#🤔🤔🤔 thinking a lot on the matter at hand etc

[lunarsands]

Hi there! If you happen to have read my Afterlife SMP and Empires SMP fanfics, I'm currently looking for a beta reader!

You get: exclusive access to my WIPs and can ask any question about my plot lines or thought process that you desire!

I get: a second pair of eyes on my plot points and word choices/phrasing, as well as someone to poke at my brain!

Inbox/DM are open! The current fic I'm working on is about two-thirds of the way done and will be the finale of Soul Liminality. It involves characters from Afterlife, New Life, and Empires SMP S2. After that I'll be strictly working on Empires SMP S1 fics if that's more your cup of tea!

[reneesghostinthelivingroom]

Heyyyy so I was thinking…Jealous!Poly!plastics? But not overly (unless you want lol)

Maybe Cady and Janis are not so secretly trying to steal Reader from them either romantically or platonically is up to you?🤔Or it can be something totally different lol

You have creative freedom! Thank you!!

Take You Away

|| poly!plastics x fem!reader

|| Warnings; jealous plastics, Regina & Gretchen being mean to Janis behind her back, Regina being controlling, short drabble

|| Summary; when reader tells the girls about how nice Janis and Cady are to her, they (mostly Regina) take matters into their own hands.

Requests open!

Started; october 27th

Finished; october 28th

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"Hey, Y/N!" You turned to see Cady waving at you with a smile, Janis was pretty close to her. The both of them shared a quiet glance with each other. Looking as though they had some sort of silent conversation that you couldn't figure out. You gave them a little wave back, you considered yourself friends with them but didn't know them overly well. That didn't seem to matter to Cady though. She was pretty friendly with everyone, or at least that's how you saw it. What you didn't know was that her friendliness was mostly just for you. Sure she was nice, but she was extra nice to you. Same with Janis.

Which was why your girlfriends were surprised when you'd later describe Janis as 'nice' and 'polite' to them. Regina eyed you with a 'what the actual fuck' look," we're talking about the same Janis, right? Like pyro Janis?" She stared at you with the most dumbfounded expression you'd ever seen on her.

"Um... I guess so? Janis Imi'ike?" Gretchen looked at Regina when you answered, then back to you with a frown.

"Mama.. she's not nice to anyone. Could you have like- maybe confused her for someone else?" Gretchen asked carefully, Regina nodded. Finding a rare moment where she agreed with Gretchen. She pointed to her.

"Yeah no that. Cause what?" Regina replied.

"I don't think so- short, brunette with dyed hair? Wears self love shirts and puts art on her clothing?" You described Janis. Definitely pyro Janis. They exchanged glances again. Why was Janis being nice to you? It didn't sit right with them.

"Oh I love those shirts! I wanna know where she gets them," Karen smiled, completely unaware of the tension. You looked at her and gave her a small smile before looking back to your other girlfriends. Regina was fuming. She had a pretty good guess why Cady and Janis were being so nice to you. And she didn't like it one bit.

"If they talk to you, just ignore them." She said, which completely confused you. You looked between her and Gretchen.

"Huh? Why?" You asked, Regina just rolled her eyes.

"Are you that blind?" She didn't mean to be snappy, she was just upset with Cady and Janis. And she was subconsciously putting those emotions out onto you. "They're trying to take you away from us."

"Oh.." You mumbled, knowing it was better than to argue with Regina. So you just agreed not to talk with Cady and Janis anymore. Regina then implemented a rule that one of the plastics had to be by your side at all times during school hours; classes didn't necessarily count in this cause there were a couple classes they weren't in with you. Which meant the rule mainly applied for transition times, lunch etc. You were fine with that, it gave you more time with your girls.

The following Monday, Gretchen was with you when the two of you walked to the French class you had together. Cady and Janis were both in that class and, when they saw you, they picked up their pace and started walking beside you to class.

"Sup, Y/N?" Janis smiled, ignoring the dumbfounded Gretchen. Wow, Janis was a lot nicer with you," want to hang out with Cady and I after school?"

"Uh.." You looked to Gretchen, who immediately shook her head and pulled you closer to her.

"She has plans with us." Gretchen replied, which was true. You pretty much did stuff with your girlfriends every day.

"Damn, bummer. Catch ya later then," Janis said as her and Cady entered the class, you and Gretchen followed them in.

You couldn't help feeling bad for letting Gretchen turn them down, wondering how your night could have gone if you said yes.

[player1064]

I was watching the Man utd pre season games and while reading about your need of prompts thought about present Jamie finding out about the short but passionate affair Gary and Ruud had in their time and getting jealous while he and Gary have to interview Ruud for some reason and he's like "first Beckham now this guy"

I dont know how i want Gary to act maybe a little clueless? 🤔

ooohhhhhhh anon I am SUCH a sucker for gary/ruud AND for the idea of jamie being jealous over gary/ruud thank yoooouuuuuuuu

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“You’re lookin’ well, Ruud, are you well? I like the glasses, d’you have to wear them all the time now – I’m meant to wear mine but they’re just so annoying, d’you get that too? The perils of getting older, eh? And ooh, how’re you settlin’ back in to Manchester? Have you brought your family over yet or did you want to get everythin’ set up first? Y’should let me take you all out to dinner, welcome you back to the city. The new restaurant at my hotel is unbelievable, I swear, I’m eatin’ there like twice a week.”

Jamie’s trailing along behind Gary and Ruud as they walk towards the main building at Carrington. Ruud had been waiting for them in the car park when they’d arrived and Gary has yet to let him get a word in edgeways, so there’s definitely no hope for Jamie. Instead, he watches as Gary buzzes around excitedly next to Ruud, at Ruud’s fond little smirk as he lets him natter away.

Gary eventually has to pause for breath, and Ruud cuts him off with a soft “Gaz.”

“Oh my God,” he says, his cheeks flushing a light pink, “I’ve been goin’ a hundred miles an hour, haven’t I? Sorry love, just feels like forever since – what, Carra?”

He’s turned back to shoot an annoyed look at Jamie, who’s now trying to keep himself from choking on the piece of gum he’d been chewing before Gary had gone and said –

“Sorry,” he says, coughing into his hand one more time just to be safe, “d’you just call him love?”

Gary sputters a bit, his blush deepening as he struggles to think of an answer, but Ruud just rolls his eyes with a shrug and says “what’s it matter?” He nudges Gary in the shoulder, which seems to bring him back to himself enough to jerk his head around and blink forcefully a few times. “Gaz, what time were we meant to go get mic’ed up? I don’t wanna be late to my first interview as United’s assistant manager.”

*

Jamie is left with too much time to think between getting his makeup done and when they’re actually due to start shooting, so he lets his curiosity get the better of him and gets his phone out to send a text to Scholes.

> So what’s the deal with Gary and Ruud?

Maybe the fact that he has the phone numbers for most of Gary’s little gang of Mancs is a sign that he’s been hanging around him far too much for far too long, but Scholesy’s reply comes quick enough that he doesn’t have to feel weird about it for too long.

>> Fuck off.

He figures he won’t get much cooperation from any of the rest of them either, so he opens up his whatsapp chat with Wayne and writes:

> Gaz and Ruud?

Again, because apparently managing Plymouth Argyle doesn’t require a lot of Wayne’s attention, Jamie gets another instant reply.

>> is gaz simping

Jamie takes a second to google what the hell ‘simping’ means, then he responds:

> Called him ‘love’ – weird, right?

>> cringe but not as bad as when he used to call him sexy >> oooo hi sexy score a goal for me today etc.

Jamie decides that this is more information than he ever needed to know, and turns his phone off before he has to read any more.

*

They sit in the coaches’ lounge area after the interview drinking tea, Jamie sat in an armchair while Gary and Ruud are squashed up next to each other on the one tiny sofa, Ruud’s arm slung across the back of it. Which is fine.

They’re chatting effortlessly, catching each other up on the lives of their old teammates, their families, their training regimes (because it’s Gary, of course he asks Ruud if he’s been working out, he does that with everyone he meets). Jamie may as well not be there for all he’s contributing to the conversation, has taken to scrolling on his phone and silently fuming while Ruud leans into Gary’s space for the millionth time that afternoon to mutter something in his ear, while Gary does that hiccupping little giggle of his, covering his mouth like a schoolgirl.

Ruud’s not even that good looking, Jamie finds himself thinking. He’s just tall.

Gary likes tall, though, a fact of which Jamie is harshly reminded when they go to say goodbye and he has to watch as Gary gets up on his tip-toes so that he can loop his arms ‘round Ruud’s neck in a hug. He blushes and ducks his head away when Ruud kisses him on the cheek, scratches the back of his head awkwardly as he walks past Jamie back towards the car.

They sit in silence for a few minutes as the driver pulls away from the training ground, Gary looking steadfastly out of the window on his side while Jamie stares ahead, trying to work out what he can say that’s light-hearted enough that Gary can brush it off as a joke if he wants but serious enough that he might give him a real answer.

Once they’ve started down the motorway, he settles on: “You this friendly with all your exes, then?”

Gary whips his head around to look at him, panicked eyes. The look is only there for a second, though, before he smirks and says, “sounding very confident there, Carra, for someone talking out of his arse.”

Jamie shrugs it off. “I was just thinkin’ – you were like that with Beckham, too. All giggly and handsy, like. And I thought it was weird, but you are weird about him so I left it alone. But I never thought that Ruud –”

“— it’s not the same. Becks and Ruud, it’s not the same. Don’t say that like it is.”

“But you and Ruud…”

Gary looks down at his hands. “For a bit, yeah. Nothin’ serious to be fair, ‘cause I was – well. You know.”

Jamie reckons he does know, but he’d still like to hear Gary say it.

Fat chance.

“I liked him, though,” Gary adds, fidgeting. “Ruud, I mean. I did like him. It wasn’t just a – I dunno. I did like him.”

There’s a weird feeling in Jamie’s stomach, a kind of burning sensation that’s flaring up as he listens to Gary speak. He has to slip his hands under his own thighs to keep himself from clenching his fists.

“D’you still?” he asks, all casual-like.

Gary looks up from his hands, just sits there staring at him for a long, drawn out moment. Then he blinks and jerks his head and says “nah,” like the thought’s never even crossed his mind. The corner of his mouth ticks up in a tiny smile. “Got other things on my mind these days, don’t I?”

Jamie spends the rest of the car ride trying to work out what the hell that’s supposed to mean.

[katyspersonal]

Absurd how my biological father was so negligent about my general existence that mom had to divorce him for this same reason (it was like life-threatening). It was my very early years iirc. Like, according to my mom, he dipped out as soon as he learned he had a girl and not a boy xd

Then my first stepdad so obviously wanted a son that he kept deliberately rooting out any and all femininity out of me - hobbies, toys, clothes, etc. He kept taking me for fishing, tried to teach me how cars worked, often pulled me together with him to watch sports like soccer, groaned and got passive-aggressive when I wanted a doll or to watch a princess movie, encouraged me to dress like a goddamn mine worker etc xd It was my age from 3 to 8, until mom HAD to divorce this one and pick up that prick..

And then my second stepdad caused types of abuse that will demonetize me upon mentioning, but on more "tame" scale he on the other hand was so aggressively insistent of me being a """real""" girl/woman. Like I swear he was policing every single hobby, speech pattern or look when it was not feminine, he would police even every single feeling I had because "but a woman should this" "a woman should that" etc. Trying to raise me to be a model housewife. As a result, I developed revoltion for cooking, doing make-up, putting even minimal care in my looks and being rude, blunt and physically incapable of being polite or gentle. And I swear I still see red when anyone as much as mentions me being motherly / mother in the future @_@ That lasted right until my adulthood (8-18)

I just think in retrospective it is funny how I got all types of father-figure-inflicted abuse like goddamn pok3mon gym badges hfjjygh All because I had to get the short end of being a part of sexually dymorphic species huh. -_- Was it so hard to be born a snail or something 🐌 But in retrospective, this might explain a lot about why I abhor gender roles, obsession with gender presentation and gatekeeping/controlling masculinity and femininity so much (it applies to both queer communities and conservatives because people do be weird and keep building their own limitations no matter the ideology smh). It is like I got "trained" to have a common sense by effect. 🤔 Like, usually someone experiences only one of these sorts of mistreatments (or none). And I just got to try everything xD

It also explains why I grew up to be a cute-looking woman wearing a dress and a cute flower pin and loving cute things but behaving like an absolute filthy gremlin type of a troublemaker boy that also curses like sailor hfhhhvj I am like, opposite of what was inflicted on me 😎👍

[msommers]

✈️🧡🤔😞 for riya, ghilly and aphrodite!

thank you!! let's breeze right by the fact that i forgot this in my drafts for numerous days bc i have too many things in there, it's embarrassing // details about ocs

✈️ AIRPLANE — does your oc like traveling, or do they consider themselves a more homey person?

RIYA — she's being scammed because Riya would love traveling if she wasn't doing it as a damn Grey Warden. she misses home more than she ever thought she could, but the potential love of journeying around is definitely there. it's exciting getting to meet new people, interact with different cultures, view all new kinds of aesthetics and traditions, etc etc. plus it gives her the opportunity to flirt with all kinds of people and we know she loves that lmao 

GHILLY — home is wherever Ama is, and Ama is her constant companion during her travels so like. best of both worlds. between the two of them they practically carry a home with them anyway—tent, supplies, comforts, materials for hobbies, etc etc, they got it all packed away and ready whenever they decide on a location to set up in. she's got that strong wanderlust in her, hard to picture an end to traveling. 

APHRODITE — loves travel because she grew up in a home that she hated so deeply and did everything she could to stay out of it at any chance. she also just enjoys it in general, especially now that she doesn't have to be involved in the planning/scheduling whatsoever and she can fully live in the moment (you know, outside of when she's being bossed around because she's on a tv show but we ignore that bit). 

❤️ RED HEART — what are three of your oc's positive traits?

RIYA — passionate, audacious, protective. 

GHILLY — curious, open-minded, sincere. 

APHRODITE — loyal, creative, funny. 

🤔 THINKING FACE — what are some of your oc's quirks/mannerisms?

RIYA — plays with her hair a lot, the most expressive hands and facial expressions you’ve seen while in conversation, winking aficionado, loosely clasped hands at her front, gets real close to / initiates touch often when talking to people, incapable of not checking her appearance in a reflective surface, flutters eyelashes, purposefully does her best to look hot even while idle 

GHILLY — has an accent while speaking elvhen, expressions/reactions appear toned down, summons wisps into her lantern to play with when it’s quiet, traces her vallaslin while in thought, moves at an unhurried pace 98% of the time, character bleed if too much time spent connected to a single spirit

APHRODITE — pushes her hair behind an ear more frequently than necessary, bobs her head/dances to the music she’s writing in her head, big time eye-roller, pulls her hair back to make for a hairstyle then gives up part way through, leggy bouncy disease (critical), bites pens/pencils, “nice [insert artist name here] reference” if somebody unwittingly name drops a song/lyric she likes, exaggerated hip swaying while walking

😞 DISAPPOINTED FACE — does your oc attract others, or do they tend to be left alone?

RIYA — don't know if it's pulled it off in-game, but Riya's intended to be the kinda girly that grabs everyone's attention when she enters the scene because of her presence, charm, and [usually] beautiful wardrobe. tbh i think she attracts people no matter what her mood is because she's so expressive and open about everything. she looks like she's having a great time at a party? you feel like you could approach and she'd pull you into the vibes without hesitation. she's throwing a fit in anger? you highkey wanna engage just to hear her rant about whatever's made her so mad. she's sitting there upset? you have no choice but to go over there between how her eyes literally Glitter with tears and the way her entire body gives off "i'm in desperate need of support, please baby me". (she'd also rather fucking Die than be alone for more than 5 minutes so there's that. she puts in the effort to be approachable.) 

GHILLY — i can see both ends of the scale being true for Ghilly. sometimes she wants to be left alone and puts effort into outwardly displaying that in ways people can easily pick up on, and other times you can practically feel her welcoming anybody into her circle with open arms. 

APHRODITE — this bitch has a gravitational pull about her. you either want to get close so you can join in on her incredible vibes, or because you want to figure out just how much of a front she's putting on because nobody's That loud with their personality unless parts of it are ramped up for attention. she's rarely found alone and that's certainly on purpose, she needs others around to avoid the introspection.

[shiny-miltank]

A leche hobbies update:

Update on knitting adventures: almost done with a scarf I started 🤔 dropped stitches everywhere but it really helps with my adhd to have something in my hands to play with while feeling like I’m working towards something! Don’t think I’ll show it off though LMAO, it’s ugly as a scarf but I like it as a “baby’s first scarf” to look back on when I get better. And it’s warm :)!

Other thing: picked up a sewing machine from the good will and still in really great shape and working! Its old and has character and I love it HAH. I’m learning from my abuelita on her own machine. It’d be great to combine this and knitting to make essentials and to repair clothes that really need it.

Drawing/not really a hobby it’s my “Jobby”: sorry for being a lil slow on updates! I got a little bit of burnout and I really want to finish summers commissions so I can clear my schedule more. I’m just about done so I’m no longer chipping on three projects at a time between my full time job oof-but do know they are being worked on. I’ve got adoptables on the way and sketching the next ask-n update! I’ve also been keeping an eye on other places to post like insta and bluesky but I feel like I need to like…observe? Some more? Before committing and learning whole new platforms and posting schedules bleh.

I got other projects in the pipeline, one including a pmd thing, more Paldea headcanons and what not and some certain purple psychic cat things returning. But all in due time! Can’t overwhelm myself : 0

And a little bit of a rant or ramble about perhaps dropping a longtime hobby I’ve had and feeling sad about it beneath the cut ;( but if you’ve read this far thanks! Love ya’ll for supporting me!

I think a handful of you? Know I roleplay on this platform and have for a good seven? Eight? Years. It’s fun, a lot of my ideas and headcanons and art I’m known for were actually jump started by some random thread or idea from between my rp partners and what not. The Mewtwo blog, ask-n, scarlet turo and etc etc were old muses or ideas that turned into their own thing. It’s always been so easy to write and collaborate your ideas with the rp community you’re in and it becomes it’s whole big thing!

But I know it hasn’t always been the healthiest hobby for me after awhile but esp when I want to focus on content creation as a job that I’m really into. I no longer have the time to maintain plots and characters despite being so determined to stick to it. It’s becoming more of a distraction of just scrolling down the rp dashboard out of FOMO more then anything and heck I can’t even see most of it as a lot of events and verses and etc I blacklist to attempt to curb anxiety and distractions which haven’t been working lately 🤔 I still get lots of anxiety.

That and the community’s changed really. I know every old rper has typed their piece on “back in the good old days-“, leaves their blog and doesn’t give any useful advice or attempt to change the narrative lol. I don’t want to do that.

And it’s not the communities fault either. It’s natural for spaces to change to help new ideas and new people come in. It just means maybe it’s no longer meant for me and that’s okay. If anything it’s more how my friends I’ve been with for all my time there have left or are leaving. There’s a disconnect I can’t seem to get over no matter what new muse or idea I promote esp when I’m no longer comfortable in the space I enjoyed for so long. I never had to block so many things before and again not the communities fault and none of the things I’m blocking are unsavory, it’s more like my tastes and likes and dislikes and what I have spoons for have just become different over so long. It’s totally a me thing.

It’s in my mind that maybe it’s okay to let it go since I’m getting so hyped for my newer hobbies and the ideas I have for my art/comics. I don’t have the time anymore to dedicate so much energy on it like I use to esp when even over all my work Im still figuring out my adhd after getting diagnosed officially, new meds, the other mental diagnosis that makes the mental soup in my head alongside other life stuff.

I owe rp in general for helping me get that creative spark and through a lot of tough, long dark times. It’s provided me with the escapism and outlet since like, forever. I started rping in ye old Neopet neomail days and haven’t stopped since besides the occasional period that didn’t last long. Who knows maybe this is just a rut and I’ll feel better tomorrow or next week or something. Could be the change of seasons where my seasonal depression kicks in but I’m not quitting yet but it’s somewhere in the funky mind palace as I navigate this weird patch.

Thanks if you’ve read my ramblings this far! I wish there was a way to reward peeps who read through my long jargon? It just feels good to know I can scream into the void and sometimes I’ll have one or two people nod at me in understanding. Idk, I’ll think of something—

[lixenn]

🎮,🤔 ,☕️,🍎 for Valerie!

Time for Val! Thanks for sending those in Momo!

🎮 VIDEO GAME CONTROLLER — what are three of your oc's favorite hobbies?

Playing piano

Val learned to play piano at her mothers knee when she just an itty bitty baby. She kept up with it over the years not only because she loves music but also to keep the connection to her mother (who she misses still, even though Italy is her home now).

Tinkering

Puzzles, gadgets, cars... Valerie loooves to tinker, to break something down to its base parts and put it back together. Be it to repair or improve or just for the challenge, it doesn't really matter. She just likes keeping her hands and brain busy, not caring if she gets dirty in the process or not. After her husbands death when things got really tight finanically she even went dumpster diving for broken tech, so she could fix it up to sell.

Driving

As much as Val loves working on cars, she loves driving them even more. Hitting the gas pedal, making the motor purr.... Watching the scenery pass by on a desereted street.... Yes... that hits the spot...

🤔 THINKING FACE — what are some of your oc's quirks/mannerisms?

Valerie is a rather quiet person, she tends to observe more than speak, but when she does open her mouth, she's rather blunt and to the point but her dry and dark sense of humour does pop up occasionally.

On the other hand... Val hums when she is happy! Be it a lullaby when she's baking with her son, or a sea shanty after a challenging spar or even the latest radio hit when she's working on her car, there's lots of humming around when Val is enjoying herself.

☕️ HOT BEVERAGE — does your oc prefer coffee, tea, hot chocolate, milk, water, or some other drink? how do they like to take this drink (ex. coffee with milk, hot chocolate with whipped cream, a specific kind of tea, etc)?

Apple juice! Apple juice all the way! But it needs to be good apple juice, homemade is prefered but not always available in which case she will just drink still water 🫡

She did drink coffee on missions sometimes to keep awake but she needed to go heavy on the sugar and milk so it would be drinkable for her (she really doesn't like the taste of coffee but desperate times call for desperate meassures).

Otherwise she's not really that much of a hot beverage person, she prefers cold drinks.

🍎 RED APPLE — where was your oc born? do they still live in/around their place of birth or do they live somewhere else? how do they feel about their birthplace?

Valerie was born in a small suburb in Southern Germany. She moved to Italy for her studies and decided to stay because she fell in love not just with the country but also with her future husband. Val misses Germany and her family, so she tries to visit at least a few times in a year, taking Max - her son - with her on most of the trips so that he can see his grandparents.

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[youredreamingofroo]

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 for Onia and Hero! 🤔 for any of your OCs :DD

Thank you anon!

Questions from: Details about OCs

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family with Mother, Father, Son and Daughter — how many people are in your oc's immediate family? how many people are in your oc's extended family? do they have aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, etc? who in their family are they closest with? are they close with their birth family, or do they have a found family?

Onia only has a mother and father in her immediate family! So two people. In terms of extended family... Mother Dhithos (her name and father d's name will be revealed later) has 2 siblings, both of them are older and are her sisters! Father Dhithos has 4 siblings, he has three older brothers and one younger sister. So 6 Auncles! I believe by now, Onia's extended family would be anywhere from (not counting auncles) 6-18 (averaging 1-3 kids per Aunt/Uncle). In total making her extended family 12-24 people! (including auncles) Onia DOES have grandparents! 4 grandparents! A grandma and grandpa on both her mother and father's side. She is not close with any of her family,, ahaha,,, she doesn't see her extended family a lot, if at all, and she is incredibly envious of her parents, which makes her distance herself from her parents. She doesn't have found family, and she isn't close to her birth family.

🤔 Thinking face — what are some of your oc's quirks/mannerisms?

Roo talks with his hands, the happier he is, the wider and more expressive his hand-talking is, the sadder he is, he becomes a lot less hand expressive, his hand-talking becomes aggressive and "sharp" and angular when he's upset/angry.

Leo will subconsciously draw out the lines in his hands, it's moreso a fidget thing he does when he's antsy or anxious, he also maps out the shapes and lines of things around the world in his mind (or with his hands if nobody is around), which has just become a quirk that he does also subconsciously, but he does this no matter what, regardless of how antsy or anxious he is.

Nirvana clicks her tongue! Akin to clicking your tongue to get the attention of an animal, she usually does this in the midst of conversation in replacement of an ellipses ("..."), not always, but it's becoming naturally more reoccurring than it used to. Not a tic, but this quirk kind of acts in the same way a tic/stim does.

Hero is naturally anxious at all times, so she constantly looks over her shoulder, whether she's in her room, out walking or in the middle of conversation, she'll make sure she's constantly aware of her surroundings.

Onia draws out her "S"'s! Like how talking snakes in media will go "Ssssnakessss" aksdjhk The researchers at the OC Labs (Me) are still figuring out how she managed to pick this quirk up.

[lyranova]

I read all your rant about Finral and Finesse and everything, and even though I completely understand your points... I have to admit, I never felt that Vanessa and Finral were teased as a ship, but as best friends. I understand why people felt otherwise, but it wasn't my case (even today, I only feel the friendship chemistry, but I DO support those who ship them). Isn't it weird that we felt something else entirely for the bond between Vanessa and Finral?

On the other hand I was immediately totally on board for Finral and Finesse. Don't ask me why, I just find it so cute from the start. But I do agree, that it might should have been introduced a bit better and certainly sooner, maybe.

Sorry if I bother you with that. It just made me think, how different we felt about this topic, but how I can still totally understand your point and Acacias. And I totally support that. Ship Finral and Vanessa all you want, consider Finral and Finesse as friends all you want, be happy about it! I fear it's just not my cup of tea in a romantic way, but that is just my opinion. But as best friends, as Brotp, I'm all on board for it.

(Sorry that I submit, but the ask didn't let me write all of this^^')

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Hiya @just-a-little-fan-1793 (I wasn’t sure if the submitted post would tag you or not 😅)! I wonder why the ask box wouldn’t let you type this all out, that’s really odd 🤔, maybe Tumblr is glitching again.

No worries, not everyone views things the same way, if we did, it’d be pretty boring wouldn’t it 😆? At least that’s what my other mutuals and I say when we talk about disagreeing or we have different opinions on things! Like for example; there’s a certain Kdrama that I’ve watched and loved where a lot of people felt the FL and the ML had a bunch of chemistry and wanted the characters to get together, but I on the other hand felt that the ML and the Second FL had a lot more chemistry together (even after I rewatched it I still felt the same) and that the FL and ML were just…friends? Aquantinces? Understanding of each other? I don’t know the right word rn, but apparently the writer felt the same way because in season 2 they heavily implied the Second FL had feelings for the ML 😆!

So it really is fun where people can watch the same show and get totally different vibes from characters, ships, etc! Whether it’s kdrama’s or anime! And I think that’s something I love about fandom, you and someone else could have watched the same scene but got two completely different things from it, which makes it fun and interesting I think!

Anyway back on the topic at hand; I don’t mind Finral x Finesse 🥰, I’ll admit they’re not really one of the ships I think about a lot, but I think they can be very cute together! They really should have introduced Finesse better then they did 😔, or even hinted at her existing like my mutual @loosesodamarble said (Langris could have easily mentioned her when he saw Finral in Kiten, like Erika said, but they didn’t 😭!)

You aren’t bothering me with this! I actually enjoy talking about ships and how peoples ships are different then mine (if that makes sense, I have a killer headache so I’m not sure if I’m making much sense 😆!). I think it’s fun how differently we see the topic, and I 100% support you in shipping Finral x Finesse 🥰! If (or when tbh) they become canon in Black Clover I’ll fully support them and love them as well even though I ship Finral x Vanessa. And I support you in only seeing them as a BROTP, they certainly are best friends at the end of the day, which makes me love those two no matter what 💕!

Thanks for sending this in, I don’t know why tumblr glitched and wouldn’t let you send it in as an ask 😔. But I still enjoyed hearing your thoughts and opinion, even though they’re different from mine 🥰! I want this blog to be a safe place for everyone to voice theirt houghts and opinions whether we agree or not 😁. So thank you for sending this in 💕!

[lmelodie]

Helloooooooo my pal! I'd like to ask 3, 10, 19, 20 and 29 pls ☺️☺️

3. What ideas come from when you were little

MOON MOTIFS!! GOD DO I LOVE THE MOON! Always have and always will! I have so many moon-themed magical girl characters from my youth sitting around in old notebooks. Gotta stan a moon based magical girl.

10. Favorite piece of clothing to draw

Would it be a cop out to say Suits? 🤔

But fr surprisingly enough, lots of flowy clothing! I don't EVER listen to "the rules" when it comes to flowy fabric, I love making that shit up as I go! Logic be damned! It is the wild west out here and I am THE outlaw.

19. Favorite inanimate objects to draw (food, nature, etc.)

Does magic effects count? Do those count as objects? Because I love messing with the look of special effects. A treat for me and me alone.

But if that doesn't count (😔) then probably foliage and organic matter/natural elements. Because I can find new ways to abstract the SHIT of it and stylize it to hell and back (and also because I have a million custom plant brushes..)

20. Something everyone else finds hard to draw but you enjoy

Besides hands? Probably crazy gesture poses. It took a long while where I was like "I don't understand how to do gesture drawing AT ALL and this is stupid" until I reached the point of clarity and now its kinda fun lol

We love to exaggerate the human form here. I think I can improve in this area but it definitely loosens everything up!

29. Media you love, but doesn't inspire you artistically

Into/Across the Spiderverse! Love the movies, adore the story, I FOAM AT THE MOUTH with the art style, but I've just never felt the need to try and replicate it at all. I think its a skill issue mostly lol, but also its an art style that I can apricate but don't want my own art to look like.

[theretirementstory]

Bonjour à tous, another week over and we are into a new month 😳 . It is going to be another cloudy day, we have 6c now and can only expect a high of 10c, however, that is fine by me as I think I will have a walk and I would like to do a little bit of work in the garden. Yes I know it’s a good Sunday and laws here dictate the use of noisy garden items, lawnmowers, hedge cutters etc can only be used between 10 and 12 but I would say that the only noise I would hope to produce would be a little cursing if things don’t go as I want them to.

I have had two visits to the hospital, the first, my monthly appointment with the oncologist, was on Monday. Monique was there she was due to see a doctor too. Both of our appointments were at 14:30. At 15.15 I saw the doctors arrive to start their appointments. The oncologist came for me about 15:30 then he was interrupted and I was told he wouldn’t be long. About 16:15 Monique was called into her appointment and around 16:30 I was “summoned” again. The oncologist finally sat down with me just around 16:45. Not much to report except still concerns over high readings from liver. I said I still hadn’t received the appointment for the PET scan and he immediately completed a form and took it to his secretary to get that ball rolling. I left the hospital just after 17:00 for the hours journey home. The next morning I was surprised to receive a call from the hospital, could I attend for a PET scan at 9:20 the following day! Got the taxi sorted and off I went on Wednesday for the scan. I am due a blood test in the morning so hopefully if oncologist needs to see me before appointment at the end of the month, he will call me.

The cleaner was due on Thursday and on Wednesday evening I had to put the jigsaw (unfinished) back into its box. I was so sad as I had done such a lot. I decided to buy one of those puzzle mats, well I was a bit surprised as it said to make the puzzle up onto the non slip side 🤔 so how do you slide pieces into place when they need to be moved slightly 🤔 (answers on a postcard please 😂😂). I was not a happy bunny when the cleaner messaged saying “she had a problem” but would come in the afternoon. This wasn’t particularly convenient for me but as I had been up early and everywhere was just ready for her I agreed. Just before she was due to arrive, she rang up, sounding quite incoherent and saying she felt “not well”. I was particularly angry I can tell you. It had really messed up my day. She piped up with “see you Monday” I just cut off the phone. I think thin ice is what she is skating on at the moment.

So after all of that excitement what more could there be to my week? Of course, I have big plans for my garden this year and after the success of “rehoming plants” last week I wanted to give the roses a helping hand to bigger and better blooms. I had read that applying cardboard around the base of the roses then mulching was a sure fire way of helping them. It did say for it to be done by 31 January, but not sure whether roses use the Gregorian calendar, I do think that the 2nd February was close enough to the last day of January and so I laid the cardboard and my mulch was the spent compost from the tomato plants. Adding a few leaves to the mix would add some nutrients as they rot down. I also applied the same around the hydrangea paniculata after I had removed huge amounts of grass which were choking the poor thing. Most of the weeds in that border tend to come through from my neighbours garden. She has some dead and almost dead leylandi and the earth around the bottom is just full of grass, nettles, creeping buttercup (you get the idea) which then proceed to creep either under or above ground into my garden. No matter how much I pull up they still come back. I feel that the Christmas roses may benefit from some cardboard and some compost to help them flourish and that could be a little job for this afternoon. As well as applying cardboard to smother the weeds on the other side of the garden. I am also going to ask my gardener if he has a scarifier, as the amount of moss in the grass is horrendous! If he could remove it and I can overseed the grass then I may have a better garden this coming year. Of course it is too soon to be scarifying and overseeding but at least he can fit me into his diary.

The plumber is coming on Tuesday to fit the new boiler! I cannot wait, I am so looking forward to lovely hot water and who knows it may make a difference to the heating too.

I finally got my head together where the knitting is concerned, I have almost finished the second front (hopefully this afternoon), then I have to fathom out the increasing for the sleeves and finally get those started.

Thursday saw the arrival of the cars taking part in the rallye Monte Carlo historique. Unfortunately I read that their arrival would be between 23:00 and something like 04:00. Well I would have liked to have gone into town to see them but not during those hours!

So to the music part of the blog and just to confirm that a lot of thought goes into this blog (even though you may not have noticed). So continuing with the gardening theme I have chosen two songs with flowers in them. Of course there could have been “Build me up Buttercup” or “Tiptoe through the Tulips” but as usual it’s the words or music that “speak” to me so my choices are firstly “Good Year For The Roses” by Elvis Costello and The Attractions back in 1981 and the second is “Kiss From A Rose” by Seal back to 1994. If you are hearing these for the first time, enjoy.

My grandchildren did FaceTime me last Sunday which was really lovely. I was hoping that I would be able to visit the UK in April, however, it is all dependent on the blood tests and the PET scan. I am praying it is a possibility but I must be guided by the medical professionals.

I have had an extra boost of energy this week, I do believe, as I made soup, chilli, baked cake and would like to bake some scones today. Let’s see if I have time with all the other things I want to do.

It was “La Chandeleur” on Friday 2 February, and the French would be enjoying crepes. I didn’t follow the tradition as I really have to fancy crepes or pancakes as I know them.

I took the photos yesterday while having a lovely walk. It really did me a power of good and I slept a lot better last night too. The day was pretty cloudy, misty and it was mizzling but it wasn’t cold and it gave me the opportunity to really stretch my legs.

Jusqu’à la semaine prochaine.

[ruvviks]

🧡🍦🤔 for vitali <3

oc asks!

🧡 ORANGE HEART — does your oc tend to prioritize family or friends?

YOU CANNOT DO THIS TO MEEEEE this is. ouuuu this question is interesting. the answer is very very complicated LMAO the short version is he prioritizes his friends. his family has not been in his life for a very long time, he moved out at age 18 pretty suddenly to be able to escape his abusive mother and despite him attempting to reconnect for months, his family never allowed him to get back in touch with them. only recently has he been able to reconnect with them again in the broker fic and that's where the long answer comes in

because the thing about vitali is that he has so much hope. despite being a pretty realistic and sometimes even pessimistic man, he tries very hard to see the positive in things, to see the good in people, and he really makes an effort to make things work until he's explicitly proven wrong. and since he's a stubborn motherfucker the "explicitly proven wrong" moment is VERY often a step further than anyone else would go

this is what causes friction between him and mainly vincent and mikhail in the fic, because he keeps trying to do certain things that the others don't really approve of because they don't see the point. they don't see why vitali would ask his younger brother daniil for help, they don't see why vitali would let his younger sister roksana stay around, they don't see why vitali wants to go talk to his mother and tries to help her when ravager has tracked her down and they don't see why vitali can't kill his father despite all the things that have happened thus far

in this fic specifically vitali is prioritizing his family over his friends, but ONLY because he sees an opportunity here to get them back. no one else will ever understand this because they're not in his shoes, but all vitali ever wanted was to have a family he could love, a family he could rely on. everything he does in the fic is centered around this (perhaps selfish) goal and around his hope for them, and he needs to figure out if they've changed since last time he saw them or not and there's really only one way to do that and that's to reach out to them and keep trying

was it worth it? well if you've read chapter 18 you know where it has led him so :D giggles

🍦 SOFT ICE CREAM — what is/are your oc's favorite ice cream flavor(s)?

vitali loves everything that has like, a creamy taste to it rather than just the texture if that makes sense? so things like vanilla, mocha, chocolate, caramel etc etc and less so the fruity flavors. lots of sex jokes to be made here

🤔 THINKING FACE — what are some of your oc's quirks/mannerisms?

vitali fidgets with his pen a lot! whenever he's holding it and listening to someone talk he's kind of rolling it between his fingers, similar to what he does with his cigarettes. he used to chain smoke his way through high school and the cigs he smokes nowadays are fake so he can keep the habit without the addiction, but the habit shows itself in more ways such as the way he fidgets with his pen :^)

whenever he's standing still for a longer period of time, he'll automatically find something to lean against. it's always subconsciously been to relieve his leg, only since recently has it been more obvious because of the surgery he had on it and because of his cane, but it's always been a very constant pain he's had to deal with

he also automatically tends to read people a lot. can often be found scanning someone's face very quickly in conversation to check how they're feeling, if they're lying, stuff like that. vitali used to work at arasaka counterintelligence and before that handled a lot of internal social matters so he's REALLY good at reading people. it's mostly a remnant from that time in his life but now as a fixer it comes in very handy as well!

vitali used to be very expressive in both facial expressions as well as talking with his hands and such, but over the years he's become a LOT more static. most of this is just a cover, also a habit that started at arasaka because it was expected of him, and now he uses it to keep his composure as a fixer during important meetings and such. but when he's in private with people he trusts he will become a lot more expressive again, smiling a lot more than he would in public and freely gesturing away. also becomes very vulgar then usually, doesn't hold back on the cursing and has just dirty humor in general. very much in a "i'm essentially still a 12 year old" way and not in like a perverted way though LMAO

and lastly, vitali sometimes sings in russian to himself very quietly to calm himself down. funnily enough he doesn't use it in the broker fic but that's mainly because his own family is involved in it and it felt a bit inappropriate to him?? because it IS a direct reminder of his family and trying to calm himself down from stuff that happened with his family by singing a song that reminds him of his family. probably wouldn't work too well </3

[obsidianghoul]

🎻 🔱 🤍 🐉 🤔

(i wanna know this for all of them but you can pick which oc you wanna answer them for)

-✨

Gonna answer these for a few of them I guess bc I can't choose either lmao

🎻 VIOLIN — does your oc play any instruments? what is their skill level (beginner/intermediate/advanced/virtuoso/etc)?

Obsidian: He can play clarinet pretty well (id say like, intermediate?), and is trying to teach himself bass (absolute beginner).

Spruce: Doesn't play any instruments, but he loves to fuck around with hand drums, usually alongside some weird song one of his packmates made up on the fly.

Sion: What DOESNT this ghoul play tbh? He's been around long enough that he's had the chance to learn a good amount of instruments at least to an intermediate level, though his favorites to play are the mandolin and sitar.

Scorch: He can play both guitar and bass at at least an intermediate level, leaning towards advanced on guitar. He claims he's "self taught" but everyone's pretty sure he's taking lessons from someone.

🔱 TRIDENT EMBLEM — can your oc swim? do they enjoy swimming?

Obsidian: He can swim but he's not great at it. He prefers to just wade in the shallow water, every once in a while venturing deeper or launching himself from the highest point he can find to do a cannonball

Spruce: Cannot swim. He's tried but he just can't get the hang of it, so he just sticks to the shallows and the shore.

Sion: He's a natural in the water, having had years upon years to practice alongside his part-water-ghoul nature. Likes to do laps and practice new swim styles.

Scorch: refuses to learn to swim, even after Tide (his water ghoul bf) practically begged him to.

🤍 WHITE HEART — what are three of your oc's neutral/questionable traits?

Obsidian: Self conscious. open minded. Curious.

Spruce: Even tempered. Soft. Observant.

Sion: Aloof. Serious. Quiet.

Scorch: Idiosyncratic. Non-commital. Daring.

🐉 DRAGON — what is your oc's favorite mythical creature?

Obsidian: Mothman (does he count?)

Spruce: Faun/Satyr

Sion: Basilisk.

Scorch: Cerberus

🤔 THINKING FACE — what are some of your oc's quirks/mannerisms?

Obsidian: THIS GHOUL EATS ROCKS (this started off as a joke but somehow has descended into actual madness). He also collects rocks he thinks are too pretty to eat <3

Spruce: Likes to sleep outside in piles of dirt. If you can't find him he's probably asleep somewhere near or in the garden, or out near the workshed where he keeps all his tools and has a confidently placed pile of dirt that he swears is for the landscaping but cmon we all know better.

Sion: Always fiddling with a pen. Whether it be spinning it between his fingers, clicking the button, or chewing on it absentmindedly, he's always got a pen on him and he's always doing SOMETHING with it.

Scorch: I don't wanna call it echolalia bc I don't think it's the exact same, but when someone's talking to him (or anyone else for that matter, as long as he can hear) he'll just repeat certain words that stand out to him. It annoyed a lot of people at first but most everyone's gotten used to it.

[what-an-animated-world]

Math is often used to distort information and outright lie for the benefit of the ones doing the number massaging. Here it's the studios. Anytime you see math, they're hoping you just take the numbers as they are and not ask questions since it's "data", and data is "objective", you know the saying, "numbers don't lie" because they "come from somewhere"? ***Don't fall for it.***

Think of math as a kind of argument, a logic using symbols to abstract it away from where it came from in order to reach a particular conclusion. Someone gathered and chose to present those numbers this way. Both are places of possible distortions. Immediately start asking questions.

When I saw that pie chart of how much the unions make, I stopped and went: Okay let's say that really is the total of all the money the unions make, fine, but why is it only how much they make? They're not the only ones who get paid from making work. As a matter of fact, where is the overall revenue? They're making this much money but out of what? This chart has information, but it's *missing* a lot of other **relevant and necessary information** to make any conclusion other than that unions get money.

I wonder who benefits from others only being able to draw a conclusion like that from this data 🤔

Also, how many people work in each union? Why are those numbers not in the chart? Numbers can look giant until you realize that when broken down and divided up the way they really are, things are not as glamorous or lucrative as they seem. For example, here in Canada, the Conservative Ontario government just made a big show of giving $40 million to help hospitals in the province fix the abysmal ER situation. There are about 390 hospitals in the province. If you divide $40 million across all of them, they're basically giving hospitals around $102,500 each. The main issues causing problems in the ER are staffing shortages and space constraints. Hospitals don't have enough to expand an already existing building (it costs millions due to complications), so they can only really use the money for staffing. If you look up the salaries for nurses in the province, that means they can add maybe one full-time and one part-time nurse. There you go, “problem solved”. Two nurses. Why are you booing, keep protesting, and being unreasonable, we were generous see, it's 40 MILLION.

So how many people are represented by, for example, SAG-AFTRA? A quick online search gives you 160,000 people. $318 million divided up equally between 160k people? $1,987.5 per person, for the year. Why year? That's how overall income is counted. Add up all the money for the year for everyone in the union and get the total.

But we also know the money isn't divided up equally. 2% of actors make a big chunk of that. Which is why you're getting all the first hand accounts, receipts etc from working folks with outlandish checks for fractions. It's also why many of these folks have to have other jobs while working to be able to, I don't know, live?

So back to that *missing* info, how much is the estimated overall revenue (money earned after subtracting costs) of the studios? Well SAG-AFTRA breaks it down here https://www.wgacontract2023.org/updates/state-of-the-industry , which is where these numbers for this post are coming from.

Let's take the 2022 revenues estimates of $220 billion for the entertainment industry. To figure out what percentage the actors (or anything really) are getting overall (is it really a fair share), you take the smaller number (the part), divide it by the larger one (the whole), then multiply by 100 to see how much of a percentage/part it actually is. Think of a pizza (or cake), if you know how big a single slice is from the whole, you can understand whether or not it’s divided fairly. $318 million ($318,000,000) union actors divided by $220 billion ($220,000,000,000) of the overall amount? 0.0014. Multiply by 100 to get the percentage: 0.14% of the revenue. The actors union isn't even getting a single digit percent of the profit they generate.

If I gave you crumbs off that pizza (or cake) you made, would you find that okay?

Numbers are arguments being presented to you, question them, and if you feel comfortable enough, try to do the math yourself because the math is rarely as complicated or as difficult as it appears on first glance.

*Obviously, check my math and sources too. I'm not error or bias free, no one is.*

[rosecoloredknight]

You don’t have to stalk someone’s page to notice things lmao it’s just obvious when I’m scrolling and I see you typing paragraph responses to asks that you asked them yourself? Lol

Yep, that's what I figured as well; a lot of variables that's why I didn't want to say anything. Tthey could still call cap on you, but that doesn't matter.

Point is, you noticed it, decided to point it out, and that's okay. 😊😊

I came clean about the ones I sent myself and why I did, you agreed with me that it was pathetic and that's it.

Your last asked tho where you're so condescending about it I just responded with a "👍🏽"? I didn't need to prove you otherwise and didn't want to. However, I do in fact have a good group of friends here that "actually care enough about my life" (not that it matters), "to ask me questions" or however you stated it.

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let's get a little lmao and lol about this - you know.. maybe just maybe, I blocked this ask, did a little look around, saw that I had you blocked without actually blocking you, unblocked you again, and now I'm responding to this ask. Or let's say I couldn't unblock and recover this ask myself — so I sent Tumblr support a ticket about it, and I used my charmness to state "oh I blocked the ask by accident, can you pretty pretty please be my knight and hero and unblock it/them" etc, and boom, I'm here, like you stated, writing paragraphs about it? Or maybe , I can only unblock you but not recover the ask, which then throws everything I just said to the trash because I'm writing this. Was I that or am I that pretty to do that 😱🫢🤔? Or maybe I didn't/don't need to do all of that because like you, it's pretty obvious who sent these asks, which is ironic you know?

By the way, are you only following a handful of people here that only post once or twice because I answered these two previous asks around 4 hours before you actually responded so I'm pretty sure they would have been lost in the dashboard of abyss. Or did you see it earlier than that but just now responding to it? See? I'm considerate about it 😊 lots of variables. I apologize for not stating that you might have just seen them through the dash. I actually thought of it while I was crossing the street with my nephew, but then forgot to edit and add in the ask.

Can we please move on from this? you called me out, I responded, you agreed with my "it was pathetic of me" response, my friends here think you're shitty on how you responded, miserable to also even care about it and want me to block and trash you, I don't want to think about you that way or call you out because I know who it is and I'm just letting you be, and lastly, I'm assuming you could care less about the responses because 1. You just don't care and 2. it's amusing to you for the most part. Am I missing anything? It's not a big deal tho, different folks, different personalities.

That being said, again, thank you for sending the previous asks. I was able to just vent here and on my other blog instead of moderating myself in fake asks. I appreciate you for that.

I don't know if you slept since you sent this ask, but if so, I hope you had a good night's rest and uh just take care of yourself, anon. Oh, don't forget to remind your friends/loved ones that you appreciate them, hug and annoy your loved ones if you can, eat, stay hydrated, look up, BREATHE, and just do your best, however your best looks today is enough. Life is a blessing ✌🏽☺️

If anyone made it this far, can you please send me a random ask about how you're feeling, what's something you're excited about, your pet, what your day is looking like, or how about this— any book/movie/show recommendations?

anything for me to respond other than the same previous topic.

[allieebobo]

What would the ROs do to take care of the MC, if the MC was indirectly hurt by them (like accidentally pushed etc.)? Would they be panicking or just pretend that nothing has happened? 🤔

Thanks for the ask, sorry it took 2847382 years, I tried to imagine different scenarios where this is most likely to happen, hope it answers your question :)

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G and MC are hiking up a hill: The conversation is getting a little animated - they're on the topic of food or politics, or perhaps a bit of both, the two things that can really rile up the french exchange student - when G ends up getting a little too distracted, and slips on a bit of loose gravel. They reach out a hand reflexively to steady themselves, only to end up flailing a little and shoving MC in the back.

MC stumbles but catches themselves, then turns around to stare incredulously at G, who has stopped talking, eyes flying open. "Oh merde, shit, f-" They slow to a halt. "I didn't mean- are you OK?"

MC snorts, the surprise having worn off now that they've righted themselves. "Was that you... flail-ing, by any chance?"

G looks a little sheepish, hand coming to rest on their neck. "Uh, no. I was. Laying a gentle... hand on you. It was a caress."

MC actually laughs at this, delighted, and leans in close. "You flail-ed, and then you pushed me," They say, accusatorily.

A smile dangles crookedly from G's lips as they lean in just as close. "Careful, it's a long way to 'fall' from here," They say, jerking a chin at the steep drop beyond the mountain's edge.

...

Sam and MC are running up the gravel hiking path, laughing and playfully shoving each other. MC is teasing Sam about something, and they're exclaiming loudly in protest, getting woefully distracted - they don't notice the boulder in their path and end up nearly getting up-ended, arms waving around desperately for something to break their fall.

Of course Sam ends up accidentally almost-dragging the both of them down, but MC thankfully keeps them both upright (or a different kind of MC might tumble to a soft bit of ground with Sam in a tangle of limbs).

Sam cackles, unable to stop laughing. "Oh shit, sorry - sorry - are you alright? I think we both nearly died."

"Ya think?!" MC says, but they're laughing too. "It's honestly a miracle that I've survived so many years being your best friend."

"A miracle indeed," Sam says, pausing a little in theur laugh to grin at MC, still breathless from laughing, cheeks slightly flushed. "And hey, wouldn't be a bad way to go - 'least we'll be buried together."

MC shoves Sam. "I don't wanna be buried at all!"

...

Rayyan and MC are sprinting up the hill full throttle, because MC couldn't help but say something about beating the junior with their 'spindly legs' (certainly not spindly, but MC just wanted to get a rise out of them). They are shoulder to shoulder with MC, jostling and exerting a steady pressure as they race up, not exactly cheating yet but right on the verge of it.

MC is snorting and saying something about "resorting to underhanded techniques" when they stumble, distracted, on a rock.

Rayyan keeps going for a split second more, before realizing that MC is not just lagging behind but actually flailing and right about to fall. The junior reaches out immediately to stabilize MC, but then immediately says, "I win by default now, considering you'd have been flat on the ground, face-smashed-in, if I hadn't saved your life."

MC gives Rayyan a playful shove. "Watch out. You could still very well still find yourself flat on the ground, face-smashed-in."

Rayyan smirks, insufferable, and crosses their arms. "Well, I'd like to see you try, with those spindly arms," They say, picking up the argument right where they'd left off. "Also, I'd say you'd have a lot more to lose than me." They say this matter-of-factly, expression neutral, so it takes MC a while to realize that it's a compliment. Kind of.

"Are you - praising my face, Afiq?" They ask, snorting laughter. "And anyway, I disagree - you have an excellent face that I very much would not want to see smashed-in."

...

Tobin would never push MC, and is very unlikely to lose their balance and shove MC accidentally. But in the very improbable event that it does happen - or if MC trips up of their own accord (far more probable) - Tobin would immediately reach out to steady them, possibly even before the MC stumbles.

Their eyes, warm and kind, would crinkle just slightly at the edges as they take the chance to fold their arm around MC's shoulders, or put their hand in MC's, gentle and just a slight-bit mischievous, as though they were completely aware how they're using the opportunity to their advantage. "You good?" They'll ask, smiling at MC.

"Better now," MC says, and a warm flush of pleasure travels up Tobin's chest, and they lean in even more comfortably into MC, squeezing MC's fingers.

"See, this is why we should always be holding hands," They say, grinning.