#(And these two having to deal with a crisis)

[mapsthewanderer]

Maps headcanons -

🧡 Caleb in domestic jobs

Financial advisor edition

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You know what? Maybe it’s just me (tbh highly likely, my brain’s a special kind of unhinged), but I love imagining Caleb in the most normal, domestic-ass jobs. Like yeah canonically he’s a pilot, Colonel, military mecha man golden boy—whatever. But sometimes? Sometimes he’s just a cute-as-hell financial advisor(:

The kind who helps you figure out your condo loan like it’s no big deal… smug, smart, distractingly hot—and you leave the bank with absolutely no memory of what just happened.

Or maybe he’s just some guy at the grocery store, stacking new soap bottles that smell like heartbreak and half a therapy session. And you’re standing there, utterly stunned, because no human man should be that pretty while reading a label out loud and asking you if you wanna smell it too.

Just… normal jobs. Normal life. And maybe that’s why because I keep writing him into AUs where he’s a barista, or a chef. But I swear, even in the most mundane setups? He still manages to ruin you.

Just like he does in the 550 words that follow:

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Financial advisor!Caleb:

You show up ten minutes early to your consult. You expect khakis, maybe a nameplate, middle-aged, maybe. Definitely boring.

What you get is him.

Button-down shirt tucked into a tailored two-piece suit—dark, clean, criminally well-fitted. His chest is broad enough that the fabric pulls just slightly across it, the fine cotton of his shirt thin enough to tease the outline of his nipples every time he moves. And he moves a lot—reaching, turning, pointing—and every motion shifts the blazer just enough to reveal another glimpse of what’s underneath.

“You must be here for the first-time buyer packet,” he says, voice soft but confident, already flipping open a folder. “I highlighted a few things for you—don’t worry, I’ll walk you through everything.”

He gestures to the chair beside him. You sit.

And then it starts. Not the mortgage plan. Not the rate breakdowns. No. The real crisis is him—talking calmly about interest rates and closing costs with the quiet enthusiasm of a man who loves this shit. Like genuinely. He says things like:

“Now, a five-year fixed gives you stability, but if you think you might move, we can model a variable—actually, here, let me show you.”

And then he leans in. His blazer shifts—and there they are again. His friggin nipples. Pressed faint and firm against that thin, traitorous shirt. His arm brushes yours. He smells like warm cologne and fresh paper.

You forget what numbers are.

Caleb flips the page and taps a neat, highlighted column. “This is your amortization table.”

You blink. “My what now?”

He grins, a little too pleased with himself. “Basically,” he says, dragging his pen across the numbers, “it’s how your payments break down over time. Principal here”—he taps once—“interest here.”

He’s not trying to be hot. He’s just excited. Focused. Walking back and forth, talking about risk management while absolutely wrecking your nervous system. At one point he ruffles his hair while thinking.

You nearly black out.

“…and obviously you want enough left over for living expenses and small emergencies.” He glances at you, earnest. “Or, you know. Couch pillows. Plants. Stuff that makes it feel like yours.”

Your heart physically stumbles. You nod like you understood any of that. Because the last word you actually heard was plant, and you probably should have been paying attention—he’s moved into topics you actually know about now.

When the meeting ends, he smiles and hands you a folder packed with notes, sticky tabs, and a chart labeled “Best options (based on your vibe).”

You blink. “Based on my vibe?”

He shrugs, sheepish. “Had a feeling.”

And just before you leave, he adds—still so casual, still so achingly professional:

“Oh if you have any questions. Or want to go over your budget again. Or just, y’know… need help picking curtains.”

Pause. The smallest smile.

“Email’s at the bottom.”

You leave the office absolutely useless for the rest of the day.

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BYYEEEE

Art credit: I wish. Pinterest is lawless and I hate it and love it(:

[fantastic-nonsense]

Absolutely crazy set of finds for under $45 total at my local used media store today

[masterwords]

4X15 | 4X18

there is a lot to unpack here.

[purplespacekitty]

donna troy, kyle rayner, jason todd trio run when???

[cassmouse]

Holy mother of god I will never emotionally recover from that fucking storybook page

The 'fuck is this' and then the camera angle to the page and the tears and hesitation oh my god 'Queen Alicent has not forgotten the love you two had' I'm literally about to start UGLY CRYING

[lildoodlenoodle]

God they are so stupid

[reyns456]

Hiiiiiii do you have more thoughts about Lupin Russian Edition and Lupin Original Flavour that you want to share with the class?? Pleeeaaaaase?? 🙏

(ctrl-lupin's mod)

Oh yeah I had been having a bunch of them the last few weeks after finally watching the ova, the other lupin just decided he wanted to live rent free in my brain so more writing will be on him and compared to regular lupin lol sorry if some wording is confusing my brain isn't english too good when I'm in throwing ideas mood.

So yeah spoilers for the two lupins ova

About the fake Lupin i feel like he has a really low self preservation, he is too willing to be in the middle of an explosion, to get hurt, barely reacts to pain, which is something regular Lupin already does a lot. We had seen him get himself on dangerous situation all the time, some that he could had died and didn't get more hurt because he is lucky, but for the other it just seems like he care even less about how it will affect his body. Lupin usually has a plan out of it, or at least try to not cause a big damage to the area/people around, the second one doesn't he just goes with how whatever shit ends, like full on "if i die i die" but he is doing what he came to do, like this man probably had many broken bones an lacerations by the end of everything and still moves like everything is fine.

He didn't flinch to his face being burn, barely reacted to the other times he got hurt, one of his indication of pain was after afterwards the car crash when he had that kinda private quiet moment where he flinched when sitting down. Regular Lupin gets hurt a lot, even more on these ovas, and he usually has a reaction to it, be a flinch or a scream, he seems to have a high pain tolerance so he keeps doing what he is doing without slowing down, unless the thing was damaging enough to slow him down.

The fake Lupin also just doesn't seem to care about others like Lupin does, like for those close to Lupin all we have is the interactions with Fujiko too fully see it and some with Zenigata, but you can tell he doesn't care about them, not the same way Lupin does. He doesn't mind putting Fujiko life in danger, he could had killed her with that stunt but he didn't care, because he had to capture her and didn't even try to act or pretend he was worried once they were faceto face. And that is with someone that Lupin has shown he really cares about; and while he also may put her in danger when needed he does in a way she can get out of if (as he trust her skills) and that doesn't risk her life.

And even like outside of the people Lupin cares about, he cares about people, is half of the reason he ends up getting involved in shit, because he cares for those he come across and are in trouble, he especially doesn't harm kids. This other one just doesn't, he will kill a room of people and don't be bothered by it, because he has a mission to do and they are just in the way and the more people hurt, the more eyes will be on him.

He doesn't care about himself, he doesn't care about others; he just cares about giving a show, being a showman is also he and regular Lupin does, being flashy so people notice, and made in such a way that he has fun while doing it. The biggest different is on how regular Lupin likes being chased, will stop by to interact with people if he has the time or the need too but doesn't put then at risk; he has fun, he does things because they are fun. The other one seems more preoccupied with being noticed and being a menace, he does also have fun doing it tho don't get me wrong, he enjoys what he does, he just does in such a way that he is the only one having fun while regular Lupin usually includes others in it.

For the most part (here is where I go more into headcanons) I see him as a clone of Lupin, one they made with enough modifications to his personality to make him useful as an assassin; he isn't being controlled or anything he does the assignment he is given the way he wants they just give them to him in such a way that they will catch his attention so he goes and does them. Lupin would be even more scarily dangerous if he didn't care about others or his well being and this guy really shows it.

Lupin is a man that is hard to control, many had tried and no one had succeeded, his own moral compass and just in personality in general gets in the way of those that want him to work for them or possess him in a way. He doesn't want to follow others, he wants to do his thing, do the stuff that pick his curiosity gets the stuff he wants to obtain. Some people still want him and will find ways to get him, him being aware of it or not.

Both have fun being a menace to society, just that one of them tries to not harm others, while the other couldn't care less. They are two sides of the same coin but one is a bit more burned than the other

[woundedheartwithin]

Y’know, I guess I hadn’t really noticed because I’ve been in survival mode for nearly an entire year, but when I really think about it I’m probably pretty fucking traumatized and should find a therapist or something

[sincerely-sofie]

How would Sen react if she found/met someone that was a human, that had been turned into one of the artificially made constructs like her?

She’d be jealous of them for having an excuse to be broken.

[duckapus]

While I was at work I decided that Meggy won't be the only one to get a sibling in the Squid Memes AU.... because I'm having Minion (SMG4's trans girl half-spaghetti clone that got made waaaaay back in "Luigi Labyrinth") come back in "Mario's Challenge," since there were a lot of characters in that episode so it wouldn't be all that hard to slot her in, and then she's just gonna end up sticking around afterwards 'cause why not. So now SMG4 has a sister, apparently.

Also I'm giving her Sooper Stretchy Powers (yes the misspelling is deliberate) and marinara in place of blood because she's part spaghetti. Her stretching powers are actually what end up inspiring Sheldon to create the Zipcaster Special in this universe.

[casualhedonists]

DATING IS SO HARD WTF

[jestersdlc]

Eclipse, my dude, my not dude???

IDK

I need to know what you are, i know you use he/him, but you don't know what your gender is

PLEASE I NEED TO KNOW

And i won't know till you dooooooooo

..you are a mess of barely there clothes and sass....you are a mess my man (?)

...you'll figure it out eventually (probably....)

so for now enjoy your perpetual state of crisis Eclipse! Cause Solar's and Moon have been sitting in one for days in my one draft so now its your turn i guess!

[sketchy-tour]

A silly thing to randomly say maybe but I was thinking about it again. Yall are always free to take silly inspiration from my artstyle/the way I draw. I feel like trying to imitate cool things you see others do in art is a big part of the process in learning how you like to create and do things. So ye, if you ever feel bad for taking some light inspo off of my art aesthetics, don't! As long as you're not outright tracing or reposting, I really don't mind!

[oloreaa]

Weirdest feeling ever

[balkanlila]

i try to be charitable as much as i can be, but realistically i'm a bad person and if you make someone i care about feel bad i will have 0 understanding for your side of the story. hope this helps.

[falling-hand-in-unlovable-hand]

i just got my second ever binder, hoping this one is actually bearable to wear