#besides probably only my -2 followers will see this so . hey ! whats it matter . yknow

[oli-7]

ugh i got the worst villager T_T

took a peek at my old animal crossing new leaf file a bit back and wanted to make dog-me as a villager . close enough to one . yadda yadda . heres something or nothing.

flat turnaround and mildly pixelated turnaround . there is so little difference but theres a big difference in my heart ..

n some other goofs and gaffs

and i will literally never open this file again . cool . rad . tubular , even .

[bladekindeyewear]

HS^2 bloggin’ mainline 2020-10-15

More Homestuck, continuing directly from last time.  Gonna Bang Out A Liveblog Quick (GbOALq)…

No chapter title this time, just straight continuation.  (By the way, I didn’t reblog it so spoilers don’t headline my blog but this post regarding last upd8 is delightful)

> (==>)

Okay, this makes more sense as to why they both disappeared -- Vrissy is either trying to get her back or is going along and just being grousy about it, or one under the pretense of the other or the like.

By the way, if Rose specifically planned in a way that involved telling Vriska to sit on the sidelines and not doing anything, shouldn’t she ABSOLUTELY KNOW, one-hundred percent with a combination of her Seer of Light powers and common sense, that Vriska will Not Do That?  --so whatever Vriska is about to do I’m going to assume Rose has accounted for it, unless she’s like...

...sworn off using her powers much, or something.  That would super suck and I would hate for that to be in this story regardless of themes.

Vriska Maryam-Lalonde, recently "Vrissy," and potentially "You Are So Grounded You Are Never Leaving The House Again," isn’t what’s commonly referred to as an "outside girl".

She likes grass. It’s fine! To look at. And so are trees, as long as they’re somewhere off in the distance, swaying gently in the breeze. Trampling through them is not on the list of acceptable tree activities. Vrissy is already sweaty and dirt-streaked, and there’s probably like fifty gnats trying to drink her eye fluids. At this rate she almost envies Tavros his role as Batterwitch Bait. Sure, he has to pretend to be threatened by Vrissy’s mom, which is lame as hell and also very embarrassing, but at least his eye fluids are safe.

So she’s fine with this in principle, just not with the work involved? Or--

VRISSY: Hey, can you slow Down a Little? VRISSY: I have to run over Shru8s and shit, I can’t Fly! VRISKA: Hah! And who’s fault is that???????? VRISSY: My shitty 8iology I guess! VRISSY: Sorry, not all of Us had SGRU8 Sessions to make ourselves Immortal. VRISKA: Well, we’ll take care of that, don’t even worry a8out it. VRISSY: Lol I wish.

Oh Christ, we really should have seen it coming.  OF COURSE VRISKA is going to get her hands on a copy of the Game and try and have these kids play it, regardless of whatever meteor-based consequences to this happy society.  FUCK.  She doesn’t even see any reason to hide it!

--reading on, some discussion of how people on Earth C view the ability to fly unaided as a sort of religious thing so shot down Roxy’s idea of letting everyone fly.  Why does society always keep trying to shut down Roxy all the time

VRISKA: Really, we have to get you a god tier. That’s pretty much the only solution at this point. VRISKA: Ideally we’d go back to when you were a wiggler and start your training right away, 8ut that’s not exactly an option. So god tier it is. VRISSY: Is that even Possi8le? outside of the Game? VRISKA: Nope. 8ut we don’t have to worry a8out that, once we get back into SGRU8. VRISSY: What???

This is what you get for letting Vriska back into your story:  She starts another meteor apocalypse and destroys your Happily Ever After.  Fuck.

VRISKA: We have to start this shit over again, you have all let it get so out of hand there’s really nothing to do besides a hard reset.

NO.  Fuck you.  You just don’t like hard work.

(I know everything is accidentally going to end up working out “alright” whatever happens, but even if Vriska’s self-aggrandizing malfeasance HAPPENS to be the cause of it, I really, really don’t want her fucking ideology to be the cause of it.  She shouldn’t be Aesma of Kill Six Billion Demons mythology, she’s had too many flirtations with ACTUALLY learning a lesson and BEING EARNEST ABOUT IT to be the selfish chaos at the heart of victory and living.)

(Yes, I recently caught up with KSBD and it’s awesome.)

> (==>)

VRISKA: This is a perfect spot for a fight. An am8ush point. VRISSY: !! VRISKA: Don’t worry about it, that’s good. That’s what we’re looking for.

Vriska leveraging her luck and assuming they’ll be followed when she wants to be.

> (==>)

That’s a really, really damn good waiting-for-an-ambush image.  Pretty hilarious.

(Still having a background mental fit about how this HS2 crew might REALLY be trying to make Vriska the Aesma of the Homestuck “universe” which is just aaaAAAUGH NOBODY SHOULD WANT THAT.  I’ll be really unhappy with the end product of THIS ENTIRE HS2 PROCESS if they pull that shit, no matter what side benefits there are or how happily it ends.  Hell, ESPECIALLY if it ends happily.  They’re having fun elevating her somewhat more than most people agree she deserves but they shouldn’t elevate her TO THAT LEVEL. EDIT3: More discussion on that here if you don't know what I mean.)

> (==>)

VRISKA: This is actually way more fun than I thought it would 8e. VRISKA: 8ringing around a younger, dum8er me. VRISSY: I think we’re 8asically the Same Age. VRISKA: Whatever!

(Fuck you!)  :)

> (==>)

wait what the fuck--

MANDATED HAIRSTYLES?????

what the fuck!???

EDIT: plausible theory here

> (==>)

Vrissy is that fuzzy dice kind what the hell

> (==>)

Circle, fifteen guys, no special significance that i can detect

> (==>)

Oh is War Shit kinda poppin off alongside the whole church thing?

> (==>)

Colorful ship design, weird zoomout frame transition; something wasn’t smooth with that

Anyway is orbital bombardment gonna happen or?

> (==>)

JOHN: vriska! JOHN: i mean, vriskas!! JOHN: where are JOHN: oh fuck

yeap

> (==>)

Is John flying out under the ship away from the house?  That’s really irresponsible.  (And abruptly transitioned, I didn’t realize it happened at first.  KEYFRAME THINGS BETTER AUGH)

--why is that belly button window still there?  I thought we had a line about Harry fixing his outfit, or at least having the capability to, did they not have time to finish?  Let me check, that’s bugging me:

HARRY: plus i wouldn’t have been able to get your measurements for some clothes that actually fit you if we hadn’t come back here where all my sewing stuff is.

Oh GOT IT.  Harry TOOK his measurements, but hasn’t fixed his outfit yet.

> (==>)

JOHN WHY DID YOU GO ALL THE WAY TO THE CHURCH WHO THE FUCK IS PROTECTING THE KIDS

> (==>)

Okay you’re back at Your House instead of Roxy’s house?

What, going to fight the ship or

I mean you could but you’re kind of forgetting what was the most important damn thing a few panels ago you jackass

> (==>)

Is that a bomb or fucking take out??

Why blow up John’s HOUSE that’s just so petty

> (==>)

ka-house

(pretty)

about time John stopped languishing in his childhood home instead of living life, anyway.

> (==>)

(o no i didnt want john to be sad tho)

it’s fine, he’ll be angry next panel or so

> (==>)

UM THE WHOLE SKY IS GETTING DARK???? HOW LONG ARE YOU SITTING HERE AND LETTING THIS BURN OUT???

HOW MANY HOURS ARE YOU LEAVING THOSE KIDS UNPROTECTED YOU GOLDFISH MEMORY CHUCKLEFUCK

> (==>)

APPARENTLY ALL OF THE HOURS BECAUSE IT’S NIGHT NOW YOU ASS

and that’s the last panel

yknow if we are going to have an arc about john learning to be a slightly more responsible parent it would help if it SHOWED HIM LEARNING ANYTHING

GOODNIGHT

EDIT2: Anonymous asked: "I think the whole "John watches his house burn down" is more him coming to terms with who Jane has become. In the last update they mentioned how Rose(I think it was Rose) baited Jane into believing John and the kids were hiding out at his place, and Jane just destroyed it, so he's coming to terms with the fact that she just tried to kill not only John and Vriska, but the kids too."

Oh shit. I forgot about that from the previous update: "JOHN: but rose sent out some false intel about us heading toward my house, so technically this is the safest place we can be right now, since they cleared the area and everything." He really does have to come to terms with the fact that Jane just tried to murder them all, too, so shit is definitely real.

...Which makes the fact that he didn't rush off to guard the kids in response to THAT NEW FACT still pretty galling, but.

[whatzaoverwatch]

Demons Vow

Ooooooh inspired to do some Oni Genji, plz enjoy Part 2

After the stress and façade you had to display at your meaningless job, all you wanted to do was head home. Questioning why you even wanted to show up to this place from morning until evening. Unfortunately, the world revolved around how much money you made, no matter the cost mentally. Regretting that ambition to live in the city the more you had to handle certain customers or employees. Was it worth being here whatsoever? But desperation lead you here, and now you had to suffer the consequences.

“Hey [Name]!!” 

Speaking of certain employees, you thought as you were called by one of the more seasoned workers you knew. You didn’t know why, but he always tried to grab your attention. Well you knew why (in fact it was VERY obvious why) he was into you and wanted to ask you out. But you were not interested; last thing you wanted was an in work relationship. The moment you began to pity laugh his dry humour when he tried to amuse the fresh employees, you were snared into his trap. He was always asking what you were up to or what your interests were. The typical “nice guy” that you dreaded to encounter. To your fault, you were too kind, and your ability to not say no didn’t help either. So, embracing the inevitable, you turned around to see him catching up to you.

“Hey! Are you finally finished your shift?” He asked you with that same lopsided smile he pulled. It didn’t help that he finished his one hour before, who knows how much longer he would stay. Putting on the last bit of effort for a smile in return you nodded.

“Yeah, just about to head home now.” Gesturing to clearly the opposite direction to throw him off. But the eagerness on his face withheld your freedom.

“Oh cool! You see I was just about to ask if you wanted to join me tonight,” oh boy here we go, you grimaced in your mind, noticing his nervous shifting when he spoke, “You see, I have some tickets to this movie marathon that’s happening tonight. I know you mentioned how much you loved movies and well, I was wondering if you wanted to tag along.”

“T-That sounds cool, but you know…it’s been a really long day and…” you began to stammer on, trying to escape the invitation without hurting him. But his sincerity hardened when he approached a little closer.

“Well yeah I can understand, but yknow, ever since you started you’ve only just done work then head home,” He began recalling how you first started, “I know it can be a lot, but I just want you to be more comfortable. I don’t mean it harshly, but I want to show you what fun there is around here.”

“Y-Yeah thank you for your consideration b-but…” Trying to muster up whatever excuse was going to pop in your head, you slowed down when you realized he wasn’t even looking at you. As if he was looking behind you at something. A sense of fear in his eyes when you spoke, “H-Hey are you okay?”

You had never seen him shake so much before, only for him to swallow thickly and rub his neck nervously. It was as if he was exposed and was getting in trouble for it. Was it even possible for somebodies’ skin to go so pale so quickly?

“A-Actually…I think I am g-going to go myself…I’ll…see you around.” After stammering a frightened sentence, he proceeded to walk away rather quickly. Leaving you in the dust as if he had seen a ghost. 

A ghost…

Suddenly feeling that uneasy aura, you could probably guess what was behind you. But unfortunately, this wasn’t the first time you had felt this sense of uneasiness. Letting out a sigh, the tension eased away from you before turning to where he was looking.

“I know you’re there Genji…”

Not seen by mortal eyes, a figure stood by the fence that barricaded the park you were walking by. Even the passersby couldn’t see the very being who looked judgmentally upon them. A man wearing a black ninja style attire, carrying two blades with him. His face covered by a demonic mask that bared a crooked grin. A face that would terrify many was just an everyday occurrence now.

“Aww and here I was hoping I would surprise you.” He teased, as if ignoring whatever else was around you two.

“You can’t surprise me if you are scaring other people. Besides I can clearly see you right now.” Huffing bitterly, knowing that the guy would no longer want to return to work. Not that it was a bad thing, but it wasn’t how you wanted it.

“I certainly did nothing, you know mortal men can’t see me.” He stated innocently. You rolled your eyes while striding passed him.

“Only if you choose to let them see you. You told me that just after we met. He saw you and you let him,” You pointed out with a glare towards where you were walking, “Listen, I don’t need you to scare the shit out of anyone I talk to.”

“I only desire to if it was of importance,” He spoke with honesty, stopping you with what he said soon after, “Is that the man who keeps sending you messages? He’s more of a coward than I imagined.”

“You know, you really need to stop doing that.” You grumbled, continuing to move. Becoming aware of him following along within the tree’s shadows.

“Not my fault you leave your phone when you shower.” He sneered with a tease, growing the irritation inside of you.

“Is there anything in the demon world that is the equivalent of wanting some privacy?” You questioned aloud. Watching Genji ponder before shaking his head.

“Nope.”

“Unbelievable…” 

“He was making you uncomfortable,” Stating the truth, halting you by stepping out in front of you. Looking down at you with the red eyes of the mask, “I do not believe any simple friend would claim you by such endearments like ‘babe’ and ‘cutie’ without intent. Just a co-worker or not he certainly isn’t aware of boundaries. I looked into his thoughts [Name].”

“Genji…”

“He had more than movie tickets planned for you. Believe me when I say his thoughts on you drip of sin,” You irked at the idea that he planned more for you than that, “I just gave him a warning to what would happen if he tried. You should be thanking me.”

“Thanking you!?” You snapped back with a stern stance. Catching the attention of pedestrians as if you were crazy. Taking the time to compose you pulled closer to the entrance of the park where no one would see you two. Sternly looking at him to reveal your irritation, “Even if his intentions were horrible, I shouldn’t be isolated because you keep scaring off anyone I speak to.”

“I don’t scare just anyone off. Just the ones that would want to hurt you.” You could feel the pout that was residing behind the mask.

“It’s just not the creeps! You made the landlord believe there were voices in the higher floors because he was heckling about my rent.”

“Has he bothered you since?” He wasn’t, but you weren’t going to further prove his point.

“What about the old lady who used to say high to me on my jogs? Now she is spooked everytime she glances at me.”

“I can’t help the elderly, they see whatever they want to see.”

“Genji.” Your tone hit his evasiveness, keeping him in place with a groan.

“Okay okay, I don’t trust humans you know that. You can’t stop me from worrying about who is around you. Whether their mind is pure or their soul is sinless, I just want to keep you safe.”

“Well I don’t need to be protected all the time! I do want to have a life too you know!” Crossing your arms, you leaned against the tree with a frown, “Look, I know you owe some kind of debt, but this isn’t exactly how you could pay it off.”

“It’s not like I wanted the debt in the first place, it’s a demons vow.” Noticing his fists tightening, you could feel that he wasn’t fond of reminding you of his reasoning. 

“Genji, you don’t trust a single human and yet you show yourself to me, what makes me different than any other mortal?” You questioned, receiving nothing but a blank look in return.

The air was silent between the both of you. Only for the sway of tree leaves to be the only thing in motion. After a second, he turned his back to you and muttered.

“You know why.” Before anything else was said, he began to move down the street, towards your home. 

Or, at this point, it was both of yours after what happened. Your life had been changed when you two met. Taking in the silence, you followed behind looking to the park where the two of you had met in the first-place months ago. Was is it worth moving to the city to have a demon become indebt to you?

To be continued

[hymn2000]

Ideal Confusion - MCU AU Fanfic - C8

(Title subject to change)

Story summary: Giving into the constant pressure from the press, Tony decides to put a rest to the rumours that Peter is his biological son - once and for all.

Previous Chapter(s): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Part of my Frostiron and Spiderson series.

Warnings/themes: family, family stuff, adoption, DNA test(s), pressure, peer pressure, social issues, mentions of alcoholism, mental health problems, potentially some minor medical inaccuracies, mentions of corporal punishment, hurt/comfort

You can also find me on AO3

Chapter 8 - Yellow, Blue, Green and Grey

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Peter fully expected a difficult few days to follow, but then he was woken up by the sound of his parents... being active... in the next room. He couldn’t help feeling just a little bit relieved. But more than that, he was grateful that he kept his earphones so close to his bed.

-

Things seemed to go back to normal for a few days. Being technically grounded, Peter stayed in, and somehow, by watching DVDs, staying off the internet, and spending a lot of time taking advantage of everything the house had to offer, he managed to completely ignore the papers and news stories still circulating about him and his family. He tried to keep himself busy, because otherwise he’d get bored and start doing strange things, which would often get him into trouble.

-

Peter spent Monday morning down in the challenge area of the pool. It seemed to change every time he went down there, and it was a great way to kill a few hours. It was easy to get really into it, so it was really quite a shock when he felt a hand on his shoulder.

“Hey, hey, stop screaming! It’s only me!”

“You can’t just sneak up on me like that!” Peter shouted. “I nearly wet myself!”

“Well, it’s the best place to do it: no one would be able to tell” Tony grinned. 

Peter scowled and splashed him. He sat down heavily on the rock ledge, paddling his feet in the water.

“My hearts still thumping”

Tony sat down beside him. “I didn’t mean to scare you. I didn’t realise how hard you were concentrating”

“It’s weird seeing you down here. Especially actually in the pool, and not just on the side shouting at me”

“Aw, that’s not fair!”

“It is! You always put on that nasty coach persona and get me to do lengths and stuff, and then we always end up in an argument and usually daddy has to come down and sort everything out”

“Well, ok, maybe that’s true” Tony admitted. “...Hey, if we do decide to homeschool you, we can find you a swim team nearby. They’re not all school-based, you know: I’ve checked”

“Yeah... I don’t even like the swim team I’m a part of now” Peter said awkwardly, looking down at his hands. “I wouldn’t worry about it...”

“You’re gifted, kiddo” Tony said. “You’ve got more medals and trophies than anyone else at your school - and probably most schools. You could go professional. Olympic Swimmer Peter Stark, eh?”

Peter shook his head. Tony sighed. 

“...Why did you come down here, dad?”

“Oh. I had a phone call from Dr Manning”

“Oh right. So you’ve been excluded, then?”

“No, he didn’t tell me the results - although obviously we know what they are - he just said he wants us to go in and talk to him, the whole family”

“What? Why?”

“He didn’t say”

Peter was quiet for a moment. “...What if they found something while they were doing the test, dad? What if I’ve got some weird marker that puts me at higher risk of developing some physiological condition or some illness or something, like, what if there’s something in my family history that means I’m gonna get really ill or something?!”

“Hey, hey, don’t act so worried!” Tony put his arms round Peter, hugging him close. “If there was anything nasty in your family history, you’d know about it. Shhh! Oh sweetheart, don’t cry!”

“I’m not crying!”

“What’s this then?” Tony said, dabbing at the tears on Peter’s cheek.

“Nothing...” Peter mumbled.

“Sweetheart, it’s ok” Tony said, kissing him firmly on the nose. “I’m sure it’s nothing like that. Like I said, you’d know if you were at risk of something because of your bloodline. I would too... There’s nothing in my bloodline, by the way, so don’t go worrying about that either. No, Dr Manning probably just prefers giving results face to face”

“But why has he said daddy has to go too?”

“Emotional support? I don’t know. Even though we know what the result is gonna be, it’s still a bit nerve-wracking going to the doctors. It’s not really somewhere you go for fun, is it?”

Peter shook his head slightly. “I get all nervous about it even when I know I’m going for a blood test or something simple. Or when I go to the dentist... Daddy’s good at staying calm in those situations though, isn’t he?”

“Yeah, he is” Tony said. “You know, I think he likes it. Even before he started at the hospital, he never seemed bothered by medical environments - quite the opposite, in fact”

“Maybe it makes him feel safe” Peter suggested. “Like, yknow, everyone being there to look after you or whatever”

“I think you’re probably right. We had some weird days early on where he was in a really bad mood, like, cross or upset or whatever, and he’d completely mellow out as soon as he was in the doctors office. He’s a strange one, your father”

“I think I’m ok with strange”

“Good, because you’re strange too. And so am I” Tony kissed his nose again. “I think we need to get out of the pool now. Go and have a shower and get dressed and get something to eat before we go out. Ok?”

“Mm... I don’t suppose I’ve got a choice, have I?”

“‘fraid not, kiddo. Come on; let’s go up the big slide and have a grand finale, ok?”

“Ok. But we can’t get to it from here, can we?”

“Sure we can! We just need to do that little puzzle first”

Peter looked back at the puzzle he’d been working on. “But that just leads to the caves, and they only lead to the fairy pool”

“That’s what you think! Jesus, Peter, I thought you’d’ve explored every nook and cranny of this place by now. Right, budge up: I’ll do this puzzle for you and then I’ll show you how to get to the big slide from the caves”

Peter watched Tony. He finished the puzzle in a matter of moments, and the hidden door in the wall opened.

“Are you sure you’re right about this?” Peter asked. “I mean, what if you’ve remembered wrong? You never really come down here”

“I designed this whole thing, remember? I know what I’m doing. Now go on”

Peter did as he was told. Tony followed after, and the hole closed behind them. Peter sat for a moment on the damp stone, looking at the uneven ceiling and the water dripping down the wall, all illuminated by the dim fairy lights dotted about. If he was quiet, he could hear the distant gentle harp music playing. 

“...I like this bit” Peter said. “It’s good to come here and think. I fell asleep down here once”

“Really?”

“Yeah. It was a long time ago, back when May was still alive. It was one of my weekends here. You were down in the front pool for a bit but then you had to go out, and daddy Loki was upstairs and I was tired when I reached this bit and just kinda sat down and fell asleep” Peter remembered. “I don’t know how long I was asleep for, but it was long enough to make daddy worried. He looked pretty scared when I went back upstairs after I woke up. He got a bit cross with me”

“Oh dear. What did he say?”

“I don’t really remember. Something about thinking I’d run away and that he was about to call you when I showed up. He didn’t get too angry though” Peter said. “He just tripped me up and said I needed an early night”

Tony laughed slightly. “He was always tripping you up back then. You never really seemed to mind but May went mad when she saw it happen”

“Oh yeah, she was soooo cross! She proper shouted at daddy, didn’t she?”

“She certainly did! He was a little surprised by it. Still, I suppose it had the desired effect. He stopped tripping you pretty soon after that, didn’t he?”

“Well, mostly” Peter said. “I think I had a bit of an argument with her about it cos I felt like she was overreacting. But I guess I can see why she got so angry”

“Yeah. To be honest, I never liked it either. If it had hurt or upset you I’d’ve intervened, but you usually just laughed and jumped up again”

“Yeah... You know, he’s tripped me accidentally a few times, and I’ve been hurt from that. So maybe May wasn’t really overreacting”

“I can imagine how that conversation went down” Tony said, raising an eyebrow. “Right, we can’t really hang about here all day”

Peter pouted. “I like it down here”

“I know, kiddo, but we’ve got places to be”

Peter sighed, but nodded. “Can we come back down here when we get back from the doctors?”

“Sure, I don’t see why not” Tony said. “Let’s go to the slide”

“Right!” 

Peter looked around the cave. He could see the pathway which led to the other caves and the fairy pool, but there was nowhere else they could go.

“Uhh... So we go down there, right?”

“Nope” Tony said. “You can get to it from here”

“How? There’s no openings or puzzles or anything!”

“Is that so? Look at these” Tony tapped a small but thick plastic panel on the ground, illuminated by a pale light under it. 

Peter looked. There was a few of them, leading to the next cave.

“What about them? They’re just showing the path, aren’t they?”

“Nope. Look, all of these ones are yellow, right?”

Peter glanced at them. “Well, aside from that pink one in the middle”

“There you go, that’s your first clue”

Peter furrowed his brow and went over to the pink one. He tapped it cautiously, as though it could make the floor collapse beneath them. 

“...I don’t get what I’m supposed to be doing here”

Tony smiled, moving over to be beside him. He traced the edges of the panel, and then pushed on one side of it. The panel flipped up, revealing a strange key like that of a wind up toy.

“Oh! What..?”

“Give it a twist, then!”

Peter turned the key, and there was a low rumble. Peter looked at the wall behind him. 

“Umm...”

The rumble continued, and as Tony replaced the panel, a square of the wall behind them opened up. 

“Alright, in you get” Tony said.

“What? No way! It’s dark in there”

Tony laughed. “Just go. Be careful though”

Peter took a deep breath, pulled himself up and climbed through the hole - and fell a good couple of feet, landing with a splash in a shallow puddle of water. As he did so, the hole in the wall closed. 

“WAIT, DAD!!”

It was pitch black. Peter could hear the sound of the water, and soon the rumbling he’d heard back in the cave. He put his hands out, trying to figure out where to go, but the ceiling above where he lay was so low he couldn’t even sit up, and his senses were starting to go into overdrive. 

“DAD!!!”

The hole in the wall above opened again, and Tony’s head appeared.

“Hey, kiddo, it’s ok! You’re perfectly safe”

“I don’t feel it! Where am I supposed to go? I can barely move in here and it’s all dark!”

“The low bit is only about half a metre wide, kiddo. You just need to shuffle yourself along and you’ll hit the sensor and the lights will go on in the next bit, ok? There’s a bit of a drop at the end so be ready or that”

“What if they don’t come on?!”

“They will, believe me. Get a move on, kiddo; we haven’t got all day”

Peter still felt unsure.

“Hey, sweetheart, I can’t come down to join you until you move”

Peter’s heart was thumping so hard he could feel it in his throat. 

“I don’t like it. Can’t I come back up?”

“Nope: we’re going forwards, not backwards! This is the quickest way out. Start shuffling, fella. Come on; this is nowhere near as scary as a mission!”

Peter swallowed hard and did as he was told. It was awkward, but as he started moving he realised there was a lot more space than he’d originally thought, and soon a light came on to his right. He still had a little while to go, and the sound of water was getting louder. He squeezed his eyes shut and focused on moving - and let out a little squeak as he slipped down a little slope and landed in a little pool filled with what looked like gold coins. He paddled further in and scooped up a handful. They were almost certainly plastic, but they looked surprisingly real. 

It was a funny little round pool, only about three metres across. It was very warm, and it felt very much like being in a bowl. There were a number of shaped doors in the walls, all with little buttons beside them which Peter presumed opened them. They all had signs above them, but before Peter could read them, Tony slipped into the pool with him.

“Hey, kiddo” Tony sat up and gave him a little cuddle. “Are you alright? You seemed pretty riled back there”

“I was scared”

“You’re perfectly alright. Come on; we want this door here” Tony said, pulling himself up onto a ledge by a door marked ‘To the skies’. 

“What are all these other doors?” Peter asked, looking around. “To the trees, to the seas, to the-”

“Peter, sweetheart, come on”

“Aww, I don’t wanna go to the doctors! Can’t you call him to reschedule while we stay down here and explore?”

Tony laughed. “No, sweetheart. We can come back down here some other time. Come on”

Tony held a hand out, and Peter let himself be helped up onto the ledge. Tony pressed the button to open the door, and inside was a large square slab with a thin gap round the edge.

“Umm...”

“Hey, don’t worry: you can fit three grown men on this thing, so me and you are no problem” Tony said.

“It just looks like a tiny room”

“Oh, ye of little faith” Tony said, climbing through the door and sitting down.

Peter sat close against him and Tony pressed a button inside to close the door. He pressed a button on the slab they were sat on and it started moving upwards. Peter squeaked a little.

“Oh, it’s a lift! I didn’t expect that”

“Yeah, pretty good right?”

“You know, I think this is exactly what having money is all about. This swimming pool is like a whole other world inside our house”

“I’m still pretty damn proud of it. It was horrendously expensive to make, mind you”

“I bet” Peter said. “How much does it cost to maintain?”

“Never you mind!” Tony said. “...Well, actually it’s not expensive. We’ve got the outside people who do a lot of the servicing and extra stuff to it, but it’s fitted with a hell of a lot of things that self-clean and maintain. The company has it all mapped out and they have easy access routes. They get a good wage for it, but it’s not a massive dent at all”

“Oh right. It’s all eco then”

“Pretty much. Plus Loki put some kind of weird spell on it that basically preserves it in this state. I don’t ask too many questions about his magic. There’s no way I’d understand it even if I did”

Peter nodded, and there was a ding as the slab stopped moving. The door here opened automatically. It was smaller than the one at the bottom, so they had to crawl out. Peter stood up when they were both out, surprised to find himself at the top of the big slide, but even more surprised to find that he’d just crawled out of the big metal block with the slide control panel on top. 

“Oh fuck”

“Peter! Don’t swear!”

“Sorry. That’s so weird; I thought it was all just regular machiney stuff there. Wow... Well, it explains why I never noticed there was fourth way up here”

“Well, now you know. Now get yourself down the slide”

“You can go first”

Tony gave him a look. “I’m not sure I trust you not to run back into the caves when I’m halfway down. After you”

“I can’t believe you don’t trust me” Peter said, pretending to be hurt. “Alright, I’ll go first. See you at the bottom”

-

“I always find this a bit surreal” Peter said when Tony splashed into the front pool with him. “This bit is like any other pool. Just by looking, you can’t tell there’s so much going on back there”

“It does feel a bit like returning from another world” Tony said. “I sometimes think we need to use this more. But I guess life gets in the way”

“Yeah...”

“Alright, come on: shower time”

Peter felt pretty exhausted, but happy too, so he didn’t protest. The changing rooms and showers were just like any public swimming pool, which he pointed out.

“Why did you get these showers?” Peter asked, pressing the button again. “When you press the button they only run for about thirty seconds. These have to be the most stressful showers you can have”

Tony laughed. “No, stressful is that shower in the green bathroom that genuinely only has a one millimetre margin between boiling, just right, and freezing”

“Good job no one uses that one then” Peter said. “Hey, that’s my shower gel!”

“Well forgive me for not bringing my own down” Tony smiled. “As for your question, you’re not allowed to complain about these showers: they’re authentic and they do the job”

Peter giggled. “Whatever you say”

After they’d showered they went to get changed.

“Why do you always just put your clothes in a heap down here? Don’t they teach you anything at that expensive school?” Tony sighed. “I put pegs and towel racks down here for a reason, you know”

“Stop fussing. I’ll hang them up next time, ok?”

“You’d better do!” Tony shook his head. “Don’t be too long getting dressed, ok? We need to get you fed before we go”

Peter nodded and sauntered into his favoured cubicle. After that excursion, he was definitely ready for his lunch.

-

Peter had his lunch quite happily, and then promptly fell asleep on the sofa in the living room. 

“Aww, he’s asleep!” Tony said. “I don’t want to wake him up”

“Well, if you fancy trying to get a coat and shoes on a sleeping teenager, and then carrying him down to the car, then that’s your prerogative” Loki said, pulling his own coat and shoes on. “We do need to get going soon”

“Yeah, I know” Tony sat down next to Peter and gave him a little shake.

Peter didn’t seem too annoyed about being woken up. 

“Hey kiddo” Tony said. “You ok?”

“Yeah, I’m ok” Peter said, sitting up properly and rubbing his eyes. “Are we going now?”

“Soon, yeah” Tony said. “You should go and get your shoes and coat”

Peter nodded. “Ok”

“Good boy” Tony kissed him on the cheek. “Go on then. Don’t take too long”

Once Peter was out of the room, Tony noticed that Loki was watching him.

“What?”

“Oh, nothing”

“Don’t you ‘nothing’ me! What is it?”

“I was just watching you together” Loki said. “You’re so cute sometimes”

“Well, what can I say? He’s such a good little kid. I love him”

“I know” Loki smiled. “Any plans for when we get back?”

“Yeah, I think we’re gonna go and mess about in the pool for a bit. Would you believe there’s bits he hasn’t discovered yet? It’ll be fun. And then maybe I’ll get on to Marco about releasing a statement saying that we’ve done a DNA test and proved I’m not the natural father or whatever. I don’t know; depends how long we’re downstairs for” Tony said, wandering off in his thoughts for a moment. “...You could join us?”

“I think I’ll leave you two to it. I think it’s a good idea, especially since you’ve had quite a few arguments lately... It’s good to see you’re back to normal now”

“Mm. Thanks”

“It’s meant as a compliment, darling”

“I know” Tony stood up. “Well! I’m gonna be the one holding all of us up if I don’t go and get my stuff on! Time to get a move on”

-

Loki offered to drive, but Tony said it’d help calm his nerves if he had the road to focus on.

“I don’t get why I’m so nervous” Peter said, lounging in the back seat. “It’s not like we don’t know what Dr Manning’s gonna say”

“I know, chick” Tony said. “I’m mega nervous too! You know how it is, like, when your heart starts going and you feel hot and cold at the same time, and slightly shaky and slightly hollow all over?”

“That’s how I feel too” Peter said.

“It’s probably just because you know it’s a doctors surgery” Loki said calmly. “It’ll be over before you know it”

“I know, but that doesn’t help my nerves now” Peter said.

Tony reached back, squeezing Peter’s knee. “You’re alright, kiddo. You’ve got both of us with you. And like you said; it’s not like we don’t know what to expect”

-

Peter cuddled up close to Tony in the waiting room. Tony held him tight, stroking his hair and kissing his face and talking quietly to him. Loki leant against Tony’s shoulder on the other side and went through his messages while they were waiting to be called in.

“Can we go and get a takeaway after this?” Peter asked.

“Ooh, maybe. Depends if you’re good or not” Tony teased. “What do you fancy?”

“I don’t really know” Peter said. “I just want something hot and greasy and potentially bad for me”

Tony laughed slightly. “Good job we live in America then, fella! We’ll find you something suitably delicious and hot and unhealthy” he lowered his voice slightly. “Something daddy will totally disapprove of!”

“I heard that” Loki said.

Tony and Peter just laughed. A door opened.

“Misters and Master Stark?”

“Oop, that’s us” Tony said, giving Peter a little pat and standing up.

He took a deep breath. Those blasted nerves! Ah well. It would all be over soon.

-

“You know, you could have just given us the results over the phone or through an email” Tony said as they sat down in Dr Manning’s office.

“I thought it best I see you all face to face” Dr Manning said, sitting down behind his desk. “How are you today?”

“Good” Tony said, giving Peter’s hand a squeeze. “Well, we’re all a bit nervous, I think. Appointments always get my nerves going a bit, even when I know what to expect”

Dr Manning looked at the three of them: Peter in the middle, with Loki to his left and Tony to his right. Despite their fairly obvious nerves and the pressure they’d been under lately, they looked very much the picture of a happy family. Just the same as usual.

“Well, you know why you’re here” Dr Manning said, shuffling the papers on his desk. “Of course, a few days ago we took samples for a paternity test, and we’ve had to results back”

“A little sooner than expected, I must say” Loki said.

“Well, it is nearer the minimum day to the maximum, I admit”

“I didn’t realise they’d work over weekends” Loki said.

“Hey, hey, as much as I love the friendly atmosphere, can we not beat about the bush all day?” Tony said, not unkindly. “We all know why we’re here; we know what we did; we know Peter’s not my- uh, flesh and blood - so let’s just look at the proving papers, and then we can get the papers off our backs, ok?”

There was a small silence. Dr Manning picked up a letter and unfolded it. He held it out to Tony.

“You should read this”

Tony smiled slightly and shrugged. He reached forwards and took the paper from him. He cleared his throat and looked at the letter.

...An analysis of the DNA profiles of Anthony Edward Stark and Peter Benjamin Parker-Stark determines that the alleged father cannot be excluded as the biological father of the tested child. Based on the analysis, the probability of paternity is 99.99999999%.

Conclusion: Based on our analysis, it is practically proven that Mr. Anthony Stark is the biological father of the child Peter Parker-Stark...

As he read, Tony’s face fell. All of a sudden he felt hot, but as though he was breaking out in a cold sweat. He read through the letter again, and then flipped to the next page, looking at the DNA Paternity Test Report, scanning the first row: Mother (Not Tested), Child, Alleged Father; glancing at the numbers, and finding the conclusion at the bottom:

Statement of Results: The alleged father cannot be excluded as the biological father of the tested child. Based on the analysis of STR loci listed above, the probability of paternity is 99.99999999%. In conclusion, the alleged father IS the biological father of the tested child.

“Dad?”

Tony slowly raised his head and looked at Peter, almost staring at him, not knowing what to think, what to feel.

“Dad? Are you ok?”

“Tony, what’s the matter?” Loki said, recognising the look on his husbands face.

When Tony looked at him but didn’t say anything, Loki reached across and snatched the letter.

“Well, thanks doc, I’m gonna go and wait outside” Tony gabbled, hoarsely, and he stood up and rushed out of the office.

“Dad!?” 

Peter wanted to run after him, but Loki put a hand out to stop him. Peter looked at Dr Manning, who was a blank-faced as a statue, and then he looked at Loki. Loki read through the letter again.

“Daddy, what is it?” Peter asked desperately, starting to feel seriously strange and shaky inside.

Loki looked at Peter, the expression on his face a toned-down version of the one Tony had had. Loki opened his mouth to speak, but then closed it without a word. Peter glanced at the letter Loki held, which was flipped to the second page. Peter grabbed it, and nobody stopped him from doing so.

He glanced at the table, but focused on the box near the bottom.

...Based on the analysis of STR loci listed above, the probability of paternity is 99.99999999%. In conclusion, the alleged father IS the biological father of the tested child.

Peter turned the page back and read the letter on the front. He looked at it in silence for a minute or two, not sure what to think, what to feel. He slowly set the letter down on Dr Manning’s desk.

“I’m sure you can understand why I wanted to see you all in person” Dr Manning said gently. “I understand this is a shock for you. Tony especially, considering... Well”

“A small part of me would love to dispute this” Loki said slowly. “But I understand how these tests work, and... I think perhaps I’m not so surprised as I should be”

Peter shot him a very uncertain look, but quickly looked away. Even without looking at the letter, he could still see those vital words before his eyes: The alleged father IS the biological father of the tested child.  His brain didn’t seem to be working properly. How was he supposed to feel about this? How was he supposed to react? What did this mean, exactly? He wasn’t entirely sure how to work it out. Not on his own, anyway...

“...I want dad”

Loki took Peter’s hand, giving it a squeeze and kissing the back of it.

“Perhaps we should see each other again in a few days” Dr Manning said. “Once you’ve all had some time to adjust to this”

“Perhaps that’s a good idea... I take it we can keep that” he said, nodding toward the letter on the desk.

“Of course” 

Dr Manning folded the letter and handed it to Loki, who put it carefully in his pocket. He had a feeling the rest of the day wasn’t going to be plain sailing.

-

Tony was waiting by the car, and he was looking somehow blank, worried and shocked all at the same time. 

“Dad!” Peter rushed over to him. “Dad, what-”

Loki took him by the shoulders and moved him back. 

“Hey! Dad, c-”

Loki shushed him. Tony wouldn’t look at either of them; just turned his head away, biting his thumb.

“Peter, get in the car”

“But-!”

“Don’t argue; just do as you’re told”

Peter didn’t look happy, but he sensed this wasn’t the time to argue, so he did as he was told. Once the car door was closed, Tony looked at Loki. 

“You’re shaking” Loki said simply. 

Tony shook his head. “...This isn’t happening”

“It is, and it has, and we know it” Loki said gently. “We just need a little time to get used to this new development. You especially”

Tony swallowed, trying hard not to give in and cry. “I don’t know what to do-!”

“You don’t have to do anything” Loki said, putting a hand on his shoulder. “There’s nothing to do, and certainly nothing you can do. It is what it is”

“What about now?! What am I supposed to do now?!”

“Stay calm, for a start” Loki said. “Shh, come on. Don’t shout at me for saying this, but you’re ok”

Tony didn’t say anything, but he put his hand over Loki’s on his shoulder.

“We should be getting home”

“I can’t” Tony whispered. “I can’t drive, not after...”

“Darling, you-”

“You drive!” Tony grabbed his keys and pressed them into Loki’s hand. “Please. Please, you-... Please. I can’t. I can’t”

Loki searched Tony’s face. He sighed and nodded. 

“Ok”

-

The journey home was far from comfortable. Peter knew speaking wouldn’t be a good idea, so he curled up on the back seat and pretended to be somewhere else. Tony sat in the front, staring into space and biting his thumb and trying not to give in to tears. Loki focused on the road. Whatever he was feeling, he knew it was painfully obvious who was in the worst state right now. And he knew who was going to need the most looking after - and it wasn’t the same person.

*

[kookiejam10]

Perfect

Hi there, this is my first ever fanfic. I have not written a narrative in 2 years so I hope it’s alright heh. I hope you enjoy!

Taehyung x Reader

Genre: fluff

Here it is, the annual Big Hit company dinner. But Bang PD decides to change things up a little this year which leaves Kim Taehyung a little flustered.

Every year the company dinners were getting slightly more and more grand, but it was just because the food was getting more expensive and their appetites were getting bigger. But this year, it was definitely something else. Bang PD decided to do something different for a change and hold a mini ball instead with the company dinner. The boys hardly have time for themselves, let alone to socialize so he thought to give them some freedom by holding this little social event. The boys might be too busy to date but they should be given the chance to have one nice significant date in their 20s despite being a heartthrob idol fans would literally kill to date.

 After practice, the boys were gathered on the floor having lunch.

 “Have any of you got dates for the company dinner, ball thing?” asked Jimin

 “I heard J-Hope asked Ryu Jin”, Rap Monster replied and smiled mischievously at his fellow friend

 “No way, you mean the girl you acted with? WOOO J-HOOOOPEEE” Suga exclaimed

 “Ok ok maybe I did happen to text her about it…and maybe she did not reject me BUT I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE GOING WITH A TRAINEE. SUGA! JIN! BOTH OF YOU GOING WITH OUR COMPANY’S VERY OWN TRAINEES” J-Hope exposed the elders.

 “Hey you would think being the eldest means that we would have had more experience with girls but honestly no so yeah we granted these girls dreams to go out with the two most mature boys of Bangtan!” Jin expressed with his usual vain uncle-like passion

 Taehyung scoffs, “Hey do you have a date Namjoon hyung?”

 Everyone’s eyes shift to Rapmon eager to know if their leader asked anyone out

 “Well actually…I have. She’s an old friend of mine from Ilsan too” replied the leader

 “Wow seems like the Hyung line all has dates”, says Taehyung

 “Man who are we gonna ask?” Jimin wonders

 “I don’t think I’m going to ask anyone. I’m awkward with girls and I won’t be much fun”, the maknae states

 “Hey girls love you at fan signs”, J-Hope states as-a-matter-a-factly

 “Yeah fan signs are easy because they come and talk to me and it’s only for a few minutes per person. This is hours with not just questions about my general well being but like actual conversations for hours, including eating and dancing!!”

“Maybe someone will ask you HAHA”, Jimin laughs

 “I doubt so, not only does his body look intimidating, he barely makes eye contact with anyone, not even his own make up artist” Suga states simply

 The others laugh

 “Okay, break time is over. Time to shower and get ready for the show tonight”, J-Hope says while getting up

 The others follow whilst picking up their empty food trays to discard.

  Around 5pm the boys are all gathered in their dressing room at the Mnet station.

 Suga, Jungkook, and Rap Monster were seated in front of the vanity getting their make up done. J-Hope was getting dressed on the other side of the room. V was sitting on the sofa playing with his phone.

 Jimin approached his friend with a smile plastered on his face.

 “Hey Tae, I wanna tell you something”

 “Hmm?” V was still absorbed in his racing game

 “I asked someone out to the ball”

 V quickly paused his game and turned to look at his friend sitting beside him

 “What! Who?”

 “Yknow one of the dance assistants..”

 “Jisoo? Wow! How did that happen man?”

 “After practice, I bumped into her and I don’t know I suddenly got a surge of courage from hearing that all the hyungs got dates so I just stopped and asked. And she said ok!” Jimin said still shocked at his accomplishment

 “Lucky you man. I have no idea who I’m going to ask. Maybe I should join Jungkookie and be single too”

 “Don’t say that man. It’s easy to ask someone close to you in BigHit. A staff member is probably easier because we interact with them more than trainees” Jimin encouraged

 “Yeah maybe...”

 Suga got up from the vanity and went to get his outfit from the stylist so it was V’s turn to get ready.

 “Hi Tae”, you greeted cheerfully as you always do with all the boys

 “Hey Y/N”

 You went on to applying his base, concealer, tad bit of eyeshadow and liner to define the eyes under stage lighting. You guys have small talk about each other’s day and what you guys had eaten and finally, you were applying lip balm to his lips. Your face was about an inch away from his, focusing on smoothing your small brush over his bottom lip. Taehyung’s eyes dart down watching you slightly stick your tongue out as you were focusing on not going over the line. He is suddenly reminded of Jimin’s words on suggesting to just ask a staff member he was close to so it would be less awkward. As you set the brush back to the pot to get a bit more product, Taehyung clears his throat.

 “So will you be going for the company ball?” he asks trying very hard to sound as casual as possible

 “Well, of course, I still have to get you boys ready for the event” you laugh

 He laughs as well with a slight hint of nervousness he hopes you don’t notice

 “But are you actually attending though?”

 “Yeah because it’s still a dinner and who wouldn’t want free food? Expensive free food at that” you state

 “True. So you don’t plan on dancing hmm?”

 “Well I would need a partner to dance with now wouldn’t I?”

 “So I take it that you don’t have a date?”

 “Nope”

 Now is his chance. You stand up straight after finishing the final touches of his make up and spray the finish to make it last long on stage.

 “Ok Tae, all done!”

 “Thanks so much! Hey Y/N, I know we are friends and you are basically one of the closest girls to me in this company and I’m not really good with words so here it goes; will you go to the ball with me?” he looks at you eagerly and slightly bracing himself for any form of possible rejection.

 “Wow..I-I did not expect that at all heh” you were trying very hard to act cool in front of him when actually you can hear your heart drumming in your ears

 “I’m sorry if it was too direct, I mean you don’t-“

 “No, it wasn’t. Sure, yes, I would love to go with you”, you quickly answer before he says anything negative.

 A big boxy grin spreads over his face and he stands up from his seat to hug you.

 “Great! I guess I’ll see you on Saturday” he says still smiling at the fact that he did not get rejected.

 “I guess you will” you reply with a matched grin.

  The boys were finally out of the room and heading to the stage. You set yourself onto the vanity and sigh while looking at your face in the mirror. “What’s wrong?” Lyn, another one of the make up artists came up behind you with a concerned look on her face.

 “Well…Taehyung might have asked me out to the ball”

 “Omg, what? Wait girl, does he know?”

 You might have had a tiny little crush on that boy but no one in the company knew except the fellow stylists. It was nothing serious, really. But they were the only ones that realized that you pay a little more attention to that particular member and probably that one time they caught your lock screen wallpaper as V and still tease you about it in secret.

 “No way. I think it was because Jimin suggested him to ask someone from Big Hit that is close to him before he came to me for his make up session”

 “Somebody’s an eavesdropper”

 “Shh, I just so happen to have caught what they were saying. It was not on purpose, I swear!”

 “So what are you going to wear?” asked Haerim, one of the stylists for the boys.

 “I have no idea”, you said with a sigh and buried your face in your hands in frustration

 “Hey, relax. We can help you. It’s practically our job description haha” Lyn says in a comforting voice while rubbing your shoulders.

 “Yeah, you know we can get you the most gorgeous dress” Haerim added.

 The advantage of being a stylist is that you would know just the right places to buy and rent the perfect outfit. It was indeed a blessing to be part of this department and befriend these girls but it still did not help your anxious heart knowing that in just a few days you would be waltzing with Hallyu star, V of BTS.

  Taehyung stepped into the dressing room in the company building feeling a little nervous to see you but gets surprised as you were not even dressed yet. You were in a mask, wearing sweats and doing Rapmon’s make up. He was about to take a seat on the couch when Lyn called him over to have his turn of doing his make up. As he sat down at the vanity, he couldn’t help but glance at you every few seconds to see if you have noticed him. But you were too focused on applying Rapmon’s lip balm and he felt a pang of jealousy seeing that. You straighten up and smile at Rapmon, telling him he’s done, and then leave the room. Taehyung’s eyes follow you to the door. He looked back a few times to see if you were coming back but nope, you never entered.

  The boys were wait outside the function hall to be ushered in and were all dressed in their tailored suits. All the members were with their dates already except Tae. He was peering over trying to look for you with his hands in his pockets. You came up behind him and hooked your arm into the gap between his elbow and waist. He was startled by your sudden appearance but what was more shocking was how you looked. He immediately gawked at you, taking in your beauty. You were dressed in a baby blue satin midi dress paired with white heels and your hair was styled half up half down with a loose crown braid. It was simple but still had a dash of elegance. You could not help but admire him yourself as he looked fine in his classic black and white suit accessorized with a navy tie and matching pocket sleeve.

 “You looked so beautiful”, he breathed which made you blush.

 “You don’t look so bad yourself”, you reply and the both of you couldn’t help but smile at each other.

 You both then enter the hall together, arms still linked and he leads you to the table where the other members are. As dinner was served, all of you were enjoying yourselves in your conversations and could still play around and make jokes. You were genuinely having a good time but there was one moment where Tae took your hand and rested it on his knee and you let it stay there for the rest of the meal.

 When the meal was done, the waiters were busily cleaning up the plates and the lights went dim. From his table, Bang PD held up a mic and announced that the dinner is over and now it was time to come up and dance. There was a space left empty at the front that was meant to be used for the dance. As people were slowly moving to the front, Tae knew it was his cue so he stood up, put his hand out to you and asked, “Would you like to dance?” and all you could do was nod, take his hand and follow.

 He was honestly so nervous that his palms were getting sweaty but he was seriously praying that you would not mind or be disgusted. However, you were nervous too and slightly shaking with every step until you got to the dance floor. Tae then every so carefully placed his hand on your waist and yours on his shoulder and the two of you waltzed around to the rhythm of the mini-orchestra that Bang PD hired to play on stage.

 “This is my first time dancing with a girl”, Taehyung confesses.

 “Well I hope I’m doing well because I’m not an experienced dancer like you”, you say with a laugh.

 “You’re doing just fine, don’t worry. Honestly, I thought this would be so awkward but I am actually having a good time thanks to you”, he says with a smile that makes your heart swell.

 “You are great company as well”, you compliment back.

 “Hey, can I ask you something?”

 “What is it?”

 “Well..heh, who is your favourite member in BTS?”

 You were slightly baffled with his question and giggled a little, “why are you suddenly asking me this?”

 “Because I’m curious. So who is it?”

 “You guys are people I work with so it would be inappropriate-“

“Come on just tell me. I won’t tell the guys.” He gives you a pleading look.

 You look down, take a breath and decide to just admit it. “Ok fine. Well, this is a little embarrassing but it’s actually…you”

 He starts laughing and you look up confused.

 “What’s so funny?”

 “I knew it”

 “What?”

 “Ok truthfully, I might have caught a glance at your lock screen”

 “OHMYGOD NOO! This is so embarrassingggg”. You lift up your hand from his shoulder and covered your face.

 “Hey, hey. Come on it’s just me”. He takes your hand away from your face while still holding your other hand. “Truth be told, I always thought you were cute and when I saw your phone it brightened up my mood for the entire day”, he shyly admits.

 Your eyes widen at his statement and it made you smirk. You had a sudden sense of boldness and gave him a peck on the cheek.

 “I find you adorable, Kim Taehyung”

 “and you look so perfect right now, I wish I could kiss you”

 And with that you reach up and touch his lips with yours. He immediately returns the kiss and the both of you look at each other.

 “Whatever happened on this dance floor is a secret”, he tells you

 “Definitely”, you agree and the both of you continue to dance the night away.

[groundramon]

Cartoon asks: ALL OF THEM

THANK YOU SO MUCH OMFG

also i totally didnt fill all these out in advance and twiddle my thumbs in anticipation, hoping someone would send me this ask, nope not at all                 

1. A cartoon you remember that nobody else does.Back at the Barnyard.  That fucking show…oh my god

2. A cartoon you like but nobody else seems to.Well technically I remember liking Back at the Barnyard but I haven’t watched that show since I was like 8 or 9 so idk if I’d like it now akjsfkfkgjh I kinda doubt it now because my bullshit-tolerance-meter for television has significantly shortened.  Uhhh the only other cartoons I can think of that I liked that don’t seem to be liked by a lot of people are like…the DreamWorks cartoons (when they were on Nickelodeon and CN that is, I don’t have Netflix rip) and the Lego cartoons (except Ninjago because apparently that has a fandom?? what??) like I thought they were okay at the time at least.  (Also I guess the HTTYD cartoon wasnt hated, because it was fucking HTTYD, but //shrug)

3. A cartoon you don’t like but everybody else seems to. ADVENTURE TIME and like everything on Cartoon Network except Steven Universe and We Bare Bears honestly.  Like Adventure Time isn’t my cup of tea but I’m like “alright, some of those plots actually seem kind of interesting, I guess I can see where people are coming from” but like… shit like Clarence and Uncle Grandpa??  I’m all for people having different opinions but I don’t know how you can even get past the art style, let alone the writing style and some of the voice acting ;-; you are a stronger person than I’ll ever be if you can get past that lmao

4. A cartoon you wish would be forgotten.Uhhh pretty much everything on Nickelodeon from 2010-2014 (besides the dreamworks cartoons basically) and the shit reboots that CN’s been pumping out (namely TTG and the PPG reboot, but the Ben 10 reboot looks REALLY lazy, so at least it doesn’t annoy me [or I haven’t seen anything from it that annoys me] but…)

5. The worst cartoon you’ve ever seen, and why?Fanboy and Chum Chum, as far as cartoons I’ve actually watched go (because hoo boy, worse cartoons exist out there).  Everything about that cartoon is…wrong and broken.  It has one style of humor and that’s toilet/gross out humor.  The “straight man” so to speak, basically an emo teen version of Squidward, is actually…not Squidward in-show??  Like in the intro he’s very clearly set out to be a grouch who hates the main characters, but in the show he’s just…an introvert that gets wrapped into their plans and only snaps at them when they actually hurt him.  The protagonists are annoying as fuck and are psychopaths that deserve to be locked up in a mental institution.  It’s not funny.  The voice acting is annoying as hell.  And the animation is disgusting.  I didn’t know it was even possible to make 3d animation look this rendered yet still look so bad, but apparently it is.  Like they took extra effort into making the show look WORSE.  I will say that its impressive that they managed to get such tooney designs to exist in a 3d space, but that doesn’t do you shit good when the animation is gross.

6. The worst moment you’ve ever seen happen in a cartoon.Directly, as in I was watching the show?  Something in Fanboy and Chum Chum.  Indirectly, as in I watched a review where they showed the scene or I read about it?  Something in Family Guy, or the self-insert in the PPG reboot.  Yeah there’s a self-insert in the PPG reboot.  Every time I think it cant get worse…it does.

7. The worst thing you’ve ever seen happen to a cartoon that ruined it.I was really neutral on Teen Titans Go (some of the jokes made me laugh but others were really cringey, but it was at least funny some of the time and the art didn’t hurt me as much as other shows on CN, so whatever) but then I found out that they’ve actively attacked their critics in-show and have generally responded very poorly to criticism and…asdf.  Like its one thing to stay quiet, it’s another thing to embrace it and say “yeah we know its stupid, but it made us laugh!” (which they did do, kinda), but it’s another thing to spit in the face of everyone who has a problem with it (and not even address their criticisms, like they act like they did but?? no they fucking didn’t??).  Like the problem I have with the show is not that it’s stupid.  The problem is that the writers say “yeah, it’s for kids, so it should be stupid” (its not even “well it made us laugh” from what I remember), the problem is that the writers never watched the original show and completely ruined the legacy of a show that actually took itself seriously, the problem is that the writers are so fucking high on their horses that they respond to the haters IN-SHOW and LAUGH AT THEM.  My problem is not with the show itself, my problem is with the culture it embodies.  It embodies the worst of Hollywood entitlement, cheap shithole cashcow shows, cheap reboots that disappoint fans of the original, “stupid because its for kids” cartoons, and basically the worst Hollywood has to offer.

8. A cancelled/forgotten cartoon you would bring back to television.Uhh if nothing happens with Infinity Train then that, but besides that…another series of Avatar (like following a new avatar) would be fucking great but I don’t want to put the creators through the hell that is Nickelodeon lmao.  I also thought Harvey Beaks looked nice, like I never watched it but it looked okay, so I’d be okay with bringing that back too if it made the creator happier (honestly the poor creator…nickelodeon treated him really badly too)

9. An animated character you remember but nobody else seems to.Pete from Steven Universe lmao like where did he goJoking aside (SU is too relevant to count for this) uhHHH fuck I guess the characters in the Monsters vs Aliens cartoon? nobody remembers that movie but the show kinda cemented the characters in my mind (I would’ve said back at the barnyard but honestly I don’t remember the characters until you show them to me, besides like the main cow guy, whoops)

10. An animated character you hate the most, and why?Onion annoys me.  Like…he’s that kind of character that has no rhyme or reason behind what he does.  He’s the kind of character whose entire personality just relies on the kind of Adventure Time-esque humor that I just don’t get or enjoy.  The kind of humor that just creeps or grosses me out or bores me instead of making me burst out laughing.  The kind of humor that’s physical-based, but just too slow and poorly paced to be funny like slapstick.  I don’t know how to explain it, but it’s exactly how Onion seems to me and that’s why I dislike Onion.  In Doug Out, for example, Onion has no gross out or creep out jokes, and I don’t mind him as much.  Like he’s not a GOOD character, he still doesn’t bother insisting that there’s something else out there when the others disagree with him, but at least he isn’t scaring me.  OH AND MARCUS FROM DIGIMON DATA SQUAD I immediately thought Onion because he’s a cartoon character, but since this is just for animation in general…aksdhfgfkj i dont know why I hate Marcus so much, I dont want to hate Marcus so much, but I do.  His response to everything is just to punch everything and he’s so entitled and annoying and hotheaded and aAAARG HES JUST INFURIATING, I DIDNT THINK IT WAS POSSIBLE TO BE THIS MAD OVER A CHARACTER THAT ISNT FUNDAMENTALLY BROKEN BUT HERE I AM

11. A non-animated property you would like to see as a cartoonidk if this counts because it’d have to be an anime probably but FOSSIL FIGHTERS CHAMPIONS!!! LITERALLY I WOULD CRY IF THIS WAS MADE INTO A MANGA OR ANIME PLEASE @ NINTENDO MY FAMILY IS STARVING but seriously can you imagine like….you could have a mute main character (its implied that the protagonist talks a few times but they could be selectively mute or just mime and the dialogue could be rearranged appropriately) and if you choose the female protagonist you could make her gay for Pauleen??? Like I refuse to accept the male protagonist as the “canon” main character bc I want gay sorry.  BUT LIKE!!!  You wouldn’t have to write that much bc its already written!! and its really fucking ridiculous and would probably appeal to like…TTG-loving kids because its so silly asdf BUT ITS ALSO GOOD, IT HAS HEART, PLEASE THIS IS SUCH A GOOD IDEA like its not a good idea for manga/anime because it IS kinda ridiculous and childish but?? it would fit so well as a western cartoon???  Hey Nintendo can you please give me a license to produce this because I swear to god I would if I could

12. A trope or trend in animation that you dislike.Well there are a lot but they aren’t exclusive to animation…?  "Blonde popular bitch" and “damsel in distress” have been two of my personal most-hated for all my life because of who I am/was, but there are others I dislike too.  I also really hate the kinda…style that Adventure Time set up in cartoons.  Like I guess AT isn’t really responsible for ugly-looking cartoons and the type of humor that I dislike, because looking at CN before it aired there were already shows like that (Chowder, Flapjack…) but I think AT really popularized them and :/ it also reworked the same concepts in Chowder and Flapjack and people were like “WOWEE CARTOON RENAISSANCE !!!” and I just kinda….idk.  I have a lot of personal baggage against AT lmao sorry AT fans, like I don’t even hate the show and not all of its effects were bad (not in the slightest) but like TTG I have issues with some of the things it popularized.

13. A currently airing cartoon that you know is going to be forgotten about in the future.Hmm, We Bare Bears maybe, or like Mighty Magiswords.  Like CN plasters Mighty Magiswords everywhere but nobody gives a shit about that show so I feel like its only a matter of time before it disappears yknow?? but maybe im wrong.  WBB doesn’t get the attention it deserves so yeah.  Also maybe that Bunsun is a Beast cartoon over on Nickelodeon? im not sure man

14. The best episode of a cartoon you really like.The Southern Raiders (that’s only one of my favorites tho, like?? The Puppetmaster is tied for first in that season, and that’s just in that season, not including the other two seasons of ATLA)

15. The worst episode of a cartoon you really like.Rocknaldo or any episode centering around Onion, e u c k

16. A cartoon you feel deserves more recognition than it gets.Uhhhhh fuck everything I watch is mainstream cries WBB isn’t that popular and like its a cute, perfectly fine show, but its not like…revolutionary

17. A cartoon you feel deserves less recognition than what it gets.ADVENTURE TIME, also s/o to Regular Show, Clarence, Uncle Grandpa…like those last two aren’t even universally liked but sorry I still think they get too much praise asdf

18. The worst idea you can think of for an animated series.It already exists and its called One Ounce Mouse, but honestly adult cartoons in general are…a bad idea.  Like if you’re just gonna use your adult rating to offend people instead of using it to be insightful or using it to be ACTUALLY FUNNY, what the fuck are you doing with your life?  You should be fired tbqh

19. At what point did you realize a cartoon, any cartoon was starting to get bad?I can’t remember when I realized SpongeBob was starting to get bad, but it was sometime around 2010 or so.  I remember getting really sick of the show when it went to HD/fullscreen because for some reason, all the new character designs got…significantly worse??  Like the season premiere of that season (cant remember which season it was, don’t care to look it up) had three new characters and they all looked…so fucking ugly?  It was really hard to look at?  Like seriously they looked like something out of Sanjay and Craig, not SpongeBob.  Even the main character designs just…looked too smooth and rounded and not good to me.  It reminds me of like Family Guy and i dont like that overly smooth, “we have too much money so we blew it on extra in-between frames instead of good-looking art” style.  I think the final breaking point for me was Squid Baby and the episode where Gary got overly attached to a ball, and realizing that after an episode that actually was kinda legitimately nice (it was the one about Plankton getting a pet) they were never going to bring up Plankton’s pet again and ugh.  Like lack of continuity is nothing new but I really wish he had kept the pet, it was the best thing to happen to the show in literal years.  Like seriously that episode was the best new episode in years, it was legitimately cute even though I had a beef with some of the character designs (as I always did in that season)

20. An experience with a cartoon you thought you were going to like but turned you away from it.I tried watching Bee and Puppycat the other day and it really….put me off….because it had more of that Adventure Time style humor and I legitimately thought it interfered with how the plot should’ve progressed.  Like Bee was way too okay with everything and we didn’t get any explanation for anything because instead she just made weird noises and bit a monster’s tongue off.  I’m still gonna watch the other episodes for the heck of it, so maybe I’ll change my mind, but eh

21. Something you would like to see more than anything in a cartoon.It already exists and it’s called Avatar: The Last Airbender + The Legend of Korra

22. What do you feel makes a cartoon forgettable?That’s….actually a really good question.  Because like, I would’ve forgotten about Adventure Time years ago if it hadn’t been drilled into my head that everyone else thought it was the best thing ever and I didn’t.  I might be off my SU high by now if I didn’t keep reblogging/reading SU-related stuff on tumblr lol.  I guess blandness is what makes your cartoon forgettable.  If its not so bad that it’s funny/everyone needs to insult it, but its not good enough that it gets good reviews, then there’s just…no place for your cartoon, especially if its not profitable so it gets cancelled quickly.