#a friendly pupper

[roguelioness]

hey larian let me use vicious mockery on my companions

[goldenguillotines]

before I skedadle to work.. Naka eventually gets a pomeranian as a gift from Lammek (he also said it was from hagvin and zevire...). big ol crabby mf who loves him and specifically only Naka. Bit Lammek.

[semicolonmanny]

Ghost pupper

[sonicfanthenightfury5099]

Slashers with an S/O who has a Newfoundland Dog

A Newfoundland Dog is my dream dog, and I had this thought of stabby men with a Newfie dog.

Characters: The Sinclairs, Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers (78, 07, and 2018), Thomas Hewitt, Bubba Saywer, and John Kramer (I know he's not a Slasher but I've watched Saw X and wanted another character to add here)

CW: Boys getting Slobby kisses from a large dog

Vincent Sinclair

Your dog came with you when you came to Ambrose. A 6 month old Newfoundland Dog

Your puppy found the way to the basement and found Vincent working at his desk

He was surprised that it wasn't Jonesy, and he walked with pup to find you

Let's just say one thing let to other

Vincent fell in love with Annie, your chocolate Newfie. He thought she was just like Jonesy, but he was so wrong.

6 months later and Annie's head is near his hips

You love seeing your big doggo with your Wax Hubby, giving kisses

Left side of his face is covered in slobber

Vincent would sketch your Newfe when whenever he doesn't know what to draw

Jonesy has a new friend to play with

Bo Sinclair

Your 3 yo Newfie walked into the Church when you weren't looking and had to go get

Bo turned around and got a big slobbery kiss from your doggo

"DAVID, GET BACK HERE." You said getting your Dog to come to you. Leaving Bo's face covered. "Sorry." You said as you closed the door.

You were telling your dog not to do that, when Bo came out to have a Cigarette

"Sorry about that. David is really friendly with people." You said 'That a Dog?" Bo said, "He's a Newfoundland Dog."

Bo thinks your dog isn't one but a Horse

David would try to give Bo more kisses when he sits on the couch

He would guard his food when he's eating at the table as David tried to get at it

"There a reason you named him David? Was it from that Werewolf movie?" He asked as he patted David resting head on his leg. "Yeah, you seen it?" You asked, "I may see it on tv."

Lester and Vincent definitely love David.

Lester Sinclair

Automatically in love with your pooch

Your dog, Aaron, knocked him over when they jumped up

Lester's face was covered in slobber, which he cleaned up with his tank top as he got up

Jonesy was taken aback from how big your dog was. But they got along real quickly

Bo and Vincent thought you owned a bear from how big they where

He's giving a lot of treats to your doggo

Michael Myers

Oh Great

A Dog?

Michael met your puppy when he came home from his walk

A black and white pupper looking at his face

Michael wanted to get rid of it as he grabbed the scruff of their neck till he heard your voice screaked at him. "DON'T YOU DARE HURT BOWIE!! "

Michael definitely wanted not to be hit by something, so he put down Bowie.

Michael would have Bowie giving him kisses on his cheek when he's on the floor. He didn't like it, with a sour look on his face

He had to get used to your puppy

A few months and Bowie is much bigger than when they were a puppy. Michael noticed that he had to ask what breed Bowie is.

A Newfoundland Dog?? And they Get How Big?? Oh God

8 months later, Bowie is near his hips and needs a lot more food.

Michael would take them for a walk when you're at work

Bowie is now fully grown, and their face is right at his when he sits on the couch

Michael is now in love with Bowie

Jason Voorhees

Hello, did you bring home a bear cub?

It's a Newfoundland Dog? Never heard of those before

That's an Adorable face I can't resist

Jason's keeping a close eye on your puppy when they go outside

Jason decided to give them the name Teddy cause of the mistake he thought

Couple months later, Teddy is double in size from the day you brought them home

Poor Jason nearly had a heart attack when Teddy jumped onto the lake, but Teddy started to swim back to the shore

Fun fact: Newfoundlanders have webbed feet that's great for swimming and a thick coat to fight the chill of the water.

Jason will take Teddy on long hikes when you're at work

His face is going to he covered in slobber from Teddy

Michael Myers RZ

Oh God, there's a Bear in the house

Oh, it's a Dog

Definitely a Big Dog

Michael didn't know what to do, so he just patted their head

When he's just working on his masks, Danny is right beside him

When on the couch, he let's them lay on his lap

He would give a kiss if they kissed him first (But not with His Tongue lol)

Thomas Hewitt

Thomas met you with your big doggo when your car broke down near his mama's gas station

Thomas was shocked at the size of your dog. He thought it was a bear when he saw them.

Mickey was the name of your Canine pal

Holty got licked by Mickey whenever he sat down on the couch. Thomas couldn't help but snickered

Thomas would come up from the basement to see Mickey laying at the top of the stairs waiting for him.

Laying in bed, Mickey would wake him up with wet doggie kisses on his face

Luda would spoil them with little goodies

The Hewitt resident's is a Dogs dream place. A lot of running around and places to go have privatize

Peepaw Michael Myers

Michael was taken aback by this large Dog, he thought it was a bear at first

It just Woofed. it's a Dog

Normally, not a Dog person Michael felt differently with this Newfoundland Dog

Michael would be woken from his old man naps with a slobbery kiss from Arnold

Would definitely give them a scratching on their neck when he's reading a book

You catch Michael napping with Arnold on the couch

Michael may share his food with Arnold

Bubba Saywer

Bubba Squealed in delightment, seeing a puppy bolting towards him

You brought home a puppy to brighten up Bubba's mood

Nubbin being himself tried to play fetch with the new addition to the family

"A Newfoundland Dog? Do they find new land?" Chop Top asked

Drayton hopes the dog doesn't pee inside the house

Jed gotten bigger as the months go by

Bubba loves getting kisses from Jed, but not Drayton

A run outside with you and Jed

Happy man loves the Big Doggo

John Kramer

Long story short, you became a caregiver to him

You sometimes bring your 5-year-old Newfie dog with you to John's "place of work"

Definitely a highlight of his day when you're gentle gaint rest there head on his leg. Much easier for getting pats on their head

Kisses on his hands

One Apprentice hope they don't pee on the floor

Bonus Character:

Corey Cunningham

Doesn't want to let go of your puppy when he comes over

Automatically, his therapy Animal

Loves getting kisses from your puppy makes him feel much better

Definitely would stay with you overnight to be with your puppy longer

He would volunteer to dogsit when your go to work

His mother is going to wonder why he's covered in dog hair

[whereispearlescentmoon]

My thoughts on Billy are this:

Pearl has no named pet in Last Life. She had a wolf army but only two survived with her to the final fight, she didn’t react very much when they died, and she never named any of them. She used them to great effect for killing, however, which is a lesson she would bring with her into DL. She did utilize them to help Ren kill Cleo, which… cycles and all that. “We want to kill Cleo and then we can reconnect the three Gs” lives in my head rent free. The only other pet she has is her two axolotls, which she does not name and both of which Joel kills.

I don’t know that Pearl has ever really connected to an animal the way she connected to Tilly because she hasn’t been alone since Double Life. Tilly was her lifeline because she was all Pearl had. She was her soulmate because no one else wanted her. She was the only living being who Pearl could rely on. And both times losing her were devastating to Pearl. The first time, it kicked off the Scarlet Pearl arc, and the second time it spurred on her rampage towards Impulse and Bdubs, and Cleo and Martyn. She had her wolf pack because when you can’t count on allies to fight beside you, to protect you and want you to live, you have to be able to count on something.

This is in contrast to every series since, where Pearl has largely kept her animals tucked away in her base and where her pets have been more important in the way they help her interact with other players than anything.

The first thing Pearl says to Froggy is, “I found you! Hello! This is gonna be my friend of the season, in animal form”, because she wanted to be prepared in case she was alone again. And then said “You are my love. If you die, I don’t know what I would do,” because again, she was thinking about what happened after Tilly’s first death. She was preparing to need animal companionship in lieu of players, but then she found BigB.

Froggy stayed at the bottom of that pit trap for the rest of the series if I remember correctly, and Pearl hardly ever moved her from that one corner of the tower even before that. Why? Because she had BigB to bounce off of, and because, frankly, cats just aren’t as useful as wolves in Minecraft. You don’t get a cat for protection, unless you’re really that scared of creepers. Pearl wanted a companion from Froggy, not a warrior. She didn’t want to risk losing something dear again, so when Froggy falls into the pit trap that kills Pearl, that she herself set, she leaves her at the bottom.

Mailbox and Matchbox were closer to the kind of companionship she had with some of the wolves in DL, but certainly not Tilly level. And again, she didn’t want to risk losing them, which is why they stayed tucked under her base near the skeleton farm. It’s why her main concern when the wither and the warden were out was to get three things underground: Matchbox, Mailbox, and Bdubs. She didn’t want to lose any of them.

However, the most important thing about her wolves in SL, to me, is how they affected her interactions with other players. For one, they were the catalyst for the “Pupper Alliance” with Cleo. Pearl doesn’t play the social game, so she often takes alliances in situations of when you can materially help each other, rather than out of friendliness. Needing bones to tame wolves gave her a material reason to ally with Cleo. It also meant that we got yet another Cleo and Pearl betrayal when Cleo killed some of Pearl’s wolves later on. The other is something Pearl actually said in her episode today. She knows how powerful a wolf army is, it’s a large part of how she won Doible Life. Which is why when it came down the wire, because she had no intentions of winning, she left Matchbox and Mailbox at home and sat down her wolves so they wouldn’t hurt Gem. That was Scar’s kill, his fight with Gem. It’s probably the most literal example of her wolves taking a backseat to her companionship with other players.

In Real Life, she was just doing it as a joke and because she wanted to pet a Minecraft wolf in VR (which I respect so hard) and thus I have no analysis lol.

As for this season, it seems like Pearl’s theme this whole season has been “trying to live up to what people think I am, even though I’m not that anymore”. It’s why it’s kind of funny that she keeps trying to do the cool Scarlet Pearl killer thing and failing miserably. And it’s why when she comes across the wolf in episode one, she goes out of her way to not only tame it, but name it something so close to Tilly (yes I know she was likely also playing into the Tilly Milly thing). But just like with Froggy and just like with Matchbox and Mailbox, her main priority is keeping them safe, not with using them to win. She doesn’t want to win, she’s here to have fun!

Losing Billy isn’t devastating to Pearl because, unlike in DL or LimL, she doesn’t really need the wolves for emotional support, and unlike in LL, DL, or SL, she had no intention of making a dog army because she has no intention of placing high. Pearl has literally said she wants to see a top four of people who haven’t made top four before (and Impulse lol), which as the only person who’s ever made top four in all of her seasons (4th, 1st, 4th, 2nd), is a pretty big tell. She was trying to keep him safe by not moving him, but like she said to Joel, everything dies in the Life Series.

I would also like to point out, Pearl has only ever named two of her pets entirely on her own, Matchbox and Milly. Martyn named Tilly because she had accidentally trampled some wheat (tilling, get it?) She named Froggy after the frogs that BigB had said were his family, because Froggy was hers. Mailbox, if I’m remembering, was a Bdubs idea. Matchbox was only named because Pearl kept accidentally calling Mailbox Matchbox so she decided to just name one of her other wolves. Milly was a joke that Pearl came up with. And Billy was Cleo’s suggestion. To quote Pearl when she found Froggy, “I don’t know what I’m gonna call you yet. We’ll find out. You know usually we kinda figure these things out when we go talk to somebody,”

[dangerpronebuddie]

WIP Wednesday!!

Tagged by @tizniz @inell @exhuastedpigeon who all shared WONDERFUL stuff y'all should absolutely show some love!! 🩵💚

Since a lot of people expressed interest in Clipboard Buck's sexuality quiz, I'm sharing some of that 😊. Haven't had a lot of time to write today, had to take pupper to the vet for his shots (he's okay! A little mad about it, but he's kinda dramatic lol). Anyway, this fic is slowly coming together. I'm hoping it won't take super long, but ya know. Have one of my favorite parts:

"So you're..." Hen trails off. She's biting back a smile that screams I knew it. "I don't know what I am," Buck shrugs. "For the longest time I thought how I felt was just... normal." "It's not abnormal," Hen assures him. She rounds the coffee table and sits on it. "That's what Maddie said," Buck sighs. "All I know is I am definitely not straight, and I want to know what I am." "You don't have to pick a label," Hen points out. "I never did," Chim says before taking another bite of celery. The entire team looks at him, varying degrees of surprise on their faces. He looks around the group. "What? I'm not straight. This can't be news to you." "I knew you were flirting with Eddie his first shift," Buck declares at the same time Hen says "it's not news." Eddie raises his eyebrows and grins at Chim, who honest to God blushes. "I was being friendly," Chim insists. "You were being a possessive golden retriever trying to mark your territory, I... didn't want him to feel unwelcome, that's all." "Aw, thanks, Chim," Eddie says, patting his knee. "Or was it Asian Fabio?" Chim shoves at him. The force throws Chim off balance and he falls against Eddie's side, knocking him into Buck, who half collapses across the couch like a line of ridiculous dominos. Hen cackles and Bobby scrubs his hands over his face with a long suffering sigh. By some miracle, their coffees- and Chim's celery and peanut butter- escape the mess unscathed. Chim scrabbles up and takes a seat beside Hen on the coffee table, glaring at Eddie like all that was his fault. Eddie sits up and takes Buck's hand, pulling him upright. "Oh, so you help Buck but not the guy who wasn't afraid to flirt with you?" Chim balks. "I've always been the favorite," Buck says with a cheeky grin, knocking his shoulder against Eddie's. "Before we end up calling an ambulance to our own firehouse," Bobby says, "have you thought any about the label you might want?" Buck sighs, his shoulders dropping. "I've tried. It's all really confusing and I've read articles about each one that might apply to me until the screen went blurry." "Why don't you do one of those quizzes they used to put in magazines?" Bobby suggests.

(tags under the cut. As always, please let me know if you want to be added/ removed):

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@ronordmann @steadfastsaturnsrings @daffi-990 @kitteneddiediaz

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@actuallyitsellie @fortheloveofbuddie @wildlife4life @theotherbuckley

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@lady-elaine @buckley-diaz-rules @buddiedaydreamer911 @monroemary @pirate-hunter

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@tofanasmuse and anyone else who wants to share!! 🥰🩷

[lizardlover-skylarglamrock]

YOU'RE SO WELCOME!!!!!

12 IS CRAZY AMAZING!!!!!!!! MAY SHE HAVE MANY MANY MORE HEALTHY BIRTHDAYS AHEAD!!!!!!!! 🙏💞🥳🥳

WE GOT A BIRTHDAY PUPPER OVER HERE???!!!!!

HAPPY 12TH BORKDAY, BAAABBBYYYYY!!! (idk her name XD)

WHOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Based off the last picture you posted ^^

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!! IT IS SO CUTE, I LOVE THE PAWS EHEHEHEHHE!!!!!!!!!

She had a good birthday :oD !!!!! My sister and I were talking and, if Blizzy (my dog) were a human, would be in MIDDLE SCHOOL!!!!!! HOW WEIRD IS THAT!!!!!!!!! MAYBE EVEN 7th GRADE!!!!!!!

[venomous-ragno]

Ghost and König with a reader who has a big dog

Tags: Ghost x reader, König x reader, gn!reader, domestic, fluff

Warnings: None

König

• Puppy. Big puppy.

• Immediately drops into a baby talking your dog, petting him and asking all kinds of questions.

• Will buy a pack of dog treats and keep in on him at all times; you gotta remind him not to feed it too many treats.

• Your dog will love this man. König has the stamina to spend hours playing and walking the dog.

• Easily picks your dog up and cuddles him like it's nothing. Motivates himself during workouts that he's got to be strong to pick up that cute pupper of yours.

• Genuinely doesn't get how other people can be scared of dogs.

• Will invite the dog to sleep on your shared bed. Pouts when you say no.

• Good luck fighting for space with those two. They're big and will take up enough space to squeeze you to death; on the other hand though it's wonderfully warm in winter, but actual hell in summer.

• Beach trips anyone? König will take you and the dog up to the Nordsee, where he spent many vacations with his family as a kid. There's dog friendly beaches and good ice cream, what's not to love?

• König tries to call and text as much as he can when on deployment. He asks how you're holding up and in the bext breath demands a photo of you and your dog. He'll set is as his phone background.

Ghost

• More cynical than König.

• He's fought his fair share of trained dogs and knows how deadly they can be at the snap of a finger.

• He won't be mean to your dog or anything, but he'll keep a respectable distance until he grows fond of it.

• Dad and the pet he didn't want vibes.

• Very strict in terms of training, playtime or even simple commands.

• Despite that, the water bowl will always have clean, fresh water in it and food will be given right on time.

• The dog has its own resting place. Not on the bed though, never on the bed.

• Okay, maybe he's caved in and let the dog sleep on the bed with him once when you were gone-

• You can babytalk the dog as much as you like, Simon may raise a brow but will remain indifferent to it. But don't you start calling it the nicknames that are reserved for him and him only, you hear?

• Strong advocate of taking the dog with you on vacation. Goes out of his way to make arrangements so it can travel as comfortably as possible, but will grumble when you tease him about it.

• Soon he'll be called into action again. Simon leaves yet again in the name of duty, and it's tough to say goodbye - but he can rest easy now, knowing that you're well protected even when he's gone.

Tag list:

@greenkiki @simli.gul

[scarlet-cookie]

O yeah not to worry just your local friendly archivist taking his pupper out for a walk

[itwasthereaminuteago]

I was at the store and saw this adorable big pupper tied to the pole at the entrance (safely in the shade ofc) and my mind jumped to a meet cute with Frank where he needs to step into a store real quick and when he comes out there's you, crouching next to his rescue pit pupper, doing the full doggy babytalk 🥺

Woman, OMG i've been hoarding this in my inbox hoping i could muster up a lil ficlet...

It's the deep brown eyes that get you first, that draw you in closer as you're walking down the street. Such a handsome face too, a little grey around the muzzle but what a gorgeous smile he has. That's it, you've fallen hard, you're in love. Then the tail wagging starts as you get near to the outside of the store where the friendly pibble dog is tied up under the shade of the awning and you melt a little more.

"oh my goodness hi!" you exclaim, patting your thighs as you bend down a little to say hello. "aren't you such a good boy?! who's the most handsome boy huh?! Is it you? oh is it you baby?"

"I was kinda hopin' it was me, but m'not mad if I lose out to this fella."

A gruff, gravelly voice draws your eyes up from the dog licking at your face to an imposing but equally handsome bearded man with an utterly panty-soaking smile, beautifully mesmerising dark brown eyes, an adorably huge broken nose, and hands that you're instantly daydreaming about being wrapped around your neck.

"uh, hi there."

"hey. I see you've met Harley, and you're right, he is a good boy. I'm Frank by the way."

You get to your feet, your hands still absently petting Harley as you fully take in the wall of hunk talking to you.

"well hi there Frank." you reply with a smile and then introduce yourself. "And what about you, are you a good boy?"

He chuckles and shakes his head, a gentle blush dusting his cheeks and his eyes crinkling in a way that makes you wanna find out what else makes him do that.

"S'not for me to say," he replies, flashing you a shy smile that just made your mind up for you whether or not you make an incredibly bold move.

"That's a very interesting answer," you counter, conscious of the way he's subtly checking you out as he un-knots Harley's leash from the pole. "maybe I could gather some evidence and let you know, over a drink sometime?"

Frank's smile morphs into a grin. "You free just now? Harley and I got this real nice regular joint nearby, they've got some good eats too if you're hungry." Frank tells you as he turns slightly to gesture along the street, inadvertently giving you a view of his ass in those well-fitting black jeans.

"Sure! lead the way, I'll follow that tail anywhere."

😅

[askfriskandcompany]

How far ahead do you generally plan your story arcs? I know I generally plan way too far ahead in interactive storytelling (it’s a bad habit) but I’m super curious about your creative process.

That aside, I just wanted you to know I get unreasonably happy whenever I see the blog has updated or you respond to any ask. Seeing a friendly pupper levels of happy.

Thank you for listening to my Ted talk, have a nice day.

Thanks, you're very sweet. <3

That's just sort of the deal you make with interactive storytelling things where you're taking on a GM-like role. There's always going to be things you've planned for that never happen and don't get used because the players decided to do something unexpected. And you have to be okay with that, because the alternative is forcing them to stick to your railroad, which defeats the whole purpose of being interactive in the first place. You also have to do a lot of planning, even if some of it doesn't get used, because the alternative is to not plan enough and write yourself into a corner. Doing a little extra in the background is a small price to pay I think.

-TQ

[zilluzion]

PNGtuber expressions for Ravyn!! a friendly pupper

[naomisspamblog]

Holy mackareel dude you got everything (I mean when it comes to like, fandom writting)

Honestly Im not sure what to request other than Alex and gn!reader hanging out with Rusty (I think that was the name of his dog), walking him around town, taking him to the beach and in general having a good time together

(Im a super suckery fan for like- Alex/Haley, Scout & Matt)

Such a good boy

Pairing ; Alex/GN!Reader

Warning (s) ; None! Pure fluff<3

A/N ; AH!! Matt lover spotted /pos!! Yeah, I tried to include the fandoms I've hyperfixaited on for a WHILE so I'll actually enjoy writing. Scout<3, he's one of my biggest kins (Also the dog is named Dusty)

To be honest, you didn't know much about the dog that lived in the- frankly too small- doghouse. You were vaugely aware it was Alex's, but had little to no ideas about what it looked like, ect.

"Hey, Alex," you thoughtfully began to your brunette compainion, eyeing the fenced in area closely, "the dog that's in there- it's yours, right?" The question seemed to surprise Alex slightly, and he dumbly nodded, "yeah, s'my dog, why?" For a moment you didn't respond. He lightly shoved your arm, "Well, I don't think I've ever seen the poor thing- you are taking good care of him, right?" You rounded on him, poking your finger into his chest,

"What-?! Of course I am!" Alex softly glared at you, shooing your hand away in a dismissive manner.

When he saw your uncertain glare, he groaned in annoyance and hopped over the fence which sectioned off the poor pupper. "C'mere, boy! C'mere, Dusty!" He crooned, clapping his hands gently. Out of the cardboard box emerged a fairly large brown dog. Well, he looked well fed enough, at least. "So that's what he looks like," you mused, ignoring the way Alex huffed.

You could understand why he'd be insulted, you honestly thought he wasn't a good pet owner. Of course he'd be upset, who wouldn't be? After a moment, you, too, hopped into the fenced area, grinning at the dog who greeted you. Dusty was very friendly, excitedly greeting you.

Alex watched as you interacted with his dog, a small smile on his face. You kissed the head of Dusty, ruffling his fur. It was quite the cute sight, if Alex was honest.

[jughome]

Bar Talk

Wayne X non-binary!reader

— — — — — —

I don’t like bars. I don’t like the attention I get at bars. The skids can’t afford bar beer and the jocks like a party. So it’s the hicks, my people.

The bar gets busy around Christmas time. It’s probably the only time all year that I go to the bar.

I don’t like leaving my dog, Liv, at home alone too long since I already work long hours. But tonight I was invited out by the (what we call) “produce stand boys.” Wayne is always respectful. Darry on the other hand thinks it’s weird that I walk 40 minutes for three ears of corn.

“Why don’tcha ever drive Y/N?” Daryl asks.

“I favor the walk.”

Dan was the one to suggest I join them at the town bar.

“I suppose,” was my reply. I went home and decided I’d rather not go. Then I thought about Wayne and what he said as I walked away.

“You think they’ll show?”

— — —

I stand outside the bar, leaning slightly on my truck. I’m too nervous to go in so I sit on the end of my truck, looking at the lights that are strung up outside the bar. I start to freeze though so I either get in my truck or into the bar. I pick my car. As I’m opening my car door and climbing in, a voice calls, “Y/N?”

My head drops and I step back down and try not to look rude. “Thought I saw your truck…” Wayne says, trying to be friendly. I wrap my coat around me and look up, tired looking. I notice how pleasant the contrast is between you and the Christmas lights behind you.

“How are you now Wayne?”

“Not so bad. And you?”

“Well, thanks.”

“Coming in?”

“…”

“I’ll buy.”

“Okay.”

I’m not awkward with Wayne, I’m just not comfortable yet. We’ve never been alone so that was our first private conversation. Darry has this shit eating grin when he sees me walk in with Wayne. “The fuck is his problem?” I ask Wayne. He shrugs, “he’s been trying to set me up with people all night. Maybe he’ll stop now.” I chuckle and nod.

“Y/N, I thought you’d never show!” Dan exclaims, beaming with joy at my presence. “I couldn’t miss it, not when Wayne is gonna treat me” I smile softly.

Wayne is at the bar ordering a drink and some girl is all over him. He looks uncomfortable but tries to “be a man” about it. She just wouldn’t stop touching him. Why won’t she stop touching him? Go get him. Go get him! He’s not your problem, don’t move.

“Wayne!” I shout without thinking. The girl and him turn. The girl looks me up and down and cringes. I scoff and make my way over. “Let’s go.”

“But I haven’t gotten your drink—”

“Let’s go.” I “drag” him out of the bar. Really it was me tugging his sleeve to follow. He complies. We get outside and to the back of my truck.

“How are you now?” He asks.

“I don’t want to be here.”

“Where’d you want to be?”

“I don’t know. It’s late…” I mutter, wrapping my coat around me. I settle, “We can just stay here. Darry and Dan are here.” He shakes his head and says, “they know I’m out here. They wouldn’t be surprised if I didn’t come back in.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?” I chuckle.

— — — — —

Wayne and I decided to have one drink in the bar and head our separate ways.

We don’t sit at the bar top with Darry and Dan though. We sit at a table. Suddenly it feels like we are on a date. This makes me nervous. I mean it can’t be a date, Wayne never asked me out.

We bond over puppers. I sit and talk to Wayne comfortably in a way that I don’t talk to other people. I forget about my day and how hard I worked today. I remember I have corn on my counter that I meant to husk.

“Why weren’t you sure if I’d show?” I finally ask.

He appears surprised that I heard and remembered his comment from this morning. He scratches the back of his head and says honestly, “wasn’t sure you liked us much”

“Do you mean ‘us’ as in the group of boys or do you mean you weren’t sure if I liked you.”

“The second one.”

I look down at my drink. I look like I have a million things to say. “Well I don’t hate you.”

“That’s good”

We both seem to have a stubborn sense of self. We don’t like to be too open out of fear of getting hurt. I say with a sense of guilt, “well, I have corn that needs huskin’ at home.” Wayne nods, “May I please walk you to your car?” I smile down at my beer, admiring how you ask. He didn’t say ‘let me walk you to your car.’

“You may.”

We walk out to my truck and turn to face each other. Suddenly I don’t want to leave him. I have this urge to ask him to come with me. I know you were in Dan’s truck so it wouldn’t be inconvenient. I shake the thought away.

“Goodnight Wayne.”

“Goodnight Y/N. Thank you for showing up.”

I look down.

“aren’t you going?”

“Do you want to help me husk my corn?”

Wayne’s eyes widen. I realize he’s misunderstood.

“Literally. I mean that literally.”

“Yes, I’d like to help you husk corn.”

— — — —

We are standing over the trash can in my kitchen, husking corn. We haven’t talked much, both of us don’t seem to mind the quiet.

I tell him, “You probably shouldn’t walk home. It’s far.”

“You walk there three times a week, is it really far?”

“I mean, it’s about a mile and a half, two miles on a bad day. You’ve had a bit to drink, I want to make sure you’re safe.”

Wayne finishes the last husk and looks down at me. “I’ll be alright.”

How do I ask him to stay?

“Stay?” I say softly.

“I shouldn’t.”

“Please”

“Okay.”

I fiddle awkwardly with my hands. I sit on the couch with you. He looks nervous. We don’t sit very close but I’m so hot. What the hell? I take deep breaths and put my hands down to my sides. I didn’t think about this. What am I doing? What are we doing? I chew my lip and try to think of something to say. I didn’t need to though. Our pinkies touch and so I look up at you. We glance as each other and then both look at the Christmas lights that are hanging inside my house.

“Why inside?”

“If they were outside I wouldn’t be able to enjoy them as much.”

Our fingers intertwine slowly, we don’t speak of it.

“You are worth the two mile walk; Even in the snow.”

[shepherdingthepie]

I know I'm a couple days late but happy pride!!!

everyone deserves to be loved, no matter what!

you can always come talk to your friendly neighborhood pupper for literally anything :)

love you all (platonically) to the moon and back!

[tashacee]

Idea: Legend seeing a Hylian Retriever in Wild’s era and just being. So confused. Because the only “dog” that Legend has seen before was Bow-wow. (See: Links Awakening)

Correction - he has seen only Bow-wows and Wolfie

IMAGINE his shock when. There’s just like. Little friendly puppers. Little friends who eat with you and take you to treasure chests.

ADORABLE

he totally snuggled up with them.