#anyway this thing is like very simple and very... you can tell it was handmade

[saintadeline]

My latest normal person project that took me a thousand years. They're probably about 6ft tall

[aethelwyneleigh27]

Dad!Cod Scenarios

I had thoughts on these racked up in my brain about CoD characters having kids and what type of parents they'd be in a scenario or drabble manner.

Tag list: @puff0o0, @simp4konig, @blingblong55, @azereus, @rustic-guitar-notes, @shadofireshinobi, @anonymuslydumb, @skeletalgoats, @icarustypicalfall, @ghosts-cyphera,@connorsui is at it again, making me blush over her words, AHHHHH I LOVE HER. Did I tag almost everyone I know here? Yes, yes I did 😭

Characters Included: John Price, Simon "Ghost" Riley, John "Soap" MacTavish, Kyle "Gaz" Garrick, Alejandro Vargas, Rodolfo "Rudy" Parra, König, Kim "Horangi" Hong-jin, Gary "Roach" Sanderson.

(Implied?? Wife!Reader, Parent!Reader. Not really specified, so gender neutral!Reader)

❥ Dad!John Price is the type of dad who'd fondly tell your kids about how you met, tell them stories about his time in the army, his experiences with their uncles and aunts from 141. Enjoying how their little faces express something great, admiring how cool their dad was for being so brave to constantly and willingly put his life on the line in the means of saving people. They tried telling him that they want to follow in his footsteps but that is a big no no. The last thing he wants is them willingly throwing themselves in danger and the risk was far too much.

❥ Dad!Johnny MacTavish is the type of dad to make his kids laugh by blowing raspberries on whatever body part his kids are ticklish on, he enjoys hearing their laughter and giggles. Definitely is the man who grew up with quite a big family so he'd love to have a full house if you were up to having it with him. He's such a family man to the bone, knows how things work around and mostly knows what to say and do when it comes to the kids.

❥ Dad!Kyle Garrick is the type of dad to dance with his kids, letting them have their little feet on top of his, letting them pick the music and guiding the little one. Having them smile and look up at him, his little one thinking it was just the best thing in the world to spend quality time with their dad. Swaying them around while they call him giggling, letting out squeals after he spins them. (I NEED GIRL DAD!GAZ 🥺😭)

❥ Dad!Simon Riley is the type of dad who absolutely HATES it when his kids cry, always doing his best to console them, depending on what made them upset. Being the one to patch them up when it's because of a "boo-boo", god forbid it's because of another person, he'd either make that kid piss themselves or that adult will NEVER see the light of day again. Because of that, the little one always finds themselves looking for their dad's comfort.

❥ Dad!Gary Sanderson who is the type of dad who finds so many ways to make his kid feel appreciated, whether that'd be through letting them help out and make them feel needed, thanking them and returning the favor for handmade gifts on days like Father's day or Valentine's day. The little one is always so eagerly awaiting for their dad to come home, knowing he'd be bearing so meaningful gift that goes in the memory box.

❥ Dad!Alejandro Vargas who is the type of dad who's strict but also not at the same time. Safe to say he did not have fun when Soap taught his kid to curse in Spanish when he first met the kid, that was probably Alejandro's fault for teaching Soap Spanish curses anyway. That kid is going to be loved I tell you, Alejandro has taken them to work just so they can see what he does and safe to say they loved being around everyone that Alejandro works with. (More likely that they still do this together however Alejandro is VERY strict since it's dangerous for the kid to even be out there)

❥ Dad!Rodolfo Parra who is the type of dad whose domestic, he has many memorabilias and scrapbooks of his kid's milestones, even kept the teeth that fell out. Always finding ways to spend time with the kids, whether it'd be through something as simple but meaningful as teaching them Spanish or taking them out to eat. His kids love and adore him, finding that the best time they spend with him is when he lets them talk about their day, listening in and validating their thoughts.

❥ Dad!König who is the type of dad who finds himself absolutely terrified that he's responsible for such a tiny thing. He's extremely protective of them, seeing his little kid whimper and point at something that caused them pain (even if it was by their own accord), König finds himself comforting the little one by soothing their crying and kicking whatever inanimate object it was just to make them feel better. He already hurt himself once or twice doing that and it did make his kid laugh, anything that makes them happy right?

❥ Dad!Kim Hong-Jin who is the type of dad whose a bit irresponsible at times, he tends to roughhouse with his kid a lot. There's definitely a lot of physical and playful activities with him in the means of spending time. He doesn't mean anything by it, just quality time, his kid is one of the reasons behind him stopping his gambling addiction. He wanted to set an example for them. The last thing he wants is for his kid to remember him by something negative so he does his best to spend time with them a lot despite him getting deployed.

Sidenote: I wrote this at 1 am and it was fun but my eyes hurt now, I have plans to go out tomorrow with a friend. Now regarding your guys' requests, ISTG I'm not ignoring you guys, I'm just not in the right headspace to write them except for a few I'm currently working on.

[memory-and-sky]

hobie x male reader """""""""dating"""""""" hcs?

okay this is something i can work on and get done relatively quickly. THANK YOU FOR THIS ANON! to everyone who’s sent in asks for fics, they are being worked on, i swear🙏 hope you like this though!

word count: i dunno, it’s a good chunk of headcanons

containing: explicit mention of homophobia, brief description of injury via fighting, small small small sexual reference, hobie brown x m!reader, could be cis or trans but i wrote this with cis males in mind

the rest of the headcanons are under the cut!

“dating” headcanons

hobie brown x male!reader

since Hobie lives in the 70s in Britain, gay rights weren’t really…. y’know, the best.

for your safety and his, the most he’d do in public is holding your hand. and even that was a big sign of rebellion. holding hands with a person of the same sex? how scandalous!

anyway, while holding your hand, he’d love to put both your hands in his pocket, especially if you run cold (like me :P).

he’d totally be the type to rub his thumb slowly on your palm, too.

Hobie knows a lot of people, especially in the queer and punk scenes. he gets invited to a lot of house parties, and feels safer to put your relationship on display more then, but he’s definitely not over the top with it.

a simple arm over the shoulder, around your waist, or a hand in the back pocket of your jeans, though he doesn’t need PDA to show your relationship off.

“Have ya seen this new patch on the ol’ battle jacket? Or this pin? Yeah, my lovely boyfriend made ‘em fo’ me. Gorgeous, innit?” [speaking to a random friend]

“Have ya had the pleasure of meetin’ my boyfriend yet?”

“I thought you said you hated labels…?”

“Mmh, (y/n)’s influential like tha’. Clearly ya haven’t met ‘em.” He’d say, undoubtedly with a smirk plastered on his face.

i really don’t think Hobie would get particularly jealous over you.

of course he loves you with all his little gay heart, but he doesn’t feel insecure or get upset at you or anything if you talk (or flirt) with another guy (as long as you communicate). if anyone is flirting with you and you seem really disinterested, he’ll totally intervene.

maybe hold you in a way that makes it clear you’re together, or explicitly tell the dude that you’re not interested.

but he doesn’t like treating you like an object he ‘owns’ at all, it’s why he’s pretty hesitant to slap the ‘boyfriend’ label down on your relationship right away.

and the 70s were a sexual revolution! revolting against gender norms and relationship norms, stuff like that.

if anybody ever dared ask you two ‘so who’s the man and the woman in the relationship?’ or ‘who’s the top and who’s the bottom?’ Hobie would be dreadfully disgusted and educate them immediately.

speaking of sexual revolution and whatnot, Hobie would be down for polyamory if you were.

you two have a very good line of communication, and if you wanted to open your relationship and communicated that to him, he’d be fine with it.

you’re so great, he gets how other guys might fall in love with you, too.

Hobie would give the best gifts, try and change my mind. whether it’s for your anniversary, birthday, or just a random gift, they’re always handmade.

maybe he’ll make you a piece of clothing like a shirt, hand-pick a bouquet for you, or even customizing/fixing one of your old clothing pieces with a bit of added Hobie flair.

Even small things, like a charm, pin, or patch have so much love put into them because he loves you!

touching on my first point again, homophobia was very present outside of the queer/punk scene, even in some aspects of the punk community he didn’t feel welcome at all.

usually, he’d tell people where to shove their opinion, but sometimes he’d feel completely unsafe to be himself around anyone.

yeah, he’s spider-man, but he’s also a very young adult. he could fight people, and he definitely used to, but he hated coming home to you being worried sick about all the horrible bruises, cuts, and scrapes on him.

back to the lighthearted stuff, he’s definitely the type of guy to cook for you.

doesn’t matter what meal it is, he’s gonna make it for you if he has the chance to. and he actually makes good food, despite living in Britain his whole life.

if you’ve got issues with trying new foods, his place will always be stocked full with your safe foods no matter what.

you’ll eat together, and he’ll gaze dreamily at you, wondering how he ever got so lucky to land such a stellar guy like you.

this man loves coming home after a long day, popping in a VCR for a movie of some sort (TV could be in your bedroom or living room, doesn’t matter), and just cuddling with you.

he doesn’t mind being either the big spoon or little spoon, but tends to like being big spoon cause he likes holding you close to him so much.

he’s very scrawny, but doesn’t mean he won’t love you all the same, and hold you tight.

one more thing, Hobie loves you above all else. he’ll protect you and fight for you anytime you need. when it comes to his partners, he does not play around!!

[riddlerosehearts]

floyd/riddle valentine's day headcanons 💙❤️

(okay, this post is more overly detailed than i originally planned because i ended up writing a whole scenario about what their first valentine's day after they start dating could be like. but i still want to share it, so here it is.)

riddle is somewhat conflicted about valentine's day. on the one hand, he was always a bit of a romantic, and as a kid there were times when he dreamed that someday he'd have a special someone to spend this holiday with. but he's changed since he was a kid, and regardless of how he might or might not feel, this year he happens to have an exam coming up in a few days and thinks that studying for it would be a more practical use of his time.

besides, floyd will also be busy working at the mostro lounge that evening. each year they hold a special valentine's event with discounts for couples, and floyd seems to be very focused on helping jade and azul plan for it. what makes valentine's day so important, anyway, when the one you love should be special to you every day? they can just go on a date whenever they like.

he still wants to try and respect the rules of the holiday, though. he knows from books he's read that it would be wrong of him not to get his boyfriend a gift, and he also knows that it's a popular tradition to make handmade chocolates for your partner on valentine's day.

so he buys some chocolate-making supplies and molds--the molds are shaped like hearts and roses, so they're sure to make floyd think of riddle when he eats them. and he does the best he can, knowing floyd will still love them even if they're not perfectly made.

he also buys a card with a simple yet elegant red and gold design, and makes sure it's blank inside rather than having a cheesy prewritten message, so that he can write his own message thanking floyd for bringing so much excitement and joy into his life.

the card he picks probably looks something like this:

he plans to take the chocolate and the card, along with one white rose and one red rose from heartslabyul's gardens, to floyd in the morning and see if they can plan to spend a day together after the exam.

while on his way there, he starts to feel a little embarrassed and wonder if the roses are too much. he doesn't really care about the holiday (or so he claims, but he sure did spend a lot of time preparing for it) and surely floyd doesn't care beyond exploiting it for business purposes, so this is a bit silly, isn't it?

wrong! for floyd's part, they don't have valentine's day in the coral sea, so he's actually been pretty excited for it--which riddle had guessed, since for the last few days he's been constantly asking riddle for advice on decorations and menu items for mostro lounge's event as well as spending quite a lot of his spare time there, presumably helping prepare things.

what riddle fails to realize is that floyd's excitement is about far more than just making money at the lounge.

so, riddle is standing outside floyd's door and about to knock when floyd suddenly comes rushing out and absolutely lights up upon seeing riddle there.

he doesn't even give riddle a chance to get a word in before tearing the gifts from his hands, popping a rose-shaped chocolate in his mouth, and doing a goofy little laugh as he tells riddle he loves him. riddle hopes floyd doesn't see the blush on his face.

"goldfishieee!" he exclaims. "i got you something too, and i just know you'll love it!!"

he runs back into his dorm room and comes out holding a small, very messily-wrapped box of store-bought white chocolate truffles, a plushie of a pink hedgehog holding a heart, and an envelope containing one of those fancy pop-out valentine's cards--specifically, one with a goofy pun on it. i'm picturing something like these:

riddle opens the card and rolls his eyes at the pun while trying to pretend that he's not smiling fondly at it.

he's about to ask about their plans when floyd leans over and drapes his arms around riddle's shoulders, and then says that he absolutely has to come to the lounge tonight for a very special surprise.

riddle is genuinely shocked at this, but he agrees, somewhat reluctantly because he's supposed to be studying--but also secretly excited at the thought of floyd having planned something just for him. he has to enlist cater's help to find something decent to wear.

floyd grabs riddle by the arm and drags him over to a table within seconds of him getting to the lounge. jade takes their order, they talk and tease each other and laugh together like they always do, and they also have fun chatting with some of their other friends who are sitting nearby with their own dates.

riddle almost forgets that floyd was supposed to have some kind of surprise for him, until floyd suddenly excuses himself and then shows back up a few minutes later with a small heart-shaped cake, covered in strawberries and other elaborate decorations.

it turned out that floyd had baked and decorated this cake for him. riddle felt guilty because he'd already eaten more than he meant to for the day, and especially because this must have taken much more work than the chocolates and roses he'd given floyd.

he tells him as much but then floyd tells him he's being silly before snatching the fork from his hand and going "if you're not going to eat it then i guess i'll have to!"

riddle feels a flash of anger because floyd can't just try to take his food, there are rules against such a thing. he takes the fork back and tries a bite of the cake, reasoning that it would be rude not to. it's strawberry flavored and possibly the best thing he's ever tasted.

when they leave the lounge that evening, they end up going back to heartslabyul together and for some reason floyd all of a sudden decides that they're playing tag and makes riddle have to chase him into the rose garden.

floyd didn't have any extra surprise for him, he just wanted riddle to keep having fun with him for a little while longer.

at the end of the day, riddle finds that he doesn't regret having lost a bit of study time for this, and he makes sure to tell floyd how grateful he is. he has to admit to himself that maybe there is something special about valentine's day after all.

[cherriteaa]

kazutora x his gorgeous gf ⭒˚｡⋆✩₊˚.

Kazutora x Black fem reader

for my 🦌anon ♡

Contents: Fluff!

(not proofread)

Kazutora is a roses man. I think he's grateful every day that he has you. He's infatuated with you (which may be issues sometimes), and will try every romantic trick in the book to woo you. He's afraid of you losing interest, or becoming unhappy with him. He knows it's wrong to 'buy' love, but he doesn't see it that way. He will try all types of handmade gifts, dates, and just visiting you. It stems from his parental issues. Just be patient and be sure to communicate with him. Kindly. It'll take loads of stress off of him. He's quite possessive and likes for you to wear his stuff (his other matching earring), shirts, and even getting your hair done in colors like him. He likes for others to know that you're his.

He loves to take care of you, even at the expense of himself. If he skips buying lunch for 2 days, can he pay for you to get your nails done? Matter of fact, can he learn how to do your nails? He can spend way more time with you that way. There's an expensive necklace you saw on tiktok and he's immediately trying to figure out how to get it for you, even at the expense of scamming people or stealing. A talk or two with him about it will set him straight though. If his lover doesn't want him to steal, he will not. Makes sure you eat at least once a day. He worries about you and your wellbeing a lot. Even just around him. He tries to be overly gentle. He knows what he's capable of, and he's secretly terrified of hurting you. He doesn’t want to be like his father. And he stresses that point. You are the MOST important thing to him. In fact, the best thing to ever happen to him. In his mind, it's like putting a rabid stray dog in charge of carefully handling a glass flower.

He's both super affectionate and super unsure of himself. He's a little nervous of coming off as annoying to you? Sometimes he just wants to reach over and cup your face, or wrap his arms around you but he's somewhat hesitant. While he likes the idea of romance with you, he's also spent so much time despising people who have good connections. It's like an out of body experience when he first got with you and tried to be gentle, since he's unused to it. If you pay attention to him, his body will almost stutter as he tries to figure out what to do. A little guidance will do him good. However, he's addicted to your touch. It's been such a long time since he's had tender innocent love that when he first gets it, he's skeptical. But from them on, he's hooked.

LECTURE HIM BEFORE YOU BRING HIM HOME TO YOUR PARENTS AND FAMILY GOOD GOD. TELL HIM TO BEHAVE. TELL HIM TELL HIM TELL HIM. I will leave it at that.

He likes to just...watch you sometimes. You can never tell what's going in his head, but when you're doing simple domestic things, it's not odd for him to just watch you for a bit before getting up to give you kisses. Especially doing hair. He’s not super skilled at it, but if you guide him, he’s willing to help. He’s just afraid of hurting you.

He hates and I mean hates to see you hurt. It’s something about injuries on someone he loves so much that makes him cave in on himself. He will tend to your wounds and then spoil you a little more than normal after. He’s very invested in whatever you’re into at the time. If you like superhero stuff, he’s watching movies with you, listening to you rant, ect ect. The same with anything, even if its a very uncommon interest. He’s not really the type to judge

He’s the type that leaves a million reels in your fucking instagram dms. His sleep schedule is really weird, and he takes a lot of naps. Often, he likes to ft you when he naps or meet you irl for a nap date.

A/N: I was supposed to post this yesterday…..Oops. Anyways, Kazutora hc’s for my lovely 🦌anon. I tried to tap in to some issues he might have bc of the not too good backstory he has w his parents, and the way their relationship affected him. I think some gentle love and hella communication will get him right tho. Also I typed this on my Ipad so I hope the formatting isn’t too weird?

Reblogs, Requests and Comments are appreciated!

My requests are : Open!

[minusecko]

Splatoon 3 Promokids Lovelanguage Headcanon Thing

i really dont know how to title stuff.

Anyways, just below the lovely "Keep Reeading" button is a list of what I think each of the promokids' favorite forms of love language are and a brief explanation as to why!

Veronika

Favorite to give: Acts of Service

Favorite to recieve: Physical Touch/Words of Affirmation

Vero is literally just too awkward to initiate anything else, so they'd rather silently help with chores or something similar. They also have an underlying need to prove themselves constantly and a desire to feel needed somewhere.

They do still admit that they love getting hugs and cuddles even if they're unbearably awkward about it. Also, there's a 50/50 chance they burst into tears if you tell them "I'm proud of you" (just ask anyone in NSS) because those are words they almost never hear.

Hiro

Favorite to give: Quality Time/Acts of Service Favorite to receive: Quality Time/Physical Touch

Hiro just adores their friends and loves spending time with them. They also like feeling useful and tries to help around a lot. It's partially driven by feelings of self-doubt and a need to prove themselves- wait a second I've heard this before.

If Veronika is awkward, Hiro is fucking mortifying. (Joking! Kinda-) The difference is Hiro is absurdly awkward with physical intimacy because they're touch starved. Veronika is just kinda awkward with social interactions in general sometimes. Anyways, Hiro is a simple creature: they just wanna be the little spoon when cuddling.

Anemone

Favorite to give AND receive: Quality Time/Physical Touch

There's not much of an explanation needed here. She just loves causing mischief of any kind with friends. She's also just a very physical person in general, so she's constantly fistbumbing, high-fiving, arm punching, light elbowing- Ok you get the point. She likes bops and boops.

Likes to box her friends, nothing serious but will just kinda playfully jab at them like a cat slapping it's owner. Usually they just let it happen or jab back.

TakoTruck

Favorite to give: Acts of Service/Words of Affirmation Favorite to recieve: Gifts

She has like 5 million different skills from the many, many, many, unique experiences she's had during her more nomadic lifestyle, so she'll gladly put them to use to help her friends. Also makes sure to go out of her way and say how much she appreciates everyone because she knows that they might not always hear it.

She still struggles with not crying whenever she gets a gift, and will 100% shed at least 1 tear if she gets a handmade gift of any kind.

Stephanie

Favorite to give: Gifts/Acts of Service Favorite to receive: Quality time

She has the money to buy basically anything, which is great because she can get her friends practically whatever they want, including services like housecleaning and catering, but at the same time receiving gifts don't necessarily hit the same for her because she can buy anything. If Steph says "I gotchu!" then you'll never know hardship again.

So instead, she does love spending any sort of time with anyone. She doesn't get a lot of quality time, or much time at all, with her family, so she's down for basically anything to distract her from that.

Calamar

Favorite to give: Gifts Favorite to receive: Words of Affirmation

They're surprisingly attentive despite their aloof appearance, so they remember small details from random conversations that lets them pick the perfect gifts.

They're still a really simple person too. If you tell them "good job!" that will be the highlight of their day. Also they didn't get a lot of affirmation from their parents so...

Yarwhal

Favorite to give AND receive: Quality time

They did not get much time with their parents because they died while Wally was really young, so they treasure literally any time at all with the people close to them.

Kayoss

Favorite to give: Words of Affirmation Favorite to receive: Acts of Service

He's really busy a lot of the time, so words are most convenient. Also he very much realizes that his friends really, really need someone to verbally acknowledge all the things they do, and is more than happy to do so.

He loves acts of service because it helps him manage his workload a bit easier.

[emeritus-fuckers]

Hi I want to participate in the match up event!

1, identity: I am a trans Masc I go by he/they pronouns, and I am gay.

2, who do you like: THE PAPAS

3, what do you look like: I have dark blonde hair with two bleached pieces in the front, my hair is in a short wolf style cut and it is very fluffy✨✨. I am around 5’3 (short I know), my body is fairly chubby, and my style varies from time to time but mainly it’s grunge or goth, I sometimes wear feminine clothes but not all the time.

4, personality: I have a very naturally bubbly personality, I’m very passionate about things I love and will share what I’m excited about with the people I love, I really like giving physical affection but I’m somewhat scared to give it since I’m scared to make someone uncomfortable. I also like giving gifts to people I care about, like little handmade things or things I saw of and thought of them. I can get angry but not often and it’s not like angry angry, it takes a lot to get me really angry. I get frustrated easily and have a tendency to cry when I can’t do something and I get frustrated at myself. I tend to put others before me and tend to care about their comfort and safety more than my own. Im scared to ask for help since I don’t want to be a burden on anyone and Im scared they’ll think less of me if I do ask for help especially when it comes to things a lot of people see as simple. I sometimes I’m very recluse and Blah and can be moody, but I try not to be a have a smile on my face. I do have separation anxiety and can be very clingy. I give loving bites to people I love (if they are okay with it). I shut down when someone raised their voice or even shows they’re angry at me because I just hate people yelling at me and I hate making people angry with me. I’m also a very big crybaby… I get emotional very easily, I’m also sassy sometimes. And when I get very excited I can’t sit down of sit still for a good while.

5, interests: I have a lot of interests but I’ll list my main ones, I really love butterflies and moths (especially moths) and will research about a species I saw and babble about it to everyone, I also like drawing and writing, I love dancing my favorite type of dancing is swing dancing (a type of ballroom dancing), I love musical theater and my favorite musicals are heathers, little shop of horrors, rocky horror show, Hamilton, and Six, I love all things scary and horror, I like playing video games especially rpg games where I can make my own character, and I love collecting plushies.

6, trivia: uhhh idk what to put here but I don’t like anything loud, I’m a somewhat picky eater but I will try new stuff… hesitantly though… anyway I don’t wear tight fitting clothing a lot because one ✨gender Dysphoria✨ and two I can feel claustrophobic in tight clothing. I also love really soft things and most of the things I own are very soft in texture. I will chew on random things and sometimes I will chew the skin on my bottom lip. And lastly I like going outside but I don’t often cause I burn very easily in the sun cause I’m very pale.

This post is part of the 1000 followers match up event. Entries for the event are now closed.

Your match is…Papa Emeritus III

Terzo loves how bubbly you are. He was walking in the garden and he paused to stand next to you. He'd been wanting to speak to you for a while and this seemed the right time. You were staring at a butterfly looking so happy. He asked you about it, he fell even harder as you spoke so passionatly, your excitmenet infectious to him.

Terzo is very affectionate, he loves to cuddle you, kiss you and well yknow ;)

He noticed at first you were a little hestitent about giving affection so he wrapped his arms around you and said. "Caro have I err done something wrong?" He studied your face closly and as you answered he smiled. "Amore Mio, you can never make me feel uncomfortable, only loved. But I promise to tell you if I do, and err you must do the same hmm?"

He loves getting gifts from you, it brightens his whole day up. Like literally he is the happiest man in the world when he finds something from you on his desk or when you hand it to him.

He knows it takes a lot to get you angry so if someone does manage to, he will immediatly go and deal with it.

Terzo never really gets annoyed either, he can have moody days but he is very careful to not snap at you. He knows you shut down if someone is angry so if he ever sees that happenening he'll just hold you to him and tell you its okay.

He knows you put others needs and safety before your own. He therefore keeps an eye on you to make sure you look after yourself. He'll make sure to put your needs first. So one evening he saw you were exhausted and he went and ran you a bath. He got you to relax that evening as he pampered you, massages and everything. He is so charming in the way he goes about it that you hardly notice what he is doing until it's too late. "You always come first in my eyes tesoro"

Terzo is kinda similar, he often puts everyone else before him, so it's really good he has you. You do the same for him, you make sure he has time off when he needs it and that he looks after himself.

Terzo is a brilliant dancer, he can do ballroom anything you want. Swing dance just so happens to be one of his favourites too. He'll dance with you as much as he can, he loves it. You two make quite the pair and clergy balls.

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Written by Nyx

[omniblades-and-stars]

cracks knuckles

1 + 6 for korak

8 + 19 for lou

31 + 33 for nilea

6 + 11 for crash, i know i did 6 twice but listen. you can tell a lot about a person from their rituals and emotions surrounding food, in this essay i will--

Korak –

1 – What does his bedroom look like? – Look, the man is painfully neat. And dreadfully unimaginative when it comes to décor (and most things actually). He has a bed, it has a blanket. What else does he need? He lives a very simple life, practically monastic if we’re being honest.

6 ��– What you should know by now is that Korak and his adopted daughter narrowly escaped the Citadel before the Reapers captured it, and landed on Omega of all places. I imagine that Omega in the aftermath of the Cerberus fiasco and even with a softened Aria, he exists in a world where the big red laser ripped through the galaxy and destroyed a bunch of stuff. So he gets what he Eating habits and sample daily menu? gets. He’s also hopeless in the kitchen and hopeless at remembering to stop working and eat. The good news is that Trisha cooks and makes him remember to eat during the day.

He likes spicy food, it reminds him of his mother’s cooking.

Lou –

8 – Favorite indulgence and feelings surrounding indulging? – Sweet baby Lou indulges in a lot of things, food, alcohol, sex. She is trying to enjoy life damn it! Her shameful secret indulgence is absolutely Harlequin romance novels. She has a lot of old paperbacks on the bookshelf in the loft that serves as her home office.

19 – What do they think about before falling asleep at night? – When she’s in a good headspace, she thinks up new ways she can modify her omni-tool or plans what kind of zany traps she can come up with. When she’s not in a good headspace? She thinks about how it feels like her dad just gave up on trying to live, how she feels like he’s abandoning her in a world that’s been very unkind to her. Before the events of the story I’m writing, she wonders why loving Alice feels like torture sometimes, why it makes her feel so small.

Lou’s got so much personality, she should never feel small.

Nilea –

31 – Most prized possession? – In her crappy little apartment is a small statue. She found it for sale at a secondhand shop and really was just quite charmed by it. It’s an abstract piece, geometric shapes, made of fired clay. She has no idea if it was mass produced or handmade, or who it might have been made by. But it was the first thing she saw on Omega that didn’t make her angry or sick to her stomach.

33 – Concept of home and family? – You’re a mean bastard, aren’t you? You know this one was a gut punch from the get go. What Nilea knows of family hasn’t been exactly kind, stable, for the most part, but not terribly kind. Her father abandoned the family when she was a child, the only thing he left for her was a startling family resemblance, which her mother has used as an insult on more than one occasion. Nilea’s mother wasn’t entirely unloving, but she had very high expectation and ran her household like it was her own personal military base. Juna was a military woman through and through, and held her children to high standards. Cyprian, her younger brother, is just a regular pain in the ass. They aren’t close, but she doesn’t hate him.

Any chance Nilea might have had at making some sort of inroads with having a relationship with her mother was taken from her during the Geth assault on the Citadel. She has no desire to seek out her father, and besides, she’s pretty sure he’s dead anyway. She thinks that after she makes it through her current situation, she’ll start trying to talk to her brother more often.

Crash –

6 - Eating habits and sample daily menu? – Well, see, Crash is a krogan and really can and will eat just about anything at least once, but she does love good food. Crash makes a lot of soup for herself, but she lives by herself with Burn. So she will just straight up eat soup for multiple meals a day. But the thing about Crash is she spends her days wandering around the station, checking in on friends and gossiping and helping get people in need get the things they need. As a result, she eats many meals with many different types of folks. She’s a big fan of elcor cuisine, doesn’t care for nutrient paste at all.

Her favorite thing is the human tradition of making the spiciest shit they can handle and eating that. She also loves spicy food. But really, her favorite way to eat is surrounded by friends. That’s what’s good in life.

11 – Intellectual pursuits? – Crash enjoys painting, even though she’s not terribly good at it. She keeps her senses sharp and keen by reading books, really whatever she can get her hands on. Would it be considered an intellectual pursuit that she makes it a point to learn as much about the cultures of her many, many friends and associates so that she can participate in their customs?

Another intellectual pursuit for Crash, at least one that she considers an intellectual pursuit but literally no one else would, is that she spends a lot of time modding KRANTT. And finding new and interesting ways to make things explode. She’s a big fan of explosions.

[plangentlyre]

thinking thoughts about sakimizu/mizusaki diner au wherein mizuki, local absentee of their school and a lover of all cute things, finds themself frequenting a particular diner a couple blocks away when they discover their idol, minori hanasato, was working there part time.

Too nervous to speak up to them and ask her for a picture, Mizuki accidentally bumps into another waitress, Saki Tenma, and gets spilled on by ice cold water. Saki startles at this and profusely apologizes to them to which Mizuki brushes her off with "it's okay, it's okay," admitting that it was also their fault for not paying attention as well.

This only seems to worsen the waitress's worried state as Saki nearly devolves into a meltdown which is where Mizuki decides to compliment her hair and comments how cute her hairstyle and pink dye was. Their diversion works as Saki jumps to say that Mizuki's hair looks even cuter, saying how the shade of their pink is so pretty to asking where they bought their clothes from so that she could wear it.

Just as Mizuki is about to say they were handmade, someone who they recognize to be Airi Momoi calls out to Saki for another order to deliver. Saki blushes when she realizes her negligence and promptly excuses herself, rushing off to the other side of the diner in a speed of light.

Dumbfounded but intrigued, Mizuki visits the diner again in hopes of attaining their idol's attention without coming off as too rude and creepy. This time, they pick out a nice table and orders for a simple burger and smoothie. Instead of Minori, however, Saki was the one who came up to them, carrying a notepad while sporting a rather cute gobsmacked expression when she notices Mizuki.

She tells them how sorry she was the other day and says that she'll even bring her an extra dish as compensation. Mizuki simply laughs at the girl's offer and stubbornness to continue apologizing and declines seeing as it was only an accident. Saki, this time, calms down and asks for their name. Realizing that they haven't properly introduced themselves, Mizuki tells her and redirects the question back to which she exclaims with a cheerful tone.

It was at this point that Mizuki notices a familiar figure running around the diner, seemingly getting chased at by a small dog. It was Minori, they conclude as soon as the girl turns toward their direction. Saki watches Mizuki's gaze glitter in that same awed manner as she does with her own idol and asks, "Oh! Are you by chance a fan?"

Mizuki becomes embarrassed at the question and fumbles to form a response before Saki giggles, also confessing that she, too, is a fan of Airi who's also in the same group as Minori. She also says that she was one of the reasons she decided to work here. "If you want, I can ask her to come over! She doesn't mind spending time with her fans. After all, she's very cool!"

Mizuki panics, flustered as they stop her. "There's no need! I feel like it would be more appropriate for me to ask her myself anyway. But at the same time... I..."

Saki smiles encouragingly at them, understanding of their predicament. "Alright! I'm sure you'll gather enough courage to come up to her!" She clears her throat. "Then, shall I take your order?"

It eventually becomes a routine. Mizuki wakes up, skips school whenever they want and comes into the diner, hyping themself up to talk to Minori before backpedaling at the last second. If not to uselessly waste their time staring longingly at the other girl, Saki would often come up to them for a nice chat. They would even pair up together to admire their respective idols.

Basing off from their previous meetings, Mizuki quickly learns how similar the two of them were. From their incredible taste of fashion to their obsession with cute things, it is an undeniable fact that Mizuki enjoys being with Saki. It's almost as if they were close friends.

Saki was too much of a great friend to have and though Mizuki has other friends who have known them since their darkest moments, something about the excitable and cute waitress has drawn them in with her charm. If not for their classmates' offhand comment about them smiling and laughing a lot lately, especially since they never come into school that often, Mizuki fails to stop that odd, bubbly feeling burning in their chest at the prospect of feeling welcomed and noticed. Unknowingly, that feeling continues to grow.

"You mean, you're also familiar with Shizuku Hinomori? I really envy you now, Saki-chan. How does it feel to be so lucky..." It was evening and Mizuki insisted on helping out Saki with cleaning the leftovers from the tables. They were, once more, chatting about idols most specifically the ones that they admire.

"Ehehe~ My brother is much more familiar with her but I do know her sister! We're childhood friends so that's probably why... We also attend the same school and I see her often too." Saki clinks two stacks of glasses together, carrying them gracefully to the kitchen with ease. When she returns, she sees Mizuki arranging the different sauces on the table.

She bursts into a smile. "I really appreciate you for helping me out, Mizuki! Airi-senpai would usually stay back for closing time to help me but it seems that they have an urgent meeting today, so-"

"Saki..." Mizuki cuts her off, their expression turning slightly sour. "How do you know if you admire someone?"

"Admire... someone?" Saki tilts her head, pondering. "Well, I can't really explain it well. But in Emu-chan's words, your heart would be all, "Wow!!!" and "Sparkly, sparkly!" when you're around them. And that, you also feel really really happy just being around in their presence! Like they're a very special person to you. Why do you ask?"

It was silent but then: "Do you... perhaps admire someone, Saki-chan?"

"Um, well... You know how I usually am when I talk about Airi-senpai ahaha. She is, after all, the one who made me really happy while I was still in the hospital. Even as her kouhai, she's still so amazing and very reliable whenever I'm in trouble. I really aspire to spread happiness like her someday..." Saki clutches the end of her skirt tightly, fighting off the urge to smile too giddily in front of Mizuki.

Saki dearly treasures her friends, and among them was Airi who she was fortunate to befriend at school. It was her that made her realize how precious it was to have so many people supporting her and Saki was all the more grateful to have them in her life. Even though at times, several things may be difficult with her condition, Saki fully intends on smiling through them and enjoying her youth to the fullest.

Besides, she sneaks a bashful peek at her pink-haired friend, it seems that she was experiencing another type of admiration. But she can't bear to admit it. Mizuki liked Minori, after all.

Unbeknownst to Saki's inner monologue, Mizuki deflates, a familiar feeling of pain twisting within them. "Ah... I see. Thank you for sharing to me, Saki."

The odd tone within their voice strikes Saki and before she can ask if there was something bothering them, Mizuki swings their bag over their shoulder and rushes out to the door. The sound of the bell rings across the silent diner, leaving a shocked Saki standing amidst its emptiness.

Mizuki doesn't visit the diner the next day nor did they come to another. Two days became four and soon a week has already passed since Saki had their fight. At least, that was what she believed it to be as Mizuki seems intent on ignoring her phone calls. Airi notices her distress and lack of energy, carefully asking her if everything's alright. Saki shakes her head and explains the situation to her.

Like a reliable senpai, Airi immediately catches on to the problem and tells Saki that there might have been a misunderstanding.

"They asked you if you admired someone, right?"

Saki forlornly wipes the grease off the counter with a frown. "That's right... they even looked a bit serious too..."

"I see, then when you answered, they seemed sad?"

"I guess," Saki purses her lips. "I-I don't understand, what are you implying, Airi-senpai?"

Airi looks at her patiently, "I don't want to assume... but it's likely that they mean a different type of admiration, you know..."

"You mean...?!" Saki widens her eyes with shock, her voice getting stuck in her throat.

It can't be true. Saki has seen the way Mizuki stares at her coworker. Obviously the glittery yearn in their eyes weren't hers to claim. And even if Mizuki told her she was cute, idols were much more cuter than some random waitress still trying to find her feet in the world.

She chews on her lips anxiously. "No way..."

Mizuki... likes me?

[ahotcutea]

The winter season can only me marked by one thing ~~ COATS! And you bet a I saw one today

I've been wanting to make a blog about coats ( really any blog but college and my mental health have been fighting me so I've rested on blogging)

I am a super cold person and usually like the cold, It is awkward to put a coat out in the middle of September but now that it is mid-(endish) October, we are about to see those portable blankets (aka coasts jackets, etc.!!) I'm here to tell you the BEST types of coats, not just the best kind of coats but my favorite coats, pretty much the same thing LOL.

Before diving in, let me tell you about my jacket philosophy.

I believe a jacket should keep you snug, not sweaty !! never sweaty, you should feel a nice breeze once in an arm lift. They should never be constringing in the arms, and ALWAYS get a jacket that fits around your shoulders, I once bought a long coat that was super cute, but just fitted horribly around the shoulders it was sooo uncomfortable and now for over 4 years it's sitting in my closet just collecting dust ;( , I might have to take it to the tailors.

**Make sure to know how to take care of the fabric !!!!

To sum up my whole jacket philosophy:

The jacket/coat is the statement NOT ( sometimes ) what's under it

The List

1- Knit / Crocheted / handmade coats and jackets

I really love the look of a nice crochet or knit sweater and the same goes for a jacket/ coat. Now technically these are cardigans or capes, but I like to muddly everything under one thing. and to me, these will be coats. ANYWAYS - I nice wool mixed with another type of textile would be nice for a coat. these styles are soo adorable too, and very versatile. you can wear them with pretty much everything and even extend them to the late fall or early spring. ( buying these from small Etsy accounts or fairs is the way to go, maybe even make your own, I started crocheting on similar to the far left jacket)

2- Wool / Cotton / Tweed/ Leather Coats

These are my favorite type of coats EVER, I don't think you understand, they are warm ( sometimes sweaty) , very high quality, durable, and most important of them all, pretty !!.

These coats are structured , cause of their materials, and they are just gorgeous , I love the way they stand on their own form around the body . THye come in lots of patterns and colors. while they are pricey , I love the look . i used to have a tweed coat int he second grade, and till this day I have it , its in prefct conditnal and all. when I tell you these coats are the COATS OF THE WINTER, don't under estimate them . they're also versile in the way you can dress them up or down , I just love these coats. if I had t money I would buy on e, but now days its hard to find an authentic coat of the fabric and not a synthetic that's cep being sold for the price of a sturdy coat.

3. Cape-style coats/jackets

Now I know that these aren't jackets or coats, but I enjoy them a lot. I think they are a more heavy-duty alternative to the throw-on sweater, I think they're prettier than a typical target cardigan, and I think they are unique and cute. elegant, very flexible, and unique. these with just simple pants and boots, or a skirt and sneakers really can carry an outfit, and you won't be too hot.

They also are a nice not challenging knitting project for any faster / advanced knitters, I won't be making one cause -to me- it is too much work, id rather make a scarf.

Oooo should I make my favorite types of scarves??

Anyywaysss I hope you enjoyed this little list of my favorite things to wear in the winter. I started drafting this mid-October... and now it's a day before November - I guess just in time, or not too late ..? idk its up to you.

[deus-ex-mona]

LIPxLIP and the Filming of the New Year’s Special Programme: Chapter 5

the amazing race begins

previous part (chapter 4)

next part (chapter 6)

Host: By a strange coincidence, the two of them will have to face off against each other in this event… namely, a “Scavenger Hunt”!

Yujiro: (I definitely… won’t lose to him…!)

Yujiro peeked at Aizo, only to see a smug smile on his face, as though he had been thinking that very same thought as well.

Aizo: …

Yujiro: (What’s with that look on his face…?! Is he trying to tell me that he has the upper hand, just because we’ll be on the run for this scavenger hunt?)

Yujiro: (I don’t know where he found that baseless confidence of his, but I’ll smash it to bits…!)

Host: Now, let’s get to the rules of the Scavenger Hunt. First off, you guys will set off from this studio, and run along a designated route.

Host: The rest of the rules are super simple.

Host: Along the route, there will be desks with pieces of paper placed atop them, and you two will be asked to pick one of the papers and open them to reveal…

Host: The item that you will need to find. Once you’ve brought your found item back to the desk, you will be allowed to resume running along the route.

Host: Are you guys readyyy?

Aizo: Yup! I’m ready to go whenever!

Yujiro: I’m all set! I’ll do my best to win this!

Yujiro: Well, it’ll still be a victory for LIPxLIP no matter which one of us wins, though.

Aizo: Yeah. Let’s take care to not help each other out along the way.

Amidst the excited chatter from the others at the venue, the two of them took their places at the starting line.

Host: Let’s get right to the Scavenger Hunt! On your marks, get set, start!

Aizo: (It’s really hard to run in this hakama… It’s rather hot too…)

Aizo: (But, considering the distance, I should be able to reach the goal without losing this pace…)

Aizo: (...Ah! Here comes our first item.)

Aizo stopped in front of the desk at the first checkpoint.

Aizo: (As for… Yujiro…)

Aizo looked behind him to see Yujiro trailing behind at a surprisingly short distance away.

Aizo: (Is he running faster than usual because we’re being filmed without any spare time to provide service to the viewers that we could’ve done if we had run at a leisurely pace instead…? But anyways.)

Aizo: I’ll pick the paper on the left!

Such were the words that Aizo had spoken towards the camera as he opened the paper. The first item he was set to retrieve, as written in the paper, was—

Aizo: (...Huh? “Snow”?)

Aizo: (Wait… Where the hell can I even find snow in Tokyo on a bright and sunny day like this?!)

As Aizo stressed over his designated item, Yujiro caught up to him and looked at his own paper.

Yujiro: Written in here is… “mandarin oranges”. There’s a greengrocer’s a little further back, right?

Yujiro: Ah, there’s also a supermarket straight ahead.

Aizo: (Dammit… The paper I picked has put me at a complete disadvantage!)

Yujiro: What did you get, Aizo?

Aizo: …“Snow”.

Yujiro: Hmm… It’s too bad, but it sure looks like I’m going to win this match, doesn’t it?

Just as Yujiro turned to head for the supermarket—

Yujiro: …Ah, but… You don’t have to use real snow or anything, do you?

Aizo: Huh?

Yujiro: Back when we worked at the kindergarten for a day, I found myself thinking that kids are able to use all kinds of things to represent snow, or something.

Aizo: Hey… Just what do you mean—

Aizo trailed off when he spotted a handmade poster, which looked to have been illustrated by a child, pasted onto a nearby notice board. The words “Snow Festival” were written on the poster, along with a drawing of a snowman, with bits of cotton stuck all over it in place of actual snow.

Aizo: (I see… So that’s what he meant!)

Aizo: Yujiro, you idiot. Just why are you giving me hints, even though I’m your rival?

Yujiro: Things wouldn’t be as interesting if there’s too much of a distance between us, no?

Host: Oh my! It looks like the friendship between the two of LIPxLIP has helped them to overcome this challenge in no time flat!

The real-time relaying of the audio from the studio allowed Aizo and Yujiro to hear the words of the host.

Yujiro: …“Friendship”?

Aizo: That’s what he said.

Muttering lowly so as to not have their words be amplified by the microphone, Aizo and Yujiro’s eyes met in a fierce glare, their gazes burning with a competitive spark—

[mercurygray]

I have, as many of you know, just purchased a house, which was built in 1931, and am trying, as much as possible, to furnish it with things that feel older. I'm not above Ikea - I'm sitting in a Poang chair right now - but I'm also a big fan of Mission style furniture, a design movement that grew out of the late 19th century American arm of the Arts and Crafts movement and emphasizes upright lines, simple design, solid construction, and harkens back to the handmade furniture of the Spanish missions of the West Coast.

I live in a fairly well-to-do area, and I have a lot of luck at my local secondhand furniture stores, particularly with Mission style. (I don't have the space or budget for Stickley, but a girl can dream.) On Friday, I went with my parents to see if I could find a dresser and a couple of other things.

After finding the dresser (1920s, Art Deco, rounded corners) I'm wandering around the store, as one does, and I see these chairs across the room. Upright lines. Simple design. Solid construction. Kind of Arts and Craftsman. Definitely old. Okay.

And then when I get to the chair, I see this Wikipedia article, which has helpfully been printed out to interpret the name on the price tag, which includes a phrase that means something to me but probably wouldn't to anyone else wandering through the store that day.

Now, I'm very aware of Utility Scheme clothing, which was designed to use less cloth in an effort to avoid 1940s wartime shortages. I had no idea that the Utility scheme also extended to furniture.

So I sat down - gingerly - on the chair and I read the Wikipedia article. (She's at least seventy years old and she needs new glue.)

Owing to wartime shortages of timber, and the combined need to refurnish both bombed out houses and newlyweds setting up house for the first time, the British government formed an advisory committee. The purpose was to draw on leading furniture makers and designers, like Gordon Russell, to come up with new patterns for furniture that was practical, cost- and resource- effective, and still filled the needs of wartime homeowners.

Russell - whose workshop is now run as a museum - later became the chairman of this committee, and used this as a moment to advance a new vision for furniture. This was a moment in design that - like Arts and Crafts - emphasized craftsmanship and the ability of Britain's craftsman to supply the market with well-made things, and, like the Mid-Century Modern movement that followed it, removed a lot of the flourishing and carving that had characterized a lot of 19th century furniture making for simple clean lines. It also drew a lot on the emerging Scandinavian design movement, which would also feed into MCM.

According to the original catalogue, one of these chairs would have run your average householder 1 pound 9 shillings in 1943, as well as 1 furniture coupon. (People who'd suffered bombing damage would have been issued 60 coupons to re-outfit their new flats. A kitchen table for said chairs would be 4 coupons, and an armchair would have been 6.) Adjusting for inflation, the Bank of England tells me that works out to 76 pounds, or 98 dollars, today.

I'm not sure exactly when these chairs would have been manufactured, but this type of furniture persisted in Great Britain until the end of rationing in 1952. I wish I knew how they ended up in the American Midwest in my secondhand furniture store.

Anyway, I didn't need two dining room chairs but they're mine now. Two very small old chairs for my very small old house.

I have just purchased the absolutely niftiest piece of furniture for my house and I'm so excited to share it with you all when it's not pouring rain and I can take a better picture of it.

[clawsbcared-a]

@blossomhcir ASKED: 💗 ❤ 💄( For Dorren! ) 💝💓💌 ( For Dacey! ) 💘🎀 💮( For Wylla! ) 💖 ❣ 🥰( For Warrick! )

💗 - How long does it take your muse to fall in love?

it takes dorren a very short amount of time to fall in lust, but to fall in love takes time, takes a lot of breaking of his walls and mistrust, his own insecurities and anger before he can truly say that he's in love with somebody.

❤ - What's something you feel like your muse needs to work on for a relationship to happen or for a relationship to be healthy? Do you think that's possible? Or is it something that'll likely never happen?

wishful thinking tells me that if dorren were to combat his demons head on, mental and physical, and not simply let them simmer and distract him from his family, then i believe dorren could actually have a healthy and loving relationship with another in some form of au. canonically, i really doubt dorren could be in a healthy relationship as he is all but strung from his dad like the reckless heir he is - plus canonically he is strung up on the wreck of his siblings and the war he's been thrust into, so no time for healthy loving relationships. not in his mind, anyway.

💄 - Is there a past relationship your muse wishes they could have changed?

the mother of his children, whom now resides somewhere within kings landing with his estranged daughters. internally he knows the wreck of not having that guidance from both parents, the beast of a man it turned him into and regrets causing such onto his own children.

💝 - What's their love language?

some may say that physical touch is dacey's love language due to the constance she holds another person by her side, however, the bear maiden is very much a gift giver. if you slowly begin recieving more and more little trinkets and such, well . . . keep an eye out for our little lady.

💓 - What are some signs your muse has fallen for someone?

dacey is fairly soft spoken and will deviate from subject to subject in conversations - one moment speaking of bears to then discussing why silk is better than velvet to singing a tune of lannister lions and ironborn fish. Opening a conversation with dacey will take hours of time due to her thoughts all coming out at once, but you will show one sign of attraction for another person if she listens, like really listens and is able to recount everything at a future moment (something our lovely dacey struggles with). another sign would be eye contact, a woman who fairs more confident by finding interest in anything other than another's gaze will match that of her crush. and a final sign would be gifts, little and simple in their way such as flower crowns or handmade bracelets, nothing extravegant. (i say not extravegant, but she gave the father of arys a dagger engraved with ivy cords on the handle so . . . )

💌 - How would they confess to their love interest? Would they wait on a confession?

my baby girl would not openly confess to the person nor would she wait on a confession, their are only a few ways their love interest would discover. one, dacey would tell her closest confidants; two, if she was not in a lucid state of mind and was distant there is a chance it would slip out; and three, whilst she is sleeps she speaks, a quiet muttering but speaking all the same.

💘 - What traits personality-wise are attractive to your muse?

confidence, not arrogance, but being self aware of your abilities and how to grow further in skill. humour and entertainment of sorts, though she particularly bias to a musician of any kind for she has very little musical talents. humility, being confident is one thing but also having that sense of humility to bring yourself down if you get too big for your boots.

🎀 - Do they aim to impress their partner often? If they do, how so?

not conciously. wylla has always been that of an impulsive pleaser, trying to gain affection and approval in all ways possible - from handicrafts to archery. she'd work harder in training around them, she'd eat politely, she'd curse less and yes, you may even see her in a dress and not trousers.

💮 - Is your muse the possessive or super jealous type?

oh for sure, have you seen this girl with her family??? nevermind her romantic partner, fuck. she would definitely be possessive and jealous.

💖 - What traits does your muse find physically attractive?

he doesn't have a preference for body type, but he does love a little show of any toned muscle or curves on everyone. he's a big sucker for redheads and brunettes, and freckles? don't get him started, he'll map the stars out with them guys. this one is a bit stranger, but worked hands? warrick likes hands with a bit of toughness too them, callous' and strength.

❣ - Are they secretive about their romantic relationships or do they not stop talking about it?

oh no no, warrick will sing it to the world, he is a big open book, my boy is. he's proud of who he is, though a little deflated in kings landing, he still knows who he is and who he loves.

🥰 - Is your muse good at telling when others have feelings for them?

oh god no, poor warrick is not only an open book, but he's also as clueless as an empty one. you try openly and very confidently flirting with him, he'll show you a cool scar he got when he was seven when wylla pushed him into the stables and he fell on a horseshoe.

[3rdgymbros]

— title; i will protect you (no matter the cost to my body)

— pairing; kaeya alberich x zombie sibling! reader (platonic)

— summary; in which kaeya attacks collei during the events of ludi harpastum; the only difference is that you are there to witness it, and end up attacking collei as well.

— notes; this is based off the genshin webtoon. a special thanks to @/abyssheart and @/diluch for proof-reading. please donate to my kofi (https://ko-fi.com/thirdgymbros) if you like my content and wish to support me. reblogs are appreciated !!

❋ ludi harpastum, as the maids (and your older brothers) have taken great care to explain to you, is a festival of music and games. the days are filled with a holiday atmosphere, and an enormous crowd flocks to the streets. housewives usher children into stores, fathers and sons dip into taverns, young couples walk with their fingers intertwined through the happy streets of mondstadt, where all kinds of cheese, grilled meat, and fresh fruit release delicious fragrances. under the careful guidance of the maids and staff, you’ve even attempted to make a handmade harpastum to hang on the front door of the dawn winery.

❋ your brothers, as busy as they are, even manage to spend time with you (never in the company of each other, though diluc and kaeya can be persuaded to remain in each other’s company if you beg them hard enough), bringing you about the stalls to try your hand at games, and encouraging you to try the different food and drinks. although you’re unable to remember much of the emotions you’d felt, or what happened during the day – the ring toss game, in which you’d won a stuffed animal, the fried radish balls you’d scarfed down, one after another – you faithfully record it all down in your notebook anyway. your brothers seem to be holding onto the hope that things will get better, that your memory will improve, and you don’t have the heart to tell them otherwise.

❋ the climax of the festival, you’re told, is when a maiden throws the harpastum into the crowd; whoever picks it up will be blessed with a year of fortune and happiness. your eyes brightened, and you smiled; emotion had flooded your face, and for the briefest of moments, you seemed like your old self.

❋ and so, it’s under a black velvet sky studded with thousands of tiny diamonds that you find yourself watching a young lady with dainty features clutching a red ball in her shaking hands. diluc and kaeya had both been too busy to accompany you, and so, the duty had fallen to adelinde. tightly, you grasp onto her hand. games had been played and rousing songs sang, leaving the crowd buoyed up with emotion as they wait for the highlight of the night to begin.

❋ in the distance, over the murmurs and chatter of the crowd, you hear a confusion of noise; a beacon of icy light splits apart the darkness. your eyes remain glued to the sight, long after the brightness has faded away, leaving you with a feeling of panic and dread welling up in your throat, a big black bubble of fear clogging up your airways and wringing the breath from your lungs.

❋ you begin to run as soon as you hit the pavement, jerking your hand out of adelinde’s. you dash through bodies, push through the crowd, until everything blurs except the fear in your chest and the feeling of your feet pounding against the pavement. faster, faster, you have to move faster. you’re not sure how long you run, only that it doesn’t seem as though it’s been long enough when your body jerks to a halt.

❋ black flames hold kaeya in a vice-like grip; the colour is rapidly draining from his face, and the fear which had been brewing inside of you is replaced by the feeling of unrelenting, powerful anger. a scream rips its way from your throat, more animal than human.

❋ suddenly, time speeds up and before you know it, your world slows down to two very simple tasks. kill the enemy. protect kaeya. you can’t process anything else. rage seethes through you, the most deadly, hot-blooded fury you’ve ever known, giving you the strength to call upon your powers of flame and heat. you’ve always hated fire, hated the way it saps all the strength from your limbs and makes you feel rotten and disgusting. but now, in the heat of battle, as your skin turns first grey, then blackens, all you can think is: not enough, not enough. you want to kill. you want to destroy. you want to be the last thing your enemy sees.

❋ through your hate-filled haze and the crazed laughter scraping past your throat, you just barely detect kaeya’s voice; a voice that your soul knows anywhere. amidst the ashes and the flames still licking at your skin, kaeya grabs at your shoulders and pulls you into his arms, uncaring of the fire, or the searing pain. i love you, i love you, i love you, come back, come back, come back. your blood cools, the anger dissipates, and suddenly your skin feels cold. you lean your head against his chest, and he starts stroking your hair, murmuring something in a foreign language. you don’t understand a word of it, but the gentle tone soothes you, manages to rouse a smile to your lips.

❋ kaeya holds you for a very long time.

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Candy Puff - Immortal Wenzhou

These figs are part of a 6 set series of blind box figs - 3 sets of paired Wenzhou figs and 3 sets of paired Junzhe figs, for 12 individual figs.

I was still in the dark ages of not knowing that fan made figs were even a thing when these went up for sale, so I had to pick these up on the secondary resale market. The Candy Puff name refers to the original group name, which is how I search for these on Xianyu.

From what I understand, at pre-order time you could buy random true blind box one-off boxes (either Gong Jun or Zhang Zhehan), the all Gong Jun set or all Zhang Zhehan set, or the whole thing (one of each fig). The whole thing was 700 yuan, which is roughly $100 USD - so not cheap.

I mean - not expensive either, from a pure math perspective of $8.30 per fig, but $100 is a lot to drop in total. This was early on too, when the fig market was not so robust, so I feel like it was less sure if the fig maker would deliver, what the quality would be like, and whether you'd actually even like the finished product. So kudos for those brave souls that sprang for the big pre-order.

I actually love this entire series of figs (SHOCKER, I know) - they are nice and solid, expressive and well conceptualized, and overall very well made. They are also weighty. Like actually, these are some heavy figs.

As you can tell, a lot of the weight is (as usual) in the head and massive manes of hair, but the bodies are actually very heavy and solid too.

Lao Wen's side swept bangs are quite the luxurious flowing mass! Also, can I just say how cute their tiny little hands are here.

I like the hairstyling - Lao Wen's hairstyle is so simple post-ending that it's nice to see it rendered all stylized and fancy.

Lao Wen's bangs are so massive that unfortunately you can't get them close enough to do their ending-credit sparring pose with their hands crossing. Those tiny little paws have no chance on meeting up.

This is what I mean by the bodies being solid too. Unlike the majority of my figs, these seem to be one big chunk of PVC.

A shot from above so you can see more detail on the hairstyles, and the unstoppable force of Lao Wen's swoopy hair meeting the immovable object of A-Xu's own side swoop of hair.

For context on how chunky and solid these heads are, here's the other immortal Wenzhou set I have, the official version (you can read the post on these here). See what I mean about the truly impressive head of hair Lao Wen is sporting on the fan-fig side?

The expressions on the Candy Puff set are in fact extremely expressive. So much character! I love any winky Lao Wen, but I will have to say I didn't realize that A-Xu had tears in his eyes (!?!!?!!) until I looked at the box card art. I thought he was just being his frowny self (and that frowny mouth is the funniest little wiggle).

I'm going to go on record saying I'm opposed to any watery-eyed post-show A-Xu on principle. Maybe those big beautiful eyes are full of a combination of tears of joy / Lao Wen you're in so much trouble. Fair! Makes total sense to me!

In a surprising and generous turn of events, the Xianyu seller included some incredibly tiny little (handmade?) immortal Wenzhou dolls with this purchase. These did not come with the original blind boxes, so it was just a gift. I haven't touched their hair (you can tell!) or done anything with them. They're so small (6 cm size) I don't have any doll clothes that could possibly fit them.

The box cards. The boxes themselves were beat up so badly between the original seller, the original owner, a sea shipment, and me that they couldn't be salvaged, but the boxes didn't have anything other than the blind box fig art on them anyway.

Material: PVC

Fig Count: 153

Diorama Count: 9

Snowglobe Count: 1

Rating: Smiles only! I mean it!

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Soutaicho’s Secret Admirer (Shunsui x Reader) — Part 5/6

Author’s Note:

It should be noted that this story is almost coming to a close...I’m sad to stop writing about Shunsui but it’s time to wrap this one up. So there’s maybe 1 or 2 more parts left.

Warning: A bit of smut ahead. One can only be seduced endlessly for so long without something happening about it.

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Read Part 1, Part 2 , Part 3  and Part 4 first!

Uncharacteristically, Shunsui was late to arrive at the office. It was almost ten in the morning when he finally strolled in. Nanao would have admonished him without a thought but the dark circles beneath his eyes revealed he had already had a terrible night. She didn’t want to make it a terrible morning as well.

Shunsui didn’t have the excuse of drunken debauchery at some late night party for his tardiness. The last party he’d been to had been Lisa-chan’s Valentine’s Day celebration and that was over two weeks ago.

It was more or less about how his loneliness and melancholy had kept him up late into the night. Something he definitely didn’t want to burden sweet Nanao-chan about.

He had found himself strolling randomly in seireitei at around three in the goddamn morning because simply staying in his bed staring at his ceiling felt impossible. He didn’t have these kind of difficult nights too often but when he did have them, they were quite terrible.

Sure, he missed Juu. But his loneliness was a bit more than that this time.

It has been over two weeks since he had received anything from his beloved Secret Admirer. Fourteen whole days of complete silence from her was quite unusual, and he felt it acutely. Where was she?

The darkest of thoughts had plagued him at night. What if she was sent on a dangerous mission? What if she had been injured? He hated to think it...but what if she was never coming back? Hadn’t he honestly lost enough? 

The thoughts spiraled as the evening progressed into the wee hours of the morning, growing darker and more melancholy.

He knew he was not the greatest catch in the Soul Society. That title fell to Byakuya, uncontested. Shunsui was older than everyone in seireitei - a thousand years too old, he’d say. He was nobility too but he wasn’t one to truly fit into that mould, which deterred most noblewomen from considering him. 

He wasn’t what one would call conventionally handsome either. He knew he wasn’t ugly...but he wasn’t exactly...whole. Not anymore. Maybe once he would have held some appeal and he had many lovers who thought him handsome enough to have a tumble with him... but the eyepatch never failed to remind him that he was never going to be good looking, by anyone’s standards, with a goddamn hole in his face.

Most days, none of this would honestly bother him. But last night it did.

His beloved Secret Admirer probably came to the conclusion that he wasn’t worth all the trouble after all. Surely, there had to be a reason why he had never been able to have a long term relationship. He blamed it on his job but...was that all it was? Maybe he was just not meant to have a happily ever after with someone.

As romantic as he was, he didn’t really believe in the concept of happily ever after. He knew relationships were work. It was a commitment between two people who cared about each other to work on staying together through whatever. With time, he had put any thoughts of a relationship on the back burner. With his duty to the Gotei 13, and his responsibilities as well as the added burden of maintaining his reputation as the Soutaicho...it was a practical choice. 

But his Secret Admirer had made him want. Had made him yearn for a happily ever after for himself in a way he never had before.

He wanted to be loved and cherished as much as he wanted to love and cherish that one special person in his life. But did he really deserve it?

He knew it was her silence that had his latent insecurities rising to the surface keeping him up at night.

So as sleep deprived as he was, he came to the office with a plan. He couldn’t bear her silence anymore so he was not going to. With everything that had come up in the office, he hadn’t been able to finish up the letter he had started to write to her. At that time, it had felt futile considering there was no way to send it to her. 

But he had a brilliant idea. He would have it published in the next installment of the Seireitei Communication including just enough information so that she would know it’s him while withholding enough details to still keep it anonymous. He could trust Hisagi-kun to be discreet.

He had a plan, and it could actually work!

If only he could actually find that bit of lavender paper he had left on his desk.

“Nanao-chan, did you remove anything from my desk by any chance?” he asked, opening up drawers and bending down to check under the desk.

Nanao looked up from the training schedule she was working on. “Nothing more than the usual paperwork. Why what have you lost now?” she asked with an overexaggerated sigh.

“My, my, Nanao-chan. You make it sound like I lose things on a daily basis.”

“The only thing lost on a daily basis around here is my sanity,” she said, rolling her eyes. Still she relented. A distressed Taicho always meant a distressed Nanao. “Fine. Describe it to me and I will tell you if I saw it anywhere.”

“It was nothing official. Just a bit of lavender paper I had been writing on…” he trailed off seeing the look on her face. “What? Did you see it?”

“You lost the letter you were writing to you Secret Admirer?” she asked.

“Nanao-chan! How did you…?”

“You forget, Taicho,” she said quite matter of factly. “There’s nothing that goes on here I don’t know about. But I haven’t seen it. Maybe it got mixed up in some paperwork and got sent to another division. I don’t think anyone would recognize your flowery handwriting which you reserve for your personal correspondence anyway. So nothing to worry about.”

Shunsui simply stared at her. He has known his little fuktaicho for too long to not notice that something was off. All this time, he thought she was just laughing at his expense because he was mooning over someone he didn’t even know. But now...that look...the way she said it without even having to think about it...it all felt fishy somehow. Nanao-chan was up to something.

“Why are you staring at me like that?” she huffed, correcting the papers on her desk that didn’t need correcting. A nervous habit that always gave her away. “If you don’t have any serious work, I have a pile of forms…”

“You know perfectly well who it is, don’t you, Nanao-chan?” he interrupted her attempts to distract him.

“I don’t know what you’re…”

“Please, Nanao-chan. It’s perfectly obvious you know exactly what I am talking about. Just...tell me…” he said.

He was so serious and intent. Nanao had only ever seen him like that in the heat of the worst kind of battle. She dropped her pretenses as well.

“She and I have both left enough breadcrumbs for you as it is. So if you’re so desperate to know who she is, why don’t you do the work to actually find out?” she asked him. “Clearly the girl cares about you but is terrified to approach you. Who wouldn’t be considering who you are and the position you hold. She is a nice girl, Taicho. But as things stand, she wouldn’t be the one to approach you so maybe you should find out for yourself who she is and do the approaching.”

So Nanao did indeed know who his Secret Admirer was. He understood her reasons why she couldn’t tell him. It wasn’t really her secret to divulge. Shunsui had to respect that despite his desperation.

“Is my sweet Nanao-chan giving her taicho dating advice?” he teased instead.

“Yes, I am,” she declared with a raised brow. “For even I can see how far you’ve fallen that you need advice from me to get yourself a date!”

Shunsui gasped, buying into the friendly teasing. “Nanao-chan is so mean to her taicho!”

Finally, they both got back to work, but Shunsui’s mind was still thinking about what Nanao had said. Apparently breadcrumbs were laid out and he hadn’t even noticed! He clearly had to pay more attention.

He tried to outline the facts in his mind. 

The letters were always lemon scented. It could be a shampoo or some kind of scented cream...but it smelled fresh, almost as if unintentional. Something to further ponder upon. 

The gifts were always elaborate but simple and he hadn’t been able to trace it through any vendor. The chocolates were handmade so his little Secret Admirer was probably very good with cooking and baking. 

The handwriting was very distinctive as well. Especially the way she looped all her Ls and Bs with a distinctive flowy curve. 

So far, the facts didn’t fit well into place to identify her as anyone he knew...but somehow, it felt like it was just barely within reach now. As if it’s only missing one final puzzle piece for the whole thing to come together.

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That night, sleep evaded him once more. He couldn’t deny it. He missed her! He couldn’t help but wishing that she was right next to him, romancing him with more than just her words. He wished he could cherish her in all the ways he desperately yearned to.

 He took the letters he kept at hand in the drawer of his bedside table. He found that he liked to read them sometimes, and no matter how many times he read her words, they still managed to make him feel things. The shape of her words, the texture of the paper...it comforted him.

However, the sensual seductive ones were his downfall.

With all the time he has been alive, and all the experience he’s had, one would think he would be able to resist the temptation. But he often couldn’t.

Reading those letters, describing how she wanted to make love under the moonlight or how she yearned to taste him...it had him imagining soft feminine hands touching him. His hand would unconsciously reach into his hakama of its own volition and grasp his manhood, wondering what it would feel like to be touched by someone who ardently wanted to please him.

It wouldn’t take him too long at all. He would cum, gasping into the empty bedroom, wishing he had a name he could moan. Wishing she was here for him to hold.

Sated, he’d finally fall asleep. Yet though his body was satisfied, his mind wasn’t. He couldn’t help but feel alone on this big empty bed.

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That coveted final piece of the puzzle arrived as, of all things, more paperwork. He was mindlessly flipping through some reports after lunch the next day when it popped out at him like well-lit beacon.

It wasn’t anything special. Just a request for more funds to be allocated for a better training ground for the 13th division. Except it was filled out by his beloved Secret Admirer. The handwriting screamed her identity at him, looping Ls and Bs and all.

“_____-san,” he whispered to himself, wondering how he could have missed it.

Suddenly, everything was perfectly crystal clear. 

Everyone knew that while Kuchiki Rukia settled in enough to pick her own fuktaicho, the 3rd seat of the 13th was acting in that role in an unofficial capacity, putting her in-charge of all the paperwork coming and going from that division. A reason why she was always showing up at the 1st...giving her ample opportunities to learn his habits well enough to leave behind those delightful missives without ever getting caught.

The lemon scent was from all the lemonade he knew she made for her division and for some special occasions in the seireitei. It was her specialty, a way of creating comfort and homeliness for her subordinates. He had tasted her chocolates twice - once at the Valentine’s Day party itself and then when she gifted them to him specifically. Both facts which had been pointed out by Nanao-chan while _____-san stood right next to him. No wonder she had flushed red then. It hadn’t been out of embarrassment but possibly from thinking she might get caught. The little minx.

He couldn’t help but remember every encounter he had with her in the recent past. Her cute blushes...the way she gasped out “Soutaicho!” Come to think of it, every time he saw her, he felt like she almost called him Shunsui out of habit only to change it to his official title at the last minute. He even recalled the twinkle in her eyes every time she looked up at him.

He couldn’t believe it. He finally knew who his Secret Admirer was and she’d been right before his eyes, had he only known where to look. He couldn’t help smiling, thinking about all the ways he would get back at her for running him around in circles. He would torture her so, so deliciously…

“You have that dopey smile on your face. Should I be worried?” Nanao asked, breaking him out of his thoughts.

“Hmm…? Of course not, Nanao-chan,” he said, not really reassuring her at all. “I am heading out. Be back soon!” 

“Taicho!” she called out but he was already gone.

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...to be continued.

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