#tysm again for taking the time to send such a great message and sending lots of love 💕💖

[mobius-m-mobius]

To the anon not knowing much about OCW: Pls watch his indie stuff that he did with Wes Anderson, especially the earlier stuff (pre-2010) and especially The Darjeeling Express (2007), if they wanna know more about his character work. On that note, read up on Wes A talking i.e. gushing about him. He was Wes A's muse for like, a whole decade. Also highly recommend the Esquire piece about him from 2 years ago for a full cryptic/fae creature experience, vivaciously lived through the author of the piece.

Hey there anon, thanks so much for sending this in and basically reading my mind in the process! 😂💖

One of my favorite things is hearing what other Owen fans think stands out about his work so I'm absolutely in love with the fact that you called out two of the things (The Darjeeling Limited and the Esquire profile) that have spoken to me the most, though I really do enjoy his films so much I'm always hard pressed to choose the best.

Still, even then there's no doubt his work with Wes is always in the running for the top spots because his sense of humor is so unlike anyone else's in the way it always catches me off guard a little? That always seemed to shine through the most in their work together until now but truly there's so much of who he is in Mobius that no one else could've possibly crafted the role any better and that's the reason he's such a special character 🥰

[dqmeron]

some quick info: ↳ this is specifically for the screencapping method. i use mplayer osx extended to get my caps, but there are a few other programs you can use as well. i’ll specifically be going over mplayer here. ↳ i’m using ps 24.4.1 on a 2020 m1 macbook air

[tysm to @kyubinz for looking this over and adding some things ily]

☆ feel free to send me an ask/message with any questions you have! ☆

「 setup 」

1. finding videos

one big thing to remember is that the overall file size of your video will impact the quality of your gif. the larger, the better. i almost never use anything below 1080p, and try to use 2160p whenever i can. 4k video downloader is the program i use for downloading videos from youtube, it’s free to install and works great! because of how large some files can be, i always store any media on my hard drive. i highly recommend using one if you plan to keep lots of files on hand. 

.mkv files are best, but .mp4 works fine as well (.mkv files are usually bigger aka better quality).

2. getting your screencaps

after downloading mplayer, go to the top bar and click file > open. open the video you’ll be screencapping. 

you can either drag the little time indicator or using the arrow keys on your keyboard to move to the spot you want to capture. the > key can also be used to move forward frame by frame. to start capping, pause the video and press shift + cmnd (ctrl if you’re on windows) + s to take a screencap. i usually just hold it down until i’ve gotten all the screencaps i need. 

by default, screencaps go right to desktop. you can set up a folder for them to go to automatically by going to settings > general and then selecting a spot in the menu under “interface”, but i just let them go to desktop and then sort them into individual folders so they’re easier for me to find while i’m giffing. in general, i try to stay under 80 frames so my gifs fit into tumblr’s 10mb image size limit. 

3. importing screencaps into photoshop

to import your caps into ps, go to file > scripts > load files into stack. this window should open:

click browse, and navigate to the folder with your caps in it. select all of the caps you want to import, and then click open.

click ok to create a file with your caps, and then wait until it’s finished loading your caps into the layers tab. once they’re loaded in, this is what your screen should look like:

(if you aren’t seeing the timeline at the bottom of your screen, go up to the top bar and go to window > timeline)

click create frame animation, then go to the hamburger menu at the top right of the timeline and select make frames from layers. once your frames have loaded in, select the same menu again and click reverse frames. play through your gif to make sure everything looks good. 

if you were to save your gif at the speed it’s set at now, it would be way too fast. to fix this, you have to set the frame delay. do this by selecting all your frames in the timeline using shift click, and then clicking (on any frame) where it says “0 sec”. select other from the menu that comes up, and you should get this popup:

the general rule of thumb for gif frame delay is 0.05 seconds. there are some cases — certain animated movies or video games, for example — where other delays are best, but for the most part, 0.05 is what you want to use (0.05 can slightly slow gifs, and sometimes using 0.04 better matches the clip's original timing. this is really a "train your eyes" thing, and picking the best delay gets easier as you gif for longer). you can set this by typing the number into the text box and then hitting the ok button or enter on your keyboard. 

at this point, i’d go ahead and save your file. you can go to file > save in the top bar, or just hit cmd/ctrl + s on your keyboard.

「 making your gif 」

1. sizing

after your frames are ready, the next thing is to size your gif. to crop your gif, press c on your keyboard to open the cropping tool. white borders will show up around your gif.

before doing anything, i would suggest making sure “delete cropped pixels” is unchecked. this will allow you to drag your gif around later if you want to reposition. you can find this option at the top of your screen. drag the borders on either side until you have the area you want selected. mine looks like this:

once you’re happy with your selection, hit enter on your keyboard to finalize it. 

the tumblr image guidelines require gifs to be 540px across (here’s a post detailing this). to change your gif’s image size, go to image > image size in the top bar. you’ll get this popup:

instead of setting the width right to 540, i’ll be setting it to 544, and then trimming down the edges using canvas size. this makes the quality just a little better, and also prevents any weird borders being made around your gif on the off chance photoshop decides to add them. this isn’t necessary at all, you can absolutely size right to 540, but i just like doing this. if you choose to do this, open canvas size right after you set image size (image > canvas size in the top bar), and trim your width down to 540 and your height down a few pixels as well. 

2. sharpening & other filters

sharpening is essential for good-quality gifs. the first step to this is converting our timeline from frame animation to a video timeline. select this little icon in the bottom left of your screen:

this is what your timeline will look like now:

you can use the little slider with mountains on either side to change the width of your frames in the timeline for easier access when editing. now that we’ve got all this set up, we can sharpen! i use this action pack to sharpen my gifs in addition to a few of my own settings (here is a video on how to install actions into photoshop). go to window > action in the top bar if you aren’t seeing the action tab. 

i’ll be using the sharper action from the pack. to use an action, select it from the list and press the little play button at the bottom of the panel to apply it.

in addition to this, i usually also add unsharp mask at 50% amount with a 0.5px radius:

there are a few other filters than can be helpful when giffing:

a. add/reduce noise noise (aka grain) can be added with “add noise”. go to filter > noise > add noise.

these are the settings i usually use, but the amount depends on the gif (i don't ever go over 3.5 for the most part):

(if you want a grain effect but moving noise doesn't work for the gif, you can also add a grain overlay and then mess with blending mode and layer opacity until it looks how you want)

reduce noise can be used to remove some of the pre-existing grain on a clip. go to filter > noise > reduce noise. here are my settings:

leaving reduce noise on its own at 100% is a bit too much, so double click this icon and change the opacity (i usually do around 45):

b. gaussian blur if your clip is a bit pixelated, gaussian blur can help with smoothing it out a bit. go to filter > blur > gaussian blur. my settings are 1 pixel radius w ~20% opacity (this changes based on the gif).

3. coloring

time to color! i want you to keep in mind during this section that everyone likes different colorings, and this is just my process! please don’t feel pressured to follow exactly what i’m doing, the best way to find what you like is to just mess around and experiment!

i like to start off with lighting adjustments: brightness/contrast, levels, exposure, and curves. 

a. brightness/contrast i usually start out with this first, just because brightening the gif right away helps me start thinking about how i want to color! here are my settings:

b. levels/curves levels and curves can either be used interchangeably or together. i usually use levels to adjust lighting and curves to adjust color values, but i’ll go over using both for lighting as well as using curves for adjusting color values. 

for both of these adjustments, i use the eyedropper tools to pick out white and black points. for levels, the top eyedropper tool to the left of the graph is used to pick out a black point. i do this first. use the tool to pick a spot on your gif that you want to be the base for black values. for me, that’s the shadow inside rey’s hood. the bottom eyedropper tool picks white point. use the tool to pick a spot on your gif that you want to be the base for white values. i chose the outside of rey’s hood. make sure you’re doing this on a new levels adjustment layer.

now, on to curves. you can either use the same eyedropper method or manipulate the graph directly. using the eyedropper is the same as levels, so i’ll just go over graph manipulation. 

shade lightens as you move to the right along the x-axis of the graph — black is the far left, white is the far right, middle is the midtones. generally, i don’t work with midtones.

i’m going to use levels for this gif’s lighting, and curves to adjust color values. here’s how to do that:

curves can be used to adjust the amount of a certain color in different lighting areas of a gif. for example, i can specifically decrease the amount of green in the gif’s whites. to edit these values, select the rgb drop-down menu and adjust them one at a time. here are my final graphs:

c. exposure this one’s pretty straightforward. the exposure slider adjust general exposure. the offset slider adjusts how dark your dark points are, and gamma correction can be used to lighten/darken scenes as a whole. here’s my settings:

d. color balance color balance is used to adjust overall tint of a clip. this is in general pretty simple, but i do want to point out that using the shadow and highlights tabs in addition to just the midtones can really help. here’s my settings:

e. channel mixer channel mixer is one of my favorite tools in ps, especially for coloring scenes that are a pain in the ass without it. to avoid taking up too much space, here’s a great tutorial covering channel mixer. here’s my settings:

[at this point, i’m noticing my gif is still a bit darker than i’d like it, so i’m adding just a bit of brightness/contrast to fix it. there’s also a patch of blue over one of rey’s eyes, so i’ve used a hue/saturation layer to get rid of that bit and masked it to her eye. i’m not going to go over masking here, but there are lots of great tutorials out there!]

f. selective color selective color can be used to adjust the amount of specific colors within a color. for example, if i were to go into the red tab and take out cyans, the reds would become more red. if i were to add yellows, the reds would become more orange, etc etc. this can be especially good for color manipulation. for this gif, i’d like to make the background more blue, so i’m going to use selective color to do this. here’s my settings:

g. color lookup color lookup uses 3dlut files to remap gif colors (it’s a preset — think instagram filter or something similar). i don’t always use these, but when i do, i almost never leave them at 100% opacity. color lookup is great for giving gifs a film-type look if you want to do that, it’s got loads of different options. here’s my settings (adjustment layer is set to 20% opacity):

atp i’m pretty much done with coloring! i usually end up doing a few extra little lighting adjustments at the end. for this gif, i added some brightness/contrast at +8. i’ve also noticed that my gif’s looking a bit grainy, so i’ve added some noise to lean into it. this is usually the way i fix it, but you can definitely do reduce noise/gaussian blur as well if you don’t want a grainy look. 

here’s my fully colored gif + a process gif (fast images warning):

「 saving gifs 」

1. frame rate

one thing you may have noticed is that my gif is looking a bit choppy. photoshop has a tendency to mess with frame delay after gifs are converted to video timeline. here’s how to fix that.

select all of your layers and convert them to a smart object (right click > convert to smart object). next, click on the hamburger menu in the top right of the timeline and go to convert frames > flatten frames into clips. now we need to change the timeline from video timeline to frame animation. click the little 3 boxes symbol in the bottom left corner of the timeline:

go to the hamburger menu again and select make frames (this is the same one you used earlier), then go through your frames and delete any duplicates. the first frame usually needs to be deleted specifically. once you’ve done that, set the frame delay back to 0.05 the way you did earlier. 

2. exporting

once you’re happy with how your gif looks, go to file > export > save for web (legacy). 

these are my export settings, but feel free to experiment with the menus where i have selective and diffusion selected, different settings work best for each gif. in general, most gifmakers only use selective/adaptive and diffusion/pattern because they generally work the best for tumblr. before saving, make sure your looping option is set to forever:

gif size for tumblr has a 10mb limit. my gif is under this, so i don’t need to make any changes, but if yours is over, you can either delete some frames from the beginning/end of your gif and/or adjust the height of the gif (width needs to stay 540px so your gif doesn’t get stretched/compressed on tumblr, but height is fair game). 

here's my final gif!

happy giffing, and please don’t hesitate to send me any questions you have! ♡

[popcorn-plots]

HEY ITS JAY (frenchbaguette190) I have a writing prompt!! Anonymous valentine from within a friendship group (it's probably basic you don't have to use it)

OMG HI!!! It's been a while!! How are you?

TYSM for your prompt! It's really cute, I love the friends to lovers trope sm <3

Anyways, it gives off Ironstrange vibes because Wong would have totally picked up on Stephen's crush (actually, everyone can. This man is so oblivious it hurts) and makes him confess to Tony, even anonymously.

Anyways, I had a lot of fun writing this, but I got a little carried away so it's a bit of a long one... and not exactly 'friend group', but I think it's close enough.

Thanks again, Jay!!!!

The moment the door closed, Wong turned to Stephen and cleared his throat.

Stephen tore his gaze from the door and looked at Wong. "What?"

Wong crossed his arms. "When will you realize that Stark is literally head over heels for you?" he asked.

Stephen's brows furrowed. "Him? The gorgeous genius billionaire, falling for me?" Stephen snorted, a light blush dusting his cheeks. "Yeah, right. It's not like he'd care about a useless doctor who does magic tricks for a living. Get your head checked, Wong."

Stephen shook his head and climbed the stairs to his room. Wong almost screamed. Months of this. Months and they were both oblivious. The only good thing about the situation was that Stephen's negative self-talk was getting better. Everything else was hard to watch.

Stephen was completely and totally in love with Stark. Stark was utterly smitten with the doctor. Neither one knew that the other returned the feelings. Wong had tried to set them up, even worked with the other Avengers (who were just as sick of it as he was), but it never works. Wong didn't think there was anyone more oblivious than those two.

And he grew up in Kamar-Taj with a bunch of emotionally repressed sorcerers.

It was take to try harder: desperate times call for desperate measures, and all that.

~~

A week later, Wong found his solution. The Avengers were hosting a Valentine's Ball charity event and even better, it was anonymous. You address a Valentine to someone without signing your name. Valentine's are passed out at the end of the night.

The perfect opportunity to make Stephen confess. Even if it was anonymous.

When Stephen returned from the monthly Avengers meeting, blushing with a love-struck smile, Wong pounced. "Stephen."

Stephen looked at him and smiled. "Yes, Wong?"

"The Avengers, that means Stark, are hosting a Valentine's Ball with an anonymous Valentine's drop. The invitation explains it. You are going."

Stephen nodded, that stupid grin still on his face. "Okay. Tony's great. I like Tony."

"I know. Everyone knows, except Tony."

Stephen sighed. The smile faded slightly. "That's because he doesn't like me back."

Wong sighed. "Send him a Valentine's and see what happens. He. Likes. You."

Stephen rolled his eyes. "If you say so, Wong. Where's the invite?"

Wong resisted the urge to facepalm, instead handing Stephen the invitation and walking away. He had a class at Kamar-Taj he needed to get to.

Two hours later, Wong found Stephen singing softly in the kitchen. It wasn't unusual to hear Stephen singing, but Wong didn't recognize the song.

He turned to corner to see Stephen hunched over the table, writing... something.

"Love me tender, love me dear... Tell me you are mine... I'll be yours through all the years... Till the end of time..." Stephen was singing under his breath.

Wong frowned. He didn't recognize the song.

"What song is that?" Wong asked.

Stephen looked up. He smiled. "Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley. Anyway You Want Me, Side B. 1956."

Wong nodded. "And... what is that?"

Stephen grinned. "A card. For Tony."

The party wasn't for another week. Wong resisted the urge to sigh.

"Can I see?"

Stephen hummed. "I just finished." He turned the card around and showed Wong what he was making. In large, wobbly letters, Stephen had written out a short, but simple message.

Dear Tony.

I Love you.

Love, Anonymous.

Wong nodded. "Keep that safe. Tony'll love it."

"Hopefully."

Wong just hoped that Stark would finally realize that Stephen loved him back. Maybe then Wong could get some peace from Stephen's incessant pining.

~~

The night had finally arrived and Stephen was a nervous wreck. Wong was sick of it.

"Just walk in, drop your card in the box, and have a good time. It's that simple."

"No it's not! He'll see it and he'll think it's dump, or it'll get lost in all the other Valentine's for him and he'll never find it!" Stephen nearly wailed. Wong sighed and sat next to him on the stairs, pulling him into a short side hug. A sign of affection he definitely wasn't used to showing, but Stephen needed it.

"He'll love it. It'll be okay. Deep breath."

Stephen took a deep breath. "Okay... You sure?"

"I'm sure. Now go before you're late."

The doctor took another deep breath. "I look okay?"

Wong looked at Stephen. He wore a rented black tux with a red bowtie with gold accents, giving it away as the Cloak. The suit was well-fitted and accentuated Stephen's legs and shoulders. "You look great."

"You really think so--"

"Yes. If you don't leave now, I will not hesitate to portal you into the lobby myself."

Stephen chuckled. "I'm going, I'm going."

"Good. Begone."

Stephen stepped through a portal of his own and Wong let out a long breath. Hopefully Stephen resolved the mutual pining; Wong was on his last straw. And while he was gone, Wong had his own Valentine to attend to.

~~

Stephen came home two hours later, portalling straight to his room.

Wong decided not to bother him.

~~

The next day, Stephen woke up late. It wasn't uncommon for Stephen to sleep in, so Wong wasn't concerned. He only started to get worried when Stephen didn't come down after lunch.

Wong was about to go up to Stephen's room to see what was wrong when someone knocked on the door. And didn't stop.

Wong sighed and walked back down the stairs. "I'm coming, I'm coming..."

He opened the door to find Tony Stark. Dressed in an oil-stained Black Sabbath T-Shirt and sweatpants, his hair windswept and his eyes wide. He looked like he was crazy.

"Stark."

"Where's Stephen?"

Wong sighed. He glanced at the ceiling, then back to Stark. "I'll get him. Close the door behind you."

Stark nodded, almost frantically, as Wong headed up the stairs. He knocked on Stephen's door, sighing at the muffled groan.

"Stark's here. Go talk to him."

Stephen was silent for a second. "Don't wanna."

Wong felt like screaming. "Cloak?" He hissed.

There was a shuffling of fabric and a scream. "I'M UP! I'M UP!"

Wong chuckled. The Cloak was just as sick as Wong was with their pining, it seemed.

Stephen finally opened the door, hair disheveled with bags under his eyes. He wore an over-sized Columbia T-Shirt and biker shorts.

"Stark's downstairs."

"Don't wanna."

The Cloak pushed Stephen out of his room, nearly shoving him down the stairs.

"Hey! I'm not decent!" Stephen shouted as the Cloak lifted him up, flew him downstairs, and deposited him in front of Stark.

"Stephen..."

Stephen's eyes widened. "T-Tony..."

Wong had half a mind to summon a bag of popcorn.

"Is this yours?" Tony asked, holding up Stephen's crumpled Valentine.

Stephen glanced at the paper, then to Tony, then back to the paper. "I... I thought I threw that away..." He whispered.

Ah, so that's what happened.

"Well... I.. JARVIS saw it. Told me you never even came in." Tony admitted.

Stephen looked like he was close to tears. Wong didn't know how to feel about what he just heard.

"I... I'm sorry. I-"

Tony raised a hand and unfolded the paper.

"Dear Tony," He read. Stephen's breath hitched. "I love you."

Stephen swallowed. He nodded, slowly. "Love, Anonymous." He croaked.

Tony smiled, grabbing the front of Stephen's shirt.

"I love you too, douchebag." Stephen eyes widened as Tony pulled him down into a kiss.

Wong resisted the urge to cheer. Finally.

~~~

The song Stephen is singing: Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley

[jonquilyst]

Hii 😊 today I won't point out to you that a link to a next episode is missing. Today I just want to tell you: I love your story very much and I'm already sad that it's about to end. I have now arrived at the current chapter.

I had already seen the scenes in the hospital, but I wanted to know why and how everything came about in a certain way. That's why I had to read the story from the beginning. I love all the characters, especially Jayden and Eva. They were always loving, understanding the whole time. I've sometimes wondered if any of them might be a "false friend." But it was never the case. The two of them (and of course Wyatt) have stood by Megyn the whole time.

And there were often little parts of the episodes that made me cry (mostly from joy and gosh, i'm 40 years old btw^^). I am an extremely empathetic person, sometimes it is a blessing and a curse at the same time. and I felt so much for your story.

Now I'm looking forward to the last pictures and also to everything new. I don't know if there will be a happy ending. But even if not, it was still an incredibly good story with a lot to focus on. Violence in the family, suffering, but also deep friendship and the message that you must never give up and that you have to give many things time. Everything comes to a (hopefully) good end. 🌸

And it would be nice to know what happens next for both of them (Jayden & Megyn). At least just a little update every now and then. I like them a lot, they are a nice couple. I'm a harmony addict, I don't like a lot of drama in a story. You put the drama at the end of the story - her father's accident, which is really very tragic. Now I'm excited to see what happens next🤗😊many greetings, Mandy💗

Omg... Tysm for the kind and thoughtful review 💖 I'm overjoyed you loved it!! I poured so much heart, soul, and energy into making it and it makes so happy that someone out there loves and appreciates what I've made. My story has a pretty small audience of about 10 or so people who regularly follow, but I made this story knowing that I've succeeded if even 1 person out there enjoyed it 💖

I'm an empath too so I totally get it. You're introduced to a character who is struggling, didn't deserve what happened to them, and are now working to have a better life. If that isn't the recipe for an empath's favorite character, I don't know what is.

The false friend thing is prob something several people had in mind when first introduced to the friends, since during the beginning Megyn was actively avoiding people and fake friends was a fear she had (aka people who would take advantage of her and/or harm her in some way). But all 3 of them are genuine and I wanted to make them genuine to send the message that 1. you can't do things alone and 2. sometimes you need to give people a chance and open your heart to them. By doing that, Megyn not only scored two very close friends, but also a very loving boyfriend. I personally have a fear of fake friends myself, and I definitely have had them, but if you don't open your heart and give people a chance, you will miss out on the real ones that do come your way.

There will be an epilogue to the story that will explain what happens to Megyn and everyone else after her dad's accident, so there will be updates on Jayden/Megyn and a satisfying conclusion. But after the story itself ends, I was thinking about doing little slice-of-life one-shots to further explore this post-accident life since the epilogue primarily just explains it. I promise you I will not be finished with these characters once the main story ends. They're my sims/characters and I love them to bits!! I even have an idea for a sequel, but I'm not sure when or if this will happen since I'm in great need of a break from making story posts and want to do other things for a little while, but those one-shots are definitely in my plans!!

Thanks again and I hope you enjoy the rest of the story 💖

[shuchu]

Hello! Gosh I'm so nervouse writing this //-//

I've been meaning to send smth like this for the longest time but never got the courage too..-

I have this feeling that Ike would be a neck/shoulder guy iykwim... Like he would walk up behind you, wrap his arms around your waist and bury his head into your neck at the most random times and probably gives the warmest hugs imaginable...

I may come back again if my s.a.d lets me to so if it's not too selfish of me, may I be known as 🌼 anon if it's not already taken? Tysm and have a wonderful day/night!~

omg i understand how you feel, i've been on tumblr for a while now and i've just never had the courage to send in a message to anyone on here to chat or to request anything until i started this blog. but yeah, thank you for taking the time to send something in! it means a lot to me ♡

you're so right, ike would. he would be the type that loves snuggling into the crook of your neck, leaving a few chaste kisses on your shoulder while he's at it

in the morning, while you're in the kitchen preparing breakfast for the both of you he'd walk up behind you, wrap his arms around your waist and rest his chin on your shoulder

i imagine ike's hugs feeling like a warm cup of hot chocolate on a cold winter's morning. feeling that warmth spread from your throat down to your stomach. idk but that was the image that popped up in my head when i tried to imagine ike's hugs ＞▽＜

come back whenever you feel comfortable to! i'll always be here, though i might not get to your ask immediately! & of course you may, welcome to the emoji anon club lovely ♡

you too, have a great day/night ♡

[solarisensun]

so i came from ao3 after i read your fic white lies!! i was about to send in a long ass comment about how amazing it was but i decided to stalk more of the author’s works first - and my heart literally stopped when i saw orphan account 😭 i spent a good few seconds staring in disbelief at my phone bc no!! i have to tell the author just how much i loved the fic!! and then i saw your note about your tumblr and boy, i’ve never typed so fast without typo in my life. i love love love white lies. the plot, the smut, the wordings, the pacing, the twist!! my god. there’s something so deliciously good abt incest fics that just scratches my brain the right way. it’s the taboo-ness of it that some genres just don’t manage to capture. ofc i don’t condone it irl but fiction and reality are two separate things! so. i wanted to say i love white lies. just. so glad i decided to click it while i was searching for fics. from the beginning to the end, it had me hooked. and the smut was just *chef’s kiss* perfect. it made me feel things in a way smut fics rarely do. your characterization of diluc and kaeya were so on point i just. i am at a loss for words. i loved it. have i mentioned how much i love your fic? because i love it a lot. it doesn’t even need a part two because that ending was so good already (but ofc i wouldn’t be opposed to a part two 🤭). i love it. so much. in fact, i love you. i hope your day is great and will continue to keep getting better. your fic has singlehandedly roused me from my depressive episode, and idk what it says about me as a person that an incest reader insert diluc fic managed to do that, but yes. your writing is impeccable. phenomenal. gorgeous. stunning. perfect.

oh my god first of all tysm for taking the time out to write all of this <3333 and yes!! i am 100% against incest in any shape of form irl but when its fictional? that's a whole diff story! esp when it comes to daemon and rhaenyra from hotd Back to your message, once again ahhh thank you for your kind comment on white lies im really glad that you liked it! it was a fic that i initially wrote just to explore diluc's character as a whole and decided to throw in kaeya bc why not?

it's rare that I get such long and sweet replies and I'll treasure this message forever and ever.

i hope u have a nice day luv xx

[nulltune]

Positivity anon's back at it again with apologies for not being as consistent as I would have hoped with sending out messages to others so that they know that they're wanted and needed in the RPC! :D Have you done anything fun over the last couple of weeks? Do you have anything you're excited about for this week or not really? Lastly, I do hope you're having a great day and will have a fantastic week! Never forget that the RPC needs you and your unique take on characters! ♡♡♡

POSITIVITY ANONNNN HELL YEHA!!!!!!! now now, don't apologise for that!! your positivity is appreciated no matter what and you should also know that your presence is super appreciated 🥺🥺💖 tysm for brightening up the dash as always!!! ❤️❤️❤️ TAKE UR TIME THO POSI-NONNIE (<- rando nickname i just came up with) because you're also so important and i hope ur doing good ! <333

oooo i had a fun movie weekend with my friends just recently 🥺 it was a lot of fun!!! i forced them all to watch dr. strange too and am very very proud of that ✨️✨️ (HE IS DABEST SUPERHERO DON'T @ MEEEEE !!!!!!) (<- my personal opinion okok 💖) the day + week just started for me but getting an ask from u is a def a moodbooster on this wretched monday morning!! ❤️ i have a couple of outings planned for next week so i'm excited for that! i'm always excited for the weekends tbh IT'S MY SOURCE OF JOY AND FREEDOM 😩😩 so ye!

hope u have a great day + week too, positivity anon!!! 💖 thank you so much for your kind words aaaa 😭❤️❤️ i appreciate it and your presence a whole lot!!!

[oraclemoontarot]

Hey beautiful, before i give my review i would like to thankyou for everything, like the energy,efforts and time you put into your readings...i really appreciate it so much and feel so greatful to deserve a reading from such a talented person like you!! The reading was just so beautiful and idk how to explain but emotional too, it was like finally someone saw me as myself and loves me for who i am as a person. Literally appreciate you and then a lot.

My pookies 🫶🏻🤍✨🧿

Here's a feedback; sorry if it's too long still. Well first I was going to give a proper feedback member wise and then an overall but I jus realised how long it was becoming to i deleted everything and writing the overall parts. Whatever you mentioned in the reading it's just so f- accurate like every single thing and word about my personality is exactly what mentioned. When I say every word I mean every single f-uck!ng word. (Not being overconfident or flexing because it's looking like I am lmao)

Let me kiss your hands because i have read the reading like 5 times by now. Thankyou so very much once again for being so kind and generous. Your work is amazing and beautiful!!

I feel so much more confident. Sending you love and light, take care and rest well. Best of luck for everything ahead. 🫂

You are lobed and appreciated as you are.

aw please 😭 this is the sweetest feedback, i’m honestly so happy, and i really appreciate you too!! as always, you leave the kindest messages, so tysm. you are loved and i wish you the best of luck too!! 💗

[snake-anon]

sending an affirmation message to my friends just incase they're going through a bad time

To anyone who needs this, I hope you feel better soon! If you are going through a bad time please talk to someone, a lot of people care about you and will listen! Bad times always pass eventually, even when it seems they will never go away, it will get better. Life has ups and downs, maybe right now feels like a forever down but it i will go back up again, just keep on living and you'll go back up eventually, it'll be okay :) You are so strong and I know you can get through this! I believe in you, I believe in you even when you don't believe in yourself, you are so strong and resilient, you have withstood so much, I'm so proud of you! Keep going! You are so special and unique and beautiful, don't forget that <3 You are worth so much and you deserve happiness! You deserve to take breaks, you deserve to be cared about, you deserve kindness and you deserve to smile :) Always prioritize your mental health, take breaks when you need them! Treat yourself to something nice, go out for a walk, make yourself some food, get a nice warm cup of tea/coffee, read a good book, doodle something on a piece of paper, do something that will relax you, whatever that may be :) You are not alone! There are always people out there who are in similar situations, you are understood. You are doing great, I'm so proud of you <3 Even though I'm a random person I love you, I love you even when you're at you're worst, I love you when you're at you're best, I love you even when you don't love yourself, I love you when you give it your all, I love you when you're too tired, I love it when you're you, you are capable of so much and I love every part of you I hope this message made you feel a little better, even if it was only for just a moment. I wish you the best

tysm :( <3 /pos you’re such a sweetheart. i needed this

[mobius-m-mobius]

Just wanted to let you know that your coloring on your gifsets is absolutely marvelous! 😍

Oh my gosh thank you!! 🥺💖

That means the world and for Loki S2 at least a lot of credit has to go to the show for giving such a fun color palette to work with this year! Much appreciated and for sure if there's anything resembling a shade of blue in there I'll take care of the rest 😂

[everseeking]

hello!! It's your relief story anon!!! i friken love what you wrote!!! may i have another request 🥺 similar to the relief story, Levi's s/o gets into a near death experience right in front of him and he freezes for the first time. everyone's super shocked abt it after the mission and he gets reprimanded just for formalities (erwin n hanji rlly just wanna check up on him personally) but they all understand since he's been through a lot. Levi can't deal with his emotions and he wants to say i love you to his s/o (first time saying it) but he doesn't know how and yes HAHAHAHA

- OMG HI AGAIN ! IM SO HAPPY THAT YOU ENJOYED IT THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!!! thank you again not only for requesting that, but also for requesting again, it’s so awesome when u guys come back and request more :) plus your ideas are always so great. i had a lot of fun writing this, i hope u enjoy <3 (and i got your second message tysm for adding it ! i tried to include as much fluff as possible but my dumb brain always defaults to angst hahaha)

how to say i love you

- levi ackerman x reader

warnings: season 2 and ova spoilers (if you haven’t watched the ova’s yet they’re on youtube but this only references ‘a choice with no regrets’ aka levi’s ova)

levi has never had...feelings for anyone before.

the romantic kind, of course. he's felt plenty of things towards people on a regular basis—anger. hate. disgust. confusion. annoyance. frustration.

to be fair he has had the occasional friend, or the occasional person who he respected, and others who he flat out wanted to protect. just never anything romantic.

this didn’t bother him, falling in love wasn’t his top priority or anything. his life has been one traumatic experience after the other. there was no time for him to be romantically involved with another, nor was he willing to take the risk of potential heartbreak that would add to his constantly growing list of traumatic events.

when he first met y/n l/n he acknowledged her as nothing more than another member of the survey corps. someone he would work with. someone he would train with. someone who he would give orders to if deemed necessary. someone who would join his team. someone he would slowly become more curious about. someone who would bring him feelings that he couldn't describe in words.

his plans had clearly gone astray.

y/n was supposed to be nothing more than a colleague, but somehow fate had much more in store. the young girl began to appear more and more in his life and before he could even process it, she was already apart of his team.

now that the they were spending almost everyday together, along with the rest of his team, levi had the opportunity to try to solve the mystery that was y/n.

there was something that he felt about her that he couldn't put into words. the way she was determined to save humanity and her friends, the way she poured everything she had into everything she did, the way she was strong in every aspect of the word, the way she got along with the rest of the team, the way she laughed, the way she smiled, the way she spoke, the way she moved, all of it. it all encapsulated him.

what is this emotion ? fascination ? curiosity ? these words weren’t completely right, but they safe enough for him to settle on for now.

yes, that's all. the brat just makes me curious because i don't understand her.

at least, that's what he told himself. but the tingles that remained on his skin from the place where she accidentally brushed up against him or the way his stomach felt after his eyes met hers or the way he noticed himself always wanting to be near her or the way he wanted to protect her more than anything in the world, said otherwise.

whatever message he wanted to send probably definitely was not passed on. when y/n accidentally brushed up against him he snapped back "watch it." when she made eye contact with him, it was more her meeting his eyes and him seemingly glaring back. when he took a few steps towards her to be closer, she felt paranoid, wondering if he was determining whether or not he should scold her for something. when she was on missions and he occasionally had to step in and save her tail, she felt like she was slacking.

truthfully in all these situations levi just resorted back to his true nature. he never meant any harm so clearly he wasn’t the best at expressing his feelings. henceforth, the three word phrase was foreign to him.

after all the many challenges that came with trying to understand each other, the couple finally got together. but despite being together, neither had said the 'L word’ yet. 

to be honest, y/n hadn’t dwelled on it too much. she had learned the best way to survive mentally was to live in the moment. when the time would come, the time would come, however, the thought that time wasn’t a guarantee gnawed at the back of her brain.  she always wondered how levi felt about the matter, but never got around to asking. little did he know he’d once again find out for himself that time wasn’t a guarantee.

just like every other day, y/n awoke to levi placing a kiss on her forehead. he wished nothing more than to let the love of his life sleep late into the morning in their shared bed, safe from the dangers of the world, but there was another mission today in which he needed her by his side.

the plan was to head to the outskirts of wall rose to a forest that was known to be surrounded by titans. hanji convinced erwin to let her try to capture titans in the forest again, as it all but worked on the female titan. erwin agreed, not only because he too believed the survey corps had all the materials necessary to capture titans again, but also because he knew the scouts needed more real time practice in the forest. levi wasn’t happy to hear the commander refer to this as “practice,” since so many lives were guaranteed to be lost in the process, but there was nothing he could do about it.

with everyone’s approval and the preparations complete, they were off. the ride there had been as close to smooth sailing as possible, with erwin successfully rerouting the troops to avoid as many unnecessary collisions with titans as possible and a surprisingly low amount of abnormals in their path. but everyone knew the real problems would be up ahead.

in this area, the titans were mainly surrounding the thick trees in the forest. it wasn’t too far from the forest where they encountered the female titan so the layout of the jungle was fairly similar. a large path ran straight through the trees, leaving the scouts lots of opportunities.

before the forest itself came into view, the hoard otherworldly creatures showed up. the crowd of titans didn’t seem to be too bad, with none surpassing ten meters. a bit of the outer edges of the formation took a hit, but everyone else made it into the woods unscathed.

unlike the last time levi’s squad was in the forest, their objective was not to be the bait. instead, they were to take to the trees and be on clean up duty. it was a little different from their normal clean up duty, as they weren’t doing chores around the castle or cabin—they were eliminating stray titans. the survey corps was only prepared to capture two titans, so any others that entered needed to be exterminated.

they weren’t the only ones with this job, but erwin placed them as the last hoop the titans had to get through before they were captured. any titans that escaped the first few groups were more likely than not going to be challenging, so they needed to be left with the most talented squad.

the eight scouts that made up levi’s squad traveled the path that cut through the forest until they found the four trees in which they were to set up camp. levi and jean were on the first tree, armin and sasha on the one across from them, connie and mikasa on the next, and y/n and eren on the fourth. the formation placed y/n and levi diagonal from each other so they could each defend half of the younger scouts in their squad if necessary, as well as had the team in pairs that weren’t often together for even more practice.

the ground rumbled beneath the group as they looked down to see the first wave of soldiers acting as bait pass through. after some time and a few more waves, including hanji and erwin who were in charge of the traps, everyone passed through and the titans came into sight.

the ground troops had all reported that no abnormals or titans above ten meters made it in so they all relaxed—or relaxed as one can be when they’re facing man-eating giants. levi recognized the last troop passing through and gave his second in command a nod which she returned, letting everyone else know it was show time.

the rumbling of the ground from the horses before was nothing compared to that of the titans. not counting the first two, there were nine titans in all. everyone gave a silent thanks to the squads who had narrowed down the hoard before it arrived to them.

finally, the first two titans ran past the trees levi’s squad was hidden in, chasing the ground troops. with a loud “now !” from levi, the rest of them deployed from their hiding places. thanks to the squad’s impeccable teamwork and countless hours of training in forests closer to home, the remaining seven titans were taken out without a hitch. y/n couldn’t help but feel a sense of pride as she watched her team improve with every mission and it was obvious they all felt the same way. the way they beamed and had to hold back their celebration was as a clear as day.

the team regrouped, with y/n checking the younger members for any life threatening wounds and levi double checking all the titans were taken care of. she had just finished examining sasha when levi came back and announced the next step of today’s plan. everyone was to head forward to meet the other troops and aid in getting the titans back to the walls. although the titans may be secured, there were still infinite possibilities for catastrophes that could happen so they needed all the backup they could get. the young cadets nodded in agreement then followed after levi as he took to the sky, with y/n tailing the rest of the group. if y/n and levi weren’t side by side during missions, this was always the formation everyone fell into. levi led the way, protecting the front of the party, and she acted as the caboose to make sure no one got left behind as well as to protect them from the back.

after a few failed tricks from eren as he tried to show off with his gear and a quick scolding from levi, the rest of the scouts came into view. the mission appeared to be a success. the final two titans were both apprehended, one nailed to the ground and the other bound in the air.

squad levi landed and began to greet everyone but didn’t get very far when hanji’s squeals flooded everyone’s ears.

the scientist was practically bouncing up and down as she came over. “squad levi ! all in one piece, i see. let me show you what we’ve done,” she gushed, ushering all of them towards the titans.

it was no surprise she was so excited. she had been waiting for this day to arrive for ages, but levi still gave a quick “tch,” under his breath out of annoyance which forced y/n to cover her mouth with her palm to stifle a laugh.

the eight, now nine, of them cranned their necks up to see the side of the beast that was hammered into the ground. the sight would’ve been cruel if it were anything other than a titan, but remembering all the pain they’ve brought to each one of them, no one did so much as bat an eye. returning the focus back to hanji, everyone watched as she took a sharp inhale to prepare for her long ramble about how everything worked. lucky for y/n, before hanji could exhale, levi grabbed his partner’s arm and pulled her away.

he pulled her close so he could whisper in her ear, “come on, let’s go find erwin.”

as much as she wanted to argue with him and tell him he was being mean, she really didn’t want to listen to hanji’s spiel that she had heard a million times over. a tiny pang of guilt struck y/n for leaving the other half of the squad behind forced to listen to her, but sometimes everyone has to take one for the team.

she threw a quick wave over her shoulder to the others, then followed levi, who was still holding her arm, as he dragged her through the crowd of other scouts who were just floating around, waiting for orders, until he finally spotted the commander.

the tall man’s eyes fell upon the pair and he drew himself away from whomever he was speaking with to come greet them.

“ah levi, y/n,” erwin began. levi’s expression stayed the same but y/n offered the man a small smile and wave which he returned with a nod. erwin was actually the one who recommended to levi that he should consider y/n to be apart of his squad, so she heavily credited him entirely with starting your relationship with levi (even if levi disagreed every time she told him this). 

levi and erwin fell into formal conversation, discussing the remainder of the mission, which left y/n realizing levi hadn’t really saved her from a talk you’ve heard countless times before, but instead brought her into another one. 

hanji’s rambling would have been more interesting than this she thought to yourself as she began lazily scanned the small sea of scouts scrambling around, looking for a way to entertain yourself until the two men were done talking. one group in particular caught her eyes.

the soldiers seemed to be much more jittery than everyone else. they frantically looked amongst each other and towards the titan that hanji had just finished showing the rest of levi’s squad, and seemed to be contemplating a solution to an unknown issue.

it was clear something was up. 

just as she placed her hand on levi’s shoulder to bring his and erwin’s focus over to the scene, the ground began to shake, which caught their attention for her. 

no one had time to react when dust flew up everywhere, obstructing everyone’s views so they couldn’t see where the loud crashes that followed came from. a strong force slammed into them, throwing them who knows how far into the air. the fear of hitting the ground barely had enough time to settle into y/n before everything went dark.

everyone in the vicinity had been sent flying into the air along, but levi was the first one to be up on his feet again. bringing his arms up to shield his eyes, he decided to stay where he was as the dust cleared so he could assess the situation and move on from there. 

the scene finally came into view; he gathered that the titan had ripped its arm through the nails that secured it to the floor of the woods, then flailed it around in an attempt to grab people. it made a clean sweep in the area that he was previously standing—all that was left were debris and broken wood planks from the compartments that were attached to the other titan’s traps.

a wave of adrenaline passed through his body as he remembered who was with him. he needed to find not only erwin immediately, but also y/n. he reached down to grab the handles of his controller grip but froze instantly upon seeing what had just come into view as more of the dust cleared.

y/n was sprawled out on the ground, ODM gear tossed a few feet away from her body but more importantly, the titan’s hand was hovering mere meters above her.

his pulse almost quickened twicehold, but it felt as though it heart had stopped in his chest. situations like this presented themselves to levi almost everyday of his life, but this was much different. in those, he was almost two steps ahead. he knew that by now he should be wrapping his arms around y/n and pulling her to safety at breakneck speed, or even better, he should’ve shielded her from harm at the very beginning. but right now he couldn’t do so much as move his finger.

levi was completely inert—his arms felt like they being weighed down by a ball and chain, his legs felt like they had grown roots into the ground that planted in him place. his throat ran dry and his stomach felt like it had just done a flip. the rest of him went numb while shock consumed his body, physically and mentally, rendering him entirely helpless.

images of isabel, farlan, petra, oluo, eld, gunther, and countless others all flashed before him, the same running theme echoed in his mind—he wasn’t able to save them. all he had to do was pull back a single index finger. this would launch one of his anchors into the back of the titan’s neck, sending him flying to slice its nape. but he couldn’t do it. the only thing he knew he had the power to do was watch helplessly as his partner would be eaten alive.

the shouts of others flooded his ears as his senses slowly began to return to him, but it didn’t matter. he couldn’t make out a thing. frankly he wished he could so he could break away from the things that occupied his mind now. shame. guilt. humiliation. fear. regret. he took for granted every moment he had ever spent with y/n. every smile she gave him. every time he embraced her. every kiss. every conversation they shared under the stars while everyone else was fast asleep. every opportunity he had but failed to tell her that he—

before he finished his thought someone finally broke through his trance. erwin was the one who was able to crack the surface and bring him back to life. 

the commander was shouting levi’s name, hoping, praying, to wake him up from whatever was going on in his head. levi was still unable feel his body, but he realized he was moving as the ground began to grow smaller. one of erwin’s strong arms hooked around levi’s middle and they were flying away from the chaos below. the commander spared a glance to levi to see the man’s eyes were still trained on y/n.

the feeling returned to levi’s body as he felt the pain of being thrown onto one of the thick tree branches surge through his body. not knowing how else to bring him back from the trance that wasn’t full broken, erwin had tossed off of him levi instead of placing him down gently.

he watched as levi scrambled up and expected him to yell back for throwing him, but the response was much different.

“where is she ??” levi demanded. his eyes may have been on y/n the whole time, but his mind was elsewhere replaying scenes from the past. he had no idea if she had been eaten, or even survived the initial attack. the only think he saw was her body on the ground, unmoving.

“safe,” erwin confirmed. “hanji ran over just in time and got her. but what happened to you ?” no one had ever seen levi freeze up the way he did. others believed it was just fear which made him seem a little more human to them, but erwin knew it was more than that.

throughout the years, erwin watched levi witness the deaths of those closest to him, and even then he was still able to act. but after seeing him go rigid, erwin was more than worried. it was clear levi went into shock, however, shock runs more than skin deep. 

this became even more evident to him as levi remained silent the entire way back to the walls. y/n was still unconscious, so one of the open carts was her escort. guilt continued to wash over levi as he wasn’t able to ride in the cart with her to monitor her closely because he had to ride his horse back. regardless, he stayed as close to the cart as possible and stole as many glances her way as he could.

if he had it his way, he would’ve waited outside the infirmary for y/n when they arrived back home, but hanji and erwin practically dragged him to the mess hall to replenish his energy. this may or may not be skipping the part where levi was questioned about what happened, followed by him being chastised for his actions (or lack there of). levi could bare focus even though it was such a serious conversation. his mind was still a hazy mess. as much as hanji and erwin wanted to talk to levi more about the situtation, they knew it was best for the conversation to end there for the day. levi looked so shaken up that he could barely keep himself standing so the last thing he needed was to be yelled at more. the entire corps also made sure to steer clear of the man. he usually had all his emotions hidden but they were on full display now. it still scared the hell out of them.

but the fear alone wasn’t enough to stop them from whispering to themselves. word carried fast about how captain levi froze up and watched one of his squad mates almost die. the ones who only heard about the story instead of witnessing it couldn’t believe what they were hearing. the captain levi did nothing while one of his own almost became titan food ? 

hearing the whispers in passing, levi didn’t care that they were talking about him, but he was still affected. their words just made reality sink deeper into him. they weren’t the only ones who were unable to believe what happened. he really just watched helplessly as someone almost died. and it wasn’t just someone, it was his other half.

“hey levi ?” hanji voiced, pulling him out of his head. levi didn’t bother looking up from his food that he had been staring at for the past few minutes to face her. the best he could to was give her a side glance as he peered at her from the corner of his eyes and waited for her to finish.

the glare he was sending her way made her blood run cold, but she took the hint and continued. “are you alright ?” she asked in a small voice.

“does it look like i’m alright ?” he growled back, then went back to eating.

“just wanted to ask,” she added with an awkward laugh then turned to erwin who was on the other side of her. for once in her life she knew not to press any harder, but making levi upset wasn’t her intention. she was genuinely worried about him. hanji gave erwin a what do i do now ? look, hoping for some help, but erwin could only shake his head. he cared about levi just as much as she did, but he knew there was nothing either of them could do or say to make levi feel better. the only thing he needed was to see y/n.

at last, levi finished his dinner and excused himself to go find his partner. as his feet carried him at a quick pace across the stone floors of the many hallways in HQ, fear came back to his already grim mind. there was no word on y/n’s condition so he assumed no progress had been made and she was still unconscious. 

needless to say, when he rounded the corner and saw her sitting on the bench right outside the infirmary swiveling her heels and tapping her toes together as if she was bored, shock overcame him once again, this time on a much lower scale. similar to just a few hours ago, he was frozen instantly upon seeing her. it was a much prettier sight this time, but it was still painful to see. the bandage that wrapped around her head peaked out from being any strands of hair that fell in front of her face, other wraps and patches plastered themselves across her arms and legs, and some purple and blue splotches peaked out from behind them. this was only the skin that was exposed. for once in his life levi didn’t want to think about what she looked like when she weren’t wearing any clothes. he made a quick mental note to later place tender kisses on all her bumps and bruises, and took of running towards her.

y/n had been discharged from the infirmary during dinner hours, so the halls has been quite empty as she sat outside alone, falling into boredom. when the first sounds of shoes hitting the ground entered her ears, she got a bit excited, but calmed herself down reminding herself it probably wasn’t him. but when the steps got quicker and louder, she finally let yourself look up to see up to see her partner was the source. there was no point in holding back anyone; her face visibly lit up and a wide smile placed itself on her lips. just like levi, y/n wanted nothing more in the entire world than to see him. 

he run turned to a jog then a complete stop as he halted in front of her. despite being so anxious to see one another, neither were really prepared. they just kinda...stared at each other, neither sure of the right words to say. levi decided to take the initiative. he opened his mouth, hoping something, anything, would come out, but his attempt fell flat. words just weren’t enough. instead, he lifted his arms and placed both hands gently on y/n’s shoulders. she caught on quickly, standing up at the same time as he was pulling her into his arms for a tight embrace.

the pair remained silent in each other’s arms until y/n decided to take initiative this time and finally spoke. “is it true ?” she mumbled against his neck, barely loud enough for him to hear.

as much as he had hoped the gossip would stay in the mess hall, levi knew that inevitably word would spread to her. someone must have told her everything that happened, leaving in every little detail about how levi made no moves to save her life, ending up having to be saved by hanji in the end.

based off his silence, y/n knew levi had a lot on his mind so she continued “did you really freeze up?” 

he didn’t realize it, but he had tensed up at her words. it absolutely pained him to answer, but he couldn’t imagine the pain she were feeling. 

summing up his courage, he began to confirm the worst, but she pulled away before he could get more than a “yes,” out. levi braced himself for the hurt expression that he would be faced with, knowing his heart would break instantly as she realized he truly did failed to protect her, but instead he was met with kind eyes and soft face.

the look on his face had utter disbelief written all over it as her hands went up to cup his face that was now reddening. “are you okay?” y/n asked softly. “im so sorry.”

levi was beyond bewildered. he wanted her to be furious at him. yell at him. pull her soft hands back and strike him as much as she pleased. tell him he failed and that she couldn’t stand the sight of him. he knew he deserved it all and more, but he should’ve known she would never do that. that wasn’t y/n.

he melted into her touch and placing one of his hand over one of hers that remained on his cheek. “i was terrified, y/n.”

y/n finally gave him one of her beautiful smiles and giggled softly. “why were you scared ? i was the one who almost got eaten,” she teased.

y/n’s laughs had quickly subsided after seeing the serious look that had etched itself onto levi’s face. “because you were in danger,” he started.

“i don’t know what id do with myself if i lost you, i...”

“i love you, y/n.”

it was finally y/n’s turn to get a taste of the shock that levi had been experiencing all day. she could’ve sworn her heart skipped a beat at his words, followed by butterfly wings tickling the inside of her tummy, her eyes widening and jaw falling slack. her hands slowly slipped from his face to instead place one of her palms on her chest to make sure her heart was indeed pumping at a regular pace.

levi, on the other hand, was not having a magical experience. y/n’s reaction made him feel as though his feelings weren’t reciprocated despite having been together for so long. he started to get deeper into his head, negative thoughts starting to eat away at him once again, when she finally spoke.

“i love you too, levi,” she breathed out, still too stunned to breathe properly.

levi had had enough of being unable to move for one day. one of his hands grabbed y/n’s waist while the other found its way to the back of her head, as he kissed her roughly, which she eagerly returned. the way he felt her grin against his lips was enough to make all the pain and fear he had experienced that day worth it.

he couldn’t have asked for a better outcome to such a shitty day.

levi had finally learned how to say i love you and he thanked the stars every night following that day that y/n was the one who taught him how.

[ilytyun]

how does txt text? (v realistic and accurate)

txt as gen z boys you started texting over quarantine😔💔

a/n: this has been sitting in my drafts for so long... it’s literally so bad but i thought i was kind of funny  LOLLL💀💀 it’s not like what i usually write but hope it’s at least a bit enjoyable !! (also tysm for 100+ followers !!!!!!! teehee<333333)

warnings: some swearing, overuse of emojis, dated trends bc i wrote this three months ago LOL

yeonjun:

honestly ??? seems like a dry texter ... doesn’t reread his texts so sometimes they come out confusing even though he keeps spell check on, also never sends a text with more than ten words

lowkey dad texter if you’re not having an actual conversation ... lots of ‘k’, ‘thx’, ‘👍’, ‘idc/k’ and ‘lol’ ... also uses 💯, 😂 and ❤️ unironically 😔😔😔

also ‘???’

NOTORIOUS FOR BEING THAT GUY WHO JUST SAYS ‘hey’ WHEN YOU HAVENT TALKED IN LIKE TWO DAYS LMAO

you can never read how he’s feeling over text but sometimes he’ll sprinkle in a :) or a ;)) just to keep you on your toes

either no punctuation at all or an unnecessary overuse of punctuation ... if there is punctuation it?s , bad punctuation . ???????!!??~~~~ which is how most of his texts transfer emotions i guess ?? lol

he’s only like this because he genuinely sees texting as a quick last resort type of communication...

if you want to talk with him just give him a call... he prefers to hear your voice anyways🥺

soobin:

standard gen z texter, has good spelling, keeps his letters all lowercase for no reason other than because he thinks it looks nice ?? turns caps lock on for when he feels scandalized

texts like a bisexual......... u know with a ‘ !!’ or ‘ ??’ at the end...(the space between the last word and the punctuation is the most important part), uses a lot of ~~~~~ and ;;;;;;; and ^^ or >< too because he doesn’t want to sound monotone

‘lololol’ and ‘lolllllllllllll’.... also maybe ‘haha yeah’

super inconsistent when it comes to replying rip... like you’ll be able to hold a really good conversation for at most an hour and then he’ll leave you on delivered until the next day when he continues the conversation like nothing happened

only double texts when he needs to !! is a good boy and sends one longish text rather than a lot of short texts at once; good at paraphrasing, understands that not everyone views texting as a tool for conversation

looks like he’d be pretty good at using emojis, probably hip enough to use 😭😭😭 as a laughing emoji, also keyboard smashes

frequent user of this emoji as well: 😰

probably gets really lazy sometimes too so he ends up sending you a lot of voice memos

just overall extremely chaotic neutral

beomgyu:

seems the most normal/trendy texter imo😭

really great at using emojis... his best hits include: 😳, ✨, 🥰, 🤗 and 🥺 (ESPECIALLY 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺), also is a frequent user of all the pink heart emojis most notably 💕, texting him is never boring and he does his best to come off nice !! and he can tone down how he texts too... versatile king

definitely calls yeonjun a boomer for using 😂

but he’s also probably on tiktok or smthn A LOT so if you’re close to him he’ll pull the: 👁👄👁, 😀, 🥴, 💀💀💀, 😻, 🤡, 🧍....... used ‘no❤️’ and also ‘🧚✨’ before it got annoying...

the one who sends you very obscure memes he finds off the internet as replies to your texts but they somehow always just work..... sth like those badly edited facebook memes or sth LMAOOOOOO😭😭

his one downfall: will definetly accidentally type out the wrong your/you’re... same with there/they’re/their and no matter how much it annoys you he really could not care less

i lied here’s another downfall: he’s SUPER bad with replying. leaves you on read accidentally a lot and it kinda hurts ngl💀

i lied again here’s one last downfall... even if he’s bad with replying he will not hesitate to text you to get your attention...... he does not give a single shit. if he needs you he’ll text each individual letter of H E L L O, also double texts if he’s excited but you let it slide because he’s cute😔

taehyun:

another good texter but maybe... too good.....

his spelling and grammar are on point... you will never ever catch him slipping. periods at the end of every sentence. him and hyuka are probably the only ones who still use auto capitalization

but something about his texting seems so robotic....... you find yourself honestly wondering if he’s being dry with you or if he’s just being super polite

it’s also definetly because he somehow always finds the perfectly specific emoji to include at the end of his message💀

and they’re always obscure ones too... he used the 🚏 emoji once when he told you he was ‘Waiting for the bus. 🚌🚏 Cannot wait you see you. 🤓’ and it made you go huh...

overall pretty articulate over text but when you’re acting a bit questionable his favourite emoji to use is simply 🤨 he also genuinely believes 🤓 is cute... like ok taehyun

lowkey dry texter so it’s somehow satisfying when he uses exclamation marks... it shows that he’s excited lol

he’s unpredictable and distinct... unique king

huening kai:

texting god.... but wbk

if gyu has bruh girl energy hyuka def has big hii girly! :) energy LMAOOOO

genuinely the sweetest texter, you can hear his voice and feel his energy through his messages🥺

takes the time to use the japanese emojis... (๑╹ω╹๑ ) it’s super duper adorable... some of his favourite emojis are 🤩, 😊, 🕺 and 🙈

but if it’s struggle hours you know he’s going 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

uses coloured heart emojis !! 🧡💛💚💙💛💜

definetly uses uwu and xD unironically but it’s really cute when he does it....

ofc >3< is his signature

uses ‘BAHAHAHAHA’ and ‘Hehehehee’ instead of just lol..... also an avid keyboard smasher esp if you are too (he’s never felt more alive than when using sksksksk was still a trend... emits highkey vsco girl energy on top of his hii girly energy lol)

another kid who overuses punctuation ???? but just to emphasize !!!!! his !!!!!!! point ,,,..,,,!!!!

sends you motivational texts throughout the day... ‘You’ve got this!!!!! (● ˃̶͈̀ロ˂̶͈́)੭ꠥ⁾⁾ I hope you have a good day today!!!!!!!!!(๑>◡<๑)💛💛💚’

tried to turn off auto capitalization but thought it made him come off as too aloof/impolite so he turned it back on😭😭 doesn’t have a problem when other people don’t use it though !!

[gimmesumsuga]

hello i genuinely dont know how to start this but hi im so out of it im sorry but this is my first time sending u a message/reading your work and i just finished sweeter than sweet and uhm yeah i dont know what to do now HAHAHA like im so walled at how amazing it was??? and by no means am i a professional or even close to ever being a great writer (like yourself) but wow 1/3

I just wanna idk kneel??? say thank u 100 times?? idk???? cos it was so good and im suppose to be a struggling college student who’s chest-deep in school work and existential dread but now after essentially not sleeping the night before to finish sweeter than sweet im a struggling college student who’s chest-deep in school work and existential dread AND NOW CRYING AND PINING OVER VAMPIRES WHAT- (2/??)

I just can’t get over how good it was written??? How the characters are so dynamic and how every chapter leaves u on edge to know what happens next and even if the series is pretty lengthy im still kinda pacing around my room thinking about their lives after the epilogue wow i am THIS floored HAHAHA - (3/???)

And even if this sounds like its taking a negative toll on me (well if we ignore my un-started thesis and other reqs) ITS NOT OK IM JUST STILL PHASED ABT HOW GOOD IT WAS OT7 X READER CAN BE KIND OF TOUGH TO WRITE RLLY GOOD BUT U DID AMAZING AND ULTIMATELY I JUST WANNA SAY THANK U FOR UR HARD WORK AND SHARING YOUR TALENTS. LIKE REALLY TYSM. READING REALLY GOOD FICS HAS SUSTAINED ME THRU RLLY TOUGH TIMES (including recently) AND AFTER READING UR WORK MY BRAIN FEELS STIMULATED - (4/???)

AND AFTER READING UR WORK MY BRAIN FEELS STIMULATED (floored but stimulated) AND HAPPY SO THANK U SO MUCH AND I HOPE UR DOING WELL AND I HOPE U INSPIRED TO WRITE OT7xR AGAIN ONE DAY  <33 - (5/??5)

Wow, this is a whole lot of emotion to process right here!  😂 All I can say is thank you so much, this is super sweet and I appreciate this mega-gush in my inbox!  I hope you’ve managed to get on top of your school work and you’re keeping well, lovely annonie  😊💕💕

[nxtsnw]

Hello ! How are you ? (I hope you’re doing great ! <3) And congrats on your milestone dear ! ✨ If I’m not too late, may I still join your event pls ? But it’s okay if it’s already closed ! 💕

My pronouns - she / her

My fav’s character - sugawara koushi from haikyuu

Genre - fluff

My fav’s / comfort song - I don’t really have a fav’s sorry... but I love chill pop songs the most, or maybe electronic / edm too ♥️

Tysm ! Pls take care & have a great day / night ! 💓

- With love, BamBam 🦢🌙

hihiii TYSMM <33, i'm pretty goodd! wbuu?

ush also i'm rlly sorry for the late:((hope you'll like it <33

Sugawara Koushi

- always brings food to you. always. It can be a chocolate (your favorite type), a packet of candy, something healthier for lunch, or any little thing. Every day he makes sure you have eaten something, but don't worry he'll never force you to eat anything against your will<3

- has a secret playlist dedicated to all the songs that remind him of you. They are mostly happy songs or songs that convey joy, for him you are like a ray of sunshine, which is why he associates you above all with happy songs.

- random messages, both from the phone and post it. Take them as little checks or small reminds. He loves to receive them when you send them back too, he just feels too lucky to have such a good person around him.

-the first time you went to see him at matches he got excited as soon as he saw you, he was so happy. He asked Kageyama to change and played the best game so far. After the match, EVERYONE came to introduce themselves (suga talks A LOT about you). They also tell you that you should come more often,,,they had never seen your boyfriend so motivate

(even though noya and tanaka made fun of you twowhen suga just came to give you a kiss,,ykk fiances things)

-here's your paintingg !!

Fin d'arabesque - Edgar Degas

This is one of my favorite Degas paintingsajjzs. Suga associates you with the dancer in the foreground, as I said, he sees you as a ray of sunshine, and the yellow color and undefined lines of the dress reminded him of you. A beautiful "grace and purity" that he associates with you, he has seen it again in this painting :)

[ this event is closed ]

[naimee]

4.3.21/Day 25-31 of zoomester studyblr challenge. 

[Okay, I know the month of March is over, but I promised myself I would finish this challenge so here are the last few days.]

25- Tag someone who has great text posts

@blacklinguist once again lol

26- What has been your best zoomester experience so far?

I’ve really enjoyed setting up my work space. Like, it’s been a great time. I’ve purchased so many beautiful prints to hang up and I’m in love with my desk. It continues to motivate me to do what I need to do, and while it’s still been difficult not to procrastinate, there’s been progress. So much progress. 

27- If you’re about to graduate, what’s something that you’ll miss from school? If you aren’t about to graduate, tell us something you really love about school.

I graduate this year!! Ummm, I’ll definitely miss my college campus. I have a friend who is also graduating this year, and we always talk about how janky the school is on the regular, but at some point, we tend to talk about the small things we’ll miss about the campus. The iced chai tea lattes. Coming to class like an hour early and having the room to yourself. Sitting in the halls. The ten minute naps in the student lounge. And so much more. 

28- Spill the tea about the things that you’ve done during the zoomester (Online shopping, courses taken, any hobby)

I’ve bought so much stationery, lol. Language learning books, paper clips, bookmarks, folders, stickers, post cards, etc etc. I’m like obsessed now.

I’m taking a Black Aesthetics course that had been amazing so far. Also, a Fiction 2 course that is reshaping how I understand storytelling. I’m learning a lot about sequencing, and what I remain loyal to in my writing style.

29- Quick! Name your own aesthetic! or alternatively, what’s an aesthetic you’d like to try out?

I’m a combination of aesthetics, lol. I really want to channel the afrofuturism part of me though. I want to show through my clothing style more.

30- What’s the best advice someone has given you?

Earlier this year someone told me not to solely rely on academia to study or to learn new things. I didn’t realize I’d been doing it for so long until those words came out of their mouth.

31- Send three people some uplifting messages!

@progressaesthetics Thanks for this challenge. You’ve made March pretty fruitful and fun. Hopefully, it’s been a great one for you and April will have the same outcome!

@urbannoir I’m in love with your blog! Whatever you’re working on right now, keep adding to it. Even if it’s just life in general, I’m wishing you nothing but love and progress. 

@notchainedtotrauma Again, tysm for the work you do. Keep going. Your supporters love and listen to you. You’re so needed. 

[chateautae]

"In the dark night (don't be lonely)/Like the stars (we shine)/Don't disappear/Because you're a great existence/Let us shine".

~Mikrosmos

Days when you hate that you’re you, days when you wanna disappear

Let’s make a door in your heart

If you open that door and go inside, this place will be waiting for you

It’s ok to believe, it’ll comfort you, this Magic Shop.

~ Magic Shop

Sammy, I'm sorry for your loss.

I pray you're holding up fine. I'm sure it must have been tough, but you've gotten through the past few days so bravely, I want to tell you it'll be fine, but I don't know how to, so I used BTS lyrics to help me.

I hope you find comfort through their lyrics for now, so you get more strength to manage yourself and other things around you more bravely.

You're very strong Sammy, it's also ok to not be strong sometimes, I hope you find comfort through Taehyung as well. I'm sure he's going to be very proud of you. 💜 we all are, all armies who know you are proud of you. Your grandmother is and always will be.

I'm sorry if i crossed any line.

You don't have to respond to this ask, I just wanted to send this to you. Take care my love.

You send me strength through anessgae when I told you about my family having covid, I'm always grateful for that, I as an army am here only.

Tysm for this wonderful message my love. Magic Shop is acc my favourite comfort song and it was the first song I listened to after I received the news. You definitely comforted me with these lyrics, and it means a lot to me you took the time to send this, it genuinely feels like a blessing. Thank you for calling me strong, things like that always make me feel instantly better, and believe maybe the pain isn't so bad. Thank you even more for mentioning Taehyung and the boys, they're such a huge source of comfort for me and especially Taehyung. He came onto weverse when I really needed him and he was just comforting in every sense of the word.

You didn't cross a line at all hun. I truly hope your family is doing well and I really meant what I said in that message to you 🥺 I'm so glad you'd decided to confide in me and I'm honoured. You can always come to me with anything, thank you again love 🥰❤