#good luck to anyone with finals!!

[yanderelionwrites]

Take a Break - Self Aware AU Leona x Reader

Very self indulgent drabble to cope with finals stress 🫠

(Type of self aware au where they can come out of the game btw)

Content Warning: None!

Word Count: 778

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A normal person would probably scream and freak out if a whole person came out of their phone, nevermind it being a character from a mobile game. But you’ve grown used to it by now, so you don’t even bat an eye when an NRC boy comes through to say hi. In fact, you welcome it.

Except for maybe today. You have a bunch of projects and assignments due for finals week and you’ve been working nonstop on them so you can get them done on time. You’re beyond tired and your hands feel like they’re gonna fall off, but at least your assignments don’t look like total shit.

You’re at your desk working, ignoring the strain in your eyes or the stiffness of your shoulders. In fact, you’re so busy, you don’t even notice your phone’s screen lighting up, glowing from across the bedroom where you left it charging. In a flash, a certain lion beastman appears, feet planting themselves on the floor before his eyes scan around the room for you.

After confirming you’re actually present, Leona makes himself comfy on your bed. You hear the creak of the mattress springs, and finally then do you realize you’re not alone. You only stare at him in mild annoyance, though.

“What did I say about napping on my bed? You can’t just use my room as one of your hideouts, you know.”

Leona closes his eyes, leaning back until his head hits the pillow. He hums, murmuring, “You say that, but I don’t see you trying very hard to kick me out.”

“Cuz I’m too busy to fight with you.” You take a minute to stretch your limbs out before going straight back to work. “I thought we agreed that you guys wouldn’t visit during this time so I could focus. Just couldn’t wait to see me, huh?”

A huff of a chuckle came from Leona, saying, “Nah, just wanted a quiet place to nap. It’s those freshmen that won’t stop yappin’ about seeing you.”

“Mmhm,” is all you respond with, and the room soon falls silent again.

Only a few seconds go by and Leona is out like a light. You watch as his chest heaves up and down, looking oh so comfortable on your bed. Oh, what you’d give just to lay down and nap the day away. Better yet, make it the whole week. Geez, when was the last time you got a good night’s sleep?

You swear, once finals are done and over with, you’ll take the time to relax as much as you like. But for now, you need to finish this work.

The idea of taking a nap seems to still be on your mind, however, as you nod off at your desk. Your head nearly hits the wooden surface at one point, and you have to shake yourself awake to get the drowsiness to go away.

A hand clamping down on your shoulder causes you to jump, wide-awake eyes meeting the emerald ones of the man behind you. You didn’t even notice him there until now.

“You look awful,” Leona states matter-of-factly, and you throw a scowl at him before facing back towards your laptop.

“Gee, thanks. That’s exactly what I wanna hear right now.”

“Quit pushin’ yourself and take a break already before you find yourself drooling all over your work.” 

“I’m…” You take a second to yawn. “...not even tired. And I’m almost done, so–”

Leona shuts the lid to your laptop, eliciting a “Hey!” from you, but all protests die in your throat as he pulls you up by the arm. It’s not enough force to hurt, but it gets you to stand up from your chair. He tugs you away from your desk, uttering, “Don’t try to lie to me. Those eyebags are horrendous.” 

He leads you over to your bed and nudges you forward, and you have no choice but to flop down onto the covers with an indignant huff. You cross your arms as Leona crawls in next to you, chuckling at your glower.

“Don’t be like that. It won’t kill ya to rest a little bit.” He props his arm up to support his head as he leans against the pillow, gazing down at you. “Seriously, you gotta learn to take it easy sometimes.”

“Hmm, good thing the expert is here to show me.” You finally crack a smile, cuddling further into the warmth and comfort your bed brings.

You fall asleep shockingly fast; you really were more tired than you thought. The stress of finals still hangs around you, but at least you can find a moment of peace in Leona’s arms.

[andstuffsketches]

finally watched Reign of the Supermen

[sparkleofstardust]

I GOT TICKETS TO HADESTOWN AFTER WAITING 2 HOURS LETS GOOOOOO

(for anyone wondering i only focused on February but lots of tickets were still available for 11th-23rd but 25th-28th were sold out)

[nyx-thedragon]

sorry for being pretty inactive lately, I've been trying to finish a paper for my history class that replaces my final (it's an online class), so that's been taking up a lot of my time. trying to hang on to my newsies hyperfixation real hard though, so after I finish and turn in the paper, I'll be back to my previous bullshit (and probably end up posting the first chapter of my 92sies rewrite fic at some point during the break).

Anyway, just wanted to give a lil update in case anyone was curious. Good luck to anyone who is doing finals soon, I will be manifesting good grades for you all <3

[frayedcircus]

happy pride month wahoo!!!

and happy one month until artfight….. time to start getting ready… >:]

[sun-e-chips]

Physically shaking and cannot wait to start art fight and begin attacking and drawing others OC’s

(You still haven’t even finish your own ref sheets for your oc’s ..)

Shut up me!

[uhbasicallyjustmilex]

me waiting for my writer’s block to fuck off and leave me alone so i can finish this chapter:

[baekuras]

I also need people to know that just today I learned of the 'first dlc boss' aka the Dancing Lion

yeah

I killed Rellana before going there and only learned about it due to a random twitter post

i never even turned into that directions

[arklayraven]

Important update about the Miss Em plushies!

source

[bitter-goodbyes]

OMG HELLO?????

[emersonfreepress]

Ok! Chapter 3 will publish in three updates. While update #2 is currently under way, I'm curious:

[anxietywriter]

Royalty au things

What can I say,,,, I'm obsessive. love the little aus and dynamics with characters in power and hey if you like it just as much, or need material for a character who happens to be royalty then what a good happenstance

don't mind me just dying happily when i was watching a clip from some show and a person pointed out that someone slighted the newly crowned queen by referring to her as "your highness." highness references princes/princesses. The appropriate title would've been your majesty. so the incorrect title is like a little jab at them being an unfit ruler because of their childishness/youth. aslkdjfl;dfjg

i am not immune to the forbidden love trope. let them kiss their favorite knight. let them mingle with the kind peasant. let them flirt with the gentle stablehand. let them giggle with one of the royal advisors. PLEASE i need it.

this is just to elaborate more on the forbidden love thing but. it's the feeling of wanting that they fucking beat down in favor of duty. doubly so if their partner understands and also needs to beat down their feelings to perform their duty. it's the way they'll talk together and lean in, only to pull back once they realize how close they are. it's the resignation and grief. to lose them while they're right there. they're right there.

it's growing up together and playing as kids, when expectation and rank have not quite set in. the simple joy and fun that slowly fades over time, when the two go their separate ways. they're both still aware of each other, but their relationship is a lot more sterile, cold, professional. isn't it a stab in the heart? growing up equals, reconnecting, only to hear the reality that one is an aristocrat, and the other nothing. isn't it even worse? for them to hear that out of the mouth of someone they once called a friend? like for it to be a societal standard is one thing, but for someone you once cared about to say that,,, ouch

royals of different kingdoms being put into an arranged marriage and both of them hate the idea of marrying someone they don't know, but also understanding why they have to. and it's so complicated because they want to at least try but they wish it had been under different circumstances?? BUT THEN they meet each other out in the wild somewhere and actually have a connection? but they don't know that they're each other's betrothed? so now there's this angst about being in an arranged marriage but being in love with someone else, except in this case it's all a big misunderstanding of identities?? love that for them. i'm 90% sure i've seen a fic like that. brilliant

[rayless-reblogs]

Lots of sparkles in this game.

[professionalbalbberer]

Sometimes when I’m rambling to someone about something I physically need to get out of my system, but I’m embarrassed about it & don’t actually want them to know about my thoughts, I talk so quickly they don’t know what I’m saying.

[thesewordsareallihavetogive]

IT'S FINALS WEEK!!! i have an exam every. single. day. monday through wednesday and they're each about 3-3.5 hours long each. so! if you catch me hyperactive on this site, bully me off babes. it's for the best.

[daily-linkclick]

hiatus!

daily-linkclick doodles are going on a hiatus for at least a month! i'll still be reblogging existing art, analyses, gifsets, anything link click related to keep up the "daily" part of my url, but i need to take a break. thank you for following and see you soon!!