#best friendship day ideas

[shreeisspecial]

In a world that's becoming increasingly digital, International Friendship Day remains a cherished celebration of real-world connections and heartfelt bonds. Friendship Day 2024 is an excellent opportunity to celebrate the joy of friendships with something special, and what better way to do this than through the vibrant world of ethnic fashion? This year, let’s delve into the theme of "Ethnic Euphoria," where we explore how the latest trends in ethnic wear can make your Friendship Day celebration truly unforgettable.

[its-poojagupta-shree]

As the summer sun begins to wane, and the fragrance of friendship lingers in the air, we find ourselves on the brink of a heartwarming occasion that celebrates the essence of human connections. Yes, it's that time of the year again - Friendship Day! On this special day, we come together to honour and cherish the beautiful relationships that enrich our lives and make every moment more meaningful. As we raise our glasses to camaraderie, laughter, and shared memories, we invite you to join us in this jubilation of unbreakable bonds.

[starry-bi-sky]

ive been hesitating to ask this bc youve been on a roll with the clone^2au (which i am frothing over) but could i poke you for some childhood friend au? bc GOD i wanna see how danny reacts to reuniting w jason or how the rest of the batfam react to learning jason never told danny of his resurrection or wondering if dannys gonna put jokers dead body on a display/offering to jasons grave. i havent been normal about this since i first read it and was wondering. thank you for your writing.

RAAAAHHHH DON'T BE HESITANT I AM JUST AS FERAL OVER MY CHILDHOOD FRIENDS AU AS I AM WITH CLONE^2 I AM DELIGHTED BY THIS. Like.,,,, i literally love them,,, so much. I can't listen to The Crane Wives without thinking of them.

(which is my fault - the ao3 fic of them has literally only crane wives lyrics for each chapter title and summary (posted AND the ones not written) so of course im gonna associate with them.)

(if you wanna listen to some of their songs while thinking of cfau here are my recommendations: "Once & for All", "Here I Am", "Hollow Moon" is a Danny AND Jason song to me, this would be my go-to song for an animatic of CFAU if i had the skills for it. "Tongues and Teeth", "Curses" and "take me to war" is a heavy cfau danny song to me, and of course, "the moon will sing")

Like they're BEST friends dude, they're two sides of the same coin and when they were kids they would do this thing where their 'fingers crossed'/'double-crossed' was them hooking their index fingers in the fingers crossed gesture.

and i'm actually currently rewriting my original post into a more fic-like format, and when I'm done I'll post it on here under the cfau tag - with the original post still in tact. But its,,, gonna be so long dude,,,, the original behemoth was just over 9000 words,,, and I've written 3k words already of the new one and we haven't even reached Jason and Danny reuniting at the gala yet,,, i need to get back to that,,,

and then to answer your questions!! god im almost hesitant to answer because i dont wanna spoil the little fic i had planned for it but also like,, its not like im gonna spoil everything, right? and answering the questions isnt the same as writing the scene down so!!

i love danny and jason's reuniting, like i've thought about it SO much and I've thought about it happening after Danny kills the Joker. I know the reveal could have been before that, and it could have been equally just as dramatic but like??? Thematically, doing it after danny kills the joker is SO good. To me at least.

Because like?? Jason's been in somewhat denial about danny's plan to kill the joker for months. ever since danny told him that he wanted to at the gala. And from Jason's pov its not even technically a plan. He sees his best friend for the first time after five years and his best friend still isn't over his death. He hasn't stepped foot in Gotham since his funeral and now suddenly he's here.

And he's still so full of grief over his death that he tells a masked vigilante that he's going to kill the guy that did it, who lives in said masked vigilante's city. And danny's got that look in his eyes that Jason knows so well that means he's being serious. And yet he still doesn't know if he should believe him or not.

And then he does. Danny kills him. And Jason can't fucking believe it. And when he goes and sees Danny, Danny's hands are still covered in blood. And that reunion? God like a fucking firework show. Danny's so fucking angry, and pissed, and hurt, and so goddamn overjoyed that he's alive and here that he sends them both to the ground, and if he doesn't calm down he's gonna take out the power in a five block radius.

there's just so, so much yelling on Danny's end. And then so much crying, first from Danny and then them both. because god, you're alive. you're here. i've missed you so much. i'm never letting you out of my sights again.

and Joker's death! God I don't want to actually say too much about that, but the way I have it set up thematically makes me actually not want danny to take any part of the joker with him as an offering. and he may actually forego that particular ghost etiquette and offer something else as an offering to Jason in substitute to not bringing him the Joker's heart/head/ritualistic body part.

Because you know what the last thing a man whose been spending the last two decades of his life building himself up to be larger than life would want? A death that's unremarkable. :) and that's all i'll put on the matter for now.

and the batfam!! they technically already know that jason hasn't told danny he was resurrected, and plenty of them have mixed feelings on them. largely bruce and dick i think, considering they saw firsthand how close jason and danny were when they were kids.

Dick was honestly surprised at first when he found out that Jason hadn't told Danny he was alive - and on one hand he understands the reasoning for it, and on the other hand he isn't sure if it was such a good idea. Especially after he sees Danny again after he arrives back in Gotham and sees just how badly Jason's death was still affecting him. But it's not like he's going to try and convince Jason to tell him - he can make his own choices, even if Dick has questions about them.

Bruce has much the same thoughts as Dick, so there's not really much to add here other than he might bring it up once or twice to Jason like, vaguely. And then immediately drops it when Jason shuts him down. He might actually somewhat...?? prefer that Jason hasn't told Danny because that raises a lot of questions and could jeopardize their identities. However, again, Jason can make his own choices and there's not much Bruce can do about it other than disapprove from afar.

Tim who knew of Danny from stalking the Wayne family shares similars sentiments of being surprised that Jason didn't tell Danny, but again, yeah, understands the thought process to some extent. Doesn't bring it up ever.

Everyone else who hadn't seen firsthand how close Danny and Jason are don't really have much opinion on it -- Jason didn't tell his best friend he was alive, great, he also didn't tell them either so it's not like its that much of a surprise. It would've been more of a surprise to them if Jason had told Danny before he told Bruce and co. Damian may make a comment or two about Jason not telling Danny, but its not about how he can't believe he didn't tell him or anything like it.

[fembutchboygirl]

[Zelda Donovan voice] hi this is my boyfriend Gorgug and his boyfriend Ragh and his boyfriend Fabian and his queerplatonic partner Riz and his best friend Adaine and her best friend Ayda and her girlfriend Fig

[isa-ah]

crick is a few years older than isaiah... what if he had very faint i was a little boy memories of isaiahs mom before she died oxo

[weirfq1]

with all these gaston crackships/rarepairs that are coming out lately it would be so fucking funny if he had a flig with all the main characters (ambar, nina, simon... hell luna too if you want) and they all know it except matteo

[mephiles-the-jester]

out of curiosity, have you ever considered drawing one of human bill + ford’s conversations from weirdmaggedon?

-🦈

(feel free to ignore these if you want, i enjoy thinking about bill in silly little scenarios. if you want me to stop sending these requests in asks let me know please)

i have now,👍 with mostly messy lines except for the last one where i locked in the most because i kept getting frustrated with his gay little expression,,,,,(also do not worry i love silly requests)

[citnamora]

Growing up is realizing you don't hate shipping, you just really wish the execution of it was less amatonormative

[firemama]

If I had the power to become a Disney bitch that can just remake one of their classics because that's what Disney does these days, id remake Aladdin.

It'd still be animated and the goal would be a consistent style trilogy (without the sudden and sharp drop in animation quality preferably please god).

Completely scrapping the 'return of Jafar' plot line, I'd make the second movie in the trilogy about exploring the ramifications of aladdin's wish. He did not wish to *look* like a prince, he wished to BE a prince. Somewhere out there aladdin is the prince of some country or city or something and I would love to explore that as a technicality to aladdin and jasmine trying to get married. Especially if perhaps that kingdom is NOT on good terms with agrabah. They're trying to get all the arrangements done and theres a big joke about paperwork and getting the prince-requirment law squared away and then bam, the "well actually-" comes from genie and the rest of the movie is about exploring this new territory of aladdin. Who is marrying into Royalty and Politics, actually having to deal with some of that.

And then at the end of the movie, when all of that is sorted out, genie drops the second "well actually-" that aladdin was always sort of a prince anyway. Just not the inherited of any kind of land. You see, al, buddy, your dad's a king of thieves.

Movie three is that the wedding is once, again, delayed. Because now we have to deal with the fuckin ramifications of "what the fuck do you mean I'm the son of a famous criminal?" And the revelation that genie actually knows aladdin's parents. Movie three includes returning to the Magic Treasure Hoard where aladdin initially gets the lamp- "only One May Enter Here" being that aladdins father (deceased) left the cave as a sort of will of his treasure trove, a bounty worthy of a King Of Thieves. Including the most valuable artifact of the trove, the Genie In The Lamp, the most valuable treasure that was responsible for aladdin's fathers success as the king of thieves in the first place. We see some stories of Genie and Aladdins father- from rags to riches via crime, maybe the love story of aladdin's parents, (maybe some hints to why genie says "i dont like doing it" as to being able to bring back the dead rather than outright "i cant do it") and plausibly that the genie and aladdins father made the same deal, I'll use my two wishes and then free you, but (possibly following that failed attempt to bring back the dead as in trying to bring back aladdin's dead mother shortly after aladdin is born?) In the grief of that failure aladdin's father decides to use his last wish (possibly to arrange the Cave of Wonders for his sons inheritance or something) and ultimately betrays genies trust.

We get a little heart to heart with aladdin and genie- "I don't think your dad was a bad guy, per se, but-" and the classic Disney "what matters is that you kept your promise, and that's why I've stuck with you even after freedom, it's the magic of friendship"

and then once we work out reparations of the cave of wonders - using all of that stolen fortune inheritance to better aladdin's accidentally aquisitioned kingdom, and provide agrabah a stable fucking childcare system for orphans, and a whole other musical mintage of do-gooding, they FINALLY get their royal wedding- a unity wedding between these two lands and isn't it glamorous.

ON A COMPLETELY UNRELATED NOTE.

The whole big damb deal where Aladdin and Jasmines partnership is weighted against the genies freedom is so stupid when you consider. Aladdin could have just fucking handed the lamp to Jasmine? 3 more wishes. They solve the whole thing in movie one. Jasmine gets the lamp, makes a wish that Jafar will never escape the cave of wonders, wishes that there were bo laws restricting her personal freedoms any more than anyone else (marry who she wants AND go to the market) and then a third wish that argrbah under her rule will know ages of peace and tranquility. Then she hands that damb lamp back to Aladdin, Aladdin wishes the genie free, big happy celebration fireworks scene. (They do the heart to heart thing where they say they'll miss eachother after genie cuts himself off from talking about seeing the world. Obviously. That still needs to happen. They're friends, you honor.)

[hyunjinz]

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[eggs-can-draw]

What. What if. Wh. What if they were childhood frens….

[shreeisspecial]

International Friendship Day, observed globally to honor the bonds of friendship, is a celebration that transcends cultural and geographic boundaries. As Friendship Day 2024 approaches, it's the perfect opportunity to reflect on the significance of these relationships and celebrate them in style. One innovative and heartfelt way to do this is by embracing ethnic outfits that not only showcase cultural heritage but also bring a fresh, vibrant twist to the traditional celebrations.

[freedomforthewin]

Do You Want to Build a Snowman? (Part 1)

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

“Gale,” a young boy’s voice called out excitedly, his hand shaking his friend awake. “Gale! Wake up, wake up, wake up!”

“John, go to sleep,” Gale grunted tiredly at his best friend, who was now climbing onto Gale’s bed.

“I just can’t,” John said, his back collapsing against Gale’s body. “The sky’s awake,” he said, dramatically laying his hand against his forehead and switching hands as he continued speaking, “so I’m awake. And so I have to play!” he finished, waving his hands in front of him.

“Go play by yourself.” Gale pushed John off the bed. John landed on the floor with a thud. John frowned, thought for a moment, and then came up with an idea. He stood up and leaned closer to his best friend.

“Do you want to build a snowman?” he tempted, a mischievous smile on his face. That did the trick. Gale opened his eyes, smiling.

John put on socks, boots, snowpants, gloves, and a jacket. Gale put on all of that as well, except for the gloves. He didn’t need the jacket either as the cold didn’t bother him, but he wore it to keep his clothes dry.

The two six-year-olds rushed down to the basement, where they wouldn’t wake anyone up.

“Do the magic! Do the magic!” John said, laughing. Gale waved his hands, a ball of snow surrounded by white light appearing in front of them. “Woah.” John watched, mesmerized.

“Ready?” Gale asked excitedly. John nodded. Gale’s hands sprung upwards and the magic shot towards the ceiling, forming a large cloud that was spreading across the length of the ceiling.

“This is amazing!” John exclaimed, as the snow fell around them, his hands stretching out as he ran around.

Gale chuckled. He waved his hands, making enough snow on the ground for them to play with.

They proceeded to build a snowman.

John also insisted that the snowman needed a friend, and so he decided to build a snow seal. Why a seal? Because, according to John, the snowman likes to have friends who are different from him, too. Gale just smiled and helped him build the snow seal.

Gale then built two snow forts, and the boys took their positions behind them, made a bunch of snowballs, and threw those snowballs at each other while ducking behind their respective forts.

Gale then built a playground slide with a ladder behind it, the whole thing made out of ice.

John was climbing the ladder of the slide when suddenly his foot slipped. He lost his balance and started to fall. Gale was on the ladder behind him and tried to quickly shoot out snow to catch him. However, Gale’s magic accidentally hit John in the head, and John fell to the ground, unconscious.

“John!” Gale jumped down from the ladder and rushed over to him to check on him. John didn’t stir. Instead, a small section of his hair turned white.

Gale freaked out and ran upstairs, waking up John’s parents, who were also Gale’s guardians.

Mr. Egan concernedly took John in his arms, and they all went to the car and drove to the cabin in the woods, which was the home of a witch doctor they had heard about.

Thankfully, the witch was able to heal John. She waved her hand across John’s head.

“He’s a lucky boy,” the witch said. “If you had brought him any later, we could have lost him for good.”

“He almost died?” Gale asked, shocked.

“Yes.”

Gale let out a small gasp and pressed his hand against his mouth. Mrs. Egan put her arm around Gale and pulled him closer to her.

“We know you didn’t mean to hurt him,” she tried to reassure him, but it was clear she was scared of what had almost happened.

“Nevertheless, we need to be careful about your powers,” Mr. Egan stated.

“Yes,” the witch agreed. “Having magic is a wonderful thing, but it can also be quite dangerous. Use caution, and then all will be fine.”

Gale nodded and looked at his still unconscious friend in concern.

“He’s fine now, but unfortunately, he will not remember that you have magic, as this magic is what hurt him,” the witch informed them.

“He won’t remember my powers?” Gale asked hesitantly.

“It’s for the best, Gale,” Mr. Egan said quietly.

Gale sighed.

They went home and laid John in his bed.

After they left John’s room, the adults told Gale that it was best they keep his magic a secret from John and that he must never let the magic show. Gale nodded numbly.

The next day, John saw Gale go into Gale’s room. John happily tried to go to him, but Gale quickly shut the door. John stared at the closed door, confused and hurt.

[flowering-darkness]

1 - 5 from the f/ovember useless info ask meme for Aqua and/or Clio! ( @dzvagabond )

Aqua: “I can take these ones, if that’s fine with you!”

(question source: "F/Ovember ask meme: useless info version" by simonlynch)

what’s the weirdest petname Aria has ever called you? what’s the weirdest petname you’ve ever called her? - "Weirdest? Hmm.. Oh! There was one time on a mission when she stumbled in the middle of saying “darling”, so it instead came out as “darkling”, which- even if she hadn’t been in the middle of falling over, I think would’ve made us both stop and be confused! From what she’s told me of what Darklings are, she’s the one who’s closer to them anyway, so it really wouldn’t fit me at all..! We laughed about that a lot together, hehe. Then, for the other way around, uh.. I didn’t think it was that weird, but I used the phrase “oh, you’re a star” once about her when she did something, and- she just looked at me like it made no sense to her for a moment. Or that it was wrong to say for some reason. I know that stars are worlds and not people, but even then, it stood out a lot at the time.. I wonder.. Could it have had something to do with Lina?”

how easy is it for you to get her to laugh? - "Well.. that depends on the type of laugh, I would say. She’ll often use a little one to react to something or lead in to what she’s saying, especially if she has her mask on. But it’s rare for her to really burst out laughing - it’s only really when we’re talking together that I’ve heard her do it, especially about something funny rather than when she's taking down a villain. She’s just not really the type of person to be so.. overzealous? With her emotions. But they are in there, somewhere!”

who folds the laundry and who unloads the dishwasher? - "Oh, we do those things together! To use your examples, I fold the clothes once they’re out of the dryer, but then I pile them up next to me so that Aria can put them all away as I’m folding them. Then, I’m the one who takes things out of the dishwasher because sometimes they drip, but then I just put them on a towel on the countertop next to me, so she goes back and forth between that and wherever things live. I don’t mind doing that kind of thing all by myself, but Aria finds it more of a chore, so.. whenever I realise things need doing, she makes an effort to help me out “to make up for that”, in her own words.”

what’s your second favourite memory of Aria? - "My second-favourite instead of my favourite.. Hmm.. I think that would have to be her bequeathing. You see, after Aria was able to move into her Replica body, she wasn't sure whether she'd still be able to wield a Keyblade. It was.. also rather broken by that point in time, anyway. So, instead, we realised I could hold a bequeathing ceremony for her, since I'm a Keyblade Master and she also never went through one back in the past. I said the words a little differently to how they're meant to go, but that part didn't matter - making it something special to the both of us, and seeing the apprehension on her face turn into pride as she called forth a brand-new Keyblade that was truly hers.. It was really so special."

what’s Aria’s pet peeve and does it apply to you? - "Oh, uh, she has quite a few of them, to be honest. She has a lot less patience with people than I do, for instance.. And she also gets more annoyed by sounds, even if there are some I find annoying too. I think the main pet peeve I can think of for her, though, would be when people put themselves in charge without having earned their position properly. Aria is not the type of person to automatically listen to someone just because they have a certain role or title - they need to have demonstrated that they actually know what they're talking about, otherwise she won't take demands from them at all. She said it used to get her in trouble with her party leader back in the age of fairytales.. but, whether because there aren't those kinds of authority figures around us as much now or what, it at least isn't something that comes up too much!

I hope that all those answers were okay - thank you so much for sending them all in!"

[quietwingsinthesky]

returning to the jack & abigail dynamic: i'm imagining that after the first two or three times abigail drags jack home to have dinner with her family, hannibal pulls her off to the side like "are you sure this is the friend you want to make? :)" (<- is thinking about how Jack is allergic to using napkins properly and will wipe everything off with his sleeves) (he's not rude, he was just unfortunately raised by winchesters)

and she just crosses her arms and shoots back with "you get to keep will >:(" (<- knows she will get her way, partly because hannibal is going to give her what she wants, partly because if he doesn't, she's not above asking jack to do a little mindwiping.)

at which point, hannibal just has to accept that she's going to bring home a weird little guy just like he did.

[steviescrystals]

i’m fr gonna lose my mind :)