#bro it cures all sad feels

[toomanybirdss]

when in doubt, read fanfiction. when not in doubt, read fanfiction. honestly just read fanfiction it's the best.

[catch1ngmoths]

BRO I LOVE YOUR WRITING OML ESPECIALLY WITH JOOST ?! MHSKYTJSSYJ

Anywho im allergic to happiness rn so could you write a joost x reader (gn if possible, if you don’t do gn do whatever your comfortable doing idm:3) with like reader admitting that they’ve been struggling (like with depression, suicidal thoughts etc etc)

If you’re uncomfortable with any of this feel free to ignore!! Have an amazing day/night AND GET SOME SLEEP(•̀ᴗ•́)و

࣪˖ ཐིཋྀ SOBER TO DEATH ࣪˖ ཐིཋྀ

𝄞⨾𓍢ִ໋ “take your hands off your neck and hold onto the ghost of my body…” - car seat headrest 𝄞⨾𓍢ִ໋

Summary: you’ve been struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts. You’re struggling with a pretty bad mental episode just as your boyfriend Joost comes home…

Note: I love you all omfg, the support is insane! I absolutely love writing and reading angst so I get you annon 🙏🏻. PART TWO OF, “Only stay with you one more night” WILL BE OUT TOMORROW!!

Warnings: mentions of depression, suicidal thoughts, bad mental episode + comfort

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You’ve been going through it, really going through it. You had no energy to do anything anymore. No energy to get outta bed, brush your teeth, or even eat. You felt utterly and completely worthless every single day of your life.

The thoughts of getting rid of all the pain and suffering your mind made you go through on a daily basis plagued your mind. The only reason you’d haven’t gone through with your plethora of ideas to end it all was your boyfriend, Joost.

He was the most important person in your life and the best guy you’d ever met. He always helped your mood; anytime he smiles, you smile. Anytime he laughs, you laugh. Anytime he’s happy, you’re happy. But he wasn’t around, not here to talk to you and hold you in his arms.

He was on tour and had been for the past few weeks, you’d realized how bad it’s been without the comfort and just presence of Joost. Don’t get me wrong, every day he was away from you he felt even more annoyed and irritated with everyone around him. Not his fans of course, while performing that was the little peace he got in the day. He just wanted to hold you, he craved it. Just the sight of you made his nerves calm immediately.

You both were like a cure to each others bad moods (THE CURE MENTIONED??!!), fixing each others problems by just being near each other. But your mental health has been the worst it’s ever been these few weeks. You don’t remember the last time you ate and especially drank water. You haven’t left your bed even, falling into deep thoughts of harming yourself that would worry anyone.

The good news is Joost was coming back today, he was practically rushing to get back home to you. FaceTime calls and texting just wasn’t doing it for him, he needed to hold and kiss you. You on the other hand totally forgot Joost was coming home, you’d lost track of time a while ago.

It was around 6pm when you heard the familiar sound of keys opening the front door of your apartment. Your eyes widen, is he home?? Is it really him..?! Before you can get outta your bed a figure comes running towards you with a wide smile, jumping on you and pulling you against them.

You feel yourself smile for the first time in weeks, breathing in the familiar smell of Joosts cologne. He grabs your cheeks and presses kisses all over your face, “missed you so so much baby” he says, his accent bringing the much needed comfort you craved.

He pulls away, looks at you and can immediately tell something’s wrong. He scans your face with narrowing eyes. You looked skinnier and had dark circles around your eyes, even still looking beautiful as ever but he knew you weren’t okay. He doesn’t need to elaborate or even explain, he just says, “what’s been going on in that pretty little head of yours hmm.?”

You sigh, he always knew when something was wrong. He would never let it go unanswered or ignored, “I’ve been getting worse without you here..” you say with a sad sigh, you could always be open and honest with him both of you knew that.

“Talk to me mijn lieve schatje” he says, rubbing your back comfortingly. You pour you heart out, you tell him all about your suicidal thoughts. You tell him about how you haven’t eaten or drinking anything in god knows how long. Your body felt so weak, it took a lot out of you to even raise your arm. You explain how depressed you’ve been, feeling like the most miserable person ever.

He gives you his full and undivided attention, keeping eye contact even when you looked away he stares at you with the most intense eyes that were filled with love and nothing but utter care and worry for your wellbeing. Once you’re done he immediately begins, “well first of all, I’m gonna make you something to eat and drink.”

He says picking you up and carrying you to the kitchen, placing you on the countertop and making you food. Not before handing you a water bottle and making sure you drink all of it. Once your fead, he brings you to the bathroom. You both shower together, he washes your hair and body affectionately while he presses kisses wherever he could.

Once you were both back in bed and ready to sleep he speaks once more right before you were about to fall asleep. “You’re coming on tour with me for now on, I don’t think I can spend that long without you again.” Is the last thing you hear before long kisses are pressed to your eyelids before you’re consumed by darkness….

[anqelbean]

SVSSS finished fic recs

Weeeeeee, I have so many bookmarks, I gotta do something with 'em, hope you enjoy! Most are gonna be BingQiu/Yuan

two lonely souls at sunset by lilacbuddy

Rating: T; Words: 38,049; Main Pairing: BinggeYuan

“Who are you?” Luo Binghe asked coldly. Shen Yuan wanted to bury himself in the dirt. He couldn’t have made a bigger fool of himself. “I- This one is Shen Yuan, Lord Luo,” he hastily responded, dropping into a low bow to properly greet the emperor. Even after seven years in the palace, Shen Yuan still struggled with the formal speech of scholars and nobility. “Shen…” Luo Binghe whispered. Shen Yuan winced. Of course, Luo Binghe wouldn’t know who he was by name alone. “This one is Lord Luo’s fifth husband,” Shen Yuan answered. --- Or, Shen Yuan wants life to feel like an adventure, Luo Bingge wants someone to truly love him, and a magical road-trip will somehow solve both of their problems

The Employee of the Month is Actually a Virgin? by glowingreverie

Rating: G (though I'd argue it's T); Words: 2,993; Main Pairing: Bingqiu

"Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!" parody with Bingqiu. In which Luo Binghe is a sad virgin on his thirtieth birthday and Shen Qingqiu unknowingly makes him fall in love with him.

i'll be your boy backstage by nyoomerr

Rating: M; Words: 8,369; Main Pairing: BinggeYuan

Do obsessions from other worlds form a basis for a healthy relationship? Asking for a friend.

affections touching across time by miss_coverly

Rating: T; Words: 2,616; Main Pairing: BingYuan

At first glance, the most reasonable explanation was that Shen Yuan had transmigrated into some web novel set during the Feudal Era, but a quick pat down of his intact clothes and beating heart had confirmed that he was still alive. Alive—and still in his own body. He earned a lot of stares from villagers, who endlessly muttered about his odd clothes, his odd haircut. One comment always cut above the rest, though, something about looking so much like the old Peak Lord, it’s a bit unnerving. Shen Yuan wasn’t sure what to make of all that, and furthermore, the only thing he found truly unnerving was how Luo Binghe couldn’t stand him. (Inuyasha au)

Proud Immortal Dragon Way by glacierdust

Rating: T; Words: 7,408; Main Pairing: BingYuan

The day Shen Yuan found a dragon on the balcony of his apartment, surrounded by burnt vines and fire roasted tomatoes, was the day his life changed. In other words, the local disaster millennial who can’t even take care of himself adopts an injured dragon.

The Way I Dreamed Of You by straightforwardly

Rating: E; Words: 3,397; Main Pairing: BingQiu

The one in which Without A Cure turns out to have another side-effect as well. Cat ears, ahoy! Or: while trapped inside the Holy Mausoleum, Shen Qingqiu goes into heat.

Top Notes of Violence by zarasu

Rating: T; Words: 3,679; Main Pairing: BingYuan

Luo Binghe has been born with a scent defect; no matter his mood, he always smells aggressive. In a world where everyone relies on their sense of smell, this means Binghe can't catch a break. Until he meets Shen Yuan.

and in dreaming, I know you by PandaFlower

Rating: M; Words: 3,548; Main Pairing: BinggeYuan

Shen Yuan blinked, in the manner of a dreamer being both reeling with shock yet also numb to it. “Well, of course you are!” “Of course I am?” Luo Binghe parroted, arching one of his regal brows. “You’re exceedingly handsome,” Shen Yuan nodded sagely, this whole encounter made sense now, “and Luo Binghe is said to be the most attractive man in existence; naturally you must be him.” (In which Shen Yuan has a very strange dream.)

right from the start, I gave you my heart by nex_et_nox

Rating: T; Words: 11,322; Main Pairing: BingQiu

"Bro, you know how many words I wrote per day, and how many plants I created!” Shang Qinghua whines. "I can't remember them all, it's impossible." Shen Qingqiu narrows his eyes. "It was used with Wife #418.” "That doesn't narrow it down any further. I'm not going to be able to guess it, so stop punishing me and just tell me how the flower nerfed you." Shen Qingqiu grits his teeth. Obviously he wants to draw this out to punish Shang Qinghua, but it kinda looks more like he's punishing himself. There's a muscle flexing in his jaw, and if he puts any more pressure on his fan's guard, it's going to snap. Uh, actually, Shen Qingqiu kind of looks like he's in pain— “A false dragonhead is also called an obedient plant. It’s in the name—the flower forces you to do whatever you're told," Shen Qingqiu spits out.

or: Shen Qingqiu runs afoul of one of Airplane's stupid wife-plot devices...just before a mission to Jinlan City.

The Short Way Home by zarasu

Rating: T; Words: 4,008; Main Pairing: BingQiu

After leaving the Abyss and joining Huan Hua Sect, Binghe decides to take a little trip to Qing Jing Peak. He puts his recently learned shape-shifting skills to good use and assumes the form of Ming Fan to just get a little peek at Shizun. What he finds there isn't quite what he expected. Shizun, a grieving widow?

Truly The Best Worst Timing by AceOfDivineChlorophyll

Rating: M; Words: 9,962; Main Pairing: BingQiu

So maybe taking a bath in a plague ridden city late at night after meeting up with your former disciple turned vengeful protagonist out to kill you wasn’t the brightest decision. Mu Qingfang insisted it would help relax him though! And in a way it did… just… after being jump scared by the vengeful protagonist.

Catboy Blues by posthumous_vigor

Rating: E; Words: 11,403; Main Pairing: BingYuan

Shen Qingqiu has a pet cat. The disciples dote on it, jokingly calling it “Shizun” because of the haughty way it carries itself and the green ribbon around its neck. Chief among its admirers is Luo Binghe, who treasures every moment of kindness shown to him. And the cat, with its sharp green eyes and human-like intelligence, is very kind to him. Meanwhile, Shen Yuan has some complicated feelings about being a catboy.

Cold Hands, Warm Heart by Zizzani

Rating: T; Words: 16,274; Main Pairing: MoShang

“If the body can’t warm up, then things get uh, b-bad?” Mobei-jun cuts him a look that’s made for slaughter. “What does that mean?” “A-ah, it’s called hypothermia, my king.” “And you die once it happens.” Again, not a question. “You can.” When Mobei-jun makes an absolutely terrifying face, Shang Qinghua hastens to add, “But not instantly! Y-you can actually recover from it, if the hypothermia doesn’t progress too far.” “How far?” Mobei-jun growls. “There are f-f-f-five stages,” Shang Qinghua shivers out, lips numb. “The fifth stage is death.” - Shang Qinghua and Mobei-jun have their spiritual powers sealed before getting dumped in a white-out snowstorm. Mobei-jun quickly learns that humans are far more susceptible to the cold than he thought.

so you have a bad day by tagteamme

Rating: E; Words: 30,999; Main Pairing: MoShang

Shang Qinghua is not stupid. It does not take a genius to know what it means when you ask a servant where your lord has left to and they readily supply the name of an exclusive brothel in between the two realms. Especially when it's after your utterly disastrous first time together. So he goes away for a bit to clear his head. And promptly gets kidnapped.

it's you I find like a ghost in my mind by nex_et_nox

Rating: M; Words: 20,751; Main Pairing: BingQiu

Luo Binghe doesn’t mean to reach out to Shen Qingqiu. It’s a combination of instinct, the force of habit, and sheer agonized longing that causes him to do it anyway. His physical body is safely ensconced in his rooms at Huan Hua Palace, where he has recently been accepted as a visiting disciple, but his mind— His mind is on Qing Jing Peak. He doesn’t even realize it isn’t one of his own dreams at first.

or: while at Huan Hua, Luo Binghe keeps sharing dreams with his shizun, and it doesn't take long to notice that there is something very, very wrong with Shizun's dreamscape

Immortal Lamb Crusader Way by Mikkeneko

Rating: T; Words: 15,181; Main Pairing: BingQiu

Shen Yuan finds himself transmigrated into the last video game he played before his death -- the dungeon-delving, cult-building anthro hit game of the year, Immortal Lamb Crusader Way. Much to his dismay he finds himself in the role of the BBEG, the God of Death, He Who Waits -- Shen Qingqiu! Is there any way he can guide the protagonist, Luo Binghe, to level-up and victory without falling victim himself to the Lamb Crusader's blade? And why does he want to pet the Lamb's fleecy head so badly? He's not a furry, okay! He's not!

The Black Lotus Lounge by honeylotus

Rating: E; Words: 10,633; Main Pairing: LesBingYuan

“I’m Luo Binghe. This is my place.” Shen Yuan’s eyes widen. Of all the people to take interest in her, ah!

continued by AMereDream

Rating: T; Words: 13,926; Main Pairing: BinggeYuan

> ... and also, you've started reusing old text again. Kudos to you for almost making it six chapters without using the copy/paste button! The way you described Luo Binghe reacting to AU!Shen Qingqiu is almost exactly the same as the way you described the wife of the Pale Moon Arc, Chapter 3425 to be specific. Is it really that hard to come up with another turn of phrase, or are you just that lazy? And furthermore... (Read More) >> O.o what if its deliberate tho... >> "...the same as the way you described the wife..." Uhhh Airplane? That was an accident, right? Airplane?? (or, several weeks after Airplane Shooting Towards the Sky had posted what he swore was the last chapter of Proud Immortal Demon Way, a new chapter was uploaded to the site.)

Liquid Truth by zarasu

Rating: T; Words: 5,217; Main Pairing: BingQiu

Luo Binghe and Shen Qingqiu have been married for almost four years, and Shen Qingqiu decides it's high time he told his husband his little secret. Binghe doesn't quite react as expected.

Can’t You Just Believe Me? by AceOfDivineChlorophyll

Rating: T; Words: 6,928; Main Pairing: BingQiu

Luo Binghe finally had Shizun where he couldn’t escape, tied up and at his mercy and still the man wouldn’t talk to him, wouldn’t answer any of his questions and instead kept accusing Binghe of things he didn’t do. Fine, Shizun doesn’t want to talk, Luo Binghe can fix that. He doesn’t want to believe Binghe, he can fix that too. After all, this truth serum was strong enough to work even on Heavenly Demons.

Life is (not) a Hallmark Movie by mellicindi

Rating: T; Words: 143,334; Main Pairing: BingYuan

Shen Yuan isn't lonely. He's just overseas in a new city, trying to muddle his way through a business degree, and dealing with the side effects of his stupid intestines trying to kill him. So, maybe he sometimes watches ASMR to cope with his too-quiet apartment. Maybe he has a little bit of a parasocial-relationship-thing going on with one particular cooking ASMR channel. It's 2016, who doesn't? The point is, he's content with his quiet life. And then Shang Qinghua strong-arms him into watching one Hallmark Christmas movie, and it all goes to hell. Or: Shen Yuan is a Hallmark movie protagonist, Luo Binghe is a Lifetime movie protagonist, and somehow they make it work.

instructions unclear, ghost husband obtained by aksnevv

Rating: T; Words: 25,449; Main Pairing: BingQiu

To make things clear: Shen Qingqiu doesn't believe in ghosts or spirits. At least, he didn’t. But alas, it all started when a strangely suspicious blog posted over ten years prior was read to him on one fateful day. Who knew that just five hundred poorly-typed words written in comic sans on a clearly outdated website would lead to Shen Qingqiu dragging around a living (questionable), handsome (unfairly so) ghost that happens to be the subject of the most notorious urban legend-- following him around like a lovesick puppy, cooking him breakfast and ironing his clothes? Definitely not Shen Qingqiu.

All We Can Do Is Try by corduroyserpent

Rating: G; Words: 2,962; Main Pairing: TianXi

Su Xiyan has no trouble taking deadly poison…it's parenting she's worried about.

How to Catch a Mer-Snake (No Net Required!) by corduroyserpent

Rating: G; Words: 7,522; Main Pairing: GongZhi

Zhuzhi-lang doesn’t get close—wary as he is of strangers—but he does gather the courage to sneak a tiny peek above the waves. He makes sure not to show too much of himself, only the very little needed to see what’s happening.  And what he sees is…well…it's a boy. Slightly older than Luo Binghe, with long dark hair tied back at the nape of his neck.  A human. - Was anyone going to tell Gongyi Xiao there was a whole boyfriend hidden under the ocean or was he just supposed to save a mer-snake's life and find out himself?

a touch of honey by goatpunch

Rating: G; Words: 5,366; Main Pairing: GongZhi

Zhuzhi-lang is trying to make it as a writer, but his life is interrupted by a certain (annoyingly handsome) barista at his favorite coffee spot. It doesn't help when his friends and family seem intent on setting the two of them up.

grow beyond by AMereDream

Rating: T; Words: 5,790; Main Pairing: QiJiu

It all began when Shen Qingqiu brought a baby to the twice-yearly Peak Lord Meeting. Or, perhaps it all started nine months before that, when Shen Qingqiu stumbled upon a very special plant.

some little nothings by tagteamme

Rating: E; Words: 6,986; Main Pairing: BingQiu

Luo Binghe has been acting a little strange. Well— not strange in the traditional sense. He’s not been acting moody, nor has he been acting irritable or rude or secretive. Instead, he’s been… respectful. In the way he talks, in the way he touches, in the distance that he keeps. And the fact that he’s keeping distance to begin with. While Shen Qingqiu theoretically should appreciate the breathing space, in reality it’s been sort of irritating. More than anything, he wants to know why Luo Binghe has stopped properly taking him to bed.

From the Heights by any_open_eye

Rating: E; Words: 9,222; Main Pairing: BingYuan

"Are you here to watch me bathe? That's rude." The dog huffs out a breath, sitting down in front of the bath. Shen Yuan can't resist reaching out to pat it on the head. It really is a handsome beast, once you get over the teeth and the rumbling growls. The strangely intelligent eyes. "Where do you come from, anyway? I've never seen anything like you." The dog licks his fingers. (Shen Yuan finds an injured monster high on the mountain. He brings it home.)

The Dumb Teacher Self-Saving System by Fluffy_Nightmare

Rating: G; Words: 4,263; Main Pairing: BingYuan

Luo Binghe had a hard time reading Shen Yuan. The youth's face appeared to be forged from pure and cold jade, not flesh and blood, as he never showed any emotions. From time to time the peak lord could spot disgust or contempt when the demon-king-to-be looked at him, but nothing beyond that. Shen Qingqiu never smiled, never shed a tear, but it was to be expected. After all, he was a scum protagonist of “The Bloody Path of the Immortal Demon” - a web novel written by a user Frost, the one containing more backstabbing, revenge plans and dead bodies than a history of the last hundred years of humanity. For him to show his weaknesses was unthinkable. Soon, it would change.

Welcome To My Table (Bring Your Hunger) by SpiritOfFox

Rating: M; Words: 50,442; Main Pairing: BingYuan

Shen Yuan died, woke up, then almost died again. Afraid for his life as a demon in the spirit caves of Cang Qiong he runs as far as he could... Only he didn't count on Peak Lord Luo chasing him down. AKA a role-reversal fic where Luo Binghe's secrets have secrets and Shen Yuan is in no way ready to live as a demon in the world of the hit stallion novel he transmigrated into.

the hands by which he fell by airplanelanding (TheCourtSorcerer)

Rating: T; Words: 7,513; Main Pairing: BingQiu

But he didn’t run, and maybe that was more devastating. More devastating, more soul-crushing, more heart-shattering—because he flinched. The moment Luo Binghe lifted a hand to his face, inches from touching him, his shizun, Shen Qingqiu, poised and aloof and composed and fearless Peak Lord Shen Qingqiu, flinched. And, oh, if that didn’t hurt. Or Jinlan City but Shen Qingqiu and Luo Binghe actually talk.

residue of yesterday by el_em_en_oh_pee

Rating: E; Words: 8,928; Main Pairing: LesBingQiu

It took Shen Qingqiu an embarrassingly long time to realize that Luo Binghe was literally there in her dreams. Her first thought was, 'This didn't happen in Proud Immortal Demon Way?!' Her second thought was, 'Luo Binghe's clearly been practicing a lot... and making quite a bit of progress.' Her third thought was, frankly, embarrassing. But as a noted fan/hater of Proud Immortal Demon Way, it was just so cool to see the protagonist acquire new skills! Skills that, when fully blackened, would no doubt lead to Shen Qingqiu's undoing. Whoops.

A Guilty Conscience by Underworld_Melon

Rating: T; Words: 1,882; Main Pairing: BingQiu

“Shizun should know,” Binghe says, smoothly caressing his hair with the bloodied hand and a voice rich like honey, “that this heavenly demon knows ways to find out if one is lying.” or Shen Qingqiu is in the Huan Hua Palace. Binghe reads his mind. It all goes very well.

wonderstruck (blushing all the way home) by sweetdreamers

Rating: T; Words: 10,143; Main Pairing: BingQiu

Luo Binghe wants to combust. His professor should be illegal. Or at least labelled with a warning. Too much exposure to one (1) Shen Qingqiu will cause spontaneous combustion. Approach at your own risk. - or, slytherin!binghe pining after oblivious potions master!shen qingqiu

dirty imbecile by plutoisgay

Rating: E; Words: 11,559; Main Pairing: LesBinggeYuan

Shen Yuan never asked questions when customers came seeking her out, even as they increasingly asked for targeted death spells or life-long, horrid curses. It wasn’t any of her business, and she needn’t get involved with the carriage-wreck that was those revenge plots. Even when she had to etch the same words ‘icy river’ again and again into beautifully carved cutlery and plates and vases, as red-faced women reached her shop in swarms as the months passed by, asking for monstrosity inducing curses, for seals that cause the downfall of kingdoms, for targeted attacks against a woman who had a better life than any of those that slithered their way into Shen Yuan’s business. Shen Yuan became experienced in carving ‘Luo Binghe’ into the tiny spots of her work, hidden by a neat handle or painted design. She didn’t ask questions, even as word reached her city that a new demon had risen to power, quickly taking control of the two demonic realms and coming for the final one left untouched. - A mysterious cultivator stumbles across Shen Yuan's home, in dire need of nurture and care. Shen Yuan calls BS. Luo Binghe, as things will have it, is not a force to be trifled with.

Marriage By Proxy by x_los

Rating: M; Words: 5,464; Main Pairing: BingQiu

Peak lord Shen Qingqiu has been officially betrothed to the demonic prince Su Binghe via an intermediary. Prince Binghe's chamberlain is attentive, comely, and absolutely not the man Shen Qingqiu should be falling in love with.

murder cat sword only likes its wielder's boyfriend by PandaFlower

Rating: T; Words: 5,039; Main Pairing: BinggeYuan

Instead of being found by Huan Hua Palace disciples, Luo Binghe meets a Wan Jian disciple who instantly falls in love with his sword. No, not that sword. Xin Mo.

It's Just A Matter Of When by ritualist

Rating: T; Words: 4,326; Main Pairing: BingYuan

“So I’ll need to be direct,” Binghe says. “Got it. What else?” “I’m not helping you,” Shang Qinghua says. “You haven’t even got his number and you’re already being unbearable about this.”

[sagesparrow394]

Okay I’m recording my reactions to Riptide 115 as I go, I feel like I should, this is a momentous occasion

Dopple-Gilly being slumped like Golden Freddy was way funnier to me than it should have been

I’m completely on board for a Chip goes to therapy arc

Oh??? The artificial leviathan is meant to cure the Black Sea? I don’t buy that as the only intention of making it, no way

OOOOOH PLANT ON LIZZIE’S CREW (I already knew that because I got spoiled on twitter lmao) My theory is Marshall John. He’s literally ex-RAFT who was weirdly easy to convince to turn to piracy, and was dead set on joining Lizzie’s crew specifically

I love that the Riptide crew are absolutely suffering on the Black Sea, meanwhile the Granberry pirates are literally partying rn

I WAS NOT EXPECTING JAY TO ASK TO DRAW A CARD LMAOOO

Gillion and Chip’s conversation is hitting right in the heart, man… THEY CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER SO MUUUUCH!!! FISH AND CHIPS BABY

Jay’s expressions in the thumbnail of this episode made me think for so long that Chip and Jay were going to have a big argument or fight that made them decide to split up. I’m relieved to find out it’s not that, they’re just splitting up out of necessity, they’re all still good

“I love you, Jay.” “I love you, Chip.” aaaaAAAAAUGHHHHHH SOMEBODY SEDATE MEEEEE, FOUND FAMILY MY BELOVED

AND CHIP CALLING HER SURESHOT AUGH

Bye Jay, I’ll miss you ;-;

Aaaand immediately Chip and Gill are calling each other pookie and other pet names, of course as soon as Jay’s gone they start acting gay

Gillion/Charlie describing the ‘hole’ as ‘yawning’ is giving me The Big Swell flashbacks (QSMP I miss you)

oH GOD ANOTHER DARK PUCKERED HOLE EXTRACT, AND IM LISTENING WITH MY PARENTS IN THE ROOM AGAIN I CANT-

Knowing that Grizzly stepped away for FORTY MINUTES to go write something for this makes it so much more nerve wracking. Bro didn’t have this prepared, didn’t spend time editing, he just made this on the spot

Someone show Finn ao3, he would thrive there

Chip’s reactions makes it so much funnier to listen to

What the fuck is the ‘half-moon handy manoeuvre’

I wonder if, back in the Black Rose oneshot, Charlie had any idea this was what his character would come to be known for

‘THE DOLPHIN’S BLOWHOLE MANOEUVRE’ ‘WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT MEAN!!!!!’

‘I could not squeeze my mega-cum-blast any longer’ truly poetry

NOT THE ‘AND EVERYONE CHEERED’ ENDING

Horniness aside, there is something genuinely sad about Finn finding his true love in prison, and only getting to have one night together… Like that is heartbreaking

‘If the rest of my life was meant for this moment, then I wouldn’t have changed a thing’ this old fish man yaoi is making me tear up like wtf

Gillion gained +2 rizz from his grandfather’s sex book, that’s wild

:((((( Goodbye the Albatross

GOOBLECK!!! Every time he says something, I get so happy

30 POINTS OF DAMAGE FROM AN ARM WRESTLE?! HOLY SHIT

Bizly pulling the camera right up to his face and yelling ‘TO THE HELM BOY’ is so much funnier than it has any right to be

‘Heh, nice body count… BUT EVEN MY GRANDPA COULD DO BETTER!’ Gillion may not have liked reading Dark Puckered Hole, but at least it’s given us one liners like this

I fully expected this episode to be emotional from start to end, but nah, without Jay around to ground them, Chip and Gill have just descended into pure unfiltered silliness

“You’ve gotta stay on top, just like grandpeepaw” 🤨

GILLION 360 SPIN KICK! Dude’s been taking lessons from Dakota Cole

hE’S NOT A HOLLOWED???? GRIZZLY WHAT THE FUCK WHY WOULD YOU WAIT UNTIL GILLION KILLED HIM TO SAY THAT-

OH THANK GOD HE’S NOT DEAD

Into the hole in the sea we go…

“Welcome home” hUH??

aaaaAAAAAAAAAAAA BEING LEFT ON A CLIFFHANGER WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO JUST CLICK ON THE NEXT EPISODE SUCKS

‘You’re gonna be leaving me on that cliffhanger for six fucking months?!’ *stares at the 1 year ago video timestamp*

God I love this campaign

Finally… I can say those three words

I miss Riptide

Update: bro I was saving the Riptide Sea Shanty until I caught up with the campaign, and I just listened to it and now I’m actually crying… Seeing Ollie and Felipe… Hearing the whole crew sing together… I’m not okay man I miss these guys already

[urautismdiagnosis-wistie]

Do you have anymore sad headcanons for Peso? Sorry if I’m asking for too much I just like your writing😭💓

hm well, I definitely do have some ah, sadder things planned for him (he'll be ok in the end but its gonna be a rough ride) they just haven't happened yet in my comic tho lol

Although I suppose he is rather homesick and often. Its a strange kind of homesickness though, to miss a place that was incredibly stressful to you all the time... he doesn't really want to ever "go back" for good even if his dad is gone. Its more he misses some family, the physical environment, and cultural traditions and such. And also not having to crane his neck up at LITERALLY EVERYONE. Hes like an average height by penguin standards actually-

He misses the vast feeling of the arctic and the closeness of family. He makes sure to keep tabs in family group chat and such (where the autines do bombard him the most atrocious medical questions and internet rumors) but its not the same as *being there* and feeling a part of his family.

Alot of times in life you can't entirely win. You can go down this path that you'd never trade the world for, but you can still miss parts of your past.

Another thing he struggles with is just octonauts specific struggles. And im not referring to the self doubt complex or whatever either. Everyone on the octopod knows that their jobs have an inherent amount of danger but they all still trust him. Its not that they don't see him as a person with fatigue from working and etc, but its like they don't understand what danger they're actually in.

And it isn't even about things like gup crashes from storms, and an animal lashing out, or whatever that he means.

Yes peso is quite the prodigy. At least half of the octopod are just prodigies in their own fields. But the thing is they DONT understand how much they rely on luck.

He knows- he knows because he made sure- of all the safety regulations, preventive measures, failsafe and so on- he KNOWS there's so many things to prevent the worst-

But peso doesn't have an entire hospital at his disposal. Peso isn't a MEDICAL SPECIALIST. So if one time one bad specific thing happens- (it doesn't matter if he has medical databases at his disposal either-) he knows if someday-

If someday one thing happens, and it happens in just a specific way that the worst case scenario happens he won't be able to save them.

Peso can do surgery. Mostly for things like objects stuck within a creature or removing certain faulty parts. But he-

Its so so hard to explain or express but he can't help if he doesn't have the specific supplies or skills to do a specific operation- he can't help safe someone from a deadly venom that doesn't have a cure! He can't treat a type of TIME SENSITIVE damage when he doesn't have the machines for it- he can't DO ANY OF THAT. He can't save them if someone has some random fcking type of attack and he cant reach them! He can't just magically procure medicine they may need!

It doesn't matter HOW much he tries to prepare in advance and it doesn't matter what all he learns-

But he can't save them from everything. And its like they don't even know. They don't know how many times survival is just a hit or miss. They don't understand how hitting your head at a slightly wrong angle means you can instantly DIE.

But he does. He knows it better than anyone else.

They know "accidents happen" and that they COULD die, they'd prefer to die in some FREAK ACCIDENT cuz to them its be honorable or something. But to peso its a fcking failure. And not because he did anything wrong, but because he's the medic and he has to help everyone no matter what.

Yeah he takes anxiety medication. 💀👍 lik bro has wayyyy too much anxiety to be contained in his lil body man

He has successfully bullied/guilt tripped/blackmailed the others (barnacles kwazii AND DASHI no one ever talks about how casual dashi is about danger sometimes and yall need to) into actually taking proper precautions. >:|

He also wonders if he'll ever find true love or etv but eh he does have a pretty great crew (family)

[homestuckreplay]

To be fair, you have to have a very high wisdom to understand Colonel Sassacre. The mischief is extremely nuanced, and without a solid grasp of mangrit and maturity most of the pranks will go over the typical reader’s head.

(page 759)

If I was making a webcomic, I’d probably take a well deserved few days off between story acts, but not so in Homestuck. We’re back, and kind of, sort of, unofficially, maybe, in Act 3?

For Act3posting, I’m gonna do a couple things.

- Hard cap reaction posts at 500 words. Time to get economical.

- End reaction posts with a command suggestion. I can’t access the actual suggestion box, so can’t influence the story directly, but I still have ideas I’d like to share.

Starting now.

So, there’s a message from Nanna in the front of Colonel Sassacre’s – and not just any message. I’d call this a prophecy. This is real fantasy novel territory, with battles and royalty and chosen ones and protagonists with cool dramatic titles and wise old spiritual guides who know far more than they should. I eat this stuff up even when it’s cliché. I wonder if the story within Sburb and the story outside of Sburb could be totally different genres.

Nanna says this book’s ‘journey will end on the Final Day of [her] life’, with Final Day underlined, so we know it’s plot important. This means she wrote this some time ago, already knowing about John’s future. Signing up to be a Sburb beta tester because it’s the Game of the Year no longer feels like a happenstance. This is cosmically fated somehow, which… is a little sad, because it takes away some of John and Rose’s success from them, if they didn’t get to this point in the game through skill but through destiny. I’m gonna have to get used to that concept, and start thinking through how free will can be exercised in a story that plays with time this way.

These titles are SO cool. ‘...the Heir of Breath and Seer of Light, the Knight of Time and Witch of Space…’ these fuck so hard. I want one. These probably correspond to John, Rose, Dave, and their secret fourth player Todd from Missouri, maybe in the same order we meet the characters, although maybe there will be a surprise shakearound. After all, Rose seems way more associated with darkness than light, and ‘Witch of Space’ feels like it’d fit her way better than ‘Seer of Light’. And no way does Dave have the earnestness and devotion necessary to be a good knight – John, on the other hand, could rise to that challenge.

Nanna’s ‘P.S. HOO HOO HOO!’ could indicate that she knew all along that she would become Nannasprite, and perhaps knew that she wouldn’t be able to deliver this message directly in sprite form, as it would be game spoilers. Or it could be that she always liked to say hoo hoo hoo, carrying the spirit of the harlequin even without being prototyped with the doll. Personally, I hope both are true.

According to the Adventure Map, Act 3 is called ‘Insane Corkscrew Haymakers’. This is really different from the first two act titles, which are both very literary sounding, have musical allusions, and indicate a setup and inciting incident of a story, respectively. A haymaker is either ‘a powerful blow with the fist’ or ‘a machine for curing hay in rainy weather’, and this is not a farm story, so my guess is the punch. Act 1’s title related to John and Act 2’s to Rose, so this should be Dave’s, especially as his narrative is often treated less seriously. Perhaps these insane corkscrew haymakers happen during his rooftop battle with his bro?

> John: Find a prank to play on Nannasprite.

[hidden-poet]

Commander Snow - Chapter 10

I’m so sad this series has come to an end but I will reread it as much as i can 😭

“I have a doctor on standby. Are you in any pain?” - how rough were you with her bro? I mean i ain’t complaining…

Okay wtf is wrong with those stylist bitches? Of course they’re just jealous of her for being married to the president but jeez… they literally abused the poor girl. I swear to god I would have probably attacked them for doing all that shit they put her through!

Stripped, you notice the mess of semen still between your legs. - hehehe 👀

“It’s time for a break,” he announced. - oh thank god he’s here!

“Are you alright? Do you want me to stay? I’ll stay.” - actually… yes. Please.

The way I smiled when he slapped that bitch to the floor 😇

“What did you say?” the woman in the purple hat hisses at you. - fuck off you cunt!

“Your red cheek would suggest otherwise,” you sass. - yessssss

“Do you want me to have them killed?” He asks. - BRO WTF YOU CAN’T JUST KILL PEOPLE?! (which he already did, r.i.p edmund)

“I saw a bunch of animals clawing at each other to get ahead. You should be thankful that I saved you.” - okay i’m just gonna stay quite on this one cause this man's delusions stress me tf out

~

Ooo daddy wants to be a daddy 

Again and again, in the same night, he would manhandle you in positions he thought were best. They left him with a sore wife and no baby to show for it. - Ooof he can manhandle me anytime and anywhere he pleases. I’m just his good little wife and baby mama

Her privately calling out his behavior as a delusional hissy fit 😂

I’m telling you. If it was me who was preggers, I would be jumping this man's bones 24/7 because of all the hormones in my body.

~

Okay during her giving birth, and begging for her mom literally broke my heart. This man literally took everything from her and forced her into this new life she didn’t even ask for and the poor girl has no choice but to live it.

“I had to. The nurses needed a name. Don’t worry you can have the next one.” - you’re literally the president… don’t bullshit me, boy.

~

He got so mad when she asked to see her mom. Like this shit is crazy. And to never talk about them ever again…?

I don’t want our son to know that you are District. Think about them if you must, but if you continue to speak about them, I will have them killed.” - well that’s just rude jeez. I’m a proud woman from district 12 you dick. And does this man always threaten to kill people?

“We are your family. Us. Your son and your husband.” - oh you son of a bitch.

“Nothing I do for you is ever good enough for you” he exclaims. His eyes squint at you but his voice is calm and collected, “You know how dangerous it was for me to help you in 12? A Commander, and a District girl. How that looked for me in my presidential run? But I didn’t care. From the day I met you, I have looked after you. And you want me to feel in debt to you, because why? You cook the food I give you? Wash the clothes I buy? Birthed a beautiful son that you never would have had without me.” - I seriously wonder why? This guy is so delusional it still shocks me to my core at how he thinks. Baby boy you are crazy. And it’s hot af but you are fucking crazy.

~

“No,” Coriolanus protested, “I would like a girl before the years out.” - bro she just had a fucking baby? Now you want to knock her up again that soon?

Ooo she is giving him a bj… she is so me. I just love her finally taking some control. And this man is so weak that his mind changed right after he couldn’t get her to finish him off 😂

~

Jesus this man wanted to go for a 6th? 👀

Oooo yay a sex scene (my hornyness has been cured).

“I want another baby,” he requests. - i want to say calm tf down but i’m too horny to argue because this is also hot af so… fuck a baby into me daddy

One of my weaknesses with Coryo is when he clamps his hand over a girls mouth and shuts her up… like my god so fucking hot

I swear he only goes after his own fucking high in this relationship and i love it cause i’m just his good little wife and baby mama

“Are you going to give me a baby?” He grunts. - it’s not like I have a choice in this relationship, now do i? but sure. why not?

“Think you can manage another one?” He asks. - 🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️

You come too loudly causing Coriolanus to cover your mouth with an open palm and look to the door, expecting detection. - 🤰🏻🤰🏻🤰🏻

You cry at the thought of being pregnant again. It was a horrible experience. It was uncomfortable, tiring, and you suffered great nausea all throughout the nine months. - this poor girl 😭 all jokes aside tho she’s been through so much shit. my heart actually breaks for her and her family

Just like that Coriolanus had rewritten history. Commander Snow was a distant dream. District 12 a vague thought. Lucy Gray no longer haunted the woods. No longer made Coriolanus Snow the victor of the 10th Hunger Games. The war scar had faded. He had fixed history’s mistakes. - He had taken his rightful place as President of Pamen. Only you were left to remember him as Commander Snow. - This. Right here. Made me cry so fucking much. I honestly never cried so hard for a story before. Like ever. Just the shift from who he was as Commander Snow in District 12 to President Snow of Panem was so beautifully done and so done tragically too. It made me burst into tears. Amazing writing right here everybody! Like I really went through all the emotions throughout this whole chapter.

Bestieee 🩷 this series was such a roller coaster. A roller coaster of emotions. A beautiful disaster. A masterpiece. And that ending was done just right. You have no idea how much respect I have for you. Being a writer and writing the way you do isn't easy. You really put your blood, sweat and tears into your work. It really shows. And that needs to be appreciated. Clapping behind the screen right now!

Next part I will be commenting on The Nurse 🥰

BABY! BESTIE! LOVE!

I have no idea why but tumblr wouldnt let me answer your ask. But its working now!

Thank you so much for taking the time out to send it! it means a lot. I love reading your reviews.

I am so glad you approved of the ending! its so crazy that commander snow is now over!

Love you, bestie!

[robinine-blog]

I'm having feelings over Trolls Band Together.

That movie has taken up refuge in my brain and I can't help but plotting, because I've already read all the sad brotherly feelings fics on AO3 and I have ideas, that I have no idea how to write

So plot bunny:

Branch gets hit by the Sap/pollen of a Forget-me-lots, takes one confused look at the Snack Pack, and runs off into the forest

Poppy panicks because oh no! Her boyfriend is going to lose all his memories if they don't fix this fast

Poppy and pack spends the morning trying to catch Branch, who keeps running away from them, and starts setting traps

Poppy gets the bright idea to use Floyd as Branch-bait... which works... until Branch escapes and troll-naps Floyd

Floyd gets carted around the forest by Branch, who keeps acting surprised that his brother is there, and won't let Floyd go or even shout or help because Branch knows he's being hunted and he's convinced the Burgens are going to get them.

Floyd is more worried that his baby bro is currently grey than the fact he's being carried around Pop forest by a paranoid brother.

Branch keeps referring to his notebook, gathering items, and muttering to himself

Branch tricks the Snack Pack so he can get back into his Bunker with Floyd, and after a little bit Branch goes Blue again and decides to eject Floyd from the bunker with the words he's sure Poppy will take care of him.

By this time, the rest of Branch's brothers have clued in something is wrong, even if Poppy is trying not to worry them.

So 2nd day and they're all trying to catch Branch. No luck catching him, but Branch's traps catch them out a few times and Branch always comes to check before wandering off again.

The brothers work out that Branch isn't losing his memory over time, he's switching between different points in his personal history, so one moment they might have 5yo Branch, then 25yo, then 12yo etc, because he keeps reacting to them differently: sometimes he is gushing because he's so excited they're back, sometimes he just so angry he's yelling at them, and usually it involves some form of "I haven't seen you for x years"

Branch also completely confuses anyone he talks to, because he doesn't know them but he seems to know too much.

3rd day, and Poppy's got the entire village involved. Massive campaign to catch Branch somehow, it's not like he can escape the whole village is it?

Branch turns up around sunset, streaming hot mug in hand, back to normal.

"What? You think I haven't been hit by Forget-me-lots before?"

All the different versions of Branch has been gathering, preparing and cooking the ingredients for the cure, and he's been avoiding them because he didn't trust anyone else to make it, with his trusty notebook telling him what stage he's at, and what's happened.

Cue a wtf

XD

[st4rb3rries]

hiii love your writing ❤️ !! can I request hcs of the main 4’s music tastes? + maybe who’s likely to do things like make a playlist for someone?

SOUTH PARK'S MAIN 4 MUSIC TASTES ♫꒰･◡･๑꒱

pairings; none!

summary; music taste hc's that i thought of

warnings; slight cussing, kanye west

a/n; HIII AND TYYY THIS WAS FUN TO WRITE HOPE U LIKE IT:3 i tried my best sorrry if this isn't accurate!!!

STAN MARSH

first off stan would most likely make a dedicated playlist for both of you guys!! i hc that he listens to current joys, radiohead, weezer, and the weeknd. maybe even some tv girl and childish gambino!! HE ALSO LISTENS TO ALSO SWEET TRIP!!! his music taste is a mix of sad indie and maybe r&b. he definitely listens to the weeknd when he's practicing his rizz. (just like me fr) you introduced him into childish gambino and the weeknd and bro was in another dimension. he hasn't stopped listening to them since. here's an idea of y'alls playlist ↴ (obviously there's more songs)

NOW PLAYING: CRYING WITH RIZZ PLAYLIST

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kids - current joys 0:00 ───ㅇ───── 4:29

me and your mama - childish gambino 0:00 ───ㅇ───── 6:19

i just threw up the love of my dreams - weezer 0:00 ───ㅇ───── 2:37

song about me - tv girl 0:00 ───ㅇ───── 4:03

how to disappear completely - radiohead 0:00 ───ㅇ───── 5:56

the hills - the weekend 0:00 ───ㅇ───── 4:03

acting - sweet trip 0:00 ───ㅇ───── 7:05

KYLE BROVFLOSKI

yes he would make a playlist for you. this time this playlist is songs that remind him of you. it's a secret playlist that no one knows but him. (he's totally not in love with you) kyle listens to steve lacy, the smiths, and the cure. ok maybe even some tyler the creator?? i totally feel like he vibes with tyler's flower boy album. he also listens to tame impala and pet shop boys for sure. basically stans music taste but in a different font. i guess this is called indie pop with a mix of 80s-90s music. his playlist for you ↴

NOW PLAYING: SONGS THAT REMIND ME OF Y/N :))

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uuuu - steve lacy 0:00 ───ㅇ───── 1:30

there is light that never goes out - the smiths 0:00 ───ㅇ───── 4:04

why can't i be you - the cure 0:00 ───ㅇ───── 3:14

awkward - tyler the creator 0:00 ───ㅇ───── 3:47

music to walk home by - tame impala 0:00 ───ㅇ───── 5:12

friday im in love- pet shop boys 0:00 ───ㅇ───── 3:34

KENNY MCORMICK

i think kenny listens to bimbo girly pop songs asf. like he's all man outside in but in the inside he has the mentality of a dumb bimbo $lut🤭. he definitely makes a playlist for the both of you. the playlist's name is called pu$$y poppin songs. like kenny be so fr 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄. KENNY LISTENS TO 3OH!3 LIKE YESSSS BROO. he also listens to ayesha erotica and millionaires. HELPPP MAYBE EVEN AZEALIA BANKS😭. kenny also listens to yung gravy AND KESHA FOR SUREEEE ALSO ICP. your playlist that he made for y'all ↴

NOW PLAYING: PU$$Y POPPIN SONGS

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donttrustme - 3OH!3 0:00 ───ㅇ───── 3:12

big juicy - ayesha erotica 0:00 ───ㅇ───── 3:26

hey rich boy hey - millionaires 0:00 ───ㅇ───── 2:48

212 - azealia banks 0:00 ───ㅇ───── 3:25

oops! - yung gravy 0:00 ───ㅇ───── 2:20

blah blah blah - kesha, 3OH!3 0:00 ───ㅇ───── 2:52

in my room - insane clown posse 0:00 ───ㅇ───── 3:51

ERIC CARTMAN

CARTMAN LISTENS TO KANYE WEST. we all know why he listens to kanye west..... he secretly listens to pop music. like britany spears, lady gaga, and lowkey marina. ooo and also gwen stefani. he probaly also listens to eminem. also stop guys cause you know damn well he listens to 6ix9ine💀. bro does not make a playlist for you. you ask him to make one and he says, "no tf that's gay as shit." like ok buddy just say that you don't wanna share out your music taste. you beg him so many times and he still says no. he has his own playlist. only for him that's it. his own playlist ↴

NOW PLAYING: MY PLAYLIST IS BETTER THAN KYLES

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can't tell me nothing - kanye west 0:00 ───ㅇ───── 4:31

toxic - britany spears 0:00 ───ㅇ───── 3:18

poker face - lady gaga 0:00 ───ㅇ───── 3:57

ancient dreams in a modern land - marina 0:00 ───ㅇ───── 3:26

gwen stefani - rich girl 0:00 ───ㅇ───── 3:56

without me - eminem 0:00 ───ㅇ───── 4:50

trollz - 6ix9ine, nickii minaj 0:00 ───ㅇ───── 3:22

[dwncata]

guess who wrote cyberpunk au Ifaron meeting at like 3am ((not proofread))

summary: Ororon is still coming to terms with losing a pet chinchilla he's had for a long time, and decides to try going to a bar like he sees people do when sad. Ifa occasionally stops by this bar to unwind, but he gets the feeling he should reach out to the new face sulking at the counter...

notes: I'm still debating if i wanna make it 'canon' but in this drabble, Cacucu ended up passing away somewhat recently.

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Ororon slumped down onto the bar counter, his left ear flicking occasionally in mild annoyance. People came to bars when they were sad, he assumed drinking would help- it kinda did, be supposed, but... it just seemed like a much more effective cure all than he got.

It couldn't be helped, it was what it was, he told himself. That little chinchilla had been with him for years, a bit of fermented fruit juice wasn't just gonna wash that away.

...But maybe a little more would help, if only a bit. He was just about to ask for another, when a jovial voice hit him like a brick, completely disrupting his sulking.

"Woah, a new face in this little bar, at this hour?"

Ororon snapped his gaze to the new voice, halfway reaching for his knife before catching himself... He made a mental note to work on that reaction.

"Sup, man? Enjoying the vibes, just killin' time?"

While Ororon wasn't the most receptive type to this kind of greeting... his emotions took a complete turn from the usual the second he laid eyes on this man.

...It had to be the alcohol. Despite that, though, the scars on his body did leave Ororon curious; perhaps that's what distracted him the most? That, and this person's eyes. They held a deep sense of exhaustion, but what set them apart was there was still... light. A fierce shine that said he was not the type to back down, despite whatever he's endured.

"...Dunno, honestly."

That light flickered, tempering down to a gentle, warm light. Ororon found it hard to keep his defenses up...

Or maybe it was the dizziness, those shots were starting to really hit now.

He took a seat next to Ororon, leaning on the counter with a sympathetic smile.

"...I feel it. Wanna talk it out? Name's Ifa, by the way."

Ororon didn't know what was making him feel what at this point... He heard that alcohol can influence interactions, but shit- he could feel his face getting flushed just from his gentle voice.

"...Ah-...Ororon."

He debated for an entire second, or two at best, before throwing caution to the wind- though, it could be argued that was done the moment he came here.

"...I guess I can talk about it...? I just... really miss this friend I used to have. I've known her for years, but she got old, and... well, you could guess the rest."

Ororon half expected Ifa to express shock of some kind, but he was met with a solemn understanding. Ifa's eyes drifted aside for a second, as if recalling a memory... hell, maybe several, that overlapped. "...Yeah, I feel it. I'll be real with you bro, it... Doesn't get easier, huh? How long has it been?"

Despite the somewhat blunt nature of his response, Ororon found more comfort in it than he could have ever expected. "A few weeks. I thought it would start getting a little better by now, but... She was the only one i could really talk to, you know?"

Ifa's expression remained the same, as if Ororon were simply reliving Ifa's own memories now in front of him. "Yeah... It's rough. If you don't mind, what would you two share, then? Just the stress of it all? Or good times too?"

Ororon felt his lips curl into a fond smile, small as it may be. "...Everything, honestly. I'd tell her about anything new, or that was just on my mind. It's dumb i guess, in the way that it was more one sided, but... I dunno. She didn't seem to mind."

Ororon shook his head a bit, vision coming briefly into focus. "...Why do you ask?"

Ifa waved his hand dismissively as he answered. "Nothing much, I just get similar vibes from a situation i had a while back. I think I totally get how you feel. Mine's probably a... well, dumber version, but I think i get the geist of it."

Well, now Ororon was interested. How could someone so... aggressively open as this guy, have felt like he did now?

"Oh? What were they like?"

Ifa shook his head a bit. "Nah, I don't think it really applies- I just wanted to be good company, you know?"

Why was he hiding it now, Ororon wondered...

"Hey, if you get to just barge in and ask for why I'm sad here, I feel it's fair to have a bit of recomp."

Ifa's eyes regained that flame for just a moment, an amused smile flashing for just a second as he let out a quiet chuckle. "Yeah? Well... Promise not to laugh, alright?"

Ororon raised a brow, but nodded. "Yeah yeah, promise."

Ifa sighed, lowering his voice. "...It was a little bird i found hurt, and sick. His name became Cacucu. He was just a wild bird, but he was injured and unable to fly. I'd never worked on animals before then, but... I couldn't just leave him there."

Ororon's ears perked up. He didn't figure he'd have feelings this similar to someone else...

"I actually did manage to save him- and the little guy stuck to my like glue ever since. He was well and alive for a few years after, actually. But, you can guess how long those little dudes can live for..."

He waved over the bartender, finally ordering a drink for himself before turning to Ororon. "You want another? On me."

He nodded almost instantly- this night was interesting, he figured he could dampen his thoughts a little more and see what happens. "Thanks... Actually, I think we really are alike. Iris was her name... A chinchilla i got from a job, kinda- long story. But she was the runt of the litter, the client decided to let me keep her after I put in the extra care to get her there safely."

Ifa gave Ororon a gaze filled with tender sorrow. "...Fuck, it's not fair, is it?"

Their drinks were served, and Ifa held his up to Ororon right before he could get it to his lips. "I feel I vibe with you a lot, man. I appreciate you opening up."

Ororon hesitated, but clinked glasses with Ifa before taking the shot.

They sat for a while reminiscing about other encounters they've had with animals, particularly the cats roaming NC. A small while in, Ifa noted Ororon should slow down if it was his first time drinking in a long while (unaware this was the first time Ororon had been to a bar in the first place) but by the time they decided to leave, they knew they wanted to keep in touch.

"Here, my contact info. I should head off soon, but shoot me a message when you're back home, yeah? I really enjoyed hanging with you, dude."

Ororon felt a fuzziness in his chest lingering, despite knowing he was starting to sober up at this point. "...Me too. Thank you for reaching out, I didn't know how much I needed it..."

They bid their farewells, but Ororon did have a bit of haste in his movements going home; he found he wasn't quite ready to let this feeling go yet...

He couldn't wait to send that first message.

[emlan]

Finished DLC!

Here's some Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree ramblings, spoilers under cut.

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. DLC catered to me a lot since I'm a Zanzibart cutscene enjoyer who loves map exploration and Vista money shots but I'm kinda HUH-cat.clip when it comes to some new lore bits and in general the world feels divorced from main game even though main game characters and topics are around?

I don't remember how much souls DLC tied into the other story, but I'm using The Old Hunters from BB as base and it really added extra value to its world and characters and there's just nothing new of real interest in SotE from what I can see…

In a vacuum I can only appreciate even more (literal) brother on brother action but Miquella seemingly being deeply obsessed with Radahan is so out of left field??? Granted I'm not an lorester but what I remember as Miq's key things from flavor text when it comes to ties to other people is him being sad about being unable to cure Malenia of her rot and also sad about not being able to grant Godwyn his true death. The only ties to Radahan is by proxy of his sister fighting him? (Was she even fighting him just to bring bro his crush to him? This makes Caelid getting nuked by her even more of a waste.)

It's so out of nowhere that the Epic Prime Version of him comes off as a cheap soyjak pointing bit pandering to Radahan fanboys (pretty sure he's like no1 fav guy for players right), but fanboys will obviously not be happy about him just being a hollow shell again (?) that might not have wanted anything to do with Miquella (?) so I just can't see this as satisfying for ANY kind of player even on a full Gamer Dude to Deranged Fujoshi spectrum? I imagine deep lore enthusiasts also feels a bit… Ambushed.

I'm not against Miquella doing dark unpleasant or just stupid desperate acts since it was already a popular theory that he was a brainwasher type, but the issue for me is that I'm not sure if this Miq/Rad union is "intended" to be read in such a twisted way even when it's the only way I can read it.

Though I guess the fact general consensus going from "wow Mohg is so messed up claiming Miq no matter Miq's consent" to "wow Miq is so messed up claiming Radahan no matter Radahan's* consent" is poetic….?

*I'm writing Radahan here but really it's also a synonym for 'Mohg' considering he's the one getting desecrated the most.

I'm sure I'll end up watching some vid or writeup making pieces fall into place later but I can't believe Miyazaki is handing me visual age gap brother incest and all I can do is force a strained smile in response!!!

Anyway general whining time:

As much as I love filling out up the map I feel there was too much big "empty" areas. Climbing the dragon mountain was the worst presentation of anything I've seen in a FS title, extremely cheap unfinished filler feeling with the spirit jumps instead of at least adding some kinda atmosphere like the open flower/gravestone fields. The Abyss gimmick overstayed it's welcome since it's too miserable checking if you missed a shiny somewhere without your horse, but at least the stealth parts was such a non-issue it might as well not be there.

While I like that you can see several inaccessible areas from where you stand, and I do think it leads to some fun moments when you're taking a random path halfway across the map and ends up on the other side as an a-ha moment, it was a bit frustrating not being able to tell more clearly how to reach sections. Plus I would've died 10000 times from drops if it wasn't the fact Rainbow Stones protected me from making bad choices.

What mindbroke me most was trying to get into the flower field area north east, having an "oh boy, beating this guy will let me reach it for sure!" moment for both Gaius and Sunflower was such [record scratch SFX]. I did figure posing in front of the statue was most likely the entry afterwards but somehow I had missed the gesture needed (most embarrassing DLC moment considering I tend to fine comb pretty well and the gesture pickup is just sitting there out in the open………. why am I even admitting this shameful thing). Watching trees get knocked over from something moving under the water in the church district was really cool and unnerving and then you realize it's just branch dragon number 800……………..

The wicker men has a great design but fighting them was either a boring slog or a frustrating jankfest trying to toss the bombs right. Peeved that you HAVE to use a furnace pot for the sleeping one blocking the ruin puzzle, hefty should've been fine too.

Bosses are too hectic/aggressive for my taste but that's just business as usual for ER so whatever, last boss really is way too punishing compared to other Hard bosses tho, in fact I just watched ending on YT since I'm stuck still on them :V Camera also makes a glorious return as the toughest challenge of them all.

Think my biggest highlights was seeing the bizarre finger/tongue path under the church and the finger mom boss visual itself and the black humor of the miserable living jars stumbling around with the pot on their head. Ansbach is a hot new waifu and it's very precious how such an upstanding man stays all-in loyal to a Deranged Satan (said lovingly) soooo cute you actually get a "Um, so about how Mohg died…👉👈" prompt with him. There was more NPC voice lines than I expected which was fun. St Trina's design was very neat and shoujo manga. Having to sip syrup 4-5 times instead of the classic Third Time's The Charm is a crime however and I missed making the Trina fanboy jealous until it was too late :/

The open world for all of Elden Ring is such an incredible experience that I'm happy I got to play and I had such a good time and I can't imagine any other studios will be able to reach these map heights but I also hope they never make an OW game again because it's too much when you "need" to replay it.

[alkeneater]

man my parents are dumb af

wdym depression is not real and the real cure is walking outside on a sunny day (not joking my dad literally said that to me)

imagine seeing your kid struggling in high school, skipping uni almost every day, sleeping all the time, crying constantly, ATTEMPTING, spending a month in a psych ward, taking meds for a year and a half (prescribed by a fucking specialist) AND STILL THINKING THAT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM

I know they really want me to stop seeing my psychiatrist (they believe it will fix all my mental problems), so I started to lie to my doctor that i'm feeling better. I wanted to make my parents happy. I thought they would love to know I'm doing that. And you know what they said? "If you're feeling worse, why do you lie to your doctor? You want to get rid of depression or not?". Okay, guess I got them wrong. Today I told my doctor the truth and he renewed my treatment. Told my parents about that. Thought they would be proud. Guess what? I'm wrong again! They said smth like "It's because of that damn phone, just go outside and touch some grass, stop seeing these doctors for god's sake". Proper treatment = wrong. No treatment at all = wrong. I don't know what they want from me. Seriously. What the hell? What I'm supposed to do?

You see, while I was getting no real treatment, I tried to cure myself with my own methods. Compulsing overeating, sugar addiction (it boosts my mood), maladaptive daydreaming, hyperfixations, selfshipping (and then it became something more than a coping mechanism oops), self-isolation (when i'm feeling bad), bottling up my emotions, people pleasing, just distracting myself from being one on one with my sad thoughts. I did everything to make myself as happy as possible. But it doesn't seem to work anymore, I fear. I thought I have to finally get my shit together and get some real help. This is objectively better than whatever I'm doing right now. And I'm being judged for that. By the people who must take care of me. Sigh.

THIS SUCKS.

btw friendly reminder: my dad's pharmacist. He knows something about the medicine and was in some medical school before. And he says i can treat my depression with a simple "just stop being sad". BRO 😩😩 shut your bitch ass up

Honestly I just wish I was normal.........

[dragon-queen21]

I see other people talking about one piece agere headcanons so i raise you these:

- chopper is an amazing caregiver despite how small he is physically, i feel like being a doctor he’d know why someone is behaving the way they are before they explain it later

- like someone on the crew regresses and chopper pulls them into a different room and he’s like “basically they’re baby” in his cute little reindeer voice

- AND!! I feel like he’d even reccomend agere to some of the crew just because they might seem like they need it. (All of them are traumatized in some way— you can’t tell me that a few hours of being a baby wouldn’t fix them)

- also the idea of luffy still hurting over his brothers death is so sad and hits close to home with me, so him being comforted by the other crew members is just so angsty but also good.

just a few ideas for you, bro

(Im working on a pokemon agere post just for you, by the way!! Hope im not coming off as weird)

Thank your for all the ideas, I shall take all of them always >:3

“I hate to say it, but I diagnose you with baby. There is no cure. I am sorry. But I do have this stuffed animal which will make things like 95% easier if you want.” <- Chopper in a nutshell

I always thought that either Chopper or Robin would know what agere was without any explanation from the others. In all of the reindeer’s medical books you can’t tell me there isn’t one about coping mechanism and psychology. Robin because- well she’s Robin. She knows a little but about everything and maybe not well versed, but the term wouldn’t be surprising to her.

(Nods) mhm mhm! It would. Let them be baby. Also for the crew members who wouldn’t want to regress taking care of their nakama in a way that they were never allowed as children themselves.

It’s something that hits home with me a lot as well. Also here’s an idea that I just came up with while reading this. Ace’s death anniversary date coming up, Luffy is super small and the crew don’t know what happened for him to feel so sad- he was doing fine not even a day ago, until it hits them what day it is and why their captain keeps looking on the verge of crying and they spend the day together comforting him.

First off, you’re not being weird at all so don’t worry about it <3

second- Oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh!!! I can’t wait to read it!!

[princessprecure]

My thoughts on You and Idol Pretty Cure:

Show:🎤💗💙💜

Post:💬

SPOILERS FOR YOU AND IDOL PRETTY CURE EPISODES 7-8

Episode 7:

First thoughts:I like how the episode starts off with flashbacks of the last episode, Kokoro's "My heart isn't going Kyun-Kyun" line is amazing to me especially since her Cure name is "Cure Kyun-Kyun" which makes me excited for her transformation lol.

Thoughts on the episode as a whole:"Kokoro was super kirakira" Favorite Purirun quote so far. I like how the episode taps in about Kokoro not being able to fight the makkuranda it feels so realistic to me. Offtopic but I like how Uta and Purirun are in bed and immediately get up to go "We'll talk to Kokoro...but tomorrow. *snore*" lmao. I like how Sunda is so ecstatic to see Kokoro think about joining the dance club lol. I like how Kokoro stops thinking about her worries through dance. Her crying is one of my favorite scenes because of its emotion and the fact Uta and Nana are still there with her. Purirun hugging her was great too a great add on to the emotional moment.

The Transformation(Cure Kyun-Kyun):I like how Kokoro transforms through standing up for Idol and Wink. And the quote is great too "My heart is going Kyun-Kyun" it's such a poignant moment of the episode since Kokoro all throughout the episode said "My heart isn't going Kyun-Kyun" I honestly just wish her Cure design had more hearts or a beating motif to symbolize Kokoro's "My heart isn't going Kyun-Kyun" and "My heart is going Kyun-Kyun" I just like symbolizing but it would of been so cool to see some hearts on Kyun-Kyun's outfit or even a tiny accessory or even a pin on her dress positioned at her heart that subtly glows or something i guess you could say the heart thing is a symoblisim but i want more lmao. But that's mostly my personal thought lol. Overall the Transformation is solid and impactful probably my favorite Transformation out of the three.

Our first Duo transformation(I think? Forgive me I haven't watched episodes 1-6 since my first post- I'm so sorry-):And it's great! It makes me excited for the trio Transformation with Kyun-Kyun

Other thoughts:I like how Kyun-Kyun's climax is of her singing and dancing it's why I love the climaxes they symbolize something for all the girls. I like how Sauda was so understanding lmao bros a chill guy XD.

Episode 8:

First thoughts:The start with all the Cures feels so fulfilling it makes my heart go Kyun-Kyun(I had to lmao) but in all seriousness it's great rahhh I love them smmm!!!!! The fact Kokoro wants to study Uta and Nana is funny to me lmao now I can't get the mental image of a horror au where Kokoro is a mad scientist who kidnapped Uta and Nana to study them(wired ik lol).

Thoughts on the episode as a whole:Ngl something I didint touch on but the ribbons make me think of the charms from Smile and now I'm anticipating one of the villians pulling a Joker and stealing the ribbons at some point in a episode lmao. I love how Kokoro and Nana had a "You too?" Thing with the fact both never had a sleepover before(lowkey me because I never had a sleepover either 😭). I LOVE HOW KOKORO BLUSHES AND SAYS NANA IS CUTE(Ship energy but then again I ship every Cure in a polyamoures relationship with each other(except for Kira Kira where I just ship Aoi x Ichika x Himari. And Akari x Yukari but that's besides the point lmao). THE WHOLE SCENE WITH PURIRUN EATING THE WHOLE POT OF MACAREL CURRY AND UTA BEING SAD BECAUSE SHE WANTED SECONDS WAS MY FAVROTIE SCENE LMAO(And I lowkey want makarel curry now aside from the fact I don't like fish aside from squid and fishsticks lmao). Out of context I like how Purirun is referred to they/Them in my subtitles lol.

The Battle:I like how the makkuranda esentally runs around to get Kyun-Kyun to chase it so Kyun-Kyun gets dizzy. The duo kick from Idol and Wink was great to me lmao favorite part of the battle lol.

Other thoughts:I like how Purirun now has something matching lol they're so cute like that.

[blood-mocha-latte]

hbowar ask game is sooooo good my girl. hard to narrow it down but let's go with b, d, f, i, m, o, w!!

thank you bestieeee it nearly killed me <3 <3

hbo war ask game

b. between all four shows, which one do you think did the best job of creating a storyline?

the pacific all the way. three intersecting stories, all individually devastating, all with wonderful character work. MWAH

d. what was a character arc in any of the shows that left you unsatisfied?

i said harry crosby here, but i also feel like the tuskegee airmen were Greatly Wronged in the sense that they just sort of. vibed. after their initial ep. which i get that the miniseries wasn't about them but Still. it made me sad

f. rank all four shows in order of favorite to least and explain why.

1 - the pacific: personal connections to the marine corps as well as robert leckie as well as the Actual And Realistic showing of war is just. so good. i hate media that begins to drift into not showing the Horrific sides of war and i feel the pacific is able to negate this the least. also with the old breed my beloved

2 - band of brothers: good ol' classic!! the besties the bros. do i even need to go into depth with this one.

3 - generation kill: the only reason this one isn't higher is because of Personal Connections that make it a really hard rewatch lol. but as with my reasoning with the pacific, the same applies here

4 - masters of the air: though parts of the series were still really good and well thought out, overall i felt the show tended to be more rushed and struggle more with characterization (through no fault of their own, due to the episode cut and struggles of covid filming) which led to it being my least favorite

i. tag some of your closest mutuals and choose a show portrayal from any of the miniseries' that reminds you of them.

and here we go to the read more, because this shit gonna get LONG.

~ @disastrouscanasta - arthur my partner in luztoye yapping crimes truly. you have luz energy and i say this NOT as a luztoye nor luz expert but based on the simple mathematic equation of a) my Favorite People b) Film Intersections and c) wonderful understanding of joe toye. thank you for your time

~ @ep6bastogne - bel i love you SO dearly and that is why i crown you leckie. YES web vibes also but i think that it's important to reflect upon the motivations of these men as writers and when i say the leckie energy differs GREATLY from the web energy and That Is What You Possess i mean it 100000%

~ @ewipandora - ewi my beloved ewi another partner in luztoye yapping crimes. among other crimes. i name you a delightful cross between luz and perconte, based on the simple and true and beloved fact of Bestie Behavior honestly <3

~ @gorgeousundertow - although we have not known each other for Long nikki i feel it important to acknowledge now that you are a bit like my guide. for i have seen the ever after light. much like i have been cured of a temporary blindness. much like dick winters can also do

~ @lamialamia - the strangest blend of ray person and doc bryan i have literally ever met. linh you go from ray levels of slapstick insanity to severe solemnity in like 2 seconds. and truly. iconique

~ @youcalledmebabe - gigi truly you have webster energy to me. those Web Vibes. WeVibes. genuinely though do you think webster would watch grey's anatomy

m. what do you think is the best quote of each show?

answered here <33

o. say something nice about a ship that you don't understand.

answered here <33

w. what's an hbo war url that you like/would change to? if you have an hbo war url, why did you choose it?

i said it in another ask but i will SAY IT AGAIN. boyetoye is a fucking hilarious url

[sigynpenniman]

I’ve been up to my eyeballs in old art books (hello she is fixating) for the past couple of days and I have a complaint. people seriously need to stop opening instructional books with extremely broad and obvious life advice because, while more or less correct, it’s horrendously discouraging in application. A weirdly common pattern in art books in particular is this tendency to posit that it’s basically impossible to learn anything unless you’re perfectly mentally healthy in a spotless house. They frequently begin by saying that a great artist starts in the body, be sure to eat a good meal, be well rested and healthy! Strong in the mind and body! It’s not healthful or possible to learn if weakened. Clean your space and organize your tools! Eat all your nutrients! Don’t be sad! And like. I am reminded of the sewing video tutorial which suggests to women that they should complete all of the housework before ever sitting down to sew. This all isn’t bad advice. Yes you’re going to learn better and more freely if you’re well rested and healthy. But for the deeply neurodivergent mentally ill individual with no executive function left, it feels like being told you’ll never even be able to start. Before you start trying to learn this thing, you should get yourself in a state of perfect health and organization you’ve never been able to achieve once. Once you clean your room and make your bed and brush your teeth and cure your depression and fix your lifestyle and change your eating habits and go to the doctor and fill your savings account and make yourself perfect, then maybe you can be creative. But until then it’s pointless! It requires so much active practiced relativism and distance to not put the book down right then and there. I’m just here to learn perspective bro please don’t open the book by telling me I need to achieve a standard of Perfection I’ll never be able to come close to before there’s any point in beginning.