#at least what I feel is love

[expectingmotive]

Love tastes

I remember tasting love, my mother loved spicy food and I hated it, the spices all burning my mouth, I learned to love it due to my love for mom.

My big brother always picked fresh raw radishes to eat from my grandparents house, eating it raw wasn’t the best flavour but I accepted the challenge, if only I could share it one last time with him.

We have a stolen recipe book from the 90’ my dad took it from a Italian restaurant in manhattan, he prepared mushroom soup when we first meet, I have never been one for fancy tastes, but I learned to distinguish and appreciate every single five stars dish that was served to me.

My first love was kind of a nerd, gushing about stuff from comics, to tv, and electronics, always with a smile that made me feel hopeless, we talked over the table about trying wasabi together and how it the sashimi would taste like, our time together was cut short, and I cry a little every time I eat a spoonful of wasabi, I would do it again if only to them smile at me again.

Love is learning to taste it and remember it, keeping it close to your heart, your tongue and your mind, I would have never tasted or remember any love if it wasn’t because of them, I’ll eat with them the food, if not only for the sake of good times.

[hinamie]

in spite of everything, I had fun <3

[technically-human]

Edwin after the confession is a menace

Bonus Charles being normal about it:

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

...Turns out gay sex actually was the solution.

(This is basically a redraw, come read the real deal over at Tiger Tiger)

[canisalbus]

I swapped them around in a silly doodle

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[triona-tribblescore]

Silly body not enjoying being out and socializing for more than a few hours. *shakes fist at sky* CURSE YOU FEIND-

[ryllen]

Older Sylus as actual dad 😭👌✨

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 261

“So is no one going to talk about the eldritch space child or…” 

“I mean, do you want to get between a child and Batman? I think the only one who could even get close right now is Superman…” 

“No you’re right, I think- oh my god the eldritch space child is playing with batman’s bat-ears and he’s not doing anything about it what the fuck I thought only Robins could get away with that-” 

[found--family]

cas would not kiss dean first. dean would also not kiss cas first. this is their tragedy. but a shapeshifter or some kind of monster clone or djinn dream would initiate the first kiss and they would 100% return it. or the real dean and cas would've just simply fallen together somehow like tripped and fell and gravity would bring their mouths together whoops anyway they'd both take it from there - and that's not fate pulling strings it's just dumb luck for these two dumbasses (affectionate)

[a-most-beloved-fool]

Kinda want to write a Spock POV post-fal-tor-pan fic where Spock sees Jim and is instantly whammed with the fact that he's in love with him, but still has no idea why or what that means, so he just goes around with a knot of love tangled in his mind, utterly baffled as to why it's there or how to figure it out. He can't ask the kolinahr adepts, because it feels un-vulcan, so instead he's just. confusedly pining the entire time.

Jim smiles sappily at him and Spock's like "My Heart Is Beating Faster. Why Is My Heart Beating Faster. There Is No Cause For My Heart To Be Beating Faster. Do I Have Tachycardia."

Spock, to McCoy: Doctor, is there history of heart disease in my family?

Bones, suspicious: Yes? Why? (already surreptitiously scanning Spock w/ a tricorder)

Spock: I have noticed concerning irregularities in my heart beat. They occur primarily around Admiral Kirk.

Bones, freezing: Repeat that for me, Spock?

Spock: I have noti-

Bones: No, not that, the next bit! Where they happen!

Spock: Ah. Around Admiral Kirk.

[FIVE MINUTES LATER]

Spock, annoyed: Doctor, cease laughing. I fail to understand what part of my medical condition you find so amusing.

Bones, still wheezing with laughter: Don't - don't you worry your little head about it, Spock. You're not sick, that's the important thing. (interrupts himself by laughing again) You'll (wheeze) figure it out eventually.

(Spock, disgruntled, gives up on him and leaves.)

(McCoy keeps laughing for another ten minutes.)

[expectingmotive]

Tell me great things…

I look into the distance, looking over a cathedral in the rooftop of a building, I feel myself weep in silence, and a weight becomes heavier as someone leans on my shoulder.

“I thought you were not interested” said in a whisper, and I couldn’t be more surprised, how is it that he believes that, to be uninterested in the best person in this planet?, and the mere thought of it was wild enough to make me speak in a try to clear things.

“I simply believed that I was hindering you, and I’m not that great as s partner, you could get someone better…someone not dying” I said, as it was true, I’m just a human without destiny, killing myself by the torture of living, it was in these moments were I felt the most alive being within the vicinity of him, but no matter how much I felt alive with him, I felt dead in life and career, maybe with my family as well.

“You cannot seriously think that, I loved you so much, and you are not dead, and will not die any day soon” he said as he lifted his head from my shoulder.

“I loved you so much that I felt hopeless, it’s like a punch in the gut, so hard that leaves you breathless, it’s electricity in my brain where you leave me dumb and my personality changes, and it’s a rope that on my neck that I can’t help but like as I unknowingly slave myself to your service” and that was it, the words that I have been searching the last 10 years come to me, with the greatest description of my feeling.

“…and it’s not something I can change, not now, not ever” I say as tears slowly start falling from my face.

And I can feel the weight of his gaze, maybe he can see the pathetic being that I was reduced to by loving too much, is this what Icarus felt, with great wings that shone and flew so fast and were reduced to melted wax, maybe this was it for me, a strong loyalty and a great knight, until I tied my soul up, and I was left a useless shell of that strong and happy being.

He looks at me with a conflicted expression and it breaks my heart to see him like this, fretting over my well being, and this stupid slave knight reaches within for a clown to entertain the king, no sadness now, no sadness for him, I may be useless but I can’t let him be more concerned about me.

“But that’s too sad to say, and I don’t feel like putting a sad tone to our afternoon” I look at him, those two pieces of sun that shine so bright within his eyes look at me, and with a smile I continue my charade.

“What if we go for a couple coffees down the street and sit in the plaza?” I ask while he looks up at me, and I glance at his lips, and that messy hairstyle, maybe that sharp jawline, and I see him think about it.

“It’s not a date right?” He asks, oh and how much I would like to say yes to that question, but I can’t, and also I would hate to lie to that sweet voice.

“It’s an outing, wether you want it to be a date or not, I’ll leave that to you” I say as I wink to him in a teasing voice, it’s the most truthful as well as amusing trick I can pull, not that I’m avoiding the question or anything.

“I…I will go for my jacket, we gotta get out of the rooftop first” he stutters a little and I can see him look the other way, we get out of the rooftop and I smile slightly, grateful that he can’t see me blush, and what a painful experience that gives me a little bit of hope that things will work out.

We walk to his bedroom and look for our respective jackets, black and white, we slowly make our way down the big house until we get on our way to the plaza.

“So how much has everything changed while I was gone?” I ask him with a curious look.

“Not much really, but maybe it’s because it’s from my point of view” he shrugged, and the sunset can be seen getting farther and farther, while his cinnamon skin shines like gold on the sun.

“Huh, well then, tell me the important stuff or the good stuff” I say, trying to get out of the distraction of my yellow flower shining, and I do this little nervous tic with my hands, hopefully unnoticed.

“Well the I will tell you great things” he says with a tone of playfulness, and oh how that traps me further into his clutches.

“Well then my liege, tell me the greatest things from your life as of now” I bow slightly in a dramatic funny tone, a slight blush becomes alive in my cheeks and a fondness makes it’s way into my voice.

“Well for starters the greatest thing that happened as of late is…..”

Oh how much I have fallen, I doomed myself and didn’t really cared, how vile of me and toxic to indulge.

[hinamie]

big fan of panels where they look like they wld beat me up

[lotus-pear]

whatever happens, please don’t break

[bitchslapblastoids]

V: Not that I’m broke. Because I know where to come if I’m broke.

D: Thank you for buying merchandise at shop.danielhowell.com so that I can pay for my grandma’s…total body workout.

Hard to overstate how much I adore this whole this (saved the parasocial for the tags)

[beaulesbian]

One Piece Live action season 1 + hints or similarities to future One Piece moments (specifically after East Blue saga) - part 1: episodes 1-3

This wasn't meant to be a comparison between the live action and the animanga, but more so seeing these added/modified scenes that differ from the manga, yet with some of the acting/writing includes clues and hints to different and future canon material, or even characterization that necessary doesn't fit East Blue yet, but fits well enough into later arcs.

Luffy not knowing his world directions both in Opla (ep 1) /// Skypiea arc, in anime ep 168. But it could be for honestly any other arc (Funny thing is, in Opla he rang the bell that unfortunately alerted Alvida's crew, and only when I was rewatching that scene it made me connect it with the great Luffy moment at the end of Skypiea.)

The matches that Zoro has on the Island of Sixis in Opla ep 1, possibly manufactured on Baldimore (?), with a name Beast of Baldimore. /// After Sabaody Archipelago Franky was sent to Baldimore by Kuma, finding Vegapunk's homeland and laboratory, and also developing more of his science projects, as well as causing funny incidents, such as the Burning Beast. (It has probably nothing to do with the matches, except for the 'tiger on fire' motif and the name of Baldimore, but the details of Opla are just so fun!)

Zoro's first meeting with Luffy in Opla episode 1 is really different but fun nonetheless, especially with wording of the line that he doesn't want to 'play pirates' with Luffy. It's such a great setup line for his development to truly be one of the very first to understand how much Luffy means everything he's doing /// Zoro in ep. 323 Post Enies Lobby arc, making sure both his crew and the audience know how seriously he takes being part of Luffy's crew and what it means for future arcs.

Opla ep 2, Luffy mentioning Shanks' way of thinking about fighting (or not fighting someone who's not worth it) /// ep. 146 Jaya arc, Luffy saying to Zoro not to fight Bellamy's crew, which was direct influence from Shanks not fighting the Mountain bandits in the first chapters of the manga. It's interesting that for both of these scenes both Zoro and Nami are there to hear this.

This is just a fun bit, but seeing Nami excited about having a bath was cute. Opla ep 3 /// anime ep. 326, just after they get Sunny and everyone was finding out what space there is for them.

Garp and Koby playing the game of Go, Opla ep 3 /// CP0 agents playing Go while discussing the outcome of Strawhats & Oden's crew's raid on Onigashima against Kaido. It seems like a game that maybe Marines play more/enjoy (?) & above, up to CP ranks.

Usopp 'retelling' a story about eating a dragon, Opla ep 3 /// Punk Hazard ep 580, Zoro killing the dragon and planning with Luffy what's the best way to cook and eat it. Lol. In next chapters Luffy was carrying a big chunk of it, seemingly ate a bit part of the dragon already.

This one is self explanatory. Zoro is so gone for Luffy in Opla it's insane. Every time I remember that I get emo. ep 3. /// One of the first really fond smiles that Zoro keeps smiling at Luffy, a mixture of proud and understanding how Luffy works. ep 63, but it's just so much better in the manga, just look at it. Smitten™ (ch. 104)

[chalkrub]

thank you for a great art fight! here's some of my final attacks. had a blast, already missing it - see you next year!