#but i'll still love it until the hyperfixation ends <3 and often even then

[oblivious-idiot]

Could you do a George karim x reader where he's been working himself too hard and she spends time with him to distract him/make him take a break?

Cinnamon Distractions

AN: Thank you for this! Sorry it took a little while to write it but I hope you like it!! I kept throwing different plots points about with this until I liked it, but I think it's kinda cute and I hope it's worth the wait <3

Warnings: literally 99% fluff really, kissing, George is in love lol, I guess kinda suggestive to their relationship but nothing actually happens

Word count: 1.2k

Pairings: George Karim x fem!Reader

While working on the current case at Lockwood and Co you'd all been cracking down pretty hard on the research to make sure you knew as much as possible before attempting to deal with the haunting that you soon had to face. George though, like always, had a habit of staying up until the early hours of the morning searching through countless scraps of information, more often than not he would only bring himself to bed once he felt himself falling asleep.

You and George had been dating for a almost six months and you'd known him for well over a year by now, so you were used to his hyperfixations on research and books, regardless if it was about a haunting or The Problem as a whole. With this latest case though, you could clearly see George working himself to the bone each night and you'd began to worry, even though he told you countless of times he was fine and not to worry, albeit each time never meeting your eye because he was too busy with his head buried in papers.

When George was like this it was hard to get him out of it, he was a stubborn little shit after all, but that was one of the reasons you loved him - even if this one time it did frustrate you.

George was quite good at shutting himself off when buried deep into researching, you were used to it along with him coming into bed during the early hours of the morning. With this case though, he often got so distracted and lost track of time that he ended up falling asleep in the library because he hadn't realised the fact it way past 3am when he finally passed out.

One of the following nights where George forgot to come to bed, you were coming down the stairs to fetch a glass of water and you noticed the lamp in the library was still on and creeped in. Of course, George was hunched over the table with his notes splayed across the table "Georgie, honey, it's 2am.." you yawn as you rubbed your hand on his shoulder. He rested his head on your hand and let out a soft yawn in return "yeah, sorry, I'm coming up soon.."

You sat down next to him, rubbing your eyes and taking his hand in yours, and so he turned to face you. He smiled when he noticed you were wearing his top as pyjamas again, sometimes he forgot how gorgeous you looked half asleep. "George, come on, you need to get some rest" you say to him, snapping him out of his gaze towards you with your tired and slightly frustrated tone. "I'm really close now, I mean-" "it can wait George" you cut him off "you're burning yourself out, and you know your mind is best after a good sleep." He looks away from you, unable to tear himself away from the table "I'll be up soon, I promise..." he says quietly, but you just let out a annoyed sigh in return and head back upstairs, leaving George to his papers.

The next day after George's late night you found him while he researched in the living room, his books dotted across the couch. You moved some of the books out the way and sat down next to him on the couch, laying your legs out on his lap as you picked up a book you had been currently reading. In turn one of his hands subconsciously gently rested on your thigh as he scoured through his notebook and history books. "I'm sorry about last night y/n" George said honestly as he rubbed his thumb gently on your leg, he wasn't the best at apologies so you knew he meant it "just make sure you come to bed at a reasonable time tonight, alright?" you tease him with a smile, any tension between you two dissipating.

After a couple of hours of reading, neither of you had really moved from your spots - apart from the occasional absentminded stroking on your legs from George, you finally put down your book and let out a needed stretch. "I think I've almost figured out all the details for the case now y/n" George smiles as eyes are fixated on his books as he traces his fingers along sentences. You lean over towards George, taking his books from his hands and closing them before putting them on the floor beside you "You need to take a break from researching, so I'm suggesting we do something different today" George opens his mouth to protest but just gives you a defeated pout.

"Very well then, you win." George finally says, pulling you closer to him "What would M'Lady suggest we do on a day like today?" he teasingly smirked at the nickname while he gestures with his head outside, where you can both see the ruthless downpour of rain lashing on the street. "Now that you mention it, you have been promising me that we'd do some baking for quite some time now" you give him a cheeky grin knowing that he wouldn't be able to suggest anything else, "oh well I guess we can work something out, it's not like I can say no to you after all" George chuckles before pulling you into a kiss, soft and sweet but you both pull away before you get distracted from your new task at hand.

After successfully dragging George away from his books and into the kitchen, George just watches you happily as you start looking through recipe books "ooooh, we should make cinnamon rolls" you suggested with excited eyes. God he was so in love with you and your childish excitement when it comes to sugary bakes, he couldn't help but just stand and stare at you, the cutest grin on his face. "What...? Do I have something on my face?" you give him a confused look, to which he just chuckles to himself and take the book from your hands to place on the table "no, but cinnamon rolls sound great."

The two of you busy yourselves with the baking, occasionally tossing flour at each other or stealing a kiss while the other is concentrating. George gives you the task of making the cinnamon butter while he rolls out the dough "just please for the love of god, don't over do it with the cinnamon..." which makes you chuckle, reminding you of the time Lockwood tried making the same recipe before and poured in a whole jar of cinnamon, "sorry, do I look like Anthony Lockwood to you?" you give him a dirty look with a smirk tracing your lips, "bloody hell, I would hope not" he replies, which makes you both laugh.

Once the rolls had baked in the oven and had cooled, George mixed up the icing which you kept dipping your finger in to taste for 'quality control' and 'to make sure it's the right consistency', which he kept having to swat away, but the two of you smiled like idiots at each other. It was times like this you really appreciated living with George and spending little moments with him away from working, reminding the two of you how sweet it was to be young and with someone you loved.

[thescribblings]

Welcome to my blog! Where i mainly post about my future leo; Orion! (Even though that's a nickname, lol)

I also have a future donnie design, who has been named (with the very generous help of @sinestrosmind) Akari! Or Aki for short :]

(I have a patreon if you're interested)

So, due to some unfortunate events, i am currently unemployed and struggling financially. I can't pay rent and due to mental illness, including cptsd, i am not currently able to get a job. As of right now, i am lucky enough to get to stay with a friend of a friend for free until i can start paying rent, the savings i have are just enough to keep me fed for a few months, tops. I hate to bring this to my own safe space, but the reality of the situation is that i need help. If you can and are interested, then please join my patreon. Anything would be infinitely appreciated, and that includes just sharing or liking this post. Have an amazing day, you beautiful creatures<3

As a patron, you get to see what I'm working on! I post wips, abandoned projects, and occasional writing, you also get to suggest my next piece or a prompt (although i can't promise that it'll catch my eye!), if I'm not sure what to draw next i might make a post and let you help me decide, you can make requests but I'm very driven by what personally interests me when i draw, basically I'm not able to draw something that i don't enjoy drawing. I also might just be burnt out, as i get burnout periods rather often

In the future i hope I'll post short comics that i myself draw, and gifs, animatics, anything really :] i just want to create, but i only started seriously learning to draw about a year ago, so it'll take a while before i do the things i need actual patience for lmao <3

I also occasionally post some Semi-Feral Polaroids content! It's a lovely shared AU @so-called-yokai and i put together where Orion and their gorgeous oc Eshra are romantically involved :]

I'm rather socially awkward due to ADHD, Autism, and social anxiety, so i can't promise that I'll respond to comments

Just know that i appreciate it a whole lot when you take time out of your day to tell me something!

I'm new to Tumblr ( I have only had it since the summer of 2023 ish). So bear with me as i learn how to use it!

I will post here very rarely (i can disappear for like 6 months at a time, that is a promise) but the rise fandom has motivated me to get better and draw again (hyperfixations go brr)

(i basically only draw Orion and Eshra but y'know-) oh, and i don't fuck with t-cest, that's nasty. I'm also not very invested in ships other than Semi-Feral Polaroids, so don't expect that from me

I made my own au a while back! I'm still fleshing it out and all, but i named it "slightly feral future leo (with ghosts)" or "sffl(wg)" for short. It's a very self indulgent "peepaw ended up in the past for no specific reason" au and it doesn't really have much plot yet, but i just like drawing cute turtle scenarios (a lot of the Leo's snoozing since they deserve a nap) or sometimes I'll draw some angst, (I'm very into angst, but I'm bad at drawing it lol)

Keep in mind that I've been very inspired by other creators and their au's when i created this one, most of it is cherry picked from others creations but i still like it. Even if some very well thought out and emotional concepts have been plucked and haphazardly shoved into my mess of an au, i just want to avoid as much confusion as possible by writing this long ass post ngl

I've decided to let people ask me things now. However, if you have any art requests whatsoever, just know that i only draw when I'm inspired and really, REALLY feel like it! I do still appreciate asks about my au if you're interested, though! (Art requests that i don't draw or can't draw might be saved for later and drawn in the future, btw. though it's not guaranteed)

If you couldn't already tell, i write a lot! I love describing things and telling some stories with drawings, so be prepared for some wordy and long ass posts, lol!

I also have a uh, rather neglected side blog (@a-variety-of-scribbles), it consists of literally anything except my scribblings

Now, have an amazing day you wonderful creature! (whatever you may be)

❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 🩵 💜 🤎

[roseofhybrids]

So this reblog earlier reminded me of this thing I made a while back. It's something I worked out back when Murder Drones made me question whether GAD could give someone hyperfixations. During this questioning, I looked back at some of my past media obsessions and organized how they generally went into stages. They go a bit like this:

Stage 0 Come across piece of media and get hooked

Stage 1 Binge whatever official content there is till the passion dies down. Once it dies down I'll typical still interact with it, but to a calmer more moderate degree. Long-running series typically only get this far. If it doesn't die down, proceed to stage 2

Stage 2 Fanart, I'll begin scrolling Tumblr, Instagram, et cetera for some fan drawings. 99% of the time, it ends here. There was a good 7-10 years, where I didn't move past this point. Until around 2 years ago, when a fan comic artist linked to a fanfic with an interesting enough premise for me to go read it. Which brings us to-

Stage 3 Fanfiction, If somehow the obsession's still burning strong, we start on the reading. In middle school it was Wattpad, now it's A03. Still, this is where it ends. Until I reached the last page of Murder Drones fics on AO3 that is. Literally, the first time I'd gotten that far and still had such a strong passion of something. Thus, stage 4 was born.

Stage 4 Self-made fanart and fiction, I've made fanart before for interests at earlier stages, but never to this extent. Currently, the only series to reach this point is Murder Drone and Digital Circus. Though, this maybe in part because they have characters that I'm actually able to draw. This is also why I created this stage system in the first place. I reached the "end" of stage 3 and was like "well this has never happened before" which made me consider how often I went through stages 1-3 with other things.

Stage 5+ Purely theoretical at this point. I don't know what this entails. But considering my interest for those 2 shows are still going pretty strong even now, we might find out. The way things are looking, it could be a larger fan project. Such as a longer comic or AU world building. By that metric, I guess the MD reference file could fall into this category. As it was a larger project that took a significant amount of time and thought to create. I could also include purchasing merch into this stage because that was also something I've never felt compelled to do before this point. Maybe stage 5 would be merch and then long form projects could fall into a stage 6. Hypothetical stage 7? Maybe going to an in-person convention? While for others this would probably occur at an earlier stage, my anxiety makes the idea very intimidating. So for the love something to win out against that fear would be notable.

[chococookiez]

nightly ptv posting in random places until i see them live (123 days left!!) - not in the greatest place rn as this cold covid continues to fuck with me both physically and mentally so im gonna get really sappy and talk about how significant each album is to me cause i could write a whole essay on this. under cut cause this is gonna be long

collide with the sky was the album that got me into this band. one of my irl friends was reposting tiktoks about them, i heard the hell above transition and instantly ran to them for recommendations cause i was HOOKED. that night i think i listened to them for around 3 and a half hours straight, i think i went through the entirety of collide, selfish machines and afftd (im not sure if i finished afftd or if i looked at misadventures yet) and the only thing that stopped me from continuing the binge was a massive headache that came over me. hold on till may inspired two of my ocs as i imagined them taking the roles of both people in the song, their personalities and how that'd fit into an existing universe we (me and my friends) had. they're still the two ocs i think about the most since i connect them with ptv very often and - yknow, hyperfixation. fun fact: i timed the "im sorry but ive made up my mind" in bulls in the bronx to happen when it hit midnight on my birthday. no clue why, just thought it was cool ig

the jaws of life was the first album i owned physically, accidentally managing to acquire both the cd and the vinyl on my birthday (cd was spotted in hmv, vinyl was my grandma's gift. there's a certain cashier at that hmv that i think happened to be working that day who shares my music taste, they recommended my dad listen to them since he said he got the cd for me lmaoo) the songs on that album were the first ones my parents heard, as my dad's car has a cd player so i popped it in on the way back home. much later on due to some shenanigans involving a shitbox car thats best music source was cds and oh look ptv is the one band my mum didn't mind listening to and i had 2 of their cds (i'll talk about that later), it ended up becoming her favourite album of theirs so we'd very often listen to it on journeys even when she got her car back as it was one of the few things we shared taste wise after i took a dive bomb into rock/metal, so while its my least favourite in terms of songs as im writing this (i don't dislike them!! some of my faves are on there!!), im incredibly sentimental towards it regardless.

misadventures was the second album i owned physically, finding the cd buried in a local record shop (it has the acoustic bonuses on it!!), and i think i can sorta call it my favourite album of all time. almost every single song in that album has been put on loop at least once (i mean that very literally. every single one. except sambuka? idk, just wasn't in my head as much...) it was also involved in the shitbox car shenanigans which might have influenced my love for it too. the divine zero in particular had (and still has tbh) a strong chokehold on me, being a little too relatable for me as i was going through a very dark patch in life that im not sure is entirely over yet actually, though it at least feels like it might be. i still can't listen to that song only one time whenever it comes on, i have to replay it at least once. it was my top song on spotify and i barely even fucking use spotify. can you tell im normal about the divine zero?

tl;dr - ptv are cool. im normal about them. thumbs up emoji.

a flair for the dramatic and selfish machines, while not having a big long story behind them, have been incredibly important to me during The Cold Covid as their songs are the main ones im obsessed with currently. some noteworthy songs off them are she sings in the morning/yeah boy and doll face (ok this one's kinda silly: i found out people found the first song through osu which i hadn't played in ages and these two was some of the first plays i got in a very long time so i currently hold them very close. fun fact: i like rhythm games!), wonderless/chemical kids and mechanical brides (INCREDIBLY calming to me, go tos when i need to lower my energy levels), million dollar houses (very closely connected to one of the two hold on till may connected ocs) and fast times at clairemont high (ok it's just a banger to me. the high notes make me fucking feral and i listened to the song 10 times in a row once. oops)

[raining-anonymously]

i just remembered that before i realized i had adhd i was positive that every new piece of media i hyperfixated on was the best piece of media ever made, and could not believe that someone had created such an amazing story.

[puccafangirl]

Happy 20th anniversary to the first Ice Age film! C'mon, you didn't think I'd miss the opportunity to draw something to celebrate the first film that Blue Sky worked on and got them off their feet did ya? Especially on its 20th anniversary? Well here you are!

I'm sorry though, I know they don't look that great due to my very simplistic style and due to the fact that I haven't draw Manny, Sid, and Diego as often as Scrat. But I hope it's still passible enough to be a great way to celebrate this wonderful film's 20th year and get the message across!

And now for another long ramble regarding my history with the film like I did for the 3rd films 10th anniversary! Feel free to read if you'd like. It would really mean a lot to me! ^^

This movie was a very big part of my childhood. I was 5 when it came out, but I don't think I actually watched it until I was 6. You know why? Because the first time I saw the advertisements, I was very certain I would hate this movie. Yeah, I know. Hard to believe right? It's hard for me to believe as well! Scrat wasn't even my favorite character yet either. Which is even harder to believe!

My Dad was interested in the film, however. So, once it was released on VHS, he bought it. And since I was so sure that I wouldn't like it, I refused to watch it at first. But Emilie decided to be the brave one and watch it before Bonnie and me.

Then as she was watching it, I walked in onto the part with the Dodos. I don't know why, but suddenly I was interested and curious enough to see where it was going, so I decided to watch the rest of the film with her. And then, to my surprise, the film ended up being much better than I expected and as a result, I watched it nearly everyday after school!

While I wasn't exactly obsessed with it/hyperfixated on it like I am today, it was still a very big part of my childhood and is a great film with great humor, heart, and characters. And if it weren't for this film, Blue Sky never would've been able to make the wonderful, charming films they made afterwards. Not to mention Ice Age 3 wouldn't have existed. And if that didn't exist then neither would my love and passion for that film and Blue Sky in general I think!

So yeah, there's many reasons to be incredibly thankful for this film. It's what started Blue Sky's legacy, started my favorite franchise, and, as said before, was a huge and positive part of my childhood. I'll always love it and be thankful for its existence and all that it's done for me and how it made me into the passionate Blue Sky fan I still am today!

My heart is still broken over the fact that Blue Sky themselves couldn't live long enough to see what can easily be seen as their first child turn 20. That feels like a crime in it of itself. But at least its fans are still here to celebrate it. Happy 20th anniversary once again Ice Age. You've added so much positivity to my life and truly brought Blue Sky to life. Thank you so much. ♥

[iclaimedtobethebetterbard]

Ok, so I absolutely love the concept of Remus working for Logan! I'd love to know more about what their work relationship is like, and what kind of antics Remus gets up to in the lab? Does he often do mischievous things out of boredom or anything? Also, how often does Janus visit Remus at work? And what is Janus' friendship with Logan like?

storm ilysm /p thank you vv much for enabling me yet again

[ask me questions abt the backstories/lore for my if you're going my way, i'll go with you fic]

rambling about all the answers to ur questions under the cut:

1) logan and remus’s work relationship: it is very very good!!!! they both have developed a lot of trust in each other and have a very strong bond. logan feels very protective of remus bc:

a) he is familiar by now with remus’s work habits; remus has adhd that he has a very hard time managing, and is extremely prone to hyperfixating on tasks he is given, and then often forgets to stop and do basic life maintenance things like feed himself/sleep/etc. like, remus has even forgotten to go home at the end of the work day before—he told logan he was going to stay and finish the thing he was working on, and then just kept going without thinking about it until he dozed off at his workspace at about 4am, then woke up like maybe 3 hours later and then kept going with what he was working on until logan arrived. logan was obviously horrified and sent remus home with the day off to sleep and recover, and nothing that drastic has happened since then.

b) because of how much remus trusts logan, he has shared some stuff about his past with him, which more or less had the emotional impact of making logan go “um. that’s horrifying. what the fuck. anyway this is My Kid Now i guess” and also s t r o n g l y recommending that remus go to therapy, and connecting him with emile for that purpose (whose therapist specialization is treating supers, but who was happy to take on a client referred to him by logan) (we are going to see this in the fic too, it just hasn’t come up yet).

remus, meanwhile, looks up to logan as a mentor figure and thinks the world of him!!!!! he would honestly do just about anything for logan. his quality of life has greatly increased because of logan’s impact on him, seeing the faith that logan puts in him really motivated him to try and improve himself as much as he can in as many areas as he can. he really really wants to make logan proud of him. he also thinks logan’s very dry deadpan type of humor is absolutely hilarious. and he absolutely adores working with him. he loves having someone to look up to who he can trust (and logan has more than proved his trustworthiness to remus). just. ugh. they respect each other so much and they work really well together and their relationship is so good and functional and!!!! i love them. im excited for a plot development that is happening soon (starting in the next chapter) that will have a v nice positive effect on their relationship too.

1a) lab mischief: see. see logan is very particular about his Branding as a Very Professional Superhero who is a Good Leader and who is Calm and Collected At All Times. all of which is very true obviously. however. he can still be chaotic lol. he actually fucking loves all the stuff remus gets up to and absolutely encourages him in it (and sometimes participates) (which is remus’s favorite). he also likes having remus as a second pair of eyes when he is brainstorming/testing things, bc remus is like. not nearly as capable as logan, due to less life experience and not having powers etc, but he still provides a fresh perspective that logan can bounce ideas off of, which logan finds really helpful.

where remus really shines, though, is just like. being given old projects that logan abandoned halfway through for one reason or another, and being told to see what he can do with them. hijinks ensue, and about half the time something he does will give logan an idea for something new he can do with the project. remus also is great for testing how a non-supergenius will react to different things logan invents, which logan is usually good at predicting but not always so it is very useful to be able to test it out and confirm.

remus does not actually get up to mischief out of boredom very often, because logan is good at keeping him busy + interested, and remus really likes the work he’s doing anyway. however, he does like to just. experiment. with random supplies from the lab. whenever he has some spare time. this can take a ton of different forms, from chemistry to engineering to physics and more. he usually remembers to double check that it’s okay to use the supplies he wants first, but he’s got enough of an understanding of logan’s system to be able to guess pretty well which things he’s better off not using.

2) janus visiting remus at work: dskjfhdj she actually does this. frequently. much to logan’s half-joking despair. logan’s lab is the one place in the heroes’ headquarters that janus feels really comfortable in (bc that’s where both of her favorite people are), and because of how close they are with logan, it is easy for her to forget/ignore that work boundaries should be different than friendship ones. also janus has a bad habit of ignoring rules he dislikes anyway. so sometimes he just. shows up to chat with logan and flirt with remus. kind of whenever they have some time to kill. (if whatever logan and remus are working on at that time is really important and/or time sensitive, janus does respect logan telling her it is Not A Good Time, but for the most part she just shows up and vibes and is obnoxious in a fun way and sometimes kisses remus.) logan eventually decided to work with this and was like “okay you can keep doing this as long as 1) it does not interfere with any of the three of us actually getting all our work done every day 2) you have to do field testing for any new invention i ask you to” and janus like was very dramatic about that but also was like “yeah that’s fair” lol.

3) janus and logan’s friendship: CRIES SO HARD. I LOVE THEM. they are very close with each other!! their relationship originally was very mentor/mentee structured, because janus was a teenager when they began working together and was logan’s apprentice. logan provided a lot of support for them during this period, more so than would typically be expected from a super to their apprentice, because of patton and the strain that janus’s relationship with their parents was undergoing.

however, as janus went through college, and began to transition from an apprentice to a fully-fledged superhero, his life began to settle down and he began being able to support himself and not need to rely on his parents, and because of all that a lot of the stress they were under all the time began to go away for them, and they matured A Lot. the removal of so many of the big stressors in their life allowed them to just kind of. calm down and chill out and not feel a need to act out or anything anymore. this kind of drastic shift in her personality and temperament definitely helped both her and logan to transition away from a mentor/mentee relationship to a friendship based in a more equal distribution of power, bc so many things were changing anyway, so changing the structure of their relationship felt much more natural. now janus and logan hang out lots outside of work bc they care abt each other so much and enjoy hanging out together!!!!

janus kind of has the “nobody except me is allowed to be mean to you” sibling-type attitude towards logan, they snark at him a lot but if anyone else so much as looks at logan wrong they are in for a Bad Time. and janus does Not forgive Or forget lol.

logan also is the one who introduced janus to the trans community and he helped him figure out the words that felt best to describe herself and what pronouns they like <333 im pretty sure janus is the Only super (other than virgil but that’s different) who logan is out to as trans.

janus often runs errands for logan and does things like grocery shopping etc for him, especially when he knows logan’s working on a new invention that he’s excited about, so that logan can focus on his projects. they also use their shapeshifting for him a lot, from things like showing up in his place to meetings he doesn’t want to go to, to helping him prevent any scares about people discovering his identity by making it look like his alter ego and his super identity are doing different things at the same time, to disguising herself as random minions and spying on different villains to help logan get intel that makes the heroes more effective at protecting the city, to covering for heroes who are injured or sick or whatever so that logan doesn’t have to pick up that slack as the leader of the heroes’ guild.

logan has also invented Multiple very impressive breakthrough inventions specifically for janus, including a saliva test that can detect superpowers before they manifest in a child (hahaha there is a very owie angsty flashback scene that will eventually be in the fic, about Why janus wanted him to invent this and what went down after he did), and also the shapeshifting technology that is what makes their supersuit function for them with their abilities and allows them to fully disguise themself in any situation. while logan makes a lot of his inventions available to the general super community in one way or another, these two particular ones he keeps private because he feels they have higher potential for misuse than many of his inventions; nobody even knows about the saliva test one’s existnece. however, he is willing to make shapeshifting supersuits for any shapeshifter who would like one. he just won’t make the technique available to be replicated.

janus is also willing to listen to logan ramble about pretty much anything at pretty much any time. which isv nice for logan bc he really likes to talk, it helps him organize his thoughts. does janus always understand what logan is talking about? no. is he very supportive and full of commentary designed to make logan laugh anyway? absolutely.

logan also often babysits patton which is always just. so fucking cute i have no words. (he absolutely has on multiple occasions encouraged patton’s frog-power-based instinct to eat bugs, For Science.)

basically!!!! they are besties!!!!!! and they love each other sm!!!!! they are a lil found family <333