#but the story is pretty amazing and you can make it pretty gay depending on your characterization

[battlecrazed-axe-mage]

I’ve never played FFXIV, but based on your posts I have to assume it’s a gay lil dressup game with a surprisingly good story.

That, without exaggeration, is a 100% precisely accurate description of the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV

[celtrist]

Do you have any thoughts of Adam returning as a sinner (in the same vein that Pentious did as a winner) in your au?

On this front I'm not sure if I'd follow canon if they DON'T make Adam a sinner, I can say that much. It might depend on the logic the show goes with (like being angelic and dying results in only death, even if you were a shitty person like in Adam's case). But it kind of only has crossed my mind occasionally but never thought too deeply (crazy I know).

Where Sir Pentious would more than likely be breaking away from the curse, Adam is more than likely affected by it now that he's a sinner. And he would treat Alastor how he treats women in canon: he's entitled to Alastor, he wants him as the perfect wife who obeys everything Adam tells him to. Let's not forget that while it seems he has a really good and pretty respectful relationship with Lute, the man has 2 wives that were specifically made for him with one being an Ex cuz he wasn't treating her right, and the other missing in action as of right now. And he consistently objectifies women (the sex story about a girl wanting to have sex with the drummers and seeming to imply all lesbians are good for is being "hot"). At the least, Adam seems to be able to respect women he works with or are above him (Lute and Sera), but he doesn't hold that same respect to say his wife. And I don't actually know the complexities of Adam's character very well, he's just never a character that clicked with me to learn more about him. He just seems like someone who would be looking for a domestic housewife, not a partner he can actually talk to on an emotional level (perfect opportunity for character development on that).

I think he'd be similar to Vaggie on the "forced fem" thing, if not worst. Where I can see Vaggie looking more for appearance than Alastor necessarily getting any alterations to his body to look like a woman (something she certainly does and wants but she just prioritizes dressing him up female first), Adam is the opposite. He would prioritize changing Alastor’s sex rather than having him dress like a woman (which he'd more than likely still do). If only because where Vaggie holds genuine chemistry before getting in bed with someone, Adam kind of clearly is a bit of a sex maniac. And let's not kid ourselves, Adam is the type to be like "gay sex gross, but lesbian sex is awesome". So after having "concerning" homoerotic thoughts about Alastor, when he's straight, Adam would turn to a "time to make Al a lady". Adam definitely reads as the type to want to put "it" in a woman's privates rather than a man's backside (he honestly reads as someone who would only primarily be interested in biological women, but that's just me and I'll still sit around thinking how cute he and St. Peter look as a couple).

Adam would try to impress Alastor with his guitar, singing, and amazing dick, and get nothing for it. So the next best thing is definitely trying to kidnap him to get Alastor stuck in a house with only Adam and (ideally for the first man) no escape for Alastor. Which I'm sure Adam would do plenty of things to Alastor that would definitely be uncool but "fall under his duties as a wife" for Adam.

(And to put this here cuz I just thought of it, maybe unfallen angelic beings aren't immune to it (unless they're of great higher power maybe like Sera), but it just affects them slower. Like if Emily got around Alastor, she wouldn't be immediately taken by the curse. But the longer she's around him, like days without leaving his proximity, she slowly gets more and more affected. Kinda unrelated but I thought of it... so here it will stay. But I'm gonna sit on that idea just cuz it could offer some yummy angst for my angelicsmile heart. Which wouldn't be canon to the au BUT I CAN DEVIATE FROM IT TOO.)

[00queasy00]

9 Fandom Folks To Get To Know Better

Thanks for the tag @cealesti!! :3c

Three ships you like:

oh god this is hard okay okay uuhh the ones on my mind rn 1. tomarrymort / soulseeker (hp) - i find them so iconic, you know? their ideals, their parallels, their similarities, there seems to be new things to discover about them at every turn, just keep putting them in situations and watch them wreck havoc. the soulseeker fandom is filled with so much amazing amazing people so kind and creative, i feel like i have accidently stumbled upon the holy grail, the paradise that never ends <3 2. radiodust (hazbin hotel) - i ship them as literally the queer-coded villains that have nothing in common, yet they bond over being the meanest hottest couple in the hotel together and know the ideal make-up brands to go into territory battles in. theyre like two drama queens on different ends of the spectrums. i like them toxic, i like them dramatic af, i like them in pink and red hahaha XD 3. lawlight (death note) - tbh im fairly new into the ship, despite being a longterm death note fan :0 i was more into mellodramattic before lawlight era hit me recently lol. i love how people, pretty much, turn them into their personal anime yaoi dolls and force them to kiss lol.

First ship ever:

uuummmmm im thinking hetalia ??? XD uh England and America <3 i can never get over the angst. the sunshine gay and the grumpy gay dynamic.

Last song you heard:

La Vie en rose (alastor cover) by Paranoid DJ Please check out PARANOiD DJ's fan songs for hazbin / helluva, theyre so good!!! The Lucifer, Alastor, Stiker, and Verosika songs are my faves!

Currently reading:

Vicious Circle by Bakuko, cyberslut404, estnedo I barely started chapter 1, so no thoughts yet besides I am excited to check this story out !! The Emporer and The Star by wynnebat I am rereading this story <3 I enjoy it so much and the confusing and deadly feeling Harry is having with his Seer abilities.

Currently watching:

I am actually watching a few things rn, I jump around a lot depending what I am watching with who: -Gurren Lagann - my lovely partner never seen it! i had to change that! one of my fave fave core animes. -Toilet-bound Hanako-kun - a comfort show with gorgeous. gorgeous designs and a fun twist of traditional ghost folklore. -Heartstopper Season 2 - my wife loves the comic, so here we are. -Trolls Dreamworks Movies - watching with friends <3 the designs are so adorable and are very fun! i am always so blown away with how creative the team uses different craft textiles throughout the movies! the second and third movie are my fave <3 theyre like an hour and half long each! fairly short, but i HIGHLY RECOMMEND for a good time!! -Harry Potter Movies - watching with friends on saturdays <3

Currently consuming:

Water!! Stay hydrated folks!! <3

Currently craving:

to listen to magnus archive from the beginning again -- but rather wait for the whole story to be revealed first before restarting it again x_x

Tagging (no pressure!!): @raehb336, @i-dream-of-libraries, @liquidluckandstuff, @laserswordtraining, @chaos-bear, @theonceandfuturequeenoftarts, @tommarvoloriddlesdiary, @isalisewrites, @cloverwoodss, @kagariasuha @duplicitywrites @crowcrowcrowthing and whoever wants to join! if you havent been tagged and see this, I TAG YOU! come join its fun :3

[ilovescaredysquirrel2]

My top 5 bird-themed movies because why not

Okay, you guys I'm very excited about Illumination's new movie "Migration for a ton of reasons, but the main reason is that I love ducks. I'm personally, as a Chicken Run fan, NOT excited about Chicken Run 2 because I feel like they're going the wrong direction with it. Getting a new director, firing most of the old voices actors, and then Netflix taking over the ownership? No thanks! I'll still give it a try though. Here are my top 5 favorite bird themed movies, and why

(Chicken Run, 2000) I love this movie mainly because of the message and the fact that it tackled some heavy subjects in a family friendly way. The humor is really well done, like most DreamWorks movies, and the voice acting is amazing! I don't recommend it for children as much, but I'd say the age rating to start watching, is maybe 10-12 or older? It's a bit dark but it's still a beautiful movie and there's a character that almost everyone can relate to!

(Storks, 2016) Okay, this one is more for children and family, but has a few subtle jokes that mostly adults will understand,. I personally think it still has an amazing message about the lives of people come before objects and also that family isn't always birth given, adopting kids they're still family. And of course, the characters are very fun and adorable. Compared to most teen-young adult girls in animated movies, I really love Tulip's design. They don't make her too "sexy" but still make her look cute, she dresses plain, and she's a total goofball. I personally love seeing more female characters like that.

(Rio, 2011) You guys know this one's a cult classic! My mom and I loved this one a lot and were sad when Disney shut down BlueSky Studios. The movie is still incredibly underrated, although it has a strong fanbase of 2000s-early2010's kids! The music in the movie is incredible, the visuals and scenery is gorgeous, and it actually makes you want to travel to Rio! I feel like they tried to show the culture in the best way they could, even though I'm not an expert, they did it in sort of a subtle way, but still enough that it makes you admire it!

(Duck Duck Goose, 2018) This is an adorable and underrated movie for the family, even though the villain may be a bit scary at times! I love how it focuses mostly on the animals, I love when movies focus mostly on the animals to the point that you forget the humans are there, but they still do show humans sometimes. The humans don't have like, speaking lines or anything. Also, the characters are adorable! Peng's character really reminds me of Rocky from Chicken Run, but a little more childish and care free. A better comparison to Peng would be Otis from Barnyard, at first he acts like he wants to party all the time, but then learns to become a man by the end of the movie. The ducklings, Chi and Chao, are so adorable! Chi's a very loving and helpful big sister, and she's voiced by Zendaya! Also, Stephen Fry voices one of the crane brothers (or maybe they're gay cranes? I have no idea...). The voice acting and characters are so amazing in this movie, and the scenery is also so gorgeous! The humor is also on point, and you'll love the little squirrel character! I also think this movie is good for maybe 6 and up, depending on how used to movies the kid is. My 6 year old self didn't have that kind of attention span yet but some kids are different. Anyway, I just consider it a good movie for the whole family!

(Ploey you Never Fly Alone, 2018) Okay, this one can be a bit sad but also has a pretty good story. I'm personally not too comfortable with kids having love interests in movies/shows, like kids that are younger than teenage. Because they're birds and have no confirmed age, you can feel however you want about the Ploey and Ploveria relationship. I'm only uncomfortable about it because they both sound young and it wasn't much time after Ploey hatched from an egg when they met, but again, they're birds. It's still a beautiful movie with fun characters and really talented voice acting! I put it at the bottom of the list because it's not one of my first choices, but I haven't seen it in a while. You may have different feelings about it. I think i recommend this movie more for 10 and up, it does have some emotional moments though. It's not really funny or anything either, so I don't recommend it for parties or family movie nights. If you love bird themed movies and have a friend who does, it's something nice that you can watch together when you're not busy.

I hope you like the movies I recommended, and let me know what you think in the comments! I love to chat!

[pomodoko]

Do you have any manga recommendations?

Oh yes! Yes I do! I have a lot of recommendations, actually! I'll put it in keep reading because this post is gonna be loooooong.

Slice of life/Seinen manga:

Hirayasumi: story about a young ex-actor who inherited a little house from one of his only friends, an old lady he met by random.

Skip to Loafer: country bumpkin meets city guy, but this time it's a deep exploration about teenagehood, what it means to work towards your dream, and the complex social situations teenagers have to deal with besides just romance.

Shiori Experience: bumbling English teacher Shiori gets haunted by the ghost of Jimi Hendrix. Because of that, she needs to rise to stardom before she's fully 27 as that will be when she dies. (Fantastic art work, amazing paneling, highly recommend!)

Wonder Cat Kyuu-chan: cute, relaxing 4koma about a smart and competent little cat and his easygoing owner.

Embrace Your Size: autobiography about the artist growing up in a very fatphobic Japan. A short, sweet read. CW: eating disorders, fatshaming.

Yotsubato!: a true slice-of-life manga about a single father and his adopted daughter and their day-to-day escapades.

Sweetness and Lightning: another manga about a single father and his daughter, but this time centers around the dad learning how to cook for his kid now that his wife passed away.

Hakumei to Mikochi: story about a race of little people living in the woods among anthropomorphic animals. Amazing worldbuilding and attention to details.

Romance manga:

A Bouquet for an Ugly Girl: sweet but self-deprecating "ugly" girl meets sunshine puppy dog guy. A story less about changing ones' appearance and more about gaining self-confidence.

The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy At All: cute story about a preppy girl having a meet cute and developing a crush on the nerdy girl in class, but she thought she was a cool emo guy at first.

Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to: genderbend isekai, but it's actually very gay and very good! Can't say much else, but the comedy is on point and the two leads are super closeted it's insane.

Majo-Senpai Nichijou: in a modern fantasy setting, a businessman falls in love with the witch in his department. A very sweet romance.

Ajin-chan wa Kataritai: another modern fantasy setting where a school teacher finds out that his school has several fantasy creatures as students. Has a really nice romantic build up (not with the students) and cool worldbuilding.

Beware of the Villainess!: actually a manhwa about a woman who got reincarnated into a villainess of some pretty sketchy romance novels. Sick of all the horrible male leads, she sets off on her own to make a life for herself.

Action/Adventure manga:

Kuutei Dragons: a massive, expansive world that has a culture in dragon hunting. Fantastic worldbuilding, creature art, and character writing.

Dungeon Meshi: an adventure party has to travel deeper into the dungeon to rescue the male lead's sister who was eaten by a dragon. Another manga with amazing worldbuilding and character/creature art.

Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi: normal guy gets isekai'd, but he's not a hero at all. He's just a dude whose skill is grocery shopping online and he gets roped into cooking for mythical creatures somehow.

Mairimashita! Iruma-kun: human boy gets adopted by devils and gets sent to devil school. Actually really sweet!

Natsume Yuujinchou: human boy who can see spirits receives a book of names from his late grandmother. Names have power, and those names belong to spirits who would do anything to get them back.

One Piece: top best selling manga of all time that's been going since 1997. It's still good, believe it or not.

Gintama: another old classic. One of the funniest gag manga I've ever read, though sometimes the jokes get too rambly but that depends on your taste. Aliens have invaded Edo Japan and almost all samurai have been wiped off the face of the Earth!

I have so many others I'd like to recommend, but for now I hope you'll find something good among all I've listed.

[tamelee]

Personally I don’t really get people who say they acknowledge Sasuke and Naruto’s romantic bond but still ship Sasuke with a woman… Like, they saw that he was gay (he’s shown to not be attracted to women so he’s not bi) but kinda don’t care?

Actually I don’t really understand the whole shipping culture, or even mainstream fandom culture… I don’t know, I just don’t see the point in just making up content for pre-existing characters while completely destroying what made the characters unique in the first place by ignoring canon entirely (like crack-shipping). I get why people wouldn’t like everything about canon, it’s my case too, but if they don’t like anything about canon… Why are they here in the first place?

Nooo now I sound grumpy. I must be bothering you I’m so sorry 😭😭

Anyway, you’re amazing and I hope you know it 🥰

You don't sound grumpy to me dw 🫶

Well, I don't believe such ships have much to do with Canon either way. And I doubt all of them hate Canon per se, though some change 'Canon' to like Canon, which is funny. "This is my Canon." Yeah, not how it works, but ok- have your Canon your way ofc ┐(￣ヮ￣)┌

Side-note though, I don't think Sasuke even knows who Hinata is? 😆 It's as you say; crack-shipping. (I saw that giant/small-yaoi meme here on Tumblr again. No idea what it's called, and immediately thought; a yes, Sukuna and Levi. Kinda want to draw xD Makes no sense at all.) A lot of Headcanon is derived from personal... ideas/desires/inspiration or self-inserting reasons? (Isn't that exactly what 'x-reader' fics are?) Or even trend-posting. As much as characters are used to tell a story for the original author/creator (they're essentially tools), do fans use them to create new ideas. "Ah yes, we all know this character, let's create something around it simply because I want to." Which is completely fine, right? Look at rare pairs. And to be fair, a lot of content, fictional writing and art aren't even based on canon either. The closest thing through fan-work are Manga analyses or meta's, even panel redraws- stuff like that. People adapt 'canon' into fanwork through various degrees or sometimes ditch it altogether. Nsfw/spice is by default made up and entirely Headcanon :') (Though personality can be depicted in a way ig, through expression/behavior and whatnot.)

I totally get what you mean though, although I guess I'm caught up in fandom-culture now. Personally, I do like characters as 'canon' as possible, but it really depends. For some Animanga I don't really care. I think I ship pretty much all TR/BlueLock-characters for literally no reason, but I wouldn't claim it to be Canon in any way (˚☐˚! )/

However, I don't like it when Naruto and Sasuke's characters are butchered. Made-up context or not. The originals are so special to me and it's the reason why I'm a fan, though I don't mind too much in fics, depending on the story. I find it hard to feel the same when they've practically become someone's OC's with only the same name and design. I can't even read height/age-differences because I can't imagine it xD But anyway, this all includes "official" work made for financial/marketing reasons also- especially those damn novels. Those never have anything to do with canon, nor does it align with it. No matter how passionately people claim otherwise.

I'm only a tiny bit petty about it >< u&me grumpy 🤝 And aahhww I don't actually, you should see me sitting here in giant red Christmas socks and a glittery green sweater that's kinda itchy tbh. I don't really feel anything other than those glitters annoying me every 3 seconds... which reminds me I should change -.- anw thankyou <3

[alexissara]

Sword Of The Necromancer Review

Tama and Koko were brought together by fate, Tama wanted to rob Koko’s temple and Koko needed someone to take her on an adventure. The two agreed to work together and travel on a pilgrimage but things went wrong and Koko died, Tama who grew deep feelings for Koko watched her die in her arms without ever telling her she loved her.  So Tama does something desperate, she enters a dungeon and takes the Sword of The Necromancer doing anything to get the power to bring back her beloved no matter what it costs her. 

This is a beautiful love story told through flashbacks, it’s not a spoiler that both women are lesbians but you learn the extent of their feelings, their relationship, and more through flashbacks Tama experiences as she kills bosses in the dungeon. It’s a really gripping story and you know the conclusion to their tragic love story right from the start but you learn that it is in fact gay and get to see how these feelings formed through gameplay. Just gonna throw our a spoiler that I think for many will be required for them to be interested and it is an unbury your gays story. There is a way to get a happy ending for these two, what it looks like, what the costs are, etc, that’s for you to find out but the lesbians are together in the end. 

The gameplay has a load of ways to customize it to what you might find the most fun in terms of difficulty. For me it was turning everything to the most player friendly modes and really just being able to play a lot more laid back and I still had several deaths in my runs throughout the game but the challenge was a lot more manageable for me than if I hadn’t done so. There is a forging system, I hoarded my materials for the end and I didn’t regret it but they maybe would want to make more compelling reasons to forge items and stuff. For the most part I preferred summons until my end game build where I didn’t use any and had fully upgraded all my item slots although I still didn’t have enough to make every upgrade the maximum level of upgrade. 

Regardless of the upgrade system, the monsters you get leveling up over time is a lot of fun, you get this slight monster tamer vibe but with permadeath for the monsters but an intended feeling of being able to let them die since they hit max level pretty fast and they probably aren’t randomly rolling the most optimal build ever. There is a lot of little systems to play with and engage with as far as you want to and a lot of room for the player to express themselves with weapons, items, summons and builds. It’s a game where the player can really shine in the ways they take Tama forward. 

The flow of runs is pretty nice, you run through the dungeon, clear as much as you can, get the key, open the key, fight the boss, kill the boss, open the door, get a flashback. It’s a pretty solid gameplay flow with after you beat a boss unlocking the next floor and not having a need to do all the bosses in one run. When you lose in your settings you get to decide how much you lose. I personally enjoyed not losing a ton of stuff but if you set yourself to lose things you could leave the dungeon after every boss cleared and store items you want to keep for the future. 

Really this game is something special, I am not lavishing the game with detailed praise only in so much that there is a small amount of story and while it’s all really good I don’t want to just tell you everything. Politically I think the game is simple but good, Queer rep wise, amazing, organic and sweet and clearly looking at what the community wants and really wanted at the time which was a way to undo the tragic love stories we’ve been fed. Pacing wise, it’s really gonna depend on how good you are at the game and how hard you make it on yourself. Sometimes I’d go story beat to story beat pretty fast clearing boss after boss but other times I’d take a while between them but overall the game only took me about 7 hours [I did look at some things and play on the easiest settings] so for me the pacing felt really nice for the amount of time between story bits. Also because they were predictable and rewatchable I could plan around what I was multitasking to make sure I could give the flashbacks the proper amount of attention and could even share them with my own girlfriends. 

The presentation is really great too, I love the sprite art, the art style in general is pretty and I love the little CGs in the cutscenes. Obviously if they had unlimited budget little animated scenes would like be a dream but this is an indie game from an indie team, the CGs are great and there is a lot of them too, like they didn’t cheap out. The monster designs are really cute and fun and they're nice to collect and fight. The animations for the most part are really functional and work for the combat. There was no lag for me or anything and the flow felt great. The systems are simple at face but there is a lot of room to express even just in movement and in the weapons you chose.So I think the presentation is fantastic. This game is sitting among my favorites of all time. If I did a new list I think this would be for sure in the top 25 maybe in the top 10. It really is a masterpiece and one I really don’t have a lot of points i can knock against it, it’s got some flaws sure and I imagine those matter more at higher difficulty like the summoned monster AIs being a little bad but this game is like a 9/10 to me which if you know me is ridiculously high given I give games in my top 10 lower scores. Love the fuck out of this game.

If I got you interested in the game the developers are in fact working on a remake of this game in a low poly art style and some system level improvements to help fund their sequel so I totally recommend you check out those projects as well. They are Sword Of The Necromancer: Resurrection and Sword Of The Necromancer: Revenant respectively with resurrection coming out soon this summer.

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[depressedhatakekakashi]

If you are doing more parental headcanons today… what about when they experience their first break-up with a partner?

Naruto Characters As Parents- First Break Up

Hatake Kakashi

Makes his kids favorite food to cheer them up and buys them a pretty new romance book so they can get lost in a better world where heart ache doesn't exist.

Depending on the situation may deal with it one of two ways. His kid broke it off? He's focused on them and helping them through the pain of having to call it quits. Their partner broke it off? Partners about to find out why they don't mess with the sixth Hokage's kid

he won't hurt them, he promises. They're just going to be a cautionary tale for future partners to look back on and learn from.

Seriously the ex finds at least five random human bones around their house as threats and is starting to really worry about their health. Where did the bones come from? Well, Shizune might get upset but Kakashi borrowed a few from the morgue for a day.

Honestly, he doesn't have to do a lot of work with the ex. Most people hear this idiot broke up with the SIXTH HOKAGE'S KID and tell stories that leave them wondering how much longer they have to live.

This leaves Kakashi a lot of time to focus on his kid and remind them that they deserve so much better.

Maito Gai

Extra supportive.

Spends the entire day reminding his kid of their worth and how much of a mistake their ex is making.

Buys them all of the dango they could ask for and even takes a day off from training so that they can just chill on the couch and watch some movies together.

All of the cuddles are provided and his kid is allowed to cry as much as they need to.

Doesn't need to threaten the ex. they are not worth his or his kid's time.

Summons Ningame just so his kid can hug the grumpy tortoise and feel a little better.

buys them a stuffy of Ningame so they have something to smoosh their face into a cry if they need to.

Yamato

Really confused when his kid tells him they broke up.

He liked the ex but now they're enemy #2 (right under Orochimaru)

Spends a week following the ex and making their life a miserable hellish existence of difficulties and problems.

Lets his kid cry in their room and leaves dinner outside their door so they have something to eat but don't have to see other people if they don't want to.

Goes as far as showing up randomly in front of the ex with his scary face. they nearly shit themselves every single time.

is willing to sit there and listen to his kid complain and cry as long as they need him to.

Umino Iruka

Ex? what ex?

Iruka wipes the ex from memory. doesn't matter how much he likes them, they're dead to him now.

His kid needs him and he's there for them. The two of them go out to Ichiraku for a soul-healing dinner and talk about anything but the ex.

He buys them a stuffy to hug at night.

Constantly reminding them how amazing they are and how someone out there is just waiting to meet them. Someone who's deserving of them.

Drags them to the nearest training field and sets up training dummies for them to attack all they want, for as long as they want, just to get rid of some of that anger.

[thatbirdrestaurant]

I replayed and finished Pokémon Y in three days and here are some random thoughts | this is really long

Why doesn’t Blastoise have a secondary type? Venusaur and Charizard have secondary types, but he doesn’t. Blastoise could totally be a Water-Steel type

Similar note: Florges isn’t a Grass type… why? Florges is literally made of flowers, and she isn’t a Fairy-Grass type? Pure Fairy? Kinda lame.

Similar, Similar note: It would make so much sense for Goodra to be a Water-Dragon type. Goodra is associated with rain and swamps, so it makes sense that he would be a Water type. Sometimes I forget Goodra isn’t a Water type.

I have gone too long underestimating the beauty of items. I made an effort to collect as many as I could and ended up destroying my opponents. I gave Lucario either a Black Belt or Soft Sand depending on the battle, Charcoal or Odd Scent for my Delphox, and the Lucky Egg was my saint when one of my Pokémon was under-leveled.

The amount of things you can receive by just talking to random NPCs is amazing. I love walking into every house I see so I can talk to every person in the house, then I get a new item or move or something valuable to sell

Calem/Serena should’ve gotten a more fleshed-out story. It’s kind of implied throughout the game that they feel inadequate to you, the player, but I think it’d be pretty cool if it was developed more.

I also think Shauna had some potential. When she appears at the Team Flare Secret HQ, and she says that thing about how friends need to stick together, it made me think how it would be cool if Shauna had a little development where she’s actually quite dismissive of her friends, more focused on “perfect memories” than actually enjoying the moment.

Trevor and Tierno are completely useless. They offer absolutely nothing to the plot or the game, and I was honestly peeved that they were at the award ceremony at the end of the game. What did they do? They didn’t help storm the base, they didn’t unlock the door that had the legendary Pokémon, they had barely any part in the whole thing.

Sycamore is so gay for Lysander, I’m sorry. The way he talks about that man, even after he loudly says that the world is filled with scum, is the words of a man who is ignoring all the red flags.

Mega Evolution is so underused. The gym leaders after Korrina all should’ve had a Mega Pokémon, and the same goes for the Elite Four. It’s especially more frustrating because they (remaining gym leaders excluding Ramos) all have Pokémon that can already Mega Evolve!

Continuation of last point: give Ramos a fourth Pokémon that can Mega Evolve (they would have to create a new one, as the only Grass type Megas are Venusaur and Sceptile), evolve Clemont’s Magneton to a Magnezone, Valerie has a Mawile, Olympia has a Slowking, and Wulfric has an Abomasnow

For the Elite Four three of them already have Pokémon who can Mega Evolve, but I think it would be cool if they had Megas that don’t exist. I have some opinions:

Malva should have a Mega Chandelure OR Talonflame. Wikstrom already has a Scizor but a Mega Aegislash would be awesome. Drasna already has an Altaria but Mega Noivern would be just as cool. Finally, Siebold has a Gyarados, but since Lysander already had a Mega Gyarados, it would be better if one of his other Pokémon had a Mega; I would say Starmie, as to bring more attention and love to an easily forgotten Pokémon.

The gym leaders had some weak teams. I feel like Ramos, Clemont, Valerie, Olympia, and Wulfric should’ve had bigger teams.

Speaking of bigger teams, I think it took Calem/Serena way too long to expand their team. I feel like a rival should get one new Pokémon for every battle, or every other depending on how many times you fight them, until the final battle where they have a full team. Your rival fights you with three Pokémon a little longer than I find believable.

I really like the gym puzzles, I’ll be honest. Pokémon is obviously a children’s game so the puzzles aren’t going to be particularly hard for adults, but I just find them entertaining. I like how they incorporate the gym leader’s interests (Grant with rock climbing and Korrina with roller skating), or I just like the vibe.

Going off the previous point, I like how the gym leaders aren’t just gym leaders. This is done with other gens, and I love it, but I especially feel it in Kalos. They all have something to them: photography, rock climbing, roller skating, gardening, inventing, fashion, psychic… stuff, and even Wulfric, probably the least developed gym leader, is shown to have a special bond with the Pokémon in the Pokémon Village.

I wanted more interactions with Diantha. I’m using ORAS as an example: I really liked Steven in that game because I felt like he was a character to care about. He was more than “the Champion,” and I felt like he actually cared about Hoenn and made an effort to stop the evil teams. I wanted to feel connected to Diantha, wanted to see her make an effort to help. She’s the Champion, after all.

The starters should’ve had Mega Evolutions! I like having the Kanto starters, and I like their Megas, but how are you going to have the game that introduces Mega Evolution, puts such a big emphasis on it, not have starters with Mega Evolutions?

You would be rewarded with the Mega Stone for your starter after defeating Team Flare at the Power Plant; Sycamore expresses that he’s impressed with what you’ve done, that you’re exceeding his expectations, and that he feels you deserve a reward for your deeds.

Here’s one I really like

I love all the things to do in Lumiose City; there’s battle restaurants, there’s an art museum to learn a little lore, you can work at a hotel, and there’s so many different cafes to explore. Best part is that it all pays off: doing all this gets you style points, which lets you into the Lumiose Boutique and unlocks new hairstyles

I do find it funny that there’s a restaurant that will kick you out for not being famous enough, even when you’ve become the Champion.

AZ and his backstory is so interesting. I love the story he told about how he built the Ultimate Weapon, how the Pokémon he loved so much left him, and I am not ashamed to admit I still tear up when his Floette finally returns.

Lysander is weirdly unbothered by the player - a literal child - sweeping his organization. When you get the elevator key and go to see AZ in the cell, Lysander is so calm. “Oh, you got the key? Got the key that one of my strongest members had? Dope. This is AZ, btw.” SHOW SOME FRUSTRATION, DUDE

There really should be an option to remove the skates. I hate when I have to stop using the Slide Pad for the D-Pad to make sure I don’t accidentally run in front of a trainer I’m not prepared to fight.

It’s great that you aren’t forced to use too many HMs, just the ones you expect to need (surf, fly, waterfall). Not being forced to use Rock Smash, which is a disgustingly weak move, was such a relief, and even though there are a lot of chances to use Strength and Cut, it isn’t required.

There are so many things to discover by just exploring. You can find so many useful items or medicine in caves or on routes, and it’s always fun to go through pushing some boulders and cutting some trees to get that TM you’ve been searching all over for.

Being able to turn off Experience Share is a luxury I will never take for granted again. Being able to keep my team at the same level was super helpful and it got rid of the process of having to take Pokémon out of my team just so I can level up another Pokémon by a few levels.

The post-game needed to be way better. They should’ve done something with Zygard, or added a new legendary Pokémon. I just wish there was more to do after defeating Team Flare and the Champion.

The Battle Château is super dope but I wish I didn’t have to wait a full day to fight a new batch of trainers. I understand why they did it, but I just wish it was easier to grind using the Battle Château.

I’ve been complaining about how difficult Grant is but really I just wasn’t training properly. Once I started actually fighting trainers, wild Pokémon, and I did the trade of Luvdisc for Steelix, Grant was a walk in the park.

The games are surprisingly easy to finish in a short amount of time. I never realized when I was younger because I was a kid and didn’t understand how to properly play the game, but I literally finished everything in three days. Another reason why I want a better post-game.

There should be some type of Pokémon Contests in the game. They’re such a big thing in the anime, as well in previous games, so you would think they would have something similar to it. Even if it was just what they have in ORAS, I would be more satisfied.

[kazumiwrites-originalfics]

Not a Phase

SUMMARY: My sexuality won’t change to fit your ideals. WORD COUNT: ~800

WARNINGS: Internalized homophobia, homophobia, more internalized homophobia, etc

A/N: Is this about my pansexuality? Yes. Is this how I came out to my language arts teacher and like a couple of her classes (because she loved it so much that she asked if she could share it out to the class on Google Classroom as one of the best pieces of writing that quarter)? Yes. Even six months later this still hits hard I-

© kazumiwrites - All rights reserved; please do not steal, edit, copy, repost (etc) my work without my express permission.

they’re so pretty (my first thought) but it’s not love (my second thought) …right?

not talking about guys (though they are pretty too) i’m talking about girls (not like you didn’t expect it)

but it’s not as if it’s real

or that’s what i thought.

never thought i’d feel this way; wouldn’t have ever believed i’d be gay.

if you asked a younger version of me, she’d stare up, blinking, not understanding: what does that even mean?

never even knew what it meant, not until fifth grade; never even knew a person who was “that way,” not until sixth.

it wasn’t until the end of seventh grade that i figured it out; that the mere presence of a girl could make my heart race without doubt.

i still remember the day when my eyes were wide open, realizing that these weren’t just some random thoughts; that they weren’t

normal.

that most people didn’t think girls were pretty; maybe a guy would. (my gender is a mess; that’s a different story)

it was as if all the years of ignoring it, of hoping it would go away, of denying it, (whether intentionally or not) didn’t work

like sappho and her poems was my queer awakening

aphrodite, goddess of love: her affections pulled me to a girl, not only guys.

do i really even like them? analyzing every bit to try to see what was so special about them, about girls.

(was there anything special?) (why did i feel this way?) (am i broken?) (why don’t i only like guys?)

even after i realized that my feelings were real, i still didn’t believe myself.

maybe there was a mistake, an error.

something wrong deep inside of me.

am i a joke? is this a game? why am i like this?

the confusion in me as i research seeing the multitude of names for different types of love finally making me realize and even accept the fact

that

i don’t care who i fall in love with i don’t care about what gender they are a guy, a girl, neither, or any—

that the heart wants what the heart wants, and it only depends on personality, not the looks.

but then again, i feel like i never fit into one place never gay enough, never straight enough never fully accepted by either group

“you have to have it rough, and you have to choose a side.” “you can’t have both, you can only be gay or straight.”

even now, i worry that it’s just a phase that i’m just going through something that it’s just not real

that i’m faking it. that i’ve been pressured into thinking this way

the words people say don’t help; hurts even worse when it comes from someone i know, maybe even care about (a classmate) (a teacher) (a friend) (a crush) (a family member)

their opinions drag me down; a hurtful word, a downward glance, even a quiet noise of distaste can make my chest ache, my heart hurt, tears threatening to spill from my eyes.

even though i know (i’ve known for more than two years now), i just don’t get accepted by everyone, especially not the people who matter the most.

“it’s just a phase.” “you’re too young to know anything.” “you need to find a good husband.” the implications that a wife would not be accepted.

it’s really amazing to be queer, isn’t it? always happiness and rainbows.

no one talks about the shame, the fear, the hurt, from both yourself and others.

forced to be hidden in “the closet,” a shell, only showing a glimpse of my true self, of who i really am

but i just remind myself no one can drag me down. that a flag with pink, yellow, and blue shouldn’t make me want to hide.

and just because people want to hurt me doesn’t mean that i should just let them.

still, some days i feel bad ashamed pained

like i shouldn’t be gay, that it’s just plain wrong. falling prey to their sharp words; listening to it, accepting it as truth.

but on other days? i feel better prouder stronger and that’s a good thing to feel, to

know.

able to be confident in who you are without any regrets. tentatively stepping out of “the closet;” starting to tell others the truth. happiness as they accept, not caring if they don’t because i was born this way— and nothing anyone says will ever change that.

knowing deep inside you that you are who you are

—and accepting it—

is much more important than having someone else acknowledge it, accept it, be happy with it.

pride in who you are is the first and most important step to accepting yourself.

[milomilesmib]

I don't usually post my ocs but I was productive today so I feel like rewarding myself!

Warning: I'll be briefly mentioning a LOT of difficult topics. I won't be heavily describing them, but they'll be mentioned. (Abuse, self abuse, death, scarring, etc.) If you're not in the right headspace to deal with that, that's totally okay. They'll only briefly be mentioned, but I understand sometimes even a few words can be triggering. Stay safe everyone, and know that you're not alone <3

(all art in this post without a link under it is my art)

Carmine (they/she, 17)

🔥☀️🌶️💥🌹🌋

Personality wise, I could briefly describe her as a fiery ESTJ Aries with anger issues and anxiety. To go more in depth, they went through a lot of religious trauma (catholic) and had their sexuality and masculinity repressed. She's a genderqueer sapphic with a wonderful girlfriend. She's very protective of their friends and family and can be aggressive, but they're also very caring and affectionate to those they love. They're a pyromancer and the successor (similar to being a demigod) of fire, heat, and light, and can control those elements. Her personality and appearance are heavily based on fire: she's passionate and warm, she can be soft and beautiful or destructive and terrifying, depending on how she is feeling. They are a very terrifying person, but they can also be sweet and lovely and make you feel secure. She's very athletic and often uses axe throwing, fighting, running, and basic exercises to stay fit.

Appearance wise, she has wavy black hair, later turned red orange at the tips (because fire). They have dark eyes and sharp features. They're stereotypically attractive and quite masc. She's Chinese American with light skin, she usually isn't very expressive, and she's strong but a bit underweight. She's the first character for the story I wrote down and I love her.

Amber (he/him, 16)

🐻🐾���🦋🪺🪳

Amber, despite having a completely queer friend group, is the gay friend. He's somehow noticeably the most queer in the group. He can rock any style, whether it's masc, neutral, or femme. He's Carmine's younger brother and has a sunshine boyfriend which I'll get to later. He's an ESFP Gemini and ✨gay✨. He's got ADHD and is working on his anorexia and PTSD (good for him) from the religious trauma he shares with Carmine. He was also oppressed in his feminity and sexuality most of his life, but he's working on it. He's a very energetic and cheery person, partly as a coping mechanism, partly due to ADHD, partly due to that just being his personality. He's the successor of fauna, giving him the ability to communicate with creatures, who all naturally like him, of all types and heal any injury or illness to an extent (though he can't bring people back from the dead.) He can be surprisingly calm when he wants to be, and when he is, he's the most relaxing person to be around. He's also amazing at origami, often coming up with his own patterns.

https://picrew.me/en/image_maker/1706331

As for his appearance, he has messy black hair that was down to his ears at the start of the story and later grows to be down to his neck. He has tan skin with some scars from SH and some larger wounds from an infection that later heals into burn-like scars. He starts out wearing mostly dark colours and masc clothes but eventually starts wearing all types of clothes, including skirts, makeup, and jewelry. He has uniquely bright bronze eyes, just because I thought it would be cool. There's no other reason.

Sunny (he/they, 15)

🎨🍃☁️🌤️🪽🐦

Amber's boyfriend!!! Don't worry, his character is more than that. He's definitely neurospicy, I just don't know what kind yet. He's got a pretty sunshiny personality, but he's also ✨depressed✨. They're an ISFP Aquarius with some issues harnessing they emotions, going into fits of rage, depression, panic, and excitement, other than that just being tired, despite keeping up appearances as "the stable one." They're a panromantic asexual demiboy, the only successor with two living loving parents and a happy friend group outside of the successors, though he was in a bad relationship for a few months and ended up with relationship trauma from it. He loves all kinds of art, mainly sketching and painting, and has a pet tomato frog named Ketchup. He's the successor of air, sky, and weather, giving him the ability to levitate and control air to an extent, and his emotions influence the weather, and he can endure any kind of weather and temperature.

As for his appearance: they have slightly wavy shoulder length golden blonde hair and bright green eyes. He's Canadian-American with light skin and a shit ton of freckles. They're usually wearing jeans, t-shirts, zip up hoodies, and converse he's painted. He doesn't own any clothes that don't have paint stains somewhere on them. They usually are quite expressive, despite not actually feeling that much emotion.

Sage (she/her, 15)

🪴🌷🍄🪨🌳🍂

Carmine's girlfriend and one of Sunny's best friends! She's the nice one but also extremely traumatized from her birth mother leaving her and her adoptive mother dying, but she can be very strong if she wants to be. She's supportive and easygoing, but if you piss her off you'd better fucking run because she will turn your internal organs into cacti. Speaking of! She's the successor of earth and flora and can manipulate it to her will. She's terrifyingly powerful, but usually very nervous to use it because if she loses control, she could kill someone. She's an INFJ Virgo with PTSD and anxiety, but she's still quite happy. She's always loved gardening and embroidery, later taking up crochet as well. She's a demisexual transfemme lesbian.

https://picrew.me/en/image_maker/2212965

As for her appearance, she usually goes for a femme style, and she has fluffy dark brown hair. She's African-Indian-American with brown skin (not sure how to describe the shade, but it's kind of like tree bark? It's not very dark but it's also not light so like??? Idk it's brown. Like the shade it is in the picrew above but with way lower saturation) and dark brown eyes. She has rounder features and is more underweight, and her hands are always calloused and dirty from gardening and climbing trees. She often wears a headscarf in her hair to keep it out of her face and cottagecore clothes, including white converse she embroidered with flowers.

Azure (they/them, 14)

🌊🪸🐚🫧⛵🐳

Oh boy I love Azure. They're actually the first character I came up with for the story and they have developed a LOT since they were made. They're autistic and non verbal but pretty expressive. They're the successor of ocean, water, and all aquatic life, though Amber has some influence over aquatic animals and Sage has some influence over aquatic plants. They're an ISTP Cancer and their POV is quite funny and lighthearted, and they spend a lot of time "spacing out," a.k.a. staring into space so it looks like they're spacing out when they're really not, they just don't want to be bothered. They're aromantic asexual non binary queerplatonic and it takes them forever to trust someone but when they do they get very clingy and attached. They love the beach and they love gifting people shells and rocks and coral to show affection and are generally very physically affectionate when they trust someone. They're energetic for about five minutes a day and rarely ever laugh, but they smile quite a bit. They're like a sibling to Amber and Carmine, although they're not biologically related to them, and they're good friends with Sage, who helped them learn to read.

They're Mediterranean-American with blonde hair, light tan skin, and many freckles (not as much as Sunny but still many.) Their ears stick out a bit and their eyes are ocean blue (because I'm so creative like that) and they wear mostly baggy clothes: cargo shorts, loose t-shirts, flowy skirts, oversized sweaters, stuff like that, and Vans that have been drawn on by Amber. They also almost always have rocks and shells in their pockets to give to people if they feel like it.

Periwinkle (she/her, 18)

☄️🔭🌌🧠🌙🔮

Periwinkle I'm still kinda figuring out. When I wrote her down I was getting tired of writing. But I really like her character! She's interesting. She's quite monotone and unexpressive, but she's got a lot going on in her head. She has struggled with disordered eating, anxiety, and stress, but she doesn't feel the need to get a diagnosis or anything. She's the successor of the mind, the cosmos, and interdimensional travel, so she has the ability to influence people easily with her words. She's an INTJ Aquarius and her POV I'm still figuring out, but it's mostly chill. I struggle to write her because she's a lot smarter than I am, so it's hard for me to write her POV accurately. She's easily annoyed, but very supportive and sweet and often the one people go to when they're struggling. She's aromantic asexual and queerplatonic, and she did have a girlfriend at one point but she viewed her more as a queerplatonic partner while treating her like a romantic interest. She does a lot of stargazing and is an expert on astronomy and astrology. She's quite witchy in her behaviour, style, and beliefs, though she's also a realist and thinks about things logically. She's mostly just chill, even though she's surrounded by eccentric teenagers, and has the same kind of vibe of that the one queer teacher everyone likes, even though she's around the same age as all the others. She's best friends with Azure to the point they're basically one unit, and she helped teach them to read, write, and sign. She's also a big support to Carmine, Sunny, and Sage.

She's Libyan-American with dark skin, dark afro-textured hair and dark eyes. She wears baggy purple and black masc clothes, usually consisting of oversized jeans, a sleeveless shirt, a baggy jacket that falls off her shoulders, and combat boots. She wears some simple gold jewelry with moons and stars. She has medical supplies and survival gear in her jacket pockets and is knowledgeable in medicine and survival.

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So those are my main six OCs! Feel free to point out any plotholes/inaccurate descriptions I have and I'll look into adjustments I can make. Thanks!

[the-journal-of-helios]

- Intro -

Hi heheh, you can call me Klaus, I’m a gay guy, my first language’s French, and this account will be about my history teacher, who I will be calling "D", just in case anyone I know bumps into this. Nsfw warning about this account. I love a bunch of other shit beside my man, like laws, psychology or cinematography, but I will mostly be talking about him of course.

- Story Time -

D has been my teacher for 2 years now, at first we developed a bond because we had a lot of things in common, he’s a huge nerd and me too heheh, and I’m a huge fan of history class so that helped too. So we started talking after class and during class and shading inside jokes and stuff. A day we went watching a theatre play with the class, it was about homosexuality and since there was a kind of improvisation thing at the end well I went to do it, and I accidentally made my coming out in front of my whole grade. I was stressed, it I felt myself dying, I was shaking and it was the first time I talked in front of this many people, so when I got out of there, and D told me he was proud of me, I just started crying. This day, I told him I saw him as a parental figure, because it’s not really going well at home, and that kinda baffled him. Next class I was stressed to see him because of what I said. It went well heheh. Then we spent more time together, after class or during remedial. Then another play happened, that was MY play (I’m also an acting student). I asked him if he could come to see it, he said he didn’t work that day and he lives kinda far away from the school so that would depends. Well shit he came to my play and I was so danm stressed and happy at the same time. A month later, I went to a concert, so I missed a class. I sent him a message at 3 in the morning to ask him what we did and what we were gonna do the next day, I also thanked him because he went to my play, and he responded that he thought it was pretty cool. I was so happy. Then we just spent time together after class again. Then came the end of the year. Awful. I bought him something, and giving it to him was the most stressful thing that ever happened to me. He remembered the fact that I saw him as a father figure and he gave me his email so I could talk to him during summer. Which I did, btw. Then came this year, I screamed when I saw that he was still my teacher this year. I was so fuckin danm happy. When I came to see him the first class I was anxious as HELL. It went well heheh. Then we spent a whole lunchtime together, it was awesome. He told me if we weren’t student/teacher I would probably be his friend, that made my heart melt. I learned a bunch of things about him too, that’s amazing. There was a show this Christmas, I went to see it a first time I had a ticket, then I saw him in the corridors and stayed with him for a while, he was going to the second representation of the show, so I asked him if I could follow him, he said yes. So D basically helped me sneak the xmass show in the vip section lmao. It was amazing. Then we still spent time together and stuff. There was a pedagogical day, so I spent it with him, it was fun. We also went to the fuckin museum together. Absolute best day of my entire fuckin life. It was amazing. And he gave me his Facebook that day, I was so proud. So yeah I keep spending time with him, and I keep sending him messages, and spending remedial with him, and of course being the best student of his danm class. Aint no way another mf will be better than me.

- Conclusion -

So yeahhhhh. I’m so fuckin in love with him. I know I won’t be with him next year and that makes me awfully anxious. I have huge separation anxiety and that’s awful to me. I want to be this man’s favourite so bad. I wanna be his best student. I want other teachers when they see me to go "Hey D that’s your boy", yk what I mean ? Terrible. I wanna be his boy so bad. But oh well, that won’t be possible.

Small photo of the museum we went together<3

[loumauve]

LOOK.

I know those are vastly different vibes, but I'm a multi shipper and the universe is infinite and chaotic and I'm very gay, and sometimes you crave a different flavour than what you usually read, so you simply must brave the wilds sometimes (or in this case the mostly protected Embrace aka awesome writers' fic in other fandoms/ships because you can at least depend on them writing something really good).

Untalla/Silga - best cuties forever. I love them. Would hold them gently in my arms now that they get along. (also THEM. I mean come on, somewhat enemies to hesitant allies to 'oh.' I just think they're neat, and I love me a good side character that nobody really talks abt, even more so when it's two of them. together. being fucking precious)

Imogen/Dancer - hot as hell, love that for me them. I just think sometimes Imogen could use some unwinding and getting rid of some pent up energy, and they certainly achieved that. (plus the storm imagery really got to me. love me a good storm. also, I just think Dancer is such a fun character)

wish I could make myself read the Tilda stories bc I'm sure it's just as well-written as the rest of your fic, but I hate her to much, rip. she hurt my bb Beta and that's an unforgivable crime. (yes. Otohan definitely hurt my other bb Laudna, and Imogen in the process, too, but at least I still haven't watched those episodes in their entirety so I can just insert your headcanons and look beyond my ignorance and hatred lol)

as for Imogen/Otohan. I know you said not to look, but this is literally the first post about them that came across my dash, not even sure how, probably through the For You section.. so I would like to apologize in tumblr's name for breaching the containment.

also, I spent the largest portion of today trying to figure out where I read it so I could point at it and blame you. anyway, I've now read at least five other stories in the process before I found that one again, so now you are entirely responsible. well, you and Shamie with her amazing art, but that's pretty much a given. we love Shamie here <3

so yeah, I love when characters help heal each other, but sometimes you just want to see them make each other worse. duality of man etc etc

they're hot together, they hurt my brain to think about, but it seems a small price to pay for some really great reading. so, fuck you (affectionate) for making me actually like Otohan (my beloathed) a little bit, or a little more than that, okay maybe they're growing on me, gdi. the exposure is slowly but surely getting to me. but hey, messy, emotionally wrecked Imogen is a delight sometimes. I sure hope she'll get some hugs and therapy down the line.

once again, thank you for blessing us all with your writing, I sure am enjoying reading it.

#i like to think this is me writing otohan for some folks lol (it is. I need you to know that. Otohan my beloathed, but I'll read it from you bc I know it'll be amazing. still physically hurts me tho lol and I take a little irreversible brain damage if I enjoy it even just a little. my brain is gone now. thank you for the privilege of being felled by your blade)

Context for folks who want it.

ANYWAY

Lou I mostly remember you liking my Silga and Untalla stuff?? I'm so sorry I dragged you into my Otohan obsession??? The VIBES are totally opposite?! With that said, I'm fucking honored, thank you so much

[idy-ll-ique]

Sweet Little Love.

Pairing: Bodyguard!Bucky Barnes x F!Reader

Genre: Fluff, Lil Angst

Warnings: brief mention of violence

Requested: nope

Summary: The Y/L/Ns are a well-off family in New York, and are good friends with Sam Wilson. One day Y/N is threatened by a stalker and needs a bodyguard, so Sam suggests Bucky. Bucky doesn't want to do it; the last thing he wants is to deal with a spoiled, bratty rich girl for a whole month. The only thing is, Bucky has terribly misjudged her and now he can't help falling in love with her.

Author's Note: Hiya peeps! the last scene is just a small bonus crack!scene sjsjsjs lmao, enjoy!

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If there was one type of person Bucky liked, it was someone who was kind, polite, helpful and caring… and Bucky knew the person he was going to work for was going to be none of those things. "Sam, come on, man, I don't want to do this," Bucky groaned as he followed his best friend down the street. "I already promised, Bucky."

"Why did you?! I don't want to spend my whole day around spoiled little brats, they're the worst!" Bucky threw his hands up in surrender. "Okay, number one: You have to look after only one person and number two: Why don't you just meet her once? Then you can decide for yourself, how about that?"

Bucky had been hired by one of Sam's friends, Mr Y/L/N, as a bodyguard for his daughter. He didn't know the daughter at all; but the one thing he was sure about was that she was going to be a pain in the ass for him, like in every single movie about rich girls and bodyguards. Mouthy, petty, sassy, rude…

He was in no mood to deal with someone like that.

Ms Y/L/N, he assumed, had been sent some threats over a week ago by a stalker and so the poor father was worried sick as he frantically searched for bodyguards. Sam was also informed and before he knew it, James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes was hired. To be honest, the Y/L/Ns were paying a lot so… since he had given up Avenging, the income would be great.

Plus, she only needed protection for around a month or so. Speaking of the daughter, how old was she even going to be? Maybe a child below 10? A rebellious teenager? Who knows? "Alright, stop here. She's supposed to be here somewhere, let me call Y/L/N." Bucky huffed and looked around the crowded streets as Sam contacted the father.

That's when his eyes landed on a lady. She was beautiful; wearing what looked like a tennis skirt and a university hoodie, along with sneakers. Her hair was pulled into a braid and she had a bright smile on her face. Bucky blinked twice and watched. Her body or clothes didn't catch his attention, but her actions sure did.

She was chatting with another, older woman who had coffee spilled all over her white tee. The young lady was holding a baby in her arms, bouncing the sweet child as the older woman hurriedly tried to clean her clothes. Through his super-soldier hearing, he caught their conversation. "I'm so sorry to bother you like this," the woman sighed.

"It's okay, ma'am, you are not a bother. You were clearly in need of help and you know how New York is…" Both women giggled. The older woman soon left with her child but the young lady continued standing there, looking around, as if waiting for someone. Probably a boyfriend, Bucky thought.

"Why is he not picking up?!"

Bucky rolled his eyes at Sam before looking over at the pretty lady again, who had started bouncing back and forth on her heels, glancing everywhere. That's when a loud wail echoed above the already busy street. The lady's eyes snapped towards the voice before she took off running towards a little boy who had tripped over.

The little kid was blond and scrawny, reminding Bucky of a little Steve. He smiled fondly at the memory. "Are you hurt, bubba?" Y/N asked the kid adoringly as she helped him stand. The boy's lower lip wobbled as he tried to hold his tears in but was unsuccessful. "Aw, come here…" Bucky gulped when the lady got on her knees and hugged the child.

She's so kind.

The kid hugged back just as eagerly, sobbing into her shoulder. Soon, two adults approached her; a gay couple, the parents of the kid. They, too, watched with appreciation as the lady easily calmed the kid down with her soothing presence. An involuntary smile bloomed on Bucky's face; if he was in that kid's position, he'd have stopped crying too. The lady was wonderful.

"Thank you so much, honey," one of the men grinned when the lady stood up, dusting her knees and giving the kid a smile. "Oh, it's not a problem! You know what?" She dug around in her purse and pulled out a lollipop. "I always have some on me. I'm a big fan. You?" The boy giggled and eagerly accepted the candy.

"Steve, what do you say?"

Bucky almost laughed. The kid's name was also Steve? Amazing! "Thank you!" Steve exclaimed with a bright smile, making the lady laugh. "No problem! Have a good day!" She waved at the family of three before returning to her original place, standing outside a café. Bucky was enamored at this point.

"Any luck?" he drawled, glancing at Sam who shook his head. "That dick," he grumbled under his breath and Bucky grinned, getting back to watching the pretty lady but she was nowhere to be found. He looked around until he saw her crossing the road, an old man holding her arm with one hand as the other held his walking cane.

She was on his side of the street now, just a few feet away from him. "You are an angel, darling," the old man crooned as he patted her cheek, letting go of her arm once he was safely on the other side. An angel indeed, Bucky smiled to himself. "Oh, sir, I try…" she spoke bashfully, turning in his direction as the man left.

Bucky quickly averted his gaze, he didn't want to look like a creep. "Sam? Sam, is that you? Wilson!" Bucky froze at the lady's voice, her footsteps nearing the place where he and Sam were standing. Wait, is that...? Sam looked away from his phone, eyes lighting up as they landed on the lady. "Y/N? When did you arrive?" Bucky watched as they hugged.

"Been here for a long time, dad said you were going to introduce me to my bodyguard today. He's a good friend of yours, right?" Sam turned and motioned towards Bucky. He stepped forward. "Hi, I'm James Barnes," he introduced himself, holding his hand out. He couldn't believe he had called this angel a spoiled, rich brat.

I'm never gonna forgive myself.

"James, nice to meet you! I'm Y/N Y/L/N. Thanks for doing this, I'm probably going to be a burden—" He immediately shook his head. "Oh, no no no, don't say that! I can tell we're going to be good friends." He winked and she couldn't help but giggle. Bucky didn't even correct her on the name, something about the way she said it made a shiver run down his spine.

"Well, um, do we start now, or…?"

"Your choice," he interrupted, hands shoved in the pockets of his coat as he stared at her, heart swelling with affection. "I already feel safe," she half-joked, "Start now. I have a few places to go to…" He was ready to follow her to Hell and back. "Of course." Both of them turned to Sam, who had a knowing smirk on his face.

If it were anyone else Bucky would've given him his infamous glare but Y/N? He was hoping for a connection. "You two enjoy your date— I mean, day. Anyway, what's up with your dad, girl, he's not picking up my calls." Bucky rolled his eyes at the slip up. "He's not? Maybe he's in a meeting. If you want you can go visit."

"Gonna do just that, tell him that his precious little daughter is in safe hands." Y/N looked at Bucky with a huge smile. "No doubt about that! It's getting late, I'll see you later!" Y/N started walking away and Bucky immediately followed with a nod towards Sam. "Hey, um, I saw you, you know?" he blurted out.

"Saw me? Doing what?" Y/N blinked. "You helping the lady with the child, the kid who tripped over— Steve, his name was? And the old man you helped cross the street. I just wanna say that was amazing. You're a great person, Y/N, I'm honored to be your bodyguard." She gasped softly and looked away, chewing her bottom lip as she grinned, cheeks heating up.

"Oh, um, it's just— I like to help people. It's how my parents raised me. Yeah, we might be rich but I'm not spoiled. Lots of people think that when I tell them I'm Mr Y/L/N's daughter. It hurts sometimes, you know? People just assume anything about you without even knowing you. That's why I try to be good. I don't want to be a bad person," she rushed out, unconsciously voicing all her insecurities.

Bucky's heart sank in his chest as he let out a dry chuckle. "Ugh, just saying this is gonna make me throw up but I assumed that too. I thought I was gonna work with a spoiled, rich brat. I was horribly, horribly wrong, I hope you can forgive me, doll." She turned to him, but she wasn't mad in the slightest. She even started getting a tiny crush on him, I mean, hey, the man is eye-candy. "It's fine! I forgive you, you didn't know."

"No, it's not fine. I shouldn't have made assumptions, I feel like the biggest ass in the world," he scoffed, looking away from her. "James, please, it's okay. You know now, right? Don't feel bad! Why don't we stop for a coffee on the way?" How could he say no to that?

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2 weeks passed. Y/N and Bucky became incredibly close friends; Bucky went as far as revealing the truth about himself, how he used to be an Avenger, how he lost his arm, everything. What he didn't expect was her to cry at his story. "You did not deserve to go through that, they did you so dirty…" she sniffled and he hugged her like his life depended on it. It kinda did.

God, if he didn't fall in love the first time they met, he was definitely in love now. "Doll, I'm here now, aren't I? All good— well, maybe not all good." And his face broke into the biggest grin ever when he heard a chuckle from her. "I'm glad you're here." Just those 4 words and Bucky vowed that he was never gonna let her go.

"I'm getting coffee, you wait here. Don't go anywhere else."

"Aye aye, Captain!" Y/N laughed and he smiled back as he entered the café. Y/N stood outside, typing away on her phone when someone suddenly grabbed her by the back of her neck, pulling her into the alley next to the café. She couldn't even scream, breathing was difficult with his hand around her neck.

"We finally meet, sweetheart." Oh, God, it was him. The stalker. Y/N whimpered, struggling to get out of his arms but he only tightened his hold on her. Bucky, Bucky please— Over time, Y/N had grown fond of Bucky. He still asked her to call him James, he said it felt good when she called him that. So she did.

He was so protective of her, almost like she was his girlfriend. He was also handsome; incredibly so, with his stormy blue eyes, his tall and broad figure and razor sharp jaw. His first priority was always her and it made her warm inside. She'd decided to ask him out at the end of the month, but it was looking a bit difficult now.

"Your bodyguard not with you today? What happened, lover's quarrel?" the man smirked tauntingly as Y/N's vision blurred due to lack of oxygen. She blinked back tears, crying again when he tightened his hold on her neck. "Scream all you want, sweetheart, no one's gonna hear it," he laughed.

"Try me."

The man's head whipped to the side only for Bucky's metal fist to connect with his jaw. He fell to the ground with a thud, unconscious at the first punch. Y/N slid down to her knees. Her hands went to her neck, coughing and dry heaving. "Doll? Doll, come here." Bucky felt immense guilt as he gathered her in his arms, carrying her bridal style towards his car.

He left her alone. That was the one thing he wasn't supposed to do. "James…" Y/N wheezed, curling closer to him when he tried to put her in the backseat. "Doll, you have to get in," he insisted but she shook her head. "Not without you. Please." Bucky sighed and got into the backseat, holding Y/N against his chest.

She was pretty shaken up. "I'm so sorry, Y/N." He felt himself tearing up. "No… not your fault… you… coffee… I wasn't… phone…" Bucky handed her a bottle of water when she wheezed again. "Drink up, baby," he whispered as he held the bottle to her lips because she refused to let go of his sweater. After drinking some water her throat felt better.

"Don't go, please, I need you," she sobbed as she completely curled against him, wetting his sweater as she cried in his arms. "You will always have me, doll. I'm not going anywhere. Not again," he assured her as he rubbed her back, wiping his own tears away. All of a sudden, she pulled away and pressed her lips to his. "I love you."

He pulled her in for another kiss, fireworks exploding in his head at the confession. Only two weeks had passed but they were both sure about their feelings. "I love you too, doll. You're mine now, only mine," he groaned against her lips. "Only yours," she agreed, burying her face back in his shoulder as he pulled her impossibly close.

"You're not getting out of my sight ever again."

And he kept his promise.

---

"And then I— where do you think you're going?" Sam blinked as Bucky abruptly stood up, eyes trained on his wife. She gave him a smile and walked out of the room, Bucky following her out like a puppy. "To the bathroom, Sam!" Y/N called out behind her and Sam turned to the parents, blinking in confusion as they roared with laughter.

"Why does she need him there?" Sam asked "Oh, haven't you heard? Bucky hasn't broken the promise he gave Y/N 6 years ago," Mrs Y/L/N explained vaguely. "What promise?" Mr Y/L/N laughed once more. "He told her she was never getting out of sight after the incident. And well…" Y/N and Bucky returned at the exact time as Sam made a face.

"Don't you get tired of him?" Sam groaned as Bucky sat down, pulling his wife on his lap. "Oh no no, it helps that she's as much in love with him as he is with her. They do not get tired of each other," Mrs Y/L/N shook her head with a fond smile. "It helps that he's handsome and aesthetically pleasing to look at," Y/N crooned, squishing her husband's cheeks as he laughed and swatted her hands away.

"Even in the bathroom?!"

"He stands outside as a guard," she shrugged. "Damn. Y'all are weird," Sam muttered, barely catching the book Bucky threw towards him. "Not weird. Just looking out for her, like I promised," he muttered, cheeks flushing. "You do know that the threat was 6 years ago, right? Six!" Sam threw his hands up.

"What if there's a new one?" Bucky countered exasperatedly. Sam only shook his head at the couple before a smile broke out on his face. "I've never seen a couple so in love. You two are cute," he commented as laughter filled the room. No more threats, no more danger.

Just a sweet little family and their sweet little love.

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A/N: Leave a like if you enjoyed! Thanks for reading!

[bthump]

What changes would you make to Gutsca to make the ship good romantically in your opinion?

honestly I'd probably always hate it no matter what. I can count the het ships I've enjoyed on one hand, and when they're opposite an amazing gay ship there's no chance. I don't pretend to be unbiased lol.

But yk, speaking more objectively, in terms of what I think makes a good romance... this actually depends on what exactly you mean lol. Like, a good romance as in genuinely romantic, or a good romance as in good writing in the context of a romantic relationship?

Because if it's the former then... there'd need to be more build up during the Golden Age first of all, like the anime tried to do. Man so much would have to change lol. Guts shouldn't need Judeau to shove him at Casca, they can still fuck in a moment of intense vulnerability but Guts probably shouldn't choke her during his flashback. Guts should start at least considering dropping his dream, rather than just inviting Casca along. He should not abandon her in a cave for two years to go seek revenge, so like, there’d need to be some external reason for Guts to leave her behind. Maybe if they’re together in Godo’s cave the brand powers are too strong and still attract ghosts, for instance. Guts can still be disappointed he can’t continue pursuing revenge when the cave collapses, but he should also be like, evidently tender and loving towards Casca, rather than treating her like an annoying obligation. No assault, obviously. Casca should not be scared of him. etc etc. Like, A LOT of the emotional content of the story would have to change, imo.

And I’m not saying romances can’t be dark or fucked up, but man, not in the ‘this woman is an annoying burden to me while I pine for my demonic bff, I sure hope when she becomes sane again everything will just work out and I’ll magically be content’ kinda way lol. Like if we’re not going for healthy romance but just intensity of feeling, maybe Guts can still assault her and terrify her but make it about his lust for her rather than Griffith. Maybe Guts can be desperate to restore her mind overtly because he is intensely in love with her, rather than because she’s the last feeble flame connecting him to his idyllic past. Maybe he can hate insane!Casca because he doesn’t consider her to be the Casca he loves but more a disturbing facimile. Yk, that kind of thing. It can be fucked up, but Guts’ feelings for her should be intense rather than like an afterthought lol.

If we’re talking good writing in the context of a romantic relationship, then honestly I don’t think much would have to change, except that it should eventually be textual that Guts was taking Casca to Elfhelm as a distraction from his complicated feelings and he should have to confront the fact that he viewed Casca as an idealized object who would fix him if her sanity came back rather than as a subjective person with her own needs.

Also Casca’s waterfall speech shouldn’t state that she was lying about caring about Griffith’s dream or her life as a mercenary because her only motivation was being in love with Griffith, and she shouldn’t have been uncomplicatedly eager to ditch the Hawks to run off with Guts at the drop of a hat. And she shouldn’t be feminized as she becomes a love interest to Guts. I don’t want to rewrite the whole story so I guess keep the post-Eclipse insanity despite it being awful writing.

And of course end it with them not getting together. Honestly I do think Guts and Casca’s relationship is mostly well-written in the story as long as it’s not meant to be seen as a good happily ever after for them. Whether by accident or design it works pretty well as a sad hook-up that had no real viable future to it even if the Eclipse hadn’t happened, and even as a relationship that specifically highlights a lot of Guts’ flaws post-Eclipse.

Thanks for the question, I hope this kind of answers it!

[gunterfan1992]

Interview with Fan Artist loycos!

(Art by loycos)

So a few months ago, I was absent-mindedly scrolling on Tumblr (or was it Twitter?) when I came across something: an Adventure Time fan comic by an artist named loycos. As a person embedded in fan spaces, I find fanart like this all the time, but this time, there was something special about the art I was seeing. It was so... show-accurate!

I don’t mean that necessarily in regard to the art style (although it does feel right at home in the Land of Ooo, while still being its own thing with its own flourishes), but rather in relation to the characterization; the way loycos wrote the characters was spot on. She nailed PB and Marceline’s dynamic as former lovers who deep-down miss one another. She nailed Finn’s naive heroism and his one-sided crush on PB. She nailed Jake’s goofball energy. It was perfect.

In the past, I’ve only interviewed people affiliated with the show’s production, but I thought I’d mix things up a bit and reach out to some fan artists that I think are fantastic. As such, I’m delighted to share with you an interview I had with loycos, who answered my questions about her art, her history with Adventure Time, and where her work is headed!

What is your 'artistic origin' story?

[It’s] kind of a corny answer, but I've been drawing since I remember myself. My earliest drawing memories are drawing Clifford (the big red dog) fanart when I was around 5 y/o. I was always more of a "fangirl" artist, [and] I would draw characters from my favorite franchises to illustrate my headcanons and daydream scenarios I'd put them in. That hadn't changed one bit since. I had since gone on to study animation and illustration in official institutions which forced me to design characters and worlds of my own, but when I draw for myself it's always back to fanart (or studies). I don't have any OCs.

Are there particular artists or styles that you were inspired by and/or like to emulate or allude to?

I'd joke that my artstyle is just a mesh of all the franchises I've drawn fanart for over the years, but honestly, is it even a joke? I think you can easily recognize I had a Disney Phase like every other teenager (I didn't have an anime phase though! I know, I'm an anomaly) and [Steven Universe] definitely left it's fat mark on my style too. Out of [Steven Universe]'s storyboarding crew (which I followed very closely over the years) I especially love Raven Molisee and Jeff Liu for their wacky expressions and proportions, and of course Rebecca Sugar for their fluid and carefree lines. When it comes to art in general, I tend to prefer stylized, colorful and brushy styles over realistic or gothic ones, So people like Hue Teo and Patri Balanovsky pop to my mind (and my artstation feed, seriously look them up).

How do you approach your projects; what is your general art process?

It really depends on the type of project I'm doing, though, my [Adventure Time] comics were all pretty similar in their conception: I write down all of my ideas in my notes so I won't forget them. Then I either roughly sketch out the entire comic as fast as I can, or I write a script (if the concept is specifically very dialog heavy) and then sketch it roughly. Then I do the lineart and color, nothing too complicated. The one thing I think is worth noting in my long comic process is that I draw all of my panels on the same document- that way it's easier for me to make sure the characters stay on model and that my panel layout remains fresh. So basically, the way you read the comics on tumblr, as a long scroll, is the format I work on.

How did you come to find Adventure Time? What made you join the fandom?

Adventure Time is one of those shows you just know about, so I don't remember how I first found out about the show. However, I do remember when I started shipping Bubbline—after the episode “Broke His Crown” aired. I somehow ended up in their Tumblr tag and was blown away by the (by 2016's standards) blatant representation. Despite my obsession with them at the time, I never actually watched any episode that didn't feature the girls' relationship. I only started fully watching the show recently. But I did consume a lot of fan content, which I think helped me shape my own headcanons and such. After my initial interest in 2016 I put Bubbline back on the back burner and kept on my [Steven Universe] ramage, until last year's “Obsidian,” which brought me back fully on board the Bubbline decks around 2 weeks before it aired, so I was in maximum hype mode when I watched the special. It did not disappoint [and it] really reminded me of why I loved these characters and their relationship to begin with. I started drawing my own art for the ship shortly after, when I felt like the hype around the special died down and there wasn't much to keep me sustained anymore. I make what I want to see ;)

As for joining the fandom, I don't know if I can be considered a member, seeing how inactive I am most of the time and my very limited list of [Adventure Time] mutuals. I am extremely flattered that my stuff caught ATimers attention in a positive way.

You've done some amazing Bubblegum and Marceline stuff. What draws you to their dynamic?

I'm gay.

OK, seriously now. I have a soft spot for extremely feminine, dainty characters that are very reserved, so PB immediately marked herself as an obvious fav, and the road to shipping her with Marceline (who is such an obvious candidate and a multilayered, fascinating character herself) was a short one. I know calling PB dainty is far from a true statement, but that's what she appeared like on the surface and that's what caught my attention. Another thing is that I love relationships between immortal beings, I think it always adds another layer of complexity to any relationship, especially a romantic one. The whole "getting older without appearing like you've aged" and "watching everyone you love die around you while you stay the same" can surely make 2 beings bond, right? It always felt like PB and Marcy get each other in a way no one else can, they are very different on the surface but share fundamental internal similarities. Oh, and the fact that they're EXES? The romantic tension and the longing? The familiarity and banter they had in every scene they shared?This hit the jackpot on literally every relationship trope that I love. I'd much rather watch a "getting back together" than a "falling in love for the first time" story.

All of this and the fact that they [are] gay. It's really that simple sometimes.

In broad strokes, what is next for you as an artist and/or as a fan?

I have a few [Adventure Time] comics ideas\scripts on the back burner and one that is in the making. I think I'll dabble into some Nintendo fanart cause I've been playing a lot of Smash Bros and [Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild] lately.

I’m so excited to see what comes next! Either way, a huge thanks to loycos for chattin’ with me! If you’d like to check out more of her art, visit her Tumblr and her Twitter page!