#I'm absolutely projecting on to them 👀

[hi-i-love-u-bitch]

Spider Siblings headcannons and dynamics

Name headcannons:

Johnathan Baldovino Bianchi (Arackniss)

Anthoney Lorenzo Bianchi (Angel Dust)

Marcella Elisabetta Bianchi (Molly)

*As the oldest Arackniss is the default leader of the group, except when it comes to social settings, then he'll pass it over to the twins.

*Arackniss is an introvert, Angel an extrovert, and Molly falls somewhere in between.

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Talks a lot: Angel and Molly

Listens: Arackniss

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*Because of his more stoic and broody nature as well as his conventionally good looks Arackniss had a lot of "fan girls" during his school days. He did not notice this at all, but the twins did. They were practically beating off half the neighborhood girls with sticks and Arackniss still did not believe them when they told him. In his mind it just wasn't possible because he was just some guy with social anxiety who liked to collect marbles and stamps. (Bro is hella autistic actually but this was the 1910s-40s and society don't have a word for that yet)

*I know its confirmed in cannon that Angel is gay and to add to that I'd think it be really funny if Molly was a lesbian. Just so both of them can joke about being the "gay twin". Arackniss I headcannon as demisexual though he isn't all that interested in relationships as is.

*Arackniss calls the twins Twiddle Dum (Molly) and Twiddle Idiot (Angel)

*Of course the twins retaliate back with a shit ton of short jokes and nicknames

*After the twins hit their growth spurt around age 9 Arackniss remained the shortest of the bunch with Angel and Molly towering above him. Despite that he will always put himself between his siblings and whatever danger they've gotten themselves in. The twins in turn will sometimes still hide behind their older brother whenever they feel particularly anxious, though they will both deny this.

*Arackniss can and will smack the twins upside the head whenever they do something stupid

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Molly: You can't hit me! I'm a girl!

Arackniss: You're a bitch at best.

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Angel: You can't hit me! I'm the baby!

Arackniss: A really fucking annoying baby.

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*Will steal food from each other and say "I'm just checking if it's poisoned!"👀😋

*Whenever the twins wanted something they'd burst into Arackniss is room and in a serious tone said: "I have a proposition for you."🙏 Arackniss would just roll his eye and ask "What the fuck do you want now?" (This is an actual thing my brothers used to do to me and still do sometimes as grown ass adults 😑)

*Their favorite form of sibling bonding is going to the movies or plays together. And being that they lived in New York there was always something new playing.

*Arackniss likes westerns and sci-fi, Molly likes mystery, thriller, and horror, and Angel likes rom-coms, dramas, and musicals

*They also like to sit around the radio and listen to the shows and broadcasts together

*Molly is a snack goblin and is always munching on something. She always has snacks on her person at all time.

*Angel is a drink goblin and has several different drinks at hand that he's sipping on.

*Arackniss has a sweet tooth but refuses to admit it. His favorite sweets are salt water taffy and caramel candy.

*If any of them go out and see something the other would like they'll usually buy it for them then toss it in their face once they get back home

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Angel: *just getting back home*

Arackniss: *laying on the couch, minding his business*

Angel: *full force chucks a back of candy at him as he walks by* Here, don't say I never give ya nothing!

Arackniss: ???

Angel: *leaves to his room*

Arackniss: Fucking thanks?? I guess??

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*Molly is a book worm and used to read aloud to her brothers before bed when they were little

*Arackniss is the only one who likes and understands sports, the twins will still enthusiastically cheer for whatever team their brother is cheering for in the moment

*Angel and Molly where in the church choir while Arackniss was an alter boy

*Religion trauma:✨️Catholic guilt edition✨️

*As the only girl Molly was expected to learn homemaking and house work to help out her mom. But their mom also made the boys help out as well, despite their father's protest, because she was not going to have "useless and lazy freeloaders" under her roof

*They switch out chores sometimes if they don't want to do certain tasks. Molly hates doing dishes, Angel can't stand to sweep and mop, and Arackniss would rather die than do laundry.

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Molly: I'll have you know I am a dignified and delicate young lady!

Angel, muttering under his breath: Yeah, as delicate as a bulldozer.

Arackniss, in a low mumble: Or an atomic bomb.

Molly, full force punching their shoulders: I heard that you little cretins!

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*Angel is the best cook out of all 3 of them, Molly is better at baking, and Arackniss can just barely do the bare minimum

*Molly and Angel are very good at crafts: sewing, knitting, embroidery, beading, most tactical crafting that can keep them occupied with their hands.

*Arackniss can draw; mainly sketches in a little black notebook he keeps on him. He'll do a bit of water color painting if he knows their father won't be around for a while.

*Arackniss has an infinite amount of patience, except when it comes to the twins. Siblings just get under your skin like that and the twins can easily make their older brother lose his shit.

*Both the twins have a pretty nasty temper but Molly had a better grip on it than Angel. This is mainly because like most girls during that time (and even now) she had to learn to bottle everything down and put other's emotional and mental needs before her own.

*Angel tends to get angry on other people's behalf. Like if you insult him he'll tell you off at worst but if you insult someone he cares about he'll beat your ass.

Arackniss: Eldest daughter syndrome, always expected to look after his siblings and put family first before anything, forced to be his father's perfect soldier, never even asked if this was the life he wanted just told to do it.

Molly: Overlooked middle child, expected to be dainty and perfect when she's just as rowdy and rough as her brothers, a smart girl who loves to learn but was forced out of school to help keep house, forced into an abusive marriage she couldn't escape from.

Angel: Black sheep and family disappointment, a gay effeminate man in the 1940s surrounded by a machismo obsessed mob family, nearly beaten to death and threatened to be sent to an institution, ran away and spiraled down into near madness leaving a trail of destruction.

*They flat out refuse to call each other by their "Dead" names, its kind of like asking your siblings to call you by the nickname your friends call you, that's never gunna happen. They will only ever be Johnny, Tony, and Marcie to each other.

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Angel: I love you guys but-

Molly and Arackniss: Pfft, no the fuck ya don't!

Angel: Bitch let me finish my damn sentence!

[a-simple-spiders-oc-dump]

quick post just to say I've loaded up the queue again with 22 more posts!! so prepare to get almost a full month of daily lore drops about these guys lmao

[weebsinstash]

I know the show isn't out yet but Stayed Gone is stuck in my head and I'm chugging my yandere Vox juice so hard right now. I think he has the capacity to be absolutely insufferable

---for starters THE SPYING POTENTIAL WITH THIS MAN. You're telling me he can directly plug himself in to the city power grid and see through all televisions, potentially even phones and computers too? Could he put himself on your phone and start going through your texts? Could he even just put himself on your phone real quick while you're sleeping to check in on you? You couldn't even have privacy in your own home because of whatever screens are around he could potentially shoot himself to or watch you through. Imagine just being in your apartment completely alone and he's suddenly on your tv. Like what if you had just been sitting there topless or with your dick out or something or 👀 I mean. He could see so much, really...

---God honestly like. You know I keep mentioning the Instagram without ever attaching pics or anything because I'm on mobile and I'd have to use the hazbin Instagram archive blogs here on tumblr to go find them back like, you know Val would openly post the meanest shit, would literally post Vox's face being busted up because he woke Val up from a nap or i think it was he literally just brought him the wrong soda (which to be fair was taken from Velvet and was half empty), and then you go over to Vox's account and his pic was taping his pieces back on while being really frustrated and kinda lowkey looking like he would cry

Like Val's out here "women are stupid also men are stupid too" and talking about how he adopted a dog and killed it within like 48 hours and here's Vox celebrating his pet's birthday with cake and a party like. Why are these men together. Why. Why. Don't get me wrong I love to be the involuntary third in a toxic codependency but--

look all I'm saying is... do any of you get really really upset when you see someone being mistreated, especially more so a friend of yours?

READER JUST LOSING THEIR SHIT GETTING FERAL ANGRY SHOUTING AND SCREAMING AT VAL BECAUSE HE PULLS SOME SHIT and like that's IT for you because 1. Valentino might like actually backhand you one as well, do you think he wears rings so it hurts, 2. Vox sees you defending him and like, it's based on your own preferences really but if he wasn't already gaga this CEMENTS it and 3. especially if he watches you have to take a blow for trying to stick up for him. Like what if you cry. I have a low pain threshold, I'd be sniveling and crying at the least. Valentino storms off and Vox is helping peel you off the floor cause you curled up into a ball or some shit and he's sitting there thinking "wow they suck at this but they still did it for me 🥺"

---during his song with Alastor, it's a little confusing because they show an actual camera crew when he's turning the TVs on, but i think it's pretty clear that he can control whatever the screens show visually, thus his little zany sketches and being able to talk to himself and at one point, showed the visual of himself blocking the radio Alastor was projecting on right next door. I can just see him using this to kind of.... fuck with you, really! Or do whatever he wants? He's trying to suck up to you and he's surrounded by roses, or you're his co-host/guest host and he thinks your joke was funny and gives a little audience laughter as a treat

Or you know... you're running from him down the street, passing all these different screens and displays as they power on and show things like, him "jumping in front of you" while demanding you stop or, trying to show some kind of blackmail publicly, or just, begging you to just ACCEPT HIM and showing you all the fun things he could do with you, "cmon, I said I was sorry, stop freaking the fuck out! We can- we can do that thing you've always wanted to do, what about that?!" as he tries to project you two doing something fun, but most importantly, doing it TOGETHER. You're running from him terrified and he's showing you images of like you two smiling and happy or, it becomes scarier as he's more desperate

"Don't-don't make me do something fucked up!! I'm serious, STOP RUNNING" and he's like freaking out, showing shit of trying to hold you down, tying you up, and/or shoving you into a locked room

Sudden thoughts of "what if the more emotional and unstable he becomes, the less he can control his intrusive thoughts and shows his more impulsive darker desires". He's tweeking and the screen glitches and you briefly think you see yourself completely restrained, blindfolded, gagged--

---he's just like OBVIOUSLY so prideful but also immature and whiny ("who gives a shit about alastor?" Well you, mr hes just quietly minding his own business and I'LL start beef because i feel threatened and STILL LOSE, like awww my poor little pogchamp got publicly humiliated in an argument HE started out of nowhere, he's my little sad wet baby lmaoooo) and we already know his relationship with Val can become physically abusive, so, you pair him staying in that kind of relationship, being codependent, with this personality of his, and I can just see.... ACTUALLY FUCKING TRIGGERED LIKE LITERALLY CRYING UPSET VOX BECAUSE YOU REJECTED HIM like he's pissed he's hurt he's lonely he's heartbroken and HELL NO IS HE GONNA ACCEPT THIS

Vox would be over here proudly claiming on his TV show that NO HE REJECTED Y O U, not the other way around! He's not upset! He's totally fine! Meanwhile everyone watching can tell this man is manic and visibly hotboxing copium, "I didn't even really like you anyways!!.... no, I mean, shit, fuck, COMMERCIAL BREAK--" *cut to technical difficulties screen because the man is CRYINGGG*

-- Valentino and Reader bonding over teasing Vox and making him flustered and of course, obviously, the inverse. I still kinda like the idea of "they both think you're cute but like nothing exciting until one night they bump into you unplanned and you're all dressed up". Like Val is from the 70s or 80s so they go to a roller rink disco whatever kinda place because I'm sure the coke game there is INSANE and you're just like, swaying your hips spinning around to Let It Whip or September or something dressed in some shorts that make your ass look just right 🤌

You're sneaking back into the studio after a night out and they're both lounging somewhere and Val's like "uhhhh who is THIS coming in without saying hi to Daddy?" and you pull your sunglasses down like "SIR??? 😳" And now HE'S flustered because he didn't know that was you and Vox is feeling some new kinda way because he's used to seeing you in like, your work uniform or casual wear

Val who then makes your work uniform really slutty and you have to serve him and Vox wearing it 😩❤️

---I have this thought of like lmao imagine walking down the sidewalk with Angel and seeing Vox on TV and Angel is like "ya know he can see everything outta dese things when he's plugged in" and you're like "bullshit, he couldn't possibly process that many screens at once, it'd overload his brain, he wouldnt be able to concentrate" and you're like "here I'll prove it, hey Vox, check it out you fucking dweeb" and flash him your bare titties or you MOON HIM

scenario A would be that he INSTANTLY barks out laughing, "hey Val, that dumb slut who brings you drinks just flashed me!" And he just totally shows it on the air, maybe partially censored, maybe not at all, your phone is ringing IMMEDIATELY, of COURSE it's Val, and Vox is broadcasting your mortified embarrassed expression, "our big story tonight: drunk bimbo fucks around and finds out! More updates after this word from our sponsor!" and the man will noooootttttttt stop bullying the fuck out of you afterwards, because he's got a crush on you and you're like someone weaker than him his insecure ass can punch down on

Scenario B is that he instantly turns pink and about 5 seconds later he blue screens and the entire city experiences a blackout and when he comes back on the air he's like stammering and, glancing at, it FEELS like he keeps glancing at you, but, is he really?

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I dunno... like I'm sure Valentino is gonna wind up being unstable in his own way but I guess there's a certain, ALLURE to Vox being a little bratty and whiny while also having these very VERY handy, actually quite scary abilities and resources 👀 like boy show me what that screen do 😫💦

[felassan]

Snippets 🐺💜

Users report that pre-orders they made to TFAW of the DA:TV artbook The Art of Dragon Age: The Veilguard have been cancelled (since its listings were taken down like Dark Horse's were)

Blair: "The Shadow Dragons have some great black leather combos, less feathers though." [source]. shrl: "The Mourn Watch have leather and skulls." [source]

John: "it's been a pleasure and an honor working on this with you Brian" [source]. Brian: "The feeling is mutual." [source]. Trick: "It's been amazing watching it all come together, and I am so grateful for everything you've done to make that happen." [source]

John: "the day this game ships is the day i will finally retire the sleeved blanket i bought back in 2019" [source]

John: "the wildest thing about being creative director is that about once every two weeks someone says 'hey this bizarre thing here is part of your job can you do it'. and it is a thing that you KNEW someone did but you never thought about which someone. congratulations, you are that someone" [source]

User: "The Evanuris are banished forever, he says. 👀". Trick: "Forever-ish" [source]

John: "me: it’s weird how a lot of fans think I hate Solas, it’s absolutely wild. also me: I should photoshop Solas into the ‘we demand to be taken seriously’ picture" [source]

Carly: "i can see the light at the end of the tunnel, everyone,,,, s o o n 🥴" [source]. / "I honestly can’t wait til we share more !" [source]. / User: "do you ever look at people’s reactions and theories on here like 🙂‍↔️ you people have no idea what’s coming". Carly: "Oh absolutely lmaooo" [source]

Carly: "I deleted it but I posted in our slack like “pls just tell them smtg, the clowns make me sad ):” lolol" [source]. (note: fans have been joking around and calling themselves clowns hhh, in the age-old tradition of DA clowning) "this is me empathizing and feeling bad we aren’t giving as much info (altho epler be goin off), rereading it sounds like I’m going *points* look at how pathetic those clowns are lol" [source]. / "its like we can finally yell about our work but only in limited quantities and basically at the same time fans find out things lolol oh ya and the ea snipers" [source]

Violet: "I might be screaming into the wind, but there's nothing underhanded going on. Release date is coming in August like we already said (so very soon)" / "roadmap will be very soon with some nuggets of what will be coming in August." [source: the official BioWare Discord]

Violet: "I made the announcement [in the Discord about Edge magazine's article], and it's kinda damned if you do, damned if you dont. If you do, people that ONLY want the biggest beats get mad. If you don't, people that want any scrap of news get mad. Personally, I think going towards the latter is better overall. But I'm sorry it wasn't what you expected. I am also a DA fan and care enormously about this project." [source: the official BioWare Discord]

User: "How do we all think the companions for Veilguard flirt?". Violet: "depends on the companion fsfs" [source: the official BioWare Discord]

Violet: "soon™️" / "(not trying to be a shit, it will be soon! its a holdover joke from my last studio, i have to put the ™️ every time, its a sickness)" / "real talk, im just as feral as you guys when it comes to DA" / "[re: John being aware of a meme] that doesnt surprise me, [John] gets around 👀" [source: the official BioWare Discord]

[uhohdad]

Do you think you can do a version of stalker konig that's harmless and sweet? Like he secretly watches you and just keeps you safe- eventually you find out about it but you don't mind cause you feel so comfortable in his presence and can tell he's just a lil weird likes you :")

Idk I'm jus getting tired of the abusive stuff everywhere man ;;

I would absolutely consider this sometime in the future, just looking to get through TGWCM before I dig into any big projects. In the meantime, here are a few things I’ve written that might scratch your itch if you haven’t already read them:

TGWCM [A HUNGER GAMES AU] - Outcast!Konig’s not a ‘stalker’ per se, but it’s a long-form (85k word count) slow burn where he pines for Reader heavily, and he keeps Reader out of trouble a lot. Reader finds immense comfort from him throughout the story, he’s a gentle giant but still does whatever it takes to protect Reader. Features an 11k word smut scene. 👀 Lots of bonus content and drabbles for this one as well.

Somethings Borrowed - Non-Abusive Stalker!Konig steals some of your things :)

Loser!Konig Headcannons - Harmless weirdo energy for sure (definitely will be doing more of these in the very near future)

My tastes vary. I have been known to dabble in both fluff & abuse, my works often reflect my own sexual/emotional desires at the time. I hope these fics help & I apologize if things haven’t been up to your tastes lately! Kids, feel free to help our friend here out by recommending some more fics below :)

[factual-fantasy]

25 asks! Thank you! :}} ✊

@candyglumboy

I haven't dropped the project, but its slowed down a lot with the creation of my Digital Circus AU and with my returning art block.. 😔

@avaeevo

Other than Kaufmo having a dark sense of humor and being good friends with Jax.. also his brotherhood with that other clown guy.? I'm still developing his character..

However, there's something I've been thinking about for Kaufmo and his brother. I kind imagine the turning point in their relationship to look like this scene with Lars and Steven. Specifically 2:06 to 2:58

I'm thinking that Kaufmo entered the circus first and then his brother followed a few minutes later. Kaufmo eventually assumed that his brother is trapped here because he tried to follow him. He feels so guilty about it.. but at the same time.. he's kind'a glad he's here. Kaufmo doesn't know what he'd do if he didn't have his brother by his side..

@palettepainter

Abstractions are still a thing and there's supposed to be a handful of people who have abstracted. Caine tries everything he can to prevent abstractions and he takes this handful of humans as a hard and cold warning that he isn't trying hard enough..

After their abstractions he keeps them in the cellar because the dark and wide open environment with a shallow pool of water at their feet seems to.. keep them calm.. for some reason..

Caine has never stopped trying to unabstract these people and he will never stop trying..

The others are aware of abstraction and have seen it happen.. Sometimes Caine will allow other circus goers to visit their abstracted friends when they are at their calmest.

I have yet to decide if abstraction will be reversable in my AU.. 👀

Banana laffy taffy?? :DD

@kiki-is-hurt-but-not-anymore

When I read this I was just waking up so "behind me" was my bed and then the floor XDDD

XDD It caught me really off guard. Really funny!

@cherrycreamfairy

Thank you! :) I'm hangin in there as best I can, approaching another art block though <:/

@beryl-shade

Absolutely! If they ever wanted to Caine would relaunch the code for that adventure :)

Some of that comes from the support and effort from Caine to keep everyone sane. And a lot of that comes from the other circus goers providing an immense amount of comfort and emotional support <:}}

@nerdyskullcap

:DD Thank you so much!! :)) And I'm always kind'a hoping I have a change of heart and open up to fanart. But I just cant help that I'm not comfortable with it. <:/

@lunarmoon8361

Why? :(

@mimiocto

Yes I'm aware- but considering that's the only time I can recall him swearing vs Zooble who swears nearly every time she's on screen... yeah I like Kinger more-

XD Caine if he was in Coraline

@gachaclubideas

Aww Munna.. such a nostalgic Pokémon. 💞 And that other critter is so cute! :DDD

I imagine that Caine wouldn't thrust Pomni into an adventure right away. He would spend some time with her to delicately explain the situation and who he is. He would maybe then show her around a bit but eventually he would just leave her alone in her room for a while for her to process everything.

Eventually she would calm down and Caine would create a very mild in-house adventure to help her settle in and introduce her to the other members of the circus.

I think the 4 ace cards for a head is a neat design! But the giant hands.. I'm sure there's a reason for it but I'm not a fan- 💀

@caronaro-flipaclip

.... w h a t

I present to you, a treat.

Kermit drinkin malk

(Referencing this post)

I figured if she can have that little pink wing on her shoulder, why not just full on wings? That can actually fly??

@king-ryuusei

Gummigoo's bandana is actually supposed to look like a fruit roll up 😅 I've seen through the comments that the red and blue didn't translate well... he's due for a redesign-

@hhbluedynamite

Thank you! :DDD And while I don't think they would outwardly call the others their kids, (They're all adults so that's kind'a weird-) some of the others definitely find a sense of parental comfort and security in them <:)

@lathan-chillyfilm

I'd love to hear all about it! :DD

@ink-machine-kidd

He's still an NPC :00 its just that when he showed up in the circus, Caine didn't delete him. He let him stay for Pomni's sake. <:)

@taco-hyeh

[lancabbage]

Okay... I'm really beginning to suspect a hell of a lot of the fandom simply can't understand the novel and its messages.

I've just seen someone comment on how important it is to them that people understand LWJ would "forgive" WWX no matter how he acted, no matter his "wrong doings". Apparently they think WWX treated LWJ badly 🤔 Yes, there were misunderstandings, but he never treated him badly! I really got the impression they didn't understand WWX's actions and were insinuating he had done things he required forgiveness for in the first place! Which, he does not... So...

Also, they totally have the characterisation of LWJ completely wrong. LWJ loves WWX BECAUSE he's morally good! He does not love him blindly, nor would he love him if he had done such atrocious acts some in the fandom (and the cultivation world) believe he did, because they simply can't read properly.

The thing that made me most shocked was that some people actually believe that WWX doesn't deserve LWJ... Some even love fanfic where LWJ dies or is seriously injured and WWX has to suffer. Wow. Like seriously? Wtf 👀

Those people are projecting so bad, they need therapy! WWX deserves a happy ending and to be with the boy he (unconsciously) had a crush on his whole fn life! WWX was a good person, who did the right thing even if it wasn't the easiest option. That's the whole point of the story! WWX gets a second chance at the life he should have had BECAUSE he deserves it. WWX was always putting others first, whether out of obligation and debt or simply because he was kind and caring. No one deserves such a beautifully happy ending more than WWX. He's finally putting himself first, free of the shackles of his first life, and taking the only thing he's ever wanted for himself... LWJ ❤️

Anyone thinking WWX needs to suffer any further than the mass amount of unimaginable trauma he already lived through and did not deserve to experience in the first place, is an absolute moron.

[catras-breakup-song]

i’m not gonna lie… i’m lost here. is this supposed to be an 4nt1/cr1t1c4l post? if so, i genuinely don’t understand the point being made.

is it that playful banter is a bad thing? is it that being too hands-on violates unspoken boundaries? the message is so unclear to my autistic ass…

oh, wait, OP provided tags:

so aside from the fact that they are absolutely not sisters by default, least of all canonically (even if you do interpret them that way somehow), nor was it ever intended by nate stevenson, i’m still having trouble figuring out how this is problematic.

in which ways is lighthearted touch totally contradictory to passionate kissing/caressing? why can’t partners who are dating do both, especially in different cultural environments such as the horde where intimacy is discouraged and friendly sparring with familiar peers is a safe expression? if it’s so different, what are we as the audience supposed to interpret from their style of physical affection by the final season? side note, but aren’t we supposed to consider the latest version of anything in general as the most accurate?

now i have a question lol, did you take this moment literally at her word, and all the other times she repeated it?

also, my friend just pointed out that this is the classic homophobic talking point of "they seem to just be very good friends! they were roommates!" lmao. i've never agreed with accusing anyone who cr1t1c1z3s catradora of lesbophobia, which i'm not doing necessarily, because that's simply not how it works, however i found this funny and partially true so i'm keeping it in.

the lip bite was included unintentionally 👀

anyway, as i’ve discussed on this blog before, i’m very arospec and it’s inseparably intwined with my identity itself; i also project that onto catra. something we often bring up in that community, is romance-favorability (as its own spectrum of range all the way to blatant repulsion btw) — which is a personal preference that’s defined as exactly as it sounds like and occasionally revolves around fictional depiction as separate from one's own reality — and arguably more importantly, amatonormativity — which is an arbitrary set of rules for romantic expectations set up by an alloromantic society. this is typically thought of as common denial of the idea that someone could actually want to separate themself from needing a life partner in marriage, but can very much be applied to an annoying list of what draws the line between romantic & platonic relationships. that line is very individualistic and is to be decided on such a level only, and it doesn’t even get into what queerplatonic means, a concept saved for another day!

my point is, the OP seems to be trying to claim that catradora objectively cannot be read as romantic because their dynamic growing up & early-on in the story doesn’t perfectly meet socially-constructed standards of what that should look like. i say we need to eradicate those standards altogether! it’s up to catradora to decide what they are, if anything specific at all, not us as the audience — assuming they could’ve had the words at their disposal to knowingly describe it. going back to my earlier paragraph above about how limited they were in the fright zone, i’ll borrow a quote from a comment i made on one of my recent reblogged posts (which is a great meta on how their mutual desire was uh... definitely not platonic):

"Catra and Adora’s desire for one another is shown in a variety of ways, mostly indirect. There are a lot of glances - until season 5, not the kind of open leering at one another that we’d seen between other characters. Mostly it’s fairly playful - wiggled or cocked eyebrows, glances at each other while smirking, that kind of thing, or really intense and somewhat angry glares when they’re fighting."

it's really bothering me that i can't recall where i read this from before, but someone analyzed before how, growing up, catra & adora didn't have a good sense of how to label their relationship with accurate terminology despite being subconsciously aware that they, whether they knew the other reciprocated or not, loved each other "like that." unfortunately, they couldn't further explore it because such love & affection was seen as a punishable weakness in the horde, so they resorted to the only safe option they seemed to have, which was subtle body language and play-fighting as [testudoaubrei-blog] described above.

also, since this screenshot is included in that post... i would be amused to read an explanation of how THIS LOOK from catra is "platonic with a capital P", because i'm not even sure if it's up for debate to be quite honest with you:

ESPECIALLY with the "i always have!" line (which 4nt1s like to doubt, but i don't care, it's official!):

[nunalastor]

I have been struck by an idea for Angel Alastor AU

*Alastor's POV*

A couple months into his stay in Hell Alastor finds and figures out how deals work, as well as their roll they play in maintaining this realm. He is excited to try it out and finds out he is really good at it. BUT!! After awhile the people he takes under his care collapse into shows of light. He doesn't get it. What is he doing wrong! the only 2 thralls not leaving are Nifty and husker.

Let's see he takes in children and women who did what they had to do to survive. Check! Give them free housing in the forest he grew with his magic. Check!! Employ the women as either teachers/caretakers for the kids or writers for his radio shows. CHECK!!! Basically build and maintain a self sufficient community that doesn't have to worry about the stress of hell while he get to have his fun. Check fucking CHECK!!!!

No matter how many years pass in hell it keeps happening. It's confusing but that's ok, he only did it because all the most respected Overlords of hell run and maintain communities. His new bestie Rosie, Carmillia, Missi Zilla, Zestial and even that pathetic picture Box that got a lucky hit to his forehead with an angelic dagger ( thankfully Alastor bashed vox's face in before he could back up the memory) has one. Well the Princess is opening a hotel i hopes of rehabilitating sinners should be fun. He just hopes that the letters he wrote for Guy, Emily and his Mom and that they forgive him for his selfish acts.

*Heaven's/Micheal's POV*

It has been years since the one so loved by Heaven went missing because of Adam's carelessness when something miraculous starts happening. The souls of women and children damned to Hell start appearing before the high Seraphim Sera. Despite all the struggles the souls went through and endured, they had one thing in common.

Alastor

When Micheal is filled in on what's happening he doesn't rushes to the observation orb within Heavens Court house. With the help of the very souls Alastor redeemed he lays eyes upon his beloved for the first time in years. The sight is both comforting and devastating as Micheal watches Alastor rub at a nasty scar along his temple.

Of course. Everything makes sense now. His beloved wouldn't abandon everyone he loves on a whim. He didn't know it was possible for the love he has held for his deer to grow deeper because even when trapped in hell under the delusion that they're a demon Al still went out of his way to help others. After many apology's to Guy, Emily and Al's Mom for the deceit Sera decides the best course of action going forward is to call a meeting with Lucifer.....OH, Lucifer sent his daughter in his place. WAIT! She's starting up a redemption project that's perfect we can give her support through the search party now led by a talented exorcist by the name of Vagatha And his beloved's best friend Guy who's a detective turned therapist.

Charlie: "wait uncle, you know redemption is possible?"

Micheal: "Well yes, but not how because my boyfriend the saint who figured out how to do so, got trapped in Hell due to a tragic mistake some years ago suffering a horrible head wound. We were finally able to find him but we don't know how much he truly remembers."

*Lilith POV*

Lilith who has spent the last couple of years getting faded off champagne on a beach: "I feel like i'm forgetting something important" -the unopened letters Alastor asked her to deliver sitting at the bottom of her luggage- "If i can't remember, probably not a big deal."

-sleep deprived Anon-

P.S. the thought of Alastor finally finding joy in his after life only to have it be ripped out from under him because he is unintentionally being really helpful is funny and the growing unhinged perspective of Micheal as he searches for his beloved, is absolutely delightful for me

P.S.S. I had to write this down twice so it's a lot longer than it was originally so here's this wall of text-sorry not sorry

👀

[velvetdandeli0n]

I Told You Things

Rudy Pankow | Social Media Series

MASTERLIST NAVIGATION: 01

Plot: nepo-baby!singer reader, with a worldwide famous director father, navigates the trials and tribulations of the heart when she meets Rudy, after he's casted in her father's film... what could possibly be less messy than that?

Warnings for Chapter: none

Author's Note: Yn self insert with Calloway as surname. Timings on the edits aren't relevant to the story timeline; all edits are mine please don't take credit or share without giving credit.

Liked by yn.insta, hichasestokes and others variety Elliott Calloway set to direct new film 'The Silent Hour', with Rudy Pankow leading. Rudy will play Jesse Meyer, a young man residing in a small coastal town who's dealing with survivors guilt after an accident at the factory. Alongside him will be Christian Bale (returning to a Calloway project for the first time since 'Echoes of War', 2009), Olivia Cooke, and Carey Mulligan.

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rudynation Yay Rudy getting booked and busy! We'll be seated.

mrsmaybank This is huge, well done Rudy, you're amazing

reeltalk at least it's not a sequel or remake

cinephile Elliott Calloway has never done either. EVER. reeltalk okay... I didn't mean him, I meant in general

Liked by carlaciagrant, drewstarkey and others rudeth Kept this one quiet for long enough! It's an absolute honor to get to work with one of the greatest minds of a generation. My dad used to show me Elliott Calloway films when I was probably too young to watch them... now I'm gonna be in one! It'll sink in soon.

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rudyp4l so proud of you!!!

obx.swell THIS IS NOT A DRILL

jdofficial YOOOO?!?! liked by author

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Liked by rachelzegler, ayoedebiri and others yn.insta Ahhh 'Source of My Secrets' has been out for a whole 2 weeks! This album means so much to me, the most therapeutic release. Thank you for the love, for the streams, for the edits (yes I watch them, yes the Spike x Buffy one destroyed me), for the trend that made me sob on my fyp!! You're all magic Xx

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ayoedebiri my favorite nepo baby, congrats xx liked by author

yn.biglove an unskippable album honestly

loser.hater when will you stop writing about the past?

love.yn when will you be let out of your cage? loser.hater damn girl calm down

rachelzegler honey, so deserved! the perfect album, the gilmore girls edit hurt liked by author

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DAD Congrats on the 2 weeks, angel!

YOU Thanks dad x

DAD Having the new cast for a dinner party tomorrow night, would be lovely to have you there, if you're free x

YOU Does that make me a cast member? 👀

DAD Haha 🤣 if you really want to

YOU I wouldn't put that horror onto you You saw me in the Hairspray school play

DAD You were only 12!

YOU And I couldn't act, they only gave me a line because my drama teacher loved you

DAD So what I'm hearing is, I created a monster? 🤣

YOU Yes actually!

DAD Your mother says to bring any dirty laundry you want washing to save you wasting water

YOU I'm only coming for 1 night lol

DAD She says she doesn't care, do it anyway

YOU Fiiiiine lol, tell her thank you! I'll arrive around 6pm, that cool?

DAD Perfect x

YOU Train coming into station, I'll grab a taxi

DAD I'm in the parking lot

YOU Thank you, you didn't have to

DAD Your time management is a nightmare, I definitely did Joking xx I just wanted to see you!

YOU Where are you? Ohhh I see you! Take off that damn fedora it's Winter!!!!

AYO How was the dinner?

YOU Girl I'm so fucking drunk rn

AYO Love that for you x

YOU My dad's playing Shithead w Rudy lmao

AYO SHUT UPPP PAHAHA WHOS WINNING

YOU Mr Calloway is straight up cheating Rudy is playing honest to the bone

AYO You talked to him much tonight?

YOU Not like one on one It's more of a group activity yknow

AYO He's cute In your story, I mean...

YOU Don't play matchmaker It's not like that Literally just met him We still on for this Sat. at the Sound Loft?

AYO Yesssss! Paul will definitely be there, just like half an hour late

YOU He getting a night time run in?

AYO Lol no, he's got an audition

YOU Ooooo good luck to him I miss him, I haven't seen him in 3 months

AYO He misses you too

YOU You're so smitten with each other it's adorable I love you so much I'm so happy you found your person

AYO Drunk you is so loving Get some water, baby

YOU Gonna share the event and try get people down bc I need West of Eden to get the hype they deserve!

RUDY Yooooo are you guys up for a live gig this Sat?

[still-a-morosexual-help]

Okay about canon vs Gabon lucifer top v bottom

Clearly I am a biased bottom BUT

I think in canon, when Lucifer is turned on by reader taking on a more dominant role, he's into it to take back the power? Like, he's the avatar of pride, I feel like he would really enjoy the ego boost of having a little power struggle and putting the other person beneath him.

Me thinking about the butler event and devilgram where they definitely didn't have to dress up and be butlers and serve MC for the RAD project but Lucifer insisted and spent the whole event dressed up, happily skipping around calling MC "Master" and bending over backwords to listen to them, and insisting they give him commands even when they didn't want to: hmmmmmmmmmmm

Okay but look what I'm saying is:

• A large part of how the sins show love to the people they care about is by not letting their sins overtake them around those people, so for Lucifer that'd be letting go of his pride

+

• Someone who, in their daily life, is as put together as Lucifer, as stressed as Lucifer, as always in control as Lucifer, as much of an insane perfectionist as Lucifer needs to be able to unwind and have a safe place where they can let go of the reigns for a little while (of course that way of unwinding doesn't have to be via sex but since that's what this particular ask is about I'm only focusing on that area) and a safe person they can trust to hold on to that control can be an added bonus

=

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I do think he'd prefer a power struggle but I think he'd prefer to lose that power struggle. Kinda like what we see;

• in S3 when MC pulls him into their lap. Where he's biting back and cocky until MC pulls him in and then he's blushing

• in the "Healing Lucifer" devilgram in Nightbringer. Where he's continously fighting back against them and refusing to listen to them. And they pull out the absolutely insane

and I was 100% sure he was going to murder them for the audacity. But instead he just starts listening to them????

I think putting up a fight and then having control wrestled away from him makes it easier for his pride to actually let go of that control

I'm not saying he subs and/or bottoms all the time, because he strikes me as a vers switch, BUT I am saying the man definitely has a preference👀

Edit:

Fucking excellent points both of you @anintrovertedechoe @famia-of-87

[weebsinstash]

Ok but fuck the people who mentioned abo stuff and omega Miguel to me specifically because I'm over here trying to think of-of- of other ideas that have some meat in them and now I'm just thinking about him becoming absolutely baby crazy in the freaky primal way only omegaverse shit can provide

-normal ass Reader meeting ABO people in the Spider Society and you have no idea what the actual hell any of them are talking about half the time but wouldn't it suck if you still felt some sort of effects from them and affected them too. But. Alpha Miguel obviously 🤌 somehow you make him purr however briefly bc he'd probably get embarrassed and be a dork but you just hear that motor kick in and it's like '👀 oh yall ain't HUMAN human? Idk that's kinda scary but... hot too'. Next thing you know you're finding out about Alphas having knots and you're having inappropriate thoughts about your boss. Also, what if scenting isn't just rubbing necks and such, what if it could be done from smaller touches too, so, suddenly you're sitting there "oh was he scenting me when he touched me on the shoulder" and you may or may not remember how people would often be nervous or avoid you on those days, or be polite but servile, one could day non-threatening, no competition

Alpha Miguel hearing you don't want kids like "I can fix them uwu". One day you realize "oh is he like, courting me" and you're confronted with the terrifying mortality of "holy shit does he want to date/have babies, idk if im ready for something that serious 😳" and also just, him having all these biological advantages over you like he eventually figures out how to tell your emotions by your scent and things like that, you hug the wrong person and suddenly he's in a foul mood and "wanting to speak to them" because their scent transferred onto you

-normal Miguel finding out about an Omega Reader and "no, I'm just studying them for science though--" *suddenly has terabytes of notes about you, your biological aspects, info from your home dimension about Omegas, plenty of personally written 'research notes'* he's just utterly obsessed and fascinated. He learns you're just basically a guaranteed baby machine amd suddenly he's astral projecting himself into another reality, man reads a factoid on how Omega typically have 3 or even more babies and he's sitting there thinking about the two of you with four daughters. Maaaaybe one son but, he loves the idea of all girls, he's just baby crazy for a daughter specifically and he's like "but wait, I could have multiple". But papi, four quinces sounds expensive lmao, lucky he's got that CEO money

-But of course, I'm growing especially fonder of female Alpha Reader and Omega Miguel and like. You're both kind of socially awkward and feel 'out of place', and being atrracted to each other is weird because you both lowkey hate yourselves and aren't sure how you two would work out. What does it mean for you to be an Alpha? Isn't he more dominant than you? Should he... act more submsisive towards you, like, you're both so confused and not sure how to act and also kind of being social recluses. One day you have your whole aha moment where you realize it's kind of a perspective thing and suddenly you cant thinking about him holding a chunky little newborn or having a tea party with his daughters and how, oh wouldn't he be so cute with a baby on his hip

Alpha Reader "I want to see him holding my babies and i wanna love n support him" vs Omega Miguel "I want to cuddle and kiss her while she carries our babies and protect her and love her 🥰" like fjfjff the nuance is THERE

-then there's the juicy idea or "alpha Miguel from a dimension without really any Omegas meeting an Omega Reader for the first time" and he's just kind of head over heels for you (and so is everyone else really). He starts realizing how powerful your "abilities" are when one day you're called into his office to see him throwing things around and shouting about "another hole in the multiverse" and Peter B is like silently begging for you to try and calm him down and you just. Panic and hug him! And you're hugging him and he can get a whiff of your scent and you hit him with the boo boo eyes "It'll be ok, please don't be so stressed 🥺 I'm sure we can figure something out. You're strong, you'll get through this"

Peter B and Jess just like exchanging knowing glances as you get him to settle into a chair and he's still grumbling and irritated but like significantly calmer now and you're just rubbing his shoulders and offering to get him a coffee and giving him a little pep talk amd being very, you know, gentle and nurturing :) totally disarms him and calms him right down, he goes from a red faced screaming mess to purring in a chair as you force idle chit chat about "are you hungry? When did you eat last? Or sleep?" And suddenly he's imagining being at the breakfast table with you and the pups he can easily see you two having together and from then on, Peter B knows to keep you nearby at all times to help calm the big bad Alpha down next time he's about to get an ulcer from stress

[blank-house]

ohh so you have more cast's lifestyle habits 👀 could you share some without spoilers? some of them are... unexpected lol? i really like the cast, they're all so cool! 🧡

oh, absolutely. i ran these quickly by marina too, so:

percy's in the habit of saying to jamie and elio when they come back to the house: "do you want to have dinner? a bath? or me? ♡" before anyone asks, he'd say that to an mc he's in a serious relationship with but he does like joking he's functionally married to the other two. sometimes, he'll throw in an anata.

if he knows he doesn't have plans for the day, percy will just not leave his bed. man's just fully marinating. he could be convinced out if the impromptu plans develop with a good friend, but otherwise godspeed trying to get him to move.

cameron listens to as many male groups as they do female groups, but there's something about a lady idol doing a run (in a singing context) that makes them have to stop with a hand over their heart and one in the air like they're hearing gospel in a church. it kind of is a religious experience.

to that end, cameron's what the kids call a k-boomer. they listen to the earlier first into second generation bands and are convinced no one will do better. that's groups like shinee, girls generation, 2ne1, so on. no, i'm not projecting.

elio will never take more than one trip to carry groceries. ever.

elio has a tendency to treat the kitchen like his personal one-man orchestra. he'll slap a pan before he uses it or purposefully clink his dishes together (which is why some of them are noticeably chipped) or rattle spoons as he's putting them away or using them.

as part of the "napping with percy" saga, jamie finds himself being used as furniture more often than not in their own house. the others might put something in his hands to hold, or they might just drape themselves across his lap if he's sitting on the couch. he once famously was a coat hanger and glorified ladder.

jamie would be considered a world-class bargain hunter and likes going to farmer's markets and swap meets. he won't negotiate with the hard work of farmers, but he will negotiate down to the dime at a swap meet. he does have a fanny pack and a wide-brimmed hat to protect his delicate skin every sunday.

chores with deja is a war of attrition. as long as you do your part, she won't say anything. but, say you leave your dishes in the sink. she'll do the same and she'll keep doing it until you're both eating cereal out of a mug. keep the sink clean or she'll kill you.

deja doesn't keep a running tally on how much she's spent on food. she kind of just works on the pay schedule of "i owe roughly 12 dinners, and am owed 15 dinners" between her, mc, cameron and reynah. this also applies to drinks.

reynah's favorite fruits are coconuts, pineapples and watermelons. not because she has any preference for their taste. but, she just kind of gets a kick out of the process of breaking them down so she can eat them. cracking open a coconut's hard. pineapples have all those eyes. watermelons are huge.

while she isn't messy, reynah does have the habit of leaving half-finished seltzer bottles everywhere. it's just a lot of drink and she just kind of forgets to keep drinking them when she gets pulled away to do something or another. if asked, though, she'll say it's not because she's forgetful but that the first few sips are peak carbonation. everything after isn't as appealing.

[team-avia]

There will be a question, but first, you will have to get through my rambling because I finally managed to get through my long-term social anxiety, so I had too much time to think)

Like many before me, I want to thank the whole team for making such a wonderful (and darkish) visual novel as RL. All the little details, this drawing😍 and this script🤩, ideas, and characters, both love interests (Bela and Donna are in my heart forever) and NPC (your avatars are just *chef's kiss*), it was a truly wonderful journey! I already was a huge fun of the original game, but now I'm even more hooked!

And now a new project🥳 And it looks like our new MC is going to have an even harder time than the previous one, which I absolutely approve!

The demo hasn't come out yet, but I am already on my knees for Cordelia (sorry, not sorry)) So I (and all your fans) will wait for this game as long as it takes, so take your time and take care of yourselves, please!

Now, finally, my question. You've given us a glimpse of ​​the personalities of our lovely vampire ladies, but can you tell anything about the main character's personality?

I'm probably projecting, but as a medical student who is used to write reports, I tend to forget about anything but my work, like, I remember having family and partner only when they text or call me😅 Do you think MC is more on a chill side or a workaholic freak when it comes to her research?

Oh, and are there any new mhd sketches?

Am I asking too much? Mayhapse, yes, definitely yes. But I will take anything you are willing/able to give)

thank u for ur kind words!!!

in the game, mc is very much into science- they love pretty much every area of it and tend to neglect everything around them, even their own health, when it comes to working on their theories or experiments.

they r currently in a phd program for physics (which will have some relevance in the story) but their first love was biology, and their second love was chemistry.

they get to go full researcher mode in this new world they're sucked into and what they study will be dependent on the route u choose to go down. there's even a journal for mc to take notes in and as the story unravels certain areas of the journal will fill up with information they've uncovered.

no new mhd sketches, but maybe in the future 👀

-bee

[hi-i-love-u-bitch]

I'm always a fan of characters gaining weight once they're happy and stable in their life. Especially if it's characters who had been excessively under weight, like that stereotypical "skinny pretty" that's actually very unhealthy. Like its good seeing them gain some healthy weight and muscle back on them and them feeling good about themselves too.

I also love seeing these characters' partner be really REALLY into their lover's new look. Mainly because they like seeing their partner happy but also now they look 10x hotter.

My point is that I'm projecting that onto Huskerdust and Stolitz because of fucking course I am!

Look Stolas and Angel Dust are WAY too skinny (like a lot of the characters in the Vivziepop art style are but these two are just concerningly so, at least to me) and in my little delulu fantasy where everything is fine and they're happy and healing they gain some good weight on their bones😤

Like Angel gets clean and a lot of times recovering addicts will turn to food or sweets to help curb that craving. And also if he's out of his contact with Valentino he doesn't have much to do, so he decides to also start working out. He likes pole dancing well enough, its a good workout, he's much more into cardio then weight lifting but he still uses the arm and leg weight machines between cool downs. What I'm trying to say is that overtime Angel gets an ass and thick thighs and arm muscles (not exaggeratingly so but strong and lean enough to square out his shoulders) and a strong yet soft wall of muscle around his stomach. Husk is looking SO respectfully you guys, I swear!! 👀 He is absolutely NOT turned on by the fact that Angel can easily lift and manhandled him around like a rag-doll, so sir. Or how he totally did NOT nearly pass out from all the blood rushing from his head to down south the one time he and Angel were rough housing and the spider caught Husk in a headlock between his thighs, squeezing just a touch too tight. Nope! He was so absolutely normal about his boyfriend's new look 👀

Stolas I think would have a bit of a strained relationship with food since he's had it drilled into his head at a young age that appearances are EVERYTHING to a Ars Goetia. But also Blitzø loves to cook for people, it makes him feel useful and it's a way he shows affection to those he cares about because he's not all that great with words. And the last thing Stolas ever wants to do is make Blitzø upset, especially if he put so much effort into something. So he makes an effort to eat, at least a bit, of whatever Blitzø puts in front of him. It helps that Blitzø's food is absolutely delicious and overtime it becomes easier and easier to finish his plate. Of course he notices the weight gain, hips and thighs get bigger, stomach soft, and face much rounder than before. Stolas had been worried about it at first at but at the same time it seemed that Blitzø could barely keep his hands off Stolas as is. Blitzø's is new favorite thing is to have Stolas sit on his face 🤤

[twsted-kinks]

👀 Was That a Kiss? (Malleus x Reader)

Fluff and angst with a happy ending, reader is Yuu (gender neutral), reader is fat but it's only one of their insecurities, also reader is very hairy and lgbt+ because I'm projecting

Content Warning: misunderstandings, Yuu being confident but then boom insecurity, nonconsensual kiss but everyone participating likes it, self blame and hate (Yuu), Yuu freaking out about upsetting Malleus, Malleus kisses with his eyes open

"You know, Malleus likes you, right?" Lilia's face suddenly appears, floating in front of the human.

Yuu stops walking and stares at Lilia for a beat before replying. "Uh, first of all good morning. Secondly, what?"

Lilia chuckles before shifting upright. "Malleus Draconia, heir to the throne of Briar Valley, one of the most powerful mages in all of Twisted Wonderland, likes you."

Yuu blinks. "He... likes me?"

"Very much, and it's very obvious."

"Oh."

Lilia laughs. "Now run along, we don't want our dear prefect to be late for class, do we?"

"Ah- right!" Yuu looks to their watch then starts speed walking down the hallway. "Thank you!"

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Malleus likes them. Malleus likes them. This replays in Yuu's mind again and again as Yuu tries to make sense of it. Look at them, on their best days they're lucky to be mediocre. They're fat but in all the wrong places and covered in hair from head to toe. But, Yuu tries to remember that they may not find themselves attractive, but that doesn't mean others don't. And this is a different world! Standards have to be at least a little bit different here. Plus, Yuu has lots of good qualities outside of looks! At least, they think they're good qualities. And Malleus visits them at night regularly, so he must enjoy their company at least somewhat. He has to. So, yeah, is it highly improbable for Malleus to like them? Absolutely! But that doesn't mean impossible. Yuu looks down at the book they're supposed to be paying attention to during the lecture, but the only thing that catches their eye is a photo of the ruins of an old building with a statue that looks like a gargoyle.

Yuu walks into the cafeteria with Grim tailing behind them. Usually, they'd sit with Ace and Deuce, but apparently they did something stupid again and Riddle had them doing some kind of chore as punishment. Yuu looks over the dining hall, plate in hand, until they spot a familiar quartet of Diasomnia students.

"Hey, can I sit with y'all today?" Yuu walks up and asks.

"Ah, child of man." Malleus gestures to the spot next to him. "It would be our pleasure for you to join us."

(Seating: Yuu, Malleus, Sebek on one side, and Grim, Lilia, and Silver on the other)

The lunch seems fine with Lilia keeping Silver from falling asleep in his food and Yuu keeping Grim from stealing food from plates. Everything is fine, until Malleus offers a bite of his food, holding the fork up for Yuu. Yuu gladly takes a bite and offers some of their own. When Malleus goes to take a bite, Yuu pulls the fork away with a giggle. Malleus chuckles as well and leans down further. Yuu is going to go for it. Don't think. Do it. Yuu leans in and plants a kiss on Malleus's cheek, right on the corner of his lips.

They giggle as they pull away but then go silent as they hear a scream from the other side of Malleus. "YOU FOUL HUMAN!" Sebek stands. "HOW DARE YOU PLACE YOUR LIPS ON THE YOUNG MASTER!" Yuu looks with a raised eyebrow to Sebek then looks to Malleus. The dragon fae's eyes are blown wide as he stares off into nothing. He touches his cheek and shifts his gaze to Yuu. Shock? Confusion? Disgust? Yuu can't place the look on Malleus's face, but he doesn't look happy.

"Oh, I thought you- I- I'm sorry." Yuu's face drops as they scramble to their feet. "I'm so sorry."

Before anyone else can react, Yuu runs out of the cafeteria. They're so stupid. Yuu stepped over so many boundaries, but Lilia said Malleus likes them! How could... Yuu runs faster. They're so FUCKING STUPID! Lilia said "like" and nothing else. They're fae, not human. They have a completely different culture. Of course words have different connotations! Someone like Malleus would never like them like that. Malleus is so intelligent, so skilled, so beautiful. They never had a chance. And now they fucked everything up. Yuu was fine just being friends with Malleus. Yes, their heart would ache, but that's nothing new. And now they'll lose one of the closest friends because they were an idiot that actually thought he liked them.

Doors slam open as Yuu runs into the onslaught of rain. They stop on the cobblestone, tears falling alongside the rainfall. Thunder claps. Malleus will never want to see them again. They continue walking as they take their time to steady their breathing. Yuu left Grim in that mess. They're really a shit friend, aren't they? At least Grim will enjoy the remnants of their lunch, and the little furball is strong enough to carry their bag to the next class. Yuu looks to their watch. They got time to get back to Ramshackle, change into their only other uniform, grab an umbrella, and meet Grim at their next class. They just gotta keep it together.

"HUMAN! HALT!" Yuu turns around to see Sebek running up to them with an open umbrella, trying to shield the the human from the rain.

"Oh uh, thank you, but I'm already soaked." Yuu holds up their hand and pushes the umbrella to Sebek. "It'd be better used by you, and don't worry. I'm going to apologize to Malleus. Well, if he still even willing to see me."

"Wh- Yes, your actions were inappropriate- I mean- AGH! I am here to APOLOGIZE to YOU!" Sebek pushes the umbrella back to cover Yuu again.

Yuu sighs and keeps walking. "Why? You had every right to call me out. Just look-" They gesture to the thunderstorm. "I did something stupid and hurt Malleus. Now he's pissed and will never want to talk to me again, and he has every right to. I actually thought- When Lilia said Malleus liked me, I actually believed he meant romantically. How can I be so stupid."

"Many humans are stupid, but you are not." Sebek tries to explain. "The Young Master-"

"Has every right to hate me!" Yuu shouts as they enter the Ramshackle Dorm's yard. Their tears refuse to stop flowing. "I crossed a boundary and betrayed his trust. I kissed him without his consent because I was dumb enough to think he'd actually liked me. Out of all the people I know, I'm surprised you aren't beating me to a pulp. Did you see his face? The way looked at me? I'm used to surprising him, but that- I've never seen him look at me like that before. So go ahead and just hit me already. I deserve it."

Sebek gasps. "I WILL NOT HIT YOU! And the benevolent Young Master is not angry with you."

Yuu turns to face Sebek and gestures to the rain again. Thunder claps in the distance. "I'm just- I'm gonna go to my room and dry off. If Malleus is willing to see me still, I'll apologize tomorrow. I don't think I can actually talk to him right now without crying, and I shouldn't be the one crying. He must hate me now. I betrayed his trust. I hurt him."

"Is that what you think, Child of Man?"

Yuu spins around, seeing Malleus at Ramshackle's doorstep.

"Is that the reason you ran away?" Malleus asks.

"Mal- Fuck." Yuu tries to wipe the tears from their face. "I'm so sorry. I thought- I was dumb. I misunderstood what Lilia told me. I'm so sorry."

Malleus steps towards the human, and, with a flick of his wrist, the rain is blocked by an invisible force above them. "What did he tell you?"

"He..." Yuu hesitates and looks tonthe ground. "He said you liked me, but I thought- Where I'm from, that usually means romantically. I thought- I'm so stupid. Kissing someone without asking first is so wrong. I'm so sorry.

"Sebek."

Sebek's posture straightens. "Yes, Young Master?"

"Leave us." Malleus reaches his hand forward, placing the knuckle of his index finger under Yuu's chin. "I wish to speak with them alone."

"Yes, Young Master!" Sebek quickly rushes away.

"If you never want to see me, I completely understand."

"You think what you've done has made me hate you?" Malleus steps closer.

"I- If you don't then-" Yuu pauses. "If you're still willing to hang out with me, I will do whatever it takes to earn your trust back. But, if you don't, I'll... I'll leave you alone."

"You truly think you have wronged me, and I am afraid I cannot persuade you otherwise." Malleus rests his hand under Yuu's chin, tilting it up to look at him.

"What I did isn't okay." Yuu tries wiping the tears from their eyes.

"If wronged you, would you consider our circumstances even?"

"Wha- But you haven't wro-" Yuu freezes, eyes wide, as they feel soft lips against their own. Malleus's eyes stare into human's, waiting to see them react. Yuu closes their eyes, tears falling faster as they wrap their arms around Malleus's neck. In turn, Malleus deepens the kiss and wraps his arms around their waist. When Yuu pulls away to breathe, Malleus catches their lips again. It takes a while until finally they pull away from each other.

"Engaging in a kiss without permission. That is how you wronged me, correct?" Malleus hums.

"Y-yes."

"And now I have done the same for you." Malleus kisses them. "And now I've done it again. It seems you must wrong me again to make things fair between us."

Yuu chuckles, smiling as they wipe away their tears one more time. "You're such a dork."

"But now you are smiling."

"I- Yeah, I am." Yuu kisses Malleus again. "Thank you."