#BLACK CAT AND GOLDEN RETRIEVER

[thepunchingbag]

I am such a sucker for Astarion x Karlach due to multiple reasons and I am going to list a few here:

Their stories are extremely similar in terms of being forced into servitude and their bodily autonomy being fucked with, their bodies being used as objects (Karlach's body being turned into an Infernal weapon, Astarion's being turned into an Infernal ritual component and as bait for victims).

They both value freedom to an incredible degree (understandably) - Karlach seems to abandon herself in the moment while Astarion is immediately afraid this freedom will slip through his fingers.

Effeminate man with macho woman. Hot and cold. Posh and working-class. Black cat and golden retriever.

Even if they romance other people, there is an undeniable warmth between the two of them. They're going to be friends regardless.

Astarion's response when Karlach falls in battle "Karlach! You can't die - I won't let you die!" He sounds like he's WEEPING, Neil Newbon really delivers the "his heart is breaking and he's panicking" perfectly.

Her pet name for him is "leech".... just... fuckin' hell, Karlach. I love her.

They call each other "darling" unironically when romanced.

However, I definitely think Astarion can be very hurtful towards her, and his comments come from a place of vulnerability. There is SO much subtext to their relationship, and the devnotes really shows that. She offers a chance to take things slow, to remove sex from the early stages of the relationship, and he desperately wants that. He has no idea how to navigate this type of relationship, and he lashes out. I also love Karlach can push him right back ("Want to try that again without being a jackass?"/"Enough. You can't talk to me like that."). The fact he apologizes and admits he enjoys just talking with her. I dunno, like other people have said, it feels healing...

They also compliment each other's struggles since Astarion literally cannot touch her, so his usual seduction routine falls flat. Karlach is touch-starved but it's a rewarding alternative to take things slow, that she can feel a genuine connection. She's spent a decade in the Hells where genuine connections like friendships and romance are essentially a death sentence - you can never let your guard down - and now she finally can. Like, they both basically have to learn how to take things slow.

[dragmetohades]

I love me some happy dorks smooching 🥹 I had this idea for a candid polaroid of these two idiots in love a while ago, but got super stuck on the lighting. You know what’s annoying? RENDERING THE FLASH OF A CAMERA. All the shadows are opposite of what your brain expects 😭

I’m so glad I picked it up again though - I learned some new skills and I needed some quality time with my comfort OTP this week 🥲

[unicornpopcorn14]

Ppl don't realize that if you want to write skk's dynamic properly, just picture a cat vs dog fiasco and run with that.

They are the definition of black cat and golden retriever energy. It's literally canon.

(Oda describes Dazai as a burnt black cat. Chuuya gets called a dog every other episode he's in. Asagiri isn't even trying to hide that fact.)

And while I think Chuuya's got more of a chihuahua energy than anything, it doesn't erase the original point of this being my go-to drive force whenever I write them.

Dazai's upset? Think of what your cat would do. Sulk and ignore, give you the silent treatment, either avoid you at all costs or confront you with bared claws and an intent to destroy, depending on the situation.

Chuuya feeling threatened? Let him growl or snarl, bare his teeth, lunge squarely at whoever's imposing the threat. Let him be possessive of who he's protecting, let him be vocal and the loudest person in the room.

What happens when a cat and a dog clash? Yeah, exactly. Disaster.

Yet at the end of the day, when their energies dissipate, you'll find them cuddling with each other, asleep with no care in the world, because they're together.

You're literally writing about a black cat and a ginger Chihuahua, skk writers!!!

[goldmanrustic]

james would be like ' i would never willingly go within 10ft of a slytherin ' and then do some gay shit like this 1 broom closet making out session later

[dewsgremlin]

Black cat and golden retriever.

[devious-little-milkmaiden]

[chyarui]

Still deciding on colours, but this is for the shindeku girlies 💚💜

I need to stop shipping rare pairs, BUT THEIR CHEMISTRY AND POTENTIAL IS JUST TOO GOOD

[thrwne]

[ch3rubpuppi]

Billy and Stu are the DEFINITION of Black cat and Golden retriever

[riddles-n-games]

Gray may currently give off black cat energy but as soon as he falls for his Queen of Hearts, he's gonna be the golden retriever in the relationship no matter how much he downplays it. And Lyra ain't a black cat, no, she's a straight up calico.

[crosshairslongasslegs]

omega visiting crosshair in ep 1

[scalonis-soldier86]

you can really tell they got this black cat (Julián) and golden retriever (Erling) energy

[chiefblossom]

the og black cat x golden retriever mix

hope you guys enjoy the scrap while i’m working on 5 drawings and 3 fanfics xoxxo

[steve-needs-a-hug]

Merlin and Arthur are the exact inverse of the black cat & golden retriever trope

[belles1011]

of course i do

(Pato O’Ward/Alexander Rossi, 2.2K, explicit)

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Mark Miles talks out his ass about Pato as a Mexican rep for IndyCar.

Alexander Rossi took that personally.

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it would be rude to not have written something about it teehee 🤭

[ivegotthewholeworldussy]

hear me out on this one:

clorivia as the black cat/golden retriever trope except…

clorinde- looks like the black cat, is actually the golden retriever

navia- looks like the golden retriever, is actually the black cat