#going into it guinea pig style

[verflares]

hourghhhhhhhhhh. (clutching my head tightly) zelink.

[bugmangaka]

I did this meme I saw going around!! It looked really cute so I wanted to join in :) I love the little guy.... sonboy

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[steddieasitgoes]

Eddie helps Jeff and Grant move into their freshman college dorms. Eddie's not going to college; it took him six years to graduate high school. He's not about to put more time and now money into a dead-end education, but he respects the guys' decision.

They're upset the university's stupid roommate questionare didn't pair them together. They answered everything exactly the same, and yet they still got split up. It's bullshit. Eddie knows it, they know it, everyone knows it. But it is what it is. Jeff doesn't want to make waves with the school, and Grant's just happy they accepted his sorry ass, so they'll have to live with it.

Jeff, Gareth, and Grant are currently figuring out how they're going to smuggle a microwave into Grant's room. Eddie leaves them to it, already holding a box marked for Jeff in his hands. He saunters out of the elevator and down the hall toward Jeff's room, nodding his head at anyone who does the same to him.

College is weird, he thinks. No one has sneered at him -- not even the frat dude bro type who checked Jeff and Grant in earlier. Maybe it's true what they say, college is full of open-minded people. He'll let the boys be the guinea pig on that one.

Jeff's door is half shut when he gets there, which is weird because he knows they left it wide open. They still have to bring in his record collection, and even though he ditched hundreds at home, the box is still way heavier than it should be. Having to put it down to open the door is a no go.

Thankfully, the box Eddie is carrying now is rather light so he turns and uses what little ass he has to bump the door open before sliding inside.

He stops dead in his tracks as Jeff's roommate turns to meet his gaze.

Eddie doesn't believe in God, doesn't believe in angels -- he likes to think Demons exist, but that's more of an aesthetic thing than anything else -- but he's pretty sure he's in the presence of an angel.

No, he's certain he is.

The large window between the beds shoots rays of sunshine through the horizontal blinds, painting the guy in beautiful shades of yellow and orange. And jesus h. christ the shadow gives off the illusion of a halo around his gorgeous, lush, perfectly styled hair.

He's wearing a sweater -- how he's wearing a sweater in the sweltering heat, Eddie doesn't know, but he is -- with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows. Eddie can't help but let his eyes take in the miles and miles of sun-kissed skin, unmarked with ink like his own but decorated with freckles and moles that Eddie wants to trace, connecting them like constellations he spent decades staring at on the roof of the trailer back at home. And, okay, maybe a few other unholy thoughts also pop into his head -- sue him.

He has to bite the inside of his cheek to keep from laughing at that. Of course Eddie's first thought upon stumbling on an angel is to wreck them.

"Hey, I'm Steve," the man says, extending a hand out to Eddie.

Jesus H. Christ, it's bigger than any hand has any right to be. Eddie's mind immediately wonders what else might be bigger than most. He can't help it.

"You must be Jeff," he smiles. "It's nice to finally meet you."

"Yep, that's me!" Eddie says without thinking it through. He scrambles to put the box down and reaches out to shake Steve's hand.

It's a firm handshake, what Wayne would call "business-like," but it sends a burst of electricity coursing through Eddie's body. It's silly, really silly, but Eddie doesn't think his hand has ever fit so perfectly in someone else's before.

Maybe they're soulmates. He doesn't believe in those either, but he could if this Steve guys is his.

Steve smiles and drops his hand a second later and Eddie tries his best not to buckle under the loss of touch.

"What do you think of the place?" Steve says. His hands shoot to his waist, settling there as he gives the room a bitchy glance over. "It's a lot smaller than I was expecting."

"At least it's only a double," Eddie says. "My friend's stuck in a triple."

Poor Grant. As if losing out on rooming with Jeff isn't enough, he really got fucked.

Steve whistles lowly. "Damn, man, that sucks."

He squats then, digging through an already unopened box, and Eddie feels faint. His jeans were already tight, but with his new angle, they're stretched to the max, leaving very, very, very little to be imagined. And Eddie has no problem imagining anything, much less what the skin under those pale blue jeans looks like.

Steve's shirt rides up a bit as he leans over more, really sifting through the box now, and the tiny sliver of skin above the waistband of his boxers is enough to send Eddie into full-blown gremlin mode.

Maybe he should have applied to college.

"So, Jeff," Steve says, standing again and glancing between the two beds.

Neither has seemed to claim them yet. Jeff -- the real Jeff -- didn't want to be rude, and judging by the single box Steve's been looking through, he's only just started the move-in process.

"Got any bed preferences?"

Sharing it with you.

No, no! he scolds himself.

"Nope, have at it," Eddie says, casting his arms out wide and bending at the waist. He's not sure why he's done it, but by the time he registers how weird it might be, it's too late. So he commits to the bit, and it's worth it when Steve chuckles.

"Cool, cool," he nods. "I'll take this one, then." Steve shuffles over to the bed farthest from the door and tests the firmness with his hand. It gives just enough to make Steve smile. "I can work with this, if you know what I mean."

Eddie thinks he's really gone and died then because Steve honest to god winks at him.

Winks!

At. Him.

Eddie!

What the fuck.

"Yeah," he croaks, a little awkward and a whole lot aroused. He needs to get out of here before he jumps Jeff's roommate and accidentally gets him kicked out. Better yet, he needs to figure out how to get enrolled and kick Jeff out of his room himself. "Alright, well, I've got more shit to bring up, so I'll be back."

"I'll be here."

Eddie nods then bolts, ditching the elevator altogether and taking the three flights of stairs two at a time. Jeff's still arguing with boys when he gets down there, sweaty and out-of-breath.

"Jesus, what happened to you?" Gareth snaps.

"Oh no," Jeff winces. "Is my roommate a dick? Did he chase you out?"

"No," Eddie pants, shaking his head widly. He reaches out with both hands and slams them down on Jeff's shoulders way harder than he needs to. "Your roommate, Steve-- he's-- I think I'm in love."

The guys burst into laughter.

"Here we go again," Gareth says, rolling his eyes.

"You just met the guy," Grant adds. "How could you possibly be in love?"

"You can't be in love with my roommate," Jeff scolds, shaking Eddie's hand off of him.

"Jeff, Jefferson, Jeffery," Eddie rambles. "I am in love. He is the man I am going to marry. The one who will father my children. The one to tame this wild horse--"

"You've slept with two dudes, Eddie. I don't think that makes you a wild horse," Gareth scoffs.

Eddie ignores him. He doesn't have time to deal with Gareth. Not when Steve is upstairs waiting for him.

"I need to go back to him."

Eddie moves to step around the three, eager to grab another box with Jeff's name on it and get back to Steve. Back to the love of his life. But Jeff blocks him.

"No. No. Absolutely not," Jeff says, reeling Eddie back in. "I have to live with this guy for a year. You are not going back up there and making it weird."

"Well then I have good news for you," Eddie says, wicked grin already breaking out onto his face.

"This can't be good," Grant mumbles.

"You don't even have to go up there. He thinks I'm Jeff."

"Okay, but you're not Jeff," the real Jeff says, crossing his arms. "I'm Jeff and I'm going to go to my room and introduce myself to my roommate and you're going to stay far, far, far away from him."

Eddie shakes his head. "You can't do that! He'll think I'm a liar."

"You are a liar," Gareth butts in.

"Eddie," Jeff groans. "I have to go up there! I live here. I'm Jeff. He needs to know the truth."

"Or, or!" Eddie shouts, full of frantic energy now. He's bouncing on the balls of his feet, mind reeling a million miles an hour as the plan starts to form in his head. This could work. It could totally work. "How about I pretend to be you for the next year and you can be me."

"Dude, no!" Jeff scoffs. "I worked my ass of to get here. I'm not trading lives with you so you can try to fuck my roommate."

"Oh, I won't have to try," Eddie says. "He might have already offered."

"Oh my god. My roommate thinks I want to fuck him."

"Your roommate doesn't even know you exist," Grant corrects.

"What were you thinking?" Jeff shouts.

"He clearly wasn't thinking with his head," Gareth says.

"This is a disaster."

"No," Eddie says, shaking his head. He doesn't know why they're being so catastrophic about this. It's fine. It's all going to be fine. "Okay, new plan, I'll pretend to be you but only in your dorm. You can still go to class and do all the college shit. I'll only be Jeff to Steve."

"And where am I supposed to live?"

"With Grant."

"Asshole! I'm already in a triple! We can't house another person."

"And you're not even enrolled!" Jeff adds. "What happens when the RA finds out? I'll get kicked out and you'll--"

"Go to jail."

Eddie rolls his eyes. "I don't think people go to jail for impersonating college students, Gare."

"They might!" Gareth says, throwing his hands up. "Are you really going to risk going to jail just for a chance at fucking Jeff's roommate?"

"Well, I hope it would be more than fucking. I did say I was in love."

Gareth doesn't get it. The only thing he's ever loved is his drum set -- and he can't marry that. Not even in bumfuck Indiana.

He goes back to ignoring Gareth and focuses on Jeff. He braces his hand on his shoulders again and slinks down to his knees. He's not above begging. Not for this. Not for the angel that is Steve who is probably wondering where he is right now.

"Jeff," Eddie says, hitting the pavement. He retracts his hands from Jeff's shoulders and clasps them together in prayer. He's making a scene.

"Get up, you're making a scene," Jeff hisses, yanking him back to his feet. Eddie goes willingly and Jeff huffs. "Alright, alright. Let me think."

"You can't seriously be considering this," Grant chimes in. "Eddie's plan is shit. It'll never work."

"I know that!"

Eddie watches as Jeff paces in a circle with his eyes closed. If he wanted to, he could bolt right now. Grab a box and make a run for it. Lock himself and Steve in the room and not come out until he's sure Jeff won't rat him out. Holding Steve hostage might not be the best impression to give Steve though, so he stays put.

"Okay, how about this," Jeff says and Eddie gives him his undivided attention. "The two of us are going to go back to my dorm and we're going to set the record straight--"

"No! That's--"

"Eddie," Jeff says, firmly. "If you really do love my roommate or well, you want to eventually love him. You have to tell him the truth."

Jeff's right. He's always right that's why he's going to college on a scholarship and Eddie's not. But he doesn't like it. Steve's going to think he's a total weirdo and he'll never get a chance to see what's actually under those tight ass pants.

Still, Jeff's right.

"Fine."

Steve really is an angel because he doesn't even bat an eye at the truth. He does laugh, but Eddie doesn't mind that. He wishes he had his cassette recorder and a mic so he could record it. It's music to his damn ears, and he knows a thing or two about music.

Jeff and Steve hit it off and Eddie tries not to pout about it as he continues lugging in box after box. When Eddie's van is finally empty, Grant and Gareth meet up with them in Jeff's room. Steve introduces himself and Eddie can tell they're both silently judging him.

Yes, this is the dude he would risk going to jail for, Gareth. Eddie thinks, he hopes Gareth gets the message in the glare he shoots his way. He thinks he does.

It turns out Steve also has a best friend who just moved in, too. She's in a different building than them, but he's meeting up with her for pizza at the parlor down the street. He invites them all to go and Eddie says yes on behalf of all of them a little to quickly.

When they get there, Steve introduces them all -- Jeff, Gareth, Grant. He gets all their names right, even Gareth, but when he gets to Eddie, he smirks. "And this," he says, smiling as he slings an arm around Eddie's shoulder. "This is not-Jeff my not-roommate."

"Hi, Not Jeff," Robin says.

Eddie laughs and introduces himself to her with his real name and Robin nods before her eyes lock on with Steve. He can tell they're non-verbally communicating with each other. It's not unlike the way he is with the boys. One look is all it takes sometimes for them to know what he's thinking.

It's weird watching it happen from the outside and especially difficult when he's still stuck under Steve's arm. Not that he minds that part not at all.

Finally, her lips quirk up into a smile and she pulls her gaze from Steve, letting it land on Eddie. At the exact same time, Steve's name gets called and he excuses himself to get pizza, leaving the two of them alone.

Robin's smile falters just a bit as she takes a step closer to him, replacing the spot where Steve just was. "Just so you know, I'm obsessed with Murder, She Wrote. If you hurt him, I know where to hide your body."

Eddie doesn't have time to even think of a retort before she's scampering off to help Steve with the pizzas.

He might not be enrolled in college, but he has a strange feeling he's going to spend a lot of time up here from now on.

[darknight3904]

𝘐𝘴 𝘐𝘵 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘠𝘦𝘵?

𝘓𝘰𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘏𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵 𝘹 𝘍𝘦𝘮!𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳

𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺: 𝘓𝘰𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘺.

𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘰𝘰𝘭 & 𝘞𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 (2024).

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘥𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦��𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵.

𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴: 𝘝𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘦.

𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘺 𝘚𝘢𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳.

𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵: 2.4 𝘬

𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 / 𝘔𝘺 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵

Logan dislikes December. He always has. From the over priced gifts to the over played music, who could forget the biting cold. He hated it all. One of the things he hated most had to be some of the desserts people tried to pass off as edible.

"Get that out of my face." He growls as you try to feed him a forkful of something Al made

"One taste, Logan." You groan

"Don't like fruitcake. Makes me sick." He grumbles, "You eat it."

"But what if she screwed it up. Like those cookies she made that she used salt instead of sugar in?" You pout

"So I'm your guinea pig?" He asks with a sigh

"No! You're my loving boyfriend who will try Al's cooking for me."

"Nice try, bub." Logan takes the fork from your hands and set it back down on the plate, "I'm not dying of food poisoning."

You scoff, like food poisoning would be the thing to take him out.

"Hey, do we have any more lights? I think this strand is broken." Laura asks as she digs through boxes of decorations

"Uhh...I think we had a few more strands somewhere." You say, leaving Logan's side to help the girl with her decoration.

For whatever reason, you and Laura had insisted on not only buying an enormous tree but also that the entire apartment needed to look like an elf threw up in it. Odd little decorations had accumulated in every spare surface of the house. Even Logan's favorite coffee mug had been replaced by a Santa-shaped one that Wade had found at some store. He was pretty sure he was living in a nightmare.

"Do you think he's still scowling over the fruitcake?" You ask

"Probably. I bet his face is doing that dumb thing where it-"

"You two know I can hear you, right?" Logan asked, entering the living room and plopping down on the couch

"If you're not going to eat, can't you help?" You ask

"Help with what?" He sighs

You toss a big ball of tangled-up lights for the tree into his lap. Yes, this really was a nightmare he was stuck in.

Another issue Logan had was gift-giving. Not because he didn't think people deserved gifts, but he never knew what to buy. He'd been alive for nearly 200 Christmases and he still struggled with gift-giving. How's that for bad luck?

He already had something for nearly everyone in his life. Al was getting a container of that hair stuff she liked, Wade and Vanessa were getting matching Hello Kitty sweatshirts, hell he even found a toy for Mary sitting in a discount bin at the grocery store. Now, the two biggest struggles in his life, You and Laura.

Laura had asked for new games for her Switch but Logan had a suspicion you bought them already. So, here he was standing in a Macy's in the Young Women's section, hoping something would catch his eye for the teen in his life. Most of the clothes were either ugly or not her style.

Holy shit, there was no way that qualified as a top. Logan wouldn't let Laura two steps out the door in something like that. That had to be an undershirt or something...right?

An ugly sweater catches his eye. Perhaps he could get her a gag gift. There was a sweater with an overweight cow drinking beer. That seemed decent.

"Excuse me, son. I need to get by."

Logan glances down to see a little old lady pushing a shopping cart. He steps to the side and easily lets her slide past.

"Hey, can I ask you something?" He blurts out to her

"Of course!" She smiled

"I got this teen girl at home. I need gift ideas." He sighs, "She's not the girliest and I can't figure it out."

The woman stands there for a second and thinks it over. A small snap of her wrinkled fingers cut through the air.

"How about shoes? Girly girl or not, every young girl likes a new pair of shoes every once in a while."

Logan thought about it, what shoes did Laura even wear? Usually, she was in that black pair of boots. Surely this huge store had something like that.

"Sounds perfect." He nods, "Do you have any ideas for my girl?"

"Oh well, what does she like?" The woman asks

What do you like? He swears he knows yet his brain is empty right now. You like him, that's for sure, "She likes me. I think"

"You're a bit empty-headed, aren't you?" The woman chuckles

Logan slowly nodded in agreement, normally an insult like that would have him simmering but he couldn't fight this old woman. She looked like she was 90.

"Well, when I was young, I always liked receiving a nice pair of pajamas. Or, a candle that smells like cookies. Honestly, I still like getting those things. One of my favorite things though to get was a day of peace and quiet. I used to tell my husband Howard to clean the house and take the kids out in the snow so I could take a long bath and read a book."

Logan thanks the woman, who he learns her name is Darlene, and goes off to find a pair of boots for Laura. He guesses on the size and shoves the gift receipt in the box just in case. He feels a bit unsuccessful as he walks back to the apartment he shares with Laura and you. He had one day left. Christmas Eve was tomorrow and you had wanted to bake cookies and watch movies all day.

He stashed the gifts under the bed, making a mental note to wrap them tonight after you passed out in bed. He tossed the idea around his brain of just giving himself as a gift to you, he'd like that if you did that for him. Honestly, it was the perfect gift for him. Of course, it seemed lamer coming from him now since he had done that for your birthday. Sure, the sex had been great but he wanted to give you something better.

Darlene had suggested pajamas but all you ever wore were his t-shirts to bed, that or nothing. You already had a huge collection of candles, and Laura really wasn't that chaotic so he didn't see any need to keep her away from you.

Fuck, what was he going to do?

The loud slam of the front door has him groaning. You were back from work, and he was still empty-handed in the gift department.

"How was work?" Laura asks

"Good. I gave Matt his gift early since he is driving to his parent's house for the next few days. Oh! I also saw the cutest kitten in that Petshop's window. An itty bitty orange one, looked like he was a few weeks old." You sigh dreamily

Logan officially had an idea. Perhaps it was a bad one, cats never did like him. Oh, fuck it, it beats not having a gift.

The next day, he sets out early. Laura is still snoring in her bed and you've gone off to help Vanessa with something. It's the perfect time to sneak a cat into the apartment.

The pet store is just opening as he arrives. The single employee looks like he'd rather be anywhere else as he welcomes Logan to the store with a monotone voice. So much for the Christmas spirit.

"Hey, there was an orange kitten here. Where is it?" Logan asked looking around an empty cage that was labeled Cats

"What?" The guy asked, not listening

"The orange kitten." Logan huffs, "I want to buy him."

"Oh, he was sold last night. Some lady came in, said her kids wanted a cat for Christmas." The guy says

"What?" Logan asks

"He's gone, man." The guy snorts

"Well, when do you get more?" Logan asks he can feel his blood pressure rising but he took a deep breath.

"More what?" The guy asks dumbly

"Cats! When do you get more fucking cats?!" Logan angrily slams his hand on the counter, "I need one for my girl. Any color I don't give a shit!"

"Oh, not for a while. Probably after the new year. The holiday season, those kittens go fast." The guy shrugs, "The shelters don't really give us too many at a time anyway."

Logan wipes a hand over his face with a groan, "You're really unfuckinghelpful."

Back outside, Logan's legs carry him to the bar he always went to when he was stressed. Two glasses of whiskey deep he's still giftless. It was starting to look like he was going to be the gift. Maybe he could borrow that giant bow Wade had, wrap it around his waist, and surprise you. He was so fucking lame.

Logan stumbles back out onto the sidewalk. Thoroughly drunk, he thinks about hiding in Wade and Al's apartment until this Christmas is over. Seriously, is it New Year's yet? He was losing his damn mind over this entire month.

Down a back alleyway, he pukes into a dumpster. He might've overdone it this time. How long was he even at the bar? You were so going to chew into him about this. A loud crash behind him had him jumping. He spins around, ready for some fight. Instead, little pawprints in the snow catch his eye. They lead to the smallest drain pipe Logan's ever seen. He kneels down, feeling the snow soak into his pants as he peers into the pipe. A little black and white kitten with yellow eyes stares back at him.

Maybe he wasn't entirely fucked this Christmas after all.

"Hey, bub." He greets the kitten, "Wanna c'mon out?"

He sticks a finger into the drain pipe and recoils when the kitten slices it open with a claw.

"Motherfucker!" He curses at the sudden, unexpected pain. The cat hisses from inside the pipe and Logan groans.

He sticks his face closer to the pipe and the kitten backs up a few small steps.

"Listen here, you little shit stain. You're going to save my ass tomorrow morning, so get out here. Or so help me I'll- "

The animal mockingly meows in his face.

A can of tuna from the corner store, and multiple scratches later, Logan is victorious. The black and white kitten has been secured. Logan has it tightly bundled up in his jacket, in an effort to not only keep it warm but also keep it from scratching his eyes out.

When he reaches the apartment, he pushes the door open and calls your name. Lucky for him, you're still out with Vanessa. He enters the bathroom and shuts it behind him.

"Bath time you little monster. I can't have you stinking tomorrow up."

The kitten, despite it's size is elusively strong. It wiggles out of Logan's grasp multiple times and somehow manages to have his entire shirt soaked from the water that he's filled the sink with.

"It's warm water. Just gotta rinse the soap off." He reasons with the animal as it scratches at the door.

"Is someone in here?" Laura's voice calls

"Yeah, It's me. Bathroom!" He yells back

The bathroom door swings open just as he snatches the kitten back up and Laura stares at him in bewilderment.

"What are you doing? Is that a cat?"

"No, he's the devil. Help me rinse it." Logan huffs

To his dismay, Laura is able to get the cat to stay relatively still under the running water as she rinses the soap off.

"Where did you find a kitten? That local pet store is sold out." She says

"You know that bar a few blocks away?" He asks

"The one you go to when you stress drink?" Laura asks, her eyes narrowing in suspicion

Logan shoots her a look but nods, " I found him in a drain pipe nearby."

Laura coos down at the little animal as she wraps a big towel around it.

"What's its name?" She asks as she dries it off

"I dunno. Frank?" He shrugs sitting down on the edge of the tub

"Not everything can be named Frank," Laura judges him

"Alright, fine." He huffs, and a wreath that you hung on the bathroom door catches his eye. Jingle bells that gleam in the light are decorated with holly and berries adorn the wreath.

"Jingle. Or maybe Bell." He says staring at the wet kitten who seems hypnotized by Laura.

"Sounds good to me." She smiles at the kitten who meows back, "Hello, Jingle."

Logan sighs in relief and stands up, "Hide Jingle in your room."

"Where are you going?" Laura asks as he exits the bathroom

"Jingle needs a place to shit. We need cat stuff."

The next day, Logan is woken up by you gently kissing his neck.

"Morning." He mumbles

"Good morning." You smile, "It's Christmas."

He nods with a small grin.

"C'mon time to get up." You huff and stand up to pull at his arm

"What are you five?" He groans as you fail to move him

"Yes. Now get up."

Presents opened and a million pictures taken, Logan feels even more tired than when he went to bed last night.

To his glee, Laura loves the boots, and he's even managed to get the right size. Darlene as it turns out is full of good ideas.

"Last one." He says to you, "Put your hands out and close your eyes."

You give him a look like he's about to prank you.

"Wade put a cicada in your hands one time and now you distrust everyone?" He asks

"Yes. That was the scariest moment of my life." You affirm

"Just shut your eyes." Logan huffs

He has somehow gotten Jingle to stay in a little basket he found in the closet and he gingerly places it into your hands. The kitten shifts and nearly tips the basket over as you open your eyes.

"Logan!" You gasp, looking between him and the black-and-white fuzz ball.

"Like it? That orange one was gone when I got to the store. But I-"

You're jumping off the couch and tossing your arms around his broad shoulders. Jingle still sitting in his basket.

"I love him." You smile, leaning in for a kiss

"Good. You have no idea what I went through to get him for you." He presses a chaste kiss to your lips, aware that Laura is watching and just a sentence away from teasing him.

"What's his name?" You ask as he lets you go, "Or are you a girl?"

Logan hadn't bothered to check as he shrugs and you pick the kitten up, lifting it's little tail up.

"A boy...I think" You say

"We were going with Jingle." He says looking at Laura who nods, "But you can change it."

"I think that's perfect." You smile, petting the animal's head.

Luckily this cat likes you a lot more than it liked him yesterday. Logan's eyes narrow at the way the cat stares at him, what was this animal's deal?

"So how'd you get him?" You ask curiously

"Would you believe me if I said I nicely talked to him and then let him follow me home?"

"No, not in a thousand years."

Logan chuckles as you smile back at him. Alright, maybe the holidays aren't so bad. He still thinks New Years could come quicker though.

Next Extra

I was feeling like I needed Christmas when I wrote this. Fun fact, originally I was going to have Logan tell the reader he loved them with a kitten at Christmas. Scrapped that for the scene in the yard at the school. :)

Also, I've gotten a couple of anons sliding into my inbox asking if I'm doing kinktober or anything like that. I am not unfortunately as I have a busy college schedule that is somehow getting even busier... that being said I do still plan to write just not on a daily basis.

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[averagewriter-inthedark]

Miss American Pie ⚡ | Yelena Belova Headcanon

My Marvel Masterlist

content warnings: mentions of depression, Thunderbolts* spoilers! fluff

note: This movie and team of misfits have my fucking heart.

Being a Thunderbolt* and in a relationship with Yelena Belova looks like:

Doing each other's hair and makeup before a mission. Yelena will be complaining about her dad embarrassing her or Walking being annoying as you line her eyes with black kohl and shimmer. Chuckling when she sneezes suddenly after you pat powder on her complexion. When it comes time to do her hair, you can't get enough of her messy slick back. "This style again?" "Hey, you're the one who complains of a headache whenever I give you a bun or ponytail."

On off days you two will go on walks around New York, play video games, or go to a local flea market. Sometimes you'll drag Ava with you or Alexei will simply invite himself to which Yelena groans but deep down you know she enjoys spending time with him even if he's intruding on your date. You two are fans of fighting games like Mortal Kombat, but you also have known to dabble in Overwatch and Grand Theft Auto. 

Despite finding purpose with the team, Yelena still has days where she struggles. And on those days you do your best to be there for her--often tending to her self-care when you notice she's unable to find the energy to do it herself. You'll draw her a bath, wash her hair as you listen to her release the pent-up emotions she's bottled, have her sit on the floor while you untangle the knots and apply her moisturizer. Then you'll tuck her into bed, press a soft kiss to her forehead and hold her with soothing rubs to her back as she falls asleep. It's the most loved she's ever felt in her life, and it would take a higher power to even try to take that from her. 

During training or just working our you two spot each other. Yelena prefers to bench press whereas you enjoy taking claim to a punching bag and having her hold it. She loves watching how focused you are and lowkey gets turned on by the way you view the bag as an enemy. "My goodness, moya lyubov', I never want to get on your bad side." "Have you forgotten how we met?"

Bob is literally y'alls adoptive little brother. You will include him in your movie nights, threaten the others if they are mean to him, help him in his training and bring him anything he needs when he's having an off day. In the beginning he was still a little hesitant about letting you guys in, but eventually he grew to see you two as siblings and knows he'd do anything to protect you. And he knows you'd do anything to keep him safe. 

You have a family of guinea pigs. All of them are named after your favorite songs, including "Pie" for Yelena's 'American Pie'. Yelena is very devoted parent to your guinea pigs and even has an entire room in the tower for them to live in. 

Yelena teaches you Russian if you don't already know it, although she regrets it when she catches you and Alexei having a conversation and he's telling you all the embarrassing moments she had as a child. Including her time on the Peewee soccer team.

[heartboiled-egg]

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I've been experimenting with chibis again recently to figure out what kind of style really makes me happy and is fun for me 🥹thinking that this direction may be the way to go!! Miku my art guinea pig queen

[winn-schott-throughtheheart]

my favourite guinea pig test subject 🫶 consistent art style ? never heard of her

anyway I did this while relistening through the bonnie and clyde soundtrack before i go see it in cinema tomorrow ! I really like this colouring/lineart style so i might be more consistent with it, tried an underpainting layer this time 🧠

[swanlakex]

As a irl hairstylist, I can’t get the idea of doing Hayden Christensen’s hair/makeup on set. So here you go. 😁😁😁

Being Hayden Christensen’s film stylist was a job you never thought you’d land.

The industry is so unforgiving to less-experienced, younger hairstylists. Most companies hire a crew of 3-4 ladies, and never look for more until the eldest retires. (Like the Supreme Court) It’s a long cycle, and you were ready to spend years climbing the ladder to do what you loved.

Then your first gig was practically your dream job.

Working as a stylist on George Lucas’ set of Revenge of The Sith, you had your hands full. There were dozens of wigs, hours of SFX makeup, and plenty of styles to do. But you were ecstatic. And better yet, the actors adored you. You were a breath of fresh air from the typical grouchy, 50 year old stylists that complained about their swollen feet and the “new generation”. Not you- you were funny, patient, and talkative. Making friends was definitely the best part of your job.

Natalie was so sweet, and she always talked to you about the latest book she had been nose-deep in. They were interesting, even despite being non-fiction. Plus, she had no problem being your Guinea pig for new styles and ideas you conjured up. She would sit in your chair forever, if she had the time of course. She’s a busy girl!

Ewan opened up to you when you started playing your own music in the wardrobe. Of course, you played oldies for him specifically, but he was surprised that “kids still have taste these days”. Ewan was hilarious too, and a great listener. He would ask about your day, and actually care about the answer. He’d ask questions and tease you for hitting a curb on your way to the set that day. When you finally got him out of the chair, he’d fist bump you before whipping around and marching out the room.

Hayden, however, was a bit of a different story. He wasn’t very talkative, in fact, he seemed a little shy; a strict contrast to his character. Of course, he was very polite, but he kept to himself really. You didn’t mind this, it was always comfortable silence. Plus, his peace really came in handy on those chaotic days. You didn’t really think twice about it until you called Hayden in for wardrobe, and Ewan turned to him, smiled, and poked him. “Oh, come on..” You heard Hayden say back to Ewan with a grin on his face as he headed towards you. What was that about? Weird.

You started with makeup first. It was the scene where Anakin had turned to the dark side, and his face was full-on Sith Lord. It was going to take a bit longer than it usually would. He sits in the chair, and you clip his hair back. “You excited to turn me evil today?” He says with a smile.

You turn around, mixing the foundation onto your hand. “It’s the very reason I woke up today.”

He lets out an airy chuckle, repositioning in his seat to a more relaxed demeanor.

As you pat the base layer on his face, you ask “Have you seen the contacts you’re wearing yet?”

“No I have not..” He says, opening his eyes.

You turn to the table and pick them up, opening the lid and showing him.

“Oh, that’s awesome. I’m gonna look like a lizard.”

You chuckle. “I hope you have experience with contacts, because I do not. So if you need help, we’re a little screwed.”

He waves your concern away. “Nah, it’s all good. I can put ‘em in.”

You continue his base, and as you finish, he speaks again. “Y’know, I never asked.. How long have you been doing this?”

Your eyebrows furrow at the unexpected question. But hey, you’re not complaining. Having a gorgeous man in your chair asking you questions is never a problem to you. “Well, I’ve been doing hair since.. I was a junior in high school.”

His face makes a puzzled look.

“Grade 11.” You explain, knowing he’s Canadian, so he’s probably not familiar with American grades.

“Ahh..” he says. “That’s a long time.”

“Not as long as everybody else around here..”

“But you’re still better than ‘em.” He whispers, not wanting to offend the other artists.

Your eyes widen in shock. You smile. “Why thank you, Mr. Christensen..” you say in a funny, teasing voice.

“Please,” he scoffs. “I’m not forty.”

“I’m aware.” You joke as you bend closer to him with eyeliner in your hand. “Alright, for this you have to stay very still. No sudden movements, ‘Kay?”

He just nods and stares straight ahead. “I won’t even breathe.”

You giggle and shake your head. “Might need you to breathe, Hayden.”

He whispers a small “Okay.” And stays still as you draw small cracks around his eyes. A quarter of the way through, you notice he’s been staring at you this whole time. You keep going, but he never looks away.

“Y’know..” you say softly with a smile on your face “most people close their eyes for this part..”

“Oh. Right. Sorry.” He closes his eyes.

A minute later, he opens one again.

You stand up from the two of you laughing, grabbing a Q-tip to clean up the edges. “You’re funny today.” You state.

“Am I not funny every day?” He interrogates.

You shrug. “Sorry. Extra funnier today.”

He gives a “Hmph.” And nods.

You finish his makeup, smiling like an idiot the whole time. Now you just have to install the extensions, have him put in the contacts, then he’s done.

“Wig time.” You sing, plucking the hair extensions from the mannequin labeled SKYWALKER.

“Do you want me to close my eyes for this one too?”

You chuckle, and shake your head no.

“Good, cause I like lookin’ at you.”

WHAT THE FUUUUUCKKKKK?? Your stomach was suddenly swarmed with butterflies. No way he’s hitting on you. No way. Either way, you could not fumble this. Act cool.

Hayden’s face was flushed, he was obviously freaking out that he said that too.

“Yeah? Well I’m quite flattered,” you respond. “..Mr. Christensen.” You tease, breaking the awkward air. He chuckles and shakes his head. You clip in his extensions, teasing and roughing them up. “In fact, there’s a get-together Natalie and I are going to later tonight. Plenty of music and people. I’d love if you came.” He looks up to you.

“Just you and Natalie? No Ewan?” You ask.

“Nah, he’s too old.” He jokes. Suddenly, you hear a shout from outside the door.

“I heard that, you little twat!” Ewan cries from the muffled door. Hayden whips around. “What- How long have you been listening??”

You hear a faint trail of giggles travel down the hall. You laugh so hard you have to put your curling iron down. Hayden sighs. Once you recover, you answer.

“I’d love to go. Can you send me the address?”

“Really? Yeah, of course.” You hand him your phone and he types in his number as you finish his hair up. He hands it back to you.

“Thanks. Alright, you can put your contacts in now. The bathroom is right there if you need a sink.” You instruct him as you hand over the contacts. He smiles, nods, and walks into the bathroom. A few minutes later, he comes out.

“Woah!” You call out. “You look..terrifying..”

He smiles darkly, and it’s kinda hot.

“Ah, don’t tell me I’ve changed your mind then.”

You shake your head. “Not in the slightest.”

He grins, hands you back the case, and thanks you as he struts out the door. “Hope to see you there!” He calls out.

“See ya!” As soon as he leaves you watch him walk onto set from a crack in the door. He strides over to Ewan and bends over to whisper something. Ewan’s face lights up and he throws a hand up for a high-five.

20 minutes later, you get a buzz from your phone.

846 York Ave.

Can’t wait. ;)

-Your favorite Sith Lord

[sunshinereddie]

i think that Tired Eddie Kaspbrak is a completely different person from Sleepy Eddie Kaspbrak,,,,,, and it's quite soon into their relationship that richie meets and grows to understands both of them.

tired eddie kaspbrak comes home from his third overtime shift that week, grumpy because his boss doesn't know how to run a business and if eddie were in charge, maybe things would actually get done around there. tired eddie kaspbrak huffs and puffs about everything and anything and rants about his idiotic coworkers for 10 minutes straight or until he's run out of steam. tired eddie kaspbrak does not want to hear a joke about his mother, which richie learns the hard way, but learns nonetheless. the only place that tired eddie kaspbrak wants to be is in bed, and he falls asleep with his face all scrunched up and somehow, to richie's amazement, keeps the look on his face all through the night.

sleepy eddie kaspbrak on the other hand,,, richie usually meets him on the couch after eddie has insisted multiple times "yes, i'm still watching the movie, no i'm not falling asleep". sleepy eddie kaspbrak has attachment issues in that, once he has attached himself to richie's arm koala style, richie has issues in trying to get him to let go (i mean, not that richie wants him to let go, but sometimes it can be a real problem if richie needs to piss). sleepy eddie kaspbrak is the silliest to have conversations with, because even when richie says ridiculous things like "oh by the way, i signed us up to be foster parents for a whole family of guinea pigs from the animal shelter. all 12 of them are getting delivered on friday", because sleepy eddie kaspbrak will just cuddle up more and respond with something like "oh that's nice...." (the next morning he wakes up like 'WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE'RE TAKING IN 12 GUINEA PIGS' bc it took all night for him to process) as he dozes in an out of sleep. sleepy eddie kaspbrak also sometimes makes an appearance in the morning, when richie wakes up and tries to get out of bed and sleepy eddie kaspbrak will wrap his arms tighter around him and mumble a soft little "5 more minutes?" and richie has to remind him that he already asked for 5 more minutes, 10 minutes ago, and sleepy eddie kaspbrak just shrugs and nuzzles his face against richie's shoulder and mumbles "two more minutes, then" and of course richie can't argue with that. when richie does manage to get out of bed, sleepy eddie kaspbrak will wrap his arms around richie's waist from behind and rest his head against richie's shoulder, not before giving richie a soft kiss on the back of his neck, and stand there while richie makes coffee for them and richie laces his fingers with eddie's as sleepy eddie kaspbrak slowly wakes up.

[the-maid-of-witchwood]

Do you have any headcanons for Pete, Ruth, and Richie?

Please share them so I can add them to my headcanons

Absolutely, just let me find the file labelled the three idiots or something...

Hey, I was right! It is called that!

Solo headcanons

Ruth:

Baby of the year group

Baby of her family in general - she has two older brothers who have moved out of Hatchetfield, she visits them over the summer

One lives in New York and sends her Broadway playbills

She and Richie are childhood friends

They have been glued to each other's sides since the first day of elementary

Was taller than Grace for entirety of first grade and thinks it's a bragging right

She's short but most of her height comes from her legs

She is insanely fast and was briefly part of the school's track team before dropping out

Being allergic to antiperspirant and doing a lot of running in the sweltering heat unfortunately leads to a lot of bullying

She really would like to take up track again

She also wants to join the cheer team, it was a big dream of hers in middle school

Her worst enemy is Caitlyn

Once set up a whole petition to have Caitlyn removed from a school show because she was ruining it with her terrible acting, but chickened out of actually going through with it

She also had a lot of plans to become the school's Cady and casually but brutally oust Steph from her post as queen bee, she again chickened out of it

She stole one of Gary Goldstein's business cards once (someone left it at the library) and rings him up whenever she wants to talk. He keeps hanging up on her though..

She spent all of junior year telling anyone who would listen that she had a boyfriend called Gary

Has submitted so many fanfics as creative writing assignments

They are all smut

Miss Mulberry no longer attempts to read them, just gives her a B and calls it a day. Ruth is aware of this because she always asks Miss Mulberry what she thought and never gets a specific answer; she thinks its funny

One of her first big crushes was Linda Monroe, after seeing her throw a Karen style fit at Starbucks over a barista getting her order wrong

Currently has a crush on every member of the football team and cheer team, including the coaches

Initially befriended Pete because she overheard someone say he did theatre after school and was then disappointed to learn he was not a musical theatre kid

Remained friends however because of Star Wars and Richie

She and Richie have a big solidarity for anime musicals

Her favourite show is Glee, flaws and all

Had a really big Disney channel phase

She hasn't grown out of it

She has a really impressive soprano that nobody but her shower, Richie and Pete have heard

Has applied for a job at Beanie's on multiple occasions but is never picked

Is actually really good at tap, or she would be if she got back into class

She also did gymnastics as a child and is concerningly flexible; she does a lot of circus tricks and cannot for the life of her sit still or normally, she has to be showing something off

She once convinced Richie to attempt an overnight challenge at the Starlight... it failed

She was really late in getting her period

True crime girlie

She bonds with Steph over it

Absolutely hopes to be on Buzzfeed Unsolved one day

Meant to be in the school choir - she got confident enough to add her name to the sign up list but has never actually showed up to one of the sessions

She does actually like being a lighting technician, she just hates the people she's doing it for and would like to have the option to be onstage occasionally

Really wants the opportunity to be a drag king

She has two guinea pigs, called Patti (LuPone) and Barbara (Streisand)

Richie:

He has two moms

He won't say it because gross, but he really loves and looks up to them

Richie and Trevor use to be friends in elementary and went around telling everyone they were brothers. They continued to do this until about eighth grade when they drifted apart

This is where the present day confusion of their relation to each other comes from

And why Max sometimes mistakes one for the other

Frank use to babysit him when he was younger as a way of making extra money for Toy Zone

As much as Grace has phenomenal attendance, his is appalling

He and Grace have always gotten along well. They ended up sat beside each other/paired up a lot in earlier years

Was friends with both Ruth and Pete before they befriended each other and takes pride in being the one that kinda got them together in that sense

The mispronunciation of his name is not limited to classmates bullying him, like the teachers struggle during registration and people outside of school do it all the time. Hence why he is so instinctive about correcting them

People (and by that, just his moms) only call him Richard when he misbehaves

The only exception to this is Grace but she has his permission to do so as the group's mom friend, so it doesn't really count

When Max isn't there, he has had some really nice moments with the rest of the football team. Or at least most of them. Okay, so maybe it's just Jason and Kyle

Personally has started 57 arguments with the Greenpeace girl

Yes, he's keeping track, he's petty

He isn't part of the school's swim team because nobody wants his nerd ass there but he absolutely should be

He did competitive swimming outside of school and was really fucking good at it - to the point everyone kinda lowkey knows about it

Hell, Max has come and congratulated him on winning once or twice

(What? He can appreciate good sports, it's not gay)

Richie became the mascot in the hopes it would make him cooler because Ryan is cool in High School Musical and the mascot and everyone loves him

High School Musical is how he realised he was gay because he thought Gabriella and Sharpay both sucked, and didn't understand why the boys didn't just get together

Ruth got him into Disney channel movies

The two joke that she turned him gay

He likes making fun of Pete's Disney knees for no particular reason

He's actually pretty good friends with Reese and PJ, ultimately getting them both into anime

He frequently crashes show rehearsals because one, if not both, of Ruth and Pete are there

He would be a part of the school show too, albeit only backstage, if they actually did a good musical (read as an anime musical)

He also doesn't really like the drama kids and doesn't hesitate to callout their poor treatment of Ruth or anything he considers bad acting, singing or dancing

He has been bitch slapped by Caitlyn subsequently - he said something bad about Josephine and she was not having it. He learnt his lesson, now never says anything to their faces and honestly respects the hell out of those guys because if someone said something bad about Ruth or Pete, his response would be to run away or film it

He has beef with Steph

Is really bad at maintaining his blue hair, so it fades real quick and patchy

Once messed up the colour and it somehow came out green

He is really into spiders

Wants a pet one but his moms won't let him. They do promise, however, to help buy things for it when he gets one of his own when he moves out. They just don't want it in their home

Lowkey is a huge hopeless romantic

Has gone as some variation of Hatsune Miku every year since he was thirteen

All of his fish are named after anime characters, except Smart Pete and Ruth Junior. Ruth is honoured by this, Pete is not

His first crush was Max

I already did solo head canons for Pete.

Ship head canons

Richie x Pete:

The two most awkward people getting together in the world

Seriously, the months of neither of them getting enough confidence to ask the other out was driving Ruth insane

She one day snapped, locked them in her bedroom at a sleepover and refused to let them out until they both confessed their feelings to each other. Which still took about six hours

She proudly acknowledges the fact she is the captain of this ship and that they wouldn't be anywhere without her

She uses it as an excuse to crash 99% of their dates

Pete and Richie are both really big media people

They love watching film and TV, even if it's something they have no particular interest in. They love judging and analysing it. And spending hours arguing with each other about their opinions

It's not often they actually agree with each other

They are the worst people to go to the cinema with or just watch something with

If Richie is out of town, Pete goes round to feed and care for his fish; he has keys

Richie is off so much it was important that Pete had his own set of keys to come check on his boyfriend

Richie goes to all of his orchestral performances and aggressively boos everyone but him, also calls out after every number asking when they're gonna do a Hatsune Miku song

Has been banned once or twice

Pete attempts teaching Richie to dance and Richie attempts teaching Pete to dive... they both go horribly wrong and it's honestly a miracle neither ended up in hospital

Somehow Pete still ends up without a partner at school because Ruth and Richie still pair up almost every time

Richie has stolen most of Pete's wardrobe by the time of their first year anniversary. He doesn't wear it, he just likes the feeling and the smell; it's a comfort thing

Pete had exactly two floral shirts of Richie's and it's because Richie ordered them too big

It may or may not have been purposeful

They pick Halloween costumes for each other from the other's interests and then bitterly complain about it all night

Steph: If you hate being Luke so much, why don't you just fucking change? I'm sick of you bitching about it.

Richie: Uh, why are you still dressed as the Virgin Mary?

Steph:

Steph: Touché.

Bonus! Richie x Pete (but Pete's also dating Lautity):

Pete was cautious about it at first, but quickly got very comfortable with it and doesn't know how he managed beforehand

Definitely started as Pete with the girls, he got with Richie further down the line

Richie and Steph still hate each other

However, they would give the other their kidney because they know Pete loves them, but they aren't getting their phone charger

Richie gets on a lot better with Grace and is confident enough to be somewhat flirtatious/suggestive to her, usually just as a way to fluster Pete but flustering Grace herself and pissing Steph off is an added bonus

He and Steph should not allowed to play games of any kind together, they get too competitive

They aren't allowed to sit beside each other either

The bedroom dynamic is just Richie and Steph fighting the other over a pillow while Grace prays for her sanity in the corner and Pete just tries to watch Star Wars in peace

They have some of the best dates in Hatchetfield

Richie has the nerd knowledge of Pete's interests, Steph has the money to afford insane shit, and Grace has the care and attention to detail to make sure everything runs smoothly

Definitely have to put up with a lot of dumb remarks from Ted

Pete is just so loved

Ruth x Pete:

The only time he successfully convinces Ruth to audition for shows

She has attempted to make out with him onstage on several separate occasions

Casually arguing with Kevin and Caitlyn backstage

The biggest fucking Star Wars fans

Like, this is their whole relationship in a nutshell

Most of their dates, gifts and conversations end up referencing Star Wars in some way, shape or form

I can't see them lasting beyond college, but they had a good run and broke off pretty mutually

They remain close friends

Ruth x Richie:

Friends with benefits

The two wanted to know what any and every kind of physical intimacy was like and they aren't getting any younger, so...

Not attracted to each other by any means

Richie isn't a physical person at all, but Ruth is and she is the only person he allows to get so close to him

They have practice date nights with each other... which don't really differ that much to when they hangout normally, beyond them maybe dressing up a little

Always do couples costumes together, in spite of not being a couple

They are each other's biggest wingman and believe they will personally matchmake the other's relationship

[ineedjesusverymuch]

Diabolik lovers headcanons pt. 4

Hi! After that huge response my other post got, I decided to write more/be more active on here. I really enjoy writing my thoughts on just about anything regarding dl out and it makes me happy that so many people liked my post!

Although that big of a response was quite a shock. Seemed that I did not, in fact, yell into the void that time :).

Though I am not sure if that post did anything different, I'll continue posting on here no matter how big the response is. If I can make even one person happy with those posts, (including me) I'll keep on writing those silly headcanons of vampires that do not exist. :)

I am going to focus more on the mukamis and Yui in this post since the last one was almost only the Sakamakis.

⚠anything triggering will be marked like this: ❗trigger❗

⚠I am going to briefly discuss childhood trauma and depression.

As always, I'll try to stay at least a little bit true to the source material.

Asks are always appreciated!

This time, I rambled quite a bit about Azusa ':)

headcanons under the cut⬇

Firstly, Yui. Our dear heroine who deserves just about everything!

Really good at dancing those old, classical ballroom dances. She had a few lessons by Ayato (who spent the entire time giving his best not stomping on Yui's feet) and Reiji (whose lesson was the most horrifying experience she had ever had)

After those lessons, she refined her skills. Ayato is quite a good dancer, so she had someone to practice with.

Her best dances are waltz and rumba

Ayato is literally not physically able to stop watching her when dancing together. Never has he seen someone that beautiful (I stand by Ayato being totally besottet by Yui)

Her style is so coquetteish, old fairy tale princess, etherial soul, cottage core - genuinely dresses like a pinterest board

Really fcking pretty??? I don't get why the boys humble her all the time

Immune to pretty boys/play boys. She has seen it all.

really adores bunnies. Lionheads? She'd like a dozen of them.

Had at one point a guinea pig. It died and her father buried it and told her that a fairy had taken it to be her loyal companion. Yui believed it until she was like 16 years.

Her hair has those light curls and feels like the softest thing ever

The clasp in her hair is not the only flowery hair adornment she has, Yui loves to wear different clasps on special occasions

Definitely got gifted a hair pin with rose details from Subaru at one point

Best friends with Subaru. They like to spend quality time caring for his flowers and Yui is allowed to brush his hair on tare occasions.

Shu tried to teach her the violin once and she was horrible at it (but flute was her thing)

Has those shirts with horribly kitsch prints on them but no one says anything to her because she loves them so much

She has thought a lot about her faith since being with the Sakamakis. Read a lot about her god and the different religions.

Has though about studying theology and psychology in University

collects squishmallows

wears those light perfumes that smell like vanilla and flowers occasionally

Everyone turns their head when they first see Yui

Etherial beauty

Smells like vanilla. It's because she uses those body lotions and a lightly scented hair mist

Ayato goes mad at the smell

Ayato genuinely loves Yui. Just her, living her life. He adores her.

Also; Ayato is a himbo.

Dumb and dumber duo

Subaru teaches her material art as defense for anything coming at her

Natural at fighting

Decked Ayato in the face once as he materialized out of thin air behind her

Knocked him unconscious

Laito laughed for literal hours at the though of Ayato getting knocked out by Yui

Her dream is living in peace with eveyone she loves

Had an actual talk with Ayato at some point. They are a healthy couple now (No, I do not care about the canon. They're in love your highness)

Goes to therapy. She decided to after nightmares regarding her early days with the boys

Also, scared that Cordelia will come back at one point and take her body over completely

Yui is the nicest person ever

Will talk with you about everything you'd like

Gentle soul.

Gives great hugs?? Knows how to comfort someone who's feeling bad

She's not only good at baking but also at making those highly decorated cakes and cupcakes. Kanato begs her for themed cupcakes as soon as autumn starts and Halloween decorations appear

next, Ruki.

Eats way too much dark chocolate

We're talking about two entire bars minimum a day

Coffee junkie

Has a disproportionately large consume of anything caffeinated

Wears the same crusty, dry eyeliner since 1990

Refuses to buy a new one since "the old one still works" (it does not)

flirts with Reiji. Its so obvious that even Yuma has realized it

(Reiji is oblivious to it)

Academically speaking, really good at the natural sciences.

Fcking sucks at english though

Studies quite a lot, Ruki despises being on the same level as Reiji

Bad loser

Will be sulky after losing a game of Uno

Definitely cheats at card games

Really good at annoying Reiji. It's such a high level of annoying, he could give courses on the matter

Really good older brother

Checks on the other Mukami brothers when Ruki sees them struggeling with their pasts

Will check in every night if Azusa or Kou are plagued by nightmares

Has nightmares about the orphanage

❗sometimes wakes up scared that his brothers are actually dead and can only calm down after checking that each one is still alive

❗Definitely scared of anything happening to his brothers, he has panic attacks just thinking about that night

reads self help books

Has at least one "how to raise unruly children" book on his shelves

Culinary mastermind

But also makes the weirdest combinations of foods? Why would anyone like to taste jam with cucumbers and pepper????

now, Kou

Likes those really creepy stuffed toys

really good at drawing winged eyeliner

Has worn pink mascara and it looked so fcking good???

Hugest crush on Subaru

Flirts with him but the dear boy does not recognize romantic affection even when it slaps him in the face

Almost fainted riding the first time on Subaru's motorcycle

The scariest thing since really long

Wears really dangly, long earrings

With the weirdest motifs

Has one pair that has clams that can open. The pearls inside them glow in the dark.

his stomach is a bottomless pit. The first time he came over to spend a night at the Sakamaki's, Reiji was genuinely afraid that they had nit enough food to last to breakfast

Laito and he binged the Kardashians

Loves gossip. Knows everything about everyone

Makes rad nail art

Loves styling Azusa. Its their quality time, combined with trying those really spicy crisps

huge energy drink consumer

Helps him trough those sleepless nights were Kou stays up and chats with Laito the whole night through the phone

quite good at learning historical facts

Due to Kou's eye, he can see truths and lies in humans. But he is also really good at deciphering the human psyche.

Doesn't always use his eye. Sometimes, just Kou's knowledge of psychology is enough to recognize lies

There are some headcanons that Kou is italian. I agree with that. I can really image him enjoying the culture and the food. Also, I read a headcanon once that Kou's real name was Emilio. (If someone knows the name of the OP, please tell me)

Now, our vegetable freak: Yuma!

loves scrunchies and hair claw clips

Got one from Kanato once and uses them since

Also, I propose: Yuma with those hair claw clips in butterfly shape. Gifted by Kou as a joke

but now, he always wears them

Kanato braids his hair in really elaborate hair styles. Bridal style vibes. Kou thinks its the funniest thing ever

Shu loves toying with his hair when bored. It's just so soft and smells really good (Yuma uses Kou's shampoo on the regular. It causes quite a lot of fights)

took 1 (one) "Am I Gay" quiz. It came out a hundred percent positive. The next day, he confessed to Shu. They've been together ever since

Feeds the birds on the porch of their house every morning, together with Azusa

Actually really educated about current politics (at least the ones in Romania. But knows quite a lot about the USA and Japan, too)

Will start fights with Ruki about politics during dinner

If you ever want to hear angry romanian yelling, just go to the Mukami house during elections

Cares for every houseplant in their house

Brings at least two new plants per week at home. Ruki is on the brink of forbidding Yuma from accessing his monthly allowance

wears really shitty clothes. I'm talking thousand times stitched together trousers. They look like potatoes sacks but he refuses to get new ones

Has a toolbelt that looks atrocious

He wears it almost every day

The dirtiest shoes known to mankind

So dirty with soil and just about anything you can find in nature

Ruki gets daily aggressions about the spots on their carpet, since Yuma thinks changing shoes just for going inside is stupid

Wears the most amazing eyeliner but it is actually just old as fuck eyeshadow and mascara

He makes it look good

Has the longest lashes known to humankind

Brown skin due to being outside so much

Disneyprincess in secret

loves those huge dogs

now, Azusa!!

jesus that boy can be seductive

No, I wont elaborate

That was a lie, I will elaborate on anything with Azusa. He has the art of subtle flirting refined to mastery

Tried to flirt with Kanato. But Kanato thought he was being made fun of

Great at subtle makeup

Also; great dancer. Especially latin dances such as cha-cha-cha or salsa

He has those hips (breedable, as some folks would say)

Canonically doesn't like peppers

That doesn't apply to stuffed peppers with spices though

Great at remembering faces, not so great at remembering names

Can draw and paint and do art so good????

God of art

Not god of natural sciences though

Is doing alright at school but doesn't like the education system

Speaks not only romani and japanese but also a bit of English (and has the thickest british accent. No one knows where it is from and Azusa refuses to tell them that it is from watching Harry potter so often)

Colours his hair in a blue-black colour to give it more depth sometimes

Wears very pretty, light blue-ish glitter on the inner eye corner sometimes

So beautiful eyes??

Long, dark lashes

Likes to wear a bit of mascara

Naturally a defined jawline and straight nose

But a bit chubby cheeks

Is very pale but tans quite a but when longer outside in the summer. But dues to his sensitivity to heat, he'd rather stay inside

His eyes have a bit of an almond form, which gives them a sharp look, but still quite big

Azusa likes to wear too big clothes, especially hoodies and sweaters from Ruki and Yuma.

Also, cargo pants. The wide ones

Combat boots are a staple in his closet

Loves plateau boots and sneakers

Converse all stars are his to go shoes if no plateau boot is available

The shoes size him up quite a bit so the first time he met the Sakamakis, they all thought he was quite big. They all were surprised as they arrived at the Mukami home and Azusa just shrinked a few inches

Paints his fingernails in hope that he doesn't chew on them that much if they're pretty and colorful

Cuts his hair himself because he feels that his slow manner of speech annoys the staff in hair salons

But he likes the choppy style so its not as big of a problem for him

❗has a problem coping with what happened in his childhood. He canonically sh, but has frequent anxienty attacks too.

Due to that, he has a few weightened blankets and lots of pillows on his bed to simulate the feeling of getting hugged

Big hugger

His love language is physical touch

bug lover

Has a really cool sweater with the life cycle of a frog

That was it, actually. I rambled quite a bit about Azusa but I still hope you'll like it.

I hope I was able to make your day a bit better.

If you have any requests, just ask!

Thank you for reading all of that. I really appreciate you! I hope you'll have an amazing day/night!

[bluecrocss]

Somethings I'm looking forward to in PJO Season 2 that I don't see people talk about as much

Villain!Luke: Most of TLT/Season 1 is Luke playing as an ally/friend/older brother to our protagonists. We see him in a mostly positive light as the show tries to hide his true intentions until the reveal.

SOM is the first time we get to see Luke in pure villain mode, and I'm so excited. Despite my issues with the movies (Especially the second one), I can always appreciate how much fun Jake Abel was obviously having hamming it up in the second movie. Literally, all he needed was a mustache to twirl lol

Anyway, Charlie did such a good job of making Luke sympathetic and likeable, I'm so excited for when we first see him on the Princess Andromeda in all his Villain glory. I can't wait to see how he plays it.

Clarisse redemption: Look, I will always defend the right of viewers to dislike a bully, no matter how sad their backstory is. However, in my opinion, SOM and TLO is probably where we get the most character development for Clarisse (the show can even add more depth to that if they play it right).

Hints at her abusive relationship with Ares, the first inklings of her friendship with Percy, there's so much more we're going to get out of that character, and I really hope they SHOW (not tell) it right.

Tyson/Annabeth beef: I am going to be on the front-lines as a Leahbeth defender this season. Like with the growing fandom dislike towards Annabeth of late, and the general way audiences treat black female characters whenever they show any negative traits, Annabeth's interactions with Tyson in SOM (and her later interactions with Rachel Dare in BOTL) are not going to be some of her best moments; but also are great character moments for her because those two books more than any are about showing Annabeth's flaws. She's a 13 year old girl with PTSD people!

Tyson's a sweetheart, obvs, but watching 5"2 Leah Jeffries consistently intimidate 6"5 Daniel Diemer is gonna be kind of hilarious. And Tyson's constant attempts to win her over are so endearing (Especially when he does succeed towards the end).

I do hope they make some changes to the backstory of why Annabeth doesn't like Cyclopes though. Because even in the books, I thought that seemed a bit forced in.

Annabeth's Circe island makeover: Yes, Walker as a guinea pig, hilarious. Yes, the siren scene, heartbreaking. The childhood Percabeth shipper in me, can't wait to see what makeover Annabeth gets in the show!

Say what you will, but one of the best parts of Annabeth now being portrayed by a black actress is (in my personal opinion), I think there is no group of women on earth with more variation in hair styling than black women.

As such, there's an infinite number of styles and looks that I could see them giving Leah for this. Braids with gold accessories, Afro puffs, a Grecian take on Bantu knots, etc. etc. I mean, the fan artists have been eating with that already.

What have I missed? What other less talked about moments is everyone excited to see brought to life?

[justcruisingaroundrevived]

"What is this Feeling?"

Summary: Julie as always look to teen magazines for help, but can they help her navigate her crush with the worst nerd in town?

Word count: 1.7K

TWs: Typical misogyny, fatphobia, the club itself their own warning

Author's note: First fanfic I'm posting, and nervous as hell lol! This was sort of a drabble I made cause I've always wanted to put my OC in the Eltingville universe, but only stuck with short scenarios in my head lol! This would be like an experiment (and Tumblr my guinea pigs lol) Hope you all enjoy!

When I hear the opening of “Toys R Us”, there’s always that one section I go to. 

Even as the bubble gum I’m chewing on fades away, even when I don’t go past the Barbie section (Totally Hair Barbie was good, but I’ve seen better from last year), I always stop at the magazine section.  

Near the empty section, my hands instinctively feel for J 14. Yes, I know it’s inappropriate for a girl my age to read these teen magazines, but I can’t help it! Been reading them since I was 10, and now my closet has a whole section dedicated to them. Seventeen, Teen Vogue, Cosmo Girl, and some only available overseas. However, picking up the J-14 magazine, seeing the badly photoshopped celebrities on to those glittery backgrounds-

“DAMMIT JOSH!”

“…oh god.”

It’s them. I lightly scrunched the pages of my nose, but my nose couldn’t hide the stench. The smell of day old Cheetos mixed with Mountain Dew. I can already see their acne scar faces. GOD, WHY DID THEY HAVE TO COME HERE?!

“Hey Josh! Your twin is here!” 

God dammit.

“What do you guys want?” I gritted my teeth. 

My corner of my eye sees Pete. His red cap is unmistakable. We stare eye to eye, his razor sharp teeth displaying themselves. 

“Oh, you know. Scoping out the store, watching some chick in OUR section. The usual.”

“You don’t own this section. I’m just here looking at the magazines!”

His lackey, Jerry, snickered right beside him. 

“You know you’re kind of a bitch.”

“Oh yeah? How so?”

Immediately, I felt his greasy hands pull at the magazine. The face of Demi Lovato crunching on his pressure. 

“Let go!” I squealed, pulling against the bottom of the book, my thumb pressing down on Zac Efron’s face. I pulled it towards me, he did the same thing. 

Me. Jerry. Me. Jerry. Me. Jerry. Me. Jerry. Me. Jerry. Me. Jerry. Me. Jerry. Me. Jerry. Me. Jerry. Me. Jerry. Me. Jerry. Me. Jerry. Me-

He snatched it out of my hands. “Jesus, you get all of your advice from here? No wonder your fashion is from the Disney Channel.”

“How would YOU know that? You watch “Lizzie McGuire” on the spot?”

“He ain’t no fairy! He just knows where a pig like you dresses!”

More laughter. I scowled at the sight of their acne ridden faces and their greasy hairs. Snatching the magazine back, I flipped towards my favorite page; the quizzes. 

“Hey! We’re talking to-“

“FUCK OFF, PETE! Don’t you have your leader’s dick to suck?!”

“Why you son of a-“

“She’s not even worth it, Pete.”

Fuck me…it’s the one guy I didn’t want here. Walking up to me, 5”7 and all, was the head honcho of these gooners; William Alan Dickey. Or Bill, for short. 

You can always tell he’s coming. He has the most acne scars out of all of them (that’s saying a lot), his greasy hair flops to his side, thick glasses covering almost one third of his face, and his clothing style? Imagine the worst Ken doll you’ve ever seen. Now picture that Ken doll with an oversized comic book shirt, worn out jeans and worn out no name brand shoes (at least I have pink Vans, despite them pressing on my soles hard) and he’s a no good bastard is what he is! 

I sometimes even wonder if he even knows what he’s saying?

“Oh god, it’s YOU!” Bill sneered 

“Yeah! It’s me. I’m always here.”

“That’s the problem! You’re always prancing around in OUR space, doing YOUR own shit, ESPECIALLY when’s all that sissy shit!”

“Oh FUCK right off! Just because I actually enjoy my collection doesn’t mean I’m a “sissy”!”

“Whatever, Bill.”

I huffed and walked down to the Barbie section. On the pink walls, I scanned my eyes to the newest Barbie’s. Juicy Couture, Paul Frank, Shrek, Hello Kitty, normal. In my room, I do have the Shrek and Paul Frank Barbies. My fingertips grazed on the double pack Juicy Couture set. Grabbing it, I also picked up the Princess and the Pauper set (I didn't like the movie, but the designs on these dolls are immaculate!). 

I also scanned the Bratz section. I’m honestly glad Barbie has some competition. Don’t get me wrong, Barbie reigns supreme in my heart, Bratz really ups the competition within its fashion and quality itself. I picked up Winter Wonderland Jade (don’t like the rest of the group) and headed to the cash register. 

“Look at her. She’s purchasing girly shit.” Sneered Josh. 

“At least we like grown up shit. Major Violence, Battle Broad, Star Trek. Why are we even talking about her? She’s just a lame ass bitch anyway.” Bill cackled. 

Sighing, I paid the $31 and headed out of the store. I caught a glimpse of Jerry picking up the magazine, but immediately laughing at the mere concept of it. 

What do they know? They’re just jealous at the fact that girls get the quality stuff, while they’re stuff mooching off men who could win “Which guys need to stay away from the playground” lookalike contest. 

Fucking pricks. 

***

This week, I heard they’re restocking those Rock Angel Bratz. I head for the section, watching as the employee stocks the last boxes of the display. 

I reached over to the Jade one. I’m not a fan of her frosted tips or outfit choice, but it’s just one bad doll. Besides, it’s important to document Bratz’s progression. Sure, my selves may be filled to the brim of dolls that are…less than ideal, but still! It’s important to support-

“Woah!”

The collar of my 80s Barbie shirt was dragged to the boys section. From the looks of it, I can see the figures for the new Incredible Hulk movie, as well as the “classic set” for Silver age superheroes. Will people even remember them in the future? Their paint jobs are so tacky….

“How would you describe me?”

Oh fuck, not him again. 

“What do you want, pizza face?”

“Shut the fuck up, Miss Piggy! Listen to the question again, since your ears are filled with last year’s wax! Now, tell me-“

“Bill! Move over! You know you stole my question! Julie, “If you’re throwing a sleepover, what would I bring?!” 

“…is this really-

“EXTREMELY!”

“I mean, probably games, I guess-“

“AHA! SEE BILL?! I CAN HOST “American Idol”!”

“SHE’S ONLY SAYING THAT CAUSE FATTIES SUPPORT FATTIES!”

“SHUT UP, BILL.”

I rolled my eyes and picked at the hems of my long sleeve. “Didn’t last week you thought I was stupid for getting those teen magazines?”

Josh turned to me, his hot breath wafting my nose. “They are stupid, but Ironjaw brought one from his sister and turns out, he’s Gerald Way, which means he’s emo, WHICH MEANS-“

“Get to the point already!”

“HE’S GETTING CHICKS! I mean, just online, and she moved away…a lot of them moved away actually, BUT STILL! STILL!”

At this point, Josh was on his knees, the magazine in his hand crudely rolled up like a newspaper. He was hitting it on the floor, like it was the last thing he would do. 

“See what you did?! Now the whole comic book shop is going crazy because of YOU!” Bill insisted.  I can feel his chewed up nails poking  at my chest.

“I’M the one who started this?! You’re the ones who picked it up and started to actually read it! Why not blame Ironjaw?! He’s the one who got it rolling!”

“At least Ironjaw isn’t a prissy princess like you!”

At this point, he stepped closer to me, and I can feel his chest heaving up and down. His left hand curled into a fist, his right hand slammed against the blue walls. 

Woah…

You know, when I first watched “Never Been Kissed”, it got me thinking how my first kiss would go. Always pictured it like Trinity and Neo; my true love kissing me while in a panicked situation, but still showing genuine love and care for me. Or maybe it would go like “When Harry met Sally”, with it being after an emotional connection that happened on screen. I always complained when my mom did this, but looking back, I’m kind of doing the same thing, except instead of A list actors, I’m looking at it through stories and quizzes. 

However, with Bill this close ... .I've dreamt of him before (dreams I try taking away by scrubbing the value size body wash and Cerave moisturizer), but I never pictured him as…well, manly? Is that the right word to think about right now?! He just yelled at me!

On the other hand, if this anger turned into him immediately a quick yet hard kiss…I-

“HEY! I’m speaking to you!”

Oh right. The fight. 

“I….I-“

“Whatever. Like you have anything of value to say.”

Slamming the magazine down, he stormed off to the direction of Jerry and Pete, who were possibly fighting about god knows what. 

I ran to the dollar section, picked up Jade, paid for her, and ran out of the store. 

God, what is wrong with me?! Why was I imagining Bill like that?! I should-no DO know better. Bill’s nothing more than a misogynist, loud prick who only thinks with his dick! Yeah, that’s right…but why think of him like that?

I know the obvious; dreaming of him like he could be the man to sweep me off of my feet and take me away from this hell hole they call Staten Island, but he’s not that person. More likely, he’s the type to live with his mom, or worse, mooch off of me while I work two jobs for our crappy studio apartment in Brooklyn. I’ve seen his collection outside of his window when I walk home to school; he doesn’t have any savings based on the sheer volume of it. He would have no way of supporting himself, let alone a partner…

But the scene from Toys R Us keeps replaying in my head. That anger, that manliness…I’ve only seen that in the bad boys of my favorite rom coms, even though I know how foolish that is in real life, but never knew a nerd can get like that…

I hear the bus pulling over, and I get in, choosing my favorite window seat. I plugged some Britney Spears in, and headed off home. 

….wait, do I think Bill’s cute?! God, what’s wrong with me?! 

[queenerdloser]

okay so i find what they're doing with hair and characterization on severance fascinating

like this is primarily the female characters, obvs. though i will say that they do something with mark's hair. the raggedy length of it hanging in his eyes when he's up top versus relatively neat and tidy when he's below. also seeing the difference between his neat and tidy cut in the flashbacks of the newest ep versus his much longer and messier cut now... tell me a story of grief just through hair cuts.

but there's also miles of work being done through how they're styling helly versus helena. i don't think we've ever seen helena with her hair down. in every up top scene where she's herself (and not getting ready to "play" helly) she has her hair up. she favors tight, tidy, professional updos that leaves her hair entirely off of her face. and yet when she goes down as helly, her hair is always, always down. we never even see helly in a ponytail. if helly really is an unleashed version of helena - the version that is most emotional, most reactive, most honest - then the fact that her hair is loose, that she doesn't pin it ruthlessly back to erase any aspect of wildness or softness or freedom... it's doing a LOT of characterization. (and, going beyond that, that helena ALLOWS that. that helly and helena - out of all the innie/outie teams - are the most different from each other not just in how they express themselves but even down to their hair styling... but it's an intentional difference on helena's side. she intentionally lets helly have loose hair, which she never allows herself.)

and then there's gemma. this recent episode was so fascinating (in many ways) because beyond just finally getting more of a sense of gemma's character, we also see her in the past. and she has this long, beautiful hair during the entire flashback scenes - she doesn't do anything particularly special with it (wears it up, wears it down, etc.) but the length of it is in SUCH sharp contrast to her sharp chop as "ms casey" and esp. her shorn head on the testing floor. past!gemma had the freedom to have her own long hair and her own identity. she got to choose how much hair she had and how she wore it. and her hair adds a softness and reality to her - she wears it in messy updos, haphazardly pulled back. there's a realness to how she styles herself that is lacking in the pristine upkeep of her looks on the testing floor.

and the way her shorn head allows (forces?) her to adopt other hairstyles! she is not just putting on different personas in the rooms, she's literally putting on different looks each time, including her hair. by having her be shorn down, they're reflecting how she's being used as this blank slate guinea pig. she is no longer allowed to just have her own identity; she must be primed to adopt anyone's identity, which doesn't allow her to choose anything for her own style. right down to her hair.

[elfdragon12]

It's unfortunate that some vegans who are morally against meat will, instead of either foregoing pets or choosing an herbivore, choose a carnivore and force an unnatural diet it cannot properly digest, process, or receive the proper nutrients from.

Because, I mean, have you seen guinea pigs?

They're wonderful and vocal companions who can be very affectionate and social, plus they live about 6-8 years. Also? Obligate herbivores (minus occasional cannibalism if things go wrong after a mother gives birth, usually malnourishment). As long as you are patient in getting them used to your presence and touch, they are wonderful little cuddle companions. They snuggle, they purr, and they'll even give you little licks.

They come in all sorts of colors with different patterns and fur styles. These are all either pigs I've had or my sister's family had:

The 1st two are Romeo and Oreo/Double-stuffed (my sister's), 2nd two are Pepperjack and Kolya, and the 3rd two are Baron von Fluffy and Mitya. These are mostly the common American Short-haired guinea pigs, but, Baron was probably a "sheba mini yak" and Mitya was possibly a cross between an Abyssinian and a mini yak? His butt fur got a little long for just being an Abyssinian. For 3lbs furry potatoes, there's so much fur variety!

Yes, their enclosures require frequent cleaning and you should always have at least two at a time, but they have strong personalities and cute behaviors. Plus! If your routine around feeding them involves times you wake up or return from work, they will always greet you (at one point, I unintentionally conditioned my guinea pigs to wheek for treats to the noise of the car alarm "beep beep").

[skepticdoe]

Felt the absolute NEED after seeing you post about epic, BUT HERES MY PROPOSAL TO YOU

Which South Park characters would you cast as each epic character (and why if you’re feeling ambitious)

HII!! sorry for the late response, life has absolutely been putting me through the wringer 😓

IVE ALREADY POSTED MY SOUTH PARK EPIC CASTING BUT IVE INTERACTED WITH A FEW OTHER EPIC FANS AND MY CASTING HAS CHANGED A BIT! :)

okay so apologies if this is messy and disorganised lmfao

Odysseus: Stan Marsh for obvious reasons

Penelope: Wendy Testaburger again for obvious reasons

Telemachus: Their child!! -> this would be an original character I guess :p

Athena: Kyle Broflovski -> angsty platonic style 😈 *rubs hands together menacingly*

Hermes: Kenny McCormick -> I dare you to come up with a better casting can you imagine Kenny singing dangerous?? We all know he’s got that Holy Moly ;)

Eurylochus: Tolkein Black -> I feel like Stan and Tolkein have this rocky relationship in general. Tolkein would be loyal to his captain but also has morals of his own.

Polites: Butters Stotch -> he’s that one comfort character that dies at the very start (does this make OdyPoli Stutters (Stan x butters) 🤔)

Posideon: Craig Tucker (Polyphemus and the sheep are like his Guinea pigs lmao 😭) -> I REALLY REALLY wanted Creek to be in this au but I cannot for the life of me fit them in anywhere. One of my very lovely mutuals and fellow spxepic fans recommended Craig as Posideon and the sheep as Guinea pigs (which is genius and I love btw) but then tweek as Polyphemus would be odd considering he’s Craig’s child. Polyphemus and his siblings are just giant Guinea pigs in this for now 😭

Calypso: Leslie Myers -> who better than her to be the manipulator and emotional torturer?

Tiresias (the prophet): Micheal (I just found out he doesn’t have a last name what) -> Tweek actually had this role first but Micheal honestly gives off emo dead prophet vibes.

Circe: Red McArthur OR Henrietta Biggle -> they both give off witchy girlboss vibes but im not sure which one of them would resort to lust for persuasion

Aeolus: Heidi Turner (?) OR Nichole Daniels -> I’m purely unsure of this because I also want to cast Heidi as Hera and Nichole would be a stand in (don’t get me wrong I love Nichole)

Zeus: Eric Cartman -> um. egotistical, sadistic maniac? Who does that sound like? I also like to make this epic au also a stick of truth au so Cartman is currently so powerful only because he currently possesses the stick.

Aphrodite: Bebe Stevens -> she was originally Circe and I still think she’d fit her pretty well too but I needed an Aphrodite and Ares stand in ship and Clybe was the only one that would fit

Ares: Clyde Donovan, for the shits and giggles 😭 -> I literally giggle every time I think of this casting because Clyde the crybaby as Ares is hilarious. He literally only got this role cause of Bebe. But they are both arrogant so in works in that way I guess??

Hephaestus: Christophe the Mole -> passionate weapon master who is all about loyalty and war? Christophe.

Apollo: Jimmy Valmer -> we HAVE to give the role of music god to our local favourite bard

Hera: I was going to cast Heidi here too because Zeus as Cartman and Heidi as Hera and her part in God Games would fit PERFECTLY

Antinous: either Damien or Trent Boyett 😕 -> I needed angry characters that want power and these two are what I’ve got

so yes!!! This is my official unofficial South Park epic casting 😋

I also have an alternative k2 au with Kyle as Odysseus instead but I guess this one is like my MAIN headcanon/casting

I would LOVE to hear your opinions and casting (along with anyone else who’s interested :>)

Thank you so much for this ask and feel free to spam my inbox whenever!! 👍🙌

(this is so goddamn long omfg)