#Gotta love shaggy dogs

[dragon-giggles]

Hey, what's your gender?

Um...

[gay-dorito-dust]

Can I request Luke x reader (happy au, luke is alive and not a traitor) where Aphrodite!reader found an ugly-looking feral beast (something like my boy weasel) and being like, “:O! He’s so pretty!!” and immediately adopting it. Luke is just worried for their safety

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Luke knew you viewed beauty in a particular way and he admired you all the more for it, for beauty to you was far beneath the physical appearance and right to what made them beautiful. You found him to be a beautiful soul and would tell him often as you pressed kisses in the areas you knew he felt less them nice towards, leaving him to smile and melt under your seeing infinite affection and love you held towards him.

However with all that being said and being well known factoids about you that most of camp were well acquainted with, Luke couldn’t help reach for his sword when he saw a slim, shaggy brown furred, humanoid weasel looking creature that laid stretched across your lap and purring like an overgrown house cat. It was unlike anything Luke had ever seen before and seeing you casually smiling down at it with softness, your eyes filled with affection while running your fingers through it’s fur, cooing out of cuteness when it decided to knead the flesh of your thighs with its clawed paws.

‘Y/n my darling, I love you with my whole heart,’ Luke began, his eyes never once leaving the creature sleeping peacefully, its lanky limbs sprawling anywhere they could, which only told Luke that if standing this weasel like creature would tower over him or be at least the same height as him. ‘But what is that.’ He then points at the creature, making you gasp aloud.

‘Luke Castellan you take that back right now!’ You told him stern as you looked at him through narrowed eyes, not appreciating how judgemental your boyfriend was being towards your sweet, adorable weasel. Yeah you’d have to work on your naming skills but that’s a skill you’ll have to work on later on as it didn’t matter right now, not when your boyfriend was calling weasel an it when he was obviously a he.

‘And why should I? It could be dangerous towards you, hurt you when you’re off guard or something, I’m just looking over you sweetheart you gotta know that.’ Luke replied as he stepped closer towards you, stopping slightly when the weasel creature made a noise and looked as if it was about to wake up, but it only moved it heads to open its jaw that was filled with sharp teeth in a yawn that only made you fawn even harder for the beast; only for you began planting kisses across its head and scratched behind its ear as it twitches, making you smile.

You look back towards Luke and frowned, holding the weasel like creature closer to your chest as though the smell of wet dog and loose fur didn’t seem like the biggest problem, unlike your boyfriend whom you could see already got his hand on the hilt as though ready for a hostile reaction. ‘I know but stringbean hasn’t done anything wrong, other than be illegally pretty of course.’ You smiled as you felt stringbean cuddle closer towards you, purring softly as his cold nose nudged your arm slightly, just as you nuzzled your face into stringbean’s fur in happy bliss.

Luke raised he brows towards his hairline as he took his hand away from his sword -albeit hesitantly- before moving to sit next to you as quietly as he could where he could smell the strong wet dog smell that stringbean was emoting, almost making him gag but he holds off doing so when your looking at him like you want him dead. Upon closer inspection Luke could make out that the weasel like creature had eyes that looked they bulged out of its skull even when its eyes were closed, a couple of sharp teeth that poked out from its jaw a little awkwardly, thin whiskers that looked about two metres long in length and had minor bald patches here and there as though fur had been violently torn out.

The creature was ugly as ugly could get and yet somehow you found beauty in it, enough to hold it against you as though you would a plushie.

‘Where did you find it-‘ your glare deepened. ‘-him?’ You smiled as your hand instinctively reached under stringbean’s jaw to scratch him, making him purr deeply much to your delight. ‘I found him on the outskirts of the forest, hiding in some bushes and I fed him some apples in hopes of coaxing him out and I’ve been like this ever since.’ You told him as your brows bunched together as you looked back down at stringbean and felt a pang of sympathy for the poor creature, remembering just how scared he looked when his large brown eyes looked at you as you gifted him the apples, you didn’t know if anyone had abused the poor creature; but if you were ever to find who did you’d be sure to charm speak them into taking a swim into the deepest parts of the canoe lake..with heavy rocks tied to their feet.

‘He was scared Luke.’ You whispered as you looked upon stringbean’s bald patches. ‘He’s so beautiful and I couldn’t help but want to comfort him, give him peace.’ You add when resting your head on his shoulder, much like you usually did when you felt in your emotions towards things you found beautiful. You knew your siblings wouldn’t see stringbean as beautiful as you did, but they were more focused on their hand compact mirrors and helping other campers get with their crushes to notice your absence in offering comfort to an weasel like beast with the bulging doe eyes.

Luke -still somewhat concerned about you being so close with the creature- only rested his head atop of yours as he rubbed a hand up and down your back in hopes of comforting you and your big nonjudgmental heart. Out of all the children of Aphrodite you were the only one they could see the beauty in the most monstrous of creatures, even if they were trying to kill you, but Luke found that aspect of you the most admirable and beautiful. Not many people could see the beauty in everything and everyone like you could, and sometimes Luke wonders if you could ever view something as disgusting, but then he remembered what you said once.

‘Everything is crafted with the intention of having their own unique beauty, everyone has a certain view on what they consider beautiful, but I would like to consider that I am blessed with seeing everything as beautiful without limitations or exceptions. Beauty maybe in the eye of the beholder, but to me beauty is everywhere you look if you care to think it each individual leaf as unique for their shapes, or even the snowflakes that fall from the sky. Everything is beauty but it’s the type of beauty you chose to see life through that counts.’

You didn’t view anything as ugly and physically couldn’t as far as Luke was aware, but that only made him all the more eager to keep you safe and away from anyone that would dare to take advantage of a gift as rare as yours, and he was more then glad to fight tooth and nail if it meant letting you see beauty how you did just that little bit longer.

‘I’m sure he’s glad that you have found him and given him something that he hasn’t experienced before.’ Luke responded softly before noticed a bright pink collar on the creatures neck and chuckled.

‘Why are you laughing?’ You asked, looking at him curious as to what he found so funny all of a sudden.

Luke points towards the collar. ‘Why am I not surprised that you’ve already decided to doll up poor stringbean, you’ve already got him a personalised collar for gods sake.’ He continues to laugh when you lightly slap his arm but you couldn’t help, but even you couldn’t help but crack a smile at how unusual the situation you’ve found yourself in as you leaned into his side once more, looking down at stringbean who’s ears only twitched and flicker at the sounds of your joint laughter.

‘I thought it would make him look cuter.’ You defended yourself with a beaming smile across your face as you burrowed your face into Luke’s chest.

Luke presses a kiss against your forehead as a soft chuckle escaped his lips as he did so. ‘Well I can always count on you to making anything look more cute with a little pink personalisation at the very least.’ He jests as he holds you close, staring at stringbean for a while before allowing himself to reach a hand out and scratch the weasel creature behind the ear, smiling somewhat when he heard him make a noise of content.

‘Well he’s our little stringbean to spoil now any way.’ You tell him and almost burst into laughter when you saw the look upon his face, wide eyed and in disbelief.

‘Ours? You adopt him under our names or something?’ Luke asks, slightly questioning your sanity, just a little bit.

‘Yep.’ You popped the ‘p’ as you smiled at him innocently. ‘And you’re going to have to deal with it my little thief.’ You add as you pressed a kiss again the scar running down his cheek, making Luke let off a sigh of relief and his eyes flutter shut at your kiss.

‘I guess I have no choice do I?’ He asks, already knowing the answer to this before it could escape from your lips, though he didn’t seem to mind in this moment not at all.

‘No, no you don’t but I promise to make it worth your while little thief.’ You tell him, placing another kiss to the underside of his jaw as you felt domestic having Luke here with you and stringbean, making you smile at the ideas that flooded through your head of what the future could mean for the three of you as a somewhat unconventional family. Luke hummed softly as he kissed your lips, whispering, ‘I’m sure you will my dove, I know you will.’

[mymisfitsbabe]

Billy had just finished cleaning his kitchen, just finished putting away the last clean plate when someone pounded on the front door. Frowning, Billy pulled off his apron and tossed it on the counter. 

“Who is it?” Billy asked as he padded over on bare feet to the closed door. 

“Who the fuck do you think it is? Open the Goddamn door.” Gator called back. 

“You can't just start showing up here, Tillman.”

“Just open the fucking door before I kick it down, Hargrove.”

Opening the door Billy sighed.

“What are you doing he- What the fuck is that?” Billy hissed as Gator pushed into his trailer and handed him a large furball. 

“It's a dog.” Gator sneered as he moved further into the small living room.

“Uh, and why the fuck did you bring it here?” Billy asked as it wiggled in his hold, it's sandy brown fur already shedding onto his black shirt.

Gator turned and gave Billy an exasperated look, but Billy's focus shifted as he spotted the shiner Gator sported under his right eye. Gator was still in his police uniform, his vest had some blood on it and he was covered in dirt splotches. He smelled like sweat and dogs.

“What the hell happened to you?” Billy asked, shifting the pup to one arm so he could grab Gator's face and get a good look at his eye. 

“Nothin. Anyways, you need a dog round here since it's so easy to break in this shit hole.” 

“Oh fuck off, just cause you decided to go all psycho horror movie on me doesn't mean I need a damn dog.” Billy passed the ball of fur back to Gator. 

“Just keep the fucking dog, Bills. It ain't gonna kill you.”

“What the hell am I supposed to do with it? I'm at work 12 hours a day.” 

“Take it with you, Benny loves dogs and the shop is gated off.” 

“Great, then give Benny the dog if he loves them so much.”

“I didn't get the dog for Benny, I got it for you.”

Billy sighed, as Gator set the dog on the couch. The thing was huge for a pup, thick sandy brown fur with bright brown eyes. It's paws and ears seemed too big for its body and the thing looked half wild. 

“Where'd you get it from anyways?” Billy asked, crossing his arms over his chest and eyeing the pup suspiciously. 

“It's a police pup reject. The mom got knocked up by a wolf and this is the pup. Bright side is it's trained.” Gator rambled as he sat next to the pup and started petting it's head. 

“A wolf? You want me to keep a wolf as a pet?” Billy balked. 

“Course, they make great guard dogs. Roy has a pack of bout six back home.” 

“Gator, I don't know. I've never had a dog before,” Billy carted a hand through his shaggy hair and sighed. “I don't have food for it and the store is closed.”

Gator shrugged, his face turning down. “I got stuff in the truck, you don't need to get it nothing. I just thought you'd like it. It's gotta be shit being out here alone all the time.” 

Gator was chewing on his lip, looking like he'd been kicked and Billy sighed. “What’s his name?” 

“Gator Jr.” Gator smirked up at Billy.

“That's a shit name.” Billy said arching a brow and suppressing and grin 

“Fuck you, Gator's an awesome name.” Gator threw the old beat up couch pillow at Billy.

Billy caught it and laughed. “I'm not calling him Gator, pick a different name you fucking redneck.”

Gator jutted his lip out and scratched the back of his head. “Fine, I guess her name is Eleven then. That's whats on her tags.” 

“Christ, there's eleven of them?” 

“Yeah, but the others are full German shepherds. The station is gonna keep those.” 

“Go get her stuff and show me how to not kill her.” Billy sighed. 

[muffy-heeler]

notes about the sign after my second watch in no particular order

SPOILERS AHEAD‼️

When it dropped at midnight where I was (I was obsessively checking Disney+) I immediately dropped my paper to watch it and ohhh my god.

When Pretzel mentions his guinea pig I am almost certain he says "moms" as in two mothers despite the captions apostrophe, because "my mom's said he would come back" makes no sense to me and it's not the kind of weirdly written kid-speak Joe usually writes. Delightful!! My boyfriends been saying for ages they gotta put gay dogs in bluey lol

WINTONS DAD AND THE TERRIERS MOM‼️ I think theyre so cute even if theyre a tiny speck by the house with a pool at the end. And, of course it has a pool. I'm so glad Winton's dad found love :3

Lazarus Drug was THE song choice ever. Oh my god. I cried so hard. And I think choosing such a mature (and I don't mean that bc it's a drug metaphor I mean it bc it's a metaphor at all) song really gives kids something to grow into. Sure those kids who love bluey will only sorta remember it, but when they get older and relisten it'll blow their minds. I also just like the song lol it's very White Rabbit meets Laura Stevenson. Anyways. I also noticed they're credited on a few other bluey tracks according to Google, including some of my favorites like It Was Yesterday, Wagon Ride, and Rain!

Didn't notice any pretty dust particles in the episode, which was interesting because they save those for the most touching episodes and moments. Lmk if you see them anywhere!! I have a theory there's some during the butterfly hiking sign scene so hmu if they are there

Wheelchair dog spotted on the birds eye shot of the lookout before the shaggy dogs use the binoculars! I just love how Joe seems to understand the difference between representation, where diverse people are coexisting and living their own lives, sometimes as the focus of the story sometimes just existing as people, and that performative representation where you only see a minority when their story is being used to uplift the protagonists. Another great example of this is obviously Turtleboy where Dougie and Bingo's stories coexist, and one is not inferior to the other but instead we end up rooting for both of them. Bit of a tangent but my point is Joe is always putting disabled and neurodivergent and MORE types of characters into his show and it's delightful

That's all I noticed in my first two watches but I'm sure there will be more 😭

Edit:

When Bingo gets stuck in the railing Bluey goes to help her because, I presume, it's happened so often that even she can deal with it now

None of u were gonna tell me Meg Washington was Calypso cmon man

[eating-plastic]

Hi ! Could you answer 🪩 and 🧸 for the ask game ? :3

Hello! Thank you for the ask!

🪩 - you guys attend a party together! perhaps it's formal, maybe a ball? perhaps a masquerade? what are you wearing? do you/your f/o enjoy it?

For Ricky, we don't have to attend parties, he throws them! He loves hosting parties at his roller rink. Usually, they're nothing too fancy, more casual get-togethers for the citizens of Gallows Creek, so we usually wear our normal attire. The exception to this are the Halloween costume parties he throws, in which we usually try to dress in matching couple's costumes; bonus points if we can find a matching outfit for his dog, Max. For example, this last Halloween, we found a Scooby Doo collar for Maxy, he dressed up as Shaggy, and I dressed up as Chrystal, Shaggy's love interest from Scooby Doo and the Alien Invaders (ignore the fact that that movie came out in 2000, so it wouldn't make sense time period wise, but I love Shaggy and Chrystal together so shhhh 🤫).

For Maison, he doesn't mind going out to parties as long as they are more higher-end. That's not to say he doesn't mind the casual get-together with my family and friends, he just likes it when we can have each other's focus. I usually wear a formal dress, and we go out to slow dance and I can indulge in more fancy meals. There's something special about being able to dance with him to live classical music over his records, but it really depends on if we want to go out.

🧸 - it's valentine's day! what stereotypical valentine's day gift does your f/o give you? a box of chocolates, perhaps a stuffed animal?

Both of them know I like plushies, so they both get me one. Gotta love f/os that fuel your plushie addiction lol.

Ricky gets me a box of chocolates and a card, which he has Max deliver to me. There was even one time he gifted me a mix tape he made of songs that are significant to both of us, which was super sweet.

Maison loves to spoil me a lot so I can expect a lot of gifts on Valentine's Day. He usually gets me a large bouquet of roses, chocolate covered strawberries, and there was one time he got me a pretty necklace.

[ejzah]

Would you write a story about Deeks and Monty? Starting from when they first meet and maybe jump to different big moments for them like some undercover work, when Deeks adopts Monty after he retires and maybe some moments with Kensi pre and post Densi.

Thanks!

The Best Friend A Guy Could Ask For

***

“Deeks, we got a new partner for you!” Bates announced, poking his head out of his office as Deeks walked by. He stopped and backtracked several steps, leaning into Bates’ door.

“Woah, you know I don’t do partners,” Deeks objected. “You know that, Bates.”

“I think you’ll like this one.” Bates gave him an odd smile that instantly filled Deeks with a weary sense of dread. He could handle whatever crap LAPD threw at him, but sometimes he got sick of the idiotic jokes.

Standing up with his coffee cup in hand, Bates gestured for Deeks to follow him. “C’mon, I’ll introduce you.” Reluctantly, Deeks accompanied him up to the second floor, where the specialized teams were housed, and Deeks grew increasingly apprehensive.

“Hey, you remember what happened last time you paired me with someone,” Deeks said bluntly. Bates flashed Deeks an unamused look.

“I remember. Relax, Deeks.” He wrapped once on the door in front of them. “Brady, it’s Bates.”

An older officer with a thin layer of gray hair answered. He looked Deeks over, nodding once before he held out his hand, his grip firm.

“This is Officer Deeks,” Bates told him. “He’s ready to meet his new partner.”

“Well come on in,” Brady offered, stepping to the side, and pointing to the opposite side of the room. “He’s just resting over there.”

Frowning, Deeks walked around Brady’s desk, his eyes widening when he saw a dog curled up on a weathered cushion. He immediately knelt down, holding his fingers out for the dog to sniff before he carefully caressed the top of his shaggy head. “Hey, Buddy.”

“His name’s Monty,” Brady supplied. “Bates said you two might make a good pair.”

“Why?” Deeks asked, now petting Monty more vigorously. Monty made a contended sound, rolling onto his back as much as he could.

“He hasn’t been performing well recently,” Bates explained. By his tone of voice, Deeks guessed he found the whole situation extremely irritating and ridiculous. “He’s skittish. His trainer says he’s got PTSD or some crap, but the department doesn’t want to retire him just yet. Thought maybe you could straighten him out.”

“I’m supposed to start with the undercover unit next month,” Deeks reminded him tightly.

“And you will. He’s just your side project in the meantime. See what you can do with him.” Bates gave Monty an unimpressed glance. “Honestly, I’m not expecting much.”

Monty tilted his head, his eyes seeming to say exactly how he felt about Captain Bates.

“Well, I’ve always been good at circumventing expectations,” Deeks replied, holding out his hand for Monty’s paw.

***

“Monty, we gotta get out of here,” Deeks hissed at the dog. Monty stubbornly stayed parked on all fours next to a flower bed alongside one of the small shops in a strip mall.

Any patrons had been rushed from the vicinity after a credible bomb threat was reported. Deeks hadn’t intended to bring Monty along, but he’d been on-call and didn’t have a chance to stow the police dog away somewhere safe.

“Buddy, I know you’re stressed, but this is not the best timing for a panic attack.”

Giving a couple sharp barks, Monty sniffed at the corner of the flower bed, then looked back at Deeks, barking again. With dawning realization, Deeks carefully eased past Monty, moved aside the flowers in the spot Monty had indicated, revealing a collection of wires.

“Damn. Good job, boy,” Deeks said, patting the top of Monty’s head as he grabbed his radio. “Now let’s get the hell out of here.”

***

Deeks tucked his hands under his armpits, rocking back and forth in a futile attempt to create some kind of warmth. It didn’t get truly cold in LA often, but when it did, it sucked.

Normally, Deeks loved working undercover. He enjoyed the opportunity to create and embody different aliases, the freedom of working on his own, and most importantly, the difference he made. After a week under as one of his newer personas, Artie, with increasingly chill tempts and intermittent downpours, he was starting to rethink that position.

“What I wouldn’t give for a vanilla latte right now,” he muttered to himself. A few other people sheltered around him, but he’d found for the most part that no one paid attention to what he said.

He heard a soft whine to his right, and sighed, seeing Monty wander put from the tiny spot between a dumpster and wall. When Deeks started this operation, he’d expected to be under for a couple day, tops. If he’d known it would go on for this long, he never would have brought Monty along.

“Sorry, buddy,” he murmured, reaching out to pet one his ears. Monty made another sound, and carefully crawled into Deeks lap, curling up in a mound. His familiar weight was comforting. Leaning close, Deeks whispered in one of Monty’s ears. “Hey, when we get out of here, I’m going buy you all the steak you want.”

Monty sighed, snuggling closer.

***

“What do you mean you’re retiring him?” Deeks demanded, leaning a hand on Bates’ desk. Every time he started to think he and the man had a heart, he pulled something like this. “He’s doing his job.”

“Yeah, but only for you,” Bates retorted. “That does us no good when you’re not using him.”

“It’s because I know how to talk to him.”

“He’s a dog, Deeks, not your girlfriend. Though from the sound of it, he might as well be.”

“Oh, I’ve missed your wit, Sir.”

“Can’t say the same for yours. The discussion is over, Deeks. The mutt’s last day is tomorrow,” Bates said.

“Fine, then I’ll adopt him,” Deeks decided impulsively.

“What?” Bates glared in exasperation.

“There’s no rule preventing me from doing so once he retires. Or using him to support my undercover work if I so choose. Believe me, I checked.”

“Of course you did,” Bates grumbled, shaking his head. “Damn lawyers. Fine, adopt him if you want. I hope you’ll be very happy together.”

“We already are,” Deeks assured him with the kind of grin he knew bates hated.

***

“I’m not going to walk into some kind of creepy swingers type bachelor pad am I?” Kensi asked, eyeing Deeks suspiciously as he unlocked his front door. She held a bag of takeout in one hand, and a carton of beer in the other. He paused to fix her with an unimpressed look.

“You overestimate my extracurricular activities,” he informed her. “And my fondness for 70s sex culture.”

“Say the guy who knows every girl at the strip clubs and bikini bars within a 20 mile radius.”

“Touché,” Deeks drawled, turning back to the door. “Oh hey, you’re not allergic to dogs, right?”

“No,” Kensi said slowly. “Why?” Her question was immediately answered A Deeks opened the door and Monty greeted them with a series of excited barks.

“Meet Monty,” he said, reaching down to pet him a couple times. “I’m glad to see you too, boy. Now sit down before Kensi thinks we don’t have any manners.”

“Oh, I’m already certain of that,” Kensi assured him, slipping in behind him. She’d never been to his apartment before, and he could see her taking everything in. “You didn’t tell me you had a dog.”

“He’s a semi-new addition to the Deeks abode. He’s a retired service dog I adopted.”

“How altruistic of you.”

“He pays his way,” Deeks joked, ruffling Monty’s fur absentmindedly. “He’s great at sniffing out armed devices, drugs, lost dolls.” He nodded to Kensi, who stood a little an awkwardly in the middle of the room. “Make yourself comfortable. I’m gonna go get this guy’s dinner, and then we can watch the best movie ever made.”

When Deeks came back in the room a couple minutes later, Kensi sat cross-legged on the floor, Monty curled up in front of her as she pet him.

***

“Hey baby, you have a visitor,” Kensi said, pushing open Deeks’ hospital room door. He leaned forward as much as he could without straining his head or torso, to see Monty walking in behind Kensi.

He immediately hopped onto the beside chair, resting his front paws on Deeks’ mattress. He sniffed at Deeks, giving a worried little woof.

“Hey Monty. I’m ok, bud,” he assured the dog, and Monty settled his head next to Deeks’ arm.

“How did you get him in here?” he asked, looking up at Kensi. She sat next to him in the spot Monty was occupying.

“It turns out this facility has a pretty relaxed policy about dogs as long as you keep them leashed, under control, and out of common areas,” she explained. She brushed her fingers through Deeks’ hair, similarly to the way he was petting Monty. “When I mentioned him, one of the doctors said it might be therapeutic to have him visit.”

“I think they were right.” Deeks sighed, hurting, but soothed by both Kensi and Monty’s presence. “Thanks, Kensalina.”

“Anything for you, baby,” Kensi murmured, leaning down to kiss his forehead. Not to be outdone, Monty licked his hand.

Deeks fell asleep with a smile on his lips.

***

A/N: I hope this was a satisfactory collection of moments.

Thanks for the prompt!

[jmagnabo92]

WIP Wednesday

CROSS OVER FIC with Alex/Henry + Sirius/James (and itty bitty Harry).

Not exactly Wednesday but close enough.

***

Alex alternates being looking at his phone and watching David wistfully and after ten minutes, he’s thrown when a big shaggy black dog that may or may not be some sort of sheep dog or deerhound brings him a toy ball and drops it in his lap. 

He blinks and looks around, totally confused.  No one’s looking at him or the dog, and clearly, the dog wants him to play so he puts his phone to the side and throws the ball.  The dog races after it, disappearing in the sea of dogs and so Alex returns to his phone trying to be unphased. 

The dog returns a minute later, dropping the ball in his lap and clearly expecting Alex to keep playing.  He looks around once again, but doesn’t see anyone looking so he does it, again.  And again, and again.

He gets lost playing fetch with a lovely, happy dog that is decidedly not his dog, but makes him feel a little less alone.  He’s so fluffy and loveable and clearly is determined to get Alex smiling (and succeeding) that he kind of wants to adopt him (especially since he doesn’t appear to have a collar)... maybe he’s a stray?   David could use a friend and he could name him properly and Henry might love bringing home a stray…

“Paddy!” a small voice yells to the left.

Alex and Paddy(?) both turn to the voice, which appears to be coming from a little boy with the messiest black hair that Alex has ever seen, and judging by the man behind him that looks like an older version of the boy with the same messy hair, although he looks far too young to be the father, he’s gotta be barely a year or two older than Alex. 

They reach Alex and Paddy(?), and the man says in a British accent, “Padfoot, you know better.”

Padfoot – not Paddy, apparently – doesn’t appear to care as he drops the ball in Alex’s lap and nudges his hand. 

Alex looks at the dog, the ball, and the man, who rolls his eyes and laughs.  “Go on, he’s stubborn sometimes.”

Alex laughs at the thought of a stubborn dog and throws it.  

The dog takes off and the man says, “I’m sorry if he’s been bothering you.  When he’s Padfoot, he tends to want to make people happy and he’s taken to bugging people that look sad,” he pauses as if realizing he shouldn’t have said that, and adds, “Not that you were sad or anything… I don’t know what you were or are – he’s just … he’s Padfoot.”

The man shakes his head and sits down, pulling the little boy in his lap.  “I’m James, this is Harry, and I’m going to stop talking now.”

***

@onthewaytosomewhere @roalinda @fiendishfyre

[otakween]

0-Man - Volume 4 (Final volume!)

Woooo this was a wild ride. Kind of a repetitive, hard to read ride, but wild nonetheless. This was probably a bizarre choice for my first Tezuka manga, but it was first alphabetically so that's just the way the cookie crumbles! Overall it was a fun concept, the art was great and I love Ricky a lot. He's adorable and I want a plushie. Just look at this awesome animation of him I found on YouTube!

Ch. 36

So now Liz is just buddy buddy with her dad again because "he's my only father!" Filial piety has its limits lady!

There was a weird bit of exposition this chapter that appeared to be Tezuka speaking directly to the reader. Like there was just a random paragraph thrown in between panels. That's one way to do things I suppose.

The 0 Man origin story was like a mix of the Bible story with Adam and Eve and the story of the first pilgrims that came to America lol. I wonder how much time has passed since the first Venus residents traveled to Earth?

There's a new human character named Charcoal Black...gratefully he's not Black lol

Ch. 37

Ah, I was fooled. Ricky did not crash land on Mars, it was Japan all along! Dun dun dunnn...Apparently most of Earth is just a big ball of rocks at the moment, no countries, towns or roads. It's kinda giving Dr. Stone vibes. They gotta start again from scratch!

Ricky goes all "shaggy dog" in this chapter when...absurdly...a sheepdog provides him with a dog suit so he can disguise himself around humans who want him dead. Sure, why not? Seeing the dog emote was really cute, I wouldn't mind reading a Tezuka manga with dogs as the main characters.

The current bad guy's plan is to use the ice machine left behind by the 0 men to rule the world. The 0 man universe sure has a lot of megalomaniacs in it.

Ch. 38

Pete just immediately accepting that talking dogs are real was cute

Once again the spears are OP as heck.

Did Pete really fly from America to Japan in like 2 seconds? Man, why do SciFi people get all the fun? 😭

This chapter was really short, but essentially Pete found out about the evil dude's plan to take over the world and came to Japan to reunite with Ricky and meet Tanigawa (the other human dude that I mentioned).

Ch. 39

Charcoal Grey returns and we find out he was helping the grand priest hide. I swear this series has had like 15 random, generic villain dudes. I haven't cared about a single one of them lol

It was nice having some happy, peaceful panels at the end. Very "Disney movie-esque." I didn't even really realize how little plant life there's been in the past volumes until Ricky got so excited to see grass. Wholesome but sad.

Ch. 40

Liz fights with her dad and eventually blows up the ice machine when he threatens to use it again. (She continued to be quite badass in this chapter, we stan).

I enjoyed the little detail that the climate change has stimulated some new plant species to evolve. I doubt things would happen that quickly, but it's still a fun concept.

Ch. 41

I guess it's all happy fun times from here on? Let's see what happens in the final 4 chapters...This one was short and cute. Ricky and his 0 man friend/adopted brother (never figured his name out lol) become peace ambassadors and bring messages from humanity to 0-man country

This is it's 2nd appearance but I like the "spicalia" tool that the 0-men use. I takes words as input and outputs images. I hate to say it...but we've sort of reached that future with the advent of AI image generators. (Too bad they suck).

Ch. 42

Lol I knew the happy fun times were too good to be true. We immediately get too more deaths in this chapter (Professor Royal and Crazy Cats...yeah, that's a character's name). If this wasn't a kids manga, Ricky would be a basket case riddled with PTSD by this point with all the shit he's been through!

I can't believe the frickin' high priest and Liz survived. Did that bomb actually do anything at all? Ugh, I hate pointless fake outs like that. Okay, let's see how they actually defeat him for real for real this time...

Ch. 43

To be honest, every chapter is starting to feel the same at this point. "Ah, we're finally safe...just kidding we're under attack!!!"

For some reason they thought it would be a good idea to introduce a random side character 3 chapters from the end of this series. He's the stereotypical dumb fat guy character who just eats a lot. Speaking of offensive stereotypes...

This was like the racism chapter. First we have Tezuka's racist stereotypes of Black, Chinese, Inuit ("Eskimo") which I suppose is "well intentioned" by 1960s standards (but come on, he basically had the Black person and the Inuit say "Oonga boonga" gibberish) and then we have racism between bad guys. One of them calls Japan a backwards country and basically says that "yellow" people are inferior. It just felt ironic to have Tezuka's racism (portrayed as inspirational) and then his character's racism (portrayed as bad) back to back, the irony!

Damn, will all these villains just die already!?

Ch. 44

Lol well egg on my face, that guy that was "introduced" last chapter was actually a character (Donpei) from like volume 1, chapter 1 that I completely forgot existed. To be fair, he hasn't been relevant in a very long time. I don't think I even acknowledged him in my old posts and I tend to not remember stuff I don't write down. (Blogging is great for improving memory, kids!)

And the final battle ends...by the bad guys just disappearing?? Unfortunately the explanation was too kanji heavy for me to grasp, but my headcanon is that the laser that Charcoal Grey was trying to use caused some kind of quantum event and he got sucked into another universe (I have been playing a lot of Steins;Gate though...) Either that or it was just a total bullshit, Deus ex machina moment ending lol.

Ricky comforting Liz when her dad died was super sweet. Low key wanna see them grow old together.

Ch. 45

LMAOOO they really just said "eff dis shit" and moved to Venus LOL. So much for "ally to humanity!" Even Ricky was like "nah...humans suck." Based ending.

No but for real, the ending for this was so dark and cynical. They literally said "we're going to bide our time on Venus until humanity inevitably offs itself out of stupidity, then we'll come back to Earth." Sheesh.

So I'm not sure what the deeper meaning behind this ending is other than "violence and greed = bad." The message about "the weak and kindhearted will always eventually overcome the strong and terrible" seemed like a metaphor for something specific (like an IRL war) but no other English speaker in existence has read this (I'm being hyperbolic) so I have no one to analyze it for me lol.

I kind of wonder if the 0-Man will even be welcome on Venus. They've been away for so long that the squirrel people on Venus are basically a different species. I wonder if they would actually come across as colonizers? That might make an interesting sequel manga...

(Love his expression in this panel. RICKY DOESN'T GIVE A SHIT ANYMORE.)

Pete reading the goodbye letter from Ricky's mom was so touching 😭. She's like "I consider you my son and I love you" and he calls her mom in his mind. Poor Pete got the short end of the stick with this ending honestly, being stuck on Earth.

[abalonetea]

Fun facts about Heath <3

he works as a park ranger out in Louisianan and has a heavy accent and looks all around fairly scruffy but he’s also got the friendliest smile you’ve ever seen

werewolf

loves a good home cooked meal even though he’s only been home twice since he left it, and they were both for very bad occasions

eats raw meat any chance he gets

loves soft things, including shaggy blankets and soft clothes

claws on his feet; odd shaped feet in general

this is the first time he’s ever been on a plane, it’s amazing

has been terrified of thunder since he was little, this did not helpfully

can hunt like a pro but only on hands and feet like a dog

friendly, loves to talk

was generally not expecting to find dinos here what the fuck

gotta figure out a name for his story and the other two mains <3

[einsteinsugly]

Fictober 7. That 70s Show. 1977. All My Love.

"Do you recognize this?"

It's his civic duty, to show Jackie Burkhart some good music. Some Zeppelin, and their most iconic tune. Stairway to Heaven.

"No. I told you, I don't listen to rock music," Jackie dismissively declares, "But Donna showed me Fleetwood Mac, and I really like them. Do they count?"

"Yeah." He smirks a little, thinking of the obvious. "Still can't believe you thought Led Zeppelin was a person."

"I can't believe that Donna thinks Steven Tyler is hot. She showed me Aerosmith, and God. Steven Tyler makes Eric look cute. Donna has no taste, and she even has worse taste in guys..."

Once again, Hyde relays the obvious. The elephant in the room, especially after what he heard went down at the ice shack.

Kelso's van sinking should be a fucking sign, man. "You thinkin' about goin' back to Kelso, huh?"

In turn, Jackie is quick to deflect. "Well, he was my first boyfriend. And he's gorgeous."

Hyde's no knight in shining armor, but by comparison, Kelso is an invading army. A pillager, at best. Other terrible things, at fucking worst.

"But he cheated on you with Laurie, Pam, and the girl from Sacred Heart, and he makes Shaggy look like fucking Einstein."

"He smells like dog sometimes, too," Jackie notably adds, hoping for some worthwhile affirmation, "I swear, I think he plays with the neighborhood dogs."

And Hyde is more than willing to provide it. With few stipulations. "He belongs with 'em."

"Yeah..." Jackie happily trails off, as the song devolves into a certain nothingness. Silence, like all that glitters isn't gold. Just some shimmery rust. "He's a dirty, dirty dog. And I'm way smarter than him, even when I play dumb..."

Now, here come the stipulations. The awkward pressing, to get her to think. "Why'd you do that?"

"So I can get what I want. Then I turn the tables." Jackie uncomfortably cackles, nervously taking Hyde's hand. "I do it with my cheerleading friends all the time, and it's fun."

And for once, he doesn't jerk away. "Are they really your friends? You haven't brought 'em 'round here in awhile."

Now, Jackie is forced to think. Beyond the stupid games. Beyond the good grades. "They're tools. Like a curling iron. You know, one time, I tried to buy Donna a curling iron..."

Hyde catches her trying to deflect, once again. "Uh huh."

But Jackie is purposely dense. "I had to teach that moose how to curl her hair."

So, Hyde cuts to the chase. "I still gotta teach you a lot of things, doll. The ways of the world."

"Are you taking me into your stupid dojo of coolness again?"

"You can say that."

*****

Zeppelin is blaring, and they're sitting in a circle. Smoke uncomfortably billows, as they pass the blunt.

Back and forth, back and forth. "You can't let old habits die hard, Jackie. Remember what dumbass Shaggy did to you."

Jackie uncomfortably exhales. "But what if I don't find anyone else?"

He keeps it simple, as he inhales. "You will."

And Jackie, as high as a kite, still catches on. "You didn't say 'not me' this time."

Hyde nods. "Uh huh."

*****

2002.

"He said he didn't feel anything, but he was a big fat liar."

Maybe Jackie glorifies their love story to their kids, providing only some symbolic puzzle pieces. It's a stupid game. And sometimes, Hyde doesn't like it.

"She was singin' the same song." But today, Hyde is more than willing to partake. "Then she still got back with Uncle Kelso, for awhile."

Jackie nods, taking Hyde's waiting hand. "I gave him a marriage ultimatum, so he could run away. And he ran to California."

Hyde looks at Jackie oddly, harkening back to a bygone era, and Jackie groans. "That wasn't the same thing! That was because I love you, I wanted to cement that forever and ever, and you were being stubborn! Big diff."

James opens his mouth to say something, a negative Nancy Drew by trade, but Becca angrily nudges him.

Because Becca doesn't feel like exploring a dusty attic of crap, and releases some sort of rhetorical statement. To cap it off, right then and there.

"What if your plan didn't work, and he didn't run away? That would be weird."

Jackie and Hyde nervously glance at each other, and for once, Jackie is at a loss for words.

So, Hyde picks up the tab. "Yeah, it would."

[mydysfunctionalvampirefamily]

The first memory Britta will always have is her losing control and killing a 17 year old girl. That has got to be rough.

Johnny is 5'11 with shaggy shoulder length brown hair??? Here I am thinking of him as a 6'6 hulking beast with a buzz cut. 😂

Johnny getting triggered by Britta seemingly carelessly draining someone out in the open. Him demanding 'what sect' she's from. And then redirecting his rage seeing how scared and confused she is. *chefs kiss*

The contrast between gentle Johnny and angry Johnny is very good.

Also poor Britta, imagine how confusing and scary this must be. Not remembering anything, slowly realising she actually killed a girl.

Wynn and Joey 😭😭

A 60pound dog with a human face and human arms??? e.e no thank you

Why does Miles immediately give me heartfelt good guy "I'm sorry I have to follow the rules" principal/exhausted exasperated dad vibes?

Miles being like you don't remember these laws but to be fair you remember nothing so that isn't saying much is too funny 😂

Poor Joey, I already hate Reese a lot.

Gotta love Neil just being a creep with his obfuscate and a little socially awkward but trying to help.

Also I know it's no weapons in elysium, but I thought that also meant no vampire powers. So how come Neil is obfuscating?

[jeepers-scoob]

💕 and 💖?

Oo thanks for the ask! Sorry if it's a bit rambly! Head full of thoughts and sometimes not coherent

💕(favorite relationship in the Gang): tbh I'm a big "the gang is in a polycule" person just bc I'm indecisive but I do think it fits them well especially in the WNSD era and some earlier iterations! Although even with some of the newer stuff I can still see it as a whole Velma x Daphne x Fred x Shaggy where Velma is only dating Daphne but still loves and cares about her gf's partners platonically.

I have been appreciating Fred and Daphne lately tho I enjoy how they both can fill the leadership role when they need to and when it's not a jealousy plot I like when there is a lil conflict between the two (I'm specifically thinking about how flustered Fred was in Scooby Doo and the Curse of the 13th Ghost) and it does get resolved in a good way

And with platonic stuff I'm always gonna be a Scooby and Shaggy person but Velma and Fred are second cause I usually love their interactions(also hc wise they are both on the autistic spectrum for me but in pretty dif ways so they Get each other but they also Do Not Get each other which I like). Also any guest star from Guess Who and Scooby it's always so funny to me when a famous person is like oh yes my very good friend Scooby who I've encountered without the rest of the gang present

💖(favorite relationship outside of the Gang): This is a tricky one bc I really focus on the gang most of the time and it's also an occasion where all my thoughts immediately flew out my head!

For platonic relationships: Crystal and Amber gotta love this one it's just a given

I like Meadow and M'Lady Moonbeam from WNSD bc I would also sabotage a dog show to help my dog

And Vincent and Flim Flam bc I love a good found family and it reminds me that I need to rewatch 13 ghosts

Romantic: The Hex Girls are also poly it's just how it is

I thought Cher and Sonny from TNSDM were fun I liked the humor in that episode but I have no thoughts on the real people

Lena and Simone! Literal power couple if you can't drain people's souls together for centuries are you even in a relationship?

This is a joke(👀) but the Joker and Penguin from TNSDM I mean it's like I said on my lil screenshot post if you and someone else work to find and rig up an entire cave system I'm gonna assume it's love

[gwaindrifter]

tagged by @full---ofstarlight for this "people you'd like to know better" tag game! ty for the tag :3c

THREE SHIPS: 

Lumity; I already love rivals to lovers, but the fact that they get to develop the relationship past just getting together is just *chef's kiss*

Kaguya x Shirogane; the slow burn of these two genius idiots has me both rooting for them the whole way and ready to beat them both with a paper fan

Fred x Daphne x Velma x Shaggy; gotta go with a classic polyam representation, and mystery Inc don't get more classic

LAST FILM:

I think it was Green Room, which was pretty good.

CURRENTLY WATCHING:

Nothing to actively, but I guess Guy's Grocery Games and Are You Afraid Of The Dark.

CURRENTLY READING:

Just finished Dylan Dog: Mater Morbi while I was on my train ride home from Chicago, and I'm presently waiting for Dylan Dog: Case Files to arrive at my work.

CURRENTLY CONSUMING:

Mountain Dew Spark

Dried Mango

Excedrin

CURRENTLY CRAVING

More Alan Wake 2 content

Sushi

A lover that won't drive me crazy

Tagging: @rainbowdata @discount-actuary @number1alpacaqueen @kasakimatsuki

[sins-of-the-sea]

//Also: anyone who's played Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, how's the game patched up nowadays? Is it still a hot mess? I've re-picked up Pokemon Go as I am trying to spend more time every day walking around for exercise, and I have fallen in love with Greavard. Not only because GHOST DOGGO, but 1.) Greavard seems to be based off of Catalan folklore of phantom/vampire dogs such as the Pesanta or Dip, and 2.) It's a shaggy doggo with its eyes covered.

And if you don't know, Captain Frascona's favorite breed of dog is the Catalan Sheepdog, which often has their eyes covered under shaggy fur. And, well, Frascona is a spooky guy who fogs up like a ghost.

I had hoped to play as Arcelia as a student in Paldea, so she's GOTTA have a Greavard somewhere, or perhaps her father has one or at least wants one. I do want one, I just gotta. I am completely in love with this Pokemon like you have no idea, holy shit.

[m1ckeyb3rry]

Ok so I forgot to put a checkmark on this note so delete this if I’m repeating….

No fr the shaggy gold would’ve been fine….what in the bungo stray dogs haircut….

SHSHSH IF YOURE REFERRING TO RECENT CH W MEGUMI ETC THEN YES I SAW!!! Lowk kinda crazy only three more chapters who else will they bring back….i wasn’t expecting so many survivors atp though honestly

Im crying he would totally proclaim himself to be “big bro ollie” SHSHVSHS and then you have snuffy looking from afar with a mix of “wtf is going on” and “ah young love” LMFAOO

Trueee ok but I can’t get over this “midfielder oat” LMFAOO i first thought of a bowl of oatmeal but forgive me I cannot decipher what this means my only other guess was goat…but fr too many extremist fans only the ones on the two ends of the spectrum…

Honestly that’s such a hiori move….bro doesn’t understand how to express his feelings properly due to obvious reasons so he just builds a whole ass house

Manifesting Karasu beats the player allegations….please clear his name….

That emoji is so sae LMAOO I’m just thinking about all the chaotic possibilities I didn’t realize aiku had so much potential LOL

HSJSHS dw we make up for it as much as possible….just gotta stock up on some hair wax and be like “style your hair like this or we’re over also you should get a beauty mark under your eye”

OOPS LMAOOO I think your random thoughts are funny though so if they don’t enjoy they’re mixing out LOLL but OOOOH BIRD THEME wait that’d be so on brand….bird theme….but yes a thought for later LOL

- Karasu anon

LMAOO no worries i did get your ask earlier but last night was a little crazy for me…long story short i returned to the party scene for the first time in a WHILE and in the span of a few hours my best friend got cussed out by a guy on coke, a man downloaded linkedin for me because drunk mira wanted to build he professional network (??) and then slid into my linkedin dms trying to date, a DIFFERENT guy who we literally met on the street after the coke guy kicked us out of the party we were at flirted w me for like half an hour on the side of the road while my friends talked to his friends and then he asked me to dinner (i told him i was too drunk to answer properly but actually i just thought he was unattractive and didn’t want to be mean 💔), AND THEN to make things worse i woke up today with an awful hangover and migraine 😭 threw up so hard i burnt my throat and sounded like a chain smoker for a solid hour it was horrible 😰 truly a night where bfb karasu was needed but alas…here we are…i’m finally able to look at my phone without my migraine flaring up though so i will answer you now 🫡

PLSSS NOT BSD i’ve never watched it but one of my mutuals (ironically the one who got me to watch bllk) loves it!! lowkey from what i’ve seen of her posts though yeah kaiser would fit right in 😭

no literally like i’m surprised at how lenient gege was honestly!! i will reserve my opinions until the last three chapters are out ig though KFJDKS i wonder how he’s going to wrap everything up though…

snuffy is so lost but he’s like “if it makes the kids happy 😄” so he’s supportive…omg but imagine snuffy as the final wingman boss??? after aiku gets every single ubers member (except maybe niko) a girlfriend he’s all satisfied and smug but still single himself and then SNUFFY of all people finds him a girl who he actually settles down for (at first because he’s scared of making snuffy upset but then it’s just because he genuinely falls in love with her)

LMAOO oat is just of all time kinda like goat is greatest of all time 😭 but yeah i just meant that hiori obv isn’t competing w sae and charles yet but he’s def not a horrible player either the way some people make him out to be…NO FR like why confess when he can just build a house and wait?? you KNOWWW karasu and otoya are like what the fuck when they find out that’s his strategy 😓 meanwhile rin is like yo that’s fire let me steal that HAHAHA

FREE KARASU FROM THE PLAYER ALLEGATIONS at best he’s that one rlly hot guy in the nerdy classes that the three girls also in the subject are in love with because he’s smart plus handsome plus respectful?? but he def wouldn’t be aware of it

no because it feels like my third eye has been opened like wow wingman aiku i was unfamiliar with your game!! there’s def many directions that i could go with it so as long as i’m still interested by the time i finish my reqs i’m def writing the series

FBSKDNSJSB random thoughts + irl lore + occasional writing is basically my blog tbh i love oversharing on here because nobody knows me irl so i can say wtvr i want 😭 very freeing…and yes a bird or flower theme would be rlly cool considering those are very miraverse ™️ concepts but we will see when we get there!!

[thetorturedmusesdept]

Was that [JEREMY ALLEN WHITE]? Oh no no, that was just [SHAGGY ROGERS], a [CANON CHARACTER] from [SCOOBY DOO]. They are [TWENTY-SIX] years old, use [HE/HIM], and [ARE NOT] aware that they are not actually from Washington DC. Too bad they can’t stray from this city for long.

FULL NAME: Norville “Shaggy” Rogers AGE: 26 SPECIES: Human FANDOM: Scooby Doo GENDER IDENTITY: Cis male; he/him SEXUALITY:  Heterosexual NATIONALITY:  American ETHNICITY: White HOW LONG HAS YOUR CHARACTER BEEN HERE?: Three Weeks JOB: Mystery Inc. Employee/Private Investigator WHERE HAS YOUR CHARACTER BEEN PULLED FROM IN THEIR FANDOM?: No real point, just a generic pull from multiple medias. HAS ANY MAGIC AFFECTED YOUR CHARACTER?: Yes, Shaggy currently believes he’s been in DC all his life, with memories of home replaced with Washington.

FACE CLAIM: Jeremy Allen WhiteSPECIAL / RECOGNIZABLE FEATURES: Long, shaggy hair HAIR COLOR: Brown EYE COLOR: Hazel ACCENT: American

SIBLING(S): Maggie Rogers PARTNER(S): None atm. CHILDREN: None atm. PARENT(S): Colton Rogers and Paula Rogers

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platonic connections: Friends, as always! Friends are important to have, and Shaggy is a good one. Just don’t rely on him to be able to protect you from anything too scary, like a horror movie or a ghost! more platonic connections: Anyone else from Scooby Doo! Especially Velma, I feel like they’d have a really strong friendship! fellow detectives/mystery solvers: Obviously it would be so very very awesome to do some mystery solving with anyone! Right now he doesn’t remember the Gang so he is very much looking for his people. fellow dog enthusiasts: There’s a dog. He sounds like he’s talking sometimes. Shaggy can always understand him. They have a very special bond. His name is Scooby-Doo! Please, give the dog attention, he loves it. romance: Shaggy isn’t really totally into hook-ups? I feel like he’s gotta realllly have a thing for you in order to want to get intimate. So a little romancing would be done first for sure.