#anyway love frozen 1 it's my fav

[sillyfudgemonkeys]

Everyone's talking about Wish right now.... The only thing I can say about WISH.......let's hope it's like a Frozen 1 type thing. Where the trailers were ABSOLUTE ASS but then the film turned out really good. TT0TT

I mean.....there is a difference between the two. While the west got weird trailers that didn't matter for Frozen (Olaf vs Sven carrot thing), JPN and other countries got trailers that actually showcased the plot and drama in an interesting way.... And Wish.....well...... Wish at least gives us a villain and a part of an argument.....and I can't see that argument leading anywhere.....great tbh. So maybe not the best comparisons but let's hope for the Frozen 1 vibe!

Anyway I'm not liking what I'm seeing so far, but I'm hoping its better than the ass disaster Frozen 2 and Ralph 2 were. ;w;

[rochenn]

dooku captured AGAIN please please please <3 :D :D (I make no apologies for not giving this post even 5 minutes up before sending this ask, you know how I do)

No apologies needed <33 You were first to ask about this one by a small margin, all of you are FAST hehe

Anyway!! Dooku captured AGAIN. For my amusement because I love putting this guy at the mercy of literally anything. And I also love making favs interact. Hence, I present: the 212th, by virtue of wartime luck (or misfortune), managing to get a hold of this guy while he's in the wrong place at the wrong time. The problem: they are stranded on a deserted planet without communications and took a heavy hit. This idea came to life because I needed, and I do mean NEEDED, for Dooku and Cody to meet.

I think something about interacting with Dooku through Cody's POV is so fascinating—usually, we view him in a Jedi/Sith context and through the eyes of someone like Obi-Wan or one of his old friends-turned-enemies. But we rarely get the insight of someone who only sees him as what the wider galaxy knows him as: a politician. No emotional baggage. Just public enemy #1 right there. It REALLY tickles my brain.

Obi-Wan will also be there. And of course, Dooku won't be a well-behaved prisoner at all :D

Part of the opening scene under the cut:

By all means, this mission was a complete disaster. 

There: a gash in the golden forest, cut by the Vigilance’s descent. If one walked her length, scrambling over the mounds of damp, dark soil and the trees she had displaced, the direness of her situation would become quickly apparent. Fuel bled from her stern. The bridge, so far above, creaked like a frozen lake. Holes and dents marred her hull. Her bow lay bruised, half-buried in this faraway planet.

There: men writhing and groaning, and yet other men so still beneath their blankets. Three-thousand casualties, the CMO had said. Another three-thousand walking wounded. Two thirds of the legion out of commission in full or in part. 

Cody, adjusting his stance on the pile of loose dirt he had climbed for survey, fought the urge to punt his helmet into the mess of white-barked trunks and yellow leaves surrounding the shipwreck. A cool breeze. The smell of rain in his nose and too many things in his head. He heaved an explosive breath as soldiers bustled all around, yelling, doing their best. 

And there: smoke, rising high over the trees that were left standing. Dark blue against the desaturated sky and sunlight. Out of view, swallowed by the forest, the remnants of the Separatist dreadnought were still burning.

By all means, Cody should be shot for this. 

It had all happened so fast.

“Reporting, sir.” The sun glinted on the Vigilance’s gray expanse. At the bottom of the pile, Boil looked distinctly disgruntled. 

“Go on.” 

“We haven't been able to establish communications with Command, still. No signal out here.” The lieutenant kicked at a disembodied droid part. “Comm range is limited to a few klicks, and we'll need to get the bridge fixed up to call reinforcements.” 

Way up in the air, sitting at an unhealthy tilt, the bridge gave another creak. 

“And the prisoner?”

Boil perked up. “Secured. He's in for one nasty awakening, that's for sure.”

Grim satisfaction poured into Cody’s veins. Bad, yes—what remained of the Vigilance's crew had been rendered lame and mute—but they had him. The jackpot. It itched under his fingernails. 

“Set up camp. Get as many men to work on the comms as we can spare.” 

“Yes, sir.” 

“Oh, and Boil?” Cody turned to catch his retreating brother's gaze. “Put a hundred cuffs on him if you have to. He's not getting away.” 

By all means, they needed to keep him.

This one is SO fun!!

[artical3237]

Probably asked before but what's your favourite project Sekai Unit? And Character? If you don't have any just info dump about something you like about project Sekai

omg thx for the ask!! i havent gotten one is so long fndkdndk

anyways, my fav unit is leo/need and my fav character is lil sbibo. im also a big mmj fan w/ minori being my 2nd favorite thenhonami in 3rd, haruka in 4th, saki in 5th, kohane in-- miya girls 1-a is my favorite trio of all time cuz theyre all silly and so cute. errr ig i dont have any main ships other than minoharu bc i mainly love platonic friendships so im not a polyneed shipper unfortunately. theres also th fact that i hc shiho to be aroace cuz i have to project (hehe) onto my favorites all the damn time and ichika too actually- theres more basis to the ichika aroace headcanon cuz she talks to minori abt the fact that she has trouble singing love songs.

if i have to explain why i love l/n so much (i dont have to but i was given the right to infodump so :P) its because being together was and will always stay as their primary motivation. like, before they wanted to go pro or make their music move other's hearts, the reason they made the band was because they wanted to reunite and be friends with each other again. this is contrasted by the other units who have the same/similar goals and team up to achieve it (not to discredit their own relationships btw im just saying, also n25 is a different story with relatively unclear motivations esp at the start soo). anyways, despite being my least favorite in the group, i firmly believe that ichika absolutely deserves the right to be the leader mainly because shes the one with the deepest understanding of her bandmates and the determination to act upon that understanding. in the main story, saki already had this sort of disconnect from being hospitalized on top of generally being weak-willed which made it easier for her to give up on honami despite how much she didnt want to and honami and shiho are both too frozen in their character arcs to make a move without a push. and ichika is the one that initially pushes everyone. by the end of the 3rd rotation of focus events, all 4 have proven that they can push themselves just fine but ichika is still the one with the most intimate understanding of everyone. honami is actually not that far behind but is still learning to take the initiative, shiho only deeply understands honami (not that she cant do the same for the other 2 she and honami just *get* each other yknow), and saki, whooo boy saki im abt to talk abt her lol. all but saki's most recent event is about introspection and making realizations about herself which is very good for her but doesnt do much to fix that disconnect problem i mentioned earlier. enter: parallel harmonies (spoiler alert ig). after quite a bit of back and forth debate and even arguing between the 2, ichika is the one that ends up accepting and using saki's thoughts and feelings to let saki be in the lead in writing the songs so ultimately, ichika makes the bigger compromise out of the 2. this makes a lot of sense because saki is the one who is more certain about her identity and wants compared to ichika. shes not willing to sacrifice her values and what ideals mean the most to her which is pretty admirable. but the fact that she has more trouble collaborating with ichika than ichika has with her shows that not much has been done in fixing that disconnect saki had with her friends at the beginning of the game. this is not to say that saki doesnt genuinely care about l/n, it's just that she lacks the proper understanding to actually accomodate their needs and wants compared to the rest of them.

sooo i WAS going to segueway into talking abt how shiho was similar at firsr and how this contrasts with honami but i REALLY need to sleep rn sooo uh anon, i hope u enjoyed my hopefully comprehensible infodump abt leo/need lol. will prob talk abt shiho and honami on another post im just rlly tired rn..

[soildmud]

anyways so i want to draw my tadc oc but i’m currently semi-paralysed by some back pains so all i can do is rot in bed and be on my phone so i will simply just ramble about them

so basically my idea for the oc (her name is kelpie. like the mythical creature? yes.) is that she’s a barbie-like doll, and essentially is the dumb blond trope (but she’s not blond!!!! she’s different i swear!!!!). well kind of? she just talks like one but she is smart, and doesn’t like to think about anything distressing. whenever a bad topic comes up, she always has an excuse to leave, like changing outfits cus now it’s 2 o’clock or something, y’know??

she has seen the exit doors plenty of times and has even gone through them and may have possibly seen something, but she pushed it so far back in her mind she doesn’t remember it. before she popped into the circus, she was a gallery curator. she took pride in showing artworks she acquired over the years and educating patrons on the stories and meanings behind each piece. kelpie doesn’t remember any of this, unfortunately.

kelpie’s new form is a representation of loss, specifically the loss of a childhood. as a kid, kelpie was forced to grow up too fast, and never enjoyed the luxury of playing dolls and dress up or pretend. in her new form, however, she can do all of that forever!!!!

kelpie is basically a projection of myself into a shallow character with not much going on currently. (backstory is in the works) also she’s just a self-insert with flavour text LMAOOOO (also an excuse to draw ragatha smooches) (i love u ragatha) (i🩵ragatha) (#1 ragatha fan)

kelpie’s “gimmick” is that she’s like literally a barbie doll so her room looks like the dreamhouse and oftentimes she has a bit where she does a dress up montage for literally no fucking reason and everyone is just standing around like [why does she keep changing???? we’re trying to run away and she’s changing outfits?????]

also all her food is just plastic toys (this is inspired by a bit from legends of avantris’ very own derek hudson) (luv u derek) (my fav) and all her appliances are just cardboard cutouts or painted images on her wall. how does she pull out that plastic merlot??? who knows!!!!!!!!

anyways that’s my soapbox for now, i’ll probably draw her later when i’m not frozen in place with pain 🩵

[xo-lesserafim]

Hi guys! This is inspired by the person who made the “ list if the 5 songs you’ve been listening to!”

so if your know their @ please lmk!

Anyway! here are the rules!

rules✨

List 5-10 songs that are your long time fav or

you’ve been listening too!

or both !

( you can also give you reasoning why if you want!)

and to @ people !!

MY SONGS

1. Buwan - juan karlos !

when I was younger and played this song, my dad would sing his heart out, and I eould always laugh when be did (love ya dad)

2.Bite me - enhypen.

I’ve been listening to this bc it’s just addicting, i cant get the oh my oh my gosh ( I’m not saying g-d’s name in vain !!) out of my head

3. Likey - Twice

I AM IN LOVE WITH THE CUTE GIRL THEME SM its just so up beat and makes me wanna dance and sing my heart out. Plus it was one if my first twice songs!

4. ANY LE SSERAFIM SONG!

i just love the genre of their songs, esp sour grapes and no celestial! Sour grapes is one of my favs songs with Garam in and I love the rock style for no celestial!

5. Starships- Nicki Minaj

I LOVED dancing to this on just dance 2016. I would be dancing my heart out, thinking I was better then everyone.. ( which I obvi was /hj)

6. Let it go - Frozen - Idina Menzel

I was dancing to this when I was younger my mom was taking a video, so I like jumped on her ( or smthing) to stop filming💀 plus frozen is one if my fav movies !!

7. Any Lemonade mouth songs!

I LOVE TURN UP THE MUSIC SM LIKE? AND SHES SO GONE ?? dead. i’m lemonade mouth’s biggest fan and if you dont agree.. ARGUE WITH THR WALL 😭

LASTLY

8. ANY STARSTRUCK SONGS.

SOMETHING ABOUT THE SUNSHINE IS LIFE CHANGING😍 AND BOYFRIEND BY ANNA MARGET IS TOP TIER.. ALSO STARSTRUCK’s BIGGEST FAN

ANY LEMON MOUTH OR STARSTRUCK FANS HMU🫶

tagging: @misoxhappy kei🫶 @myboyfriendjake dream✨ @lysira340 and @ms-green-t and anyone who wants to join 😊

(please dont feel obligated to join 🫶)

[winterarmyy]

sending ⭐ but if you don't mind telling us more about your "Promise Me" fic. I LOVE THAT FIC SO MUCH, BTW. You hit the emotional spots that I never thought I had in me. So, I am curious of what inspired you to write that particular plot and what is the section / part / lines that your most proud of for that piece?

first of all, thank you for showing love to "Promise Me". It is still my top 3 fav to write!!! Btw, imma ramble so please. Bare with me.

AND SPOILER AHEAD IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THE FIC YET. GO READ IT FIRST!

By "particular", I'm assuming you mean the 'reincarnated' theme in the plot right? Well, if i'm being completely honest, what truly inspired me to write it that way is because I just wanted a different way of retaining the reader's body, or at least her soul, to last to the future. I have read many fics with similar plotlines, where in the future bucky reunited with his lover back in the 40's, and most of them use the super soldier serum/cyro chamber mechanism. which is not at all a bad choice to do btw, but i just wanted something different. Another reason is, I wanted some other kind of "suffering" for her. Hold up, listen. What i meant by that is, if the reader is a super soldier that is frozen in cyro, most likely she would suffer the same way bucky did or similar. And I don't want that. I want the reader to go through her own version of hardships and what is more heartbreaking than consistently being reincarnated lifetime after lifetime, while all she ever wanted is to be reunited with her lover who 'supposedly' believed to be dead in the 40's in the afterlife. so yeah, that was what inspired me to write the plot like so.

section/lines that i most proud of? i'm not sure; honestly am proud that i was even able to write that fic until the end lmao but i do have a few fav parts:

1. the flashback in the 40's. it was the night before bucky leave for his duties. idk, in my head the scene was just so beautiful and soft and sad. dim litted scene, simply illuminated by the full moon. being just raw and gentle and intimate with 40's version of bucky who radiates charm and just pure of torture. its such a beautiful scene in my head.

2. wintersoldier killed one of the reader's 'variation'. as the 'actors' of the story, neither the female lead or bucky realized what was going on. the fl didn't recognize bucky due to his mask, and bucky didn't recognize her due to how deep he is suppressed in the wintersoldier . BUT!!! the readers who's reading the fic does. y'all know exactly that if only one of them recognize each other, then they could've have the reunion there. if she knows, she'd be relieved to know that her bucky is still alive somehow and rescue him. if he knows, bucky could've snap out of his mind control earlier and run away with her. but they didn't. they were so close, yet so far. the fact that bucky himself, killed her was simply tragic. And at her last moment of living, when she was reminded of bucky as she looked closely at the soldat's eyes she thought she was just going crazy and was hallucinating before death but reality is she was not. idk i think that makes it even more tragic.

3. the fact/implication that bucky visits her original body's grave, at least once every single week. the fact that he see these "visits" as "dates" and simply talks to her as if she was still alive. just another heartbreaking devotion to throw at ya.

anyway!! i think that is all i have to say. thank you for sending the start 🤍 i hope this satiate your curiosity 😘

[syrupsyche]

I'm a big fan of enjolsette siblings! Honestly, going onto the "Enjolras and Cosette Fauchelevent are Siblings" tag on ao3 will probably give you a good range of fics already (there's only ~8 pages of results anyways :p)

Some of my favs though:

Crack of Dawn, All is Gone (Except the Will to Be) - Zombie apocalypse AU! Anything by pumpskinspiceprouvaire is bound to be good

Let's fall in Love (for the week) - Actual fake dating b/w Enjolras and Eponine, with Eponine beginning to fall in love with Cosette instead. Again by pumpskinspiceprouvaire bc she's incredible

in which shitty tv porn has all the answers - Eponine and Grantaire (try to) wingman each other to get Cosette and Enjolras. So sweet and funny, it's my go-to enjolsette fic

i've never seen my colors so alive - Long lost siblings finding each other! rly well-written and i always fall back to this fic when im feeling nostalgic

Beauty, Sharp and Sheer - Frozen AU lol. A very fun read and I rmb being very surprised with how many Amis get to make an appearance haha

And I suppose I should do a bit of self-promo and link my Orestes Fasting and Electra Alone series, which focuses on a canon-era siblings AU.

I unfortunately haven't been able to read many long-form fics so I'm sure our resident no. 1 enjolsette siblings truther @pumpkinspice-prouvaire has more recs!

could someone please recommend a fanfic where enjolras and cosette are siblings? any fanfic really i just don't know where to start

and i certainly wouldn't mind if one or both of them were trans

thanks!!!

[moonlit-void-to-the-far-unknown]

Shimmering zydrate: CH.3; a visit to brother dear.

Summary: you visit your brother in piltover. What could possibly go wrong.

Warnings: none really. I probably don’t write Viktor or jayce well because ya know, I tend to hyper focus on my favs and then everyone else kind of goes *static noise* but Viktor is making his way into my love area. Don’t like jayce a whole lot.

Um yeah enjoy

Part 1 part 2

Tagging: @breanime @darling-i-read-it

The streets of piltover, scattered with enforcers, children running around with new toys and clean clothes, you wondered if you had ever looked like them, happy, well fed, with no fear of what was outside the front door.

It was bright and shiny, clean, it made your skin feel slick with some unseen grime, that surly any of the people passing you could see, they could tell where you were from, where you spent day and night as a child, begging and stealing to survive. You wondered if your dear brother had even missed you when he left.

You could feel the bottle of shimmering zydrate in your pocket, small, burning a hole through your skin. Like a kid with too much coin in one pocket. A neon sign for others to know he wasn’t where he belonged.

The building was huge, you had been topside before, many times, but this felt different, it was for your own means, not the means of zydrate smuggling, or shimmer shipments in and out of the city, it was personal. And that made it feel, almost terrifying. You had spent years training yourself to keep your head higher then any piltover wealth that walked next to you.

The front desk was large, shining and clean, it smelled of fresh flowers and clean linen. You wondered if that would be the whole building. Walking up you smiled at the women

“Hi, I’m here to meet with viktor, he’s the head masters assistant, he knows I’m coming just, tell him, an old friend is here, it’s a surprise I don’t get around the city much anymore” you watched the woman nod, making quick work to call up to what you assumed was some lab or fancy office he had.

“An elevator is coming to take you up to him, just down that hallway” you nodded in thanks

The ride seemed to go too fast, before you could think of what you would even say, the elevator stopped, the distant clicking of what you knew to be your brothers crutch hitting the floor

“No I don’t know who it could be, I don’t have many friends, less so ‘old friends’” you smiled slightly, you had missed your brothers voice, it was the one thing you truly missed about growing up.

“Well that’s just not true, I bet back home you have many old friends who miss you” walking through the doors you saw him, tall, sickly pale, a crutch under one arm, a tan, handsome man next to him

“The man of progress himself, an honor,” bowing slightly your eyes stayed on Viktor, he seemed frozen.

“Um yes well, you said your an old friend of viktors, how did you know each other” he hid who he was, smart, he always was the smartest person you knew. Next to silco anyway.

“We grew up together, quite close, how are you…brother mine” you could feel jayce’s mouth fall open, looking between you and Viktor, to anyone who didn’t know you looked nothing alike, but somehow you had the same father, and the same speckle of beauty marks. The only thing to tie you both to the other.

“Sister….what are you….you could have said you were coming, I have a lot of….work to do.” You nodded

“I won’t stay long I just needed a moment or two alone with you, to discuss something I’ve made.” Walking closer to him you reached forward your hand touching his cheek, he was warm, safe, smiling at him you looked to jayce

“Is it alright if I speak with my brother alone, it won’t be long, I have to get back to…where I’m staying soon anyway”

You walked in silence toward the room he was working in, inside it was just what you had thought, large, grand, diagrams and scribbles everywhere, it was like his room in the house you grew up in.

“I’m sorry I didn’t send I was coming, I knew you would make some excuse to hobble to the undercity, and meet there but, I had to see what you have been doing all this time.” Walking around you smiled, seeing his chicken scratch writing, when his brain was so full of thoughts that his hand struggled to keep up.

“I’m not ashamed of where I come from. Or you. I just know how you feel about piltover” sighing you moved to sit, dragging a chair for him out.

“Sit, I wanna show you something”

Pulling the vial out you held it up

“You know of zydrate and shimmer, I found a way to bind them together to…somehow, someway, eat the toxins and sickness in someone. We’ve been testing it on sick mice and rats, soon we’ll be using it on a few sick in the lanes. But, I thought, maybe, if it works, it could help you” holding the vial you watched his golden eyes flick over the bottle to you, his brows furrowed

“Zydrate is, I hear it’s become quite the high seller, how many kinds are there on the streets of the undercity? As many as shimmer variants?” You nodded to him holding the vial up looking at it.

“So tell me brother. What would jayce Talis think of you if he knew your sister was the queen of the chem barons and lover to the eye of zuan?”

*dun dun dun*

[wheredidhiseyebrowsgo]

Fic Rec List!

@kevaaronday made a list of their current fav fics. They find a lot of lost fics and they are giving us new fics to read, go give them some love! (if you're interested in submitting a list please send me an IM)

deny deny deny by oh_captain

(1/1 I 5,212 I Mature I Stallison)

It's a known fact that soul mates exist. You get the name somewhere on your body, and you have, well, at least a small head start to finding them.

So what's Stiles supposed to do when he gets his best friend's girlfriend's name?

This Ain't No Summer Romance by forestofbabel

(3/3 I 10,828 I Teen I Sterek)

Stiles was the king of summer flings. Everyone in Beacon Hills probably thought he was a virgin. Fuck, they probably thought he’d never even kissed someone. Which, hey, whatever. Stiles didn’t care what other people thought about him, but they were wrong. Stiles had kissed someone. Stiles had kissed a lot of someones.

Or the one where Stiles doesn't believe in dating but then feelings happens and he doesn't know how to deal with them.

And also fairies.

Run 'Till You Can't Walk by orphanaccount

(1/1 I 11,251 I Teen I Stydia)

Allison, Lydia, and Stiles have had enough of Beacon Hills and all the supernatural parts and people it has. So, they leave. But it's not long before the supernatural drags them back in, and they're in more danger than ever.

Quack (Stiles Stop Calling It That) by isthatbloodonhisshirt (wasterella)

(1/1 I 15,980 I Teen I Sterek)

“Stiles, I’m serious, I need a favour.”

“That sounds like a trap,” Stiles Stilinski muttered sleepily into both his pillows. “You know,” he continued when the man in his room made no move to leave, “you’d think I’d be used to this. My dad, coming into my room, smacking my ass to get me out of bed, waking me up at the ass crack of dawn—”

“It’s almost one.”

“—waking me up at the ass crack of one,” Stiles continued without missing a beat, “and asking for a favour. Given my life growing up with you, you’d think I’d be used to this by now. I think the reason this hits so hard now is that I specifically bought my own apartment so that you couldn’t wake me up at the ass crack of dawn—”

“Stiles, it’s almost one.”

“—so that you couldn’t wake me up at the ass crack of one.”

you come across brighter by deerie

(1/1 I 16,515 I Teen I Sterek)

“Oh my God, Allison,” Stiles whispers. “I have the best idea!”

“What is it?” she asks him.

“We should be detectives! Like, for real detectives. We could totally do it – you with your badassness and me with my, I don’t know, investigative skills. We could even do supernatural cases, Allison, we are totally qualified for that!” -- Now with artwork, so make sure you check it out!!

Plus One by Moosey

(10/10 I 44,838 I Explicit I Sterek)

“Dude, I can’t show up solo to my ex-girlfriends wedding. I can’t do that,” Scott stressed, his face arranged in an expression that was almost comically anguished, like one of those weird, sad-face, tragic drama masks.

“So we find you a date,” Stiles shrugged, as though it was no big deal. Scott was adorable, in reasonably good shape, and probably the best guy Stiles had ever known, or would ever know. He wouldn’t have any real issues with getting a girl.

“Stiles, it’s in two weeks. Two weeks. How do I find a girl willing to date me, and come abroad with me to my exes wedding, in two weeks?!”

I Know Where Babies Come From, Derek by DiscontentedWinter

(15/15 I 51,937 I Mature I Sterek)

Stiles finds a baby on the porch.

It looks exactly like him.

Well, this is awkward

Can You Feel A Whole New Part of Your World? by isthatbloodonhisshirt (wasterella)

(1/1 I 53,246 I General I Sterek)

“Can you hear me singing in the shower?” Stiles blurted out, because he had to know, now. If one of his neighbours had slid that note under his door, then it meant Parrish as another neighbour could hear him, too! He had to know if this was all a huge joke and one person had walked by and overheard him and decided to fuck with him.

Or if everyone could hear him and he now had to leave the country.

Parrish gave him a weird look at the question, but answered anyway, making Stiles’ plans to leave the country speed up in his mind.

“Of course I can. You’re actually not bad. Though you have been singing a lot of Frozen lately, getting kind of tired of the soundtrack.”

“Oh my God!” Stiles shouted in his face.

Three Marks by sanam

(8/8 I 113,736 I Mature I Sterek)

"And then there was pain again, but this time it was in only three places—his arm, below his clavicle, and next to his heart, all on the left side. It felt like the skin was being sliced apart, ripped open, flayed off— And suddenly it was done. Derek looked across the room and saw the boy on the floor, looking about as bad as Derek felt."

Derek and Stiles learn that bonding is probably best done with ridiculous amounts of video games and maybe a little bit of time.

[dontwakeme-causeimdreaming]

Evermore thoughts:

1. Willow

-already off to a chill vibe

-not sure if it’s a love triangle or her and Joe

-“come back stronger than a 90s trend” love it

-the beat almost gives me invisible string vibes

2. Champagne problems

-been waiting for this one all day

-immediately love it

-it sounds like her old stuff but is also so original and new

-dom perignon? Subtle brag

-dorm? This can’t be about her life

-idk why the bridge is reminding me of this is me trying though

-the ending note is so good

3. Gold rush

-immediately a vibe

-poppy than her others, but then again so was TLGAD which was also track 3

-immediately getting the “drinking on the beach with friends and sparklers during the summer and taking pictures with a vintage camera” vibe

4. ‘Tis the damn season

-ok so this is NOT a Christmas song

-as someone who just ended a hometown hookup relationship this song is now my new anthem

-also I just moved across the country so that’s fitting too

-“call me babe got the weekend” “it always leads to you in my hometown”

-I feel attacked

-but in a good way

5. Tolerate it

-is this also about Scott and scooter?

-“so much older and wiser” “use my best colors for your portrait” idk kinda getting my tears ricochet vibes but that could just be what I’m expecting

-leaning against Scott and Scooter the more I hear

-definitely an abusive relationship of some kind though

6. No body, no crime

-without even hearing the song, I’m reminded of the tik tok theory that Haylor committed vehicular manslaughter and have been leaving clues in their songs

-Haim is also friends with Harry so 👀

-hearing the song gives me Before He Cheats vibes though

-“I think he did it but I just can’t prove it” probably not that deep but I’m getting r*pe culture and me too movement vibes

-love the country roots

7. Happiness

-before I listen, I hope this is a marriage proposal announcement song

-ok def not marriage

-kinda peace vibes though (not the feeling the song ofc)

-but this is like the opposite of peace just the slowness gives me peace vibes

-like kinda a good message to remember in break ups that happiness is still possible bc you were happy before the person and can be happy without them too

-“green light of forgiveness” is that a Gatsby reference? Bc Gatsby is hoping the green light will be a big sign to Daisy but she still moves away anyway

8. Dorothea

-I heard the theory that Dorothea is the name of Zigi’s baby i vibe with that it’s a cute song

-don’t really have many comments on this one

-it’s cute but it gives me Hey Stephen vibes in a way and Hey Stephen isn’t my fav

9. Coney Island

-I’ve never heard anything by the National but I’m excited

-another reference to the mall... she did say in the Long Pond Studio Sessions that she was really excited to sing about the mall in August

-initially it’s not my favorite but I think I just need to listen to it again bc I do like the vibe

10. Ivy

-is this why there was ivy in her Insta from last week?

-“my pain fits in the palm of your frozen hand” omg I love that

-the lyrics in this are so beautiful and are almost reminiscent of Cold As You which is lyrically one of my favs (“roots in my dreamland” is like a grown up Cold As You)

-I love hearing Taylor swear

-overall love it

11. Cowboy like me

-this is another one I’ve been waiting for all day long

-love that this is explicit too

-my first thought seeing the name was Closest to a Cowboy her unreleased song from forever ago

-the background music at the beginning sounds like Tim McGraw

-longer than I was expecting

“You’re a bandit like me” reminds me of the lakes for some reason

12. Long story short

-immediately a vibe

-ok is it just me getting a ton of references to her older music?

-like rabbit hole (wonderland) and spinning in high heels (reminds me of both Mirrorball and Holy Ground)

-maybe this a nod to re-recording?

-I’m very tired I may be mishearing things

-the most poppy so far

-“long story short it was the wrong guy” lmao story of my life what a vibe

“Long story short I survived” this song makes me so happy idek why

13. Marjorie

-Track 13 on folklore was a nod to her grandfather and I think this is a nod to her grandmother this is also track 13

-like Marjorie is her grandmother’s name

-as someone who also regrets not appreciating her grandmother enough, this song resonates with me sm

-like I was only 10 when my grandma died and I didn’t realize what I had until she was gone

-so overall hits home super sad song but very beautiful

-love the idea that our loved ones never really leave us

14. Closure

-loving the tracking on this

-this reminds me of a friend break up

-I really like how her past few albums she talks about doing better (IFTYE, the 1)

-possibly about Karlie?

-idk don’t attack me for that just a thought

15. Evermore

-sounds like winter to me

-I like that one of the recurring themes of this album is moving on and realizing the pain won’t last forever and that happiness can come again

-idk is this about the pandemic? Is this about Emily Dickinson whose birthday was yesterday and uses “evermore” as a closing line to one of her famous poems? Is it about Edgar Poe? Whose to say?

-hot take but I like this better than exile

-is Joe playing the piano in this too like he did in exile?

Overall I really like this album it’s so good and compliments folklore but is still uniquely its own

Taylor has done it again

[missguomeiyun]

Dine-in dimsum @ Emperor’s Palace feat. hiking photos

Recently went for a hike near the beginning of the staycation. .. Here are some pictures!

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After the hike, we went to Emperor’s Palace for dimsum. I was starving despite having a large breakfast :P This was my 1st dimsum outing since the pandemic. I’ve been wondering what restaurants did with the dimsum carts. On the day we came, which was a Tuesday, they did not have the dimsum carts around. Simply by order form/check box sheet. Bcos I don’t frequent this place often, I don’t know what they did before the pandemic. Pretty sure this was my 2nd dimsum experience here.

Anyway, onto the food~ I managed to take pics of MOST items, so here they are.

The classics - pork dumplings & shrimp dumplings. They were huge! But also they were pricey! The shrimp dumplings were $2/each =/ Yikesssss... ! Is this the market price for shrimp dumplings nowadays???? The dish was $7.95. I liked both but personally liked the shrimp dumplings more. The pork dumplings. .. diff places have their own flavour/ingredients for the filling. I prefer the ones that my mom gets- it’s from a ‘wholesale’ type of place that supplies frozen spring rolls & some dimsum items to dining establishments. I sorta grew up eating those & they’re so good! I think these ones here at Emperor’s lack the fatty pork that I like. I know it’s gross but this one was mostly lean pork so texturally, it’s just not the same. & the flavour isn’t as good - ie: ‘weak’ MSG lol!

Fried taro dumpling & shrimp rice rolls. I didn’t care so much for the taro dumplings. I was never a fan growing up; I’ll eat it but it’s more for the “have a piece of each” type of mentality for variation. The shrimp rolls were alright. Perhaps bcos we came at a slightly after-dimsum hour ~1pm, the rice roll portion felt slightly old (& thus slightly hard). It’s not as soft as it should be.

I ordered this mainly for myself bcos I love curry squid! Such a rip-off bcos there were so few pieces in it. Nvm the appearance, there was just so little quantity. Taste was good though!

Also a rip-off for what.. . almost $13, I think? For 8 VERY small & soup-less Shanghai dumplings, aka xiao long bao. If you didn’t know. .. this particular type of dumplings is known for the burning hot soup that’s inside the bouncy skin dumpling. The insides were dry & no soup. Tbh, I think store-bought frozen dumplings are probably better. The filling was meh & little quantity as well.

Deep fried shrimp wontons. This place is very generous with their shrimps, I tell you! I loved these. The picture speaks for itself - golden exterior & loads of minced + large pieces of shrimp inside.

My FAV: the XO sauce pan-fried daikon cake. This has gotten smaller in size. ... . significantly. This was $13.95 o_O super tasty but. .. really not worth the price.

So that was my 1st dimsum outing experience in over 3 yrs. BYE!

[babiesdreams]

Nct reaction to their s/o having a beautiful singing voice part 2

REQUESTED BY ANON.

Part 1 Part 3

♡  My personal favs will be marked with this heart

--Requests open--

Jaehyun:

He was honestly curious, you´ve been dating for a while now and he's never heard you singing, so he just asked you to do it. “Honey, can you sing?” You would get nervous at his request, as it was too sudden. “Why do you want me to sing?” You just asked, chuckling. “Just curious,” He said sitting in front of you as if waiting for you to start. You gave up getting an actual reason to his request and just started singing to whatever. His eyes were fixed on you and his head kept jamming to the song, but you couldn't really read him. “Did he like it? Did I sing well?” You kept thinking as you finished the song. He got up clapping while getting closer to you. “Why did you hide this from me?” He said caressing your hair. “W-What do you mean?” You asked shyly. “Your beautiful singing voice” He whispered in your ear, making you melt under his touch.

Winwin: 

You were showering, relaxed as you were home alone, or so you thought. You didn't realize that your boyfriend came back home earlier that day, so you kept singing as you usually did when you were alone. Sicheng was surprised at the unfamiliar sounds, so he followed the sounds of your voice to the bathroom´s door. When he realized the situation he gasped, surprised at your talent. He then waited for you on the bed, sitting patiently until your shape came out of the door frame. He looked at you with puppy eyes and just said “You are really good baby” smiling broadly. You blushed at his words, realizing what just happened and just thanked him as you came to sit next to him and cuddle for a long while.

♡ Jungwoo: 

[You and Jungwoo are just friends] You just watched Frozen 2 and you couldn't resist trying to hit “Into the Unknown” high notes so there you were, repeating the lyrics until you finally did it. “Wow, that´s a high note” Jungwoo said from behind you. You jumped, surprised at his presence. You thought you were definitely home alone, so it was quite shocking seeing Jungwoo´s big figure in front of your eyes. “Thanks” You said blushing, still shocked at the situation. “What's wrong?” He said waving his hand in front of your eyes. “Are you shy?” He said smiling while getting closer to your face. “You shouldn't be with that voice of yours” He was so close to you that you could even imagine how his lips would feel pressed on yours. “Um” You just said trying to stop your thoughts. “You are so cute when you are shy like that baby” He just said smiling, not moving an inch from his position. Then he brushed your lips with his thumb, making his gaze follow his moves. At this point you weren't even thinking, you just closed your eyes and waited for the best. And it came, as he pressed his lips on yours in a light and soft kiss.

♡ Lucas: 

“This bet is stupid” You thought as you looked at Lucas again. “So let me get this straight, If I can actually impress you with something, I get a wish” Lucas nodded “And if you don´t, I get the wish” You laughed at the stupid bet you just agreed on. “So you just think you know everything about me huh?” You asked him, raising a brow. He smiled at your question and just said “Oh baby, I'm sure I know everything about you” You chuckled at his cheesy words. Then you started singing, conscious that your best friend didn't know about your singing abilities. When you finished, you could see the actual shock in his face. “So… I win” You said smiling lightly at him. “Wait, What the fuck was that? How? Why are you so good?” He asked, surprised. You laughed at him and just said “Okay I definitely won” You said smirking at him now. “Okay, whatever, What´s your wish?” he said looking at you waiting for the worst. “Um, kiss me” You said, as a joke, as a joke? You didn't know tbh, did you like Lucas, or was it just his frat boy nature getting you to say such things? Well, you didn't have much time to think anyway as he just leaned in like nothing, kissing your lips tenderly and making you forget about pretty much everything. When he pulled off the kiss, you were as shocked as he was a few moments earlier, and he just chuckled. “Wasn't that your wish?” He said teasingly.

♡ Mark: 

He was cuddling you on bed, you could feel his comforting warmth caressing you and making you sleepy, you could have fallen asleep within seconds, but then he said “I can't sleep” You looked at him, waiting for an explanation but as you didn't get one you just said “Do you want me to sing a lullaby?” The boy nodded and you smiled at his cuteness. You started singing this slow beated song softly close to him. He was amused at your talent, and also at your ability of making him fall in love with every part of you as he kept discovering them. You finished singing and looked at him wanting to see if he was, at least more sleepy. “I love your voice” He said, holding you tighter. You smiled at his words “Are you sleepy now?” You asked him while playing with his hair. But you didn't get an answer as he just fell asleep in your hands.

Xiaojun: 

You were making fun of him as his voice cracked in one performance that was now playing on the tv. He gave you a deadly gaze as if he was angry at you. You laughed at him and said “I'm joking, babe, your voice is amazing” You reassured him by smiling lightly. You were definitely a sucker for Xiaojun´s voice. “I'm sure your voice is great too” He said, returning his gaze to the tv screen. “I mean it's not bad” you just said looking at the screen too. “Sing something” He said calmed, and you started singing like nothing. Maybe it was the effortless expresion on your face, or maybe your perfectly balanced tone, but whatever it was, Xiaojun was actually impressed. He turned off the tv, so that he could hear you properly, and then he just sat there, asking you to sing one more song for like hours, completely bewitched with your voice.

Hendery: 

You and Hendery were usually joking around each other, not really getting serious about nothing. But work is work so when he was flustered about the nectar recording you couldn't keep joking around. You asked him what was difficult about it and he just told you he had to learn his rap lines way too fast and that it was hard for him. You looked at the paper he was holding and turned his rap into a vocal part, singing it so that he would memorize it easier. He was surprised at your ability of making up a beat and singing it so easily and he got that song stuck in his head for a long while. He would record you just to show it to the other members, bragging about how good you were. “My baby got a nice voice” He would say all the time.

Masterlist.

[buckys-black-dress]

a fine line, part two

a/n: here she is, our promised part two of afl!!! honestly i love writing this series and it has almost all my fav things in one fic, so yup. anyways, again, thank you for reading/sharing/liking my work !! luv u all, x -ali

wc: 5.8k !!!

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The tension in the room was palpable.

And although no one knew you two were working together by verbal confirmation, it was clear from the way you were both reacting.

Bucky was rarely this quiet, so it was obvious what was going on.

Also the fact that you seemed frozen in place.

“Y/N? Everything okay?” Wanda’s soft voice filtered in next to you.

You nodded, trying to break away from James’ gaze.

“Mhm, who’re you working with?” You ask, moving away from the topic at hand.

“Oh, you know Professor Vision? He teaches Comp Sci.” Wanda is now visibly blushing, making you curious.

“Ooh, does Wanda have a crush?” Natasha chimes in as she sidles up next to you two. “I got Banner. How about you, Y/N?”

“I uhh, I got... Barnes.” You mumble under your breath.

“Who? I didn’t catch what you said there.” Natasha’s eyebrows furrowed.

“I... I got Dr. Barnes.” You said, not even daring to look up at your friends.

“...Oh. Well, that should be... interesting...” Wanda comments.

“...Yeah. It’ll probably be fine!” Natasha tries to comfort you, but there’s a stirring feeling in your stomach that almost makes you feel sick.

“He said there was no way to change it... right?” You ask feebly, trying to hold out hope.

“No... and I wouldn’t want to go head to head with Fury.” Wanda frowns.

“Great.” You conclude, taking a deep breath. “You know what, I can do this. It’s fine, I’ll be fine.” You tell the girls, gathering your things and filing out of the office as people began to leave.

Wanda and Natasha were left watching your retreating form, staring at each other.

“I’ll be surprised if they make it to the end of next week.” Natasha says, earning a shove in her arm from Wanda.

Bucky watched you leave the office, and the gears were most definitely turning in his head.

-

You spent the rest of the week keeping mostly to yourself, trying to mentally prepare for what you’d have to face next week.

In the email sent out by Fury, he explained that you and your partner should have a lesson outlined prior to Monday so you could get right into teaching. He also explained that you would have to share all of your classes, and somehow correlate the two subjects that each professor taught.

English and History, seems easy, right?

Wrong.

Every idea you’ve emailed James has been shot down, and your patience was wearing thin. You didn’t like being unprepared, and the week would be coming to a close soon.

So naturally, you did what anyone else would do, and knocked on James’ office door until he answered.

“I’m comin’ jeez, would ya hold on?” You hear his voice, muffled by the door, until he swings it open, coming face to face with you. “What do you need, Y/L/N?”

“Oh, lovely to see you too, Dr. Barnes. I just wanted to know if you were actually interested in making our lesson plan. If we’re going to be spending the next few weeks together, we might as well have a plan. And I thought your input might be better, since you’re clearly not a fan of what I’ve shown you so far.” You rambled, moving to stand in the middle of his office, laptop in hand.

“You know, maybe if you sent anything good, I would’ve worked with ya on it. But I just don’t think your style of teaching fits me. It’s too... too intimate. You’re too far up your students’ asses. You get too close, too personal with them.” James explains to you.

You can only scoff at this.

“I don’t know if you’ve noticed this, James, but my students and I have great relationships. If my students don’t like me, or what I teach, they’ll be more inclined to hand in subpar work. But if I make my expectations clear from the start, they’ll know what they have to do to earn an A in my class. That’s why my first two semesters here have been averaging with A’s all across the board.” You explain as simply as you can, because you felt like James was ridiculing you and the way you teach. You worked hard to get where you are today, and you know that’s why your students love coming to class.

Bucky stared at you for a few seconds, trying to process the information you dropped on him.

“So... your students... like you?” He asks, tentatively, almost.

“...Yes? I know you don’t like me, so it might hard to believe that others do, but I don’t think I’m that unappealing.” You scoff, looking at the floor to avoid Bucky’s eyes. “Anyways, do you have any ideas?”

Bucky’s chest tightened with guilt. After the incident at the bar, he was trying to not be as rude to you. He was trying to be more humane, in Steve’s words.

“I... Maybe we can take a look at some of the stuff you sent before. Maybe if you explain it to me face-to-face I’ll understand it better.” Bucky says, and you nod. “Take a seat, we’re gonna be here a while.”

As a few hours passed, you and James actually started a pretty solid outline for lessons. You started working on your first lesson, which would be the origins of literature. You could both talk about it, and you could both bring different aspects to the table.

“On average, how many kids do you have in your classes, Y/N?” James asks you, and your head snaps up at the mention of your first name. You had a moment where you imagine him calling you that way more often, making your throat run dry.

“Uhm,” you cleared your throat, “my biggest class is about thirty students, maximum.” You tell him.

“Really? My smallest is forty...” He tells you, scratching his chin. “Also very male dominated, I’ve noticed.”

You freeze, trying to process this. It’s only ten more kids... you’ll be fine, right?

“You alright, there, Y/L/N?” James chuckles, to which you let out a weak one. You weren’t used to large crowds, they made you anxious, nervous, like you were losing your footing.

“I-I’m fine. Yeah, all good, let’s get back to work.” You tell him, focusing back on your lesson plan.

“It’s uh, getting a bit late. Thinking we should head home soon.” James looks at you a bit longer, trying to gauge your mood.

“Uh- oh, what time is it?” You ask, squinting and cursing yourself for leaving your glasses in your office.

“It’s almost 7:30...” He tells you.

“Oh, I have to go! Lucy, she’s been all alone, I have to feed her!” In a panic, you begin gathering your belongings.

“Lu- Who’s Lucy?” James asks in clear confusion at your sudden panic.

“My cat! Oh, poor baby, she’s probably wondering where I’ve been...” You trail off, making sure you’ve gathered everything you need.

“W-wait, can I get your number?” James asks, and you both freeze.

“M-my number?” You ask, not bothering to hide your shock.

“Well, we’re gonna need to discuss the lesson plan somehow...” He tells you.

“Oh... well, here...” You pull off a post-it note from the pad on his desk and quickly scribble down your number, handing it to him. “I’m not usually on my phone too much, so if I don’t answer within a few hours, try shooting me an email.” You explain, making your way out the door.

“Have a good night, James.” He hears you say quietly before you turn away from the doorframe, and he hears the resonating shutting of your office door not even five minutes later.

Bucky sits in his chair, not having moved an inch from when you left. He stares at the blue post-it with your number scribbled on it.

He picked it up, inspecting it further.

Your handwriting was neat, but flourishing and borderline cursive because of how quickly you wrote.

Bucky pulls out his phone and inputs the number, saving your contact.

Y/N Y/L/N

He then types out a message:

Just wanted to text you so I wouldn’t lose your number. Hope Lucy is okay.

And he hits send, deciding to pack up his things, trying to understand why he chose to include your cat in his message.

And on your end when you check your phone after parking in your apartment building’s parking, you see a message from an unknown number. You choose to not answer until you’ve made it into your apartment and feed Lucy.

You open your messages, staring at it. Something in your chest fluttered, but you pass it off as your hunger, waiting for your dinner to warm up in the oven.

Hi James. Lucy is fine, thanks for worrying. Have a good night.

You send it off, saving his contact but choosing to not look at your phone until after you’ve finished everything that you needed to do.

After finishing some grading, doing the dishes, and adding to the lesson plan, you decide to settle into bed with a book. You check your phone while brushing your teeth.

James Barnes: Good to hear. Do you think we could work on the lesson plan over lunch tomorrow? Just so we can get ahead of the game.

Y/N Y/L/N: Sounds good. Are we still going to also meet up after classes?

It takes a few minutes before your phone dings again.

James Barnes: Yep. Do you want to just come by my place after? Kind of getting stir-crazy in my office. We could also order food.

You stare at your phone. Are you going crazy? Why is he being so... kind?

Before you could even respond, another ping pulls you back out of your thoughts.

James Barnes: You could also bring Lucy with you, if you don’t want to leave her alone at home for too long.

Okay, now you were sure you were going insane. He was being way too nice. Where was this attitude a year ago, when you’d first met him?

But then again, it wouldn’t hurt, right? You were trying to get out of your comfort zone...

Y/N Y/L/N: Sure, that’s good. Are you sure it would be okay if I brought Lucy? I wouldn’t want to impose on your personal space.

His reply was almost instant.

James Barnes: No, I don’t mind at all. Alpine would love the company.

Before you could even wonder who Alpine was, you remember your previous conversation with Steve once.

‘Bucky also has a cat...’

Y/N Y/L/N: Okay, then I’ll be there. You also have a cat?

James Barnes: Oh, yeah. He’s the sweetest. *1 Attachment.*

Opening the image, you see a fluffy, stark white cat. He had big eyes that anyone would swoon over. You look at the foot of your bed where Lucy is curled up into a ball, fast asleep. You carefully snap a picture, smiling at her.

Y/N Y/L/N: I’ll admit, he’s cute. But can he compete with her? *1 Attachment*

You smile, seeing the typing bubble, waiting for him to respond.

James Barnes: Doll, no one can compete with Al. But I can’t deny, Lucy’s a gem.

Reading over the message at least seven times, your eyes keep lingering over the first word. Doll. It was in a loop in your head, the only thought you were having was that one word.

Why did he call me that? Is he flirting with me? No... he doesn’t even like me! But then why would he be talking to me right now? And why would he send me a picture of his cat...

And now your hands were working faster than your brain, typing out a quick response with your stomach doing backflips.

Y/N Y/L/N: Alright, whatever you say, Bucky. I’m heading to bed, good night.

And you don’t wait for a response before shutting off your phone and plugging it in, putting it on do not disturb and abandoning it on your nightstand, flipping open your book. You were trying to clear your thoughts but miserably failing.

Unbeknownst to you, Bucky responded with a wide smile at the sight of you using his nickname.

James Barnes: Sweet dreams, Y/N.

That night, Bucky fell asleep with Alpine on the pillow next to him, but a wide smile on his face and his stomach full of butterflies.

Little did he know, so were you.

-

The next day, you woke up feeling like a brand new woman. You got a decent amount of sleep. You got out of bed and made coffee before you left the house. You arrived to school way earlier than usual.

To be honest, you didn’t know what was going on.

James was being nice. To you. Why the sudden change of heart? Or maybe he was going back to acting like an asshole when he sees you in person. You didn’t really know what to expect.

Honestly, what you expected the least was for a knock to be heard on your door, 15 minutes before your first class of the day.

“Come in!” You say, expecting a student or maybe Natasha or Wanda.

But the door swings open, and there’s James. He’s standing there with two paper bags, undoubtedly from the bakery down the street.

“Hi.” He says. Not offering anything. No explanation, no emotion. No indication of our conversation last night.

“Hi. Did you need something?” You ask, and for once, it wasn’t in a dismissive or cold tone.

“Uh, no. Just wondering if you’ve eaten anything yet today?” James asks, holding up the bags in his hand.

“Uhm... no...” You tell him, not understanding why he was asking.

“Oh, well I have an extra croissant, if you’d like.” He holds up the bags once again.

“Sure, you can sit in here to eat if you’d like...” You offer, not sure of the water you were treading in.

“Oh, thanks.” He sits down and you both pull out the pastries and start eating. “So, how’s Lucy today?” James asks, a slight smirk on his face. You honestly couldn’t tell if he was making fun of you or not.

“Uh, she-she’s good. Clingy as usual. How’s Alpine?” You return the question.

“Same for him, also clings to me like a koala when I leave, I always feel bad, but I don’t really have a choice.” You both giggle at the remark, nodding in agreement.

“I understand. Lucy’s still a kitten too, so she’s been getting attached a lot. But I think I need her just as bad as she needs me.” You tell him, and you don’t know why.

“Oh... no boyfriend?” James asks, and now you really can’t tell if he’s pulling your leg.

“Oh-” You giggle, covering your mouth. “That’s funny. No, no boyfriend.” You continue to laugh until you fall back into silence, and James is just watching you.

“What’s so funny?” He asks, genuinely perplexed at your reaction.

“James, I don’t think either of us are idiots. I don’t think I come off as girlfriend material to most guys.” You laugh again.

It became quiet, and you look back to your computer, ready to end this awkward conversation. You knew you had your insecurities, but it had always been hard for you to put yourself out there. Especially for guys. Your anxiety and introverted nature really put a pause on your already non-existent dating life.

Besides, you’ve always been alone. And you didn’t think that would be changing any time soon.

“Okay, well I’m gonna head out. I have a class to prepare for. See you tonight?” James asks, getting up from his seat across from you.

“Y-Yeah, I’ll see you then. Could you text me your address and what time I should be there?” You ask, also gathering your lecture notes and laptop.

“Sure thing, Y/N. Bye.” He waves, leaving. As soon as he steps out, you hear the clicking of heels against the laminate flooring.

“Why was Bucky in here?” Natasha’s gravelly voice asks, looking confused as ever.

“He just brought me a croissant, we were talking about our lesson plan for next week.” You explain to her. “Walk with me to my lecture?” You ask, pointing out the door.

“Sure,” she agrees, waiting for you to lock the door, “so, have things been... civil between you two?” Natasha asks tentatively.

“Actually, yes. He’s not all that bad. I’m going to his place after classes to work on the lesson plan, he asked me yesterday to even bring Lucy over so she could meet Alpine.” You tell her.

“Oh- wow, really? He’s being so... nice to you...” She responds.

“I-I know... I don’t understand why... He made it clear he doesn’t really enjoy my company.” You respond.

“Yeah... Well, this is new. I hope he keeps up with it.” She pats you on the shoulder as you reach the lecture hall.

“Yeah, me too.” You say, turning to her before going in.

“Hey, can I stop by your office for something at lunch?”

“Sure, see you then!” You tell her, setting up for your class.

-

Lunch time comes around, and Natasha was already waiting for you when you finished your class by lunchtime. You remembered James also asking to come by to eat with you and work, so you tried to make it quick with Natasha.

“So, you and Bruce already finished your lesson plans?” You ask, looking for a booklet she needed.

“Yeah, he’s fun to work with. Kinda a nerd, but he knows his shit.” She says, smiling and leaning against your desk. “Any reason you’re in a rush?” She asks, catching you off guard.

“Oh, uh, James is coming to eat here so we can get ahead on the lesson.” You tell her, looking back through your drawer.

“That’s... interesting.” Natasha’s brows were drawn together. “You two seem to have a lot of time allotted together.”

“Well, we have only a little of our lessons done, and we really don’t want to show up unprepared. You know how much I hate that.” You tell her, finally finding what she needed.

Outside your office, James was just about to walk in when he heard your voices.

“Yeah... Just wondering, did he ever... apologize for what he said that one night?” Nat asks.

“Uhm, n-no. He’s been really kind to be as of late, so I’m assuming we’re turning a new leaf... But he makes me... nervous sometimes. Just a few days ago, he wouldn’t even look at my lesson plan ideas. He looked like he would rather violently bash his skull in than work with me. I’m just- I’m confused. What made him change his mind?” You think out loud, really wondering if James’ behavior was genuine.

“Y/N, I know you’ve been through a lot, but I think you should give him a chance. Don’t be so weary. If he’s being nice, don’t question it. I don’t know why he was like that with you from the beginning, but you shouldn’t have to beat yourself up over the fact that he’s actually treating you with respect.” Natasha puts her hand over yours, meeting your gaze.

“Y-Yeah. I know. I know I deserve respect, but it’s been hard lately. Ever since my family stopped talking to me, I feel like a failure. They don’t understand that I deserve that respect either. They think teaching is a shit job, they think I won’t get anywhere in life with it. I’m just sick and tired of them acting like I didn’t work hard to get where I am today.”

I talked to my brother the other day, and he said the same thing they’ve been saying since I started my PhD. ‘You’re not gonna get anywhere with this, you should get a boyfriend, we want grandkids.’ Like, okay! I get it! But where the hell am I supposed to find a guy when the cute one doesn’t even like me!? And my last boyfriend was in my undergrad. I feel a like teenager. I have literally no romantic life.” You huff out, absolutely tired of this.

“I- Y/N, I’m so sorry. You deserve a family that’s supportive of you and your passions. I hope Wanda and Carol and I have maybe helped you, kind of like a work family, y’know?” She holds your hand tighter. “We’ll always be here for you.”

You smile, walking around your desk to hug her.

“Thank you, Nat. I appreciate you all so much. I don’t think you’ll ever really know.” You hug her tightly before letting go. “James should be here any minute now, but we’ll talk more after class?”

“You betcha, but don’t think I forgot what you said... Maybe he does like you.” She says, and your face turns beet red.

“Natasha, no. I think he’s made it very clear he’s not into me. Like, at all. I’m surprised we’re even working together. I didn’t think he would cooperate.” You laugh. “Okay, seriously, you gotta go. I don’t want him to walk in on us talking about him.”

“Okay, okay, talk later. Bye, Y/N.” She says, making her way out, and Bucky pushes himself against the wall, hoping she wouldn’t see him.

“Don’t forget what we talked about, yeah?” She says to him, not even looking back. Natasha only stops when she doesn’t hear his response, turning around. “Listen to me, Bucky. We may be friends, but so are Y/N and I. I don’t know if it was me or Steve who finally knocked some sense into the dumb head of yours, but if she comes to me again, crying, telling me she can’t take it from you anymore, I promise; you’ll be off this faculty faster than you can say ‘tenure.’ Now, am I understood, Barnes?” Natasha concludes, completely in Bucky’s personal space.

“I- yes. I understand.” He gulps, looking down at his hands. “I-I’ve been trying. To be nice to her. I know what I did before was wrong, but I’m trying, okay? Steve and I had a... a long talk.”

“Yeah, whatever. This better not just be a one-time-thing. From here on out, I want no complaints from her. She’s been through enough shit, and she doesn’t need any more from you. I have somewhere to be, and so do you.” Natasha says, parting ways and letting Bucky release a breath he didn’t know he was holding in.

He composes himself one last time, and walks into your office.

“Hi, James.” You give him a soft smile, “Take a seat, we’ve got work to do.”

-

When your last lecture finished, you made your way home to get what you needed to head to James’ apartment. He’d texted you the address and told you you could come by any time after 6:30.

You were thinking back on your lunch break with him. He was quiet, almost nervous to be sitting in front of you, and you couldn’t understand for the life of you why.

It was uncharacteristic of him to be so demure, and you wonder why he was suddenly so shy. Before, he wouldn’t have hesitated to make a remark, or take a jab at you. But now, he was quiet as a mouse.

It was concerning, to say the least.

So, on your way to his apartment, which was a solid 15 minutes drive, you call Natasha for advice.

“Hey. Can I talk to you about something?” You ask while you drive.

“Yeah, everything alright?” Natasha’s voice filters through your car’s speakers.

“Oh, I’m fine, but did something happen with James? He was acting so... odd today... He was so quiet, so nice. His behavior has been so different lately.” Your brows were furrowed, genuinely trying to crack this puzzle.

“Uh... well, isn’t it a good thing?” She asks.

“I mean, yes, but did someone say something to him?” You ask, puzzled.

“Uh, no...” lie, “maybe he’s just turning over a new leaf, Y/N. I think you should stop worrying yourself over it so much. And if you really want answers, just confront him about it.” Natasha concludes.

“...Okay. You’re right. I think I’m just reading too much into this. I need to go, I’m almost there. Thanks, Nat.” You tell her.

“Bye, Y/N. Good luck.” And the line goes dead.

“Looks like it’s just me and you now, Luce.” You look over at her carrier in the seat next to yours, where she’s curled up into a ball inside.

-

Once you park and text James to let him know you’re on your way up, you sling your laptop bag over your shoulder and grab Lucy’s carrier.

As you make your way inside, you stop at the concierge desk, where an older man with grey hair and glasses greets you. His name tag reads Stan.

“Hi, I’m here to see James Barnes?” You tell him, looking at the grandiosity of the lobby.

“Ah, yes, Ms. Y/L/N?” He asks, and you nod. “He said he was expecting you. Not that I don’t trust you, but I just need a form of ID before I can let you up.” You nod again, handing over you driver’s license.

He hands it back, giving an approving nod.

“Elevators are to the right, he’s in 12B.” Stan tells him, and you give him appreciative ‘thank you’ before you scurry to the elevator.

When you knock on his door, it takes a second for him to open it, a faint ‘Al, one second!’ resonating through the door, making you snort out a laugh.

“Hey, sorry about that. Come in,” Bucky finally appears, swinging his door wide open.

You walk in, setting down Lucy and taking your shoes off.

“So, is Alpine friendly with other cats?” You ask, weary of unzipping the carrier.

“Of course he is. Why wouldn’t he be?” He asks, but stops when he sees your expression fall.

“S-Sorry, I wasn’t trying to imply anything, It’s just- Lucy’s a bit shy, but she typically likes other cats.” You say, looking down at her.

“I-I’m sorry- that was rude. I wasn’t trying to sound like an ass, I swear. Alpine’s friendly with other cats, but he needs a little time to warm up to other people. Don’t take it personally if he isn’t too fond of you at first.” He laughs, directing you to his couch where Alpine was perched.

“Oh, hi baby!” You coo, holding out your hand to Alpine. He tentatively inspects you with his eyes, first, and then sniffs you. He then, his head buts against your hand, asking for affection.

Bucky’s eyebrows shoot up, shocked at how friendly Alpine was being. He barely even looked at Steve and Sam when they come by. But here he was, purring and shoving himself against you.

“Well, I think Lucy won’t have a problem with him at all.” You smile, bringing the carrier over to the end of the couch and unzipping it, letting Lucy move at her own pace.

At first, she just wearily looks at Alpine and the unfamiliar setting. She then looks at you, where you encouragingly coo at her, making sure she was comfortable.

Bucky gazes at the whole scene with a soft look, watching as Lucy slowly saunters out of the carrier, sniffing Alpine and the couch. Soon enough, Alpine sniffs back, and they start playing with each other, forgetting their owners completely.

You both laugh at how well they were getting along, and the contrast between the black and white furs making it that much better.

“Well, should we get started?” You ask, finally turning to Bucky with a big smile.

In that moment, his throat goes dry, and all he can think is... She has a beautiful smile.

“James? Everything alright?” You ask, breaking him out of his trance.

“I- Yes! Sorry, got distracted for a minute... Would you prefer Italian or Chinese for dinner?” He asks, shaking his head and trying to change the subject.

“Uhm, I don’t mind, whatever you’d like.” You smile, grabbing your laptop.

“So... Italian, then?” He asks with a light laugh.

“Sure.” You answer. “Where can we sit to work?”

“Oh, the table’s fine, we can eat while we work, too. Let me go order really quick.” He excuses himself after pointing to his dining table, and heading into the kitchen.

When Bucky reaches the kitchen, he takes a second to compose himself. He pinches in between his brows, his eyes squeezed shut. He didn’t know why he was acting like a teenager, he felt himself get flustered around you.

After he pulls himself together, he orders the food and comes back outside, finding you focused on something extremely intently on your screen.

“James, what do you think for something like this for a more interactive activity?” You ask, turning your computer to him, waiting for him to read the plan, biting your lip nervously.

“This- this is awesome, doll. This looks really good, the students would love this.” He tells you, reading over it one more time.

“O-Oh, thanks.” You thank him shyly, stomach fluttering while looking down at your lap again.

Suddenly, the doorbell rings, breaking the silence.

“Oh, the food-” James moves to grab his wallet, but you grab his wrist, stopping him.

“James, you’ve already been so hospitable, let me get it-” You say, but he shakes off your hand and shakes his head.

“No, I can’t let you do that, I insist,” he responds, beating you to the door and handing the delivery man his card, letting him ring it up quickly.

You huff, sitting back down in your spot with a pout.

“James, you suck,” you huff, visibly annoyed. “You didn’t have to do that.”

“Well, I did. Now, let’s eat. You good with red wine?” He asks, pulling out two wine glasses.

“Yeah, that’s fine.” You say, unpacking the food as he pours some wine.

As he sets down some plates, he sees your expression still pouty, like a child.

“Y/N, stop pouting.” You look so cute. “You can get it next time.” I wish I could kiss you.

“Oh, there’s gonna be a next time?” You ask, your face turning red yet again.

“I mean, we’re going to have to make more lesson plans, depending on how long Fury keeps this up.” He laughs, but you freeze at his words.

It’s true, you think to yourself, we’re probably going back to how it was before when this is all over. That’s probably why he’s being nice to me.

“Hey, you alright? Did I say something?” James asks, a concerned look on his face.

“N-No, you’re good. Sorry. Ready to eat?” You ask, changing the subject.

“Yeah... You sure everything’s okay?” He asks again, trying to make sure.

“James, everything is okay, please. Let’s just eat.” You smile, placing a hand over his in reassurement.

-

Dinner was delicious, and now you and James were sipping on wine while working, occasionally checking on Lucy and Alpine.

“Hey, do you think a group project could work? I usually give some to my students, I have a template I follow, but you could change it to your liking-” James tells you, but you cut him off with your thoughts.

“James, can I ask you a question?” You ask, hovering a hand over his.

“S-Sure. What’s up?” He sounds weary.

“You know, before we started this project, you like... loathed me.” You say. “Why?” Your voice breaks at that last word, barely getting it out of your throat.

“I... I just-” He takes a deep breath and looks down, grabbing your hand, “I thought you were... snobby, stuck up. I thought you came to this school thinking you were better than everyone else, that you were here to one-up us all.”

And before you could cut him to deny it with your shaking head, he continues.

“And I know now that I was wrong. I-I’m so sorry for the way I spoke to you, especially at the bar. After you left and Steve took me home, he basically yelled at me and told me how what I thought of you was completely off. I shouldn’t have assumed all those things about you, and I’m sorry. I hope you can forgive me, one day.” He concludes, holding onto your hand so tightly to convey just how sorry he was.

“I- Oh, James. Y-You know, I never meant to come off that way. I just- I’ve always had trouble making friends and talking to people, and things have been hard recently. I never meant to make you o-or anyone else, for that matter, to feel that way. I’m so sorry.” You say, tears prickling behind your eyes.

“Y/N, doll.” James moves out of his seat, wrapping you in his arms. “I can’t even tell you how much I wish I was more open-minded, more patient. Ever since Steve and Nat have talked to me, I’ve been just-”

“Nat? What has Natasha told you?” You stop him, pulling away.

“She- she just told me to stop. She told me you’ve been going through a lot, and that I wasn’t making it any better for you so-”

“Did she say what? Why would she tell you about my personal life-” You begin to ramble and waving your hands around.

“Doll, no she didn’t-”

“She had no right to say-”

But before you could continue, Bucky cuts you off.

With his lips.

Against yours.

Bucky was kissing you.

Oh my god, he’s kissing me!

You pull away looking at him in utter shock.

“Wh- What did you do that for?”

“I just- You were rambling, but I didn’t know how else to stop you.” James says, a blush creeping up his neck.

“So you kissed me?” You ask incredulously.

“Uh- yes?” He says, more like asks.

“I uh... I have to go.” You say, looking anywhere but his eyes as you gather your items, hunting down Lucy and putting her in her carrier; much to her protest and distaste.

“Y-Y/N, please, don’t go. Let’s just talk!” James pleads, but you’re not listening.

“N-No, I’m sorry, I have to go. I’ll see you in class next week. Bye, James.” You huff out, running to the nearest stairwell.

A part of you wanted him to run after you, but you needed time to process... whatever that was.

Did he kiss you because he liked you? Or because he wanted to shut you up?

You cut the drive home into half, the first thing you do after getting through your door is calling Natasha.

“Nat, I fucked up...” Your voice was weak through the phone.

And back in Bucky’s apartment, he dialed Steve’s number.

“Steve, I fucked up... real bad.” He meekly provides, his head in his hands.

-

a/n: oh boy. what’s gonna happen ??? hmmm... let me know down below! hope you guys enjoyed ;)

also, did y’all peep my stan lee cameo? :)

[mallowstep]

(Reedwhisker anon)

If the Erin's do confirm that Reedwhisker was in the same litter as Prim, Pike, and Perch, the only way I can figure out why he went through two years of apprenticeship hell is, well, a Serious Head Injury. Maybe Tigerstar sets up something to make himself look better. Reedpaw is only 1/4 Thunderclan, so maybe a 'show,' to make it look like he's going to have Reedpaw killed, and he talks to Darkstripe about it. Darkstripe accidentally messess up, maybe or maybe Reed hits his head on a rock during the whole thing before Tigerstar can do his whole generosity thing and spare him, and well. Everyone is confused when Reed doesn't get up, and then maybe he has a seizure or something? Idk Canon isn't my mess to fix.

Misty AU, I can actually see Mistyfoot just...physically pulling Reed close to her after Tigerstar is killed, and that's when Shadowclan realizes that oh. Reed is related to her. It's kinda even funnier if he looks like her, but they just didn't place it.

Leopard AU...if Misty is with Thunderclan's battle party when Bloodclan is introduced and Tigerstar dies, and Reed is with Riverclan's cats after Shadowclan flees, I can also see her just...walking over and lifting him up by his scruff and walking back to Thunderclan's party and Firestar is like...wat.

Stormpaw: "That's Reedpaw! He's Mistyfoot's kit." *he tells the fire pelted leader, before butting his head against Reedpaw as Stonefur attempts to get Misty to set Reed down, but it's not going to well.

As for the whole Tigerheart name thing....this boy personally voices his opinion to Twany next time he sees her too. He tells her directly to her face that she is a shitty queen, and a hypocrite.

But for The Kin and Darktail thing...in Canon, if he's from a second litter, I feel horrible for Misty. She's lost her first litter, Stone, Storm, and Feather, and now her son...is prisoner to Darktail. In Misty AU and Leopard AU...I cannot not see her going absolutely feral. Feather trying to keep her calm but Feather's regressed a bit, terror for her brother shining in her eyes, and Storm's pacing back and forth in Thunderclan camp, tail lashing. Stone probably wants to pull a rescue (if he's still alive) but Misty can't put Thunderclan or Riverclan in danger anymore then it is. Hawk, Moth, and Frog all uneasy and unhappy and twitching. They just don't know what to do. Maybe those three with Alder, Violet, and Twig stage a rescue and get everyone out. Or he's stuck as a prisoner to the Kin until Darktail is dead. Either way, big family cuddle pile every night for a moon or two. Maybe longer with Misty and Feather.

(Tried breaking this up with spaces, hope it works.)

yes thank you...greatly appreciated.

ooo that head injury idea is good! i like that a lot. yes. very good. i'm unlikely, like. i don't really care about reedwhisker as a character so shrug, i'll probably never do anything with him and the weird age stuff, but i like this as a solution! yes. very good.

dfjkldas yeah ohmygod. reedwhisker and mistyfoot walking to a gathering together and russetfur is like "oh my god we're all fucking idiots."

heh yeah. she probably would be! her and stormpaw. and she sees reedpaw and is like. "THAT'S MY FUCKING SON" and is very happy to see him. thunderclan comes home with more cats than it left with. but everyone is so happy to see him again. he's so happy to see everyone again. good reunion times.

mistyfoot is Not letting reedpaw out of her sight for like. at least three days. probably longer but at least three days. reedpaw is fine with that. he's very excited to see everyone. stonefur. god. yes. good family reunion times.

and yes -- god. i love. okay one of like. my fav things about tawnypelt (in the misty au) is this disbalance in their experiences. because -- to be clear, tawnypelt is also traumatized by tigerclan. but her experience is so fundamentally different like -- hm. it's not even.

excerpt time yes. some stuff from tnp i'm many whiles away from publishing.

so feathertail like actually doesn't remember very much of tigerclan. not in any specifics. it's all a very hazy mess with some key moments.

Feathertail wants to make her name them all, but Feathertail doesn't think she knows what they are. "What are you apologizing for, Tawnypelt?"

to face the burning heat

but tawnypelt does

"I—" remember how you screamed, Tawnypelt's mind supplies. I remember when I didn't understand. I remember everything, Feathertail. "I'm sure. I'm sorry for that, and every other time."

trying not to face what i've done

and yet. it's a hugely formative thing for feathertail, in a way that like -- tawnypelt doesn't get.

"No, we can't, can we?" Feathertail says. Her posture has changed, her ears folded back, and Tawnypelt shrinks.

trying not to face what i've done

like tawnypelt recognizes what's going on but she doesn't realize how deep she's cut

Brambleclaw is watching them. He has stepped back, Feathertail realizes, there is nothing between Tawnypelt and herself. She could — she could leap. Feathertail is frozen, her hindlegs refuse to move, she can't — she can't do this.

to face the burning heat

and yeah. so what's my point?

well, it'd be the same thing here, wouldn't it? because again, tawnypelt is one of tigerstar's victims. everything else aside, he's not like. he's emotionally abusive to her. he ties her self worth to his approval and he's not afraid to twist that thread to keep her under his thumb.

"Stop fucking whining," he snaps and she flinches.

let me write my own line

so to her like -- yeah. her whole decision kind of makes sense. because tawnypelt is -- not intentionally, but she's a very selfish character.

"What are you apologizing for, Tawnypelt?" Feathertail says this like it is a question, like they are not both staring at the result of everything Tawnypelt has done. Brambleclaw is watching in silence. I'm sorry, brother, she thinks. "Say it," Feathertail spits. "Tell me what you're sorry for."

trying not to face what i've done

like she's --- she's worried about her perception, here. it's complicated because she does apologize, she does let it come out, but she's also very concerned with her own image.

and that happens again when she names her son tigerkit. because she's thinking -- i am reclaiming this. but to everyone else, she's naming her son after a monster, she's openly invoking that comparison, like. i already think tigerheart has a very very complex to negative relationship with his name.

(especially once he becomes leader.)

so with that in mind -- yeah. first of all rip tigerheart for the comparison but second.

reedwhisker is Not having it. 0%. what the Fuck are you Doing tawnypelt.

i think -- honestly, i think mistyfoot would be angry with him for going as far as calling her a bad queen. right like, i don't -- i think that would be a step too far for her. but everyone in riverclan and shadowclan and all of the clans are supportive of reedwhisker.

(i saw a think about tigerkit being golden and goldenkit and -- my heart. feels things. goldenheart. i love it. hm. i literally have it saved in my au ideas folder. "oots except tigerheart is named goldenheart. that's it. that's the only difference.")

and yeah oh man the fucking kin like man. god -- i'm actually working on something about that? about how like -- it triggers mistystar's ptsd? anyway.

but yeah -- for Minimal Angst (and canon coherence) i think reedwhisker would be the only kit in her litter but i imagine like -- mistystar is very protective of him because of course she is, very reasonable. and so for him to be taken from her is just. unthinkably cruel.

and yeahh -- she would be really, really, really angry. this is what...like 8 years later? and still -- oh first of all.

just. the angst of -- because stormheart and stonefur were not there for the worst of it. and even though they saw the aftermath, you know, okay actually.

shadepelt would be probably like. very upset about the bodies. because the whole reason she almost died was that she tried to bury bodies. and stormheart like -- he hasn't really seen shadepelt like this. not really, not in a long time. hnng. good.

but feathertail is -- yeah. she's Retreating to Safety. even after this much time she's still very close with mistystar, and i don't think -- after reedwhisker is held hostage, i don't think she'd want to separate from her.

and everyone is so angry and frustrated and done because -- this isn't fair.

i think hawk, moth, and frog would definitely attempt a rescue. (i mean if i wanted maximum angst one of them would be held hostage as well. just for the record.) and --

oh i've talked about like. the angst of seeing your parent like. hurt. and this hurts them Again.

like it's hard, right? and even if they're adults feathertail is still their mom but she's scared and ohh. good stuff.

but yeah, rescue attempts. oh. maybe in the rescue attempt one of them gets captured. maybe like. hm. idk. maybe frog and alder. idk. but they get themselves captured and -- because alder is kind of like a dad to violet and twig and now there's So Much damn family angst.

but when it's all over -- mistystar is going to have a Lot of cats in her den for a while.

i'm not sure if/when mistyfoot and feathertail stop sleeping together? like maybe at some point but yeah. feathertail is like. "hi mistystar this is Our Den now."

(mistystar is fine with this. she's somewhat less fine with the fact that stonefur, stormheart, and reedwhisker are following suit because her den is like. big enough for maybe three or four cats to sleep comfortably, and hawkfrost, mothwing, and frogheart keep sneaking in, and she needs to be able to get out of her own den she is the leader oh my god, but only a little because really she just loves them a lot.)

[anakinthetrashking]

BnHA One-Shot Fic Recs (pt2)

 I AM HERE! With more recs for you! The last post was all about DadMight, such a beautiful genre *wipes tear from eye* This time its DADZAWA! if you happen to follow me, you might know that i really really(really) love Aizawa. a lot. So im going to try to keep this to only 10 recs, but,, well,,,, we’ll see anyway leTS GO

Aches and Pains by Badwolf36 Rating: G     Category: Gen     ~2700 words Summary: In which Izuku isn't willing to admit how much pain he's in, and Mr. Aizawa is just as much of a softie for his students as he always is. I’m always SO WEAK to stories that deal with the very real consequences of breaking all of your bones. Poor Izuku. I enjoyed the details of how he’s feeling, the way that the reader’s awareness of his pain waxes and wanes along with Izuku’s (temporary distractions can only do so much, A+ for realism there). Also, soft Dadzawa while not mushy-ooc-Aizawa! Conclusion: I love this and also want Aizawa to make me hot cocoa when there’s storms and i cant sleep!! (sidenote, everytime i see this username my brain shorts out bc my old ff.net account was also Badwolf## lol)

My Neighbor Shouta-ro by Hound_of_Heaven Rating: G     Category: Gen     ~2,700 words Summary: Yamada Hizashi, on Christmas Eve of the year he turns 19, jokingly presents Aizawa Shouta, also 19, with a Totoro kigurumi. Everything that follows after is pure chance. Heeeeeeeeeck this is ADORABLE. I- You guys- this is so pure and so precious and so!! go read it, i died. such fluff.

constrained by my own mind (im not fine) by CamsthiSky (tumblr: @camsthisky ) Rating: G     Category: Gen     ~1,500 words Summary: Midoriya Izuku is a problem child, and for some reason, Aizawa Shouta cares too much to let him fend for himself when the kid is obviously dealing with something First of all this is written by one of my fav Batfam writers!!! I was so hype when i saw this posted and OF COURSE IT WAS JUST AS WONDERFUL IF NOT MORE SO THAN I EXPECTED!!!! A+++++ in character for both Izuku and Aizawa. Izuku is jumpy and anxious and stressed and i love it. That the way Izuku started out, and while i am eternally happy at how much his life and social reactions have already changed, stuff like that doesnt just disappear in even a year, so I love fics that address that and expound on all the progress that he would have to make behind the scenes. and having Aizawa as the catalyst to begin getting actual help? *chef’s kiss* This checks boxes and then proceeds to cover the page in checkmarks LOL

remember from here on in by aloneintherain (tumblr: @captainkirkk ) Rating: T     Category: Gen     ~8000 words warning: spoiler heavy from manga chp 215 Summary: Aizawa glances from All Might to Midoriya quickly. It sounds impossible—he’s never heard of a quirk that can be handed down like a family heirloom—but at the same time, it makes perfect sense. Midoriya’s inability to use his quirk at the start of the year. The strange, familial relationship between All Might and Midoriya. The slow malnourishment of All Might’s body, like his power was being siphoned away. “You’re …” Aizawa begins.“I’m All Might’s successor.” Midoriya’s proud but shaky voice rings clearly down the empty corridor. Aizawa finds out about One for All. Awwwwwwww yiiiiiiiissssssssss!!!!! reveal fic!!!! one of my all time fav tropes!!! Plus it expounds on some future theorys/possibilities(Spoilers!!!) and you get some great interactions between Izuku and Shinsou, and plenty of opportunities taken to wear out our already worn out catepillar-sensei. poor guy needs a break but would do anything for these kids. Incredible characterization, great feels!!

Those Hardest to Love Need it Most by DancingintheStorm Rating: T     Category: Gen     ~8,200 words Summary: Shouta gripped the phone tight enough to make the phone case groan. “So it’s true. Midoriya was Quirkless.”“Until soon before the entrance exam,” Nedzu confirmed. “That’s not relevant now, though, because—““Relevant?” Shouta hissed. “Midoriya is barely functional, socially. He doesn’t trust any adult. He thinks the whole world hates him. He apologizes for everything except breaking the law, and I’m sure I can trace every single one of those things back to his Quirklessness. You call that irrelevant?”  Aizawa visits Aldera Junior High and finds out some disturbing truths. Yes. Just. Yes. Righteous anger abounds, local anxiety-child is told for the first time that his life has worth, more at 10 (I LOVE THIS ONEEE)

The Gaunlet and friendships and how memes tie the two together by averypassionateperson Rating: T     Category: Gen     ~3,500 words Summary: Shinsou walks into his first day in the Hero Course hoping to get politely ignored. He walks out having gotten into a sanctioned fistfight with the entire Bakusquad and a whole lot of new friendships. Also, memes are responsible for most of this. This fic is SOOOOOOOOO much fun. Always sure to bring a smile and honestly all I could want from a fic about Shinsou’s first day in 1A!!!

like light through a window by achievingelysium   (tumblr: @queenangst ) Rating: T     Category: Gen     1,139 words Summary: The first time Shouta sees what Hagakure looks like, it’s because she’s covered in blood. Coming from one of the best Dadzawa writers around, is a delightfully haunting fic centered on Hagakure!! The Dazawa is of course, spot on, the premise makes your heart ache as it plays out like a movie in your mind. So smooth to read, while so emotionally painful. Ouch. It is a fic with imagery that has stuck in my mind like a plant with deep roots, bc i keep thinking about it despite my too-much-fanfic-reading-adhd-muddled-brain. I feel like i had more to say but tumglr erased the paragraph i had originally written. D:   (side note, as i am keeping these posts to 10 fics... this fic came from her series of 30 min fics which you can find here on tumblr ao3  its an absolute goldmine of one-shots, go check it out)

a frozen pond, dark and deep by walking_through_autumn Rating: T     Category: Gen     ~3,800 words Summary: In the aftermath of Endeavour's battle against High End, Aizawa escorts Todoroki to his home for special leave, and they have a conversation that has been long in the making. (Or: Over two car rides and the mystery known as bubble tea, Aizawa divulges information, Todoroki returns the favour, and trust is built over unexpected similarities.) This fic felt just as quiet as the two characters it surrounds, which was really nice. Even deep emotional grieving can be quiet, since everyone feels things and reacts to things differently. It was a brilliant way to chip away at these character’s walls to let light shine through without creating an earthquake event to destroy the walls completely, you know? and it works off of canon so well. ah yes seeing the process of Aizawa realizing that hes has adopted another child is my fav    anyhow i enjoyed it very much!

but still my heart is heavy (with the hate of some other man’s beliefs) by honeyandsunshine Rating: T     Category: Gen     ~3,500 words Summary: Nemuri jerks a thumb to the side window, presumably the one with the best view of the front gates. When Shouta looks, a small crowd, all of which he can recognize from his class, are gathered around a sleazy looking man with a camera and a microphone. Half their quirks are activated. Bakugou and Todoroki are smoking. From the bushes nearby, a rather enraged stag emerges. As he gets up, Shouta just hopes they haven’t already killed him. Or:Class 1-A defends their own. Aizawa suffers, but looks after them anyways. I love how this doesn’t go the way you expect it to. and how much Aizawa loves and trusts his class full of gremlin heroes. The Dadzawa is so soft, his logic is sound, my heart aches, and i kinda want to cry. really, really, really great you guys

bend, don’t break by heyhamlet (tumblr: @hey-hamlet ) Rating: T     Category: Gen     ~4,100 words Summary: It started, as it always seemed to, on what was supposed to be a pleasant day. ---A Christmas shopping attempt gone wrong, Aizawa and Midoriya have to survive a strange nightmare quirk, all while trying to work out how to get out of there alive. Aizawa is injured, Midoriya is panicked. It's less a question of what could go wrong, but more what could go right. Another fic that has not left my soul since i read it. Some of it is truly terrifying in a way that I hope never haunts my own nightmares. and honestly isnt that reason enough to read it? While near death experiences bond people together well, nothing beats being trapped with someone in a nightmare that is feeding off of your deepest fears! If Aizawa wasn’t considering adoption before, he certainly is now. Found family before the monster finds you...0.o go read it, its a treat from another top notch writer!

well, thats 10! the next post will probably be misc. bnha one-shots. Enjoy and don’t forget to give the writers your souls love and comments!

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Idk if it counts as (1) thing but I’d like to know your top 5 characters in any media you’ve related to or loved the most? 🥺

Oooh you know what, I wanna do the ones I relate to the most. Because in all honesty there are not too many characters that I look at and I’m like yep thats me. Here’s my best list:

1.) Jirou and Kaminari from MHA

Im combining them into one because I feel like I can’t fully relate to them, but parts of their personalities I can and if I took those parts and mashed it together it would fully be me. I relate to Jirou because I am self conscious both about my looks and my talents. I get extremely nervous to show my off anything I work on, every time I post art all I can think of “is this good enough?” Don’t even get me started on singing and writing. I can barely show my sister that side of me, I get so scared. I also feel like I have her chill composure and I love music. On the other hand, I sometimes have Kaminari’s panicky composure. I relate to a lot of his anxieties. A lot of the time he looks at fictional situations and he’s like “lets just get out of here, it’s not like this is a real situation anyways” He doesn’t always think things through but at the same time he overthinks his role as a hero instead of just being one. I relate to that, a lot of the time I overanalyze myself rather than letting myself be, and I don’t always go about things the smartest way. But he’s also funny and supportive and I like to think I’m those things too (I would never be friends with mineta tho sorry Kaminari I’m just built different.) Oh also these two are bi as fuck so there’s that. 

2.) Hiro Hamada from Big Hero 6

Okay in every way, shape, and form, I should relate to Anna from Frozen more than Hiro. I have an older sister who I am really close to plus I’m a redhead. Plus Hiro is a mathematical and scientific genius at 14 years old and I barely passed the only math class I had to take for college. But idk, something about his relationship with Tadashi just hit me. I really did feel like he was a stubborn younger sibling that didn’t know shit about the opportunities given to him until his brother showed him the way. And I related to that a lot, hell I’m still in that stubborn younger sibling phase, I probably always will be.

3.) Ed from FMAB

Short, hates milk, lil obnoxious.

4.) Rapunzel from Tangled

Ah my fav movie. I don’t completely relate to Rapunzel but I do feel like I connected to her so strongly for a reason. She’s artistic and just wants nothing more than to be free. I, now more than ever, have that desire to be free and have the ability to just live. Plus she gets her hair cut short! Oh she also has a mom that’s possessive over her hair, which I do too (obviously not the the same extent but still) 

5.) Nami from One Piece

Ah my beloved Nami. I def don’t relate to her entirely, I don’t have an obsession over money like she does, nor am I a con artist who had to sell her soul to the person who killed my mother only to be betrayed by him. But there are a lot of times I find myself watching the show, a character does something stupid, I’ll say something about it, and then literally a second later Nami will say the exact same thing! She’s smart and one of the most cautious members of the group. She has a lot of empathy for others, she cries and she screams in fear but she also stands her ground when it comes to her friends. I love that about her and I feel like if I was in that universe I would do a lot of the things she does. Oh, and we’re both redheads!!