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rabbitcruiser · 2 years ago

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Monkey Day

Spend a day at the zoo with these cheeky creatures, throw a monkey-themed fancy dress party or fundraise to protect these precious primates.

Monkeys are interesting creatures – cute, mischievous, and sometimes downright obnoxious (anyone who disagrees has obviously never had their laundry torn down by a family of primates when it’s hanging to dry). Many species of primates are also endangered, and then there are questions of animal rights and the usage of primates in medical research. That’s why there’s Monkey Day, a day that’s been dedicated to raising awareness about non-human primates.

Learn about Monkey Day

Monkey Day has been created to celebrate monkeys, as well as “all things simian,” which includes lemurs, tarsiers, apes, and other non-human primates. It is a great day when it comes to raising awareness about different types of monkeys and primates around the world, as well as the issues they face and how we can help them.

Environmental activists and animal rights activities are especially vocal and passionate about this date. The same goes for art institutions and visual artists. Supporters and celebrates of this date include the Smithsonian Institution, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Louvre Museum, London’s National Portrait Gallery, National Geographic, Greenpeace, and Jane Goodall.

History of Monkey Day

Back in 2000, Casey Sorrow was an art student at Michigan State University, and he ended up writing “Monkey Day” on his friend’s calendar as a prank. But then they actually celebrated the occasion with other art students at MSU, and Sorrow later started collaborating with fellow MSU student on the Fetus-X comic strip, where the holiday was mentioned and popularized. Since then, Monkey Day has been observed internationally as a day to celebrate primates (including monkeys, but also apes, lemurs, and tarsiers).

Sorrow himself still does much to promote the holiday and the cause of primate welfare, and in addition to the Monkey Day website, he also maintains a “Monkeys in the News” blog which discusses primate-related news around the world and comes out with a list of the top ten primate-related news stories from the past year every Monkey Day.

Since Monkey Day was created, it really has gone from strength-to-strength. It is now celebrated in many different corners of the world. This includes Scotland, Turkey, Thailand, Colombia, the United Kingdom, Estonia, Pakistan, India, Germany, and Canada. It has been described by the Washington Post as a day to do the following:

“Learn something about these adorable and highly intelligent primates. Or you could use this day to act like a monkey.”

Monkey Day Timeline

2nd Century AD Claudius Galenus studies monkeys

In the early days of pioneering medicine Galenus (known as Galen) studied monkeys through dissection, noticing their similarities to humans.

1939 Flying monkeys are featured in film Wizard of Oz

In a strange and frightening portion of the plot, monkeys with wings act as minions released by the Wicked Witch of the West to scare off Dorothy and her friends.

1941 Curious George makes debut in books

As monkeys begin appearing in films and books, one of the most endearing monkeys will last in popularity for at least 80 years–Curious George. Although there are only 7 books in the original series by H. A. Ray, the character lives on through an animated television show, videos and even a 2006 feature film.

1959 First monkey in space

A squirrel monkey, Miss Baker, and a rhesus macaque, Able, were the first monkeys who made a successful launch and return to space. They were sent by the United States Air Force on a Jupiter rocket.

2000 Monkey Day begins

As a little joke, Casey Sorrow, a Michigan State University art student, wrote “Monkey Day” on a friend’s calendar just to be silly. Then, in more silliness, they decided to go ahead and celebrate the day with other art students. Later, Casey Sorrow became the co-creator of the weekly Fetus-X comic strip, which was used to promote the day.

How to celebrate Monkey Day

You could simply dress up in a monkey costume and play the part, because there are some people who do just that for Monkey Day and even hold competitions for it. Or you could spend the day at the zoo, because many zoos around the world do hold special celebrations for Monkey Day. Some of these events focus on educational events about monkeys, while others do things like auction off artwork created by chimps and performing intelligence tests on primates.

Even if a local zoo in your area is not hosting an event on this date, we would definitely recommend taking a trip to your nearby zoo and spending some time with the animals. Make sure you do take a look at their calendar beforehand, as zoos all around the world have special activities and talks going on. For example, at Australia’s National Zoo & Aquarium, they hold a number of educational talks and activities that are designed to raise money for endangered species, such as Cotton-top Tamarins in Columbia, as well as increasing awareness.

In Scotland, at the famous Edinburgh Zoo, they raise awareness about the different dangers that primates face by using monkey storytelling. Monkey Day events are also held at The Faruk Yalçın Zoo and Botanical Park in Darıca, Turkey to raise awareness. In India, the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park holds a number of different programs so that children can become educated about issues facing wildlife and so that people are encouraged to adopt monkeys. The list doesn’t end there either. In Pakistan, the Lahore Zoo really goes the extra mile. They hold educational events and art competitions about monkeys, including performances to highlight the threats they face, poetry readings about monkeys, and much more.

Even if you don’t have a monkey at your house, you might consider throwing a monkey day party, inviting all of your friends over (keep in mind that humans are in fact primates too, even without gorilla costumes), and common activities at such celebrations involve films such as King Kong, Planet of the Apes, and Lady Iron Monkey, as well as monkey-themed music (The Monkees, anyone?).

Often, celebrations involve fundraising for primate-related causes and charities, and many organizations around the world dedicated to primates hold Monkey Day events of various sorts. So when Monkey Day comes around, get out there and do it proper, by monkeying around!

Finally, another way that you can celebrate Monkey Day is by watching a film based on this primate! There are so many different types of monkey films. Of course, the Planet of the Apes series of films is the most well-known, but there are many others. Disney’s Monkey Kingdom comes highly recommended. Other famous monkeys on our screens include the Chain-Smoking Capuchin in The Hangover Part II, Clyde in Every Which Way But Loose, Cheeta in Tarzan the Ape Man, George in Curious George, Joe in Mighty Joe Young, and King Louie in The Jungle Book.

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nyotasaimiri · 2 years ago

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Arc Two (redux) 78

Arjun was right. There was a climb ahead, and a steep one. Nyota considered it in grim silence, gauging the potential drops, the strength of the rock, the slick ice. “I’ll go first and drop a rope for you,” she said at last.

Arjun folded his arms and watched her study the rocks. “Sparing my old bones?”

Nyota snorted. “Close enough. Fur’s good padding. I might bounce.”

That got him to crack a small smirk. “Don’t ask me to catch you. I’m too old for that.” He curled an arm to humorously demonstrate a lack of muscle, at least compared to Nyota’s biceps. He still had a fair bit of bulk to him, from a lifetime in the mines. Then his smirk turned into faint concern as Nyota eyed the distance again and backed up a few steps for a short running start. “You not going to use that grapple there?”

“Not for the first one.” Nyota nodded a few times, sure of her calculations. “It can’t be more than three meters up. I won’t need it.”

Arjun fixed her with a very dry stare. “With all due respect, Captain, you’re insane.”

Nyota ignored him, took her steps forward, and leapt.

A few moments later, she helped an astonished Arjun haul himself up onto the ledge properly. She answered his dumbfounded stare with a cheeky grin. “My childhood nickname was Lemur.”

He just shook his head and whistled. “Damn,” he said when he found the words again. “But you can still jump like that with your leg?”

The genuine concern in his voice touched something deep inside her and Nyota found herself smiling, a little sad but mostly gentle. “I am wearing the brace today,” she said, “so I won’t be likely to strain it. I expected a lot of walking, after all. And don’t worry too much. I put most of the force on the left.”

“Right. If you say so.” Arjun stuffed the concern back under his customary gruffness, but Nyota was learning that only some of it was real. He watched in silence as she aimed her grappling hook at the next ledge up, fired, and made sure the shot was secure.

“Not as easy as I thought,” Arjun grunted as Nyota helped haul him onto the next ledge. He dusted frost off his pants.

“That was a steep one,” Nyota agreed. “The rest look a little easier.”

“Not that.” He looked up and met her eyes. “I couldn’t think of what to share next. Since you gave yours.”

That caught her by surprise and left her open-mouthed for a moment. Then she shook her head and smiled. Of course he would play by the rules. “Whatever you like,” she said. “It doesn’t have to match mine.” Ice stuck to the grappling hook; she tapped it on the stone to knock it off.

Arjun shrugged. “Feels like it ought to.” He looked around the room, taking in the ancient carvings faintly visible through the snow and frost. “Always liked old things,” he said at last. “I found a fossil when I was ten. Dad was showing me how to use a pick. The first rock I broke open had this shell inside, all tight and spiraled.” He held up his gloved hands to show how big it had been. “Dad said it meant our mine was an ocean, a long time ago.”

He reached over and helped break off the last bit of ice, earning a grateful hum. “I just liked the idea that where that little shell ended up was something that it never imagined.”

Nyota looked down at him, her dark brown eyes holding the blue lights in the room until they seemed almost black. “That everything it knew had changed?”

Arjun shrugged again. “That there was that little something left. That we knew what it had been.”

“They’re in over their heads and you know it.”

Lumen shook his head, quietly glad he didn’t have all the facial tells that organic folk had. “They’re gonna be fine. Now stay put.”

“No they damn well will not.” Hadley pushed herself up onto her elbows in plain defiance to drive the point home. “You hear them? They split up in there. That’s stupid and Nyota knows it.”

Lumen gave up on looking neutral and sighed, long and crackling, taking the blue ring out of his corona so he could run a hand through the loose mess. “It ain’t like they got much other choice,” he said. “Eldie can’t fight well enough, Namina ain’t much good in cold, and I’m the only one who can run the ship while she an’ Arjun are out.”

He caught the look in her eye. “No ya don’t. Doctor’s orders an’ I sure mean it.” He tapped the medical chart beside her bed. “Ya took as good a look at this as I did. Ya ain’t goin’ anywhere for a good while.”

She was considering raging. He could see that much in her pale mauve eyes. But her voice was soft and calm when she said, “I don’t want to let them die.”

Sometimes Lumen wondered if, after spending so much time around humans, hearts were contagious. He felt some kind of aching in his core, right where it would’ve been if he had one. A deep and roiling turbulence made of plasma and light. Lumen put a hand over Hadley’s hands and wished the aching would stop. “We ain’t gonna let them.”

Hadley squeezed his hand, and he knew then just how scared she was, acknowledging it even that tiny bit. She glanced over at his workbench, and the row of red stimpacks he kept ready to replenish field kits.

Lumen followed her gaze and creaked out a soft sigh. “Not yet, lil’ Firebrand. Only if we ain’t got any other choice.”

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momagirl-cosmicstatic · 7 months ago

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travelingjoe · 8 months ago

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Railey Beach, Krabi, Thailand — March 2024. Monkey business. There are two types of monkeys here on the island. One type is adorable — Dusky Lemur — with white rings around its eyes and lips. They have no interest in humans and happily eat the fruit from the trees. It was so fun watching them as they nibbled on mangos tossing the carcasses to the ground. The other monkey is cheeky as all get out trying to get in your room. Apparently they have developed a taste for potato chips. To be fair they are delicious. About five came onto our balcony while I was hanging out and Chris had to carefully let me back into the room.

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bibliobethblog · 2 years ago

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Hello everyone and happy Wednesday to you all! I’m coming to you this evening a bit exhausted - it’s been a busy old day 😅 but I only have a half day at work tomorrow and then I’m not back until Wednesday next week. 😁 Today I’m sharing the #ifiwereachallenge which I saw on the gorgeous @bookishbananna page. Here we go! If I were a: Flower 🌸 I’d be a daisy - I’m a simple girl at heart. No fancy shenanigans here 😂 Animal 🦝 I’d be a lemur! I love the way in which they sunbathe - look it up, it’s funny and I fell in love with their cheeky little ways on a visit to a wildlife park many years ago. A TV show 📺 Friends for sure. It defined my life, would be my specialist topic on Mastermind 😂 and I love the jokes! A season - 🐣Spring - I love seeing the flowers grow and the trees get back their leaves and it starts to warm up without getting too hot! 🥵 A food - 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish tablet, a wonderful (very sugary and sickly) sweet A colour - 💗 Pink! Any shade will do 😍 Time of day - 🌞 Morning - it’s when I’m at my most productive and cheeriest! Drink 🥤 Sparkling elderflower - something a bit outside the norm and generally, that’s me all over! Book quote 📖 “A room without books is like a body without a soul.” Cicero. It was the tagline for my blog and accurately illustrates how I live my life! What would you choose? If you fancy doing this post, please consider yourself tagged! #bookstagramuk #scottishbookstagrammer #factsaboutme💯💋👑 #insatiablebookworm #favouritebookquote #readingzone📚 #gettingcosywithbooks #bookishwonderland https://www.instagram.com/p/CnAarK7rX5L/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#ifiwereachallenge #bookstagramuk #scottishbookstagrammer #factsaboutme💯💋👑#insatiablebookworm #favouritebookquote #readingzone📚#gettingcosywithbooks #bookishwonderland

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forever-rogue · 4 years ago

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Afterglow - Part 12

A/N: Hello! Are you all ready for some of the softest Frankie and Bee? Because yeah...it got soft! As always, feedback and comments are welcome, and if you’d like to be tagged, let me know. xx 💕

Pairing: Frankie Morales x Fem!Reader

Word Count: 4.6k

Warnings: language, references to sex, one punch

AFTERGLOW MASTERLIST

FRANKIE MASTERLIST

MASTERLIST

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1 Year Later

“Hi Honey!” an exhausted sigh escaped your lips as you dropped your book bag by the door and kicked off your shoes. The smell of something delicious cooking immediately reached your nose as you the sound of two feet and four paws met your ears. A grin spread across your face as you spied Daisy and Frankie rushing towards you.

“Hi Bee,” he beamed as he wrapped you up in his arms and pressed a gentle kiss to the side of your head, “you’re just in time - I just finished dinner. How was school?”

“Good,” you pressed a kiss to his lips before reaching down and giving Daisy a handful of pets, “long though. I’m exhausted! Oh, but we learned about lemurs and their evolutionary history and it was just so...interesting. They’re so cute and there’s so many species. For one of our assignments we need to go and observe primates at the zoo and I thought I could watch the lemurs! But - oops, I don’t want to bore you. How was your day, Frankie?”

“You will never bore me,” he quickly cut off any negative thoughts or ideas you had. You couldn’t help but grin at him, as he reached up and gently cradled your face in his hands, “whatever you want to tell me, you know you can. I want to hear about it all. Yes?”

“Yes,” you agreed, knowing that if this was anyone but Frankie, the outcome would have been a very different result. Especially if you’d gotten...no. You weren’t even going to let your mind go to that place. Not when your whole world was in front of you, “I love you, Frankie.”

“I love you too,” a gentle brush of noses as the two of you grinned at each other. You opened your mouth to say something but were quickly cut off by the loud rumbling of your stomach, “dinner time. Come on, let’s eat and you can tell me all about your lemurs.”

“Only if you tell me all about your day,” you took his outstretched hand and let him lead you to the kitchen. To your delighted surprise, you found a bouquet of sunflowers and daisies on the counter, “those are beautiful!”

“They’re for you,” he said simply as he pulled two plates from the cabinet. Your brows knitted together in surprise as you quickly wracked your brain as you tried to figure out if you’d missed some sort of holiday or anniversary, “they’re a just because I felt like it surprise. I saw them when I took Daisy for a walk after work. I thought you’d like them.”

“I love them,” you touched some of the soft petals, “and you - very, very much.”

“I know,” he winked as he plated up some of the pasta and sauce and you took a seat at the counter. You liked this - this simple, wonderful domesticity of getting to come home with and live with your lover. Not just your lover - but your love. The man that had had your heart forever it had seemed. You couldn’t help but spot the pictures of the two of you on the fridge, beaming and grinning from ear to ear. They’d been taken on a camping trip the two of you’d gone on earlier in the year. Frankie caught your far off look and chuckled softly, “what’s wrong, sweet Bee?”

“Nothing,” you reassured him, “I just...I like this a whole lot. Us, being together, everything. It feels so...right, natural.”

“I couldn’t agree more,” he promised as he set a plate in front of you, “you were always the one, Bee.”

“Just like you, Francisco,” you leaned into his side as he brought his plate next to you. Just before sitting down, he reached into the giant glass canister that was filled with treats for Daisy. She looked at him with wide, shining eyes as he gently handed her a few treats; you couldn’t help but laugh at the sight, “I imagine she’s had dinner and cannot be starving.”

“That may be, but we’re eating now and I don’t want her to feel left out,” he insisted as you broke into a fit of giggles at his silly insistence. He scoffed playfully before taking his spot next to you, “you laugh, but you know she’s very perceptive.”

“I do know,” you agreed as you nudged his side, “what a caring, considerate boyfriend I have indeed.”

You couldn’t help but kiss his cheek as you looked at him fondly. There was so much light and life behind his eyes now, so much happiness. They crinkled into the corners whenever he smiled and his one dimple made a spectacular appearance. His hair had grown out more, chocolate tinged with caramel and curling deliciously at the ends. He looked so happy and healthy, so much better than he had when you’d first reunited. It hadn’t always been easy for him, and some days were harder, but he’d never had a set back once, despite the darkest days. In the end, it had been you. You’d been the shining beacon, the light of his life, and had gotten him to have the courage and strength to get through it all. Just like on your bad days, he was there for you.

“It’s been a year, you know,” he whispered after you’d eaten in silence, using a piece of bread to scoop up that last bit of sauce. You looked at him in confusion for a moment before you realized what he was speaking about, “since we’ve been together...again.”

“It feels like it’s been no time at all,” you said softly, “and yet it feels like its always been like this.”

“I agree,” he grinned as he swallowed his last bite, causing you to giggle as some sauce clung to the corner of his mouth. His brows knitted in confusion as you leaned over and swiped your thumb over the sauce and wiped it away. Frankie grabbed your hand and licked your thumb clean before holding it against his scruffy cheek. You felt flushed at the gesture, both intimate and sweet in its own way, “I love you, Bee.”

“I love you too, you silly man,” you sighed in content.

“Now - tell me all about your day,” he insisted as he walked to the fridge to get a couple of beers, “no details spared. Hit me with them!”

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“This is beautiful,” you made quick work of unzipping your light sweater and tossing it onto the large, plush blanket Frankie had laid out for your little picnic. Despite having seen you in countless variations of clothing, Frankie still managed to be astounded by your beauty; he felt his heart thump wildly as he looked at you in only your sports bra and leggings. You turned and gave him a curious smile, “what? Do I have something on my face?”

"No, it's nothing," he promised with a shy smile as you walked over to him and played a lock of his hair, "you're beautiful."

"Oh my gosh," you snorted with laughter as you gently pushed his chest, "such a fool, Francisco! You've known me for how long? You can't possibly still feel that way."

"I'll always feel that way about you," he insisted with a cheeky grin, "especially when you look like that. Nice ass."

"Haha," you flipped him the bird before strolling over to the water. Stopping at the edge, you made a quick show of pulling off your leggings and bra. Luckily, you were in a very secluded area and no one was likely to stumble upon you, "have you seen yours? Nice ass! Now come on and get in the water!"

"Why?" he groaned lightly at the enticing sight as he pulled off his shirt and shorts, and came over to you. You both knew he would give in to you. He would be a fool to turn you done.

"Its a perfect day for a swim," you insisted before diving into the cool, gentle water, "come on in, Frankie! The water is wonderful!"

“It’s cold,” he huffed lightly, watching as you swam back up and broke through the surface, grinning at him. He reminded you so much of the boy you had convinced to swim with you when you were just kids. You splashed some water at him, causing him to give a jokingly stern look before he swam over to you, “I’m going to get you!”

“No!” you grinned like mad before trying to swim away, but he was quick to catch up and wrap his arms around you, pulling you tightly against his chest, “you’re a cheater!”

“How am I a cheater?” he laughed as he rested his chin on your shoulder, “all I did was swim!”

“I don’t know,” you insisted, but I know you did. He laughed as you quit struggling against him and let him hold you. As his grip loosened, you turned to face him, wrapping your arms around his neck before pressing a kiss to his plush lips, “hi.”

“Hi,” naturally Frankie took every opportunity to steal a kiss from you. You studied his face, bringing a hand to his cheek as you used a few fingers to trace over his features and breathe in him. How he was still the same boy underneath the years that had aged him to the man you now loved, “what?”

“Nothing,” you repeated his words from earlier, “I just love you a lot. Like a lot, a lot.”

“Well that’s good,” his grin stretched from ear to ear, “or else this would have been really awkward, because I happen to love you a lot, a lot too.”

You only made a small sound in your throat before you grabbed his face and pulled him towards you and crashed your lips again his, “fuck - I love you so much.”

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"This was a good idea," you popped a few berries into your mouth before turning your head back to soak up some soon, "what caused this spur of the moment decision?"

Except it wasn’t spur of the moment at all. But you didn't know that yet.

“Nothing really,” he insisted with a small grin, “just wanted to spend the afternoon with my favorite girl.”

“Favorite, huh? What about Daisy? I see those eyes you two pull at each other,” you grabbed the glass champagne and downed it all in one, hiccuping at the bubbly taste. He wasted no time in refilling your glass and his, trying to summon up the courage for what he really wanted to say.

“Okay, you got me - one of my favorite girls,” he laughed before clinking his glass against yours. You let out a small sigh before lying on your back and resting your head on Frankie’s thigh, “tired?”

“A little,” your yawn gave you away, “it was a long night and someone insisted I get up early and go hiking and everything. Plus the warm sun and food isn’t helping. I promise I won’t fall asleep...for long.”

“Mhmm,” he leaned down and pressed a kiss to your temple.

It was silent for some time, only the gentle ebb of the lake and the sounds of birds in the trees and creatures on the ground meeting your ears. You could have dozed off, but didn’t quite yet...instead you soaked up Frankie’s warmth and played with his hand in yours.

“Frankie…?” you asked softly after a while. He was leaning up against a large tree, and if you didn’t know better, you’d think he was asleep. Frankie made a small sound, encouraging you to go on, “have you ever...you know what? Never mind, it’s silly.”

“You know you can ask me anything, Bee. If it matters to you, it’s not silly.”

“Have you ever thought about having kids?” you swallowed the lump in your throat and you were suddenly glad your eyes were closed against the sun and he had his sunglasses on, “I-I mean specifically us having kids. I know we joked about it as kids but...what about now?”

Frankie’s breath hitched in his throat and he almost dropped your hand in surprise. He was so choked up, he almost couldn’t get the words out, “I-I...ummm…”

“It’s weird, huh?” you hoped this wasn’t him easily rejecting you, “right before I was going to marry Chad, he thought I was pregnant for a moment and he just seemed so….I dunno. He told me I shouldn’t be pregnant before we get married and then we should have a kid and get it over with. Can you believe it - just get it over? I never...I would never want to have a child with someone that was only having one to be able to say they have one. It’s horrid.”

“He really was the worst.”

“In every way,” you agreed with a tense laugh, “I’m sorry for just springing this on you...it’s just been on my mind, I guess.”

“There’s nothing to be sorry for,” he insisted as he shifted you, so you were perched in his lap and facing him. He pushed his sunglasses to the top of his head and studied you intently, “yes, I have thought about it. Many times...there’s no one else I’d want children with besides you, Bee. I-I...I would be lucky to have you as the mother of my child...or children. I’ve often thought about a little baby bee running around.”

“Baby bee,” your eyes stung lightly with tears as you repeated the words back to him; your throat constricted with emotion at the mere thought, “I love that...what about a baby fish? I like the sound of that too. What a lucky child they would be to call you their father.”

“I would never want to have a child just because that’s what society wants,” he swiped his thumb over your cheek to brush away the single tear, “I want a child because we’re in love and that’s what we decide to do. If and when you’re ready, I-I’ll be ready too.”

“Yeah?” you asked softly as his large hand rested on your neck, and he nodded, “because I’d very much like if you knocked me up, Francisco Morales.”

You raised an eyebrow at him before the two of you broke into fits of laughter. That was one of the many beautiful things about your relationship; no matter how serious and important it was, you both were able to find a laugh and look on the bright side.

“I wouldn’t mind knocking you up,” he mused playfully, “we might have to try a lot though...I don’t know if you can handle it.”

“Oh, I think I can handle it,” you insisted, “can you?”

“I guess we’ll find out,” he grinned as you laid against his chest and let him wrap his arms around you, “there’s one more thing I want to do first…well not necessarily first, but I-I want to ask.”

“What is it?” you asked as you placed gentle kisses to the bare skin of his shoulder. He shifted lightly and swallowed the lump in his throat, “Francisco?”

“I…" without saying a word, he reached into his pocket and fumbled around for a moment as you watched him with a mixture of amusement and confusion. When he appeared to be satisfied, he paused for a moment before inhaling and deeply, "there's something important I want to ask - that I've been meaning to ask you for so long now. I think now is the perfect time."

"Francisco," your hand was on his chest as he held his hand up and displayed a small, velvet pouch. You raised an eyebrow in question, instinctively reaching for it but stopping yourself at the last moment, "baby-"

"Take it," he whispered softly as you obliged him and delicately procured the black pouch from him. Curiously opening it up, your heart almost stood still as you pulled out the most beautiful ring you had ever seen. Your mouth dropped open as you looked between him and the ring a couple of times, "do you like it, Honey Bee? I-I helped design it and I hope you like it...but if you don't-"

You quickly cut him off with a kiss, pulling him as tightly against your body as you could, only pulling back when you were left breathless, "I love it - it's beautiful. I love you, so much Francisco. Are you...asking me-"

"Will you marry me, Bee?" he gently took the ring from your shaking hands as you offered him your left hand.

"Yes," you whispered as he slipped the ring onto your finger. You took his hand in yours and gave it a tight squeeze, "yes, a million times yes. Of course I'll marry you. That's all I've ever wanted."

"Me too," he grinned as though a huge weight had been lifted off his shoulders. He knew, deep down, that the chances that you'd say were slim, but still, there was always that little bit of doubt, "you were always the one. Always."

"Yeah," you agreed with a gentle kiss to the corner of his mouth, "you're the one, my love. It was always you."

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"You didn't have to do all of this," Frankie's eyes were with wonder and excitement as he looked around the exquisite restaurant. It was fancy, definitely more so than anything you'd normally consider, but you'd wanted to do this for Frankie. The man had been complaining about wanting a good steak for so long, you'd taken it upon yourself to find the best steak restaurant in town.

"I know," you promised him as you pulled out his chair for him and motioned for him to sit down, "but I wanted to, my love. You always take such good care of me, I figured we - you - deserve it. Plus, think of it as a way of celebrating our engagement!"

"I can't argue with that," he smiled lightly as he reached across the table and put his hand over yours. He knew that while excited about your engagement and wanting to tell the world, part of it had been hard on you. Your family still wasn't on speaking terms with you, by their choice and despite efforts from both of you. It wasn't something that plagued you constantly, but times like this made you wish things were different.

The silver lining in all of this was that through your reunion with Frankie, you'd gained his friends as yours as well - the infamous bee they always called you. You still had Allie and Anna, who were absolutely more than thrilled to know Frankie was your person. Plus with starting school again, you'd made friends with several people that you enjoyed spending time in and out of class with. At the end of the day, however, there was nothing better than getting to come to Frankie. He was your everything, as you were his.

"What are you thinking?" he asked as you took a sip of wine as the two of you waited for your meals, “you have your thinking face on.”

“You always knew me too well,” you teased lightly, “I was thinking about how much I love you. How lucky I am to be with you, and get to call you mine. That no matter how much we’ve been through, we get to be together in the end. That no matter what happens with my family or whatever, that I’ll have you, and so many others. That you are my family.”

“Always,” he promised with a small smile, “I’ll always be here for you. I’m not going anywhere, you know that. You are my family, my home, and my heart, Bee. You always have been.”

“I know that,” you beamed, lighting up his whole world, “I always have too...I love you.”

“I love you too.”

»»————-　♡　————-««

“I think I’ve got room for dessert, don’t you?” you teased as you stood up and reached for his hand. Frankie’s eyes grew wide as he realized exactly what you meant, “the pie we baked yesterday, and I think there’s ice cream in the freezer.”

“Baby-” he was somewhere between a laugh and a groan as trailed at your side, “you’re killing me.”

“Oops,” you teased, completely amused by his reaction.

"Well, well, well," your blood ran cold at the sound of the eerily familiar voice. Frankie kept walking, unaware that anything was wrong until he noticed you weren't following him. Turning on your hell, you slowly came face to face with Chad, "look what the cat dragged in. Didn't think I'd ever see you again."

"And that still would have been too soon," you lightly rolled your eyes, "and while I feel like I'd love to stay and argue and rehash everything, I'm going to be the better person here and just walk away."

"Because you have nothing to say," he chided as you tried to blow him off. But then you saw who he was with, "pity."

"Yes," you sighed, "what a pity indeed. Clarissa! I didn't think I'd see you again either. Are you together? I didn't think you liked Chad- all the time you spent talking shit about him, must not have been real, huh?"

Your friend, former friend anyway, looked at you with a scowl as pursed her lips but remained silent. It might have been pathetic and petty, but in the moment you couldn't help it.

"And just who are you here with? That pathetic looking man over there? The one that's watching you with concern...ahh, yes, an engagement ring," his eyes flicked to your left hand as you felt your blood boil. He could taunt and make fun of you all he wanted, but he would never say a word about Frankie, "its...precious. He must have spent his whole life savings on that. I don't get it...you had everything - I gave you everything - wealth, status, luxury and you left all of that...and for what?"

"Don't you dare," you held up your finger and jammed in front of his face, "don't you dare talk about him. He is a far better person than you will ever be. He is everything to me. I left you because I couldn't commit to a loveless marriage and society and people I don't care about. You never loved me, let's be honest. You loved my name, my family's wealth, their status. That's all that ever mattered to you. And yet I am the one who sounds pathetic?"

"What can he offer you?" Chad smirked as he leaned back in his chair.

"Bee-" Frankie could easily sense the tension flowing between the two of you and had come over and reached for your hand, "come on, let's go home."

"Bee," Chad almost howled with laughter as you glared at him, "how perfectly adorable. What a cute couple - the failed socialite and the...what? Some sort of kitchen boy?"

"That is enough," you almost shouted at him as seemingly half the restaurant turned to look at you, "stop this. What is the point?"

"Does there have to be a point?" there was nothing but a smug grin on his face, "you could have had it all and now you've got...him. You could have so many other choices and now what? You're going to be-"

But before he could say anything else, you swung your arm back and landed a punch, right in the middle of face. The action shocked you so much, and Frankie and Clarissa - and the rest of the establishment that you were all awestruck for a moment. The crack of his nose had surprised you most and you’d immediately recoiled and clutched your aching hand. Frankie’s hand found your shoulders as he pulled you against his chest.

"Stupid bitch!" Chad jumped to his feet and clutched his bleeding nose, “who do you think you are?”

“Come on,” Frankie’s voice was low and gentle in your ear as he pulled you back from the scene, “we have to go.”

Nodding lightly, you let him usher you away, but not before you turned around to speak your last bit of peace, “I hope I never see you again. But I do hope you find someone you love, truly love, and someone that loves you. Because there is nothing better, and even though you are horrid, you deserve it too. There is one thing I learned from you - how to be truly loved by someone and let them love you back, and for that I thank you.”

You turned around before he, or anyone else, could say anything, grabbing Frankie’s hand with your own and pulling him out of the restaurant amid quiet murmurs.

Only stopping once you were outside, you let go of his hand and sighed heavily. Frankie looked at you with something akin to a mix of awe and love as he took your injured hand and studied it. You winced slightly as pain had already settled in the joints, “that was...impressive. Where did you learn to throw a punch like that, Bee?”

“You,” you admitted with a laugh, “back when we were kids! You said it was important to always know how to throw a good punch and you taught me. I guess I must have remembered it after all these years.”

“I guess I taught you well,” he brought your hand to his lips and pressed a gentle to the already prominent bruising, “so that was him, huh?”

“Unfortunately,” you agreed with a bitter huff, “could you have imagined if I’d married him? How absolutely terrible that would have been. I made the right choice, I know, and I’ve known that for a long time now. It was always you.”

He leaned over and kissed you softly, tasting faintly of the sweet wine you’d had with dinner, “let’s go home, sweet Bee. We have to tend to your hand and not let it get worse.”

»»————-　♡　————-««

“Frankie?” you were laid on top of him on the small bed in your dorm, fighting off sleep as he continued to read. You’d insisted on stopping for a nap, and he’d insisted he needed to finish his book that day - he was deeply invested. He made a small sound, urging you to continue you on as he played with a lock of your hair, “I have a request - it’s silly…”

“Tell me,” he insisted softly as he set his book down, “come on, Bee, tell me.”

“When we’re old and married,” you wrapped your arms around his middle as you rested your head on his chest, “I want a dog, and a house with a big yard where we can grow lots of flowers. And two kids - at least. I-I know it’s silly, to think about the future so far ahead, but I like to dream.”

“I don’t think that’s silly at all,” he promised softly, a flush of warmth rising in his chest and face, “I-I like the sound of that, Bee. Does that include a white picket fence? I was thinking more about like..shrubs...or lots of flowers, like an open concept.”

“It includes whatever you want,” you turned and grinned at him, pressing a kiss to his lips, “as long as you’re there, it doesn’t matter. None of it does, as long as you’re there. I love you so much, Francisco.”

“Of course I will be,” he promised softly, “I’m not going anywhere. I love you too, Bee.”

“Read to me?” you asked as you handed his book back to him, “I can’t think of a better thing than falling asleep to the sound of your voice.”

“Anything for you, Bee…my Bee.”

»»————-　♡　————-««

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agentnico · 3 years ago

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The Bad Guys (2022) Review

What is it with Billie Eilish writing songs for future films? She released the No Time to Die title song only for the movie to get delayed, and now The Bad Guys is released 3 years after her famous ‘bad guy’ song. Look, the latter may have not been intended as a title song for The Bad Guys, but it should have! It’s literally the title!!

Plot: After a lifetime of legendary heists, notorious criminals Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Shark and Ms. Tarantula are finally caught. To avoid a prison sentence, the animal outlaws must pull off their most challenging con yet - becoming model citizens. Under the tutelage of their mentor, Professor Marmalade, the dubious gang sets out to fool the world that they're turning good.

Dreamworks has always been the more cheeky and reckless animation studio cousin to Disney and Pixar. The latter always relied more upon establishing an emotional bond between the viewer and its characters, all whilst surrounded by the feel of a magical otherworldly air. Dreamworks on the other hand lent more into the comedic chaotic side, by either having a panda learn kung fu, a group of zoo animals escaping New York to hang out with some lemurs in Madagascar, or a straight up ogre messing around with classic fairy-tale characters. There’s always an element of ludicrousness, as if Dreamworks is that naughty child whilst Disney is the sophisticated older one who plays by the rules. That being said, in the last few years Dreamworks had lost a bit of its trademark spark. Yeah, there were those Trolls films that offered some mindful colourful fun, but I wouldn’t call them particularly memorable. They’re no Kung Fu Panda ya know? Look, I’ve recently been rewatching those Kung Fu Panda films with my fiancée and gosh are they so enjoyable and hilarious! A Jack Black voiced panda named Po being bullied by a Dustin Hoffman voiced raccoon named Master Shifu? Oh and that turtle martial arts spiritual monk master Master Ooooooooogway who blatantly and conveniently dies when crap is about to hit the fan as if to say “well that’s no my problem suckazzz!!”. Or that peacock from the second one that spends the entire film holding that same perplexingly shocked facial expression?? Kung Fu Panda is great yo and I’ll hear nothing else about it! Anyway, back to The Bad Guys. What did I think? It was okay.

The best thing the movie has going for it is its animation. Taking a page from Into the Spider-Verse, the animators blend both 2D and 3D animation to make the movie look like its a motion comic book, which to be fair looks great, especially in the action sequences and car chases does this animation style really pop. But even in the character designs, the use of 2D really brings out some great colours and details. In a nutshell, The Bad Guys looks good! As for the story? Well that is where the movie loses its merit. That isn’t to say the plot is bad, its just that the narrative is quite the generic heist storyline, and the message about bad guys turning good isn’t exactly revolutionary, let alone them being played by animals. Zootopia anyone? Or is it Zootropolis? Or how about the German title: Zoomania?? My personal favourite is the Polish Zwierzogród! Has the nice ring to it! So easily pronounceable!! Regardless, The Bad Guys doesn’t particularly inspire with its story, however its animation is stellar, there’s enough solid jokes in there to keep audiences and younger viewers entertained, and the voice cast fit their characters well. I’d say Sam Rockwell, Richard Ayoade and Zazie Beets probably are the most memorable. Oh, and Anthony Ramos from In the Heights gets to stretch his vocal chords once more by blasting out a musical number which in turn results in one of the movie’s more stand out sequences. It’s all good natured fun which is why I think I enjoyed The Bad Guys for what it was. It’s not a particularly special movie, not one that will go down in history as peak family entertainment, but as one to pass the time its entertaining. It kind of helped that I was fresh off finishing an early shift (don’t get me started on waking up at 5am, holy frijoles!) so didn’t want to particularly challenge my brain, and as such The Bad Guys worked like a charm. The plot twists and turns were super predictable though, just saying. Sorry, just wanted to end the review on a negative. Seemed right.

Overall score: 6/10

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planetwebkinz · 2 years ago

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Which Webkinz have you owned?

Thanks for the question! There are currently 103 Webkinz on my childhood account, but I’m pretty sure I had even more than that! (put every other pet in bold to hopefully help with the readability of the incoming wall of text lmao)

I had: Chihuahua, Lil’ Kinz Chihuahua, Black Lab, Bull Frog, Spotted Frog, Brown Cow, Citrus Dragon, Lil’ Kinz Elephant, Pot Bellied Pig, Gorilla, Golden Retriever, Ringtail Lemur, Spotted Leopard, Baby Penguin, Hopping Bunny, Bat, Hedgehog, Sheep, Black Cat, Pink and White Dog, Tree Frog, Lil’ Kinz Tree Frog, Monkey, Lemon-Lime Gecko, 2 Persian Cats, Lil’ Kinz Persian Cat, King Charles Spaniel, Signature Harp Seal, Polar Bear, Lil’ Kinz Polar Bear, 2 Lil’ Kinz Cocker Spaniels, Lil’ Kinz Lioness, Lioness, Lion, Caramel Lion, Zebra, Irish Setter, Signature Golden Retriever, Jack Russel Terrier, Guinea Pig, Boston Terrier, Grey Squirrel, Parakeet, Skunk, Grey Langur, Camel, Lil’ Kinz Black Bear, Lil’ Kinz Cardinal, American Buffalo, Snowman, Lil’ Kinz Grey and White Cat, Porcupine, Seal, Goldfish, Eagle, Chipmunk, Manatee, Deer, Silverback Gorilla, Saint Bernard, Lil’ Kinz Saint Bernard, Koala, Lil’ Kinz Koala, Crocodile, Rhino, Lil’ Kinz Cow, 2 Reindeer, Lil’ Kinz White Googles, Pink Googles, Toco Toucan, Lil’ Kinz Clydesdale, Rottweiler, Cheeky Monkey, Whimsy Dragon, Black and White Cheeky Dog, 2 Lil’ Kinz Hippos, Pig, Alley Cat, Raccoon, German Shepherd, Siamese Cat, Samoyed, Leopard, Panda, Lil’ Kinz Black and White Cat, Lil’ Kinz Gold and White Cat, Pug, Chicken, Mouse, Collie, Pink Poodle, Black Friesian, Bengal Tiger, Kangaroo, Husky, Lil’ Kinz Dalmatian, Beagle, Brown Arabian, Lil’ Kinz Penguin

On my present day account I only have two pets, A Floppy Eared Bunny and a Spotted Sea Monster.

#Q&A #Little Sol had a looooot of Webkinz lol #Webkinz #Kinzblr

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cassandherkinz · 3 years ago

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Hi! I’m Cass and here are my Kinz :)

Pink = Girl

Blue = Boy

Black = Undecided

Snowman-Snowy

Ribbon Unicorn-Lilly

Love Frog-Pinkie

Love Frog Kinz Klip-Frogette

Pink Cockatoo-Sadie

Cream Soda Pup-Rosetta

Bubblegum Cheeky Cat-Bubblegum

Tie Dye Frog-Hopette

Pink Poodle-Princess

Persian Cat-Cindy

Pink Googles-Lisa

Pink & White Cat-Laura

Pink Pony-Sparkle

Jack Russell-Terry

Chihuahua-Sunny

Love Monkey-Valentine

White Terrier-Snow White

Lil' Black & White Cat-Oreo

Lil' St. Bernard-Bernie

Lil' Golden Retriever-Goldie

Lil' Elephant-Ellie

Lil' Cow-Jersey

Rabbit-Fluffy

Bull Frog-Hoppers

St. Pat's Setter-Shamrock

Siamese-Cinnamon

Blufadoodle-Blueberry

Lil' Black Poodle-Beauty

Lil' Pink Poodle-Paris

Leopard-Spots

Cocker Spaniel-Buddy

Lil' Hippo-Holly

Gray Arabian-Gallop

Lil' Alley Cat-Autumn

Lil' Husky-Tundra

Golden Retriever-Sandy

Bubblegum Dino-Bubbles

Googles-Daisy

Lil' Pug-Wrinkles

Peace Out Puppy-Peace

Rockerz Cat-Pink (P!nk)

Lil' Horse-Sienna

Bulldog-Spike

Lil' Tree Frog-Kermit

Lil' Googles-Angel

Signature Bengal Cat-Abigail

Snow Yeti-Blizzard

Cocoa Lab-Hershey

Lil' Polar Bear-Icicles

Pig-Blush

Tree Frog-Patrick

Purple Goldfish-Indigo

Lil' Lamb-Madison

Bat-Drake

Midnight Monster-Midnight

Lil' Yorkie-Missy

Petunia Mazin' Hamster-Petunia

Pixie Mazin' Hamster-Pixie

Hope Mazin' Hamster-Hope

Key Lime Dino-Ricky

Poodle-Crystal

Clydesdale-Clyde

Charcoal Cat Kinz Klip-Anya

Pink & White Cat Kinz Klip-Blossom

Schnauzer-Louie

Zaan Zumbuddy-Zaan

Zoza Zumbuddy-Zoza

Zahara Zumbuddy-Zahara

Zreth Zumbuddy-Zreth

Zeta Zumbuddy-Zeta

Zehe Zumbuddy-Zehe

Lil' White Terrier-Cupcake

Lil' Orange & White Cat-Clementine

Musical Dalmation-Harmony

Lil' Poodle-Snowball

Delightz Donut Pup-Annabelle

Lion Fish-Nina

Velvety Elephant-Velvet

Silversoft Cat-Silver

Tiger Kinz Klip-?

Leopard Kinz Klip-?

Reindeer-Dasher

Frog-Cameron

Lil' Chihuahua-Jalepeño

Black Bear-Ashton

Pucker Fish-Beatrice

Cookie Mazin' Hamster-Cookie

Waffles Mazin' Hamster-Waffles

Black Poodle-London

Spooky Mazin' Hamster-Spooky

Cinnamon Mazin' Hamster-Angela

Willow Mazin' Hamster-Willow

Black Cat-Sabrina

Lil' Koala-Kimmy

Eluvant-Valentina

Whale-Walter

Seal-Lucille

Domino Cat-Dominique

Caterpillar-Jade

Lil' Lion-Zack

Lil' Cocker Spaniel-Daniel

Springy Kangaroo-Kaitlyn

Sparkle Mazin' Hamster-Twinkle

Chicken-Benedict

Mocha Pup-Mocha

Ring Tailed Lemur-Julien (Madagascar)

Brown Dog-Cadbury

Pelican-Pete

Hippo-Patricia

Cotton Candy Pup-Candy

Chinese Dragon-Yang (My old best friend’s last name)

Tuxedo Cat-Tux

English Bulldog-Dustin

Mud Hippo-Clayton

Opossum-Pipsqueak

Polar Bear-Flurry

Skunk-Shelby

Silverback Gorilla-Kong

Lioness-Kiara

Iguana-Azalea (Iggy Azalea)

Walrus-Willis

Cow-Maybelle

Clown Fish-Nemo

Tiger-Tony

Rooster-Roy

Gecko-Geico (Geico could save you 15% or more)

Blue Triggerfish-Oceana

Groovy Gorilla-Juniper

Swirly Curl Unicorn-Ribbons

Striped Cheeky Cat-Retro

Lil' Persian Cat-Pearl

Llama-Lucy

Dreamy Sheep-Slumber

Chicken-Penny

Mud Hippo-Wallow

Decade Dragon- Diana

Sterling Cheeky Cat-Sterling

Ribbon Yorkie-Chiffon

Teacup Yorkie-Chanel

Cardinal-Ruby

Hummingbird-Fern

Tomato Clownfish-Rojo (Spanish for red)

Daisy Pig-Hana (Japanese for flower)

Sparkle Harp Seal-Harper

Boxer-Champ

Summer Beaver-Popsicle

Rockabilly Rooster-Rocky

Welsh Corgi Dog-Ken

Spotted Turtle-Tucker

Pizzazzy Puppy-Dazzle

Grape Soda Pup-Crush

Lilac Guinea Pig-Lilac

Chow Chow-Meili (Chinese for beauty)

Fancy Flamingo-Fiona

Sunset Guraffe-Sunset

Coloursplash Tiger-Pride (Gay rights heheh)

Koala-Adelaide

Badger-Braxton

Knit Sock Dog-Sox

Meerkat-Kit Kat

Midnight Owl-Twilight

Monkey-George

Golden Lion Tamarin-Nash (Dad bought him in Nashville)

Yorkie-Fancy

Himalayan-Kayla

Lemon-Lime Gecko-Sprite

Alley Cat-Alex

Rockerz Zebra-Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin)

Rockerz Monkey-Iero (Frank Iero)

Black & White Cat-Moonlight

Black Stallion-Megan (Megan Thee Stallion)

Cotton Candy Bunny-Melanie (Melanie Martinez)

Lil’ Dalmatian-Ace

Marshmallow Bunny-Marsha

Lil’ White Terrier-

Lil’ Bulldog-

Cardinal-

Lil’ Googles-

Lil’ Polar Bear-

Lil’ Tree Frog-

Tree Kangaroo-Dendro

Camel-Wednesday

Blue Googles-Bing

Glamorous Gorilla-Vogue

Sunshine Mazin’ Hamster-Sunshine

Oriole-Ophelia

Cookies n’ Cream Guinea Pig-Chip

Peace ‘n’ Love Puppy-Serenity

Cupcake Pup-Pupcake

Rainbow Hedgehog-Prism

Texting Puppy-Katie

Brilliant Bandit-Lavender

Pink Dalmation-Maisie

Snowy Retriever Puppy-Coconut

Gordon Setter-Greer

Whimsy Dragon-Lover (Taylor Swift’s album)

Rockerz Fox-Cyrus

Gordon Setter-Greta

Brown Dog-Buster

Hedgehog-Reggie

Grey Squirrel-Sally

Daisy Tortoise-Gayle

Brown Arabian-BoJack (BoJack Horseman)

Panda-Ming

Fantail Goldfish-Finn (Goldfish cracker mascot)

Rhino-Remington

Cheeky Monkey-Malone (Post Malone)

Cow-Betsy

Spotted Frog-Billy

Dachshund-Tootsie

Strawberry Cow-Milkshake

Lil’ Bullfrog-Jeremiah

Lava Dragon-Scorn

Wooly Mammoth-Manny

Porcupine-Pokey

Aardvark-Antonio

Lil’ Rabbit-Cream

Lamb-Easter

Pug-Doug

Chimpanzee-Bananas

Boston Terrier-Bolt

Love Lion-Amore

Lil’ Bulldog-Randy

Okapi-Nigel

Country Side Hedgehog-Shaymin

Red Velvet Fawn-Scarlet

Red Velvet Racoon-Maroon

Pucker Fish-Lipsey Hussle

Collie-Lassie

Night Mare-Fieri

Lil’ Pig-Rosie

Airedale Terrier-Henry

Scottish Terrier-Scruffy

Pink and White Dog-Lacey

Lil’ Unicorn-Starlight

Lil’ Leopard-Lyle

Black Panther-Bagheera

Ginger Cat-Ginger

Orca Whale-Reaper

Signature Endangered Iberian Cat-?

Chocolate Lab-Fudge

Signature Small Grey Tabby Cat-Chrissy

Bullmastiff Puppy-Duke

Brown Cow-Malt

Grey Owl-Earl

Groundhog-Murray

Sea Otter-Ollie

Baby Penguin-Wade

Dazzle Dachshund-Sharpay

Lil’ Frog-Pepe

Brilliant Pegasus-Rarity

American Albino-Casper (Online only)

Pegasus-Pandora (Online only)

Raccoon-Bandit

Striped Snake-Scrunch (Online only)

Tiger Snake-Tasma (Online only)

Elephant-Jumbo

Signature Sea Turtle-Donatello

Longhorn Steer-Diesel

Lil’ Seahorse-Atlantis

Old English Sheepdog-Bentley

Curly Lion-Carl

Chipmunk-Dale

Pinto-Beans

Pink Glitter Fish-Cordelia

Lil’ Monkey-?

Charcoal Cat-Charlene

Rainbow Armadillo-Skittles

Arctic Fox-Glacier

Caramel Lion-Caramilk

Prairie Dog-Patrat

Horse-Sugar

Signature Endangered Cougar-?

Signature Endangered Black African Rhinoceros-Tank

American Cocker Spaniel-Carly

Fairykinz Raccoon-Trixie

Capybara-Gort

Peridot Dog-August

Leo Lion-Leo

Patchy Pup-? (Online only)

Giraffe-?

Lil’ Panda-Oso

American German Shepherd-Sage (Online only)

Basset Hound-Sherlock

Beagle-Jake

Black Lab-Jet (Online only)

Twilight Doe-

Mountain Goat-Kefir

Grey and White Cat-Gracie

Yellow Lab-? (Online only)

Cocoa Dinosaur-Rolo (Online only)

Deer-Fauna (Online only)

Eagle-Apollo

Snowy Owl-?

Sherbet Bunny-? (Online only)

Shimmer Bunny-Phoebe (Online only)

Raven-Nevermore

Rainbow Rascal-Bright Heart

Sweet Spring Raccoon-Tiffany

Dire Wolf-Ender

Vampire Monkey-Fang

Vampire Kitten-Elvira

Trick or Treat Troll-

Gargowl-Grimm

Vampire Bat-Antasma

Autumn Owl-Hooters

Sugar Cookie Sheep-Buttercream

Sun Fox-Firefox

Fairykinz Tiger Cub-

Fairykinz Panda Cub-

Merry Go Round Pony-Posie

Wolf-Legoshi

Rockerz Coyote-Swift

Harvest Unicorn-Arista

Vampire Panther Cub-Elvira

Rockerz Puppy-Bieber

Axolotl-Archie

Vampire Bunny-Bunnicula?

Ice Fawn-

Zircon Puppy-December

Capricorn Goat-Giles

Aries Ram-Arden

Candy Corn Mouse-

Aquamarine Puppy-

Sagittarius Buck-

Zombie Bloodhound-Gash

Quirky Carnival Unicorn-

Diamond Doggy-

Candy Apple Camel-

Licorice Fish-Twizzler

Autumn Bunny-Reese

Upbeat Chic Giraffe-Taffy

Purple Monster-

Friendly Monster-Jawbreaker

Fluffy Bog Muskrat-

Sweet Corn Tiger-

Upbeat Chic Owl-

Lil Toil Toad-

Lil Trouble Toad-

Lil Twisted Toad-

Weremonster-

Northern Lights Moose-Borealis

Cinnamon Squirrel-Canela

Leonburger-

Tinkerpup-Wrench

Marshmallow Chipmunk-

Tinkercat-Hammer?

Pioneer Pony-Ree

Pioneer Pig-Drummond

Quirky Carnival Cub-

Lil Wise Owl-

Lil Tricky Owl-

Lil Jolly Owl-Duo

Lil Green Bat-Frank

Lil Orange Bat-Jack

Lil Purple Bat-Clawdeen

Black Cat-Sasha

Peace Puppy-Arcadia

Green Sloth-Harlequin

Crocodile-Gustave? (Online only)

Glamour Gecko- Bazaar? (Online only)

Green Shimmer Snake-

Brilliant Tortoise-

Royal Cobra-Kratos

Rainforest Boa

Rock Candy Croc

Leopard Lizard-

Pineapple Turtle

Pig-?

Zombie Pup-Burton (Online only)

Pumpkin Puppy-Pumpkin (Online only)

Scottish Fold Cat-Meredith

Cactus Cat-

Mint Chocolate Sheep-

Undercover Cat-

Cauliflower Sheep-

Cloud Sheep-Meringue

Cotton Candy Sheep-Katharine

Cheshire Cat-Wonderland

Grey Tabby Cat (Next)-Clover

Buttons Bear-Buttons

Be Merry Bear-

Gingerbread Bear-

Sock Bear-

Sleepover Cub-

Northern Trails Bear-Sokka

Spotted Seal-Fluke

Red Peppermint Unicorn-Peppermint

White Peppermint Unicorn-Wintermint

Green Peppermint Unicorn-Spearmint

Cookies and Cream Koala

Gelato Parrot

Ice Cream Scoop Snail-Breyer

Mint Chocolate Cow-Andes

Maple Moose-Canada

Polar Gummy-Haribo

Sour Watermelon Hound-Maynard

Sugar Rush Butterfly

Waffle Wallaby-Syrup

Lemon Drop Cow

Sugar Cookie Puppy-Nilla

Puppy Love Puppy

House Mouse-Geronimo

Rainbow Panda

White Cosmic Bear-Orbit

Purple Floral Fawn

Baby Raptor-Blue

Bubblegum Mammoth

Panda-Poh

Sugar Cookie Reindeer-Drizzle

Airborne Puppy-Delta

Bedtime Puppy

Cuddly Teddy Bear-Cuddles

French Hen

Polka Dot Cow

Sugar Coated Kitty-

Snuggly Teddy Bear-Snuggles

Winged Tiger

You and Me Puppy

Denim & Lace Giraffe-

Floral Pony-

Denim & Lace Pony-Filigree

Blue Tang-Mazarin

Lion Cub-Simba

Polka Dot Bobcat

Pixie Bunny

Pixie Fox

Royal Elephant

Toadstool Frog

Cairn Terrier-Toto

Sea Dragon-Lapras

Good Fortune Hedgehog-

Emerald Dragon-

Sugar Cookie Mouse-Crumbs

Minty Moose-

Pig-Peppa?

Mistletoe Mouse-Yule? Ivy?

Minty Reindeer (Online only)

Gingerbread Elephant-

Gingerbread Puppy- (Online only)

Holiday Husky-Mishka? Comet? Yule?

Holly Fox-

Morning Glory Lion Cub-Bluebell

Husky-Yukon

Dalmation-Pongo

Pisces Fish-Delmar

Aquarius Retriever-

Taurus Bull-

Gemini Butterfly-Gemma

Cancer Crab-Uriel

Virgo Horse-Thane

Scorpio Snake-Zeke

Libra Eagle-Justin

Garnet Rover-January

Amethyst Hound-Fabian

Emerald Lab-May

Pearl Pup-June

Ruby Retriever-

Sapphire Spaniel-

Topaz Terrier-November

Opal Pup-October

Ballet Pup-Angelina

Rockerz Raccoon- (Online only)

Signature Woodland Raccoon (Online only)

Brilliant Bandit-Mauve

Zebra-Zigzag

Cuddly Koala-

Blushing Fawn-Rosalin (Online only)

Lionfish-Leon (Online only)

Floppy Pig- (Online only)

Cotton Candy Bunny

Grape Soda Pup

Grey Squirrel

Love Lion

Fantail Goldfish

Black Bear

Monkey

Persian Cat-Blanche

Persian Cat-

Koala

Bulldog

Lil’ White Terrier

Elephant

Old English Sheepdog

Lil’ Black & White Cheeky Dog-Hydrox

Blueberry Cheeky Dog-Blue

Guinea Pig

Lil’ Black Bear-Baloo

Alpaca-Dune

Grey Langur

Jelly Bean Puppy-Jill (Online only)

Citrus Dragon- (Online only)

White Mouse-

Parakeet- (Online only)

Cheeky Bunny- (Online only)

Kangaroo-

Tawny Pup-Biscuit

Zalow Zumbuddy-Zalow

Lil’ Grey and White Cat

Gold and White Cat

Blue Jay

St. Bernard-Beethoven

Samoyed

Small Signature Lamb-Lullaby

Arctic Polar Bear-Icebreaker

Lil’ Penguin-

Lil’ Black Lab

Signature Small Golden Retriever-

Peppermint Puppy-Noelle

Dalmatian Kinz Clip-

#some of them I named when I was like 7 please excuse them lol #Ganz please lemme rename my Webkinz to less cringey names #webkinz #webkinz classic #kinzblr

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sew-n-tell · 3 years ago

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Cheeky the Lemur by CityMuttFursuit

#fursuit #fursuits

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timelocker · 2 years ago

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unprompted. > @atangledfate // rumble.

“ Ok ! If you can be, ” makes quotations with her fingers, “ normal, then let's make a BET ! I betcha can't be normal for a whole day ! If ya can ya can make any one request of me ya want ! but if i win, ” Cheeky grin “ You gotta admit i'm most badass fighter around ! ” Yep that's what she wanted ! Recognition ! “ also a bag of my favorite jerky ! ” She added at the end ! cause she was hungry !

now it was time to think, WHAT WOULD HER PALS SAY.

first one’s easy: oz would say NOTHING. because he DOESN’T TALK. he’d probably give her a look, but she would never know if it was a disapproving one, or the contrary.

marble was the more complex one, she’d probably tell her to back down; not because she COULDN’T do it, but because it was a stupid bet to make.

and al -- al would have told her to RAISE THE STAKES YOU FUCKING COWARD.

“ -- DEAL. ” rascal slaps her palm against the lemur’s, looking already quite serious. at the end of the day, rascal doesn’t back down from a CHALLENGE, ever.

“ ‘til MIDNIGHT, then. ”

“ but you BETTER not pull anything. ”

#atangledfate #𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 !! ✧ ( ic. )#𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 ✧ ( asks. // answered. )

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sukiandthemarauders · 4 years ago

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FIRELIGHT (Zuko x OC) C1

word count: 2,989

warning: just mature language :)

a/n: This is chapter one of Firelight, excluding the prologue, and it MERELY shows a glimpse of Zuko and Kai’s future relationship :D I’m just going to pretend that I’m not already planning a Sokka fic because I’m just starting this one so... ENJOY!

<- Prologue | Chapter 2 ->

Masterlist

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Chapter 1

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“So when are the losers going to get here anyways?”

Kailani playfully rolled her eyes at Toph’s comment, knowing fully well that the earthbender missed the rest of their friends as much as she did. And as she stood in the edge of Air Temple Island with Toph, awaiting the arrival of her friends, she could feel the ball of excitement forming in the pit of her stomach at the thought of having a full reunion with her friends once again.

Although there had been plenty of other situations that required the Gaang to team up, everybody seemed to be busy with their own particular occupations. Suki returned to Kyoshi island and had stayed in the Earth Kingdom for the most part to train more warriors, and Katara mostly stayed in the South Pole with her tribe as she taught in a healing school for waterbenders. Sokka and Aang were probably the ones who traveled the most—being involved in the world of politics—but the two boys particularly enjoyed the South Pole, for it was Sokka’s home, and where Aang’s girlfriend mostly stayed. Zuko was the loneliest, all alone in the Fire Nation that he ruled, but he made it clear that he’d never oppose a trip (or what he liked to call an extended detour) with Sokka and Aang, claiming that international affairs would best be taken care of if the Firelord was personally delegating.

Toph had stayed in the Earth Kingdom, too (finding company with Suki), and had her metalbending students to teach. However, the Beifong girl decided that she would oversee the training of the metalbenders in the police force of the rising Republic City, which was why she found herself standing next to the airbender in the capital of the new nation Aang and Zuko were building.

While the rest of the Gaang continuously fought new threats and simultaneously trying to unite the world in a peaceful manner, Kailani had dedicated her efforts to the rebuilding of all four Air Temples. She had led the constructing of the damages, and adjusted all of the Air Acolytes that Aang sent her into their new homes. Along with the Acolytes were the flying bison and the ring-tailed flying lemurs that the Avatar had found, and she tried to make the temples as homely as she could for the native animals.

The goal seemed daunting at first, but Kailani was proud to say that she was successful in her focused task—even though the work kept her away from most of her friends for years. She had encountered Aang, Sokka, and Katara when they had visited her in the Southern Air Temple, and she might have kidnapped Suki and Toph on her way to the Eastern Air Temple for just a few days. But it wasn’t until her work was done at all four Air Temples that Aang had asked her to finish building Air Temple Island in Republic City, so he could visit Katara in the South Pole with Sokka (who had invited Suki along).

And so Kailani stood with Toph at her side, awaiting the arrival of her closest confidantes eagerly, so that she could enjoy and make up for the time that she had lost with them.

“You’re not going to be calling them losers when they get here.” Kailani teased in a sing-song voice, causing Toph to scoff.

“If you think I’m going to get all touchy-feely because we’re seeing our friends again, you thought wrong.” Toph spoke with a shrug. “Sure, I’m happy. But I’m not going to be crying bitch baby tears like you.”

Kailani dramatically gasped, feigning offense. “Watch it or I’m going to have to kick your—.”

Kailani was interrupted, for she found herself catapulted into the air by a stone with the slightest movement of Toph’s foot.

“Your sighted ass could never!” Toph shouted from below causing Kailani to let out a bark of laughter mid-air. As she manipulated the wind to make her fall graceful, the airbender caught sight of a familiar flying bison hovering over a large ship that headed in their direction. Allowing her lips to break out into a wide grin, Kailani grabbed Toph’s wrist, and pulled her to the edge of the shore.

“They’re here!”

Soon enough, the large ship stopped before the two girls, and Appa landed heavily beside it. Kailani didn’t wait a moment more before she jumped on Appa’s forehead, and began to caress his brown arrow.

“Appa!” She squealed excitedly.

“And Katara and Aang.”

Kailani whipped her head around to find the couple jumping off of the flying bison with their fingers interlocked. The girl immediately launched herself at Aang, wrapping her arms around his shoulders, and knocking him off balance with the force of her body weight.

“Aang!” Kailani murmured with a grin on her face. Regardless of the fact that he had grown much taller—taller than herself, in fact— she still looked at the Avatar as if he were her little brother, which was why she pulled away from the embrace, and forced his head down so she could rub her knuckles against his bald head. “Noogie!”

“Ow! Stop it Kai, I’m not twelve anymo—“

“You haven’t changed a bit, Kailani.” Katara spoke with a slight chuckle causing Kailani to release her grip on the humiliated Aang, and wrap her arms around the beautiful waterbender.

“Katara, it’s so great to see you!” The grey eyed girl enthused, always having a soft spot for the girl who had grown to be as close as a sister to her since they were younger. Being the only two girls for a while on their adventures allowed them to bond, and Kailani’s first hand witnessing of Katara’s compassion and kindness made her realize that there was no one better to be Aang’s girlfriend.

“I missed you, Kai.” Katara said with her signature motherly smile as she pulled away from the hug. “How have you been? I haven’t seen you since the Southern Air Temple two years ago.”

Kailani let out a sigh as she thought back to the last couple of years. “I’ve been good, albeit very busy. And it didn’t help that this one—“ she pointed her thumb at Aang. “—dumped the rest of his work on me.”

Aang let out a chuckle before gently resting his arm around Katara’s waist. “Sorry Kai. When Sokka told me he was going to the South Pole with Suki, I couldn’t miss the opportunity.”

“So that’ll be my fault.” Katara finished with a bashful grin, but Kailani only waved it off casually.

“Speaking of Sokka and Suki, where are they?” The airbender girl asked.

“KAILANI!”

As soon as the girl turned around, she was engulfed by a figure significantly taller than her. Her face slammed into his chest, and she groaned at the impact, but couldn’t help smiling at her best friend. He seemed to have come from his greeting with Toph, for the girl was walking their way from the location that Sokka ran from. While Katara and Aang gave a begrudging Toph a welcome hug (before Toph bended rock to come between them), Sokka pulled Kailani to face him at arms length with a wide grin plastered across his face.

“I can’t believe you’re finally with the Gaang again! While we’re fighting crime and saving the world, you always stayed at the Air Temples! But now we can have fun with you—“

“Where’s Suki?” Kailani interrupted causing Sokka’s jaw to drop, and snickers erupting from Toph, Katara, and Aang to sound beside them.

“You’re best friend is here, and the first person you ask for is my girlfriend?” Sokka accused in a characteristically dramatic tone.

Kailani slightly smirked. “Our girlfriend.”

“My girlfriend.” Sokka corrected swiftly while pointing his index finger to his own chest. “And you are a terrible best friend for that.”

Sokka and Kailani had been best friends from the moment he slipped and fell on top of her when he was helping her out of the iceberg. Perhaps it was because Sokka hadn’t been in the presence of someone the same age as him for years, or because they both felt the same responsibility when it came to their younger siblings (even if Kailani and Aang weren’t actually related). Either way they clicked immediately, and maybe even more than they had thought.

The two harbored a secret crush for one another for the first several months of their journey, but they soon realized that they were best as friends, and their ability to maintain their friendship after realizing their feelings only made them closer. Sokka later became involved with Suki (who Kailani cherished), and the airbender had... well, her Air Temple project.

“You’ve been a terrible best friend in many, many occasions, Sokka.” Kailani said with her eyebrows raised and her arms crossed.

“Oh yea?” Sokka challenged. “Name one time.”

“When you got us dragged into the spirit world by Hei Bai, when you forced me to drink that cactus juice, made Hawky poop on my head, not telling me about Yanchen’s festival, the New Ozai Society, or Gilak until after it was over, not visiting me for over a year and—“

“Okay, okay, okay I get it!” Sokka grumbled with a frown. “Suki’s still on the ship talking to Zuko about training his guards chi blocking with the Kyoshi Warriors.”

Kailani allowed her eyebrows to furrow. “Zuko’s here, too?”

“Oh so you care more about Zuko than your best friend—“

“Sokka.” Katara said irritated before facing Kailani once again. “Zuko wanted to visit Republic City in person, seeing as he’s been quite generous with the funds, and is its cofounder.”

“And he didn’t mind a little vacation from his Firelord duties.” Aang finished with a cheeky grin.

“I still can’t believe that guy runs a whole country.” Sokka said while crossing his arms and leaning against Toph.

“I can’t believe that Sparky hasn’t died of boredom with all that paperwork.” Toph responded. “All of that makes me glad I’m blind.”

Kailani let out a weak chuckle. “Was there a reason you guys didn’t tell me?”

Everybody—save for Toph—shared an curious look with each other before Katara spoke. “Is there a reason that he shouldn’t have come?”

“W-Well no, I suppose not—“

“Are those nerves I hear in your voice?” Toph questioned with a sly eyebrow raised.

Aang tilted his head in confusion. “Why would Kailani be nervous that Zuko’s coming?”

Katara wore a slight smirk on her face as she bored her eyes into Kailani’s grey orbs. “Do you like Zuko?”

Kailani, Sokka, and Aang’s eyes all widened, the latter two immediately turning to look at the airbender girl.

“It’s the scar isn’t it? That’s what got to you!” Sokka assumed while Aang seemed to be in a state a confusion.

“How long have you felt this way?” Aang asked.

“Oh I know, it’s because he’s hot!” Sokka turned towards Toph and Katara after he spoke and nudged them with his elbow. “Get it? Because he’s a firebender.”

“No, I don’t like him! How could I? I haven’t seen him in years!” Kailani finally announced, ceasing Sokka and Aang’s remarks, and she wasn’t necessarily lying.

Although Zuko had previously been their enemy, she remembered bonding with him after he joined them against his own father. She was quick to accept him after Toph declared that he was genuine with his offer to teach Aang firebending— which made the Prince grateful to her. But it wasn’t until she saw Zuko jump in the path of Azula’s lightning that was aiming for her that she began to feel something more for the boy.

However, after the war, Kailani was made aware that Zuko had reunited with his ex-girlfriend Mai, and thus she pushed aside any feelings she had for him, glad to at least have him as a friend. But soon after the war, she had begun her task of restoring the Air Temples, leading her to not see the new Firelord for almost six years now, and that was why she was nervous.

“And he’s not hot.” Kailani finished with a roll of her eyes. But as soon as she spoke, her eyes caught on two figures that headed there way from the ship, deep in conversation and unaware of the eyes glued to them.

Suki seemed to switch from Kyoshi Warrior to easygoing friend mode in a split second, for her furrowed eyebrows were quickly replaced with a cheery expression as soon as she spotted Kailani. Next to the Earth Kingdom girl stood Zuko in all his Firelord glory, wearing his nation’s formal attire, and his hair tied half up in a bun.

Kailani could’ve ate her words right there.

“You know, your mouth says something but your eyes say something else.” Katara whispered to the girl while Aang and Sokka walked away from them and towards Zuko.

“And your heartbeat says otherwise, too.” Toph teased. “Since I can’t really see your eyes.”

“Kailani!” Suki exclaimed as she catapulted into the airbender’s arms. Kailani let out a hearty laugh as she embraced the warrior, having found missing her bubbly personality, and her ability to make you feel like you could tell her anything.

“Suki, I missed you!” Kailani gushed with a grin. “I needed someone with the same alcohol tolerance as me! I almost died drinking with Toph.”

“Hey! It’s not my fault you’re a lightweight!”

“Kailani,” Katara said suddenly before linking her arms with the airbender. “let’s go see Zuko now.”

She knew that if she protested for any reason, her nerves would be confirmed to the two—now three— girls (even if Suki had no clue what was going on), and so she sucked in her words of denial and let Katara drag her towards the Firelord. She looked at Katara to see a cunning glint shining within her blue orbs, and then towards Toph who wore an extremely conspicuous smirk across her lips.

At least Katara was subtle.

“It’s rude to just pull me away from Suki.” Kailani said as she kept her eyes trained on a determined Katara. “We were in the middle of a conversation, you know.”

“It’s okay, I don’t mind.” Suki spoke from the other side of Toph causing Kailani to snap her gaze towards to warrior. Why was she going along with it? She didn’t even know of the nerves wracking her whole body! But as soon as the airbender’s grey orbs met Suki’s, the latter girl winked.

Never mind, she definitely knew.

“I-It’s still not well mannered—“

“Kailani?”

Hearing her name come from the mouth of the guy she was so conflicted with seeing startled her, and Katara could feel—from only touching one of her limbs— that Kailani froze. Her breath caught in her throat at the sound of Zuko’s deep dulcet voice that was familiar, but she was unaccustomed to from not hearing it after half a dozen years.

The first thing she could make out was the vibrant amber of his eyes; eyes that were staring right back at her. The right eye was surrounded by his milky pale skin, and his left eye was still slightly smaller and in the center of his dull red scar that had stayed exactly the same from all those years ago. His lips were slightly parted in surprise, but it quickly became a small smile that danced across his face, gracing his features with a look of soft delight instead of his previously confused expression.

Kailani immediately straightened her back, and hastily pulled her arm away from Katara before bringing her fist and flat palm together, and bowing.

“Firelord Zuko.”

Firelord Zuko, really?— she thought— Everyone just called him Zuko, so now I look like an idiot.

Her train of thought was interrupted when Zuko clutched her hands with his own and lifted her from her bow. Her face burned in embarrassment, but Zuko only shook his head with a bemused expression.

“Please Kailani, we fought my sister and almost died together countless of times. It’s just Zuko to you.” He said with a ghost of a smile that seemed minuscule compared to the shit eating grin that appeared on Kailani’s face.

She placed her hands lazily on her hips and lifted her chin up. “You’re right. I’ve saved your ass too many times to count, and I’m a century older than you. I’m the respectable one of us two.”

Zuko’s smile instantaneously dropped. “You’ve lost your mind if you think I’m going to bow to you.”

Kailani’s arms were suddenly thrown around his shoulders as she let out a string of giggles, reminiscing about the playful banter they exchanged when they were teenagers. Zuko’s serious façade melted away into a smile, and he was quick to snake his arms around her waist, missing the comfort that her embrace brought him after being robbed of it for six years.

“Kailani.” Aang spoke, thus, breaking apart the hug that seemed to last long enough for Katara and Suki to smirk, Sokka to raise an eyebrow, and Toph to snort violently. Aang—however wise and old (though not physically)— remained painfully oblivious, for his eyes were looking over and passed Kailani’s shoulder. “What’s that?”

Kailani turned around to trace Aang’s line of vision, only to meet Aang’s eyes once again—except these were made of metal; metal that matched the rest of the statue of Avatar Aang that was constructed by Toph (courtesy of Kailani’s idea) on a lone island of Yue Bay. It was a pale blue green color, and Aang stood with a staff beside his elevated bent knee.

The airbender girl pulled her arm away from Zuko’s warm—and admittedly intoxicating— touch, and leaned her head on Aang’s shoulder as they stood looking at his statue.

“That’s Aang Memorial Island.” Kailani said with soft grin, and laced her fingers through Aang’s. “Happy eighteenth birthday, little brother.”

Chapter 2 ->

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