#funny dog cartoon hehe

[cyanidetide]

[mafia-s-dog-au]

can you please please please talk about the differences between canon sam and mafia’s dog au sam too

HIII You can bet your black little glasses I can!!!

As we know, Sam in Canon is supposed to be this "straight man" (hehe) to Max's insanity, right? Well, when analyzed a bit further, we see that, actually, Sam is PRETTY Insane too, yk.

Depending on the media he's portrayed in he's more or less of a menace, like the cartoon for example, (being somewhat similar to the comics, apart from the censoring of the guns and swear words) he easily follows the absurdity of the situation he's in, is fast on the jokes and extended sentences, he would lose his mind if anyone dares to try and hurt Max.

In the games, however (with games, I mean the telltale ones, I'll omit hit the road and ttiv) he's shown as a bit more reluctant to violence, like he'll gladly see and encourage Max to beat someone up, and he'll take the Important evidence they had or whatever. He's more of a planner than an executioner. He's still violent and has a few screws lost (Max probably ate them), but he's more controlled about it. His last straw snaps when something TERRIBLE happens to Max (aka noir Sam appears)

So, in other words, he's a crazy guy that forces down the majority of his impulsive thoughts, but he only needs a little push from Max to become chaotic (he's also an idiot that disguises himself as a smart guy. That's pretty self-explanatory, I suppose)

Some examples of Sam being silly/a menace

About Mafia's Dog au Sam...

After eating Billy Hargrove's ham sandwich and wandering off in a daze,instead of becoming a monk, Sam finds himself being the big boss of the most terrible mafia. One day he snaps from the daze and realizes that he's in this powerful position, but doesn't know how he got there.

he does know how to handle the mafia affairs, be it his subconscious, but his mood seems to be more... cheerful than before? All his subordinates are scared shitless because of him and dare not question the change of attitude. He has lazy memories of his past as a mafia boss.

He used to be a cold blood killer, not even caring for his own men. After his consciousness comes back, he often cracks one or two jokes. He can't contain a stiff face all day. His minions don't find him funny, but they dare not make him angry.

He has a scar on his.... mouth? Snoot? Idk, but he got it from a fight he doesn't remember with someone...

Example of Mafia Sam being silly/terrifying

I SWEAR I WILL DEVELOP HIS PERSONALITY IN THE FUTURE!!! I JUST NEED MORE TIME TO DRAW ALL THE STUFF I WROTE ABOUT THEM GRRRRRJSJSJSJWH

Also, this

But I guess it doesn't matter too much because

[babyniigo]

lil akito being into bluey is so funny hehe.. and probably other dog cartoons, like paw patrol

He hasn’t realised they are dogs yet LOL dont tell him shhhhh!!! (˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶) .ᐟ.ᐟ He just thinks bluey’s hair looks like touya’s and that’s so cool to him!

As for paw patrols when akito’s regressed a little smaller he thinks Chase is awesome!! But some times he randomly gains enough consciousness, and just jolts like :

“doggie?! Σ(ﾟ��ﾟ;)//“

“Yes Akito, but chase is a nice doggie right?”

“Hnn… /ᐠ •᷄ ༝ •᷅ ｡マ”

[asher-agere]

Any hcs for little!Tachihara an Cg! Hunting dogs? /nf!! Take your time if you do want to do it!! ^^

Aww you’re so sweet! But I can absolutely do that, so no worries!

Little Tachihara + Caregiver Hunting Dogs

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❀ I think Tachihara is a pretty all over the place baby! I think at the beginning, like before he had his mission working undercover with the mafia, he’d have more energy! A happy bouncy excited baby! But after he grows close to the mafia I think he’d grow quieter, more closed off to them. He struggles being close to both groups, he feels like he’s betraying his family no matter where he is

❀ For the most part we’ll focus on before his undercover mafia mission! I think he’d regress to more of a toddler headspace, 3-5. Very energetic! He loves getting to play with his caregivers! Sometimes he’ll get sad and mopey, remembering his lost brother or how little his parents cared about him… Sad baby means clingy baby! He just needs hugs and soon enough he’ll be a giggling baby once again!

❀ Onto individual interactions! Teruko can act really immature sometimes, so she’s like babies best friend! Teruko is the one to go to when Tachihara wants to play! They definitely have a sibling type bond! Teruko can use her ability to turn Tachihara into a literal baby too! Very helpful! Stops the little one’s mind from worrying about why his body is so big even though he feels so small… Teruko to the rescue of course!

❀ Teruko will also use her ability on herself to make the baby laugh! She’ll do funny voices and change her age to match! It’s perfect for story time. But she’ll also use it to tease the other members! She’ll turn super old and mimic Fukuchi for example! (He’s always very heavily offended) Nicknames I think Teruko would use! “Tachi” “Little Guy” or just “Baby” Tachihara usually calls her “Sis” or “Sissy”!

❀ Tetchō is very much so a quiet caregiver! He very compliant, willing to give little Tachihara just about whatever he wants! Tetchō is very easy to convince of things. For example bedtime may be at 10 PM, however if Tachihara explains a super important reason he needs to stay up Tetchō will totally let him! And just saying he needs to watch a specific show for example is a plenty good reason! The other Hunting Dogs aren’t very pleased

❀ Tetchō is banned from snack duty. One time he put cheese in Tachihara’s applesauce… Poor little guy was disgusted. He didn’t want to be mean of course though! Luckily Jōno was watching and quickly solved the problem! Tetchō would use nicknames like “Little One” or “Baby” but for the most part he honestly just uses Tachihara’s name

❀ Jōno can be a strict caregiver! He always knows what Tachihara is up to! Even if the little one is being super duper sneaky he can’t even make it out of the room before Jōno is calling out “Back here, now” But it’s not like Jōno is being mean! He lets little Tachihara do things of course, Tachihara just needs to ask first. Otherwise the little guy will end up doing things he shouldn’t

❀ Jōno doesn’t really like watching cartoons or listening to music in the background, the noise just clogs up his senses that he’s trying to focus on the little one, and he can’t actually see the TV. I think he’d really like playing with cars or trains! Toys that run along the ground a lot. Makes it easy for him to keep up and focus more of his attention on the baby! Jōno would use pet names such as “Brat” (Said with love of course!) “Tachi” or “Pip-Squeak”! He teases a lot hehe

❀ Fukuchi is such a silly caregiver! He acts all noble and dignified… But he doesn’t really know what he’s doing. Age regression is a very foreign concept to him, but he’s more than happy to comply for little Tachihara! He’s told to treat Tachihara like a baby. He can do that! In his eyes Tachihara is literally a baby now. He’ll always carry Tachihara around, always cooing at him and doing everything the baby might need!

❀ Fukuchi would love to watch cartoons! He’s very fascinated by them and always laughs way more than he’s expecting to (Jōno calls it obnoxious, but no one seriously complains as long as little Tachihara is happy!) Fukuchi would use nicknames like “Buddy” “Little Guy” and “Son” (I don’t necessarily see them as a father son relationship? I just think Fukuchi calls everyone younger than him Son. Yes this includes Teruko, no she is not pleased)

❀ After he starts with the Mafia Tachihara grows more reliant on the Hunting Dogs! He can’t regress around the Mafia, can’t get close to them. But over time as he’s able to rely more on the Mafia he sorta drifts away from the Hunting Dogs. He relies on them less, they agree on less. No huge changes! Just a little gap that everyone seems to notice

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I hope you enjoyed! I mainly focused on his time before the mafia to make it more fluffy than angsty hehe, plus the more he relied on the Hunting Dogs the more they’d interact so that’s convenient too. Have a great day/night everyone!

[the-murder-toons]

Say yall guys got lost in a forest and no things to help you, would would you do? Also cartoon cat who do you hate the most

CD:"whys would we bes lost in the forest? I coulds stretch overs the trees and escape pretty easys"

CC:"it's a hypothetical ya mook"

CD:"...a hypos—whats it's?"

CC: *eye twitch* "... Hehe, you know what? Let's start off this the the second question huh!? Who do I hate the most because OH BOY DO I HATE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE FUCKS THAT I LIVE WITH! Ya see, it's different degrees of hate though, everybody here gets on my nerves in a different way or amount. Starting off with Bendy? He's actually the most enjoyable outta the lot, sure his singing and dancing when I'm tryn'a rest is bad but I can at least shove pillows in my ears and get some sleep. Skitzo is honestly pretty funny to watch, he acts like he's tough shit when he's not but other than that constant 'I'm betta' than everyone' attitude which makes me wanna slap him across his stupid muzzle it's bearable!"

LD:"was that pun intentional?... You know, bear-able?"

CC:"AND THEN THERE'S YOU!"

*CC picks LD up by the throat and hurls him against a wall*

CC:"you piss me off in a special way because you're a disgrace for one of our kind! BENDY CAN AT LEAST KILL BUT CHOOSES NOT TO! YOU ARE JUST A USELESS FUCKING DOG WHO I WISH WOULD STAY DEAD WHEN SKITZO RIPS OUT YOUR SPINE!" *Turns back to the screen* "but who do I hate the most?! Hahahaha! Who's left?"

CD: *silently counting on fingers* "... Mes?"

CC:"DING! DING! DING! WE HAVE A LUCKY WINNER FOLKS! THE MORON! FINALLY USED THE HALF OF A BRAIN CELL HE'S GOT LEFT!" *rubs temple* "to the folks watching at home: do you have any idea what's it like to hold this power? To be able to demolish universes with the snap of a FINGER only to be halted by something that barely has a grasp of the mortal language!? I'm a GOD and I was forced to have an equal paralleling me making a mockery of all that I stand for! And the worse part!? Hahahaha! Wanna know the icing on this garbage cake!? I CAN'T GET RID OF HIM! HE'S AS POWERFUL OF ME FOR SOME FUCKING REASON AND I'LL HAVE TO LIVE FOR AN ETERNITY AFTER THIS WORLD BURNS FROM EITHER MORTAL HANDS OR THE EXPLOSION OF THE SUN AND I'LL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO EXIST WITH HIM!" *chuckles* "that a good answer!? Who do I hate the most, it's that good for nothing mutt who I pray everyday—not that it's gonna work because there is no creature above me—that he ceases to exist one day"

Skitzo: "..."

Bendy: "..."

LD: *currently unconscious/severely wounded and regenerating*

*CC storms off giving the rest the middle finger*

CD:"..." *Looks at the audience* "anyways I'd wannas bring as bone, keeps me entertains even ifs it don't helps"

Bendy:"uhh... Well I'd probably bring a compass? I'm a decent tracker, Boris taught me a few things about tracking"

Skitzo:"knife, easy meals"

LD: *currently incapacitated and can't answer*

[childrensward]

New series in my journal I'm starting called "Lil' Critic Reviews" where I review some of my favourite things! These are some of my favourite shows!

Text version under cut;

Toopy & Binoo

I know the visual style and animation really isn't that appealing, but it's a very important childhood comfort show for me. I see myself in Binoo a lot, and Toopy is the exact kind of person I'd want caregiving for me, so it's very cathartic to explore this dynamic through the show.

Thomas The Tank Engine

There's nothing I can say that would truly capture how much I adore this show (and the original Railway Series books too!) I think the model engines are the most adorable things I've ever seen and I love the set designs, and I love that, even though this is a series about talking trains, it still feels like Sodor is a real place that any kid can visit while still being whimsical. It bridges the gap between realism and one's imagination.

Gabby's Dollhouse

A newer show that I feel is highly underrated, and by the same creators of Blue's Clues! Gabby's Dollhouse feels almost like a spiritual successor, where instead of a man and his cartoon dog, it's a teenaged girl and her dollhouse of toy kitties who come to life! It's such a fun and colourful show with a lot of songs that are sure to get stuck in your head, please try it out sometime!!

Elmo's World

I'm putting this one instead of the main Sesame Street show because the networks I grew up on here in Canada didn't have Sesame Street at the time, but they sure did have Elmo's World! I love that everything in his world (except for him and Dorthey) is drawn out of crayons (and, according to Elmo, there might not be a way out of Elmo's World!) It's such a funny and cute show, I love it!

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

This show is so nostalgic for me!!! I think Lauren Faust is an incredible artist and I adore how her style really shines through in this show with the visuals. The characters are also so memorable and have made themselves pop culture icons. I also really like the world-building in the show, even if it's sometimes very messy and contradicts itself…

My Little Pony (G3)

More ponies!!!! I think this one is definitely more for comfort sake, I really like putting this show on when I'm having the regression blues because it's very soothing for me. I love how colourful it is, and it's such a nostalgic watch.

Bluey

This one's a mandatory one, but Bluey really is a beautiful show. So beautiful in fact, that I can't watch it for very long, otherwise I get so emotional from how healthily the Heeler family is depicted. They're far from being perfect, but they love each other, and it makes me so happy that the kids growing up today have a show like Bluey that shows them what a supportive and healthy family looks like.

Bob The Builder

This is one I'm starting to get back into, but I really love it hehe… I think the thing I love about it the most is the fact that each of the construction vehicles look like you could pick them up and play with them, and everything in their world is built like it was crafted by a kid! I also think Pilchard and Dizzy are adorable!!!

Pikwik Pack

Another show that I feel is highly underrated is Pikwik Pack! Through land, sea, and air, this crew of critters will make sure that any package gets delivered! I adore the visuals and artwork in this show- simple, yet so memorable and inspiring. It's pretty formulaic, so if it's perfect for when I want something reliable to watch.

[blondeaxolotl]

I feel like Finnian is a Bluey mega fan-

Bold of you to assume it's only Finny Add Lizzy, Soma, Ran-Mao, Alois, Sieglinde, Joanne, and all if not then most of the kids from the orphanage, Doll, even Snake as well (either Doll or Finny got him hooked on it).

Then we have o!Ciel who would enjoy it in secret and watch it when no one is around (because he's embarrassed even if everyone around him enjoys it) and would only watch it together with the others because "Lizzy or Alois forced him to".

Then we have characters like Othello and Sascha who'd enjoy it because "hehe funny dogs". Agni would enjoy it because Soma likes it, Angelina would think it's just another ordinary kids show until Brandy appears on screen and she gets emotional and attached to the cartoon dog (ends up dragging Grell to watch it with her).

and then we have Sebastian, who hates the show, why? Because dogs, that's why.

[xdominiklivakovicx]

Got tagged by @crimsonicarus tysm for tagging me :]

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Name:

Ashley. You can call me that, but you can also call me Ash, Ashie or Trashley; I got this one from my friends from my former school, but you can also call me that. They thought it's funny so did I hehe.

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Sign:

Cancer ☀| Capricorn 🌙| Libra 🌅

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Time:

A bit later than 15:30 in my timezone

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Favorite Band / Artist:

Nirvana, Sex Pistols, The Ramones, The Scorpions, Black Sabbath, Weezer, Rammstein, Guns n' Roses, Green Day, Prljavo Kazaliste, Let 3, Termiti, Brkovi, The Kinks, The Beatles

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Last Movie:

The last movie I watched is Paddington. Okay I really love this movie and it's characters and I could literally relate to that little bear. When I was new in school I thought I was a complete stranger for some reason, and I still try to fit in just like he tried to fit in London, but we both did try and it was worth it

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Last show:

I have no idea which is the last show I watched, but it might be the Cuphead Show from Netflix which I watched few months ago? I really enjoyed that show because I am a big fan of 1930's cartoons, but this one was made in modern times, but it is still kinda accurate. I don't watch series that much tho-

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When did I create this blog:

Oof...I have no idea- at first it was my primarly art acc, but then during the World Cup I decided to be a Livi fanpage because I was kinda not sure if I really want to share anything about football, but I did it anyway and I am very proud hehehe

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Other blogs:

@nikitatheweasel2 my art acc!

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Do I get asks?

Of course! Sometimes art requests about 100 faces of Croatia NT, few asks, mostly appreciations from mutals and friends which I am very VERY grateful! Ily guys sm! <3

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Followers:

Lovely people that I very much appreciate! Every single one of you equally :>

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Average hours of sleep:

As an insomniac person I get 0 hours of sleep, but I do have to take sleeping pills so yeah my average hours might roll from 6 to 8. It depends if my dog manages to wake me up early in the morning, so yeah

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Instruments:

I'm currently playing bass guitar and I am actually doing pretty well. I am a self taught guitarist, so it is already easier for me to play it, buuuut for my fingers...oh well...they do become blue when I stop playing because of the strings

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What am I currently wearing:

I am still wearing my Livi T-shirt that I bought from Dinamo fanshop when I was in Zagreb (it's my new favorite shirt) and some black short leggins because it's HOT outside

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Dream Job:

Omg. Wildlife Rehabilitator. I love animals so much and I always wanted to help some poor creature that needs it. They sure will have to spend some time in captivity, but my favorite part will be releasing them to their wild lives once they get better. I can also take care of sick and orphaned animals, but I do have to be careful to not get infected with illness or if I have to take care of predatory birds, I have to make sure they don't hurt me

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Dream Trip:

You ask a person who has a lot of dream destinations, but okay I'll tell you some of my dream trips:

Perth - Australia

St Peteryburg - Russia

Dubai - UAE

Detroit, Michigan - USA

Vancouver - Canada

Zagreb - Croatia (Yes I want to visit this wonderful city again sometime)

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Andddd that's it! I'm tagging

@mcity-xe @calm-smol @ivapiva @crocvnts @steadydinosaurcherryblossom

[yharnam-everchase]

What your Bloodborne Baes say about you

Do you ship your hunter with an NPC? Here's your vibe check.

Plain Doll: "I've only had the doll for one night, but if anything happened to her I'd kill everyone in the Hunter's Dream and then myself."

Micolash: you are a cringe person with terrible taste and you own it unapologetically

Gehrman: same as above but people give you a hard time for it :(

Father Gascoigne: oh boy, pick your poison. Daddy kink, priest kink, werewolf kink or just plain domestic fluff, he's got it all baby.

Alfred: your hunter is a moronsexual

Arianna: your hunter is gay

Lady Maria: your hunter is gay and also a bottom

Yurie: your hunter is gay and also evil

Impostor Iosefka: your hunter is gay for mad scientists

Djura: your hunter likes it when a guy has lots of dogs

Eileen: your hoonter believes in hot grandma supremacy.

The Bloody Crow: "gee I sure hope no vampires invite me in while I'm lost in the snow in front of this gothic castle"

Vicar Amelia: you definitely have a werewolf kink

Ludwig: you saw battle-worn tired Aragorn break through those huge oak doors in Lord of the Rings as a kid and wasn't the same ever since

Gilbert: you are really into hurt/comfort

Laurence: "he was just misguided I swear"

Chapel Dweller: it's the heart that counts

Valtr: hehe whirligig saw go brrrrrrr

Brador: you like it when men are covered in blood

Simon: you like men who are hot in a rat kind of way

Queen Yharnam: you like milfs

Queen Annalise: you like milfs and you're a simp

Patches: you like funny evil cartoon men, furry edition

Yamamura: your hunter is a weeaboo

HONORABLE MENTION: all the monsterfuckers out there in love with the Great Ones and uuuhh *checks notes* Brick Trolls.

I selected a few of the most memorable ones, but this fandom is a bit like pokemon. It's got a billion characters to choose from, and even the most obscure ones might be someone's favorite, so feel free to add more.

[justafairytailofinnocence]

hello may i have a harry potter and marvel match-up plz

Hi my name is rex, i’m queer and use they/them pronouns

have like a caramel colored skin-tone and im 5’3 (short king). Rn i have a purple-pink short mullet and i have pretty curly hair(the ethnic popped off hehe), im pretty chubby but i have an hourglass shape, im pretty busty(im a fuckin k bro😭) and thicc thighs(thicc thighs save lives, sorry i’ll stop). I dress pretty alternative but i cant just choose one subculture tho, i wear a lot of heavy eye makeup. I could say i dress kinda “showy” but thats kinda what only fits me, but also who gives a fuck.

Im a libra sun, scropio moon, and gemini rising. This means that im a pretty social person and always wanna hang out with friends and just have fun, but moon in scropio makes my emotions rlly haywire and kinda boosts any sorta negative emotion. I really like making people laugh, it makes me feel helpful, but im also good at being to mother figure for people.

My hobbies include art (painting, drawing), sleeping (because i stay up mad late😭✌🏽), reading comics, Marvel and D.C superheroes, and super villains, cartoons, and anime/manga.

My favorite music genre’s are rock, alternative, emo, rap, and a little bit if indie music.

Personality: funny, sarcastic, creative, kind, inappropriate and the right times. Like im not gonna pull out a dick joke in front of your family

Hello dear 💖 for Harry potter I ship you with:

Sirius black🦊

And

Draco Malfoy 🍏

- this bad boy loves your attitude, he had a crush on you due to your same apperance and style he has.

- you were very good at Defence against the dark arts and even won in Snape's favour. He was quite curious about your attributes.

- your secretly a metamorphosis, someone who is born to change their appearance at will and hair can change colour depending on their mood.

- you often hang out with Remus during breaks. You were in the order and sometimes distant.

- Sirius would take you out flying on the broom around London.

- per say the least Draco also took interest in you. He thought you were his type it would explain all the pansy teasing.

- he would invite you to his parents abode as his mother took a liking but his father was weary due to the fact you were in the order.

- Sirius and Draco do fight over you, it's quite amusing to see. It ends with Sirius in his dog form scaring off Malfoy.

- if you choose to marry Sirius, you would live a stable life as your child is a halfblood metamorphosis. They have your hair and his eyes. They are sorted into Gryffindor.

- if you choose to marry Draco, he would treat you like royalty. Your child would be a halfblood with his hair and your eyes. They are in ravenclaw.

For marvel I ship you with:

Bucky barnes❤️

- he would interested in your style back then he was popular but now he was an outcast. He liked that you helped him.

- even though at the best of times Steve thinks your Jokes aren't friendly. Bucky doesn't mind them nor does Tony in fact they find it funny.

- you taught Steve new colourful words, Bucky even laughs when he says it during missions.

- Bucky was interested in going dancing with you, even if you weren't a dancer he would teach you.

- you often liked to be alone with him.

- you two married in a chapel and your child had his hair and your eyes. They become the next captain America after Steve.

Anyways that's all I have for now:

Ta Ta 💫

[lovey-dovey-knifey]

le epic promo time lets get itttt

arin // he/him // gay // male // 17 // carrd // lock up ur grandpas <3

🥩 hey im arin n this is my self ship blog, i could be ur fucked up n evil cryptid mutual 🖤🖤

🥩 my main romantic f/os are Pat Pend/ing from Wa/cky Ra/ces, an oc of mine named Arthur, and Sim/on Bar Sin/sier & Cad Lac/key from the Under/dog Show. these funny cartoon men r so madly in love with me man its crazy

🥩 my focus on f/os tends to change fairly frequently but atm im really fixating on artie and a few platonic f/os; tr0llf@ce/tr0llge(aka the mf doin the lil jig up there hiii trolly <333) n mo/nty bu/rns n way/lon sm/ith/ers from the sim/pso/ns

🥩 im not ok with sharing f/os, or if any of ur f/os are on my kin list(theres a link to said list in my carrd)

🥩 read my carrd b4 interacting

aight thats all i gotta say hehe thanks for readin n checkin out my blog l;^) <333

[afoolnottoloveu]

why make a carrd when i can tell you everything you need to know about me here??

written intro: hi! my name is thea (or u can call me tea!) and this is my bloggggg, i generally try to be a safe space but i talk abt myself a lot, abt my interests and reblog things i find funny or i enjoy, or prompt my followers to interact hehe. i hope u enjoy ur stay here and thank you for dropping by in the first place! it means a lot. have a a good day!

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about me ;;

names: t / tea / thea (they-uh)

old @s: m-n-m,, gublertoon

pronouns: they/them ,, subject to change ONLY with my direct acknowledgment (don’t go calling me smth else just bc u see one of my moots saying it)

age: minor!! pls dont pop in my dms if ur looking for stuff from me i will block u very quickly

tidbits: aapi/se asian, lives in pst, isfp, leo sun aries moon aquarius rising, definitely pansexual, probably genderfluid

social media: my public twt is @nythinq ,, if u would like my stan bts twt pls check my sideblog hehe (or u can dm me) // link to my spotify

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stuff you'll find me blogging about:

- bts txt enhypen itzy (often) (rb sideblog @lderthnbmbs)

- mxmtoon <3

- other artists i like such as dodie, chloe moriondo, eh it changes quite frequently

- cm (occasional)

- polygon (on my sideblog @polygonslut)

- cartoons [vld, spop, miraculous] (occasional)

- "where are my followers" (often)

- writing ? (kinda often?)

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dnf/dni if:

- basic dni criteria (racist, homophobic)

- think pansexuality isnt real, think bi/pan lesbians Are real

- under like idk 10 or 11 idrc abt age just dont go announcing it on the internet and stay safe <3 (i dont have a max either,,, actually no yeah i do its abt mid 30s if ur over mid 30s dnf)

- ur mean to my mutuals i will literally eat u

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things to know:

- i use twt etiquette/language? it gets quite annoying to myself sometimes so if tht might annoy u bc this is definitely not twt then... sorry

- i rly try to be considerate of everyone and their situations so ill try to use tws and even tone indicators, but if u need me to do it more frequently or tag anythig specific, pls lmk

- asks, submissions and dms are always open! i most likely wont dm first even if i think ur a rly cool mutual tho but hey if u wanna like.. dm first.. yk...

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fun facts bc i had one in my last about me page

- I THINK ANIMALS R JUST THE COOLEST my favorite r numbats and second r dogs!!! i have a dog she is so cool

- poetry is very cool i am a genuine n unironic enjoyer of rupi kaur but if you also think poetry is very cool you should let me know your favorite author!

- i hate shopping?? online and in person.. it’s tiring and hurts my head and i’m also indecisive so USUALLY it’s not a fun time (sometimes there are exceptions though)

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that’s it!!

thank you for reading through this whole thing and once again enjoy your stay on my blog

with love, thea ♡

[pugliepug]

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[atrixfromice]

What are some French swear words?

Ooh I remember when I signed up on tumbrl and I was really excited with the idea people were able to ask me questions here, heheh And now I have my questions piled up, oh my! I feel shame of myself! *blushes and hides her face under her hands * So that's why I'm trying to catch up with the questions people have given me.

This one  made me laugh a lot and blush a lot at the same time! HEHEHEH! Mostly because when you said “swear words" I imagined me saying such words and being red like a tomato while doing it! XD

It will be ok if I ask you a question before replying your question?...because I’m very curious!

Why would you want to know swear words in French in the first place?

In general it’s something people asks me very otfen when I tell them I know french, it’s pretty hilarious and intriguing.

Specially, your question it’s so funny, because when I starting learning french I thought I absolutely didn’t wanted to learn french swear words and I was avoiding them like the plague! I avoided the sites I thought might contain them so I couldn’t find them. Bu I never thought youtube could have them. I watched videos of my favorite cartoons in french on youtube to practice my hearing, and the videos didn’t had them, so I thought I was safe....but the comments people made had swear words in them sometimes, cos teen french used them for everything! O_O like if they were common words like “ok” or “hey”.

Then I tried to leave youtube and other sites, and stay just on deviantart and comment some french artists pieces to practice my writting, but many teenager native french on deviantart talked like that was well. They literally cound’t start a phrase without a swear word on it! XD

So at the end I ended up accepting that was part of french culture, wether I liked or and I coudn’t escape of that heheh

And I chilled up a bit. Mostly because I realized the French tend to be pretty open about them. They don’t see them as shocking words or to offend someone, they use them more like a wildcard for their phrases, specially young ones.

That said, I still don’t like swear words and I’m still not in favor of teaching people this kind of stuff because I think it’s not really useful. But I encourage the curiosity of learning another language, and I like people being inquisitive, so lets see what I can do.

If you google for “swear words in french” you’ll find a lot. So I think it will be a lot cooler to know stuff you don’t learn in books nor in the web, but in real life talking ( or writting moslty in my case, although I have had the chance to talk too) with other french! Like how you can use swear words in an elegant way, or using euphemisms. So you can use them without anybody gasping and being schocked at it.

I will start with the softest ones and gradually go to some that are stronger. well, as much as being an artists who works on family entertaintment field lets me at least *chuckles*

Sacrebleu!

This one means “ sacred blue” and it comes from the time on 19 century when people referred to Mary’s bue dress, and used it as an exclamation expression. And people considered it a swear word because they believed saying that was taking her name in vain. This one probably you have heard it already a lot of times on french themed movies or shows. And it really isn’t a swear word on nowadays.  It could be an equivalent of “darn” in english.

It’s an outdated one though. No french says it since a pretty good time. But I think it’s a very cool and funny one, it sounds cool! So I couldn’t help including it here hehe

I think it would be great if people in nowadays would want to say it!

Nom d’un chien!

It comes from "Nom de dieu” which in the 19 century was considered a swear word, because people had the belief  to mention God’s name on an exclamation phrase was a bad thing because they were “taking God’s name in vain”. Also, some people use “chien” to refer to the word in french for S***.

Still in use, but mostly by elderly people.

Flûte!

This one means literally “flute”, the instrument.  But I love it because it’s so hilarious how if well used, it can become an exclamation expression with F word because it resembles very much to the F word in french. And it’s ok to say it on rated G material! As I’ve seen on french comic books and movies. So you can actually use it on your rated G work, and it sounds more like what a genuine french would say than “sacrebleu“.

Still in use by all french, but specially middle aged and mature people.

Diantre

Means “dammit”, and it’s used very often, specially by mature aged people, as an exclamacion expression of surprise or anger. Like: “Damn! I forgot my car’s keys!” “Diantre! J'ai oublié mes clés de voiture!”  

Not very used by the younger ones though,  but it’s a cool one! I think people should use it more!

Bordel

A mess.This word literally means bordello or brothel, and is used in that sense as well. 

“Bordel” is one of my favorite french words despite being considered a swear word, because it’s not much an offensive word like other swear words. Its more like a word most commonly used in exclamation expressions like “Like oh ****! That movie was incredible!!” “Oh bordel! Ce film à ete incroyable!”

Or talking about something being messy or sloppy, like “my table was really a mess after cooking”, "Ma table etait un vrai bordel après avoir cuisiné”.

You can also use this one as an expression of rage to someone, like “****! why did you beat up my brother?! “Bordel!

There are also some other words that are used with the purpose of being offensive. Like for example:

Dégage !

Get out of my way! /**** off!  The verb dégager used to suggest movement – especially that of expulsing something – in non-obscene contexts, as well. As a swear word, it actually really depends on the way a person uses it.  It would never be polite to say to someone if you want them to get out of your way, but it can range from “Move!” or “Get out of my way!” to “Fuck off!” depending on how angry/frustrated the speaker is.

Dégueulasse (sometimes shortened to “Dégueu”).  

Disgusting/repugnant.  This can refer to a thing, a person, an action, a situation, etc. It’s used all the time, especially on reality TV and by teens across France, and is only moderately obscene. Still, when in polite company, use its perfectly above-board sibling, dégoûtant(e), instead. I say this from experience.

Ta gueule

Shut the ****/hell up!  This expression comes from the phrase “Ferme ta gueule“, that means literally “shut up your snout”,  but it’s so frequently used that just the last two words are necessary now.

Like some of the other words on this list, this one’s power seems to vary depending on the context and, especially, the tone of the speaker. It’s often used in French comedies when a person is getting angry or upset – and in those cases, where it doesn’t seem particularly violent or full of loathing, it could be best translated as “Shut the hell up!” or even simply “Shut up!”.

On the other hand, if the person saying it is doing so in an aggressive way, it could probably be better translated as “Shut the fuck up!”

Se taire

Means “Shut up!” Like its English counterpart, this isn’t so much obscene, as impolite.  “Tais-toi” is the most common form.

Chier

Means to defecate, but in a vulgar way, so it’s the equivalent of the word S*** in english.  Even if this one IS a strong swear word, I added it here because it's use in french it’s very interesting and fascinating to me . It’s a word that isn’t only be used as an insult, but  it also can be used to express when something or someone it’s annoying, or just plain boring.

“Faire chier" A wonderful, versatile expression that ultimately shows annoyance.  If used reflexively (most commonly Je me fais chier) it means to be fucking bored or annoyed.  

Faire chier, is also  a common expression that means to “piss off someone” to make someone mad.This comment I found from someone who traveled to paris was very interesting:

“This is an expression I heard a lot last time I went to Paris. Every time a train was cancelled, I could hear lots of “ils font vraiment chier !”

À  chier

s***ty/garbage. Le film était à chier. The movie was s***ty.

Chiant(e)

Bloody annoying.

This can be used to describe a living being; Je ne veux pas voir Sandra et son chien – ils sont chiants tous les deux ! I don’t want to see Sandra and her dog – they’re both bloody annoying !

Or a situation

Sa mère lui a dit qu’il doit assister au repas familial au lieu de venir au bar avec nous vendredi soir ?  C’est chiant.

His mom told him he has to have dinner with his family instead of going out to the bar with us on Friday night?  That’s bloody annoying.

There are a lot of others, but I think those ones are out of my budget *chuckles* Also, they’re a lot! XD So maybe, if you wanna know more about this subjet you can drop me a message :)

I’m not fan of explaining this stuff, but I know if I don’t you will research online and probably will get incorrect info, and then you will be mocked by people because of that, and it will be embarassing. And I don’t wanna be the responsible of that, hehe

In the other hand, I don’t blame you for wanting to know swear words in french, cos it’s true all words sound so beautiful and elegant in french, even the most vulgar and obscene ones XD That’s something I adore from French language and always amazes me!

Don’t believe me? Here’s a proof (and yes those are actual french swear words.)

By the way, I loved the analogy from Matrix of “wiping your ass with silk” XD Very fitting and very hilarious. I for my part would say, hearing swear words in french its like being slapped with a rose petal. You know it’s meant to be a bad thing, yet it’s so nice to hear, it sounds like if they were saying poetry! XD

[idwalkthroughfireforharry]

{Harry Styles} - What Makes You Beautiful - Blurb - Cartoonist!Y/n + Assistant!Harry

Hey guys! I am new to this whole thing and I hope you like this. I bet other people have done this but I am making Harry blurbs based on the 1d songs and I am trying to go in order. I feel like my writing is low key bad but lmao. Gotta plug my ig real quick --> follow @/harrywithhumans on ig!!! Also I might post these on wattpad too IDK. Anyways, if you read this I LOVE YOU

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Warnings: angst, alcoholism, sadness, undercover fluff

Her cartoons were the finest in the San Fran area. People of all ages, all shapes, all colors, loved her cartoons. The whole situation was quite rare. In modern times, people tended to stray away from newspapers and physical copies and were hyper-focused on screens. But something about her work reeled people in.

The weekly installments were timelessly funny. Her style of art was surprising, yet memorable and her word choice was superb. She was critically acclaimed in the city for her work and she was proud to admit that, as a girl who used to doodle on every school notebook she ever had and on every wall of her parents’ home, she was earning a good amount of money.

She made quite a bit of money. Not just from the newspaper, but also from side projects she would do. She kept quite busy, but not busy enough.

She would often let her inner thoughts get to her. What if I stop having good ideas? My work isn’t good enough. People will have to hate me eventually, right? In her cramped office (small is how she liked it) she would allow herself to be drowned by alcohol and self-loathing. She was insecure in herself and her work and she didn’t know what to do to stop the madness in her head. 

~You're insecure Don't know what for You're turning heads when you walk through the door Don't need make-up to cover up Being the way that you are is enough~

Days would go by and one after the next, she would draw a gorgeous, detailed drawing (not up to her standards of course), and seconds later she would crumple the piece of paper in a fit of rage and would expel her anger with a scream. She would take copious sips of alcohol (her personal favorite was whiskey) that she kept in her coffee mug. 

Her assistant, Harry, didn’t like it when he heard her yelling and crying. He originally wanted to work with her because he knew how talented she was and he wanted to be able to grow from her work. Watching his mentor rip herself to shreds was extremely difficult.

One particular day, the yelling and anger were more intense than the ‘norm’. Usually, he just let it slide and kept typing away at his desk adjacent to her office door. One time he tried to come in during one of her episodes and she pushed him away, insisting he get back to work, so eventually, he stopped trying.

When he heard glass shatter, he knew he couldn’t wait any longer. He stood up from his desk and slowly knocked on the door. 

“Y/n,” he said softly, “can I come in?”

As soon as he knocked, her loud shrieks dulled down to a broken sob.

“Mhm,” she croaked. 

He walked in cautiously, fearful of the glass he had heard shatter. He found her eyes, stained with mascara and sorrow. She appeared truly and utterly defeated. He had never seen her like this. She tried to keep herself very polished so that no one would judge her work based on her actions, but she couldn’t handle it anymore and she broke. She broke like the vase that was shattered on the ground, leaving water, flowers, and glass scattered on the floor. But, Harry did not care about that. The minute he saw her, he walked over slowly and sat down on the floor near where she was slumped. 

He was caught off guard when she snaked her arm around his shoulders and draping the other in front of his stomach, latching onto him as she sobbed. It broke his heart. He didn’t think that that was possible. He was a work-driven man and he allowed his personal life to go to the back burner. But when his boss was slumped over crying in his chest, he had no other emotion than empathy and sadness. He didn’t truly know the meaning behind her outburst, but it didn’t matter. 

They sat in silence for what felt like timeless time. It was not fast and it was not slow. They just existed.

“I’m scared of being a failure,” she confessed through sniffles. 

“Why’s that?” he questioned sweetly. 

“People love me now, but there is always an end to ‘now’. I know that there will be a breaking point when my stories are not funny and my drawings are not pristine and every time I go to create something, I am paralyzed by the idea that my downfall might be around the corner,” she was slow and profound with her words. Her bottled up feelings came out without a hitch as if they had been there, fermenting for years. But he didn’t talk, he knew she wasn’t finished.

“And I am so hard on myself. I always have been. My insecurities get the best of me and I lash out. I drink alcohol to suppress my worries and I know I shouldn’t. I just can’t help but feel like everything I do is a complete failure.”

“I know this doesn’t help, but I like your work. In fact, I love it,” Harry exclaimed quite matter-of-factly, “And yeah maybe you’re right. Maybe the end of your success is right around the corner.”

She pulled her head away with confusion lacing her brows. She wasn’t expecting him to say something so curt. She giggled slightly.

“Well, aren’t you Mr. Motivational Speaker,” she chuckled sarcastically. Their laughs intermingled.

“Well, honestly none of us know when our success will end. But, you can’t give up now. Giving up now would be like getting to Disney World, but only staying in the parking lot. For all you know, the best is yet to come,” Harry mused. 

“Thank you, Harry,” she smiled.

A calming silence fell over them.

“And besides you’re really beautiful,” he spoke it before his brain could even process it, “I m-mean, you’re, you’re work is really beaut-”

“Harry it’s okay. You’re beautiful too and I guess I never really noticed because I was so caught up in my head.”

She didn’t say that statement in a flirty way. She just said it because she wanted too. She didn’t blush and she didn’t make it a big deal.

~Baby, you light up my world like nobody else The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell You don't know, oh oh You don't know you're beautiful~

Yes, they thought each other were beautiful in the typical exterior way, but they also felt that each other’s minds and actions were beautiful.

“I need a friend Harry. I am so lonely. I go home to my dog and I go to sleep and then I wake up and go to work and do the whole thing over again. I need a friend and I think we could be friends. What do you say?”

He smiled and nodded, “Friends.” 

They lifted their pinkies and pinkie swore.

They were so similar it was almost shocking. They had spent so much time in their heads. Harry caught up in work and letting personal things fall apart. y/n with her alcohol, loneliness, and overall feeling of failure. Yet when they looked into each other’s eyes on the floor of y/n’s office, it was as if they had seen each other for the first time. It was as if their souls reached out and touched each other. 

And Harry would have never admitted it, but he felt something more. He felt a warm feeling that he had not felt in a long time. A feeling of commonality between the two people who had emotionally distanced themselves from everyone else. And he knew that the pair were bound to be more than friends because the feeling he had, wasn’t ordinary. From that moment he knew that Y/n would light up his world like nobody else. 

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[psychosistr]

A Playful Spark- Chapter 1, Childhood

Summary: Many years before his mental breakdown, a young Quackerjack meets an even younger rat with a high intellect and knack for engineering. The two become fast-friends and Jack ends up supporting the boy emotionally as they two grow up together.

Notes: A Quackervolt childhood-friends AU based on some theories I’ve seen floating around about Quackerjack being a bit older than Megavolt (or about Megavolt technically being the youngest of the Fearsome Five in general, since he’s the same age as Darkwing). The first couple of chapters are more friendship based with romance not happening until much further into adulthood.

Next Chapter->

~Age 10~

Jackie was walking home from school one afternoon, whistling the tune from his favorite after-school cartoon while idly flicking a yo-yo up and down in his hand. He was sticking to the sidewalk today so he could stay in the shade of the trees. Not because he disliked the pleasant sunshine, mind you- it was simply because his yo-yo was metallic. Whenever it caught the sunlight, it would sting his eyes and force him to look away and he wanted to keep playing with it for as long as possible.

The teacher had confiscated it from him earlier in the day because, as she’d put it, “It’s study time, not playtime!” She thought she was so clever, hiding it in her desk under the papers from that morning’s quiz where no one could get it. Mrs.Oldson, however, had not counted on being called out of class to deal with a small trashcan fire in the hallway and leaving her desk, and collection of stolen school-grade contraband, unguarded. A 10 cent box of matches and a slight headache from the fire-alarm was more than worth the price of his yo-yo, a few candy bars, a joy-buzzer, and a pack of sparklers.

As Jackie successfully executed a perfect walk-the-dog trick with his yo-yo, he was suddenly brought out of his reminiscing by something hitting him on the head. “Ow!” He rubbed the top of his head where the object struck him and looked down to, much to his surprise, see a little yellow sneaker on the ground. “Huh?

Looking up to see where the shoe had come from, he spotted a young rat through the branches of the tree. The kid couldn’t have been more than two or three years old, as he still hadn’t developed the signature front-teeth most rats got by the time they started school. Jackie could tell that he kid was absolutely TERRIFIED up there by the way he clung to the large tree branch for dear life and kept his eyes screwed shut.

Truthfully, the kid probably would have been fine even if he’d fallen since he was only half-way up the tree, but, when you’re little, everything always seems scarier. With that in mind, Jackie decided to check on the kid.

“Hey, squirt! How’s the weather up there?” He called up to the terrified rat.

Realizing that someone was talking to him, the little boy hesitantly opened one eye to look down at the ground. “Huh?” Seeing the ground, however, made him yelp and cling tightly to the tree branch. “Scary!” The kid cried pitifully.

“The weather’s scary? Well, that’s no fun!” Jackie said as he pocketed his yo-yo. “You should jump down here- the weather’s great!” He joked with a big grin.

The kid fervently shook his head, hiding his face against the branch. “I can’t!”

Jackie was about to make another joke, one about high-dives, when he heard the kid start sniffling and saw his shoulders shaking. “Aw, geez..” He muttered before setting his backpack down and climbing up the tree with ease. It didn’t take long at all for him to reach the branch the kid was on and, to get his attention, he knocked on the wood behind the kid. “Knock knock!”

The kid startled slightly from the closeness of the voice and cautiously turned his head around to look at Jackie. “Who..Who’s there..?”

Jackie grinned, glad that the kid at least had the decency to respond to a classic setup. “Ash.”

“Ash who?” The little boy asked, trying to keep his eyes on Jackie and off the ground.

“Oh, gesundheit!” Jackie finished the joke by pulling out a balled-up tissue from his pocket and holding it out for the kid to take.

“Heh..” A small giggle came from the boy as he took the tissue from Jackie and wiped his face. “You’re funny.” The kid said with a little smile.

“And you’ve got a decent sense of humor!” Jackie told the kid as if he were congratulating him for something.

The tiny rat smiled more and tried to turn around so he could face Jackie properly, but he nearly lost his balance. “Ah!”

Jackie reached out and grabbed the boy by his sleeve. “Woah, now!” He steadied the kid and started dragging him closer so he could grab onto him. “I know trips are nice, but I’d rather not see you next fall.” He managed to get the kid close enough that he could turn and offer his back to the scared rat. “Hey, kid, you like piggy-back rides?”

“Uh..Uh huh..” The rat said with a nod. At a “come on” gesture from Jackie, the kid carefully climbed onto the duck’s back and wrapped his tiny arms around his neck like he had the tree-branch earlier. “Thanks.”

“Eh, don’t mention it. Now, how ‘bout we make like a tree and leaf?” Jackie asked with a grin before beginning the climb back down to the bottom.

The kid giggled again, the death-grip he’d previously had on Jackie’s neck and shoulders loosening a little. “Hehe..leaf..”

Jackie chuckled, reaching the ground in no-time flat. Just for fun, he even did a flip when he landed on the ground. “Whoo-hoo-oooh!” He laughed and looked back at the kid once he was upright again. “Some fun, eh, kid?”

To Jackie’s delight, the little kid was now laughing too. “Yeah!” He said with a bright smile, looking much happier than he did up in the tree.

Jackie knelt down on the ground so the kid could climb off safely. “So, half-pint,” He stood up and brushed stray pieces of bark off of his pants. “What were you doin’ up there, anyway? Playin’ Tarzan?”

The kid shook his head with a small frown and pointed up into the tree. “My kite got stuck..”

Jackie looked back up into the tree and, sure enough, he could see a bright yellow kite shaped like a lightning bolt wedged in a leafy branch. It was on the very edge of the branch, but just high enough that he couldn’t jump up and get it on his own.

“Hmm..” Jackie hummed in thought before an idea struck him. With a grin, he looked back down at the kid. “Hey, you like yo-yo tricks?” He asked while pulling out his metal yo-yo.

The kid nodded, looking at the yo-yo curiously. “Uh huh?”

“Then check this out!” Jackie said proudly as he began his walk-the-dog trick again. “This little guy’s well trained, huh?” He asked with chuckle. “Go fetch, boy!” He jerked his hand upward so that the yo-yo flew up into the air and caught on the tail of the kite. With a quick tug on the string, Jackie brought the kite down and caught it in his hands. “Good boy!” He praised his yo-yo, giving it a little pat like he would a real dog before proudly holding the kite out towards the kid. “Told ya he’s well-trained.”

The kid’s eyes practically sparkled as he took the kite from Jackie. “Woooaah! Cool!” He looked up at Jackie as if the older kid was the most amazing thing in the world. “Thank you!”

Jackie shrugged and repeated what he’d said earlier. “Eh, don’t mention it.” He grabbed his back-pack off the ground and unzipped it, pulling out one of the chocolate bars he’d swiped from the teacher’s desk earlier. “Here, you want some?” At a nod from the kid, he broke off a quarter of the candy bar and handed it to him. The pair walked together as Jackie continued his trek home. “So, you live around here, kid?”

“Mhm.” The boy said around a mouthful of chocolate before he swallowed and pointed to a small house a block away. “That’s my house.”

“Huh, no kiddin’?” Jackie asked, pointing to his own house across the street. “That’s mine over there!”

“We’re neighbors!” The kid stated proudly, as if he’d just made an important discovery.

Jackie reached down and playfully ruffled the kid’s hair. “We sure are! What’s your name, neighbor?”

The kid beamed up at him, holding out his hand that was still sticky with chocolate. “I’m Elmo!”

“Nice t’ meetcha, Elmo.” Jackie took the happy little rat’s hand with his own sticky fingers and gave the tiny hand a friendly shake. “Call me Jackie.”

~Age 15~

Jackie stood outside of his unofficial home-away-from-home (even if it was just across the street) and knocked on the door. He was chewing on some bubblegum and currently blowing a bubble while he waited for someone to answer. His worn out red and blue backpack was slung haphazardly over one shoulder as usual since he knew he’d be setting it back down in a minute anyway.

He heard the familiar sound of running steps and mentally counted down the seconds until the door swung open to reveal a familiar young rat.

“Jackie!” Elmo greeted the older kid with an excited hug once the door was open.

He’d grown quite a bit over the past few years, currently standing at chest-height to Jackie. His original mop of shaggy brown hair had grown as well, the slightly longer locks now hanging around his chin. He’d even grown into his first set of rat-teeth with no problems, the distinctive over-bite much easier to see now whenever he smiled.

“Heya, Elmo.” Jackie greeted the younger boy by hugging him around the shoulders with one arm and used his other hand to muss the rat’s hair. “Your folks still here?”

“Yeah..” Elmo said with a roll of his eyes when he let Jackie go. “They’re in the living room..” He hooked his thumb in the room’s general direction. “Dad’s taking forever. AGAIN.”

Jackie chuckled and followed Elmo to the living room. “Gee, there’s some major breaking news..”

“Alert the media- it can still make the nine o’ clock special..” Elmo muttered back sarcastically with a sly grin.

Jackie grinned back at him. Elmo’s sense of humor had gotten even better over the years, much to Jackie’s enjoyment. The kid had a healthy sense of sarcasm while still enjoying Jackie’s puns and even tossing a few back himself when the situation called for it. He was also a lot smarter than other kids his age, so he was usually able to come up with something clever that could leave Jackie rolling on the floor laughing.

As they entered the living room, he heard the sounds of a man and a woman bickering, apparently over which jacket the man was going to wear for the evening.

“Knock, knock.” Jackie called while knocking on the old wooden frame of the living room doorway.

The rat couple in the living room stopped their bickering to look at him. The husband was a slightly shorter rat with a strong build that was clearly made from years of physical labor, making him look a little silly in a suit at the moment- his buzzed haircut certainly not helping matters any. His wife, on the other hand, was a tall, slender woman in a nice red dress with long brown hair the same color as her son’s that was currently pulled up in a neat bun.

“Oh, Jackie!” The wife smiled and walked up to him, her far-too-tall heels clicking on the hardwood floor with each step. When she reached the teenager, she smiled down at him and reached into the little black purse so she could hand him a small wad of cash. “Thanks again for coming on such short notice. Here’s money for pizza, you can keep the change.”

Jackie took the money and stuck it in his pocket. “Eh, don’t mention it, Mrs.S.” He jokingly bumped Elmo with his elbow. “You know I’m always happy to help keep this menace contained.”

Elmo stuck his tongue out at the duck then gave him a challenging smirk. “You can’t stop me forever! One day, I’ll sneak out and begin my reign of destruction on St. Canard! Mwahahahaha!” He gave his best evil laugh, rubbing his hand together like a classic bad-guy from a movie.

“Not if I have anything to say about it, Tiny Terror!” Jackie smirked back at him playfully, dropping his backpack so he could grab Elmo in a half-assed attempt at a choke hold and noogie him.

“Ack! My one weakness!” Elmo cried dramatically. “Luckily, I know yours too!” He managed to turn enough to wedge a hand along Jackie’s side and tickle his mid-section.

“Ahahahaa! You fiend!” Jackie gasped out between bouts of laughter.

They wrestled for a minute while the adults finished getting ready, the pair of rowdy boys eventually ending up on the floor in a giggling heap.

“Alright, you two.” Elmo’s mom said when she was ready to leave. “We’ll be back by nine. Remember the rules, Elmo: Don’t break anything. No violent movies. No sugar after 7:30. In bed by 8:30. And make sure you brush your teeth before you go to sleep this time.”

“I got it, mom.” Elmo said, subtly rolling his eyes as he stood up from the floor while Jackie remained seated cross-legged on it.

“Good.” She leaned down to give him a kiss on his forehead. “Have a good night, boys.”

Jackie quietly chuckled at the embarrassed look on Elmo’s face as he tried to wipe the lipstick mark off of his forehead. “See ya later, Mr. & Mrs.S.” He waved to the adults as they left, only getting a nod of acknowledgement from Elmo’s dad before the two were out the door and he could hear the car leaving within the next minute.

Once the coast was clear, Elmo looked at Jackie expectantly. “Sooooooo..?”

Jackie feigned ignorance, tilting his head as if he were confused. “ ‘Sooooo’ what?”

Elmo pouted at him and tried to grab the duck’s backpack so he could peek inside. “You brought it, right?”

Jackie snatched his backpack and rolled backwards to get back up to his feet, still trying to look innocent. “Oh, are you talking about the healthy homemade veggie snacks and educational films for tonight? Of course!” He opened the bag himself and rummaged through it, looking inside with a “confused” expression. “Well that’s weird..the only things in here are-” He grinned mischievously and pulled out a VHS tape as well as a large plastic bag of brownies. “Mutant Slug Men from Planet X and my quadruple chocolate brownies!!”

“Yes!” Elmo pumped both fists into the air excitedly. “You’re the best, Jackie!”

“Anything for you, bud.” Jackie laughed and skipped over to the couch, jumping backwards onto it so that his legs hung over the armrest. He grabbed the land-line phone off of the table nearby. “C’mon, let’s order the pizza so we can watch this bad boy!”

Elmo agreed enthusiastically and joined Jackie on the other side of the couch.

They ordered their usual pizza- extra cheese with double every topping possible- and used the time while they waited to get their homework done (they both hated it, but it was easier and quicker doing it together- Jackie could proof-read Elmo’s English homework to make sure he didn’t forget any words and Elmo was smart enough to help Jackie with his math homework). They finished just as the pizza guy arrived and happily tossed aside their notebooks in favor of messy junk food and a PG13 bad sci-fi horror movie. They laughed together at the stupid designs of the aliens and the bad special effects, Elmo grinning every time he pointed out a visible wire or zipper on screen.

By the second half of the movie they’d finished their pizza and were seated on the floor eating the brownies that Jackie brought. Elmo was laying on his stomach, feet idly kicking in the air behind him as he watched the movie and ate his sugary treat (at 7:35, he might add). Meanwhile Jackie, having already seen the movie before bringing it over, had pulled a different notebook out of his backpack and was scribbling something in it, his tongue poking out the side of his beak as he concentrated.

“Another toy?” He heard Elmo ask him suddenly.

Jackie looked up from his notebook and saw that Elmo had sat up next to him and was looking at the drawings- mostly of teeth and wind-up keys- across the page.

“Yep.” Jackie confirmed while tilting the notebook to give Elmo a better view. “I was thinkin’ about those novelty fake-teeth you see in joke shops and thought ‘Hey, wouldn’t it be cool if you could play with those?’, so I’m tryin’ t’ think of HOW…” He looked back down at his sketches with a slight frown. “I just can’t seem t’ come up with anything good, though..”

“Hmm..” Elmo looked at the drawings, eyes narrowing as he thought the idea over in his head. “Oh!” He looked up at Jackie, his eyes getting that little spark in them they always got when he had an idea. “What if they could move?”

“Move?” Jackie repeated, giving the rat a curious look.

“Yeah, move!” Elmo reached over and grabbed the pencil and notebook from Jackie, the duck letting him since this was more than normal for the two of them by now. “If you used the wind-up key to power a spring system, then, when they were wound-up, they’d start jumping across the ground!” He drew up some crude blueprints of a wind-up key powered spring system that would allow for just that.

“Elmo, you’re a genius!” Jackie’s eyes lit up at the prospect and he put his arm around Elmo’s shoulders so he could lean in close and point at the bottom jaw of the fake teeth. “The springs could go in here with some weights to keep ‘em from flipping over if they jumped too high!”

“Ooh, good idea.” Elmo agreed with a nod, adding some small weights to the blueprints. They bounced ideas for the teeth off of each other until they had a perfect design for a set of wind-up powered teeth that would clack and chatter and jump across the ground, the two taking turns adding to the drawings and blueprints as they talked.

This was another thing that Jackie liked about Elmo- the two of them worked really well together. They were both pretty smart for their ages and had shown a gift for engineering, something that they fostered the growth of between each other with their constant ideas and feedback. If one of them came up with a general idea for something, the other would offer concepts for how the idea could become reality. The pair could spend hours at a time going over ideas for a single invention and never get bored.

“I swear, kid, you and me need to go into business together.” Jackie said as he looked over the finished plans for the wind-up teeth. “With my weird ideas and your brains, we’d be the toy kings of the world!” He declared while raising his pencil dramatically, looking like he was holding a scepter.

Elmo grinned at his friend’s overly-dramatic nature and shrugged. “Sure, I wouldn’t mind. It’d be fun to work for my best friend.”

Jackie grinned and pulled the rat into a half-hug with one arm. “Work FOR me? You got cotton in those big ears or somethin’? You’re gonna work WITH me- we’ll be partners!” He looked down at the younger kid and set down his pencil so he could extend his pinky towards the rat expectantly. “By the time you finish school, I’m gonna have the business up and runnin’ so we can get started right away. Deal?”

Elmo chuckled and hooked his own pinky around the duck’s with a smile. “Deal!”

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