one, either. I haven’t really taken Crypto out of his default Apex verse yet, but I’m willing to try.

opinion on true love:         It exists, that much he knows. Love is what carried Tae-joon through life even as an orphan on the streets with nothing to his name. It’s what helped him survive, because he worked and fought tooth and nail every single day for the people he loved. Mila, and later on Mystik, proved without a doubt to him that platonic love exists and is one of the most powerful forces he could know. Without them, I’m not sure where he’d have ended up. He believes in love, perhaps with more conviction than most things.

BUT as for romantic love... sure, he’s absolutely sure it exists. But he’s convinced it’s just not something he can have. Like... Tae-joon’s been through shit, earnt the life he had before the Games with his own blood, sweat, and tears. He knows full well that he has worth, that he is deserving — but the way the Syndicate directly and indirectly stripped him of everything that he loves and cares about really hit him hard. It’s tough for him to reach out and connect with people, and even tougher to allow himself to love again after he’s been taught time and time again that he will lose everything he has valued so dearly, worked so hard for.

And he’s afraid for the people that might be in a relationship with him; loving Crypto doesn’t just make him vulnerable, he puts anyone who cares about him in direct danger as well. In that sense, he doesn’t think he deserves love. Even if he found it with someone who’s willing to care about him, the guilt of making them a target for the Syndicate... bad. It’ll take a hell of an exceptional partner (willing to put themselves in danger and to convince him that they’re okay with this) for Tae-joon to reach a point where he believes he is allowed to have love, and that he deserves it.

opinion on love at first sight:         "amused at first sight” more like when it came to Mirage. I don’t think he’s really met anyone he instantly feel in love with on sight though, not as Park Tae-joon and certainly not as Crypto... it’s not hard to feed into the craving for human affection and for someone who really cares when he does slowly edge closer to someone. Like, when he actually allows them to be near him and lets them start forging some bond of trust. Honestly, love is never the first thing on his mind when he meets people, not even when he was living a civilian life as Tae-joon; there were always more important things to focus on.

how ‘romantic’ are they?:           Even before the Games, he didn’t really have a great way of going about expressing emotions and communicating how he feels, let alone when it comes to unfamiliar notions of romance. He’s not entirely emotionally stunted, but he has a way of hyperfocusing on work, on taking comfort in things mechanical more than human, and rarely lets people interrupt him when he’s on a roll. He’s fairly aloof, but once he loses his previous life and identity, he comes to a realisation that he took human affection and contact for granted. Unfortunately he has no choice but to live without it after that; I think getting into a relationship, he’d be massively awkward about it to start with, but would quickly warm up and learn to be affectionate. He wouldn’t go out of his way to be, but he definitely would know the importance of even the simplest of gestures. He’d make it a point to show he cares, because he knows it’s not always obvious to someone that they’re loved — even fi it may seem obvious to others. At heart, Tae-joon’s a very soft and very caring person and does try to show it where he can.

ideal physical traits:           Doesn’t matter to him. If he starts to love someone, he WILL find attraction in someone inevitably whether they are conventionally attractive or not.  

ideal personality traits:         he is... weak for soft and kind people. also loves someone who can match him in terms of intelligence and ability, someone who is good with banter. a good sense of competition. people with drive and ambition. there’s probably a tonne more, but it’s just not coming to mind right now.

unattractive physical traits:           Tae-joon grew up on the streets as a child, parentless and homeless. He saw it all. It wasn’t hard for him to learn that there’s far more admiration and beauty to found in other things than in the physical appearance. 

One point I do want to cover though: He thinks the physical result of his own augmentations and implants are unattractive. They’re a huge part of his survival and certainly technological marvels (designed all by himself, though he found outside help to have them implanted). But having to virtually gut and replace so much of himself really dealt a blow to his whole concept of his humanity and physicality. He has trouble seeing himself as a person sometimes, much less an attractive one with the enhancements he’s gone through.

unattractive personality traits:         stupidity. ignorance. unwillingness to learn. taking things for granted, wasting life away. selfishness and lack of empathy / sympathy for others. betraying the loyalty and the trust of the people who love you. complete lack of morals or ethics. acting like you’re something you’re not. people who view themselves above others (even though.. he often does... hahaha)

ideal date:           He doesn’t really have any standard of one, not really having been on one before (though can bet that Mila has tried to hook him up multiple times with a blind date or something, they always fell through or Tae-joon just didn’t want to). 

do they have a type?:        not entirely, I do like to joke around that he’s into himbos though. One himbo specifically, but overall there’s not any real pattern... I guess he would like soft people capable of showing kindness, who are the exact opposite of him in the sense that they still see beauty and value in the world for all the cruel wreck that it is. People who are willing to be kind without expecting kindness back, who is... willing to show crypto that sort of kindness and teach it to him again 😳😳 people who allow him to be vulnerable and understand the place he’s coming from... 

average relationship length:         So we’re making up pure lies and saying that he’s had actual past relationships? Fuckin wig... but I think he would enjoy moderate to long-term relationships when he does actually get into them. Obviously, he’s not going to start something with ease (commitment is a bitch when you’re in his situation), but he’s not going to start a relationship with the intention of dumping the other person early on.

preferred non-sexual intimacy:      i’m thinking he probably values non-sexual intimacy a lot more than sexual actually, especially since i’m exploring current ships where sexual intimacy is involved but human affection and connection isn’t... which, in turn, just makes tae-joon feel a hell of a lot more emotionally disconnected and lonely. He really values the comfort of just being close to someone, around them in close proximity without worry. Being there with them, listening to them speak and paying them attention even if he’s not the most vocal or performative person... there’s a very real comfort in that. Just leaning against someone, I think, sharing contact that isn’t even necessarily romantic. He just wants to feel, and be felt — that simple human connection is Wildly important for him.

commitment level:           Really fucking incredible. Like really fucking incredible if you get him to care enough, help him to open up and allow himself to care.

opinion of public affection:        It flusters him (though I think he could learn to like at least a little bit of it. Having someone he loves and can show off in a subtle sort of way), and he probably doesn’t ever allow it anyway on account of not wanting anyone with their eye on him to pick out vulnerabilities. He’s very careful about keeping any relationships during the Games highly secret — no point in putting someone he cares about in harm’s way, and honestly I don’t think he could stand losing another person after he puts in all the effort to learn to trust and to love again. Affectionate gestures in private though, as said, is all good with him.

past relationships?:           once he talked to a girl on an online mmorpg and they traded items and he thinks he got the better end of the trade so that was pretty epic. But no, he hasn’t had any.

tagged by: @incnspcuous and @deathchasing!!! thanks lads tagging:  @aeiiope / @thunderolled pls bless me with yr girls.... @vanishout, @slature​

[sunnysidewrites]

Brother!Taeyang

Requested by anon: Hello (: could you write a brother!au Taeyang scenario? :)) 

holy hell guys not only have i not written in so long but it’s an sf9 piece too!!! :ooo!!!! i hope yall like it!!!! AND YES I KNOW THIS REQUEST IS ALMOST A YEAR OLD DLSJFL IM SO SORRY BUT YAY ITS HERE!!!! ENJOY MY KIDZ also pls forgive me its been way too long since i wrote smth so its not as high quality or long :’(((

warnings: a lot of soft. a lot. like a lot a lot. i want a bro tae :(

UGH BRO TAE IS SO LKSDJFLJDSF!!!!!!

He’s such an affectionate person, so just imagine how much love he would smother you with

Especially as an older bro?? I mean come on

Definitely the type to spoil you every chance he can get

No like,,,, he really invented spoiling

He works at the local cafe and every time he gets his paycheck, his first thought is what to reward you with for never complaining about your financial hardships

“Tae stop buying me stuff with your money!! Go treat yourself out for once!!”

“Aw you’re so cute, Y/N. Now, do you want the special cake of the day or the donuts?”

Jesus he’s so soft i wanna cry

He would go to the ends of the world just to have you smiling all the time :’(((

This boy knows no limits, I’m telling you smh

Will probably embarrass you in front of your friends LOL

Also the one your friends always gush over

And you’re like “ok i mean i know he’s good looking but he’s also my brother?? Can yall not???”

Unfortunately, you’ve had your fair share (which is putting it extremely lightly) of Phakes who use you to get closer to tae

One second you think you’re hitting it off when you’re talking about the latest single of your favorite artist and then the next you have to walk away after they ask you for the address of his workplace

It gets real tiring

And ofc, taeyang knows about this and he blames himself for it, especially when you never show any signs of complaints or other giveaways

You remain silent about it and he’s just like !!!!! :(((!!!!!!!!

So every time you ask him why he never treats himself out, he can’t help but think about how you never want him to worry about you

Because it’s so challenging finding a real friend, he always invites you to hang out with him and his group every day

You don’t mind at all though since his friends are wild but cool to be around with!!

[Insert promotion: STAN TALENT STAN SF9]

[they’re also a bunch of dorks. Stupid idiots. Loud and rambunctious. Talented and -- wait, what were we talking about again]

He’s always by your side and casually has his arm slung around your shoulders (it comes from his overprotective nature)

You can BET that whenever any one of his friends tries to talk to you one-on-one, tae’s face darkens just a smidgen

“Hey, Y/N, there’s this cool bakery that opened last week, wanna go--”

“Rowoon, don’t you have some,,, trees to compare yourself to?”

“Why do you never make any sense????”

Tae is always with you sO FREAKING MUCH to the point that if y’all weren’t related, you would surely be mistaken as a couple

Actually, it still happens even as his sibling smh

The amount of times your peers have gone up to you and asked whether you were dating tae and you’re like uM GAG HE’S MY OWN FLESH AND BLOOD

Them: oh thANK GOD. anyways what’s his phone number lol

Yeahhhhhhhhhhhh so you’re just much better off with the sf9 dudez

It also kinda Sucks since you’re tae’s sibling, tae has made it crystal clear you are Off Limits

“That means you, Dawon.”

“I didn’t even dO aNYThiNG?”

“Your jaw is gonna drop to the floor if you open it any further. dOnT tEsT mE”

You have to admit his friends are reallyyyy cute but sadly tae will kill them, and possibly you as well, if yall date rip

But in this au let’s say you do end up with one of them

Crank up that fatherly overprotectiveness by 92743972493

“I expect Y/N to be at home by 8. I know it must be hard for you, but please be a gentleman. You break Y/N’s heart, I break your bones, got it? If I find out about any assault you conducted, i wiLL RIP YOU TO SHR--”

“okAY WE’LL BE GOING OFF NOW BYEEEE LOVE YA”

He only wants the best and you know that better than anyone

He’s alllwaaaayyysss there for you, regardless of what he’s doing

He was once in the middle of a crazy, hectic shift at the cafe but he immediately dropped it when he found out you were crying over another crazed Tae Fan who turned their back on you (but obviously you didn’t tell him about the latter)

He could pick up that the situation was related to him every time you used the excuse of “failing a test” because you’re near the top of the class so he knew it was a lie

But he never pried it out of you bc he knows you tell him everything you wanna tell him

A lot of your hangouts with him involve dance games or anything that makes you active, but they could be as lax as sightseeing in the city

You’re always laughing when you’re with him and there’s tons of skinship

Your arms are around his waist or looped with his other arm

He loves holding you close to him bc he wants to protect you like the older bro he is

You’re not complaining though but who would lmao

Now, you know he’s good looking so you always take candids of him

Your favorite ones are the moment when he turns around and looks at you in surprise with a smile on his face and the second right after when you catch him in mid-laugh

Sometimes he takes you out to the dance studio he practically lives in and you get to see what the newest number he’s working on is

He never fails to blow you away and you can’t help but feel overwhelmingly proud of his talent and efforts

Occasionally, he would play a random dance song and you would stumble over your feet and laugh as you both spin around and have fun

Whatever you do, it’s a moment you both cherish

You really could not have asked for a better brother :’(((

[fpsantangelo]

1-10 for bryce and his daddy!

im gonna actually, physically blow up i never get 2 b soft w these two bless you. let’s do some established relationship shit 😤👏

1. Who wakes up first?I’d say Zim does usually, Bryce is a fucking pill to wake up in the morning, he’s one of those 5 separate alarms people, whereas Zim is better at being a morning person, he’ll just sit up n check his phone n keep an arm around Bryce or a hand in his hair until he wakes up.

2. Who wants to stay in bed just a little bit longer?Probably could guess from the last one, but it’s Bryce, he’s a heavy sleeper & generally hates being awake before noon (mood), so when Zim gets him up for early games, he just groans and tries to pull him back down next to him for just 5 more minutes.

3. Who takes longer getting ready?Fucking Bryce omg r u kidding me, u think that hair does itself?? It’s unfortunate really bc, he hates getting up, but also takes 12 years to get ready once he is awake so yeah. They’re late for games (and dates, once Bryce gets cool with that) constantly.

4. When they can’t sleep, what do they do?Bryce can’t sleep a lot, esp after bad games, so one of two things usually happens after that. 1. They fuck. This is usually after games that aren’t too terrible. Zim tires Bryce out, gets his mind off of it, and it puts him to sleep afterwards. 2. Bryce gets mad and yells and screams and Zim lets him go off until he finally gets tired of it, and then pulls him down into his lap and holds him and tells him that he’s gonna be fine, that everything will sort itself out, and Bryce tries to argue, but he’s worn out and fucking sad, so he usually just agrees with him & lets himself be soft for a little bit. And maybe thanks Zim, bc sometimes he really does make him feel better.

5. Who falls asleep while watching a movie?It’s Zim, sometimes Bryce puts on some movie or tv show or something that he truly does not care about, and he tries to pay attention, but he’s getting too old to be up past midnight, so he’ll end up knocking out halfway through. Bryce usually wakes him up though, bc he’s a dick.

6. Who falls asleep last, watching the other one with a small affectionate smile?Ooooh imma say this happens to both of them. If you’re going off that last answer, when Zim falls asleep on the couch with Bryce, there are times when Bryce just gives up on waking him up and instead keeps sneaking looks at him and smiling bc he’s fucking happy he’s actually letting himself do this with him now. On the other hand, sometimes Bryce is so worn out bc he pushes himself too fucking hard and will just fall asleep as soon as they get home, hell, sometimes in the car ride back from the park, and Zim just looks at him with starry eyes bc he can’t believe they actually made it.

7. Who comes up with cheesy pick up lines?Oh man, idk, I can see Zim dropping some reaaaaaally bad, dad-joke-esque lines that make Bryce reconsider their entire relationship they’re so embarrassing. But when Bryce is feelin a lil Frisky, he’ll sneak up behind him and say the dumbest shit in an attempt to be ~smooth~ or whatever. (Bryce Harper is a big fucking dork & I’ll fight over this)

8. Who gets extremely competitive playing Mario Kart?Bryce is such a competitive bitch omg he will get so headed over that stupid game. And like, he rarely ever loses bc Zim is Bad, these kinds of things are kind of before his time, but when he does win Bryce is yelling and throwing shit while Zim laughs his ass off.

9. Who accidentally pushes a door instead of pulling?Once again, Bryce Harper is a huge dork and is not smooth in any sense of the word. So sometimes he tries to do the Boyfriend Thing where he opens the door first, bc usually it can get Zim to smile and thank him and maybe kiss him real quick & he lives for that. However, he does just straight up run into the door on more than one occasion, and Zim tries not to laugh but god it’s a good thing Bryce is pretty bc he is not the sharpest, god bless him.

10. Who sets the other’s ringtone to something loud & obnoxious behind their back?Ohmygod I love this question, Zim 100% would do this while Bryce is sleeping. I can see one of two scenarios here. 1. He makes it something suuuper loud and then calls him at like,, 1 am, and then the phone goes off and it scares the shit out of him and Zim sleeps on the couch. 2. Zim changes it to one of many songs about big booties, and then it goes off in public/around the rest of the team, and everyone laughs their asses off at Bryce. Zim has to keep his ego in check somehow.

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Definitely Something

Hey thanks to @starlalalala and @teamokdynamite, this happened. Some FAHC Michael/Gavin/Alfredo (with established Mavin adding Alfredo)! 

Gavin kind of knows from the minute they meet the guy that he’s going to be something. He’s tall, and friendly, with an easy laugh and an easer camaraderie – and he’s only known them for fifteen minutes, but that’s Gavin needs, apparently, to like him.

He glances at Michael while Geoff and Jeremy talk details with the new guy. Michael’s still staring at the other group.

“He’s quite nice, in’he?” Gavin says.

“He’s definitely quite,” Michael grunts cryptically. Gavin huffs a laugh and looks towards Geoff again.

“Here, why don’t you come meet the others?” Geoff says, shooting a smile at Michael and Gavin and walking the guy over.  

Gavin’s disappointed to say the guy isn’t any less handsome up close. Would make some things easier, he thinks, if he fell out of fancy just as quickly, but as it is, the guy smiles bright enough to crinkle the corners of his eyes and holds out a hand.

“Hi, I’m - ”

“Alfredo, innit?” Gavin replies brightly, slipping his hand in Alfredo’s to shake it. “Lovely to meet you.”

“Suck up,” Michael teases fondly, and goes for his own introduction.

Yeah, Alfredo’s definitely going to be something.

-- 

Alfredo’s something in more ways than one.

To start off, he’s handsome, the type of handsome that makes Gavin a little giddy inside when Alfredo laughs with him, when he bumps their shoulders together in the back of the recon van during a rough escape.

And he’s also, apparently, an amazing shot – but they already knew that. Stats and police records and stolen footage that shows headshots from hundreds of metres away – easy. Known. Part of why they hired him. But it’s during a stealth job with Michael and Jeremy that his other clear specialty shows, and that’s tactical melee – as Ryan would call it, with his fancy terms and whatnot.

Gavin just calls it the punch-stab-shoot, and Alfredo’s startlingly good at it. Clears a room of guards all by himself without tripping a single alarm, before Michael and Jeremy even get to him, and even Geoff’s surprised by this.

“Jesus Christ, how?” Geoff breathes, leaning over the back of Gavin’s chair to watch, re-watch, rewind the footage of the job and watch, in grainy 600 x 800, Alfredo cleanly eliminate the room, using only two knives and one silenced pistol shot and his gloved fists. Gavin’s impressed. Geoff’s impressed. Michael and Jeremy are impressed. Jack’s jawdropped. Ryan’s bedrudgingly impressed.  

“Don’t worry, big boy, we still need someone on the MGs,” Geoff says after the post-mission meeting, clapping  hand Ryan’s shoulder.

“Shut up,” Ryan mutters with a scowl, shrugging Geoff’s hand off. Geoff snickers.

“Aw, Vagabond all pouty?” Gavin teases, tongue poking out between his teeth. Ryan cuts him a glare but the burst of laughter Gavin hears from Alfredo is worth it. And a moment later, Ryan’s lips crack into a smile, he, too, swept into laughter with them.

-- 

The thing is, right, the thing is with Alfredo, is Gavin’s not exactly supposed to be going around developing crushes on attractive snipers.

But, well, it went so spectacularly the first time he did – back when Michael was still new, when he hadn’t found his niche yet and was the crew sniper for a while after Gavin botched up a sniping job horrendously – that he can’t help but entertain it. He thinks, tentatively, half in a dream-state where the world spins a little slower, that Michael might be okay with it.

“So, y’still like ‘Fredo?” Michael murmurs sleepily, his arm draped over Gavin’s waist and lips pressed somewhere to his jaw, breath blowing out annoyingly over Gavin’s neck.

“He’s nice,” Gavin says carefully, dancing his fingers over Michael’s forearm. “Why you askin’?”

“No reason,” Michael says too quickly, tensing up the slightest amount beside Gavin.

“What, you bonking ‘im?” Gavin jokes, as if he doesn’t want to do the exact same.

“No, I’m not – bonkin’ him or whatever stupid slang you want to use. Jus’ wonderin’.”

“Well yeah, I still like him,” Gavin replies.

Michael’s mouth opens as if to speak but then closes with another sharp exhale. He grunts, and asks nothing else. Gavin doesn’t offer anything else.

-- 

Gavin, however, is a bloody coward sometimes, just like Geoff says, and just like Jack loves to holler into the skies when Gavin’s hesitant to jump from bloody miles up in the air, Jack!, and just like Jeremy – well, just like the whole crew says at some point about something, somewhen, some jibe that never really gets to Gavin, that bounces right back off and usually ends in laughter, but sometimes he really is a bloody coward.

There’s absolutely no way he’s going to Michael with this, for one.

For two, things have absolutely gotten worse in the sense of Alfredo.

Worse in the sense of Alfredo is incredibly charming when he wants to be, and Gavin can’t help the way the back of his neck heats up when Alfredo looks at him for a beat too long, or when their hands brush reaching for the same bottle, or when Alfredo sits next to him at the table and oh-so-casually rests a friendly arm on the back of Gavin’s chair to lean over and ask what he’s up to on his phone, and it’s usually some quick little indie game Michael had downloaded for him, and then there’s minutes lost where Gavin fails more levels than usual because Alfredo’s so damn close.

He knows it’s not unusual. Alfredo’s just as friendly with Jeremy, with Geoff, with Jack, even with damn Ryan, with Michael -

Ah, now Michael, Michael – Gavin doesn’t know much but he knows Michael is oddly protective at times, almost as bad as Gavin is about him when Michael’s getting harassed – but Michael doesn’t shoot them strange glares, or try and break them up – or anything. Not even when Alfredo compliments him on something and Gavin feels his cheeks heat even as he’s locking eyes with Michael across the room. Nothing except a smile and a little finger-wave that Gavin shoots back – and then, always then, always when Gavin interacts with Michael again, Alfredo pulls away a little, takes his arm off, stops being so close. Gavin misses it.

But he’s too much of a coward to lean in to Alfredo, so he stays where he is and tries to keep his voice as level as he can.

-- 

“Hey, what’re we doin’ for bevs tonight?” Gavin asks, abruptly slamming his hands down on the back of the sofa and leaning in – Michael and Alfredo jump apart, their heads whipping around just as Michael smashes the pause button on whatever game they’re doing.

Michael, Gavin notices, whose ears are flushed at the tips and who looks quite flustered, giving Gavin an almost guilty look before his eyes drop. Gavin furrows his brow and glances at Alfredo, but he just raises an eyebrow at Gavin.

“Bevs?” He asks. Gavin gives him a sunny grin and lays a hand on Michael’s shoulder – Michael jerks a little at the touch.

“Yeah, bevs!” He chirps. “Me ‘n Jeremy stocked up on some stuff, thought we should do somethin’. You in?”

“Uh, only if you guys are,” Alfredo says with a nervous laugh, looking between Gavin and Michael.

“Yeah, why not,” Michael says, seemingly back to his normal self. He reaches up to affectionately squeeze Gavin’s wrist. “Where were you thinkin’, Gav?”

“Wherever Jeremy goes for,” Gavin replies. “His choice tonight.”

“Well sweet, let me change and then I’ll join you guys,” Michael says, pushing himself up to stand.

“Uh, will I – need to change? I don’t know what - ” Alfredo asks, looking down at himself. Michael laughs loudly.

“Hey, as long as you can heist in it,” he snickers, stepping over wires to reach the hallway.

“Heist?” Alfredo wheezes, glancing at Gavin. “Does Geoff know about this?”

“Maybe,” Gavin allows. He grins. “Maybe not.”

“So, what, combat gear?”

“Just nothing that needs dry cleaning.”

-- 

“So hey,” Michael says, one night, when their room is dark save for the moonlight and there’s a fresh bruise purpling up Gavin’s side from the job two days ago and they’ve known Alfredo for a little over a month now.

“Yeah?” Gavin says, turning his head on the pillow to look at Michael, keeps his hands laced over his chest where Michael’s are tucked under his head. The ceiling didn’t have much to offer them but they still stared at it for a good twenty minutes before talking.

“Alfredo,” Michael says, like it’s an explanation.

“’Fredo,” Gavin says, like it’s an answer.

“Shut up,” Michael says.

“Shuttin’ up,” Gavin says. Michael pauses. Drags a hand out from under his head and waves uselessly in the air above him, eyes still fixed on the ceiling.

“Alfredo,” he says, again. “He’s – he’s a nice guy. Y’know. Really nice.” He swallows. Gavin doesn’t speak. “And, y’know, I – I like him.”

“I like him, too,” Gavin says.

“Shut up,” Michael says, and he sounds – odd, his voice strained a little where it shouldn’t be, something strangely tense in his shoulders, his arms. Gavin gives him a break. Shuts up.

“I like him,” Michael continues. “Not like I like Jeremy, or Geoff, or Jack, or Ryan, or – ” Pauses. Swallows. “Not like I like them, like I like you.”

A beat. Michael turns to face Gavin, his forehead creased in the middle with worry.

“But I thought you loved me,” Gavin jokes, can’t help it, defence mechanism even though Michael’s confession floods him with relief.

“You’re so damn difficult,” Michael scoffs, but there’s a light fondness to it that makes Gavin smile.

“Right Shakespeare, you are,” he teases. “’Like I like you’. Put that in the history books, they will.”

Despite the creased in his forehead, Michael laughs, rolling onto his side to face Gavin better.

“Are you gonna say anything or?” He asks, raising an eyebrow. “Just gonna let me lay my fucking heart out here?”

“I like him, too,” Gavin admits, reaching out to make a grabby hand at Michael. Michael rolls his eyes and scoots closer, close enough to press against Gavin’s uninjured side and gently rest his warm palm over the ugly splotching on Gavin’s ribs.

“Like him like you like me?” Michael teases.

“Like him like I like you like you like me,” Gavin says. It hurts to laugh, with the bruises but he can’t help it when Michael’s giggling like that, oddly boyish and indescribably joyful.

“God, we’re idiots,” Michael breathes after a fit of shared snickering. “How long? How fuckin’ long have you liked him?”

“...since we met him,” Gavin answers. Michael closes his eyes and exhales very, very slowly through his nose.

“What, you too?” Gavin giggles, laughing louder when Michael nods solemnly, his mouth twitching in a poor attempt to hide his smile.

“We’re such fucking idiots,” Michael whispers vehemently, resting his head against Gavin’s temple. “Fucking hell.”

“Right pair,” Gavin adds, and Michael gives up his stern façade with a snort that sends them both into breathy laughter in their room that’s dark save for the moonlight despite the fresh bruise purpling up Gavin’s side from the job two days ago and with the new knowledge that they’ve both liked Alfredo for little over a month now.

-- 

The dinner reservation was Gavin’s idea. The flowers were Michael’s.

They have absolutely nothing else planned for this.

How it goes: they’re on a rooftop of a squat building in Rockford Hills, with good a view of the sunset and a few beers and soda between them, drinking lightly while the sun inches down the sky and Alfredo’s sitting between Michael and Gavin, perfectly content with all the elbow-nudging and shoulder-brushing and not even minding when Gavin leans over him to grab a Coke from Michael.

And it starts with:

“Hey, ‘Fredo, uh, there’s, uh, something we’ve been meaning to ask you,” Gavin says, takes the plunge and is much too aware of the careful way Michael’s watching as Alfredo glances between them, as his eyes eventually settle on Gavin.

“Am – Am I in trouble?” He asks. Gavin breathes out a laugh and shakes his head – on Alfredo’s other side, Michael rolls his eyes.

“No, no, you’re not – in trouble, ‘Fredo,” Gavin says.

And Gavin’s a bloody coward sometimes, just like Geoff says, but he swallows it all down now and meets Alfredo’s eyes, all the warm acceptance in them and he doesn’t even know what they’re going to say. It’s something. A daunting, terrifying something, but Gavin remembers what he had said to Michael last night, what they had talked about until the small hours of the morning, that the looks Alfredo gives them and the way he acts around them are too reminiscent of how they danced around each other at first to be completely nothing.

“We, um,” Gavin clears his throat, tries again, sets down his drink so he doesn’t spill it all over himself. “Michael and I, we – we quite like you, ‘Fredo.”

“I – I mean, I like you too – ” Alfredo says, but Michael speaks before he can continue.

“He means we like-like you. We wanna date you.”

Alfredo’s head whips around faster than a snapped neck and Gavin finds it oddly amusing, that Alfredo’s leaning back to look between them, eyes wide like he doesn’t believe it, but Gavin pushes on because he can’t stop now, he can’t just leave it in the air like that.

“We’d really like to,” he says quietly. “If you’re interested.”

“Oh,” Alfredo says. “Oh.” And huffs out a relieved laugh, a smile growing on his face. “Shit, I thought you were about to tell me to back the fuck off.”

Michael laughs, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand as he sets his bottle down as well, sharing a grin with Gavin.

“Nah man, I say come the fuck on,” he says to Alfredo. “I’ve even got fuckin’ - flowers in the car for this.”

“Aw, Michael, don’t spoil the surprise, Michael,” Gavin complains, but Michael just snorts and reaches over to slap his knee.

“Okay, there are absolutely no flowers in the car,” he says. Alfredo laughs. Gavin rolls his eyes.

“Well with the flowers is an invitation to dinner,” Gavin says, looking at Alfredo. “Tomorrow night, with us?”

“Shit guys, you really had a whole thing for me?” Alfredo asks, and there’s something – soft, genuine in his disbelief, something sincere and so terribly endearing.

“We don’t know shit about asking people out,” Michael replies.

“Michael doesn’t,” Gavin says. “I, however – ”

“Bullshit I don’t. I charmed your ass into going out with me.”

“Yeah, and what about the rest of me?”

“Idiot.”

Gavin grins and Michael slaps his knee again, laughing when Alfredo starts chuckling beside them.

“Anyway, Alfredo, dinner?” Gavin asks.

“Yeah,” Alfredo says, glancing at both of them. “Yeah, I’d love to.”

“Oh good,” Michael grins, and settles back on the roof, the tension bleeding out of his shoulders.

“But can I ask for something else first?” Alfredo asks slowly, sitting up between them. Gavin raises an expectant eyebrow.

“Kind of – something I’ve wanted for weeks?” Alfredo asks, and neither of them mention the slight way his voice cracks in the middle.

“Go for it,” Michael says. Alfredo looks at Gavin. His eyes linger on Gavin’s for a moment before they drop to his lips and all the air punches out of Gavin in a heartbeat at the implication. But before he can speak, Alfredo does.

“Can I kiss you?” He asks. “B – Both of you?”

“Yes,” Gavin breathes, nodding as Michael agrees on the other side of Alfredo. “Yes, please.”

The hand that Alfredo plants on his cheek is warm and very grounding, a lot like how Michael cups his jaw sometimes when they kiss – but Alfredo kisses much softer, hesitant and a little nervous, easy and affectionate like his laughter and his camaraderie, warm like his eyes and his palms and Gavin’s so much more in love when Alfredo pulls away.

Gavin can’t resist going back in for another cheeky peck before Michael smoothly leans in on Alfredo’s other side and stealing his lips away, but Gavin doesn’t stray far, stays close to Alfredo’s side and reaches over to rest his hand on top of the one Michael’s planted behind Alfredo to brace himself.

They miss how the sun dips until it touches the horizon, too wrapped up in each other and in the fragile beginnings of something to notice how orange-pink streaks across the sky, how the cloud drift apart and settle in the corners of the world. How the stars twinkle awake one by one as night descends and how the orange fades to yellow to purple to blue, colours melting together like the three of them melt together on the rooftop of a squat building in Rockford Hills with a good view of the sunset.

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im just gonna.... scoot in here and uh..... enable you..... scoot scoot....

OK hear me out. Here’s some TLJ-based Kylux mpreg thoughts.

I think Snoke always knew Kylo was the knock-off brand of what he really wants. That Kylo is broken by the fact that he FEELS SO MUCH and he lets his feelings drag him around even though he clearly wishes he wasn’t like this. He was probably always like this. 

And Hux? Hux is useful but Hux lacks the sort of power that Kylo has by birth and breeding. Also he’s an absolutely sucking void of a human being with bile where other people have blood. He’s easy enough to control, but mostly exactly as you would a dog — reward it when it’s good and make sure it knows you could beat it if it’s not. Watch the teeth. Don’t take your eyes off it.

They’ll be steps to power, but are they really going to be heirs to his vision? Or are they the tools he’ll use until he can get better, shinier, less buggy and broken ones?

I’d like to thank the Rlos who want Rey to “continue the Skywalker line” because that sure sounds like the exact sort of shit you could feed Kyle Ron to make him do some Fucking Weird Shit and well, General, just lie back and think about the Empire. Kyle has probably never seen junk that wasn’t his own and the one Knight that he kissed once got sent out by Snoke to some planet acid-spitting worms and came back with their lips melted shut by scar tissue. And frankly I’m not sure anyone has ever in his life taught Hux that sex is about anything other than Power and Pain.

Anyway, Kyle over here’s like literally twice as wide as Armie, so obviously he’s got the space in that refrigerator-size torso for whatever demonspawn comes out of this.

Throw in some Force garbage about how if Kylo doesn’t spend a certain amount of time around Hux regularly he feels like he’s gonna puke his kidneys out because this INCREDIBLY FORCE SENSITIVE fetus would like to vibe with whatever weird vibes Hux gives off. Actually they’re probably very chill. Since he’s only got one (1) emotion: Hatred. And he’s got a boss and a PAIN IN THE ASS who can read his mind, I’m sure the inside of his brain is WMD blueprints and elevator music most of the time.

So they chill. They don’t... like each other? But maybe they realize that they’ve made some misjudgments and now they’re actually even better prepared to murder each other.

Hux starts researching weapons that a lightsaber can’t block. Force-resistant materials. He starts packing a couple extra energy blades on his body at all times. He buys a slug-shooting rifle and starts carrying it damn near everywhere.

Kylo is still gonna be killing his dad and getting gut-shot by a wookie and finding the true power of hatred after THE ANGRIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD hands him his own ass on a platter, obviously. You could stuff a whole watermelon in that boy and it would not slow him down. But it’s fucking with his head. Are his priorities... right? What does it all mean? Existential crisis with a side of his body literally doesn’t belong to him and he didn’t choose this at any point and WHY IS HE DOING ANY OF THIS AT ALL

Things explode. Things still very, very much explode.

And that’s going to be rather important, really, because Hux knows he can rebuild a planet-sized weapon and he can buy a new warship and he can train a hundred thousand more child soldiers. Every life except his own is replaceable and it always, always has been.

And Kylo is thinking obsessively about family, about his parents, about his childhood, about his life and where it has lead him, about right and wrong, light and dark. 

But all things must come to an end? And the boy sith who would be supreme leader doesn’t have enough time to telepathically tell Rey NOT to swing by really not a good time right now. 

Kylo gets his guts excavated by unfeeling, uncaring medical robots because this is a hideous dystopia of reproductive rights or something. Hux is there because, well, he’s a little bit of a sadist everyone knows that. That’s the only possible reason he could be there, isn’t it?

Haha no. He’s gonna make eye contact with that blue-eyed, screaming creature and all the crazy in that heavily hair-gelled head is gonna skew in exactly the expected ways. Because, well, he can BUILD another weapon. He can BUILD another army. But he can’t BUILD a fucking baby. Or well, he could, but it wouldn’t be this exact baby, now would it? And honestly, honestly? Why would he build any other? This one is PERFECT. He made that and it’s his and he would rather drown in his own blood than let anyone hurt it. 

(See? He’s not his father after all. He cannot even understand his father in this moment. He has always known himself to be weak and sought to protect himself. Now here is the weakest imaginable version of himself and he feels that same urge. It’s his and he will protect it or he will die. That has always been the only two options.)

And Kylo wakes up with his internal organs rearranged and stapled back together to see a fucking armed sociopath holding HIS CHILD and nearly kills Hux right then and there except if he died then he would definitely drop the baby and if Kylo sits up too fast his spleen is gonna pop out probably. 

They don’t even have to talk about things or lie to each other because they have spent a stupid amount of time with one another and they know. The fear in Hux now is the same fear that is swallowing Kylo up like a howling cyclone.

So they go to Snoke and it seems very much like Hux will betray Kylo like the untrustworthy dog that he is and Kylo will stay the loyal and steady servant of the darkness, but Kylo is a nest of serpents held together by medical tape. And all of Hux’s research? Well, if you want to blow the most powerful Force user you’ve ever met’s head off his ugly shoulders? You might need a real firearm and some Force-resistant bullets.

Cue a very different fight against the Praetorian Guard. Rey shows up twenty minutes late with Starbucks to a room full of corpses and fire and Kylo “Ben Solo” Ren trying to hold his torso together while Armitage “General Hugs” Hux looks increasingly red-faced and distressed at a very small and screaming baby.

No lightsabers explode.

No one’s around to sign the paperwork on DJ’s deal so he fucks off on the first ship he can break into while Phasma’s calls keep going directly to Hux’s voicemail.

The Resistance makes it to Crait safely and Holdo does not explode anything and Rose does not have to contemplate kicking 500,000 stormtroopers to death with her own two feet. (I mean she doesn’t, but she still DOES.)

Phasma’s call goes through. 

“Hey I’ve got two big Resistance morons and a soccer ball.”

“Cool. We killed the Supreme Leader and also it’s a girl.”

“Congratulations, sir. Does she have a name?”

“Not yet, I was a little busy.”

Rey watches Kylo get increasingly pale. “Are you okay?”

“Not really,” he says.

Hux remembers that someone helped MAKE this baby and she’s probably fond of him or something. Maybe Hux is fond of him. He’s not sure yet exactly. But he would probably shoot the scavanger girl if she hurt him. Of course, he would probably shoot her anyway, y’know? Just because.

Chewbacca is sort of waiting for Rey to come back.

He does not expect her to come back in the company of the First Order’s three most powerful leaders and also Rose, Finn and a VERY ANGRY BB-8.

Also there’s a baby? It’s a very cute baby. She’s got Ben’s nose already.

“What’s her name?” he asks.

“Haven’t decided,” Kylo Ren says at the same time Rey says, “I don’t know.”

They glare at each other. Chewie does not smack Kylo upside the back of his head simple because it looks right now as though a stiff wind would knock him over just as well. Also, well, he wouldn’t have helped Rey with this COMPLETELY INSANE PLAN if he didn’t think Ben Solo could still come home.

He can’t. Really. This is not Ben Solo going to his mother. This is Kylo Ren going to General Organa with three and a half hostages and a burning desire to get some war criminals off the hook.

(Maybe DJ does a nice thing and leaves something explosive behind when he goes. Or he gives the whole First Order a computer virus or something. They’d deserve it.)

Anyway, Hux probably is still set on handing his daughter the whole known universe and does something incredibly stupid like pull a gun on Leia and gets every blaster in the room pointed at him while he’s holding the infant Skywalker scion. Kylo forcibly (haha) disarms everyone in the room and gently sets Hux on his damn fool ass and not so gently shuts his jaw so tight he can barely breathe. But he can still breathe.

This still unnamed baby is going to be a princess in a world where everyone won’t be trying to kill her all the time, isn’t that good enough for you? (It isn’t, actually, but Hux can make world domination a back-up plan for at least the next two hours.)

Phasma refuses to take off her helmet. Or talk to anyone.

Rey is going to loudly insist that they’re not that bad — and they have a baby! They can’t be bad? At least the baby is probably not bad! 

Leia is going to call Kylo “Ben” and so everyone else is going to follow suit as he bleeds internally and hates them all. He would still stab his uncle if he saw him.

(MAYBE HE DOES HAHA.)

Does Phasma particularly care if her life’s work is sacrificed on the altar of peace? Uh, as long as she still has her LIFE, not particularly. 

Empires, warships, armies can be rebuilt. The universe is always going to be there to conquer. Right? And "princess” doesn’t seem like such a bad title, really, when it’s his baby girl.

Kylo is still an angry, bitter sack of vipers. Hux now has two emotions and they’re both terrifying and involve firearms. Not saying they “fall in love,” but they do practice kissing and trade insults that are maybe affectionate? Hux kills more than one person who tries to get at Kylo with his bare hands and a energy blade. They try extremely hard to be good parents.

Phasma takes her immunity and fucking RETIRES to make LOTS OF MONEY doing what she’s GOOD AT which is fighting and not dying.

Anyway they name the baby Padme. She has a COMPLETELY HIDEOUS temper and blue eyes like her great-grandfather.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

[moonilymoth]

8 Whisper and Adonis or Ita. BUT YOU HAVE TO DO WHISPER CAUSE I'M TRASH

im opening up google docs since i lost all the writing for the first time so here’s the second try of my ship essays. also doing all of these bc i have No Self Control

[8. interactions with their significant other]

Whisper - for Whisper, things between them and Null started off pretty rocky. Null insulted and belittled them a lot on their first interactions, but Whisper just kinda took it since they agreed with the things being said due to their low self-esteem and worth. When Null started to be nicer instead, it shocked them in all honesty and they weren’t sure how to react. The sudden shift in gear made them a bit wary and unsure where his intentions were, but eventually they began to open up a little bit more. Whisper subconsciously depends on Null in a bit. Not overly so, but moreso that he’s someone for them to lean on when they struggle instead of just having to deal with it alone. They struggle a lot with depression, self esteem/love, and the concept of trying to heal and maybe one day move past things. It can be overwhelming at times, so having someone there to love them when they can’t love themselves helps in a way.

Originally, they were fairly against the concept of being in a relationship or having romantic ties. They were very guarded and their touch-phobia played a part in it, as well as the fact most romantic connections in their past went rather poorly. They also just felt they couldn’t be really loved in that sense, and them being in a relationship would just be a burden to their other. With Null, the buildup was rather slow and even when he presented his feelings to Whisper, they originally didn’t give him an answer on whether or not they felt the same? But even after that, slowly their actions and such became something a bit “more” than just platonic, despite not being able to voice it.

Day to day life is pretty quiet and calm, with smaller daily gestures on Whisper’s part to display their affection, whether it’s making breakfast or tea or getting a treat for Null. There’s also small and occasional touches, which could seem like nothing but is more significant when it’s coming from Whisper considering their phobia. They give Null a lot more exceptions physically than they would with others, and generally seem more comfortable around him? Almost at peace. There’s even times they crave the physical affection, just simple stuff like handholding. In general they’re much more calm and a bit open around him, and even when they’re in public being with him gives them a bit of ease.

Null leaving was a big blow to them because of this, especially since a few days after a close friend of theirs passed. Null was typically a strong form of comfort to them and somewhat like a grounding point, so for both events to happen suddenly within such a small time frame broke their heart. They didn’t really have any other support system to fall back onto due to not being very social and so they’ve become very lost at this point. With him gone now, they regret never properly telling him their feelings either.

Adonis - haha HO BOY.. WELL. as a disclaimer he doesn’t really have a partner yet but it’s Getting There. Adonis’s and Mint’s interactions are pretty interesting to say the least? They’re similar in aspects of their personalities, but their lives are on like completely separate ends of a spectrum. For the most part though, Mint’s royal background doesn’t really influence/affect how Adonis acts and talks with Mint? He’s fairly casual and treats him like a regular person, though at the same time he doesn’t doubt Mint’s position either or treat it like it’s nothing something important. Generally he likes to just joke around and be casual, though when it comes to more serious situations he does try to listen and maybe offer advice he can think of or at least lend some sort of comfort, which is a bit more significant coming from him since he struggles with empathy and grasping others feelings.

Romantically speaking, Adonis was pretty against the idea of a relationship and being involved in anything romantic. He’s gray-aro, but also has a bit of a twisted view on what love and romance actually is from growing up. Now with his involvement with Mint there’s a lot of confusion on his part? Even with Yumei kinda explaining what he might be feeling towards the other, he isn’t entirely sure. One big thing is his romantic feelings aren’t exactly traditional, since they lean less towards “love” and moreso a deeper sense of trust and care, and even a smaller part of him almost kinda craving to be around Mint. In general he’s kind of at an awkward stalemate right now of like- not entirely sure on his feelings but trying to deny it might be something more than just friendship and what not. tfw ur ocs just gotta accept the gay thoughts.

Daily interactions are just pretty casual since they live together now? He just tends to joke around and talk with Mint when they’re both around the house. He also tends to be a bit more relaxed just with his actions and stuff. He’s generally not a touchy person outside of things like sex and doesn’t even really enjoy random contact like hugs or people leaning on him. With Mint though he gives more exceptions with stuff like letting the other lay on his lap while on the couch or just leaning on him etc.

Of course there’s faults too. Neither are really good at voicing their feelings I think, and Adonis can get frustrated when Mint seems like he’ll say something but then doesn’t. Mint also tries to push him towards better habits and working on his problems? Most notably his insomnia and paranoia. He pushes back against it though since he really dislikes people getting involved with his issues in general, since he feels like he should be the only one to deal with them and that they’re no one elses issue. It definitely results in frustration from both of them I think bc they’re like. both kinda stubborn about it.

Overall tho they just have like.. really good chemistry together and just kinda get each other in a way? And also yknow enable each other’s personalities which leads to some Fun interactions. They both care for each other but are also both emotionally and romantically stunted assholes so it’s taking time. It’s kinda funny to me too how this ended up too since Adonis was like… never meant to be shipped with anyone and now it ends up like this.

Ita - I don’t think I’ve got as much as the others to write because it’s been a long while but here we go anyways. Ita with Ask is a lot more physically affectionate than my other ocs. He likes to cling and cuddle, and generally shows his love more through physical actions than words. His demeanor is very warm (despite being cold-blooded haha) and often he enjoys being a source of comfort. He’s not very good with advice or making people feel better with words, but he tries his best with Ask.

He originally didn’t really? feel things romantically for Ask, even when the other confessed to him. He didn’t really get “love” in that sense, since he’s very loving in general and felt he had already loved Ask. The confession was a little surprising but his overall reaction was just like ‘ok!’, and then they kinda ended up together. It was after that he began to understand and feel the differentiation.

Day to day basis is just like… super physically affectionate on both ends. Ask likes to nap A Lot which Ita kinda enables because he likes to cuddle and suck the body warmth from them. He tries to urge them to be a bit more active though too! Especially since he loves to swim and get out in general and he wants Ask to participate in that. He’s a bit more talkative and energetic while they’re a bit more docile and quiet but it makes for a pretty balanced dynamic I think? Ask is also pretty good at making sure he doesn’t do anything like… super stupid.

There’s not a lot of faults in their relationship either I think since they get along pretty well. The only real issue that Ita sometimes lingers on is the fact Ask ages differently, and will likely outlive him and it makes him very… sad. He tries not to dwell on it though and just live in the moment and appreciate what they have.

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OH MAN GEEZ IM FUCKIN EMOTIONAL ALREADY black butler: book of circus spoilers below:

oh god, the ways they expanded the story for the anime are SO FUCKIN SAD I kinda like that they made it so you actually do see the circus crew kidnapping children this time. I mean, I dont think its made to make them any less sympathetic, but it definately reminds you that the playing field is even here and they’re morally complicated rather than just poor innocent victims of mr evil protagonist. Also its REALLY GORY and REALLY PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR

Its so messed up, seriously These poor kids are being sent to kidnap other kids, by a creepy asshole murder pedophile fuck. And they dont know WHY theyre kidnapping kids, they don’t know what happens to the ones they hand over. And they’re all JUST FUCKING KIDS, they’re fucking children who’re all heavily disabled in different ways and LITERALLY owe their life to this horrible villain man. And they dont know why they were saved and why these other kids are.. going.. somewhere else. And they really dont know whether to trust their ‘father’, but its pretty clear they all have their suspicions that the kidnapped kids might be dying. But they dont have anywhere else to go if they disobey their father, and he’s fucking with their heads so they all feel like they’re the only onw with doubts and they cant even question it or everyone will turn on them and they’ll get kicked out on the street again and never see any of their siblings. And they all VERY MUCH know what its like to be dying on the streets. And this time they’d had a chance to know what its like to have prosthetic limbs and medical help and be able to eat three solid meals a day and wear pretty clothes and have a family. Having all that taken away will hurt even more than if they’d never known what it’s like..

So I sympathise with them, I really do. And I really believe they could have been rescued, and could have been redeemed, and ultimately we shouldnt be blaming them for what they did, only blaming the man who forced them into it and gave enough illusion of choice that they were able to feel guilt about it... BUT STILL that was REALLY FUCKED UP AND DISTURBING AND SAD AND DISTURBING AND SAD

seriously they PUT ON A FINAL CIRCUS SHOW for every single kid they kidnap part of it is about luring them in so they trust them, but also it seems they take it way too far for it to just be that. They almost got caught because they spent so much time doing their performance for this poor lil matchstick seller girl! and its equal parts heartwarming and DISGUSTING because this poor kid is like.. I dont even know if they drug their victims or if she was just going insane from having to see them killing the policeman that tried to save her they’re just horribly gorily fighting the policemen, stabbing a fucking knife through some guy’s eye, and the kid is sitting there having a complete mental collapse, laughing as if this is all part of the show. And we get this twisted vision of her point of view, seeing the nice clown man doing a funny show smacking mr teddy bear with a mallet, as the dead body of the policeman falls at her feet. And then they bundle her into the carriage and thats just the end. We dont find out what happens to the kidnapped kids, any more than the kidnappers know... We just got to learn so much about this poor kid, and that poor policeman, and have a bunch of heartwarming moments of them becoming friends, and then she just turns the corner for like five minutes and the policeman is like ‘wtf is that flute music’ then sees a fuckin ENTIRE CIRCUS IN AN ALLEYWAY and gets stabbed through the goddamn eye trying to reach the kid in time. And she’s so out of it that she couldnt even see him. His last thoughts were probably seeing her glassy eyes staring right through him... And we know that he had a daughter that this street urchin reminded him of, and we know she had a sick little brother who really needed the money the policeman gave her, and an abusive mother that’ll probably be forcing that poor brother to go out panhandling now her daughter is gone.. And just... GAHH my fucking emotions my sadness and also A LOT OF FEAR so much blood

and I KNOW HOW IT ENDS i know that the kids don’t fuckin go to a happy place with a nice new dad and ‘father’ only spared those few kids so they could be pawns he could manipulate into capturing more kids, and test subjects for his evil science team’s freaky bullshit and they dont even KNOW that they’re test subjects! they dont know that their prosthetic limbs are MADE FROM THE OTHER KIDNAPPED KIDS WHO NEVER CAME BACK god, im already imagining how they’d fuckin animate the poor ringleader guy throwing up as he realizes his arm is made from someone else’s bones and then he just DIES they all just die horribly in service of this disgusting fucking child murderer pedophile that they thought was their father half of them never learn that they were the villains all along, the other half get to know it just in time to despair utterly as they’re killed off too

and evil bastard’s trump card that kept them all obeying him it DIDNT EXIST he fucking held it over their heads that their other siblings were still out there somewhere, at his ‘orphanage’, and they had to work with him so he could send money back to them so they could all be happy too when really he’d killed them long ago, and for all we know they could be the ones that joker’s prosthetic arm was made from T_T and ciel’s fuckin only chance to do something to help the people he completely failed who all died hating him and thinking he’d betrayed them, that they were the good guys and he was the villain... that last chance was a fucking lie he tried to save the ‘other kids’ and the fucking ‘orphanage’ was an empty abandoned building full of nothing but maybe a stray doll they left behind before they were all horribly murdered so we just end on our protagonist being the absolute villain of this arc, and the actual villains being sympathetic kids, and him laughing like a madman as his last chance of redemption blows away on the wind

oh, and he fuckin personally murdered a bunch of kids too, even though he didnt kill all his villain friends with his own hand. he found some of the kids in the lab that were test experiments, the few who hadnt been killed yet. the few who’d had to watch potentially HUNDREDS of friends be dragged kicking and screaming to that operating table, and see every second of them being eviscerated into pieces. And ciel just sees himself in them, they’re all so catatonic that they cant even see him and all he can see is himself and he knows from personal experience that a kid can come back from that, but he knows how much of a monster he’s become and he thinks the kids would be happier if they could die as they are instead of losing themself so he just sets the whole building on fire and i end up crying for him even as he’s committing a horrible act! fucking moral ambiguity: the show

and god, even this episode’s goofy friendship fun parts were horrifying too! it starts off with the whole ‘ha ha ciel doesnt know this kid is Doll, cos she ~looks like a boy~ when she’s not in costume’ random stupidness but its still cute cos she’s being so kind to the newbie, and you can learn a lot about her character from it how she’s trying to be all smiley and goofy and giving him candy and saying how she’d never even tasted it before, and now he can stay here and be her lil brother and never get hit by anyone and never go hungry and she knows the goddamn price she has to pay for all this, and she wants to keep ciel innocent of it she doesnt know he’s already just as corrupted, and he’s really a spy sent to take them down and then just DEAR GOD THAT SCENE THAT IS NOT OKAY but it was absolutely fucking necessary I think, to keep the moral ambiguity and not make us just hate ciel forever she fuckin.. accidentally triggers a ptsd flashback in the poor kid he’s never been homeless before so he doesnt realise its a group bathroom, and then freaks out and tries to run. but she’s just teasing him as part of her cool big sis persona, and doesnt realise he has an actual reason to be scared. So they end up fighting and she accidentally reveals the scar on his back to everyone the fucking brand that was burned into him when he was kidnapped and enslaved and the episode just ends with our usually unflappable protagonist curled up in a ball under a towel, shaking and crying and his only comfort is the demonic butler he’s using to enact his revenge, and all he says is just ‘you’re better than this, you’re a badass’ ciel never really has any form of actual sympathy, does he? the only person who knows about what happened to him is this morally ambiguous monster minion guy. and the whole hook of the series is that we never really know if Sebastian actually gives a shit about ciel or any of the other humans, or if he’s just waiting for the poor kid to fuck up and leave an opportunity to devour his soul. I wanna believe that Sebastian does have some sort of fatherly affection for ciel, or at least they both care about each other in a sort of.. mutually evil way. But even if thats true, its not like sebastian is gonna really be any good to talk to in a time like this. he;s just gonna sass ciel for showing weakness. he just has this fuckin motivational speech of ‘yo ciel youre a fuckin evil bastard, remember? get up and continue your evil bastard ways’. and somehow it actually kinda works and actually kinda feels affectionate in context :P BUT STILL SERIOUSLY POOR CIEL he could have turned out a lot better than this if he had someone in his life who could actually give him a goddamn hug but I guess thats not really what he wanted, even though its what he needed instead he wished for the power to enact revenge on the one who killed his family and enslaved him and he set off on this long horrible path of becoming an evil bastard to track down this other evil bastard when he’s only fuckin ELEVEN and he’s happy to throw away his soul, and doesnt care if sebastian betrays him in the end and he burns in hell forever, as long as he can stop that evil bastard from doing the same thing to more children and this arc is so fucked up cos he failed so horribly to stop some OTHER evil bastard from doing the same thing to more children and he’s become so twisted and antiheroey and cynical that he missed his chances to redeem those poor other twisted kids, and maybe he could have done better in stopping the real villain if he had.. and the only fuckin thing we got out of this arc was that the bastard kidnapping these children was a copycat criminal of the one who did it to ciel, so we at least finally have one clue that might lead to a resolution someday but EVERYONE DIED and ciel’s even more fucking traumatized! and he’s jumped off the deep end and become full antihero evil bastard and all the character development he had during the arc has been negated and fuckin completely reversed cos of how it ended and he lost a bazillion friends and he was betraying them the entire time, and they died resenting him, or resenting him AND learning that he was right and they’d been working for the villain all along, and then he couldnt even save their other siblings cos they were long dead and just THIS FUCKING ARC IS SO FUCKED UP GAHHHHH

I guess sometimes you just wanna watch depressing cinema, yknow? I do hope that someday this series actually ends with at least a bittersweet ending, not an equally fatalistic one that means everything was all for nothing. i want the poor circus kids’s deaths to actually mean something...

Also, randomly and incidentally, I want the giant creepy pedo incesty shipping fandom to die in a fire. Before I even started watching it, Black Butler was famous as ‘that pedo anime’, everyone acted as if Sebastian x Ciel was canon and they kept teasing it in every episode or something. BUT NOPE. NONE. NICHT. NON. NAG YDW. Where the FUCK did they even get it from, seriously?? We don’t know if Sebastian is gonna betray ciel or not in the end, but im PRETTY FUCKING SURE that he doesn’t have a boner for a fucking ten year old! I know the idea of a demon servant is a common romance novel thing, but seriously wtf is wrong with you... I know I’m mad that this arc ended so horribly, but still I feel like the various moral ambiguity discussions are super interesting and I would have regretted if I’d never read any of this manga just because of some awful fanbase members.

ANYWAY IN SUMMARY bunni cry over episode