#I hope this makes sense it's 4am

[theghoulofme]

something that genuinely annoys me as a chronically ill person is getting constantly asked only about my health. how are you? how are you dealing with it mentally? im the same as always. this is my normal. i don't want to be constantly asked about it. cant you be interested in something else about me. not my health. ask me about what I've been doing. what am i listening to. any fun dreams ive had. it gets really depressing very fast when every single interaction with others ends up starting with your chronic illnesses.

like i know it feels fucking different to you and you with your perfect health can't even imagine how someone is living like this. but this is my life. this is my normal. and id like to get treated like im more than just my illness

[napping-sapphic]

Get a little dizzy sometimes when i think about how there might be someone out there waiting to love me that they might be there wondering about who they might end up with in the future and that could be ME that they’re out there waiting for me to love them too like ohhh we’re so far apart but we’re both real and waiting and persevering just for the chance to meet each other some day like i feel winded

[goldenhallas]

what if the power of each of the Evanuris is what's keeping the veil held up, and Solas' ritual was drawing upon their power and binding them to their idols (or just stealing their power?) in order to tear down the veil and keep them contained at the same time? he did say in Inquisition that he had contingency plans for the gods, to deal with them at the same time as tearing down the veil

i think he's doing tbe ritual here because the idols are directly linked to the Black City/Golden City where the Evanuris are trapped. see how the idols look like they're in a ritual circle that once belonged to a grander city? the Solas idol lights up when the cutscene starts, probably because he's imbued his power into it

it looks like he manages to get all the idols to light up except for one, the one Rook knocks over and destroys to stop the ritual, which frees two of the gods

so by stopping the ritual you may actually have just made everything worse, because now there are two really powerful, really angry elven gods on the loose...

[blood-prayer]

wondering what lucifer would think about sastiel... i don't think he would feel jealous per se, actually, more something along the lines of superior, because he knows that:

he overpowers castiel, has always been above him in hierarchy and in physical/spiritual power in general (and is also his older brother...can't forget that part).

sam will always be lucifer's true vessel and simply lucifer's above all else.

he has spent more time with sam than either of them could even fathom. nothing will change that and no amount of conceivable sense of time will make up for that.

[itsjaywalkers]

a lil smth under the cut for u guys (part 3) <3

(light nsfw)

part 1 part 2

“Well, it’s not perfect, but it’s decent enough, so it’ll have to do,” James says, and Regulus it’s too busy trying to keep his breathing under control to be bothered by the other man’s words. “Relax your shoulders a little, love.” 

“Don’t,” Regulus hisses, even though he isn’t sure himself if that response is because of the nickname, or James’ touch, or James’ closeness, or something else entirely. 

“Don’t what?” James asks, sneaking a hand up and massaging one of his shoulders until both of them sag. 

“You know what.” 

“I don’t even think you know.” 

Regulus huffs loudly, and hates that he can’t argue back. 

“Show me how you do a jab,” James requests, his hands returning to Regulus’ waist after one last press on his shoulder. 

Regulus clears his throat slightly, feeling a bit flustered all of a sudden while he raises his right arm and gets ready to do what James asked. He only hesitates for a couple of seconds before doing the punch, not as confident as he’d usually be after having James criticise him so much. 

He knows he’s no expert. He isn’t even that athletic to begin with. But he still has a boxer brother, which means he’s definitely not as clueless as James is making him out to be. 

Maybe if it were someone else, Regulus would find it in himself to fight back, defend his knowledge and Sirius’ teachings. But, as it turns out, having a professional boxer watching you try to punch is an incredibly humbling experience. Especially one as mind-blowingly good as James. 

Not like Regulus would ever tell him that.

James hums. “Not bad,” he says, and really, it shouldn’t satisfy Regulus as much as it does. “It’s a bit too slow, though.” 

Regulus tilts his head back, in an attempt to look at the other man, but he barely lasts a second after realising how fucking close both of his faces are. 

His heart beats wildly in his chest. He can only hope James doesn’t notice. 

“How so?” Regulus wonders, so relieved to hear his voice sounds completely normal. 

“Jabs focus on speed over strength,” James explains calmly. “It’s a matter of overwhelming your opponent, rather than properly hurting. The punch has to be quick, and once the arm returns, it’s gotta go up, protect your face. Like this.”

He grabs one of Regulus’ arms gently, moving it forward and then back very slowly, to demonstrate how to do it, and then fast, jostling Regulus’ whole body with it. 

“See?” James murmurs, and he could swear that his tone has gone lower. “You don’t have to worry about being strong enough. It’s all about speed.”

“Okay,” Regulus replies with a tiny nod, doing his best to concentrate on what James is seeing, and not on all of the points where they’re touching. Or on how close James is. Or how nice he smells, despite all the sweat—maybe even because of it. “I think I get it.” 

“Yeah? Wanna try again on your own?”

Part of Regulus wants to snark back, argue that it’s only a stupid jab and James is just being picky because he’s a professional boxer and it’s not like there’s an actual science to throwing a punch. But having James holding onto his waist must be clouding his mind, because he just gives another nod, and does his best to replicate James’ movement and speed. 

“Yeah, that’s it,” James breathes out, and Regulus can almost hear his smile. “Very good, love. You’re a natural.”

“Oh, I’m a natural now?” Regulus huffs out, but it comes out more teasing than irritated. 

“Or maybe you just have a great teacher,” James adds playfully, accompanied by a squeeze on his hips. 

“You’re right, Sirius is pretty great,” Regulus responds with a shrug, relishing in the way James clicks his tongue. 

“But I’m better.”

“In your dreams, Potter.”

“Wait, what happened to ‘James’?”

Regulus feels heat rushing to his cheeks. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

James chuckles way too close to Regulus’ ear, and his breath hits the side of his neck, goosebumps breaking all over his skin. Regulus has to swallow a very embarrassing and very needy sound before it makes it past his lips.

“C’mon, love, we were getting along so nicely. Don’t try to ruin it now.”

“You’ve finally lost it,” Regulus states, trying to laugh the whole thing off. It probably doesn’t work, though, considering how unstable he sounds. “There’s not a single universe in which you and I get along, Potter.”

“Liar,” James whispers. “I’m growing on you.”

“Whatever gave me away?” Regulus grumbles, sarcasm dripping from his words.

“The fact that you’re letting me touch you,” James murmurs, voice smooth and silky, feeling like a caress. “How you keep leaning against my contact, and catching yourself at the last second.”

Regulus’ breath hitches. “That’s—” 

“The way you’re not even arguing with me anymore. Not really,” James continues, unrelenting, his lips grazing Regulus’ earlobe and making his eyes flutter shut. “If anything, I’d even dare to say you’re flirting.”

“You’re delusional,” Regulus spits, too breathless to sound as furious as he’d like to. “The fucking audacity—”

“And,” James cuts him off, tone so frustratingly smug, “I bet you’re aching between those pretty legs of yours.” 

Regulus lets out an embarrassed noise, barely suppressing the urge to press his thighs together. 

“No,” he croaks out, shaking his head a little and face burning. 

“No?” James mocks him, pressing his smirk behind Regulus’ ear. “Shall we check?” 

One of James’ hands moves slowly, sliding from its place on Regulus’ waist to rest under his navel, fingers playfully caressing his waistband. 

Regulus hates how that mere touch is enough to turn his mind into static. To make his heart stutter in his chest, and the mess in his underwear almost unbearable.

“Potter—”

“No.”

Regulus’ eyebrows shoot up, and before he has the chance to ask, he feels James’ teeth at the side of his neck, nipping teasingly and dragging a fucking whimper out of him.

“What—?!” he begins, completely red in the face and attempting to move away from the other man for the first time since he allowed his touch.

James holds him tighter, bites down harder. “Behave, Regulus, or I’ll fucking make you.” 

Regulus doesn’t listen, despite how the tone of James’ voice makes him tremble like a leaf. He keeps resisting, an outraged sound leaving his mouth while his body betrays him and becomes even wetter. 

“Oh, you don’t get to play the clueless card on me,” James murmurs, his teeth giving way to a devilish tongue that turns Regulus soft and pliant, his attempts at freeing himself growing sloppy, lazy. “I always do my best to be patient, to respect your boundaries and control myself, but you’ve been a damn tease all afternoon, and I’m fucking done.” 

“What the fuck are you even—” 

“Enough,” James growls back, and it’s so commanding Regulus’ mouth snaps shut with a clack. 

There’s a beat of silence, and then James is laughing under his breath. “Good boy.”

It’s filled with mockery, bordering on mean, and yet, it still makes Regulus moan like a fucking bitch in heat, eyes rolling to the back of his skull and body going completely boneless. 

“Fuck,” James whispers, a mix between awed and devastated. “I should’ve known. I should’ve fucking known. Is that what does it for you, baby? You wanna be my good boy?”

Baby. 

Baby. 

Baby. 

Regulus moans again, even though it’s weaker this time, but he still shakes his head, or tries to at least, holding onto the last traces of sanity and refusing to let James win whatever twisted game they’re playing. 

“C’mon, you were doing so well,” James mumbles, tongue licking up the side of his neck. “And you can’t fool me anymore. Not like you ever did, but still. I know you wanna be good for me, baby. Know you wanna please me, let me use you in whatever way I see fit.”

He tries to shake his head once more, but somehow, his brain gets the order wrong and Regulus ends up nodding instead. 

“That’s right,” James coos, dropping a kiss on his skin, long and lingering. “Now, say my name, Regulus.” 

“James,” he gasps almost against his will, mouth moving before his mind can catch up. 

The other man groans and then attaches his lips to his throat immediately after, tongue pressing down as he sucks, the sting feeling absolutely heavenly. 

Regulus tilts his head to the side to give James more space, eyes hooded and limbs heavy, back coming to rest against James’ chest. 

“James,” he says again, without being prompted this time and the word almost sounding like a whine. 

“Fuck, you’re driving me insane,” James hisses against his neck, peppering the skin with open-mouthed kisses, his tongue and teeth mapping out Regulus’ skin. “You don’t understand how long I’ve been dying to do this.”

Regulus whimpers, hands moving on their own volition and reaching behind him until they bury themselves into James’ messy locks. He pulls, a bit harsher than intended, but before Regulus can manage to apologise, James is moaning loudly, the vibrations on his skin making him shiver. 

He pulls again, and James bites down on his throat hard enough to leave a mark. Regulus doesn’t have it in himself to reprimand him, or to tell him to stop. His brain is unable to focus on anything that isn’t James’ mouth working down his neck. 

“We could’ve been doing this ages ago if you weren’t so fucking stubborn,” James sighs, lips caressing his exposed shoulder and dragging another obscene noise out of Regulus. “I knew you wanted it. I knew you wanted me.”

“James—” Regulus pants, apparently unable to speak anything else apart from the other man’s name. 

It’s kind of embarrassing, how pliant a couple of kisses and a few dirty comments can make him. Regulus isn’t usually this easy, especially not in bed; he likes having a modicum of control, always ready to remind his partner that he doesn’t enjoy being bossed around. But, and as much as he hates to admit it, James knows what he’s doing. 

Although, maybe it’s not even a matter of skills. Maybe it’s simply that it’s James, and despite how much he’s tried to deny it, he’s been desperate for him almost since the moment he laid eyes on him. 

“God, baby, you taste divine,” James grunts, sucking on his collarbone almost at the same time that his fingers dip into Regulus’ waistband. They don’t get very far, and it’s more of a playful contact than anything else, but his breath still hitches. “Can’t wait to put my mouth between your legs.”

Regulus makes a keening sound, hips twitching, and James chuckles cruelly against his shoulder.

“You’d let me, right, baby?” James goes on, the hand that had slipped inside the basketball shorts changing its course and travelling up up up, until they’re caressing Regulus’ chest, following the shape of his scars. “There’s no point in pretending you’re not fucking gagging for it at this point. Just look at you. Look at you. I bet you could come from this. From me marking you up while I whisper in your ear.”

“N-no,” Regulus huffs, blinking furiously and doing his best to break out of his daze. “You’re too—too full of yourself. This isn’t enough, it could never be, and I—”

“Not enough?” James questions, stopping his ministrations. Regulus bites his tongue to stop the protest at the tip of his tongue. “Is this your way of asking for more, baby? Because you’re gonna have to do better than that. I don’t listen to brats.” 

Regulus wishes he could scoff, elbow James in the stomach so his touches stop clouding his mind and tell him to fuck off. Maybe even show him how well he can throw a stupid punch. 

But his body isn’t listening to his mind. It doesn’t care about what Regulus truly wants. Or what he’s been telling himself he wants, at least.

That’s why when he parts his lips, none of the curses he’s been preparing come out. Instead, there’s only need and lust. “Please,” he whimpers, closing his eyes tight momentarily. “Please, James, I—I just—”

James shushes him gently while circling a nipple, Regulus’ toes curling inside his toes and cunt clenching around nothing. “Oh, baby. It’s okay. I’m gonna take care of you so well. Give you exactly what you need.”

“Yeah,” Regulus exhales, hands spasming around James’ curls. “Please.” 

“Gonna let me fuck you, baby? Let me finger you nice and open, so you can get ready for my cock?” 

Regulus moans and nods and thrashes around, one of his hands slipping from James’ hair just so he can grab one of James' by its wrist, pushing his arm downwards and hoping to get some relief where he truly needs it. 

James stops right before he reaches his waistband, a cocky grin curving against Regulus’ skin. 

“Well, well,” James breathes. “Aren’t you a needy little thing.” 

“C’mon,” Regulus complains, uncaring of how childish he sounds. He feels too fucking drunk on everything James to be able to think about anything else apart from getting off.

James laughs again, because he’s mean like that, and Regulus can already feel some tears prickling at his eyes out of frustration.

“You have to tell me what you want, Regulus,” James says, and his voice is so damn casual it actually hurts. “This won’t work otherwise.” 

There’s no this, Regulus wants to snap back, but then James is pressing nearer, until Regulus can feel the outline of his hard cock against his ass. It makes him gasp and push back against it, really pleased by the little hiss James lets out at the pressure.

“See what you do to me, baby?” James whispers, dragging his lips over his shoulders, the side of his throat, behind his ear. “We barely did anything, and yet I’m so fucking hard it’s actually painful. You’ve no idea of how many times I’ve jerked myself off to the thought of you. Wishing it was your hand instead. Your mouth. The inside of your cunt.” 

Regulus’ knees shake, a mewl escaping his parted lips, and James’ grip on him turns even stronger. 

“I bet you’ll feel all tight and warm around me,” James goes on, tone husky, words dripping with so much desire it makes Regulus light-headed. “Make the sweetest sounds, too. I used to think you were too uptight and that I needed to fuck the stubborness out of you, but it turns out that you’re real fucking dirty, baby. Grinding back against my cock and opening your legs the moment I praised you a little. Oh, if they could see you now, baby. Big bad scary Regulus Black. Reduced to a pathetic, whimpering mess.”

“Shut up,” Regulus grits out, but he doesn’t stop rubbing his ass on James’ cock, or pulling at James’ wrist insistently, in an attempt to get his hand inside his pants. “You’re all bark and no bite. Spent all these months telling me everything you wanted to do to me, and now that I finally give you a chance, you’re only teasing and babbling in my ear.” 

“Good try, baby, but you should know by now that that attitude of yours only turns me on.” 

“Yeah? Then how come you’re not fucking me yet, huh?” 

James’ other hand, the one that hasn’t stopped gripping Regulus’ waist for a single second, lets go and climbs up, taking a hold of Regulus’ chin. James uses it to tilt his head back, forcing their gazes to meet, and Regulus despises how he feels himself get slicker at the flash of danger on James’ gaze, the sharpness of his smirk. 

“God, the mouth you have on you, baby.” James cocks his head to the side, considering, and he grips his chin even tighter. “So fucking filthy. And so pretty when you beg.” 

“I don’t beg,” Regulus murmurs back, aware that it’s a lie. He still narrows his eyes when James barks out a laugh. 

“Yes, you do. You already have. And you will do so again, if you want to come.” 

“I don’t need you for that. I can just—just walk out of here, leave you hanging and get off all by myself—”

“No, you can’t. I’m sure you’ve also jerked off while thinking of me, right, baby? All that tension, all that repression, I know it took its toll. Did you finger yourself slow and deep as soon as you got home after our interviews? Came with my name in your mouth?”

Regulus only glares at him, not even trying to defend himself. What’s the point, when James can see right through him? Lying won’t do him any favours. 

“You did,” James states, ridiculously pleased with himself. “You’re not gonna go and waste this chance over your wounded pride, baby. Argue all you want, but we both know you’re not going anywhere. Not when you’re practically drooling at the thought of taking my cock.”

“Don’t act like you don’t want it as much, if not more, than I do,” Regulus grumbles. 

James shrugs, leaning forward and forcing Regulus to do the same. Until their noses are grazing each other, breaths intermingling. 

“Never said otherwise,” he retorts with ease. 

“Then what the fuck are you playing at?”

“Nothing, really. Just waiting for you to tell me what you want. I’ll give it to you, baby, I swear. You just gotta ask.” 

Regulus purses his lips, but James does sound sincere, and at this point, it’s not like he has anything else to lose. It’s too late to try and save face, and his dignity, or whatever was left of it, took its leave the moment he allowed James to get this close. 

Besides, he wants this. He wants James. Has done so for a while, probably since the very beginning, and not even he has this much self-restraint.

“Fuck me,” Regulus says in a soft exhale, watching the way James’ pupils eat at his irises. “Please, James, fuck me. I need you inside me, it’s—fucking unbearable, really, and I’m gonna lose it if you don’t—”

“Yes,” James gasps out, nodding fast, moves turning erratic as he finally slips his hand under the shorts, under Regulus’ briefs. “Yes. Of course, baby, anything you want, I’m—shit, you’re so—let me just—”

His fingers rub at his clit playfully, pulling a moan out of Regulus, before they continue their path down, until they’re running through slick curls, teasing at his entrance and marvelling at the wetness they find there. 

“Fuck, baby, you’re fucking dripping,” James whispers in wonder. Regulus can only whimper, pushing against his eager hand. “And it’s for me. All for me. Fucking hell, just—come here—”

It’s when James tilts his head up, clearly wanting to kiss him, that Regulus finally manages to go back to himself. That Regulus remembers where he is, what he’s doing, who he’s doing it with. 

Reality hits him with such harshness that the ground seems to tilt under his feet, leaving him breathless, and dizzy, and having to swallow down a wave of nausea. 

What the actual fuck is wrong with him? 

“Wait,” he squeals, James’ mouth already touching his. “Wait.” 

To the other man’s credit, he does stop immediately at Regulus’ words, pulling back and fingers freezing where they were exploring at his cunt’s entrance. 

Regulus takes a gulp of air, heart rumbling loudly inside his head, his brain screaming at him to get a fucking grip. 

“Reg?” James calls him, a worried frown twisting his features while his eyes roam all over his face. “Baby, you okay?”

“Don’t—” Regulus wheezes out, clawing at James’ arm until he gets the hint and takes it out of his pants. He can’t think with those thick, calloused fingers resting on his cunt. “We can’t do this. It’s—no, James, just—no.”

Something pained flashes in James’ gaze, before it disappears, being substituted by a harshness Regulus has to look away from. “Regulus—”

“No,” he repeats, a lot firmer this time. “I’m not—I can’t, James. I’m sorry, I really am, but I just can’t.”

Regulus doesn’t stick around to hear James’ response, or watch his reaction. He moves away from him, legs shaky but still managing to support his weight, and he exits the ring without daring to glance back.

[cryptic-underground]

Thinking about how fun your Isekai AU comics are, like they really give the vibe of Ford starting to realize being a hero like he’s always wanted isn’t all fun and games if it means people you care about getting hurt

Yess definitely!!

( I go on for a bit so I'm sorry)

I think a lot about how Ford puts a lot of his self worth in doing great things. Like in order to be something, be recognized as something of value, he has to do something grandiose to earn it. Himself isn't enough unless he's doing something.

He was told he was special a lot as a kid I feel. Mainly a way to combat the bullying he faced by his family, basically being like "you're not a freak, you're just special!" Definitely suffers from gifted kid syndrome or whatever it's called. I also see this as contributing to him having a bit of a hero complex. Like he's special so of course he'll be the one to save the day, who else would it be but him?

And this causes him to be naive. Close-minded. He sees risks and threats of course, he's a man of logic and science. Though they're more far fetched possibles, not something that actually can happen in his man. Like numbers that aren't a full equation sorta. Non-concrete evidence. Because there's no way he'll fail in the end, since he's special. All the people in his books that were called special didn't. The only option is for him to succeed.

But I see Stan's circumstances kinda shaking him. For most of his life, Ford believed that Stan could never take something seriously. He didn't take him wanting to go to West Coast Tech seriously, he didn't take his love of science seriously. And now when he's captured and Ford's trying to help, and loos like it's just another of Stan's silly childish games. Trying to play hero or whatever. Because in the beginning I figure that Ford thought Stan got in over his hand and now he's being forced to halt his life to save him like he covered for him for years.

But Stan is taking this seriously, it's really Ford that isn't. Since Stanley sees the full picture and his brother doesn't. He knows how dangerous the circumstances are while Ford turning a blind eye to play make believe hero.

Ford never heard his twin sound this way. So tense. And he definitely never saw Stan's face look so scared before. Since Stan was always fine, always. Up until this point he wasn't even sure he was capable of being afraid before. Always saving him and punching whoever bothered Ford. But here and now he looked so pale, so petrified, and so so far away.

Then the call cut out and Ford was alone without any possibility to save his twin. None of his specialness had stopped this from happening. His brother, his twin, his childhood best friend was in danger and he couldn't save him. His specialness hadn't beaten Stan's attacker up like all the times his brother did for him.

Why was he special if not to do just that?

[trainerethan]

Reguri at events/when they're recognized in public/around any large group of people...red is super uncomfortable and gets more uneasy and anxious the longer they're around strangers vs green being very extraverted and loves talking to people especially when ppl are excited to meet them. However he knows red is extremely uncomfortable with strangers and when people focus on him too much so green purposely acts a little too dramatic and does his best to direct most of the attention/conversation to himself/answers questions for red quickly so red doesn't have to feel the pressure of people expecting him to respond.

Red isn't entirely incapable of socializing w strangers but he really doesn't enjoy it and green knows this so he just does his best to minimize the amount of time that red will have to spend uncomfortably interacting w strangers especially if it's like news reporters/ppl who are trying to pry into their personal lives...

the only exception is red loves to battle people and enthusiastically listens when ppl describe pokemon to him..he's uncomfortable being asked about his personal life but when it comes to battling he's ready and happy to take on any challenge. A good battle needs no words as long as the trainer's and their pokemon can understand each other...

he's also a little less uncomfortable if the person talking to him knows sign language bc he just absolutely hates when people ask him questions but expect him to speak/rude ppl subtly jabbing at him for it. Ppl do that less when they're in Kanto or johto since they're familiar with their silent (ex?) champion but when they visit further out places for events or vacation red hates the need for him or green to repeatedly explain his silence.

But I also think throughout the years red and green start getting recognized and hounded by reporters/paparazzi less so they get to really enjoy their trips without worrying about that stuff.

Big events where ppl are expecting to socialize with each other are still uncomfortable but it's nice that the regular everyday experience is less stressful without people trying to bait red into speaking or bringing unwanted attention to them constantly. Red is more than happy to fade from the mind of the general public lol.

[dorkycreature-89]

i don't think we should get rid of the phrase "love is what makes you human". i just think we should make it more broader (if that makes any sense)

your partner? added

your family? added

your friends? added

your pet? added

your favorite show/movie/game? added

that one song you heard from an artist you don't know but has changed your entire brain chemistry? added

that animal you love so much that if given any chance, you would pet no matter the risks? added

that snack you enjoy to an unhealthy degree, you'll burn the whole world down if it ever gets discontinued? added

love is everywhere. whether it's romantic, familial, platonic or otherwise

[agalychnisspranneusroseus]

My hot take is that marcanne has as much potential for toxic yuri as any other calamity trio ship and it's not nearly as soft and fluffy as one may think

[lilmeowmrow]

supercut

[somegrumpynerd]

Everything is snowed over!!!

Oooooo it's so pretty in the japanese garden one!! :O

[fantomette22]

Your reblog on GERHAM reminded me, I need to ask you for your Gerhman and Maria cooking hcs so you can put them all in one post here xD

GO FOR IT

Yeeeeeeeh!!! :D  Alright idk how to organise this so bear with me on this one XD

First, sometimes I like to go watch on YouTube & Insta people cooking old recipes or "traditionally" like they would do in the 1800s. It's very interesting and allow me to have tons of inspiration and imagine with more accuracy the daily life they could have in bb universe.

2nd thing: Both my parents cook quite well and my grandma too. So I guess I got inspired from this as well

So now, cooking headcanons!

So yeah I hc Gehrman can cook quite well. I mean he's not a chief and I don't think he can do very complicated and precise things. But you know, old and simple grandmas recipes would be his thing! And if you compared to the rest of the Byrgenwerth / old hunter squad he can do a way better job than most of them XD 

Dishes like meats&vegetables, pies, cake,pudding, biscuits, eggs, soup, sandwiches, gratin, bread etc everything link with very traditional, cheap and countryside meals for the era. 

He could just make beef stew for an entire week from the same pot and that wouldn't bother him XD 

Probably got most of the recipes from his mom and grandmas

He's very good at making tea and coffee and knows dozens of infusions to treat severals conditions.

Maybe he can do a few liquors or hydromel/mead.

And of course  he can prepare and cook every prey animals very well.

Somehow he have the patience to teach some of those to his dear friends… even if he’s really trying to not make fun of them at times XD

As for Maria now:

Well being a noble girl she wasn't really taught to cook and make usual meals. Still, that didn’t stop her and her cousins to go get a few pastry in the kitchen when they were kids xD but yeah girl couldn’t cook while younger and her first attempts weren’t really a success 😓 and even after learning she can still almost burned down things if she tried really unusual new things XD

She does know a lot of nobles/aristocratic dishes depending on the regions. Can be useful but she can’t really reproduce the recipes herself.

She has tastes a bit different from her peers too. I mean she like the same specialities other would consider « odds » but when it’s the 5th time in a row you get a rare steak she would gladly just have a salad XD (save her lol)

I guess she actually did know how to skin prey animals and prepare some of them (but before more complex cooking). And I guess she did know how to decorticate lobster and crab well! 

And actually she could cook ramen/noodles when she arrived at Byrgenwerth too (+tea) but that’s mostly it. She ain’t different from modern college students XD

When she went to the East for 6 months/1y she did learn a few recipe and taught Gehrman some of them as well. (Noodles, rice, tuna etc)

During her Byrgenwerth years, but also afterward when she went hunting and training with Gehrman he taught her how to make a few recipes. Especially the ones with just a firecamp during their camping trips (cooking rabbits, pheasant etc Maria became quite the pro at this!). Smt they went to those trips & training with others hunters, just Ludwig or just the 2 of them. That’s others very funny hcs XD. But it's for another time X)

Then during all the years they know each others he taught her how to cook and bake many other dishes! Taught her the tea infusions as well.

So afterwards, even if Maria probably lack motivation to make good food for herself (it’s not like she need much complex things to survive too lol) she got very good at making food for others. Collectively with the help of her fellow hunters or even when she helped the healing church (before research hall, in parallel with hunting, I hc that she helped HC with medical care for their patients, helped children with schooling or even make some meal for the ones in needs. Because that’s what a church is suppose to do right?? And idk if I ever mentioned it but that’s how I hc she meet and become friends with Adeline! The church helped her when she really needed and then she decided to devoted herself to it in return (to simplify very quickly).

So for the AU now, when everyone is fine and happy and alive XD and these two get together. Well, they both cook quite well. I mean Gehrman got more time to practice with a full kitchen so he became even better! Maria is not as good as him but can still make very decent meals! But in truth I guess she prefer to bring back food and prepare them (like cutting things, she’s a pro at it!) and he’s in charge of the actual cooking and baking. So yeah BRO IS A HOUSEWIFE FOR REAL 🤣 But yeah dw she never really burnt down the kitchen. It’s just a few flames with alcohol or grease. It’s fine😅 But they share tasks most of the time I suppose. And they have a garden as well. And they like to go hunt with their lil dog too. (Lil guy is like 1 foot tall and think he’s as fierce as wolfhound or smt XD they are proud of him).

Also not specifically related to them but here’s a few others funny hcs I wanted to share:

Thanks god the healing church & hunters got scholars to tell them which mushrooms & plants are edible at times XD (I mean Gehrman, Maria and Laurence & co know some)

I guess Mico & Rom tried at least once to make the gang eat cactus and scorpions when they were at Loran.

Dores can either cook something alright or do the worst thing ever x-x there’s no in-between XD she made also liquors. (She made sick everyone who tried her first attempt at snake liquors. Laurence almost died lmao but she got better afterwards I swear.) Ah yes wtf am I talking about right? Well one day I saw a bottle of alcohol where there was a dead snake inside ok?? But that wasn’t snake wine I think. Yes that’s real. No do not ask me why, idk. So yeah I imagined that's a logical thing Dores would try.

Laurence might be really annoying about food when he has the choice. Bro have some taste you see. But he’s too busy too cook you see, and depends on others. He likes Gehrman’s cooking a lot. Most of the time.

And I guess Ludwig learn a few recipes from Gehrman as well!

During their years at Byrgenwerth, Damian is probably the 2nd most responsible person at cooking in the team.

With the old hunters I have hcs where they go out of town for a few missions. Except when they are kinda lost in the forest but when they are in towns and villages, they don’t really have time to cook and rely on Inn, tavern etc. But I just imagine smt so funny…. Like Gehrman would ask some hunter to help him make bread and the poor lad never make bread before XD « WDYM you mother never taught you to make bread?! » «😓» 

Oh boy ok last one. When they came back from the fishing hamlet… (idk if they went straight to Byrgenwerth or a tavern or smt) but someone got the very smart idea to make them white sea fish for their next meal💀Like you can expect almost no one managed to eat it and almost everyone got sick. Laurence and Gehrman were so mad at this mistake while everyone else was either disgusted or sick.

To conclude, here’s a few images of what kitchen used to look like in the XIX century.

They either cooked with the fireplace & a rack or a bit later / in huge kitchen with a cast iron oven (the ancestor of our stove). You might maybe be familiar with it like I am, Crow.

For my hcs I think they used both + firecamps 

(I’m sure I’d saved other pictures months ago at the same time as bedrooms and bathrooms refs for my fic but I cannot find them?! So I quickly found those on the internet+ other more perso ones)

Also funny anecdote but in addition to our current electric utilities my grandparents do have a cast iron oven and my grandma cook stuff with it too! They also have (and sell) tons of copper cookware too. They were used a lot at the time and it’s still the case in some really high quality restaurants and establishments. How the heat diffused in it is a bit different from our modern ones. I guess many recipes were creates along with those at the time! Look how beautiful they are!

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i have said it before. favouritest thing about sol bufo is that he cares so deeply about his friends and he wants to take care of them !!!! SO BAD!!!! and when hes actively trying he is successful maybe half of the time. he cooks for his friends even though he is self admittedly not a good cook and never really learned how. he makes poorly advised knitted socks and hammer-covers for them. reassuring shoulder squeeze that hurts because he did it too hard. telling albin he was soo good at stabbing him when he was brainwashed..... and i think ... as much as sol cares he also has a ... limited amount of social intelligence and ability to read people (if i remember right caldwell mentioned sols low charisma was repped as him being kind of s cluelessly rude frog?) . IDK. theres something so silly and sad and endearing about this frog who cares SO much about people and wants to take look after them but still hasnt really figured out how to do it right yet.

[homeless202]

I’m new here and I absolutely love your type of blogs with analysis and meta and long texts~~

I was wondering—is Eunyung and Haejoon’s relationship the kind that could be interpreted as romantic?

first of all, welcome and ty! and sorry it took me so long to reply, i hope u're still around anon. now to answer ur question

i'll take this opportunity to share all my thoughts on the topic bc i have Many.

TLDR: it is possible to read it as romantic if you really want to, but it's not meant to (at least not as of right now in the story aka ch.224)

deep dive under the cut as to why

-> can Eunyung and Haejoon’s relationship be interpreted as romantic?

i like how you phrased that bc, the thing is, interpretation is very subjective. you're welcome and allowed to interpret things however you want, but in EY&HJ's case, i feel like you'd have to work a lil extra hard to get to that point.

-> is Eunyung and Haejoon’s relationship meant to be interpreted as romantic?

this one's easy bc no. objectively Not. the genre of No Home is drama and slice of life (and once upon a time, horror). even if they were to ever end up in a romantic relationship, that's not what the story is about.

when i ask myself what the author's intention is with this story, i'd say it's to (realistically) portray how a young person with trauma would navigate another young person's trauma. and showing how easy it is to unintentionally fuck it up for various reasons: lacking context as to what exactly said trauma is, generally not knowing how to navigate it, their own trauma getting in the way, lacking the necessary resources. take your pick.

think of it like "how should i carry someone else's baggage when i have my own to deal with?" while also keeping in mind they're kids; they often don't have enough experience to know how to help, and even when they know what the right thing to do is, they're not old enough to take (legal) action.

and especially, the most heart-breaking yet realistic thing, when you're just getting to know someone, you can't know everything about them. it's so easy to accidentally do or say sth that cuts or offends when it wasn't meant to. but when they've got their own issues, it's hard not to take it personally (eg. EY talking about HJ's parents without knowing his mom died not long ago in the beginning of the story).

-> what even is Eunyung and Haejoon’s relationship??

this one's so funny bc i have no idea how to answer and i'm convinced not even EY and HJ themselves would know how to answer. they're not really friends; they got off on the wrong foot and kept walking with two left feet way too much to call themselves friends. the things that pushed them together the most were the dorms (not anymore) and the same friend group (more or less since EY has multiple).

what fits them best i'd say is "the universe forced us together against our will and now we're stuck with one another altho we hate each other" (<- at least in the beginning) extended with the "misery loves company" sentiment. finding comfort in someone who gets it, even tho they only kinda get it but not really but it works out anyway except it doesn't <- THERE'S NO NAME FOR THAT *cry* they invented a new type of character dynamic smh (i've never read a pairing with so much (romantic) potential only to see them completely fuck up their chance so royally by the end of their interaction EVERY SINGLE TIME. like yeah, enemies to lovers whatever BUT NOT TO THAT LEVEL HOLY SHIT)

they've changed each other, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. they're compatible in the way they understand each other on a deeper level and incompatible in the way they don't.

...however...

this is how HJ thinks of EY: (and also what No Home is truly abt)

and this is how EY feels about HJ after EY found out HJ used to steal as well (aka that HJ isn't perfect like the stuck up bitch EY thought he was at first):

so...

<- -> EY's first impression of HJ was that he was looking down on him and sth like "does this guy have ulterior motives? or is he just that naive being so trusting?" until EY found out HJ wasn't that different from him. after that, EY started admiring HJ for still managing to achieve things in life despite the hardships he had to go through. the type of admiration that can easily (and sometimes does) slip into envy.

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since the beginning, EY has helped HJ (or at least tried to) without him knowing. sometimes it worked out, sometimes not. most times EY tried doing sth nice for HJ was (from EY's perspective) in return to HJ trying to help him or doing nice things for him (which, again, sometimes worked out, sometimes not). EY was just paying back a debt to "this stubborn naive guy who keeps getting into trouble and butting into his business. gotta look out for this idiot or he might get scammed." (<- eg. when EY offered to get HJ's money back from his uncle)

he doesn't do it for credit or friendship or out of obligation, he's just doing what he thinks is the right thing bc he doesn't want to owe anyone anything. he can't accept people just genuinely being kind, genuinely caring and genuinely wanting to help. but he's been learning and slowly coming to terms with it.

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<- -> HJ first wanted to try befriending EY despite not liking him bc, well, the guy did steal his wallet and stab him in their first interaction. after trying and failing at it multiple times, thanksgiving happened, and HJ started thinking of EY as his underclassman bc he realized EY's just a kid with issues and he should keep an eye on him (discretely bc EY hates pity).

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with time HJ has come to understand EY better by going after him whenever he ran off and slowly realized that EY does mean well and has his reasons (as fucked up as they might be sometimes). but his mentality abt EY is still "i gotta push him in the right direction cuz he's my underclassman and i unintentionally got attached to him (somehow??)" (also bc he knows EY already gave up on himself so he needs a lil help to find his way again. also also bc he knows EY is lowkey suicidal and he's scared it'll be his fault if sth happens) <- his care for EY comes from a protective/nurturing (/possibly maybe guilty) place which started when he realized EY was just a kid^^. in other words, HJ still bothers with EY out of a subconscious sense of responsibility/obligation in a way (a good way tho. or at least a way that gets better)

see, sth i struggle with is if HJ thinks he has to or wants to or thinks he should or can't just not help/care for EY. i can't exactly pinpoint where the sentiment is coming from. his face is too blank for me to read sometimes T_T

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to summarize: HJ is EY's goal, what EY wishes he could've been. and EY is HJ's 'responsibility' so to speak (bc 'burden' doesn't quite fit since HJ is there for EY willingly) -> EY has a positive opinion of HJ while HJ has a neutral opinion of EY (which is also gradually getting better)

note1: i think HJ's intention (maybe subconsciously) was to be to EY what HJ's upperclassman was to him. aka someone who's there when you need it and can help guide you. it would explain why HJ kept chasing after EY despite not really having a reason to and EY repeatedly rejecting HJ's care/help.

note2: i also believe the 'upper-under-classman' relationship dynamic fits them the best atm bc it also matches the way the story often singles EY out as he's the only second year (aka younger) of the 6 MCs.

-> Romance in No Home?

another thing i should mention is that No Home rarely leaves things open for interpretation. the deepest arguments EY&HJ had were always spelled out for us, to make us understand exactly what the problem was, and how there isn't a good guy and a bad guy. it's just two people with issuesTM.

from what we've seen in the story up to this point, i couldn't pick out a moment where i'd go "here! that's romantic! that's the moment they realized SomeThing!" yk

when it comes to romance specifically, i feel like a handful of opportunities were missed. there are scenes which could've easily been written trough a rosy lens but simply weren't.

exhibit A:

HJ was speechless bc "wow this mf really is actively picking a fight with an authority figure. i gotta make sure things don't escalate" not bc "hoLY sHiT hE's PreTTy. all his fangirls are on to something". however, this only becomes more clear when you keep reading the next few chapters, so i understand how you could interpret it as the latter.

exhibit B:

here they got so close and the moment was so deep bc "woaa he said he believes me. no one's said to me that before!". unfortunately, EY was panicking too much for it to mean something bc of the guilt he felt for HJ trusting someone so undeserving of trust like EY.

exhibit C:

this is maybe the closest we got to romantic between these two. i think this might be the only (or at least first) ever deep interaction between them that didn't end in a fight or misunderstanding. is it meant to be romantic tho? -> ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

-> what do i think?

first, full transparency: i went into reading this story fully expecting it to be a BL and for EY&HJ to end up together. but the more i kept on reading, the more i got the ick thinking about them being in a (romantic) relationship bc, at least from what we've seen so far in the story, their relationship would be so ToxicTM (which i personally don't enjoy reading).

as they are right now, i wouldn't want them to be together like that. like, honestly, you still can't really consider these two even friends; they just tolerate each other if the stars align correctly (altho, i'll admit, their relationship is gradually getting better!!). every big argument they had i thought "god, there's no coming back from that. i'd cut ties so quickly if was them wtf". i still don't know how they managed to keep on interacting, props to them ig.

there's a lot of unresolved issues between them. and a lot of resentment which would not bode well in a romantic relationship. the smallest argument would turn explosive and they'd be, at best, in an on&off type of relationship. they both have the power to break the other and neither would be afraid to use it. they have a lot of history together, which is not always pleasant, so if they ever were to go the romantic route, it would have to be a long way to go.

technically, i could see them in a romantic relationship if they both went to therapy first and talked out all the baggage they're carrying (both individual and shared). realistically tho, what i think will happen at the end of No Home is that either they never cross paths again after high school ends (which would absolutely break my heart Wanan pls don't), or they somehow (unintentionally) end up living together bc they both desperately needed a roommate to pay rent (which would be a hilarious fucking gag LMAO). just, HJ going to uni/work and EY doing his own thing (prolly an actor) while still cohabiting together; hanging out to watch a movie before bed <- (whether platonic or romantic being left up for interpretation)

<- -> in conclusion, from what we've seen up to this point, their relationship is mainly upper-under-classman; reluctant (maybe) friends who tolerate each other but also care (too) deeply. they've changed each other, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. in some ways they're compatible and in others they're not.

all this being said, their relationship is improving and romance between EY&HJ is not impossible, just rather unlikely imo. but, again, interpretation is subjective and u're welcome to read their relationship however you want.

[placeinthisworld]

Can I say it's so funny how when people think that Taylor was putting up a front and pretending to be happy when she was with Joe for six years, but don't see anything performative about her behaviour lately? Like, seriously? You think her natural state is smiling for the paps and the public at every opportunity? You think she'd engineer these moments if she wasn't specifically trying to prove something?

no like seriously. taylors always pulled the “i’m SO HAPPY RN IVE NEVER BEEN HAPPIER” in every relationship prior to joe and made it a point to publicize it. every relationship she’s had has been spewed on the front cover and joe was the only person that made that fucking difficult!! like i’m genuinely just so tired of the narrative always being about taylor’s dating life like. why is that only ever the thing that people talk about. why does she feed into this sooooo much???? like it’s funny bc we all know this will be a completely different story next year. we know how the story always changes after something goes wrong and she has to do damage control through song lyrics.

like it just makes me feel like i’m fucking crazy we are constantly seeing the same patterns and promoting strategies and her choose quantity over quality for everything bc she can get away with the bare minimum. like going to coachella just kinda solidified for me that she is in a constant cycle and it’s embarrassing lmao.

[usersukuna]

am i the only one who thinks this season was really rushed? most of the time i wasn't able to feel and digest things because then other things were happening in a span of less than 5 minutes and then everything just...... ended? there were things that didn't have any depths, that was just made... idk.... in such a whatever way

they put anne and mary in there for one episode. then we see their relationship and that they're two psychos (affectionate) and then they vanish in the end. they put ned low in there, that appears out of NOWHERE, just to be in one episode and then kill him off. they kill izzy off and we don't even have the time to mourn, because next scene they've already buried him and now are making a wedding. i mean.

they tried putting a lot of new characters in there instead of focusing on the original ones and their developtment and it made the season feel so fucking rushed and idk man. idk.