#allnostalgic

[fledercanons]

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You could never ruin what we've got.

Those words held a warmth that Albert wasn't so intimately familiar with. Never heard such a sentiment before, really — He had grown accustomed to friendships and familial ties seeming rather conditional in the end. He hoped to believe those words long after said.

And as Arthur's eyes meet his own, his stomach can't help but flutter. Not with unease this time, but with unbridled joy. Delight. It says as much on the photographer's face in the way his eyes squint a little, shining brighter than they had before. It's said in the way his lip corners curl just so slightly, making his mustache perk.

Wordless. Affectionate, simple, yet complex all at once. A torrent of quiet emotions that speak loudly through the gesture of a racing heartbeat.

Albert says nothing, but reaches over, taking Arthur's hand in his, caressing his thumb across the top of the other man's knuckles, smiling like a giddy old fool.

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   If he had previously doubted what Albert's words meant before, he could no longer with that clear indication behind them. It does bring with it a lot of questions -- both to himself and his friend. Lips part to respond, but words evade him for now. To think he could write so much in a journal, but little out-loud when it mattered most.

   Arthur hadn't considered growing a particular fondness like this for another man. Well, that was before Albert anyway. For one who had once been dreadfully in love like the fool he was, Arthur understood what that felt like. In his youth, that had been solely Mary. No one had ever come close, until . . .

   ❝You could never ruin what we've got,❞ he responds now, being sure to reassure Albert. Such a confession could be seen as a malady to most after all, but Arthur was the sort to not give quite a damn about the opinions of others.

   Keeping his gaze to the distance, he attempts to ignore how fast his heart was racing. ❝I'll admit.. our time together has made me -- feel a particular way. If it is possible for a man, to feel this way for another man . . . ❞

   Willing to meet Albert's gaze now, he regards his friend carefully with a worried look in his eyes as he finishes his sentence. ❝Then it must be that I feel that same way for you.❞

[melpcmene]

starter featuring sonic & shadow ( @allnostalgic )

i am speed, sonic thought to himself — a line snatched from lightning mcqueen. because really, who was the better example to represent speed? to be the embodiment of it? not a race car, that's for sure. ( but kudos to him for trying to be fast as sonic. ) the blue hedgehog keeps thinking the same line again and again, running through the forest. the same forest surrounding green hills, montana. the one where his old hideout happened to be in. still in tact, believe it or not.

speaking of his hideout, there's a temptation in him to visit it for old time's sake. there's some stuff that was probably still in there. so sonic moved, making a beeline through a different direction. then he stops when he gets into the clearing. something isn't right. “ huh? ” he looked down, seeing a footprint. he eyed at his own shoes, then back at the footprint. no, that didn't come from him at all. sonic looked at the direction where his hideout is and slowly made his way there.

“ hello? anyone in there? there shouldn't be anyone in there. my hideout ain't some airbnb, you know. ” he called out, looking down in one of the holes of his old hideout. “ this is my property even if i haven't stepped in it. so come out, or i'll... i'll think of something! ” perfect threat there, sonic. maybe it was just another animal? yeah, that's right. it could be someone like knuckles! “ knucks? tails? no? ” wait no, it can't be knuckles or tails. right?

[microscopic-galaxies]

@allnostalgic / @cursedguardian liked for a starter

There was strange noise as the magic SKIRTED past the girl, a beam of twinkling light singing with some strange otherworldly noise...

[starsweepers]

@allnostalgic

       THIS WAS NOT GOOD. hope held graffiti close as the light exploded, and then they were crashing. luckily, the expanse of a grass field didn't make for the worst landing, but it was far from the same experience one might have jumping into bed. her back took the brunt, and she felt her lungs release the breath she had been holding. GASPING, wincing, she waited until her body stopped screaming and the light wasn't so intense to try and stand.

                           the pokémon in her grip was still passed out. arceus had not been too keen to see her, it seemed... the blue haired rebel couldn't blame it. her entire family had p i s s e d it off more than once. at least it hadn't seemed keen to kill her despite everything; perhaps in knew she was a bit of her family's black sheep. still, graffiti hadn't been too excited by the possible threat, and the monkey had opted to try and fight the far more powerful creature like that was a good idea. not.

              now her friend was knocked out, clearly in need of aide, and they were in the middle of who knew where the legendary had banished them to. was this punishment? or a call for help? not that it mattered right then, she needed a pokémon center, her fingers stroking his fur carefully. "hang in there..."

                                luckily, it seemed her rather unusual arrival hadn't gone unnoticed, and the sounds of grass being s h u f f l e d through had her wheeling about to face the one approaching. eyes widened in moment of hope - the other girl seemed a friendly face - and so the younger took a few steps near.

                   "hey- uh. i know i might have just come out of nowhere, but i really need to find a pokémon center and stat. my grafaiai's hurt."

[stcries]

“hey hey, don’t worry about it. nobody gets it right on their first try!” the white quilled hedgehog quickly perks up from his position on the ground, having narrowly missed the projectile flying over his head. never had he imagined finding someone so alike himself, but even if their abilities were the same, someone was a bit more experienced to say the least. no matter, silver was happy to offer his assistance, i mean, when else would he get such an opportunity again?

“here, have another go,” he retorts, that familiar turquoise glow returning to his hands as he retrieves the thrown object from afar. “we’ll do this as many times as you need, i don’t mind, really.”

↳  @allnostalgic. plotted starter.

[sheldoney]

@allnostalgic (Spyro)

"I'm sorry, I'm trying to do science, not hire Lady Gaga to come to my birthday."

[normallish]

@allnostalgic ♥'d for Knuckles!

There was something different about the other hedgehog now. Something about him had changed from before. His anger had been subdued somewhat. It was interesting to observe the other, and he was fascinated. No danger appeared present at the moment, so the echidna warrior ventured to speak.

"You seem deep in thought. Does this 'brooding' help you focus?"

[rotinthedark]

My muse brushes their lips against your muse’s ear as they murmur something just for them. / from haru! or kisa, if preferred!

meme || @allnostalgic

If Haru expected Sebastian to retain even one bit of what he'd just said, he was going to be sorely disappointed.

All he could detect with any kind of sense was the warm brush of soft lips against his ear.

It was a jolt to his system he'd never felt before, every nerve ending feeling electrified as his brain tried to process the unfamiliar sensation. The gentle heat of his breath against his skin )prompting an involuntary shiver,) the ever-quiet tone of his voice, how his nose had touched some of his hair... He wasn't sure anything had ever caused that sort of flutter in his chest before. Had set his pale face very visibly on fire before.

It was such a small and simple thing, hardly even intended to cause this reaction if he had to guess, and yet it had set him alight like nothing else.

Nothing platonic, for sure.

Fuck.

"... U-uh..." he stammered, realizing he'd been silent for a noticeable amount of time as his companion was waiting for a response. Brown eyes, widened, blinked rapidly and a hand came up to rub his burning face. Not having the courage to even look at him. Fuck, fuck. "S-sorry... could you say that again? I think I missed it..."

[sillymuses]

@allnostalgic

"Ooooh!" The genie elf stretched her back as she emerged from her bottle, having clearly been asleep just beforehand. Looks like someone found her unfortunately. Darn. So much for her hiding spot.

"You have found the almighty and mystical Ninjini, hooray for you, just...give me a minute." A yawn parted past her lips. "I was...sleeping. I'm not fully awake yet."

[american-spines]

"Thank you for rescuing me." Abigail said with a small chuckle. "The ride here was enough to get my blood to stop boiling. I swear that man.." She takes a deep breath, letting it out slowly. John always getting under her skin and only making things worse every time opens his mouth, or every time he doesn't. She's not trying to force a relationship, she just wants what's best for Jack. Walking next to Arthur they step foot into Valentine. There's stables to her back left and a butcher on the right. A building is being built which would bring onlookers to wonder what type would be there. "Oh what I would do for a bath, or a drink." Eyes seeing the Inn along with the Saloon further down. "Probably wouldn't ever leave." She quickly adds to her sentence. "The bath, that is." "Let's go to the market first. There's a few things I want to pick up. Jack's been bothering me for more candy. I've been lucky enough to save up some coins for chocolate." She had some money but not much from her working days. Hard to make anything when you're stuck at camp all day with your son. Which once more would be nice of John would put his two cents in, or five cents for that matter.

@allnostalgic

[xheartpages]

@allnostalgic liked for a starter! ( kisa )

"So? --- Was I great or was I great?"

There's a cockiness that rings in his voice; loud and boastful as Tooru wanders over towards the bleachers, and therefore towards his boyfriend. The crowd for the now ended game was slowly milling out, some people lingering for specific players as noise and voices bounced off the echoing walls, but he focused on the most important person who came to see him.

At least he didn't miss this game.

The setter's grin widens, hands propping themselves on his hips as he stood before him, flaunting himself even with the glow of genuine happiness and giddiness from just having Kisa here. "Go on -- You're allowed to praise me as much as you'd like. I can take it~"

[starsweepers]

@allnostalgic

             "I TOTALLY GOT THIS, i've been practicing with nyanja!" the excitement bubbled in her voice, echoed by the big grin to cross her features. hope bounced on her toes, letting her energy build before she took off - a full on sprint before making the leap, half gracefully and half clumsily landing on the other side. she SPRUNG up, arms in the air and grin wide. looking back to jade, final assessment of the gap was made. "yeah! that's the furthest i've done yet! landing needs a bit of work though, huh?"

[storybounded]

@allnostalgic gets a surprise starter for Jade's poke verse!

"Jade!" Kendo called from the distance with a wave. True, he might be a bit on the reserved and quiet side, but with his sister's warm and outgoing nature, it was enough to loosen the warrior up a little bit. The same could not be said for his eldest brother, but Daigo was totally off his mind for now. Instead, he smiled once he finally made his way through the entrance of Jubilive Village. They had both been off on their own adventures throughout Hisui for quite some time. He isn't sure what time or day Jade got back, but he is GLAD to see her, and glad to see her happy and safe.   Honestly, he can't wait to hear about her stories of what she had discovered as of recent, because her connection to pokemon had always been a beautiful and unique gift. It is always made for interesting tales. He surely had one for himself too. "Been a long time, I hope you've been doing well for yourself! When did you get back?"

[stcries]

send me a 🔥 and i'll tell you one thing my muse finds attractive about yours, accepting!

@allnostalgic wrote: 🔥 / rin for haru maybe?

"...his passion." okay wow, he doesn't even skip a beat before speaking. "haru wears that calm outer shell like it's battle armor or something-- on the outside, he seems impenetrable. but, when you know him like i do... that's not really the case."

"even with all the shit that life throws at him, never once have i seen him give up. sure, he might get knocked around a bit, who doesn't?-- but i've yet to meet anyone who's just as resilient as he is."

[adreaminmyheart]

Hey @allnostalgic [for Judy <3] Dance with me? I bet you're a natural!

"Oh, gosh, sorry about that!"

He'd been swinging off of a few lamp posts. Flipping off of walls, and overall creating a popular scene. But he hadn't damaged a single piece of property, perhaps it was his feline hyperawareness. Always vigilant of his surroundings, no matter where he may have been. It was how he could perform perfect choreography in any location.

But he hadn't expected one of his flawless frontal tucks to land him directly in front of a police officer.

"I hope I didn't startle you. I guess I missed a step, I don't usually land this close to others. Happens to the best of us though, right?"

[a0iakuma]

@allnostalgic asks: "it's different for you. your family needs you." / from shadow because OW? ( PROMPTS FROM THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE / accepting! )

“ ⸻I need you too! ” It came out without much thought behind it. He rushed in with his feelings, with his heart and emotions. Sonic soon catches on and soon reeled himself back. Whoa. “ I- Sorry... ” He sheepishly scratched the back of his head. “ What I mean before I let myself rush far into this. It's not that different. Because we need you. You can have a family too. You can't just... brood all day and all night in a cave! You got to step out into the light. ”

He reached his gloved hand out, reaching out for Shadow. “ Do you think you can step into the light... with me? ”