#Competitivity as flirting

[stars-of-kyber]

It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - Chapter 1 - Deck The Halls With Boughs of Holly

Anthony Bridgerton always took Christmas very seriously. In the four years since he moved to his flat, his window was always the brightest one on the street. So when the neighbour across the street puts on a display of lights that are nicer than his, the only logical conclusion is to add more lights.

Kate Sharma can’t believe she’s going Deck the Halls with the cute single dad across the street but, seriously, how dare he smirk at her from his window like that? It was clearly a challenge. And it's so on.

Hyacinth Bridgerton initially was not really sure about the new bakery owner who kept upstaging hers and Anthony’s and Greg’s window lights, but she makes the best cinnamon buns in all of London and her dog is pretty amazing. She also makes Anthony smile like a fool. You can’t fault her for wanting to spend more time around her shop.

DECK THE HALLS WITH BOUGHS OF HOLLY FA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA A very Mery Christmas for those who celebrate it and happy holidays to y'all. Yes, I did say I would post this story before New Year's the last time, but I never specified WHICH New Year's, did I? Lol It's been only two years, come on! So very sorry for the delay but it's FINALLY HERE! This is going to be a four-part thing and the idea is to have the last posted on the 30th, which will make sense in the story I swear. I'm pretty sure I'll manage bc all there's left to do is finish chapter four so yay! My many many thanks, love, cheeks, praise and all that to @Harnitbee bc I swear to God the patience she's got to have with my dramatic arse is endless. Luv u, bestie! I can't fucking believe it's already Christmas. Where the hell did the whole year go?!

Happy reading, Enjoy!

[meorcie]

wenclair figure skater au ❄

What if we were both professional figure skaters and kissed on the ice?

[rhiangalaxy]

A Wild Mobei-Jun Appears! (IAC Pt.5) (First/Prev/Next)

[ID: A Scum Villain Comic. The first panel shows a back view of Chibi!Plant Yuan watches the spirit eagle screens, the main one featuring Gongyi Xiao and Luo Binghe, to which a bubble next to him shows a :D!" face. Then the Spirit Eagle screens shatter, causing Chibi!SY to jump slightly. He turns with a concerned expression, frighteningly saying "A-Die-" As other voices scream out "What's going on???" "Lord Yue!" "What is the meaning of this?" "The Spirit Eagles!"

Panel two has Shen Qingqiu placing a hand on SY's shoulder, the other holding a closed fan with a concerned expression and saying "Stay here. Zhangmen-Shixiong and I will enter the barrier." SY protests with his fist slightly raised with a "But!" To which Chibi!SQQ points to him with an aggrieved look and states "You are to stay with your Mu-Shishu and Wei-Shishu. Understood?" Chibi!SY looks down at his fists with an "Understood" a box next to him saying "Already plotting his escape."

Panel three has Wei Qingwei and Mu Qingfang appearing behind SY to his surprise. WQW assures SQQ by saying "Don't worry. We'll keep an eye on him Shixiong." MQF with a concerned look has an hand placed on SY's arm and says "Just focus on getting the disciples to safety." Chibi!SQQ nods with a pinched look. It cuts to battle-torn Luo Binghe and Gongyi Xiao convered in various scratches and blood, both wielding their spiritual swords. LBH with a grimace states "Somethings not right..." To which GYX replies "I agree, I'm sure our Shizuns will do something-"

Panel Four is completely drawn in chibi style. A yell of "Shizhi!" startles both GYX and LBH. SQH appears with a closed eye nervous smile with his hands raised out as a bubble representing LBH goes "Shang-Shishu?" SQH replies "Ah, fancy meeting you guys here!" GYX asks "Have you come to help Lord Shang?" SQH nervously goes "Uh...yes! Of course! I'm here to get you both to-" He's interrupted by a rumble that causes LBH and GYX to tense up and stumble in confusion, LBH yelling out "What's going on?"

The final panel depicts Mobei Jun standing in front of the entrance to the Endless Abyss, an angered look on his face muttering the words "Huan Hua..." Chibi!LBH glares towards him whilst Chibi!GYX looks on with a concerned but confused look questioning "A demon lord?" Chibi!SQH stands nervously behind them, sweating with a :[ face. End ID]

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 185

No one could get into contact with Constantine. 

Now usually that wasn’t that big of a deal, the man constantly disappeared for a few days at a time doing something or other, but he’d been completely silent and unseen for months. Usually he’ll at least answer a call to tell them to fuck off or something. 

And they really need his expertise and are getting incredibly worried for their grumpy team member. Yes he’s an asshole, but he’s their asshole, y’know? And he has a habit of getting into Situations (sure he also usually gets out of them, but what if he didn’t this time?!) 

So they’re desperate. Kind of really desperate. Desperate enough to use the summoning sigil they found on his fridge. They’d checked it, multiple times, and it should summon the hellblazer. 

“You’re not Constantine.” . 

The white-haired teen in the circle yawned, stretching and blinking at them blandly with familiar blue eyes before sighing. “Actually I am,” he stuffed his hands into his hoodie as he looked down at the summoning circle. “Well, technically just one of the many Laughing Magicians currently in the Realms.” 

He gave a grin, looking more amused than annoyed. “Pretty much every one of us is in the Realms right now for family reunion lol. (Did he just say lol out loud??) So like, you’re gonna have to specify which of us you’re tryin’ to summon. Honestly perfect timing for me thanks, the fruitloop keeps flirting with John and it’s horrific so.” 

… That was probably their John, wasn’t it…

[haiisx]

Endmight for a ship request :) feel free to request more ships :))) I'll leave my opinion on Endmight in the tags :)

[ghostly-bat]

Jondami but they both have deep seated crushes on each other and it's obvious to the both of them that they like each other but they're both too stubborn to actually say anything about it so instead they just play around with the tension that's in the air around them trying to get the other to break and confess first

[delta-piscium]

steddie where both of them flirt like it’s a competition and they’re going to win but neither can handle the intensity of the other so it’s just an endless back and forth of the most out-of-pocket come-ons and entire brain shutdowns

[julissart]

Lovesick Sanji 💕

Ko-Fi

[apartmentsmoke]

does Tommy actually give people flying lessons regularly or was he flirting with Buck 🤔

[carnation-damnation]

Hummin' the baseline

[the-gateway-to-madness]

3below had such a missed comedy opportunity with krel. imagine he acts exactly the same and then aja comments he's just jealous cuz he can't flirt and krel promptly flirts with some passing girl more effectively than any of the other main characters. Cause he's got that performative streak, he's got confidence, he's got Spanish pet names like "mi amore", he's got the hair everyone secretly wants to run their hands through- krel would be a BEAST if he tried flirting. eventually aja begs him to stop and krel's like "i flirt for sport now"

[etoilesdeglace]

"I don't know man, I haven't seen you this happy in a long time." - Steven to Conrad later that night

[purplecatghostposts]

Enemies AU with Chat Noir and Argos except while Ladybug and Chat Noir are having a complicated Enemies-To-Tentative-Allies-To-Friends(?)-To-Genuine-Trust-To-Lovers Arc with Argos suffering just watching the whole charade of dancing around each other, the moment Ryuko comes into play, they speedrun that arc in record time and suddenly the tables have turned with Chat Noir third wheeling Feligami’s (Ryargos’?) flirt-fighting while he and Ladybug are still stuck in between the Friends(?) and Genuine Trust stage.

Ladybug would lecture Ryuko to stop making out with the enemy… If it weren’t surprisingly useful at keeping Argos at bay. (Should she start making out with Chat Noir? For tactical reasons, of course. She definitely doesn’t think about making out with Chat Noir for any other reasons, uh-uh.)

Also the tables have turned further because usually Chat Noir is giving Argos heart attacks with how reckless and self-sacrificial he is but now Chat Noir has to try and shake some sense into him because, “Félix, Félix, she can TAKE your brooch if she’s that close to you— she almost did!” And Argos, having recently made out with Ryuko, is still very dazed and in Loverboy Mode so he’s there like, “It’s… Fine. I can keep it safe.” Very unconvincingly and Chat Noir is like, “Do you think she’ll stop trying to take it??” And Argos smiles softly and says, “No.” and Chat Noir just. Stops trying to convince him not to kiss her and just tells him to be careful.

[howdaretrashships]

Normal things that definitely straight men say to each other after getting married hiding in the newlywed chamber all night.

Especially since: one of them has never been interested in any woman, and only cares that one man doesn’t die. And then the other was engaged for years to the canonical Most Beautiful Woman, and got broken up with because he was a work-aholic.

[antiquepearlss]

I’m losing my shit. I got my first customer complaint today.

I was called out for my “inappropriate and unprofessional manner” as I “blatantly flirted with someone’s girlfriend.”

I complimented her hair and earrings.

[blanc-ci]

I don't know if someone asked that before, it's a honest question that I find interesting, so: why your design of Mirrorverse Bones has a scar on his face (I mean, in one of his eyes) ?

Sorry if that question doesn't make sense... I'm horrible at explaining

I think I get you!

For the literal reason: I wanted to design mirror Mccoy in a way that differentiated him enough from the prime verse, and saw that the mirror McCoy in the Kelvin IDW comics had a scar over his eye. Liked it so much that I wanted it to be a part of my design! (Still mostly tos McCoy though)

For a head canon/lore reason: I’m leaning towards mirror Kirk being responsible for it; either he personally took it or had a hand in the “accident” that took it. And then very generously gifted him a- totally not spyware- prosthetic. (Jim also wanted to accentuate how the scar looks like a star, so that’s why the prosthetic Looks Like That)