#bittersweet vibes

[nemesyaaa]

pairing : nerd!bf!pope heyward x cute!gf!reader

warnings/infos : fluff and bittersweet angst, no smut actually but mentions of suggestive content.

highschool sweetheart trope. teenagers in love vibes.

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ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ sweetheart highschool boyfriend trope with pope heyward headcanons !

ღˊˎ your nerdy boyfriend pope was the one to always support you, more than your own parents and whole family. your academic weapon boy loved to covered your empty locker with full multi-colors post-it with motivation quotes.

ᰔᩚ “ i believe in you, pretty girl like you who never lose.”

ᰔᩚ “ the only thing so hard is the pressure you put on yourself when you think you can success this whole exam but i know how smart you are. and everytime in your late night session you show me how smarty you are, it make me more and more in love with you.”

ᰔᩚ “ if you want this ice cream so bad, you know what to do ;) “

ᰔᩚ “ you know what is bigger than your ass ? your fat thick brain. make me cum so bad everytime.“ (jj forced him to write this tho.)

ᰔᩚ “ but it's okay if you fail sweetheart, i'm here for you. but don't pout if i'm getting more strict in your study lesson. i just want to help you, how bad i will be to let my girl lose like that and don't win after ??”

ღˊˎ- every time you had a class, and he finished before you, he would wait against the wall. probably, playing video games on his console. jj keeping him company.

➸ btw if you're in an exam, that fucking smart brain is going to climb on jj's shoulders to reach the high window of the classroom and looked after you.

ღˊˎ- you and your genius boyfriend loved hanging out in the big library of the school. you helped him with his research, and you liked it when he taught you things. you loved the fact that he was so intelligent, and that he had passions to share with you.

meanwhile, you watched him speak, your eyes on his lips. and he will ended up kissing you. his soft mouth against yours. short’n lazily kisses.

ᰔᩚ pope was the type of boyfriend to kissed you while softly caressing your neck, getting his hands on your sensitive skin by his touch, his tongue pressed yours, light string of saliva covered your lips. such a fine loser boy.

➸ you were in love with his starry eyes. especially when they looked at you, and chased after you. you know, they cared.

"keep focus, sugar. we're not done yet.”

“ too bad, your smart brain actually turn me on.”

“ maybe i can help you with that ? “

“ oh yes, just continue to telling me some facts with this so serious face. don't stop using your brain but start to use your fingers, let them play with something better than your console.“

“ sorry ma’am but nothing is better than my conso…”

you rolled your eyes. and smiled. because you knew that he telling you the truth. you made him shut up by taking his console.

“ you need to make me cum, and i will give your console back. do you think you can do that, nerdy boy ? ”

“ be prepare to squirt, because is there is one thing here that nerdy boys are the most good at is clearly playing with their toys. so may i give you five orgasms ? “

ღˊˎ he walked you home, taking the bus with you. you were sitting next to each other. each of you had an earphones in your ear. you shared new playlists, and you loved going to a music store and collecting old vinyl with him.

he putted the music headphones on your small head, and you murmured a song that he tried to guess by the movement of your lips.

ღ ˊˎ pope was a pogue. he was not rich. but he will do his best to spoil you. but above all, he's a nerd, he's not obsessed with money. like everyone else he feels the desire to be rich but he is happy with what he has.

for him, it's more important to teach you new things, to spend time on the internet with you, or to play a game while you sit on his lap.

“ man, i can hear your boner.” say jj because pope and him were always together. sometimes, the blonde one came at your house without your consent, and his excuses was “ it's just for a game, i will not sleep here. “

"she's my girlfriend, she sits on my lap and plays like a goddess, of course i have a boner. but why my bestfriend have one?”

“ excuse me for getting a boner when my character is literally a woman with big tits jiggling all over the place, barely covered and in armor. and fights like a fucking soldier.”

“ you two are really….”

ღˊˎ you loved as much as you hated when pope helped you study. because he was so strict. he wasn't the type of boyfriend who was going to get distracted and fuck you because you couldn't think clearly and made him waste our time.

no he was the type of boyfriend to tell you "yes, we've been at this for hours but you can add three more hours since we're still at the beginning of the exercise.”

“ can we take a break ? “

“ i already gave you by let you procrastinate while i'm asking you these answers. “

“ ….pope ! “

“ no no, you can be dumb as you want with your idgaf teachers but not with me. if i'm asking for your answers, i will get it. you can take your time, i don't care. “

“ you're so mean. “

“ because i care of your results ? because i care about your future ? fine, i like being that mean so. “

you gave him a death stare.

“ you better change this look before i get far worse than you could have imagined. “

you pouted, even though it didn’t change anything.

“i don’t want to sound rude but if jj can do it, anyone can do it.”

“ the fact is i don't know who you insult the most jj or me….”

“ listen, i know how smart you are, like i know this brain is the most unique thing i've ever seen. use it, i'm already proud of you, but you just need to show me a little of your incredible intelligence. and not only me, to everyone. “

you started to think more and more, and ended up to work harder to gave him the answers.

ღˊˎ pope was the type of boyfriend to give you handmade jewelry. especially bracelets. and every time you wore them, he was so happy.

he was also the type to watch the sunset on the high school bleachers or on the beach sand for hours with you, his precious girlfriend.

when night fell and he didn't wanted to going home, he would teach you how to surf.

ღ ˊˎ pope loved it when you wore his clothes, mostly his summer shirts and especially when you wore nothing underneath. he was a shy nerd so he would never admit how much he loved watching your freely nipples, slapped by the fresh wind.

you appreciated taking a nap on his chest for hours and hours in the bed of your room, while he's playing with his console, and with his other hand, cuddle you a little. sometimes, he randomly talked, making your ears so soft to his calm asmr voice, while he told you about the games he actually played, geeking about the fantasy core that you were clearly not aware of.

ღˊˎ he was your first love and you had your first time with him. was the same for him, you were the first girl he loved, and it was crazy for him how you made him so dumb when he was so smart.

ღˊˎ he loved complimenting you, telling you how beautiful you were, but also how smart and brilliant you were. that you were more than what people saw or thought about you.

ღ ˊˎ he liked how precious your moments were, how time lasted so long with you.

ღˊˎ you had filled your bedroom wall with your first words sharing together, with things you loved about each other, with photos of our dates. you don't want to forget anything. him neither.

ღ ˊˎ you were so cute with him and always stuck together.

ღ ˊˎ you thought it was going to last a long time, forever and for life. you were teenagers in love, filled with hard feelings, young matters, academic pressure.

ღˊˎ but today, back in the present, you were wondering what happened to your high school sweetheart, was he married, was his wife as nice as you, did he have children, did they look like him, did he have a big house, did he have the one you dreamed of when you were teenagers, was he as happy as he was with you, was he still a pogue or had he changed his future? did he still think about you when you can't get him out of your mind ? did he hear your late night thoughts screaming his name ?

ღ ˊˎ you went back to high school. but he was no longer there. you were no longer young, nor in love. you were adults and married. in the same life that you thought you shared.

ღˊˎ when you tried to contact him by phone but another woman answered the phone to tell you that her husband wasn't there. you understood, understood that you had become a simple memory. and him, the hardest ghost to find.

ღ ˊˎ he was your high school sweetheart, such a smart nerd and such an interesting person. it was certain that he had succeeded in life.

ღ ˊˎ you tried to call him one last time. “you were wrong, i’m not that smart.”

and you burst into tears when you heard his breathing and alive voice.

“ congratulations, pope heyward. was the life you cherished for. “

[ky-mae]

𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 🍂

[chessykat01]

What if tadc was a dating sim?

Introducing... The Amazing Digital Dating Sim AU! An au where Pomni and the other human characters were isekaied into a dating sim. Pomni takes on the role of the protagonist while the others are the different love interests (including Caine, the secret bachelor).

Caine is still the ringmaster of the circus, but now he actually takes on that role. He is still sentient and aware that the others are humans, though Caine has much less power in this au. Also, the game itself is aware and tries to keep the story on track whenever the characters attempt to derail the plot.

What's the plot of the game? Pomni joining a dying circus and helping to save it. While the jester isn't interested in saving the circus, she still decides to play along thinking that they can escape upon finishing the game. Which is easier said than done when the other circus members have given up on the idea of escape long ago during their time during the prologue of the game and are delaying the inevitable end. Any potential romantic feelings makes things much more difficult for Pomni, who's struggling with her role as a jester. Is escape possible? Will love change her mind on leaving the game? What happens once the game is over? I do want to continue talking about this au of mine, so stay tuned for future posts!

Is there a canon (to this au) pairing? Yes and no. Each character's route is like a parallel reality that is just as "real/canon" as the others. Kinger's route though has more of a platonic feel to it than a romantic one. Sorry, but I prefer Kinger and Pomni having more of a platonic, almost familial relationship.

Also, I want to delve deeper into the characters having limited freedom and how that affects them. It will get dark. How dark? Not sure yet.

[beaulesbian]

MYLO & CLAGGOR IN ARCANE 2.07 “Pretend Like It's the First Time"

[fistfuloflightning]

and rain will make the flowers grow

[shopwitchvamp]

🌸Spring Blossom restock set live now!🌸

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[foxtrottcantfindshit]

Holiday shenanigans. Maybe it’s the found family we got along the way

[avsmfs]

guys. the avs next home game is against the stars.

nate's 1000th point ceremony and mikko's return to ball arena are on the same night

ending it all fr :)

[suppentoast]

I guess in the end the moral of Arcane is that no matter how much you believe you are doing "good" or "the correct thing", you can still cause suffering and continue the cycle of violence and murder. That even the best intentions can have horrible consequences.

Which is why you should reject trying to do "good" or "the correct thing" and instead become a ruthless, fucked-up mad scientist with no moral compass whatsoever.

Because apparently that's the only way to get a happy ending.

Go spend time with your daughter Singed, you earned it.

[si-siwrites]

Hollow Knight x TGCF Au (I need a cool name for this lol)

Ok so I finally figured out the general plotline for this au!

You first meet Xie Lian next to the area where the gravedigger ghost is in Dirtmouth. He's seemingly muttering to himself unless you already have the dreamnail, in which case it's fairly clear that he's talking and responding to the gravedigger. He mentions something about being a wanderer, but that he's been feeling a pull within the depths of this kingdom.

Few places you can meet him after this. Resting next to a bench, looking up at the statue in city, and various locations where it's pretty obvious he just fell down a hole.

You might get only some of these before you trigger his main event by going back to the tunnels under the resting grounds after you go through the first time. You'll see his hat and bag haphazardly fallen next to a patch of ground that is continuously shaking and making the dive-able location noise without you walking over it. You can free him by doing the dive spell, and then meet him at the godseeker/sarcophogus afterwards, were it becomes clear that this is what was drawing him down into hallownest.

As for Hua Cheng, you can find his body in the area behind the coliseum where you have to chase down the Pale Lurker. His ghost will pop up, and if you talk to him you will ask you to please look for a wanderer in a golden mask for him, as he cannot leave his body and his senses only go so far. You can talk to him again after seeing Xie Lian at least once, whether before or after you first meet Hua Chang, and he will ask you to deliver a delicate flower to Xie Lian. If you agree a small silver butterfly will fly towards you during the scene where you gain it. You can get various dialogues from him about his devotion for Xie Lian and his search for him that's ended in his death.

Now, endings for our couple! There are several ways this can go.

Xie Lian can either be saved from the hole and then show up again at the godseeker in the trashpit, or he can become infected if you fail to save him either before the crossroads become infected or you fight him in godhome. If you fail to save him before then and go back to the area the patch of ground will only shake when you walk over it, and if you dive down you'll find him infected stuck in a hole. A white cloth band will attack you occasionally if you get too close(fool eater style), and if you dreamnail Xie Lian post infection you'll get some very devastating lines about him still trying to escape from being buried alive. You can hit infected Xie Lian as many times as you want, but after a certain amount the only thing that happens is a flash. he doesn't die.

With Hua Cheng if you attack him at any point, or if you let Xie Lian be infected after taking the flower quest and then go see Hua Cheng again, you'll trigger his boss fight. Ghost King Hua Cheng! Defeating him and absorbing his essence obliviously means the end of him except for in godhome.

You can only deliver the delicate flower to Xie Lian outside of Godseeker, although if you visit him after he gets infected more than once you'll find that a patch of delicate flowers have grown up above and around him, implying that Hua Cheng was able to find him and that's why he attacks you if you go back.

If you deliver the delicate flower to Xie lian by the godseeker he'll remark that it seems faintly familiar, and then the butterfly that was originally seen will pop out and go to Xie Lian. he'll be struck by surprise, and the next time you go down he'll be missing from next to the godseeker. Some backtracking will show you that his new final location is sitting next to Hua Cheng's corpse, amiably chatting away.

Xie Lian's godhome fight can have a few variations. It begins with him on the other side of the arena sitting in his usual gear, and then a black nail is flung down from the ceiling, blasting away his hat and bag and revealing him as Banished Prince Xie Lian! The background will be either the Trash Pit or the resting grounds with some delicate flowers depending on wether or not you saved him. if you completed the delicate flower quest a cloud of silver butterflies will appear during the opening sequence as well, and dispel the seal on him, giving you the Flower Prince Xie Lian fight with the background of a golden palace filled with delicate flowers!

Hua Cheng just gets his Ghost King fight, but if you succeed in reuniting them there will be Xie Lian hanging out in the background during his fight!

[aroaessidhe]

2024 reads / storygraph

The River Has Roots

poetic fable-like novella, reimagining of the twa sisters

about two inseparable sisters who spend their days singing to the willow trees on the banks of a magical river that flows out of faerie

when one rejects a human suitor to instead be with her fey lover, he takes revenge, threatening to separate them forever

arc from netgalley, out march 4!

[byemambo]

20250311 | THE BOYZ - 'Unexpected' Trailer: Nothing THE BOYZ 3rd ALBUM [Unexpected]

THE BOYZ Teasers [24/?]

[elfsroot]

"Forget your wrath, forget your grief. Show yourself."

[queenmelancholy]

The Downton Abbey soundtracks are great and playing the suite on piano gives me euphoric pleasure. BUT what I’ve always wanted to play is Thomas’ theme, which is nowhere to be found in any of the existing scores out there.

Ugh.

Yes, you can still play it yourself but it’s like eight bars on repeat lmao. Definitely should come up with some variations to extend it and add in some strings for enrichment (when time allows).

Just wanna rant about how they mistreated Thomas even music-wise.

I hope they’ll further polish it in the new movie soundtrack and name it “The Gayest Victory” with the pun. That will make me a happy man.

[wacky-nameless-inventor-24]

I'm realizing that I do this thing where I introduce an AU or a story and I just. don't explain most of it because I want to write it and then I never write it so no one knows like. what's going on.

Anyway! ummmm witch au plot anyone-

1690s-ish salem witch trials knockoff! Story starts off with a sheltered Huey getting lost in the woods looking for blackberries, where he gets caught in a storm after dark. He's only recently moved to this little middle-of-nowhere village that is quite isolated, so he really doesn't know his way around. While lost in the storm he finds a cottage out in the woods miles from the town, and, needing shelter, he goes inside. There he finds Gyro and Fenton, who are living out there on their own for some reason. They let him stay the night to keep him out of the bad weather, and are planning on walking him back in the morning. It's early spring and still rather cold out at night. However! When he wakes up in the morning he discovers they are witches, something he's been taught to fear and hate since he was young. He's heard of these two- they used to live in the town before they were forced out for. being witches. He tries to escape, but they make him promise not to tell anyone about them before they let him leave. Once he agrees, Fenton walks him back to the path.

Back home, Huey tells his family he took refuge under a bush before finding his way back that morning. He doesn't tell anyone about the witches- mostly out of fear of what they'll possibly do to him if he does- and as the weeks go on he slowly becomes less afraid of the thought of them and more fascinated. One day he finds himself trying to find their cottage again, wanting to learn more. Fenton and especially Gyro don't much like the idea of this kid who keeps coming out to visit them, he'll possibly give away their existence to the townspeople who want them dead. Still, Fenton at least is nice to him, and they start off a strange relationship of allowing Huey to come out and see them every now and then over the summer. Huey gets to know them better, and learns that they're not really anything to be scared of.

Over the summer and at the beginning of fall, strange things start happening around the village. Animals go missing, and the ones they find aren't... in great shape. Fences are destroyed, clothing lines burned, and pretty soon people start to go missing as well. The villagers immediately blame the witches they weren't able to kill years ago, and are really on the lookout for them. Huey, however, knows these witches, and knows its not them doing it. He relays all of this to them, and the three of them start working together to figure out what is going on and what sort of evil spirit is doing all of this. As time goes on and the fall starts Huey learns more about them, discovering that they were never a threat to the town and that the townspeople forced them out without provocation, and during that process they lost their kid, Boyd. This revelation helps Huey get closer to Gyro in particular, who never really liked talking with him. Huey learns that Boyd would've been about his age.

Somehow, sometime in October, Gyro and Fenton are discovered by the townspeople (someone possibly followed Huey when he went to go visit them) and are captured and sentenced to death. Yet, even though they're in the village's prison, the disappearances/attacks keep getting worse, and Huey, Fenton, and Gyro realize that it's because Halloween is getting closer. They know this evil spirit will likely stage some final attack then, and that's also the day that Gyro and Fenton are meant to be hanged. I don't have the ending much figured out but! they have some big giant fight against this monster, where it's revealed to be some sort of spirit that the mayor summoned to help control the villagers with fear. However as time went on it slowly started to overtake him, and soon it's fully possessed him and they have to take it down. With the help of the spirits in the cemetery where Boyd is buried they're able to defeat the spirit and the mayor (who was behind making the villagers fear and force out Gyro and Fenton as well), right before dawn on Halloween. As all of the spirits that helped them settle Gyro and Fenton are able to see Boyd one last time.

In the end Gyro and Fenton still live out in their cottage, but are allowed to exist out there and can visit the town regularly without fear. Huey kinda helps everyone get used to them, and they get a new better mayor <3333 also thinking of it being revealed that Della was a witch as well that Gyro and Fenton knew, and that part of the reason Donald moved them to this town was to leave their family's reputation for that behind. The boys didn't know any of this, and they could maybe be reunited at the end as a final happy ending or it could be used as a way to lead into a bigger story and adventure idk!!

[totoochristianwolff]

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