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i really think the house/cameron power dynamic was irreversibly shifted after their kiss in s03e15 "half wit". because before house always had the plausible deniability re: his feelings for cameron, especially since he pretty firmly rejected her on their disaster date in "love hurts". but, as cameron points out, he kissed back when he could have just as easily pushed her away. so now she Knows he feels Something for her at least, and he Knows that she Knows. so there's no longer a power imbalance because everything is out in the open and they understand each other, even though those feelings are still consciously unacknowledged. and i think that understanding colors every interaction they have for the rest of the show, but especially their moments in s4 and s5.
#their relationship was always kind of like a years long game of deranged chicken#but especially post the kiss#who will be the first to break and admit their feelings for the other? (no one because they're stupid and too scared)#but the feelings were there. and they both knew it#hameron#house md#allison cameron#gregory house
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Just know whenever I see my mutuals liking my posts I giggle and kick me feet in the air
#ozias rants#fr tho I love my mutualsđŤś#giving you all kisses on the forehead mwah mwah#(especially you Bandit)#just know whenever I see you liking my posts Iâm tackling you to the ground in my head#mutuals
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after buck and eddie get together, eddie starts giving buck absentminded kisses all the time.
kiss on the forehead after he passes him his morning coffee. kiss on the cheek while buck is cooking dinner. kiss on the back of his hand as buck drives them to bobbyâs house for a family bbq. kiss on top of his head while they cuddle watching a documentary. kiss on his shoulder while they sit on the station couch reading in between calls.
but buckâs favorite kisses? the ones edde blows him from a distance. when no one is looking during a call and they have to separate, buck doing evac and eddie treating some minor burns. when buck is pulling out of the their driveway to go meet maddie and jee for lunch and eddie sees him off from the front porch. during their family night out at the movies with chris in between them before the action film their son chose and theyâre both probably going to hate begins.
every single blown kiss is always followed by eddie mouthing âi love youâ at him, and every single time buck feels himself start to blush, the butterflies in his stomach staging a very chaotic and uncoordinated flash mob.
thereâs something so exhilarating about knowing that no matter how close or far away they physically are eddie always wants to be kissing him. like eddie knows just as well as buck does that his lips were always meant to graze buckâs skin and leave behind goosebumps for hours to come.
even when they canât see each other at all, buck knows eddie is thinking about it too because eddie does not go more than 3 hours without sending him little đ emojis. he doesnât say anything else, doesnât contextualize them because he doesnât need to. it's just random đ throughout the day, scattered in between the rest of their texts.
buck [3:33pm]: got caught in traffic, chris and i will be there soon! eddie [3:33pm]: ok, hen and denny just arrived eddie [6:03pm]: đ
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eddie [11:27am]: can you write âchris dentist appointmentâ on the kitchen calendar for 10/17? buck [11:31am]: done! eddie [11:32am]: thanks, baby eddie [2:16pm]: đ
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buck [10:08am]: we also need eggs! buck [11:43am]: remind me to replace the lightbulb in chrisâs bedside lamp eddie [1:14pm]: đ eddie [3:09pm]: your amazon package just arrived buck [3:09pm]: yaaaaaaay eddie [7:24pm]: đ
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#buddie#911#hey did you know eddie diaz is a fucking sap? because he is and when he and buck finally get together his sappiness grows exponentially#it just explodes!! and buck who is also a die-heart romantic just eats it up!!!! they're all about the kiss emojis and the hand holding an#post-it notes around the house and the flowers on a random sunday and the wearing shirts that match the other person's eyes and#the pictures in wallets and the slow dancing in the kitchen and the pet names and the feeding each other ice cream#everyone around them loves them and hates them so much. chris especially.#anyways sorry i woke up feeling some kind of way about them today wow
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i have a suggestion
#palia#palia fanart#palia reth#palia zeki#palia sifuu#long post#self indulgence#my art#say hi again to Saraqael#i have to make him in every game#especially games where i get to kiss cute elves#i mean i could be kissing cute elves#hire me palia /j#kinda nsft#i just wanna live my life#did i spend too much time floundering over this? probably
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Hnnnnnng⌠long hair Ted
#Iâm so normal about him#me when Iâm lying#Iâm actually insane about him#I saw people posting about Ted having long hair in kill count and nmt and whatnot#and I was inspired#the bun especially#just#*chefs kiss*#adore him#heâs a sleazball#just a greasy little guy#his words not mine#kindaâŚ#ted spankoffski#joey richter#nightmare time#tgwdlm#team starkid#hatchetverse#hatchetfield#my art#:)
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i get not liking thoschei, everyone ships what they ship-- but itâs a bit strange to me when people just completely deny itâs existence. how do you watch any twelve and missy episode and think âoh yeah, just enemies. nothing has ever happened thereâ
#what about twelve saying missy was his âman crushâ at the academy. and talking about how theyâd planned to see every star together#or twelve kissing missy in that one scene (the graveyard one not the making out one)#or missy calling twelve her boyfriend#how about that river song and missy audio story where missy refers to herself as the doctors âfirst and only loveâ#what about that tensimm scene in the end of time. when the doctor believed the master would kill him and still went looking for him.#and tried to help him#enemies r not out here doing this shit#thoschei#doctor who#doctor who academy era#best enemies#can you tell i like thoschei.#twissy#tensimm#not even twelve and missy eps just any ep with them in general. especially in nuwho#my posts
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remembered @hehe-hoho-ohno's misfits au it's sooooo good and i love it. CHEERS AND APPLAUSE. YAY
#submas#misfits au#<- it gets it own tag i might draw more. it's good#sketches#(if you want me to tag as something else lmk though i don't wanna encroach on your guys or anything)#BUT ANYWAYS. best fucking submas writer ON the planet the characterization is sooooo good to me. chefs kiss#like generally i'm not big into aus at ALL (especially ones that aren't super related to the source material and world)#but the worldbuilding is so interesting and the characterizations of ingo and emmet are sooo fantastic like genuinely phenomenal#in all of their works#I LIKE IT BASICALLY.#i wanted to do a scene redraw but i couldn't pick and because so much of what captivates me is the like. it's very emotionally driven#that a little more to me than the physicality of the scenes is what i like so much. so idk if i could do it justice LMAO#i've been following the story since it started being posted and it's just really good. probably my favourite submas fic#the author posted another chapter 7 wip today SPECIFICALLY for me đ(<- not actually)
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My five cents on Techâs fate in TBB
Itâs been over three weeks since the show ended and Iâve been writing this in my head ever since, mostly to have it summed up in one post for posterity lol. I considered letting it go at this point but I know itâll drive me crazy if I donât get it out of my system so might as well.
So here we go, some of my rambly post-finale thoughts on Techâs death (and a few other issues) under the cut!
Disclaimer: while this post is in critical spirit (because thatâs how my brain works), I want to make clear that I have nothing but respect and gratitude towards everyone whoâs worked on the show. My criticisms are of the final story as a whole as I interpret it (art is art, everything is subjective, you know the drill), but one never knows what goes into the process of making it behind the scenes, so Iâm not holding anything against the creative team. I love this show dearly and am in awe of how good it is at its best, despite certain things I wish they did differently.
To begin, if I had to sum up the biggest problem that TBB writing suffers from, it would be lack of closure, and too many red herrings. Not just for Tech, but many things. Major plot threads as well as little character moments are cultivated or thrown in just to never culminate in anything or to be immediately discarded after serving the plot, some of them incredibly misleading. Some of the top examples:
- Crosshairâs chip. We never get an exploration of how the trauma of his chip activating and being left behind not only affected his motivation and choice to stay with the Empire, but his relationship with his brothers. While it was made fairly obvious, if subtly, that Crosshair became free of the chipâs influence after getting hit by the ion engine on Bracca, the narrative treated this change as if it didnât matter at that point, while it obviously mattered a lot within the context of Crosshairâs character. Add to that all these little details with him clutching his head in s1 finale, Omega expressing her disappointment in him, and Techâs comment on how âit is just his natureâ (as if it matters!!! See what I mean about the narrative treating Crossâs chip as if it didnât play the key part in his trajectory? They throw in this line, like we are supposed to take away that itâs simply Crosshair being Crosshair and not like, the results of brainwashing and abandonment), Wrecker blaming Crosshair for not going back to them, all while we as the audience have been shown and told repeatedly how these chips work (and so were the Batch), we ended up with an incredibly confusing situation with lots of mixed signals from the writers. And once Crosshair makes his choice to stay with the Empire in s1 finale, his chip and the confusion it brought to his relationship with his brothers is never brought up again, because the plot simply moves on.
- Cidâs betrayal. After her being a major character for two seasons with a continuous relationship build-up with Omega in particular, she is discarded as soon as her betrayal serves the plot, with all that character development getting thrown out of the window. You can be mad at Cid all you want, but to me itâs incredibly weird and wasteful to end two seasons worth of build up on that note without it having any closure for the characters, especially Omega whose whole theme is trusting people and bringing out the best in them. Itâs fine if they decided to make Cid exactly what she appeared on the surface (untrustworthy and self-serving) after playing around with her potentially growing through her fondness of Omega, but then at the very least the betrayal shouldâve had an impact on the characters, Omega most of all. Even just one casual line from Omega in s3 about how Cidâs betrayal impacted her emotionally, however minimally, would have solved that problem. And no, CX-2 mentioning how he extracted info on Phee from her off screen absolutely doesnât count as closure, because Iâm talking about emotional closure for the main pov characters as well as the audience. Cid had a presence for two seasons, then as soon as she executed her role as a traitor to further the plot, she was discarded like she was a random extra.
- Emerieâs relationship with Hemlock. We are led to believe that he basically raised her, instilling in her the idea that she had no chance without him and owed her purpose and âsafetyâ to him. You canât tell me that this didnât deeply affect her struggle and eventual decision to break away from all that and choose to help the kids, basically betraying Hemlock. I get that the show only had so much screen time and Emerie is a supporting character in season 3 at best, but common, she has more tension with Dr. Scalder than Hemlock while the potential for this rich deep conflict between them is right there.
I can probably list more smaller examples but this is getting long and I donât want to go on any more tangents, so, finally, the biggest example of lack of closure and tendency of TBB writing to display foreshadowing that leads nowhere:
Techâs death.
First of all, Iâll die on the hill that it wasnât denial or delusion that led to such a big portion of the audience to believe that Tech didnât really die in s2. If we look at the facts:
- there was no body
- itâs the finale of season 2 out of 3, pretty early for one of the main titular characters to get killed off
- the only/last character to allegedly see Tech after his fall is a villainous scientist who is known to experiment on clones specifically
- not a fact but: the whole scene with Hemlock presenting Techâs goggles to Hunter was incredibly suspicious. In hindsight, I think the whole purpose of it was so that the Batch got Techâs goggles back in their possession as a memento (and to show how evil Hemlock is to rub it into Hunterâs face like that) but it was executed in a way that read as something much more. It read as if Hemlock was going out of his way to convince us/Hunter of Techâs death, but with us knowing who Hemlock is, his background in experimenting on clones, everything screams at us to not trust a word he says. Is it really so surprising that so many of the viewers immediately jumped at the conclusion that something more was going on there?
- Hunterâs (lack of) reaction/immediate narrative fall-out. More on that later as I address lack of emotional impact of Techâs death in s3.
- itâs Star Wars. And there was no body.
So yeah, to me, it is completely justified that so many people read that whole thing as open to speculation at the very least, foreshadowing Techâs survival at most.
Personally, I was 70% sure Tech was truly dead prior to s3, but not because the text told me so, but because at that point I was used to the showâs writing regularly sending out mixed signals, and a part of me was resigned to Techâs death becoming another example of the writerâs intent clashing with their accidental empty foreshadowing.
As season 3 aired and the whole CX-2 plot was unfolding alongside continued lack of closure for Techâs fate, my hope for Tech Lives reveal grew and grew, but in the end my initial doubt was proven right, unfortunately.
Oh, CX-2.. what a mess. You canât tell me the creators went over all of these scenes, all of these lines, looked at the whole picture and *didnât* see how it was incredibly easy to interpret CX-2 as potentially being Tech with all these little potential parallels. âDomicileâ alone.
If they didnât want us to entertain the idea that it could be Tech, they couldâve done it differently, but for some reason, they chose to leave that space for speculation. My question is, why?
If they truly wanted us to believe Plan 99 was it, Techâs Noble End that we were supposed to take as this dramatic super emotional ultimate sacrifice and all that, then why would they not make it clear that CX-2 couldnât be Tech? Why breed confusion? And breed confusion they did. Itâs hard for me to believe they didnât foresee the âohh is it Tech?â speculation.
When so many members of the audience immediately and individually jump at a theory or have the same take away from the story they are being told, yet the authors say it wasnât meant to be taken that way, something went seriously wrong with the writing.
I donât like to speculate on such things because we will probably never know for certain, but I wouldnât be surprised if they had at some point considered CX-2 being Tech or at least something more for the whole CX plot thread, but changed and reshuffled things at the last minute for whatever reasons.
Which is fine and understandable. But it brings me to the heart of my biggest issue with how Techâs fate was handled:
lack of impact and closure.
Letâs disregard all the Tech Lives theories for a moment and focus on what we did get: Tech, one of the main characters, getting killed off at the end of s2 out of 3, for stakes and consequences and NOTHING else. When I say nothing, I mean nothing.
Imagine, for a moment, he survived and stayed with the Batch. Nothing would have changed, in the grand scheme of things. Nothing. We wouldnât have had a few obligatory âTech mention, everyone feel sad nowâ throwaway lines/goggle shots and whatnot, sure, but thatâs it.
Tech dying didnât change the trajectory of the plot in any way, nor did it affect any of the other characters in a way that changed their trajectory. And anything less is simply not enough to justify killing one of your main characters. Stakes and consequences ainât it.
Consider Mayday, for example: a supporting character, but his death in s2 affected Crosshair in such a way it completely redirected his journey, AND in s3 we got an episode that cemented the impact Mayday had on Crosshair and provided emotional closure for them. Thatâs a narratively meaningful death.
Techâs death was not meaningful to the narrative beyond removing him from it. Thatâs why so many Tech fans insist he deserved better treatment: not only was he not present in one third of the show physically, but he lacked any sort of presence even in death. His absence was never processed or grieved by any of the main characters and so by extension by the audience.
And before anyone starts with the whole âthey are soldiers/they had no time to grieve/etcâ arguments, it is the responsibility of the writers to provide the space for all of that emotional impact. It they donât, there is no impact.
A few reactions here and there, moments of missing Tech as a person and a brother, not an asset, anything would have made this whole thing easier to accept.
The lines that we did get, from Omega mentioning the stuff Tech taught her to Echo commenting on how decryption would be easier if Tech was with them to âClone Force 99 died with Techâ from Crosshair - each and every single one of those lines linked to Techâs functions as part of the squad, his usefulness, but we didnât get a single line in remembrance of him as a person of his own, no one missed or remembered him for himself or his personal impact on them.
Just one line from Omega about how he taught her about change being a constant part of life or whatever, or Wrecker making a comment on how Tech used to info dump about stuff, anything would have instantly provided that much needed sense of âhe was here, he was a person and is still a part of usâ. Instead, Tech was killed off to show that messing with the Empire is dangerous and risks are real, I guess, and immediately lost any and all presence within the story.
We never even got to see Crosshairâs or Pheeâs reactions to losing him.
Speaking of Crosshair, thatâs a whole other example of complete lack of closure: they never closed the loop on the family being reunited again after initially leaving Crosshair behind, and with Tech dead, itâll forever stay broken.
They couldâve given this a bittersweet yet meaningful spin if they developed the angle of Tech dying on a mission to bring Crosshair home, making a sacrifice so Crosshair had a chance.
Instead, the moment Tech dies, we get Hunter (and through him, the narrative) immediately abandon the idea/plot thread of going to rescue Cross all while saying âletâs not waste Techâs sacrificeâ. Sacrifice for what? Clearly Hunter doesnât see it as a sacrifice for Crosshairâs sake, so, what, to make sure the rest of them makes it from the mission? The mission to save Crosshair. That mission. Right.
I see people talking about Techâs noble sacrifice that ensured his family got to live and eventually have their happy ending, but all I can think about is how the creators chose to have him die on a mission that was immediately abandoned and the only take away from that whole sub plot was Techâs own demise.
And after Crosshair is back with the Batch, his reaction to Techâs death is never explored at all.
So yes, to me Tech deserved so much better. If you are going to kill off a major character, it must be necessary to be compelling. The way I see it, Techâs death was not necessary at all because it didnât change anything. And if it was meant to, the creators failed to communicate that by choosing not to explore the emotional impact of it and not structuring certain story beats in a more precise manner.
To wrap this up, if the way Techâs death was handled was satisfying for you, thatâs valid and Iâm glad for you. For me, unfortunately, itâs completely the opposite and will forever remain the biggest and most unfortunate low point in the story.
And while I welcome anyone to share their own perspective if they wish, please donât take this post as an invitation for debate, since there is no one right or wrong way to interpret or be affected by art.
#tbb analysis#the bad batch#And I ask you to please not use this post as an excuse to hate on the show I love in spite of all the issues described above#you can make your own post to express your dislike of the show#especially for reasons not covered in this post#personally I consider TBB to have some of the deepest and most meaningful moments in all of Star Wars#at its best it is a masterpiece#the character writing is stellar and the subtlety of expression of certain moments is chefs kiss#itâs the story writing I have problems with#tech
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how is kandreil not real when neil couldn't leave until he knew kevin would be okay and kevin said 'you should be court' and kevin was the center of andrew's strange world and kevin said 'you're worth it' and andrew trusted neil with kevin because kevin was important to both of them and
#my posts#aftg#all for the game#kandreil#the foxhole court#the sunshine court#yes yes there's thea and the ch*king#but you can explain both#the latter especially. the more i think abt it the less i like it bc of how canon doesnt deal with it#but the only time we see andrew smile off the drugs is bc of kevin#like he comes back with his tattoo covered and then they kiss about it????#i do like the canon dynamic of andreil+kevin#but the post-canon potential of kandreil is aaaaaaaaaaa
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I wish I could see the beauty in myself that others see in me
This is your reminder to grab and (consensually) tie up your friends and infodump on how beautiful they are.
Let them know how much you like their hair, how their voice melts your heart, how their mind is such a wonder, how you would love to feel their embrace, how flawless their style is, how their mere presence brightens your day, how you want nothing else but to caress their chest, how their tummy is the best part of every Tuesday, how amazing their ass is, how much you would like to be in between their thighs (started wholesome but can't help myself getting lewd)
Also.... when they're tied up you should absolutely give them kisses in between compliments, maybe even little bites in the areas you are complimenting at the time
#wholesome posting#for once#but also a little bit of hornyposting#kisses and bites#even if they don't say it your friends need this#especially your trans friends
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what is the theory that ivan manipulated the event where till and mizi met the wagyein?
It's not a theory, actually! It's confirmed that Ivan orchestrated the whole event. The true reason as to why however is still unknown. The information provides more context to this scene, though:
During the earlier times of ALNST the most rational explanation for this scene was that Till ran after a flower crown (presumably Mizi's) and Ivan followed him in out of curiosity. Now we know that Ivan was conveniently just standing there because he was waiting.
Side note, I find it heartbreaking (and maybe a little funny, sorry) that Till most likely didn't notice Ivan in this scene. That's just like him, isn't it. Always too busy running after Mizi while Ivan trails behind, an ever-present shadow.
I'm not sure how Ivan manipulated the circumstances for both of them to end up there, but it is confirmed that everything was intentional. What strikes me most is how they describe this particular scene:
I can't copy down what they said word-for-word (Patreon info), but they described Ivan watching "creepily" as Till and Mizi are faced with danger. We know that Ivan was familiar with the Cerberus wagyein beforehand, enough to touch its teeth and even to rest himself inside its maw. To Ivan, the wagyein is not dangerous, but to Till and Mizi, it could be. Ivan prepared the wagyein, led them there, and watched "creepily" from afar as Till fell on his knees, seemingly injured.
The closest I can get to making sense of Ivan's "scheme" is that he wanted to see how other children would react in a dangerous situation. Ivan's always been an observer, after all, and he's learned to survive by copying the more "normal" behaviors of his peers. This situation occured when Ivan was still young and had not yet developed his more charming mask, so perhaps he staged this encounter to study a situational response, to learn and mimic the emotion of fear. And what better subjects for the experiment than two of the most expressive and reactive humans of their batch? It helps that he was already fixated on Till beforehand, too. I think Ivan became irreversibly obssessed after this incident, especially since it's framed as a turning point in Ivan's life, comparing Till to the stars.
This is just my attempt at an interpretation, though. It could very well be for another reason. He most likely chose Till and Mizi specifically for personal reasons, not just for reaction. I'm still not sure on the purpose behind the whole thing.
The team wanted to capture Ivan's "dark emotions" through the shot of his stalking, which could relate to his more sinister intentions. His gaze can be read in a few different ways, though. Curiosity, interest, fear, etc. Maybe that's why they decided to redraw the shot in ROUND 6.
I think this better sells the feeling they were trying to convey.
#ivan u fucked up little guy.#also okay i just wanna clear this up#i know i make a lot of posts about ivans darker side and his more problematic traits#but this isn't me trying to villainize him or reduce him down to âtoxic yaoiâ#I HOPE YOU GUYS KNOW ALL MY TOXIC YAOI POSTS ARE LIGHTHEARTED.#i just want to clarify that ivan was always intended to be a darker and complicated character. even since his debut in round 3#the way i refer to ivan (âtwistedâ âcreepyâ âobssessiveâ etc) are literally the direct words used by q and v themselves to describe him#but despite that id like to emphasize that i don't see ivan as a villain or a completely bad person. hes complicated#there is no normalcy in this world they are living in. none of the characters know what being truly normal is#this isn't me condoning his actions#but it has to be acknowledged that alnst is fucked up in nature. we can't expect perfect relationships from people who are born to die#plus ivan has a lot more layers past the âdarkâ parts. he's constantly battling himself and his desires#especially at the end of round 6 where he performs a myriad of conflicting actions (kiss strangle peck smile)#thanks to the r6 production notes we now know that ivan was going through a rapid internal conflict#âsure and unsure at the same timeâ#there is sooo much to ivan. his low self-esteem. his desire and possessiveness despite knowing till will never love him#his VEHEMENT insistence that till will never love him vs his desperate persistence in trying anyway#uh i need to shut up i think#anyways sorry. just wanted to clarify my thoughts on him in case people think im. yk.#in short. hes a fucked up little freak and he fascinates me. this poor tragic child. i love him.#SORRY I GOT CARRIED AWAY#alnst#alien stage#alien stage ivan#alnst ivan#asks
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"When's the last time you missed, Barbara?"
Batman: Three Jokers (2020)
Written by Geoff Johns, art by Jason Fabok and Brad Anderson
#when i tell you i was GAGGED#jason is such a bitch i love him#i said i was gonna post this yesterday but i was too busy but what i've said in the other post i made about this was#three jokers was shit but it's genuinely one of my favorite pieces of writing involving jason and his trauma and how he copes#especially versus barbara and how SHE copes with everything that happened#(then it all webt down the drain with the kiss and everything that followed but my point still stands)#batman: three jokers#red hood#jason todd#robin ii#barbara gordon#batgirl#oracle#joker#batman#batfam
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Everyone who draws Jon Archivist Sims with a cane Iâm in love with you
#especially post experiencing the horrors#you understand exactly and Iâm kissing you on the forehead#tma#the magnus archives#jonathan sims
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and so it begins
#mod rambles#firestar#warrior cats#i'll be posting a reblog chain any time I update this#this will def take a month or 2 to finish#especially since for this semester im studying abroad in italy#my hand feels????? like??? interesting#again no more major pain but like the ghost of the pain#i wonder how long till that will go away go away#but anyways! this will be fun to finish!!#mwah mwah mwah mwah mwah#i give u all kisses on the forehead
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Nick's moments of panic under the umbrella in Heartstopper S1E4 before Charlie kisses him really get me. So I wrote a thing in second person to try to appreciate the weight of the emotions that I imagine Nick is experiencing.
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Youâre into this boy. So into him. Heâs been in your thoughts. . . a lot. You've been talking all the time, you keep wanting to see him, and whenever you do, itâs never enough. You canât help but smile when you think of him, let alone when you see him.
You want this boy. Romantically. You donât really know what that looks like, but you know itâs true.
And, it seems, he wants you, too.
Your first kiss was good. Really good. All those tingles and flutters and sparks that you felt from just being close to him were amplified into so much more. It was so much better than you couldâve ever imagined.
And then you panicked. You screwed it up. You ran. You went back, but it was too late. You need him to know that you donât regret it, that you wanted it, that you want him, that you were (are) just freaking out.
You try to be calm, you try to keep your cool. (No need to embarrass yourself in front of your crush.) Plus things are a little weird, restrained, and understandably so. He's probably really hurt. You need to get this out, you need to explain. You can do it.
And then he begins apologising. It quickly becomes clear that he has this all wrong. That heâs wildly misunderstood, rewritten what has happened. You were there because you wanted to be, because you chose to be. Yes, you were scared â are scared â but he has this all twisted.
Charlie.
Charlie!
Charlie.
He's not getting it. So you kiss him.
You make sure he knows whatâs going to happen, and even if he seems very confused, he responds readily enough. You attempt to pour all of your feelings into him, to get across all of your regret and sorrow for hurting him as well as (maybe especially) how much you do want this. And for a moment, he loses himself in the kiss. You understand, you do too. Kissing him is just as good as you remember.
And, well, itâs too late for being cool now. You just kissed all your emotions into him, practically begging him to understand; youâd best explain what those emotions are in the hopes that he properly will. (Besides, this isnât just âyour crushâ, this is Charlie.) You canât leave him standing there so lost and confused. You may be confused, but he deserves to know that that confusion isn't about him.
So you start to explainâŚand then it all comes out. Youâre vulnerable in a way you canât remember being before. Thereâs no one in your life you can talk to like this, especially not about this. And itâs really been messing with you. Because not only has this boy's presence in your life already begun to upend everything, but you're so much happier because of it. And what are you supposed to do with that? What even would your life be if it were entirely different? Do you even want it to be different? . . .Maybe. But itâs scary. But you want him. And you want you.
So you tell him this, more or less. Really, you cry into his chest. Is this too much? Is he overwhelmed? So much for keeping it cool, keeping your cool. But you need this. He seems okay, he seems to get it. The friendship youâve built is there, it can handle difficult things â it already has. He seems to want to be there for you. So you let him, and he lets you, and things are hard but theyâre better in this moment. Youâre finally seen and understood, and maybe Charlie now understands why you ran away, that it wasnât about him, about the two of you.
. . .But now what?
You want him, but being with him will indeed upend every single facet of your life if other people know. Youâre not ready for that, you canât face that yet. It's too much. Everything is still so new and confusing. You donât want to ask, but you want to be with him and you donât see any other way to do that right now except toâŚkeep this a secret? He finishes the thought for you. "Yeah," you concede, unhappily, but owning that thatâs where youâre at.
He agrees, he tries to reassure you; youâre not completely convinced, but you want to believe him, so you let yourself.
And there's that question again: Now what?
There have been a lot of emotions and things are a little weird, even if a lot better, and you want to say something, or to touch him, but this is new and youâre meant to be leaving andâŚbest to just go. The awkwardness will fade eventually. Youâll figure out how to be in this new dynamic. For now, youâre wanting, but you donât know how to do anything more than that (would he want you to?). So you smile at him through the awkwardness and start to walk home.
. . .
. . .
What. Just. Happened.
This is good, but awkward, but good, and he wants this too, right? Youâre together now, right? Youâre really getting to be with him, with this boy you want so much, with Charlie. This is happening?
And then you hear it: Charlie calling out to you. Feet slapping on wet pavement.
âNick!â
You stop, startled, confused, off-balance. Whatâs happening? Heâs smiling, but.. What could possibly be worth running out into the rain in his pyjamas for? Has he changed his mind already? Does he not want this? Is keeping it a secret too much?
The doubts and fear are filling your mind, but you try to rein it in, to not let it show, to not let him see.
And then he looks back at you. And you know, in an instant, that everything that you wanted for your goodbye, he wanted, too.
Right? Please let you be understanding this correctly. You look at his lips, once, twice â you canât help it. Youâre desperately hoping that youâre on the same page, but barely daring to believe it.
And then he kisses you.
And the world stops.
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.
.
.
And this is it. This is right.
Charlie.
This boy just ran out in the rain to kiss you. Heâs soaking wet, he must be freezing, and here he is, kissing you. Thatâs the only reason he came out after you. To kiss you.
He smiles â that amazing smile of his that lights up your whole world â and then he runs off again.
Thereâs no more room for thoughts, only feelings. Massive feelings that well up inside you. So much sentiment that it feels like your heart is bursting.
You thought you were off-balance before? Well now youâre practically drunk.
What have you gotten yourself into?
Maybe the best thing ever.
#Panic! under the Umbrella#is how I affectionately think of the umbrella scene for Nick before they kiss#I'm so proud of Charlie for running after Nick to kiss him (in the rain. in his pyjamas. when he has to leave for his grandma's house)#What a courageous gesture he made for the two of them#Just imagine how that would've felt for Nick#Especially after everything#That reassurance. That restabilising of their relationship#...I guess imagining that is the point of this post haha#Hopefully my descriptions were enough that you didn't need gifs to remember or imagine the scenes leading up to it and/or Nick's feelings#heartstopper#nick & charlie#nick nelson#charlie spring#alice oseman#heartstopper analysis#nick x charlie#narlie#heartstopper s1#heartstopper netflix
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Amor comes from a Puerto Rico-inspired isle. She's crazy strong because she helped volunteer in disaster relief, serving/transporting food and essentials and aiding with debris cleanup. She also helped run her father's cafe, so she has a lot of food-related past work experience. based on some real-life stuff <3
she likes being helpful. i'm sure it's greatly appreciated by her Chef Saltbossman.
more rambles below cause I'm feelin a little brave
my headcanons abound and are for my comfort but he's actually Italian/Spanish. i have like. ideas for a hc family i might draw sometime. cause i may or may not have Saltbaker hc lore but i'm kinda nervous about barfing too much about him ,,
their meeting's not set as official because i have lots of different ways they could meet and bond. but one of my favorites is that Amor is new and looking for a job. it's hard because Spanish is her first language, and because she's a non-'American' woman given the insinuated period.
then she finds a place at the bakery and befriends Tartmaker. good times ensue
#FINALLY figured out how to draw Saltbaker's dummy dumb face. gonna color this later hopefully#he actually turned out sooo cute. aghk. muah muah muah. his hat's still stupid tho. mushroom ahh head.#all my latest colored stuff has been a pain in the ass. especially since i'm still trying to figure out his colors specifically#i need a break from that. might just post these sorts of doodles for a bit.#đ¨ mor art#đ§ chef's kiss#chef saltbaker#self insert x canon#self ship#self shipping#self shipping community#self insert oc#f/o
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