#those characters snugglies are so adorable

[bluexiao]

#just a little something for the pain (period comfort)

–how they respond to you with your monthly period and take care of you 

CHARACTERS. Albedo, Al-Haitham, Ayato, Cyno, Gorou, Kaveh, Kazuha, Scaramouche/Wanderer, Tighnari, Xiao, Zhongli; she/her! Reader (who experiences periods)

THEMES. fluff, domestic, crack on a few

WARNINGS. talks about period, blood, etc. very obvious, i believe; also uses she/her pronouns

NOTES. lowkey love zhongli’s part. 

ZHONGLI has a calendar to predict when you may have your monthly periods and even has stacked up tea leaves or something that he knows would be able to calm you down before your mood can worsen or fluctuate into something negative. He’d accompany that along with comforting kisses or hugs if you ask for them, or if he instinctively feels like you do–you can be quite pouty and look up at him expectantly whenever you do, so he does look out for those times.

“Hm? Is my beloved asking for kisses?” At times, he couldn’t help but tease you, but it’s purely because of his adoration, “not to worry, I shall fulfill all of my beloved’s wishes.” 

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XIAO has brief knowledge about the topic but more so what to do when the time comes–he was not one to dwell with the mortals before, after all, but seeing as you are one, now is a new change of pace. It was not too long when Verr Goldet approached him to hand you over a couple of things he sure is not familiar with; “What are… these?” “To help Y/n, trust me, she’ll know what to do. Just be there to comfort her.” 

In time, he eventually became more aware of the things you’d need and the routine you mostly stick with–which mostly consists of lying down, craving for food, eating based on your cravings, sleeping, and repeat. You can work whenever you can, but sometimes, the pain does hinder you to be as productive as you usually are. He does not judge you for it, actually, he’s the one who insists you rest more every time your monthly period comes. 

“Xiao, I can stand up and get it on my own, you know-” 

“And I can as well. You must not tire yourself any further, I can hand you over what you need.” he sends you a look when you were about to say something, “No buts.”  

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You’ll notice that TIGHNARI is jotting down notes in his little notebook–it’s a secret, but it’s actually a notebook specifically for you… and the things you both do, or what he can do for you. And he actually does give you the care you need before you ask for them–this is only after interviewing you the first time around when you two were still new lovers–actually, he did begin a couple of observations back then, whenever something seems… different with you. He only knew it was because of your period when you yourself complained about it to Collei.

Now though, you’re even more comfortable complaining to him, and he’d hand you over a herbal tea or drink that would help ease the pain. 

He might just even let you pet his ears and cuddle with his tail if you ask for it, sure. But be ready with his arms and tail wrapped around you so snuggly, you won’t be able to get up anytime soon.

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“You what-? Why the hell are you bleeding?!” SCARAMOUCHE, at first, did not even know it existed, however, after a little… patience whilst explaining the whole situation, he’d mutter a “Humans are very fragile,” with a scoff. Yet he gets considerably extra soft whenever you are on your period; bringing you over sweets or your favorite snacks whenever he goes out, making sure your necessities are stacked up, and a handful more. 

“So you won’t whine over them,” he’d say, but he lets you cuddle with him when you ask for it, a hand over your tummy or pelvis, sometimes even asking “Is this where the pain is?” with a soft tone, whispering right next to your ear as he tries to massage them ever so gently. 

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KAZUHA with his extreme care and patience. He’s definitely one of the bests to be with at this time of the month. He’d be the one initiating cuddles with you, or for you to rest on his lap as he whistles with a leaf or recites poems he had made for you while he was away. His voice is so calming that sometimes you’ll soon find yourself falling asleep; by the time you wake, he will still be there with you, taking your hand to his and kissing its back as he smiles at you warmly “Had a good rest, dove?”. Sometimes, he’d take you home since it was already approaching nighttime, but sometimes, you will find him also drifted off to sleep. At times like these do you realize—or is reminded of how pretty your lover really is.

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KAVEH can be quite forgetful… most of the time. He’ll only know that you have a period the moment your mood actually fluctuates and you’re annoyed at him when he jokingly says “What? Are you in that time of the month-Oh… you are? Oh.”

He’d be frantic and would probably even take a break from his work just to be with you–it’s to make up for forgetting about it, he’d say, and that “You know I’ll do anything for you,” rather dramatically. So yes, whatever you ask, he’ll come to get it for you. He’s such a people pleaser–actually, more like Y/n pleaser? 

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GOROU knows. Your body is significantly warmer than before and he can smell the faint scent of blood due to his naturally heightened senses.

Whenever this happens, he’ll be extra careful about what he says or do, in particular, asking you occasionally if you are in need of something–food, drinks, you name it! He can even bring you to Ritou if you say so, but he’ll be slightly worried that you would be exhausted before you can even go there. So he does have a habit of asking you if you want him to carry you–he’s really strong, you know?! Why are you always denying his suggestion, anyway? He’s the General for a reason,  after all!

His ears would droop down every time you reject him, and you always end up trying to cheer him up instead–which is not that hard as anything you do can fluster or make him happy anyway. 

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CYNO’s knowledge of menstruation is only limited to just that. Knowledge. He never actually dealt with it personally as it was just a passing subject he had encountered in one of his studies back in his days at the Akademiya as a student. But he does remember most of the facts about them… and would use it as a joke one time when he didn’t know what to say or do when all you asked was to cuddle with him. You only turned to stare at him a couple of seconds before giggling–“Was that… funny?” “Hm… maybe!”—even if it wasn’t funny, looking at him and seeing that blank expression on his face makes it funny. But you don’t really have the heart to tell him it wasn’t his jokes that made you laugh… so you just let him think otherwise.

Later on, you found yourself stuck in a predicament where he tries to tell you jokes–to help distract you from the pain, mostly, but he guesses it’s working because you do giggle most of the time. 

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AYATO, despite his busy schedule, does take care of you personally, and if he couldn’t he’ll ask either his sister or trusted retainer to do so in his stead–which is rare, only when he’s in an emergency meeting or when an unexpected schedule drags him out of your arms. At the end of the day, however, he makes sure that he will come home as soon as he could and ask you how your day has been and would promise to spend the next day with you even more.

Actually, he’s also like this even without your monthly period, but you can still sense the immense amount of patience and gentleness from him at these times, even if you weren’t in the mood to even talk to him or are annoyed at every little thing. He’d give you space when you need, it but is there if you’d ask for him or anything else. 

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AL-HAITHAM also knows your schedule like the back of his hand. Despite being so calm and very collected, sometimes cold, you’ll just know he cares very deeply because he actually takes care of you at this time of the month. He does have a habit of telling you quite useful facts about menstruation though. Well, most of the time, you just let him ramble off on his own because you like listening to his voice even if the things he says are quite boring. 

“Are you even listening?” he’d chuckle to himself, “I know you’re pretending to sleep just to not answer my question, you know.” 

Despite this, he presses a soft kiss on your forehead and lets you lie down while he reads his book aloud–a new topic you didn’t care a thing about, but his soothing voice was enough to drive you off to a peaceful sleep. 

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ALBEDO knows when you will have your monthly period before you can. Would just randomly blurt out a reminder for you the moment you will see him packing both of your things to return to Mondstadt after staying in his lab in Dragonspine. After all, you will need the warmth and comfort of the things that are not really much seen in Dragonspine–like food, a nice and comfortable bed, and a warm compress for your aches. He also has a painkiller potion with him always, either to hand it over to you when he sees you having a hard time or give them whenever he’s not there. The reason why he doesn’t just give it to you beforehand is that he doesn’t want you to drown in the potion–too much can be dangerous, after all. 

“Wow, this actually tastes good, bedo!” you’d smile brightly, to which he replies with “Of course, I made sure that they’d suit your taste. Did it work with the pain?”

“Yeah, it’s magical! And… my cravings stopped, kind of? Was that intentional?”

He smiles, “So it worked, that’s good.”

“Wait… that was? Amazing…”

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For the cuddles and snuggles prompts, I offer you number 19, hugging/holding them from behind, for either Rexy Boy, Fives, or Howzer (whichever one strikes the inspo!)? I think any of them being hugged from behind would be adorable and/or dorky <3

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Snuggle Drabbles #2

Howzer x reader | 550 words

Content: fluff, hugs, reader has a family

Prompt: Hugging them from behind

Howzer was perfect.

Standing so naturally, so confidently amongst your family. Easily laughing along to your dad's corny jokes. Flawlessly timing his compliments of your mom's home. Fitting in with the quirky and sometimes chaotic dynamic your family had as if he'd been here the whole time. You couldn't help but stop in your tracks, holding the salad bowl you were supposed to be preparing, and instead watching him with so much adoration you worried you'd collapse from the weight of it.

He'd been so nervous, too, meeting your family. It wasn't common for clones to be in a relationship, let alone one so serious as to warrant bringing a whole family into it. He'd had no idea that was even a thing you were interested in until you'd asked if he was ready. And then he'd spent the whole week asking questions. How was he supposed to act? What was he supposed to say?

So to see him like this now, so much more at ease, no trace of apprehension left on his relaxed features, also made you burst with pride. Your man was up for any challenge.

Eventually your dad left the conversation to check on the grill, and your mom decided to run to bathroom before dinner. You quickly snatched the opportunity. You sat down the salad bowl on the closest nearby surface and made your way up behind him. Howzer was distracted, gazing across the yard, and so he made a startled grunt once he felt your arms snaking around his middle from behind.

"What are you doing there?" he asked through the chuckle that followed.

You pressed your face into his back and smiled, knowing he'd feel it. "I just missed you, s'all."

"Missed me?" His hands encircled your arms, rubbing them gently. "You weren't gone that long."

"Felt like it," you mumbled.

He hummed. "Didn't realize dumping a bag of lettuce into a bowl was so taxing."

You had to release him briefly in order to swat at him for that. "Shh! Don't tell my mom it came out of a bag! She thinks I still have a garden."

His body started to shake with amusement in your hold. "Oh, is that what those weeds on your patio were supposed to be?"

You swatted again, only for him to capture your wrist and use it to pull you around to face him. You kept your body and one arm snuggly pressed against him as you moved.

"Hi," he smiled down at you.

"Hi," you whispered sweetly back. It was like you were sharing a secret. Just the two of you. It didn't even matter that your dad was likely sneaking looks over his shoulder or that your siblings would probably start teasing as soon as they made their way outside.

"You're perfect, you know," you said.

Howzer chuckled nervously. "I don't know about that..."

"You are," you repeated. It was fact.

Before he could protest further, you leaned back into him and hugged him fully. You turned your head to rest against his chest and for a moment caught your dad awkwardly trying to appear as if he hadn't been eavesdropping the whole time. You simply smiled and let yourself enjoy the moment for however much longer it would last.

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Out-of-Context Snippets of my fanfic (5):

They take in the golden hour sitting on the floor against the window. Clarke leans back against Lexa's chest, with Lexa's arms draped loosely around Clarke's torso, her chin resting on Clarke's shoulder. The soft light pours into the room, giving the room an extra warm tint.

It's been mostly silence, the girls simply relishing being so close to each other.  Lexa constantly nuzzles into the crook of Clarke's neck, and at first Clarke had to fight the urge to stiffen up with Lexa moving along her neck, but focused on the warmth coating her skin, like being wrapped in a blanket after being out in a storm but it was Lexa.  She was wrapped up in Lexa and didn't want to ever move again.

Neither girls' mind could stay calm for long though. Clarke fidgeted, her breaths got shallow and before she could even open her mouth Lexa hummed in her ear,

"Don't even think about apologizing."

Clarke leans her head into Lexa's, who plants a soft kiss behind her ear, "What is it Niron?"

"I know it wasn't your fault Lexa." Clarke says softly, "And I don't want to blame you...it just...it still doesn't make any of this any easier."

Lexa loosens her grip slightly, but Clarke is quick to grab her hands, interlacing their fingers. 

"Please..."  She pulls Lexa's arms back snuggly around herself, "I just...I can't help that I still see it, everywhere.  It's like I can't escape it.  Every time I walk down the hallway outside, it's so dark the walls look like... they look like..." She trails off, feeling the emotion building and Lexa gives her a slight squeeze, nuzzling into the back of her head so she knows she understands.

"It's just...it's not there, until it is.  And then it's everywhere. All at once.  Does that make sense?"

"Would you like a room closer to the elevator? You won't have to walk down a long hallway." Lexa asks.

"No – that's not...ugh" Clarke sighs playfully, "It's adorable that you just want to fix everything." She presses back into Lexa, earning a tighter hold from the commander, before her voice drops to a whimper.

"I'm just not sure you can fix me, Lex."

Lexa keeps her head leaned against the side of Clarke's face. The one question she can't shake, the one question she was scared to ask, stayed on her tongue, reaching out to form on her lips.

She shouldn't.  It's not for her to ask. Maybe it's not for her to even know, ever.  Not unless Clarke wanted her to. 

Yet it escaped like a gust of wind, reluctantly as an exhale, softer than a whisper.

"What did she do to you love?"

The blonde crumples forward and Lexa braces Clarke against herself, not letting her go.

"Lex..." Clarke twists in Lexa's lap so that she's sideways, and Lexa cradles her against her chest.

"I'm sorry Clarke I shouldn't have asked." 

Clarke nuzzles into the commander's cloak, wiping her face on it, ashamed to meet those green eyes. 

"I'm afraid you'll never look at me the same again." She whispers. 

A more fleshed out, slightly dark fix-it that jumps in at 3x7 and further explores Lexa's character, past trauma, and struggles with love vs. duty. On ao3 and wattpad same title and username.

[chaotic-super]

Live With Me - Chapter 15

Read Live With Me on AO3 here!

Kara wakes up in bed alone. It’s dark out and the opposite side of the bed is still made to perfection, adding to her confusion that is most definitely caused by waking up alone for the first time in a long time and a mild headache.  

She tugs herself free of the sheets and climbs to her feet, wobbling a little before getting her balance. Once she’s upright, her hand comes up to rest against her neck as she realizes how dry her throat is. She has to make a pitstop in the kitchen once she’s figured out where her wayward girlfriend has gone.

The stairs creak beneath her feet. It’s something Lena keeps complaining about and has been promising to get it sorted out as soon as their lives aren’t as hectic and they can trust someone enough to come into the house to fix it. Kara doesn’t have the heart to tell her that she loves the creaky stairs; she thinks it gives the house character and reminds her of the creaky floorboards in the Danvers’ house. Those floorboards used to soothe her at night when she could hear people moving about the house, a constant reminder that she was not alone. If it annoys Lena though, she has no problem letting her get it fixed, her new constant reminder is the way she wakes up in her arms every morning, or at least, she usually does.

Stumbling into the living room, she’s greeted by the sight of Lena smooshed up into the armchair with her laptop balanced on the arm. She has a blanket draped across her that covers every part of her body except her head and the hand closest to her laptop so she can still type, albeit slowly since she’s doing it one-handed.

“Hey.” Kara mumbles, plopping down on the empty couch, Lucy nowhere in sight. “Did Lucy leave already?”

Lena looks up at her, her eyes soft and lingering. “No, she couldn’t make it out because the crowd hasn’t dissipated any. She’s in the guest room. I think she’s still awake and working but she wanted a little privacy. I can’t blame her; she’s been stuck with us all day.”

Kara nods, completely understanding. “Ah, I see. What time is it anyway?”

“It’s late, almost ten.” Lena answers, snapping her laptop closed and pushing herself up off the chair with a grunt, her blanket still wrapped around her snuggly. She smushes herself into Kara’s side, her head resting against her shoulder for a second until Kara wraps her arm around her, and then her head falls to her chest. “I’m sorry I got you drunk for the livestream.”

“Oh, crap. I forgot about that. It’s not your fault I’m a lightweight. Besides, I should have known better than to drink at a time like this.”

Lena shakes her head, the movement making Kara feel like Lena is trying to burrow into her skin. “Don’t be silly, darling, if there’s any time you should be drinking it’s when the government are simultaneously trying to destroy your life and murder you. If it makes you feel any better though, you did win a lot of people over with your antics on the livestream. I’ve been fielding questions on Twitter since we were live but I think the people of the internet would like to hear from Little Miss Lightweight herself.”

“Are there a lot of people asking questions on Twitter?” Kara cringes at the thought. “I can barely remember the livestream so seeing what they’re asking is kind of scary.”

“You didn’t do anything too bad, don’t worry.” Lena smiles. “You just complimented my jawline a lot and showed how utterly obsessed you are with me, that’s all.”

Kara facepalms. “Please tell me you managed to save the livestream so it wasn’t a complete waste?”

“I answered a lot of the professional questions, don’t worry. You didn’t ruin it anyway, it actually got a lot of people on our side, it turns out that I’m not the only person who adores your cute rambles. You showed a lot of humanity and that goes a long way, now, get your butt on Twitter, I’m going to have a nap while you do that.”

“Ok, let me just go and grab a drink, my mouth is as dry as a witch’s tit.”

Lena barks out a laugh. “You should drink more often if it gets that kind of comment out of you. Have you had a personality change?”

“I think somehow your drinks have turned me into you.” Kara jokes, pushing Lena off her gently so she can stand up. “Want me to grab you a drink too?”

“No thank you, I’ll just have a little bit of yours.”

“Ok.”

Kara goes and grabs herself a can of soda out of the fridge and just as she’s about to close the door, she hesitates and grabs another one. She’s fallen for Lena’s claims of only wanting a sip before and it always ends with her being the one only having a quick mouthful and Lena drinking the rest of it. She hides the second can behind her back and as she moves into the living room, she places it on the side table beside the couch where Lena won’t see it unless she’s looking for it.

Lena doesn’t spot her doing so because while she is still awake, her eyes are closed and her head tilted back against the cushions of the couch, sleep slowly creeping in on her. Kara picks up the laptop Lena was using not too long ago and takes her spot next to Lena, cracking the can open and taking a gulp before handing the can to Lena.

Lena takes several gulps and Kara rolls her eyes at her. She was right to grab the second one. Lena hands the can back to her, two-thirds of the contents now missing.

“Thanks,” Kara mutters and Lena hums in response, oblivious to the sarcasm in her voice. Kara’s not mad though, especially not when Lena unravels the blanket from around herself partially to cover Kara up too so they are wrapped in a little burrito of love and soda thievery.

“Oh, by the way, a bunch of people did as you requested and have sent you pictures of their pets.” Lena sleepily informs her, her head pressing into her shoulder.

“What?” Kara’s hands speed up, logging into the laptop and then Twitter as quickly as she can, her bright blue eyes scanning the screen excitedly in search of the pictures she so desperately needs to see right this second.

Her Twitter feed is a mess but Lena wasn’t lying, there are a whole lot of animal pictures for her to go through, most of them dog pictures, her favourite.

“Can you admire the dogs a little bit quieter please?”

“I didn’t even say anything.”

“I could feel your excitement in the air.” Lena mumbles.”

“Then…no.”

“Ugh. Ok.” Lena holds her hand out and Kara takes the hint, pressing the can back into her hand. Lena finishes it off and then resumes her previous position, getting closer and closer to the sanctity of sleep with every second that passes.

Kara takes back the can and immediately opens the other one. She actually really likes this side of Lena, the side where she’s relaxed and annoying and real. This is the side of her only she gets to see, the parts of her that Lena doesn’t try to make perfect. She allows herself to just be who she is and react naturally rather than wearing a mask.

Getting back on track, she starts sifting through the comments and pictures, smiling at the puppy pictures and cringing at the lovesick puppy pictures of herself looking over at Lena, screenshots from the livestream. Well, she can see why Alex used to get annoyed at her for being so obliviously in love with Lena because if that’s what she used to always look like before she admitted her feelings to both herself and to Lena, that must have been spectacularlyannoying for Alex.

Her fingers fly across her keyboard, answering the less invasive questions and any that aren’t too serious. She can already see that Lena answered a lot and is trying to avoid answering any that Lena has already addressed so there aren’t any discrepancies in their stories for anyone to latch onto.

She counts herself lucky though because it seems as though people aren’t as interested in the details of the case as much as they are trying to pry into her personal life. That would usually be a bad thing but in this case, it’s nice. It’s giving her the opportunity to tell the world how great Lena is when she’s usually entangled in the negative press that comes with having Lex Luthor as a brother.

It’s very difficult containing herself and not turn every question or comment into a reason to go off on a tangent about how beautiful and smart and kind and resilient Lena is. She just wants to shower her with compliments and show the world just how amazing she is, to force them to believe in her the way she does.

Soothed by the gentle breaths and snores in her ear, Kara passes the time until Lena eventually stirs and demands they go to bed.

Kara is more than happy to comply, simply glad that the next time she wakes up, it will be with Lena right by her side.

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It’s not just Lucy that manages to sneak out first thing in the morning but also both Kara and Lena. It seems as though some of the drama and need to see them in person has died down overnight, probably due to them doing the livestream yesterday and then tweeting about it directly afterwards, giving the media outlets something to report on, even if it isn’t much more than the basic statements they already had, they can now take the more personal angle on it thanks to Kara.

They get to the car with very little interaction with the people outside, most of them just taking photos. A couple of them try to shove their cameras in their faces and ask questions but Kara takes the petty route of turning her back every time one specific guy points his camera at her and the footage of that from another reporter actually ends up online, another point for Kara. She’s quickly winning the hearts of the nation without even trying.

They find that out when they arrive at CatCo through the back entrance and are escorted by security up to Cat’s office. They aren’t entirely sure what’s going on until Cat stands up from her chair and dismisses the security guys with a wave of a hand.

“Good morning, ladies. It’s such a shame you’re so boring and monogamous, you don’t get to appreciate the muscles of the guys I’ve hired to keep the rodents out of the building. There is a couple of very attractive ladies downstairs guarding the art department though that might be just your speed if you decide to dive into non-monogamy.”

“Can we just get to work?” Lena side-eyes Kara, mostly because she doesn’t understand how Kara isn’t fazed by anything Cat’s saying but she supposes that after years of working with her, it’s not the biggest leap that she’s just numb to it.

“Whatever, work’s going well, you’ve been doing well. Kara, great stunt with that creep outside your house, you won internet points for it.”

Kara loses her blank expression, trading it in for a more startled expression. “Oh, um…I wasn’t expecting people to see that.”

“That’s why people love it.” Cat swipes her glasses off her face and places them down atop her desk. “People like it when you are genuine. You might be annoying but you are genuine. That doesn’t mean I want you to drunkenly lust after your girlfriend on a livestream though. We need to control the narrative and while you have done a great job and your tweets, which I have been checking, have been a great way to prove we are being open and honest, we need to close off momentarily because Ms Nal’s partner has concluded the job of setting up a secure computer for us to use to upload the proof. We need to go over exactly what we’re releasing and make no further statements on the matter until it is officially out there. Got it?”

“Got it,” Kara says as Lena and Lucy nod resolutely, trusting Cat on this. If there’s one woman that can get them through this, it’s her.

“Why don’t you two lovebirds go and wait in Kara’s office and keep Nia from bugging her boy toy and slowing him down until it’s done while Lucy and I discuss a few matters?” Cat asks but it’s clear that her question is much more akin to a demand.

“Ok.” Lena grabs Kara’s hand and guides her out of the office.

The security guys follow them to Kara’s office just a few steps behind them but don’t follow them into the room. They close the door behind them and greet the two people already in there. Kara’s not super stoked that her office is the headquarters for the team but she gets it, sometimes there’s just a need and they are doing a lot for her so she can’t really complain.

Nia is sitting in her office chair just spinning around in a circle, the chair moved to the middle of the room beneath the ceiling fan and she’s following the rotations, very obviously bored out of her mind.

Brainy is working diligently on a fancy yet beefy-looking laptop that has a million wires coming and going all over the place, headphones affixed over his ears, probably to block out the sounds Nia’s making so he can concentrate.

Lena’s hands reach out and stop Nia from continuing to spin in the chair. “Hello.”

Nia tilts her head back so she can see Lena’s face and her mouth turns up into a massive smile. “Hey! You’ve escaped your tower, Rapunzel!”

“It’s more of a house.” Lena rolls her eyes and pushes the chair, and subsequently Nia too, across the room closer to where the chair should actually be but it can’t go in the exact right spot because Brainy is using Kara’s desk.

“Hi, Nia. Hi, Brainy,” Kara says, waving at them each in turn and getting a half-hearted two-finger lift off the keyboard from Brainy. She supposes that’s enough of an acknowledgement though and doesn’t mind.

Nia rests her head on her closed fist, her elbow resting on the flimsy arm of the chair. “So, I watched your livestream.”

Kara’s chipper attitude fades some. There’s definitely some teasing coming. “I’m not surprised.”

“Don’t get that sour look on your face, I thought it was cute. I don’t often get to see that mushy side of you because you’re mostly professional at work apart from the handholding. I’ve seen you ramble about a lot of things but that whole rant about Lena’s jawline being sculpted by the Gods, that was just too much for me, I about died of cuteness overload.”

Without Kara’s consent, a blush spreads across her cheeks. She’s not ashamed of her love for Lena and will happily shout it from the rooftops but there’s just something strange about it being CatCo’s rooftop. This is her workplace and while her relationship is now very public, it doesn’t feel natural to be discussing this or the way she gushed about Lena yesterday while here.

“Stop bullying her, Nia. You know she’s delicate.” Lena wraps her arm around Kara’s waist, a semi-teasing smile gracing her lips. “Let’s just sit in awkward silence until Brainy is done. Ok?”

“Whatever.” Nia shrugs.

Even though Lena is the one that suggested the silence, she’s the one that is the one hating it the most. She’s not someone that is very good at just sitting around and doing nothing all day, or even just sitting and doing nothing for ten minutes apparently.

The only time she’s happy to just sit and relax is when she’s got a certain blonde doing something she can leer at her for, usually gardening. She does look good when she’s bent over the violas and surprisingly, that’s not a euphemism. She also looks good bent over the pansies. That is a euphemism.

Lena takes a glance to the side to see Kara just sitting there, the light shining down on her and reflecting in her pretty blonde locks like droplets of sunlight caught soft waves. She looks good enough to eat. They should have stayed home.

At least Lena’s not bored anymore.

It turns out that Lena doesn’t need Kara to be gardening to find her ridiculously attractive and have her be her entertainment. Every once in a while she looks up and catches Lena’s eye and when she sees the barely concealed predatory look, her blush grows and she looks away bashfully. Lena can’t get enough of it. They may have only just left the house but she’s certainly looking forward to getting back there so she can ravish Kara.

Brainy pulls his headphones off rather aggressively and it grabs their attention and wipes the seductive look off Lena’s face and lightens her eyes from the dark gaze she was holding previously.

“I’ve got it. It’s done.” He stands up, his spine straighter than any of them in the room and tucks his hands behind his back. “You may plug in your USB device now and you can rest assured that your data will be safe.”

“Uh, thanks, Brainy,” Kara says, still a little flustered because of what Lena can say without saying anything at all but the feeling dissipating and being replaced by a wave of relief that they are finally able to put their proof out into the world.

“Isn’t he just the best?” Nia asks, standing up and pressing a peck to his cheek, garnering the most human reaction he has had since they met him today by widening his eyes and ducking his head.

“Sure, Nia. He’s pretty great. Would you mind grabbing Ms Grant so we can start planning the proof release?” Lena asks.

Kara jumps in before Nia can accept though. “I’ll go, I have to grab the USB from where I hid it anyway.”

“Want me to come with you?” Lena asks but Kara shakes her head.

“I’ll only be a minute, sit back and rejoice in this little win.”

Lena sits back down, reassuring herself that Kara is right, she will only be a minute. She watches closely as Kara leaves and gestures for Nia to sit on the chair Kara just vacated rather than the desk chair, garnering a confused nose scrunch.

In response to that look, Lena huffs. “If you think you deserve the good chair and won’t get kicked out of it when Ms Grant comes in here, you’re very much wrong.”

“Fine.” Nia gives in and Brainy moves his chair next to Nia’s.

Kara goes to Cat’s office first to get her and finds her alone so Lucy must be off doing something important that doesn’t include babysitting them so they don’t do anything worse than drunken livestreams.

“Hey, Ms Grant, Brainy has finished up with the computer now.”

Cat simply nods and stands up. She gathers a few items off her desk and piles them on top of her notebook before joining Kara at the door. Kara gets a glance at them and sees that it’s just her glasses, her phone and her lucky pen. Cat’s feeling good about this if she’s bringing her lucky pen.

“We just have to stop and get the USB.”

“Lead the way.”

Kara doesn’t waste any time, she strides right towards Snapper’s old office, completely ignoring the intrigued looks of her co-workers but she does notice the stress and apprehension on their faces and in their tight postures. It’s understandable, something huge is going down and the person in the middle of it keeps showing up at work and acting strangely.

Cat tuts at her when she gets just inside the door to Snapper’s office because she digs her hand right into the plant pot she hid the USB in. Her nails fill up with soil and her fingers hand to wiggle around a little but it’s there, she still has it and it’s right where she left it.

She was a little worried it would have been found, especially when she was walking up here and saw that the room has been partially emptied, just a desk, a chair and some empty shelves remaining. Clearly filling the role of Editor-In-Chief isn’t at the top of Ms Grant’s priority list at the minute.

“Got it.”

“You better wash your hands.”

“I will once this is safely in the office with the rest of the group, don’t worry.”

Cat nods but she isn’t satisfied. They barely get a few more steps before she speaks again, not being able to hold her tongue. “You’re dropping dirt in my building.”

Kara doesn’t dignify that with a response but she does tighten her grip of the USB and keeps marching towards her office. The door swings open after Cat grabs the handle. Kara did go to grab it but a sharp clearing of Cat’s throat has her hand retreating. Apparently, she’s not allowed to open the door when her hand is dirty even though she reached out with her clean hand.

“One USB.” Kara holds it out to Brainy, allowing him the honours. “I grew that myself, as you can see.” Her shoulders sink when her joke doesn’t land but Lena’s comforting hand runs over her shoulder blades.

“Tough crowd, I thought it was funny though.”

“Thanks, baby.” Kara mumbles. “I’m just going to go and wash my hand, keep an eye on the idiots for me.”

“You got it, don’t be long.”

-

The proof is posted to CatCo’s website along with the actual article that was meant to be released before right at midnight and it’s fast-growing to be one of the most viewed articles in CatCo’s history.

Every media company they can think of have written articles on it or posted about it in some way. It’s insane how the word is spreading that the long-awaited proof is out there now and people are drinking it in.

With the release though, they have been wary. They went home just after it was posted and came back to the office first thing in the morning but they would be lying if they said they weren’t worried now.

If the government weren’t wanting them dead before, they probably will now because they now have the proof they need to show that something more sinister is definitely at play and putting the heat on them. Not only that though, but the public is now also aware that they are in danger because of what they know so at least everyone will know the truth if they do get offed before their time and they will see the government for the corrupt body it is, not that most everyone in the US and across the globe doesn’t already know that, at least to some extent.

Kara and Lena are alone in Kara’s office. Now that the article is live, Kara is working on her next one. One where she’s detailing the hardships they faced and the explanation for the late publishing of the video of Snapper in her office and the actual article along with every other little scrap of proof they could get their hands on.

While she’s doing that, Lena is simultaneously keeping an eye on Twitter to see what the reactions to the article are and also getting back into some of her work for L-Corp. While most of it’s been covered already by Sam, her CFO, she feels terrible that it’s all being dumped on her, even if she is being compensated for it greatly, she knows just how much time she must be sacrificing with her daughter to keep the company afloat and step into her shoes while they get all of this sorted out.

There’s really not much she can do other than sign a few documents and go over a couple of projects that need to be approved though because Sam is so on top of things she has managed to get things more organized than she’s had them in years, even going as far as getting a couple of days ahead in certain areas where Lena is chronically behind. She’s going to have to pin her down for a conversation so she can teach her how to do that because no matter how many hours she’s put in before, she’s never been that organized. She has to have a secret about how she’s managed it.

“Kara, you’re getting a whole lot of positive attention here.”

 “Really?” Kara looks up from her laptop.

Lena hums her confirmation. “It’s looking really good. I bet your next article will be another boost for us as well.”

“Let’s hope so.”

A frantic knock at the door has them on edge. It’s quick and light but the sound is heavy and nerve-wracking.

“Come in,” Lena calls.

Franklin, a trusted co-worker of Kara’s, pokes his head in the door. “Kara, you better come out here, the state governor is here and she’s asking to see you.”

“What?” Kara can barely believe what she’s hearing and is up and heading out of her office right away. She has an idea of where she needs to go without asking and goes right for Ms Grant’s office, Franklin and Lena right behind her.

She finds the office empty though. “Oh, where is she?” She turns to Franklin. “I would have thought she would be in here with Ms Grant.”

“Ms Grant wouldn’t let them upstairs. They are in the lobby.”

Kara’s eyebrows shoot up into her hairline. Cat has pulled many tricks but keeping someone as important as the state governor in the lobby is something she couldn’t have anticipated but if anyone is going to make a power move like that one, it’s Cat motherfucking Grant. “That’s very…whatever. Let’s go.”

Lena and Kara step out of the elevator in unison, Franklin trailing behind them, his eyes alert as he keeps track of what’s going on like he’s afraid he’s about to miss something. The security guards are still present but the dozen guards that were stationed down here have been joined by at least another dozen, probably more, all ready and waiting to throw out The Governor and anyone else that they are instructed to do so.

The Governor is joined by her own guards, six of them all stationed around her in a loose hexagon that could tighten up to the sharpest of shapes in an instant.

“Ms Danvers, Ms Luthor. I’m glad you could join us.” The Governor notices them as they stalk forward to Cat’s side, who is standing in front of the Governor and her guards, arms crossed and looking seven feet tall in all of her feisty glory.

“What can we do for you, Governor?” Kara asks, her chest puffed in faux confidence, her voice as commanding as she can make it, taking a leaf out of Lena’s book from when she has her CEO persona in place.

“I was hoping to speak to you in private, are you certain that isn’t possible?” She turns her attention between Kara, Lena and Cat, seeking approval she has already been denied as far as Kara and Lena can see.

Cat shakes her head. “This is as far into my building as you’re getting. You can speak freely or don’t, that’s completely up to you.”

The Governor doesn’t look pleased but nods anyway, accepting that she’s not going to be getting very far with her request. “Alright, here is fine. Ms Danvers, your presence has been requested at The White House. The President wishes to speak to you in person.”

Kara’s eyes bulge along with Lena’s, Cat’s and Franklin’s.

“I believe it is quite obvious what he would like to discuss with you since it’s the top news story at every media station in the country. He has sent me to collect you and have you escorted there right away.”

“And if I refuse?”

The guards step forward.

“I don’t believe we need to discuss hypotheticals.”

“I want Ms Grant and Ms Luthor to join me too,” Kara demands.

The Governor has no issues with that, a single head nod allowing it. “You may bring guests with you but the meeting will be between you and The President alone as far as I’m aware. Please come with me.”

Cat doesn’t move when The Governor heads for the door and since Kara and Lena are a half-step behind her, they don’t move either.

The Governor and the guards take note of that and move back towards them threateningly.

“I will be collecting a few of my things from upstairs, as will Ms Danvers and Ms Luthor. We will be back soon, feel free to wait in the lobby.” Cat announces to them, not giving them time to argue before she’s ushering them into the elevator, leaving poor Franklin behind in her rush to stab the close-door button so they can’t be forcibly followed.

As they are on their way up, Cat turns to them. “We have to be careful about this. Kara, you’re going to be on your own for some of this, hold your ground and be the reporter I know you can be. Do not allow yourself to be bullied into anything. You hear me?”

“I hear you.”

“Excellent. Gather a few things from your desk to make it look like we weren’t just buying time. Leave your phones with Nia. I will bring some of my backup phones and pass them off as ours, bring your phone cases though. We have to take every precaution here, no matter what.”

Kara and Lena go right to Kara’s office and grab a couple of things. For Kara, it’s just a couple of notebooks and for Lena, it’s one of Kara’s spare notebooks and her keys, minus her house key. They stop by Nia’s desk and leave their phones with her, having her put them in her purse and also asking her to keep an eye on their laptops too since they are in Kara’s office. She can go and grab them later when they aren’t being watched by everyone in the bullpen.

Cat joins them a second later but she must have locked her phone up in her hidden safe that Kara only knows about because she was trusted with the code after two and a half years of being her assistant but before that, she didn’t even know of its existence because it’s hidden behind a panel in her private bathroom. Come to think of it, that would have been a better place for the USB drive rather than a plant pot but she can’t be blamed for that choice when she was under pressure and also traumatized.

“Nia, I want you to have CatCo make a statement that the three of us have been taken to The White House. I want you to slyly add in that it wasn’t completely of our own will. Do that however you will and also notify Alex Danvers of our whereabouts, please. Also, notify HR that you and Franklin have been put in charge of this and work will whomever they set up to lead the company temporarily, most likely Marcus. He’s a bit of a pompous asshole but I’m sure you can deal with him. Good luck.”

Cat starts marching away so Kara and Lena say their goodbyes quickly and head after her, passing Franklin on the way. Kara taps his arm, “Nia will fill you in, go talk to her.”

They are loaded into a car very fast upon getting back to the lobby, probably because they are afraid they will be left out of the loop again and will be forced to take actual action to bring them in and have that plastered all over the news too.

Kara takes Lena’s hand as she sits between her girlfriend and her boss. It’s mostly for her sake but she can feel Lena’s tight grip on her in a way that very much shows that she needs this just as much as she does.

A few minutes into the car ride, hidden by the gentle flow of Kara’s skirt, Cat’s hand travels to rest gently over the top of Kara’s. Not grabbing, just resting. Kara’s not sure if it’s for her benefit or for Cat’s but she’s not moving that hand. She’ll wait for Cat to move it first.

A while goes by of the silent car ride, nobody talking at all. The Governor is in another car but there are guards in the row behind them in the car and also one beside the driver, not that they could make a move because there is a very obvious screen between all of the rows of seats meaning that they are completely contained. They don’t have to try the doors to know they are locked.

The car pulls up at a familiar place. A smaller airport that is used for private planes, one that both Cat and Lena have used on a multitude of occasions and one that Kara has thanks to Lena. She’s not forgetting it in a hurry either. She’s not going to have the opportunity to get the same treatment on this flight though, these guards do not want a show of Lena railing Kara into unconsciousness on the plane, unfortunately.

The door is pulled open and a guard ushers them out, his jacket pushed back behind the holster on his hip, showing off his gun, probably purposeful.

They climb out one by one and are told to stay put. The car pulls away and parks a little way away back towards the actual parking lot.

Cat leans into the pair. “No talking on this trip, we are being listened to so until we know for sure what is happening, you stay quiet.” She leans halfway back before remembering something and leaning back in. “Also, never leave your purses unattended.”

Lena lowers her voice. “Got it.”

“Kara?” Cat asks, needing her confirmation too.

“Got it, too.”

“Good.”

The Governor meanders over, looking all too proud of herself for getting them here. She’s done her job so she doesn’t care about much else. “I’m glad you’ve made the right choice. You will be directed to board soon and accommodation will be provided for you upon your arrival. Ms Danvers, I assume your meeting with The President will be almost immediate, I believe that your meeting has been prioritized.”

“Thanks for the update,” Kara says, her voice monotone.

“You’re so very welcome.” The Governor’s voice is so full of egotistical smugness that it makes them want to either puke on her expensive heels or push her over and it’s hard to tell which is the better choice.

Lena shakes her head at her as she walks away but that one gesture says far more than any words could but Kara knows what words she would say, she can practically hear them ringing in her head and it’s enough to make a sailor cringe.

The three of them look up at the plane. It’s sleek and modern, definitely worth a pretty penny and it’s taking them somewhere they don’t really want to go. It’s taking them somewhere full of unknowns they don’t know how to deal with.

All they know is that while they know what’s waiting for them when they get off the plane physically, they can’t prepare themselves for what’s going to be waiting for them otherwise. They can only hope it’s something good. They like cake. Cake would be good. They have a feeling it’s not going to be cake.

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[sboochi]

favorite TTS AU headcanons?🥺

After some story and relationship headcanons, it's time for random ones!

When Jack learns that Eugene dislikes snow, The Great Plan for Fitzherbert's Annoyance begins. Merida and Cass are helping

Old but gold: Raps and Merida play with each other's hair

Speaking of hair, Rapunzel asks Hiccup about his little braids and then tries doing them on Eugene bc she thinks it's adorable

In the very much needed episode where they hang out at the Snuggly Duckling, Hiccup and Merida have a drinking competition. On the other hand Jack won't touch alcohol even with his staff

This is the first time Hiccup spontaneously breaks into song. We love some character development (this is based on Jay Baruchel, I think he doesn't like singing when asked but I may be remembering wrong)

Chris Pine voices Jack so his songs. Would. Slap. HARD

Rapunzel+Merida duets would be so cute omg

Ok but Eugene Lance Jack and Hic would be perfect for those wholesome "guys being guys" videos

[ninelie00]

𝑲𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏 𝑹𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝑨𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒐 (2001-2002) - 𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝑰𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒆 𝑾𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑹𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓

Kamen Rider Agito has been a show that I have held in such high regards since I first watched it during lockdown in 2019 when Zero One, Taiga, and Ryusoulger (later Kiramager) graced our eyes with their Reiwa era almost "more of the same" feels but with sprinkles of new ideas and concepts that could write in the stones of what future entries could entail henceforth for the IPs. Kamen Rider Agito struck me hard when I was diving into the world of Rider, un-linking itself from the Kamen Rider formulas (while in the sense making the formula of future entries) and being Toshiki Inoue's take on the meaning of what Kamen Rider is and how the toll of such a heroic can be on the protagonist and the cast's entire livelihoods when confronted with the mysteries of their world and within themselves. When tasked with having the first three (later four) way storytellings of Agito, the viewer has to watch as they intersect or even clash at times. The most interesting one obviously is Shouichi Tsugami's story, which Inoue writes with considerable grace and is probably the best Rider arc where Tsugami learns to not give up either sides of himself for the sake of the other and balance his life as a person saving others and as the man who has to learn who he is as a person. On the other front we have Hikawa Makoto, a failwife who pilots a mecha suit based on Kuuga that tackles the government politics of the dealings of the Unknown and the mysteries of the verse. Hikawa is not the best detective, in fact he is terrible, but he is adorable and his co-workers/friends are so fun to watch plus his dynamic with Tsugami is cute. However, it would seem that corporate still wanted a stock standard Rider protagonist in some form so we get our traditional Rider writing compensation in Ryo Ashihara, he's a bit of a wandering hobo who gets the brunt of rather underwhelming plotlines that are weaker for the greater chunk of the show leading up to his first death. However, after that initial death he becomes a way better character so who is to complain? The Rider and Unknown designs are great, probably some of the best of the franchise. I love Agito and his forms, Gills Exceed, G-3X, and the second half's Unknowns. They fit snuggly alongside Kuuga's designs, and ultimately feels so naturally like continuations of those sensibilities. The one major fumble of Agito is the final five episodes, which feel like tacked on parts of what may have been plans of an epilogue movie of sorts stuck in five episodes of epilogue. This is my pick of the best Rider series ever, period, and I definitely think it should be worth checking out.

[cutegirlmayra]

I’m doing this now, so I can get more done XD

PROMPTS ARE ON SHUTDOWN, YOU CUTE SENTIMENTAL READERS WILL HAVE TO JUST READ WHAT IS ALREADY IN THE INBOX DURING THE TIME THAT THEY WERE OPEN, BUT NOW, THEY’RE CLOSED. SLAMMED. LOCKED UP IN CONFINEMENT. NO MORE PROMPT REQUEST UNTIL THE GRAND REOPENING YOU ADORABLE PATIENT SNUGGLY-WUGGLIES. (yall have reduced me to this... lololol)

I’d like to first say that Sonic considers all his friends equally. Cosmo and Chris ARE apart of Sonic’s best friends. He doesn’t value one above the other. It’s very much within Sonic’s personality to keep that balance and ‘distance’ (His aloof nature) as well as the strong bond between him and Chris, and also the one forming with him and Cosmo.

Am I saying I prefer Chris and Cosmo? No. I do like Cosmo, thought Chris was a marketing scheme to get kids to like Sonic and relate to him through a ‘similar to them, human chara to insert themselves onto’, and I do like Tails (As my fav chara) and Amy (As my favorite to write) but I can’t ignore that Sonic DOES and WILL ALWAYS care about Chris and Cosmo. Anyone in danger is someone Sonic will do anything for to protect... he barely knew Elise, and still risked a lot to protect her? Same difference.

I am not defending those characters, I’m defending SONIC’S CHARACTER. The ingregity of a hero is not substained by ‘favorites’ among friends, but by the quality of one’s heart to open up and care about another’s suffering.

For Sonic, no matter who it was, he was going to get emotional for them. Because that’s the mark of a true hero.

Just wanted to clear that up lol

I have a friend who asked the same thing, “You’ve known *So-and-So* For more than 16 years...” And I had to tell them that I loved them just as much, and cared just as much, that time could not measure my love, and that my heart’s size did not grow with time, but with understanding. And The more I understood and spent time with my friend, the more love grew to reach no amount.

I feel Sonic may think the same. It’s not the amount of ‘time’ spent, it’s just that ‘I’ve decided your my friend now, and I care about you. That has no limitations.’

Sonic is a character about surmounting limits, so I feel as the ‘fastest thing alive’ he’s also the most ‘fastest at making friends and caring about them.’ Take Chip for example! Yeah?

And he knew Chris longer than Chip!

But I digress~ To the Prompt!

Prompt:

“Sonic! Amy is...”

“I didn’t get that Tails? What’s happened to Amy? Tails!”

Sonic held the recieving radio close to his face, his eyes widening only a split second during Tails’s callout, but quickly reverted to a serious expression.

Later, as the slow moving door rose upwards to reveal the red of Sonic’s shoes and then the rest of himself, Eggman quickly shifted his gun to Amy, making sure it was obvious the situation at hand...

“Let’s take care of business, first... shall we, Sonic?” He sneered with his voice having the husk of angry revenge seething from the pushed breath upon his teeth. “Hand over the Chaos Emerald, slowly..., and then we’ll talk about your girlfriend, that is... if you really care for her...”

Amy’s face turned to grief,... did people not really believe Sonic cared about her?

It then sunk in her heart... did she really know?

She placed a light fist upon her chest... looking down.

No! She knew that he did, but the world mattered far too much for him to make this decision!

She rose her head with a sharp nod, but Sonic was already contemplating to himself, looking at the fake Chaos Emerald... Thinking about killing two birds with one stone, before Amy summoned her hammer and side-stepped from Eggman’s pointed pistol.

“What!?” Eggman exclaimed, as Tails’s mouth elongated at the action.

“Amy!” Sonic snapped out of his inner-dialogue to look up at Amy’s quick action, his eyes shrinking at her hasty movement, and swung a hand out, “Wait!”

Tails dashed in, the stomping of his Tornado’s feet clanking harshly against the ground, “Ammyy..!”

“Tails, not you to!” Sonic quickly stated as Eggman shook his fists in the air, lowering his head down an then quickly jumping up in his own mech. “Ohh..!!! That does it, say goodbye to your brazen friends, Sonic!” Eggman shot out his blast but it hit Tails’s mech first.

“Wo-woah!” Tails’s machine kept running before crashing down on one side. He looked up, worried now that he was immobile.

“Tails, the Emerald!” Sonic was about to make a new plan before stepping directly into Eggman’s trap. “What!?”

“Whahaha!” Eggman laughed, but Amy’s hammer intercepted his boasting, “Offph!”

He dropped the gun...

“I don’t think so!” Amy then rushed over to Sonic, “Leave it me, Sonic!” putting both hands on the tube he was trapped in.

Sonic shook his head, looking upset, “Amy, don’t do it! It’s dangerous!”

“Danger is no stranger to me.” Amy confidently responded, but then Eggman held up his gun and locked it onto Amy. “Uah!” Amy cried out, seeing the switch of weaponry and pinned herself against the outside of Sonic’s imprisoning tube.

“No!” Sonic shouted out, “You want the Emerald, Eggman? Right? Let Tails and Amy go!” Sonic held up the Chaos Emerald and nodded his head, then swung his arm again to show that he wanted his friends safe.

“Whaha... you thought you could trick me with that fake Emerald, didn’t you?” He smirked behind his mustache, cleverly disguising his ploy, as his voice gave off a serious tone to hide his genius... He ducked his head as Tails began, confirming his suspicions...

“So...” Tails looked a bit apologetic, wondering... he had perfected the shape and design, how could he tell? “How did you know it wasn’t the real one?”

“Tails!” Sonic scolded loudly.

“Because you just told me, Fox boy!” Eggman chuckled at the young boy’s naiveness. “

It took a moment, but the realization hit Tails’s face much harder than that last blast of the gun did to his machine.

“Now, for a little space ride..! Whaa!?” Eggman felt his machine topple slightly in balance, and looked over to see Amy’s boots sliding in desperation for traction, trying to scoot and step his robotic leg-parts out to do the splits.

He quickly readjusted and she went flying forward, her hammer having been hooked to the robotic leg’s ankle. “But first... a little Rodent control..!”

“No..!!!” Sonic cried out as the light of the blaster flashed by the tube... Sonic’s eyes shaking... his fur turning a darker shade in intervals... fading in and out...

“The fate of your friends rests entirely in your hands, if you choose to oppose me, then I can assuredly say that it was you that brought their undoing... Sonic.” Guilt-tripping, Eggman turned with his blaster still powering down, the steam coming off of it.

Sonic’s hand shook as his fingers pressed against the edge of the tube, as though he had moved at rapid speed against it when the blaster went off... but he was unable to stop it...

“This painful price... is simply from their following after you, Sonic... you’re the one that keeps putting your friends in danger, and allowing them to fall into my clutches.” Eggman held up his hand and slowly folded it into a tightened fist, grinning diabolically.

Sonic slid down the side of the tube, bending to a knee.

His hands came down in front of him, his body trembling...

“Quite entertaining... really... Hahaha!” Eggman laughed, “Say goodbye, Sonic! Or are you really too late for that, too?”

Amy’s body began to flinch, but Sonic couldn’t see it.

His head held low... his fur changing...

Eggman suddenly stopped laughing, “Hmm?” he leaned a bit forward, raising a large, protruding eyebrow up and out towards the new, strange behavior.

“Are you really getting that upset over her, Sonic? Do you mean to tell me you actually did care about the girl..?” Eggman had figured, but this was... a bit unpresedented a reaction.

Sonic let out a raspy, shaking breath... “I’ve... never seen Tails so scared.”

Tails looked horribly sorry towards Sonic.

“Hmph, he should be.” Eggman took that as a gloating opportunity, his chest coming out in pride. “After all, I am to become the new Emperor of the world, you know!”

Little did he know... Shadow’s betrayal was almost certain... if Amy didn’t survive this.

“Amy... She’s passed out.” His fur immediately lit up like a dark flame...

“She tried to escape, and was taught a painful lesson.” Eggman flurished a hand out, rotating it. “Child’s play.” he mocked.

“Eggman... What did you do to them!?” He rose up as though stating that Eggman’s last decision just costed him everything... the subtle game they had been playing for years... all gone in smoke now.

Eggman actually winced back, “Eee..! What’s going on! I’ve never seen you like this before, Sonic!” he moved his machine back to a pivoting step, “On second thought, forget the theatrics, and just die!”

With a smirk, Sonic held up the Chaos Emearld, “Alright, Tails... let’s test this fake out!” he was dropped into space... but the explosion happened far too early.

“W-what?!” Eggman looked out the window, then panickally began to flee, “Tactical advantage lost, change of plan. I’m outta here!” he dashed quickly out as Tails got his machine to at least stand up.

“A-Amy..?” He looked with a trembling lower-lip towards her, “J-Just hang on... I’ll... I’ll get that slimy, slippery Eggman and... And I’ll make up for this! Somehow!” He took off after moving her gently to the side, near the window, and raced off after Eggman, even with a limp in his robotic leg. “EGGGGMMANNN!!! You’ll pay for this!” tears were still in his eyes...

Sonic’s body pireced the room and flew after Eggman, who asked him to settle down as his eyes were now pure white, his body completely a blackish blue...

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen you this worked up be-GAK, GAWK!” Sonic interupted his banter by immediately seizing his throat, it was barely a blink in sight, almost like a glitch of light and he was at his throat... choking him...

“You like to play and mess around, too, Eggman...” Sonic squeezed his throat a bit more, making the poor doctor let go of his controls a moment, flailing. “Too much...”

He finally was able to manage, without looking as his head was propped up, to grab the controls and try and use his blaster to get Sonic off of him.

It worked, but Sonic just blinked out in an instant, standing before him now, the Blaster making a far-off explosion behind him.

“I’m really disappointed in you...” Eggman rubbed his throat, “That shot only stunned her nervous system... she’s still alive, you know...”

Sonic’s eyes softened a moment at that confession.

Eggman propped his machine to stand up properly at it’s normal, bouncing height.

“From now on...” He readjusted his blaster, moving it around a bit, “Be careful not to let your temper get out of control,... Or one of these days, you may find you’re always angry!” He seemed to maybe... be referring to himself.

He looked up as though a touch of relatability...

“And don’t worry about Amy...” He then turned his head back before walking on ahead, “A certain Hedgehog that looks strangely familiar to your new shade of doom and gloom has that covered...”

“What?” Sonic powered down as he moved back to the room... Sure enough, that fake hedgehog... was healing Amy.

Her eyes flickered a bit as she panted in her strain. “S... Sonic?”

The hedgehog said nothing... his eyes were only seeing a memory... Maria...

Chaos energy flowed from his hands out of himself, and he then pushed it gently into her, “Chaos... Control...” He closed his eyes as he felt his arms stiffen while Amy slowly fell to sleep...

Sonic walked over... each step lightening his fur, before he paused behind him, looking down at Amy.

“... Thank you.”

“You shouldn’t be thanking me at all.” Shadow got up from his bent stance on his knee, raising up to look down at her. “... One bad decision... and you became like me.” He looked over to him, “... A shadow of your former self.”

Sonic’s eyes squinted somewhat gingerly... 

“... You should take better care of your friends... keep them out of this place..!” Shadow swiped a hand out as he turned around, exiting...

“She made her decision long ago... Shadow.” Sonic rose his head up as Shadow stopped.

“... I had to honor it... because once she sets her mind to something... something... for someone that she loves...”

Shadow’s eyes began to tear up... thinking of Maria, his back still to Sonic as he paused in his retreating steps...

“There’s nothing that can stop her...”

“Except death itself.” Shadow concluded, and walked on... Sonic looked over his shoulder, sharing a crucial moment with Shadow that would define the rest of their dynamic moving forward.

They connected. They had something in common now. A mutual understanding...

Amy stirred and Sonic immediately turned back to her, bending down, “What you did was crazy, Amy.” He smiled lightly as he moved her head a little so he could place his hand behind it, to support her.

“S... Shadow?” She had seen only a glimpse of the dark fur... but then it reverted back to blue. “Sonic?”

“... Shadow did heal you... he seemed to want to save a lot of people now.” He looked tenderly to her. “I think that might have been your doing.”

Amy teared up, reaching weakly up to Sonic. “Sonic... you’re alive..!” she weakly tried to hold him... but her arms trembled and softly fell to his shoulders... sliding a bit as her head dipped back into sleep. “Sonic... Sonic...”

“Shadow... Shadow...” Maria’s echoing voice... as Shadow was thrown out into a similar tube... as Sonic was.

The paraells... would now connect them... for life.

(I accidentally made it a buddy-buddy relatable thing with Shadow and Sonic but eh XD It was meant to be that way in SA2 anyway. Sonic’s entrapment, Amy held at gun point, was meant to show a paraell with Shadow, Maria, and G.U.N. But alas, I have crafted it to combine the two scenes into a buddy fic XD I hope you liked my hurt/comfort AU, I tried to keep it in the character of Canon as much as possible, while incorpriating actual lines from both scenes in the requests. Enjoy~<3)

[alastairstom]

what do you think james, cordelia, alastair, thomas, matthew, christopher, anna, ari and lucie’s favourite animals are?

obviously we know matthew has oscar (lil baby🥹) but what do you think they’re most likely to have as pets?

and why?🤭

Some of these have canon favourite animals from their original introductions that came with the Charlie Bowater character cards!

Cordelia -> Persian cat. Can totally see her keeping one as a pet. She adores both her and James and is super snuggly.

James -> Wolf. Unfortunately there is no ethical way to have a pet wolf. I think he is happy to have the cat with Cordelia and he loved her very much.

Matthew -> OSCAR. If he got a second pet, which I don't think he would, maybe a hamster that likes to zoom on a wheel. Or a guinea pig!

Alastair -> Hedgehog. 1000% will die on the hill that he'll adopt one eventually. I put it in a fic or two, called the hedgehog Farzin. It immediately loved Alastair because he is a hedgehog whisperer.

Thomas -> Owl. But he can't have a pet owl and is, like James, more than content to share Farzin with Alastair. Also he and Alastair will definitely have 2 cats I said what I said. I call them Meowcchiavelli and Shakespurr in A Ribbon of Dream.

I don't remember the other's canon faves so am going to make them up because I'm too lazy to put in the work.

Ari and Anna obviously both have Winston. But I think they also both really like snakes and reptiles, so they'll get a ball python and also a bearded dragon at various points in their lives. Since they're having a kid, the bearded dragon will probably be more immediate because those things are harmless.

Christopher and Grace would in an alternate world probably not have a pet because of all the experiments happening in their home. It might not be safe for animals. However I think they both love animals and regularly go to their friends' houses to pet them.

As it stands in canon, I can see Grace with a black cat. I have one and feel ~witchy.~ I think Grace would enjoy that. The cat would be like her familiar.

[quill-pen]

Scrooge Fanfiction Masterlist

One-shots (Start off as ScroogeXReader then changes to ScroogeXOC as the insert became hr own characters but the idea remains the same)

~Blessing SFW: Scrooge reassures his reader!wife of his love and adoration for her.

A Christmas Confession pt. 1 SFW: On their first Christmas as a married couple, Scrooge and Reader host a Christmas party and put the children to bed with dreams of Santa and sugarplums dancing through their heads.

A Christmas Confession pt. 2 SFW: Still on their first Christmas as a married couple, Reader finally comes to clean to Ebenezer about her feelings for him, despite how she fears his rejection. His response is incredible.

~Not Over Quickly NSFW: While sharing a passionate night with wife!reader, Ebenezer makes something happen that's never happened before.

Making TikToks with Ebenezer pt.? SFW: Modern AU--Ebenezer suggests making a TikTok with you and surprises you with what the subject is.

~Sexy, unnamed fic inspired by prompt 1 NSFW: A snuggly, bookish evening turns a little steamy because Bess just can't keep her hands off her handsome hubby.

Custard, Strawberries, and April Fools prompt inspired 2 SFW: Just a lovely spring picnic between a loving and sweet couple.

~Welcomes Home prompt inspired 3 SFW: Ebenezer returns home to find Bess away. Yet even in her absence, she manages to welcome him home.

Cute, untitled fic inspired by prompt 4 SFW: A sugary sweet moment between our OTP.

~Just so Punny NSFW: Scrooge really does not appreciate puns.

A Good Cowgirl NSFW: Bess is a very good cowgirl--just ask Ebenezer.

~Like George SFW: Some insight into Bess' relationships with some of the main men in her life.

Toddie vs. Ebeness NSFW-ish: Just a comparison of two of my favorite ships in my Scroogeverse.

~She-Wolf NSFW: Just a little passionate doggy-style between our wolfish soulmates.

A Good Man SFW: Ebenezer Scrooge is a good man; Bess just wishes he could see it as easily as she can.

~Somewhere Out There SFW: Bess goes through a rough break-up with her fiancé.

The Queen's Protector NSFW: Bess receives some unwanted attention from another man and Ebenezer comes to her aid.

~Storm Shelter SFW: Bess goes into a spiral after a suffering flashback from her childhood.

Fear the Big Bad Wolf SFW: Ebenezer comforts Bess and makes promises to her after she reveals threatening information.

~In Your Corner SFW: Bess has a rough morning and Ebenezer comforts her.

~Boss (continuation of 'In Your Corner') SFW: Bess finally lays down the law with her housekeeper.

A Father's Regret SFW: Jacob Marley pays another ghostly visit.

~Domesticity SFW: Bess finally makes Scrooge Manor her home.

Deep NSFW: Those hands are magical.

~ Bess SFW: A sorry attempt at poetry based on the moment Ebenezer meets Bess for the first time.

Forever SFW: A comparison of Bess' and Ebenezer's wedding and Bea's and Jacob's wedding. From both the women's and men's perspectives.

~Powder Room NSFW-ish: A short little drabble/thot about our minxy otp.😉

A Good Day to Die NSFW: Another short drabble about some spicy office lovin'.

~A Quiet Evening SFW: In the Sims Scrooge timeline, Bess and Ebenezar--also known as Wolf--share a romantic evening together.

The Wolf & The Moon SFW: Another sorry attempt at poetry.😬

~Tattoo SFW: A little ficlet about a conversation between modern!Bess and Ebenezer concerning scars and tattoos.

Goosebumps SFW: A little poem-ish drabble about our dear former miser through the eyes of his beloved wife.

~Red NSFW: A small drabble centering around a pair of lingerie and the color red. Featuring our beloved wolf-motifed couple.

Pearls SFW: Ethel Cratchit never liked pearls. But she still wanted them because of what they'd come to symbolize for her.

~Blue Moon SFW: Blue moons should be blue. And come in pairs.

Angel SFW: A poem by our favorite former miser as he slowly realizes his love for a freckle-faced, blue-eyed, black-haired American.

~My Bess NSFW: A steamy moment of passion between our favorite pair.

Meet the Scrooges pt. 1 SFW: In the Sims 4 Scroogeverse, Ebenezar--a.k.a. Wolf--finally takes his new wife, Bess, to meet her in-laws.

~ That's Why They're 'The Wolves' NSFW: A little thot set in the Timeless Scroogeverse concerning why our favorite couple are called "The Wolves".

Jealousy SFW (but littered with crude language and overall toxicity): Bess gets engaged. She is thrilled. Oliver and Abigail are not.

~My Big Sister by Millicent Sullivan-Scrooge SFW: A draft of a report Millie writes and reads in one of my fics.

The Declaration SFW: In the DND Scroogeverse, ex-warrior-priestess Bess puts herself between the werewolf she loves and those who would threaten him.

~Draped in Moonbeams NSFW: Ebenezer comes home to a rather lovely surprise awaiting him in the master bedroom.

Timeless Firsts with the Girls: Kisses--Addie SFW: In the Timeless Scroogeverse, Addie tells the girls her experience of being kissed by Tom Jenkins for the first time

[deepspacedukat]

Okay this is really random but I wanted to share, 😅 I hope you don’t mind but I finished getting Nessie’s and Gary the snail’s tank set up 😋

Cinder is also doing good, she’s been chillin with me in the evenings 😂

Oh and I have part two of Soven x Melody planned out I’m just turning bullet points into full on scenes 😋 I also have an idea for Kash and Camille as well as Veren and Sandra but those are a ways off 😄

Oh friend, I don’t mind at all!!!! Look at the babies!!!! 🥺💙✨ Nessie and Gary have such a nice tank!!! I hope they enjoy their new home!! 💖

Awwww, look at Cinderrrrr!! Snuggly lil fluffy bean!!! 💙💙💙😭 She’s adorable as always! And in that next to last photo LOOK AT HER TEENY TINY PAW OMFG?!?! 🥺😭🥺💖 How dare she be that cute??? I have the urge to very gently boop the little sniffly snoot. She looks so soft...

Oooooh! Moar stories????? 👀 I’m so excited! No matter whether you write them soon or a ways down the line, I’m always happy to read about your characters! They’re so well thought out, and I just adore them!

[iminaworldofpureimagination]

Who’s ur favorite Bojack horseman character and why? Saw ur post saying your bored and want questions :)

The title character! I love him to pieces! I just think he's adorable and want to give the sad horse hugs and snugs. he's a super big guy and looks very snuggly ..

anddd.

I def see some uh traits of myself in him.. im not an alcoholic only been tipsy /never touched drugs . its pretty sad how easy it is for famous people to get drugs . and god i just listened to a actress alison stoner/ who is very sim to sarah lynn minus the drugs... talk about how fans hurt them with comments of hasbeen/bodyshaming. and on the flipside how actors become entitled. . its amazing how good this show is at showing the poison of dealing with fame. ..

anyway.. in terms of relatablity it be, abandonment issues/attachment issues/ defensiveness, grumpy attitude/ hates confrontation so no i wont talk to a former friend if it ended badly/ low esteem the constant wonder of being a good person. that mean voice in your head , emotional abusive mom. that is all very relatable to me. while i get a long okayish with my mom ive been hit with similar words bea threw at him recently and it kinda throws me off.. esp after just watching bojack. i dunno if i was upset or just stunned .. . lol. ohwell..

bojack is also probably the most frustrating character i ever saw in a cartoon I felt like a disappointed mom watching all his bad choices xd

a song to end things on that i find fits him well through the eyes of a friend

Don't look at me with those eyes I tried to unheave the ties Turn back the tide that drew him But he couldn't be saved A sadness runs through him

[kitkatt0430]

11, 16, 24, 74 and 75 for the fic asks please

11.) Do you write scenes in order, or do you jump around?

Mostly in order. The story usually flows that way in my brain and then even when I know for sure what's coming later and I'm more interested in that part of the fic... often I just need too much to get it down in the correct order to write out of order.

But there are exceptions and sometimes writing out of order is actually easier? My brain is a strange place sometimes.

16.) Do you write by hand, on your phone, or on your laptop?

I started off writing a lot by hand. Way back in high school there was a significant chance that everyone would see me writing and assume that as studious and good student I must have been taking notes. I was not. I was writing fanfic. A lot of Tales of Symphonia fanfic that never made it to the computer. I don't know how much is actually left.

Once I started writing on the computer, I rarely went back to hand written. I can type faster than I write, fix errors more effectively, and I don't have to worry about whether someone will find and read it before I'm ready. (Estelle can look over my shoulder all she wants. She's snuggly, only judgmental about the fact that fanfic takes time away from adoring her, and she's a dog so... does not read as far as I know.)

I don't like writing on the phone - the screen is too small and typing using a touch screen leads to too many typos and I just... don't like the experience. Tablets are better since they're bigger, but are at their best when paired with an external keyboard so it's basically like writing on a regular laptop.

24.) How do you choose whose POV to write in?

I swear sometimes the fic just chooses for me. It's generally what feels like it's most natural for the story. Like... whose reactions do I want the most info about and whose are fine second hand? So I'll generally have a gut feeling and just go with it. This isn't always right and I do have to stop and think about it if there are two PoVs competing for attention.

For Moments In Time, I'd been keeping to just Cisco and Hartley's PoV in the larger series so that was what I stuck with there too. But I started getting interested in what was going on elsewhere and introducing some pre-Westhallen. And thus I created Hurricane, which after considering whether or not to include Iris and Eddie PoV became a solely Barry PoV venture. But even after deciding anything I wanted to do with Barry would be a separate story, Moments In Time had some parts where I just knew without question whose PoV to do where. The intro to the story needed to be Cisco's because this was where his visions came into play in a big way so it was important to open with his dream/vision before he woke up. But the scene following that where Hartley offers to attend Dante's party with Cisco made more sense from Hartley's PoV because he's got a lot going on in his thoughts regarding Cisco's family's treatment of Cisco and wanting to protect Cisco from some of that verbal abuse, if he could. That detail was important regarding Hartley's evolving feelings towards Cisco - particularly his protectiveness of Cisco, which is something that came out a lot in that fic both in the original version of the day and in the current version after the timeline reset.

But sometimes it's really useful to have the same scene from two different PoV in order to achieve something specific. With Moments In Time, I had the first chapter close on the events of Cisco, Hartley, and Dante's kidnapping from Cisco's PoV up to where he passes out. Then in the second chapter I start with revisiting some of those events, but this time from Hartley's eyes. It allows showing a bit of unreliable narration between two characters - which can be fun to play with - while also filling in details with character B's PoV that character A wouldn't have noticed and allowing me to give the readers something closer to what I'm envisioning for the bird's eye view of the scene since I know what all the characters involved are experiencing.

74.) Do you have a fic you wish got a bit more love?

I wanna say the last time I answered this I talked about Cassandra - a Doctor Who character fic about New Who's most interesting trampoline. But I do have a few other fics that I wish maybe got a bit more attention.

But I think maybe I'll go about answering this question in a weird way. And talk about a fic that did not initially get a lot of attention but since has. (Why Won't You Respect) When I Say No is a fic I wrote pretty much immediately after the final season of Major Crimes finished airing. I was fed up with how the show had essentially gone out disrespecting the main character's legacy not even a handful of episodes after she died (the actress may have been fine with it, or maybe that's just what she had to say, but I was definitely not) and even more so fed up with how Rusty/Gus was treated as endgame despite Gus' behavior after cheating on Rusty was entitled and selfish. He apologized and was sorry and still loved Rusty so he deserved Rusty back regardless of Rusty's feelings on the matter?

So I wrote a fix fic and was nervous about it. And while it got some nice initial attention - a couple of kudos and even a couple of comments - but it disappeared pretty quickly from view on the main page and while I was a bit disappointed that there weren't more people who were interested... the show was over and there were only a handful of fics for Rusty/Gus anyway. So it was disappointing for me but not necessarily surprising. Looks like even now there's only... seventeen Rusty/Gus fics - and it's a canon ship.

But, over time, the kudos count did frow. I posted it back in 2018 and today in 2023 it has 63 kudos, three comments, and five bookmarks. Which, for the tiny niche of the fandom it inhabits is pretty impressive. And it's validating to know that so many people liked the alternate ending that grew from my frustration with the show. That I wasn't alone in my irritation with how the characters were treated or my desire for them to have better. It just took time for a lot of the people who'd enjoy the fic to find it.

75.) Is there a particular fic that readers gravitated towards that you didn’t expect?

So the fic Spiral was a weird one that was more narration than anything. It's one that I could have used for the question above, because it is strange and not a shipping fic and it's Eobard's story slowly twisted by time travel, accidents, and a profound loneliness... but also about compassion against all odds.

And while I'd love for that fic to have more love... it also did get quite a bit of attention already too. At this point its got 27 kudos, which isn't too bad for where it resides within the larger Flash fandom. And between the those who left comments and the notes in the bookmarks, I do feel like the enigmatic and non-linear feeling I was going for really hit home the way I was hoping. So it may not have gotten the amount of attention some of my other fics did, but I'm really glad it resonated well with those who read it.

[florenceisfalling]

for ur new characters:

1. what are their personalities?

2. does remy ever follow lucia around, or do they kinda keep their distances? how do they interact with one another?

3. where are her parents??

old ask woo! ty sm sm sm for asking

1. lucia is very matter-of fact, typically doesn't care for people's wellbeing, but she doesn't get joy from their suffering. just doesn't let it inconvenience her. even when she's treating them as test subjects, that's because she finds the effects of the electricity stuff to be fascinating, not necessarily because she dislikes people. if you have a lot of knowledge about pretty much any subject, she'll listen and appreciate your company. she loves Enrichment. it just might be hard to tell if she likes you at first bc she is very cold in her demeanor.

remy literally thinks he is a dog and barely grasps any aspects of his humanity aside from communicating with others a little bit and occasional moments of lucidity. he isn't stupid though, he's very clever, especially with fights + finding things. he is also very affectionate, protective, and snuggly, and just adores attention.

2. remy almost always follows lucia around! she needs him to keep her safe, and he needs her because she's sort of forced a role for herself as his Purpose. lucia's area of the asylum is pretty well-guarded by her own measures, so he doesn't have a ton of other people to interact with unless he's following her elsewhere (or unless she has a new test subject, but he isn't supposed to really bond with those so she tends to stop him from engaging with them much). theyve got a very strange but effective-ish way of interacting. she keeps him from doing anything too damaging, and makes sure he's fed and clean and entertained, and he keeps her safe and protected and entertained. a lot of their time is spent just with lucia reading books aloud while he chills out half-napping, or with her tinkering while he watches, fascinated. she sometimes considering trying to help him heal and act like a person again, instead of Making Him Worse, but is scared of what will happen to her if she does.

3. her parents sent her here, because they didn't want to deal with her. so! while i am figuring out the lore of the building itself still and why the outside world hasnt stopped it, the general outcome ive reached in regards to most patients' families is that it doesn't matter, because theyre not part of the haunt :)

[sassy1121]

I posted 1,360 times in 2022

That's 1,031 more posts than 2021!

132 posts created (10%)

1,228 posts reblogged (90%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

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@queerpiracy

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I tagged 1,298 of my posts in 2022

Only 5% of my posts had no tags

#our flag means death - 519 posts

#wwdits - 277 posts

#fan art - 145 posts

#taika waititi - 65 posts

#text post meme - 47 posts

#frenchie - 41 posts

#😂 - 37 posts

#fandom crafting - 26 posts

#david jenkins - 20 posts

#harvey guillén - 20 posts

Longest Tag: 119 characters

#however as an apparently official old i must say i’m identifying with the teachers and parents more than anyone else 😬

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

"Hey, I meant to ask before -- has the dolly got a name?"

Wee John looked down at the rag doll nestled snuggly between his forearm and belly. "Nah, haven't had 'em long. Found it in a trunk and just..." He blushed a little and looked away. "It's silly."

Frenchie looked at him with open curiosity. "Nah, mate -- what? It's adorable. Just thought if it was gonna be roommates with us, I should know its proper name. Just been callin' it 'Dolly' in my head, but that seems disrespectful if it's not her name. His name? Their?" He looked a bit like he was trying to do sums in his head.

Wee John furrowed his brow and mumbled, "Hadn't really thought about it. Never had a doll before."

"What, never? Not even when you were a wee lad?"

He scoffed. "Never was 'a wee lad'. Always been big and always had to act grown. I can't remember anyone ever treating me like a lad, not really."

It was Frenchie's turn to scowl. "You said you made dresses with your mum -- you never made the scraps into toys or nothin'? I had a rag doll my mum made from a walnut and a scrap of linen." A small smile lit his face at the memory.

"Oh, there was no time for any foolishness like that. Work, work, work, it was. Ten mouths to feed, and me the man of the house."

Frenchie's look of sympathy was confusing. Isn't that how it is for everyone who grows up to be a fuckin' pirate? Besides His Nibs, of course. "I get it, man. Still a shame though. Every kid deserves something of their own, just for fun."

Wee John thought he might cry, but he pushed it aside. "I suppose... I suppose I'd call her Sinéad, after my nan?"

Frenchie reached out to gently take the doll's hand and bowed ever so slightly. "Very pleased to make your acquaintance, Sinéad. Welcome to the room. But so's you know, the bed is for sleepin' and the nook --" he pointed to the corner "-- is only for sittin'."

Wee John held Sinéad's arm and shook Frenchie's hand for her. "Much obliged," he said in a voice higher than his own.

"Well, now that's settled," Frenchie grinned, "where exactly are we gettin' these mints?"

88 notes - Posted April 28, 2022

#4

Tonight my kid (13??? for those keeping track at home) asked me what “slash fic” means. She was so, so, SO offended when I told her. Offended that there’s a special word for it. 

We had an extremely interesting discussion about why you would need a word just for that, and what the fic and fandom landscape looked like before she was born. 

Then I told her about the word “femslash” and she got EVEN MORE OFFENDED. 

I think we landed on “well now if you say ‘fanfic’ people *assume* it’s gay, so CHECKMATE STRAIGHTS”

163 notes - Posted May 21, 2022

#3

me, anytime I've forgotten to do something or not been able to concentrate over the last week:

188 notes - Posted March 26, 2022

#2

Lighthouse Painting, my beloved.

(embroidery on random cotton fabric. it's about the size of a business card. i'm gonna stitch it to my bag, where it will get very beat up, so let's all just remember it as it is in this moment, shall we?)

207 notes - Posted April 22, 2022

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[bananapepper420]

What cottagecore are you?

Tagged by @trashlord-007​

honeycore!!

you're gold honey!! you adore baking and cooking, and most definitely love the sweet taste of honey!! you love the warm and cozy way of life, and snuggly hugs are what you live for. you always express your love, and most likely have physical touch as one of your top love languages. your friends love you so much, and think of you as the introverted extrovert of the group you root for saving the bees!! you think they're cute, but you're still a teensy bit scared of them if they come near you. you're too kind, so you must be careful, as many may take advantage of you! but there's no need to worry, because you can simply smack those that do so with your big, wooden cooking spoon. you're still kind to those you dislike, for you fear upsetting anyone, no matter who they are. but know that it's okay to let go sometimes, and be true to yourself!! you're appreciated by many and definitely are the main character.

Take the quiz here.

[soaring-aurora]

ux ven doodle!