#but I also need dog stuff like bowls and beds

[thesunshookwithjoy]

(extremely long tag rant)

[p0lyn3sian]

Can you please do slashers x s/o who owns a cat who's getting chubbier? This is based on my cat ever since I made him try a different brand of cat food, he likes it too much that he eat more than 3 times a day 😓

Also idk it you take anons

- 😾 anon

OMGGG CHUBBY CATS ARE SUCH CUTIESS!! I've always wanted a cat, but living in houses/apartments that's rented sucks😔. Since most of the houses & apartments I moved in don't allow cats or dogs.. And yes I do take anons!

Slashers: Norman, Carrie, Sinclair brothers, Patrick, Chucky & Tiffany, Jason, OG Michael, Billy & Stu, Billy Lenz & Brahms, Thomas & Bubba, The Lost Boys, & Hannibal & Will!!

(I was about to put RZ Michael, but then I remembered he ate a dog, so he'll probably eat the cat too 😭.)

Slashers x S/O that owns a chubbier cat!

Norman:

Norman noticed that your cat got much bigger! He asked you if this was normal feeding him three times a day. You said that it was normal, but he has to lose some weight, because he's becoming too big for some stuff, like his bed, etc!

He loves your cat so much though! It doesn't matter if he's chubby or skinny! He also loves feeding your cat treats, so he got really big the past few days. Over all Norman loves your cat, and that he brings comfort to him too! Norman loves to cuddle with you and your cat during rainy days or really cold winter days!

Carrie:

Carrie has been feeding your cat too! So she noticed that your cat is getting fatter, which means he's eating well! Carrie loves him so much, because of his chubbiness and how your cat is just too cute for Carrie to resist!

Carrie has tried to not feed him too much, because cats can get really lazy if they're too fat and not being energetic enough. If Carrie doesn't feed your cat, your cat will be bugging both you and Carrie for food and treats, which makes Carrie tear up because she doesn't want to make your cat too fat and how he keeps pawing at Carrie's legs! Which you ended up letting Carrie feed him since you felt bad for both of them!

Sinclair Brothers: (Bo, Vincent, & Lester)

The Sinclair brothers were really surprised that your cat got chubbier! Bo thinks your cat needs to lose weight, Vincent thinks your cat is fine, and Lester thinks that your cat is a cuddly squishy pet!

Your cat is like a comforter for Vincent! Vincent has been petting him and feeding him, and your cat loves hanging out with Vincent because of his quietness. Your cat also loves hanging out with Lester because of his playfulness! Lester would squish your cat's chubby belly, his cheeks, anywhere where his body is chubby! Your cat thinks Bo is a scary man, because of his angry face he always has. But once your cat gets really comfortable with Bo, your cat will be bugging him for cuddles in no time!

Patrick:

Patrick thinks your cat needs to lose weight. Sometimes Patrick gets ticked off when your cat keeps on meowing for food, or for something else. Patrick doesn't like pets, because pets are always messy. Patrick's ego is sometimes ruined from how messy your cat leaves behind, whether it's from eating, drinking, or getting out of the cat litter..

You've told Patrick that he'll have to learn to love your cat! Patrick didn't believe you because he doesn't like your cat leaving behind messes. So, it took this up-tight man a few weeks to like your cat. Your cat would make him feel better by sitting on his lap while sleeping. Your cat would make Patrick laugh from you playing with him and his toys!

Chucky & Tiffany:

Chucky is not really a big fan of pets, but Tiffany is! Tiffany thinks your cat is so adorable, his purring is what makes Tiffany love him even more! Chucky thinks your cat is okay, just a few pats here and there but nothing much. Tiffany loves feeding your cat treats because of how he'll always head butt his bowl to her! Chucky would also feed him treats whenever you ask him if he can, and he'll also pet him after once you get his treats!

Sometimes you and Tiffany would see Chucky sleeping on the couch with your cat on his lap. Tiffany would coo at how adorable they both look, and she would definitely take a few pictures with you in it for memories! Chucky and Tiffany don't care if your cat is chubby, they both love to cuddle with him!

Jason:

Jason would always carry your cat around the cabin! Your cat loves being carried around by Jason or you, so he wouldn't have to walk around and just lay on you or Jason's arms! Your cat would always look for Jason, because he either wants to be carried around or just sleep on his lap while getting head rubs while going to sleep.

Jason loves to feed your cat while you are doing something or you're at work! Jason feels really bad when he feeds your cat too much, because he thinks that you're going to be angry at him. Bless his big heart, because you would never be mad at him! You said to Jason that it was okay to feed him more, but you'll have to try other ways to get your cat to be a little more energetic!

OG Michael:

Michael thought your cat was pregnant. You told Michael that your cat is a male, and your cat tends to eat more because of his favorite food you always bring. Sometimes your cat would be on Michael's lap and just sleep, while Michael is stiff as a board so that he doesn't try moving and wake up your cat.

Whenever Michael gets back from his killings, he'll see that your cat is by the window waiting for him! Michael has been giving your cat head pats and rubs, but not a lot of cuddles since he's not really a cuddly person. Which is fine since your cat likes getting pats and rubs from Michael and cuddles from you!

Billy & Stu:

Billy is not really a cat lover, because he thinks all cats scratch you whenever they want. But your cat is different from other cats, and that is your cat is a lazy house cat. Billy likes to look at what your cat likes to do, so mostly what Billy has seen that your cat has done is just sleeping and eating!

Stu loves petting your cat! Stu will squish your cat's cheeks, tummy, and probably his arms too! Stu would definitely give your cat so many treats because of how cute he is, and he would also try and cuddle with your cat while going to sleep! While you are gone doing something or at work, Billy and Stu would be calling you so many times saying that your cat's favorite food is all gone! Billy and Stu will also try to get your cat moving around the house since he's been getting a little fatter!

Billy Lenz & Brahms:

Now there's two cats in the house to feed! Billy's cat and your cat! Billy's cat is a female and her name is Penny! Penny loves to cuddle by him when she's cold or she just wants to sleep! Billy loves to squish your cat and cuddle with him and his cat!

Brahms thinks that you'll have more mouths to feed! Brahms thought your cat is like Billy's cat, because she likes to scratch Brahms' arms, legs, or literally anywhere. But Brahms examined your cat for a little bit. Brahms saw how your cat is always sleeping in the sunlight or either sleeping on your lap or Billy's! So Brahms decided to carry your cat just like Billy's cat, and your cat seemed to just let Brahms hold him! So Brahms has a new favorite cat to cuddle with!

Thomas & Bubba:

Thomas and Bubba have never had pets, so seeing a really chubby cat makes them interested in what he does! Thomas and Bubba would always see your cat sleeping on mama Luda's rocking chair or either somewhere in the house where there's sunlight! These two would also see your cat getting head pats and rubs from uncle Monty or Drayton! Nubbins and Chop-top would do weird stuff to the cat that would eventually leave scratches on their faces for bothering your cat..

Mama Luda would carry your cat around and feed him when she has time! Hoyt just tells you that your cat needs to lose weight.. Thomas and Bubba would be able to help you and your cat! After these two saw what your cat likes to do, they started caring for him too! Thomas would feed him before washing his hands, because he's been chopping up meat for the family in the basement! Bubba would be playing with him and his chicken, Mr. Waddles! Waddles tend to poke your cat with his peak and which your cat just sleeps through it. Bubba would also put on dresses that he made for Waddles and your cat, and play dress up!

The Lost Boys: (David, Dwayne, Paul, & Marko)

All four of them think your cat is going to scratch them! David was the first to examine if he's going to scratch, so he poked your cat to see if he was going to react. Your cat was asleep so of course not he wouldn't even react! You found all of them poking your cat, which made you pissed because clearly they don't see that your cat is trying to sleep!

You told them after telling them to stop poking your cat, that your cat is a lazy house cat so he's not really a verocious cat. But your cat will scratch them if they keep on poking him like that. So seeing that the boys understand why your cat didn't react, they all started petting and rubbing him! They all took turns on who gets to feed and who gets to pet and cuddle with your cat! They also said whoever feeds your cat gets to cuddle with you too!

Hannibal & Will:

When you first showed them your chubby cat, Hannibal and Will asked you questions if it was normal for your cat to look like that. You replied yes, but since your cat doesn't like walking, he's just a lazy house cat! Hannibal has been around dogs so he knows a lot of things about them. Same with Will, his special animals are his 7 dogs! Will's 7 dogs love to sniff around your cat and just examine him.

Will's dogs boop their noses at your cat, seeing that your cat is still sleeping, they'll leave your cat alone until he wakes up! Once your cat wakes up Will's dogs will be licking, sniffing, and booping their noses at your cat! Hannibal would pet your cat while he's in his recliner reading a book! Will would definitely sleep with you, your cat, Hannibal, and his dogs in one big bed! Over all, all of them love your cat and you!

[tvickiesims]

Real Animated Pets - Goat, Sheep and Llama

This project is our fruit of labour with @deedee-sims. I was looking for a way to have more "alive" pets in Sims 2 and approached DeeDee. Luckily for all of us, she liked the idea and helped me out with the most difficult parts. This project would not be possible without you, thank you DeeDee ❤️

From the technical point of view all animals are custom collars for large dogs (and only large dogs). In order for them to work as on previews, you need to assign your dog a transparent fur (a brand new creation by DeeDee that makes dogs' fur completely invisible, included in the archive) and then pick an animal skin you want from the collar section. If you'd like to change the appearance of an existing large dog, be sure to buy it a desired collar on a community lot first! Dog's breed is also important, it can make chubbier or thinner animals. If your fur doesn't look completely transparent, be sure to uncheck all the fur accessories. I'd recommend using a default white no name breed (looks best with animations).

Swatches:

We (especially DeeDee! ❤️) did our best making new animals move as smoothly as possible, but be aware that clipping is still present in certain animations. Also, these animals behave and sound like normal dogs. Hopefully we'll find a way to mute them in the future.

Animals come with a set of objects that are more appropriate for farm animals - new bed, toy, 2 "bowls" and deco hay. Objects have morphs and dirty states. Note that the feeders works like a pet bowl meaning they will randomly rotate but it won't prevent pets from eating normally.

All animals come with original Sims 4 textures (1024x1024 for llama and 512x512 for goat and sheep), converted and tweaked by me. Animal colors are separated so you can pick and choose only the ones you want. Collection file for objects is included. I also recommend these and these Uldum rug add-ons (if you want other sizes for the hay overlay).

Polycount: Goat: 3793 Sheep: 3545 Llama: 7133

A special thank you goes to @platinumaspiration for the time and energy she spent explaining additional stuff to me ❤️

@atomtanned made cute llama recolors, here.

Compressed, clearly labelled, picture included.

Download at SFS

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UPDATE 10/10/2023

Changed pet toy animation to silent chewy one (thank you @vegan-kaktus and @executables-sims), the archive was updated but if you don't want to redownload the whole thing, here's only the updated toy.

UPDATE 12/10/2023

Added a new feeder - prarie grass converted from Sims 4 Horse Ranch. Now your new pets can feed on the fresh grass. Collection file was updated too.

UPDATE 17/02/2024

Fixed toy's thumbnail - it's no longer empty. Added a custom version for the hay rug, I'd recommend using a custom rug rather than ULDUM because it has no outdoor shadow (ULDUM can't be fixed). Updated the collection file to include new rug.

UPDATE 05/09/2024

Updated Prairie Grass Feeder to have smoother edges. It looks much nicer now.

[pleasantlycrazyworld]

Losing your pet.

Triggers: pet loss; talks of depression.

Author note: I had to put my cat to sleep at the beginning of the month, he was my baby so things have been really rough lately. I'm hoping writing this will help with grieving and it may be posted it may not be. If it is I hope it helps anyone who is also experiencing something like this.

Eddie:

You call him when you were freaking out about what to do. You were awoken by your animal crying out and knew they needed a vet but it's so early in the morning you don't know where to go.

When he got the call he was instantly worried for you. He knew how much having your animal helped you cope with your depression and he didn't know how losing them would make you react.

He rushed over and took you two to the 24 hour vet.

He was there to hold you as you cry, he talked to the vet for you, he called the place to make arrangements for the remains

He'd offer to have you either stay at the trailer or for him to stay at your house. He thought being in a quiet house would make you feel worse and since it happened in your room he knew you wouldn't be able to sleep in your actual bed for a while.

The two of you slept on your couch for a week after everything happened.

He would set even more reminders to help remind the both of you that you need to take your medicine

I think he would have you come and sit in on a DnD session to give you entertainment and take your mind off of things, he'd feel pretty prideful when it works

He wouldn't rush you to do anything. There is still a box of litter, still a collar, still toys on the floor oh thats fine! We can get rid of it whenever you are ready to. You want to get a new pet great! Let's get into the van! You don't even want to be around animals that's fine too!

He will map out the store trips to make sure you do not have to even walk by the pet supply aisle if you can't handle it

Steve:

He paid for everything. He knows money doesn't fix much but he didn't want you to be worried about paying for anything.

He never had a pet but he knew how close you were with your pet and he knew you were going to take it hard.

He would make sure you ate and took your medicines, he isn't the best cook but he can do basics so it was about a week of mac and cheese before you started cooking again.

He had you stay at his house, he would worry about you being alone so he made a plea deal and convinced you to stay with him. It's already pretty big and there is more than enough room for the both of you

He would try and get you a new pet better soon after everything happened

I think he would try and get you to talk about your feelings, either by making you therapy appointments or getting you stuff to journal he doesn't want you to keep things bottled up

He tends to treat it as any other heartbreak. There will be days where you two just eat junk food and watch sad movies and when that happens he doesn't mind holding you as the both of you cry into your bowls.

Billy:

Alot of people would probably say Billy wouldn't be that helpful.

I think he would struggle with knowing what to do, he could tell you were struggling but he freezes when he doesn't know what to do.

He would make some sort of comment that made you start crying and that is when he realized how serious this situation was. "It was just a cat/dog/bird/lizard/etc. get over it." Seeing you break down in front of him was his wake up call.

He would bring take out everytime he came over, he'd act like it wasn't a big deal but he knew how much it meant to you.

I think if you were to journal it would be because of Max and if/when Billy tried to make fun of the new habit you both would give him a look that made it clear to back off and he took the warning loud and clear.

I think the next time he sees a stray he would pull over and try and take it home for you. He either comes home with the animal successfully or he comes home covered in scratches and is refusing to speak about what happened.

[morgana-larkin]

Hey peeps, so this is an idea that randomly came to me, especially since today April 26 would have been my dog Toni’s 17 birthday who passed away a year and half ago. I based the puppy’s appearance off of her as she was a blonde miniature poodle and she also loved cuddles too.

Now here’s the summary: You and your wife Melissa get a puppy for the first time. The puppy and Melissa form an instant attachment but slowly the puppy starts taking over all of Melissa’s time and attention and leaving you behind.

Now don’t yell at me and say I turned up the angst too much, I may have gone to the extreme but stuff like this does happen, especially with dogs who were found on the street or born with anxiety and they tend to overly bond with one person.

Puppy Crazy

Warnings: lots of angst but happy ending I promise *pinky swear*

Words: 3.3k

You and Melissa stare at all the puppies at the shelter. You both have always wanted one and now you’re here to adopt one.

“Any catching your interest?” You ask her.

“That blonde one who seems to like cuddling the other.” She says and you look at the one she’s talking about.

“You want a little cuddler?” You ask with a quirked eyebrow.

“Ya, that way they’ll like me cause I like cuddles too.” She says and you pout.

“I thought I was your little cuddler.” You tell her and she giggles at your response.

“You are, and there’s always room for another in the house.” She tells you and gives you a side hug.

“The blonde one is cute. What would you name her?”

“Eleanora.” She says and you look at her.

“It’s beautiful, what does it mean?” You ask, knowing her family only picks out names carefully due to their meaning.

“Shining light.” She says and you look at the little blonde cuddler and then back at her.

“It’s perfect.”

The person at the shelter goes and picks up the blonde miniature poodle puppy carefully and brings her out. The little puppy is a bit shy, understandable, but she lets you take her home, deeming you’re not a threat.

You stop at the pet store though and little Elea (her first nickname) was so excited. She met a few other dogs there and she attempted to play with them, a couple of them played with her. You got her a collar that fit and a name tag, you got a leash for her as well. You brought her down the toy aisle and Elea picked out a bunch, pretty much whatever she grabbed or pawed at you put in the cart. She helped pick out her new beds, although you drew a line at the ones that were meant for large dogs as you doubt Elea will be more than 15 pounds. You then got her food, food bowls, a toy basket and treats. You also bought a thing of pee pads as she isn’t housebroken yet as she’s 10 weeks old and some poo bags.

Elea stayed on your lap, cautiously, for most of the ride home. It was a nice day so you ended up putting the window down at red lights and she stuck her little nose out and she started sniffing the air.

Once you enter your home, Elea stayed near you or Melissa as it was a space she didn’t know. You guys got to work and you put out her food and water bowl, you filled the water bowl first. The worker at the shelter said she’ll need to eat as she’ll be skipping her dinner time, so you also filled her kibble bowl. Elea munched on her puppy kibble happily as you and Melissa got her things set up. You put the toy basket beside the couch and put most of the toys in there and brought the rest upstairs. You put the leash near the door with your keys and you put her name tag on the collar. You put the treats and kibble in the pantry, and you put 2 beds downstairs, one in the living room and one in the dining room, and the third one upstairs in your bedroom. You then placed a couple pee pads around but knew you’d put them down where she decides to pee later on.

Once Elea finished eating, she started sniffing around and found her toys and pulled most of them out. Melissa found the sight so cute as her little tail was wagging the whole time. Melissa got on her knees and stuck her hand out and Elea came up slowly and sniffed her hand before giving little nibbles on her hand to play with her. Melissa took a toy and started moving it around the floor and Elea chased it around. You couldn’t tear them apart so you made dinner instead. When dinner was ready, Melissa came in holding Elea in her arms and she was fast asleep.

“Aw. That’s so cute.” You whispered.

Halfway through dinner, Elea woke up and Melissa put her down as she got a burst of energy. You both ended up playing with her for most of the evening, although she seemed to go more towards Melissa.

At nighttime, Melissa carried her up the stairs as she got too scared to do it herself, and Melissa put her on the floor at the top and Elea explored the upstairs while you two got ready for bed. When you were ready, you called Elea but she didn’t come, Melissa called her and this time she came.

“That’s favouritism.” You complained and crossed your arms and Melissa giggled.

“Oh Amore, don’t hate me because she likes me more. You’ll always be my favourite human.” She tells you and you glare at her then get into the bed. Melissa ends up bringing Elea into the bed and you roll your eyes. Honestly you would do the same. Melissa spooned you and she whispered that Elea is cuddled into her back and you let out a little “aw”. She may prefer your wife but she’s too cute to hate.

The next day, Elea jumped in the shower with you two and then immediately jumped out and let out little puppy barks and ran around the bedroom until you got out. When Melissa was cooking breakfast, you filled Elea’s food bowl with some kibble and she inhaled her kibble. When she was done she went over to the dining table where you were eating and she sat down between you two and begged but mostly looked at Melissa. Melissa did end up caving and put a piece aside for her to which she put her bowl when she was finished.

After you decided to go for a walk with Elea. You and Melissa were both teachers but it was the beginning of summer break so you could stay at home and train and bond with Elea. Melissa ended up holding the leash and brought a couple treats to give to Elea and you held on to the poo bags. One Elea peed outside, Melissa pet her and gave her a treat right away. Elea wagged her tail when Melissa was petting her and swatted her little paws around as she hasn’t grown into them yet. She got on her back when her and Melissa were playing and she kept pawing at Melissa and giving her playful puppy nibbles. To which you took a bunch of pictures. You got her less than 24 hours ago and you already have 30 pictures of Elea on your phone, you realised that’s more than you took of Melissa when you were dating her for 4 years. But you shrug it off, I mean it’s probably accurate for all animal owners.

When you got home from the walk, Melissa carried Elea in her arms while she was sleep and went to sit on the couch. You brought Melissa a cup of water to which she thanked you for and drank the whole thing. 20 minutes later, Elea woke up and bounced out of Melissa’s arms and on to the couch. She got down after 2 minutes of trying and ended up slipping off the couch but Melissa congratulated her either way. Elea walked around and decided to drink some water then pulled the majority of toys out of her basket that you put away last night and you groaned.

“Why bother with a toy basket or putting them away.” You complained and Melissa laughed and came up to hug you. Elea saw you two hug and wanted in on it too. Melissa of course complied and went and picked her up, then you three had a little family hug. During the hug Elea licked you both on the face and you both laughed. You both played and ran around with Elea for most of the day. You then fed Elea her dinner kibble while Melissa got dinner ready.

“You fed her so many treats today, I’m surprised she still has room.” You told Melissa and she just shrugs.

“She’s a growing puppy, she needs to eat.” Melissa says and you laugh.

“I love you, you know. Never change.” You tell her and you wrap your arms around her waist.

“I don’t plan too Amore. And I love you too.” She tells you then turns around and gives you a quick kiss on the lips then finishes getting dinner ready.

And just like at breakfast, Elea begs, at Melissa mostly, for some human food, and again, Melissa caves and gives her the piece when finished in her food bowl.

After dinner, you both settle on the couch and Melissa picks Elea up when she whines and you put on a Disney movie. You chose the little mermaid and you kept glancing over at Melissa petting Elea’s head while Elea nuzzles her head in Melissa’s lap and falls asleep. You lean your head on Melissa’s shoulder and she wraps an arm around you. Halfway through the movie, Elea wakes up and starts barking. You pause the movie and get her leash to take her out. You take Elea out as Melissa did it before supper and she does her pees. You bring her back in and she goes right to Melissa to get picked up again, which Melissa does and she goes and falls asleep on her lap with Melissa scratching her head.

The rest of the month goes like this, and you end up bringing her to puppy class and teach her some commands, go to a dog park to introduce her to other dogs and introduce her to some family members that you’ll see multiple times a year.

Melissa and Elea end up spending a lot of time together and while it shouldn’t bother you, it is taking a lot of your Melissa time away. You knew you wouldn’t spend as much time with Melissa when you get a puppy but Elea is demanding ALL of Melissa’s attention and it’s started to make you a little jealous. Like you couldn’t have sex without Elea demanding Melissa’s attention. You’re starting to think that dog just wants Melissa away from you, cause maybe she doesn’t like you.

Like when you’re having sex, at the beginning, when Melissa is kissing your neck, Elea comes over on the bed and starts biting Melissa’s hair and doing her little puppy barks. Melissa eventually gives in and gives her attention to Elea and you end up having to use the vibrator.

It was cute at first but not being able to touch your wife, like sometimes not even a nice long kiss of like 10 seconds. Cause everytime you do, Elea comes over and gets Melissa’s attention. You’ve tried to get Elea to like you more but her and Melissa bonded exceptionally quick and you don’t know why.

Melissa thinks it’s funny when you complain that Elea is getting all her attention, everytime you bring it up.

“I swear it’s like she doesn’t even like me and is just separating us. Like she gets all your attention and I get the scrapes.” You complained one night and she just brought you to lean on her shoulder while Elea laid on her lap. Melissa rubbed your arm while she scratched Elea’s head. She loves her 2 girls, y/n and Elea and she wouldn’t change it a thing.

“Y/n, if you think about it, Elea went through a lot. She ended up at the shelter cause she was found on the street. When she was like 3 weeks old and spent 7 weeks at that shelter. Then she comes home with us and everything is new. She just bonded to one of us and wants comfort to help soothe her.” Melissa explains and you take a deep breath.

“I know, you’re right, it’s just a little annoying right now cause I can barely touch my wife, without little sunshine here interrupting us. And you always give her the attention.” You say and cross your arms. “Like I wanted a puppy too and I barely get time with either of you individually.” You say and before Melissa can say anything, Elea gets up and starts barking and Melissa gets up to take her outside as it’s her turn. You huff as Melissa carries Elea downstairs then outside.

When Melissa gets back, you’re asleep so she just climbs into bed with Elea, puts Elea in front of you, turns off the light and cuddles you. She sees Elea go to nuzzle her head into you and you unconsciously move your arm and she climbs underneath. Melissa smiles then falls asleep.

The next morning you wake up and Elea is underneath your arm and Melissa on your back and for a second you think you’re dreaming. You then fully wake up and realise that it’s real. For one, Elea and Melissa stayed apart and two, Elea is cuddling you instead of Melissa.

“I told you she likes you.” Melissa says quietly and you smile.

And as if knowing you’re awake, Elea wakes up and demands to be taken outside.

“I’ll take this one while you wake up.” Melissa tells you and you nod.

“Thank you.” You tell her and she picks Elea up who wags her little tail.

Another month goes by and it’s more or less the same, Elea cuddles and plays with you sometimes but still is overly bonded to Melissa. It’s starting to really frustrate you and you’ve ended up starting fights with Melissa to which you apologise to her later, and she always forgives you.

Melissa does start to clue in that Elea is taking a lot of her attention away from her wife but can never say no to those sad little puppy eyes.

When school starts back up, Melissa spends 10 minutes saying goodbye to Elea while you wait in the car on your phone. She finally leaves when you threaten to drive there without her, even though she knows you won’t. Due to barely being able to be physical with your wife or any physical touch, any kisses at school dropped drama from last year and even the Abbott crew notices and questions you about it at the end of the week.

“Melissa has a new wife now.” You grumble out and they all look at you confused.

“She’s talking about the puppy and she’s gotten a little jealous that Elea prefers spending time with me.” Melissa explains and they all have their mouths shaped in an ‘O’ form.

“That’s not what I’m angry about and you know it. I’m angry because she takes away all your time, I can barely kiss or hug you.” You grit at her and then you get up and walk out of the break room. You hide away in your classroom the rest of the day, you didn’t even let Melissa in when she came to check on you a few times.

Melissa was starting to get worried about you but doesn’t know what to do. So she went to Barb.

“I mean I don’t know what I should do, I mean we can’t give Elea back to the shelter because she’s our dog now and I know that no matter how angry y/n is, she’ll never agree to give her back anyway.” Melissa complains and slumps back to the wall.

“Melissa, you’re missing the point. Y/n isn’t angry she’s upset cause she feels she doesn’t have a wife anymore.” Barb states. “I’ve noticed how detached you both are from each other since you got the puppy. And I know that puppies require a lot of attention and time, y/n knows that too. But maybe you spend a little too much time on Elea.” Barb states. “Like Elea is like a child right. And sometimes you just have to let children do things themselves.” Barb explains and Melissa sighs.

“I know, I guess I got too wrapped up with Elea.” Melissa says.

“I know and I know y/n knows too. If she didn’t then she would be a lot more angry right now.” Barb says and Melissa chuckles.

Melissa plans to take you out on a date tomorrow to spend time with you but you immediately decline and Melissa frowns.

“Wouldn’t you rather go with Elea instead of me?” You tell her.

“No, I’d rather go with my wife.” She tells you and you scoff.

“Like I said, wouldn’t you rather go with Elea.” You repeat and before she can say anything else, Elea comes running in and barks to go out. “Oh look, your wife is calling you.” You tell her and go upstairs.

When Melissa returns she sits on the couch and thinks about how to change things. She gets an idea and goes upstairs to where you’re on the bed, on your phone pouting. She brings Elea up with her and she sits on the bed and puts Elea on your lap.

You refuse at first and then Elea whines for your attention and you start petting her a bit but then she nuzzles into you and she falls asleep.

“Look y/n, I’m sorry that I put all my attention on her. I didn’t notice and I was so excited about this puppy and that she bonded to me more. I guess I didn’t kinda forget about my wife. I mean we did basically only accomplish sex completely probably 4 times this summer.” She says and you glare at her.

“It was never just the sex, I mean ya it’s part of it but I would like my wife back.” You tell her and cross your arms. “You’re gonna have to start giving less attention to Elea or I might leave.” You tell her and she looks at you.

“Isn’t that a little dramatic?” She says. You whip your head at her and glare. You then pick Elea up and place her in Melissa’s lap then you walk out.

You end up sleeping in the guest bedroom the entire weekend, to Mel’s very reluctant begging. She even tried sneaking in during the night but you caught her and was sent back to the main bed. She then realised that nighttime is pretty much the only physical contact you two still have, cuddling at night, and you're asleep for most of it.

So she decides to make some changes. She starts putting a fluffy blanket down at the foot of the bed and Elea starts sleeping on that, while you two cuddle. She got anti anxiety beds for Elea and you two are able to have sex and cuddle on the couch. She goes on walks everyday with Elea and you, and insists you hold the leash while she has an arm around your waist. If you two are kissing and Elea barks to get Melissa’s, you at first pulled away, thinking Melissa will give her the attention but Melissa’s starts pulling you back and ignoring Elea for a bit until giving her attention.

Little by little you start to get your wife back and Elea’s overly attached bond with Melissa starts turning into a normal bond and Elea even starts bonding with you now.

By end of September, Melissa has you back in her arms, where you should be and a cute puppy with a normal relationship bond with both of you. She fully admits she went a little puppy crazy and forgot about the other important person in her life. But now she’s back to holding you in one arm while Elea is snuggling on both of you.

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Messrs Payne and Rowland's Adventuring Agency Part 1: The arrival of young Crystal - 21 I'm going back to work tomorrow and the 40-45hrs workweek might do a number on my ability to imagine scenarios again so I might as well at least try to update this before I am consumed x) Also, I feel like we're getting close to the end of that first part! Which is probably good because it's uh. About 13k long at this point. I'm not sure how to proceed from there. On the one hand, I don't know that I want to draft the entire series on Tumblr, but otoh I have a bunch of stuff I need to work on and this method is the one that's yielding the most consistent writing so far so... idk. Thoughts are welcomed, I guess.

Crystal wakes up alone, the pillow next to her long cold. Frowning, she steps out of bed and onto the plush green carpet Charles planned for her, her cheeks warmed by the dappled sun falling down from the branches. She wasn't exactly accurate when she told Becky about the tree. It's not so much that it's in the room, it's that her room is in it. Well. It gives the impression to be in a giant tree: she's tried extending her arm past the small balcony and the air went solid and bouncy like stretched leather. She couldn't fall off this thing if she tried. It's still cool, though, and the sun feels real enough to raise her face to it and let it warm her for a second.

Still, Rebecca might not be in danger of hurting herself in this room, but the Agency isn't child proof by any means. Just the thought of the girl alone in the armory makes Crystal shudder, and she exits her room without taking the time to wash up. She bypasses the small hall outside of the bedroom and steps into the main space, where the kitchen has been summoned. Becky is sitting at the table, drinking from a bowl bigger than her head, the sleeves of her night shirt rolled up so many times they look like snakes around her elbows. Behind her, Mr. Payne is at the stove, frying eggs. Crystal has been with him and Charles for over a week at this point, but the sight still makes her do a double take, until her notices her presence and clicks his tongue with a dramatic roll of his eyes.

"You ought to be used to this by now, young Crystal."

"It's just Crystal," Crystal protests, then winces at how young the petulance in her voice makes her sound.

She can't see it, but she can feel Mr. Payne smirking. Sighing, she goes to the table and sits in front of Rebecca, pouring herself a large glass of milk from the chilled jug set there. On the wall behind her, the books are gone, replaced by the Agency's everlasting pantry, and the animals in the window have been joined by a myriad of bees dancing on the yellow wall.

It's a cozy space, probably her favorite in the Agency, probably because it reminds her of Charles more than Mr. Payne. No wonder Becky looks so settled when she finally finishes her bowl and bends down to lick the yolk of her eggs off her plate.

"Absolutely not," Mr. Payne protests, spatula pointed at her. "You are not a dog. Get more bread if you wish to make the most of your eggs."

Crystal rolls her eyes, and she's making a face at Becky behind Mr. Payne's back when the front door opens and Charles steps in, two empty bags in his right hand. He has his left arm in a sling and his armor is off, but other than that he looks fine, if maybe a little less stable than usual when he drags the boot pull towards him. Crystal catches his eye when he looks towards the kitchen, and finds his smile just as contagious as ever. It's almost annoying, really.

"Good to see everyone's awake," he exclaims, striding up to them just as Becky clambers off her chair, the fabric of her nightshirt awkwardly wadded up in her hands to avoid tripping on it. "Ready to see your parents?"

"Oh yes!" Becky exclaims, smiling so brightly looking at her almost aches. "They're going to be so happy!"

"Great! Here, I'll show you where to wash up."

"We're leaving as soon as young Crystal is done with her meal," Mr. Payne calls out, and Crystal groans into her milk as he puts a plate of eggs down in front of her.

"If you keep calling me young Crystal," she threatens, "I'm going to start calling you old Mr. Payne."

"That would be inaccurate," Mr. Payne protests, visibly holding back a scandalized expression.

"Don't care," Crystal retorts. "Stop it, or I'll start."

"Start what?" Charles asks, stepping back into the kitchen with a curious expression."

"Your protegée," Mr. Payne sniffs, "is currently attempting to threaten me."

"Old man Payne started it!" Crystal retorts.

"I am only thirty-five years old!"

"Practically ancient," Crystal insists, relishing the way Mr. Payne's face reddens, the near-perfect O of his mouth as he prepares to reply.

"Alright, alright," Charles says, literally stepping between the two of them, "we're trying to leave soon, so why don't we all take a deep breath and work towards that, mmh?"

Crystal, to her own surprise, deflates immediately and busies herself with her eggs, keeping her nose down. To her right, she hears Mr. Payne protest his innocence again, audibly irritated. She can't catch the exact words either of them say, but it's easy to detect the soothing tone Charles adopts with him, the way Mr. Payne's voice softens almost immediately now that he's not talking to Crystal anymore. She wonders what it took to get the two of them to that kind of intimacy--feels, just a bit, like she's intruding even more than usual, this morning.

By the time she's done with her food, Charles and Mr. Payne have fallen into a hushed conversation that may or may not revolve around her, and Crystal is almost relieved to leave the table.

[lilith-little-world]

Sneak Peek of Chapter 2|| The Isekai’d Oracle

Well, chapter 2 is done, just going to look over it and post it tomorrow. Sorry for taking so long and not being active here. Just been feeling, bleh. The meds I'm taking worked well until it stopped so I have been feeling tired. After updating the story I'm gonna post more here. I just stopped so I can focus on chapter 2 and finish it.

Also thank the season 4 special giving me some motivation and the last push I need to make me finish this. Wukong’s dad bod tho-

“Now this is more like it, Almond!” You said in eagerness, giving a small bowl of shredded meat to your dog. Today was a pain in the ass but at least you’re celebrating with a good meal tonight. A few meat and custard-filled steamed buns with actual soda and alcohol. Lately you have been drinking pure water or sometimes juice. Since they were cheaper. However, after a long week of work and this stressful day, you decided, you’re going to treat yourself. So you turned on the TV to some cable channel that had a Chinese Drama. Unfortunately, it was only in Cantonese, but hey better than nothing. You ain’t complaining. Spider Queen was extremely generous when she gave you an increase of pay. Maybe it was her plan all along to get you to be at…her little ritual.

Maybe you should try and ask around next time. You are going to work for Jin and Yin for a while. They might know something, maybe…

You sat in bed and stare at the TV. Almond’s fur brushed against your leg as she slept next to you. Full from her large meal. The show was entertaining enough, which was saying a lot since you don’t know what’s happening. Only get hints and clues from their expression and atmosphere. It was either this, the news, or educational channels.

From what you gathered, this drama looks old. The resolution was low and blurry. The show follows this priestess around and her weird encounters with demons or trying to be the best priestess she can be. It’s quite cute and funny. Then again, you’re half asleep and drinking alcohol.

“What?! But I thought you need some priestess stuff, why are you running off with that dragon?!” You shout at the screen. “Ugh, come on, you need to be more responsible.” Your words slurred slightly as you mumbled off. Dozing off, staring blankly at the show.

“Be…more responsible…”You mutter quietly. The words echo in your head. Tomorrow, you’re definitely going to organize your thoughts and make a plan on what to do next. You are in the show you been obsessed with for a while now.

Yeah, that’s what you’re going to do, tomorrow. Organize your thoughts, get info, and make a plan on what to do. You’re also going to have fun while doing it. Depending on when you enter this world, you can technically avoid all of the ‘bad events’ that are to come. What is the worse that’s going to happen?

You already worked yourself to death in your old life. There’s no way you’re going to do that in this life. You are going to have fun and enjoy this one.

A chill went down your spine, swearing the room temperature dropping out of nowhere. You put the plate and bowl on your nightstand with your drinks. Turning off the TV, you decided it was the best time to call it a day and rest. Glancing down, you see Almond stir and look at the window tiredly. Her ears were down and was shaking. Due to the dropping temperature or for a completely different reason.

“What’s wrong?” You gently pet her head. She immediately leans into your touch. You glance at the window and try to see what she’s looking at. The blind covers the window but there was no shadow or any indication of anyone outside.

Sighing, you got up and head to the window. Moving the blinds slightly, there was nothing, no one outside. Your hand grazes the freezing glass, making you pull away from the sudden coldness. Your skin tingling and burns from the sensation. As a cold and heavy feeling settling deep within you. Making your head spin.

“What the…”

Almond whines trying to catch your attention but you kept it at the window. You noticed a slight frost at the edges of the window. Again you reach out to touch it, almost as if it was calling for you, but Almond barks. Finally, you turn around to face her.

“What is it?”

“Woof!”

“I hope you do know, I can’t really understand you.”

“Woof, woof!”

“Do you want me to leave the frost alone?”

Almond nods and jumps off the bed. Trying to push you away from the window. Her paws nudges your knee and you took a few steps away from the window. A confused expression is written across your face. Maybe it’s best if you save this for a different day and maybe when you’re not tired.

“Alright, then I'll leave it alone for now. I won't go touching it, calm down.” You pick Almond up and went back to the bed.

“Let’s go to bed, alright? Now stop worrying about me so much, okay?”

You stroke her head and lay the small dog in bed. She was oddly anxious. You had never seen her this worried before.

“It’s fine Almond, just go to bed.”

It didn’t take much for her to go back to sleep. You quietly lay there for a few more minutes. You’re eyes glancing at the window and back to Almond.

A sigh escapes and cover yourself up with the blanket. Almond told you to leave it alone and it’s for the best. Who knows what will happen if you touch it? It looks like Almond does and that’s a good enough reason for you.

“I really hope this doesn’t lead to anything crazy.” You mumbled finally drifting off the sleep. Just wanting this night to end.

[sodapops0lstice]

Intro Post!

Because I've never made an actually good one...

Favs! Blinkies & Stamps! Sprite Drive!COMMS!!!! Classic Era Say hello to me!

@badlydrawndirk @badlydrawnjade @ectobio @our-fav-hs-char @alternian-life-advice @aviansaffection @arethesewordsinhomestuck @fuckyeahhomestuckladies @the-gang-makes-a-blog

⬆️I run all those ⬆️

My tags:

#soda's minifridge <- wishlist

#fizzes <- asks

#solar systems <- original posts

#neighbouring stars <- mutuals and pals

#grubpeta <- my earth c au

#cure pop <- PreCure Tag

#splatstuck <- Splatoon x Homestuck au

#jo au <- My fluff au where Joey takes care of Jade

#candy bowl for roxanne <- posts for my good chum and friend roxanne of marinealcoholic fame

#meteorites <- queued posts

#lesbian danny devito <- dog pics, block as needed

#the moon <- @dykemaxxing's very own tag for gay tomfoolery

Basic Stuff

I'm a freak by many a name. But I go by Soda, Cece, Admin, Ary, Xefros, Sol and Rezi mostly. Seriously. Any of those will do. Hell, I'll take new names aswell. Drop them name recommendations lmao

I'm 15 aswell, in Year 11. (I chose Triple Science, French and History if you wanted to know about my GCSE choices.)

I'm a lesbian and agender, which basically is me saying my gender changes for when it's funniest.

I use ALLLL the pronouns, even xenos and neos because I am badass and awesome. Literally anything goes.

I'm Scottish and Irish. Which is kinda cool, means I burn hella easy though which sucks ass.

I'm also autistic, I like to post about that.

I also also have depression and anxiety, I don't really care though because I'm balling 24/7 B)

Interests & Likes

Obvious is obvious but I'm a massssive Homestuck. That is primarily what I post/reblog. This includes Hiveswap/Hauntswitch

I also enjoy Pokémon. A lot. Like... 2200 hours on Ultra Sun alone enjoy.

Youkai Watch is also a big fav of mine. In fact, Youkai Watch 3 is one of my favourite games of all time!

I absolutely ADORE A Hat in Time! It is THE game for me. It means the world and everything to me.

Alongside AHIT, Undertale and Deltarune are some of my favs ever! (I don't cry everytime I replay UT what do you mean?)

In general, I'm a total loser for vidya. I can do a quick rundown of the gaems I like but probably won't be reblogging often

Crash Bandicoot

Kleptocats

Touhou

Gmod

Sonic

Papa's -rias

FNAF

Animal Crossing

Half Life

Persona 5

I don't often watch many series or movies. But there's a special place in my heart for Invader Zim, The Owl House, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Eddsworld and My Little Pony. I'm also super excited for the new Scott Pilgrim show :D

It's strange to say but I have a keen interest in reality shows. This means Gogglebox, Come Dine with Me, Four in a Bed, Kitchen Nightmares (both versions) and Impractical Jokers. Only the lord knows why. I think it's the autism. It's probably the autism.

I'm a fan of Pretty Cure aswell! Those girls are so beegitful <3 in those dresses... Yes I found out about it through Glitter Force but that doesn't change anything. Another anime I also love is Pop Team Epic that show irreversibly changed my sense in humour. I've been getting into MHA and Chainsaw Man aswell.

I also adore!!! Vocaloid it literally makes up 50% of my music taste. I black out and wake up with 20 new pieces of miku merch lmao

Music

I have a lot of different music interests! But my all time favourite band ever is Qbomb! I adoreeeee them to infinity. I literally don't know what my favourite Qbomb song is because they're all so good.

But! Qbomb doesn't have my fav song, that honour goes to Stacked Like Pancakes and their song SFDD. It's a really high energy ska song that I recommend highly. (You won't regret listening to it!)

Instead of just listing my spotify stats here, I'm gonna just get some images of those funky websites instead :)

Obviously this isn't completely accurate since this is from my entireeee spotify history. But it's basically all there!

[goosetheluce]

Headcanons for male reader x courtney after their time on the show it over?

yup!

Courtney x M!Reader: Post-TD

You convinced Courtney to take a gap year before university, since you both need a break from the psychopath of a showhost.

When she's stressed, she'll clean the whole apartment you rented from top to bottom even if she just cleaned yesterday.

She can't cook very well, so you're on kitchen duty. She loves that you can whip up a meal out of nothing.

Courtney is a restless sleeper. You jerk awake when you hear the thud of her falling out of bed, still asleep.

Dates are frequent, and Courtney likes going to the park for a picnic. One time, you took her to laser tag and she got both of you banned for throwing her gun at a kid who got her out she got a little too heated, so you stuck with simplicity from that point forward.

You help her study even if she isn't in school. You don't pronounce the words right when you quiz her, but she knows what you're trying to say anyway, which confuses you even more. Why is she studying when she already knows the answers?

When you ask to get a pet, she agrees. To your dismay, you came home one day to a goldfish.

"What? It's a pet!"

"I meant a dog, Court."

"Hell no. You're gonna have to move out if you want a dog. I'm not paying pet rent."

She's pretty much the man of the house, if you couldn't tell.

Once Courtney's gap year is up, she packs her stuff and moves on campus. She worked day and night to save up money for her first year.

You try to fit a visit in at least once every few weeks, but it's difficult working a steady job and driving out 5 hours to see her.

So breaks are much appreciated. She comes home for fall break, takes you to meet her family during Thanksgiving, and goes alone for half of Christmas break. When she gets back, you've made sure the apartment is decorated enough to win a competition. You also made sure to kick your new roommate out for a day or two, and deep clean the apartment because you slacked while she was gone.

She already looked more mature when she came back. Her hair was longer and in an updo most of the time, and her clothes were clearly coming from Ann Taylor instead of American Eagle. She even changed her lipstick to a darker color.

"You look great, Court."

"I know!"

Her love language is acts of service; she doesn't kiss you or hold you much, but she learned how to cook in her time at university and treats you. She doesn't buy you expensive watches or shoes, but she notices when you're out of your favorite conditioner and picks it up on her way home.

She loves watching ice hockey and basketball. She screams more than a middle-aged suburban father at the games. One time she even threw a bowl of popcorn at the wall.

She gets jealous super easily. She won't be explicit about it and tell the other person to back off, but she does engage in PDA (she hates PDA) to show her relationship with you to others when she's jealous.

When she has to go back to school, she makes sure to leave you one of her hoodies (even if it doesn't fit you) with her scent.

She leaves you a note telling you (in her own way...) how she'll miss you and loves you.

"Y/N, please keep the apartment clean while I'm gone. If you don't, I'll kill you. I'll call you at least once a week. Don't set anything on fire. Also, I left you a bottle of cologne on the bathroom counter. Merry Christmas."

[ronearoundblindly]

Hi Ro <333

after reading the fluff that Ari is a bit hesitant to lie in bed with reader, this came to my mind. it just gave me a bit of bedrock&blueprint vibe. Boy oh boy i laugh over that video so many times.

I feel Ari would do something clumsy or just be an adorable dummy (?) when he's nervous, tripping himself over the stairs, finding the car key/phone when he's clutching it tightly, and maybe his tongue trips over the words when he's in church like in that video...

Hope the video will also give you a good laugh!

An Ass of You and Me, a Bedrock and Blueprints drabble

Warnings for idiots arguing, the faintest of language, and hilarious fluff.

There's a bowl by the door for keys. That's why it's there, and since Ari's truck is the only car, the majority of the keys in the bowl should be his. Now he's running late for work, and you can't remember what you've done with them.

"I told you to always keep them right here."

"I did," you scream back at Ari.

He throws his arms up and looks around uselessly. "Then where are they?!"

"I don't know."

"Of course not," he keeps up, following you down the hall to the bedroom, "because I'm the only one responsible for driving you--"

"I take the bus just fine."

"--and I do all the work on this--"

"Don't you dare." Pulling on the rest of your work clothes, you pack the other stuff you need in your purse and squeeze past his bulk lodged in the doorway. "You fix and I clean. I do all the cleaning, and you better watch what you say next, mister!"

"Fine. Where's the spare key?"

"I don't know, Ari. It's your truck and you're the one who moved your stuff in. Where did you put it?"

He huffs, planting his hands on his hips and avoiding your gaze. He clearly has no recollection of that location either.

"You never leave your shoes by the door," he quips instead of admitting his failure.

Your head snaps up from focusing on your feet as you slide said shoes on. "I put them right here by the couch because I have to sit down to take them off."

"You track stuff everywhere."

"I'm not a muddy dog, and since I'm the one clean--"

"It's just gross."

"Then hose down the damn doormat once in a while," you burst, standing. He moves out of your way, knowing that your next stop is the fridge for your breakfast and a packed lunch.

"Look, I'm just saying that since I'm not the one walking in here with dusty work shoes on, I am not the one making more work for you to clean." He's annoyed, frustrated, and not looking forward to going to work in a bad mood...or being late because you lost his keys.

"So," you poke your head out from the kitchen, "you admit it's only me cleaning."

Ari snorts and crosses his arms over his chest. He can be stubborn, too, just you watch. He'll pout and bitch all day long until you remember what happened to the keys.

"So what do I do? Just not work for a whole day? Is that what you want? Can we even afford that?!" He dramatically flops himself onto the couch as you pass the living room to the entryway.

"You could go on an adventure and ride the bus."

He doesn't like your tone. You know he hauls materials around in his truck as part of his friend's business.

"No," he says flatly, crossing his legs.

There's a beep behind him. His car's lock button has been pressed twice and warns him.

You tilt your head, eyes narrowing. Ari freezes. He watches your lips purse as he slowly realizes there's something beneath his hipbone.

He can't help but grimace when out of his back pocket comes the 'missing' object.

"Ooooo," you purr with joy, "Ari's Ass strikes again. Glad I'm not the only thing that likes to get lost in there." You wink at him for good measure.

"I--I don--" His mouth opens and closes like a fish, blue eyes wide.

You grab your remaining house keys from the bowl. "I accept apologies in the form of a clean front mat, by the way." You open the door and beam smugly. "Love you, old man, and don't forget it's your night to cook dinner."

You blow him a little kiss and hightail it to your bus stop.

Ari winces.

He brought home supplies for your She-Shed yesterday. Because he carried stuff around back first and you were already home with the porch door open, he slipped the keys in his pants pocket and completely forgot. Shit.

He's going to have to think of something better to do to make up for this one.

I'm just over here cackling, imagining Ari's wee frightened face. Poor little idiot. Who wants to send me a scenario of how he makes it up to Reader? I think I have a few ideas myself...

[Series Masterlist] [Main Masterlist]

[myfriendskickass]

Didn't wanna derail this post because it's clearly a joke post but like

I do actually discuss this phenomena seriously in a lot of my Pokemon writing. The general gist is that, well, actually (hence why I am not derailing that post haha)... Pokemon society, per mainline game canon (so NOT the anime NOT the manga NOT the spinoffs) actually does make a distinction between Human and Pokemon so that, well....

No, actually, in the eyes of the law? Your Meowscarada is still an animal. Despite the fact that yeah, that is a guy that went to Anthrocon last year. The other Pokemon mentioned as little guys - Ralts, Machop etc - those Pokemon are in fact still treated as animals.

So like, no. You wouldn't be expected to suddenly need extra plates and a bed when your Litten evolves - your Incineroar is expected to still eat out of a dog bowl and sleep in a larger dog bed.

Pokemon don't actually become full grown people, in the eyes of Pokemon society - and my Pokemon writing tends to interrogate this bias and take it seriously and I think it's neat.

We just...don't really see Pokemon and humans being on the same equal footing legally? We're shown the opposite - Pokemon who's sapience you really cannot deny being enamored with cat toys, being okay with being bathed in public by 10 year olds, the fact that regardless of species, everybody seems to have dog furniture in their house...

Pokemon food coming in cans like cat and dog food does here, regardless of species. (Sure you can feed them curry and sandwiches. You can also feed them food that is clearly specifically Pokemon Only like beans and poffins.) The fact that they can't use human made items in battle, despite several species definitely being intelligent and dexterous enough to know how they operate.

Pokemon help humans all the time but they're never shown, like, doing things with any amount of power. The Machop are the construction workers, not the foreman. The Pokemon Nurses are all human, despite having Chansey. I don't think Pokemon themselves are actually allowed to get paid for their labor, either.

It's kind of infantilizing when you think about it? In SV, despite people breaking the rules all the time, the fact remains that there IS a rule that Pokemon of all species are just not allowed to be indoors in the school. All of your classmates are human.

Gen V's entire plot hinges on whether it's ethical for Pokemon to battle at all (sure as a cover up for world domination) and only one character in the entire game even considers asking Pokemon directly how they feel about this.

Also, breeding mechanics also kind of imply that Pokemon themselves don't...really get much say in the matter, the same way irl animals do. (The difference of course is that irl animals are, well. ANIMALS with instincts and Pokemon have all been shown to have human-level sapience and intelligence. If not all species, then at least SOME of them.)

Finally, there's the commodity/ownership factor: Pokemon, of ALL species, are legally allowed to be traded and bought and sold. Whenever an evil team takes a Pokemon, that Pokemon is referred to as "stolen", regardless of species. Obviously, this never happens to humans in canon.

I just think this stuff is fun and interesting to think about and explore via fanwork. Food for thought! People can add more evidence to this if they think of any I missed - I know I didn't mention much of gens 2-4, or 6, haha.

[finyx7733]

06/11/24

Affirmations: I am worthy of love I am capable of great things I am not a burden I am made of stardust and magick

How do I feel physically today? I woke up a little sore and stiff today, my lower back is killing me and it woke up from a dead sleep. So I got up this morning and did some stretches to loosen up my back and get ready for my day.

Am I intellectually stimulated? So far I am being stimulated today, I have looked up stuff about my mental illnesses and now I am going to spend the day looking up coping skills for these illnesses so I can incorporate them into my everyday life. My therapist V thinks this is a really good idea, she is also going to email me some coping skills I can use. I'm excited to learn more and to apply myself. 

How do I feel emotionally today? Emotionally I feel good today, my anxiety is at a 3 which is normal for me but I feel like a person today so I'm taking that as a win. I plan on meditating today and see if that helps.

How do I feel spiritually today? I feel connected with the earth, today when I took the dogs out I stood in the grass, kicked off my shoes, and just felt the earth beneath my feet. I felt grounded and at peace. I'm going to make a cup of tea later and stir my intentions into it. My intentions for today are this: Today is going to be a good day,  I will not feel anxious and I will complete the tasks that I've set out for myself. I also meditated for 10 minutes, deep breathing exercises for anxiety. 

Today the dogs woke me up at 7:30 to go to the bathroom, I was a little irritated because my alarm was set for 8 am and I wanted to sleep a little longer, but when you gotta go, you gotta go. I took them upstairs to do their business and then got them breakfast. Today is laundry day, so I have a load in the washer already, I needed to wash Mimi's work shirts that way she has something to wear to work today. Today is also hair washing day, so I have to take a shower and make sure I do that. Sometimes there are days when showering is hard, I don't know why but it gives me such bad anxiety, but afterward, I usually feel better and more like myself.

Papa is going to town today so I'm going to see if Mimi can leave me a bowl so I can smoke it while everyone is gone. We keep our weed in the car so when she is at work I'm shit out of luck. I managed to smoke before Mimi went to work and boy do I feel nice, it usually helps calm my anxiety which is nice when we have it, but not so nice when we don't. It's really hard to find it out here but we manage. Its been a few hours later, I did the laundry, and my bedding, and folded everything, I am on a roll today! I feel very proud of myself for getting stuff done today! I also managed to declutter the bedroom so when I work on it tomorrow I won't have so much to do. Just dusting and vacuuming. Mimi should be home any minute and we are probably going to cook dinner and eat. Dinner was delicious, now we are winding down and watching a movie. Then off to bed for me! ta for now <3 Fi  

[norithepigeon]

I’ve been really busy and unable to post much recently, but Nori and Kombu had their first eggs together and just finished sitting on them! (They were swapped with fakes, the eggs not hatching doesn’t bother pigeons).

More about their setup:

They live in a 48” x 30” x 32” dog crate with double doors, one on the end and one on the side. I hung an old sheet on the back to protect the wall from the birds.

On the left side they have two perches, both from Flat Perch. One is a corner perch while the other is a rectangle attached to the front door. Some various hanging toys with different shapes and textures, along with bells because they really enjoy these sorts of things. I plan to replace some of the older ones soon, I’d like to change them out every so often. They also have some cat toys on the floor, balls with bells in them. They have a mirror, since pigeons don’t have issues with mirrors this is a great option for them to get some brain stimulation as well as to help Nori divide his attention instead of completely focusing on wowing his lady all of the time, because he is very intense, in front of the mirror is a brick, if Nori is bow-cooing in the mirror he spins on the brick which helps him file his nails down so I have to cut them less often

I use a stainless steel dog bowl for their water since stainless steel pet bowls have been shown to harbor the least bacteria, between them and glass + plastic. The bowl is also big enough for them to sit in and bathe if they wish, which can be messy but I would like for them to have the option. For the food dish I use a flower pot saucer, although I would like to get a larger one to help prevent them from flinging seeds out of it more. They are good dishes for food, because they help wear down the beak tip! However they are porous so I would recommend cleaning them with vinegar every so often. They also have a cheap hanging plastic bird dish that I cut the perch part off of, these are intended for parrots but aren’t great because they don’t stay put anyway. I used a soldering iron to poke two holes in the plastic to zip-tie it into place and I just cut the zip-ties when I need to clean it. It doesn’t get dirty very quickly because all I put in it is grit.

On the right side of the cage is where they have their potential nesting spots, since it’s good to offer two. There is a cat hut on top, and a cat bed below. The cat hut is not machine washable which is why it has a towel inside, although I can vacuum it out with a brush attachment to agitate as much of the dust out of the fibers as possible. The bed below is partially machine washable, the cushion being the part that is. The PVC pipe structure used to have its own bed that attached to it properly, but due to that not being machine washable and having a white interior, I threw it out. The moon hanging down is apart of the original stuff the structure came with, as it is attached to the fabric that creates the top “platform.”

There are more toys on this side, some various bird toys including the well-loved seagrass one, as well as some beads I received at a pride festival that Nori seemed interested in. In front of the hut up top I would like to put a concrete perch with a rough underside, to help them file their nails more as well as make it slightly easier to jump from the perches into the nest. On the floor there is a tissue box in which I place strips of cut up cardboard tubes, which my birds like to use as nesting materials. I feel that this is a good way to recycle these otherwise “garbage” objects. In front of the tissue box I placed a brick to give them some leverage over the box, help file their nails, and help keep them from flipping the box.

I am always open to questions or ideas! Thanks for reading.

[pbandjesse]

James is home!! I am so glad they are back safe and sound and full of stories. They weren't back with me until 3 so I still had a lot of day to fill.

I went to sleep around 130. I am more and more realizing that while I can go to bed around 11 and wake up at 7. I seem to feel the best going to bed at 1 and waking up at 9. Like I don't love sleeping in. But also I seem the most happy at those times. But I know that doesn't exactly work for work but in my days off I will probably shift to a later sleep. And not try to get in bed to go to sleep just because James is sleeping.

I would wake up in a pretty good mood. Right before I went to sleep I saw a pretty disturbing video. And it was just stuck behind my eyes for a lot of the morning which was upsetting. But I tried to focus on other things.

I got up and got dressed and felt good. I went and fed Sweetp and had cereal. But I think there was some soap residue on the bowl because it had a soapy smell and then I had an upset stomach because I got myself all worried.

I had been eating in our room and spilled the milk in my desk and was frustrated with myself. But it was fine. I cleaned it up and went back downstairs.

I would curl up on the couch for a while. I wasn't in any rush. I did vacuum. And I put some stuff away. But I was just chilling. It was nice.

Eventually I went to the studio and finally used our new stapler to attach the fabric to my kneeling chair. And I am really excited about that. It's just been drapped on the chair for literally months. So this is perfect.

I decided I should go out. I should finally actually walk to Patterson. One of the big reasons we had moved to this neighborhood. I had been sick. But I finally felt well enough to try.

And I am so glad I did. I got my headphones (I found my skull candy ones and realized they are a lot more comfortable then my air pods. So I can use either but the skull candy is preferred for sure.) and poured a drink and headed out.

And it was beautiful. Just a s little brisk. But perfect for this walk.

We are only a few blocks from the park and I'm able to walk mostly on our street. But it's really funny how nice the next block is comparatively. And then one after that is even nicer. As you get closer to the park it's just beautiful. And like our block isn't bad, it just isn't nice. It doesn't have all the big trees or the outdoor decor. But since we are the next block I think eventually it will be as nice.

I loved seeing everyone's decorations and plants. And it was just really pleasant out there.

And the park was great. I feel so lucky to get to live so close to it now because it is such a beautiful place. And it feels so safe. I walked towards the pagoda first and took some pictures. Enjoyed the flowers. There weren't a lot of people out there, being a Monday, but I still smiled at everyone I came across. Lots of dogs. A couple people with kids. I had a podcast going and was just having a great time.

I would walk for about an hour. At one point I found some swings and chilled there for a while. Texting Jess. I got a missed call and a very long voicemail saying someone from a correctional institution wat trying to contact me but i needed to call back and put a credit card on file. And I'm like oh that's just a phishing scam to get my credit card. But when I heard someone was trying to call me from jail I was like. Stephen? My brother? But like I knew it was fake but also it was funny to me that they would be my first thought so I texted him to tell him that. To jokingly ask if he. Was trying to call me from jail. Which of course it wasn't but it still made me laugh.

I started walking home at this point. I decided I would have some lunch. I wandered down the street so I wouldn't have to go back to something I had already seen. But it's most a long walk home and soon I was back.

I made a pretty terrible frozen pizza. While it cooked I would finally get the fake grass cut to go in the catio. And would vacuum the fish tanks. And when my food was done at was kind of starving and overstimulated and yelled at Sweetp for trying to steal my food and got very upset.

But once I had eaten a little I felt better and apologized to Sweetp with ranch dressing. He forgave me.

I would leave the house around 1. James's flight was supposed to land around 3. So I was planning on going to value village and then meet them at the museum.

Value village was a good stop. I found a calico critter play box. Something I've never seen fore. And a mini version of my desk squishmallow. It will be funny to have them both there. I also found an excellent denim shirt dress. It's a dark wash but is also smaller checker patterned. Very cool.

I left the thrift store and went to the Harris teeter to look for fabric dye. Which I found right away. Right before I got to the grocery store James let me know they landed and would be about a half hour away walking form the train. This is where we went astray. Because there was a miscommunication and I told James I would meet them but they didn't understand and I went to the train when they said they arrived but they weren't there! And then I called them to ask where to meet them but they were confused and then I was confused and also couldn't figure out how to leave the parking lot. And James thought I was asking them to direct me and I was trying to explain they I was just confused and then we were talking over each other and I yelled at them and I felt terrible about it.

But James told me where to meet them and I was so happy to see them even if we were s little off kilter. Not in sync. The drive to the museum was mostly quiet and tense. And not fun.

I asked for a reset. A do over. When we got to the museum I got out of the car too and we hugged for a few minutes. Jessica came out of the musuem and said she was glad to see us.

We went inside to get James's bike and I felt like we were on the right track. But I was still upset and not feeling correct. James's energy was terrible. I texted Jess to tell through it. Because I knew James was probably just exhausted and they are very stressed flying. And when we got home, once everything was inside, we sat together and I just held them and we talked about it. How James felt guilty for leaving. Work and me. And how I was hurt that they didn't want to go for a walk with me and just wanted to do chores, when we only have this day off together. And it hurt my feelings. But we talked through it. Because we have a really good relationship and we love each other.

And when we got back to normal we did decide to go for that walk. And it was great. We walked to the pond and just spent most of the next hour telling me their entire journey and it sounded like Las Vagas was a lot. Like they had so much fun and drank so much (really got their money's worth) and gambled a little and saw so many titties. Sounds like a blast. I'm also just glad that they did not get jumped or robbed when they left the group at 2am and walked the almost two miles back to the hotel, completely black out drunk. Hilarious. I'm glad they had fun.

We walked back home. Where James insisted we put the doors back on that I had taken down to move the couch. And they went pretty easy. And we were able to gather ourselves to go get dinner.

We went to the diner. And James told me how gambling works and we talked about being more intentional with spending time together. And we did a really good job putting that into practice. Not just playing on our phones. Talking and being real and it was great.

We desperately needed gas. So before we went to get groceries after dinner we stopped at Royal farms. And I'm glad we did because between the gas station and the grocery store we got stuck behind a very slow moving train for almost 10 minutes. And like it wasn't horrible because we just got to be together and that was just really lovely. It was funny. Other cars were turning around. But James just put our car in park and we talked and laughed and it was really nice.

Grocery shopping was fun. We tried really hard to stay on track and on our list. We were also teasing each other and being silly. I would insist on waiting in line standing in front of James so we could both push the cart. It felt like we were catching up for missing each other for a few days.

We got home and got everything out away. And spent time cuddling on the couch. I love my husband so much.

Eventually James would fill our bucket with hot water for me in the kitchen so I could take a bath. While the kettle has worked before this ended up working so much better. Three buckets and a half filled tub of cool water and I was able to take a really excellent bath. Actually hot!

After I was clean and finished all my moisturizing, it was time for bed. James fell asleep already. And while I would love to stay up like I have been, I have to go to work tomorrow and I have a feild trip. I need to be rested. So I will attempt to go to bed now. Wish me luck. I love you all. Goodnight!!

[macisms]

my pre-rewatch personal enjoyment episode ranking for s16 bc. lists. everything between 3-7 is muddy though i can be swayed to think otherwise.

1. shoots - probably the best pacing of the season, the only episode where i feel every character felt complete. good episode for both the characters’ pasts and where they stand now wrt to their families. dog frank. mac and charlie’s legacy :)

2. inflates - still had a fairly good pacing and good division of screen-time between characters. fun character dynamics especially between frank and all the others. charlie “won” at the end. there was only one bed.

3. celebrity booze - before you yell at me hear me out. this is where my ranking starts to get silly and more personal. i love breaking bad i was excited for this episode to come out before i even watched iasip. mac was serving. charlie threw up nickels over some guy. however frank dee and charlie were sidelined hard. this episode isnt that great im just heavily biased because of braaron. if it was any other celebrity this would rank in the bottom half for sure.

4. bowling - lost points because the men vs women stuff was handled poorly. dennis should not have won that strength competition against the waitress. i could go on about how this episode failed at the actual competition and ways they could have improved. i loved all the side characters though. i liked mac charlie and frank in this ep but they were kind of useless to the plot. also dennis’ misogynist rants were too on the nose. good sibling lore though.

5. dtamhd - some of you are going to kill me for ranking this lower than celebrity booze which is deserved just remember that im hugely biased because of braaron. also because this was the only episode i had any expectations for, which you should never do with this show. plotwise pretty solid though parts of it did get repetitive (we get it, its the systems not the people). i wont lie though ill never like "it was all a dream" endings. also in general i dont enjoy watching episodes where the majority of the gang dont feature in general (part of the reason why i found mfhp boring too). also the gore. i loved the gore. you did so good sweetie.

6. fvr - the hysteria surrounding that episode was so fun but honestly i think the actual frank versus russia part is soo underdeveloped that it throws the episode off balance. also i didnt love the character writing, especially for mac, he was a little too cartoonishly stupid for me here. oh and unfortunately i had expectations for this one too (mac having a bf) so while the catfishing stuff was CRAZY it didnt fulfill my need to see mac be gay onscreen. please let him be gay onscreen. to me the episode is full of pieces that didnt quite fit together. why did dee disappear for the last few minutes. why was uncle jack there he was so useless and unfunny. the sinned system reveal and the dating sequence was awesome though.

7. cursed - i really need to rewatch this episode. none of the plotlines feel fleshed out enough so it all kind of blurs together. why was cricket involved? why was uncle jack there again someone needs to kill him fr. i liked mac's chase utley lore but other than that i feel like nothing actually happened this episode lol?

8. risk-e-rat - i just. cannot get past how nearly every scene is some iteration of "wow i dont like X, that's not how it was when we came here!". the characters barely did anything they just kept saying shit. this season has episodes that are so goddamn repetitive and this by far is the worst. it was boring. they didnt even fuck the rat. not even their criminal activities can make up for that.

[lifewithchronicpain]

Ive been putting together a wishlist for my kitten kennel. I will be buying everything I need over the summer so I'll be ready to foster for the fall kitten season.

I want to get a large dog crate that I can deck out with kitten stuff. I do like he cat kennels with different levels, but they don't look foldable. Need something that can fit under the bed when not in use.

I'm definitely getting one of those kitty hammocks. I'm also think a mini cat tree to give the crate levels. When it's not in use I can leave it for Giles, he's small for a cat.

I also have to get a little litterbox, water and food bowl, and so many toys. Luckily there are some packages with assorted toys.

I cannot fucking wait to put together my kennel and put my foster in it. C: