#yes it's a flavour we really enjoy lol

[faofinn]

Day 7 - First Night in Hospital

@mediwhumpmay

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 - A continuation of a prompt from Whumptober, which in itself is a continuation of a Sicktember prompt 😅

“Stay put for a minute, I need to organise a space for him. One minute, alright?”

"Just getting everything organised." He reassured. "Thank you for taking us seriously."

“I’m sorry it’s taken this long for someone to take you seriously. We’ll get this sorted now.”

"Thank you."       

Harrison turned to his husband, stroking through his son’s hair.  "I knew he wasn't well, Tai."

Tai sighed. “He’s being looked after now.”

"What if they left it too long?" He whispered over Kieran's head.

“They’ll get it sorted.”

"Yeah."

Kieran gave a quiet whine, his hands over his stomach again. He curled into his dad, trying to seek some relief. 

"You gonna be sick again, Kit?"

He nodded, his eyes wide. “My tummy hurts.”

Harrison's heart broke further, and from the look he exchanged with Tai, he wasn't alone. His husband shoved the empty bowl at them, pressing the call bell for some more. 

One of the nurses appeared a short while later. “Sorry it took so long, can I help you- oh. You poor thing. I’ll go and grab you some more bowls, two seconds.”

"Thanks." Harrison was beyond stressed, rubbing Kieran's back and muttering soft encouragement between bouts. "You're alright, Kit. It's better out than in, right?"

The nurse appeared moments later with more bowls and tissue. “Here, and let me get rid of some of these used ones, yeah?”

Kieran roughly wiped his mouth, though immediately vomited again. He made a small noise, a brief frown appearing on his face before everything happened at once. The bowl fell from his hands, tipping into his lap and he seemed to just crumple. Harrison was immediate to support him, but the worry and fear was so clear in his tone. 

"Kieran? Kit? Kit, open your eyes, please, Kit."

Tai’s stomach dropped, the fear rising. He darted for the curtains, looking around for someone to help just add the nurse reappeared. 

“I’m going to get a doctor, alright? Hold on for me.” She told them, pressing the alarm. 

Harrison kept Kieran on his side, though he was still curled into him. Kieran was still stubbornly unconscious, everything becoming so much worse as he started vomiting again. 

"Shit." Harrison whispered under his breath, shifting Kieran further over. He wiped his sons mouth, trying to clear as much as he could. This wasn't supposed to happen. Not to their family. 

When the doctor appeared, his decision was easy. “We’re going to resus now, alright?”

Harrison glanced up. "On the bed?"

“Yeah. Let’s go.”

Steve had heard the alarm, had seen it was his grandkid's room, and rushed over, meeting them as they were wheeling Kieran out. Harrison was balanced on the bed, supporting a very clearly unconscious Kieran, the pair covered in vomit. Tai was white, far clear in his face, and even the doctor's face was guarded. 

"What happened?"

Tai gravitated towards Steve, relieved to see someone else. “I don’t know. He was sick, and then sick again, and then he just went.”

"Kids can do that." He tried to convince, wrapping an arm around Tai. "It should be just a faint, just a response to all the vomiting."

“And Hars just… is Hars. He knows what he’s doing.” He mumbled, leaning against him. 

"They're looking after him. He's gonna be okay."

“Finally.” He hated this. Hated thinking about the what ifs. Hated thinking his son was stuck with the same, miserable disease he was stuck with. 

Steve pulled him in for a hug, holding him tight. "He's got all of us in his corner."

“He has. I’m just worried about him.”

As they pushed the bed into the bay, Kieran began crying, deep, whimpering sobs. Harrison's heart broke again, wrapping himself around his son, brushing through his hair.

"You're okay, it’s okay. You’re safe, dad's here, you’re okay."

Tai moved closer to his husband and his son. “We’ve got you, it’s going to be okay.”

"Daddy?" He asked quietly, whimpers breaking through. "I don't feel very well."

“I know, Kit. It’s okay, the doctors are looking after you. You’re going to be okay.”

"I want Alfie."

“He’ll come and see you later.” Tai said gently. “He’s looking after Levi now.”

"Oh. What about me?"

“We’re looking after you now.”

"But I want Alfie too."

“You can see him soon.”

Harrison hummed, his hand still in Kieran's hair. "Kit? Why don't we swap your pjs for some hospital ones? Get you nice and clean again, yeah? And they're gonna want to stick some stickers on you too."

“You’ll feel much better in clean clothes.” Tai told him gently. “Dad and I will help you, yeah?”

Kieran didn't have the energy to argue, letting them help. It didn’t stop the embarrassment though, his cheeks flushing red as he saw the mess he'd made. The panic had started to overwhelm him again, worried he'd be more than a little told off for the mess. Of course, nobody cared about it. It had been an accident and everyone knew that; it wasn't as if Kieran had asked to be that poorly. After plenty of reassurance, he was settled on the clean bed once more, leads and wires attached everywhere. 

At some point, Tai had taken a photo, dropping it in the group chat to keep everyone updated. As sick as he was, he was settled. There were a few more tears as he was cannulated, the plan to sedate and insert more stable caths when he was ready. He was started on fluids, his blood pressure so low even for a kid. Insulin eventually too, a desperate attempt to start shifting things in the right direction - he'd worsened dramatically even since they'd first been seen. 

While it was the middle of the night and he was bound to be tired, he'd only become more drowsy and irritable, and unfortunately for him, hadn't managed to entirely stop being sick.

With the help of a little sedation, they ended up getting more access, and passed an NG. He needed cranial imaging, and it was easier to manage when he was clinically as stable as he could be. And, with as much access as possible, just in case anything went south. 

It seemed to be an age, but the scans came back clear and he was on his way to the PICU. Steve followed them, and while Kieran wasn't 100% with it, he felt better for having his grandad there too.

Kieran somewhat changed his mind once they'd transferred him, calling out for Tai. In the end, he hopped up on the bed with him, hiding his fear of all the needles and wires and machines and - everything. He wasn’t there for him, Kieran needed him. With a happy noise, Kieran snuggled closer, his head on his dad's chest, his favourite place to be, listening to the beats of his heart. He was quiet for a long while, and Tai was almost certain he'd fallen asleep amidst the low hum of Harrison and Steve’s conversation. 

"Dad?"

"Mm? You alright, Kit?"

He gave a long sigh, still apparently feeling the sedation too. "Are we the same now?"

"What do you mean?"

"Because you have to take your…your antisugars."

He smiled. "My insulin, yeah. That's what's in that bag there, too. I think it's nearly 100% that we will match, though, so I'll be able to help with every single thing you need, and you can ask me anything at all."

"Promise?"

"Of course, Kit." He sighed past the lump in his throat. "You know how Daddy is a super doctor too?"

He nodded, looking up at Tai. 

"Well, when I got diagnosed with 'di-ah-bee-teas'," he sounded it out properly for Kieran. "Daddy made sure to teach me everything. Sometimes he would even do my checks for me because I was a bit of a scaredy cat! But if you need me to help, or even daddy to help too, all you're gonna have to do is ask. I'm sure even grandad Steve would do it for you, too, if you asked nicely."

Kieran managed a laugh, snuggling closer. Tai's murmuring reverberated through his chest, and the circles he was drawing on his son’s back didn’t help keep the tiredness away. It didn’t take long for him to slip into sleep, content on Tai, and protected by his entire family. 

[becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys]

BORIS JOHNSON RESIGNS AS MP. Thoughts? The people howl for a new update to the Big Dog the Clown saga.

Yes this was not on my personal bingo card; my most recent Big Dog event was that a friend of mine works for air traffic control and recently had to delay BoJo's holiday flight by four hours, and on being told that this particular plane had to be prioritised for a runway slot because it contained an Important Clown promptly pushed it to the bottom of the priority list. Lol. And then all this! What larks.

Okay not a lot of detail yet still but LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE EVENTS OF 9TH JUNE, 2023 and you know what? It's been a while. Let's do it properly.

7.15am

Another day dawns in the reign of evil Grand Vizier-turned-PM Rishi Sunak. He's a very boring flavour of evil, tbh. Say what you will about Johnson, but at least there was spectacle and showmanship to his clownshow. Something for the children to boo and hiss. An animate ham in a villain's wig, something to really enjoy as you sit back, relax, and savour a tall, cool glass of schadenfreude.

By contrast Rishi just gets sycophants - who are no less ridiculous, but far more grey and boring - who pretend he's a tech bro because "he understands AI" and they think that will make him a visionary and a man of the future and maybe some sort of Elon Musk figure, because that's obviously a smashing template to be copied in a leader of a country.

This briefing was presumably drafted using ChatGPT.

Anyway, this is what we thought the day would be: another dreary overcast washout, livened up by Downing Street's latest attempt at making Sunak seem like a good idea to stave off the hulking spectre of Labour's inevitable GE win next year. How trite. How tedious. How mediocre.

What a shame it would be if... something were to liven it up.

8.39 am

Fun fact!

When a PM's term ends, as their last act in office, they get to present an Honours List. This means they write a list of all the people they reckon have been Jolly Good Sorts who have done Good Clowning and Supported The Community, and nominate those people for honours. Honours here can be anything from an MBE/OBE etc, to a Damehood/Knighthood, all the way up to entering the Peerage i.e. becoming a Lord. Traditionally, people have been fairly reasonable with these lists. Apart from anything else, the outgoing PM can only write the list - the new Prime Minister has to sign off on it, and it's usually the case, of course, that PMs are deposed by the opposition party.

Why am I mentioning this? Well: Boris, you see, has now presented his list to Sunak to validate. You may be unsurprised to learn that it contains quite a lot of clowns.

Another fun fact!

If a sitting MP is given a Peerage, they cannot continue to be an MP. MPs are elected. Lords are not. So an MP offered a lordship right now would have to stand down if they accepted, triggering a by-election in their seat that... well. That anyone could win, couldn't they? Ordinarily. Except Labour's shadow is growing, isn't it? I don't suppose Sunak would be all that happy about losing, for example, any Tory MPs nominated for a peerage right now.

What fun facts.

At 8.39am, Politics UK reveals an as-yet-unverified report that Nadine Dorries and Alok Sharma have been removed from Boris Johnson's honours list, and will go back to vetting.

(They also reveal that Big Dog's dad has been removed from the list, because nominating your dad for a Peerage is "inappropriate". Sorry, Bigger Dog. Apparently even corrupt ghoul Rishi Sunak has a limit to what open corruption he will allow, which is news to us all, most of all Rishi.)

10.41am

Nadine Dorries decides she will play to her strengths, and appear on TV to do some Public Speaking, which always goes well for her of course.

Nothing, let's remember, has been confirmed yet at all. But she's here to put people's minds at ease! No power-hungry status-chasing pink maniac, she! She is very clear in her aims.

“The last thing I would want to do would be to cause a by-election in my constituency.”

Quite right, Nadine. That would be disastrous.

11.20am

Oh, it’s Tory think tank NRG’s conference in Doncaster today.  Gideon George Osborne, pig-stupid former Grand Vizier and idiot fail-heir to David "pig-fucker" Cameron, gives a speech.  Let's see some quotes!

On the Tories’ choices of chancellors since he personally fell on his sword over Brexit left the role:

“You can see when the partnership doesn’t work. The government's paralysed and the politics is terrible.”

Fair, but also you are a government, George.

On Tories who attack the civil service:

“We’re in charge of our country’s destiny. We should stop blaming others if we don’t get things right." 

... right. But you just... Uh.

On Tory culture warriors:

“It’s really important that the Conservative Party is excited about the country we aspire to lead… and doesn’t get in to ‘we’re against all these groups of people’. We’re the inclusive people.”

Well, points for clearing that absurdly low bar, I guess. Christ, I cannot BELIEVE Suella Braverman is making George fucking Osborne look good-by-comparison.

1pm

Ooh. Nadine's attempts to put minds at ease have inexplicably not worked, can't think why not. She's such a reassuring and charismatic speaker normally.

But the rumour is now FLYING about that Nadine has indeed been dropped from the honours list, and specifically because Sunak wants to avoid a by-election that will lose him more seats at a time when he is desperate for even a mat on the floor as long as it's blue.

Sorry, Nads. Still; this morning you were very clear that the constituency comes first, so I suppose that's okay. The priority now is that she MUST stay in position, so the Tories can keep their numbers steady. It is VITAL she remains an MP. Let's remember her exact words!

“The last thing I would want to do would be to cause a by-election in my constituency.”

3.45pm

Nadine Dorries tweets her resignation.

The last thing she does as an MP is indeed to cause a by-election in her constituency.

3.50pm

Except this is Nadine Dorries we're talking about. She's found some flashy balls to juggle, look, and a boy to pour custard down her trousers.

Not five minutes after dropping the bombshell, she deletes the last tweet announcing her resignation, and tweets a new one.

The new tweet says, “it is now time for another to take the reins” as the MP for Mid-Bedfordshire.

The original tweet said, “it is now time for someone younger to take the reins.”

*

On Talk TV, Dorries says that "something significant did happen to change my mind", but doesn’t elaborate.

3.56pm

The whispers are whispering. The rumours are rumouring. The knives are sharpening.

Nadine's now-former seat is Mid-Bedfordshire, and has been Tory since 1929; a safe seat, which certainly explains how Nadine fucking Dorries managed to hold it for as long as she did.

An MP on the right of the Tory party says that if the Tories lose the Mid Bedfordshire by-election, it’ll open questions about Rishi Sunak's leadership CLOWNFALL 3: REVENGE OF BIG DOG LET'S GOOOOOO

3.57pm

Nadine Dorries is removed from the WhatsApp group.

I would love to know who leaked that image. I really should not have that image. Ah well. Now you do too.

4.12pm

Good tweet alert!

5.08pm

Phew! What a day. Let's see how Rishi's getting on.

He approves the rest of BoJo's honours list. Shall we take a look at our newly-honoured citizens? Shall we see what familiar names crop up?

Honours for staff at centre of Partygate Jack Doyle, Rosie Bate-Williams and Shelly Williams-Walker (and a lot of other terrible and disgraced people who were loyal to Johnson, and some of Carrie Antoinette’s friends).

Damehoods for Andrea Jenkyns and Priti Patel.

Knighthoods for Jacob Rees-Mogg, Conor Burns, and Michael Fabricant.

An OBE for Kelly Jo Dodge, Parliamentary hairdresser.

Also honours for Ben Houchen, currently at the heart of a media storm about dodgy property deals.  His huge regeneration project in Teesside is subject to a government investigation regarding the governance, finance and value for money.

*

(Interesting point – Tory MPs Allister Jack and Nigel Adams were offered peerages, but decided to wait, since accepting now would trigger by-elections.

Why were they offered at all, do you think?)

*

So … this means Michael Fabricant is now Sir Michael Fabricant.  Like, actually.  Genuinely.

Nice one, Rishi. Thank goodness you understand AIs.

5.44pm

The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar - journalist who brought down Big Dog one Partygate reveal at a time - tweets her guide to he honours list:

Martin Reynolds, former PPS, invited 200 officials to drinks in Downing St garden.  He told officials to "bring your own booze", later adding: "We seem to have got away with it".

Shelley Williams-Walker, getting a Damehood, was No 10 head of opps & now runs his office.  At No 10 party the night before Prince Philip's funeral she was dubbed "DJ SWW" for her banger playlist.

Jack Doyle & Rosie Bate-Williams, who get OBEs, were press spox who repeatedly denied the parties happened

Dan Rosenfield, who gets a peerage, quit in mass exodus of senior No 10 staff as anger over Partygate grew.  Former chief of staff faced reports he was among senior Downing Street officials who attended a Christmas quiz when restrictions were in place.

Shaun Bailey, who ran unsuccessfully for London mayor, gets a peerage, and Ben Mallett, a close friend of Carrie Antoinette's who ran Zac Goldsmith’s disastrous mayoral campaign, gets an OBE. Both are in this picture of a lockdown-flouting party at CCHQ:

What a sea of punchable faces.

7.58pm

But we've been so focused on Nadine! She's fucked up her juggling, look, but she's sliding around on the rollerskates, ever so distracting. But here's the thing, Tumblrs, here's the thing:

Among all of this, what's the Chief Clown doing?

The Privilege Committee reveals in their draft report that Boris Johnson misled Parliament, and recommends a sanction of more than 10 days.

Does that sound too little? Are you wishing it were smething more meaningful? Let me help put it in context.

This sanction would be enough to trigger a by-election in Johnson’s seat.

8.02pm

Boris Johnson

QUITS

as an MP

The committee said Johson had “impugned the integrity” of the House of Commons. Fascinating! I didn't know its honour had ever been pugned.

He accuses the inquiry of trying to “drive me out”!!!!

"It is very sad to be leaving parliament - at least for now - but above all I am bewildered and appalled that I can be forced out, anti-democratically, by a committee chaired and managed, by Harriet Harman, with such egregious bias".

Worth noting that the committee has a Conservative majority, mind. But you mustn't let things like facts get in the way of your feelings, BlowJo. You never have as a politician. Nor as a journalist, come to that.

(Also SIDE NOTE – “at least for now”??  What are you planning, Big Dog??  I suppose Nadine is leaving an empty seat...)

8.41pm

Christopher Hope of the Daily Telegraph reports he’s heard rumours of a THIRD Tory MP potentially resigning – and another Johnson loyalist at that. Lol. Trololol. Lmao, even. Perhaps rofl.

11.43pm

And finally, the day is wrapped up with the Guardian revealing their front cover for the following day:

Big Dog is OUT, hot trans bloke is IN.

Not a bad finish.

[bokettochild]

what are your favourite headcanons for all the boys? (also hi mama lava we havent spoken in a while oopsie hah,,hope ur doing well <3)

I'm doing quite well, m'dear! Mnetally at least LOL

The body hates fall and the changes in the air, but the rain makes me happy and the leaves are going CRONCH so I can still smile! Also, it is now cider and cocoa wheather! (I really need to finish that darn Ravio scarf now LOL)

Okay! Headcannons!

Time: He has no clue what's happening ever. Time is hard for me to relate to or even work with, so I don't tend to mess around as much with headcannons for him, but I love the idea that he is masquerading as an adult all the time and genuinely is confused by almost everything. As someone who was left in charge of see stinkers with no clue on how to handle them, it makes him relatable and easier to write that way :)

Warriors: His dark form is a dragon. Even prior to TotK I liked the idea that certain people could/would become dragons, and considering there are some who ship him and his Zelda and they come before Flora, that would mean it runs in the family LOL. It also really suits him for REASONS and I like playing with it

Sky: His eyes flash silver when he's angry, and lightning will crash even on a sunny day when you piss him off. He killed a god, let this man be an unhinged BAMF eldrich hero!

Hyrule: Navi is his mother. I like the idea of him growing up hearing stories of the Hero of Time. i like the idea of him setting out on his adventure not just because Impa asked him too, but because that pig sounds a lot like the sucker who killed his big brother and their family doesn't go down unavenged! He totally had a few words for Ganon in that last fight, and even if it was the last thing the king of evil thought, he knew he was killed on behalf of a hero, not just by one.

Twilight: He's a white girl. It's really a personal gag for me, but he likes horses and stupid romance stories and ridiculously sweet drinks and he can't hold his whiskey for the life of him. Okay, like, he can, but why would he drink whiskey when he can have something strawberry flavoured? He just... he's a big rancher and scary wolf, but he will willingly wear pink and be a barbie is what I'm saying. And yes he'd enjoy it! (although he'd prefer pants please, he's still a man Barbie, okay? Not a Ken, a man Barbie)

(I have others for Twi, but this one makes me happy to ridiculous levels and gives the seratonin <3)

Wind: He's Warriors' grandfather. I know it;s less about him and more about Warriors, but the idea of him shaping and guiding the next hero, preserving that hero's childhood and protecting it as long as he can, makes me happy. there were totally calls to adventure long before Cia, but Wind said "heck no, he's underage, ain't happening" and either stopped that shit or dealt with it himself. He made sure to teach Warriors everything he wishes he'd known, or heard the others say they wished they'd known when starting: starting a fire, wayfaring, tracking, hunting, fishing, map making, how to make gear and supplies last, where to find valuable things, all that sort of stuff. he didn't know what sort of trouble the hero after him would face, so he made sure to provide help and leave supplies in every way he could think of (some of which, incidentally, lasted all the way to wild's time to help him).

Wild: He's Other. He's not quite right and he's more than just slightly screwed up, but not in the pretty, Fae like way it's often pictured. Wild is Other like a twisted and mangled tree that scrapes across your window in the night, keeping you awake but keeping the monsters cowering under your bed in fear. He's other like a too wide smile, like a sigh of relief when he feels Death's touch lingering on Legend. He's Not Quite Right in a way you have to know him to see, but you can't ever stop seeing after. (It's okay. Flora is too and she feels safer being with someone who's the same)

Legend: Personal hc I never get to share! Legend is the personification of Balance! He straddles light and dark both as a rabbit and in his fifth adventure. He's kind of died twice (OoS manga & a personal theory about Koholint) yet he's still alive. He kills in order to preserve life and lives in order to kill that which threatens it. He represents the balance in Hyrule and preserves it, hence why he tends to fill any needed role (watching the backs of the heroes throughout LU, taking the lead in Sunset, acting as a middleground/middle sibling in Sunrise) in order to prevent things tipping out of balance. legend is the middle ground between extremes, and a walking contradiction.

Four: I will do the colours as well, but I adore them being remembered, even though Four thinks he won't be. he comments in the comic that he's glad to at least have done well enough that no one needs to worry about his enemies, hence why they don't talk about him anymore, but I like the idea that Malon taught Time to read by reading him parts or stories about Four, but he got to impatient to wait to find out the ending, so he forced himself to figure it out as fast as possible to get there even if she wans't there to tell him. I like Legend hearing stories of him and growing up admiring him, of spending his first few adventures trying to be like him because that's what heroes who win are like. I love Four being remembered and adored. He deserves it! (And if he maybe got sealed away long enough to come back and meet some future heroes, well, I love that too!)

Red: Is actually the most dangerous of the colours when he's mad. He will wreck your shit, he will burn you alive. Do not try him.

Blue: He's fond of patterns and artwork, and knitting helps keep him calm. He's the crafter of the colors, and the only one if you disregard smithing. Also, he's the mom friend.

Green: He likes drawing. I don't know why, he just does. Also, outdoorsy boy. He hates shoes, hates floors, and will sit in the grass drawing trees and chatting with minish for hours if nothing stops him.

Vio: Loves cats. Despite Four as a whole having a fear of cats, and the other colors also sharing that fear, Vio's sense of self preservation sort of flew out the window with the trust the others had in him when he joined Shadow. Vio can look at any animal that should reasonably be able to kill them and actually will try and determine if he can just... touch it. he doesn't want to even be friends, he just wants to see if, since a dragon will let him, will this giant wildcat also? He adores Wolfie more than even Red. The others think there is something wrong with him that he likes terrifying creatures so much.

[lovinglyinlove]

THE CAFE

tsukishima kei

summary: your boyfriend and you go on a date!

note: just pure fluff! no mind breaking plot, just vibes and love (literally the description of all my works lol) hope you enjoy!

walking down the street holding hands with kei was a normal occurrence in your relationship.

people often assume that tsukishima is not an affectionate boyfriend. however, they couldn't be more wrong. he is a very doting boyfriend, he just doesn't show it in public. he's obviously not a fan of PDA but he will hold your hand and occasionally give you a small peck on the cheek.

in your opinion, that is all you need.

"what are you thinking about?" suddenly, kei pulls you out of your thoughts with that question.

"just how much I love the way you are." you reply while turning towards him with a radiant smile. he squints his eyes not expecting that answer, while he turns away a little so you can't see the small temporary blush that now adorns his cheeks.

even though you love to see him a little flustered, you don't say anything else.

tsukishima quickly changes the subject of the conversation. "have you thought about what you are going to order? I don't want to fight an angry lady because you take too long choosing again." he didn't want to, but he would do it if it happened again. after all, nobody shouts at his girlfriend and gets away with it. kei doesn't care if he's mean to a stranger, he only cares about you.

"I have actually. I'm in the mood for a hot chocolate. and you can't blame me for last time, it was our first time visiting that cafe and that lady was bitter for no reason." you say, aware that he was trying to tease you.

whenever a stranger tries to be rude to you, you don't even bat an eyelid because you know that your lovely boyfriend always has your back. he doesn't like speaking to random people, but for you he would do anything. you don't even have to ask him, he immediately feels the urge to protect you.

"bitter woman aside, you do take a lot of time when you have to pick stuff." he started the sentence seriously but when he finished it, he was grinning.

"no, I do not!"

"yes, you do. you take time choosing what to eat whenever we go out, what pen you should use when you're taking notes, what book to read next..."

"ok, I get your point!" you said while letting out a laugh.

"not that I mind, I love the way you are, indecisive and all." he said while looking straight at you and repeating the sentence you had used to make him flustered.

but it had the opposite effect on you. instead of getting shy, you looked at him with a huge smile.

you were about to respond to him, when you both realised that you had arrived at your destination. kei quickly opened the door for you and suddenly, you received a strong aroma of coffee and chocolate.

this cafe was the one you often frequented, it was small but never empty. the decoration was simple yet homely looking and it made you feel safe at all times. the staff consisted of teenagers that were dedicated and always willing to help. the menu was diverse, it had drinks of all the flavours you could imagine. the pastries always looked fresh and each one looked more tasty than the other.

honestly, you don't really know why you tried to go to a different place that one time. a friend had recommended it to you and you thought it would be great to change air for a little bit but obviously it hadn't gone well. if it's not broken, why fix it?

"I'll order for us, go take a seat." kei said. without waiting a second more, you went directly to your favourite seat. it had the best view of the entire cafe, right next to your seats there was a huge window where you could see a dog park. tsukishima liked dogs and whenever you saw one, you without fail pointed them out to him.

after five minutes of using your phone, kei came back with your drinks and a small strawberry cake to share. whenever you go out, he insists on paying for both of you. you don't really complain, knowing that later when he isn't paying attention, you slip money in his wallet. somehow, you have the inkling that he knows, but so far he never said anything, and you enjoy this little agreement that you formed.

"I forgot to ask you yesterday, when is your next match?" you questioned while taking off your gloves.

"next friday. why?" he answers observing your face and thinks that you look cute bundled up in your green scarf.

"oh nothing, just curious." your tiny smile made kei suspicious but he didn't comment anything else. he knew that whatever plan you had in mind was well intentioned, and he didn't doubt for a second that his brother was scheming with you. kei always tells you that you getting along with akiteru is a curse for him, but none of you ever take him seriously.

your evening went on as usual, talking about whatever came to mind, completely relaxed and content of being with each other.

holding hands over the table, drinking hot chocolate and enjoying the weather.

just another normal occurrence in your relationship.

[vanyafresita]

MUTUALS HEY pspsps mutuals pspspspspsss

it's been a while since i've sent any physical letters to anyone and i kinda miss it... SO, if we're mutuals and don't mind giving me your address, i'd love to send you a physical letter <3

you don't have to send anything back btw ! this is simply something i enjoy doing ^^

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on the written letter i'll send, i'll talk about a random number of things and maybe gush about the media im most interested at the moment (tho if you know we share a fandom (no matter how old or dead it is, even if im not actively going crazy about it rn) and u wanna hear my thoughts on that specifically, please let me know !!)

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along with the letter, i'll send too:

a surprise recipe of something sweet or salty that i like (i'll modify the recipe if necessary in case of allergies, diets or ingredients dislikes)

a tea bag (i have quite a bunch of tea flavours, so you can pick one or i'll send a random one !)

a traditional drawing of anything you want ! (yes, anything !)

2 postcards + a few stickers and stamps

a friendship bracelet (lmk 3 colours you like !)

optional: if you want to send a letter back, but you're unsure what to write about in your letter, you can request me a list of questions so you can reply them and go off about anything else ^_^

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extra notes:

i'm currently living in europe, but i'll send stuff worldwide, wherever you are !!

this is completely free ! unless your country has some weird ass laws that make you pay for receiving packets (????), this should cost you nothing at all (if u're forced to pay to get the packet, i'll send u the money !)

along with your address, i'd advise giving me a phone number too (some countries require me to give a phone number, sorry u_u)

you do NOT have to send me anything back !! and if you decide to do it, it does not mean you have to send anything else apart from a letter !

even if we have never talked/interacted directly at all, you're very much welcome to ask for this !!!

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if you're interested, dm me ! we can sort out the details and i'll start right away ! :]

this will be valid until march 31st ! EDIT: closed ! i got more requests for this than expected and i can't really get to more people, so im ending this after one day !! lol i'll try to do this again by the end of the year in case someone missed it !! <3 thanks to those who reached out !

[laufire]

top five favorite Yellowjackets dynamics?

(thank you for sending it again! I think I intended to delete one ask and then I did. idek what xDD)

IIRC @legendsofamultishipper also asked me about my favourite dynamics in her ask.

If I were to pick a true number one, it'd be "the team". The group dynamic itself and how it's progressing due to the complications of their stay in the wilderness is absolutely fascinating. The pull and push of the embryos of "factions" building, the tension, the mutations or distance or deepening of past dynamics, the slow build (kind of wish it was even SLOWER, I like that xD) to the cult we've been hinted at... I'm into that shit xDD

Small aside: someone else has probably raised the possibility, but I've wondered whether there will be just one (1) antler queen (Lottie as the favourite, Shauna as the spoiler, IMO XD), OR if it'll be a rotating position so everyone is "equally" to blame, iykwim? Idk, I think if there'd been just one (1) girl in charge the dynamics among them in the future would be different (although I'd have to see more of the others vis a vis Lottie to be sure. Natalie is hostile towards her but that's not as clear-cut, and I think if Lottie had been Completely In Charge it'd make more sense for her to be waaaaaaaaay beyond hostile and snarky lol). I mean, unless my half-joke theory turns to be true and it was Mari until there was an uprising against her xDD

(not so small after all asñdlfkajsf)

After that... I must go with Jackie and Shauna. I find it really engaging, everything I could've asked for in terms of messy toxic teen girlfriendship LOL. The only caveat it's that Jackie's death and the consequent stagnation of their relationship is a double-edged sword: yes, it adds a fascinating component, especially in the future when you see how NOT OVER IT Shauna remains... but it means there's no advancement, no possible deeper exploration from half of the relationship (barring the show going full supernatural and resurrecting Jackie I guess xD, but it's doubtful). Jackie's doomed by the narrative and that's part of what I like about her, but it also means that Jackie-the-person, instead of Jackie-the-construct, has little to contribute from now on. All of this is to say: right now these two occupy the second position, but other relationships have more possibilities to grow in my esteem going forward.

For number three, I'm choosing Misty and Natalie. It's hilarious and weirdly heartwarming in the creepiest of ways xD, and I simply enjoy every second of them on my screen. Misty's fixation and admiration of Natalie could be enough to write an essay, and I also love wondering about how much their moments in 1x09-1x10 were Natalie genuinely warming up a little to Misty and how much it was Natalie needing her help LOL.

Positions four and five could vary going forward (there are so many dynamics that have gone underexplored for now but that I'm IMMENSELY curious about). But as of now, I'm going to pick Taissa and Van. This interview was an eye-opener. I already like them from what we've seen, but I'm really banking on their potential as exes in the present timeline because you guys all know I loooooove a good exes plot. Add that whatever is going on with mirror!Tai wanting to see Van again... I'm Looking 👀

I'd say either Lottie and Laura Lee or Lottie and Natalie. The first has that prophet/disciple flavour going on that I find superb, but we run into a similar problem as Jackie-Shauna (even more, given how comparatively little we have of Laura Lee vs. Jackie). Lottie and Nat still have a lot to say, IMO. I feel like we've barely scratched the surface in comparison, and I want to see more, but I'm not quite there. Shauna and Tai are a good pair too, but they've given me less in the last few episodes.

Since I already tagged her: @legendsofamultishipper also asked me about my favourite and least favourite characters.

My favourites could also be encompassed by "the team", although I obviously have preferences lol. Misty and Lottie are likely at the very top (Misty is unhinged and I can't look away from the crash, Lottie has the heretic messiah thing going for her), with Taissa and Natalie not far behind, Shauna as the !!!!! option, Jackie as a great Dead Girl TM, Vanessa has a lot of potential, and Mari and Crystal are simply hilarious...

As for "least favourite"... I don't hate anybody, but I reiterate that I don't care for the normies AT ALL. Like, nothing. "Oh this character is having a Rough Time" were they in the crash? Did they have to survive in the wilderness? No? Then I'm not paying any attention to them. My empathy is fully turned off, trust me xDD. My hierarchy is girls in the crash >>> boys in the crash >>>>>>> normies. But I'm mainly neutral about (and sometimes amused by) them. The ones I'd say I dislike the most are the cop characters, especially that moustache one, or Randy, or Adam... but it's a ~mute dislike, iykwim. They're unlikeable people, I just don't care about them as characters.

[goddevouringserpent]

tagged by @dujour13, thank you!!! these are always a lot of fun hehe

Last song: death follows by she who mauls, found through my Release Radar playlist. was not even aware of this artist until now but I'll be keeping an eye out for any other songs she releases

Currently watching: nothing! in-between shows—we're pondering whether to start Severance, Scavenger's Reign or maaaaybe Voyager

Three ships: UHH okay I'm gonna cheat and pull from the ones I have works in progress for lol. let's sayyyy... Kaija/Woljif, Nelvari/Julan, Yunia/Ranni (yes I've already mentioned them in a past tag game but time is fake and yuri is forever). I'll probably think of like 50 more right after I post this but fuck it we ball

Favourite colour: ourple 💜

Currently reading: been having a very hectic time, so unfortunately I haven't really been able to read anything not work-related... still trying to finish Buddha's Little Finger and Tesis sobre una domesticación—both of which I am thoroughly enjoying, so trust me, it's not for lack of wanting that I haven't made much progress. also, technically, the books I am editing for work

Currently consuming: as in eating/drinking? nothing too exciting, I'm afraid, just sipping on water cause I've gotta stay hydrated 😌 but I will say the last thing I ate (dessert) was grapes & some salt and caramel flavoured chocolate. which is really really really good

First ship: UUUUUUH. I might be wrong, but I think it was Lyra/Will, from His Dark Materials? it's the earliest ship I can remember, anyway

Place of birth: real ones know Argentina. no further details given :3

Current location: my bedroom

Relationship status: romantically? single

Last movie: uuuhhhhh it's been so long since I watched a movie, I legitimately cannot remember... come to think of it, I think it might've been Argentina, 1985, back when it first came out?? so uhh. two years ago give or take😭

Currently working on: work + like ten drawings at once + character page + RP stuff + lots of OC stuff honestly. I'm feeling the urge to write fic but I'm not sure what about yet, we'll see 🤔

open-tagging because I'm too lazy to actually tag people, lol. feel free to just yoink this or mention me/say I tagged you~!

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I’m not sure if you’ve talked about this before, but I’m curious: do you think Silco has a genuine soft spot for children? (Aside from Jinx, obviously…though he took her in for many different reasons, it wasn’t just because she was a child)

It’s questionable, but in my opinion not impossible in the slightest- in fact, even with Marcos’ daughter he seems to be good with kids- though that might just be because he had practice with young Jinx lol (also yeah I get that that was just an act toward Marcos’ daughter…but dang I mean he’s a pretty good actor because despite his threats, that scene was almost endearing??? XD)

Anyway! Yeah just curious, you give really interesting analysis/hcs on Silco and such, so👀

Anon, first off, let me kiss your pretty hands for typing this message and giving me a chance to delve into Silco's character, but also worldbuilding in Zaun. I don't get such asks often, but picture me very excited. [note : I went overboard, sorry! Enjoy my 2k ramble!]

Now to answer your question quickly, I think that yes, Silco is good with kids and probably likes them fine.

First about him being good with kids

I think we need to think about what sort of place Zaun is meant to be, and have been*. It's hard, because we're not shown everywhere, and some of what we are shown makes no sense, on top of riot lore and Arcane lore not always matching. But the way Silco talks about the past, Zaun was even worse than as we see it in Act I. 

From all the working kids, the slums, the chemicals, the forced work in mines, the countless orphans and numerous found families, it gives off very Victorian Era vibes of early industrialisation without labour laws.

Silco is said to have had the Lanes' respect, and was working with Vander. Even then they fought for "the dream" of a Nation of Zaun. This has strong "young revolutionary" flavours. I personally opted to make him part of a pre-existing movement helmed by the adults in his life, so he could start young and not come across too much like he was inventing the wheel, but I've seen many different takes! 

At any rate, a young revolutionary living in a slum-like victorian hellscape of urbanisation would be surrounded by children! They'd be in the mines, the factories, the brothels, the shops, begging in the streets, crowding orphanages and poor houses! They'd be working the boats and mending nets and joining gangs. 

Silco would be a community leader though, and in crowded spaces like this, there's no reason that he wouldn't interact with a lot of kids, or work with them. Employ them, even as a child/teen himself (re, F&D, in which Sevika remembers Silco enlisting her and other younger kids to write pamphlets for him). How crowded are the slums or even the Entresol anyway? How many children would people have, if kids can be crushed in machinery, poisoned by chemicals, or die of Lung Blight? 

How often did he look after his neighbours and friends' children because one of them was sick, and skipping a day at the factory was not an option? Or helped kids who'd just lost their last parent? How many times did he keep the younger children occupied while the adults discussed politics and action plans, because no one had the luxury of a nanny or childcare?

How often did kids tag along because they liked him, and he got attached only for these kids to die? Bear in mind that in act I, he has a gang of children at his beck and call (Deckard looks maybe 18 if you squint, but his lads are all teens for sure). 

I think if you make Zaun that sort of place, then it's impossible for Silco to grow up "hating children". Worse, I don't think he'd have a very clear cut understanding of what WE mean by "children". It's very likely that he sees them as going from baby to "small person", as people did for centuries IRL. Childhood isn't a uniform concept. Kids pulling their weight and working is still a concept in many cultures and communities, even in "western" countries. (How many of us had friends who hurried home to help parents run the family business, or were that kid? Who had to go home early in summer holidays because it was time to harvest or shear, etc? Now compound this with no apparent schooling system, and you see how that goes.)

Being good with kids isn't some sort of innate skill as well. Like everything, it comes with practice. The first time someone hands you an infant, you feel like a block of stone. The 10th infant, you just sling them in rugby-ball position and rock on. 

Silco probably interacted with hundreds of kids of all ages, and the fact we're debating him liking them in general probably comes from this misunderstanding of what "children" are. He most likely doesn't see kids the way Marcus sees his own child, for example. Something to be cooed at, pampered and kept in the comforts of a (modern, western) childhood. He doesn't even do that for Jinx, despite clearly indulging her to the extreme.

I hope that made sense. Anyway, for Silco to be awkward around kids and not like them, I think you'd need to make Zaun itself be quite different from what I'm describing above. A dense, poor Zaun, flush with kids, single parents, gangs, etc etc. Would just force exposure. 

Final point in this section: we have to remember that Silco was also probably a very different man pre-drowning.

Vander destroyed his ability to trust, and since he was apparently not a common sight around Zaun, it's very possible he also made him an outcast, persona-non-grata in the Lanes. Silco himself is all talk about inner monsters and revelations, and claims his old self died that day. 

How friendly was this old self? How warm with adults and kids alike? Silco remains someone with a dedicated following. His goons believe in him and stick around, even after the disaster at the cannery. He clearly can be a people pleaser, if he wants to be. Just how nice and charismatic was he, before? When he could trust people and thought they could believed in the "dream" with the same dedication? 

Vander robbed us of a Silco we'll never know.

Now about him liking children

I don't know if I'd go and call it a soft spot, but he certainly seems very happy to play with Ren. He doesn't have to, he has two goons with him. He could have asked Ran or Dustin to play with her instead and chill on the bed himself. 

And Ren (Marcus' daughter, I know it's confusing to have Ran and Ran in the room) seems very relaxed and happy to play with him. Yes, it's most likely done to fuck with Marcus' head, but I'm sure Silco could have found other ways to achieve this if Ren was scared or refused to play. He's got time to kill, and he gets out of his way to spend that time keeping Ren relaxed by playing with her.

At the very least that tells us he doesn't hate kids.

I think he also spares Renni's life after she sided with Finn because he's sensitive to the fact she just lost her son. He's not showing much emotion in that scene in the factory, he's being the big boss. And later in his office he's an absolute bitch about using the son as a sort of threatening "get you out of jail free this time" card for her, but yeah... If he didn't care about kids and were truly ruthless (and we know he is!) he wouldn't have bothered. He didn't have to use the child's death as a "that's punishment enough" excuse.

That means he understands full well how much of a punishment losing a child is. Finn loses his life, and Renni gets out scot-free because she already lost her son. Tells you a lot.

And then of course you have Jinx... 

His relationship to her as an adoptive father has been micro analysed to death by the fandom, so I don't need to say much, but someone who hates children wouldn't have a teen/young adult daughter who is so fearless of him and so free with casual affection. I'm not saying he would have been abusive otherwise, or that a parent who isn't "fond of children" can't still be good and do their best at parenting and love their kids. 

I just mean that if he disliked children, it's unlikely he would have fostered the kind of affectionate relationship that leads to what we see on screen. They brush hands, he cups her face, she hugs him (after committing mass murder and nearly ruin his life's work lol) 

And he is clearly never physical, and never has been. Which means he's never lost his temper with her in a violent way (vs. Vi, who is shown to have done just that in the Enemy video even before what we see in episode 3—which also doesn't make her a terrible sister, but violence was a part of their relationship). 

In contrast, Silco can rip a tool from Jinx's hand and she won't so much as flinch, because he's never been violent with her and she doesn't expect he ever would. 

[She's the violent one in their relationship—that's canon, people. She straddles him, stabs him 3 times in the face with his own medical equipment, the very same equipment HE used to build a rapport of trust and confidence with her by letting her do his injections for him. And even after she breaches that trust and tramples it, he still doesn't do anything more than gently taking her wrist, not even pulling her off. All of this is before she gets shimmered up, I don't make the facts, go read my Jinx is a dickhead post lol]

ANYWAY. I think this paints the picture of a man who has "no problems" dealing with children, and isn't particularly strict, (or good at enforcing boundaries, but that's another topic). Yet it's the same dude who casually ordered Vi, Mylo and Claggor's death after they came to Vander's rescue, so what gives? 

I'd like to point out, in Silco's defence, that he tried to have the kids removed from the situation, or trigger Vander into defending them from Marcus and joining his side. 

If Vander had bashed Marcus when he visited the Last Drop and joined Silco's side, the kids would have been safe and stayed in Vander's care (as safe as you can be in a revolt against Pilties). 

Even if the kids ended up in a Piltover trial, Silco could very well imagine that they could be reclaimed in the ensuing negotiations ("We get our nation of Zaun, and hand the children back too", that sort of deal).

But Marcus fails, and Silco changes his plan and rolls with the punches. Let me point out that he ONLY comes for Vander. He leaves the cannery open for potential rescuers and Vander allies to sneak in so he can kill them too (in the exact same mentality as Ambessa, you get rid of the old regime now so you don't have to kill more later).

It's hardly his fault that Vander has no allies at all outside of his kids! 

It's never made explicit that Silco was baiting the children themselves. After all, they're children, and he has shimmer-monster Deckard with him. If Silco wanted to kill Vander's kids so badly, he'd just show up at the Last Drop and murder them there. It wouldn't be hard to take them by surprise. 

So I think that once more Silco worked with what fate gave him. Only the kids came, taking on adult risks, willing to fight. So he'll treat them like adults. This goes back around to my first point, about him not seeing children as precious things to protect and who deserve a "childhood". He sees big kids taking on big risks and basically goes "Syke." or as he tells Vander "You had your chance." 

Vi, Mylo and Claggor had the chance to stay away from adult business. They didn't take it. Silco has no sympathy for them "just because they're kids".

Even when things get much better, and Zaun richer (act II-III), you still have the leaders' children working! Renni's teenage boy works in the shimmer factory, Jinx is on the front lines of a gang war! No one is exempt. No one gets to be a pampered child, the way Ren gets to. That's Piltie privilege. 

Conclusive thoughts on Silco's mindset. 

Clearly he's got no child of his own when we meet him, and it doesn't look like he was really planning on getting one. Personally, he gives me amazing aro-ace king vibes, so it's even possible he never planned on getting a bio-kid or raising a family, in the sense that he wasn't looking to partner up. Even though I can be pretty pro-Vanco, I also like the idea they had a very intense platonic queer relationship.

Anyway, Zaun being Zaun, orphan kids abound, and Silco gets chosen like a guy who finds a stray kitten in the street and is followed back home to a chorus of meows.

I think Vander's betrayal made him less predisposed to like people in particular vs. people as a whole (what with him sacrificing his entire life to "the children of Zaun"), but he remains a kind man at heart, buried under the layers of hardened "mob boss" persona. His trauma also makes him a soft father, too trusting and lenient, funnily enough. 

I think Jinx herself helps soften his understanding of children, and what they mean to their parents. It's one thing to see it, a different thing to live it. 

So yeah, he probably is very used to having children around and doesn't usually mind them. He most likely enjoys them like any other person might, you know "when I don't have to take it home", which is always MY excuse for having fun with other people's kids lol. But Jinx changed that. And through her we see he was good too. I'd like to think he'd never kill Ren to get back at Marcus, but would probably kidnap her and treat her like an honoured guest. I'd like to think she wouldn't even know she's been kidnapped! xD I think he was dotting to Jinx, but wouldn't easily be on anyone else.

Voila! Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk!

[heromaker-if]

Wow the game is really amazing, I love it, a lot!!! I adore the fact that we can raise our own child, I have always love game with this mechanic. But what made me fall in love with this game is how we start from the meeting with our cute lover, how we get such a nice friendship with the night, and how we have choices in eveything. Great game you are developing, I have been playing it for hours straight and haven’t finished (thought demo was short lol) but I will be patiently here wait for moarrr

THANK YOU!!! I AM SO GLAD YOU ENJOYED IT!

Wowie. I ALSO love game mechanics like that, in fact... this is not my first story where the MC is a parent. And I don't even want children irl 😐

I am glad you got to enjoy meeting Frey and bonding with Pachypoda! They are the found family we all needed. And yes! Choices are very important to me. However, this first Chapter lacked a lot of freedom I wish I could've given to the player, so you hopefully, you will all have more choices (both impactful and for flavour) in the next chapters.

Sorry that the Demo is so long! I tend to write too much. Hoping the next one won't be more than I expect (sometimes it just happens...) Thanks for playing ittttttttt and i hope you indeed enjoy moarrrrr

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Hello its 🌛 back with more lazy sex with lance...

I had a delayed train journey today so amused myself by daydreaming about a massage with lance that starts off nice and relaxing. Hes lying on his front and you're massaging his lovely muscular back and shoulders (in fact the reason I thought of this is bc I saw how tense his shoulders always seem to be), using some nice massage oil and he lets out some satisfied moans and noises.

You move down and give his legs a good massage, letting out all the muscle tension that builds up from driving and working out, moving further and further up his calves then thighs. He keeps making contented sighs and moans.

Then it gets more interesting as you take off his underwear (or maybe if you're making it feel like a professional massage, peel away the towel he was using) and start to rub the oil into the meat of his ass, really digging in so his moans go louder and louder- of all the sports massages that he has, they never go there and he clearly appreciates it. That lasts a while, slow and relaxing, until you pick up the bottle of oil and let it drip out, down between his ass cheeks and dripping onto his neglected balls and dick, prompting a shocked, pleasurable gasp from your boy. Its at this point you break your silence a bit. "You like it on your hole baby? You want some more there? On your balls? Want me to massage you there"

This obviously prompts a drawn out, desperate moan and so you begin to rub between his cheeks, around his hole, never going deep, just teasing- hes never been touched there so he's just getting a flavour of it. Your other hand finally gives some attention to his poor neglected cock, rubbing and massaging his balls, grown fat and heavy with his arousal, and tracing up and down his dock with a teasing fingertip...

This would obviously continue for a torturous long time, earning some deliciously desperate, choked out moans as he drools and cries into the pillow. It all ends with the both of you slippery with oil, him finally turned over on his back as you give him a proper handjob and he traces your oil-slick hips and breasts, sucking on a nipple to self soothe a bit.

(This was longer than planned lol enjoy)

Lance was made for lazy sex, I am convinced. And I’m so happy we now have an anon to push the lazy sex with lance agenda! 🌛 is truly out here doing the lord’s work.

Firstly, I feel we need to elaborate on giving Lance a massage. Maybe you’re cuddling with lance, and then he turns and stretches, complaining of his back being stiff from a crash he had.

So you say, “aw, would you like a massage?” You say it teasingly, not actually thinking that lance will agree. But lance is comfy and warm and so happy and so yeah he’s gonna take you up on your offer.

And well, you’re never going to turn down an opportunity to touch lance.

So you go fetch the massage oil and when you get back, lance is on his back wearing only his boxers, hugging a pillow with his head turned to the side to face you.

You sit on his lower legs, which yeah that’s not what professional massage therapists do but this is your boyfriend and you can do whatever you’d like.

Lance is actually very noisy? He makes happy little moans and whines and giggles whenever you run your hand lightly over his thighs instead of massaging.

To be honest you’re feeling him up more than anything else, enjoying the way lance’s muscles flex and relax under your touch, listening to how he’s moaning and whimpering, clearly he’s having fun too.

And yes he said his back was stiff and you’re massaging his thighs but you both know this isn’t for his sore muscles and he’s certainly not complaining.

You bet higher and higher up his thighs, until the tips of your fingers are touching his boxers as you massage him and then you softly ask if he wants to take his boxers off.

In response, he only lifts himself up onto his hands and knees so that you can pull his boxers off, not even willing to do it himself because he feels far too comfy and good for that. He’s a lazy pillow princess, and you’re indulging him so in a way, this is your fault.

You pull his boxers off him though, because this has clearly become treating lance and you’re more than happy with that.

It’s when you massage his ass that it starts to get horny, well more horny, it always kind of horny.

There’s no real reason for you to massage his ass as thoroughly as you do, besides the fact that he has a great ass and you want to massage it.

He’s slowly rocking his hips against the bed, clearly enjoying the way his cock rubs against the soft sheets. You could stop him if you wanted to, you know that he’d listen if you told him to stay still. But you don’t want to, you’re happy to see him enjoying himself.

You start to massage his ass a little harder, purposefully kneading his ass enough to rock his body so that his cock gets more friction against the sheets. He starts whining constantly, rocking against your hands.

That’s when you let some of the massage oil drip down his ass, and instantly he’s gasping, hips pushing upwards. You’re surprised with how quickly he shows his ass to you, because you’ve only just started experimenting with ass play and he’s always been very shy about it.

But clearly the massage has made him all relaxed and not at all shy, unashamedly pushing his ass up to give you a view of his hole.

You let your thumbs dip down between his cheeks, just lightly pressing down on his hole but not actually entering.

He lets out out a pleased sign, clearly enjoying the slight pressure and then moaning when you massage his balls.

You tease him like that, alternating between his balls and his ass until he’s crying into the pillow, desperately rocking his hips against the bed to try and get some more friction.

You take pity on him then, since this is supposed to be fun, and let him turn over to get access to his cock.

He cums embarrassing quickly, but that’s to be expected when you spent to long teasing him.

Then it’s time for a nice long bath to get you both cleaned up.

[jerzwriter]

Bringing you some more headcanons! Honestly these are so fun! Kudos to whoever came up with this game!

I'd like to think Ethan would be a helicopter parent; but not in this overly bossy way, rather like super duper overprotective to the point where Kaycee would have to yank Emma away from him when they send her off to college.

Kaycee played some sport (?) in school, idk she gives me soccer girl vibes or maybe the FC does? Idk lmfao.

Tobias would've taken up odd jobs in high school and college. Like the oddest of jobs. I'd like to think he might have had a short-lived career as a magician, although that might be too crackheady.

Casey is a massive coffee mug collector.

Tobias is the "Don't tell Mom, but I've got a huge tub of icecream" parent towards his kids.

Ethan in Emma's parent-teacher conference would be at least, a little intimidating. I feel like he's the type of parent to get super defensive over his kid and would question why certain things are the way they are.

I might actually go to jail for this but.. mayybe Casey might've had a little crush on Jackie/Aurora? It is probably a one-time thing but has she ever had one?

Ethan collects different blends of coffee as a hobby and has a huge stack of it in his shelf and nearly scares Kaycee to the Moon when she sees like, fifty boxes of varying flavours just stacked up against and Ethan's like "Oh that's my coffee cabinet" and Kaycee s like "Your coffee WHAT?!"

OMG Mads these are amazing! Let's look at them:

Helicopter parent Ethan. OMFG YES! This fic (Candyland) is one of my faves - because it's a contrast of E/K and T/C parenting styles. As you can see, Ethan thinks his little girl is perfect, and when she's less than, Kaycee has to talk him off the ledge because he's convinced this means she's destined for a life of crime. 😂😂😂 I believe Kaycee could have been a helicopter parent, but when she saw how Ethan was, she was like, "Nah. Emma needs one sane parent." You hit the nail on the head with this one.

Kaycee & Sports: Kaycee enjoys sports, but she was more of a spectator. However, she was an excellent figure skater. She was scouted to go pro, but it was a far too expensive undertaking for her parents to commit to.

Tobias's Odd Jobs: If my Tobias wasn't a trust-fund baby, I could see this. But my Tobias was a trust-fund baby, so I don't see him working at all in high school and not much in college. In college, it would probably be jobs/internships related to his career only. (But if not, yep. I see it. Like a clown at kid parties lmao)

Casey Mug Collector: I can see this... in general, she doesn't like a lot of clutter, but I can see this. It probably drives Tobias a little nuts, because he doesn't like clutter either. Of course, he ends up buying her most of them, so he can't complain. lol

Tobias "Don't tell Mom": LMAO OMG I see it. Now, on major issues, they agreed to always, always present a united front, and they do. But on things like this, 100%. Casey: "Honey, I'm working late tonight. Can you handle dinner?" T: "Of course, baby." C: "And don't let our little demons convince you to order pizza!" Hours later T: "Come on, we have to get the pizza boxes out of here or your mom will kick my ass." (PS Sammy outs him the second Casey walks in the door. lol) I love this!

Ethan's Parent-Child Conference: YES! YES! A thousand times, YES!

Casey's Crushes: I can totally see this (you have a get-out-of-jail-free card lmao), but this is how I'd see it. Casey and Jackie hit it off really well when they meet, and Jackie has that spunky/sarcasm Casey loves. She has a crush on her, and she is considering telling her (a little leery because they're roommates/friends and doesn't want it to be awkward), but then Jackie goes into that brief asshole stage in Book 1, and that puts the whole crush on ice for Casey. As far as Aurora, I can see Kaycee being the one with the crush on Aurora. Kaycee and Aurora would actually be a great match. So I can see Kaycee nursing a little crush, but not one she'd act on, as she's already with Ethan in my HC.

Ethan's Coffee Collection: FOR SURE! And I think he has a Scotch collection too! lol

These were great! Thanks, Mads!

[taming-hellfire]

HERE WE GO AGAIN! :'D

gale: 1 , 19 , 27 || evra: 3 , 9 , 17 || juud: 7 , 8 , 23 || kane: 5 , 11 , 16 || tavish: 8 , 16 , 20 || breeze: 1 , 14 , 27 || patron-3: 15 , 17 , 25 || steve: 7 , 16 , 28 || hermit: 8 , 17 , 27

(accepting)

1 . how long are their nails? do they paint them? // He keeps his nails short no matter what. If someone else wants to paint them, it's fine by him, but he isn't doing it himself. 19. what household chore do they like doing? // None. Let him rest... 27. what do their hair care products smell like? // Either a very bland, basic 'clean' smell from no-name products, or whatever Mohrn's soap smells like. He does steal from other boyfriends, but more often than not it's Mohrn's he steals.

3. what are their favorite fabrics? least favorite? // They don't really care about fabric textures, they care more about gory textures. 9. does your muse usually carry around a bag/purse/backpack? or do they prefer to keep only what they can fit in their pockets? // They often keep a bag hidden under their cape when they have it on. 17. what is their favorite scent? (candles, perfume, food, etc.) // They enjoy freshly dug up soil, and the smell before it rains.

7. body hair; do they crop anything short? let it grow naturally? wax? // He is hairy and proud of it. All natural, baby. 8. name two or more things your muse can’t leave the house without. // Edur, and his ceremonial Awoken-make sword. 23. do they have a comfort movie? book? tv show? // Not really. He gets his entertainment from watching Eliksni and Vex squabble over space.

5. do they have a skincare routine? if yes, how involved is it? // He likes to use bone marrow for this purpose, but otherwise you are not getting many cosmetic items outside the Last City. 11. do they have any sensitivities to smells? // He's good at identifying citrus smells. 16. what is their favorite flavor in food? // Gale.

8. name two or more things your muse can’t leave the house without. // Detonators, and goggles. 16. what is their favorite flavor in food? // He's partial to more starchy flavours, whether it be tubers, bread, or anything else. Bland is hard to mess up. 20. do they have a “comfort outfit” or a go to look? if so, why did they choose those pieces? // His go-to outfit is usually padded for explosions, and cobbled together from scraps, but all in all very piratey.

1 . how long are their nails? do they paint them? // She bites her nails. She doesn't care about nail polish, either. 14. is there a sound that drives them crazy? ( like the sound of nails on a chalkboard, styrofoam rubbing together, cardboard boxes, etc?) // The crunching of leaves drives her nuts, for whatever reason. 27. what do their hair care products smell like? // Lye.

15. what is their favorite genre of music? // He likes swing music. 17. what is their favorite scent? (candles, perfume, food, etc.) // Motor oil and camphor, but he's also fond of vanilla. 25. what do they do when they are deep in thought? ( bite their nails? twirl a strand of hair? lick their lips? just look off to the side? nothing too exciting because this is a highly specific question? lol ) // He burns a hole in the carpet when he's thinking. He's a man of movement, but always keeps his arms firmly locked behind his back.

7. body hair; do they crop anything short? let it grow naturally? wax? // He is also very proud of his hairy body. 16. what is their favorite flavor in food? // He's fond of blueberries. 28. how dedicated are they to their favorite color? must everything they own be that color? do they even care that much? // Everything has to have red, white, or both. He doesn't care how often he gets called a walking candy cane. He has to have them.

8. name two or more things your muse can’t leave the house without. // His hat, and his Malfeasance. 17. what is their favorite scent? (candles, perfume, food, etc.) // Whiskey. 27. what do their hair care products smell like? // He likes pine scents, woodsy.

[onewomancitadel]

It's actually very interesting that even if the narrrative roles are superficially flipped, female villain/male hero really does not often play out the same way female hero/male villain does and definitely does not come with the same flavour - though generally speaking the association of villainy with sexuality holds true, in the case of heroines that's usually from a positive perspective of discovery and let's say - broadly - there is a bit of that 'controlled slut' vibe with a female villain; so female villains, I would generally say, don't lean to a very feminist interpretation in fandom

I have sadly encountered this in the characterisation of Knightfall - superficial readings which don't interest me - and really don't emphasise either character being 'real', just party to some sexual fantasy.

Ofc you do get that with heroine/villain pairings, Dark Fuck Prince, bossy dom type stuff, and that's anathema to me too and I hate it lol. I can't really say 'no offense' here, can I, since I already sound quite mean and dismissive. Oh well. I am, unfortunately, a joykiller - and 'fun' for me is being exactingly precise, so I can't really leave people to their 'fun', though, yes, I know, we shippers often encounter unwarranted criticism for harmless delights; in this case I am unfortunately somewhat of a traitor.

Though circling back around to the first point of this post, I think this is partly why the heroine/villain crowd don't actually generally crossover with the hero/villainess crowd, in part archetypical priming, in part because they don't read as the same thing, in part because it's not necessarily the same power fantasy - and is part of why I'd never personally recommend Knightfall to other Reylos, say. Though I also wouldn't do that because very few ETL ships recommended to me read as similar to the Reylo I enjoy, and it's apparent that we don't all get the same things from the same ship. Though I do think what makes Knightfall a bit more distinct is that Cinder is a villain protagonist, and is not merely narratively ancilliary or there to cause mayhem, so she and Jaune are pretty much narrative equals and there's a bit of fucky (and structurally interesting) stuff going on there.

[survey--s]

604.

Why are you taking a survey? Because that's what I feel like doing right now. When’s the last time you were grounded? I was only ever grounded once, and that was...18 years ago, I think. Anything exciting taking place today? Nah, today is just a nice, chill day. I had a lie-in, sorted the animals out, had breakfast, got housework done, took the dog for a walk, came home, got him a treat, showered, had lunch and now everyone is asleep and I'm doing this and watching Below Deck lol. What are you craving? Sparkling water, for some reason. I think because it was mentioned on the TV earlier.

Is there anyone in the room with you? All the animals - Simba is asleep on the back of the couch, Archie is sprawled out next to me, Toby is by my feet and Purrlock is on the fridge.

Who did you last hit? I honestly don't remember.

What was the last thing you did before bed last night? Told Mike to be quiet lol. He was just faffing about at midnight because he was too lazy to sort his work shit out earlier in the day lol. What’s your biggest fear? Losing the people I love the most. Laptop or desktop? Laptop. Do you have an iPod? No, I just use Spotify on my phone for music. Do you have a fan on in the room you’re in? No. Do you have a wallet? I own one somewhere but I never use it anymore. What are you sitting on? I'm currently on the sofa. What’s the last thing you had to eat? Cappucino flavoured chocolate buttons. Do you like grapefruits? I've actually never tried one before. Sweet or sour? Sour. Have you ever had the Reese’s PB Candy Bars? Yeah, they're really good. I'd buy them more often but they're really expensive and never last long lol. Do you know who Shawn Michaels is? Nope. Who do you turn to if you need help? It depends what I need help with, I guess. Are you more dependent or independent? Independent, for sure. I don't really like asking for help. Does the time 2 o'clock have any significance to you? Nope. Do you like bagels? Ooh, I love bagels. I never really think to buy them though. Are there any stuffed animals in the room you’re in? No. What do you think of guy’s who wear eyeliner? I mean, they can wear what they like - it doesn't really do anything for me though. Favorite tv show? Friends, Below Deck. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? Mike. Where’s your mother? I assume she's at home. Do you know who the strongest man in the world is? Nope. What’s the best time you’ve had in the past week? Finishing work on Friday and spending yesterday with my mum, Mike and friends. Have you ever been in a fist fight? Nope. Can you cook? Yes but I really don't enjoy it. What time is it? It's currently 13.34. Do you love animals? I do indeed. What color are your eyes? Brown. Who’s one person you care about more than yourself? Mike. How many hours of sleep did you get last night? About seven hours, I think. Are there any pets you’re wishing for? Not at the moment - we have three cats (including a kitten) and a dog and we're at a point where everyone gets on really well so I wouldn't want to risk upsetting it now. Whatcha gonna do now? =] Probably go for a pee and take another survey.

[crvvys]

I don’t get why The Menu is up there with other movies about class. like I do get it but also it’s not just about that either. and I don’t really see people talk about the other points.

the movie to me was also showing the rot of the food industry, how chefs or artists in general can become miserable and/or abusive through the pressures of the industry (working 100h weeks, with maybe one day off a week) or seeking perfection or trying to reach goals that can never be reached (Slowik wanting to satisfy customers bc he always felt like he wasn’t enough for his mom). we watch the deconstruction of the customers (which felt nice watching that as a person who’s worked in the food industry lol) but we also see the destruction of the artist too. how awful it is to reach the peak of your artistic ability and not even be good at it anymore bc you’re too mechanical about it. you can’t love what you do bc you don’t get satisfied from just doing it alone. i love cooking but fine dining restaurants have always scared me bc it does feel like they suck the life out of cooking. to do all of that technique just to make food that’s not even memorable? that isn’t flavourful? I’d be miserable too. and the career itself ruins your body like you can really give a solid 10 years before shit starts to get fucked up either from physical or mental stress. unless you’re just a really hardy person.

this isn’t even like my favourite movie or anything though I enjoyed it. but I guess I really don’t get how people also missed the other points in the movie about the food industry or abusive chefs that destroy their staff after being destroyed by the industry themselves. or even the destructive perfection seeking artist. it’s a fuck the rich film yes but it’s got a bit more in it too. at least from what I saw.

[juliafied]

Get to know you meme

Thanks for the recent tag @hexcore-juggler and many moons ago, @rakshadowand @johaeryslavellan!! Sorry I haven’t gotten around to it yet, but it looked like fun :)

Favorite colour: red, that really rich dark kind. I wear mostly blue though, strangely enough

Favorite food: I gotta go with a quality chirashi don. I love sushi rice, love raw fish, and trying all the different kinds in the same dish is great

Song stuck in your head: Blood by ANIMA! It was in the newest PhilosophyTube video and now I can’t stop listening to it

Last thing you googled: “sashimi don” because I couldn’t remember the word for chirashi, lol. Before that, it was the name of an undergrad we’re interviewing on Wednesday for my lab. I only did it because my other labmate who’s interviewing them with me had previously googled them and a PhD student had come up, so she was like, is this person even an undergrad? (I think the PhD who came up is a different person though)

Time: 4:31pm

Dream Trip: at the moment, it’s south of Italy (Naples, Positano, the Amalfi coast). We were gonna do it this summer but then we saw that a) the car rental price was exorbitant and b) driving in the south of Italy is insane. Maybe one day, though!

Last book you read: Circe by Madeline Miller, and I loved it! Perhaps not as much as TSOA, but it was still very good. I liked the extended (immortal) timeline it was written on. Definitely some lessons there for good pacing of a story, she did a great job.

Last book you enjoyed reading: Same as above!

Last book you hated reading: Hmm, it’s been quite awhile but I really didn’t like 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami. I read it a long time ago but I remember hating how damn long the thing was and how... idk, things just didn’t make sense to me. Not to mention all of the weird old man sex fantasies. Yeugh.

Favourite thing to cook/bake: I love making mango chicken curry, which I make very mild because I am a big baby about spice, but it’s just such a great comfort food, yum

Favourite craft to do in your spare time: gonna steal @hexcore-juggler‘s answer and say... writing, I guess? If that counts?

Most niche dislike: ok this might not be as niche as it is unusual but I really do not care for chocolate (at least as much as the rest of the world seems to LOVE it). Like, if I have a choice between literally any other flavour and chocolate (for a pastry, ice cream, whatever) I will probably never choose chocolate. Not to say I don’t like it at all, but it’s never my top choice as a flavour in general.

Opinion on circuses now and in history: I used to go to Cirque du Soleil every couple of years with my family and that shit slapped. I love seeing all of the cool edges of human possibility and stuff, especially all of the acrobats that look so beautiful and the ribbon arts and all of that. Historically though circuses kinda sucked so I’m glad we don’t have the kind that are horrible to animals as much anymore.

Do you have a sense of direction and if not what is the worst way you ever got lost: Yes! I am usually the navigator on vacation, and I can usually keep track of where the cardinal directions are even when exploring somewhere I’ve never been before. My family actually has a funny story about this, when I was around 4 or 5, so very soon after immigrating to Canada, me and my parents were going to a dinner party at one of our friends’ places in this apartment complex where quite a few Russian-speaking immigrants lived, a bit away from our house in the suburbs. As we were approaching the complex I started telling my parents, “They moved”, because my parents had told me that they moved from their previous place, and they were like “yes Julia we know they moved, don’t worry”. I remember getting more and more hysterical and borderline bursting into tears because they just weren’t understanding me, but all I could do to explain myself was shout that “They MOVED!”

We arrive at our “friends’” place, knock on the door, and lo and behold some stranger opens the door. At this point I’m just on the verge of losing it, lmao, because that’s what I was trying to tell them - they’d moved FROM the place we were going to, because I was recognizing the surroundings and the way there, and my parents both somehow had a collective brainfart of where they were supposed to be going (I think it was because our friends had moved to a different apartment complex that we were all familiar with due to an equally large presence of Russian-Canadians).

Apologies if you have already done this, but I’ll tag some friends that I perhaps don’t know as much about as I would like: @resplendentlytrite, @makkuromurasaki, @nerdierholler, @lua-sagittarius :)