#(AND only 3 inches taller than me)

[yuri-is-online]

Consider: A Jade/Yuu bit where there's a dance competition and Yuu knows they have it in them to win, they're really good at some of the dances from their world, they just... Need a partner. Someone who isn't gonna question where these dances came from (Earth), why Yuu learned them (for an old crush), or what Yuu wants the money for (Ramshackle, it's Ramshackle). Problem is, Yuu's kinda tall so they know the lead parts of the dances but aren't practiced at the follower parts. They can teach them but muscle memory makes it hard to do them, plus the need to find someone taller than them if Yuu is gonna follow. Yuu ends up going to Azul and offers up half the prize money if he can find someone discreet to dance with them. The thought is that Azul is pretty short, right?? He'd probably do it. Only, Jade has a crush (the pining is real) and Azul likes living so he passes the job onto Jade. Yuu's annoyed but Jade is outwardly calm, collected, and willing to follow their every order so even if Jade's taller than them, he still makes for a decent follower. Yuu's forward behavior is a surprise to Jade, he hadn't realized they were so confident, but he's enjoying himself and putting his all into helping Yuu win. After hours at the lounge, he'll practice both lead and follower parts, running through the step sequences on his own until they're perfect. Only problem is, Floyd sees this and he starts joining in, learning the dances from Jade and falling into the sequences faster than Jade ever could. It makes Jade feel territorial and a little inadequate, he and Floyd practically get into minor dance battles as Floyd enjoys learning and Jade tries to prove himself. With his hackles up, Jade's instincts to provide and protect his mate of choice kick in a little and he starts itching at having to dance follower. He wants to lead! He wants to win the competition for his crush, Yuu, not just be an accessory as they win. (It's so stupid, he knows it's stupid, but the eel is jealous and must be placated). Yuu and Jade get closer and on the day of the contest, Jade scrapes up the nerves to ask for an alternative payment if they win- a favor. Yuu agrees, curious and wanting the money, and the contest starts. When it gets to be Yuu and Jade's turn, things start off as planned but then Jade steals the lead smoothly, forcing Yuu to follow him. Furious, Yuu steals it back, then Jade dips them and sneaks it again, trying to show off as a courtship move. Back and forth, both so good at the dance that the trade in lead looks intentional, the judges are eating it up. Yuu storms off at the end of the dance and Jade follows, desperate and smitten, trying to call them back. Yuu shouts at Jade a bit, demanding to know why he screwed with the dance, Jade drags them into an impassioned kiss and gives an explanation, then apologizes, offering to give Yuu a sum of money if they lost due to his spontaneous actions. Yuu pauses, then asks for a favor instead. Jade hesitantly agrees, as Yuu still hasn't given him a response to his confession other than kissing him back. The winner is announced and Yuu and Jade don't win- but they do get second place and a smaller cash prize. Jade turns to Yuu, ready to apologize again, but Yuu just smirks, calling their favor. On Yuu's day of choosing, Jade will join them for a date and activity of Yuu's choosing, and it'll be on Jade's dime. Helplessly charmed at how it gives Yuu control but lets him provide as his instincts demand, Jade smiles back, already plotting on how he'll get back the lead this time.

hrg

Jade loves the unexpected, but he does not love to be at the center of it. He prefers the sidelines, like the ambush hunter he is he stays to the sidelines until he has unraveled enough of the unknown to make a strike. It's safe, and even if Azul makes complaints about it from time to time he never really feels like exposing him. And technically as Azul tiredly points out to him, that is not what he's doing here, not really. Jade already wants to kill whoever touches you on accident what was he expecting Azul to do?

For your part it's not like you didn't consider asking one of your friends to help. Epel is shorter than you and so is Riddle, but Epel doesn't really want to do the "girl's" part of the dance and Riddle... I feel like their might be some rule that makes him feel like he should be the one leading the dance, he's quite confident in his skills already as he's been to a bunch of formal parties but he's just so rigid about things. Asking Azul seems safer since he doesn't really care about the emotional side of things that can make him money, so why wouldn't you assume he'd jump at the offer? You were expecting him to negotiate for a steeper cut of the money, not to immediately break eye contact and sigh deeply.

"I'm busy that day." He isn't you'd checked long before asking. "But I'm certain Jade would be more than happy to oblige you, think of it as a favor to me. He could really use the chance to practice." You know better than to ask what he means, but still you wonder...

Jade loves the way confidence looks on you. He doesn't get to see much of it, so to find something that brings authority and happiness to your voice and for it to be a something he understands (conceptually anyway) makes him happy as well. You aren't exactly surprised at how well he follows, he's a keen observer as you well know, but it is strange to notice how well he observes you. He tells you he's been practicing and you can feel it in his steps, Jade delights in your little shocks and praises at his progress. Lives for it even, so when Floyd takes up practicing with him on something as flimsy as a whim he's enraged. Floyd is the better dancer, Jade has never faulted him for this until now, and to make matters worse he is better with his legs. Jade can feel you slipping from his grasp, and it drives him into further delusions of ways he can prove himself worthy to keep you. A moray's courtship dance would see him winding himself around you, couldn't that be seen as taking the lead? (He's also quite attached to that silly joke you made, something about the "leader always being right" because of the foot the led with) He does enjoy giving the illusion of control, a dark impulse to be sure but he does not see the need to change himself, only prove his worth.

"Of course you'd want that wouldn't you?" Favors and Octavinelle go hand in hand, so you really shouldn't agree to this but money likes to talk and it's favorite thing to do is encourage you to gamble. "So long as it isn't Ramshackle sure, I guess." Jade's lips quirk into a smile as he folds his hands.

"I'd never ask for that, this is meant to be a personal favor, not one for Azul." Jade has a rigid way about him that's similar to Riddle, but with a hint of playful flexibility you have come to really love appreciate while practicing with him. When you learned the dances you had pictured doing them with a certain someone... but never got the chance for one reason or another. Dancing with Jade feels natural.

So natural you barely notice when he takes the lead during a subtle change in the song until your eyes light on his grin and it takes everything you have not to let your anger crack through yours. You bring your weight to bear against him, molding your body into his so he can feel your demand for him to be good and follow which he has to take as a challenge, why else would he dip you in front of the judges when that had not been part of your choreography at all and why did they have to gasp in excitement? There's adrenaline pumping through your veins as a storm works itself up through the set and you barely keep yourself together to extract yourself and your dignity from that stupid eel so you can explode in peace but he follows.

"I should have known better than to agree to this, for fucks sake!" You barely hear Jade calling you over your own voice, barely see him reach for him through your own tears. "Did you think it was fucking funny to get my hopes up like this?! I was rooting for you, I WAS WILLING TO TRUST YOU AFTER EVERYTHING YOU-"

Jade steals the lead from your lungs, bringing you up into his embrace bracing your back against the wall as he kisses you. He kisses your tears, slow and with purpose apologizing with each breath he takes against the apple of your cheeks before an announcement that judging is about to conclude brings you both back to your senses.

"It was my instinct to display for you." The term is strange, but you think you understand what he means between the kisses and the dilation of his pupils. "I- do not wish to frighten you, or ruin your impression of me but please tell me you can see how I feel about you. I wanted to be the one to win this for you, and not be some accessory you could toss aside once you were done." He pulls away from the wall, takes your hand as he does to guide you back towards the front, pausing to hesitantly brush you knuckles with a kiss. I love you. You can feel him mouth the words against your hand, but he does not say them aloud. He's afraid. Yuu can feel it in the way he can't quite bring himself to directly look as he offers them the money they lost.

"Could I ask for a favor instead?" It doesn't quite feel like you speaking, the entire night's events are just too surreal. The very real way Jade stiffens next to you and the ashamed tone he agrees in brings you back down to earth, and tumbles you straight into the ocean when you tug on his tie to make him look at your grinning face when your "loss" is announced.

"You don't work on Saturday afternoons, right?" You love the way surprise looks on Jade, it's not something you get to see often, nor is what you can best describe as the hope he expresses as he hesitantly concedes that no he does not. "Good, then we can go on a date." He goes to open his mouth and you place your hand over it to shush him, trying very hard not to giggle too loudly or fluster at the knowing look of the judges still at their table. "I've got a great place picked out already, just bring yourself and your wallet." His entire body alights at the phrase, if you were under the literal water his happiness would be displayed for you in living technicolor and save him the need to verbally accept. But this is the land, so he gently takes you by the wrist and pulls you against his chest.

"Of course." He makes sure to bend as close to your ear as he can, mind already racing with how exciting this little game has now become. "I live to serve after all."

[trashcanwithsprinkles]

*breathes deeply* new fic? new ongoing fic to read? holy moly there's so much to catch up on, that is a lot of reading. (not speaking about fic only. i mean also asks here, because they can be gold nuggets of fun things. and i have not checked for months for tiredness,, woe)

favourite things about new fic so far: zhongli going down rabbit holes of information of Things he Does Not Know because alternate reality and a most favourite shared disconnect from the rest of the world. very understandable. love to see that. also love to see how he's trying to act according to appropriate power levels and is still overpowered. ... actually, is it a full alternate reality or is it another time travel shenanigans (or both)? because. just because. i have a feeling i'm reading it too fast in haste so i may well be missing things that make that more or less obvious

my confusion of reading in haste too much aside, did i see something about being able to ask for outfit doodles? 👀 if no one else has yet i am here for it (as long as it is not a trouble)

absolutely no trouble, i just cleaned it up a bit and colored it in. here's the crew so far! god i can't believe i nailed guizhong's hair color and blue-white color scheme in cyanide LMAO literally colorpicked her haircolor from one of my drawings of her hahah

[crimsonbubble]

me anytime I think of joong

[ethmintt]

langris eating a cherry tart

[wish-i-were-heather]

today my friend said she wants to get me a cardboard cutout of conan gray i think she was joking but actually please i would love that

[nanatsuyu]

Neil in mid thigh compression shorts (with shorter shorts on top) vs Neil in compression stirrup leggings (with shorter shorts on top duh)

[thaliasthunder]

do you guys imagine nico being taller, smaller or the same height as u?

[lavender-temult]

If you’re ever wondering what I’m thinking about at any given point in time it’s probably this

[enobariasteeth]

when we finally see Johnathan Bailey singing Dancing Through Life and As Long As Youre Mine I'm going to be fucking insufferable

[dennythemenace]

I think its hilarious that 2012 Donnie is so much taller than his brothers, and just seems so tall... and then literally any time you look it up, it says he's 5 foot 6 inches

[zombiified]

he tried to hug him after but it only made it worse

[multicolour-ink]

I was curious, i sorta dont get the "mario is so small" jokes in the movie? Is it because hes small in the games?

He's a very short guy yes. He always has been, no matter in what media 🤭

[invinciblerodent]

going against the mold by not even entertaining the thought of rolling an elven Rook, so far my plans include two slighty dommy dwarf ladies and a veritable human disaster

[dyinggoosenoises]

gives u a little kiss on top of ur head (bc ur tiny)

thank you!!

[cappurrccino]

every time I make a gauge swatch I just get confused as all hell

" 12 DC in 11 rows = 4 inches" ok, cool, except I got a 3.5x4" square with 12 DC in 8 rows, while using a smaller yarn and a smaller hook and I'm just...

[imreallyonthishellsite]

Yall know the posts that are like "you can usually tell who little sister is bc she'll be the taller one", lets test that theory

if you need an example, my sister is older than me by 3 years and I'm taller by a few inches

Edit: 1) sorry to all the middle children out there!! I didn't mean to forget yall on purpose it slipped my mind when I made this poll, take a cookie as an apology 🍪🍪🍪. Just choose whatever option fits best and explain in the tags if you feel like it.

2) the formatting of the polls are like that bc it was late asl when I made this poll and it made sense to me at the time, so sorry again if yall have trouble understanding the poll