#This was meant to be a lot shorter

[penelopepine]

Maybe I'll write this later:

Ghost x Reader x Soap: Alien AU

You got abducted awhile ago, and has been trapped in a cell ever since. The only good thing so far is that the aliens all seem to be frightened of you.

Every single day since the first has practically been the same which is why when you hear a lot of noise coming you instinctively move to the back of your cell. Which seems to be the right move because just a few moments later the door is being opened, and a figure is being thrown inside. The door just as quickly is slammed shut once more.

This is the first time you meet Soap. He looks like what you assume a werewolf might look like. Once he sees you though it's not fear on his fear, but surprise; at least you would assume so it's hard to tell when dealing with an alien species. What surprises you though is when he say 'Hello' ... in English. You cried tears of joy for the first time in this cell upon hearing a single word.

The days that pass after that are filled with you and Soap learning how to communicate with one another. He can speak very minimal English, but that is enough for you to put some trust in him. After all another human must have taught him right?

Soap also seemed very interested in keeping you close to him anytime one of the other aliens visited your cell. Always keeping you behind him as he seemingly yelled at them. It's clear that they had planned for you to kill Soap. You know you had been aggressive towards them, but did they really think you would just kill him?

It's a few days of this before they take things into there own hands in getting rid of Soap. Two alien guards show up, and open the door to the cell and attempt to grab Soap. What they don't account for though is when he fight backs you do too. This might be your only chance out of here; you're not going to waste this.

Surprisingly, you two actually do mange to defeat them. Soap does do most of the work, but you still helped as much as you could. As soon as their down he's grabbing onto your hand, and dragging you out into the hall. He had to know more than you so you willingly followed.

It was good you did as well because after a few minutes alarms are blaring through the ship. That doesn't seem to affect Soap though as he continues to lead you around. Eventually you arrive at a door, and before you can even question what's happening Soap is pushing you inside.

Looking around you saw that this was some must be some kind of emergency pod. The first thing Soap does is help you with the straps to your seat before finally taking the drivers seat; starting up the pod up as fast as he can when someone starts banging on the door.

That doesn't seem to affect Soap though as you two very suddenly are taking off at speeds you've never experienced before. Once far enough away the speed slows to be more manageable to handle. He turns towards you, and says 'safe' and 'sleep'. And you do after all the day you've had all you want to do is sleep. You assume Soap knows what to do, and doesn't seem to want to ditch you anytime soon.

The next time you wake up it's because of a loud beeping sound filling the air. Looking out you see that you are actually entering another ship. Panic fills your veins as you look at Soap. He on the other looks to be the calmest you've ever seen him. Soap must know this ship, and hopefully trusting him won't turn out bad for you.

Seeing you're discomfort Soap puts a comforting hand on your shoulder before encouraging you out of the pod now that your fully landed inside. Everything seems to be calm as you step out, but that is before door leading farther in the ship opens up.

The first thing you notice about this new figure is that they have an eerily human look. What concerns you though is the mask that they're wearing; it's looks like a human skull. You instantly think that you've made a mistake trusting Soap.

The figure and Soap quickly move towards each other, and once in reach are pulling the other into an embrace. You watch as Soap whispers something into there ear, and in an instant there eyes are snapping towards were you stand still near the pod door.

Taking a hesitant step towards you they reach up to remove the mask. Underneath is a balaclava, but that's not what get your attention. What gets your attention is the distinct human eyes. The man in front of you is human.

He introduces himself as Ghost.

[uynumeotp]

Vash and Wolfwood's infomations from an interview with Nightow (Trigun's author)

Vash's Profile  Height: I haven't decided. But he's around 180 cm (5.9 ft) (5'11")

Name's origin : Stampede is a nickname/ street name. It means 'runaway cattle'.

Change in hair color: There is a reason. But I can't tell you yet.

Coat's weight: Not sure. It would be quite light so he can run and move in various ways.

Vision: Pretty good. His visual acuity is also good. Plus, his ability to make last-minute decisions in times of crisis and his reflexes to make the most out of close chances are what keep him alive. It's not like he has supernatural powers.

Living expenses: He also works as a bodyguard, etc... So I guess that's how he earns his daily money. It's stable and he doesn't use money wastefully.

How long it takes to get dressed: I haven't decided on that. Since he wears those clothes every day, wouldn't it be pretty fast?

Wolfwood's Profile

Height: Not sure. But he is a little taller than Vash. About 1 to 2 cm taller (about 1 inches).

Name's origin: It's a pun. Tortoise Matsumoto is the model, so the name came from Ulfuls. The D in his middle name stands for "ドコノクミノモン ジャワレスマキニシテシズメタロ カコラ"(Dokonokuminomon Jawaresu Makinishi Teshizu Metallo Kakora) (laughs) TL Note: I think what he meant is the "Wolf" in WW's name (ウルフウッド) came from Ulfuls (ウルフルズ) - a Japanese rock band (The aforementioned Tortoise Matsumoto is the vocalist of the band) as a reference. The middle name, D, is "Where (D)o you belong?" It is an abbreviation of "Dokono~" in English. Smoking amount per day: I don't know. Well, I was thinking he would smoke a lot. But cigarettes seem expensive, so he might be smoking with a toothpick/stick.

Clothing (light clothing): The reason for the simple clothes is because it's would be hard to draw him holding the cross otherwise. The cross alone can make him stand out.

Dialect (he speaks in the Kansai dialect in Japanese): Since they are in an English-speaking setting, he is not actually speaking the Kansai dialect. Please think of it as an accent expression.

Gun's name: Punisher. Are you punishing the enemy or yourself?

Gun's weight: I feel like it weighs over a hundred-something kgs (> 240lbs). He carries it well. He must have great balance to be able to wield/swing it.

The size of the gun: about 170 cm (5.6 ft) (5'7") on the long side?

How long it takes to rewrap the cloth after using the gun: Not sure. I guess he would have to pick up the cloth, rewrap it, and carefully fasten it with belts. In order to look cool, you have to work on the little things.

[peachcitt]

merry christmas @burntwaffle12‼️‼️ this beast is just for you for the @mlsecretsanta gift exchange<3<3

you can read the first chapter of your gift here

happy holidays and i will be back so soon with more<3<3

[sweetgaleria]

The ML fandom survey is officially closed! 🎉🎉🎉

Thank you all so much for participating, spreading the word around, and writing your hearts out in the answers!

I could never have imagined i'd have this many people answering my survey (974!!!! I was starting to get overwhelmed lol), so thank you all so much for giving me more than enough to use on my research!!

I'll try to share the results once the semester is done and this article is approved, but until then I think I'll stay a bit absent from here. Wish me luck!

And once more,

[fruityumbrella]

kicking my feet up n giggling n all that bc i wrote 2k last night we are so back baby

[simmonsized]

Idk about other people but I’m always a slut for that old man and I think you got amazing taste so pls rec anything you like anywhere

I think you will find that my taste is actually kind of garbage but like, in a fun way that makes you go "wow really???" rather than being so embarrassed for me that you can never look at me again. of course that would be fine too haha you know, don't yuck my yum etc but I will try to put together my unfuckable old man rec list right here, right now, and we can all just live with that

(mostly because titling a post makes me cringe it's too much attention, and I'm a stereotype)

These come from a section of my actual Fic Rec List, which is massive (by my standards), lives in a googly doc, and is much more embarrassing. this list generally won't include any ship stuff and if it does, i will say so. mind any and all tags.

This section is titled: The Redemption Narrative (lol)

1. Empty Nester - egomaniac (THE WHOLE REASON I MADE A NEW LIST. BRO AND NANNA!!!!!!!!!!!! also bro/grandpa, aka “he fucks that old man”, but not the most important part to me, because as good and tragic and hurtful as their relationship is in this fic, it is dwarfed, to me, by the kindness shared between Nanna and Bro, which once again, to me, is the Crown Jewel of the whole story. PLEASE read this please if u have time A++ endorsement)

2. dualshock desertbloom (the whole fucking series. i hardly need to say why, you should just know by now. i call dd dirkfic, because it is The Dirkfic, u know??)- geometrician (🔶)

3. sun’s angle - dellaluce (they can orphan it all they want but i never forget. very old, but never GETS old, u feel)

4. Hexadyne Meetings - Saesama (the rarity of bro and nanna fics could absolutely destroy me but i really like the interactions between all of the guardians in this one)

5. Flop, Flutter - cthchewy (technicality, big nasty soulless bro yikes sorry)

6. The Estrangement Thing - NoBrandHero (there’s a theme here listen to me don’t be doubtful it’s worth the trouble, there is brojohn in there, which is not my thing at all, but it is NOT relevant to what i like about this fic, and i think if u read it, u will realize that immediately lol (*i am not including second best even though that fic is literally my favorite ds fic ever because it is NOT bro centric))

7. cold front off the pacific - drow_sy (i actually read this bc geometrician bookmarked it lol but it punches down on u and i like that)

8. insect clockwork - SORD (aka, if it was written pre-2013, i’ve read it)

9. Flashing Lights and Raisins - RadioMoth (the strider manpain tag exists for a reason)

10. Hide - Plajus (OG post-sburb type shit. we love to see it)

11. Blackout - lantadyme (bro strider sick fic. Wrow. old shit. I don’t even know how i have held onto these for this many years.)

Things that don't quite fit into the category necessarily but It's MY List Not Yours:

12. signs at sundown - geometrician (I don't need to say it, do I? I think we understand, I do think that. Imagine being canon together with you favorite author. Imagine it. Wow.)

13. No Homo - Laurasauras (bro/dennis. yes, dennis from gamebro. yes, it's good i've said it before i'll say it again. i'm into it, i think you should be too.)

14. flash - problemsloth (this shit is just. absolute chef's kiss to me. i don't know how else to explain it. young bro. he's perfect, and perfectly dreadful)

15. play ball! - spacepuck (this is a johndave fic but it has this very stressful atmosphere around bro and dave that kinda fucks me up and also, delights me beyond reason. it tastes like summer to me. sandlot lookin ass. an old favorite)

[mar64ds]

i hope i'm wrong but i think it's possible friendship test might be like 8 hours long...

[spiderkiss]

progress shorts of the butterfly for @kisforkarol

pattern by @cinimuffin

[kakusu-shipping]

If you don’t mind may I possibly request for some headcanons of Gnarly Eddy x a Reader who is a Leaf Slug? :] and if it isn’t too much trouble could the Reader be Super Scratchy but also Really Loud/Bubbly at the same time? ^___^; Sorry if that didn’t make any sense you don’t have to do that part if it’s too hard!! ;w;

No no no bestie you are speaking my language let's get some Eddie fics in the world.

Impatient

Gnarly Eddy X GN!Reader

In which you've got a hot date.

"Eddddddddddy~" Your voice chimed along with the bell over the door as you pushed your entire weight into it, swinging into Naut Couture, "Hey hey, are you on lunch break yet?" You pestered, swinging on the open door's hinges.

Eddy gave a top heavy glance to the door, shell falling over his eyes as his head swung, "It's only been like... 5 minutes..." He replied, pushing his headgear back into place as he made his way to the counter.

"I knoooooow but-" You whined a protest, shambling across the store and flopping over the counter, "You've been working forEVer." You pouted patting at the counter.

Eddy just hummed a response as he pulled a hat box off a high shelf, opened it, and placed the headgear atop your head. "Forever, at my wages, I think that'd run Nails outta business..."

You pushed the slightly too large for you hat up and huffed, pushing off the counter enough to look at the nautilus.

"Or would I not be payed hourly for working from the beginning of time till now? Is it yearly?" He adjusted the for inklings hat on your head as you grumbled at his continued bit, suppressing laughter in order not to break your current minor frustration.

Just as you were about to go back into whining protest, Eddy's aforementioned Boss, Nails, came out of the back of the store and hopped into his cushioned little seat. Before he could greet you, you flung to his chair and pleaded.

"Nails, can you pleeeeeease let Eddy out on break early just this once??"

Nails, use to your desire to pull his only employee from work, chuckled, "What's the rush for? He's only got 30 more minutes."

"That's too looooooong." You sunk to the floor dramatically. Nails continued to laugh at your show, Eddy slipped his shell over his eyes on purpose this time.

"Seriously, where's the fire, superstar? Hot date planned today?"

"Ah-" Eddy started, and was quickly stopped by you.

"YES actually!" You sprung from your lounging pose on the floor, causing the hat Eddy had placed upon your head to rocket into the air with the force, "Sense he absolutely HAS to work during Splatfest tonight Eddy said he was taking me somewhere special for lunch today, but won't say where, and I'm dying to go."

"Oh, I see." Nails slid his sunglasses down just to cast a seemingly knowing glace at Eddy, who avoided his eyes by faking busy work at the counter.

"So PLEASE can you let him off just a little early this time, Nails, pretty please?" You pleaded, popping the watery big eyes for extra effect.

"Well..." Nails seemed to finally consider you plea, just for Eddy to interject, reading a stretched out tendril to take the hat from your head.

"It's by reservation, getting off early would just mean waiting around before we can even go..."

"Reservation? Pulling out all the stops, huh?" Nails smirked, making Eddy adjust his shell once more to avoid his gaze, a flush to his cheeks.

You quickly ran through all local restaurants that were by reservation only in a desperate attempt to finally nail the location of this top secret date, but alas, there were too many too pick from, and all feeling far too fancy for Eddy's usual energy, and price range.

A new hat found itself on your head, "Don't think too hard about it. You'll like it, trust me." Eddy smiled at you, and your face warmed ever so slightly.

You gave a soft pout, "Fine..." You took the hat off and leaned on the counter, spinning it on your finger, "Do they have good desserts? And drinks, just fountain sodas or-"

This time the hat covered your face in and effort to silence you, Eddy's lips instead planting on your head, "You'll like it. Promise." He repeated.

Pushing the third hat of the day from your face to your head, you lookup at at Eddy as he leaned over you from the other side of the counter. You leaned up, meeting his lips with your own for only a moment before pushing yourself up, placing both hats where they go, and meandering back toward the door.

"Alright, alright, but I will NOT be hearing any 'just let me finish stock' when I get back to pick you up today, got it?"

Eddy chuckled, "Got it. See you in 30.."

He would, in fact, see you much sooner than in 30.

[buttercupart]

Choi Ha-neul, or just Hana for short, starts her second year of undergrad in late 2019, alongside her lifelong best friend Ryn, and recent additions from freshman year; Aurora and Reese. These four hit up the library between classes a lot and there, frequently run into an incoming freshman who seems troubled and alone... so naturally, they friendopt her and make her join in on their group escapades.

They’re just starting to get closer as a group and become true, genuine friends when the spring 2020 semester rolls around, and with it.... well. You Know.

more Hana facts

really likes hydrangeas and kind of makes them her whole personality

is definitely the type to fantasize about owning a combination bakery and flower shop

has raised gerbils since she was young and will defend them to the death

likes celestial aesthetics when shes not going ham about florals

longs to have been born earlier so she could’ve had a cool flip phone w/ a ton of dangly charms to put on it

has a scar across her nose/forehead from a diving board incident as a kid

despite having lots of cool piercings and wanting more, she’s terrified of needles so for now she just Imagines

not the most socially adept member of the group, but the most socially confident... so she’s basically the diplomat

was the shortest of her friends before they all friendnapped Paz

[sayovc]

the only thing i know is loving you (but even if it kills me, i have to let you go)

"And if Cyno is not willing to listen, then, frankly, he's not worth your affections."

haino/cytham (ft. Lumine) drabble

A/N: angst, Cyno doesn’t actually appear here, alhaitham and lumine is meant to be platonic but ig it could be romantic?

—🌱⚖️—

“I’ve said the things I needed to say, that I wanted to say, in all the ways I know how,” a brief look of frustration crosses Alhaitham’s face.

He sighs, leaning back into his chair.

The frustration is gone and is replaced by a rather forlorn look. “I’ve tried everything,” he continues quite heartbroken. “But Cyno just doesn’t listen.”

He runs a hand through his hair before letting it fall on the table.

“I want this, more than anything. I’ve worked hard to get things right, to contort myself into someone worth Cyno’s regard. I’ve changed myself in every possible way to get into his graces. I love him unwaveringly. And yet, nothing.”

Lumine feels his longing, his heartache, and reaches over to rest her smaller hand over his. She rubs her thumb along the back of his hand, trying desperately to provide some sort of comfort to her friend.

Alhaitham doesn’t reject it, so she counts it as a win.

“I think,” she begins after a few moments, “you have to ask yourself if this is even worth it anymore.”

Surprisingly, Alhaitham is quiet and doesn’t counter.

“I know you love him. But if he’s not willing to try, then maybe it’s time to let him go. So you can finally rest.”

She lets him mull over her words. It’s a heartbreaking thought, Alhaitham letting Cyno go. Loving Cyno is something Alhaitham expertly knows. Something he’s always known.

Lumine wonders how Cyno could easily dismiss the love, the utter adoration, this man holds for him.

She wonders how many times Alhaitham’s feelings have been thrown back in his face all because people think he and emotions simply don’t mix.

“Love hurts,” she concedes, “but it should never bring you down the way your love for Cyno has.” She grips his hand slightly as if that will make her point more clear. “And if Cyno isn’t willing to listen, then frankly he doesn’t deserve your affections.”

For a few moments, Alhaitham says nothing. Lumine’s grip on her friend’s hand doesn’t waiver.

Finally though, he intertwines their hands, and drawing in a shaky breath he nods.

He lets go.

[bonesblackheadrotten]

i get that becks is competitive, but she's kind of scaring me ngl. thought this was a romcom but the way she meticulously guards blake to the point that it makes me feel like she's not protecting a girlfriend but more of an object is kinda...

[merlinsbed]

word count: 17971

rating: T

Pairings: WangXian, background NieLan

characters: Lan Wangji, Wei Wuxian, Lan Xichen, Nie Mingjue, Nie Huaisang, Jiang Cheng, Jiang Yanli

summary: Thanks to the past actions of their father, Lan Wangji and his brother are promised from birth to the service of the Nie royal family. For years, Lan Wangji contents himself with carrying out his duties. This changes when Wei Wuxian arrives at the Unclean Realm for a year of study.

[ordinrryarchive]

" la primera ." He greets the other despite the unease he felt , what was she here for this time around ? Surely not to just see him , no . That seemed out of the question at this point ( or to him , at least ) , his thoughts begin to race with endless possibilities , and then- he extends his hand forward , ignoring what was eating at him only seconds before " what brings you here ? " he questions , uncertain or not if she was here for business or for something else entirely ; And if she was here for business , it asked the question of whether or not it was league related or simply related to the gyms .

He tries to keep himself open to whatever possibility he may be faced with , no matter how difficult he may find it because after all , it wasn't as if the worst case scenario could happen . So he does his best to maintain a relatively positive attitude ( or as positive as he can get ) for his sake and hers . Because the last thing he would want is her actively knowing what he's thinking , especially in regards to their current conversation . The last thing he needed was someone pointing out his anxieties probably over nothing " you can sit , if you want ." He offers casually , it's the least he could do at this point .

@lacampeona

[danmeichael]

i’m polite and i’m not going to um actually someone on their own post because their thoughts and feelings have intention and nuance that are not visible to me as an outsider in their brain but if you’re wondering, the reason visual mediums emphasize height differences between characters is (sometimes size kink but also) to add visual contrast between characters and emphasize their personalities and how other characters perceive them through their designs.

a character who is described as imposing and bulky will 100% of the time be drawn exaggeratedly tall even if they are only a couple inches taller than the POV character.

characters that are young will be drawn exaggeratedly short in highly stylized series because that’s a very clear visual indicator of their youth. yes highschool students are usually a similar size to the adults around them, but making highschool students shorter than their teachers visually emphasizes the divide between adult and child. Have you ever seen series where characters that are like, 7 years old come up to the knees of adults? yeah that’s not how it works but it easily says to the viewer “this is a tiny baby child”

character heights may also seem to change between scenes to emphasize the emotions of the people in those scenes. a normally tall character may be drawn small in contrast to another in order to visually express the characters’ feelings of helplessness, or to emphasize how cool and impressive the impossible odds of the battle are.

realistic heights are often just not as visually diverse. they feel bigger and larger than life when you experience those height differences in the real world, but when put 2D onto paper or screen it just doesn’t feel as impactful. so artists remake the impact through exaggeration

[bombseel]

I think the "change paragraphs whenever you imagine a camera angle changing" guy and the "no that person is wrong you should read books" girl should kiss actually