#courtesy of /the voices/

[hotluncheddie]

‘No.’ eddie says, standing from the table and puffing his chest out. Clenching one fist and holding the other up like a freaky Halloween version of a traffic warden. He brings the outstretched hand to his chest, closing his eyes for a moment. ‘Allow me.’

Steve stares at him. Stack of plates in hand, half up from the table and confused. ‘Uh’ he manages before Eddie steps over and takes the plates from Steve, their fingers brushing as eddie squishes his thumb into a leftover dollop of sauce and grips them tightly. He then hip checks Steve back into his chair and waltzes over to the sink.

‘Munson’s on dish duty I guess.’ Robin says, smirking at Steve and finishing her soda.

Steve schools his slack jaw expression, closing his mouth and going to stand again. ‘Eddie, it’s fine, really.’ But Eddie’s sudden outstretched palm stops him, has him sinking back down onto the dining room chair.

‘Stevie, please.’ Eddie says from the sink, eyes closed and head bowed. ‘You cooked, therefore, as your humble knight, I will conquer the dishes.’ And he brings his hand back to his heart again, looking up at the ceiling with reverence and verve. Side on from the table and Steve thinks he looks like a painting he saw at a Chicago art gallery Robin dragged him to. Heavenly in his light and shadows, cut from glass, shrouded in sun rays and glowing with a quiet, broken sort of intensity.

Steve clears his throat. Feels a blush run up his neck and he readjusts the legs of his jeans. Scooting his chair so he’s sitting back flush against the dining room table; he avoids Robin’s eye. ‘If you like.’ He rasps, fiddling with his used napkin, tearing off a corner and letting it flutter onto the tabletop.

Eddie does like. He turns the tap on, pouring dish soap into the filling basin before pulling Steve’s Marigolds on slowly, one at a time, as if he really is a knight - gearing up for battle.

‘Love the new look.’ Robin heckles and Eddie flashed her a grin before going back to serious; pulling at the gloves one last time and tuning the tap off with a flourish. Then he stalks back over to the table, Legs long and striding, arms bowed slightly from his body with adrenaline filled tension.

He steps up to the side of Steve’s chair, looming over him, tilting Steve’s head up slowly with one bright yellow, slightly damp finger under his chin. ‘Rest now, my leige.’ He murmurs lowly, reverently, gazing down at him before dipping to place a slow, soft kiss on Steve’s lips.

A embarrassing, needy, wounded sort of sound, whine, extracts its self from Steve’s throat. Chest heaving and throat bobbing as Eddie smiles at him softly, stepping away again to scoop up the remaining glasses and utensils in his capable, rubbery, hands.

‘…Your boyfriend is weird dude.’ Robin says from across him, eyeshrows raised and the corners of her mouth dropped in pinched distaste. Her eyes dancing with glee.

‘Yeah.’ Steve breaths, voice reedy and he blinks a few times, his fingers feeling tingly and numb, all of him syrupy and slow moving. His boyfriend is a freak.

And Steve has never once felt so loved.

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[burr-ell]

it's genuinely SUCH a choice for vex to be like ok hear me out. what if we keep having emotionally charged conversations where we confess our deepest fears and longings and also pork each other about it...but ok here's the thing, here's the thing: we CALL IT friends with benefits so no one really gets attached enough to be hurt! it's foolproof! and percy's like that doesn't sound right but i don't know enough about healthy relationships to dispute it

[undead-knick-knack]

A visual representation of what Suzy Greene experienced with that sending from Jester

[irradiatedsnakes]

this is the impression im getting

[coulsonlives]

Omg, Dante Basco ships Zutara! My life is complete.

[sillygooseesquire]

Honestly when I first saw Davrin in the veilguard trailers I was like "that elf is a twink" which is fine but not my type

Anyway now that I've actually met Davrin I would like to apologize and amend my statement, that elf is a DADDY and I will be romancing him post-haste, thank you very much

[catsafari25]

There was an interesting point on another post about Vakama's tendency for anger, so I breezed through the first two Toa Metru books for references and found this interesting tidbit:

Which doesn't detract from the idea that Matoran Vakama was stubborn and argumentative, but more that he's now in a position of leadership where he's relying on others to get the job done (as opposed to the more solitude job of a mask maker) and so those traits are coming more to the surface

Vakama is also one of the few Toa for whom the word "anger" is applied, with the rest usually described as "grumbling" or some similar word. (Although the others do show anger, Vakama is similarly rarely described as "grumbling" or some such word.)

Anyway, I may add to this as I continue through the books, and see if this is a trend that continues or dies down until the Hordika arc

[firestorm09890]

KHTober 2023 Day 7: Guardian of Light

Ienzo was continuing to skim old reports in Master Ansem’s study when Lea came back.

“I’m off again right after this,” said Lea, before Ienzo could get a word out of greeting. “Just thought you guys might want to know I’m doing my own thing now. They want me to be one of their lucky seven, so I’ve gotta train.”

Ienzo had been having a hard time identifying each of his emotions since he had regained his heart, but this one was one he’d known from a young age, and something even Zexion had felt: frustration. Though, this time, he wasn’t sure if it was the usual frustration at being out of the loop, or if it was directed at Lea himself. Perhaps both. He bit back a scathing remark, a little too Zexion for his taste. “Who is this you’re talking about?”

Lea scratched his head. “Y’know, Sora and Riku and Kairi, King Mickey, some fuckin’ wizard guy, uh…”

As helpful as ever.

Shh. Don’t say that out loud. Ienzo kept quiet, waiting for Lea to continue.

“There’s this big war thing that’s supposed to happen between some keyblade wielders called the Guardians of Light and the ‘Real Organization’– guess we weren’t cool enough for old Norty, heh– and the lights want me to join ‘em.”

Ienzo blinked. 

They must be desperate if they asked you to join them. 

Knock it off. “Good… job?” He shook his head slightly. “I’m missing too much context. You’re a keyblade wielder?”

What convenient timing.

Lea grinned. “Yup! Managed to summon mine a bit ago, check this:” He held a hand out, narrowing his eyes at the empty space where the keyblade would appear, and waited.

And waited.

Oh, wow. They truly must be desperate.

“Eh, whatever,” Lea shrugged it off. “I’ve got plenty of time to figure it out. Doesn’t really matter if you see it or not.”

A second, stronger surge of frustration. Ienzo fiddled with the edge of one of the papers. “Make sure not to waste that time.”

Lea rolled his eyes. “Knew you’d say that.” Ienzo mentally cursed himself for letting that one slip out. At the very least, the good-natured smirk didn’t leave Lea’s face. “Sayonara, good luck with whatever you guys are doing nowadays.”

Good riddance.

“And good luck to you as well,” Ienzo said quietly, though Lea was already gone.

[thewaysoundtravels]

(Boadicea (2009 Remaster) by Enya)

Famously sampled by The Fugees on Ready Or Not. Check out the story behind use of the sample by Wyclef.

And by Diddy on the Mario Winans track I Don't Wanna Know.

And there's this which makes the Enya sample more explicit.

And this rendition.

[raayllum]

amazing what a new job, a gender euphoria based haircut, chosen hyperfixations (hello ancient animal evolution), and good tv will do for you

[undead-knick-knack]

I don't think anything could have prepared Essek for Verin pulling that 😂

[metaldragoon]

[lunaetis]

things i have recently learned with eden : if you have a nice voice, she's more likely to listen to you / behave around you.

[moe-broey]

Etrian.... Odyssey......

[unopenablebox]

hey do they make sexy gay regency novels that don’t ever sanctimoniously lay out the author’s social justice opinions

[number-one-toku-robot-lover]

I've been watching Zenkaiger with my family. All of them at this point are incredibly fond of Stacey. Should I show them Stacey Thought now, or wait until it appears in the show? 🤔