#I had to get it out of my brain

[lorellaishc]

Teaching Moments

(( DWC February 2024 Day 1, Casualty/Flirt, CW: None, thanks to @heniimagic for the OC loan, @daily-writing-challenge ))

Lorellai's smile fell as the Human turned away from her, her shoulder slumping as she wandered back to the table she was sharing with Henii. "Och, that's three times now I've been turned down. What kind of festival dedicated to love is this that I cannae even get someone to share a drink with me? What should I say, how should I act, what should I do?"

"I think the problem might be in your approach dear… oh, perhaps I can show you. Ghorren!" Henii called out, getting the attention of the big Zandalari at the bar. "Could you come join us, I need your help."

Ghorren shrugged and walked over, taking a seat. "Sounds simple enough. What do you need?"

"Lorellai needs an example of how to flirt," Henii said, adjusting herself in her chair and then looking at Lorellai. "Now, the first words out of your mouth are the most important. You may want to start with something like this." Turning to Ghorren, she leaned in slightly. "You are the most handsome Troll I've ever laid eyes on."

Ghorren glanced at Lorellai out of the side of his eye, then back to Henii, saying nothing.

Henii chuckled. "But that might not work."

Ghorren leaned in. "Oh, yes it would, in fact."

Henii turned her focus back to him. "You don't know how long I've wanted to tell you that."

"But you were afraid," he replied.

"Yes."

"Of me?"

"Of us. Of what we might become. Or that you might think it was just a line."

"Maybe I do think that."

"So you think I'm insincere."

"I didn't say that. There's nothing wrong with a line. It's like a knock at the door."

"Then are you inviting me in?"

"I'm not sending you away."

"That's more than I expected."

"Is it as much as you hoped?"

Henii leaned in closer. "To hope is to recognize the possibility. I had only dreams."

"Dreams can be dangerous," he cautioned, his face cradled in his hands as he held his gaze locked with hers.

"Not these dreams. I dream of a night sky where your eyes are the stars, and all the peoples of Azeroth worship the night."

Ghorren closed the gap between them even more, a laugh in his voice. "Careful, putting me on a pedestal so high, you might not be able to reach me."

"Then I'll learn to fly. You are the heart of my day, and the soul of my night."

Lorellai cleared her throat. "Um, I'm not sure this is really meh style…"

Ghorren broke his gaze with Henii quickly to glare at the girl, snapping at her to "Hush kid," before turning his attentions back to the Draenei across from him. "Tell me more about my eyes."

Lorellai rolled her eyes and walked away from the table, trying to ignore the heat in her cheeks and leaving them to whatever that was.

(Thanks and apologies to the cast and crew of the classic TNG episode "The Dauphin")

[staygoldsunshine]

You dream of a storm, getting closer and closer.

Every year, getting closer. Every month, getting closer. Then every week, then every day, getting closer and closer.

You dream and then wake to a world that's been dreaming, going mad, but it's rude to talk about the oncoming storm over dinner, you understand.

A storm is coming, and where it passes will never be the same, and those it passes over... Well. Maybe they should have known better.

But the storm itself is not malicious, you see. It is only doing what it was created for, and it only wants to be the greatest summation of its parts. It only wants to be part of you.

Can you hear the winds roaring yet? Do you see the sea receding? When the pressure drops, do you feel it in your bones? It's going to change you, if you'll let it. Or you could always run - run and keep running.

You know someone somewhere is building the life boats, and you know they will charge for admission. And there are so, so many who will be in line ahead of you.

You are not worth the cost of saving in their eyes.

You and your neighbors, even the ones you don't like, you will not outweigh the feather they measure your soul against. But they, oh they are worth their weight in the gold they hoard and call you worthless for not having.

And they, the dragons, will out-fly the storm, but they will not out-last. Because they have become delicate creatures, building their own glass coffins and calling them wonders. And the storm is unyielding.

Your neighbors, the ones you do not like, want to host a barbeque at the end of the world. You will bring the paper plates. And you'll sing til the ship goes under.

And you dream of a storm, getting closer and closer. You dream of the change and wake laughing.

[pixlerelish]

But first, he had to cover his tracks.

This had to look like fate.

But for the phrase, “As I live and breathe,” he nailed it.

[mantis-a-shrimp]

Sadmin the way I’m on top of being down

[biblicalhorror]

Why is grunkle stan kinda 😳

[salty-icecream]

Grover with a muppet head

[hauntingrabbits]

comic

[doctorsiren]

Oh Dipper, you would LOVE Chappell Roan

[hinamie]

spiraling

[beautysnake]

What he doesn't know wont hurt him.........

[deep-space-lines]

IT'S FINALLY FUCKING DONE. I'M FINALLY FREE

UNTIL FRAUD COMES OUT

Tumblr shrinks it down pretty bad so please. please. I am begging you. look at the full sized image and zoom in. This art piece made my friends worried for my mental health I need someone to witness the amount of detail and effort I put into this

also the original sketch under the cut bc I think comparing them is really funny

[introspectivememories]

was it casual when i sat in your lap in public? was it casual when i said "recently my heart is crying because you're leaving"? was it casual when we decided how your last name would fit with mine? ("yuki tsunoda-gasly" / "no tsunoda, only gasly" / "yuki gasly?") was it casual when we sang adele's "someone like you" together at your going away party? was it casual when i knew it was you just by touching your ass? was it casual when i knew it was you by smell alone? was it casual when "will you miss me?" / "for 2-3 minutes maybe" / "i'll take that. even if it's just 2-3 minutes, i'll take that"? was it casual when that bus was completely empty and we still sat right next to each other, all the way in the back? was it casual when i picked you up multiple times so you could dunk a basketball? was it casual when i begged to come over to your house multiple time and then you finally let me and we cooked fried rice together? was it casual when we played christmas twister together and i said "your big eggplant is touching my ass"? was it casual when we were pressed up against each other on a scooter going two miles per hour? was it casual when-

[lazylittledragon]

ok someone please correct me if i'm wrong but am i weird for thinking those 'audiobooks don't count as reading' posts are ableist as fuck????

[fridgedeeznuts]

seascape mindscape

[wardingshout]

Zelda goes mushroom girl