#bug eater thoughts

[entomophagouserisian]

Harlan Thrombey is the perfect lovable old rich fuck.

He's such a dramatic little bitch from his maximalist design aesthetic to his playful little tantrums all the way through to how he chose to make a murder mystery of his own death for the sake of saving his best friend's family and livelihood.

He has lived his whole life trying to safeguard his legacy (first his work, then later his family, tho it seems like his work took precedent up until the last couple years). That concept of legacy and how he interacts with the assumptions around it form the foundations of the entire film.

His greatest regrets were all in how his family had developed, and those largely seemed to be based in fear that he'd led them wrong. His tragic flaw was that he couldn't just let chips fall, couldn't leave things to do what they would. He had to nudge them, even though he seems to have trouble seeing the bigger picture beyond his immediate goals. What actually ended him was the fact that he, under the assumption that he was doomed by circumstance, chose to believe he knew better than his nurse and took tragic, dramatic control of the situation to force his desired outcome.

He went out with a bang having planted several seeds intended to encourage his family to grow and move out from beneath his shadow. He was a messy dramatic bitch even from beyond the grave and I love him so much for it💖💖💖

[dooblebugss]

I think the thing with the Omni/herbi/carnivore situation is especially that the bf bugs would be a lot more particular since they have the materials to choose NOT to eat meat, and so it's turned into a taboo where in hallownest even if a bug would typically lean herbivorous if it's between eating that tiktik and starving. Well. Make that thing into a stew

I've gotten a few tags on the BF poll along the lines of "there seems to be some weird culture thing with meat" and honestly I'm glad I'm not the only one who's noticed

[ratcandy]

somehow, through some unknown skill, an isopod escaped from my gecko enclosure, crawled down off the dresser on which the enclosure is sat, took off clear across to the opposite side of the room, miraculously undetected by my cat, and made it more than halfway up the wall above my bed before I noticed it

[wispythreads]

Different ways NPC's address the Knight

Elderbug - traveller, little traveller, (after gifting the delicate flower) my friend Quirrel - my friend, my short friend, friend Cornifer - my short friend (only said once, usually just directly addresses the Knight) Old Stag - little one Confessor Jiji - small intruder, little one Snail Shaman - little shadow, my friend The Hunter - tiny squib, little squib, Zote the Mighty - cur, soggy vagabond, clumsy little oaf, lowly worm Hornet - ghost, little ghost, Ghost of Hallownest Tiso - pale thing, little squib, pale one Salubri - sweetling, stylish litte gadfly, my dear, sweetums, my dapper gadfly Cloth - my adventurous friend, tiny warrior, tiny creature, my friend, tiny saviour, tiny one Bretta - White Saviour, White Wanderer Millibelle - dearie; creepy, little thing (thought to herself, not out loud) Seer - Wielder Grey Mourner - Le'mer (she does also address the Knight as 'you,' so Le'mer must mean something else) Nailsmith - traveller (only after not killing him) Relic Seeker Lemm - grubby little wanderer, short one, Little Fool - warrior Nailmaster Mato - my pupil Eternal Emilitia - bug, little grub Dung Defendor - mighty warrior of Hallownest Midwife - my dear, my good friend Bardoon - tiny thing Troupe Leader Grimm - my friend Divine - funny little thing, little lovely

no nicknames, always addresses the Knight directly with "you:" Myla, Sly, Iselda, Leg Eater, Willoh, Tuk, Nailmaster Sheo, Nailmaster Oro (both nailmasters will say the Knight is their pupil, but not address the Knight as 'my pupil'), Brumm, White Lady

Maskmaker is an outlier in that he is so cryptic he never addresses the Knight directly

[tojisth3rdwife]

Meg 2.0

syn: a member from the JJK universe makes a surprise appearance in your kitchen.

cw: crack, dad toji, moody teen megumi, just another day at the Fushiguro’s

a/n: cursed JJK AU where Toji survived the second fight against Gojo and went on to lead a semi normal life with his son and now you..No apple logo Toji here

*frantic screaming*

Toji and Megumi bump into eachother on their way to the kitchen, the source of the horrified screams. The teen was still wearing his headphones when he rushed into the hallway to meet his father coming out of the bathroom with shaving cream plastered over his jawline.

They exchange a look, nearly identical scowled brows furrowing briefly, both of them determined to get to you.

First to slide across the hardwood floor and into the kitchen doorway on socks was Toji, shirtless and bracing his hands against the frame.

“What happened?!! Whats wrong??!” He calls to his wife, shaving cream dripping from his chin. He immediately finds you hopped up on the counter, back against the upper cabinets and holding onto the the handles shakily. The look on your face suggests you were scared shitless, all color having drained from your warm complexion.

“What, baby?” He repeats his concern when you let out a whimper.

“th..that…” you tremble, eyes wide and brimming with tears as you pointed at something near the door leading to the garage, just out of Toji’s line of sight. Megumi soon joins him in the doorway, craning his neck to see over his dad’s buff ass arm.

“What is it?” He he exhales and you point emphatically towards the door again.

“THAT!! What the FUCK is THAT??” You yell, flinching and going rigid as whatever scared you was now on the move. Toji’s hackles spiked as he marched deeper into the kitchen, placing his body between you and the possible threat. But once he sees what all the commotion is over, he drops his fists with a resigned sigh.

What squirmed about lazily on your kitchen floor was a fat worm, its bulbous segments shaded a deep bruise like purple leading up to a large round head. On it’s face were two huge bug eyes with hooded lids that scanned the floor aimlessly, sniffing it and wheezing out if its thick pouted lips.

Summary: the ugliest fucking thing you’d ever seen.

“Eeughh Toji get it!! Get it pleasee….” You tapped his shoulder briskly, and kisses his teeth before looking back at you like you were crazy.

“Would you relax? He’s harmless.” He tsks.

“He??? That thing is a he???” You nearly gag on the question while you watched your husband step away from you.

“C’mere buddy.” He goes on to coax the worm towards him with his voice, patting his thigh and clicking his tongue softly.

The creature’s head lifts from the floor and slithers in Toji’s direction, sniffing the air curiously. When it reached him, Toji crouched down to rest his hand on it’s head to give it an affectionate pat.

From the kitchen doorway, Megumi makes a sound of disdain that has your eyes snapping towards him.

“Ugh..that thing. Thought it was dead..” he mutters.

“Well you thought wrong, brat.” Toji murmurs bitterly, still stroking the worms fat head with softened eyes.

“You thought the same thing! Its been years..” Megumi bristle’s back and you didn’t have it in you to allow them to get started in on each other. No one was saying what you needed to hear, dammit.

“Neither of you are explaining why theres a big ass, Rottweiler sized, purple people eater looking thing in my kitchen right now and I don’t like that!!” You whine and Megumi comes in to join you at the counter. His gaze fixes on the massive thing as it purred and nuzzled his father’s palm, grimacing sourly.

“Its just Dad’s stupid worm..” he sighs, tucking his hands in the pocket of his pants.

Your eyes widen at his callous response, it only breeding several more questions in your spooked out mind.

“Worm? W-why does he have a worm? Like as a pet?”

“To hold his stuff. Weapons and what not..” he shrugged casually. Your expression goes even more bleak.

“That makes even less sense Megumi..”

At the sound of that name, the worm lifts it’s head and gazes up at you, making a sort of cooing sound.

“Why is it looking at me like that?” You frown and Toji chuckles breathily, scratching under the worm’s chin and looking over his shoulder at you.

“Because you said his name.” He smirks, cutting his son a snarky side eye. Now less afraid than you were before, you allowed yourself to sit casually on the counter. You regarded Toji with bewilderment, your mouth fixed open in shock.

“You……You named that worm after your son?”

“Uh huh” he grunts nonchalantly. You look over at your peeved bonus child’s annoyed expression then back at his daddy.

“ Why Toji? Why..” you deadpan and you could tell Toji was trying to keep from laughing by the way his shoulders shook.

“Cuz at the time it was funny. I forget why though…” he shrugs, biting down in his smile.

“Because he’s literally a blessing AND a curse. Just like you, brat. Ha ha ha..” Megumi mocked what he recalled his father sounding like years ago, cringing at the tasteless irony of it all. Toji laughed at his son’s expense per usual, proceeding to baby talk to the worm in a way that had become too much for the moody teen to witness a second longer.

“Yeaah..Im going back to my room. Have fun..” he yawns as he turned away, replacing his headphones on his head on the way out of the kitchen.

Toji had picked the wiggly thing up and allowed it to wrap itself around his waist and drape over his shoulders like a boa. He turns around and steps closer to you, giving you a better look at it’s creepily humanlike face.

“Uh uhn Toji don’t..” you lean away and he chuckles at your disgust while petting the worm’s head.

“I just said he’s harmless, babe. Look..” he scratches under Megumi 2.0’s bumpy chin, causing it to purr and wheeze in delight. It would have been cute if it werent so damn ugly, but the way Toji handled it made you curious.

He told you much about his life of being an assassin prior to meeting you and all the horrid stories he shared sometimes gave you nightmares. But not once did he ever mention having a 5 foot long worm curse thing that apparently acted as a living breathing fanny pack.

When you’d first seen it huddled in the corner, coiled up in a cinnamon roll, you thought it was capable of all kinds of terrible shit. Watching it cuddle against Toji now lessened that notion.

“If you say so but…Why is it here? And in my kitchen..”

Toji’s lips curl downward in a shrug that his shoulder followed.

“Good question. Thought I’d lost him after that fight against that blue eyed freak. When I woke up at the hospital, Shiu said he wasn’t with me when they found me so I assumed he died or went somewhere to hide. But that was yeeeaaaarrs ago.”

While he spoke, you noted the lightness of his tone as if he’d been reunited with a long lost friend, and it hurt your heart a little.

You heard about that fight against Satoru Gojo and how close it pushed Toji towards death. It was a wonder that he survived at all, according to Shiu. You were grateful for that because it would have meant many things for you and the life you now had with him. The family you had now.

That was the fight that retired him from hunting sorcerers for money, now handling lower risk targets to pay the bills.

You could tell something about this worm brought back good memories or some level of fondness by the way he was handling it.

You let out a relenting sigh.

“How do you take care of it?” You ask and Toji shakes his head.

“He’s not high maintenance or anything like a dog or a cat. Pretty much does his own thing. Doesn’t need to eat or drink but he’ll take whatever you give him. I used to feed him a little bit of whatever I had and he’d be fine.”

“Does he poop? Is he potty trained?” You lift a brow. Toji grunts humorously at the question.

“Nah, he’s a curse, babe. Don’t have to worry about any of that..”

You watched Toji gush over the lumpy, drooly worm warily for a few more seconds before sighing again. You hopped down from the counter, being careful not to let any part of your body touch Megumi 2.0 when you pat Toji’s chest.

“Ok, well…go put him somewhere please. Somewhere away from me. We can figure out something for it..I mean him..later.”

Toji looked up at you like he was a child that was just told he was going to Disney World and you supposed his happiness was worth adopting a giant pet curse into your life.

“Sounds good to me. Thanks babe.” He grins, leaning forward to offer you his lips. Your eyes flit between Toji and the worm, which was now staring at you blankly, before giving your husband a quick peck.

Lord, what did you get yourself into?

[shuggymaniac]

Rayleigh: Raising picky eaters can be hard sometimes, especially since you’re afraid that your child isn’t getting enough food.

Rayleigh: Buggy, Drove me crazy when he was younger, always found something wrong with his food.

Rayleigh: at first I thought it was just him being brat, the food too hot, too cold, it felt funny, it smelled wrong.

Rayleigh: most times I just wanted to shoved the food down his throat but then learned some tricks to get to eat new things.

Rayleigh: …….

Rayleigh: As for Shanks, he was not picky at all.

Rayleigh: …..

Rayleigh, burying his face in his hands: I couldn’t stop Shanks from eating sand and other weird stuff.

Rayleigh: ….i think he ate a bug at some point….

[babyjinsu]

[r/TooAfraidToAsk] my girlfriend never eats the last bite of her food. ever. why??

PAIRING ⟢ anton lee x fem!reader

GENRE ⟢ reddit au, social media au, established relationships, fluff, crack, written

SYNOPSIS ⟢ a confused but amused boyfriend wants to know why his girlfriend never takes the last bite of her food on r/tooafraidtoask.

FEATURING ⟢ jaemin of nct and giselle & nigning of aespa

CHAPTERS ⟢ 002 003

STATUS ⟢ completed! (10.02.25)

💭 first ever post, first social media au too! i really like smosh so i want to try to do something reddit related... so scared so nervous, hope you guys enjoy!! xoxo.

[r/TooAfraidToAsk] my girlfriend never eats the last bite of her food. ever. why?? posted by u/braciocell • 14h ago

hi. okay, so this has been bugging me for some time now, and i feel like this is the right place to ask (hopefully). my girlfriend (20F) has this.. questionable habit where she never eats the last bite of anything. including her favourite food. like a spoonful of it. she will always leave the last bite or last sip.

initially i thought maybe she just got full, she's not much of an eater in the first place anyway. but even when she's super hungry, she does it. i've tested it by giving her smaller options, but it's the same. she just leaves tiny, sad bite like idk some kind of food sacrifice.

when i asked her about it, she just laughed, or shrugged me off with a "just for fun. it's what i do!" and doesn't explain it any further. and i never take her last piece either unless she's halfway done, and she gives the rest to me, and she never finishes my food, or she just leaves the last bite of it too. get it?

to be very honest, it's actually kind of cute. i don't know anything she does that isn't cute but at the same time like why? is this a thing? like a normal thing? am i dating someone with some kind of food ritual i don't know about?

Top Comments:

[u/56brocoli] bro maybe she's leaving food offering for the gods. have you tried doing it too?

[u/ghostslys] that's not questionable at all but i see where you're coming from. my grandma used to say that eating the last bite will give u bad luck lol. maybe she grew up with that?

[u/braciocell OP replying to u/ghostslys] i thought so too but she never mentions anything about bad luck and my girlfriend's not that... superstitious... she has two black cats in her apartment.

[u/burntoast] last bite of food is normal. but drinks too? coffee, soda? she leaves the last sip?

[u/braciocell OP replying to u/burntoast] yeah! even the last sip. she does that with matcha lattes which i'm most surprised about since she can buy those drinks up to 3 times a day hahaha.

[u/burntoast replying to u/braciocell OP] ohh i have that kind of friend. they think last sips are gross because of backwash or sumn.

[u/24friedshrimps] ask her if she ever grew up with siblings or a strict household. sometimes people learn weird habits when they grow up having to share food. maybe unspoken eldest daughter trauma.

[u/braciocell OP replying to u/24friedshrimps] she has an older brother, and she's the baby of the family. they're really close though so.. i don't think it's a sharing thing.

[u/chaotically] does she just keeps avoiding the question? everytime you ask about it?

[u/braciocell OP replying to u/chaotically] somewhat. she just laughs and says, its what i do, or why not. which i found really ??? because why arent u telling me but i never press it.

[u/realogic] my girlfriend does it too, but she feels like the last bite of the food is never as good as the rest of the meal. too soggy, too cold, too dry. so she just skips it.

[u/webearbear] why not try taking her last piece? see how she reacts. maybe she'll or her reaction will explain it.

[u/braciocell OP replying to u/webearbear] thanks! i'll report that.

[u/webearbear replying to u/braciocell OP] please do lol. lowkey intrigued. goodluck!

💭 there will be a 002 to this. so excited to write more (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)

[microcosmia]

New Headcanon RE: Suo's eating habits

Suo actually is a picky eater

Like, in the way that he has issues, sometimes randomly, with both texture and taste

So it's just a LOT easier to say he's "on a diet" and then figure out how to eat things at home

Furin has figured out so far that:

Suo will eat small bites of things if you keep handing them to him - and KEEP handing it to him, even when he sets it down

You CANNOT MENTION IT. If you bring it up, it dispels the magic! He won't eat it then! DON'T SAY ANYTHING!

His social politeness makes it hard for him to turn down food gifts from the Makochi community

Those things are often the easiest thing to get him to try

His expression changes on things that he really doesn't WANT to eat (but you gotta be paying attention)

Sakura can get him to try anything once so long as it is something Sakura also hasn't tried

Nirei is good at describing and breaking foods down to flavors and textures which makes Suo more comfortable trying things

They need to be subtle cause Suo is obviously not comfortable with his food issues

They're not super good at being subtle

Suo thinks it's super childish and kinda hates that he has this issue because he hates being "childish" more than like anything. He'd rather get punched in the face.

But he hates having to be accommodated more

And it's something he's already been dealing with and doesn't feel like he needs to change anything

His family growing up also thought it was "all in his head" or a hold up on being a kid so they also didn't try to accommodate him

Umemiya is horrified - the food man did not know one of his little bros COULDN'T EAT HIS FOOD. It tears him up a bit

Nirei has a second book that is "top top secret" with the foods and styles of food they've gotten Suo to eat

Tsugeura is actually really good at making like "hidden food" recipes, like the ones where the veggies are hidden and don't taste/texture like the veggies

Kiryuu will use all of his father's money to buy Suo all the tea and tea cakes he wants. It's not an issue. He would and has bought worse.

Sugishita cares but also won't push about it because that's not his personality; if Suo is sitting with Sugishita then everyone knows he's Not Eating today. Sugishita can and will snap fingers if someone tries to bug him

Sakura is clumsily concerned and awkwardly trying to help in his own ways. If for no other reason than Sakura is reaching out first, Suo will try his hardest to eat whatever Sakura puts in front of him

The gist is, they love each other your honor and Suo's disordered eating is Important To Me.

[entomophagouserisian]

I spended too much money on cards. I'm gonna be limited to the earthworms in the park for food for the next week or so.

[starlight-sev]

Nothing’s Out to Get You (Post War!Snape x Reader)

Just because there’s peace outside now that the war’s over doesn’t mean there’s always peace inside.

Warnings: themes of ptsd and trauma. This is more of a comfort fic for these issues but please be aware these themes are brought up a few times throughout ❤️

A/N: i found this bone-chilling cover of The Bug Collector and my mind wandered. This is what came out of it. Enjoy 💕

Recovering from the war wasn’t easy.

Perhaps that was why you convinced Severus to move in with you. It was better to heal together than face your demons alone.

You had volunteered to bring him home after he was discharged from St. Mungo’s. You went in, expecting to have to fight your case for hours to get him to agree. To your surprise, as soon as the dreaded question left your lips, Severus nodded. Eagerly, even, which made your heart sink a little. After all, you seemed to be one of the only professors at Hogwarts that still respected him. You were one of the only people who knew the truth.

Harry hadn’t told the wizarding world the truth about Severus yet. You figured it would be a while before his real story came out.

You couldn’t let him fend for himself with the wounds he had. They only discharged him because he was no longer in critical condition, in order to make more room for other wizards that needed healing. Severus still had a long way to go in his own healing process. You wouldn’t have been able to live with yourself if something had happened to him while he was living alone, especially after having escaped death so narrowly.

He needed a friend by his side, and although you didn’t want to admit it openly, you did too.

You didn’t escape the war unharmed, either. A near miss with a Death Eater’s curse resulted in a steady tremble of your right hand. The nerves had been damaged, and no healer had been able to find a remedy strong enough to stop the trembling for good. Sometimes the shooting pain would be strong enough to wake you from your sleep, but you were beginning to manage. It was the only choice you had, really.

It had only been two months since the battle at Hogwarts, yet it felt as though you had aged fifteen years. With Severus being at your home, it made the days slightly more bearable.

The two of you existed as shadows in your home, orbiting each other in almost complete silence for most of the day. It was a stark contrast to how both of you behaved together at Hogwarts, often meeting on Friday nights to share a pot of tea and complain about that week’s troublemakers. You were the only one who could coax a smile out of Severus Snape.

Now, you couldn’t remember the last time either of you had smiled.

There’s a centipede, naked in your bedroom.

And you swear to god, the fucker’s out to get you.

You can still remember the way your blood ran cold the first time it happened.

Severus had been sleeping on your couch while you were in the process of cleaning out your office to turn into his new room. You woke in the middle of the night to a muffled sound. At first you thought it was a stray cat outside, but after a moment of rubbing the sleep out of your eyes, you heard it again.

It was a scream, loud enough to travel down the hall and through the closed door of your bedroom clearly.

Severus.

You threw the covers off, wincing as the abrupt motion sent a tiny shockwave through your hand. Throwing open your door, you raced down the hall to the living room. Your heart pounded as you fumbled for the small lamp by the coffee table, and you tried your best to ignore the images that played through your mind of that night you found Severus in the Shrieking Shack.

Severus lay curled up on your couch, his hands tightened into fists as he clutched the blanket around him. He was whimpering loudly, and from the dull light of the lamp, you could see he was sweating profusely. Your heart relaxed only slightly as you cast a worried glance to the bandages on his neck but luckily found them clean.

“Hey,” you whispered cautiously, kneeling down and resting your hands against the seat of the couch. “Sev. Wake up.”

You reached to touch him, but then froze, your trembling hand inches from his shoulder. You didn’t want to startle him awake and accidentally hurt him in the process.

“Severus,” you repeated, a little louder this time. “Wake up. Wake up!”

You tried your best to ignore how your voice trembles as it caught in your throat.

Severus woke with a gasp. His dark eyes shot open, but they were distant, foggy almost. He was still too far lost in his nightmare to focus on you.

You took a chance, inching forward to check if he was okay. As your hand touched his own, he hissed sharply and drew back, trembling despite the warmth radiating through your home.

“It’s me,” you managed to squeak out. “It’s okay. You’re safe.”

Severus finally seemed to notice you sitting there at the edge of the couch. His gaze swept over you and you watched as he frowned, as if he was trying to remember where he was.

“You’re in my home,” you continued. “You… I heard you screaming. You were having a nightmare.”

His eyes widened, and before you could stop him, he reached up to touch his bandages in the exact spot where Nagini had attacked. Panic filled his eyes for a brief moment, then confusion. You reached forward and grabbed his wrist tightly, gently easing his hand back down to his lap.

“God…” Severus muttered, passing his free hand over his face. “I’m sorry. I…”

A muffled sob escaped him as he kept his hand pressed over his eyes. Without thinking twice, you leaned forward and drew him into you. You held him tightly, despite the pain that shot through your hand as you did so.

“You’re safe now,” you whispered. “Nothing can hurt you now. You’re awake. You’re safe.”

You felt your heart crack as Severus rested his forehead against your shoulder.

“I-I’m here.” You said slowly. You reached up to caress his hair softly, feeling tears of your own fill your eyes as Severus sobbed, clutching you desperately as if you’d disappear.

You never thought you’d see the stoic and unshakable man you’d worked with for so many years fall apart in your arms this way.

Then again, you never imagined any of this would ever happen.

After that night, the two of you agreed to sleep in the same room together. And then, when that still wasn’t enough, in the same bed. It seemed to be the only way that both of you could fall asleep and leave behind the lingering memories and fear of the war.

There’s a praying mantis, prancing on your bathtub.

And you swear he’s a priest from a past life, come to get you.

The second time the war came back to haunt your home, it came after you.

You were in the kitchen drying dishes. A storm raged outside, but it didn’t bother you. You had grown to like the sound of thunder over the years you spent teaching at Hogwarts.

The day had been calm. Severus spent the morning sitting with you at your small wooden dining table and, for the first time in god knew how long, the two of you had actually laughed together over breakfast.

As you reached for a teacup to dry and put away, you heard a slight shuffle as Severus walked over to your bookshelf. You could just barely see him from the doorway as he peered at all the books you had crammed onto the shelf.

“You’ve finished Pride and Prejudice already?” You called out with a smile.

“Yes.” He replied matter-of-factly from the other room. “You’d better have more Austen on your shelf or I’m coming for your head.”

You giggled as you set the teacup back in the cabinet and reached for the second one.

“I still can’t believe you’ve never read her work before. Sense and Sensibility is on the bottom shelf, right side.”

“There is a god.” You laughed at Severus’ response. “Thank you.”

Before you could call out a reply, there was a flash outside your window.

That’s when time stopped.

You were no longer in your kitchen, but back there. In the courtyard of Hogwarts, running to catch up to Harry and his two friends as you raced against time to get to the Shrieking Shack. You looked to your right just as a bright flash of red shot your way. Then a fire in your hand.

“Y/N!”

The burning feeling in your right hand. It was all you could think about. The flash you saw. They were back. Coming for you. Ending it for good this time-

“Y/N, look at me.”

You heard someone crying. Was it Hermione? You were supposed to protect them, Harry and his friends. Did you fail?

“Y/N, come on!

Firm hands grasped either side of your face, snapping you back into reality. Severus stared at you with a strange combination of fright and determination.

“They’re back,” you gasped, wincing as Severus dug his fingertips into your shoulders tighter than you expected, an attempt to bring you out of your memories. “I-”

“It was lightning,” Severus replied quietly, resting one hand over your trembling one. You whimpered as you remembered the pain that shot through it that night the moment the curse hit you. “No one is outside. It was lighting, Y/N. It was the storm.”

You squeezed your eyes shut, but that only made the memories come back stronger. You opened your eyes again, your gaze landing on the shattered teacup that lay inches away from where you sat.

Severus guided your chin up until your eyes met his again.

“Stay like this,” he commanded softly. “Eyes on me. Breathe.”

He took a deep breath, and motioned for you to follow. You couldn’t stop shaking.

“It’s still there,” you whispered in defeat. “I can’t get it out of my head.”

Severus nodded his understanding as he caressed your cheek comfortingly. His features creased into a worried frown as he watched you try to catch your breath.

“Look at me, Y/N. Eyes on me, not the floor.”

You had to fight to tear your eyes away from the teacup. Severus smiled softly as your eyes met his once more.

“Good. Stay with me. You’re safe.”

I try my best…

…to prove that nothing’s out to get you.

The days turned to weeks, and then into months. Before you knew it, it had been a year since Severus had moved in with you.

You never believed people who said everything would heal with time, and a part of you still didn’t, but there were small things that had you thinking… perhaps there was an element of truth to that saying.

You saw it from time to time - moments of healing. It was in the way Severus placed a warm hand on your back as he passed behind you in your narrow kitchen. In the shared glances and gentle smiles the two of you exchanged over dinner. In the embraces you two gave each other before bed, which, as the months went on, turned into passionate kisses in the middle of the night.

Perhaps the fact that you and Severus had become lovers over the last few months contributed to why time felt increasingly gentle as it passed. Sure, there were still moments when you’d both be pulled right back into the war, but it happened less frequently. The painful, sharp edges of those memories had finally begun to dull.

You stood in the kitchen, slowly slicing strawberries as you watched the first few rays of sunrise begin to filter through the window. As you placed the slices into a bowl and reached for another berry, you felt a pair of arms gently circle around your waist.

“It’s not like you to be up early,” Severus grumbled as he kissed the shell of your ear. “Come back. Your side of the bed is too cold.”

“You weren’t supposed to be awake yet,” you replied with a laugh, turning your head just enough to kiss his nose. “I was planning on surprising you with breakfast in bed.”

“Mmm.” Severus began kissing your neck softly. “Sounds nice. I’d much rather have you in bed, though.”

You laughed and swatted at his arm as you resumed slicing strawberries.

Severus watched your motions in silence for a few moments, before his hand trailed back up your waist, across your arm, until his fingers rested over your right hand. You set your knife down and watched as Severus laced his fingers through your trembling ones.

“Does it hurt?” He asked quietly, stroking your thumb softly with his own. You shook your head.

“Not nearly as much as before. Sometimes I’ll still wake up in the night if I’m not careful and sleep on it funny… but it’s okay.”

“You should tell me when it hurts,” Severus murmured, leaning his head against yours. “I’ve been testing ingredients for various pain tonics, I think I might be close to finding a cure for your hand.”

You smiled at his statement. “It’s okay, really. The healers at St. Mungo’s said there’s nothing they can do. It’s permanent nerve damage.”

“Not if I can help it. There’s a cure for it until I know for certain I’ve tried everything I can.” Severus grumbled, his grip on your waist tightening. “Everyone at St. Mungo’s is a dunderhead. They discharged me when they knew I was no longer on the brink of death.”

You turned around, frowning at Severus disapprovingly. He sighed, brushing a strand of hair out of your face before kissing your forehead gently.

“Sorry. But you know it’s true. You did more to help me heal than they ever did.”

You nodded slowly, reaching your trembling fingers up to the scar on his neck. Your fingers hovered a few inches away, hesitant to touch the wound that had nearly claimed his life.

“It’s alright,” Severus reassured you. Your worried gaze met his warm, dark eyes. “It doesn’t hurt anymore.”

He placed his hand over your own, and the firm pressure of the palm of his hand against the back of your own stilled the trembling for a few moments. He slowly pushed your hand forward until it rested gently against his scar.

“It really doesn’t hurt?” You asked doubtfully.

“Sometimes,” Severus began softly, a memory tugging his gaze far away from you for a moment. “It feels strange. As if I’m remembering the pain but not experiencing it. It’s dull. Far away. But it’s nothing compared to the pain I felt when I first came home with you.”

You looked up and met Severus’s gaze, and you gave him a tiny smile.

“Thanks for coming home with me.” You whispered. That earned a frown from him.

“You say that as if I did you a favour.” He replied.

“You did, in a way. I don’t think I’d have been able to survive all this without you.”

In response, Severus leaned in and kissed you. It was soft at first, barely there, until you reached up and pulled him closer to you. His grip tightened on your waist and you nearly melted as the kiss grew more and more passionate. You reached your hands up to caress his face, but then broke away, cursing silently as your hand began trembling more than usual.

“Sorry,” you whispered. “It’s hard to control sometimes.”

Severus shook his head and kissed your palm, before leaning in to kiss you once more.

“You’re alright.”

You nodded. This time, you believed him.

“I know. You are too.”

Severus gazed at you understandingly. He kissed your forehead, letting his lips linger there for a few extra moments, before pulling you into a protective embrace.

“We both are.”

[kitkatscabinet]

DC MASTERLIST

DICK GRAYSON

Murder on the dance floor | He hands you his drink, a simple, innocent gesture. Twenty minutes later, you're unresponsive in his arms, and what started as a pleasant night evolves into the worst moment of his life.

I’d rather spend my nights with you | (feat. Roy) hellish patrol in the mid winter night, all dick wants to do is curl up in bed with his partners.

JASON TODD

Are you there God? | A chance meeting in the dilapidated remains of your mother's old church ends up changing the trajectory of two lives

Eat your heart out Patrick Swayze | helping Jay with a new hobby.

Would you fall in love with me again | you would fall in love with him again, over and over again

No thing defines a man like love that makes him soft | Jason's always been undeniably soft for you, his friends and family take every opportunity to tease him for it.

TIM DRAKE

Hurt and grieve but don’t suffer alone | prompt: "i'm not going anywhere until you sleep"

BRUCE WAYNE

Three is the magic number | (feat. John Constantine) you see the way he looks at you and your husband. Constantine's a brat, but an attractive one, you might have to do something about it.

MULTI

Snuggle Bug | The boys try to get out of bed, their partner has other plans.

Sing for me baby | The boys with a famous musician s/o

Languages of love | (+ Bruce) How they express their love.

Suck, suck, blow | (+ Bruce) giving them head

You look like you’ve seen a ghost | (+ Bruce) you were dead… weren’t you?

Bats and Supes | Dick and Jason with their assigned Kryptonian

Brothers best friend | platonic batfam, feat. Romantic Wally West, Roy Harper, Conner Kent and Clark Kent

Take me to your best friends house | So, he might be going against "bro code". He can't help it, though; his best friend's sibling is just too cute.

The Wayne’s read thirst tweets | the internet is horny for you, your brothers suffer for it

Viral vibes | you're constantly in the spotlight, is it really a surprise you're a viral sensation?

Me, my girlfriend and my girlfriend’s girlfriend best friend | You and your bestie are a package deal; you thought he knew that by now.

Your what?! | their reactions to the "current partner" trend.

Undercover lover | fake dating for a mission

Fat, juicy & wet | certified pussy eaters, champions of the munch cause.

HAL JORDAN

No Light, No Light | A galaxy without you isn't one worth living in, Hal will do whatever it takes to bring you back.

Languages of Love | expressing love

KYLE RAYNER

Early Morning Meetings | your brothers have no boundaries, guess it’s time to teach them a lesson. Feat. Platonic Batfam.

Mid Day Madness | Turns out you are worth the burden of putting up with your family, you're so worth it he'll even put a ring on it.

GUY GARDNER

Silence is golden | guy gardner has the most irritating mouth in the galaxy. Someone should really do something about it.

Hal’s ex

How to tell if your coworker has been possessed | your relationship with guy gardner has always been contentious at best, so logically, demonic possession is the only reasonable answer for his sudden personality change.

ROY HARPER

I’d rather spend my nights with you | (feat. Dick) hellish patrol in the mid winter night, all dick wants to do is curl up in bed with his partners.

Little matchmaker | his daughter’s your biggest fan, so when she begs for VIP tickets, how can he say no?

DC DRABBLES MASTERLIST

[chick-it-out]

I preffer wippoorwills they remind me of a nice child days memoryy.

love whippoorwills!!! they sound like warm nights to me :)

i've heard em my whole life but didn't know they were nightjars (nocturnal, big-eyed, big-mouthed bug eaters) until recently. we have two species where we live: the famous whip-poor-will and another guy called the chuck-will's-widow! you can hear what he sounds like if you want:

[video transcript]

"Heyy everybody.

This is Ray from Hartsville, SC. And that pretty sound we're hearing, out there in the darkness, is being made by a bird that a lotta people are not familiar with. When I first heard it, I thought it was a whip-poor-will. But when my wife heard it, she said she didn't think so. So I searched online to see what kinda bird might be mistaken for a whip-poor-will… and I came across this bird: this is a chuck-will's-widow. I've never seen one before. In fact, I had never heard of one before I looked it up!

They sit very still during the day, and their colors make them blend in with their surroundings. So unless you're lookin really hard, you're probably not gonna see them. The chuck-will's-widow is closely related to the whip-poor-will, and looks a lot like it, but the whip-poor-will is smaller and grayer.

Here's a picture of a whip-poor-will for comparison. [Pictures for comparison]

I think they sound similar, too. Here's the whip-poor-will's familiar call… Now let's listen to the chuck-will's-widow again. [Calls for comparison] Just a very slight difference.

Thanks for watchin"

:)

[genshingorlsrevengeance]

Can I make a request for an S/O who has a pet that is extremely gruesome and scary, but is very cuddly and protective when interacting with its owner? Like, like the animal was something similar to the Demongorgon or something.

If you can, do it for Sarah, Shenhen, Dehya, Candance and Navia.

(Genshin Impact) Sara, Shenhe, Dehya, Candace, and Navia's S/O with a terrifying pet

I was bouncing between a Tyranid from 40k or a terrifying bug from a user created horror story called Mystery Flesh Pit National Park, but I'll just settle on some non particular bug abomination.

Sara was barely able to hold back from immediately drawing her bow when she walked into S/O's house the first time and saw a massive insect inside.

It nearly stood up to the ceiling as it straightened its back, before relaxing from seeing its owner.

(Sara) "What is that?!"

(S/O) "OH! S-Sorry, I forgot to mention it to you beforehand! This is my pet!"

Sara stared at S/O before her eyes slowly glanced over to the "pet" they kept.

It resembled some kind of centipede with massive antennas, but had arms resembling a...human?!

Sara still kept her battle stance, wearily looking at it before turning to S/O, noticing their relatively happy expression.

(Sara) "...And, this will pose no threat to the people of Inazuma?"

(S/O) "Of course not, he doesn't eat people!"

(Sara) sigh "Thank the Almighty Sho-"

(S/O) "He eats corpses! It's a scavenger bug, not a predator!"

(Sara) "..."

Sara is uneasy around S/O's pet, putting it mildly.

The only place she doesn't allow S/O to cuddle her is at their house.

The one time she allowed them to rest their head on her shoulder, the romantic mood was immediately halted by S/O's pet resting its head on their lap.

Despite how much it unsettled her, she could at least complement its intelligence and loyalty.

When S/O was threatened, it would immediately attack whenever they commanded it to.

It even enjoyed getting pet, though Sara politely declined from doing so herself.

As long as it didn't cause a public disturbance, it was fine to remain.

But Archons help S/O if she gets a report of that...thing threatening a citizen, not even its terrifying and gross legs would skitter away from her wrath.

Shenhe reached for her polearm before realizing the bug was relaxing near S/O.

She had seen all kinds of fantastical sights thanks to her Master, so it didn't really take long for her to adjust.

(Shenhe) "...Is that a pet, S/O?"

(S/O) "Sure is! This little guy has been with me for a long time!"

(Shenhe) "I see. It is good you have a companion."

The bug's head, or at least what she assumed was the head, seemed to lean into S/O's hand as they scratched under the chin.

...Neat.

Shenhe is used to nature, but she had never seen a creature like this before.

But then again, being with S/O taught her all kinds of new things, maybe this was another she should take heed of.

Seeing other people react to the bug, she moves to protect it like she would S/O.

Something that even it recognized, and protected Shenhe like its owner.

The only thing Shenhe dislikes about the bug is how clingy it got whenever she was wanting to spend time with S/O.

Other than that, the bug and Shenhe have a strange silent respect for each other.

(Dehya) "S/O, GET BACK!-"

Dehya suddenly leaps into action when a giant bug-like creature emerged from the sand behind S/O.

Before S/O got in the way, trying (and failing) to keep her arm down.

(S/O) "WAIT, DEHYA! I-It's with me!"

Dehya's expression was something between confusion and anger, quickly looking back at S/O and the bug.

Just as they said, it was just staring at her before turning its attention to its owner.

(Dehya) "Jeez, ya never thought to bring this up to me before?! It looks like it could eat us!"

(S/O) "I-If it makes you feel any better, it's like a vulture! A scavenger eater, only corpses!"

(Dehya) "It really doesn't..."

Dehya is honestly creeped the hell out by S/O's pet.

She's seen a lot of desert fauna, but nothing like what S/O had.

It especially didn't help matters that it liked to hide under the sand until S/O spent time with it.

She especially didn't like that it butted its head in whenever she wanted to hold S/O.

More than one occasion she was ready to tell it off before S/O did so gently, letting it gently comply.

The other mercs are completely freaked out by it, which she doesn't blame them for in the slightest.

But, it did help during their contracts by scaring the hell out of rival clients, other eremites, and animals in general.

Begrudgingly, she let S/O keep it, but then again maybe it's best it remains with them and doesn't wander off in the desert to potentially reproduce.

Candace notices something shifting in the sands near S/O, which she immediately raises her spear to throw at-

Before S/O frantically waved their hands, signaling to her not to attack.

Candace sees the bug emerge from the sand as it gives S/O a lift, riding towards her.

She takes a step back from unease, sizing the bug up and down before turning to S/O.

(Candace) "Have you...tamed this creature?"

(S/O) "K-Kinda? I didn't really tame it per se, more like we became friends!"

Candace did acknowledge it had some kind of intelligence in its eyes, as it responded perfectly to S/O's commands.

Being reassured by S/O that it would not attack the people of Aaru village, or eat the children, she allowed it to stay.

It took a bit for her to get used to it, but she no longer flinches seeing the bug.

It helped that it didn't seem to be naturally part of the desert, since she had never seen anything like it before.

Eventually, it became as much of a guardian of the town as Candace, much to her shock.

When S/O was threatened, the bug leapt from the sands and dragged them under, and the same went for any of the townsfolk.

The only thing she asks is that it sleeps outside, mostly just cause it'd drag sand all over the floor.

(S/O) "HOLY CRAP, GIANT BUG!-"

S/O immediately aims her umbrella-shotgun before S/O stopped her from pulling the trigger.

(S/O) "W-WAIT! NAVIA, IT'S MY PET!"

(Navia) "Your pet?! That thing could eat one of the Clockwork Meka whole!"

She shuddered in terror as it skittered towards S/O, seemingly lax by their mere presence.

This sure as hell wasn't a man's best friend situation, and every cell in her body wanted to shoot it.

But seeing as it was with S/O, she very reluctantly let S/O keep it.

The only thing is that it HAD to stay outside the city and only in S/O's home.

Every single Meka and Guard would be trying to kill it, not that she wouldn't blame them either.

Navia screams in terror everytime she opens the door to find it turn its head towards her.

Why couldn't S/O just have a cat or something...?

Her urge to stomp the bug grows bigger when she moves to hug or kiss S/O, only to watch it approach from seeming jealousy.

[kunikame]

# PURPLE LILACS !

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ace trappola x fem!reader smau

! warning(s) : heavy cussing, your mom jokes, vomit mentions, pomefiore hate dont come for me, epels bitch ass, deuce is called a hooligan, ace trappola, i start uni tomorrow so posts might become infrequent

## ❝ after the events of the phantom bride wedding, ace started wondering whether he still had the ability to charm girls. he hasn’t thought about anyone romantically in years, hasn’t really flirted with anyone either, what if he’s gone out of it? perhaps it’s time to put his talents to the test; with the person who hates him most, no less. if he can charm her, he can charm anyone. ❞

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[niyana-the-ambiguous-mobian]

Since you did the angst headcanons for Movie Shadow, do you have any sweet and wholesome ones, to even the scale?

Even the scale, you say? Challenge accepted.

Link to the angst headcanons if anyone is interested: LINK

Pre-Sonic 3

Before Maria had met him, Shadow had only used nonverbal expressions to communicate with Gerald and the other scientists. She helped him learn basic letters and numbers and even taught him how to speak by teaching how to say "yes" or "no" to questions, asking how he feels about an activity they did together, even finding his favorite type of music he likes to listen to with him humming along with the beat and singing the lyrics.

The start of Shadow’s addiction to coffee beans was completely on accident. Basically, Gerald left his unbrewed coffee on the counter, Shadow got curious, took a few of them, and nibbled on them. Next thing you know, the entire can was empty, and he was sitting on the floor trying to tear open the already empty can to get to the crumbs.

One of the reasons why the blanket tent was always up in the main room of Gerald's quarters was because Shadow liked to sleep underneath it whenever he would feel the need to sleep. The little nest of blankets and warm color glow of the lights brought him relaxing comfort to where he'll actually sleep soundly for a while. You'll just walk past it, and you could hear soft snoring and seeing his air shoes sticking out on the floor.

He used to go with the random dance sessions because it made Maria happy, but he actually did find the fun in it once they started dancing more and more as time went on.

Due to knowing how much being in the lab and being experimented on makes him feel depressed, Maria will try to get him out of them each time with her own plan. They wouldn't always work, but he was grateful when they would

After the notorious drawing Maria drew on his lab tube, he wanted to try and draw it as well and would practice drawing the shape and other details over and over until he matched Maria's drawing. Best to say, a lot of paper was used.

He absolutely dislikes laser pointers. Maria could never figure out why, but she tried to see what he thought, pointed the laser at the ground, and it sent him running away at near Mach speed to get away from it. Gerald tossed it out immediately afterward.

Even though he's not much of an eater for food in general, he will partake in Maria's annual snack heist. They would go and sneak into the kitchens when it's quiet and snatch whatever interests them and rush back to her room. Most of the stuff he would get was for her since he knew what her favorites were.

Shadow was the one who made the friendship bracelets Maria wears in the flashbacks. It took some difficulty due to his fingers being bigger, but he managed to get it down and gave it to her as a gift.

He is the #1 hide and seek champion on the base. Finding Maria was always easy and quick, but she always had trouble finding him due to him being able to hide pretty much anywhere. Although, there were times he would just walk closely in the back of her and move around her whenever she would move just because he found it humorous.

He is a bit of a cuddle bug, not too bad, but once Maria introduced him to the art of snuggles and cuddles, he will seek them out if he is touchstarved enough.

As much as he doesn't want to admit it, he loves it when Maria gives him forehead kisses. Whether it's in a tender way or an over-the-top goofy fashion, he likes the affection. Based on the artwork made by @butterflyscribbles

Another thing he likes to do is listen to the sounds of rain. Whenever he gets near the entrance of the facility or goes to a part of the site where he can hear it easily and would listen to it for as long as the rain would fall.

One of Shadow’s weaknesses that only Maria fortunately knew about was that he is pretty ticklish on his sides. She found out on complete accident, helping him try to brush his fur after he had trouble doing it himself.

He was confused about how it worked until she explained to the best of her ability on how it worked, with Gerald filling in the rest for him. Although she had successfully launched a few surprise attacks on him, he would launch a counterattack thanks to Gerald giving him some pointers if she ever tried to tickle him randomly.

Speaking of counterattacks, he totally raged waged war via popcorn after that one time she flicked a piece at him during their movie watch.

Post-Sonic 3

When he eventually recovers after the events of Sonic 3, he wanders around the countryside. Looking at landscapes of nature, watching the animals as they live in the environments and stargazing.

There were times he came upon small towns as he wandered and contemplated exposing himself to the humans, but decided against it due to him still not trusting anyone he fully knew from before.

He eventually makes his way into the state of Idaho and stays there for a while.

During this time, he ends up accidentally befriending a little stray cat after he sees it in an alley and swipes some meat from a nearby deli to give it some food. Due to this action, the kitty imprints on him almost instantly and doesn't leave him alone.

He tries to get it to leave him alone, even teleporting a far distance away from it so he doesn't have to harm it, but somehow the kitty ends up tracking him down and constantly stays by him.

Much to his genuine surprise, Shadow actually gets accustomed to the cat's company and decides to care for her at the best of his ability, even giving her the nickname of "Motor" due to her purring reminding him of a motorcycle engine.

[itsrainingbubbles]

Luffy turns into a child because of a strange fruit he ate and has a massive crush on law, who unknown to him is his, or at least his when he's older, boyfriend

When Luffy gets hit they aren't with the hearts but they were meant to be meeting soon, the strawhats choose not to say anything because they hoped Luffy would turn back before they met up, and if he didn't then they figured that was something better explained in person

When they arrived at the designated meet up spot and Luffy was as young as ever they had to explain what happened and how according to ussop and his plant expertise, each berry would transform the eater a certain amount of years younger depending on which type of youth berry they ate, and the amount of time they stayed that age depended on the amount of berries they ate

Knowing Luffy they expected he'd be a child for a long time, despite the hope they were holding out that maybe by some miracle Luffy had only eaten a few, realized something was off, and stopped

But seeing as that wasn't likely Franky had already started on child proofing the sunny and the strawhats had agreed the best course of action was to keep Luffy out of sight no matter how much their captain begged to be allowed to go explore the island

Just as nami was done explaining that last part she realized Luffy was no longer next to her, but before she could panic she saw Luffy climbing law like a tree and law was just letting it happen with a fond smile

Neither of those things were out of the ordinary for law and regular Luffy though so no one thought much of it, plus Luffy is a clingy person in general so it's no surprise he was just as clingy as a kid

Though then Luffy wanted to be with law all the time

During meals he absolutely HAD to sit with law, and if there wasn't a seat available he'd sit in someone's lap to be next to him or on law himself and cuddle up to him

He brought law flowers and shiny rocks he found, sometimes even cool bugs and leaves

And he insisted on law being the one to look after him most of the time, of course he complained that he had to be looked after at all, but he minded it least with law

Robin was definitely the first person to figure it out, she approached Luffy about it and after a bit of coaxing she got him gushing about law and how pretty/cool he is

Slowly the rest of the crews figured it out, they all found it amusing, especially law who would definitely use this to tease Luffy when he was back to normal