#bc he has the social skills of a toddler

[dancingdonatello]

absolutely adore cherry so so much!!!!!! villain leo is so underrated and your writing just makes it all the more juicier!!!!

will you ever do a more in-depth insight on leo's feelings for the mc before the mc went to the yokai part of the hotel, when he was stalking the mc lmaoooo. were leo's feelings more of a love at first sight kinda thing or as he continued to watch, the more he fell. i just wanted to know your thought process cuz i think itd be interesting!!!

again amazing work!!!

thank you so much!!!!!!

i kinda had something written for that for like a 5 + 1 trope type thing for cherry leo that i wrote in when i got bored of their new dynamic (of them not being in the hotel… i miss el gran hotel vibes ok) so i have this :

so it was definitely the more he watched, the more he found that he liked mc out of the rest of them cause they were the one that stuck out & were bold, etc. he was very interested in their reactions & how they would react to being surrounded by yokai (& he wanted to talk to them 😍)

but he ‘officially’ fell in love when they were actually having real conversations :] i don’t think there’s a ‘moment’ i put in cherry where he falls in love? i think it just slowly happens (<- fool who can’t remember their own fic)

i’ll probably sneak more of this in later chapters in cherry (bc he’s giving off creepy vibes again THANK GOD) and if i ever actually finish the 5 + 1 thing i’ll probably add more about his stalking days 🙏 THANKS SM ❤️ i love talking talking talking

[kaleidoscopic-quiddity]

reading the bluelock light novels and theres so many fun lil character traits and info thrown in (probably not on the wiki bc the LNs dont have an official english release yet)

isagi was a crybaby and a scardy cat as a kid

he was also really senitive to sounds and they’d make him cry (he just like me fr)

isagi’s always had really great spacial awareness and vision, even as a toddler

nagi lived at student dorms at hakuho academy (which explains why his parents dont live w/ him)

he got into hakuho, an elite tokyo prep school, with only two weeks of studying

there were two different rumors abt nagi amongst his classmates, one saying if you talked to him you’d be cursed with bad luck and the other saying youd find happiness after talking to him, the curse rumor is more popular 

(nagi my poor guy, his classmates think hes a weirdo just bc hes quiet an not interested in rich kid pissing contests)

he also has the nickname of ‘thousand year netaro’ bc he sleeps in class so much lmao

he doesnt study but still gets good grades, at least in social sciences

nagi helps his class win a volleyball tournament (that he was forced to participate in) despite knowing nothing abt the rules purely based off of his height, reflexes, trapping skills, and desire to finish the game quickly so he can go home lmao

bachira refers to his mother by her given name, yuu, which would typically be disrespectful af in japanese culture but in this context i think it just displays how close they are + the fact that bachira’s first/best friend is his mama :’)

he walked (dribbled), slept rough, and hitchhiked all the way to osaka from chiba prefecture for 5 days just to go see one of her art exhibitions too

he got a fortune from a shrine that literally read  that he will meet his “ 運命の相手” - unmei no aite, literally ‘partner of fate’ or ‘fated partner’, bachisagi soulmate-isms r crazy

he won a 4 on 1 fight with a bunch of delinquents in osaka

rin liked ice cream but really he’d be happy with anything as long as sae bought it for him

the itoshi bros played for the kamakura united youth club, which won the U15 national league

they shared a bedroom growing up

rin gets bad grades in every subject other than english bc hes too busy thinking abt football, and hes only good at english bc he wants to go pro and play internationally

rin got into horror movies and games only after sae left for spain, he likes the thrill they give him, especially splatter films

he found a scene of someone getting chopped up w/ a chainsaw calming after he had a rough day,, damn okay rin in there anything u wanna talk abt edgelord?

“Perhaps because of this stress, he has recently been watching shark movies at night, where sharks attack humans. It’s refreshing to see a giant man-eating shark attack and munch on humans.”  what a fuckin chuuni oml

sae got trending on japanese football twitter for scoring a hattrick for real madrid’s youth team

rin did the tongue-out-in-concentration/bloodlust thing pre-bluelock too apparantly

he didnt talk to sae whilst he was in spain bc he didnt want to bother him but he kept up news of him and thought abt him a lot

“He thought he would just shout out loud “I'm the best in Japan!” and hug him, but in reality, that didn't work out that way” <- rins first thought seeing sae after 4 years, excuse me whilst i sob

chigiri went to a ‘jitsugyo’ school, which is like a vocational tech or business school, it also has a foreign name (’lacosute’) so its probably a private school, maybe missionary?

chigiri likes cats awww, there was specially a stray black cat he’d talk to and buy karinto manju for

his ACL is attached to his knee in an odd which which is why he can run so fast

chigiri stopped cutting his hair after he quit going to his school’s football club once he finished rehab for his knee

reo got baya to hire him a whole team of ppl including a coach, nutritionist, nurse, etc once he decided on football, fuckin rich ppl i swear 

all the adults who worked w/ reo sing his praises but also said how cheeky he was lmaooo

reo was learning english, spanish, and german in preperation for going pro

he also got a specially made football training VR facility made for him this boy i swear

reo bribed the hakuho football club w/ fancy meat and the opportunity to meet idols to get them to put more effort in

immediately upon meeting nagi reo notices his height and how ‘cool’ and ‘intense’ his trapping is like okay fruit

[babiejeeves]

alien stage is a big psychology nature vs nurture fest hear me out:

It’s so funny how literally everyone in alien stage is mentally still a baby. Like every crazy thing that happens is because them bitches don’t KNOW how to behave they don’t got role models.

fr tho. A human, who’s primary learning modality is watching other humans, locked in a cage until they’re toddler/children age and then put in a big room with no one but other kiddos to interact with. you would be so unhinged?? There’s no one there to tell you what’s right or wrong—there’s only survival.

With that in mind Luka is an especially interesting character bc initially I hated his ass but then I was like: Ok. So. This kid as far as we know has no social shiz going on. He likes something, he feels threatened. Bashes kid’s melon with a rock. Oh shit wait that didn’t get me what I wanted? Unlocked psychological manipulation skill tree. It’s not even that he’s a psycho y’all (well maybe but that would be, in my opinion, due to the isolation of the “puppy mills” we know alien stage world has) he’s straight up just doing what he knows works to survive.

This same thing can be applied to every thing and every character in alien stage fr fr. If u fw this share ur thoughts abt characters i have shiz in my brain for all of em but I wanna hear y’all yap ☝️🤓

[inchidentally]

ok it's been a while since I did a big weird dumb emotional parasocial Lando post - this tangent being based on this photoset by Audrey/landoom

bc we have a perfect comparison for all three of Lando's teammates and oh yes I've got a lot of thoughts in my big dumb head !!

okay so

the carlando one is perfect bc this is what they do between race weekend duties, chatter away about this and that like they always have. but their dynamic is also always the same in the way they sit: Carlos is The Man with his manspreading and taking up space and he always leads their conversation, even doing that mock reprimanding when Lando is just plain wrong or too silly etc. of course Lando will always be The Boy bc Carlos got to know him before Lando's voice had changed and before Lando's body had even finished growing. their entire season spent together was Lando latching onto Carlos to cope with being too young for F1 and looking endlessly grateful that Carlos is a natural dab hand at media duties and the interminable periods of waiting on Thursdays, Fridays and even Saturdays. Carlos had also just been looking after another F1 baby in Max so playing the role of big brother and guardian was hardly new. but that's why Lando always has to squirm into whatever space is left (which fortunately he's very skilled at doing) when he's spending time with Carlos. even when they walk together, Carlos is striding and facing forward while Lando skitters at his side and twists himself to talk at him. Lando doesn't quite behave like the jittery toddler that he was with Carlos at first but he's also never going to be an equal to Carlos in that social way that Charles is. Carlos and Charles move in and around each other's space and are close enough in age for there to be nothing in it - Charles is another Man. Lando will always be baby brother wanting to hang with big brother with Carlos. big brother will always put his big arm out and keep little brother safe.

then the dando of it all that for me is equal parts hahahaaaaaaaa Daniel Ricciardo you got got at your own silly game - but also angsty as hell. bc Lando had to go through a very uncomfortable realization that Daniel was repeating the same kind of bromance dynamic with him that Daniel does with everyone, especially with his teammates… right at the same time that Daniel realized that for all his gay joking he'd caught some kind of baffling feelings for this strange little scrap of boy with the beautiful face and an intense charisma that came entirely from being vulnerable and sincere. I have a love/hate relationship with bromance content in general so I was like partly enjoying Daniel's Lando content suddenly becoming obsessive and transparently adoring, but also feeling (kind of) bad for him bc his idiot straight man bro-brain suffered a little bruise of queer longing in the shape of Lando that he'll never be rid of. because while Lando already knew he could make any man love him in a protective/guardian way, it was right during Daniel's tenure when Lando realized he could make any man actually fall in love with him - even without trying to. so there's DannyRic, playing up a fake version of the big brother thing Carlos has with Lando because he's too old to consider Lando one of his usual buddies, but then his trademark smile falters because he's jokingly getting Lando to wear his clothing line and jokingly tucking a flower behind Lando's ear and jokingly zooming in on Lando's glowing face again for a video... except he has to remind himself to force a bro-y laugh because it seems as if the sunlight is always shining out of Lando's face instead of the sky. and that's where their dynamic has lived ever since. Daniel wants to feel the sun again and forces out laughs to remind everyone, including himself and Lando, that it's cool and nothing serious. sometimes Lando laughs until it hurts and sometimes he feels out of it and can't bring himself to laugh back.

and like, knowing that that's been Lando's experience with teammates so far it's why we've all had this ??? !!! along with him when Oscar arrived packaged all alone, neat and tidy with a placid small smile on his face and half his career under professional management already. he's inscrutable but also so easygoing. he's friendly but he hardly ever touches another human being. he's polite but also firm in his feelings. he refuses to be anyone but himself but also gives absolutely nothing away. he must have shades and colors beneath all that pale skin because his eyes ignore everyone but the people he chooses as worthy of his time. with most people he's so ambivalent that he's barely even present but then Lando comes into his view and the fresh coffee color of Oscar's eyes fills back in. he doesn't blink enough around Lando and doesn't pay attention to much else when Lando is around. but he also won't capitulate and just be a bro or a bromance or some other easy entity. sometimes he takes a downright firm hand with Lando which is startling, but he just as suddenly will capitulate to whatever Lando wants which of course is delightful. and then he never takes away the attention that Lando lives off of like food and water. Lando realized at some point that he has to disappear so far from Oscar's field of vision for Oscar to not follow him or watch him. so why isn't Oscar being a big stupid simp like Daniel or a warm strong guardian like Carlos? why won't he just play ball during challenges and why won't he just let Lando know once and for all how exactly Oscar fits in with all the men who adore Lando because dammit he's the only one he can't categorize. he can't seem to find his footing and he can't even be mad about that because Oscar is so faithful and kind and unselfish and downright respectful and admiring in ways that other men and teammates never have been. how can you get mad at a boy for not easily defining what you are to him when he stays one step behind you at all times because you're the number one driver and he has no problem showing it - who hangs so far back at your home race fan stage that the host actually looks confused for a moment because she doesn't expect even the number two driver to look so happy about letting his teammate soak in all the glory on his own. why should it hurt that Oscar doesn't seem to view himself as a significant part of Lando's life when Oscar is so comfortable with that idea and so happy to just have Lando while he has him and not expect anything more?

and that's why we get Oscar as an unexpectedly intimate part of Lando's cameras. cameras are his creative expression - a cringe free space where he's safe to show the world he sees when he's the observer and not the observed. of course the little black heart under the photoset that starts with Oscar just stands for black and white photos of McLaren and the place he calls home. but Lando also agonizes over those posts and when you look at how he looks at Oscar and what they've been through and how steady and strong Oscar has been for Lando even in his rookie season, it felt a little prescient that Oscar would sign a contract immediately for as long as McLaren would give him. Oscar who has proven that he will determine his own future and that he will not let his time or his fate be in the hands of anyone else. that Oscar looked at McLaren and looked at Lando and said this is what he wants. McLaren has been Lando's home for so long and with that kind of proof from someone like Oscar, shouldn't it make sense that Oscar feels a lot like home. so he gets to be the first picture and the little heart sits directly beneath.

that's the thing for me about landoscar - we know so little about who Oscar is as a person on any deeper level apart from the people and things his eyes turn coffee colored for. we already all love Lando and the fact that Oscar's eyes open up around him is like a little window into who Oscar is down deep. firm but fair, faithful but not blind, adores too intensely to show it, effortlessly funny but controlled, withdrawn but not cold. we know Oscar is lovable and there's something so intensely upright about him.

so the one landoscar moment in this photoset is one of many times we see Lando taking a photo of Oscar's face. because he may not have an easy, handy way of defining what kind of friend/presence Oscar is in his life, he knows what Oscar has given him and Lando's camera is how Lando can reciprocate. he can grab Oscar in that moment, put him in his camera and look at him where he can understand him. sometimes post him publicly but most of the time will not.

[paracosmicparadox]

FFXV headcanons / expanded canons Part The Second, because again, I desire character depth like I need it to breathe and if storebought isn't available, I will make it myself with my own two hands. Find Part The First here.

Ardyn: Listens to music solely in the cabaret genre or heavy metal; you can't change my mind on this (like you're flipping through his playlist and one moment its playing Kabaret Sybarit, then it switches violently and without warning to System of a Down and just about breaks your eardrums)

His closet rivals his living room in terms of size and depth (it's concerning; people get lost in there amongst his innumerable trench coats and ruffled shirts)

No coffee, no tea, only wine. Ravus and Verstael have to listen to his drunken rambling every other night and it is ghastly

Gossips like no other

He's a hoarder. You walk into his home and there are trinkets and baubles on every surface---it's gotten quite extreme

Has breakdowns in the shower

Has journals full of half-finished poetry lying about everywhere (he references the story of Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus a lot because of the parallels to him and Somnus, and bc at this point he doesn't really care if he digs himself deeper into that rut of grief and anger)

Can't keep a plant alive to save his life; not even a cactus

He was a theater kid once upon a time

Luna: Actually legit super athletic. You can't really see it bc her muscles don't bulge, but she can and will judo flip a man effortlessly

Has the smallest handwriting you've ever seen

She's got mad art skills; there's a work-in-progress painting or pastel piece on her desk constantly

Certified history buff. This chick can recall the most obscure bits and details of Eos's past and will infodump to you if you're willing to listen

Actually works really hard to be a good person---it doesn't come naturally to her; she's no saint and she has to make a conscious effort to be as gentle as she is on a daily basis, and that in itself makes her an excellent human being

Names each and every one of her plants

Loves bugs and takes a thrill in the fact that they kinda gross Noct out

Has the "Hydrate or Dydrate" water bottle bc she forgets and needs to remind herself to imbibe H2O

Her Pinterest account is the stuff of legends

Ravus: He's so awkward in social situations---really, he's just awkward in general, but it's most obvious when someone's trying to talk to him and he's glaring daggers straight into their soul

Before his mother died, he was the kindest child. He was the sweetheart of the family and would make flower crowns with toddler Luna and make breakfast in the mornings for his family. When he withdrew, it pained those who knew him immensely

The Super Smash Bros grandmaster (he's horrible at Mario Kart though, which frustrates him to no end)

Already has some arthritic problems in his knuckles and in his knees. He always had bad joints, but it's getting worse with the years

A pro at calligraphy and fancy lettering

His art skills are just as good if not better than Luna's. He only works in graphite and charcoal, but his drawings are the most heartwrenchingly beautiful things you've ever seen

Can regularly be found in a museum or in a library

Plays D&D on the weekends when he can with an online party (the campaign's been going on for nearly 2 years; he plays a level 8 Drow Warlock)

Aranea: Owns a motorcycle---you can't change my mind.

Mixes grenadine with everything. Champagne? She's adding grenadine. Wine? Grenadine time baby. Tequila? Gimme that sweet pomegranate syrup.

AO3 angst fics are her guilty pleasure

Probably has a pilot's license (in all honesty if it was an irl setting instead of Final Fantasy, she probably would've been in the Airforce)

Wears cologne instead of perfume because it makes her seem more roguish and she likes the scent better

She's always wanted a pet snake (one of those white pythons curious faces and boopable snoots)

Raging bisexual

Knows her way on an aerial silk like nobody's business

Major vulnerability issues (she cares so, SO deeply, but no one can EVER. KNOW. except Prompto. Prompto knows.)

Best buds with Prompto ever since the events in Niflheim at the Magitek Production Facility (they facetime each other every Wednesday)

She's a sucker for a good horror flick

[lapdogchase]

i am losing it the tiniest bit .

googling like "my mother treats me like a child" or wgatever just brings up like ppl talking abt their mothers not wanting them to grow up or not giving them enough freedom which is a valid problem and one i have but it is a completely different problem from the one im looking for information on which is that i am a 20 year old man and my mother babytalks at me like a four year old on a regular basis. its drivng me fucking crazy but i dont want to argue and she wouldnt listen anyway she'd probably just be like "i dont do that" which .okay. but like holy fucking shit it is SO annoying and demeaning and WEIRD.

and like i can handle it when she treats me like. a teenager. like whatever im 20 close enough i dont care. but when she treats me like im 10. or 7. or fucking 4. its like. what the fuck is your problem.

and like okay i was thinking abt this the other day bc i was talking 2 my dad like just hanging out and he was treating me like a Person and like. idk i feel like when he had kids he was Expecting and Excited for us to turn into little people with our own thoughts and free will (maybe not the transgender communist thing i think that was a bit far but he's always been supportive in terms of like. me being my own person otherwise).

and my dad volunteers at church with some of the kids like 9-12 age range, and a lot of them have rough home lives and 'act out' cuz of that and he's very patient with them and helps them with what theyre going thru and generally just acts like theyre little people. because they ARE little people. like he genuienly cares for those kids and is always like... taking them to the park and stuff but also like, being character witness for their parents' custody battles n shit like actually helping and suppotying them.

whereas my mother volunteers at church with babies and toddlers and its almost like she sees them as pets. and will complain abt them being annoying or MEAN if they cry or dont want to play with her. like she's nice to them but she will complain abt it as if theyre trying to spite her

and i feel like she didnt become a parent bc she wanted to raise a small human i feel like she just wanted a pet. and shes been better with my sister but when i was a kid the second i was like 6 and developed some free will she kinda like. Moved on from me LOL. and stopped caring abt me outside of like. buying food. wire mother type shit. idk it's just really obvious that my dad cares abt these kids as people but my mother cares abt them for only as long as they dont upset her or do something she doesnt want them to. if that makes sense

and idk its like. i am 20 years old. im not going to go back to a 4 year old with no sense of the world outside of u because I AM TWENTY YEARS OLD. I HAVE LIVED ALONE IN SCHOOL I HAVE GONE TO THE DMV I HAVE WORKED A JOB I HAVE DEALT WITH MEDICAL EMERGENCIES ON MY OWN . i have had to make my way through every single social problem and mental health problem and shit since i was SIX bc thats when she stopped giving a shit about me. im not a child anymore

but i think its also part of why im so fucking bad at Being An Adult. bc she never taught me how do to any of this shit bc she was busy pretending im still a little kid. and now im too anxious to figure out how to do things on my own and i dont know how to ask for help and everything is very overwhelming and she tells me she wants me to get a job but doesnt help and she acts like she wants me to leave but she doesnt tell me that or help me leave and i am SO FUCKING SICK of living at home but i dont have the money or the skills to get out

and she's NEVER helped me with adult stuff either . the only thing i can think of is when she took me to the bank bc i needed her signature to take her off my bank account . otherwise my dad has been the one to help me with college applications + college stuff in general + finances + jobs etc etc . whereas my mother ACTIVELY LIES TO ME ABOUT THOSE THINGS TO TRY TO STOP ME FROM GETTING MY OWN DEBIT CARD !!!!!!!!!!

and it's this fucking exhausting mix of signals where she's like "u need to get a job u need to learn to drive u need to do this and that" but also she Literally , not exageratting , treats and talks to me like i am a child . i am so fucking sick of it it's unreal . i am going to lose my fucking mind .

[pandoratheprocrasticreator]

i think what would make the huntlow ship a lot more palatable for me is if they arent portrayed with such an imbalance of physical power. i know fandom flanderizes any popular ship/characters to a single dynamic/trait but i will still grump about it.

the dynamic between hunter and willow is most often willow being the physically stronger and more powerful of the two and hunter being her simp, usually either being fearful of her power (in a funny way bc “hes a guy”) or otherwise portrayed as weak and kind of pathetic.

(and socially he is kind of pathetic i guess, although we as a fandom are sleeping on hunters pathological need to be seen as cool and intimidating in favor of framing him as a helpless lost puppy.)

(i’ve grumped about the implications of hunter, an abuse victim, joking about his romantic partner being able to beat him up, and how his support of willow, especially in fanworks, seems to be an extension of his blind trust in authority figures. but im sure there are good fanworks that address this and portrays their dynamic as more healthy.)

my beef is that the portrayal of hunter being weaker than willow in terms of strength/combat abilities is just. not true. willow has powerful magic and yeah she yoinked hunter with her vines that one time but hunter has been trained since childhood to fight. he’s visibly more built than every other kid his age and even some of the adults. he beat up kikimora TWICE.

(i count the offscreen minecart chase in eclipse lake as one of their fights) (also in that fight he was fighting kikimora AND that EC captain AND two scouts AND a few abomatons) (also i dislike the scaling down of power of the coven heads in fandom too these ppl have been fighting with magic for decades kikimora is not a weak toddler she is a powerful witch)

hunter has shown in every episode he appeared in that hes highly skilled in combat. they had to injure him, exhaust him, and give him a new staff and a mental breakdown in eclipse lake for his fight with amity to be fair.

willow, in comparison, just grows vines everywhere because she’s never had to fight. this is very evident in the hexside fight in labyrinth runners, where hunter’s the only student doing any physical fighting while the other kids haphazardly throw spells around. hunter saying willow wouldn’t be afraid of him isn’t him saying that she would beat him in a fair fight. hes pointing out her general proactive attitude.

yes, willow can tie people up with vines but only if she has a timing advantage. hunter and willow wouldn’t fight because they’re friends. but in a theoretical fair fight between them, she would have to catch hunter off guard and completely restrain and disarm him before he can make a move. (the hunter vs amity fight shows that even when she tied him up hunter could still teleport out if he had his staff. also i think he PUNCHED that abomination bubble open???)

the point is that hunter is a child soldier and willow is not. he is much more skilled in combat than she is, and his hand to hand and staff-based combat obviously can compensate for magic uses considering he’s survived this long in the EC. (the magic duels in scout training, anyone?)

also, even if willow is stronger than hunter in terms of muscle (which i sincerely doubt bc of all the child soldier training but idk some people just naturally have more muscle than others) like her friends, willow isn’t the type of resort to fighting unless absolutely necessary. shes ride or die for her friends but she usually tries to “ride” until they get cornered and HAVE to “die.” just because hunter’s first instinct for everything is “flight” doesn’t mean willow’s first instinct has to be “fight.”

the portrayal of willow as everyones cutesy therapist who solves all her friends problems with violence is an unfortunate mischaracterization. the portrayal of hunter as a helpless, depressed, and traumatized child in need for everyone to take care of him all the time is also an unfortunate mischaracterization. these portrayals are only vaguely based in canon and i suggest fans rewatch the show during the hiatus to remember their other character traits.

for every charming fanwork with willow lifting hunter like a dumbell for her workout i want another charming fanwork with hunter lifting willow like a dumbell for HIS workout. the huntlow ship is BOTH strong enough to lift each other like dumbells and if i saw that more i might even stop calling them “the huntlow ship” and maybe indulge the thought that they might end up canon.

anyway all of this is to say. if in season 3 they deal with a minor villain like that museum guy and he still doesn’t back off after willow and the rest of the hexsquad gives him an emotional shounen protag speech. and also after hunter tries to get everyone to run away but it doesnt work bc the museum guy traps them or he falls face first into a puddle. what if willow beats the shit out of him. and after shes done she hands the reins to hunter and he beats the shit out of him. and somewhere during all that gus gives one of them a metal chair like that one MoringMark comic would that be the shit or what

[imagineurfavs]

EXO Baekhyun - Birth Chart Analysis

"Hey can you please do baekhyun birth chart analysis"

(aside from his Pluto which is in Scorpio, this mans has NO water in his chart at all. i was honestly surprised sgsg)

Sun - (our true self, the soul) - Taurus (2nd Decan) ⛰🐂♉

Lover of the finer things in life. And not necessarily in a material sense; Taurus people love good food, good music and good company. But it can definitely also be in a material sense too lol. Baekhyun would be someone who really does believe that in some ways, money can absolutely buy happiness, bc well, money can buy things...and things can make you happy. To some, this can be seen as a little bit materialistic or showy, but Taurus people are always more than happy to share the wealth. They can be some of the most generous, open hearted people imo.

They’re some of the best people I’ve met when it comes to confidentiality and keeping secrets, if you tell them something, you best believe they will never tell another soul.

The one thing about Taurus people though, booooy are they stubborn. They can be some of the most moody placements when upset, kinda like dealing with a petulant child lmao.

(also just a little tidbit i find fascinating lol, A LOT of great singers are born 2nd decan Taurus lol...what a coinkydink...)

Moon - (emotions, instincts, our vulnerable side) - Gemini 🌬👬♊

Simply put, Moon in Gemini people love to communicate. They love to talk, they love to joke and they love to laugh. They use their wit and humour as a way of making people feel comfortable with them, and it works bc they usually have many friends in a lot of different social circles.

Which isn't that one of Baekhyun's most stand-out qualities? (or at least to me it is) How now matter who he's with, or what environment he’s in, that he can really set a light and friendly mood. With that said that though, he and other Gemini moons can be a bit like hyper curious toddlers at some points, always asking questions: "Why?" "Whats this?" "How did that happen?" He loves to find things out about people, that's how he gets close to them.

I think this placement pairs perfectly with his sun in terms of social skills lol, he’s just so pleasant to be around and making people feel at ease in his company. It doesn’t pair so nicely with it though in the sense that Gemini moons can be huge gossips. It’s not usually with malintent though lol, he just likes talking and sometimes could spill things without even realising.

Mercury (How we communicate & express ourselves, intellect) - Aries 🔥🐏♈

Now this...this is a straightforward man lol. Baekhyun is super direct with how he speaks and won’t ever mince his words. Think of all those times where Baekhyun has been the one to call out fans for crossing the line, it’s this placement that gives him the confidence to do this. Whilst other members would be hesitant to speak out, his Aries mercury will have him not even questioning it and putting people in their place right away.

Baekhyun is probably somewhat of an agony aunt to some of his friends lol. He’s very good at stepping back a bit and looking at the bigger picture of things. When someone gets stuck in a cycle of thinking things over, Baekhyun would be someone to go to when you want a full, final decision to be made.

It’s a placement that would actually give him a pretty good chance at being a leader of a group. He knows how to talk to people to get them up and ready to go, he’s good at empowering and inspiring people. Def go to Baekhyun if u want a pep talk lmao.

Venus (how we are in love & romance, creativity, what brings us joy) - Taurus ⛰🐂♉ 

(side note i have this same placement lol)

Taurus as a sign in ruled by the planet of Venus, so the characteristics of Venus are a lot more prominent here. Venus in Taurus people have an easy-going, laid back approach to romance. They’re the type who love nothing more than a private, comfortable date. To them, staying in, ordering take-out and spending the whole night with their hands on you in some way, is unbeatable. They're huge lovers of physcial touch. This physical touch isn’t always sexual though; something as simple as hand holding, or a long hug, can be so intimate and comforting to a Venus in Taurus person. Think like, taking turns to give eachother a back massage in candlelight, it's very that lol.

These people have a kinda quiet, almost hidden sex appeal. Which at least for me, I would for sure say Baekhyun definitely possesses lol. Like, he very seldom does anything super racy or explicit, yet he just has this...thing...this je nais se quois if you will lmao.

Venus in Taurus people love to indulge, in literally anything. So it’s only natural that Baekhyun would definitely be someone to totally spoil those he cares about. He’s a pro at giving gifts lol, he wont ever skimp on making someone feel like the only person in the world lol. 

Mars (sex, passion, anger, what drives us) - Aries 🔥🐏♈

Another sign in it’s ruling planet lol. Aries is ruled by Mars, so yet again, the characteristics are gonna be stronger here.

Mars in Aries people are uh...intense, for lack of a better word lol. Aries is the god of war so like, Baekhyun can be someone who would definitely see life as one big competition. If it’s something he’s passionate about, be it work or even a person he has his eyes on; he’ll see it as some kinda quest. A quest in which the finished product, or the person of his desires, is the grand prize. He won’t ever stop until he gets what he wants.

This is especially true in terms of romance; Baekhyun is someone who really enjoys the chase. He loves the flirting back and forth, that push and pull. And whilst he wouldn’t admit it, he lowkey likes it when people play hard to get, it just makes him want it all the more. With that said though, he doesn’t have a lot of patience, so he’s gonna need at least a little bit of reassurance that his desires are reciprocated, or he’ll get bored and find someone else to conquer lol.

I feel like this placement is pretty evident when you look at Baekhyun’s career lol, THIS MAN DID NOT STOP FOR 9 YEARS until he was forced to go to the military lol. He was always doing something. The energy and drive in this placement is truly unmatched. Especially when it comes to something they’re passionate about ie; music. He just didn't wanna stop; there was always something he wanted to do, some goal he had to accomplish before he could let himself rest. And I mean it payed off bc look at him now, a King.

Jupiter (optimism, luck, philosophy & just good vibes lol) - Virgo ⛰👼🏼♍

This placement is so sweet imo. These people are all about caring for others, it brings them genuine joy to feel needed by others. They’re true problem solvers and are always available to stand up for someone in their time of need.

Jupiter in Virgo people (and Virgo’s overall) are known for being perfectionists, but this can be both a blessing and a curse. Whilst it certainly gets things done to a high standard, sometimes they can get so stuck in the small details of things that they neglect to see what's going on around them and totally miss the bigger picture.

Something I’ve seen from Baekhyun quite a lot which I think might stem from this placement; he can be pretty blunt with his criticism lol. It’s nothing personal, he just holds himself to such a high standard, he holds everyone else to a similar degree.

Really, he does just want himself and those around him to be the absolute best versions of themselves, and if he has to berate someone a little bit to get them there, then well...so be it lol

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[manunelle]

{Ikerev} How many kids would they have? {Headcanon}

I’m kind of creating this post to organize my thoughts, because I want to write more about this in another post where I’ll write about how they are with their children and how I imagine their personalities. Please be aware that I imagine a different MC for each suitor, so the kids exist in the same universe lol

🖤 Black Army 🖤 

Ray Blackwell

One boy.

He was adopted by Ray and MC at age of 3. His father was one of Ray’s soldier who unfortunately passed away in duty. Since he had no mother or relatives that could take care of them, MC and Ray took him in. 

He prefers MC over Ray, but admires his dad very much!

Sirius Oswald

oh boy

This man and MC had 5 children! :) 

I kind of enjoy the thought of Sirius retiring because he wants to spend as much time as he can with his family. 

They have three girls and two boys. The order goes like this: Girl ---> Twins (boy and girl) ---> Boy ---> Girl. 

Would name his kids after flowers. 

The kids get along very well! They are really protective of each other and of their parents.

Luka Clemence

One boy as well. 

His kid is really sweet! He’s really friendly and everybody loves him at school. 

Is kind of a younger brother to Jonah’s girls. 

Talking about Jonah, he’s the best uncle ever. Always brings gifts and gives advices about anything that is troubling the boy. 

He’s doesn’t have a favorite parent. He’s close to both!

Fenrir Gospeed

Had two kids, a son and a daughterl. 

The firstborn is the boy, and the girl is six years younger. 

To his and MC’s surprise, the boy is a magic user! They discovered it when MC was bathing her baby when suddenly he started floating and giggling around. Imagine Fenrir and MC screaming and jumping around, trying to reach their son, who is having the time of his life. 

The girl is not a magic user, so she causes less trouble than her brother. She’s friends with Ray’s son.

Seth Hyde

One girl.

She has Seth’s hair and MC’s eyes, and likes to dress cute clothes and to play with her teddy bear. 

She’s reeeeaaaally shy. :< 

She probably prefers Seth over MC, but she doesn’t make it obvious. Of course, she likes her mother very much as well. But Seth’s hugs are something else. :> 

❤️ Red Army ❤️ 

Lancelot Kingsley

The next King of Hearts is a girl! 

She looks mostly like Lancelot, but her hair shape resembles MC’s. 

She’s really carismatic and smart, which means that she can hold a conversation with an adult without difficulties. 

She’s a friendly and curious little girl, always asking about how and why things work the way they do. 

As a magic user, she’s really interested in Harr’s work and gets along well with his daughter. 

Loves her dad! She looks up to him a lot and is not embarassed of asking him for advices and hugs.

Jonah Clemence

Our queen has two daughters. 

They are only 2 years apart, so they get along very well with each other. 

Honestly, they have Jonah completely wrapped around their little fingers. This man would go to the fucking moon if they wanted something from there. 

Despite being spoiled rotten, the girls are really gentle and caring with those around them. thank u so much mc

Because the younger sister is shyer, Jonah teaches his firstborn from a young age that she should always be nice and take care of her younger sister. 

They love baking! Imagine the MC and her two daughter baking cookies on the kitchen to present the man of their lives later. ;A; so cute

Edgar Bright

Edgar has one girl and one boy. 

Due to her fragile health, his daughter, the firstborn, won’t be able to become the next Jack of Hearts. She always smiles and says that it doesn’t bother her, but she gets self concious when hearing adults commenting about it. She also feels bad for passing the burden of being the heir to her younger brother. 

The boy is calm and serious, which is kind of weird bc his face looks way too much with MC’s. He’s really protective of his parents and his sister. Loves animals, just like his dad! He’s smart and strong, but is really aloof. MC and Edgar are always worried about him bc he doesn’t seem to want friends. 

The girl is bffs with Lancelot’s daughter and Kyle’s son.

Zero

One daughter! 

She has MC’s hair and his eyes. She’s really pretty! 

She’s friendly and is always smiling. Since she’s younger than the other kids of the Red Army (Kyle’s second son is actually the youngest, but he is still a baby lol), they kind of treat her as a young sister, always hugging and patting her head. 

She’s really curious around everything. Actually, her personality resembles Lancelot’s daughter’s a lot. 

Loves watching her father training with the soldiers! At the end of every session, she goes running towards him demanding hugs.

Kyle Ash

Two boys. They have an age gap of 12 years.

His firstborn had a really fragile health as a child, to the point of having to take constant shots and Kyle having to perform different treatments on his child. Seeing their child suffer was really difficult for Kyle and MC, and at some point they even thought that he wouldn’t survive childhood. However, aroung age 8, the signs of this disease started decreasing and he got better. 

Kyle is still worried about his son, so he always keeps a close watch on him to see if those symptons will come back someday. 

Because they were always busy taking care of their older son, MC and Kyle decided to not have other children. So it was a big surprise when they discovered MC’s second pregnancy. 

Surprisingly, their second son has no health problems. As a baby, he’s really serious and likes to nap a lot. 

Both boys look a lot like Kyle. The older one looks the most, while the younger has MC’s eyes. 

Mousse Atlas

Has one son. 

The boy is a MC’s appearence copy with Mousse’s personalit copy. 

Just like his dad, loves napping. 

Naps everywhere. 

Everywhere. 

Once, when dusting some shelves, Luka found him sleeping in the Black Army’s library. 

How in the hell did this kid get here? 

He always goes missing. Like, at one moment he’s standing right next do MC and in the next second he disappears. Dude??? 

Actually, he’s a magic user, which explains him disappearing all the time and reaching things that are in a place way higher than him. However, he doesn’t tell it to his parent until he’s sixteen bc he’s afraid of disappointing them (bc he heard from some idiot that magic users are way too dangerous).

💚 Neutral 💚 

Harr Silver

He has one daughter. 

She has his hair and MC’s eyes. 

Since she’s a magic user, she and Harr are always excitingly talking about magic books and researchs. He also teaches her about spells and skills unrelated to magic, such as cooking and fishing. 

She’s really shy, and because kids used to bully her at school and adults ignored the situation, she has a really hard time socializing with people that are not her family.

Loves cats! As a toddler, Loki gave her a cat plushie and she is really attached to it. 

Gets along with Sirius’s oldest daughter and Lancelot’s, but I’ll talk more about this in another post. 

Likes to sleep with her parents. It’s hard to get up in the morning bc she is pratically glued to the one she is hugging.

Loki Genetta

One son. He’s the youngest among the 17 suitors (bc Loki is fucking 19 years old in canon universe, duh). 

The boy is always stealing MC’s attention, always glaring at Loki. Loki glares back because he’s a man-child. 

Actually, they get along very well when the issue is not MC, and the boy trusts Loki a lot, sharing secrets and asking for help when in need of assistance. 

His looks and personality are a carbon copy of Loki’s. 

Always follows Ray’s son and Fenrir’s daughter around. 

Oliver Knight

One daughter, and Oliver loves her so much!

She looks a lot like MC, both in looks and personality. 

Being a bit naive, she’s always getting in trouble. Thank god her friends are always ready to rescue her! Is bffs with Sirius’s second daughter. 

Boys love her. Girls too. As a teenager, she’s always having to turn down confessions. She tries to be gentle, but some people are just too bold for her to deal with. That’s when Sirius’s daughter and son (the twins!) enter and deal with whoever is bothering her. 

She kind of has a crush on Sirius’s oldest son, but is too embarassed to admit. 

Oliver knows, but doesn’t want her to know that he knows. It’s kind of tough to hide, bc when the boy shows up at his house he’s always fumming with jealousy. 

Blanc Lapin

Mister Blanc has one son.

He’s calm and smart. 

Loves tea parties! Dad’s carrot cake is the best.

Loves his mom. Loves his dad. Loves his friends. 

He’s a sunshine. Everybody loves him. 

Dean Tweedle

Has only one daughter. 

Her looks and personality are a perfect mix of her parents’. 

Sleeps only if her dad reads to her. Otherwise, she stays the whole night staring at ceiling with a bored expression. 

Is really smart and responsable. She’s the perfect “senpai” at school. 

Is bffs with Sirius’ oldest daughter. 

She and Dalim’s son look really alike, so people are always mistaking them as siblings. Dalim and Dean always get annoyed at this.

Dalim Tweedle/Dum

Has one son.

Just like Dean’s daughter, his looks are a mix of his parent’s, but his personality is a bit different. Despite being really curious, he’s really quiet and hesitant of asking questions aloud. 

Is a magic user. 

Sees Dean’s daughter as a big sister. Is always attached to her hand when they meet and follows her around like a shadow. 

Probably prefers his mom over Dalim. 

[lovelylogans]

i am going to write about my sims 4 expansion generations storylines so far bc i Want To, so if that isn’t interesting to you blacklist the tag “simstalk” and scroll on by pls

okay SO i started this challenge back in september, i wrote down the rules here in case any of y’all are interested, but i’m gonna talk about it bc. Wild. i haven’t touched a generations challenge since i finished not so berry like early in the year so it’s been a fun rearrangement to get back to something with like Rules that i set Myself, ykwim

generation one was william, my get to work sim, and i just kind of. man’s a capitalism machine. he does not care about much except for Getting That Money. he was a doctor who ran a bakery/bits and bobbles shop on the side. it felt a lot like traditional “rags to riches” in the sims which i hadn’t played with the get to work aspect in a Hot Second. so he got the eco lifestyle “your great great whatever’s whatever has left you money,” and i hit the “money money money now,” bc like, Of Course He Would, and he ended up marrying candy behr, from get together (primarily bc my next sim would be my get together sim, but also bc i felt like their personalities..... Would Not Mesh, and i’d already decided he would be a divorced man.)

so he had the get together heir, eleanor, and ended up working through her birth, because i chose for candy to go to the hospital and she didn’t give birth in time before william started his shift, and i was internally like okay, he would just ignore that in order to make that money, but also, Dramatic Tension, right?!

he and candy fought, they made up, they had another girl, maya, they fought again, candy went “all right fuck you” and moved back to windenburg with her sister, william refocused on making that money to the point where he missed eleanor’s birthday aging up into a teen, where her Rebellious Phase took hold and kind of reshaped her life.

gen 2! eleanor and maya were very close, but eleanor moved off to windenburg to be closer to their mom, and also bc she was a digital artist and the painting landscapes there were Noice. she had a fling with lucas munch, gave birth to twins (our city living sim, antonia, and her sister, dahlia) then had a fling with wolfgang and had a son, lucas, then had a fling with stanley pancakes (i’m assuming the pancakes’ randomly generated son) and had another son, travis, then had a fling with an npc (jamal coffman, i think his name was?) and had a daughter, ella.

eleanor had a “winky face” club that, in combination with the “free love” eco lifestyle n.a.p., was very much my attempt at a big poly/open relationships siutation. (stanley also got maya pregnant, and she had triplets, i think, they’re like toddlers i didn’t really go to visit)

eleanor was also in the two big Party Clubs that the get together pack has, and very much spent most nights out on the town, partying and dj’ing for her friends.

dahlia takes after her mom, and wanted that big relationship, except she didn’t talk over boundaries and so at her boyfriend broke up with her at his house party, which she’d dragged antonia to. and then antonia met his sister, sophie, and went Full Flustered Gay. 

antonia kind of takes after william—she worked really hard on her skills and school as a teen, she moved to san myshuno with sophie as soon as they were both young adults, and they got a nice apartment up in the financial district near skye fitness and spa (renovated it, bc they’re both high maintenance)  they’re a little power couple—antonia’s a politician in the “president” branch, sophie’s a social media person in the “pr” branch.

she’s been doing well in her career, and she took her now-fiancée sophie out to dinner for love day, and sophie was feeling playful, and then i had them both try the bubble blower bc it’s part of antonia’s aspiration, and then sophie died of laughter and antonia, who was feeling confident, plead with (or did some kind of special confident interaction?) grim and she won it, so sophie lived to see their wedding the next day. 

and now antonia’s pregnant (with twin girls, i checked with mc command center! like her and her sister!) with my cats and dogs heir, so like. Yeah! fun times!

[sometimes-petty]

University AU that has been sitting in my drafts for a while

the Maralto is a student housing for those who got a scholarship

the Professors are there too, in another area. It gets awkward at times, but no one has the time to truly give a shit about it.

Marcela (Professor Alvarez) teaches International Law. Ezequiel teaches Political Science, and everyone secretly calls him by his first name bc his last name is so forgettable. Same for Julia, who teaches Women's Studies or something like that. Naìr is the Dean.

Michele, Tiago, and Marco (and Maurìcio) are roomates. They couldn't stand each other at first, now they're BFFs. Tiago and Michele babysit Maurìcio for free, he's the quietest and nicest toddler you'll ever meet.

André is in prison. Michele doesn't talk much about him.

Marco is not talking to his family. They cut him off when he dropped off University bc it wasn't what he wanted. They're outraged because he'll be the first in the family not to get a degree, he thinks they're dramatic because Jesus Christ I already found a nice job and I'm happy like this, can't you be too?

he pays the rent, so he's still allowed to live there.

he lets them see Maurìcio though, because this feud has nothing to do with him.

Tiago is one argument away from suing his mother for the custody of Artur, who would totally have his back on this and already spends most of the time at his apartment, but Rafael knows he wouldn't have the means for it.

Ariel, Natàlia, and Glòria are roomates.

Glòria and Natàlia babysit Augusto, Julia and Ezequiel's son. Glòria lectures him on the value of hard work and pulling all-nighters to study. Natàlia teaches him how to cheat off of exams that are obviously only a scam to have you buy the Professor's books. Augusto is 12 and just wants to watch TV.

Ariel is "not good with kids", meaning that she'd let Augusto stay up until 2 AM to watch Paranormal Activity. She's already had to bail both Glòria and Natàlia off jail on two different occasions, no questions asked.

Fernando and Joana are roommates, and a perfect depiction of the two ends of the pansexual spectrum.

Fernando is friends with literally everyone. He has lunch at the same time as Michele and they always eat together; he goes to the same physio clinic as Marco and they chat about helicopter parents; he saves anyone who is late to class by pretending they were helping him getting across campus.

Joana met Natàlia when she went to take a coffee at the place Joana works at, and she got an instant crush but has no social skills. She almost has a heart attack when Fernando casually mentions being in Natàlia's same studying group after she'd been rehearsing for two months a simple 'hi'.

Elisa works at the non-profit physio clinic Fernando and Marco go to. Fernando introduced her to Tiago, who was there to give a lift to Marco later.

Xavier and Pedro are roommates. They don't get along that much, but it's mostly pretty chill, and don't argue a lot.

Xavier is the first in his family to go to University. Michele tutored him when he was in high school, and she always has a soft spot for him. Marco and Tiago tried to tease her for it, but they quickly gave up because she has excellent aim and her jogging shoes are heavy.

yes, she jogs as a hobby, what about that.

[likeadog]

this ended up longer than expected so im putting it under a cut

kabane: boy with the worlds strongest autism stare realizes that sometimes parents actually love their children and the necklace his parents left him to quench his thirst for human flesh (hes half ghoul) could help him find his own. keeps recruiting the assassins inari sends after him through the power of autism.

shiki: bakugou if he was well written and 14. loves his mom and sister but hes 14 so he pretends he doesnt. half arachne boy who uses strategy and diff types of spider silk to not die. begrudgingly imparts common sense among the other 14 year olds but he is also very 14

akira: yuki - onoko who is gnc af to everyone except him, because to yuki-onoko men are meant to be prettier and more delicate than women (the author made a comparison to peacocks.) hes naive but genuinely heartfelt. obsessed with social media and cute things. trying to find his older twin brother

yui: aforementioned older twin brother. severely traumatized by their village and tried to protect akira from the knowledge. eventually stole the nullstone (which created the blizzard around the village) and killed everyone in a fit of passion after believing they killed akira after promising to let him leave. is saved by akira and the gang and begins his recovery journey. eventually ends up helping a granny in okinawa make really good food

inugami: a "detective" who specializes in kemono related incidents. tanuki. everyone assumes hes a deadbeat dad despite him not having kids. genuinely good to the kids he employs (whom do tasks / help with things in exchange for him helping them ) . turns his finger into a gun to fight. one time turned it into a hand puppet that could shoo tbullet s because a toddler was present. has a gay thing with the vampire

mihai: vampire neet who loves praise and hates being scolded. genuinely a force of nature and hundreds of years old but he spends all his time playing mmos. has every skill ever but is playing mmos. thinks its funny to traumatize children because hes insane. sends spam mail to inugami and uses his tech skills to prevent their agency from being hacked. canonically bisexual and unrelated to him being fucking insane. doesnt wear underwear

kon: worlds most important girl. kitsune. goth jock fashion. originally worked for inari after inari ate her entire village and replaced her memories. failed a mission and befriended kabane bc he didnt hold the whole beheading thing against her. loves to dig holes and catch pigeons and fish to eat. her blood can explode. likes fighting and is very good at it always on that training grindset.

inari: main villain and evil milf. used to live as a peasant in the kyoto fox village. pulled a moses and sent her son down the river bc life there was miserable. left and ate kons entire clan in order to get the bewitching/killing stone (like from real life). uses that power to take over all of tokyo. initially in a begrudging allyship with inugami but when she sees kabanes magical necklace shes like fuck it we balllllllll im gonna collect all of them . likes eating hot men but not fucking them. very silly she teehees after committing like, pretty substantial amounts of violence.

nobimaru: hes like if patrick bateman was a furry twink. initially introduced in the form of a 13 yr old and is almost immediately mentioned to be agefaking despite how much energy it takes. is actually an adult and has the worlds longest legs. he never sleeps and has no friends or hobbies because he has a goal (outside of working for inari, whom he also hates despite being her right hand man) hes trying to achieve. we dont know what this is. had his hand damaged fighting yui so he rips his whole arm off and replaces it with something fucked up and evil (unknown). has a weird gay thing with the gag pathetic guyfail fart power character for some reason. i cant explain how insane he is hes an experience.

I dont want to sway the vote but if you want a kemoji character debriefing i can give you like the fastest char summary possible

go for it

[ziegenkind094]

I am lowkey writing a jerejean fanfiction atm and I'm not sure if something will become of it, but I am incredibly thirsty for headcanons of them right now and I always love your thoughts on all those characters. Yes this is an incredibly long way to ask if you have any hc's for them haha

you’re probably one of those unfortunate souls who has to suffer through my stupid aftg tweets and i’m really sorry for that. but ok, here we go:

jean becomes deadly quiet for the first few weeks he spends with the trojans. adjusting is hard and he’s constantly waiting for the other shoe to drop. everything feels like a test. he’s so afraid to make a wrong decision that he can’t even choose between coffee or tea for breakfast and it feels like failure.

jeremy is a sunshine but not the happy-go-lucky type many ppl take him for. he’s outgoing and friendly but he’s also a serious person with a sharp mind and a grim determination. he has a patient but unyielding personality and shoots down every attempt of jean’s to handle things the way the ravens did.

jeremy doesn’t coddle jean either. he’s telling him straight to his face if he does something wrong but he also offers advice on how to improve and avoid future mistakes (on and off the court. jean has the social skills of a toddler). it’s the first thing that actually feels normal to jean and it makes him a bit uncomfortable, bc he thought he was done with feeling safe. he thought he was done trusting somebody else. and learning about jean’s past bit for tiny bit is a first test for that new found trust as they both sit in jeremy’s care late at night somewhere off campus. jean keeps most details to himself after he sees the expression on jeremy’s face. it’s hard to read but jean guesses it’s something between anger and shock mixed with pity and utter disbelieve; and it seems weird to have someone else feel so strongly for him after all those years of being expendable. 

 i also like to imagine that jean develops a bit of a temper again after he starts to open up to his new team. he shoots back crude and snippy replies to their friendly banter but he doesn’t ignore them anymore and that counts for something, right? jean slowly becomes part of the team and once he gets his head back in the game the trojans become even deadlier and wipe the floor with most of their opponents. 

and there’s that one incident where jean beelines for kevin’s position during lineup and punches him square in the jaw without further comment. he doesn’t even stop to look at kevin and jogs straight back to the benches, accepting his red card with a smug expression and a hurting fist. but at least they got that settled.

[amariemelody]

Y’know, seeing Baby Yoda able to eat with a spoon got me thinking about a whole new angle on Din removing his helmet...

Baby Yoda is, well...a baby, possibly specifically a toddler (he, well...toddles!). And Season 1 showed us that as far as motor skills to feed himself, he’s able to sip soup out of a regular cup; reach for, hold down, and bring frogs to his mouth; and bring the silver lever ball (which isn’t food, but still) to his mouth as well.

Next in Season 2, we see Baby Yoda have the motor skills to reach into Mrs. Frog Lady’s egg canister (?), grasp an egg (which had to at least be slippery if not just plain wet), lean back from the canister, and pop it into his mouth. He’s also opened up a spider egg and...yeah. That.

And now we have Season 2, Chapter 11 showing us that Baby Yoda seems to be able to feed himself with a spoon-an eating utensil that, I think, requires more motor skill from a toddler.

So if he has the motor skills to feed himself via an eating utensil...then that means Din hardly has to actually feed Baby Yoda himself at all, outside of procuring and/or preparing the food.

So then if Din learns to be comfortable removing his helmet...he could conceivably eat with his son. At least in the privacy of the Razor Crest.

I thought of this bc one thing that struck me in Season 1 is that it seems that Din goes hours without eating. He doesn’t eat even when other people eat around and/or with him (i.e, buying the soup for Cara Dune, the campfire meal with Greef Karga and the other bounty hunters, etc.).

I realize this is part of why Chapter 4 is one of my favorites-Omera and possibly some of the other villagers seem to make sure Din eats regularly with very few hours in-between. Sorgan feels comfortable in part bc there appears to be an abundance of food in and around the village, and Din likely doesn’t have to wait so long to have access to privacy to consume said food.

And on a side note, I’m not saying Din usually waiting hours to eat implies that man doesn’t eat and surely eat as well as he can. Lord knows he’s got muscle mass to keep up; re-hydration for all the water he loses thru sweat (even if the armor may have a cooling system); brain function for that cunning strategizing; and general weight and good health to do the work that he does.

Mandalorian training and pure grit are both awesome, but you also need food.

But...he doesn’t eat with others. Not even is own son, if we go with the assumption that he’s yet to remove his helmet in front of Baby Yoda.

Baby Yoda’s motor skill with the spoon stood out to me bc that eliminates another possible roadblock to Din eating with him besides his helmet-that is, he doesn’t have to worry about hand-feeding his son before he feeds himself. I know a lot of parents with very young infants all but instinctively feed their children before they even think to sit down to their own meal. And Din certainly has such instinctual parental feelings for his own son.

But he doesn’t have to hand-feed Baby Yoda and now we’re at a point in Season 2 where it’s been introduced to Din that he can remove his helmet and still be Mandalorian.

He could eat with his son.

There’s a lot of good words written about how the communal sense of eating with others is good for bonding, socialization, emotional and mental health, etc. I’m not diagnosing Din as inherently unhealthy in those areas, but he’s given up the benefit of that communal sense for about 20-30 years now.

I’d love to see him re-learn it with Baby Yoda. Possibly allowing himself to make an exception for his ad’ika for the practical (to him) purpose of eating. And you can’t tell me Baby Yoda wouldn’t absolutely love it:

Daddy has another face! And it has a mouth! So that’s where his voice comes from!! I’m gonna pat his mouth every time he talks bc it’s so cool!! (Cue Din being unable to stop smiling when he does that and pressing little kisses to Baby Yoda’s little palms...) 

Daddy puts food in his mouth just like I do! I’m gonna start feeding him, too! Sharing my food is nice! (Cue Din not having the heart to say “no”.)

Just like me, sometimes Daddy has to burp when we’re eating! He says “excuse me” after, but it’s just a funny sound to me!

But unlike me, Daddy usually chews his food instead of swallowing it whole. Maybe he needs me to tear it up into smaller pieces...hmm, no. He still chews...smaller, then...

There’s so much potential of cuteness, sweetness...the whole nine yards. So much extra bonding between father and son.

[theworldoffostering]

Today

3:30am-Baby woke up, pitched a fit because he wanted to sleep on the couch and not in his bed. Eventually went back to sleep in his bed. I, on the other hand, didn’t fall back asleep until after 5am.

8:10am: I put NB in his stroller, H and E on bikes, and Baby on a scooter. We then went on a walk.

8:30: Our walk ended at Baby’s school. Dropped him off. Collapsed scooter into the basket of the stroller. Continued walk.

9:05: Arrived home.

9:15: Social worker arrived at our home for our monthly home visit. We talked though TPR trial that is coming up in a few weeks.

9:40: Social worker left. I washed grapes for a snack. Tried to settle DS, Ms. 6, E, & H in preparation for virtual PT appt.

10:00: Virtual PT appt for NB. I finagle a phone and a toddler for 45 minutes while being interrupted 500x including once by Ms. 6 who needed an address to mail a letter...to Scarlett Johansson because clearly that could not wait until I was done with the video call. 🙄

10:50: Virtual PT ends and I start making lunch for kids—Annie’s macaroni and cheese.

11:15: Serve lunch.

11:30: Take DS to band.

11:50: Arrive home and sit down to manage my work email and trouble shoot a couple of minor issues with my classes.

12:25: Pick DS up from band.

12:40: Arrive home and begin making dinner. Also begin madly texting as two people are scheduled to come to the house today to work with two different kids on independent living skills. Eventually determine that neither is coming. One wasn’t told she was supposed to show up. The other has a roommate who just tested positive for COVID. Realize I will be flying solo for the afternoon.

1:30: Help DS with homework.

2:30: Dinner is done (from scratch potato soup with shredded cheddar, green onions, and bacon toppings, green side salad, and French bread).

2:45: Call GP’s office to figure out why DH has still not gotten a referral for a neuropsych eval when he called two weeks ago.

3:00: acquaintance stops by to pick up a few things I am taking out of my basement in an effort to de-clutter.

3:20: Baby gets off the bus and I help him de-COVID with a shower and fresh clothes.

3:30: NB has a virtual appointment for speech.

4:00: Speech appointment ends.

4:02: Finish dinner and call people to the table.

4:30: People are eating dinner even though it is SO early bc they are starving and need to eat right now.

It’s now 6:51pm. Baby is already asleep and I’m about to drop dead from exhaustion.

[strvngemagics]

{ cisgender woman, she/her } ❝ I'm a juvenile product of the working class / whose best friend floats in the bottom of a glass ❞ huh, who’s FIVEL STEWART? no, you’re mistaken, that’s actually MOLLY WEASLEY II. she is a 24 year old HALFBLOOD witch who is a CHASER FOR PUDDLEMERE UNITED. she is known for being FLIGHTY, IMPULSIVE, DISORGANIZED, FORGETFUL, and REBELLIOUS but also TRUSTING, DEDICATED, VIBRANT, ADAPTABLE, and INDEPENDENT, so that must be why she always reminds me of the song GLAZIN’ - JACUZZI BOYS and ROLLER SKATING DOWN A STEEP INCLINE, FOREHEAD KISSES, AN OUT-OF-TUNE ACOUSTIC GUITAR, AN UNMADE BED WITH LOTS OF PILLOWS, CHERRY LIMEADE SLUSHIES, PUTTING ON YOUR FAVORITE SWEATSHIRT. i hear she is aligned with THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX so be sure to keep an eye on her. 

BIO

Molly Adelaide Weasley was born into a (relatively) peaceful world but adopted into an ever-growing and infinitely chaotic family - and her father, having had a near-catastrophic falling out with this family in favor of furthering his career, made it CLEAR to her that her status as a Weasley was to be cherished, not derided, never forgone for more ambitious aims. Percy, sometimes rigid, though always loving, threw this lesson in familial love along with his more practical teachings.

Her first real sentence was “Molly do it!”, which was put to excessive use as a toddler. Doing the laundry? “Molly do it!” Her father’s bent over a stack of paperwork with a next-day deadline? Molly’s rushing over to help with a fat, color-changing crayon in hand: “Molly do it!” When Audrey was ill with a stomach bug, Lucy happened upon her sister, barely even three, mashing a ginger root with the handle of Mama’s wand in an attempt to make ginger biscuits. In short, Molly has always been headstrong and maternal. She takes a lot of pride in the traits that she shares with her namesake, her wonderful Gran, but regrettably never learned to knit.

Molly arrived at Hogwarts with a gaggle of cousins who’d already set the tone for who the Weasleys were and how they behaved. She found it difficult to find a life and identity outside of them - and still worries that she’s just another face in the family, unimportant compared to their accomplishments and accolades. Her time in Hufflepuff house passed without any prefect badges, school awards, or major academic achievements — even her five-year stint on the house Quidditch team was marred by the fact that she was always playing against some cousin or close family friend.

Life after Hogwarts has treated Molly well — she’s played professional Quidditch since age 18, something that she still can’t quite believe has happened. She was a reserve Chaser for the Kenmore Kestrels until 2027, when she was offered a contract by Puddlemere United. She took it, because wow that’s a lot of galleons, but Puddlemere’s always had a reputation for producing a lot of (painfully) straight-laced and by-the-book players………..which Molly definitely is not. She’s not allowed to speak at press conferences anymore due to PU’s management dubbing her “a PR nightmare” and “too foul-mouthed for a Dementor to want to Kiss”.

(TW DEATH MENTION) Memories of Uncle Harry pop up nearly every day - his voice, his rough hands positioning her arms and shoulders in a proper dueling stance, the smudges on his glasses, the way he looked at Aunt Ginny like she hung the moon in the sky. She misses him, dearly, but feels selfish and silly for doing so - she wasn’t his kid, and there are so many people who looked to Harry Potter as a symbol for the hope that carried them through wartime. She often worries that she isn’t doing enough - not enough to support her cousins, not enough for the muggleborns she knows and those she does not. There are days in which her inadequacy threatens to swallow her whole, when her hands tremble and breath rattles in her chest - but she’s able to bite it back for the moment. There’s bigger things ahead. (END TW).

PERSONALITY

okay so i always describe molly as a “disaster lesbian” or “chaotic dumbass” and i mean that with a lot of affection. she’s just very much motivated by pleasure and by fun, and much less motivated by duty or responsibility. she wants to stand out in both good and bad ways and more often achieves that in bad ways. she is also, like i mentioned, very headstrong. i consider her one of my funniest characters and that’s mostly unintentional because she just. says whatever pops into her head. i regularly giggle at what i make molly say. i am not ashamed of this.

uhhhh. what else? she’s a big old jock, one of those heinous people who for the most part actually enjoys exercising! will definitely ask you to join her on a sunrise run because she’s Ridiculous

loves her family so so so much, even though there’s at least 3 group chats where she’s currently trashing a cousin or two. is very down to take part in harmless pranks and shenanigans. someone outside the family tries to trash the cousins tho?!?!?! lmao kill bill sirens immediately go off. she and lucy probably call themselves twins bc they’re not blood-related but they are almost always on the same wavelength and in my eyes (jane u can confirm this for me) just get each other on a very fundamental level.

huge fuckin’ aries energy. you can find some personality assessments below:

zodiac.  

aries (sun)

“aries is an active, energetic sign. people with sun in aries are direct, straightforward, and uncomplicated. they expect the same from others, and are baffled when they don’t always get it.”

gemini (moon)

“nervousness and worry are common traits with this lunar position. An underlying restlessness is common, and many lunar geminis need more stimulation than others. they usually read a lot, talk a lot, and think a lot.”

mbti.  esfj (the consul)

+ strong practical skills, strong sense of duty, sensitive and warm, connects well with others

- inflexible, vulnerable to criticism, reluctant to improvise, needy, worries about social status

STATS

GENERAL

name. molly adelaide weasley

nickname. molls

birthdate. 4 april 2005 (she’s supposed to be 24? idk math)

place of birth. st. mungo’s

family.  percy weasley (father), audrey weasley (mother), lucy weasley (sister), extended family in the form of various weasley-potter aunts, uncles and cousins.

residence. (tbd), but roommates: rose granger-weasley, natalia bardon, lucy weasley

occupation. chaser for puddlemere united

gender identity. cis woman

romantic orientation. homoromantic

sexuality. lesbian

blood status. half-blood

relationship status. single

pets. a bright pink pygmy puff named romeo

MAGICAL

hogwarts house. hufflepuff

extracurriculars/leadership. hogwarts orchestra (clarinet), dueling club, charms club (president)

allegiance. order of the pheonix

n.e.w.t. grades. charms (o), transfiguration (a), herbology (e), d.a.d.a (a), potions (e), care of magical creatures (e), astronomy (e), history of magic (o), muggle studies (o).

wand. alder, ten inches, dragon heartstring core.

boggart. inferi

patronus. corporeal, brown bear

amortentia. vanilla bath fizz, lemon peels, sandalwood, mint

magical strengths. charms, nonverbal casting, transfiguration, flying

magical weaknesses. defensive magic, hexes and curses, potions.