#; I'm happy to start this nonsense here hehehe

[distopea]

@hellhunted​ / Astra & Koharu 

When he entered the club, his golden eyes were already scanning the area with interest. He had never been there in his life; it was the first time that he was dealing with Koharu Calloway. Her reputation was quite huge in the underground business, rumors following her path of course, but that was not something that could destabilize Astra in any ways. He knew that this visit should be nothing but friendly – perhaps a bit of verbal fights and such – but the matter was actually to work together rather than going through unwelcome problems.

He stepped into the club, deeper between the tables and the bar. Someone came to pick his coat, and he elegantly removed it from his shoulders. Of course, he somehow anticipated that Koharu wouldn’t be there. She was the mistress of this place, the one in charge. She would appear when all the lights and attention would be on her. It should be a religious experience – a brand of power, passion. Astra knew those assets by heart. He could only abandon the idea of being the one stealing the light when he was facing someone that he had eventually piqued his interest.

He crossed the room and sat down in front of an empty stage. He wondered how and when Koharu would decide to show herself. He ordered a dry martini, patient as usual. The ashtray displayed on the table was an invitation for him to smoke and relax. He appreciated the atmosphere of the club after all. He crossed his legs, retrieved his pack of cigarettes and settled it down onto the wooden table. At some point, his irises were caught by motions on stage. Astra made himself comfortable. He pushed his back onto his comfortable chair and clipped one cigarette at the corner of his mouth.

After all, if Koharu and him shall be allies of circumstances, he would only desire for her to be able to mesmerize him.   

[creative-kny-fics]

I can request? So... Lee Giyuu and Ler Tanjiro and Urokidaki? Pliss

Sure! This might be set after the final battle, so there might be some sad scenes-...

Lers: Tanjiro Kamado and Sakonji Urokodaki

Lee: Giyuu Tomioka

'Hey! It's Tomioka-San! Oooh and Urokodaki-San is here too! Let's go Nezuko!', they both ran, shouting their names to get their attention, and they succeeded as Giyuu pointed at them both as they ran towards them.

Nezuko hugged Urokodaki, it was not surprising that she missed him, since he took care of her and her brother, while Tanjiro approached Tomioka. 'Tomioka-San! You cut your hair!'

'Yes, I did... Well... It would have been a bit complicated to comb and tie my hair with one arm, so I decided to cut it... Hehehe', he smiled.

Tanjiro and Nezuko were happy, they both took their elders to their room, Inosuke and Zenitsu weren't there, so they decided to talk a little in there.

'Ummm...Tanjiro, you've been staring at me for the last 7 minutes, is there something wrong?', Tanjiro denied. 'Maybe he's trying to get used to seeing you with shorter hair. Or maybe he's admiring your natural beauty Giyuu...'

Tanjiro was about to nod, it was both reasons but he stopped when Giyuu responded. 'Urokodaki-San... I appreciate the compliment but... I don't think I have a natural beauty...'

'Nonsense, you have always been a very tender and cheerful child, I have no doubt about that,' Giyuu again denied and looked to other side

Urokodaki sighed, it was not the first time that Giyuu put himself down, he thought that the haircut meant the beginning of a change, but apparently he was wrong.

'Well then, it looks like I need to apply my old methods...', Giyuu looked at him and started to giggle as he looked at Tanjiro. 'Ehehehe... Look at the time, I think visiting hours are over...'

'Of course not! Come on Giyuu-San! Come here!'

Tanjiro got up and sat Giyuu on his bed, there was no need to make as much effort as before, was there a possibility that that would be what Giyuu wanted? His red cheeks and nervous smile while watching them both move their fingers were what gave them the answer, it was so cute!

'Giyuu-San! We're not doing anything and you're already laughing hahahaha!'

'I know how! Sohohorry!', covered his blushing face with his haori.

'He's always been like this, he's unable to control it, I'm surprised that for a long time he managed to hide his emotion, and so you say you don't have something attractive, Giyuu?'

Giyuu shook his head, he didn't know which was worse, the anticipation or the "teasing" of his sensei and his friend. Tanjiro touched under his ribs and laughed when Giyuu squealed. 'If yohohohou aharehehe gohohoing to ehehehehe do it, do it ahahahahat ahahahahaha once! Buhuhut dohohon't tehahasehehe mehehe!'

'No ​​one is doing it, but if that's what you want...', Urokodaki began to pet Giyuu's neck, as if he were a puppy.

Giyuu didn't even try to shrug his shoulders or wrinkle his neck, what he tried was to keep his neck raised.

His efforts increased when Tanjiro began to use one of his fingers to run up and down his ribs, he didn't press too hard or too gently, but it was enough to make the raven-haired man laugh.

'Okahahahay! Plehasehehe! I ahahaha chahahangehehed my mhmhmh mihihind! Tahahanjiro! Urohokodahaki-Sahahan!'

'We will stop if you admit that you have a unique beauty', Giyuu tried to protest but he couldn't do it, he was "trapped".

Although he didn't seem to want that to stop anytime soon either, he was simply enjoying the situation and they both realized it.

'Awwww Giyuu-San! I thought you didn't like tickles but you are enjoying this! And don't try to deny it!'

'I dohohohon't! Yohohou knohohow ihihihit!'

'He's just a little shy... Well Giyuu? Are you ready to admit it?'

Again, Giyuu shook his head, but this time, Urokodaki knew the reason. He motioned for Tanjiro to stop and he agreed.

Giyuu gasped and looked at both of them, he knew it was a trick, but he still fell for it. 'W-why did they stop...?'

'Why do you think?', Giyuu's face turned completely red and he covered it, leaning back while pouting.

"I never asked you to stop..." was the last thing Giyuu mentioned before laughing again, maybe they should change their condition or maybe not...?

[oatmeal-stans-the-trash-rat]

So About the New Asides... (Christmas)

Here's just a random list of my thoughts. Just finished the video (What Makes the Perfect Gift?). And oh boy, do I have some THOUGHTS to share.

[I was gonna finish a Intruloceit Crime Boss AU fic thingie as a surprise for a mutual bc why not, but this has me in its grip]

[beware Drunk Character, btw]

Longest post ever, jfc.

Also, I know exactly which people to ask which pairings about. I know who to ask to talk about Dukexiety (@where-are-the-spooky-gays-2), about Intruality (@rataticaisdreaming), about analogince (@disneybrandautism), about Roman in general (@prodigal-explorer and @disneybrandautism), about Prinxiety (@logan-the-artist), etc. etc. etc.

I know people and what they love and their favoured characters. I encourage everyone to infodump and geek out in the comments bc this episode fed us all.

Spoilers below

the lil present animation for the title thingie? cute

Logan waking everyone up and hosting the Secret Santa this time, yusss

Logan is responsible and it shows

"11th hour of beauty rest" -> I love Roman, he's one of my favs

^not this specific line, but can I just say with all of the angst and insecurity and such Roman has, I think I have to add him to my Kin List of Sides that I relate to at some ungodly level (which also includes Remus, Virgil, and Logan. and maybe also Janus)

the pipline to being a Roman kinnie/stan has been WILD okay idk what to tell ya lmao

"master of all kinds of rhythm, except circadian-" yep relating to Roman yet again

Logan's lil pacing in his spot, I call that him stimming and no I don't take criticism on that

^new headcanon unlocked: Logan (like Roman) cannot keep still to a certain degree

Logan and Roman aren't as different as you'd think btw

Virgil being woken up/summoned only by the sudden burst of adrenaline is so canon that I cannot. I CANNOT.

Patton's and Roman's excitement for Secret Santa is everything to me <3

autistic Roman autistic Roman autistic Roman-

"things are a little different this year" -> yeah about that

Serious Grinch Moment(tm)

Logan knowing a lot of medical knowledge makes me think he could have a special interest about it, but that may just be my "autistic Logan go brrr" headcanon nonsense

^...did Patton just indirectly call Logan the Grinch?

^^heart grow in size, he says to Logan... hhhh, I feel the slightest bit of angst vibes from that

"I just stress" -> me core

Roman checking on Thomas, awwww <3

The way Logan sounded when he said Remus' and Janus' names + Virgil's and Roman's reactions to them coming LMAO

"You may all have your feelings about them" -> the way Logan said 'feelings' like it's a plague, mm yeah heheh

Logan is such a f*cking mom, never stop pls

Janus pops like already drunk and Remus pops up all excited, dear frickin god do I love these two specifically

Drunk Janus is my fav thing ever btw

"what's up bro" // "hey..." -> siblings siblings this is my sibling (/ref)

omg Remus just being excited to be there and be included and to hang with his bro, he is so happy to see Roman cause BROTHERS, oh lord creativitwins slfjalkfskafaalkf

"they were right where I left them... in a vat of human excrement" -> I stan him for a reason, don't judge me

^he speaks and I either laugh or relate to it. usually both (no I will not elaborate on what this implies about me lmao)

"courteous laughter" mm yeah

Logan stops Virgil's escape HA

"That everyone will be secretly trying to win at" -> Roman is right and he should say it

"I'm not sharing it with anyone, I'm just showing it off" -> Janus says about his largest wine bottle that he definitely already started drinking from

Patton gets so excited he gets lightheaded

Janus got Patton? heheh moceit nation RISE

^you'll see what I mean when ya watch the episode

^^not just because he got Pat but because of the actual thought and effort he put into the gift

"I thought it was the corpse of a sea lion, but Janus wouldn't let me shake it." // "No, I don't think so. It's too light."

^...h- how does Patton know how much a dead sea lion weighs??

also Roman's reaction is basically "wut the f-"

"I might be mistaken, but I'm not." -> reason 39539 why I love Logan

"A BOX :D" -> Pat. Pat that's not everything.

^Janus being like "keeping opening the boxes" while pretending not to care, hehehe

^^"...you want me to destroy my new box?" -> all I can do is sigh, suddenly understanding why I may relate to Janus

REMUS CANONICALLY CALLED PATTON "DADDY", I-

^Roman's and Virgil's reactions, lmao

can I just say how much Ro and Vi are being the best of buds? like mm, platonic prinxiety is off the charts this episode

Remus' f*cking "whaaaaaaaa-" kills me

Janus just pouring wine into what's supposed to be a tea mug is funny to me

"but for Remus?" -> hey at least Roman knows his brother well enough to know an air fryer isn't exactly a Remus-typical gift idea

"someone they don't really know" but then Patton admitting he should get to know Remus better? hhhhhhh-

^intruality nation, we got fed, god damn

tbh a lot of pairings/ships were shown in some way or another, so I guess we ALL got fed today huh

"chicken fingers?" // "yeah!" // "human fingers" // "yea- hh, wha- wait-"

so many intruality interaction omg (my intruality moot is gonna be so excited, I can't wait to talk about this episode with him)

Remus is gonna experiment with the air fryer, ayyy

"I had Virgil" // "Ah f*ck-"

"with me own hands" -> I will never stop loving Remus

also Remus making Virgil a handmade gift? relatable and also aww, I imagine them as besties but in the dynamic where Virgil is kinda reluctant and Remus will never stop teasing whenever he can

^new headcanon: one of Remus' main love languages is 'i made this weird creative thing for you' and I only relate to him even more (essentially gift-giving but make it BETTER)

Mr. Fuzzy <3

Virgil knowing the inside joke between dork Sides- I mean dark Sides

^okay but just all the dukexiety and creativitwins and anxceitmus moments within seconds of each other in that scene is just aww

Virgil knowing what Remus calls his shower drain alfkjafksk

"I hate that I know that" -> reluctant bestie vibes

all of the analogical moments SENDS me because of how it plays out and how Logan felt hurt before realizing what his gift actually was, mm yeah aksfklsdfskfd

Virgil trying to hint subtly that maybe Logan should read it to see something, but Logan not picking up on the hints

^ngl took me the second watch-through to realize "oh he was trying to hint at him but he didn't pick up on it, like me haha"

^^do I kin Logan, you ask as if there isn't an obvious answer of YES

no wait bc the LOOK Remus gives Logan as he becomes more upset and literally encourages him to get angry and let his feelings out

^okay but why did Remus have to say it like that

Pat this whole episode says someone's name as if he's about to intervene/try to help the situation but then IMMEDIATELY says something about his box(es)

Virgil's sigh, lmao

Logan's passive aggressive sass sends me omg

Logan feeling like he needs to 'reevaluate' himself... hhhhh, the angst fics I could write from this moment alone dear lord

"I had Roman" // "Oh- oh, no-"

^idk why but Roman's reaction hurt me

^^like he doesn't have faith in Logan's gift-giving abilities? and how it seems most of everyone specifically has little-to-no faith in Logan's capacity for compassion/general emotions (except for maybe Janus and Remus, and Thomas bc he's been praising Logan for doing well during it all)

Okay but Thomas praising Logan? oh gawd, my heart-

^working on his relationship with the logical part of him, sfksalfkhskadf

LOGAN'S SIDE EYE TO VIRGIL-

^(he's so petty lmao)

Roman liking his present from him <3

^this reminds of the last Secret Santa they had when Ro made Lo a full-on fanfic of him replacing Watson and working with Sherlock and etc (headcanon: both the twins have their love languages involving their creative merits/talents because they're Creativity)

just generally speaking, gift-giving seems to be pretty high up there on everyone's love language list (in their own ways)

why is Patton not the greatest at gifts

^I take that back because he is putting thought into his gift-giving (though not a lot when it comes to Remus cause he doesn't know him well), though he tends to misread/misunderstand what they'd really like? ...is that a neurodivergent thing? cause like that's a little relatable actually

^^also lmao, I just realized the only people Pat's got as far as the series goes is literally the twins (so maybe he's just not sure how to go about the twins? cause like, he seems to know Logan and Janus and kinda Virgil pretty well, but he seems to struggle with the twins? or is that just me)

"because f*ck that asshole" -> love it when Logan cusses <3

then Remus' reaction, omggg (his lil "for christmas")

The genuine joy on Roman's face when sees Logan put Roman on the dollar bill is EVERYTHING, do ya know how much he gets to be happy? (not a lot, if we backtrack to the last canon episode in which Roman's entire worldview broke, but some of ya aren't ready for that convo yet)

sorry but seeing the now-rare joy on Roman's face, awwww

JANUS SHUT. S H U T.

as soon as Janus speaks, Roman's smile drops and is replaced by upset, hhhhhh

^so the amount of angst fics I can make on that scene alone is very much a high number

Janus is so drunk, jfc (he keeps laughing and the filter is basically gone at this point)

"massive ego" -> see Jannie Boi, I think ya missing the part of him being The Ego and how f*cked up he already is but you keep making it worse & a part of me thinks you know you're making it worse because one of your Big Jobs is to actually protect and nuture the Ego but ya ain't doing ya f*ckin job and Roman's self-esteem and self-confidence seem to be dwindling every time you speak bc he knows ya gonna hurt him again for the millionth f*cking time

^I have a lot of Feels, okay?

"quite the unhinged jaw" -> I see what ya did there (literal snake man)

Jan pours more wine, oh lord here we go

this episode has both made very happy but also hurt me deeply all in one go

Why does Patton sound like he was about to actually defend Roman only to yet again comment on his boxes?

^why do I get the feeling this has something to do with the finale coming soon and also the angst arc that royality is currently going through?

I just realized the twins' spots are next to each other <3

^loving all the twins content this episode, exploring their brother relationship yusss

"yessss, full circle at last" -> He's so f*ckin drunk, oh my god

^he's literally holding onto the wall

also ayy, canonical that Janus hisses in his speech cause ya know. snake.

^the snake traits coming alive this episode

"such a sweetie going through all that effort" -> wait for it

AY HE GOT B*TCHSLAPPED, THAT'S RIGHT MF

he deserved it

Remus' amused "oh" as he enjoys the drama and Roman's passionate "YA GET A B*TCHSLAP, JANUS" is so f*cking delcious

Thomas being like 'what just happened-' as Jan gets slapped is funny to me

"it really is Christmas" -> H A

"won't even share the wine" -> Logan sounds so sad tho

I love how Janus was so impressed with the b*tchslap and how it was executed that he can't even be that upset about it

JANUS GOT PAT A GAG GIFT -> moceit moceit moceit-

^see told ya; Jan was thoughtful with it

"I was getting a bit too catty" -> being self-aware

Pat making a cat pun because of Virgil's hissing <3

Remus being like "nooo, the drama!" lmao

omg omg omg THE ANALOGICAL ENDING skfksfksjdfs

^I make it sound like it's one of many endings to a video game lmao

but srsly, Logan finally ready the newspaper to realize it's actual a puzzle for more puzzles and him being very happy <3

Virgil's evil laughter is legit just him being him, I love this character

okay but Vi knows Lo so well?? they're besties.

"Mr. Detective" from Virgil + Roman's lil smile as he watches Logan be happy with his puzzle(s) cause he knows how much Lo likes mystery (see when he made Lo that Sherlock fanfic) = prinxiety knows Logan very well and now I imagine analogince being a bestie trio of comfort and caring for their nerd

^Analogince has become something I didn't know I wanted until now lmao

"Oh Virgil" -> gay

"and you thought I'd just get you a newspaper" -> alfkjslafskfdslkfs I will never recover

aww Logan's happy smile! he's getting to be happy!!

"Mr. Fuzzy doesn't like being dropped" -> Remus, never stop being you

all the dukexiety content this episode feels my heart with joy because they're Brainrot to me

"how did you know-" // "we're you and also you're kinda easy to read"

^Janus taking offense to Thomas being easy to read bc he's Deceit and Self-Preservation, aka: the combo for Masking

"that's rude" -> idk why but the way Jan said that, it made me go aww

^he's so f*cking drunk at this point (props to Thomas (irl) for all the acting as a drunk character cause it was amazing and realistic as hell)

aww logince moment when Lo asks Ro to help him cause Creativity and Ro's smile

^(to be fair, there's a considerable amount of logince moments but this is the only one I pointed out as specifically logince)

can we talk about Nico's gift to Thomas? a necklace with a Ying-Yang charm and what looks like a rainbow charm?? symbolism heheheh

^many thoughts about the Ying-Yang cause balance and black-and-white mindset changing and etc.; but also the rainbow(?) charm cause GAY

Also, Nico Flores content!!

wait, is the endcard the moment when Nico and Thomas become serious? OMG GUYS Y'ALL, WAIT A SEC-

Janus End Card -> I laughed so hard

This episode was basically Growth, Angst, and Tumblr's Headcanons Get Confirmed.

[theluckywizard]

Hiii Lucky!! Rawke you say, hehehe - "Boots soaked through, toes going numb" from Winter is Coming. Bonding over how much the world seems to hate you today, is the best kind of bonding. XD

Thank you Wren! For @dadrunkwriting I whipped up this bit for my distraction fic during which Rose and Hawke's mothers try to fix them up during DA2, Act 2. I'm not working on it chronologically anymore, but here's the first part from last DADWC! Rating: Teen WC: 1355 CW: None

Hawke stares, his jaw seldom agape this way, astonished to see the fussy looking ingenue tenuously descending a drainpipe from her guest bedroom balcony. Gone is the stiff green dress. Gone is the perfectly pinned hair. Instead it streaks down past her left shoulder in a long splintering braid. Dusting off her hands, Rose Trevelyan looks up the length of pipe she just climbed down, turns to stride into the night, and then walks straight into Hawke’s chest.

“Oh!” she cries, clutching her nose as he steadies her reflexively, unable to contain his laugh.

“I’m sorry,” he manages. “I saw you scrambling down from up there and thought perhaps— well I don’t know what I thought. I—” Staring at Rose, her hair loosely braided, he feels that same whisper of familiarity, but it’s more potent. It couldn’t be. He picks up her hand on the off chance, turning it over. But there’s nothing.

“I’ll have that back, thanks,” she says, a little put out by his strange reaction.

“Forgive me,” says Hawke, watching her tug on some gloves. He purses his lips and decides to pivot the conversation. “So. Climb down a lot of downspouts?”

“A few,” she answers, the corner of her lips turning. That can’t be all. He presses for more.

“Off somewhere special?”

“Not really. I thought I’d wander around a bit.”

“At night… in Kirkwall,” he says, the doubt in his voice concealing his utter amusement.

“Well I can’t wander around during the day. Mother would pitch a fit,” she says, annoyed to be prodded. “I overheard you say you were going someplace called the Hanged Man. Can I come?”

Hawke’s brow lifts in surprise. It’s not as though he isn’t surrounded by surprising companions, but his mother’s never tried to fix him up with any of them.

“Look,” she starts. “I’m sure you’re off to see your lover or whatever. And we don’t need to pretend that either of us are actually interested in settling, let alone with one another. But if you’re headed that way, perhaps you wouldn’t mind me tagging along. I can take care of myself once I’m there. I’d do anything for a moment out from under my mother’s vigilant bloody thumb.”

“So you’ve bought the rumors,” he chuckles. “Wild Fereldan man beds half of Kirkwall.”

“They do tend to get more ridiculous with each pass, I suppose,” she answers, donning that blazing smirk again. He gestures in the direction of Lowtown and she falls into step beside him. Peeking over, he notes the handsome leathers she wears under an enormous cozy looking knit wool cowl.

“What if your mother finds out you’re gone?” he asks.

“Oh I’ll blame you,” she says. “Obviously.”

A snicker snuffs through his nose.

“Do you always bring your sword and shield to the tavern?” she asks. Hawke stifles the next laugh, clutching his hand over his mouth before peering over at her. She looks up at him without a speck of irony, genuinely curious.

“I’m surprised you’re unfamiliar with the perils of Kirkwall. Given the fact that your mother expects you to live here…”

“I’m sure she conveniently forgot,” replies Rose. “She’s been trying to get rid of me for nearly five years now.”

“Must be desperate if she’s pawning you off on the ne’er-do-well son of an apostate.”

“Nonsense. She’s more than happy to overlook your rapscallion ways if there’s enough money and prestige involved.”

“Rapscallion?” Hawke grins. “I suppose if the shoe fits…”

“So how did you get talked into this monstrousness?” she asks, brushing her braid over her lips as if in thought.

“Unlike you, I don’t seem to be able to tell my mother no. I knew it would make her happy to see an old friend. And to at least look like I’m trying,” he says.

“That’s—“

“Adorable? I know,” he cuts in, flashing a smile that he hopes is marginally dashing for this surprising lady.

“I was going to say a little pathetic.”

“Oh. Well. That too of course.”

As they make their way through plazas and tree lined boulevards, he notices there’s a swing in her step that belies her upbringing. It’s graceful in its own way, but hardly the delicate glide he would have expected from someone of her background.

“So you’re a treasure hunter?”

“You do something one time,” he mutters, letting his head fall back. He fixes bright eyes upon her. “Yes. I went on a treasure expedition. And yes, it made me outrageously wealthy. But— that’s not what I am.”

Rose seems to be waiting for him to say more.

“Well, you can’t leave me hanging. What are you then?”

“Bit of this and that,” he answers with a shrug.

“This and that?”

“It was different when I needed to pay the bills. Mercenary work. Smuggling. Whatever brought the most coin without making me hate myself at the end of the day. And now…”

“A mercenary? You killed people for money?” she asks. He can’t decide if she looks galled or fascinated. Perhaps a bit of both. 

“That would be an assassin. I— made sure people paid their debts mostly. But I wound up spending my own money half the time when the people in question turned out to be down on their luck. In too deep with the wrong sorts trying to carve out a life in this infernal place. So I suppose that makes me a terrible merc.”

He sees her lips twist in a smile she’s fighting.

“And what do you do now that you’re fabulously rich?”

“Drink and carouse mainly,” he says with a grin.

“Somehow I don’t think that’s the whole of it.” Rose stares expectantly, crossing her arms.

“Solve the odd mystery. Run errands. Stick my fingers into pies I later regret.”

“Stick your fingers into pies?” she asks, raising her brow. “And do the pies feel the same regret?”

“Andraste’s blazing— Isabela’s going to like you.”

“Isabela. Was she the tall one wearing half an outfit under her coat or the quiet Dalish one?”

“Captain Half-an-Outfit herself.”

Hawke finds himself telling her all about his friends, a motley collection who barely get along unless they’re drinking or Varric is around to help him smooth everyone’s ruffled feathers with distractions. He’s not sure who exactly will feel up for the Hanged Man after the kerfuffle with Dougal and his goons, but he’s counting on at least a few of them being there and this poor woman had best be prepared for the madness.

As they saunter down the street, they’re accosted by a sudden burst of snow, falling in a sideways waltz on a wet breeze kicked up from the harbor. The flakes cling to one another and then to Hawke and Rose, their hair and clothes quickly dusted with it. It doesn’t take long for the streets of Hightown to grow perilous for leather soles, but Hawke consoles himself that soon the carefully laid cobbles will  dwindle away and then disappear entirely as they make their way into Lowtown. When she nearly slips, recovering herself in an awkward dance of flailing limbs before clinging to his arm for support, he makes it a point to slip a few minutes later, landing on his arse hard enough that he’s sure it will bruise.

Rose extends him a hand, reaching for him, a pitying smile brightening her face. He can’t help but admire it from his spot in the slop on the ground. The soft indigo gray of her wide eyes, the spray of freckles all over, the way she looks at him.

He had seen her before. In that haunting blazing dream of his. 

“You,” he utters softly.

“Me?”

“I mean— you— look rather fetching in inclement weather,” he says, burying the thrill that hums inside him.

“You don’t owe me any sort of compliments, Messere,” she says, pulling him up with surprising ease. “We don’t have to pretend.”

“Right. Good. Terrible look on you anyway, snow. Does nothing for your complexion.”

She laughs, hiding it behind a fist tucked inside her jacket. In spite of the dream, in spite of his sudden certainty, Rose Trevelyan looks perfectly darling.

“I think the slush is seeping into my boots. Can we get a move on before my toes go numb?”

“By all means,” he says. They carry on bantering about all manner of things, passing the time so agreeably that he stumbles into the nexus of Lowtown that contains his favorite haunt. He smiles at this adorable creature as he considers this farce of a matchmaking scheme might not be the dreck he though it might be. 

And then he remembers all his friends who could be at the Hanged Man. Their brutally impertinent looks. Their filters carried away on vapors of Antivan Sip-Sip. All the rancid gossip and nonsense they might foist upon her.

Oh fuck.

[whumpy-wyrms]

Hello hi again! Sorry I've been gone a bit! (I've started uni :D)

I would simply like you to know I saw the chicken plush art yesterday and hrsghsrgshdgsgrsdrgdgsgfdhdgdgfrgdhsrrhhjgjr I have Not been normal since.

It is He,, with the He,, , and the Him,,,,, ,, ,

And the chimkim,,,,,,,,,,

The lab chicken has the chicken plush,,,,h old gentle like the hamburger,

Anton may watch Dew while he sleeps but I take the other shifts and sometimes watch Anton too, I am observing not respectfully, not disrespectfully, but vibrating so hard I'm but a shadow on the wall,

Whenever you give Dew a cookie in your writing, my brain is handing me a Serotonin, it's also handing me a few more when there's an escape attempt and it fails and we get to see both the fuck around and the find out

Heck, I love looking at your writing (sentence can end here) and seeing what Anton's doing subtly. Like the almost nonsense injections to pass the time and to try to encourage Dew to pull stuff to check out the mind control and then the punishment of being made to stay still while being injected with stuff to get him over the fear of needles (with questionable success) had me Feral, like when Anton forced Dew to get over it enough to ask for the pain killers before he thought it was going to kill him (I might have to send a separate ask about that scene alone, it plays in my head Often)

Anyways I shall haunt thy ask box no longer (for now) but yes, I am so normal about the chicken. It is good size, perfect for hug. The plush is also very nice and definitely didn't spend ten minutes solid with it consuming my thought when I first saw it. (sorry if you did get all the like notifs)

Hope you have a good day and school's been doing okay!!

HI ANON!

thanks hehehe im so happy you like the chicken plush art i had a lot of fun drawing it :)

whenever i feel bad about my writing i look at your asks and instantly get filled with serotonin

Anton’s like, “torture is okay as long as Dew gets a cookie afterwards :3”

YESS i try to subtlety hint at what Anton’s planning but also keep it a surprise (you know Anton and I, we just love surprises) for Dew and the reader, because most of it is in Dew’s POV. also i too have a fear of needles and can safely say that Dew is probably More scared of needles after that </3 sorry Anton but you fucked that up

feel free to haunt my ask box for as long as you like :D i love it when people talk to me about my ocs it makes me very happy

also i miiiight get chapter 8 posted later today, it’ll be a bit shorter than the rest for Reasons (crazy shit happens in #9… that’s all i will say about that)

anyway thanks again, also good luck with starting uni!

[minusgangtime]

I'm...not really sure how to say this, but...I feel like I've been getting...better...?

I've still got a long ways to go, but...recently, I haven't been as scared of just...being with you all. I was always afraid you guys didn't want me around, and I thought I was stupid for believing otherwise, heheh...but I've...been starting to believe that more, that you guys do care. It's still...really bad sometimes, but I honestly don't think I'd even still be here if it wasn't for you and everyone else.

I know I sound like a broken record by now, but I just...can't thank you guys enough at all. I used to just think I'd spend the rest of my existence either running and hiding or...being used for war, and I almost resigned myself to that before I met you.

I guess...you guys just showed me that things can be so much better, and that...I deserve that, even if I still don't think so a lot of the time. ^^,

*She was crying now, but they weren't sad tears at all.*

I...I wanna keep trying, you know? Even if it's really difficult, or if I...give in to my bad thoughts again. And even if I'm still afraid of dragging you guys into my nonsense...I know you'll still be there anyway, and...I love that. And I love you, and I'm...not afraid to say that anymore. ^///^

You guys have had an impact on me that I never thought anyone would...oh man, this is really sappy, isn't it...?

Just...you guys make me so happy, you make me so happy, and I'm...trying to not be afraid of that anymore.

- Star

((🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺))

(Hhhhhhh... 🥺🥺)

Blue started to give Star a big bear hug. He was also crying, but they weren't sad either.

"I'm glad you aren't... I love you too, Star...~"

[su-univeralai]

Okay here it is... Kissing prompt #7 for... I think you gotta do Kataang, but you could try it for Taang or any of the ships. I'm already ded.

7. French kisses where they trace every tooth with their tongues as though trying to memorize them.

hehehe ok look out for some nonsense. It starts nice, but goes downhill real quick. For anyone who thinks this is legit Kataang, it is not. So, if you’re a Kataang fan, probably shouldn’t read this ficlet. Oops, made it Taang at the end 😅

Katara joins Aang on the balcony away from all their friends. Now that the war is over, she can finally wrap her brain around her confusing feelings for the young Avatar. 

The pair smile at each other before embracing. They both smile into the hug, grateful to have both made it through the final battle. Katara sheepishly pulls away with a blush on her face and looks towards the sunset building up the courage to kiss him. 

She turns her face towards the airbender with love clearly in her eyes. Aang steps closer to her so their faces are just a few inches from the other. She leans into the kiss, cupping his jaw to hold him close. 

Aang smiles into the kiss, happy that Katara is returning his affections. He feels her slide her tongue over his bottom lip, asking for permission to explore his food hole mouth. This being his first makeout, Aang enjoys the feeling of her lips on his. 

He feels the swipe of her tongue run along his bottom lip again and still doesn’t understand what she wants. He squeaks in surprise as her tongue penetrates his puckered lips to explore the cave that is his mouth.

The airbender moans as her tongue glides across every surface of his mouth that she can reach. His eyes open in shock when her surprisingly long tongue traces his back molars. 

He gazes at Katara’s closed eyes as he feels the strange sensation of her tongue following the arch of his teeth, running along where his teeth and gums met. Is this what kisses are supposed to be like? He shrugged and closed his eyes and tried to enjoy the strange kiss.

Neither noticed or heard the soft snickers from the rest of the gaang watching them through the open door. 

Zuko jokingly puckers his lips toward the group and says in his best Aang voice, “mmm, Yeah, Katara, you lick them teeth up.” Everyone snickers, even Sokka, who tries to hold it in.

“Hey! That’s my baby sister you're talking about...” he pauses before raising his voice an octave higher, “Oh, Aang sweetie, it looks like you’ve got a cavity in there, let me take another lick.”

Iroh releases an uncharacteristic snort from that comment. The old man wipes away his tears before trying to say something about young love, but decides against it when he sees Aang’s eye practically pop out of the sockets from another one of Katara’s moves. 

Suki even attempts a joke, “Come here baby,” she says in an attempted low husky voice, “I need your tongue to floss in the very back... oh yeah right there, I’ve been trying to get that out from my teeth for ages.”

Toph cackles as she rolls around on the floor. She tries to catch her breath before adding her own comment, “Oh Katara, feed me like the baby bird I am!” She opens her mouth like a baby bird would waiting for food to be placed in her mouth. 

Sokka dangles a piece of meat above Toph’s mouth, “Is this what you’re looking for, baby?” he squeaks in his incredibly bad Katara impression.

Everyone stops laughing as Katara marches up to the group with a glare on her face. Obviously, the two lovebirds had heard their friends making fun of them.

“Are you two making fun of us?” Katara asks, hands on her hips and Aang hiding behind her.

“You call that a kiss, Katara? Seriously little sister, I thought you’d have more skills than that being that I’m a kissing god.” Sokka teases, “Right, Suki?” he asks looking for affirmation.

The Kyoshi Warrior blushes at the thought of their most recent steamy kiss. Question answered.

Katara’s cheeks flush in embarrassment and anger. “I’m a good kisser!” She yells. She whips around to the mighty Avatar, “I’m a good kisser! You liked the kiss we just shared, right?”

The airbender averts his eyes to the ground and twiddles his fingers, “I mean.... that was my first real kiss, so I can’t really say that it was good or not...” he ends lamely.

Toph picks herself off the ground and marches up to Aang, “Well I guess there’s only one way to find out.” 

The earthbender grabs the monk’s robes and connects her lips to his. They’re surprisingly soft for someone who is such a rough bender. He instantly relaxes into the kiss and pulls her closer. Quite enjoyable.

The rest of the gaang’s mouths hang open as the youngest members of the group kiss in front of them. Katara doesn’t even protest as she watches them pull each other closer.

Toph pulls away and says, “There. Now you’ve kissed two girls. Hope that helps you figure out what you like.” She steps away with the faintest tint of pink on her cheeks, “Now, let’s eat!” she requests trying to take the focus off the mindblowing kiss.

[loi-et-love]

NF: You charmer.

I: heh today, i spent so much time with SZ. My boss left at 5:15 n then i was at SZ's desk chitchatting with him. we left together n then we were in the basement till 7:15 talking. standing outside our cars n then he said lets go! you need to go home so we left n he gets more traffic than i do, so he texts me when he';s stuck, so this time i texted him when i was waiting for the signal to turn green n then he called me. we spoke for 6 mins. he reached 15 mins before i reached home n he wrote this: Is it you or if should be me scared ..... today I was down for one hours ..... I was emailing you 70 odd mails .... this is because you are in office ..... what would happen when you are not in this company you would forget me and find someone else ...... so who is the one to be heart broken ????? You keep saying I would go abroad ..... but look at yourself it's you who is going to leave me and go ...... any clue how I would feel when you are gone and stop talking to me as much ? And WTF ...... I am already missing you ..... you are right I should have hugged you before leaving and then got in to back seat. And the reason I didn't kiss was ..... I don't know what you think about me or what you would think about me after that.

in the basement, he came up with a stupid plan. he said "im not entertainment" i said ure not. nor are you a distraction!!" so he said, "okay so let's do this. starting from tomorrow, we won't talk/chat/ communicate till thursday" he's gg to out of town again for work on tuesday morning n coming back on wednesday night so ill see him on monday n then on thursday

NF: It would give your fingers a chance to rest.

I: so in the chat he said "we will talk on thursday" n i said "i cant do that. n i know u cant either" n then i said this "damn yaar.. this is fucked up! idk where the flirting ends and reality begins anymore!!" n he said "Agreed it's getting fucked up ..... so either enjoy this or stop this ..... this between thing is insane" ok! again! i dont believe he's really interested. like really interested. if he wudnt be married, he wud actually date me. BTW he knows about BB. the whole story

NF: You don't believe he's really interested??? You mean like he'd marry you?

I: i never think its possible. not that he wud marry me. no no no

NF: That's pretty hard to tell. You guys are in the super excited phase.

I: hehehehe its crazy yeah

NF: He'd be VERY happy to jump your bones though.

I: i dont think he wud actually do it. theres no air conditioning or fan in the basement so we were sweating. he used his hanky, which i didnt even knew he carried

NF: I estimate a 99% chance that he would.

I: so he joked that lets sit in the back seat of his car n i said lets go!! i said it a couple of times. n he said nahhhh no no. he just didn’t

NF: You've said no more a couple of times and you kid all the time, so he knows you are kidding. If you actually kissed him, like he's thinking about, excellent chance he wouldn't stop.

I: idk how this is possible

NF: When you are used to having sex, once you get riled up you want to keep going. It feels natural. And you have him riled up. Way riled up.

I: hehehehehh so when u said "you charmer" i grinned... hehehe idk. i really like him. n im not that person where i enjoyed n i left without giving a damn. i really care about him

NF: You really like him

I: yeah. i wudnt mind kisisng him but he's married. and then i'll officially be the "other woman"

NF: You already are. You're way past that.

I: i think ive always been just that. now im ready to see him outside office. he was shocked,. i told him when he had called me. i texted him the reason why i changed my mind

NF: You feeling the flames yet?? Heh. Playing with fire! Unless you really do want to have an affair with this married guy.

I: I don't want to do something immoral. Don't want to sabotage his marriage

NF: You already are doing that.

I: I asked him today how is his wife okay with you traveling so much?! Cause I wouldn't be okay! N he didn't answer. He said he did flirt with women after he was married. Nothing scandalous. I told him, “damn yaar.. this is fucked up! idk where the flirting ends and reality begins anymore!!” And he said, “Agreed it's getting fucked up ..... so either enjoy this or stop this ..... this between thing is insane” What does he mean by 'between things'??

NF: You are all hot for each other but not having an affair. You have gone to way more than friends. So not friends, not lovers, something in between.

I: idk. Me? Relationship? Me lovers? What???????

NF: That's what I think he means by "between thing"

I: And what? What aboutBB? My feelings for him?! They haven't gone anywhere

NF: You and SZ are about 95% of the way to having an affair.

I: My mom called why I was late. N I said I was in the basement talking n she asked who was I talking to? So I said "hmmmmm SZ..." n she mimicked me. And that's my mom !!!! On top of everything. As if he's my 24 yo unmarried going to marry me boyfriend

NF: heh

I: He took a risk to talk to me for so long in the basement. Everybody knows him in the office. He's a family friend of the owner. He calls him uncle. Was telling me about the paintings the owner has in his bathroom!!

NF: I wish you well in this. I hope you figure out what you really want.

I: i want to have an affair but im scared to begin n of how it will end

NF: Some people regret what that will do to the wife. Some don't.

I: he responded n said "nothing. see you on thursday"

NF: He could have seriously mixed feelings too

I: He was telling me that he wrote this huge email to me n in reply I sent him a longer email than his so he came to that n he's like "and yes! That was a long email! That was the longest email ive ever seen!!" I said but you wrote a long one too. So he said "yeah but I'm in a hotel room. I'm in shorts, doing nothing but just writing to you n answering to GC's phone calls. But you're in office!!!!" He was surprised. He was like "I started reading n I'm like why isn't this ending?!! Where the hell does this end?" Heheheheh n he was laughing. when he had called today, he tells me that when he responds to my emails, there's my pic in the right. so his colleagues, with whom I also talk, have seen him emailing me. They probably have read a little bit here n there too. n thats when i knew how he wud feel if i told him that H sir n Kaalu knows we email n that Kaalu has read a few too. im not including you in this

NF: So now people in the office are thinking you two are having an affair? That might discourage your boss.

I: heheheeh. SZ said ppl have noticed that we two talk a lot. that GC's secretary gave him the eyes n also taunted him saying "pay attention to work n stop getting involved with women!" it makes sense bcz SZ n i have nothing in common. why wud we even start a conversation????

NF: Oh, no work reason to talk

I: thats what he loves about me. he had very few conversations with ppl around him n nobody could hold a conversation. even relating to work. n then there's me!! who spoke about all nonsense crap n still it was interesting

[textmeexo]

HAHAHA OMG you know I send a lot of kisses here but in real life if I saw you I would dig a hole and bury myself in it, yeah I'll feel extremely shy haha, oh my bambi, school can kill sometime I know😩. aaand yeah I think I got a little better but I got my period beside this little better which means no better at all hahahaha I'msosorry😂😂 yeah I do of course I do I'm sure kris won't want an unhealthy girl as his wife right? omg I'm talking nonsense I'll just shut up omg omg hahaha -OWLIE

OMG HOW CUTECUTECUUUUUTE!!!!!!! Agh OMG idk how I’d react if I met any of you in real life!!!!!! I’d probably want to hug you guys so tight but idk who would be okay with that hehehe :PPPPPPP AND OMG we’re in sync!!!! Hehehe I started mine 2 days ago!!!! and omg I never cry but idk why I’m so emotional this cycle THAT I CRIED WHEN I WATCHED A VIDEO OF A HAPPY REINDEER PLAYING IN THE SNOW!!!!!!!!!! T~T~T~T It was just so sweet and adorable I cried lololol!!!!!! ANYWAAAAY yesyes silly!! He wouldn’t accept that so it’s good you have to be 100% healthy for him!!!!!!! I love nonsense talk so it’s okieeee!!!! Hehe :PPPPP - Eomma^^