#yeah theyre basically the same honestly)

[neurotonic]

Hello! :D

I was hoping to take you up on the offer and as some questions about the Phillipines for my Phoenix! (but no pressure ofc)

I've found it sort of difficult to find resources that aren't big-picture historical facts or tourism info lol

• What holidays do you celebrate, besides the standard Catholic ones?

• And I guess on that note, are religious celebrations a big thing? Baptism, patron saint's day, etc

• Culturally, is there a strong focus on family ties? (Curious bc it's very different on two sides of my own family)

• Do you have any recommendations for figuring out a name for my Phoenix? Are there common trends in naming, resources you know, or anything like that?

• I read that English, Spanish, and Tagalog were all the national language at one point - is it common for people to speak all three?

• Also, any sort of miscellaneous cultural things that you can think of would be really helpful!

• And I guess, if there's anything you think someone writing a Filipino character should know! Stereotypes that should be avoided, anything like that

Thank you so much in advance!! ^-^

Hiya hello !! I'll definitely try my best to help, because I agree - shit's hard to look up ;-; !!

Lots of these are based on my own experiences LOL but also I hadd to double check many historical details. Also this got way too long AKSJDHF

What holidays do you celebrate, besides the standard Catholic ones?

Aside for the Catholic ones, a lot of our local holidays are either birthdays (and deathdays) of famous Filipinos, major historical events, like Independence Day on June 12, the EDSA Revolution on February 25 (though this occurred in the 80s IIRC), and the Day of Valor on April 9, OR more localized holidays about when a province/city got established and such. Honestly these don't have a loooot of special stuff you have to do during that day, unlike Christmas for example. They're not days that you have to Celebrate(tm), but if you're aiming to put your character in a period close to these events, then you could technically give meaning to them :3c Though that'll require a bit more research heh

And I guess on that note, are religious celebrations a big thing? Baptism, patron saint's day, etc

Religious celebrations are def a big deal...Depending on your religion of choice, of course LMAO In the Philippines, Roman Catholic is the biggest religious domination, but there's also a very big Islamic population here especially in Mindanao. There's also INC (Iglesia ni Cristo) that I can't say much on because I'm personally not part of this group, but I think it's a variant on Christianity ?? Anyways, talking as someone who was born in a Roman Catholic household: people spend a lot of time and money into these celebrations. there are festivals for saints, church weddings are a pretty big deal too but I think that's common across a lot of cultures.

Culturally, is there a strong focus on family ties? (Curious bc it's very different on two sides of my own family)

Oh, absolutely! Like it's a thing where people say Asia in general has a lottt of collectivist cultures, and the Philippines is no exception. It's veryyy common for one household to house multiple generations of families, and I've even heard stories from friends where their extended families literally live next to each other in a street/subdivision LMAO There's a lott of focus on listening to your parents and looking out for your family, doing what's best for your family vs what's best for you is an interesting contrast to give to your Phoenix if you choose to go that route. Of course, it differs between families, but I've noticed family-first is a very big thing here.

Do you have any recommendations for figuring out a name for my Phoenix? Are there common trends in naming, resources you know, or anything like that?

Honestly, even I have trouble looking up new Filipino name ideas LOL there's not a lot of resources out there, but I'll still share stuff that I found useful :] BUT FIRST ! The naming trend in general is kind of loose and flexible! I've noticed that English/Spanish first names are very common, then they're either paired with a surname of Filipino/Spanish origin. You don't have to look too far for an example: IEYTD 2 has Chancellor Chelsa (English origin. I think?) Magpantay (Filipino origin) . Filipino first names are harder to come by these days and it's a shame </3 This is also entirely optional but Filipino full names include middle names (your mother's maiden surname) as well! For example, names are usually written like: Jose P. Rizal, with P(rotacio) being Rizal's middle name.*

*little aside, but Rizal's full name is actually much longer... but it's because he lived during the Spanish occupation. You can give your character multiple first names honestly that's also a thing I noticed SDKJFH but Firstname Lastname is usually satisfactory

For traditional Filipino name resources, Behind the Name has a few examples for first names, but you may notice some of them are just literally what they mean - "Ligaya" is happiness, much like how Joy is a name people have LMAO so stuff like that you can use as inspiration :] For my own Phoenix, Adarna is a legendary bird from a traditional epic, so mythological inspos are cool too - unfortunately that stuff is also. SO hard to find for. Fuck colonization lol

FOR traditional surnames, I actually found this webpage really interesting !! The info isn't complete but these are some legit surnames, considering I've seen a lot of them used by people I've met/known. Some of them have regional origins too which is very handy!

I read that English, Spanish, and Tagalog were all the national language at one point - is it common for people to speak all three?

Okay, so this bit HEAVILY relies on the era you want your Phoenix to live through. Spanish was the national language during the Spanish Occupation (from 1565-1898, that's more than 300 years!), but after the PH gaining "independence", spanish was pretty much dropped instantly as a national language...... Mostly because spain actually sold the PH to the US. OOPS !!! LOLLL as an attempt to fully make the PH their "own" thing, the US just kinda swept any Spanish rules and declarations away once they got ahold of the country, including making the Spanish language mandatory. So from 1898 onwards, English and Filipino are the national languages of the PH. Despite Filipino having a lot of Spanish loanwords, Spanish hasn't been declared a national language since then, and thus has never been a required study. Your Phoenix can read the time in Spanish if their parents/grandparents refer to time like that (like my own parents do), but unless they voluntarily study Spanish, they probably wouldn't consider themselves a Spanish speaker from that alone.

So um tl;dr due to politics, it's uncommon for Filipinos to speak all three, unless under special circumstances. If you're going for the common fanon of 1960's, Filipino and English are your best bet.

Also, any sort of miscellaneous cultural things that you can think of would be really helpful! And I guess, if there's anything you think someone writing a Filipino character should know! Stereotypes that should be avoided, anything like that

HOKIE !! as a general rule, you can write a Filipino character the same way you write any other character: give them a well-rounded personality and a solid motive, their own interests and all that jazz B) I'm actually not familiar with Filipino stereotypes specifically, ngl?? There's a lot of overlap with Asian stereotypes and discriminatory opinions against immigrant workers, Especially those coming from "third-world" countries. I'd also suggest avoiding making them too "mystical" or "exotic". I don't know how helpful this part is, specifically. Just make sure to make them their own person with flaws, strengths, and personal motivations, and you should be good. sniles.

[chisungie]

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[yellowheartz]

Err, no offense. But I absolutely can not stand useless people in a classroom. No, no, don't get me wrong.

It's fine if you don't know what to do, as long as ur trying to understand and actually trying to do something.

But if ur the typa asshole to be smug and defend yourself for being none other than a piece of trash in a room, then maybe. Oh, idk. Keep your head down and be quiet?

[vonbabbitt]

ok since people asked about the evil au. also please keep in mind this is a very 2000s/2010score au. its edgy and campy for fun

Isono Miki: Ultimate GFE Streamer

leans HARDCORE into GFE. constantly trying to manipulate money out of lonely people to fund a super bougie and comfortable lifestyle. snakesnake basically

Harada Keizou: Ultimate Butcher

butcher for the sole reason that he truly does enjoy chopping up and segmenting animals

just way over the top campy "haha i love killing and blood soooo much!!" 2010s deviantart creepypasta style

Chiba Airi: Ultimate Scammer

does exclusively ads for scummy faulty products and subscriptions and supplements so she can make mad bank

when we were discussing this in call we just kept saying "buy supplements" over and over and over again so thats the vibe

Kamimura Kazutoshi: Ultimate Cleanup Crew

its the same job but now he does it on the opposite side of the law

works directly in tandem with hasegawa, cleans up evidence and gets rid of bodies etc

personality wise....hes mostly the same LMAO

Hayashi Mai: Ultimate Hitman

doesnt ask questions. gets the job done

just in it for the thrill of the hunt. personality mostly the same but gets a bit feral edgy style when shes getting closer and closer to catching her target

Wada Masanari: Ultimate Con Artist

works with chiba and handles her phone lines

impersonates people's voices to give them the run-around when theyre trying to do something like cancel a subscription ("i wanna speak to the manager" "hi yes this is the manager now.")

buy supplements

Sasaki Hitomi: Ultimate Dictator

hey man gotta do something with those leadership skills

absolutely ruthless war criminal. this one is probably the most evil i think

Ojima Takeshi: Ultimate AI Artist

"nakamigawa i actually really like this design but i honestly think you could buff it up a lot with midjourney"

calls himself a "prompt engineer"

"wow cool drawing! i ran it through chatgpt to improve it a bit"

just a hardcore AI bro. thinks AI art is the absolute effing best and definitely real art

Okazaki Hanano: Ultimate Superhero

okay so shes not evil anymore

we thought it would be funny if in this evil AU shes just good now

still the rival of tsuno manami though

Hama Ran: Ultimate Occult Evangelist

just a straight up cultist

considers himself an "angel hunter", hunts down alleged "angels" and kills them in the name of his cult

tries to rope other people into his cult evangelism style

Tsuno Manami: Ultimate Supervillain

yeah pretty much what it says on the tin here

shes evil now

except shes actually good at it unlike okazaki

wants to take over the world or perhaps just blow it up maybe

Hiroaki Nakamigawa: Ultimate Model Coach

coaches young fashion models extremely harshly and pushes his fashion VERY hard

basically just yells at and insults these teenagers until they get eating disorders or quit forever

BRUTALLY mean

Tamba Ruiko: Ultimate Detective

except she absolutely fucking sucks at it

her detective-ing is an active detriment to everyone and actively sabotages crime scenes

she has no idea she sucks

Hasegawa Ken: Ultimate Information Broker

one smug motherfucker

works directly with kamimura in their little two man mafia

collects peoples information and uses it to blackmail them out of a massive amount of money and resources

Watari Nishino: Ultimate Demolitionist

we thought arson was way too basic

so now she blows stuff up with huge bombs

just for fun i guess. and can fun ever really be evil? certainly no way

Yanagi Shigeki: Ultimate Pick-up Artist

teaches those sigma male courses on how to pick up women

massive chauvinist

treats women like cattle and acts with the full intention of picking up as many of them as possible

[iilmunchkiin]

Your Decay Deputy AU is everything for me, specifically the expressions of Clover’s friends reacting to their death. The raw grief, and the way all four of them show it in different ways.

Sorry for the disjointed sentences but i have so many thoughts and feelings regarding it.

I just really like AU’s that sort of make an acknowledgement of Clover being a child, and that the sacrifice was indeed, very messed up, while at the same time acknowledging that there was a thought process behind it. Not sure how young Clover is but their thoughts on things when we interact with things in game makes me think they’re thoughtful and creative.

Also Their smile in that comic,,,, so pure, so selfless as they’re giving their soul. So reassuring.

this is mostly based on your last ask but Clover being a child of neglect adds a flavor to the decisions they make, for me. Not necessarily in a ‘They need a parental figure’ way but they can really benefit from having someone care about them, and also tell them to stop.

I think we see the last one especially when Flowey mentions the other timelines, such as when Clover stopped to stay with Toriel.

i can’t wait to see what you’re cooking with Dalv!

You have no idea how happy I got seeing this ask anon, also sorry for the late reply,,,""

But yeah! I honestly thought Clover was so mature for their age, how they were able to handle conflict and and still being able to comfort the monsters around them, like when they held Ceroba's hand at the steamworks when she was arguing with Mr. Screen lol

And the way they just handled their final moments was just... so selfless, even taking the time to give their friends their stuff back as a way to remember them, they're just a kid but damn.

tbh the reason why I made this AU was to cope with the Pacifist route LMAOAOAOA ....Well, the first rotting comic yes, I wanted to end it as that but people liked it so much why not what the hell make that into an AU then BOOM Decaying Deputy AU was born

And about Clover being a child of neglect there's like a bunch of hints about it being scattered throughout the game so I thought about it and got to the conclusion they're forced to take care of themselves because of it. Basically, they were robbed of their childhood, and yes I agree! While it is nice to have a parental figure for them just having someone in general to be with them will benefit them greatly, like I mentioned prior theyre still a kid. They're bound to make a few fuck ups like eating packaging peanuts or whatever they're called hehe

Anyway, I got so happy seeing this ask... Here's a little DD!AU crumb for Dalv ᓚ₍⑅^..^₎♡

Something something... Survivor's Guilt...

[lostinlovingrevery]

This is the most random scenario evef but my brother and i grew up watching videos abt that bean boozled jelly bean challenge ans we wanted to try it , AFTER YEARS I found an import market place thing where they sell em, it was expdnsive as fuck ? Yeah , do i regret buying them ? YES I REGRET IT SO MUCH , my stomach legit hurts after that but now im picturing trying to convince logan to play the challenge with you bc km trying to cope with how awful the aftertagste is even after BRUSGING

OMGGGGGGGGG YES, those were popular when I was a kid theyre were all over school. I never actually tried them though??? Honestly a little scared too anyway.

My question is, would Logan be able to smell the different flavors? Like yknow, green apple or boogers- would they have a different scent? (Do they even HAVE a scent?). I'm probably thinking too much about this lol

okay but imagine that you don't tell him about it either you're just giving him jelly beans and he's gotten regular tasting ones until he comes across a vomit flavored. Better hope theres no kids around bc hes going to be CUSSING

random headcanon, itll make sense when you read it, but logan doesnt like mint.

Bean-Boozled

Logan Howlett X GN! Reader Blurb

He's never eating jellybeans again

Warnings: Gross flavors, cranky Logan, he wants vengeance and a lil petty, kisses <3

"C'mon! Just try it, at least one?"

He glanced at the box. A colorful item, with an assortment of jellybeans in the front, labeled with different colors and each having a flavor labeled on them. There was two jellybeans each of the same color, with different flavors- barf and peach, stink bug and toasted marshmallow, and the one that made Logan cringe the worst was dead fish and strawberry banana smoothie.

"What is the point?"

Your shoulders slumped. "Fun?" You raised a brow, "Ever heard of it?"

"I have better ideas of what we could do for fun sweetheart."

You rolled your eyes as he smirked. He turned his attention back to the box, picking it up and cautiously sniffing it. Then he glanced back at you, looking unimpressed.

"Pleeeeease?" You bat your eyelashes at him, and he rolled his eyes, attempting to hide his smile at the sight of your begging.

"Fine." He says, looking at the box again. "How this work?"

"Okay!" You clapped your hands, you grabbed the box from his hands, setting it on the table and opening it up. "It's super easy, there's a little spinner, and then all the jelly beans- and basically we take turns with the spinner and depending on the color it lands on, we have to pick a jelly bean that corresponds with the color and eat it."

"Okay...So what's the goal?"

"To not eat a disgusting jelly bean." You smile at him. He didn't look convinced. He didn't quite understand how this was fun - a game like poker, which you hate anyway, was fun for him- not eating disgusting jelly beans.

But, he can never say no to you.

"Alright." He cleared his throat, before pulling out a chair for you to sit, and then sitting in his own chair. "You first darling."

"You're just scared-" You tease with a sing song voice as you grabbed the spinner and flicked the arrow. You watched it land on a red, and glanced at the red jelly beans. You looked at the list of flavors- finding the red color. "I'll either have...Pomegranate, or.... Old bandage. Ew."

He smirked, as you stared at the two beans- regret on your face. Finally you picked one, and popped it into your mouth. A curious look on your expression as you bit down on the candy, chewing cautiously-

and a pleasant surprise!

"Pomegranate." You beamed. You slid the spinner to him. "Your turn."

He smacked his lips, flicking the spinner and it landed on blue.

"Ugh, yours isn't too bad if its gross." You murmured as you looked at the flavors. "Toothpaste, or berry blue."

"Mint toothpaste is pretty gross." He mumbles looking at the two blue jellybeans. He sighs, grabbing one and biting down on it. "Hm. Berry." He looked pleased by his choice, giving you a playful smile as he ate the candy. You smiled, reaching for the spinner.

A few rounds, and you and Logan have yet to gotten unlucky with something disgusting. Logan loosened up, leading to both of you playfully taunting each other with the jellybeans.

It was his turned again. "Starting to think this game is a scam-" He says in a teasing voice. "Just to make us eat jelly beans and buy more."

He flicks the spinner. Landing on a unique color, a mix of yellow and brow.

"Wet dog or Top Banana?" You read the flavors.

Logan didn't think too much, confident that he won't get a gross jelly bean. He popped the candy into his mouth and leaned into his chair with a cocky smirk as he began to chew

Only-

His face dropped. He stopped chewing as his jaw tensed. You could see the pain in his eyes- every ounce of happiness was gone in seconds. His face contorted into an expression you've never seen from him. Lines of stress mapped on to his face, his brows creasing together, his lips dropping into a frown of utter disgust. His lip even twitched.

"Wet dog?" You asked with a sympathetic smile. If looks could kill, he gave you the first ever scowl you ever received from him. He wouldn't move his jaw, un-tense his expression. "Lo?" You smiled leaning forward.

"Mm." He grumbles, parting his lips- reaching into to grab the half eaten bean. He discarded it into a napkin. He stood up, throwing the napkin away- no words spoken as you watched- and eventually followed him make his way to the bathroom.

You crossed your arms and leaned against the bathroom door, watching as he prepared his toothbrush. He scrubbed furiously in his mouth, toothpaste foaming at his lips as he spits- rinse, and repeats.

"it couldn't have been that bad-" You giggle shaking your head as he finishes brushing his tongue the third time.

His head snapped to look at you. "Oh yeah?" He quirked a brow. Your smiled dropped. He moved towards you. "How about you try one of the ones from the previous rounds?"

"Uh- Well no because there's no reason." You stepped away nervously.

"No but its not that bad right?" He hums. Something evil lurked in his eyes. He was plotting vengeance against you, for subjecting him to the game. The taste still lingered on his tongue, filling him with more pettiness to make you pay for it. "I mean, what's the harm in trying the... dead fish jellybean?"

Your face dropped, as he lunges for you. His arms wrapped around you, lifting you from the ground as he carries you to the table where the jelly beans sat abandoned.

"NO!" You squealed as he grabbed the leftovers from previous rounds. "Ew, no, Logan!"

"Aw c'mon, not that bad right?" He repeats your words again, holding it to your lips. You pursed them together, tipping your head away- and suppressing your giggles. You squirmed in his arms, and for a moment you thought you were about to eat something that will literally taste like a dead fish- only to be met with the flavor of toothpaste on his lips instead.

You both erupted into giggles as he presses his lips to yours. Logan may have been petty- but he wouldn't subject you to the pain of a gross jelly bean.

"You're a goof." You teased him.

"Yeah? You're lucky I'm sparing you." He hums, tossing the candy away, but not letting go of his hold on you. He looked back at you, pulling you close as he tipped his chin down and smirked. "You're going to have to help me get rid of this taste though."

[the-s1lly-corner]

Kissing the Easter toons

I know I'm writing a lot of group posts I'm kind of just like. Catching DW up with basic prompts I did for other fandoms woo yeah- anyway same usual groupings

Notes: gn toon reader, can be either pre or post game, short and sweet, written on computer

CWs: none

EGGSON

he honestly prefers kisses on the cheeks- give him a good smooch on the cheek in passing and hes going to be a very happy man!

older age has made him more comfortable showing off affection in front of others- who cares? so long as youre both not going crazy theres nothing to hide... so hopefully you dont mind open handholding and pecks of greeting

he kind of tastes... like an egg...

FLYTE

the best he can do for you if bump where his mouth would be against your face... he doesnt really... have a mouth he doubts you want anything from his proboscis

its cute in its own way, though! its the thought that counts and the fact he still tries is sweet- all for you!

he has a soft faint fuzz all over his body that feels nice to touch, too... kind of like felt... he vaguely smells like spring

COCOA

shocker she tastes and smells like chocolate... but dont try to take a bite! she might not get angry... but shes definitely going to lightly scold you if you try to take nibble out of her- shes not for eating!

love love loves nuzzling her nose against yours... theyre called bunny kisses for a reason- and shes in love with them!

you might sometimes be left with a faint smudge of chocolate on your face though.. she prefers to kiss you somewhere on your face too

BASSIE

smells almost overwhelmingly like sweet flowers- if she notices you crinkling her nose shes going to swap out her flowers for something else just to be more appealing to you... thats... its own thing to tackle honestly...

sometimes she can come off too strong in the kiss- not so much taking the lead more so... jumping right into it and dominating you, trying to be the leader but in a rushed and forced way

in truth she likes it slow and tender but she feels the need to be the one taking charge that it bleeds into her romance...

she does like hand kisses though..

[starhvney]

Heyyy I just found your account and I adore it!!! If requests are still open could I request a Travis x reader where they just moved to the street and travis has been trying to woo them (and its highkey working). And one night theres this huge storm and the lower goes out while theyre at travis and dantes and Travis claims they need to “cuddle for warmth” (Dantes off somewhere idk) and its just really cute and he confesses his feelings and is a huge dork? Sorry if thats too specific, thank you so much and I hope your day has been lovely 💖

𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆: mys travis x reader

𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐘: a power outage at a very inconveniencing time happens to be just the push you need to 

𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐒: fluff, sharing a bed, travis being a dork, he wants to be suave so bad, like no sweetie you’re just cute, anyways yeah, you both smooch at the end hehehe he likes youuuu

𝐂𝐖: none? a small innuendo i suppose

𝐀/𝐍: i love travis my cutie schnookims! anyways i slightly changed the plot but it’s basically the same? i hope you like it regardless! Have a good day :)

𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓

it was time for one of aphmau’s annual parties, and the girl had enthusiastically made a point to include you with her friend group to join in on their celebration. from the way she described it, it sounded like it would be a fun time, and as the new girl in the neighborhood, you definitely couldn’t reject the generous notion. 

especially when you found out that most of your neighbors had already been friends with each other since high school. it was really intimidating, to be thrown in a place where everyone around you already had a bond. how did they all even manage to find these nice houses next to each other?

you were grateful that they all were really friendly and seemed really open to letting in new people into the group. one had been especially friendly—a certain man with white hair and charmingly bright green eyes. you couldn’t lie he was attractive, and honestly one of the funniest ones in the group, but with his overly confident “womanizer” attitude you couldn’t help but obliviously ignore his advances on you.

it wasn’t that you weren’t interested. but you wouldn’t be easy against his rather brazen pickup lines and… dorky charm. he’d have to work for it. besides, it was kind of fun to watch him chase after you like a lost puppy.

that’s what brings you here, in your kitchen, the night before the party with travis himself. after all, you hadn’t accepted his flirtatious moves, but you most definitely hadn’t rejected them, either. everyone volunteered to cook a dish for the party in the group chat, and conveniently he happened to once again be loitering in your house—a habit he had started after you made it known he was welcome—as everyone discussed what they’d bring. he’d suggested for you both to hang out and cook your dishes together, and you couldn’t let down that hopeful glint in the man’s eyes.

“travis, now why in the world would you think mustard is scary. you have got to be messing with me right now.” you scoff, leaning back on your counter.

“i’m not!” he defends with his hands up, snickering at the unimpressed face you shoot him. “a lot of people get unnerved by random things for no reason! like mushrooms, and lots of holes, and even just a drop of blood!”

he points up as the window flashes with light, a loud thunder strike from the storm raging on outside cracking right after. “and thunderstorms!”

“okay, drama queen. i’d say being scared of thunderstorms and blood is a lot more justifiable than a condiment.” you scoff, before frowning as the wind howls and aggressively throws thick pellets of rain into your windows. “speaking of which, i’m not scared of storms but i don’t know if walking or even driving back down the street to your house would be safe 

travis’s eyebrows raise, pretty dark eyelashes brushing along his cheekbones as he blinks at you in surprise. a second later he’s leaning onto the counter with a goofy-looking smirk on his face.

“so, you want me to stay?—”

crack!

“oh!” you startle, not missing how travis also jumped in place too. “i’m surprised the power hasn’t gone out yet…”

“don’t—” travis starts only to be interrupted by another loud crash of thunder from the sky, the both of you getting sent into complete darkness. “…jinx it.”

for a moment the both of you stand in your kitchen in silence, listening as the heater powers down along with the gentle whir of your household appliances. if you could see each other in this moment you imagine you’d both be awkwardly standing with your arms by your sides. another flash of lightning briefly lights up the room to show your assumption was correct, and you burst into giggles after seeing travis’s pressed lips and wide eyes.

“huh? why are you laughing?” travis asks, though the amused warble in his voice gives himself away before he starts laughing with you.

it wasn’t freezing cold outside, but it most definitely wasn’t warm enough to get away with not having the heater on in your house. the immediate lack of hot air rushing through the vents sent a small chill against your skin, even through your warm pajamas.

your laughter stops as realization of your situation seeps in with the cold. not only was your heater off, but so was your fridge and your…

“oh my god our food is ruined.”

there’s a dreadful pause for silence—and now that your eyes are adjusting to the dark—you see travis whip his head to look down at the oven, where your dishes were only halfway cooked inside.

“…damn.”

“that's all you have to say, travis?” you chide.

“what? i mean, there’s nothing we can do about it, right?”

a disappointed sigh leaves your lips before you reach over to your phone, the screen lighting up to show the late hour it already was. there’s no telling how long the power would be out, and this was enough for the wind to blow out of your sails. you can’t be bothered to try and figure out a way to fix this.

a full-body shiver wracks your body as you stare blankly at your screen.

“hey, i can help you remake everything tomorrow morning if it’s ruined by then.” travis suddenly says. 

his voice is a bit closer, and you realize he’s moved right in front of you, part of his face now also glowing in your phone’s dim light. the look on his face is genuine and he seems almost worried, his own lips mimicking your own downturned expression. it makes you sigh, dropping your tense shoulders as another rumble of thunder vibrates through your house.

travis gently sets his hand over yours and your phone. “why don’t you sleep and i can come back in the morning?”

“come back?” you repeat. “no way you’re going back in this weather, that’s so dangerous! plus you’ll get sick.”

travis stares down at both of your slippered feet, then over to the kitchen windows, then back to you. “okay, i’ll stay if you want me to.”

you shiver again as you nod, crossing your arms to conserve the heat from escaping your body. you’re surprised at how calm and passive he was being. it’s not like he was always overbearing with his flirting and jokes, but it seemed to always be a part of his personality—not whatever this… soft, quiet version of him was.

“cold already?” he asks, rocking on his feet himself as he clenches and unclenches his hands.

“yeah… i didn’t know i needed the heater running that much, but i guess the storm made it even colder…” you mutter.

you catch his smirk through the dark. “well i know one way we can warm each other up—”

ah, there he is.

you’re about to swing a slap wherever it would land in the dark, though you stop when the suggestion clicks in your brain as an opportunity to give in to his advances—but with a perfect excuse.

“oh yeah! we can do that!”

travis’s eyes blow wide open as he takes a step back, a few startled coughs leaving his lips from inhaling too suddenly.

“wait, what?!”

“we can cuddle.”  you simply return. “since there’s no heater!”

he deflates his tense shoulders, nervous laughs leaving his lips. “oh, yeah! right, yeah. cool cool cool. that’s what i meant.”

turning on your phone flashlight you grab his hand, guiding him through your house while trying to hold back the urge to laugh at his flustered state. you wish the lights were on only so you could see whether he was blushing or not.

your bedroom was already a bit chilly compared to the kitchen, since it was at the far end of the house away from the main flow of your ac system. it makes you pull travis closer as you speed up your steps to your bed, finally letting go of him to rip open the comforter and dive into the sheets.

shimmying over to make room for him, you wave him to you through the dark to get in himself. you watch him rock back and forth on his feet before leaning over, crawling in right next to you and keeping just an inch of distance between the two of you.

“you sure you’re okay with this?” he whispers to you.

“yeah, of course i am.”

this seems to set off a green light for him, his arms circling around your waist and pulling you practically on top of him. you feel his feet kick next to yours, squeaking out a tiny “yay!” in celebration. the act was insanely adorable for the grown age he was at.

you can only quietly giggle at his antics, unable to nonchalantly play it off as usual. you hug him back, tucking yourself under his chin, and you feel his chest swell in a happy inhale. 

“i love you.” he sighs, a dopey smile evident in his tone. 

it makes your heart stutter in your chest, eyes wide open as they stare at his chest in the dark. 

“…what?”

his arms tense around you, breath hitching like he just realized what he said and beginning to stutter out an excuse. “um… i mean… not like…! oh my—i’m so sorry—”

“you really like me?” you ask, pulling back enough to make out his face in the dark. his eyes are wide and round, face in shock and embarrassment as if he had just slipped and fell in front of a whole crowd.

“i… i mean… isn’t it obvious?” he whispers sheepishly.

“well, you flirt with a lot of people. i didn’t know if you meant it with me or not.”

“no, not anymore!” he lurches himself closer to you. “didn’t you notice i only do that with you now?”

you blink as you try to recall a recent time you’ve seen or heard travis trying to use a pick up line or even staring at another one of the girls, and you honestly can’t recall it.

“…i guess so.” you mutter, and he squeezes you to him.

“so i do mean it with you! i know i can be really stupid and a little annoying, but—”

“you’re not annoying, travis. the things you do are a little stupid sometimes—”

“hey!”

“—but i think it’s cute.”

his jaw drops and mouth opens in shock. “you…you do? wait, do you…?”

you nod. “i like you.”

there’s a beat of silence, before he pulls you tight against him. a second later he rolls you around with him very similarly to how a crocodile rolls their prey, though the taller and heavier man thankfully keeps his weight from completely crushing you.

“travis!” you laugh, groaning at the sudden movement as you’re captured and thrown around like a rag doll. “how do you have this energy right now?”

“really?” he squeals, giggling like a schoolgirl. “you like me?”

“yes! now release me! please!” you breathlessly laugh.

he at least stops the rolling at your pleading, though he keeps you in his bear hug as he holds you on top of him.

“so, does this mean you want to date me?” he eagerly asks, still breathing heavily from the death roll he just made you endure.

you rest your forehead on his chest, quietly laughing to yourself in a bit of shock of what you just admitted. how did you give in so easily? you were hoping to drag this out for at least another month!

“it’s so late. why don’t we talk about this in the morning?”

he deflates and audibly pouts with a dejected sigh, and despite his dramatics clearly being played up you can’t help but still feel a bit guilty. rising up to your elbows you lean over him, pressing a quick kiss to his cheek and another on his lips.

"you dork." you chide under your breath.

his eyes are so wide you can see the whites all around the dark green of his irises. suddenly his hands are cupping your cheeks, and he’s bringing you down for a longer kiss. he pulls away a few moments later, seeming much more satisfied than he was a few moments ago.

“okay… we can talk in the morning.” he agrees breathlessly, staring up at you like he’d been locked away in a cave all his life and you were his first glance at the stars in the sky.

it makes the smile on your face impossible to fight, and you don’t think you care to anymore.

“good night, travis.”

“good night, hon.”

©starhvney, 2024. please do not steal or repost my works as your own.

taglist: @wasting-away-on-the-internet

[akaisak]

SKAM (NORWAY) FIC RECS (all evak)

WAKE UP! (cuteandtwisted) │https://archiveofourown.org/works/10267481

this story is so fucking amazing. i almost threw up when i read it the first time, the characterization is so amazing and the plotline is REALLY interesting. i can only read this so often because it literally tears at my heartstrings every single time, its so beautiful. established evak (kinda?? you’ll see when you read) basically their love is interdimensional !

Burning For Your Touch (cuteandtwisted) │https://archiveofourown.org/works/13958667

Isak has a skin condition where he burns everyone he touches but for some reason even is the only person he doesn’t burn…you can guess where this is going! This story is a new level of beautiful, its so touching and emotional and honestly kind of hard to handle at points. Thank you cuteandtwisted for throwing me into emotional turmoil everytime i read this story!!

us, but we’re… (teatrolley) │https://archiveofourown.org/works/12622332

Short and sweet oneshot, the evak is established and even tells isak stories about their relationship in parallel universes and GIRL this story is preshhh i can’t get enough of it

and so i happily concede, this is all i ask, this is all i need (lovedisak)│ https://archiveofourown.org/works/11317599

Established relationship evak, even wants to propose to isak and thats basically the story! Includes sana mikael and jonas bullying even about his proposal plans and the most adorable ending, could not recommend more!!! Shes also short and sweet but emphasis on the SWEET. Love love love

#hashtag (bellakitse) │ https://archiveofourown.org/works/10187078

This one is literally so short but its still one of my faves,, even downloads instagram and posts literally only isak and yeah. Theyre so cute i love them to death (established evak, are u seeing a trend with these recs??)

ivory (ohsusie) │https://archiveofourown.org/works/11000826

Pretty much just smut for this one, but its also literally so adorable omg !!!! slightlyyyyy ooc (nothing on the author, im pretty sure she did it on purpose) but despite that its still so sweet and i love this one when i need a quick evak fix because it has a bit of everything!! Basic summary, when isak is worked up even helps him relax by fingering him

taking care (orphan) │https://archiveofourown.org/works/9011299

Isak gets a physics tutor and it ends up being a weirdo who lowkey wants isak but is also like super mean to him ??? even steps in and ends that really quickly! Love this story, even is suchhh a good bf i love them forever

in the place of you and me (shaneandadidas) │https://archiveofourown.org/works/10937958

Established evak (i know im obsessed with it, no need to tell me) ANYWAYS this story so sweet basically theyre in love. Thats literally it but its genuinely so fucking precious and i cannot reccommend more!! Please read this i swear youll feel so content afterwards

Nobody Loves Me Like You Do (cuteandtwisted) │https://archiveofourown.org/works/12201243

oh my GAWD. i genuinely cannot recommend this fic enough. Im seriously struggling to find words to describe how good this is. Just trust me and read it. The first time i finished reading this story i actually cried for like a concerningly long time and im kind of worried about my mental state now. Anyways, childhood bsfs evak lowkey angsty but the most SICKENING slowburn and lord its just beautiful and perfect. Please read youll love it i prommy

In A Week (allyasavedtheday) │https://archiveofourown.org/works/13058481

Engaged evak, they make a bet w their stupid (fondly) friends and they can’t sleep in the same bed for the whole week before their wedding!!! This ficccc its one of my OG faves, as ive had this bookmarked for like multiple years but it never loses its spark and it hits every. single. time. Please read this beauty, youll love her !!

Life is Now. (and now, and now) (FlyByNightGirl) │https://archiveofourown.org/works/9080293

Girl strap in. this is abt to be a long ass description of this fic because it is my all time favorite story over ALL fandoms and ALL ships and basically its my favorite piece of writing that i’ve ever read, even over like published novels, its just that fucking magnificent. This author has gotta be some kind of magic fairy because this writing is insane. Anyways lol its a slice of life fic that focuses on evak after s3 of skam. Fucking gorgeous, its long too which is just more to love! Please read it if you enjoy reading literal works of art because that is what this is, thank you. (mic drop)

[our-queer-experience]

i wish their was more trans 4 cis rep. genuinely.

i know a lot of people feel safer with other trans people, but honestly given my experiences i simply don't. they have just as much potential to use your identity as a weapon to disrespect and abuse you and it gives me no peace of mind to know i'm with s trans person. todays "oml i love my bf" is tomorrows "idk i just kinda think your [whatever gender they want me to be instead]"

and i know thats dumb bc like who cares lol but idk. i have a non LGBT bf rn who isnt the most educated on the community (but super supportive, i'm not keeping him ignorant. he is respectful and very open minded.) and he is the sweetest person i ever met.

"oh your gender experience is [confusing as thing most people harass me for cuz its the 'wrong' way of being trans]? okay i mean im kinda confused but i still love you"

^!!!!!

like theres something so sweet and wholesome and just HEALING about being in a relationship with someone that truly cares for you, not in spite of but WITH your queerness and all. its beautiful. and the fact theyre not LGBT just adds a layer of "i am not only lovable by people who experience the same as me" that makes me feel so good man.

idk this is dumb but basically: the dynamic of cis x trans culd be so good yall really sleep on it. everyone heres that and has the same stereotype in they head they have with bi womens boyfriends.. its gross!! queer people are capable of being loud and proud while in a relationship with someone who isnt queer. queer people can be in a relationship with a non queer person snd be loved.

i just really wish this got like. any more rep than it does but for some reason its basically looked at as "betraying" the community which is so fucking stupid stg. :((!!!

anyways yea. sorry for the dumb rant peice i guess haha

i feel like a lot of people hold t4t on some kind of purity pedestal of like. it eliminating your risk of getting hurt(the same way people do with wlw relationships) and yeah i think its generally speaking safer but like. cmon guys.

[sugarcloudsky]

I have this habit where I NEED to sort gummy bears and skittles by colour before eating them. I JUST CANT EAT THEM WHEN THEYRE NOT SORTED.. and I wanna know how my favs would react.. So basically affogato, red velvet, licorice and dark cacao cookie with a s/o who needs to sort gummy bears/skittles by colours before eating them, preferably separated!!

sorry for taking a bit to get to this!! ^_^

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affogato cookie would watch with amusement. he would watch with a light smirk hidden by his sleeve as you carefully sort the gummy snacks by color into small bowls. he might occasionally ask to help, but he usually is just happy with sitting back and watching you sort the gummies (and maybe occasionally stealing one when you aren’t looking).

red velvet cookie would be confused. he would directly ask you why you’re doing something like this, what was the point? he wasn’t judging you, of course not, but he was just curious. he only hums when you tell him you can’t eat the snacks if they’re not sorted. afterwards, whenever he spots you sorting your snacks again, he’ll wordlessly sit down next to you and begin helping you, even if you try to tell him you can do it yourself (chiffon always wants to help too, you and red velvet always have to end up shooing the poor cake hound away).

honestly, i think licorice cookie would probably do the same or at least something similar. when he spotted you sorting your snacks by color for the first time, he was a bit surprised, but definitely amused. he would jokingly ask you if you needed any help, and if you agreed, he would sit besides you with a smirk on his face (and probably steal a good handful). if you denied, he would simply let out a lighthearted huff and walk away. so yeah, you better let him help you.

dark cacao cookie is another someone who is confused. he tries to ask you what the point of sorting them is, but you insist that you have to sort completely before you even think about eating them! after seeing how persistent you were, he decided to leave you be. as long as you’re happy with it, he doesn’t really mind. in fact, whenever he sees you pull out your bag of snacks, he tries to convince you that you don’t have to sort it yourself, he can have his servants do it for you! so just take a break, please?

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just a quick announcement for everyone as well, i am absolutely open to everyone sending me short character thoughts for me to write short blurbs on! i will be writing many more blurbs now that i am receiving more and more asks daily, lol

thank you all for your support! <3

[eternalera]

im sorry but love IS the main theme in jjk, no not just in the movie but ALL of jjk.

dont believe me? fuck it, fine, i'll explain

lets start it out with the obvious, jjk 0. this is the prequel to the actual anime and manga series (although i guess actualy isnt the correct term... you get the point) and it starts all because of yuuta and rika who were both children when they fell in love.

rika gives yuuta a ring and tells him that its a promise ring and that its a promise that they'll be together forever.

yeah rika DIES

but dw, she gets turned into a curse... by yuuta, but it was on accident so... yeah fun-

then geto shows up and basically attacks the school and yuuta and rika save it using LITERALLY the power of love. then soon enough gojo ends up telling yuuta this 'love is the greatest curse of all'

yeah love is literally the main theme of that, yuuta's love is what cursed rika and caused her to become a curse but what of gojo? why is he saying 'love is the greatest curse of all'?

well soon after this he mentions his 'one and only' and its heavily implied (actually canon) that its suguru geto, YEP the mf who attacked the school. now lets take it back a few notches shall we <33

gojo and geto went to school together where they became extremely close friends (implies lovers as they do a TON of romantic stuff in japanese culture such as giving geto second button to gojo aka the one close to his heart and them riding on a bike together which is illegal in japan but its also considered romantic to break the rules with your lover so like??!?! yeah theyre gay)

soon after they have a mission to protect the star plasma vessel and imma spare you the details lets just say that it goes HORRIBLY wrong and it ends up causing a rift between gojo and geto. gojo ends up awakening becoming a better version of himself for it and is trying to show it to geto. yet he doesnt know that what happened with him and how he basically got a power up did NOT happen to geto.

geto was left to question who he was fighting for anymore and this caused him to... get a little silly and kill an entire village anyways the kfc breakup happens yada yada and remember that these two were really really REALLY close friends at least and most likely lovers (how i'll be referring to them from now on)

now what day did geto attack the school aka the night of 1000 demons parade? december 24, the same date which is the most romantic in japan (to my knowledge) and the same date which gojo killed him... YEAH THAT SHIT WAS PLANNED

but lets move onto something a little more... recent.

ITAFUSHI!!!

honestly my fav ship and why im all writing this in the first place. their love for each other was literally so great that they killed the king of curses. the whole reason that megumi locks in is because he realizes that yuuji is gonna be sad if he dies and that he doesnt want yuuji to be sad

these two care for each other so much and its basically shown at the start of the manga, how megumi sees yuuji and saves him without hesitation, he just doesnt want to see a good person die.

he then says 'what if someone you saves kills another in the future' and when yuuji asks him that megumi cant answer. and when he can yuuji literally flips back and kills himself in order to save megumi and mind you he was fearing death a few seconds ago, saying how he didnt want to die yet and how he had regretted eating that stupid finger

yet when it came to saving megumi all of the sudden that didnt matter anymore, in fact when sukuna offered to bring him back he said no because he didnt want sukuna hurting more people... speaking over that-

SHIBUYA!!! yeah sukuna takes over yuuji and kills a bunch of people- kinda ironic seeing how megumi asked yuuji 'what are you gonna do if someone you save kills those later?' even MORE ironic that before that its revealed that yuuji swallowing the finger caused a bunch of parts of sukuna to wake up and start killing people and both of them realized this and went 'imma not tell the other cause thatll make them sad'

anyways megumi gives his bf a pep talk and then BAM megkuna and yuuji goes batshit against sukuna <3

anyways before megumi separates from sukunas body he says that he's gonna try living for someone else just one more time and its pretty obvious that this person is yuuji.

ALSO fun little thing.

love the greatest curse of all won against the king of curses, sukuna. sukuna who refused to feel or care for human emotions. aint that something?

[evilmaycry]

watched episodes 4-6 of the cartoon and i took some notes

notes and thoughts on the first three episodes are here

as before, spoilers below - fair warning, i go in stupid detail and i rant a lot

first and foremost:

still cannot believe eva was a single mother to twins.

Sparda gets called a deadbeat verbatim, and Dante genuinely didn't know who his dad was lol

agni and rudra being australian was not funny. joke didnt land. also the designs were pretty atrocious - they reminded me of the clone bad guys from invincible lmao

inb4 the christian zealot vp is Probably Real Bad Guy All Along...

Kept count of every time Mary swears during this run of episodes, stay tuned.

The constant switch in the animation in some segments is pretty jarring.. 🤢

dante gets the number wrong, thinking that millennia means 100,000 years. or maybe the writers, producers, directors and editors had an oversight. Honestly Dante might be a little dumb but he is not in anyway unintelligent... So... #NotMyDante

On this segment my written notes continue with "WHY ARE THEY AUSTRALIAN?!?!"

It is highly cringe that A&R are literal demons and not just automaton bodies controlled by sentient swords. Also the whole fight in the plane is pointless and there is no sense of hype because the entire design of the scene is shit from an ass, the enemies look like poop from a butt and there is no sense of hype whatsoever

-Pretty dumb that the devil trigger awakening was emotions lol. Also absolutely no hype here for him to obtain a power up because they advertised it several times.

The devil form is pretttyyyyyy fucking ugly and feels over and under designed at the same time.

Back to the winter soldier (Mary) she is helped by some people who put themselves in danger for her. OH THEY ARE DEMONS!! THEY ARE DEMON IMMIGRANTS ESCAPING THEIR RUINED WORLD!!! THEY ARE GOOD PEOPLE WHO JUST WANT A BETTER LIFE!!

Rabbit experiments on children and there is nothing else noteworthy after this.

Episode 5 begins and my first notes are how the demon design is so bad. Like ok they are supposed to be ugly but they are boring and stupid looking. I had the same issue with the castlevania cartoon. Some demons looked stupid AF and not threatening or bad

One of the only good/funny things mary has said in the whole run of the show is "looks like you killed the wrong bitch" at echidna. like ok that made me giggle

new version of Nero's theme song plays as Dante transforms lol. This shit is so ass!!!!!

I noted that at this point, there is no difference between Dante's and Nero's voices. If I closed my eyes all I heard was Nero

I learned earlier today that a lot of people didnt know that Mary's canon name is Mary Ann Arkham, but im pretty sure we've known this since dmc5 released.

The rabbit calls dante "DONTE". how did that get past the director 😫

Yeah they are evacuating the """"MAKAI"""" refugees but we know theyre going to harm them lol.

Sparda's DNA gets mentioned again and again. This shit is SO ASS!!!

They lined up the demon refugees and killed them in cold blood.

we are ok and starting to accept and sympathize with the rabbit because well wouldnt it be better that they take the world from the "murderous apes"

For episode 6, I did not take many notes because it´s probably the only good episode and the stylistic change was pretty good, however, it's basically propaganda

At this point, we are supposed to feel bad for the "MAKAI" refugees and root for them, and hate humans because they are corrupt and evil

This show is trying to gain traction and acceptance through disguising a story that SHOULD NOT BELONG IN A DEVIL MAY CRY ADJACENT PRODUCT. Like "actually the show was good because it showed refugees might seem evil to us but they are actually good" ok but they used literal evil, perverted and degenerate beings to be oppressed actually. Like lol. I felt bad for the makai people but im smart enough to know why all this shit was presented this way.

At this point, I believe this story wouldve been good as a stand alone product, without the devil may cry name, because all it does is truly TAINT the good reputation that DMC has.

God knows im as woke as anyone can get, but I see right through the guy who attented the current US president's inauguration and made a post about thanking him. lol i know he is disingenuous and he is trying to cause a divide. People who hate his shitty ass product is a bigot an doesnt care about the current political and humanitarian status of the world... die adi. my god, what a fucking hack.

If you don't care about the Makaians you're actually a bad person. The story is trying to manipulate us, and this is probably some new fans or complete noobs are falling for it.

People who inevitably will pick up the games, excited from the show are in for a rude awakening. That the lore of DMC is complete apolitical and Dante is not the woohoo teehee pizza guy, but just a witty charismatic hot guy.

And why does the other guy speak in Dante's voice??!

I will probably have more to share once i am done watching this tomorrow. And the final thoughts will be posted.

MARY SWEAR WORD TALLY FOR EPS 4 TO 6: 11

I think it was more than that, because I started counting once I thought it becoming excessive for a single episode lol

[ohnoitstbskyen]

hey skyen, you mentioned about kuina that she seemed transmasc to you and in my experience i think more people see zoro as a transmasc person, the reason being is his want/need to break gender stereotypes rather than enforce them. through kuina, his story to become the greatest swordman is inherently about breaking gender roles. and personally i think a lot of transmascs see this as their relationship to cis women. (especially in how kuina pushes zoro into the "weak" category with him and parrots sexism without knowing how it affects him) i also think his story is WAY more satisfying from a gender perspective if you see him as transmasc, regardless of if its intended or not. (the truth is that theyre BOTH transmasc, actually, why not?) (idk if you read fanfiction, probably not, but the fanfiction Burning Man on ao3 really goes in depth with transmasc zoro. its also the best fanfiction ive personally read for op)

Yeah, I can absolutely see that.

On related lines, I've also seen an interpretation of the story that Kuina and Zoro are the same person, and that Zoro's flashback depicts a metaphorical series of events rather than literal, where he battles with his assigned identity over and over as a child and can never "beat" her, never overcome or break out from under her.

But when he realizes that his assigned identity is miserable and in pain, and that all that even she wants is to be a boy, he has to go through the trauma of seeing her die, and go out into the world as truly himself. Through that lens his quest to become the greatest swordsman in the world is, in part, a quest to spite every motherfucker on Earth who told his past self that he would never be able to transcend his assigned gender.

So long as you assume that Kuina's father is playing along with it to the point of setting up a grave for his dead daughter who never was, it does explain why he would let Zoro take away the Wado Ichimonji, an incredibly important and valuable family heirloom, and treat Zoro so much like a direct son.

The Three Sword Style already represents Zoro carrying Kuina's spirit and memory with him always - his two-sword style in the hands, her one sword style in his mouth - and in this reading the style would be carrying the memory and pain of his childhood with him, and letting it empower him to become greater than anyone without his experiences could ever be.

It's one of the nice things about One Piece, I think, that it is open to these kinds of interpretations. Luffy being aro/ace is basically canon, which I appreciate a lot, and nobody can tell me Nami and Vivi didn't have a mutual crush going during Alabasta, and there is no understanding of Ace I will accept where he wasn't the most bi/pan wandering disaster the Grand Line had ever seen since Roger.

I do hope the actual explicit text of the manga will catch up to that someday... I was really happy to finally see some actual transmasc rep with Yamato, and a bit more playfulness with gender in general in characters like Izou and Kikunojo in the Wano Country arc, and honestly canonically transmasc Zoro or Crocodile would be enriching to both of those characters, I think.

[npdkondraki]

hihihi it’s me again ^_^ can i get a basic rundown/explanation of theresa and sam i would like to know more about them 🙏

(also funny story, our first rewrite was also named moore)

oh god oh fuck . this got so long . stelly i am so sorry you activated my autism trap card. enjoy the uh . multi-paragraph infodump.

ok FIRST OFF. basically the very very very basic lore rundown vis a vis What The Hell Is Their Issue is that essentially theyre both semi-hosts to a fucked up fungus* (*think of cordyceps fungi if u want a similar example ^_^) thats using their bodies to keep itself alive.

in moore's case it primarily resides in his throat & mouth* (*hence the fucked up hoarse & wavery voice + stutter) & in theresa's case it primarily resides in her heart* (*hence the fact she essentially just. cannot die. it just refuses to let her heart stop beating. lol. sucks to be her). moore's "healing" is essentially speeding up the healing process but sacrificing pieces of himself to do so, meanwhile he recovers at the same rate a normal human would with those injuries. the entire process is just . incredibly painful and draining for him. sucks to be that guy Lol Lmfao Even.

ok hope you got that. NOW onto their . like. normal actual dynamics i promise this is Far easier to explain.

moore works primarily on site as a sign language interpreter, and he'll pretty much work on anything he can have access to. the man loves information and its basically enrichment for him to be allowed to translate things. he also doubles as an off site medic, traveling primarily to areas where medical help isn't able to be received quick as a first resort health system so they don't use up their medical resources as quick. really the only reason they even have him on medical calls is because he was a med student who just . never went into nursing after graduation. worlds most traumatized 42 year old man who has not socially progressed past the age of 10. He Sucks Bad. its great

THERESA, on the other hand, is just. worlds worst interviewer. she works primarily with the more "violent" or typically dangerous humanoid scps doing interviews which . usually ends in her getting her ass kicked or being dragged out of the room before anything actually gets physical (really, its just because the foundation doesnt want to spend more money on fixing her messes than they have to). her main goal is pretty much to see how much they can take before it turns to violence. theresa takes primary control over anything relating to moore with the justification that he doesn't "truly understand what he's getting into", so long as she has permission from the higher ups.

theres just So Much happening in the background in their relationship honestly like. brief examples include theresa purposefully keeping him sheltered and insisting he not socialize with anyone as a way to keep him under her thumb, the fact moore hates her but literally wouldnt know who he is without her and also thats his sister still and he cant just Leave Her, and also just the fact alone that she, even within foundation walls, has found a way to isolate him further and keep him truly controlled. also like . dont even get me started on theresa purposefully injuring herself so moore will heal her so she has to take care of him and just manipulate him further. endless spiral. they suck so fucking much. my constant go-to is just "cain & abel if they sucked shit and were awful for eachother". but that would take Forever to properly explain so i will not even try to. anyways.

fuckignff. yeah thats it. thats the most basic summary i can nail down. thumbs up.

[do-you-ship-it-polls]

Do you ship it?

reasons under the cut!

For the beginning i would like to say that THEYRE BOTH ADULTS. i have different dynamics with them (like...3 dynamics and fan encounters and stuff) because RE4OG Ashley's personality is slightly different in RE4 as she's more talkative and direct, Ada didn't changed anything though but yeah. I started """"shipping"""" them because of the dynamics and interesting stuff i could do with that, but not really shipping because they couldn't work at ALL( so it's shipping but like only ashley have romantic interest in ada which it's also just a crush and in the very maxium Ada finds her cute and well i like to make girls kiss n stuff ) Like they're from totally different background and occupations and levels of inteligence well its weird!

but the dynamics are like ... Ashley's sapphic awakening or like Cat/Mouse dynamic orrr the nanahachi/franmaya (ace attorney) dynamic trope.. ANYway and also because i imagine Ashley girlcrushing on ada on these little interactions i made . Other reasons: they're very cute to draw + the ONLY stuff with them are nsfw and i WILL make cute and basic and generic fanarts just to cover them + Ada replacing Leon mod videos + YURIIIII + they only put Ada and Ashley in the same phrase to talk about their ships with Leon OR create an inexistent beaf between them AND assuming all lines they mention each other (specially Ashley's) are about jealousy and honestly IDGAF they KISS and MAKE out !

tag: @pin-poo

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ITS A RAREPAIR BUT THINK WITH ME. ONE SIDED YURI. BLONDIE/BLACK HAIR. TEASES/HATES TO BE TEASED. ALSO. YURI. And because they're like the two girls everyone think would hate each other because of the protagonist but hey. They coukd kiss too you know !!!!!!!!!!!!. AAND for me it would be genuinely interesting to explore their dynamic since they have exactly one(1) interaction in the whole franchise, it's a good one though but well!!!!