#It took me a while to answer these haha

[soranker]

Hiiii not sure if anyone's asked this yet but any advice on how to improve on art & anatomy? I use to draw a lot wayyyy back in high school but then stopped because of life getting in the way but now I really wanted to get back into art but realized my art isn't as good as it use to be & I never really cared too much about studying anatomy so all my anatomy/proportions are really wack & I'd like to get better at it. Hope you're having a good day!!! 💞💞💞

HI!!! i dont have any formal training in anatomy nor have i really done any studies, so unfortunately i think i can only offer general advice, but hopefully you can still find it helpful! here's what i'd recommend based on my own experience...

focus on proportions BEFORE anatomy! nailing down the size/length of each body part in relation to each other will give you a good foundation before getting into the specifics of anatomy, since you can practice this with simple shapes (circles, boxes, tubes, etc.). then practice anatomy/build on top of that, rather than trying to figure them out in parallel

practice from real life observation/references (ex. figure drawing)! even if you want to draw stylized, it'll be much more helpful in the long run if you study from real life. you'll be a lot more informed in how body parts actually connect to each other or how they move. observe observe observe! take pics of yourself/watch how your body moves--you can be your own most accessible resource, and a mirror and camera can be your best friends

find a way to keep yourself motivated to practice anatomy! everyone says that you only get better with practice and time... and it's true! but i can understand that sometimes it's hard to motivate yourself. if you ask me, draw your favorite characters :) it's literally all i do HAHA. my mentality is that... if i'm drawing something that i like then the practice feels less of a chore lol

[aseuki]

🐛💜 for stell yippee

[ask meme]

Yippee! Yay! Here we go!!!

🐛 (Caterpillar) - What are your OC’s greatest fears, and why? How do they act or react when they’re afraid?

Stell certainly likes to say that he is fearless, but he has fears just like any other being, better masked as they may be.

The thing Stell values above all else is agency, his sense of control over a situation. He worked hard to get to where he is now, and anything that threatens to tip the delicate balance he's built will send him scrambling to set things straight. They've clawed their way out of dark days, and they'll do anything to not slip back to the bottom.

Otherwise, you can also toss dirt at them and watch them freak out hahaha

💜 (Purple Heart) - If they were corrupted by the Jamba Heart, which negative traits of theirs would be amplified?

*looks at them* would there even be any difference asdlkfdjsfnf

If Anything they may end up becoming more proactive in their tendency to look for a challenge, becoming much more easily aggroed and actively seeking out others to challenge rather than simply waiting for them to come to him haha

[solplease]

do you have any voice claims for any of your ocs?

omg... this is the first ask i've gotten about my ocs... i'm honoured...

but that's a great question actually!

i haven't thought about it too much haha but here's what i came up with for now!

rowan - he sounds like either light or mikami from death note!

nox - soft spoken, like xavier from love and deepspace

cecilia - clover from totally spies (my childhood....)

lune - nekozawa from ohshc lmao

aster - also soft spoken, maybe someone like kazuha from genshin?

it's really funny bc i think the voices fit but my ocs and these characters don't really have similar personalities LMFAOOO.

[atlanticsea]

hii you're probably getting a TON of asks about your quiz, which read me like a book mind you- im afraid this one is no different. would love if you could elaborate on poet!! im very intrigued.

At last, here is my breakdown of my thinking behind the Poet archetype! I will say again what I said for my King and Soldier breakdowns: this is about my thinking regarding the actual archetype, it may or may not apply to you as a person, the quiz is more an interactive poem than an actual personality assessment, your personal reaction to your result will tell you a lot more than the result itself, etc.

So! Duty is the core value the quiz is centered around, and Poets reject it. Not necessarily in a rebellious sense, but the archetypal Poet believes that duty has too often been used to as an excuse for people to act in ways they think are unfair or hurtful, so they refuse to accept duty as moral in any way and want to make the world a better place with their own rules -- or lack thereof. However, they don't feel they can affect the world in traditional ways and have to find alternatives. This is where the song's lyrics come in: "there will come a poet whose weapon is his word, he will slay you with his tongue." The alternatives may or may not be effective, but the Poet's fear is that they aren't, or worse, that they're harmful. When I say that the Poet has very little to do with creativity as we usually mean it (aka art of any kind), that's what I mean. The Poet is inventive out of necessity, and it may choose art, but it may not, and it will often feel unsure or insecure about that choice; hence their envy of Soldiers, who in their eyes are much more able to have a direct effect on their environment. I also wrote Poets as explicitly lonely (each archetype is lonely in its own way, but Poets are built to be), because they feel at odds with the established order and fear they are the only one. This is why the love focused questions have Poet answers that talk of companionship. I do think though that out of the three archetypes, the Poet is the most inclined to optimism, because it inherently believes that change is possible and that fighting for it is a good thing. I do also think the archetypal Poet believes in a happy ending!

I'll also add for fun a potential reading I just thought about: Soldiers tend to be very caught in the past and what they've been through, Kings tend to be very worried about the future and whether or not they will fail the task they have been given, and Poets are probably the most likely to live in the present to try and create direct, tangible change. This makes it sound like Poets are the best one to be, but being too focused on the present may also mean you repeat mistakes or lack foresight, so they all have their ups and downs.

And one last thing since this is the third breakdown: none of the results are definitive, and none of them are meant to be absolute truths about you! Many of my friends got different results over the years, and they all interpreted that differently, because in the end they all know themselves better than any quiz with three possible results :) This quiz can give you a result that resonates with you, it may not, but your reaction to the it, to the questions, to the possible answers -- that's what actually tells you about who you are, so don't worry too much about my thinking behind the quiz if it doesn't match what you know to be true about yourself 🥰

[billiuspendragon]

I would really like something more specific. If it helps I made a list of stuff I'm interested in writing.

I don't write: romance, AUs, crossovers

I might write, or I might try but give up: POV other than Saiki and Akechi, Anything that is hard to get in character

I do write: Characters meeting that don't interact in canon, Saiki being protective and tsundere, stuff I think is funny and in character

If you don't have any specific ideas, just list a bunch of characters and bits of the show and other stuff you really like.

Oh! What about Akechi and Satou meeting? I think it would be funny since Satou is so ordinary and Akechi is so manic

[ssreeder]

HELLO

I didnt see that there was an update until now and i dont feel like discording and i just read the new chapter so here i am with my few main points bc i dont feel like doing a full live reaction👍👍🫶

Seeing Jeeto come into play in any capacity at all makes me feel like a proud parent watching their children grow. Its always wonderful like those are my emotional support middle aged fictional men. I watched them go from conspiracy to getting crumbs to now their "dates" and gossiping together. Youve gotta love it. Those are my children. Im so proud of them. But im also scared because you killed shen so obviously my feeligns mean nothing to you 🙄😒😒. (Im never going to get over that, im going to be 80 years old in some pst apocolypic enviroment with horrors all around me, but im going to be having nightmares about shen. Ill send you my therapy bill) (im going to get a tattoo in his memory istg)

Also its always really subtle but its funny to see your specific linguistical patterns in liab esp because i can never really explain it. Like ill read a random sentence and be like 'yeah that seems like sreeder wrote it' i just think its neat.

I also really loved zukka this chapter. But i always lovr zukka so its not a surprise. But espesially this chapter because its mostly soft zukka.

"Do you think we will stay together" NO Zukko divorce 🔫🔫. 🙅🏻🔥🔥🔥🙅🏾

The 'moving forward' ness of zukka in liab is so nicely written. Like ive been reading liab since (almost) the beginning and it has been a ride and its starting to feel more conclusive and that is SCARY but its also nice because you write it very well and i adore the way you write trauma and the healing of it and the ups and downs and the two steps forward two steps backness. Its very lovely.

I knew ara was going to have a suicide attempt (esque situation (idk if that counts)) i called it i win.

Idc what others say ara will always be amazing. I love her character SO MUCH

i feel like you can always tell the strengths of a writer in the way they write complicated characters and the way you write ara is very telling of that. Like the fragility and also harshness used for her is very realistic and i always enjoy her parts so much.

Like her deciding to move on independant of how zuko or sokka feel about it is and regardless of whether people thinks she 'deserves it' is immaculate.

And thats a good example on your specific strengths as the author of liab (being able to handle delicate situations well, and realistically and make them very thought out and not rushed, stuff like that).

But her 'i need to start getting along with other girls' is great because like,, RHATS SO TRUE. she is genuienlly one of my favorite characters of all time, i could write essays on why i love her. Exquisite.

REHO MENTION 🥳🥳💪💪💪💪

Thats my emotional support woobified early 20 something year old man. I adore him. If 30 people love reho i am one of them, if one person loves reho i am them if 0 people love reho i am dead (rip rehoes 😔) i will defend his (and aras) good names until i die.

Amazing chapter as always 10/10 *chefs kiss* im so excited for the series to finish and see what you do with everyone and the rest of the storylines and such.

Every time I think of Shen’s death I think of your utter devastation & how I wasn’t expecting you to be so distraught over it. I will say I had another commenter lately who was talking about how much they liked Shen & wanted an Iroh/Shen/Zuko dynamic and I kept thinking…. Damn it buddy, you’re going to be soooo mad at me in a few chapter haha…. oops.

ugh my linguistic patterns haunt me and I specifically ask my betas to check for them because I feel sooooo repetitive sometimes especially when there’s a lot of introspection lol. So it’s funny you mentioned that lol.

Omg I remember when I was still on RIA & someone in the server was like “dude I’m rooting for some jeeto.” & I was like oh no how do they know??? I created this fun divide between hakoda and bato just to push Bato into Jees arm!! Don’t spoil it haha, but whatever at least Dentys dead

Awwww thanks for the compliments it means a lot coming from you <3 but also yeah Ara is my delicate dumpster fire who says she going to make her existence everyone’s problem (most importantly sokka because damn girl could just LEAVE but she refuses lol) I love it. She’s fun, and any scene with her expect utter chaos haha.

every time I write Reho in a scene my mind says and the crowd goes wild,,, he’s annoying but I’m glad you like him.

thanks for this amazing ask you’re awesome

[hardlypartying]

I’m curious why you decided to end up bad habit with Jiara. Did it make sense to you at the moment? I remember Rafe and Kiara were pretty good living together and then she goes to marry JJ. Torture to all of us Riaras😭 fix my broken heart and pay my therapyyyyy

Hahaha long story short I wrote bad habit at a very strange point in my life and I essentially used it as a form of therapy to work through that period— I was also very sad and cynical and didn’t see another way to end it lol. (Melodrama was on repeat iykyk)

As for the story, Rafe and Kiara were living in this fantasy world where only they existed and it was selfish and unfair to the world around them— even if they found someone who knew them better than they knew themselves. It wasn’t rooted in reality and for a while there they had that, the mundane makings of life and they were content. But I didn’t see that as something feasible for them, to continue isolating. Rafe was shunned by his whole family while Kiara just picked up and left everyone behind. It was a very arrogant move and the only way I could see it working out is if they dug their feet into the ground back home and not let everyone else get to them. But that was never them, they wanted it to be only them far away from anyone to see. Which is cute in theory but you can’t base your entire relationship off that.

The jiara element to that is really a throwaway, it’s finding something familiar and right. There wasn’t even a comparable level of pull that riara had in the fic between jiara no matter how hard I tried. I did feel a certain pressure to make that the endgame but not enough pressure to force my hand, I chose to make that the end to prove the point:

The inverse is that this is a story about knowing when you’re seen and holding onto that, I think very rarely we get an opportunity like that and it’s chaos in good and bad ways but it’s up to you to decide what you make of it. And the two did a brave thing to be together and I’ll never fault them for trying to make it work and finally being honest/allowing that love in. They were both very wounded people who mirrored each other’s hurt in a way that made their own more palatable. And in turn they helped each other heal. It wasn’t conventional at all but I think they’re better for it even if they have to leave the other behind to carry on the lesson they learnt. I feel like the outrage for the last chapter (rather the final paragraphs) is 100% necessary because I want people to read it and take a moment to reflect on the characters and if they related to any part of the story and do what they would’ve wanted from the story rather than the typical/miserable ending. I know it’s just a fic but I’ve found nothing better to kinda get me back on track than fics/books/media where I’m so fucking pissed off at the ending that I keep going out of spite. I wish they got a happy ending, I really do, but it was what I thought was the best for them at the moment and I can’t really find it in myself to deviate from that. I’ve forever got a soft spot for them. I hope this isn’t too much of an emotional answer for you but truth be told this story can’t be untangled from my emotions at the time. I honestly think that’s part of the reason why it reached as many people as it did and that was a hugggeee risk and super vulnerable to put out there.

I always knew I wanted it to have a bittersweet ending and still stand by it! My personal situational aside I’ve always loved an ending that stings a little. But I’ve been chipping away at an alternative ending/future between the two, it is a little sweeter but I don’t want you to get your hopes up because I don’t see myself posting that in the near future. Another part of me is just wondering if I should just let the ending stay that way and not touch it, I don’t want to risk ruining it by adding something else to it if everyone’s moved on haha.

All this is super super super subjective, idk what my feelings will be tomorrow vs today :)

[cianmarstoo]

hi! i wanted to send a prompt/ask about little alex, but I was wondering which ones you already have? as it's been a while since you opened up prompts and id like to avoid repeating prompts :D

Ahhhh thank you so much for this! It actually finally got me to make a little database so i can keep track of them - heres the ones i have in my inbox, the top three are from prompt memes if you want to avoid sending the same ones :D

[valdotjpg]

hey boss, any thoughts on the upcoming elden ring dlc? ur fromsoft takes are always enlightened

dont quote me on this but i thjnk miquella might be in it.

[liaprime]

So, tell me about Maeve?

!! :D

Maeve is Lia's childhood friend and they're pretty much inseparable. Mae and her dad took Lia in when she lost her family in a shuttle crash when she was 15, so they basically grew up as sisters from that point on.

Mae has always been a real tomboy - she takes absolutely no shit from anyone and often got into fights with other kids when she was young. Now as an adult she's still ready to throw a punch if you mess with her; but most of the time she can control herself and Lia only rarely needs to hold her back.

She certainly has a difficult temper sometimes, but she'd do anything for the people she loves. Family means everything to her and she will always protect it, no matter what. She doesn't distinguish between related or found family - if she considers you her family, then you are, no questions asked :)

Her mother left shortly after she was born and she despises her for leaving; it's why she values her family so much - she's everything her mother wasn't to her.

Her dad was her world, and when he died she was shattered. But he'd always taught her to look ahead with her head held high even if it hurts, so that's what she does. She misses him every day, but she honours his life by being as optimistic and cheerful as he was.

She's very headstrong and feisty, but she's the best friend Lia could've asked for. They complement each other and know they can always count on the other to be there.

She's also very vocal and I have a hard time getting her to shut up when I'm writing haha

[sanguinemsaucius]

Hiii take any cute selfies lately? :3

Here's the outfit I wore to the walk-in

[indecisive-dizzy]

I’m glad that my hyperfixation on a mailman isn’t bothering you :)))

I just don’t get to talk about him often. Especially with someone who actually knows welcome home :,)

so thanks buddy :DD

I’m just gonna leave some Eddie family headcanons

His mom and dad divorced when he was a young adult, mostly cause they just drifted apart as the years went on. They’re still good friends and talk often

His mom remarried, and her husband has a son and daughter. He’s kind but he has a rocky relationship with the twins cause he remarried soon after his wife died. Holly took it to heart and hates him for it. Wallace is hurt to but he still wants his dad’s validation so he doesn’t say anything

Eddie has an older brother Henry, an older sister Olga, and his two twin step siblings, Holly and Wallace (Holly doesn’t like him rip)

He’s never been an older brother before so he kinda screws up when trying to be one to the twins, but he tries and Wallace can appreciate it. Holly doesn’t spend any time with him so she doesn’t care

His mom taught him to play piano and he plays all the time when he visits

He was in charge of keeping the gardens healthy and growing, he’s fond of the flowers that would grow

Halfway through this kinda became me lore dumping about my ocs Holly and Wallace I’m sorry :,)

Yo my pleasure! I get it lol I have no one irl to talk to about welcome home haha Also don't worry you can info/lore dump freely here! I love hearing many new things to learn and cool ideas :D

I like your family headcanons to!

Eddie having a step dad and step siblings is chefs kiss. I love the struggle to be an older brother but I'm a lil sad Holly doesn't like him. I get why she's upset though, with her dad remarrying so soon

Also we've both given him and older brother and sister! Something about Eddie must scream "youngest child" lol

Hmmm I would like to know who's older if you care to share! Henry or Olga? I'm curious :o

In my version of his family his brother is the eldest, with his sister in the middle. She's older than Eddie by a year while his brother is 6 years older than him.

Also Eddie gardening is perfect,, he would love to have a nice flower garden, I think :) to go with Frank's tomatoes

[latin-dr-robotnik]

🎸, 🎤, 🎧, 😘 :)

🎸 Favorite Stage Theme?

Carnival Night Act 2, next question. lol no

In all seriousness, this person right here is extremely partial to Hard Times Act 1, what can I say, I'm a simple guy :P

Though, to be honest, something about the Buxer tracks is so... well constructed, even in comparison to the rest of S3K's already top tier OST. Of course the song itself is from the 80's, but the way it was translated to Genesis, the choices in instruments, those crunchy samples taking over the least amount of cartridge space possible in the game's already gargantuan size. Flying Battery and Death Egg are beautiful tracks, but something about the way they got IceCap working still amazes.

As for 3D Sonic, lately I've been feeling Skyscraper Scamper Night a lot. It's the kind of song I think of when I'm about to stream and I have to pick a Sonic song to play from my almost 500 track playlist. I fucking hate Skyscraper Scamper Act 1 with a burning passion, but you can never be mad at Kumatani's music :P

🎤 Favorite Vocal Track?

Every Sonic Frontiers boss, oh, and One Way Dream.

I cannot possibly understate just how much this OST changed my life. This wasn't my first rodeo, I've been here for years and I've spent a lot of my time listening to Sonic OSTs both new and old. When Forces came out, I celebrated the fact vocal songs were back, and I wanted more. I love Sonic vocal songs, and for a long time With Me was my go-to vocal song. But holy fuck these tracks blew me away.

My expectations were surpassed. Final boss-tier songs playing every four hours or so, and probably my favorite credits theme ever in this franchise. It felt like playing through the final battles of Sonic Adventure 2, Heroes and Black Knight over and over again, all in one game. The bar was set very high before this game, and now it's even higher.

And, of course, I picked Find Your Flame as my absolute favorite. I think it perfectly represents Sonic as a whole. Confident, fighting to the very end for his mission, sticking by his friends, very high energy, very powerful and, in the end, a moment to calm down and reflect on the best things in life, that flame that keeps him going.

🎧 Favorite overall soundtrack?

Sonic Unleashed. It and CD are still at the top, but Sonic Frontiers came very close to stealing that, too. The thing I still love about Unleashed's OST is the overall variety, it's so well-rounded and high quality, aged just as beatifully as the game itself. Also, I live for jazzy Sonic tunes, they always hit different.

😘 Favorite ship?

I see you mentioning KnuxAmy here and there, and I'm a bit guilty of not talking about that underrated ship more. Low-key it's still one of my favorites :P (One day I'll finish that Angel Island fic, maybe)

I'm sorry, I was very busy enjoying the absolutely wonderful state of SonAmy in 2023 :P

And tbh I'm not as active in the shipping side of the fandom as I used to

[tealeavesandthorns]

[ FIVE FIGHTS ]

𝐀 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 ‘𝐅𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒’ 𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐁𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐒 [ FIVE FIGHTS ] send for the five times our muses almost get into a fight and the one time they do. - @dontcxckitup (This got so long and also I'm breaking them up with icons..)

1.) "I know you don't like swimming darling but there's this gorgeous little-" Maria paused as she came back in from the pool and Tanner's voice through the speakers of the laptop hit her ears. Holiday, Gareth was supposed to be on holiday and given that he wasn't also on his phone and tablet as well as the laptop, plus the fact he looked comfortable in his seat made Maria think this call was almost certainly not about the world ending. Maria sighed a raised a brow at Gareth who barely glanced up at her. He probably knew what she was going to say and this was exactly why Maria had wanted him to make it clear that this time holiday meant holiday. She completely understood he couldn't leave any communication devices at home, if something serious did happen of course she would be on the first plane home with him but she had a feeling this was not serious. She listened to the back and forth for a moment, establishing that this phonecall was entirely trivial. In fact it's something that Tanner could have gotten Q to access had they really needed it. "Good Afternoon Tanner." Maria said over Gareth's shoulder. "Afternoon Maria." Tanner said too cheerfully for Maria's liking and Gareth looked up at her, she supposed it was a warning look but she absolutely would not pay attention to it. "Can I ask you a question?" Maria asked him and Gareth's fingers twitched not wanting to put a hand over hers. Tanner seemed to look between the two of them on the screen. "Is the ending of the world imminent?" She asked. "No." Tanner said looking a little bewildered. "Is nuclear war imminent? The collapse of Britain? The collapse of MI6?" She asked. "No." Tanner said clearly starting to realise where she was going. "Then, M, is on holiday." Maria said cheerfully. Both men started to say her name at the same time and she cut them off. Her voice shifting into something low and dangerous. "M. Is on holiday. So for the next four days, unless the world is ending, or there is some threat. Please for the love of god do not call him again or you will have me to answer too. Do you understand?" Tanner looked between the two of them again unsure who to listen to. Gareth's eyes were fixed on Maria though. "Goodbye Tanner, Moneypenny, who I have no doubt is there somewhere." "I told you we shouldn't have called!" Moneypenny could be heard hissing. Maria closed the screen and looked at Gareth who was glaring at her. "You shouldn't have done that." He said an edge to his voice. "Yes I should." Maria said, she straddled, his lap and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Yes I should and you know I should." Maria said playing with the hair at the base of his neck. "Because you have a hard time saying no, especially to the job and I understand it, but you need a break."

2.)

"Gareth" Maria said her breath coming out in pants against his ear. They were lay on the sofa, a tangle of limbs pressed against each other. A whole week of light teasing in the office, at home, on the tube, a whole week of being exhausted on arriving home, a whole week of not quite managing to get the sort of intimacy they were both craving. "If you so much as reach towards that phone I'm going to murder you and they will not find your body for weeks." Maria's voice was almost a growl.

Gareth pulled back to look at her with a hint of surprise on his features.

"I mean it." Maria said breathing heavily. She thought there might be more protest as he gazed at her for a moment, that it might lead to a disagreement, if not a full blown argument. It wouldn't be the first time, Maria was understanding about work because she got it, but at times he jumped too quickly to the phone and Tanner had interrupted them over something trivial more than once. The world wasn't ending, if it rang twice she absolutely would let him get it, if it buzzed with text messages, the alert that happened when he was really needed absolutely he could get it. This wasn't one of those times though.

So, she expected more push back, instead there was a look that crept into his eyes at her tone, a look of lust that only served to heighten her arousal.

"Yes ma'am." He said before returning to kissing her.

3.)

"You're wrong." Gareth said quietly and Maria stared at him as they came to the lifts, he was going up and she down. The work day about to begin.

"The answer was wrong." Maria said matter of factly.

"I think they have checks in place to make sure those answers are correct." Gareth raised a brow at her but Maria's brow was furrowed and she was indignant. "They wouldn't air it, or they'd at least have a correction at the end."

"The people who make those shows are still human I imagine someone made an error."

"You're human too." Gareth said softly, though his voice was still filled with exasperation.

"I am absolutely not wrong." Maria said narrowing her eyes at him. "You always think you're right and I think I've proven time and again that is most definitely not the case." She gritted her teeth and Gareth's expression remained stony.

"Maria-" Gareth started but more and more people started to filter into the building and so he stopped. Maria narrowed her eyes again, daring him to start a fight with her in front of all these people. Instead, and perhaps more frustratingly, he stepped into the lift, she stepped into hers and they both went on with their days.

It was the afternoon when Maria finally conceded, feeling incredibly guilty about her behaviour earlier

[Text to Tesoro] I was absolutely wrong.

[Text to Tesoro] I was so blustery and terrible too, I'm so sorry. I can make it up to you when you get a break.

[Text to Tesoro] With tea and biscuits, maybe the other kind of making up later at home ;) xxxx

4.)

"It's not about the dinner." Maria shouted, and it wasn't often she shouted, especially not angrily and eyes full of tears. "You could have DIED Gareth."

Gareth looked at her, something akin to surprise almost passing his features. He had thought, wrongly (that much was clear to him now), that she would come marching into his office, dressed to the nines fury in her heart because he had missed dinner, was late to it. Though they'd talked about it, though so far she'd been perfectly amenable and accepting of the late nights and the missed dates, he knew eventually a time would come where it would be too much. It had too. This had been important, he'd even made the reservations so he understood her anger, even after everything he'd just been through.

He had expected all her fury and fierceness to be turned on him because he'd missed the date. He hadn't expected this, that her fury had nothing to do with a missed dinner and everything to do with his welfare.

"You're not an agent." Maria said. "I know you're trained Gareth but you're not, it's not the same. How dare you risk your life like that-" Her voice was quiet, her breathing heavy but he was still trying to put the pieces together of what she was saying.

Because he had expected her to be angry about the missed date, the argument had already played out in his head and he had resigned himself to be cold, logical, to- if needed, show her that she could be easily pushed away. All to protect them both. This had thrown him though.

"You absolute idiot." Maria had dropped her bag and shawl on the chair in his office. She was pulling out a bowl, filling it with warmed water and coming to his side, taking the medical kit from him and starting to tend to the wounds on his face. A head wound, a graze. "The 00's could have dealt with it, security could have dealt with it. All you needed to do was keep your head down."

"Who told you exactly what happened?" Gareth asked gathering himself.

"Moneypenny."

"Of course she did."

Maria tilted his chin, to look up at her. "I don't care about dinner, I don't care about late nights and missed dates. I care about you. I love you. I know how many risks this job comes with but you don't have to add to them. Please, I'll never ask anything of you Gareth but when you can, keep yourself safe for christs sake."

5.)

"You forget your place." Gareth's voice was low, serious and Maria just stared at him. As did everyone else in the room. Tanner, Bond, Moneypenny and Q were all either looking between the two of them or looking around. "Everyone out. NOW! Except Miss Bloomsco." None of them needed telling twice.

"I am an experienced member-"

"You are an archivist and when I want the input of an archivist I will ask for it specifically. You, Miss Bloomsco are no longer an agent. I am your superior and you will respect that."

"Gareth I-"

"M will do."

"Gareth, I had every right to voice my concerns I have experience in this." Maria said firmly. "I understand that you are my superior but you also have to understand-"

"This is not going to work if you are going to act like this during business hours. It's unprofessional."

Maria's temper flared then, yes, she perhaps should have waited until they were alone to challenge him on his plan of action. The problem was though it didn't feel like there was or would be time and nobody else was challenging him, save Bond and Gareth often looked at Bond like a naughty teenager. Unprofessional, the word echoed around her head.

"Firstly M, I would have challenged you regardless of our relationship. I think what you're planning is reckless. You're absolutely going to end up getting yourself or someone else killed."

"Emotion-"

"Emotion." Maria scoffed. "Who the hell do you think you are. You think I can't make competent decisions because of my feelings for you. Would I burn the world for you? Absolutely. Do I think you would do the same for me. Absolutely not. And I have come to terms with that but this is not about me and you. This is about something else, you don't want to admit it to yourself but there's something else driving you here and I will no be lectured to about emotion by you. I will not be lectured by you about keeping our relationship out of this office when last week you were more than happy to have it in here when you were shagging me on your desk." Maria swallowed. Gareth stared at her and Maria wondered if she'd gone too far, even though she felt half of it needed stating.

"You have no idea what is going on, you know parts, parts an archivist probably shouldn't." Gareth started his voice low and steady, there was something frightening in it. Maria hated arguing with him because she wanted him to explode but instead he buttoned up. Wouldn't let her in. Wouldn't fight properly, fairly. "You have no idea why I have made the decisions I have made and I most certainly do not have to run them by an archivist Perhaps I need to rethink how we navigate our relationship, if we're to keep navigating it in these waters, it's probably my fault, letting too much slide. You forget your place and I will not be made to look like I need your input for decisions in front of subordinates, former agent or not. Now leave this office and return to your duties."

[t4tdanvis]

Ohhh- You have a Garroth x Gene fic?

Mind sharing some Garroth x Gene headcanons if you have any??

YES the fanfic is... Not sfw at all so I'll probably never post it, but you can have some of my headcanons! :)

Gene is the taller one (they're a couple inches taller than Garroth), but both of them are pretty tall. Despite that, because Gene is very skinny while Garroth isn't, Gene likes to wear Garroth's hoodies and stuff because they're comfy and big on them

They originally bonded over both being stressed out and traumatized. They don't need therapy they just need to kiss and everything is better (they both really need therapy)

Gene's hair is always very tangled and matted because they never comb it. Every week or so Garroth has to forcefully drag Gene to the bathroom to comb through their hair (which Gene complains about and claims to hate, but really they enjoy it)

They met because of Dante and Vylad (as well as Aphmau and Travis) hanging out together a lot. Both of them were very awkward at first, but ended up talking because they didn't have much else to do (since they're both older than their siblings and feel even more awkward hanging out with them) and ended up having a lot in common

Gene is the scary trans person turning your kids into gay communists (by which I mean Gene helped Garroth realize he's bigender and also turned Garroth into an anarchist)

Gene likes to rant and Garroth likes to listen. No matter what Gene is talking about, Garroth is always listening intently (which Gene is very thankful for because they love to rant all the time, especially when they get a new hyperfixation)

Gene is surprisingly very clingy, and hates letting go of Garroth (Garroth has to drag them out of bed every morning, and Gene complains every time Garroth has to leave for work, with Garroth actually finds very endearing)

I have more headcanons but I've ranted enough ahaha here you go anon! :)

[queenangella]

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