#I know I sound like a boomer or whatever but like… they have a point?

[archivewriter1ont]

Echo and the Cadet Batch Chapter 16: How To Babysit Aboard a Warship Is Out!

(adorableness I want to squeeze them) art by @littletroggo

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58834273/chapters/149944141

(Ugh the insert-link feature is not working again)

Summary:

Time moves differently in the Negotiator's current time zone, so the 501st and the 212th are still trying to a) keep the cadets as much a secret as possible and b) manage to keep them safe aboard a warship. After fighting alongside them as adults and adjusting to their crazy, Rex hopes that settling the baby batchers down for dinner and bedtime will go smoothly. It does not.

SNEAK PEEK: ⬇️

“Crosshair, get that pencil out of your mouth,” Echo chided gently. “That’s why you have the toothpicks.”

Rex smothered a smirk as Crosshair shot a petulant frown at the cyborg but did as he was told. The small sniper plucked the eraser end of the pencil out of his mouth but didn’t replace it with a toothpick – he was far too busy concentrating on the sketchpad in front of him. 

The captain had been sitting cross-legged on the floor, content to observe what was going on around him, but now he leaned over and tried to get a better look at the drawing, suddenly intrigued. He had just gotten obliterated by Tech in a chess game – the little engineer had not known how to play until an hour ago, but apparently learned strategy quickly and was ruthless once he did – and he could still see Wrecker and Boomer showing Hunter an array of magic tricks, though he wasn’t sure if the tracker cadet was actually interested or just accommodating his brother’s excitement. But he hadn’t seen Crosshair budge from that spot for at least an hour. Ever since he had found the sketchpad and pencils while rummaging through his older counterpart’s pack, the white-haired cadet had been sprawled out on the floor, feet kicking methodically in the air, obsessed with whatever he was watching take form on the thin, cream-colored paper.

“What’re you doing, kiddo?” he asked. He was making a point to refer to the cadets by such names as often as possible, since he wouldn’t likely ever get to do so again once they were replaced by the adult batchers he knew and loved. 

Though whenever that switch happened, he was already planning to bring up the whole “sketching” thing to Crosshair. Apparently Echo had known of the sniper’s artistic streak but Rex had not, which made him think it would be the perfect thing to bring up when the snappy batcher wanted to ignore that the combined forces of the 501st and 212th had now seen him as a mostly-harmless little cadet.

At his question, Crosshair immediately looked up. His sharp eyes narrowed at the blonde clone, but unlike his older self, he didn’t immediately bite off a none of your business or the like. Instead he hesitated, the end of the pencil inching back toward his mouth as he weighed whether he should answer.

Finally, he spoke in a quiet, almost embarrassed voice. “Something.” He tilted the sketchpad further away from Rex and adjusted his position on the floor, nearly blocking the entire thing from view. 

Rex slid closer, now determined to see what something was. Crosshair snatched up the pad and held it to his chest, turning away and eyeing him like a suspicious cat. Rex could almost imagine the little sniper’s white hair standing on end like a kitten’s, too.

He smiled at the mental image. “What kind of something?” he probed, trying to sound casual. 

(Whoops my hand slipped and I added 2k more words than I meant to. The snuggles part I referred to yesterday is now in chapter 17. 😁)

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[melodylee8794]

I know this song is about TV but I’ve just been thinking about how it’s kind of super relevant in the context of social media these days

[langernameohnebedeutung]

there's a lot of valid takes on why Gen Z is becoming radicalised at the rate they are - all that misinformation, tiktok, red pill, the pandemic - all have good points. But I think another factor is that even politically, their sense of normalcy is entirely different to the one of prior generations. The spiral of the last 15 years, the way the Overton window has moved, the change of style and tone in political discourse, the normalisation of anti-democratic ideas, the obsession with people's private lives, the topics that are front and centre during elections these days, the changing concept of the respect and dignity expected in a public office (god I sound like a boomer) - all of that was shocking to us.

the three generations of my family, all born and raised in VERY different time periods from one another, we've all just been equally shocked and horrified again and again these last 15 years - not just by what is happening but how it is happening and by what is possible and how easy it is to make a total mockery of the democracy and the rule of law. For all of us, that was a feeling of realising that something we implicitly trusted in to the point that it didn't need talking about ... just falling away. Or proving to always have been an illusion to begin with. To someone who grows up right now, this safety and security has NEVER existed.

But for these kids - the window of their life where they start becoming politically and culturally aware basically coincides with this downward spiral and I think that makes many of them blind or numb to it. I think for many of them, that's just their understanding of how things naturally progress and politics works. That the way previous generations evaluate the current situation - this framework of intentional manipulation and misinformation and radicalisation - is just fair and acceptable behaviour and that of course politicians manipulate the discourse to get what they want and of course it is normal to tell brazen lies and spread panic if that gets you what you want and if you're loyal to the party, you parrot those lines whether you really believe in them or not. (And let's be honest with ourselves - the seed to that has always been there)

And others, who I imagine intellectually know that things are going downhill, are really stuck in this extremely mind-numbing fatalist mindset (climate change is gonna kill us all anyway, haha) which makes you hopeless and desperate. And being hopeless and desperate also makes you vulnerable to all kinds of manipulation and radicalisation - because the offer you a perspective. Or meaning.

If you think about the trad-wife and redpill stuff or generally christian nationalism but also any movement that instrumentalises history with ideological narratives, you notice that their narratives place periods of stability way back in time in periods that match aspects of their idelogy e.g. their fetishisation of the 1950s. Then they come up with some horrible bad evil enemy that destroyed that paradise and created the 'degenerate' misery we live in now. Authoritarians and ideologues and cults have always done this. It's part of constructing the mutual enemy.

Beause this way, they can create their illusion of this kind of mythical, unreachable utopia (the past) that fascists love and attach all kinds of conditions to reaching that - with no pressure for them to ever actually deliver: women staying at home, racial segregation, christian hegemony, eugenics, absolute exclusion of gay and trans identities etc. This doesn't just have the benefit of pushing their politics on a confused youth (though that's a big benefit) - it also helps them hide from young people that these last 15 years, they literally created the chaos that these kids are living in. They sowed this situation and right now, with the radicalisation of the youth, they are reaping the rewards.

And the thing is, we can blame the Tiktok or whatever but I also think it is important that we let younger people know and feel that what's happening right now - is just not normal and not sustainable.

And yes, we need to let go of the naive illusion that "the kid are going to save the world". We should never have had that. But I also don't think a radical heel-turn vilifying all of Gen Z is going to help anyone or do justice to the situation.

[gilverrwrites]

Quick and Dirty

Pairing: Captain Boomerang/Reader

Digger has an idea, it involves highly inappropriate usage of the Speed Force Gauntlet. (Please ignore the fact that the gauntlet doesn't actually extend to the fingers - at least i'm pretty sure it doesn't)

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Rating: 18+

Words: >800

Content: Established relationship, coercion (kinda), clitoral stimulation, vibrations, dirty talk, spit, swearing.

Please remember: to do the things that make you happy.

“No. Fucking. Way.” You warn, leaning back against the wall and crossing your arms defensively. “You keep that thing away from me.”

“Oh, come on, Darlin’.” Digger is still smiling, crooked, confident, casual. He gestures to the speed gauntlet strapped to his other arm. “It’s perfectly safe. You’ve seen me usin’ it.”

“That’s what I’m afraid of.” You examine the glove in question. It would be a lie to say you weren’t intrigued. You didn’t know much about the speed force beyond whatever half-truths Digger rambled on about, it seemed intricate, and unsafe. But Boomerang was a good lay, and he’d used that thing to save your skin in the field more than once, so you were willing to tentatively hear him out. “If that thing goes off midway, I don’t want my bits going with it.”

“That won’t happen… Probably.” Concern did flash across his face briefly, but it was quickly hidden by his usual bravado. He stepped closer to you, not quite close enough to touch, but enough that you could smell him, that you could feel the high energy radiating from him. Or maybe that was the gauntlet. “Have a little faith in ol’ Boomer, aye. I’ll treat you right, make you feel real good.”

“Okay… but if anything happens to mine.” You point to your crotch before gesturing to the growing erection in Digger's trousers. “I’m using yours as target practice.”

That might have been a boner killer for other men, but Digger's enthusiasm when it comes to sex or showing off knows no bounds, and this is a perfect opportunity for both. His eyes glint with mischief, with victory. He licks his lips, and you know there’s no backing out now, you’re fucked.

Digger maintains eye contact as he reaches out, there’s no pleasantries. He makes quick work undoing your trousers, hooking his gloved fingers in your panties, and pulling them both down until they’re positioned halfway down your thighs.

“What, no foreplay?” You challenge, raising your brows at him.

“You’re not gonna need it.” The look he gives you is so coy, so amused. It should fuel your cynicism, but it looks hot on him. “But, since ya asked so nicely, I guess I can spare a lil somethin’.”

He rests his unarmed hand on the wall beside you and leans in, occupying your lips with his. You’re only allowed a moment to enjoy it before you feel the brisk metal finger plates of the gauntlet slide between your slit. You hiss at the contact, and Digger pulls his hand back immediately.

“Sorry bout that. Shoulda warmed it up first.” His expression flips to sheepish as he brushes his fingers against his scarf. He blows on it a few times before spitting on his index finger and continuing. “Right, let’s try that again.”

He resumes the position, one hand on the wall, one hand slinking back between your legs, and his face just inches from yours. The temperature has barely improved, but he’s able to sink his fingers back in without causing you to flinch this time.

You’re still unprepared and admittedly unimpressed thus far as he starts circling your clit. To give him a fighting chance, you close your eyes, hoping it will help you focus on the feeling.

“Aye, no no no. Keep your eyes open.” As you follow his instruction, you hear a quiet whizzing from below, a lesser sound than the gauntlet's normal powering up. “I wanna watch your reaction.”

Then it hits you, an intense pulsing pressed against your most sensitive area, like every vibrator ever invented is being utilised on you in that single moment. The wall prevents you from being able to roll your head back, so you stare at Digger, wide-eyed as your body tingles and burns.

“Shhhhiiiiit, you like that.” His voice is dripping with fervour, and it only serves to add an extra level of throbbing to your cunt. Already approaching your climax, you’re unable to find the words to respond, instead fisting your hands around Digger's leather lapels in anticipation. “You reallllly like that, don’t ya?”

A nod is all you can manage as you begin to jerk and quiver, hitting your climax in record time. It’s hot and searing, like lightning is running through your whole body.

The tips of your fingers and toes, among other things, are still twitching as you start to catch your breath moments later. You can barely comprehend whatever Digger is prattling on about. He’s waving the gauntlet around, his arm moving so fast you can’t make it out. There’s lots of brash laughter and ‘I told ya so’s. You’re finally able to fully tune in as he muses, “How many rounds of that can handle, I wonder?”

[teddybeartoji]

thinking so hard abt toji that isnt all that great w technology...

like the zen'in clan was prolly extremely traditional and forbid that shit. and even nowadays, he only uses it so his job is more convenient.

hhhhh imagining toji fumbling w his phone when yall get into a relationship bc hes trying to keep up with your energetic messages and frequent FaceTimes.

i can just see him sending the driest texts like "Come over." not bc hes intentionally doing so but hes just not used to anything besides a simple "Jobs done." or whatever. its okay tho bc you can tell hes trying for you 😻

EEEEEE AND I CAN SEE HIM GRADUATING TAKING THE WAY YOU TEXT AND USING IT THE CLOSER YALL GET AND THE LONG YALL KNOW EACH OTHER

ugh im gushing over you asking toji to send a pic of himself bc you havent seen him in a while

"send pics 😋"

"Of what?"

"yourself obv 😒"

"Okay, but how do I do that?"

and then you spend the next few mins on call w him trying to explain how to send pictures and others things thru messages 😇

sorry if this is incoherent but

GRAYYYY😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭THIS IS SO FUNNY AND CUTE AT THE SAME TIME!!! HE REALLY IS A BOOMER, ISN'T HE???? i really like to think of him using a flip phone lmao. he's so cunty.

IMAGINE THE SELFIES HE'D TAKE THOUGHH😭😭😭😭 pls i love him sm. thee most awkward angles in the world but it doesn't matter bc he really is doing his best!!!! i think he'd actually ask you for pics a lot. literally just selfies (nudes too ofc but that's besides the point). he just goes "pic." and nothing else😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 or smth like "show yourself" 😭😭😭😭😭sounds so menacing that you have to ask him whatever the fuck he means by that and he's just???? "isn't it obvious, stupid? i want to see you." he's so romantic😍😍

and the typos omfg the typos. it's so fucking funny. every two words is a fucked up one. and you get to make fun of him all the time hihihiiii. he just rolls his eyes with a faint little smile whenever you bring it up<3333

also you'll definitely regret teaching him any slang though. "can you go to the store? we don't have any milk." + "skill issue." ???????????? hello????? and he texts shiu "kys" after he tells him to come to work😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 he's so funny i hate him

not to bring the kids everywhere but i will do just that. he has a pic of the kids as his wallpaper:((( he made you to take the picture bc he wanted to be sure that it wasn't blurry:((((((

[isuckatwritingsobenice]

Hell-o

Ummmm I dunno if you’re still taking requests… but if you are…

Could you please do a platonic rivals Vox x Internet demon!Reader who have a “Internet killed the video star” type of dynamic? Like calling Vox things like “Outdated” and “Boomer” and Vox trying to prove that NO the tv is NOT DEAD and he is NOT OLD-TIMEY!

Warnings: none!

Navigation!!

Boomer

The air in the studio crackled with static, not the typical kind that plagued broadcast signals, but the tangible electric hum of two egos clashing. Vox, the slick, charismatic overlord of the Vees, stood before his towering screen, his three eyes narrowed into predatory slits. He was resplendent, as always, in his sharp suit and polished chrome, a testament to the power of television. On the other side of the room, however, lounging on a haphazardly arranged pile of discarded cables and servers, was the source of his current ire: (Y/N), a being of pure internet energy.

(Y/N) was a mess of flickering pixels and ever-shifting code manifest, a chaotic kaleidoscope of bright colors and sharp, glitchy edges. They were currently sporting a particularly loud pair of neon headphones and a smug, knowing grin that could curdle milk. Vox wanted to erase it from their face.

"So," (Y/N) drawled, their voice a digital distortion that somehow managed to sound both bored and condescending, "still clinging to the old box, Voxxy? Still trying to convince the masses that moving pictures on a big glass rectangle is 'cutting edge'?" Their form flickered, a pixelated hand gesturing dismissively toward Vox's towering screen.

Vox's smile twitched, his sharp teeth bared just a little too much. "It's television, you digital degenerate. And it is a proven, reliable method of entertainment. Something you, with your twitching pixels and pop-up ads, could never hope to replicate.” He gestured to his control panel, its buttons and dials gleaming under the studio lights. "This is infrastructure, this is art! This is power."

(Y/N) barked a laugh, the sound a burst of static that made the overhead lights flicker. "Infrastructure? You call that infrastructure? Honey, that's a dinosaur skeleton. I've got faster wifi on my left thumbnail than you've got in that whole… thing." They flicked their fingers, causing a cascade of holographic memes to flutter around them like angry butterflies. "The internet is instantaneous, interactive, infinite! Your boob tube is just… static, old man."

The word 'static' grated on him more than 'boomer'. "I am not old," Vox spat, his metallic voice gaining an edge. "Television is timeless! It's where heroes are made, where stories are told!" He slammed a fist against his console with a metallic clang. "You wouldn't understand, you with your endless cat videos and… 'challenges', whatever those are. I make stars, you create… noise!"

(Y/N) hopped off the tangled mess of wires, landing with a soft thump that sent dust motes dancing in the air. "Oh, we make stars too, Voxxy. Millions of them. They just, you know, sparkle a little brighter, burn a little hotter, and get shared a hell of a lot faster. Who’s going to be watching your grainy broadcasts when they can stream a live concert globally, in crystal-clear 4K, with a chat feature?” They pressed a few imaginary buttons on their form, causing a window to pop open, filled with a chaotic stream of comments. “See, this is interaction! It's dynamic! It’s not you just talking at a bunch of blank screens.”

"Dynamic? It’s chaotic!” Vox countered, his three eyes wide with a mixture of outrage and a begrudging sliver of curiosity. “All those… emojis. It looks like someone threw a box of crayons into a blender."

(Y/N) chuckled, a low hum that vibrated through the studio. "That's the point, old-timer! It's a vibrant, messy, beautiful mess. The internet is a reflection of everything and everyone. Your TV is… well, it’s just you.”

"And what's wrong with me?" Vox demanded, his head tilting slightly. He wasn’t used to having someone openly mock his entire operation. "I'm sophisticated, I’m powerful! My broadcasts are carefully curated, meticulously planned!"

“Planned? That's the problem!” (Y/N) teased, their form flickering with digital laughter. “It's all so... predetermined. On the internet, anything can happen! Someone can go viral for sneezing! A cat can suddenly play the piano! The possibilities are limitless!” Their form shifted again, briefly manifesting a dancing cat with a tiny piano.

Vox’s jaw twitched. He knew that (Y/N) was right, in some twisted, annoying way. Something about the unpredictable nature of the internet did chafe at his control-freak tendencies. He was in the business of crafting narratives, of controlling the message, and the wild, uncontainable nature of the web was, frankly, unsettling.

He crossed his arms, his metallic fingers tapping against his arm. “So, what? Your chaotic mess is better than my ‘predetermined’ broadcasts? Please, your algorithms are just regurgitating the same drivel over and over again.” He tilted his head, a wicked grin spreading across his face. “Why don’t we settle this?”

(Y/N)’s pixelated form perked up, their digital eyes growing wide with excitement. “Ooh! Now, you’re talking! What battle are you thinking?”

Vox’s grin widened, his eyes glinting. “I say… a content war! Let's see who can capture the attention of the masses. We'll put our best work forward, you with your chaotic shorts and I with my carefully crafted programming, and we’ll let the viewers decide. The internet will never replace the charm of the tube!”

“Only a boomer would say charm,” (Y/N) scoffed but they were already buzzing with excitement, their form flickering even more rapidly. “You’re on, grandpa! Let’s see if your outdated tech can keep up with the speed of light!”

With that, the battle lines were drawn, the clash of old-school media and new-age chaos about to unfold. Vox may have scoffed at the ‘noise’ of the internet, but he knew, deep down, that he was facing a force as chaotic and powerful as the shifting tides. And (Y/N), despite their snarky demeanor, secretly admired the polished sheen of old-school television, a world they knew they were slowly, but surely, changing. Their rivalry was fierce, but it was also, in its own warped way, a form of mutual respect. They were two sides of the same coin, forever clashing, forever challenging, and secretly, maybe, enjoying the competition. The war was on, and the studio, and the world beyond its walls, would never be the same.

[cozymochi]

Mild vent. Idk. I promise it’s not as bad as last nights utter mental shattering.

I don’t know what it is.

Maybe it’s a U.S centric Gen X mindset, or a remnant Boomer one from that “pull up your bootstraps” individualism thing, and no shade to any of the ones who follow me, my only point of reference are my parents and other older adults in my immediately family, and some friends families who tend to echo the same stuff—

Maybe it’s because a lot of my older family members never got to fulfill any particular ambition of theirs and had no choice but to work in fields they hate, maybe they overestimate how things work these days, and maybe it’s just me being an outlier…

But it’s so hard to discuss jobs especially creative ones of any kind when I’m the kind of person who is just… content working beneath somebody else. Or at least within a group professionally.

I don’t really have the ambition to start any individual practice or “be my own boss” so to speak. I don’t even feel comfortable in positions where I’m in charge of myself.

I don’t disagree that if that were to happen I’d probably be competent. I just feel more at ease and in my element when I’m able to just be given a task or assignment in a group setting and just doing it. Then going home and not think about it.

And if I outwardly say that I’m just… fine in that position I’m looked at weird and getting lectured about it. It’s not like I don’t get it… and I’m sure they just want better out of me or have a positive outlook that I could “be my own boss” in a hypothetical and have my own little business and be successful. As much as I do doubt myself in most cases, I just don’t feel any connection to those proposals at all.

I legitimately do not that any desire to do those things. At least, not now nor ever in the last few years. It just doesn’t really appeal to me.

I’ve never even got my foot in the door in a normal way yet to even know if a leap like that would work or is something I want.

I just know I’m genuinely more content just being given a task, doing it well (regardless if it ever surfaces, most don’t), and moving onto the next thing. I’m usually at my best there.

It’s a weird spot when I’m told that I can allegedly do “anything”, but when I say I just want to remain low key and I’m fine working under someone else, that suddenly isn’t a viable thing to be okay with.

“Oh you don’t wanna do THAT-“ “why dont you do this instead??” “im sure you could do this that and third and have your own —“ meanwhile I know every single one of them wanted that self sufficient whatever for themselves but never got it.

And it’s not like I’m not blind enough to see how hard, insular, exploitative and under-appreciated creative fields can be (and downright abusive, even).

I just… don’t have an urge nor want to do the most “ideal” and individualistic thing ever. I know what they’re saying is out of this idealized positivity, I get it. It’s not like I was the happiest person on earth with my old non-creative 9-5 job, yeah I would rather have been putting my skills to use, but I also don’t have much interest in being some kind of independent art business owner. Whatever that would entail. (the homies were even talking con booths and junk, like, sure hypothetically it sounds neat and shoutout to those who do it, but it’s not for me…)

I’m just… fine not shooting that high, nor being that notable. But I also didn’t hate my old job setup either. I wasn’t always excited to go in (who even is), but I didn’t hate it. I was pretty fine just …working.

Not that it matters. I don’t have a foot in that door anyway.

I don’t know. I don’t remember my point at all.

I’ll be rid of this later.

[sirensea14]

Mga pare ko😭

So here i am, starting my morning with this bullshit. At first i saw this on facebook from a poster with an image of the chinese coastguard vessel and I wanted to confirm it on google and--surprise surprise--It was 3 DAYS AGO! WHAT THE FUCK

I thought this was calming down a bit, but china said "Oh fuck no, we aint giving up 'our' shit"

What's up with them patrolling OUR islands this time?

And um, i have something to tell you all really.

There are 25 hypersonic missiles pointed at northern Luzon by china. EDIT: ITS ACTUALLY 25 AREAS TARGETED BY CHINA'S HYPERSONIC MISSILES. I JUST CHECKED IT HP (Hypersonic= faster than ghe speed of sound) Im not sure if this is true though as Imee Marcos refused to elaborate whom she got the intel from (i was debating from saying this here cuz im not sure) and im still NOT SURE up to this day. I just hope this is a lie.

And our politics and government--its a fucking mess. I hope Kabataan Partylist (Youth partylist) wins cuz we need them. Not those weird ass celebrities-to-politicians that has no education about law, politics, or even economics. They are continued to be voted because those boomers say happily, "i vote for *** because they are my idol!!" Without really knowing what they will do or what can they do in the field of politics. And the family dynasties or whatever, its getting worse. More and more politicians have been backing(supporting) their children (ex: Villar; mother and son, Duterte; father, daughter and 2 sons, Marcos; a whole fucking family, btw they are known to be the dictators back then in 1972-1981) our government is just a terrible mess.

This is just chaos. The world is becoming a mess now cuz this aint just the Philippines' shit, some have also been affected by conflicts--whether it be caused by an outside force (county vs country) or inside force (people vs government). Like Gaza, Ukraine, and now lately ive seen Bangladesh. China, and U.S, these countries are powerful yet somehow broken on the inside. Only i can tell that from videos on the internet, but i am sure they are in a somewhat silent conflict. People's unity are breaking apart, what more of countries in conflict would i consume this time?

[jpeg-indulgence]

Celebrating rn...

Do you have any songs that you relate to you and Vergil? Do you have any date ideas that you think he'd specifically do for your sake alone? What's your favorite headcanon(s) about him? Do you have a ship dynamic that you consider the two of you to have? Can't wait to hear 🎉

- @brutally-loving

HEHEHEHE OKAY HERE WE GO 👏

1) There are a few, and a lot of them are kinda bittersweet sounding because I guess that's just the aesthetic we have. Depressioncore. (Don't worry I'm doing fine I just like slower sounding songs)

Me and My Husband by Mitski is a big one. I actually have a vent comic thing I made a bit ago that I'm going to reblog right after this since I have more followers now and I'm proud of it. It just gives the whole "I may be stupid but I got myself a big sword man and that's gotta count for something."

Eyes Blue Like the Atlantic by Sista Prod is one of the more aesthetic ones. It's slower and softer, but hints at deeper feelings, which fits our dynamic really well. More on that later. (Also we both have blue eyes and it's a duet so you knowww)

I have so many but I'm going to keep it short and finish with THE quintessential Jpeg and Vergil song which is HEAR ME OUT

Perfect Girl by Mareux

Okay. So. This is the song that I was listening to on repeat when I realized that oh no I was really in love with this fictional man.

There's a lot more backstory but it's kinda personal so I won't dig too deep, but the main point is that not only is the aesthetic of the song OUR AESTHETIC AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, the lyrics actually really convey really well what it was like to slowly realize how deep the whole attraction thing went. It felt like a slow burn. Nngngnorwk I love it so much it's such a good song. Kind of awkward because most of the other yumeshippers songs are usually wholesome love song ballad things and mine is mf Mareux. I haven't actually done those "our aesthetic" yume templates because I don't know how I'd explain that. 😭

2) I think HONESTLY he'd be forced to pick up gaming. When it comes to going out for dates sure yeah I'll do whatever but sooner or later Vergil knows one of these days I'm going to ask if we can stay home whilst picking up the controllers for some super smash bros and the poor man is going to have to randomly jam buttons if he hopes to survive.

At some point I'd feel bad for him and start faking my losses in hopes he wouldn't notice (he would) or just suggest a card game after like the fourth round of him nearly cutting the tv in half out of pure rage.

On the other hand, knowing him, it would probably bother him so much he wouldn't do much else except train to get better at the game until he started demolishing me at it. Then I'd be the one rage quitting. Poetic justice.

Also I main him in MVC3 so he'd essentially be getting beaten repeatedly by himself which would probably drive him insane.

SORRY I RAMBLED THIS IDEA IS JUST SO CUTE TO ME 💙💙💙

3) There's a few, a couple of them being:

According to his voice actor, he'd actually be a good dad. He's naturally very protective and would probably be an almost helicopter parent and the idea of this big tough warrior man who can cut apart a giant demon by simply flicking his wrist running around and attempting to look after a baby is so adorable to meee.

There are so many jokes about him being a boomer who struggles with technology and I love the idea of walking in and realizing that he's been attempting to figure out how to attach an image to an email for the last hour.

There was a YouTube video where he tries ice cream for the first time since childhood and gets hooked on mint chocolate chip. This is canon to me.

4) So AS FAR AS SHIP DYNAMICS GO, this is actually kind of oddly embarrassing because when I first fell for the guy I was like "why him lol we have nothing in common" only to slowly realize, wait, no, we have waaaay too much in common and my heart just figured it out faster. Props to what is probably undiagnosed autism in the disguise of hormones.

We both are very similar in terms of how we would show affection, since we are both extremely introverted and struggle with physical touch, so I'd reckon in the beginning we'd both feel like we HAD to constantly express feelings, or hug and kiss, but after realizing we both struggled to do so, relaxed more and let it happen naturally.

We'd probably both not express too much outwardly, since we struggle with words, but pick up on patterns and demeanors the other one did when trying to.

Same thing with physical touch. We might not hug and kiss all the time, but we would when we both felt comfortable and loved, which would make it all the more special.

OKAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING ME RAMBLE THIS HAS BEEN SO FUN FOR ME I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH!!!!! 💙💙💙

[danganronpa-headcanons-imagines]

can I request a poly qpr (a relationship nor platonic or romantic, simply comfortable within whatever boundaries they set! Romantic acts with out needing to be romantic! Besties holdin hands! Etc! I suggest doing a bit of looking online, I’m not the best at explaining things) with ishimondo?

That sounds so cute oh my god?

I know about Queer Platonic Relationships, but I'm not an expert. So I tried to do as much research as I could to write this and formulate it. If it's off in anyway please feel free to let me know so I can improve in the future!

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QPR with IshiMondo

Your relationship kinda formed out of the blue. While you guys were hanging out, Taka was doing research on a college paper he was working on and stumbled upon the definition of Queer Platonic Relationships. As he explained it you all just nodded your heads casually. It took a hot minute for the three of you to kinda realize that was your deal already

There was little change in your guys' behavior honestly, now you just had a proper label to tell people! Even then, it's not like it's their business anyways

Taka spent 2 days researching every little bit of info about QPRs, to the point it got a bit excessive. He tried to encorperate the term "Zucchinis" but it confused Mondo so much that it was basically dropped instantly

Kiyotaka and Mondo formed a romantic relationship somewhere in the middle of being friends with you, with you being 100% supportive

People tend to assume it's like a love triangle or a polyamorous situation, but nah. Just guys being dudes, dudes being guys

You've been friends for a long time, ever since highschool!

After graduating, you all wanted to move out of your homes, but kinda disliked the idea of getting separate apartments. Something felt special when you all were together, so living together just kinda fit (not to mention less rent!)

You all splurged and got a giant king size bed to share. It saved money and you didn't mind sharing

Cuddling is nice and casual. When you do stuff like watch movies or just chill in bed you all feel comfortable just cuddling

The living definition of "kissing the homies goodnight"

Give each other a casual "love ya" whenever you go to do something

Kiyotaka usually stays up super late studying for college, leaving you and Mondo to just chill. Taka is pretty much always the last to bed

On the flip side he is ALWAYS the first to wake up. He's like a god damn rooster and drill sergant mixed into one

Lots of fights on what to watch on TV, movie nights can get verbally violent

When it's time to go shopping you ALWAYS need to be there. It can be with Mondo, Kiyotaka, both, or alone. The key point is you. The other two can not be trusted alone, they will come home with half the store in the car

You all have a group chat where you send memes to each other. Kiyotaka uh... isn't the best at it (I'm talking minions boomer memes)

Mondo's infamously short temper can be a problem. When it gets too intense, you and Kiyo like to just bear hug him until he calms down

Whenever invited somewhere, it's pretty much expected for all three of you to show up together, no one questions it

It doesn't matter whether you are small and weak or big and strong, Mondo and Kiyotaka are 100% your protection squad

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[whoiwanttoday]

When I was a kid all the adults in my neighborhood got really excited to pay a whole lot of money to go see the Rolling Stones for their Steel Wheels tour. I remember that album being forcefully played at block parties and stuff while I was condescendingly told this is what music sounds like. While that was decidedly true in a sense, it was music and we were hearing it, it more specifically was what not very good music sounded like because it was a very bad record from a once great band that was charging a whole lot of money not because they were significantly better than they were 25 years earlier but because their fans were significantly more affluent than they were 25 years ago. These fans paid their money and swore it was good but they weren't interested in the art, if they were they wouldn't have had fun, they were interested in pretending they were teenagers again and recapturing whatever it felt like to be 14, even if that cost them $250 and they sat in seats and no one danced because the most rock and roll thing you could do was not move and just sit there and keep the poors out. This was perhaps the first bullet point on a long list of things that increasingly convinced me through my teens that Nostalgia is the enemy of Art. First, at like 14, I believed that Nostalgia was the enemy of Rock and Roll and I very much disliked hearing how all the best music was from the classic rock period and everything was downhill from there and how many people my age just bought that as fact because the boomers controlled the media. It has expended over the years to realize that it's all art. We see it in movies all the time. Art is by it's very nature political and making art is a political act whether you want it to be or not. Nostalgia is inherently conservative so you mix the two and you end up making a very conservative political statement about how much better things used to be whether you want that to be the statement or not. All of that is a lot of lead up to say the idea of an Eras tour makes me uncomfortable whatever the result. My first reaction was that Taylor Swift is too young to be turning into a Nostalgia act but then I realized maybe that's not true, her career has stayed vital long past those of her peers, the people in her crop of pop stars if you are looking at her origins. But she is vital enough still to perhaps take down Ticketmaster. I mean, she won't, that won't matter, once the anger passed it was forgotten and nothing will happen because the truth is it is so easy to deflect outrage towards billion dollar industries seen as frivolous. Unfair business practices in industries that adults should care about? That gets attention. If it's like video games? That's for kids and you are really being immature worrying about these real dollars because it's for kids. Loser. Anyway, this is all a long way of both talking about my brain's reaction to Taylor Swift embarking on this tour and really a way to point out that if you are excited for it it's because you are officially an old person now. I have some friends who deeply care about Taylor Swift and will likely object to me calling them old but to that I will just say you're lucky I put it in written form because if I had said it you never would have heard me, Grandma. It's ok, not everyone can stay young and vital forever like me. So, Taylor Started this tour and I sure hope the people who went had fun, lord knows they probably went through a lot to get there. It did serve as a strong reminder to me that I do really like how Taylor looks on stage and this whole thing seems like a great excuse for costume changes so I can get behind that. So here she is on stage. Today I want to fuck Taylor Swift.

[slytherinshua]

I was honestly so happy to come across your fic! There doesn't seem to be a lot of Lucy content anywhere? (Unless I'm just looking in the wrong places lol) I think I maybe found 1 yt channel that has eng subs but it was last updated 2yrs ago 😭, so if you have any recs they would be much appreciated!

He taught walwals chemistry?? Oh my goodness 😭😭 He really is the sweetest. They all seem like such genuinely nice people, but so far from what I've seen Yeop definitely seems to be the most naturally caring? Not that the others aren't!! It just seems to radiate off him more? I'm still a baby walwal (I'm ashamed to say I haven't listened to all of their music yet) so I'm very eager to learn more about them and their personalities!! I'd love to know what your take on (or how you view) the members and their personalities if that's not a weird thing to ask lol.

(sorry that's a bit long, I may have got a bit excited to meet another walwal lol, I've only met 1 so far 😭)

Yeah you’re right it’s very hard to come across anything cause the fandom is so small lol 😭😭 but I would recommend this channel their compilations are great <33 apart from them there isn’t really other active walwals :(( and they only last uploaded a year ago so I can’t even really say they are active. but their old videos are great!!

he seriously is the best :( everything about him is so mom coded like he cooks for the members, he’s very caring towards walwals, and I find it really endearing that he likes zumba lol I believe he did it on live for walwal to join him once(?). Since he went to school for applied chemical engineering (I believe that was his degree or smth very similar) he’s very smart in the stem fields. But he’s always been very musically focused and he’s recorded a lot of OSTs even before lucy. But I’d love to tell you a bit more about the members and their personalities and give you some recommendations for what to listen to!!! I’m about to see Lucy in concert in 3 days (save me I might pass away) so I’m very excited. I’ve been a walwal for about 2 years now :(

Yechan, despite being the leader, is definitely the most playful member. He’s chaotic and loud and carefree and he’s really just like a child sometimes. He says he’s mature but like… he’s not and we love him for that lol. I’m pretty sure he only ended up being the leader because he’s the oldest lol. not that he’s not a good leader but Wonsang definitely has more musical direction and leadership within the group than yechan. You can see in lucy videos if you watch them, yechan is just adorable.

Sangyeop like we’ve talked about is super caring. And his nickname is yeopmom like skjdks but still very playful and funny just like all the lucy members <33

Wonsang is the baby :( to me :( to them :( to everyone :( he is the most vital member to the group given that he produces and writes majority of their music. He basically has the say in what sound they’re gonna do each comeback, the members themselves have said that they follow whatever Wonsang wants. But even tho he leads them in a way he’s very… innocent and childlike?? In a sense that the other members often worry if someone will take advantage of him because he’s so precious and kind to other people :( he also has the cutest laugh in the world definitely recommend you look up his laugh!! him along with yechan are the two cutest members by far :(

Now gwangil is tricky because he’s unpredictable lol. On one hand he’s probably the most mature member or most serious member just cause his cringe tolerance is a lot lower than the rest. He doesn’t like to embarrass himself (felt) but it’s not like he isn’t any fun. He can be very goofy and playful when in the company of the other members, and he does like to joke around just as much as them. But he still is the “makhyung” and generally giving more boomer chill vibes lmao 😭😭

As for Lucy’s music, they have such a good discography. Highly recommend you listen to all of it at some point, but for now the songs that are top priority in my mind are: snooze, haze, you’re right, farther and farther, watermelon, sequel, play, opening, ending, never in vain, and I’d also like to include their ost run to you. there’s a good mix of fun songs, anime inspired ones (Wonsang is not subtle lol), and ethereal ballads for you and these are some of my all time favourite lucy songs. They also have some solo songs in their albums which you were probably not aware of, but on the blue and childhood albums, each member has a song!! Which means there are rare times that yechan actually sings!! And I would also recommend watching their live clips for some of their songs that you can find on their channel, as well as their covers. They’ve covered a whole lot of songs and you’ll never catch them slacking truly <3

[trollprincess]

Woke up after a bit still enraged at my mom.

I told her, “I’ve been thinking about killing myself and your son just got out of an abusive relationship,” and she was still like, “I know you’ve both have it hard, but …” about a celebration of life party for a relative we’ve only seen once a year if that in the past seven years or so. (Granted, if it were just the pandemic, that’d be one thing, but in the past five years I’ve barely seen any of them at a time other than Christmas. And the last time I saw his one daughter was at a family garage sale a couple of months ago where she was selling a bunch of his stuff and was bragging about selling a copy of “Gone With The Wind” and a record album with blackface on the sleeve because “those people want those things banned.”)

I’m just … how is your reaction to your kid telling you they’ve been thinking about taking their own life not, “Oh, shit, yeah, whatever you need to do not to do that, you do that, and I’ll just tell everybody else to get stuffed”? I’m not saying she should tell them to fuck off, but I have *never* been someone to keep silent when my mental health is shit, and I’m not against her telling them the whole and brutal truth. Go ahead. Tell them I feel suicidal. I actually want people to know. I am literally looking for attention specifically so people in my life will know to keep me from NOT getting to this point.

And as for my brother … to say he doesn’t need to be around a bunch of people who are most definitely going to be judging him behind his back is an understatement. He’s been spending a lot of time with a female friend of his (they’re going to the beach today) and still talking with the ex, if only because all his stuff’s still there. But he just went with the ex to go see Aerosmith a couple of days ago - they had the tickets, it was too late to sell them, so he went anyway - and from the sound of things he borrowed ahead on spoons to get through the whole thing. I told my therapist the other day I’m sure he’s avoiding people because he doesn’t want to deal with “I told you so,” and I think that’s why he was like, “I just can NOT,” about today.

I don’t actually feel bad about telling my mom not to talk to me for a few days. I’ve been feeling like she doesn’t seem to get just how bad everything is with me even though, again, I’m not hiding any of it. But then she’ll say, “Oh, I wish we could help out, your dad works hard and I’m retired and we don’t have a lot, and we’re so grateful you take care of the cats on the weekends you work 12-hour shifts and barely sleep so we can go to the campsite we spend all our money on.” (Not like that, obviously, but if she could hear herself …)

I’m just … tired. Tired and broke, and I’ve been working three jobs for almost five years straight during a pandemic, and it’s just me and my dog, and all of my friends are in the computer, and my parents are boomers with that “Working all the time is good, actually” mentality which makes me want to hammer nails into my eyes.

I think that’s part of the reason I posted that wishlist the other day for birthday and gotcha day stuff for me and the dog. Like, I have packages coming in the mail and tracking them is at some moments the only thing keeping me from harming myself. I wish I was blowing it out of proportion, but I’m really not. My brain decided to latch onto of the few reliably happy things in my life and is like, “The mail’s coming! The mail’s coming!” I got a wooden frame for stretching canvas over on Saturday and that was the happiest I was all day. For a few sticks in a plastic bag. That’s all it took for my brain to dial it down a notch for the rest of the day.

… anyway. *sigh*

[jacensolodjo]

This might be completely off but as a white gen z american i think that white gen z americans tend to see the idea that everyone gets paid enough to live and latch onto that so hard that we don't care about the implications of the rest of communism. Like we can't really imagine what another political system is like for whatever reason (for me it was a language disorder but ik there's something structural going on, same reason so many usually white americans forget that there are people in other countries). and we don't have relatives who survived communism so we're just like "hey, something that claims to give you livable income, it's different than what we have right now which sucks so fucking bad, i like that" cause we're not even told to read the communist manifesto. we're told what capitalism and communism are on paper and then asked which we would prefer (this was literally a history class exercise i had that took the whole period). Ik you don't need me to explain it to you since you've seen people defending it for so long and I'm DEFINITELY not trying to make excuses for anyone because there aren't any, it just clicked in my own head that this is a *trend*. It's fucked. We aren't told that you can consider or theorize a society outside of either system. So we don't. And then we're told to pick.

Yeah. See, I have a problem with that if true (and in fact it ISN'T the first time I've had someone say that because of a few key points about communism and it sounding better than the experience with capitalism it was decided hey we should all be commies). Because the problem with that is the same problem as deciding because a bunch of boomers hate communism, and clearly the Red Scare was a bunch of (often antisemitic) hogwash on top of that, that communism really isn't all that bad after all. Which then turns into 'we support any country that isn't the US through the virtue of not the US even if that country is a genocidal hellhole'. (See the uptick in support for China, North Korea, russia of course is an obvious one. All of them are guilty of genocide in the present day, none of them are innocent or worthy of support. Citizens of those countries have been begging Westerners to stop supporting them, in fact.)

You (general you not specific) probably know people who have dealt with a communist regime, they just don't talk about it for myriad reasons (it was traumatic, they've tried talking about it before and had people--children-- shout them out about how they're totally wrong about why communism was terrible to live under, they don't owe anyone knowing where they came from, etc., or the big one: they learned not to talk about their opinions and experiences because that gets you sent to gulag).

Or the fact communism didn't die when the Wall fell. Even if places like China are tenuously considered communist, they are still using the same playbook. You have the russkis now completely believing they're bringing back the USSR (missiles, tanks, etc., have had CCCP painted on them). Which is, uh, bad. And you got western teenagers cheering it at the literal cost of Ukr life.

And I promise I am not trying to be condescending. You have a great advantage over many previous generations: you have grown up entirely with the internet and the tools to search it easily and quickly. (This is, of course, the big divide between Millennial and Gen Z. We watched computers and tech become ubiquitous. You have never known a time without a computer in every home.) You rebel against so many other things 'the System' tries to get you to believe. School doesn't or won't offer sex ed, you learn it on your own time anyway. School bans books, you find them and read them on your own regardless. There is no difference in doing that with pure politics (since book banning is political but 'softer'). Hell, you already do. You shine a spotlight on bigoted politicians all on your own. You argue for better gun control. You have an entire demographic scared of y'all being at voting age.

So, yes. It's hard not to feel a little frustrated when we're told to "read a book" (or any other comment we receive from people desperate to make us believe we are actually wrong and pretending we are the ones who need more education). When we've read more than we've ever needed to because some of us have desperately tried to figure out why. Why this political and economic theory. Why so many had to die. Why we're being told the ends justified the means when those means were mass torture and murder. Why it seems to be easier to say you're a communist than a socialist. Why it's as hard as deprogamming a cult member when it comes to making people understand the blood staining the word 'communism'. To say nothing of the fact that we don't need to read something when we have the experiences burned into our collective memory.

I've made posts about it before specifically pleading that people do their own research. You can and should look at communism just as critically as you do capitalism. Hell I have even shown how they aren't all that different after all. Communism actually lies to you more than capitalism. At least capitalism we know is built to exploit and yes even to kill. Communism is too but hides it behind 'proletariat' and 'bourgeoisie'. Or euphemisms like 'liquidate'. (Which is often where I know the other party has failed to fully read the book they claim to worship. There was no corruption of the message, mass murder was baked into it in the first edition. Either that or they want me to believe liquidate means something more benign.)

I am only a first generation American because my birth mother fled the Ukrainian SSR. My adoptive father is a McCarthy flavor anti-commie, unfortunately. There is a scene in 'For All Mankind' where the commie cosmonaut starts scoffing at a Vietnamese American about how she only hates communism because of her (white, adoptive) father. She puts him in his place by pointing out no, it is because she put in the work to research it and she is also only in the US because of communism. (I think this is my third time referencing it because it is THAT good. It is a vindication of everything people like me have dealt with our whole lives. And I have literally been told on this very same website I only hate communism cause of what the US govt tells me, or Boomers, or whatever else. Nevermind I'm a 34 year old Ukrainian American.)

This is all we want from people. To put in the work. We know you can. We know why you say yes to communism and we know you deserve better than both communism and capitalism. You have everything you need right here on the world wide web. You have us, fighting to get the atrocities out in the open. You have millions of people from former Soviet bloc areas who show you just by their culture the damage communism has done. Especially where that means they have LOST a connection to their culture. Or people who have fled China, North Korea. People who escaped the killing fields of the Khmer Rouge. Or floated in from Cuba.

(Note I am using 'you' in the general sense.) Also, there is something a tad bizarre to me about ascribing to a belief, an opinion, a theory, without doing your due diligence and learning about it as much as you can. I've mentioned it before about deciding communism is your political affiliation, and yet it seems you didn't look beyond a couple of bullet points in a presentation. We know you are capable of doing the research. So the question becomes: Why did you essentially stop? Didn't look any deeper after being given a short list of things communism does and capitalism does? That part is on you, not the education system.

It's like being told the Republican party says they believe in the safety of women and children in the bathrooms, lower taxes, and job security and since they all sound GREAT if laid out that way then Suzie Johnson who recently became voting age has decided she's going to be a Republican. But come to find out what they REALLY meant, which you'd find out after a bit of research is: they believe trans people shouldn't be allowed in the bathrooms that match their gender identity because 'rapists', they really mean they want to give tax cuts to people who don't actually NEED them and NOT Miss Johnson, and what they really meant by job security is that they want to make it so that anyone who isn't a cishet white man is less likely to get a job much less keep it. Essentially, only job security for the 'right' kind of person. None of that 'affirmative action crap'.

So essentially what I would and do say to any Gen Z (I also hesitate to just say 'white' because gosh I see so many kiddos of color who defend communism even tho statistically POC suffered so so much under communism just as much as capitalism and it isn't any better for them to defend it, either. Forever agog at 'you only hate communism cause you hate to see people of color winning'. It's been years and I'm still not sure what POC are 'winning' with communism) who labels themselves commie for the reasoning you mention: Do the work. Research the label you wish to attach to yourself. Ask questions. Do everything you already do for so many other things you rise up against. Don't politically label yourself something just because it might piss people off or because a couple things sound good. Because at best you look naive and at worst callous and uncaring about the victims of the people who shared the communist label. Which becomes heavily ironic when it seems the whole reason one decided to call themselves communist is they were told communism cares about the less fortunate and victims of people in power.

[al-the-remix]

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🦷 share some personal wisdom or a life hack you swear on:

I hate to sound like a boomer, but there is no foul mood i've been in that hasn't been improved by going for a walk. Like yeah it won't cure your major depression, but being in the sun and looking at the birds will it will make living slightly more bearable for at least half an hour.

🌿 give some advice on writer's block and low creativity:

If you're struggling with writing (or pursuing any form of art) I think most people would benefit from doing their best to make it a habit instead of something you only do when you're ""feeling creative"". Give yourself a reachable daily goal and time limit but don't feel like you have to hit it and if you don't you've failed. The most important part is having a quiet moment to reflect on your writing with no distractions. This could be 50 words or 2000 words, half and hour or three hours, the most important part is making it manageable and adaptable as part of your daily routine. For instance if my goal is 2000k for the two hours i have to write in the morning if i hit that goal specifically that's great, but also if i've only written 50 words and maybe those words aren't even final prose, it doesn't matter because i've spent those two hours solving problems and learning more about my work. And i know if i do this every day there will be a day down the road where i'm really on a roll and end up writing over 2000 words and everything evens out in the end. The one exception I have to this is that if you've been working and working on something for a while now and what you previously written and loved now feels terrible and bland it probably means you need to step away for a bit and come back to your work later with fresh eyes. Allowing yourself a break can really help with solving problems, especially in the editing phase. The point is to not beat yourself up so much over "producing" or "not producing" that you end up burning yourself out. Instead try and make writing (or drawing or whatever) a sustainable and enjoyable part of your life.

🍅 give yourself some constructive criticism on your own writing:

I definitely still struggle with my prose when it comes to deciding how much detail to include and when. But also self-critique is so hard because it's like the most subjective thing. I love details and I feel like sometimes I can get sucked into the spiral of "and then he did this and then he felt this and then his heart fluttered" but then when I try and self correct I get the newspaper roll to the head from @sevenfists for not applying enough emotional exposition. Or I'll think I'm failing at conveying the emotional elements of the story when actuality that parts fine and there is something else in there I could improve on. Really the best thing you can do is find someone you trust and who has similar opinions on what they need out of a narrative as you do, and let them to critique your work and beta read because they're going to have a much better objective eye than yourself, lol.

[roastyoualive]

Send “📂“ for a random yet completely useless headcanon I have || ACCEPTING

@averagetm asked:

📂📂📂 !

📂 Warren hates being called pet names of any kind. Nicknames - eg ‘Hothead’ from Boomer - are fine, but no pet names. Part of the reason why is that his parents call/called him pet names, and he wants it to stay just for them. His dad usually called/calls him ‘Honey’, while his mom leans more towards ‘Sweetheart’ or ‘Baby’. He has trouble remembering his dad’s voice, since by the time he’s starting high school, it’s been eight years since he’s been able to talk to his dad. That’s why ‘honey’ is the most off-limits of all of them. He doesn’t want to ‘give pieces of [his parents] away’, even if that’s not how he rationalises it. Another part of it is just not wanting people to get too close emotionally, and not wanting his ‘image’ to get tarnished. His reputation and what people think about him is a form of armour at this point, and he’s not willing to give it up. 

📂 He’s been living with undiagnosed high functioning depression (PDD) for years. Some of it is tied to the direct trauma of losing his dad, some of it is a result of the lifestyle changes that came later on. He knows there’s something ‘wrong’ with him, even if he doesn’t know what it is, but he hasn’t told anyone. He doesn’t see the point. It’s not like he has the time or money to see anyone, anyway. He doesn’t tell his mom, because while he trusts her and knows she loves him, he also knows she’s working herself ragged already to look after him, and he doesn’t want to add to that or sound like he’s complaining. He doesn’t tell his dad for a few reasons, and he doesn’t trust anyone else enough, nor does he think it’s their problem. He can deal with it on his own. (It’s a fun little reminder that, for as mature as he’s had to be, he’s still fourteen.) 

📂 When Warren gets home from school/work (depending on if he had to hurry to his shift or not), the first two things he always does is check the mail, then check his fridge. The mailboxes for the Shades are in the lobby, so Warren refrains from actually sorting through whatever’s in it until he’s brought it up to his apartment. He’s usually looking for bills or letters from Barron. There’s not anything else useful there - junk mail and fliers. Once he’s checked to see if there’s anything important, he’ll check the fridge to see what he can make for food. Sometimes his mom will have left something for him to heat up, sometimes they have leftovers or food he brought from the Lantern, sometimes he’s the one who has to make food. He’ll usually read any important letters as he gets some food made. If he doesn’t have any letters to read, or he’s already read them and the food isn’t ready, he props up a textbook and studies, or finishes a book or something like that. But that’s the priority order. Letters from Dad -> Textbooks and Homework -> Books.