#Bet he doesn't need a list when it comes to fun stuff

[coochiequeens]

They guy just ignored her for 10-15 minutes? Just set her in frontvof a screen when kids that age shouldn't even be exposed to screentime?

[fatuismooches]

Good day! Life is the definition of stress for me lately, so i turn to Dottie x Fragile!Reader for comfort once more. I hereby present you: bathtime!

Just before i begin - NO NSFW! Only wholesomeness! Horny will automatically have their names added to test subjects volunteers list!

Reader's mysterious sickness got worse over time. Fragile body forced them staying in bed and prevented them from completing even the simplest mundane activities, such as eating or showering. But it's no fun staying in sweaty bed, is it? So, while segments are busy changing sheets, Zandik brings his beloved to bathroom.

Let's address the obvious - reader would get extra shy. It's not the first time Zandik sees them naked, taking all physical health exams into consideration. However, man is more than willing to look away and wait - he will avoid looking at the Reader if that's what they want.

Bath time feels like luxurious spa complex. Scented bath bombs? Check. Bath bubbles? Check. Soothing music playing in the background? Check. Shoulders massage? Check. Hair-washing? Check.

Speaking of the latter, Zandik's long, slim fingers rubbing shampoo into reader's hair brings them euphoria. He's so gentle with every movement, careful not to get any bubbles into his dear's eyes. Zandik also uses shampoo of his own making (perks of being the all-knowing scientist!). If Reader's hair was greasy and messy before, once the bathtime is over, you bet their locks are smooth to the touch and extra soft.

Man would make sure the Reader has been fully dried off. He'll also personally dry their hair with hair dryer (...does Teyvat have hair dryers? Idk. Assume it's something similar then.), so they don't catch cold that could further worsed their condition! Once the spa procedures are done, Zandik will have reader dressed in fresh pyjamas and wrapped in a bathrobe, cuddled in his arms - he will then carry them bride-style back to bedroom where a bed with fresh sheets and a segment with a mug of hot chocolate was waiting for them.

Cuddles and kisses afterwards are a major part of whole bathtime procedure! Must not be skipped!

BATH TIME WITH DOTTORE. <3 Your illness frequently rendered you unable to do even the simplest of activities, most importantly the basics of living. Or perhaps your mental state was not the best and you could not bring yourself or find the energy to take care of yourself. But at least you have your lovers with you to do that when you can't yourself.

No matter how many times your husband sees you nude you still get a bit anxious about it, you know he loves you. But you still can't help but look in the mirror and wonder if he notices even more imperfections than you, after all, his eyes are very observant. However every time, he patiently holds and reassures you in his own Dottore-like very, despite how many times you two have done this same routine, he doesn't seem annoyed. You're thankful.

Dottore had honestly never used or cared for such extraneous products in the bath, he never saw the point of them. He always got in and out of the shower, he never exactly relaxed in it. It was only until you started using fancy stuff like that and forcing him into it that he started to warm up to the idea of bath time also being relaxing time (something both of you really need.) And he can easily see that this is something you need right now. However, he is clueless by himself so he probably found himself at the mercy of the Damslette and Regrator much to his dismay... but, it's for you, so he can endure...

Dottore's hands are very skilled, certain areas of his work require great control over them to avoid any mistakes, so it's not surprising in itself for them to be gentle and delicate. However, what is surprising is for that gentleness to be used on another person. It wasn't easy for him at first either, he loves you but being gentle doesn't come easily or naturally for him. But he still does try and it seems that eventually, you get so lost in the feeling of his fingers massaging your scalp that you don't notice if he messes up. I imagine you'd try to return the favor too if you have the strength. Unfortunately, it gets into his eyes but he has zero reaction to it for your sake.

After the bath, you would feel so warm and fuzzy from how good it felt, but most importantly you felt that Zandik cared, which was always very important for you. Sure, he wasn't the world's most perfect lover, but you didn't care about that. All that mattered was that he tried, and that he loved you. (He invented Teyvat's first and only hair dryer. End of story.) You'd nearly fall asleep as he dries your hair, barely hanging on by the time he dresses you in something warm. But you can't fall asleep now! You have to stay awake and treasure this moment with him! It's not often opportunities like this arise with your Zandik! And you have to be awake to feel all the kisses you'll get!

(His cup of hot chocolate definitely has a little too much marshmallows in it...)

[bronx-bomber87]

Happy Monday Evening Fandom :) This will be my new schedule Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. So I can get all the remaining eps in before the premiere. Should finish the week before we get to squee over a new season. So you'll have one more extra a week till we reach S6.

Some fun UC stuff for them to do in this one and the ever famous scene in the van. The marriage moments in this one continue. Off we go.

4x07 Fire Fight

We start off with our couple bringing someone in to book. She ran a stop sign AND a red light. Then flipped them off and made them chase her. Then has the audacity to ask why they arrested her? LOL My god...She tells them she was late for her life coach session. Tim makes a crack that her coach is doing a terrible job haha The sass Timothy I'm here for it.

As she gets processed Lucy brings up the bet from the previous episode. Tim retorting ‘The bet I won?’ Lucy fires right back that she won it. Their banter is unrivaled I love it so much. Tim telling her he had the gold in his hand. Lucy defending only because she had to arrest an armed gunmen. Tim tries to take the glory for this as well. That he technically arrested him. You know with his arm.

Lucy scoffing saying all he did was extend his arm out. Flirt nation right off the bat in this one. You know she’s actually impressed by it but can’t let his ego know that fact. Tim is trying to impress her by saying this. My goodness these two. It is very impressive he did that and wants her to know it. They're entering into the bantery foreplay early in this one.

Poor Grey gets dragged into their work flirt I mean fight. Tim really shouldn’t have been shocked at all when Grey said he suspected in 5x12. Man has been front row to this flirt fest for years . When he said that I think he meant long before that moment. He knew for a VERY long time. Poor Wade he just wants to get his job done. He wandered into booking thinking he could get in and out. Then in come Tim and Lucy to drag him into their fight LMAO

They're trying to get him to settle their bet from 4x06. They’re so damn competitive neither can settle for a tie. Grey affirms he thought it was as such. This was not the answer either of them wanted. Tim wants a rematch because of course he does. Lucy is adorable and says they should do an escape room LOL She had to know that wasn’t going to fly. Tim says no to that naturally. His reaction is hilarious.

So off put by the idea of being stuck in one. Decides they need a neutral party to decide their next competition. I love how in-sync they are when they turn to Grey. Same brain and same body language. Look how they mirror each other it's crazy. Sure Wade is thinking my god just find a room already. Instead he catches onto what they want. The way they both nod is so well timed they’re ridiculous and I love it sfm. Chemistry is unreal. Hats off to Eric and Melissa.

Grey agrees to this if only to get them to leave him the hell alone heh. He assigns them random penal codes. Says whoever gets their arrest first wins. Lucy could not be cuter waiting for hers. Tim gets his and isn’t pleased with it. Lucy is shocked he even knows what his is. Since its obscure as hell. Tim is fresh af with her replying 'She didn’t?' Ha her reaction. My god the punches just don’t get pulled with these two.

Tim says it’s unfair. SMH Oh Timothy pouting isn’t gonna work with Grey. He tells him life isn’t fair. Lucy is beaming about this. I love these two ridiculous fools so much. The woman they brought in is done with booking. She clearly doesn’t want to go into a cell. Tells them she know’s about a real crime. Says if she tells them she can cut a deal? Tim replies ‘What’s the crime?’

We return to them heading into interrogation. Lucy hands him a list of places they should go when they’re back out. Tim hands it right back without looking. Knowing exactly why she wants to hit those places. So she can win their bet. Doesn't hesitate as he calls her out on it. Lucy fires right back saying she knows he went to Nell. These two are so amazingly absurd.

Doing whatever they can to win this bloody bet of theirs. Lucy doesn’t let him get away with it for more than two seconds. She has your number Timothy. Always has always will. Her wifey 'Mmm' is everything. So he admits to giving Nell Dodger tickets haha Lucy looks like she wants to smack him. Also she can’t fault him she’s trying to play dirty too. You two competitive dopes are meant to be. I can only imagine how they would be in S6 with a competition.

Even though they’re battling he still holds the door open for her to interrogation. My heart. Ever the gentleman. They’re following up on the tip they were given earlier. The woman they’ve pulled in for questioning is in regards to her new skin care line. She confuses Tim right off the bat. He can't even process what she is saying so he turns to Lucy to decipher it for him.

Classic husband move to turn right to Lucy for the answer. It's so cute. She’s like later haha That it’s not important right now. She will explain later. So married looking to his wife for answers. Gotta love it. They were given a jar of her skin care. They tested it based on their tip and it has endangered tiger blood in it.

She doesn’t even deny it. Like she is proud of the fact her stuff has it. Lucy tells her she could end up in jail for up to 5 years for this. The cockiness disappears. Then the cycle of giving one another up continues. She panics and tells them about someone named Sloan. That she’s selling psychedelics as vitamins. Tim sighs deeply and asks for this woman’s last name for them to follow up.

They have round 2 in interrogation. Tim was already annoyed going into this LMAO He asks Sloan to take her sunglasses off. She complains the fluorescent lights give her headaches. Tim informs her that is the least of her problems. That they’ve been informed about her “vitamins” Sloan poorly defends herself and says she’s just using her husband’s prescription pad. That it’s ok…Oh my lord. It so is not.

Tim goes off his patience wearing very thin. Tells her this makes her a drug dealer. A high level one at that. She could be facing 20 years in federal prison for it. Sloan starts to stutter and panic. Saying how this has gotten horribly out of hand. Then asks how ratted her out? They don’t say. Then she mentions someone named Aston. That she has to be the one ratting her out. So she turns on her continuing the blame game cycle.

She tells them Aston is trying to hire a hitman. That her husband is worth more dead than alive. She’s been on the dark web trying to get it done. The reactions above are the best part. Tim was so very done going into this. This just made it so much worse. I love the shared look. Lucy is trying not to laugh at this situation. Looking at Tim to ground her. The way they check in with each other gives me all the feels. They’re both flabbergasted by the ring of ridiculousness they’ve been dragged into.

Cue to the infamous van scene. Tim rolls up not expecting the flack he gets. Lucy is on him immediately. Seriously judging his choice in disguise. How he looks like himself and not the hitman she was picturing at all. Lucy is truly is the teacher in this moment and schools him so hard about his choice. You know she’s enjoying bossing him around. The way she tells him to get into the van is too funny. Waving his ass in. Ready to teach him a Lucy Lesson. Heh

It’s fun to watch her be the more knowledgeable of the two in an OP. Tim fights her the minute they sit down. Lucy sighs and presses on. Schooling her man on UC and what they're trying to accomplish today. He is biting back a smile at her logical teasing. Look him above. He WANTS to be annoyed but he isn't really. Once again impressed by her confidence and knowledge on this. So he acts annoyed because he has a fake bravado to protect and all that.

She continues on with more irrefutable logic. He's looking at this wrong. They're not there to dupe a seasoned criminal. That he’s fooling someone who gets her ideas from Lifetime movies. LMFAO Where is the lie? Tim can’t fault her logic even though he wishes she was wrong. Lucy shoves the jacket at Tim tells him to put it on. (Bosses his ass around I love it sfm. He kinda does too.) He begrudgingly snatches it from her to put on and she thanks him.

Let’s not skate past the fact she is checking him out long before she is putting that mic on him above. As he is putting on that jacket she is doing an elevator gaze of her own. She does a double take of him really. Swallows hard too like she's pushing down her desire in this moment. As subtle as a hammer Lucy. Tim commenting he looks like an idiot. That he would pull himself over. haha Lucy definitely does not agree. She begs to differ quite a bit. Lucy bounces back and says he looks exactly as he should. She is holding firm refusing to let his sass sway her or break her confidence. How far we've come.

Then comes the wonderful shameless eye sex. The brazen UST look that could ignite that van on fire. Lucy's reaction is how I would react. She can clearly see how fit he is. She knew but had never seen the glorious proof up close. You can tell she finds him so very attractive. I mean look at him. Gah beautifully toned chest and abs. Delicious pecs to go with that sculpted chest. Phew lord. Pass the ice water please.

She’s trying not to just stare at his toned chest but has to in order to mic him up. She’s touching him and doesn’t know how to handle it. Shoving his shirt up even higher than needed without realizing it. It's up to his neck. Tim broke her brain haha The awkward glances up crack me up. She’s trying not to make eye contact but also not just stare at his beautiful body either. Rock and a hard place Lucy. Gah we need more shirtless Tim in S6. You hear me writers? I need MORE LOL

Tim isn’t exactly helping with his matching intense gaze. He doesn’t break eye contact with her except to look down at where she is placing it. Tim is flirting right back with his own thirsty gaze. He can feel how electrically charged this moment is. Feeling very aware of her gaze and returning it in kind. They're feeding off each other 100% right now.

Tim is the first to come back to his senses just like in 4x01. So he chastises her for putting the mic too high. It breaks Lucy’s lusty gaze and fog she was in. Annoyed he’s done as such she is not kind in removing the tape. Like at all LOL Lucy tells him she knows what she’s doing right before she rips it off. His reaction is so damn funny I’m dying. Lucy is very pleased with herself. The raw UST is prominent throughout the entire season its so good. Just mounts a little more each ep.

Lucy apologizes for ripping it off and sends him off. You know she is going to enjoy being the voice in his ear. Watching him do UC from the van as she observes. Aston isn’t being explicit enough. Too busy checking Tim out and hitting on him. I mean can’t blame the woman. He looks fine as hell. Lucy is laughing in his ear floored by this women’s forwardness.

She is getting a kick out of this woman blatantly hitting on him. Asking if this woman is touching him? If she is then if she offers money for sex she’ll win the bet LOL Oh Lucy so one track minded I’m dying. It’s what prompts Tim’s response above and Lucy’s excitement bout it. Tim finally gets her to confess with details once she thinks she has a shot with him ha. Using his good looks to close this case. Fantastic.

Afterwards they come to visit Nolan in the hospital. He survived a mad man apparently. Sheer luck I think but survived nonetheless. This is their married moment of the ep. Also Tall/Smol shots that I enjoy so much. Tim gives her crap for buying out the entire gift store. Lucy says he’s been in hospital before. He knows how boring it can be. She then asks what he got for Nolan?

Hahah oh sweet Lucy. Did you really think Tim would spend money on Nolan of all people? He tells her no…but he’ll just put his name on her gift ahaha I can see in future when they’re giving out gifts as a couple they'd be the same. People will be thanking them and Tim will have no idea what she bought for them. Just go along with it.

Lucy is shocked but not shocked by his behavior. Saying 'Unbelievable' Like really she shouldn’t expect anything less. Also this is totally normal giving a shared gift like this. Nothing married at all about this behavior whatsoever....Super platonic.

Lucy brings up the bet one last time. Tim says her first name (be still my heart) saying he wants to call it a draw. That police work is too important to turn into a game. Lucy prods him saying he only wants to call it because he might lose. Tim says sure if that’s what she needs to hear. He will go with that. She asks him when he became the noble one? Tim just asks if that means they’re square on their bet? Lucy agrees no one wins but says he can’t have his name on her basket hahaha Tim rolls his eyes but follows after her anyway.

I think Tim was worried if they continued with the bet their next 'van moment' could escalate. Tim may not be aware of a lot with Lucy in terms of being in love with her yet. But he is VERY aware of his attraction to her. That hug in 4x01 was blatant proof of it. That their competitive nature is flirt fueled. So cutting this one off at the knees extinguishes that. It's why he was so quick to end it. Avoidance is the name of the game for him now. So he let Lucy have whatever terms of surrender she wanted. Including knocking his name off that basket and saying it was cause he didn't want to lose. He knows they are on thin ice and trying to keep them from falling in.

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Side notes- Non Chenford.

Poor Wesley in Elijah’s tangled web. Grey trying to give him an out. A mistake that is going to haunt and follow them for a long time to come.

Nolan had a SL but I didn’t care till Chenford came to give him a gift lmao

Thank you thank you to all who like, comment and reblog these. You all make my day you have no idea. Shall see you Wednesday with 4x08 :)

[jennay]

The Set Up

Humor Me

Master List

AN: let me know your thoughts and if you’d like to see more. I had fun writing this but also wrote it at least 20 times. Be gentle lol

Warnings: Cussing?

"What are you-"

Kieran doesn't bother waiting for you to finish your sentence before pushing past you and making himself comfortable on the living room couch.

"You wouldn't answer your phone. So I came over to talk to you. This could've been a quick call, but no, you wouldn't answer."

You roll your eyes as you sit next to him. "That's because I was trying to sleep! You know like a normal-ish human?" You curl up in the corner of the couch, wrapping yourself in a blanket that lays as decoration on the hotel couch. "What do you need to talk about?"

"Rory." He says with a smile plastered on his lips.

"Rory?" You repeat, hoping he's joking. Kieran turns his head to face you, his expression serious. He drapes his arm behind the sofa and leans in a bit. "Yeah. He's the one."

Kieran didn't seem to get it despite telling him over and over to stop trying to set you up with people. You believed that love would happen when the time was right, and you trusted the universe to lead you in that direction when you were ready.

"Thanks for being concerned about my love life, gossip girl, but I'd rather be single than let you choose another date for me." You firmly say. "Plus, Rory is probably busy with stuff. I mean, he's kinda blowing up right now, and I'm not doing another long-distance relationship. They suck."

Kieran nods, but you can tell he's got more to say. "You know what he doesn't have, though?"

You deeply exhale, begging the gods for patience as you sarcastically say, "A girlfriend?"

"Exactly!"

"You came over here at one in the morning to tell me you think Rory and I should date?" You blink a few times, half asleep; you need to make sure you heard him correctly.

"Come on, he's not some random dude off the street, and he's definitely not a psycho murderer, so that's a plus!"

You groan, feeling a migraine approaching. "I bet there are tons of girls who would be thrilled to go out with your brother. Why don't you let him do his own thing?"

His blue eyes sparkle with joy. "Because I think you guys would be good together. You're two peas in a pod, the next power couple." Kieran chuckles. "I feel dumb I didn't think of this in the first place. Could've saved us all some trouble."

You shake your head, feeling overwhelmed by his enthusiasm. "That doesn't mean it's all sunshine and rainbows. Real life is much more complex than that. Relationships require hard work, dedication, and self-sacrifice. Things neither of us have time for.”

He casually dismisses your concerns with a shrug and wave of his hand. "That's what makes it exciting - the challenge, the growth, and the reward." He softens his expression with a smile. "I remember seeing a spark between you two at Jazz's birthday party last year, and I know you exchanged numbers. Don't even try to deny it." He laughs.

You smack him with a pillow. "We never talked again. Don't you think something would've come out of that? At least like a hey?"

He raises his eyebrows. "Maybe he was too shy to text you. Or maybe he lost your number. Or maybe he was waiting for you to make the first move." He says, grinning.

"And maybe he's secretly a prince from a faraway kingdom who's looking for his true love." You say, sarcastically. “Bullshit!”

He chuckles. "Hey, you never know. Stranger things have happened in this world. Maybe you should give him a call and find out." He says, nudging you.

You shake your head, "Or...maybe he doesn't like me. Did you ever think of that option? Because that's totally an option." You pause to catch your breath. "I know you think I'm special, but not everyone will feel that way."

Kieran’s mouth gaped open, "Oh please. You're amazing, and you know it. What do you have to lose?"

Your eyes shoot up to his, and you sigh heavily before asking, "If I do this, do you promise you'll stop meddling in my personal life?" You've been dealing with Kieran's constant interference in your love life for far too long, and you're at your wit's end.

He nods eagerly, crossing his heart with his finger. "I promise." His expression is sincere, but you've heard this promise before. You're not sure you can trust him.

"And that goes for Jazz too." You add quickly, remembering his partner in crime. You don't want to give Kieran any loopholes to exploit.

Closing your eyes, you sigh, dropping your shoulders with defeat.

"Fine." You say reluctantly, your voice barely above a whisper.

"Fine?" He repeats, sounding surprised. His eyebrows shoot up in shock.

"Fine." You confirm, your tone more forceful this time.

"Hmm," He hums, "I honestly wasn't expecting you to agree on this so quickly. I had so many more reasons and notes I prepared." He sounds slightly disappointed.

"This will be the last time you play cupid and interfere in my love life. Understood?"

Feeling smug, Kieran gets up and yawns, "Because you're going to fall in love and never need a cupid again." He retorts, with a wink.

You snort as he glances at his fancy watch, a shiny Rolex that his agent gifted him for snagging his role. "Well, look at the time. I better skedaddle. We have a big day tomorrow!"

You get up from your seat, following him to the exit. "God, you're a pain in the ass." You open the door and see a shiny black SUV parked outside. "I hope you get abducted by aliens!"

He pretends to be hurt, acting like your words wound him. A smirk forms on his lips, "Three years of friendship wasted." He chuckles while hopping into the car, and as you glimpse his face through the window, you smile while giving him the finger.

Part two

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Broken heart/Broken mind

Chapter Eighty-two

(Human AU)

Sophie and Keefe met in the children's hospital when they were little. Because of how long they were confined to the four walls of the hospital, they became very close during their stay.

As the years pass, they wind up being in the same classroom together due to their physical conditions. This makes their bond deepen.

But are they able to handle when life gets tough, throwing problems and complications their way?

(College)

"I'll be fine," Sophie assured her parents. "I can handle it."

"We know, Kiddo," Grady said. "Still doesn't make it any less bittersweet."

She hugged them one last time before climbing into her car. She was moving into her dorm. College was two hours away.

"I'll visit. Promise," she told them before pulling out of the driveway.

When she arrived on campus, she was given a quick tour before being given her room key. She brought her stuff into the room and started unpacking. She jumped when a girl with bronze skin walked across the kitchen.

"Umm," Sophie murmured. "Who are you?"

The girl looked up. "Oh, hey. I'm Rayni, your roommate. You?"

She let out a breath. "I'm Sophie. Sorry about that."

Rayni shrugged. "You're fine. Lemme guess, freshman?"

"Yeah. What about you?"

"Sophmore." She took a sip out of her mug. "There's a pot of coffee on the counter," she chuckled, "You're gonna need it."

Oh, Sophie could imagine. "Thanks."

She checked her phone. It seems like Keefe had arrived. He said to meet him at the courtyard. She grabbed her purse and set out.

She found him waiting under a tree. A grin broke out on his face. She felt one tug up on hers, too. She went to greet him.

He leaned down and kissed her. "Hey, Foster. Meet your roommate yet?"

She circled her arms around his neck. He leaned his forehead on hers.

"Yeah. A sophomore named Rayni. What about you."

He laughed. "Yup. It's Tammy Boy."

Sophie snorted. "Ooh. I bet that'll be fun."

"Oh yeah." He shook his head. "Joyful."

She laughed. "Oh, come on. It won't be that bad."

"You don't have to live with him, Foster!"

She rolled her eyes. "You'll be fine."

Still, he pouted. She ruffled his hair.

"Hey!" He jerked away. "No touchy."

She cocked her head. "Yes, touchy." She reached back up to his head.

He caught her hand and brought them up to his lips. He placed a kiss on her knuckles.

"Bub," she whined. "Why won't you let me touch your hair?"

"Because we're in public. You can when we're cuddling later." He took her by the hand. "Now, what section of campus are you in. I want to see your dorm!"

[crimswnred]

these hc are so cute ! maybe what halloween costume the Li would wear individually and in a couples costume 💓💓💓

HI YES YES YES I LOVE THIS QUESTION

I'm so excited!! ok, ok, without any further ado:

what the season 2 lis would wear for halloween (individually and in a couple)

bobby.

individually: look me in the eye right now and tell me he wouldn't dress up as spider-man. especially now with the spider-verse movies.

couple: he's a silly guy so I'm thinking he could wear literally anything after a little convincing, but ultimately, I'm saying:

beast boy & raven or robin & starfire (teen titans)

scott pilgrim and ramona flowers (scott pilgrim vs the world)

shark boy and lava girl

this has gotten way too long!! pls check out more under the cut 👇

gary.

individually: most likely a star war reference. or something funny. definitely something tight

couple: again, another silly guy who would wear anything you ask him, but here are my picks:

han solo and princess leia (and he absolutely loves it)

bowser and peach, not mario tho because that's too basic

bob and helen parr (the incredibles)

ibrahim.

individually: violet man. ok, let's say violet man isn't a real thing (like, well, it isn't). he's DEFINITELY dressing as another superhero. my guess? either superman or batman.

couple: he's gonna rock the best geek couple costumes ever and he'll show off. together, you guys will either serve cunt or die trying. here are some ideas:

batman and catwoman (the batman)

wanda maximoff and vision (wandavison)

jean gray and scott summers (the x-men)

noah.

individually: he would probably wear something that's more halloween than costume party, if you get what i mean? he prolly loves the holiday 'cause of his siblings and REALLY commits to the bit. fred krueger, jason, chuck, ghost face...

couple: like I said, he commits to the bit and goes all the way but he's sticking to the horror pattern because that's how it should go. some ideas include:

emily and victor (corpse bride)

other mother and other father (coraline)

beetlejuice and lydia (yes, the red wedding dress)

lucas.

individually: something sexy but that he doesn't need to put much effort in, like a vampire or something. i can't see him going all out for halloween, i'm sorry 😭

couple: now, when in a couple, it's a tad different... he's making sure you look good together and when i say good, i mean GOOD. you guys would probably be the hottest couple at any halloween party, here are some ideas:

gomez and morticia addams (let's put that stache to use, shall we?)

mr and mrs smith

tony montana and elvira hancock (scarface)

henrik.

individually: TARZAN. and he loves wearing nothing but a thong the whole night.

couple: I bet on something fun and easy, but also cute! he just wanna have fun with you and party for a bit, so I don't think he would propose something super complex. some ideas:

johnny and mavis (hotel transylvania)

daphne and fred (scooby-doo)

lola and bugs bunny (space jam)

kassam.

individually: I'm thinking classic and boring. doesn't care much when he's on his own. classic halloween stuff.

couple: HEAR ME OUT — iconic moments from pop culture. what do I mean by that? well, I mean:

britney spears and justin timberlake in matching jeans outfits

xtina and eminem (at the ICONIC vmas)

sony and cher (like halsey did!)

carl.

individually: spock! a little on the nose for him but COME ON. he's always dressing up as a star trek character, switching up every year. I can see him wearing something marvel related too.

couple: yeah, some star trek reference for sure but since that's not my breed of nerd (sorry not sorry), I'm saying:

jessie and james (pokemon)

loki and sylvie (loki series)

link and zelda (the legend of zelda)

ahh!! this was so much fun to do!! thanks for asking, anon 💝 I had a blast with your question!!

(!) I don't know enough about the missing LIs to add them to this list. if you'd like to ask for a specific islander that didn't make the list, don't be afraid to drop your request in my inbox.

more headcanons.

[bourbon-ontherocks]

on a cheerier note, shoutout to céline’s double take at morgane’s outfit 😄😏 il lui en faut peu pour oublier ses problèmes avec le préfet… (while we’re at it, prayer circle she dumps fachoman sooner than later, c’est la saison des ruptures anyway 🕯️)

let’s also note it’s the outfit morgane shows up in at the date/debrief debacle. bourge coinços vibes much? 👀 loved how out of sync they were, adam was trying SO hard and morgane just couldn’t wrap her head around what was going on 😂😂 (meanwhile, ranir hovering around them, tu crois qu’il avait été briefé sur Le Date™ ? they weren’t seated at the usual table, iirc 🧐) ahh. the way they don’t fit together… delicious. without a case to fall back on they’re completely lost!!

Idk, I’m just a sucker for the contrast between the glimpses of vulnerability they let on and their general uselessness on the day-to-day. something about the miscommunications being trumped by a deep trust, yknow? 🥹 (and I kinda loved how they talked about ~décryptage. it has a blorbo débrief ring to it)

when morgane comes for adam’s help… gaaah. 🥲❣️ (the music had me think we’d get les démons 2.0, tbh) best interaction of the ep. and then she backs out because she doesn’t want to be a burden????? sign me up for that sweet sweet angst!!!! 😱 followed by "vous avez pleuré ?"--😭😭😭❤️💔 pfiou, my hearttt ⚰️ we need more of this healthy gut-wrenching stuff, don’t we? (ils nous doivent bien ça 🥲)

I can't wait to hear your thoughts on all of this, the good & the bad. thx for reading and bye til next time! 👋💖

Lololol, I love how Céline like... freezes whenever she sees a co-worker presenting unusually. Be it Adam without a beard or Morgane in fancy clothes, it never ceases to amuse me 😅 But yea, Céliane vibes all the way 🤗

Also let's not forget how Adam's eyes were falling out of their sockets when he saw Morgane climbing off the car (in his defense, she does look amazing in his clothes lol), so it's very likely that he really enjoyed that she came to the date in her "bourge coinços V2" outfit, this man probably has a kink and now I can't stop imagining the kind of roleplay they'd be into if they were a couple 🙈

The date was SO fun!!!! I've said this before, but a few months ago I had this idea of a disastrous date fic about them, and I just LOVE that the show went this way, it was just SO them, the out-of-sync-ness, le malaise absolu, "et sinon vous êtes allée au cinéma ?", "Ninja Warrior, c'est japonais ?", somebody puts them out of their misery already 😅😅😅, the fact that they only get their chemistry back as soon as they talk shop... Ranir awkwardly standing in front of the table after bringing the wine (btw, "Ranir, le Languedoc s'il te plaît", is it me or did they imply that Adam knows all of Ranir's wines list? This man takes ONE glass of wine at a housewarming and now he's a patented alcoholic I'm losing my mind here) was HILARIOUS, as was Morgane cheering with him out of despair 😆 Also I can't help thinking that Ranir has seen Adam bring all his dates here, he must bet with himself on how many times he'll see this one again, c'est sa télénovela à lui lol!

And I'm with you on the contrast between the deep connection they share, but also their absolute incompatibility regarding mundane things, that's the kind of stuff we want in this house!! 🥹🥹 The décryptage argument was a great moment too, especially when lit up with Morgane's bad faith (but also Adam's inability to call a date a date lol), ambulant disasters 😅

But also. I love SO MUCH that he tries again. He asked her out on a date, it was a complete mess and it would be easy to give up, but he doesn't. And he asks her out again because he believes in them while I turn into a puddle of goo 🫠🫠

Finally finally, Morgane knocking at Adam's door... 🥹🥹🥹🥹 Gah indeed! Bonus point for the implication that Adam listens to love songs while eating dinner alone 🤣 but the simple fact that she comes to him. And he lets her in without even protesting. And he SEES THAT SHE CRIED AND HE WON'T TAKE HER BULLSHIT ABOUT THE RAIN AND SHE'LL QUIETLY ADMIT IT AH BAH OUAIS EN FAIT IL PLEUT PAS -> we were THIS CLOSE to Morgane openly admitting to him that she cried and ugh, my heart 😭❤️

And then cue the case-solving where Adam BLATANTLY is only thinking about kissing Morgane, and they work her way (🥹) and end up in a post-orgasmic haze (it's been two episodes in a row where the final resolution sounds like they're having/just had sex, just saying) where he ASKS HER OUT AGAIN BE STILL MY BEATING HEART ⚰️⚰️

All of this was such a great scene altogether and I agree with you, we need more of this gut-wrenching angst of Morgane taking bad decisions not to be a burden and actually making things worse 😈 Something tells me 308 will deliver in that regard...😏

I honestly can't wish you a happy finale-watch for reasons that I've mentioned too many times already, but when the time comes I'll be happy to hear your thought if you have any. Stay strong, and see you on the other side anon 😘🫂

[meretrifles]

Public Library of Ruina - Yesod

I still dither a little about Yesod. He's either Information Technology, Information Services, or both. Both feels a little self-indulgent, but it's kind of what I want.

Information Technology is basically regular IT-- have you tried turning it off and back on again. The library doesn't add a huge amount to that-- more databases, a website, shitty civic budget, unpredictable public users. You're gonna replace a lot of keyboards. (You should probably take the ones where people rearranged the keys into swear words out of service. Or at least fix them first.)

Information Services is, at this point, extroverted IT. Back in the day, this was the department that specialized in "reference" questions-- the weird stuff. People would ask librarians for all sorts of weird facts in the pre-google days. It does still happen, but less and less every year as search engines become ubiquitous and the people who remember that was a thing slowly die off. Still, reference will never completely die. People are always going to come to libraries with weird questions; that's kind of the point.

So why am I calling it extroverted IT? Because that's the primary function. There's the fairly obvious part-- people sometimes need help searching the catalogue or reading e-books. But here's the less obvious part. Myrtle has a new laptop, but she's not sure how to do anything with it and her kids all live hours away. Who's she going to call? Who can help people learn how to use technology? Without many other options, the answer frequently is-- the library.

Think everyone has a cell phone? Ask a public librarian. We know there are still plenty of people without a phone or with a secondhand POS with no sim card. Curious what happens if someone can't remember their gmail password? If you're prepared to deal with a post-traumatic response, ask a public librarian. Have you ever tried to help someone with no available cell phone recover their google account? It would probably save a lot of time if we could just tell them at the start they're SOL. But maybe they can remember the password, and technically there's a reset function that might work in a few days if you're approved.... Fun times when you're dealing with an upset person who can barely type on a good day and has just lost a ton of personally valuable and literally valuable information, probably forever. Think 2-factor authentication is great? It sure is, if you have a second factor. We have a list of free email sites that don't require you to already have an email address or a cell phone. It's hella short. And we took one off cause it was too Russian. Protonmail is a good bet if you can remember passwords. Which is a significant if. Some people just can't. Which is OK if you can save them on your computer. Oh, you don't have one and you have to use public devices all the time? Well, write it down and hope it doesn't get stolen and that you can remember which one is which. (Have you already guessed that sometimes people ask librarians to remember their passwords for them?)

In short, the library also serves as a public IT department, for services and devices it has zero control over.

Whether he's internal or public IT support, Yesod is also going to snap. Though, he will also have access to an abnormality that can affect people outside the library, which is a nontrivial perk. He will use it exclusively on vendors. I am hoping some of his bullets bend space and time to successfully hit whatever asshats decided it was OK to build the entire backbone of library ebook lending on Adobe Fucking Digital Editions, an old ass program with literally zero support. It would seem impossible for them to still be shackled to it in the City, but it also seems impossible that we're still shackled to it now, so I'm pretty sure the ultimate capitalist dystopia couldn't let it die.

Hmm? My specialty? I'm a reference librarian. Why do you ask?

[theofficefantasyfootball]

WEEK 5 - Wrap Up

Crawl/Walk/Run/Win

It's one step at a time in fantasy football. You can't just start off a winner. Sometimes you have to learn to win, take babysteps. Well, unless you are Mitch White this year....then winning comes natural and is automatic. But for most of us - it takes a few weeks to get our confidence and know who to start and who to sit. In the end it's about maximizing the next 9 weeks to make it in the playoffs. Stay focused...lots on the line the next few weeks!

MOOSES ON THE LOOSES vs TuPADRE

I mean what the hell! Gully puts up his normal 125 points and the Moose says "that doesn't scare me I'll put up 145"! Insane. And we are not even a PPR league! I am not going to go down the list of people who scored for these two guys - you can go look for yourselves. It's very impressive. That's all - short and sweet - Moose actually had a chance tonight to steal high point away from Dana tonight with Olave but Olave Osucked.

HOWARD vs FUNK GUY

Nice try Rob. You thought you could swoop in and take down Dana to get over your little losing streak but it didn't happen. You have now dropped 3 in a row...it should be concerning for you. But, I know the excuse...it's October and in October I play like 30 shows with my polka band for Octoberfest's all over the world. Rob, it doesn't matter to any of us. A loss is a loss. Dana - great week from Lamar, Chase and Vikings D. Congrats and I see big things for you on the horizon! Stay strong! High Point winner ($20) - to be given in person cause no electronic footprint for the funk guy.

TREE HUGGERS vs MR AWESOME

Gabe said to Krippayne this week "Dude gotta go!" Actually, the truth is, Gabe just caught Scotty K on the right week. Metcalf with 3.5, Kinkaid with 3.4, Breece Hall with 3.7...you just can't win with those numbers. Meanwhile "Taco Boy" really didn't do much better but he did have a break out game from Drake London (26.40) and Bears Defense (18)...and that was enough! The more I see this GIF, I am thinking maybe Kamala is what we need. Just think of all the catch phrases we will have by 2028. Nice win Gabe!

LANAKILA vs BOOMER SOONER

91-81. How un-exciting is that. Also, done on Sunday. No fun at all. Not really sure what to say so just gonna end it. Cliff wins. Let's try and get into the 100s next week guys!

TRADE WITH ME vs KENNY AND THE JETS

Well, this one was not boring. Kyle vs Brett. Comes down to Monday night. Brett has Kamara and Grupe (Kicker) still to play and Kyle with Kareem Hunt. Kareem comes out with a quick TD and gives Kyle the lead...the Saints are trying to get the ball to Kamara but he doesn't seem to be doing much with it. Can Brett have a break out? Will Kyle continue a win streak under this new name? The answer is yes! Hunt with over 100 yards and a TD for 22 points was more than enough to take down Brett...who hasn't won since "the episode" in Europe. Congrats to Kyle!

WHAM BAM THANK YOU LAMB vs LONG LEFT BALLERS

Lucky is what I am this week. When your opponent (in my case Bebo Norman who is 0-4 going into this week) has a QB that puts up 43 by throwing 5 TDs in the early game on Sunday, you are probably going to lose. It is only luck that every other player Bebo had put up single digits. Going into Monday night - he had Kelce left who hasn't been that great this season - but in the first 1/2 he was Mahomes favorite receiver . In fact just to give me some insurance I put a $2 bet in that Kelce would score 4 TDs...you know just in case!

Thanks to Harrison Butker it looks like I might not lose to the guy who is winless. Praise!

CHEERLEADER OF THE WEEK

This one said underneath the photo Ronald Martinez. Pretty sure that was the photographer's name and not the cheerleaders, otherwise this trans surgery stuff is getting good!

[sankttealeaf]

and for character design: 👃, 💭, ♦️ and 📺

character design my beloved!!! answering questions from this list!

👃- Do they smell like anything in particular? Why do they smell like that?

lemongrass!!!! rue pestered gortash many many many times to get him to buy soaps she likes and he did and its all she uses. it's sweet and refreshing and makes her feel less gross being surrounded by the smell of blood and rot from being at the temple of bhaal

💭 - What was the original concept for your OC? Has it changed at all since then?

honestly i had nothing when going into rue's playthrough except "she's going to romance gale". i think as i learned more about the dark urge & their past through online spaces i felt more comfortable giving her a bit of backstory that fit

♦️ - Are there any motifs you associate with them? What do those motifs represent thematically?

lots of dog motifs. "let sleeping dogs lie" being the name of the fic. im considering "bet on losing dogs" to be the series name for future one shots n stuff in this timeline (and others). there's a future chapter title called "a loyal dog will always come home" and i think despite the fact that rue does not see herself as a dog, she is very dog coded.

she's very loyal to what matters to her (see: bhaal, the temple, her blood family, eventually gortash) and as time goes on can very much be viewed as gortash's little attack dog. he tells her to bite and she does without question.

📺 - Is your OC inspired at all by characters from other media? Which one(s) and what traits do they have in common?

no one comes to mind immediately for rue! but if you know me, you know i love a good amnesiac character with many names (see: 90% of my dnd characters)

i use songs a lot to base characters from and rue is definitely "preacher's daughter" by ethel cain coded ("hard times", "ptolemaea", "family tree" & "house in nebraska" are big rue songs to me!!)

in a way she shares a lot of similarities to other characters i have which technically doesn't count as other media but i think its fun that so many similar themes play a part in the characters i make (this'll make sense to like. a few people but daena & alemar's devotion to their gods, ela's need to be seen as perfect and also being a cult leader / wanting to be god, daena & ela's amnesia. they all match rue)

[monpalace]

Naur but Melon and Athena go drinking and they come back absolutely blitzed thank god Time decided to stay behind with Percival and help him run the smithing shop for the day because when the dynamic duo returns they can barley stand up straight. Also I fully believe the common sense and the softness that Songbird has is from Percival’s genes because they sure enough aren’t from Athena.

Songbird and Twi are having a mini argument because he just wants to stay and take care of her meanwhile the earth might end or something based on the info the chain has given her. “Babe I love you I really do I’ll be fine you need to go.” “But-” “no buts because if you don’t go with them there will be no more me or the kids to protect, besides not having a shadow isn’t the weirdest thing that has happened to us.”

-🧚🏽‍♀️

athena and malon seem like the type of dastardly duo to go out and act like they're teenagers again by standing on tables and singing, picking random bar fights (def bc some guy eyed one of them the wrong way-- i just know they jump people), and roaming around town looking for something fun to do; but then when they wake up with the worst hangover and can't stop throwing up everything from the night before (malon), they ask their husband why they let them go out in the first place because why is there a soldier outside their house asking if they live there just about ready to read a list of crimes that's double their height (athena) 🤨

or they're both heavy-weights that want to keep drinking even after the tavern/bar closes? they just go to one of their houses and keep the party going before getting shut down by their husband who's all of a sudden been kicked to the couch because one of them decided they wanted to play husband that day and sleep in bed with the other

imagine twi or songbird saying something like "oh, well i'm/she's the vague reincarnation of athena, i bet they're so alike," and time busts a lung laughing because????? no?????? before telling them about a time she almost beat his ass black and blue for coming home late and making malon worry

why did i imagine songbird packing his bags with essentials (and extra goodies) while arguing as he tries to unpack everything? she's used to doing it, so she's faster and more efficient than he is at locating, packing, and arranging so all space is utilized properly, meanwhile twi is tripping and putting stuff away in places they don't belong haphhazardly because he's only been home for a short amount of time and while, yes, he does want to protect her and the kids from whatever took her shadow, he also doesn't want to leave again

[green-lotus]

Raphael making out headcanons, pt 1

(disclaimer: i tend to imagine more ugh vanilla stuff when IT comes to sex, even tho that's not quite the best word for it. don't misunderstand, i'm all in for some wild ideas, but i'm not into really rough sexual stuff, but more of intimate, passionate ones myself, so to speak, so that's the filter all my headcanons naturally go through. if your red turtle wet dreams include getting dominated & straightforward railed & being aggressively cummed into, good on you, but that's not so much of what i will be sharing here. even if I do have some fun parts i'm working on. having said that!)

So!

• I've seen many headcanons' on how Raph would be probably kinda possessive and jealous of his s/o, and I just don't vibe with IT tbh. Sure, he may have some issues with it, but given how playful he can be when not feeling threatened in any way, I'd say that given the right amount of reassurement and love and acceptance, he may go basically the opposite direction and even enjoy his partner casually flirting with or teasing other people, only for the pun to be that they're falling back into his arms and leaving the other person quite fucking bewildered to say the least. That would both play to his more fun side & would give him the much needed public display of appreciation, praise & putting him in the first place

• Imagine Casey strolling through the lair to find something he misplaced there earlier and seeing Raph with his partner starting to casually make out on the couch in the corner. Casey is not his dad nor any of his brothers, so Raph doesn't feel like he needs to show off or hold the tough guy attitude. Casey freezes, as Raph and his s/o stop, lock eyes with him and then with each other with a mischievous smile

"Raphael, look... He's looking at us, the self - elected half - assed Jason Voorhees... maybe he wants to join in. Sweet fuck look at his face"

"Should we let him watch?"

"Oh, and share the sight with a hockey slut? Nah, he didn't deserve it, that's all for me under that shell"

"Should I let him at least undress you then?"

"Man, you wanna kill him? And yourself, in the process? What's here is for your eyes and hands only tonight"

Casey's long skidaddled away at this point but you're having the most delicious fun watching him die inside

• That being said, I do believe that in the right circumstances he would have no problem making out in the middle of the lair and letting his brothers hear a bit of the fun between you two. He would want to pride yourself in what you're doing between you and that he has you and you want him

• He would particularly enjoy falling asleep together and someone finding you in the morning laying with each other, with obvious implication of what was happening before you two dozed off

• Particularly Leo, yeah. Leo is speechless, annoyed or at least slightly bothered, Donnie is a bit awkward but just assumes it for what IT is and goes about his business being just quietly glad for you two

• Raph may not be the best of a showman in that regard but boy would he enjoy just observing you dancing, stretching, getting naked or doing anything explicitly innuendo, if not just for him then knowing full well he is around seeing what you're doing

• And shit, would he love the moment you come to undress him, there's not much there except for those hilarious pants or his mask or shoulder pads but it's something

• You make him undress you as well. It's some sort of handsy exercise for him. If Splinter's making him knit he can handle your dresses, lingerie and jewellery

• You make him wait for you. It's killing him but he's enjoying that and the taste of you after is all the sweeter

• I'd bet Raph would love to make out to the music. Some deep techno/ rap vibes with something a bit more rhythmic and rock - ish in between. but for more gentle times he would accept and try to vibe with whatever his partner's into

(yeah I've been trying to put together list off songs i imagine would play to his taste in bed, but i'm just not really that knowledgeable in those music areas, if anyone has any suggestions please share)

[sydsaint]

📣📣UNDERRATED DUO ALERT📣📣

Summary: The reader is a friend of Mark Sterlings. She has a run-in with Nese and Woods while looking for Mark. Nese and Woods decide to have a little fun at the readers expense.

It's a busy night for AEW, and you've got a list of stuff that needs to get done as long as your arm. Your first stop on the list is to swing by Mark Sterling's locker room to deliver him some papers.

"Mark, you in there?" You get to the locker room door and knock twice, obviously in a hurry.

Shuffling can be heard in the room before the door slides open and Tony Nese is smiling at you. "Well well well, what do we have here?" He grins at you, bare chest staring you in the face.

"Tony." You reply dryly. "Where's Mark at? We need to talk." You ask him, trying to keep your eyes from wandering.

"Awe come on, Y/N. You can talk to me, I'm a good listener." Tony grins at you.

You roll your eyes, finding it harder and harder by the second to keep your gaze fixed on Tony's face.

"Mark! Get your ass out here!" You shout over Tony. But his grin doesn't falter.

The commotion at the door gets the attention of Tony's tag partner, Josh Woods. Woods walks over to the door and peaks over Tony.

"What's going on over here?" He glances over Tony's shoulder. "Oh? Y/N, what's going on babe?" He cracks a flirty grin when he sees you.

'Oh, God.' You think to yourself. "Mark, come on. I'm busy! So call off the wonder twins and come out here!" You shout one more time for Sterling.

"Sterling ain't here right now," Josh explains, eyeing you up. "Which is good. Right, Nese?" He glances at Tony.

Tony nods, that same mischievous grin on his face. "For us, that's for sure." He clarifies. "Come on Y/N, why don't you come in and hang with us for a bit?" He offers.

"Yeah!" Woods agrees. "We don't bite, sweetie. Much." He smirks at you.

You roll your eyes at Josh's line, clutching your papers to your chest. "I don't suppose either of you knows where he's at?" You ask them but regret it as soon as the question leaves your mouth.

Woods and Nese share a glance before they both look back at you.

"We might." Nese shrugs. "Depends on what we get out of it." He adds.

"How about helping a co-worker out?" You reply with a sigh.

Josh laughs and steps forward into the doorway. He lifts a tattooed arm above your head and leans down to your level. "Now what would be the fun in that?" He asks you and you swallow heavily.

Nese chuckles next to Woods, both of them picking up on your faltering gaze. You're losing the battle. Badly.

Just when you think that you've lost, Mark comes around the corner and spots you lingering in the doorway of the locker room with Nese and Woods.

"Y/N?" Mark calls out to you. "What are you doing back here?"

You snap out of your thoughts and sharply turn on your heel at the sound of Sterling's voice. "Mark! Just the man that I was looking for." You smile at him. "Here, these are for you."

You shove the proper papers at Mark's chest and make a small glance back at Tony and Josh. They both grin at you, clearly not done with their little game.

"Bye, Y/N." Tony waves as you hurry off.

"Yeah, bye, Y/N." Josh does the same, adding a wink as you slink off to try and salvage your composure.

Mark watches you hurry off before he turns to Nese and Woods. "What's got her in such a rush?" He asks.

Tony and Josh both shrug and share one last look. Both of them come to the agreement that they're gonna visit you after the show and have a little fun.

You deliver the rest of your papers and get the rest of your chores done as the show drags on. But the whole night you are plagued with thoughts of Nese and Woods.

'Come on, Y/N. Thirsty much?' You scoff at the shameless thoughts running through your head. 'But I bet they'd be a fun pair.' You argue with yourself.

You can't help but wonder if Nese and Woods are as good of a tag team in other aspects of their lives outside of the ring.

Near the end of the night, you are gathering your purse and jacket from one of the back offices when suddenly a shadow is cast over you.

You turn around and find Josh and Tony looming over you. Both of them are dressed to go out as well.

"Tony, Josh. What can I do for you two?" You ask them with a professional tone.

The pair break apart and slip to either side of you. Two strong arms hook around the back of your shoulder. "Come on sweetie, we're taking you out for drinks," Tony informs you, leaning close to your ear.

"Yep! And we all know that you want to, Y/N." Josh adds from the other side of you, urging you forward with an encouraging push. "So don't try and protest it." He grins.

"I...okay." You nod, knowing that you won't be able to get away.

All of your nasty thoughts of the night come rushing back again. 'Looks like I'm gonna find out just how good of a team they are.' You think to yourself.

You swallow as the pair urge you forward with grins on their faces. You know that there is no getting out of this one. Not after earlier tonight. But on the other hand. Josh and Tony DO Make quite the pair. So it can't be all that bad.

[swisssadge]

BANKAI I'D LOVE TO SEE

Okay, a few words before we go into this.

This list will consist of non-captain characters, except for three. How else, since we see almost every Captain's Bankai. But there are other Shinigami who I'm really curious what their Bankai would be, were they to achieve it. And technically, every Shinigami has the potential to achieve it, as we see with the Lieutenants who do.

And I am also aware that Kubo had only limited time and space, that he couldn't give EVERY somewhat major Shinigmai a Bankai. Wouldn't even have been possible, for several reasons. Still... as I'll be mentioning later down the line, there are some characters I'd wish we had even just as much as a single picture, like we do in Hisagi's and Shinji's case. I know that stuff has gone down behind the curtains, and that Kubo hasn't been able to draw everything he wanted, but still. Pleeeeease, Kubo-sama, maybe just single pictures, at least? Just one for each missing Bankai, like you drew them for Hisagi and Shinji? I'd be already very happy with only that.

And yes, we fans can come up with our own ideas, but the point is: What would Kubo himself come up with? That's what I personally am so super curious about. Mainly regarding the design, since one could guess at the powers a little from the Shinigamis' Shikai. Don't get me wrong, I would still love to have a complete explanation of the Bankais' powers, but their designs is the other half of the coin. And Kubo proved to come up with some very creative and interesting stuff. So yeah, I am interested in both, but primarily the designs.

Oh, and lastly, you won't find Yoruichi on here, cause she doesn't even use a Zanpakuto. We'd first have to see that before we can even begin to talk about her Bankai.

Okay, on to the list now.

ISSHIN AND JUSHIRO!!!

Okay, I have to admit: Despite me trying not to be, I am still somewhat super angry that we didn't get Bankai for these two. Especially after freaking KENPACHI got a Bankai, when he didn't even know his sword's name for almost the entire series. Not only are they among my fav characters; but Isshin had the perfect opportunity to show his during the Thousand Year Blood War arc. I mean, come on - you can't just hype a Bankai up by telling us via Aizen how strong it is, and then just not show it! Never mind that Isshin was shown to still be an incredibly strong Shinigami, even after 20 years without his powers. So come on, give him a proper fight. And in Ukitake's case, it is just one more thorn in my heart, cause he was always in Shunsui's shadow anyways. Shunsui got all the attention, while Ukitake got nothing (no worries, I don't hate Shunsui or anything, I just find it a little unfair. I still like Shunsui well enough). Even though he is one of only two dual-wielding Shinigami (at least until Ichigo came along with is dual wield). Doesn't that make one curious as what his Bankai would be? And no, the Beyond Bankai form of his in Bleach Brave Souls is NOT his Bankai. As cool as that form is.

At any rate, until the TYBW anime is over, I will keep hoping that we might get to see one or both of these there. Or maybe that the official illustrations I mentioned above might pop up one day.

AIZEN

I mean, come on - do I need really to explain? XD The handful of people who do not want to see it raise their hands now. Is quicker to count than those who want. XD

MATSUMOTO

Hm, her Zanpakuto is based on a cat and on ash? What would Kubo have cooked up for her if he gave her a Bankai? Especially in regards to design. Also, fun fact for those who might not yet now: In the data book, there was once a mistranslation, where it stood that Rangiku had achieved Bankai by the TYBW, when in fact she never had. Kubo himself was puzzled on how that mistake got in there.

KAIEN

His Shikai, which we got to see thanks to Aaroniero, is already interesting. I bet his Bankai would have been a really cool, water based one. Wait, do we even have any water based Bankai? We have fire, ice, lightning, poison... but no water??? Makes me want to see Kaien's Bankai even more.

HINAMORI

I don't know why, but I would really like to see the Bankai for her. I mean, it would be interesting to see a more gentle girl like her wielding a fire Bankai, wouldn't it? Once again, it is mainly the design aspect I am interested in here.

YUMICHIKA

Well, my interest in his Bankai grew after the reveal that the Shikai of his Zanpakuto he used for the longest time wasn't even the real Shikai. And for some reason, I have the image I have in my head when thinking of Yumichika's Bankai is either peacock or bird of paradise. XD

ISANE

This one's coming right out of the left field, huh? n.n Any of you expected to find her here? Well, I just thought it would be nice to see a second healing Bankai. And Isane is an okay character, not the best, but certainly not bad either. So why not wanting to see her Bankai? Especially since Unohana's Bankai is the only one not purely for combat. So yeah, would be nice to have a second one.

KAZUI AND ICHIKA

And lastly, of course, the new generation. Come on, considering who their parents are - wouldn't you love to see their Bankai too? Oh, uhm... maybe I broke my own rule a little here. I mean, we see nothing of their Zanpakutos yet; we know they have them, but we haven't seen their powers in action yet. Hm, wait... they're still extremely young tho. I think it's okay to have them on here while leaving Yoruichi out. After all, Kazui and Ichika NOT using their Zanpakuto like Yoruichi is highly unlikely. But who knows, if the Hell Arc continues, maybe we'll see some of it. And I rest my case, I'd love to see their Bankai. After seeing the rest of their powers first. ;) Is Ichika's Zanpakuto maybe ice based, like her mother's? Or is it something completely different from either her parents? Maybe not even based on an element, like Renji's isn't either? Does Kazui continue the trend of -getsu after Engetsu and Zangetsu? And after seeing Isshin's and Ichigo's Zanpakutos, what powers will his have?

[secretsofdbz]

OH I have ~opinions~!!

I hope you don't mind my jumping in with an extensive list of ships and what I've seen of them!!

I tend to give a chance to almost all ships, as long as the premise is interesting, and the ship doesn't need to be healthy (but unhealthy ships need to be presented and written as such, you know, don't glorify abuse yaddi yadda).

(more under the read more because Long, also I mention cursed ships as existing)

The issue about having kids is.. well, you have Future Bulma so you can science it out even with non het ships (hell Trunks could have kids without being involved in a ship xD).

Honestly Future Trunks / Future Mai could be fine if she wasn't.. you know, OG DB Mai made younger, and who is technically 30-ish older than him. OG DB Mai was 18-20 when Bulma was 16 and Bulma had Trunks at 30, so Mai is 28-30 years older than Future Trunks (cuz he comes back to the future with two extra biological years due to his stay in the HTC). (Mai mentions she's 41 in the BoG movie, and that is about ~4 years post Buu saga)

In my fic I made "Mai" Videl's little sister. So Future Mai and Future Trunks are about the same age and go through the same events with similar levels of hardship and growth. They're "peers", in a way. Weapons masters who used to manage the bunkers alongside Videl and other Earthlings while trying to survive the Cyborg scourge? Yeah. Give me tht Angst.

Age gaps are interesting to think about, but it's also an issue of maturity.

Android 17 and 18 are teenage punks regardless of their biological age and regardless of timeline, so even if Future Trunks is 17-19 years old, they're "younger" than him in terms of growth/maturity/brain dev and approach to relationships? And that kinda applies to both sets of Androids (future and present; Future Droids are older only because of chronology, not because of "aging" in a ny way shape or form right?).

I personally find Future Trunks / Main Timeline 17 pretty interesting (as a parallel to K18, butterfly effect, etc). Part "we never see Android 17's wife in DBS, I bet it's Future Trunks laying low lmao" crack, part "actually the struggles they both went through and Trunks having to give him the benefit of the doubt because it's not the same android". It's very angsty and the dynamics are interesting to explore, but it's not healthy relationship in the beginning and it takes a lot of work and doubts. I'm not super fond of Future Trunks / Future Droids because of the "eh everything prior doesn't matter" aspect of things, buuuut I've seen some "program reset" stuff that's interesting. I also love Krillin and Main Timeline 18 so it's hard for me to play against it (mostly because it's usually Krillin bashing and my boy deserves better).

What I've not seen enough of would be Future Trunks and Future Videl. That's one helluva interesting ship (that would have been so fun in DBS lmao). Trunks was born about 9-10 years after Videl, but he comes back 2 years older, so they're actually 8 years apart. If you consider the ship happening after he kills Imperfect Cell, he would be 22 and she would be 30. But this Future Trunks is far more "adult" than a college graduate at the same age would be, so I don't find that age gap to be outrageous.

Future Trunks / Main Timeline Broly: Trunks is 19 (post HTC) and (Z) Broly is Goku's age (aka ~27-28). That's not too bad. And.. is Broly functionally "an adult"? He's far less independant and autonomous than Trunks is. Broly needs to be Goku's age because of his background (planet Vegeta, baby Goku, etc), but he could be 10 years younger and nothing would really change in his character. It's crack because of DBZA as you've said, but it existed before that (because Trunks is incredibly easy to ship).

Future Trunks / any version of Gohan: This is the unrequited stuff I really like thinking about. The age gap between the two is ~9 years, so it's easy to have the younger version admire the older one (kid Gohan admiring future Trunks who admired future Gohan). Childhood crushes are cute to hold onto to keep hope and carry on, as long as they remain unrequited and nobody acts or goes into NSFW territory.

With present Gohan, you gotta either have Trunks return by the Buu saga, or play with the DBS timeline (where Gohan is 24-ish and Trunks is 30-ish.. but that opens a can of worms when it comes to Gohan's marriage and I'm just going to shrug about it because DBS is DBS :-| )... oooorrr you gotta use "alien biology/earthlings aren't (our Earth's) humans" and imply present Gohan at 10-12 is actually "mature" and "in control" and not a "child". It goes into very dirty tropes (especially with Japanese trope of Wakashu tween and teenage boys... it goes into deep issues I won't get into, just mentioning that it exists so you guys can block it if needed).

In terms of "ship", my heart will always belong to Future Trunks / Future Gohan POST android destruction and Future Gohan being brought back to life, and then the two of them finding each other as a "similar-ish" aged (maturity) pair. Future Gohan was 21-22 when he died. There's a great doujinshi that plays on the two gohans and two trunkses having perhaps feelings towards one another in an unrequited way that's just.. sooo.. touching. It doesn't go beyond a kiss actually. Pretty shojo vibes haha. More recent depictions use Future Warrior in Black / Xeno Trunks, there's an anthology coming out next week and I'm quite looking forward to it!

Future Trunks / (main timeline) Goku. Ok I'm showing my age here, but this is a early 90s popular ship that is hilarious and built upon the stalk-by-admiration-senpai trope. Trunks has heard so much about Goku that he idalizes him and goes out of his way to be noticed by him. I adore the shenanigans involved. This has had a resurgence with Dragon Ball Heroes because Xeno Trunks and Xeno Goku are just peak coworkers. (note: Xeno ships are top tier and get rid of the "were raised together", "age gaps" and "is actually taken" issues; only Pan remains a problem because she's depicted as a 14-15 yo, but if you age her up it's all gucci)

You can find content with Trunks and Chichi because "milf" I guess, but I'm not that familiar with "content for men". It goes way into fetish territory and yeaaah....

Future Trunks / Pan. Much rarer than main timeline TruPan, but it does exist. Time Travel shenanigans happen and bim, new ship. Obviously Pan needs to be older than she was in DBGT (she's either 9-10 or 14-15 depending on whether you take Toriyama's designs (+10years post End of Z) or the actual DBGT timeline (+5 years post End of Z).

Future Trunks / Chronoa. Xeno Trunks is shown / characterized as being in his solid mid 20s. Chronoa is millions of years old and her "normal design" is often thought of as leaning on the "thousand year old dragon in the shape of a little girl" but her demeanor, speech patterns and actual clothes are not "child" (she has the same proportions as Shin after all). They have a great chemistry and her proper time unleashed form and their bons just work well. I like Xeno Trunks and Chronoa as a ship a lot, it gives Trunks a happy ending.

Alternatively, Future Trunks / Towa. Let's.. just say it's a thing that exists XDDD

Future Trunks / Goten. Ok this exists as a "what if"; either by Future Goten existing (which makes the future Timeline TruTen so... nice), or by having Goten meet Trunks somehow into adolescence or adulthood, or by using the Xenos. It mostly doesn't fit in "the timeline" as we understand it, ignoring all ages / restrictions, the dynamics can be interesting.

Future Trunks / (Future?) Erasa. Either in the Buu arc or in the Future Timeline (same as Future Videl). I like the concept enough that I wrote a little of it in my main longfic (Future Trunks is 19 in Orange Star. I set it up so that the school has anyone from 16-20, but most are 18-20; it's more like prep school than traditional western high school).

Future Trunks / OC (or reader). I've seen a few; Noah has a ton of art, there's an android situation by some people too, there's a Future Marron fic that's incredibly interesting. My friend Etheriumart has a Saiyan-werewolf hybrid, Rieka, that is just PEAK ship for Future Boi. Dragon Ball Multiverse's main artist Asura created Shokaki (fire extinguisher) as a Trunks GF for U12. She's very cute and a firefighter, and Asura truly gives it love :)

My longfic has a girl Trunks meets in the Cell Games (regular earthling who knew the cyborgs before they became cyborgs; they have a sort of fling that's very background overall; it's mostly used to show normal people during this period of canon).

There's also a niche for Future Trunks / Trunks (usually GT-aged maintimeline Trunks, but another Future Trunks has also happened). I've written it as part of my experimental stuff (Future Trunks x Dead!OG Trunks, but my version of Future Trunks is female), but it's obviously an ephemeral thing and not an actual ship that can sail (let alone have kids and stuff). Very angsty and very "identity crisis", but also "nobody but myself can truly understand what I've gone through" sort of bond that will obviously not last. Very Loki-tangential, in a way, but Trunkscest (or ToraTora) has a few different doujin authors (with about half being nsfw and half being sfw).

And finally if you dig deep into the weird parts of the internet, Future Trunks / Bulma or Vegeta is also a thing that exists (obviously not as a durable thing). There's a philosophical argument to be had that "this isn't his actual parents/they didn't raise him/they didn't see him grow up". Canon has Future Trunks call them mom and dad, though, so it's quite cursed, but it goes from unrequited infatuation (on either end) to pretty hard stuff (Android Saga Vegeta is a prick after all). I tend to nope out of it personally but it has quite a few content creators that I felt they needed to be mentioned in terms of Future Trunks ships. There's doujins, fics and occasional straight up hard NSFW stuff ("for men" sections get cursed real quick tbh). (knowing they exist gives you guys the means to block the tag)

I personally don't condone or condemn ships in general, as long as they're properly tagged so I can filter what I don't want to see, so please don't hate me for mentioning "problematic ships that exist" haha I'm just here to share knowledge!

Future Trunks Deserves Better Ships

So fanfic with Future Trunks is very limited. But here are the pairings that I have read or seen when searching for fics in the past:

Trunks/Past 18

Trunks/Future 18

Trunks/Broly (crackship based on DBZA)

Trunks/Mai (most prominent pairing now due to DBS)

Trunks/Female OC (never read any fics with this)

I have a question: why is Trunks constantly paired with people who are WAY older than him?

Trunks is literally the good boy next door type. I can see him getting on well with a variety of women. And Toriyama or whoever decided to pair him with MAI, a woman who was a gag villain in dragon ball?? At least 18 was a fleshed-out character. My boy Future Trunks deserves better!!! Mai is literally Bulma's age or older! She could be his mom!

Out of all the ships, I think Trunks/Past 18 is the best. The age gap would be lesser compared with future 18 and past 18 has the benefit of not being responsible for Trunks' trauma. I read a fic a few weeks ago called "Butterfly Effect" that had Trunks/past 18 as the main ship and it was so good. The downside is that Krillin does not get with 18 but Krillin got another love interest in that fic and I am not a diehard Krillin/18 shipper so I hardly cared.

Trunks/future 18 is interesting. I read a great fic where the OG Trunks (the one killed by Imperfect Cell) was brought back to life and ended up marrying his future 18. They had a daughter together. I loved the character development which made their enemies to lovers journey feel satisfying. However, the issue with Future 18 being paired with Trunks is that she is half responsible for his suffering. Even if it turns out she was mind-controlled, it was still her. Plus, I have a huge distaste for the dragon balls being used to wipe Earthlings' memories so former villains (like Buu) can walk free. It's disgusting. I think Bulma or Trunks erased people's memories when the androids were dead though. But it was convenient for the ship to take off. Can't start dating 18 if you have people screaming whenever they see her and want her in jail after all. Plus, Future 18 has to be at least 16 years older than him. Ugh.

I like Trunks/Broly as a crackship. Too bad there aren't any serious fics that are completed. The only completed works seem to be porn. Anyway, this ship has issues. First the age gap again. Second, it's not a fruitful ship (pun intended). As the last protector, Trunks needs to train humans to fight and/or have Saiyan hybrid kids to teach to take up the mantle. I think you get my point about why this ship is problematic. As the last full-blooded Saiyan, it would benefit the Earth more for Broly to either meet a human female or another strong alien that could bear him kids. Imagine a hybrid with Broly's potential?! I'm pumped with excitement already as I type this!

If I were to decide the type of girl I would pair with Trunks, I would go with something like this:

A fighter like Videl. Someone with a fiery spirit with a passion to get stronger. Maybe she was traumatized by the androids and her desire to get stronger is a coping mechanism. Or maybe she just likes fighting and heard about the martial arts legends. Anyway, her journey could lead her to Trunks and he becomes her master. Training has always been a duty for Trunks. He's like Gohan in that he does not enjoy fighting. But maybe training this girl/woman could help him find fighting/training enjoyable or fun. Her passion could rub off on him and it encourages him to keep pushing his limits. She could motivate him to be better.

A girl who loves adventure like Bulma. This woman could be an alien and through shenanigans she and Trunks end up on a galaxy adventure together. Trunks has likely never travelled much and grew up in a constant warzone. I think it would be nice for Trunks to go on a fun, low-stakes adventure and meet other alien races. Maybe he could find allies/friends that could help protect Earth. Maybe he finds New Namek on the way. Maybe he finds a master to help him unlock his hybrid potential more. Trunks needs a teacher after all. It would be nice for Trunks to have a relationship with a kind of girl that helps him relax and discover his inner child. Someone he can have fun with.

A girl of service/duty. Kind of like Padme from Star Wars. Someone who understands and can empathize with his burden of protecting the Earth. Maybe she works in a nonprofit or something where she is on the front lines helping people every day. She would have grown up traumatized by the androids and lost loved ones like Trunks did. They can help each other heal as they forge a new family together.

Anyway, I did not intend this to become an essay. I just love Future Trunks and I am so disgusted with his (not) canon pairing. It's like that bastard Toriyama checked his female characters catalogue and dumped Trunks with the first one who was still single. Future Trunks deserved better and DBS will never be canon to me! At least GT left Future Trunks with his happy ending. Screw DBS and screw Mai!

[toko-writing-imagines]

Hey it's Treat again! Totally fine, I'm sorry I didn't see it.

Could I get Mikan and Hajime taking care of an s/o that got sick due to stress then? (seperately, and I checked this time!)

Thank you. <3

Its totally fine! Sometimes people miss it and that's okay

I added Shuichi cus he was in your last request and he isn't here so yeah, hope thats okay

Enjoy your hcs !! ♡♡

Mikan, Hajime, and Shuichi taking care of their sick s/o due to stress

【Mikan Tsumiki】

• Mikan overall is really just a worry wart when it comes to you. She's always about the 'what if' and stuff like that

• Also she's also always on your back about saying how you should rest or giving suggestions to things if you happen to look a little too pale or are more sleepier than usual

• She doesn't mind taking care of you and will even try to help release all this stress that ended up making you sick (since stress lowers your immune system which causes you to get sick easier)

• Expect a semi-lecture about how you really gotta take things more slowly and ways to relieve stress, like meditating, taking a deep breath, etc.

• Mikan really just wants the best for you. She understood stress as she is always helping everyone daily whether they are hurt or need any sort of medical advice

• Also she secretly hopes she isn't the cause of your stress. She knows she probably isn't but the thought of it being so worries her.

• At least in the end you get some kisses and snuggles with her so yay

【Hajime Hinata】

• Hajime isn't really the best at helping someone when they're sick minus telling a few basic things, so he'd end up getting Mikan to help take care of you

• He did notice that you've been stressed lately, though not knowing the actual cause of said stress, he didn't bring it up only because he felt like it wasn't exactly his place to say something

• Mikan gave him a small list of things that could help relieve stress and gave you some medicine for your sickness before she left (all Hajime did was just stand next to you while Mikan did her work lol)

• Hajime has the tendency to play with your hair or your fingers while he's nervous (usually at least sometimes its just for fun) so once he does either of those things you gotta calm him down before reassuring that its alright

• He also ended up going on a tangent about the first things that came to his mind and you'd listen to it all till you fell asleep

• Expect to way up with him holding you in his arms because he was worried, and that he will help you relieve your stress so you getting sick like this doesn't happen again

【Shuichi Saihara】

• Shuichi is probably one of the people who understands about how it is to be so stressed you end up getting sick. I bet it happened to him multiple times

• He is often stressed out because of his like of work, and people often rely on his talent to help them with their problems or to confirm an answer surely no one wants to hear. This often ends up with him neglecting his well-being for the sake of others

• When you are sick because of if, Shuichi is just going back n forth to make sure you are getting the care and rest you need. He'd give you a healthy snacks that you can hopefully stomach down or maybe warm milk or tea

• He makes sure there is no disturbance once you fall asleep so you get a good rest and takes care of your work so you'll be a little more stress-free

• Basically he kinda just mothers you, but he truly does mean well about it. Shuichi knows stress all too well

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↳ ੈ‧₊˚ These three are all just worry warts for their s/o

also man do I love posting late because that's the only time I'm able to write

These were fun to write !! Feel free to request again ^^

take care everyone ♡

~ Mod Toko 💜