#ask modern verse

[ask-modern-verse]

can you draw nightmare at a few photo shoots and poses?

Not too good with poses but here you go. I thought it would be nice to put Nightmare in some dresses instead of just suits <3

[chocodile]

Small character detail I have no good excuse to mention: Hyden hates anything remotely similar to "fast food". This applies to all AUs. He finds greasy, cheap, oversalted/overly sugary food disgusting. Additionally, he hates--HATES--messy food. The only foods he will eat with his hands are ones that are very clean and dry and leave no residue. Getting some sort of sauce or grease on his hands is one of the worst sensations in the world (doubly so when he's a bunny… to be fair, can you imagine eating barbecue while wearing fur mittens? Ew!)

When he was younger, he was slightly more flexible on these limitations. Here he is eating a "ham burger" normally to show how normal he is. He is fitting in with the common man. He is pulling it off. He's got this. Look how relaxed he is. You could almost miss the Rolex on his wrist.

Of course, every rule has its exceptions. As has been mentioned before Hyden often has no idea where food comes from or what goes into it. At some point, somebody failed to mention to him that Cinnabons come from kiosks at the mall and cost less than $100 each. Therefore, they escaped his "fast food is disgusting and I hate it" filter, and, in a modern AU, became one of his favorite desserts. He has a pastry or two each morning with his coffee and then wonders why he never seems to lose any weight.

[therentyoupay]

im completely feral over all your jelsa stories!!!!!! do you ever write established relationship jelsa or have any headcanons about what they would be like together in a serious relationship or marriage????

THANK YOU SO MUCH. 😭😭😭😭😭😭💕💕💕💕🙏 thank you thank you nonny for this super sweet ask and this really lovely question and all of your love and support!! 💕💕💕💕💕

i have... never actually written established!relationship (in any fandom), now that i'm thinking about it? that said, i guess i can come up with a quick list of some headcanons, maybe? 😂 i will have to think about this more, but for now, here's a quick drop:

elsa is an early riser; elsa helps jack create more sustainable sleeping patterns and habit formations 😂

when jack gets Impetuous Urges to Do Something Rash and Impractically Spontaneous, elsa will ground jack, reminding him to think before acting. (he occasionally Still Does It, anyway.) elsa knows what she signed up for, lol.

jack loves to play Harmless(!) Pranks, just to watch elsa’s reaction. (he is no longer allowed to sneak up on her after The Incident).

they also quibble over the definition of "harmless" and the specific logistical implications of that; for a while, jack was banned from further pranking, but then he got more creative at showing elsa that pranks could be wholesome and genuine, in which they could both be in on the joke. however, due to elsa's deeply-rooted Need to Excel and her (Not-so)Secret Competitive AF Streak, her retaliation in escalating the Cleverness Prank War quickly resulted in jack's prompt implementation of the Prank-Free Zones and Time Periods. (no, he was not scared.)

elsa, usually reserved, has learned to let her playful side show more often with jack. she might still pretend to be exasperated by his antics, but sometimes it's part of the game (or habit).

elsa sill struggles with opening up emotionally sometimes, but she progressively feels safe enough to share her innermost thoughts and fears. with time, she confides in him more about her worries. she still never likes the idea that jack sees her Imperfect Parts, but at least she can tolerate the discomfort (and, yes, take comfort in it) now

(jack loves elsa's Imperfect Parts, and jack admits that he is Weirdly Proud and Competitively Honored to be one of the only people, even including anna, who gets to see them. he also is strangely Comforted and Validated that elsa is, in fact, not perfect because for a while there, he was pretty freaked out and intimidated by how fancy she is.)

until he realized that no one ever let her actually be a Weirdo before, and once he realizes the Truth of Elsa Also Being a Secret (albeit perhaps more Subdued) Weirdo, the Universe Aligns.

jack listens to elsa's Big Conversations intently, activating varying levels of Serious Mode.

jack is getting better at recognizing the moments when elsa needs him to play and needs him to listen or Give His Opinion or any combination of those things.

jack learns that it's not always about Saying the Right Thing (which he is not very good at, anyway, or so our Serially Unreliable Narrator thinks), but rather being able to read elsa's mood and anticipate what she might need (even if she is not aware of it herself yet).

elsa is meticulous about planning and preparing for special occasions.

elsa likes traditions! jack likes tradition only because elsa likes them, lol, and hey, okay, these are more fun than he thought?? (who knew fun could be organized??!!?)

so he really wants to show (off to) her by pulling off Incredible Planning Feats in her honor, too (they do not go as smoothly, lol).

jack will often go out of his way to spontaneously create something meaningful, a moment or a gift or a gesture, that reminds elsa that he cares. he is big on words of affirmation, gift giving (but like, souvenirs that he collects on adventures like, "i saw this rock and it reminded me of your cousin olaf, we should put it on the window after we paint his face on it"), and acts of service, as well as physical touch and quality time. HE WANTS LOVE. he wants TO BE LOVED. he wants to prove that he is worthy of being loved.

(and elsa has to get him to Chill Out sometimes, remind him that he doesn't have to Do Things For Her/Anyone in order to be deserving of care; he is more than what he provides for other people.)

(jack gets its, and appreciates it, but also, the Urge to Provide and Protect is still strong, even after so much time, and sometimes Old Habits Die Hard.)

i get the sense that he'd be the type to he wake elsa up in the middle of the night to take her on a surprise adventure, or convince her to Do a Fun Thing without any preparation (/warning).

and she would Be Alarmed at the Lack of Plan (especially if/when jack Did Not Think This Through), but he also took precautions to ward off Concerns by pacifying her with tea, or reassurances that yes, he did call ahead to make sure the restaurant was open before they left the house, of course he did, he would never just leave home without double-checking beforehand (and frantically googles it two minutes later when he thinks she's not looking; she is, naturally, and even occasionally pretends not to be).

elsa approaches conflict with a desire to resolve things Calmly and Logically. she tries to understand jack’s perspective, even when she disagrees, and she’s careful with her words, not wanting to escalate the situation.

however, she can sometimes withdraw emotionally, fearing that she might say something hurtful if she’s too overwhelmed.

jack was initially (and, honestly, still is, even though he understands more now) hurt by her tendency to shut down when she Feels Too Much, and understands (although it's still hard) that elsa needs time to process her feelings and organize her thoughts.

jack also helps elsa actually Feel her Feelings, instead of just trying to intellectualize and analyze them. (she hates it, BUT sees the value. jack lives for these moments in which he realizes that he's actually contributing positively to her life and helping her in some way, rather than just being a burden or a nuisance, as was/is his fear.)

his initial reaction might be to push for a resolution quickly, but he’s also deeply afraid of Creating Distance between them, so after the first few fights, he really makes an effort to find the right balance between Pushing Hard Enough and Not Pushing Too hard, so that he doesn't drive a wedge between them as they work things out.

jack FEELS intensely, and can be so stubborn. he does not always have the most precise vocabulary or tools to describe his thoughts and feelings, or identify the root causes of what is actually going on inside him; sometimes elsa asks a lot of insightful and guiding questions that help jack come to the conclusions himself, and other times, she Puts Into Words the very thing that he had been thinking or feeling, but could not name, and it is very reassuring to have someone who understands him well enough to be able to do that.

after conflicts or arguments, they take time to Decompress and reassure one another (especially if at least one of them, if not both, was Overthinking again).

when they argue (and healthy couples do, remember!), it’s a dance of patience and understanding: elsa might need a moment to Collect Herself, and jack learns to give her that Space while also making it clear that he’s ready to talk whenever she is, and that he is going to try very hard to be Rational and Patient About It.

in the end, they both prioritize their relationship over any disagreement, always finding a way back to each other.

[person25]

I love when two characters want to get married sporadically and one of their friends is like “Oh yeah, I actually have a license to do that if you want?”

Like when did you get that??? Why did you get that???

It’s the one you least expect but also that makes perfect sense.

[littlehoundthings]

❛  imagery .   to  send  my  muse  a  risque  photo .( @wolf-of-etoile ) --- And there it was. David was standing in his bedroom in front of a mirror, nude, but he was holding a strategically placed sheet. Well toned and he had a bit of hair on his chest. There was no caption to accompany it. But the next message was a belated second behind. shit I tapped the wrong person I'm so sorry ashe The man was usually much neater with his texts...

Make Ashe blush! {Accepting}

" ....Uh huh." Ashe stared at the image on his phone for a long moment, quirking an eyebrow. Huh. Now he was deeply curious who this WAS meant for.

...Probably don't need to think into that too much.

Ashe's fingers swiped over the digital keyboard--

Nice nude. Maybe try lowering the sheet a tad. Give a little tease of the base. A show, if you will. A tasteful showing of cock.

[anchoraweigh]

@hadobreeze said ... " don't know what's going on... but then to be honest, i've not had a clue what's going on for most of this. " ( src. / accepting. )

Her bluntness draws a chuckle out of the performer, an airy and utterly reheared sound—like Brant had practised the sound of his own laugh in the mirror a million times until it sounded just the way he wanted it to.

"Whether you know what's going on or you don't—isn't it just the perfect sort of atmosphere to get lost in?" He spreads his arms with a flourish, head tilted back and eyes shut as if taking in the sounds of the faint music and loud crowd as one would take in a gentle breeze on a warm day.

Of course, he comes down from his imagined breeze fairly quickly, blinking his eyes open and looking at the girl before him appraisingly, as though considering the best avenue to take for his next words.

"When in Rome," he quotes, "do as the Romans do."

The sentiment is followed by a cheeky smile and an offered arm; Brant's performance for the day has already concluded, and he too is free to roam the crowded streets. "If it's your first time stumbling across an event like this, then you could ask for no better guide than I!"

[recre8ed]

@flybcll said → " it tastes better than it looks. " ( src. / accepting. )

Okonomiyaki doesn't look like the sort of dish that Hakkai would have selected if given the choice, but he's sure the hesitation to dig right in has given his newfound companion some level of reservation about having picked it. As such, Hakkai can't help feeling a little sheepish about his own behavior and guilty over his unreadability.

"I don't doubt that," Hakkai concedes. He had, after all, been the one to ask for recommendations. "It's different from the sort of thing I'd have sought out for myself. I'm not particularly picky, though, so there's no need to assure me about this sort of thing."

As if to back up his words, Hakkai promptly digs in. As expected, it's a perfectly serviceable dish; he'll have to tell Goku about it when they meet again.

[asksihtrickjartansen]

Can I join you in the shower pls?

"I am not sure if the shower is big enough, unless we sneak into Finan's bathroom."

[estarion]

what's a sane amount of ex-wives to have by age 39

auditions are closed, @wellfell said he's not allowed to have any, also tied the red string of fate around his dick, no sex 'til marriage, losing it to each other on their wedding night for sure 😌💦💦

[ask-modern-verse]

OMG can we see Ink?? I would love that! <3

[brokenmagxc]

@drachnslayer called: pluck (actions speak louder than words meme) pluck, sender plucks something out of receiver's hair. ( accepting. )

HEAT IS A FAMILIAR FEELING often laced with viscous stickiness and panting breath. the fires of battle take time to dwindle. he stands before fallen monstrosity, greaves caked in its blood, and such viscera touches liberally across hands and face and hair. soiled sword wiped on panted cloth and sheathed, he lets his head hang back, eyes closing as he takes in the stilling air. the smell of iron-laced ichor, smoldering with the sweet honey of magic, fills his lungs. familiar indeed, but mildly unwelcomed.

he forgets himself momentarily in his attempt to calm heaving heart. pain kisses upon aching muscle, sore skin and tainted soul. mind wanders to blankness, the sweet numbing release of tension from worn shoulders. it isn't until he feels hands upon his hair that he remembers that he is not alone.

eyes open, brown hues intertwined with golden vine piercing at sight of a hand. he becomes rigid, stilling with the firmness of stone. fingers slide under dark brunette strands, pulling away with torn chunk of — something or other — before chucking it aside. his gaze finds the other's face, companion close to body, where warmth radiates between them. look of surprise molds into something different ; a touch of amusement, and a small smile persists. soft around the edges of weariness.

“ is it that bad ?? ” gentle laugh leaves him, cuts between the harshness of the cold air. “ i usually don't have company around during these times so — please forgive the mess. ”

[quietlyblooms]

self care is making all the little verses you want for your character bc it'll make you happy <3 even if your character might be miserable themself asdf

[plotbunnybreeder]

All the World's a Stage

aka a silly RomCom fake-ABO-relationship plot bunny because my brain does things

Jaskier wondered if he was secretly cursed at birth to have outrageously bad luck for the string of events that led to his current circumstances: abducted, labeled an Omega, apparently sold at the highest bid for an Omega ever, and sold to the infamous White Wolf Alpha warlord of Kaer Morhen.

Except it turns out the White Wolf isn't an Alpha.

Somehow they have to convince everyone around them (enemies and allies alike) that they're a successfully mated Alpha-Omega pair or the consequences will be greater than just shipping Jaskier back to the family that never wanted him in the first place.

Inspired by the linked post below:

[littlehoundthings]

∗ 4o﹕ sender  traces  one  of  receiver’s  scars ( David to Ashe, any verse, @wolves-of-etoile ) "How did you get this one?"

"That one is..." He shuddered a bit at David's finger gently brushing along the old scarred flesh. Ashe hummed in thought as that gentle touch moved from tooth mark to tooth mark. A perfect wolf's bite.

"I was... couldn't be more than 14 at the time. I'd been gettin' cocky with my magic- y'know. Teenager stuff." Ashe shook his head with a chuckle. "And... it ended up attractin' the attention of a warlock-- Atticus."

"That... Ended up bein' the first time I'd ever killed someone," he admitted with a slight frown. "Pretty fucked up- but Atticus had planned on huntin' me down for my magic..." He shook his head at the memory before reaching around to grab David and pull him close.

"Not the best story for pillow talk, but I'm tryin' t'not be a closed book."

[recre8ed]

@vastiitas said → " You look awful pleased with yourself. " ( unprompted. )

It would be far too vulnerable a thing to admit that this is the first time he's managed a real smile since turning himself in, so Hakkai keeps that piece of information tucked close to his chest.

"That's because you almost fell for it! I wasn't expecting such good results." He flashes Cole a cheerful grin, finding even that just a little bit easier than before. Acting this lighthearted had seemed completely impossible not that long ago—Hakkai supposes he has his cellmate's general disposition to thank for the drastic change. "I'll endeavor to handle myself with more grace in the future."

Not even the false promise can wipe the self-satisfaction off his face. Speaking far too easily, Hakkai continues, "Ah, but I still have no idea how you ended up in here; some would consider it impolite to ask after another person's history without offering up their own."

[personal-worst]

i love the askhistorians subreddit so much. "my prof mentioned gold value in economics class so i wondered why gold established itself as more valuable than silver in ancient days :)" u are the soul of history.