#Ok so my dad loves to spend money on gifts right

[ryusuisloveinterest]

Hi! Since it's almost Christmas, could you write headcanons of how Ryusui, Senku, Stanley and Tsukasa would spend Christmas with their s/o (fem or gn reader) and their family (their children or the reader's family).

Bye and thank you for the 2 last requests !

This is so late I’m so sorry I’ve been very busy with finals! I tried to include reader’s family as best as I could do I hope you enjoy. If it’s not what you were looking for then you can always ask again. Thank you for your patience 💕💕

Ryusui, Senku, Stanley, and Tsukasa’s Christmas with their s/o🎄❤���

Ryusui:

he probably thinks Christmas is all about the presents

So on Christmas Day there will probably be trucks full of gifts, all for you! Please there’s no reason for him to have that much money

BUT-

You have to teach him that there are other things to enjoy other than just a pile of presents

The first time he watched a Christmas movie with you and your is DEFINITELY a core memory for him

Your matching pajamas, the way you snuggle into him and sharing the hot chocolate you prepared, the echo of your laugh filling his ears, and at the very end how you kiss him and thank him for spending Christmas with you

He completely melts

He’s so in love, he just wants moments with you like this all the time.

The only Christmases he remembers are just his dad and uncle basically throwing him into a room full of gifts and leaving for a Christmas vacation somewhere 

So having genuine time with you and your family and sharing your love with each other makes him so happy he might even tear up a bit my poor baby😭

Now it’s tradition for the both of  you to do something like that every year❤️

Senku:

He spends it in the lab 💀 

You have to drag him out of there

You have to BEG him to back cookies with you

“Come on Senku! Please! It’s like chemistry, we have to mix a bunch of stuff together!”

After 30 minutes of begging he finally caved

Of course Senku knows all the perfect measurements to everything so the only thing you really had to do was mix the ingredients together

Your mom and dad did keep him busy with random conversations though

In the living room you can hear them whispering about something but you don’t know what

The cookies tasted great!

After you both said goodbye to your family and your mom hugged the crap outta him you both headed back home.

“You don’t have to stay, Senku. I’m ok with you going back to the lab. I just wanted to spend time with you…”

And with that he leaves-

You sit in the living room, bummed out that Senku left again

THEN

Senku comes back with a small box and a huge blush

“Here…”

You were super shocked when you opened it up 

“Senku…this ring, it’s platinum right? You didn’t really…”

“It’s what the old man would’ve wanted. And…it’s what I want too…” 

Was he really..?

You started to cry

Senku didn’t know what to do 

You just held each other and told each other how much you loved one another, excited about the future with each other 

Stanley:

Stanley was on a mission during Christmas

So, Xeno invited you and your family to a Christmas party he and his colleagues were hosting

You really didn’t want to go, especially since you wouldn’t know anyone and Stanley wasn’t with you

But Xeno was still your friend so you decided to show up for him

You and your relatives stand there awkwardly in one of the door frames as Xeno and his colleagues talk about whatever project they were working on

You dad and mom go find some of the snacks and your siblings (if you have any) go causing trouble somewhere

There you were by yourself in the corner

“You look lonely over here under the mistletoe Miss. May i accompany you?”

You knew that voice 

You look up to see your boyfriend 

“Stanley!”

You practically jump on him, wrapping your small arms around his much bigger body

He pets your hair, then lifts your  chin

“We’re still under the mistletoe.” 

You smile at his cheesy gesture something he doesn’t normally do 

You both lean closer together and kiss, desperately clinging to each other like you’re both afraid to let go

“Oh! Is this your boyfriend (y/n)?” 

Your lips immediately leave Stanley’s as you see your whole family just staring at you and Stanley under the mistletoe 

You face turns red instantly causing Stanley to laugh

He sticks his hand out for your family

“My name is Stanley Snyder. It’s an honor to finally meet you all.”

Tsukasa 

You had a gingerbread house competition 

Your mother was the judge

You and Mirai were a team 

Tsukasa and your dad were the other

Tsukasa was struggling making the designs in the roof

Your dad couldn’t get the gum drops to stick

But you and Mirai had a great time with the gumdrops and candy canes, sprinkling them everywhere!

After your major victory Mirai wanted to play with her dolls 

So you and Tsukasa sat on the couch, snuggling up next to each other while your mom kept Mirai entertained 

“Do you want kids?” 

Your head pops up with the sudden question

He locks his eyes with yours, patiently waiting for your response 

A soft smile grows on your face 

“Of course I do!” 

This leaves Tsukasa heart-struck

He kisses your forehead, his favorite way of showing his love for you

You can hear Mirai’s ewws, making both of you laugh

“No sex before marriage!” Your dad yells from the kitchen 

“Dad!” 

[lexa-griffins]

Ok but like Clexa picking out a stroller and trying to figure out how the they fold up and unfold?? Like if they can't figure out a stroller how the hell are they gonna figure out a baby? 😂

It's one of those that promises to be easily foldable, and it's also pretty high-end, so they were excited to get it. Even more so, it was a baby shower gift by Clarke's parents, which means they did not have to spend the money on it.

Of course, Clarke was adamant she'd try it first, citing some concern for Lexa to do it with how pregnant she is at that point. Lexa is holding the instructions, reading then carefully and relying them to Clarke as clearly as she can. And Clarke... she's trying. She really is. It shouldn't be too hard, press a button, give it a good shake, and you got a folded baby stroller. Unfolding it was a breeze but folding it? Somehow, it is only possible if done by an engineer.

And Lexa is getting frustrated. She's staring at the instructions and the whole thing is so simple, she cannot understand why Clarke doesn't get it. As yes, she has been more snappy lately, that's for sure, blame it on the baby pressing on her ribs all day, but she really, how hard can it be? Clarke feels like she's going insane when Lexa finally demands she let her try it because "it is so simple Clarke!"

And she presses the button and shakes the stroller and the whole thing doesn't budge.

"See?"

"I'm sure if you just give it a good press-" She does. Nothing.

For one hour, the stroller stays in the middle of the living room, mocking them.

"Maybe I should call my dad." Maybe they really do need an engineer.

"No, we can do this." Lexa is determined, passing around with her hands on her back, studying the stupid thing.

"I think we should admit defeat babe."

Lexa will stare at her with a determinate expression and watery eyes, "No!" Its a little too agressive and it immediately has Clarke raising an eyebrow.

"What's wrong?" Concern is immediately evident in Clarke's voice and Lexa finally lets her walls down.

"If we can't even figure out a stroller, how are we going to figure out an entire new human being?" Deep calming breathes to avoid the tears, that's what Lexa's been teaching herself to do during this entire pregnancy.

"Love, a stroller is not a metaphor for a baby. There will never be a right and wrong button when it comes to dealing with the baby. And much like the stroller, if we can't figure it out, its okay to ask for help, no one will think we are incompetent for it, i promise."

A kiss on the forehead and a back rub later, Clarke calls her dad for help.

Turns out, the damned thing was broken and nearly made Lexa go into labor the moment Jake fixed and it snapped closed.

[onlyjaeyun]

thinking about the sb!universe so here are some scenes/headcannons i have:

• one day jay’s dad shows up to the office with shiah’s dad and shiah herself. jay’s dad drops that he believes it’s time to start the marriage process. shiah slips jay the ring she’s always wanted and tells her to make the proposal big and grand, and that they’ll act like it was all a surprise for the media. yn overhears and is devastated. my poor girly :( . that meeting is like 3,000 steps backward for jay and yn.

• yn showing up to flowers on her desk from the one guy she starts seeing from another dept. jay has someone send out a notice reminder that sending gifts with intent and dating amongst coworkers, even those in other departments is not recommended. he even asks giselle to investigate it as she works in HR, and she’s like uhmmm, ok?? giselle doesn’t take it seriously and snitches to yn. she’s like “GIRL UR MAN IS JEALOUSSSSS” 🤭🤭 when jay asks for a follow up a few days later giselle is like uhmmm…no response yet from my manager haha, we’re like super busy rn.

• the other boys of the seoul 4 and nayeon finding out yn is casually dating again and throwing random options at her in front of jay who can’t show jealous he is to prove a point.

ok enough of the jealousy, some cute stuff:

• yn and jay taking a weekend vacation when they get together and just being glued to each other all weekend. yn is so cuddly, especially after sex, which is new to jay. usually he keeps his distance in bed after his 3 rounds with miyeon or she leaves right away. he’s ready to go crazy when yn leaves the bathroom and comes back to the bed after being cleaned up and she just closes the distance between them (pee after sex so you don’t get a UTI girlies). his breath hitches in his throat and he knows he can stay like this forever.

• IK IK IK it’s too early in the smau to think about sb!yn and jay getting married and having children but i had to 😭 jay’s like in a serious emergency meeting after something goes wrong and his face is just stoic and he looks like he’s gonna kill someone in a few minutes. but then his 2 little children burst through the door after yn took her eyes off them for literally 30 seconds. they were supposed to wait outside of the meeting room to surprise him but their 4 year old daughter and 2 year old son don’t care. jay’s mood instantly changes when his children are suddenly jumping into his lap and gripping his arm with their little hands. he hasn’t seen them all week because of all the time he’s been spending in the office so he lets them stay. he gives him his pen and notebook to play with as they sit on his lap. yn opens the door a crack and makes silent eye contact with jay to say sorry, but he just silently assures her it’s fine and laughs at how one of the kids started drawing on his suit sleeve. when the meeting finishes he kisses their cheeks and thanks them for being so good during the meeting.

• yn and jay taking their first trip together and deciding to go shopping. jay buys everything for her and she’s like no no i didn’t even want it that much. he’s like baby u tried it on and stared at yourself in the mirror for 15 minutes smiling before u put it back. whenever yn needs something he just puts his black card in front of her and assures her that he has more than enough money for himself and that his princess deserves to be spoiled. and then yn fights him at the boba shop, insisting she’ll pay for this one thing 😭😭

a little nsfw hc for u too heehee

• sb!jay is probably obsessed with creampies, he loves to come in yn and watch it just drip out ooooh. if yn’s on bc, he’d go crazy 😭😭 when yn’s like yk i still have the chance of getting pregnant, jay’s just like well baby we’ll be parents then, i don’t mind. we love a man who accepts that pleasurable actions have their consequences.

this one for shits and giggles:

• jay learning about yn’s family and deciding enough is enough. he hires a hitman to get them 😍😍😍

i literally love all of these so so so much and am just super grateful to know you guys enjoy this as luch as i do. i'll absolutely use a few of ghese ideas as inspo and genuinely can't wait to indulge in most of them. ESPECIALL THE CREAMPIE ONE BC THATS SO HIM 👀👀👀 and pls involving the boys and nayeon when she does start dating again will make things so much better so you bet your ass i'll use that one 🤭🤭 thank you so much baby, your brain is so sexy i hope you have the best day ever and know i love and appreciate you so much 🥺🤍💖🧸

[h-doodles]

BEHHH imagine Helene calling Larissa and Marilyn petnames in tagalog🤭 Mahal ko or sinta. And it’s one of the only ways that Helene can fluster them back. ALDJKSJDJ

GIRL ITS 5 AM ANONG GINAGAWA MOOOOOO

But also YES UR SOOOO RIGHT skdbdkxndkdld actually here's more elaboratibg on that!!!!

Okay so by virtue Marilyn knows a bit of tagalog with her interactions with Rafael during those days she spent sneaking into the kitchens to make a pot of tea in the nights before she & Larissa got together and like. one night Rafael recieves a package and opens it there and sees it's an expensive (BUT PRACTICAL) gift from yours truly so he dials up Helene and goes

Raf: Helene Salazar, ano tong abubot na pinadala mo?

Helene: Tito naman,,, sabi mo kasi walang ano dyan ehhhh

and basically lol he reprimands her for spending so much money (ang mahal nito, sira ulo ka talagang bata ka! || this is expensive, you must be out of your mind, child! ) but is persuaded to keep it (yeah well it's just a thank you for helping me pass my finals po, and DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, sagot naman ng credit card ni Daddy! || (...) DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, dad's credit card paid for it!)

(Raf snorts bc he hates the man's guts but loves his only niece, so.)

ANYWAYS he ends the call but not before Helene's "Bye titoooooo, take care always & remember mahal kitaaaaaaa" (Bye uncleeeeee, take care always & remember I love youuuuuu) echoes loud enough for Mari to overhear

anyways she asks & Raf explains how our words have different meanings with different sounds so. hehe

meanwhile Larissa seeing Helene being a songerist <3 while she was finishing cleanup, serenading the empty kitchen lol

ANYWAYS KDHDKDJDJDKS they're DEFINITELY SOFT WHEN READER/HELENE CALLS THEM MAHAL/SINTA/IROG

ok but also Helene serenading them when they're alone and like. WAUGH HHH HHHHHHHH

also Helene using Mutya for Larissa & Liyag for Marilyn!!!!!! bc Larissa IS a precious gem & Marilyn is a beloved darling!!!!!!

they're DEFINITLEY fucking flustered babe, they're so soft

ok but waug hhhhhhh Rissa & Mari calling Helene as Liwanag is dking so much damage to my brain rn HELP Akdbddndbsksks pls girl hold me the braincells are escaping!!!!!!!

[floweringsweetheart2]

How can people not feel guilty when they're bought expensive stuff? /srs

I experienced poverty from all my childhood and I still do a lot in my teenagehood years, so I have never get to feel how it is an economically safe household environment. Like, I almost got to experience these in 2021 for idk a couple of months (4 to 7 mnths ig) because my dad was getting paid in US dollars (even tho he never stepped in the United States) but it was for a short time, so I really have no experience at all living a trustable and comfortable life with money.

It may sound weird but my dad gets paid around R$18K reais (brazillian currency, my dad's salary equivalent to US$3,1K and £2,4K), and that's actually kind of rare in Brazil, since less than 1% of its people earn between 15~22K per month, but the craziest part is my family can't enjoy any of it at all.

My dad has a company himself but it's only him, and he needs to spend around 4K a month due to all his company's taxes. I'd obviously be cheaper (when speaking only about some terms) if he had a lot more of coworkers and subordinates. But no, it's just him and him only.

He also lives far away in another city (the city's name is really specific and I don't want to share it online because it's still really close to where I live. So let's call it Atollia Reefs) so he is renting a room in some family's house. Room rent is not cheap with the shitass economy we have right now and it's getting even worse in Brazil of course, so it's hella expensive as it normally is.

But then we have something inusitative here. My dad rented a room nearby the construction site he was going to work on (he's an engineer btw) but then the other company he is in rn (the contract wasn't between individuals, it was between companies) moved the place the site was going to be in, so he spends lots and lots of money with lots of ubers because he has no car there obvi (the one tht he has stayed here) so... idk how much we can spend per month bc he has to spend a lot of money to continue to his job.

And now after the pandemic my mental state is pretty bad (fragile like a bomb, but not as a flower, you motherfuckers), like I'm probably just faking it (because I don't have a valid type of sh n stuff so im ok) but it's still bad and I have no self love at all so I can't just comprehend someone caring so much abt me to the pount spend a lotta their money into something I really don't need because I'm a horrible person....

Like, yea thank you for the gift but why the fuck did you do this?

[yesterdayscake]

in the last few days I’ve designed about nine different dresses, including a small capsule party dress wardrobe, and had another little gender crisis thrown in there, but I think i’ve managed to get through my (partly heatwave induced) tizzy, and get all my wiggles out in a way that won’t derarail the actual dress making process but…who tf knows.

most of the ideas and fabric and ribbon hunts were centred on a black dress, because of my fond ‘party dress’ memories brought up while trying to get a handle on all the thoughts swimming around my head. and I think those feelings were good, but they are going to be placed in a basket and put on the shelf as a fun future project if me and sewing get along ok.

I joke about it in my header but…fashion school was…a lot, and I’ve kind of stuck to mostly handstitching for a lokg time but though I do have the patience and fastidiousness for hand stitching a twenties style frock I don’t currently have the elbow grease to do it, and also it’s summer, my hands are already swollen as fuck right now. I’m probably going to have to ice my hands after cutting my pattern as it is

so yeah no. seeing machines are awesome. I just…need to remember that…and hope tension issues don’t drive me up the wall

so.

the reason the black dress (party dress 2.0) isn’t happening right now is because there are some absolutely beautiful and very beloved pieces of of silk that ended up in my fabric box at some point that were a gift to mom from dad. I was sort of like, ‘I shouldn’t just use it, but mom gave her ok. (I think I should check in with dad as well because I don’t want him to get blindsided and then see me wearing it at the wedding and be writing an aita post about ruining my sisters wedding…so that conversation will have to happen at some point….but tentatively I am able to use the beautiful silk I have rather than spending over $100. and when I make my party frock Inwon’t be feeling as much pressure about nice-nice-super-special-enough-for-my-sister’s-wedding fabric so that’s lovely

so that saves me like $100 or something. which is good because I found a gorgeous pair of shoes I’ll happily spend the money on lmao orz

but first comes the trial run with my cotton which I managed to find today

it’s really lovely and will make a lovely dress for a tea party or something.

I haven’t done measurements, but I do think that the width isn’t quite wide enough for the bottom, side/branch/‘skirt’ part of the pattern, so I think I’ll probably have to add some on. which means longer on the sewing machine. which sucks, but we do want it to be roomy enough to be breezy and nice

I drew up some options for the design tonight but I think I’m going to stew on it and feel the lace I have coming before making my decision

[shannonlynnin]

Adlerians view...

“Adlerians view most human problems as social in nature, they emphasize relationships within the family as our earliest and, perhaps, our most influential social system.”  

Parents are a direct example to their children. Children grow up observing and believing that the values, beliefs and goals that their parents instill, are the right ones, moral ones and will help them grow into productive, superior and stable adults. 

However, when a child grows up with a psychopathic parent, can the child prosper and become a valuable member of society? 

According to an article by Scott Bonn, Ph.D. in Psychology Today, “psychopaths are unable to form emotional attachments… tend to be aggressive and predatory… view others as objects for their amusement… they lack empathy… often have disarming or even charming personalities. They are manipulative and can easily gain people’s trust. They learn to mimic emotions, despite their inability to actually feel them and will appear normal to unsuspecting people. Psychopaths are often well-educated and hold steady jobs.”

My father was all of these things, smart, charming and seductive, yet aggressive and mean. He appeared normal to the outside world, but behind closed doors, he was emotionally detached and demeaning towards my mother and siblings. He was always putting them down, calling them fat. He would laugh and say “Just kidding, I love you,” and buy a gift to make up for the hurt. Any friend he had was screwed over. He would lie, cheat and steal to get what he wanted by manipulating the system and defrauding his friends and the government. 

As a young, naive, child, I looked up to my dad, he was my hero, he could never do wrong or let me down. He loved me, I was Daddy’s little girl. One day all of that changed. I was 10 years old, and my mother and I were watching my older sister play tennis at her high school, I remember it vividly. She took me for a walk and we were next to railroad tracks when she finally spoke. “Shannon, I need to tell you something and you cannot tell your baby brother, can you promise me?... Your father got into trouble and he will have to go away. He walked into a bank and saw a pile of money that wasn’t his and he took it. That was wrong and he got caught. Now daddy has to go away for a bit, but everything will be ok.” I was shocked, caught off guard, my father was going to jail, only bad people go to jail! 

Many years later, I would bring this memory up to my mother and she would deny the conversation ever happened, calling me a liar and saying I make stories up. It was very confusing and frustrating, however, I learned in therapy that children can make up stories to understand and interpret a stressful situation. So, did it really happen, who knows… but my father did spend time in jail. 

As I matured into my teenage years, I became distant and did not trust people. I found it difficult to make new friends and have real emotional connections. I was shallow and chose a lifestyle that was immoral and chaotic. My behavior and attitude reflected what I observed and perceived growing up,I actually believed that I was supposed to act like this because I was superior. 

I started therapy in college when I began getting into trouble and having turmoil with my friends and in my relationships. I felt lost and wanted to have real friendships and be a valuable addition to society. I spent years focusing on my subjective experiences, dissecting the emotional and cognitive impact my father had on me and my resulting choices. I explored the dynamics between my siblings and my place in my family constellation. It took a lot of psychoanalyzing and maturity but I CHOSE to change, I chose to act differently. I altered my perspective and re-trained my thoughts. I practiced empathy and kindness. I learned to face my inferiority complex by raising my energy level and becoming strong-minded. 

It was painful to recognize as an adult my father is not a hero. He is not kind and his thinking is abnormal. The things he says are not funny, they are abusive and racist, he is toxic. To be successful in life, a person must surround themselves with the kind of people that they would like to be. Being around good, ethical, honest and sincere people rubs off on a person by helping to influence their behavior.  Having relationships and real friendships gives meaning to one’s life. 

Corey Gerald. (2015). Theory and Practice of Counseling and  Psychotherapy.Cengage Learning.

Bonn, S. (2018, January 18). How to tell a sociopath from a psychopath | Psychology Today. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/201801/how-tell-sociopath-psychopath 

[flaresanimedump]

Ok ok I have thoughts about Monstrum Nox again.

1) Desperately wanting Jules got me through the earlier chapters. I love that boy. Also like that they didn't make him die, but it totally made sense given that Zola had been working on a cure as a side project for 500 years. It didn't seem like an asspull with that context. Very few diseases last 500 years. Jules's dad came along at just the right time.

2) Credo's laugh tic was the only annoying thing about him. He was the perfect brute character. Sadly I forgot about him the moment I got Jules.

3) Everything about white cat was bad. Everything. Her gift was the worst to use. Her plot was atrocious. "Stealing from the rich to give to the poor is bad, despite the fact that the poor are being taxed more because of the circumstances of their birth and my family's company is poisoning them." Even if she saw problems with her methods, the easiest thing to do would be to set up a partnership with the doctors that let the slum residents get free medicine for the poison her dad was filling them with. Pay their medical bills at the source, you walnut. Setting up a flower shop for them to spend their non-existent medicine money on as a way of making amends? Are you kidding me?

3.1) AND ANOTHER THING. The sidequest where her dad tells off that paper maker for having a shitty product shows that the writers have no clue how business deals work. If Pendleton said nothing about the quality as it declined (and the guy didn't know it was bad so we know he didn't), that shit's on him. Throwing away business partners of 100+ years the moment something better comes along without a goddamn word to why is in fact how you get backstabbed in the business industry (which is exactly what happened, and one day he's just going to get his ass assassinated).

4) Yufa fanclub, president: me.

5) I didn't love the switches between Adol and Adol. It was especially bad when I had to remember I couldn't double jump. But also the prison scenes were really boring.

6) Chatelard's point thing was infuriatingly pretentious. I wanted to kill him so bad. AND THEN THEY MADE ME SAD HE DIED WTF.

7) Chatelard and Lucien's brother were married.

8) Emo Adol. In 2019. Astounding. Amazing.

9) Aprilis and Zola were. The best. Aprilis really comes off as a total himbo when you take into account the fact that she climbs the bell tower to pose and grandstand like an emo before every battle and any time someone mentions Zola she's like "...yeah he's unique." meanwhile Zola's off killing god and everyone on the team is like "why did you even ally with this crazy mother fucker in the first place???" and she's like "well." and then Zola comes back and is like "so I successfully killed god for you Aprilis because he fucked up real bad, so I cleaned up his mess while I was at it and also gave my notes to this one doctor so we can cure your other friend and I can bring people back from the dead but I only care about you and like 4 other people so I'm gonna retire." And everyone is like "I;m, sorry what." and Aprilis is like "see."

10) there was nothing, nothing more satisfying than getting to kill the general who abandoned Chatelard to die, the bishop who was "just following orders" when he sentenced Aprilis to death, and the king who ordered Aprilis's death. Thank you Zola for giving me such intense catharsis this Christmas. Thank you Zola for tormenting them but not really being all that crazy about any of it. Zola I love you so much-

11) Zola picking up Grimnir's goddamn job and eventually being the reason the region even survived Grimnir's shitty plan. Zola being the only one who was looking to the future with respect to the Nox. Zola becoming god-adjacent just to save Aprilis and their friends. Zola retaining that power after the nox was gone, but having achieved his goal, putting himself back in his own ancient body. Despite having the ability to create new bodies which he actively did for Doll. Just because he didn't do any of it for himself. He didn't even need to live with the friends he worked tirelessly, for centuries, to give normal lives to. He only wanted them to live and be happy all along. He never lost sight of that goal and he retired and gave up all his power the moment he reached it. He could still do it again but he won't. Because he's THE BEST FUCKING BOY OH MY GOD I LOVE HIM SO MUCH.

12) me sitting there in love with Zola cheering him on like "do you want help Zola sir you seem like you've taken on a lot and I can do legwork like a champ" until he says "I pulled the gods out of your memory, Adol!" and my reaction was literally "oh no honey there's a reason Adol killed them..." was quite possibly the greatest gameplay experience I've had in a decade.

[eadanga]

Christmas Memories

Summary: Jack and Nicki enjoy Christmas together

Nicki walked towards her office as her assistant handed her some coffee

“Thanks Kel” She took a sip and opened her office door. She grins as she sees the big bouquet of flowers and a note

To my beautiful Christmas angel:

I can’t wait to spend the holidays with you

You’re amazing and I’m so glad to have you

Bring your presents and spend the holidays at my place

I’ve got everything ready

I love you beautiful

Nicki blushes as she giggles Jack is so cute holidays with him? I love that

Her phone buzzes

You’re cute when you blush

How did you know that? Are you watching me?

Maaaaaybe

Ugh this is why you should have moved your office further away 😝

And miss out on seeing my favorite view? Not a chance

You cutie

So I take it that’s a yes?

I’ll be there Jack can’t wait to eat the Christmas dinner you have planned

Who said I’m making dinner?

You’re the host so you make dinner

Lol ok babe

Nicki tries not to smile as she rolls her eyes and sits down. Then she looks next door and sees a familiar face grinning at her. He waves and blows kisses Nicki giggles and blows kisses back

****

Nicki packs her gifts and a homemade lasagna and heads over to Jack’s apartment. She knocks on the door

Jack opens it slowly and he grins “Oh hello there sexy”

Nicki giggles “Can you open the door please this thing is hot”

Jack chuckles as he opens the door “Right this way beautiful”

Nicki enters the beautifully decorated apartment “This is lovely Jack”

“I’m glad you love it” Jack takes the food from her and places it on the table “And I’m glad you’re here”

“Anything for you babe” Nicki kisses his cheek

Jack smiles as he kisses her passionately He pulls away smiling “God you’re gorgeous”

Nicki smiles “And you’re amazing”

Jack grins then steps away “Now let’s get dinner started I can’t wait till you try this”

Jack hands her a plate of food and they head over to sit at the dinning table. Nicki takes a bite of the food and smiles “This is delicious you cooked this yourself?”

“Yup mom always said a way to a woman heart is through stomach”

“I think it’s they way to a man’s heart Jack”

Jack shrugs “Ah well either it’s a man or a woman it still works the same I worked hard on it for you babe”

“Well it’s amazing I love you”

Jack extends his hand towards her and takes her hand in his “I love you too beautiful”

“Tell me Jack how was Christmas for you as a kid”

Jack grins “Oh it was fun I used to play in the snow all the time making snow angels and snowman and showing the older kids who’s boss in snowball fights”

Nicki giggles

Jack chuckles “What about you baby?”

“Well dad and I would always drive to my grandma’s and have coco and then we’ll all watch a Christmas specials together”

Jack chuckles “I can imagine you little Nicki running around”

Nicki giggles

After they eat they sit on the couch Nicki grins and hands him a gift “For you baby”

Jack grins as he takes the gift he quickly opens it then he smiles as he sees the watch “I love this babe where’d you get this it looks very expensive”

“Well I have a friend who works at the store she gave me a discount”

Jack puts on the watch and grins “This is perfect I love it thank you” He kisses her softly then hands her a gift

Nicki takes it and unwraps it “Oh Jack…” She takes out the black leather bag “This is so nice you knew how much I wanted one of these”

“Of course I saved up some money just to get you exactly what you wanted”

Nicki hugs him tightly “You’re amazing” She kisses him softly “This is the best Christmas I’ve had”

“Me too Merry Christmas Nick”

“Merry Christmas Jack”

Tags: @indiacater​ @mfackenthal​ @the-soot-sprite​

[vynnyal]

Oh, yeah-- this is my art blog, not my hk blog

[reallyromealone]

Remember this miniseries with Dustin and steddie is modern au

X

Saturday came and little (name) was hype as he had his little brown paper bag he decorated in daycare for his grandpa filled with the Halloween candy he set aside for him, dressed in his little jacket and toddler sized safety boots (name) was ready to spend the day with grandpa Wayne.

Eddie didn't bother correcting his kids about it and Wayne kind of loved being called grandpa so it worked out for both parties.

"So what are you and grandpa making?" Steve asked the tot who was in his car seat, practically vibrating with excitement "grampas fend wanna desk!" (Name) said excitedly and Steve chuckled at his kids excitement "really? And you're helping him?"

"Yeah!"

"What a big boy you are bud! Helping grandpa" Steve always made sure to tell his kids how proud he was of them, wanting them to feel cherished and valued unlike himself as a kid.

He never wanted them to feel that unloved.

Ever.

"Well you be good and listen to everything grandpa says alright?"

"Ok daddy" (name) said softly as they parked infront of Wayne's trailer, once freed and set down (name) hugged his dad's leg "bye-bye daddy!" He said loudly and happily before running off with his little paper bag for Grandpa, by time he got to the steps Wayne had opened the door "there's my little man!"

"Grampa!" (Name) squealed and Steve watched in with a warm heart before waving them off and driving off.

"We build today?" (Name) asked sweetly and Wayne nodded "that we are bud, you ready to finish that desk!"

Today was the final steps, sanding, varnish and then waxing it.

(Name) wore protective gear along with Wayne as the two sanded it, (name)s portions took much longer but it eventually got done and after a small break the two painted the varnish on and (name) made sure to follow his grandpa's words "slowly bud, we don't want it uneven right?"

"Ok grampa"

When they finished it was the last step, the two rubbing the bees wax into the wood with a cloth and the two generations of Munsons were very focused and before they knew it; they had one nice looking desk.

"We did it!" (Name) said excitedly and Wayne chuckled at his enthusiasm "we sure did bud and I think you earned this" Wayne them handed little (name) 100 dollars in 20s "here's your payment bud, spend it wisely "

"Thank you grampa" (name) said in awe and though Wayne got payed 300, it didn't feel right not paying his little helper "fruits of your labor bud"

"What fruit?"

"It's a figure of speech kid"

"Oh"

The two went inside and did what they did every time, ate pizza and watched old movies together until (name) passed out at around seven and then get driven home by grandpa.

Saturday's were (name)s favorite days because he got to hang with the coolest grandpa.

The next morning (name) woke up over the moon and ran out once Dustin helped him get dressed.

"PAPA! I GOT PAY!" (Name) said excitedly the next morning and the metalhead was expecting Wayne to pay the tyke like 10 bucks but not 100 dollars "holy--" "language!" Steve cut in as he made breakfast for the family "well what are you gonna do with your earnings, working man?"

"I dunno" (name) shrugged and just shoved the bills into his overall pockets "daddy say save"

"That is a good habit to build bud"

"Ok papa, then I save!"

The family enjoyed their breakfast, a slow Sunday morning before Dustin went out to hang with his friends and Eddie and Steve helped (name) put the money in his special piggy bank that was Eddie got as a gag gift from Steve back in their dating days, a tacky Metallica themed piggy bank.

But (name) loved it.

Sundays were grocery day in the Harrington-Munson household and today was Steve's turn as Eddie had to go to his shop and give a "we don't grill girls over their knowledge of a band or game" speech because apparently one of his employees did that and Eddie didn't tolerate such bullshit.

Putting (name) in the little seat in the cart, the two began their shopping while talking about various things "so you excited for turkey day bud?" Steve ask and (name) smiled "we wash bowl"

"Yeah bud we watch the Superbowl, I even got you a real good colts jersey bud!" Steve said as he put things into the cart, school snacks and stuff for dinner "we match?"

"Yeah bud were gonna match" (name) really likes matching with his parents lately, neither parent minding and Eddie even getting his munchkin a tiny Metallica shirt to match with him on days when he couldn't go to daycare and had to go to the shop.

"We get roos?"

"You want dunkaroos? Didn't we just get you some?"

"Papa ated them again"

"We will hide them from him this time" Steve said, ready to give his husband a stern talking to when they get home for eating his toddler sons favourite snack.

When they finished they did their tradition of getting (American fast food) and chowing down in the car, Steve always found how his toddler ate was the cutest thing; eyes wide and glancing at something that distracted him as he had his mouth as open as possible to eat his food Steve broke into smaller bits for the boy to eat.

He really looked like Eddie when he ate.

When they got home (name) helped put groceries away and they hid the dunkaroos in a super secret spot aka the empty cupboard above the stove and the two began doing house hold chores, Dustin having done his this morning which revolved around dishes, making his bed and taking out the trash.

Around noon it was (name)s naptime, the one time Steve could sit in silence and watch a not Micky mouse or one of Dustin and eddies cartoons and just relax.

He loved his family but he just wanted to watch his crime shows!

They had to stop letting (name) watch after he kept trying to recreate toy versions of the crime scenes and Eddie didn't want to make a tiny murderer.

"We can take him now but when he's older" were Eddie's words and after that no more crime shows.

Steve's parents disowned him when Dustin was born through he surrogate, they pretended like be wasn't married to Eddie for years but when they had a kid, that was the last staw apparently.

Well they are missing out on their grandkids lives and the kids had an awesome grandpa and found relatives not to mention god parents.

Nancy and Johnathan were Dustin's and Vicky and Robin were (name)s, the god parents went to those kids events and everything and were far more involved than his parents could ever dream to be.

When Steve told Eddie he wanted a big happy family he wasn't expecting the other man to be on board the way he was, sharing the lonliness of being a single child and made sure that their kids were never lonely, and though they had a considerable age gap, the two were close as ever.

Dustin even willingly gave (name) his older toys to play with.

Steve looked at the time and realized an hour and a half passed and he should probably wake (name) and start dinner.

Getting up he went and woke up (name) who slept full starfish like Eddie and like a corpse "hey bud time to get up" Steve said gently and the tiny boy grunted before cracking his eyes open with a slight crown "time to make dinner"

"I help?"

"Well daddy needs his sous chef to help him cook right?"

When (name) got to pick tonight's dinner he picked his favorite, Steve obviously handling all the dangerous things but he let his son do all the not possibly life threatening to a toddler jobs.

When Eddie and Dustin came home for dinner, the family talked away and Dustin and Eddie talking at length about their dnd stuff and (name) talked about the desk and how he was a working man now and Steve couldnt stop grinning at this family he made while cleaning the tots face as he ate like his papa aka a gremlin.

[americachavez]

Ask and ye shall receive lmao. Anyways this whole wedding shenaniganery takes place like 2 years after the finale. Dean DID get cas outta the empty but he is bad at words so instead of saying anything TO cas he just kinda. Avoided him until he couldn’t stand it anymore and then kissed him. And then fucked him. Dean assumes that cas will be able to interpret this as “I love you but don’t know how to say it”. Cas does NOT interpret it like this. Cas basically thinks that dean is giving him a pity fuck, but doesn’t turn it down because he has massive massive issues and tells himself he is content with whatever scraps of affection dean will give him. This interpretation is reinforced when dean isn’t affectionate outside of sex because he has Issues (internalized homophobia and several complexes about intimacy). Eventually cas is like dean we can’t do this anymore, this meaning their perceived fuck buddy arrangement. But to DEAN they aren’t fuck buddies, they’re dating and in love. So dean takes this. Poorly. And they end up having ANOTHER divorce.

Anyways in this mamma Mia but slightly to the left au dean is Donna, obviously. He is bending over backwards trying to give Sam the perfect wedding because he deserves it, dammit!!! He may not like the idea of a big white wedding but by god sammys wedding is gonna be the best goddamn wedding these stupid motherfuckers have ever SEEN. Sam is Sophie, but instead of inviting three potential dads, he’s inviting cas. Cas is, of course, pierce brosnan.

Some key facts:

-nobody actually KNOWS that dean and cas used to fuck. Dean was way too repressed about it. All anyone knows is that they were extremely close, and then they weren’t. Sam has like. An inkling. But that’s all.

-u know how Sophie is trying to hide her three potential dads from Donna for like half the movie?? Sam is doing that with cas. Everyone else knows cas is there but Sam thinks that if dean finds out he will, quote, “flip his shit”. So he’s just stashing cas in increasingly weird places until dean spots him.

-in this au dean is Donna, which means he retired from hunting and decided to buy a big, old, condemned house and turn it into a bed and breakfast. The house is in idk. Georgia?? Wyoming?? Either way dean found it while he was on a hunt. It was extremely haunted, he un-haunted it, and then impulse bought it for a couple grand.

-it’s a nice house. An extremely nice house. It’s so nice that Sam is having his reception there. The ceremony is at a church in town. I haven’t decided if Sam is catholic or a Unitarian, but either way there is a church, and he is getting married in it.

-the reason dean is planning most of the wedding instead of Sam is because Sam is a bridezilla and needs everything to be perfect, but has no idea WHAT perfect looks like. So every time sam tries to plan the wedding he ends up spending six days looking at napkins. Dean, being a self-sacrificial big brother, basically takes on all the planning duties.

-Eileen does not give a fuck. She’ll marry Sam in a fancy ball gown, she’ll go down to the courthouse, she’ll happily spend the rest of her life living in sin with him if that’s what Sam wants. Eileen is hashtag woke and thinks that marriage is nothing more than paperwork and a couple of tax benefits wrapped in false narratives about romance. She is, of course, extremely right about this.

-rowena tries to upstage Eileen at the wedding because she has winchester derangement syndrome and is acting how we all think Crowley would act at the deancas wedding. It does not work because Eileen is a girlboss.

AnYways dean finds out cas is at the wedding thee NIGHT before and predictably flips his shit. The day of the wedding there’s a winner takes it all type convo right before they head into the church where they’re like *this* close to communicating enough to understand what’s going on between them BUT BEFORE THEY DO, dean storms off.

The church scene plays out EXACTLY like it does in mamma mia. Dean and cas have it out in front of the whole fuckin wedding party. Cas finally realizes that dean thought they were dating the whole time, dean finally realizes that cas DIDNT. During this absolutely insane shouting match it is very clear that they are both still hung up on one another and very much in love. Sam is like actually Eileen I DONT want to get married yet!! I was just doing this because even though it’s been a decade, I still feel like I have to be normal. Only I don’t want to be normal!! I want us to hunt together and live together and maybe one day I want to elope to fuckin. Idk. The Bahamas or some shit.

Meanwhile the poor officiant is like. So... y’all aren’t getting married?? And Sam is like no, sorry. It’s a shame tho bc we spent all this money... and then cas is like wait. Dean. Dean. I know we only just figured out our shit, but I love you. I never stopped. We should get married. And dean is like yeah ok. There’s always divorce right?? And then they get married and go back to deans house and throw the party of the century.

this is probably the most insane thing anyone has ever put in my askbox and I WOULD read 50k of this but I’ll take the nearly 1000 word outline you’ve gifted me. thank you

[depressoexpresso-anon]

Ok, so this is gonna be part 2 of my YV headcanons. These are gonna be mostly about Faust, Auron, and Charlie! These are also sfw and nsfw.

I'm not doing a lot of faust because Tumblr is doing a dumb and I deleting my shit. I'm so tired of trying to rewright what I originally put down so later on I'll just edit it to have more headcanons for him soon.

AGAIN THESE ARE MY OWN PERSONAL HEADCANONS! NONE OF THESE ARE CANNON! ALSO NOT PROOF READ

Faust

Material gurl all the way

Spoiled his whole life and will spoil you too

He probably lives in the hotel complex that he owns

He was kinda the golden child growing up and he would always get what he wants

He was very popular at school because he had money and that's it

People in high school would go to him for tarot and palm readings

He likes stray animals and cats a lot

He would love to have a pet crow

Don't ask him why he just wants it

Auron

Super big nerd when he was younger

Probably a Potter head

He would get picked on by Faust often because he was a big bookworm as a kid and still is now

But he mostly read historic books and biographys

Especially biographies about some of his clients

He was a happy go lucky kid till his dad died

Then when he died it kinda shaped him into what he is now

He became more quiet and cold

We found out today that Trish was his nanny and was probably hired for extra help with the boys

Trish became like another mother to Auron and was closer to her then his mom

Even though he has mountains of money he's a penny pincher

He likes to save and hold onto money

He only spends it on expensive necessities

He definitely went to a well educated private school

He was the quiet kid but the kid who everyone went to for help with homework

He would probably run a business by doing peoples homework for them

Like 10 bucks a page

When he's stressed he turns to alcohol

Mostly drinks expensive whisky and wine

Probably even owns his own wine celler

He may have developed a defined taste in wine because his mom would let him have small sips of hers

He has a addiction to power and control

I can see him as being more of a Mr. Grey type of guy when it comes to sex

Fully into BDSM and he has to be in control

Maybe even owns a apartment just for sex

The Red Apartment???

Definitely likes it when you dry hump his leg while he degrades you

Will call you all kinds of degrading names but his fav is either slut or cunt

Has a Sir, Mister, or Professor kink but he doesn't fuck with the Daddy kink

His cock would have to be 6 ½ or 7 ½ inches with a thick base but a large head

He will use you and just go to sleep

NO AFTERCARE AFTER SEX ONLY SLEEP

He likes to have his hair pulled but never discovered it until you pulled his hair and he moaned very loud

He said to never to do or discuss it until he processed what happened and if he allows you to

He used to smoke cigarettes but he quit smoking

He has a soft spot for animals and he used to have a Saint Bernard as a little little kid

He's a bit of a foodie but will never admit it

He says that his body is a temple and he must treat it right and not eat garbage food

I feel like trish would be more of a aunt mom

Like the person who isn't quick to anger or disabling but, listens to their side of the story and points out the wrong and the right while giving the best advice, she can give

He mostly gives gifts to show his love

He's not a big touchy-feely type

He doesn't like children and will never want children

He works too damn hard and he doesn't have time for a child

Probably had a vasectomy done just in case

He hates lying and will DESTROY anyone who lies to him

So he will always tell you the truth even if it hurts you

If he's needy he will bend you over his desk and fuck you silly

When he's stressed or when the city is too loud for his liking he will put on a few jazz records to help him relax a bit

He likes jazz music a lot because it's what he grew up to

When he was a little boy his mom would put on a jazz record and dance around the kitchen with him standing on the tops of her feet

Charlie

Trumpet kid

He still has his trumpet tucked away in the back of Jesse's apartment

He sees Jesse as a very scary mom

Like he is scared of everything but she's super intimidating

He probably lives at 711

Like I won't be surprised if he baught all of his groceries from 711

He would be one those kids that followed the crowd

Was part of the weird kid group in high school

I like to imagine him living in the slums and the poverty-ridden part of the city with only his mom

He was the kid who would have straight A's in school to make his mom proud and worry free

Since he lived in the slums he found out quickly that he could sell drugs for a good amount of cash

So to try to help with the bills he dropped out of school and started to sell full time

Once his mother heard about this she quickly kicked him out and disowned him because of this

So he went and lived with the fang after that

He is very clingy to you

He has to be around you 25/8 because he's afraid that you'll leave

He does his own piercings and he does yours too

Once he baught a tattoo gun and you and him give each other small tattoos that only the two of you can find

Has a insanely high matabalisum like Alphonse but instead of eating sweets he eats more disgusting junk food

Like he can and had ate a full can of cheese but not with anything.... Just the cheese

Once you caught him eating a cold hot dog that he got from 711 a few days ago

He's disgusting but you love him

If he's ever in trouble he'll run to you for help

He will use you as a human shield

100% a switch

He is a gentle dom and doesn't like to get too aggressive with you

He gets self-conscious about his body and his size so you have to reassure him sometimes

His cock is 5½ inches long with a wide flat head

He also has one of those thick extremely hard veins that goes from the base to the tip

He still fantasies about Al and Seth sometimes but he would never tell you

He has a spitting and cum kink because of the bittersweet lovers

Once he got tied up and watched Al sucked Seth off in front of him

When Seth came in Al's mouth he walked over to Charlie forced his mouth open and spat the cum and spit mixture in his mouth and made him swallow

He had very kinky sex with those two

He also likes to feel full so when you're not home he'll fuck himself with a squirting dildo and fill himself up with fake cum

He likes gangbangs and he would love to have a threesum with you

He will gladly eat your creampie like a starving animal

He loves to lay on your chest and sleep while you both watch a stupid movie

Loves rom-coms for some reason

He also sometimes has unholy thoughts about the milf with the milkers that he shares a home with

Still likes to play with toys and he would happily build a lego castle with you

Once he woke you up with a nerf gun and he almost saw god that day

He likes to either fuck you or give you oral while you sleep

It just has to do with your sleepy moans that get him off

He loves cheese and he honestly can't live without it

Like anything that has cheese on it he will eat it

Even though he hates it he gets embarrassed when you call him your little mouse

Really likes to watch old 80's movies and play shitty vintage video games with you

He doesn't do the drugs that he sells but he does weed

He doesn't smoke it because the first time he tried he nearly died so he sticks with cookies and Brownies

Once he did shrooms and he swore in that day that he will never do it again

He said it was like being cannibalized by satan and being a cow at the same time

Has the very shitty anime printed sweatshirts you can buy off of Facebook

As a kid, he would try to stay up late to watch Toonami but would always fall asleep before any anime would play

As a kid, he would probably knew all of the illegal websites where you can watch free movies and tv and download videos and music

Likes to wear your shirts with his boxers and he just sleeps in it

He watches horror movies only to prove that he's not a pussy

He loves the cow lingerie and wants to buy it for you

If you both have a kid it would probably be an accident or you find a kid abandoned on the street and took them in

He would be so scared if he was a dad

He would be paranoid about accidentally killing his kid

Like he holds them wrong and their neck goes yeet

Would not like to hold his kid until they were a few weeks old

He would rant about how scam movies were doing it wrong

He's kinda like the kid from birds of prey

Low key wants to be a skater boy

[aiyaar]

Nico di Angelo was ten years old when his life went to hell. He never felt so devastated, so ruined. The only person who cared about him, his family, his everything was gone.

Nico hated all of them. He hated sister for leaving him behind, as if he was nothing, just to die afterwards and leave him completely alone. He hated those stupid huntresses of Artemis for taking his sister away from him. He hated Annabeth Chase, whoever it was, for falling off the cliff and making them go on this quest. But most of all he hated him. Percy Jackson. The ultimate hero, so strong and cool. He hated everything about him. He let him down. Percy Jackson let his sister die.

It was already a month since Bianca left this world. A lonely, cold month. Grieve still strangled him. This month has passed in a blur.

Nico passed an empty street, not even bothering to lift up his head. Snow was falling from the white sky and Nico shivered slightly from the cold. He needs to find some warmer clothes.

The city clock struck twelve, sound cutting through the silence. Another day has come. As if Nico cared. Suddenly he stopped, absentmindedly looking at the date on the billboard. 28th January.

Nico titled his head. He didn’t even know his birthday was coming. He always loved his birthday, so excited to modestly celebrate it with Bianca. Bianca…

A lonely tear rolled down his cheek, followed by another. Nico didn’t bother to wipe them, letting them fall.

“Happy Birthday to me.” He said in a shaky voice, sitting in the snow right in the middle of the street. Nico buried his face in his palms, trying to quiet down choked sobs.

Nico di Angelo was eleven years old when he lost himself.

*

Nico di Angelo was eleven when he started to chase the dream of making his sister come back to life. He was obsessed with the idea, almost going mad in the company of hurt and angry ghosts.

Minos had promised him that he’ll see Bianca again. And Nico believed. What else he could do. He was alone. He was hurt.

Why can’t she talk to him? Why she doesn’t want to show up? She doesn’t want to see him. She despises him. She doesn’t want him.

Nico heard rustling sound under his boots. He picked up the newspaper, catching the date with his eyes. 1st February.

Well, another year passed. Nico didn’t care that he missed his birthday. But a little ache didn’t want to leave his heart as he remembered how Bianca smiled at him the day he turned ten.

And then, months later, she showed up, just to say him that he has to let go. Just to make Nico know that this plan wouldn’t work. Minos was a liar. He used Nico. His only hope was trampled.

Misery was what Nico felt. The weird, nasty feeling crawled up to his throat.

Aside from that, one image didn’t want to leave his mind. His face lived in his head, not wanting to leave. His stupid smile, green eyes, tousled hair. Why Nico keeps thinking of him?

Why did she want to talk to him, not Nico? This stupid guy, with his annoying grin made Nico want to- What?

Nico freezed, trying to finish this though. Did Nico want to kill him? Hurt him? No, it was something else. He felt weird every time he heard his name. Percy Jackson.

Nico di Angelo was twelve when he started to realize something about himself.

*

Nico di Angelo was twelve when he wanted to rip out his own heart. Abnormal, disgusting. He was sick of himself. He felt nauseous at the very thought of it.

It can’t be true, no. He’s mistaken.

He was lying on his bed at his father’s castle, staring at the ceiling. He couldn’t sleep. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw his face. Those gorgeous green eyes, goofy smile, tousled black hair. His mind was ranting: Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson.

Nico felt like he was about to cry. Why is he like this? Is he broken?

He looked to the side, at his night table. A bouquet of red roses stood there. An hour ago Persephone strode to his room with these flowers and a weird expression on her face. She silently put them in a vase and went back to the door. She stopped there, turning her head a little to look at him.

“Happy Birthday.” Was what she said. Then she left.

So it was his birthday. He’s thirteen now.

Nico stared at the flowers, a little bit shocked. She remembered about his birthday. His father didn’t even bother to check up on him.

Hades only cared about their deal. Nico was very hesitant about that. But after all, he agreed.

He just thought that if he does that then maybe Percy would… Like him? But he didn’t.

Percy Jackson hated him. He screwed everything up. It was horrible. He had to fix it.

So he did the best thing he could. He had to prove to Percy, to his father, to everyone that he is worth something. He was just a kid and the battle was scary. He was scared. But he was a hero.

Everyone respected him, some people wanted to be his friends. He even wanted to stay at camp. Nico was happy but only for a moment.

Days after the battle the whole camp started talking about how Percy and Annabeth finally kissed and got together.

Nico left without a warning. Not like he had anyone to warn. Not like anyone cared.

Nico di Angelo was thirteen when his heart was broken.

*

Nico di Angelo was thirteen when Percy Jackson had gone missing. Annabeth Chase went feral. And Nico promised to help. Of course he did.

He was actually worried. What could happen to him? Nico only knew that Percy was alive. It was somewhat reassuring.

Something bad was about to happen. Nico knew it. New demigods at Camp Half-Blood. One of them is a son of Zeus. That was a bad sign.

And now that Nico knows about romans…

Today was 28th January. His birthday. He already got used to ignore this day. Nico just marked the fact that he was fourteen now.

The door of his room swung open. Nico sat up on his bed, seeing his father in his usual black robes.

He stood there in silence for a minute or so, awkwardly staring at his son.

“Um, did you want something?” Nico said, nervously fumbling with the ring on his finger.

“Yes.” Hades came closer to his bed. “Well, not really. It’s just…” Lord of the Underworld sat on the corner of Nico’s bed. “It’s your birthday.”

Nico blinked, processing what his father was trying to say.

“Yeah, I know. Thank you for reminding me.” He finally said, scowling at his father. Like he ever cared about Nico anyway. “If that’s all you wanted to say-“

“No.” Hades looked strangely awkward. “You made me proud this year, you know?”

Nico’s eyes widened. Was his father trying to praise him?

“I wanted to say that I’m… Grateful. You made me make right choice. And what I said about you before… I’m sorry.”

Nico was more than shocked at this point. He felt awkward and Hades didn’t look better.

“Anyway, I vaguely know that mortals usually make gifts for the day one came from mother’s womb. And I thought that maybe you should spend time with your… peers?”

“What are you trying to say, dad?”

Hades took a deep breath, as if he was nervous.

“I want to give you a present. So that you will be able to go wherever you want, in those places where teenagers usually spend time.”

“You want to give me a car?” Nico asked, puzzled.

“No, you’re too young for that. I’ll give you a chauffeur, he’ll be helping you go to the mall or something. Because, well… I’m not able to do it for you.”

Nico blinked again, titling his head to the side.

“A chauffeur?”

Hades looked embarrassed for a moment. Then he put on a stern expression, standing up.

“Objections are not accepted. You should be grateful.” He strode off to the door. Then he stopped. “Happy Birthday, son.” He closed the door, leaving Nico alone in the dark room.

Nico di Angelo was fourteen when he received his first birthday present.

*

Nico di Angelo was fourteen when he met him. Will Solace.

It felt like a dawn after long, cold night. Will was his blessing, his salvation. And Nico didn't know what did he do to deserve someone like Will.

They've been dating for a couple of months, wonderful, amazing months. And Nico was genuinely thankful for everything Will had done to him.

Nico woke up at the knock on his door, blinking through the gloom of Hades cabin. He didn't know if it was morning already, because black curtains prevented any gleam of sunshine from crawling into his cabin.

Still, Nico knew exactly that it was early and he knew exactly who was outside, because there was only one person in this world who dared to wake him up.

Nico got out of bed and staggering came to open up the door.

Will Solace stood on the threshold. He was wearing his usual winter jacket and a scarf, a blinding smile on his face. He seemed to be particularly happy today and, judging by the flush on his face, he was running.

"Hey, Neeks." He ruffled his hair and came in, closing the door behind him as Nico shivered from the cold winter air.

"Good morning." Nico mumbled, still half asleep. "What time is it?"

"7 a.m."

"Why did you need to wake me up so early?"

Will looked him in the eyes, taking Nico’s cold hand with his warm one, which is weird, considering Will was the one who had a walk on winter air.

"Do you know what day it is?" He looked excited.

"Um, no, to be honest. I don't pay attention to the calendar." Nico sat down on his bed, wrapping himself in a blanket.

Will looked shocked.

"Are you serious?! I mean... It's 28th January!"

Nico's brain needed a moment to process what exactly Will wanted from him.

"Yeah. So?"

"So?! It's your birthday!"

Nico sighed.

"Guess I'm fifteen now. That also explains this." He pointed to his bedside table, where black envelope was perched on the top of black box. "Probably from my father."

Will looked at him, then at the envelope.

"So, like... Happy Birthday."

"Thank you." Nico got up again, reaching for the box. "Now go so I can change."

"Ok." Will strode off to the door, a strange expression on his face. Though Nico didn't pay much attention to it.

Nico opened the envelope. There was a thick wad of money and an invitation for a dinner. Nico will come, of course, but not today. In the box lay watches and a book in Italian.

The day went by as usual. Nico had a walk in the woods with Will before breakfast, then they were busy with their camp activities.

In the evening, right before they were about to go to the campfire, Will took his arm and told him.

"How about we won't go to the campfire today?"

"But you like-"

"I don't need to go there everyday. Especially today. Come to your cabin in twenty minutes." And he hastily strode off in the direction of the cabin thirteen.

Nico came in after twenty minutes to be met with dozens of candles around his room. Will was standing in front of him, holding a cake with fifteen lighted candles perched on it.

"Make a wish." He whispered as Nico came closer.

Nico looked him in the eyes and didn't know what to say. So he just did what he was told. Will smiled brighter.

"I baked it myself." He said proudly. "Well, Cecil helped me."

He put the cake on the table, now fumbling in his pockets.

"I have something for you, actually." He said, pulling out a small box from his pocket. "I don't know if you're going to like it but..."

Nico didn't hear what Will was saying as he opened the box with trembling hands. He pulled out a sun pendant on a thin gold chain. The sun looked just like the tattoo on Will's shoulder.

Nico couldn't hold back a tear that rolled down his cheek. Will watched him attentively, stopping his ranting when he saw it.

"Nico, what's wrong-"

The next thing Will knew, pale arms was wrapped tightly around him, Nico's face buried in Will's chest.

"Thank you." Nico said in a small, shaky voice before pulling back. He placed the sun pendant on his palm, watching it glisten in the candle light. Tears still rolled down his cheeks.

Will looked at him, his eyes filled with warmth and understanding. He always understood. His sunshine was so alone, for so long. All Will wanted was to make him happy.

Will moved to embrace Nico in a tight hug, kissing the top of his head and then lifted his head with long, gentle fingers on his chin.

"I love you so much." He said. "You're such an amazing person. You're brave, gorgeous, smart, brilliant. Beautiful." He wiped the tear from Nico's cheek. "I will love you with all my might. I promise."

And with that he gently kissed Nico, making him smile while the tears of joy kept rolling down his cheeks.

"I love you, Will."

Nico di Angelo was fifteen when he found his happiness.

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||The Pastas At The Beach||

this was originally like an entirely different post but ehhh this ways better!

disclaimer Im setting this like, at a beach with a boardwalk and such next too it? Public beach, small time vacationing!

and that they conviently like..pass as human

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Jeff the Killer

Jeff doesn't really do much at the beach

The salt water irritates his skin and he burns easily, doesn't want too deal with it

Spends most of his time asleep

Hogs all the damn towels by sprawling out all over all of them

Gets sand over everything that they brought with them

Forgets how wind works and it gets everywhere

When its time for some of em too go get food, he always fucking goes

Wants too walk around and do something, and maybe not get blamed for all the fucking sand when everyone sits back down

He wears one of those like protective long sleeved shirts? and red swim trunks that are just somewhat obnoxiously bright

While getting the food he has a brilliant idea

Befriends the fucking seagulls

Lures them back too their umbrellas and just vibes with his bird army

atleast he's not alone anymore?

Ben Drowned

first off I know like he doesn't go swimming

but imagine if he did

his fucking goggles get filled up with blood

gets weird ass tan lines from the blood on his face like, when he's not swimming

has too wear the goggles when he puts on sunscreen-

ok ok thats it

fucker wears like mountain dew swim trunks

and those arm floatie things despite not going anywhere near the water

He tries too sit around Jeff but that gets boring fast-

Just walks the fuck off without telling anyone, on a journey for adventure

Will spend literal hours sitting underneath the boardwalk until someone finds him

After that they get him like one of thise beach toy kit things

Sally's nice enough too fill the bucket with water too, so they can make sand castles and stuff

She walks along the shore line with him, gets pretty shells too

Also if Ben were too go in the water

He's a fucking shark magnet with all that blood-

But don't tell him that, he won't come back too the beach

Ticci Toby

Toby is very excited too go to the beach

He didn't get out much as a kid

Siked as hell too get in the water

Drops his stuff off as soon as possible and runs right into the water

And thats when he realizes he can't fucking swim

Awkwardly flaps his arms around until a wave moves him along too back where he can stand

Everyones kinda confused when he comes back like "?? You were so excited, what happened?"

"I can't swim :(("

Cody volunteers to teach him right away, like the great brother he is

The thing is Cody is a horrible fucking teacher

Another few minutes of Toby getting owned by some waves and Cody just screaming stuff like

"Use your arms Toby- no not like that how I showed you- no I'm not going too help how are you supposed to learn-"

That's when Kate drags him back too shore and Doby and Brian teach him instead

In a bit he learns and ends up having a lot of fun

I feel like Toby would really like boogie boarding?

A lot easier then surfing but still a good time

Also they have too tie a red scarf around his arm so they don't loose his ass in a crowd, or in the water

Third Base

so far, Doby's the only one on this list who actually came prepared

I feel like he'd use one of those face lotions that has SPF 30 in it already?

Smart enough so he doesn't have too smear sun screen around his face, can just use the spray stuff and get going

Also has shoes and sunglasses too go with each like swimsuit/outfit he brings

Mans is put together

Really likes collecting shells and stuff

Walks with Sally, shows her how too find them

Wakes up kinda early as it is? So its easy for him too go too the beach early and find the shells before the tide pulls them back out

It's one of his favorite times, actually

The suns just rising, a few shops are opening, only a handful of people are on the beach

Does it everyday as his "alone time" before everyone else wakes up

Spends most of his time with everyone kinda relaxing?

I can see him really liking those beach volleyball games

Or just playing frizbee in the shallow water!

Really, really enjoys making sand castles

Builds a moat and everything so it stays up when the waves start coming closer

X-Virus

Cody, another kid who never got much beach expierence

But acts like he did

Buys one of those waterproof, phone lanyard things

Forgets too fucking close it properly

Doesn't have the first idea of what seagulls are like

"Oh come on buys its fine-" gets fucking owned for his cheesestick

Lowkey scared of them after that

Refuses too eat on the beach after that

Sits with ben under the board walk and curls around his chips

Spends most of his time in the water

Wants too see how far he can go before the lifegaurd calls him back

Finds it funny as shit too just slowly go deeper while grinning at them

Until a wave slaps him in the back of the head

And then he gets scared of the deepwater too

After he looses Swimming Coach privellages gets really fucking salty and sulks on the beach

Kate takes pity on him and walks around the boardwalk with him

But he also didn't know you have too reapply sunscreen after you go swimming

Gets really really bad sunburn

Jeff, Ben and Toby take turns slapping it whenever he gets too cocky

Masky

This is gonna be a Dad Tim one, fight me

Really has no idea what the fuck is going on, but still manages too keep everyone together?

Tells the same story, atleast twice a day, about the killer wave that almost took his shorts off

Gets in fights with seagulls whenever they get realitively close too the group

Also buys one of those crappy beach wagon things too put their stuff in

Buys a mug and cheesy beer koozie

Doesn't enjoy the beach that much but gets excited too go?

Ends up sitting down for most of the time unless he gets dragged on walks

Might just kinda walk until the water is at his knees and just kinda stand there, and nod a little

Giving mother nature his approval

He takes Sally out and holds onto her stomach, lifts her up over the waves whenever they come

Asks her what she can see, before he drops her back down

Tries it with Ben, gets kicked in the gut-

Favorite time is when it's dark and they go

Not for a long time, just a few minutes too walk along the shore before it gets dark

Hoodie

Designated photographer

Is supposed too be taking photos but mostly gets footage of the stupid shit that happens

Like Jeff not being able too figure out the dishwasher or Clockwork wrestling with her dresser where only half the drawers worked

Just kinda sits back and watches things go up in flames

He's the designated like playlist guy too? On the drive over, whenever he got bored just

"Hey what song should I play?"

And watches chaos ensue

His vacation is watching everyone else have a bad time

Makes up for it though, saves them a shit ton of money by making dinner every night.

I feel like he genuinely enjoys late nights on the beach, like Tim

Gets some beautiful photos of the water, and people taking walks that he's pretty damn proud of

Maybe once or twice he'll join Doby for a walk too get pictures of the rising sun

Likes getting small things from the gift shops

Shark teeth, maybe a cheesy snowglobe

Something silly but nice too remember the trip by

Eyeless Jack

first things first, ya know those double-lens glasses? Like you flip up the sunglass part and theres normal lenses underneath? Someone gave him those

But their are crappy eyes painted on the normal lenses

He's very confused but its just ridiculous enough for him too like

The beach isn't his favorite place, I HC him as nocturnal and most things are open during the day

He takes too the rides and crappy carnival games that are open late at night

He can't see everything super well but makes up fun things for himself

Enjoys going on rollercoasters that he has no idea what the hell the drops look like

Fucking hates bumper cars

Can't tell where everyone's coming from or when

More nerve racking then fun

Whenever they go to the beach beach he just kind of chills

Akwardly curls up on a towel because he's big as shit

Where ever they stay he walks around, uses his echo location shit too find out all its quirks

"This walls more hallow then that one- those support beams in the lobby are doing a very shitty job of keep things together"

Loves sitting out on the balcony and just smelling the salt air, listening too people laughing and the ocean waves

Just the small details a lot of people miss

[emeraldvagabond]

If we're talking about retcons can we also please talk about how Tamlin was retconned too? I have a list™️(sorry this is gonna be long): in ACOTAR it’s a big point that Tamlin didn’t want to be a cruel tyrannical high lord like his dad. This is stated SEVERAL times, in fact Feyre falls for him because he's vehemently anti slavery (compare that to Rhys, who says the NC freed their slaves ONLY because they became hard to brainwash and make them forget about Velaris. Ew). 1/5

But in ACOMAF, he's ok with the tithe? Not that he shouldn’t collect taxes, but at the threat of DEATH??? Because “that’s how my dad did it?” What happened to not wanting to be cruel like his dad? In TAR he's kind enough where people keeping seeking refuge, and long before Amarantha comes, Lucien, despite having friends in many courts, CHOOSES to stay with Tam. And Lucien spends 90% of the book mocking Tamlin or challenging him. He even sets Feyre up with the suriel, fearing no repercussions despite Feyre being important in, uh, breaking their curse??? (and there aren’t any from Tam). But in MAF Lucien is afraid of Tamlin? In TAR, Tamlin offers to teach Feyre how to read and to help her write to her family, and the book also mentions that he teaches her how to ride bareback. But now in MAF he doesn’t want to help teach her her powers and in fact, forbids her from training? And most importantly… in ACOTAR, Tamlin notices Feyre's moods despite being very busy with, you know. Running his court. Fighting off Amarntha's monsters. All that stuff. But he still sees when she's sad. In fact, noticing she's upset is what leads to him writing her poems, to make her feel better. So am I really supposed to believe that he ignores her and becomes emotionally negligent in ACOMAF because “he's busy”? That he doesn’t see her feelings or try to help and console her when he does so several times in book 1? Retcon city. Sorry, this is so long, but I’m angry ranting and Tamlin was retconned sooo much in later books.

NONNY THIS IS LITERALLY A TAMLIN STAN ACCOUNT WE CAN TALK ABOUT HIS CHARACTER ASSASSINATION ALLLLLLLLLLLLL MF DAYYY. IT'S MY FAVORITE PASS TIME.

So really, the tithe, I understand, it's even stated that most of the money and things are for running the estate and the land, upkeep etc. I think a lot of people have the tendency to hear(or read) estate and think....a very large house, but that isn't the case. A Lord's estate isn't just his manor, but his workers, his land, the villages that are built on that land, the animals in those villages, and anything and everything in between. He is literally collecting money to put towards their quality of life. HOWEVER, THE THREAT OF DEATH?

I understand he's vulnerable to Ianthe's whims, because as i've said before, he's never had anyone to guide him through this whole Highlord thing that he never asked for, but that is SO MUCH of a stretch for his character. In TAR he tells Feyre that he's no good for anything but war and death, and fiddling, that he's no good at being Highlord and he's terrified of being his father. Every action he takes is consciously for the betterment of his people and their lives, to the best of his ability while under Amarantha's rule. To the point where Fae, including Alis, flee from Amarantha and the effects of her and Rhysand's actions to his court. And when they get there they all choose to stay. Alis and Lucien, two of the main people who we know are refugees in his court, have nothing but kind things to say of him. And like you said- Lucien challenges him and makes fun of him for being awkward and laughs and plays with him as brothers do without fear. Because Tamlin literally does not enforce rank in his court. He doesn't just say that once, it bleeds into every interaction he has with his people. On the Summer Solstice, he sits among the people and plays the fiddle and drinks and dances with Feyre, and leaves everything long enough to take her to watch the wisps until the dawn breaks. He gets on his knees just to play HER a song, right there in front of everyone. He doesn't hide his feelings behind any type of mask, and he doesn't worry about what his people will think because THAT IS THEIR HIGHLORD. Their Highlord is JUST Tamlin, nothing more, nothing less.

He doesn't even wear the fancy, decked-out clothes of a Highlord, because they aren't practical, and he's just Tamlin.

He's never too busy for what Feyre needs- sometimes he has work and he can't spend every waking moment with her, but she never wants for anything. Even when she is so desperately afraid for her sisters...she has no need to be because he's already taken care of everything they could ever want or need. AND NESTA KNOWS IT WAS HIM!!!!! And even after Feyre does....everything that she does, he STILL cares for her family. When her sisters become Fae, he STILL cares for their father right up until the moment he steps onto that battlefield.

I bet, if Elain wanted to return to that house and live out the rest of her days in silence in the mortal realms....he would probably fund it because that's just who he is!!!!

He lets himself be trapped in that snare Feyre lays for him- just to make her smile. Just to see her triumph. Because he knows that's what she needs at that moment. He offers to teach her to read, but it's too embarrassing for her, so he doesn't press. He offers to help her write letters home to her family, but she doesn't know what she would even want to say, so he doesn't press. He keeps her painting of the woods- of a time when she was starving, now, in a time where she is fed and clothed in finery because it reminds him that is not the only one who feels desolate and overwhelmed with responsibility that they never asked for.

And then in the end, despite all this, despite being desperately in love with her, because he is desperately in love with her...he sends her away. He sends her home, back to that estate, away from the danger even when she is supposed to be his savior. Because it's a burden she doesn't know she carries, because he would rather find a million other ways or suffer under a woman who has been obsessed with him since he was a child than see Feyre suffer.

And she comes back for him because she loves him. She loves the freedom he has given her, the ways he's set her free. She loves the Spring Court and the people there, she loves dancing at the summer solstice and a male who plays her solos in front of hundreds of people like he's offering a gift to the goddess.

And then....all of that was just? A show? A ploy? What? What was it? It doesn't make sense. Yes, he's desperately afraid, but the last time he was desperately afraid he let her go. The safest thing for her in book two would be training. Harnessing her new powers, learning who she is now, and what she isn't anymore. But nooo now, suddenly it's lock her up and put her on a shelf? Now it's, he has too much to do, stay here and not, he has so much to do, stay safe? It's no longer teaching her what she doesn't know it's....owning her? I'd say make it make sense but literally, no one can.

And it makes me mad.