#and i was v sad when he was banned from visiting on his own rip

[patrice-bergerons]

God, sometimes I randomly remember that one summer when I was a kid where my cousin who was a med student at the time came to stay over so he could shadow my dad at the hospital and then had a whole ass seaside summer fling with my music teacher who was this liberal woman with multiple piercings and dyed red hair and then when my ultra conservative hijabi aunt found out after the fact he was no longer allowed to come stay with us anymore 🤣 and the kicker is that now he is married to this proper hijabi family girl and WE are banned from ever mentioning the summer fling tm because she doesn't know??? Unbelievable truly

[kagehinataboke]

Tsukihina pls!!

ooh, busting out the rarepairs! i see you anon~ c;

tsukkihina:

who hogs the duvet? Hinata. he gets cold v easily and will always take 98% of the blanket for himself, no mercy

who texts/rings to check how their day is going? it can actually go either way. Tsukishima sometimes feels a bit more considerate (like if he knew Hinata had a rough day), but on the other hand, HInata will text almost too often, especially at ungodly hours (e.g. ‘are you STILL asleep?! it’s seven AM already!’)

who’s the most creative when it comes to gifts? Tsukishima is more thoughtful with gifts, but Hinata is the one who tries to make homemade stuff (and usually fails rip)

who gets up first in the morning? Hinata. he’s always up early because Natsu is one of those kids who wakes up at like 5 AM everyday

who suggests new things in bed? Tsukishima, only because Hinata is super embarrassed by things like that (not to say he doesn’t get a little intense/assertive sometimes too huhu)

who cries at movies? H I N A T A. he cries at movies that aren’t even that sad tbh, and Tsukki gives him shit about it all the time

who gives unprompted massages? Hinata, all. the. time. Tsukishima isn’t the hugest about healthy stuff and so Hinata will be like ‘you need to keep your muscles LOOSE’

who fusses over the other when they’re sick? this goes both ways. Hinata is an idiot about it, though, while Tsukishima takes on the role of honorary doctor

who gets jealous easiest? hands-down, it’s Tsukishima. Hinata doesn’t even usually notice stuff like flirting because he’s so friendly to everyone 

who has the most embarrassing taste in music? it’s Tsukki, actually. Hinata stole his phone while he was asleep once and found a worrying amount of 2000s American pop and R&B

who collects something unusual? Hinata is a secret otaku and collects figurines from his favorite shows, but that’s about it

who takes the longest to get ready? Tsukishima. he’s really not a morning person so it takes a while to drag himself out of bed

who is the most tidy and organized? we all KNOW it’s Tsukishima. Hinata would forget his own birthday okay

who gets most excited about the holidays? Hinata! mostly because it’s a bigger deal at his house, since he has a younger sibling and all. he goes hard during the holiday season

who is the big spoon/little spoon? Hinata was the big spoon at first because Tsukki was a nervous first-time cuddler, but now it’s Tsukki all the way. he even gets a little clingy about it uwu

who gets most competitive when playing games and/or sports? ….Hinata. Tsukishima just has that chill attitude of ‘i don’t even have to try to beat you, loser’

who starts the most arguments? actually, it’s Hinata. mostly because Tsukki will speak without thinking a lot and upset him, but Hinata is also the first to apologize too

who suggests that they buy a pet? Tsukishima, actually. he really likes dogs, like. a lot

what couple traditions they have? they get together and go to an amusement park on Hinata’s birthday every year, and for Tsukki’s, they watch dinosaur movies and eat strawberry shortcake. they also do a shrine visit together at new years 

what tv shows they watch together? BUZZFEED UNSOLVED SUPERNATURAL!! Tsukki is a huge nerd about it, and it’s the only American show he thinks is really good. on the other hand, Hinata really likes Pokemon and Sailor Moon so they’ll watch that, and Disney movies 

what other couples they hang out with? kiyoyachi (they all study together), and bokuaka (usually for practice scrimmages). in terms of individual people, they hang out with Kageyama or Kuroo a lot (and Kenma is usually with him)

how they spend time together as a couple? they do this thing where they alternate who gets to pick the activity every other date. with Hinata, we’ve had ice-skating, a batting cage, a waterpark, etc, and Tsukki usually goes with stuff like a walk in the park, a museum, or a movie. they also study and practice together a lot

who made the first move? they sort of just gradually, mutually shifted into coupledom. but in terms of who pointed it out first, it was Tsukishima. he kind of just realized one day ‘we’re basically dating’ and just told HInata that they were a thing lol

who brings flowers home? Tsukishima. Akiteru is always telling him to treat Hinata well bc he really likes him, thus: flowers often

who is the best cook? Tsukishima. Hinata will burn water and has officially been banned from the kitchen by every member of the Tsukishima household

[mvritzas-blog]

╚ ❥ — ❛ INSIDE A MEMORY

SUNDAY, AUGUST 1O 2O12 11:03 AM

a loose strand of chocolate tickles her face, distracting maritza from the task at hand. setting down her pencil, she huffs a breath upwards in an attempt to move the piece of hair before moving it with her hand. glancing away from the math homework on their dining room table, maritza looks out the window to find the H E A V Y rain had stopped. the sound of water colliding with the hard ground always seemed to soothe maritza. yet, her favorite part of a storm always was its aftermath -- a rainbow usually left in its wake. H O P E seems to swell within her whenever she sees the colorful resolution, a prize for surviving the unforgiving rain. storms were a rarity in new mexico, hard to come buy when the sun always seemed to show its face. when she was a child, maritza used to feel B A D for the rain, outshone by the sun that would relentlessly release its heat until the air felt too T H I C K to inhale. today, however, is D I F F E R E N T. her mocha hues search for a rainbow fruitlessly as a frown offsets the usual smile on her features. the absence creates a pit in her stomach, hairs rising out of anxiety that seems to stem from nowhere.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 1O 2O12 1:27 PM

a strong knock on the door startles maritza, cholo’s gentle barks breaking the silence the rainstorm left behind. silencing the black pug by picking him up, maritza makes her way to the door slowly. the soldier standing on their doorstep shocks her, gaze dropping from his stoic features to the envelope & american flag in hand. “ no, ” she whispers, unable to contain it as her mind blanks, knowing exactly what this visit means. his dry lips move, words forming but maritza A B S O R B S nothing but fragments as her whole being seems to implode. her heart races, throat constricting as she feels a familiar wet heat streaming down her face. 

“ i’m sorry for your loss. ”

“ diego was a G O O D man, an even better soldier. ”

“ you should be proud of his accomplishments -- he served our country well. ”

pieces of his speech spin endlessly in her head as maritza bites the soft flesh of her tongue forcefully to prevent the S C R E A M clawing its way up her throat from escaping. as if on autopilot, maritza sets down cholo so she can collect the envelope & flag from the solider. the door shuts with a bang, soft in comparison to how loud it is in her brain. her whole body feels W E A K, limbs becoming sand bags as she falls to the floor in a heap. her fingers rip at the envelope, black & white lettering blurring from the tears steaming endlessly down her face. her hands shake, unable to read how diego found himself six feet under. her fingers tighten around the only other thing in the envelop -- diego’s dog tag. the metal cools her overheating skin, maritza putting it on so it can rest by her heart -- broken & aching with ever beat. her self control vanishes, unable to hold back the loud S O B S that fill the space as she buries her face into a sea of red, white, & blue. 

SUNDAY, AUGUST 1O 2O12 3:11 PM

maritza wants to make it S T O P. her mocha hues are dry, not a tear left to shed. her face feels raw, reddened from the past two hours of crying into the rough fabric of the american flag. there is a pounding in her head as her tongue pokes out to lick at chapped lips. her thoughts are T O O loud, nostalgic memories clashing with her current emotions & all she wants is for E V E R Y T H I N G to stop. her gaze lands on the liquor cabinet, almost fixated by the place she banned herself from in fear of spiraling out of control. if diego were here, he would stop maritza from tempting herself. deep down, she knows drinking in crisis is a B A D idea, but her mind plays tricks on her vulnerable state -- diego isn’t here to stop you so why even try ? don’t you just want to feel better, numb to the pain ? 

her feet walk with a mind of their own, hands already opening the squeaky door. she searches for whiskey, diego’s favorite -- the amber bottle H E A V Y in her hands. maritza makes quick work of opening the bottle, clumsily unscrewing the lid as some of the liquor splashes onto the wooden floor. the S T R O N G scent perfumes the air as maritza lifts the bottle to her mouth in an unpracticed manner. the first gulp B U R N S & she chokes on the liquid, coughing roughly until breathing becomes easier. forcing herself to keep going, maritza continues to take shot after shot until she can no longer T A S T E it. with every one, memories of diego fade until maritza feels D E V O I D of any emotion -- her sadness, anger, & confusion drowned in a sea of whiskey.