#frolicking in flower fields together why not

[veil-of-lament]

running through endless fields with you

[warriorfujoshi]

also help I socialised with a lot of new people recently so it’s been on my mind 👉👈 just putting this out in general if I act overly friendly you can tell me to tone it down a little 😭 im shy despite um everything I post… umm… its part of my gap moe >>… nods nods

[shankss-magnificent-ass]

How OP men would comfort you after losing a pet || Shanks and Crocodile

I have to put my dog of eleven years down on the 31st (it's 7/30 when I'm writing this). Unfortunately, he has an inoperable cancerous mass on his perineum that is giving him incontinence issues.

Warning: use of (y/n), angst, pet/animal death mentioned.

Shanks would be there for you and give you anything you ask for, even if it hurts him.

Lucky Roux barged into Shanks's office, going as far as to kick in the door, and yelled, "Boss, I swear to god, you need to go check on (y/n)."

Shanks stopped conversing with Hongo, looked up, and blinked incredulously at his cook's extreme, unusual reaction. "Why's that?" he asked, instantly worried you had crossed some line, you always did have issues identifying people's unspoken boundaries, even though you did try your best.

Lucky Roux vented, "They haven't been coming to meals for several days. They haven't been coming out of their room, except for necessities, and we're all worried about them."

"I see," Shanks muttered in dismay as he averted his eyes.

The large, round man ground his teeth together in frustration before he boomed, "Is that all you have to say! There's something wrong with someone you care about, and you sit there and do nothing!"

Hongo stood up, lifted his hands towards Lucky Roux, and tried to ease him down, "Whoa, whoa."

Shanks declared, "It's alright, Hongo, he has every right to be upset." When the blonde sat back in his seat, Shanks sighed, "They're sad because their cat had gotten into that field of lilies on the last island."

"So? Their cat frolicked in a field of flowers." Roux snapped.

Shanks fixed his friend with a stern gaze, and growled, "Lilies are poisonous to cats. It developed fatal kidney failure a few hours later, and we had to put it down before it started to suffer."

Lucky Roux visibly deflated as Shanks continued, "I know better than any of you how much they're hurting right now. I sleep in the same bed as them, I've woken up to them crying next to me during the night every night since it happened. They asked for some space to process their grief, so the only thing we can do, until they're ready to reach out, is make sure they're comfortable and taken care of."

Lucky Roux unclenched his fists, as a tense silence briefly filled the room. All three men grimaced, dissatisfied with the anguish, from feeling like they couldn't do anything to help, gnawing at their hearts. Shanks broke the silence, "They've been eating, they're just taking them in their room."

Lucky Roux huffed, "Why wasn't I informed? It's usually my job to take people their food when they're under the weather."

"They asked me to not make a fuss, they didn't want to worry anyone." Shanks groaned, "Fat lot of good that did."

Hongo piped in, "He came to me to discuss healthy strategies to help them get out of this grief-funk they've sunk into."

Lucky Roux hummed thoughtfully for a moment, before snapping his fingers, "Why don't we have a crew meeting about this?"

"That's a wonderful idea because I've been feeling lost on what to do." Shanks thundered, slapping his knee as he leaned back into his chair.

Sir Crocodile would empathize with you in silence, while he gives you physical comfort and considerable amounts of leniency.

Crocodile walked into his office to see you sitting on his couch, silent and seemingly dazed, clutching a tissue box as tears ran down your face. He eyed you, noting that you weren't moving, and showed no knowledge of his presence. The large man shook his head in disbelief, pulling his lighter and a cigar. He took off his coat, threw it over the couch on the other side of the coffee table, and plopped down next to you on the couch. Crocodile took his sweet time to light up, to give you a chance to say anything before he leaned back into the couch cushions, and asked "What's the matter with you, Kid?"

Unsatisfied with your lack of response, Crocodile put his arm over the couch behind you and used his hook to tap your shoulder farthest from him. When jerked away in surprise, he blew out a large plume of smoke. As you coughed and tried to fan away the smoke, Crocodile cocked his head and enunciated, "What is the matter?"

When you stopped coughing, you rasped, "Why would you think that something is the matter?"

Crocodile rolled his eyes, and grumbled, "Cut the crap, you are visibly a wreck."

"My dog died." You admitted.

Now feeling like an ass, Crocodile muttered, "Fuck, the one in the picture on your desk?" When you nodded, he silently allowed his hand to rest on your shoulder and offered his cigar to you. As he watched you take the cigar from him, Crocodile asked, "How did it happen, if you don't mind me asking?"

"Cancer," You sniffled and took a long pull off his cigar. "It was inoperable, and the tumor grew rapidly over six-ish months. I decided that given all his health issues, age, quality of life, and the number of tumors he had, it was best to put him to sleep before he really started to suffer."

Crocodile nodded, slightly relieved that it wasn't anything violent. "Knowing you, he had a good life, and at least he wasn't in pain." Crocodile offered.

The tall man started to panic as tears filled your eyes once more and your face twisted in grief. "I felt I should have done more for him, I could have done more for him." Crocodile, using his free hand, guided the cigar to your lips and shushed you, "Take a hit, dear, it'll help."

You took a shaky hit and leaned against his shoulder.

"Oh! And that's silk you are getting your snot on," Crocodile grumbled but made no move to push you away, before he tisked, "I guess it's fine." In resignation to the fate of his waistcoat, he wrapped his arm around your shoulders, lifted the cigar in your hand to his lips, and took a hit. He'd sit there for as long as you needed him to.

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[nainawithspecs]

A little Rohini piece because I think she is extremely cool and also extremely underrated!

Rohini is not a woman of a lot of words.

And this is not particularly a secret to anyone in Vrindavan. She partakes occasionally in the discussions of milk and grains, lends a hand to Nanda in politics and calculations, sneaks in a suggestion to Krishna for clevering his antics here and there, but, ultimately, finds peace in curling up by the window, the afternoon sunlight falling languidly on the book in her hand.  

She is unsure, then, of how exactly it is that she gets roped into being the head of entertainment for the little girls of the village, that too for a full evening.

The adults are off to a wedding in the neighboring village, the boys are out frolicking in the fields, and the girls, not allowed out in the dark alone, are staring up at her with expectant eyes from where they sit cross legged on the ground.

“What,” she begins, and hopes her tone does not betray the confusion she feels. “Would you all like to do?”

“Can we play battle like the one they show in the nataks?” one from the fifteen responds, her red bindi rising with her eyebrows in eagerness.

“I do not think that would be very wise,” Rohini states, and the abundance of knives as well as children in the house, alongwith the lack of battleground proportions of space makes her believe she is right to do so. She would like to return the girls to their parents with all their organs intact. 

“We could weave a garland then?” 

This time it comes from the front, from the girl in braids and a blue choli. Radha. 

The unofficial leader of the gopis and the partner in crime in most of her nephew’s mischiefs, smiles excitedly at Rohini, and animatedly adds, “I saw Yashoda Kaki bring in a basket full of flowers today. We could all sit around and weave it together.”

Most of the girls nod in agreement.

It is not a bad idea at all, but, “She had to use all of them for the puja this morning, I am afraid.”

Radha’s moon-like face falls, and Rohini feels a slight pang of regret. 

The kid just beside Radha immediately declares. “Take us to the wedding. I heard the food there is delicious.”

“It will be over by now, Lali,” Radha pouts, looking into the distance. 

“And we can not go to a wedding empty handed,” a girl from the middle row pipes up, seemingly scandalized. “Right, Kaki?”

Rohini hides an amused smile at the exchange. “Quite right. And besides,” she looks over at the bright young faces. “I must confess, I happen to be completely in the dark in regard to whose nuptials are even taking place.” 

The girls exchange glances among themselves. There seems to be a silent mutual understanding when Radha leans ahead to whisper conspiratorially, “Us too, Kaki.” A pause. “I think that is why we were not invited.”

Rohini leans ahead too, and drops her voice to her level. “I think that is why I was not invited either.”

The young ladies break out in giggles and Rohini, surprisingly, finds herself joining them. 

“Weddings should be about food, not the names.” Lali huffs. “Nobody cares about them.”

“True. The fight over food makes better stories than most of the bride and grooms,” another girl, adorned with green bangles and a leaf crown, asserts.

Radha suddenly gasps, deep brown eyes lighting up. “Kaki! Why don’t you tell us a story? I have seen you reading everyday. You must know so many.”

There is murmur of agreement in the gathering and Rohini is surprised that why had she not thought of it.

“Yes,” Rohini breathes out, “I do know quite a few.” She may perhaps not be a words person, but stories to her had always been more about art rather than language. More a painting rather than ink. “And to suit the occasion, some of them happen to involve weddings too.”

There is a cheer from the gathering as Rohini beacons them closer. This time, the expectant eyes and eager expression are more than welcome as she begins, “There was once a king who wanted to marry a princess from a different culture. She agreed but first placed two demands about her god and freedom…”

When the boys come back, they are shocked to see the gopis chatting away with Rohini late into the night, hanging on each and every word of hers like a sacred thread.

When the grown ups come back, at the crack of dawn, they are left confused at the sight of kids asleep around Rohini in Yashoda’s aangan, as the crisp, almost orange light falls on the royal princess reading between the dozing forms, lightly stroking Radha’s hair who’s asleep on her lap.

(Years later, when Krishna kills Kansa and becomes the Lord of Mathura, when Subhadra comes into their world and when all Vrindavan is allowed to be is a distant unimportant village, Rohini weaves a tale to her daughter to lull her into a slumber and dares not dwell on why her heart recalls a hazy laughter filled evening and hurts itself so.) 

[rusquared]

SO just off the top of my head as to the reasoning (if I'm wrong about the why sorry lol) but the minerals in tap water, which you most likely use to refill the coffee machine, will build up over time in your machine and eventually cause clogs affecting the dispenser. In order to get rid of it you can descale with either 1) specified tablets which dissolve in the water tank OR 2) mix a small amount of vinegar in with the water and then make the machine brew without any actual coffee/pod inside to get the vinegar to go through and break up the stuff in the pipe thingies. Then you run several more brew cycles with plain water to get rid of the vinegar so your coffee won't smell/taste like vinegar. This will also help to get rid of coffee grounds remaining inside the machine. It's good to descale every few months or once a while at least, before it gets majorly clogged

im a little in love w u in the way only Tumblr mutuals can be. i cant believe u took the time to explain descaling the coffee machine to me. we could be frolicking thru a flower field together rn

[tubbytarchia]

I’ve put together my best guess I have a feeling I’m very wrong

Three hearts: Tango

Loads of hearts: Joel

One heart: Martyn

“Not the worst but usually don’t help Jimmy’s case”: Grian (?)

Doc: Doc (I liked this one)

Sky flower happy field: Scar

Asshole (to Jimmy): Fwhip (?)

Sex pest: Sausage

Death squiggle: Scott

I will never forgive you: Gem (Never would have gotten this)

Healing shared trauma: Pearl

I don’t know why I put question marks next to some I’m confident on like 3 and one of those is Doc. Also I realised you said not to guess so if this ruins the fun just ignore me. I just spent too long on this and I’m curious if I got it but I’m cool to remain curious forever

Womp womp. Just kidding, ding ding ding!! You only mixed up Joel and Martyn but that's on me because the thumbs up I drew for Joel does look like a heart, doesn't it... Congratulations, you win, you matched the horrid Jimmy relationship chart with 90% accuracy, thanks for taking part in my really awful gay maze gameshow you win nothing!!!

Brief reasoning: Pearl: Jimmy and Pearl could have the most lifechanging conversation just between the two of them and understand each other in a way that no one else can. I believe in them. They can do this. The hardest part is just to get them to talk in the first place

Tango: big heart, big love

Martyn: more complicated, but still love, lots of little hearts scattering around for everything from Evo (I have so many feelings about Evo solidwood) to Secret Life

Joel: Thumbs up cause he's a bro. Doesn't know Jimmy's horrors and is a mean bean but cares a lot for Jimmy at the end of it all...

Grian: yeah Doc: yeah

Scar: I enjoy the idea of them frolicking around in some cut scene of 3rd life. Scar's carefree self should have playfully run away with Jimmy from their partners and just frolicked around and allow Jimmy to be a little carefree too and free of the horrors if even just for a tiny bit. Also the Empires x Hermitcraft stuff fWhip: sorry but most of what I've seen of fWhip and Jimmy is fWhip being mean to him if even playfully, or expressing disappointment/disapproval of Jimmy in some form. BUT I'm very curious to see more. I think fWhimmy could still be redeemed for me lol I have no doubt that they've had some cute moments and such...

Sausage: Pretty much the same but with Sausage's vaguely dirty jokes etc added into the mix. Like how he enjoys to see Jimmy suffer or made a fool of (even if he claims otherwise smh) and the m*id ordeal

Scott:

Gem: Jimmy got wrangled into jousting Gem but Gem killed him and then she forced him to wear a skin that gave him a pacifier and uhhh more. I will never forgive her

[crazylittlejester]

saw your reblog so im just gonna respond with an ask because why not

OUR HW LINKS CAN BE FRIENDS!!!!!!! YESS!! WE CAN CREATE SUCH AN AWESOME FRIENDSHIP!!!!!!!!

they can go frolick in hyrule field together and go throwing bombs everywhere and skip around with glee just as they should be <3

and better yet, they can have therapy sessions together because like that's the same guy, they share trauma, it makes sense...

anyways hehehehe thank you for the support on my art, i appreciate it greatly!!!! <3

MY HW LINK AND YOUR HW LINK IN THERAPY TOGETHER IS KILLING ME, i dunno about yours but mine would Not be thrilled to be there at all, in fact he’d probably try to wiggle his way out 😭

give me time for my wrist to heal, and time to finish whumptober and a few fics, and I can try to draw our guys together >:) frolicking or makin flower crowns or somethin

AND YOURE WELCOME, I LOVE YOUR ART DUDE 🫶🫶🫶

[sea-owl]

I find it so funny imagining how both the seasonal wives and season brothers act when its not their season. Like yeah you have here the Seasonal wives as cottagecore besties maybe frolicking in the fields doing watercolors and sewing and people watching (with the occasional blackmarketing) just them living their best life and on the other hand the brothers are screaming crying throwing up and GOING OFF at the most minor of inconveniences coz THEY. MISS. THEIR. WIVES. DAMMIT and why can't they live with their husbands huh??? They're married! They should live together! (They are mortal, you fools). But no amount of reason or logic is convincing them that they should be apart from their wives.

Cut to their season and the brother finally reunites with his wife and the first few weeks the wife literally has to pry their husband off of them coz he's stuck to her like glue and will not lift a finger to do their damn job unless his wife is within a cuddling distance (and to him that's like a few inches apart)

Just imagine the shenanigans and absolute chaos in all of this

The wives got to make an itinerary for when it's time for their season or nothings getting done. They don't expect to see their friend for the first month of their season.

Anthony is the most responsible of his brothers when it comes to balancing his need for his wife and actually doing his job. Probably has to do with the fact that he's the eldest of not only the brothers but all the Bridgerton siblings. His season is also the time of the harvest and last-minute hunting, and fishing before everything freezes, and some animals go to hibernate. Fertility also falls in Anthony's responsibilities with most animals mating during his season. That responsibility keeps him focused. But Kate is also there to make sure he relaxes and jumps into piles of leaves once in a while. She can help take part of his load or help be a stress relief. So long as her own temper is ignited.

Benedict is the absolute worst about doing his damn job. He doesn't want to work! He just wants to be with Sophie. More than once, Sophie had to withhold affection so that Benedict didn't rush winter in one storm and then call it good. She also made sure he actually made it snow during winter. While winter is tough, it is also a rest periord for the earth. The other wives did wish Sophie had put her foot down more about Benedict leaving on time, but it's his one bad habit she enables. She likes spending time with her husband, too.

Colin is actually the second most responsible when it comes to his season now, which is surprising because he used to he a total flight risk. Those super late springs and the springs that only seemed to last a week? Yeah, that was Colin avoiding his job. He used to hate that all he was known for was flowers and the nickname charming spring. It wasn't until Penelope pointed out to him that he actually brought life back to the earth that he took a double take at what his job really was. Yes, he brings life back and brings in new life as he helps with the births of animals who mated during fall. Now, that doesn't mean that sometimes he likes to play a joke in delaying spring just a little bit. Only now he hides away with his wife.

Gregory isn't bad about doing his job like Benedict, but he also isn't as strict as Anthony is. He wants to do a good job. He just sometimes goes a little overboard. Extreme heat is one issue he's working on. Gregory sometimes forgets that mortals don't feel the elements the same as immortals. Thankfully, Lucy is there to remind him should he need it, and if Gregory is confused if he is going overboard by mortal standards, he has Lucy to turn to to get a mortals perspective.

Though nothing prepares them for when the first wife dies.

[ickysubbyboi]

you'll only get me to serenade to you if I stand on the balcony and I convince you that your heart only crys for you (peep the moulin rouge reference)

and at the end of my performance I might throw a flower arrangement consisting of irises, astibles, lillies, daisies and exactly one rose

or we can just sing a duett and kiss and frolick through the fields together <3

Well then we both get to stand on the balcony, as long as you choose a good song (I feel so stupid for having to google what that meant..)

I LOVE FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS, gifting someone flowers is always great but gifting someone a flower arrangement you made yourself is like a whole other level. I’ve always wanted to learn to make those too because you need to know what works with what. I’ve only made one arrangement like that before and I think it didn’t turn terrible luckily.. And why just one rose?

Can we pick flowers in the hypothetical fields too?

[raccoonfallsharder]

It was as they were asleep together, that Rocket became entrapped in the seething coils of a powerful nightmare. As he thrashed within her embrace - his cries first human than becoming the distressed whimpers of the animal he was made from - Pearl gently pulled Rocket closer to her.

Then, with her soft, breathy voice, she sang one of the only songs she knew, "I walked across an empty land // I knew the pathway like the back of my hand..."

"This could be the end of everything // So, why don't we go? // Somewhere only we know // Somewhere only we know..." As she finished the song, her voice fading to silence, Rocket's dreams had turned peaceful; he was at last still... but his breathing hitched, and now Pearl beheld the tracks of tears from his eyes, staining the fur of his little muzzle.

"... my beautiful little baby boy..." she breathed into his soft ear, "... love you so much..." It was irrational, she knew, but now - rather than the Monster he claimed himself to be - ... all she could see was a child, a little baby boy who'd been through something so horrible she couldn't comprehend it. All she could do was watch, as Rocket snuffled, cried gently, his muzzle now turned up in a gentle smile.

In his dreams, he and Lylla laughed and frolicked together, within a great field of flowers, in a place... somewhere only they knew...

( ᵒ̴̶̷̥́ ·̫ ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀ ) this is so sweet and honestly — a typical night with these two. if it’s not rocket having nightmares, it’s pearl. thank you so much for writing this moment for them & sharing it with me ♡

[fakeuwus]

here's my orange blood review that absolutely nobody asked for:

sweet venom: i liked the mannequin challenge lowkey LOL it was rlly cool but what i didn't like was how only one set was used and the SAME mannequin sequence was reused, just replacing members. it seems that belift rushed this filming bc it isn't nowhere near the effort they've put into their other mvs. also, HYBE WHY ARE U ALLERGIC TO BRIDGES??? WHY IS SWEET VENOM LESS THAN 2 AND A HALF MINUTES?? like just imagine a bridge where it slows down a little and picks back up with a lil dance break... (i should be a producer me thinks) moving on to the positives, their vocals sound so good!! jay opening the song did it for me and tbh i rlly do like it. it contrasts bite me which was their goal and the "sweet hee hee" is going to catch on fast. plus, i'm one for upbeat, fun songs and im really happy that jay got to contribute to the writing!! i just wish it was longer /: plus u can see the michael jackson influence in this cb which i can appreciate

mortal: i love her so much. there's like A LOT of monolouging but the melody is really pretty and their vocals sound amazing. it makes me feel like im frolicking in a field fr. i love jake's closing lines bc it rlly sets up the storyline of the album.

still monster: don't come for me i know she's already a fan favorite but i'll have to listen to it a few more times. ITS GOOD THOUGH. jungwon's voice in the pre-chorus LIKE CMON. i think it matches the vibe of sweet venom, just a slower ver of it if ykwim. i think the performance will solidify everything for me and reporters said the choreo was rlly good.

blind: ONE OF MY FAVS. jay's vocals omg he is really showing off his singing this comeback. i cant explain why i love it so much BUT JUST KNOW SHE IS IT!! FOR ME. ((the "wait a minute" part HITS)) ((so does the bridge))

orange flower (you complete me): ive already said this before BUT I JUST KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE MY FAV. (it has the same writer from bills, one of my fav enha songs) they really tricked us playing the slower version for the trailer TT (hybe pls release that ver as well i NEED her) the song makes me feel really happy and the lyrics are so<33 this is definitely a song for the fans with lyrics like "color my world... you complete me" again gotta highlight jay's vocals bc i love vocalist jay!!

sweet venom (eng ver.): same notes as written before but it sounds good in english!! not awkward at all and i can see myself listening to both versions.

overall, the members emphasized the storyline they were trying to create and that it was a continuation from bite me. i think with watching the trailers and knowing both storylines it makes you appreciate the message they were trying to send. the songs fit well together as a mini album and i can see why the members love this comeback so much. i just wish belift/hybe took a little more time crafting the title track and put more effort into the mv but what can we expect from that company... im extremely proud of the boys bc theyve been working nonstop for so long and it makes me happy that they also love the songs bc i want them to release music theyre proud of.

anyways tysm if u read this all, pls send me what u guys think as well and let's talk ab it!!! 🫶🏼

[intrulogical]

for the prompt ficlet thing, could you maybe do Remus and Logan exploring the imagination together during a thunderstorm? could be romantic or not, up to you. ty!

A single crackle, a series of clouds whirling into each other.

"Remus." Logan immediately ducks his head under his forearms. He's hurriedly rushing towards Remus, whose arms are spread out. He looks prepared to catch the sky. "Remus, I don't know if this is a good idea."

(continuation under the cut!)

"My, my— if you expected a good idea from me, then I guess I made a mistake befriending you," Remus jests back, turning his head towards Logan. There's a grin on his face, and Logan knows it's most likely futile to plead for Remus to think otherwise.

And the rain — a typhoon, really — begins to pour, cascade. Remus embraces it, frolicking across the grass and oddly-shaped flowers and trees that he most likely made. The same childish, cheeky laughs erupt from him as he dances, the thunder accompanying his laughter like a harmony.

Logan, on the other hand, realizes that the rain hasn't hit him. Confused, he lowers his arms and gazes at his palms. They're still dry. The raindrops fall, and still, nothing. When they collide, the rain sizzles on his palm like oil on a frypan, evaporating into mist right afterward.

"Ah," Logan says, dumbly. Remus turns to look at him, hair drooping like a wet dog. "It appears I'm waterproof."

"Oh gee!" Remus walks towards him. He gently grasps onto his wrists, watching the rain vanish with such palpable curiosity, eyes wide and such. "You're like, Jesus fucking Christ!"

Logan laughs. "I burn things. Jesus wouldn't dry the ocean."

"Well, if God created the world, he created global warming. And by Catholic law or whatever, Jesus is God." He stares back at Logan. "That old Karen we saw in the store would have a field day with that one."

"At least they care about global warming, if they deny it." Logan says. They're quiet for a few seconds, Remus thumbing Logan’s wrist.

Logan purses his lips.

“Do you really think we’re doing the right thing, Remus?”

Remus’ grin falters for a second as he tilts his head. “Not really,” he says, honest. “But it doesn’t matter. Let their ‘Introduction to the Imagination’ video be ruined. I care as much as I care about dental floss.”

“Your toothbrush can’t get into the crevices of your teeth, Remus.”

“Then why make’em, huh?” Remus gesticulates. “Dental floss is a scam created by capitalist dentists to make more money.” He crosses his arms. “And I don’t care about toothbrushes either. Or dentists, too.”

Logan laughs, although not as mirthful.

“You know it’s going to ruin their video.” Logan tells him, eyes looking down.

Why he cares so much about a family he left two months ago, he doesn’t know. But he doesn’t tell Remus that.

Then, there’s a sudden tug on his wrist. Logan almost stumbles as he’s pulled away into the field, all the vegetation swaying along to their quick sprinting. “And let their video be ruined!” Remus yells, looking back at Logan with the same grin from earlier. Eventually, they come to a halt next to some of the weird flowers from earlier. As raindrops fall onto them, they chime, and if one sings the same time as another, they harmonize.

“Let’s dance!” Remus tells him eagerly, his hand slithering down from his wrists to his palms. The wetness on Remus’ hands immediately heat up and evaporate when they touch, and all Logan can feel is warmth.

Logan huffs out a chuckle. “Fine,” he says. “Fuck their video.”

send me a prompt with remus and/or logan and i'll write a ficlet!

[omensgate]

since i run this blog lets look under the hood and see my definitive opinion on every ship which may become increasingly incoherent because i dont have any particularly strong feelings and wringing words out of me is like. water from rag. it stops eventually

SURVFICER v FULL MOON this is going to be a running theme with anything with survivor (and monk) in it; i dont really care about them because i cant imagine them having any personality. i also personally imagine surviver as just a wee babe. gourmand and nightcat are fun, i totally forgot nightcat is literally in its colony. thats sweet! very homely. so i voted for full moon

SOLAR ECLIPSE v CHERRY BOMB sorry to disappoint everyone. i really dont ship artihunter, i imagine them as fundamentally incompatible and in anything i write id write them as bitterly, bitterly divorced. i dont get behind the headcanon that hunter is malicious, and definitely not to the extent that artificer is. it might be run off from vanilla rw where hunter was The combat slugcat but coming from downpour without having the framework of there only being Four slugcats for Four archetypes, the way IVE interpreted hunter is that its on a just and righteous quest to SAVE someone, not go on a murder tour, especially when its character select specifies its high aggression is just due to its digestive system. for them to be divorced though they have to be married first so yes i did vote for artihunter but i cant imagine them ever being on the same level in the end. hunters final death bumping to highest karma while arti without effort is bound to karma 1 is so opposites. its interesting. i dont think theyre frolicking through flower fields cheering and dancing together but theyre so intriguing. solar eclipse of course is nothing to me. nightcat in general has no substance (sorry. i love it but its just nightcat) and monk is nothing also.

BLOOD MOON v KEBAB i voted for kebab not because i care about them but because nightcat is nothing to me. ive seen others write tactful analysis slotting them together so thats all i need to be convinced. also i just like gourmand. its so charming!

SPEARMONK v REVERSAL Spearmonk is nothing at all. i think you could write something fun with peace loving monk startled by spearmasters necessary violence to feed but aside from that its nothing. reversal on the other hand is funny so i did vote for it. gives mad like.. discord and fluttershy energy in my mind

LAGSPIKE v SUPERNOVA i did vote for supernova and then regret it a little bit because i see lagspike is winning now but ive seen such compelling fanart of supernova and i like anything related to stars. im also in the nightcat is a freak of nature camp (see my inv lore) which fits in nice against artis karma trap. lagspike is funny too though, idk why when i think dating sim moments i think spearmaster

CANDY CANE v SEAFOOD candy cane is of course nothing to me. seafood is (shrug). it reminds me of playing with my (boy)friend as gourmand where he (arti) carried me around for mobility. the pair of quick movement carrying something that can kill in one hit is super nice.

SPEARHUNTER v LANTERNFISH lanternfish is nothing to me (i imagine nightcat too timid to jive with rivulets energy...) spearhunter is very interesting. i think i did say before i got into rw community that i was confused why everyone shipped spearmaster and rivulet without ever including hunter who serves a similar purpose. i prefer spearhunter over other spearmaster ships for character roundedness, i like how i imagine hunters confidence to uplift spearmaster

GOURVIVOR v SCRAMBLED EGGS i dont care about either of these. i voted for scrambled eggs because 1. i care about survivor less and 2. funny name! AND OF COURSE, have bombs toghether.

SURSAINT v BARBECUE well. everyone likes barbecue. im not so sure if i super get it but its what everyone else likes and i dont care about survivor

NACHOCHEESE v SPEARVIVOR spearvivor is nothing to me of course, and nachocheese has some ardent defenders. i think both characters classify as "silly" so i vote for it.

COUNTERSTRIKE v RIVSAINT yes i voted for the losing team -_- ive seen more people ship counterstrike than rivsaint. the only appeal i can think of is theyre close in time. neither really have anything going on, i just dont think about socialization with rivulet or saint a lot. hunter and inv can both do anything to me

CHERRY PIE v BOOMSTICK this one.. makes me so sad and i hate that the randomizer pit them against each other on week one. i voted for cherry pie because the image of gourmand taking care of hunter as its sickness progresses breaks me apart. to me their characterization is both "take like slowly but take it, and for all its worth" which is so important to me. and spearmaster and artificer, i get the appeal, i think personally theyd make each other worse and be a vortex of bad feelings supporting each others negativity which would be so fun. but cherry pie is cuter so i voted for it.

MONKHUNTER v MONKMAND when i keep thinking about stinker brackets i think about this one. i dont super care about monk. the opposites of monk and hunter are the only reason i vote for it but its like, gun to my head. i have no feelings in particular

SPEEDRUN v PIRANHA this one is so hard and im not going to reveal my choice because i feel like i cant make one now... i think speedrun has a more palpable hypey energy but piranha has such an endearing charm with moons saviors together... hard to say .

MONKFICER v ERROR 404 who ever thought of monkficer. no one. and my dark secret? im super kinning inv and im kissing myself in the mirror. its clear. its also the ship that super got me into rain world so its special to me.

FISHTICKS v GODMODE i know everyone ships fishsticks. i just dont care about it. spearmaster is too exasperated for me i could only ever use it as a gag. godmode on the other hand is everything to me. these 2 are definitely echoes. theyre also definitely divorced extremely badly. but see artihunter; they have to be married first.

SURVULET v CHERRYBUSH hunters death karma and aggression with saints karma drain and pacifism is so intriguing and enamoring to me. and the name is also very cute. i imagine saint as very pretentious religiously and i imagine it preaching aggressively at hunter in its time of weakness. i imagine a sort of softness not traditionally born from the situation worming its way into both of their hearts with hunters short time on the earth as hunter the slugcat and saints continual treading. and. need i say; survulet is Nothing.

SPEARNIGHT v MONKSAINT monk is as ever nothing to me. spearnight is fun because i think they look the same, and i imagine them both very reserved. but its more of "the one i dont care about slightly less" situation again

NIGHTSAINT v MONKVULET voted for this one because i think nightcat and inv are the same guy so read godmode. genuinely surprised anyone ships monkvulet because, say it with me guys. monk is nothing to me

BATHBOMB v SPEARSAINT imagine the energy with bathbomb! spearmaster and saint are both so placcid its not so interesting. but imagine the shenanigans with riv and arti. i dont super care but they are funny to me, mostly i love the name

SAINTMAND v PAPRIKA GOURMAND AND SAINT ARE DAD ENERGY TO ME Like socks and sandals and shorts sitting on the porch energy to me. paprika is nothing ive seen before so i do not care.

thank you. goodnight.

[fictionkinfessions]

felt like saying some things to some folks from my canon!!! not everybody sadly SORRY TO EVERYBODY I DIDNT DO ill come back for yall some other time

joe - HI JOE one quastion erm. why didnt u let me hold ur hand when we were walking home from school that last time </3 meanie. and then ditching me to investigate with keiji when we were first investigating the facility.. srsly so meannn wahh /j ANYWAY ILY im not mad at u for nything besides dying (/lh) ILY JOE <3

kai - hi onii-san sorry for sending you to your death :( i wish we couldve been a real family instead of a girl and her "stalker" . sending u lots of love - "thankies a million", as dad always said !!!

shin - stares at you menacingly and genderqueerly. hey freak /aff

gin - hiii otouto do u want to play viddy games with me and joe :0 do u want to pet stray cats and eat strawberry jam straight outta the jar :0 gonna be honest im not a fan of jam in this life but im sure itll be fine ahaha...

keiji - YOU. hey mr.policeman im glad ur not dead or whatever. still a wee bit grumpy at u for making me the leader but its ok we're friends. hi friend.

nao - naaaoooo im so bad at painting in this life i bet if u were here u could help me out !!! do u want to frolick in a flower field together /p

reko - THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME BEAT THE MEMORY DANCE. FOR THAT ALONE I OWE YOU MY LIFE.

qtaro - hey qtaro i just want u to know that ur kind and sweet and a wonderful man and i miss u !!!!! ur awesome ok ??? ok

maple - im sorry for fighting u girl :( i hope u found somebody in this life who rlly truly loves u (as opposed to that scumbag midori)

safalin - ty for helping me, like, not die from my hallucinations lol ^_^ and for helping qtaro w his plan , etc. u wer pretty nice ^_^

-sara chidouin, #👕🥀

[intothetlkverse]

Decided to challenge myself by drawing every single TLK character out there, up until this point in time, and post it here. You can see the finished project on my main account, though I figured to post it on my tumblr just show I could proudly show off my work and a few of my head canons.

Here are all the warthogs across TLK:

Starting off we have the OG warthog Pumbaa(foolish, amuse) and his family: his mother Mnene(thick), brother and sister Pumu(asthma) and Pumzika(take a rest/relax), and father Mpa(belly-Southern Sotho). Mpa and Mnene were childhood sweethearts, although Mpa died when his hoglets were very young due to protecting them from a leopard attack. Distraught, though determined, Mnene found help with her sister-in-law and several other pigs of a sounder to raise her hogs in and named them with names reminiscent of her late husband(although she is unaware of what her boys' names mean). Mnene would tell stories of how kind and sweet a warthog her husband was to her hogs, and between that and being raised by his uncles and aunt would inspire Pumbaa to adopt the nurturing, paternal figure and take in orphans to raise. Pumu and Pumzika are Pumbaa's brother and sister. Only girl Pumzika adopted much of her aunt's behavior with a deep appreciation for prettier things and less... mucky warthog activities, so she spent more of her time frolicking in flower fields, bathing in creeks, and otherwise prissying up her looks. She's rather vain and proud of her looks, which unfortunately drove a wedge between her and Pumbaa, due to him struggling to make friends due to his extreme flatulence. She got married young and hasn't seen her brother or much of her family since. Pumu has much more confidence then his younger brother, though that's mostly due to lack of insecurity and less brain cells then Pumbaa. He's since joined a sounder and will be having a family with hoglets soon, though Pumbaa hasn't seen much of him since.

Speaking of family, we have Uncle Boaris/Boaraya(boar-Somali), Uncle Ernie/Erbe(mercy-Igbo) and paternal aunt, 'Auntie'/Anti(aunt-Zulu). After Mpa's death, Anti was first to offer support and help her sister-in-law take care of her niece and nephews. Erbe and Boaraya, though male warthogs tend to have not much to do with hoglets, were close friends to Mpa and wanted to honor their friend, so they became the supportive and paternal uncle figures. Their attitudes and life lessons would inspire Pumbaa to later take on and adopt several orphans and babysit other creatures, nurtured by his uncle's kindness.

Boaraya is younger here, hence why he has hair, meant to look like his original's Russian ushanka hat, though he later goes bald like Erbe. Aside from his nasty eye and scar, caused from  a fight with a rival pig, Boaraya is extremely warm, kind, and welcoming, as well as very graceful and musically-inclined for a warthog. His dancing is what initially caught the attention of his later wife Anti, who has a taste for the finer things in life, including home furnishings and matchmaking her nephew with potential suitors. Uncle Erbe is Mnene's brother. Erbe may look the toughest, but he's a real teddy bear of a pig, sort of like a soccer coach and personal motivator. Boaraya often commented that the reason he doesn't have any hair on his head is that his brain is so big it pushed it out. Very philosophical, supportive, and optimistic, Erbe cares deeply for his family and his niece and nephews.  Anti and Boaraya also have two hoglets together, Pika and Tumbaa.

Mr. Buttons/Bọtini(buttons-Yoruba) is Uncle Boaris' younger brother, talking to Rosebud/Irozi(rose-Zulu) here. Irozi was Pumbaa's mother and other family member's idea in order to make him happier by betrothing someone who actually appreciated the more unappealing aspects of his... life. However Pumbaa was already living with his boyfriend Timon and raising Simba at the time, so he helped get his uncle Bọtini with her, as he did have a crush on her and was struggling with his own insecurities about his appearance. They have been happily married and have several hoglets together, and Pumbaa was the best pig at the wedding.

Baampu(disaster) is Pumbaa's cousin through uncle Erbe. Baampu is also the father of Amba's children, including Growler. Since he was intended to be a backwards Pumbaa, I decided to change him more by flipping his nose and tooth around, pushing forward his mane, and gave him larger tusks and a more stouter, rounded body, basically more yokel style. He is also the father of Amba's children, including Growler.

Pika(cook) is a female warthog, Boaraya and Anti's daughter, Tumbaa's sister and Pumbaa's cousin. She is very close with her cousin and often they spend time together with her hoglets and husband.

Next up we have two love interests for Pumbaa: Growler's mother/Amba(big) and Sharla/Sharifa(distinguished-Arabic). Amba is the mother of Growler and four other hoglets(Dharau, Umo, Kiru, and Soka) and part of her father's sounder. They come across Pumbaa's trio while out foraging and Amba is smitten with Pumbaa and his kind, funny nature and willingly started to teach him the more 'warthog way of life', including burrowing and finding food when it was scarce. However her attention towards him made her eldest son Growler envious and he began lashing out at Pumbaa, eventually resulting in an event where poor Pumbaa was framed and almost mobbed, though thankfully was resolved without violence, although Amba did have to exile her son for his treachery. This event made her realize that she perhaps needed to ensure that her children received enough of her attention so they would not become like their brother, and so Amba and Pumbaa parted ways amicably.

Sharifa is the sister of Irozi, Chukua, Kesi, and Tuka. She and her brothers are part of a sounder, of which her former boyfriend Pumbaa was part of before his flatulence ostracized him from the group, though she did still have feelings for him. She's an authoritative and strong leader, but she is also very kind and compassionate, something her followers value her for.

'Guy'/Kijana(guy) and Pongaa(congratulate) are a couple. Pongaa is a warthog that Pumbaa saves from a python and becomes infatuated with him, before his more 'clean' lifestyle disinterested him and another warthog caught her attention. Guy is only mentioned by name and never seen, so I took some liberties designing him. I decided to give Kijana green eyes since his name is close to the Swahili word for 'green', Kijani. Considering he appears right as Pongaa loses interest in Pumbaa, I got the impression he was nearby hoping to snag her for himself, hence why he had a bit of a sleezy look. In my book he is a womanizer who leaves Pongaa when he gets what he wants, leaving her and a slew of broken hearts in his wake. He never gives his name to his ladies, so all they know him as is 'that Guy'.

Next up we have Amba's father Chief Warthog/Chiifu(chief-Igbo), and her son, Growler/Gquma(growl-Zulu). Chiifu is leader of the sounder of The Rocks and is very protective of both his territory and family. He was willing to let his daughter invite Pumbaa to stay for a week to learn about being warthogs, hoping that he might become a stepfather to her hoglets after her mate dipped, though his grandson's actions sabotaged any beginning relationship and made him reevaluate his perspectives. Gquma was his favorite grandson and he had hoped for him to take over the sounder when he was older, showering him with affection and building up his strength and confidence with training. Gquma grew up spoiled under all the attention and praise, and grew up conceited and rude because of it. When his mother started showing attention to a newcomer, he let his jealousy get the best of him, first trying to push Pumbaa away with aggressive, rude tactics, but when that failed he tried to manipulate his grandpa's feelings by making him believe that Pumbaa was here to steal his land. When Pumbaa's friends and mother found out, Amba ousted him from the sounder, declaring his a disgrace. It's unknown where Gquma is now, though Amba hopes if she ever sees him again that he will have learned that his actions do have consequences and has changed for the better.

Continuing with leaders, Cisco Pig/Chago(supplanted-African) is a leader of a small sounder in the plains. Though known for being rough, rude, and dominating, the group does have some honor in not harming the young and innocent, as well as returning the favor for good deeds shown towards them. Tumbaa(tobacco) is the opposite. Pumbaa's cousin, Pika's younger brother, and Anti and Boaraya's only son, he was much more rude, entitled, and disrespectful, preferring to use his strength to get what he wants, even if he has to fight and bully others for it. He's paired up with a similarly-minded, buff meerkat named Pimo and both have become something of an infamous duo. He's currently estranged from his sister and parents and have recently paired themselves with a lion named Lesion.

However neither antagonistic warthog could very compete in inciting fear and pandemonium as the Walivaa uovu(wear evil), or the 'Werehog' as some call it. A story shrouded in mystery and terror, a shadowy creature that stalks in the night, sucking blood from sleeping creatures and tearing flesh off bone in an instant, leaving behind a skeleton to be found in morning while the soul remains blissfully unaware and sleeping for all eternity, unknowing of what had transpired. To those who encounter the beast on a full moon describe it as a warthog-like shape with a crocodile-maw of teeth, hooves like lion claws, and occasionally more bizarre features such as antelope horns, bat wings, a tail like a snake, etc. These are all just rumors, as the figure is often comparable to the shadow monster known as the Zimwi, and the legend is popular in more scrubland, rocky plain areas, or misty cliffsides where warthogs are often found, though one thing is certain, on nights of the full moon, best stay deep within your den or burrow and avoid being in moonlight. For if the Walivaa uovu finds you, you will never be found by anyone else ever again.

Next is a trio of warthogs that is part of Sharla's sounder(which, according to the storyboard, names are Chunder, Kevin, and Tunka), so here is Chukua(take it), Kesi(case), and Tuka(split). They are Sharla's brothers and together they form a sounder.

From the T&P episode "Animal Barn" Mr Pig. is Nguruwe(pig) and is the father of Rosebud, Sharla, and the above trio and is a very prideful, serious, and rude, especially towards Pumbaa, which both of his daughters have expressed interest in. Mr. Giant Forest Hog from the Lion Guard is Mzizi(root), and despite his introduction and attacking the mocking gorilla princes, which in fairness valid, is a pretty reasonable and likeable fellow. He's very young, hence why then lion cub Kion was able to pounce on him, but by the time he's an adult, he'll still be up to size with the princes, though will thankfully have a better relationship with them. Despite them coming into his territory and mocking him with imitations of his calls, he's actually a very relaxed, gentle fellow who enjoys gardening.

[i-willstealyourtoes]

(BBC Ghosts) (Alive)Thomas x Reader who's his best friend

@five-salty-bitters this is for u, I'm sorry I took so long, I literally had a mental health moment and then a physical health moment 💀

- EVERYONE, and I literally mean EVERYONE knew about Thomas and you

- And by that I mean that everyone but you two knew how much you liked... no LOVED each other

- You know the whole 'What???? no we aren't dating 😳' while y'all HOLD HANDS AND STUFF SVUSBS

- Okay okay, moving on, you two literally are like the high school sweethearts

- People wish they had a 'friendship' like yours

- Bc it's just PERFECT

- Y'all rlly be out here, holding hands and picking flowers in a field

- Picnic dates hangouts every week

- Usually it's just you two running and frolicking in the daisy fields, until you run out of energy and collapse into the fields together

- Also you two sit on a picnic rug or something like that and eat sandwiches

- Omg y'all be out here eating the cute strawberry + cream sandwiches UGH 💜💜💜

- You know how much our (communism) boy loves poems, so he likes to write them with you

- He actually gets inspo from you for his love poems 😳😏

- If u like to write poems, HE LITERALLY IS SO HAPPY OMG 🎉

- Okay okay moving on

- So one day, you and Thomas were hanging out at your usual picnic spot when it starts raining 😭

- 'Oh, I suppose we shall move this inside then?'

- 'Yes, that sounds like a good idea-!'

- You grab his hand as he lifts you up from the spot (omg holding hands 😳)

- As he picks up the picnic blanket, a paper falls from it

- 'Oh? Something fell, I'll get it!'

- You pick it up and read it bc plot

- 'I adore her eyes more than the pen loves the paper, her smile more than the sea loves the coast. She is my everything.' (sorry if it's bad I don't do poems lmao)

- As you two are walking, you decide to bring it up to break the silence

- 'Thomas?'

- 'Yes, what is it?'

- 'Do you.... like someone?'

- Thomas pauses in his step

- He knows exactly what you mean, but chooses to play oblivious

- 'Why of course, I like a great many people, like you, my cousin, my-'

- 'Don't play dumb Thomas. Who is it?'

- Thomas doesn't answer and all that can be heard is the rain

- 'I'm simply curious, Thomas. It's not as if I will shoot you or anything if you tell me-!'

- You tried to joke around, to lighten the atmosphere, to no avail

- 'What made you think I have any sort of feelings like that to anyone?'

- 'Your poem, the one that dropped on the ground. I read it. You clearly like someone! You're confusing me.... who is it? Please tell me...!'

- You were getting a little concerned now. At first, you were jealous, but now...

- 'L-Let us discuss this later shall we? We should get inside before we're completely soaked-!'

- 'Thomas, we're already soaked. Can't you just tell me? We're friends, aren't we?'

- See, that's the problem, Thomas feared that you were friends. Just friends.

- 'Of.... of course! It's just...'

- You weren't going to force it out of him, but he usually told you all his crushes immediately after getting them so...

- 'Who is it?'

- He didn't answer. You decided not to push on it any further and kept walking, eventually passing him by

- 'Come on then, let's just go. If you don't want to be pressed on the subject any further.'

- Just as you got about a metre away, he shouted at you

- 'It's you!'

- At first, you didn't believe it.

- You turned back around to face him.

- Surely it was just the distance and the rain that distorted his voice?

- 'What..?'

- 'IT'S YOU!'

- You were having a hard time believing this.

- 'Of course it's you..... it always was, even when I wasn't aware of it...'

- Now it was your turn to have no response..

- 'Now, I understand if you don't wish to be friends anymore, let alone lovers.... I apologise for making you uncomfortable.'

- You've never really seen him like this. He was soaked, looking at the ground with a defeated look on his face.

- 'Thomas....'

- You walked towards him, and pulled him tightly into a hug.

- Sure, a kiss is more romantic, but it might be a bit awkward since it's your first kiss together

- A tight hug is all he needed tbh

- 'Of course I like you back.... I can't believe you thought otherwise.'

- As soon as he heard this, he hugged back

- Uh idk how to add on this tbh

- I hope this was sufficient if you need more I have no issue trying to add lol /gen