#based on that one vid with the couple you know the one

[steddielations]

Eddie insists on cleaning the gutters because it’s “too risky” for Steve, in case he slips off the ladder and hits his head or something. Needless to say, Steve is standing in a hospital room several hours later waiting for Eddie to get out of surgery for his broken arm.

Steve’s not mad at Eddie but he’s really tense because he can’t stand it when Eddie gets hurt, especially for something stupid that Steve was perfectly capable of doing himself. He’s still stress-ranting to Robin when Eddie gets back and the doctors say he may be a little out of it when he wakes up.

Steve finally eases when Eddie blinks awake, “Hey, stupid,” he says softly.

Eddie blinks dazedly up at him, a dopey little smile forming on his lips, “Whoa, man. You're pretty."

Steve shakes his head fondly, realizing Eddie has no idea who he is, "Thanks, and you're so high right now, aren't you?”

"No, I'm single. Do you have a wife?"

"I have a husband.”

"Shit... Can he fight?"

Steve snorts, looking over at Robin who’s snickering quietly behind her hand.

"He's you, Eddie, remember?"

A big grin lazily breaks out across Eddie’s face, this unrestrained happiness that makes Steve feel like the sun just rose inside his chest.

"What? You're my husband?” Eddie exclaims, much too loud for a quiet hospital room but Steve doesn’t care, “Holy shit!” He keeps repeating it, blinking and rubbing his face with his uninjured hand, looking at Steve like he can’t believe his eyes, like he’s falling in love for the first time all over again.

As the nurses come in and out of the room, Eddie just keeps telling everyone, “Look at my husband, I hit the pretty boy jackpot,” giggling deliriously when Steve holds his hand. It’s cute enough to make Steve forget how mad he is for now.

[greensagephase]

For Better or Worse - Part 1

Pairings: Miguel O'Hara x Female!Reader Summary: Your siblings are marrying in two weeks and as the best man and maid of honor, Miguel and you are dragged to the dance lessons for moral support despite disliking each other. There, you're forced to pretend to be a couple. Word Count: 3k Warnings: slightly suggestive comments from the dance instructor, so MDNI; reader speaks and understands Spanish; unnamed sister for reader; reader and Miguel are grumpy with each other, so don't expect any smooching, but there's tension, hehe A/N: this was supposed to be a simple thought based on a movie scene (vid below the cut) that turned into something longer (a blessing and a curse). Thank you for reading! Masterlist

Source: The Wedding Date (2005)

Your little sister, or not so little since she’s all grown up, found love and is now getting married to Gabriel O’Hara. You’re elated about them marrying, truly. Ever since your sister met Gabriel, you could tell they were made for each other. They’re both so sweet and kind, sometimes they remind you of Jane Bennet and Mr. Bingley from Pride and Prejudice, too good for their own good.

They’re truly made for each other and you have to admit, Gabriel squeezed his way into your heart fairly quickly with how great he treats your sister, so it didn’t take long before you started to see him as part of the family.

But of course, a rose comes with its thorns. Or, in your case, your sister’s now fiancé, comes with a brother.

Miguel O’Hara.

You cannot stand the man.

And he cannot stand you.

That’s the one thing you have in common, the mutual dislike.

You finally met him and Gabriel’s parents when the relationship between your siblings became serious. You expected to like Gabriel’s family, and you did, everyone except Miguel. The two of you simply didn’t click. It was dislike at first sight.

Of course, you try to be polite to each other for the sake of your siblings, but when they’re not in sight, keeping an eye on either of you, your dislike is shown through scowls and narrowed eyes.

You try to stay clear from each other as much as possible, something that has become harder to do as your siblings’ relationship has turned more and more serious.

And now, the proximity will be unavoidable. Gabriel popped the question a year ago and that’s how you find yourself parked outside a dance studio, two weeks before the big day.

With you being your sister’s maid of honor and Miguel the groom’s best man, that means you’ve both been in each other’s presence more than usual to support the couple as they’ve gone through the wedding planning.

And that includes the freaking dance lessons.

As soon as everyone arrives, all four of you enter the building. Of course, Miguel and you avoid each other as you both quickly scan the place before your gazes find your siblings’ sheepish smiles towards the two of you. The sight immediately makes Miguel and you tense.

Those sheepish smiles are no good, you both know that too well. Those are the smiles of younger siblings about to ask something from you. Something neither of you are probably going to like.

“So… we asked you to come along today for moral support,” you sister starts, fidgeting with her hands.

“Because we really do need it but there’s another reason…” Gabriel adds, trailing off.

“What is it, Gabriel?” Miguel asks, his tone low with a hint of impatience.

“So… the instructor is a well known one in the community. They’re really good at what they do! It’s why we wanted to get lessons from her, but she had a tight schedule and it was looking like we almost didn’t get a spot. She said she’d only do it if we brought along another couple, unmarried if possible, but one that might potentially marry in the future. You know, as a way to get more business in the future…” Gabriel replies, offering a nervous smile.

“So, Gabri and I figured that…” your sister trails off.

Both Gabriel and your sister stare at you and Miguel, with hope in their eyes as their little plan sinks in.

“No way,” you say immediately, declining anything related to Miguel.

“Aw, please. It’s just a dance lesson. Just for today! Two hours at the most,” your sister tries.

“No.”

“You guys just need to act nice with each other, that’s all. Easy,” Gabriel says, shrugging as if he’s never ran into someone he didn’t like, which might actually be true. “I mean - we’re family now. Not officially, yet,” Gabriel adds giving his future wife a smile that shows pure love. “Very soon, just two more weeks and finally.”

Miguel and you watch, your siblings forgetting for about five seconds about death glares they’re receiving as of right now.

Yes, they’re really too good for their own good. Or, maybe they’re just using their younger sibling privilege and the fact that they’re in love to get their older siblings to give in.

At last, Gabriel turns again as if he just now realizes - or feels - the glares.

“We’re basically family now. You’re going to see each other more often, unless you plan on not attending any family gatherings from here on now, or making some rotating schedule on who gets to go when. It’s just a dance practice, please,” Gabriel pleads, trying to reason with you.

“Gabriel, no,” Miguel says annoyed, exasperated that he and your sister would even think about this considering the fact that neither he nor you like each other.

“Please, if you don’t, she might cancel the session, or charge us double, or something.”

“She can’t do that,” you say. “Can she?”

“Please,” Gabriel and your sister say in unison, something they do a lot, which kind of annoys you sometimes, to be honest.

“It’s not like we’re asking you to kiss. Just - act like a couple,” you sister says. “Please, just for today.”

Miguel and you are both about to tell your siblings why this is inadequate, but you only manage to open your mouths before a woman comes in with a too cheerful smile on her face, stopping you from proceeding. Her presence in the room suddenly shuts all debating, leaving no room for Miguel and you to reiterate that neither of you wish to do this.

“Wonderful! Two couples. My name is Lyla,” she says turning to Miguel and you. “I’m your dance instructor. Let’s not waste any time, yes? The wedding is in two weeks! We need to start working immediately. Everybody, on the floor, please. Let’s go, you two as well, don’t be shy now.” Lyla walks over, immediately pushing Miguel and you forward. “You can be shy in each other’s arms, let’s go.”

You briefly wonder how this woman has so much strength to push the two of you into the floor but that’s quickly forgotten as she continues to speak.

“There. Ah - I see our engaged couple is ready to go,” she comments, making Miguel and you turn to find your siblings already in position, ready to dance. “Let me get these two going, they’re sooooo shy,” Lyla comments with a soft smirk, motioning to Miguel and you.

You both scowl when you hear your siblings laugh, something that cuts their laughter short and turn away.

“Sir, you need to place your hand right here. On your woman’s waist, come on, I’m sure you’ve held her before,” Lyla instructs, grabbing his wrist and placing it on your waist, making it so that Miguel’s hand grips you. Unused to his touch, you squirm when you feel Miguel’s warm hand on you. You try backing away but Lyla only pushes you forward, into Miguel’s touch.

“My, you two are really shy,” she says as she takes your hand and places it on Miguel’s shoulder, allowing you to feel his broad muscles beneath his top. “You need to learn to embrace each other. It’s intimacy.” She pushes you both together now, forcing Miguel to take more steps towards you. Again, you question how much strength Lyla has to move you like straw dolls, especially a man like Miguel. Maybe you’re both so dumbfounded by this situation, your bodies are just doing as she says, pushing you into this abnormal situation. The only sense of normalcy comes from the glares Miguel and you are shooting at each other. “Dancing is like - making love, I’m sure you two know what I’m talking about,” Lyla says before her eyebrows shoot up, thinking of something. “Unless you’re waiting for marriage then… that’s a tough one, but I think you might have an idea of what I mean.” At that, Lyla grins at the two of you.

Miguel and you silently groan at the thought of you two making love, meanwhile Gabriel and your sister are laughing in the back. You turn and give them a glare, same from Miguel, shutting them up.

“I can see you’re both tense. There’s so much - so much tension between you,” Lyla says, hand on her chin as if contemplating something deeply. “It’s that kind of tension only found in the bedroom, you know? Hm… Alright, you’’l be the leader. That means you lead the dance, sir,” she says patting Miguel’s arm.

You turn at that because why does he get to lead you?

“Why does he lead?” you ask, eyebrow raised.

“Uhh - okay, I see it now,” Lyla says with a smile, as if everything makes sense now. “That’s why there’s so much tension. You’re both - very dominant. I suppose you’re both - you switch, right? You’re switches?”

“What?” Miguel says with knitted eyebrows and a slightly opened mouth due to the shock because there’s no way this lady just asked that, right?

“Excuse me?” you manage to say, equally appalled.

“You take turns,” Lyla explains. “On who is dominant In the bedroom. The question is who will be the dominant one on the dance floor.”

You turn to look at Miguel, brows knitted. Not only are you being forced to pretend to be his partner but now you’re apparently “switches” and fighting for who dominates who. It’s stupid, you know that, but this has turned into a competition of sorts, and there’s no way you’re letting Miguel O’Hara lead you, even if it’s pretend.

“I assure you, it’ll be me. Just like how it is in the bedroom,” you state which earns you a squeeze from Miguel’s hand on your waist.

“We both know that’s not the case, amor [love],” Miguel replies through gritted teeth.

“I’ll be the judge of that,” Lyla pipes in between you, amused. “I love your energy, though. Alright, time to dance!”

You exhale heavily. Just why did your sister have to drag you into this? Oh right, you’re her maid of honor and the man with his hand on your waist right now is the best man.

You’re stuck in this situation now, whether you like it or not. So, Miguel and you stand like two stiff boards against each other, meanwhile your younger siblings are in another dimension of rainbows and love. They already forgot about their older siblings since they got away with their little plan.

You sigh again and turn to face Miguel, standing in front of each other, like two statues. As the minutes have ticked by with Lyla’s talk about intimacy and dominance, your fingers are now interlaced, though neither of you have noticed yet.

“Just dance, guys. I want to see what I’m working with here,” Lyla says, hands on her hips as she watches the scene in front of her, music playing in the background now.

Stiffly, Miguel and you begin to move, taking steps side by side for a good minute or so before you look up at him. Staring at hm, you notice he seems… tense. Despite yourself, you can’t help but poke fun at him.

“¿Qué pasa, Miguel? ¿Tienes dos pies izquierdos? [What's up, Miguel? You have two left feet?]” You ask mockingly, which earns yourself a half scowl because Lyla is watching you.

Miguel grips your fingers and waist as you continue to dance. You still have a soft smirk on your face, satisfied with Miguel’s annoyance when suddenly, you’re tripping over his foot. Your breath hitches as you feel yourself falling but before that happens, you feel Miguel’s wrapped arm around your waist tighten, catching you. To further annoy you, he expertly uses his other hand and maneuvers you so that your back is leaning on his arm now, with you looking up at him as he leans down. For about three or four seconds, his dark eyes bore into yours before he spins you back to face him correctly.

Annoyed, you return the gesture and slam your foot on his, causing him to grimace in pain. Holding your hand, he pushes you back with a scowl before pulling you back harshly.

“Para tu información, princesa, sé bailar [for your information, little princess, I know how to dance],” he murmurs, staring down at you.

“Hm, I wonder where from? You never dance at parties.”

“And you do? All you do is sit at the table like you’re too good to accept any man’s offer for a dance,” Miguel replies as you move across the dance floor.

Somewhere, your siblings are already receiving help from Lyla, who’s instructing them on proper hand placement.

“And you? You stand around with the other men, talking about God knows what.”

“Women, of course,” Miguel sarcastically replies as he spins you around before bringing you back to him. “We talk about the women dancing and the ones who don’t, either because they’re too shy to dance, or just snobs, como tu… comprenderas [like you... understand, comprehend].”

You scoff. “Is that them, or your personal opinion of me?” you ask, pulling back from him, hands still joined.

Miguel snickers and pulls you back, your chest slamming right into his. You scowl in response. “Quiero decirte algo [I want to tell you something].” He spins you around again. “We are going to make this work.”

“Make what work?”

“This,” Miguel says as he pulls you back in. He stares at you while you keep dancing. “I’m not going to miss out on my brother’s life. Gabriel and I are close, always have been. I have no intentions of stepping out and missing out on his life, him building a life with your sister.” He turns you around, pressing your back to his chest, his arms crossed over your body, as if keeping you locked in them to ensure you’ll listen clearly. “I’m going to be there, at every family gathering. If they have children, you better bet I’m going to be there at every birthday party, or soccer game. So, I want you to know that right now. We’re either going to make this work, or you’ll be missing out, because I’m not stepping out.”

You scoff again, and to his great annoyance and astonishment, free yourself from his arms to face him once more. You place a hand on his chest, leading him back.

“I have no intentions of missing out, O’Hara. Don’t even think about it. Being part of my sister’s life heavily outweighs the annoyance of seeing your unpleasant face.”

Miguel scoffs and wraps his large hand around your wrist before he pulls you forward, your faces mere inches from each other.

“Unpleasant face? You must be blind, princesita [little princess]. Maybe I ought to take you somewhere to get those pretty eyes checked if that’s how you see my face,” he murmurs, staring right into your eyes.

You snort and pull back. “You’re not everyone’s cup of tea, O’Hara, but I digress. I’m going to be part of my sister’s life, too. So, get used to it.”

Miguel smirks, pulling you right back against his chest. “For better or worse, we'll tolerate each other. For them,” he murmurs, staring right into your eyes.

“For them,” you agree, meeting his gaze.

For the first time, you really look into his eyes. You’ve never been quite this close to the man, not enough to appreciate their color - a deep brown with a slight maroon undertone. You see the gentle wrinkles under his eyes and forehead, probably from his job as the CEO from some company you've never bothered to learn the name of. A quick peek at his slightly parted mouth allows you to really notice the plump lips. You’ve never noticed it before, but one side of his upper lip is higher than the other, adding to the full lips. You even manage to notice a crooked tooth at the front of his teeth, something that makes you pause internally for some reason.

In a society worried all about looks, Miguel hasn't had that fixed. You glance back into Miguel's eyes but his are somewhere else, somewhere around your mouth. You don’t have enough time to question why his eyes are there though.

His eyes meet yours again, his throat showing a visible gulp as the image of your lips flashes in his head. Staring at your eyes, he once again takes notice of your eye color and the way your eyelashes frame your eyes, something he’s noticed before.

“That!”

Miguel and you instantly pull away, releasing each other. Lyla quickly approaches you, smiling.

“That's the look I was hoping for,” she says. “A look of pure passion, tension, sexiness… love” she says, giddily. “That’s the way to dance! Oh, I have no doubt you two will know exactly how to dance when your wedding date comes. I have seen enough. Take five while I revisit my initial plan, our engaged couple needs a little more help than you two,” Lyla says giving you both a wink. “There’s a lot of love there but they can’t dance to save their lives, unlike you two. If you want to take a seat and just talk, you lovebirds.” Lyla nods and heads off to your siblings, immediately laying out what needs work.

Miguel and you stand side by side, watching in silence for a few seconds before Miguel breaks the silence.

“I need to make - a work call. I’ll be outside while they get finished,” he says, pulling out his cell phone.

“Sure, you go and do that,” you reply, staring at the other three people, not sparing Miguel a glance.

He faces you, watching you for a few seconds as if expecting you to say anything else, or maybe waiting for you to face him, but you never do.

“Great,” he mutters before he walks away. A few seconds later you hear the studio’s door close.

You sigh heavily. You didn’t even know you were holding your breath. He’s so annoying, so - You do a little head shake, clearing your mind. You’ve both agreed to tolerate each other for the sake of your siblings - to be part of their lives.

“For better or worse,” you murmur to yourself.

Next Part

A/N: Leaving it open-ended because this was only supposed to be a blurb and then I kept going! Thank you for reading!! I hope you enjoyed this!! <33

Edit: This became a short fic 💀

Alondra❤️

[lassieposting]

Fic Concept:

Tali'Zorah is, if she does say so herself, something of an expert in galactic romance. Her omnitool hosts a 6 terabyte collection of romance and romcom vids from across the spectrum of known species, and after that much media exposure, she's fairly sure she's familiar with all the ins and outs of each culture's dating milestones.

She knows, for example, that family members have certain duties in a clan member's new relationship, in human cultures. As one of Shepard's closest friends, she also knows that the poor thing has no family to fulfil those duties for her.

Determined to see Shepard and Garrus's relationship turn into Shepard and Garrus's marriage, she starts handing out responsibilities to appropriate members of the Normandy crew. Shenanigans ensue.

(AKA the one in which Tali is convinced common romcom tropes are actually essential milestones in any human romantic relationship, and takes steps to make sure Shep and Garrus get to experience them.)

Ideas that made me horf:

- Wrex, as Shepard's oldest and closest (deeply violent) male associate, is enlisted to give Garrus the if you break her heart, I'll end you speech usually performed by the father, on a visit to Tuchanka. Maybe he absolutely knows Tali has misread this, and lowkey gives the speech over shots of ryncol, wheezing about how Shep would kill Garrus just fine herself. Maybe he has no idea this isn't an actual important human ritual, and performs his part with ceremonial gusto. Anyway, he does it, and somehow manages to be vaguely heartwarming about it anyway or gives Garrus some sign of approval.

- Mordin, as the oldest male friend on the Normandy, is tasked with interrogating Garrus at "Family Dinner". He does so, but very few of the questions he asks are actually relevant to the typical Meet The Parents dinner, and Shepard actually learns a few new things about Garrus herself.

- Joker volunteers to be "mom" and bring out the baby pictures to show Garrus. He doesn't have any pictures of Shepard as an actual baby, but he does have some funny or embarrassing ones from their time serving together under Captain Anderson he's been itching to share, and that's almost the same thing. She's more baby there than she is now, anyway.

- Tali strongly encourages Garrus to spend time "bonding" with Grunt. It's very important to make sure your future wife's child knows he is included in your new family unit, Garrus! An eventful trip to the zoo/museum/etc ensues.

- Bonus wedding chapter where Wrex is bullied into formal wear to walk Shep down the aisle; Jack paints Cipritine face markings on Grunt thinking they're Vakarian family markings and then sets him loose on Garrus's extended family, who are all very confused as to how this young krogan is apparently from Cipritine; Zaeed gives a hilariously inappropriate speech as Best Man and accidentally outs Garrus as Archangel in front of Aria T'Loak; Kasumi attempts to hook up with Jacob in a time-honoured tradition of inadvisable bridesmaid/groomsman couplings, and Mordin makes use of his STG training to break into the honeymoon suite to leave a tasteful gift basket of sex aids on the bed, because Tali has banned him from giving them in front of the guests.

Just. Interfering Interspecies Crew Way Off Base But Have Loving Intentions. And in the end Shepard is deeply exasperated, but also very touched by the effort put in by the people that love them, and honestly lowkey glad that they got to experience those cliche moments after all.

Bonus points: crewmembers who really do see Shepard/Garrus as family also trying to share their traditions with her/him. Like, if a krogan warrior convinces a fertile female to join his clan, that's a big deal and maybe the clan throws a huge feast and party to celebrate, so Wrex does that for them. Or maybe asari pass hereditary jewelry from mother to daughter to be worn at the first bonding ceremony to a beloved life partner, so Samara lends Shep hers to wear for the wedding. Shit like that.

[systematic-and-somehow-tragic]

Due South Ads/Promos - Compilation 1

This project was definitely a labor of love 😅 After finding a lot of dS ads buried in larger ad compilations, I decided to clip each of these ads and make a dS promos compilation

any videos I came across that were only/mostly dS ads I added to a YT playlist here (playlist tumblr post here)

Final count for this vid is 65 ads/promos! Captions are available!

Where applicable/available, I also clipped the ad end card (with the show title/day/time/channel info), but cut out any of the in-between ads (mostly Diagnosis Murder promos). I also adjusted the audio levels to try and make everything as level as possible, and fixed a couple of clips that had de-synced audio

Duplicates are grouped into chapters, timestamps (and links to the source videos) can be found in the video description

The clips are only briefly described in the video description bc I ran out of characters (did you know there's a 5000 character limit to youtube descriptions?) so additional details are available below...

Listed below are descriptions of the ads based on the naming convention that I am using in my spreadsheet to keep track of versions and duplicates. # is the number as it appears in the comp, ad airdate in MM.DD.YYYY (00 = unknown), ad description with additional info in parentheses (added purely to make it easier for me to differentiate the clips)

1 - 04.22.1994 - Pilot Promo v1 (cop with good manners)

2 - 08.21.1994 - Season 1 Promo v1 (native wildlife)

3 - 08.23.1994 - Season 1 Promo v1 (native wildlife)

4 - 01.10.1995 - Season 1 Promo v2 (polite and persistent, short version)

5 - 08.17.1994 - A New Kind of Hero v1 (with voiceover)

6 - 08.21.1994 - A New Kind of Hero v1 (with voiceover)

7 - 10.11.1994 - A New Kind of Hero v2 (no voiceover)

8 - 09.20.1994 - Free Willie v2 (short version)

9 - 12.08.1994 - Diefenbaker's Day Off

10 - 10.04.1994 - Manhunt v1 (long version)

11 - 10.04.1994 - Manhunt v1 (long version)

12 - 01.10.1995 - Manhunt v1 (long version)

13 - 01.11.1995 - Manhunt v2 (short version)

14 - 04.16.1996 - Manhunt v2 (short version)

15 - 10.11.1994 - Drama for BC

16 - 03.06.1996 - They Eat Horses, Don't They?

17 - 10.16.1994 - Pizza and Promises v1 (long version)

18 - 03.02.1995 - Pizza and Promises v2 (short version)

19 - 05.31.1995 - Chicago Holiday v2 (Channel 7)

20 - 11.30.1994 - A Cop, a Mountie, and a Baby

21 - 11.30.1994 - A Cop, a Mountie, and a Baby

22 - 11.30.1994 - A Cop, a Mountie, and a Baby

23 - 00.00.1994 - A Cop, a Mountie, and a Baby

24 - 12.00.1994 - Happy Holidays Message

25 - 12.18.1994 - Happy Holidays Message

26 - 12.13.1994 - The Gift of the Wheelman

27 - 03.01.1995 - What do you identify most with Canada?

28 - 01.17.1996 - The Deal v2 (short version)

29 - 01.30.1996 - The Deal v1 (long version)

30 - 08.24.1995 - Heaven and Earth

31 - 05.29.1995 - Victoria's Secret

32 - 11.20.1995 - Season 2 Promo v1 (give birth)

33 - 01.02.1996 - North v2 (short version)

34 - 01.04.1996 - North v2 (short version)

35 - 01.04.1996 - North v2 (short version)

36 - 01.04.1996 - North v1 (long version)

37 - 12.12.1995 - Witness v1 (long version)

38 - 12.12.1995 - Witness v1 (long version)

39 - 06.06.1996 - Witness v2 (short version)

40 - 12.00.1995 - Bird in the Hand

41 - 01.16.1996 - Mask

42 - 02.06.1996 - One Good Man

43 - 03.27.1996 - Some Like it Red v1 (what a drag)

44 - 03.29.1996 - Some Like it Red v1 (what a drag)

45 - 03.27.1996 - Some Like it Red v2 (with a real drag)

46 - 04.04.1996 - White Men Can't Jump to Conclusions

47 - 04.23.1996 - Body Language

48 - 04.23.1996 - Body Language

49 - 05.19.1996 - Red, White, or Blue

50 - 05.23.1996 - Red, White, or Blue

51 - 09.19.1996 - Flashback credits with voiceover

52 - 06.27.1996 - 1996 Show Promo (s1 clips) - full version in playlist (P16)

53 - 09.00.1997 - Season 3 Promo v1 (yankee packs a gun)

54 - 09.04.1997 - Season 3 Promo v1 (yankee packs a gun)

55 - 09.05.1997 - Season 3 Promo v1 (yankee packs a gun)

56 - 11.17.1994 - Bumper with voiceover

57 - 11.17.1994 - Bumper no voiceover

58 - 06.27.1996 - Bumper with voiceover

59 - 06.27.1996 - Bumper no voiceover

60 - 07.05.1996 - Bumper with voiceover

61 - 07.05.1996 - Bumper no voiceover

62 - 09.19.1996 - Bumper with voiceover

63 - 03.01.1995 - Getting Dressed v1

64 - 11.25.1995 - Getting Dressed v2 (longest version)

65 - 04.09.1996 - Getting Dressed v3 (shortest version)

[freakinator]

thinking about kab and the thing about her i think is she knows just enough to keep herself safe Generally but not enough to really predict what would happen should something more... complicated??? unforeseen??? idk whats the right word to use but something not covered by someones reputation and/or vids happen, believe it or not this also affects her view of clownpierce (we'll get to that)

for example, mapicc has a reputation for being an violent, angry, & impulsive guy and nothing else which makes sense but is incredibly surface level and something that only really works if you dont have a lot of experience working with him

another is reddoons, his betrayal after the base incident while shocking is not unforeseen but his reputation as being a guy whos seen as being a reasonable person whos fairly loyal to his team made it seem like something he wouldnt do even tho it absolutely is

regarding how it affects her view of clown, since he isnt perfectly aligned with his reputation she instead pivots in the complete opposite direction and forgiving basically every crime he does even tho hes something much more mild and complicated than either his reputation or her view of him will ever be (think madonna-whore complex which is especially obvious when it comes to kabs vs woogies view of him)

another side effect of this Just Enough amount of knowledge aside from being blinded by her own expectations is that it frustrates ppl who think shes oversimplificating things (like me and seemingly several other tumblr users as well) especially when she claims that shes objectively correct and the smartest in the room at any given moment

how this roughness in her analysis affects her in the server still has yet to be fully seen but we do still have at least a couple months until the end but 'til then shes just gonna keep stumbling as more and more complicated situations pop up as is typical in lifesteal to happen and eventually shes gonna have to learn to adapt or else she'll be suffering the consequences one way or another

[roronoagem]

Maybe this would be better? What about Law finding out his SO was forced to eat a devil fruit. She hadn't told anyone and it was only made obvious after she fell overboard and couldn't swim. Maybe she had talked about her previous love for swimming, but no one caught on that it was something she couldn't do anymore.

characters: trafalgar d. water law

content warnings: gn!reader, law feels a bit betrayed lol, reader almost drowned, & very slight argument.

a/n: shitting my pants rn bc i met law in the anime a couple of times & my knowledge is based on vids & his wiki 😭 i’m scared to write him so out of character, please don’t come at me if it’s nothing like law i beg you . . . i’m gonna jump bye !

let’s start with you speaking about how much you loved swimming, how much you loved going to the beach.

everyone on the polar tang knew about it, but they were totally oblivious that you couldn’t do it anymore due to your devil fruit.

not even your captain knew about this.

and he didn’t know you had the powers of a devil fruit, in the first place.

and when you fell right into the water and your head didn’t pop out of the water, bepo started to panic.

“CAPTAIN!” bepo was running from side to side searching for law. “[y/n]..!”

that’s when law appeared and noticed your absence, trying to get the polar bear to explain the situation.

when shachi finally pulled you out of the water, after he jumped in to search for you, you were almost passed out. law felt a hint of panic at the sight because well… it didn’t make much sense from what the bear said.

did you hit your head? did something underwater attacked you? could it be that you got so scared you passed out?

impossible. he knew you too well, you wouldn’t get scared just because you fell into the water, it was calm enough to be able to swim too.

when you finally opened your eyes and started coughing water, law felt relief fill his chest. he checked your pulse and body temperature, make sure you were breathing properly. he wrapped you in a blanket as you were completely soaked.

you felt a bit dizzy, unable to focus on whatever was surrounding you. “[y/n]! i’m so glad you’re okay! i’m sorry!” bepo started to apologise because he stood there panicking instead of taking action, but you weren’t mad at him.

“it’s okay… don’t worry,” you were able to say before meeting law’s hard gaze. you shivered, because he seemed unhappy somehow. “we need to talk,” that’s all he said.

you ended up in his office, he finished checking you up just to be sure you were truly okay. he didn’t say much while doing so, which caused the tension between you two to grow.

“say something,” you gave in before law. it was tiring, to say the least. he was avoiding your eyes too. what the hell?

“you almost drowned,” he said then, tone obvious. but he still was avoiding you. “but i’m here now,” you answered back.

law took a deep breath and pinched the bridge of his nose as he tried to not snap at you. “you were drowning,” he repeated, finally meeting your gaze. “but i’m alive!”

“what happened?” his tone was cold, he was treating you like any other patient. “i fell in the water, shachi pulled me out. that’s all,” you tried to sound as confident as possible, protecting your secret. “you know what doesn’t sound right to me?” law tilted his head to the side, “you talking every second about how much you love swimming, you love the sea, the ocean, and then this happens!”

of course he finally snapped. law is not a dumb man, he knows everything about everyone in his crew — he has to. it was clear you were avoiding telling him something important, and this was making him feel both angry but also hurt… did you not trust him enough?

“i-i forgot how to do that, i guess??” you responded, trying to make him let go of the subject. “you like it so much but you forget how to do that? how is it that i’ve never seen you get too close to the water since you joined this crew, huh?”

so he had noticed. he knew that it didn’t make sense but he never found the right moment to bring this up. but now…

“you’re the one avoiding it in the first place,” you retorted, as if putting him under the spotlight for a second would help you win the argument. “yes, because i ate a devil fruit and–”

when law paused, you noticed realisation spreading all over his expression. he found the missing piece of the puzzle. you ate a devil fruit too.

“why?” as he said that you couldn’t bare to look at him anymore, his tone showed that he felt betrayed by you for not telling him such important information. “[y/n]-ya… look at me,” law took a step closer.

“i was forced to eat it! i didn’t want to do that! i-i genuinely loved the ocean, swimming, these weren’t lies! but…”

when you started sobbing, law moved closer and gently cupped your cheeks. you met his gaze and noticed that he wasn’t angry anymore, he was trying to comfort you the best he could. “i know this is something you’re not proud of, but this information is vital. i needed to know that you ate a devil fruit because it could put your life in danger, just like today. i’d never judge you for it,” he tried to reassure you.

you felt relieved, you wiped your cheeks and then leaned closer to hug him. he caressed your back gently and let you stay like that for as much as you needed.

“i’m sorry,” you then murmured, sighing. “you’re alive and that’s all that matters to me,” law’s tone was firm, he held you a bit tighter for a second. you smiled at his words, words full of his love for you.

[cumulo-stratus]

(dividers by @cafekitsune <3)

Fluff- ☀️ Angst- 🌧️ Angst w/ comfort- 🌦️ Moodboard- 🌨️

Requests- open!

last updated- 5/10/24

SERIES -

Flufftober -

one fic for everyday of october based around a fluffy prompt, (im sure we all know the drill by now <3)

Long Gone[e.p] ☀️ - emily and reader share their first kiss in the after hours of the bau

Rainy Love [s.r]☀️ - y/n has always loved the rain, and decides to share that love with spencer (ps this was idea was inspired by a fic by the lovely user @ssa-atlas-alvez <3)

I’ll Remember for us [s.r] ☀️ - the team goes to Los Angeles, and y/n (the ever emotionless and stone cold profiler with a soft spot for spencer) is chasing an unsub when they fight and falls, getting a concussion and fractured wrist, spencer is there for him. (no prior romantic relationship, just friends)

Rain Soaked Sleep [s.r] ☀️ - Y/n and Spencer get home after a long week at the BAU and a rainy drive home, ready to fall asleep to the sound of rain.

Oh How I Love Loving You[s.r] ☀️ - Y/n and spencer share their first dance as a married couple at their fall wedding in y/ns hometown in new england

Softest Curls in All the Kingdom [s.r] ☀️ - Y/n enjoys playing with spencers hair on jet back home

“They’re Ours!” [s.r] ☀️ - My HC's around Spencer and sharing clothes over the course of your relationship.

There’s nothing wrong with being different[s.r] ☀️ - Spencer and his husband talk to their daughter when she gets in trouble for punching someone (daughter is 10)

Soaked in Adoration[s.r] ☀️ - My HC's around spencer and bathing/showering with his partner

“For Me?”[s.r] ☀️ - Y/n brings spencer an early Christmas gift relating to their shared special interest of the sci-fi fantasy series Dune

“You do this everyday?”[s.r] ☀️ - y/n has a pretty popular cooking channel and one day after y/n doesnt edit out spencer givving y/n a kiss when he gets home the fans go crazy wanting a video where you bake together so you make a vid answering questions while making a fall recipe

Love in the form of paper[s.r] ☀️ - Spencer tries to teach his best friend how to make an origami heart- but y/n still struggles

“Lend me some vanilla?” [s.r] ☀️ - Y/n goes to spencers house to ask spencer if he has any vanilla extract when theres a possible gas leak and no ones allowed to leave their aparment until the morning when someone can come check it out...

Sneaky snuggles [s.r] ☀️ -y/n is woken up to a surprise of his boyfriend being home- despite the fact that his case was supposed to run at least another day or two.

The good days [s.r] ☀️ - spencer and y/n go stargazing, and y/n indulges spencer with facts about his special interest- astronomy

Protector[s.r] ☀️ - after an unsub tries to hurt y/n, spencer steps in.

Lover -

the love story of y/n l/n and Spencer Reid

Ours ☀️ - Spencer finally has a conversation with the boy on the train

Enchanted 🌦️ - Spencer's insecurities grow in his friendship with y/n when he finds out about Gina

More coming soon…

ONE SHOTS -

Criminal Minds -

Like we always do [s.r] 🌦️ - (request) after Spencer proposes to his partner they decide they have to tell Spencer what they had been thinking about for months- and Spencer is always ready to support his partner

Communication issues [s.r] ☀️ - reader is from France and lived there until he was 11/12 and then moved to america and his first language is french. He also has a little bit of an accent. Basically reader is new to the team and it is their first late night back home on the jet with him. And basically they learn that when hes tired he reverts back to his mother tongue.

The fencer [s.r]☀️ - reader is a fencer and is competing in the 2023 mens saber nationals and spencer invites the team to cheer on his boyfriend. (Could be read as ftm) (Also spencer is like low key autistic in this)

Smart cookie [s.r]☀️ - (request) reader asks for readers help with a new tattoo he wants, and when reader calls Spencer a smart cookie Spencer gets flustered, and reader can't help himself

Love like a fathers [s.r]🌦️ - (request) Y/n gets hurt protecting spencer from an unsub, and they spend some time together in the hospital.

Flashback [s.r]🌦️ - spencer discusses his thoughts around having kids with his spouse after putting their daughter Diana to bed (written for @cmgiftexchange)

New Years Kiss [s.r]☀️ - You and Spencer share a New Years kiss at Rossi's house to celebrate

The Little Things [a.h]☀️ - (request) you notice all the little things Aaron does for you everyday (could be read as romantic or platonic)

Fantozzi [s.r] ☀️ - (request) The BAU decides to have a movie night at Rossi's house, and Spencer you and Spencer find a quiet corner to sit in. You both fall asleep and cuddling ensues..

Glitter Girl [p.g] ☀️ - (request) Penelope and her best friend share some banter over the phone

French Press Coffee [s.r] 🌦️ - (request) Spencer insist you take a break despite your objections

Embrace [s.r] 🌦️ - spencer doesnt feel like hes anything more than his intelligence, but ethan proves him wrong.

Home is with him [s.r] 🌦️ - Spencer comes home to find you struggling, and does his best to help

More coming soon…

MCU -

Ill always be here [m.j]🌦️ - you come out to your parents and they kick you out after your dad slaps you but mj comforts you and lets you stay with her. 

“You know your really pretty?” [m.j]☀️ - its late and y/n cant sleep so theyre ranting to MJ, its basically just a bunch of fluff crammed into a couple paragraphs

More coming soon...

Criminal Minds -

“They’re ours!”[s.r] ☀️ - Sharing clothes with Spencer Reid

BAU/Autism [s.r] ☀️ - How the team supports you and your autism

Soaked in adoration [s.r] ☀️ - Bath time with spencer headcannons

Dating Aaron [a.h] ☀️ - what would it be like to date Aaron Hotchner?

More coming soon…

Criminal Minds -

An indie fall with Spencer [s.r] 🌨️ - (request) A moodboard for an indie fall with spencer <3

A rainy day in with Spencer [s.r] 🌨️ - a moodboard for a rainy day inside with Spencer <3

College professor AU [s.r] 🌨️ - a moodboard for a college professor spencer reid <3

One car [b.a.u] ☀️ - in which all the members of the BAU are stuck in one car for a little while

"your my pillow now" [s.r] ☀️ - spencer reid x male reader

"I can still feel you" [s.r] 🌧️ - spencer reid x gn!reader

More coming soon…

[drakestwin]

hi sweetie! i wanted to request anything with aj honestly, maybe like him struggling to confess his feelings or something like that? tysm in advance, feel free to add whatever you want 💗 no pressure 🤚

“Let me love you”

Summary: Aj wants you to love him but hes not sure how to tell you....

Warnings: None :0

a/n: like i said you guys are the absolute sweetest. if you send me a request or like any of my shit i love you with all my heart 😭 also whoever sent this request is the best cause theres not enough stories of aj and i’m in love with him!

Ajs pov:

I was sitting on a chair during set waiting for the rest of the beta squad to get here. i was waiting for a little bit but i was also waiting for y/n and filly to get here since they also were gonna be in our vid.

i had known y/n since i first started youtube and making vids with chunkz. she was in our videos and was well known by everyone. i had liked her back then and i feel the feelings coming back. i know people can tell since they always have to open their mouths and say something in the comments.

when everyone finally got there we got sorted into teams. basically the video we were filming was guessing the police officer. we all got situated and obviously i sat next to her. (😝)

your pov:

i was on set to film a beta squad video. i’ve been in some videos and the past and ofc ppl love me. one small thing i noticed were the comments about me and aj so i want to keep my eye on him. i do like him and i figured he liked me too by the comments 🤷‍♀️.

i arrived on set and gave everyone a hug. lastly, i went up to aj and surprisingly he let me hug him so that suddenly made me remember the comments and keep an eye out. i sat down and waited for everyone to get their stuff on so we could start!

when the video started i took a quick glance at aj and noticed him staring at me but i ignored it and decided to ask the people in front of us questions.

time skip..

ajs pov:

we just finished filming the video and i was lowkey exhausted but since i didn’t have a license i had to wait till sharky was done since i came with him. (let’s pretend they all live together still cause i miss when they did😓)

while i was sitting on a chair, y/n came up to me. “hey you want me to take you home i’m already taking niko?” she said. i sat there for a minute but finally snapped out of it. “yeah sure ofc” i said and shot up. i looked next to me and saw chunkz snickering at me. i flipped him off and followed her and niko to the car.

niko lets me sit in the front so i sat there and played music i knew y/n likes 😝. i looked at her for a sec and wanted to tell her right then and there that i liked her but niko was in the back and i was very very nervous.

your pov:

i was driving both niko and aj back to our house (btw you guys also live there pretend ur close with one of the best squad members and they let you live there 😘) i pulled up and waited till both of them got out so i could lock the door. while they were both getting out i made eye contact with aj and lowkey got butterflies cause he’s such a cutie.

i always wanted to know if aj really did like me based off the comments i read and the videos i see. i mean who wouldn’t (jk unlesssssss) he seemed like he did but i wasn’t gonna make the first move. if he initiated it i would obviously say yes.

ajs pov:

it’s been like two hours and all i’ve been doing in my room is debating on whether or not i wanna tell y/n how i feel about her. it’s taken me a couple of weeks to to even acknowledge the feelings i had towards her and now i think i finally made my decision.

i got up out of my bed and finally decided to go and walk to her room. when i made it to her door i knocked on it and quietly stood there waiting for an answer. when she finally opened the door she looked at me and said “hey aj, what’s up?” i quickly answered back “uhm… i wanna tell you something that’s been on my mind for a little while.”

she let me in her room and told me to sit on her bed and sat next to me. “so what’s up” she asked me curiously. “i don’t really know how to say this , i’m not rlly good at it but i’ve had feeling for you for a while and i just wanted to get that of my chest it’s fine if you don’t like me back-“ i ranted but quickly got cut off by a pair of lips on mine.

“who said i didn’t like you back” she giggled at me. i blushed and said “sooooo” i said nervously. “ofc ill be ur gf 😝” she said and i hugged her while she went to lay down with me.

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HEY GUYS THIS IS ANOTHER FIC BUT I LOWKEY THINK ITS BUTT. anyways idk if this is good or not i really rushed cause i knew j had to get a knew fic out but here it is for you guys 🙏🙏🙏

i rlly do hope you guys like it and ignore how many times i used emojis okay. some parts are sarcastic too 🥲🥲

[murderofsomeone]

diamond emoji.

💎 "are there any fun facts or trivia that you would like to share?"

oh god I can feel all my knowledge get stripped away. uhhhh deporitaz has no official pronunciation because it's just an anagram for trapezoid he made to not get sued by a different band called trapezoid, so every pronunciation is correct. I think neil should hold a contest to see who can get it the worst

I'm kinda surprised about the sheer amount of people who don't know eighth wonder is about gef the talking mongoose

when ming doyle just started dating neil, he made the video 123456 pokemon and she showed it to her mom thinking it was really funny and her response was "do you really think this is the one". anyway they're married now

speaking of 123456 pokemon, there was originally discourse surrounding the song's "political messaging" which neil didn't even process as political. pretty sure he argued about this

everyone who knows me knows this but mold en mono was supposed to be an anagram for lemon demon, but he realized too late that he misspelt it, making the song a bit more nonsensical in the process

despite popular belief neil did NOT make splendorman, the video where it originates is simply on his channel

goodsie is named that because a fan shared that they had a dream the dinosaurchestra album art dinosaur was named goodsie and he made it canon

everyone knows ivanushka was repurposed into touch-tone telephone, but less people know that spiral of ants and no eyed girl were originally from the same song sample. they are twins to me

neil states in the dinosaurchestra commentary that if the guy in stuck had a name it would be carlos betty, but no last name.

you can hear the (2023) new album snippets For Free on his patreon

the hyakugojyuuichi 2003/forever model of lemon demon is just the album art ld placed on top of a model of hulk hogan. that's why his shirt says hulkamania and also why he's inexplicably buff.

even though it's gonna get weird is the most well known example of neil cicierega working on gravity falls, he made a couple other songs that didn't make it in along with multiple themesong pitches. the only song that did make it in was goat and a pig.

neil loves lying

daxter flaxter is based on a burger king kids mascot named kid vid

I'm very sure dippy fresh is based on the same thing

ok I'm done sharing for now i need to do other things

[bitletsanddrabbles]

[Fic] Lightshow

It's 6:56 am and I've just finished this, not even read it over once, but it got me over the 65k line, so I'm just going to put it up here and revise it later!

This will be another year that @alex51324 and the Island saved my output levels. XD

Worth noting: I have never actually seen the northern lights. Like most such phenomenon, "They'll be visible in your area!" inevitably means "On the other side of the famous, Seattle overcast!" The only time I know they were actually visible was this past October, and since I had to go to work the next day and figured it would be a standard "oops! Haha! Weather interference!" situation, I slept through it. These descriptions were written based entirely on about an hour's worth of reading "what seeing the northern lights in person" articles and watching similar videos. Bless the guy who included a still of "How it looks to the naked eye when it first starts up" in his vid.

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“Why are we out here?” Gordon groused, pulling his coat around himself and pressing up against Thomas. It was damn cold, so Thomas didn’t particularly mind the extra heat.

“Because Mr Braceridge and a couple of the new fellows insist that something special is going to happen tonight, and you wanted to try your hand at writing an article,” Thomas replied, shoving his hands in his pockets. He was wearing gloves, of course, but the cold worked through them. He was pretty certain his nose was going to be frost bitten by the time he got to bed. Why was it the clearer the sky, the colder it was? “So Kit gave you this one.”

Gordon gave a disgusted sigh. “A’right, I suppose that’s fair. But what’re you doing out here?”

Keeping you from running scared from the dark and taking notes, so if your article’s unusable, we’ll have a backup, Thomas thought, although he didn’t say it out loud. Gordon’s reading had got better over the last two years, as had his writing, but all of the Beacon’s older staff were a bit sceptical of his ability to pull off an article, to say the least. “Because I’m nice and thought you might like some company.”

There was no response to that, although the younger man did lean into him a bit more. Funny how his aversion to being touched was inversely proportionate to his desire to get warm. “Then why isn’t Kit out here?”

This time Thomas said exactly what he was thinking. “Because he’s a hypocritical little sod who will shove anything he doesn’t want to do off on other people.” It might have been a bit unfair to the paper’s other proprietor, but given that Kit was at home in bed while he and Gordon were freezing their arses off in the cow pasture waiting for something to happen in the sky, he wasn’t feeling overly charitable.

Admittedly, the sky was lovely. Even in the middle of rural Yorkshire Thomas didn’t think he’d ever seen as many stars. A few feet off, Mr Braceridge was giving a lecture on the constellations to some of the other people who had elected to come stand in the field staring at the sky. But it was also bloody cold and he was well aware that he could be asleep right then. Even Richard had declined on joining them.

“Wots this thing we’re supposed to be seeing anyway?” Gordon asked, craning his neck upward. They’d brought electric torches and a few lamps out with them so they didn’t get lost or break their neck in the dark, but those had all been turned off.

“They’re called the aurora borealis,” Thomas informed him. “Also known as the northern lights.”

“Wot are they, then?”

Thomas shrugged. “I dunno’. Some sort of…light in the sky. I don’t know why it happens at all, but I bet ol’ Braceridge could talk your ear off about it.”

Gordon didn’t seem at all inclined to go and ask the scout master anything. “You ever seen it, then?”

“No, but you hear about it.”

There was a moment of thoughtful silence and then. “How do they know we’re going to see them?”

“I’m not certain they do,” Thomas sighed, not exactly pleased with the answer. The doubt was strengthened by Kit’s absence. “From what I gather someone got an almanac, that’s a book that predicts the weather and growing seasons and such, and something in it made Braceridge think there was a good likelihood.”

“Wot do we do if we don’t see them?” the boy demanded, clearly as pleased by the notion of coming out to the pasture on a fool’s errand.

“That’s easy.” Thomas shrugged. His eyes had adjusted enough that he could see his breath in the starlight. “We murder Kit for sending us out here to freeze our arses off at bloody one am for no reason.”

Gordon gave an amused sort of snort, but didn’t say anything. They lapsed into silence again. After several minutes, the younger man asked, “When’s the sun come up, then?”

Thomas’s first response was to pull out his watch, but the moon was dark, so he’d have to turn on the torch to see it and he might get scolded. “Not for hours yet, I would imagine.”

“Then wot’s that then?”

“What’s what?” Thomas asked, looking around in confusion.

“That light, over there.” Gordon pushed on his shoulder to give direction.

Thomas turned and frowned. There was, in fact, a light on the horizon, much like the light of predawn. The only problem was that it was far too early for dawn, and it was in the wrong direction. He squinted. On second though, the thing looked sort of like a glowing cloud. “I’m not certain…” He puzzled a second, then called. “Hey, Braceridge! What’s that light over there? To the north?”

There was a sudden buzz of excitement from the assembly and a jubilant cry from the scout master. “It’s them! It’s starting! Oh, well spotted Mr Barrow!”

Thomas blinked, then stared at the light. “That’s…it? That’s what we came out here for?”

“I’m going to murder Kit!”

“Now, now, chaps,” a cultured voice from somewhere to their left chuckled. Thomas placed it with Captain Smythe, a former naval officer who’d arrived on the island not long after they’d finished the building the expansion. “I know it’s not much to look at yet, but it’s just getting going. With a bit of luck, we’ll get a good show.”

“Have you seen these things before?” Gordon demanded with his usual disregard for rank or class.

“Oh yes,” the Captain replied, completely unruffled. Thomas supposed that military was military, so the Captain was probably used to courser manners than a London street rat had. “I’ve done a few tours up north to the arctic. This might be all we get, bad luck if it is, but there are nights the entire crew just went out and stared at the sky for upward of ten minutes.”

If he meant to raise Gordon’s hopes, he failed. “It only lasts ten minutes?”

“Sometimes less than that, actually, but I promise you, a good aurora is worth coming out in the dark and the cold.”

Gordon’s only response was an unconvinced ‘hmph’.

Thomas watched the horizon. The pale wash of white was certainly nothing like the descriptions of the northern light’s he’d ever heard. It did seem to be moving, maybe, at least a little bit. Then again, that might have been his imagination.

Time dragged on. The group of men continued to simply stand in the field and stare. Thomas was beginning to feel like a priceless ass when he realised the light was doing something. It was happening so slowly and subtly that he’d missed it at first, but it was definitely moving now, back and forth like a snake. It also, unless he was imagining things again, coming closer to them.

He frowned and waited.

“Right then,” Mr Braceridge announced into the darkness. “We should be getting colour soon! Keep your eyes peeled!”

Thomas was sceptical right up until the green actually appeared. At first it was just a flicker here or there, but it slowly spread until the line of lights flashed green and white like fireworks. The waving became more pronounced too, and it steadily got brighter. Soon the whole ribbon was mostly green, although there was still some white in there. “Alright,” Thomas admitted. “That’s more impressive.”

Gordon grumbled. “Still don’t know if it was worth getting up f-oh!” Suddenly there was a flicker of purple amid the white and green. As soon as the first flicker appeared, there were more, and soon the entire sky was lit up by the ribbon of light. More ribbons appeared as well, not as bright, but little ghosts or echos of the main ribbon off to the sides.

Thomas had to remind himself to breathe.

A few minutes later, the sky was black again. Thomas stared into the darkness, wondering if he’d somehow imagined the whole thing.

“Wooee!” Someone whistled. “That was a show, weren’t it?” As if the exclamation were permission, the entire group broke out in excited chattering, like a group of insects on a summer night.

“Well, chaps, what did you think?” the Captain’s voice asked. “A bit better than the start promised, eh?”

“Much,” Thomas admitted, still awed. “Although I don’t think that was ten minutes.”

“No,” the other man agreed. “More like three, I’d say. But still, you don’t always get that much colour, so I’d call even a minute worth it.”

“Yeah.” Thomas shook his head, still trying to believe what he’d just seen. He suddenly realised Gordon hadn’t said anything. “Oi, Gordon. What’d you think?”

For a moment, there was no response. Finally, in an awed voice, the younger man said, “I will never question Mr Braceridge’s sanity again.”

Thomas laughed at that and ruffled Gordon’s hair. “I wouldn’t go that far.”

[laughterlust]

...I don't know why I looked up "Mad Scientist ASMR" and expected to get anything besides RP vids revolving around blood, torture, yandere & psychological terror the needles are a given but they make me flinch too Then again "Mad scientist that likes inflicting tickles & pleasure instead of pain" is a pretty nuanced thing and probably not something that's gonna show up on Youtube, lmao

That's why, to this day, my favorite "mad doctor" ASMRtist is Dr. T ASMR.

He caters to science and machinery-lovers out there without resorting to involving pain or distressing themes. He plays the part of a (slightly not-all-there) doctor that runs a facility based around harnessing ASMR tingles as a tangible energy source. The listener is often playing the part of one of his robots, or a person that has in some way stumbled across his facility.

He plays a few other characters too; a couple other scientists, government agents, an evil counterpart, all having something to do with the overall lore. I love the creativity, the self-aware silliness, the experimentation with all kinds of different triggers. (also the deep voice my lord)

He has a couple interrogation, kidnapping and "paying up the Tingle Mafia" videos that give me uh. thoughts

❌🔞MINORS AND NO AGE IN PROFILE DNI This is a NSFW blog, you will be blocked on sight.🔞❌

[cakepoppresent]

1 5 9 11 12 14, please :)

ey yo????? I love answering questions <333

1. Do you hide any secrets in your stories that only a few people will find?  

Lol No, I'm too dumb for that lol BUT I do try to start future storylines that I do plan on going back to. I brought up Arthur Landgraab (Benjis half brother) a while back and had Nancy imply he had to get his shit together or Nancy would look for Benji to take over the Landgraab name

5. Are there any scenes in your story that you enjoy re-reading?  

YES!!! I have a few. 1) The scene where Vaghun confesses to Veroinca and officially asks to be her girlfriend. 2) Vaghun meets Veronincas friend for the first time and tells them how Veronica can be so mean and tells him his breath stinks (He loves when shes mean to him) 3) Anything with Grayson and Gideon (the are perfect and do no wrong ever)

9. Are you writing with a deadline in mind to complete the story?  

Nah, I meant it when I said I'm writing based on vibes and vibes only. Because I have so many sims I try not to drag out their storylines too much but overall there is no deadline. If I gave myself one I would be stressed and would not want to play anymore lol

11. What are some elements you think are becoming cliché in the genre you’re writing?

I think the "Third Party" trying to break up my couples is something I want to stir clear from. I did it when Gideon x Grayson with Su and Alaia and I would like to NOT do that anymore with my other sim couples. I'm trying to find other sources that would put a strain on my Sims relationship. I know with Akito it seems that it is going down that root but she's too pretty to waste in a cliche like that so I have plans for her

12. What is your favorite thing about the simblr story writing process?

Bringing the images in my mind to life through my sims. Through poses, dialogue or machinimas, Its always a nice feeling to look at an end product and be like "damn I really did that" easiest example I can think of would be something like the vids I make of Sam working on her music career or showing small glimpses into my sims couple lives (Example here and here!)

14. What is something that you think most of your readers might miss?

I don't think anything tbh, even though I love my sims and my story I'm not writing that deep. THings can be very surface level so it would be hard to miss anything I share.

If there are things people are missing I would love if they ask me for clarification!

[fl3shm4id3n]

I don’t know if you’ve watched modern family but there’s this scene where one of the characters and her parents get locked out of there house and her babies start crying and she freaks out and jumps on top on a van to reach the roof and starts crawling to get to the window, do you think you can do a reader x Neteyam based on this?

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𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲: 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐤𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬.

ᴘᴀɪʀɪɴɢ: ᴍᴏᴅᴇʀɴ! ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ! ɴᴇᴛᴇʏᴀᴍ ꜱᴜʟʟʏ x ᴍᴏᴅᴇʀɴ! ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ! ᴡɪꜰᴇ! ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ

Tw: locked out of the house, reader is feaking out, climbing on the roof, babies crying, modern time. You and Neteyam are a married adult couple, reader has twins (based on the old hc of you and Neteyam having children.

A/N: I have seen modern family, but mainly videos about Gloria because she's my favorite. I also tried looking for the vid to get an idea on how to write this fic, but I couldn't find it, so I came up with something.

Masterlist

That morning you were in a rush, you and Neteyam had planned on going to his parents house. Neteyam had got up early, fed the twins and got them ready to leave. You didn't want to be late like the last time. You had slept more since Neteyam didn't want to wake you up from your sleep, but you woke up at a reasonable time. While you got ready, Neteyam watched over Loreyu and Txampay. When you were done getting ready, you made sure you had everything in the dipper bag, you didn't want to leave anything important behind.

"Y/n calm down, we're only going to my parents house" Neteyam commented, while having Xam on his lap, he had been doing her hair into small braids. "I know, but I don't want to be late like the last time Net. Is Loreyu ready?" you asked, looking over at the baby boy who had been laying on the baby mat that was set in your room. "Yeah" Neteyam said, and sat Xam on the mat next to her brother.

"Okay, everything is the bag, I'm going to put it in the van" you got the bag and placed it on your shoulder. "Also, don't forget to lock the door, the last time you didn't" you mentioned, leaving your room. "I'll be right back okay?" Neteyam said towards the kids who were busy playing with the toys that were on the mat. Neteyam walked out of the room and went to the front door, locking it.

He looked over and saw you struggling to put the car seat in the back of the van. He placed the keys on the small table that was next to the front door and he closed the door. He walked over to where you were. "Need help?" he asked, and you nodded. Allowing him put in the car seat properly. "Okay, let me just go get the twins and we'll leave." You commented and Neteyam just nodded. You walked over to front door and attempted to open the door, it was locked.

"Net, can you give me the keys?" you asked, walking over to your husband. "Yea, hold on" he reached into his pocket from his pants to get the keys, if they weren't in that pocket, they must be in the other one. He reached in the other pocket. Nothing. "Damn" he said, making you look at him. "What?" you asked, now a bit more concern. "I don't have the keys" he said, this made you kind of panic. "Where did you leave them?" you asked again.

Neteyam stopped to think, he remembered locking the door, but then he released where he left them. "Shit" he said, "what?" you asked nervously. "They're inside." He said, now it was time to panic. "You left the keys inside!?" you freaked out. "Do we have a spear key?!" you asked, panicking. "No?" he said now nervous, making you freak out even more. "Net! We need a spear key!" you cried out, panicing. "Oh Eywa the children are inside! Is the back door unlocked?" You asked, but Neteyam shook his head "no, I always have that door locked" then you heard the twins beginning to cry from your upstairs room window.

"My babies!" you screamed like a mad woman. With out thinking twice, you climbed onto the van, getting on the roof as fast as you could. "Y/n! What are you doing!? You can get hurt!" Neteyam now began to panic, scared that you'd fall. "My children are in danger!" you yelled. Managing to get on top of the garage roof. "Be careful!" your now freaked out husband yelled.

You crawled on the roof, while Neteyam was trying to get the front door to open. You were careful in trying not to fall from the roof, but you didn't care if you got hurt, your babies needed you. Then you got to the window and peaked, seen your babies on the mat crying, wanting their parents. You attempted to pull the window the window up, but it seemed to be stuck, but you didn't give up. With all your strength, you continued to pull the window up.

Finally you manage to get the window to open wider and slipped inside. You rushed over to your babies, and scooped them up in your arms. "Shh shh shh, it's okay, mama's here" you said, holding the twin in both your arms, trying to get them to calm down, but then you heard a loud thud on down stairs, followed by some mad person running up the stairs. "Are the kids okay!?" Neteyam yelled once he entered the room.

Seen you with the twins in your arms, made him sigh in relief. "Thank Eywa" he said, going over to the mat and sat in front of you, taking Xam into his arms, holding her close. Loreyu had calmed down first, but Xam was still crying but once in her father's arms, she was now calming down. The moment was silent, seen your kids safe was all that mattered to you and Neteyam.

"I think we're going to have to cancel" you commented, still holding your son in your arms. "Yeah, I think you're right" he said. "What happened down stairs?" you asked, this question made Neteyam face turn into one of embarrassment. "I... uh... broke the front door" he said, making you chuckle. "I don't know how, I just got this instinct when I kept hearing the twins crying." He commented. "So did I, how strange" you stated. "I bet we look like mad people to the neighbors" you said with another laugh. "As long as our kids are safe, I don't care of what other think." Neteyam said with a smile.

[yuyu-finale]

Hi, sorry if this is an annoying question, but I would like to ask for advice regarding posting art on social media (you’re one of my favorite artists and I know you’re multi-platform). My friend wants to start posting art on social media, but they’re unsure which platform is the best. Would it be possible to ask for your experience regarding different platforms? I hope you have a wonderful day.

Hi anon! So excited for your friend to start posting their art on social media! It’s a lot of fun and a great source of inspiration and motivation to keep drawing and improve. It’s a fun way to make friends too!

I may not be the best person to ask about this because I don’t know much about things like. Engagement and algorithms and stuff, so this is all based on my experience.

So I have three art accounts: Twitter (main), Tumblr, and IG. I can’t really speak for other platforms but I think these three or like a combination of two of them would be pretty good for artists.

You might know I’m most active on Twitter. Twitter is great for starting out, making friends, and building/joining communities and fandoms. Once you have a starting point, growth can be quite quick as well depending on certain factors. The thing with Twitter is that the lifespan of a post is just like a couple of days at the most, and making all your art accessible in one place isn’t very straightforward. I do recommend making a Twitter, as the quick sharability of posts makes it a great platform for fanart to be seen by more people. Just make a thread of threads and retweet your own art every now and then to make it more accessible!

Tumblr is fantastic if you’re in specific fandoms or communities because the tagging system makes it easy for new artists to have their work seen. Reblogging is a slower process than retweeting so you might get lower numbers, but the lifespan of a post here can last months or even years, so all in all it’s still a great place to post art. You can use it as an archive too, as well as a place to keep a portfolio of sorts if you make a designated art tag.

Instagram is okay. It’s a great platform to see all your art in one place but I find discoverability on there isn’t that great for smaller artists, so it’s best to have IG and at least one other platform. I think it’s better for artists that already have a bit of a following, or as a second/third account. Also, the image cropping can be annoying. IG reels are great for posting process vids though! I don’t do this, but I have friends who do.

TLDR i recommend twitter (although twitter is more of a hot mess now than before so this might change) + tumblr and/or IG. My experience on all three has been positive so I think it would work out well for your friend!

[dsinferno]

Ok so my first post on this side blog for the sole purpose of discussing Jessica’s come back online!

I think personally that Minecraft diaries is coming back (and how I’m hoping she’s trying to build a new fan base for it so it’s successful)

Most likely almost everyone has already seen her video clearing up the rumors about her relationship with Jason, and the future of the channel! ( Linked here: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTNLSJPa1/)

Something I wanted to discuss and many people in the fandom/commenters in the video are talking heavily about how Mystreet S7 is going to happen. But I feel the announcement is going to be both “MYST:S7”, but mainly “Minecraft Diaries: Rebirth”

The reason why I say this is because in the video up above she specifically states these couple of line focusing on MCD

1.) “the only time I’ve ever changed my story was when I wrote like the ending of diaries season 2 and fans were really harassing me”

2.) “and that’s why I stopped diaries completely”

3.) “ I’m planning on bringing a series back. This time if you don’t like how I write things. That’s fine!”

These are the main quotes that made my heart drop into my ass out of excitement because omfg. If you can’t tell, this is a very concrete reference to Jessica explicitly saying she won’t be dealing with harassment. The harassment she previously faced while trying to write Minecraft Diaries

(Also quick side note but it literally breaks my heart knowing Jess and Jason moving and never really posting themselves online was most likely due to a stalker. With their kids I can’t imagine how genuinely terrifying it must be but I’m so happy she and her family have the peace of mind of finally being safe)

Jess has been VERY honest in the past about feeling very pressured while writing Minecraft diaries and not being able to consistently post or meet the satisfaction of her audience when it came to publishing diaries. The line “I’m planning on bringing a series back. This time if you don’t like how I write things. That’s fine!” Feels like a very explicit statement that one (of hopefully many. MID I miss you so much I could die) that Minecraft Diaries Rebirth will come back.

The only issue is, how

If you’ve gotten this far your probably know that Aphmaus channel is VERY heavily focused on kids content. I’ve never used kids YouTube but I think her channel is catered specifically for the “for kids”

My theory, based on my watching a video every once in a while. Jessica may have introduced her most beloved characters through her “In Minecraft” format. As a way to garner interest. Even when MCDR premiered , the view count was low

A lot lower than any of her role plays used to be. BUT, her current videos have millions of views.

Personally, my theory is her introduction to her new fanbase (who’s gonna grow up with the series’s just like we did 🥲) is gonna be introduced during vid on. Hopefully promotion of diaries is gonna be huge (AND NOT PLACED ON APHMAU STORIES WHERE ITLL BE LEFT TO DIE) and a whole new fanbase will happen!

Ofc I’m the last person to say I don’t want Mystreet back (even though emerald secret and after was not my fave 💀) because both series and any of her new ones ( my inner demons come back to me please I miss Noi so badly) are some that I really wanna see completed. The series’s mean so much more than I could ever articulate but I digress.

I hope the future has Aphmau back on top of the MCRP game! (I’m so tired of unfinished projects like it’s baaaaad on YouTube 😭)

Hopefully the future of the Aphverse has a completed ending!

[rustingcat]

tagged by @inkedroplets who tagged me in a few things now, and I forgot to answer some of them. Shame on me, but thanks for the tag, darling:)

1. What sort of content do you create, and what is the thing you’ve made that you’re most proud of?

I started with art, then began writing, then started animating, and recently uploaded a fanvid 😅

I'm proud of them all because they are all part of the progress 😌

2. What fandom(s) do you create for?

Supergirl. I'm counting my Sadie/Saskia vid as supercorp.

3. What is your current favourite ship (or brotp if you prefer), and how controversial is it?

Supercorp. And apparently a lot of people don't like them because they hated supergirl? (At least according to tumblr tags in polls. But those people also accuse them of being too straight...)

4. For your answer to question 3, are they canon?

They are in my heart. Also, I feel that their last conversation was as close to canon as they could get.

5. What was your first fandom, and how old were you?

I was deep into Harry Potter for a long while in my life. That's what got me into fanfiction and tumblr. I still have a sweet spot for what it represented to me in my childhood and the stuff I took away from it despite the actions of some extreme lady.

6. What is your most unhinged fandom creation to date?

My Twilight Au fic 🤣

Was written as a parody, but somehow ended up being way too wholesome.

The power of pasta is my one crack fic, so there's also that.

7. Do you remember what started you off creating fandom content, and if so, what was it?

I was an avid consumer for years, but it was all thanks to the Supergirl fandom that I dared to try and create something. I was in the process of coming out and accepting myself for who I am, which, despite being in a very open and accepting environment and family, was really hard on me. Both the show, and especially the fandom, were what helped me not only to come out but also to see it in a positive light. It made me understand the meaning of pride, and I am forever grateful for that. That's why I decided to dedicate my time to creating stuff myself as thanks to this amazing community and to do my best to keep it active.♥️

8. Do you let people you know in real life see your fandom creations?

Some, yes. I have a few friends who know I write, but had not read any of my stuff. I have a few I share my art with, though.

9. How do you feel about fanworks of fanworks? Has anyone ever made something based on a thing you made?

Someone wrote a fic based on my art a while ago, and I'm still excited about it!

10. What feeling do you most often try to evoke with your creations?

Depends on the content. Each piece has its own purpose. I try to aim for fluff, but I've been told I accidentally write a lot of angst... oops?

11. Has someone ever paid your work a compliment (in any form) that has stuck with you, and what was it?

I'm always excited when fandom friends tell me they like my stuff. Or just anyone in general. It just warms my heart.

12. What’s your favourite thing someone else has made that you’ve seen in the last 24 hours (and link it if you can find it again!)

Have you read the most recent space log update? It's pretty cool...

13. Give a small sneak preview of something you’re working on right now (eg a couple of sentences of fic from a WIP, a gif set theme, a small piece of a larger picture, whatever you feel happy to share)

"Alex, you're saying that as if we're not literally standing at the entrance of a school for fairies." Kara said as she rested her hand on the handle of her large blue suitcase.

"Fair point."

"It is ridiculous, isn't it? Like, fairy collage, it just sounds so…"

"Bizarre?" Alex raised an eyebrow as a small chuckle escaped her lips.

Kara sheepishly nodded.

"Well, yes. Very. But that's our lives now, I suppose," Alex shrugged and shoved her hands in her jeans's pockets.

"You mean my life. You're going to badass school for ass kicking," Kara teased her sister.

Because apparently I'm not done making AUs based on questionable IPs.

And a bit of my card game AU:

Lena was the one to drag Andea to sneak out of school for a change. Only unlike her best friend, Lena didn't drag her out to a party or to drink alcohol, but instead to the local game shop where she could learn more about that mysterious game. Andrea wasn't as excited as her, but reluctantly agreed (if only to get out of trigonometry class). Fight for Justice, while being a bit too cheesy, Lena couldn't deny the strange allure of the name. She was fascinated to learn the different ways the game could change from moment to moment, the various objectives one can approach to win the game, and she couldn't help but absolutely adore the art on each and every card.

14. Have you ever seen/read anything made by the person who tagged you? If so, what was it and what was your favourite thing about it? (pick a favourite if there are several)

Rich girl with issues is a masterpiece, and you should all go read it!

15. Do you leave comments on fandom works, and if so how would you describe your comment style?

I try to always comment, and especially on stuff I like. I don't think I have a specific style tho😅

16. How many works in progress do you currently have? Will you finish them all?

I have about 12 that I actively started, but more that are in the concept phase. Ideally, I'll finish them all eventually.

17. what’s the longest it’s ever taken you to finish a fandom project?

It's been almost 2 years since I started The Art Of The Game. I'm close to the end, but it's been a while...

18. Describe the thing you made most recently in a way that is technically true, but also completely misleading. Link the thing if it’s published!

The hottest new trailer for the film we all have been waiting for;)

19. Do you ever engage with fanworks for a fandom you’re not in? Which one(s) and how did you get into it?

I feel like a foreigner when I see stuff from other fandoms, and I usually don't know enough about it to interact with it.

20. Recommend a fan work from your fandom to your followers

@awaitingrain has some really amazing artwork with adorable chibi designs! I'd recommend checking out her stuff!

Suggested tag list, but there are no rules here, follow your heart.

@eqt-95 @fazedlight @autisticlenaluthor @snowydragonscave @missluthorwillseeyounow @luthordamnvers have fun;)