#︾╼╼ █ █ ║˚ �� DASH FIGHTS.▕🗲

[visionkept]

FINALLY ! After skipping his banner last time and now, coming back months later, they got the THIRD COPY of their dear "best friend". Time to run though, LET'S GO ! They are running late for their Natlan adventure !

[lowhowl]

What kind of touch do you possess?

you are home. you are the feeling of lasting peacefulness. it resonates in your bones and stabilizes your surroundings. you like routine and the familiarity of things. it brings you satisfaction to have a grounded life. you want to build something you're proud of and share the benefits with your loved ones. you are the glue of your friends and family and essential to the functioning of the group. others admire your responsibility and how they can rely on you for anything. you are amazing.

[cal-daisies-and-briars]

⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️ AND 👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑 (are you shocked lol)

Hey!!! I’m just surprised you asked for more than one thing lol!

57 for⚡️

—-

“What are you smiling at?” Buck asks after a second, when it’s clear Eddie is more interested in his thoughts than his smoothie.

Eddie just winks. “I’ve got a lot to be smiling about.”

🗲🗲🗲

Not that Buck expected any differently, based on his conversations, but everyone at work is happy for them, too. It’s sort of just a happy time at the 118, more generally. Chim and Maddie married. Buck and Eddie engaged. Hen and Karen working to adopt their foster daughter, Mara. Everyone is doing well.

“Let Athena and I throw you a party to celebrate,” Bobby asks on their first shift after the proposal.

“A party?” Buck asks.

“An engagement party,” Bobby insists.

Buck grins. This feels like some sort of honor. He hadn’t done this for Chim. In fact, the Lees had done it for Chim. The people who were pretty much Chim’s parents. More important than his parents.

“That would mean a lot, Bobby. Thank you.” Buck tells him.

“That’s really kind,” Eddie agrees.

Bobby smiles warmly. “Good. Leave it to me. I’ll send you some dates.”

Buck feels sort of surreal about the whole thing, truly. He’s engaged. To Eddie. Probably the coolest person on earth to be engaged to. Definitely the coolest person, actually. And the people he loves beyond that are eager to celebrate him. Oh, and they are also going to have another kid at some point. Insane. Insanely, fantastically perfect. He wishes he could step back in time and tell his past self this is where he’d end up. He wouldn’t have believed it.

He wouldn’t have believed he’d get here. He wouldn’t have believed someone would want to be here with him. The fact that it’s Eddie? Somehow totally magical and entirely sensible all at the same time.

☆☆☆

The honeymoon-like bubble that follows their engagement pops after a few days. And it’s sort of Eddie’s fault.

It’s not that it pops in the way that anything bad happens. They don’t fight or anything like that. More like, Eddie makes the unfortunate but probably ultimately necessary choice to talk plans. Not just wedding plans, like Chris has been bugging them to do. But, like, all of them. What does any of what they’ve decided on look like, logistically?

Unfortunately, logistics aren’t always sexy or romantic. They’re… Logistical.

Eddie brings this up during a dinner where Christopher is not present. Hanging out at a friend’s, luckily for them.

—-

60 for 👑:

—-

“Be right there,” Chim replies, distracted. He walks away from the Christmas card, determined to forget about it.

Of course, he doesn’t.

👑👑👑

He Googles them later that day, during some downtime at the station. He shouldn’t. It makes him feel creepy. But he does it anyway.

He doesn’t Google Maddie. He’d like to make this clear. Just her parents. Really, just her father.

He, as it turns out, is the primary owner and stakeholder in a company called Castle Restaurant Group. He and another partner own a series of fine dining - really upscale places - around the state. Primarily Los Angeles. Chim searches through them. They’re the kind of places frequented by celebrities; athletes, pop stars, real housewives.

Yeah, these people have money.

Chim locks his phone and puts it away. There’s no point thinking about her.

Not that he gets much of a chance anyway. Twenty minutes later, Captain Wallen sits them down and tells them he’s leaving. After their next four off, on New Year’s Eve, a new Captain will be starting. Some guy called Nash out of Minnesota.

Chim has given up hoping that they’ll be good. The least he can hope for is that this one isn’t another Gerrard.

iii.

If he had any chance of forgetting about her, those chances are dashed on December 29th. Chimney is off work, making a pretty run of the mill grocery trip, when he runs into her again. What are the damn chances?

Chim likes going to a supermarket right beside a Portuguese bakery. It’s a bit out of the way, but the bakery makes it all worth it. The bread and pastries are truly beyond compare. Plus, it always makes Hen smile when he brings her an egg tart at the beginning of a shift.

It is at this bakery, with Chim’s groceries sitting in the car, that he runs into Maddie. He’s halfway through placing an order when she walks into the shop, bell on the door chiming to announce her arrival. Chim glances over his shoulder; nothing more than compulsory curiosity. He does a double take when he realizes it’s her, nearly dropping his debit card onto the floor.

Maddie is dressed in simple jeans and a powder blue sweater. She looks soft and striking all at once.

“Oh,” Maddie exclaims, looking at him. “I know you!”

Chim blinks. “You do?”

As if he doesn’t know exactly what she’s talking about. He’s just floored that she recognized him.

“You were the paramedic at the mall!”

“Yes!” Chim confirms. “With Santa.”

“Is he okay?” Maddie asks.

“Well, we don’t get follow ups,” Chim admits. “But he was stable when we left him.”

“Oh good,” Maddie smiles. It’s such a kind smile. “That’s good to hear.”

The clerk at the counter clear her throat, signaling to Chim that he's holding up the process.

“Right, sorry,” he mutters. He looks back at Maddie. “One sec?”

Maddie nods.

Chim turns back to the clerk and finishes his order as quickly as possible.

[visionkept]

The sudden need to have cat ears and a tail . . . maybe that's what they have been missing all along, the key to success.

[visionkept]

❝ Strength is something that can be gained through experience, COURAGE, however, comes from within. ❞

[visionkept]

[visionkept]

They know how to sew, knit, write ( poetry included ), carve wood, and play the zither BUT if there's ONE artistic thing they can't do to save their life is DRAW. ' It's not that bad ! ', they foolishly think to themselves before looking back at the paper at hand. . . ❝ It sucks. . . ❞ Looks like some kind of strange YOKAI rather than the muse they have been inspired by ( Tama, it is supposed to be miss Tama ).

[visionkept]

Dreamy siiiigh. . . There seems to be many intrusive thoughts on their mind lately. But there's one in particular taking most of their attention right now. ( Alberich Tomoya . . . doesn't sound so bad, huh ? ).

[visionkept]

It's that time of the year where Tomo has the SUDDEN URGE to improve their drawing skills. For that, they should start practicing as much as possible. Well then, ❤ this post for Tomo to doodle your muse as best as they can. WARNING: their sketches are. . . not exactly that good.

[visionkept]

It's today ! The BEST DAY of the year, mark it in your calendar folks - this CELEBRATION can't be missed by anyone.

Oh and here she comes, the star of the day - the princess of Teyvat, it's the most acclaimed lady of inazuma, THE LEGENDARY AND LOVED BY MANY. . .

MISS TAMA !

❝ Meow. ❞ Happy CAT DAY to her and the rest of the kitties ( but especially to HER ). ❝ Meow ! ❞ She and her FISHY BREATH desire the attention she deserves.

[visionkept]

Runs walks away from what they started. This ronin is NOT RESPONSIBLE for any cold outbreak or if a thunder happens to strike another person. Any similar occurrences are completely coincidental, they shouldn't be taken accountable for such unfortunate events especially if━━ wait, why is another cloud approaching. OH, NOT AGAIN ━━

❝ F*CK━━ ! ❞

[visionkept]

Want a kiss under the MISTLETOE ? NOT ON HER WATCH. If you are stuck with Miss Tama under the mistletoe you get vibe checked first and foremost. If you do PASS the test then : congratulations, you get a certified kitten Tama kiss ( more like a tiny kitty lick ) ! But if FAILED, prepare to get bitten, scratched, and hissed at, a prize you most pay for wasting her precious time.

[visionkept]

Checks the day, goes to see what everyone is talking about this time, realizes that it is about the department they clearly LACK ( assless ), LEAVES.

[visionkept]

In the deepest part of the Chinju forest, you'll hear the profound snoring of a certain blond samurai giving up to their most basic need: sleep. In ordinary circumstances, they would be alert at such hour of the day, preparing their meal as the sun sets down on the horizon. But after a long week of commissions and stress, this "nap" has fully evolved into their well deserved REST. One would say they look rather COZY with all those blankets and a white feline cuddling by their side.

[visionkept]

They haven't slept properly in a week and someone seems a bit irritated as consequence. Don't mind the murmurs and repetitive sighs, it will soon pass ( if they, of course, get enough sleep tonight ). For now, they can at least lie down and bury their face in Tama's fluffy fur.