#also yes I know there’s the other wild berry cookie

[fandom-after]

also, in my opinion, it would destroy the community of fandom.

it's like asking for money when you bring food to a potluck.

yes, you put work into the food you made, but that doesn't mean you should ask your friends at the potluck for money. I mean you could, but your relationships with your friends at the party and your enjoyment of all the other food probably is worth more to you than money. to trade all that for m money would be not worth it. you do the cooking out of love for all that, which money cannot substitute or create.

"I deserve to be paid for my work"

I mean, you need to decide what kind of work it is. to think of all work as if it's done for a boss is to reduce your own agency to that of a wage slave. work can be done for other reasons and shared for other reasons including love, self care, care for loved ones, care for planet, fun, etc.

asking for money at the potluck would be crass, and if everyone asked for money for their dishes it would turn the potluck into a marketplace. and then when would you get to enjoy a good party.

some types of labour you choose to do not for a boss that is trying to exploit you, but as an autonomous human with the power to act in your own power.

like in Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimerer writes about gift economies and says a wild strawberry owns itself. the gift of its berries are freely given, not like the cultivated ones you pay for by the pound. that makes the taste so much sweeter, you feel so lucky to have found a wild strawberry and your good feeling makes you want to give in turn and that's how everyone feels inspired and happy and grateful. when her and her sisters find enough wild strawberries to make a pie for their dad's birthday, that feels even more special. that's a very different feeling from having paid for the strawberries. you don't owe anything back when you've paid, and you don't feel grateful, and you don't gift in turn. community and friendship are based on gifts (of time, love), not paid for.

it's like paying your grandma for making you cookies. she would be so offended! how could you possibly reduce what the cookies mean to money? the cookies are about love. you can show her how much you loved them by telling her or by making your own cookies for her or by hanging out with her talking about recipes or you know just enjoying them. probably there are gifts your grandma experiences from your presence in her life that make her want to make them and vice versa.

some things are worth too much to reduce to money, like community and friendship and coming together to create things because we all love it and we want to enjoy each other

and that's the space where really cool things can happen. writing can happen in fandom that can't happen in a marketplace. entire fanons can be created and whole genres born because we agree to share the creative world instead of partitioning it off into small pieces for everyone.

it's like the worlds of fandoms are imaginative Commons that we all use and add to and look after and that's just different from the worlds that one person "owns" in the capitalistic marketplace.

that kind of culture can only be created in spaces sheltered from the flattering effect of hierarchy, ownership, capitalism, and exploitation. culture like that can only come about in complex systems where everyone has the power to participate and something is co-created in a group. and we wouldn't have the same kinds of creativity without that.

tl;dr don't turn our fandom cookout dance party into a marketplace

The rest of the thread is here.

tl;dr: Don’t monetize AO3, kids.  You won’t like what happens next.

[galactic-space]

I’m sorry but I just love wild berry cookie so much

He’s so happy with any task that I give him and I just love his dialogue, especially right after I just won a battle or a level

By far my favorite is “NEXT… oh, we are done here” like I love how enthusiastic he sounds followed by the flustered/disappointment right after like 🥺 

[ttuesday]

Since it’s getting close to summer, what u think are the VDL gang’s favorite ice cream flavors?

~~I had some fun with these so some are kinda believable and others are just bonkers. The length of each varies a lot too~~

Arthur

I think a lot of the time Arthur would just get whatever flavour the majority of people are getting, so he rarely gets his favourite.

but whenever he does get the chance to buy his favourite, I think he'd go with blueberry ice cream.

Dutch

I don't know what flavour of ice cream Dutch loves the most but I am absolutely c o n v i n c e d he'd get whatever ice cream that contains nuts.

Does Dutch have a nut allergy? No. Do I believe Dutch would pretend to have a nut allergy because this man needs to be the centre of attention 24/7 and has no morals? Yeah, pretty much

Everyone knows Dutch isn't allergic to nuts, they've seen him eat nuts before and he had no reaction to it then. Yet everyone plays along with it and pretends to be concerned. Of course Hosea ends up buying him more ice cream afterwards and yes, it would probably be mango flavoured

John

John loves ice cream. If he hears that there's ice cream nearby, then he will literally sprint as fast as he can to it, pushing everyone out of his way as he runs

John is definitely a raspberry ripple man, and it has to be the kind where it's 98% vanilla with just a little bit of raspberry sprinkled throughout

Unfortunately John gets wayyyyy too excited and always gets a brain freeze

Hosea

Hosea's favourite flavour is salted caramel and I'm convinced he'd be reminiscing the entire time he's eating it, thinking back to a time he had ice cream with Bessie

Javier

he’s an ice cream connoisseur

he doesn’t just want ice cream, Javier wants one of those banana split things with at least 10 cherries, 3 bananas, however many syrups he can find and flakes of chocolate on top. 

if he can’t have that then he really likes chocolate fudge ice cream too

Pearson

stew flavoured ice cream

Bill

no ice cream flavour can satisfy Bill, so he buys about 5 different flavours and starts mixing them together to create the perfect flavour

by the time he makes his perfect flavour, the ice cream’s completely melted and now it’s just liquid. But he still goes around asking people if they want to try his cream (he didn’t think he could still call it ice cream considering it wasn’t even cold anymore so Bill decided to just call it cream)

a lot of people didn’t think Bill was referring to his ice cream concoction and Karen gave him a slap across the face when he asked her if she wanted to try his cream 

Sadie

Sadie doesn’t have time for ice cream. The only thing she needs is the blood of her enemies across the blade of her knife

...but she also likes Strawberry ice cream

Lenny

listen, please don’t block me for this but I really think Lenny would just like vanilla ice cream 

it’s the most basic flavour but it’s also underrated. It’s everything you could ask for in an ice cream without being too overpowering

Charles

Charles would say he doesn’t have a favourite ice cream flavour cause he doesn’t eat a lot of desserts but my god, the second he sees the wild berry flavour he knows he has to try it

it’s amazing, he loves it, it’s all he wants to eat (and he’s completely right, wild berry flavoured ice cream is superior and this confirms that Charles has amazing taste)

Susan

coffee flavour, don't @ me

Karen

her favourite flavour is chocolate BUT it has to have little marshmallows in the ice cream too 

the marshmallow in the ice cream get really cold and they’re like little chewy explosions of sweet, cold joy when she bites into them. Very yum

Sean

Sean really likes mint chocolate chip ice cream because ‘mint’ is in the title and he thinks it’ll also work as some sort of mouthwash

because of this, Sean always thinks his breath is minty fresh after he eats ice cream

Micah

Micah would say he doesn’t like ice cream but then he’d get some cookie dough ice cream and sneak off to enjoy it in peace

Uncle <3

he loves any ice cream that’s lemony but it’s never sour enough so he adds a slice of lemon in with it... ew

[wonderwomanfantasy]

five senses

listen you’re going to read this fic and you’re going to go “wow maddie has an oral fixation that's good to know I guess,” and you know what? mind you’re business. 

Sero x Fem!Reader

warnings: smut, for play, bondage, sensory deprivation, temperature play, licking? i’m going to warn for it, swearing

word count: 1,500 (about) 

Summary: Sero accidently discovers a new kink of his. 

Sero never had a problem sharing food. it just wasn't a big deal for his friends to pick off his plate, provided he got to pick off of theirs of course. But of course you just had to be a little tease about it. 

“Wow sero that curry looks good,” you cooed from across the lunch table. you pressed your chest up against the tabletop drawing his attention to your boobs. Sero had to force himself too look at your face as he responded

“it is good, you should have some,” he even pushed his tray closer to you so you could pick what you wanted easily, a curtesy he granted few others. 

“feed me,”  you challenged. Sero didn’t think much of it, he scooped up some meat and rice with his spoon and guided it to your lips and you ate from him giving a small noise of delight at the taste.  And his heart stopped in his chest. 

his chest felt warm and light, he wanted to make that noise again. make it for him. maybe with something else in your mouth. maybe alone. you pulled back from the spoon and Sero snapped back to the real world. 

“you want another bite?” he asked clearing his throat. 

“I have my own food Hanta,” you teased. Sero had already scooped another bite for you, almost reluctantly he put the spoon in his own mouth, he could almost taste you. 

From then on you weren’t aloud to feed yourself while Sero was around. at least once a meal Hanta insisted on being the one to put the food in your mouth. didn’t even matter if it was with his own fingers or chopsticks. He just lived to see you look up at him while that soft noise of appriation left your throat. it made him all tingly. 

Things only got worse when you started dating. suckers and lollipops went directly from his mouth to yours back to his. He’d brake off bits of cookies and hold one end in his mouth and let you eat off the other end. you went through a lot of boxes of pocky that way. 

Then sometimes you’d feed him and sero felt his soul ascend. Your hands were so soft as you brushed his face, you’d almost always kiss him after you fed him as well usually making him hungry for something entirely different. 

It didn’t help that you liked cooking with him. he couldn’t help but ask you to taste test a sause he was making every five or so minutes just to hold you close and put the wooden spoon to your lips. 

You had your fair bit of fun with Sero’s oral fixation too. He nearly lost his mind whenever you changed your chapstick. kissing you over and over again bruising your lips until he committed the new taste to memory. not to mention how wild you could drive him with a banana. 

It really was only a mater of time before he brought his oral fixation into the bedroom. 

You were cuffed to the bed, your hair brushed back from your face and blindfolded. you were also naked but that almost didn’t matter. Not to Hanta at least. 

he picked up a ripe and red strawberry he took a  moment to trace the outline of your lips with the fruit before letting you take a bite of it. 

“strawberry, too easy,” you guessed, humming as you chewed. the berry had burst when you’d bitten in and a trail of juice dripped down your chin. Sero licked his lips. fuck it. he thought leaning in and licked your jaw. tasting you. 

“that one seemed like a tongue,” you teased. 

“it’s not supposed to be hard,” he said picking up a piece of chocolate and feeding it to you. He couldn’t stop himself from kissing you this time, he went in open-mouthed letting his tongue explore and taste. He was moaning into your mouth and he felt creepy obsessing over you like this but it felt to good for him to even consider stoping. you were so delicious. 

“Sero?” you asked thoughtfully once he had pulled back. 

“what princess?” 

“If more stuff dribbles down my chin will you lick me again?” you asked  as he kissed you again. 

“I brought chocolate sauce for licking, you want it now baby or-”

“yes I want it now,” 

“let me finish you brat, do you want it now baby because I’m not going to be nice about it,” he huffed. you bit your lip, your teeth dimpling the soft skin of your lower lip. He wanted badly to bite your lip too. 

“yes,” you decided. He smiled to himself popping off the cap of the fudge. he tilted the jar letting the warm chocolate spread over your naked chest and stomach making you hiss. it was almost like hot wax. sero licked his lips watching the choclate dripp down your sides. He leaned over you  letting his tongue drag across your warm skin lickin as much fudge up as he could. 

Sero loved the taste of you, He ended up sucking on your stermun and the soft skin on your tummy even after the choclate was gone he was just addicted to your taste. He pushed himself down your body kissing down your thighs. or maybe biting down them would be more apt. 

Sero pushed your legs open and staired at your pretty wet cunt, the place he knew you would taste best. He held himself back. If he started eating you out now there would be no stopping himself and he wasn’t done teasing you yet.  

“What do I want next,” he hummed thoughtfully his fingers skimming over the assortment of fruits and sweat that he had selected for tonight. Before deciding on a tub of vanilla icecream. 

He used a spoon to spread the desert on the inside of your thighs making you jump. 

“that’s cold Sero,” you whined trying to close your legs. Sero caught you by the ankle and forced you to stay spread. 

“Sorry Baby I told you I wasn’t going to be nice,” he said leaning down to lick your legs, by the time he was done with you, your thighs looked a lot like your chest, flushed and bitten raw. you were whimpering, your chest to hot and your legs too cold and overall badly needing Sero to just get on with it and make love to you already, you were getting desperate enough to beg. 

“H-Hanta I-”

“I know you need me to fuck you already I can see how needy your puffy little pussy is getting,” he teased pressing down hard on your clit. you felt your cheeks heat with embarrassment. but the shame didn’t last long as Sero kept twisting your clit the pleasure came naturally. 

“Hanta,” you moaned lightly gyrating your hips against his hand to get as much friction as you could. It was exhilarating not knowing where the next touch would come from. You felt his hot breath on your neck as he hesitated. your body tensed and Sero kissed you. his tongue darting out of his mouth to lick up the side of your throat. 

His tongue was so warm and sweet against your skin you found yourself addicted to the feeling. The combination of his mouth on your neck and his fingers working your clit had you moaning. 

Then two of his fingers dipped inside of you swirling your insides before quickly pulling them back out again. 

“Open your mouth baby,” he prompted and pushed his fingers in your mouth the moment you parted your lips for him. you wrapped your tongue around his fingers tasting the wetness that clung to them and feeling the rough calluses on the pads of his digits. 

“do you like the taste of yourself baby? aren’t you the most delicious thing in the world?” he asked slowly pumping his fingers in and out of your mouth letting you get them nice and wet with your saliva. 

you could only moan around his hand to agree. Suddenly you felt something else proud your entrance, and the sound you ler out was more of a gasp than a moan. 

“come on baby I know you can take something bigger than my fingers without choking,” he teased. “Be a good girl and suck on my fingers while I fuck you okay?” he breathed his cock sliding inside of you in one smooth stroke. you sucked on his fingers silently agreeing to do what he asked. 

Sero kept moving his fingers in and out of your mouth feeling your tongue wrap around his didgits. slowly his hips matched the pace so he was fucking your cunt and mouth at the same time. 

You felt so good wrapped around his cock, you looked so good drooling on his fingers, there was no way Sero was going to last long. 

“I’m going to cum,” he warned “I’m going to fill your pussy up with so much cum you won’t know what to do with yourself princess,” he sighed snapping his hips down even harder before stopping entirely as he came, his seed filling you up, he watched the cum drip ouf of you once he pulled out. he pulled his drool coated fingers and moved it to your clit. 

You hadn’t cum yet, but that was alright, after all he still had a lot of food to get through still. 

[ukai-simp-services]

hq character’s favorite lip smacker flavors

warnings: none, just slight cursing

a/n: wow the way this was one of my best ideas... anyway some of these are kinda repetitive so bare with me 😭

karasuno

hinata

i feel like hinata would be down for one of the really fruity flavors, like watermelon or mango sunrise. forgets it at home or in your car a lot so you always buy him extra.

kageyama

kags is def giving me the classic strawberry or cherry vibe, like the one that ALL stores sell. they’re the easiest to find and he likes the flavors.

daichi

ok i feel like daichi would use the peppermint flavor a lot, but i can also seeing him use the cinnamon flavor every now and then too, spice things up a little.

sugawara

i can see suga using some of the sweeter flavors, like strawberry as a daily chapstick and maybe sugar cookie when he wants to switch things up.

asahi

mans got the whole berry pack. uses them pretty frequently throughout the day, has a different flavor in different places. like one in his school bag, one in his gym locker, one at home, etc.

tanaka

ok tanaka probably doesn’t use use them that much, but when he does, he fucks w the soda flavors. like coke and sprite.

nishinoya

i don’t even think he knows what lip smackers are....but let’s give him the benefit of the doubt and say he would use one of the sugary ones. like the skittles one.

tsukishima

vanilla. no pun intended. i just totally see him using the vanilla flavor, probably the coconut one too.

yamaguchi

i can see bby using the pink lemonade,,,maybe the cucumber melon too mmmm. applies them a lot.

ennoshita

he uses that lime flavor (i forgot it’s exact name) but that and probably some fruity shit like tropical punch.

ukai

PLEASE. he wouldn’t sell lip smackers at his convenience store so he’s like ?? tf is that babe ?? but, once you show him he’d definitely be down for the rootbeer or coke flavor, he’s a soda man what can i say. BUT i imagine he’d keep it simple most of the time w peppermint. (u also make him start selling them so he ends up trying the fruity flavors~)

kiyoko

god, i wanna say the cherry flavor bc of the mf katy perry song (pls tell me if yk what im talking about) BUT i can also see her using the mint one and the coconut one too. queen has multiple flavors, as she should.

yachi

100% one of the candy flavors, like bubblegum. definitely the cotton candy one too. yachi’s lips always taste good period.

nekoma

kuroo

another cherry chapstick lover, but he spices his shit up with the cherry cobbler flavor. wants to taste good at all times for you~

kenma

doesn't use it often, but when he remembers or you remind him, he'll usually use a fun soda flavor like from the fanta pack,, or even just regular grape.

yaku

giving me grapefruit delight vibes...idk why but he just is. i can see him whipping it out in the lockerroom before practice starts, quickly applying it before any of the other guys come in.

yamamoto

omg ok so i feel like similar to some of the other guys, he’d shy away from using it in front of anyone. but i can see him using the tropical punch flavor ??

lev

tell me lev wouldn’t use the vanilla icecream one...like i can just see it. i feel like he would lowkey take pride in it too, like he knows that shit taste good.

seijoh

oikawa

this mf uses peppermint religiously. but this is oikawa we’re talking about so i think he definitely would have multiple flavors; definitely watermelon, probably chocolate mint, and for sure starburst.

iwaizumi

he’s kinda shy about using them so he sticks to the more lowkey flavors, probably like blue raspberry or kiwi. (pls gimmie a blue raspberry kith haji)

mattsun

i feel like he wouldn’t use it much, but he’d use the lemon drop flavor. loves using it during the winter bc of the weather.

hanamaki

another soda lover. i feel like he sticks to the coca cola flavors, like vanilla and cherry. (i love the cherry one omfg) maybe the root beer one too.

kunimi

bubblegum. that’s it. that’s the flavor. it’s always on him at ALL times. like that shit doesn’t leave his pocket, he once even accidentally washed his pants with it still in the pocket.

kindaichi

mmmm i think he’s definitely a berry guy, likes mixed berry or wild raspberry.

mad dog

yes i just labeled him by his nickname instead of his real name what about it- anyway. why do i think he’d use orange creamsicle on the LOW. like mf HIDES that shit. can never catch mad dog applying mf orange creamsicle chapstick. nope.

fukurodani

bokuto

omg ok bby definitely uses strawberry cheesecake or sour apple. ik they’re like two totally different flavors but, he just DOES. and he’d pucker his lips towards you every time he applies it like “BABY GUESS WHAT FLAVOR MY LIPS ARE” like ok bo c’mere then.

akaashi

he’s a simple man, he enjoys a nice strawberry banana lip smacker on his lips. maybe even pumpkin latte (during the fall of course) bc he’s festive <3

konoha

mans is using the dragonfruit flavor (i forgot if it’s just dragonfruit or if there’s another flavor combined in there) but, he literally just uses that flavor. like idk what to tell you. he just does.

yukie

ok i love her sm, i just know she would have strawberry kiwi and probably strawberry banana too. mmm yummy.

shiratorizawa

ushijima

i feel like kageyama, he would only buy the ones he sees at most stores...so a classic like mango or kiwi.

tendou

ohmygod, mans has a whole mf collection. like first of all, he has the fanta soda collection, obviously. then, there’s the candy pack with nerds, fun dip, laffy taffy, jolly ranchers, etc... he also fucks w any sour flavors. basically, everytime you kiss this man you’ll be tasting something different.

semi

another blue raspberry mf, but also i can see him using the dr pepper flavor LOL....i wanna taste>:(

goshiki

he’s a sucker for the grape flavors, regular of course, grape jelly, grape fanta, etc.

shirabu

mmm i can see him using pineapple. it’s a subtle flavor, but its the one he likes best. i don't think he'd use it all that often tbh, but when he does his lips taste absolutely ~fresh~

date tech

aone

PLSSS i just know mans wouldn't even know what a lip smacker was, would probably just be using normal burt’s bees like most people - till you introduce him to the wide range of flavors that lip smackers have to offer. he'd be like “hm, banana.” LIKE. either THAT or piña colada, he’s really trying for y’all.

kanji

cake donut?? do i have an explanation?? nope. i don’t even know what that would taste like, but i can imagine pretty sweet? just give him a mf kiss.

inarizaki

atsumu

PLEASE. he’d use the strawberry flavor ALL the time. like ok maybe occasionally the vanilla icecream too. but im so soft rn for ‘tsumu’s strawberry lips T_T

osamu

omg he’s such a cheesecake mf i just KNOW, so he’d have the strawberry cheesecake flavor. probably use chocolate moose sometimes too if he’s in the mood.

kita

this is NOT up for debate, he’d 100% use berry pie all the time. kita get ur ass here rn, we’re bouta smooch.

suna

pls bc he’s another one that’d only use it on the low. i’m feeling watermelon,, he’d always apply it before he sees you too.

aran

ooooo i can see him using cinnamon swirl, but also grape on a more common occasion. yummy....

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terushima

HHH sour apple for sure. he’d try to put on you all the time so you can taste like him too, he’s like “baby c’mere ;)”

saeko

bitch omg, why can i see her using the cherry cream soda one.... i literally don’t know where she could buy it but she’d fucking have it, like for SURE.

sakusa

STOP bc he’d definitely reprimand you for using lip smackers instead of a brand like ChapStick or burt’s bees. like shut up bitch...but also if you’re persistent like me, then you’ll definitely sneak the lemon drop flavor into his jacket pockets whenever you have the chance. you know it’s his secret guilty pleasure <3

[brelione]

Wish I Was Sarah PT.1(Kiara Carrera X Reader)

Kiara had first met you 3rd of December.You had been at a party,a christmas party to be specific.You were a kook which meant your parents forced you to go to all the big mansion parties all the time.All of the big ones were there,Sarah Cameron,Topper Thornton,Rafe Cameron,Kiara Carrera.All of them.

You had worn a sweater over a simple t shirt,too lazy to put on a dress like all the others.Your parents were just glad that you had agreed to make an appearance even if you looked like shit.You had sat in the corner of the couch,earbuds in.You were listening to Sweater Weather,thinking it was funny because you were,in fact,wearing a sweater.

Kiara had stood at the snack table for a while,holding a disgusting monstrosity of a cookie,debating on picking off the sprinkles and throwing them away.She had never really been a fan of sprinkles.She had glanced around the crowds,the moms talking as they ate cheese cubes,the dads talking as they drank beers and wine,the other teens probably getting high up in the bathroom.Then her eyes fell on you.

She felt her face heat up immediately,staring at you for a while.You were underdressed for the occasion,your earbuds in as you sat curled up on the couch,seeming tired of being there.She debated herself in her head,trying to decide whether to approach you or not.Eventually she gave in,walking across the room with fake confidence,sitting down next to you.She watched as you tensed up,your eyes going wide,your bottom lip between your teeth,wondering what she wanted.

You pulled out an earbud,looking up at the beautiful girl that had decided to sit next to you of all places. “Hey.”She smiled,holding out her hand to you. “Im Kiara.”She introduced herself.You pulled out your other earbud,a small grin on your face. “Hi.Im (Y/N).”You shook her hand,feeling your face heat up a bit. “So um….yeah.What song were you listening to?”She asked,trying not to laugh at how dumb she sounded.You showed her your phone,finding yourself moving closer to her on the couch. “You like Frozen ll a lot.”She laughed,watching you scroll through the playlist.

You nodded,handing her an earbud to make her listen to Lost In The Woods. “Ive never seen Frozen ll.”She admitted,watching as your jaw dropped and your eyes widened. “Kiara!Oh my god-whats wrong with you?”Your voice became higher as you talked,your hand covering your mouth.She laughed at you,shrugging. “Wait,have you seen the first one?”You asked.She nodded,watching as a look of relief came across your face. “Okay,did you like it?”You asked.She shrugged once again,smiling at your enthusiasm. 

“The second one is better I promise.”You answered.She rolled her eyes,leaning back against the couch. “Im serious!The soundtrack,the animation everything is so much better!”You exclaimed,shaking your phone as you spoke.She nodded. “Yeah,whatever you say.”She replied,watching as you tried to convince her. “You have to watch it!Please?”You pouted.She nodded,making you clap your hands in excitement as you went into your disney plus app.She watched as you scrolled through the movies,a big grin on your face because you had easily defeated her.

 “Its so cold in here.Who puts air conditioning on in december?”She complained out loud.You handed her your phone for a moment,not hesitating to pull off your sweater and hand it to her. “That’s pretty warm.”You told her,not really thinking about it.Her face turned red,biting her bottom lip as she held back a smile.

She had originally regretted her wardrobe choice of a green dress,the fabric light and flowy,her arms exposed which caused goosebumps to rise across her caramel skin.She didnt regret it now though as she pulled on your sweater,the warm fabric making the goosebumps go away.Her heart was thumping as you moved incredibly close to her,handing her an earbud and holding your phone in front of the two of you.

As you reached the point of Into The Unknown it was announced that dinner was ready,ham,turkey,potatoes,corn,rolls,pretty much everything imaginable.It disgusted you that you all had a feast of expensive,high quality food while people in The Cut were lucky to have a meal a day.The adults called the other teens downstairs for the meal and you promised Kiara that you’d finish watching it after.You two decided to sit next to eachother at the table,your sweater still on her.

She offered it back to you,saying that she didnt want to get food on it but you told her that it was fine and that it looked better on her anyways. “So the movie...what do you think about it so far?”You had asked softly as Kelce and Topper came down the stairs. “Its good.Its good,like you said,better than the first for sure.”She nodded,eyebrows furrowing when she noticed your eyes falling away from her and towards someone walking down the stairs.Sarah fucking Cameron.The blonde was wearing a nice,light grey dress that looked amazing on her figure,her hair in pretty braids.

Kiara saw the look in your eyes,the way they were full of wonder,mesmorized by Sarah Cameron.She felt like dying,like being eaten up by a black hole as she wondered how she could be so stupid.She had thought that maybe you were interested in her but it was probably because she had been the only girl there.Now that Sarah was here she would be lucky if she could get your attention back again. 

“So what do you think of the theory about Elsa?”She asked,glaring at Sarah.Your face heated up,taking your eyes off of the pretty blonde and back to Kiara. “What theory?”You asked,glancing over at Sarah every couple of moments.Kiara tried to hide her anger,covering it with a small grin. “The one about her being a lesbian.What do you think of it?”She asked,trying to learn more about you and if she even had a chance.You bit your lip,looking over at the plate of biscuits. 

“I mean,I think at this point we all just want representation in disney and in like,media in general but I dont think Elsa is a lesbian.I feel like she might be aromantic or maybe...well,I dont really know.There’s nothing-well,you know she actual might be a lesbian,”You paused,leaning forward to grab a biscuit and put it on your plate. 

“There’s this one scene in Frozen ll,ill point it out to you that has like vibes to it.But then again just because she doesnt have a male love interest doesnt exactly mean she’s a lesbian.Moana and Merida didnt have guys that they were in love with but that doesnt mean they’re lesbians.Merida might be a lesbian,have you seen how good she is in nature and cooking fish in the wild?And how she knew those berries were poison?Thats some cottage core lesbian shit.What was I talking about?”you asked,realising you had gotten caught up in the topic and had forgotten the original question.

Kiara smiled,glad to hear you speak so passionately about something. “If Elsa is a lesbian.”She held back a laugh,watching as the realisation came across your face. “Right,so the answer is yes but also no but also yes.Like at least fifty percent yes but also no but im 1000% confident in Merida being a lesbian.”You confirmed,cutting open your biscuit.She nodded,trying to think of a new topic before she lost your attention again. “So the whole thing of people shipping Else with Jack Frost.What do you think of that?”She asked,laughing when your fists slapped down in your lap,gaining the attention of Rafe and Sarah. 

“Dude literally it makes no sense!Jack Frost isnt even disney!Like the only reason anyone ever shipped them was because they have the same powers but Jack is like 300 years old and hes like...energetic and giggly and child-like and immature and she would get so annoyed so quick!She’s introverted and serious and of course theres nothing wrong with that but she gets like too embarrassed too fast and I cant see them ever getting together or even being friends.Like,Merida is most definitely a lesbian but if they’re gonna ship Jack with anyone it should be her!Their personalities are so similar.”You huffed,biting into a half of your biscuit.

She nodded,grabbing a scoop of mashed potatoes and putting it onto her plate. “Yeah,definitely.So who is your favorite disney princess?”She asked,sending a bitter glare towards Sarah.Sarah had been staring at you during your passionate speech,filtering out the other voices to listen to you.She found you fascinating,intriguing.She was trying to figure out why she didnt know you or if you were new to the island.You glanced her way,smirking to yourself when you saw her blush. “Um...I dont think I have a favorite.They’re all powerful and wonderful in their own ways and they all have pretty cool stories.Except Pocahontas,I hate that they romanticize colonization and in reality she was like ten and he was in his late twenties.The soundtrack was great though.”You shrugged,taking a sip of root beer.

She nodded,listening in to what the old folks were talking about.There were more people outside who had opted to take plates of food out there.Kiara wouldve preferred to go outside but it was colder out there and she hadnt been prepared.Her mother was looking at her from across the table but Kiara couldnt care less,too busy searching for your parents. “Hey,(Y/N)?”She asked quietly,getting your attention off of your biscuit. “Where are your parents?”She asked.You shrugged,getting your own scoop of mashed potatoes. “I think they’re outside.I dunno.”You answered.She nodded,continuing to eat,sending a glare towards Sarah every couple of moments. 

“Eat faster so we can finish the movie.”You told her,not thinking about it as you spoke.She smiled,hurrying to eat. “Wait,why dont we just go outside and watch it?”She suggested.You bit your cheek,trying to figure out why you hadnt thought of that.You nodded,standing up and picking up your root beer,balancing it on your plate and walking out of the house,Kiara close behind you. “Where are we going?”She asked.You grinned,careful as you walked down the hill. “I know a spot.”You answered,walking across the sand of the beach.

You had explored pretty much all spots of the beach and had found your favorite one,a cave behind a wall of rocks that you had personalized.You walked towards the rock wall,slipping through the crack. “What is this place?”She asked,still following you.You smiled,turning on your phone flash light so you could see the lantern that you had put in there,turning it on.Her face lit up,looking around the cave.Pillows,sheets,blankets,pretty curtains hanging from the walls,a bin of paints so you could paint the rocks. “Thats such a good question.I really dont know how it got here,I just went through the crack one day and kind of just found it.”You shrugged,sitting down in the pile of pillows and patting the spot next to you.She sat down,shifting so she was as close to you as possible,leaning her head against your shoulder to test the waters.You pulled the earbuds from you phone,turning up the volume of the movie.

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Whiskey Pecan Pie

Pairing: Arthur Shelby x Reader

Warnings: None

Summary: Arthur isn’t known for being the nicest or gentlest person but a certain girl in the bakery makes him want to be a better person. 

Word Count: 2115

A/N: I finally made it a full length imagine! I don’t know about the ending so feel free to let me know what you think about it. 

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Arthur was pretty sure he was in love with you. Everything about you made him smile and feel warm inside, which usually only his alcohol could do (and even then, that only made him feel warm). Your sparkling eyes and kind smile were a shining light in the gloom that was Small Heath, a gloom that he felt partially responsible for deep down. But you made him want to be the best possible version of himself. 

Your grandparents had opened a small bakery in Small Heath back in the 1860’s and it had been passed down to your parents who’d raised you up in the business as well. Baking was your life and unlike so many other people your age who’d run from their family businesses as soon as they were eighteen, you couldn’t wait to take over yours. 

But your dream was so much more than the basic breads and cakes that your parents made. You couldn’t wait to add pies and cookies and scones and whatever else you managed to create in that kitchen in the back! 

Today, your newest specialty had been posted up for sale: Have A Berry Good Day Cobbler. A display batch had been made up and set behind the glass of the display case while the three other cobblers sat in the back, ready to be bought up and enjoyed. You couldn’t deny, you were pretty proud of this one. 

You sat behind the counter, nose buried in a book, while you awaited customers while your parents baked bread in the back. The little ding of the bell in the doorway drew your attention to the man who walked in. You smiled, immediately recognizing him as Arthur Shelby. “Good morning, Mr. Shelby.” You smiled, hopping down from your stool and closing your book. 

Your kindness always took Arthur off guard. He was used to surliness and concealed emotions, unless it was anger, but with you, you always seemed to have a spare smile for someone. He eagerly took his hat off, careful to grab around the hidden blade, and stuffed it in his pocket. That was what a gentleman did, right? He couldn’t even remember proper etiquette anymore. 

“Please, call me Arthur.” He insisted, finally having the nerve to make your relationship a little less formal. You made him nervous, drove butterflies wild in his stomach. It wasn’t something he was used to feeling. His life was typically fulfilled by cheap whores which couldn’t even be classified as cheap thrills anymore. Just something to fill the void. But you made it as if the void didn’t exist. He almost felt like he did before the war. 

You smiled, “Alright, Arthur.” God, the way his name sounded leaving your lips was intoxicating. 

The eldest Shelby brother had become a regular in your bakery about a month ago, coming in at least twice a week for one of your original sweets. You had to admit that you’d developed a (not so) slight crush on the man over the course of your interactions. 

Arthur’s reputation preceded him. Everyone in Small Heath knew who the Shelby brothers were and most people were smart enough to not get involved with them. But the eldest one had captured your heart with his daily visits to your shop. His abrasive, hostile front was left at the door with the removal of his cap and his grimace was replaced with a cute upturn of his mustache as he smiled. It was clear by how he tried to hide it that it wasn’t a look he was used to having but your heart skipped a beat every time you saw it. 

“So… what’s the special today?” Arthur ringed his hat nervously in his hands, careful to avoid the blades in the brim. 

You turned around to grab the display dish and showed it to him, “Today I whipped up something I like to call Have A Berry Good Day Cobbler. And, yes, it is necessary to having a good day.” You giggled at your own anecdote and Arthur let out the closest thing to a laugh he was comfortable emitting. Your adorable smile that was somehow proud and humble could’ve made Arthur drop dead then and there from how cute you were. 

“I’m sure if you made it, it’s delicious.” He threw out the compliment, looking at the cobbler that did indeed look delicious, “Everything you bake always is.” 

Crimson burned into your cheeks at the compliment from the attractive man. You had one more surprise for him though beyond the treat of the day, “Awe, thank you. But I’m hoping you think the same about another new treat I made.” 

“Two in one day?” He asked, surprised. Every day since he’d started coming in four weeks ago, he’d only ever known there to be one special pastry per day.

You held up one finger, telling him to hang for just a second, and you smiled excitedly as you turned around and disappeared behind a shelf to grab a plate. In all honesty, you were nervous out of your mind. Was this too forward? Was this going to scare him off? If it worked as you hoped, would you regret it? 

When you returned just moments later, a little tart sat on a small plate in your hands, “This is a little something special I whipped up just for you.” You handed Arthur the plate, your fingers gently sliding across each other as you slid it into his grasp. Your heart sped up drastically at the contact and you glanced up at him quickly to see if he noticed it too only to lock eyes with him for a brief, nervous moment before you both looked away again. 

“You-you made this just for me?” Arthur questioned, staring at the little mystery pastry in his hands in shock. Nobody had ever made a gesture like this for him before. People only did things for him out of fear or obligation but this little tart with a perfectly toasted crust and sweet looking filling was made specially for him out of the kindness of your heart, and dare he go so far to say, affection. 

You watched nervously as Arthur looked down at the little pastry in his hands and then looked up to you with a twinkle in his blue eyes that told you this was something totally out of the ordinary for him but he didn’t seem to hate it. With a smile, you placed your hands on the counter that was between you and leaned all of your weight onto your hands, lifting yourself to stand on your tiptoes as you peered over, “Well, um, yeah. I may be wrong but you look like you might be a man who likes whiskey so I decided to try and make a dessert with you specially in mind. This is a pecan tart with whiskey in the caramel-pecan filling." 

Arthur looked down at the pastry and then back up to see you nervously chewing your lip, though still smiling, waiting to see his response, "That sounds great,” His heart swelled with a strange emotion he’d never felt before, somewhere between utter adoration for you mixed with the unknown feeling of being loved (if he could be so bold as to entertain the thought that a girl as amazing as you could love a man like him), “How much is it?" Arthur reached into his pocket to grab his wallet. In any other store, he never paid. If people didn't give him what he wanted, he threatened them till he got it. But he could never dream of doing such a thing to you. He'd always made it a point to pay you for whatever he'd bought in your bakery. 

You put up your hands, "It costs nothing, Mr. She- erm Arthur. This one's a gift. Besides, you didn't order it anyways." You laughed a little, hand going to cover his hand that was extended with several coins in it, ready to push it away but stopping when your skin touched his for the first time. 

Your breath caught in your throat. Arthur’s skin was similar to how you’d imagined, somewhere between smooth and calloused with rougher spots on his knuckles. 

Arthur had a similar reaction. When he finally felt your soft but thoroughly worked hands on his, he nearly choked on his own tongue. Was this what it was like to actually love a woman? To not just want their body for a few fun minutes? Of course, there was the physical attraction to you that was undeniable but he actually wanted to get to know you. He craved you, all of you - body, mind, and soul. The thought of harm ever coming to you made his blood boil. 

“Please, I insist. Let me give you a few pounds at least?” He begged, not making any effort to move his hand away from yours. He also definitely noticed that you hadn’t retracted your reach yet either. 

A blush crept up on your cheeks, as if they could possibly get any redder when he was around, “Can’t you accept a gift, Arthur?” You insisted, your tone sweet but taunting. 

He sighed and pulled his hand away, “Alright, alright. Thank you for the pie.” He nodded, gesturing to the tart. 

“It’s technically a tart I think but you’re welcome. Let me know how you like it, yeah?” Arthur only prayed that his cheeks weren’t as bright as they felt. The way your kind eyes twinkled with pride in your work made your entire face glow more radiant than it already did. You were so intelligent and kind and giving.

“Everything you make is delicious and I’m sure this is no exception.” Arthur complimented awkwardly, shifting his weight on his feet nervously as he did so. Kindness and compliments were far from his usual vocabulary but he felt the need to make sure you knew how amazing you were. It didn’t mean it came naturally to him though. 

“Awe, you’re too kind.” You looked away shyly, giggling at his amiable gestures. Men had seldom looked at you the way Arthur Shelby did. Other girls were beautiful and oftentimes fairly well off, or at least the ones the boys often chased were. You felt like you were always just there, not necessarily the most beautiful girl in Small Heath, nor the richest. You had your pies and cookies but was that really enough? 

But you were so much more than that. Arthur saw plain as day the beautiful soul you were but he could also see that you didn’t see yourself the way he did. 

“Arthur!” A male’s voice startled the both of you from the trances you’d fallen into, lost in each other's eyes, as a man burst into the bakery, the little bell ringing as he spoke, “Tommy needs us back at the shop.” 

Arthur sighed, “Alright, Finn, I’ll be there in a moment.” The door closed again and the smitten look that Arthur always donned in your presence began to fade away into the harder expression you saw him wear around town. Regretfully, Arthur’s hand fell from yours but his heart ached for it to be back in your grasp, “I guess I should get going. Thank you again. I’ll see you tomorrow.” 

Your hand quickly returned to the table, suddenly feeling awkward and wrong now that the warmth of his touch had disappeared, “See you then. Have a good rest of your day, Arthur.” You tried not to sound too disappointed that he had to leave but if you had it your way, he’d stay all day. 

With one last small, nearly hidden smile, and a nod of farewell, he took off out the door, brushing his hair back with his fingers and throwing his cap back onto his head. Now that you were alone, you brushed your hair back and finally released the breath of air you weren’t aware you had been holding. “That wasn’t so difficult, now was it?” You asked yourself rhetorically. Clearly, he didn’t reject it. In fact, he seemed to be quite delighted by the gesture which had to be a good sign, right? You needed to stop worrying so much. 

You pushed yourself back off the counter to begin restocking the loaves of bread when you noticed something on the counter, right where yours and Arthur’s hands had been holding onto each other. Five pounds sat on the smooth wood and you rolled your eyes, chuckling as you took the money that Arthur left despite your insistence that the dessert was a gift and put it in the cash box, “So persistent.”

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I’ve been (finally) catching up on The Walking Dead after not watching it for several years (just finished Season 9) with Halloween round the corner and it being my favourite time of year, I wanted to write a few short headcanons. These are on the subject of what Halloween/activies some of the characters would enjoy. I really wrote this as a feel good/cosy piece that works especially well bearing in mind everything that’s going on pandemic wise etc. ❦

Halloween is not something that was celebrated for a while, Seasonal Holidays in general were mostly forgotten about in the new world you all found yourselves in. Halloween especially seemed somewhat inappropriate, and yet as time went on and you started to become used to the new world, it was one of the small joys that brought Alexandria together.

The kids especially looked forward to, including those who didn’t remember or had never experienced it in the before times.

The adults enjoyed the fruits of fall. Foraging in the woods for fruits, berries, mushrooms, truffles, herbs and more. The changing of seasons and leaves turning red, orange and yellow brought inspiration despite what you describes as the rot & decay. 

Yes, the nights would soon be long and the days cold - food wouldn’t be as bountiful as it had been. They were harsh but taking pleasure in the small things and taking each day as it comes was part of how you learned to survive.

Eugene - A Autumn/Halloween activity that Eugene would enjoy doing with you is definitely baking. He really enjoys making stuff in the kitchen. He’s good with his hands and for once he likes creating something that will bring joy to others. He likes making pumpkin pie, cookies that are spiced, warm apple pie, chutneys and more. You make a really great team and don’t argue. Instead you work together to mix ingredients, weigh them and create wonderful food for your family to share. You end up singing the kinda songs that would be on repeat during October every year. The kind where in the past you’d want to turn the radio off but now you long for those sounds. So you sing The Monster Mash and Boris the spider. You even dance a little, Eugene blushes, you giggle, it’s ultimately very sweet. 

Daryl - Foraging & hunting is Daryl’s ideal activity to keep warm and busy during the cooler months. He’ll happily watch the Halloween activities from afar but won’t necessarily want to join in on them. Not that he’d want to ruin anyone else’s fun and actually seeing others so happy makes him smile and gives him a warm fuzzy feeling. Together the two of you will go on a camping and foraging trip looking for wild berries, herbs, fungi and anything else you can find. Maybe do a little hunting or attempt to catch some fish for your dinner in the eve. It’s quiet and nice. Two lone wolves walking the same path side by side. You talk about the past a little round a campfire, you stop before it gets too sad. You toast a few marshmallows you snuck out, Daryl thinks it’s silly but enjoys it all the same. You talk about superstitions, drink brandy in your coffee and before you know it you’re telling ghost stories and forget where you are. If you’re close to Daryl in a way which very few people are, he’d let you rest your head on his shoulder if you were cold and feeling dozy. He’ll pretend like he’s indifferent to it but it’s actually quite comforting to him and that human contact helps him mentally. 

Rosita  - Spooky stories round the campfire - Rosita loves ghost stories, the two of you sit round a fireplace and tell the scariest stories you can remember from childhood. You have a competition where you each try to tell the creepiest story. You end up laughing more than feeling afraid though and enjoy making a few autumnal themed cocktails as you slowly get drunk and chat away the night. 

Gabriel - Due to his occupation, seasonal actives with Gabriel are more of the peaceful kind, Halloween and the shortening of the nights is a time to think of the those no longer with you. Gabriel will happily sit with you in silence while you have a moment of contemplation. If you feel the need to confide in someone or you need to have a cry, he’s got a shoulder that he’s always willing to lend you. Regardless of whether you’re religious or not, he has a way of putting things into perspective and making you feel okay about what has happened. 

Aaron - Is really sweet and does things that remind you of home/before everything went to shit. He enjoys the cosy parts of Autumn, the parts that make you feel cosy inside. He makes hot chocolate with a drop of alcohol in, you get wrapped up warm and go for walks where you kick and crunch through leaves, take rubbings of tree branches and then get crafty and make some autumnal bunting and paper pumpkins & bats. He’s a great person to talk to about anything that’s been getting you down and gives the best hugs. 

Carol - Carol likes tending to the garden with you, especially getting the pumpkins ready for picking (though the two of you don’t pick them up, this is left for the children). Gathering blackberries to make pies and jam. Picking mushrooms in the woods. A bit like Daryl, you and Carol can be pretty quiet but when you do talk it’s always about things that are interesting and enrich your day. If you’re missing a mother figure in your life Carol’s ultimately very good at filling that gap and giving advice, hugs and providing a safe place for you to go when you need have some quiet time. She also has a fondness for apple bobbing and toffee apples, so you set the game up for the kids and end up joining in. 

Michonne - Nothing like hunting - Long walks patrolling around outside Alexandria. It’s technically work, you’re keeping the others safe. That’s the thing with Michonne, she likes to do things that keep her active, busy and enjoys spending time with others - but there’s usually a bigger picture involved with the things she does. Hunting with Michonne is fun, it can become a little competitive and you usually end up having a few laughs and telling silly Halloween puns. Michonne will shake her head and groan, but it’s a good thing, it’s a small thing that reminds you of being human. 

Judith - Carving pumpkins with Judith is the best! She has the most amazing imagination and creates images that you’d never even thought about doing. Patterns, leaves like ivy. She helps you to create yours and make it as pretty as hers. 

She can’t wait for Halloween itself to put a candle inside and see what the lantern looks like when it’s lit up - not that any of you are 100% sure what day Halloween is anymore anyway. Judith also encourages everyone to dress up and make costumes with what they can find, a lot of the adults join in much to your surprise. 

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🍄🍂🌻🌿 for the main three of your AU + Ernest

What are your OCs favourite snacks? Their favourite comfort food which always cheers them up when they’re down? Favourite meal to make? Do they enjoy baking and cooking and are they any good in the kitchen?

>Victor: Oat cakes? Oat cakes. ...Oat cakes. Yes I am 100% leaning heavily into the Victor Loves Oat Cakes thing. Because I also love oat cakes. He can't cook to save his life though. This poor man couldn't even make toast without it ending up either raw or literally turned to charcoal. All of which is highly ironic because he actually had cooking lessons due to ~circumstances of his birth~ - he just never paid any attention.

>Henry: Henry's favorite snack is literally any kind of bread. If Henry gives you his bread, that must mean he really likes you, because Henry would never give his bread away to just anyone. (<casually thinking back to the 'home again' segment where Henry smuggles like half his bread to take back to Victor> heh. gay.) Anyways- As for go to comfort food, rabbit stew - because when he, Victor, Ernest, and Elizabeth were all allowed to spend a weekend essentially camping in the woods, the first meal he cooked on that outing was an improvised rabbit stew. It didn't turn out well the first time, but the memories surrounding it are what made it special - so now even though he's really perfected his recipe and techniques and what he makes is practically unrecognizable to that first attempt, he can't help but feel all warm and fuzzy with the thought of spending the night goofing off with all his best friends. As for if he enjoys cooking, he loves it! It's one of his favorite things to do! He loves the creativity and freedom he finds in cooking for himself, and especially loves seeing others enjoying what he makes.

>Creature/Agape: For most of the AU he would say any sort of wild nuts and berries are his favorite snack because, well, they're just about the only snack he's ever really had access to. Later on he'll agree with Henry that bread is The Best, but is made even better when accompanied with a good goat cheese - so that easily becomes his favorite snack. As for comfort food, really just... Anything anybody cooks for him - the mere gesture of somebody making him food is enough to make him feel so incredibly loved, so it doesn't matter what it is, as long as it's being made with care. When it comes to cooking, he definitely enjoys it! He's not quite on Henry's level, but Henry is a great teacher and he cherishes every moment he gets to spend helping to prepare meals with him.

>Ernest: Favorite snack is... Any kind of sweet he can get his hands on. Bonus points for cakes and cookies. As for comfort food, he doesn't really have a comfort *food* but his comfort drink is hot cocoa, mostly because it's delicious but also because he has fond memories of sneaking into the kitchen with Victor late at night and making hot cocoa - because everyone knows the best thing to accompany Victor's "world famous" ghost stories was hot cocoa! As for cooking.. Ernest doesn't cook. He's convinced he's no good at it despite really never having tried. This is much to his detriment because when everyone else is gone and all the servants have been laid off, Elizabeth is the only one left to cook - and Elizabeth's cooking is.... Edible, at best.

Does your OC enjoy hugs? What do they do as a show of affection for: their friends, their family, their significant other(s) or for strangers? Over all what are they like with recieving affection from others?

>Victor: ...Sort of enjoys hugs. Victor is a little iffy about touch being initiated by anyone other than Henry. He prefers to show affection to others by way of compliments (or by clearly-sarcastic insults if it's someone he really trusts), and prefers to have affection shown to him the same way. There are only some exceptions to this rule, all of which include him either initiating physical contact himself or by explicitly stating that it's ok to touch him.

>Henry: Oh Henry loves hugs 🥺 Henry loves giving everyone hugs. You get a hug! You get a hug! Everybody gets a hug!!! Victor is his favorite hugging target obviously. Despite being a generally sharp and pointy object, Victor is surprisingly very huggable - this is probably because he just absolutely melts in Henry's arms. Henry gives hugs to show just about anyone affection tho, and loves getting hugs in return.

>Creature/Agape: How do you say "absolutely fucking touch starved on main" in french? Because yeah. Yeah. That's him. If you hug him he will cry. If you let him hug you he will cry. If you so much as rest your hand on him he will cry. And by cry in every case I mean a mixture of emotions ranging from joyful at the thought the somebody really cares and that they’re not afraid of him/don’t hate him - to mourning the fact that such acts of affection are seen as a rarity and something he’s not worthy of. As for showing or receiving affection, his best ways of showing it are either by giving gifts or by mimicking a person's behavior, or by just telling them he really appreciates them. And as for receiving affection, he'll take all the platonic/familial affection he can possibly get. It doesn't matter what kind.

>Ernest: Eh. Hugs are alright. They've gotta be gentle tho because Joints Hurty. Generally he shows affection to others by offering to do things for them or trying to help them with tasks, and as for his preferred way of receiving affection? Simple. Tell him not to help you. Let him have a fucking break for once in his life and he'll be absolutely thrilled. Either that or just tell him you can see he's really doing his best.

What little things do they notice about people or the world around them that make them happy? What tiny little treasures do they find in the normal every day that makes the world seem a little brighter for them?

>Victor: <gestures vaguely at Henry> This guy. This guy right here. Everything about this guy. Literally everything. I would go on but that would make this post way longer than it already is. So just. Everything. Also mountains, forests, grass in early spring, waterfalls, any body of water really - all of those things make him happy too. Also bones and shiny rocks. Oh. And moss and lichen. And moths. And stars!

>Henry: <gestures vaguely at Victor> I mean seriously loving each other is like 90% of these guys' personality. (that's not true but still lmao) Anyways other than Victor, he also is made happy by just about anything in nature, as well as just... Life itself. He thinks life is a wonderful gift and he's just glad to be living it.

>Creature/Agape: <gestures vaguely at literally everything all the time every day> Agape is a simple lad. He sees nature, he sees people that care about him, and he is filled with so much goddamn serotonin. Or at least he would be if he wasn't also filled with so much anxiety and trauma. The only thing that doesn't make him happy is people he doesn't know. People absolutely terrify him.

>Ernest: Ernest tries to see the best in everyone around him, so any time he does that he can't help but smile and feel a little more hopeful. Other than that, he's thankful for having such a beautiful home and, despite all the tragedy and all the responsibility that was placed on him because of it, he does enjoy the freedom of just... Being able to live as he pleases for the most part. Tending to the gardens outside makes him happy, finding new litters of rabbits emerging from their warrens makes him happy, baby goats make him happy, goats in general make him happy (humble goat farmer Ernest simply loves to vibe in the field with his goats), sharp pointy objects make him happy - so many things make him happy. So then why is he so sad all the time?

What way does your OC show that they care without using words? What way do others show your OC that they’re cared about without using speech?

>Victor: Despite generally not being a very touchy person, his best way to show that he cares without speaking is through touch. Either by taking that person's hand, resting a hand on their shoulder or back, giving them a hug, just... Anything to let them know he's there for them. As for how someone can show him they care? If it's Henry, literally anything will do. Hugs, hand holding, snuggling, gentle little kisses on the cheek or forehead or lips too. If it's anyone else, the best thing they can do is just... Sit with him. Just be there beside him. They don't have to say anything, just exist in his general space and that would be enough. He'll let them know if/when he needs any more reassurance than that.

>Henry: Did I mention Henry loves hugs? Hugs are the go to method for showing somebody he cares. He also loves receiving hugs as signals that somebody else cares. The H in Henry stands for Hugs.

>Creature/Agape: Well ideally he would show he cares by being attentive to their needs - so like, say, if it's Henry he'll give him a hug, if it's Victor he'll just sit with him for a bit (as long as Victor is ok with that). But unfortunately usually he feels like the best way he can show he cares without words is... by disappearing. He still thinks of his presences as being unnerving or a nuisance, so he often feels the best way he can let somebody know he cares is just by... leaving them entirely alone. As for how other show him they care, very few do, but those who do know the best way is through some kind of physical contact.

>Ernest: Growing up with a variety of different kinds of personalities meant that Ernest came to realize very quickly that there is no 'one size fits all' for how to show others he cares. So if it has to be done without speaking, then he'll simply try to find something to write on and try to ask through writing what the person needs. Either that, or sometimes he'll pull out his guitar and play them something to help get their mind off of whatever it is they're worrying about. As for others showing him they care, just leave him be, usually. Either that or write him a note just saying 'im here if you need to talk.'

[janeyseymour]

Dessert For Breakfast

I’ve decided to continue with this little SiX/Waitress crossover, so uh, here you go?? 

prompt: ooo i'm so glad to see that people are liking the jane and jenna story :') i can't wait to see what you write next! what if bo gets sad at the time jane spends with the pomatters. less in a mom/daughter way (personally i see bo and jane as close friends like abby and andrea would be) but more like jane is slipping away. jane is still around and ALL the queens hangout at least once a week so it's not like anything has really changed. it's a shift in the ~vibe~ ahfkjajf if that makes sense

I’m not quite sure that my brain did what it was supposed to over even really followed the prompt all that much, but I hope you still enjoy it? 

Since beginning to nanny for the Pomatter-Hunterson household, Jane had grown quite fond of the family. Oftentimes, long after the day’s work was done, the blonde hung around with the three.

Not much had changed in reality. The other five queens were usually out of the house during the times where Jane was watching Lulu. It’s just that every once in a while, the second queen would walk into the house expecting a home cooked meal to be on the table like it so often was only to be met with a silent household. The third queen would rush into the house mere minutes later apologizing profusely about how “Lu kept begging me to stay for dinner. I couldn’t say no to that sweet little face,” or “Lulu was so excited to have all of us together. I couldn’t leave right when Jim and Jenna got home.”

It’s not that Anne was jealous of the six year old. No. Even she, as petty as the green queen could be, would not be jealous of a six year old. So, the second queen let her successor have her fun. If Jane was happy, well then so be it. She could wait another thirty minutes to eat. 

But more and more, the conversation with the blonde would turn into “Jenna said the funniest thing today,” or “Oh yeah! Jenna and I did this today,” and that’s what would drive Anne up a wall. 

Since being reincarnated and travelling on tour together before settling at their home in New York, Anne and Jane had a special bond. It wasn’t quite like a mother-daughter dynamic as the avid fans of the show made it out to be; they were just exceptionally close friends. Regardless of who Jane was with, her mothering tendencies were bound to shine at some point; it just happened to be that she was out with her predecessor a lot. 

“Oh! Jenna and I-” Jane began.

“Would you shut up about Jenna? I get it! She’s great, she’s your new best friend, blah blah blah,” Anne snapped.

“What?” Jane was visibly confused. Anne was her best friend, not Jenna. 

“All you do now whenever you're here now is talking about Lulu, Jim and Jenna. What about us Jane? What about me?” The second queen asked the last question rather quietly. She was a bit embarrassed to admit she felt this way.

“Annie,” Jane sighed gently, her tone immediately getting soft. “Is that how you really feel?”

“I-” Anne threw her arms up in exasperation. “I don’t know!”

“Honey,” Jane reached out towards her friend. “Is that really how you feel?”

“It’s just that you always used to be around whenever I wanted to do something. You’re not always now. I don’t know,” Anne looked up at the blonde. “Maybe I’m just being stupid. You deserve to have other friends. I’m sorry.”

“If I made you feel that you’re not my best friend anymore, I’m really sorry Annie. You’re always going to be my number one. I can do my best to be here more again.”

“No!” Anne shook her head. “I was being selfish. I guess I just got used to having you around all the time. If Jenna and Lulu make you happy, you should hang out with them. I can go vibe on my own.”

“What if,” Jane smiled at her thought. “On Saturday, we head over to Jenna’s diner and grab some breakfast pie?”

“Dude, really? You always say I can’t have dessert for breakfast.”

“I think I can make an exception this once. Her pies are literally to die for.”

“Yes!” Anne fist pumped. 

So that Saturday, the two walked down to Lulu’s Pies. 

“Oh hey Jane,” Jenna smiled from behind the cash register when she saw the blonde. 

“Jane!” Lulu came bouncing out from behind her mother. “Guess what! I have-” the little girl took in that Jane wasn’t by herself this time. “Oh my gosh! You’re the lady from the cafe! Thank you so much for that extra treat!”

Anne smiled. She didn’t think that her sneaking an extra treat into the young one’s bag would be remembered a month later. “Anne.” She grinned.

“I’m Lulu. This is my mama. Do you want a slice of pie? My mama makes the best pies in the whole world! Today’s special is In The Dark, Dark Chocolate pie.” Anne had to bite back a laugh. The pie’s name was so dirty, but hearing it come out of the six year old’s mouth with such innocence was adorable. “There’s also Wild, Wild Berry pie, or Mermaid Marshmallow. Or, Lulu’s Strawberry Dream pie. That one’s named after me! And guess what? I made it up!” Anne could see why Jane had grown so fond of the youngster.

“That would be awesome! Do you think you can pick the slice of pie for me?” Anne grinned. 

“Yeah! But, we gotta sit down first. We can sit in my booth!” Anne was pulled by Lulu to a small booth in the back of the diner. 

“Jane!” Lulu called. “Come on! We have some coloring to do! Mama even bought me new colored pencils!” 

“Go on hun. I can bring over your usual. Anything special for Anne?”

“Maybe some hot chocolate?”

“You got it. I’ll be over to talk. The others have it covered for a while.”

“Can I tell you a secret?” Anne asked the little one. Lulu nodded excitedly. “Jane never lets me have sweets this early,” she stage-whispered as she saw the blonde approaching.

“She doesn’t let me either,” Lulu laughed. “Mama and Daddy don’t either. They say I gotta eat all my vegetables before I can have pie.” 

“You girls are already gossiping about me?” Jane laughed good-heartedly as she sat down across the booth that Anne and Lulu were occupying. 

“No!” Both girls' hands shot up in defense. The two had very similar tendencies. 

“I’m just joking, loves.” 

“Alrighty, I got a cup o’ Joe for Jane, and two hot chocolates.” Jenna laughed as she watched the younger girls’ eyes light up.

“Really Mama? I get to have hot chocolate this early?” Lulu asked excitedly.

“A sweet treat every once in a while doesn’t hurt babe,” Jenna pushed the drink towards her daughter. “Just be careful not to spill.”

“Jane told me you like hot chocolate?” Jenna pushed the other one towards the girl with space buns. 

“Yes. Thank you,” Anne’s energy shifted with the presence of the woman she was slightly jealous of. 

“No problem hun. I’m just gonna go grab the pies, and then would you mind if I joined y’all?” Jenna wandered away only to return seconds later with four slices of pie.

“So you’re Jenna.” Anne looked the brunette up and down.

“So,” Jenna sighed as she took a seat next to Jane. “You’re the one who sugared up my daughter?” She looked at Anne.

“Ma’am, I-” Anne started getting defensive.

“Love, she’s just joking,” Jane stopped the second queen before she could finish her sentence. 

“No, no, I don’t mind at all. It’s not every day a broadway icon gives your daughter an extra cookie because she had good manners,” Jenna smiled. Anne relaxed slightly at this. She was still a bit weary of the brunette.“I’m sorry if I came off as rude at first.”

“It’s alright.” Anne lifted the fork up to her mouth and took a bite. The second queen’s face went from neutral to a grin in mere seconds.“Holy-”

“Anne,” Jane interrupted.

“Holy moly this is great!” Anne dove into her slice of chocolate pie. “How did you do this?”

“It’s baked from the heart,” Jenna grinned.

“No, seriously! How did you-”

“Anne! Look! I drew us!” Lulu shoved a paper in the second queen’s face. 

“Wow! This is so good!” Anne complimented. 

“You can have it if you want!”

“I’ll make sure it goes in a very special place in my room. Do you think you could sign it for me?”

“Yes!” Lulu wrote her name down on the paper before handing it back to Anne. “It’s not that good, but Mama says with practice, my handwriting will get a lot better!”

“You know Lu, Anne used to sign things all the time! She was on Broadway with Jane. Isn’t that cool?” 

“You and Jane were on Broadway together?” Lulu looked up at her new friend with big eyes.

“Yep. Me and ol’ Janey-”

“Not old,” Jane interjected. 

“Me and ol’ Janey did a show together! It was a lot of fun!” 

“Not old!” Jane laughed once again.

“The show was amazing,” Jenna said earnestly. “You have a spectacular voice. I wish I had that kind of talent.”

“Thank you!” Anne let herself go. Maybe this woman isn’t so bad afterall, she thought.

“I’m serious Anne. Your voice is killer. And my husband had tears rolling down his face from laughing so hard at some of the things you said. You were amazing.”

“Thank you so much. This pie is amazing.” The green queen turned her attention to Jane. “Is this where you disappear to every Saturday morning?” Jane nodded sheepishly.

“What does she get?” Anne turned her attention to Jenna.

“She gets pie,” Lulu ratted out the blonde. 

“Jane!” Anne exclaimed. “You preach all of this stuff about eating healthy and ‘no dessert’ before our meals, and you sneak off and eat pie every Saturday for breakfast?” 

“No?” Jane’s voice went up an octave.

“Oh just wait until Aragon gets a load of-”

“If you don’t tell her, you can come with me,” the blonde offered.

“Annie! You should come!” Lulu jumped around.

“You’re always welcome to come hang out with us on Saturday mornings. I’ll have a nice hot cup of cocoa waiting for you,” Jenna enticed the woman.

“You got me with the hot chocolate.” Anne pointed at the brunette. “I like you. Feeding into my bad habits.”

“Let’s not make a habit of it.” Jane put her head in her hands.

“So, you got any dirt on ol’ Janey here?” Anne spoke through a mouthful of pie. 

“Sometimes Jane will bring me to the diner to visit Mama, and she’ll always have a slice of whatever the special is.”

“I like you kid,” Anne chuckled. “I got one. One time I caught her in the kitchen at like 3 in the morning baking cookies for herself. I was silenced with a promise of getting half the batch.”

“One time Mama was eating ice cream out of the container! She let me have some if I didn’t tell Daddy.”

“And you did anyway.” 

“He wasn’t mad Mama,” Lulu giggled.

“Not with you anyway,” Jenna muttered. “I got a stern talking to.”

The four spent the morning together laughing sharing different anecdotes about each other. Every once in a while, Jane and Jenna would make eye contact and smile. 

When Jane and Anne made their way out the door, Lulu smothered them both in hugs. 

“I’ll see you next week?” Lulu asked Anne expectedly. 

“For sure.” The second queen hugged the small girl tightly. “Thank you for my drawings.” Anne held up the several pieces of paper Lulu had gifted her with.

“If you guys are ever up for it, I’m sure the others wouldn’t mind if you came over for dinner one night,” Jane offered. 

“Oh, we wouldn’t want to impose.” Jenna waved her off.

“None of them will care,” Anne said. “Once they meet you guys, they’ll know why all Jane talks about is you guys anymore.”

“Oh?” Jenna’s eyebrows shot up. She didn’t know her family had been the talk of the house.

“All good things I promise,” Jane assured. 

“Just bring a couple pies, and you’ll have their hearts,” Anne joked.

“Noted.”

With promises of returning the following weekend, Jane and Anne made their way out of the diner, bellies full- and both with a slice of Mermaid Marshmallow pie. 

As they were walking, Anne admitted, “You know, I walked into that diner intending on hating Jenna.”

“Yeah?”

“I don’t though.”

“That’s good love.”

“She’s real good at baking.”

“That she is.”

“And Lulu is adorable.”

“That she is.”

“Can they come over for dinner soon? I think they’d fit in well.”

“I think they would too.”

“Hey, did you know that you and Jenna look kind of similar?”

“Oh her husband has made it known that he thinks that for a while now.”

Turns out, Jane having another friend was also a good thing for Anne: she got free pie and hot chocolate every Saturday morning now.

[thiswasinevitableid]

47 for OT4, SFW or NSFW I love your writing! :))

Thank you! I went SFW for this one.

47: you overhear me complaining to my coworker about your ridiculous daily coffee order, whoops

“Oh christ, here he comes.” Duck mutters to Indrid as he pumps hazelnut syrup into a cup, “the one I was tellin you about.”

Indrid, stationed at the counter, tilts his head as he watches the windows, “would he be the one that looks like a lumberjack or the one who looks like a secret agent?”

“The second one. I dunno what it is, but his order drives me fuckin nuts. It’s super specific; dark roast, single origin only, heavy cream until it turns about that color” he points to the wall, “with a half pump of caramel and a half pump of vanilla. You’re gonna be that specific, just make it at home.” He’s busy putting a lid on  the drink and therefore misses Indrid’s hand waving. 

“I do, and it’s not that hard.” A deep voice makes him turn; the lumberjack, looking more amused than annoyed.

“And since you know my order so well already” the other man, smile, tight lipped, at him before turning to Indrid, “one of those and one large, black coffee.”

Duck starts the drink, making it as fast as he can so he can slink off into the back room. Shit, if the guy rats on him he could get in trouble, he’s already on thin ice after throwing out some rich kid for harassing the staff. 

Indrid takes the drinks, mouths, “go” and heads around the counter while Duck makes a bee-line for the supply closet. 

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Indrid sets the cups down in front of the two men, then slides a plate with a large, hot monster cookie on it between them. 

“On the house, as they say.”

“This an apology cookie or a ‘don’t give us a bad review’ cookie?” The lumberjack smirks.

“Both.” Indrid says mildly, smiling and returning to his post.

 As he walks away he hears the deep voice whisper, “wouldn’t kick that one outta bed for eating crackers.”

A soft laugh, “Agreed. Pity his friend is an ass.”

When Jake and Hollis arrive a few minutes later to take over for him and Duck, he finds his boyfriend clonking his head into the wall by the break room. 

“Don’t worry, love, I smoothed things over.”

“Thanks. Just feel like a dipshit. Both for gettin overheard and complainin in the first place.”

“I assumed it was stress from waiting on interview results.”

“Yeah.” Duck pulls on his jacket, “still feel shitty though.”

“Come, let’s go home. I have some ideas for relaxation.” He purrs, kissing Duck’s cheek. 

“How may of ‘em are fuckin’-based?”

“Half.”

“Good, gives us some variety just in case.”

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“We’ve paired you with another duo, if that’s okay?”

“Sure” Duck smiles at the Escape Room employee, takes Indrid’s hand as they follow him down the hall, “Aubrey says these are more fun in a group.”

“I look forward to--oh dear.” 

Duck turns to see the pair from the coffee shop last week. The lumberjack looks about the same, but the secret agent is dressed more casually than usual. His black hair is loose rather than slicked back, and he’s in jeans and shirt that reads, “Champ” with a dark outline of sea monster on the front. He almost looks cute.

“You’ve been  trapped in the lair of hostile, highly intelligent space aliens. You have an hour to escape. Good luck” The employee shuts the door, leaving the pairs to stare at each other. 

“Uh, hi. Again.” Duck waves awkwardly

“Hey.” The lumberjack waves back, “so, uh, this is hella awkward, right?”

“Yes.” The other three respond.

“Cool. Look, I dunno about you but I don’t wanna get dissected by aliens. So, bygones?”

The others nods and he smiles, “I’m Barclay, this is Joseph. My, uh, my boyfriend.” It’s distinctly odd watching such a large man blush like a schoolgirl. Joseph smiles, kisses his cheek, then looks around the room.

“Alright, we need to find the four symbol code to enter onto that pad. Spread out and look for places symbols might be hidden.”

They find the first one easily. Indrid’s eye for color and patterns helps them locate the second, and when a clue points to the third being high up, instead of having to construct a makeshift ladder or step-stool, Barclay simply reaches up and grabs it. It does not escape Duck’s notice that both Indrid and Joseph get appreciative looks on their faces when Barclay then moves a “cloning pod” out of the way all by himself. 

“I suspect the last symbol is hidden one something that is in...that hole.” Joseph points to the newly revealed wall lined with several cubbies, one of which has danger signs written all around it.

“Not it. Too close to a garbage disposal, and I have nightmares about putting my hand down that at the wrong time.” Barclay shudders.

“I would also prefer not to be the one to reach in; such elements often have a loud noise gimmick and I do not enjoy that.”

Joseph glances at Duck, blue eyes glinting with a not-entirely-friendly challenge.

“Fuck it, I’ll do it.” Duck steps forward and cautiously slides his hand in. Indrid’s instinct was right, as the whole starts vibrating with a loud, grinding sound. Indrid yelps, grabbing the other two men, who in turn jump and scream  in surprise. Duck grits his teeth, fights the urge to pull back, and finds a smooth tile waiting for him. When he removes his hand the noise stops, and he grins, triumphant, as he shows off the last symbol. 

“WHOO!” Barclay cheers and high-fives Duck  as Joseph punches in the symbols, stopping the timer on the wall, “shit, that was wild man, scared the living hell outta me and I wasn’t even  the one doing it.”

“Mmmm, my brave hero.” Indrid drapes his arms over his shoulder, kissing him.

“Sap.” Duck teases, kissing him back.

“You know, we make a pretty good team.” Joseph brushes stray hair off his face.

“Yeah. Would, um, would you guys like to go grab coffee or something?” Barclay looks genuinely hopeful, which is why, ten minutes later, Duck is sitting across from Joseph in a dark-wood coffee shop. Indrid has excused himself to wash his hands and Barclay is outside taking a phone call from someone named Mama.

Duck sips his coffee (black) as he watches Joseph measure cream into his mug.

“That explains it; guys who drink black coffee are always weird about guys who don’t.”

“Don’t Barclay drink his black?”

“Only when we’re out, when we’re at home he’s always making fancy coffee. Trying out new recipes. It works well. Or, um, mostly well. There was a green tea cherry espresso that was not his finest.”

“Eech. Heh, that reminds me of the time ‘Drid was so groggy he poured strawberry syrup into his coffee instead of caramel. Didn’t phase him one bit, but I felt like I was kissin a berry patch the whole day. Swear the man’s half moth or some shit from how much sugar he drinks.”

Joseph snickers, “sorry, imagining Indrid as a mothman is a funny image.”

Duck pictures it and giggles, which makes Joseph laugh harder. When they recover, he scratches the back of his neck, “Look, I’m sorry I was a dick about your coffee order. Just havin one of those weeks where everythin got on my nerves.”

“It’s alright. I’m not all that bothered by it. Not intellectually, anyway. Being particular or precise is something people have been, um, less than kind to me about in the past.”

“Nothin wrong with knowin what you like.”

Joseph glances out the window at Barclay, “No, no there’s not.”

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It becomes a weekly arrangement; the four of them meet for some kind of activity, then go to lunch or dinner. Duck learns many things over those weeks; that Barclay can figure out how to reverse engineer Indrid’s favorite cupcakes from a local bakery, that Joseph has a worryingly deep yet very endearing knowledge of bad horror movies. That while Joseph is terrifying during a trivia match, Duck can still wipe the floor with everyone when it comes to the science categories. He learns that Joseph is trans, like him, and that Barclay and Indrid actually went to the same high school but were two years apart and thus didn’t know each other. 

Right now, he’s learning that he’s not as good at laser tag as he thought he was. 

They went during the cheaper hours, mid-afternoon on a Sunday, and while all four of them are on the same team they’ve gotten separated in the neon-tinted darkness. 

He can tell the enemy team has spotted him, and is moving as fast as he can out of range, when a hand reaches out of a darkened turret and pulls him in.

“GAHoh, phew, scared the hell outta me Joe.”

“Sorry, it was safer than calling out.” The space is small, built for kids rather than two twenty-six year olds, and so Joe is pressed right up against him as he watches the door. He might be the only guy Duck knows who wears honest to god cologne, clean and minty smelling, and the scent wraps around him when Joe pulls him back against his chest to hide them from passing opponents. 

“Fuck, that was close.” He whispers.

“Don’t worry” Joe murmurs in his ear, voice huskier than normal, “you’ve got me to look out for you.” He breaks away as if nothing happened, pulls Duck’s body out into the glowing chaos, while his mind stays in the little room, wondering what the fuck that was.

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 “Can’t believe we got our asses handed to us by a bunch of eleven year olds.” Duck groans as they sit, licking their wounds along with soft-serve from a tiny shack that Barclay swears by.

“That one blonde girl is gonna grow up to be a sniper.” Barclay offers his cone (chocolate and sour cherry) to Joseph, who takes a prim bite.

“It may run in the family; I think her dad was the one with the ‘Go Army’ shirt.” 

“Oh, were we not supposed to be going easy on them?” Indrid cocks his head. The others stare at him in mute shock. 

“I’m kidding; I was utterly outmatched in there.” He grins before dragging his tongue up his cone (pineapple and marshmallow). When he reaches the tip he opens his mouth wider, taking it all in with a satisfied moan. He pulls off, stray ice cream dribbling down his chin until Joe hands him a napkin. Indrid thanks him, then proceeds to do the exact same thing, over and over, and Duck realizes neither of the other men have looked away from his boyfriend. Barclay’s legs are now crossed, and Joe’s cheeks are pink. Duck can’t really blame them--he knows exactly what Indrid can do with that mouth--but what’s stranger is he doesn’t feel jealous or annoyed. He knows Indrid sometimes struggles with looking, in his own words, “offputting.” It’s nice to see two other people catch on to just how hot he is. 

Then again, he kind of wishes Joe would stop staring and eat his own cone; he wants to see what his tongue can do, too.

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“Watcha drawin’?” Duck slides onto the couch next to Indrid.

“Just random images.”

“That us with Joe and Barclay?”

“I, ah, yes it is.”

“Like it a lot. Christ you’re talented, it’s like how much you like us is comin’ right off the page.”

“Is, ah, is that so? I hadn’t noticed, ah, oh dear, I just remembered I need to go call Jake about covering my shift.”

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Duck: That new barcade is finally open, wanna come with us on Saturday?

Barclay: Wish we could, but we got a friends birthday that night.

Duck: No big, let us know if you want to catch a flick on Sunday

Barclay sets the phone down, not remembering it’s a group text until Joe pokes his head out of the bedroom.

“Shit, whose birthday is on Saturday? We need to get a gift.”

“Oh, uh, no, no one. Just, uh, didn’t feel like going out but didn’t want them to think I was, like, angry or something. Sorry, shoulda asked if you wanted to go without me, shit, that was rude.”

“It’s alright, I don’t mind time that’s just for us.” He crosses the living room, fiddles with Barclays hair, “but let me know if you want to see a movie Sunday, I’m happy either way.”

“Uhuh, will do.” Barclay nods, not really paying attention, as he imagines silvery hair in the dark theater and holding slender, cool fingers in his own.

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“Why do I get the feeling you don’t actually have that DVD to loan me?”

“I do” Duck shuts the apartment door behind Joe, “but we got some things to discuss first.” He waits until Joe is sitting next to Barclay (lured here by the promise of cookies) and across from Indrid (lives here, not that hard to lure).

“Look, I don’t think I really gotta point out how weird it is that we went from hangin out every week to not seein’ each other for near a month. But what I do gotta point out is why it’s happenin’.”

“We’ve all been busy?” Joe hazards.

“Yeah, but we all were busy before and we made time for each other. Now we, myself included, are cancelin shit.” He takes a deep breath, “Barclay, Joe, you both got a thing for ‘Drid, don’t you?”

Joe nods while Barclay blushes and mutters, “yeah.”

“And ‘Drid, you got a thing for both of them?”

His boyfriend shifts nervously in his seat, but nods all the same. Barclay looks genuinely surprised. 

“Well, you three ain’t the only ones realizin’ you want more than you got. Joe, I, uh, I really like you. As in wanna date you. So, uh, that’s where we’re at.” He sits down next to Indrid, who instantly takes his hand. 

“That’s...wait, don’t we all want the same thing?” Joe looks between them, puzzled. 

“You’d really be okay with me dating Indrid?” Barclay asks softly. 

“We’d both be dating him. And I’d be dating Duck as well as you two. Assuming that was alright with Indrid?”

“....You know, I think it is.” Indrid squeezes Duck’s hand, “I was afraid to admit how I felt; I didn’t want to come between you and Barclay, because you clearly love each other, and I couldn’t bear the thought of losing Duck. But I’ve also seen how happy he is around you, Joseph; there is no reason we could not all work things out to be happy as a, ah, polycule? Is that the term?”

“Think so.” Barclay relaxes, “fuck, I felt so bad thinking that wanting Indrid would fuck everything up, don’t know what to do with my self now that I’m not stressing about it.”

“I propose we order dinner and just...talk.” Indrid rests his head on Duck’s shoulder, “I think that will help us sort out where to go from here.”

Duck orders takeout from the Chinese place down the block as Indrid and Joe arrange the living room into a place where they can all sit together comfortably and Barclay grab drinks. Soon they’re gathered on the floor, working out logistics and boundaries and hopes and fears between bites of fried rice and chow mein. Joe keeps notes, curling closer to Duck as the evening goes on. 

There’s a part of him that wants to jump straight to sex, to pin Joe to floor and fuck him while his other boyfriends do what they want to him, to Duck, to each other. But this thing between them is a new leaf in spring, vulnerable and just beginning to grow. 

So, after dinner, they cuddle up on the couch and floor to watch the midnight movie on local T.V, hands tentatively finding each other and bodies gradually resting closer together in new configurations. 

He falls asleep on the floor, Indrid spooning him and Joe resting his head on his belly. Wakes up with Joe curled around him and Barclay cuddled up to Indrid, snoring softly. 

Duck slips out of the configuration, pads into the kitchen to start coffee. When Joe sneaks up behind him he gasps, snickers as the taller man kisses him good morning. Then he grabs two mugs, smiling to himself at his luck as he opens the fridge. After all, he already knows just how his new boyfriend likes his coffee. 

[thatmultifandomhoe]

The Extremely Large Tag Game

ATagged By: @dreamystuffers​ thank you sweet pea and HOLY SHIT THIS REALLY IS THE ULTIMATE TAG GAME BUT I AM READY.

SECTION ONE: First and last tag: post the first line of a wip as well as the last line you’ve written so far!

So I have several Wips at the moment and whelp, I’m gonna do them all lol.

The Size of a Heart: Wonho and Reader (Drabble)

First Line Written: The sky was burning as the sun set for the night, cloaking the city in its familiar darkness.

Last Line Written: “I tell myself that it’s better if it hurts, but I…I can’t anymore…I can’t.”

Tentatively Falling: Vampire Jongdae and Reader (Series)

First Line Written: Strobe lights flashed around the dark bar, drawing your attention every now and then when they went wild as the bass dropped.

Last Line Written: It was more than you ever thought, but it was exactly what you dreamt about hearing him say.

Heavenly Father: Boyfriend Yoongi, Priest Jimin, Alter boy Jungkook, and Reader (Smut Crack Drabble - Title May Change)

First Line Written: The stain glass windows in the Church were a sight to see during the day, the sunlight streaming through and bringing life to the images during the service, and brought a sense of comforting to those during times of trouble.

Last Line Written: Jimin groaned and your eyes watered when your nose was pressed against the base, his dick down your throat.

Knitting You a Home: Wolf Hybrid Namjoon and Reader (Series)

First Line Written: The wind howled while rain pelted your house as the storm refused to let up.

Last Line Written: For the moment, his thoughts were cleared, allowing him to fall asleep with you safely in his arms.

SECTION TWO. Enter 15 of your biases and put them in this order to discover the story of your life

Parent: Hongjoong

well I mean he is pretty daddy at times

Sibling: Jongdae

Grandparent: Sammy

Haunts you: Vernon

Significant other: Jooheon

HELL YEAH BITCHES

Ex: Yuta

damn that’s...that’s a change

Best friend: Chanyeol

Proposed to you: Yoongi

Was this before Jooheon or after Jooheon? Who’s my ass with?

Your boss: Taeyong

Random person you meet a the bar: Seonghwa

Rival: Bang Chan

BUT HE’S THE SWEETEST HUMAN BEING THO

First kiss: Namjoon

Drunk and singing karaoke with: Wonho

Played seven minutes in heaven with: Felix

Gave you your favorite dessert: Jackson

I...I can see this one. He’s sweet to do that

SECTION THREE. Describe your bias by their vibes as if they were someone in your life. (I’m doing my Ults, 1 from each group.)

Jongdae (EXO): The guy that everyone knows because he’s the one with that distinguishable laugh. The class clown that knows the limits and only crosses them on rare occasions. You think you know him but then he’ll say something that you never knew about him. Craves his independence but is the quiet one when in a large group, smiling as he watches the more energetic ones run about. An old soul trapped in a young body.

Yoongi (BTS): The one who devotes himself to his work and rarely sees the light of day. His room is littered with empty to go cups of coffee mixed with his own assortment of coffee mugs Coffee ring stains on furniture. You think he’s not listening or paying attention but when you least expect it, he’ll quietly do something or hand you a gift that he knows you treasure. He’ll never ask for cuddles, but he’ll always give them to you and refuse to let you go when you try to get up. Wise beyond his years because he’s suffered and doesn’t wish it on anyone else.

Yuta (NCT): The popular guy that at first everyone warns you about, but once you get to know him yourself, you don’t know why they warned you in the first place because he’s a total sweetheart. The guy who flirts with everyone and anyone, but remains loyal to his girl. He’s never without his iced coffee, and he’s dyeing his hair in the bathtub with a friend to help make sure it doesn’t go too wrong. Will entertain your drunk texts. He’s the one to text at 2 am when you’re feeling alone and down and he’ll do what he can to lift you back up with nothing but the truth.

Hongjoong (Ateez): He’s the guy who doesn’t give a shit about trends or styles, he creates his own. The guy who does the piercings at the local tattoo shop knows him by name because he’s gotten so many of his piercings done there. He is the Fashion DIY King. Will roast his friends the hardest  because he loves them the most and takes it when they dish it back. Somehow manages to rock hairstyles - long live the mullet - that no one thought should have ever existed. Don’t let him cook though. If he cooks you’ll end up with food poisoning. He’s the one who will let you try makeup tricks and new products on him. Secretly amazing at painting nails.

Wonho (Monsta X): He’s the guy friend that you never expected to be friends with. Him? You? Total opposites on a physical scale. On completely different levels. Once you get to know him, he’s a total teddy bear. Doesn’t question it when you suddenly appear and hug him without saying a word, he’ll simply hug you back while maintaining the conversation he had going. Or he’ll simply surprise you with a hug because he likes them.

Bang Chan (Stray Kids): He’s the one that always has his earbuds in even during class. Like he’s the guy that has the earbud going through the sleeve of his hoodie and is pressing his palm against his ear to listen to the music. Listens to everyone, even if he doesn’t know them that well and gives really good advice if they ask for it.

Jackson (Got7): The guy that you can hear a mile away. Hyper. Can’t sit still to save his life. He was the guy that you’d see doing laps in the hallway with his friends when he should have been in class, but he was the nice one. Passionate and when you ask him about what he’s working on, he’ll talk about it for hours. Will also apologize multiple times for going on but then continue to go on.

SECTION FOUR. Search your name + “core aesthetic” on Pinterest and make yourself a moodboard

SECTION FIVE. Make a normal and fantasy version of yourself using this !

SECTION SIX. Writing tag game!

What is your ideal setting for focusing on your writing?

A quiet office where I can play music softly in the background and be at a desk with a comfortable chair.

 What Genre do you prefer to write?

Slice of Life, Young Adult, College Age.

Do you prefer to write on paper or digitally?

Both.

It’s the middle of the night and you suddenly wake up with an idea. What do you do?

Make a note of it in either my notebook or in the notes section on my phone.

Who is your favorite person to write about?

Jimin and Hoseok

Do you like making your own characters, or do you usually write about real people?

I like to do both. Honestly, it’s kinda like a mix of both. With some of my fics, the only thing that makes them fanfics are that I’m using the real person’s name, and I’ll pin point on certain aspects of their physical features. In Brotið Hjarta, the only thing that connects to it being Namjoon is his name, and maybe his hair style/color and ear piercings, everything else was what I imagined it to be.

Have you ever written a book/story with more than 15 chapters (100K words)?

Yes. Strawberry Cream and BBQ

How often do you get ideas?

From everyday life, sometimes I’ll be daydreaming and it kinda morphs into a story or a fanfic and so I’ll make notes so that I don’t forget it.

Do you ever get an idea that you really like, but just can’t seem to finish?

Yessss, all the time.

What is your least favorite plot?

I don’t know about least favorite plots, but I do hate it when fics dive straight into a story without any background or anything. Wait, so maybe that’s pwp fics????? I don’t want to be a hypocrite, but even with my fics that primarily focus on smut, I still add in those background details and give them a teeny tiny plot.

SECTION SEVEN. Put your music on shuffle and reveal the first ten songs that come on.

The Kids Aren’t Alright - Fall out Boy

In the Dark - Bring Me the Horizon

Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer

All In - Monsta X

To the Beat - Ateez

Shot - Lil’ Jon

Daechwita - Agust D

Treasure - Ateez

Adore You - Harry Styles

Guys My Age - Hey Violet

SECTION EIGHT. Questions tag:

Relationships: 2

Break-ups: 2

Kids: Right now? 0

Brothers and Sisters: 1 older brother.

Pets: 0

Surgeries: 0

Tattoos: 0

Countries you’ve been to: 0

Been in an airplane: yes

Been in an ambulance: yes

I sing karaoke: hell no.

Ice skating: I like it but I suck at it and have only been able to go during school events in the past.

Been on a cruise: hell no

Driven a motorcycle: nope

Ridden a horse: yes

Stayed in a hospital: nope

Favorite fruit or berry: Raspberries

Favorite color: Magenta

Last text: “Perfect! I’ll let you know when I am able to send yours out!” - I do pen palling and was letting someone know when I could send them a post card in exchange for the one I’m getting.

Cat or dog: Cat

Favorite pizza: White sauce pizza with chicken and feta cheese

Met a star: nope

Flown a helicopter: nada

Been on TV: nope

Broken my leg: nope

Seen a ghost: don’t believe in them.

Been sick in a taxi: nope

Seen someone die: no

SECTION NINE: Fifteen questions tag:

One ; it’s your birthday! what did you ask for?

Gift cards, um...(this is bad because my birthday is actually coming up) maybe some things from my Amazon list?

Two ; what was the last song / album you listened to?

WAP by Cardi B

Three ; what is your go to snack when you’re hungry?

Chocolate, cookies or cookies dipped in peanut butter

Four ; what is your morning routine?

Wake up, check messages on my phone while still in bed, get up, make coffee, maybe eat breakfast, drink coffee in bed, listen to music/watch videos or read on phone while drinking coffee, get dressed, brush teeth and skincare routine, make bed.

Five ; what mythical creature would you be?

An Elf? Or a Forest Witch. Something that has to do with the Earth and nature.

Six ; how do you interact with someone you don’t like?

I give short and straight to the point answers, if I’m working on something and they come up to me I’ll pointedly focus on that task instead of them.

Seven ; how do you define a toxic person?

Someone who lies, who makes you feel bad about the things that you do, that puts you done while lifting themselves, who is constantly bragging about their own things, who puts down others, who acts like they’re better, who acts like they’re way of life should be the only way of life.

Eight ; have you ever been to a concert or a fan-meet? if not, would you want to?

I have not, but I would like to one day because they seem fun and it would be nice to see a performance in person.

Nine ; do you believe in astrology? why or why not?

I do, mostly because it’s fun and interesting and I tend to find that I do a lot of the things and act like my zodiac sign without realizing it (aka I’m a Virgo).

Ten ; if you could have only one sense (hearing, touch, sight, etc.), which would you keep?

Hearing.

Eleven ; who is your favorite celebrity or idol?

At the moment, BM from Kard.

Twelve ; if you could talk to your favorite celebrity for a limited time, what would you tell them?

How do you keep going when it gets hard?

Thirteen ; I’m taking you out on a date. where are we going?

Maybe an art museum, or somewhere with flowers?

Fourteen ; do you prefer sweet or savory?

Sweet.

Fifteen ; do you have any Merch from any of your favorite artists?

I have several BTS albums and an EXO album.

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Food Survey (#1)

Breakfast It’s the most important meal of the day! Do you even eat breakfast? I do eat breakfast every day. But if I eat it too early, my stomach gets upset and angry with me. What time do you typically eat breakfast? Lately, it’s been sometime around 8:00 AM, but once I head back to work, it’s going to switch back to 6:00 AM-ish, so my stomach is not going to be very happy with me. Would you say that breakfast is typically your largest meal of the day or your smallest meal of the day? Usually it’s my smallest meal of the day, unless I’m going out over the weekend to some big breakfast or brunch place. Do you like going out for a sit-down breakfast? I don’t typically go out to eat for breakfast, but Denny’s is probably the most well-known breakfast place around here - either that, or IHOP. Do you visit a coffee shop (ie: Tim Hortons, Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts) and place an order every morning? If so, what do you typically get? No, I’m too poor for that. I typically just eat or drink whatever it is that I have at home. How many different ways will you eat your eggs? I’ll eat them scrambled, hard-boiled, deviled, or over-medium. But I do need to take a Tums first, otherwise my stomach will get all messed up. How do you prefer your bacon to be cooked? I don’t want to still eat it raw, but I don’t want the extra-crispy version either. Have you ever had Canadian bacon before? Which do you like better? I prefer “American” regular bacon. Lol.  Do you prefer sausage links or sausage patties? I’ll eat either. I’m not that picky. What do you prefer your sausage to be made out of? (chicken, pork, etc) Or do you not like sausage at all? I typically can’t tell the difference. Or maybe I can, but none of the ones that I’ve tried have tasted gross to me. Would you rather have a breakfast bowl, a breakfast sandwich, or a breakfast burrito, and why? These are all delicious options, I think it just depends on what I’m in the mood for. The two things I won’t eat are Breakfast Toaster Scramblers or  Breakfast Hot Pockets, though. Blech. Do you prefer French toast, pancakes, or waffles, and why? Again, I’ll eat any of these three options, it really just all depends upon what I’m in the mood for at the time. Do you ever eat bagels for breakfast? If so, what type do you typically like, and what do you put on it? I’m boring and I only like butter on my bagels - I’m not a fan of cream cheese spreads. I either have plain or onion bagels.  Do you ever make banana bread? With or without walnuts? How about pumpkin bread? With or without chocolate chips? I like making either of those, and I always throw in some chocolate chips. I don’t really like nuts in any of my foods, really.  Do you prefer cereal bars or granola bars? Which flavors? I used to eat cereal bars all the time as a kid, but now I’m definitely all about the granola bars instead. I prefer them with peanut butter or chocolate chips. Do you ever eat cereal for breakfast? Or do you ever munch on it as a snack instead? What’s your favorite kind? I prefer French Toast Crunch or Waffle Crisp, but the latter doesn’t exist anymore, sadly. Do you put milk in your cereal, or do you eat it dry? If it’s a cereal like Cheerios or something, I’ll just eat it dry, since I have to take a Tums if I’m putting straight milk into my system without it being baked into something. Have you ever had biscuits and gravy? How about chicken and waffles? No, I’ve never tried either of those before, to be honest. Do you ever have steak or chicken fried steak with your eggs? No, I’ve had chicken-fried steak with mashed potatoes and broccoli before, and I’ve had steak with roasted potatoes, but neither of those meats with breakfast before. Do you ever eat cinnamon buns for breakfast? Yes, I’ve had some with regular icing, and I’ve had some with pumpkin spice icing before. Do you enjoy eating coffee cake for breakfast? It’s not one of my go-to breakfasts, but I have had it for this meal before. Do you like doughnuts? What is your favorite kind to eat? I like a lot of the cream-filled ones, for sure. Or those that are glazed. I hate the red jelly in my doughnuts, though. Blech. Have you ever had a crepe before? I do like crepes with strawberries, chocolate syrup and whipped cream. Yum. Would you rather have a croissant or a scone, and why? I think I’d rather have a flaky croissant. It would make a bigger mess, but scones have always seemed hard to me, and I’m not about that life. Do you have a preferred flavor of muffin to eat? I enjoy chocolate chip, blueberry, peach, and pumpkin muffins. Also double-chocolate muffins as well. When’s the last time that you had a toaster strudel? Which kind would you prefer? It’s been quite some time now. I do enjoy strawberry or raspberry ones. When’s the last time you had a Pop-Tart? Do you have any particular favorite flavors? It’s been a long time since I’ve had one of these as well. There are a few flavors that I can handle, such as S’mores, Hot Fudge Sundae, Wild Berry, and Cookie Dough, to name a few. Has anyone ever made Eggs Benedict for you before? Did you enjoy it? No, but it doesn’t look that appealing to me, so that’s okay. Have you ever been served breakfast in bed? What was the special occasion? No, but I used to do it as a kid for my mother for Mother’s Day. That much, I remember. When’s the last time you had an English muffin? Would you rather have this or a bagel instead? It’s probably been about a month. The only thing that I put on it for breakfast is butter. Otherwise I’ve done pizza bagels as well as pizza English muffins before. Do you ever have fruit  salads for breakfast? What do you prefer to put in them? I’ve made them before - one I usually do is strawberries, green grapes, and mango chunks. The other one is raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries. Would you rather have hash browns or home fries, and why? Probably home fries or a hash brown patty, because it’s hard to get all those little pieces onto your fork in a civilized manner. Lol. What would you put into your omelette? I wouldn’t put anything in there. I think it’s a texture thing. I feel like I’m chewing on a sponge. Have you ever had a quiche for breakfast before? Yes, I love quiches! How do you like your toast, and what do you put on it? I like it lightly toasted, with butter and jelly or jam. Do you like to eat oatmeal? Do you prefer it to be warm or cold? What flavors do you enjoy? I don’t like to eat oatmeal at all. The smell itself is so off-putting that I’ve never actually tried to consume it before. Have you ever had a popover before? Do you like them? I’ve never had a popover before, so I can’t give an accurate answer about this. Do you know anyone who puts peanut butter on their toast? How about avocado? I’ve put peanut butter on my toast before, but I’ve never tried avocado on there before. It just doesn’t look appetizing to me. Do you have a favorite-flavored danish that you like to eat? No, I’m not a fan of those types of pastries, really. Do you ever eat yogurt for breakfast? Do you prefer it plain, or flavored? Yes or no to the fruit chunks? How about granola or chocolate flakes/candies in there? I can do flavored yogurts, with our without fruit chunks. I don’t like plain/vanilla yogurt. I don’t like granola in my yogurt, but I have had M&M’s or chocolate flakes in certain flavors before. Do you ever eat anything for breakfast that isn’t typically classified as a “breakfast food”? No, I always eat something breakfast-related for breakfast. What do you typically drink with your breakfast in the morning? (coffee, tea, juice, milk) I typically drink some mixed fruit juices that have been created by the Dole brand. Sometimes during the wintertime, I’ll have some hot chocolate. Very rarely will I have a specialized iced coffee drink, usually on a seasonal basis. I only drink hot tea when I’m feeling sick. [a-zebra-is-a-striped-horse]

[ragewerthers]

Berry Sorry

Summary:  Someone has stolen the blueberries Ignis worked so hard to get. Now to find the culprit!  And when he does... they will be 'berry' sorry.

A/n: This is for the fifth day of Summer Gladnis 2019! I picked the word 'blueberries' and I instantly knew I was going to write a ridiculous mystery! XD

You can also read on AO3 at: https://archiveofourown.org/works/20279167

Enjoy! :D

Word Count: 1450

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Someone was going to pay dearly.

Ignis had stepped out of the caravan for ten minutes and this was what he came back to?!

An entire cooking pot of blueberries, freshly picked, all but demolished and only a few to spare.

Ignis’s saw red… and blue.

Who could’ve done this?

Who could take all his hard work for granted?

He’d spent almost two hours picking these bloody things all to make them a dessert for the evening that everyone could enjoy and now… he was left with nothing but the memories of battling Hundlegs to get to the blueberries and the broken dreams of a new blueberry tart recipe that would never be made.

Oh yes…

Someone… was going to pay dearly.

Now it was just a matter of finding the culprit.

Ignis took a deep, calming breath, slowly descending the steps of the caravan to find the other three settled around the small table under the vehicles canopy.

Apparently, the aura that Ignis was giving off was enough to make all eyes turn to him and each pair was filled with fear and dread.

“I’m only going to ask this once, so listen and listen well,” Ignis said quietly, his voice cool and calm as his piercing green eyes glanced around at his traveling companions.  Slowly he began to walk around the table.

“When I left here to buy flour there was a pot of fresh blueberries on the stove.  Blueberries that I picked early this morning after fighting through seven Hundlegs while you slept in, you went and took pictures, and you went for a run,” he listed off, pointing to Noct, Prompto and Gladio in turn.  “When I returned…,” here his hand trembled as he clenched it into a fist before clasping both hands behind his back.  “... they were gone save for almost a bakers dozen.”

No one made a peep, all eyes still trained on the man prowling around the table like a coeurl ready to pounce at any moment.

“Now… I would like to know.  Who. Ate. My. Blueberries?”  Ignis’s voice had raised slightly at this point and if the other three had been able to sink into the ground to disappear they would’ve.  However, they all also knew that if anyone could manifest them back out of thin air to murder them it would be Ignis so even if they had the ability they still wouldn’t try.

Eye’s darted around the table, the three guys each questioning each other silently as if to try and figure out who the guilty party was before Ignis baked them into pies.

“I see that you all appear to be tongue tied,” Ignis murmured, all eyes snapping back to him.  “Luckily I don’t need your words.  If you would all kindly open your mouths the culprit will be revealed shortly.  After eating that many blueberries I doubt anyone could’ve survived their staining abilities.”

It was like a ray of hope shined down on two of the three as Noctis and Prompto instantly opened their mouths as well as found their voices.

“Look!  Look, Iggy!  See? AH!” Prompto quickly opened his mouth and stuck out his tongue.  “I’m innocent!  I wouldn’t steal from our master chef before he’s done creating!”

Noctis was next to follow, opening his mouth and sticking out his tongue as well.  “I’m clear too, Specs!” he announced after proving his innocence.  “I learned after the whole cookie batter incident when I was sixteen.  Not doing that again.”

Now three pairs of eyes turned to Gladio who sat stock still in his seat, eyes glancing around them all.

“Gladio…,” Ignis purred as he moved closer, the Shield quickly shaking his head as he saw danger in the other mans eyes.

“Oh Gladiolus,” Ignis singsonged as he went to stand behind the man, his hands resting on the broader mans shoulders and feeling him tense up immediately.  Ducking down, Ignis offered his sweetest smile.  “Are you trying to hide something from me?”

Gladio quickly shook his head again, but didn’t speak, eyes flitting around as if looking for a way to escape.

Meanwhile, Noct and Prompto were grinning like cheshire cats at this turn of events, watching the mighty Shield crumble under the might of the Adviser.

“Oh my sweet, Gladiolus,” Ignis murmured before standing back up to his full height.  “Don’t you know I have ways of making you talk?”

Before Gladio could shake his head, attempt to run or finally get a hang on warping so that he could get to safety, he felt Ignis’s fingers digging into his ribs and he knew… he was in trouble.

Instantly he jolted in his seat, his arms slamming down to his sides as he tried to keep his lips clamped together.

“Now you’re just being stubborn, Gladio,” Ignis purred as he scribbled his fingers down to attack along the mans sides, feeling the way he shimmied back and forth in his seat to try and stop the tickling and a few snorts and muffled giggles began to escape.  “The truth will set you free, Gladio.”

However, the Shield wasn’t going to back down even when he knew he’d been caught!  He tried pushing back the chair to get away from the table, but Ignis pushed back, effectively pinning him where he was as his fingers continued to knead into his sides and near his stomach, making the Shield whine before more muffled giggles escaped.

When Ignis’s left hand darted to squeeze his hip, Gladio made the mistake of reaching his hand down to try and stop him.  Sadly this left his arms away from his sides and completely unable to protect his worst spot.

The Adviser’s hands instantly darted up his sides, before settling under his arms and scribbling mercilessly.

Gladio finally lost it.

With a yelp, the man quickly clamped his arms down as hysterical laughter finally escaped him.  His blueberry stained smile and mouth finally betraying him.

“Iggy-hehehehe!  Stahahahahap!  I’m… I’m s-soahahaharry!” he begged as Ignis continued to torment the spot, his fingers kneading deep, tickly circles against him as the Shield tried to slink down in his chair to escape.

“Oh?  Now you’re sorry?  You weren’t sorry when you were eating all my hardwork were you?” Ignis pressed, though the anger in his eyes from earlier was replaced with a sort of playfulness at exacting this revenge on his partner.

“I dihihihidn’t know!  I d-dihihihidn’t kno-hohahahaha!  Gahahads stahahap!”  Gladio was practically beside himself from the tickling fingers and Ignis slowed his attack to light flutters of his fingers that kept the man giggling.

“Are you gonna make this right?  Are you going to go and pick me another pot of blueberries to replace the ones you took?” Ignis asked.

“B-but… but I… wahas gonna nahahap after my snahahack-AH!  NO!” Gladio’s snarky comment was cut off with a yelp of wild laughter as Ignis freed a hand to reach down to claw at Gladio’s stomach as the other renewed its attack under his arm.  “OKAY!  OKAHAHAY I’LL DO IHIHIHIT!” With that Ignis finally relented, his poor boyfriend slumped down in his chair from trying to escape his boyfriend, breathless and trying to quell the residual giggles that still escaped him.  Prompto and Noctis had been watching all of this happen with absolute delight.  How often did they get to see Gladio at such a disadvantage?  Now with a stockpile of pictures for future blackmail and teasing, it wasn’t something they’d soon forget.

“Thank you, Gladio.  That’s incredibly generous of you to do,” Ignis cooed lightly, receiving a half-hearted glare as the man leaned his head back to look up at him.

Ignis couldn’t help chuckling at the sight and ducked down, pressing a soft kiss to his lips upside down.

“Mmm… those really are delicious blueberries,” he murmured lightly before stepping back.  “So I suggest you hurry if you want to make sure other little beasties don’t get to them first.”

With that the man started to head back to the caravan entrance, the others watching him as he went.  “Let this be a lesson to the three of you,” he warned just before stepping onto the bottom step.  “If you mess with my ingredients… you will be ‘berry’ sorry.”

It was a long, long, long time before anyone attempted to sneak anything away from Ignis’s prep station again.  Though Gladio was as good as his word that day and filled the cooking pot back up to the brim with blueberries.  There was no way he was willing to risk the repercussions of going back on his word, but he knew he only had himself to blame.  He’d been caught red handed… and blue tongued.

[verdigrisprowl]

May 27 Dancitron Movie Night - Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

Winning the prize for Best Movie Title Ever.

Prowl was distracted by the city destroying scenes. As he often tends to be. They’re inclined to wake up Devastator.

Primus made Soundwave an offer that Soundwave wildly misunderstood. Prowl didn’t hear the beginning of the conversation—due to the aforementioned distraction—but what he did hear made him wildly uncomfortable.

And now he and Soundwave are both wildly uncomfortable.

Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 7:39 PM Soundwave can't seem to get the twins to stay calm long enough to get the three of them down the stairs in a neat and organized manner. The promise of mass destruction has got them bouncing and arguing in a way few things can. He'll be lucky to make it to his couch without a new dent.

Please. Please, for the love of Primus, do not let there be Dinobots tonight. He doesn't think Dancitron could take it. Ratchet (partyhardmedic)Today at 7:46 PM How about a Jazz though? Can Dancitron handle that. Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 7:48 PM Multiple Jazz's actually. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 7:48 PM Soundwave's so tempted to turn around and walk back upstairs. He really, really is. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 7:48 PM And what about a Smokescreen? With some more cookies? Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 7:48 PM Well, he's here, early-ish for once. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 7:49 PM ...He'll stay to try the cookies. Smokescreen has to get them right sooner or later. But only as long as the Jazzes don't get to them first. They'll probably bug them or something. He would. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 7:49 PM No promises, Soundwave. About the dinobots. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 7:50 PM Damn it. Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 7:50 PM "So what's the movie tonight?" Jazz is looking around, taking stock of new mechs. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 7:50 PM ((starting in 25 so grab your snacks and your dinners and all that ... jazz)) Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 7:51 PM Least he can keep Dancitron nearly indestructible for the night while present? Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 7:51 PM Be nice, Primus. Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 7:51 PM (( snickers)) Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 7:51 PM //It's one of them city stompin' movies!//

\WITH THAT ORGANIC TRYPTICON.\ Ratchet (partyhardmedic)Today at 7:52 PM [[ oof y'all start so late.... ]] Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 7:52 PM The cookies are getting there! The consistency is solid, and there isn't too much salt or quartz this time. It looks like Smokescreen put a bit of silver in this time. He's even heading towards Soundwave, offering a couple! Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 7:52 PM [GINO version?] Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 7:52 PM ((dangit i wish i grabbed cookie mix from the convenience store now i want to actually make some Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 7:53 PM ((i love GINO version but no not him)) Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 7:54 PM [I love that you know what it means.] Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 7:55 PM Soundwave reaches out to pluck one out of Smokescreen's hands before Smokescreen can get too close. He's already been crowded enough by excitable mechs; he'd rather not have Smokescreen bouncing in his space too. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 7:59 PM Fair enough! Once Soundwave takes one, Smokescreen takes a few for himself, before setting them on the snack table and throwing himself at the emptiest looking couch. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 7:59 PM Prowl Appears, and takes a seat in his usual spot. Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 7:59 PM "Mind if I try one, smokes?" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:00 PM Munch, munch. Hmm. This... is actually tolerable. He'll give Smokescreen a big nod. [[Not bad. Thank you.]] And one more for the seat before he plops down next to Prowl.

The twins are on their couch. The twins also happen to be jumping. The couch is, apparently, a trampoline in disguise. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:01 PM "You actually liked them?" Smokescreen is perking up, ready to practically bounce around, but managing to keep himself mostly still, wiggling his pedes in excitement. "What was your favorite part? And your least favorite?" Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:02 PM Going to make a tiny adjustment to the materials of Dancitron as he walks in. It was to save Soundwave from any damages future Dinobots may cause; assuming they even arrive, better safe than sorry. Even the couch could have the twins beating each other with couch cushions and they'd end up being damaged instead. Well... Assuming they got that rough. Jumping was fine. Still no damages. He'll reset the internals to normal afterwards. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:02 PM [[You've balanced the flavor well, they're not too crumbly, and he got a taste of his favorite additive. It's a pleasant little treat.]] Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:03 PM "Silver, huh? I'll have to keep that in mind for later! I'm glad you liked 'em. I'll try to keep up the good work!" Ratchet (partyhardmedic)Today at 8:03 PM Hey look, it's a familiar face. From long, long ago. Ratchet's gonna scoop up a handful of cookies on his way in and then collapse on... inny, minny, miny, twins' couch it is. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:03 PM Greeting ping to Prowl. He's already leaning. It's been such a long day, dear amica. He's had Frenzy shouting in his audio since Rumble picked the movie. Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 8:03 PM ((Wondering if one jazz will recognize the other. Also Hey derring is it fine if I still do the reply to that one starter I never answered? I sort of forgot about it with school stuff.)) Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:04 PM Ravage looks over the bar, suspicious. Something smells different about the room... he'll figure it out later.

\RATCHET!\ // Ratchet!// Trying to sit with them is a mistake. They're 100% going to try to convince him to bounce with them. Mostly by grabbing his shoulders and jumping. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:05 PM Never fear. Prowl is here to be sensibly quiet and non-shouty. Ratchet (partyhardmedic)Today at 8:05 PM [[ i'm not even on tumblr anymore lmao gomen gomen i'm in a state of permanent exhaustion and i can't even handle jazz for a half hour tonight, switched to ratchet because he too is a Tired Man ]] Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 8:05 PM ((Ah)) Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:05 PM In Soundwave's opinion, that is a priceless personality trait. He could not value it more if he tried. Ratchet (partyhardmedic)Today at 8:06 PM Okay that was loud. Ratchet might have forgotten just how loud Frenzy gets. It's been a long time okay. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:07 PM Glances at Blaster. Fine. No bananas. Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:07 PM Going to go over to Primus then. Better not have any fruit. WindchillToday at 8:07 PM Windchill and his spawn are here, perhaps unfortunately, as they both immediately take note of the wild bouncing by staring. That was...promising. Ratchet (partyhardmedic)Today at 8:07 PM Is the couch bouncy? If the couch is bouncy he will allow himself to be bounced along with them but he's not doing any jumping himself tonight, he is Collapsed. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:07 PM Squint. Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:07 PM He's still cleaning out his desk Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:07 PM This is his fault why? Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:07 PM Prowl sends Ratchet a greeting ping. It's been a long time. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:08 PM The couch is bouncy in a way that does not do damage to said couch, courtesy of Robot God.

Frenzy gives Rebel and company an overly enthusiastic wave of varying heights. Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:08 PM You gave him the idea. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:08 PM ((7 minutes get yo shit)) Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:08 PM Lies. Ratchet (partyhardmedic)Today at 8:08 PM Ping ping back, yes it has. Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 8:09 PM Jazz is trying to decide where to sit. Ratchet and twins or next to Blaster and a stranger. Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:09 PM NO Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:09 PM Huff. WindchillToday at 8:10 PM Alas, Windchill is too huge to get in on the bouncing action, in his mind at least.

Rebel, on the other hand...

"You guys!" She runs over to check it out, her head bobbing up and down to track every bounce. "What's going on?" Ratchet (partyhardmedic)Today at 8:10 PM ..... oh, right. "Hey, kiddos. Evening, Prowl." And a casual salute to Soundwave, since it is his place after all. Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:10 PM There. Now. No fruit. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:10 PM What about vegetables? Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:11 PM ......gonna go with no Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:11 PM Hrmph. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:11 PM \GONNA SEE SOME COOL SLAG\ //Monster fights!// [[...They're excited.]]

Soundwave offers Ratchet a ping and a nod. Thank you for putting up with their nonsense. He knows how much it is. Try not to get sick on the floor. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:11 PM Aw, no fruit? Not even a few berries like peppers or avocados? Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:11 PM Shhhh, don't give him ideas Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:11 PM ((also i have one (1) brief thing to show post-movie so don't run off the very second it's done)) Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:11 PM Too late. Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:12 PM Damnit Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 8:12 PM Jazz is curious."what's the deal with earth plants?" That cinches it. He's sitting with Blaster and stranger dude Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:12 PM Have a bowl of berries, Smokescreen. They're perfectly edible. Ratchet (partyhardmedic)Today at 8:12 PM "Oh yeah? What monsters? Anyone I know?" Monster fights are basically once a week in Ratchet's neck of the woods. Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:12 PM "Don't give him ideas." Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:12 PM TOO LATE. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:13 PM Smokescreen doesn't even know what the deal with bananas are. It had never been so peaceful for him when the banana incident happened. Oooh! Fruit! "Thank you, Primus! I love you!" Smokescreen's taking a handful. Hopefully, it will be fine on his tanks! Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:13 PM Half his base got turned to wood. Thanks. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:13 PM [[Some Earth plants are... dangerous. Best not to speak of the details. It gets--mm. Fuzzy.]] Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:14 PM They might look organic, but they're fine on cybertronian tanks. And hi. Waves at Jazz. Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:14 PM "Really? Really?" thin ice buddy. Ratchet (partyhardmedic)Today at 8:14 PM (Ratchet, by the way, is chomping down on those cookies he picked up earlier. Between bounces. Let's all cross our fingers he doesn't choke.) WindchillToday at 8:14 PM "Ohhhhhhh."  She's got her hands on the back of the couch, doing her own bounce from the floor.

"Like...Godzilla kind? We've been marathoning those." Rebel leans forward to whisper. "That mostly means me, dad sleeps through 'em." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:15 PM //Uhhh, Godzilla, Moth... somethin', King What'sisname, an' Bar... Bag... an' a little reddish guy.// Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 8:15 PM "Hmm, haven't gotten to explore Earth enough to run into anything like that yet" He's waving hello to the unknown mech. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:15 PM \PFFFT. HE GOT NO TASTE\ About Windchill, less conspiratorially. That's as whisper as it gets. ((ROLLING)) WindchillToday at 8:15 PM She squints. There's only a few reddish guys she can think of. Chill might hear, he might not, either way he's not responding and takes a seat instead. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:16 PM Offers some berries to the two mechs by his side. Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:16 PM Primus, he swears, you keep this up and he's gonna need more than Sunstreaker's help with medical. Elita OneToday at 8:16 PM Elita's here just in time for the start of the film. So exciting. Ratchet (partyhardmedic)Today at 8:16 PM "Ah. Godzilla. Never met him myself." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:17 PM They stop jumping for a second. //Wait. You got him in your Earth?// WindchillToday at 8:17 PM Rebel intakes LOUDLY.

"It is!" Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:17 PM Just because Harbinger acts like that does not make it his fault. Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 8:18 PM Jazz is going to scrutinize the berries. Then pop one in his mouth WindchillToday at 8:18 PM Rebel climbs over the back of the couch, like the space invader that she is. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:18 PM ((warnings are in the rabbit window for y'all also, if you need 'em)) Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:18 PM Uh-huh WindchillToday at 8:18 PM She is not going to miss a second of anything involving Godzilla. Ratchet (partyhardmedic)Today at 8:18 PM Shrug shrug shrug. "Why not? He's probably around. Just, like I said, he's not one I've met." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:19 PM They both offer her a high five.

//Listen. LISTEN. You gotta... you gotta send us pics. If ya do.// Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:19 PM And he's gonna try a berry, just to see. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:19 PM \DOES HE DO AUTOGRAPHS?\ //No, stupid. Earth don't got pens that big.// WindchillToday at 8:19 PM Luckily, she has two hands to spare the moment she's sat on her (still red,) butt. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:19 PM Smokescreen's bowl of berries is never ending if anyone wants some.

Just going to pat [noteatdiscord] Blaster. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:20 PM Smokescreen will test the "never ending" status and will stuff his face full of berries. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:20 PM He'll at least be very messy. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:20 PM He's fine with that! He's a messy, messy bot. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:21 PM ((i appreciate that godzilla and mothra are both ® but king ghidorah only gets a ™)) Ratchet (partyhardmedic)Today at 8:21 PM "Sure, I can get some image captures if it happens. Or maybe a, a piece. If one happens to fall off." Elita OneToday at 8:21 PM ((The King and Queen deserve respect.)) Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:21 PM ((lmao)) Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:21 PM ((he's a king but he's no top tier kaiju)) Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:21 PM ((this is where all the battles come from)) //Oooo... a piece. I want a piece.// WindchillToday at 8:22 PM "There wouldn't be a village, though?" Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:22 PM ......he's not going to comment on that. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:22 PM Watching Smokescreen make this life choice. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:23 PM Smokescreen makes many life choices. Trying to pour an endless supply of berries directly into his mouth is certainly one of them! Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 8:23 PM "If Godzilla came there'd be the ruins of a village to visit" Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:24 PM ((intimidating horns on those guys)) ((honk honk)) Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 8:24 PM "Glitched Jokesters" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:25 PM //Huh, we got loads of ruins here. Don't stop bots goin' to 'em.// Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:25 PM Smokescreen. Smokescreen no. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:25 PM Smokescreen yes! WindchillToday at 8:25 PM Rebel leans forward. Which beast is this? Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:25 PM Apparently. Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:25 PM wow Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:25 PM Should stop him... Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:25 PM "It probably prevents the original inhabitants from visiting. Due to the, you know, deaths of them." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:26 PM \....OH, HUH.\ //Good point.// Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:26 PM Probably should. Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 8:26 PM "Hey smokes? You sure that ain' too many?" Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:26 PM Smokescreen is starting to have some regrets as he gets covered in berries, but doesn't no when to quit. "Nah, I think this is almost enough!" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:27 PM //Maybe if they got away first. Then they could go back. .... Gotta make a new house I guess.// Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:27 PM "Smokescreen. I think that's a bit over enough..." WindchillToday at 8:27 PM "A drill...rocket. Okay." Rebel isn't sure whether to find it cool or just unconvincing. Chill perks up. He, too, has a big head and big mouth. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:28 PM "Is it? Is it, really?" Smokescreen finally slows down, starting to eat the ones around him. He'll stay to help clean up tonight. Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:28 PM "Yeah...you kinda tried to cover the couch with them." Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:28 PM And he thought Unicron was a bottomless pit. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:29 PM "No, no, I was just trying to eat 'em! I was pretty hungry when I got here." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:29 PM Frenzy sighs. He wants a drill rocket. It'd be cool to shoot his drills at people. Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 8:30 PM "I think those statues are important." WindchillToday at 8:30 PM Windchill squints. Ratchet (partyhardmedic)Today at 8:30 PM [[ these assholes deserve whatever happens to them ]] Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:30 PM Just...gonna gesture to the couch. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:30 PM ((hard agree)) Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 8:30 PM ((yep)) Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:31 PM Rubber drill rockets? Soundwave probably wouldn't approve of the real ones. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:31 PM Given that Soundwave would find it convenient to be able to shoot his own hands places, you never know. Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 8:31 PM "Is she... overenergized?" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:32 PM [[Rather.]] [[Hah.]] WindchillToday at 8:32 PM "Too much talking, not enough monsters." Rebel crosses her arms. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:33 PM Hmm. Maybe he'll send the schematics to Soundwave to decide when/if they're deserved. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:33 PM [[He's very happy about that, isn't he.]] Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:33 PM "I kinda wanna be put in a cocoon..." He's continuing to stuff his face full of berries. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:33 PM Is either the best Creator or the worst. Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 8:33 PM "the puppy's okay, at least." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:33 PM [[This isn't that type of club, Smokescreen.]] Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:33 PM "Maybe he doesn't know how to use his face." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:33 PM [[Hm. Possible.]] Nodding. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:34 PM "Wait, what? Are there "Cocoon Smokescreen" clubs now?" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:34 PM [[No. He was saying--never mind. Watch the film.]] Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:34 PM "No, no, tell me- what were you saying? I'm listening, Soundwave." Smokescreen may have a smug, smug smirk. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:34 PM [[Nothing.]] Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 8:35 PM "Why japan though?" Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:35 PM Snicker. Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:35 PM "Cocoon? What's that got to do with clubs?" WindchillToday at 8:35 PM "Pfft." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:35 PM [[Nothing.]] Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:35 PM "... Does your Cybertron have those types of clubs yet? NOT Smokescreen-related clubs." Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:35 PM "Nothing at all? If you say so, Soundwave." Smokescreen's slowing down on his berry consumption. Maybe it really is endless! "Primus, can I hold onto these berries?" Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:36 PM Hands up. Okay, okay, he'll stop asking. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:36 PM "Going to share them with friends?" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:37 PM [[There is supposedly a small one near the remnants of Vaporex. He does not know its schedule.]] Yet. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:37 PM "Yeah! Friends! I've got some parties on my Cybertron to host and all." Smokescreen could feed every Cybertron with these, couldn't he? No one would ever be hungry! Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:38 PM He still wants to know what type of club they're talking about. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:38 PM "Go ahead then. Your friends will certainly enjoy them." Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:39 PM "Thank you, Primus!" Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:39 PM "Hm. Let me know when you find out more about it." Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 8:39 PM "really?" Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:39 PM "Also, it looks like they're about to have a pet Godzilla! Lucky." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:39 PM [[He will work to be able to do so.]] Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 8:39 PM "as a pet?" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:39 PM //Pffft. Ain't a leash big enough for 'im.// WindchillToday at 8:39 PM "Ewww!" Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:39 PM ((we've got a whole boat full of godzilla stans in here)) WindchillToday at 8:40 PM Rebel makes gagging sounds. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:41 PM ....oh. That kind of club? Red Light. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:41 PM "... Godzilla doesn't wear hats though" WindchillToday at 8:42 PM "They're dead." Chill and Rebel both nod sagely. Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:42 PM Still, going to turn to Primus on this one. Literally turn. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:43 PM Looks down at him. "Club?" Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:43 PM "I've heard rumors of a club opening in my Iacon. I haven't heard anything about its quality yet, though. But we also haven't received any police calls about it, which is a good sign." Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:44 PM "Yeah. I'm still kinda curious, what type are they referring to?" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:45 PM [[He will hope that you do not get any calls before you find out more, and returns your request.]] \THAT'S A LONG BOAT.\ //No it ain't. Longboats're different.// \NOT A LONGBOAT. A LONG BOAT.\ Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:47 PM "Hopefully a well run and maintained brothel." Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 8:47 PM "and the people targeted were those destroying things" "He's over 50?" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:49 PM //I dunno. Human ages are weird.// Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:49 PM "....oh. But, cocoon? Like what, in blankets?" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:50 PM \NAH, NAH. IT'S A BUG. LIKE TARANTULAS. SAME STUFF, THAT, UH.\ //Silt.// \YEAH.\ WindchillToday at 8:50 PM "Butt silk?" Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 8:50 PM "Silk?" Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:51 PM "Tarantulas isn't a bug, though!" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:51 PM //Then how come's he got all those legs?// \YEAH! SILK.\ Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:51 PM "How come you got all those legs? Are you a bug too?" WindchillToday at 8:52 PM Rebel cackles. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:52 PM Rumble points and laughs. //He's SHOOTIN' at it, Primus below--// Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 8:52 PM "Is that what godzilla looks like?" Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:53 PM "Is this gonna be like Shadow the Hedgehog? Where everyone thinks the monster is Godzilla but it's actually someone else?" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:53 PM \THINK SO.\ WindchillToday at 8:53 PM "NO." Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:53 PM Prowl vaguely overhears Primus's conversation and realize he's probably talking about THEIR conversation. "No, Iacon's got two brothels now. Both outside of Metroplex's city walls. I'm talking about the BDSM club inside the walls." Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:53 PM "You could be cocooned in a blanket. There are also ropes, silks, chains, or a mix depending on your interest. Or, in the case of arachnid mechs, the silk they create to be far tighter and, I suppose, more personal."

Yes hi, Rumble. Snrk. WindchillToday at 8:54 PM Windchill shakes his head. He's slept through enough Godzilla films to know that wasn't it.

"Wasn't handsome enough to be Godzilla." Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:54 PM Smokescreen perks up when he hears BDSM club, but then realizes who says it. He'll have to look it up later! Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:54 PM Okay, now that term goes over his helm with room to spare. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:54 PM The twins begin jumping up and down again. WindchillToday at 8:54 PM "There he is!" Rebel gives a fist pump. Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 8:54 PM "ah that's godzilla." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:54 PM //Pit yeah it is.// Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:54 PM "Godzilla looks like he'd be good to hug." Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:54 PM Looks over to Prowl. "You've been?" Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:55 PM ((all i can hear is the softest "raaaah")) Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:55 PM ((SAME)) Elita OneToday at 8:55 PM ((it was me. i was the raaah)) Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:55 PM //F for that fragger plowed into the boxes.// \F.\ WindchillToday at 8:56 PM "F?" "F." Windchill salutes. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:56 PM "F." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:56 PM ((godzilla bein a dick lmao)) Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 8:57 PM "oh that's not nice" Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:57 PM Still. Making a face at Primus. "Rather not." Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 8:57 PM "Legends don't burn down villages." Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 8:57 PM "Not yet. We've received some calls about one of the brothels, though. I certainly didn't answer them myself." He's the captain, he's got office stuff he has to do. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:57 PM //You don't gotta be good to be a legend.// Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 8:58 PM Pats Blaster. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:58 PM \YEAH. I'M A LEGEND.\ //Ah, frag off.// Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 8:58 PM "why are you screaming? You're drawing attention." Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 8:58 PM Confused noises. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:58 PM [[Shock, presumably. No sensible decisions in that state.]] WindchillToday at 8:58 PM "Well, someone's hella dead." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 8:58 PM Soundwave glances at Prowl. [[Someone harmed?]] [[Or just someone protesting bots having more fun than them?]] Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:00 PM "Most recently, a drunk customer that refused to leave when the employees told him he was too overcharged to be served. We escorted him out and towed him home." ((raaaah)) Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:01 PM //Ah, quit screamin'. Ya went right over him.// WindchillToday at 9:01 PM "That's the ugliest unicorn I have ever seen." Windchill turns up his noseless face. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:01 PM [[Towed him? That IS overcharged.]] //I'd mourn them too but they was dumb for standin' around.// Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:02 PM "Hrm... I might check out the one within the walls, Prowl. Been ages since I've ever seen a good show in person." Chuckle. "Assuming that is part. If not, well, see the selection. Must be decent to be there." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:02 PM ((raaa)) WindchillToday at 9:02 PM "Eheheh! He just broke through the mountain!" Rebel clasps her cheeks. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:02 PM //Fancy landscapin' work.// Nudging Rebel. Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:03 PM "They are awfully blase for a national emergency" WindchillToday at 9:03 PM "It happens all the time." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:03 PM \THAT'S CAUSE THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. WENT 'N FORGOT ALL ABOUT THE FIRST TIME.\ WindchillToday at 9:03 PM Rebel uses her elbow in retaliation. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:03 PM Soundwave quietly pokes Prowl. @P: [[Apparently, Primus IS a dom. Or a voyeur, at least.]] Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:04 PM Technically? Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:04 PM @S «People DO tend to assume gods are 'all-seeing.' It would makes sense that they like to watch.» WindchillToday at 9:05 PM Rebel vibrates with excitement. Of course Godzilla is winning. Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:05 PM "this sounds like wrestlin'" Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:06 PM You two can speak to him directly, you know. Primus is stroking his chin in thought. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:06 PM //...We're supposed to want the li'l red guy to win, yeah?// \DON'T CARE. CHEERIN'.\ Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:06 PM "If you go before me, let me know what kind of safety and hygiene standards it has in place. If it's a shady location I can save myself the trip." ((raaaaaAAAAAAH!!)) Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:06 PM "Want any other information?" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:06 PM [[If it has cameras or not.]] //You like wrestlin', Jazz?// ((run, bb. climb like hell)) Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 9:07 PM So confused Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:07 PM ((CLIMB FASTER)) WindchillToday at 9:07 PM "Ohhhhhhhh." Rebel whoops. Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:08 PM "Sometimes for watchin'. Not 'xactly my fightin' style though." WindchillToday at 9:08 PM "Whoaaaaaa." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:09 PM Frenzy whoops loud enough to wake the dead.

[[Frenzy! Tone it down, at once.]] \...SORRY, BOSS.\ Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:09 PM "Willing recording is good. No consent recording, I might 'disable' them until Prowl or another officer arrives." Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:09 PM Winces. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:09 PM \SORRY, PROWL.\ //You ever watch the-- wait. You're from-- hey, your world got gladiatin' arenas?// To Jazz. WindchillToday at 9:10 PM "They been failing miserably at that so far," Rebel chortles. Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:11 PM "Not any more. they were a form of glorified executions." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:11 PM //Yep. Yep.// WindchillToday at 9:11 PM Now she's clapping, this one has to be Mothra. Not as cool as Godzilla, but cool enough. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:12 PM "If it's privately-owned and not run as a hotel—no night-long rentals—the property owners have the legal right to covertly record, provided that the recordings are automatically purged within a week. But if they are recording and that isn't disclosed, that would DEFINITELY fall under the 'shady location' category." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:12 PM //Wonder what humans think's essential.// Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:13 PM Nods. "Alright. It would be very easy to check that." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:15 PM //How do ya think she gets in that big ol' cocoon anyhow?// \I DUNNO. SORTA--\ Frenzy folds his arms over his chest and spins in a circle. \MAYBE? BUT, LIKE. ON THE FLOOR.\ WindchillToday at 9:15 PM Rebel turns to point at her dad. Jets lose to Godzilla. Remember that, sir.

He doesn't seem concerned. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:16 PM Excited nudging. At least from the twins.

Soundwave's mouth twists to one side. [[...Tarantulas doesn't do this, does he?]] WindchillToday at 9:16 PM "Pretty sure cocoons are made from spit," he adds. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:16 PM ((oop make that a @P)) Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:16 PM "oh she's pretty" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:17 PM //Spit? That's gross. ... An' cool.// WindchillToday at 9:18 PM Chill nods.

"Bugs use spit for...all sort of things. Pretty nasty." Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 9:19 PM "It's Primus!" Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:19 PM Confused noise. What's him? Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 9:19 PM Mothra! Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:19 PM @S «Make cocoons? Not that I've ever seen.» Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:20 PM "oh. she's not just pretty. she's gorgeous." Jazz has a crush on the moth. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:20 PM What. Wasn't watching the movie. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:20 PM @P: [[Good. He does not think Tarantulas would look good with such wings.]] And really, he's enough of a threat without also being able to fly. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:20 PM Welcome to the bugfucker club, Jazz. Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:21 PM ((chokes)) Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:21 PM ((AHAHA)) WindchillToday at 9:21 PM It's a growing organization Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:21 PM At least four members and growing, now. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:21 PM Spreads out a wing. Is this why he's like Mothra? Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:21 PM ((i like how baragon didn't even make it into the title of the movie)) Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:21 PM ((nobody appreciates poor poor baragon ;; )) Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 9:21 PM Smokescreen nods. He's all mothy and protects the smaller bots! Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:21 PM ((all the way down to a third tier kaiju)) Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:22 PM Primoth Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:22 PM No. Bad. Bad god. \HAHA. I LIKE HER.\ Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:22 PM ((although it's not like he hasn't fragged insectoid aliens before)) WindchillToday at 9:22 PM Windchill spits. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:22 PM PRIMOTH Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 9:22 PM Primus. Primus no. WindchillToday at 9:22 PM "I'm going to remember that line." Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:23 PM Primus yes Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 9:23 PM Don't you dare Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 9:23 PM Primoth!! Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 9:23 PM Bad Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:23 PM Don't you argue with God. >:| Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:23 PM //Kick his aft!// \KICK HER AFT!\ WindchillToday at 9:24 PM Rebel pumps her fists. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:24 PM Somewhere a tiny moth was awakened. Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 9:24 PM When the God is going to get into trouble, he freakin' will. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:25 PM ((WHOOP i forgot about that)) Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:25 PM Everyone loves Primoth. You know this. WindchillToday at 9:25 PM "He could just shoot her down like he did those jets before." Rebel, it seems, is thinking too much into it. "There we go." Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 9:25 PM Shhhh Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:25 PM Jazz is rooting for Mothra Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:26 PM Blanket for Blaster. You shh. WindchillToday at 9:26 PM "Woooow!" "Hey!" Rebel points. "There's Godzilla's hat!" "He had one after all." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:28 PM //Looks like Bird sittin' on Swoop.// WindchillToday at 9:29 PM "Or Swoop sitting on me." Windchill nods. A lot of sitting happens around here. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:29 PM \BOTH'S GOOD.\ Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:29 PM ((No! the dragon)) Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 9:29 PM OI! Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:30 PM Going to casually scoot away from Blaster while he's distracted. Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 9:30 PM Flailing and attempting to get the blanket off. WindchillToday at 9:30 PM "Zombie-eyed Godzilla wins again!" Rebel is pleased, even if it won't last. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 9:31 PM Smokescreen waves to Primus, offering a "free" seat next to him. It's full of berries, still, but it's otherwise free! Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:31 PM "Is she okay?!" Jazz will be spark broken if mothra dies now Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:31 PM //Dunno, mech.// WindchillToday at 9:32 PM "So much for those drill rockets..." Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:33 PM He's good, Smokescreen. Going to scoot around behind the couch that Prowl and Soundwave occupy. Leans against the back and casually drapes his wings over the armrests. Hello. Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:33 PM (( is mothra pulling a Jazz style self-sacrifice?)) Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:33 PM Soundwave glances up and prods one wing, confused. What's all this about, then. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:33 PM Prowl starts, automatically scooting to the edge of his seat. He was focused a little too hard on the movie during the city battle. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 9:33 PM Awww. Smokescreen looks around, before staring at Windchill. "Hey, Wind, you want some berries?" Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:34 PM ((check out that CGI)) Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:34 PM Jazz is a little spark broken now WindchillToday at 9:34 PM Windchill was squinting at the fairy dust on screen, but gets that feeling he's being stared down.

"EH?" Now he squints in suspicion. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:35 PM It's all right, Jazz. It was for a good cause. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:35 PM Apology, Prowl. Didn't mean to do that. Just came to say hello and say, telepathy and all, that he could indulge Soundwave in his interests if he asked. Assuming Soundwave was curious about that. WindchillToday at 9:36 PM "I'll be surprised if there's anything left to save at this point," Rebel huffs. They're not doing a very good job! Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 9:36 PM Okay, blanket off now. He's just going to fold it up and huff at the god. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:36 PM ...Well THAT'S a hell of a thing to hear, isn't it? Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:36 PM "But I liked her" Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:36 PM Soundwave did tell Prowl his observations. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:36 PM //Can't all of 'em live. Anyway, you could still like her.// WindchillToday at 9:37 PM "She's in other movies. None of these guys stay dead," Rebel chimes in. It's all right, she's seen a bunch of these things. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:37 PM He's a bored God that really doesn't get out enough. Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:37 PM "So I can still meet her?" WindchillToday at 9:38 PM Rebel shrugs. She doesn't know about that. Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:39 PM "I wanna visit one of those universes so I can meet her." WindchillToday at 9:40 PM She's gonna make a real skeptical face at that, but back to the film. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:41 PM Soundwave will, uh... keep the offer in mind. Yyyyyes. It's a little-- that seems kind of... Look, he's new to this believing in gods business, but isn't that kind of presumptuous of a mortal? Wanting that kind of thing? It sounds like that to him, anyway. [[She's a diligent reporter, going out in such a circumstance. He does not know many who would stay instead of fleeing.]] [[Or at the very least, filming from a much greater distance.]] Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:41 PM ((soundwave please you've seen astrotrain macking on primus)) Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:42 PM ((and he's never once thought it classy)) //Nice shot, aft.// WindchillToday at 9:43 PM "Which side is this guy on?" Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:44 PM Raises an optic ridge. Soundwave, you hoard everything about him or things he's messed with. By terms of how he's now here, one could say you've been the most 'intimate' already. Besides... Are you embarrassed? He's completely open and chill about this sort of thing.

Primus is going to embarrass the heck out of Soundwave in front of Prowl. Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:44 PM "So the dragon gets two resurrects?" Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:45 PM Prowl is Completely and Totally Oblivious. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:45 PM \SURE. THE STONES GOT SPARKS IN 'EM. UH, HUMAN ONES. IF HUMANS GOT SPARKS.\ Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:45 PM That's a lie and he knows it. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:46 PM No. Prowl is genuinely that oblivious. After all, if he knew his amica were being embarrassed, he'd try to rescue him. Sorry Soundwave. You're on your own. Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:46 PM ((lol)) Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:47 PM Oh. Well in that case! Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:47 PM \...WELL, THAT ONE'S DEAD. THEY'RE ALL FRAGGED.\ Rumble hums a funeral song. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:47 PM ((baragon saves the day)) WindchillToday at 9:48 PM "Did he just absorb them, Dovahkiin style?" Windchill isn't sure what's going on. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:48 PM \IIIII DON'T GET IT.\ //I dunno. Some kinda ghost thing. What's a Dovekin?// WindchillToday at 9:49 PM "Some guy who kills dragons by yelling at them." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:49 PM ((there's gonna be (really bad lmao) shots of inside his belly shortly)) ((idk if anyone's bothered about that but jic)) Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:49 PM [Smokey gunna be jelly ic? Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:50 PM ((i desperately want to inform rumble that a dovekin is a human with a pigeon's soul)) Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:50 PM //Oh. I dunno if blastin' blue stuff at him is yellin'. Killed him real good though.// ((LMFAO)) WindchillToday at 9:51 PM "It's really more the absorption part that makes me wonder." Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 9:52 PM ((DASZNZXC yes)) Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:52 PM ((float faster, little ship)) Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:53 PM [I know Smokey well. :3] WindchillToday at 9:54 PM Rebel leans back on the couch.

"All of the monsters are dead." Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 9:55 PM "Oooh, professor ghost!" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:55 PM ((in another moment there should be an organ hanging out on the ocean floor, look away if necessary. it's a still-beating heart)) Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:56 PM Jazz is still sad, but now determined to meet a Mothra. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:56 PM You never know. The multiverse is a strange place. Soundwave's seen others from films. WindchillToday at 9:57 PM "Gross!" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:57 PM ((okay IF YOU LIKED THAT EVEN A LITTLE, then here is a thing--)) Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 9:57 PM "Ah some things are just hard to kill" Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 9:58 PM ((OH YEAH i saw this when i saw pikachu)) Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 9:58 PM Hmms. Soundwave is a distracted by the movie~. [soon] Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:59 PM ((same. this is a weird thing to put in front of pikachu considering the different ratings, but, yknow. not complaining.)) ((it IS about a wide variety of Japanese monsters that have nothing better to do than fight each other.)) Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 9:59 PM ((LOL)) Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 9:59 PM ((godzilla: gotta catch em all)) Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 9:59 PM ((TRUE)) ((... okay the first time i ever heard that quote it was like "this is elmo's world we just live in it" WindchillToday at 10:00 PM (( STOP THAT RIGHT NOW )) Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 10:00 PM ((thaaaat would be a whole new rating for pokemon Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:00 PM ((punts elmo)) WindchillToday at 10:00 PM (( Thank god. )) Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 10:00 PM ((oh my god)) https://giphy.com/gifs/marvel-cinematic-universe-mcu-pietro-maximoff-yr7n0u3qzO9nG Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 10:00 PM [Pokemon is already super dark Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:00 PM ((....there's also a hilariously fun trailer called Knock You Out but that has a SPOILER so don't watch that one unless you're willing to accept that)) The twins flop down on the couch, giddy and tired at the same time. They need to go fight Grimlock. Like, right now. WindchillToday at 10:01 PM Windchill stretches his pointy feet, having given up on any follow up regarding weird berries. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:01 PM Soundwave is mostly just grateful that they've stopped jumping. WindchillToday at 10:01 PM "Time to go sleep through more Godzilla movies." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:02 PM \HEY, REBEL?\ WindchillToday at 10:02 PM Rebel perks up, but gives a shrewd squint.

"Yeah?" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:02 PM //Punch your dad awake next time.// Frenzy chokesnorts. WindchillToday at 10:03 PM "Um." She cranes her neck to look at the dad in question, but he's already staring them down. "Yeah, okay." Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 10:03 PM Smokescreen's slowly picking up berries upon berries, stuffing his face. Is there a mess? Maybe. "Soundwave, can I help clean up tonight?" Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:03 PM \WHAT? YOU WANNA GO, BUGBANGER?\ [[No, no. No need. Prowl is sufficient - and efficient - help.]] WindchillToday at 10:04 PM "Ex fucking scuse me?" Windchill tilts his head. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:04 PM \YOU'RE STARIN'.\ Points a finger. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 10:04 PM The children are fighting. WindchillToday at 10:04 PM "It was one bug." He lifts a talon, just for visual reference of 'one.' Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:05 PM //One's all ya need.// WindchillToday at 10:05 PM "Besides, all of the Godzilla films are the same." He yawns. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 10:05 PM "Oh, okay. Uh. I might have made a bit of a mess. I can at least clean up that, right?" Smokescreen's already starting to try to clean any stains from the berries out. He has regrets! Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:05 PM //Ain't that right, Boss?// [[All right, that is it. Out. Both of you. Go find something to do.]] Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 10:05 PM ......... Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:05 PM \SCORE. NO CLEANING DUTY.\ And they're off like a rocket. WindchillToday at 10:06 PM And he's up before anyone else decides to comment on his bug banging life. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:06 PM [[Please, no. He'll handle the stains himself.]] Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 10:07 PM "Okay, okay- I'm sorry I made a mess. I'll have to make extra cookies for you next week!" Maybe he can incorporate the berries into them! Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:07 PM [[He'll look forward to it.]] Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 10:08 PM "Thank you! I'll try not to disappoint you. I could also make you something more savory- maybe something spicy?" WindchillToday at 10:08 PM He'll do a waddling stomp, stomp stomp like a man in a chunky lizard suit, arms extended to pick up his spawn complete with some of the grosser Godzilla sounds.

Rebel goes limp, because playing dead totally works. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:08 PM [[Perhaps. He does like a bit of spice sometimes.]] WindchillToday at 10:08 PM "Swoop would have liked this movie," Rebel moans, forgetting to be completely dead. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:09 PM Soundwave tries not to let an amused smile reach his face at Rebel's antics. Younglings. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 10:09 PM Course you do, Soundwave. Primus is just feeling sassy. Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 10:09 PM "Me too, Soundwave! I don't get to have really good spicy stuff all that often, so it'll be nice to make some!" Of course, Smokescreen's idea of "mildly spicy" is probably what is usually considered a "very spicy" WindchillToday at 10:10 PM Windchill drapes her over his shoulders, like a lamb, or maybe a stylish scarf.

"I'm sure you can watch it with Swoop later. With supervision." Oh yes, lots of supervision. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:11 PM We'll be sure to keep plenty of energon on hand next week. It'll be payback for all the gaugebusters they've snuck onto people.

Soundwave twists and stares at Primus. [[You are somehow incredibly direct and yet not at all. He would prefer you simply spoke your mind.]] Smokescreen (ask-smokescreen)Today at 10:12 PM "Thank you for having us, by the way! See you later, alloygator." Smokescreen picks up his berry bowl, tosses a few towards Windchill, and finally heads home for the night. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 10:12 PM Okay. Movie's over. Has been for a few minutes, in fact. Prowl lets out a slow sigh and attempts to focus on the room again. Hello. What's going on? Is he missing a conversation? Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:12 PM A wave over his shoulder at Smokescreen. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 10:12 PM Laughs. "With or without a filter?" WindchillToday at 10:13 PM Chill recoils from whatever was thrown at him, and groans. How is he supposed to clean up Smokescreen's random mess when his hands are full of child? Rebel points at a lone berry, rolling across the floor. Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 10:13 PM Primus. And he thought Harbringer was bad. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:13 PM [[Without. He spends enough of his day digging out hidden meanings in mechs' words as it is.]]

Pause to look over at Prowl. [[Caught up in that?]] One feeler bobs toward the screen. WindchillToday at 10:14 PM She forgot to be dead again. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:14 PM Personally, he's suspecting Devastator was having a grand old time in there. It's happened before. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 10:15 PM "What? Ah. Yes." He shakes his head. "Sorry. Cities being destroyed are... engrossing. Did I zone out on something I should have been listening to?" WindchillToday at 10:15 PM Wait, he has an idea. He removes the spawn, but holds her in his grip like some garden instrument and lets her pick the berries up and pop them in her mouth. Smokescreen was eating them, so they're probably not poisonous. Probably. It wouldn't be Rebel's first medical bill. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:16 PM [[Ah.]] The feeler nods for Soundwave. He thought that was it. [[And that depends. He is trying to find that out.]]

It's fine. Rebel will be fine. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 10:16 PM "Fair enough. As I meant to get at earlier, which you appeared to be very distracted over, you can ask me nearly anything and get an answer. You don't have to feel embarrassed or cautious about the questions. Even the more intimate styles ones." WindchillToday at 10:17 PM He hopes so, she's gobbling them up like a starving animal. The good news is that means she makes short work of them, so they're free to go. Around his neck she goes, even if that means he gets berry juice fingers in his face. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:18 PM [[Give him a moment, then.]] There's still company present. WindchillToday at 10:18 PM "Good night, glad to see you guys finally got some taste in movies." Even if they are the kind that he's prone to sleeping through. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:18 PM =Ha.= Ravage will tell Rumble that. Jazz(unkillablejazz)Today at 10:18 PM Jazz is going to help clean up berries, moving them into a single pile. WindchillToday at 10:18 PM And now, they're gone. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 10:19 PM Nods. Glances at Blaster and Jazz. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:19 PM Soundwave will ping him a thank-you and a note telling him to take anything he wants from the bar on the way home. Blaster (boomtanknotboombox)Today at 10:19 PM Riiiight. Okay, he's just...gonna leave now. "Okay, um...good night. Thanks for the movie." even thought he didn't pay attention to it. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:20 PM [[You're welcome, Blaster. We will see you again next week. And thank you for keeping certain figures from deploying fruit.]] Because he knows it was you. Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 10:20 PM Hrmph. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:25 PM All right, then. Now Soundwave twists more, until he's sideways on the couch. Question time. [[Why are you offering to act in such a role? He would expect interfacing with mortals - or temporarily taking the title without that - to be beneath you. It seems a massive power imbalance. And why HIM?]] Yes, Prowl, this is what you may or may not have missed. Please join him in being confused. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 10:27 PM "... If he didn't interface with mortals, who WOULD he interface with? I mean—to be fair—refusing to would drastically shrink the dating pool." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:28 PM [[Other immortals. There must be more of them.]] Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 10:28 PM "Arguably, depending on your definition, we ARE immortals." Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 10:29 PM "Why not? There is a difference in seeing it through a memory versus going through the experience yourself. If interfacing would be so beneath him, then why would he be here among the mortal mechs? Just talking should be so. I might be the Creator, but I'm not above others." Huffs. "Soundwave, you're so important to me. You know how valuable you are. This conversation wouldn't be happening if you didn't agree to help." "Frankly I've invested a lot in you." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:31 PM [[The definition that includes the ability to-- to reshape reality as one pleases and live far longer than any Cybertronian HE knows of. He certainly can't do that, himself.]] Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 10:31 PM "Not yet." Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 10:32 PM "I wouldn't put that under the 'immortal' umbrella at all, but..." noncommittal mumble mumble. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:34 PM [[And he doesn't see that you had much choice. You would have perished. But rescuing someone does not need to equal sharing a berth. If it did, he would never have saved Wheeljack.]] Shudder. Ugh. Perish the thought. [[And what umbrella is that, then?]] Pause. [[Wait.]] Pause. [[Yet?]] The umbrella question is one of genuine curiosity. Prowl's a little better at finding accurate category titles than he is. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 10:35 PM But this "I've invested a lot in you" talk is making Prowl uneasy. He shifts in his seat so he can address Primus more directly. "All questions of 'what is an immortal' aside... Soundwave IS right about the power imbalance. It's—beyond highly inappropriate to come on to a subordinate. And I can think of no more subordinate a position than a worshiper before his god." Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 10:36 PM "I'd like to think you helped not because of who I am, but because we'd built up a relationship until that point. I'm not a stranger nor just a God you happen to gage fealty to, Soundwave." Looks at Prowl. Bad word choice on his part? About the whole invested thing. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 10:38 PM "It doesn't matter if you say you're leaving the choice up to him, if you insist that he can take it or leave it, or if you phrase it as an offer rather than a request. Such offers come with pressure—whether you want them to or not, the pressure is there. And the bigger the power imbalance, the higher the pressure." "So I suggest you tread very, very cautiously. And keep in mind that if everyone in this room were an Autobot and subject to the rules of the Autobot Code, I would already have more than adequate grounds to have you arrested." Primus [the-lord-of-light]Today at 10:41 PM "You certainly don't mince words or hold back." That wasn't a bad thing at all. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:41 PM Soundwave's quietly torn between admiring Prowl for having the guts to arrest PRIMUS and being horrified at the idea of someone arresting PRIMUS. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Today at 10:43 PM "I have a long history of speaking plainly to authority figures with variations of the word 'Prime' somewhere in their name. I don't think they—or, more importantly, their subordinates—benefit from their being coddled." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Today at 10:43 PM Mumbled thought. [[He still wants to know about "yet".]] Primus [the-lord-of-light]05/27/2019 "No one does. It is good you're here to call me out, Prowl. I can sometimes easily be blind to my own wording or so used to how I interact with someone that I don't even think twice. It is a nasty habit that doesn't get pointed out because of the status I hold."

Optics flicker to Soundwave. "You are in possession of..." Pause. "Do you know what I'm referring to, Prowl?" Prowl (verdigrisprowl)05/27/2019 "His spark shard? Yes." Oh, boy is he aware. It's caused Soundwave no end of mental turmoil, and Prowl isn't eager to see that turmoil stirred up again. Soundwave (Slenderwave)05/27/2019 To Prowl's credit, the time they spoke about it, Prowl sort of cleared up one of the handful of emotional tangles by pointing out how silly it was. But it is still a Thing sometimes, yes. Primus [the-lord-of-light]05/27/2019 "Good." Vents slowly. "As I've said before, Soundwave, I was aware of it and I'm not angry about it. I told you once that you could consider it my thanks over that whole stressful situation. And... I'm sorry... About that time and everything after causing you undue stress."

Points at Soundwave's chest. "Since that is a true piece of my Core, you might one day have it incorporated into your own spark and entirety of your frame. You could one day be a demigod because of it. Only if you choose to be." Soundwave (Slenderwave)05/27/2019 ........................How about he just freezes and puts one of those spinny 'processing' symbols on his visor. He's gonna go ahead and do that. Primus [the-lord-of-light]05/27/2019 Ohno. Panicked/apologetic look. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)05/27/2019 Prowl's desperately wanted to wrap an arm protectively around Soundwave for several minutes now, and that urge just skyrocketed, but he's pretty sure the physical contact will only give Soundwave more mental noise he has to get through before he can process that new data. Instead he squeezes his own hands together. Soundwave (Slenderwave)05/27/2019 Okay, the symbol's gone.

[[That is--hmm. It's.]] It's back. No, no, it's gone. No. One more flicker. Okay, he's got words again. [[It is... interesting.]]

And a shock. It's definitely a shock. If it's true. He's not completely convinced Primus isn't pulling his leg. There was the whole banana prank the other week, and all.

He lifts one hand to his mouth, the knuckle of his index finger covering both lips and his thumb on his cheek. Serious moment.

[[...He is probably too dangerous to be offered such a power. And it would put him on a different level than those he--]] Wwwword. Hard word. [[The ones he keeps close. They are important to him. He would not trade them for that.]]

Still worth noting for the record's sake, as one never knows when something will go terribly wrong, but it feels unwise (and unearned) to get invested in such an idea. Soundwave's other hand seeks out one of Prowl's. Hi. You're one of the ten or so important ones. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)05/27/2019 "I hope you don't think I would take you any more seriously if you suddenly gained a couple of power upgrades." He reaches across himself to take Soundwave's hand so that his other arm is free to, finally, wrap protectively around Soundwave. Soundwave (Slenderwave)05/27/2019 A dark huff. [[You threatened to arrest PRIMUS. He would expect you to storm after him with handcuffs if he-- what do demigods DO?]] Frown. [[Turned Rodimus into a fireplace.]] Prowl (verdigrisprowl)05/27/2019 "He already is." Soundwave (Slenderwave)05/27/2019 [[Through no fault of HIS.]]

Soundwave shakes his head and looks at Primus. Get serious again. Right. [[And he does not require apologies. But he appreciated them.]] Primus [the-lord-of-light]05/27/2019 The banana thing was just him having fun. Primus didn't expect the whole 'shooting the box' event. This wasn't something that he would speak so lightly of. Over the years the shard's power would have, unless isolated, leaked into Soundwave. The power within would augment his abilities over time as if it were completely normal.

"I thought you should know now instead of being shocked. I still am apologetic even if you don't need them." Soundwave (Slenderwave)05/27/2019 Sudden frown. [[He supposes he'd agree to do it if your death was unavoidable and his inaction would leave Cybertron a husk. But he would prefer that did not come to pass.]]

Soundwave nods. [[It is good of you to have told him. Though now he wonders whether your interest isn't your spark trying to -- return to the rest of itself. These things are beyond him. In any case, the ORIGINAL offer is still very... He does not think he understands the full weight of it at this time. Perhaps after a great deal of thought.]] Prowl (verdigrisprowl)05/27/2019 Prowl's protective hold tightens a bit. Primus [the-lord-of-light]05/27/2019 "The original offer... You know that was just for you to ask questions of me, right? Not to do anything." Soundwave (Slenderwave)05/27/2019 [[Then he very much did not understand. He mistook teasing for an offer. Better that he had not agreed to it.]] Soundwave settles into the hold. Prowl was invaluable during the fight with Unicron. Surely his continued presence will help ensure that Primus does NOT perish any time soon. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)05/27/2019 ... Prowl considers marginally loosening his grip, but decides the tension hasn't dissipated nearly enough to warrant that. Primus [the-lord-of-light]05/27/2019 "Forgive me if I made it sound that way. Intimacy on any level beyond what this is now, I wouldn't ask in public or so lightly." Soundwave (Slenderwave)05/27/2019 Nodding. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)05/27/2019 Prowl's not wholly convinced that Primus didn't make a deliberately ambiguous offer just so he could leave himself the very plausible deniability escape route he just used. Primus [the-lord-of-light]05/27/2019 Intentionally? No. Soundwave (Slenderwave)05/27/2019 [[He did think it was rather... gauche, when he misinterpreted the intent. A certain triplechanger comes to mind.]] Primus [the-lord-of-light]05/27/2019 Embarrassed grimace. "I severely need more interactions." Soundwave (Slenderwave)05/27/2019 Hand wave. [[You are welcome to visit more often.]] Primus [the-lord-of-light]05/27/2019 "Thank you, Soundwave." Smiles. "And Prowl, as if it needs to be said, call me out on anything I do that seems... off. A very vague descriptive." Prowl (verdigrisprowl)05/27/2019 "I fully intend to." Primus [the-lord-of-light]05/27/2019 "Lucky mechs to have each other." Chuckles. Soundwave (Slenderwave)05/27/2019 A big green check mark on his visor. Primus [the-lord-of-light]05/27/2019 Stands up from where he'd been leaning. "Hmm... Did I cover everything that was bothering you two earlier?" Prowl (verdigrisprowl)05/27/2019 Prowl's keeping his mouth shut. Anything else on his mind, he intends to discuss with Soundwave. Soundwave (Slenderwave)05/27/2019 [[He supposes he has no other qu... no other PRESSING questions at this time.]] He ALWAYS has non-pressing questions about everything. They can be ignored from time to time. Primus [the-lord-of-light]05/27/2019 Quirks a smile. "Then I'll clean up the mess that was left because of the berries. You two enjoy the rest of your evening together." Could he give Soundwave a gentle nudge/pat? Soundwave (Slenderwave)05/27/2019 Soundwave won't say no to that. He also shoves over some thoughts of intense gratitude re: the mess. Wasn't looking forward to trying to clean up stains caused by eternal berries. Primus [the-lord-of-light]05/27/2019 Leans back over to give the lightest of helm touches. Gratitude was clear in his field from contact. Smiling, he pulled back, gave Prowl a respective nod, and went to deal with the mess. How did Smokescreen even eat so many... Soundwave (Slenderwave)05/27/2019 Soundwave accepts the pat, waits a moment, and tilts his head back to look at Prowl with no small amount of respect. [[...You are forthright and fearless in the exact way a mech ought to be, and he would kiss you for it when you are of a mind to accept one.]] He'll also sit here feeling nice and safe and surrounded by good sense. And arms. Both? Both. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)05/27/2019 "Mm. When we're by ourselves." He's waiting until Primus has dealt with the mess and gone. Soundwave (Slenderwave)05/27/2019 Small nod. Primus [the-lord-of-light]05/27/2019 So many berries! Eventually he had them all in a floating berry ring around his helm. The smooshed bits were also cleaned up. Maybe watching Primus clean helped Prowl feel a bit better. Maybe? Shrug.

"Remind me to not do that again..." Looks back over to Soundwave. "Want me to leave the indestructible bond in place?" Soundwave (Slenderwave)05/27/2019 [[For now.]] Primus [the-lord-of-light]05/27/2019 Nods. "Good night you two." Pops a berry in as he heads outside like a proper mech. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)05/27/2019 Prowl watches him go. Are they alone now? Yes? Soundwave (Slenderwave)05/27/2019 Seems like it. Primus [the-lord-of-light]05/27/2019 Never~!

No, seriously. Primus is gone. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)05/27/2019 Good. Prowl is tugging Soundwave into an even tighter, twice as protective embrace. Soundwave (Slenderwave)05/27/2019 Hup, this is extremely unexpected and a little confusing and he has no idea why it's happening NOW but he won't stop it either.

[[What's this, then?]] Curious but loose feeler coil. Return embrace, sort of. A thing to show that he's okay with and enjoying it, mostly. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Last Tuesday at 12:07 AM "'Frankly I've invested a lot in you,'" Prowl repeated, voice venomous. "That's BEYOND exploitative. That's the kind of—of, manipulative— I know quite a lot about how abusive mechs operate. That's— Focusing on someone of a far lower rank, showering them with favors, encroaching on their boundaries, pushing them little bit by bit outside of their comfort zones, reminding them that they owe a favor because SO MUCH has been done for them—those are ALL warning signs. They're dangerous.  Be extremely wary, Soundwave. I know you don't want to have to be, not with Primus, but— None of that sounds good. And whatever he tries to say to you about what he's 'invested' in you, remember that a debt that wasn't asked for, wasn't agreed to, and wasn't accurately presented is NEVER binding—and any debt that's coerced is little better." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Last Tuesday at 12:22 AM The repetition is confusing at first--why is Prowl saying the same kind of thing Primus did?--but Soundwave's brain swiftly catches up to his audio receptors and clarifies for him. Prowl is referencing that as a lead in to the rest of his speech, not saying it himself. And the tone of it means this will be important.

So Soundwave wriggles a little to position himself in a way lets him offer Prowl as much of his attention as he can possibly spare and does not move, absorbing it all.

Well. He moves a LITTLE bit. His face does, anyway, sliding through curiosity and surprise to settle into a stunned sort of upset.

How could-- how could that possibly be true? That Primus would ever pose such a danger to his creations? Especially to one so devoted.

...But then, the Primes were said to be his chosen voices and vessels, and most of them had no problems harming the mechs beneath THEM in one way or another. And this wouldn't be the first time Soundwave had been stupid enough to stumble into--

He fidgets hard, fingers flexing, feeler claws clacking and spinning. It's an uncomfortable thought. It makes his spark riot. But he can't quite say Prowl is wrong about that pattern. It IS a pattern. He's had it used on him. He's used it on others, for Pit's sake. He knows it's a thing in general. Is it a thing here? Or is it really just a long time spent away from bots, like Primus said?

He doesn't know. And he doesn't know how he's supposed to tell for sure. He can't risk reading the core. That could only lead to complete loss of self.

Soundwave grabs Prowl's arms and pulls them tighter. The world feels like it's just gotten a whole lot shakier. He doesn't WANT it to, but the possibility is raised and there's no blindly ignoring it now.

[[...He will watch.]]

And hope like Pit that Prowl has never been more wrong in his life. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Last Tuesday at 12:30 AM Prowl nods, mouth set in a grim line.

And then leans forward, optics turned off, pressing his crest hard to Soundwave's. He tightens his embrace as much as he can without risking denting Soundwave's arms. He desperately hopes that he's wrong, too. Because if he's not—if someone that can manipulate matter and shake planets and create lives and insert himself into others' minds at will is intent on ensnaring, controlling, and using Soundwave—then it's very possible that no amount of vigilance and awareness, no amount of protectiveness from an amica, will be able to stop that.

And should this ever escalate—should the welfare of Cybertron ever become a bargaining chip, a favor to be offered or withheld—he does not know that it would be ethical to TRY to prevent him from getting what he demands.

"I—hope not," he says. "But..." But hope alone doesn't create reality. And the calculations ticking away in his head aren't kicking out favorable numbers. Soundwave (Slenderwave)Last Tuesday at 12:42 AM [[But.]]

The tightly bound portion of Soundwave that is always ready to throw an authority figure to the floor and kick them in the teeth knows that, were it to come to such an event--if Primus were to use the welfare of Cybertron as a bargaining chip--then Soundwave would consider doing as he'd said earlier. Being a demigod is better than turning Cybertron into a dead husk... and a god that would do such a thing to its creations will never be one Soundwave can tolerate.

Even the mere handful of seconds he spends on that thought makes him sick.

[[We can but wait.]]

And be quiet. He suddenly wants nothing more than to stay here, like this, small and unimportant and unseen, with someone he knows he could hand his life under the belief that it would be handled responsibly--whatever responsible means in a given scenario. And he trusts that Prowl would know what that is.

[[Stay, tonight.]] Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Last Tuesday at 12:45 AM "Of course." He draws his head back a sliver, just to allow himself to press his crest to Soundwave's again with an audible tap. "I'm not going anywhere." Soundwave (Slenderwave)Last Tuesday at 12:48 AM [[Good.]] He returns the tap with one led by himself, curls the other feeler around Prowl to match the first, and tries to get as comfortable as he can after that kind of revelation. Sleep's going to come hard tonight, he just knows it. Still, he'll have to try. [[Good...]]

Prowl won't get much more than that out of him tonight. All his ability to put together coherent thought will have been used for processing the night's content instead. Prowl (verdigrisprowl)Last Tuesday at 12:51 AM Prowl shifts slightly, tugging Soundwave to lean down against him, tipping his head so Soundwave can rest his head on Prowl's shoulder if he wants. Rest. Even if Soundwave couldn't sleep, he could at least rest on Prowl. He might not have anything on hand to counter a god like Primus—but at the very least, tonight he can pretend he's protecting Soundwave.

Prowl's going to have a hard time sleeping, too.

[shkspr]

cherry wine and dinner & diatribes for the asks, if you please!

cherry wine- do you have a sweet tooth?

oh gd, yes, a horrible terrible one. but i’m also very picky and specific abt it. so like. sometimes i’ll be like, if i don’t have a fucking raspberry cheesecake bar right this second i will die. and other times i’m like. if you’re not a fresh warm chocolate chip cookie then don’t talk to me don’t even look at me. but once i know what i want i will go hog wild believe me this.

dinner and diatribes- what’s your favorite food?

i don’t really have A Favorite but like.. tofu pad thai. fettuccine alfredo. aloo palak. cashew chickpea curry. fresh berries. roasted onions and mushrooms and squash. jalapeno poppers. you know, just the usual stuff