#but its like a solid 10 on the pain scale

[eebie]

im not gnna get a single second of sleep tonight am i

[dessa-banks]

My least favourite thing about my body and its many chronic issues is how a lot of the time, especially at the end of the day, lying down will actually make me Worse. Tell me why the fuck lying down makes my hips hurt more than almost anything else does ever

[steveharrington]

we cannot do another steve harrington arc that revolves around love triangles and we cannot give him nothing but comedic dialogue again we need something new. something fresh. i think after the events of s4 steve realizes that their standard plan of drawing monsters in and shooting at them does not have a 100% success rate and there are other things they could be doing to prepare themselves. he keeps going over it in his head how he was bitten by the bats and lived while eddie died, how they all clearly miscalculated how big a herd the bats fly in and how much weaponry they would need to defend themselves. he thinks about how little they truly know about any of the creatures in the upside down. now that the rifts are open and there are gates to the UD everywhere, steve could just walk right in and take a look around……not like he hasn’t been there before, breathing in the UD pollen and getting bitten by its creatures…..fuck it i think we need steve harrington to go a little bit mad scientist upside down zoologist mode and start doing his own independent research methods. fuck the dumb airhead archetype!!!!!! he has historically put his body on the line and historically been willing to take the brunt if it means protecting his people. clearly being a meat shield in the moment won’t always work, not when there’s like 10 different people he’s trying to protect, so what better way to help his friends than bring them some solid information? he rolls up his sleeve and lets a demo-lizard bite him to see what it does…. creates the harrington pain scale…… gets a little fucking weird with it. you see what i’m saying??

[redak-ted]

i have more incorrect quotes and its the fruity four + the certified dilf and his traumatized husband

Miles: Man, traffic's a pain in the assssss.

Hobie: Daddy's home!

Gwen: Just call him Bayer, or Bear or something, Daddy is reserves for your mother to use.

Pav: I'm about to have one less girlfriend in a minute.

Miles: This food is too hot… I cant eat it.

Hobie: You’re very hot, and I still eat you.

Everyone at the table: silence

Gwen: YOU GUYS ARE DISGUSTING!

Pav: One dinner… I just want ONE DINNER!

[The group is a prison cell that was just hit by an earthquake]

Miles: Uh, I'm gonna roll a perception check of… 4, and see if our cell is, uh, in any way damaged by this quake

Hobie: You're in a prison cell :)

Gwen: You did great. Well, I got a 10-

Hobie: You're in a prison cell with bars on it

Pav: I got a 1!

Hobie: You're in… a cube-shaped place.

Miles: On a scale from “damn Daniel” to “fre sha vaca do”, how are you feeling?

Hobie: In between “it’s an avocado, thanks” and “how did you defeat Captain America”, but as a solid answer I would say “I don’t need a degree to be a clothing hanger”. How about you, Gwen?

Gwen: Probably “road work ahead”.

Pav: I speak many languages, and this is none of them.

Miles: Dammit, Hobie!

Hobie: What?! It wasn’t me!

Miles: Sorry, force of habit. Dammit, Gwen!

Gwen: Not me either.

Miles: Oh…Then who set the house on fire?

Pav: whistles

Miles: On the count of three, what's your favorite cake? One, two, three-

Miles and Hobie, in unison: Chocolate cake peanut butter frosting with chocolate chunks!

Gwen: Our turn, Pav! One, two, three- vanilla!

Pav, deadpan: I've never had cake, what is cake.

Gwen, about Miles: Apparently we’re getting someone new in the group.

Hobie: Are we stealing them?

Pav: New or used?

Gwen: Wonderful responses, both of you.

Gwen: Just be yourself.

Hobie: 'Be myself'? Gwen, I have one day to win Miles over. How long did it take before you guys started liking me?

Pav: Couple weeks.

Peter: Six months.

Miguel: Jury’s still out.

Hobie: See, Gwen?

Hobie: 'Be myself'. What kind of garbage advice is that?

Miles: If you bite it and you die, it’s poisonous. If it bites you and you die, it’s venomous.

Hobie: What if it bites me and it dies?

Gwen: Then you’re poisonous. Jesus Christ, Hobie, learn to listen.

Pav: What if it bites itself and I die?

Peter: That’s voodoo.

Pav: What if it bites me and someone else dies?

Hobie: That’s correlation, not causation.

Miguel: What if we bite each other, and neither of us die?

Peter: That’s kinky.

Miles: Oh my God.

Miles: Bye Hobie! Bye Gwen! Bye Pav! Bye Peter! Bye Hobie!

Gwen: You said ‘bye Hobie’ twice.

Miles: I like Hobie~

Miles: That's it, we're gonna go out and find what we need!

Pav: To the city?

Miles: Yeah, no matter what!

Peter: Well- How exactly do you propose we do that, exactly?

Miles: I… I don't know!

Hobie: Oh come off it, be serious!

Miles: I am serious!

Hobie: You're insane!

Gwen: Why, if only we were all wiener dogs, our problems would be solved!

Everyone:

Miles: What???

Gwen: Or maybe it was a basset hound!

Hobie, panicked: YOU'RE ALL INSANE!

Miles: What did you guys get in your yearbook?

Gwen: 'Prettiest Smile'

Pav: 'Nicest Personality'

Miguel: 'Most likely to start a bar fight'

Peter: 'Least likely to start a bar fight, but most likely to win one'

Miles: Would you guys be there for me if I was going through something?

Hobie: Nope, absolutely not.

Gwen: I hope it sucks, whatever you're going through.

Pav: I hope it emotionally scars you for the rest of your life.

Peter: I hope you reach out to me so I can ignore you.

Miguel: I can't wait to go to your funeral, knowing I could've changed that outcome.

Squad reactions to being told ‘I love you’

Miles: Thanks fam!

Hobie: oh no

Gwen: cries I love you too

Pav: Sounds fake but okay

Peter: A flustered mess

Miguel: can i get a refund

[pigeon-toes]

SORRY I AM IN YOUR ASKS AGAIN IM SOO NERVOUS ABT WHATEVER FAMILY FUED SEEMS TO BE GOING ON AT THE HEARTH BC ARLE ISNT GOOD. BUT ALSO GIRL WHY ARE YOU FIGHTING YOUR KIDS ⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️ she’s got a solid 5.5/10 on the dad scale but I’m scared it might go lower 😔

I’m also really excited about arlecchino’s character alone like I’m huffing my copium on the fucked up vigilante justice maybe oriented arle agenda but I know it’s not happening but like??? Something something she judges the sins of the ones who’s wrongdoings are so bad they can only be judged by a fellow sinner. Her grim reaper vibes are off the charts istg

HAPPY TO HOST YOU IN MY INBOX!

My interpretation from what we can see in the trailer is that freminet and the others do something that directly goes against a mission Arle has, a mission so important that she told neuvilette she wouldnt do any other missions in fontaine unless absolutely necessary if given the permission to go forward.

Arlecchino is obviously a strict parent, but it's reiterated more than once in the hearth siblings' voicelines and character stories that she isn't unnecessarily harsh. She scolds, but there's no note of her punishments being violent in any normal circumstance.

Freminet's character stories even say that, after she succeeded the previous head of the Hearth; "Even if they [the children] failed, they wouldn't be subjected to the searingly painful punishments they had previously."

That on top of similar comparisons to the previous director, where Freminet feels that under her control, the Hearth became a place of refuge.

All that to say, I believe that there has to be something serious at play here for her to actually fight them, probably related to her core goals as a character-- which we don't know yet, so who's to say what it could be.

Whatever it is, its definitely something very significant from Arlecchino's perspective.

[Also, I don't think youre all that far off with your vigilante idea considering Lyney's story about how she saved Lynette! Shes very "angel of death" coded to me.]

[remythologise]

please rank your gay ships based on how bad thekr first time havifn sex would be thank you

a short selection of SOME gay ships from western live action on a RELATIVE score ranking because we don’t have time or space for all the rest: charles/erik: charles is literally a telepath. their first time having sex is 15/10 even if both of them cry and erik gives himself an injury it doesn’t take away from how out of this world the sex is

hannibal/will: 13/10 for the 13 people that died right before it happened. I am so sorry to tell you this but they are BOTH so into it and there is so much blood.

alexander/hephaistion: over two millennia of people saying alexander was cuntstruck by hephaistion’s thighs so I guess that first messy 12/10 handjob was astronomically good for alexander.

tos kirk/spock: kirk is very kind and gentle with spock here even though spock’s losing his goddamn mind about it. kirk, in fairness, ALSO loses his goddamn mind about it a bit. not for nothing are they based on the above two historical figures. 11/10 lewd handholding

xena/gabrielle: including women on this list as a comparison point. it’s so 10/10 good and they are so normal and communicative about their needs, wants and feelings

post-15.18 destiel: might be sort of normal actually. a bit awkward at first, but given cas is an angel and blows out some lights along with dean’s back I’ll give it a solid 9/10 that can only get better from here.

flint/silver: 8/10 sadly they’re both so in love with each other and work so well together it overrides all of the gaslight gatekeep girlboss manipulations and mindgames that have or will go on, even if they’ll never admit that!

steve/tony: picking one universe and saying ultimates, ults steve is homophobically trembling the whole time and ults tony is bitter and jaded and laughs derisively at the situation after steve comes. 3/10 objectively but a 9/10 experience for steve (previously had not had gay sex) and a 7/10 experience for tony (he’s a masochist)

holmes/watson: holmes is too in his head about it and watson doesn’t know if he likes gay sex yet. 6/10 love that dare not speak its name is still very sexy for all involved

house/wilson: they know way too much about anatomy for this to be bad, BUT never underestimate the power of them derailing the experience by arguing with each other and bringing up death before anyone even gets off. 5/10

kim/harry: oh this is ABSOLUTELY what you’d expect (harry full on losing it not even halfway in and sobbing violently) but it is saved by the fact harry can near-read kim’s mind even if he doesn’t know what kim’s mind means half the time. 4/10, +0.5 modifier (kim really trusts you)

nandor/guillermo: also 4/10, neither of them communicates about their kinks. guil makes a secret action plan of how the next time can be better, except nandor then immediately goes off and hooks up with some other love of his life

merlin/arthur: 5/10 sloppy blowjob by merlin that gets a downgrade to 3/10 because somehow in sucking arthur off he also managed to doom magic, all other gay people and the entire working class

geralt/jaskier: 2/10 geralt is thinking about yennefer’s breasts the whole time. sorry he can’t help it blame the djinn probably

aos kirk/spock (or any pre-movies version of tos): somehow kirk spends the whole time convincing himself it’s just a casual thing for a literal vulcan. spock spends the whole time trying not to kill kirk and then thinks he’s gravely injured him AND disgusted him with the scale of his aggressive desire. 1/10 they both get off but it’s physically painful and both are miserable about it

endverse destiel: dean is SOOOO angry and revolted with both himself and castiel. absolute 0/10 that never happens again.

dishonourable mentions for the hell of it:

aziraphale/crowley: whatever neil gaiman said about them never having sex because they’re beyond that or whatever. -10/10 they don’t qualify

[gwenbrightly]

(Re) Building the Future Chapter 4

Her entire body hurts, but at the same time she's floating. Weightless. Everything feels so far away. So muted. Her mouth feels cottony and there's a nasty aftertaste of rotten lavender mixed with lemon, along with a slight metallic tang. She feels like puking. Is this what dying feels like?

Dying. Cassie has never really thought that much about death before. Not even when her mom died. Though that was probably because she was too little to really understand things, back then.

But holy heck. The pain is intense. She hurts in places she didn't even know existed. On a pain scale of paper cut to mauled by a bear, she's giving this experience a solid 12/10.

If Cassie is dying, this is probably a good time to regret not leaving a note for anyone to find. Her dad won't know where to look for her. He'll be so worried when he gets back from his trip. So heartbroken when she never comes home. There'll be no more hugs. No more cheesy horror movie nights where they pick apart the horrible special effects and cringy writing. No more Cassie.

Oh, well. At least when she's done dying the pain will stop. Hopefully. Her… Her… Those human spaghetti thingies that allow you to feel pain? … Oh, right. Nerves. That's what they're called. Her nerves are on fire.

She longingly waits to be swept into the sweet oblivion of death, but her body seems to be taking its sweet time with that whole thing. After what feels like hours of agonized waiting, Cassie slowly cracks open one eye, then the other, blinking back tears from the painful blurriness of doing so. Maybe she's already dead and she needs to see heaven in order to accept reality? But no. Unless heaven looks like the inside of the Pizzaplex's Daycare, Cassie hasn't died (yet). Not that being in the daycare makes a lot of sense when the last thing she remembers is falling deep, deep below the sinkhole in Roxy Raceway. So maybe she's hallucinating to make herself feel better about being on the edge of death. Or something.

"Oh, good. I think she's waking up," Cassie hears a voice say. There's more, but she can't quite focus on any of it. Everything is still so foggy. She squints up at the source of the voice, trying to identify it. Milky white eyes come into focus. Cassie screams as everything goes black again.

"Get away from me, you monster!"

—-----

"Vanessaaaa!" Gregory calls, banging loudly on her bedroom door. Cassie has disappeared into the sinkhole and he and Freddy could really use some backup. When Vanessa doesn't immediately reply, he rattles it again and threatens to find his lockpicking kit.

"We've been over this before," an indignant Vanessa finally calls from the other side of the door, "You don't disturb me during Me Time and I don't judge your ability to turn video games into a contact sport or question your choices when you impersonate famous Metubers online."

"I knowwww, but this is an emergency!" Gregory insists, choosing to ignore the comments about his semi-legal internet habits.

"The last time you said that, you and Freddy had nearly succeeded in setting fire to our microwave," Vanessa points out. She sounds tired. Her latest therapy session must have been draining.

"We just wanted to see how many grapes we could explode at once," Gregory mumbles,"but forget about that for now. This is a way bigger emergency than that!"

Vanessa finally cracks her door open. She makes that 'I don't believe a word you're saying' face she's gotten so good at lately. The one with only one eyebrow raised - how does she do that, anyway?

"Uh huh," she says in a tone that matches her facial expression perfectly. How can he get her to listen?

Deciding there's no time to lose arguing with her, Gregory grabs Vanessa's arms and starts to drag her down the hallway as he frantically tries to explain the last few hours of Cassie getting herself into a buttload of trouble.

"Gregory, what the heck?" Vanessa starts to protest, but Gregory keeps bulldozing through his story.

"I… um… Might have hacked into the Pizzaplex's security program awhile back… And today while me and Freddy were playing Fazcraft, I got an alert. And when we checked the feed, somebody - a friend of mine - had gotten into the Pizzaplex and someone who sounded like me - butwasn'tmeIswear!"

"Okay, you need to slow down and breath. I can barely understand you," Vanessa cuts in, worried now. She plants her feet to prevent Gregory from dragging her any further. He tugs on her to no avail. Vanessa isn't going anywhere.

Gregory reluctantly gasps in a fresh breath of air.

"My friend is at the Pizzaplex and somebody talked her into deactivating the security nodes," he says more clearly, "Got it?"

Vanessa nods.

"Whoever it was - maybe that… Thing below the pizza? Which would be really bad if it was that." Gregory and Vanessa share a knowing look, "Got her to deactivate all the security nodes and now she's down under the sinkhole! Freddy and I tried to stop her but we couldn't and now she's all alone down there and we have to help her NOW!"

Vanessa says something that would normally prompt Gregory to demand she added a significant amount of money to their swear jar. He, however, decides that the situation will probably call for a great deal of swearing before all is said and done. Who is he to stand in the way of progress?

“So, uh,” Vanessa begins after a moment of awkward silence, “Now that I've had a chance to process all of… that… Have you ever wanted to hack into Freddy's restricted files?”

“Have I ever,” Gregory replies, stepping into the living room where Freddy is staring hopelessly at the monitor. “But how is that gonna help Cassie? It's not like hacking Freddy will turn him into some epic ninja bot or anything.”

Vanessa draws up a chair next to Gregory and Freddy.

“All of the animatronics are programmed with maps of all areas within the pizzplex grounds, from the VIP areas to the parking lot. Including the restricted ones, the ones no one is supposed to know about.”

“Why don't I have any knowledge of this?” Freddy questions. Vanessa looks uncomfortable for a moment.

“Let's just say the map program for these areas is only triggered once you hit a certain point. It's designed to make you forget the exact details once you've returned to the main pizzplex. For… Security purposes.”

“I… See.”

“Erm. Anyway, I was thinking we could use the maps to find your friend and get her out of there before something bad happens,” Vanessa explains.

“Okay if we poke around in your head a bit?” Gregory asks Freddy. Using the maps seems like their best shot. If they can get through to Cassie, that is.

“I suppose so. Just be careful not to cross too many wires or send me into cowboy mode again,” the bear relents. It's not like he has a choice, really. But he does so hate it when people mess with his programming.

“Freddy! Now is so not the time!” Gregory isn't proud of some of the places his curiosity has taken him. Vanessa clears her throat, interrupting their rabbit trail of distraction before it can continue.

“Focus, you two. Now, once we get access to Freddy's maps, we'll need a way to contact Cassie. Any ideas?”

The trio is silent for a time. Hacking deactivated bots didn't seem to be working earlier. There are no intercoms in the sinkhole. Only…

“Wait! I got it,”Gregory jumps up, “Cassie had one of those Fazbear Entertainment walkie talkies with her. I think I still have one in my room. We just need to find the right frequency!”

“You go get that while I get Freddy hooked up,” Vanessa instructs. With the speed at which he takes off, she is suddenly reminded why it was so difficult to catch Gregory at the pizzplex.

It doesn't take Gregory long to dig through the box of ‘spy equipment’ located at the back of his closet. He retrieves the walkie talkie and whacks it a few times to ensure that the (finicky) batteries are jammed in all the way. Satisfied with his work, he returns to the others. The first channel they try manages to get a response from the twins a few houses down, who are playing capture the flag. The second channel somehow connects them with all the police car radios within a 50 mile radius? Fazbear Entertainment probably needs to do something about that. Not that they care enough to do so. It would be a fascinating development for Gregory if there weren't more pressing matters. (He'll have to revisit this later).

The third channel is static. So much static. They're about to move on to channel number 4 when someone on the other end asks, “Gregory? Is that really you? I mean REALLY you?”

Cassie. She's not dead! (yet)

No one is surprised by her question. She's clearly had a run in with It. Gregory does his best to explain while the others jump into action. They move quickly, overriding the programming that usually blocks Freddy's maps as Cassie races through tunnel after tunnel. Vanessa and Freddy relay as many details as they can to Gregory, who practically shouts into the walkie talkie. Occasionally, they can hear It running in the distance, trying to catch up to Cassie. Thunk! Crash!

“Go right! Go right!”

“OK. Tell her there should be an elevator just up ahead,” Vanessa finally announces after what feels like hours of navigation.

“Almost there!” Gregory tells Cassie. She's so close to being safe. So close. They hear the elevator doors grind open and the sound of Cassie stepping inside.

“We did it!” Gregory screams, relieved. He hugs Freddie (who doesn't seem to mind) and Vanessa (who is more than a little surprised). Figuring Cassie probably needs a little more context for whatever horrors she's just experienced, Gregory begins to tell her what little he knows about It. But then… He hears another voice on the walkie talkie. A voice that sounds exactly like him. And a sinking feeling fills his very soul. It has something truly awful planned for Cassie. Gregory just knows it.

It's in this moment that Gregory truly learns what it means to be powerless. Never in his life has he been so totally unable to do anything to affect his circumstances. There's always an option. Running away, biting someone, simply using Google. Even when he himself was at the Pizzaplex, there was always something he could do to save himself. But this time… No matter what he does… No matter how many buttons he mashes trying to take charge of the elevator's controls… There is nothing he can do to stop the elevator's plummet into parts unknown as he listens to Cassie's screams.

[lovelynim]

hiii for the ask game, can we do yanqing?! thanks and have a great day :)

[Ask Game]

I don't know much about him and, so far, the only contact I have with him in the game was a brief scene next to Jing Yuan so... I hope those don't sound too ooc huehuehue

1) On a scale of 1-10, how ticklish are they?

I'm going to say he is a solid 9, reaaaaally close to 10 hehehe

2) Where is their most ticklish spot(s)?

Hmmm, for some reason I think his feet and his tummy are at a really close tie, so it's hard to name just one

3) Which spots are they not ticklish?

So, hear me out on this one. I don't think his underarms/ribs are ticklish (or, at least, that sensitive) and he will constantly brag and claim to "not be ticklish" (just because his feet are not that easy to reach and he can watch out for anyone coming for his tummy)

so he will flex and cross his arms behind his head just to show off how "not ticklish" he is, but the moment the person starts to look a little throughly, he loses it

4) What is their laugh like?

Oh, a little bubbly, but he squeals a lot and it might go high pitched if you tickle him for too long huehuehue he is also constantly whining while getting tickled

5) Do they enjoy tickling? if yes, is it a fun platonic/familial thing, or kinky thing to them, or can it be both depending on the circumstance?

For Yanqing, it's definely a platonic/familing thing. He is really playful about it, even claiming to be as good as a ler as he is with the swords to mess with his friends huehuehue

6) Are they more often a lee or ler, generally?

I'd say he is a solid switch. He will mess around other Cloud Knights and any of his friends, but these people also snap back at him when they reach their limit heheh

7) Who is someone in their life that they tickle often?

Hmm, I'm not that familiar with his relationships besides Jing Yuan, so I can only name other Cloud Knights for this one heh

8) Who is someone in their life that they get tickled by often?

Jing Yuan, hands down.

Be it to tire him out when he is pestering the general too much or during their trainings to put him back in his place

9) Does the word “tickle” or any variation of embarrass them?

No, it doesn't. What might embarrass him is when the general decides to tell other people stories about how easily he got got during their trainings or smth like this

10) Are they embarrassed about their ticklishness, and do they try to deny/hide it?

He tries to deny it a lot and keep up with the facade that he is not ticklish but we all know this lasts for, like, two seconds

11) Would gentle tickling or rough tickling affect them more?

Gentle. He finds it harder to ignore than the rougher ones and it makes him shivers a lot just by thinking of it

12) Is there a specific spot that they enjoy being tickled, either exclusively or more than other spots? what is it?

Hmmm, his sides, maybe? Since it's close to his tummy but its also not that ticklish? Dunno, but he does give off the vibe to just enjoy tickling as a whole

13) Is there a spot that they can’t stand to be tickled, either because it’s just too sensitive, or it’s uncomfortable/painful/etc? what is it?

His feet. Usually because whoever is tickling him there will probably have his legs pinned or held somehow, so he can't just flail around and escape like other spots

14) Would they ever purposefully bug a friend/partner/sibling into tickling them, and if so, how would they go about it?

HE PESTERS JING YUAN A LOT FOR THIS EXACT REASON AND YOU CAN'T CONVINCE ME OTHERWISE

15) Does teasing affect them?

Only if they are teasing him about his previous claims, it makes him panic and blush a lot huehuehue

[puppydogdarling]

"You want me to hit you?"

He takes a step closer to you, curious. He tilts his head to the side, appraising you with his eyes, before he swallows. He reaches out for your hand, taking it gently in his own as he steps even closer, closing the gap between you two. His eyes are on your lips until they lift to meet your gaze, and you find that his are dark and swirling like whiskey in a bottle. Your breath leaves you.

"Y-Yes," You stammer out, sucking in another breath.

His hand squeezes yours, and he smiles crookedly. He then pulls his hand away and brings it up to your cheek. He holds his hand about an inch from your face, locking his eyes on you. You falter under his attention.

"Like this?"

He starts with a light slap--a barely there thing. More of a tap than anything. You laugh.

"What? What's funny?" He asks, teasing. "Maybe you only wanted it that light."

"I didn't. But thanks for checking."

He snorts. "Fine, fine. No more fun and games--this is serious."

"So serious," you agree.

He takes a moment to himself, slipping his eyes shut and seeming to recenter with a big, deep breath in. As he does this, his hand nestles into your hair with ease and his fingers tangle among the strands. He opens his eyes and then his mouth, lips parting for a second before he asks, "Can I kiss you first?"

You nod. He brings his hand to your chin and catches it with his thumb, eyes lingering on your lips as your faces come together. He meets you with soft lips and kisses you gently. He goes to deepen the kiss, tilting your chin up as he sinks into it, into you, and finds you accepting. His hand falls to your side and settles on your hip, then around to your lower back. The kisses intensify and he pushes you backwards, pressing you into the counter at your back, you letting out a little moan at the collision. He smirks against your lips and pauses, pulling back a moment to ask, "On a scale of 1-10 how slutty are you feeling right now?"

"Hm," You think for a moment. "9?"

"Soft 9, okay," He takes this in, then laughs. "I like how high that number is."

"Oh, so you like it when I'm feeling really slutty?" You tease him. The look in his eyes tells you he's plotting something, but you don't know what. You've seen that look on him a few times when he's played a game of cards. it's discerning, and very sexy.

His eyes lift to meet yours and he grins. His hand retracts from where it has rested in the dip of your lower back and goes to the front of your top, and without further ceremony, yanks your already low cut top down over your chest. Fingers quickly go to explore, fingertips dancing around your skin with a light touch before settling on your nipples. He plays with them, thumbing them softly for a few seconds before pulling back. Suddenly, and without any warning, he grabs and yanks at them both simultaneously, tugging you forward, sending a flash of pain through you. It makes you gasp, which in turn makes his expression shift. There's a sadistic glint in his eyes that makes you swallow.

"Yes, I do," He murmurs, "And I like when you make those sounds. Fuck, you're so cute..."

"I'll show you cute," You threaten, feeling suddenly bold. You make an effort to make yourself seem bigger, though, standing your ground though the threat is empty -- you're just being a brat.

"Down, puppy." He says, and the easy dismissal of his voice makes the impact of the statement hit tenfold, and soon your face is flushed and you feel hot. He laughs and tilts your chin up to get a good look at you and your reddened face, his eyes softening.

"You're really easy to rile up, aren't you?"

"Sh-Shut up."

"Puppies don't talk. Remember that, puppy?"

And then he does it--he brings his hand up and smacks your cheek, swift and solid but still decidedly soft in its blow. You let out a soft sound at the surprise of a slap but when you turn back to him, your eyes are alight.

"Do that again." You instruct. "Harder."

He does, without question. This slap lands with a clap and and another low moan leaves your lips. A few seconds pass and then he swallows around the lump in his throat and asks, "Stoplight?"

"Green. Oh my God, green. So green it's like neon."

He laughs low in his throat and then takes your face in his hands to bring you to him. To kiss you.

"Should we move this to the couch?"

"Bedroom?" You suggest hopefully.

"Bedroom," He agrees, taking your hand and leading you back to your bedroom.

[jonfucius]

Great Star Trek Rewatch - The Original Series S3

Originally posted on Twitter 2 December 2020 - 8 January 2021

Star Trek: The Original Series Season 3 is up next in my Great Star Trek Rewatch. As with ENT, DSC, STX, and TOS Seasons 1-2, mini-reviews will document my progress.

Spock’s Brain: Where is brain?! Definitely not in this episode. The camp factor is off the scales, but in terms of actual quality as a Trek episode, it’s pretty bad. McCoy’s struggle to rejoin Spock’s brain is tense, but this is a portent of Season 3’s overall quality. 1/10

The Enterprise Incident: A thrilling spy adventure, with my second-favorite Romulan commander, this is probably Season 3’s best episode. Nimoy’s performance makes you think Spock has actually turned. 9/10

The Paradise Syndrome: The Preservers are a great concept, but hoo boy is the rest of the episode problematic (to say the least). Miramanee’s death is saddening. 3/10

And the Children Shall Lead: Somehow worse than “Spock’s Brain,” this episode is painful to watch. 0/10

Is There in Truth No Beauty?: The Medusans are another great TOS creation, and the Miranda Jones twist is fantastic. Aside from Nimoy's performance as Kollos, this is another mundane entry. 7/10

Spectre of the Gun: Matt Jeffries’ greatest “guest” set design, the surreal Tombstone is an iconic setting for a great sci-fi twist on a legendary Wild West event. A little reminiscent of “Arena” or “The Corbomite Maneuver,” with now-obvious influences on TNG’s “The Royale.” 8/10

Day of the Dove: TOS gives us a third iconic Klingon in the form of the late Michael Ansara’s Kang, and the only TOS female Klingon. I feel like the writer was maybe trying to comment on US-USSR relations, but couldn’t quite make it work, but it’s still a decent S3 entry. 7/10

For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky: Kelley has rarely been better, and the malevolent AI is really just an overbearing guardian. The denouement is deus ex machina, but it’s still a decent plot. 6/10

The Tholian Web: Who knew a TOS S3 episode was going to have such lasting repercussions decades after airing? “The Tholian Web” is as consequential to later shows as “Mirror, Mirror,” even crossing with the latter thanks to ENT and DSC. 9/10

Plato’s Stepchildren: Kirk telling Alexander that size, shape, or color has no bearing on a person’s worth is astoundingly progressive for the 1960s. Sadly, the rest of the episode is a waste. 3/10

Wink of an Eye: The Scalosians’ affliction is compelling, but there’s not enough plot here to justify the runtime. The concept of an accelerated lifetime is done better decades later on VOY’s superb “Blink of an Eye.” 4/10

The Empath: About as close to a 60s-70s psychological horror story as TOS ever got, this is a solid episode that wouldn’t be out of place in one of the later series. 7/10

Elaan of Troyius: combining Helen of Troy with Pygmalion probably sounded good on paper, but it unfortunately amplifies the inherent weaknesses and sexism of both stories. Two points for France Nuyen’s performance. 2/10

Whom Gods Destroy: Mental illness is tricky to depict and this episode fails spectacularly. Marta’s death scene is incredibly cruel. I’ll give credit, however, to the late Steve Ihnat. He deftly portrayed two different mental states with subtle changes not often seen in TOS. 3/10

Let That Be Your Battlefield: Everyone praises this episode for its blunt examination of racism, especially for a 1968/9 production. But it’s a little dated in terms of storytelling craft. The chase scene goes on a little long, but using footage from WWII is a deft touch. 7/10

The Mark of Gideon: Yeah, the plot hole of an overpopulated society building a 1:1 replica of a 288m starship is silly. And the overpopulation/Typhoid Mary story line is somewhat problematic. But the initial mystery is intriguing. 4/10

That Which Survives: Losira may be for y’all, but this episode ain’t exactly for me. I’ll give the series partial credit for introducing an Indian character (yet played by a white woman). Losira’s story is another classic example of the Trek trope of subverting the villain. 5/10

The Lights of Zetar: Season 3 has a ton of body possession stories, and hardly any of them are worth a damn. This does give us the inspiration for the essential Memory Alpha wiki, but it’s otherwise another forgettable S3 entry. 5/10

Requiem for Methuselah: This story is done far more eloquently (and poignantly) with Lal and Data in TNG. The concept of Flint is fascinating, but it’s otherwise dull. 4/10

The Way to Eden: I’d rather be a Herbert than watch this one again. The anti-counterculture criticism comes across as parody, rather than insightful commentary. We don’t reach. 1/10

The Cloud Minders: Worker’s rights and the class struggle are the main thrust of this episode. Droxine’s costume is iconic, and I appreciate giving Spock another shot at romance. But it’s just another “meh” entry. 6/10

The Savage Curtain: There’s a lot of banal discussion and halfhearted stunts before we get to the thesis: evil runs when good people go to war. Hmm, sounds like something out of another sci-fi franchise 🤔. 3/10

All Our Yesterdays: If only TOS had ended on this one. Spock must confront his emotions, and has a romance, while Kirk has to solve the problem; a nice inversion of the usual TOS structure. Pour one out for Zarabeth, dead 5000 years before we meet her. 8/10

Turnabout Intruder: Shatner and Sandra Smith do excellent work playing each other’s characters. That being said: if I can’t say anything else nice, I won’t say anything at all, other than what a shame it is TOS had to end on this one. 2/10

And with that, Season 3 of TOS, and the series itself, comes to an end in my Great Star Trek Rewatch. Final score: 4.75/10. Highest score(s): “The Enterprise Incident,” “The Tholian Web.” Lowest score(s): “And the Children Shall Lead.”

TOS overall score across 3 seasons and 80 episodes: 6.32/10

[alukaforyou]

hooooly fcking shit i have to tell yall smth nuts, WARNING there r semi detailed mentions AND A PIC of HUGE SYRINGES / NEEDLES

oookay so last month nyc got a heat wave and it was SO hot i was a sweaty gorl and not happy abt it, like hate summer too?? and then i remembered watching korean tv and these celebs were talking abt how they got underarm BOTOX cuz that stops you from sweating??? and i was like huh should i try that? but after doing some research, its not permanent. like hello im not gonna spend $ and have needles in my PITS for it to last a few months u kno?? but then i found this laser thing called miradry which is permanent, like its mainly used to treat hyperhydrosis which i dont even have so i thought the results would be stellar for regular ol' me right?? and they make it sound soo painless like "u can do it in ur lunchbreak and go back to work!" bruh u absolutely cannot go back to work after this LMFAO so i went to this veteran nyc med dude to do it today and HOLY SHIT IT HURT LIKE A MF-ER LIKE ACTUALLY WTF

so before they can go in w the laser they have to numb ur whole ass pit by injecting numbing fluid(?) which also protects ur nerves ok got it. i was expecting like. a normal shot right? hell no. so first i think they prelim numb u with a normal syringe shot business it was fine. BUT THEN THEY TAKE OUT THIS SHIT?

i swear to GOD it was the biggest mfing syringe i have ever seen in my LIFE i wish i took a pic so u guys can believe me, the needle was THICK AS FCK and also like TWICE as long as the pic above like for real it was at least a 4 inch needle i wish i was exaggerating but it was comically long & big i was like what the f? obvs i couldnt SEE what was going on but it FELT LIKE the whole 4 inches was going INTO my skin over and over again cuz u have to inject that fluid all over everywhere it was sooo crazy, the doc was basically f*king my armpits with this needle, AND!!!!! THEY PUT 3 FRICKIN SYRINGES WORTH OF FLUID!!! ON EACH SIDE??? HELLOOOO!!!!!!! from a scale of 1 to 10 that was a solid 15 😐😐😐 the actual lasering part wasnt bad, it felt like a crazy hard pinch with HEAT in some parts but i was so taken aback by that needle action, the laser part was negligible. i was such a champ for it tho like didnt even bat an eye outwardly, the tech was like wow ur the first person i've done that didnt even flinch. yes i didnt show it naruto ninja style but that was nuts yall u guys rly Did That LOL

needless to say, since a FCKTON of fluid is in my damb PITS they are sooo swollen, like the upper inner arm, the pit itself, underneath it nxt to ur b00b its frickin whack over there 😐 like tell me how my armpits have jiggle physics. thats full of water babey!!!! oh my god they are sooo sore and painful kms the hubris of it all i shouldve been ok w a normal amount of sweat LOLOL like appropriate levels for the heat but dambbb i rly tried it🤣🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀💀 yall there needs to be a disclaimer do NOT get this shit done UNLESS u ACTUALLY have excess sweating that is actively ruining ur daily life because rn it feels like my armpits are in LABOR :) i just paid 2.3k to torture myself, but since its done & all, i hope im an armpit-sweatless bitch for the rest of my life

[potatohater]

TICKLE TLOU HEADCANONS BECAUSE I LOVE THEM

1. on a scale of 1-10, how ticklish are they?

Ellie is 7.5/10 and Joel is a solid 6/10

2. where is their most ticklish spot(s)?

For Ellie the worst ones are her ribs and her tummy, and her neck is quite ticklish too)) for Joel it’s his sides and armpits!!

3. which spots are they not ticklish?

Ellie is not really ticklish on her lower body and back for Joel its the same, but his knees is 🤏 ticklish

4. what is their laugh like?

OHH DONT GET ME STARTED

Girl has a high-pitched laugh, she’s thrashing around when you tickle her, also neck tickles cause adorable giggles which made Joel go🥹

Joel has a very wheezy laugh, like he’s dying or sum. But when he’s tickled in a good spot you can hear the best part of it. He starts with chuckles which transform into a loud belly laugh in a split second. Ellie LOVES it

5. do they enjoy tickling? if yes, is it a fun platonic/familial thing, or kinky thing to them, or can it be both depending on the circumstance?

It’s only platonic for both of them. It was a very important step in their bonding as a family

6. are they more often a lee or ler, generally?

I don’t think that they have a lot of tickle fights but Ellie is like 75% lee and 25% ler. Joel is an opposite. She would easily be the biggest ler ever existed but he gets her back everytime

7. who is someone in their life that they tickle often?

Each other mostly, for Joel it was Sara for sure :(

8. who is someone in their life that they get tickled by often?

Each other again!! Maybe Dina for Ellie (if we are talking about tlou 2)

9. does the word “tickle” or any variation of embarrass them?

Ellie doesn’t care but Joel thinks it’s too childish for him

10. are they embarrassed about their ticklishness, and do they try to deny/hide it?

At first if Ellie would like to be cool girl she will hide it but not so much, and Joel WILL DENY FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE HIS SENSITIVITY

11. would gentle tickling or rough tickling affect them more?

For Ellie is more gentle and for Joel it’s both but rough tickles work better

12. is there a specific spot that they enjoy being tickled, either exclusively or more than other spots? what is it?

Ellie likes being tickled on her chin😭😭 I JUST KNOW OKAY? She thinks it’s nice

13. is there a spot that they can’t stand to be tickled, either because it’s  just too sensitive, or it’s uncomfortable/painful/etc? what is it?

Joel hates when someone gets his back because it makes him giggle like crazy, also armpits his death spot and he doesn’t want to lose his dignity so he protects them with all his costs

14. would they ever purposefully bug a friend/partner/sibling into tickling them, and if so, how would they go about it?

Ellie would poke Joel sometimes of she is bored or in playful mood, Joel usually just go without hesitation if he wants to tickle her

15. does teasing affect them?

For Ellie it’s 50/50 BUT JOEL JUST DIES. He sees himself as a grown up man and he cannot stand teasing, especially about how ticklish he is😭

[sxfterhearts]

🍓 + 🕯️ <33 P.S. I think about your jiung cafe fic often, it’s literally so cute and wholesome, I love it so much :)

hello!!!!

firstly: 🍓 how did i get into writing fanfics? back in the day when i was deep in my exo-l phase i used to run a fanaccount on insta! a few friends got together and we created a fanfic acc where we took requests and wrote short fics/imagines on there hhaahha (think: writing a lot on the notes app, then having to segment ur work into paras so insta would allow u to post. the PAIN we went through) and since then i've ventured on AFF, and on tumblr ofc :) i enjoy tumblr more tho, it's a lot easier to post long text (the bar is low for me.. ig was torture)

second: 🕯️ on a scale of 1-10 how much do i enjoy editing! tbh i dont do much editing of my own work - i mostly just smash it out then read over it once or twice for spelling mistakes or inconsistencies. so i'd say its a mostly painless activity for me - a solid 9?? i dont really do much of it though, cos everything i write is short and manageable (i like it that way!)

thanks for sending in the questions <333333

ALSO THANK YOU FOR LOVING THE CAFE FIC. it was my first fic in literally 3 years. and lowkey based on a true story (i have a legit cafe crush and this cafe is a legit cafe fr) im honoured that its taken up space in your mind hehe :)

[seven-oomen]

So wish me luck, but I am talking to the municipality tomorrow about getting a permanent wheelchair. Since the test at the amusement park went really well and it made a world of difference. I can also see this being an ideal solution at conventions, long (accessible) walks, day trips, holidays/vacations, etc.

Right now I am borrowing a standard model which is clunky and heavy (17-20 kg 37-44 lbs). And that works okay, it does its job.

But for a permanent solution I need something lighter so self propelling is much easier. I did find one, it's not too pricey (about 360 euros with the options I want all included), but it's not cheap either.

And there might be a chance the municipality (wmo) will cover it. I have a no already, it won't hurt to ask, and the only way is up. Either they cover it, or I can save up for one.

It's gonna be this one:

It weighs 12 kg max (26 lbs) is collapsible, has anti-tip wheels, adjustable arm rests, collapsable back, adjustable push handles, a belt, leg rests, and i want a cane holder.

So that's what's up. That's what I've been doing.

Oh and the trip with my sister went great, we had so much fun, and the wheelchair was like magic. I had SO LITTLE pain the days after! Like I still had pain, but compared to comic con when I came back with a solid 8-9 and a 10 on the fatigue scale, and now I came back with a 3-4 on the pain scale and a 6-8 on the fatigue scale.

HUGE DIFFERENCE!!!

[megaloldon]

not sure if you're still doing the ask meme but how about one evil ex of your choice?

i'm gonna do gideon because i think he's cute and i am a little gay pest

on a scale of 1-10, how ticklish are they?

solid 10. like a hard 10 dude is going through it

where is their most ticklish spot(s)?

under his arms + like the underside of his biceps are really really bad. like screaming in frequencies only every neighborhood dog in the province can hear. a single angelic note frequencies

which spots are they not ticklish?

n/a and i think he's the first one i'm putting n/a for because i am keen on the idea of fucked up smug assholes also being mad ticklish

what is their laugh like?

really high i could imagine. he's got that Guinea Pig Wheek Giggling

do they enjoy tickling? if yes, is it a fun platonic/familial thing, or kinky thing to them, or can it be both depending on the circumstance?

not really - only with people really close to him & even then, batman could not wrangle that information out of him. at all.

are they more often a lee or ler, generally?

usually neither / uninvolved but he absolutely does not engage in tickling someone first so anyone who manages to get their paws on him doesn't have to worry about retaliation. usually a lee in the rare cases someone CAN get their paws on them

who is someone in their life that they tickle often?

n/a :b (unless we're talking about the anime where he gets more silly with it. in that case julie or lucas)

who is someone in their life that they get tickled by often?

i can see roxie definitely. she gives me vibes where she'd like bump into him or something and he'd make some really un-gideon noise and she'd immediately be like "what was that". HOWEVER if we're talking about the anime i could see maybe lucas or julie

does the word “tickle” or any variation of embarrass them?

not particularly, unless you're directing it at him in some way

are they embarrassed about their ticklishness, and do they try to deny/hide it?

oh for sure. that's another thing you couldn't wring out of him if you tried - not that it's really hard to tell. if you somehow do manage to tickle him he will hound you over and over about Not Telling ANYONE !!!!!!!! EVER !!!!!!! I MEAN IT !!!!! not that you couldn't just like, shut him up by tickling him again lol. get his ass

would gentle tickling or rough tickling affect them more?

all of the above but i think if you're being gentle with him it's way harder for him to like. be distracted from what you're doing

is there a specific spot that they enjoy being tickled, either exclusively or more than other spots? what is it?

he's ok with people tickling his back moreso becuase it does kind of just feel like being petted but he'd never ask for it or admit it. he does kind of still flinch / make silly noises in which case he's going to lie to you and probably insult you if you ask why. he's such a dick man

is there a spot that they can’t stand to be tickled, either because it’s just too sensitive, or it’s uncomfortable/painful/etc? what is it?

he's like a horse don't touch this man's lower body at all lest you get kneed

would they ever purposefully bug a friend/partner/sibling into tickling them, and if so, how would they go about it?

absolutely not he has an image to keep up !!!! (he does kind of think about it sometimes in the anime. he's annoying as fuck to julie sometimes in hopes he gets Got. another one of his many Secrets)

does teasing affect them?

oh badly. absolutely. he will just tell you to shut up over and over but its rly hard to take him seriously when his voice is going up like 10 octaves each time

[myshredda]

i keep trying to think what makes this fandom so different from others because this environment is so unusually pleasant and patient with bothering to understand each other. im sure a huge part of it is the format of tumblr itself with its revival and all of the friction and oldfasioned sensibilities that allow for long paragraphs that are EXPECTED to be read all the way through unlike other platforms haha. but really its more then that because i look at the odd "throw everything at the wall and see what sticks" work of emotional VENT that was the original webseries built by an art collective of all things and to see the tv show keep that spirit so well so vibrantly a whole 10 years later- and age up with the original fans with deep cuts about adult experiences... but really i think about what isnt there that lets this be one of the rare lasting fandoms with things to STILL talk and speculate over even though the season is over and the bookend is so nice that its story itself is probably done too- if it is i wouldnt mind haha. it feels so rare to see something this tight knit with its execution and still leave so much fodder on the table for things like aus that still have a feeling of authenticity to those who are detailed oriented to take on the challenge. like ive never had a work of media feel more like a writing prompt or art class then a piece of entertainment ahahaha. not to mention how deeply this speaks to neurodivergent people in the rare way that CELEBRATES diversity and gives for really nuanced advice that shows the staff have been there themselves in these topics so they can speak to experiences at a intimacy im not used to something at this scale. im mutch more used to the weird phenomenon of fetishizeing mental illness in a way that can just enable people to be worse especially if it means they can call themselves "artists" if they talk about their pain. this really feels like a community and i just needed to come and gush about it ehehehe~

back to the asks hi vex!

Yeah I definately agree that this is the most non-toxic & creative fandom I've been in in a hot minute! I think it may have something to do with how loosey goosey the actual plot of the youtube + series 4 series is! Like anything can be considered 'canon' so there's not a lot of people stressed about keeping characterization rock solid or character design rock solid (re: red being a big creature with a tail + patches/duck having glasses/yellow being a funky little guy) so there's a level of artistic freedom that's not normally present in a fandom space!

yeah literally this meme is the vibe