#RRRAAAGHHHHH

[stridersdiner]

What about Rancher!Graves as a kid.

It's established that he's a blonde-haired and blue-eyed American with nothing but love for guns, cows, and his family.

What about this smug asshole as a kid. Middle school aged, maybe.

There's so much love in his life. Raised with chivalry from Pa, gentleness from Ma, certain sass and a "take no shit" attitude from Memaw and Joseph, and a damn good eye for detail from Pop-pop. The walls of the house are littered with framed photographs of the whole family, and there's more photo albums than you can count with two hands.

He's so excited for the school year to end. The school bus drops him off at the end of the dirt path to his family's ranch, and he barely waves goodbye to his friends before he's practically full sprinting towards the big wooden gate to the land.

So excited to finally spend time with the animals and his pa, helping to fix that rickety ol' door in the barn where they keep the cows because Ma keeps complaining about it. It was a little lonely now that his older brother Joseph had shipped off to the army, but he occupied himself. Better to keep busy than to dwell.

Phil certainly spoiled the cows- hosing them up, brushing their coats, even hand drying them when they're finished shaking themselves off.

"Philly, knock it off, will ya? They're gon' start expectin' that from all of us if y' keep it up." "I promise I'll take care o' all of 'em!" "Better keep it- I'm tellin' Ma you said so."

And he does. Even when Pa wakes him up at the ass crack of dawn- when sunlight is barely creeping in towards the horizon- he's suddenly not so tired when he remembers that he's got to feed his cows. Pa has to grab him by the scruff of his neck to keep him from running down the hall.

"Ma'll kill us if y' don't brush yer teeth, boy. She's gonna know that toothbrush o' yers is bone dry. Go on."

He's barely washed his face properly before he's hopping down the stairs, jamming his feet into his boots, grabbing a slice of bread and a hard boiled egg, and hauling himself out the backdoor.

Midday breeze tousles his hair as he rests against the trunk of the big ol' bald cypress out by the horse pen, thumbing through a copy of the latest Spider-Man issue and chewing through an apple as he takes a break from helpin' Ma with her garden. He turns his head when he hears her voice call from the house.

"Philly, it's time for lunch!"

And he scampers off, comic in hand as he tosses the apple core off to the side for whatever animal to find and finish up. Honeysuckle sweet tea, ham sandwiches, fruit. Peaches, from his grandmother's little grove. Makes the damned best filling for his mother's pies- best in the whole state, he'd reckon.

Babes that wanted to be tagged:

@mockerycrow @kivi-no

[hunnieknight]

BEIDOU RRRAAAGHHHHH

When I was initially imagining Beidou in the Animal Hybrid!AU, I was thinking she'd be a Saint Bernard, because she's such a big, strong, yet loving individual. But Bernards aren't great swimmers, and Beidou loves the sea, so I don't think that would quite fit her.

Then it hit me...

Saltwater Crocodile! Beidou!

Maybe she arrives at the Vet's sanctuary after chasing Furina back there when she decided to go hunting in deeper waters. Only ceasing her pursuit when you come across the scared shark hybrid as she scurries over to you, hiding behind you from the croc lady, who gives her an intense one-eyed stare from the water.

And you, being the caring veterinarian that you are - and after you've calmed down Furina and placed her in a temporary habitat - turn your attention to the heavily scarred croc hybrid. While she's initially hesitant to go near you, your disarming aura eventually convinces her to come out of the water for you to have a look at her injuries.

She's nigh instantly smitten. And as a thank you, decides to bring you a gift in the form of one of her hunts the next day :D!

AHAHAHA CROC BEIDOU 🥺

She’d be all scarred and rough due to all the battles she faced as a Saltwater Crocodile Hybrid, but the Vet is unfazed as she gently beckons for Beidou to come out of the water so she can checkup on her injuries. Beidou is a massive crocodile though, so I can see Shark Furina (safely watching from the pool that Vet Reader temporarily relocated her to) panicking as Beidou gets closer and closer to her beloved, too anxious to look as she thinks Beidou would eat you in one chomp!

But…even as this massive crocodile hybrid is a mere two feet away, the Vet keeps her calm and makes sure to carefully examine Beidou to make sure all her injuries are properly healed. She has a banged up leg, a missing eye, and several scars running across her body but other than those things, Beidou looked fine. After sending her off with a dead fish as a treat, Beidou reluctantly leaves, definitely smitten by the young, attractive Vet, and making a mental note to return later to see her again. 💕

[cool-okbutno]

I wannnnnnnnnnaaaa CRYYYYYYYYYYYY WAAAHH AAAAAGHHHHHHHHHHHH RRRAAAGHHHHH I MISSSSS HIM PLEASEEEE PLEASEEEPLEASEPLEASPLEASE i will never be satiated

[noxx-33i]

HYPERLASER RRRAAAGHHHHH

THE CONFLICTING PROJECTS I HAVE IN MY BRAIN ARENT HELPING MY ANXIETY RIGHT NOW