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advanced-procrastination Ā· 3 months ago
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>Be me, camo-zamboni
>Makes a post about roommateā€™s sex life
>Post goes viral
>Roommates find post, then blog
>Change URL to camoā€”zamboni (extra dash) to try to hide from roommates
>Roommates inform me that that didnt work, bc the postā€™s OP link auto updates when my url does so they can always find me
> Give up hiding and try to return to camo-zomboni
>ā€URL is already in useā€
>wtf its been like 2 days
>checks URL and sure enough, somebody snatched it up
>Now that guy is pretending like he was the one who made the viral post
>Wow what the fuck dude
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hadesnumber1daughter Ā· 10 months ago
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Pretty like the sun
Pairing: Percy Jackson x Apollo daughter OC (she classes as an oc cause I gave her a name but you can just read it like your name or Y/N if you want, I just feel better when I'm writing and the characters have names :)
Summary: Percy has always felt something for you, something that you had felt aswell. These quests of life and death finally knocked some sense into you two.
Warnings: Blood, Pain, Agony, Violence, Weapons, Wounds, Wound treating, Curse words, Oblivious idiots, Fluff, Angsty??, Sexual tension, Mutual pining, Almost death, Non-Canon, Hugs, Kisses, Holding hands, Ooc Percy??? Cerberus as a violent dog (ik she isnt really but this is my imagine so idc), Not proof-read, GUT-WRENCHING LOVE, IDK how i wrote this considering I've never been in a relationship OR have ever had an actual crush in my 16 sad years of life
Words: 6.3k
Notes: This is my first imagine so I'm sorry if its badšŸ˜­šŸ˜­. Also if anyone would be willing to give me a few pointers when it comes to working this app as a creator please do cause, yeah I've been using this app for years but I have no idea how to use it when it comes to posting things. I would be very grateful. ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø. Also, if anyone wants to request something else for me to write I would love to write something for either Percy or Luke, I'll probably make a list of people who I'm willing to write for later today cause it is 10am rn and I haven't slept so I'll just go bed after this šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­
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As soon as percy got handed this quest, with Grover being part of the cloven council and Annabeth being gone to spend time with her family, Percy knew his immediate first choice would be Aurora, there was no doubt about it. The Apollo girl had a spark about her that has drawn him in the second he laid eyes on her.
He had deemed it because she was a daughter of Apollo so there would always be some sort of light that would draw him in, but he hasnt been very sure of that for a very long time. Every time he laid eyes on her, it felt as though time stood still and she was the only source of light and happiness in this dark, gloomy world.Ā 
They had became extremely close when he first came to camp, she taught him the ropes in archery as to put it plainly, he was absolutely shit at it. He had no aim and his stance was awful, in her own words.
When she first said that to him, he wanted to throw her in a dumpster, but then he saw her, heĀ properlyĀ saw her. He didnt know what Aphrodite looked like, but he was sure she would be a spitting image of the girl. He was even more sure that she was a daughter of Aphrodite but instead she was not, which made sense as to why she was hanging around the archery booth. From that day forward, she helped him freshen his archery skills, and he helped her with her sword skills.
He has never understood why she wouldnt ask Luke as he was the best swords-man and would probably be a better trainer. However, when he brough it up to her one time her cheeks flushed the tiniest bit and she stated how she was helping him, so he should do that same.
That's how they have ended up here. In the middle of nowhere, trying to find and 'kill' a beast that has been accidently lost and let out from the underworld and send it back. Although quests always have 3 people on them, the oracle specifically stated that this was only a 2 person job. Percy had never been so sure in picking Aurora at that moment in time.Ā 
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"Are you sure we are going the right way Perce, I swear I've seen this tree 3 times already" Aurora stated this time taking a dagger and marking said tree with an X so if they do cross it again, she would be right.
"You never trust my navigation skills sunshine, why is that, is it cause you always get lost in my eyes" he says turning to look at her with a smug smile on his face. The girl abruptly stopped at his turn and could feel the blood rush to her cheeks in that moment, her honey-brown eyes immediately locked with his water coloured eyes and she broke the gaze, not letting him have the satisfaction of being right.
"You wish seaweed brain" she muttered and walked past him knocking into his shoulder in the process which led to him letting out a dramatic gasp.
"That hurts sunshine. Where are you going, it's getting dark, we should stop, set up camp and get some rest so we can re-think and re-strategize." The girl slowly stops her steps and turns her back to the boy who is standing there leaning against a tree with his arms crossed giving her a cocky glance that makes her want to die and kill him at the same time.Ā 
The two had a stand-off for a bit before one decided to speak up.
"As long as I don't have to scavenge this creepy forest for wood then its fine by me" the girl said walking back to him while his eyes following her every movement till she was a few steps away from him. The girl went to grab something from her pocket with her left hand and with her right, she grabbed the boys arms and dragged her hand down it, to his hand which automatically opened up. She placed something cold into it with her left hand.
He looked at her and she had a glint in her eyes he hadn't seen for the past 12 hours, looking to his palm, he was a coin. Not just any ordinary coin or ordinary drachma. It was a coin from sea life, the one coin they give to one another which can be used for many thing, they talked it over before the quest. The coin can only be used for 2 things during this quest, to make sure the other doesnt die, or the person who has been handed the coin has to do what the person giving the coin wants no matter what.
He looked up at her with a confused look but seeing the mischief in her eyes gave enough away. Sighing he pocketed the coin and stepped away from the tree which only left 3 steps in-between the two.Ā 
"What do you want me to do" not even bothering arguing.
"I want to see you fail at making a fire" she said just giving him the brightest smile, basically oozing sunlight from her. The boy felt like a deer stuck in headlights in that moment, he almost forgot the reason for her heavenly smile. He wanted to tell her he loved her right there and then, that he could never get enough of her, that he searched for her in every room he ever walked into, that she was the one and only constant source of light in his life, that she was the sun and he would orbit her in every universe no matter how close he got, no matter how much it destroyed him. He was utterly inconsolable without her. He loved her.
"Aurora" the boy started to say, in a serious tone which immediately made the girl's smile falter as she looked into his eyes, he didnt need to say anything. His eyes spoke more words than he would have liked, enough for the girl to get the message and understand him. All of the glances, the subtle touches, the comfort of each other like no other. She felt and understood it all.Ā 
He was about of continue when a roar sounded, echoing in all directions and rustling the trees. The two could hear the howl of Cerberus all around them. Percy immediately uncapped riptide while Aurora unclasped her bracelet which turned into a bow and an unlimited supply of arrows.Ā 
The both circled back to back, covering each others blind spot like muscle memory. They could feel the ground shake with each step the otherworldly creature took.Ā 
"How are we going to do this?" the girl asked while keeping an eye on all of her surroundings.Ā 
"You distract with your arrows as they are long-range and while she's focused on you, I'll go for the kill shot"
"She can't die" she could feel him rolling her eyes as the words left her mouth.
"You know what I mean"Ā 
They could hear the low growl from the side of them. The three-headed beast emerged in all its glory with its 6 menacing eyes ready to rip these two teens to shreds and send the wrong beings in this equation to the underworld. Percy turned to stand next to Aurora and the girl grabbed his hand and squeezed to which he immediately responded. There were many unspoken words that had been said in the past 10 minutes and this was another addition 'dont die, be safe, come back to me'.
Slipping through her fingers, his hand left hers and quietly stalked away before the beast could get any idea there were 2 of them. Wishing the best for the boy, she instantly got the dogs attention by shooting an arrow at the middle head's nose.Ā 
It did not like that.
They all barked at once and got ready to run at the girl. She didn't like to admit it but she was fucking terrified. Cerberus ran at her and she leapt to the side and ran as fast as she could not looking back until she could feel he's a little away from her. She got another arrow ready in her bow and blindly shot it behind her.Ā 
She heard a small whimper which brought a smirk to her face but that was immediately wiped away as she heard the barking intensify. Hiding behind a tree the girl caught her breaths and looked for the hound and she couldnt spot it or Percy. She got another arrow ready and looked behind the tree once again but was faced with the thing she was hunting.Ā 
Fear spread to every part of her body and she had no time to brace the impact as the dog clawed the tree which in return clawed her. She let out a bloodcurdling scream as she was flung into another tree. The bark from the destroyed tree splintered her, her head hit against a tree on impact and the large gash on her side felt like a fire that was melting her skin off. The girl felt her breath stick in her throat, she felt as though she was dying as immense pain filled her and black spots invaded her vision. Only one other thing was on her mind.
Percy.
The ocean eyed boy lost sight of Cerberus immediately as it began to chase Aurora,Ā hisĀ Aurora. He followed as fast as he could not wanting anything bad to happen to the girl he loved before he got any chance to be with her, to confess and to just live a life content with his feelings.Ā 
As he heard, the whoosh of Aurora's arrows increase, he could feel himself being uncapable of keeping up with the beast from the underworld and he cursed himself for it. He lost sight of Cerberus and it scared him, it was too quiet. He couldn't hear the creature or the girl he loved.Ā 
His heartbeat quickened as he looked all around him trying to see a glimpse of either of them.Ā 
Then all blood drain out of his face when he heard the one sound he wished he did not have to hear,Ā ever. Aurora's scream made his heart almost leap out of his chest. He didnt know what to do, he didnt know where she was, he couldnt see the hound, its his fault, she going to die because of him.Ā 
She most certainly is going to die if you dont get a fucking move on, that one voice in his head said. And he pushed all the doubts to the back of his head and focused on 2 things. Defeating Cerberus and finding Aurora.Ā 
He could hear the three-headed dogs footsteps and instantly ran to it. It didnt see him coming and it's tail was on the ground so he didnt the best thing he could think of. He ran up the tail onto the body of the beast.
This elicited loud barking from the beast and Percy could only do one thing. Repeatedly stab the dog until it dissolved.Ā 
Now... admittedly, this was not a good strategy. It was fucking awful. There was no thought to his stabs, they all just angered the beast and considering she was quite resistance to stabs, it wasnt helping. He was just tiring himself out.Ā 
He then has the genius idea of stabbing the beast in the eye, or eyes. He started with the left head. The beast let out a large whimper, and stumbled which cause the boy to almost loose his grip on it. He wasnt going to stop now, he needed to send Cerberus back and get to Aurora.
Aurora. Her scream was echoing in his mind. Bouncing around his skull like he has no brain inside, only her gut-wrenching scream.
He subtly shook his head. As much as he was dreading where she was and if she was okay. HeĀ neededĀ to secure Cerberus and he needed all attention to so it as fast a possible to get back to his sunshine.
He then stabbed riptide into both the right heads eyes. Percy knew what to expect this time so he braced himself and held on as tight as he could. He could not fail now. He was too close.
The dog slumped onto the floor which made percy's last task much more easier. With agility and caution the boy leapt onto the middle head and punctured the eyes out which evoked a whimper which made the boy feel bad for the animal and it slowly turned to dust.Ā 
In an instant the boy caught his breath and his mind raced with only one thing.Ā 
Aurora.
"Aurora! Sunshine! Where are you?" The boy felt as though he could not breathe. His head was spinning trying to find her in the mountains of trees and in the darkness of this forest, he has never needed to see her more now than any other time.Ā 
"Aurora! Please if you can hear me make a sound! Anything so I know you're alive" He would never leave her. He would die before he left her to rot in these woods. He would never be able to face the guilt and loss.
"Please! Say SOMETHING" he could feel himself getting frustrated. "HELP! SOMEONE, ANYONE" tears welded in his eyes trying to find her.Ā 
There was a rustle of leaves from the left side behind him. He was running to the sound before it even registered in the back of his mind. He kept hearing the rustling and a small whimper.Ā 
He saw a faint glow of light behind a tree and he held his breath for the sight that was to come. He skidded to a stop and fell on his knees infront of her.
His heart dropped to his stomach when he saw her. Her face was significantly paler than when he left her and she had a wood splinter sticking out of her thigh and worst of all, the 4 claw marks across her abdomen with blood everywhere, it seemed to have stopped pouring, but it was a nauseating sight to see. He didnt know what to do.Ā 
"Aurora, darling, open your eyes" his hands reached her cheeks and his thumb rubbed circled on her cheek and his two fingers made their way to her neck to check her pulse. He let out a sigh of relief when he felt a pulse. It was faint but not too faint to the point it would slip too far out of his grasp.Ā 
He reached for his bag on his back to get some first aid supplies, ambrosia and nectar for the girl, when she let out a pained gasp.
The girl had barely an recollection of anything, the only thing on her mind at the moment was the immense pain shooting through her whole body, It felt like she was on fire and couldnt breathe. She wanted to die.
Then her vision cleared and she saw the golden haired boy looked at her like she was the only thing in the whole world, he held so much worry in his eyes that she thought for a second if she was already dead and it was her spirit seeing his reaction to her death.
"Gods, Aurora, you're okay. You had be so worried, I was terrified, I cannot lose you. If I lost you I would lose myself" The boy held one hand to her cheek while speaking so intently to her.
In that one moment she could feel his stare, like clockwork, bubble something inside of her. It almost made her forget why she was on the ground, why she could taste something metallic in the back of her mouth, why she couldnt move her right leg. It almost took it away.Ā Almost.
That fire spread throughout her body again and she couldnt stop the wail that left her mouth. The pain was nauseating. A flood of curses left Percy's mouth as he grabbed the bottle of nectar and opened it.
"Okay, sunshine, I know you're in a lot of pain but I'm going to give you some nectar, you need to drink it but you need to sit up a little straighter." The girl immediately shook her head as a no in response to the boy.Ā 
"I know. The amount of times we've both had to do it but you know deep down that its the only thing that will fix it." The girl tried to harden her stare at the boy but she was too weak to even look at him properly.
"O-okay, but... I can't" she inhaled sharply as she tried to move the slightest bit. She didn't have to finish her sentence for the boy to understand what she was trying to say. He took one his flannel button ups from his bag, scrunched it up and gave it to her. She could only give him a confused look.
"Put it in your mouth, bite down hard cause I'm gonna move you into the right position and its gonna be a pain. I'm sorry sunshine but I have to." She took it with her shaking hands and was about to put it in her mouth when she smelt it, sea salt and musk, then the girl really looked at what the item of clothing was.Ā 
"this is yours" she said in a hoarse voice, looking up at him, confusion plastered all over her features.
"Well I dont exactly know where your bag is so next best thing." he gave her a weak smile and moved closer to her but she weakly grabbed his hand.
"I'm scared" she whispered so pathetically but the boy understood, he knew her. He knew that he needed to keep talking to her, to make sure he is doing something close enough to her for her to know that she's still alive.Ā 
He only interlaced their fingers and pressed a kiss to the back of her hand.Ā 
"I won't let go, I promise. You aren't leaving me, not after everything we have been through together" the girl's eyes welled with tears but she nodded and stuffed her mouth with Percy's flannel.Ā 
He wrapped his arms around her from the side, where he was sitting and placed a kiss in the hair before counting down.
"3...2..." the boy didnt get to 1 before he pulled her up so she was sitting not laying down and with the movement came muffled screams and tears that flowed down the girls face. He was whispering sweet nothings in her ear as she lent into him and he repeatedly kissed her hair or forehead.Ā 
"I'm sorry sunshine, I really am. When you're all better I promise you can hit me" he tried to uplift her but she could barely hear him. Her body shook and agony filled her every sense. He couldn't even express the guilt and regret he felt for the girl, immediately grabbing the nectar, and slowly taking his flannel out of her mouth.Ā 
"You're doing great sweetheart" he says while slowly pouring the nectar into her mouth. Her head is resting against his shoulder as she swallows the drink down in small sips. After she drank it, Percy put it away and the girl began to close her eyes.
"Hey, hey, sunshine you can't be doing that right now. Come on I need to patch you up and then we need to get back to camp, I'll call blackjack. I know how much you like riding on him" he lifts her head off his shoulder and places her on the tree, but this time sitting up so he has easy access to her abdomen.Ā 
She opened one eye and slightly smiled at the boy.
"You're gonna call blackjack?" the girl asked a bit delirious but seemingly in less pain. This brought a instant smile to him as he let out a chuckle, nodding his head while grabbing gauze and 2 bandage rolls.
"I promise I will, but you have to make sure to keep fighting okay. Once this is over, I have something special to tell you" He came loser to the girl and her breath slowed for a moment.Ā 
He looked at her abdomen and a thought crossed his head that made blood rush to his cheeks, he was thankful the girl was delirious and it was dark or else he would simply wallow away. He cleared his throat and looked back up to the girl.
"I'm going to have to cut your shirt off so I can access the cuts and clean them properly" he looked into her eyes once but couldnt face her after that.
"okay" she whispered in return, locking her eyes onto his every move.Ā 
The boy went back into his bag and grabbed a pair of scissors then faced the girl again. He could feel her watchful eyes on him the entire time and he hated to say it but that small voice in the back of his head was wishing she was a bit more delirious right now so he wasnt under her scrutiny while undressing her. Clearing his throat again, he begins to speak.
"Just tell me when to slow down or when to stop, if it gets too painful for you and I'll stop and slow down, okay" he looked to her for reassurance and an okay, to which she nodded.
He didn't know how to position himself so he just opted for kneeling next to her, facing her. He then grabbed the scissors and started to cut her top. Starting from the bottom to the top. As he reached the first claw mark the girl hissed as the shirt was stuck to the wound due to all the dried blood. Percy automatically stopped what he was doing.Ā 
"No, no, keep going, don't stop now otherwise we will never get this done and I can't go back to camp cause I'll be dead" her honey-brown eyes were glossed with tears and the boy just wanted to hold her in his arms until the end of time in a place where they aren't fighting monsters all the damn time and in a place where they can settle down, have fun and just enjoy their life like regular teenagers.
"Don't say that so casually, you are not going to die. Not when you have me. Not when I'll always be here for you, patching you up, nursing you back to health forever. I will never in a million years let you die. I swear on the river Styx."Ā 
She couldn't say anything to him, he will always render her speechless. She just nodded her head as tears cascaded down her cheeks to which he wiped away and placed a kiss on her forehead. Feeling the warmth off eachother brought a sense of peace to them that no one else could ever fill.Ā 
He finished wiping her tears away and then continued cutting her shirt away from the wound. Every time she hissed, winced or flinched, the boy had the overwhelming urge to stop everything he was doing as long as it stopped bring her more pain. Whenever this would happen, the girl would softly squeeze his knee, as her hand was resting there to make sure he was still close to her and was still okay and breathing.Ā 
This reassured him immensely but it did not stop him from the guilt that was drowning him. This would not have happened if it wasn't for him. She would not be in this position right now if he just chose someone else to go on the quest with. She had almost died due to his decision making. He chose her, he told her the plan, the plan that put her straight into danger, he didnt even second guess his choice, he put her into the battlefield without even asking her properly. Whatever he said went.Ā 
The boy had not realised that during his intense self-loathing session, he zoned out and stopped the task at hand.
"Perce?" the girl asked while bringing her hand from his knee to his bicep. "Are you okay? whats going on in your kelp filled brain?" she said with a half smile as the boy looked up at her.
"Nothing, its okay. Just zoned out for a sec" he replied in an instant, looked away from her and continued to cut her shirt away. He was almost at her breasts and he could feel himself getting a bit hot. Obviously, there was no reason to in this situation but just being so close and intimate to her in a non sexual way made him flustered, he couldn't even imagine of it was in a sex- STOP. He shouted at his brain.
She let out a whimper of pain and a few laboured breaths as Percy carefully peeled her shirt of off the biggest wound she had. Her hand squeezed his knee harder than he would have liked her to but it didnt matter, not anymore, not when he caused this, not when he was the reason for her pain.Ā 
He finally got it off the biggest cut and last cut and now he just had to cut the rest of the shirt off. No big deal right?
WRONG.Ā 
The boy was telling himself to suck it up and just cut the rest of her shirt off but he was flustered. It was times like this that made him remember he was just a boy. He was just a boy with a silly crush. Except it isnt a 'silly crush' he was utterly in love with the girl. He tried to clear his head and at the same time, cleared his throat while he cut higher.Ā 
He could feel her eyes watching him, he could feel how fast her heart was racing and he could feel how fast his own was racing. It was as though their hearts were in sync. Every beat was the same.Ā 
Yes the girl felt flustered in this situation, she also couldn't help but want to tease the boy she loved. The girl had always grown up with a life where she never 'loved' anyone, not truly. To her love was always a very strong word in her dictionary but whatever she felt for Percy Jackson it was so powerful she felt as though she needed a word more meaningful than love.Ā 
A word that expressed how everytime she thought of him, that specific memory of him will be branded in her brain forever to the point where even Hera could never make her forget him or forget the way he makes her feel.
He makes her feel alive, the most alive shes every felt in her 16 years of life.
"Are you blushing water boy?" the girl asked him with a half smile on her face and eyes half opened as she felt a sharp pain run through her, while also trying to control her own breathing at the same time. Percy didn't respond, he only kept cutting her shirt off, fingers lightly brushing over the material of her bra.Ā 
She held her breath when he did that, whether it was on purpose of not, the feeling it sent through her body made her want to repeatedly bash her head against a solid wall while ripping her eyes out... in a good way of course.Ā 
Percy finally cut her shirt fully off and it just slid down her arms and bunched at the bottom, near the tree. She felt exposed and could feel the goosebumps on her exposed skin. Percy didn't waste any time and grabbed a clean towel and his water bottle.
Before he could drenched it in water, she stopped him by kicking him with her uncompromised leg to indicate he needed to stop. This instantly stopped him and caused him to look at her.Ā 
"Give me the water bottle before you soak the towel, if the water is warm it will work better and not hurt as much so i'll just heat it up" Percy thought about it for a second before he retaliated.
"You already aren't well enough to get off the ground, how on earth are you going to make it back to camp if you drain yourself of more energy. I know its going to hurt but it will either way, but getting you back to camp is the priority at the moment" Percy didnt want to say those words to the girl, he felt so bad for her and he couldn't help but blame himself. And when he looked into her eyes, like really looked into her eyes after he said that, he wished he could take it back.
Just looking at her made him want to give into her.Ā 
"I can take it, I promise, I'll be okay enough to get back to camp, but I'm telling you now Percy, if I feel anymore extreme pain, I will just end up passing out. Please just let me do this." she tried to move closer to the boy but forgot about the fact that she literally could not move a single inch without his help.Ā 
This just lead the boy to wrap his arm around her back and lent her against the tree again. He looked at her with a stern look.
"Okay, you win. But you have to promise on the river Styx that you will preserve every other bit of your energy for the ride back home."Ā 
"I swear on the River Styx that I will preserve every other bit of my energy for the ride back to camp" He gave her one last look before giving her the water bottle. She focused someĀ mostĀ of her energy to her hands and they started to glow. She took the bottle from percy's hand and he could feel the warmth radiate off of her.Ā 
He looked at her in awe but if anyone else was there they would have told you that the boy was love struck. She opened her eyes and made sure to not boil the water. As it was simmering, she gave the bottle back to the boy and he instantly uncapped it and poured the, now warm, water onto the towel.Ā 
"This is going to hurt... a lot, and by a lot i mean a lot, you might want to brace yourself" the boy said as he gave his flannel back to her and some ambrosia for her to eat before they start the painful part of fixing her up.
Aurora took both and muttered a small thanks under her breath before eating the ambrosia which was very pleasant to chew and then stuffed percy's flannel in her mouth again. She felt so weird but if she didnt and someone heard her scream bloody murder, they would get caught and the police would want them... again.
His ocean blue eyes met her honey eyes and he shared a look of regret and guilt before he wiped the dried blood away, starting from the bottom of her abdomen. She instantly clenched her jaw and recoiled as agony ran through her and her hand immediately shot out to grab Percy's wrist in a painfully tight hold to stop him from further cleaning the wounds that caused her pain.
"Sunshine, I know its painful, but I have to do this, I'm going to do this as fast and gently as I can but I will have to be rough at times" he gently takes his freehand to clasp over hers and took it of him and intertwined them while speaking to her.Ā 
In his favour, it seemed that the energy it took the girl to warm the water up finally caught up with her as her hand lost most of its grip and her eyes closed slightly. He chuckled slightly and placed her hand back down next to her before continuing what he was doing.
He carefully but efficiently cleaned the areas surrounding her wounds while she was rejuvenating. He would hear muffled noises from time to time but other than that she was essentially knocked out. As he finished she seemed to feel less tired and her eyes opened wider than they did before.
"I'm almost finished sunshine, did you like your nap?" the boy questioned with a smirk but deep down he was glad that she kept her promise and she would have enough energy to go back to camp.
The girl nodded and looked at her abdomen. It was really clean and the wounds were barely bleeding anymore but she was fucking freezing. She shivered a little bit and percy could tell instantly.
"I've just got to bandage you up then you can put a jumper on. Okay?" he reassured her while taking the sterile dressing, he placed it over the 4 slashes and began to unwrap the dressing to bandage her up.
They both soon found the position to be quite awkward.Ā 
Percy needed to bandage her whole abdomen which needed him to wrap the dressing over her back but she was lent up against the tree without a shirt on and unable to move to do it herself. He stopped to think of a good way to do this.
"Okay, I've got it. I'll lean you up against me and bandage your abdomen from behind." The girl thought for a bit before she agreed and the boy got up so he was only seen in her peripheral vision. He hooked his arms under hers and moved her along the ground to sit inbetween his legs. The position felt very compromising for both of them but it needed to be done.
She could feel his warm breath on her cold neck and she felt the urge to pass away because if thats how she passed, she would not mind. She held her breath as Percy begun wrapping her abdomen, she could barely feel the pain cause all she could think about and feel was him.
His breath on her neck, his fingers brushing her skin, how carefully he was handling her, like she would break at the wrong touch. He was everything she wanted, everything she needed. Everything they both deserved.
He quickly finished wrapping her up and he mentally called Blackjack from where ever he was right now. Before he could move or start to get things sorted he just looked at Aurora. She was peaceful. She looked ethereal under the moonlight, though she did look better under direct sunlight.
He decided to just stay still for a bit and wrapped an arms around the girl loosely as to not injure or hurt her more. They just needed some rest, no matter how long or short it was.
Both Aurora and Percy could hear the flap of Blackjacks wings so he quickly moved the girl back to lean against the tree while he packed everything away. Not before making sure to torniquet the girls leg where the wood piece was still protruding out of it. He made the decision before to not take it out as they both did not know how severe the injury underneath it was.
Percy grabbed a warm, woolly jumper from his bag and a blanket and gave both items to the girl before zipping it up.
"I'm going to find your bag and your bracelet before we leave, and before you say anything. I'm going to call Blackjack here to be with you before I look for them" he stated as he got up.
"Thanks a lot Perce, but before you look, how am I meant to put this jumper on without raising my arms and disrupting my bandages" Percy felt like an idiot. He dropped his bag back on the ground and knelt next to her carefully putting the jumper through one arms hole, then the next, then her head through.
Percy would never admit it there and then but he always loved when the girl would wear his clothes. It sent a warm fuzzy feeling through him knowing she was wearing his clothes, especially when she was willingly wearing his clothes.Ā 
Similarly, Aurora would never admit it there but having Percy help her get changed into his clothes and help clean her up made her fall even more in love with him if that was even possible. She felt as though she was just falling into deep pit everytime he did anything for her or even just looked her way.Ā 
He finished by wrapping her up in the blanket and chuckled when he saw how she looked... Exactly like a burrito.Ā 
Blackjack came down and the girls eyes instantly widened at the sight of the creature. To which the boy just smiled at. Before he left to retrieve her bag and bracelet which were very easy to find. He quickly arrived back to the girl and Pegasus and was met with an adorable sight.
The Pegasus was on the floor next to the girl and was almost hugging her with its wing. Percy didnt think he could fall in love with the girl again but she has gone and proved him wrong, like always.Ā 
"I've got your things sunshine, and I know its going to hurt but I'm going to have to pick you up to put you on Blackjack. Is that okay?" He knelt next to her and she nodded.
He wrapped an arm around her back and one under her knees, making sure not to hit the piece of wood and picked the girl up, quite easily, bridal style. It make them both feel fuzzy and warm inside. Even blackjack could feel the warmth.
He placed her sitting on the Pegasus so she would be infront of him when he got on. He then grabbed both of their bags and got onto blackjack himself.Ā 
"You'd normally need to hold on tight to blackjack but I'll hold you okay? Just rest" The boy whispered in her ear as he gave her a peck on her cheek while she slowly drifted off and leaned her head back onto the boy's shoulder.
"Blackjack, No crazy flying today. We aren't at war today, its a rest day. Just take us back to camp, quick but not to the point we normally fly." Blackjacks reply left Percy with pink staining his cheeks and they made their way back to camp.
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OH MY FUCKING DAYS, I AM NEVER WRITING ANYTHING THIS LONG AGAIN
(such a fucking lie)
But I have to honest, apart from the small mental breakdowns. This was really fun to write. I love these two soo much.
When I went into this, I wanted to actually get them back to camp and I wanted them to confess but it was getting tooooooo long for that so if anyone wants a part 2, I'll gladly make it. Please dont critique me too much, this is still my first imagine šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­
I LOVE YOU ALL ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø
unless you piss me off
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pastanest Ā· 1 year ago
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George Weasley x she/her Hufflepuff!reader
A/N: recovered by the lovely @paintyourviolence !! thank you so much! ā™” if youā€™re wondering why Iā€™ve had to repost this imagine, please check out this post
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Would You Be So Kind
It truly isnt fair. It hasnt been for years. To be precise, you have been living an unjustifiably cruel life for the past four years, almost to the day.
You remember it like it was yesterday; the excitement bubbling in you as the train travelled closer and closer to your new school, your school for magic. The very kind Harry Potter had given you a seat in his carriage, alongside another boy who you came to know as Ron Weasley. It was their first year, too, and they were both as excited as you were, but unlike you, they could verbalise their excitement and hold actual conversations. Meanwhile, you sat and watched the world blur by through the windows on the other side of the carriage door, since both boys were situated by the carriage window. As the snack trolley arrived, and the sweet old lady asked if any of you would be buying anything, there was a steady thudding down the train, growing louder as it neared; until two taller red-headed boys almost ran directly into the trolley. Upon being stopped, they smiled at Ron through the door.
ā€œJust our luck, weā€™ve only ended up by Ronā€™s carriage!ā€ One of the twins teased, laughing.
The other twin chuckled along with his brother, then gestured to Harry. ā€œGo on then, introduce us to your new friends!ā€
Ron sighed dramatically. ā€œHarry Potter.ā€
The first twin that had spoken, Fred, raised his eyebrows. ā€œBlimey!ā€
Harry waved politely. ā€œHello!ā€
The second twin that had spoken, George, smiled at you kindly.
ā€œAnd whoā€™s this?ā€
You realised he was looking to you for an answer to that question, and considering the question was only asking your name, it seemed a reasonable one to ask you, but at that exact moment you discovered that you could not speak.
ā€œThatā€™s (Y/N).ā€ Ron answered for you, much to your relief, but the embarrassment had already set in, and you avoided everyoneā€™s eyes, choosing instead to stare down at your lap.
George Weasley squeezed between the trolley and the carriage door partially, leaning just slightly closer to you.
ā€œHey, dont worry, everyoneā€™s nervous on their first day. Itā€™ll all feel normal in no time!ā€ He encouraged sweetly, a gesture that was completely unnecessary in the circumstance of you two still being strangers, but when you lifted your head and met the genuine smile on George Weasleyā€™s face, your heart seemed to recognise him.
In the four years that have passed since that day, your interactions with George have been minimal. You couldnā€™t help feeling gutted when the sorting hat sent you to the Hufflepuff table. Though you realised almost immediately that it was where you belonged, it put a further rift between you and the boy that already felt a million miles away with the two year age gap alone. Thankfully, despite being restricted to a different common room, you did have regular classes with Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and the most intelligent person youā€™d ever met: Hermione Granger. The three of them being in a different house didnā€™t seem to deter them from maintaining their friendship with you, and although you do have friends in your own house by now, you still frequently enjoy the company of the Golden Trio. And on a few, precious, perfect occasions, being with them has caused you to cross paths with George Weasley.
Especially in your first year, during which you and Hermione spent almost every free period in the library. It wasnā€™t guaranteed, but the possibility of a teacher sending Fred and George to fetch a particular book from the library was a decently common occurrence. You had never known a teacher to not have a book they needed already in their classroom, but upon asking Ron about it, he said his older brothers likely went into classrooms beforehand to steal books and put them in the library in order to have an excuse to leave lessons. This rebellious streak made George all the more appealing to you, unfortunately. But it wasnt merely the reason for their visits to the library that worsened your symptoms; every single time Fred and George wandered into the library, George would spot you and give you that same genuine smile. And every single time, you would smile back, completely flustered. So flustered in fact, that you had been known to drop the library books you were carrying to yours and Hermioneā€™s chosen table, or you would trip over your own feet and Hermione would rush over to help you, while George gave you a worried expression that you treasured, followed by the question of whether you were alright.
ā€œAlways the clutz!ā€ You would say, making him laugh.
Eventually, it happened enough times for him to make that comment before you could.
Obviously, witnessing those interactions in first year meant Hermione was completely clued in on your crush. Back then, it felt very childish to even consider the possibility of him having any interest in you, because you quite literally were a child, not even a teenager yet, like he was. And as children often do, you expected to grow out of your childhood crush. But much to your dismay, George Weasley would not allow that.
The older you got, the more comfortable you got with casually bumping into the Weasley twins, always saying hello to George and then Fred in order to try and hint that you were in love with him. It didnt work, but you kept trying.
Youā€™d wave at them in passing, exchange small talk on occasion, and George would always give you that same smile. Ever since second year, when he and Fred arrived back at Hogwarts having had an extreme growth spurt, that smile would look down at you, and that only made things worse. Especially when that growth spurt didnā€™t seem to stop, and Georgeā€™s smile kept lifting further and further out of your reach. And letā€™s not forget your third year, when George grew his hair out to frame that smile high above you. A masterpiece that was definitely worth framing, you thought. Honestly, if he had kept his hair that long, you dont know if you would have survived.
By now, your Hufflepuff friends as well as the Golden Trio are all too aware of your crush on George Weasley. Ron, in particular, loves to tease you about it. When Hermione gave you the password to the Gryffindor common room in your third year so that you could meet her in her dormitory to study, Ron had grinned cheekily.
ā€œSomething tells me (Y/N)ā€™ll be using that password more than any of us!ā€ He teased, and despite the fact his joke was incredibly vague in its exact meaning, you were mortified, because the twins happened to walk by at that exact moment.
ā€œOoh, a Hufflepuffā€™s got our password? Do we have a fellow rebel on our hands?ā€ Fred wiggled his eyebrows at you, and you buried your face in your hands.
ā€œNo!ā€ You squeaked.
George leant down to nudge you gently. ā€œHey, if you get caught sneaking in, just say we gave you the password.ā€
And again, his voice pulled you from your own embarrassment, right back to that smile.
It is honestly infuriating how kind he is to you. Even now, in fourth year, you arenā€™t in any way used to it, because George seems to excel in charms more and more, both inside and out of a classroom, every year. Just today, you happened to be walking across the courtyard when you spotted George totally by chance, laughing with Fred, and the sight of him so happy was distracting enough to make you trip and fall in the grass. Initially, you cursed yourself for walking without Hermione to assist you if you fell, and you scrambled onto your knees to pick up your scattered books. It was then, you felt a large hand press ever so delicately against your back.
ā€œAlways the clutz?ā€ He had chuckled, and your heart skipped a beat simply because he remembered an inside joke from your first year.
Then, George was helping you pick up your books, and soon enough Fred ran over to help you, too. Fred took ahold of your books while George helped you back to your feet, the pair of Weasleyā€™s towering over you, but you couldnā€™t look away from George.
ā€œThank you.ā€ Was all you could manage as Fred passed you your books.
You saw that smile, and then you were scampering off before your heart could leap right out of your chest.
Now, youā€™re pacing around the Gryffindor common room while Hermione, Ron and Harry sit on one sofa, their eyes watching you as you embody your stress.
ā€œWhy the HELL does he do this?! What did I do to deserve this kind of torture!?!ā€ You sigh, raking your fingers through your hair.
The fireplace crackles obnoxiously, setting your teeth on edge. If it wasnā€™t the only current source of light in the room, you would take your shoes off to stomp it out with your bare feet, itā€™d be less painful than - and a wonderful distraction from - thinking about George Weasley.
Ron laughs. ā€œItā€™s hardly torture, (Y/N), he helped you up when you fell over.ā€
Your fiery gaze makes him shrink into the sofa, and Hermione elbows him in the ribs for good measure.
ā€œIt is absolutely torture for George Weasley - an infamous prankster - to show unwavering kindness to (Y/N); anyone with a crush on him would be smitten by him treating them differently to everyone else!ā€ Hermione corrects him, and you nod at her gratefully as you continue your pacing.
ā€œSometimes I wish one of you would Obliviate me so Iā€™d forget that first day on the train, and every moment with him after. Itā€™d save me YEARS of pain! I am tired.ā€ You groan in frustration, shaking your head.
ā€œWell, have you tried telling him?ā€ Harry speaks up, and you spin on your heel, staring at him like heā€™s insane.
ā€œOf course she hasnā€™t! The lack of answers is what has made this so much worse, you simply must tell him!ā€ Hermione pleads, and you scoff, rolling your eyes and crossing your arms over your chest as heat rises to your face.
ā€œSo, what? You think I should just waltz right up to him and say ā€˜Hey, George, not sure if youā€™re aware but I thought Iā€™d let you know that Iā€™m head over heels in love with you and Iā€™d appreciate it if you could act like a total dick to me so I can get over this because there is no way in hell you feel the same wayā€™?ā€ You pause to laugh. ā€œHermione, Im gonna be honest, I think I would rather take the entire school populationā€™s OWLā€™s in one sitting.ā€ The silence that follows your words makes you frown. ā€œWhat? Do you actually think I should say that to him? Are you all in deluded agreement?!ā€
The three of them stare at you with wide eyes.
ā€œU-Uh, (Y/N)...ā€ Ron utters nervously, making your stomach twist with worry.
ā€œYou might want to...turn around.ā€ Harry finishes Ronā€™s sentence, and your blood runs cold.
Swallowing hard, you shake your head. ā€œNo, no I donā€™t think I want to turn around. Actually, I am suddenly overwhelmingly tired, hope you donā€™t mind Hermione but Iā€™m going to take a quick nap in your bed right this second-ā€œ You attempt to run past the sofa, but Hermione grabs hold of you, stopping you.
ā€œGood thing you wont have to take all those OWLā€™s.ā€ A voice says from behind you, and you have never wished harder that you had a talent for falling unconscious, or dying, on command.
The room is silent again, save for the fire still crackling away. Hermioneā€™s arms slowly let go of you, recognising that you are as good as petrified.
ā€œCā€™mon, weā€™d better give these two some space.ā€ You hear Fred say, and then heā€™s ushering the Golden trio up the stairs, into their dormitories.
Closing your eyes, you lift your left hand to pinch your right arm as hard as you can, but to no avail. This is not a dream, and you are doomed.
ā€œ(Y/N), look at me.ā€ George pleads, his voice softer than youā€™ve ever heard it before.
You shake your head. ā€œCant.ā€
His voice is closer to you when he speaks up again. ā€œWhy?ā€
You open your eyes, focussing your gaze on the wall ahead of you. ā€œBecause I wonā€™t be able to think straight if I do.ā€
And despite not being able to see him, you can hear the genuine shock in Georgeā€™s voice. ā€œI didnā€™t know you had it that badā€¦Iā€™m sorry, (Y/N).ā€
You sigh, nodding slowly. ā€œNo, itā€™s alright, really. You were only being nice. Admittedly, you being a dick to me would have been a much kinder form of rejection than this, but at least I can say goodbye to the days of chest pains and speechlessness.ā€
Georgeā€™s voice is even closer now. ā€œOh, (Y/N).ā€ And before you can register whatā€™s happening, Georgeā€™s much larger hand has wrapped around yours and gently pulled you around to face him. ā€œI wasnā€™t apologising for leading you on, because I havenā€™t been. I was apologising for not plucking up the courage to be honest with you sooner. If youā€™re looking for rejection, Iā€™m afraid Iā€™m not the man.ā€
You blink rapidly, very much struggling to wrap your head around Georgeā€™s words, especially when heā€™s standing so close to you, holding your hand, and looking down at you like that.
ā€œBut...how? How long have youā€¦?ā€ The objective to ask a simple question is failed, your mind scrambled by too many things that all fall under the umbrella term of George Weasley.
ā€œWell, Iā€™ve noticed that you only seem to fall over, trip over, and get all shy when Iā€™m talking to you. Even asked Ron if you act like that around anyone else, he said no.ā€ George explains, smiling away, and you have to focus as hard as you can to not swoon right in front of him. He checked that you only acted that way around him?
ā€œRemind me to kick Ronā€™s ass for not telling me you did that, but thereā€™s a more pressing matter at hand.ā€ You clarify, causing George to laugh as he nods.
ā€œAgreed.ā€
You sigh, your gaze falling to the floor. ā€œI know you know that I like you, but thatā€™s not enough-ā€œ
George interrupts you, shaking his head dramatically. ā€œI like you, (Y/N)! Im just a wuss! Wussiest Gryffindor around! Maybe I shouldā€™ve been put in Hufflepuffā€¦ā€
Your head snaps up as you gasp and playfully smack George on the shoulder for his house-ist comment, making him chuckle.
ā€œIn all seriousness, though, we donā€™t know each other that well, but we clearly have some kind of mutual attraction to each other, and I donā€™t see the harm in figuring out what that means.ā€ He suggests, shrugging casually, and your stomach flips, a beaming smile taking over your face and confirming to George that youā€™re onboard with his idea. ā€œOkay, so, do you want to accompany me to the library for some studying?ā€
Youā€™re about to answer when the two of you hear Hermione shouting from the room above.
ā€œGEORGE WEASLEY, (Y/N) DESERVES MORE THAN A FIRST DATE OF STUDYING!ā€
Casting your gazes up to the ceiling, you both laugh, and George nods as he glances back down at you.
ā€œSheā€™s right.ā€ He looks back up at the ceiling. ā€œCAN I TAKE HER TO HOGSMEADE?ā€
And through the ceiling, Hermione shouts a reply. ā€œTHATā€™S MORE LIKE IT!ā€
You and George share a laugh, and then he takes both of your hands in his. ā€œSo, would you care to accompany me to Hogsmeade, (Y/N)?ā€
With that same beaming smile still stretching across your face, you nod frantically. ā€œOf course!ā€
George grins back at you. ā€œLetā€™s go then!ā€
Your eyes almost fall out of your skull. ā€œNow?ā€
George chuckles. ā€œYeah, why not?ā€
You nod. ā€œOkay, give me a few minutes to get ready!ā€
And before he can reply, youā€™ve run up the stairs and into Hermioneā€™s dormitory.
After some intensive squealing, jumping around and panicked exchanges of utter gibberish, Hermione is digging through her trunk and throwing every oversized jumper she finds at you. There isnt time for you to run back to the Hufflepuff common room, thatā€™s acknowledged without you or Hermione needing to mention it, but you also need to wear a jumper that goes with the rest of your outfit.
A few minutes of frustratedly trying on and throwing off jumpers pass, and then thereā€™s a light knock on the dormitory door.
ā€œ(Y/N)?ā€ George calls, and your eyes widen.
ā€œJust a minute!ā€ You squeak.
George chuckles through the door. ā€œI was just going to say that you can always wear one of my jumpers, if you cant find something of Hermioneā€™s.ā€
Feeling faint all of a sudden, you sit down on Hermioneā€™s bed, and she runs to you, grabbing your hands and giving you an excited, squealy grin. She knows as well as you do that this has been one of your dreams since first meeting George, and Hermione wastes no time in pulling you to your feet and pushing you to the door.
When you open it, George is leaning against the doorframe with a smirk on his face and one of the Christmas jumpers his mother has made him folded up in his hands, which he holds out to you without a word. You cant hide your elation as you stick your arms through the far-too-long sleeves and poke your head through the hole, pulling the jumper down your body until itā€™s practically halfway down your thighs, but the big letter ā€˜Gā€™ on your stomach makes you giddy all over again.
ā€œThis is even more adorable than I imagined.ā€ Georgeā€™s voice is barely above a whisper as he stares down at you, and his shyness brings about an unprecedented confidence in you as you slip your hand in his.
ā€œSo, Hogsmeade?ā€
And so, what was left of the daylight was spent wandering around Hogsmeade with George Weasley. The two of you visited Honeydukes, in which George spoilt you by discretely purchasing every sweet your eyes lit up at, using up some of his portion of earnings from his and Fredā€™s inventions. He did so discreetly because he knew if you saw him doing it, you would have stopped him, and when he presented you with a bag of sweets that youā€™d unknowingly selected, you didnā€™t know whether to laugh or cry, so you settled with jumping up to plant a kiss on his cheek before running into Zonkoā€™s Joke Shop. For a few seconds, George stood outside Honeydukes with his fingertips tracing the place on his cheek where your lips had been, in utter bewilderment. And then, with a dazzling smile, he ran after you. In Zonkoā€™s, you paid George back by purchasing him some Dungbombs, Nose-Biting Teacups, and some Sugar Quills when he was wandering around the shop with a distracted, awestruck expression. As you left, you surprised George with a small bag of gifts just like he had done for you, and in return he leant down to kiss your forehead.
In what felt like no time at all, George was walking you back to the Hufflepuff common room with an arm around your shoulders. Upon reaching the entrance, you turned to George, and you couldnā€™t meet his eyes; this time it wasnt because of shyness, but sadness.
ā€œHey, we can do this again. Tomorrow, if you like!ā€ George squeezes your hands, giddy at the thought of spending more time with you, and effortlessly lifting your spirits just by being himself.
Smiling up at him, you nod. ā€œThat would be lovely.ā€
Gesturing to the long sleeves that cover your hands, which are hidden away in his, George smirks. ā€œKeep the jumper.ā€
Your eyes widen, having completely forgotten that you are still wearing his jumper and therefore not even considering taking it off.
ā€œA-Are you sure?ā€
George chuckles. ā€œOf course, (Y/N). Mum makes us all a new one every year, I donā€™t have enough time to wear the whole collection! And, it looks better on you, anyway.ā€
You giggle, feeling your face heat up far more than youā€™re comfortable with it doing in public. ā€œThank you, George. Iā€™ll treasure it.ā€
Your words bring a warm smile to his face. ā€œI know.ā€
Then, you get an idea, and you beam. ā€œBut wait, gifts between us have previously had a price. How much does this jumper cost?ā€
Catching on immediately, George turns his head to the side slightly, letting go of one of your hands to tap the space on his cheek that you had previously kissed. But your idea is even better, and you shake your head mischievously.
ā€œA jumper is more than a few sweets.ā€ You hint, and Georgeā€™s eyes widen.
ā€œSo...that meansā€¦ā€ He trails off nervously, not wanting to make any assumptions, and you decide to answer his question without words.
Standing on your tiptoes, you let go of Georgeā€™s other hand and place them both on his clothed chest, waiting patiently. Swallowing nervously, George nods.
ā€œRight.ā€
And then his arms wrap around your waist, gently lifting you up just enough to reach him, and then his lips meet yours. The kiss is soft, his arms holding you carefully as his lips dance against yours ever so slowly, butterflies erupting in your stomachs and fluttering around the two of you. Silent fireworks surround you, the overwhelming sensations of him enveloping you and bringing you somewhere youā€™ve never been, but it immediately feels like home. Pulling away from George slowly, you grin at him, and he chuckles in disbelief, gently placing you back down on the ground.
ā€œYou can have as many jumpers as you want.ā€ George says, causing you to burst out laughing.
ā€œKisses come free from now on, deal?ā€ You suggest, and George nods eagerly.
ā€œDeal!ā€
Beaming at him, you take ahold of his hand one last time. ā€œGoodnight, George.ā€
He surprises you by lifting your arm and leaning down to place a soft kiss against your knuckles, holding your gaze as he does.
ā€œUntil tomorrow, (Y/N). Sweet dreams.ā€
You watch George walk away, glancing over his shoulder every few seconds and chuckling every time he sees you still looking at him. Just before he rounds the corner, he takes the time to blow you a dramatic kiss, and you jump up to catch it with just as much dramatics, causing you both to laugh as he disappears from view, and you pass through the Hufflepuff entrance. As soon as youā€™re in the common room, you lean against the wall and take a deep breath with a wide smile plastered on your face, knowing with complete confidence that whatever you dream about, it will never feel as sweet as this.
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the-s1lly-corner Ā· 16 days ago
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Flufftober prompt 28: Pumpkin patch (Ticci Toby)
building it off of a post from last october, although you dont need to read it for this to make sense! prompt list plot: You and toby go to a pumpkin patch together to choose a pumpkin to take home! notes: reader is gn admin hasnt been to a pumpkin patch in years so theyre a little stumped, you guys sneak in in the middle of the night because uhuh one of you is literally a wanted criminal LMAO word count: 968 cws: none
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His foot slammed down to the dirt, smashing the pumpkin in it's way and covering everything around him in juice and guts. He looked over his shoulder, and despite his lower face being covered you can see his eyes squint as a smile creeps across his cheeks. You only roll your eyes, before taking a few steps to get a closer look at the mess Toby made.
"You know we're here to find a pumpkin, right? To take home?" You lightly sock him in the arm, "That one looked good, too,"
He tugged his foot out of the remains and shook the seeds off of his jeans. "Nah, it looked weird," as he placed his now damp foot on the ground with a soft squelch. "Not sturdy enough either," He added as he winked at you, before wandering to the next pumpkin. "Because you sent your foot through it."
He shrugged, tapping the edge of his shoe against another pumpkin. One, then two taps before drawing his foot back. "Sounds nice," He glanced over his shoulder once more and waited for you to come to his side.
The pumpkin was in decent shape, though in the darkness it was hard to tell for sure... Not too small, though. You purse your lips together, chewing on the side of your cheek as you thought. "You're going to help me carve it, right?"
Toby paused, tapping his foot against the surface of the pumpkin.
"If you mean tearing the insides out," He began as he started to roll the pumpkin in the grass. "Then yes," his face turned to yours, his grin obvious as the covering shifted. He crouched down and scooped the pumpkin into his arms, huffing as he rose up. "Oh yeah..." He hissed, "This one's definitely gonna have a ton of guts."
"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?"
A pause, gloved hands patting the side of the gourd. "Good, I like pulling the guts out actually,"
"Weirdo..." You teased, resting a hand on the top of the pumpkin.
You both turn to the exit- actually, you turned to the fence the two of you jumped in order to enter. "Are you-"
Light floods over the two of you followed by an angry shout, instantly cutting off your words. Your head snapped to the source, only to find your eyes blurring against the flashlight aimed towards you both.
"You told me no one would be here-" You hissed to Toby, only to feel his grip wrap around your upper arm and tug you backwards into the darkness. You hiss lowly in surprise and pain as your legs kick up into a run. Before long the two of you made it to the fence. A soft thud tells you Toby put the pumpkin down, and his grasp on your arm released for just a moment- now readjusting to push you up over the obstacle.
"Toby-" You hiss as he practically throws you over the fence, your knees slamming into the ground on the other side.
"Catch-" He half-yelled as he tossed something into the air. Your heart sunk as your eyes snapped up to the space above you.
He threw the pumpkin over the fence.
"TOBY-" You nearly screamed as you scrambled wildly, arms wide but your legs pushing you backwards out of the way. The pumpkin lands into your chest, knocking the wind out of your lungs and pushing you back onto the ground. It didn't seem to break, at least you didn't think it did. You lay on the ground trying to regain your breath, before long you felt Toby tugging on you again to get you back on your feet. The shouts of.. whoever.. was pursuing you finally reached your ears as you recovered.
"Come on!" He hissed as he took the pumpkin and looped an arm over you. The fence rattled behind you as light basked over you. You both ran- well, more so Toby dragged you across the ground until you were far away enough.
"You didn't break anything right?" He asked between low gasps as he spun the pumpkin in his hands.
"Are you asking me or the gourd?" You huff as your hand pressed against your chest... it was sure to bruise by the morning. You shoot a glare at Toby, who paused. Eyes darted between you and the pumpkin.
"You of course," He said after a pause.
You let your head hang limp, thinking over your choices that night. Your heart finally calmed itself, your pulse just barely lingering behind your eyes and in your throat.
"Next time..." You muttered as you grabbed the strings of his hoodie and tugged him towards the direction of your home. "We're just going to get a plastic jack-o-lantern,"
"Of course, of course," He mumbled, letting you pull him along the sidewalk. "You... you really didn't break anything, right?" He asked after a long pause.
You turned to look at him, eyes softening as he cradled the pumpkin.
Your tongue writhes in your mouth as you turned the question over in your head. "No, just had the wind knocked out of me,"
He seemed to perk up at this, pace speeding up to better keep up with you. "Well that's a relief, but are you sure you don't need help breathing?"
You snap your head back to glare at him, only met with his mouth covering pulled down- finally showing you his grin unhindered.
You paused, before silently turning your gaze back forward.
"I'll survive." You fight your mouth to remain straight.
"Are you sure?" He pushed, you could feel him staring into the back of your head.
"Yes, now hush... I don't want to wake up the neighbors,"
As if you were talking loud enough to draw any attention to you.
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ghooostbaby Ā· 2 years ago
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i do enjoy serving myself easy no-pressure huaxuan touch and intimacy
i like the idea that from the time they meet (shortly after he xuan's death, centuries before xie lian's third ascension, i've so far written a post of just one of many optional head canons i have of that) being together is not something they're focused on particularly, but something that evolves kind of unthinkingly after years of knowing each other and both perhaps being a little lonely, wanting some comfort while they wait for their core desire to come within reach
and so its just kind of easy and not meaningful but nice, hua cheng putting his arm around he xuan while they're having dinner, he xuan leaning back and resting again hua cheng's shoulder after they've eaten and are just being cozy.
(most of the time they get together involves food :P)
i also head canon that he xuan lives in the wilderness for a long time after he becomes a ghost, but once he knows hua cheng he visits the city for little outings
when he xuan's form is more stable, hua cheng coaxes him into coming to hang out at the newly set up gamblers den, but he xuan hasnt been around people for a long time and gets a bit overwhelmed by all the noise so hua cheng yells at everyone to gamble silently and brings he xuan behind the curtain to relax on some comfy cushions as the ghosts whisper-gamble. they lay side by side just hanging out in a comfortable not-necessarily-romantic physical intimacy sort of way.. and/or hua cheng orders a feast for them. (hua cheng just wants to PROVIDE ok, he needs an outlet if he can't meet xie lian for 800 years)
i think once they become sort of fixtures in each others lives, they start to explore their forms together. hua cheng has been around for a while (maybe its already after mt tonglu if he already has ghost city relatively up and running? what is hua cheng's timeline with this? although i don't really care how closely fitting w canon my huaxuan dreaming is...) he xuan only recently got powerful enough for physical form and hua cheng kind of enjoys witnessing him figuring things out. although hua cheng has his own forms he really likes by now, with his red and silver and butterflies, he humours he xuan to go for water monster swims together, because he xuan really loves being a monster.
hua cheng marvels at this, he thinks he IS monstrous and has always been drawn towards forms and adornments of glamour and beauty in resistance to his own monstrosity, realizes while playing with he xuan that he hates the feeling of being a real monster. but hua cheng is still amazed and a little warmed by little ghost he xuan's enthusiasm for monstrosity.
maybe one time he xuan transforms to a creepy camouflaging bottom dweller sea monster and hua cheng is the most frilly, ethereal, kaleidescope colour changing sea creature. he xuan is all, can't take you anywhere hmph! but they go for a swim together.)
after a few times hua cheng decides monster jams are not for him. maybe after declining to be a monster in future hua cheng gives he xuan the bone dragons so he has water creatures to swim around with, and he xuan is like i can't accept this and hua cheng is like * shrugs * you'll pay me back one day
hence the centuries running joke that never ends. where hua cheng keeps giving he xuan things and saying i'll add it to your debt. (he xuan is a spoiled ghost baby and has no issue with it ^^)
i will never shut up about the idea (not mine) that hua cheng invokes "the debt" to make himself feel comfortable that he has control, when mostly all people other than xie lian were so cruel to him, and he xuan lets it be, that and perhaps he was such a well-loved golden son and he's just like "well yeah, i should get stuff".
lifting this straight from the conclusion of @muigiel 's brilliant quanyinxuan fan fic ... (maybe i'm a fan) but in a more canon compliant reality than the one i've been dreaming of i think of hua cheng not really knowing how friendship, care, etc, works, and after all the ways he xuan helped him with xie lian stuff, or held back on retaliating on xie lian interfering with his revenge (to a point) out of consideration for hua cheng...
HC so you must be finally trying to even the score
HX uh, score?
HC yeah
HX you mean ... the way i'm helping you for no direct benefit to myself?
HC yeah
HX the way you helped me when i was a new ghost, when i could offer you nothing in return?
HC ...
HX please tell me you know the debt thing was a joke
HC ...
HX please tell me you know that we're friends
HC ...
HC *tearing up*
HC y- yeah ...
HX *sighs*
HX do you need a hug
HC *nods*
bwahahaha ok lies about the canon compliance. any time i write about them for long enough i can't resist making them cuddle
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saintzinthecity Ā· 15 days ago
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posting the ex drama omg i just realized i never did,, here we go!!
(ex #1 and ex #2, ex #2 is the most recent one)
i dated this guy, ex #1, around december of last year. he was okay, although a little fucking weird. he kept posting shit about like touching himself on tiktok it was so weird. idk why i stayed with him actually that was so uncomfortable to look at but whatever! we ended up breaking up because he tried to cheat on me with ex #2. it ended up being unsuccessful, but that was the #end of us!
then a few months later i got with ex #2. we had been in a situationship from like may-july of this year which was a LONG ass time for me like damn. we got together on my birthday (kill me) and it was going okay. i broke up with him like a month ago i think?? cause it just wasn't working anymore. im not going into any specifics but it just wasnt working.
we agreed to stay friends and i thought all the drama was over untilll 2 weeks ago! he had posted some shit on his story that was like "relationship-y" but i ignored it cause he had spouted all this shit about how he would always love me or whatever. idk i thought it was nothing but naurrrr. he ended up being with my FUCKING EX, the very one who tried to cheat on me with him. i got fucking pissed and confronted his ass and he told me that it had nothing to do with me. which was definitely bullshit but whatever!
i had texted him like a few days after i found out, basically yelling at him and i told him to give me my fucking mcr sweatshirt back (he still hasnt FUCK YOU). he literally did not reply to me until he got safevoiced (LMFAO) and he texted me and asked me if i knew what happened. in that text was when he told me that it had nothing to do with me and that if it helped, they weren't together officially. which NO did not help at all actually.
we had homecoming that weekend i think and they were definitely officially together then, which was soooo fun to see them both in one place. that was actually horrific i had to avoid them like the mf plague the entire night.
to top it all off, ex #1 lived a half hour away from me and we were both busy as fuck so we were never actually able to see each other in person. so that was my first time seeing him in person. which was. so scary. he fucking stared at me like GET AWAYYYYY I HATE YOU
anyways, there's the ex drama! this is all so annoying like bro. they're also acting like they're so in love like get real you've known each other for like a week you are not soulmates. sit down and shut the fuck up. but ANYWAYS!!!! i need all the shit to end. and also my mcr sweatshirt back i love that one so much
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wonsdoll Ā· 3 months ago
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A STONERā€™S GUIDE TO GET THE GIRL ā€ŗ LHS
TIP 2: STAND ON BUSINESS CHAT
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the three of them found themselves in their usual spot, a small area in the neighborhood park, where they go to smoke and chat about life. they settled by a large oak tree, heeseung leans back, staring at the sky as beomgyu pulls out a joint.
heeseung watches beomgyu lit it up, the fatal scent of weed filling the air almost instantly. when it was passed to him, heeseung takes a long drag, the smoke burning in his throat. although it burned, it calmed the storm inside of him, even for a minute.
ā€œso yeonjun huh?ā€ sunghoon finally broke the silence.
heeseung exhaled slowly, watching the smoke drift into the branches. ā€œyeah i know him..weā€™ve crossed paths a few times at some parties..some of those parties i even attended with her.ā€
beomgyu snorted. ā€œheā€™s always had a thing for y/n, hasnt he?ā€
heeseung didnā€™t respond, his mind was full of the image he saw. yeonjun kissing his ex girlfriendā€™s hand, her posting it online claiming him as hers. it was like a punch to the gut, reminding him of what heā€™d lost. ā€œit just sucks you know?ā€ his voice was low, the weight of his emotions putting it down. ā€œseeing them together..feels like everythingā€™s crumbling.
sunghoon nudged him over his shoulder. ā€œyou canā€™t beat yourself up over it man, whatā€™s done is done.ā€
heeseung couldnā€™t shake off the feeling of regret. the what-ifs that plagued his thoughts. what if heā€™d try harder? what if he hadnā€™t let her go? he clenched his fists, the joint burning down to a nub between his finger.
ā€œi shouldā€™ve done more.ā€ heeseung muttered, more to himself than anyone else.
beomgyu took the joint from heeseung before it burned him, taking a hit before passing it to sunghoon. ā€œdo you think sheā€™s happier with yeonjun.. or maybe she was happier with you?ā€
heeseung goes silent, the question lingering in the air. he remembered how you used to smile at him, the way your eyes lit up when they were together. he wondered if youā€™d look at yeonjun the same way now. ā€œi donā€™t knowā€¦ itā€™s just.. nothing beats those two years we spent together.ā€
sunghoon sighed, leaning back. ā€œitā€™s messed up man.. but you canā€™t keep torturing yourself like this.ā€
heeseung took another hit, trying to clear his mind from you and yeonjun. the more he smoked, the more he felt the pain go away. after a few hits, the thought of you and yeonjun left his head.
all he could think about was you and how badly he wants to hold you again. the things heā€™d do to see you light up whenever you were together. he misses those nights youā€™d be pressed up against his chest watching all your favorite movies all night. the nights where all you did was make out on the couch until both your lips were puffy and swollen. the times youā€™d cry in his arms and he always made it better with a kiss.
you were his everything and you still are.
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imweirdblog Ā· 10 months ago
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I have no idea what I am doing or how got where I am
Since the last time i posted it has been a few years i think.
I have gotten over all the lost friendships and the social life i had back then. I have lost pretty much all the friends i had except a few of them but i rarely get to speak with any.
People i meet now just seem selfish and the relationships feel extremely transactional in nature.
Am i projecting? am i the only one who feels this way?
I did finish my bachelors and somehow have found myself in the middle of my masters degree in business. Where does my life go from here?
I think partly the reason for the transactional nature of the people i find here is due to the fact that the scoring in this institute is relative meaning it doesnt matter if u scored a 1 out of 10. if everyone else scores a 0 u get an A+ anyway. Although it was the same before but i never felt like this. I am alone once again and faced with not scoring well. i got a 6.3 in my first term, people say its not the end of the world and i will find work if i have the skills for it but my parents always tell me to focus on gpa. I think reality in somewhere in the middle.
Speaking of my parents i somehow feel indebted to them. I dont think it was ever in my or my father's plan for him to be helping me for so long financially. I know how he feels i think as my father it is his duty to help me but he is disappointed in where i have ended up.
Also i really miss the devil lettuce, i have been off it for maybe half a year now but it is clear to me i'm not addicted i just crave it for some reason.
There are a few things i still enjoy which is video games and food. Seems very based tbh.
I do have hope i will reunite with my one friend KK one day. He has not replied to any of my messages in months. He disappeared, i know i had been withdrawn but i can't remember if i pushed him away but why hasnt he replied? I messaged one of his other numbers and it was his sister's who replied and gave me his current number which he uses, confirming the fact that he is alive and well and getting my messages.
I have a finance exam tomorrow so i'll get back to studying for now. not sure how often i will post its interesting to see these messages build up over the years. maybe when i die i will give these in my will to my progeny. if i ever make it that far haha
which also brings me to the fact that love can't be real i think i'm coming to this conclusion with how i see the world right now in its transactional state but tell me i'm wrong. people want things. its always an exchange. maybe the only real love to exist for me will be for my parents and my children, and of course i won't forget my sister.
hi future me reading this i hope it turns out well for you and tumblr isnt dead by then and tumblr if you do shut down please let us have an archive of all the posts we've made i can't let all this writing go to dust.
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schibi12 Ā· 1 year ago
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Ok i'm about to rant about what i dislike about Stranger Things 3 so Spoilers read at your own risk!
I do like the story and the plot but i don't like how they present it to us, because it's missing that mystery element and Stranger Things is a mystery show so showing the audience first of what's going and then the characters it creates this disengagement between the audience and the characters because you already know that Billy is possessed by the Mind Flayer in episode 1 and it doesnt take the kids till episode 4 to find out, and it not this huge reveal for you as a audience because you already knew that!
For the other storylines i think they are good i know the Russia storylines is very disliked but i honestly really liked it it created a good mystery to follow with the Scoops Troop.
As for character arcs/storylines i think the arcs that failed for me are Jonathan, Will, Mike, Dustin and Hopper.
I'm gonna list what i didnt like very fast
Jonathan hasnt had a good storyline since season 1 (although what he said to Nancy during their fight has some truth to it
Will, i do like his arc i didnt like that it didnt had a proper resolution to it
Mike, his arc makes sense and i did like it but i wished they focused a bit more on his relationship with his friends.
Dustin, again his arc is good just with a few more mentions of how he feels about being forgotten by the party would it have made it better
And now for the one that hurted and failed me the most Hopper and no i am not going to repeat what has been said of how they ruined his character how he was a total jerk (which he was) like there are entire videos dedicated to Hopper in Season 3, so no i am not gonna repeat that what i am gonna talk about is his death specifically how he didnt die, because to me Hopper's death scene is the saddest (like that's the death that makes me cry a lot, and then El reading his heart to heart destroys me), but it did make sense that he would sacrifice himself for the greater good of Hawkins and you know what i felt at peace with that even though it was sad and it hurt it makes sense for the character and the plot but then...
February 14th of 2020 Netflix posts the From Russia with Love... clip for Stranger Things 4, revealing that Hopper is still alive and well, and oh boy i was pissed because like i said before i had accepted his death and i don't even get a year of mourning and you reveal he is alive!
I honestly don't know if it was the Duffers or Netflix who decided to reveal so early on that Hopper was still alive but i think it was just wrong how they handle it, if they wanted Hopper to still be alive than they should have kept a secret till season 4 was out, like no specials clips, no appearances in the trailers, no press conferences or interviews for David Harbour nothing nada, which i know sounds hard as hell but it would have been such a better reveal/plot twist for the whole audience.
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burnt-pizza-lolz Ā· 8 months ago
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HES ALIVE
ANTONS ALIVE HOLY SHIT
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golbrocklovely Ā· 2 years ago
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Different anon;Personally for me its not the fact that snc has girls in their videos, its what they bring to the video and how them being on them affect sncā€™s reactions.
For example I cant stand Shea, everything that came from her appearing with Colby, how she treated it and manipulated the situation and extended that reaction for years, how she used him and made her persona surround him. Why if i feel this way why would i watch future videos with her in it? Amber i like, shes bougie but goofy, she doesnt take herself seriously and most importantly she has her own platform and her own niche that has nothing to do with him. She doesnt need him he just adds to her goofy persona.
With Sam and Colby, Celina annoys me, i find her rather immature, Kris is okay alone and although Michelle hasnt appeared, i like her and her content. Amanda makes herself too grand for my liking. Now Kat and Stas, im not gonna sugar coat it, they annoy me. Their content annoys me, them as individuals and the way they present themselves annoy me, i hate that Kat being in the videos takes focus away from the investigation because she ALWAYS just happens to feel something, she freaks out and cant breath (then sit this one out, you dont always have to join your bf on trips). Do i even have to explain why i donā€™t like her friend? Ms. Im so in shock I canā€™t sleep but let me go again and again and try to make merch from it. She is a mini Shea with a multi hair tone cheerleader cheering her on. Not investigating at all but needing to be assured along the way. The boys dont focus on investigating when these people are present. It was like Jake and Corey yet theyre women. Its a waste of time. Theres plenty of girls with their own platforms that do this content and dont need them for views. They just go with friends and rarely step out of their comfort zone.
So personally why waste my time watching those videos? I stopped watching everytime Corey and Jake came on for that same reason, their presence becomes aggravating. I dont loose anything by watching Sam and Colby for one week. I can watch them elsewhere and if its the location im after, Iā€™m sure someone else has covered it.
i've basically already explained this a couple times now since i've gotten a couple different anons weighting in, but i'll repeat it again: if you don't want to watch snc's content bc someone's in it, cool. do whatever makes you happy. i've literally said this a 1000 times on here that if the girls piss you off or upset you, don't watch them. and on top of all of that, none of you guys need to explain yourselves to me. whatever reason you have for not watching some of the content they post, that's fine. i don't judge you for it. do whatever's best for you and your mental health. life's too short to watching unentertaining shit.
now that's i've gotten that out of the way lol
i think maybe the reason why i will still suffer thru videos that i know i won't like bc of the person in them is bc my love for snc out weights the "hate" i have for the other person. also, i think it's generally just my curiosity that gets the better of me and needs to know what's happening and what ppl are talking about.
there is only one or two ppl i won't sit thru, and i've basically stated them a bunch of times on here haha
but again, if yall don't want to watch the girls bc they annoy you, that's enough of a reason to skip out on the video.
the only reason i said i "don't understand it" is bc while the girls also annoy me, i don't let them soil the fun of watching snc's content. and since they show up so few and far between (besides maybe kat in some ways) i don't mind them appearing in the videos once in a while. plus i think i've come to accept that at least with kat she's gonna be here for a while if not forever soā€¦ might as well get used to her. and she has grown on me quite a lot in the last year or so.
but let me repeat this again: if you don't want to watch for whatever reason, don't. i don't judge you for skipping out. it's totally fine to do so.
(this wasn't all directed at you in particular, anon. just the general audience that reads thru these asks lol)
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what the honest heck were those messages,? if you had stalker behavior (you totally don't in my opinion) you'd literally know everything and anything he or any of them does? instead you posted for a month about missing him. i'm pretty sure stalkers don't have to miss him cause guess what they're doing. and if it's things like sharing jungkooks brothers posts? he used to be okay with it idk if he still is i've never followed their siblings? but hoseok sister said don't and people still did. it's all about boundaries too. and from my point of you you seem to have a lot of them. and if you mess up like that ONE time. it quickly gets fixed and deleted. and yes stalking online is a thing and very bad and i don't agree with it. but then maybe you (general you not you you but like a you as general) should also discuss this openly with update accounts because how exactly do they have that info. idk i don't follow or look at update accounts.
stealing things from twitter usually only applies to photos and gifs or copying and pasting word for word and claiming it as your own. (and? not celebrities posting that doesn't count, (if it does almost everyone is guilty you've saved at least ONE photo of some celebrity you like has posted at some point.) the everyday fan account does and only if they say you can't share anything they post) and screenshots with usernames do not count as "stealing"copying and pasting and claiming it as yours does but you don't do that. although.. stealing is what happens with most tumblr content creators in all fandoms. their gifs get taken and posted elsewhere no credit or anything (i don't do that though). but i guess we're not having that convo huh. stealing is doing things intentionally knowing you shouldn't or didn't check if it was okay before sharing. not screenshots with usernames and credit and checking before if it's okay to even do.
people need to leave you alone you're the least problematic person here. and it's always you they go for. i'm sorry. i do hope your day gets better. i'm sorry people are mean to you. and sorry this message is probably long.
being accused of stealing from twitter was nothing new for me. a few months ago an anon sent a message to a friend of mine talking about me stealing from twitter. do you see how dangerous these anons are? my friend defended me because she follows me and is my friend. but imagine these anons send these messages to blogs that dont even know me and follow me. this is extremely dangerous :/ someone can ruin you by making up lies about you to other people and since they dont know you they can believe it and it can turn into something big and dangerous. these people dont think, they dont have empathy and dont care about anything. they just want to ruin someone on the internet. in almost 10 years here this hasnt happened to me but this year is really bad.. theres always someone trying to make up lies about me and without any proof and I'm extremely tired of this! I came to tumblr to make gifs and have fun. I never thought that this here could be something that could also bring me so much sadness. I really dont know how to deal with it, I dont know how to just ignore it. so I feel like I have to keep explaining myself even if I dont need to. then I get nervous and start to forget english and then I feel like I cant explain myself in a way that everyone understands.
I never stole anything from anyone. if i post any translation from korean to english without credits its because i translated it. i watch and listen to kdrama and korean music literally since i was born. I know the basics of korean because I learned by watching kdramas, kmovies and listening to their songs. my first language is japanese and i usually also translate from japanese but because my english is not fluent i ask sometimes my friends help to correct my translations, and they help me with that. I really always give credit for the videos and photos I post from twitter. as well as for the translations and even the news.
thank you so much. I want you to know that your message means a lot to me. please have a nice day/night! ā™”
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curious-menace Ā· 4 years ago
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Can you do headcanons of any Riddler getting cared for and gentle kisses from reader after getting beat up? He needs some loves.
SO I MAY HAVE SUGGESTED THAT MY ULTIMATE FANTASY IS TO GIVE RIDDLER A HUG WITH BACKRUBS AS HE TELLS ME ABOUT HIS DAY AND I STAND BY THAT WHOLE-HEARTEDLY .
i freaking love this stuff so im going to do all of them mwahahah
post asswoop riddlers getting loves
Arkham riddler
Heā€™s VERY quiet, which knowing him and his inability to stop talking, isĀ  bad news.
I paint arkham riddler as a cry baby and i stand by that. this is the hill i will die on. Heā€™ll have dragged his sorry ass into your apartment or house , dripping blood on your floors but he wont bother calling for you. heā€™ll just sit at the table with his head in his hands having a lil pity party until you find him.
when you do finally get home, heā€™ll be looking like a kicked puppy. heā€™s gotten stuck in his own head, mentally beating himself up even more. he got a fright when you came in because he was so caught up he didn't even hear you at the door.
Heā€™s literally sits there like a child with his arms up for you to come scoop him up. heā€™s not even sure why his first thought after getting beat up was to come here, heā€™s probably lead the cops here or something and that was so stupid and-Ā you should probably give him a lil soft smooch on the head to stop him before he goes into a spiral.
he needs more emotional and mental care than physical. Talk to him while you're patching him up. any topic, it doesn't matter just keep him focused on your voice and not the one in his head calling him dumb.
he wont admit he wants to be held and coddled after something like this. get your softest blankie and 2 mugs of coco with marshmallows and just ramble at him. tell him about your day or ask him to explain something boring and complicated so heā€™s focusing on that rather than how upset he is. let him sit on your lap or between your legs on the sofa and watch how its made or mythbusters or something until he falls asleep. he should be ok again in the morning, he doesnt stay down for long.Ā 
Blacklight Riddler
Heā€™s used to getting his ass kicked, either by batman, the other rogues or once heā€™s a PI, by unhappy clients and the people he put away. He might be tiny but heā€™s pretty tough.Ā 
even if heā€™s really hurting, his probably trying to crack jokes and tell blood and bruise related riddles. He doesn't like to see you worry so even if heā€™s in a lot of pain or a bit upset about things, heā€™s trying to make you smile.
he likes kisses on his bruises. even if he just banged his hand on the table heā€™ll come to you because he wants you to kiss it better.Ā 
Heā€™s a decent fighter, unlike a lot of riddlers who couldnt fight their way out of a paper bag. He can throw punches but he lacks in defence and with his bad knee, dodging can be a little hard. even if he wins the fight heā€™s still likely to need you to patch him up.
He likes kids plasters. like hello kitty and spongebob. no im not joking, he ALWAYS wanted them when he was little and his parents always said no. now heā€™s an adult heā€™s going to use them whenever he damn well pleases.
Ā if it was a particularly bad one, heā€™ll be ok in the moment even if he has to go to hospital. But heā€™s going to drop the facade at some point and let you see how upset he is. winding up in hospital after being beat was a common occurrence in childhood. even after doing it time and time again as an adult it doesn't make it any easier on him. heā€™ll want to stay in your bed, be close to you for few days until either he starts to heal or something snaps him out of his funk.
BTAS Riddler
he really prefers other people to do the fighting for him. well physically anyway. he can handle his own arguments...most of the time. Heā€™s going to need you to nurse a bruised ego more than anything. he probably got dunked on my batman or crane and now heā€™s huffing.
i don't know if this counts as care and kisses but he clearly needs you around to keep his sorry ass alive. he hurt his side in a fight once and said he wasn't hurt. believable... until he started to act a little confused, a little dizzy. needless to say it worried you enough to take him to emergency care.Ā 
He was obviously in agony by now but he was still fighting with you the entire drive there, insulting you and insisting he was fine. its a good job you took him when he did, turns out heā€™d ruptured his spleen and would probably be dead if you werenā€™t around to act like his common sense.
he still hasnt apologised for that. or any of the other times you insisted on medical care to stop him from pushing up daisies. he just pretends like you know heā€™s grateful so he doenst have to admit heā€™s bullheaded, stubborn and worst of all, wrong.Ā 
if he has been seriously hurt, he acts more indignant about it than anything. he wants to be waited on and pampered while resting in bed. he can be a genuine pain to deal with, talking about how lucky you are to see him in such a vulnerable state and how you should be grateful heā€™s letting you do this for him.
He doesn't want to admit how much he actually needs you. his goons wont put up with him when heā€™s like this and heā€™s freaking paying them to do it. you do it for free and no matter how annoying he is you havent left him yet. he doesn't tell you but youve noticed he starts getting you more gifts about a week after heā€™s recovered. like its taken him a day or two to work out he should probably thank you for all you do.
Original Riddler
this riddler is just weird. like he gets a freaking hang nail and he pretends like heā€™s dying. but he could nearly lose a limb and heā€™ll sayĀ ā€œtis but a scratchā€ and still try to hobble about like nothing is wrong.
actually heā€™s more like olafĀ ā€œoh look i've been impaled.ā€. he probably tries to laugh off life threatening injuries like its nothing, taking maybe 3 steps before he collapses on his face in a blood puddle and lets out a tinyĀ ā€œhelpā€
good luck moving his tall lanky ass around. better get a gurney and maybe those vets at the zoo who deal with giraffes. seriously if you want to take care of him you are going to need help or some sort of action plan and a go bag because with his limp butt this will not be easy.
heā€™s kinda like BTAS riddler in that he needs you to tell him the injury is serious. hes not dumb he just has a high pain threshold and genuinely doesn't realise that injuries are as bad as they are.Ā 
he can be a bit of a baby while being patched up. he doesn't like a lot of blood or gore, it makes him feel a little sicky. better give him your phone to play with like a kid at the doctors or put the tv on for him to watch while you bandageĀ  him. word of warning, he will pass out or throw up if you try to give him stitches.
i think you should focus your love and attention on him AFTER medical care. just focus on the job, be silent and as fast as possible to get it over with quickly. you should probably bring him something sweet too. no not just you, although you are sweet for looking after him. give him something sugary because heā€™s going to be light headed after seeing any blood. maybe you could give him a lolly for being a good patient.Ā 
Telltale riddler
this riddler is essentially a metahuman. he can REALLY take a beating and bounce back fairly quickly. just look how many times batman punched him in the face and it barely stunned him! he doesnt usually need patched up after a fight. maybe just a lil smooch and some hugs
he did really need your help after the whole pact thing. having his friends abandon him hurt like hell, more than any physical injury ever could.
after that, he clings to you. almost obsessively so; we know heā€™s got some serious mental illnesses but he usually has the worst of it under control, even without meds. now? it seems like heā€™s experiencing ptsd and is afraid to go anywhere without you, like you might up and disappear if you arent in his line of sight at all times.
i think this riddler might need the most intense care from you. hugs and gentle reassurance wont be enough. youā€™re going to be responsible for taking him to therapy, keeping him taking his meds and grounding him to reality. this is the kind of responsibility you took on when you got involved with him but i doubt you realised how hard it would be. i cant promise it will all be worth it but i can promise he wont ever forget your kindness.
the kind of care he needs after such a hard knocking down is just stability. im not one for romance or any mushy gushy stuff but please just pour your love into the cracks in this poor mans soul.
its hard going, but he has his moments. his gallows sense of humor is still there and hey, after him being in and out and gone for so long, it might be nice to have him around more.Ā Ā 
Zero year riddler
INSUFFERABLE LITTLE SHIT THIS ONE. he could LITERALLY be bleeding out in your arms and heā€™d STILL be backseat driving on your medical skills. the temptation to just leave him there to bleed is INCREDIBLE.
heā€™ll drop the act eventually. heā€™ll ask and maybe even beg for your help. man hasĀ  no shame and all the self preservation instincts of a lemming. dont get me wrong, he can be a total coward some times, only looking out for himself . but when heā€™s actually hurt ? not a fuckin clue. does this head wound need an ice pack or heat pack? is this spurring blood wound worthy of medical care? no idea. he was a very sheltered child who never got so much as a bruise so he has no idea what to do when heā€™s hurt.
he gets the everloving shit kicked out of him on a clockwork basis. like you could hear knocking on your door at 3 am and already be at the table with a first aid kit like oh its tuesday riddler must have broken his nose.
he takes entirely too much joy in making you patch him up. youre starting to wonder if heā€™s doing it on purpose just to see you in your little apron and latex gloves . heā€™s getting off on this and you know it but god help you, you justĀ  cant resist his dumb face asking for your help and would you also wear this pink nurses outfit while youre at it?
one time he lost a LOT of blood. he would be fine but he was pretty damn loopy from lightheadedness. while you were trying to get him into bed to rest he started flirting with you. can you believe the audacity? heā€™s lost 3 pints of blood and heā€™s still more focus on his libido?Ā 
heā€™s actually going to be both humble and grateful for your help when he finally comes round. dont get me wrong, heā€™s still a bit of a prick but at least he says thank you for saving him before he demands you kiss all his booboos and ouchies.Ā 
nonnie i am having a stroke. i was trying SO hard to just pick one but i COULDNT because i am WEAK for hurt and comfort.
theres a reason i have a tag that literally saysĀ ā€œi have naughty hands and no self controlā€
someone needs to stage an intervention
got something you wana talk about? send me an ask or a dm! im always game to talk about our favorite curious menace šŸ’ššŸ’œ
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Plesse tell me about queerness in the get down!!
okay okay queerness in the get down let's fuckn goooo
disclaimer: I havent watched this show in full for like 5 months at least, probably gonna get something wrong and/or forget some more important bits. also this wasnt proof read I just word vomited
tws: period typical homophobia, abuse mention, f slur use, bury your gays trope, overdose mention, mention of a creepy possible age gap (the age gap hasnt been confirmed so that's why its possible), cops
going from least to most prominent queer characters, let's start with mylene cruz!
so, from the beginning of this show she has an established romantic relationship with ezekiel (although the status of their actual relationship changes frequently throughout the show) and though this was a relationship she was hesitant to pursue, it is clear that she does have romantic feelings for him and if not for them both having growing careers in very different music genres (zeke specifically working in a genre that she repeatedly labels as bad because she thinks they're ruining records + that it isnt real music because they're using someone elses piece and rapping over it, that's not really important here tho lol) they probably wouldve had a much healthier, smooth sailing romance. that being said theres a few things that happen in the show that, while not explicitly clear, or even really good coding at thatā€”to the point where you wont catch if you really arent looking for it (and trust me, I always look for coding, hers was just so little that it flew over my head until I saw someone else mention it)ā€”are still cool to think about!
so, for starters, I wanna mention the toy box performance, which was performed by mylene and regina, who are best friends. that's all cool and shit, and you dont really think much about it...until you hear about the fact that the show runners purposely colored a lot of the scenes in that performance with the bi colors. like. the writers after the show ended basically said "oh yeah there was plans to make her coding more explicit, but our shit got cancelled soooo" and then dropped the fact that she was gonna be bi (or at least implies bi) in the series, which puts a new twist on a few things.
now, besides the bi coloring in the background of the toy box performance (which was mostly on scenes with her and regina, which involved a lot of uh,, lowkey lewd dancing. with each other. in very revealing outfits. wooooo), there's her music! I dont tend to read too much into this one bc, like I said before, her coding is fucking light and the writers themselves said they didnt really get to do much with it, but I think some stuff with her music is interesting. specifically how her, yolanda and regina's song set me free blew up because dizzee, resident (lowkey enby coded) bicon, got their song played in a queer club. also that the song was majorly important to dizzee and started playing literally right as he kissed a boy for the first time and realized "oh shit I like boys that's bonkers". also that the song can be taken in a gay way since literally the entire thing is about becoming your true self, fully and unapologetically, which is what both dizzee and mylene's entire character arcs are about. dizzee (and a lot of other queer people, apparently), heard this song about being set free and it resonated with them so much that they got that shit most of its popularity.
speaking of dizzee and mylene, they parallel each other a lot in the way that their arcs are about them realizing who they are, coming into themselves and no longer just letting people treat them like shit in a sense (dizzee starting to tell people essentially that they can call him weird all they want, they can make fun of how he acts, what he likes, how he dresses, etc. but he likes how he is and quite literally saying "it's okay to be an alien" as he has consistently compared himself to one throughout the show vs mylene learning that if she wants to be a disco singer she needs to put her foot down, not let anyone, not even the love of her life, not even her abusive father, stop her from achieving her dreams, etc. and continuing to pursue her career with or without their support). one more little parallel that I think is interesting is during I think s2 towards the end of the show is when dizzee and thor are shown together having fun with each other, painting all over the building and each other and are basically just being happy and in love together and then they have these clips of them being interspersed with clips of mylene at a party where she is starting to realize that if she wants to get anywhere she needs to be her own main priority and that she needs to put her career and her dream, which is what makes her the happiest, above all else if she wants to succeed. idk I just think how the show made these two into a weird parallel, accidental or not, is neat. maybe not an explicitly queer parallel, but I think at least how her music and whatnot helped dizzee, the main queer character in this show, blossom, is important.
moving on we got shaolin fantastic also known as "oh no your internalized homophobia is showing-"
so, heres a quick list of...interesting shao facts:
Consistently referred to as fag/faggot (shaolin fanfaggot is my personal favorite); he gets really defensive about this despite nobody actually thinking he's queer, it's just people being assholes to be assholes, and he is the only character consistently referred to using a slur, especially a homophobic one, especially for a "straight" character. dizzee, a canonically queer character, is called a fag less than shaolin is even though dizzee actively goes to gay clubs, has a not so secret dude he "hangs out with" and wont let anyone properly meet, paints his nails, wears less than straight clothes even by the 70s standards and is just all around the definition of fucking queer (and I mean like in the weird way, not the gay way). in fact theres only like once I can remember him being called a fag and it had nothing to do with him actually being gay it was literally just like thrown out there the same way you would call someone a bitch.
Has only shown sexual interest in women, yet refuses to have deeper relationships with women in general (possibly because of trauma but who knows) but takes his relationships with his "brothers", specifically zeke, very seriously
Tells zeke and zeke ONLY his real name when zeke was planning to stop being his friend bc shao more or less got boo boo, a like 14 year old black kid, arrested for selling hard drugs; he was clearly scared and trying to do anything to keep zeke around, literally chasing him down the street and hounding him until he got zeke to stop and argue with him
Kept threatening to beat up zeke in the end but couldn't actually bring himself to do so, instead saying that zeke is "fucking lucky" before walking away
Let's zeke get away with things that nobody else can, in general just has a weird soft spot for ezekiel that he shows with nobody else
when shao found dizzee with thor in a vaguely compromising situation (like they were just shirtless covered in paint sleeping next to each other but shao had also seen everything they painted on the walls ((which some of it was sus)), it was clear they had painted on each others bodies and dizzee had been routinely disappearing with this guy for weeks now yet not producing nearly as much art, at least, as far as we audience members know) he didnt judge him but instead, waited for him to get cleaned up and then told him something along the lines of "theres a reason why im so secretive blah blah blah [not everyone needs to know everything about me]", which, in context, kinda implies that he might be a lil. a lil homiesexual. jus a lil.
whenever even the possibility of zeke leaving him comes up he absolutely loses it. he has literally cost ezekiel life changing opportunities because he thought zeke would just up and leave him for them. this could be abandonment issues bc he's a severely traumatized character, and that probably does contribute to it, but it also is just not a reaction he has to any of their other friends just randomly dipping in and out of his life soooooo
generally speaking, this mfer has got either bisexual with a big hard on for zeke coding or homosexual with terrible internalized homophobia and still a hard on for zeke coding. either fucking way, that nigga gay. he gay as hell. gay as fuck man. there wasn't really much to analyze here tbh bc the coding is just so fucking obvious if you look for it or you are/have been a gay person who's dealt with at least a little bit of internalized homophobia.
also, just a sidenote, idk how fucking old shao, but I'm praying hes like at max 19 bc I'm pretty sure zeke is a minor in this show and shao definetly is not so the whole him being heavily implied to have a crush on ezekiel thing is kinda. oof. not oof if zeke is like 17 but any younger than that? OOF.
edit: apparently the characters are only supposed to be a year apart in age but i had no clue about that before writing this post and since shaos age was never actually stated in the show i naturally assumed he was an adult since his actor Looks Like An Adult. this is definetly on me to a certain extent, but i also never saw anything about this when trying to find our their ages so šŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļø maybe i just didnt look deep enough, sorry!
now moving on to the main event...marcus dizzee kipling :]
so, first things first, let's talk enby coding bc him being bisexual was already confirmed!
um, to start off, I just wanna say I dont think this enby coding was intentional or even really coding, it's just moreso me being a dizzee kin on main and knowing as a transmasc enby he has very transmasc enby vibes. for example:
cool, gender neutral nickname that everyone calls him
paints nails various different colors
the whole wardrobe is just a transmasc enby heaven...fishnet shirts, jean overalls, jackets and cuffed pants galore, the big colorful pins, etc
gender neutral hairstyle (when I had my fro it was very sexy and made it easy to transition between hyper masc and vaguely fem, which is pog)
comparing himself to/representing himself consistently with an alien character (though this is meant to represent his sexuality, it could also double as a gender thing too, not neccesarily bc of the whole nonbinary alien trope but bc an enby who likes aliens might heavily identify or compare themselves to whatever their idea of an alien is, whether that just be a genderless entity or a motherfucker with fly style and no need to be perceived as anything other Wacky As Hell)
moving on from there, let's talk about how his queerness is presented to us and how, while it may be a really good piece of representation, especially coming from netflix, it still lacks in A Lot of places.
so, let's start with good things!
i personally really like the get down's queer rep with dizzee bc it's (for the most part) nonsexualized and very very soft, about dizzee figuring himself out and realizing there is a place where he fits in, and about two teenagers in the 70s falling in love over their shared passion for street art. it also features an interracial couple where both boys challenge stereotypes both about queer men and men of color, which is epic poggers and very sexy. this piece of rep specifically is very important to me bc I am a queer black person and even tho interracial relationships are mostly normalized now, I've still had people give me shit for primarily dating white people in a town that is...primarily white lol
mm anyways, I can also appreciate how in the get down, dizzee being represented by rumi the alien is not a thing specifically related to gender (as it often is) and instead is about his sexuality and just in general weirdness and how it has led to him being alienated amongst his peers, poc or otherwise. him seeing himself as an alien is not about just his queerness, which is important, it is about him being a queer black man who talks different, acts different, dresses different and is "soft"ā€”he isnt a walking black male stereotype and he wouldnt have been seen as masculine back in the 70s by any stretch of the imagination. this can be relatable to a wide spectrum of queer poc, from queer black men currently who still have to deal with this shit or to people like myself who are afab neurodivergent mixed race enbies that have always been signaled out as weird and alienated for it. dizzee is god rep bc while he has a small part in this show, his parts are very impactful, hard hitting and show queer poc of all ages that they arent alone and that it's okay to "weird", you just need to embrace it because somebody will love you for you, as thor did for dizzee.
that being said theres um. some minor problemas here,,,
namely:
dizzee and thors first kiss
the lack of development this pairing got
the way dizzee was confirmed bisexual off screen, he never said the words himself, just showed interest in both genders
the way dizzee and thor were never even confirmed boyfriends or just fwb so most of the fandom just calls them boyfriends bc Why Not
dizzee was implied fucking DEAD??? AT THE END OF THE SERIES?????? AND THOR WAS IMPLIED ARRESTED?????????????
now, these might have been things that wouldve been fine had the show been given it's full run but it wasnt which is why we are now left with probelms.
so, from the top, let's go over these: dizzee and thor's first (and only "on screen") kiss was one that was shown in a montage of other queer people making over and doing other vaguely romantic/sexual things, one of those things being a whole ass naked titty being mouthed at, but the actual kiss...was just not shown? like they really did just say "yes they kissed <3 you know this from the context clues of it being in a montage with kissing, hickey giving and titty sucking <3 but no we will not show it <3" LIKE HELLO? I SAW A NAKED BOOBIE BUT NOT TWO MEN KISS??? HUH????????
also, dizzee and thor were both fucking high as hell during this bit like this isnt a terrible thing but it's also like sometimes you do shit when you're high that you wouldnt do sober and they just never kissed again on screen so like?? like idk that's not that bad but it does kinda irk me since they deadass got no other on screen intimacy after that unless you including painting on eacher other or sleeping next to each other on a shitty mattress but not touching at all during it bc they were both at opposite ends of the mattress like half way off it
so yeah, that was trash. then we got lack of development, which kinda goes with the "dizzee being a bisexual but he never says it in canon" thing cause like...okay dizzee was already sort of a side character from the get go like he wasnt the mc by any means, but he became way more of a background character as things continued until we basically only saw him for performances or when he was with thor, yet they got no fucking development as a pairing other than "dizzee realize he gay, he like thor, he and thor spend time together and ig probably do some gay stuff but we dont really know bc we only ever see them do graffiti together now" like?? tf am I supposed to do with that shit. answer. quickly. and then theres dizzee not being confirmed bisexual, which is just a running problem with shows literally doing everything to say a character is bi except for having the character just...say they're bi? which would be so easy? like a good way dizzee and thor couldve had some development is by thor teaching dizzee things about the queer community that he didnt even know existed, thor couldve helped him understand what being bi meant and helped him label himself and whatnot but instead we got an off screen confirmation that the writers had bisexual in mind when writing him. which is garbagƩ.
the whole thor and dizzee never having a confirmed relationship status is also a development problem cause like literally nobody knows if they were just friends who made out, maybe fucked, who knows, or if they were dating bc dizzee does give a love confession but a love confession doesn't mean there is a relationship, especially since thor didn't say he was in love either (as far as I remember, I could be wrong, plus whether or not that really happened or was apart of dizzee literally overdosing during a performance is unclear so šŸ¤Ŗ)
and now for the biggest issue...bury your gays trope.
during the season 2 finale, dizzee and thor are chased by cops after they are found doing graffiti, one of the cops is able to catch thor while the other chases dizzee into a train tunnel and there is a train seen headed straight for him before the show cuts to black on a train horn. the show writers claim that if they had gotten another season, dizzee wouldve been alive but since they didnt and since that's essentially super fan trivia knowledge, most people dont fucking know that and instead had to watch a black queer teenager chose death over being fucking arrested by a white cop. on top of that, thor didnt see any of that shit because he was caught and the cop started hauling him off while dizzee was still being chased so thor literally has no clue where his friend/possible boyfriend fucking is or that he's likely dead in a goddamn tunnel all alone, unless you count the fucking pig that chased him in there who wouldve died too. this shows rep was so fucking good as far as most shows go on not having major fucking problems, on not being toxic and over sexualized, etc, etc. and then they just. killed a black queer teenager for no fucking reason. like it was literally the last episode ever, it would add nothing to the plot, it would just devastate fans and devastate it fucking did. I dont cry easy but seeing a character I identified with, who I had hyperfixated on, die because he'd rather that than be arrested is terrible. it fucking sucked.
so yeah. that's my all too extensive thoughts/analysis on the get down's queerness. theres definitely stuff I missed, or misinterpreted, or looked too much into, etc, etc., but this was a fun thing to spend time writing sooo yeah!! thanks for the ask anon, sorry this was just a big rambley info dump, but hopefully you get some enjoyment out of it since it took like 3 hours at least šŸ˜­šŸ˜­ feel free to ask clarifying questions lol
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slutforwings Ā· 3 years ago
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books i read in july and what i thot of them because im in a silly goofy mood and want to make a post like this
the song of achilles - madeline miller (historical fiction)
retelling of the myth of achilles, from patroclus' (his normal dudebro absolutely no romance there - some historians) perspective. some banger lines balanced out by godawful ones (once you start counting how many times feet are mentioned you never really stop + skin is once described as 'the color of freshly pressed olives' which is just green). the story is, yknow, beautiful and aching. i did really enjoy it, worth the read!
this is going to hurt - adam kay (non-fiction)
diaries of a junior doctor (who no longer practices medicine), with funny as well as heartbreaking anecdotes on life as a doctor. fucking hilarious at times, then you turn the page and you read the saddest thing. i absolutely devoured this book, its a really cool insight into the medical world! 10/10 have already decided m gonna reread
a short history of nearly everything - bill bryson (non-fiction)
what the title says! its basically an 'introduction' to all of science (air quotes bc its like 500 pages) written in a way that makes it both easy and fun to read as someone who studies literature and hasnt had a science course in 4 years. imo best read along with a pencil so you can underline and comment etc. wonderful book, learned a lot and had a great time
opposite of always - justin a. reynolds (romance, YA, coming of age idk)
high school senior gets together with the girl of his dreams. and then she dies. but no fear! its groundhog day week months and he wakes up right when he met her again. can he save her? while this book is sweet and well written and lovely message and all that.... it made me realise 'ah. im officially too old to relate to high schoolers'. so there's that.
haven't they grown - sophie hannah (mystery)
the protagonist parks in front of the house of her old childhood best friend who she hasnt seen in 12 years. just having a looksee. oh there she is, getting out of the car with her kids! hold the fuck up. those kids look exactly the same age as 12 years ago... a book with layers upon layers of lies and mystery, i recommend saving it for a time that you have the entire day to read, you just wanna know So bad. the protagonist's daughter (and her husband to some degree) help her to figure it out and it's neat :)
wendy, darling - a.c. wise (fantasy)
what if peter pan and neverland wasnt really the dream it seemed? what if wendy got institutionalised for still believing in it? what if, years later, she has a daughter. and what if, one night, peter pan comes for her daughter. a really cool reimagining, really goes hard on the 'peter is a kid forever and ever and has insane powers to shape neverland so maybe thats not a good idea!' i really loved it, its a great book about growing up even though you dont want to etc. also incredibly expressive writing, i could picture perfectly what was being described. quite eerie a lot of the time but im a fan of that
the dreamers - karen thompson walker (sci-fi?)
there's a girl at a college that won't wake up anymore. she's just peacefully sleeping but nothing can rouse her. after a few days, she passes away. weird but alright! ah shit it was contagious and now the whole town is falling asleep. they all seem to be dreaming so vividly though, what could it be about? odd writing style, but in a good way. something else yknow. really eerie vibes, but unmatched by the way your skin crawls when you check the date it was published and it was before the pandemic. uncomfortable similarities! its about the way a community might come together (or not) in crisis times and also about the differences between waking and dreams. fun!
the midnight library - matt haig (philosphical fiction)
it starts with nora taking an overdose. except she wakes up in the midnight library, a place between life and death. there she can try other routes her life could have taken if she'd done things differently. a really nice book about depression and finding the will to live again by looking at yourself with a new perspective. although i loved one of his other books (how to stop time) more, this was also a very good read
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dils-secret-sisters Ā· 3 years ago
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well well well itā€™s been a while hasnt it?
Dear grace from 2016
Dan and Phil have both come out as gay. Even basically confirmed that they were together. You still havenā€™t told your parents that youā€™re bisexual but they know anyway. Tonight (26/08/21) was supposed to be your first date. With Matthew of all people. Yes, Matthew with the weird hair from RE. You were freaking out about it and then Matthew cancelled on you because he caught covid. Oh by the way thereā€™s been another plague. You went with Matthew to see circa waves live last week and it was one of the best nights of your life.
Youā€™re closer than ever with Mollie - it was her 18th last month and you went to hers and got drunk with her uncles and it was great. Mollie has basically become your sister at this point, you talk to her about everything and sheā€™s going to be the maid of honour at yours and Matthewā€™s wedding. Youā€™re still best friends with Caragh. She started uni this week and Mollie is starting next month.
Youā€™ve just started studying fashion and textiles at cardonald college (same one marylin went to). This is a result of you having a nervous breakdown and leaving school in feburary 2020. You had a job for 2 days but coronavirus put a stop to that, so you didnā€™t do very much for six months. In September 2020 you started tv production with photography at james watt which sucked for the most part but you met Martin who was the best mentor you couldā€™ve asked for at that particular point in your life. He encouraged you to apply for photography at glasgow city and you got in until you were offered the place at cardonald which so far has been the best decision youā€™ve ever made.
You also dyed your hair bright pink in 2020 and a full year later itā€™s still going strong. You have a pink Michael kors bag to match your hair, pink doc martins, ridiculous earrings - your style has improved greatly. You have your own unique sense of style and Talia from college loves it.
Danisnotonfire, or Daniel Howell as he rebranded himself to, wrote a book about mental health which you are currently reading and learning a lot from. Your anxiety is way more under control and your social anxiety has completely dissipated - you no longer say ā€œyou tooā€ when someone says enjoy your meal and you can make small talk with absolutely anyone. Iā€™m proud of you. Me. Us. ? Anyway your anxiety no longer rules your life and for a few years you were incredibly depressed - self harm, suicidal thoughts, missed months of school - but thanks to therapy and antidepressants (and leaving school) youā€™re on the other side and you have a will to live again. There are good days and bad days and you wonā€™t be completely fixed but youā€™ll learn to take life one day at a time and learn to stop and smell the roses, appreciate the little things in life. You only live once so stop sulking in your room and go out and have fun.
Your sexuality has been a rollercoaster of its own but in 2021 you donā€™t feel the need for a label and if you do then itā€™s bi/pan. Who gives a shit? Not you. Youā€™ll have crushes on many different people - Cory from RE, Ellis from the school show, Hannah, and most of all Emma.
You still talk to Emma every single day of your life. Your other internet friends will fade away (except for sad_tree_vamp and gee.rose and a few others who still like all your posts on instagram. You are still active on instagram. Although you no longer have a thousand followers). Emma will stay your best friend, number one person in the entire world. You will both go through so much in the years to come but you will always have each otherā€™s backs. You love each other more than anything in the world and youā€™ve planned a million road trips for the future. You make each other playlists on Spotify and she makes you listen to kpop. Also you have Spotify premium.
Your life in 2021 is miles better than it is in 2016. Youā€™re the cool 17 year old you always wanted to be. Just this week you were used as an example of what not to do in notre dame. Now Liamā€™s entire S1 class knows that you didnā€™t do pe the entire time you went to that shithole of a school.
Stop worrying about everything. Appreciate the little things. Take it one day at a time. Ask for antidepressants sooner. Leave school the second you turn 16. Drink alcohol as soon as possible. But donā€™t mix drinks. Youā€™ll learn that the hard way on the 18th of June 2021.
Just be yourself and live your life, youā€™re going to come a long way, there will be ups and downs but as of august 2021 you are in a much better place and I am so proud of you. Me. Us.
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