#apparently is the name

[kenniko]

~₊˚ ཐི⋆ ˚SHENNY˚ ⋆ཋྀ ˚₊~

★⁰ •°'♪—you play stupid games (you win stupid prizes)—♪'°•⁰★

Sure.

Kenny admits.

Sharky's pretty damn hot.

But that's what everyone thinks- and Sharky's used to all of that comments on his looks, how he's handsome, “oh marry me, marry me, Sharky!” always everywhere he goes. Everyone thinks he's handsome and beautiful, and he knows it. He breathes in those compliments and photosynthesise it and make it his source of confidence.

Sharky's confidence also boosted his flirty side, in a way. Sharky had always been naturally flirtatious, but that's probably because he's just born naturally gorgeous- and he flirts with everyone! Chunkz, James, even Filly sometimes, AJ, Niko. And Kenny too.

So, Kenny didn't think much of it, and played along. While Chunkz pushed him away immediately, AJ teased him just to push him away and Niko just laughed it off whenever Sharky attempted to do so. But Kenny? He plays along. Sharky flirts, he flirts back. It's stupid really.

Kenny responds to all of Sharky's flirts almost immediately, like it's a natural normal thing- and for them it is. It just is. It's like a game they didn't participate in but played anyways. There's no rules, no anything. Just a game they play.

Who flirts first, who flirts second, and who breaks first.

Kenny's competitive, and Sharky's too overconfident to see himself failing so they would play this game non-stop. This stupid game that not just overuses Kenny's brain to come with a comeback, but also plays with their feelings. Feelings they didn't even know were there. Or maybe they knew, but they're just too ignorant to care- (or perhaps they're afraid because they cared too much.)

Nonetheless. It's a stupid game. But they're not one to surrender.

So sometimes, the game ends with a kiss. Just a small, playful peck. They end it with that, just to start it all over again the next day. Idiots.

They played this game too many times, kissed- no, it's just a peck- too many times that they even forgot to cover it up when they're shooting. Not that they had anything to cover up, it's just that they were aware that what they're doing, the game they're playing- it's dangerous, idiotic, and it's not something friends would do. But they didn't want to point it out.

There's like an unspoken rule about it too.

You snooze, you lose. Whoever points out that what they're doing isn't normal, not at all, you lose. Defeated by feelings, feelings they locked in a chest- feelings that shouldn't escape. Love is the word. But they'll never admit that.

But a game will always have it's permanent, eternal ending. Full stop. The End.

With the fact that Kenny and Sharky are both in bed, naked and all tired- surely. There was an ending, and a new beginning.

Here's how the game ended.

~★~

They had just finished shooting for a video. It was probably a game of Guess The “Something” but Kenny's not sure- he can't seem to remember. Well, he just wasn't able to remember because oh my god, Kenny actually kissed Sharky. Kissed. Not a peck, not that lame excuse where it only lasted 3 seconds. No, this was more than 3 seconds- more than just playful games- it was too much, too much to be even called a peck because Kenny knows damn well when a kiss is a kiss.

They knew at some point, well, Kenny, knows that at some point this ongoing joke and game they're playing will get serious at some point. Where feelings will actually escape, and show it's true colours in all of their pride. That lingering, constant beats of their heart that if they could hear how the other's heart beat, the momentum- they would try and force their hearts to beat at the same pace, to breathe on the same rhythm. Harmonising it instead of stacking it again and again.

And it did.

It escaped, and it goes on the same pace- they could hear it in their ears, their own heartbeat and they can feel a second one, like it's their own. It beat at the same rhythm. A constant motion, and when they pulled back -and they didn't know who pulled back first- they held their breath, so they can breathe out at the same time, so they can be one. But they didn't tell themselves too, they just did.

Soulmates? Maybe. Destiny? Definitely.

And Sharky? He sure as hell is not a coincidence.

You must be wondering. How the hell did they end up kissing in the first place? Well, it's more or less a dumb and dumber situation. They all were playing a game of truth or dare, bored out of their minds because the lights went out and it's so cold and Chunkz's phone were out of battery.

Chunkz is like a kid, really, when there's his phone or anything gadgets with him, he'd be as quiet as a turtle. They don't make sounds at all. But when his gadgets are out of the picture, he starts biting and biting like a damn snapping turtle and he just disturbs everyone.

So, even though the others had their phone on full, they're not anti-social beings and what else to do in the dark than hide and seek? They did that. Turns out all of them are a bunch of scaredy cats, and thought a figure was flying towards them when it's just Niko's long ass coat on the door.

So, they resorted to a safer option of truth or dare. Everyone was on the living room on the carpeted floor. It was more of a Spin the Bottle but who cares what game it is? They're all so sleepy and tired but they made a dumb bet that whoever sleeps first would need to do their laundry for the whole week. It was a dumb bet, and they're even dumber for agreeing with it.

The bottle landed at Sharky first, and then at Kenny. And somehow AJ told them to give each other a peck, kiss each other. Chunkz smacked the back of his head, telling him that that's not even a challenge because they do it all the time. Kenny just shrugged his shoulders and playfully tried to kiss Sharky, lips out and pouting, he was smiling and laughing and Sharky- it was probably due to his tiredness but his eyes actually looked serious, and it seemed darker even because of the lack of lighting. Only the phones flashlight became the source of light. Sharky leaned in, captured his lips and usually when they do this, it would only be a small touch of their lips. But no. This time it's different- they were full on lips to lips and Kenny had to restrain from making sounds and even it did, it was muffled. They pulled away and Kenny looked at Sharky, Sharky looked at Kenny and there's something different and-

“Well then, I'm going to bed. Fuck all of you, there's a laundry place just across the road. I'm doing it. Bye. I'm out of here-” Chunkz said, he said he was sleepy before, but his eyes were wide as he stood up, left and went to his room.

Niko couldn't help but laugh awkwardly. AJ just looked confused, shocked, what the fuck written all over his face.

Kenny couldn't look at Sharky, though he noticed the man staring at him.

“Let's go, AJ. I'm sure there's a conversation long overdue for these two-” Niko said, winking at Kenny. That bastard. Kenny thought.

And then it was just Sharky and Kenny. Kenny can't look up, he just can't- while Sharky just stood there looking at the ceiling.

One's looking above the sky, the other deep underground. It only takes two to understand, to know that they need each other to balance the other out. Though maybe for them, these idiots, they might need a thousand brains to figure that out.

“Look- Kenny- I'm-” Sharky stumbles on his words, he couldn't even finish it but it's not for reasons one might think. It's because Kenny, out of sheer determination boldness, places both his hands on Sharky's face and they were, again, kissing.

This time, it wasn't a game, no one forced them or dared them to do this. Kenny kissed Sharky, and Sharky kissed him back. Their tongues fighting and they could hear the noises echoing the room, Kenny had always been loud, even with all of his previous partners- but with Sharky he seems to be out of control. Because for how long have they been wanting this? To kiss each other and actually be serious, not to tease or to play- but to feel each other, body to body, skin to skin, heart to heart. Now they are, and it feels like they're about to burst. The night is cold, but they feel so warm being in each other's embrace, and despite the darkness, things couldn't have been more clearer. They don't need any confessions, that had been long overdue. This is what they needed.

To feel.

They kissed like they're fighting for the last breath of oxygen- which was ironic since when they pulled away, they were panting and actually trying to catch a breath.

When they looked at each other again, Sharky's hands tightly gripped on Kenny's waist- they knew then that everything was different.

So, who lost the game?

They're both too damn heated to find out.

~To be continued~

A/N: posted this chapter on my oneshot collection on wattpad! Drop a comment, a vote or two, always appreciate some love. It's been a while since I posted any fics so tadaaa!!! There'll be a part 2, but I won't be posting here and only at wattpad🙈

[kiryuing]

[thebibliosphere]

I know I'm a broken record at this point about how functionally useless editing software has become since AI integration (read: corrections are now being suggested based on user input, not actual grammar rules), but there's nothing quite like a piece of writing software flagging something you've written as an error, and then when you click on it, it can't tell you what the error is.

Just that it thinks something is wrong.

It's like the writing equivalent of the "you better watch out!" meme.

Watch our for what? Nobody knows, but you better watch out!

[siarven]

Saw this post by @doppelnatur how dandelions are pretty good trans symbols and got inspired! Happy pride everyone 🏳️‍⚧️

[setsunas-genshin-edits]

Oh noo 😐 my hand slipped

[charlesoberonn]

[rhatt3]

Holm’s sister for the 2 people that will care 🫡

[t4t4t]

Hi !

I got bottom surgery on July 25th :3

I'm recovering well but I'll be on bedrest for a while. Collie and I will need rent help for September/food/gas/utilities/etc. Two disabled trans women. Anything helps ! Thank yall so much for all you've helped so far, it's saved my life ❤️

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[franzkafkagf]

this is what i mean when i say i want you to match my freak

[sealsdaily]

proposition of seal;

Freaky Ass White Boy

Today's Seal Is: Freaky Ass White Boy

[originalartblog]

Apparently much-needed reminder that reposting artists' art (by saving the images or screenshotting them and reuploading them yourself) on other platforms without the artists' expressed permission and without credit is theft and an insult to their passion and craft. You are profiting (in views, in attention, in feedback) from someone else's work and ideas, who do not get that feedback for sharing their creation.

If you are an art reposter, you are a thief and I have no respect for you.

[bluerosefox]

A DPxDC soulmate au idea

So DCverse is a soulmate world (pick any soulmate way btw, words, touch, drawings on the skin, can't see color(s) until they see or touch them, etc etc)

DPverse doesn't.

Meaning Danny wasn't born with a soulmark BUT he gets one after becoming a halfa because he is now connected to the Infinite Realms.

SO its during another one of Vlad's schemes, he's popping into different worlds and stealing things or something like that (basically like that one ep where Danny chases Vlad through the timeline after he stole Frostbite's map)

During the chase they pop out into the DCverse in one of the hero cities (pick any, not picky on which) and their fight is getting a bit out of hand (Vlad's fault, he's using the stuff he's been stealing, and Danny is doing his best to getting innocent people from getting hurt)

ANYWAYS during the fight, one of the cities hero's come to try to help/find out whats going on when Danny is hit by Vlad and gets tossed at them. The moment they either touch or Danny/Soulmate says something to the other, Danny feels the odd mark on him burn up and is MEGA confused on whats going on but decides to do what he does best.

Ignore it for now. He'd figure it out later he still needs to stop Vlad.

He apologizes to the other hero and gets back into his fight, missing the look of complete smitten awe/shock said hero had on their face.

[ratherembarrassing]

shout-out to the person on twitter who edited the music out of this scene

[pisstiel]

i do have like a clergy kink but i need the outfits and attitudes to be serious. no fucking fishnet stockings or smoky eyes. the nuns and priests in my fantasies don't revel in being "naughty," they either provide solemn corporal punishment or they are so overwhelmed by lust that they give in to their desires with immense guilt. making it all porny just ruins the fantasy for me

[visua1dreams]

CHUU as Toodles Galore (Tom's Girlfriend) by LeoJ Makeup