#whoops this ended a little different than planned lol

[literallyjusttoa]

Could you tell us more abt ur au where Apollo doesn’t come back exactly right after surviving being so close to chaos 👀

Yes!! Actually I had a fic that I really wanted to write about this, and I am planning on still doing that but I will tell y'all the gist of it bc I cannot contain myself. (Also this is a bit different from some of the things I've said before about this so I hope you still like it lol)

Ok so, the fic was gonna be a 5 + 1 fic, where Meg and Apollo both realize that something's ... off about him after the trials. His powers and abilities are fluctuating for seemingly no reason. Sometimes he's just a normal god, but sometimes it's like he's still a mortal. And he's also having times where he's way stronger than a god should be, like, near primordial levels. It's causing him a lot of issues, for example:

Gods don't need to eat or sleep, but mortals do. If Apollo doesn't realize his energy levels are going down, he will just end up crashing from lack of food/sleep. This leaves him perpetually exhausted and shaky.

His blood is now all kinds of crazy colors, and it changes based off of where he is on the mortal/immortal scale.

When he's in a "mortal" state of being, he's pretty similar to a demigod. Meg and Apollo learned this when Apollo accidentally did some lightning bending one day. This is not something Apollo has ever wanted to be able to do, and he freaks out appropriately.

One day, Apollo woke up sick and tired of this whole situation. He jokingly wished that someone else could just take over the sun for the day. However, Apollo hadn't realized that he had just gotten a huge power boost overnight, and his harmless little wish just created a second sun. Haha whoops.

Eventually, Apollo ends up breaking his father's rules and visiting Asclepius just so he can get some answers about this, so here's a little rough comic based on the scene I wanted to write explaining this whole mess.

[roxtron]

Day 5: Rabbit, Reclaim

AGJGDFJF FINALLY IT'S DAY 5 SO I CAN POST THIS

For some reason everytime i draw him he looks so young because i'm accidentally overcorrecting since i'm used to drawing older characters. So unfortunately he looks way younger than i meant him to lol, whoops.

But wait there's more- AHAHAHA

While I did initially plan this for GGY week I eventually got the idea to use this as an excuse to draw other GGY designs, soo..

(Not sure why tumblr formatted it that way with 1 of them big but it doesn't matter lol)

I've been wanting to do this for a while, I put the tags of each person next to their design but ofc I'm still gonna tag them in the post itself so you can see their art for yourself if you haven't already. But I enjoyed each of these in their own ways so if you don't mind I think I'm gonna type a bit of text next to them..

@chipistrate This was one of the first I drew out of these, the design was pretty fun to draw but sorry if I messed up a few details, it was a bit difficult lol. The mask and goggles are really fun to draw and they make for a cool design, along with all the glowing blue. (and yes, I tried to subtly include the heelies lol)

@lunzi0 This was the first fursuit one I did lol. I adore the little stars in the design, they personalize it so well and make it really unique. I wanna try this design again since I feel like the other ones show my improvement a bit better, but I hope you can appreciate the effort I put in on my first attempt <3

@carouselrabbit This one was really fun to draw, I absolutely love the eye shape/lashes, it stands out and I always love drawing eyes with a bit of eyeliner lol, the daycare theme legwarmers is a cool nod to the balloon boy arcade machine being connected to them, and was just a fun addition in general lol, I like the style of legwarmers what can I say, fnaf changed my fashion sense a bit. also the subtle paraells to freddy's design is a nice way to connect a bit to gregory himself.

@puhpandas I can't remember if I talked about this design last time I drew it but, overall I'm really happy with how this came out, it's such an indicator of improvement since I started drawing this and I'm glad I was able to draw it better than last time lol. All the patchwork and similarities to Vanny's suit work really well, and the rabbit you chose to base it off of was a good fit, the colors make it a bit more difficult to shade for but i like detail lol, hope you like it too :)

@dykevanny I knew I wanted to do this since I started but I wasn't sure if I'd have time, and I'm glad I did! I hope you don't mind I combined aspects from the first design I saw and the second one you replied to my ask with, I liked the big purple sleeves lol. (I just realized after doing all the shading I forgot to include the oil splatter on his jacket, sorry!) It was definitely a bit difficult due to the head shape being so different but.. fluffy. i love drawing fluff. And the glowing swirl on the goggles, the shape of the ears, I love a lot about this design. :D

I have a hard time with writing compliments but I wanted to get some of those thoughts out, some of the things I like about these designs apply to multiple lol. I adore every one of these designs but I find it hard to put into words what I enjoy about them, hope the original creators are happy with these. <3

I also kept the ggys without as much lighting effects on a separate file, I felt like I should add them since they're a bit brighter lol, makes them look different.

Okay now that I've gotten all that- Sorry this post is so long! I didn't think it'd end up taking up so much space lol. Buut.. working on this drawing and thinking about it and potential context behind it gave me an au idea for it, but I'll put it under the cut since I understand most people probably won't care and just wanna see the drawings lol.

Idk if I'm confident enough to write for it but I'll give a bit of a summary.. I'll keep it under the cut for people who aren't interested and just wanna see the art though lol.

After the main events of SB and Ruin, now that the mimic's been set free, Cassie's taken control of by what's left of Vanny, using her as a new host. But with Cassie being the only human left alive down there, after being reawakened, Dr. Rabbit has nowhere left to go but back to his old host.

Vanessa, Freddy, and Gregory hadn't gone back to the Pizzaplex after ruin, but they were trying to figure out a plan to get Cassie back safely. One night after Freddy and Gregory disappear, Vanessa leaves to go find them. As dangerous as the pizzaplex is, it's her best guess for where they might've gone. She doesn't want to think about what could've happened to them, in denial for the worst case scenario. She tries to keep herself calm by telling herself they probably just left to go back for Cassie, maybe they didn't want her stopping them.. but deep down she knows it can't be that simple. She knows something's off, even if she's not ready to admit it.

When returning to the pizzaplex, she brought along her own V.A.N.N.I. mask, though unlike the one Cassie used, it was clear of the mimic's influence. After all, she was going to need some way to travel through potential blocked routes.

By the time she found Gregory, she'd still been wearing the mask, seeing him down the end of a dark hallway. He looked confused, afraid, his mind was a wreck of conflicting emotions. She started rushing towards him, happy to see him okay, until he finally spoke.

"You need to get out of here."

She stepped back, taking off the mask, only to be faced with the worst case scenario.

It was a wreck, covered in stains and tears, but it was still recognizable. He was wearing that old suit again.

As he waved, she could see Freddy's claws peeking out from the doorway, as the two stepped closer towards her.

So, she did what he told her to do, and started running. She could hear a faint voice coming from the mask, and put it back on before finding somewhere she could hide.

It was his voice again, telling her which way to go.

I guess that was the dramatic way to summarize the main idea behind it, lol. Basically Gregory and Dr. Rabbit work the way Sun and Moon work in Ruin, whichever one is in control in the real world, the other is left behind in the AR world. Or at least that's my interpretation of how they worked, considering Sun was always in mask-on scenes and moon was mask-off. I'm not too sure where the plot might go from there, and maybe I'll consider writing for it, I dunno. I've never wrote fanfic before because I get deadly afraid of writing them out of character lol, but maybe?? I have ideas for scenes and premise and stuff but I don't know if I have the confidence to write it.

But anyway! That was just more of a fun side-idea I came up with while working on this, if you read this far thanks, hope you enjoyed :)

here's some silly little lineless doodles as a reward for making it to the end hehe

now that's what I call an art dump

@ggyweek2024

[tachiharastanacc]

Heyyyy love your posts

I thought about this after I read someone else’s post ( I think they called him tragic little f@ck? Not sure)

Imagine after hd reveal, port mafia starts to think back of all tachi’s behavior and words, then it hits them holy fuck this kid has some issues.

Like, there was a time when he tried to ignore his bleeding leg because ‘we got a mission and that is much more important nee-san!’ Or he was very scared of medica examination and when it ended, he asked so baffled ‘..that’s it?’ And I’m fairly sure he at least once said ‘orders make me who I am’ in front of others-probably gin of hirotsu-and they were just like oh, he’s very loyal. But now that they know how young he was when he joined the hunting dogs, they can’t help but feel bitter about that sentence. I think the reason tachi is desperate to follow orders are not only because government shaped him into perfect soldier, but he was desperate for love, affection and approval. Like, his parents told him they wished him dead instead of his brother! That is something sure will leave a scar on a CHILD.

I rlly want tachihara to learn how to be human again with the port mafia. Black lizards and chuuya probably will be the biggest help because, tachi is closest to black lizards-I think hirotsu will be able to be a father tachi never had-and chuuya has been through this. He knows how he’s feeling. Black lizards will be his family, his emotional support. And chuuya will be there, guiding him through the little things-that is normal as breathing to others but so, so foreign for him(them)-and tachihara feel so understood.

(Whoops rambled..if this does not make sense, pls don’t be mad!)

I’m furious actually /j

No, I just completely forgot I had an inbox lol. But yes!! I agree!!

I think the idea of them questioning everything they knew about him also is super interesting. Because they all saw him one way (reckless, brave, a lil dense sometimes), and everything is different when he comes back.

There’s a level of ‘was this all an act’ that takes a bit to get over. But at the end of the day, it’s still their Tachi, just a different side of him. Personally, Hirotsu specifically wouldn’t mind the quiet if he wasn’t worried out of his gosh darn mind.

Also, he 100% picks up on just how much telling Tachihara he’s proud of him affects him when Tachi isn’t trying really hard to act unbothered and cool.

Chuuya just assigning him self reluctant older brother even tho it was fully his idea. Verlaine’s kinda there too, but he doesn’t really know how to approach him in a way that won’t scar him for life (again) so he kinda just follows him around occasionally like some kind of depressed French cryptid.

This is 100% more terrifying than if he just approached him bc Tachihara fully is aware that he’s been stalking him and is convinced he plans on assassinating him.

Please always ramble to me abt Tachi and his families please lol

[chweverni]

Bucket List

pairing : bff!vernon x reader

synopsis : hansol vernon chwe, the only friend you've had since kindergarten, is the only one who you love spending time with. why? because he's your best friend, right?

word count : 1.03k

author's note : domestic vernon is what i need rn. i would recommend listening to "Freudian" by Daniel Caesar (yes the whole album), while reading this, bc i wanted this short drabble to scream freudian LOL

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"i've always wanted to try one thing," vernon, your best friend since kindergarten suddenly voices, out of the blue, while whisking the cake batter manually with all his might.

"that would be..?", you ask, greasing the cake pan.

"this.", vernon advanced to you, booping your nose with his index finger, previously dipped in the cake batter. "a nice addition to your awfully focused face. loosen up a little! its fine if the cake tastes nothing like one, i swear i have some money left to just buy one already!", he ends this with a smile. your heart aches a bit, knowing that you'd probably never see this smile if you speak your mind to him right now. how his flour dusted face looked oh so adorable, his unruly hair from the constant nudging while whisking that damn batter.

while you were zoning out on how you'd potentially have to move countries, change names and identities if you'd confess to your best friend, he stares at you, with his dark brown eyes. "earth to y/n? wake up, the heck?"

he grabs your shoulders, which makes you flinch, and in just the blink of an eye, you hear something metallic fall. you wince in pain, as your eyes widen at the realization. your hands hit the bowl, where all that precious batter was whisked perfectly by your perfect boyfriend best friend.

you slowly descended, your knees meeting the kitchen floor, as you start sobbing. vernon at first, is shocked. the poor boy couldn't even comprehend what happened, and just a moment later, you found yourselves in front of a confectionery. you were still recovering from that heart attack. if you could hide in a hole forever, you would. totally.

while walking to the confectionery, you tried everything, i mean everything to ignore that big, ball of cuteness accompanying you. but of course, that smartass had to detect it later.

you stared at the different cakes from the glass of the insanely pretty display case. your eyes glimmered at each and every one, but would you really ask for something from your best friend, right after shattering his efforts into a gazillion pieces? of course not! "how long are you planning to avoid me? if you don't ask, i won't buy anything for you. so, speak up, right now!", vernon bent to your height, staring you down with his sweet eyes, which caused your heart to race faster than usain bolt.

you cleared your throat and looked away, pointing to that one cake in the display case, still not voicing your thoughts. "you do know i can hear right?", he reminded you again, this time pointing to his ears. all you could do was stare blankly at him. he sighed, "look, you don't have to feel bad about earlier. it's literally called the past for a reason. and, to make you feel even better, i think we added corn flour instead of just flour, so we're actually fine." he patted your head, and then your shoulders.

what are we? you thought to yourself. whatever the heck he said right now, would he do it for anyone else?

"uhm, i'd like the marshmallow chocolate one please! and i am so sorry about earlier i don't know how my hand just went whoop and boom, it hit your perfect batter which fell onto the ground and then-" vernon held your hand, giving it a light, reassuring pump; "stop being such a worrywart, it's totally fine y/n."

excuse me? how dare he be this smooth? does he even know what he's doing to you right now? unfair!

back at your shared apartment, you and vernon sat on the floor, at opposite sides of the table, with drinks and the cake laid out. vernon fixed the music speaker, as it played daniel caesar's get you. the sound was faint, but it added to the cozy feeling of the situation. his eyes bored into your face, as you took a bite of that soft cake. you felt his eyes staring, to which your body responded by sending all the blood to your cheeks.

"are you.. not going to eat right now?"

"later, you look really adorable right now."

"oh okay-", you replied, picking up the soda can to drink up, until you brain processed what he just said right now. you choked on your own spit, coughing a bazillion times. great way to respond to a complement, y/n, really.

"be so real right now." you said, blinking twice, while vernon on the other hand was having the time of his life, laughing away half his soul at you nearly dying. "you got really flustered; do you like it when i complement you, y/n?"

what's gotten into him today? why is he so damn bold today? what the fuck?

his eyes were on you, while you settled for his. gosh do you feel this right now? you breathed out, as both your bodies inched closer to one another. during that intense stare-down, you whispered; " i really need to pee right now."

silence filled the room. and both of you broke out in a fit of laughter.

"what the heck was that?", his eyes resembled crescent moons as his sweet laugh echoed in your hears.

"i don't know, i was nervous, haha, i guess?" you replied, clearly shivering out of embarrassment. "do you really have to pee though?", he asked. you shook your head, too early, excited for what was about to happen.

he smiled, resting his head on the table on his arms, as he softly asked, "did you know that i have a huge crush on you?" "shit, you beat me to it!" "y/l/n y/n, will you go out with me?" you collected some frosting from the cake, as you painted on the paper plate, Y-E-S, accompanied with a disheveled smiley face at the end.

"typical you", he smiled, flaring his gums to you. embarrassment crept up your cheeks as you buried your head on the table. he got up and sat next to you, as you turned to look at him.

he crept closer to kiss your forehead.

"that's another thing i wanted to try this year"

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HOPE YALL LIKED THIS ONE ;DD please show some support ehe

cr: chweverni on tumblr only! <3 (2023)

[just-a-floofy-catt]

ANOTHER DRABBLE WOOO ✨️✨️

(The bullet pointed ones tend to make less sense to anyone whos not me so just like, beware that ig lmao)

• Not long after Sun and Moon separate into different bodies

• Things have settled down after the events of sb and now things are running smoothly at the dc w the two of them.

• Sun was never let outside the daycare when they were together

• So now that theyre separate and some rules have changed due to alot of new staff and stuff, hes allowed to

• Hes curious

• Context : hes never met the Glamrocks before due to this, but he used to idolize them. He used to dress up as them and everything and always daydream about meeting them XD. He was just like the kids in that regard lol. He like really thought they were cool and its adorable. But obviously when all the virus shit happened he got too stressed to think about any of that.

• So, now that everythings even better than it used to be, his little glamrock interest starts back up in full swing

• (Also, the Glamrocks have kind of met moon. Just seen him from afar on patrol before, and also may have had an encounter or two w him when he was infected. But they dont know him properly or anythin)

• Sun finds out through the staff that apparently on the weekend afterhours, the band is gonna be having a practice session and run through on the main stage for a new performance. He gets like, super excited and begs Moon to ask if they can go watch, and to take him there

• Moon ends up asking some staff to arrange it and they do

• The glams are like, super curious but also a little put off/weirded out. Mostly cus theyve heard the dcas are weird or annoying (mostly sprouting from how sun can b a little much and moon can b a little scary at times. Their behaviour was amplified w the virus shit, making sun into an overbearing anxious mess and moon absolutely feral. Alot of staff didnt get good impressions from that and so rumors and shit spread alot)

• Freddy is mostly just curious and is just kinda assuring everyone hes sure itll be fine and that theyll be nice.

• Chicas actually kinda excited and trying to also be positive

• Roxy is convinced theyll be weird and childish and annoying

• Monty is also convinced theyll be freaky and annoying

• The day comes and Sunny shows up fully dressed up. He basically tried to imitate the glamrocks and its absolutely precious. Hes so damn excited and a lil nervous and shy.

• The glams spot him as hes bouncing over, holdimg moons hand and practically glowing, and their jaws just drop.

• Hes nothing like they imagined.

• Even roxy and monty immediately warm up a lil at realizing how hard he tried to look like them

• Its the cutest thing. They all think its so sweet

• He introduces himself and is just positively beaming, and a lil jittery. Bro is literally meeting his idols.

• Hes complimenting all of them and the way he looks at them makes them a lil flustered XD

• So they practice and all, like planned, and Sunny goes wild lmao. Whooping, cheering, whistling, everything XD. It makes them all feel a lil more energized than it probably should (he tends to have that effect :) )

• Afterwards, everyone just sits and talks and gets to know one another. Its nice.

• By the end of the night Sun tires himself out from all the excitement and falls asleep in Moons lap.

• Moon takes him back and bids everyone goodbye.

• Safe to say, they made a good impression on everyone and now theyve all decided that Sun must be protected and loved at all costs XD

(AND YOU TOO MOON DONT YOU DARE THINK YOURE SAFE FROM BEING LOVED AND PROTECTED)

(Omg now just imagining there being a silence between the glams when they leave and suddenly its just broken by Monty taking a deep breath and then saying, very seriously, "I would die for them." XD)

(Everyone immediately agrees)

(I should draw that)

• Oh, and Sunny is absolutely still their biggest fan

(Extra detail is that he 100% has plushies of all of them in his room and loves them dearly)

- overall tldr is that Sunny would be adorable trying to dress up like a Glamrock.

[sojourner-between-worlds]

Thanks to @ygobattleroyale 's King of the Autism poll/tournament/thing that's gearing up, I am here to once again spread propaganda for my (current) favorite autistic blorbo, Yusei Fudo, since he rightfully made the bracket.

I had a whole essay started once that I never finished, but here I will be summing up some of the main points. This is also based on the sub. (Not hating on the dub in this post but the two are so vastly different they are practically different canons so I thought I should probably specify.)

Someone on here pointed out once that Yusei has "resting b*tch face" aka flat affect and I've been thinking about that ever since. (Wish I could credit them but I can't find the post again, haha. Had screenshots and everything. Very thorough.)

He's pretty straightforward. He says what he means and he means what he says. He doesn't sugarcoat things or beat around the bush. The first line he has is a very blunt question followed by an equally blunt response to the answer he receives.

My guy oscillates wildly between semi-verbal and hyperverbal. He's the main character but you literally do not hear his voice for the first seven minutes of the show and when he's not in life-threatening situations he's really pretty quiet most of the time. But then you also have the episode with Bruno where Crow comments how Yusei has never talked to him that much at once -- maybe in total ever -- and along with that, Jack being offended that apparently Yusei never has important conversations with him (also pertains to the above point since Yusei was being very blunt in that moment and a little bit mean, though that's not the way he obviously meant it to be, lol.)

The whole of meeting Bruno, okay? All Of That. He makes friends with Bruno in about .2 seconds to the point of sharing Super Secret Plans with him all because of a shared interest in mechanics and engineering. #autisticbonding

Crow also points out that Yusei really seemed to perk up while talking to and working with Bruno, which is very on point for engaging with a special interest especially when you have someone to engage in said interest with.

He's obviously shown to have a strong interest in Duel Monsters (obviously) as well as mechanics and engineering. He built his first fully functional d-wheel out of scrap parts by the time he was 16, after all.

During the WRGP opening gala, one of the other teams comes up to him and are excited and wanting to talk to him and he completely brushes them off and walks away. Crow calls him out on it (“hey man, that was really rude!”) and he’s like “oh whoops, yeah I guess you’re right.” He may have been distracted by other things, but this is still peak "failure to read social cues".

Having a strong moral compass gets him into trouble on more than one occasion. Because of his circumstances, he has a strong (and justified) distrust of authority, and he’s not afraid to break laws that he deems unjust. Even though breaking out of Satellite isn’t in itself for any moral reason (its just the means to an end), he isn’t afraid of breaking the law that says he isn’t allowed to leave because he sees that law as unjust and doesn’t understand why it exists. (For the record, it is unjust but that’s not the point, haha.)

I am sure there are more points, but that's all I've got for now, haha. Feel free to add anything I missed, and be sure to vote for Yusei when the polls start!

[guavagyu]

celebration for 100 followers!!

svt reacts to u two being under the mistletoe <3

requested by @nayaaatv ilysm 😻😻 (im sorry this took so long, my brain has been out of juices 😔)

some of these r rlly bad LMFAO im sorry 💔

contents: fluff, some r suggestive, established-relationship!au (not mentioned i dont think but it’s there!), mentions of alcohol and being drunk, gn!reader, reader is taller than woozi but around the same height for the other members (not directly mentioned again, but implied), swearing in a couple parts!!, nicknames (baby, babe, love, honey), lmk if there are more <3

the rest is under the cut!

scoups:

u two would be at a christmas party w all of ur friends

the music would be blasting all i want for christmas is you - mariah carey cuz duh

seungcheol would be kinda drunk and he’d stumble a lot

then you two would end up under the mistletoe from all of the stumbling

he’d say smth cheeky like “oh, look, we’re under the mistletoe, you gotta gimme a kiss now,” and have the goofiest smile on his face

you’d roll ur eyes at first but you’d eventually give him what he wants cuz who could say no to choi seungcheol? 😔

jeonghan:

cheeky 2.0

you’d also be at a christmas party cuz there’s mistletoe literally nowhere else

and this mf would meticulously plan everything out JUST to get a few teases out

would get SOOO happy to tease u abt it once his plan succeeds and you’d just be so done LOL

“hEyyYyy, look, we’re under the mistletoe, c’mon babe u gotta kiss me now, baby, where are you going?” he’d be confused and follow u around w the cutest pout on his face (ugh someone find me a yoon jeonghan pls)

once he caught up to u he’d just hug u from the back and put his head on ur shoulder and drop all his cheekiness cuz he’s desperate 💔

“babyyyy im sorry, i just wanted a ki-” and then you’d SURPISE ATTACK!! him w a kiss cuz ur also a devious gremlin

he’d buy u a drink as a prize cuz he’s impressed (i mean he’s not surprised he expected this type of stuff from u) at your outsmarting abilities

then u two would get home and do some uh…more outsmarting..

joshua:

this time u wouldn't be at a party cuz joshua is a gentleman who'd much rather chill at home w his partner 😔😔

u would be at home cuddling or watching a movie w ur christmas decorations everywhere

you’d get up to go get a glass of water or a snack

and once you made it to the kitchen and got your stuff, you'd feel large arms (urgh hit me w a bus) wrap around your stomach, intertwine your fingers, and hear joshua whisper into your neck, "look up, honey,"

and you did

guess what

badabing badaboom, poof, a mistletoe, hanging above the two of you

he'd (gently) turn you around and connect your lips together with a lot of passion cuz he's just like that

idk maybe it'd lead to smth more, who knows 🤷

jun:

i feel like u two would be at a party..unwillingly

like u would've planned a great lazy night w movies and snacks but then u get a last minute call to "get ur asses over here" to a party from a friend (probably hoshi ngl)

and you'd just be in the corner the whole time, sipping on your drinks occasionally and chatting (w him holding ur hand cuz he's so <333)

after a while of being looked for, someone would find u (probably hoshi again) and drag u two the dance floor or smth like that

and since ur friends are all asses (lovingly) they'd all shove you in the most [un]subtle way

and you two would end up just standing there under the mistletoe, not knowing what to do

but finally one of u would finally lean forward and kiss the other, hearing cheers and a lot of whoop's from ur dumb friends

hoshi:

u would be at a party or just a hangout w ur friends and he'd be sooooo drunk 💀

like his words could be barely made out and they'd be all slurred lmaoo (someone help him pls)

istg

he'd go into a different dimension with his drunkness

like he'll run around and growl like a tiger at ur friends (#sendhelp)

but then

oh! *light bulb*

it's christmas season!

his brain would brain a little and run around again looking for a mistletoe that he'll (temporarily) steal

then run up to you

hold his arm in the air

dangling it above the two of u

and kiss u

and then start cackling randomly for the rest of the night cuz he's so proud of himself

wonwoo:

u would be gaming the night away obviously

and he'd be training u to become a pro e-sports gamer i swear

so u both would be like hardcore sweating and would just be like acing everything and get #1 for each match LOL

he'd be so proud of u ❤️

but ofc since u were both hardcore gaming

and games..decorate for holidays

you two would be running around lobbies and just exploring

and then ur characters or whatever would end up under a mistletoe accidentally (or not..)

so wonu would just take it as a technicality and he'd give u the cutest kiss ever <333

woozi:

you'd be at the studio

he'd be making tracks or editing songs

or just composing maybe

who knows what he does in there??

so it's also rlly late and he's just jamming out w u

like u two would listen to samples together and he’d ask u for feedback

and you’d just do this for HOURS (not that either of u mind)

but you’d have to stop eventually..right?

jk u two would try to muster the energy to get up and go home but u two just end up falling asleep

one of u would probably wake up at like 4 am tho

wake up the other

and you’d both drowsily walk out

a green and red thing hanging off the ceiling would blur by in the corner of ur eye

and obviously you’d take the opportunity to fluster ur bf soo

u would lean down and give him a quick peck and he’d fully wake up and flush SO hard (argh hes so cute!)

dk:

you'd be at a karaoke place w ur best buds, 100%. no argument.

he'd be screaming at the top of his lungs cuz he's literally so drunk

like hitting all of those high notes and having his voice crack all in one sitting

he'd be pouring his heart out w all of these emotions but everyone else would be literally rofl

plus everyones a teensy bit drunk

it'd be like 2 am when some of the group has fallen asleep, 4 of the others have passed out, and u and dk would just be slaying it hard

tbh i think he'd think smth else hanging on the ceiling would be a mistletoe (like a light or smth)

and he'd just be kissing u sm and you'd be so confused

but eventually you’d notice the mistletoe and it’d all click

mingyu:

before we start w anything, i have a little psa: i LOVE MINGYU!!!!!

u probably already knew that but anyways..

urgh he'd be such a sweetheart the entire night

literally the best puppy in the world (im biased.)

he'd literally cook u the BEST MEAL OF YOUR LIFE

and then he'd give u like this whole spa thingie (at home)

like a whole bubble bath, massage, skincare, the whole package (mingyu is the whole package. dont try to change my mind)

he'd shut u up the moment u try to say that he isn't being taken care of w saying that this is ur night (my heart can't take this)

you two would watch SO many movies and just cuddle the whole time LOL

he'd end the night w taking u out onto ur balcony (if u don't have one, u do now.) and the mistletoe would be hanging above

and he'd just lean forward and kiss u into the night (bonus points cuz he kissed u at 12:00 am on christmas day <333)

god im whipped....

the8:

istfg for christmas he'd plan the most ELABORATE date night for the two of u (my heart)

like

first he'd take u shopping at ur nearest mall

then he'd pick out ur outfit for the night

then you'd put it on

then you'd go to this expensive af restaurant (he pays even tho u tell him not to so many times)

then he'd take you ice skating for an hour or smth while it's snowing <33

ur final destination would be a massage parlor cuz everyone needs some time to unwind all of their stress <3

ofc tho on the way out, you'd coincidentally walk under the mistletoe

he'd giggle at his tiny victory (someone get me a minghao pls)

and you'd kiss (obviously) <33

seungkwan:

i feel like he’d take u to some concert or a show tbh

and you would just be jamming out and screaming at the top of ur lungs until u can barely breathe

like that type of night

so u two would pull up

check in w ur tickets

maybe get food if its available

the concert would start and u both would be SO excited oml

like once they start theres no stopping ur screaming

no way

no how

y’all r top-notch fans any artist would be lucky to have u 😎

that’s irrelevant LOL anyways

so obviously the concert eventually ends (to ur dismay)

and u two head out

and since it’s the holiday season decor is up all around the venue

and he unsuspectingly drags u two under one

and ofc he doesn’t notice but u do

so when u kiss him on the cheek randomly he’s SO flustered 😭

and since ur in public he acts like he’s embarrassed but it’s obvious he loved it <3

vernon:

u would be chilling at home or smth working, reading, or whatever

then u decided that you were tired and wanted to go to bed

then you would put away whatever u had out

and go to ur shared bedroom to change and get ready for bed

like you’d brush ur teeth, wash ur face, maybe take a shower, all that jazz

then you’d fall asleep

vernon would join u later w a lil disappointment cuz he hung a mistletoe above ur bed but u didn't notice

so when u wake up, he’d be cuddled up against u, already awake and looking at u w the cutest smile

“huh? is there something wrong vern?” you’d be rlly confused but then he’d softly whisper, “look up baby,” and you’d realize

you’d be like “oh” but then you’d give vernon what he wants; ur love and kisses ✊😔

dino:

you'd be at the dance studio or smth prob (he's like a machine wtf)

like he'd be teaching u some choreography or you'd both be sweating ur asses off to some random song

like literally there for HOURS

until like 3 am or smth like that

and once u two would finally settle down and decide ur both out of juice for the night, y'all would head home

but of course the studio is decorated for christmas

so

basically

he'd 100% try to devise a plan into sneaking a mistletoe someplace you'd walk under but he forgot about it so he'd run away for a few minutes (saying he needed to use the bathroom but he'd just be hanging a mistletoe up above the door on ur way out)

so

ahahah

he'd (very subtly) drag u under there

and at 3:48 am, two lovers connected under the mistletoe..on christmas eve...*curtains close*

[readingloveswounds]

as you're writing your dissertation, how focused are you on publishing and how do you balance it all?

aHHH great question.

So, I'm in the helpful position where I was able to publish an article prior to starting the dissertation. It grew out of a final paper for a class I'd been taking and was published summer '23 if I remember correctly. This essentially means my advisor wasn't worried about pushing me to publish, so it's been on the backburner.

The publishing ventures so far:

published! Written for a fall '21 class, sent to the journal in spring '22, heard back very quickly, went through a million edits, published spring/summer '23

I essentially got lucky, but yay publication! This also introduced me to some people in the extremely small subfield (the reviewer revealed themself and a guest in a class talked with me about it as well). Horrid little philology paper, but I loved every moment of it.

The edits took place while I was taking classes and teaching, but not when I was writing my prospectus. There were some significant ones, but largely the revisions were minor. I was able to set aside time on certain days to work on these.

rejected! written for a spring '23 class, sent to the journal spring '24 (whoops lol, i meant to send it fall '23), very much rejected.

This was a poorly put-together paper that I was very tired of the whole time. I could and should have done better on it. I'm presenting something based on it in November, but depending on exactly what I talk about at that conference, I may try to do some massive revisions and publish the original paper. (i.e., how the conference paper is looking right now is quite different than my original focus in the article paper, so I think I may just want to try again with a different journal).

In hell!

I've been trying to adapt part of my first chapter into an article, but it's going, shall we say, very slowly. I wanted to send something to my advisor by the end of this month but lol. lmao, even. We'll see. I've still got time. I'm also entertaining this fantasy that the weird paper I wrote to try to figure out my thoughts on a passage will be publishable, but I am being realistic that my mad ramblings are probably not.

--

All this to say, that in terms of juggling, I am doing very poorly at it. My advisor didn't bring doing other things up until I was at the end of chapter 2, and he doesn't seem overly concerned about it, so I am trying to remain calm, even if I absolutely feel inexperienced and like I should be doing more. But we persist.

What I am doing right now (or attempting to) is to plan/write 3 conference papers. At least one of these events might have published proceedings, so that one needs to be very coherent from the get-go if possible.

The way I handle this is that I have designated days for working on different things. Sometimes I can change gears mid-day, but I like to have a full day dedicated to each project. The dissertation currently takes priority, so most days I'm focusing on that, but I will plan for certain days to be dedicated to work on the conference papers or other things like that.

I'm a big fan of scheduling blocks for doing particular things, whether that be days or hours - it's what helped me from having crippling anxiety during finals periods because I'd be pulled in so many directions without knowing where to go.

In really busy periods where I start to feel caught in stasis and unable to do anything except think about how much I need to do, I will go hour by hour and schedule myself. That means meals, commute, 'work on specific thing', etc. It helps me visualize AND it helps me move on if one block doesn't work out. If I said 'okay work on 17th century paper from 10-12' and I get nothing done, I don't need to wallow in that, I just need to look at my list and go 'okay, it's lunch and then I'll start fresh with the 19th century paper'

[swaninprogress]

(9/14/23)

We've got TLS Chapter 30 up, ya'll! 🥳

Some rambly thoughts while I'm here:

Tbh I'm a little startled by how long this fic has gotten already, as I never thought I'd be someone who could work on one story long enough for it to be over 200k words. Much less over 200k and not even halfway finished. Like. These bitches ain't even left the Goblin tunnels yet. I'm kind of looking forward to seeing what the total word count will be once I've finished this monstrosity. (One of my favorite fics of all time is over 500k and I used to consider that an unrealistic word count to ever consider reaching. Now I'm like, whoops, it may happen by total accident?? LoL???)

It hasn't even been deliberate though, is the thing. Like, I've always had the vague plot and important moments planned out, but writing a slow burn romance is totally different than reading one. Having to be conscious of building up emotions and meticulously plotting when to have someone even just HOLD HANDS is fucking wild. 😂

Idk idk, I'm just having fun writing again after being afraid to come back to it for so long. It's nice, and the support of my readers is still something that leaves me in a puddle of happy tears at the end of the day. I'll never get over it.

[inkedmoth]

Not-Yet-Written-Fics Game

Thank you @erathene for tagging me, especially since I haven’t actually started posting anything but still have a bajillion ideas I want to talk about lmao

0. On Swift Wings – Has very much been started/written, but its where most the other ideas stem from so I’m listing it here, that way you’re less in the dark and more in low level lighting.

Rhosynel is a Messenger of Gondor, she and her Messenger bird Ilmara, are tasked with carrying a missive to a Ranger somewhere around Bree. What should be a simple trip there and back again, results in her becoming press-ganged into trailing after the Fellowship, something she is very much Against. Naturally she becomes far too attached to all of them and finds herself unwilling to leave any of them behind or let any of them die, and in a truly unsurprising turn of events, ends up becoming more than a little close with a certain Lord of Gondor.

A reluctant tenth walker Boromir lives fic which already has 50+ chapters written :’D

1. Falconer AU – Also has a lot written.

What if Rhosynel never became a Messenger? What if she took a different path in life? Rhosynel finds herself foisted into the role of falconer for the Kings new hunting birds and must rapidly find her feet despite her own doubts. Set a full year after the destruction of the Ring, this fic is entirely written for Certain Scenes™ and because I adore falconry and birds so wanted to write about that.

Also Boromir lives again. This one is less of a slow burn and more of a flash fire lmao

(was meant to be a thief au and failed spectacularly)

2. Rhosynel’s Backstory Plans – Next to nothing written, could be multiple fics

Follows Rhosynel’s path to becoming a Messenger: Her brief stint in the Southern Rangers before losing someone she loved, which prompted her subsequent career change to become a Messenger. Will absolutely include shenanigans from her Ranger years, various Messenger trips, including one to Mirkwood where she earns herself a messenger bird for her troubles. She nearly dies like, three times.

3. Arranged Marriage – vague idea

Set very shortly after the Ring is destroyed, the kingdoms are scrabbling to find their feet and stake their claims. In a bid to settle things amicably, a marriage is proposed between the daughter of a chieftain (who? where? why? all valid questions) and Captain Boromir (he lives again are you surprised yet?), neither of whom are impressed with this idea in the slightest. Possibly some political intrigue, maybe she was sent as a spy or assassin??, either way there’s culture clashes, disagreements, some pride and prejudice vibes, and whoops it started out with a kiss how did it end up like this.

(Was originally going to be an AU for Rhos again but honestly at this point I may as well just slap a different name on her and call it original lol)

4. Thorongil & Pirate Problems – vague idea

I was reading the wiki and found the sentence “Thorongil travelled to Umbar where he severely damaged the Corsairs fleet in a surprise attack” and my brain promptly decided this was a GREAT idea for a fic and that I should bookmark it for later. It would follow Aragorn and a small team travelling from Minas Tirith to Umbar, with possible detours to Dol Amroth for funsies. I haven’t got much plot beyond “go fight pirates” but I’ve written more with less info so it’ll be fiiine.

(Also potentially Aragorn x OC mischief wink wink)

5. Single word fic ideas

Mulan – Women aren’t permitted in the army, solution; be swift as a coursing river (possible one shot??)

Distractions – Boromir’s working too hard, Rhosynel has a plan to distract him, there’s a desk involved. (less like spice and more like filth)

Stables – Rhosynel backstory on meeting Faramir as a teen while she works as a stable hand, teaches him some Rohirrim and gets flustered.

Mead – People get drunk mischief happens. It’s all self-indulgent filth, I legit don’t know if I’d have the courage to write it.

Picnic – Ladies Day Out, they have a lovely picnic, ride their horses, and gossip about the men.

Missing – After the Rings destruction Boromir goes missing on a diplomatic trip, Rhosynel proceeds to go apeshit in finding him. She may or may not throw someone out a window.

Dark – Boromir takes the Ring and goes rogue, entirely @emilybeemartin’s fault for drawing Dark Boromir and now I’m feral

6. PLOT TWIST it’s a Narnia fic

Because Narnia was my first true fantasy story and I should enjoy myself.

You’re a regular modern girl who’s into home renovations to distract from your boring retail job. You find an old wardrobe at an estate sale, and repurpose its doors for your home. After a rough shift at work, you come home to kick your feet up and zone out to trashy tv, but there’s a problem. The house you’ve entered doesn’t seem to be yours. Promptly exiting it, you find yourself in the middle of a forest. What, the, fuck. That’s it, that’s all I’ve got.

No-pressure tags for @scyllas-revenge and @esta-elavaris because besides @erathene you are the only people I know who write fics lmao

[chthonicgodling]

AN ELYSIUM DRAMA UPDATE - TWO! 🎊LIBBY & TY ALSO GOT MARRIED!🎊 approximately 30 seconds after Chal (Libby’s twin) and Bel (Ty’s twin) of course!!** (see THEIR special moment over here!)

**[[actually to split hairs twins is a super simplification, in which Libby is very literally Chal’s superego brought to life and Bel and Ty are loosely one singular deity split apart into two halves and two separate bodies BUT, I DIGRESS, QUIRKY THINGS🤪🤪 it’s all just a codependent quartet in the end💞- NNYWAY]]

the continuation from, one post back!!, another abridged canon convo, their own moment!! where summary bc of wedding ceremony anxieties everyone agrees to privately sign marriage certificates and Be Married long before their double-wedding, but that stiiiil countssss<33

I didn’t plan on doing a whole comic for them like at all to be perfectly honest hHhaA BUT I FELT BAD for thE blatant favoritism ,,, whoops,,,!! SO, SUDDENLY, here!! & cameos from all proud parents!! (jumpscare again He Is Always Here) fgkfk Maci’s crying now wait til a WEDDING

Libby & Ty’s relationship began relatively dramafree in the background of Chal & Bel’s intensely dramatic relationship path for literally just as long, but they’ve been straight chillin from day one so this is less of a “I can’t believe how far we’ve come” than a “AWW THEYRE STILL SO CUTE”

AND once again - a special thank youuu to MY better half @fenixethekid (handler for Ty, Tory, also Bel, also Eury-Epi, and yknow. Many more.) - she’s responsible for all that orange, Ty’s I do lol ofc- and also, for Ty having the forethought to not TRAP BABY VID IN BETWEEN their first kiss like Bel did to Baby N fgkgkkf which was really just a split second moment but a funny enough typical difference between Ty & Bel that it’s now the punchline. To me. oh my god. so im so glad that so many of you noticed N bein squished in that last comic for this compare-contrast lmaAOOO???

so their time to shine! YAYAY!!! and now we move back into slowly wedding planning and designing little outfits 🥺🥹 but on paper it’s alll squared away!! 💍💍💍 congrats to all FOUR of our kidsss 💞🎊💞🎊💞🎊🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

[soapiemomorphine]

2012 Tmnt yakuza au cont, ‘,;)

The first is here,

Aftermath

So don and raph realized they kinda fucked up whoops

With Casey and Mona’s help they make a pizza and cake as an apology

“ Look Mikey” Raph twiltled with his thumbs in a nervous gesture as he shifts from foot to foot, “ I can’t take back what I said,”

“Or what we haven’t said,” Donnie’s face is red stained with tears and his eyes shine with unshed tears

“But we’re sorry,” Ralph’s voice breaks under the weight of guilt, “ and you deserve better than a couple of bums for brothers”

“And I’m so sorry that you didn’t see what you were going through because of my own dumb-dumb brain, of course you were going though the same grief and I am so sorry that I’m a terrible older brother-,” Donnie’s breathes come out shaken as he hiccups and sniffles.

But he’s stopped by Raph and Donnie nearly being knocked over with the speed Mikey had tackled them into a tight bear hug.

“ I know” Mikey sniffles into Ralph’s shoulder, “ I know”

And for the third time, Raph just breaks down.

He tries to silence what’s starts as small trails of tears down his cheeks but it’s hard with Donnie’s chocked wails and Mikey openly sobbing.

Raph joins them as they huddle each other, for the first time im since they were 15, they were just scared little kids with only themselves for comfort.

It’s impossible to say how long they stayed on the floor- a minute? 10 minutes? An hour? Because they hugged each other for as long as they could, until there were no tears left to cry, until there wasn’t enough water in their bodies, until what felt like eternity.

After that they all went to therapy!

Now they are quite literally closer than ever

They have almost all meals together, except for the dates Mona and Raph, and Donnie and Casey have

They were close before when they were younger; but that was in a sibling way; they way you are close with ur siblings when you are both young and forced to be in the same house; you fight each other and annoy each other but you still love each other at the end of the day

But now it’s different; they are close in the way veterans are close, they share the same trauma and the same grief and now they willingly spend the rest of their days together

And they were planning to spend it like retired veterans lol; no jobs rlly, cooking nice meals that take hours, finding new calming hobbies,(knitting, piano, baking, playing cards, all that old ppl shit lmao)going to the park, volunteering at animal shelters, feeding strays

Old domestic shit

But remember when raph in his grief was beating up yakuza members?

Yeah those bitches don’t forget easily

Whoopsie, the hamato fam is now on a gangs hitlist what else is new?

Some of the members who got their asses sorely kicked by raph wanna become his disciple

Raph doesn’t give two shits ab them

“BOSS!” “Get tf off my porch before I kick ur ass-again”

Mikey sees them, and is all, “Raph don’t be meeeaaannn!”

He feed the teenagers

When the yakuza tries to beat the hamato family’s asses

They failed severely

The punk teenagers in the area then start to look up to the hamato family

However, raph and Mona are unapproachable, Donnie is impossible to find, Casey doesn’t speak Japanese; so the one all the wannabe gangsters approach is Mikey lol

Gangsters aren’t the only ones who look up to the hamatos

Families that ever are in trouble with other yakuza are all like; “🥺 mikey-san, these men are beating up my sons and asking for money,”

And much like in The Godfather and in Goncharov they became know as a family that can do favors for good people

And the local punk teenagers began to treat Mikey like their boss

And that’s how the Hamato family-completely on accident- became a yakuza gang! 🥳

-first- -next(not yet posted)-

[lys-9-10]

5 Times Tsukki Reluctantly Gives Relationship Advice + 1 Time Somebody Returns the Favour

#WIP Wednesday but im actually gonna finish it lol. You can subscribe for updates on AO3. 1

Tsukishima Kei would not consider himself an approachable person. In fact, he goes specifically out of his way to not be approachable. That being the case, Tsukishima can’t for the life of him fathom how he somehow ends up serving as unwilling relationship counsellor for just about every high school volleyball player in Japan. 

It started with Bokuto and Kuroo. Bokuto and Kuroo  always had an affinity for dragging Tsukki’s unwilling arse into undesired roles — like when they forcefully adopted him as their practice blocker at the Tokyo training camp. Today was turning out to be no different. 

Tsukki was at the cornerstore minding his own business, when suddenly someone pounced on him from behind, their arms rocketing around his neck and clamping down in an enthusiastic chokehold. 

“YOOOOOOOOOOOOO TSUKKI-POO MAH MAN!!!!” Tsukki, whose eyes had bugged out of his head at the unexpected attack, now simply slumped in on himself and groaned. “Get off,” he muttered shortly, without looking behind him.

“FIRST GUESS WHOOOOO!!” the familiar voice hooted. 

“Get off, Bokuto.”  

Chortling gleefully, Bokuto released him and dropped to the floor. 

Tsukki finally turned around to address his visitor — and groaned again. 

“Oh god. Both of you.” 

Kuroo grinned and clapped Tsukki on the back. “How’s my favourite grumpy blocker?” 

“Couldn’t be better,” Tsukki grumbled. “Truly, running into the two of you has made my day.” 

Bokuto whooped, seeming not to identify the sarcasm in the comment. Tsukki looked over the two captains’ shoulders and did a quick scan.

“Where’s Akaashi?” The calm, level-headed presence of Bokuto’s setter always served to make interactions with these two doorknobs a touch more sane. (Just a touch.)

At Tsukki’s question a sudden shift overcame Bokuto’s face. His toothy grin faltered and his gaze dropped to the floor.

Tsukki’s eyebrows pushed up his forehead in surprise. (Not concern.) Although the Fukurodani captain was known for his mood swings, those normally manifested as something akin to a two year old’s temper tantrum... This quiet despondency was something Tsukki had never seen from Bokuto before...   

When after several beats Bokuto did not offer any verbal response to Tsukki’s inquiry, Kuroo sighed and stepped in. 

“Akaashi asked to take a break,” he explained.

Tsukki stared. “A break,” he repeated slowly, as if turning the word around in his mouth. “From...” He jerked his head silently in Bokuto’s direction, punctuating the silence with an unspoken question mark. Kuroo nodded, and Tsukki’s gut tightened a little, against his will. “Damn,” he mumbled. And then, after wrestling himself for a couple seconds: “Sorry Bokuto.”

Bokuto just shrugged wordlessly. So Kuroo again took it upon himself to explain.

“Akaashi’s very analytical,” he said to Tsukki. “And he likes to plan ahead. Those traits serve him well in a match, as I’m sure you’ve noticed. But as it turns out, they can really handicap him when it comes to dating... He overthinks things, and he puts way too much pressure on himself to know what the final outcome of the relationshi pwill be. He doesn’t let himself experience the relationship because he’s too busy analyzing it and asking himself questions about whether this is ‘the one’, whether we’ll be happy in 60 years, etcetera etcetera... But he has even less data than he otherwise would to answer those questions, precisely because he isn’t actually experiencing the relationship. So he just ends up real confused and unsure of everything... And then he asks himself, ‘well why am I so unsure, if I’m unsure does that mean Bokuto’s not the one? Wouldn’t I know if he was?’ And then...” Kuroo shrugged and gestured towards Bokuto. “This happens.” 

Bokuto was still staring at his shoes, but Tsukki could see that through the duration of Kuroo’s speech, he’d begun furiously blinking back tears. Tsukki had never seen the spiker actually fight the tears before. Normally he just let the sobs and wails rip. This silent, struggling Bokuto was so awfully wrong. And Tsukki hated how much it tugged at his suppressed capacity for sympathy.

“I see...” Tsukki said. Then, trying not to sound too invested: “Have you guys talked to him about that? How you suspect the real problem is he’s overanalyzing things and not being present?” 

Kuroo sighed. “Yeah, we have. But I don’t think he really gets it. Like I said, those traits are precisely what make Akaashi such a great setter, so capable of directing the flow of a match. So the concept of the same traits being liabilities is just kind of... foreign to him.” 

Tsukki frowned and retreated into thought. (He chose to ignore it when Kuroo elbowed Bokuto and snickered: “Four-eyes looks so smarticle when he does that thinking thing, eh?”) After a couple minutes of deliberation, he spoke. “As I recall,” he began, “Those traits didn’t always serve Akaashi well in a match.” Kuroo and Bokuto exchanged surprised glances, then turned questioning gazes onto Tsukki. He clarified, “I’m talking about the match against Mujinazaka.” Tsukki didn’t need to say anything more after that. The Fukurodani vs. Mujinazaka match had become well known as the-time-cool-and-collected-Akaashi-actually-lost-his-shit-for-a-minute-while-taking-a-breather-on-the-bench. 

Bokuto and Kuroo’s eyes widened in comprehension. “You’re right...” Bokuto said, his features slowly regaining a hint of animation. “Kaashi did go bonkers then. Coach said it was ’cos he wasn’t playing by Fukurodani’s motto: Pour all your soul into each ball. That’s kinda the same thing. Right?? Right???” Bokuto looked back and forth eagerly between Tsukki and Kuroo. 

Kuroo rubbed his chin thoughtfully. “So what you guys are both saying... is that in the Mujinazaka match, Akaashi was forgetting to be present to each individual rally... And instead he was getting too stressed out worrying about the final outcome of the match. And that was sabotaging his game. And you’re saying that’s exactly what’s happening in his relationship with Bokuto?” Tsukki nodded, as Bokuto started jumping up and down like a jack-in-the-box, shouting, “YEAH!!! YEAH YEAH THAT’S IT!!” 

“It’s a reference point,” Tsukki said, shrugging nonchalantly at Kuroo. “Remind Akaashi of the Mujinazaka match. He might understand better.” 

The next time Bokuto landed with his feet on the floor, he flung himself toward Tsukki and clapped both hands to the blocker’s cheek, squishing them. “YOU’RE A GENIUS YOU CREEPY NERD!!” He then proceeded to smack a kiss on Tsukki’s forehead.

Tsukki yelped and jerked away, almost elbowing Bokuto in the nose as he did so. Kuroo let out a deep belly laugh. 

"Not bad, Four-eyes," Kuroo said appreciatively, after his chuckles subsided. "Maybe you should take up being a relationship counsellor."

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070-996-3290 7:13pm

TSUKKI-DUDE!!!! 

070-996-3290 7:13pm

IT WORKED!!!

070-996-3290 7:14pm

I TOLD KAASHI WHAT U SAID 

070-996-3290 7:14pm

I TOLD HIM IT WAS LIKE THE MUJINAZAKA MATCH 

070-996-3290 7:14pm

AND HE GOT IT!!!!

070-996-3290 7:15pm

HE REALLY GOT IT!!!

070-996-3290 7:15pm

AND WE’RE GOOD NOW AND SHIT TSUKKI-POO U ARE SERIOUSLY THE BEST BEST BEST!!!!

Tsukki normally ignored text messages from Bokuto. And from just about everyone, except Tadashi and his mom. But this time...

Tsukishima 7:16pm

👍

070-996-3290 7:16pm

😭😭😭😭😭 THANKS FOR BEING SO HAPPY FOR ME BRO 😭🐔🐮🐛🐣🐱🦉 I LUV U DUDE, FOR THIS U CAN BE CO-BEST MAN WITH KUROO AT MY WEDDING ❤️🪲🐡🦧🦘🦉

Tsukki didn’t bother to respond to that one. Updates will be posted to AO3

[good-night-space-kid]

Just because you've mentioned it a couple times... Can we see the WWII era army field jacket it sounds really cool 🥺👉👈

Ask and ye shall receive! I'm super excited about it so lets go. I'm only 5'2 and pretty petite overall, so I never find things that fit me but I found it at an estate sale for $44 which is actually a steal because they usually sell for around $200 and I've been looking for a good windproof coat that I can comfortably wear layers under. Also the pockets are huge. I don't have any connection to the former owner, but I am going to leave the name tag on it as I fear it has been unevenly sun bleached and it completes the look anyways.

This specific jacket style is actually one that I have a bit of personal history with lol. I have a side blog so I don't post about it on here, but back in 2020 I was obsessed with Band of Brothers and it was also around the same time that I came to terms with being trans and started thinking about what I wanted to look like in the future, and it turns out the achievable answer to that question is Donnie Wahlberg as Carwood Lipton 😂 Honestly that could go for anybody in that show, but Lipton is 100% the most likely body type for me in 15 years given my family history. In BoB, they wear this jacket or ones very similar during a lot of the episodes because it was pretty standard issue. I've attached proof. Mine doesn't have any of the patches other than the name though, which I don't think their have.

If you're interested in specifics, what I have is an M1943/M-43 field jacked produced for the US Army in 1943. I attached a photo of the label below because I think it's fun that it includes all these little details. It's partially coming off, so I need to sew it back on. It was meant to be worn over a pile jacket or other insulated layer, so it's not super insulated.

It's apparent too dark in my room for photos even with all the lights on, but this is what the inside looks like. It's mostly canvas and has this draw string so you can tighten it on the waist. I have it tied off, but probably should tighten it tbh. I attached another photo to show how it looks tied where it is.

This is how it looks open (ignore that i have something heavy in the one pocket lol). It's missing a button on the opening, and there would normally be an extra button on each cuff to tighten the cuffs more, and I plan on ordering some new ones to replace those. The jacket is a little big on me as well, but as you can see in the above photos they are supposed to be layered under and fit pretty loose, even on the shoulders.

There a couple different ways you can button it to have the collar lie differently. I love in North Dakota and it's very cold and windy so I wear a hat and scarf everywhere so this is my most commonly used configuration

You can also wear the collar button further up. I didn't tuck the end of the collar in on the mid button, whoops. Fully button it comes up about to my chin (as it should) so it does offer decent wind protection even without a scarf.

Overall it's turned out to be pretty perfect! It fits really nice and is very comfortable to layer under and has big pockets, which is pretty much all of the criteria I wanted in a new (to me) coat. It doesn't have a hood, but I could find one if I wanted. It's surprisingly windproof, which you definitely need in North Dakota, so it's working great as a lightweight cold weather jacket!

[jodjuya]

Chrono Trigger liveblog part 7 - the final part

Mother Brain: "Hey sexy mama, wanna destroy all humans?"

Also, why is she so mad at humans for destroying the planet when it was that giant evil space monster what did it???

Holy shit she went down easy. Easiest boss fight in the entire game. Only took a single round of combat. Frail old lady robot can't even defeat TWO humans and she wants to erase us all to rule the planet in our absence? Lol. Lmao even.

Pfft, and both the new arms I get for Robo are weaker than the one I got for doing busywork with the reptites. 🙄

I Saved Humanity From The Robot Uprising And All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt

Going through the Black Omen. Ayla's Dino Tail Technique is an unstoppable force of nature. 😈

Going up against Queen Zeal with Lucca, Frog, and Ayla.

Plan is to use Frog Flare and Dino Tail right away as soon as she does her first attack. Should drop her before she gets a chance to do anything else...

LMAO, IT WORKED!

wonder if the same trick will work on phase 2... 🤔

IT DID! 😁

Phase 3 begins...

Nice immortality, idiot. Too bad you disintegrated and your floating fortress crashed into the ocean.

Taking on Lavos with Crono, Marle, and Lucca. The Three Amigos ride again! 🤠

In the face of our combined magics, its outer shell is about as tough as a wet paper bag.

Shell: cracked!

Now to climb inside and set off some more magical nukes where it can REALLY feel them! Gunna make this stupid Space Tick wish it had never been born!

...who's Doan???

"Ours was a short youth."

*cocks her gun*

God I love Lucca so hard. Fuck this girl is amazing.

Oh SICK! Lavos has hand-mouths! I love when humanoid creatures have mouths on the palms of their hands. 10/10 creature design! Symbolism for days!

Well, enough admiring the scenery. Time to vaporise this punk ass bitch of an Evil Space Cicada!

Lavos:

Lucca, what do you mean that it's been harvesting DNA the entire time??? What are you basing that assertion on??? We keep cracking open exoskeletons to reveal a little guy inside, therefore it's been culturing and harvesting DNA for 65 million years? How on earth does it do that from within the core of the planet (Zeal's brainwashing aside)???

(seriously tho, who's Doan??)

((oh, he's the guy that we gave the seed to in The Future?))

Get vaporised, idiot!

I'm getting executed AGAIN?!

Jesus fuck I thought we had already resolved that bullshit. Your soldier boy should have discovered Marle right next to me in bed for fuck's sake. 🙄

I am going to stab that Chancellor.

Wait, where the fuck did Doan and Guardia21 come from?? And Kino?!

Lucca was going to execute Crono as a prank?!

Can the Chancellor's head on a pike please lead our victory parade?

This victory parade is so frigging cute omg!

That's right, Taban! Crono DID save the whole world and deserves a beer for it!

Official confirmation that Ayla is great in bed. Nice!

So Magus isn't going to undo his Frogification spell? He's just going to leave Glenn like that forever?

Robots cry motor oil? 😂

Whoops, forgot to ever feed my cats so they've run away into the time vortex.

...aaaaand so did my mum. Bye mum!

And Crono fist-pumps to celebrate his mother vanishing from existence. 🤣🤣🤣

Are we getting married on the spot?

Oh, no, it's just the bell. But the bell was already there at the beginning, wasn't it? 🤔

At least we have a time machine. Bye dad!

The End!

Pretty good game! I'm not going to be replaying umpteen times to get all the different endings because I have too many other games to play, but it was pretty darn good all the same!

Smashing soundtrack!

Awww sweet! Post-credits anime epilogue of everybody getting married! 😍

Nice, Frog got de-amphibianised after all.

Lucca and her pet robot adopted a time-travelling abandoned baby? 🤣

And then there's post-credits, post-epilogue, bonus credits? This game just keeps on giving! 😂

My main complaint with the game is that Crono's hair looks stupid. Why is anime hair Like That??

There are multiple new vortexes popping up around the place? And an Ending Counter to keep track of which ones you've reached? Those are nice features.

Okay I'm done for real.

[timdrakesstaff]

in-source fam + friends?

do you dislike your source/anything in it that bothers you?

I forgot how much of a rambler I am

tl;dr

1. I have a big family that love and miss very much(inluding two kids) as well as friends(other heroes and civvies

2. Inconsistent characterisation? I guess. ALSO THAT RED ROBIN 2009 WAS CANCELLED(For reboot reasons) AT 26 ISSUES WHEN THE AUTHOR HAD PLANNED AHEAD FOR, LIKE, 72

Asking the FoundFamily Source Media guy about his family, huh? That's a lotta people, lmao

Jesus Christ, um. Dick Grayson, my oldest brother and the one I was closest too the longest, I always list as my favourite. Jason Todd, other older brother, more of a friendish than brother? Like estranged a little. We get along but in a different capacity. Damian Wayne my little brother. LITTLE FUCKING SHIT for a while, but he adapted and learned and grew up. We ended up really close, it just took longer. He's kinda... Actually my favourite but don't say that too loud, ahaha. Bruce Wayne is my dad—all of these people are adoptive, by the way—and he's... Bruce, bahaha. I don't feel like elaborating. Cassandra Cain, older sister, kinda. In the way that you get super close to a friend and say you're siblings versus actual sibling bond? I dunno, different capacity than with Dick, lol. Stephanie Brown! Ex girlfriend and a best friend, she's great.

Why are there so many people

Then there are my Young Justice(teen superhero group I started with Sb+Imp) buddies! Kon-El(Superboy), Bart Allen(Impulse), Cassie Sandsmark(Wondergirl), Cissie King-Jones(Arrowette), and uh... Many others. Long story short, they're all great!

Some questionable people like Pru or Danny Temple or Lonnie Machin... They're cool and B probably wouldn't appreciate them being my friends too much, but he's lame and doesn't know better until it already is better

The Civvie Collection! Callie Evans! Sebastian Ives! My best fucking friendsss I miss them. They keep giving Ives cancer </3. And Tamara Fox! We fake dated(fake engaged, actually) and then actually dated, but then just settled as friends, she's really funny. There's so many people, my god. Gotham Heights friends and Wizards(Witches?) and Warlocks(it's just DnD) group, and Grieves and Brentwood and hrurghh

Also my mom and dad! Janet and Jack Drake. They died(near obligatory for bat-adoption). They're great, could've been better, but not nearly as bad as fandom would like to lead you to believe. My step-mom Dana was fantastic, I miss her. She taught me a lot of, like, Normal Things, and is also the source of my Soup Love

I also had two sons—David and Jackson— of different mothers—neither I stayed with

I'm not a fan of Some recent characterisation of myself, it, like, nukes the original 90's stuff—That sounds kinda pretentious and gatekeepy, whoops. But like. I've ranted many-a-time about the fact I lose (usually cool)character traits that are then given to other people(my brothers, usually the Ds) and I'm left with (usually) lame stuff and more flat characterisation, if that makes sense.

i.e. 2003 Teen Titans Dick has more of my personality, as well as my suit(fair, because he'd've been running around in undies otherwise) and bō(as a main weapon. He can use one, for sure, but it was never his main weapon, let alone while he was running with TT)

i.e. Damian, when he's drawn without his brown skin, looks like my twin 90% of the time?? Especially since they started putting his hair down, bahahaha. I've had a lot of hairstyles so I can't nitpick that...

i.e. In the recent(now cancelled) TD: Robin run, they nerfed my intelligence?? Rude. I can complain about that for an hour though

DC is Meh about consistent characterisation through runs, especially since there's so many different writers for each individual thing, lol

ALSO! Damian haters. But that usually has some root in racism and also people just being dickweeds about kids :T

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