#but halloween is my fave holiday ever

[im-a-goddamn-cat]

it's halfway through october and i only just now realized i never changed my blog to halloween theme

[chocochiptrip]

happy dizzy and slayer day!!! 🦇💫

[violetlunette]

Twst spoilers for the Halloween event!

(Disclaimer: The BG ain't mine)

Wow, everyone is really fast with their fanart. I had to go to a vector base I made for inktober to make this, lol.

Anyway, super excited for the Halloween event but also I’m trying to keep my expectations low after some of the previous Halloween events disappointed me. I just really, REALLY hope they focus on just the Halloween aspects and ignore the x-mas stuff. I like x-mas but ever since The Nightmare before Christmas came out it’s been infringing on other holidays. (I hate the x-mas in July thing. >:( ) But I digress.

Halloween town is so cool that I want to focus on that stuff. And if Oogie’s here, I hope he’s actual villain. I know that goes against what TWST is about, but I wanna see how the boys act against an actual baddie. (No, Henrick doesn’t count!) Look, just say that he has blue and orange mentality, meaning he’s unaware when he crosses the line. That way, we get a “non-villain” and a villain at the same time!

Speaking of the boys, my dream cast for this is as follows;

Silver: Because A) he’s my fave and I want him in everything. (And I have a feeling when ch 7, he’ll be pushed to the side.) Plus, I can see him in Sally’s role where everyone is having fun but he knows something’s wrong. However, he hesitates to say anything because he doesn’t want to ruin everyone’s fun.

Lilia: Partly because we haven’t had an event with him and Silver together. Also, I think this event, if the writers choose to, can explore how he can be too carefree or over confident, which gets him and others in trouble.

Jamil: This mainly is for the lols as all the creepy crawlies will have him burn everything down. But also, the mind game of him and Oogie would be fun. (And some JamSil moments?)

Ace, Ortho, and Epel: Not gonna lie I wanna see the trio go against the Trick or Treaters. At first they laugh off the tricks, until they start getting hurt and humiliated and they decided it’s payback time!

Jade: I just think he’d have fun joining Jamil in turning Oogie’s tricks against him.

[aftgficrec]

Staff Recs - Autumn Roundup 2024

Some fics with fall vibes to warm your soul. -AFTG Fic Rec Fam

previous recs:

staff fave Halloween here (includes previous Halloween recs and supernatural roundup)

Fall Exchange 2020 here

‘doubt thou the stars be fire’ here

‘morbid stuff’ series here

‘The End Is Up To Us’ here

‘Autumn Crocus’ here

‘The Suit Universe’ part 8 here

‘Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy’ here

‘FoxTail Cafe’ series part 13 here

‘Apple Picking Day’ here

‘Fair Games’ here

‘little ghost’ here

‘Lucky Strike’ here

‘Foxglove Court’ series here

‘Thanks for nothing’ here

‘Teaching a caged bird to fly’ series part 5 here

‘Sugar, Spice, and Corporate Espionage’ here

‘The Massive Continuity of Ducks’ here

‘Spell it Out’ here

‘10 tips to stress less, without the tips’ here

‘Being So Normal’ here

‘Aidan Minyard’ here

Honeycomb by moonix [Rated T, 10871 Words, Complete, 2023, Locked]

In which Kevin owns a restaurant in a picturesque small town, Andrew is his chef, Neil disrupts the routine, no one gets poisoned with mushrooms, and life isn't so bad.

tw: implied/referenced eating disorders, tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: implied/referenced self harm

Seasons of memory by butallmystars [Rated G, 4772 Words, Complete, 2023]

Neil was all sorts of alluring and unusual; a thin strip of seemingly restless energy, eyes moving almost as much as his legs did, the bespoke lines of his blazer the most uniform thing about him and yet somehow not out of place.

tw: implied/referenced child abuse

you wish I was yours (and I hope that you're mine) by lesbiankaz [Not Rated, 9526 Words, Complete, AFTG Fall Exchange 2024]

“Aaron Minyard,” Allison said in a dramatic tone. “Truth or dare?” Aaron rolled his eyes. “Dare.” Kevin wasn't surprised. He knew Aaron would prefer to do a stupid dare instead of telling a single thing about himself. “I dare you,” she paused, making suspense, “to spend seven minutes in heaven with Kevin.” - Kevin has a crush on Aaron. Allison tries to help.

5 ultra-cute fall date ideas that will make your man fall more for you by Bravbo [Rated G, 1364 Words, Complete, AFTG Fall Exchange 2024]

The problem starts with one Neil Josten. Neil who has apparently never celebrated any holidays. Neil, with his blasé attitude about violence. Neil, with his distressingly blue eyes and freckles. Neil, who Andrew want to put on a jar and study like a bug. Yes, Neil Josten is a problem. It´s him that has driven Andrew to this, seeking advice on google like a teenage girl just to make sure Neil has the best holiday.

tw: fire

Float Down (Like Autumn Leaves) series by Apaleyellow [Not Rated, 7309 Words, Collection, Updated Oct 2024]

Part 1: fill my cup half empty (because it's never been half full) [5221 Words, Incomplete, Updated Sept 2024] The boy's face in the reflection was pale, almost translucent, with freckles dotting his cheeks and auburn hair falling in untamed curls around his face. His eyes were an icy blue, piercing and filled with a haunting sadness. Nathaniel Wesninski. The Butcher's son. The ghost of the manor. -- OR -- The one where Andrew is a best-selling horror author who visits the Wesninski Manor in search of inspiration for his next book.

tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: implied/referenced torture, tw: implied/referenced murder 

Part 2: would we survive in a horror movie? [2088 Words, Complete, 2024] Their moment was interrupted by Seth's booming voice. "Alright, losers. Time for a real story. Ever heard of the Butcher of Baltimore?" -- OR -- The one where the Foxes are telling scary stories around a campfire and only Andrew knows who Neil really is.

tw: implied/referenced torture, tw: implied/referenced murder 

penchant by rooftopkisses [Rated T, 5051 Words, Complete, AFTG Fall Exchange 2024]

When Neil is recruited by Coach Wymack to join the track team at Palmetto High School, he draws the attention of Andrew, the artsy loner, as well as Kevin, the sport’s current state champion.

Rebel Rebel by Andreil_pipedream [Rated M, 7905 Words, Complete, AFTG Fall Exchange 2024]

October settles down on the small town outside of Baltimore. Werewolves start haunting the forests and a certain orange cat gets curious. Nell meets an interesting girl who she may or may not have a crush on. After an awkward first meeting, things are made worse- or better- when she finds out they go to the same school. After a few risky decisions and oblivious flirting, she gets a date where everything starts to go wrong.

tw: child abuse, tw: extreme transphobia, tw: gaslighting, tw: confinement, tw: food deprivation, tw: implied/referenced murder

it's still the autumn leaves by TogeMythia [Rated T, 3389 Words, Complete, 2024]

‘Can I come with you?’ Andrew paused, he was sat on the floor with one foot awkwardly in the air and a black sock with an orange pumpkin pattern halfway pulled on. ‘What?’ He asked. ‘Can I come with you? Wherever you are going.’ - or Neil and Andrew spend an autumn afternoon together.

A Bushel and a Peck by justdk [Rated T, 1405 Words, Complete, 2020]

Andrew picked a few low hanging apples, handing one to Neil. They wiped them off on their shirts and snacked on them while they looked for the rest of the team. The sweet, tangy juice filled Neil’s mouth and ran down his chin. It tasted way better than a store-bought apple. Overhead crows called to each other and the smell of apples filled the crisp, autumn air. Neil closed his eyes and breathed in deep, holding in the feeling of freedom and possibility. When he opened his eyes, he found Andrew looking at him, hazel eyes warm and steady. [or: the Foxes go apple picking]

Bets, Blind Dates, and Dares. Oh My! by makebelieveanything [Rated T, 3761 Words, Complete, 2021]

Andrew loses a bet to Aaron and Kevin and he has to go on two blind dates - they go about as well as he would expect. Is Andrew stuck in a rom-com or is this really how life works?

gourd vibes only by otatop [Not Rated, 3750 Words, Complete, AFTG Fall Exchange 2021]

A mini road trip up through New England to meet the foxes.

Disparity by Jeni182 [Rated G, 3781 Words, Complete, AFTG Fall Exchange 2021]

Andrew is a criminal justice professor who keeps finding excuses to visit the library where a certain red head works.

tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: implied/referenced self harm

hopscotch heart by moonix [Rated M, 2046 Words, Complete, 2021, Locked]

Podfic here

Neil has a terrible time at a party. Andrew shows up and Neil has a slightly less terrible time at a party.

tw: implied/referenced murder, tw: anxiety

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness by seaspeak [Not Rated, 869 Words, Complete, 2016, Locked]

In which Jean falls in love with the Fall, thanks to Jeremy

There Was Only One Pumpkin by familiarwildflowers [Not Rated, 2275 Words, Complete, AFTG Fall Exchange 2021]

To get Nicky off his back about his dating life, Neil decided to lie. Surely there would be no consequences? That's what Neil thought, until, while on a visit to a pumpkin patch, Andrew's lot steps in and he's forced to confront his lie.

Pumpkin Patch by H_bee69 [Rated G, 1600 Words, Complete, 2023]

Part 1 of Spooky times and autumn vibes 

Neil wants to go to the pumpkin patch and who is Andrew to deny Neil.

until I fell off from that peak by eeveepkmnfan [Rated M, 4817 Words, Complete, 2023]

Neil Josten lives and tries to come to terms with what that means. Or, Neil collects leaves - Andrew vocally protests.

tw: implied/referenced child abuse

Forever Falling by cshogg [Rated G, 1370 Words, Complete, 2023]

Snippets of Neil and Andrew's life during autumn: trying new things, rewriting traumatic experiences, and learning to love the seasons like normal people do.

[dallonwrites]

lover boy - wip (re)intro

How do you navigate love after losing the person you loved the most?

I realised I don't like writing WIP intros where I just list everything super neatly + have a nice official summary so I am just going to infodump!! Lover Boy is an Adult Literary/Historical novel set in the late 1980s that follows a gay man's navigation of love, sexuality, community and grief after losing his best friend to AIDS. It's inspired by my own experiences of grief + caretaking and the dissertation I did on grief in queer AIDS narratives. It follows Beau, my beautiful special boy, and is like patchwork quilt of all of his avenues of love -- romantic, sexual, platonic, familial, communal, self -- that is stitched together with the grief from this one major loss. This is paralleled with chronological flashbacks telling the story of Bobby's illness, and how Beau took care of him.

Beau and Bobby are best friends who were platonically in love with each other, who had to adapt their relationship as Bobby got sicker and Beau became his caretaker, and in the midst of this adversity became closer than ever. Beau is a lover of love in all ways, who thinks the best holidays Halloween and Valentines Day, who loves sex but is bad at not falling in love afterwards, who has a soft heart, who also has a massive crush on George Michael. Bobby loved his life, his friends and going to the club with them, scenic hikes and swimming, his pet snake named Judas, leather and heavy metal and activism and also the Muppets (his fave was Gonzo btw). He was obsessed with volcanoes and wanted to be a volcanologist. And Beau misses him so much!!! He is trying to understand what his life is now after losing such a big part of it. He is trying to understand what kind of love he wants. He also is trying really hard not to fall back in love with his ex boyfriend who is back in the picture. And he is not really doing any of this well!!

Other features of this novel:

Gay + Autistic protagonist who doesn't know he is autistic but his special interest is horror movies and it shows (favourites are anything monstrous + full of bloodsoaked practical effects. Favourite of all time is The Lost Boys). Beau literally looks towards horror movies to try and understand grief and loss

Protagonist is a guy who actively wants to be haunted and is looking for any signs of ghosts

Lesbian + Gay + Bi + Trans + everything solidarity. An honouring of that history. Exploration on how the AIDS crisis shaped and reshaped community and identity because well, I did an entire dissertation on it and I am not putting that to waste!!! It is interesting and important!!

A narrative that is brutally honest about grief and death, and all the ways it is messy and complicated. A narrative that also doesn't always take itself seriously because sadness and joy are always holding hands

Narrative that plays around with form (video transcripts, letters, journal entries, descriptions of art) and POV (past + present tense blended together, third person present that often dips into second)

Exploration of caretaking on a community level and an intimate, one to one level. Look into how love is often all the little ways we help each other hold on.

Exploration of disability and sickness and how it shapes your identity, your relationship with yourself and others, especially when you're young (I also have a novella planned actually exploring this from Bobby's POV, but you didn't hear that from me!!!!)

The idea that grief never gets smaller, just your life grows around it

The idea that you can love your friends!!! You can be in love with them!! And that love is no "lesser" than romantic love, and it is just as beautiful and big and bright. Even when Beau navigates romantic relationships, these aren't put on a pedestal above any other type of love

A golden retriever named Atlas (Beau's own beautiful, special boy)

This is a personal project that I'm not publishing, but it means a lot to me so I will talk about it a lot!!! I've been playing around with it in its current form for about a year now and am finally making a dent in an actual first draft. My want is to share long, in depth pieces about how I navigate writing a story like this somewhere like Substack, and also all the fun of drafting it along the way. Expect infodumps and excerpts!!!

[simpjaes]

hey hii

not a request just asking but do you or have you ever participated in any of the writing challenges like Kinktober? i just thought of it since october started

I haven't ever participated because I know i'll burn myself out trying to do it, and i also just don't have time bc too much stuff to do with my real life stuff ; 3 ;

I HAVE released halloween fics before, and if i'm lucky maybe I can do that again this year but as of right now i'm taking a lil break bc i'm super stressed out. so....the likelyhood of that is a no.

october is my favorite month and halloween is my fave holiday, so i might just try to enjoy it in my city rather than sitting at my computer writing about someone else experiencing fun stuff ;-;

[cringelordofchaos]

Flicker Eduardo headcanons!!

I know almost no one cares except maybe that one flicker fan scrolling through the flicker tag, but idc

(some of these are weird and stupid)

(also when I say "into ___" I don't mean it in a romantic or s##ual context btw)

pansexual demiboy, he/they, name means "Wealthy Guardian" (only thing canon in this post)

Into rock and heavy metal

Introverted

Into cryptozoology

Into 80's horror movies

Teenager, bout 16-18 y/o

Into werewolves

obsessed with stranger things

Deadname is Valentina (based on the fact that he was initially supposed to be called Valentina and have a different design)

Engages with risky (??) and rebellious behaviour

Divorced parents, father had abandoned both them and their mom and his infant sister

Hispanic

Used to be best friends with Alex, drifted apart and now Ed feels bitter Abt him

Not satanic but they are into studying satanism and people devoted to it

Atheist

Into murder mysteries

Quiet in groups at first until he gets to know others in the group better

Plays the guitar (both acoustic and electric)

Horrible at singing, still likes singing

Used to be in a band with Alex, Amethyst and Prasiddhi

Gets absolutely horrible grades in school besides in literature and Spanish

Theater kid

Dumb#ss nerd

Has sooo many earrings and necklaces

Obsessed with many bands (I can't specify which ones bc i don't know sh#t about music,)(actually screw it I'll name a few that my mom likes

Into Metallica, Radiohead, Queen The Door, and other crap like that (I only listen to Radiohead out of these)

Has one of his eyebrows pierced

Has wolf as their fave animal

Kinda insane (don't ask)

Into paranormal stuff

Brave

Determined and stubborn

Street smart

Skateboards

All about self expression

Known as the quiet kid or the weirdo in school

Likes to go outside at night

Halloween is their fave holiday

Quiet in relation to his negative opinions regarding others

Secretly a MLP + STH fan

Can get bored and distracted easily

Into parkour and tree + rock climbing

Spiritually in the 80's

A really good older sib figure

Attachment issues, fears being abandoned so sometimes they push other people away first, other times he is a bit clingy and desperate

Uses the peace ✌️ and rock 🤘sign quite often

Embraces weirdness

Will always protect and defend people he cares about

Can be kinda rude but also really kind?

Often does the chores in the house, kinda tired from that + schoolwork

Now that Alex isn't their friend anymore, they're just kind of the loner in their class (before he gets sent to the Flicker game)

When the flicker game first starts, he like most people just think it's a run, fake murder mystery game, but one night (a bitttt early on) when they were supposed to get killed they managed to flee and escape into the woods, everyone thinking he's dead

Always puts up a fight when needed

Used to crush on alex and still cares about him as much as he refuses to admit it

Swears a moderate amount

Winks often (ok these HCs sre getting very mundane... um)

Ends up getting along well with most of the flicker players

He constantly feels like HE has to work for everyone (like their mom, having to do chores and upkeep his grades), and although they're very loyal they're also reasonably tired

The start of the flicker game has actually been one of the happiest periods in his life in some time

Can be impulsive

Fidgets often

In classes they barely do anything

Master at solving Rubik's cube

Pretty chill most of the time actually

Into video games too, primarily indie horror and visual novel

Him and Rosalie bicker often

Really wants to be independent, competent and responsible to prove they don't need anyone

They give me Lucas Sinclair and Drew from TMF vibes for sum reason??

Is neurodivergent (bpd, adhd, maybe sumth else idk)

...

Wtf even is this... I'm literally the worst flicker fan to ever exist I'm so sorry

[catboyfever]

Valentine's Day With Rabbit - Rabbit/Tigger Fluff

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAYY!!!! As a gushy hopeless romantic type I live for this holiday, especially given my fave fandom ships getting some love this year. I hope that however you get to celebrate it, it's a fantastic one. I hope you enjoy this story too, for it is a ship near and dear to my heart (if it wasn't obvious by now). Enjoy :).

Valentine's day in the Hundred Acre Wood was a lot of things. Chaotic, disorganized, frantic. But for once, Rabbit thought, it wouldn’t bother him. While everyone else was sure to be running around the entire forest trading cards, making things for one another, he would be enjoying a perfectly planned day with Tigger. The thought of what he and Tigger had become still made his cheeks warm. It hadn’t been long since his confession. Rabbit thumbed the golden locket that hung around his neck, smiling as the warmth spread from his cheeks to his chest. He looked over his schedule once more while on the other side of the wood, a very excited Tigger sat in front of a potted carrot. 

Tigger was more excited than ever about this particular Valentine’s Day. The gift that he’d given Rabbit before would be blown out of the water when he presented him with this genuine, home grown carrot. One that Tigger had nourished himself from seed to harvest. Gardening had never really tickled Tigger’s fancy before; but then, bouncing never tickled Rabbit’s fancy either and he’d indulged Tigger more than a few times already. He wanted to prove he could reciprocate as well as prove that growing vegibibbles is yet another thing Tiggers do best. The pot sat on a wooden table in front of his window where it would get the proper sunlight it needed to grow. Tigger smiled down at the massive leaves of the carrot’s stem. 

“Why, with a head of hair like that it’s just gotta be the bestest carrot ol Long Ear’ll ever see!” Tigger proclaimed. 

Unable to contain his excitement any longer, he grabbed the leaves of the carrot that fanned out even over the sides of the pot and pulled. Out of the soil came… the tiniest carrot that Tigger had seen yet. Almost smaller than a baby carrot, its incredible stem contrasted its miniscule size. 

“What the…? What’s going on here?!” Tigger shouted. 

Tigger dejectedly set the carrot back into the soil and sighed. He couldn’t give this dinky little carrot to Rabbit! 

Tigger paced around the room, racking his brain for anything that Rabbit might’ve said helps a plant grow… He remembered… something about feeding it, giving it enough light, talking to it, and “aerating” the soil. Whatever that meant. 

“Feedin’ it should be easy. But what do carrots like to eat?” Tigger thought aloud. 

He looked around his house and found some leftover halloween candies. He unwrapped them and set them into the soil, watching the brightly colored sweets sink into the soil. 

“Well, that oughta keep him fed for a little while!” Tigger looked to his window and saw Rabbit walking towards his house from the horizon. Right, he was so caught up on his carrot dilemma that he totally forgot he had a day planned with Rabbit! 

Tigger opened his front door and bounced right off his porch, making a beeline right for the unsuspecting Rabbit that trotted closer. 

“Good morning, Ra-Ra!” Tigger called out. 

Rabbit finally looked up from the schedule he was holding and shrieked before tumbling a good five feet backwards, landing with Tigger perched atop him, nose to nose as he always did. 

Rabbit sighed and got to his feet as Tigger gently picked himself up off the poor bunny. 

“Tigger, I thought we agreed you need to give me more than a few seconds warning before you bounce me.” Rabbit said crossly. 

Tigger simply carried on smiling. “Aw, sorry Bunny Boy. I just got excited!” Tigger wrapped an arm around Rabbit and pulled him into a hug. 

Rabbit couldn’t deny that Tigger’s excitement was infectious so he squeezed the tiger tight, smiling to himself as he heard the faintest purr rumble up from Tigger’s chest before he pulled away. 

“Right, I have a fantastic day planned for us! Now, you’ll come with me back to my house and we’ll have breakfast. Then after we’ve rested a bit and let our food properly digest we’ll fly kites. Then…” 

Tigger had been listening intently at first, but as Rabbit rambled on about the plans he had down to the minute his mind started to wander. Particularly, it wandered back to that tiny carrot that was supposed to be his big surprise he’d been hinting at for months. Here Rabbit was with this grand romantic day and what would Tigger offer in return? A tiny undergrown carrot? 

“You got all that?” Rabbit said finally. 

Tigger nodded. “Yup! Got it locked and loaded right in here.” He said, tapping his head. 

Rabbit beamed a smile at Tigger and extended his hand to him.

Tigger wrapped his hand gently around Rabbit’s and the pair walked hand in hand back to Rabbit’s house. Rabbit’s hand was smaller than Tigger’s. Rabbit sheepishly glanced towards Tigger now and then, savoring the soft, comfortable warmth that surrounded his hand. Tigger simply smiled at him, giving his hand a gentle squeeze. Both of their cheeks were red as roses. 

Rabbit had already prepared the food before bringing Tigger back. Sat on his dining room table were two plates of perfectly fluffy eggs, toast, and a plate of freshly baked cinnamon rolls. Tigger eyed the delicacies, mouth agape. 

“This looks incredibibble, Ra-Ra!” 

Rabbit waved the compliment off as he took the seat across from Tigger. “Oh, hush. You’re just trying to flatter me.” 

Tigger eagerly took his seat and dug in. Though it was supposed to be more of a romantic breakfast, Tigger was too enamored by the food. Rabbit was pretty hungry as well, so he helped himself to his plate as well. The silence was occasionally broken by another compliment from Tigger who devoured his plate in minutes. Even then, he didn’t stop and grabbed one of the gooey, cinnamony rolls from the plate between them. 

“I knew you could make a mean soup but all this?” Tigger said, licking the frosting off his fingers. 

“Well, it’s just a matter of practice really. The cinnamon rolls were the trickiest part.” Rabbit said, snatching one of the treats for himself. 

As Tigger chewed thoughtfully on the cinnamon roll his mind wandered back to the “big surprise” that he had waiting for Rabbit. He thought hard of a way to somehow manage a way to try and fix it up before he gave it to Rabbit… They’d be flying kites next. That’s it! He could conveniently snap his line and fly off with the wind. While Rabbit looks for him he can try and get his carrot Rabbit Ready. 

Once they’d finished eating Rabbit stood to collect the dishes. Once they were in the sink, Tigger spoke up. 

“Say, you said we were flying kites after this, right?” Tigger asked. 

“Yes, that’s right. But we have to wait first, we just ate. If we rush out now you could get a stomach ache!” Rabbit said as he began to scrub the dishes. 

“Aww, c’mon Ra-Ra. It’s just standing around holding kites, plus the wind won’t hold forever ya know!” Tigger urged him. 

Rabbit sighed and set the last plate to dry. “Oh, fine. I suppose there isn’t a lot of activity involved afterall.” 

Rabbit retrieved the kites from his closet and was all but carried out the door as Tigger pulled him along. Rabbit helped Tigger get his kite into the air, proudly repeating his knowledge of how a kite managed to fly in the air while he wrestled with his own kite until it joined Tigger’s side by side. With the wind blowing through his fur and the sun shining down over the green hills of the wood, Tigger felt guilty he was about to ruin such a nice moment with Rabbit. But, he had to do it for the sake of his surprise. Tigger snapped the string of the kite with a quick pull and grasped the separated string tight with both hands. 

“Ah, isn’t this just relaxing, Tigger?” Rabbit asked, turning to where Tigger should have been standing. Instead the spool of string lay in the grass and Tigger was nowhere to be seen. Rabbit whipped his head around until he saw Tigger floating away on the string of his kite, soaring towards the clouds. 

“Tigger?! What hap- how did you get up there!?” Rabbit sputtered. 

“It’s okay, Long Ears! I’ll be back!” Tigger reassured him. Still, Rabbit tore off towards him, keeping his eyes on the sky until slowly the worried bunny faded from his vision. 

Tigger started to wonder how he’d get down when he heard a familiar hoot from above. Owl was flying just above him, looking down curiously. 

“Why, I say, Tigger! What are you doing up here? Shouldn’t you be spending the day with Rabbit?” He asked. 

“I was! That’s just the problem. Rabbit has this whole big wonderful day planned out for us and all I gots for him back home is a lousy tiny carrot I didn’t grow right.” Tigger sighed. 

“Well that is quite a predicament.” Owl said. “It reminds me of the time…” He began. 

Suddenly, an idea came to Tigger. “Hey wait! Hold that story. I heard you can make plants grow by talkin’ to em, you can tell my carrot a story and it’ll grow for sure!” 

“That’s a brilliant idea, Tigger! You have my word I’ll see to it your carrot will be the tastiest of all when I’m through.” Owl said, extending his wing to Tigger. 

Tigger reached out and shook hands with him, only moments later did he realize what he’d done as he and Owl were sent careening down towards a tree. They shouted as they smacked into branch after branch before they landed on something soft. 

Tigger groaned as he rubbed his head and looked down to see he’d landed on Pooh. From beneath Owl he could just barely make out tiny legs before he got up and the poor dazed Piglet was able to get to his feet. 

“Well hello there, Tigger and Owl! I wasn’t expecting you to drop on me today!” Pooh said excitedly. 

“Well heya, Buddy Bear! What were you guys doin’?” Tigger asked. 

“W-we were exchanging Valentine’s. That is, until we broke your fall.” Piglet answered. 

“Oh, right. Anyway! I need your guys’ help, bad.” Tigger said.

“Oh my, what’s the matter, Tigger?” Pooh asked. 

“There’s no time to explain, I’ll tell ya once we get to my house!” Tigger exclaimed and lead the group back to his home. 

Once they were gathered in his home, Tigger showed them the tiny carrot with its brilliant stem. 

“I say, the poor carrot is focusing on growing in all the wrong places!” Owl said. 

“Yes, it’s certainly on the small side…” Pooh said, looking it over. 

“Exactly, that’s why I need you guys to help me figure out these tips I remembered from Rabbit. First, he said if you talk to your plants they’ll grow bigger. But I talk to this little guy all the time and it didn’t seem to help that much. So that’s why Owl here is gonna tell it a story!” Tigger said, gesturing to Owl whose feathers fluffed up with pride. 

“Well… let’s see. Ah! There’s that time my dear cousin Archibald got caught hanging from a tree by his tail feathers! Now, it was a bright, sunny day just like this one. Archibald had fancied himself a morning fly but he was also terribly famished. So he gets the idea…” Owl’s story continued on and on. One by one, Pooh, Piglet and Tigger begin to nod off as Owl paces about the room continuing to spin his yarn. They were only awoken by Owl’s laughter at the end of the story. “...and he says, ‘That’s the last time I fly while eating tapioca pudding!’” Owl finished at last, laughing himself to tears. 

Tigger studied the carrot, only to sigh as it was totally unchanged. 

“I already fed it candy, owl talked its little carrot ears off… What else…” Tigger pondered. “He said to make sure it gets enough light, but it’s already got sunlight. What else can we do?” 

“M-Maybe a lamp? Those sure shine a lot of light.” He suggested. 

“Yeah, yeah! You’re spot on, Pig-uh-let!” Tigger said triumphantly. He dug around in his closet until he withdrew a lamp and pointed it at the carrot. The bright light shone fiercely on the carrot, slowly drying its soil out until it was little more than compacted dirt. 

Tigger looked at it quizzically. “Hmm… it’s not workin’. There’s one last tip he told me but I dunno what to make of it…” 

“What did he say, Tigger?” Pooh asked. 

“He said I should ‘aerate’ the soil. What’s that supposed to mean?” Tigger asked. 

“Oh! That’s easy. It simply means to introduce air to the soil so that nutrients can reach its roots!” Owl said. 

“Oh! I see! Only, how do we get the air in there?” Pooh asked. 

Tigger retrieved a straw and stuck it into the soil. “Watch and learn, Buddy Bear!” 

Tigger blew into the straw as hard as he could and sent the dry soil flying out of the pot until the only thing that remained inside of it was the tiny dwarf of a carrot.  

Tigger sighed and lifted it from its pot, tail drooping. “Well, thanks anyways guys.” 

The door to Tigger’s house suddenly swung open and stomping inside was a very furious Rabbit. 

“There you all are!! I’ve been searching high and low in this entire forest for you!! I couldn’t find Tigger so I thought to ask Pooh for help. Then he wasn’t home so I went to Piglet’s, then Owl’s, I only found you because Kanga said she thought she saw you fall out of the sky along with HIM!” Rabbit shouted, pointing at Owl. 

Tigger could see tears starting to well up in Rabbit’s eyes as he continued. “If you… If you wanted to spend Valentine’s Day with everyone else you should’ve just said so.” Rabbit's ears drooped as he finished his sentence. 

Tigger shook his head furiously and hopped over to him, carrot in hand. “Nono you got it all wrong! I only had them here to help me try and fix my surprise for ya. I… took some carrot seeds a while ago and I’ve been trying to grow this carrot to show you I could garden too. So you’d let me help you with yours.” 

Tigger stretched his hand out and opened it, revealing the tiny carrot. “But, it came out all small. I tried every trick in the book to get it to grow up more but nothing helped…” 

Rabbit stared at the carrot. He picked it up by the stem that extended far past Tigger’s palm and gingerly held it in his hands. “So, you did all this… for me?” 

Tigger nodded slowly. “Sorry I ruined the big day, Ra-Ra. I just wanted this surprise to be perfect for ya.” 

“No… It’s perfect. You went through all this trouble just to make this for me…” Rabbit said with a sniffle. “May I eat it?” Tigger was taken aback, so convinced he’d have been disappointed by the surprise that he never imagined he’d want to eat the thing. “Well, sure. It’s for you.” 

Rabbit plucked the carrot from its stem and tossed it into his mouth. It was sweet. Very sweet. It tasted almost like a glazed carrot only there was no honey to be found at all. Rabbit smiled and walked towards Tigger. He stood up on his tip toes and pressed his lips against Tigger’s. Tigger could taste how sweet the carrot was on his lips. He wrapped his arms around Rabbit’s back and pulled him close. When Rabbit finally stepped away, the realization of what he’d just done hit him and his face grew beet red as the others watched them. 

“Well, Rabbit. Tigger. We’ll leave you two alone.” Pooh said with a grin, tugging Piglet along out of the house. 

“Yes, yes. It’s the day for love after all.” Owl said as he stepped out of Tigger’s house, leaping off his porch to fly away. 

Finally together again, Rabbit looked up to Tigger. “Well… You mind telling me what I missed while you went on your flight?” 

Tigger somehow managed to get Rabbit to lay with him in the drawer that he slept in. It was a cramped fit, but being so close to Rabbit was exactly what Tigger wanted at that moment. He recounted the day in great detail. The fall, the various silly things he tried to do to get the carrot to grow that Rabbit was all too eager to debunk and correct as he said them. 

“You know, you could’ve just asked me. I’d love to teach you how to garden.” Rabbit said. 

“Well, whatadaya know? I’d love to learn from the best gardener in the world.” Tigger said. 

Rabbit buried his face into Tigger’s chest to hide his cheeks as Tigger’s arms held him close. Tigger’s purrs broke the silence in the otherwise quiet room. 

“Tigger, did you really want to spend the day with me?” Rabbit asked. 

“‘Course I did! Why ya ask?” Tigger looked down at him. 

“Well… It’s just, I know it can be stifling. The schedules and the planning and all.” Rabbit said. 

“Pff. Bunny Boy, I wanted to spend this day with you the way you wanted because of all the stuff you had planned. You sat down and scheduled out this perfect day for us full of things both of us would enjoy. It just means you care a whole lot. That’s why I love you.” Tigger punctuated his sentence with a kiss to Rabbit’s forehead. 

Rabbit just clutched his arms around Tigger tighter, not daring to let Tigger see the tears in his eyes, though he knew he could feel them. Tigger simply rubbed his back, continuing to pepper his face with kisses where he could. 

“Oh, Ra-Ra. Just ooone tiny suggestion for next year.” Tigger said. 

Rabbit finally looked up at him again. “Oh? What’s that?” Tigger leaned forward and kissed Rabbit one last time. “Next year, bouncing goes on the schedule.” Rabbit rolled his eyes, but he didn’t have to deliberate long. “Fine, fine. Bouncing goes on the list next year.” 

[nevermordor]

Hi ! Just saw your tags in the women in horror movies post, would you mind, when you have time, giving me your recommendation in horror movies ? It's a genre i'm learning to appreciate and i'll be curious to know what your favorite are ! Hope you're having a good day !

Oh nooooooo, you’ve activated one of my trap cards.

So the fun thing about horror is that it’s truly a diverse genre with many different places to start. I hardly feel qualified to make a rec list, because I feel like there’s still so much I haven’t seen??? So the below is by no means comprehensive, but hopefully it helps get you started! Also please feel free to talk to me about horror anytime, haha, I would love to know what you think if you get around to watching any of these.

The Classics: -The Blair Witch Project. The inception of found footage horror. -Halloween. The first slasher I ever watched. John Carpenter made this on a shoestring budget and the behind-the-scenes story is so fun. Plus, Jamie Lee Curtis’s breakout role. -Candyman (1992). Tony Todd is so sexy in this, but also it’s a great horror story about the power of myth, and an exploration of racial dynamics in Chicago. -Poltergeist. Has its issues but ultimately a very fun movie about a family working together to try and rescue their daughter from evil spirits. There’s a very famous scene with a clown doll. You’ll know it when you see it.

Women and horror: -The Perfection. Queer and deeply messy. An exploration of how art can still be used as a system for abuse. Tw: implied sexual assault, self-harm. -Ginger Snaps. Explores the struggles of two teenage sisters via werewolf metaphor. Love this one. -The Witch. Ominous and atmospheric. The horrors of being a girl raised in a religious fundamentalist family. -Jennifer’s Body. A cult classic that’s been validated/revisited in more recent years. Also queer and messy. Transplants the dynamics of teenage girl best friends into a horror movie setting. -The Babadook. Queer internet icon, but also an exploration of mental illness and the horrors of motherhood/the fear of being a bad mom. -The Descent. Do not watch this if you’re claustrophobic. A group of women go cave diving and discover creatures lurking beneath the earth. I think of certain shots/scenes from this movie often. -Black Christmas (1974). A sorority house is stalked by an unknown killer over the holiday season. Probably the one slasher that still scares the hell out of me, mainly because of how it chooses to depict its killer. Also more political than you’d think, featuring an abortion subplot in the 70s no less. -Us. Lupita Nyong'o should have won an Oscar for this one. -Hereditary. Ari Aster has his flaws as a filmmaker (who doesn’t) but this movie is like……really good. Toni Collette knocks it out of the park. Tw for GRAPHIC depiction of child death and suicide. Movies that personally scared the hell out of me: -Oculus. The fun thing about horror as a genre is that everyone has specific tropes that personally freak them the hell out. This movie dug its nails into one of mine and would not let go. -Parasite. People will probably argue that this is not a horror movie so much as a “thriller” but this movie felt like a borderline panic attack and filled me with despair, and if that ain’t horror, I don’t know what is. Sci-fish horror: -Nope. I really think this might be Jordan Peele’s best movie. Two fantastic lead actors, and dense with ideas, worth watching more than once. -Alien + Aliens. Sigourney Weaver should be enough of a selling point. The first two movies are famous, and they fully live up to the hype.

Personal faves: -Trick ‘r Treat. I watch this every October. A ton of fun. -The Lost Boys. 80s vampire camp, and kinda gay tbh. -Francis Ford Coppola’s Dracula. This film is darkly, gorgeously sumptuous. Just a spectacle of practical effects and costuming, and I highly recommend checking out the behind-the-scenes features. -The Silence of the Lambs and Manhunter. Lambs being my problematic fave for years. Manhunter is the best adaptation of Red Dragon hands down (no disrespect to NBC’s Hannibal.) -Rear Window. Because while Psycho is good, it’s also a problematic fave. Plus Rear Window was the first Alfred Hitchcock movie I ever saw, and it holds a special place in my heart for that alone. -The Invitation. The most uncomfortable dinner party in a film I’ve ever sat through. A slow burn for sure, with a terrifyingly good payoff. A movie about grief, unreliable narrators and primarily, the horror of no longer knowing people as well as you thought you did. Tw for suicide/self-harm. -Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight. I adore the first few seasons of the Tales from the Crypt TV series, but you don’t need to watch any of the show in order to enjoy this standalone movie. It’s silly. It’s gross. Billy Zane is having the time of his life as the villain, plus Jeryline is one my fave final girls in horror. -Hellraiser (1987). I adore Clive Barker as a writer (if you like to read horror too, please, PLEASE check him out) and I love that he got to direct his own feature film. This movie is gross, horny as hell, and unlike anything you’ve seen before. Misc recs: -Jacob’s Ladder. Surreal, nightmarish and tragic. Hard to talk about this one without giving too much away. Would recommend going in blind and letting it unfold. -Possession. This movie is Nuts. Even harder to talk about this one. Isabelle Adjani especially carries this film with her performance. -Barbarian. Probably my favorite new horror movie I watched last year. An examination of rape culture that didn’t feel exploitative (rare in horror.) Also some of the most bizarre plot twists I’ve seen. Go in blind. -American Psycho. Still my favorite role of Christian Bale’s to date. Funny: -Tremors. Horror is a fantastic space for practical effects, and it’s really, really hard not to love all the work that went into operating the giant worm puppets. Also hard not to love the queer platonic partnership between Kevin Bacon and Earl Bassett’s main characters. -What We Do in the Shadows. Also rec’ing the TV show, but the original film still holds up and is funny as shit. Animation: -Perfect Blue. Satoshi Kon is one my favorite creators of all time, and this was the first feature film he made. Tw for an implied/simulated rape scene. -Paranoia Agent. Not a movie but an 11 episode anime series, also from Satoshi Kon. A mixing of genres, but tied together with a horror-themed premise and tone. I fucking love this show.

I don’t know if they’re available internationally as a streaming service, so it might depend on what country you’re in? But if you’re looking to get into more horror, I would def recommend checking out Shudder. They’re strictly horror-focused, with a wide variety of film and TV, plus they’re only 5 dollars a month!

I would also suggest checking out a great book called, “It Came From The Closet”, a collection of essays on horror movies from queer and trans writers.

Happy viewing!!! Genuinely hope you enjoy and can't wait to hear what you think!

[beausling]

˗ˏˋthe inner workings of my brain´ˎ˗

welcome to my blog !!! here you may find things such as; stories and poetry i write, random yapathons, and a fuck ton of reposts of memes or other shit i like, amongst other things.

꩜ writing

i will write for : marvel, the walking dead, greysverse, 911verse, supernatural, screamtv, obx, t70s, 13rw, the society, gilmore girls, the boys, suicideboys, sturniolo triplets, and a few others

most all the fics i write are, or will be, 18+ to some capacity. my blog as a whole is 16+. not everything i’ve written, or will write, will be NSFW, but more likely than not will have mature content/themes, so always check tags and read at your own risk. i have and will often write quite of bit of dead dove. you have been warned.

꩜ MAV NAV

fic masterlist (under construction), poetry masterlist, cai acc

asks are open, but i don’t have any fic or bot req rules atm, so just go scrazy so stupid i guess (but not too crazy).

꩜ my writing history, and style

i’ve been writing pretty much my whole life, as long as i can remember. i started writing fanfics when i was in middle school like most people, but i didn’t get super serious about my writing, as in that i could make it a career, until my freshman year of high school. i’ve been writing poetry for about five or six years now, and i started writing a poetry book in 2022. i also started writing music when i was in middle school, but i’ve stopped quite a few times cause i’ve never thought it was good enough, but i recently got back into it.

basically everything i’ve ever written, be it fics, poetry, or music, are all venting my emotions. i write what i know best, which is trauma. in come many wounded and dead doves.

꩜ about me

i’m a man by many names, but you can call me october/oct, or wren. i’m 19 and my birthday is november 29. i’m okay with any pronouns, but the main prns i use are she/fai/them. i’m queer and genderfluid. my favorite color is green. my favorite season is fall. my favorite holiday is halloween. my favorite animals (in no particular order) are cats, frogs, penguins, hedgehogs, cows, and prairie dogs. my favorite artist is stevie nicks, in and outside of fleetwood mac, and my favorite fleetwood mac song is i’m so afraid (live at warner bros 97’). other than listening to music, playing with my cats, watching shows and movies, and reading+writing, some of my other hobbies are video games (black opps 3 is my fave), smokin tokin, drawing+painting, baking, sfx makeup, decorating my bedroom, collecting little trinkets, and more. i’m an audhder with bpd and insomnia living in michigan, so i’m always awake but sooo eepy and constantly having thoughts and being plagued with visions and such.

꩜ do not follow/interact if you are :

racist, any kind of phobic, etc. basically if you’re bigoted in any way fuck all the way off, you’re under 16 or don’t have your age on your acc or indicate age range, you don’t respect tw or tone tags, you don’t hold your faves accountable, mcyt supporters, w*nce*ties, kieran wilcox + negan smith apologists (but maybeee if you give me valid points), general weirdos

[murfeelee]

End of Year Collage - Best of 2022

Rules: Find your fave pics of your story or your blog in general and post them up in a collage! :D it can be 1 picture or 100 whatever you want. But just reflect on your fave moments in your story or on your blog. It can be cute moments or pictures you’re just really proud of.

I did this last year and decided to make one for 2022, to celebrate simming, the one source of joy I got out of another crapfest of a year.

I did even less simming this year than I’ve ever done, so some months once again have no entries, which depresses me. I doubt 2023 will be any better, but here’s hoping! 🤞🤞

MY THOUGHTS (for each month) under the cut:

January: New Years Miniset

I did diddly squat in January, just uploaded my New Years miniset that I had made for Magnus Bane’s birthday the December before.

February #1: Lunar New Year | February #2: Black Girl Magic Collection

Still no gameplay this month, but I got a lot done as far as CC, uploading my regularly scheduled holiday sets for Lunar New Year and Black History Month. Shortest month of the frikkin year, but I’m always swamped in February.

March #1: BLEACH \(^0^)/ | March #2: Let them eat cake!

I went nuts in March, trying to rush to get as much Bleach inspired gameplay done as possible before my schoolwork and birthday plans for April all caught up with me. Didn’t get nearly as much done as I wanted, but I had fun, regardless. Ironically enough however, y’all were more interested in one silly post I made where my Sakura & Ryuu sims assassinated Marie Antoinette! XD

April: Modern Male Witch Project Part 5

My latest installment recreating Brenna-Ivy’s Modern Mages went off without a hitch. Made an EFFTON of CC for y’all on my birthday, and had a blast!

May: Didn’t do any simming in May, as I needed to recover from blitzing the last 3 months.

June #1: The Untamed cont’d | June #2: Pride Month: Asian LGBT+

I took advantage of my Summer Break from school to continue my The Untamed gameplay. Some of my favorite posts ever, right there. Plus, it was Pride Month, so I was able to double-time it with Hanguang-Jun(e) Month and an cool Asian-themed LGBT series of weekly posts from some of my fave fandom ships: Nagron, Malec, WangXian, Andynh, and Adoribull.

July: Mighty Nein

I did more of the Modern Male Project, but definitely the best gameplay of the month (and arguably my whole YEAR) came from my Critical Role inspired posts. Y’all were going bananas; I loved seeing how many D&D fans were out there! I’m definitely doing more this year, it was way too much fun.

August: TW3 Skellige

My witcher!household went a-viking in Ard Skellig, as I tested out a bunch of new CC I was uploading that month. 

September: Nada. I was in the TRENCHES at school; I got hit with one massive project after another, ISTG it was like the department wanted to see if I would effing crack under pressure. STILL HERE, WENCHES. I hate grad school.

October: The Untamed cont’d

Halloween was the perfect time to deal with Wen Ning, so I HAD to squeeze in some more Untamed gameplay for the holidays. 

November: Wei Wuxian’s Halloween/Birthday

I was late posting in time for WWX’s bday on Halloween, but was just glad I managed to make a post I’d been dying to do for a LONG while, showing Wei WuXian get reincarnated as Mo XuanYu.

December: Interview with the Vampire

Y’all. Y’all know? How effing HAPPY I am that AMC made this dang show? I love every bit of it; eff the book purists. This is how you do an adaptation RIGHT, by ELEVATING the source material and updating the content for modern audiences. BRAVO.

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Thank you everybody, followers, mutuals, lurkers, and all simmers who continue to support me and The Sims 3, and like my content!

Happy Simming, and Happy New Year!

[bizarreshiz]

Thank you @sunlightfeeling for tagging meee☆!

Name: Vincent (or Vin as everyone calls me)

Pronouns: He/they

Star sign: Pisces 😈🐟

# of siblings/Fun facts about them: I have one older sister, and we have a 10 year age gap

# of pets & their names: I have one cat and she is called Sapphire >:3

I used to have another cat before my present one that was there before I was even born

Fandoms: God, this could be a longgggg list but I will only do MAIN main ones!

I'm mainly into Yakuza/Judgement right now as I'm replaying the judgement games, and my friend is currently playing through the yakuza series

I'm also heavily into One piece (fave character is Crocodile 🥰), but at the moment I have to wait to continue watching as I have no money for crunchyroll 😔 (just had Franky join the crew)

The Persona series has also been a fandom I've been in since about 12 years old (yes, all the games including 1 and 2), but Persona 4 is my favourite of all time

Ig you count Vocaloid as a fandom. I first listening to Rolling girl, by Wowaka when I was 10, due to all the animations people did on youtube with it, and then I kinda left after a bit because I was too young and didn't know anything about Miku or Vocaloid in general, but then (happily) found it again around 13/14, and have been in love ever since! I have m a n y Miku merch (and some Luka merch)

Fave colour: Red :3

Fave song: I've never been able to choose one song specifically, so when I say my fave song, it's usually what I'm listening to the most recently-

So mainly I'm listening to "Gommene, Gommene" (Im sorry, Im sorry) by Kikuo at the moment!

Kikuo is one of my fave artists/producers and a lot of his songs are ones I'm able to relate to which makes the listening experience greater soooo-

(Not a fave song, but goddamn this has been in my head ever since it came out 😭😭😭)

Fave author (including books, fanfics, webtoons etc.): I don't have a fave author TwT"

But I've always had a massive fixation on Russian history (specifically USSR Russia) since I was very young, and I've finally been able to buy a crap ton of books on people like Stalin, Lenin and Trotsky 🙏

Fave fic type: Who doesn't love enemies to lovers? I do, but it c a n get annoying in some, and I l o v e hurt with comfort. If a fic has no comfort with its angst, I'm crying rivers

Fave holiday: Halloween 😈

Do you have a partner: Yes! I have a gf of 3 years♡

Hobbies: Drawing and videogames ig 😭

Tagging (you don't have to, I just pick my mutuals) : @c-cw-f-saeko @theycouldbehere @sunlightfeeling (ik you tagged me, but u a r e a mutual) @spicyliumang

[phanfictioncatalogue]

Established Relationship (9) Masterlist

part one, part two, part three, part four, part five, part six, part seven, part eight

2019 (ao3) - outphan

Summary: Dan and Phil’s tenth anniversary.

A Nun and A Priest: You Get Me Closer to God (ao3) - Spring_Haze

Summary: When Dan dresses up as a sexy nun for Halloween in America, he finds himself longing for a sexy priest.

a warm heart (ao3) - okaydoomer

Summary: On new year’s eve Dan is thinking about the year he’s had. He’s the happiest he’s ever been and he can’t put his feelings into words but Phil is there to listen and he knows what feeling this is. Pride.

Christmas Magic Is In The Air (ao3) - pasteldanhowells

Summary: December has come around once again, and Dan's feeling unusually super festive. Phil has no idea where all this festiveness has come from, but he can't complain when his boyfriend is being super adorable.

Codependent? Maybe Just A Little (ao3) - hygge

Summary: Dan leaves to go on tour and Phil’s a little bit of a mess.

envelop the lonely places (ao3) - cityofphanchester

Summary: Dan in his arms is like remembering how to breathe.

(reunion fic, dec ‘22)

Here’s some faves from my camera roll this year(ao3) - natigail

Summary: 1 birthday tweet. 4 photos. 4 domestic memories. 1 smiling Phil. 1 fond Dan.

Hold my hand, honey (ao3) - natigail

Summary: Dan likes the minimalism of being on tour and he doesn't really get homesick, as long as he has Phil by his side. Phil, however, misses home at times, he clutches onto his pillow and scatters his various little knickknacks all over the tour bus. But he might also need to hold onto Dan when it gets really bad.

home for the holidays (ao3) - possumdnp

Summary: Dan and Phil take a moment to themselves while hosting Dan’s family for Christmas.

In another life you still would’ve turned my head (ao3) - natigail

Summary: Dan comes across old black and white photos of two queer men messing around, one playing with the other's hair, just like he did in a recent video with Phil. He gets caught up in the emotions that he would have fallen in love with Phil in any universe. He crawls into Phil's lap and tells him exactly that.

Little Spoon (ao3) - husbants

Summary: In a not-too-distant future, Dan and Phil are engaged and preparing for their forever home. Dan has strong opinions about their silverware situation, among other things.

Not just any anniversary (ao3) - f1agus

Summary: It’s October 19th, 2019. Dan and Phil’s tenth anniversary.

When Phil announces he has to go up north to visit his dad, Dan most certainly doesn’t expect the day to turn out the way it did.

Or, where Phil surprises Dan for a full day :)

Of Racing Hearts and Weighted Blankets (ao3) - hygge

Summary: Phil wakes up with anxiety coursing through his body and finds that Dan is a pretty good weighted blanket.

Press play, gamer (ao3) - natigail

Summary: They have done many joint projects through the years, but they have never seriously dabbled in gaming, even if it has always been something they've enjoyed together. Dan and Phil decide that it's the year to change that and they could never have imagined how big a part that little gaming channel would become.

quiet moment of pride (ao3) - natigail

Summary: It's difficult to breathe lately with the current state of the world. It's vital to help how you can, but it's also important to look after yourself. Phil reminds Dan to breathe.

rip the plaster (ao3) - theloveofbees

Summary: dan isn't sure if things are moving too fast or too slow. nothing is going according to plan. he doesn't know what he's doing. but maybe it's time to just rip the plaster.

Sister Daniel (ao3) - intoapuddle

Summary: Dan isn’t an exhibitionist. Okay, maybe he is. A little bit. A slutty nun exhibitionist, perhaps.

too soft for all of it (ao3) - theloveofbees

Summary: phil loves dan, and he loves dan's hair.

loosely based on phil's tweet on 26 march 2023.

[yuukimiyas]

hiii hello chloe ˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ i hope you're doing well, pretty! <3 i am here dropping some tea and cake for you -> ☕ 🍰 and wishing you most wonderful time of day/night ૮꒰ྀི⊃´ ꒳ `⊂ྀི꒱ა

i am also a nosy bunny so i'd like to leave you some qs about you and reo :33 what are the subtle ways that you guys show affection to each other? and if you're living together, do you guys decorate your home for holidays? <3

angie my sweet!! ૮꒰๑´ ᵕˋ๑꒱ა omg tea & cake!! i'm pullin up a seat & grabbin lil plates & teacups for us both!! (ig reo & rin can come too hehee) ooo this selfship q is the CUTEST!!! ૮꒰ྀི∩´ ᵕ `∩꒱ྀིა a few v subtle ways we show affection are def when i slip lil love notes in his suit coats & in his gym bag before he goes to practice!! ૮꒰⸝⸝> <⸝⸝꒱ა i once even found a lil box in our closet w all of them i've ever written him & sobbed for hours!! he's TOO SWEET TO ME!! ૮꒰ ˶꒦ິ꒳꒦ິ˶꒱ა♡ & he'll usually call my coffee order in advance at my fave café on the way to work hehee!! he also gets flowers for me as often as he can so i'll usually wake up & find a new arrangement on the kitchen island most mornings ꒰✿´ ꒳ ` ꒱♡ & ooo yes yes!! i make sure the place is so pretty & decorated for the holidays!!! esp halloween & christmas!! :3 the penthouse has p high ceilings so reo makes sure we get a HUGE christmas tree!! (dw we have ppl come & help us bring it in bc!! so huge!! ໒꒰ྀི ∩ ⸝⸝ ∩ ꒱ྀིა) & he'll help me decorate the kitchen all festive & stuff!! (after a lil bit i can tell he gets a lil bored so i dismiss him lmaodijf) but the holidays are some of my fave times of the year so reo makes sure it's extra special for me every year ໒꒰ྀི´ ˘ ` ꒱ྀིა eep!! ty so SO SO SM for this fun lil selship q!! i am smoochin your cheeks 1 million times!!! MWAH!!

[megan-loves-surveys]

More.

Do you like zombie movies? Some.

What’s the grossest/worst thing you’ve ever seen in a public restroom? Blood everywhere, from an unlucky woman with her period I'm assuming.

What’s the most wasteful thing you regularly do? Dunno.

What’s the most difficult apology you’ve ever had to give? Not sure.

What’s the worst relationship advice you’ve ever seen? To get with a man who'd want to give me babies in the future. I don't want kids xD

Have you ever volunteered in a hospital? If not, would you ever want to? No.

What was your worst Halloween costume? I don't do Halloween.

Who has/had the worst reputation in your graduating class? Who cares.

When was the first time you can remember feeling mature? When I went to university and had to manage my own learning.

Have you ever had a disappointing Christmas, or any disappointing holiday if you don’t celebrate Christmas? Probably at some point.

Do you have any character bandaids in your house right now, or just plain ones? Just plain ones.

Have you ever had to give a pet away? No.

What’s the junkiest junk food you’ve ever eaten? Most chips xD

Did you play pretend a lot as a child? Were there any recurring plots or themes? Definitely. One of our faves was to be like the Spice Girls lol, I was always Emma cos I was the only blonde in my friend group.

How do you feel about runny egg yolks? YUMMY!! Gimme runny eggs <3 I get so disappointed when they're hard.

Has a teacher ever tried to teach you something that was undeniably wrong? Dunno.

If for some reason you had to give up one of your hobbies, which would you choose? Oh no! Probably writing fanfic, cos I slack off a lot and don't do it as much.

Have you ever hidden a relationship from your family? Yes, my first boyfriend ever. I was 13/14 and wasn't allowed to date, so I hid it. They found out eventually and I got in trouble lol.

How much do you know about first aid? Not much.

Which of your relatives do you know the least about? Any of them who live overseas.

Have you ever meditated? If so, did it do anything for you? No.

Have you ever given advice to someone who was much older than you? Oh yeah.

Have you ever used a view-master? Yes.

Do you ever listen to talk radio or podcasts? If you do, what are some of your favorite shows? No. Not my thing.

When was the last time you got ice cream from a truck? Oh god, years ago.

Are any of your favorite bands broken up or on hiatus right now? A few - surprisingly most of my fave bands are touring right now, so it's really only Little Mix who aren't together cos even Girls Aloud are touring later this year.

Do you know any sex workers? If so, how do they feel about their job? Not personally, lol.

What’s the biggest art project you’ve ever attempted? How did it go? Dunno.

What kind of wild animals do you see most frequently where you live? We don't really see many at all.

Have you ever cooked anything other than s’mores over a fire? No. I've also never had a s'more.

Are there any items in your house that you use for something other than its intended purpose? Dunno.

What do you hope the afterlife is like? It doesn't exist.

What’s the worst behavior you’ve ever seen from a child? Just acting like a little shit and not doing what they're told.

Have you ever planned an act of revenge? Probably.

Do you and your parents share any of the same hobbies? My Mum and I both love wrestling and my Dad and I both love video games.

Do you think it’s more exciting or scary to get older? Scary.

How was the reception of the last wedding you attended? It was fun from what I remember.

Do you have any physical photo albums? Yes.

Would you feel comfortable working at a sex shop? Oh yeah, that would be fun tbh.

Who was the worst friend you ever had? This girl who was actually a bully, and managed to isolate one of our friends from our group by acting like she could only be friends with her and not us. Luckily she realised and dumped her as a friend.

What’s the biggest sacrifice you’ve ever made? Hmm.

Have you ever campaigned for a political candidate, or otherwise played an active role in an election? No.

What’s the coolest hand-me-down you’ve ever gotten? What about the best one you’ve ever given? Dunno.

Do your parents and grandparents get along with each other? All of my grandparents have passed away.

Would you tell your co-workers what underwear you have on? If they asked me xD

Do you make your bed each morning? Yes.

How many family photos do you have in your home? Loads.

Are you concerned about the economy? Yes.

What is the most interesting food you’ve eaten? Dunno tbh.

Do you remember anything you learned in school? Oh yeah, lots.

Are you happy with how much money you make? Mostly. Could I use a raise? Of course xD

How do you feel about people who drive SUVs? Ridiculous in Auckland, you don't need a car like that in the city.

When is the last time you saw your real hair color? A long time ago, definitely over 15 years ago.

Are you the type of person that will parallel park? I don't drive.

Will you drive around the block to look for a spot? -

What do you like to collect? Wrestling t-shirts and action figures. And Converse!

How many pancakes could you eat in 5 minutes? A few.

Do you think cheese and mustard together on a sandwich is gross? No, I love that.

How do you feel about babies? They're cute, but I don't want one.

What is the worst taste to have in your mouth? Vomit.

1 - Are you interested in any reality TV shows? Not really anymore, I even gave up on The Amazing Race.

2 - When was the last time you made plans with someone? What are you going to do with that person? Mum and I go out every Friday, we made plans for that.

3 - How often (if ever) do you use moisturizer? Every morning, cos my skin is super dry.

4 - Name five things you can touch from where you’re sitting right now: Phone, drinkbottle, Airpods, nail file and glasses case.

5 - Have you had any of your wisdom teeth removed? What was the reason? (eg. infection, impaction, lack of space). No, still have all 4.

6 - What was the reason for your last hospital visit? Checkup about my shoulder.

7 - Where was the last place you had an itch? My foot.

8 - If you’re on a long car journey, would you rather drive or be the passenger? Passenger, cos I don't drive.

9 - What’s the earliest time you’ve had to wake up for work? What about the latest time you’ve clocked off for the day? I start at 9, so I get up around 7. The only time I ever went in earlier than that was when my boss had a Zoom meeting with a client who was overseas and needed me to take notes, and the meeting was at 8am for us.

10 - Do you use a laptop, desktop, tablet or phone to take your surveys? My laptop.

11 - Are you fussy when it comes to how your surveys are formatted on your blog? Yes.

12 - How old were you when you first got internet access at home? Was it broadband or did you have dial-up first? Late 90's, and it was dial-up cos I'm old lol.

13 - When was the last time you painted your nails? Last year.

14 - What’s your typical order when you go to Starbucks (or wherever your favourite coffee shop is)? Mocha java chip frappe, cookies & cream frappe, caramel frappe...

15 - What’s your favourite thing to have on toast? Vegemite or jam.

16 - Do you have any debt? If so, are you on top of paying it all back? I have my student loan, but I haven't began paying it back yet.

17 - What was the last thing you purchased with a credit card? I don't have a credit card, only a debit card. Last thing I used it for was buying some merch at the Five gig last night cos I used my phone to pay.

18 - Have you been to college/university? If so, has your degree been useful to you or was it a bit of a waste of money? I did, and it was a waste of money, I've never used my degree.

19 - How often do you travel by public transport? All the time, I don't have a car.

20 - Do you have an instagram account? If so, how often do you post on there and what kind of things do you post? No.

21 - Are you close to your extended family? Do you wish you were closer? I barely see them.

22 - Do you prefer to give your pets human names or not? Yes! Animals with human names are hilarious.

23 - Do you like having ice in your drinks? Definitely.

24 - When was the last time you went to a BBQ restaurant? Never.

25 - When was the last time you re-arranged the furniture? Is this something you like to do often? I can't really rearrange my room, I have too much furniture and not enough room. My bed can only fit in one place lol.

26 - Have you ever used a fire extinguisher? Would you know how to use one without reading the instructions? No, and dunno.

27 - What’s the worst thing you’ve ever had to deal with at your job? This one client who used to call me constantly and ask about their case, like at one point she called me about 10 times in one day. Leave me alone, lady.

28 - What was the last thing you used your mobile phone for? I looked up something on a walkthrough for a game I was playing.

29 - Did you used to play The Sims? What version or expansion pack was your favourite one to play? Still do! I've played all 4 games, but Sims 3 or 4 is my fave.

30 - What was the last thing you used a lighter for? No idea.

[writerfae]

Hi! Since it's the last day of Henry month, I just wanted to give him a hug! And ask how no one noticed him and Callan meeting up when they were kids?

Also, since it's Halloween what costumes would your characters wear/ what monsters would they be?

Lastly, if you don't mind me asking, I sent you an ask a few days ago, that you did not answer, which is completely fine, of course, you don't have to answer it if you don't want to, but I just wanted to know whether you got it or tumblr ate it?

Hello! It’s nice to hear from you again!

I’m sorry I didn’t answer your other ask yet, my weekend was spent getting lost in a book I read and playing video games with my brother to distract him from bad news he got, so I was kinda busy 🙈 I’ll definitely answer it before I leave for my November break though!

Henry says thank you for the hug, he likes hugs ^^

And to answer your question, Henry has always been a child you caught playing outside more than anything.

He would often roam the woods all alone even when he was younger, because he didn’t really like playing in the village since no one wanted to play with him there.

Of course he had Hazel he spent time with, but she wasn’t allowed to play in the woods, what happened to be Henry’s favorite place.

He loved it there and his parents let him play there even when he was young because his mother knew nothing could happen to Henry in a forest.

Also, who was she to deny her son this little bit of feeling close to home he gets.

So no one wondered where Henry had been when he went to meet Callan by the clearing, they just assumed he’s gone in the woods alone again. As long as he was home before it got dark, it was alright and no one noticed.

For Callan it was more tricky though, being a prince with responsibilities and all, but his nurse often covered for him and made some room for play dates free time

Hell yeah it’s Halloween! And I don’t know if you know but it’s Henry’s favorite holiday in modern au (and Aiden’s second favorite basically Aiden is me) so he’d definitely dress up.

Him and Callan dress in different costumes every year, but they always match. One of Henry’s favorite things to dress up as are various forms of vampires (it was also his fave costume as a child).

When the two have their daughter they sometimes do family costumes too (like one year as kings and a princess, true to canon xD)

Speaking of true to canon, Maya would dress up as a witch (since you know her mom was one). And Halea either dresses up as a knight or a ghost (or something equally fun).

Aiden keeps changing costumes, but everyone agrees one of his best costumes was when he dressed up as the phantom from phantom of the opera. Talon was stunned into silence but shhh we didn’t see that

Talon is also more the classy vampire type of guy when it comes to costumes. He only ever dresses up for Halloween when forced to occasionally though. Or rather he used to, but Aiden won’t let him get away with not getting a costume like ever.

Aiden even managed to talk him into a partner costume once, Maya says that Aiden got him to do that proves how whipped Talon is for him xD

Thanks for your ask! And I’ll promise I’ll answer the one you send me a few days ago tomorrow!!! (Again I’m so sorry I didn’t manage to do that already!)