#ayyyyy thank you so much for having me here !!!!!!!

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pairings: lando norris x sister!reader (face claim: sky brown)

in which: lando norris’s little sister achieves a bronze medal in the olympics..again..

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y/n.norris: I’m currently recovering from a dislocated shoulder, after having a pretty bad crash before arriving here in Paris. However, that isn’t going to stop me and today is the day and I’ll give my 100% out there for you all! Let’s gooo!!💗🇬🇧

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username Let’s goo Y/N💗

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teamgb: Back-to-back bronze!🥉

After dislocating her shoulder, Y/N Norris brings home another bronze medal! What a performance from the teenager! Two Olympic bronze medals at 16 years old, not bad at all y/n.norris❤️🤝

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username Let’s go Y/N!!!

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username She’s only gone and done it with a dislocated shoulder🤩

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lewishamilton 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

username Lewis🫡

username Crazy, 16 years old.

username Little Norris is a 2x Olympic medalist!!

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y/n.norris: WE DID IT!!🥉🤩

Achieving another Olympics bronze medal is not what I was expecting going into this. But it happened and I still can’t believe it!! It’s be a hard few days with my shoulder, but I knew I had to go out there. Thanks to my team, my family & friends and all the fans in the crowd cheering me on today, this medal is for us all! Love you all!!❤️

Arrived at Paris with a dislocated shoulder as a 1x Olympic bronze medalist ~ leaving Paris still with a dislocated shoulder as a 2x Olympic bronze medalist🫡

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username LET’S GOOOO🔥

username Y/N brought it homeee🇬🇧🥉

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username Not even a dislocated shoulder will stop her!!

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username Congrats YN, well deserved!!!🥉💗

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[weird-bookworm]

LET'S SPREAD SOME LOVE!!!!!

talk about your favourite mutuals and why you like them

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oh god this is gonna be one hell of an answer

@fairyhaos because shes the sweetest comfiest most adorably chaotic lil ball of energy + she gives the best advice like hello??? what are you??? oh god my heart goes a little off track everytime we talk i just love you so much

@wheeboo okay shes part 2 of the they-make-me-feel-the-safest trio along w yena and axe like please i stumbled across the sweetest sassiest boo stan ever ALSO UR GORGEOUS???

@blue-jisungs axeaxeaxeaxeaxe so chaotically lovely and so boomer and so fun and yoid think shes savage but no shes just soft and as harmful as a pinecone (why do u remind me of tht one joon meme of him just. sitting there. peeling potatoes. in tiny.)

@slytherinshua we kinda talked less for a while bc life happened and then caught up (kinda lol) and im so glad to see shes still as crazy and lovable as ever (im waiting for tht ppt) like talk abt impressive. impressive is her whole personality. sometimes in, uh, less than conventional ways...hehe

@eternalgyu HANNIE WHERE TF R U I MISS UUUUUUUU 😭😭😭😭🫶🏻 like yk what i imagine when i think of hannie? causing mischief. LIKE IDEK WHY OKAY i just feel like we'd be running around giggling like idiots js pulling random pranks on people and js the thought makes me smile

@yllouhannie ylli is like love. ylli is gentle and kind and sweet. shes understanding and passionate and really quite cute. oh my love you make me wanna jump off a cliff because how can someone like you exist 😭 (no srsly what is this witchcraft ilysm mwah)

@woozvc nora is like home. which is saying a lot lmao i sound dramatic but like yk when u just talk to someone and it feels just right even tho ur not rly doing much? shes older but she lets go and i can just feel how absolutely beautiful this person is *melts off a cliff*

@welcometomyoasis shu oh shu i have no words so pardon if this is a little small but. ik i say this a lot but i rly do mean it. i love you. so much. yr msgs and reblogs and asks always make a smile and they make me giddy and suddenly nothing is wrong with the world 🥺

@haecien bro is my ultimate gay bestie like what else do you need in life other than cien. what. nothing is the answer. life is complete when u hv cien and his shenanigans lolol like i dare you try to Not like him. i m p o s s i b l e.

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@thepoopdokyeomtouched im still waiting for my flirting yk? lol on a serious note, u and ur crazy streak r probably the most entertaining thing on here, and i fucking love it. i love ur chaos and the fact tht u choose to share it w me, thank you 🫶🏻

@arafilez bro rly dropped outta thin air like a fucking ghost and made my life abt a 100x more exciting where were you my entire life ara. where. why didnt the atz rants and the writing and the random asks show up sooner. why.

@nonononranghaee HAFS MY LIL CUTIE PATOOTIE WHY DO I ALWAYS WANNA SQUISH U NOMNOM U CRUSH U KSKSJEHEH u give me so much cuteness aggression oh my god...

@kkooongie sarah sarah sarah sarah sarah i live for ur writing and im always looking forward to our little chats abt books and random stuff (...when r u updating btw 😅)

@maeleelee @mxnsxngie @imagine-a-life-like-this i don't tell you guys enough how much i love and appreciate each one of you. i dont tell u enough how grateful i am whenever i think abt u bc god ik how hard it is to take in a random person in ur circle, to adjust w a kid, to make said kid feel safe and included and loved. so thank you. for all that you do for me and for loving lil ol' me <3

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something borrowed - nathan mackinnon (feat. erik johnson and ryan graves)

- based off the movie of the same name + my own plot changes

- Warnings: swearing. angst. ej is annoying in this, i apologize. just a character. also lili is a bimbo blonde in this, kinda like in the movie. no hate against any blondes, just mirroring the movie. there is a not so friendly joke, so please be advised. itll be in bold so you can skip over. ALSO, this movie is so chaotic and all over the place...this is all over the place and chaotic lol

- shoutout to @pucksalotguys for supporting this and giving me feedback :)

Word Count: 5.7k+ this is a long one, so much to upack.

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tessa burns grew up around some of the greats in nova scotia, canada. aka, sid the kid, brad marchand, andrew cogliano and ryan graves to name a few. her older brothers played hockey ofcourse and so she was always around the rink at all hours. always had a chirp or two to throw out as she left the arena with them. despite growing up in nova scotia, she never met nathan mackinnon until they both went to shattuck st marys for highschool and hockey. they instantly connected, over hockey, nova scotia, bad breakups and the undying need to be the best. though, he was more hard core than she ever was; in her defense.

tessa was never alone growing up, despite have four brothers before her. she had her best friend ryan graves, grew up right down the block. always had a bad joke, always had a smart and witty comment to make. one that would rock you to your core. she also had her best friend liliana who was a blonde goddess. a 5'8 blonde, taller goddess. one that all the guys went after. one that swore she gave up toronto university just so they could both go to univeristy of british columbia. one that guilt tripped her left and right, but she was liliana. ofcourse, she couldn't 'drop' her. that was her girl, and there was no way she could do that to her closest confidant besides ryan. ryan saw how shitty liliana treated her, how liliana made sure she was the center of the attention. always. ryan always knew about tessa having the huge crush and ever lasting love for nathan, though he was lilianas. she had been for the past three years. so ryan watched as tessa looked on from the bench, what else could she do? so she wallowed in her own guilt, pity and anger of not saying anything before to nate. though it was too late, they were to bed wed in the middle of august before they would flee to california for a week then back to denver.

°• ♔ •°

tessa walked into the restaurant and her eyes went wide, taking in the 'surprise' 28th birthday part; liliana had thrown for her. it was june 24th right after the seaosn had ended, but on without a cup. not this year. tessa smiled fakely as lili cheered and wrapped her arms around her best friend, sister even. "honeybug happy birthday!" she screamed, using an old childhood nickname that should have never see the light of day; even when she was 6. "thanks lili." she responded cooly, hugging her friend back. some of her closest friends were here, well lili's too. wherever tessa went, lili did too and vice versa. she smiled at her brothers who came up, wrapping her in a family hug. "hi guys.." she smiled, one that didn't reach her eyes. "hey tess, mom and dad say sorry for not being here." the oldest, billy explained and she nodded. british columbia was more importnant it seemed.

"AYYYYY KIDDO!!" she heard the ever popular and familiar voice of brad marchand. she turned and grinned at the brother like man and hugged him. then she hugged his wife charlotte, "thankyou guys for coming!" she beamed, holding onto her left arm. "ofcourse! we wouldn't miss it for the world hun." his wife smiled and tessa nodded. "hey bobby orr!" she heard the captains voice from behind her, and tessa turned. she smiled widely for sidney, and hugged him. "hi sid." she mused, pulling away. "got you your fav." he mused, and handed her a cherry vodka. she smiled, thanking him. "where the hell is nate?" she heard him mutter under his breathe. she felt her heart rate pick up, covering it up with a small smile. "do you know where ryan is?" she questioned and speak of the devil, he walked up behind sid. he clasped a hand on sid's shoulder and they did a bro hug before sid sauntered off to find his best friend.

"nice surprise face." he smirked leaning in and she rolled her eyes. "dont tell her please!" she begged her best friend, brother even. he nodded smiling, "ofcourse not. that would ruin her, i think." he trailed off as they caught her making a scene. she saw nate behind her, smiling up at her as she said a joke and laughed loudly. oh, the ever enigma stealing the spotlight once again. "i don't think she's capable of NOT having the attention on her..even if it's your birthday. by the way, happy birthday sis." he smirked and she gave him a wink. "oh thankyou, thought you wouldn't say it for a sec." she grinned and he stuck out his tongue. "uh huh." he sighed, sipping his whiskey and looking back at lili. she rubbed her temple, before looking around. "love how its mainly her frineds." she muttered, feeling angry at herself. again, another birthday and she had no new friends. and everyyear, lili had more and more.

"hey, stop. dont feel bad for yourself. she's a lot to deal with." he mused, almost as if it was an insult. but tessa, knew exactly what he meant. "honeybug!" she heard the very immature nickname and rolled her eyes which ryan caught; as she turned around with a fake smile. "what?" she asked, with a fake giggle as lili rushed up to her with a tall guy. "i want you to meet somebody!" she grinned, pulling her towards the guy. "ej this is tessa. tessa this is erik johnson or ej as we call him." she smiled, as if she was cupid herself. "birthday gal!" he said loudly, causing lili to laugh loudly once again as he pulled tessa in for a bear hug. "ah hi." she said, unsure of what to do. she stood there, frozen. felt like she had been violted in a way, but it wasn't that deep she reminded herself. "you guys are so cute together!" was all lili said before waltzing off to give nate a kiss.

tessa sighed, looking around, trying to not ficate on ej himself. the very tall, and muscular man in front her of. with 3 front teeth missing, like a little kid. "how'd you lose your teeth?" she asked randomly and he laughed a hearty laugh. he explained in a unnceccesary 10 minute story before they were interrupted by nathan. she gave him a thankful smile that he could decode, and nodded. "i think cale is in the back over there." nate said through gritted teeth. ej nodded, giving the birthday gal a kiss on her cheek to which she instantly wiped off. ej left, and left a chuckling nate in his path. "you have a great poker face burnsy." he mused, sipping his beer. she looked at him, acting as if she didn't. he met her eye, before she could spit out words. he gave her a charming smile and laughed. "i would never tell lili." he joked, and tessa sighed looking down at her almost empty drink. "tess-" nate said but she cut him off. "its all good. im gonna go find ryan." she said without looking at him as she walked past him, and away.

minutes later, lili yelled over on the microphone to get her cute butt up there. "honeybug, baby, get your cute butt up here!" she joked, causing everybody to laugh. nate searched for her, and she appeared after ryan pushed her to the front. "dont keep cruelle waiting." he muttered for only her to hear. she sighed as lili smiled at her, dotingly. "honeybug. happy birthday. so thankful for you every day." she smiled, an erupture of 'aws' filled the room. tessa blushed, "tessa gosh, where do i begin?" she said, almost acting. she looked up at the ceiling, pretending to wipe away any tears. "phew, my botox is really holding up.." she trailed off joking causing some uncomfortable and comfortable laughter to erupt. ryan from next to her, hit her shoulder and she laughed.

"tessa, tess, burnsy honeybug, my platonic soulmate..gosh we've been through it all! from kindergarton when i pushed ryan down the slide for cutting us off on the playground.." she began as the photos began on the slideshow, showing the two and then the trio of chaos. "god, we were the trio of chaos. tessa, ryan and i. i don't know how ryan put up with us, to be honest. or how he still does." she joked. "she was with me through my first breakup in 6th grade..i was a mess! let me tell you. we watched the holiday and the he's just not that into you SO many times with lots of popcorn, oreos and icecream." she explained, showing some photos of their teenage years. "heres us at prom. ryan said 'fuck it' im taking you to prom honeybug. awe SO cute!" she said doing a little hop. "then miss burnsy went off to shattuck, fucking shattuck oh my god. if i have to hear about one more hockey player that to shattucks im gonna pull my hair out. o.m.g." she said laughing along with everybody else. "then fucking gravy went off to shattucks and so i was left alone." she began, something she never got over. something she held over them, and still guilt tripped them about. "i was not a hockey player, thankgod! i was all about makeup and clothes and cheerleading. and they weren't there to witness me win state but i witnessed them play for team canada. what assholes." lili had the audience in the palm of her hands. they were eating this up. though ryan, sid, her brothers and nate all cringed throughout.

"but anywho, after i notably declined ivy league university of toronto to go to university of BC with my honeybug..ryan went to some place called denver." she added the last part with everybody hollering now. though it wasn't a joke really, she was purely an idiot. “then we graduated, and then it was really real that we were gonna be seperated for real this time. miss barnsy got into john marshall law school in chicago, and i was incredibly sad when i started working in toronto. but only 512 miles away from one another." she paused, waving a small wave. "and after a year into living into chicago, you introduced me to the absolute love of my life." she pasued, blowing a kiss to nate. he smiled shyly, and looked down embarrassed a tad bit. "thanks for hiding him for so long hun." she dazzled the crowd. "and now were getting married, thanks to you!" she smiled widely. "bubba as much as i love you, tessa girl has been my one constant my whole life."

she turned towards tessa now, ""you're the the sister i've never had, you're sometimes the mother i often need, the reason why i can stumble so fearlessly into adventure is because she's always there. she's always there. i love you tessa. my forever honeybug." she beamed, and the crowd clapped. "bubba!" she said, out of the microphone and made her way towards nate. she wrapped his arms around the girl and kissed her head. tessa watched from afar, and ryan nudged her to look away. "lets get you another drink..after that." sid mused, pulling her towards the bar.

later on in the evening, it was now ryan, nate, lili and tessa left. ryan was holding lili as they all waited outside the restaurant now on the almost desolate street. "oh fuck- i forgot my bag!" lili said slurrely. nate and tessas head perked up and both went to say something, "take her to the hotel. we will be there soon." nate said before tessa could say for him to go back with her. the duo nodded and the other two made there way back inside. "was it the vintage chanel?" nate questioned and tessa laughed, a true and real hearty laugh. "nathan...aren't you the one who got it for her?" she said cocking an eyebrow as she held it up. nate sighed a relief, snatchingit from her. they looked at one another, and nate saw something twinkle. "lets get one more drink." he mused, pulling her down the street to the bar next door.

one drink turned into four more, and somehow someway; though they knew how it happened. they ended up in her small apartment there in toronto. for the first time in their entire relationships, they had acted on that part of their feelings. though, they thought it was more the alcohol than anything.

°• ♔ •°

ryan, sid, ej, their other friend maria, liliana and tessa found themselves in st john on the coast of newfoundland. the five of them walked into the lake house, that they were staying at for the next week. nate and lili walked hand in hand, lili doting on him that made ryan want to vomit. "bubba...please?" she asked with puppy eyes, begging him to take her shopping on the mainland. he sighed, instantly giving into her. lili clapped her hands together, and ej high fived her for some odd reason. "you go girl!" he hummed, sitting down in the living room sofa and propping his feet on the table. tessa stopped unable to move anymore, because of ej's hockey bag and suitcase that was in the way. she gave him a scowl, nobody noticing but ryan ofcourse. "ej..bags please." ryan spoke up and ej hopped up, muttering an apology. "its ok." she smiled, and simply stated. tessa made her way up the stairs, as ryan went towards the first floor room. she got to the second floor, and nate instantly grabbed her bags. "oh thanks." she hummed, following him to the bedroom next to theirs. "thanks." she smiled, and he nodded. very unsure of what to do. things were kinda awkward after they slept together, but she made him forget about it. made him, and he promised her. "yeah. no prob." he responded, as she sat down on the bed. his eyes flicked to her's from the doorway before lili came up and smiled.

"shopping?" she grinned, and then motioned towards nate with her eyes. tessa shook her head no, "im gonna take a nap." she said cooly and the two nodded. lili pulled nate away before he could say bye. tessa sighed, laying down on her back. "hey barnsy, wanna come swimming?" she heard the voice of ej and she perched herself onto her elbows. he took in her stance, and angle she saw him check her out. she shivered and sat up all the way. "im okay. thanks though." she responded and he nodded, giving her a toothy smile before he ran off. she shut her door, silently cursing herself. this was going to be a long trip.

°• ♔ •°

the following day, the group decided they were going to play volleyball. just unsure when. before they made there way to the beach, ryan pulled tessa into her bedroom. "spill." he demanded crossing his arms as she sat on the bed. she shrugged, "tell you what?" she asked. he gave her a blank stare, "i know what youre hiding honeybug." he stated and she gritted her teeth. "nothing im hiding nothing." she spat, standing up and walked over towards the double window french doors to the balcony. she instantly found nate's broad shoulders, strong back and dirty blonde hair of his. she stared at him, as lili spoke to him from the pool with ej. ej and her were splashing one another now, and she could tell that nate wanted to be anywhere but there. "that. you are hiding that, tessa." ryan said from behind her, freaking her out. she must of timed out, watching him. she shook her head, looking out towards the beach now. "no its true. i could tell at breakfast. im not an idiot." he said, checking his hip with hers. "well i could say the same about you and maria..." she mused coyly, before giggling as she walked out of the room. "oh god no, if i ever have to be at the same table especially at their wedding, im killing them before they leave for cali." ryan mused making tessa laugh even more. "you two totally slept together!" he whispered yelled and she whipped around to face him. "oh thats gold." he said chuckling. she shook her head as he nodded hers.

"im not an idiot, i know you did. now it makes sense." he said as a wave of realization washed over him. as he placed his hands behind his head, laying down on her bed he asked, "you totally did..more than once?" he asked like a child, he couldn't contain his excitement. she combed back her hair, trying to calm herself down. "oh my god, twice?" he asked, getting excited more. she looked at him through the bedroom mirror and he started to laugh. "oh my god." he said abruptly stopping, "lili, oh my god, she's gonna flip." he said seriously before laughing. "its not funny!" she said pulling a pillow towards her from the bed and hitting him. "this is rich barnsy!!!! you have to say something to nate, i see it eating you two up." he exclaimed and she shook her head, a wave of guilt and sadness washed over her pale face. "no, its already been decided that we aren't to speak of it ever again." she stated before walking out.

breakfast.

tessa sat down next to nate by accident, as she sat their reading the newspaper. he met her eyes, over the newspaper, when she looked at him. she whisked her eyesight away and focused on transporting the fruit to her plate. "listen..tess. we need to talk-" she cut him off with a glare. "no, we do not. we already have. we can't hurt lili more than we already have." she hurriedly said. he swallowed back what he was going to say, and nodded. "never. again." she said through gritted teeth before meeting his eyes. god, those blue eyes that transported her back to shattucks. god, how she loved them.. ej bolted outside with coffee, and threw down a iced coffee for the brunette. a black coffee for nate. "oh yay coffee's here!" lili said walking out with pancakes. ej sat across next to lili who sat across from tessa. tessa swallowed, as she could feel the intense stare ej was giving her. nate coughed, breaking ej's concentration and ej looked away. maria sat down next to ej and he smiled at her. "morning." he smirked and maria gave him a polite smile, before noticebly scooting her chair a few inches away. ryan finally walked out and sat down next to tessa. "gravy finally arrives, nice. we can begin." lili said in her fake polite voice, clearly annoyed with ryan. per usual. "sorry princess, forgot the world and time revolved around you. what a keeper nate." raya huffed, and lili squinted at him while nate rubbed his eyes.

“okay gravy, atleast i have some sort of schedule going. arent you a hockey player? it looks like you haven't done anything to combat your croissants and poutine eating." she spat, (trigger warning) softly grabbing her stomach. he flipped her off, causing ej to laugh loudly. nate looked at him with a intense stare, one tessa hadn't seen for a few years. it was almost, like his old self had flared for a hot second. before it cooled. "atleast i dont spend somebody else's hard earned money." ryan muttered, and lili picked that up. "well, atleast he has somebody to spend it on. dont ya honey?" she smiled a dazziling smile, placing a arm over nate's shoulder and kissing him. ryan pointed a finger in his mouth and faked gagged causing tessa to stifle a laugh. "besides, i always tell nate to help out tessa but she always says no." lili added, sipping her coffee. tessa set down her fork, "how many times do i have to tell you that i dont want or need his money." she explained once again. "i am comfortable, i dont need a lot. besides-" lili cut her off, "youre due for a promotion anyways!" she clasped her hands together and tessa shook her head.

"no, not what i was gonna say but thats true. i like the life i live, and i love the work i do lili. i dont need anybody's money, especially not his." she defended and they all sat up with the 'not his' part. ryan took in the quick look nate and tessa shared, one without words but words. "what i mean is that, he's my friend, that just feels weird." she added and they nodded. "besides, more for me!" lili hummed, kissing nate again. tessa picked up her fork and took a strong bite of her strawberry.

After.

the group were outside on the beach, hitting the volleyball to warm up. it was ej and tessa, lili and nate. while ryan and maria sat out. "ouuu! we should play a game!" lili beamed with mimosa in her hand. "yes!" ej said loudly, pointing at her. "how about everytime we get a point, one of us on the winning point tells a secret!" lili said with a grin, causing ej to grin wickledly and laugh. "no i dont-" "lets not -" nate and tessa said at the same time. "oh come on! itll be fun!" lili said pouting. "yeah, itll be fun!" ryan added, and tessa glared at him. "ej im in, youre out." ryan said and ej nodded, as they switched positions. "ryan!" she whispered yelled at him, and he smirked. "it has to come out eventually babe." he smiled and placed a quick kiss on her head. nate looked over, and saw what was going on. he knew ryan knew, even without ryan confirming.

“ry!" she said before lili hit the ball to him, him to nate and back to ryan. that happend over and over. ryan won the never ending sequence and chuckled, "oh dont i have a secret!!" he huffed, "tell it tell it!" ej said like a 5 year old. "dont i have a secret." he laughed, and tessa begged him with a pleading look. "no its fine, we don't need to play." nate said trying to get him to not say anyhting. "no this has to be said." ryan exclaimed and lili looked on with excitment, "yes please tell!" she beamed sipping more of her mimosa. "tessa- tessa and-" but he was cut off, as she made he way towards ej - as a distraction - and kissed him. she kissd him hard, pulling him in by his thin shirt. nate and ryan looked on with confusion while lili shrieked with excitemnt. "AHHHH! im cupid!!" she cheered as tessa pulled apart, and walked off. ryan and nate looked at tessa as she stomped away.

tessa continued walking down the beach for 20 minutes more, trying desperately to stop crying. nothing was working. she sniffled, as she sat down and wrapped her arms around her knees. what the fuck did she just do, she thought. ryan made his way over, after the rest of the group went back to the house. "youre an ass." she said boldly, standing up and walking past him. without allowing him to get a word in. "tes-" she cut him off. "how dare you jeoporadize my whole relationship with them? huh?! how you made me kiss ej!" she screamed at him. "i made you kiss him? that was all your doing hun. not mine. youre too scared to admit your true feelings for nate, im not an idiot. you love him. everything makes fucking sense. ever since i first met him when i visited you in minnesota, i saw the way you looked at him and how he looked at you. you fucking fool. you let her snatch him away. you let her win." he screamed.

"she wins everything! she has won everything that has come her way! she gets the guy she gets the house, the unending bank account, her fucking parents are god sends, she got into utoronto with a lower gpa then me!!!! liliana wins everything, that is just how it goes. she wins everything." she whispered the last part, as she fell apart. ryan walked up to her, but she pushed him away. "no." she sniffled as she paused, "dont. just dont. youve done enough." she sighed and walked back up to the house. already packed and ready to go.

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the following evening the group was down at a local pub, taking in the drinks and food. tessa sipped her cocktail as maria came up. "ryan will never like me, right?" she stated and tessa did a double take at her. maria already knew, "im sorry maria. he doesn't like you that way and probably wont ever." she said softly. maria nodded, " its fine." maria responded before walking off. that was how it will be with nate, tessa thought. she looked in the distance and saw nate and lili bickering about something, before she walked off to dance with ej. nate rolled his eyes and turned around to the bar and met tessa's stare. she swallowed, grabbing her bag and walking out. she walked outside to the rain, and she felt her arm being grabbed. "tessa dont go!" nate pleaded. she shook her head, as she was being drenched.

“then leave her. leave her, and be-" he cut her off. "be with you? i cant, tess. i just cant." he stated and she nodded. "becasue it wouldnt look good, huh? im not exactly a trophy wife and im fine with that. but....but atleast ill be happy. at some point." she mused, and turned around. "im sorry tess. i really am." he stated and she stopped middway. she turned around and hurried towards him. "i should of gone back for you." she began, "i should if let you walk me home that night in denver. i should have let you done a lot of things but i was scared. i was nervous. i was scared into thinking that you could possibly like me." she exclaimed. "i should have never told you to stay with her, then maybe we wouldn't be in this situation now." she stated, finishing her tangent. he shook his head, "you were always enough tess. always, there wasn't a moment where i thought otherwise." he began and she felt a beacon of hope flicker through her. "but im with her now." he stated and she felt her heart break even more. she sighed, he took in all her tears. she shook her head, "youre a coward, nathan. a coward." she stated promptly. "but ill be happy, ill be incredibly happy without you." she stated, before walking off. nate watched as she did, the rain coming down even harder which coincided with her mood. nate really watched as the love of his life walked away for him, for good.

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there was a knock at her apartment door around 2pm. she closed her book and walked towards it, opening it to nathan. she tried to close it, but he quickly stopped it. "what nate?" she demanded, placing a hand on her hip. she shook her head when he said nothing, "we broke up. i - i thought about what you said and it's true. i won't be happy with her, how i'd be happy with you." he began and she shook her head sniffiling. "no." she said very warily, her voice cracking. she saw the pleading on her face, and opened her door further to let him in. "i should have never let you walk home that night you introduced us tess. i know that, ive known that but i was too scared to break it off and see what people that follow me would say. you were right, i am a coward. ok? and im sorry that it took me over 10 years to figure it out. im sorry tess, there isn't anybody i'd ever want to be with but you. and then we, and then we slept together and i knew i was doomed. i knew her's and i's relationship was doomed." he finished and she looked at the ground. she wiped her tears, looking back up at him. "i want you, always and forever." he stated, with much emotion. "i - im sorry." she started, "i just dont know. she's my bestfriend." she exclaimed. "i see the way she treats you t." he stated, using a barely used nickname from him. one that dated back to a drunken state moment in highschool.

“i want to, trust me." she sighed and was about to say something else but somebody knocked at her door. "tessa honeybug!!!" they both heard from her door, and she pushed him to go hide. "go go!" she whispered and he disapeared. she opened the door and lili instantly walked in. "i broke up with him!" she stated, and tessa acted surprise. "really?" she questioned and lili nodded sitting down. "i uh, i knew he wasn't the one. after.." she trailed off, unsure how to tell her best friend that she'd been sneaking off with somebody.

"what changed?" tessa asked, nervously. "i met somebody!" she squeled, not bothering to contain her excitement. "i mean, more then met." she added, "well i knew this person, for awhile." she stated. "who?" tessa whispered. "ej." she mouthed. "ej!" she said excitedly. the fuck? "the toothless big foot?" tessa quipped. lili rolled her eyes, "yes him. and i know!" she said. "thats nathan's teammate! lil!" tessa said getting defensive of him. "i know i know but nothing happened until we went to st johns. thats it. nothing before." lili defended. tessa began to pace, "and im in love with him, and i want to be with him." lili stated standing up and beginning to walk out. "i know it'll take you a bit to come around, but please don't tell nate yet. we want to do it together."she said before pausing at the door. tessa's mouth was still open in shock, "oh and dont feel guilty about the kiss. it was humerous." she smirked before walking out. as soon as she did, tessa went to look for nate. somebody knocked on the door again and she opened it to lili. "is that nate's jacket?" she asked, smirking. "wait what? oh- he left it in my car when we got back into toronto." she lied but lili didn't buy it. "no, no. thats not true." she stated, before pushing the door open. "nate! i know youre in here, nate!" she yelled, as tessa shut the door. nate walked out into the living room.

"you asshole!" "my teammate?!" they yelled at one another, "my best friend!!!!" lili threw back at him. "my. teammate." he slithered back. "how could you?" lili, turned towards tessa. "no- no dont go after tess. go after me. she didn't initiate it." lili held her hand up, "stop, dont speak for her." lili spat. lili shook her head at nate, "you know, i hope youre both happy together. i really do." was all lili said before walking out.

"nate-" tessa said but nate shook his head, grabbed his coat and walked out.

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tessa mouthed "im sorry" to ryan and he flipped over his card that had her name on it, "me too." and she hugged him. tessa had just flown from toronto to newark to visit ryan. she hadn't seen or talked to him since june and it was now middle of october, hockey season. they drove back to his condo, and the two put her stuff in the guest room. a little while later she walked out into the kitchen and sat down at the counter, as he cooked dinner. "whats for dinner?" she questioned in french. he smiled a toothy smile, "fettuince alfredo." he mused back in french. tessa nodded, grabbing the water bottle he set down on the counter. "what are you doing here?" he asked leaning against it, trying to read her expression. she sighed, "well you know about lili and ej. well nathan was there and lili heard and then he heard her and then when i tried to talk to him, he walked out." she said placing her face in her hands. he saw the stress, anxiety and never faultering love with nate. "have you talked since then?" he asked and she shook her head, "nor lili?" and she shook her head. "im alone." she said before sobbing. he instantly came over and pulled her in for a hug. "shh." he whispered over and over again, trying to comfort her. "youve got me." he said kissing her head. she sniffled, and pulled away. "youve always had me, no matter what." he explained some more, trying to get her to understand.

she looked at him, "always will. and-" he paused laughing nervously. "this is shitty timing but i dont care. ive always been there watching you from the bench, watching lili have something that you didn't. and that hurt me, because i was there the whole time but-" she cut him off, "i never noticed because i wanted him." she finished and he nodded. "im in love with you, and i have been since we were kids." he added and she felt a whiplash of memories hit her. she went through the big and little moments with him, putting the pieces together. he always chose her over lili, and that's why he got so upset with her in st john. "ry-" he cut her off, putting his hands up in innocence. "i know, i know." he said biting the inside of his cheek. "i know ill never be nate. ill never be nate the great. even before, i knew i was never good enough." was all he said before moving back to the stove. tessa sat there and shut her eyes, feeling her emotions consumer her. but they didn't. ryan's phone started to blast, and he looked a the id and saw nate. he rolled his eyes, picking it up.

“hey nate." he stated, and tessa perked up. ryan looked at tessa, "yeah she's actually here. she came to visit." ryan stated with not emotion on his face. "for you, tessa girl." he said locking his phone. "look's like it's time for you to fly to denver...in two hours."

1 year skip.

tessa walked with nate's dry cleaning in her hand as she walked through downtown denver. it was now october, one of the last warm days, and tessa was spending it in the city; working. after everything went down, lili and ej got together as well as nate and tessa. tessa moved in as lili moved out and in with ej. tessa was walking down the street going towards where nate said he'd be for them to drive home together, after she spent the day in the city. she walked down mainstreet and saw a familiar blonde walk past. the both of them paused instantly, turning around to face one another. lili sized tessa up and tessa just smiled. "you look good." tessa said, ever the people pleaser. ever the lili pleaser. lili pushed some hair behind her shoulder and smiled. despite them being in denver, and having their boyfriends be teammates, they stayed away from one another. they didnt talk, and tessa honestly had more friends outside of the wags group. she was only friends with tracy, cales gf and andrew coglianos wife. she was fine with that. nate and ej moved on, but still kept a distance. lili smiled, tilting her head just a bit. "oh." was all she said, before realizing that tessa saw it. "i hope you two are happy." was all lili stated, nodding towards tessa's engagment ring. the two got engaged over the summer right before they came out to denver. tessa smiled with a somewhat of a glow radiating from her, "we are. i am." was all she said. lili nodded, "are you two?" tessa questioned. lili nodded, "yes. we uh, we eloped this summer." she smiled referencing her small and simple ring. so unlike lili, tessa thought. "i know what youre thinking. but i love it. ej seems like a lot and he is in a way, but he's truly simple. i wish; i hope that someday you and nate can see that and hopefully come around. or atleast nate." lili responded and tessa nodded. "me too." tessa smiled, before turning around and continued to walk down main street to the square, where nate was waiting.

nate saw tessa's midlength wavy hair before he saw the rest of her. she was in her usual workday outfit, he pixie black pants clinging to her curves and her white boyfriend shirt untucked. she beamed as soon as she saw him, and he mirrored her. "hi." he mused, wrapping an arm around her back and pecking her. "hi." she said back, as he took the dry cleaning from her along with her work bag, and took her hand in the other. "ready for dinner?" he questioned and she nodded, heels clipping the sidewalk as they went to meet sid who was in the city for a game. where they'd also be asking him if he wanted to be Nate’s best man.

tessa saw her life with nate, she always had despite lili. despite the years spent on the bench, she'd never change it because now she had him. and he had her. she regularly thinks about their first meeting as they plan their wedding, both remembering clearly the outfit she had on. a blue dress. something borrowed from the very beginning.

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wasnt sure how to end but i hope you guys like it!!! despite it's being hella long, i hope you liked the drama :)

@fallinallincurls @erikjohnsons @hockeylvr59 @hockeyboysarehot @cale8makar @makarhughes @starshine-hockey-girl @slafgoalskybaby

[unreone]

Art Fight 2024

STARDUST Agent UNR30N3, Reporting for Duty

FIRST WEEK:

Blueprint Preparations — Sketch out the concepts for charas; came up with ideas; choose which wip to commit or scrap for next year

Wait and Prowl — Assess both sea dwellers and friendly lasers that targets the crew of mah ship

Massive Chara Inclusion Selection — Scout for active agents to choose for the mass attack

CAUTION!!!

Some of the arts below the cut contains cartoon gore and elements that might disturb you.

You may proceed with this knowledge.

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Attacks Receivedth:

SNIPPY!!

By OCandada

Remark: Awwww heccc yeeez, first attacc of the yearrrr!!! My scissor rat boii looks so adorb and meek here, almost harmless! (just the way he would like you to believe hue hueee) It's frimkin cute to see him like this, I ain't even threathened by his scissor blade bwuhagagsbs. Thanks a bunch for this mate!!!!

The Happy Hills Killers

By ZillyCat

Remarks: Looks like Amora did not head to the right direction after all hyuackc huyckyc ycuuhxk (ill see myself out-) THIS IS FRIMKIN NEAT!!!! Just gurlzzzz slayinnn like they mean it. Literally. They slayed. Many corpses went unfound. The way that Sparkly is smiling, unfazed and that Mori is so proud of herself really makes this! OML this is a delight, I ain't even mad. Ames definitely snoop to close to get there ahaifhxjkx-

Buzzsaw

By Vilke

Remarks:

BRUV- WHAT-

THIS IS AWESUUUUUUMMMMMM!!!!!!!

Fricking crayon stuffed in breadsticks, this is not just eye candy. It's the whole confectionery!!!! It's soo cool to see Sketchy despite literally being halved. The clutter of sketches around them is fun to zoom into. This cursed oracle is beyond the concept of pain and suffering, look at death straight in the eyes and smiled wide. Sure, the pain not really getting to them is a lie, but it ain't gonna bring their jive down!

This is really well-done, thanks a bunch for making this one!

Run Like Your Existence Depended on It

By @zeddye

Remarks: THE MOST PATHETIC CRITTER KNOWN TO MANNNNNNN RUNNING YET ONCE MOREEEEE. When will this damn badger ever learn that Resustance IS fuccimg futile omlll. I adore the action lines for the bg, there even seems to be a skull formation right behind Dodger. It's soooooo funni he thinks he really can escape outta this one alive bwhshsvs. Great frimkin job as always mate!

BIG ART

By OCandada

Remarks: AYYYYYYYYYY, this is neaaaat!!!! A bunch of coolio quirky misfits altogether. This makes me smile so frimkin damn much!

Cheeky Rodent

By Cosmo

Remarks: Ayyyyy snipper snoppers!!!!!!! In Cosmo's artstyle!!!!!! What a glorious time to be alive!!!! Such attitude, this is definitely the face he makes when you say what kind of cut you wanna have at his barber shop. Is internally passing judgement? What does he mean when he said that is a choice you'd obviously made??? How can one infer from his monotonous tone his true intentions? Ahh all that will never be answered. He got that smayl tho

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snip snip

By @pierrotlunaire08

Remarks: YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! This is (onfg MY COMPULSIONS DEMAND i MUST SAY IT-) bloody awesum! The way you render fur and blood here is cuttingly good. I guess, Snippy wants to stay sharp else he'd be on edge. The shading really seams everything together-

Seriously tho, this is fricking great and I'm still put in shear awe whenever I re-realize that I received this bit.

Rufforth Attack

By @shoups32

Remarks: PURE FRICKING DELIGHTFUL- It's really cool how ye made Rufforth here exude gentleness and sweetness, leaning to a friendly air. This tol puppet doggo may be a bit broken but still approachable as everrrr oml!

Dodger the Badger

By Daaniell3

Remarks: YOOOOOO WE GOT DODGER IN DANIEL'S ASSET ARRANGEMENT ARTSTYLE BEFORE GTA V LEZGOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! It tickles my eye sockets to see funky ear tuffs AND tail variant for him here. Adding to that is his silly frightful expressions. Oh to imagine him being put in situations. Def for the sake of plot and character evolution and not my entertainment. WbUha.

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That concludes my report! I'll keep y'all posted for future updates.

[self-indulgent-paw-patrol]

Hello again, the 'Ryder's Parents' theory anon back again (need to come back w a better name fr) and that whole thing w 'why do the dogs talk?' got me thinking of my own theory. Now i gotta preface this by saying i'm only just getting into the show like, seriously? I watched some episodes w my baby brother and got hooked, haven't really watched the movie yet but i know abt the 'one of kitties start talking thanks to the comet' thing, so that's what i'm mostly basing this theory off of

So like... the thing giving superpowers and the ability to talk is a meteor, right? Right. My crazy theory here is that its not the first time a meteor like that hit the earth. A similar one hit the planet during the dinosaur extinction thing (to my knowledge it wasn't a single huge one, there were a few more) and ended up affecting the area around it, giving the life forms around it (in this case, the precursors of dogs) the ability to be able to speak. So!! Humans don't care bc from their perspective, dogs have been able to talk since always. Humans and dog probably have an even closer relationship in the paw patrol universe compared to our reality, since they probably evolved really close together and all!! As for how do some cats (like Wild and his crew) talk naturally... idk honestly. Maybe there was another, much smaller meteor they just happened to near of? Idk i'm just building this

Btw, i found it really found you just went like 'cats probably could talk but they just choose not to' bc i'm. P sure that was the same thing the Cat from Coraline says when asked abt why he talks in the Other World. He kind of implies he COULD talk in the normal world, he just doesn't wanna :P peak cattitude fr

I think i'm gonna start signing my asks? I like stars and sparkles so... -💖🌟✨️💫 <- this'll do

YEAH THAT'S INDEED PEAK CATTITUDE LMAOOO I LOVE THAT CAT IN THE CORALINE MOVIE and if you have cats or knows someone who does, you'll notice they don't meow to interact between themselves, save when they're babies or to show aggressiveness. They keep mostly to body/smell language. And meows to humans! Because humans are idiots who are never getting over the need to vocalize for communication XD

IRL cats can literally talk (their own language) but they're beyond that- they dumb their communication down into sounds just because we are not at their level and they still want us to give them their grub. It's free food, why wouldn't they want it??

As for the meteor theory? YOU'RE SO RIGHT IT COULD'VE HAPPENED TOO!!! And makes a lot of sense!!

And ayyyyy, welcome to the world of Paw Patrol!! XD I'm new here myself too! I only started watching it back in January. I had friends from my local furry group recommending this show to me for years now and Idk why I didn't watch it before. I guess my brain is just that stubborn. It knew I'd get hooked and couldn't afford being hooked into both Transformers and Paw Patrol at the same time. Now that I've slowed down on Transformers, it finally decided to let me get into another show and Paw Patrol was the chosen one to be watched XD

Will you remember all the emojis every time? Though that's a very smart idea and I like it!! I think I'm gonna refer to you as my Sparkly Anon in this case!

[dawnstarranger]

@kimmurielscryingmirror Thanks for the tag! Drow Smash or Pass game sounds right up my alley ahaha

Jarlaxle: Easy, smash. This man knows what he's doing, or at least wants the world to believe he knows what he's doing. I'd say he's not afraid to try new things, but lets be real, there's probably very little he hasn't tried. He's crazy rich so I do expect him to treat me to a nice dinner and a bottle of wine. Knowing that there's a sweet, caring heart underneath the flamboyant and chaotic exterior just makes him more attractive. This man would be perfect but I sense commitment issues and know he's got that tendency to self-sabotage relationships. Oh, well. A night of passion I'll never forget is more than enough from this handsome mercenary. I also want us to play dress-up in his closet after. Maybe during. I bet this man owns some gorgeous leather body harnesses. Probably a whole trunk of magical toys. Anyways.

Kimmuriel: ayyyyy you all know me well enough by now to know this is a SMASH for me. Love the fact that the fandom on here likes to put his height right around 5'; I've always wanted to try to pull off slinging a cute drow over my shoulder and walking off with him like the dragon sisters did with Jarlaxle, and I'm confident I can pull that off with Kimm here assuming he's into it and cooperates. Does he have Jarlaxle's experience in this arena? Probs not, but you just KNOW there's some freaky shit one could do with psionics, so lets uh, pioneer some new techniques if you know what I mean. I've got so many questions about psionics in general actually, so I'd hope this turns into at least a few dates and not just a one-night thing. Want to learn more about stars, sweetie? Here, lemme whisper infodump in ya ear, that's hot, right?

Rai'gy: He's confident and I like that, but I don't date or sleep with priests, esp. not priests from a super controlling religion. Sorry! It's kind of a "you gotta be at least thiiiiis much agnostic to ride" situation.

Valas: Listen, I met a guy once that was kind, loves to just leave situations, GREAT navigator, knows his constellations, and figures a great first date is a quiet late night nature walk. I wifed that man up so fucking fast.. and I'm not even talking about Valas here. But back to the drow at hand, this isn't just a smash, this is a respectfully smash and then marry. Or it would be if I wasn't already, yknow, married. But for the sake of the game, I'm telling you. I see marriage material right here.

Zaknafein: Sooo sadly I'm gonna take a pass on this one. I haven't got to the later books yet but fandom osmosis tells me daddy Zak has anger issues? Sorry, If I wanted a guy with kids, a crazy ex, and a tendency to lash out when pissed I could just drive my ass back to my hometown and have my pick of the litter.

Beniago: Have not really met him yet (maybe I should redo this when I'm actually done with all the books lol), but from what I hear, smash? Probably?

Drizzt: v respectful pass bc this man is married and also has a kid now. Hit me up twenty+ books from now and I'll let you know if I change my mind. I will say, if it were I and not Innovindil up on those mountains... anyways.

Gromph: Sorry, pass. Too old 4 me. Also kind of an asshole. He invites me back to his room to "meet his familar" and he's not talking about Kyorli. I tell him I'll do better on my next Transmutations Theory exam, thanks for your time professor, but I gotta go uh, do something. Maybe next time, thanks for the offer.

@solvicrafts and @maritimelass and @villainslut NO PRESSURE since not everyone is into this kind of game! I don't know who else to tag. If you want to jump in, go for it.

[mostmouse]

The One Chosen by Arceus

chapter 3 ayyyyy i literally love this story and i found a way to write multi-chap fics without hating it! usually i get so forgetful but this set up seems to work well for me! (Mildly suggestive)

Adaman stood in the center of the Diamond Clan’s settlement. Taking a deep breath, he relaxed as he watched his people move about their daily lives. Some came up to speak with him, talking about nothing in particular and laughing together. 

Occasionally, he would be asked where he had been spending his nights away from the settlement, to which he assured everyone he was out camping in the Mirelands, surveying the area for any issues or stray rampaging pokemon. That alway seemed to do the trick, people remarking how conscientious of a leader he was to be protecting their clan’s homestead. 

Part of him felt bad about lying, but the other part of him knew that almost nobody would approve of what was going on between him and you. There had been many more nights since the first he had shared with you. Neither of you had gone any further than that initial night. He felt a bit guilty that he wasn’t pushing for more, knowing that you’d be more than happy to reciprocate, but he just didn’t feel ready yet. 

He already felt a bit devious with what the two of you were doing now. He fought down a blush as he thought about the two of you kissing, and some nights he would hold your back against him as he ground his hips into you. He never held you face to face when he did so, he couldn’t bring it in him to see your face while he did something so illicit. 

Blinking rapidly as he heard someone call out to him, he turned to face Arezu. She hadn’t been around the settlement much since the incident with her Lord, or before that even. She was like the shiny pokemon of the Diamond Clan, not quite fitting in with the others, and having her own method of living her life. Which was to say, she wasn’t as conservative as the other women in the clan. 

He knew Arezu was much more comfortable with men, especially the man from the Ginkgo Guild, Volo. Even with everything that happened, she was still infatuated with him, and was known to spend her nights with him. He used to feel bad for her, pity her even, but now he understood. 

She wanted someone and wasn’t afraid to get them. She lived her life happily seeing him and working in Jubilife Village. He dared say she was happier now than she ever was, considering she and you got along so well. There were many nights he would approach your homestead just to see the two of you huddled close together and giggling with flushed faces and wine. 

At first he was terrified that not only would Arezu tell everyone that he was around your home so late at night, but also that you had been telling her everything going on between the two of you. He knew his reputation and credibility as the Diamond Clan’s leader would be torn asunder if rumors started which then proved to be true. If anyone was to find out, it would have to be from him first, or else. He shuddered thinking about it. 

As Arezu stopped in front of him, she grabbed his hands and grinned widely. “There’s some massive outbreaks not far from here! I’m worried about our hero! You have to go help, I think there’s massive Hippowdons out there! Like, bigger than alphas! It’s actually sort of amazing, but I know her and Mai especially have been investigating the outbreaks, don’t you think you should go help?”

He jolted a little, there was an outbreak so close to the settlement? Rolling his eyes at Arezu’s wink, he smiled softly. Surely she was exaggerating so he could leave without anyone questing it. While their people certainly disapproved of her lifestyle, she wasn’t so ousted that anyone would think she was lying about something like this. 

“Thank you, Arezu. I’ll investigate and support as needed. Could you lead the way?” She smiled softly, nodding enthusiastically and waving goodbye along with him as they walked away from the settlement. As they got far enough away to be comfortable talking freely, Adaman grinned down at her, “Hippowdon, huh?” 

She tossed him a sly look, “Well, there are some pretty big hippowdons, but its actually a mass outbreak of budew.” The both of them burst into laughter as they continued down on their way. “I just thought you’d want to see her. Mai’s with her too but they’re mostly observing the budew, and also enjoying all the rain. Rare that it rains so much here. I wanted to play in it too, but I thought you should also get to, uh, enjoy the view.” 

Her obnoxious wink had him blushing. She certainly knew the two of you were somewhat in a relationship, though none of the nitty gritty. You had mentioned you told her nothing explicit was happening between the two of you, of which he was grateful for and also annoyed with. It wasn’t fair that the two of you had to sneak around. At least it wouldn’t be odd for the Diamond Clan leader to be seen with the Hero of Hisui. For that he was thankful for. 

Giving her a confused look for a moment, “Wait, view? What view?” He knew Mai was a little more serious than she should be, but what were the two of you doing in the rain? And why was Arezu wanting to play, too? He laughed suddenly, “You don’t mean they’re out playing in all this do you?” 

“Hey! So what if they are! Its not everyday there’s a sunshower in the Mirelands!” Her carefree laughter lifted his mood. He had been a bit cranky with not seeing you for over a week or so. You had been traveling all across Hisui researching the mass outbreaks. 

The two of them chatted aimlessly as they approached where the outbreak was happening. Soon, a fine mist enveloped them before it turned to gentle rain. Adaman stopped for a moment, enjoying the feeling on his skin and the bright sunlight beating down. His home in the Mirelands was beautiful, he adored every moment he spent here, fond memories flooding his mind as he enjoyed the moment. 

Arezu kept moving ahead a bit slower, waiting for him to join her again. Heaving a contended sigh, he jogged a bit and felt back into step with her. “Been so long since its properly rained. This truly is a blessing of Mighty Dialga.” Arezu smiled, looking up at the sky. 

“It really is. Everything has been looking up since she helped close the rift in the sky. And not to mention we were able to meet Mighty Dialga. It was amazing, I’ll never forget what it was like to kneel before it. Amazing.” The two of them nodded in solomn understanding, it had been an ethereal dream to meet Dialga, to be able to tell it of their prayers and devoltion. 

“Oh! There they are! Hey! Guys! Look who I brought!” The two girls in the distance turned at Arezu’s loud calling. Excited faces waved excited arms, jumping up and down in shallow mud puddles. “Aw, hey don’t have all the fun without me~!” Squealing in happiness, Arezu sprinted forward, splashing in the puddles as she went as she launched herself into both of your spead arms. The three of your laughed loudly as you continued to stomp in the puddles. 

Adaman approached the three of you with a fond warm smile on his face. While he wasn’t planning on partaking in the splashing about like a magikarp, he certainly would enjoy the show. His favorite person and two close friends warmed his heart. Seeing his people prosper made him all the more confident in his abilities as head of the clan, and comforted him to know that his people were happy and content. 

He looked around, seeing the massive amount of budew all soaking up the sun and rain. The Mirelands would be blessed with growth and water for the weeks to come with how it was pouring from the heavens like this. “The rosalias that are sure to bloom from these budew will be beautiful, I’m sure of it.” He called out to all of you. 

He smiled at the wide grin on your face, and pointedly ignored the smug grins from both Mai and Arezu. He had been the one to tell Mai about your relationship together. He trusted her more than anyone, and knew she would never tell another soul. She had been his confidant throughout all his planning and self exploration. 

“I know right! Its going to be such a pretty sight! I hope they don’t all migrate at the same time once they evolve. It’ll be so beautiful to see the Mirelands with some color that isn’t so red and brown.” You laughed gleefully, walking forward and grabbing Adaman’s hands. Swinging them between the two of you, you gently pulled and spun you both in a circle. 

Adaman smiled happily, not caring about the other two seeing such a display of affection, not to mention the carefree way you had grabbed at him. He knew you were aware of how conservative people were, but he didn’t think you quite understood it. That a couple who were not proudly promised to each other wouldn’t hold someone’s hand so familiarly. 

But he couldn’t care less in this moment. He soaked up the rain, sun, and warmth from your hands. “How long do these usually last?” His question was for all three of you, but his eyes didn’t stray from your wet and content face for a moment. 

It ended up being Mai who called out to him, “It depends, we’ve actually been looking to munchlax for guidance. He seems to know everything about these outbreaks. He’ll give us a signal once its about to end, these have been really usefull in studying pokemon for the pokedex.” 

Finally turning away from you for a moment, he met munchlax’s gaze who happily jumped up and cried out. “Thank you for helping munchlax, you’re amazing! Your wisdom and guidance are appreciated, my friend.” He swore he saw a blush on the little pokemon’s face before he turned in another circle. Grabbing your hands tighter, he pulled you to his chest suddenly. “Sorry, getting a bit dizzy there.” 

You sighed happily in his arms, wet clothes clinging to the both of you as you held each other close. Mai gagged loudly from behind you as Adaman moved his head over yours. You were sure they were making faces at each other, as siblings so often did. He had told you how they weren’t related by blood but how she had raised him from such a young age after he lost his parents. 

Nuzzling closer to him, you heard Arezu begin to run at you. Adaman stuttered on his words as she no doubt was getting ready to jump on your back. You adored Arezu, the open affection a welcome sight and feeling. It was as if people were afraid to touch others here that weren’t someone they’d known for 100 years. 

Laughing as Adaman tried to escape your grasp, you held on tightly as Arezu jumped onto you, muddy feet brushing your thighs as she gripped his cheeks in her now muddy hands. “Ha! Gotcha!” He gagged dramatically, trying to move away from the two of you, but Arezu had her hands securely around his neck now. 

“Mai! Mai help! You can’t just- Stop! Ha, that’s gross, no!” His joyful laughter betrayed him as he wiggled uselessly in your combined hold. 

“Mai! Help us! We’re your besties! You can’t betray us for some man! Where’s your solidarity!” 

“Hey! I’m not ‘some man’ I’m her brother!” 

“Not by blood! Which means our womanly bond is stronger!” 

You cackled, your face pressed against Adaman’s chest as he and Arezu went back and forth. Mai stood her ground, laughing beside munchlax and decidedly not taking any sides. You listened through his chest with every come back and groan, enjoying the timber of his voice. You had missed him desperately these last couple of weeks, but the information you were getting and all the research Professor Laventon was completing was too good to pass up. 

Arezu pushed off of Adaman’s shoulders, seperating the two of you and leaving you to wobble on your legs before bracing yourself comfortably. “Arezu! We’re in the mud! I could’ve dropped us!” She laughed happily atop you, not a care in the world.

“We’re already filthy! It wouldn’t have hurt us anyways!” The both of you laughed as Adaman watched on in his soggy clothes. He was happy for the rain, and for getting to spend it with some of his favorite people, but he wasn’t too thrilled about how soaked his clothes were quickly becoming. 

With every passing moment, they felt heavier and heavier on his sturdy frame. Not to mention his haori and baggy pants were starting to cling to him uncomfortably. He was used to the freedom of his movement, but it seemed he moved even slower now. When was the last time he had been in such a heavy downpour? 

Munchlax began to fidget at Mai’s side, pulling at her hand and getting noisy. “Hmm? Oh, it seems like the rain and outbreak are going to end soon. What should we do after this?” Her question got the attention of all of you. You weren’t too far from the Diamond Clan settlement, which technically was home to three out of the four of you. But Adaman didn’t want everyone to see you in your soaked clothes, your outfit being tighter than the others. 

Arezu hummed in thought. “We could head back to Jubilife Village? Or go to the coastlands to your house?” You perked up as she tapped the top of your head. “It’s sort of far though... That’s no good.” 

You smiled softly, “I have pokemon that can fly us there no problem. It won’t even take long.” Letting Arezu shuffle off your back, you grabbed a pokeball. Releasing your gyarados, you looked back to the others. “She can fit all of us on her back, I’m sure. Do you guys want to fly with us?” 

Adaman grinned widly, tossing up a peace sign, “You know I’m in!” Arezu jumped in excitement, shouting her assent as well. Mai hesitated as she looked down at munchlax and her clothes. “Hey, don’t worry, she has a machine back at her place that can dry clothes in no time.” 

You matched his smile, “You can ride in the front and hold onto munchlax and I’ll hold onto you! Or Adaman can, he’s stronger than me, I suppose.” You ignored his smug grin as he tossed a thick arm around your waist and pulled you close. 

Contemplating your offer, Mai smiled softly. “Okay, besides, its been a while since I’ve been to your place. I’m honored for the invitation.” Giggling, you walked forward and grabbed her hand, holding her warm one in your freezing palms.

“So formal! You know you don’t ever need an invitation to stop by, you can come over literally whenever you want to.” The two of you turned and walked towards gyarados. 

“Yeah, Mai. Besides, Adaman does it all the time- ow!” The man in question bonked Arezu atop her head with a closed fist. “Hey! You do- mmpf!” He clapped his hand over her mouth, bringing her in close and rubbing his other hand across the top of her head quick and rough, ruining her already wet hair. 

You and Mai ignored the two of them, helping her onto your pokemon’s back. Gyarados cried out loudly, wiggling down low so that everyone could get on comfortably. Using your hands for Mai to put her foot into, you hefted her onto your pokemon’s back. Grabbing munchlax, you tried to pick him up with great difficulty. Suddenly, however, Adaman appeared next to you, picking Mai’s pokemon up and lifting him into her lap. 

With a huff, you smiled at him as you got up from the ground, “Thank you, he’s uh, just a little heftier than I thought.” The two of you smiled before Mai hushed you.

“Not in front of him! That’s so rude.” Still all smiles, you reached out to the little guy and pet him on his head, apologizing. 

Adaman helped you up onto gyarados’s back, doing the same with Arezu, before pulling himself up and settling in front of you and behind Mai. Wrapping his arms around her and munchlax, he looked back at you and grinned. “Ready for take off, boss!” 

Grinning and scooting closer so you were flush to his back, Arezu copying you and pressing herself against your back as well, you called out to gyarados. “Okay girl! Take us home!” With a loud cry, she lifted off into the air and headed straight for the coastlands. 

Being up high in the sky wasn’t a big deal for any of you really, considering Sabi would take the Diamond Clan people for a ride with brivary on rare occasions. But munchlax didn’t seem to be too big a fan of it. Mai tried to hush and comfort her baby pokemon, Adaman leaning forward to pet and soothe him too. 

“Hey, bud, it won’t be long now. See, look! You can see the ocean up here! We’ll be landing soon. Can you hang on for me and Mai, please?” His soothing timber reached the little pokemon’s ears easily, and gyarados cried out in support. The little guy’s shaking calmed down a bit as he covered his eyes. 

Arezu whispered into your ear as quiet as she could, while still being heard, “Isn’t he so good with little ones? Think how good he’d be with kids!” You giggled at her words, unaware of Adaman being able to hear them as well and his face lighting on fire. “Have you thought about it at all yet?” 

You smiled to her, head turned away from the man in question as you nodded. “Especially the making them part!” The both of you squealed loudly, and Adaman jolted in his spot. “Ah! Sorry, we’re just talking! Nothing’s actually wrong!” 

You noticed as he relaxed slightly, but still a bit stiff. “Hey, is everything okay up there?” He nodded robotically, and you brushed it off as being a little hyperaware of everything happening as well as looking out for munchlax. 

Turning around, you rested your cheek on his back and listened to his breathing as you locked eyes with Arezu who had her head by your shoulder. The two of you smiled at each other, faces warm. 

It wasn’t long before you arrived at the coasts and to your homestead. To your surprise, Rei was on your porch hanging out with pikachu and a few of your other pokemon you had left behind for the day. Landing easily, Adaman was the first to jump off, helping munchlax first, then Mai, then Arezu, and finally yourself. As you landed, he pulled you into his chest and whispered into your ear hotly, “You okay? You and Arezu seemed to be laughing at something.” 

He refused to admit he heard what the two of you were discussing, but he absolutely wasn’t above teasing you for it. He’d be a liar to say he had never thought of children with you, or the ‘making them’ part, especially. You laughed and held a hand to his chest, kissing his wet clothes and looking up at him with mirth in your gaze. 

He let go of you as you moved past him to say hello to Rei. Adaman didn’t mind the public displays of affection around the two girls and Rei, he knew that you trusted him dearly, and had mentioned to him to not mention it to anyone else. The day was bright and warm on the coastlands, and you greeted Rei happily. 

“Whatcha doing here? Got Lav with you?” Rei smiled, shaking his head and speaking to you quieter so Adaman couldn’t quite hear it. You had complained his hearing was always a little too good, apparently where you were from you had listened to music so loud it had damaged your hearing. Supposedly there were concerts with machines that blasted sound so loud it could permanently damage your senses. He wasn’t too sure how you could enjoy something like that. 

Arezu and Mai went into your house after leaving their dirty shoes outside, a very muddy munchlax sitting on your porch next to you as you chatted with Rei. “Wow, looks like the four of you guys had a lot of fun today.” At munchlax’s complaints, Rei laughed, “Sorry, the five of you.” Munchlax chirped happily, resting his head against your thigh. 

“There was an outbreak back at home in the Mirelands. Just some budew, so these ones took it upon themselves to play in the mud.” Adaman’s smile was easy going, explaining the situation with joy in his tone and refraining from scolding any of you. While Mai was the oldest out of all of them, and him being the leader of the clan, he knew everyone had to let loose sometimes, what else was the point in life you couldn’t sit and enjoy the time together?

“Time spent playing is time well spent. What about you, Rei? What are you doing here? Hopefully not another mission from Commander Kamado...” Adaman couldn’t keep the disappointment out of his voice. He hadn’t been able to spend time with you in over a week, he was really hoping to get some quality time. It was just a bonus to have dear friends and loved ones to share that time with. 

Rei laughed, waving his hands, “No, no. Nothing like that. I was just out in the area training with pikachu and wanted to stop by. Hope you don’t mind but I ate some of your food in there.” He looked a bit sheepish, rubbing the back of his neck. 

You laughed good naturedly, “It’s no problem! My food is your food. I’m happy to see you! You’ve been busy surveying the Coronet Highlands, right? How’s that going?” The two of you fell into easy conversation, and Adaman moved around you, patting your head affectionately as he stepped out of his shoes and moved into your home. 

Seeing the two girls at the counter eating while in your clothes made him smile. “Comfortable?” The two grinned, offering him some bread as they continued to eat. “Nah, I’m gonna get some dry clothes on first. I feel like a sopping wet buneary.” The three of them laughed as he made his way to your bedroom. 

He had brought some spare clothes to your house after an unfortunately cold flight back to the settlement after an impromtu dip in the ocean. He had learned his lesson after that. Stripping down, he shook his hair free and dried it with a towel you had sitting on your dresser. Peeking at the bedroom door, he knew he’d hear you come in with the others before you came into your room. 

You’d probably even wait until he came out, considering he wasn’t quite comfortable with mutual nudity. Or well, any nudity. Yet. Looking around your dresser, he went through your jewelry box, admiring the gems and metal adornments. Smiling at the earrings he had made you, he touched them gently. They were dented and bent now, but that just meant you had given them good wear and tear. Though he wasn’t too sure he wanted to imagine how such things on your head could get so battered...

Touching all your clean soft clothes in your drawers, he finally opened your delicates drawer. Looking back at the door again, hearing Mai and Arezu talking, and not hearing your or Rei’s voices indoors yet, he turned his attention to your unmentionables. Swallowing thickly, he felt a brief flash of shame for raiding your panty drawer while standing stark naked. 

However, he brushed it aside easily, you were his woman afterall. You practically belonged to him. Just, not yet. And also while retaining your full autonomy. He couldn’t help the possessive thought, however. He knew you were popular in every circle you ran in - mostly. There were some who still refused to trust the strange girl who fell from the sky, but basically everyone adored you. 

You were helpful, a rising star in the Galaxy Team, hell you were at a nine star rank. He coudln’t believe in the beginning how amazing you were, but here you were. Showing off in such a humble way that he fell head over heels in love with you easily. In the back of his mind, he wondered how many others had fallen so easily in love with you. 

Touching and stroking the soft fabric of your panties, he tugged a pair out of your drawer. They were perfectly clean and light in his hands. Peeking at the door again, he swallowed his shame and embarassment, and lifted them to his face. Inhaling your scent felt devious and part of him was guilty. However, the other part of him was incredibly aroused. 

He wanted to move forward in your relationship. Maybe he could ask if it would be okay if he touched you a bit more, over your clothes. Or, well. Maybe under them, too, if he felt brave enough. He took a few more deep breaths, your scent was intoxicating. 

Folding them back up and tucking them into your drawer again, he closed it silently. Grabbing his soaked haori, he rubbed it across the back of his neck, jolting at the cold water that ran down his back. The shock had him loosening up, his arousal relaxing and he moved about getting his clean and dry clothes back on.

It wasn’t hard to notice his haori wasn’t hung up how he usually stored it, not to mention it smelled like your purfume. Did you wear it when he wasn’t here? Maybe you even slept in it. It aliviated the guilt he felt about poking around in your panty drawer. While it wasn’t as dirty as sniffing your clean panties, you also surrounded yourself in his scent when you hadn’t seen him in so long. 

Getting fully dressed, he slapped his cheeks slightly to compose himself before exiting your room. Arezu and Mai had apparently gone outside once more, and he helped himself to a couple pecha berry rolls. Sauntering outside to your porch, he called out to you, “Wanna get dressed in something dry and warm? I’ll toss everything into the Rotom machines afterwards to get them clean.” 

You smiled up at him where you were sitting with the others. “Thank you! Yeah, let me go get dressed. I see you two have already helped yourself to the cutest of my items.” You gave a side eye to the two girls in your clothes, who just giggled to themselves. Mai seemed to fill them out nicely, whereas they were a bit big on Arezu. 

You weren’t a small girl by any means, and all the work in Hisui had helped bulk you up as well. Adaman loved everything about your body, and it only further supported his idea that you would carry his children safely and comfortably. Swallowing the thought away, he grinned, leaning over and kissing you chastely on the mouth as you walked by. 

The others hooted and hollered at the small display, and he waved them off nonchalantly. This was about the only place and the only crowd he could do such a thing casually, without any fear of repercussions. He couldn’t fight off the elation inside him that made him feel as light as an abra teleporting away. He loved every moment you touched him. 

He sat down heavily onto the edge of the porch, sighing. Thinking back to how you felt pressed against him on your gyarados had him up in the clouds still. “So, what should we do after this? I’m actually pretty hungry. I had to fight Mai off of the food in the house, believe it or not.” 

Laughing with Arezu, Mai elbowed her. “I’m a hungry gal, what can I say? I think munchlax here is hungry too.” Everyone nodded and agreed, pikachu chirping in agreement as well. “I’m sure she has something we can make, if not we could always go to Jubilife and eat at Beni’s restaurant.” 

Rei hummed, “I’d rather eat here if she has anything. I love her cooking, and besides, sharing a meal with all you guys on the coast sounds really good!” The other three contemplated his words before nodding enthusiatically. 

“I’ll go check in on her, get the clothes washed, and see what we could make.” Adaman stood up, going back inside and looking for you. Knocking on the bedroom door, he called out to you, “Decent? Okay if I come in?” 

“Hold on!” He heard a bit of shuffling around, irritated huffs and groans, and finally, “Okay! You can come in.” Opening the door, he grinned at you. 

You were lying face down on the made futon, just a sports bra on your top and loose trousers covering your legs. The bra behind you had rolled up tightly, just out of your reach to undo it. “Have you been fighting with that this whole time?” His grin was evident in his voice, and this wasn’t the first time he had seen you struggle. “If you use the bindings like the other women in my clan do, you wouldn’t struggle like this, you know.” 

You groaned loudly, wayward hand motioning him to come closer. “Yeah, but this is just what I’m comfortable with. Maybe I’ll give those bindings a try, this is killer when you’re not here to help me. Usually I just wait to completely dry off before I begin this insane battle.” Adaman sat down next to you, brushing your hair with his calloused palms gently. 

“I’ll have Mai show you some time, its really not all that difficult. Its the same method and wraps that I use for my arm and hands.” He tugged at the slightly wet fabric, unravelling it and evening it out so it rested comfortably on your body. A muffled thank you came from the pillow where your face was shoved into it. 

He leaned down, feeling bold, and kissed your shoulders. A shudder ran through you, and without hearing you protest, he took it upon himself to continue. You had no marks on your from his last love bites anymore, and he felt the overwhelming urge to mark you up more. 

Resting his forearms on either side of your head, his breath puffed hotly across your cold body. Humming in content, you let him shower you in kisses and bites. Whining at the rougher ones, you didn’t make any move to push him off or stop him. Once he left an appropriate amount of marks and teeth indents, he leaned back to admire his work. 

Rolling you over, he blushed slightly at the dreamy face you had. Licking his lips, he smirked down at you, well enough confident for what he was doing at the moment. Leaning back down, he kissed you a bit roughly. Wrapping your arms around his neck, you moaned softly, opening your mouth. 

Pressing his tongue to yours, he allowed his body to cover you, his weight comforting on your chest. Raking your hands through his messy still wet hair, you sucked on his tongue. You felt and heard him groan, pressing harder against you and nipping your lips. A few more chaste kisses and he finally met your gaze. 

Sighing dreamily at his warm brown eyes, you let him pull away from your grasp. Tugging you up with him, he gave you another quick kiss. “The others are hungry, and not going to lie, I am too. Rei wants to know if you have stuff for us to make for dinner, otherwise we could head to Jubilife and eat at Beni’s?” 

You hummed, resting your face on his chest. “I have stuff we can make. If you grab the clothes and toss them into the Rotom washer, I’ll grab the stuff and take it outside for us to prepare together.” You felt him kiss the top of your head before he got up. 

Collecting the wet clothes, he hauled them off into the main room as you grabbed a kimono top to wear. Of course, Mai and Arezu had chosen the cutest ones, but you settled for another one, tying it up and heading into the kitchen to grab some spices, preserved meat, and various veggies. “Do you think they’ll mind if we make, well. More stew? I’m serious, I don’t know how to make much else. At least I have some bread this time!” 

Adaman laughed as you carried everything out on a large tray with some knives. Greeting everyone on the porch, various pokemon playing in the surrounding yard, you set everything down with an ‘oomf’. “Do you guys mind if it’s stew? Be real and tell me you hate it.” 

Everyone laughed at you as Adaman joined you outside. He pat you on the head, laughing with everyone else. “See, nobody cares that we usually just have stew here. Its filling, delicious, and made with love. Why would we be mad about it?” 

You sighed again, holding your cheeks in your hands. “If you undestood the plethora of restaurants that were available to me back where I’m from, you’d understand.” 

With a loud huff, Adaman sat next to you, grabbing items and supplies and dividing them out between the 5 of you. “Well, guess we’re lucky then. Can’t miss what we haven’t had, right?” His smile was soft as he faced you, apologetic in a way. He knew you missed where you had come from, but there wasn’t anything to be done about it. And he hoped you were still at least happy with everyone you had in your life now. 

You smiled at him, a trace of melancholy in your eyes, “You’re right. I’m glad everyone here doesn’t mind. And besides,” You grinned, happy again to be surrounded by those you cared for, “Every meal tastes even better when shared with those you love. Let’s get cooking, I’m starving!” 

The shouts of assent surrounded you, and you smiled softly as Adaman’s hand held yours gently, squeezing slightly. The two of you shared a soft look before getting to work with everyone else. You called out to your rapidash and other pokemon to prepare the cauldron and fire. 

Looking at those around you, the sadness in your heart was chased away. Eagerly working, you looked forward to the meal you could share with your close friends and Adaman especially. 

[decaflondonfog]

10 characters, 10 fandoms, 10 people

thank you @magpiefngrl for the tag! i LOVED looking through your list. it's kind of silly to be doing this like two months after you tagged me but oh well... that's how i roll i guess i did this like a year ago maybe but i am purposefully trying not to hunt down that post to compare bc i think this is a fun exercise in reflection. favourite characters are great because sometimes they're the worst little guy on the planet, sometimes they're just a guy you relate to, sometimes they're a character you wish you could put under a microscope and analyse deeply, and sometimes they're a guy you want to [redacted redacted redacted redacted]. the human brain is a magical place, eh? let's do this! (guy is v much gender neutral here, you know what i mean)

rules: name 10 of your favourite characters from 10 different fandoms, then tag 10 people to do the same

kevin day from All For The Game [laszlo cravensworth voice: 'cause he’s my best friend, he’s my pal, he’s my homeboy, my rotten soldier, he’s my sweet cheese, my good-time boy. i also would like to— *intense coughing fit*]

declan lynch from The Raven Cycle/The Dreamer Trilogy [older siblings with ibs who would burn the whole world down for their bb siblings rise the fuck UP]

princess beatrice from Red, White and Royal Blue [she falls in the middle of the venn diagram between the two above, into which i unfortunately fall as well: older sibling, addict]

kent parson from Check, Please! [the villainous half of a fucked-up unhealthy codependent homoerotic friendship rep ayyyyy]

tyrannus basilton grimm-pitch from the Simon Snow Series [wet little rat. perfect bastard. ultimate romantic simp]

harrowhark nonagesimus from The Locked Tomb Series [what i said about baz but she's also hundreds of corpses dsfkjhgfd no one is doing it like her]

merlin emrys from BBC Merlin [i mean what can i say about this guy that i haven't in the last ten years jhkjh sometimes the magic is being gay and having a massive boner for the prince you serve yknow]

shauna shipman from Yellowjackets [what i said about kent but with extra cannibalism]

simon "ghost" riley from Call of Duty MWII [idk man, you ever get dragged into a fandom you have 0 knowledge about and find that suddenly you care about these characters? i am obsessed with this dude, i want to wrap his enormous bum in bubblewrap, make him a large cup of tea and make him watch hundreds of episodes of bluey]

aiden kane from the Fence Comics [ah. aiden and the curse of loving your best friend but being unable to tell them and sleeping with half the world just to fill that hole in your heart]

i would have loooooooooved to use little pictures because if i put all these guys together you really realise how much i love a guy who looks like a sick victorian child, bloody mouth and sunken eyes and all, but we're not in the business of stealing art so we're going with the list version!!

tagging @nanatsuyu @jaywalkers @courtjestermerlin @celestialbee @mostlymaudlin @skeptiquewrites @caroll-in @thetrojeans @dogintheboiler @starwarned, feed me all your blorbos, if you please <3

[softmick]

tag game thursday

once again i’m late on tag game tuesday (and other things) because i just cannot tuesday (and other things). so here’s a picrew that i was tagged to do and also wayyy too much about me! 

super big thank you to @catluvver118​ @mybrainismelted  @krystallouhoo​ @energievie​  @ardent-fox​ @lingy910y​ @such-a-barbarian​ for tagging me

ayyyyy.

Name meagan.

Whereabouts in the world are you? southern usa.

Do you have any pets? two! an orange cat named chunk and a tabby named scrappy (they are actually both chunky).

What do you do for work? i am blissfully unemployed.

Favorite fruit? i’m gonna say strawberry but it might be mango.

A pet peeve of yours: when people leave carts all over the parking lot or put them back sloppily.

Are you a fast walker or a slow walker? usually fast.

How do you usually wear your hair? side part, down.

Sunny days or rainy days? i need both, but generally prefer sun.

What time do you usually go to bed? it varies wildly because i am bad at taking my meds and performing self-care. 11pm-3am?

what time do you usually wake up? 9am-12pm (see above).

if you were a cartoon character, what would be your everyday outfit? in the summer a black tank and jean shorts. in the winter a black tshirt and gray sweatpants, maybe a jacket.

Something you’d like to learn: so many things. scuba. better writing. fluent spanish. embroidery. time management.

And finally, tell me something that made you happy recently: i had a really good birthday yesterday!

🩷❤️🧡💛

name: still meagan. :)

pronouns: she/her.

where do you call home? florida.

favorite animal: i love cats and sloths and cows and possums and manatees.

cereal of choice: i don’t really love cereal, but i’ll eat honey nut cheerios, honey bunches of oats, fruity pebbles, cinnamon toast crunch.

are you a visual, auditory, or kinesthetic learner? i’ve always thought that i do best with linguistic (reading/writing) but i’m questioning it now. probably auditory?

first pet? my family always had animals, but the first to really be mine was a gray tabby named peter pan.

favorite scent? if i had to pick one it would be my partner. but i have lots.

do you believe in astrology? horoscopes, no. signs as a tool for self-inquiry and reflection? sure. i follow a lot of astrology meme accounts. but my actual knowledge is very very basic.

how many playlists do you have on spotify/apple music? 16 in my library, but i didn’t make all of them!

sharpies or highlighters? highlighters!

a song that makes you cry: joanne by lady gaga. it was my grandma’s name and when i hear it i think about her and my aunt and my sister. all of whom have passed.

a song that makes you happy: hmm. any 80s pop but this is the first one i thought of was hungry like the wolf by duran duran.

and finally, do you write/draw/create? if so, use this as an opportunity to shamelessly (😉) promote yourself! all i have atm is on here tagged #mine 🤞but hopefully i’ll be posting something on ao3 this weekend!

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Rules: pick five songs that someone else introduced me to that have made their way into my regular rotation then tag 5 people.

[kuro-ousama]

Hello I'm just here to tell you I'm a big fan of your works and thx to you and some other artists I discovered the prideshipping. And now I live for it so thx u very much

Ayyyyy thank you so much for your support of Prideshipping. For me, I sometimes forgot to update tumblr as I should, so if you ever thought I took too long to post my arts here, you can check out my twitter. As you noticed, there are some that come and go, but I remembered basically anyone that made their mark. It's a pleasure to see this little community grows, so I hope you stay, have a great time and love it always <3

[fenny-self-ships]

Ayyyyy welcome aboard the selfship X reader train!! Glad to have you and your writing is amazing so far!! 😁🎉

May I please request a little thing of Prince John and Sir Hiss dealing with a snow day? Fluffy times abound.

Totally ok if you don't want to!

Aah, thank you so much!! I’m so happy to be here ^-^

I’d love to share the fluff!!

How PJ and Hiss would deal with a snow day~!

England is COLD and, back then especially, it’d snow regularly in the winter

Neither Hiss nor John strike me as the kind of person to particularly like the cold — John is scrawny and his fur is thin, while Hiss is cold blooded

John has a wardrobe of winter clothes for just an occasion!! Full of thick coats and doublets, rather than his standard thin tunic-type garb

He doesn’t enjoy the cold weather, and finds the snow bothersome, but he can cope. Won’t stop him from complaining relentlessly, though!

“Uhg, curse this contemptible climate!! The snow is just terrible for my mane!!”

Hiss, however, has a much harder time adjusting — No matter how many sweaters he wears (knitted for him by Lady Kluck), snow days always render him tired and sluggish

Most winter mornings he struggles to drag himself out of bed!

Even if he’s about to pass out, he’s the type to insist nothing’s wrong — “Hmm? Oh, oh no sssire, I’m perfectly fine. Jussst… Jusssst woke up on the wrong ssside of the bed, isss all…”

First few times, John thought it was laziness, but after a lengthy chat (and a little bit of research) he started to show the tiniest bit of compassion for Hiss’ reptilian struggles

If he’s feeling particularly charitable, he’ll have a fire started and set up a little basket, complete with a blanket, and maybe even a warm drink

If anybody asks, it wasn’t him!! He’d never do something so… altruistic

Hiss knows though. He’s always known >:))

[uncertainwallflower]

Hiiiii! I wanna give out a mutual ask. (But also your fic titles slay)

And since they slay so much, i was aghast at the fact that i couldnt choose all of them bcuz that wud kinda be unfair. SO.

The Hanging Tree/The Hum of the Tracker Jacker

Ayyyyy! Hunger games! Side question: do u know/memorized/heard the hanging tree song? Have u ever sung it as a lullaby to a child or a loved one as they sleep?

Also, the title slaps. The HUM of the TRACKER JACKER?????? It is giving me FEELS.

*screams bcuz Peeta*

Anyway yeah, reminder to drink the life elixir (aka ocean sauce).

First things first, *mutual screams because Peeta*

Thank you so much for this very extensive ask, Quo! I fricken love talking about the Hunger Games so this is very welcome. Also stop, now you’re making me blush.

Okay, to the task at hand… My plan for this fic is to follow Peeta immediately following Katniss blowing up the forcefield. So getting left in the arena, being taken by the Capitol, tortured, manipulated, hijacked, etc. Then rescued by District 13. I’m not sure how far much further I’ll take it but yeah!

In regards to the Hanging Tree, that song was my childhood ANTHEM. My best friend and I were obsessed with the Hunger Games so we would sing it practically constantly. I’ve never sung it meaningfully, more so while traipsing around the bush pretending we were in the arena or hunting squirrels in the forrest or whatever…

Here’s a link to a previous post with a snippet.

WIP ASK GAME

[justagalwhowrites]

bestie hi!!! I having a writing question!

Do you have any practices you do when fleshing out the personality traits / core characteristics of your characters? Both in fic and OC? (Does it differ between the two?)

I love doing mbti/ personality quizzes from the perspective of mine haha so I was wondering if there’s anything you do that makes them feel more ‘real’ when you’re figuring them out!

OMG Hi Bestie!

This is such a good question and kind of an odd one for me! Characters pop into my head so fully formed sometimes that I don't know that it's fair to say that I made them, it often feels like someone is plopping them in there from some other reality and saying "Here ya go, do something with them." It often feels like knowing their favorite foods and bands and pet peeves is just like knowing my own.

But I do have a theater background (I studied Theater, Journalism and Psychology in college ayyyyy) and have read a lot of the standard texts for acting, including Stanislavsky and Uta Hagen. I often just try to set myself in the character's head space the same way I would if I were performing as a character and write that way. It's part of why I have a tendency to avoid writing fics that are too dark (like I'm not sure I could do a non con fic, I just couldn't enjoy being in that headspace for long) even though I like to read dark fics. I find an element of the character that is kind of their core driver and build out from there. Everything a character does is going to somehow be in alignment with that and it will inform almost everything about them in some way. Once that's in real good, it comes pretty easy. The only real difference between the OC background and fic background is that I'll check to see if something is canon for the fic character before I try to seek out the answer internally.

Your method sounds so cool though! I love that idea and it seems like a useful tool to get you thinking about these things with your characters. I love it!

Thank you so much for sharing! Love you!!

[f0xd13-blog]

If europe is the greatest you should watch and consume european stuff ok? No more anime thanks

Ahahaha europe is the best!! Lez laugh about the way they be giving money to war and to save 10 chiildren or wtv just coz they are jewish and everybody be racist af and fascist since hitler did his thing... ahahahaahahahahahhaha so hilarious ahahahahahhahahahahahaha

Kkkkkkl buahahahahahaa so fun to live in qorst conditions than in some places of africa but IN EUROPE BUAHAHAHHAHA francis call me if you need better housing i know shit is hard in cameroon

Ps. Over there it says that the gorvernmemt can only help 5% of this families this year...first screenshot of the bunch... but it's all worth it for thhose baby blue blood jews.... *starts praying*

So disney made fun of this and y'all thought it was blackface huh?well i think both are awesome " ayyyyy que afte olé" and pretty funny also in fact let me laugh ahahahahaahahahahha

Now let eme laugh with spanish girl that used to say (and still do) that we don't bath for having this sort of hair she is using and actuallly those women at the barracas still used it like this

And finally the yellow face:

"This is quality" says the first comment 😭😭😭😭

Ahahahaha so fun to look like a retarded dresse like us, with our braids and our skin color eheh looking fat af btw if this is quality maybe i've been eating something spolied better be careful but anyways black face was also considered art and comedy at the time! People would be like "oh it's nothing wrong it's just art and humour" well THEY WAS RIGHT

I love this btw. I'm A FAN!!

Anyways... gottta go to sleep... gonna think about how sad it is that those 10 kids are hostaged by "terrorists" in the middle east... it's just so sad I cannot control my tearz specially after what that jew from the acreenshotts told me... i cannot imagine how he most be feeling with the money he stole from me with colonization and that is why i'm in europe... anyways. Nighty night and don't forget to call a G a bandido before you go to bed tonight!

Ps: HE COLONIZED BOTH OF MY HOME COUNTRIES! Pakistan and palestine. Lol

A last paragraph is... I don't care about black or mexican latrashtinos anymore... in fact they disgust me now for the most part except, my fam in europe and some people that I know that are kind and good people.... understanding people who don't put their ego in front of other people just coz they want "to be free to do wtv they wants" like if having common sense was lack of freedom or lack of freedom of speach and expression... yah... so don't even try to inspire me with yo stupid shit that i've seen 1000 times coz it's my culture lol

AND DON TELL ME "I DIDN'T KNOWWWWW" I EAS HERE AND ON TWITTER FOR 1 YEAR AND A HALF! LOST JOB OPPORTINITIES WAS FRAMED AS A BOMBIST ON THE PRESS!! ABUSED ONLINE MULTIPLE TIMES/ CALLED CRAZY AND SHIT... tell me something do you think any country publicizes or exposes their poorest areas??? That doesn't mean they don't exist... do y'all think everybody would be rich in europe? Really??? REALLY? listen if you have all of that and you be that dumb then it's you just stay with no popstars representing you coz nobody be needing that level of ignorance.

Don't forget to come here and work remotly pls.. the rents are so cheap you will not spend much money on this country and the barracas thank you for that also don't forget to cry about those 10 zionated kids ... so so sooo triste sniff

[teplomilka]

09 september 2023

ayyyyy!!! i finally found out what was the problem of getting follows only on this page, not my new one - this is the main page my account is built on. on top of that, i also realised how to hide posts! ah, i'm so so happy. like, i would be a bit happier if i didn't have to delete my new page and migrate all posts i made there over here.. but at least this, you know.

so i'm going to rewrite them posts here and then i will continue my business as usual 💛

also, thank you very much for staying with me 💛

~ tori☆*

[softsnzstuff]

Hi KB! Thank you so much for all you do for the community! You're an amazing writer & I love your work so much.

Here's some questions!

Top 5 Stranger Things Characters

Are you a film buff? If so, have you watched any Old Hollywood films? Do you have any fave actors/actresses/genres?

Are you a Halloween/Christmas person/a combo/or neither?

Best candy?

Are you into zodiac/astrology?

Are you a gamer? If so, what are some of your faves?

Are you a Jane Austen fan? If so, what is your fave book/adaptation of hers?

What has been the best gift you have ever given/or received?

Have you ever met a celebrity? If so, what were they like?

What are your immediate snz turn ons/offs?

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Oh my god hello!! These are the best questions ever????? I’m so excited to answer these.

Eddie Munson, Steve Harrington, Robin Buckley, Jim Hopper, Joyce Byers

I am a film buff!! One of the older Hollywood films I’ve seen is Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” which I love to poke fun at. Fave actors and actresses change pretty often but some classics are Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson.

I LOVE Halloween. I love the warm feeling christmas brings too but something about Halloween just gets me. I used to combine them for the longest time. From September thru Dec 26 was deemed ChristmasO’Ween!

Oh fuck that’s like choosing between children. Strawberry sour punch straws and Twix/Reeses

I find zodiac and astrology interesting but I am by no means an expert or even mediocre at it ahhaha. But I’m a Taurus!

I wouldn’t consider myself a gamer, but I love any Mario games and my fave game series is Professor Layton.

I am a huge Jane Austen fan! Hands down Pride and Prejudice is my favorite. It’s such a funny piece of work, and I’ve always been a Bingley Girl.

Hmmm I’m a big fan of sentimental gifts. One friend got me a plush Dino that I had mentioned liking this one night. We had gone out because my ex cheated on me and my friend came to cheer me up. It was so sweet she remembered. • Best gift given? Got my aunt’s bf a Danny Devito coloring book this year ayyyyy 😎

Fun fact about KB - I’ve met a TON of celebrities. Chris Hemsworth, Sebastian Stan, the BBC Sherlock Cast, some old school YouTubers. ALSO DUH OMG Joseph Quinn, Grace Van Dien, Jamie Campbell Bower. But the best story by far is when I met Rupert Grint

Turn offs are like. When ppl let the mess sit on their face for a long time? But also like. Dad sneezes or scream sneezes. Not a big fan of those. • Turn ons??? Fuck. Big fan of a cute stifle or like. Sometimes when someone tries to talk thru a buildup? Hot.

These were so fun! Thank you so much Anon! Hope you learned a lot about me!