#but most mellow out by adulthood

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

hi sex witch! I (a teen) was talking with my friends (also teens) about sex, specifically hookups with people you aren’t necessarily romantically involved with. They said that as a teen that’s a bad idea, since hormones or whatever fuck with uour brain and cause an unhealthy obsession or smth we watched rocky horror immediately after and I forgot the details. Is that true? That sounds not true, teens have sex and oftentimes have sex with people they aren’t in relationships with, and I’ve literally never heard anything like that before they said it. Anyway, as a horny teen who wants to engage in some no-romance hookups I’d like to know if this would idk turn my brain to mush or whatever

hi there, friend,

listen: there is no existing age where sexual and romantic entanglements don't put people at risk of getting their feelings hurt if things don't go the way they hoped. that's not something you grow out of when you're done being a teenager; it comes free with being a person. a hot tip that nobody wants to talk about is that this also isn't exclusive to sexual and romantic relationships; caring about your friends or your family or your neighbors or your pets or anything at all comes with the potential to get burned because giving a shit is inherently vulnerable. and yet, we do it anyway! isn't that beautiful?

teenagers have a reputation for having very high drama relationships because most teenagers are experiencing a lot of firsts - first crush, first date, first relationship, first kiss, first partnered sex, first heartbreak, etc - and firsts are exciting and scary and engender a lot of big feelings. your that's quite understandable; everything is more stressful when you haven't done it before. as I'm shuffling towards 30, I find that the times I feel youngest are when I'm most uncertain and out of my element, because such a big part of being young is having a very limited frame of reference and no idea how to cope with a great deal of things.

(conversely, getting older mostly involves mellowing out because you know how to handle way more situations and solve way more problems than you did when you were younger.)

a lot of moralizing panic around teenagers' sexuality tries to paint teenagers being sexual as A Bad Thing Always, No Exceptions, and try to push the idea that teenagers just shouldn't be permitted any form of sexual exploration. I think that's bullshit, partly because it's impossible to actually enforce and mainly because denying sexual expression is deeply cruel, and also because the teen years are a really important window for practicing for adulthood. including intimacy! great time to practice intimacy, and I sorely wish every teenager had the space and security to comfortably explore with support from their guardians.

when I caution young people about sex, it's just to say that, yes, sex can sometimes cause new problems and new feelings that you don't know how to deal with. fear or anxiety or insecurity can make people say and do things that hurt them and others all the time, especially in intimate relationships, so be careful and do your research to cut down on the risks you can control (for instance: following safer sex practices, keeping your body clean and healthy, talking to partners about boundaries and emotional well-being). not every sexual or romantic partner has to be forever, but partnering with people you like, trust, and know how to talk to will make it easier and less scary to figure out what to do together if/when unexpected problems do arise.

being a thoughtful and communicative partner is GREAT skill to start practicing as early as possible, trust me - I get plenty of very grown adults in my inbox who are still figuring out how to do it.

in conclusion: there's nothing inherently dangerous about sex with someone who's not a romantic partner, just make sure you're picking people wisely and looking out for everyone's safety.

[silvantransthranduiltrash]

Hc that legolas was fucking menace to society when he was an elfling. Not just a brat, a bona fida menace.

He had a temper, a love for havock and an irredeemable hatred for being told what to do. Pretty par for the course for elflings in his family, tbh. They’re all hellions when they’re younger, and they mellow out in adulthood. Why thranduil wanted to go through raising that six times, we’ll never know.

Anyway, bc he’s genuinly such a chill elf when he’s an adult, everyone who only knew him in adulthood thinks he was an easy kid, think’s that he never could have been trouble.

They’re all wrong. Legolas is not going to correct them bc he’s lowkey embarrassed (most elflings don’t crotch shot visiting royalty for baby talking them).

[monodramatic-cannibal]

Renegade!Cross

Info post about the au

(If characters seem OOC ((Out Of Character)) it's beacause I'm going off of my own interpretations/headcanons/fandom versions. So please be aware of that)

More info under the cut (Info is subject to change at any time. Info may be added to as well)

(TW: Child abuse I don’t go into too much detail, but I will warn for it anyway)

-Jobs in the group: Protection of the base, fighting Wraiths, scouting 

Weapons of choice: Great sword (like monster hunter levels of big ass sword), duel blades

-Head canon voice: ???

-Uses He/Him mainly, but also They/Them, identifies as a Demiboy

-Didn’t have the best childhood, and a lot of things carried over to his adulthood. He was also raised alongside (X!Tale)Chara. They were both raised by (X!Gaster), but don’t consider him a parent figure, as they both know he doesn’t deserve that title.

-Before the apocalypse he was a royal guard, and when the apocalypse started he travelled around on his own for quite a while. He was able to survive as he is highly trained in combat. He got by with what little he could scavenge.

-He wears the leg armour of his royal guard outfit, as that was all he grabbed of that outfit when he left the area when the apocalypse hit. He’s always debated on going back for the rest of it, since having armour would be nice, but he now doesn’t want to  leave the group and his home is quite far. 

-The wounds/red eye on him were caused by an incident as he was working as a royal guard. Happened when he was more of a rookie. (Xtale!)Chara a bit after the fact makes fun of him for the wounds, mainly just so they could make light of the situation.  

-Has some abandonment issues, it has gotten better for him as he’s grown up, but he still can get attached to people quite quickly. To add to this, when the apocalypse hit and he got separated from (X!)Chara it made him panic and spent a lot of his time trying to find or get in contact with Chara, later on he found the group. He still hasn’t forgotten about Chara, and keeps his phone fully charged and on him at all times just in case Chara gets back in contact with him. 

-Nightmare was the one who found him first from the group, Nightmare ended up stumbling upon him, at first they both were on guard, since they hadn’t expected to run into anyone. But Dream ended up breaking the situation as soon as he showed up. He and Nightmare must have had a stand-off for about 20-30 seconds before Dream butted into it.

-He got pretty attached to Night nearly right away, he liked Dream as well. Thinks Night’s mellow but goofy attitude is better suited towards himself though. He also at first saw Night as weak (though he’d never say that to him), so got a sense to protect him due to Night being very small and not much of a fighter.

-Will hide food, normally food that's in packets. This is partly due to his bad childhood and it's a habit he can’t stop, since he was denied food in his childhood as a punishment. Tends to hide food in places he frequents, e.g. his own room, Nightmare’s/Dream’s/Blue’s room, and a few places around the living areas and on lower levels where the others don’t frequent.

-Wakes up at an ungodly hour, started when he was a kid, so he could get ready and be out the house to get away from (X!)Gaster, but continued to adulthood due to his job as a royal guard. To add to this he goes to sleep quite early as well. These habits have continued even in the apocalypse.

-Is kinda awkward and shy, though how awkward he is normally overshadows his shyness. Since he didn’t interact with too many people growing up, and as an adult his job didn’t really have him talking to other guards other than on break or for a task he still hasn’t really figured out how to interact with others. Everyone else in the group also has degrees of awkwardness too, so he’s lucky in that regard that most in the group won’t call him out on it.

-Has the strength to lift up a bus (like how he can in canon). But is aware of his strength so is always extra gentle when physically interacting with people. 

-A weeb, has started hoarding manga, movies, etc that is anime/manga related. This also includes stealing any anime/manga merch he sees too. Will often bother the others to help him take stuff back or find stuff for him while they’re out.

-Is dyslexic,can get frustrated if his brain isn’t computing with the words. Didn’t have any interest in reading as a kid, so it’s something he has to work on in adulthood. Will often use translated manga to practice reading.

But when it comes so subtitled anime he gets a little annoyed because he can’t read the subtitles quick enough most of the time, so tries to look for dubs, even if he doesn’t like the voice acting.

-Scared of cows. Has once screeched loudly when on a scavenging mission with a few members of the group and he ran into a cow statue that was around a corner. No one will let him live it down now.

-Has basically been riding off one compliment for most of his life. Will explode if someone gives him a compliment/praise. Also seems to get spooked by compliments/praise too, because he’s not used to it. 

-Talks a lot, is a professional yapper. Hates silence and has to fill it with random thoughts that come to mind, may accidentally tell things to people that he doesn’t want them to know, e.g. accidentally told Dream he has a crush on Night. If he thinks someone wants him to shut up he will go completely quiet and not really say anything. If someone actually tells him to shut up it's the same idea, but he gets super awkward and will refuse to speak for a few hours.

-Has fangs, and almost dog/shark like teeth. He used to bite people when he was a kid, is still willing to bite others as an adult. Has once bitten someone as an adult, during combat, nearly took a chunk out of their arm. 

-Will pet any stray dog he sees. Has probably nearly been bitten several times. But he can’t help it, he likes dogs a lot. Has never considered getting one though.

-Is pretty open to wearing whatever clothing. Normally prefers something that's tight on his arms though, which he uses his gloves for that. So when choosing what to wear he likes to make sure he can wear his elbow length gloves.

-Also has to wear some form of gloves since he has a habit of biting his knuckles, so having gloves protects his hands somewhat. He just bites his hand subconsciously. 

-Keeps regular upkeep on his weapons and what pieces of armour he has. Basically does this every day, even though he doesn’t really need to, as it’s not like those things are being used everyday, but he still does it anyway, as he doesn’t like deviating from his routine. 

-Shit at cooking, he does have a few things he can make, and what he can make tastes really good, but everything else is terrible.

How they feel about:

Nightmare: His emotions are a bit all over the place when it comes to Nightmare. He does adore him though, and has a crush on him. But is unsure about this crush since he’s unsure if Nightmare feels the same. Often wants to protect him and not really leave his side. But knows Nightmare won’t be able to cope with him being so clingy so does make sure to give him time to himself.

Dream:  Likes him, and gets along well with him. Appreciates the fact Dream hasn’t told Nightmare about his crush on him. The two often hang out together, and he will often help Dream out with things if he isn’t busy. Half the time when they do hang out Ink and Blue are included, or they hang with Nightmare, on rare occasions they all hang out together, if they can convince Nightmare to be social.

Blue: Knew him before the apocalypse, as Blue was training to be a royal guard. Helped him train whenever he had time.Can get along with him well. Blue would also share food with Cross sometimes, since Cross is kinda shit at cooking. They often still train together even during the apocalypse, to keep their skills sharp.

Ink: Gets along with them and is often trying to make sure Ink doesn’t get into any trouble/harm. Thinks Ink needs to think more before they do stuff. Ink keeps trying to teach him to draw, but he sucks at it, tries anyway. Ink is always telling him he needs to loosen up a bit and just go with the flow of things. Which Cross always tells Ink that’s a terrible idea.

Dust: Super unsure of him, knows he’s killed people, and doesn’t really like him for that fact. But Nightmare also gets along with him, BUT he’s worried Dust might hurt Nightmare. Just super unsure and conflicted with how he feels about him. Dust has also done nice things for him, such as gifting him anything anime/manga related he finds while out. Which puts Cross’s feelings to being even more conflicted about him.

Horror: Unsure of him but prefers him to the other two in the MTT. Horror is relatively chill and polite, and will sometimes give leftover food to him (Cross) whenever he’s made a lot of food. The food is winning Cross over to liking him. Bonus points that Horror also has a cute kitten.

Killer: Doesn’t like him. Killer is often teasing him any chance he gets. Which annoys Cross. Killer will also steal food from his stashes, which annoys Cross to no end especially if it’s chocolate that's stolen.  Killer also teases him involving Nightmare into the teasing one way or another, either it be teasing Cross on how protective he is over Nightmare, or trying to keep Nightmare from Cross. Cross also thinks Killer is the one most likely to hurt Nightmare out of the MTT.

Error: Unsure on Error, can sort of get along with him when he’s (Error) in a good mood, but often times them interacting consists of Error asking what he wants from him then telling him to go away. 

Lust: Gets along with them. Lust helps him repair clothing if it gets ripped. Will often bring little gifts for Lust such as jewelry as thanks for things Lust does for him, since Lust doesn’t leave the living area so doesn’t get to collect things outside. 

Fell/Edge: Doesn’t mind him but has snapped at him once, he just doesn’t like Fell’s attitude. He did apologize eventually about snapping at him, but also held a slight grudge that Fell didn’t apologize for his attitude back. Just thinks Fell needs to watch what he says and he’d get along with him just fine.

Geno: Doesn’t understand Geno. Is unsure why Geno even sticks around the group, since Geno appears to not get along with many people. Just concludes Geno is sticking around strictly for survival. Geno towards him is sort of okay, wouldn’t call them friends, but not enemies either.

Outer: Hasn’t really interacted too much with him, but what little interactions they’ve had he’d say that they get along. 

Sci: Hasn’t really interacted too much with him, but what little interactions they’ve had he’d say that they get along. Can’t wrap his head around half the stuff that comes out of Sci’s mouth though. 

Reaper/Death: Is genuinely confused when it comes to Reaper, he can understand why Reaper is there, but also doesn’t understand why he’s here at the same time. Like just kill Geno and get it over with??? But like at the same time he doesn’t really wish death upon Geno, so it’s like he doesn’t want Reaper to kill Geno. Just thinks it’s wild that a literal grim reaper is hanging out with everyone.

Fresh: Hasn’t met him yet, but has been warned by both Dream and Nightmare to try not to be around him, their reasoning is he gives off a bad vibe, won’t admit it to the twins, but he’d give Fresh a chance, since yeah he's also weird, who isn't at this point.

Gans/Echo: Has only met him twice, once when Dream and Nightmare were showing him around they stopped by the radio room where Echo was, and another time when Outer asked him for a favor, and it was to drop some stuff off at the radio room for Echo. Both times went well, but he has a feeling Echo isn’t too interested in him.

Chief: Has met him before the apocalypse, due to Chief being in the royal guard. When they met again in the group they ended up catching up, they get along and may sometimes train together. He thinks Chief can be a bit bossy and rude though, but other than that he sort of gets along with him, he wouldn’t call them friends though.

[utilitycaster]

1. Why do you like or dislike this character? - Percy and/or Keyleth?

I like both of them, so:

I like Percy for the surface reasons of intelligence and witty comebacks and the general Taliesin Jaffe Arrogant Guy Is Confidently Wrong About Many Things reasons, but more specifically I like how incredibly aware he is of social structures and doesn't dismiss them as stupid or fake or meaningless just because he is aware how much artifice is involved. I love how much he validates Vex in this, as someone who's been on the other side of that social divide most of her life and who knows she "shouldn't" care but does, deeply. It would be so easy for him to say "look, titles are stupid and fake, I should know, I have one," but instead he says "no, I see what this means to you, because yes it's all an accident of birth and yes it is kind of stupid and fake, but it's also the reason why you lived rough for your teens and early 20s, and you are not silly for wanting this security." I also think he's a great exploration of guilt and of someone who has a lot of complicated feelings from the gods but does value their counsel; we don't get a lot of characters with that sort of nuance. His scene with the Raven Queen remains a standout for me and for all he can be melodramatic and obnoxious at times, he is also like 25, traumatized, and should be at the club. I think the question he answers (why would someone invent the gun) is an interesting one, and I think the way that his story ends up with the obvious inevitable happening and yet he still finds happiness is unexpected and wonderful to see.

I like Keyleth for a lot of reasons people will probably be annoyed about, which is...she is annoying. Annoying women: may we know them, may we be them, and may we raise them. Anyway, I think her terror of doing the wrong thing at the cost of doing anything sets up a fantastic arc for someone who is expected to become a leader. I admire how she knows she's not the most eloquent and is scared of her responsibilities but does not back down from speaking up when she disagrees with the party. I like how she's perhaps the only example of lifespan angst that is actually portrayed as making a lot of sense, especially since she is also extremely young (probably shouldn't be at the club given the bar crawling results. She should be at ZooLights and have like, one cider.) I think in general her fears are incredibly real and make sense for the character and shape her, and that's not something you see portrayed with this amount of depth very often. I stuck with the VM-era portrayal of Percy but I will say I especially love how Keyleth is portrayed in Campaign 3, because Percy hasn't changed a ton in adulthood, merely mellowed out a little, but Keyleth very much has as she's grown in confidence, as she was only at the beginning of that during the Campaign. I think her relationship with Vax is incredibly good for both of them; her sense of belonging to a place and his ability to support. I do like that she gets angry, especially after so much time being insecure, but I feel much has been made of her anger and I don't have a ton to add there, and also while I like that she is angry and expresses it, there are other characters I gravitate to for that specifically. Also I have incredible respect for her having to take on a much bigger magical burden than expected; I have said this before but my longest-running character was in a campaign where the player playing sorcerer switched to ranger, and the cleric left, leaving me as the only full caster and primary healer (though thankfully we got a baller paladin shortly after). The fact that Keyleth had to, and could, be whatever the party needed mechanically was a godsend. I know VM died a lot but they would have died like 20 times more without her and Scanlan and especially without her.

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

Wait, I just realized something. In “Inside Out 2”, Riley gets the new emotions of Anxiety, Ennui, Envy, and Embarrassment as part of puberty. But when we see the emotions of the parents, those emotions aren’t present. I know that Pixar probably didn’t consider the new emotions at the time, but since the sequel is focused on bottling/suppressing emotions, what if this means the new emotions end up getting suppressed as you grow older? Or, as you mature, maybe some emotions start to go away.

For example, consider a person who starts to give less of a fuck as they grow up. They grew up not wanting to talk about their special interests (for instance, anime) but as they become an adult, they realize that there’s nothing to be embarrassed of and that they’re proud of what they like. Or, they find a community that will appreciate them. So, Embarrassment ends up being an emotion that they use less and less, eventually leading to them disappearing from the mind headquarters.

Maybe that’s why the parents don’t have Embarrassment, Envy, Anxiety, or Ennui, they grew out of those emotions. They could still be around since it’s impossible to completely get rid of an emotion, but they’re not a “main” emotion for their person anymore.

I just want to say though that obviously there’s the possibility that an adult still has those new emotions as one of their main ones. For example, Adult Ennui could be someone who smokes weed all day and Adult Anxiety would be most of my peers. I’m just saying that I could see an emotion “disappearing” because as you grow up, you start to change as a person. I mean, I used to be a lot more angry as a kid and teenager. Nowadays, I’m far more mellow and calm, to the point that I’m borderline pacifist. So maybe for someone like me, Anger got demoted lol.

Just a thought.

(Ways that I could see the new emotions disappearing for Riley’s parents: Embarrassment disappears due to them caring less about other people’s opinion about them, Ennui disappears due to taking on the responsibilities of adulthood and raising a child, Envy disappears since they’re happy with where they are in life, Anxiety disappears since they’ve learned how to better manage their sense of unease)

[randomrabbidramblings]

Rabbid biology

Follow up of the Rabbid biology post I made a while ago with some things i mssed.

Appearence

A rare fur mutation, most commonly seen in litters of rex/rex Rabbids where the offspring completely lacks fur. These Rabbids have a hard time staying warm and they will always wear as much clothing as possible to shield their skin from enviromental factors. Hairless Rabbids are more prone to get sick than furred Rabbids. Skin and ear infections are the most common health problems, to contrast them, they have to have frequent baths and use hydratant and antibacterial skin lotions. They also tend to be either underweight or overweight (due to being constantly sick or to overeat to fight the cold). Angora Rabbids or Rabbids that shed a lot will sometimes donate their fur to hairless ones to make clothes, wigs and blankets out of (thanks this anon for the idea!).

Biology

Rabbids have incredible healing factors, they can whitstand injuries that can kill other creatures their size. However, they are not less prone to illnesses and diseases. Sick Rabbids are treated differenly from every culture: some use natural remedies, some have advanced medicines and some even have to learn to live with untreated disabilities. Their ears are especially vulnerable to cuts and bruises, but they also heal really fast, so Rabbids with notches in the ears are pretty common. Scars are also common, and are quite visible as the fur on the area comes back thinner (like on their belly where the skin shows). Rabbids (especially very young and old ones) who get some kind of surgery or have an open wound treated, will have to wear a cone to avoid picking at the healing site.

When Rabbids get older, they mellow down and are far more calm and quiet. However, they will not stop from doing what they always loved to do despite the age, so it's possible to see an elderly Rabbid still enjoiyng running around and play with their friends. They do get tired quickly, though, so they need to rest a lot.

Rabbids build their nests in safe spaces when they're about to have kits: wild ones prefer to dig a separate room in their burrow for this, while civilized ones tend to build the nests in a quiet room (usually the bedroom). The nest is made out of soft materials (leaves, hay, blankets, pillows and shedded fur) and is circular in shape with a raised rim to keep the kits from wandering outside. The nest is prepared quite in advance and the parents keep adding and shifting things until the kits are born. No one other than the parents is allowed to enter the nest until the kits are already able to wander out by themselves. Rabbid kits are carried around by picking them up by the scruff. They have a lot of lax skin there, so it doesn't harm them, in fact they completely relax even when just pinched behind their necks. Rabbids carry this reflex even in adulthood with various degrees of sensitivity to it: some of them may not relax that much, but some of them can literally ragdoll to the ground. The parents rarely move the kits away from the nest when they're too young, but if needed they make bundles out of some nest materials to wrap the kits and carry them with to keep them warm and to keep them calm by having something close with a familiar smell.

Behaviour

Rabbids are very social creatures, as such they love to form colonies and live close to eachother. It's not uncommon for some Rabbid culture to have a single house/burrow for all the population to live in.

Wild Rabbids dig burrows to live in. They have different rooms and they decorate them with things they find suitable, for example a "kitchen" would have plates, pans and maybe even a stove regardless if the Rabbid owner even uses those things. The room they sleep in is usually the lowest one and is the only one with a door, to avoid noise from the outside as Rabbid dig their burrows very close to eachother.

Civilized Rabbids live in buildings and have a more complex social structure, with one or more Rabbids leading the others. Buildings vary depending on the environment where they are built and, unlike wild Rabbids' burrows, they have distinct rooms with functioning furniture.

Carrots are a staple food of Rabbid diets. They're eaten and prepared in all sorts of ways and every Rabbid culture has its own recipes. For example in hotter climates (like Beacon Beach) carrot ice creams are really common, while in colder places (like Pristine Peaks) carrots are usually baked in more caloric dishes or used in desserts. Rabbids also make drinks from carrot juice. Carrot juice is used as a substitute of alcoholic beverages as Rabbids aren't affected by alcohol at all. They can get "drunk" off of the sugar contained in concentrated carrot juice (more on carrot juice here), but it's more of a sugar rush.

[petrificusx]

— was that caradoc dearborn passing through diagon alley? those close to them say they remind them of a hearty clap on the back and an even heartier belly-laugh, the earthy scent of freshly cut grass and undisturbed dirt, the giddy feeling in your stomach as a thrill ride drops, slow and winsome smile like sunlight breaking through leaves overhead, a perfectly curled gold-brown lock hanging over your forehead, the sound of a familiar voice finding you through a thick crowd, and the impression of having it all while having nothing and never quite feeling ‘enough’, which i suppose seems to fit that hufflepuff alumnus. they’re actually pretty winsome, passionate, and trusting for a thirty-four year old, but i wonder if it serves them well when working as a curse breaker for gringotts. rumor has it that the halfblood is aligning with the order of the phoenix… for now. i wouldn’t have guessed… but this is a conversation we should be having somewhere else.

GENERAL

FULL NAME: Caradoc Rhys Dearborn NICKNAME(S): Cary, Doc, I dare you to call him CareBear (he’ll love it) AGE/DATE OF BIRTH: 34, c. 1944 GENDER: Cisman PRONOUNS: He/Him HOMETOWN: Beddgelert, Wales BLOOD STATUS: Halfblood HOUSE: Hufflepuff ALIGNMENT: The Order Of The Phoenix

BIOGRAPHY

Triggers: Miscarriages, vague mentions of Family Abandonment/Disowning

The only son of sheep herders based outside of Beddgelert in Caernarfon, Caradoc was, as his name would suggest, beloved. Born to a muggle man with so little to his name, and a young witch who had struggled for years to conceive and carry to full term, it was a true miracle when, on a stormy gray night, Caradoc Rhys Dearborn had come into the world, crying as babies do but quickly mellowing out while cradled in the arms of parents who’d wanted for nothing more than someone to impart their endless love onto. The Dearborns may have had little to their name, but that wouldn’t stop them from providing a full and loving childhood to their only child. While it was hard at first, they made sure to show nothing but gratitude for all that life had given them, so even as Caradoc grew and became more mature and understanding of the world around him, he could find little beyond happiness in his every waking moment. He, like all children, wanted for things that were of course beyond his reach, but his parents had also raised him to be sensible, to find happiness in what was within their means and to practice patience that someday things would get better and easier.

And for the most part they had — eventually the farm his father inherited from muggle relatives had become somewhat profitable, and his mother’s own side endeavors after years of schooling did lead to a decent job of her own doing freelance bookkeeping for some of the shops in the small village. Eventually they lived comfortably, though a whole new unrest then wound itself within the boy’s rib cage. Adolescence gave way to major changes, ones that, unlike his stocky stature and dark hair and eyes which he’d inherited from his father, came directly from his mother’s more mysterious side of the family. Liliwen Dearborn knew her son would eventually show signs of his wixen lineage, but was none too eager to see it come to fruition. When the first signs of magic in the boy began to appear, it put a timer on their simple and carefree life. That meant sooner or later the owl would come, beckoning her son away to the moody castle in the Scottish Highlands, where he’d spend the latter years of his youth into early adulthood walking away from their muggle life and into the belly of a secret and magical world. One she had kept somewhat hidden from him after her family had shunned her choice to marry a muggle man and move away with him. Forced to confront the hurt she’d buried in her past, she spent those hard last years, as the magic brought out a bout of angst in her perfect sunshine boy, trying to prepare him for the inevitable invitation to the magical school and the culture shock of rejoining the wizarding community she’d quietly left behind.

Magic had not come easy, and early days at Hogwarts were marred by learning curves and difficulties adjusting to life away from home. Cary, as he was so affectionately called, never had difficulty making friends — he was gregarious and kind hearted to match, and as he grew older became easier on the eyes which arguably helped his case — but he didn’t do well with learning, which had been the primary focus at Hogwarts. Finding his place in Hufflepuff house, and on its quidditch team as a Chaser, had been simple, but maintaining grades was harder. If it hadn’t been for encouraging friends and even more gifted tutors, he may have jeopardized his entire academic career, but with enough persistence, and maybe one or two sugar-filled all nighters, Cary slowly began to reconfigure himself into a bit of a scholar. Just a little. He would never be the brightest student, known more for easy handsome smiles and skills on a broom before being recognized for wits, but he pulled through enough, and surprised all when his spell and wand work, as well as a surprising grasp of ancient runes and history, lead to him with an offer to train with the Cursebreakers at Gringotts, among invites for second-string positions on a few Qudditch league teams.

To think the “hardcore quaffle-head” would pass up on a professional quidditch career to instead trapeze through dusty crypts and labor over meticulously cursed objects at the behest of the goblin run financial institution seemed maddening even for those close to him, but Caradoc left Hogwarts and found himself, somewhat presentable in a hand me down suit and tie, checking in at the bank for his first day of apprenticeship almost directly after graduation. Now years later, he’s hardly ever in the UK, always away either stationed with another branch of the bank or on an assignment, putting years of dedicated training to the task on family heirlooms and high valuables secured by the bank. He doesn’t always agree with the methods and assignments he’s put on, but that taste of adventure, of traveling to new places and dismantling various curses and hexes, keeps him entranced and hungering for the next job.

The only thing that could possibly rival his adventurous professional life is that of his personal — which is perhaps as messy as his unkempt work desk always appears. As it’s been said, it’s never been hard for Cary to make friends, and it likewise hadn’t been hard for him to find lovers. He is handsome, a good listener, eager to get to know everyone he crosses paths with. With an easy going charm to him, he found himself drawn, like a bug to fervent flame, to many people over the years, but the interest was admittedly always fleeting. A flame that burned hard and bright, it could fizzle out just as easy as it started, and when your job sometimes requires you to leave at the drop of a hat, it was easy to let connections fall to the wayside. He would vehemently deny leaving a trail of broken hearts in his wake, but there are also reasons he avoids certain international cities now and tries to pass those assignments on. While some have been “forgiving” of Cary’s fickle heart, others didn’t take well to being spurned, though Cary tries to walk away from most romantic entanglements with amicability. After all — if someone doesn’t work out as a lover, surely there’s another way he can keep them close to him? Selfish intentions could sometimes be so pretty.

This dizzying adventure-filled life is not all he’s aspired to. Caradoc has endgame goals — going back to the farm he grew up on, perhaps raising a family of herders while giving his folks the retirement they have denied themselves. Maybe even buying land and moving them somewhere more private, where he can raise a family of strapping quidditch players alongside someone he truly loves, giving his children the same warm and simple childhood he had with some of the magic his was devoid of. A wholesome and easy tomorrow. That’s what he wants, but the world seems to have other plans. As things begin to develop, that golden future seems to quietly slip from his vision. Not that he sees it no longer attainable — simply that plans must be put off for now as another duty tugs at him. Always a brave hearted young man, it’s of little surprise that as things develop he will choose to side with the Order. With a muggle father, and a wixen family that refuses to acknowledge him, his side in the conflict was already decided for him. If a fight is coming, Cary wants to be on the good side of it. The side that doesn’t abhor his lineage or the blood status of anyone. Spending his life straddling the line between both the muggle and magical worlds, he sees no point in prejudice against anyone and would willingly lay down his wand for what he deems right. But talking about it isn’t enough, and Cary has yet to put his wand where his mouth is. He knows a true test is coming, feels it in the pit of his stomach.

He can only hope to measure up when the time comes.

MISC

SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Bisexual ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: Biromantic RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Single and always out to Mingle FAMILY: Rhys Dearborn (father, muggle), Liliwen Dearborn (mother, witch), Wixen relatives through mother’s side (possibly lesser purebloods or halfbloods, estranged) FACE CLAIM: Jonathan Bailey HEIGHT: 5’11” OCCUPATION: Cursebreaker for Gringotts WAND: 12 3/4” Cypress wood, Unicorn hair core, Unbending flexibility PATRONUS: Irish Wolfhound BOGGART: Death / The Grim Reaper LANGUAGES: English, Welsh, Gobbledegook PINTEREST: (x) ASTROLOGICAL SIGN:

WANTED CONNECTIONS

tbd

BONUS

[kankuroplease]

could you please do a Hc for Frédéric to get to know him a little, for example his character..., I like the fact that he looks like Kawa and Kota😎👍

Frederick was the most laid back and easygoing baby of the pack

Never really cried unless he was hungry and preferred to sleep in his basket or on one of the ninken to being rocked to sleep

He did like crawling into their laps for cuddles though

Bees terrified him as a baby

He took a liking to his mother’s taiko and would copy the rhythm she would use. This became a regular occurrence until he was able to memorize them and make his own

As he grew, his vibrant and compassionate personality started peeking through and set him apart from his shyer older siblings

If there was dancing, he was in the middle of it; showing off and getting the other kids to dance too

Usually his grandmother Ebba or some wallflower of his choosing were his dance partners, but he’d occasionally would cut between his parents to dance with his mom too

He was the recipient of a wolf pups that he named Heofon. She’s his pride and joy 🥹

He would serenade the ninken has they all took baths in the river (Wolfgang found it easier to bathe the boys and dogs at the same time 💀)

As a teen he was rather notorious for having the habit of jumping rooftop to rooftop barefooted, his jovial demeanor, risk taking, great dancing (ofc), and hunting skills

Always helped his father butcher the meat for his mother (partially because it got him praise for being a good kid but also his mom was always cooking something and would let him sample the food before everyone else for helping)

He was in direct competition with Asahi in academics and tracking. He knew his older brother naturally more gifted in those areas, but it didn’t stop him from trying to keep up

Him and Kuri use to argue a lot as little kids over dumb things, but got closer as teens and are each others best friends

He brings Mika and Sena hang with the older guys so they could learn the ropes and stop clinging to their mother’s apron

Always helped Leonie braid her hair (even if he complained about it)

Reluctantly took Elke and Arashi on his ninken whenever he somehow got stuck with little kid babysitting duty

Although he was still lively, he mellowed out again in his early adulthood and took up tradesmen as occupation

Heofon is his wingwoman and gets the best cuts of meat for being such a good girl

He usually has to pay extra for passage on ships with her tho

He’s still the barefooted life of any party after a drink or two

Which lead to him traveling quite a lot and meeting many new people both old and young that he considers life long friends

He always made sure to write his family regularly when he was away and stock up on gifts for them

He was the first of their children to see the land of fire, which he highly recommended they his siblings stay away from

The main Inuzuka clan were nice and their Uchiha relatives seem to be doing well, but it’s far from a peaceful place in his opinion and he can see why their parents left it behind.

[shiftingtomydrs]

Changes in Plot / Lore in my mlb dr:

The Peacock Miraculous has the ability to manipulate emotions with the feathers kinda borderline mindcontrol ig? since youre able to control peoples decisions based on emotions they feel? (cos the whole sentimonster thing doesnt make sense if its the miraculous of emotion imo)

Ladybug can create Sentimonsters but not destroy them

Chat Noir can destroy Sentimonsters but not create them (the whole sentimonster thing is part of their adult powers tho)

Anyone can control a Sentimonster as long as Ladybug binds the Sentimonsters life energy to an object of her choosing and said person possesses the object (but like she doesn’t have to do it I guess? Idk yet ill figure it out when I get there haha)

Everything after Season 2 doesn’t happen except for the episodes I include here (e.g. Chat Blanc) cos i dont like most stuff after season 2

The side miraculouses aren’t used on their own, just for unification purposes due to the big risks involved (i dont want everyone and their mother having a miraculous sue me)

Exception is the Bunny Miraculous (cos of the chat blanc thing)

Theres only 1 Miraculous box, the whole Chinese temple thing doesn’t happen (same as 2 points above haha)

No miraculous holders are permanent except Ladybug and Chat Noir (again, same as 3 points above)

Master Fu keeps the role of Guardian until Ladybug and Chat Noir reach adulthood (and know each other’s identity)

No one except Ladybug and Chat Noir find out who the others identity is

Lila and Felix are not evil masterminds and regular teens who can manipulate other teens at most but not adults (and lets be real google is free tf you mean lila is able to lie to adults about really ridiculous things that don’t even make sense)

Marinette ends up with Luka and while she does have the crush on Adrien (including the stalkerish tendencies) it mellows down at the end of season one up until the middle of season two

Btw I'm ladybug haha if you were wondering (so I'm kinda stealing marinettes life but not really? I can make a post about myself if you want)

[verushkak70]

Fraser's anger

Fraser is so angry here, he swears:

"He was your friend, you son of a bitch!"

Fraser is so angry that not only does he swear, he also draws his gun, and he aims it POINT BLANK in Gerard's FACE.

This is why the perfect, polite, well-mannered Thank-you-kindly canon Fraser of dS feels... a bit "off," to me. There is anger in Fraser. He has the clear potential to do bad things to bad people (who, let's face it, completely deserve it, plus more).

I love this Fraser. This is my head-canon Fraser. He has suffered loss after loss (shall we talk about his ACE score? it would be kind of high, don't you think?), starting very young. He appears fine on the surface, but let's not forget that (absurd) psychological test with the Rorschach images in S3 episode Strange Bedfellows. He is not okay. He's not fine. His psychological state is eventually deemed "acceptable" in that ep - but, c'mon: "acceptable" is not exactly well-adjusted or healthy. "Acceptable" is like getting a C on a paper when you should have gotten an A or at least a B.

And ftr, of course he is not okay! That's completely understandable given his history: an adult man lost his mother at age 6, was subsequently abandoned by his grief-stricken father (a child does not understand why a parent leaves/is gone - only that they left), whose entire life is uprooted to move to live with his grandparents (and let's just point out that his grandmother's ghost slaps Fraser, Sr - who is himself a ghost - in Letting Go! if you presume that, like most grandparents, she mellowed with age, and that is the mellower version of her - what was she like with child!Fraser??)... the constant moving/losing friends/having to make new friends/being the new kid because they were mobile librarians...

That is all canon. But there is never any canonical mention of therapy or counseling, which a kid with such a background (or his adult self) would surely need to process the many traumatic changes he experienced at such a young age, and develop some healthy coping mechanisms (because the ones you sort of fall into as a child - I certainly wouldn't call it "choosing" when as a kid, all you're trying to do is find a way to cope that WORKS) - aren't usually the healthiest in a set of circumstances this bad.

Then, in his early adulthood and RCMP career... the Victoria thing happens. Of course Fraser is not okay. (And that is okay.) How on earth could he be?

[glowinggreeneyes-e]

In honour of PSC’s interview, here’s the Captain and Havers dancing:

Momentarily, the Captain unplugged his headset and turned the machine’s output to its speakers, lowering its volume to a comfortable level. “It’s variety hour on the Forces Programme, so we’ll have to settle with the BBC Home Service, I’m afraid,” he said, mostly to himself, as the mature timbre from a woman’s voice crackled through the speakers, accompanied by a few wind instruments fluttering with notes at the high end of their range. He shook his head as he heard the recording mellowed out into a presenter. “They always play the most melancholic of tunes at night, do they not think some classical gusto or perhaps uplifting melodies would be more appropriate?”

“I think people want to listen to a song that reflects how they are feeling. And did you dishonour both Frances Langford and Falling in Love With Love in front of me?” Havers shook his head disapprovingly. He guessed that they could turn off their professional idiosyncrasies at this point, and he was glad to be rid of it.

The Captain suppressed a grin at his Lieutenant’s charming yet biting comment. “I suppose I did. But I did not realise you held any strong opinions about music.”

“I did not realise you held so few. Though, I should not be at all surprised,” Havers returned the shot, leaning against the back of the chair.

When he tilted back his neck, stretching and sprawling his legs out under the desk, the Captain glanced over the lengths of soft, exposed skin.

Remembering he should be offended by essentially being called uncultured, the Captain cleared his throat to shake off his flustering state. He unknowingly squinted at Havers in the same manner as when he was exposed to something queer. “Now, whatever do you mean by that?”

“I’ve never seen you dance or enjoy music: you never put on records of your own volition and whenever you turn on the BBC you prefer their breaking news, bulletins, and updates from the front. Would it hurt you to switch your brain off and enjoy a bit of this?” the Lieutenant gestured vaguely to the new song coming through on the airwaves.

“I-I enjoy the works of Vera Lynn; she’s got a wonderful voice. And the talents of Glenn Miller and his orchestra,” the Captain replied without considering an actual thought-out rebuttal.

Immediately, he recoiled; his first thought was that Havers would spiel judging words for his overtly formal talk and by virtue of holding such an inoffensive opinion - that was the reaction he had known to expect from anyone else. When he managed to look at Havers, he was met by a nonchalant expression and a raised eyebrow that prompted him to go on.

“To tell you the truth, Havers, I don’t think I have danced in my entire adulthood.”

“Would you like to?”

It was the lack of ceremony that caught the Captain off-guard by the proposition. If the past month had all been a dream, nothing marked the end of it quite as much as a dance. But reality demanded he react instead of replay the moment.

He stumbled to reply, unfortunately having the effect of being uninterested; he’d had all kinds of thoughts about the Lieutenant in their time together, but not one was ‘uninterested’.

Havers hung his head, lightly laughing away his suggestion. “I apologise. You don’t want to dance with a man.”

“No! No- I-” the Captain struggled to string a sentence together in his head, let alone verbalise anything. Thinking quickly, he got to his feet and extended his arm down with his palm upturned. He knew he didn’t look the picture of a dancer, or that he was particularly handsome enough to ask to dance, but he wanted to try in the safe presence and direction of Havers. “They’re playing Moonlight Serenade… it’s my favourite.”

Havers considered the outstretched hand, only briefly, before slipping their fingers together as he joined his CO on the makeshift dance floor. The Captain stood close, his eyes capering over the man holding his hand as if he hadn’t long-admired the Lieutenant’s almond eyes and heart-shaped jaw and, well, his quite strapping arms. He coveted the features of his second-in-command every day, never bored of beholding them: the pointy tips of his ears, the brown stubble that lightly scrabbled beneath his skin, and the sculpture of his lips.

Something - or things - had changed within the Captain, gradually. Then the other night, in the shed with his Lieutenant, marvelling at their limpet mine, revelations had rained down all at once like comets falling across the sky above. He could no longer ignore the younger man standing before him, already providing serendipitous companionship and neat ends to his beginnings. He’d come to accept what he felt was more than a mere fondness for Havers; he wanted his heart to decide on his idolatrous fate, though his head wanted to know if Havers was receptive to more. Above all new revelations, it was that ‘if’ which hurt most to think about.

Briefly recalling Officer Jones’ enigmatic words on New Year’s Eve, and luckily not those of his father, he conceived that he was hurting himself. He could fend off his family’s expectations from beyond their graves for now. They had served their purpose, they meant well, but his new life at Button House had demanded he had to change. Perhaps too quickly. There was no time to unpack all that; there was a War on, after all.

They had a restrictive space to move in, shutting down the opportunity to practise dancing in any traditional styles, so Havers led them to the centre of the floor’s open square feet and decided the song deserved a slow-pacing movement. He instructed the Captain to place his free hand on his waist, where his uniform belt sat, while he held the Captain’s shoulder.

“It’s in four-four time, so start by stepping outside foot outside, inside foot outside, repeat, together, then change direction,” Havers demonstrated in small steps.

Eye to eye, it was initially much harder for the Captain to concentrate on how to move, enamoured by Havers’ easygoing guidance. In spite of this, he copied the instructions, mirroring his movements. The Lieutenant drifted between stages of the dance self-assuredly, ignoring every mistake and continuing on. Fairly soon, the Captain got used to the rhythm and lost in the song, though his heart stuttered where words would fail should he have had to speak. The proximity was dizzying.

Havers was soon happy enough to introduce another part to his lesson.

“Like a circle, then together, apart,” he reassured as they turned around in the office together.

It was a little clumsy at first, with almost every step nearly causing a twisted ankle, until the Captain had steadied his arms and strides. The song didn’t demand more creative actions so they switched between the two gaits. The Captain nervously laughed once they had successfully changed direction, but he kept his head up like he was told. Havers always carried himself with governing conviction which continued into the dance; the Captain enjoyed being subordinate for once.

The orchestral Serenade ended with a melodic coda of wind instruments which they matched with smooth, gliding pivots.

As the song faded into another instrumental piece, this one somehow slower, they didn’t let go of each other. They kept watch of the other man, looking for the slightest hint that they should call it off and step back, but that never came.

“Hold me closer,” Havers directed soothingly, “the song… it’ll suit it better.”

The Captain moved his hand, almost paralysed from being held so still on Havers’ waist, around the man’s back until it could nearly cup the other side of his torso. There, he let it relax, and slowly his body melted from its previous rigidity. Their hips were almost pinned together, in fact when they started moving it was hard to keep any distance between their bodies.

Havers was nearly in raptures when he felt the Captain take on the leading role. When they pulled in their still-interlocked hands close to their chests, the rest of the room dissolved away into a shallow blur.

“Are there any more moves for this sort of song?” the Captain asked, trying to cover his drying throat and scratching vocal chords.

“Not exactly. By this point, couples would rest their heads together, maybe the woman would place her head on the man’s chest or shoulder. It’s meant to be a sensual moment. Some songs, like this one, are meant to be heard by only two people at once. Together.”

As Havers’ friend, the shared intimate space was sacred and Orphean. In uniform - as the Lieutenant’s CO - he suddenly felt disturbed. Thoughts intruded on his serene moment, biting at his contentment with guilt-ridden rhetoric. It was in his own voice, his father’s voice, every superior’s voice, that these thoughts flooded his working memory.

How could you be so selfish? How could you betray your rank? Your country? Your sensibilities? How dare you abandon hierarchy and the War and proper priorities? How could you allow your mind to be corrupted? Are you that weak?

Again, the friction in his mind overwhelmed him easily. “Sorry, I think the tiredness has hit me all at once,” the Captain said as he broke off their embrace.

But Havers kept him close, holding the Captain by his waist then quickly moving his hands to a more appropriate grasp on his biceps. He held the Captain’s gaze, unwavering. “Something has been troubling you for a while now.”

(They need to have many difficult conversations; but locked in the arms of the other it is a bit easier)

[sun-marie]

2, 4, 21, 31, 43 for the oc asks! c:

thank you for the ask!!

2. Do you have a personal favorite among your OCs?

I think they're all kind of on rotation for my #1 favorite at any given time! I definitely have some that are more developed than others, but most of that comes down to the amount of time I've had them. I'd say currently, my favorites would be Lydia Laidir and James Trevelyan (since i'm still in DA Hell), and Zephyr Skybreeze (one of my BG3 Tav's, I have a soft spot for her since she's the first OC I had to build her background out from the ground up)

4. A character you rarely talk about?

I had to think about this one for a bit, but I'm gonna go with Maya, my Pokemon Violet kiddo! No real reason for that, beyond that my love for Pokemon Violet comes in waves and is more often dormant. That, and most of what I talk about w/ my OCs is shipping related, and she's literally a child so. Not a lot to say there lol.

BUT I love her quite a lot! Violet is the first Pokemon game I ever felt like I was actually creating a character who had traits and personality (rather then gens 1-5 being pre-built and gens 6-8 feeling kinda blank). The classes helped a lot with that, I think! Her favorite teacher is Jacq, she's really good at math/science and anything related to Pokemon Battling, is kinda bored in Art Class and struggles with History and Languages (which is like the polar opposite of my academic experience lol). She shares Nemona's passion for battling but takes an analytical approach to it, and I think in the post-game I could envision her as a Pokemon Battle Professor when she's an adult <3 (though I haven't played the DLC yet so idk if that's in my canon 👀)

Also honorable mention to Marco, my ME Andromeda boy. I have so much love in my heart for this guy and literally no idea what to do with him ✌🏻

21. Your most artistic OC

Viola, my Dark Urge! I've mentioned it before but I like the idea of her sick and twisted urge fantasies lending themselves to an innate understanding of human anatomy, and sometimes when she wants to kill kill kill kill, she draws....killing, instead lol. It's therapeutic for her, I think in a similar way her faith is, and I like the idea of art being such a strong positive outlet that it's able to ground someone in reality.

31. Pick one OC of yours and explain what their tumblr blog would be like (what they reblog, layout, anything really)

Hm! Well seeing as how I barely maintain my own blog I'm not super sure how to answer this 😅 but I'll do my best!

I'll go with Zephyr, I think. I think she'd have one of those really fancy layouts with the small buttons and the small text and a cherry blossom overlay with constantly falling petals. She'd reblog a lot of academic literature, poetry, positive affirmations, and moodboards! She'd be intensely active for like two weeks and then ghost for three months, and rinse & repeat

43. Do you have any certain type when you create your OCs? Do you tend to favor some certain traits or looks? It’s time to confess

Physically: Ponytails for days, followed by long braids. Idk what it is, but multiple of my OCs (Sabina, Zephyr, James, Ruathym, Maya, Anwen, Vanessa, AELON even in Inquisition literally remembering some of these ocs have ponytails as I type this sentence lmao) pull their hair back into either a midlength ponytail, a braid, or transition between the two. It's a good look, what can I say~

Character-wise: I have noticed a theme starting to pop up my last couple OCs, of having wild periods of Young Adulthood before mellowing out by the events of the story (James, Lydia, Sabina). Other than that, I have a few characters who are begrudgingly bound to Not Be an Asshole by their moral compass, i.e. they're rude in almost every conversation but they make good Big Choices (Ruathym, Aelon, Vanessa, Act 3 Anwen)

some OC questions <3

[saiahseesstars]

☆~These are my personal headcannons about the main six as human with a little bit of redesign. I wanted to keep them relatively similar to the show. They are all young adults like in the show, not high school students like in Equestria girls.~☆

~Fluttershy~

~the second tallest only shorter than Twilight(after she became princess), when she was a filly she was tall and lengthy why didn't they keep that into her adulthood.

~she's lean but has muscle from working with animals each and everyday.

~Her outfits are simple, I imagine she would change into work cloths when she goes to the sanctuary, but she always has on work boots.

~Always covered in bandaids from getting scratches, bruises, and scrapes.(she lives near everfree and works with animals)

~cutie mark place ment is her earings and hair clip.

~They hinted at her still being a bat pony but never explored it soo she's still a bat pony

☆Pinkie Pie☆

☆decora fashion.

☆when I drew her I had only one thought "make her an animator's nightmare!"

☆I think I gave her a pear body type.

☆she sew a patch, that just so happened to be her cutie mark, onto her shorts.

☆I actually didn't like that her full name, Pinkamena Diane, it didn't match her family at all. Her twin is Marble, why not call her a rock or crystal that has a marbled affect to it like Pink oples.

×Rainbow Dash×

×She broke the sound barrier, she has hearing aids.

×she's all about speed so she's a runner. Didn't she broke her wing once? Leg brace.

×to busy to shave

×you can't tell me she wouldn't ask Rarity to make her custom merch that she would wear constantly.

○Apple Jack○

○I wanted her hair to be wavy.

○bigger muscular build.

○injuries on her arms and legs from working at the orchard her entire life.

○wears hand me downs from her dad and Big Mac.

○She won't cut her hair because it reminds her of her mom.

○Eye bags from working long hours.

*Twilight Sparkle*

*I can't stand the blue streak in her hair so I changed it to yellow. Have you seen a Twilight sky the sky looks gold and pink.

*Why does Sci Twi have glasses and not pony Twilight have glasses, moon dancer is a highly magical unicorn and has glasses.

*She from Canterlot she went to a prestigious school. She rich!

*The youngest princess other than her niece.

*She was really snobby when she first moved to Ponyvill but mellowed out as she Progressed.

◇Rarity◇

◇the most mature

◇She's a business woman she wears practical but gorgeous cloths.

◇leggings

[laughtersembrace]

Friends (1994-2004) Tickle Headcanons

I have been rewatching Friends recently and felt like doing some writing, so here's a few headcanons.

Monica Geller

Ever the competitive soul, Monica is a terrifying force to be reconned with. She does NOT lose, especially not something as childish as a tickle fight, so make absolutely sure you are prepared for what comes next if you try roping her into one.

Growing up, she was a downright brutal tickler. Ross had the size advantage, so Monica was forced to hone her tickling techniques if she wanted any chance of bringing him down, a skill she has carried with her into adulthood.

From the day Monica discovered Chandler is ticklish, he has never known a moment's peace again. She adores sneaking up behind him, tasing his sides or blowing a ticklish puff of air against his neck just to watch him squirm.

Monica gets violent when tickled, arms flailing and legs kicking in a desperate bid to get away. On more than one occasion, she has given Ross a busted lip or a black eye, but the man never seems to learn from his mistakes and keeps trying to sneak attack her.

If you get her laughing hard enough, she snorts, a trait she shares with both Ross and Chandler.

Whenever Monica was seeing somebody but didn't want to say who, Rachel and Phoebe would gang up on her to make her talk. After her marriage to Chandler, these interrogations shifted to focus on date night details (where did he take you, how romantic was it. etc.).

The neck and sides are her weak spots; anywhere else will get you a few giggles at most.

Revenge is a guarantee with Monica. The second you finish wrecking her, I highly recommend running for your life.

Ross Geller

The king of denial, Ross will deny that he is ticklish until the day he dies, despite everyone knowing good and well that he's lying.

At first, Monica and Carol are the only ones who know he is ticklish, but over time the secret slowly gets out and soon everyone in his immediate circle is aware of his sensitivity.

Just like Monica, Ross is incredibly competitive when it comes to tickle fights, though he is FAR less likely to actually win them. He only stands a chance if he is able to catch his lee off-guard (or if it's Joey; the poor guy is just too ticklish for his own good).

Such a smug ler, making comments about how easy it should be for his lee to get away and how they MUST be enjoying themselves. He is also the type to start rambling on about the more scientific aspects of tickling, such as why certain spots are more sensitive than others.

When tickled, his laughter is super wheezy and high-pitched, filled with snorts and vague threats of revenge.

The moment he suspects you're going to pounce on him, he will start pulling out every plea and bargain in the book in an attempt to delay the inevitable.

His long limbs do him no favors when he is getting wrecked, flailing about like fish out of water with no sense of coordination whatsoever.

Ross' kill spots are his neck, ribs and knees (rib counting in particular is especially flustering for him).

Rachel Green

Tends to reserve tickling for certain situations (getting what she wants, making someone stop annoying her, etc.), avoiding tickle fights altogether the majority of the time.

Once she starts dating Ross, tickling is her go-to method of mellowing him out when he is stressed or knocking him down a couple of pegs.

Not as evil of a ler as Monica but less merciful than Phoebe, sitting somewhere in the middle. While she will stop immediately if you beg her to, she won't go easy on you before that.

"Hm, that was a funny sound. You aren't hurt, are you, Joey? No? Well, I guess I'd better scratch between those ribs again, just to make sure..."

Her laughter usually consists of giggles and squeals, only occasionally drifting into the cackly range.

The hips and feet are her worst spots, with the armpits coming in as an honorable mention.

While Rachel doesn't love being tickled, she doesn't hate it either, so long as it's in small amounts with someone she trusts.

Like Monica, Rachel is BIG on revenge, and if you've somehow managed to get on BOTH of their bad sides? You might as well just accept your fate.

Joey Tribbiani

As much as he tries acting like a big, tough ler, Joey crumbles the second you get a your hands on him. The guy is the DEFINITION of being unable to take what you dish out.

When he IS the one dishing things out, he is super playful, cooing little teases at his lee while he tickles them to pieces.

Gets into tickle fights with Chandler over the dumbest stuff; who gets the remote to the television, who gets the last piece of pizza, etc.

Joey is the MASTER of raspberries and tickle bites. Seriously, do not let this guy near your neck or stomach, you will DIE.

Whenever he is feeling down about not getting a part he auditioned for, his friends love to gang up on him and tickle him until he is feeling better.

You know how I said Joey is really good at tickle bites? Well, that may be so, but the guy absolutely CANNOT handle them himself. If you want to utterly destroy him, just give his tummy a few nibbles and he will be GONE.

He is the polar opposite of Monica, his body going completely limp when tickled as opposed to trying to escape or fight back.

Joey's laughter tends to his firmly in the belly laugh range, though you can pull some giggles out of him if you know the right spots (his ears and knees).

Phoebe Buffay

Phoebe is the "ticklish everywhere" type. No matter where you try, you are bound to get at least SOME reaction. Despite this, she is still a formidable adversary in a tickle fight, so don't make the mistake of thinking she will be easy to push around.

She loves everything about tickling, viewing it as a fun way to bond with those she cares about.

Claims to be able to read her lee's aura and tell when they have had enough; Ross is convinced this is utter nonsense.

"Aaaw, I didn't know you could squeak like that! You sound like a baby mouse! Let me hear it again!"

Her laughter resembles a stereotypical witch's cackle when tickled, fluctuating rapidly in volume and pitch depending on which spot is being targeted.

The only one of the six who will outright admit to enjoying tickles; the woman has no shame and I envy her for it.

You will need to be careful if you go after her feet (her worst spot); she is a major kicker.

Not very ticklish to rougher touches; you will need to be gentle if you want to get a reaction out of her.

Chandler Bing

I may be a bit biased since Chandler is my favorite character, but this guy is SO TICKLISH. Like, he tries his best to downplay it, but the moment you get your hands on him it is game over.

His strategy in tickle fights is to wear out his opponent enough to where they will not have the energy to retaliate; this rarely ever works.

Instead of traditional teasing and baby talk, Chandler likes to make little puns and smug comments to his lee, which usually ends up being even MORE flustering than the regular thing.

He goes after Joey the most, but every so often, his ler moods get so bad that he will attack anyone within arms reach.

When you get him laughing particularly hard, little hiccups and squeals start to slip out of him. To his utter dismay, Monica loves them and refuses to let him hide behind his hands when he gets to this state.

Super susceptible to teasing, no matter what kind. All it takes is a couple of words or a few wiggling fingers to reduce him to a flustered, stammering mess.

The neck, ribs and hips are death spots for him, though the armpits produce some downright PRECIOUS giggles from him.

Skulks off and pouts after getting wrecked, trying to act upset despite the giant smile still plastered to his face.

[oorangesoda]

OOOH ASKING GAME .. 45 57 and 60 PLEASEEEEE <333333 is thst greedy of me bestie ………

Salt, you can never be too greedy pookie, ask and you SHALL recieve!! 💚💚💚

[45] For an event, would they dress like they typically do, or go all out?

Speaking really broadly? Yeah, he dresses up a little bit, at least to be on theme with whatever event it is, but he doesn't do crazy elaborate outfits unless there's a reason to or he's feeling himself. Now, if we're talking Flower Dance? During the first year Callum couldn't be assed to dress up. He wasn't in a great head space at the time and didn't even ask anyone to dance, he just observed from a distance. Second year Flower Dance was different though. He enlisted Emily's help in tailoring a fit especially for him, which consisted of: A fitted and laced white men's corset trimmed with gold detailing, a soft baby blue cotton poets shirt with cuffed wrists and light floral embroidery on the sleeves, and straight pressed white dress pants w/ similar embroidery to the shirt on the ends of the pant legs. He wanted to make a statement, that's for sure ;3

[57] What was the most stupid or dangerous thing they have ever done?

When he was a teen he got into a lot of unnecessary fights with school mates that he just, wasn't equipped to handle. Anytime a someone made a remark he didn't like, or shot judging looks at him or a friend he'd immediately jump to defend. He was smart enough not to throw the first punch, but 9 times out of 10 he'd get his ass handed to him. He got some pretty gnarly bruises, sprains, and at it's worst a pretty bad concussion during that time, the school nurse was practically his best friend by the end of grade 10. Callum was definitely a "acting before thinking" kinda kid.

[60] If they were to commit a crime, what kind of crime would it most likely be?

Bestie, aggravated assault LMAO. Callum is generally a really peaceful and non-confrontational guy, especially once he reaches adulthood, he ends up loosing a lot of that reactive edge he had as a teen and mellows out A LOT. He'd much rather deescalate a situation and talk it out now, HOWEVER; he's human just like anyone else and if you get under his skin enough you might just get what you're asking for. He'd give you plenty of chance to walk away from it too, he'd straight up tell you what'll happen if you keep talking. Can't say he didn't warn you!

[fallenclan]

Since we're sharing stories, let me tell you the most heartwarming one that's played out in my clan. It revolves around two sisters, Beetlebud and Bluewhisker.

When they were kits they had an interaction where they vowed to both become the greatest warriors ever, Beetle being adventurous and Blue being shameless. While both mellowed out as they grew older, with Beetle learning there was more to being a great warrior than glory (turned loving despite being a formidable fighter) and Blue discovering a passion for history, they remained close through adulthood.

At one point Beetle had become mates with a daring female former rogue (named Tinyhowl) whom Blue also had a crush on, and when Blue eventually confessed Tiny was interested and Beetle was willing to share. They went on to adopt and raise 5 kits across 3 litters together.

Cut to many moons later, and the current leader dies. Both sisters were close to her, and are grieving. Beetle is the current deputy, but had a broken bone. I checked her relationships and there was no one who wasn't retired that she had higher regard for than her sister Blue, so Blue is appointed deputy to keep the clan running.

Only Beetle never recovers. Two moons after becoming the acting leader she dies from her injury before ever having the chance to commune with Starclan for her nine lives. Blue spends the vigil staring at the stars and wondering if her sister was one of them.

But sure enough, when Blue travels to receive her nine lives, Beetle is the last one to step forward and proudly give her a life "for endurance in the face of any hardship," and leads the cheer of Starclan cats in hailing her sister by her new name.

And when they finally meet again, they'll both have been stars. These two live in my head rent-free, I stg 😂

BRO THIS IS SO SAD WTF. the siblings :(((