#but also very serious that it's going to make us all extremely more obnoxious

[wardensantoineandevka]

tbh I feel like it says a lot about me that I had a conversation with a TTRPG editor in which I said out loud with my mouth, "We need to introduce the concept of mise-en-scène into our conversations and commentary on actual play. It'll make us all more obnoxious. Like, yeah, we'll start having conversations about what the elements of the production design contribute to the tone and narrative of the work instead of just talking about production values and polish, but mostly it'll make us all even more unbearably obnoxious. We should do it."

[glamourscat]

heyy, would you possibly do dick and / or jason nsfw alphabets??👀

JASON TODD NSFW ALPHABET

A = Aftercare (what they’re like after sex)

Aftercare with Jason is perhaps even more intense than sex. It’s quiet at the start, his hand is reaching for you. Gently caressing your hip, then your belly and your stomach. Soaking in the quietness of the moment as you calm down from the adrenaline of the moment. His caresses would turn into soft kisses and mutual praises, perhaps a warm bubble bath too.

B = Body part (their favorite body part of theirs and also their partner’s)

I would say for his thighs. Despite having a complicated relationship with and what his body has turned into, I think, he would truly enjoy his thighs. Especially seeing you riding them.

On his partner, everything. No, I am not exaggerating. He is the type to lose absolutely all. I do believe he has an aesthetic attraction more prone towards muscular and plus size individuals. Belly, thighs, boobs you name it. He is on it lol

C = Cum (anything to do with cum, basically)

I truly believe he has a breeding kink and i have nothing else to add

D = Dirty secret (pretty self explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs)

…. Hear me out… pegging. LISTEN, I feel when he truly has found his partner all barriers come down. There's nothing more he wants than to be in love and to share his love equally back. He wants to feel safe and once he is secure enough rest assured he won't be shy with his needs and wants. PLS his pretty noises while his eyes roll back? Praising him? Damn it

E = Experience (how experienced are they? do they know what they’re doing?)

Not very experienced but is an eager and fast learner 

F = Favorite position (this goes without saying)

Good old missionary but especially a fan of cowgirl and doggy

G = Goofy (are they more serious at the moment? Are they humorous? etc.)

Not at first. The first few times, and a while after that, he will be pretty serious. Maybe even intense for how emotional the moment is. But as time goes by he would soften up, not to crack jokes, but a few giggles and laughs would for sure come through

H = Hair (how well groomed are they? Does the carpet match the drapes? etc.)

I would say he has some hair. I hc that after the pit his hair grows faster than normal ish, or at least, faster than they used to. He has a happy trail and moderate hair down there that he keeps cut but not completely shaved off

I = Intimacy (how are they during the moment? the romantic aspect)

Struggles with intense emotions but when he manages to work with them, rather than against them, his hopeless romantic side comes out. Expect deep yet soft thrusts, moans that make your shine tingle, kisses that leave you breathless and at least 4 mind blowing orgasms

J = Jack off (masturbation headcanon)

I don’t see him as the type to need it constantly. I feel it would be more or so a “hmm i haven't done it in a while and now thinking about it made me horny lets do it”

K = Kink (one or more of their kinks)

Like i have said pegging, also praise– heavy on this one– biting, breeding kink, edging and not sure if there's a name for it, but i think he would be into being obnoxiously loud with the intent of being heard especially if he is feeling extra spicy

L = Location (favorite places to do the do)

Bed or shower/bath

M = Motivation (what turns them on, gets them going)

You. just you. But i feel he would also get off when you two are having friendly back and forth banter/challenges

N = No (something they wouldn’t do, turn offs)

Anything that can hurt the both of you and restrain on him

O = Oral (preference in giving or receiving, skill, etc.)

He is a giver, he will literally eat you out like a starved man. But, there’s also something he can’t deny, about you, on your knees giving the most sloppy bj he has ever received it keeps him going

P = Pace (are they fast and rough? slow and sensual? etc.)

A mix. Mostly slow and deep, with a few hard thrusts. Extremely sensual on other occasions. Mostly, he will keep a pace stable enough to make you moan his name so many times your throat will be sore after

Q = Quickie (their opinions on quickies, how often, etc.)

Not a fan

R = Risk (are they game to experiment? Do they take risks? etc.)

Nope, i can’t see him being a big risk taker. Sure, he likes to keep things interesting as he runs on adrenaline– but that's in his vigilante life. In his private life he wants nothing but comfort

S = Stamina (how many rounds can they go for? how long do they last?)

Yeah, a few lol. There would be breaks in between, a snack or two. You two talking, and in a way it almost feels like an aftercare in itself

T = Toys (do they own toys? do they use them? on a partner or themselves?)

He wouldn’t necessarily own some but if you do, then once you move in together they become of the both of you. Especially vibrators or dildos, I feel he would be a fan of watching you taking care of yourself before he starts… or, hear me out, gifting you a dildo that resembles his dick in shape, size and girth.. Custom made? Maybe… 

U = Unfair (how much they like to tease)

A TEASE. It’s funny yeah, until you do it back and all of the sudden he is turned into the most whiny, moaning mess you have ever seen

V = Volume (how loud they are, what sounds they make, etc.)

Not very loud, at start. A few grunts, maybe some moans will escape here and there. As the relationship progresses though, he will grow bolder. Unashamed of his moans as he keeps thrusts in you. Praising you mixed with some filthy words in between

W = Wild card (a random headcanon for the character)

After the first time you two had sex he cried, in fact, he cried while he came. It just happened. Maybe it was the wave of emotions, maybe it was how intense everything felt. But he did. He hid his face in your neck, pampering it with kisses as he tried to hide his teary eyes. But when you eventually noticed, he couldn't help but cry a bit more. Now, you two laugh about it, even though it’s something that still embarasses him to this day 

X = X-ray (let’s see what’s going on under those clothes)

When erected it can reach 7 inches solid. Veiny, thick. Have I mentioned the happy trail already? 

Y = Yearning (how high is their sex drive?)

Not astronomical. He will feel the need every so often, but he won’t be on you 24/7. In fact I can see him going for weeks without it. 

Z = Zzz (how quickly they fall asleep afterwards)

Not fast. After aftercare and making sure you’re fine, talking, a snack and waiting for you to fall asleep; he will stay awake a while longer. Allowing himself to soak in this feeling of contentment, safety and peace. His eyes linger on your naked, sleepy form beside him and with a last kiss to your head he will fall asleep hugging you tightly against his body. 

[just-null]

what’s your favorite clone and why? 😼

I gotta be that guy and say I really like them all. i loVE EACH ARCHETYPE THEY KINDA RESEMBLE

Sekido [in my head] has a mean exterior SO loud it makes you forget he's working with the others to actively protect the main body and has faith in their abilities. He gets annoyed at his younger counterparts cause he knows they're not using their full potential... I also really like how he's both very proper and improper, like a thug in a meeting or something... so cool.... Also, him taking the leader role and everyone going with it has big bro vibes.. oldest bro vibes.

cult leader loves tsundere guys.

Karaku [in my head] is the thrill seeker type who's more than willing to be the most annoying man around for the sake of his entertainment and living in the moment. He plays around rather than disposing of someone immediately like a fucking psychopath. Even if late, he knows when to get serious and when to tone down his antics. he still gets fucked over by playing with his opponents too much.. I like that he's not stupid, he's reckless. mega "cool big bro" aura.

cult leader loves shameless guys.

Urogi [in my head] is obnoxious and loud, boastful even especially when he's either screeching or talking, never entirely silent. While he does fight on his own, he'd drop everything if given an order and try his best to comply. also a troublemaker... like a younger bro who never really has responsibilities but does them when told so he can go back to doing wtv he was doing before. Like he's just there to have a good time. He's also not stupid, just excitable, then he gets cocky, then gets his shit rocked.

cult leader loves arrogant himbo guys.

Aizetsu [in my mind] is extremely sassy and gives passive aggressive vibes and prefers to deal with conflict swiftly because it's bothersome and makes him upset. He might look cute and weak, but he's scary. While he's sensitive, he's no pushover and will also cut pretty deep. He's definitely the younger brother who's trying to constantly get out of trouble by seeming like the angel.... It's also interesting because he never sugarcoats his words. He twists them in a way that makes him sound helpful and you, pitiful.

cult leader loves cute manipulative guys.

Zohakuten [in my mind] is a little hater who's most protective of everyone but, more importantly, the main body. He sees himself as a decent guy going against injustice for a man who's just trying to survive. Like a little bro who's stubbornly wrong about something he doesn't fully grasp. Also he's just so hilarious?? it was not necessary at all to insult your opponents looks then tell tanjiro to get over it cause the dead weren't relevant to him. How can someone so disrespectful come in a small package..

cult leader loves the brat trope.

Urami is pretty similar to hantengu, imo, just angrier 😔😔 not many opinions, but I do find it amusing to imagine he's very passionate 24/7

[gorgonwrites]

wriothesley headcanons

NSFW below the cut! minors DNI. 18+

author's note: i'm BACK!!! and i am obsessed with a certain duke from genshin, good gawds. my best friend and i starting spitting ideas out about our fav genshin men, and i decided i wanna share these with you all. :) enjoy! <3

This man is covered in tattoos- he just tends to dress so they aren’t visible. He has a Cerberus piece that takes up his entire back, and he has lots of florals that cover his legs and arms and chest. That’s his secret little way of bringing some of the overworld down to him. 

Wriothesley is SUPER outdoorsy. He doesn’t make it a habit to spend a lot of time away from the Fortress of Meropide, but when he does go up to the overworld he’s most likely trying to soak up as much sunshine and fresh air as he can. 

He gets sunburned so easily, bless him. Even if he slathers sunscreen on, it's guaranteed he’ll come back to the Fortress burnt to a crisp. He never complains though. He took Sigewinne camping once, and his sunburn was so bad she was convinced he had sun poisoning when they got back home. 

He loves taking cheesy photos where he’s “holding” or “leaning on” landmarks, and is always super smug about the pictures if they turn out exactly like he wanted. 

Has a photic sneeze reflex. And on that note- the man’s sneezes are so fucking obnoxious. They echo throughout the Fortress when he sneezes in his office. He gets his feelings hurt if no one says ‘bless you’ though. 

To show love, Wriothesley gives physical touch and gifts. He loves seeing small things throughout his long days that remind him of his partner, and he wants them to know he’s thinking of them constantly. 

To receive love, he needs physical touch and words of affirmation. Trust is extremely hard for him, so having verbal reassurance is key to him relaxing and building trust with his partner. 

Is literally just a little baby. The man would melt into being cuddled after a long, hard day.

nsfw below<3

This man has a SERIOUS praise kink. He needs to know when he’s doing well and the reassurance drives him crazy. He’s also quick to give praise to his partners- the intimacy makes him melt. Will lose his mind if someone calls him a good boy. 

He also has a very mild degradation kink- he loves to tease his partners or slightly embarrass them. He can’t help that he’s fucking them stupid! 

T I T T Y MAN!!! 

Pierced nips because he likes the look of them. 

Obsessed with his partners riding his face. He just wants to be a tool for their pleasure, and in his opinion that's the perfect way to let them use him how they want.

He loves bondage, but more specifically, he loves shibari. He thinks it's beautiful, and the time spent tying his partners up in intricate positions feels incredibly intimate to him. 

He also has a bit of a sadistic streak- he loooooves predicament bondage too. 

Mild voyeur and exhibitionist kink, he’s a bit jealous at times though so he tends to lean more into exhibitionism. 

He LOVES edging. Giving and receiving- the delayed gratification of it all makes him feral. If he’s edging his partner, he wants to see tears and hear begging before he finally gives in and lets them come. If he’s on the receiving end, he tries to hold out as long as  humanly possible because he gets so lost in the pleasure. He’s usually crying out by the end, though. 

Generally, such a soft and tender lover. He’s very attentive and adapts well. He would most likely try anything at least once, and would say if he didn’t like something in particular. He expects the same from his partners. 

[longsufferingcritic]

On the topic of the HTTYD trilogy's misogyny...

Notice how Astrid is the only character in the Hooligan tribe with a realistic name, despite the film's opening narration stating that Vikings give their kids "hideous" names on purpose due to a cultural superstition. (The female lead in the books is named Camicazi, for comparison, and is also not a love interest.)

Notice how Astrid's character design is focused more on beauty standards than her actual personality. If you wanted to convey that a male character is tough and fierce and a skilled warrior, would you make them "petite"/slender with a round face and button nose? No? Why not? Because in this context that design serves to further gender roles, not her actual characterization.

The head of character animation (Simon Otto) said of Astrid in an art book: "We love that she is more of a lean, athletic beach volleyball player as opposed to the bulky, shot-putting type of Viking woman." Really think about the implications here. Why does the love interest have to be thin and conventionally attractive/feminine rather than buff and muscular as you'd expect for a Viking woman? Unlike Hiccup (and Camicazi who's a 4-foot-tall child for that matter) the fact she's physically smaller than what Vikings expect of a warrior is never addressed or relevant, because it's presumed that's just the natural default way for girls to look.

Speaking of which, notice how Astrid's character arc exclusively revolves around Hiccup in all three movies. She has almost no screen time to herself, no depth, and no meaningful character growth. She just starts out hating Hiccup because she's the popular girl and he's the awkward underdog, yet he later exceeds her in skill which she's understandably pissed and jealous about, but she gets over it instantly once he wins her over with a romantic dragon ride. (This follows a common and very obnoxious trope in many animated films.) From then on her role in the story begins and ends at "Hiccup's girlfriend".

Astrid sorta breaks gender roles by being a strong fighter, yes -- but that doesn't cancel out the other gendered problems with her characterization. Despite what many film studios apparently believe, physical strength and character strength are not synonymous, so if a female character is poorly written, making her good at fighting does not magically make her a "strong female character". Especially considering that due to extremely limited non-Hiccup-related screen time, Astrid doesn't get to actually use her strength very often. I mean, for fuck's sake, her role in the first film's climax is limited to being rescued by Hiccup/Toothless and then waiting on the shore and saying "Go..." to them. Sigh.

And just to make myself extra clear since media literacy is at an all-time low: pointing out misogyny does not mean that HTTYD is 100% Bad or that you're Bad for liking it or liking Astrid anyway. You can love a character while still acknowledging how she got screwed over by narrative sexism (just ask all the Bumble Warrior Cats fans here on Tumblr). And having serious issues like misogyny doesn't mean the films have nothing valuable to offer and to worth loving.

[theleechyskrunkly]

The Discussion.

Paige is angry, and Idia's a goner.

Finn Clearcove belongs to @thehollowwriter

Regular text for present time, italics for flashback.

Everybody seemed to be doing the right thing right now, and what was the right thing to do? Stay out of Paige's way. His dorm mates looked utterly baffled (and terrified) as he stormed past them, anger oozing off of him. The students who saw him prayed to the seven for whoever had angered Paige to such a degree, and wondered who'd been the fool to do so.

Paige was livid, his face contorted into a frown that no one had ever seen on his usually passive features. It had everyone wondering what could’ve possibly happened for him to be in such a sour mood.

Well, to begin with, the main culprit was Idia. Why was he angry at Idia? Well, you're bound to find out. Boy, was he about to give Idia an earful...

”So, I take it you're... friends with Idia?” Finn’s voice cut through the music playing in Paige’s earbuds. The two were in Finn’s private area of the school’s botanical garden, Finn painting what seemed to be a carnivorous plant eating a rabbit(with extremely gory detail, as was characteristic for Finn's paintings), while Paige laid on his back with his head resting on a tree branch, scrolling through Twstube. His hair, which was out of its usual braid for once and running loose everywhere, served as his only pillow.

Finn's question was rather random, not only because they had not even been talking about Idia, but also because the two rarely spoke much when they were together at the botanical garden. They just sat in silence, each doing their own thing while enjoying the others company. It was like a little routine they'd set together.

“Yeah? Why?” Paige responded, taking out one of his earbuds and rolling onto his stomach to look up at Finn. Paige preferred to pretend he wasn’t aware of the obvious mutual dislike between Finn and Idia, but he knew avoiding it was no use.

"No, nothing. He's just rather... peculiar, to say the least." There was an obvious distaste in Finn's voice as he attempted to find a not-so-obvious way to hide his dislike for Idia, yet he failed rather miserably at doing so. Paige catches on very quickly to the emotions of humans, mer plus beast people, and animals alike. It's a trait that comes with the horse instincts.

"Peculiar would be an understatement," Paige of all people knew Idia was extremely bizarre, but with the amount of traveling he's done? Boy, has he seen worse. "What exactly is it that you have against him? You two are not really doing a fantastic job of being friendly with one another." Paige was blunt. Everything he said was always upfront, he never held back. The guy had no filter whatsoever and it showed.

Finn narrowed his eyes and his eyebrow twitched slightly, as if the simple thought of Idia got under his fins. "He's obnoxious, rude, talks nonstop — ugh, his gamerlingo is unbearable —, he's selfish, and outright disrespectful! If I had to list the times he's made comments regarding my weight, the list would go on for an eternity." Finn looked like he wanted to say more, but held his tongue to prevent his words from getting out of hand.

However, he had already said the words that set Paige ablaze. He instantly sat up, his usually blank expression knotting into something that showcased incredulity. He knew full well Idia was a certified yapper, and he could seem highly obnoxious to most, but since when did he bodyshame others? "What do you mean by making comments on your body? What type of comments? Is he making fun of you?" By this point, Paige had taken off both his earbuds, which alerted Finn in some sort of way. Paige hardly removed both his earbuds, if even one, not even when he showered (he has waterproof earbuds), and when he did, things were serious.

Finn hesitated before confirming Paige's suspicions, after all, Paige looked like he would go off stomping the second he said the truth. "Yes, he did. Such unoriginal insults, you'd think he was proud of hims- Paige, where are you going?!"

Paige didn't need to hear another word. He did indeed stomp off (quite literally). And he was stomping off to Ignihyde.

Paige did not even knock before letting himself into Idia's room, already knowing the password by heart since Idia had given up on changing it (Paige figured out every time). Idia was in the middle of game, nearly flying off the bed when Paige came in and turned on the lights in his room.

"You and I have something to discuss."

ITS DONE RAAAAAAHHHHHH

Guys I swear I didn't procrastinate this for a whole month trust 🙏

Btw this is the first fic I've ever ever written so my apologies for it being trash 😍🫶

Tagging: @thehollowwriter @cyanide-latte @xen-blank (let me know if you wish to be added to the taglist)

[fourswords]

okay i made some little characterization notes for my four sword heroes meet au. i say "little" but i discovered that there's a 4096-character limit on text blocks on tumblr which i was wholly unaware of before until a message popped up about it. lmao

smithy, hero of the minish (from the minish cap): smithy is energetic & independent, like his game explicitly states him to be & makes him out to be respectively. which makes him great at adventuring but bad at teamwork. is used to and thrives off of doing everything himself because of his game so he can get quietly annoyed if/when one of the others try to do something for him (i.e. kill a monster before he gets there). he's got the worst resting bitch face of them all and the others sometimes poke fun at him for it but he's definitely one of the most outwardly kind of them all. he worries over the others if they're not feeling well and is eager to help them out. his voice is sort of on the quieter side—except if rides on a mine cart or something in which case he has the loudest yelling voice imaginable. he doesn't really think much of knights because of their general uselessness (and stupidity HAHA) in the minish cap so sometimes when knight or light say things about being knights of hyrule he just kind of gives them a little side-eye like "....yeah alright." he loves doing acrobatic stunts that would kill a lesser child and he gets better at them each day. REALLY good at swordfighting because he grew up around them in the forge & grandpa smith was stated to be an extremely good swordsman in his youth so he was giving him pointers from the minute he was old enough to know what a sword was. and he also trained with the eight blademasters scattered around hyrule (swiftblade & his relatives) but in the end he doesn't really like or care about fighting except when he has to do it, so you'll find him turning down invitations to spar more often than not. is the first to just wander off without saying anything and so the other three are forced to come chasing after him. that's how they get places.

four, hero of the four sword (from the four swords manual): four is a relaxed, go-with-the-flow sort of person, but kind of in an obnoxious way where you can tell he acts like that sometimes to purposefully irritate people who may be more of a stickler for rules and planning. he isn't loud, but he certainly isn't quiet—i'd describe it as more "strong" than anything. despite his looseness he DOES know what he's doing and he speaks like it, which is funny because he can go from stealing light's cap off his head and running away (he tried it once with smithy and nearly got his hand taken off because smithy's cap is precious to him) to a fighting stance in a literal split second. he does become the most serious of them all when dealing with something that actually calls for seriousness—vaati, for example. he's very fluid with his movements as well and very hard to hit in a battle or spar because of it. despite this he can't quite pull off gymnastic stunts like smithy can just because he was never really interested in trying but he's definitely better at what he CAN do than knight or light. because all he ever does is travel around (and dodge questions about where he lives/if he has any living family or friends/etc.) he's very good with navigation and figuring out (or just plain Knowing) what's edible and what's inedible. it's a necessary skill considering he travels light and as such usually has to look for food every day instead of like...accumulating it and preserving it to eat later (to the bewilderment of the other three because WHY would you willingly choose to live like that when there's a whole village of people who named you a hero for saving the girls kidnapped by vaati who would probably be more than happy to give you a place to stay. four dodges the question again).

knight, has no hero title (from the four swords game): ah, my favorite little living personification of the charlie brown "i got a rock" scene and the color beige. knight is a jack-of-all-trades with a more even personality to match—he could be accused of never feeling one thing too strongly, which he doesn't really appreciate but eh, what can you do (<-THIS IS WHY). because of this he has a tendency to play mediator if any of the others start getting too deep into an argument. he does have a little streak of playful competitiveness, which usually leads to little races or climbing challenges or other things with light (who is MUCH more competitive). he's usually the one who gets teamed up on by light and four (who like to tease him and/or gang up on him during a spar) but he honestly doesn't mind because he thinks they're funny. if one of the other links were upset then he's their first choice for a person to vent to or just sit with—he's good at listening, even if he feels a bit awkward or bad at offering actual advice unrelated to teamwork or fighting techniques or whatnot (really living up to the "knight" nickname). he's very steadfast. probably has some sort of budding romance going on with his zelda (hilarious to me because her design is so unique and pretty and then he's just: 🧍‍♂️). surprisingly his natural speaking voice is at a decent volume, and he tends to default to a more formal choice of words if he doesn't really know what to say/is stuck with making small talk for some reason—sometimes he'll just be talking normally about normal things but the person he's talking to is left with the impression that they just received an order from a commanding officer. he panicked.

light, hero of light (from the four swords adventures manga): light, is perhaps the one i have to talk about the least because he's got a whole manga about splitting his inner self open for the world to see, with a metric fuckton of dialogue and characterization to boot (smithy also has quite a lot of characterization within his game but it's more obvious with light). he's LOUD he EXCLAIMS things he LOVES TO FIGHT he's SMART he's THE MOST OUTWARDLY EMOTIONAL. and so on and so forth. he's the first to start worrying over the others if he thinks something's wrong and actually does provide a really good listening ear and advice (green) or sparring buddy (blue) or intellectual conversationist (vio) or just a person to be silly and have fun with (red). he's marked by his extreme impulsiveness and willingness to just throw himself headfirst into Situations on a level unmatched by the other three. since he and four are extremely close in age (probably only separated by a few months) they tend to stick around each other more often than not and just Get Into It for funsies (which is fun to me because i don't think four has any friends and light has exactly one close friend in zelda and two newer friends in erune and shadow. and currently he can't roughhouse with shadow because shadow is stuck in his literal shadow. it's enrichment for both of them). which means knight is constantly having to be like "guys c'mon quit roughhousing when you're injured" or something. he likes talking to smithy as well because smithy has a lot of blacksmithing knowledge already stored up in that little head of his and the part of him that vio was formed from thinks it's really interesting. i feel like he would have a lot of respect for four and knight because teamwork seems to come so effortlessly to them and. well. it took him a While to get around to that. his main strength is being a powerhouse that hits like a truck compared to the rest of them. i'm carrying over his peculiar little ability to sense dark world portals from his game because i think it'd be fun. is the only one who fought ganon but thinks that ganon wasn't that big of a deal because it took one (1) blast from the four swords + zelda to seal his ass away whereas vaati literally took shadow killing himself to go down permanently. naturally this makes the others assume that ganon wasn't a big deal as well. links from other games would beg to differ on this topic but unfortunately none of them are here now are they

[nomoreusername]

Unspoken Rules

Pairing:Platonic Aris x female reader

Summary:Out in the Scorch, the new guy learns the unspoken rules of friendship

"You are getting on my last nerve,"I warned as Aris kept walking beside me.

"You're my only friend here though,"He complained.

"Go befriend Newt,"I suggested.

"No. I want to stick with you,"He argued.

"Aris, I am going to kick your ass if you don't leave me alone."

"No you won't,"He shrugged, knowing very well I would never hurt him. Even when he is being a pain in the neck he's still somehow my best friend.

"Why won't you leave me alone?"I repeated.

"Because I don't feel like talking to anyone new. I want to talk to my best friend who's extremely mean to me for some reason,"He huffed.

"No you don't,"I replied, deciding to be annoying back.

"Don't tell me how I feel."

Yep. It was working already.

"I'm not. You're just not feeling anything reasonable,"I continued.

"Is it so wrong that I want to talk to my friend for a little bit?"He exasperated.

"We are not friends,"I lied, keeping my face so expressionless he knew I wasn't being serious. Even if I hadn't he would still know that we're each other's ride or die. Still, we were so bored in the Scorch that he pretended he wasn't aware of that.

"That was uncalled for,"He exclaimed.

"You're uncalled for,"I shot back.

"You are not making any sense right now,"He pointed out.

"You're not making any sense right now,"I mocked.

"You can't just repeat what I say and slightly change the words."

"Blah, blah, blah. All I hear is that you want me to continue being irritating like you were to me."

"That is not at all-"

"La, la, la, la,"I repeated, plugging my ears.

"Hey. Not cool man."

"I can't hear you. Sorry not sorry,"I explained even though I could hear him just fine. If he was going to be a nuisance to me I had to be one back.

"You two are annoying,"The new guy who literally tied us up and got us into this absolute disaster remarked. The nerve he has is outrageous.

"No he's not!"

"No she's not!"

"What? You both have been saying that for the past half hour,"He pointed out, clearly not understanding the unspoken rule all friendships have.

"Only I get to be a jerk to him. Nobody else, and if they are they just suck,"I explained. He just stared at me with a blank expression.

"Have you never had friends before?"Aris asked, also not understanding how somebody wouldn't know the unspoken rule.

"I don't think adults who go around tying up teenagers are super popular,"I pointed out. He seemed to genuinely think about it before nodding in agreement.

"It doesn't look like you two aren't that popular either. The only people you talk to are each other,"He pointed out.

"She has like seven personalities,"Aris shrugged.

"Sod off,"I scoffed.

"There's the mean one. In a few hours you're probably going to be back to your oh so sweet and charming self,"He sighed, resting his arm on my shoulder. Looking at him with mock disgust, I pushed his hand off.

"You are the worst person I have ever had the displeasure of laying my eyes on,"I scowled.

"You say that all the time, but you're always walking right beside me. Like an aggressive puppy."

"I don't like you, Aris. I really, really don't like you,"I sighed.

"What would I do without your kind words?"He asked, using me as a human armrest yet again. Throwing him a harsh glare, he was still completely unaffected as he practically used me to stand. Not because he couldn't. Just because he's obnoxious.

"I should have voted to banish you,"I mumbled.

"You know you love me,"He said with a smug grin. Looking him up and down, I shook my head to say that I heavily disagreed.

"No. I think you might just have brain damage,"I suggested.

"So I don't understand. Do they hate each other, are they flirting, or do they genuinely like each other?"The guy asked Minho, not bothering to be subtle.

"We don't know. We just kind of accepted this,"He answered.

"Accepted what?"

"That they're bloody annoyin' when they're together and even more annoyin' when they're apart,"Newt stated as if we weren't right next to them.

"I think they're even more annoying than you,"I admitted.

"I knew you'd be your nice old self soon,"He dramatically sighed.

"You know what? I take it back,"I groaned, rolling my eyes. Before he could say anything else I started walking way ahead of him only for him to keep following me.

"Talk to other people,"I demanded.

"No. I don't want to,"He complained.

As usual we went back and forth on playful insults. Of course, there was one extremely and unspoken room.

We are the only ones allowed to be mean to each other. It's a line that shouldn't be crossed under any circumstances. If it is, they'll see that we're not just irritating (though we are good at that).

No. They'd quickly see just how far ride or die can go.

[johnny-chaos]

Gordon is notably characterized by his obnoxious and deeply uncool behavior but he's also defined by an incredible earnestness and desire for things to be taken seriously . And Benrey, on the other hand, is obnoxious too but for the exact opposite reasons-- devaluing things that, by Gordon's standards, should be taken seriously (such as murder) while playing up the absurdity and inconsistent application of rules in general (and also acting like a fucking third grader).

In that way the two of them have a lot in common, but with that one major caveat of seriousness . Really, they're both pretty earnest, and they both just wanna make jokes n have fun-- Gordon wants to be a justin.tv streamer and he talks to himself like an anime protagonist (GORDON SPRINT!!) and Benrey's whole thing is having his day ruined bc he couldn't play games with his friends . But Benrey also knows treating the game like it's real is idiotic, while Gordon can't help but treat it as if it were (and Scorpy Socpens n Wayne R. TV use this for some extremely good comedy).

In addition to THAT, you have Coomer, who, over the course of the webseries, realizes his life is a lie and his world is fake - subsequently becoming more lucid, serious, and aloof. His character arc brings up the question of What Does It Truly Mean, To Be Alive? (a tried and true story point !) They're all functioning on different understandings of their world-- they all understand nothing matters, but Coomer is just now realizing, and Benrey's always known it, and Gordon method acts so hard that he almost forgets it.

With that context HLVRAI becomes an argument on existential nihilism -- Coomer presents the question "nothing is real so is living this life valuable?" and Benry's response is essentially "no- if nothing matters then why care ? Do whatever you want forever ." And Gordon's is "of COURSE it's valuable, fuck you, this may not matter but I can care and try and hope and LIVE, BABY!!! leave me and my magmar plush OUTTA THIS!!" Quite a 4chan vs Tumblr argume(I am shot and killed)

But even though I describe Gordon as v earnest and sincere, it's not enitrely accurate, bc while he has a lot of Genuine Expressions of Emotion, he also seems to use anger to mask laughter ("if i had a knife i would gut you" said with an audible smile). Makes him seem less genuine and more like he's playing up the reactivity, but you still get a rly potent feeling that these are people he enjoys being around, and I'm sure that's also just Wayne R. TV playing gmod with his friends bleeding through .

Coomer's obviously the MOST sincere, he has literally the only lines that are SUPPOSED to be taken seriously. And Benrey may not be very sincere, but he IS (in Wayne R TV's words) the most sentimental, which is REALLY weird. He's constantly talking bullshit, but Scorpy Socpens still gives him these moments where it seems like he might actually care ("we should turn back.. we're going further . into HELL" and "why are we here? ..what happened to your arm?!") LIKE!! he and the others are all entertainers, they're all supposed to make you laugh (except for Dr. Coomer at one point), but Benrey especially, as he's this manifestation of insincerity and irony and absurdity--and yet?? some semblance of motivation??

If hlvrai is an argument on nihilism, then it's ALSO about how what makes life worth living is the people around you actually . Because of benrey's "nothing matters" mentality he gains Gordon's ire and subsequently becomes the antagonist as his stupid shenanigans are reframed as actively hindering the group (even though yeah EVERYONE gets in the way of everything all the time). Thus he becomes the Big Bad even though he's really just, not cut out for it . he knows his actions don't have meaningful consequences, but that sentimentality inevitably slips out, and yeah, his whole purpose is to be funny. you can't be funny to yourself now that's just embarrassing. he has the powers to shapeshift and time travel but he only does it when it's relevant to Gordon. i am constantly thinking about how he says "it replenishes your electronics" in this calm, mellow voice like he's got nothing to worry about and is just enjoying the moment . he just wants to play games with people, man!!!

and even though Gordon is so SO fucking uncool, he's allowed to be because he actually gives a shit!! even though they're both annoying, Benrey is the one who becomes the villain because of how detached he is. Gordon can stumble over his words and be clumsy as hell but he cares so deeply-- about the others, about putting on a show-- that his embarrassing attempts at being the hotshot hero of the story don't detract from his value. yeah this world isn't real but my friends are. yeah nothing matters but we can still try to help each other out. you are supposed to care!!! bitch

[mixterglacia]

So here's my general opinion on Hazbin Hotel.

First and foremost, YOU ARE ALLOWED TO LIKE THE SHOW. MY VIEWPOINT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T ENJOY IT.

Alright? Let's not string Logan up because he doesn't like a show.

Spoilers under the cut obviously.

To start, I absolutely think Viv is talented. I'm not going to pretend that she has no skill whatsoever because that would be disingenuous. I think that she's got an amazing gift for music videos and one-off episodes.

However that doesn't translate to an eight episode series.

When it comes to both of her shows, I find that her characterization, plots, and tone are very inconsistent. It becomes extremely clear when she really likes a character because she starts rewriting them to be this tragic thing that the whole plot needs to revolve around.

I'm not saying that a comedy series can't have depth. I'm an RvB guy, there's absolutely a way to strike a balance between snark and serious. But so often the dramatic parts of Hotel feel like they're fighting -against- the humor, not using it as a foil.

You can't expect me to take you seriously when you have half an episode dedicated to an absolutely stellar performance by Angel's VA, then make a rape joke in the next episode.

Beyond that, for a show about rehabilitating sinners, you spent all that time on Angel and his arc, only to have Pen' be the one who dies and goes to heaven? Are you honestly telling me that doing one grand gesture, one -singular- act of sacrifice is all it takes to get in?

Don't get me wrong, Pen was literally the only thing I consistently liked about the show. But his temporary death felt like nothing more than a tool to shove the plot along.

I believe a lot of this show's faults stem from having WAY too many characters. You have eight episodes that run for roughly half an hour each. You have to make some sacrifices to make things work. I'm not even sure having full hour eps would make it better, but it definitely wouldn't hurt things.

But Viv should be able to make those tough calls if she wants to be considered a good writer.

The three Vee's were almost completely wasted, -especially- Velvette [sp?]. You've got too many random antagonists in such a short season. Them (mostly Vox) interjecting during the big fight was jarring and more distracting filler/haha dick nonsense.

The only one I find was used in pretty effective way was Valentino. He's honestly a really nasty piece of work and I mean that in a positive way. He's charming until he isn't, he's predatory, and makes my skin crawl every time he's on screen. Good, kudos on that front.

But for the show that's supposedly the girl-show to Helluva's boy-show? THE GIRLS ARE BARELY FLESHED OUT. It feels like Viv can't decide who her main character is. (Likely a side effect of the bloated cast) Angel could be considered just as much of the lead as Charlie.

Speaking of Charlie, she comes off like an extremely flat and frankly obnoxious character for more than two thirds of her screen time. Why does her relationship feel like an after thought when it's canon? If it was meant to be a will they won't they, it could have made more sense. But it felt like we were constantly being reminded that they were together rather than showing us outside of the (i think) second to last ep.

The pacing is also totally out of control. The first episode was one big plot dump, then nothing moved the main story along for four and a half episodes, then suddenly everything is happening all at once? It feels like being in bumper to bumper traffic, then taking an off ramp.

Again, they really needed to streamline the cast.

As a final note, I really, REALLY hope Lilith is going to be more than just the evil bitch exwife. I already find Stella to be a total waste of a character. Please don't do the same with Lilith because I'm already sick of the "uwu misunderstood dad with his cunt ex" in Helluva.

I guess I'm extra annoyed because I really truly want to like this show. When the writing hits, it's absolutely amazing. But the overwhelming majority of the time, it's just -boring-. I know she can do better which makes it all the more frustrating.

You're allowed to like it. I'm allowed to dislike it. I'm glad so many people find joy in it.

I just wish I could.

[emphasisonthehomo]

Hi! I would like the director's cut of the tommy & allen conversation, i loved all the famous couples references (ik they had been divorced for a long time but it would have been hilarious to mention brangelina too, given their age). also your favourite part to write! Really, just talk about whatever and i am an happy person. Thank you!

I am doing the director's commentary differently than I used to, so it's just the commentary without the fic included.

The fic in question.

Anyways YES. Allen!

I wanted to give Tommy a friend, because there's gotta be someone to give Tommy shit at air support. Also from a narrative perspective, I wanted Tommy to be In The Process of being more open and out. He's out as gay now, but he is closeted as trans. And as a result there needs to be someone he's close to that knows about him being transgender, the fact that said person is also someone he works with makes it even better.

Allen knows Tommy well enough to pick up when he's sulking and being a sad sack about the date not going well. He also knows Tommy well enough to be Aware that Tommy is looking for something serious, hence the tease about Tommy's search for a whirlwind romance, etc etc. Allen is 100% one of the guys that Tommy goes to Karaoke trivia night with. I think Tommy has quite a few friends, but not very many that he's super close and open with. Allen is one of those friends for him. Frankly, Allen is Tommy's emergency contact.

In my head Allen is played by John Boyega with a mustache and the most obnoxious Southern California accent you've ever heard. He goes rollerblading on his days off with his beautiful wife.

Anyways, I was trying to think of some well known couples that are relatively mainstream. But I'm also not dialed into the cultural zeitgeist, so I wound up going with some that aren't the It Couples of 2024. Whatever. I figure they're well known enough that the reader isn't going to have to google who is who.

~

As for the scene I enjoyed writing the most, I do think it might be the scene where Tommy comes out and the lead up to it. Because it's so fucking ridiculous. It's extremely awkward, while also being kinda horny, because the entire time Buck does have Tommy pushed up against the inside of the front door.

Re: the date itself, I don't think Buck was necessarily expecting to get an invite to Tommy's place after. Howmever, I do think that Buck was over compensating a little bit during the date. He was trying to make sure that Tommy knew for sure that Buck was 'over' whatever hesitations he had for their first date. Buck speed ran his bisexual freak out. He's ready. So he was a little more forward than he would have been otherwise. He was certainly more forward with Tommy than he would have been with a woman.

But it all works out! Buck gets asked if he wants to go to Tommy's place! And the answer is yes, obviously. Evan's been thinking A Lot about sex with men, and A Lot about what Tommy might look like naked. Except Tommy wants to talk first. So Buck gets that whiplash of OH SHIT DID I MISREAD THIS SITUATION? oh oh good I didn't oH WAIT. WHAT?

Also re: Evan asking if Tommy's dick works like a "regular" dick. First of all that's the kind of question he'd ask. Also also once Buck realized that what he was feeling for Tommy was attraction, he of course did a deep internet porn dive. Which included watching a bunch of videos of dude's jorking it. And while he was browsing, one came up that was a post op trans dude having a fun time with a pump, which is why Buck brought it up. It's a recent thing he's seen, and he vaguely knows about it.

There may or may not be a Buck POV in the works. Shhhhhhhh.

[cosofthe9]

Got A New Project Idea- Feeling Lear-ish

I suspect it's mainly an attempt to get back into the writing business I once was so active and charged up to work in, but it's also very much a genuine passionate attempt at a good creative work. It's sort of a new thing, a mix of the sorta socially conscious comedies that Norman Lear and like Jim Brooks used to do in the 70s, (AITF, Taxi, WKRP, MTM, etc.) mixed with like the more campy ensemble comedies of later times, including like I guess Friends (even though I really dislike it) and the Big Bang Theory (despite most people finding it garbage)- so sorta like Will and Grace in the end or the Nanny (flawless connections)

The idea? A youth-oriented comedy set at a college/university in a city, with the main focus being a group of 8 friends, 6 of them neurodivergent, 2 neurotypical.

Since I'm autistic myself, it certainly helps give all this stuff proper cred where it belongs. I got three reasons for producing this potential idea- First of all, I feel that television is very much in terms of neurodivergent representation lacking. In America, for example, despite like up to a fifth of the nation being neurodivergent, they only got Atypical, TBBT, Young Sheldon and fricking the Good Doctor as their saving graces. Britain is quite a bit better at this, and in Canada, where I live, there's practically nothing there on television.

Secondly, where there IS representation, it's rather flawed, and a bit one note. For example, and using the Big Bang Theory again here, Sheldon's a neurotic genius who happens to be obnoxious, and while we do see some reason for this, it's not really expanded upon, and makes sympathy hard to reach.

Finally, the increasing lack of empathy and sheer discriminatory anger and derisiveness being launched at the neurodivergent community is certainly rather rough, and I highly suspect it comes from an extreme lack of cultural understanding and an extraordinary excess of stereotypes being overplayed and information being sorta misrepresented contextually. With shows like TBBT and The Good Doctor, they reinforce quite a few stereotypes here and there, and while semi progressive at times, they are far from what we should be striving for in terms of proper representation on network television.

I believe a new show that confronts all this head on, with proper grace and tact, could not only help the neurotypicals understand things from another perspective, but also ensure people who are autistic, have ADHD, are bipolar, have OCD and any other neurodivergent that they're seen, heard and understood.

Just a thought at the end of the day though- and it needs some serious development and help to go from a good concept to a real show thing with real potential.

So Tumblr, what do you think?

[hannahlovesluca]

Heyyaa!! I saw ur doing match ups and I always wanted to do this cuz I’m a curious person 😭 feel free to ignore this!!!

My name is chio/chi!! 

Pronouns are she/her :D

Sexuality: bi? Asexual? idk I’m not sure abt these things

Zodiac is a cancer!

I’m an intp- t 

Oshis are : selen tatsuki kotoka torahime luca kaneshiro Mysta rias 

My appearance : I’m like slightly dark and slightly like white in the middle idk how to describe it I’m sorry 😭 I have shoulder length messy black hair, VERY dark brown eyes with visible eye bags but it’s not that serious (maybe) 

Personality : I’m often describe or seen as a childish person since that’s the only thing I show but im a really sensitive but cold person I prefer to be straight forward and brutally honest which often leads to ppl saying I’m mean and harsh other than I’m quite loud and I get distracted very easily 

I love love loveee dogs and ducks THEY’RE SO CUTEEE AAAAA ( ´ ▽ ` ) , I like playing any games tbh except for horror game big no no , I do art , uhh I ea5 any food tbh except for vegetables bleh , sleeping is the best my friends and vocaloid songsss !! 

I hate self centered arrogant and obnoxious ppl or ppl who don’t think twice b4 they say stuff , bugs , ppl taking my stuff without perms, sunlight and interacting w ppl 

Love language (giving) : quality time i only give quality time to ppl i enjoy if I don’t like u I either ignore them or just avoid ik it sounds mean but I’m just tired and giving quality time takes my energy too (*´ー｀*) (I’m sorry 😭)

Love language (receiving) I love acts of services or physical touch they sound so nice like omg hugs r nice holding hands r nice i want them all dnjsjdjdjf

Thats all!!! 

I HOPE U GET BETTER SOON !!! 

thank you for being so loyal!! i often see you in my notifs :))

i pair you with…

Luca Kaneshiro!

hear me out…

• I KNOW THIS ISNT A BANNER BUT ITS SO CUTE I HAD TO USE IT

• again, this is a black cat x golden retriever trope

• i love opposites sm

• one who’s so extremely kind x brutally honest mm mm mm (not that you’re not kind, but yoy get what i’m implying)

• luca loves your black cat energy!!! and he also loves that you can kind of switch and be more dog-like sometimes!

• its a good balance and it makes his heart go 💥💥💥

• his love language is quality time and physical touch so do with that what you will

• as for hating more self centered people, THIS MAN IS THE OPPOSITE SO… just sayin

• oh my flip i love him

• if you’re a part of niji and u ask for collabs or for him to do backup vocals for a cover he’ll just 🫠🫠🫠

• imagine him being emotional support through a horror game 😭💟💟

• also when he got his puppy, he totally kept it a secret from u because he wanted to surprise you with a little “child” 💟💟

• he doesn’t necessarily want kids so this was a really big step for him and you should be so so proud of our big golden retriever :((

• when cuddling, if you bring up the irony that hes so soft w you when he’s supposed to be “mean” and “evil” he’ll pout so hard

• okay this is just turning into hcs what

• anyway, please for the love of god treat him so, so well <3

RUNNERS UP: Fulgur Ovid, Claude Clawmark

[loathsomescavenger]

Amongst my friends and family any recommendation I make on movies or books is treated with extreme suspicion. I tend to pick things that provoke very strong emotional responses, and I do understand that’s not everyone’s cup of tea. However, there was one case when I was a teenager that I definitely weaponized this preference.

When I was about 13 I got way into anime. My dad fell into the cliché of thinking anything animated automatically made it childish and would give me grief for watching that “kid shit.” Nothing serious mind you, he would rent anything I asked for and never seriously tried to stop me from watching it, but he would still tease me for it. Looking back it wasn’t totally unwarranted, I did go through that hyper-weeb phase and was probably obnoxious to deal with. But at the time I was deeply offended.

Now, no one has mastered the art of spite quite like a teenager who feels they’ve faced an injustice. After one too many snide comments I decided that I needed a fitting revenge. It wouldn’t be too difficult. My dad was a gruff spoken man, but he was also incredibly soft hearted. He was the type of man that if the dog whined by the truck to go for a ride, he would always cave. She loved it and he would feel guilty. And like any loving daughter, I was 100% going to use this against him. I had the perfect movie planned to make my point.

Had it perfectly planned out. Generally, he would putter around in the kitchen in the afternoons, but you could easily see the tv from the table. I planned my rental to make sure that he would be in the kitchen to hear everything. I even broke my normal “sub only” rule and made sure I had the dubbed version for him. I didn’t want him to miss anything. Plan in place, I innocently asked if he would mind if I used the tv to watch my movie.

“Is it more of that kid shit?”

“Yeah…but I’ve been really wanting to see this one.”

“Fine. I suppose you’ll outgrow it someday.”

“Thanks dad!”

All set up, and making sure that I picked a spot where he could still very clearly see the TV screen, I hit play on Grave of the Fireflies.

We spent the next 89 minutes watching two children starve to death in WWII Japan. As the credits rolled I turned to him, who was now sitting shell shocked and slightly misty eyed.

“Thanks for letting me watch my silly little cartoon dad!”

He never said another word to me about my tastes. But any movie I picked for the family was HEAVILY vetted after that.

[the-firebird69]

We have a couple announcements it's about this area

= There are a lot of people who are very rude obnoxious heinous evil and mean to our son and people having to do it so what we can't afford it. And our daughter is suffering and we can hear her and she's in trouble not bad but she feels bad. She needs to see a change and he says there are some changes that have happened and she's looking and there are and she sees it and she's going about her day and feeling better. We're going to have a decent time and he says you look like the Jersey girl from a distance they have bad eyes say and your look is about the same I think and she says you're probably right I was checking they said I'm a pretty girl in good sized but when you're a distance I look like I do and you're right I do look like that so she's happy.

- There's some other things happening with house arrest will not do and we're bringing charges whether you're forced into it or not these are serious charges. One of you are going to be under the gun. You're going to be facing charges and going to prison. Doing is being a lazy piece of crap the whole group and you're leaning on us so we took advantage of it but right now we need to stop you.

= There are a few other things going on mostly you're very hated by our people we do not want you around you seem to have caused a few problems you are completely abhorrently rude. We're finding out that you have no idea what you're doing in a lot of cases which makes it a little worse so we're coming in to straighten it out.

- They also understand that you're extremely rude on purpose I'm going to feed you your head and you will regret it. You notice you're having problems with what's happening and a lot of people do but boy it took a long time for you to notice that we are going to go after you for it.

= We are now in charge of several larger areas in the Midwest that were fully evacuated yes they're in the S they are cities there are three of them a lot of people are saying to burn it down it's a disaster and I heard a sun say you can't do that it wasn't us saying it. We are gonna keep them open.

- There's huge things happening tonight all over the world they are starting to heat up we will announce what's going on momentarily. We have a lot of special projects that are going to start up this week we're going to announce them one by one and they will begin the cities are going to be cleaned up and we will move the manufacturing facilities no there's no need to it's in the middle and you can't get there pretty soon and only by airplane or by allowed vehicle traffic most vehicle traffic will be stopped. So you'll have a meeting and it's a big one it really only important meetings even one factory is important enough and you drive in with a few thousand people and that's it.

more shortly

Thor Freya

Olympus

[wittynameme]

Okay so this one's incredibly specific from a story that I'm writing in my head.

Hung in the church is a painting of a knight slaying a dragon

A was treated like a monster by the townspeople A's whole life and has a bitter hatred towards the head religion of the town. Secretly internalizes the cruel jeering of the town and believes themself unworthy of love, or nobody safe enough to love A. On more than one occasion people have tried to warm up to A but A realizes too late that they were just trying to convert A to the religion and use their marriage to steal A's hoard of gold...oh did I forget to mention A is a hot dragonoid?B is a devotee of the religion of the highest order of the land, a virtual angel who was sent on a holy mission to put an end to the disturbance of the town. They tell him to kill the dragon.

They realize that the world around them was spun from generations of complex misunderstandings and form a tight bond as they go on a campaign to discover what really happened and make the world a better place as B has set out to do.

B has serious daddy issues, Bs dad is a dragon slayer. He has a complex where he tries to be as nice as possible to try and "make up" for looking just like his dad. He tries to fight inequality from inside the system and doesn't seem to understand any issues with that . A will not hesitate for even a moment to correct him on this.

For like 4 seasons (including one where they go on a pirate ship and have a whole pirate story arc) their dynamic is the optimist and the nihilist working together for a shared goal. A comes out of their scales and B forms a more complex perspective of the other side of the wall.

(I was planning on just keeping them like this because I genuinely hate forced romance, well oops)

It breaks his heart to realize she's been such a fool and overcompinsates twice as hard. Eventually burning himself out.

A always event hard on B because A truly never thought that his near endless rays of obnoxious sunshine could go out. A feels horrible and shuts down, blaming themselves for breaking their prescious source of glowing warmth.

A becomes overly agreeable and enabling of B in hopes it will bring his spark back, thinking themselves and their constant badgering and putting down the course corrosion that works away at him. A's not entirely wrong, but their approach is completely misguided by conditioning saying that a dragon is only compatible with agreeable society if they are a docile pet.

B doesn't need doting . He needs A more then ever now and instead of helping A shut down. The sudden personality change terrifying him as this was exactly what he was trying to avoid by enabling A to express themselves even to extremes. He's reminded of his mother.

They eventually get over it but the world is slightly dimmer now. As the sun has been overcast and the pessimistic dragon will never change.

A has crippling paranoia and is hurt too deeply to handle a relationship

B is hands over heels in love with her but understands that A will take any approach as some kinda trick, and he doesn't blame A one bit for this. He also has a handy helping of purity culture guilt that prevents him from acknowledging or fully understanding his feelings.

A and B are just friends to spite eventually doing all the things a couple does. They don't notice because it all happened so fast and so authentically and smoothly and all these events on the "they're in love" checklist (which A denounces the entire concept of) happened spaced apart between acts of sacrifices and near deaths that leave both of them shellshocked and unhealthily dependant on each other. They never stopped to look back and put it all together. Even if they did they'd have no other word for these repressed feelings other than "very close friends out of nessesity".

Through a combination of the world conspiring against them B is pressured to Merry by his horrible mother and is about to be wed to a beautiful but indescribable stranger to carry on his "proud lineage". As stress (and his unhealthy relationship with A) is wearing him down and the time is slowly running out he rolls over in his bed which at some point he started sharing with A (As cold blooded and was freezing to death) and realized he can't imagine being without A and proposes. Both of them were not emotionally prepared enough for marriage but they both don't know that because both of them don't know what the signs of relationship burnout is and blame themselves, playing the roll of happy domestic couple to try to prove to themselves that they're fine. Both of them can't tell the difference between being desperate and touch starved and being in love.

A once again realizing that maybe they messed up by pushing B away feels guilty and tries to offer him their body. Thinking that this is what he'd want. He does not , he might actually be asexual but he doesn't know and now thinks that this is what A wants.

They try , they both have a massive panic attack after which A is completely emotionally detached and B is the one left to do the aftercare for both of them

Both of them are told by their peers completely different and contradictory things about how love is supposed to feel that constantly lead to them bickering. They are living in the same house and hold no contempt for the other , no , they desperately need each other, but neither of them can approach the other anymore.

They desperately fight off any signs off their relationship falling apart while scrambling to put up more scaffolding of a home that was never on a sound foundation to begin with.

At some point through all this they actually did fall in love with each other...at least they think so.

Hung in the church is a painting of a knight slaying a dragon.