#I’m sad to see them go but I know it’s for the best

[young-waverer]

fic recs: 5/5 - 5/13

fashionably late but it's still before the finale so...... here we go!

if you enjoy grief sex have I got great news for you about a vast majority of what’s below the cut!

🚒 Any excuse to stay awake with you by rangerdanger (mxgicxltrxgedy) rating: gen pairing: buck/eddie

“Night, Eddie,” Buck says, pulling the sleeves of his hoodie back down to his wrist. “Night, Buck.” Eddie wanders to the couch. He lays down and covers himself up with his blanket. He gets comfortable on his stomach. He plugs his phone in, and right as his phone lights up saying that it’s charged he sees Buck’s face on his screen, with a facetime call. Eddie smiles, laughs through his nose, accepting the call. — Or, Buck and Eddie can't stop facetiming each other, even after Eddie and Christopher moved back into the house with Buck.

🚒 To Me It Always Seems I Am Leaving by aspecbuddie | @aspecbuddie rating: teen pairing: buck/eddie

He doesn’t have to imagine what living in El Paso is going to be like now, he knows what it’s like. It’s a lot harder to tell himself things are okay there when he’s spent a week elsewhere, actually feeling okay. “I don’t wanna go home.” — or; Eddie struggles when he packs to go back to Texas after staying with Buck for a week

🚒 out of breath, got me goin' like by saryasy | @saryasy rating: explicit pairing: buck/eddie

He's dead. He must be. There's no other explanation. He probably got into a car accident on his way to Eddie's and is lying in some ditch on the doorstep of death, having some fucked up dream about his best friend in lingerie. As far as coma dreams go, it's definitely the weirdest he's had, not that he's had many, but he can't really understand how he’s supposed to work his way to a philosophical conclusion from this one. OR, Buck walks in on Eddie searching for joy through a different kind of underwear-related endeavor.

🚒 sad prayers for guilty bodies by Sungodlou rating: explicit pairing: buck/eddie

It's a bad idea, he doesn't need Eddie to tell him that. But he can’t quite find the words to tell him that he can't care that this is a mistake of epic proportions, that he wants it more than he fears it. He can regret it in an hour or a day or a week or a month or a year, he could spend the rest of his life regretting this and it still wouldn't deter him, not now that he's dipped his tongue into the water and come away quenched. Let it be devastating another day.

🚒 i am selfish i am wrong (i am right i swear i'm right) by instantcaramel | @ethicallysourcedbuddie rating: teen pairing: buck/eddie

Buck and Eddie talk after family dinner. (Set before the very end of the episode. Coda to 8x17 Don't Drink the Water.)

🚒 loud in the silence by simplyylupin rating: teen pairing: buck/eddie

Now, though, the dip doesn’t come. Eddie doesn’t shuffle over. Instead, it’s like he’s stopped again, frozen where he stands behind Buck’s back. If it weren’t for the shaky sound of his breathing, Buck would’ve thought he’d imagined his presence. A mere second before he decides to pretend to stretch and wake up, he feels Eddie’s arm move, hand brushing against Buck’s shoulder. He barely holds back a shudder. Eddie’s touch lingers. He thinks, briefly, that the hand is going to trail up, that Eddie is going to thread his fingers through his hair. It’s a silly thought. “I know you’re awake,” Eddie whispers. Buck’s chest hitches. “I need my pillow. I’m sleeping on the couch.”

🚒 alphabet soup by mercess | @spaceshipkat rating: gen pairing: buck/eddie

Sleeping arrangements are decided after Pepa leaves. — It's quiet between them, but not quiet in the house. The ice maker rattles. The faucet in the bathroom turns on, then off, followed by the rasp of Chris's toothbrush. The air conditioning hums. But for all that it's quiet, it's not the bad kind. The kind where Buck feels like he has to fill it with his voice, or music, or the television. Sometimes he'd leave it on while he was in the kitchen cooking breakfast or dinner, just to make it feel like he wasn't cooking for one in this house. "Thanks," he says, picking at the label on his bottle with his thumbnail. Eddie hums. "For what?" "For—" Buck winces. "Well, tonight. I appreciate it. Wasn't—wasn't really looking forward to coming home to an empty house."

🚒 lay my troubled bones on you by justhockey rating: teen pairing: buck/eddie

His heart is beating too fast, panic clawing up his ribcage like a ladder, as exhaustion starts to claim him. He’s not ready. Too scared to close his eyes in case he wakes up in a different, harsher reality. But then, whisper-quiet at first, there’s a knock on Buck’s bedroom door. And then another, louder. And then a third one. Buck is out of bed before he’s even fully processed the sound. He opens the door, hinges creaking in the silence of the night, and finds Eddie standing on the other side of it.

🚒 easy by coldbam | @coldbam rating: mature pairing: buck/eddie

"Buck, are you single?" Eddie snorts, leaning back in his chair. "Pepa, don't start." She swats him lightly on the shoulder. "Oh, Eddie, hush. I'm just curious," she says, a picture of innocence before she turns back to Buck with a raised eyebrow. "Well?" — A short 8x17 coda.

🚒 and the reason comes on the common tongue of your loving me by lightyears | @bisexualbellamyblake rating: explicit pairing: buck/eddie

Eddie goes to leave, and Buck reaches out to grab him. Eddie goes to leave, and Buck reaches out to grab him, and it’s the first time he’s really touched Eddie since the airport. The first time he’s really touched Eddie since that crushing hug in the arrivals terminal, his face tucked so tight into Eddie’s shoulder that Eddie could feel the wetness of his tears, seeping through his top. Eddie goes to leave, and Buck reaches out to grab him, and when Eddie manages to tear his gaze away from the hand that’s wrapped tight around his arm, it’s to find Buck’s face split in two, a goddamn tragedy written in his expression. He can’t say he’s surprised it’s come to this. Sharp words and accusations across the kitchen. They barely ever fight, but when they do… Or: 8x17 kitchen blowjob.

🚒 the tendency of getting very physical by ameliahart | @melliehart rating: explicit pairing: buck/eddie

“I don’t know, Buck,” Eddie says, “I wasn’t there.” He takes a step forward, a step past Buck, a step out of the kitchen, out of the house, out of LA. Buck’s arm flies up whip fast, hand wrapping around Eddie’s bicep and preventing him from walking any further on his path out of California. — Turns out Buck and Eddie weren't quite done fighting after all.

🚒 are you game? by dykeries | @buddiesbian rating: explicit pairing: buck/eddie

He bites at the base of Buck’s neck just as he uses his thumb to roll a tight little circle around Buck’s nipple. “Eddie,” Buck whimpers, and Eddie grins against Buck’s collarbone, licks over the spot he’s just bitten, prepares to do the same on the other side as his hand slips toward the button of Buck’s jeans— “I think, uh. Maybe I should go,” Eliza says. Eddie’s head whips back up. Right. Eliza is still here.   Fuck. Buck and Eddie are invited to have a threesome. Turns out that two's company, three's a crowd.

🚒 take only what you need by oneofthesirens rating: explicit pairing: buck/eddie

“It doesn’t have to be anything serious,” Buck quickly adds. He feels like a kid negotiating with their parents for an extra toy. He’s throwing out any idea that might land. “We can be like…friends with benefits.” “Friends with benefits?” Eddie repeats. He places his hands on his hips, his biceps bulging with the motion, and Buck’s cock gives a valiant attempt at being noticed by twitching in his boxers. Jesus. Buck might not survive this. or: to stop Eddie from dating, Buck suggests becoming friends with benefits instead.

🚒 I Don't See Your Mistakes by fruitsdoesnotknow | @fruitsdontknow rating: teen pairing: buck/eddie

“You can share with Buck!” Chris yells at him behind the closed door, and Eddie stares at the chipped white paint on the frame, shaking his head as his heart thumps heavily. “Share what?” Buck yells back, same inflection, and Eddie shakes his head again, just as indulgently. He missed this. He traces a hand over one of the framed pictures on the wall, of Jee and Maddie, then to another of Christopher with abuela, and his heart thumps a little louder. Buck’s humming to himself from the other room. There’s a loud clattering noise in the bathroom, like Chris knocked over a bunch of toiletries. Eddie really missed this. — They're asked a simple question. "When did you fall in love with your partner?" This is how they respond.

🚒 you saw something sacred by butchdiaz | @butchdiaz rating: gen pairing: buck/eddie

Eddie heard a shout from somewhere in the street below. Neither of them moved. It was a small aftershock. They weren't going to die. But it felt like it, a little. Death had always been right around the corner, but now it was in the house. Sitting on the couch. Eating their cereal. They weren't going to die but maybe they were.

🚒 slow dancing on landmines by glorious_spoon rating: explicit pairing: buck/eddie

I slept with Buck, he imagines saying out loud. To Bobby, probably. Bobby gives good advice, always listens carefully, like it matters. Doesn't judge, at least not out loud. Gave. Bobby gave good advice. Bobby is never going to look at Eddie across the big table at the station loft with a faintly amused expression on his face while he tells Eddie something that Eddie deep down already knew. I slept with Buck. I don't know what to do. Bobby would raise his eyebrows and say, Well, maybe you should talk to him.

🚒 break up with your boyfriend (i'm better) by thebelljar rating: explicit pairing: buck/eddie

Buck’s known him seven years and Eddie’s carried this tension, this weight, around with him the entire time, and now it’s just… not there anymore. He stands taller, he’s quicker to call out bullshit, he smiles more readily, which is quietly devastating to Buck’s own peace of mind. He’s Eddie, but more, glowing with the kind of wellbeing that, apparently, can only be attained by telling Helena and Ramon Diaz to go fuck themselves. Maybe Buck should try it one of these days. The thing is, and maybe he’s going crazy, but he doesn’t think Eddie used to touch him this much. Over the course of three months, Eddie slowly drives Buck out of his mind.

🚒 the broken love i make to him by 42hrb | @exhuastedpigeon rating: mature pairing: buck/eddie

“I’m right here,” Eddie tells him, resting his chin on Buck’s shoulder. And isn’t that something, that they fit together so perfectly that Eddie can do that. “I’m right here. What do you need?” “I-I don’t — I don’t know,” Buck says, turning his head slightly. His eyes are red rimmed and wet and all Eddie wants to do is wipe the tears away. “I don’t — I can’t —” Buck’s breath catches in his chest when Eddie turns his head to get a better look at him, their lips drag together like an imitation of a kiss. Is that what Buck needs? He knows Buck uses sex as a distraction sometimes, Eddie can be that distraction if Buck needs it. Eddie wants to be that distraction. He needs to feel useful right now, needs to feel like he’s helping somehow because he’s felt so fucking lost and rudderless since May called him to tell him about Bobby dying.

🚒 A Man in Finance by carpediaz | @sofa-king-lame rating: mature pairing: buck/eddie

“Chim didn’t mention what it is you do?” Eddie questions, trying to make this evening at least somewhat less horrifically uncomfortable. “I work in finance,” Buck tells him. Suddenly his entire demeanor makes sense, and Eddie is going to kill Chimney. Because he set him up with a douchebag finance bro. “Of course you do,” Eddie snorts before he can stop himself. Buck’s eyes narrow as he drops the menu back onto the table in front of him, crossing his arms defensively. “What the fuck is that supposed to mean?” he snaps. Eddie’s sure that if he were a dog his hackles would be raised, teeth bared, growling. Chimney needs to sleep with one eye open. or The one where Chimney finds Eddie a man in finance. Trust Fund. 6'2". Blue eyes. And he's an asshole, but only for like...five seconds (until he finds out about Chris). Eddie falls hard and fast, but it's ok because Buck does too.

🚒 tragedy & rage & grief by littleghost | @ghostlandtoo rating: explicit pairing: buck/eddie

“I don’t know how to talk about it,” Buck says, days later, in the quiet of the bedroom. Eddie and Christopher have stuck around Los Angeles. Buck hasn’t asked, and Eddie hasn’t said anything, and Buck knows better than getting his hopes up. He hopes, regardless. Christopher has been sleeping on the couch, and without another bed or air mattress, Eddie has been sleeping in Buck’s bed. With Buck. It’s been—fine. Kinda sucks, actually, because Buck’s been breaking into these huge, heaving sobs every night for the past three weeks, curling up in the center of his king-sized bed and letting his tears soak into the pillows. He isn’t able to do that with Eddie here, has swallowed down the tears and only let them out in the shower, tucking all the ugly pieces of his grief away. He’s been dealing with it, and trying not to bother others with it, but apparently he’s failed that, too. Buck is tired of drowning under the weight of his own grief. Eddie is desperate to get him to talk about it.

🚒 i'll stick with you ('cause i like sleeping well) by livelyvague | @crazygirleddie rating: explicit pairing: buck/eddie

He steps in further, past the doorway and into his room. Buck’s room. Their room? But Buck’s already angling his way back to the doorway and no, Eddie can’t have this. There’s been space, so much goddamned space between the two of them and he’s exhausted. “No,” he replies. Soft, but firm, so Buck won’t completely leave the room. Not yet. “No?” Buck repeats. "Just—can I? Can we sleep in the bed?" or, 8x17 coda

🚒 Homesick by PhenomenalWoman rating: gen pairing: buck/eddie

Eddie hates going to church. As a kid, when he had no say in the matter, his mom would force him into a suffocating button up and freshly starched khakis. His dad would shoot him looks from the corner of his eye and give him a swift nudge when Eddie was too slow to kneel or lagging on the and also with you back to the priest. On days like those, Eddie would inevitably find a Bible set aside on his bedroom dresser, a specific passage carefully marked out by Ramon. Every time Eddie saw that Bible in his room, dread would consume him. It would crawl up his throat and steal his breath. The walls would close until there was nowhere for Eddie to escape. The Bible dogged his every step.

🚒 heartbreak like an earthquake by allisonRW96 rating: teen pairing: buck/eddie

“We should probably talk,” Buck says. “Probably,” Eddie answers. Coda for 8X17 Don't Drink the Water. Buck and Eddie talk, cry, apologize and try to find a way forward.

🚒 the bigger they are (the harder they fall) by withmeornotatall rating: teen pairing: buck/eddie

"Hey, cowboy, heard you need a ride," he calls out and before Eddie can think it, Ravi mumbles, "Jesus fucking Christ." Right. Ravi. The victim. Eddie clears his throat, ignores the heat flooding into his cheeks, can't quite manage to tear his eyes away from the flush on Buck's face. "E-Eddie, what-what are you doing here?" he asks, and the awe in his voice almost sends Eddie over the edge. "Thought my team might need some help." He shrugs bashfully, makes sure his harness is secure before jumping onto the balcony. He doesn't quite stick the landing, stumbles a little with the force of the drop, but Buck's there to catch him, pull him upright and. Oh, they're close. (OR: buck and eddie get buried in their very own confessional booth)

🚒 Something So Lonesome About You by serenelystrange rating: explicit pairing: buck/eddie

Fresh off a Fuckboi Summer, Buck reevaluates his dating approach after Bobby's disappointment fills him with shame. He may or may not over-correct. Aka: Buck signs up for a Christian Dating site, and accidentally stumbles into the man of his dreams.

🚒 I Think I'm Gonna Win This Time by Frawg_Spawn rating: gen pairing: buck/eddie

It's normal, Buck tells himself. This is just part of sharing a confined space with another person. He's always experienced butterflies when Eddie touches him. — Or, after Eddie and Chris move back from Texas, Buck finds himself confronted with the question: fellas is it gay to share a bed with my straight best friend?

🚒 A Certain Slant of Light by cicelsticks rating: mature pairing: buck/eddie

It’s a Thursday night, the first time Buck meets him. Another one of those nights after a long day of trying to fill his time and failing, so he fills his evenings with too much to drink and too little care. The type of night that happens more often than not, these days. He’s on his third or fifth or seventh beer of the night, alone, watching the world pass him by while he feels permanently stuck, when he spots the man at the other end of the bar. His back is to Buck, but as he turns, Buck has to do a double take. For a moment - a single, fleeting, precious moment - he thinks that Eddie has come home. — Buck meets the perfect guy while Eddie is in Texas. Well, as perfect as someone can be without being Eddie Diaz. It doesn't take long before the cracks to form.

🚒 hollow by californias | @loveemeanywaymeanyway rating: explicit pairing: buck/eddie

Buck feels this grief, more than he’s ever felt anything. He feels it beyond the muscles and flesh, deep down in his bones. It will create a home there, a constant throb he will never be able to get rid of.

🚒 I don't know if love is blind, but it sure is stupid by cicelsticks rating: mature pairing: buck/eddie

Buck, 27Firefighter What made me apply for Love is Blind? Uh, well, it's been a couple of months since my last serious relationship ended. Which was also my first serious relationship. But I feel like I'm ready for a real commitment. That, and one of my coworkers made me apply, so if this all goes wrong, blame Chimney. Eddie, 28 Firefighter My sisters actually applied for me. They said it wouldn't be like other dating shows, that's its meant to be like a science experiment. My wife- sorry, my ex-wife, still getting used to it, divorced me fairly recently. I want to get back in the dating pool, but it's hard when you're a single dad. I'd like to find a real connection, and somehow this seems preferable to having my tía set me up on dates with her friends’ daughters. — Buck and Eddie meet on Love is Blind, and find themselves more drawn to each other than the women they're supposed to be falling in love with.

🚒 on nights when i'm hollow by SymphonySoldier97 | @sonofatoasterwaffle rating: explicit pairing: buck/eddie

Buck is frozen, terrifying in his clinical assessments and empty expression. Eddie is drowning. In the guilt, in the grief– it doesn’t really matter, because whatever it is, he’s on his own. No matter how close he gets. But Eddie still needs. Even though Buck isn’t asking. Even though Buck is rapidly building up walls that will shatter instead of crumble and cause collateral damage on the way down. God help him, but Eddie still needs. OR Instead of grieving together like they really need, Buck and Eddie hook up. Over, and over, and over.

🚒 wipe those tears off, make your heart proud by atlasblue85 rating: gen pairing: gen

“I’m sorry, son. More sorry than I’ve maybe ever been,” his dad says, and Harry knows he means it but he can’t help the sudden flash of anger that burns bright for just a moment. Part of him is still the kid who believed his parents could do anything, fix everything. He’s old enough, been through enough himself, to know the reality of the world now. But that kid – the one who ran to the firehouse and the safety of Bobby when his own father made him angry – is still inside him, and he’s angry again, and so, so sad.

[stardustdiiving]

i would LOVE to know your headcanons on how the archons interact with each other!! (if u want to share ofc)

I HAVE. SO MANY THOUGHTS on this topic and have attempted to organize them the best I can. Here’s like, the layout of how I decided to do this

The context I imagine these headcanons take place in

A little section for each archon and my individual thoughts on how they interact with everyone else

Enjoy the multiple thousand words under the cut

Context these headcanons take place in

So obviously, there’s a lot of different contexts I can imagine the Archons interacting in. Two of them could cameo in a light hearted event like we’ve seen happen with Zhongli & Venti, or…of course, something more serious and plot heavy, because I do feel it’s inevitable Genshin will give us some Avengers Assemble moment with the Seven late into the game JISNXIXJS. When it comes to headcanon stuff, though, when I think of Genshin character interactions I find it most intuitive to put the characters in a casual and lighthearted sort of setting because this is likely what’s needed for the characters’ charm to be on full display.

So for the sake of this post, I’m going to pretend that all the Archons have basically decided to restart the original 7’s tradition of meeting up with each other to hang out—in Liyue or otherwise. I like to imagine that these meetings start as a way for all of Archons to get to know each other, instead of something they all decide to start doing after they become friends because…I don’t know, Traveler or someone suddenly decided it would be great if they all finally met and had a dinner party together or something.

Additionally…just for full indulgence here, I want to imagine that in this situation the Archons are allowed to bring friends to these meetings—especially notable immortals from their immediate social circles who would probably be allowed to see Venti and Zhongli walking around as their real identities and such. This is honestly how I kinda imagine original 7 meetings went too—if they’re gathering in Liyue it doesn’t feel beyond me to imagine maybe some Jueyun Karst adepti are allowed to hang out every so often. I want the setup here to feel casual, therefore I’m allowing like Ei to bring her wife Yae Miko with her because Miko wanted to see Ganyu + also Ei isn’t very social and is relying on Miko to buffer for her SJSICJCDN

Venti

friendly & used to interacting with other archons—presence probably really helps set the vibe. this is great bc like 1/3 of the group has social anxiety

Zhongli — #oldmanyaoiwins

Ei — he’s like “oh it’s Makoto's more introverted sister who seems scary but toootally has a soft spot haha :)". Based off what we know about Makoto I feel he probably got along a bit better with her, but I think he’s fine being civil/friendly with Ei…she’s just probably not the archon he gets along with the most yk

Nahida — you know Venti would love Nahida. What makes this even better is its canon: he says in his voice line for her he “gets along very well with the dendro archon”. This is incredibly endearing to think about and I’m desperate to see them interact bc it would be so cute. But im also kind of haunted by the implications of venti being friends with Rukkhadevata. I feel the idea of just completely forgetting a friend would Venti in particular pretty sad…I like the idea he gets a vague, unnerving sense of Deja vu when he’s around Nahida sometimes but is like hm. Don’t like that. (Though i wouldn’t put it past Venti to be suspiciously knowledgeable about Irminsul things)

Furina —has a very cute voiceline about wanting her invited to windsblume. I feel Venti would have a very specific kind of empathy for Furina’s relationship w/ facade & performance and make an effort to be very nice to her

Mavuika — Wants to go drinking with her. That's great Venti I'm glad you found another Archon who loves alcohol and war trauma repression. (I think they’d get along just fine in casual settings!)

Zhongli

similar to Venti, he's chill & used to interacting w/ other archons. Wouldn't feel unsure of his place there whatsoever. Knows exactly what’s up

Venti — #oldmanyaoiwins

Ei — I dont think he minds Ei, & would be cordial with her in his usual Zhongli way, but there's probably not much chemistry here. Eyebrow raise at some of her life choices

Nahida — would enjoy talking to Nahida because they both love philosophically pondering things. there's a charm to this when you compare Zhongli's extensive lived experience as the eldest Archon with Nahida's eagerness to experience the world as the youngest Archon being notable elements of their characters. (old post I made about this here)

Furina — Canonically goes out of his way to make his respect for her known in voice lines + few interactions in 2024 Lantern Rite, which is very charming. I imagine Zhongli would especially respect Furina’s resolve & commitment to save Fontaine as the God of Contracts, you know? Old Man Rex Lapis wants you to know he thinks you're cool & that you should practice self confidence

Mavuika —??? There would be something so funny about this. Zhongli's civility born out of old man autism & Mavuika's civility born out of her being overly emotionally stable would give their hypothetical interactions such an unintentionally funny awkwardness in my mind. They'd vibe

Ei

Overwhelmingly I imagine Ei would feel Really Awkward about interacting w/ other gods. I think she'd learn to have a good time but would struggle to form really close bonds with any of them individually, at least at first. I’ve always imagined she maybe shadowed Makoto whenever she attended Archon meetups in the past, so in the back of her mind trying to socialize as the Archon feels awkward and more like “Makoto’s thing”. She’s trying her best

Venti — canonically doesnt like him which is so funny to me, & also makes complete sense because i think Venti’s whimsy would just baffle and confuse her. Yae Miko, however, canonically does get along with Venti, which gives me this fantastic mental image of Ei being very sad her wife says she can't blow Barbados up with lightning for being overstimulating to be around because she finds him funny and says it would "totally kill the vibe” of the archon meetup. I really enjoy this coexisting with my earlier note that Makoto probably also got along with Venti. Someone help her

Zhongli — again there’s probably not much going on here but I like to imagine she just thinks Zhongli is kind of weird & needing to exist in physical proximity to him and Venti bantering with each other is a deeply harrowing experience for her

Nahida — I Really love that her voiceline abt Nahida is "aw :) she seems like a very gentle god. I like how she's capable of psychological warfare but chooses not to" it's really funny. I enjoy the idea she finds Nahida easier to talk to than some of the other archons and likes sharing desserts with her. Just generally thinks Nahida is 2 apples tall and very polite/pleasant to be around

Furina — Has a very sweet voiceline where she really empathizes with furina over the 500 years she spent fighting the Shogun. I like to imagine Ei is able to pick up on Furina's nervousness at being around other Archons & kinda tries to connect with her/be welcoming to her, even though that isn’t something that Ei’s very used to doing. Which would be kind of sweet

Mavuika — Similarly to Zhongli there would be something unintentionally funny with this. Ei I feel would be torn between resonating with Mavuika’s experience handling the burden of a War and kind of fascinated by Mavuika’s ability to be charismatic in a leadership position. She’s like I have no idea how you’re doing that but that is okay 💜 are you interested in having 20 friendly spars in a row I think it would be fun :) (honestly? Mavuika is probably the individual Archon Ei would have the easiest time getting along with)

Nahida

strongly believe she’d have social anxiety about meeting the other gods for the first time. Her voicelines about the Seven kinda suggest she’d be worried about fitting in & getting a bad grade in Archon Socializing. She probably warms up fast once she gets to know everyone, especially when she realizes everyone already really likes her and is looking forward to meeting her (which I don’t think she’d expect…cute)

Venti — Has a voiceline wondering if she should ask the other archons to play hopscotch w/ her in an attempt to get to know them. I think if she did this alot of them would ne like “uhh…” & Nahida would get so nervous she’s totally killing the vibe until suddenly Venti mows everyone else down to grab her shoulders and go well BUER MY BFF OF COURSE I'LL PLAY HOPSCOTCH WITH YOU!!!!! and she'd be like :D !!!!! and latch onto Venti immediately. As I said in Venti’s section there is no debating that Nahida and Venti would get along they would both be ecstatic to have someone matching them in Whimsy

Zhongli — To Nahida Zhongli is probably just like this funny old man who will happily infodump to her about the wide range of things he's knowledgeable about for 6 hours straight anytime she asks. Like she knows he's Rex Lapis. She’s just very glad Rex Lapis is autism grandpa 9000 as a person

Ei — I think Nahida would get along fine with Ei but i also think it would be extremely funny if Ei's like, tendency for emotional unawareness just stresses Nahida out conceptually. I want a situation where Nahida understands Ei as a person and doesn’t dislike her per se but she’s cursed with getting exactly why Wanderer and Ei’s relationship is Like That. In my mind this is paired with Ei being very friendly and nice to Nahida specifically because i think it would make Wanderer feel like this

Furina — She’d love Furina tbh. Both of them are smart/sensitive/have spent alot of their lives anxious about meeting the expectations of their people and I think it would be cute to see them hang out :) Nahida probably just finds Furina's presence fun and enjoys hanging out with her

Mavuika — Nahida would think Mavuika is cool & nice and be happy to have her visit Sumeru but also probably feel kind of compelled to study her under a petri dish for her quirky millennial wine aunt demeanor

Furina

So I imagine the other archons view Furina as like, "fellow member of the Seven whos also a human" but not "another archon"—I think Furina would find it stressful to ne treated as an Archon after everything so everyone else would probably like, happily welcome her as part of the group but treat her as a human w/ that in mind. I think this would help Furina be a lot more comfortable interacting w them, but I think she'd also just be frazzled to be considered "one of them" and very nervous/intimidated by everyone & what they think of her at first. I can see her being worried they'd be offended by the "faking being a god" thing too. This would stop once she realizes all of them feel entirely positively and respectful of her but I think even that would be a bit overwhelming at first. I think she’d warm up eventually but just inherently has a lot of baggage with the idea of being “one of the Seven” that would probably inevitably come up in a situation like this…like, I imagine pre-MoTG Furina was probably terrified of the idea of interacting with an actual Archon in fear of them seeing through her act

Venti — I think she'd almost be like…overwhelmed (positively) by Venti, who would probably be being very friendly/welcoming of her as a fellow archon. Once she processes he's entirely sincere in his friendliness & theyre able to connect over their talents in performance arts I think they got along great though! This is assuming a situation she gets to know Venti’s identity…more plausibly I imagine she gets the vibe something about this very nice mondstadt bard she just met is Off (like she kinda sensed something odd about Zhongli) but not be fully let in on the secret.

Zhongli — "THAT'S Rex Lapis? Oh o__o ;; explains why Neuvilette was trying so hard to find him…aha…”

Ei — I’m so sorry but I think it would be really funny if Furina was just a little scared of Ei. Like as I said in Ei’s section I imagine Ei trying to be nice to Furina & connect with her while being just completely oblivious to the fact Furina is kinda worried Ei will strike her down with divine lightning. JJDNDJJDNDJDJDHD. She doesn’t dislike Ei or anything Ei just strikes me as someone easy to find intimidating even when she’s not trying to be

Nahida — I think if Nahida reached out to connect with her over their shared experiences of being rejected/alienated by their people for being too humanly vulnerable it would genuinely mean a lot to Furina & they'd hit it off. I think she’d generally like Nahida but also..I will not lie. I think it would be funny if Furina was also kind of conceptually freaked out by Nahida. Like I think in practice it’s mostly fine but Nahida is probably a little too uncomfortably good at reading Furina so Furina is like okay as someone with deep rooted intimacy issues I am a little stressed out by the conditionally omnipotent mind-reading baby present in this establishment

Mavuika — I think she'd find Mavuika's presence grounding to be around but maybe struggle a bit to start conversation with her, at least at first. I imagine Furina would feel a sense of anxious camaraderie with Mavuika as another human archon but at the same time I feel like if they met pre-MoTG it would've been a bit of a mindfuck for Furina to encounter another human archon, especially one who just seems to have a lot more genuine self-assurance about it than her

Mavuika

Mavuika interacting with the other archons amuses me because I think she's just like disproportionately normal and well adjusted compared to everyone else. I think she engages the others pretty confidently and casually. If you wanted to do something fun with this I think it would be interesting if she gets this weird sense she almost fits in a little too well with the other archons, despite being human. Almost like an inverse of how I think Furina would always feel a bit weird about being considered one of the Seven, even by the other archons

Venti — Would probably rock with Venti's whimsy and enjoy drinking with him. Just thinks he's a solid (if not sort of strange) guy but I think Venti's potiental to mess with Mavuika outmatches Mavuika's capacity to mess with Venti…which would result in her being the target of hijinks. I think she needs this though

Zhongli — I want to say she'd be like "fuck yeah grandpa explain those rock facts in excruciating detail" about Zhongli but I think her saying this to Zhongli's face directly is a bit outside the bounds of Mavuika's flavor of quirkiness. I do feel it's the correct sentiment but she'd probably be a bit more eloquent about it. I feel she'd enjoy his sense of humor and the way he messes with people

Ei — I think they vibe over shared backgrounds in war/combat and Mavuika would have a fun time sparring with her but Ei leaves a very “huh! Interesting" kind impression on Mavuika. Their main common bond is both of them are kind of awkward to socialize with because they're too used to being entirely focused on The War

Nahida — This would be cute. Mavuika is probably just like "awwww haha little guy" and would likely enjoy hoisting Nahida up on her shoulders so she can feel tall. “Cool smart kid who’s nice to talk to” kind of situation. Tbh of this depends on the specifics of how Mavuika interacts with children because while I think she’d obviously be diplomatic and respectful of Nahida as a fellow Archon (tm) i feel you could do something interesting with how Mavuika being human and having very human bonds may impact how she views “peers” even in like an Archon setting, especially as someone who had younger siblings…hmmm

Furina — Would also be cute, I think Mavuika would be pretty thrilled there's another human Archon in the vicinity and intuitively really empathize with Furina. Probably prioritizes approaching Furina because she just really wants to see if they hit it off

I think that’s most of it…there’s like a perpetual archons sitcom happening in my mind. Im less interested in them being this like tightknit established friend group and more this funny opportunity for a lot of different genshin social circles to interact. The fact they’d all have varying levels of chemistry with each other but have an incentive to like, get along/be cordial is really amusing to me

[erwinsvow]

love both the robby and langdon sister suggestions but i’m still thinking about walsh’s sister!! i think there’s some potential there, walk with me. walsh is a surgical attending meaning there’s a lot of pressure there and big shoes to fill when you’re also going into the medical field. i also think it would add to it since walsh is also night shift

have SOOOOOOO many thoughts on this. when i made that post i was honestly thinking walsh's little sister but i wanted to leave it up in the air. this is SOOOO amazing. i'm not just walking sister i'm running with you. sooo we can decide if reader would be on the surgery team but i personally looove me a first year emergency reader. just bright eyed and bushy tailed, the nurse's favorite, and i think it's fun if you're very different from your sibling!!!! walsh's personality in the show is so fun to watch because i loooove how she snaps at people. and she's not in too much which is sad so i hope we see more of her. i personally headcanon that she and jack didn't have a relationship she just hates him because he's annoying as fuck. "crazy pants" "fancy pants" little sister reader staring between them like guys.. the patient? soooo a little sweetheart reader who is eager to impress and her little mean streak comes out and in those moments you sound just like emery. snapping at a patient who's screaming at his nurses, being a little stickler for the rules, not hesitating to get an opinion from surgery (aka your big sister!) unlike some of the others. it's natural to you to go to her when you have a question you can't figure out the answer to. she helped you decide what field to go into, what shoes are the best for twelve hour shifts, how to adjust to night shift, what type of cookies to bake to bring in because it's been a bad week and everyone needs a pick me. things you cannot go to your big sister about: your crush on your attending, how you see the entire world in the green of his eyes, how you can't focus when he stands next to you and how to not be weird about having a huge crush on your attending. obviously it's not gonna take jack that long to put two and two together—he's always liked you but at some point like turned into really like turned into dot dot dot. turned into midnight conversations and grabbing your arm and ducking behind a wall when your sister shows up so he can finish listening to your story before she takes you away. turned into trying to snap less at her so you don't think it's hopeless when you finally tell her about you two. turned into being the one who gets to console you after a bad loss instead of your sister—that one really bites. also how she finds out—catches you crying in jack's arms behind a curtain and sees jack lean in for a forehead kiss and all hell breaks loose. emery stands by the fact that jack is annoying and has no business dating his residents!!!! except it's clear you two love each other. they both volunteer at the VA together so it's not like he's completely unlikable—everyone knows jack abbot is a good guy and exactly the kind of guy you want dating your sister. does NOT approve of the age difference and is meaner about it than your parents are. you would never hear the end of "i know everyone's got daddy issues these days but this is taking a little far" and "get away from my sister before i stab you with this scalpel." I LOVE THEM!!

[daerirose]

Ok I think this is going to be my last Sinners post for the day but I kinda just wanna get this off my chest.

I’m biracial but my dad left when I was very little so I’ve only been around my mom and her (white) family. I lived with her and my grandparents my whole life. She has been my only advocate throughout my whole life but I was always bad at brining things up to her which I feel like stems from my grandparents. My grandparents very much were of the belief that “you’re not black your biracial” and “I’d love you whether you were black white or purple” but the two of them never truly got it. (Hell I found out a few years ago that my birth was controversial in the family with my grandpa’s cousins and such after seeing me went around telling everyone how my grandpa had a “black grandchild” and how insane and weird that was until my mom threatened ppl to fuck off and leave me alone). I went to church with my grandparents and experienced a lot of problems race wise there. I felt like a commodity. I was gawked at, petted, and (I felt) talked down to but whenever I went against it or fought back my grandparents would call me rude or say I was making a big deal out of nothing. I never connected with white people but I also didn’t feel like I belonged in black peoples business either because as my grandparents always told me I wasn’t black. It’s only been the last few years that I’ve been working through that and actually connecting with that part of me.

I mention all this because that scene in the bar nearly brought me to tears because for what feels like the first time I felt seen I a way I don’t know how to to describe because I’ve never felt it before. In the best way I can I would say that I’ve had moments of “damn I seen myself in this character” but this is the first time I’ve ever though “I seen myself in this scene”. Like I was seeing myself in that room as well dancing and experiencing the music in a way that just made me feel so raw. There was something so beautiful about it and I saw myself amoung all those people from the past, present, and future. It may be a bit stupid but it nearly brought me to tears in that theater. Sinners is such a beautiful, important movie that we need to see more of. This kind of unique story telling is so rare in movies now which is so sad because so many movies I feel like for a long time have been afraid to take risks but it’s the risk taking ones that truly make an impact on people.

[jack-kellys]

i know nothing, really, about theater but: thoughts on this years tony noms? or the tonys in general?

heyyyy so my lore drop is i got to work on a bway show this season so i like really do have opinions ngl. here are some & i apologize if you do not get all ‘em

the missing best actress nom shouldn’t go to helen j. shen, bless her heart. it belongs to natasha hodgson, who plays monty in operation mincemeat. that performance of an entitled man done by a woman, while still giving his satirical character nuance, is obscenely impressive. and it’s insane no one’s said this.

death becomes her should not be nominated for best musical, let alone best book. christ, of all things. it’s based off a meryl streep movie it didn’t reinvent the wheel. i genuinely think it was only nominated because megan hilty and jennifer simard are really fantastic comedic actresses in this and broadway just loves divas. i think the testament to DBH’s entire success is solely those two women (who. absolutely deserve their individual noms) and idk if that should earn the show as a whole a tony nom. cause the actual content is like? not incredible.

everyone should see buena vista social club, because i’m so sure no one here fucking has… the most genuine musical on bway right now besides maybe happy ending and real women have curves (sorry u didn’t make the cut girl but… it was a fair cut. bvsc got you beat.)

dead outlaw is too adjacent in concept to both operation mincemeat (dead body) and floyd collins (old timey southern man dies) and both the other shows do it just a little more streamlined. which is tough bc dead outlaw is good, it just doesn’t shine for me? and the sad thing is it would’ve in any other season. the concept was more fire than the execution unfortunately. also andrew durand literally says and does nothing the entire second half and got a best actor nom, which…. do we not all think that’s kind of odd, god bless?

floyd collins is the best acting performance of jeremy jordan’s career, tony nom was well-earned. it’s nice to see him genuinely act fr. also that rock/cave climbing sequence was so fire

did anyone see just in time. should jon groff have that nom or is it more honorary and for kicks. like im sure he’s good but is it an actual stand out do ykwim.

julio monge (bvsc) deserves a featured actor in a musical nom too if the only requirements are comedic scene stealer. because, um…. looks like they are. and he’s perfect as compay segundo

^on that same note he’d take jeb brown’s place (dead outlaw), because jeb brown should’ve been put up for best actor. he does as much if not more work than andrew durand and carries quite literally the entire narrative of the show. as the narrator.

what else what else

what was so special abt DBH’s scenic design besides a pretty staircase. tell me. quickly. the climactic scene in the second act was Entirely empty and dark. what

as an american who saw operation mincemeat in london during its second week of previews…. they have done amazing work to revise and perfect it to come to the states. every american that does not think this show is good i kind of do think is just wrong. i know when it needed improvement and this is a fantastic final product. smh

people were like bummed that smash didn’t get nominated and i have to laugh. it’s just very. regular

boop surprised me SO much in such a good way!! but if i went in expecting it to be good, i think i would’ve come away also thinking it was kind of regular. having low expectations made that show fucking incredible tho LMFAO miss jasmine deserves that nom asf

plays this year honestly ate. so happy with like. all of them except othello. go english go!!

and for my final opinion slash umm… fact.

the outsiders would not have won if it’d been in this season. and this should be a cold, cold take, by the way. not a hot one.

thank you good night! if you want more tony thoughts or just 24-25 tony szn thoughts i’d be happy to oblige

[otakpocky131522]

I’m piecing together even more reasons why the kitchen scene in 8x17 bothers me.

This got long, so it’s going below a cut because I’m tired of feeling sad and angry about this, and I’m sure most people are too.

The kitchen scene is so much worse after a whole season where Buck keeps losing people, he barely had any fun moments with his friends to balance all the terrible events happening, and whenever he asked for help, he got terrible advice that did not help at all.

He was absolutely struggling under Gerrard along with everyone else. And while they had ways to deal with the awful things Gerrard said and did, they kept telling Buck to shrug it off, despite seeing multiples times that that approach didn’t work for him, and they should know Buck can’t just ignore things and let them go. And then when he felt guilty about tackling Gerrard, everyone celebrated Gerrard being gone and no one stopped to check on him.

After his breakup, he kept baking and spending the night at Maddie’s. And sure, everyone was concerned, but the only advice they had was: don’t call Tommy. We never saw any proof that anyone talked out the breakup with him. They just confiscated his phone and apparently never talked to Tommy either. And even though Buck just kept baking and could not stay home alone, no one offered any other solution or tried anything else to help him through it, even though they could all tell he was struggling.

Eddie moves to Texas and despite making up for his blunders with the potential subletters by taking over Eddie’s lease (which is going so above and beyond) and planning a goodbye party, all he gets is Eddie throwing accusations at him all episode and not at all apologizing. Or acknowledging how helpful it was for Buck to do this (and essentially helping him again by giving Bobby his notice for him.)

His sister gets kidnapped, he struggles to make friends with Ravi, he hooks up with his ex and fumbles the reconciliation, and they all lose Bobby.

And they all know he’s not doing well. They all saw the baking. He talks to Eddie in the car while looking for Maddie. Chimney is aware he’s unable to sleep in his new house. Buck talks to Maddie after the hook-up and is told maybe he needs to learn to be alone and make a friend.

They are all aware he’s grieving Bobby hard. They don’t eat together on shifts (which has terrible implications if he’s tried cooking for everyone and kept getting brushed off). He did grief assessments on them, and Hen and Eddie seemed to go along with it enough to get their scores. Buck gave them an actual quantifiable way to assess how they’re doing, but it doesn’t seem like anyone is checking in on Buck in any way that’s helping because he went to confession just to try and talk to Bobby. Instead of feeling like he could go talk to his friends….

And then. He apparently got home, saw Eddie didn’t do the groceries, had to wait long enough for Eddie to get home and clearly not have gone shopping, then decided to go do it himself. This could have been a great moment for them to talk and for Buck to get some proper support that he hasn’t gotten all season and have Buck help Eddie cope with his grief and guilt. But instead Eddie yells at him and gets physical. For the crime of…..getting the groceries and grieving. His best friend who knew Buck was struggling before Bobby because he told him so, and was aware Buck was “spiraling” with his grief. And now Buck is being told he’s making this all about him when all we’ve seen is Buck trying to be there for his friends in any way he can. When Buck asks if Eddie thinks he didn’t do everything he could to save Bobby, Eddie tells him “I don’t know, I wasn’t there” with such an accusatory tone when none of this is Buck’s fault. And this is coming from someone Buck cares about, respects, and idolizes based on the way he was talking to Ravi. So all Buck gets out of this conversation is a friend who almost physically assaulted him, extra guilt about Bobby’s death, and guilt that Eddie had to be called about this and tell his own son. And Buck ends up apologizing for Eddie’s pain, but Eddie’s response is to leave, apparently get his son on a flight to LA alone, and have him come and talk to Buck to make up for Eddie’s actions. Still absolutely no actual apology in sight.

On top of all that, Buck’s been oddly excluded from every positive moment this season. He wasn’t there for the gender reveal (which, I’m sorry, why wasn’t he there for his sister and niece? If they asked him to join, he might have made the cake, and then we wouldn’t have the cake mix-up that the writers haven’t had time to fix with all these emergencies). With Hen’s birthday, he was sent home with food Bobby set aside for him after a whole day of physical labor, while Hen, Karen, Bobby, and Athena stayed and ate together. And there’s no clear reason why he isn’t there for these things. We don’t see him having other plans or hanging out with anyone else. The only time I can remember Buck being happy this season was around the hookup.

All in all, it just makes it feel like nobody wants him around in any meaningful way, which ruins the found family vibes that made me keep watching. And on top that, any advice he gets doesn’t feel like it’s for him, based on the way that it’s absolutely useless to him, does not suit his personality, or ignores his past history (yes I’m still baffled by the learn to be alone thing). The advice he gets never comforts him. And we never see anyone check in and make sure he’s doing better this season aside from Maddie after Bobby passed.

[the-camp-half-blood-library]

Hey! I’m sorta new to fanfic but have loved PJO for a long time now. I was wondering if you have any good fanfic recommendations for Will Solace x Nico di Angelo?

I’m not sure what tags are so sorry I don’t have any to request, but I’m up for anything! Just no spice/sex scenes please!

Hey there! We've found fics from a variety of tags for you -- and these are all fairly popular fics, just to get you started! And if you'd like to learn more about tags and what they mean, I'd suggest the Archive's information page for more. That being said, here are the fics -- sorted by genre/main tag. Mind the other tags!

Angst

Happy Anniversary, Solace by InfectedToad_Mousiepaws

In which Will breaks down on the anniversary of the Battle of Manhattan.

run that body down by @ikeasharksss

"Not how long,” Will continues, “just how. I’m not interested in a time frame, I’m interested in exactly what would have to happen for people to notice that Will is gone."

The Demi-God Who Wouldn't Eat by Salmonellas__House

[no summary] A/N: Hii! This is totally different from my normal fics cause it’s pretty much just a vent. Which also explains why it’s not very good. Whoops! And please don’t read this if you think it’ll trigger you. Cause I think I triggered myself a couple times 🥲

Hurt/Comfort [mod note: yes, these are often cross-tagged with angst, for the purposes of this post I'm doing three different fics for each tag!]

give me another chance (i wanna grow up once again) by @alltheglowingeyess

“Ah, Mr. di Angelo. What can I do for you?” Chiron asks, his voice warm. Nico feels a sudden wave of embarrassment wash over him as he glances down at the smuggled plate. “I, uh, was looking for Will. Kayla and Austin too. I didn’t see them at breakfast, so…food.” He gestures vaguely at the plate, briefly considering the repercussions if he were to chuck it out the nearest window. Chiron’s eyes crinkle with amusement at Nico’s complete inability to function like a normal demigod, though his expression quickly flickers to something more serious, almost sad, at the mention of the three siblings. “That’s very thoughtful of you. Unfortunately, our Apollo campers are out for the day.” Nico frowns, rolling a grape between his fingers absently. “Like, they are on a supplies run?” Chiron shakes his head. “No, they’re still at camp. They’re just… on leave for the day.” Nico’s frown deepens. “On leave? All of them?” Chiron nods. “While I know they are eager to work, I decided it is for their benefit they take this week off, seeing as it will be a difficult one. So, I’ll be handling the infirmary duties until next Monday.”

A Full Cabin Seven by @because-youre-a-person

And that's when Will burst into tears. Right there, standing in the doorway of a full-to-capacity Cabin 7, trying to stifle his sobs in the sleeve of his jumper. Four years after the devastating Battle of Manhattan, Will comes back after a long shift in the infirmary to a cabin where every bed is taken. And it is oh-so bittersweet.

Since There is No Me Without You by @thebiscuitbread

He wasn’t sure what was happening. Standing awkwardly with his arms raised in a don’t shoot kind of position, he tried to assess the situation. Nico was pressing him harder into the wall, furiously holding him close and kissing him. or will gets woken up and nico aggressively makes out with him but then will's like "dude what is going on" and nicos like "i had a nightmare :("

Fluff

I'm waiting for it, that green light, I want it by Pondbox

Jason, Will, and Nico all consult Reddit on what to do about Nico and Will's relationship instead of communicating with each other like regular people. r/AmITheAsshole AITA for going to attempt professing my love to my straight best friend? u/sonofapollo r/advice Just realized I am gay and in love with my best friend. u/theghostking

My coffee black in my bed at three by sunnyy_days

Nico and Will spend a morning together, cuddling and wrapped in warmth.

'til we were dead and gone and buried by kidmaiok

Will Solace is a coward. Will Solace is a coward, or at least that’s what everyone says. He’s terrified of lots of things, most of all he’s afraid of death. Or A journey to Will and Nico’s first kiss.

Alternate Universe

paper hearts (we’re burning matches) by @wordsofasarcast

Where Will constantly complains about the medical inaccuracies in Nico’s books but has never bothered to look at the ‘About the Author’ page to know exactly who he’s complaining to.

a sweet tooth for you [series] by thebhorror

Nico works in a bakery and is determined to make Will fall in love with him his baked goods

Behind the Screen by Whiteout_creations

Nico and Will are boyfriends. Nico is a streamer while Will is med student working at a hospital Will stays out of Nico's steams most of the time. But Will has a bad day while at the hospital and walks in while Nico's streaming.

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[yuh13lo]

“Wisdom Teeth & Wobbly Love”

“I’m gonna die,” she said flatly.

Chris chuckled. “You’re literally not. It’s just wisdom teeth.”

“Exactly. Teeth. In my face. Getting yanked out.”

He leaned down and kissed her forehead. “You’ll be okay. I’ll be there with you the whole time.”

The words were said with total confidence — until the next morning, when Chris stood in front of her in the kitchen, tugging anxiously at the hem of his hoodie.

“Okay, so… change of plans,” he said, not meeting her eyes.

Her brows furrowed instantly. “What?”

“I have to be at the warehouse this morning — emergency shipment stuff. I swear I tried to push it, but I can’t get out of it.” His face fell. “I hate this. I wanted to be the one to take you.”

Her bottom lip trembled, and Chris immediately reached for her hands. “Matt’s gonna take you. And I promise — the second I’m done, I’m coming to you, okay?”

“…Not the same,” she mumbled, trying not to pout, but failing.

“I know,” he said softly, resting his forehead against hers. “But I’ll make it up to you, I swear.”

Just then, Matt walked in, keys swinging around his finger. “Alright, dental princess. Let’s go get those angry little wisdom teeth evicted.”

She gave Chris one last sad look as she followed Matt out, blanket clutched in her arms like armor.

⸻

In the car, she was quiet for a while, staring out the window, clearly nervous. Matt glanced over and softened a little.

“You okay?”

“No.”

“You scared?”

She nodded silently.

He reached over, resting a hand gently on her shoulder. “Hey. I get it. But you’re gonna be totally fine. It’s like… twenty minutes. You’ll fall asleep, wake up, and boom — post-op snacks and Chris cuddles.”

Her lip quivered again. “What if I say something stupid after?”

Matt smirked. “Oh, you will. And I will film it. But I’ll also make sure no one sees it unless you want them to. Scout’s honor.”

“Were you a scout?”

“Absolutely not.”

That actually made her giggle.

Nick was waiting at the dentist’s office when they arrived — arms crossed, leaning against the wall like some kind of wisdom tooth veteran.

“Hey,” he said with a grin. “Just here for moral support. And to tell you that you’re not gonna die.”

She gave him a skeptical look. “You’ve had it done?”

“Yep. And it’s easy. The worst part is the first hour after when your mouth feels like mashed potatoes.”

“That sounds horrible, Nick.”

“Okay, yeah, not my best analogy. But you’ll be alright. You’ve got this.”

Matt nodded beside her. “He even went to a concert the next day. You’re stronger than him. You could probably go to a rave if you wanted.”

“I do not want to rave.”

“Even better,” Nick said with a laugh. “Then just nap it off.”

As the nurse came out to call her name, she stood up slowly, nerves setting in again. Matt took her hand and gave it a small squeeze.

“I’ll be right here the whole time, okay? No disappearing acts.”

She looked back once more, then let herself be led away — blanket in tow, thoughts full of Chris, and the very clear intention to survive just so she could dramatically collapse into his arms later.

⸻

And oh, did she deliver on that promise.

By the time Matt picked her up, she was puffy-cheeked, misty-eyed, and fully under the spell of anesthesia.

“Where’s Chrisss?” she cried softly in the car, blinking up at Matt with big, wobbly eyes. “I wanted himmm…”

“I know, I know,” Matt said patiently. “He’s coming. But for now, you get me.”

She let out a whimper, then slumped into the seat with a dramatic sigh. “Chris is my favorite.”

“I’m aware.”

When they got back to the house, Chris opened the door before Matt could even knock — and the second she saw him, she gasped like he was a celebrity returning from war.

“Chris!” she cried, arms outstretched.

He caught her with a laugh, hugging her close. “Hey, ma.”

“You left me,” she said into his chest, voice muffled and nasally. “I was gonna haunt you.”

“I deserved it,” he said, already pulling her into the living room. “Come haunt me on the couch, okay?”

She practically climbed onto him, burying herself under the blanket, her puffy face squished into his hoodie.

“Never leaving again,” she mumbled. “You smell like home.”

Chris looked over her head at Matt, who was trying not to burst out laughing. “She’s so dramatic,” Chris whispered, smiling.

Matt smirked. “She told me your voice made her teeth stop hurting. I think she’s high, but like… romantically high.”

“Yeah,” Chris murmured, holding her tighter as she began to snore softly on his chest. “She’s perfect.”

Matt backed away with a mock salute. “Mission: Wisdom Teeth — complete.”

And as Chris looked down at the peaceful, snuggly mess curled up on him, he knew he wouldn’t trade this for anything in the world.

Not even a perfect on-time shipment.

[alexsl-universe]

My masterpiece

Summary: Bucky is gorgeous, even with everything he's been through, he's still the most beautiful person you've ever met, and you think some colors would just make him more handsome, why not do that?

Word Count: 2.748

Bucky x Artist!Reader

Warnings: Trauma mention, slightly mentions of wounds, fluff, love for Bucky (If i miss anything please tell me)

A/N: Hello, this is my first time posting a fic, I was inspired by this post, I haven't written in almost a month, but @buckys-arm-and-rios-dagger reblogged it and I felt a spark to write again, so here it is, I hope you like it, also, English is not my first language, so let me know if there are any mistakes, have fun :)

It was a quiet evening, Bucky was in a day off with you, both decided that just chill and rest at home was the best to do, at some point you play with his arm drawing patterns with your finger, and then you got an idea

“Baby, can I draw in your arm?” you say looking to him as he reads some book, he stops and look at you

“Why?” he asks a bit confused

“I’m bored and you have huge arms and so much space to draw on” you say looking at him caressing his arm

“If makes you happy go ahead” he says kissing your forehead and go back at his book

You smile and go grab some of your makeup and sit next to him thinking in which arm you’re going to start with, you look and wander what to do, you decide to start with his left arm, so you start outlining some patterns and coloring with diverse colors, blending them to make it more cute, he takes a moment to look at you and see what you’re doing

“Is this a that new one you bought?” he asks looking at you and moving his arm

“Shh don’t move” you say grabbing his arm and letting it stay still

He do what you say and keep still while you do your art, grabbing some golden eye shadow and highlights making his golden parts get more highlighted, when you finish it's very pretty, but his other arm looks in need of some colors too, so I go to the other side 

"I will draw in this arm too, can you hold the book with the other hand please?"

You say looking at Bucky grabbing his attention again

"Sure doll, have fun" he says and changed the hand he is holding the book

You kiss him and begin to draw various patterns and things, like a small shield of Captain America, a heart with yours and his initials, some flowers, a mini Sam with red wing and a mini Steve looking amused to how big Bucky is, you also draw a small version of you kissing his neck, that tickles him a bit.

"Stay still just a bit more, I'm almost finishing here"

You say doing the line art.

"It tickles doll, but I will try my best"

He says holding a laugh a bit

When you finish his right arm was very colorful, some very pretty arts and funny things you did to him, you smile and lean back in the couch 

"I'm done, what do you think?"

You say looking at Bucky 

He close the book and put it in the arm of the couch and look at his arms, he smiles seeing every pretty you did, he loves every detail in both of his arms

"I love it doll, but I can't see what you draw on my neck, take a picture so I can see it, and also take pics of everything you draw on me, it deserves to be kept as a memory"

He says smiling to you

You smile back and take a first pic of the drawing on his neck, with the perfect angle and him smiling 

"What do you think?" You say showing the picture to him and he laughs a bit 

"Loved, i should tattoo this one, i love it more than the others" he says and kisses you

You make out on the couch for a bit, Bucky got a bit sad that some of the drawings smudged but you assure him that it's okay, you can draw more later.

On another day it’s really hot day and he is wearing shorts, something that grabs your attention to his beautiful legs, your mind go straight back to the day you draw on him and you got more desire to do so again. You two are watching some show on the TV, you do the same and start to draw patterns with your finger on his leg before you ask him.

“Baby, can I draw on you again? Your legs look so good to draw on” you say looking at him and pounding to him

“You want to do it again?” he asks looking at you and you nod to him “Go ahead and have fun baby” he says and grab your face and kiss you

You smile kissing him and went to grab your makeup again but remembered that it smudged, so you go and grab some Crayola markers and sit next to him

"This won't smudge easily, only if you put water on it"

He looks at you and just nod and go back at watching the show, you start drawing some simple things, flowers, dome doodles, and you decide to draw a small version of you laid on his thigh like you were in a big comfort carpet saying "Remember i love you and you're amazing" on as speech bubble, you draw some Steve and Sam laid on the other leg having a "chat"

"It's comfy but i don't want to stay here when he gets naked" Sam said

"I don't want to be in here when they start to make out, that would be too much to handle" Steve said to him

You keep doodling in his leg and when he notice the drawings on his leg he laughs 

"I don't think I want them in there either" he says looking at you smiling 

"We can wash them away later" you say sitting on the floor painting a wakanda cloth pattern he has on his calf

"It's for the best, the only one that can see you naked it's me" he says caressing your face as you look at him

"Or... we can give them quite of a show" you say smirking maliciously, and he does the same and grab your face and start to kiss you

You two make out on the floor of the living room, and later in the bed, and also later in the shower, and only there you realized the drawings aren't coming off, at least not all of them, some parts are and others don't, so when both of you finish bathing you go look if you grab the wrong markers.

"Oh fuck" you say realizing what you did

"What happen doll?" Bucky says getting out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped on his waist

"Hmm, I have bad news" you say a bit shy and he looks confused at you "I maybe have used some permanent markers on you"

"Okay i don't think is a problem, i can wash them away later right?" He says and you press your lips together "I will be able to watch them away right doll?" He ask and bit anxious now

"Yes, but not in one bath, it takes a few baths to wash them away completely" you say to him a bit shy

He looks at you a bit anxious, but starts to laugh 

"I think we will give them more then one show" Bucky says still laughing and you laugh with him

It took almost a week for the drawings to fade away, and it was funny to see Steve and Sam slowly fade away in his leg

One night Bucky arrives tired from a mission, it was a bit complicated one, he takes a bath and laid down in bed tired

"Baby can I give you a massage? I think will help you to relax" you say worried by Bucky tiredness 

"Sure doll, but having you by my side already relaxes me" he says smiling with tired eyes

"Turn on your tummy and let me relax you more" you say kissing him and going grab a lotion to help with the massage.

You get on his back and start to massage his back, feeling him relax more and more, you get him totally relaxed when an idea comes in your head, you have some gouache that you’re sure it goes away quickly, so you finish his massage and go closer to his face to ask

"Can I paint on your back? I promise this time it will go away in the first bath" you say and he open just a little bit his eyes

"Sure doll, have fun" he says to you and close his eyes again, you kiss his cheek and go grab the material you will need

You grab some paint brushes and the paint and stare at his back thinking what to do.

After some time you decide to do the starry night of Van Gogh, but making in a way his arm are part of the painting.

You start the firsts paint strokes with some blue shades, putting some on his metal arm and shoulder, you also decided to make some of the yellow parts with golden paint, to also give more relation with arm, slowly it begin to turn more and more look alike with the reference, you even lost track of the time.

When you finish Bucky is already in a deep sleep, he is in such a peaceful sleep you decide to not wake him up, you take a picture of him sleeping and the art you made on his back, you stand in the bed to capture perfectly all of his beauty and the beauty of the art you did, you’re proud to relax him and happy for making such a masterpiece.

You put away the paint and brushes and go to sleep next to him, he embraces you as always, every night he hugs you until both of you are sleeping, it's like an instinct now, he feels you come close and grab you to his side so both of you sleep in peace.

On the next day Bucky wakes up first, he goes to the bathroom and don't notice the art on his back, only when he goes take a bath some blue and golden colors appears on the floor, he got a bit scared, he still a bit sleepy, he sees if it's the shower but nothing in there, he sees his arm, but none gold had fell, he puts is hand on his back and feel the paint, he got relieved that nothing had happened to him.

He takes a shower and tries to take the paint away from his back, only in the end to realize maybe you haven't took a picture, you love to take pictures of your art, and he knows that, so as he thinks in a way to undo what he did, maybe remake himself maybe? No, it would be easier to go back in time, Steve did so why can't he?

Suddenly you appear in the bathroom, he freezes for a moment, not knowing what to do

"Good morning handsome" you say still sleepy going to the toilet 

"Good morning doll, had a good sleep?" Bucky asks a bit shy and afraid to tell you what he did

"Amazing as always my love" you say to him sitting in the toilet "And you? You got pretty tired yesterday"

"Amazing, the massage you gave me relaxed me so much" he says looking at the shower floor that got tons of gold and blue spots on

"I saw, you slept in such a cute way I didn't want to bother you, but you know your arms still the best place to sleep" you say smiling to him "And you got a chance to look at the painting i did in you?" You ask cleaning yourself, Bucky freezes again, how can he tell you?

"About that..." he says, he don't want to hurt you, but he knows that if he hides will be worse "I take a shower and erase it all, sorry" he says sad 

"Oh no problem I took a picture of it" you say washing your hands and Bucky sights relieved he didn't ruin your artwork, and you look at him confused 

"I thought I had ruined and you didn't took any pictures, I was so afraid of hurting you" he says to you 

"Oh honey, don't be afraid to tell me, I understand it, I won't get sad about it" you said after drying your hands and holding his face "I love you no matter what" you say and kiss him

He kisses you back holding you close to his body, holding you like the most precious thing in the hole world

"I love you too doll" he says while hugging you

When you're trying to get some inspiration you went to look at something on your phone, but nothing is giving you the creativity spark you need, until you see your lock screen.

It's the picture of Bucky with the Van Gogh painting on his back, the golds of the paint and his arm sparkling perfectly, that's it! That is the spark you needed, and you go and plan everything you will need, and name it "Project Masterpiece Kintsugi".

You tell Bucky you plan, how he is perfect to be in the arts, how he is the main spark of inspiration to do this project, he loves and accepts to be part of it.

So the preparation begins, you buy the golden paint, sketches how it will be, how you're going to picture it all, how everyone will be edited and displayed, how each part is crucial and needs to fit perfectly to work.

And after a while everything is ready, many bottles of golden paint had been emptied and some paint brushes got a bit stiff, but your masterpiece is ready, but it isn't just your, is Bucky's and many others masterpieces.

You made various pictures of persons with golden marks on them, representing pieces they lost and were replaced, or that were broken and glued back together, and the main picture is about Bucky.

He is sitting in a stool with a white background behind him, he is being covered by only a silk cloth on his intimate parts, and many golden marks on him, some straight others crooked, some big and small, in many ways, all coming from his arm as a starting point.

It's the poster of the exhibition, with the name of "Masterpiece Kintsugi: perfect as I am", you got this space with the help of a friend who also loved the idea, it has many pictures of different peoples and the ways they're broken or lost something.

A few of your favorites are of a lady who had breast cancer, her wound was covered in golden paint and flowing to her chest and arms. Another is of a person who lost their leg due a traffic accident, the person is using a golden prosthetic leg with some flowing up his leg. Other is about an old lady who had lost her husband and two sons though her life, she was wearing a silk cloth just like Bucky but exposing her belly, you draw a golden spiral in there that went to her chest, neck and face, she is in her 80's, she is one that has so many golden lines, she had seeing many things, and told you many history’s about her life, and you listened and wrote them all, every picture have a small note about theirs losses, and some even has some audio of the person telling their story and how they found happiness after all that, also having a picture of you, actually two.

One was you just alone, some golden coming from your head, some from your heart, some from your arms, you always had trouble finding yourself, and life had not being easy on you, and on yout note says "I was lost, I didn't think I could find happiness, but something changed..." and the next picture is one of you and Bucky holding hands

You're looking at each other and smiling, his golden marks and yours almost connecting, and the note in this one says "I found everything i needed with him, he healed me and I healed him, we found perfection in each other, 愛してるよ Bucky"

At the begging of the exhibition has a description of what Kintsugi means, and now at the end has another explaining it again and what the last words in the previous note says, it means “i love you” and is not commonly used, only spoken between married couples in very serious and sentimental moments, for last has your and every person who participated signature on it too.

I hope you liked it :)

[westleywithatea]

cc!ForeverPlayer was kicked from QSMP. Karine Favilla has deactivated her social medias.

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[stealingyourbones]

Gotta love when folks write Superman incredibly anti-clone even though he had good reason in the beginning to Not Like Superboy (HES A WINDOW INTO WHAT CLARK WOULD HAVE BEEN WITHOUT THE KENTS) and decide that forever on he’ll be spiteful towards clones even though he literally Does Not Care if you’re a clone unless you’re Superboy.

[weirdcursedvaultkid]

since merula likes thoughtful gifts I’d like to share my hc that merulas develops a lil baby crush on mc ever since the Christmas sq where mc gifts she the song book

[peculiar--princess]

I wish I had girl friends to spend my birthday with. I wish we could go shopping and get our nails done and watch horror films together.

[mymelodyisme]

My sister’s graduation day 😤 let’s go 👏🏽

[jikigo]

you ever just see a post and just

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[ivyloveheart]

Yeah idk I guess I’m just gonna go back to just reblogging things idk. Not really too in the UTMV fandom anymore and I still can’t get many interactions.