#especially honeybees and bumblebees

[grizzlyofthesea]

The bees love my dad's plants. :)

[nifreti-ii]

Obey Me! Brothers + Diavolo Nickname Headcannons

My nicknames for all of the brothers (plus Diavolo) and a little bit on how they would react. (I might do one for the other dateables, not too confident about how to write them.)

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Lucifer

Starlight: He's known as Lucifer Morningstar, but calling him by his last name would be lame. Instead, Starlight is way more endearing. Just don't call him that in front of anyone else. (He will 100% flush and scold you.) Lord Diavolo will defiantly think it's cute.

Lulu or Luci: Another 'Don't you dare says this with anyone around.' Though it's best to call him this AFTER you've made a pact with him. At least at that point, he trusts you. He will definitely glare at you, and you will die on the spot if not. (Lulu will grumble about not calling him that as you pet his head.)

Lucifer: Best option in general. He's proud of his name and wants everyone to know it. (As if they don't already.)

Mammon

Magpie: You would have called him Crow instead, but Magpie sounds cuter. Especially after finding out how Magpies collect Shiny things to put on display for potential mates. (Mammon will proudly show off his car and jewelry to you and blush whenever you say how shiny they are.)

Mams: To be honest, this man will be smitten with you within the first week. So calling him by his designated nickname will be a must.

Bonbon or Monmon: Calling him Bonbon (along with Magpie) is a sure way of getting him to blush. He'll get all pissy about the human giving him these stupid names, but if you stop, he'll demand why his brothers get nicknames and not the 'Great Mammon.' (He would totally lay in bed and squeal about how he's your little Monmon/Magpie.)

Leviathan

Levi: Generic nickname everyone calls him. 

Levi (Le as in level, vi): This is my inner dick coming out. He'll get all red and fussy about it. Went on about how 'That's not how you say it', and 'stupid normie doesn't know how to pronounce my name.' (He will lose his shit if you say his full name the same way.

Guppy or Levi-chan: Leviathan.exe has stopped working. The dude would have to go through a hard reboot before responding. Poor thing doesn't think an icky otaku like him deserves a cutesy nickname from you. (Mf does.)

Lord of Shadows: He'll get all excited about it. He Probably will hug you, calling you his 'Henry' before getting his bearings and freaking out about what he did. (Probably disgusted for doing a 'normie' thing.)

Satan

Sate: Pretty sure he doesn't have a nickname, or at least one used consistently (Like a certain red-eyed demon). Doesn't act like it's a big deal. (He secretly likes having a nickname).

Saint: Another 'to be dick' nickname. If you do this before you establish a friendship/pact with him, he WILL want to kill you for the stupid joke. (If you do so after, he'll just be annoyed)

Satan: You can't go wrong with calling him by his name. 

Kitten: A guaranteed way of getting him to blush. Especially if you scratch behind his ear as you do it. He'll be red and lost for words. (He might start to purr if you keep petting him.)

Asmodeus

Asmo: Another generic nickname.

Az or Azzy: He'll think it's cute. Probably will refer to himself as your 'Azzy'. (Won't let anyone else call him that.)

Princess: This man will SQUEAL. He's gonna tackle you and give you hugs and kisses. Don't you dare ever call him anything else ever again. He'll get all pouty about it. (He will call you his prince charming.)

Beelzebub

Beel: Another generic nickname!

Bumblebee: Flies and gnats aren't cute, but you know what is? Bumblebees! It especially helps that they have similar wings. The first time you called him it, he was so confused. When you showed him a picture and explained, cutest little smile ever. (You'll never tell him it's also because he has a huge ass like one.)

Honeybee: Another case of explaining it and him being all cute. Likes the idea of being seen as a friendly baby boy. Another reason for the nickname is that he's such a sweetheart, sweet like honey. 

 This was just too cute not to share > Bees

Belphegor

Belphie: Woah, another generic nickname!

Cow: He'd probably get all pissy that he didn't get a cute nickname like his brothers, even more so after you call him it. I'm sorry but this bitch killed us, he's not getting a cute nickname. (He'll glare at you from his napping spot.)

Calf: First time you called him it, he pouted. He won't ever complain about it, though he'll pout every time. (Secretly likes it. He'll happily think about it before every nap.) 

Bell: Won't think much about it since it's similar to his other nickname. (Give him a collar with a bell on it, I dear you.)

Diavolo

Diavolo: This man got so excited the first time you called him by his first name. To be honest, it just slipped out, and you panicked HARD. (But after seeing his gummy smile you realized you did well.) 

Dia: Another case of this man beaming, probably raving about it to Barbatos. "The human gave me a nickname! :D"

Sunshine: Dia is like a shining light in Devildom, usually upbeat and positive. So when you called him sunshine (after asking to give him another nickname.), he gushed. 100% hugged you and twirled around, laughing the whole time. One time, you called him sunshine during a meeting. He got so happy, face flushed, eyes closed, and a massive smile on his face. (Lucifer was mortified and scolded you for 2 hours.)

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I've been thinking about these damn nicknames for days I tell you. I couldn't take it anymore. I had fun writing this, I think it's all so cute.

Check out my Masterlist for my art and writings. :D

[cybertron-after-dark]

TFP- Pet Names

Bots and cons, both what they'd call you and what they'd love it if you called them

Gender neutral reader, reader is human but I can do one of these for cybertronian reader too down the line.

If I missed someone you really wanted to see, feel free to ask for them!

Optimus

Calls you: My beloved, my love, my other half. A lot of old fashioned, sweet, sappy nicknames bc he's a sappy old man.

Call him: Sugar, sweetie, honey, baby. Overly saccharine titles just make him blush like nothing else. Even if they're a little silly, they just make him feel so loved.

Ratchet

Calls you: Dear, love, my better half, though more often than not he calls you by your name. He likes how it sounds.

Call him: one would think he despises nicknames from his reaction to wheeljack calling him doc and sunshine, but it's quite the opposite; nicknames are a very special thing to him, but you have to earn the right to call him by them, or it feels overly familiar and that infuriates him. Once you've been together for awhile, if you call him "my love," his spark will soar.

Bulkhead

Calls you: Baby, cutie, honey, lovebug, lovebunny, sweetspark. You're the cutest thing in the world to him and he wants you to know that.

Call him: stud, handsome, or big guy are all great ones if you're looking to fluster him. That said, if you call him muffin or sweet thing, he might actually cry a little because it makes him way too happy.

Bumblebee

Calls you: Babe, hot stuff, cutie pie, babydoll, beautiful, gorgeous, boo. He needs you to know you're too dang pretty!

Call him: honey, honeybee, sweetheart, sweetspark. He's a total sucker for the cheesy stuff.

Arcee

Calls you: babe, dork, partner. That last one means a LOT to her. If she calls you her partner it means she's totally opened up to you, and you're too important to her to lose.

Call her: babe, but only call her partner if she calls you that first. It's not a title to be taken lightly in her eyes.

Wheeljack

Calls you: hottie, hot stuff, sexy, dollface, sunshine, babe, wild thing, he's got a whole arsenal of nicknames, some more annoying than others.

Call him: studmuffin, sexy, big boy, crazy, daddy. Real talk, he loves hearing whatever cursed, over the top bullshit you come up with. The dumber the better, he loves when you can make him laugh.

Megatron

Calls you: human, more often than not. Pet is the best you're getting.

Call him: you're going to call him Lord Megatron, or Master. Anything else is unacceptable, even for his partner.

Starscream

Calls you: Fleshy, pet, wretched organic, gremlin, creature... And, when he's sure nobody's listening, very rarely, he'll call you beloved or my spark.

Call him: master, sir, lord starscream, my heart, my spark. He likes to feel important to you, and he REALLY likes to feel respected and powerful.

Soundwave

Calls you: ... Well he doesn't usually call you much of anything given he doesn't talk, but sometimes he'll use soundbytes of cutesy pet names from old human romance movies that he totally does not watch, shut up.

Call him: he'll honestly appreciate any nickname you give him (though you won't catch him showing it), but things like beautiful, gorgeous, or pretty boy will get him to blush under that screen. Especially if you've seen him with the mask off and still insist he looks good.

Shockwave

Calls you: your name. He feels no need to make up overly saccharine terms of endearment. You are his and he is yours, you both know you love each other, so why bother with such performative trivialities? If you tell him you just like hearing the affirmation every now and then, he won't fully get it, but he will settle on calling you trinket, because you are very small and you fascinate him.

Call him: You're not gonna get a reaction out of him no matter what you call him, but he considers the terms love, dear, or my heart to be acceptable.

Knockout

Calls you: darling, doll, dollface, honey, baby, lover, cutie, sweetspark, lapin, little thing, ma chèrie, mon amour, itty bit, and those are just the usual names.

Call him: gorgeous, pretty boy, hottie, honey, baby, all of it gets him a little flustered, but he REALLY loves whenever you call him speedy. He loves looking pretty and driving fast, and only one of those gets acknowledged all that often.

Breakdown

Calls you: Baby, tiny, lovebug, snugglebunny, sweet thing, honey, gorgeous, pretty little thing, sweetspark, cuddlebear. He can get pretty cutesy with it, he's not ashamed to admit how much he loves you.

Call him: big guy, sexy, big boy, good boy, darling, sweetspark. He likes when you remind him how big and strong he is, but he also likes hearing you get sweet on him.

[eldritch-spouse]

I’m terrified of bees, wasps, and stinging insects in general. So if one of Colmei’s bee children buzzed up to me I would probably-

https://www.tiktok.com/@bbeabeee/video/7129097886352051502?lang=en (the sound of someone hitting a giant wasp with a metal bowl is honestly really satisfying ngl)

-Not because I have anything against Colmei or his kids, I just get surprised easily and would forget that the random bee hovering next to me isn’t trying to attack me.  

[I WISH I WAS THAT BRAVE.]

NO, don't hurt his colony!!!

Colmei will immediately know when one of his colony members has been injured or killed, because the rest of the group will quickly pass signals around to their strongest member, him. Since Colmei sees you as his Queen, so do his bees/wasps/hornets, and they're very confused as to why you're making distressed noises when they try to interact with you!! Why did you hurt them?!?!

The beekeeper is very stressed about this and will quickly usher you away from the main hive. He needs to somehow make you understand that you're not in danger. He can guess that maybe you've had negative experiences with the varied species that are a part of his colony, especially because some are notoriously aggressive, but they're under his control. They work well together, like little puzzles pieces all molded together, loyal to him and you. Colmei keeps himself close to your figure as he calls the smallest bumblebee of his colony to his dark finger, allowing it to move into your palm. Colmei rubs your shoulders and tries to buzz in a soothing manner while the small insect explores harmlessly.

After a few minutes of this, a bigger one is called, then a honeybee, even a blue orchard bee. Then come the wasps, which albeit usually bigger, are just as docile as their counterparts. And, finally, hornets approach, poising next to the others curiously. You'll be surrounded by a third of the hive at some point. Not a single one of these insects appears agitated, though they do pause whenever your fear spikes, as if trying to make themselves smaller.

Colmei hopes you understand this demonstration for what it is, a sign of immense trust and acceptance. But, just in case the message isn't clear yet, you'll start to get little presents from the less busy colony members. Sometimes a tiny flower, other times small shiny things they can lift into flight. They also tried to give you a sugary yogurt they stole from someone...

[lookwhatyoudidithasanxiety]

Solar Character Ref

He/him, pan; 5'7; regresses as old as 7 and as young as 3 (tends to stick to the younger age range now), goes nonverbal when especially upset

All flat teeth, no fangs.

Has a crack in his faceplate over his left eye from where his Moon hit him. His left eye is also damaged from his Moon forcibly removing it once, he had to put it back in himself.

Right eye is white with black pupil, left eye has black sclera and a gold pupil. He has difficulty seeing clearly through his damaged eye, so he sometimes has to turn his head to see things better.

Body is covered in various dings and dents. Some from the kids, some from Midnight...

No paws or claws.

Practices witchcraft, identifies as pagan. Secret weeb/k-pop stan.

Poppy called him bumble, bumblebee, and honeybee. Sun calls him bug when he's regressed.

The body he was put into is a basic solar model. It's orange, but everything about it was initially simple and basic. He gave himself upgrades that allow him to run off of a single charge for days at a time.

Has arthritis in his hands. Not only due to past physical trauma, but also from working nonstop on various projects. He wears his gloves to not only increase his grip strength and protect his hands, but to also mitigate some of the sensory overload he experiences.

Head of maintenance and had to run the daycare all by himself while in his own dimension.

I haven't explicitly said if he has autism (I left that up to interpretation since I don't want to misrepresent it), but he does have sensory processing disorder. He can't stand loud noises, bright lights, or just general over-stimulation (Yeah. Running the daycare was not great...)

"Ya weren't supposed to see that..." "He's...he's gone? Don't we have a backup? Or maybe we can restore his systems!" "No, come on. You don't have time to be sick right now. You're just tired. You're just tired." "Watch over these toys fer Papa, they're really special to 'im. An' I need someone big an' strong ta watch 'em and keep 'em safe. Can ya do that?"

Relationships with:

Sun: Solar still has days where he looks at Sun and sees his own Sun. In fact, when he crashes into regression (because this guy almost never willingly does), he still sees Sun as his Poppy. Not being able to see well out of one eye doesn't help things. But him and Sun get along well! He and Solar have mandated self-care days together, Harvest sometimes joins, and they all have tea together and unwind.

Moon: He and Moon get along really well. They spend a lot of time together engineering and working on tech. But every once in a while, Solar has to remind himself of where he is and who he's with. This isn't his Moon. He knows it.... When he regresses, he sometimes can't be anywhere near Moon. Other times, he wants 'Mama' (and who is Moon to deny him?).

Harvest: Like Harvest and Moon, Solar and Moon spend time together just sitting and watching the chaos. Harvest is trying to teach him how to knit, and he's slowly starting to pick it up.

Bloody: You would think that Solar wouldn't get along well with Bloody because of how high energy he is. On the contrary, Solar is drawn to it and you can find him tossing balls of yarn for him (much to Sun's chagrin, those are his 100% WOOL SKEINS-). Bloody is on the opposite end of the sensory spectrum; where Solar tends to be overstimulated, Bloody seeks out stimulation. But that means that Bloody has plenty of stim toys and things he can share with Solar. Bloody also likes to curl up on Solar's lap for head scratches.

Lunar: Solar tends to either be getting Lunar out of trouble or encouraging the chaos. Solar saw him when they first met and immediately adopted him. Yeah, no, he'll gladly take over watching Lunar every time he's regressed from now on, thanks. Solar is like an older brother to Lunar, and they regularly play Minecraft together.

Kill Code: Solar isn't really sure what to think of Kill Code. He's honestly still confused how he exists, but he doesn't question it too much. As long as he doesn't hurt his family friends, he'll just keep an eye on him...

Past Relationships:

Poppy: Poppy was immediately accepting of him when he first came to be. They worked out a system that allowed both of them to have control of the body at different times. They were also Solar's primary caregiver, especially when Midnight and Poppy had their disagreement. They did their very best to keep Solar from seeing Midnight's true colors and their frequent arguments, but they weren't able to. Poppy was the one to teach Solar witchcraft and herbalism, and Solar still strives to make them proud of him...

Midnight: Solar learned a lot of what he knows about mechanics and engineering from his Moon. He didn't realize his true colors for a long time because Poppy kept it hidden from him so well. Until that point, Midnight was his other caregiver and Solar even called him Mama.

Midnight is the one that caused the majority of Solar's damage. He sometimes didn't even state a reason for when he'd 'punish' him, he'd just grab him and hurt him. Solar prefers to do his own repairs, he doesn't trust anyone else to really do them.

[crazyyanderefangirlfan]

Bridget Fortuné

“Life is a wheel of fortune and it’s my turn to spin”

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BASIC   

Name: Bridget Bébhinn Fortuné

Nickname(s):  B (by everyone) Love, Dear, Bumblebee, Honeybee, Princess, Sweetheart (By Koushi), BB (by close friends).

Alias(es): Bloody B (in St. Trinians), The Wildfire Beauty, Miss Fortuné (In volleyball).

Gender:  Female

Sexuality: Straight

Ethnicity: Irish and Japanese

Blood Type:  B

Age: 17

Birthday: Nov 1

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APPEARANCE  

Hair:  Wavy scarlet hair that reaches to her mid-back

Eyes:  Emerald green

Height: 165 cm

Skin: Snow White

Body: Curvy but athletic

Piercing(s): Just her ears, green drop earrings.

Scar(s):  Numerous faded battle scars

Other: She has apple shaped birthmark on her neck.

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SCHOOL  

Occupation:  Student

School:  Karasuno

Year:  2

Class: 1

Club(s): Boys Volleyball 

Number:  13

Role/Position:  Wing spiker

Attendance Record:  Semi good

Average Grade: B

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STATISTICS (out of 5)

Power: 5/5  

Jumping: 5/5  

Stamina: 5/5  

Game Sense (ability to 'predict' or 'sense' the opponents next move): 3/5  

Technique: 4 /5  

Speed: 5/5  

Overall (total): 27/30

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CHARACTER  

Personality:  Bridget is adventurous and bold. She has a strong sense of equality, often understanding and sympathetic when listening to their problems. She's generally honest although not open-ended, she can be blunt and hurtful at times but will do everything to make up to the person she hurt.

She's a passionate individual. Every challenge she does is meet with enthusiasm, something she shares with her cousin. Bridget is forget, forgive, and move on rather quickly, seeing holding grudges a waste of time, but there some exceptions such as disrespecting her. family and friends and cheating of any kind. Her ex cheated on her, she was so furious she was tempt to burn his house if Shoyo didn’t intervene, instead she burned his bike.

Bridget is rather motherly, a trait she gained from taking care of her younger brother and sometimes her cousins. But there are times she can’t help but tease them.

She’s intelligent but can still fall victim in some things, such as spelling eyes.

She’s remarkably persuasive, a talent she uses to get her and her friends out of trouble. But she’ll never exploit it.

Though normally calm, her temper sometimes gets the best of her. This is especially true during games when an opposing teams likes to taunt her and often say degrading things on why she’s on the boys VBC. This makes her spike the ball harder to the point it would break the floor and cause her to get bench to cool off her anger.

Bridget is head over heels in love with Koushi, she’s extremely clingy and overly affectionate towards him and vice versa. Whenever another girl tries to flirt with him, she’ll subtly lay her claim on him by wrapping her arms around him and holding him tight. If they still don’t get the hint she’ll make out with him, it will grow more intense if they still try to flirt with him making others to tell them to back in in fear they’ll have sex in front of them.

Likes:  Her family and friends, Koushi, volleyball, Irish stew, swords, her horse Nightmare, eating, boxing, video games, music, baking.

Dislikes: Her ex, harm to her friends and family, cheating of any kind, girls being flirty to Koushi, guys thinking she’s easy, heels, spoilers, rotten food, wasting food, stereotypes, being called dumb.

Hobbies: Kickboxing, Krav Maga, baking, watching movies, fencing, knitting, crocheting, cooking, horse riding, sewing, hunting, listening to music, singing, playing video games.

Goal(s): To be Koushi’s wife and a stay at mom/baker.

Current concerns: Buying make up to fit her skin to cover Koushi’s hickeys.

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SOCIAL  

Mother(s):  Moira Fortuné 

Father(s):  Daiki Fortuné 

Sibling(s):  Finn Fortuné (younger brother)

Relative(s): Shoyo Hinata and Natsu Hinata (Cousins). Mrs, Hinata (aunt).

Friend(s): Karasuno volleyball team, a few people from other volleyball teams, Yukie Shirofuku, Kaori Suzumeda, Citrine Knight, Aster MacDonnell and some girls from St. Trinians.

Best Friend(s):  Kiyoko Shimuzu, Hitoka Yachi, Heather O’Cleary, Cat Tamami, Irene Song, Teresa Diamandis, Juliette Chaveleir, Skyla Barretto.

Love Interest(s):  Koushi Sugawara

Rival(s):  Wakatoshi Ushijima (in volleyball).

Pet(s): Her Irish Draught, Nightmare.

[lavenderpenumbra]

here are my oneshot fic recs that are mostly fluff (some might have a very teeny smidge of angst).

main fic rec masterlist

[implied smut] / [smut]

[s] off-road by @sol-luna-estrellas

You have never ridden a motorcycle before, so Bucky takes you out on his bike and makes sure it’s a night you’ll never forget.

Starved by @bucky-bucky-bucky-bucky

Bucky’s your best friend, but he keeps his distance. You’re certain he needs some affection, and convincing him takes some effort.

untitled by @/buckyalpine

High bucky at a party

[i.s.] To Let You Win by @delaber

a sparring match between you and your best friend turns into something you’ve both been keeping under the surface when he refuses to let you lose the game

Truth by @lovelybarnes

bucky barnes and truth serum

[i.s.] By Your Side by @/bucky-barnes-diaries

Multiple scenarios of Bucky loving, comforting, and taking care of you while sick.

You're My Mess by @/bucky-bucky-bucky-bucky

Bucky comes home from a mission tired and sore and bloody. All he wants to do is go to sleep, but you help him get cleaned up.

[s] Gray by @straywords

Bucky’s starting to notice the gray in his beard and you show him you don’t mind at all.

[s] untitled by @buckyseternal

(prompt: that new haircut suits you.)

[i.s.] Drunk In Love by @bethdutten

you get a little drunk at one of tony’s celebratory after-mission parties. and bucky is there looking so fine and– fuck it. you can’t keep your hands off him.

Day After Tomorrow by @buckyarchives

enhanced hearing is both a blessing and a curse. eavesdropping, loud music, footsteps and when your sweet neighbor has been coughing her pretty head off all day.

[s] Make Me Forget by @povlvr

Unceremoniously dumped by your scumbag boyfriend Bucky’s mission is to spend Valentine’s Day cheering you up & showing you what it would belike to be Bucky Barnes’s girl, maybe he’s shooting his shot, maybe he’s just that darn charming

Silent Treatment by @buckylattes

Bucky thinks you’re giving him the silent treatment…..

[i.s.] Scars To Your Beautiful by @/bucky-barnes-diaries

Bucky and Reader exploring each other’s bodies, but not in a sexual way. Finding their different birthmarks, looking over each other’s scars and sharing stories behind them, running their hands over one another and just appreciating the feeling of the other person next to them.

[s] I'll Catch You by @/buckyalpine

Bucky never leaves your side after you faint

The Mask by @lanadelreyscokewhor3

you convince bucky that every few months, your skin starts to peel off during your period

Little Things by @sunshine-on-my-mind

Life gets better because of the little things. Especially when you have the best boyfriend in the whole world.

[i.s.] Sharing is Caring by @theidiotwhowritesthings

Bucky doesn’t share food. No exceptions. Well, one exception.

A Little Longer by @/buckyalpine

 It’s just a little lie

Can I Call You, Baby by @slyyywriting

You and Banner try to create a cure for the common cold but it doesn’t go well for one of your variable samples. Turns out bootleg super soldier serum and experimental medicine do not mix well.

Secret Relationship by @espinosaurusrexex

(where everyone is trying to set bucky up on a date but he's with reader and no one knows)

Affection by @skellyagogo

Affection wasn't something Bucky felt he deserved, it had become a foreign concept to him.

Dress Code by @/bucky-bucky-bucky-bucky

a party for Nat inspires you to dress a little more risqué than usual, but it leads to a wave of anxiety that Bucky must help you through.

hintdropped by @rocketrhap3000

while looking at rings online, you accidentally click a “send a hint” feature addressed to Bucky’s email, despite never having that conversation with him and not even knowing whether or not that’s something he wants, but his reaction surprises you :)

Bumblebees and Honeybees by @/venusstorm

The time in which you gifted Bucky Barnes an adorable little keychain for his motorcycle.

pucker up, buttercup by @witchywithwhiskey

it's been a long day of working at your lemonade stall during the town's busy summer festival and making the day worse is all the unwanted attention and come-ons you've gotten from customers. by the time bucky barnes tries his own tired pickup line, you've had enough—but then he goes and spills a fresh pitcher of lemonade and offers to make a new one. you're reluctant to admit bucky might not be like all those other guys. in fact, he might be someone you could see yourself spending the rest of your life with.

© lavenderpenumbra.tumblr.com 2023

[bananonbinary]

Bee person dropping in to divulge some of the Secret Lore - there's about 20000 bee species, most of which (~85%) are solitary, meaning they live their entire life on their own. Most of these species are far less aggressive and territorial since it doesn't pay off for them to die in defense of their nest if they can just make a new one instead and still have at least a couple offspring. They're also much more vulnerable to the negative effects of climate change, pesticides, and loss of floral resources and habitats than a lot of social bees because they don't have a bunch of siblings to do teamwork with, so if the going gets tough for them, they have to go it alone - so they're especially dependent on us getting our shit together.

On a less depressing note, for anyone who wants to see some cool pictures of non-honeybee-looking bees, look up orchid bees, blood bees, carpenter bees, mason bees, mining bees, leafcutter bees, fairy bees, masked bees, sweat bees, digger bees, ... Not all of these are solitary, but they're all rad as hell. (The males often have quite fancy facial hair/markings too!)

In terms of that bumblebee, it depends - bumblebee colonies are quite small compared to what people will expect given the usual reference of comparatively giant honeybee hives (most bumblebee colonies don't tend to go above ~300 members) and their life histories are also quite different, as bumblebee colonies aren't perennial - young queens emerge from their winter diapause (a type of hibernation) in early spring, found their nests and rear the first workers, who then take over many of the tasks in the colony (such as foraging and brood care) until late summer, when they switch from rearing workers to new queens and males, who then get out and mate. The males and workers eventually die in fall, while the newly mated young queens find a cozy spot to while away the winter (usually underground, but pretty close to the surface, so don't clean up your green spaces too much and be gentle) to start the cycle again the next year. While isolation can have some negative effects on social bees like bumblebees, the severity of these effects depends on a lot of factors. Bumblebees, in my experience, are pretty tough though - for example, they can cope very well with randomly being dropped into an entirely new colony, which I know I certainly couldn't (I can barely handle phone calls on a good day). So long as they're given ample access to sugar water, they can live pretty long lives (for bees, anyway). If you find a flightless one, taking care of it is definitely the better alternative though. Keep them in a clean box (you can put a tissue on the bottom for easy cleaning/changing) in the shade for most of the day, at consistent room temperatures, give them sugar water and occasionally some flowers and they'll be fine. Just be careful as they can (and will) still sting in self-defense.

However, there actually are also stingless bees (Meliponini - more then 500 species worldwide) - they're another really cool group to look up. Like bumblebees and honeybees they are also social bess, and (like bumblebees) they build crazy cool nests. They're also the only group of bees that can produce honey outside of the honeybess (genus Apis - only 9 species worldwide) and can be found all over the world (the Americas, Australia, Africa, ...). They've been used for traditional honey production for centuries in a lot of South American countries, for example (off the top of my head I know of Mexico and Brazil). Their honey is also quite different to Apis honey in terms of chemical composition (and, speaking as a completely objective third party observer with absolutely no personal interest in the matter, is much tastier).

I'll stop now because otherwise I never will, but if there's anyone I haven't scared off yet, feel free to drop by and send me a message and I'll happily answer any and all bee-related questions you may have! I also really recommend the nonhoneybees (.) com blog, which is run by a wild bee researcher - they have really cute bee cartoons and lots of interesting facts about bees (and don't post at an overwhelming rate).

:o

🐝

[salomeh]

“You don’t want to kill it.”

“But—” Renka pointed at the bee. “They still can sting, can’t they? They’re dangerous.”

“This one won’t. She must be the last one left. Don’t worry about her.”

The last one left. The words echoed eerily in her heart.

“This is a bumblebee. It may look big and dangerous, but it’s a gentle creature that lives off nectar and gathers pollen.”

A gentle creature?

Renka scrutinized the bee burrowed into the mat of leaves. It had black wings and a fuzzy body striped like a tiger. Several times larger than the honeybees Renka was more familiar with, it appeared all the more ferocious.

“Unlike hornets and wasps, she won’t sting anybody minding his own business. Of course, she will fight to defend herself.”

“Still—”

“Despite her size, she is a cousin to the honeybee. A gentle sort and a hard worker.”

“It’s really not going to sting me?”

“Not at all. Especially not when it’s this cold.”

“Huh,” said Renka. She squatted down next to Shikyou. “If they’re related to the honeybee, where’s the swarm?”

“She doesn’t have one. They’ve all died by now.”

“Really?” Renka glanced at Shikyou. He sat there like a child, elbows on his knees and chin in his hands, watching the slumbering bee.

The Twelve Kingdoms: Hisho's Birds by Fuyumi Ono.

[fractallogic]

Man y’all I had the best idea at work today

It turns out clover is slightly invasive and can out-compete grass under ideal circumstances

I have a dormant lawn that’s SO ready to be weeded and experimented on with the patches left behind when I take out the weeds

The local farm store had bags of both white AND CRIMSON clover seeds that I picked up today

Y’all I am finally excited about lawn maintenance, especially since I was initially searching “ways to slowly kill lawn as a renter”

I wanna get a little bee house for carpenter bees. I want to get some packets of native wildflower seeds (and get property management to take out the sad dead rhododendron in the backyard… after I knock the weeds down, ofc) to sow this fall—I think some nice big lupines would look great where the dead rhodie is now, and also in the front bed next to the roses. I wanna plant some Oregon irises and wild geraniums and columbines.

BUT MOSTLY I’m gonna start invading the neighborhood with beautiful white and crimson clover, so cmon over honeybees and bumblebees

Fuck you ugly lawn with your problems and neighbors bitching. This duplex wants GOOD yards.

[skeleton-mischief]

Stretch Serrif

Oh my god I've had to sit down and stare at how he was characterized in 2016-2018 and I swear I actually wanted to just grab him and shake him because all there was to him was "omg I'm so hot" and "actually I'm a horrible person teehee" Swap Papyrus, you deserved better

Hirough

- Official height 6'3

- He/Him

- Terrible smoker, he would sneak them

- Drinks Honey

- Younger brother of Powder Serrif

- Does not remember Gaster except for in his dreams and faint recollections of his existence

- Loves engineering, since he loves to tinker with things. Kinda a collaboration of what the OG UT brothers hav

- Has an outrageous sweet tooth

- Loves video games, especially ones that he can play with others

- Highly perceptive, but he'll play it off and act like he doesn't know what you're up to until you slip up

- Likes to write fantasy sometimes, small hobby

- Sells corn dogs instead of hot dogs

- Draws as his #1 hobby

- Very handy, loves to tinker with machinery

- Comfortable with touch but can grow very bashful

- Suffers with insomnia

- Impatient at times, impulsive, smooth talker, imaginative, charming, charismatic, lazy, nerdy, intuitive, over-thinker, perceptive, shy, playful, considerate, kind, and unassertive

- Sceptical of humans, but willing to trust them if they show effort to be peaceful

- More of a prankster and loves jokes over puns, but enjoys a good pun because of his older brother. He will lose it if Powder keeps going though

- Protective of his brother, but worries about him. He sees how much his brother has on his shoulders, but he feels like he can't talk to him about not only the resets but also other things because he doesn't want to burden his brother. No one can talk shit about his brother though

- Good friends with Cash, Rus, and Coffee

- Avoids fighting almost at all costs, doesn't like violence unless necessary

- Dog person, but he hates that random dog that terrorizes him from time to time. How can Powder like that thing?

- Prefers edibles over other forms of cannabis, eats it with Cash and Rus

- Hardly curses because his brother would scold him for it, however Powder lets him from time to time. "Oh sugar honey iced tea!" Dork

- Did not get along with the SF!Purple brothers at first, but eventually was able to

- Magic smells of honey and magic tastes of butterscotch

- Best friends with Cash, who helps his confidence. He helps ground Cash

- uses BIC lighter to smoke

- Enjoys fantasy stories

- loves high fives, fist bumps, and hand shakes

- Calls Chara "Goofball"

- Owns a Bumblebee Keychain and phone charm

- Hyperventilates when crying, not too loud, a lot of strained hiccupped breathing

- Would call his lover Honey/Honeybee

- Has beef with Napstaton but mainly because his "smug aura" mocks him

- wore one of those Groucho Marx glasses when meeting Chara instead of a whoopie cushion

- He's good friends with Undyne, both can bond over memes and existential anxiety together

- Asgore's friend behind the Ruins, but he never knew till later on

- Keeps his knowledge of the Resets away from everyone, even when he tried to tell them about it when it first was happening

- He doodles on paper, desks, his shorts or pants, etc, when bored

- Has a lot of visible anxiety, but he tries to keep the facade of being relaxed constantly in front of others

- Loves sweets from Muffet's, he loves going there to get some good food

- He loves eating suckers, especially ones that remind him of bees or citrus

- Wonderful at making people relax despite his own anxiety, he learned from Powder

- Likes to help people, he wants to bring others joy

- His gaster blasters act like dogs, but rather goofy ones

- He doesn't have the most amazing control of his magic, especially compared to Powder

- Likes bragging about Powder to other people

- Drives a little tikes car

- Plays the xylophone because he can make puns about it

- Chaotic neutral to chaotic good

- slouches for Powder because he likes to remember when Powder was taller than him

- He loves to hear praise and he'll get all giddy when he gets it

- He feels unworthy in the face of those that do better than him or have "more trauma" than him. He bottles up a lot of his stress

- He tends to be lighthearted and goofy with his friends

- He's not used to people being sincere about their compliments to him despite being popular Underground. Small White lies to make him feel better

- When someone actually cares about what he likes, he's unsure of himself but he actually would love to ramble if he is given the chance

Closing Notes: He's a silly goofy dork y'all not some hot sexy smoker who's actually just a terrible person. I will die on this hill because what am I to do if I just live a life of mountains and choose to do nothing with it?

[siena-sevenwits]

Coffee or tea? Tea is my go-to and the one that properly has my heart, but coffee is special and indulgent and full of associations (one of my coffee-obsessed characters who got me into liking coffee at all, driving into the city with my mom, solo adventures to the coffee shop to write.)

Early bird or night owl? My brain crashes around 7:30 PM, and then wakes up again properly around 9:30 and stays turned on till frighteningly late - or rather early.

Chocolate or vanilla? Well, chocolate, of course.

Spring or Fall? Fall is all things beautiful. It is the very shortest season where I live, but it is the real New Year. My birthday, my new school year, my fresh motivation.

Silver or gold - You are gold / You are all I see / You are aurum scarce and meant for kings...

Pop or alternative - I like both! Tough pick. I often have trouble knowing exactly where the line is, especially with all the indie folk I listen to that has something of a pop sound.

Freckles or dimples - Freckles.

Snakes or sharks - Snakes. Specifically the little garter snakes that are always slithering across my path

Mountains or fields - The wonderful Rockies!

Thunder or lightning - Ideally both, but thunder is a joy whether I get to watch the storm or not. Nothing better than sitting in an old, old building, sipping tea and feeling the thunder shaking in the building's fibres.

Egyptian mythology or Greek mythology - Well, Greek!

Ivory or scarlet - Scarlet's my favourite colour, after all!

Flute or lyre - I think it's the lyre.

 Opal or diamond - Neither are high on my radar, but I do like the sheer variety of opals

Butterflies or honeybees - Honeybees, but I love bumblebees even better. They're just so clumsy and good natured and round, and for many years it was believed they could not sting, because they so seldom do! 

Macarons or eclairs - I used to live in St. Therese residence in college, and we were supposed to throw a big party for the other residences themed around our patron saint. We didn't want to do a roses theme, so we took our cue from the fact that in her final illness, she told one of the other nuns that she was craving a chocolate eclair. Great big chocolate eclair party! Good memories.

Typewritten or handwritten Handwritten for poems and snail mail, typewritten for everything else.

 Secret garden or secret library - Library.

 Rooftop or balcony - I often go up on the roof of my parents to stargaze or watch fireworks, and occasionally see aurora.

Spicy or mild - I could compete with the British Empire of old in terms of my desire to obtain all the spice.

Opera or ballet - Opera, you have my whole heart! Especially the bel canto era! Rossini was one of my teen obsessions!

London or Paris - I desperately need to go back to London.

vincent van gogh or claude monet - Van Gogh. Though I am sentimental about the animation of "Linnea in Monet's Garden" from my childhood.

Denim or leather - Leather

Potions or spells - Potions. 

Ocean or desert - There is no joy to compare with a two hour trip on BC ferries.

Mermaids or sirens - I need to enjoy more stories with mermaids in them, but obviously I will choose them over sirens.

 Masquerade ball or cocktail party Is this a question? Masquerade!!

@telthor Thanks for tagging me! Anyone who ought to be in bed right now is officially tagged.

[windswept-shapeshifter]

Bee alterhumans (especially social bees, i.e. honeybees and bumblebees) drop your experiences / what being a bee alterhuman feels like / what bee shifts feel like in the replies/reblogs I need to know for Science /opt /silly

[ethereal-forest-furry]

highbush blueberries covered in flowers.. i love them theyre so funky and silly looking and it makes me rlly happy. theyre like little bells

tip for growing blueberries!!! everyone says they need like super duper acidic soil to grow, which they do like, but it's not 100% necessary. what they rlly need is chelated iron (plus some other nutrients but iron is the most important here) which most plants can get by breaking down the iron in the soil through their roots. blueberries are rlly well adapted to acidic soil - and as part of that adaptation theyve lost the ability to break down iron because they rely on acids in the soil to do it for them. There is another way they can get it tho!!! remember when i said other plants break down iron?? if the blueberries can form a mycorrhizal relationship (plant equivalent of mutual aid networks. using fungi. literally my fav thing) then the surrounding plants can give their iron to the blueberries :3 grasses are the best at doing this, especially if you cut the grass occasionally bc it makes the roots die back a bit and release all their nutrients into the soil around the blueberries. im sure it helps that mine are next to a lot of old oaks and poplars that probably have loads of nutrients and connections to the whole forest by now

some ppl try to use various chemicals to grow blueberries, which i get but its harmful to the soil and just rlly expensive and unnecessary... all u need is grass/trees and fungi :3 just take care of the soil!!!

theres a bunch of these scattered around the garden and every year when they bloom you can hear the bees from a few feet away - so many different kinds of bumblebees, honeybees, mason bees, and all the others that idk bc im not a bee expert :P they LOVE blueberries fr if you like bees and yummy snacks (especially if ur in their native range) these are like the best thing to plant

last year the berries all got infected with some kinda fungus right before they turned ripe 3:< hoping that doesnt happen again. if anyone knows how to keep them safe pls lmk :3

[beaft]

you're the kind of person who would see a post that literally just says "bees" and rb it with tags that are like "you're so right" and that's because you know that bees are underappreciated in modern society

(this sounds like a shitpost but i just really like bees)

i also really like bees! i used to have a terrible phobia of them, but i've managed to mostly train myself out of it <3 i really vibe with bumblebees (especially the ones that are super fat and furry), and though i'm still a bit nervous around honeybees, i still appreciate them for all the good stuff they do!