#But that's one of those that I would say I ship now

[wheneverfeasible]

Girlie, I'm gonna need some abo recs. Steddie and otherwise. You've got me intrigued

(lowkey browsing your blog for more writing)

Oh! Yes! Hello!

First off, I do want to point out that when using the initials, it’s best to use slashes in-between (a/b/o) as the term without those is actually a slur against the Australian indigenous community. Just something to think about, no hate or anything! ♥️

As for recs, I’ll just stick with Steddie for now as that’s my brainrot ship…

Honestly, anything by @lexirosewrites is fantastic. My personal favorites tho are:

Bad Bet wherein Steve is a secret omega and bet by Tommy to take alpha and freak Eddie Munson to prom as a prank, only to fall for the strange alpha.

Online, Offline (Out of My Mind) where famous actor and secret omega Steve finds his scentmate through an online dating service thanks to Robin.

Bandaids for the Heart where Steve is a pediatric nurse and Eddie is a single dad whose kiddo might be trying to play matchmaker.

And the Sun Will Rise which has Steve as a packless omega suffering through isolation sickness during the zombie apocalypse, until a certain alpha and his pack take him in.

Baby Mine wherein Eddie discovers he’s pregnant and because of past trauma assumes Steve will expect him to get rid of it, so it’s definitely angsty but with sweet comfort and a happy ending.

But really all of their stuff is fantastic.

As for other fics, I heartily recommend Look For the Boy With the Broken Smile, Ask Him if He Wants to Stay Awhile by Eenselwig_98 ( @sunlight-and-moonshine) and honestly it might be time for another reread of this fic for myself too. But Steve is an omega who’s been hurt so many times that he thinks he’s only good enough to fuck and not mate, except Eddie is head over heels for him.

And can’t forget Whatever you want it to be by @just-my-latest-hyperfixation where omega Eddie is slipped a heat triggering drug by Jason who plans to assault him but he’s saved by Steve who offers his assistance with the after effects of the drug.

Build a Life With You by StarsHideYourFires ( @starshideurfics ) which is a historical omegaverse where omega Steve has a secret that leads him to abandoning the socialite life to become a mail order bride to an alpha he never met in a small rural town. (The author has a lot of fics I enjoy, actually, but I’m only sharing finished fics here, but do please check out the other stuff too!)

the potential of us by emchant3d has both enemies-to-lovers and former hookups fake dating as omega Steve and alpha Eddie try to get their besties off their backs about dating each other. Side ship Buckingham.

feel forever its soft fall and swell by hejustlikemefr which is another historical omegaverse that is an Organ Trail kind of au, young omega Steve and older alpha Eddie have a marriage of convenience to help protect Steve.

The Unbearable Horniness of Steve by @fkinkindagauche has that delicious angst of the classic friends-to-lovers and some classic misunderstanding. (The author also has a Harringrove fic called Goldilocks for all you Billy lovers out there.)

It’ll be fine. Probably. by @stevieschrodinger which is a modern au with an omega Eddie who finds out he’s pregnant and returns to Hawkins where he runs into high school crush and current librarian, alpha Steve Harrington. I love this version of Eddie so much.

Good Omega by Batty4Steddie and @spicycinnabun is another excellent omega Eddie fic where alpha Steve is in the band with him and flirt on stage and Steve is ready to finally claim Eddie as his while Eddie…assumes Steve is straight.

And then we have my lovely @katyawriteswhump with so many wonderful offerings that I can’t even attempt to list them, each one full of angst, fluff, humor, and feels.

Honestly there’s so many I loved and enjoyed but I would say these fics and authors are a great place to start. Many of them inspired my own writing so every single one of them is worth checking out. Each have their own style and it makes for such a lovely exploration of a beloved trope.

And I know that there’s more out there, but this is getting a bit long already, so maybe I’ll do another rec list one of these days lol.

Now off to work I must go! I hope you find joy in these favorites of mine just like I did, my dear anon!

Love to all these fantastic and marvelously talented creators! I’m definitely rereading some these rn 🤭

[msfantasy-anime]

A Visit From Dear Ole Dad

Monkey D. Luffy x Reader

Summary: Your dad visits Marine!Reader to talk

A/n: rushed ending but shrug

Part IV

“Mrs. Monkey.” A teasing gravely voice calls out.

Standing at the bow of the ship, you turn around to see your father standing just behind you. His bright red hair and sunny smile beaming at you.

"Dad!" You call out excitedly. Shoving your tea cup into the nearest officers hands as you launch yourself into the arms of your father. His big arms wrapping around your form as he begins to spin you in circles as you giggle like a young girl again.

He finally places you down, “How’s it going little trouble maker?” He asks ruffling up your hair.

“Me? If anyone’s the trouble maker— it’s you!” You accuse back, all whilst Shanks throws his head back in laughter.

The ship seems to grow quieter at the unexpected visitor. Soon all you hear is the ocean waves lapping against the vessel as the crew shuffle silently behind the figure of your dad. All attempting to catch glimpses of him, but he pays no mind to the watchful eyes only looking upon your face instead.

“No more than usual— but you?” He says, raising his brow, “Imagine my surprise when I catch word about my little girl messing around with another marine.” He says, crossing his arms over his chest. “Now I don’t like getting involved with you two but you better set the record straight before Luffy hears anything— aren’t you two married or did I miss something?” He lectures, making you shrink under his scrutinising gaze. “Even if it’s another one of your schemes, you know how Luffy feels about those tricky tactics of yours.”

“Might’ve …” you spoke hesitantly. “Told a small fib here and there to get out of a situation…” you mutter, twisting your fingers around your coat. “But it’s not true! Luffy knows I would never.”

Shanks couldn’t help but huff a sigh. “Kid— It might not be my place. But I think it’s time I finally had a heart to heart with you.” Shanks says, looking you deep in your eyes, making sure you’re listening. “How much longer are you going to play marine.” He says as you raise a brow at this. 

“Dad, it’s not like that. I want to be a marine.” You defend, but Shank doesn’t hesitate.

“Is it though?” He asks, making you falter, “I don’t know exactly where this dream of becoming a marine came from but I just wanna make sure that my little girl won’t make any decisions that she regrets in life. Even though you two love each other, love isn’t enough to keep you together. There will come a day that you will have to choose between your job and him and I don’t think you can live with that decision.” Shank says grabbing your shoulders. “So I’m asking you again, why do you wanna be a marine?”

Maybe it was the sincerity in his eyes, or the sorrowful look he’s giving you, or perhaps it was your own admission back that make your heart ache.

“I don’t know.” You answer back, your voice trembly as you painfully admit you’re unsure. It’s a terrifying notion to admit. For years you prattled on about becoming a marine as the boys prattled on about becoming a pirate king. You’ve made becoming a marine your whole personality and without that title you don’t really know who you are. Truth be told that thought sat in the back of your mind for quite a long time now; having become a marine and achieving such an esteemed title only trapped you further. To finally admit out loud that you’re not sure if the years of dedication to your craft was even worth it. Being a rear admiral almost felt like nothing, it feels like it should be a title you ought to be proud of having. “I was so angry when you left me on the island dad.” You say, meeting his gaze.

“I’m sorry darling you know if I had any other way then I would—“

“That’s not what I’m saying. I’m not angry at you. I was angry at the situation.” You said, a tear spilling over the edge of your eyes. “I’m grateful that I got to have the childhood I did. Growing up with Ace, Sabo, and especially Luffy, was more than I could ever ask for.” You say, Shanks whipping away your tear. “I was angry that the Marines kept you away from me. I was even more angry when Ace told us about the world government issued an execution order when he was a fetus. The world wanted him dead before he was even born.” You said, your brows crossing. “And the idea cemented in my head when I watched the Marines just stand there when that celestial dragon launched a bomb at Sabo.”

Shanks just stood there for a moment mulling over your words. “Darling, if I had to be quite honest with you, I don’t believe being a marine is your dream.” in the words rattled your mind. “Say you achieved the highest rank as a marine. Would you feel complete and happy in the end?” You just stood there, your mouth left a-gape.

“I-“

“Say you go on countless adventures with that husband of yours, would you have regrets leaving the marines behind?” He asks, and something in his eyes compelled the honest truth from you.

“No.”

And with that admission, Shank smiles ever so slightly.

But you couldn’t even focus on that as you saw a hoards of your crew gathering behind your father. “Rear Admiral— we thank you for all your years of service but we think it’s time that you follow your own dreams as you have helped us follow ours.” One of the officers shout as the crowd begins to hold back their tears.

“Thanks to you. We understand the vision that you had for the Marines and we will do our best to carry out.” Your Lieutenant announces. “ Will leave for your name and document so they never even know that you’ve left—“

“No—“ you say firmly. “Tell Akainu the truth. That I’ve abandoned post to join my husband- as a straw hat pirate!”







Tag list: @rainbowcreepie

[centrally-unplanned]

I somewhat favor mass deportation from Palestine. I don't see how the situation on the ground will get better, and while deportation will in itself be awful, "100 years from now, the Palestinian diaspora will enjoy quality-of-life (social, political, economic) equivalent to their local communities" seems more plausible than, "100 years from now, the Palestinian people will enjoy a fair standard of living in Palestine."

I don't like this. I feel bad about this. It's not a "good" plan. But I don't know what else is more than "pie in the sky" thinking, and the status quo is worse.

I am not gonna be an asshole to you about this like I bet you would expect many here to be, I am a realist and I think that realism is typically the right approach. I see the logic that given [X], it would be better for the people of Gaza to simply leave. After all, I approve of refugees in general! I do not blame for "not staying" or some other dumb bullshit, becoming a refugee is the good and right response to many situations. If we could welcome the entire population of Gaza into the wider Austin metro area (climate match + capable of building the housing) I would do so.

But it seems very important to clarify what that [X] is - in this case, it is the myopic obsession the Israeli right has with being genocidal maniacs in order to paint-by-numbers a semi-arid scrubland to match the deranged musings of a book from over a thousand years ago. They could just not do that! They don't have any reason, whatsoever, to do it. The "unsustainability" of the Israeli-Palestine conflict is entirely an invention of the Israeli state. That does not mean there could be kumbaya-levels peace or anything - the PLO are corrupt reprobates and Hamas are, of course, radical authoritarians worshiping at the altar of useless historical grievances and infected with a death cult. But that describes like 30% of the planet, and they get along. China-Taiwan is sustainable, North Korea-South Korea is sustainable, India-Kashmir is sustainable! The median number of deaths from "terrorism" in Kashmir doesn't even glance the murder rate in the typical large Indian city. The world keeps turning, life goes on. It is only human action, direct choices by individuals with full capacity to do better, that takes these conflicts and make them unsustainable.

Israel could, trivially, recognize Palestinian statehood or even just general autonomy, defend its borders, punish the occasional missile strike that would surely still occur with minimalist force, and turn the world against the aggressors diplomatically. Saudi Arabia would sell out Hamas in a heartbeat for that. The rest of the world, could - less trivially but not actually that hard because Israeli is tiny - simply inform Israel they will no longer recognize their silly crusade against Palestinian statehood and if they want to block US/EU navy ships from delivering food they can meet our nuclear weapons out in the parking lot. You will not have perfection but you will have millions of people living their normal lives, neither being faced with anything close to a threat of mass-scale ethnic cleansing.

So I do get what you're saying, I just think that hope has to be framed correctly - given that the millions of other much easier paths to a better outcome that could be easily pursued by any of the involved people are going to be ignored because the actors in question are combinations of vile or incompetent, maybe your path is the right one. That isn't ironic, I actually do get it. But I do think once those paths are fully visible, swallowing that pill becomes a lot harder.

(I'm not saying there are no Palestinian sins or agency btw, this is just a post about depopulating Gaza - this is a situation where Israel holds all the cards. Different topics would have different framings)

[kissandtellus]

Shifting the Blame

⸺ Synopsis: Gojo and you are Sylus’ partners. Sylus returns home from a rough night to find out you two have been misbehaving while he was gone. He can’t let that go unpunished, can he?

⸺ Warnings: I SEE THE VISION, Smut, Spanking, choking, mentions of Dacryphilia, isn’t on a set timeline because this could be seen as a ‘crack ship’ BUT I LOVE IT.

Authors Note: This came from an anonymous request that I couldn’t fit into a single reply! So I hope you see this anon<3

The door to the penthouse creaked open. Sylus tried his best to be quiet, trying not to disturb the two puddles of his partners that would usually be curled up in his bed, waiting for him. Sylus installed heavy blackout curtains so the sun wouldn’t disturb his unusual sleep schedule just so he could get some proper rest.

He slips off his jacket, carefully hanging it, when he hears a squawk and poorly muffled laughter. He raises a thin eyebrow and stalks through the living room and into his study. The door was barely cracked, and he could hear hurried whispers.

“Mephisto be quiet! Just one more-“

“Satuuu,” a female voices chides. “Sylus is gonna be home any minute. We already used the whole sticker sheet.”

Sylus could feel the vein in his forehead pulse. He eases the door open, taking a few steps in to survey the entire damage. Y/n had Mephisto pinned to the desk by his feet as Gojo planted one final sticker right on his beak.

Sylus cleared his throat and both of his partners nearly jumped out of their skins. Gojo, ever the troublemaker, immediately pointed a finger at Y/n who was holding the empty sticker sheet.

“It was her, Sy! She made me do it!”

Y/n gasped immediately and tried to his the empty sheet behind her back. “N-nu uh! It wasn’t me!”

Sylus pinched the bridge of his nose, annoyance flowing through his veins. All he wanted to do when he got home, was curl up in bed with the two of them.

Both of his partners were dressed in pajamas, it was clear they had the right intention at one point. But something had triggered their mischievous side at some point.

Now he had more important things to attend to.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“Eighteen, n-nine-o-owww!- nineteen, t-twenty!” Gojo sobbed through clenched teeth, fisting the fabric of Sylus’ dress pants when the final spank came across his redden cheeks.

The other white haired man sniffled, wiping his tears with the back of his hand. Sylus grabbed his silky locks and craned his neck back.

“There, there, Satu~” Sylus mockingly coos, giving a sharp tug until the tears in those bright blue eyes spill down his redden cheeks. “You did so well. Now do you have something to say to me?”

Satoru is blubbering, “M’m sorry Sy!” He hiccups. Sylus leans down, giving Satoru a sloppy kiss. When he pulls away, Sylus gives a low chuckle and release his head, letting it fall forward across his lap.

Sylus’s sharp red orbs dart across the room to where Y/n is curled up in the corner, trying to make herself disappear so she wouldn’t suffer the same fate as Gojo. Sylus gives Gojo a gentle kiss on his cheek and carefully slid him off of his lap to tuck him into the massive California King bed.

Y/n squeals as Sylus stalks over to her. But Sylus was quick on his feet, snatching her mid strut while she’s kicking her feet. “S-Sylus! No, no, no! It wasn’t my fault!”

She’s like a whiny pup when Sylus tugs her short and underwear over the swell of her ass in a single tug. He leans back in the leather armchair in the bedroom, his free hand insnaring her throat like a vice.

“Shut up,” the first slap across her ass is a warning. She yelps, chewing on her bottom lip. “Whose stickers were they, hm?”

Odette immediately lies. “Sat-“

SMACK

“Kitten, you know I hate liars.” His fingers soothe over the tender flesh of her bottom. “You are trying to tell me that Satoru has pretty pastel cat stickers?”

Odette sniffs and wipes her eyes with a balled up fist. “I-It was mine…” she admits.

Sylus hums in approval, kissing the back of her head. “Thats what I thought. Now….” Sylus digs his nails into the sensitive flesh of her ass until she cries out, feet kicking freely in the air. “How many do you think you deserve? 20 like Satoru?”

Y/n gives a sheepish nod, wriggling in his lap.

Sylus clicks his tongue and lands a harsh smack on the back of her thighs. “Are you trying to get off easy? You lied to me, Sugar. I’m thinking a minimum of 30.”

The first 15 spanks leave Y/n feeling lightheaded. Sylus is a killer, has ended lives in the snap of a finger. His spanks were never soft. They were firm, a strict reminder of who was in charge.

“Don’t stop counting Kitten. I wouldn’t want to have to wake Satoru up again so he can watch you. We wouldn’t want that.” He teases after the 16th strike. The number fumbles out of Odette’s mouth sloppily. She’s hiccuping, thick tears spilling down her cheeks.

“H-hurts!” She whines.

Sylus chuckles and slaps her harder across her bruising ass. “It’s not supposed to feel good Kitten.”

But Satoru is far from asleep right across the room. He’s wriggling under the blankets, both hands fisting his aching length at the sound of Y/n’s punishment. He’s so needy, aching for release. Sylus isn’t an idiot, his keen eyes pick up on the rustling under the blankets.

“Satoru.” His spanks have stopped. Satoru freezes and curses under his breath. He pokes his head up and out from under the blankets, trying to pretend he was asleep with a fake yawn.

“Mm, yeah?”

“Stop touching yourself. Kneel.”

Sylus pushes Y/n to the floor by his feet just as Gojo joins here, their pajama covered bodies pressed up against each other between Sylus’ thighs. He sighs, a tired look on his face as he fishes out his aching cock from his pants.

If his partners had tails, they would be wagging like crazy.

He taunts the two of them like a cat with toys. If he leans his cock to the left, they follow, the same with the right. He chuckles and fists the bottom of his fat cock.

“Not that I think either of you dirty mutt’s deserves a taste, but I have pent up frustrations.” He gives himself a few strokes until pre-cum beads at the tip. “C’mere puppies.”

It’s a flurry of gnashing teeth, lips and spit. Every inch of Sylus’ cock is covered by some sort of drool. Gojo is always trying to outshine his female counterpart. He even growls at Y/n when her tongue trails a bit too close to his side of Sylus’s cock.

THWACK

The slap leaves Gojo’s cheek red and his bottom lip jutting out in a fight.

“Play nice.” Sylus snaps, grabbing the other man’s jaw to turn him back to his objective.

Y/n is the first to try and take his cock down her throat, eyes watering at the burning stretch of him entering her throat. Gojo is ever the instigator. He draws his tongue back in his mouth and pulls Y/n’s hair off of her shoulders, using it as leverage to move her mouth up and down Sylus’ cock.

Before long, Y/n is sniffling and sniffing over his cock while Gojo is teasing her. “Aw, Kitten,” he mocks the nickname Sylus uses for her. “I thought you told me you were better at sucking cock? Don’t pass out now~!”

Sylus would usually punish the blue eyed man for picking on his precious Kitten like that, but he was so close. Gojo was cruel, mean even. With his free hand he ran his fingers across Sylus’ taunt sac, urging him closer to release.

His balls tightened and his fingers dug into the arm chair. His hips bucked up, chasing the high and warmth of Y/n’s throat.

Instead of emptying his load into her mouth, he pulled out last second and shot long, stringy ropes of hot cum over both hers and Gojo’s eager face and tongues. He grunted at the image.

“Dirty sluts, what am I going to do with you?” He murmurs, watching Gojo eagerly clean Y/n’a face with his tongue, despite her weak complaints.

[freedfromthegalactichivemind]

I know I've seen this before because apparently I've liked it prior.

Anyway, it's "Ah, things like this are why I'm glad I'm no longer hard-into the fandom anymore." I do still keep this blog. I re-blog things, but I'm not invested in Spop right now the way I used to be and having moved on, I kind of see why it's a fandom I'm not much inspired to returning to. My current main fandom (Trigun) - features people analyzing the characters and making essays but... wholly without the accusations of who you are as a person or your morality based on who you like / aren't much into? There's not even that much in the ways of ship-warrning. (Even those of us who, say, don't ship Vashwood kind of accept it as a fact of life - just the majority ship in the fandom and those who ship other things or who just aren't into shipping just do our own little corners - or interact with the main ship to some degree, too, because people do fun things with it). Anyway, my point is that while some conflict happens from time to time, mostly, it's super-chill. Maybe it helps that the villains in it do, like, R-rated villainy, so it's obvious that no one who likes them endorses what they do, because that would be silly. Also, in terms of trying to redeem them, the main character / hero tries to do that! No need for the audience-sympathy, there's a canon hero for that! And then I pause and go back to how everyone behaved in Spop fandom and how everything was a personal morality contest and I have no idea if it was because it was a "woke" show or if it was because it was geared toward a younger audience and people just got really concerned about it "teaching good morals to the young." - I think they just went in personally expecting better from the show / perfection from the show and not getting it in all respects, and so came under a greater scrutiny by people coming in / attracted a certain kind of sensitive audience and an audience starved for media representation who were finally getting it, but discontent that it didn't check all of their respective personal boxes of "perfect," with each person having their own definitions of what is good and what is perfect therein. So, yeah, some of Entrapta's treatment grated upon the neurodiverse community. There were people disappointed that the only visibly physically-ill / disabled person was the dark lord villain. There were people disappointed that the canon lesbian main-pairing happened with the main hero and the main villain / under-villain with clear emotional issues used to play up the drama, but was not a perfect person / wasn't given "enough time" to have a redemption-arc that hit everyone's buttons in the right way. And then there was stupid ship-warring and character-prefrencing and a bunch of people just not understanding or respecting, it would seem, peoples' right to like different things / to vibe with different characters and character dynamics. (Just because I like "Pinky and the Brain" goofy mad scientist vibes and dark aesthetics doesn't mean I support colonialism, good God!) And of course, because of the moralizing, there came the backlash, and so everyone was at each others' throats in the fandom back in the day. Glad to be in the fandom of Love and Peace. Anyway, I do hope that if and when I return to She-Ra, and (given that the original was my childhood favorite thing, and I enjoyed the reboot, so it's likely a when rather than an if), I really hope the fandom scene has learned to chill the fuck out. Maybe I have learned, after re-joining an old fandom that used to be contentious (I was an asshole during the old days, for reasons I have grown up and away from and won't get into) that is super-duper chill now is that fandom *can* be chill and just to... chill out, be unbothered. Use the block feature more, etc.

hypocritical because im a homestuck but i dont like simply extracting my favourite parts of media and leaving the rest behind.

shera fandom. i have things to say.

as a huge entrapta fan and an entrapdak fan i see a lot of other entrapdak fans try to extract the pairing from the show and label every other character as an asshole. you'll see a lot of "the princesses" or "the alliance" as this faceless whole of bullies. which drives me absolutely insane. because if you look at the show, "the alliance" is filled with a WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE, each of which has a completely DIFFERENT relationship to Entrapta, and it's only Entrapta herself who ever sees them as this unified big group that she's tried to befriend. I think there's a failure here to understand how entrapta's perception of events isn't entirely accurate. Bow and Adora, for example, were always trying to get her on their side - even though she hurt them the most directly - and they let her do what she needed to do even when it resulted in untold chaos. i also think there's a failure to try to understand what ableism is present in shera and what is not, and where the writing errors lie and how they can be rectified. there's this idea of "it can NEVER be rectified and the characters CANNOT be friends", despite... yknow... the show demonstrating otherwise, and the reason this is especially egregious is I'm sure people ONLY write it that way so they can push entrapta even closer to hordak by alienating her from all her other relationships. to do otherwise would require acknowledging that hordak has done bad things to the other characters and he needs to WORK on himself if he wants to be around them.

as a huge catra fan there was a post on reddit yesterday where someone put a tier list where catra was at the bottom. there was a LOT of people saying it was terrible and the person didn't understand the show, and i feel that perception, but there was also someone saying that anyone has the RIGHT to find a character really annoying and mean, and that they see catra this way. I thought about this, and realised that SO MANY people who will diehard stan Catra and argue that the post was insane will ALSO rank GLIMMER as a bottom character, simply because they find her annoying and mean. it made me think, why is it okay for people to find glimmer annoying and hate her, but suddenly toxic and ableist (the words a certain user had) for people to find catra mean and annoying? why is one thing suddenly a problem when both characters are fundamentally the same? there is a lack of self reflection in how people regard some of the characters. you can't just take Catra out of shera, project yourself onto her, and forget about all the other characters, what she's done to them, what kind of people might connect with them. you can't decide that catra good and glimmer bad because you like catra more.

[zer0expektation]

I've never actually gone out of my way to like, actually watch 9-1-1 myself, and thus just about everything I know about the show comes from twitter discourse, gay fanfiction, and random clips and edits that i come across on tiktok, and yet I have decided that ABC desperately needs to let me become the new showrunner, and thus;

Things I would do if I suddenly got to replace Tim Minear as showrunner (even though I'm not 100% sure what exactly his job is past deciding on storylines):

The first episode is the entirety of the opening emergency - doesn't totally matter what specifically it is, but there are actual like serious civilian injury and casualty, Athena and Chim have to work closely together for this one and one of the larger groups of injured civilians is this group of middle schoolers and one of those kids even younger brother. it's the opening of the season so we probably shouldn't do anything too horrific to the kids, but they're hurt and it's just a little too close to being bad for for Athena or Chims comfort. At the end of the day Chim says that he's headed home to hug Jee and the baby, and Athena asks if she'd be welcome to visit as well. there's a scene of chim, Maddie, and Athena hugging jee, then chim goes to take her to bed or smth while Maddie takes Athena to see baby robert in his crib - Athena smiles down at him and says "hi bobby," and for a moment we cut down to her pov over the crib of the baby stirring, but right as his eyes open we hard cut to an overview shot of Bobby nash, alive, waking up on a table, he doesn't look particularly surprised just tired and miserable. and thats how we end the episode 🎉

jee still thinks that baby Robert is her sister. no matter how many times someone tries to correct her, no matter the fact that his name is Robert, she insists that that's her little sister. it's an unending recurring bit through the entire season

there's a whole episode where buck finally just decides to binge watch glee (possibly after getting injured and put on temp leave), and one of the characters thats only in like two episodes of the first season that looks disturbingly similar to chim. like, that's literally him. and buck goes on this whole crazy conspiracy about chim having a secret twin or clone that is also an actor, before chim finally just tells him that he was on the show bc he was friends with someone that worked on it at the time and had extra vacation time and thought "that might be fun" - buck goes slightly crazy at this information

eddie gay realization scene is something silly and dumb. like the thing that finally makes it click in his head is so small and absurd that he starts to think back on all the things that should have tipped him off and goes "Oh my god I'm a fucking idiot" –> it's something silly like,, he watches brokeback mountain for the first time bc buck wanted to see it, and while he's crying at the end he just goes "oh my god I'm gay 😭" and buck goes "what." and he goes "wha? 😥" and doesn't even realise what he'd said - or that he meant it - until like 30 minutes later while buck spirals next to him

Buck actively calls himself bisexual. thats all.

tommy and gerard stay gone, DONT CAAAARE 🙂‍↕️😋

Ravi and Karen mains

a whole plot line about Karen's job - I dunno what specifically about but it be fun and I need it tyvm

more random plot lines that really skirts the line on whether supernatural elements exist or not, for funzies

Ravi centric stories - we learn more about his trauma, his relationships, his parents who are actually cool chill people (to which, the rest of the 118 are like "wtf, why doesn't he get parental issues like the rest of us???")

adhd buck canon 🙂‍↕️

once Bobby finally returns he retires and gets to have nothing but silly background plot lines - i.e. Athena shows him twitter fandom, and now that he has so much time off he gets like Way too into it, Athena thinks it's very fun until she finds out that they've blocked each other on Twitter over ship discourse

an entire episode from Chris's pov - it's majorly shot differently than the rest of the show, and has a different narration style. honestly, after the end of s8 I just think we deserve more of Chris's perspective on everything happening around him, thanks

buddie canon by the middle of the season, I dunno how specifically, but yeah - secret relationship for a few episodes which then leads to;

bottle episode in the firehouse - everyone is violently bored and causing problems about it, theyve even tried saying the q-word but it just wont work, buck and Eddie keep trying to sneak in some alone time but everyone is in such close corters and aware of everyone else that it's fucking hard, finally they get a moment but chim walks in on them and is horrified. they manage to convince him that he needs to keep it secret at least for a little while (they're guilt trippy as fuck, you'd best believe) - he's struggling the entire rest of the episode, and honestly buddies made peace with the fact that everyone's going to find out today anyways, so they're not particularly upset or surprised when he finally blurts it out infront of everyone. everyone else though goes deathly quiet, glancing between chim and buddie, and finally buck goes "... it's really quiet right now." and Then the bell finally rings for the first time in 10 hours

buck and Eddie run into father Brian while they're out (pre buddie canon, me thinks) and Eddie is kinda embarrassed while he tells him that he was totally right and blahblahblah. meanwhile, buck is right beside him about to pop from jealousy at Eddie giving some credit to this guy for his gay realization - even when he realizes he's literally a priest, he cannot stop being weird about it, and Eddie just thinks it's soo funny of him

Maddie becomes an emergency medical director for dispatch: she directs people on what they should do during medical emergencies until help arrives - she kind of already does this, but I think having her take on this particular role would be a good move forward for her character and career

hen, karen, Maddie, Eddie wine nights. they gossip and talk shit and get tipsy. plus Maddie Eddie interactions finally

and probably more things but this is long already and I need to do homework

[crazysandwich]

MCU Fic Recs #2

Here’s the second part of my MCU rec post series! These are some of my personal favorites from what I’ve read this past week. My current obsession is SentryAgent. Seriously, I can’t get enough of them. I also included the two fics I wrote myself about them – hope you enjoy those too!

One surprise favorite was a Bucky Barnes/John Walker fic… I did not expect to love it as much as I did – OMG!!

And of course, there’s one Stony fic in the mix. I don’t think I could ever abandon my OG ship. There’s always going to be at least one in every post, hahaha.

Hope you enjoy these recs. I definitely recommend checking them out!

Bad News on the Doorstep

Relationship: Robert "Bob" Reynolds/John Walker (Marvel)

Relevant tags: Hurt/Comfort, Fluff and Angst, Gunshot Wounds, Tending to Wounds, Robert "Bob" Reynolds Needs a Hug (Marvel), John Walker Being an Asshole (Marvel), John Walker Not Being an Asshole (Marvel), Post-Movie: Thunderbolts (2025)

Summary: After a mission gone wrong, John is badly injured and keeps it to himself. Bob notices something is off and offers to check up on him.

Shut Up And Eat!

Relationship: Robert "Bob" Reynolds/John Walker (Marvel) 

Relevant tags: Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Mental Health Issues, Pre-Slash

Summary: Bob and Walker grow closer. Walker doesn't notice all he does for Bob, but eventually the others do. The thing is, they probably shouldn't have brought it up at the table.

Behind the Scenes

Relationship: Robert "Bob" Reynolds/John Walker (Marvel) 

Relevant tags: Fluff, Thunderbolts Team Members Live in the Watchtower | New Avengers Tower (Marvel), Accidental Relationship, Team as Family, Soft John Walker (Marvel)

Summary: Yelena had been watching Bob and Walker grow closer by the day. Along with the rest of the team, she quietly wondered if they were dating – speculating that maybe they just didn’t want to come out yet. But when the truth could no longer stay hidden, something unexpected happened.

Unintentional

Relationship: Robert "Bob" Reynolds/John Walker (Marvel) 

Relevant tags: Robert "Bob" Reynolds/John Walker (Marvel), Adorable Robert "Bob" Reynolds (Marvel), John Walker-centric (Marvel), accidental wooing, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Fluff and Angst, soft moments, Eventual Smut

Summary: John Walker hadn’t felt like himself in a long time. The rage, the silence, the weight of it all. It hollowed him out and left something unrecognizable behind. So when helping Bob, the ever-smiling, impossibly kind teammate, made something inside him feel almost... normal, John latched onto it. Fixating on Bob became a mission. A distraction. A way to feel useful again.

He didn’t expect it to become more. He didn’t expect him to become more.

don’t tell me that you know me

Relationship: James "Bucky" Barnes/John Walker

Relevant tags: Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Rough Sex, Bottom John Walker (Marvel), Hooking up, they hate each other

Summary: “Only if you wanted to,” Barnes says.

“If I wanted?” Walker asks. Barnes must be doing some sort of mental gymnastics here, because there’s no way he’d ever be suggesting this.

Bucky rolls his hips, and a groan leaves Walker’s lips. “If you want,” Barnes says, soft expression now wiped from his face. A casual shrug.

Walker hates that he’s genuinely considering this. Barnes is impossibly warm, and Walker has been having these faded dreams of hands on his shoulders, thighs pressed against him, lips on his skin.

“Either way, you’ll never let me live this down, right?” Walker asks, because of course Barnes would never give it up.

Barnes just smiles at him.

Walker closes his eyes. He might as well. Feels better than getting punched in the face, and beats the boredom just as effectively.

Second Chance Summer

Relationship: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark

Relevant tags: Age Difference, Past-Tony/Ty, Past-Infidelity, Divorced Tony, Happy Ending, University Student Steve, 20-year age gap, Getting Together, Tony is Peter's Dad, Alternate Universe - No Powers, Explicit Sex

Summary: Mid-divorce, the last person Tony is willing to find a second chance at love with is his son's friend, Steve. Steve is hot, unquestionably. But he's twenty years younger than Tony, is a friend of Tony's son, Peter, is a university student, and is twenty years younger.

It's not going to work. He's just going to stay away from Steve.

Okay...he can't stay away from Steve, but it's just going to be a summer fling, nothing more.

Okay...

[star-critter]

(Now that I am not in a panic attack and have calmed down, I'm going to remake the previous post with more context.)

Please help me afford my Guinea Pigs vet appointment! 🐹 ❤️‍🩹

I try to avoid talking about my personal life to the public world that is social media, ofcourse I have made exceptions in the past, and today is another exception.

Ever since February of the year 2020, I have been a proud Guinea Pig parent and have done everything in my power to keep my girls safe and healthy. Today, I am a proud gender-neutral father of four guinea pigs!

Cinnamon & S'mores, who are now around 6 years old!

Along with two babies, Muffin & Churro, who are around 6 months old!

I come seeking help today due to some ever growing concerns regarding the health of Cinnamon & Churro.

For as long as I can remember, Cinnamon has had trouble with her eye(s). During her last vet appointment, I was given eye drops to help with her unnamed condition. Unfortunately, time would go by fast, yet the eyedrops would only show short-term effects against the problem.

Meanwhile, Churro has not been catching up with her growth. Even though she has grown since I got her, she is not nearly at the size her sister, Muffin, has reached. After some observation, I began to realize that she is struggling to eat foods that contain Vitamin C. For those who don't know, Vitamin C is VERY important for the health of Guinea Pigs, yet I cannot get Churro to finish a leaf of lettuce or even a Vitamin C tablet, which her sister Muffin can consume with ease.

Their conditions have not reached a dire point yet, but that doesn't prevent me from fearing the worse. Cinnamon's eye problem was never diagnosed, only given treatment. Not knowing what's going on with your pet is very scary and will have any owner/caretaker on edge. Churro could possibly suffer growth defects or develop serious health issues in the future if I can not get her to consume enough Vitamin C.

Now I wish that I could say that taking these two to the vet would be easy, but if it were, I wouldn't be typing this post, would I?

I live in the United States of America, which makes me a victim of the rising prices in my area. This means that a regular check up will cost roughly $400 per guinea pig and this does not include the cost of blood test, sample taking or any other "extra" methods/testing that could help provide a diagnosis and treatment. I need to raise at least $1,000 dollars if I am going to get them to an effective vet appointment. I feel awfully guilty asking for help, but I am not currently in the financial state to afford this out of pocket (Pet Insurance doesn't exist in the US).

Here is what YOU can do to help! 🗣🩺

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[theangryhistoriananna]

Hello!! I have a few Elucien related asks for funsies:

- What do you think draws you to Elucien as a ship?

- Do you have a favorite Elucien head canon that you’d love to read in their book?

- If you read fan fic, do you remember what your first Elucien fic was? Or do you have one you are currently reading you’re loving?

- Would you prefer to read a super angsty, drama-filled Elucien book that tears at the heartstrings, or more of a romantic comedy with lots of banter and fluff? Or a combination?

Feel free to share these question prompts with your fave Elucien accounts or anyone else you think would like to participate and spread the positive vibes!

Sorry it took so long to answer this!

What do you think draws you to Elucien as a ship?

Because I am a SUCKER for a second chance romance story and I'm a SUCKER for the very niche trope of "Reluctant soulmates" (where a pairing knows they are destined for each other/pre ordained for each other, but aren't ready to submit to fate and need to grow and heal and overcome obstacles) and Elucien hits both of those nails right on the head.

I'm also drawn to both of them as characters outside of the ship. I like Lucien's selflessness and his unwavering loyalty. I like Elain's quiet strength and genuine kindness. I love that they both make the most of situations they often times can't control and are not good for them. They have a subdued bravery that so often goes overlooked both by the characters and by the readers.

Do you have a favorite Elucien head canon that you’d love to read in their book?

If I don't get a dance sequence from them in their book OR if Lucien's doesn't bow and kiss her hand I WILL riot.

I also would like to see Lucien trusting Elain entirely to know herself and her abilities. Like a situation will arise and Lucien will go to take care of it and Elain will be like "I want to come too" and without hesitation he'll be like "Okay come on"

If you read fan fic, do you remember what your first Elucien fic was? Or do you have one you are currently reading you’re loving?

I wanna say my first Elucien fan fic was Be Our Guest by aturner1205. It's a rewrite of A Court of Thorns and Roses where Elain decides to lie for Feyre and get taken in her place by Tamlin and then ends up falling in love with Lucien (and he with her) instead. The author is now currently rewriting MAF in the same vein and it's been a fun read. Still would recommend it.

As for current reads I have been LOVING

Garden of Wallflowers by @clarafae

Paperweight by @primulagoldworthy

A Court of Lingering Lights by @limeandorange

Sic Semper Tyrannis by @themadmorrigan

Of Swords and Sorrows by @themadmorrigan

Treacherous Waters by @crazy-ache (she just finished this one and it's *chef's kiss*)

And if you want completed fics that I would recommend basically anything by @crazy-ache but especially

ACOWAR (Elucien's Version)

Beasts Inside Us

Separate My Body From My Soul

Call Me Selfish, Call Me Wrecked

And anything from @zenkindoflove but especially

Carrion Flowers

Kneel Before Me

Would you prefer to read a super angsty, drama-filled Elucien book that tears at the heartstrings, or more of a romantic comedy with lots of banter and fluff? Or a combination?

I do think as a general rule the Elucien book will be lighter than SF but I just can't see SJM not doing angst and drama. That's her bread and butter.

[aquaticsoul]

It's weird to have somebody ask.

It's weird because he's been under the impression for a long time that nobody really wants to know beyond what's absolutely necessary or what's relevant. He can't lie and say that thought alone has been haunting him almost more than anything else.

'They don't want to know,' he tells himself every night when he wants so badly to open up.

'They don't want to hear it,' he whispers to the pillow, and the idea eats him alive.

'They don't believe me,' he always finishes, and it keeps him from bothering them one night more.

So the offer to just be listened to... it's almost overwhelming. Tears begin to prick at his eyes as his gaze shifts to the floor and he thinks it all over.

It doesn't seem like a trap. Cid is even giving him the option to say 'no' if he wants to. And the doctor is right - it would be nice to be able to talk through it for once. To get it all out of his system despite the fact he's still so filled to the brim with shame. Maybe it'd get rid of some of it.

Where does he even start, though?

With a slight nod, he lifts his head and looks at the engineer one last time to really make sure it's okay. There's no sign of anything bad. His eyes drop back to the floor.

"I was," he replies. "For nine years. Aamunkoitto worked out the math for me."

He's never been very good at it. He still isn't. He still can barely believe his own age. Fifty-four now.

Weird.

"Before that, I was here with my twin and my bond. Neither of them are... alive anymore. They faded a long time ago. And then I was alone. And then Herba caught me. She kept me in the bottom of her ship... usually tied up but... sometimes not if she drugged me first. I didn't have sun down there or... food or water unless she gave those to me. She - wasn't... she was not too bad if I behaved. Not nice, but... she would hurt me less. That is why I was scared of-"

What was the ship's name, anyway? Cid's. The one that had come to get them and bring them here. Names are so important and yet this one is slipping his mind.

A lot of things slip his mind lately.

"Um... yours. Sorry. I can't remember."

The reason doesn't matter much anyway, he supposes. He can still see a glimpse of that rage in Pilvi's eyes as he stormed towards him that day.

He had just wanted to protect Valo. There's no situation he would have growled like that otherwise. He doesn't care enough about himself to fight.

The tears taste like salt as they pour. If only Sydän were here. If only Sitriini were here.

Maybe he should move to the next topic. Cid says he wants to be friends and wants to know how to support him.

He's not sure what Cid sees in him to want that. He doesn't ask. He just decides it's nice.

"I don't know how to... support me. I... She made all the choices for so long that I... don't remember how to think for myself. I have barely spoken to anyone since I got out. This is the most I've talked at all. I appreciate it, though. I wish I had a better answer than that. Um... do you... is there something specific you were thinking about? Sometimes it is a little easier if I have options."

˚₊‧꒰ა ☆ ໒꒱ ‧₊˚ He can tell from the way the air shifted that they've made it into delicate territory. Kumo has delicate territory too and he hasn't quite figured out how to approach it yet, but Kumo is his friend and he would like it if this man, if Sielu was his friend too - so he'll ask. As gentle as he's able, he'll ask.

Blue eyes are staring at his lap as indigo look at their owner with concern and he reaches out to softly rest his hand over the other man's.

"You can tell me no. If you don't want to talk about it, I won't push you, but is it alright to ask what you mean? Who is she? You've mentioned a woman a few times and I keep getting the feeling that she wasn't a very good person - that she was cruel to you. Were you caught - like Kumo was? He hasn't told me much, but some. You're of no obligation to tell me anything if you don't want to, but if you'd like - I'll listen. Sometimes it feels nice just to get it out."

He can't force him to talk, but he also can't hide his concern. Sielu displays a lot of behaviors of abuse survivors and extreme trauma. He has symptoms of depression and PTSD and the engineer can't stop himself from worrying all the more. Gaudium is supported by nasty people and the people within it are even nastier so he can only imagine what he's been through if he got caught by one of them or even worse one of the Lords.

"I won't talk about it to anyone, if you want to speak. If you don't I'll respect your decision and I won't ask again. I'm just offering an ear. I'd like to be friends with you, if you'd be up for that. So I want to know how to support you too and if that's different from how I support Kumo and how I support the others, then that's okay. We're all different people, so I want to make sure you're getting what you need."

[amethystina]

Shipper Tag Game

I was tagged by @a-very-fond-farewell! Thank you so much, darling! Though I'm not sure how good I'll be at it x'D

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1. What ship were you completely obsessed with when you were a teenager, but now you don’t care anymore?

Honestly? None. While I did have some ships I was interested in, I wasn't obsessed with any of them. And I kind of still care about them? In a very nostalgic way. So I kind of fail at both parts of this question x'D

2. Which ship would you consider your first one?

If I'm going with the one I got really invested in? Destiel tbh. Mainly because I was very much a late bloomer who didn't really discover fandom and fanfics until I was 20-21. I mean, I HAD read some before that but since I didn't have internet in my apartment until I went to university (I was too poor xD), it wasn't easy for me to access them. Shipping is just easier when you have internet.

But, once I had it, I DID revisit a couple of ships that were technically older than Destiel that I had never really gotten into before that, many of them from video games, anime/manga, and books I'd read. But they were all overshadowed by Destiel so that's the one I remember as my first.

3. Your first fanfic belonged to which couple?

Are we talking reading or writing? I guess I'll do both?

Reading: I think it was a Zell Dincht/Seifer Almasy one from Final Fantasy VIII that a friend printed out on actual paper and gave to me back when I was 16 or 17 (again, no internet). And I honestly can't say why he picked that pairing xD (I'm definitely more of a Squall/Seifer girlie now)

Writing: Sterek. Because it felt interesting but also not too intimidating. And I also just like werewolves?

4. Do you remember the first couple you saw a fanart over?

Not really, no. Since I've been drawing for so long I spent more time looking for art than fanfics when I was younger so I probably stumbled over a lot of them without even knowing it.

5. Did you ever get into ship discourse?

Not if I can help it, no. I tend to stay away from that sort of thing as best I can and just let people ship whatever they want. It's honestly none of my business.

6. Did you use to have any no-otp or have it currently?

I have several, mostly based on what I find triggering or squicky. But I don't announce them publically because that's just rude to those who DO ship them. And, as stated above, I try not to get involved in what other people ship or don't ship.

7. Who were the couples in the last fanfic you read?

Choi Yoon/Yoon Hwa Pyung from The Guest. Because who doesn't love some pining and Catholic guilt?

For real, though, I read very few fanfics right now and actually had to go check my history on AO3 to figure this out x'D The second to last fanfic was a Strangers From Hell one. And the one before that was a Guardian one!

8. Currently do you have any OTPs?

Several. Honestly too many to list x'D I'm one of those people who don't really let go of ships I like. They're not always at the forefront of my mind, though, but I remember them fondly and coo a little when I think of all the fond memories.

But if we're talking about the ones I'm the most focused on right now I'd say Kang Yo Han/Kim Ga On from The Devil Judge, Yoon Sa Wol/5-8 from Black Knight (currently struggling with chapter 6 x'D), the aforementioned Choi Yoon/Yoon Hwa Pyung from The Guest, and Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan from Guardian.

9. Is there any couple that, to this day, you are extremely mad about not getting together?

Sterek. But that has less to do with my dedication to the characters and more to do with the queerbaiting and how extremely shittily Jeff Davis handled that whole thing. To use the Sterek shippers for publicity and hint that maybe it could happen, only to turn around and do everything within his power to not make it happen?

I take that personally, not because I have a huge stake in Stiles and Derek as characters, but as a queer person who, for once, thought that maybe we would actually get to see a couple we really liked get together, and then didn't.

I had more hope for Sterek than I ever did for Destiel, which technically had more in-canon queerbaiting, because the people behind Teen Wolf did their damndest to give me hope. Only for me to be ignored and basically told I was being gullible for ever thinking it would happen.

And that's a betrayal I'm probably never going to forgive.

10. Is there any ship you used to dislike but now you think they are kind of interesting?

Not... really? I can't think of any, at least. But that could be because I always have a pretty good reason for disliking the ships I dislike. As mentioned, it's usually based on triggers and squicks and those don't really change. So my opinion on ships I dislike aren't likely to change, either.

11. Do you have any ship that, in the past, was considered normal but now you would be cancelled over?

I mean, considering the social climate right now? Even Sterek qualifies because Stiles was underage when I started shipping them and Derek most certainly was not xD That said, I always prefer the fics when Stiles had time to turn 18 before any of the sexy stuff happened.

12. What was your favourite crack ship?

Okay, so, I've actually read a lot of fics for ships I don't actually ship, just for research purposes. Like, I find it FASCINATING to watch what other people like, how they choose to write about the things they like, and how they decide to portray the characters. Basically, I like to analyse authors just as much as I like to analyse characters. It's a hobby of mine.

And one of my absolute favourites was reading fanfics for Newt Scamander and the original Percival Graves from the first Fantastic Beasts movie (Sidenote: She-who-must-not-be-named is an asshole and this is not an endorsement of her franchise or shitty beliefs). And why I loved that so much was because the fics were about THE ORIGINAL Percival Graves who, technically, was never IN the actual movie (he might not even be alive anymore?). Like, it was Grindelwald all the time. We never actually SAW the original Percival Graves, just Grindelwald's impersonation of him.

And I just had so much fun reading various authors' takes on this character who was never actually seen but, based on Grindelwald's impersonation, can sort of be hinted? Because he must have done a good enough job of it that the people around Graves didn't notice? It was like an anthropological dig of Percival Graves transpiring right before my eyes and since I got on the train pretty early, I could see authors being inspired by each other and how the fanon developed over time. 10/10 would recommend if you're interested in watching a fandom evolve.

(also, some of the fics were so fucking good. So there's that, too xD)

13. Who is the couple you read most fanfics of?

I'm not entirely sure if it's Destiel or Stony, but definitely one of them (Sterek is most likely in third place). Partly because there are just so many to partake in (those fandoms are HUGE), but also because they've been with me for so long and numbers accumulate. That said, I haven't read any for those ships in a long, long time. But considering how many fics I devoured during the time I was the most active in those fandoms? It's going to be difficult for any of the ones I'm currently into to catch up.

Also because I tend to be in much smaller fandoms now >_>

14. What do most of your ships usually have in common?

WELL. A while back I would have said that even if there are some enemies-to-lovers tropes and antagonising in some of them, they're all mostly unproblematic and pretty healthy.

... I can't really do that anymore, can I? x'D

I mean, Kang Yo Han is problematic all on his own, but even HE is a green flag compared to Seo Moon Jo. That fucker is just a straight-up psychopath x'D

A more serious answer: An interesting dynamic. Which sounds like a given, but is actually a bit more tricky than that. Because I've only gotten more and more picky over the years. I've actually spoken to my wife and friends about this, because I've seen a pretty noticeable shift in my own shipping practices lately.

I gather fewer and fewer new ships and that's not because I watch/read fewer things, but because I'm getting pickier about them. There has to be an extra spark that interests me, often connected to the characters' personalities and how they play off each other, while, before, a bit of chemistry was enough.

But that also makes me more versatile, I guess? Because I focus less on tropes and more on characters and dynamics. But that also makes it harder to spot similarities xD

15. What do you absolutely hate in a ship?

I mean, hate is a strong word. But, again, it would mostly be connected to my triggers. I don't like ships that are too abusive and unbalanced. A little bit of danger is fine, but things like abuse, infidelity, grooming, non-con etc. don't work for me, personally.

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I don't really know who to tag so just do it if you want to! :D

[oceanwithouthermoon]

ive come to realise that i dont actually hate kubokai, i just hate the way people write them

[angelsdean]

don't know how people multi-fandom. dipped my toe into another one and immediately backed out bc everyone there was insufferable.

[starflungwaddledee]

Okay.... Officially submitting Techie for the shipaganza!!!

Techie and Starstruck is fun to me because of the contrast- like they're both perfectly valid Kirby characters, just on opposite ends of a spectrum, but also having a surprising amount in common? They're both so totally normal after all. :P

Starstruck is not at ALL like Techie's usual partners, but she's up for a challenge! Most likely they hang out at an arcade (her natural habitat) so Techie can show off a bit- if there's prizes she could even win something for Starstruck (and then of course offer to "show you even more fun stuff/more of my skills back at my place" ;D)

(Techie's dream walking ability also has interesting interaction potential! 👀)

i absolutely ADORE techie/starstruck!! one of the oc X oc Big Ones™️ to me, in my head.

they are so different- literally from completely different universes, not even parallel gameverse ones- and yet they do have a lot of common ground! i love the idea that techie could start off rather bold about it all, boasting and showing off, but still be kinda surprised at how well it works. starstruck is very easy to impress and very earnest about expressing her admiration!

i think they might run into some, uhhh, technical issues due to my headcanons for waddle dee biology, but surely nothing techie couldn't sort out! she's a professional, after all! 😎💖

[jaybirdsandbabybats]

linke saying viktor is ace as an excuse to deter the jayvik shippers man shut the hell up. you can be gay and ace. you can be gay and ace and still be sex positive.

dude can just straight up say "i dont like jayvik but if you see it that way i don't know what to say" instead of starting fires with all his non-answers in interviews

[mechazushi]

WAIT A GOD-DAMN MINUTE!!!!!! CYNO WATCHES KAIJU NUMBER 8?!?!?!!?!?