#I JUST WANT TO FEED MY FRIENDS

[foxoftheninetails]

My timeline is absolutely saturated with The Bear and I have to say this: I adored season 1. It was everything. It was perfect. There was stress, there was stupid, there was FOOD. But nothing was so outlandish I couldn't see it happening irl. But I cant do season 2 yet. Its gonna break me. Because I know they use food as love, and thats how I tell people I love them. (Even if I cant feed you, I will share food with you) and I know its going to be an emotional rollercoaster and I'm going to fall in love all over again, and I just cant get that attached yet.

[pullthehilt]

Reader is Yuu with an implied family with siblings. Not re-read or edited.

One day you realise that there is just a bit too much food on the table. It takes eating with the others to truly notice, but it starts with Grim complaining.

"We've been eating the same thing for days now!" And you laugh because it's true. After eating it fresh the first day, you tend to pack up and store the rest equally in the fridge and freezer because, yes, it's a lot. Dishes that are soups, or meals that are cooked in the larger pots and pans. Food that is to be served with rice on the side, portions that are bigger than your face. That isn't to say that you had a lot of thaumarks on you as you're just good at making bulk purchases worth it.

Everyone laughs at Grims moping, remarking of how he should be greatful you're feeding him at all. The banter is great.

But you're picking at your packed lunch now.

Why do you cook so much? Why do you reach for the bigger pots and pans? Why are your portions always for more than one?

From the fog of your mind, you see... your kitchen. Or you think it's your kitchen. It's not the kitchen back at Ramshackle, but the one from before Ramshackle. You're bustling around the counter, chatting to a faceless figure by the table, and reaching for seasonings without even looking. You're opening cabinets and finding what you need easily and asking the figure to make some rice to accompany whatever is in that pot. There's the squeals of children and hearty laughter from the other room. And hands, there's a hand at the small of your back and you think it's a motherly touch because how else can you describe the gentle way they press you to the side of their body.

For the next few days you can't eat properly. There's weight at your gut that substitutes for food and you don't make anything more. When your friends come over to invade the living room of Ramshackle, you don't have much snacks to offer them.

Peering into the fridge only reveals the stacks of containers of food you were eating days prior. You're mulling about maybe something you can make for them when,

"Whoa, talk about excess. Grim wasn't kidding." Ace's voice is right behind you.

"Ugh, sorry guys. i don't think I have anything proper to really feed you guys--"

"Is that some sort of egg salad?" Deuce's hand slithers forward to grab at one of the containters. "You have bread?" Nodding you gesture to the other cabinet. "Then I'll snack on this-- Er, if you wouldn't mind."

Epel peers from the doorway. "You don't happen to haf' some meat in 'er do ya?" Your fingers linger, before meekly pulling out a corrisponding tupperware.

"It's a bit stiff though, Epel."

"Hah, I'll jus' throw it on tha' stove or somthing. If it's still tough, I dun' care. Sometimes just gotta eat the greasy foods." He takes the tupperware and slaps it into a pan to heat it up. The aroma of sizzling meat is quick to attract both Sebek and Jack who add to the noise of chatter amongst the others, the former mostly.

You find yourself to the side, watching as they scour through your leftovers, opening and nodding at the meals inside before choosing which to heat up. And it's loud, but not grating. They're navigating through your space with expertice, slipping past each other and peering into cabinets. Jack's making rice and Sebek is counting the plates (whilst also making sounds whenever he sees a chip in the odd one or two). Over the stove Epel and Ace are jerking their hands into the pan, nipping their fingers to the corner pieces of the meat to just 'check if it's ready to eat'. Gathering the spoons and forks, Deuce nibbles on a piece of his egg salad sandwich before disappearing in the living area where everyone is setting up.

The dinner table has been set. You don't feel entirely there, floating to a cushion on the floor as your left overs are bought over to the table plate-by-plate. Everyone sits around you, Grim settled into your lap as he nibbles on a piece of fried fish, and they're passing the dishes around.

You've eaten these things before but you've always eaten them with Grim or alone when Grim takes his naps early. Instead of one set of cutlery scraping at porcelain, there's multiple sets-- a symphony playing to their hunger as they gather more to pile onto their plates.

[asavt]

A little idea while I work on something else involving these two that hopefully I am able to get out soon.

[starflungwaddledee]

For the shipaganza

What if...

what if Coo and Starflung had a slumber party? Where they stargaze and do fun slumber party stuff? They deserve it (not forced ofc!!!)

you're right! i think they deserve it, too!

*✩˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ valentines shipaganza masterpost ✩˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ ⋆˙⟡

[lovecherishmm]

Kim Soleum could see ghosts and have his own guardian. Also, these ghosts happily followed him to Dark Exploration Record, and now they were playing buddies with Braun in his room.

What would have come to your mind at the mention of ghost? Scary, grotesque clump of flesh? The monster under your bed? The dangling, faceless figure with their head painfully close to yours once you open your eyes, dripping blood and smelled rotten?

Kim Soleum, for all his part, could attest it was rare for ghosts to appear so 'dirty'. It was also rare for them to actively try to drag the living into some sort of mess. And, they were quite sensitive, they did not adore impolite and imprudent people in their presence. They also do not like it when their appearance is described and made fun of, especially when their privacy of living days is exchanged with poorly hidden mockery and disrespect.

It was a valid and reasonable response, he learned. Kim Soleum came to realize it was a simple decency, one which the living now undermine as something to be frowned upon. The rule was unchanging, so long the living do not cross the line, they would also not cross theirs. Sometimes though, many ghosts were curious and stepped too closely to the living world, got stuck there and had to replenish their energy to be back. Ironically enough, the same case happened with humans, many people took the chance to test their unfound bravado and never to be seen again.

Kim Soleum saw two worlds for a long time. He lived in two different spaces simultaneously, he witnessed far too much in a lifetime, failing to fit in either side and having to constantly protect himself so he wouldn't die.

Oh. Yes. You could die from seeing ghosts. When you're 'the same kind' as him, your soul is easier to be plucked out, that's why you should not delve too 'deep' into something you, as a living, should not do. It was a headache to face as a child, he could not articulate how terrifying it was to see ghosts creeping on the ground and filling the space as their bodies stacked on top of one another when he took a train ride, he could not convey how many crying faces following the frowning adults, could not say he sees a lot of things. He could not say he could see the future either, the future of which how close humans around him are about to die. He could not say their faces were akin to a fading painting, colours blurred and turned white-black, could not say the kind grandma he bought nice chocolate cookies from was fated to die that day and he would wake up the next morning to see the coffin in the mourning house.

But there's something people like him had in common. They have their own guardian. Kim Soleum had, too. Sometimes it was guardians that had been passed down in each family's 'chosen', sometimes it was ghosts that decided to adopt and keep them safe after getting help with their 'will'.

Kim Soleum had a guardian called Mr. Shin. Mr. Shin did not have a head, massive in stature and had ten limbs. The kid him had been utterly horrified he 'crossed' the line and was trapped on the other side for a week. His other guardian, a jaguar with four jaws and human limbs as tails named Ji, found and dropped him in his backyard with his parents looking both relieved and haunted.

The 'ghost' world Kim Soleum had known for so long was terrifying, potentially dangerous and still also largely safe and kind. He could count on one hand how many ghosts tried to harm let alone kill him, even then it was on accident.

The Dark Exploration Record was anything but safe. It may be emptier outside (it feels so strange to see such emptiness), yet inside the ghost story, what he met were ghosts brimming with malice and bloodlust. He had expected it to some extent since it was based on what's written by humans for entertainment—he had some hope it wouldn't be this dangerous.

– Dear Friend! You've got such wonderful companions! This Braun is in awe of Mr. Shin's vast knowledge, a truly brilliant display of expertise could be a wonderful contribution to our show!

But it's okay, Kim Soleum tried to convince himself one more time, hands holding on Ji's heavy body to stop the latter from grooming Braun with her monstrous lick. Ji growls in dissatisfaction, tails easily grabbed him by the scruff of his neck. They just came back from a Darkness and need to be 'clean'.

– .... This little fellow surely misunderstood some things along the way.

As long as he still had his guardians with him, the Darkness was manageable. And for extra note, the apartment is too small to hold two massive ghosts bickering and gushing over Braun's minuscule and adorable form.

"...."

"Say hello, they live here now."

Thankfully, Baek Saheon was considerate and welcoming to share his room with Mr. Shin and Ji. Most people here could not see them, but the guy had intrigued the ghosts enough they were willing to show themselves.

– Do you want to kill him yet?

If he could stop Ji from killing (teasing) Baek Saheon for fun, it would be best. Lest the poor guy break down and flee.

[ghost-proofbaby]

telling myself to continue on like normal and write like normal but how am i supposed to do that when i know my world is ending in 24 hours?

tw for tags: i accidentally rambled on and aired out all my grief for my dog

[lapdogchase]

caffeine addiction is so fucking funny. every morning for years i have woken up and had a similar type of drink with a similar amount of a substance in it and then i am comforted knowing i will not endure a headache or excessive sleepiness. it makes my hands shake sometimes but i've found that to be not worth worrying about. if i don't have it i'm tired and in pain for a few days, but otherwise it doesnt interfere with my life. i tell people this and they go "ok cool." being chemically addicted to this one specific substance is completely fine societally. nobody told me to, like, keep a strong watch over myself and my self-control when i had my first monster, i figured out myself that i need to keep my caffeine consumption at or under a certain level and it's literally fine.

HOWEVER the first time i had WEED my friends who dont have weed were like "oh... please be careful..... make sure to limit yourself... its addictive and youre mentally unwell... wdym you have it between once a month and a few times a week thats a lot... you dont want an addiction....." Like between these two substances, if i dont have caffeine for a day i get a pounding headache and im fairly irritable for a few days. i have to make sure i never run out of caffeinated beverages to avoid that. if i dont have weed for a few days in a row it literally doesnt register as a problem. because every week there are several days in a row where i dont have weed. whereas if i have it too many days in a row i go "oh this is starting to feel kind of meh. i'll cut back a bit so my tolerance doesnt start rising". and its literally fine. like out of all the substances i consume on a semi regular basis one of them i need to function and the other one is like, ok theres nothing to do and im bored time to have the candy that makes me silly

[navybrat817]

Lovelies, I have my end of year review today! Anyone want to send me a fictional husband to celebrate once I'm done?

[weepingalaxy]

STEPPIN' ON YOUR BODIES, I'M A FUCKING NIGHTMARE!

[milolunde]

We all know Timmy is Wanda’s mama’s boy but we need to keep in mind he’s still Cosmo’s kid too and that Cosmo would love him just as vehemently as Wanda

[hammerhead-jpg]

Lazy ahh doodles of some of the other pjo characters cuz they need some love too

[marclef]

What else is to be known about Herring?

somebody besides me who remembers my other silly little OCs... that's a shocker! 👀✨

unfortunately like most of my other stuff that got pushed to the wayside once the Pizza Tower hyperfixation started, i kinda just didn't know what to do with him. but, i have been wanting to bring some of them back, Herring included! i still have a soft spot for that little guy, i just need to figure out how to fit him in. (fun fact, did you know that Herring was one of many father-figures that Eyhm's had over time? ✨)

there's not really a lot that hasn't been said, he's simply a little fishy guy trying to go throughout life while dealing with the fact that he's living in a world where most creatures are several feet tall... and he's only a few inches. (even smaller than Eyhm is now...)

but, if i were to try and fit him back into my Pizza Tower canon, i think i've got a silly way of doing it... :

one day, Fake Peppino decides he wants to get Eyhm a special treat, he's very loving and caring for her after all! he's heard from the others that kitties like fish, so, he goes out to go find one for her. but when he shows back up to the pizzeria he's caught something very strange... a tiny little fish, but it's squirming and crying out to be let free in perfect English. where in the world did Fakey find this...? obviously Eyhm really doesn't want to eat him, not something that's living and talking like this. and so she takes to acting like Fakey's brought her a new friend... friends are not for eating after all! (but, how frightening it must be, to be a fish cornered by both an enormous beast and a cat... no worries though, he will be safe with Eyhm!)

[kaijugroupy]

things get better. my best friend in the world got top surgery after us talking about it for years. i'm getting mine next year. i have genuine friends now who teach me everyday what love looks like. love looks like going to an arcade and talking for hours at the bar instead. love looks like planning road trips to our hometowns. love looks like choosing our regalia colors together. love looks like learning our language. love looks like compression binders. love looks like top surgery scars. love looks like sweet grass tattoos.

things get better.

[bleue-flora]

i dont think tommy said the nuke wasnt canon, he seemed to be talking about how he canonically didnt lose a life to the nuke because in the 2022 ending, no nuke killed anyone

I guess?... I don't know. It doesn't really make sense since basically Jack is pretty insistent that he did blow everything up, and yet all the buildings remain, so... and the reasoning he gives for not dying in the nuke is that he can't die, which is part of his lore. Tommy doesn't really answer how he and Tubbo are alive, except to say that the nuke wasn't canon (presumably as in canon death is what he means) and he was left with 1 life when everyone left. In response to Jack's comment about not being able to actually die, Tommy responds "Not that either of us would know anything about that" but since he fought a monster in between his Tubbo comment and Jack's, he may have meant that as a response to his above statement about logistics... so if Jack blew everything up, but everything is still standing, then the most reasonable explanation is that the Incident did happen and eventually he gained his memories back and visits Techno's house from time to time... (which people said including anons in my inbox)

So people are wrong, it is not a retcon but an extension, the end of season 2, whatever that was... even so what's funny is that innitors are more happy with this ending versus a restart even when it's down right depressing. Tommy is alone. He hasn't seen anyone besides Tubbo in a long time and lives very far away from the main dsmp area. But take it from me, the quiet is nice, living alone is nice, but being utterly alone is miserable. To live alone with no outside interaction besides one person is really sad to me, and the fact that the area is still so triggering for him is also a testament that he hasn't healed, and living alone won't heal him. Especially not when part of his trauma revolves around him feeling alone in Exile. So really, it's a very depressing ending. Tommy just wanted to have fun with his friends and in the end, he has no one but Tubbo and his sheep and a cabin in the arctic he stares at for hours. He didn't mend his relationships with people, even still bringing up Jack exploding his hotel after it's been years since then. He did literally move but he didn't heal, he didn't grow, he wasn't able to form better relationships or claim what he yearned for. And that to me is a sadder ending.

As as aside, I've talked about before how all the ghosts have sheep, so an interesting theory would be that he is actually a ghost haunting the land... have another au free of charge I guess lol... do we think the sheep is colored? maybe it's red...

[toxicrevolver]

Post nine gifs of your favorite characters and let people guess your type. Then tag nine more people to do the same.

Tagged by @loveable-sea-lemon thanks for the tag!!!

Vegas & Pete from Kinnporsche (obviously)

Buck & Eddie from 9-1-1

Venom & Eddie from Venom/the marvel franchise

Eddie Munson from Stranger Things (I like Eddie’s shhhh)

Billy Hargrove from Stranger Things

Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier from the marvel franchise

Big from Kinnporsche (shut up he’s FINE)

Loki Laufeyson from the marvel franchise

Tomura Shigaraki from My Hero Academia

Tagging (no pressure): @haahka @smushedmuffin @we-survive-endlessly @onlyoneofsideblogtrashheep @skinzchoerim @boysbeloving @babetanatat @porschesbabydaddy @skinzchoerim

[wildstar25]

What physical part(s) of Arsay does her partners find the most attractive! Is it the same for all partners or does it differ between them?

(also optional bonus ask of what part(s) of/about Arsay generally do they love the most, physical or not!)

Meanwhile, if you were to ask the same of Arsay: