#this goes for all his toys/figurines

[random0lover]

Tf141 members x single mom!reader makes me want to roll around on the floor crying.

[lovlidollie]

before dollie!reader, rafe’s car was immaculate. everything had its place, the seats were always spotless and the interior was meticulously clean. not a single speck of dust could be found in there, not even one fingerprint. his car was a reflection of the image he wanted to project; a man who was in control and put together (even if he wasn’t all the time). he only kept his essentials in there, a pair of expensive sunglasses in the centre console, a fancy lighter, something like a solid silver zippo, and maybe a cologne or two. he even had a specific air freshener that he replaced regularly so he could keep that ‘new car smell’. but now? his big scary range rover is just a shrine.

dollie!reader has completely taken over his car, she’s the ultimate passenger princess. rafe can barely drive sometimes because of the amount of dangly keychains hanging everywhere. don’t even get him started on those “stupid ugly naked babies,” that she insists he just has to keep. he always rolls his eyes when he gets in, muttering under his breath about how he doesn’t like the way they look at him when he drives. grunts a, “you’re turnin’ my car into a damn toy store,” every time he notices a new addition. despite all the grumbling ‘n complaining he does, he never actually removes anything or stops her from adding more. rafe’s glovebox has become a treasure trove for all her little trinkets — hair ties, clips, spare lippies, her favourite snacks, stickers, the list goes on. the console wasn’t spared from her either. it’s got a mini tube of hand cream and one of those spray sanitisers, a compact, a couple of cute figurines and a ring or two that she absentmindedly placed there and forgot about. he’ll make a huge deal about not being able to find his sunglasses because they’re buried under a pile of her stuff, but the little smile on his face says it all.

even the smell of the car changes after she starts regularly riding with rafe. the ‘new car’ smell starts mixing deliciously with her soft, sweet scent. like leather and fresh bouquets with a hint of vanilla; a perfect mix of both of them. the car isn’t just his anymore — it’s hers too, and he loves that more than he’ll ever admit out loud.

[kazumist]

Hi its my first time requesting so idk if im doing this right, after i saw that s fire is issuing a pre order for a hoshina figure, and that figure made him look absolutely stunning, his biceps,abs, thighs, the lines are just impeccable, so i would like to request hoshina x fem!reader, they are a couple and the reader bought the figure and was unpacking it, then hoshina saw it… what would be his reaction??? I really love your writing btw and it would be cool if the reader just loves buying hoshina’s merch, thankyou !

✩ — includes: hoshina x f!reader (but no fem terms actually used uh). fluff. cw: cutter mentioned (reader opens up a package). wc: 512. reblogs and feedback are much appreciated !!

✩ — note: took me a bit of a while sorry TT but here you go!!

hoshina didn’t expect anything when he opened the door and received the package that the delivery man gave him.

“love, did my delivery arrive yet?” you asked him, calling him out from the kitchen since you were busy preparing lunch. it was your turn today—soshiro’s turn to cook would be tomorrow. “oh, this was yours?” he says, entering the kitchen area.

with a playful eyeroll, you washed your hands and went to see the package. the food was still busy cooking by itself so it’s safe to leave it for a moment. “who else would it be, silly?” you said, grabbing a cutter to open it up. hoshina would be lying if he said that he wasn’t curious. he wonders what piqued your interest this time since it’s been a while since you last ordered something online.

he had a few options—it could be something funny that you just wanted to try. or perhaps something useful that will help with your current lifestyle. it could be anything, really. but hoshina stared blankly when you opened the box.

soshiro never expected for you to buy a figurine of him of all things.

“oh my god, it looks perfect!” you squealed, completely forgetting about the man beside you. he looks at you and the figurine back and forth, trying to comprehend the fact that you actually did get a figurine of him. it was like those superhero figurines that you’d see in toy stores—something that parents would buy for their kids.

and soshiro would be lying if he said that this doesn’t make him sulk, even just a little bit.

“eh? is that me?” he asks dumbfoundedly.

you didn’t hear him at first; he was too excited to open and let the figurine out of the box. “hm? oh, yeah! it’s you, it looks so good, right?” you asked him, carefully pulling out the figurine now. he could feel a small vein on his head, but he took a deep breath to keep his composure. you looked so happy right now; why would he ruin it? 

but he didn’t really expect that you’d buy it. especially when you actually have him by your side.

hoshina goes behind you and gives you a backhug as he rests his chin on your shoulder, peering over to inspect the figurine more. “it looks real nice, but i didn’t expect you to buy something like this,” he says a bit lazily. “why? it’s you.” you turned your head to look at him with a pout.

“that’s exactly it. it’s me, and i’m right here.” he replies with a pout as well. you deadpan at him, “don’t tell me you’re jealous of a literal figurine of yourself, soshiro.”

“so what? i don’t see why you have to buy this little thing when you have the real deal right here.”

“oh, you mean the real deal that has his arms wrapped around me right now?” you giggle.

“is there any other man that goes by hoshina soshiro in this world? get rid of it.”

“you’re so petty—and no, i won’t!”

[secretly-dum]

Joel Miller Headcanons

(please read warning/contents before reading)

pairing: joel miller x reader

request: none

summary: nothing, just some ‘regular’ headcanons

warning/contents: romantic SFW and NSFW hcs (part 1?)

additional notes: here you guys go <3 I’m so sorry for being demotivated but fortunately not enough to not do this!! Thank you all for being patient with me <3

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In a relationship with Joel (SFW):

-Would be so possessive around you in public, his hands would HAVE to be somewhere on you, to having your hand hold his to having his shoulder touching his.

-He’s soft in private, this man is TIRED of life and just wants you to be his cuddle buddy.

-Talking about cuddles, he LOVES to cuddle, especially when it’s cold and he needs to “warm up”(an excuse to sleep with you)

-But of course since this is Joel we are talking about, he acts ignorant and pretends that he doesn’t like cuddling(mostly because he doesn’t like showing his soft side to you, so reassure him that you won’t make fun of him for that)

-One time he needed to “warm up” so he slept beside you not touching you at all and when you woke up his leg was over yours and his arm was wrapped around you(he also refused that it was himself doing this and said that he ‘moves’ in his sleep).

-His love language is definitely words of affirmation and physical touch.

-He is SO deprived of both, if you even show an inch of both his heart literally just melts.

-PLEASE play with his hair, seeing his face hide his cute smile is so heartwarming.

-Uses so many pet names to refer to you, you can’t even count anymore, and some of them don’t even make sense(he called you ‘honeysuckle’ once).

-Will do anything in his way to protect, heal, and love you. This one guy is bothering you? All of a sudden he’s gone. You have a horrible wound? He’s stocked up with medicine immediately. You like figurines/toys? Will kill anyone and anything to get you a single figure/toy.

-Is more of a listener than a talker, he loves listening to you talk about your day and interests.

-Goes to you or Ellie every time he has free time, you guys are LITERALLY his world.

-Forces himself to understand confusing concepts of your interests if it means interacting with you.

-Hates it when you’re sad since he’s really not the best comforter, doesn’t know what exactly to do when you cry so he just holds you while you cry into him, it somehow works making you feel better every time.

-Goes to you and tests out his 4 dad jokes before telling them to Ellie, you always have to hold in your giggle when he’s trying to tell the jokes to Ellie.

-You and Ellie’s needs are in front of his, he could be on the brink of death but still do anything in his way to make sure you both are healthy and safe.

-Secretly thinks of you as Ellie’s parent, and sometimes makes up cute scenarios that make you all three look like a small family in his head (this hc makes me sob)

-At the start of the relationship he was hesitant to showing/expressing his feelings, but now since boundaries are set and he’s more comfortable, he will always tell you whether or not he’s feeling negative.

-Watches you as you sleep but not in a creepy way, he always have thoughts that make him think you’ll die in your sleep so he’ll stay up an extra few minutes to make sure your safe. He loves how comfortable and dreamy you look.

-If you make something for him, whether it be a joke or not, he’ll always keep it on him. You gave him a nut and made some stupid joke? It’s on top of his dresser with other things you and Ellie have gave him.

-Definitely gives you something back, if you keep it and he sees it somewhere he smiles so hard his cheeks hurt.

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In a relationship with Joel (NSFW):

-I don’t care what ANYONE says this man is a switch who prefers to be a bottom.

-Despite him being strong physically and emotionally, he’s always so vulnerable and obedient to you.

-Won’t do any slapping, choking, and hitting to you unless you ask/tell him to, but nevertheless he will lightly hit you, feels weird to hit his lover.

-Will be quiet if you guys are in a slightly unsafe area, but will scream your name if you guys are in either his or your home.

-Did I mention how he won’t slap, choke, or hit you unless you ask? You can do all three to him and he’ll still say thank you (one time you asked him why he won’t do the same hitting to you and he said “It’s not the same” 😭)

-Whimpers and whines like a bitch, it’s incredibly pornographic and I’m wondering to this day who taught him to make such angelic noises.

-Begs and obeys, can’t be brat unless you catch him on a real bad day or he just wants a punishment from you.

-Doesn’t do any risky stuff like getting you pregnant or hurt but will gladly let you fuck him in a spot that could get you guys caught.

-If he’s being dominant, he will be a soft dominant, Joel once said “he loves you too much to be doing such ‘harsh’ things to you” (unless you ask him to!)

-Pussy AND cock drunk, he’s addicted to you and your pussy/dick. Would be licking/sucking you for hours if he could (bisexual!joel is real).

-Overstimulation kink, which goes for both ways if you want. He loves it when he says he can’t take it anymore and you say he can.

-Your touch lingering over his body has him so turned on, the anticipation of how you’ll touch him turns him on so bad.

-Loves it when you mark him, bites, hickeys and etc. If you mark him on somewhere visible, he’ll show it off like a trophy.

-Likes bondage, seeing you all tied up and the curves of your body being more visible to him has him in a chokehold.

-He tells you that you taste so sweet and good, even if you haven’t showered that day(let’s be honest barely anyone showers in TLOU anymore)

-For some weird reason, seeing you sweat or have someone else’s blood on you turns him on a lot. Something about seeing you like that makes him want to fuck you right then and there.

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[daintylovers]

hi love! maybe a Spencer Reid request where reader is obsessed with collecting trinkets, calico critters, and/or sonny angels. He doesn’t understand it until he opens one himself and then gets obsessed too. Maybe it becomes their thing after a bad case/tiring day?

don’t know if you’ll see this but ty if you do <3

aaahhhhh i love sonny angels!!! i used to have a cherry one on my phone case named soda pop- but he got decapitated when i dropped him too many times :(

so, because i am self-indulgent- sonny angels win!

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he notices one day, the little baby figurine on your desk. it's new, with bunny ears on its head. his first instinct is that it's a toy for jack. but jack comes and goes that day, and the trinket is still in the same spot.

he wants to ask, maybe it slipped your mind, but holds himself back. it's none of his business. except- a few days later- he spots that penelope has one of the things in her lair. and luckily for him, penelope is always eager to share her findings. so he asks.

apparently, they were called "sonny angels"?? she tells him how they are adorable little collectibles that come in hundreds of different variations. and it's a mystery each time.

a few more days pass after that, filled with the angst of a case gone awry. spence had been tense the whole time, the case hitting too close to home. but with you by his side- he felt like he could manage just a little better.

the next day he comes into the office, two coffees in hand. one for him, and one for you. it was his little way of saying thank you for being there for him. he wasn't too great at voicing his feelings, especially the sappy ones. so he liked to stick to acts of service and gift-giving. he placed the coffee on your desk, then made his way over to his corner.

except, this time he had a little gift wrapped package square in the center of his desk. it was shoddily wrapped, and he wondered who it was from. for a brief second, his overactive imagination tried to convince him it was going to be something gruesome. some crazed lunatic dropping off a finger or a miniature bomb. maybe he should lay off the caffeine after all?

but when he saw you trying to subtly watch him from your desk- he knew he was safe. written on the wrapping was a little note saying, "this is for you, stalker. thanks for being an angel."

he unwrapped it as delicately as possible, wanting to save the note for his box of sentiments at home. just because he couldn't voice the feeling well, didn't mean it wasn't there for him. once he finished, one of the little angel babies was looking back at him.

his heart did a stupid little flutter. he had been asking around, partly because he was looking for himself, but also because he was looking for you. he had wanted to get matching ones or something, not really sure how the whole concept worked.

he opened up the box and saw a head of hydrangeas peeking out.

you watched as he pulled the exact one you were hoping he would pull, and couldn't contain yourself any longer.

bounding over to his desk, bouncing on the tips of your toes you said, "hey- where did you get that?"

he matched your cheeky smile, "not sure, maybe pen? she has one of these on her desk too."

"oh, whatever. she told me you were asking around about my little white rabbit over there. so i decided to save you the hassle."

he just laughed with you, "thank you. but seriously, where do you get these?"

"no way, i can't reveal my secrets."

morgan and emily, interested in the commotion from the other side of the room wandered over to the pair of you.

"wait, how come i don't have one of these little guys?"

safe to say, that in the coming weeks, everyone was sporting little sonny angels on their desks.

but spencer and you continued the little tradition. after a tough case, or even just a bad day, whoever was hurting more would receive a little gift.

you- being a tad dramatic, had more bad days than spencer. so he stuck to his coffee-giving habit for you.

while spence tended to rarely show his bad days. but when he did, he knew that the next day, a new angel would appear on his desk.

[orangelemonsstuff]

Lets Play Again

Child!Malleus & Child!Reader

Tags: Fluff, Child Malleus & Reader, No bad tags tbh just two children having fun in a playground

Summary: You were playing alone in a playground after a day at your elementary school, waiting for your guardian to arrive a mysterious boy came over to you

•••

another regular day at your elementary school had ended and your parent or guardian has been running late to get you, feeling bored, you took your toy bucket out of your backpack and ran straight ahead on the playground near your school

You crouch on the sandbox with your figurine toys and shovel in your sand bucket, pouring them over and letting them sink into the brownish color of the sand. you scoop up the brittled and clumped sand to put into the castle bucket of yours and turn it down to shape it as a castle for your little toys

too distracted playing alone, you didn't notice a small boy about staring at you from just a distance being giddy with your toys. feeling brave, he came closer. a rustling of expensive shoes on the jagged ground of the playground caught your attention to turn your head on the direction of it.

a boy older than your age, small but tad bit taller than you watched the building process with curious eyes, you ignore his presence at first, not minding his observing gaze you continue to dig a pit in the sand, you don't mind any bystanders but you don't like the fact that he is just there to watch.

he looks like he's lonely

is he waiting for someone to take him home too?

it's pretty boring playing on your own and he is just boringly observing you so you picked up one of your small dragon figurines and hand it to him without saying anything.

which he gladly accepts, eyes brightly sparkling as if he just received a Christmas gift.

"play with me" you say as his green irises shift and the rest of his eyes widened, was that too forceful? your playmates probably all got home by now so if he rejects your request this would be a embarrassing story to tell your guardian later

"o-okay" was he just shy? his voice is really quite you almost didn't heard his response

he steps into the sandbox with you, dirtying his polished shiny shoes. you finally got a closer look at him, he looks like one of those kids you've seen in the cartoon movies. clean, pristine, and proper. something on a movie you would only see.

Your gaze must've made uncomfortable because of how he was fidgeting with your dragon toy "sorry" you say as you focus on trying to finish up your castle again, he just observed silently and the only noise anyone would hear is the tapping of your plastic shovel on the bucket.

"this guy would be the prince" you say picking up a cake design figure you got from one of your friend's birthday party

"would this be the evil dragon then?" he holds out the dragon toy you gave him earlier.

"yep"

"Then, would there be someone for the prince to save?"

"uh...nope!! but if he kills the dragon he gets..." you rummage through the buried toys you plunged down the sand below

"..this dice!" you hold out your reward and give it to him. like earlier he accepts it with no objection and now holds both the dragon and the price

you two had fun playing with your symmetrically weird figure toys, and chose and ending where the dragon is actually the prince's dad and the dice was the real enemy who took over your sand castle, soon enough two of you got bored and scooped up the toys back to your bucket. feeling satisfied with the ending of the story you two made up. you grabbed his hand and ran to the seesaw

"i sit on this side, you on the other, got it?" you point your finger at the other side of the seesaw, he follows your instruction and sat then by there, your side was lifted a bit so you had to raise your small arms to reach it. he took your notice and held back his sitting position, squatting so you would be able to reach it to sit down.

the wind hits him every time he goes up when you go down, and down as you jump up. he can't help but smile, it is quite fun but the more he squats down and jumps up he eventually felt his legs soar and wobble

he was breathing kind of hard for you to easily notice it and comes down off your seat making him come down all of the sudden and jump off the tire supporting him off the ground

"are you alright?"

"yes just...a bit tired is all, but I'll be fine don't worry."

was it that overwhelming to get him huffing and sweating like that? you didn't mean to make him worn out already, you just want to have fun together. feeling kind of guilty you again once hold his hand, gentler this time and pull him towards the swing

"sit, I'll push you" you smile at him, leading him to the swing and setting him down

"you... don't want to go first?"

"nope! you first, and there's another swing i can occupy"

"but who'll push you?"

"myself! duh, you dummy" you giggle at him and started to push back his seat for momentum, since he does look a tad bit older than you he is pretty hard to push because of his weight but with your little strength, you managed.

"how?" his seat swung back at your hands and you push him harder so he could go further into the air

"it's easy! you just swing okay?" you shout as you move away before getting hit by his side of swing and ran over to the other one. you climbed up the swing with both of your feet and started swinging it with your body, just like that you started swinging as well, you carefully grip the swing handles between you and looked over to your new friend. his face was bright, a grinning smile was on his pale lips and his green eyes looked more alive than before as the wind hits his cool black hair revealing his pale cute face.

by more minutes come by the force of the swing died down and the two of you end up grinning to yourselves.

it was the first time he felt like that. his house was mostly dark and gloomy, he was pretty much isolated to this point. this was his first time being this dirty, having this so much fun and having somebody play with him naturally without getting scared or forced to do so

"hey, i know we should go to the slide next--"

"Malleus!!" you were interrupted suddenly a woman (?) wearing a business suit ran over to you two seemingly out of breath

"Hah...haah...oh Young Master you do know how to work up an old man..." oh it is a man, you couldn't tell with his girlish like appearance.

"Hm? what's this? have you found a friend?" his attention turned to you, still sat on the swing while he is still out of breath.

your "new friend" or Malleus as you should call him stood up and walked over to you, he grabs you by the hand, forcing you to stand up to get closer to the man that just ran to you guys

"Lilia, can i keep them?" he innocently asked, your hand still intertwined with his

"Wha-" Lilia looked distraught all of the sudden with a baffled face

"Sorry, young master but taking a random child in is illegal even if they are your friend"

"But why do you get to keep Silver? you also just randomly found him" It is a good thing you are the only one near him and is still a child, what Malleus had just said would probably just run over through your head, because if not, you would've reported him to the police and he has to explain again that he did not kidnap an infant to the authorities

"Malleus, it's different. there is someone you are waiting for here, right little one?" Lilia glanced over at you as you nodded

"see? let's say roles are reversed, your little friend get to ask their parent or guardian to keep you and agreed to do so, your grandmother and i would be very worried and miss you, you know? Silver would too!!" Lilia falsely whimpered to enchance Malleus's pity for your parent or guardian.

"So how about this, you get to play with them again tomorrow and we go to your grandmother for now? you two played a lot so their person is going to arrive soon too, so you don't need to worry Malleus." Lilia smiled at Malleus's worries glance at his new friend, you assured him by holding your hand but then an idea pops out on your head so you break out of Malleus's grasp to run over your toy bucket and rummages once again to find the dragon from earlier

Malleus on the other hand, thought you finally hated him and his mood began to spiral down but then you run over to him happily and hand him both the dice and the dragon once again

"You still get to be the dragon tomorrow okay?"

Malleus's mood lightened up, this means you are inviting him play again right? of course he'd accept it! he's grateful to have your invitation more than anything

he waves you goodbye as Lilia took his hand and walk off to the road until you couldn't see them anymore.

you two would have lots of fun tomorrow again.

•••

oh how could he have the heart to tell him?

Lilia, still holding Malleus's hand as his other hold the toys with, was dying in guilt, how can he tell Malleus that they are leaving tomorrow morning when had just found a friend. a real one

Malleus had finally experienced a moment where he can be a normal child, he didn't want to ruin it for him (plus Malleus would definitely throw a tantrum infront of the other child it would most likely drive them more away)

other than that, he... feels more bad about that kid, they are going to wait for Malleus after all, so they could play again

he hopes they wouldn't be too lonely though

because Malleus isn't coming.

a/n: HELLO HELLO WORLD :DD I AM BACK WITH A FIC THAT JUST GOT UHH RANDOMLY SHOVED INTO MY MOND AND INSTEAD OF SLEEPING, BAAM I WAS WRITING THIS!! >:D sorry if i added a lil angst in the end, it's just a similar experience i thought some ppl would relate. like how you would meet a random kid in a random playground and you two become friends at that random playground and you never get to see them ever again? ouchie but same. i hope someday everyone relating to that would meet that random kid again and still become friends.

[normal-about-the-dca]

Dried Paint (Sun x Reader Ficlet)

Warnings: Angst

Sun is a jerk here, it's implied you're a new employee and he's already decided he doesn't like you.

Ficlet below the cut!

“So like, what's your deal?”

Sun pauses wiping down the table. When he turns his head you pretend to engross yourself in scrubbing a Monty figure. You definitely could’ve worded your question more delicately.

“Excuse me?”

Something in his tone tells you that you're walking on the cusp of making a Very Bad Social Blunder. The Monty toy in your hands stares impassively as if to say “you're on your own.” You scrub harder at the paint stubbornly stuck to its chest. So much for tempera being washable.

“I always see the other bots walking around,” you start carefully, “The Glam Rocks I mean. The mascots?”

He’s turned to face you completely now. You don’t dare look at him, picking at the splotch on the toy with your nails. Like a tire rolling downhill, the words continue to tumble out before you can stop yourself.

“It’s like you never leave the daycare, not even when it’s closed. Even DJ leaves the Fazcade sometimes, but I’ve never seen you walking around. I guess it’s just weird to me that—”

Sun snatches the figurine from you.

“Aren’t you nosy! Didn’t your mom ever tell you it’s rude to pry,” he chides.

Tutting annoyedly, Sun presses the soaked rag he was using earlier to the paint splotch. Your hands stay frozen in front of you, slightly taken aback by his sudden behavior. He crouches slightly to meet you at eye level.

“None of them have to clean and maintain an entire daycare by themselves like I do. None of them have to do their own maintenance like I do. None of them have to deal with fixing the mistakes of a revolving door of ‘handlers’ that don’t even know how to get dried paint up from plastic like I do.”

The paint wipes off the toy with ease when he pulls the cloth away. Stunned and embarrassed, you can only awkwardly stare when he shoves the little Monty back into your hands. Turning away with a huff, he goes back to wiping down the table. His voice is much cheerier when he speaks next.

“I just don’t have time for all that,” He laughs, “I think now would be a good time to take your break, friend. You don’t want to overwork yourself!”

You stare down at the wet action figure in your hands. Your eyes sting, but you refuse to cry in front of this jerk. You take a breath to hopefully steady your voice.

“Right… Yeah, I’ll go do that.”

[katy-133]

Why Spy and Sniper are opposites (and why they understand each other)

(A Team Fortress 2 meta.)

I had this in my drafts half-written for a while and then felt motivated enough to finish it up after seeing @gobbogoo's excellent meta about the professionalism aspect of Sniper and Spy's relationship.

I love foil characters. In my mind, what can make a foil compelling is when the two characters are opposites in many ways, they are also, at their cores, the same in the ways that really matter. When you get right down to it.

Mechanics (Or Far vs Close)

Sniper and Spy were literally made for each other.

In-game, Sniper and Spy are designed to counter each other. The Sniper vs Spy Update introduced multiple weapons for both Sniper and Spy that were designed to undo specifically the Spy and Sniper classes. They were introduced day-by-day in a comical, "Your new toy may counter mine, but now my new toy counters that!" fashion. Sniper's Razorback shield prevents Spy backstabbing him. Spy's Ambassador allows Spy to kill Snipers wearing a Razorback, and so on.

When you play as Sniper or Spy, different gameplay styles emerge from their different strengths and weaknesses. Sniper works well at a distance, behind the rest of his team, because his primary weapons are long range. Spy works well close up because of his ability to instantly kill with backstabs. And Spy's disguises can be more convincing if he's where the enemy team is, so he works well when he's ahead of the rest of his team.

Dirty vs Clean

Sniper roughs it with his (Cosy Camper) backpack and his camper van. Spy wears Louis Vuitton suits (or rather, "Louis Crabbemarché"--TF2 universe's counterpart), as mentioned in The Naked and the Dead comic:

Sniper urinates in mason jars and throws them as a weapon (Jarate). Spy has a special knife (Your Eternal Reward) that kills so cleanly, it instantly removes the body. Spy calls Sniper "filthy" as an insult in-game. It's something to cast scorn over, to Spy.

Spy: "You disgust me, filthy jar man!"

Alone vs Together

Sniper loves his job as a sniper for RED (and BLU). His job makes him stronger when he's at a distance from his team. Therefore, while he's not totally isolated from people, he doesn't mind being alone. He works well like that when he's working.

Sniper: "I love this job. Sunshine's free, bullets are cheap, and everybody's got a head."

Spy's Rally, an alternate Meet the Spy audio recording (as I wrote before), illustrates how Spy values teamwork and believes that it goes against the natural order of life.

Spy: "Disorder, the natural state of nature, is cheap to create, costly to overcome. [...] Nature abhors a team, gentlemen. And together, we bold few, we unnatural brothers, are going to seize Mother Nature by the throat."

Sniper finds strength in being alone. Spy finds strength in being together.

Out of vs In the Spotlight

When there was a irl figurine of Sniper being sold, Valve's blog released a post written by Sniper ("Well, Now I'm a Statue", 11 December 2012). He explains that he hates that his happened, as it goes against his wantiness to stay out of the spotlight.

Sniper: "It probably wouldn't surprise you to learn that a professional assassin like myself tends to be… discrete about things. We keep to the shadows. We avoid the spotlight. We don't host bloody dinner parties, is my point, and we don't make big bloody statues in effigy to our bloody selves."

Despite being an operative who has the ability to literally turn invisible, Spy has a flair for theatrics. He likes spectacle. In Expiration Date, when Scout apologises to Spy, Spy wants him to repeat "You're better than me," line over the PA system so that all the other mercs hear it.

Inexperienced vs Experienced in Romance

Sniper is never shown to have experienced romance and it's possible he never did. Sniper, despite his character being inspired by Crocodile Dundee, an adventure romance comedy, doesn't have a love interest. Sniper's "kangaroo wife" line is a made-up insult by Soldier.

Soldier: "I will send my condolences to your kangaroo wife."

In Meet the Sniper, we see him call his parents when he gets access to a payphone. His parents whom he sends postcards to (we see this postcard in the Sniper vs. Spy update). And it's his parents that the Administrator threatens the safety of to keep Sniper in line. It's his parents that are Sniper's priority of keeping protected. Not a girlfriend.

As essayist Kayla explains in a video meta about the mercs' past relationships, Sniper grew up in Australia, where (in the TF2 universe) the country's culture and people value large muscles due to Australium metal exposure giving Australians super-strength, as explained in the Catch-Up comic:

Security locks are punch-based (as Saxton Hale demonstrates to Miss Pauling in The Contract comic). Kids are expected to get into fist fights with each other. Meaning that Sniper is "not attractive by conventional Australian standards" in the TF2 universe (again, observation by Kayla in the video meta).

Spy on the other hand, is characterised by his past relationship with Scout's mother and it's one of the few things we know about Spy's past. Spy has an in-game line about liking his romances "in groups of six." When Scout needs advice on asking Miss Pauling out on a date, he goes to Spy for help (keep in mind, Scout doesn't know Spy is his father at this point). He has a reputation among his team that he is experienced in romantic relationships.

Spy: "I like my teams like I like my romances: in groups of six."

Where Sniper and Spy are Similar

Being Discreet and Valuing Secrets

In the TF2 comic The Naked and the Dead, we find out that Sniper knows that Scout is Spy's son. By this point, Scout doesn't know (or is heavily in denial about it). We know Sniper knows because when Sniper and Spy come across Scout dying in a hallway, Sniper leaves Spy to have a private moment with Scout, when Spy tells Scout that he's his father (or rather, Tom Jones is his father, because Spy can't bring himself to tell the whole truth).

Sniper is discreet in leaving them alone, because he never explicitly says that he knows (or what he knows) in that scene. It's mainly left unspoken. He only says one word, and Spy knows what's he's going to say. And Sniper chooses to leave because he knows that this secret is important to Spy and Scout.

Spy ability to be discreet and valuing secrets inherently comes with his job. His disguises only work as much as his ability to act like the person he's pretending to be. Spy also values the secret of his identity so much that we don't ever see him without his mask. The SFM model of Spy mask less (where we see he has hair) is a fan-made model that the fandom has collectively accepted. It has not been shown in any official Valve works. In Meet the Spy, he's always wearing his mask in the various Top Secret photos. There's also a Miss Pauling contract line for Spy in-game where she tells him that he should wash his mask. He canonically doesn't take it off.

Miss Pauling: "Spy, just between you and me, you should really wash that ski mask. Like once. There's visible stink lines coming off that thing. Anyway, I need a favor."

Kinda ironic, since Spy values cleanliness.

Are Both Willing to Put Themselves in Danger to Save One Another

Despite their differences, when they're on the same team (or even when they're still on opposite teams but have come together against a greater enemy, like in Mann vs Machine), Sniper and Spy can work together to save each other.

In the comics (The Naked and the Dead), Spy gets shot in the leg and is about to be killed by Classic Sniper (from the first Team Fortress game) while trying to infiltrate a building to save his team, but is saved by Sniper.

To do this, Sniper had to run up several flights of stairs, break down a door, crash through a window, scale the side of a building, and then climb silently into the room Spy was in. While naked and bleeding. Sniper was willing to put himself at great personal risk to save Spy.

They Both Experienced Loneliness Just Before Joining RED/BLU

I imagine that, one day, Sniper and Spy will figure out that they are not so different. If they knew about each other's pasts, they would notice a certain similarity.

Sniper's backstory (his description on TF2's website) is that he was a "tracker of dangerous game" in Australia. He would have spent a long time on his own, in the wilderness, isolated from people. He lived on a farm with his parents, not in the cities. In the comics (Blood in the Water), Sniper explains that he grew up with kids who wanted to fist fight, while he would climb up trees out of their reach and throw stones at them. He didn't fit in.

He calls his parents in Meet the Sniper, but they don't like the line of work he's in. Which upsets him, because he wants their approval.

Spy's backstory is that he had a love, Scout's mother, and ran away from her. We don't know the details of why. But we do know that he and her are still on good terms. Spy and her are seen together in Valve's promo animation for the Second Annual Saxxy Awards:

Spy appears to still love her, as at the end of Meet the Spy, he takes one of the photos of them together. Notably, the most chaste photo of the pile--it's of the two of them holding hands, walking away together.

I think that's insight on what he would have wanted in another timeline. But he ran away on his own, leaving a woman he loved (and still loves) as well as his baby son. He left his family.

This is what their lives were like before the Gravel War.

It's also worth noting that they both joined RED/BLU. They all chose a line of work that many would not, and this gives us insight into their character. Whether it was for the money, or for the chance to fight, or to combat loneliness, both Sniper and Spy found themselves working for RED/BLU.

In Conclusion

Sniper and Spy are opposites in many ways, but when you get right down to it, their cores are the same.

[maddie-grove]

Most Common Problems Faced by My Childhood Dolls (Grouped by Type of Doll)

Baby/Companion Dolls: life-threatening diseases; bullying by other dolls at school; my dubious discipline style; my divorce from my imaginary husband Jake.

Groovy Girls: bullying by other Groovy Girls; life-altering gymnastics accidents; feet too unwieldy for go-go boots.

Barbies: false witchcraft accusations; real witches; tuberculosis; kidnapping; the time Ken and his brother Adam started a polygamous cult; bullying by other Barbies (whether in a normal high school or a beauty pageant or a cult); basically anything bad that happened to female movie stars in Hollywood under the studio system; the challenges of raising a million Chrissies and Kellies and Stacies and Skippers and similarly sized off-brand child dolls with little help from Ken or Adam; sibling rivalry (including an East of Eden-style mess between Ken and Adam).

Dollhouse Families: my friend Emily C. (I was Emily S.) stealing the mom doll from my old Fisher-Price family, leaving John (the dad) a widower, so when I got a new family a few years later, I decided that John should marry Patricia, the mom of the new family, which made it necessary for me to interpret Robbie (almost certainly meant to be a dad doll) as Patricia's teenage son, which was obviously very emotionally confusing for Robbie and exacerbated the usual tensions of a newly blended family.

Clothespin Dolls: Nancy, Alice, and Lily, the three charming clothespin dolls made by my genuinely talented great-aunt Beth in the 1960s or 1970s, were grown-up sisters who had a complicated dynamic (both Nancy and Lily had serious psychological and/or substance abuse issues, so Alice had to take care of them and Nancy's children and her own children) and also experienced nineteenth-century-literature-style problems, like diphtheria and ice-skating accidents and bear attacks. The clothespin dolls that I created myself as a tween/young teen were not as well-made, but their problems were generally limited to normal high school bullshit (not even the kind where you get poisoned or kidnapped!).

Miscellaneous Medium-Sized Figurines (mostly fast food toys of Disney characters and mini-Barbies): various passive-aggressive rivalries between groups (mini-Barbies vs. movie/TV characters, Disney vs. non-Disney, movie vs. TV, protagonist vs. non-protagonist, etc.); a lack of eligible bachelors (leading to unwise marriages, such as Belle from Beauty and the Beast marrying a temperamental Space Jam monster); ennui.

Playmobils: the Playmobils had a nearly utopian society, relatively free from poverty and class snobbery, and generally this diverse group of Union soldiers, stuffy Victorians, pirates, outlaws, royalty, horse girls, milkmaids, and fairies were able to work out their differences peacefully. However, all that progressive modernity had a dark side, most clearly illustrated by the Kafkaesque ordeal of Oliver, a boy who was imprisoned for no discernable reason by an evil psychiatrist and his social worker girlfriend despite the desperate efforts of his mother to free him. Intense wartime romances and infectious disease outbreaks were also common themes.

Fisher-Price Great Adventure Action Figures: these rather hideous but very fun toys (consisting of an anachronistic mix of knights, pirates, cowboys, and Robin Hood's Merry Men) belonged to my seven-years-younger brother, so we would play with them a lot while I was looking after him. Naturally there was a lot of military conflict and criminal activity built into our play (will Robin Hood and his friends be able to steal the treasure from the castle? Will the golden knights or the black knights win the big battle? Who will stop the stagecoach robberies?), but, to entertain myself, I would introduce storylines such as "the Golden Sword Knight is tired of being bullied by the other knights, so he runs away and goes to live in the forest with Robin Hood's gang, where he falls in love with a female outlaw" and "Little John starts a AC/DC-style rock band with two of the black knights and everyone hates it."

Fisher-Price Little People: easily the most provincial of the doll groups, the Fisher-Price Little People struggled with extreme class/wealth inequality, widespread adultery, child abuse, teen homelessness, practically non-existent resources for the disabled, sexual repression, a character known only as "The Pervert," and a killer clown. Every day they went to school and work, and every night they tried to find someone to hook up with and maybe got kidnapped. I only wish my brother and I had been in possession of the motel playset. Think of all the extramarital affairs and drug deals that could have happened there!

Polly Pockets: the Polly Pocket community was dominated by two wealthy factions, a nouveau riche pair of brothers with a beach party house and the royal family. Due to a severe job and housing shortage, plus the local men's habit of not acknowledging their natural children, ordinary Polly Pockets had to struggle and scrape. Compared with the Barbies, there was a lot of solidarity among women (and also Josh, the one working-class boy Polly Pocket). Many of the Polly Pockets were very fragile, including the alcoholic Cowgirl Becky and the agoraphobic piano player Penny.

Paper Dolls: intense status jockeying over who had the most/best clothes, mainly. They also fought about friendships and (if there were any of them) boys, but it ultimately came down to clothes.

[the-pessimists-paradigm]

OKAY SO HEAR ME OUT

what abt the main 7 silly brothers

Wirh an MC (gener neitral it thatd pkay) who lieks conventionally childish things liek my little pony specofically (i get bullied for liking mlp still even tho im a teenagers)

When the brothers find out about your love for My Little Pony™:

Lucifer: When he finds out your interests, he shares your love for Pinkie Pie. He always watches her after a tiring session filled with work, bringing up both your moods.

Mammon: Mammon relates to Rainbow Dash's mischievousness and loyalty. But he isn't the Avatar of Greed for no reason, he buys an excessive amount of merch for the both of you, maxing out his credit card(s).

Leviathan: Leviathan goes all out, whenever you're feeling down you two watch show marathons. Next to his prized Ruri-chan figurines are some toys of Applejack. He even sews you some plushies to take back to the human world.

Satan: Satan instantly connects with Twilight Sparkle's love of knowledge. He loves forming connections, so you both go to conventions. The Avatar of Wrath is inspired by her rationality, and gradually his outbursts aren't nearly as bad.

Asmodeus: Asmodeus embraces your interests and buys color palettes of the characters, including them in his daily makeup looks. Since Rarity is his favorite, he occasionally paints light blue diamonds on his nails to show support.

Beelzebub: Beelzebub shows his care for you by making food. He bakes you pies, as both he and Applejack share a large appetite. Although he isn't quite expressive, you guys try baking foods from the show, eventually starting your own Sugarcube Corner.

Belphegor: Fluttershy's outbursts remind Belphie of his time in the attic. Although they're both shy initially, they're both very kind. He gets you MLP blankets and has late-night movie-watching. He cries throughout the movie, inspiring him to change his view on the human world.

[bundrops-n-fluffytops]

Screw it

Welcome Home Age Regression HCs

Wally 🍎

Usually from 1-3, can regress older

Can be voluntary or involuntary

Can be a bit of a brat sometimes? Especially if you seem to break his routine, that makes him pretty upset

Otherwise he’s just a super sweet baby

Autistic age regression let’s gooooo

He’s always seen with his childhood blankie, you can’t pull them apart

Like seriously

Don’t even attempt to break them apart, he’ll just throw a fit and start crying

He also LOVES apple slices and apples in general, it’s his same food

The best kinda baby for a playdate!! He’ll play house with ya, princess dressup, he’ll read books with you, he’s just a playful lil guy

Pretty much anyone can be his cg, but they’re usually either Barnaby, Julie, Howdy, or Poppy

He called Barnaby “pubby” once and it drove the dog to tears, he can never recover

I also hc him to be a cat regressor? He’s got those eyes and likes to bat things off of counters and stays up to ungodly hours

Lil weird ass meow meow

Barnaby 🐾

Primarily a pet regressor, it’s way too easy to figure out

Unusually easy to slip as well

Wally starts playing with him and he’s just immediately into puppyspace

Was kinda scared of people finding out bc he thought they would be confused, but they’re super supportive!!

Frank: “It was obvious, you’re a dog of all things.”

His favorite toy to chew on is either Wally’s slippers or his stuffed mouse

When he’s not in puppy regression, he can also (rarely) age regress to 5-10 yrs

The best big brother!!

If Wally and Barnaby regress together, he’s usually the one taking the reins and playing the “parent”

Occasionally he’ll snap out of regression if someone else is regressing while he is, just so he can help take care of them

He’s got older brother cg vibes, I swear

Julie 🌸

Surprisingly quiet when it comes to regression, but does it religiously

Usually down to toddler age, around 2-5 yrs

Has a MOUNTAIN of plushies, she practically sleeps in a big pile of them

There’s at least 7 separate hello kitty ones

She’s a big fan of cats in general, she’ll pretend that she has a pet kitty and use one of her plushies

Their name is Violet Twinkletoes :>>

Loves to do lil playdates with Frank and Wally, regressed or not

Tea parties ALL the time, it’s required

Loves to play big sister when others are regressed

Similarly to Barnaby, she’ll break out of regression if she notices others starting to go small, just so she can take care of them

She loves giving and getting lullabies

Pretty hard to get to sleep, she’ll probably just start jumping up and down on her bed before she tires herself out

Sally ☀️

Terrible twos, 2-4 yrs old

Princess regressor to a capital T

Super bossy, loud, loves to wear pretty dresses, just an all-around theater baby

Loves watching musical recordings, her favorite is Cats

“TOUUUUUCH MEEEEEE ITS SO EEEEAAAASSSY TO LEEEEEAVE MEEEEEEEEEEE”

Surprisingly easy to get to bed, she knows she needs the energy tomorrow for games so she just clocks out

Just don’t take away her tv, she can’t live without it

Her favorite show would definitely be My Little Pony, she loves the colors and the characters and how pretty everything is

She has a bunch of My Little Pony figurines in her drawers and on the floor

Very messy toddler too, but she’s willing to clean up when she needs to

It takes her a bit to notice if someone is feeling bad, but when she does she’s their BIGGEST support

Frank 🦋

The smartest baby, but also the grumpiest

Only regresses to deal with stress and anxiety, rarely regresses out of happiness

0-2 yrs, he’s so darn tiny!!

He loves being held, it’s usually his first request when he goes small

He also LIVES for bedtime stories, he always asks for one before bed

Sometimes he’ll sit on your lap and just start spouting facts about insects and butterflies, all with a slight lisp and everything

Knows a bunch of big boy words, but has trouble pronouncing it so he needs your help

Eddie it’s obv his main cg, but he’s also got Julie, Howdy, and Poppy

And Barnaby if he’s tiny enough

Doesn’t have many plushies but he does have a stuffed beetle named Skipper, he’s his best friend

Arguably the most talkative out of all the regressors, he’s always chatting

Eddie 💌

The most prominent flip of the neighborhood

He can go from baby to dad in an instant, he’s that quick to go big again

Has a pretty wide range of age when it comes to regressing, but usually stays in 1-4 yrs

Completely mute when he’s small, he’s either suckin on his paci or his thumb the entire time

Follows his cg like a baby duckling while little, sometimes holding their hand

It’s actually pretty easy to tell when he needs to go small; not talking as much, constantly following someone, probably fumbling with his hands, a lot more shy too

Frank takes care of him ofc, he’s the best dad

Frank would fuss over him a LOT, constantly checking for bruises and stuff, making sure he’s not sick

And he’s just sitting there like 👶

Eddie’s scared of the dark :((

It’s really easy to forget tho; he’ll say just about nothing the whole day, then you tuck him into bed and when you’re leaving you just hear him start crying and being all “hellpppp, don’t goooooo”

He’s stacked with night lights tho

He likes to put a plushy in front of the door, the closet, and underneath his bed so no monsters get him

I like to think that Frank is surprisingly strong for how lanky he is so he can carry is baby husband with little to no struggle

Eddie loves it

Howdy 🐛

Primarily a caregiver!!

Honestly would be such a good dad figure, he’s got four arms to carry four kids!

Would give silly lil nicknames for all the kiddos on the block; buddy, lil man, lil miss, sweetie, pumpkin, etc.

May not be the brightest caregiver but boy is he the sweetest

Would probably accidentally leave one of the kiddos on his back bc he’s got his hands full with the others, so they’re just hanging out behind him

The absolute best at pretend, he’s got stories and character roles all up his sleeves

Frank like to pretend that Howdy is turning into a butterfly, so he pretends he stays in a lil blanket cocoon and then emerges with these plastic butterfly wings on his back

It sends Frank into a frenzy every single time

If someone accidentally goes small at his Bugdega, he’ll drop everything and take them into the nearest bathroom so they can calm down and go small properly

He’ll also sneak a free treat in their pocket if they’re good, only if you’re good

Punishments are hard to give bc he’s pretty easily swayed, so he’ll probably just give you a slap on the wrist and scold you before sending you on your way

He loves his kids and he wants the best for them, he can’t stand to see them upset

Poppy 🐔

This one is the hardest to figure out bc there isn’t much to know about her, but I’ll do my best

TOP TIER MOM OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Also a default caregiver like Howdy, they are the ultimate parent duo

Always fussing over her kiddos, she’s got bandaids and Pepto Bismol in every corner of her house

She can be a bit stern when it comes to punishment, but she isn’t downright strict or mean

All she wants is for you to be careful

Her drawers are STACKED with toys, blankets, pacis, outfits, nappys, etc.

She always prepared when something is needed

She is the absolute best baker too; you’ll come to her house and it smells like freshly baked cookies

You can come into her kitchen to find a light snack, she’ll notice and make a whole meal

She’s also a lovely singer, so she’s perfect for lullabies

I like to imagine that if the kids are staying over at her house, they like to cuddle with her bc she’s a big ol bird

She’s got soft feathers!! She can’t help it!!

[ash-wilson-fanpolmamki]

My headcanons: Efude Nurimono.

~~~💙( ˶ˆᗜˆ˵ )~~~💙

1) Her room is filled with numerous anime merch: on the table and shelves there are figurines with characters from games and all sorts of creative things on the anime theme; in the closet there are many T-shirts with prints of anime characters, as well as other wardrobe items; on the bed there are many pillows with toys in the form of different animals and even there is a dakimakura; The walls are plastered with various posters of backgrounds and characters from anime. The Efude's room is quite spacious: a large bed at the end of the room, a small computer table and many cabinets and shelves for books.

2) Efude is quite friendly — she can find a topic of conversation even with those who don't fumble for anime or who are not particularly talkative. She is also the only person in the art club, and indeed, with whom Borupen has never quarreled.

3) She can often call her friends affectionate nicknames in English — "cinnamon bun", "bunny", "kitty, cat", "sunny", and also often strokes others on the head if they don't mind. She is very tactile and never against hugs; she can kiss close people on the cheek, forehead or on the nose, as well as take their hand.

4) About her food and drink preferences: Efude loves to drink different coffee drinks — starting from regular coffee with milk, ending with cappuccino and macchiato. She doesn't mess around with it, but when he goes to a cafe he always orders some coffee; he also won't give up a strawberry or banana milkshake, but coffee remains the number one favorite. Regarding food, Efude doesn't like something too greasy and bitter, but she is omnivorous. She prefers brownies among desserts.

5) Efude is very good at drawing different poses of people and learning how to make animations. It's not working out very well so far, but Efude continues to watch guides on this. She also tried 3D modeling once, but quickly gave up because she had a weak computer with a bursting folder of drawings (lol). She also knows how to knit and sew — not at a professional level, but quite well.

6) Hyperactive, so in addition to fine arts, she loves martial arts, as well as sports. Efude is on good terms with all the members of these clubs.

7) She is friends with Dora Tamamoto, Kiba Kawaito, Maka Tansei, Shima Shiya, with all the girls in the gardening club and the entire video game club (the only ones she does not communicate with are Gema Taku, for obvious reasons, and Midori Gurin). She lives next door to Sukubi and Shozo, but she still doesn't know them very well. She is also interested in making friends with boys-loners at school:

🫂•Efude thinks Otohiko Meichi is cute, as well as his passion for becoming a cosplayer, and wants to make friends with him, but he constantly refers to business and leaves her company, so they communicate for a maximum of five minutes, no more.

🫂•Efude thinks Toga Tabara strange and always wonders why he wanders the corridors. Once, during lunch at school, they had a good chat about something, although Efude pulled out the dialogue, and Toga just listened with interest. So Efude later concluded that he was a good listener, but not a good storyteller at all.

🫂•Efude thinks Kyuji Konagawa is windy but cool (for some reason she compares him to dudes from anime). Once Efude tried to help him confess his love to Osana and even gave him a keychain with a kitten so that he would give it to Osana, for which Kyuji is very grateful.

🫂•Efude considers Hazu Kashibuchi to be quite talented and is pleasantly surprised by his ability to sew so skillfully. Sometimes they are in complete silence after classes and the club hanging out in a sewing class and chatting together: Efude talks about his ideas to make a couple of cute anime toys, and Hazu, although he does not watch anime, also expresses some thoughts.

🫂•He considers Taro Yamada uninteresting and of the same type, but, nevertheless, Efude is impressed by his well-constructed speech, rich vocabulary and imagination.

8) Her speech is expressive and filled with various diminutive words (for example, surprise — "oh, mommy!", yes it sounds "great")…

9) She is very well versed in the humanities and natural sciences, but poorly in the exact ones.

10) She is a member of many fandoms regarding anime, video games, TV series and movies. There are many groups on such content on her social networks, and she is also subscribed to many Japanese anime artists. She is also very active in the comments under posts on these topics (ah, yes, she always writes with kaomoji and cute emojis ;D).

11) She has many acquaintances on the Internet, including foreigners. Efude usually talks to them about watching anime.

12) Outside of school, he goes to anime shops, comic-con and all that with Mai Waifu. They often meet during the holidays in the city center, have lunch at the Efude's beloved cafe and go to different places.

13) Efude's parents initially did not quite approve of the fact that she would like to become an animator/artist (they wanted to make a doctor out of her), but later resigned themselves and now actively support her. They are proud of her and her success.

14) She doesn't do cosplay, but she would really like to.

15) Her school bag is decorated with key chains and badges with anime characters, which is quite logical. Also, pair of small badges can be attached to her jacket/shirt of her school uniform.

16) She has naturally short hair. They were never long, at most just below the shoulders. Efude gets in the way of bangs, so she always pins it with all kinds of hairpins and a rim. By the way, she dyed her hair twice: the first time in red, and the other time in blue (she left it that way). The natural color was dark brown.

17) She is Japanese, but she has quite a bit of Canadian roots.

18) She has never been fond of music (but Dora advised her a couple of bands that Efude never listened to) and listens only to her favorite openings or anime soundtracks.

19) Efude not a fan of Yaoi and Yuri (wlw and mlm), but has nothing against it. She is also not very picky about shipping characters.

20) Efude has many old and outdated tablets and phones, but many of them are no longer working.

~~~💙( ˶ˆᗜˆ˵ )~~~💙

[multi-fandom-agereg]

regressor!Mikey

Prns : He/him

Type : sleepy + infant and toddler regressor

Lil age: 0-7

Status: verbal

From: Tokyo Revengers

🍪 : only ever regresses when he's tired or in a cranky/bad mood. He's able to stay big as long as his heart desires; but around night time is his greatest weakness. That's the only time he feels truly vulnerable. (Or ofc he's in a bad mood) is the same story

🍪 : instead of going full baby mode when he's little, he does what he normally does when he's big but with more fun attached to it. (Stereotypes in agere is annoying) so I like to think Mikey still loves to ride his motorcycle even when little. (Even if he's around infant age, that doesn't falter his fun)

🍪 : doesn't have a good imagination to the point of not being able to play with dolls or stuffies as much as he'd wish to— but he gets around it with forcing getting Draken to narrate his figurines for him. Makes it easier for him, this also goes for reading books to him since he struggles with reading

🍪 : speaking of Draken, he loves to do Mikey's hair sometimes. He normally does it when Mikey hasn't done it yet or requested by Mikey himself. So it's a little fun routine to do

🍪 : he's a bit bossy— and WILL boss you around. Even if he's little he thinks himself as a leader and wants people to listen to him and not see him as vulnerable; even when he feels like he is

🍪 : absolutely hates it when he's babied. You'll just end up having a fussy and angry boy on your hands. And trust me, he isn't easy to get happy again once he's mad

🍪 : loves to wear clothes that just came out of the dryer. He loves warm things !! And isn't much of a fan with cold environments ,,

🍪 : not the ideal sibby unless you don't mind teasing or playing roughly. Because Mikey is exactly that. He loves to tease, take toys sometimes and can challenge you to wrestling. So he probably isn't the ""perfect"" sib unless you can handle his roughness

🍪 : ^^ however Mikey isn't always rough with other littles/kiddos. He won't go overboard and more often than not he is very calm leveled. if he isn't challenging others to fight him, he's asleep next to them. Again he mostly regresses when he's tired— so napping is highly encouraged and one of Mikey's favorite pass time

🍪 : Draken isn't aware/doesn't know Mikey age regresses. But he is basically an ideal caretaker for someone like Mikey. He is protective, similar to a body guard, and always makes sure everyone is respectful to Mikey. And that's all Mikey really could want.

🍪 : if he has tantrums: let him. It let's out all his stress out; and afterwards he can nap for hours. And in my opinion, Mikey needs it. But he is prone to random tantrums so it's practically normal for him.

🍪 : he always has to buy new plushies because he always tears his current ones apart. He uses his plushies as a chewy and after awhile he tears them with his teeth. (Similar to basically a used dog toy). Ofc he always stitch them back up. They're okay dw ♡

[charlidos]

Fanfiction fantasies

An illustrated summary

During this deep dive back into the Viggorli ocean, I've been reading more fanfiction than I have for years. In older fandoms, I used to read so much, but these last years it's been quite scarce.

Reading this much makes me think in terms of fanfiction; while I don't write it myself, I still have a million plot bunnies in my head.

My favourite fantasy/ plot bunny is inspired by chaosmanor's beautiful reunion/reconciliation stories. It goes something like this:

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V & O had some kind of relationship while filming but it ended long ago. It probably ended on a not good note, leaving a lingering feeling of melancholy over a great love lost. But in the present, with children and partners intact, they haven't been in contact for years.

However, since the birth of O's son, V has sent F a Christmas gift every year. A handmade toy of some sort (elaborate, beautiful and from a fairytale or a Nordic saga - because V is ridiculously brilliant like that), different each year. And as F gets older, it's his most beloved gift. The package always only says "Merry Xmas from Uncle Viggo" and O never explains anything to F and O never talks to V about it. (Possibly, the daughter also gets gifts...) Until F starts to wonder, starts to want to know more about the figurines and what the stories behind them are.

Somehow, F gets hold of V's telephone number (because O made sure to keep it all these years, somewhere safe and hidden) and calls V up. O finds out, is shocked and feels the need to call V to make excuses, since they had an unspoken deal about not being in contact with each other. The call leads to renewed contact, eventually renewed feelings and a trip to Spain for O and F. And it somehow ends happily for everyone. (My plots never has a more defined ending, I love pining and angst too much to know how to get to the happy part. But I still want that happy ending. Somehow.)

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This story would need, in my head, a companion piece in a getting together/ first time story from NZ. It would possibly be about their first time being during or in conjunction with getting lost in the rain forest (because I really, really want a long, detailed story about what happened there). It would go something like this.

V wants to show O this amazingly beautiful rainforest, but why does he ask O, why does he want to show O this wondrous place, and not someone else? There is a strong attraction between them, but V keeps resisting it, maybe even denying it. V has decided that O is too young, too beautiful, too much for poor old V. Still, V keeps acting the opposite and can't help wanting to show O the beautiful, magical forest he's discovered. Knowing O would be the only one who would truly appreciate it the same way. Nature seems to quiet O down, make him calm - and even more beautiful to V.

Getting lost, and a little scared in the infinite darkness and unfamiliar sounds of the forest, make them huddle up together for comfort and warmth. A particular kind of closeness that finally brings them both over that hurdle which has restrained them. How from then on, they venture into a relationship which lasts for the rest of the shoot. However, being male, they never really talk about it, just have intense nocturnal rendezvous whenever time allows during the hectic shoot.

Towards the end of their time in NZ, they are both too exhausted to meet in private very often, but when they do it's very intense but also all very unspoken. When they return to their own lives, they don't know how to transport what they had to fit with "real life". O is carried off in the whirlwind of his new-found fame and V goes, at first, back to where he was before LotR took him away: to art, to Henry. They still meet occasionally, trying to hold on to the feeling from NZ. But gradually, their meetings becomes few and far between, until, eventually, they stop. Maybe just fading out. Or maybe they have a final argument, putting an end it to it all. Maybe they decide it's better, for their own sanity, to break it off completely.

The whole time, they have never talked about how they feel about each other and perhaps it's not until they've lost touch that O really realises what he lost. Maybe V has long accepted his feelings for O, but doesn't want to say anything, too scared of being hurt, and becoming a burden to O in his career and life. And so it goes, until they haven't met for years. But with V keeping up with O's life all this time. And thus feeling inclined to send gifts to O's son... (There would be a lot of angst and pining, if I wrote this.)

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I wish I could write it for real... But if someone else feels inspired, please do! 🙏

[swampstew]

So Eustass Kid is your Captain huh?

Well you’re in luck. Not only is he dangerous, he’s stupid hot and insanely (emphasis on insane) cool. Not many other Captains are a triple threat like he is. Don’t worry, he wouldn’t hurt his nakama or his love interest, so long as you don’t stab him in the back. You can try but it won’t end well for you. Let’s give you a rundown on the Boss to ease your anxieties.

Meet your Vice-Captain 🡢  ☠️

He’s a really creative guy when it comes to his devil fruit powers. He can make any weapon, any armor, toys, jewelry, figurines, robots, anything that comes to mind he can make. He may not always be smart emotionally and maybe a bit dumb sometimes, but he’s nothing if not creative as hell.

He does often gift his little trinkets - usually to Killer, Heat or Wire. The crew do get their own trinket gifts from him for birthdays or holiday gift exchanges, but the only people that get absolutely burdened with his gifts are his three closest friends and his romantic partner (if he has one).

Everyone thinks that Kid wouldn't be the type to care about anyone but himself but that's simply not true. Kid is a true ride or die. He goes above and beyond to make sure his crew is well taken care of and protected. He pays his crew and lets them get shares of any treasures they find and/or steal, he makes sure he has a good doctor in the crew and any supplies needed at all times, and despite his explosive tendencies, he doesn't go out of his way to hurt or endanger his crew.

Generally speaking, he puts on an aggressive front when out in the public and that won’t drop unless he’s familiar or friendly with you. He lives by the 3 F’s: Friendlies, Familiars, Foes -- the higher on the F pyramid you are, the...less aggressive he’ll be with you. He won't say it but if he respects you, you'll know. He simply won't kill you. Call it generosity or indifference, but never call it kindness. He simply respects the power/strength you have and would love to have a one-on-one fight with you any day. Loser has to buy drinks (or suck his d--)

When he has a romantic partner - they will be loved on like never before. He has a unique way of showing adoration, it can be overwhelming at times, yet they'll never doubt his feelings for them. He might get busy for days at a time, or he'll be in a bad mood and might lash out at them but whenever that passes, he'll come crawling back to them with a gift, a snack and a wounded look. A silent, prideful apology. 

When Kid feels things, he feels them hard. Intensely. Loudly. He's easy to read for the most part so its not particularly hard to get along with him; just don't disrespect, emasculate, or make too much fun of him. He's still the Captain and he demands respect. WILL punch you in the gut if your jokes get too personal.

Don’t ever call him Captain Mid, he will fucking drown you with the ship’s anchor.

Welcome to the crew and try not to die.

[sleepylimppuppy]

Oh look, there's a bunch of dolls for sale at the store window display. They're all very pretty, but this one in particular looks very special. Picks you up

Look at how durable and mendable this doll is. LIMP as can be and very well dressed. This doll can be stretched all around and bending over in any direction I see fit. Left. Right. Up. Down.

I will lift this doll as high as I can. Higher and higher it goes, all the way to the top. And now my hand lets go, making the precious and pretty doll DROP to the ground. DEEPER and DEEPER the doll falls, unable to fight or resist its fate.

I think this doll would make a very good friend for my toy ranger figure. He's always looking for friends and the good doll agrees to be his friend.

I placed the toy ranger behind the doll, bent it over, and let the figurine do what it wanted. After all, toy friends often have a DEEPER connection than people. Eventually, the toy ranger is satisfied and lets himself CUM inside the doll. What was BLANK has now been filled. As I now pull the doll's string, some voice lines are heard such as...

gbnhgbnnn deerioppeeee blankkkki justree a bendabledddolll firf allmy dolkiyyy friebdsee to userrg hngfdcxx.