#and self esteem issues in it

[marsafter-dark]

Tianlang-Jun Has No Concept of Boundaries: The Fic

a TLJ/YQY fanfic 🔞

Chapter 6: In which YQY discovers there is such a thing as too much tequila, says I love you, and is invited to lunch

[napping-sapphic]

*large resigned sigh* i would be SO good at being someone’s pathetic girlfriend

[ravelqueen]

Lmao OMFG Martin. He's now confirmed to have been jealous of

- (possibly lesbian?) Cop for daring to have private conversations with Jon

- literal embodiment of death Jon has only metaphorically met in a coma-dream

- lady he talked to for half an hour, once

Truly he is the "you know other people" meme

[teaboot]

Does anyone know how to explain to a young teenager with AuDHD that "yes, listening to other people talk is incredibly boring, and talking is very fun, but other people enjoy talking too and sometimes need a break from listening" in a way that sinks in without destroying their self-esteem because I'm out of my depth here

[dclovesdanny]

Dead Serious

4/4

Danny had made peace with the fact he did not have a soulmate. He had! After several years of no response to the countless drawings and writing notes on his skin, he had grown resigned to the fact that he was part of the 5% who did not have soulmates. He was fine with that.

(Dash would tease him about how no one would ever love him, adding salt to an already irritated wound. His parents were soulmates, and he remembered when he was drawing on his father’s arms and watching as it appeared on his mother’s. Jazz had been drawing and writing to her soulmate for years. Her soulmates name was Jason, and she always talked about how he was with her. She was one of the few people who comforted him when he stopped drawing or writing to soulmate. )

Damien taught at an early age that there was no use for soulmates. They were only distractions. He knew grandfather had no soulmate, and his mother had never responded to her own. He never responded to the drawings on his arms notes the notes in English on his (and he didn’t try harder just because he wanted to read his soulmate writing that would be ridiculous.)

Damien never told his family about having a soulmate. Even as he slowly got used to the differences between them and slowly learned how his grandfather was he could never bring himself to respond to the slowly lessening drawings and messages.(He couldn’t bring himself to respond because deep down he knew he didn’t deserve a soulmate. He was a monster, a demon. He didn’t deserve it.)

Danny stopped trying so desperately to contact his soulmate at age 11(the age he held his sister as she cried, her soulmate’s last message scribbled in desperate frantic writing on her arm. He never resented his parents so much when they didn’t even leave the lab for two days, not paying any mind to their sobbing child on the floor above them.)(it was the first time he didn’t envy having a soulmate.)

He was fourteen when he started drawing on his arms again.(it was shaky, much more than the older drawings, but even if he didn’t have a soulmate, he wanted to leave them a mark, just in case, the same way Jazz wrote quotes from different books on her arms.)

(When he found out Vlad didn’t have a soulmate, he refused to acknowledge another similarity they shared. He refused to think about how Vlad’s desperation made Danny think of his own desperate writing for his soulmate. Soulmates were a topic he never spoke of, and Vlad must have known, must have found out about how Danny didn’t have one, but he never commented on it. (It was the only boundary that was never crossed.))

(Damian wasn’t disappointed when his soulmate stopped writing to him. he didn’t trace over his arms, wishing that he had the confidence to write back. He didn’t spend hours wondering if his soulmate was gone without knowing Damian had seen him. He didn’t trace over the drawings his soulmate made with awe after four years of silence.)

Damian always covered up, so he was the only one who noticed when his soulmate started writing to him again. Never sentences never notes like they were before, but shaky drawings appeared on his skin. They were less detailed than before, almost shaky, as if the person drawing them couldn’t hold a pencil, steady, but they were real. Damian never said a word.

It was October 15 when Damien saw something on his arms that made his blood go cold. A message that he read over and over while commandeering the plane and ignoring the rest of his family yelling for him to explain himself. He desperately calibrated the jet while staring at the words, praying to a God he did not believe in that he would not be too late.(Unaware that Todd was following going in the same direction with the similar message written on his arm from a girl that Jason had deemed too good for him.)

Dear soulmate, even if you aren’t there. Everyone in Casper high is writing on their arms and I might as well try to warn someone. I am from Amity Park, Illinois, and we are under attack. The GIW have cut all outside communication. We are currently hiding in Casper high school, barricading the entrances, but it will not last long.

According to the government, we are not legally sentient or human. The agents outside want to dissect us, citing that we are scum. I don’t want to see my classmates die at the hands of my parents. I don’t want to see my friends and my sister die.

I don’t know if you are there, or if I really don’t have a soulmate, but I don’t want to die (fully) without leaving some sort of note.

My name is Danny. I love you. I’m sorry.

[technically-human]

When the ghost who read to you as you died activates all of your Must Protect instincts

[jammatown919]

Okay but Rumi finding herself disgusting, looking in the mirror and seeing only something that should be covered up, while Zoey and Mira look at that exact same face and body and see only the HOTTEST MOST BEAUTIFUL MOST GORGEOUS WOMAN ON THE PLANET AND THEY WANT TO KISS HER SO SO BAD ITS NOT EVEN FUNNY HOW BAD THEY WANT HER

I think having two girlfriends who think it's actually stupid how attractive she is might be good for her y'know

[aficionadoenthusiast]

percy wanted so badly to not be the hero in his own story that he became the hero in everyone else's

annabeth wanted so badly to find a hero to finish her own story that she became the hero in percy's

[starsonablackboard]

local creature gets 30 second of a Character, goes insane

[demaparbat-hp]

Their actual first meeting in the Kyoshi Warriors AU!

Katara had her Oh moment before exchanging a word with Jian Li, and while she gets over it in time (or, at least, convinces herself that she's not embarrassed by her initial reaction to him) this quasi-interaction haunts her for the first couple of days of their stay in Kyoshi Island.

It's just not fair that the place is full of gorgeous people! Or that he's not only beautiful, but also kind and awkward and respectful and dorky and—oh, La—she's in trouble.

[imadhatt3r]

It kinda irks me when people call Black Mask "Truekechi", because that's not really the case...? Not entirely, at least.

I mean yes, of course, Black Mask IS a part of Akechi's personality, I'm not denying that. The thing is, that it isn't Akechi's WHOLE personality. This kid just went through the biggest crashout of his life, his whole plan he's been meticulously working on for years failed, and the worst part is that it didn't even lead to what he was after, so he didn't even get the revenge he wanted. Of course he's unstable and edgy, I mean, who wouldn't be?

That is not to say that his anger and edginess aren't a part of his "true self"; I'm sure that his glee at taking out shadows is absolutely real, for example, but I believe that it comes from him just being angry in general- at Shido, at Maruki, and at himself. Akechi is rough around the edges, has a short temper and has a tendency to look at others from above, but the situation he's in boosts these parts of his personality as a sort of defense mechanism.

I think that his mementos conversations give a really good insight into this too; Perhaps it's due to my older age compared to the characters in-game, but a lot of Akechi's lines feel so... Forced on his side? He's the one to bring up that other Thieves probably don't want to have him on the team, or that they're unsettled by how he fights, but nobody even said anything about it in the first place...? Even other characters seem kinda done with his act, either that or they accept him being on the team due to their shared goals; Some are even quite nice and friendly, all things considered. This just feels like Akechi's self-loathing twisting itself into this kind of quips because he himself doesn't want to get too comfortable on the team; He's scared of growing closer to the other Thieves, so he tries to keep them at arm's length. He can't just tell them "I think I'm a horrible person" straight up (his pride wouldn't let him), so he has to make himself "unappealing" in other ways.

There's also the other side of these conversations, where you can see him just... Being a kid. He whines about being hungry, or thirsty, or his legs getting stiff in the car, he talks about mundane things with other Thieves like graduation or sports... He's just a teenager as much as his teammates are- it's just that the others weren't hired as assassins at 15 and didn't grow up obsessed with the plan to kill their father. His emotional development and maturation process have clearly been impacted, on top of everything else he had to deal with. So he may act "adult" and more mature than others at first glance (at least before he reveals Loki), but inside he is just as much (if not more, in some aspects) of a kid as the other Thieves are. This means that he is still at the age and mental development level where he is still figuring out himself, who he is, what path to follow etc. It also means that he is prone to being overly dramatic, emotionally extreme, and have poor emotional control- you know, teen stuff.

The key to it all becomes his ultimate persona, Hereward. We all know that Akechi has two personas, but he doesn't get two ultimate personas, he gets only one. I think that it's symbolic of his psyche slowly melding itself into one again. It's not that either one of his "sides" was truly fake or real; Both the Detective Prince and Black Mask ARE parts of the "real" Akechi- it's just that he has been systematically compartmentalizing his whole self into two for YEARS. The awakening of his ultimate persona is him starting the process of healing and allowing these two sides of him to mix and reconnect back into one.

I honestly think that, with enough time and the right environment, Akechi's most extreme traits would even themselves out, and he would stop being AS short-tempered, snarky, and blood-thirsty as he is in the game. He will never be the perfectly plesant Detective Prince, but he also won't be the angry, self-loathing and vengeful Black Mask. He will be something new, something different, a fusion of the two opposite ends of his personality spectrum. Only then he will live as his fully true self.

[oneluckygoose]

Remus: haha, you cant have imposter syndrome if you’ve never actually accomplished anything good, amiright?

Lily *barely two points ahead of Remus to be first in potions and second only to him in charms, as well as barely second to him as top of the class and valedictorian*: ….

Dorcas *stood right beside Remus as he was the first in their entire school year to cast a patronus and defeat the most personally horrifying boggart in the school*: ….

Marlene *asked Remus to teach her how to cast dueling spells with the same level of power that he has and is now champion in the club because of it*: ….

Mary *an absolute strategy and chess wiz, cannot even be defeated by Dumbledore, knowing she struggles to outsmart him when they play*: ….

Regulus *watched Remus essentially help every single person around him and never bat an eye about anyone being a burden*: ….

McGonagall *knows Remus is, without a doubt, one of the most incredible and talented students in the entire history of Hogwarts and has seen him only get better over the years*: ….

Madam Pomfrey *has watched Remus survive some of the most harrowing injuries and most impossible pain without fear*: ….

Peter *watched firsthand as Remus enchanted the Marauders map to be essentially alive, an almost impossible magical feat*: ….

Sirius *tied with Remus for second in transfiguration and understands that without Remus he would not be a kind and loving person at all, even with James, who also loves Remus more than anything and has watched Remus overcome more than he could ever bear*: ….

James *has seen Remus struggle and struggle and be angry and be in pain and has, despite the entire world working against him, come out able to love and feel joy, and not only to feel it but give it to others unconditionally and without hesitation despite what they’ve done, and knows that put in Remus shoes even he himself would not be able to pull himself out of the darkness and continue to love*: ….

James: …..

James: …… Remus no

[roguelemon]

Peak polytrix imo is Mira and Zoey getting together pre-cannon and then getting with Rumi post-cannon. I don't think Rumi works in a romantic relationship with them pre-cannon unless its an AU where everyone knows about the patterns earlier, a relationship would probably make her issues a lot worse if she was still being secretive with Zoey and Mira. (Then again, angst potential)

But I like the thought of Zoey and Mira having a crush on Rumi pre-cannon and just not following through on it because they KNOW it'd be too much for her. Blaming it on being a workaholic or whatever but like, ZoeyMira slowly trying to warm Rumi up to the idea of casual affection and allowing herself to be cared for while not PUSHING for romance.

[zu-is-here]

During the post dark cream arc where Cross was pregnant with Aim, is it possible for Aim to mive and kick while in the soul…? And if so is it painful for Cross+

continuing @clownyclowns' comic's topic <3

[flwrkid14]

Consumed by Love, Blind to the Truth

Tim loves Danny like a wildfire—destructive, consuming, something that could turn the world to ash just to keep him warm.

If it ever came down to it, Tim wouldn’t hesitate. There is no line he wouldn’t cross, no price too steep, no force in the universe strong enough to keep him from protecting Danny. He would bring the world to its knees if it meant keeping him safe. He would set the stars ablaze just to see Danny’s eyes light up, would carve his devotion into the fabric of existence if it meant Danny would never doubt it. If all he ever did—if all he ever was—amounted to making Danny happy, then that would be enough. That would be everything.

Because there is no one Tim will ever love more than Danny.

There will never be another.

And yet—Tim doesn’t think Danny could ever love him the same way.

Danny does love him. He says it. He shows it. And Tim believes him.

But not like this.

Not with the same aching devotion, not with the kind of love that makes it hard to breathe, that makes Tim want to give and give until there’s nothing left of him.

Because Danny is Danny, and Tim is just—Tim. There’s nothing special about him. Nothing that makes him stand out against the people who could love Danny better.

He sees the difference. He sees how easily Danny laughs with Dick, all grins and inside jokes that come so naturally. He sees how relaxed Danny is around Cass, how she brings a peace that Tim never could. How effortlessly Steph matches Danny’s chaotic energy, turning their world into something bright and loud and fun.

Tim sees all of it. And he knows—he knows—that if one day Danny woke up and realized he could do better, it wouldn’t be a surprise.

Jason would love him better. Jason, who is fire and fury and unrelenting loyalty, who wouldn’t hesitate to wage war on the world for the people he loves.

Damian would love him better. Damian, who would turn his love into something timeless, painting Danny’s name into the stars, immortalizing him in every brushstroke and every verse.

Danny could have anyone. Deserves someone better.

And if one day, Danny saw that—if one day, Danny left—Tim would understand.

It’ll break him. It’ll shatter something inside him that will never heal.

But he will understand, and he will never blame Danny for it.

Because Tim notices how happy Danny is in other people’s presence. He notices how easily he fits into other people’s arms. But Tim will never notice—never really see—how Danny always comes home to him. How Danny presses his face into the crook of Tim’s neck after a long day, melting into him like he belongs there. How Danny finds Tim first when the crowd is too much, when the laughter and the lights and the energy become exhausting, when he just needs to breathe. How Danny chooses him every single day, in every single moment.

Tim doesn’t see it.

But the rest of the Bats do.

And they will not let him live it down. Not when Tim sits there, eyes full of love, while Danny mirrors the exact same expression from across the room. Not when Tim watches Danny smile at someone else and completely misses the way Danny always looks at him.

One day, they’ll get it through his head.

One day, Tim will understand that Danny loves him just as much.

[xvelvetcoffinx]