#to eat and to watch a movie but otherwise I was completely into it lol

[freyito]

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guess whos getting sick.... yippee!! i like never get sick and when i do im like completely OUT. rn it's just a sore throat and a kind of cough but it's been getting worse all day so i figured i'd get this out and donesies with before i cant even leave my bed lol

cw: gn reader, just fluff, JEWISH JOHNNY (hes jewish and you arent gonna tell me otherwise), not proofread

⎯ Johnny Cage

Johnny does not care that you could possibly get him sick, he is all over you. Like not once does he leave your side. And if he has to? Then he's just picking you up and taking you with him. Even if you complain that you wanna stay in bed.

He's got a weeks worth of takeout planned. All your favorite comfort food, something cold for your throat, something warm, too. And he's always got a nice, cold bottle of water for you. He's very intent on you staying hydrated.

We all know he can't cook. But this man has ONE (1) thing he actually can make without messing up. Two words. Jewish. Penicillin. Good ol' Matzoh Ball Soup. Guaranteed to cure you (don't take his word). And it's damn good. It's the perfect temperature, and it runs down your throat so smoothly that it- for once- doesn't feel like sandpaper. It's bliss. Pure damn bliss.

Of COURSE you're gonna end up cuddled up on the couch or in bed, watching some sort of movie or show. It's Johnny Cage. But, he also just likes talking with you. Or, to you. He doesn't want you to lose your voice, now. He'll ramble on and on about cinema, history- literally any, but of course he's a bit partial to Sento and the Taira clan specifically.-, and physics, science, yada yada.

And he talks and talks for days on end. Until you get better. But who am I kidding, he talks then, too. And when you finally get better, it's actually a miracle that Johnny isn't sick. But he's even more clingy, after.

⎯ Kenshi Takahashi

Unlike Johnny, Kenshi knows to give you space. Doesn't mean he isn't right by you the entire time, though. He's constantly checking your temperature, checking in on you in general. Do you need anything? How about a warm bath? Something to eat? Water? It's a constant stream of questions. He's just so worried about you, even if it is just a common cold.

He does order takeout as well, but it usually just amounts to soups and what not, he's kind of hellbent on making sure you eat the right foods and not something that could even make the cold slightly worse. He'll let popsicles slide, though... just no icecream. Hell no.

About that bath... Kenshi puts his heart and soul into it, for whatever reason. Epsom salt, some vitamin C bath foam, maybe some petals just to make it a little fancy. Oh, he's got it all. He wants to make sure you're at the height of relaxation.

Music and Audiobooks. He's got then playing, unless you ask for silence. Of course, he plays them kinda softly. He's a bit afraid of you getting a headache. It offers some sort of mental stimulation, though, while your huddled up in bed. He wants to make sure you don't feel bored while you're sick.

And once you're better... he's got so much laundry done. Like the very moment you're all energized and feeling better, he's like "oh the dryers done!". Kenshi wants to make sure there's no risk of you getting sick again, and to be honest, he pampers you a little extra, too.

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General Headcanons of Seto Kaiba

I have nothing to say but that he has been on my mind lately lol ¯\(ツ)/¯

✮ Doesn't like being touched, and Mokuba is the only one who can hug him. When they were kids, Seto was more affectionate; they held hands while crossing the street; when Mokuba had a nightmare, they cuddled, etc. After being adopted and enduring Gozanburo abuse, Seto now has a hard time being physically affectionate.

✮ He's always extremely busy, so he doesn't get to watch a lot of movies, but his favorite genres are horror and sci-fi.

✮ He is running with 5 hours of sleep every day, eats only when he remembers (or has quick snacks like nuts and berries) and his mind is always running. Even with that, he tries to be healthy because he is one of those people that, when they get sick, they get knocked down for days.

✮ In his job, he is pretty innovative and willing to try new technology to improve his company, but in his private life, he has specific meals and drinks that he enjoys and rarely tries anything new. They also need to be prepared in a certain way; otherwise, he won't eat them.

✮ Not a fan of fast food and sweets, the complete opposite of Mokuba, who always has candy in his pocket and wants to eat out every day.

✮ Rarely cooks for himself, but he knows how to make basic meals and occasionally puts together a sandwich as a quick meal (with very expensive bread and meat, of course).

✮ Kaiba usually works on silence, but in his spare time (if he has any), he listens to rock and alternative music.

✮ Reads A LOT, primarily business-related. If he doesn't have time to read, he listens to audiobooks, usually in Japanese and English.

✮ He can speak english, chinese, korean and french.

✮ Until puberty, he had a stylist, but after becoming the CEO of Kaiba Corp, he fired them. He chooses what to wear for events and has even designed some of his outfits (his coat, for example). Needless to say, all of his clothes and shoes are very expensive.

✮ Even if he is extremely busy he would never ever spend more than a day without taking a shower. He takes great pride in looking clean and presentable. He has an image to maintain, so you bet he always looks his best and smells amazing.

✮ Does he consider himself good-looking? Yes, and not only that, but he knows he is effortlessly handsome, so trying to look hot is not a priority because he knows he just looks like that. Still, it is not like he flaunts his appearance; he is more proud of his mind and hard work.

✮ As much as he stays current with the latest technology and business practices, he is very far removed from internet culture. So yes, he only knew what a meme was when Mokuba told him, and now Mokuba helps in the digital marketing area.

✮ He's pretty much a jerk, but he is extremely professional and pays fairly to his employees. The work environment? Well, the higher your position, the higher the anxiety, but if you work at the desk, it is a pretty good job. But mind you, he expects you to give your best even if you are in the lowest position in the company.

✮ On days when he has had a lot of work and has not been able to sleep well, he has fallen asleep in his limousine.

[dipplinduo]

DipplinShipping Headcanon

Kieran's absolutely WEAK when it comes to Juliana crying. Tears of joy, sadness, or otherwise.

Oh yes this 100% completely breaks him no matter how much angst is in his heart. He is helpless and it's his kryptonite. And yet again, one of my favorite things about this ship is how different some of this stuff would look like at different points even though it's the same love at the end of the day, just evolving and complex:

- Early Teal Mask Kieran: Pedestals and admires everything she does, but deeply resonates with feeling too much. Doesn't fully know how to console her no matter what kind of crying it is and it kills him, because no one ever helped him with his deep emotions he still doesn't fully understand.

- Late Teal Mask Kieran: this one is kind of similar, but he'd also have a bit more of an internal struggle because he's actively pulling away from Juliana emotionally since he's improperly labelling her as an obstacle. He'd try to convince himself she's twisted and manipulating people. But he would still want to be by her side. It would eat at him.

- Edgy Sleepless Kieran: He wants to prove his strength to her. He just gets so hyperfixated on it, and seeing her sad cry either makes him go "Oh, I fucked up" or "OH, WHO AM I FUCKING UP"

Somewhat Stable Kieran: he's just floored and flabbergasted because Juliana, someone he sees as so strong and sweet, is still somehow human. It helps him get over himself a bit because he starts to understand that being emotionally open is a sign of personal strength, not weakness like he'd thought. He wouldn't do or say much to her, though, because he still feels guilty and has some misplaced anger he's holding onto. If he let that go, then he'd have to feel the shame he's been trying to run from. So he would watch her intently instead. If she caught him looking at her, he'd quickly look away with his chin up and act aloof. But everyone around him would immediately read through it because it's so obvious (think his "wowzers" and spy movie lines)

- Post Reality Dose Kieran: he's very overprotective of her, and will hold her and fuck up a bitch if it's sad cry and if he needs to. Sometimes Juliana has to tell Kieran she'll be okay because seeing her unnerved is how we low-key reactivate some of his edge. LOL.

[hotpinkboots]

Now this may be a little gross. Not in a like weird way (You know exactly what I’m talking about) but some gore. If you don’t want to do this ask I understand. ❤️

Now can we get Springtrap X Reader who is a complete wuss. Like they’re scared of bugs, hates being dirty, hates blood etc.

And Springtrap LOVES grossing them out and seeing their reaction. He finds it hilarious. Like just imagine this.

Y/N: *Screaming over a bug*

Springtrap: *Picks it up.*

Y/N: “Oh thank you so much Springy-“

Springtrap: *Eats bug.*

Y/N: “I- ewwww!”

Springtrap: *Smiles* “Now, want a kiss darling?”

Y/N: “NOOOOOO!”

Springtrap: *Starts chasing them around*

Can I also be your 💌 Anon?

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~𝔖𝔭𝔯𝔦𝔫𝔤𝔱𝔯𝔞𝔭 x Skittish!Reader Headcanons~

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WELCOME, 💌ANON :D

~Enjoy~

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~Oh you just KNOW he'd do this exact thing.

~Then afterwards he'd ask for a kiss.

~And he's got a bunch of bug guts and legs in his teeth.

~Or, he may just straight up stare at you from around the corner like a little creep to spook you further while there's a roach on the ground.

~Just to be a jerk y'know

~Hating blood is just something he gets a kick out of.

~He's...well. Him. So, blood is something he enjoys.

~He loves to see it splatter on the walls. He loves to hear it splat to the floor. He loves the crimson shade.

~So, naturally, he's going to think you're so cute for hating it.

~Springtrap is NOT your ideal if you hate getting dirty LOL HE'S DISGUSTING

~Going in for a big bunny hug? You're getting dirt and some form of mold slime all over you.

~Trying to kiss his cheek? Let's hope maggots don't get in your mouth.

~Luckily, he has to be cleaned up for people to legally come into the Fazbear's Fright attraction, otherwise the filth is a complete health hazard towards everybody around.

~While he's still old and dusty, Springs will at least get polished up a bit.

~Absolutely adores teasing you, grossing you out, and scaring you.

~He's so mean about it, and then he'll turn right around and comfort you with a hug

~But there's a 50/50 chance that he's holding something that'll scare you behind your back, so that when you turn around after the hug, there's some sort of jumpscare in your face.

~Of course, he'll be a soft bun later and will coo at you and give you pats on the head (the pats are a bit too rough, he just likes to see your hair ruffle).

~You're the only person in the entire world who likes him💀So he'll make it up to you later by being cuddly.

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Valentines. Happy Vday, friend!

+ Sam I think would, eventually, after a very very very long day of fighting and destroying, might actually sit still long enough for you to nap. That's your valentines gift lmao you get to sleep uninterrupted for a bit, and if anyone tries to disturb you, or risks doing so, Sam will utterly wipe them from reality. Everyone knows to steer clear of the rec room.

If you're really close by now, he might even let you use his hands or lean against him as a heater when it's cold (it's 20 degrees on valentines for me ToT)

+ Svarog will absolutely cradle you like the dearest miracle you are on Vday after watching movies in the living room, with lots of pillows stacked around you and under a blanket fort. He'd be afraid of hurting you now and again whenever you roll over and he has to adjust, but Clara has given him experience and encouragement, and logically he knows himself well enough that he can calculate how much room for error he has with every little twitch of a digit.

He may have even padded himself out a little bit, some round cushions for his sharp knees and hips so you don't get cut. Clara might let you two have some time alone after she's been put to sleep with friends (part of a sleepover), or if you're also close with her, she'd definitely pass out with you in a big cuddle puddle. Svarog would protect you both and comfort you if you have nightmares (in his own way).

+ Screwllum would, if you're together, express the holiday in a way that satisfies you both as long as you express a desire for it. He wouldn't celebrate otherwise, but when he sees how much joy it brings you...

You'll go shopping, go to the museum or aquarium, then the park for ice cream or some other treat. He may not need to eat, but he'll admit he loves to observe you as you do, and how it affects you.

When you're passed out on his shoulder or with your head in his lap, he'll brush his fingers against your cheek and whisper "Happy Valentines."

Screwllum is also the only one I think would love your puns, if you make them. "I need s'more of you!" As you stuff your face full of marshmallow treats, as an example.

Aww hehe, thank you~

And oh my goodness 20 degrees that’s cold :0 stay warm!!

(Also sorry I missed this by a day I totally fell asleep when I got home lol)

Robots again, I’m so HAPPY~

+Sam is usually SO difficult to get to even sit still for five minutes…let alone stay quiet enough for you to take a lil nap. And yeah he’ll obliterate anyone who disturbs you but he’s not very cuddly with you. Maybe he’ll get you a blanket but that’s it. As if he couldn’t easily warm you up himself. But yeah a good nap is what you get, haha.

And also, yeah, it’ll take a lot of trust if you actually wanna use him as a heater. His warm hands feel so nice cupping your face, but it’s a rare occurrence. Enjoy it while it lasts!!

+Cuddly Svarog, my beloved. He’s so obviously built to Not be cuddly and yet you and Clara figure it out-you leaning up against on one of his arms all padded with pillows, and Clara on the other side. So. CUTE. Eventually the two of you do fall asleep on him…and now he’s faced with a dilemma. Obviously it won’t be difficult for him to just, stay still for the entire night while the two of you sleep but…he’s just worried about what’s the most comfortable for the two of you. Might be safer to just carry you both to bed.

+Screwllum ugh I’m SCREAMING he’s such a GENTLEMAN! Losing my composure and my train of thought…but yeah he’s great~the entire day is his treat, but he knows to not Completely spoil you either, haha…also yes I will stand by Screwllum liking your puns, the flirty ones especially. He doesn’t get it, the need to flirt despite the fact you’re already together but when you say something like, “if you were a dinosaur you’d be a gorgeousaurus~” he can’t help but laugh. And getting a laugh from Screwllum?? Completely makes your day, he’s got such a handsome laugh…Also! It’s nice to see him actually have a day to relax, he’s a very busy robot, so the fact that he took the day off to spend with you?? You don’t even know how he MANAGED to get a day off, but then he chose to spend his rare day off with his love? He’s the best…

[diagonal-queen]

can i request first kiss with tetcho and anyone else you want? ^^

yes you certainly can my love!!

Their first kiss with you

♡ pairing: Tecchou Suehiro, Atsushi Nakajima, Oda Sakunosuke, Lucy Montgomery x gn!Reader

♡ synopsis: Your first kiss with them!

♡ cw: Very slight implications of NSFW in Tecchou's part, but otherwise pure fluff :)

note: Well, this took far too long. I'm sorry anon T-T fortunately I am starting to catch up with most of my reqs, so hopefully I'll be able to open reqs again soon! (for clarification I'm currently completing ones I received before closing my requests) Apologies for errors and I hope you enjoy x

Tecchou:

Offbeat as he is, he's secretly so serious about it. He's crazy adamant on not messing this moment up lol

He initially intended to make it fun and fancy, like take you out to some restaurant and make it all romantic (that's probably what the other Hunting Dogs suggested), but in reality you're both just sitting on the couch at your place together playing video games and eating pizza and other random snacks

Your relationship was progressing steadily but Tecchou wanted to make the next big move, so he wanted to kiss you while he was spending the night with you (and possibly do other things idk)

You guys were currently watching a movie (it can be whatever film you want) and Tecchou just keeps thinking about kissing you. He's even more aloof than usual and you do eventually notice it.

When you decide to ask him if something's wrong, he turns to you and asks "Is it alright if I kiss you?" Tecchou's always been a very direct person after all!

You pause out of shock for a second or two, but you quickly tell him that you'd be more than happy if he kissed you.

So, Tecchou does kiss you after gently caressing your cheek. He's a surprisingly soft and gentle kisser. You two end up making out for a while and ignoring the movie lol

Perhaps the casual staying-in date was a better setting for your first kiss with him after all ^-^

Atsushi:

You've never seen him so nervous in your life

Throughout your whole date you were already aware that he was planning to end it with your first kiss (poor thing is too obvious) but you didn't say anything because you didn't wanna embarrass him.

He tries to keep the mood at ease but he's just so clearly trying to build up his courage to do it so it's kinda hard to be normal with him without giving away the fact that you're in the know.

The date is the two of you going out to eat one evening (perhaps at a diner of some sort), and then wandering around the port together and admiring the environment (city lights are quite romantic, after all)

You two are sitting at a bench near the sea, it's comfortably quiet between the two of you, but you know Atsushi is still trying to figure out how to approach this

Eventually you decide enough is enough and just do it for him. You grab his attention, pull him in and kiss him. He short circuits and when you pull away is speechless, and his face is also so pink. It's honestly super cute

But when you kiss him again he's less shocked, and so he kisses back. And, what do you know, he's great at it! If you could, you would make out with Atsushi for hours.

"I've been wanting to do that for the longest time," he breathes, after you two pull apart for air. And that's hot, my friends. Only cowards would deny it 😌

Oda:

You two usually spent your dates in places that most people wouldn't really consider romantic (eg. Bar Lupin, just strolling through the danker streets of Yokohama, sitting in your car in a parking lot somewhere (it's an aesthetic guys))

On these dates you two tend to have conversations about life, philosophy, literature and other stuff like that.

You and Oda are sitting side by side, and he's watching you with this lovestruck look on his face while you're talking about something you're passionate about.

When you notice, you ask him what the matter is, to which he simply smiles and tells you that you look adorable.

As if that wasn't enough he then adds "To be honest, I'd really like to kiss you." Cue your short circuiting, and Odasaku's chuckling while he watches this.

Eventually though you tell him that you really wouldn't mind that, and so he slowly leans in and presses his lips to yours. Afterwards he tells you that you taste sweeter than he could have imagined, and he'll also kiss your hand like the gentleman he is

Whether or not you continue really depends whether or not you're in private or public, so you can either go back to talking or you can just make out with him (he's more than happy to do both)

On the surface your first kiss with Oda seems casual enough but you're both reeling with butterflies afterwards (help I want him so bad)

Lucy:

She kinda drags it out for a while. Lucy really wants to kiss you, but she's too afraid to admit that to you, but she also doesn't wanna kiss you out of nowhere because that's rude. She doesn't know what to do

You and Lucy would have super cute dates- cafe visits, walks in the park, classic romantic stuff. She's very cute and old school like that

This particular date is a picnic, like on a summer afternoon in the park. Often Lucy is a bit of a chatterbox and loves to converse with you but today she's a little quiet.

You ask her if she's alright because she's also eating less than normal, and with a blush she insists that she's fine and tells you to enjoy yourself.

You try to brush it off and the date continues all fine and well, but when comes the time to eat the cake that she brought, she offers to feed it to you. She's so clearly nervous while doing this, even though it's not the first time she's fed you

Once you both finish eating she takes a breath and finally blurts out "Can I kiss you?"

When it clicks that this is why she's been nervous the whole time you start laughing and she gets mad at you (though she's just a little embarrassed is all)

You tell her that of course she can kiss you, and so she does (with a huge blush on her face lol). And she tastes like strawberries <3

man it's been so long since i kissed someone...or had physical contact with another human being in any capacity...i'm not coping well guys T-T

[storiesofsvu]

Amanda Rollins HC's

Who reaches out to new neighbours?

It’s probably going to be Amanda. Not that she’s overly social, but she knows that she’s in an apartment with a medium sized dog and two kids, so her direct neighbours she always wants to meet so she knows who to hand off a bottle of wine or junk food gift basket kinda thing whenever they have a night that’s a little bit too loud and obnoxious. She’s also a cop, and protective of her girls so she’s gonna notice who lives in the building and who the regular guests are, especially on her floor.

Who remembers to buy healthy food?

Okay, hear me out, it’s going to be both of you, but that DOES NOT mean that Amanda is going to use or eat it before it goes rotten and you’re the one left cleaning out the fridge.

Who remembers to buy junk food?

Amanda. She’s the one that always makes sure to have the chicken nuggets, tater tots, mini corn dogs for the girls, and honestly, sometimes they’re for her too. They’re easy to cook, they don’t take a lot of time and she doesn’t have to put in a lot of effort to get a semi balance meal ready so she can keep working and keep the apartment clean.

Who fixes the oven when it’s broken?

Neither of you. You call Carisi and when he can’t figure it out, you call the super who gets things properly fixed.

Who waters the plants/feeds the pets?

Amanda. She’s had Frannie for a long time already so it’s part of her routine. She wakes up in the morning, makes a quick pit stop in the bathroom, maybe takes Frannie out so she can pee and then its breakfast for Frannie and coffee for Amanda before she starts on breakfast and wakes up the girls.

Who wakes up earlier?

Frannie or Billie lol. Jesse’s old enough she can get up on her own, grab an Uncrustable and turn the tv on by herself. But Frannie’s usually the first up, nudging at the two of you or pawing at the door (cause you cannot tell me Amanda does not let that dog sleep in her bed). So, between the two of you, it’s Amanda cause she has more duties to take care of, BUT if she’s taking Frannie out you’re definitely going to get up and make sure the girls have supervision and Billie has a snack too.

Who makes the bed?

Probably neither of you, I don’t think it’s something Amanda really cares about, esp on busy mornings she’s got enough going on. But if anyone does it’s whoever was the second person out of bed.

Who makes the coffee?

I like to think that it auto brews. Otherwise Amanda will turn on a pot to brew before she takes Frannie out so it’s nice and piping hot by the time she gets back and everyone else is up

Who burns the breakfast?

Amanda. We already know she’s terrible in the kitchen and very bare minimal to what she can make. She’s great with eggo’s, but the moment she tries to make waffles from scratch?! They’re completely blackened and you have to open the window to make sure the smoke alarm doesn’t go off.

How do they let each other know they’re leaving the house?

You usually know when Amanda is going out, when she’s leaving so it’s usually just her calling out through the apartment that she’s leaving and will see you later.

How do they greet each other when one of them gets home?

The two of you always search each other out for a quick kiss and greeting when one of you gets home. Amanda finds it particularly heartwarming when she comes home to you and the girls curled up on the couch watching a movie, dinner eaten, dishes in the sink. The entire thing makes her heart swell.

Who brings home little gifts like flowers/chocolates more often?

Flowers? You. Chocolates? Amanda, and secretly they’re actually for her, but she knows you like them and it gives her an excuse to indulge.

Who picks the movie on movie night?

The girls. They always get to make the first choice and get their faves in before bedtime. Your recommended movies and shows are always littered with family friendly and Disney stuff because it’s what they love and what you can all watch together. Otherwise you and Amanda swap back and fourth.

Their favourite kind of move to watch?

We all know Amanda is a sucker for trashy reality television, so she’s about the dramatics, but homegirl loves and adores a good rom com!!

Who first suggests a pillow fort?

Amanda, the girls, or a combination of both and before you know it the entire living room is a chaotic but controlled mess of pillows, blankets, cushions and laughter as the four of you build the most epic fort ever seen in manhattan

Who tries to distract the other during the movie?

Amanda. She doesn’t even realize she’s doing it but her hands are lingering, trailing across your body, lips meeting your bare skin at more frequent intervals before you’re riled up and letting out a huff, pouncing on her

Who falls asleep first

You know Amanda has trouble sleeping, so you always wait for her to fall asleep first unless you’re absolutely fucking exhausted and simply can’t. You like to hold her to you, let her nestle against your chest as her breathing regulates and she falls into a peaceful sleep

Who is the big spoon/little spoon?

Amanda’s usually the little spoon. She has some time accepting it, she takes a while to get used to giving someone else not the power…but you get what I’m trying to say, right? Lololol. My brain is broken rn. She loves feeling your arms and body wrapped around her, she feels impeccably safe, loved and adored and wouldn’t have it any other way.

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yandere! jock [ jake everett ]

visage links 01, 02, 03

backstory link

his birthday is july 16

his favorite color is dark green

jake's favorite hobby is fishing

he's 6'3 / 190.5 cm

he's the quarterback for his high school's football team

jake isn't the smartest, and he doesn't have the best gpa, but he's decent in spanish class

he uses old spice and irish spring soap

jake is completely covered in freckles

his hair is so fluffy; you'll pat him on the head and his hair bounces back up

he has blue/green eyes

jake is rich since his father's a doctor

he has a four-year-old brother named jonah who absolutely loves you

whenever you're at jake's house, jonah tends to steal your attention by begging you to play pretend cars or doctor

jake's irritated by his little brother's antics, but doesn't show it when you're around

he has two dogs: a golden retriever and a small crusty white dog he got from the shelter

speaking of dogs, jake LOVES DOGS

he is a "i love dogs, and i hate cats" person sorry

when he watches movies, he skips scenes where the dog dies

and cried while reading where the red fern grows

jake used to have a huge dinosaur and car obsession when he was little

he had a dinosaur onesie that he always wore, and it rarely got cleaned

jake has TERRIBLE taste in fashion

his go-to outfit is a camo sweatshirt with baggy cargo pants

jake's favorite artists are dolly parton and taylor swift; country is his favorite genre

he's a closet swiftie though, only you and his close friends know about his listening habits

yandere! worshipper [ michael robins ]

visage links 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06

his birthday is february 28

he's 5'11 / 180 cm on a good day

michael has a small beauty mark at the outward corner of his right eye

his favorite colors are blue and violet

he's always cold; it could be the peak of summer and michael will sleep with his comforter on top of him

romance movies are a guilty pleasure of his; he loves the notebook and la la land

he wants to major in something in artsy, like film, architecture, or photography

he's a nintendo switch guy; he loves zelda

he likes mario kart, but gets more and more irritated every time you beat him, which messes with his focus

michael smells like fresh linen with a hint of lavender

his favorite foods are strawberry shortcake and pho

he loves cooking and baking with you, even though you never get anything done

5 min prep time turns into a 30 minute prep time while the two of you talk about the most random things

also he eats the cake batter; he doesn't give one damn about salmonella

he has brown, almost black eyes

he likes alternative music, and he listens to jakob ogawa a lot

michael also listens to a lot of classical music, he loves frédéric chopin

he loves sending you his spotify playlists

he's an only child

michael has a pet white rabbit that he loves to death

he's played the piano since he was eight years old

his room is messy; not a single spot on his desk is neat

[lycanlovingvampyre]

MAG 157 Relisten

Activity on my first listen: baking something in the kitchen, most likely with apples...

JON: "Martin has left it here to let me know that whatever the situation is with Peter Lukas, it is entering its final act, and he needs my help." Jon does not consider the option of Martin leaving the tape to say goodbye. The accompanying statement would say otherwise because it kind of says the Extinction does not exist in the ways they thought after all. But at this point Jon doesn't know/Know the content of the statement yet.

JON: "Alternatively, Peter may have left here to… goad me into action? Or just to gloat, to highlight my helplessness at everything." Or to tell Jon to stay away because Martin has made his choice. Still, this only works without the knowledge of the statement.

Just a small bit on the pronunciation of Klanxbüll, the Umlaut is a bitch of course, so I’m leaving that out. But I'm putting this in because of the double L. These usually mean the vowel before them is short (I say usually because there a short vowels without a double letter afterwards...). It should be like "bull", not like "cool". Which is funny that Jonny would pronounce it like "cool" because I think this works very similar in English? He's always been very good in German pronunciation.

"Combined with its extremely disturbing symptoms, which caused the skin and muscles to become loose and malleable until they sloughed completely off the body, leaving only a skeleton and organs…" Urgh this sounds horrible... Corruption/Flesh cooperation!

"Thin trails of blood and skin crisscrossed to the streets, and the walls and windows of nearby buildings were coated in a fine sheen of discarded gore." Not gonna lie, body horror has never done much to me (when it's not about eyes... and feet, actually...) but this is different... It sounds so alienating, probably because it has a supernatural cause and is not just an axe murderer going berserk. It's like Alex said, you can kick those. How would you kick the darkness for example? (Though I think Alex also referred to the Corruption when he was talking about kicking the Fears and this one is the Corruption...)

"It didn’t take me long to find my first victim, wrapped around a lamppost. He had clearly tried to lean on it for support in his distress, but his flesh had begun to spread and fuse over it in thick, ropey tendrils. His bones were almost bare to the elements. But it was then that I saw the thing that, to my mind, is perhaps the worst of it. His heart was exposed. It was beating fast, so fast, despite the awful green decay that seemed to be eating at it." Ahhh, you know what this reminds me of! Annihilation again! (Already talked about that one in MAG 149, also a supposed Extinction statement.) The once-a-person fused with the wall (I think that was that dude the previous team cut open... Actually you know what, that one was also so alienating and crazy, it made me nauseous! That is very rare in horror movies... Annihilation was just awesome...)

"an old man whose bright eyes still stared out of his skull, watching the television, though the rest of him lay pooled on the floor." Hmm, a comment on the generation now almost living in front of the TV despite having preached not to watch TV so much 25 years ago...?

I don't recall us ever finding out who left the tape with this statement for Jon... Definitely not Peter, I'd say, that leaves Martin or a itsy bitsy Spider. And after all, Jon needed to go after Martin.

JON: "Really? Where’s all her stuff?" Lol, this "gotcha!" tone...

GEORGIE: "Bedroom. Why?" JON: "No, I just…" [TELLTALE STATIC CRACKLING OF THE EYE SOUNDS AS JOHN FITS THE PIECES TOGETHER.] JON: "Oh. Oh I’m sorry, I didn’t – I didn’t realize you were to-together." GEORGIE: "That’s ‘cause it’s none of your business. Now leave." Ah yes, the Eye never disappoints to go after personal information.

MELANIE: "It’s – it’s been good for me though I feel alright. I’m – I’m not scared anymore." MMMMHHMMM!!

Also quality content of the Admiral!

JON: "I don’t have time for this. What is at the cen–" [A SOUND LIKE A BLADE BEING DRAWN AS THE ARCHIVIST BEGINS CHOKING. A SHARP, UNSETTLING TONE BEGINS PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND.] HELEN: "No. We’re not playing your game. Now don’t forget how sharp I can be, Archivist. Perhaps here, now, you’re powerful enough to learn what you want from me, but if you try, I promise you I will resist. And only one of us is going to survive the attempt." Helen really shows her true colors here. First she's amused of how hopeless and desperate Jon is but then she switches to actually flat out antagonizing him. Helen does sometimes call him Archivist, but here right now it’s not a coincident.

JON: "Just tell me what’s going on. Please." HELEN: (gleefully) "Bad things, Archivist. Really bad things." Ah, this is such a good prelude to the finale!

@a-mag-a-day

[licorice-lips]

So today I watched Nilce and Leon's cut video from one of their lives and they were talking about AI and its avance from the last year to 2024. Spoiler alert: it's scary. It's still not good enough to fool most people, but it's getting there, and faster than we thought.

But the point was: they were commenting about the absolute need for digital education for our society and how we need it desperately in the face of AI advances because otherwise, we would never be able to disentangle the reality from the lies AI have the power to create.

Then I remembered about 1984, by George Orwell, and Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, and then Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, and I was thinking about how right they all were in their predictions of a futuristic society.

So, for those how don't know those books, I'll quickly explain:

1984, by Orwell, is a distopia in wich people are watched every minute of every hour of every day by who they call the "Big Brother" (the origin of the reality show's name, yes, it's that creepy). Anyway, in the new society of 1984, Orwell reveals a deep fear that the truth would be hidden from was, our History and the world news kept from us by an authoritarian regime that would know everything everyone was doing at all times every minute of every day.

Brave New World, by Huxley, is a distopia in wich people are so overwhelmed with both useful and useless information all the time, when wouldn't be able to CARE about the truth. In this book, Huxley denounces a deep fear that our humanity would be suffocated by a tsunami-worth of information (oh, look at this new Iphone, nevermind it's created by slave work of people in Congo; look at this constant stream of repeated, poorly made movies, books, songs, etcetera), he feared that we'd be so distracted by everything, we wouldn't be able to see the shackles around our wrists.

In Fahrenheit 451, by Bradbury, on the other hand, we have a society in wich every published work became digital, so why would we need the published version of it anyway? Except that's the catch: everything in digital mode has been slightly modified to spread a series of small lies that changed society so deep, people were unaware of their own unhappiness. In the first chapter, for example, the MC's wife tries to commit suicide and then denies it ever happened once she wakes up —and we discover as she is saved that this is not uncommon thing to happen, to the point there's a squad of medical aid for that alone.

My point is, all those authors saw in the middle of the 20th century what our society would become, at least some aspects of it.

I think from the three of them, Huxley was the most obvious one: we are so constantly bombed with information by our social media it's hard to catch up. Just today I saw a woman on TikTok talking about all the things she was supposed to do as the internet says (eat healthy, go to work, earn enough to pay for rent and food and bills and so on, exercise regularly, keep up with political issues, fight for them, having at least 8 hours sleep on the right time, and so on) and I mean, it's incredible if we manage to do half of it (my Elizabeth Bennet moment here lol).

Now, we are constantly bombarded with information, both useless and useful, all the time. We cannot escape it: we wake up and look at our phones full of notification of several apps; we go to work and pass through several outdoors and commercials of every kind; we go to social media, there's merchandise everywhere, influencers posting that you HAVE to have this purse/make up/jewelry, have this of that life style, if you want to earn N money, and on it goes.

And it's such a powerful pull, we became to WANT to be the ones doing what they're doing and we expose our lives on social media like it's candy, completely ignorant, or choosing to ignore, the dangers of it and how exposed we are. As Orwell said, we are watched, every minute of every day. Just not by one single regime. We are policed through ourselves in a game of "find a motive to cancel N celebrity/influencer" and we forget that the things we are policing are rooted on a very specific system and while this system exists, there will always be people that will need to be canceled.

Because they are not the problem, they are the symptoms of a larger problem.

Anyway, I digress.

Finally, when we talk about Fahrenheit 451, that's when the AI technology enters the conversation by a full. In a capitalistic society, I doubt that people would just give up an entire market (publishing industry) to spread a new social order, however, with AI, they don't have to.

Let's be honest, how many of us use the internet and social media to find information? Do we go through scientific data and/or published content such as books when we want to know something or do we go to TikTok, Twitter or Google?

They don't need to bane and burn books to make us ignore that truth in the digital world is relative, they don't need to force us to do anything because we'll do it willingly if we allow ourselves to be distracted by the constant distractions and dispersement of what's really important: liberation.

Liberation for us all.

[gggoldfinch]

[jigsaw vc] 𝖍𝖊𝖑𝖑𝖔 𝖇𝖊𝖘𝖙𝖎𝖊 >:) for the ask game: 7, 8, 15, 21, 26, 39!

Ask me nosy things

HI BESTIE !!!!!!

7. Have any tattoos?

Unfortunately not yet ☹️ not unless you count the pencil graphite in my finger or the sharpie marks scarred into my ears from a shotty piercing job

8. Want any tattoos?

Yes absolutely! The ones I 100% am sold on getting are: 1. "I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer." in typewriter letting on my right arm (above the crook of my elbow); 2. Éowyn's sword (from lotr) on the back of my right forearm; 3. my grandparents' names in gothic lettering on my ankle; 4. a doodle my grandpa always used to draw; 5. Crowley's snake tattoo (good omens) on the back of my lower calf

other possibilities include: xenomorph head, decepticon insignia

15. Favorite movie?

that's fucking toughhhhh, I have so many... I might have to go with Dune (2021) as of rn tho...

21. What I love most about myself?

Damn bro 😭 I like my eyes (well— my left eye, because the right has a little bit of a deformity), they're really big and almond shaped, and are a dark shade of hazel. I also think I'm pretty entertaining lol

26. My biggest pet peeves?

I have some trauma resulting from bullying, so I really hate it when people talk over me, interrupt, or otherwise ignore me. Even when I know it's completely innocent and non-malicious, it still takes a bit of self control not to get irritated and shut down. I also very strongly dislike people who brag about doing drugs regularly— largely because I watched my high school best friend self-sabotage by using drugs as a coping mechanism. Most of my pet peeves result from trauma... lmaooo

39. My favorite ice-cream flavor?

oh god good question. Maybe raspberry? I technically can't eat real ice cream, only froyo and vegan ice cream, so keep that in mind lmao

[cryptidswitch]

Get To Know Me Tag!

LI was tagged on my old blog by the ever gracious @salemssimblr​

So now I’ll answer it here :P

Show your wallpaper and the last song you listened to

Currently I have a wallpaper from Wallpaper Engine (so the rain and the leaves move!) which is the Mystery Shack from Gravity Falls! This is the night version and then there is a sunny version for the day time it automatically switches to!

The last song I listened to was Anything You Want by JAWNY!

Currently reading?

Right now I’m about to hop back into listening to Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir! My boyfriend read through Gideon and I told him when he started listening to Harrow I’d go back and listen to the rest of it so we could talk about it.

Last movie?

Ponyo! Watched it with the kiddo (not that she paid any attention to it haha)

Last show?

Guys Grocery Games! We finally got access to Food Network on streaming again (thank you MAX) and my mom, Matt, and I binged like half a season today lmao

Craving?

Currently craving these microwaveable shepherd’s pies things that I’m not even sure if they make anymore but the brand was called Crikey’s lmao. I know that’s weirdly specific but cut me some slack, it’s shark week

What are you wearing right now?

Ohhh, are you so curious ask game? ~eyebrow waggle~ God I need to go to bed lol. Currently in a pair of super soft grey jogger pj pants and an olive green crop top cami

How tall are you?

For the longest time I measured in at like 5′4″ and some change but that’s because they always told me to put my back against the wall and I couldn’t do that and stand straight apparently so I’m actually 5′6″ and some change!

Piercings?

Just two lobe ear piercings!

Tattoos?

Currently none, I’ve got several I want but the money and time never seem to line up x.x

Glasses or Contacts?

I have glasses that I need to wear more! I don’t think I’ll ever do contacts tbh

Last thing you ate?

Right now I’m eating Skittles :P

Favorite Color?

Emerald green, any shade of purples, and black!

Current Obsession?

So, I’m an absolute slut for stationary and back to school/college season is coming up and I’m practically frothing at the mouth for all the new stationary coming out! Otherwise I’ve been really into stuff from the Edwardian era lately!

Any Pets?

I’ve got two cats that hate each other lol. One is a one eyed, black and white, manx cat named Ciel (after the anime character) and Smudge who is a teeny tiny tortoiseshell cat

Favorite fictional character?

This is such an evil question lmao. I have fallen deeply in love with Gideon and Harrow from the Ninth House series. Jude Duarte from The Folk of the Air series made me obsessed with the name Jude and I just adore her. Charlie from The Book of Night is a complete and total badass! Kaz Brekker and Inej from Six of Crows, Delilah Greene from Delilah Greene Doesn’t Care, Booker and Elizabeth from Bioshock Infinite, Iron Bull and Blackwall and Cullen and Josephine from Dragon Age Inquisition, Arthur and John from Malevolent, Jon and Martin and Bashira from The Magnus Archives, Caduceus Clay from Critical Role campaign 2, and many MANY more! I can’t pick favorites lol

Last place you traveled?

Last place we went to beyond our usual haunts was the mall down in Cincinnati to attempt to go to the Squishables store for Mother’s Day (it hadn’t actually opened yet in spite of what google said)

I will tag anyone who would like to do this!

[airlockfailure]

Use Your Words

I was tagged by @littlefeatherr

A phrase/quote/word you find funny: “Oh, look at that. I’ve been impaled.” -Olaf (Frozen) This is exactly how I respond to injury.

Some of your favorite SFW words: Catawampus, Tiddlywinks, Whippersnappers, Shenanigans, Pollywogs, Helter-skelter

Favorite cusses, NSFW or otherwise: Outside of writing, I don't usually curse, but my go to is Fuck or Cunt or "Fuck you in the cunt you bitch ass motherfucking dumb whore". Usually if I'm to the point of swearing, most of what I'm going to say is curses, usually growling under my breath because I'm in public trying to fix a machine. 😅

What language do you speak? English, French, ASL, some German, Russian, Chinese, and Japanese, Latin, and Arabic.

Favorite words in language(s) other than your first: Blitzkrieg, IDK, really, it's all about how the words sound to me. Etoile, mourir, humanitas, 森林, etc.

Movies with subtitles on or off? On. Side note: it grinds my gears when whoever translated the script for subtitles translates incorrectly. I can't tell you how many times I've watched a French tv show or movie and the English subtitles are completely wrong. 😬 Like, sir, you've just changed a major plot point that messes up the entire story!!! Also, censorship. If the character says a curse in their language, use the curse in the subtitles. Goddamn.

Books you've read/listened to the most times: 魔道祖师 (I may have hyper-fixated on all her books).

Do you listen to songs in other languages? Remember, we are all brothers. Hakkerskaldyr.Translation Galgaldr.Translation Norupo.Translation Vivre à en crever Latin cover of Green Day LOL Mando'a counts right?

Do you express yourself better with words, images or something else? I don't believe I'm good at expressing myself. I'm vague, and the truth is often implied because I always think of something else/more information after the fact.

Do you talk more or less when you're nervous? Mute.

How do you pronounce February? Feb-u-ary. When I'm trying to write it I have to say to myself "feb-rew-ary".

What kind of accent do you have? To make it easier for you to picture, it's a Boston accent, but around here we resent being lumped together with people from away. The more angry I am, or if I'm not at work, the more obvious it gets LOL. Most of the time, my accent is neutral (sometimes called Broadcast English, like you hear some newscasters using). But if you make me mad 😂 oh boy. Here, this is what I sound like when I'm angry/at home/with friends. This is what I try to intentionally sound like professionally. You can even see a bit of the difference in the first video of the lobsterman vs. the interviewer. (Also, warning for the first video if lobster death upsets you.)

If you literally had to eat your words, what would they taste like? I don't know. Cinnamon rolls?

Tagging anyone who wants to do this. I'm avoiding Tumblr a bit today to avoid TBB spoilers. HAHA

[geronimomo-spd]

ALRIGHT SO IM DONE WITH THE CREED OF THE KROMON BUT JESUS CHRIST NEVER AGAIN, wow

she is so lucky she does not remember any of this, because if she remembered she might have just emotionally explode she might have forgotten but i never will get the images in my mind out jesus Christ even so there were some funny lines and bizzare deliveries of otherwise annoying lines and a lot of mental blocking from my mind but i will say this

as usual spoilers under the cut!

Crizz is wonderful and interesting, i liked how he and the doc worked together in the end, good for them, i did notice how they were really honering Crizz and the guy who protects the borders's words put it into horrible context but i do like Crizz as a simple guy who just got incredibly traumatised and now looks for meaning in the doc and charley, and he is just so sweet and caring so that's nice!!

im gonna take a fucking nap, or eat something, ir watch a funny movie!! heck i need a fucking shower, anything to forget this

ill try to keep it short but they turn Charley into a fucking slug, its horried, discusting to listen to, and a complete step too far, GOOD FUCKING JOB THEY MADE HER FORGET THIS BECAUSE IF THEY EVEN EXPECTED HER TO REMEMBER A SMIDGE OF THIS EPISODE I WOULD HAVE STEPPED THROUGH MY SCREEN AND SLAPPED THEM, like!!!! what the actual fuck!!!!

AND THE FACT THEY MAKE YOU LISTEN TO EVERY, SINGLE, STEP, OF IT, LIKE PLEASE GOD WHERE IS YOUR HONOR, i genuinely hope they are stopping with this horrible physical horror to her because this feels like peak!!!! fuck!!!

heck i am very excited about the next episode and i was planning to start it right away but fuck i need a break jesus, C'rizz feels nice but he is not worth it for this episode, like i can sort of develop a timestamp map of like, important moments with Crizz you need to know and then not listen to anything else but that would mean relistening to this and no thank you, at this point just read the transcript and move on.

i thought nothing would beat the saddness of Minuet in hell's breaking down a mentally ill amnesiac doctor for the hell of it unpleasantness, but this is just worse, THEY COULD HAVE JUST SKIPPED SO MANY KF THE SCENES WITY HER AND JUST KEEP THE FOCUS ON C'RIZZ AND THE DOC NEAR THE END AND THAT'S IT BUT NOOOOO, i don't even know if this is objectively horried as i think, all i know its just generally unpleasant and discusting and not building up to anything interesting like Scherzo, jees

why is this one weirdly funny like I don't wanna compliment this one but it made me giggle several times lol, it was weirdly witty ill tell you that much!! and some cute (??) Charley and Doctor friendship moments in the beginning but yeah,

also after forcing the doc to drink the elixer and then he just drowns them all with hus tecno babble i will talk until i die science talk abd littiraly making them explode from an experiment that he made them do was so awesome, using the power of infodumping for good!!! overall some cute moments, but absolutely horried moments that are not worth it lol, fuck

ok funny deliveries and fave qoutes lets go!

Doctor: i have to, sorry, stand still, please! Charley: no. oh doctor, I don't need a hug Doctor: Su Shaka ha!

awwwwww the way he was like WRAAAA to fuck up some spirits, the shouting has been put to good use!!

doctor: we can worry about his interest when we find the old girl (the tardis) Charley: yeah, i never thought i'd miss her so much lol

after Zagreus it makes absolote sense that Charley is surprised by how much she misses the tardis!!

where are you from? Doctor: Gallifrey ;)

not the doctor saying Gallifrey with such weird sense of pride and zest and anger, the hater of Galifray, my idiot

"you must have some use, what is it? Charley: i've often wandered"

CHARLEY LOL

C'rizz: how will we Doctor: we will use our wits Charley:that bad ah?

LOL YEAH they are finishing each other's sentences hehe, C'rizz is fitting in quite well

Any objections? doctor: yes!! Crizz: ...yes? overolled!"

LIKE WHY WAS THAT SO FUNNY TO ME I MIGHT JUST BE PANICING BUT LOLOLOLOL why is this one witty???

"do we wish to pollute our gene pool woth her mental stubbornness and immaturity?" Charley: Immaturity??? what??" Doctor: "Charley is not more immature then i am!" HE SAID IT IN

SUCH A WEIRD WAY LIKE WHATTT LOL

[instablamwriter]

A3! | TaiTenYuki | can we still eat cake?

Rating: G

Summary:

It's the night before Yuki's birthday.

A/N: long time no see lol. i've been writing casually on my casual writing account qermittea on twitter, but otherwise, i havent really written much;; anyway, here's a lil tyt for yuki's birthday. im still not confident writing my faves but i tried :")

AO3 Link

The true indicator of getting older is the inability to stay up late willingly anymore. As soon as 9 PM comes rolling around, Taichi finds himself gravitating to the comfort of snuggling under their duvet sheets.

"Just go to sleep, idiot. Your mouth is so wide when you yawn, flies will start flying in without you noticing," Yuki says, after the nth time Taichi must have done so.

The sewing machine works as usual with its rhythmic sounds and Taichi had purposely gone to the workshop to stay awake, but seems like the familiarity is firing back on him instead.

"I'm okay...." he slurs out.

Yuki stops his project for a second and looks in Taichi's direction, shaking his head.

"You don't have to greet me at midnight, you know? Even I might not be awake then."

"No! We've done this every year! Ten-chan is even coming later with the cake-" Taichi slaps his own mouth in realization.

"Cake? Hey, we won't even be able to finish that." Yuki frowns. Another sign of aging seems to be finding most things too sweet for their liking. Gone are the days where Taichi could tolerate a single bite of a Kame Bun, the epitome of sugar, and now he's down to eating 2 slices of cakes maximum.

The chair creaks as Taichi gets up and walks towards his boyfriend, putting his arms around Yuki's neck and tucking in Yuki's head under his chin while the other sits down at their work table.

"It's fine, Yuki-chan! I'm sure Tomo-chan and Miki-chan are willing to eat the leftovers! Aren't you going to celebrate your birthday at the store?" Taichi wants to rub his face on Yuki's cheeks like he does with Tenma (he's been called a cat over being a dog for times like these) but he doesn't want to go overboard. It had taken time for Yuki to get used to these affectionate touches. He usually only let people hug him during big emotional moments, but through the years, he spoils Tenma and Taichi with a bit of hand-holding and cuddling.

"Yeah, those two would eat anything," he replies, deadpan. But Taichi can tell Yuki says so with fondness.

The doorbell rings. Even after all these years, they are much more comfortable with opening the door to each other than going in with their keys. It’s just not the same to come home to a quiet house.

“Coming!” Taichi yells out.

There are footsteps that follow behind him as he goes to their front door, humming.

Opening the door reveals an all-masked, complete with sunglasses Tenma, carrying a wrapped box in one hand, and a plastic from one of their favorite bakeries in the other.

“Welcome home, Ten-chan!”

“Welcome back, hack.”

“I’m home- hey! At least be nice to your gift-giver!” There’s not bite in Tenma’s words and he simply tips out of his shoes and slides them to the side while Taichi locks the door behind him.

“Gift or not, you’re always going to be a hack.” The tip of Yuki’s mouth twitches.

Tenma glances up at their wall, muttering“’Bout three more hours…”

Yuki leans on the wall, arms crossed. “You guys don’t have to wait up…we’re not getting any younger, especially you two that are older than me.”

“Nonsense! We do this every year! We can watch a movie to stay awake…”

“One of yours?”

“Nah. How about this one?”

“No fair, guys! If we’re watching Mankai videos, not just the Autumn Troupe! We’ll only be watching me!”

“I’m not sure I’m in the mood to see my acting in those days.”

“You were great, Yuki-chan! We’re just all more experienced now.”

“Okay, fine, fine. Here’s a Winter one.”

“How does Azu-nee look the same even after all this time…”

“Magic…maybe he really was a vampire.”

“Stop! No supernatural speculations!”

“Scaredy-cat.”

“Hey! So is Taichi!”

-

The hours pass and they are all sat at their couch, heads on top of each other. Tenma is snoring at one end of the couch while Taichi is clutching onto a pillow he had brought from the bedroom. Yuki’s eyes flutter awake to the scene of Tasuku helplessly left alone in his room after the character of Azuma bites him. He stays in that position, slowly stretching out his neck and joints, in a way that doesn’t disturb his sleeping boyfriends beside him.

“Happy birthday,” he whispers to himself, looking up at the ceiling where glow-in-the-dark stickers were plastered onto years ago.

How long have they lived in this house? Old skateboard equipment and yoyos are set beside film and dramas awards on their shelves beside the television. Some walls have cracks and dents from accidents from his two clumsy men. The dining table has some felt dolls as the centerpiece that he had made himself, worn over time, but still washed regularly to stay clean.

When Yuki had taken up the job to make clothes for a theatre at the age of fourteen, he hadn’t imagined it would get him, here, in the most peaceful place there is.

Despite the petty fights, the not-so-petty arguments, the ups and downs of puberty, their twenties, and everything that came after – they’re still together. Albeit, the two who had insisted on staying up are the ones conked out right now.

He huffs out a laugh.

This is the way things should be.

[shawnjacksonsbs]

"Far be it from me, and forgive me for asking, and I don't mean to pry, but would you consider yourself a happy person?" 4-13-24

"How many of us, I wonder, can recall a childhood moment when we experienced happiness as a state of being? That single moment of untarnished joy. That moment when everything in our world, inside and out, was all right. Everything was all right. But, now, we've become a colony of adults and everything is all wrong, all the time. It's as if we're on a quest to get it back and yet the more we focus on our own personal happiness, the more it eludes us. In fact, it's only when we are otherwise engaged, you know, focused, absorbed, inspired, communicating, discovering, learning, dancing, for heaven's sake, that we experience happiness as a by-product, a side-effect. Oh no. We should concern ourselves not so much with the pursuit of happiness, but, with the happiness of pursuit." - Professor Coreman from Hector and the Search for Happiness

I watched.

I watched Hector expecting, eh. . .

but he ended up finding his silver (-ish).

I learned, what most probably already know, most of us don't have the money or the means to go all- eat, pray, love in the search for happiness.

We have to try and find it here, in our . . .stuckness, which is inherently part of the problem in itself.

A little traveling and moving can work wonders on those of us who needed a journey of discovery to find our truth.

I am one of the fortunate ones in that respect. I think I'm somewhere between the poor inner urban kid/poor white trash kid from the country - and that eat, pray, love shit. Lol no lol

~some notes, not edited:

Writing all the time letting you all know how I found it.

May not even work for some of you.

Do you even know what makes you happy?

And are you a happy person?

~more, unedited:

Happiness, just like the rest of my emotional states are . . .varying and in bouts, with peace and joy at the pulpit.

~even more:

Happiness as a state of being probably hasn't existed inside of me since before the fear of knowing "life's not forever" really took hold of me.

Early childhood, probably. It's been bouts ever since.

What is happiness?

Are you happy?

Ask me as a question looking back on a limited amount of my time, and my answer will be yes . . .now.

That wasn't always so.

In the now, it may or may not be, but inevitably, it's always on a rising curve, for grading purposes. At least it has been for about the last 10 years or so. Lol no lol

Ever changing, ever learning, ever growing, and of course, ever grateful.

Almost, always, like as almost to always as you can get without being actual always, I am at peace.

It feels so . . .always most of the time.

Its close enough to constant for me to say, always.

~end of notes.

Hector and the Search for Happiness did play me. I shouldn't have prejudged. I hoped it would be good and it surpassed that. I really liked it.

Instead of one final quote at the end, I'm going to share Hector's list from his journey. If you get a chance go watch the movie. Let me know whatcha think.

Remember to share your love and your laughter with all the rest of us.

And please be kind as always as possible. Civility is only the back up plan. Lol

Until next time;

"1. Making comparisons can spoil your happiness.

2. A lot of people think happiness means being richer or more important.

3. Many people only see happiness in their future.

4. Happiness could be the freedom to love more than one woman at the same time.

5. Sometimes happiness is not knowing the whole story.

6. Avoiding unhappiness is not the road to happiness.

7. Does this person bring you predominantly a. up b. down?

8. Happiness is answering your calling.

9. Happiness is being loved for who you are.

10. Sweet Potato Stew!

11. Fear is an impediment to happiness.

12. Happiness is feeling completely alive.

13. Happiness is knowing how to celebrate.

14. Listening is loving.

15. Nostalgia is not what it used to be." - Hector