#but seriously this kids show is awesome you guys are awesome and I'm so happy to be here

[stevens-pastrami-sandwich]

HAPPY 17TH ANNIVERSARY TO THE SHOW THAT CHANGED MY LIFE!! 🎉🥳🎂

So maybe I'm a bit late to the party.. but that's not important 🤫🫶

[rosiethedragongeek]

heyyyy i've been really busy recently but I'm back to be annoying and take up space on your guys' dashboards again lol

(i've missed you all so much and i'm so excited to be back!! tysm to everyone who reached out just to check on me you're all so sweet and awesome and omg)

[pomefioredove]

Hiii!! Could you possibly do headcanons of overblot boys + adeuce with a s/o who likes to collect figures or like manga or something along those lines? Also I love your writing you’re awesome sauce. feel free to delete or ignore if you don’t wanna do it!! I understand :3

<3<3 ofc

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type of post: headcanons characters: riddle, ace, deuce, leona, azul, jamil, vil, idia, malleus additional info: romantic or platonic, reader is gender neutral, reader is yuu

looking at... [vaguely gestures to Heartslabyul] all that, I can't imagine Riddle has any grounds to complain about knick-knacks or clutter. he literally lives in a minimalist's worst nightmare. he also gives the impression of a collector of odd trinkets. like stamps or antique tea cups. grandma vibes. probably gets you a nice display cabinet for your things

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Ace is a sixteen year old boy who balls and thinks of himself as a lady's man. and, I mean, he loves you, but you can tell what he's about to say before he even opens his mouth. weeeeeeb... then he saves up all year just to gift you that one ridiculously priced figure for your birthday. like I said, he loves you, he just has a very... defensive temperament

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I feel like Deuce is a really good listener (or, at least, he knows how to be quiet when you're talking, unlike a certain other Heartslabyul first year), even if he doesn't quite get it. besides maybe Jack, he's the most willing to watch your favorite shows with you, read your mangas together, hear about each individual trinket you own... even if he still doesn't understand. it makes you happy <3

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Leona is more of a meh guy. "what do you want, a cookie?" is probably in his top ten favorite expressions. things to say when he doesn't care about something. and. listen. he cares about you, he does, but he's not really the type to pretend. he'll let you talk about your collection, though. as long as you're happy with him, you won't seek out Idia and become completely intolerable (his words, not mine!)

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Azul is having flashbacks to all the junk that Jade and Floyd hoard. but, hey: at least your collection isn't of broken toasters or wild mushrooms. he can respect the pride you take in your hobbies, and the care you... wait, how much does all this cost?

...yeah. okay, he understands. definitely not toasters or mushrooms. your room is practically a museum

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[Jamil voice] "once you're done playing with your toys will you come help me clean up the lounge"

no, he doesn't get it. you haven't said how much all of this costs because you think he might have a heart attack if he saw the numbers, and you keep your belongings tidy enough for him not to stress. so he doesn't complain

(and also because he knows they mean a great deal to you)

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[Vil voice] "once you're done playing with your toys will you clean up the lounge" lol

he's not exactly jumping for joy when you spend all your allowance on plastic merchandise and picture books. I mean, he's already had to lend you his winter coat, and there was that week you had to stay at Pomefiore because the water at Ramshackle was out... but making purchases seems to make you happy, so he begrudgingly accepts it

there are worse hobbies to have, after all. [side-eyeing Rook]

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I don't even want to write Idia's part. I'm afraid he'll materialize in my room and start fangirling over this (rip idia shroud you would have loved x readers)

but seriously, he's been recommending you his favorite mangas and animes and games. he probably buys you authentic figures that are thousands of thaumarks on a whim 'cause you kinda like the character. very sweet. very thoughtful. when should I book your wedding. etc

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you'd think that Malleus would be astonished? WRONG this guy lives with Lilia "hip with the kids" Vanrouge. who is not only a hoarder, but someone who most certainly has a shelf of manga and figures from his favorite games somewhere in the cavernous hole he calls a room. Malleus has probably gotten him one for his birthday (after the 5 hours it took for him to figure out how to buy things online). so like. it's no big deal to him. if you ever mention wanting new manga or figures or... anything... he will give you twice the amount of thaumarks necessary. he's like that

[calm-potato]

|HAIKYUU CAPTAINS| //COMPLIMENTS\\

Haikyuu captains,how they react to compliments + short headcannons

Characters: daichi,kuroo, oikawa, bokuto, ushijima,kita, moniwa(former date tech captain), futakuchi, and yuji

Extra: there might be more characters but i tried to add as many captains as i could remember even former captains,might make a part 2 with other characters^^

Daichi sawamura

-surprised but accepts the compliment wholeheartedly

-would be bashful and blush but would play it off like it was no big deal

-very modest about whatever you complimented him on

-the rest of the day he'd think about it and might even smile or smirk a little

-his teammates will ask what happened as they caught him in the act and he'll just brush it off as "something he remembered" but they can clearly see whatever it was had him distracted a bit

-might even catch you the next day having feeling bad and compliment you next with a grin

Kuroo tetsuro

-smirks immediately getting almost big boned about it

-accepts the compliment and throws in a grin complimenting you back

-finds it endearing and can't hide how happy it makes him to hear

-the rest of the day he's hyper at practice,giving a big speech than he usually does and has a big grin that everyone finds kind of distrubing

-his teammates will ask what happened curious,but he shrugs them off,but if they insist he might just brag about it (more specifically to taketora)

-does his best in every game,tho he always did that,he'd get more fired up because of it

Oikawa toru

-despite him being used to the compliments from others,when it's from you,he gets more flutered while trying to compose his usual dramatic self

-would try and play it off as no big deal as well, "well of course you'd think that,i am awesome after all"

-has the widest grin as he flaunts the compliment to iwa who probably most likely wouldn't care and just wants him to get back to practice

-would constantly try and do things to get your attention for more compliments,trying to show off

-would get annoyed when you didn't while also teasing you about the compliment to see if you'd maybe give more or your reactions

Bokuto kotaro

-just like oikawa he'd get flustered and excited,tho it's just a compliment,he'd thrive off of it the rest of the day

-would always try and impress you as well,trying to get your attention like a kid

-"did you see that spike?" "I was awesome right?!" "I'm the best ace,right??right??!"

-honestly it was a little obnoxious but the guy loves compliments especially from you,plus the team was able to win cuz of it so no one really cared much

-would compliment you back and give a hug right after

-would get mad and pout when you complimented one of his teammates but not him

ushijima wakatoshi

-would stare at you for a moment processing your words then simply state "thank you" like it was nothing and walk away

-he doesn't mean to be rude or a bit cold about it,he's just too stunned plus half of his mind is focused on volleyball that he didn't expect a random compliment

-would later try and think of a compliment for you to give

-"your hair...looks nice" something like that or along those lines he would say with like barely a hint of a smile but he'd really mean it!

-wouldn't have thought much of the compliment but if you'd had a smile or some expression he'd think about it the rest of the day while trying to stay focused

kita shinsuke

- would be a bit more surprised,raising an eyebrow,before shifting back to his cool demeanor and nod

-he'd appreciate the compliment while throwing one randomly back without any affect or expression

- simply a "you look quite pretty/good looking today" while he focus back on sipping his water like he said nothing at all, not even giving you a glance

-wouldn't really think about the compliment much but once he told the twins about it atsumu looked at him like he was either stupid or crazy

-"you seriously had no filter?!" -atsumu miya

moniwa kaname(former captain)

-would stare at you for a moment and blush embarrasingly

-would accept the compliment though a bit bashful,probably scratching his head with a "thanks,i didn't think anyone noticed"

-would compliment you back while stumbling over his words

-wouldn't really get distracted unless someone brought it up then he's back to his flustered mess

-would watch you or stare at you without noticing as the compliment replays in his mind but tries to keep focus

-would probably try and be around you more or ask to hang out

futakuchi kenji

-would be stunned to say the least

-probably a little flustered pointing at himself as he can't believe a girl complimented him

-would flirt and compliment you back and once he get a reaction would smirk and walk away

-internally screaming but plays it cool

-might even try and impress you but fails,his teammates laugh at him and he yells at them "don't laugh at your captain!!"

-brushes it off and comes up to you "so,anything you doing tonight?"

-would blush or get flustered if you had seen it and laughed at him

-"h-hey" couldn't help but smile anyways

terushima yuji

-would have been a step ahead and complimented you first,but if you gave him a compliment he'd be star struck and basically already planning your wedding

-would give you more compliments,it might even turn into a war of who can make who flustered the most

-would love teasing you any chance he got

-would even tease his teammates too about getting a compliment

-after his games if you gave him a compliment on his attacks or how well he did he'd become flustered and smile saying "thank you,cutie" and might even ask to go on a date

-if you decline,he'd keep asking days later

A/n- hi i'm back,thanks for reading,i might make more haikyuu hc and other animes^^

[goblin-king-jay]

i recently rewatched all of the unsleeping city and am now onto unsleeping city chapter 2, and you know what

i used to think of cody as a joke, the dorky sword kid, but i forgot how absolutely fucking real he was

if i had been the person i wanted to be when i was a teenager, i would've ABSOLUTELY been a cringey overenthusiastic goth kid like cody walsh is.

i'm on episode 2, where pete turns the devil that cody sold his soul to (very quickly and willingly lmao) into a chest tattoo for him, and murph is like, "cody never smiles and so he's trying SO HARD not to smile right now". cody tries to be SO CHILL about the fact that he just found out less than 24 hours ago that MAGIC IS REAL and DEVILS ARE REAL and he meets these awesome fucking adults, one of whom takes the devil he sold his soul to (again, he offered his soul to this devil immediately) and turns it into a CHEST TATTOO with MAGIC.

I would be fucking LOSING MY GODDAMN MIND if that happened to me as a senior in high school. Cody, and Murph by extension, truly is all of us fuckin nerdy kids from high school who wanted to swing swords around and wear spiked collars and (bleem tim curry voice) CHAIN WALLETS and just like

IMAGINE if you were cody walsh!!! I would be vibrating out of my fucking SKIN by then. I would want to hug Pete and never let go.

"no one has ever been this happy. this is just fucking -- normal stuff --" for you guys, he probably meant to say, because he's so overwhelmed by these 2 grown-ups he just met who like, give a shit and want to know what his deal is and help him for some reason?!? they don't even want anything from him they just??? genuinely want to help him out of the fucking goodness of their hearts???

that would have turned me religious on the SPOT I would believe in magic and the power of friendship more than ANYONE like goddamn. I would be like k / dream / karen tanaka (the cutest fuckin name btw erika ishii ilu) like, trying to have a dark aesthetic but right below the surface i would be squealing like a fangirl in a puffy pink dress.

ANYWAY cody is trying to be SO CHILL around these badass adults who are very blasé and normal about this whole magic thing so he's trying to match their energy and be chill

and ally is laughing their ass off, loving murph pulling faces like he's trying so hard to not smile it's like his face is spasming, but then they get into character and take him SO seriously and when cody says thank you Pete is just like, "for sure man i got you."

i love ally so gd much for that, like. because now i can also see the situation from pete's perspective of this fucking edgelord kid who you just want to ruffle his hair or something but he's SO CHUFFED because MAGIC IS FUCKING REAL but he matches cody's energy and is just like for sure dude, we're very cool and chill about this because bros don't show emotion or whatever lmao. it's so cute I love them and can't wait to re-experience how their friendship evolves over the season.

anyway if you got this far thank you for reading, I wrote this while high and just felt screaming about cody walsh.

[therobotmonster]

So many kid's toys these days just. Arn't fun. They're designed to be COLLECTED rather than PLAYED with. Everything is a fucking blindbag. Materials are flimsy and cheap and designs don't hold up to an actual child throwing them around. And it's all so EXPENSIVE, even accounting for inflation.

To expand on my thoughts here, I'm unrolling a Twitter thread I made about this trend. (with some additions)

The Big H's handling of mainline figs is... distressing, of late. Very little push for show mains, oversupport of already saturated legacy characters, and some frankly unsettling engineering and materials choices (esp in Cyberverse).

Increase in overall fragility, thinner parts, styrene-on-styrene joints that will go floppy in a few months of light play, very little "clicks" or locks solidly... the passion is clearly in the collector's end, and that's just bass ackwards.

This repugnus would have been amazing triumph from Mego in 1970s. But for a mainline big H TF line in the 2020s? This is a backslide. And before anyone brings up that it's from the kids' line, that's the point. They're KIDS, they should get MORE care and effort in their merch.

Every toy you make might be a kid's only birthday gift or holiday present. Toys are /given/ to children, and if the work is subpar, you make a chump out of grandma. You won't be there to blame if it breaks or disappoints.

It seriously drives me nuts seeing how far the stuff-for-kids industries have fallen. There's no brands without the work, but as the poet DMX said: "these cats done forgot what work is."

All your blockbuster superhero empires start in the pulp gutters. Compared to the movies toys, games and comics will never be profitable ENOUGH to be worth it on a billion-dollar scale ledger.

"Give me mighty oaks! There's no profit in acorns!"

If you want the stuff that makes the Michael Bay blockbuster, you have to start with the stupid goofy cartoon no one had seen before where anxiety over the oil crisis was acted out by robotic Punch and Judy puppets. How many studios would greenlight TMNT or TF sight unseen today?

If you make toys and cartoons and video games, your job is to make kids happy. How is that not sacred? If anything is sacred it should be that.

Art is the act of evoking emotion, and fun is an emotion (what else could it be described as?) and it is SO IMPORTANT.

I fear that gets lost in the "what to do over next?" rush. Every artist at those companies has a dozen amazing ideas in their back pocket that won't get a chance to become the next Transformers because a studio is terrified they'll make Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors instead.

Since the world is run by Captain Planet villains, I wouldn't bat an eye if we found out venture capital was a ploy by some disgruntled warlock who just hates the goddamn Care Bears.

Just some dick at Bear Sterns singing "There's no room for joy on a spreadsheet" to a weaselly sidekick.

Cuz guys, we've got companies that make GAMES for CHILDREN hiring the Pinkertons. I repeat. Games. For. Children. That's not normal. That's not a normal thing. That is a very disturbing thing.

And its hard to even discuss without sounding like a frickin' Care Bear myself. Because how do you sum up the creeping dread that the support beams are being mined thin, and everything fun for kids will go the way of Toys-R-Us, dragged down like Artax.

I'm not advocating pure altruism here. There's plenty of money to be made giving kids an awesome experience. It's investing in future fandom. Real Brand loyalty. If you want the blockbuster 15 years from now, get them hooked on the fun cartoon now. The value-add always pays off.

For every Transformers or He-Man there's going to be several Robotix-es or Power Lords. That's a risk. A risk worth taking. New ideas should be easier and cheaper to bring to fruition now than ever. But the system won't let it happen.

[currymanganese]

Psst! Hey kids, wanna read a fluffy 'early days of an established relationship' Sydcarmy fic? I wrote a prequel/continuation of my first fic.

AO3 Link here:

Carmy hovered above Syd, gingerly resting on his forearms, his hands flat on the bed and bracketing her face on both sides. He hummed in satisfaction while they kissed, and came up for air after gently releasing her bottom lip from between his lips with a soft popping sound.

He leaned his head in close to hers and whispered right beside her ear, "Syd, when were you gonna tell me you taste so good?"

Syd cringed, looked halfway between deeply happy and deeply disturbed at his comment, half-heartedly swatted at his chest, and squeaked out between giggles, "Shut the fuck up! Get off of me, get off of me right now!"

"No."

Carmy smiled and ducked his head down and noisily kissed her left clavicle three times as he gently trailed the skin over her ribcage with his fingers. Eyes aglow with love and lust, he looked up at her and almost crowed in a voice thick with emotion, "Syd you are so fucking pretty, how do you do it?"

"What like, do you want skin care tips? 'Cause I think giving up cigarettes would be like winning half the battle for you...." Carmy and Syd held each other's gaze for a moment as he shook his head slightly, before Carmy sighed wistfully and murmured softly, "You know I really love it when you call me a dumbass, I'm almost there again, so keep going please."

Syd's eyebrows leapt up towards her hairline and she could no longer smother back her laughter, "Naw, Carmy you need to get up off of me, I'm serious! I can't take this, it's too much!" They both fell into a loud fit of wheezing, tittering laughter and Carmy reluctantly obeyed, easing off of her and moving to the side.

"But seriously though," he continued, "that first week you were staging was one of the longest weeks of my life. Uh, I kept telling myself Carmen, you're already broke as fuck, you can't get a C rating and risk HR violations at the same time."

Sydney smiled and wiggled her eyebrows at him suggestively and baited him, "HR violations you say, do tell!"

He groaned, "Sydney..."

"Car-men," she replied in a sing-song voice, "I wanna know. I'm serious, tell me what was happening with you that week. If you do I'll tell you what it was like for me, I promise."

Carmy glanced at her shyly and drew up his memories of that terrible, awesome, week at The Original Beef of Chicagoland.

"You know when you first walked in...It took me a sec before I caught what you were actually saying, I just couldn't stop staring at you. You looked like a fucking angel."

"Okay, wow....." Sydney interjected.

Syd smirked at him, "So that's why you forgot about UPS? Or is it that you're more of a FedEx type o' guy?"

"Fuck! Syd, you have to let me live that down please, like just rib me for it for at least like a decade max..."

"No can do, my guy. My ego is soaring over this; it's doing wonders for my mental health, now continue your story." Syd grinned.

Carmy groaned and laughed, whispered, "Fuck!" under his breath, and kept on going.

“Between the way you look, the way you called Richie out for being a fucking asshole...The business assessment and COGS breakdown you did and everything else...I had such a hard time not reaching out and-and, I dunno, holding your hand..Or telling you I liked your scarves, and that I loved your eyes...Or could I get to lick them sometime, they look sweet, you know?"

Syd's jaw hung open widely, a look of shock and terror on her face. Carmy bit back a smile and said, "Oh shit I said that last part out loud didn't I?" Syd tittered nervously in a frantic staccato, "Uh you know what Carm? I, uh, think-it's a time to for me go home, catchyoutomorrowm'kay?" and then she made as if to bolt from the bed before Carmy clutched at her wrist.

His laughter sounded just as nervous as hers, such a frank admission of his own horniness towards her threw him almost as off-kilter as it did Syd. "Shit, Syd, I'm sorry, I don't wanna scare you. I'll dial back the TMI okay?"

Syd paused and apologized, "Um, I'm sorry..You don't need to do that..You just.....Had my fight or flight response hella confused for a sec.....Uh, I can still feel the adrenaline surging through my veins actually."

They looked at each other as they valiantly tried to stifle back their laughter, to no avail. They probably had the neighbours incensed with the racket they made as their cackling ricocheted off the walls.

Syd eased herself back into bed and laid beside Carmy again. After a moment of contented silence, she held his hand and sighed. "I dunno about fiending to lick your eyes and shit, but I was crushing on you too back then actually.."

"Awwww, baby!" Carmy clasped his hand to his chest and somehow managed to flush a deeper shade of scarlet than all the laughing and lasciviousness already had him.

"I know right?" Syd shook her head, "You know I looked up to you even before we met, I read magazine write-ups on you when you won an award etc. To me you were a role model, how I wanted to be seen in this industry. You know, young, brilliant- like a fucking prodigy."

"Syd.."

"Okay, I know I'm laying it on thick, I'll stop. Relax!" As Syd smiled at him shyly, Carmy wondered to himself, "How is she so fucking beautiful and how the fuck do I keep her?"

"Uh, Carmy? You there?"

"Um, I'm sorry what did you say?"

"Nothing...Nothing, I dunno you just looked lost in the sauce for a bit there. Not that anything's wrong with that, given the context. I know this is a lot for you to take in, you've successfully snagged the eyeballs of your dreams after all-"

Carmy facepalmed himself and chuckled, "Syd, no! Fuck! I have got to stop giving you ammo!"

"You won't though. You can't help yourself around me. Keep it up though, I kinda dig all these unsolicited tidbits, they kinda make me feel more normal about myself."

Carmy's head darted up from his hand, "Syd, what do you mean by that?"

"Nothing. So, um, anyways-"

“SYD!”

"Carmy! Let me finish talking about that week!"

"Syd, how can you just let something like that slip and move on? After giving me so much grief?"

"Uh, I dunno, watch me!"

"I hate you so much." Carmy grumbled.

"No you do not. You fucking liar." Syd punctuated her remark with an open and wet kiss sloppily applied to Carmy's lips. Carmy was mollified instantly and sagged against her, blushing and laying his cheek against hers.

"I'm sorry. Um. I don't hate you.."

Syd nuzzled her cheek against his and gloated, "Um, You think? Well, no shit Sherlock. Welcome to the club."

Syd cleared her throat awkwardly at the silent mutual admission of love and continued, "So yeah, I was already stoked at the possibility of working with you and then when I actually came in...Let me just say, you look better in person.."

"Awww, Syd! Is that a compliment?"

"Shut-up! I mean, don't get me wrong, you looked good in those magazine features, wearing your chef whites. But I dunno, something about you that week just did it for me." Syd's voice fell lower and lower until it was almost a whisper, and Carmy felt as if he could hear his brain frying away in a shallow pan-

"Your hair was all mussed," Syd continued softly. "You looked like sleep was a long lost relative to you, but you were fucking hot, you know what I mean? I don't know how you do it, but you really made the depression/bankruptcy/stress-glam work for you. I'm saying you're a fucking 10, and I'm not just saying that because I wanna fuck you a lot, again..."

There was a pregnant pause.

Carmy blushed and struggled to make eye contact with Syd, he could feel the weight of her stare and her affections, and frissions of wonder danced along his scalp and down his neck.

"Uh...thanks Syd." He finally choked the words out, no one had heaped so much praise on him in a given moment in his entire life, much less for his appearance – with a body which still made him feel as self-conscious in his 30s as he felt as a scrawny teenager who got shoved against lockers in school. He was at serious risk of crying there and then, he assayed to joke his way out of the tenderness of feeling instead.

"Uh..I'm glad you like what you see," he peered at her, "but, uh, if you need to see an ophthalmologist there's this guy that comes in regularly, we might get a nice discount-"

"Carmy shut up and let me kiss you."

"Okay..Alright.."

They did not get to sleep much that night. And in the morning, they split a slightly jazzed up pack of instant ramen for breakfast before they headed in to work.

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They had agreed to keep things professional at work and to not tip off the staff about their relationship too soon, not that they minded them knowing..They were like family after all, but they foresaw the way that the team would mercilessly clown them for leaping into a romantic relationship together. Before they came clean with each other and started dating, they kept up a diaphanous 'she's/he's just a friend' song and dance routine concerning each other for 2 years after they started The Bear, trotting that answer out anytime a team member commented that they'd make a nice couple, or that they'd be good for each other. They weren't dumb, none of them were, they all knew there was something unspoken between them eagerly waiting to flare up and out, blazing like the sun.

And so it was, that the promise that Syd and Carmy made to each other to keep their relationship status a secret at work died on the shift following their relationship's consummation. They just did not have the composure, the chill, to do what needed to be done when sworn to secrecy. When they passed each other something in the kitchen and their hands brushed against each other they grinned idiotically with their eyes shining. Carmy was blushing and blinking when Syd spoke to him, more than usual anyways...And Syd, gorgeous Sydney Eleanora Adamu was unbelievably relaxed and smug, so smug that Drake after the Toronto Raptors won the 2019 NBA championship had nothing on her.

She caught Carmy's eye during a lull and winked at him and Carmy hissed out, "Syd! Fuck!" before he waddled away seeking refuge in the walk-in. Marcus looked up at her and said, "Wait a minute..Did you two??" He motioned with his index finger between Syd and the direction of the walk-in. Everyone paused and listened at rapt attention to hear her reply...Carmy was quietly counting down from 100 in the walk-in, and hoping he'd look a little less red than veal, and felt a lot less aroused by the time he went back out.

And Sydney, Sydney, Sydney, smiled and said, "Wellllllllll." in a musical tone, she might have been imitating Brandy fucking Norwood, as she shrugged her shoulders. Chaos erupted, exclamations of, "I KNEW IT! I FUCKING KNEW IT!" broke out across the kitchen before Syd shushed them. "Shut the fuck up, there's a few people still out front."

Carmy glided back out of the walk-in and stood a little aways from her, looking happily defeated. He heard the shouts of 'I knew it!' and knew that they could've only been talking about them. He was glad in a way, he had precious little guile in him anyways, not enough to keep up any pretence of acting like Syd wanting him back wasn't the best thing to happen to him in his life. Marcus shook his head smiling and said, "Aww congrats you two, I know how down bad your were for each other.." The kitchen team broke into sputtering laughter and buzzed with excitement. Tina went off to the office to summon Nat. Ebra had already fetched Richie.

Syd rolled her eyes and said, "Man, shut up!" while Carmy simultaneously thanked him. Syd looked at Carmy and said, "We are not on the same page right now, huh?"

"Well..He wasn't exactly lying you know." Carmy was starting to look a little smug himself. Syd shook her head at him and walked away. Sweeps congratulated her and dapped her up. Richie piped up, "It was about fucking time cousin! Too bad we didn't have a bet going."

"Richie! Ew, shut up!" Nat elbowed him aside as she breezed into the kitchen with Tina. Ebra asked how long they were together for, Tina and Nat gave Syd two crushing hugs, while Manny and Angel gave Carmy mock military salutes. The rest of the team smiled and nodded at Syd and Carmy. Nat gently squeezed Carmy in a hug and softly said, "I'm really happy for you Bear.." Carmy could only reply, "Me too, Nat. Me too."

All in all, things were not wildly upset by the rest of the staff being aware of their relationship. However, they did make hash out of cracking jokes at their expense for the next few weeks. Ebra spotted them eyeing each other with a particularly tender look once during service and said, to their mortification, "Remember, children, this is still a kitchen so no bodily fluids on the counters eh?" Carmy forgot himself once and told Syd, "Angel, can you pass that verbena for me?" Tina pounced on them during family later that day and slung her arms over their shoulders as they sat next to each other. She then played a snippet of Jon Secada's "Angel" on her phone whilst she sang along, dipping back and forth between the English lyrics and the Spanish version. Syd groaned and hid her face in her hands, "T! Please leave us alone!" as raucous laughter broke out along the table.

Carmy smiled and looked thoughtful though, he interrupted Tina, "T, you have an amazing voice, can we get you to sing at the wedding?" Tina shut up abruptly, paused the music and looked excitedly between Syd and Carmy, "Sure! When's it gonna be!?" Syd narrowed her eyes at Carmy and said, "Carm, you and me in the office, now." Wolf whistles and laughter trailed Syd as she stalked out of the room and Carmy told Tina, "I'll let you know as soon as I find out, if she doesn't kill me first."

When he entered the office Syd swung around to face him. She'd been leaning over his desk glancing at his phone that he'd left behind. A notification came in on it and had temporarily lit up the screen, Syd saw that he'd changed his lockscreen/wallpaper to a candid photo he'd snapped of her on their second date. She had an unguarded expression on in the image, her fork was raised to her mouth, her mouth hovered open mid-bite as she enjoyed a massive slice of cake they'd split for dessert. Facing Carmy, she crouched down slightly and feinted as if she was going to jab him in the side as he stepped up to her. Since she couldn't stay mad at him for long though, she clasped her arms around him and laid her head on his shoulder. "You're really serious about this, huh?"

"Yes, I wanna marry you if that's alright." Syd sighed and hummed contentedly before looking up at him. "Well we might as well figure this out now, kids or nah?" A smile started to twitch on Carmy's lips, "Well, I always thought-"

At Carmy's clear enthusiasm on the subject Syd felt her entire body flush with heat and pushed away from him. "Um you know what, maybe this isn't the best time to talk about this, I'm sorry for bringing it up now-"

Carmy's face started to fall a bit before she rattled out a, "No! Carmy, I just mean let's talk about it when we get home tonight, okay?" Carmy nodded at her reassurance, "Good point, will do Chef." Syd swatted him on the arm and giggled and paused in alarm, as if she was seeing her lovey-dovey behaviour with Carm from a third party perspective. "Oh my God..I think I'm gonna make myself sick!"

Carmy folded Syd into his arms and mumbled into her shoulder, "No you're not, Chef. Don't get squeamish on me now, that ship has already sailed."

Pre-relationship prequel here:

[whatyourusherthinks]

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

HELL YEAH MORE SUPERMAN. And this is a documentary about the guy who played Superman in the original movies? Awesome. I've never seen those movies, but I don't have to know they are infinitely better than those fucking Zack Snyder ones. Anyway, as soon as I heard about it I was incredibly excited. I wasn't sure if I was gonna review this movie, since I don't think people engage with documentaries the same way they engage with structured narratives, so I didn't know if my review style would work. But I want to tell people about this movie so I'll muddle through.

By the way Tumblr, and I'm speaking to the users and not the website this time, thank you SO MUCH for having EVERY SINGLE top post under the Superman tag be about FUCKING BATMAN. GOD FORBID I TRY TO ENJOY SOMETHING DC RELATED AND NOT GET REMINDED OF THE GOTH FURRY.

What's The Movie About.

Christopher Reeve and his role as Superman, his accident and subsequent adjustment to life, and the founding of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.

What I Like.

The whole movie, pretty much. I like the way they present the information, I like the glimpse into Christopher Reeve's life. They were incredibly respectful of the man while still acknowledging his flaws. They showed a lot of footage of home videos his wife took and I liked seeing hi trying to spend time with his kids after his accident. I didn't know Christopher Reeve directed movies either, that's pretty cool. I actually didn't know a lot about him, so this movie was fascinating. Probably the coolest thing was learning that he was best friends with Robin Williams, although it seems obvious in hindsight. Like of course the man who's still who I want to be when I grow up is best friends with Superman! The biggest thing I like about this movie was the message of never giving up. Christopher (and his wife, who I learned died of cancer only two years after he died) was faced with an impossible situation, and he never gave up. There were moments of weakness, sure. But he persevered. He kept fighting. I'm absolutely not ashamed to admit this movie made me cry like four or five times, and all of them were in relation to Chris overcoming or succumbing to the more tragic parts of his life. (Or when Glenn Close said Robin would probably still be alive if Chris was like WOMAN YOU CAN'T DO ME LIKE THAT.) There's a really cool visual of a stature of Superman/Christopher floating through spaces that get's green crystals when they talk about Chris's injuries and the movie opens with an awesome shot of the statue right in front of nebula that looks like a cape. It's so cool that I completely disregard that the movie should have ended on that shot instead of opened on it. Either way, this movie is really quite excellent.

What I Didn't Like.

It's just a shame YOU CAN'T WATCH THIS ANYWHERE. WHY THE FUCK IS THIS A LIMITED RELEASE?! I get it's a documentary and maybe that doesn't have as much appeal as a regular comic book movie, but our theater is showing this movie for only TWO DAYS. I HAD TO PAY TO WATCH IT. Yes, I was happy to, it was a worthwhile experience. But why limit the opportunity for people to watch it? Seriously. This is baffling.

Final Summation.

This is a movie about Superman and hope of course I like this movie. I guess watch it on Max in like a month. I guess I was kind right about not being able to review documentaries as easily, but honestly the half-assed nature of this piece might be just because this movie is pretty damn good. I don't have much to say beyond that.

[tayfabe75]

Hi :-) I'm 18-- and a half. I'm the girl who is best friends with a guitar and writes songs about everything and everyone that happens to me. Names included. ;-) Class of 2008. In my spare time, I like to conduct random baking experiments in my kitchen and write letters to people. I really love people who like my music. They're number 1 on my favorite things list. I'm not a big deal. At all. I love people who are nice to me, I've never been one to say things like "All you people think you know me, well you don't". Because I'm not that complicated. My complications come out in my songs. All you need to do to be my friend is like me. My middle name is Alison. And I'm extremely tall. Like, I'm that really tall person that is blocking your view at a concert. On behalf of all of us, we're sorry. My ideal outfit is a sun dress and cowboy boots. I love surprises and hardwood floors. I like people who are excitable. I think it's endearing when people cry when they're happy. I'm pretty excitable too. I've never been the kind of girl who needs a boyfriend. Plus, guys don't ask me out because they know I'll write songs about them. But I'm also the girl who still believes prince charming exists somewhere out there-- fully equipped with great hair and an immature sense of humor. I wear too many bracelets and I can't concentrate on the conversation if the TV's on. I grew up on a Christmas tree farm. Seriously. I'm fascinated by black and white pictures, I have them hung up everywhere. I like people who can be sarcastic and laugh about tense situations. I never assume someone's not being honest with me. I like to read up on weird medical problems, so if one of my friends ever complains of a headache or stomach ache, I'm probably going to spout off 12 different things that could be wrong with them. Because I'm way paranoid. I think Keri Russell and Ellen DeGeneres are the coolest celebrities ever. I don't like making decisions when I don't have to. So right now my toenails are painted 5 different colors. I will never straighten my hair to impress a guy ever again. There's never going to be a time when I'm annoyed by compliments about my music. I need everything to be organized. All the time. I think little kids are awesome. I'm a thinker and an over-analyzer. I'm not jaded. I'm a fan of fans. You are absolutely wonderful to me. I've got your back, just like you've had mine. To anyone who has gone out and bought my CD, or come to a show, or even turned my song up when it came on the radio, all I can say is thank you. Oh yeah.. My name's Taylor.

July 26, 2008: Snapshot of Taylor Swift's archived Myspace profile, highlighting what she looks for in a partner. (source 1, 2)

[jimiminily]

Hobi is officially discharged from the military! 🥳🎊

It has been 548 days/18 months/1.5 years

(Enlisted: april 18 2023

Discharged: october 17 2024, today!)

I'm HAPPYY that hobi is back seriously 😭😭 waiting till 3AM is always worth it to see them discharge from the military

He worked so hard and amazing im proud of him🥹🥹💜 im happy that nothing can separate him away anymore 🥹💜 I love you so much hobi, welcome back loml 🌸

Jin has planned on a special event for hobi and he'll actually be going to meet him and take him to the filming spot as soon as he's out!

JIN is going out to greet J-Hope who is being discharged around 10 AM KST!

However, the rest of the members except for Jin are all serving in the military, so they will likely not be seen at the site that day.

Remaining members left to discharge:

● Namjoon and Taehyung: 236 days left (june 10, 2025)

● Jungkook and Jimin: 237 days left (june 11, 2025)

● Yoongi: 247 days left (june 21, 2025)

And these are the links to the weverse posts and live from Hobi ♡ (added translations), also a link to BTS picture on twitter (Only jhope is on it)

@BTS_twt today's tweet on twitter/X

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[241017 J-hope Weverse Live: j-day]

🐿 everyone~ jhope is back!

🐿 ive discharged from military. wow i cant believe that this day came

🐿 wow 1 year 6 months.. is such a long time.. and during that time, to fulfill duties as a korean citizen, i was able to live as jung hoseok for these 1 year 6 months, and now i am back as jhope. it feels a bit new

🐿️ I keep saying this but thanks to you, I was able to come back safely.

🐿 i keep saying this, but due to your cheers and wishes, i was able to do well. lets now walk on a flower road. thank you so much. i havent been able to eat yet. i had so many things to do starting when i woke up

🐿 it was such a hectic day and morning aha. and it feels so new. even a week ago, i was like.. im discharging? but i was like oh im getting discharged now. i started thinking of my schedules, and how theres a lot to do

🐿️ Ah English! I'm ready.

🐿️ But realistically everyone, in the military, you can do many things, but you don't have the leisure.

🐿️ I was so physically tired. I would want to study but after working with the soldiers, but as an assistant drill instructor, I had more time I had to work. And to study afterwards? It was hard

🐿 hobi is talking about his experience as an assistant drill instructor and how he would have to wake the other soldiers up in the morning and woke up early and just telling us about how he worked hard while in the military!

🐿 i'm looking at myself in the video right now and you guys might not be able to tell but i gained some weight. i need to work out and lose weight.. (HUUH?!!!! pls he looks goodㅜㅜㅜㅜ what!@?E$~!@)

🐿️ Wow it's been a really long time since I saw "Purple You"!

🐿️ Will this fit? They all wrote me a message one by one.

🐿️ My memories are here. They have pictures too.

🐿️ Whenever we had a march, we would eat together. In the winter it's quite cold and we would eat oden. You can see here. This is how I lived. I might shed tears

🐿️ I'll tell you one more thing. They say that after coming back from the military, that's the only thing you can talk about.

🐿️ It was fun because of these guys. Our age difference was like 10yrs. They were young kids. They were cute and good guys.

🐿 and txt also sent me this! *shows flower bouquet and letter* thank you so much!

🐿️ I received this today, but our TXT kids gave me this. There's a reason they're doing well.

🐿 "hobi hyung thank you so much thank you for protecting our country" aha who is this? oh i think its kai

🐿 ah i cant believe it. im doing this live so that you can look at me. but ill be preparing for my activities and such. ill take off this hat and ill prepare to show you an awesome jhope. thank you so much and i love you

🐿 challenge. thats right in a way this was a challenge. i entered military and trained, and was assigned my role and bunk.. ah i cant forget it.. but did you know? i wrote a diary during the time in the military. i wrote about one thing i regretted. i didnt bring a water bottle

🐿 i heard seokjin hyung wanted to do something once im discharged? oh do it, do anything~

🐿️ "Let's make a time for just us."

🐿️ Absolutely. What we have left for us is time.

🐿️ "Can we hear your signature greeting?"

🐿️ Yes, let's finish with this.

🐿️ I'm your hope. You're my hope. I'm J...!

🐿️ I'll show you many cool and great activities. Thank you for your love and support and attention. Heart! Here is my last heart as a soldier. Bye!

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Once again, welcome back 🥹💜 im happy that he's back healthy and happy🥰💕

[stingslikeabee]

❛ Should I use ShinRa's dental to replace my teeth with silver fangs? ❜

unscripted asks . always accepting

A diamond was a girl's best friend - a timeless saying that was preserved among upperplate ladies for one engagement after the other. Melissa, while not a topside resident (and arguably not even a lady, in the views of many), had to disagree on that front despite the incredible size of the rock on the finger of her left hand - she happened to have two best friends, then.

The second one was the redhead Turk lounging just behind her - Reno had finished his shower and personal care routine, dressed in a ridiculously expensive fluffy robe and turned on the TV to the most trashy content available (a reality show with couples fighting each other to remain on some little island close to Costa, if the madame heard it right). Melissa was on the table nearby, eyes inspect one page after the other from a series of leaflets and booklets that Reno had never really paused to consider.

The materials of his benefit package - sent by Shinra's human resources department and which he had no use for. In addition to the actual cash he got from the company and the very comfortable lifestyle it offered, the Turk didn't have any other pressing needs. But that changed after their marriage of convenience - as Reno's lawfully wedded wife, Melissa was now entitled to all these incredible little things.

Discounted fares for Costa del Sol if boarding the company's vessel; two pairs of tickets for any spectacles sponsored by Shinra at Loveless avenue per month; a series of vouchers to be cashed out restaurants that had been favorably regarded by top company management; priority when making reservation at the best Junon inns, particularly during celebrations of the military. The company even went as far as selecting employees through a lottery process for an all-paid vacation of five days at the Gold Saucer to boost morale!

Melissa was living for the benefits - nothing short of a privilege that people like her had never been afforded and could never dream of unless they married into the company, apparently. The fact that Reno was free to continue his life (including his sexual one) as he saw fit did not represent a breach of any terms - all Shinra required was for a paper saying they were wedded... Which was a bulletproof arrangement for the brunette, too.

(Who would be insane to fuck with her establishment or her girls knowing she was married to a Turk? One of the most dangerous jobs within Shinra, and the reason they were also paid so well?)

So when the question came from behind her, Melissa actually paused everything and turned around in the chair, craning her body to look at the redhead. They had discussed the dental insurance earlier - one of the few things Reno did recommend, and which made a lot of difference for a slum kid like him to fit in (the woman could see why, of course). The joke, however, didn't have his wife laughing - but instead removing the reading glasses off her face very seriously, folding it in a classical pensive move.

"Well. There is nothing in the rules saying you couldn't do it. Personally, I do think it matches your brand," the brunette smiled, then regarded Reno with a pointed look that was the prelude of her own comeback, "But if you want honest advice from your darling wife? Don't do it. Can see that being a problem if you feel like sucking dick and the guy is distracted," Melissa then outright grinned, obviously finding the idea hilarious in her head, "It's not that I don't think you give awesome head, my dear. It's just that I'm sure some men out there won't be able to handle you."

Leaning back, the smirk faded - but not entirely, and the madame's honeyed eyes were still sparkling with humor. "Unless you like it bloody, then go for it. Be happy, bite a dick."

[zoetekohana]

Thoughts on Sex Education S4E2:

* Oh no, Otis, you're proving my point yet again about you and Maeve not being a good romantic fit... Don't be jealous already.

* Maureen has become her own person and I am here for it; supporting her son, being such a positive influence for him, taking self-defense classes. This deserves a:

* I love the idea of Adam working at a farm as he's so great with dogs, animals.

* Aimee is just too adorable. Definitely one of my fav characters on this show. Good for her for being honest with Isaac about her blunt tendencies and wanting to start fresh.

* Rubes being cunning... Very interesting.

* Still curious about her previous connection to O in elementary.

* Don't these kids have, you know, actual classes at this school? O is being a fulltime therapist apparently, others do so much yoga and fitness. I know it's a "student-led" campus, but still.

* Wait? A Jackson and Otis interaction? A civil one as well? I am intrigued...

* Otis may suck at relationships himself but he is really amazing at giving advice.

"Even though you enjoyed yourself, these things should never come as a surprise. I would encourage you guys to practice enthusiastic consent, which is looking for the presence of a happy yes, rather than the absence of an unhappy no."

💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

* Jackson is so handsome, I can't.

* "I have this habit of falling for people that can't commit, so." I FEEL YOU, JACKSON.

* Eric's eye game is always on point.

* I like Abbi's friendship with Eric, but I still don't fully trust her.

* I actually have tears in my eyes with Michael making an effort to be there for Adam.

* Maeve deserves better, seriously.

* No, no, no, don't give Jackson more stuff to be anxious over.

* Roman's accent is so awesome!

* Ruby was right, Otis. ;)

* I like Aisha so far.

* I need Otis and Jackson to interact more.

* Definitely love the writing classes involving Maeve.

* Two episodes of being in a not real relationship, and Maeve and Otis already broke up. I'm sorry to Motis shippers but I personally don't want them to be endgame.

* Oh no, O's campaign song was embarrassing.

* Can't wait to watch Ruby being Otis' campaign manager. She'll have a lot of work with that one.

[naughtygirl286]

We've been catching up on some TV recently 😄

Obi-Wan Knobie

I thought the series was excellent! and think they should do a Season 2. The only problem I had was with his interaction with Leia it kinda doesn't mesh with Episode 4 like when she is leaving the message for him in R2 it like she doesn't know who he is but she should know or remember who Obi-Wan Kenobi is becasue as a kid she spent quite a bit of time with him. that is pretty much my only gripe with the show a continuity error

She-Hulk

I wanted to see this being I'm a fan of the character and I was happy they were going with the funny/silly 4-wall breaking version which is the version of She-Hulk that I like. Now I actually the series was awesome! I enjoyed it alot! I laughed at parts and giggled at parts and did a few eye rolls here and there. Its all very fun I liked the references and the 4 wall breaks I thought Tatiana Maslany was perfect as Jennifer Walters the way they did She-Hulk was awesome I liked how they kept her origin somewhat close to the comics love the Cameos and thought Tim Roth is still killing it as Abomination. but like I said I enjoyed the series and as a comic reader I have to say that the show is very She-Hulk very similar to the comics.

Ms.Marvel

Now next we watched Ms.Marvel now I can't say I know alot about the Kamala Khan version of Ms.Marvel being I didn't and haven't been reading her series. the Ms.Marvel I grew up with was Carol Danvers Ms.Marvel before she became Captain Marvel. but like I said I know the basics about Kamala Khan from her team-ups and guest appearances in other books. the show is really good it has the fun almost silliness to it but at the same time a very seriousness as well similar to how Spider-Man: Homecoming was it had that same feel as that movie almost. there was some funny moments and some nice action and visuals and speaking of which I knew they changed her powers for live action and she is no longer "stretchy" with her shape shifting powers in the show she is now more like the MCU version of Green Lantern where she puts on a The bangle and it gives her the power to create Hardlight constructs similar to what a Lantern Ring does also there was one thing that bothered me the "Bad Guy" in this were suppose to be djinn but they didn't seem to have any type of magical powers? you would think they would? djinn are suppose to be magical creatures aren't they? also another thing the ending I remember ppl saying that the '97 X-Men animated theme is heard during a scene but I didn't hear anything I watched the scene like 3 times and couldn't hear anything. other then that I thought it was a good and fun show.

Moon Knight

and finally on the Marvel side of things we watched Moon Knight. I know a lil bit more about the character the Kamala Khan's Ms.Marvel. I thought the series was really great plenty of action and adventure and some funny moments I thought I thought the visuals for this were also really well done and kinda impressively cool at times. One thing tho I did feel at a few moments during the series it felt a bit disjointed but got back on track quickly it was like it hit a "speedbump" for a minute. I also think Oscar Isaac was great as Moon Knight and he pulled off the somewhat craziness that the character is know for perfectly! the duality that they do in this was excellent. but yeah I thought it was great and a good introduction for the character into the MCU

Now after watching all three Marvel shows I thought they were all really good and I enjoyed them all but I would have to say I enjoyed She-Hulk the most. I actually thought it was the best of the 3 I probably think that being that I am an actual fan of She-Hulk but also I thought it was witty and funny and full of all kinds of moments and things that I enjoy like comic references and Easter eggs and also I felt it was very close to the actual comics so I'd say I liked it the most.

Also I watched Werewolf by Night now that is something I thought I would never see in live action! but it was pretty great! I liked the whole B&W aesthetic where it looked like a 1950's monster movie that was great! and I loved how they did Man-Thing (aka "Ted") he was perfect! it was a great an somewhat funny introduction of the character into the MCU and I like how they had him use his acidic/burning touch thing too. but it was a good lil special I do wonder if this will have any connections to the upcoming Blade movie?

[chunibyo-x-sorcerer]

As they opened the letter, they read the red writing.

Hi Mom and Dad, This is my first time writing a letter although...I got help with it, thanks to Eito checking it over. This is really weird because I don't want to say first or anything that comes to mind as I write but I want to let you know, I'm doing okay! There are a lot of questions I want to ask but first...you deserve to know how I'm doing. I know you did this to protect me.

So let me tell you how's my life.

First things first, the caretakers who look after, Maemi and Isamu. To me, they are like my big siblings, big sister, and big brother! Maemi always looks after me and makes sure that I'm not doing wrong. Isamu is there to cheer me up as usual, telling me to take breaks when I'm studying too hard!

But it makes me worried because I always see cursed spirits. But then! When I was young, I met Master Kanne. Before you freak out or something, Master Kanne is a yokai! Not a cursed spirit! He's an oni who's a monk living at the shrine. I helped him around his shrine and he taught me how to use cursed energy and other things to combat cursed spirits! He's like a grandpa to me! He's my first and best teacher ever. Thanks to him, I developed my cursed technique, Flames of the Dark Phoenix!

I came up with that one because it sounds so cool! I also practice it by reading manga and watching shows! It sounds crazy but it helps out a lot while enduring Master Kanne's training. He's tough but his teachings help me out! Plus, I met other yokai! Tesso, he's a rat yokai and he helps me out when finding cursed spirits. Then there's Reiki, he's a yokai who used to be human and I help him out to look after his family. Then there's Kyo-time, she's a half-woman and half-snake, I always visit her to help her with the garden. There's Keizōbō, he's a fox yokai who is the neighborhood postman! When I told him about you guys! He says he will help out in delivering the letters just in case!

Because of them, I was doing pretty well. But then! I met others like me! Three of them! There's Nobara, Yuji, and Megumi! They're around my age and do the same thing I do. But with different curse techniques! They saw my videos and want me to go to this school called Jujutsu High! This is the first time I heard of it! I can't believe you guys went there! Nobara is nice and beautiful, Yuji is nice and strong...I mean that guy is really strong. Then there's Megumi, he had this shikigami! An awesome dog, some rabbits and frogs. He's like a Pokemon Trainer!

Anyway! We didn't get off the right foot but these guys helped me and yokai to get rid of this huge curse infestation. All four of us fought this huge freaking curse! It looks like a whale that spawns curses from its blowhole! After that, I met their teacher, Gojo-sensei. He's nice too! By the time I wrote this, I was already at the school as you reading this letter. Thank you for sending money to help with the orphanage! The money helps out a lot. Not for me, but for the kids back home! I became a sorcerer to help them out. Besides...I'm going to be a hero! A hero sorcerer just like you guys! I still can't believe that you two are Goddess X and Blueburn! I watch your videos! Ironically, huh? Because of you two and other heroes, I became Daichi Pheon-X! Here is my social channel if you haven't seen it already!

daichipheonXsorcerer

Anyway! I am happy to hear that you two are doing alright. Really! Me and Eito are doing okay! I'm seriously glad because I thought of something worse like I read in shonen manga. Anyway! Like I said, I'm at Jujutsu High! I make sure to become the best sorcerer and strong enough to join! Please wait for me, okay? Your sons, Kisho and Eito.

"Wait really!? Our little bird said something!?" Goddess X said happily seeing Hiraki land on her shoulder happily. She was nuzzling against her with Aiko landing on Blueburn's shoulder and was happy.

Hiraki shows the letter but she was excited. "Well, what are we waiting for? Lets open it!"

[realnightmares-fanfictionstories]

Hey, everybody, it's nightmare, and welcome back to another chapter of Angelica’s sensation before we get started with today's chapter, I wanna personally thank you for the amazing support this series getting. I thought it wasn’t a good enough series, but I guess wrong anyway without further ado, here is the next chapter.

Chapter 4 vendetta

Friday morning at the pickles house. Tommy and Dil were going themselves ready for school while Chuckie, Phil, Lil, and Kimi were downstairs waiting in the living room, for two boys.

‘So, anybody else excited about next month's Halloween dance on the 30th says, Phil. Looking at the others to reply to his Question.

‘ most differently, says Chuckie with a bit of sarcasm. The last thing we need is another embarrassment after what happened last year’s Halloween dance.

His step-sister Kimi turns to face her brother with a confused look on her face.

‘You're overreacting, about last year's incident Wasn't bad enough for the other students who cheated or sneak into the dance without a ticket is no big deal Chuckie his step-sister comments. Besides, I overheard that a costume contest is being held on the night of the dance, and the grand prize is better than you can imagine Kimi added before finishing up.

Chuckie looks back at his step-sister And replies. ‘Yes, I'm overreacting about last year’s incident. It’s bad enough for someone who could’ve just gotten a date with Nicole Boscarelli, but I have no excuses or an explanation. Plus what do you mean by the grand prize being better than we could ever imagine how much information you know? He questioned Kimi.

‘ could've, Chuckie we assumed that you had already decided to take Nicole to the Halloween dance and you’re saying you don't have a real explanation seriously doubt that, but yeah Chuckie’s right how could this year's Halloween dance be better than the last one says, Phil.

‘Simply said, Kimi. Yesterday after school I've spoken with the Halloween crew members who were responsible for last year's Halloween dance. It turns out that the grand prize winners get special things.

Look, dude said Lil. Facing Chuckie. We understand where you're coming from, which was unexpected, but look at it this way if you can't find a single date by the time the Halloween dance comes around I’ll be happy to be your Halloween date how's that sound says, Lil, waiting for his reply.

Doesn't sound too bad, but I'll take your offer if I can't convince Nicole to go with me to the Halloween dance said Chuckie.

While the conversation with the others continued, Tommy and Dil started walking downstairs with their book bags and a sweater. Both the boys hear the commotion coming from their living room and spotted the others while entering.

‘Hey, guys sorry for the hold-up Dil and I thought we had everything we needed before our afternoon classes. Anyway, y'all ready to go asked Tommy while looking at the others.

About time you and dil show up said, Phil. We were just talking about the upcoming Halloween dance within a few more weeks and Kimi conversed with crew members who were responsible for last year's Halloween dance last year he said. ‘ yeah, what about them dil replied, will say, Phil. This year's grand prize winners get a special better than last year's grand prize he replied to dil.

‘Awesome, says Tommy. I think it’s worth the risk of winning that contest, but it looks like we have to go bus is almost here and we don’t want to be last for school he added.

Before they were about to leave the house their mother Didi walked from the kitchen and stopped them before leaving the house.

Hold on kids before she says. Before everyone leaves. Tommy and Dil, you're cousin Angelica will be staying with us for Thanksgiving dinner and winter break. Phil, Lil, Kimi, and Chuckie you're parents have already confirmed your beheading back to our house after school correct she asked them.

Phil, Lil, Kimi, and Chuckie nodded their heads in agreement that their parents had already known ahead of time. Tommy and Dil also nodded as well.

‘Wonderful, your kids have a great time at school and be safe she added watching them walk out the door and head into the bus.

Later on in the afternoon at Jim class. Tommy and Phil, we're busy playing basketball along with the other classmates. While Mr. Pangborn was keeping track of all the students during the basketball routines.

‘So, it’s clear that you and the others including dil understand why you guys are staying over said Tommy while following along with the other students. ‘ yeah, Phil responded. We’ve been wondering what exactly happened between y’all and Angelica. But to answer your question from earlier. Chuckie stated he’s been having difficulties asking Nicole to the Halloween dance, we thought he'll ask her asked by now, but we guess wrong without a doubt he should have everything under control.

Tommy nodded and the two boys continue they were Jim's class once it was over.

‘Later on, at the pickle's house. Chuckie, Phil, Lil, and Kimi were upstairs inside Tommy and DIL's bedroom to discuss the issue of the Thanksgiving incident with their cousin Angelica.

‘So, what's with angelica circumventing half of the school students say’s, Kimi? I'm starting to suspect Angelica is either concealment or she's overwhelmed by anxiety Kimi added waiting for Tommy or dil to respond as she was sitting on DIL's bed along with Lil sitting next to her on the left side of the bed.

‘Will said Dil. The reason Angelica is circumventing half the school is completely unknown to us, but the whole reason why she's circumventing, Tommy and me are that we don't truly believe or comprehend what she's dealing with at home and school.

So have you and Tommy asked around the school if they had any leads and what about her friends Kimi Question them.

Tommy and dil look at each other and back at each other. ‘ we tried asking around the school including her friends Tommy stated. Nobody, not even her teachers. This all started around the 15 of November 2014 one week before Thanksgiving.

Flashback one week after Thanksgiving.

On November 15 Tommy and Dil made their way to the house after a long day of school. while entering their mother and father could be heard inside the kitchen having a conversation about Thanksgiving dinner. Hi, mom and dad were home from school says, Tommy, who entered the kitchen along with his young brother dil followed behind him.

Hi, kids how was school today their father asked while reading the newspaper at the table. School was alright replied Tommy. dispensing that we don't win the Halloween contests, but theirs next year he added before finishing. ‘ yeah hopefully next year is better than the last dil comments. Tommy’s right said their father putting the newspaper down. There’s always next year any way your mother and I have something momentous for you boys he says.

Tommy and Dil became curious about what they were about to get told but their parents.

their mother turned around to face them and replay. You're cousin Angelica will be staying over for Thanksgiving dinner. We understand that you boys don't get along with Angelica but promise to not start with her or cause problems says their mother. That’s the problem Tommy says to his mom. She's always blaming us for things that don't involve the problems she's facing and she's been taking her irritation out on us for the past couple of weeks. ‘ yeah, we understand we don't get along with her, but it's becoming completely difficult to get this situation under control known talking won't be useful. He said before finishing up their side of the story.

Look spot their father said. Sometimes it's normal for family and friends to agree and disagree with each other it's part of life, but you stated that she's taking her irrigation on y'all for the past couple of weeks is unhealthy. Sooner or later you and dil along with Angelica gonna have to talk about it eventually when the time is right their dad added. Dad’s correct Tommy said dil. Eventually, the conversation with us both is much needed whenever it comes to pass.

Tommy nodded in agreement with dil about having a good exchange with angelica. after the boys had a conversation with their parents Tommy and Dil headed upside toward their bedroom. Meanwhile, while the boys were upstairs in their bedroom Angelica's mother had dropped her off at her house as punishment for the next few weeks.

angelica and her mother exited the car parked on the right-hand side of the house. She grabbed her blue and purple duffel bag from the front set while she closed the door behind her. It doesn't matter since I have to spend Thanksgiving weekend with those two always get on my nerves it's a good thing that I spend a lot of time updating and expanding the map layout of the house itself located inside my duffel bag hidden within my clothes underneath she whispered while walking towards the house and knocking on the door.

Before Grandpa could set down on the couch chair located in the leveling room he overhead knocked on the door and wonder how could be at the door. I’ll answer it said, grandpa Lou getting up from the chair and walking towards the door, and opening it to see Angelica and her mother. Hello, grandpa says, Angelica, walking inside the house. Hello, Angelica, it's been a while since I last saw you're grown more mature since you were a child he said.

She smiled at her grandpa knowing he was the only person who understand. Honestly, it doesn't seem to be I've grown more mature enough but hearing about how much I've grown is wholesome enough I might be going places. She comments. Well, kiddo Your most different earned the right to get compliments for the hard work you make he said rubbing her head with his right hand. Anyway, you run along up and start with your belongings Tommy and dil should be upstairs don’t forget to get say hello to them before heading towards the guest room replay grandpa.

Angelica nodded only to turn around while closing her eyes. taking a deep breath and slowly releasing from her nose knowing she was about to be a more paranoid haven to deal with her cousins. She started healing upstairs while carrying her duffel bag on her right shoulder. While she was heading upstairs Tommy and Dil could hear Angelica walking toward their bedroom. She noted that her cousins were talking about other things that didn't interest her while she passed the bedroom.

After a few minutes, she entered the guest bedroom located on the left side of the house. It's been a while since I've seen this room surprising that nobody knows that I have a complete layout of the house itself including the bottom and top floors. She said putting her

duffel bag on top of the bed opening it only to reach inside to grab the layout of the house.

Can't believe that I upgraded the map fitting for me most of the areas where the changes that were needed for my escape tonight.she said opening up the map and looking over the details of her escape. If memory serves me correctly the only changes that were make where the gust bedroom leaving from the window was risky enough for having the right amount of blinds we’re I’m at right now, my uncle and aunt bedroom is behind difficult if not done properly and as for Tommy and dil there simply enough with come ease she says moving her eyes down to the lower map of the house .

That just leaves the front door and the backyard, it would be easier to leave through the front door if it wasn’t so noisy that's out the window so my only possibility of escape is through the backyard leaving me with no other option she said before putting the map layout back into her Duffel bag.

While Angelica was putting her map layout of the house away inside her duffel bag her cousins Tommy and dil decide to head towards the guest bedroom she was located. You understand that we have to talk about how you just walked access our room without saying something, and what is the problem with said, Tommy, standing near the doorway with dil. Why would you two bother me to ask such a quesquestion when I simply don't have to answer you're annoying stupid question especially if the situation is none of your business, it's always a good idea to annoy Angelica or simply dig into my personal problems when everyone is always questioning me making a nuisance out of myself nobody appreciates anything I work hard for getting blame Angelica's comments before the three of them started whispering and arguing with each other.

After the argument that the three had Angelica started crying over the argument, she just had. I don't understand why I get myself into so many problems with them it never-ending cycle getting blamed for unnecessary drama involving not working hard enough around the house and always coming back and forth between home and work. I'm exhausted from this unhealthy situation, my mother doesn't seem to understand that I'm sick and tired of her being an ungrateful mother we argue with each other, and can't get along she said while letting her frustration out.

A few hours later around nighttime, Angelica's phone started vibrating from a text message from Susie saying she and her sister are a few minutes away from the house and should be arriving in less than two minutes. She started grabbing her phone which was located on the nightstand on the right side of the window including her contract ticket along with her sweatshirts for her and Susie she bought online from the concert website.before she left the guest bedroom Angelica fixing the bedsheets along with the pillows , she took one of the pillows from the middle of the bed and placing both the pillows on top of each other and making it look like she never left the room.

Angelica carefully walked out the guest bedroom into the hallway while putting on her sneakers. Once She finished putting on her sneakers ahead where her aunt and uncle's bedroom carefully sneaking passed their bedroom along with her cousins. After making it halfway through the house now downstairs she quickly turned her head right to face the empty kitchen with nobody else in plain sight just before she thought it was clear to proceed grandpa could be spotted entering the house from the backyard door. Angelica continue walking slowly until both grandpa and Angelica spotted each other.

Angelica said, grandpa what are you doing up this time of night he said whipping with a curious look on his face waiting for her reply. Angelica took a deep breath and replied. ‘ the truth is grandpa. ‘I'm currently sneaking out of the house for a concert that I'd been planning on taking Susie for her birthday today, but mother and I started disagreeing with each other after she had allowed me to buy concert tickets but randomly change her mind and said that I couldn't go after working hours at work grounded me for arguing with her she comments. Please grandpa I've been waiting for this one special event she adds pleading.

Grandpa sighed in relief knowing her mother was in the wrong. The good news is that you are honest and told the truth about your mother not allowing you to this concert, fitting that you're technically grounded for arguing with her, and I understand that your dealing with problems with your Mother is unhealthy but just between the two you're free to go with Susie have fun and be safe and remember to be careful when entering back into the house through the backyard grandpa whipped before heading upstairs and allowing Angelica through.

Thanks, grandpa you're the best, and I promise don't worry she whispered with a smile on her face before leaving the house through the background and closing the door slowly before taking off.

End of flashback.

After Tommy and dil had finished their side of the story, Phil, Lil, Kimi, and Chuckie were dumbfounded by learning about their situation with Angelica.

For the past couple of weeks, she's been taking her irrigation on y'all hell might as well be all of all said Kimi. I'm frustrated with the fact that nobody else is doing anything to stop this she added before Lil chimed in. More importantly, ‘I have a feeling that she's either hiding something from us or someone is keeping the information from coming out Lil said with a curious look on her face. Yeah, I agree with your dad eventually this situation will be talked about sooner or later fitting that Susie’s bound to question us before long Lil comments.

What do you mean by might as well be all of us Tommy asked Kimi raising an eyebrow. What she means is that Angelica has been given the same amount of problems that she’s been given yall but worse said, Lil. It's been happening since the beginning of the sophomore year one minute she’s friendly and the next minute she’s acting like we destroy her life or mentaling into a situation where you barely even have control over comments Lil.

Since the beginning of the sophomore year replay Tommy. Seems like we're going to have a long conversation with Angelica and Susie which I'm not ready for. Don't blame dude said, Phil. Anyway, we should get ready for bed but let's just say that Angelica was hitting information that could have made this situation problematic who could be that intelligent enough to make it this fair Phil question them. Well said Lil. Have a few suspects that is involved or who I think is involved with this situation more on that on a later conversation she relayed to her bother.

Once the conversation with Tommy, Phil, Lil, Kimi, Chuckie, and dil the whole gang started getting ready for bed once everyone else settled Tommy turned out the lights and fail to sleep.

End of chapter!?! Four

Hello, my amazing reader's nightmare here hope y'all doing fantastic during the holiday season, sorry for taking the time to publish the chapter sooner or later been busy lately fitting it's holiday season and all. Anyway, thank you for your patience appreciate it without further ado see y'all in chapter five the Halloween dance part 1 see you guys then!?!

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Bruno leaving his pregnant S/o behind.

+ a little bit of Mirabel fluff.

Okay so you guys found out you were pregnant not by taking like a pregnancy test or anything but the family is getting ready for breakfast and you are the last two come downstairs and 12-year-old Dolores goes "does anyone hear that?"

of course everyone's confused bc nobody knows what she's talking about and then she keeps talking

"Dolores what are you talking about?" and Dolores frowns and looks at Pepa "mamá It's an extra heartbeat It's so quiet." She took her head while pepa and Felix Just look at her puzzled.

You finally come downstairs to join everybody and little Dolores grabs your wrist and tugs you towards her.

And then she places her ear on your still flat tummy.

"its coming from you."

everyone else at the table is like freaking out except for The youngest three who are literally 4,5, and 9.

Bruno, who's frozen in his chair staring at Dolores like she grew an extra head

And you. who just came downstairs has no idea what Dolores is talking about. You laugh nervously at her and part her head. "what are you talking about, amor?"

"there's an extra heartbeat in you" you make eye contact with Bruno (and he blushes because he's Bruno)

"Oh-"

Julieta insist on a party because honestly no one really thought Bruno was going to have kids.

It's relatively small due to Not a lot of people in town liking him but everyone's really too happy to care.

for a few months everything was perfect every morning when he would wake up he would kiss your stomach and mutter "te amo pequeña mariposa" when he thought you were still sleeping.

he didn't let you do too much due to being paranoid. and anytime the two of you went anywhere he threw salt over his shoulder before entering the room.

seriously tho where does he keep the salt??

The only place he's not allowed to throw salt is in Julieta's the kitchen. his sister will smack him in the back of the head with the wooden spoon "suficiente con la sal!!"

he's constantly making sure you've eaten. and he insist that you wear one of his ponchos everywhere. "What if you get cold, Mi Girasol? or worse you catch a cold."

"you worry to much, miedoso." (scaredy cat)

he insist you wear socks to bed even if they're uncomfortable.

despite that he'll cuddle up with you and throw his arms around your body to hold you close at night.

he'll tell you both good night and sweet dreams.

The two of you discussed names and decided if you had a boy you would name him after Bruno's father Pedro with Alma's permission of course. And if she said no your backup option was Mateo.

and if it was a girl, Which Bruno seemed so sure it was, he decided Aurora, You didn't know where he got it from at all

but it means Dawn Which was the time of day he realized "oh shit I'm in love with them"

Him and Mirabel are so cute together

they both talk to the baby. Not the cute baby talk but they have genuine conversations with this baby. sometimes a kind of feels like you're interrupting.

One time in particular you went to take a nap on the couch and you wake up to Mirabel laying along your legs Her cheeks pressed against her now showing Belly and He finger laying next to your belly button just talking. " 'nd so Luisa said I couldn't beat her in a race and I said of course I can! so we raced and i lost." she huffed. "But I'll show her in a few weeks I'm going to get a really awesome gift. Maybe it'll be super speed. I wonder what kind of gift you'll get, Mariposa."

when you turn your head to the side there is you husband sitting next to the couch head pressed into the sofa arm drooling just a bit.

and then everything went wrong.

those few weeks did pass and Alma asked Bruno to look into Mira's future.

when you asked him how it went he got dodgy and didn't answer. Which was weird because He might have been anxious about things but he always made an effort to talk to you about it.

"everything is fine i promise." And he smiled at you. And you believed him. "go wish Mira good luck for me? I'll be down in just a minute."

And then the gifting ceremony happened and you watched as Mira touch the candle with both her little hands and wipe her nervousness on The top of her dress before reaching out to touch the door handle.

You couldn't really focus because your husband was nowhere to be seen

And when you finally refocused on your niece there was no door. and the crowd was silent.

and Mira looked confused to her Abuela, then to her mamá, and then to you.

when things finally settled down And all the flowers have been put away and all The townspeople had gone home you wonder back up to Bruno's Tower.

"Miedoso? Mi Amor? are you alright you didn't watch Mira's gifting-..."

but the room is empty.

You turn on your feet to go and ask anyone else if they had seen him.

"He isn't in his room? He said he was going to lay down a bit just earlier."

But he couldn't have. He said he'd be down in a minute and he never came. your brain insisted if he wasn't feeling well he would have told you.

and so the family searched for a bit. No luck.

and in the morning Felix and Luisa searched again.

Dolores avoided you like the plague. and Mirabel clung to you more than ever.

that night for the first time the baby kicked.

and he wasn't there.

of course what you didn't know is he kept an eye on you. through little cracks in the wall

he listens to you when you talk at dinner and sat in the walls when you sang to his little mariposa

So far but so out of reach.

He would leave little gifts around for you to find. And you just thought it was Casita being nice.

I mean it was a magic house

You give birth with Julieta in the room holding your hand.

You had a daughter. Aurora.

Aurora Mariposa Madrigal you were just a little happier

but Bruno cried for days because he couldn't be there.

he watched in silent distress as you moved out of your room. and the door was boarded shut.

He listened as his name became a taboo subject.

But you told Aurora stories about him. the REAL him.

when he came back he was so awkward and in serious need of a shower and maybe a new poncho.

The three of you hugged and he tells you "i missed you amor."

And he looks at your daughter and says "You've gotten so big mariposa."