#thinking about them play fighting/flirting in book four.......

[waitineedaname]

One thing that I think muddies the water re: SQQ acting like a buffoon is that he’s much more physically expressive in the donghua? In a very comical and memorable way, like chugging the medicine he tries to give Luo Binghe when the system is about to doc him points, noticing it’s for external use only, and then visibly fainting in front of Ming Fan and Luo Binghe. He’s much more of a clown, and it’s mostly in good fun, even if it’s not accurate to the book. Thinking about it more, my ideal adaptation would have SQQ properly maintaining his immortal facade at all times, but also include an expressive chibi version of himself acting out his inner thoughts and yelling at the system constantly. Only the audience would see his flailing, and also probably SQH when he’s introduced. Also! Showing him get more expressive with Binghe as book 3 goes on and he lets out more of his real personality around him.

that's a really good point about the donghua! I'm charmed by how SQQ is in the donghua because he's such a fucking loser (affectionate) but it definitely isn't very accurate to the novel. tbh the difference between SQQ's inner monologue vs outward appearance/actions is one of the things that makes it hard to adapt from a written form! having a little chibi SQQ to express his inner thoughts is an option, or hiding his expressions behind his fan or waiting until he's alone to scream into a pillow or something lsdkjflksdjf it's tough! it's really one of those things that works best as a book, which is such a shame because GOD i want to see so much of it visually

also him being more expressive with Binghe as their relationship develops is really good :') especially post-canon! Binghe complains that SQQ smiles more at other people, can you imagine what it'll be like once SQQ starts letting more of those walls down and fully grins at him while teasing him? I think Binghe would just straight up short circuit for a second

[usuallydyinginside]

TLDR: Francesca Bridgerton is Autistic. Fight me.

Okay so I did not go into Season 3 of Bridgerton expecting to have any feelings about Francesca Bridgerton. We have seen her only in glimpses in the show and I have not read the books, so I knew basically nothing about her before binging the first four episodes.

But guys. GUYS. I will die for this autistic queen.

Okay, so starting with first impressions. We know that on her big day, Francesca went out of her way to avoid her nosy, loud family by having a very early, quiet breakfast by herself and then calming down via playing the piano (clearly a special interest of hers).

In her first balls, we see Francesca light up any time she talks about music (clearly her current or forever special interest) but as soon as men try to take it to a flirting place she IMMEDIATELY shuts down. It's clear that even as she states very matter-of-factly that she plans to marry this season, she also is baffled and uncomfortable any time someone tries to actually, ya know, court her.

At one of her first shindigs, she got attention and then went up to her brother and (while making almost no eye contact) told him (rather than asked him) that she needed a sec.

She then sat by herself in the side of the ballroom.

Later on, she left a ball in search of quiet and solitude to fix her sensory overload, so she went outside this time. (A thing that we know from pervious seasons is a HUGE no-no, particularly unchaperoned. But she was very respectfully near the door so maybe that's fine?) The point is that she cares very much about staying respectable so she can get this marriage thing over with and get people to stop perceiving her, yet she risks some scandal by going outside just so she can be somewhere quiet alone.

Enter: this absolute (also autistic) Prince Charming.

He says hello (so she knows he's not like trying to sneak up on her in the dark like a creep) and then just stands there. 10/10, no notes, best way to flirt I have ever seen in my life.

Seriously just look at this. I'm in love. Never before has there been a greater sign of love at first sight than in this "standing politely five feet apart in total silence in the middle of a ball and enjoying each other's company."

I need to go watch these first four episodes about a hundred more times, but I THINK this might be the first sincere smile we see from Francesca??!? I at least got the impression immediately that this is the first time she's felt genuinely comfortable and happy while not entirely alone this season.

Like, these nerds did not even exchange names. They barely exchanged a word. Yet you can see them falling head over heels in love right there in that moment. I don't even LIKE love at first sight tropes and they have my whole heart. They are the only exception.

Then, of course, you have this second absolutely iconic Scene of Silence where the entire Bridgerton family stares in neurotypical confusion a these two amazing weirdos. The way these two do not know each other but they DO know each other. The way they are both so happy and so comfortable but also still playing the whole society game the way they were told they had to?? I just don't have words right now.

LOOK AT HER SMILE, GUYSSSSSSSS.

Look how happy this tiny, silent moment is making her. How she understands immediately what he's doing and is absolutely delighted to participate too even knowing her entire family is hardcore judging them from not that far away.

And then you get this smug little look from him and it's like you can see his autistic ass thinking, "Yes. I calculated correctly. This was the correct romance option. Gold star to me." (Okay, maybe that's just how my brain works but shhhhh)

Which, of course, brings us to this absolutely hilariously awkward ND attempt at flirting. We start off with some fairly normal "whoops, I'm flustered cause you make me nervous" sort of moments, but notice how little eye contact she makes. How she only looks in his eyes very briefly and it seems like she almost has to remind herself to do so when she's doing the "polite" answers (OR later when she's genuinely interested in a topic).

So as soon as Francesca is like "oh shit, I ruined it. I forgot how to neurotypical. It's over" then she loses patience with the practiced social niceties.

I spent like 30 minutes trying to find a GIF and I should already be asleep so I'm not going to go learn how to make one BUT I needed to look up exactly what happens next cause it's basically the most autistic thing I've ever seen.

WHICH IS that in response to the second awkward silence after Francesca shares all of this, John's response is, "That is helpful. If you'll excuse me."

Then dude bro just WALKS AWAY WITHOUT ANOTHER WORD.

Like it would be awkward anyway but now Francesca thinks she misread a social cue so she's feeling sad, and meanwhile this absolute king is over here on a romantic mission no one asked him to do because he is that set on showing her he's listening and cares.

The man shows up at the ball and as soon as he had a paper we were all screaming "he wrote her a song!!!"

Again, notice the eye contact (or lack thereof). I think with period dramas and women, it's easy to just go "oh she's just shy" or "she's just being demure like she's supposed to" but like NO. This girl does not want to meet anyone's eyes.

Until she does. Because in moments where she's talking about music or enjoying quiet, it's worth it to purposefully meet his eyes and see how he's feeling too. To make sure he can see she's happy.

ANYWAY, it was so much better than him writing a song for her.

SO. MUCH. BETTER.

Because he didn't just give her any ol' music. He sought out the music they'd specifically heard in the street, and he took her exact specifications on what was "wrong" with the music, and he FIXED IT. He then put the whole thing on sheet music and handed her a copy with no further explanation than this.

Our autistic lass was so excited she basically sprinted out of that ball so she could find a piano. (Which, the fact that she does this rather than try to stay and flirt/dance with the man who just gave her this incredible gift ALSO says a lot, just saying. Daphne could never.)

So our girl finds a piano and GUYS. LOOK AT HOW HAPPY SHE IS.

I'm pretty sure this woman would accept a proposal right this second. Maybe make one herself. She is so head over heels in love with this man that it's absurd. We have watched her mask in these first four episodes, but the last two where she's interacting with John are the first times she seems genuinely happy and like the real her is shining through.

Like, does she enjoy her family? Sure. But it's obvious (and she even tells us) that she finds them overwhelming and generally to be A Lot. But these scenes? This gesture?

You can just get how seen she feels. How weird and wild and amazing it is to her that this man can see who she actually is and wants to join her there instead of making her play some part of the perfect Bridgerton who likes to be the center of attention.

(And even here - the EYE CONTACT. She glances at people when she's talking to them, but the way she looks at the sheet music is so much more intense and intimate and personal than anytime she's looking at the average person in the show. She still even in places she's most comfortable, such as sitting at the piano, makes very little eye contact and only at very specific moments.)

Anyway I'm going to sleep now but I'm sure I'll add more thoughts as they come to me. Feel free to add your own case for why Francesca is autistic and/or otherwise neurodivergent. I want to hear allllllll the thoughts.

[musicalmoritz]

Funniest headcanons?

Okay wow I have so many crack headcanons so prepare yourself. Take every negative thing I’ve ever said abt fanon and throw it out the window, this is about to get so unserious

• Hanako is a fudanshi. This applies to the whole Toilet Gang (except Nene would be called a fujoshi), they’ve got a little book club. Hanako is the most insane about it tho

• Aoi and Akane are a himejoshi/himedanshi couple

• Lemon and Akane smoke weed together on a regular basis (throw back to the time I looked up “slang words for marijuana” for my Terukaneaoi fic and ended up sounding like Skyler White)

• I feel like an average conversation between the Toilet Gang is the most insufferable, out of pocket middle school humor you’ve ever heard in your life. Those four make South Park look like a kids show

• Akane has a random lock of Aoi’s hair on a shelf in his room

• Since the Minamoto father is absent and the mother is dead, Tiara just kind of assumes Teru and Akane are her parents. Instead of correcting her on this, Akane decides to be the dad who stepped up

• Akane is one of those filmbros who does NOT play abt Pulp Fiction (me) (that’s the second time I’ve mentioned that movie in relation to Akane today)

• He’s also the type to ask you to name three Nirvana songs if he catches you wearing one of their shirts and if you even so much as think about saying Smells Like Teen Spirit, he’ll shoot you in the head

• Hanako is lowkey mad Kou and Mitsuba started dating without him

• In the TBHK universe, Mei is the one who drew the Miku Binder Thomas Jefferson image

• Nene writes reader insert fan fiction

• She’s also a BookTok girlie (not one of the really bad ones, just cringy. As in she would unironically love the book boyfriend audio)

• Sakura is rly into disturbing movies and they make Natsuhiko watch them with them just to make him nauseous

• Hanako and Kou jokingly flirt with each other and it makes Mitsuba and Nene genuinely mad. Like Hanako can ruin Mitsuba’s day with a single “I can take your man”

• Yk that one image of Cheryl Blossom wearing an “I ❤️ Boys” shirt? Teru owns that shirt

• Akane is the type of dude to raise his hand during a class discussion and say “I’d like to play the Devil’s Advocate”

• Aoi flirts with waitresses very poorly and it gives Nene severe secondhand embarrassment

• Once a week, Natsuhiko challenges Teru to a fight. She loses every single time

• Nene has one of those traumatic hamster death stories

• Mitsuba’s hair is dyed so whenever he’s being particularly annoying, Tsukasa tells him his roots are showing

• Kou and Nene have had one of those awkward “I have a crush on someone🤭 And it’s someone you know veryyyy well👀” moments

• Sumire used to climb to the highest places she could find to get Hakubo’s attention, and it gave him a mini heart attack each time

• OG Mei had a fursona. It was a dragon

• Yk in Spongebob when Squidward was confirmed to be the most miserable person in all of the Bikini Bottom?? In the TBHK universe that’s Akane except it’s for all of Japan

• Teru has given the “I’m vengeance, I am the knight” speech while exorcizing supernaturals AT LEAST once

• The Minamotos frequently watch Cinderella together bcuz Tiara is obsessed with it, to the point that it’s become Teru and Kou’s favorite movie as well. Teru drags his friends to watch it with him too but Kou refuses to admit he likes it

• Kou chews with his mouth open

• Mitsuba has cheesy romantic fantasies about Kou the same way Nene does about her crushes (I credit this one to one of my TikTok mutuals @/mads)

• Natsuhiko has an ASMR account (just like they do in the Monster Nursery au)

• Tiara doesn’t quite understand the premise of being gay or coming out so every day she congratulates Kou on being bi

• Kou straight up lies to Tiara about things, it’s an older sibling canon event. Teru does the same to Kou. For example I once told my sister you could dilute chocolate milk into regular milk by pouring water in it. And she believed me.

• Despite the fact that Kou’s been friends with them for many years, Teru regularly forgets Yokoo and Satou’s names

• Aoi and Nene’s mothers have a bet on when the two of them will reveal they’re secretly dating

• Mei is one of those ppl who’s allergic to almost everything. You order a plate of shrimp beside her and before it even hits the table she’s like “Keep that FAR away from me”

• Kako was homophobic until meeting Akane. A “I don’t support that lifestyle” kind of homophobe. Before meeting Akane’s baseball bat

• It’s okay tho he supports his bisexual son now!! He goes to pride parades and everything

• Mirai braids Akane’s hair when she’s bored

• Tsuchigomori has never felt the touch of a man

• If you say one bad word about Teru around Kou, you better be prepared for a full monologue. Stan Twitter wishes they could be as dedicated as Kou (Yokoo: I want to kms / Kou: Wait until the next student council election we can’t lose votes)

• To avoid tarnishing her popular girl image by coming off as rude, whenever Aoi wants to leave a conversation with someone she doesn’t like she pretends to faint

• Mitsuba breaks up with Kou every other day

• When Aoi and Nene are having trouble communicating their feelings verbally, they find a wrestling ring and box their feelings out

• Aoi and Nene apply to every job together, they are a package deal

• Kou is the designated bug killer for the Toilet Gang

• Yako can talk to other foxes. But only foxes, no other animals so the power isn’t all that exciting

• Natsuhiko hasn’t picked up on Mitsuba being gay yet so he keeps offering to set him up with girls

• Sakura has been involved in at least (1) unethical psychology experiment in the past. They administered those shocks for Milgram with a completely straight face

• The hands in Mitsuba’s boundary reflect his feelings so every time Kou comes to visit, they jump around him like overexcited dogs

• Tsukasa had a very intense Alvin and the Chipmunks phase

Okay I have homework that’s due in like 2 hours so I’m gonna have to end it there. I hope my terrible sense of humor amused some of you

[soaringthroughthegalaxy]

Hello!! Congrats on your 350 followers! I'm sure that number will just keep growing the more people read your fics! I'm so excited about your event.

You've written some of my favorite Hunter fics, so I'm going to stick with him.

Companion: Hunter

Luggage: Fluff and maybe Family? I wasn't really sure what the family would entail, but with Hunter maybe it could be something with Omega?

Destination: Hoth (I like the idea of the freedom and new beginnings, like maybe after everything is over and everyone is happy he can start fresh being a dad, not a soldier) and/or Pabu (relaxation and peace.)

Extra: If a female character could be included, that would be awesome also...maybe the fluff part...someone he could end up with that would be a great mom for Omega.

I'm not sure if that's possible, so take what you can use out of that and add in anything you need (just so it's Hunter and is a happy ending I will be excited!)

Thanks!

Carol (@clonethirstingisreal)

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A Place Called Home

Determined to leave the fighting and running behind now that your little family are all together again, you settle into your new home in Upper Pabu.

Pairing: Hunter x f!reader

Word count: 3.2k

Warnings: spoilers for S3, clowning that CX-2 is Tech, fluff, sweetness, domestic goodness, happy family times, all the kisses, reader treats Omega like a daughter, flirting, quirofilia (a thing for hands), very small reference to knife play, sprinkle of innuendos, implied night together.

“I’m thinking forest green on this wall and leaving the other three as they are.” You muse, glancing around the room at the four white walls.

Between the credits Omega and Crosshair acquired during their escape from Tantiss and the credits you procured after tying up some loose ends on Ord Mantell, you all could afford a beautiful home in Upper Pabu. 

The boys and Omega had been excited to finally have a house – to have their own rooms. With your little family reunited and Tech’s memories starting to return, you’d put your foot down. There would be no more fighting, no more running. Echo had opted to stay with Rex and take care of Tantiss, and you’d received news last night that they’d successfully freed all of the clones being held captive and razed the place to the ground.

Wrecker was sad to miss the explosions. Echo sent him a holovid of them as an apology. 

“Whatever you’d like, cyar’ika,” Hunter answers, setting down the last box of furniture in the centre of the room. It had taken a few trips to bring all the newly purchased items back to Pabu, every bit of space in the Marauder utilised, and you couldn’t wait to set everything up.

Turning, you offer Hunter a soft smile as he approaches. A light breeze wisps through the room, the doors to the balcony overlooking the ocean thrown open. The early morning sun was already warming everything up and casting a golden glow across the tranquil island. 

“You get a say too, my heart.” You remind him.

Hunter draws you closer, wrapping his arms around you as you lean against his chest. Without his armour, he can feel the warmth of your body against his own through the thin layers of civilian clothing you’ve picked out for him - a new wardrobe for a new chapter of life. “I’m not bothered what colour you paint the walls, just so long as you’re happy.”

Pulling back from the embrace, you look up at the man you adore and reach for the small comms unit in your pocket. “Cross…” You speak as you flick it on. 

The line crackles to life a moment later. “Yes?” The familiar drawl comes through.

“Can you please pick up some forest green paint, too?” You ask sweetly, and you can almost picture the sniper’s eye roll in the following silence. He’d headed out a short while ago with a list of items to buy from the island’s stores, Omega and Batcher in tow. The lurca hound’s strength was being used, pulling a small cart for purchases.

“Anything else?” Crosshair questions.

Thinking for a moment, there was nothing else you wanted to add to the shopping list. But you did have a little surprise for them. “I slid some extra credits into the pouch. Make sure the three of you stop off somewhere nice and get some breakfast. We’ve got a long day ahead of us.”

“Goody.” Crosshair deadpans.

Chuckling softly, you shake your head. “I mean it, Cross. No skipping meals.” You’d been trying your hardest to help him regain some of the weight he’d lost on Tantiss.

“Understood.” He replies, his tone more serious now. “We’ll grab something decent.”

“Great. We’ll see you soon.” You end the call and slip the comms unit back into your pocket.

“Spoiling them again, are we?” Hunter teases, pressing a gentle kiss to your forehead.

Playfully swatting at his arm, you offer him a grin. “Hey, they’ve been through a lot. They deserve nice things. You all do.”

“Fair point,” Hunter concedes, knowing that everything you do for him and his siblings is out of love and care. It was ingrained in your nature, and it’s part of why he’s been so drawn to you since you first met.

You smile up at him, feeling a rush of happiness and contentment wash over you. It still amazes you how far you’ve all come since the early days of the war. Back then, you never would have imagined ending up in this peaceful little corner of the galaxy, surrounded by people who care about you. “Come on, this furniture isn’t going to build itself.” You hate to break the moment, but you hadn’t been lying – it would be a long day to get the house ready to live in.

As you and Hunter assemble the furniture, the playful banter continues. Tools clink softly as you work, and occasionally, one of you laughs over a particularly amusing remark.

“You know, for a tough, stoic soldier, you’re surprisingly good at putting together furniture.” You tease, watching as Hunter carefully screws in a bolt.

He smirks, glancing at you. “I think you’ll find I’m a man of many talents.”

“And don’t I know it.” You murmur, handing him another piece of the dresser he’s assembling as your eyes rake over the length of his body before settling back on his deft hands.

Hunter can feel the weight of your gaze on him, smirk still firmly in place as he basks in your admiration. “Cyar’ika, you’re getting distracted.” He points out, voice low as his gaze flits across to you, nostrils flaring as he breathes in your scent.

“Can you blame me?” You ask, reaching out to slowly drag your fingers down his forearm towards his strong hands, enjoying the unrestricted access now he’s packed away his armour.

Hunter watches as you touch him, enjoying the warmth of the action. You’ve always been more physically affectionate - lingering hands and gentle caresses. It had taken some getting used to for his senses not to freak out at the contact. “I’m not even holding my vibroknife.” He teases.

“And now I’m thinking about that. Thanks.” You sigh, a smile tugging at the corner of your lips as your hand curls around his wrist.

Your joint laughter echoes around the room, and Hunter can’t help but lean towards you, stealing another kiss. Everything with you had felt so easy since the very first day. “Later. At least let me build the bed first.” He chides playfully, but a glint of desire shines in his eyes. 

You concede with a nod, earning a smile from him before you let go of his wrist. You focus on building the furniture, even though desire still pools in your belly. Each completed piece is placed in the middle of the room, and old tarps from the Marauder are thrown over it to protect it from potential paint splatters. 

As you work, footsteps climbing the stairs interrupt your progress. Glancing towards the door, you see Crosshair and Omega with paint cans, while Batcher has a bag hanging from her mouth full of brushes and rollers.

“We’re back!” Omega announces cheerfully, setting down the paint cans she’d been carrying.

Crosshair follows behind her with a hint of amusement as he observes Omega’s exuberance. “Got everything on the list,” he states, holding several other cans.

You smile warmly at them both, grateful for their efforts. “Thank you, both of you,” you say sincerely, moving to inspect the cans of paint - the perfect amount for the room. Reaching for Batcher, you pry a few brushes and rollers from the bag in her mouth, giving her a gentle pet of thanks afterwards.

“What colours did you pick?” You ask, handing one of the cans to Hunter as he finishes laying down some tarps to protect the floor.

“Purple.” Omega answers, pointing to one of the cans Crosshair was holding.  

“Grey.” Crosshair chips in. “Yellow for Wrecker. Orange for Tech.” He adds, lifting some of the other cans. 

Omega grins, patting her thigh, which prompts Batcher to return to her side, the hound sitting next to her. “We’re all doing feature walls,” she explains happily.

“Trendsetter.” Hunter nudges you, grinning. 

You chuckle, enjoying Omega’s lightness and enthusiasm - after everything that had happened to her, she deserved to be a kid and enjoy the innocence that came with it. “Alright, the sooner we start, the sooner we can get the furniture in place and spend the night here.”

With that, the room fills with activity. Crosshair excuses himself to deliver the other paint cans and start making progress in his own room, whistling for Batcher to follow. The lurca hound is more than happy to trail after her favourite human.

As the door swings shut behind the sniper, Hunter pries open a can of green paint, pouring some into three trays and placing a brush with each. He hands one to Omega, the other to you, and he keeps the third one. 

As you all begin to paint, Omega takes the lead, happily painting broad strokes of green onto the wall, only able to reach halfway up it. You focus on the edges, painting neat lines, while Hunter fills in the top section that Omega can’t reach. 

Continuing to work, it isn’t long until you and Omega are side by side. Feeling cheeky, you swipe a finger through the paint on the end of your brush, calling the young girl’s name to catch her attention. As she turns to look at you, you strike, smearing a streak of green across her cheek. 

Omega gasps in surprise, her eyes wide as she stares at you in disbelief. Then, a mischievous grin spreads across her face. “Oh, it’s on now!” She declares, dipping her finger into the paint and flicking it at you with a giggle.

Your laughter melds with hers as the paint splatters your bare arm, and Hunter watches the exchange with amusement, shaking his head fondly at the playfulness between the two of you. He appreciates how you always try to give Omega a childhood, even when you all fled the Empire and worked jobs for Cid. The way you doted on her warmed his heart. “Alright, let’s keep it civil, you two.” He interjects, holding up a hand in a gesture of peace, as if this were a serious fight, though the smile on his lips gives the game away.

You and Omega exchange grins, and before Hunter has time to stop it, you both smear green paint across his face, covering the bridge of his nose and his tattooed cheek. 

“Oops.” You mutter in faux innocence, batting your eyelashes.

Hunter blinks, looking momentarily stunned before a slow grin spreads across his face. “Oh, it’s like that, is it?” He says, his tone teasing. Without missing a beat, he dips his finger into the paint tray and swipes it across your forehead, leaving a streak of green.

You gasp, feigning shock, before pouting. “Hey, no fair!” You protest, trying your hardest not to chuckle as Omega’s laughter fills the room.

Hunter steps forward, balancing the paint tray in one hand as he slides an arm around your waist, hauling you in. You’re radiant in the midday sunshine, eyes sparkling with mischief, the smear of paint across your forehead incredibly endearing. Dipping his head down, his lips meet yours in a tender kiss, tongue sliding against your lips teasingly before he breaks the connection, aware that you have an audience. Mouth ghosting across your cheek, he pauses as he reaches your ear. “I’ll paint you with something else later.” He rasps quietly, teasingly squeezing your side before he pulls away, heat burning in his gaze. 

Stunned into silence, warmth flushes through you. You watch, mouth agape, as Hunter returns to painting, completely unruffled. 

Omega calls your name, snapping you out of your. “Are you okay?” She asks, unsure what Hunter said to you, though she’s pretty sure she doesn’t want to know whatever it was. 

You blink, shaking your head slightly to clear your thoughts. “Yeah, I’m fine.” You assure her with a smile. “Just got lost in thought for a moment.”

“Mhm.” Omega hums. She loves seeing you and Hunter openly affectionate and is still proud of the little stunt she pulled shortly after you all fled Kamino, which led to the two of you getting together. She’d always been intuitive and knew from the get-go that there was something between you. “Good, then stop slacking,” she teases, turning back to continue painting.

You rejoin her, and the playful banter and occasional laughter continue as you work together to finish painting the wall. The forest green paint covers the surface quickly, leaving behind a fresh, vibrant hue that transforms the room.

A sense of satisfaction washes over you as you step back to admire your handiwork. The colour stands out against the remaining white walls, adding a pop and some character. “It looks wonderful.” You remark, smiling at Omega and Hunter. “Great job, team.”

Omega beams with pride, placing her paintbrush back onto the tray.

“How about we take a break and grab an early dinner?” Hunter glances towards the windows, making a rough guess at the time.

The idea of a break sounds appealing, and you nod in agreement. “Sounds like a plan. I’m starving.”

“How about a barbecue?” Hunter suggests, figuring it was worth the little extra time it would take compared to rustling something up in the kitchen. “We can grill some food outside and enjoy the nice weather.”

“Sounds perfect.” You agree. “Go fire up the grill. Omega and I will tidy up in here.”

Giving you a small kiss, Hunter heads out to the backyard to start the grill, leaving you and Omega to clean up the painting supplies and put away the tarps. It doesn’t take long, and once the room is tidied up, you and Omega make your way outside to join Hunter. The smell of cooking food fills the air, making your stomach grumble, and there’s already a small spread of food on the table.

“Looks like you’ve got everything under control,” you remark, stepping behind Hunter to wrap your arms around his waist as he mans the grill.

A huff of laughter leaves Hunter. “When have I not had things under control?”

“You do not want her to answer that.” Tech’s voice cuts through the moment as he steps out into the yard to join you all, along with Wrecker and Crosshair. Although Hemlock’s reconditioning had stolen most of his memories, he’d spent his life recording everything and was working through clips to see if they jogged anything in his mind. Between that and all the stories you all shared, snippets were starting to come back to him.

The boys and Omega slide into chairs around the table. You chuckle at the remark and the thin press of Hunter’s lips, knowing full well that there have been plenty of times when his plans haven’t gone smoothly. “Alright, everyone grab a plate,” you call out, gesturing to the spread of food laid out on the table as you place down another one. 

“I’m starvin’,” Wrecker exclaims, reaching for a few Nuna drumsticks. The rest of the group follows suit, filling their plates with delicious food and settling around the table. The atmosphere is relaxed and cheerful, and laughter and conversation fill the air as you enjoy the meal together.

As you eat, contentment washes over you. You’d fought so hard for this - moments where you could enjoy each other’s company and revel in life’s simple pleasures. Your little family deserves it after everything that’s happened, and you soak it in, feeling grateful that the Kaminoans assigned you as a liaison to the boys all those years ago.

Once everyone has eaten, Crosshair cleans up the grill while the rest of you remain around the table, enjoying the warm afternoon sun, and eventually, the conversation turns to plans for the rest of the day. “We should start putting the furniture where we want it in our room.” You suggest, glancing at Hunter.

“I’ll help with the heavy lifting!” Wrecker volunteers, already pushing back his chair and getting to his feet. The rest of you smile at his enthusiasm.

As a unit, you clear the table, gathering up the remaining dishes before heading back inside. With everyone pitching in, the process goes quickly. It also takes little time for Wrecker and Hunter to put the bedroom furniture where it belongs. The newly painted wall is mercifully already dry, thanks to Pabu’s heat. 

With a shout of thanks to Wrecker as the big man leaves your room, you let out a deep exhale. This is home now. And you can’t quite believe how lucky you are. 

Crossing the room, you step onto the small balcony overlooking the ocean. Your hands wrap around the warm metal railing, and you take a moment to close your eyes and let it sink in. As you stand there, basking in the warmth of the sun and the gentle breeze, you hear the soft sound of footsteps approaching from behind. Opening your eyes, you turn to see Hunter stepping out onto the balcony, a small smile playing on his lips as he joins you. 

“Enjoying the view?” He asks, his voice quiet and gentle.

You nod, turning back to face the water, leaning against the railing as you see the endless ocean stretching out before you. “It’s gorgeous,” you reply, glancing over your shoulder at him. “Almost as gorgeous as you.”

Hunter shakes his head, flattered by the compliment but mad at himself for not seeing that you’d snatch the low-hanging fruit. He steps closer, pressing up against your back as he wraps his arms around you. You lean into his embrace, relishing the warmth and strength surrounding you.

“I’m glad we’re here.” He murmurs, resting his chin on your shoulder. 

“Me too.” You whisper, letting go of the railing with one hand to intertwine your fingers with his. “I couldn’t imagine being anywhere else.”

For a moment, you simply stand there together, enjoying each other’s company and the moment’s tranquillity. The world fades away, leaving only the two of you and the gentle sound of the waves below. Even the boys’ noise around the table in the yard, teaching Omega how to play Sabacc, fades into the background.

Eventually, Hunter breaks the silence, his voice soft and affectionate. “I love you.” He says, pressing a tender kiss to the top of your head.

“I love you too.” You reply. “More than anything.”

Happy, Hunter dips his head down, his nose finding the crook of your neck. In slow motion, he drags it up the length of your throat towards the back of your ear, breathing in your scent.

The sensation sends shivers down your spine, and you tilt your head slightly to give him better access, relishing in the moment’s intimacy. His lips brush against your skin, feather-light and achingly tender, sending a rush of warmth through your veins. You close your eyes, losing yourself in the sensation of his touch, his breath hot against your ear.

“Think it might be time to paint my favourite masterpiece…” He murmurs, his voice heavy with desire. 

You inhale sharply at his words, hand tightening around his own as desire curls through you. Turning in his arms, you press your lips to his in a passionate kiss, hands reaching up to hold his handsome face. 

Heat courses through Hunter as he grasps your rear, taking control of the kiss as he steps backwards into the room, drawing you along with him. 

There was a new bed to break in. 

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[theshipsong]

reijean v-day 💝⚔️

see vee's prompt graphic for this. i tag anyone in any fandom, i want to hear about your OTP!!

💝 favorite canon scene:

these panels in the 57th scouting expedition right here.

in the anime the only internal monologue we get is from jearmin, which is a big rewatch tell of oh shit! why are reiner's thoughts private (armored hehe). but the ONE time, ONE time we get reiner's thoughts in this arc in the manga... it's about jean. and it's not like he takes over narration like armin did when he encounters annie alone, or like jean does once these three meet up. it's just one stray 💭 of "jean really... is different."

sure, other characters note jean's maturity since joining the corps, but recognition from reiner stands out here as a vote of confidence from marcel!reiner, AND four years later: when he still describes jean as "an irresponsible jerk who only ever thought of himself," even though reiner knows first hand that jean grew so, so much after trost. and it's his fault.

💝 a song that reminds you of them:

i previously posted SASAMI's I Was a Window, but another one that screams reijean to me is Till Death by Japanese Breakfast. briefly, it's about marriage, but she wrote a whole book about the context that this song and her relationship come from, which i highly recommend.

so many images in it are so post-rumbling to me: "get these days to go by like the swaying of a ship," (the studio recording starts with ocean sounds); "sing me to sleep, soothe this insomnia"; "your embrace healing my wounds / teach me to breathe, teach me to move." the beginning of verse 2, "steering on hostile waves of panic, like fighting a wheel that pulls to the right" makes me think of a later jbrekkie song, Slide Tackle, which IS reiner.

💝 favorite official picture/graphic:

back to back on the vol. 32 alliance cover baby!!

💝 favorite fanfic:

i have to say two:

vermin by @oxygenbefore1775: delicious cadet days, delicious fucked up time in reiner POV, delicious, smart tangling with the technological/material/cultural gaps between the walls and the rest of the world. how much of RBA's deep cover is culture shock? the total lack of guile jean has while running roughshod over the land mines in reiner's head with just "bunny." god.

from shiganshina with love by @fromriches-tosin: this is really the one that lured me in. it feels like a locked room, three-hander play, when even being in the wide open air (well, not reiner) is claustrophobic because two characters are intertwined and dug into one another. and as someone who has inhaled shelves' worth of eruri fic and doujinshi, vee's levi is one of my favorites.

💝 favorite fanart:

oh, this and everything by @mikibagels. one thing about reijean that goes so hard is jean's growth spurt, cadet and post-rumbling reijean both have height difference. similar vein, @valmendy illustrating reiner's flirting from never let me go: "i feel like i missed out on my little brother growing up." hello???

💝 why i ship:

i binged the anime so late, just in time for season 4, and when the finale came out i could hardly think of anything other than "we're scouts, we don't know when to quit."

back in my day (i'm turning 27 this month), one dude beating up another in shounen launched a ship, a fleet of ships, and kept it afloat for years, but yams gave us their more obvious, huge interactions in the last... fifteen chapters. but there's so much history between them that screams to be noticed on initial reread and rewatch: the reijearmin (horrendous throuple name) date that was the female titan arc, that jean keeps his cool when the 104th hop on the armored as reibert and ymir try to flee, the whole return to shiganshina, the echo i come back to of "the jean kirchstein i know only thinks of himself."

with jean's OVA, they're the characters whose moms we see the most of besides carla jaeger??? the difference between karina and jean's mother is vast, yet their sons turned out so similar, despite it all. so caring, so haunted by that care. jean takes his leadership in the post-time skip survey corps so seriously, he agonizes over his field leadership in trost, while reiner feels like he killed marcel and bertolt and doomed annie, and in his lowest, lowest moments still manages to protect and worry for falco and gabi.

also, another big why: you people. this is such a cozy pontoon. 😘 happy valentine's day!!!

[silent-raven13]

The Punks love Sunflower 2

(Part 1)

Miles could only giggle at them, they were back. After their orientation, they seem to enjoy each other companies. When they spot Miles walking in the halls, they took their chance to flirt with him: Sunflower! Sunflower! -the three Hobies came to hug and say hello to Miles-

Miles: Oh hey guys, how's things been? Liking Headquarters

Hobie 138c smirks along with the other two Hobies, he lifts Miles' hand: We only join to see your pretty face, darling!

Miles: Ehh, where did that come from? -he chuckles thinking it's a joke.-

Hobie 138d flirted: Are you free today? We can go to my world and watch me play my guitar! -he winks at Miles-

Miles: Well, I actually have to go home and-

Hobie 138e staring closely at Miles' face thinking he's too cute: Tansy...

Miles: Huh?

Hobie 138e: Tansy... you remind me of tansy flowers. -he nodded as his hand touch his chin while thinking. His face got close to Miles to study some more- Mmhhmm, Tansy.

Miles was about to speak-

Hobie 138d: How about we go somewhere to fight some bloody blokes? -he suggested-

Miles open his mouth: Well, actually-

Hobie 138c: Your busy today? How about spending the day with me? -he smirks getting closer to Miles, this time leaning against the wall. His left arm supporting half his body weight. All the Hobies are taller than Miles, who's only six foot tall. Crazy really, he still feels small.-

Miles: Actually, I'm sort of done for today. I have to watch my baby sister.

Hobie 138e: You have a baby sister? -being low spoken-

Hobie 138d: I got ten siblings!

Hobie 138c: I got only four. The youngest is a baby.

Miles: How many months? -being curious. His Hobie rarely talks about his family, so this will help him get an idea what home life is like from these Hobies-

Hobie 138c: About seven...

Miles: My sister is seven months, too! -being surprised by this-

Hobie 138c smirks having to lean over to get close to Miles' face: Then wouldn't you say that we're meant to be, luv?

Hobie 138d laughs out loud in amusement: Nah, he's meant for me.

Hobie 138e: Hmm, is that right?

Hobie 138d: Yeah, me and Bambi got chemistry!

Miles: Well it-

Hobie 138c ask another question: How's is it juggling between being Spiderman and being an older sibling, dear? You see for me, it's a bunch of bollocks!

Miles nodded: Yeah, I sometimes get so mad, because I have to figure out how to bring Billie or make sure she doesn't get hurt when she's with me? -He sighs-

Hobie 138c: Aye, you take your sprog with you? That's fucking wicked, mate! -He chuckles-

Miles always had trouble understand British slang or words, luckily his Hobie taught him a few words: Umm, yeah! -he was looking at context clues. He talked about his baby sister and Hobie refers her to a sprog... whatever that means-

Hobie 138e: The little nipper must have the time of her life, tansy. -A new nickname in the books for Miles-

Miles: Yeah, she loves being around me. Sometimes I have to wait till she takes a nap for me to get away.

Hobie 138d laughs out loud: My siblings too! They never leave me alone.

Hobie 138e: You still live with them?

Hobie 138d: I got four sprogs that are still kids, can't leave them behind, mate!

Hobie 138c: I sometimes visit my mum just to watch the little nipper.

Miles: Babies are cute until they start throwing up on you.

Hobie 138d: Luv, you love them, huh? How about me and you go make some babies?

Miles blinks: I'm a man.

Hobie 138d winks at him: Worth a try! Biology is just labels.

Miles' felt his cheeks warm: I don't think that's how-

Hobie 138c: If that's the case, what about trying with me, luv?

Hobie 138e: I don't mind participating, Sunflower.

Hobie 138b came back from a mission with Gwen, he went to HQ instead home to look for his Sunflower. They were planning spending the day together with Little Billie, even tho the little sprog dislike him. It's fun to be around a comfortable less hectic home, than his room in an abandon apartment. Luckily he found a steady place to stay with his bandmates: Oi, it's worth of try, darling! -Hearing a group of familiar voices. He follow the voices, still having his laid back walk with both his hands in his sleeveless jacket- What do you mean? It's biology! You can't go against your body? -Miles?, he thought to himself. His eyes spotted the three annoying Wankers that made his blood boil. Luckily they didn't spot him, so he got to hear the conversation. What are they going to say to his Sunflower? He sucked his teeth-

Hobie 138d have a big grin on his face: Then explain to me, why not, mate?

Miles began: Your saying Biology is labels, but it's science on life study. Human anatomy are built for certain purposes. You just can't say you arm isn't your arm?

Hobie 138c: But darling, we are saying we can try to get you pregnant!

Hobie 138b felt a strong wave of jealousy and anger, while those dumbasses flirting with his baby. Hobie 138e being the quiet one only listens the conversation. Hobie 138d: Yeah! We can try it!

Miles: Huh? You two are being crazy, man! We were just talki-

Hobie 138c finally noticed Hobie 138b then smirks to pissed him off even more. He leans closer to Miles: Then let's try it, now? -Getting too close for Miles' comfort-

Miles: Whaaa -Hobie 138c laughs out loud while Hobie 138e watches-

Hobie 138b scowls: AY! OI! OI, you bastards! What you doin' to my Sunflower! -He finally came into the group to break them up, he roughly kicks them trying to get them away from Miles.-

Hobie 138d laughs out loud: Relax, mate! We were only playing around with our, Sunflower!

Hobie 138b scowled even more: He's not yours! Get out of here, fucking wankers! -He kicks Hobie 138c first then Hobie 138d, being super pissed off.-

Miles blinks being surprised by his boyfriend coming out of nowhere, then saw the three Hobies saying their goodbyes: Bye, Sunflower! We'll talk later! -As Hobie 138b chase them off-

Hobie 138e gave Miles' a wink: See you, darling!

Miles waves them goodbye: Bye guys, nice chatting with you! -He's too kind for his own good yet so naive that Hobie 138c almost kissed him-

Hobie 138b cursing and scaring the Punk trios away, he fumes. Until he turns to find Miles standing behind him: Hobie? Oh! -Hobie quickly hugs him being too upset from the punks, and needy for his Sunflower. Miles could only thoughts about his boyfriend's attitude is that of a cute mad puppy, and smiles having to hug him back.- Hehe, you miss me, baby?

Hobie: Yeah... did those blokes tries anything else on you?

Miles: No, just talk, bae. -he giggles having to kiss Hobie on the cheek- Mi amor, it's all good. They were just fooling around.

Hobie buries his face into Miles' chest having to hunch over to his small Sunflower: Their a bunch of dolts!

Miles laughs again: Awe, come. Let's go to my place! I'll make it up to you with Tembleque! I helped my mom make it, since it's your favorite!

Hobie picks up Miles and kiss him on his left cheek: Your too good for me, Miles.

Miles: I can walk just fine, bae! And it's cuz I love you, mi alma! -Hobie nose rub his partner before going into the portal to Miles' world. Sometimes those punks know how to push Hobie's button. Yet, his Miles still go to him no matter what. Not even those punks can change Miles' mind-

(This was inspired from another artwork from @drenched-in-sunlight I love their cute comic of the concept art Hobies.)

[surpriseroundtellyourfriends]

isabella and russel - valorpunk

YES. YESSSSSS. SOMEONE I KNOW MUST'VE SENT THIS WITH THE EXPRESS INTENT TO ENABLE ME. THANK YOU.

Isabella and Russel are my Valorpunk BROTP and have been from episode four (and then they proceeded to NEVER INTERACT FOR LIKE THIRTY EPISODES—)

So, a personal thing about me is that I'm a HUGE fan of "romantic tropes but twist them slightly to represent platonic or queerplatonic relationships." For me, the brotp was cinched when Russel had to carry Isabella up the stairs and, when given options how to carry her, went "FIREMAN STYLE" immediately instead of princess style.

(On a similar note, I'm also a fan of when Phobe is like "what were you two doing?" and Isabella replies "I'll tell you when you're older ;)" because like, that's SUCH a PLATONIC thing to do for her. If it were Vika, that might be genuine flirting. But pure, never-kissed-anyone, sweetheart Isabella? She's just playing around. She's being silly. She would NEVER reply that about someone she actually liked— say, if someone asked her what she was doing with Vika, or later in the show, with Gaira.)

Awkward gentleman Russ and socially awkward Isabella. Perfect duo of making the whole room feel awkward. (Isabella gets a lot better later but she started out as such a mess at talking to people!) Also, Isabella's whole early arc was about isolating herself and not really feeling like part of the "group" and Russel's whole personality is "nobody left behind," so they just clicked perfectly for me.

In more recent episodes, I'm staring daggers into Russel's martyr complex. The few times anyone has EVER said anything about it, it's been Isabella. I sure did write a whole fanfic about her throwing him a surprise birthday party because "you deserve to let yourself be happy too you know."

I also think it's a little funny that they were both burned really badly by their crush, the same person, who betrayed them by not telling them their secret identity. Only, Isabella had a crush on Vika (who was VSPR), and Russel had a crush on VSPR (who was Vika). Then she broke both of their hearts brutally. I think they deserved to have a sleepover and talk about their feelings. </3

My final note is that I'm still holding out for my very specific wish for TANC to have to carry Russel away from a fight so that it can be a parallel of Russel carrying Isabella up the stairs at the beginning of the show. C'MON, RUSSEL LITERALLY BROKE HIS ANKLE LIKE 3 EPISODES AGO WHEN HE AND TANC WERE GETTING THEIR SHIT KICKED IN AND THEY HAD TO BOOK IT, THE OPPORTUNITY WAS RIGHT THERE—

[look-whos-tolkien]

Chapter Four “First Kisses and Imaginary Friends” and Five “The Game” are out!

Yes, I did forget to make a post about chapter four so I’m incorporating it now :,)

Synopsis:

Because no matter what numerous gossip magazines had to say about it, John Watson was definitely and unequivocally straigh

So he would have to either be a fool or a masochist to accept it, really. “You really reckon you can find ten things to deduce about me?” John, who was a little bit of both, asked.

A.K.A: Something unexpected… Wink wink (it’s quite literally in the chapter title) causes John to have a brief but intense identity crisis, immediately followed by two idiots unknowingly flirting by the poolside for about 10.000 words. Lots of fluff. Maybe a little angst? Depends on how you define angst.

They’re so oblivious and I love them very dearly.

In other news: Man, writing really this made me wanna go to the beach.

Little chapter extract:

“Fine, you’re bored,” he said. “What do you expect me to do about it?”

Sherlock scoffed. “Well, I expect you to entertain me,” he replied, like it was the most obvious conclusion to draw. And perhaps to him it was. Perhaps in his little world entertaining him was John’s job just as making him tea was Mrs. Hudson’s. Frankly, at this point John would rather not know.

“Well, you could... read something, maybe?” he suggested. “Borrow a book from the library. God knows I could do with the quiet.”

“Boring.”

“You could go for a swim.”

“Dull.”

“We could play cards,” he tried again, now beginning to feel a little foolish in his attempts. They both knew there was only one thing that could keep him satisfied long enough for John to enjoy his morning off, but despite his desperation John certainly wasn't about to go murder some poor chap in the detective's name. Once had been enough. Although, if things continued this way, he might just consider it. “I mean, we don’t have them right here, but I think there must be a store somewhere.” There was no answer, which might have been a good thing or it might have been a bad one, John wasn’t sure. “I’m pretty good at poker, actually.”

Sherlock squinted at him, with the face of one who’s scandalised - but not surprised - by the amount of idiocy his interlocutor has just displayed.

”Please,” he said with a disdainful scoff.

“What?”

“You really think you have a chance against me? Trust me, I would humiliate you.” He turned his head back towards the pool, resting his back against the chair. “It’s no fun.”

John inhaled deeply, fighting the temptation to strangle him. Which wouldn’t be particularly productive, but in his defense the man was really asking for it.

“Okay, no poker,” he said. “How about bridge?”

“Oh, why do I even bother?” the detective grumbled miserably, ungrateful and unhelpful as always.

“Or you could just continue being an insufferable prat,” John replied, halfway to himself. “That seems to suit you just fine.”

“I need a case, John!” Sherlock raged. “I need the action, the thrill of the chase. Without it my brain rots, and then what would you be? A blogger without anything to blog about.”

“Hang on, what’s that supposed to mean?”

Sherlock let out a brief, cruel laugh. “Do you really believe people would read your stupid stories if they were about the life of a boring divorcee?”

Again, John took a deep breath. ‘He’s just trying to push your buttons.’ he reminded himself. ‘Reacting would be giving him what he wants.’

It was a mantra he had to repeat to himself quite often now that he’d returned to living at 221b.

Initially Sherlock had made all sorts of promises trying to get him to move back in; that he’d be on his best behavior, that that he’d never mix up his girlfriends again - not that there had been any girlfriends after Mary. That he’d even do the dishes. Sometimes. If necessary. Maybe. But of course all it’d taken had been two weeks and a particularly tricky case for him to fall back into his old habits - not that anyone expected any differently.

John didn’t doubt that he’d meant it, exactly. He was sincerely convinced that when he’d sworn it he’d had all the good intentions in the world. But…

Alright, here was the thing; Sherlock was a creature of the present. He lived case by case, moment by moment. He didn’t do calendars, or sleep schedules, or any other of the neat little systems ordinary people have invented to give structure to their lives. He could be perfectly fine one day and gone into a sulk the next, and then fine again the one after that without any real explanation. That was just the way things were.

So really it would have been unfair of John to hold him to the promises he’d made months ago, nor could he really blame him for saying the most insensitive things when he was in one of his moods. It was part of the deal, John had known this since he’d first met him.

For him, loving Sherlock - platonically, of course - had always meant putting up with all the downsides (the condescension, the quiet fights, the cruel comments), because despite how irritating and exhausting the bad days could be they were nothing compared to the barest glimmer of the connection they shared on the good days. The mad rush of feeling Sherlock's eyes searching for his in a room full of strangers, their minds communicating silently, moving together like limbs in the same body, that alone was worth anything Sherlock could throw at him when he was frustrated.

It was simply the price for being part of his life, John had accepted it a long time ago. And he would pay it again and again, if necessary, he knew that.

Still, acknowledging that didn’t mean he had to put up with everything the detective did.

”Fine,” he huffed. “You know what? Since you’re so brilliant, you can bloody well come up with something yourself.”

Looking for a fun read? You might be interested in my Johnlock murder mystery/fake dating AU!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64312954/chapters/165089941

John Watson isn't an idiot - let's start there. His newly-finalised divorce has left him with no moustache, very few acquaintances he can trust and a very solid resolution never to attend a wedding again, unless it just so happens to be his own.

But when the opportunity presents itself to accompany his best friend to a family destination wedding and get to witness a whole new, uncharted side of him, curiosity takes over. And if the price for this knowledge is pretending to be Sherlock's boyfriend for a day or two, well, so be it.

After all, John Watson isn’t an idiot, but he’s not exceptionally wise either.

Here goes nothing, I guess :)

[bnha-more-like-bnh-gay]

Rarepair headcanons because I am ignoring my problems

Serodeku:

Izuku reenacts the Spider-Man movies with Sero. Izuku is MJ. They also alternate being Spider-Man sometimes

They skate together

They get very protective when people call their boyfriend “plain”

They play dnd together

Sero tries to make sure that izuku gets some rest

They’re both kinda insecure, izuku more than sero, but still; and they make sure to reassure each other as often as possible

Sero likes listening to Izuku’s ramblings and finds them cute. He has told izuku this, only for the poor boy to imitate a tomato

After Izuku has been particularly reckless, Sero takes advantage of his quirk, wraps Izuku in bubble wrap, and tapes it there

Tokodeku:

Jocknerd bf and goth bf, we love to see it

Tokoyami teaches izuku how to sword fight

They start a dnd club at U.A.

Izuku talks to dark shadow a lot, Dark Shadow approves of him, and has claimed the spot of best man at their wedding

Izuku comes up with ideas to help Tokoyami gain control with Dark Shadow

Dark Shadow is very protective over Izuku, no matter how many times Tokoyami tells him that he can take care of himself, Dark Shadow will put himself between Izuku and any form of danger as often as possible

Dekoyama??? Aoyama/izuku:

Aoyama gives him makeovers, obviously

Aoyama drags izuku to the mall and tries to revamp some of his wardrobe, but he actually finds the “pants” and “flannel” type shirts cute

They help each other train their quirks

Aoyama is trilingual, and teaching izuku English and French.

Izuku always brings Aoyama home some new cheese

Y’all, I love them so much. There needs to be more aodeku content

Monoshinsou:

They have people watching dates. They come up with stories for the people they’re watching; their job, family, background, etc.

They judge people together

They call each other “love”

They’re both dramatic bastards, who will flop onto their lovers lap and proclaim their death due to a minor inconvenience

They jokingly sh*t-talk class A

Shinsou said “I love you” first, and it was because Monoma brought him coffee to class

Monoyama:

Like monoshinsou, they’re both dramatic bastards, who will flop onto their lovers lap and proclaim their death due to a minor inconvenience

They go shopping together and pick out the most dramatic pieces of clothing for each other

I love them so much, please 😭✋

They have tea parties every week, where they sh*t talk everyone else and gossip

They are both fancy bastards, and they wear the most exquisite outfits to go grocery shopping, and the outshine everyone

They both actually make clothing, they’ll go fabric shopping together. Gift exchanges are often articles of clothing that they’ve made for each other

Momomei:

They work on gear together!!!

Momo makes sure that mei gets some sleep

Mei helps redesign momo’s suit

They often work together with izuku to work in gear and such

They actually got together after izuku introduced them. He had been working on gear with mei, and studying with momo and he thought they’d hit it off. He was correct

Shintsuyu:

Dude they’d be so cute

Tsu is a vent gremlin, and you can’t change my mind. So she and shinsou will play a game where they try to find each other. Tsu is in the vent and shinsou is in the classrooms. Shinsou will try to find whichever vent she’s in, or she’ll find whichever classroom he’s in, in 20 minutes or less

I always headcanoned tsu as a dog person, so they’d have two cats and two dogs, and a bunny that they named Deku

They like comparing their friends to animals, hence the bunny, Deku

Kamideku:

Kaminari is a flirt, and izuku does n o t know how to handle it

Kaminari likes listening to izuku’s ramblings, and can keep up with them. He’ll ask questions on things too, and Izuku has never felt more appreciated

I don’t know why I feel like they’d have so many animals, but I do. They’d have so many, man. Three cats, two dogs, four sugar gliders, a hamster

Adhd power couple. They hyperfixated on complimentary things at the same time one time

Kaminari tutors izuku in English, and izuku turots kami in some other subjects. He’s also teaching kami JSL on the side. Kaminari has a live of languages

Momochako:

Study dates, Momo asks ochako to quiz her a lot

Ochako takes to floating momo’s things when she wants attention. Especially when Momo is studying. She makes a game out of how many things she can float until the other girl notices

Uraraka’s confidence does wonders for momo’s. Uraraka always makes sure to reassure momo that she is strong and that she can do this

Momo makes Uraraka whatever her heart desires. Uraraka blushes all the time, and momo takes great pride in getting her girlfriend to blush

Minatoru:

Mina clings to everyone, but especially to toru

They give each other stuffed animals so often. They’ll go to the store to get food, and come back with three stuffed animals that reminded them of each other

Please, they’re so cute 😭✋

They will play hide and seek, I stand by this.

Mina helps toru design a new costume. I hate hers, it’s horrible, and sexist, and not suitable for a fucking child

Toru says that pink is her favorite color

They flirt with each other all the time. Half the class thinks it’s cute, half of them used to think it was cute.

Iidamomo:

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, but study dates. they quiz each other, and it actually gets pretty competitive

They also have rage room dates. I will not budge on this. Iida tried to murder someone, and I am excited to see momo finally snap. She deserves it

They alternate paying for dates, don’t try me.

The go hiking a lot

They started liking each other after one late night, both having nightmares. Momo had tea, and offered some to Iida. They talked until the early hours of the morning

They can’t flirt. They try. But they’re horrible at it. They’ll compliment each other all day long, but they cannot flirt.

KIRIDEKU, MY BELOVED:

Y’all,,, y’all, I love them so much

They train together, obviously

They ran into each other one night in the common room after both having nightmares. They talked about middle school, how they were both bullied, izuku’s quirk coming in late, katsuki being abusive, kiri being bullied because his quirk wasn’t “cool.” After that, they were practically inseparable.

They started going on dates, not that either of them knew they were dates. The entire class knew, so did the teachers, so did the rest of U.A. Kirishima picked up on it first after a comment from Mina, he had is realization.

So, he started courting Izuku. Not thag izuku realized this. He brought him flowers on most ‘dates,’ he bought him hero action figures whenever he could, he complimented him until Izuku was red in the face (which was honestly very easy.) Still, izuku remained ignorant to the fact that he was indeed dating Kirishima.

The final tipping point, was due to Uraraka’s help. She was quite tired of watching the two of them pine for each other. It was amusing for the first couple months, watching Kirishima try so hard, and Deku being totally oblivious. However, she took pity on her friends after a while.

So, Uraraka devised a devilish plan to get the two together. She involved Mina, Sero, and kaminari in this plan. What was the plan, you ask? Oh, simply to trap the two in one room until they broke through izuku’s obliviousness.

Kirishima finally “straight” up admitted his feelings, to which Izuku had the sudden realization of “oh my gods, have we been dating this whole time??” Yes, Izuku. Yes you have.

They have two anniversaries after that.

Let’s be honest, they are really, annoyingly, horrifically lovey dovey. Kirishima brags about having “the manliest and bestest boyfriend in the world.” Izuku flaunts his many PowerPoint presentations on how talented and incredible Kirishima is

Uraraka doesn’t know if she did the right thing by helping them. She is so tired

Tsujirou:

Jirou makes playlists for tsu

The few sane ones in class A, I swear

They go on walks in the rain as often as they can

They go for dates in the bookstore too. They each pick out an album and a book for the other to listen to and read

Y’all, they make so much sense togetherrrrr, I’m love them 🥺

Jirou started liking tsu after the crew saved bakugou. Jirou sat with tsu after momo, Iida, kirishima, Todoroki, and izuku apologized and sat with her. They had movie night, and Jirou joined the Bakugou saving crew and tsu with taking well into the night. She just appreciated how much tsu cared

Tsu started liking Jirou after she helped Iida, momo, and izuku try to keep the class in order. She appreciated how diplomatic and calm she was

Jirou would talk to izuku all night long about how gay she was, and how adorable tsu was. So, izuku decided to try and suggest ways for Jirou to ask her out.

She did not end up getting to ask her out though, as Tsu walked up to her the next morning f and asked if she wanted to go on a date. Jirou said yes. Izuku cried

Izujirou:

They make playlists for each other

They go for runs on the beach a lot

They both have insomnia, and often spend time making blanket forts and talking, or FaceTiming and listening to music

Jirou walks into the common room once a week looking for new music. She started liking Izuku after he made a playlist for her for one of these occasions.

They’re both quite awkward when it comes to romance, but neither of them will shy away from facing the truth. So, Jirou made izuku a playlist filled with love songs that reminded her of him and sent it to him. Sadly, izuku is dense as hell.

So, then Jirou wrote a love song and told izuku that the song was for him. Sadly, izuku is dense as hell.

So, then Jirou write analysis about izuku’s quirk for him. Sadly, izuku is dense as hell

So, then, after thinking that Jirou had done so much for him, izuku made her a playlist filled with love songs. Jirou took this to mean that izuku had finally picked up on her feelings, and accepted them.

So, they started to go on dates. Not that izuku knew this, as he is dense as hell. All leading up to izuku finally confessing his feelings on one of their ‘dates,’ to which Jirou responded, “dude, we’re already dating? Aren’t we? I- I thought that was obvious??”

May this awkward couple be forever blessed

Tokoyama:

Goth/prep boyfriends, we love to see it

At least once a day, Aoyama will proclaim that Tokoyami “shines almost as bright as he does, in his fabulous emo way”

They sword fight, and come up with really dramatic scenarios and scenes that they’re in

They bond over being in the izucrew and their shared love of swords. Aoyama took fencing classes in middle school, and Tokoyami got into sword fighting after watching it in pirates of the Caribbean as a young child. He is self taught and watched countless videos on the art of sword fighting

Tokoyami asked Aoyama our by dramatically presenting him with a dagger and going “will you accompany me on a formal outing as my lover?”

Shinyama:

They flirt constantly

No really, it’s getting quite annoying. Someone please stop them.

They both plop down in random areas and proclaim their deaths, the difference between them, is that Aoyama will burst into shinsou’s room, and yell “love, I’ve been murdered. Mourn for me” while plopping down on shinsou’s lap. Shinsou can be found laying face down outside aoyama’s door, and when Aoyama goes to open the door, he just goes “I’ve been murdered.”

^^ one time, shinsou did a very fun Halloween prank for this, where he poured fake blood all over himself for Aoyama to find him an hour later, asleep.

Nap dates. Aoyama get glitter all over shinsou’s room

Iiyama:

Aoyama enjoys making Iida blush, obviously. But he takes joy in doing it specifically when class is about to start. Aizawa is tired of his shit

Here is how I think an iiyama conversation might go:

Aoyama: I ask for one thing in this relationship-

Iida: Aoyama, you know that’s a lie-

Aoyama: for my boyfriend to carry me around all day-

Iida: Aoyama, I cannot feasibly do this with class-

Aoyama: and I don’t think that’s too much to ask for 😤

Anyway, Aoyama got carried around all day that day, despite Iida’s blush and Aizawa’s eye twitch

Everyone in the izucrew is close, but Iida and Aoyama started to get close after Iida told the crew about Stain. Aoyama wanted Iida to know that he wasn’t alone, and that he wanted to help him. So he started packing extra cheese for lunch and giving it to Iida. Iida was very confused at first. But this was Aoyama trying to court him. This was only made apparent by momo and Jirou telling Iida that this was aoyama’s attempt at expressing romantic interest.

Aoyama flirts with everyone, that’s just who he is. But with Iida? Oh it was tenfold. The poor boy was red in the face constantly. Aoyama was a persistent little bugger too, following him around and calling him ‘mon amour’

Kirikamideku:

My dearest traffic light trio, I’m love them

They train together, and kiri and kami always appreciate izuku’s analysis snd ideas

Kiri falls even more in love with izuku and kaminari when they go off on rants. Izuku rants and kami can keep up with him so he asks questions about it. Kiri loves to watch his boyfriends go on rants, I don’t make the rules, but I do enforce them

They started to get closer after kami and kiri found bakugou causing a ptsd flashback (could be on purpose of an accident, up to the reader.) they stated with him and tried to talk him through it. After this, izuku started to tell them about having been a “late bloomer” and being bullied, etc. (I don’t know, man; I tend to over share after flashbacks and after panic attacks)

Izuku tutors them in several subjects, but kami tutors them in English. Kiri just falls in love with his smart boyfriends

Izuku is teaching kami JSL and kami is helping izuku with English and Italian (personal headcanon that Italian has been one of kami’s special interests) kiri loves to listen to them, and finds it relaxing and calming to hear them do this. When he has panic attacks, he’ll ask them to tutor each other in different languages

[scottxlogan]

Ok I'm going to respond to your response, but let me start by saying I appreciate your articulate conversation and very respectful response to our discussion we're having. This is how people should talk things out and I appreciate that truly :)

I'll put the rest under read more so everyone doesn't have to scroll through this lol

As for Twitter I try to avoid it, but sometimes curiosity gets the best of me and I look up comic spoilers there when I'm eager to see something and that's when I encounter those unsavory people who behave that way. Those are really the target of my frustration because they are just awful.

I think the bottom line in all of this as I really am not anti-Scott/Emma at all here and I don't want that to get in the way of what I was trying to say in this. They absolutely handled the Logan/Jean/Scott/Emma poly ship poorly. I do believe when Hickman stepped into the role of creating it he fully intended to have an open free love relationship between the four of them which included Jean/Emma, Logan/Scott as well but from what I've seen around the net is that editorial shut him down almost immediately into it. When the panels with Scott commenting on Logan's body hair and how it was hard to sleep with the blankets on because it was too warm and too cold without them came out a bunch of fans lost their mind over the implication that Logan and Scott were also sleeping together Marvel shut it down in their subtle way by never having Scott and Logan sharing scenes again unless it was outside of the X-Men book, where technically in the Pride comic (where only Scott/Jean/Logan were featured with Scott/Logan dancing together) and in was it the Cable comic? where they showed the family day at the beach with Scott in his speedo and Logan there with Jean and the kids in one panel and then in the Alligator Loki comic where Alligator Loki gave a valentine to Scott/Jean/Logan, they made sure to keep Scott/Logan distanced from one another to avoid backlash. That being said (and sorry I'm skipping ahead a bit), the panel you sent about Emma thinking about Scott commenting on Emma sleeping in her diamond form could mean they are still together now or it could be taken as from the past since they were in a relationship for a long time, but because I'm of the fandom who believes Scott and Logan were also sleeping together and Scott's reference to Logan's body temperature as well was similar to what Emma was saying I'll let concede to that it could be exactly what you're saying and say if that implies Emma and Scott were sleeping together then the conversation with Logan indicates the same even with others telling me that it means nothing, but that's another topic as I'm sort of veering off.

Back to the poly ship though I truly believe that Hickman intended for it to be something more and he got shut down, which in a lot of ways is unfortunate. I do agree with you that they skipped over a lot of important developments along the way and all the interesting stuff absolutely happened off screen. If they had highlighted some of the things you mentioned I think it would've made for compelling story and given depth to what they were trying to accomplish in a lazy fashion.

I absolutely agree it was strange that Jean/Scott were automatically back together in her return. From what I recall they flirted with the idea of Jean/Bishop and then during Uncanny there was Logan/Scott reuniting as teammates and Emma playing a hand in everything in guiding them together until suddenly Jean appeared and everything else was dropped. There is no resolution and even in Duggan's run the fight with Scott/Jean felt empty and lacking in a lot of ways to give them tension before he 'killed' Jean off. A lot has absolutely been lacking.

I'm well aware of the dynamics of Scott/Emma's relationships via the good and the bad. I really loved them together when they were together (even though I hated how they began as having a psychology background I cringe at what Emma did there at the start, which also as an Emma fan I recognize she's flawed, which makes her so interesting and that being with Scott ultimately helped her to be a better person, but again another conversation for another time lol as I was fortunate that when I first started reading them they were already a solid couple and I didn't know their beginnings so I was already drawn to them). I completely understand Emma's inferiority complex when it comes to Jean and unfortunately the way narrative is right now it kind of proved her right that despite the fact that she loved Scott the way she did Jean was always top in his heart. Had they done the arc you suggested it could've been compelling and showing growth for the characters and really given them a reason to have a natural progression together, but alas Marvel skipped all of that.

Duggan has really reduced Scott to Jean's yes man and I absolutely hate it. I'm not going to slam on Scott/Jean, but I'm not a shipper there and I feel as if he didn't know what to do with Scott. Hickman tried, but like Scott has spent most of his time dead, being tortured, simply not around. Even in the last big cross team event they fridged Scott to make other characters be the showcase of the event like where they made the choice to bring back Steve over Scott for the length of the event to bring hope to the world. There were a lot of missteps involving Scott in Duggan's run and as a Scott fan I really don't like his X-Men series. I think Jean is one of his favorite characters (along with Emma as he always speaks highly about Emma), but I just feel like in a team book he isn't able to bring what's needed to the table.

This ties into your comment on Duggan. I agree he's terrible at writing relationships. The 'fight' with Scott and Jean was so forced it hurt and I don't like a lot of what happens in the X-Men books. In the Iron Man comic I do appreciate the growth between Tony and Emma from Emma hating him to them being essentially left to depend on each other and aid in the fight together. The things I was referencing was Tony with the book from the girls, the ice skating, the way that Tony was ready to risk himself to save her and all the build up. I personally think it's the ONLY thing Duggan has done that has held my interest because the development has been compelling and it's given character growth for Tony and Emma in their dynamic and I can appreciate that.

As for Emma and Steve, I'll run a few things by you because yeah the mother comment was ridiculous even with a funny follow up. At that point Emma was complaining to Kate about not having any romance in her life. I can pull the panels if need be (which was to me another sign that at that point she and Scott weren't together) but I'm sure they are here in my archive and I can't say it was too baffling about Emma being drawn to Steve because if you look back to when Emma was with Scott, there were panels (again I can't remember the issue but have them in my archive here) where Scott is in the Savage Land and Steve shows up to see him and Scott asks how Steve found him to which Steve replies that Emma was the one who let him know where Scott was and Scott makes a comment about how that didn't surprise him as Emma always had a soft spot for men in uniform with Steve in particular I believe so I think it's safe to say Emma's always found Steve to be 'attractive' and held no secret about it from Scott. Also, I did read an interview with editorial talking about how they wanted Steve to be the father of Emma's girls and that how they were going to run with that idea, but because Captain America's comic was one that was getting a new writer, they scrapped the idea for now because they believed it would be too complicated for the casual comic reader, so the seeds were planted there for Emma/Steve and there was certainly some teasing for it. Also, Steve in the past, as I've seen the pages floating around on here has also been keeping tabs on Emma and made notations about how he thinks she'd be an incredible Avenger. I do believe those were before AvX, but I do think it's something Marvel casually flirted with for a while.

I completely understand your position on AvX as when it happened I wanted EVERY SINGLE AVENGER involved to burn for it, but clearly Marvel wants people to forget and they choose to ignore a great deal of what happened there. If Scott and Steve can walk arm in arm and be laughing/buddies together now able to shoot the shit with each other so to speak, then that's Marvel's way of saying 'no hard feelings' even if we fans still have hard feelings about it. Even Logan irritated me at that time because he knew better than to act like a jilted ex-lover who was pissy because Scott didn't do what he wanted. Steve knew better than to listen to Logan when Scott was his friend and someone he respected/trusted. It was a horrible situation all around and I hated how they worked hard to villainize Scott and Emma in that. It was terrible character destruction, which ultimately didn't work because it only made people like Scott more despite their attempts to make him the most awful person in the Marvel universe for killing a man in self-defense who did some shady things to Scott through the years. Again though what I will point out is in regard to AvX Tony was the ONLY Avenger to own up to the fact he was at fault and he tried to make up for his mistake in AvX Consequences when he reached out to Scott in jail and tried to find his own way to make amends. Of all the anger I felt I respected Tony a bit for doing that because he was the only one who recognized that yes, they made a monumental mistake which spoke volumes about him and his character.

In terms of Tony, he's a ridiculously flawed character and has made monumental mistakes and huge missteps in the past no doubt, but he's shown growth over time. As I mentioned before he did feel bad about what he did in AvX and I think that he absolutely was trying to be better even if he still came off as a cocky ass in some of his interactions with Emma through the years that followed. I don't think Tony ever disliked Emma, but I understand her anger towards him and recognize that going into their alliance she absolutely had every reason not to like him, which is why this run has been interesting to see them evolving from that place to where they are now having a trust between each other. It was an opportunity for them to see each other in a new light because they had only each other to depend on and it opened the door to growth between them, which I think was very needed after everything.

The problem again is Duggan glossing over all that and ignoring their long history together. If you recall Emma and Tony were lovers in the past back during her Hellfire Club time and they spoke about as much, to which when people pointed it out to Duggan, he snubbed his nose at it because clearly he wanted to do what he wanted to do. Tony and Emma have a history with one another that extends beyond AvX and it's complicated to put it mildly. Do I think Emma was in love with Tony going into their marriage? Absolutely not! She was harboring a lot of justified anger and it wasn't an optimal situation, but along the way things changed for them. Even the scene where Emma is inside Tony's head and pulling him out of the torment he's facing over his alcoholism is a fantastic scene, but Tony's been clear in the past he won't let anyone inside his head because he holds on tight to his secrets and his thoughts (even going so far to show up at events with psi-blockers to make sure no telepath gets in his head), so when Emma was just able to get inside and reach him, while it was a beautiful scene it wasn't true to Tony either because his readily inviting Emma in his head wasn't how things were in his firm beliefs in the past, but I'll write it off as things change and they can evolve. If that evolution could've been spelled out on the pages it would be better, but unfortunately it wasn't and we get the crumbs of what could be a very compelling story for various characters.

As for the sex scene I'm going to have to agree to disagree. I do feel that the conversation fumbled a bit and I personally didn't see it happening when the previews were leaked, but in comparison to the Jean/Scott sex that was happening that week, I think it was far more intimate and a point of growth between the characters. While sure the reasoning was weak there and Duggan absolutely has misogyny problems, I found it to be a build up of all the things before. Would I have liked it to happen for other reasons? Absolutely. Should there have been more of a progression until that point? Maybe and there were things that weren't how I would've penned it if if was me in charge, things that we could all nitpick about it as we only get glimpses of it, but through it all you could see that Tony has been developing feelings for Emma and Emma was showing a vulnerability in letting him in while trying to maintain her distance after being burned by him and so many other men in that past. There's a complexity there that could've been better developed, but I enjoyed that evolution between them.

Speaking of misogyny when you posted the panel about Emma saying she would love Scott more, again it ties into Hickman truly trying to hint at them being together (which I'll say sure Hickman was trying to say that they were still romantically linked) that issue made me so angry in the way he had those women talk to Emma. It was disgusting and one of the worst things I've seen in a comic that my mind just wanted to shut that whole issue out. It was horrible in how he had them talking to Emma and even if they were the 'bad guys' it was unnecessarily vile.

Also the restraining order against Tony was only mentioned in a comic book panel one time (as far as I've seen) and it wasn't a main canon 616 book as it was in a spoof comic where they had a Jerry Springer type show on and them talking about it on a television someone was watching. I have the panel somewhere in my archive, but I don't think that actually came over into canon even though Emma absolutely didn't like him. Even the time when he spoke to her and she snubbed him while speaking to Steve was a sign of that. I don't have blinders on to the fact Emma absolutely hated Tony when this all began, but at the same time I don't believe that Emma ever would've slept with Tony if she still hated him now even if it was a case of she thought she was going to die and she wanted to have sex with someone. I do believe Emma's developed a soft spot for Tony that she's reluctant to accept with all that's happened and it's something that will probably be dropped and forgotten after May, but it made for compelling story even if the author was weak in a lot of spots telling the story.

I personally don't mind the characters I like being alone. Sometimes i think Scott needs that to get his head on straight as their romantic life isn't the only thing that drives them on. For Emma she's had a LOT to do with the Quiet Council and she got a big push there so as an Emma fan it was nice to see. I don't think her and Tony are a badly written relationship as I think it's been a nice evolution between them, but again difference of opinion and I'm not going to try to change your mind on how you feel because that isn't for me to do. You should like what you like and dislike what you dislike. I'm merely just pointing out things I, as a reader, appreciated even with the obvious things that could've been done cleaner for all the characters in this era.

Thanks for the panels. I appreciate them and as I said before I'll take back the 'never together' comment as I do believe Hickman was trying to sell Emma as a part of the poly ship until it was dropped entirely. By the time Duggan came around, I believe they were trying to distance Emma from the Scott/Jean/Logan business and have her do something outside of all that. When Kamala was dead and Scott came to her after he and Jean were on the outs, Emma basically told him she wasn't interested in being his side piece there once Jean dumped him and a few other things indicated that she was outside of all the Scott/Jean drama at that point before her and Tony started teaming up together. Again I'm not anti-Scott/Emma at all as I think they brought out so many good things in one another, but I do believe that once Hickman was gone that ship sailed with him as editorial seems to really be pushing Scott/Jean as their top couple right now.

Plus, in that panels where she talks about sleeping in diamond form and the reference to Scott, she doesn't sound happy. She sounds horribly sad. her "Knowing exactly how magnificent you are while also knowing you're nothing." is just so poignant and something that tells you she's not happy. If she and Scott were sleeping together at that point, then it wasn't making her happy and she deserves more than that feeling of 'knowing she's nothing'. That makes me sad for Emma because she should be treated like the queen she is flaws and all and she deserves someone who will give her that and show her how special she is. Whether it's Tony, Scott or someone new I want her to eventually have that happiness. Men have a history of letting her down and leaving her jaded and I can only imagine the pain she felt when the 'good guy' Scott broke her heart the way he did after AvX. I hated that so much and even when he told her in Bendis' (grrrrr) run it wasn't happening again and she shifted into diamond form that cut deep. Bendis was set on destroying them and he did, which sucks and is horrible in so many ways. They deserved better than that. The fans deserve better than that.

With the Krakoa era coming to an end, I don't know what the future will fare for any of the characters, but I do hope whatever is next that the characters I love get an opportunity to have something better ahead of them where Scott isn't shelved until they sort everything else, where Emma isn't miserable and there's a good story there. I know a lot of Scott/Emma fans were unwilling to give the Tony/Emma thing a shot because of their history together (and rightfully so if you feel that way), but I've learned through the years to ship my favorites with happiness so if Emma can find a crumb of that with Tony, then good for her. If Scott finds that with Jean, well, I don't like it as a shipper personally because I think Scott loses himself with Jean, but I guess good for him as well as he should have a little bit of happy since that's far and few for him.

My whole rant was spawned from that delusional fanbase that have that all or nothing mindset where it's easy to just say hateful things because they don't like the way things are going for characters. I say if Scott can move on with Jean, then Emma can move on too for the time being and claim what little joys she finds along the way. Should their paths align again and the come together as the powerhouse couple they once were, then I'll support it as I'm not anti-Scott/Emma at all and if I were writing I would've made the poly ship Logan/Scott/Emma because I personally loved the dynamics of their relationship in the years Jean was gone even if Emma had no romantic interest in Logan. I loved the friendship with Logan/Emma and it was something I wish they would've done more with along the way, but alas I'm not writing and I can't call out the storylines. All I can hope for is that whatever is around the corner is better for everyone and appreciate the small joys along the way. Emma/Tony has been the only thing to hold interest for me personally and that's coming from someone who has a comic subscription in the hopes that one day it will all get better. Unfortunately right now I don't see that on the X-Men front.

Anyway thanks for the insightful conversation and I appreciate your point of view. It was interesting and very thought provoking :)

Controversial opinion here but I find it so frustrating that people would rather Emma Frost be alone and pining over someone who clearly doesn't love her the way she deserves to be loved over the idea of her being with someone who truly cares about her and her well-being. Don't get me wrong Scott is my favorite character and I really loved him and Emma together when I first started reading comics, but that bridge has been burned. Right now no matter how anyone feels about it Scott is 100% about his relationship with Jean and Emma deserves something more in her life. Tony actually has real feelings for her and their current story arc has shown considerable growth between them alone and together. They work really well so for all the haters who clearly aren't reading the comics and cling to the past I'm not saying that you can't love your favorite ship but just stop shitting on a potentially wonderful pairing for Emma. She deserves to be more than an afterthought to someone who can't give her what she needs. Tony clearly cares a great deal for her as they've pushed forward beyond their tense past and really they both deserve a bit of happiness.

Ok done. Just tired of people being jerks about saying they want Emma alone, dead, miserable pining for Scott instead of being happy.

[sludg3gor3]

Unloved, but not by you {part 2}

Pairings- Eddie Munson x (female) reader

Fic warnings for whole series (may not apply to some chapters) - fluff, angst and smut 18+ , fighting, mentions of blood and violence

Word count- 2.3k

Sorry for any spelling errors! Not proofread!

If you have any requests for stories or oneshots feel free to request!!

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It’s been four weeks since you’ve talked to Eddie. The only times you’ve seen him were when you dropped off Lucas at the school for the D&D club he was in. You two only exchanging a bid or two. See if it was the same as it was before you’d sometimes sit and watch them play, joining in whenever a team member couldn’t attend. Other times you and Eddie would make jokes and flirt a little, you know…just the usual. It kinda made you sad thinking about it, knowing you two wouldn’t have that bond anymore..I mean it’s kinda deteriorated throughout the year you’d been dating Carter but now it’s gone.

You sighed sitting in your room, you were at your desk studying for the upcoming Chemistry test when Lucas knocked on your door “hey y/n…” he called out . “Hey.” You replied bluntly not taking your eyes off your textbook. He walked into your room and sat on your bed which was right near your desk so he could see what you were doing. “Chem huh? Is it hard?” He asked trying to make convo “yup” your replied again, blunt “how hard?” “Really hard” “really?” You sighed and closed your book, looking up with a tired face. “Lucas what do you want?” You got up and walked over to your door “if it’s nothing important…get out” you pointed outside of your room but Lucas didn’t budge, instead, he started to speak. “You need to talk to Eddie” you twisted your head to the side a little and laughed “what are you talking about?” “You’ve seen him, he’s been all down in the dumps ever since you dumped him”

“Dumped him?” You questioned how intrigued in the conversation. “Or whatever you wanna call it. Y/n you guys were like best friends and you throw him away for what? Carter Miller?? Seriously?” You scoffed at Lucas’ reply. Seriously? You’re the bad guy now? “Lucas you have no idea what you’re talking about.” Lucas was now standing “seriously, I heard you and Carter talking, he’s fucking insane and so is Jason. Eddie would never harm you yet in their brains they think he did . You need to straighten out your priorities y/n, pick the better person” after that lucas left your room and you watched closing the door behind him. “DAMN YOU LUCAS!” you yelled kicking the door. He was right you needed to pick someone and though you think you already did your thoughts and mind say otherwise. You walked over to your bed and plopped down on the edge of it already forgetting you needed to study. You reached under your bed and grabbed a tin box that was full of Polaroids. You opened it. Grabbed out the photos, And looked through them…pictures of you and Eddie and some just of Eddie and some of you and Carter and so on. You raked through them and admired each and every one but little did you know you were subconsciously counting how many you had of each person and sadly but fortunately you had more of Eddie. You smiled when picking a certain one out. It was of the two of you at your guys first concert together 3 years ago. Eddie practically made you go, but you came to love it. That’s when you realized you had so many more good memories and very little bad memories with Eddie but with Carter…it was the complete opposite. After a few moments of thinking you got up and walked to your desk, removing your textbook sliding it in one of the shelves and pulled out a notebook and pen. You started writing and once finished you put it inside a white envelope. Writing the name Carter Miller on the front of it. You set it down to lay peacefully on your desk and turned your lights off to get ready for bed.

Morning came and you woke up like any other day. You got dressed and ready and headed to school dropping Erica off first then making your way to the high school. You had the note gripped tightly in your hand and walked into the school with confidence. You made your way to your own locker first before going to Carter’s, slipping the note inside knowing he wouldn’t see it until the end of the day when you’re already gone. You played it cool and acted like everything was okay between the two of you but as soon as the last bell rang you rushed out of the school instead of doing your usual goodbye with Carter at his locker. Instead of going home like you usually do you headed to the trailer park instead. Eddie wasn’t home yet but you didn’t care about waiting , you would wait for as long as you needed. You had the whole convo planned out. “Tell Eddie you’re done with Carter, tell him you value him more than Carter, basically you chose him over Carter” as you talked to yourself, stuck in your thoughts you didn’t notice Eddie’s van pull into the lot in-front of his trailer. He got out and immediately noticed your car, walking towards it tapping on the window gently “what are you doing here Sinclair?” He said when you jumped and rolled your window down to greet him. “Munson! Hey! Oh my god what a coincidence..” he gave you a blank stare and sighed heavily before looking away, fixing his posture as he stood up, his hands now stuffed in his leather jacket pockets “this is my place y/n, now can you tell me what the hell you’re doing here?” You sighed and got out of your car now standing face to face with Eddie. You scrambled to find what you were looking for in your pockets before finally pulling out the Polaroid you had stuffed in there. The Polaroid from the concert. You handed it to Eddie and his face went from expressionless to one of melancholy. “You still have this?” He asked looking up from the picture, now at you “I’ve always had it, I have every single one we’ve ever taken- though they were in a box under my bed” you say with a small laugh. Eddie laughed too and invited you inside. “I was looking at those last night and realized I’ve made the biggest mistake I could have ever made..” “and what would that be?” He asked obviously already knowing the anwser, he just liked to play around “losing you..” “Aw sweetheart, I’ve been waiting to hear that but ’ve been thinking about some shit too” he put out “i don’t like…you dating Carter Miller but..if you really love-“ you cut Eddie off by shushing him with your finger “I broke up with the asshole, I mean wait until you hear the shit he’s done..”

“Seriously? You’re not fucking with me are you Sinclair??”

“Nope, I think him being overly possessive and also forgetful of important things is just… a huge red flag.” you leaned back into Eddie’s couch and covered your face with your arm “I didn’t think I had it in me actually to do it…I mean even though I sort of broke up with him through a letter.”

Hearing that made Eddie feel a little less tense. Actually it made him happy knowing you were over a asshole like him. The boy leaned in and pulled you in for a hug, rubbing his hand carefully over your back to comfort you. “He was gonna hurt you Eddie…that’s why I broke off our friendship” this caught Eddie by surprise, he pulled away from the hug and looked at you with a worried expression on his face “what?”

“Jason told Carter that he saw us talking, Carter didn’t like that and even thought you put your hands on me…he said he was gonna hurt you…and Eddie I couldn’t let that happen” Eddie took a moment to process what you were saying before speaking himself. “Y/n…I could care less. Those assholes always threaten me. You could have just told me” Eddie was right you could have just told him but you didn’t. You were scared. “Eddie, thag doesn’t matter now. I’m done with him and he has no say on who I talk to anymore. Eddie i came to the thought that I really li-“ you were interrupted when a loud bang came from Eddie’s front door. You both jumped and scooted away from eachother with a reflex making it seem like they were doing something they shouldn’t have. Voices we’re talking and yelling outside one of them being really familiar

“OPEN UP FREAK!”

Your eyes widen at the voice you just heard, recognizing it almost immediately. “Carter?” You say in a frightened tone. He must have read your note and didn’t take it well…at all . “Holy shit it’s Carter..Eddie you need to get out of here..” Eddie got up and looked around. He wanted to run but the thought of leaving you alone here with that fuck face made him shiver. “No..I’m staying , with you”

“EDDIE ARE YOU FUCKING CRAZY?!” You hell immediately covering your mouth hoping Carter didn’t hear you. He did. “Y/N ?! OH WOW SO NOW YOURE FUCKING THE FREAK!” You step back from the door when you hear loud banging from the other side. The door looking as if it was going to cave in at any second. Eddie could see how scared you looked and took a deep breath grabbing any thing he could find as a weapon. You caught on to what he was doing and tried stopping him “EDDIE NO! DO NOT OPEN THAG DOOR! EDDIE HES GONNA HURT YOU STOP!” But your words came with no prevail. Eddie swing the door opened and was greeted by 3 jock assholes standing at the end of his few steps.

“Looks like the freak has guts” says Carter pointing to the toaster Eddie has in his hand, the cord wrapped around his right and the toaster placed in his left. “Whatcha gonna do that that freak? Hit me?? COME ON DO IT” Carter started to pound on his chest, yelling and screaming catching the attention of many others. “Get the hell out of here man, leave y/n alone” Carter chuckled, stepping closer to Eddie who was still in his doorway “I’m not here for her, I’ll help her clear her mind later, I’m here for you freak…” you felt helpless, standing inside the trailer frozen in fear. Carter was now on the steps, but Eddie still had on his game face not showing any type of fear. “I know your cultist freak shit show brainwashed my y/n into thinking she doesn’t love me anymore…that she wants to be with you…I know that was your plan the whole time…but I’m not gonna let you get away with it”

“CARTER STOP PLEASE!” You finally got the courage to yell “none of what I said in that note was Eddie’s doing, it was all mine!!” Carter was now on the steps and he he was face to face with Eddie who was sort of confused by everything going on…”what do you mean, wanting to be with me?”

“Carter please, just go home…” you say again “SHUT THE HELL UP Y/N, dont you see I’m busy?!” You jump back at his words and he goes back to talking with Eddie. He grabs the note you planted in his locker from out of his pocket and shoved in Eddie’s chest “go on read it aloud” Eddie looks down at the paper and unfolds it reading it silently in his head, his eyes widening as he towards to the end. “I SAID READ IT OUT LOUD FREAK” Carter grabbed Eddie by the collar of his shirt, pulling him closer to his face, “right now”

“Carter, I’ve come to the conclusion that I just don’t feel the same way anymore. I’ve lost all my feelings for you and im sorry I’m telling you this way but your actions just, they show you don’t love me the way that I loved you and I don’t want someone like that In my life I need someone who will truly care for me and love me for me and not for my body and popularity and I think I found him…you know Eddie Munson, yea ever since our talk I’ve been thinking only of him. And that’s who I wanna spend my days with. So like it or not we’re over and there’s nothing you can do about it.”

You felt yourself become highly embarrassed while Eddie read your note aloud. He looked back at you as he finished but his look was oddly relieving. He didn’t look mad, disgusted or weirded out. Instead he looked like that was something he’d been wanting to hear for quite awhile, but before he even had the chance to say anything Carter’s fist laid strsight into his jaw, causing Eddie to fall to the ground. You immediately ran over to him but was pushed back by the other two boys. The fight now took place insider, the doors closed and area secluded. “Look at this fucking dump, you really wanna fuck with someone who lives like this y/n really?!” Scoffs Carter. You ignore him and cry out for Eddie who was struggling to get up from the floor. His nose was bleeding and eye was a little swelled. “Carter please leave him alone, he did nothing wro-“ “HES WRONG FOR BEING ALIVE, if it wasn’t for this freak you would still be mine and now…I’m gonna make this cultist fuck pay…” Carter planted one harsh kick to Eddie’s side making him fall back onto the ground. He now looked over at the boys who were both holding you back “Take her to the back, she doesn’t need to see this”

[violettelueur]

— ITADORI YUJI + FUSHIGURO MEGUMI + GOJO SATORU + RYŌMEN SUKUNA || QUIET AND RESERVED BUT NOT SHY

↳ featuring : itadori yuji + fushiguro megumi + gojo satoru + ryomen sukuna from jujutsu kaisen

↳ warnings : grammar issues

↳ form : headcanons

↳ published : 03 march

↳ pronouns : non specified in headcanon

↳ request : hi! I'm a new follower and have been really enjoying your work. Would you mind writing about sukuna, itadori, gojo and megumi with a s/o who is very quiet & reserved? However, they're not shy and will fight someone if necessary. tysm 🥰

↳ barista’s notes : it has been a while but i am starting to write up all your requests guys ╲ʕ·ᴥ·　╲ʔ also thank you for following me, it means so much - also bare with me guys, it’s been a while since i wrote a headcanon, so this one might not be really good and i just need to get back into the habit again ʕ ᵒ ᴥ ᵒʔ other than that, i hope you enjoy your cup of classic black coffee (jujutsu kaisen request!) and please come again soon!

In the beginning, Itadori probably thought you were shy until you actually talked to him in a full conversation or when you were fighting a curse in front of him.

You just didn’t talk much and you would distance yourself away from new people when they come - like this was really evident when he and Kugisaki came to Jujutsu Tech.

You even stay quiet around Gojo and not as easily irritated as Fushiguro, you just have a bit more self-control.

During the time before your relationship, Itadori notices how much of a good listener since you unintentionally do things that he really likes - like maybe go to a restaurant that serves his favourite food together or you buy him a manga that he has been wanting for some time.

Sometimes he also slowly begins to notice that you do things he hates for him, like folding his clothes or buying him new ones since Sukuna keeps ripping them - like an act of services type of thing.

During your relationship, Itadori is the one that talks to fill in the room for the both of you, but you would smile at him while he talks because he looks so happy explaining his day to you.

Itadori will still think you are a bit shy since you are reserved and don’t show your feelings often, but once you give him some simple physical love and affection, his heart will just explode.

Like if you give him a kiss on the lips or cheek, maybe even a hug, he would be the happiest sunlight there is.

Cuddles are just peaceful together, he really likes it when you sit between his legs while he is playing games like you will ask questions on what is going on and he is happy to explain, but he really likes how you turn quiet to concentrate - it’s like you’re the one playing.

There are times when Itadori would want you to open about yourself more if you are too reserved since he wants to know everything about you - you probably know a lot of things about him because you just fully listen to him.

Of course, you slowly open up to him and he really appreciated that since it's like stepping out of your comfort zone slightly.

However, when it comes to fighting curses or during the Kyoto Exchange Event, he realised that you are quite strong and not as reserved when you have an objective of defeating someone.

You’re still quiet since you don’t like talking in battle, but you are strong and that scares him slightly.

In conclusion, you and Itadori are like opposites but it doesn’t affect your chemistry and relationship at all, rather it makes you both discover more about each other.

You and Fushiguro are basically the same person - there is no question to that and I will refuse anyone that tries to rebuke my statement.

When you both first met, it was really awkward since you both weren’t willing to talk to each other but when Fushiguro starts the conversation that is when you will contribute.

Before your relationship, Fushiguro didn’t really think you were shy since you never really showed hints of it at all - you were just closed off about yourself.

However, since he kind of has the same personality, you both somehow become close and just vibe with each other.

When you both are in a relationship, you both can just hang around each other in silence and just relish in each other’s presence.

Like you could be laying on your stomach while reading something or playing Genshin Impact on your phone (that is me) and he would be leaning against the headboard while reading a book with one arm on your outstretched legs to make sure that you are actually there - sometimes it gets a little too quiet.

Mornings are like the most perfect thing for both of you because no one wants to get up and if you don’t talk, then no one has too at all right?

When you both cuddle, Fushiguro will sometimes read to you while you listen or he just draws patterns of your back or arm to lure you to sleep.

Sometimes he really likes to lay between your heads and have his head on your chest because I know he has a hard time sleeping.

Since you are not shy at all, you are the one that initiates the physical aspects of the relationship like kisses and hugs and maybe more...and when Fushiguro becomes shy, that will cause you to smile lightly because that is a cute sight to see.

Fushiguro sometimes worries that you are too quiet since he really doesn’t know what you want if you don’t say what you want, you know? - Communication people.

So at the beginning of your relationship, you both would work on communications and maybe have signals for each other to tell the other person what you want - like when you link pinkies, you want to hold hands or when you tug his sleeve twice, you want a kiss.

What surprised Fushiguro the most is when you fight curses because you ain’t so reserved and you seem really confident.

But that keeps him calm since he knows now that you can take care of yourself when he is not around since he is really protective of you.

In conclusion, you and Fushiguro just naturally draw closer to each other and that makes it easier for you to open up about yourself to him since we all know that Fushiguro is a good listener.

When you and Gojo are together, he will make it his mission to get a reaction to get a whole reaction out of you since you are like a stone statue to him….emotionless….you’re not, by the way, he just sees you like that.

He will do anything to make you shout/yell at him. He will joke, flirt, irritate you every single day, so he can get you to break away from your overall persona - of course, it doesn’t work since being reserved means you have a lot of self-control.

If you met Gojo, during his Jujutsu High days and you were a student as well, expect four years of pure annoyance and hell with him.

When you both start dating (somehow) Gojo will still make it his mission to make you react and his students get really confused on why you are with him and what he is trying to do because he is probably doing something really silly.

One thing he really wants as well is a blush from you since you are not shy at all. He just wants to see a peek of red on your cheek - just a tiny bit….

Gojo will kiss you in front of students, nibble on your ear, neck or collarbone or tap your ass while walking past but you just don’t react like how he wants you to.

When you are quiet, I feel like Gojo will wonder if he has done something wrong beforehand and will try to get an answer out of you since he is worried that he has messed up.

Only for you to say that you just can’t be bothered to open your mouth and talk since that requires a lot of effort.

Since you are also reserved, you don’t talk about yourself much (not on purpose, it’s just who you are) and Gojo will do anything to make you talk about yourself more by bribing you with your favourite food - just because he is childish doesn’t mean he isn’t smart.

However, one thing he really likes about your personality is that you don’t get bothered by anyone that tries to steal you away from him - why date someone when you are in love with the strongest right?

Like he will giggle and laugh at people’s attempts because you will give them a silent response after they have given you a flirtatious joke - you just make the situation awkward because you’re not reacting.

Although, when you are fighting a curse, Gojo finds it really sexy and attractive that your personality takes a whole 180 and you just seem so confident.

Like after the battle, he will come and just shower you with love and kisses while you just turn back into the stone statue that he loves - at least he got the glimpse of your other side right?

In conclusion, Gojo will turn to do anything to get a reaction out of you since he is used to your quiet personality but it’s just an excuse to get to kiss you more since he is just a clingy hog.

When Sukuna meets you for the first time, he has an impression of you being really irritating since you don’t give off a reaction that he desires or that you might be obedient due to your quietness - spoiler alert, you are not.

However, he soon discovers that he is incorrect the moment you raise a weapon to him when he is just plainly annoying you - bad move but hey, why not.

Sukuna is probably the only one out of all the characters that can break your reserved manner because you usually have good self-control of your emotions - but he is just a different breed.

But he really likes that you are not shy since that doesn’t mean you’ll become timid to his advances - but he would like those moments like Gojo.

When you are fighting curses, Sukuna can’t help but be intrigued since this is when your confidence really shows and he can’t help but smirk.

Since you’re not shy, Sukuna would really love it when you give him all your attention with a few kisses here and there - it’s like you are worshipping him.

You are just comfortable with him and that worries some people since….like why? But it’s you and Sukuna only loves you since you are just calm around him - you don’t act like he’s a monster but rather a person that is hard to deal with because he has a confidence that it just cocky now (and murderous but we don’t care about that)

If he loves and adores you, he will give you some back to attempt to make you give off a few sounds that he really wants to hear - like a moan or a whine.

He will continuously mark you to get a reaction out of you if you don’t make any sound.

If you stay quiet somehow, that will just only motivate him more than usual - so prepare yourself hehe.

However, sometimes your non-reactive nature does tick him off since when he threatens you, you give him a deadpan look. When he insults you, no response. When he attacks you, you will react fast but you don’t really give off the surprised look - you’re just a really collective person.

I feel like Sukuna would really like that face that you are self-sufficient since you can handle things on your own and he doesn’t have to lift a finger - but he is still protective of you since he doesn’t want anything leaving a mark on you, only he can do that.

However, he will have a mixed reaction that you love time to yourself since he wants your undivided attention 24/7 - he won’t admit he likes your presence, so he will make up an excuse to be with you.

In conclusion, Sukuna has mixed feelings about your personality, there are positives that he really likes but there are times where he gets annoyed that it just motivates him to get something out of you.

© violettelueur 2021 : written and published by violettelueur - do not steal or repost

[raineydays411]

Mission In Progress

Steve Rogers x daughter!reader

Summary: Steve realizes that his past behavior may have cost him the love of his daughter.

A/n: Hello! This is the second part to my Steve Rogers series! I hope you like it and also I hope y’all get the little references I put in these lol💕

Masterlist

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“What do you mean Natasha taught you?”

Oh shit.

That was the collective thought between you, Nat, Clint, and Tony. It was well known among the team that Steve didn’t want his daughter learning ANY form of self defense, but those four thought that was ridiculous. She was Captain America's daughter, she definitely would need to fight off an enemy sooner or later.

“well...nat taught me the basics on how to defend myself, she said it would come in handy someday.” You say quietly, picking the thread on your sleeve rather than looking at your father.

“Romanoff, you taught her how to fight?” Steve said, fury bleeding into his eyes. “I made it perfectly clear--”

“Steve, its unreasonable for her not to know how to fight, she's the daughter of one of the worlds greatest defenders. If she doesn’t fight, she’s dead.”, Natasha said bluntly, staring Steve in the face as the other Avengers grew uncomfortable.

“She’s perfectly fine, it’s not like she leaves the Tower anyway.”

“Because if she did, you’d have someone follow her. It’s creepy, man”  Tony butts in with a roll of his eyes. By now both Bruce and Thor had silently left the room, as both of them would be useless in this conversation.

“Oh, so Tony Stark is gonna teach me how to raise a kid? Isn’t that ironic.”

“It’s not like you’re doing any better on your own. All Y/n does is stay in her room and write in that book of hers, she doesn’t even talk to people her own age.”

“It’s safer that way and you all know it” Steve snaps, refusing to even look your way. “ I set those rules for a reason, and I don’t appreciate my team mate or friends going behind my back and breaking them.”

“Look, Steve we love you, but the way you’re going about this whole parenting situation is completely wrong.” Clint finally says. “ I get that you were thrusted into this role, we all do. But man, you can protect Y/n from everything and it’s not healthy for her to be locked away in the tower like--”

“Like some modern day Rapunzel” 

“Thank you, Tony.”

“You all know the reason why she’s not allowed to leave. Its just safer that way.” Steve says, expecting the conversation to be over. “ Now, we’ll talk about this when we get back to --”

“You don’t lock me away for my protection” You say looking up with a determined face. Steve, obviously stunned you called him out like that turned to you and said

“ Excuse me?” 

“ It was never about me. If you wanted me to be safe, you would have taught me how to defend myself as soon as you could. You would have told the world about me, just to make sure everyone knows not to mess with me.” You say, your brow furrowed. “ You say its for safety, but who’s safety is it really for?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Steve says in a low, slow tone. 

“Everytime I come in a room, you tense up like I’m going to attack you.” You start to say, realizing that once you reveal what you noticed, things will never be the same. “ You monitor everything I do. You never allow me to be alone. You don’t talk to be about missions and don’t allow anyone else to.” You stand up off the couch. “ You refuse to acknowledge my mother, and won’t even let read the journal she left me.”

“That’s enough Y/n”

“No!” You shout. “ It’s not fair I don’t understand why you treat me like this.” Steve looks at you in surprise. 

“ Y/n, you don’t understand.”

“ I do. You don’t trust me.” You finally say. “ You haven’t from day one, and I don’t know why. It's not like a six year old is a Hydra agent by disguise.” 

Hearing this Steve freezes. He knows that all this surveillance was unnecessary. And deep down he knew that you could never hurt not even a fly. but that tiny voice in his head got the best of him. And even though he grew to love you more than he’d like to admit, the thought of you being am enemy scared him. 

“ You are a threat.” Steve says stubbornly. “ You came out of nowhere, with nothing but a note in the middle of the night. Your mother is nowhere to be found, and I have no idea who to even look for. You look nothing like me and defiantly don’t act like me.” 

Hearing these words is like a knife being repeatedly stabbed in your heart. It’s one thing to think that your dad doesn’t love you, it's another to hear them directly from his mouth. 

“ I have done nothing for you to treat me like this. I have done nothing to lose your trust. I didn’t ask for my mother to leave me here with you. It’s not my fault.” You say, tears starting to well up in your eyes. “ That robot asked me to go with him you know?”

The whole room freezes. You never mentioned that when Clint picked you up from the Tower.

“ He asked me to go with him, because he said I had no one. I had nothing to loose. And now” You let tears run down your face. “ Now that I know he’s right, I still wouldn’t go with him. Because I would NEVER want someone to get hurt because of me.” And with that you pushed past the group of superheros and ran outside. You didn’t know where you were going, but you had to get out of that house.

You walk into town and into a bookshop that was surprisingly open at this hour. The clerk looked at you in annoyance as you wandered the isles quietly. Picking up a copy of Romeo and Juliet, you walk toward the counter to pay.

“Tch, Romeo and Juliet?” The cashier says

“What about it?” you ask, puzzled that he cared enough to mention it. 

“Nothing if you’re thirteen and never had a boyfriend.”

“Oh really?” You say, eyes lighting up at the chance to talk to someone your own age without the gaze of an agent boring into your back.

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Meanwhile, there was a tense silence in the house. Steve left with the words you told him rattling in his brain. 

“You know, Y/n always used to come to me for help picking out the perfect father's day gift for you.” Clint said breaking the silence in the room. “ She insisted we wake up hours before you to go to the shops just to surprise you. She loved wrapping the gift and the thought of making you happy.” He smiled bitterly. “ I loved every second of it, watching her reminded me of my own family. It broke my heart to see her little face deflate when you barely acknowledged the gift and treated it like it was a bomb or something.” He shakes his head and walks out. Natasha follows him and says ‘ Its late, it's not safe for her to be out there alone, I’m going to look for her.”. Then she’s gone. Leaving only Tony and Steve in the living room. It’s quiet for a few minutes. They can hear Clint playing with his children, Lila laughing as Cooper and Clint chase her. 

“ You know, all my life I had to wonder if my dad loved me too.” Tony said suddenly. “ I guess that’s why I got along with Y/n so well.”

Steve sat on the couch and sighed. “ I guess I could’ve approached this differently.”

“That's your problem Rogers, you treat her like a mission. She’s a kid. Even I know that you can’t raise a kid that way.”

Steve exhaled through his nose. “So, what do you think I should do?”  

Tony rolled his eyes again.” Well for one, you can go look for your fourteen year old daughter who ran out in the middle of the night in an area she doesn’t know.”

Steve's eyes widened and he shot up, “ Shit, I- I have to go find her.” and with that he ran out of the living room, leaving Tony alone as he heard him shout 

“Language!”

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It didn’t take long for Steve to get into town. The only problem he really faced was figuring out where you might be. Almost everything was closed except for a liquor store and some bars. He started to panic, as he started to think about the possibility of you being hurt or kidnapped or--

“Hey bomb pop, over here” someone whispers

Steve looks around to see Natasha standing in front of a bookshop. He jogs up to her and asks

“Nat what are you--” “SHHH, look” she points into the window.

At first Steve didn’t know what he was looking at. All he saw was two kids flirting on some bean bags. But then he looked closer and realized that was his kid flirting on some bean bags. He got ready to burst in there and drag her out, which surprised him.

“What are you doing” Natasha harshly whispered, “This is the first time in years y/n has talked to someone her age, and I will NOT let you ruin it.”

“But does it have to be a boy” Steve whines, then he shrinks back as Nat glares at him. 

“You have no right to play protective daddy right now, you--”

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It’s been about an hour since you started talking to Levi, the cashier. Even though he insulted your book choice

“It’s a play about two bratty kids who think they’re in love and then kill themselves, its pathetic”

He’s interesting. He has this harsh exterior that is refreshing to you. You liked that he didn’t handle you with kids gloves like the rest of the Avengers did. He let you stay behind after closing as long as you helped him clean, but you didn’t last long because apparently you “cleaned like a blind person with no hands” whatever that means. After cleaning you two sat and talked about music and his friends. It was nice. That was until you felt eyes on you.

Looking out the window you noticed two figures staring at you. One petite red head and a tall blonde to be more specific. Rolling your eyes, you say goodbye to Levi and thank him for one of the best nights you’ve had in a while. As you left he did something that surprised you.

“Hey brat, here’s my number.” He says as he gives you an old receipt, “ Don’t expect me to text you all night, I have a life too.” 

You just smile and say thank you, blushing as you realize this was your first friend in years. You put the number in your pocket and walk outside. 

“Dad? Nat?” You ask, cutting their little squabbling short. “What are you two doing here?” 

Nat and Steve stand up straight. 

“It was getting late and I was worried so I came to find you” Natasha said, “ But it seems to me that you were quite alright in there” She finishes with a smirk. You blush as you try to think of a retort. Before you say anything, you hear your dad clear his throat. You roll your eyes.

“Don’t worry, I wasn’t getting intel on how to kill you or whatever you think what will happen if i make friends.” You again push past the two avengers, your good mood spoiled as you walk away. You hear some harsh whispering then your name is called. 

“Y/n” your father calls, “I think we need to talk.”

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Tag list: @angeldreineedshelp @night-thinqer @ilyimagines @vxidsti1es @big-galaxy-chaos

[cafecourage]

The moment they realized they loved you. (Isekai Au Edition) Part 1

Because this was my first time doing this I went a little crazy. If you want more information on this AU here is the Link!

Time:

- It had been welcomed with open arms.

- You two are literally the opposite but also very similar. Time is calm and stoic. You are chaotic and loud. But both of you are very cryptic.

- You’re the only person in the kingdom of hyrule currently that remembers what he had gone through. He feels like he can trust you with anything.

- It’s started with a slip up by wind and just spiraled out of control.

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Time was discussing the groups inventory with Twilight and Wild when it happens. A small slip of the tongue followed by a laughter that could be mistaken as a fairy chime. He looked over to see your bright smile shining through under your hood. In front of you was the target of your amusement, the youngest link.

“That’s so cute!” You exclaimed to the horror of Wind, who was red in embarrassment. “Wait who’s dad?”

“Can we let this go?” The teen was covering his face now.

“It’s Time.” Four said without looking up from his book. Utter chaos broke loose in camp with just a few words. A chorus of any forms of agreement was making you laugh even harder. Time though covering up his true feelings about the situation was very lost. While yes, he acknowledged that he had slowly became the father figure of the group. That title didn’t involve you.

Unless…

“Time! I didn’t know we were married!” You bounced over to their leader looking at him with a playful smirk.

A life with you flashes in his head.

There could be a small cottage farm surrounded by the forest that reminding him of his old family and home. You could take care of the garden while he could take care the animals. In a few years the two of you might just have a few kids running around. Playing with each other without a care in the world. No more fighting. No more traveling. Just a simple lifestyle with a tight knit family. It looked peaceful. Everything he would want.

“You should have told me.” He was brought back to the present by your face looking up at him expectedly.

“I thought you knew.” He said super seriously. “We’ve got to raise nine children together already.”

“Hey! I raised you during the war old man!” Warriors called out from across camp.

“You’re the uncle then!” (Y/n) countered “I already say Twilight is our first born!” You declared pointing to Time’s flustered descendent. The rest of the conversation was tuned out as he went back to his thoughts once more.

Time lived longer than most of the heroes here by age 11. Yet not once did he stop to think about a future and family. He was so busy trying to keep out of hero work that it just slipped. Yet see you with the other heroes, knowing now that you were just as much a parental figure to the others as him. It made his softer just thinking about it and he welcomed that warm fuzzy feeling with open arms.

Reaching out he brush’s hair out of your face to kiss your temple. “I’ll propose to you properly later.” He said in a teasing tone to suggest he was only joking to hide the truth in that statement. Seeing your entire face flush red was really worth it.

“Gross Mom and Dad are flirting!”

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- He’ll never once tell you straight if he liked you or was just playing along with the ongoing joke that the chain has.

- This time instead of you observing him. He wants to see how far he can go until confessing.

- It drives you crazy. Since you can’t get a read on him. You attempt to flirt back in retaliation. However, it always ends with you being the most flustered.

- Who knew the Old Man had it in him?

Twilight:

- It became a melancholic hopeless feeling that spiral out of control.

- He already had his heartbroken by someone before and he knows he shouldn’t get attached to you too.

- Yet he can’t stop himself from wanting to be near you. He heard you so clearly before.

- Now that he can actually speak to you directly, he wants to get to know his other travel companion more.

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Being alone in the forest with you wasn’t what Twilight planned when dropped in a different Hyrule but here you two where. You offered to go on patrol with him when the others were setting up camp claiming it was too see if you could identify the era. It didn’t matter since Twilight enjoyed your company no matter what. The lack of conversation between the two of you didn’t bother him. If anything, it felt the most natural. Only a few words were needed for the two of you to understand each other. “Do you mind if I use my wolf form?” Twilight asked fiddling with the chain that attached to the shadow crystal around his neck.

You paused to think about it. “I mean you can. But be aware I will baby talk you.”

This got Twilight to stop walking. Maybe he lied. He doesn’t need a few words to understand your thought process. “Excuse me?”

“I can’t control myself around cute creatures.” You simply stated like it was the most obvious thing.

Instead, Twilight was burning up. You thought his wolf form was cute? Of all things you used that word? What did you think of human Twilight if you thought like that? Did he want to even know? He was searching for any way to take this conversation but it all lead to dead ends. “Cute?” Was all he could ask. His voice pitching up as he got flustered.

“Yeah?” You looked at him just as confused as he was. “Wolves are just like big dogs and to be honest you look more like a giant dog then a wolf.” Your explanation did not help at all with his situation. “If it makes you feel better you’re very handsome as a Hylian and also built like an go-“

Twilights brain was malfunctioning he couldn’t hear any more of what you had to say about him. He grabbed on to the shadow crystal, turning into his wolf form he ran. He didn’t hear you call out his name in surprise.

Hylia, what was wrong with him? You were just a friend. A very blunt yet gentle friend. Nothing more. Nothing less. Why was his heart racing so much? He had heard you shower him in complements before while on his first adventure. But hearing you say it to his face with no shame whatsoever was a different story.

Twilight knew what these feelings were and deep down he really wanted to act on them. But was it ok? Was his heart finally healing from his last love? Twilight was already aware this time that you had to leave at some point. He didn’t need to act on them despite wanting to. He could just be your friend and continue the relationship like that.

His heart was already breaking a second time.

Twilight was in love you and it was driving him crazy.

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- Like Time, Twilight isn’t going to tell you about his feelings. Instead, he is going to forever pine for you.

- It’s going to be a slow process and you need to be aware that he will get hurt if you’re going to go back home.

- He’ll see you off with a smile, but as soon as your gone he will break.

Warriors:

- It was full of denial and fear.

- He went through the receiving end of someone’s obsessive love.

- And it doesn’t help that you’ve watched over their adventures. He vowed to not get that close to you.

- There was a need to destroy the endearing feeling he sees when you smile at him.

- Yet seeing you with a sad far out look on your face makes him scramble to your side to find out what’s wrong.

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It was just the two of you. Weaving throughout the crowds of castle town. You were currently in Four’s Era and in the middle of the Picori festival. The group was long spilt up, leaving Warriors alone with the dimensional traveler. Soon even (Y/n) was walking away from him. He didn’t know why he followed, the argument in his head was telling him that it was so they didn’t get lost. Yet there was a part of him that knew that wasn’t it.

“Where are you going anyway?” He thought to finally ask as you reached a quieter area. “It’s going to be hard to spend time in the festival from here.”

“Yeah, that’s the point.” You were a bit snappy today, “shouldn’t you find someone else to hang out with?” Warriors just shrugged as you slowed your pace down to pause in front of the small river that ran through castle town. The silence now filled with the rushing of water as you sat on the bridge.

Against his better judgement Warriors sat next to you. Finally, he got to talk to you one on one but the normally impulsive and excitable person Warrior’s grew to expect had changed in that moment.

You looked so tired.

“Hey Link?” You finally called out to him “I know I shouldn’t ask you this but…” hesitation was new to your character. “How do I even start?” You rake a hand through your hair. Sweeping a part of your hair out of your eyes. “Was I ever helpful during your Adventure?”

Oh… Oh he really wasn’t the right person for this talk.

You look back you and towards the festival and he followed your gaze. From where they were he could only spot a few of his party members. Wind was with Legend and Hyrule playing some of the stall games. While Four was with his Zelda holding hands as she pulled him further into the crowd. “Last time I saw this festival it ended up destroyed by Vaati.” The wind mage was only brought up a few times by Four. All Warriors really knew was that the villain was supposed to be sealed away by the Four Sword, and that his power was connected by the dark mirror. “I found myself wondering if my presence even mattered.” Your shoulder slumped in defeat as you curled into yourself.

The instant need to comfort shot through Warriors. He wanted to reach out. He fought the urge to hold you. He bites his tongue when he started to think of embellished words to make you feel better.

What was wrong with him?

Warriors had to say something though. “I don’t know about Four or the others.” He didn’t even think about your presence in his adventure too much. If anything, he actively tried not to think about it. Here you were though a person and not a figment of in his imagination. “During the war, your voice and presence is what broke the tension. The moments that could have been my lowest, you were there saying things that I wanted to repeat out loud.” There was a fondness while he was looking back at the memories. From the moment he ran on the battle field foolishly as a trainee soldier. His pride grew upon hearing your praise and surprise when seeing him fight for the first time. To your excitement while meeting his friends from the other Eras. He shared your sentiments about Mask as you cooed over the child as Warriors fought by his side. Then your anger, disgust and pity towards Cia. While on his side, your empathetic nature had you morning during her passing. These where just the tip of the iceberg.

Just having someone voice out mutual thoughts on a situation helps when you can’t do it on your own. You feel crazy thinking the way you do. “With you there it’s like you always have someone by your side cheering you on and supporting you.” He paused to look at you. Conflicting emotions clashing together. You turn to look at him, your eyes only briefly visible through your bangs. Curiosity and guilt were swarming with in them. “I’m not the person to talk to about this.” He finally admitted out loud. “But I would be lying if I said your presence wasn’t important to us.”

The silence that followed was deafening. Was that not what he was supposed to say? Warriors tried to stay calm under your gaze.

You let out a huff of laughter covering your mouth and turning away from him a bit to calm down. “I didn’t think about it like that.” There was a pause where you looked back at the festive before turning back to smiling softly at him. “Thanks Cap.”

The smile that you had on your lips had Warriors stomach do back flips. A blush decorated his face as he turns away. “It’s something that should have been said a while ago.” He manages to say without stuttering.

You were really pretty.

The sound of a picto box followed by winds snickering, was ignored when the thought had just register in his head. He finally realized how far he fell for you.

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- one by one his defenses lowered.

- With every smiled sent his way, with every laugh that he earned. He found himself wanting more.

- He slowly opens up, a slow process but it wasn’t as scary as he thought it was going to be.

- A teasing nickname here. A gentle touch there. He realizes he has gone too far.

(Part 2)

[yaomomvs]

SEIJOH MANANGER HEADCANONS

seijoh, aoba johsai x reader | slight oikawa, iwaizumi and kunimi x reader.

a/n: ugh! i just love my seijoh boys so much! and so, i decided to make one more headcanons for them, tysm! hopefully i’ll do inarizaki next or maybe karasuno.

a bit long but i just love them,and i will do a part two mainly focusing on while they do volleyball this is more of random things

other seijoh!manager works: one | two

the volume in this bus is ASTRONOMICAL

you actually never thought of joining a club, specially a sports one.

but you needed it, so while looking at the board of the school’s options you were unsure.

“i just really need something not that complicated, and that helps me helping others” you muttered to yourself

little did you know the coach of the volleyball team was there, this nice man turned to you and offered you a place in the team.

“but please if you are one of oikawa’s fangirls dont-” “who now?” you genuinely asked. seeing that you didn’t had a clue of who he was talking about he immediately handed the application for to you.

it was first day and you were already late, but you managed to enter the gym half way practice.

you guys remember that tanaka and kiyoko scene in s4? well it was the same

“sorry for being late coach!” your voice sounded all over the place since someone was serving and it was pretty quiet.

ALL OF THEM WERE SHOCKED LIKE 🧍🏻‍♀️

the serve even hit yahaba’s face because everyone got distracted by your beauty

“i- did i do something?” “existing omg”

the coach lined up everyone and they greeted you welcoming you to the team.

you were flustered because it was like you never had a lot of guys around you and now you had to take care of all of them and also

aoba johsai’s team had one of the most attractive boys around likeeee

now, a year later, the energy is purely chaotic.

and i mean like

kindaichi and kunimi are lowkey the ones who respect you the most

not only because you, even if it was for only a year, you were their upperclassman but also you had presence

when karasuno came to the practice andy oh catched both of them after talking to kageyama in the bathroom, you pinched their ears and scolded them

“you both do that again and i’m not being compassionate” “SORRY Y/N”

but also lowkey your admirers

kunimi literally only showed strong emotions around you

“i brought you some sweets” he regularly says

“oh you are great! thank you kunimi!”you appreciated this guys little details with you

“so you have a favoritism with our manager huh?”

“y/n permission to hit kindaichi”

“permission conceded”

kindaichi also respected you because you, when he entered seijoh months ago, were one of the ones who made him believe and helped getting over that anger he had with his ex teammates and you even assured that kageyama was the reason he got better, even if he wouldn’t accept it

the second years, your literal followers

like seriously yahaba watori were always around you.

being in the same grade and class as both dod not helped a lot.

they are like puppies with anxiety separation

because you are the reason they feel loved and cared for

they always sit next to you in class, and they make sure you are comfortable with it.

you need help with hw? watori always is there

yahaba lets you paint his nails every time you got bored in class

you were such a powerful trio

they always bring your favorite drink in the mornin

you even developed this sixth sense where if you just look at each other you know exactly who are you making fun of without even speaking

you always make fun of the shit way of yahaba to flirt oml

and you even advice him on what should he do or not when meeting someone new.

istg if it was not bc of you he would have never got his first date with his crush

kyoutani later joined you, but he had trouble on trusting you

but seeing all the team laying on you he actually let himself rely on another person for the first time

he was the one who scared those stupid volleyball boys fan girls (oikawa’s or the other guys ones) away from you

he also thinks that you are not bad physically talking and he actually says it but privately

he also whenever he is mad or just frustrated comes to you and what he likes is that you don’t go in deep of the details but instead you try to distract him with random thing you say.

“guys i told you several times” you laughed “i do have other thing to do! it not like i can attend every night out with you! i have other friends too!”

“so, we are not watching cartoons tonight?”

“i hate you all so much” you surrendered “see you at 8 pm”

you became the second years core four

and also they looked up to you a lot, why? because you are the only people who always deals with the third years shit

god i think your connection with the third years was only a bit more noticeable than the second years

why? you were not afraid to mess up with them

to be real iwaizumi as oikawa caught your eye since moment one, they were naturally attractive and talented but you made a promise to not fall for anyone

omg you were so wrong

if it was iwaizumi, he always made sure you felt comfortable around

you were no vb genius so he took the time to explain you a bunch of things you did not know 🥺

also, he’s the kind of guy to stop everyone spiking because you were crossing through the gym so no ball gets you

he is the one who always search for you in school, asked about your day, and stuff that might seem basic but it was really meaningful

like he is the kind of guy who memorizes all your favorite places, treats, music anything and actually tries to get you to talk about it

oikawa on the other hand was the one who actually made you feel like part of them

he is so sweet!

like

oikawa only starts practice when you are there

like bold of someone to start hitting a ball without you there, he considered you part of the team, so he always waited for you

he walked you home or nearby every time he could he wanted you safe

his eyes always always instantly light up and screams “y/n-chan!” and immediately runs to you

but also he is the one who search you the most around

if it was lunch time he went to your home room and literally lunches with you no matter what or who

he never lets anyone lend you their hoodie, it always has to be his that you are wearing

he self crowned himself as your favorite

he hugs you out of nowhere istg is the best feeling ever

hanamaki also also also considers you priority

he is kinda more of the lowkey one, he is mainly the one who checks up on you

he once spotted a bruise in your arm and he immediately freaked out

“DO I HAVE TO FIGHT SOMEONE” “god no! i just dropped a huge book there!”

hanamaki is the one who waits for you in the entrance of the gym to walk with you to practice

he also is the first one to notice if something is wrong with you along with iwachan

they both unintentionally pay attention to you a lot and if you do something out of the common they just approach you

and they are always right

“what’s wrong y/n?” hanamaki says

“yeah, is everything okay you need anything?” iwaizumi continues.

“what do you mean guys? i’m okay” you obviously try to lie.

“no you are not, you are acting different”

“yea iwachan is right you always change yous t shirt before practice and the way you are ordering the volleyballs is off”

“why do know me so well” you indeed had a terrible day, so you almost tear up bb of that and be of how amazing your boys were to you sometimes”

“come here little one”

you heard a pout

“i see you oikawa, you can get a hug too. matsu come here”

matsukawa is your hype man

he loves messing with you like in the big brother sister way

like if a guy asked you out he’d be like “sis you can do so much better”

you are always being salty whether it’s between you or other ones

besides if you do have a crush on anyone on the team matsu is the only one to know

and he’d constantly blackmail you with that

“if you don’t buy me anything from the vending machine i will tell oikawa you actually swoon for him” “OKAY FINE”

“tell the coach that we do not need laps or iwaizumi is gonna knowwwww about” “i hate you so much”

but returning to the point you always messed with them specially the four third years

and you were so good at it

one day, you ‘innocently’ mentioned to the boys “i’m just telling you! i’ve never seen two pretty best friends, one of them always gotta be ugly”

GOD LORD THE BOMB YOU JUST ACTIVATED

THEY SPENT A WHOLE WEEK TRYING TO FUGURE OUT WHO WAS THE PRETTY BEST FRIEND BETWEEN IWA AND OIKAWA, ALSO MATSU AND HANAMAKI AHHAHAHAAH

your third years never made you feel insecure

like if you think idk listening to btr was weird because someone in the past made you feel like it be sure the next day they WILL PLAY FUCKING BIG TIME RUSH IN PRACTICE ONLY FOR YOU TO VIBE WITH THEM

also they all four have this little thought that they have to be the ones who protect you

in the court you looked out for them, outside of it they were the ones who did that

if you were teased or someone even had the audacity to make fun of you it could go three ways

you stoping kyoutani and yahaba because they were so ready to throw hands

matsukawa, hanamaki and kunimi just taking you out of there and rather say positive thinks about you

or oikawa and iwaizumi behind you giving the saltiest and meanest glares to whoever dared talking you that way and saying “and you still wonder why people don’t like you?, ” then iwaizumi says “you are right oikawa, you piece of crap have your entire life to be a jerk. take a day off your stupidity won’t left anyways”

god you sure loved those guys

BUT

as it can be really useful sometimes there were other times were they become so annoying

specially when it’s about someone liking you.

like romantic styles

i live for the idea that the vb team had obviously fangirls, oikawa mostly. but you also did

like yeah the fangirls of oikawa and the boys envied you

but the guys in aoba johsai high envied the volleyball team even more

god bless the poor guy or girl who DARES to ask you out

like please someone stop them 😭

on valentine’s day you came to practice a bit late just because you needed to figure it out how to organize all the fucking love letters and the chocolates and flowers that you got over the day.

oikawa was already worried as he always waited for you to start, and so were the guys so they decided to warm up a bit more to wait.

you crossed the door with thousands of gifts and all of that barely catching the ones which you dropped. because at this point you did not even try to hide it from the boys, you just wanted them to start practice.

he looked at you and knew exactly what that meant. he received this every once in a while, but god what was that feeling in his chest when some other people like you?

iwaizumi felt that too, that weird feeling not wanting anyone to think about you that wayyyyy

the rest of the boys had divided opinions but still you were their manager.

“so did all this came from...”

“yes matsu...”

“okay but for scientific purposes we need the names”

“HANAMAKI NO”

poor boys, they just are all scared that you’ll leave them because of someone

what a dramatic queens they are all

some of them didn’t like it bc they also had a big crush on you

so what they do is that they gatekeep anyone from you

like oml if they ever catched you and a girl or guy and they knew they liked you they constantly beg for your attention.

and it’s not only because they are being dramatic but also because they remember last year when you went out with some random dude and broke your heart like

they almost killed that guy

so they wanted you to feel happy and safe

to them? honestly you are the light of their life.

they dedicate every game to you, they take care of you, they listen to you, they brag about you, they love you

because honestly you did all that for them first

and ever since then they made sure to return that to you.

[dogsliampaynedoesntinstagram]

Hi, Ralph! What are your favorites 3 moments that made you think "wow, HL are really in love" and why? (btw I love your blog and just wanted to hear more of your thoughts)

Thanks anon!

I'm not very good at this, because I'm always it's the culmulative picture and the power dynamic that persuaded me. Not just that they were expressing their feelings for each other, mock-mock flirting, taking such joy in each other, choosing to live together, sneaking touches, really loving and supportive, etc. etc. etc. - but they were all those things and then there was this very sudden change in how their relationship was shown. (Although the other option is just to say that knee thing when Harry is wearing a brown plaid shirt in the Irish interview doesn't have a platonic explanation).

So instead I'll say these are the four reasons (and one bonus) why I actively think they were together relatively recently, rather than just thinking that there's no evidence that they split up.

Fine Line is a summer album, Harry had a some high profile events booked for May 2019, but he didn't end up releasing it till December. I think he postponed the album and took some time off after Fizzy's death. I've always been surprised by the way people have interpreted the meeting between Rob Stringer and Harry in March 2019, because to me everything about it - including Stringer coming to Harry, suggested how serious the situation was for Harry. Harry House's release has only confirmed my view of this. Both because he's returned to a May release schedule and because we've seen again and again how averse he is to down time, making the gaps in Harry's schedule until the preparation for Fine Line release began in earnest in August 2019 even more noticeable. (I do think he was pushing to finish Fine Line at that time, and was probably already late, or on the verge of being late).

Louis bringing up a fight he'd had with Nick, where Nick would have been understood as much more obviously in the wrong now than he was at the time, in September 2019. It surprised me at the time, because last we'd seen them they seemed to get on great. Then a few weeks later we learned how not good things were between Harry and Nick.

The fact that Louis didn't exist in time or space from 11 March 2020 to 7 June 2020. The evening after the Madrid gig Louis' band (and I think Oli) were still travelling as if they were going to play the next gig (there was this gap where Milan would have been) and they went bowling that night. Louis didn't seem to be there (and we could see the scores and know how many people were playing). I thought at that point that Louis might have flown to the Carribean (where Harry was) with a plan to fly back if he was going to keep touring, (which he obviously didn't). Certainly that's fully compatible with everything we didn't see.

The Umbro shirt - which I think was entirely an accident and a very charming one.

(The bonus is that Keep Driving could have been pulled directly from both the images and timeline I have of Louis and Harry and their relationship)