#gosh and now I'm thinking about Crystal

[mizulekitten]

I love the Case of the Two Dead Dragons ep for a lot of reasons, but the scene where they're talking to Twitchy Richie, like when they first start to mess with him is just so... perfect. Like the way Charles steps up and says "Ooh, try it, mate," his crossed arms coming down. And in the following scene when it shows just Richie & Crystal it's like "What's he going to do omg."

Except Crystal tilts her head with the stupid lighter in her face and it's Edwin that goes "Don't mind if I do." And Charles just looks so enamored and Crystal and Edwin are both so pleased with themselves.

I don't know. It's just the way they're working in tandem with each other for once. Not just with one another, but exactly in step. Crystal knew, without a word, that they'd play along. Edwin could've just let Charles do his thing, especially after what he said, after knowing they kissed (even if they broke things off right after). But it's like... Crystal is a part of their team now. He may not be super close to her yet, but they're both bitches /pos that of course this is the moment they fall in step. It's a shared trait that they were using to hurt and annoy each other, but now it's a bonding moment, a crossing of that divide between them.

So of course Charles lets them have their little moment and is so happy to do so. Whether it's queerplatonic or romantic, this is his best mate for 30 years and his new best friend. He knows they'd get along in their own way if they got through it. And here they are.

Perfect sync, not just Charles and Edwin, but Charles, Edwin, and Crystal.

[itslifetreesworld]

Gosh I just watched Dead Reconing again for the costume analysis but I realized...Benji was so slowly but definitely sliding into a terrible mental collapse towards the end of the film

Starting from the non-existent bomb in the airport that was targeted almost entirely at him, then hearing the Entity using HIS VOICE that Ethan trusted without a second of doubt to lead Ethan into the dead end, and then losing Ilsa

He looked so tired and heartbreaking after, his voice was so low as if he could barely make the sounds,but there is literally no time to do anything about it, and Ethan is also too deep and fresh in the trauma to talk to anyone to deal with it

So of course when the plan of getting on the train goes wrong he would feel so powerless and frustrated at himself for not being able to help Ethan in the way he thinks he should have, now I kind of understand the abandoned plot of Benji having a mental collapse during that sequence and had to get out of the car

But I think it still happened, just not on screen, the very last look of him is so on edge and they are on their own after that

There's just so much pain and guilt and grief and rage and sheer will burning in him, those burn fiercely but not for long, he's going to burn out and collapse very soon if they don't stop and really resolve this, to figure out what it all means to both of them

There's definitely something happened after this and before Final Reconing because in FR he was so... resolved and sharp and determined, almost crystal clear, it's like he came to a realization and made a decision somewhere somehow that makes him a completely different person compared to the end of DR

I'm half raged and half happy that we will never get the chance to know what actually happened in that period, raged because it's such an important turn in the character arc, but happy because then it is entirely left to our own imagination about what happened there and I do like things when they are not spoken but you know it is there...

[chlorinecake]

「 𓍯𓂃 I KISSED HER FOREHEAD AND NOW SHE'S 𝒢IVING ME CRYSTALS ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ 」

𝐢𝐞. super Y2K crush scenarios with 𝐍𝑒𝕨 𝐉𝚎𝐚𝕟s

── ✰⋆⁺ 𓊆ྀི . . path to bookshelf ◍ 𓊇ྀི 🔮 虹 . . . 𝔸ᶰĎ 𝒴𝐨𝕌 ?. . .

❖︎ pa𝓲ring .ᐟ 뉴진스 x female!reader

❖ g𝓮nre .ᐟ fluff, comfort, wlw, friends to lovers

❖ 𝒘𝗈𝗋𝖽 count .ᐟ 𝟏,𝟎𝟒𝟏 total ✩ ✩ ✩

𝐊𝐈𝐌 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐉𝐈 ── ❝ You smell pretty today... ❞

“You too!” You blurted out, right before realizing you'd gotten your words mixed up, “Wait- I meant to say you look pretty, but... I guess I mean both? Gosh, does that even make sense?”

A tiny smile spread across Minji's features at your adorable timidness, her boot-clad feet taking a few steps towards you before pulling you close, gracing your frame with a tender hug, “It makes perfect sense, weirdo… thanks...”

Her voice was calm and soothing as usual, despite the way it made butterflies swarm in the spot where your heart should be. You couldn't really explain it, but something about Minji's energy always had a way of making you look and feel like a lovesick geek by time you got a proper sentence out—

“So,” she began again, breaking from the embrace and looking you straight in the eye, her hands resting at your shoulders, “when were you gonna tell me about this little crush you have on me?”

Your eyes widened like you had seen a ghost, a nervous chuckle slipping past your lips as she tilted her head at you, just as you muttered a distracting, “Right after I told you which Victoria's Secret fragrance I'm wearing?”

𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐈 𝐏𝐇𝐀𝐌 ── ❝ Crystals? As a gesture?... ❞

“Pfft, of course!” Hanni replied matter-of-factly, “just like how you gave me coins for that gum-ball machine we passed earlier… but who's keeping track of all that stuff anyways?”

“You, apparently...,” you said as a gentle laugh escaped your lips at her quirky reply, “but touché, Hanni Pham... what should I do with these?”

“Hmmm,” she hummed, cupping your right palm in her own as the colorful stones glittered beneath the mall’s sunroof, “you can put them under your pillow at night!... o-or maybe even stash them in your purse so you can think about me wherever you go!”

“As if I'd need a crystal’s assistant with that,” you teased, ruffling her hair slightly with your free hand. “These are cool, though,” you went on, heart warming at both the feeling of your hand in hers and at the unique gift, “very sweet of you...”

“Eh, I tryyyy,” she replied smugly, right before blowing a tiny pink bubble with the gum she chewed, only to spit the leftover candy into a napkin and ask, “wanna close your eyes and guess what flavor you taste on me?...”

𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐒𝐇 ── ❝ I like your sweater… ❞

“Oh, this old thing?” Danielle asked with her warm Australian accent, taking the colorful sweater’s hem in her fingers to examine it's loose threads, “My nana knit this for me like... forever ago...”

“Well it's cool to see she was a step ahead of fashion trends back then,” you smiled, letting your hand brush over the soft yarn of her sleeve... That's when a certain question arose in your head:

“Random, but by chance, are you any good with using chopsticks?” You asked, wanting to keep the conversation going.

“Oh, for sure! I’m basically a pro at it,” she boasted, flipping her curly locks in a cartoonish manner.

“Sweet! I have two coupons for two different places. One for a craft store, and another for a sushi bar… only thing is that they both expire tomorrow,” You went on, hoping that she'd catch your drift without you having to state any specifics...

“Oh? Well it'd be a total bummer to let them go to waste,” she shrugged, hooking her arm in yours before tugging you along with her, “we better get going quick before they run out of sashimi… or yellow yarn…”

𝐊𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐍 ── ❝ Can I come in please...? ❞

You heard a gentle voice call from behind your bedroom door, face buried into the largest pillow you could find given the sob-fest you had earlier…

“The door’s unlocked,” you sniffled, turning over on your bed to face her as she peaked from behind the door, her bright smile not even fading at the sight of you.

“I brought some heartwarming treats and DVD’s!” She began, voice just as pleasant as it always was. Haerin made her way to sit beside you on the bed, opening one of your favorite candy bars and handing it to you.

“How’d y’know I was upset?” You asked before taking a bite of the candy, chuckling a bit at the way she watched you so intently while doing so.

“I didn’t,” she went on plainly, “… I already wanted to surprise you today and just got lucky that it ended up being at a time where you needed it most…”

“Awww,” you pouted, dropping the candy bar to pull her into a hug, “you’re literally the best friend I could ask for, Haerin… thank you for coming to see me…”

“Of course,” she whispered, mind lingering on the word friend for a moment, even though she was certain you meant something a little more than that…

“So,” she began again, breaking from the contact and reaching for the TV remote, “Wanna rewatch Mean Girls or Clueless first?”

𝐋𝐄𝐄 𝐇𝐘𝐄𝐈𝐍 ── ❝ Can I touch your hair? ❞

You asked the question for one reason: You were bored out of your mind from waiting at the bus stop, and playing with Hyein’s hair seemed like a fun way to pass the time…

“Oh, sure!” She chirped, immediately straightening her posture on the park bench as you scooted closer to where she sat, taking her wavy locks into your grasp.

Hyein’s round eyes wandered to the sparkly pink Juicy Couture purse you wore over your shoulder, compelling her to ask, “What’s in the bag?”

“Oh- just some barrette’s and hair clips I got from Claire’s yesterday,” you replied, pausing to click open your purse and show her the different kinds, “Thought you might be interested in some extra bling, so…”

“You know me far too well then, ____,” she smiled, scanning each package with her eyes before suggesting that you decide which hair-clip style she would wear, and vice versa.

You let out a simple “Okay” at her offer, reaching for the pack of silver shooting stars for her hair while she held the pack of butterfly clips beside your face, a satisfied look spreading across her features.

“These are gonna look gorgeous on you,” Hyein smiled, right before opening the pack of butterflies clips and popping a few different colored ones in her palm, “This is too fun already, hehe… I can decorate your hair first, right?…”

ʚ 𝐀𝒰𝐓ᕼ𝕆𝐑'𝐒 𝐍𝕆T𝐸: I decided to explore the wlw genre for a change, and I have no one other than @jwanniie to thank for inspiring me to experiment on my platform in such a way through her works... I've always wanted to write for my fav GG's just like how I write for my fav BG's, but simply never found the courage to until now ~ Hopefully you guys enjoyed what I came up with! ɞ

❖ 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 ( 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 💌 ) @squoxle @nikisvanillaccola @wonbinisbabygurl @ashgonedash @yourmomscuntis2tighy @addictedtohobi @ot7sevenlvr -> if GG content isn’t your thing, pls lmk and I’ll refrain from tagging you in such posts moving forward :3

[candiyaa]

𝐈 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐂𝐀𝐍'𝐓 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐘𝐎𝐔…

I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU...(even if I try to.)

Pairing : Kokushibo x gn! reader

CONTENT WARNING ❃ : Intimacy ; explicit words ; overall cuteness ; NSWF

Kokushibo was the best companion you could ever wish for, under his stoic mask and cold personality, indoors, he was the most loving person you had ever seen. You had the chance to witness things that none of the other fellow moons and Muzan even got to catch a glimpse of. Yet something was amiss.... the way he looks at you , the way his six spider-like eyes gently fall upon you at the slightest movements of yours. The way he held you like you were pure crystal, as if, if held too tight you could crumble under his palms. He had this way of making your heart beat. With him, life felt easy, secure, calm if not magical. His kisses like petals, his touch so tender yet firm and needy, that's all you could ever dream of and oh gosh his smile...but so then..why did he seem so against intimacy ? Or at least that's what you thought. You both had been seeing each other for quite the years already, so why is he so...reluctant abt it ? Perhaps unsure would be the word. He never said it out loud, but it showed subtly : whenever a body part of yours showed he'd be the first to notice ,no matter how small and cover it at the speed of light. He would always redirect conversations whenever the topic hints to explicit matters, he would deny you showering together repeating that you need your privacy and he shall give it to you, always finding excuses over excuses, but at what cost ? All you wanted was to pass the gap, to be closer both emotionally and physically to your forever lover. You wanted to feel that love , feel him pour his love in the closest way two persons could ever be, you wanted to hear him say sweet nothings as you two were beautifuly intertwined in each other presence and love. You wanted to touch , to feel , to try...You never straight out asked him for intimacy, perhaps you were unsure too, abt his reaction or thoughts about it , perhaps scared that all the love will go away. Does he find it gross ? Perhaps demons don't engage in those activities ? Yet silly of you to never have tried to ask, not even once...until today :

It was a calm afternoon, both of you were in your quarters inside the Infinite Castle, though your chambers were quite isolated from the rest of the apartments : a secluded place of serenity and away from the cruel demon world that lurked in the shadows. Being human , Kokushibo protects you with every fiber of his being , meaning he doesn't want you to be any close to demon activities. But there you were , sharing the same bed, Kokushibo was reading next to you, his six ethereal eyes seeming to dance across the pages of whatever ancient book he was reading. You looked up at him, your mind still spiraling about his constant "denial" of intimacy. As your eyes locked. You didn't have to say anything, he knew, he knows, he sees it in your eyes, something is wrong. His eyes always did that thing, slowly squinting at you as if silently saying "What's wrong ?", yet it was also his way of simply studying you, you were used to it by now.

"I'm okay..just thinking" , you replied, knowing no matter how many words came out of your mouth, he always sees right through you.

"No. You're clearly not, you seem uneasy. What is it you're thinking about ?" , he says, as his eyes peer into yours now. He scooted almost imperceptibly closer to you, his attention now solely on you.

Yet you remained silent. You were scared, unsure, overthinking, what if he never sees you the same way after asking what has been bothering you ? Seeing your panic, he didn't hesitate and immediately, gently placed you on his lap, holding you securely in his arms, gently rearranging himself for your comfort. He was gently patting your back, his eyes never leaving your face, your eyes to be more precised, eyes are the portal to the soul : this way he could know what were you truly thinking of and read through you. He started gently combing your hair, never once breaking eye contact still. A gentle kiss to your temple and here you were giving yourself out , the intensity of your emotions just made you blurt it out, no filter, no sugarcoating :

" W..WHY DON'T YOU WANT INTIMACY WITH ME HUH!!! Am I not desirable enough ? Do I..do I not please you enough ? Why..then why you-" No, he didn't cut you off, you cut yourself off, seeing his reaction. His hand gently caressing you back had already stopped moving long ago, his eyes were widened, his body stiff, his face like a deer caught in deer lights. A small tint of blush peppering his cheeks yet it disappeared the moment you spotted it. The scene was quite humoristic and you would probably be laughing your ass off if the situation wasn't that serious at the moment lol.

"Y..You want intimacy from me..?" , he was shocked by himself, shocked by this revelation and did he just..stutter ? His heart did like a whole 360, if it wasn't for his image he wouldn't be fighting against his own body trying not to blush. He tried to process your words, but there he was just looking at you with widened eyes, oh dear how can a man be this clueless , were the hints not hinting enough ?

All you could do was shyly nod, you couldn't bring yourself to say another word. He was baffled, as if he had just heard the date of the end of the world. This state of shock lasted so long it felt like forever.

"I...w..why ?" he said while looking away, his eyes shyly darting to the side. Was the man in front of you really the Supreme Moon ? His shy side was more than endearing , you didn't see it often, but whenever it did happen it was the cutest thing ever.

"What do you mean..why ? I don't know why..I just..that's how it is okay ? Is it not what couples do ? Is it not another way to show..our love...?" That line hit him like a truck, of course it was, and he knew it. In fact he had always been wanting it, no craving it even. Showering you with his love, being as close as possible, feel your skin close to his, he wanted it all, so why..?

"I..do too. Very much at that.." , he stopped himself, realizing how needy his words sounded. He quickly looked back in your eyes before shyly looking away again as if intimidate by your gaze now, or perhaps embarrassed by his own whole new love struck behavior. He sighed, resigned to be honest, eyes locked back on yours with a newfound determination in them :

""I love you, adore you even..I don't have the words to describe what I feel for you, it goes beyond words. he gently put his hands on your hips, stabilizing you and him, grounding himself in. You're more than desirable, more than beautiful. I apologize for my foolishness, for being scared, for not knowing how to communicate how much I wanted that..closeness..too. The truth is... I'm afraid, afraid of hurting you, not doing it right... not loving you right. Afraid of not being enough to please you. I am demon yet... I just can't stop loving you, and the last thing I desire is for that love of mine to overwhelm you. So only if..only if it's not too late, may I..""

Your breath hitched, how cruel of him to not let you process his words first, how cruel of him to have that angel carved-like face, these earnest eyes that felt like the moon itself looking at you... no he didn't let you process it all, not before he finally asked :

"May I..make love to you, tonight ? Will you let me ? Will you let me love you properly ?" , his heart was beating so fast, his body stiff as if bracing himself for the most outrageous denial or any sign of repulse from you.

"You may..."

He gently lowered you down on the bed, both of your hearts beating uncontrollably, both unsure, yet both deeply in love with each other.

He climbed on top of you, careful not to crush you, but close enough your lips were centimeters away from each other. One kiss. Two kisses. A third one and here you were, your legs already curling around his sides which made his hips stutter for a moment as he just started almost imperceptibly grinding against you, slowly, gently but most of all with love. He poured all his love into those kisses, between each, there you were smiling to each other. Sometimes nervous laughs would slip in before making out again, it wasn't rough nor brutal, it was gentle, tentative and sensual.

The night had fallen already, the moon casting its glow through the window as if winking at this beautiful union. Candles were lighted, the atmosphere - romantic , the clothes - off already. It was the first time seeing each other bodies bare and your heart stuttered and his too. Your touches were tentative at first, muscles twitching at every touch, gentle caresses to ease both your hearts. He was really careful and attune to every of your facial expressions , at the smallest twitch of eyebrow he would stop all movements, silently ask for permission over and over again to make sure you were comfortable and enjoying it as much as he was.

"Beautiful...you're simply beautiful" he said in awe, his eyes seeming hypnotized by the sight before him. He was gentle with his caresses gently kissing your lips, your cheeks, your neck all while gently rubbing against you, careful not to go too fast too soon. He would gently caress your body at every shiver of yours, reassuring you that no matter how far you've gone, you can stop it all at any moment.

Then with a last gentle loving kiss, he discovered your world, careful not to shatter it. You gasped. He gasped. Both of you paused. Tears rolled down, but not from pain, but from joy , from reunion. The slight discomfort was there yes, but the love overpowered it all. You two looked like a silly mess, crying at how pure and loving it felt, you exchanged kisses, pressed against each other. He whispered sweet nothings to you, his voice barely audible from that overwhelming yet beautiful love he felt for you at this moment. He held you securely in his arms and just when you gave him the green light , there he was gently thrusting into you , each thrusts with a bit more love every time. His sounds , your sounds , his love , your love , his body , yours...all of it were intertwined in that very moment and neither of you wished for it to stop.

"I can't get enough of you...I..I just can't stop loving you.."

The night is gonna be very long 👀...

Doma , that snitching b*tch , hum hm..well.. tattler that he is , told Muzan after overhearing by mistake the moans sounds that came out of that indeed secluded space of the Castle.. However, he's the one that got scolded and punished by Muzan for, I quote :

"So you come here in my sacred office , pestering me with foolish and unimportant matters ? Is that right ? "

-Muzan

⋆˚✿˖° Heyy there wow like just wow I didn't even know I was capable of writing things like that 😭😭 I did say in a previous post that I wouldn't do nswf yet I wanted to give it a try for you guys so I hope you guys liked it !! I tried to keep it as subtle as I could and not really get into deep details but I hope it was pleasant to read still ! And pleaseee I loveee y'all comments so don't be scared to comment your thoughts on it !! Also I'll say it again , not as an excuse ,but as for you guys to go easy on me lol english is not my first language so there might quite the mistakes in my posts and my way of phrasing things may be wrong too and I'm really REALLY sorry I try my best to correct them ! xoxo ⋆˚✿˖°

[bitterkarella]

Midnight Pals: The Thing

Stephen King: wow, john, i just heard that you're going to be in the The Thing Expanded documentary! John Carpenter: [playing Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy on Playstation 2] King: Carpenter: King: i said Carpenter: i heard you

King: i'm just really excited cuz that's my favorite movie! Poe: mine too! Koontz: oh wow! me too! Barker: everyone loves that movie Lovecraft: great film! Carpenter: Carpenter: yeah well Carpenter: that's not what you were saying in 1982

King: yeah ok that's true King: but we all like it now Carpenter: Carpenter: son of a bitch

King: john can you tell us about the making of The Thing Carpenter: i'd rather talk about Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy Carpenter: this game rules Carpenter: check it out Carpenter: reactive controls, great gameplay, just a total package

King: can you tell us where you got the idea for The Thing? Carpenter: now in jak and daxter 2: Renegade, see, you have to collect all 8 power crystals before you can escape the wizard's dungeon King: Carpenter: if you press X & Y at the same time, you can skip to the molten core

Koontz: i have a question about the thing! King: ok dean ask your question Koontz: mr carpenter is it true that the dog in the thing was a really good actor? King: oh gosh dean now i'm sure john is very busy Carpenter: actually that's a really good question

Carpenter: let me tell you Carpenter: that Jed? a consummate professional Carpenter: always on time, hit his mark, knew his lines. took direction well. a real class act Carpenter: made kurt russell look like a giant pile of shit!

Lovecraft: i have a question too Lovecraft: when are you gonna do a mouth of madness sequel? Lovecraft: that's my favorite adaptation of my work! Carpenter: Carpenter: Carpenter:

Carpenter: you didn't write that Lovecraft: sure I did! it has all my hallmarks Lovecraft: cosmic horror, unknowable monsters from beyond, creepy new england hamlets Lovecraft: it's even got "madness" in the title! Lovecraft: i think i did a pretty good job if i do say so myself!

Lovecraft: i think it's the best lovecraft movie ever made, in fact! Carpenter: you didn't say that in 1994 Lovecraft: ok but i like it now Carpenter: son of a bitch!!

[babyseraphim]

I love your posts about Edwin's potential music tastes and the history of music at that time! I have a related question I hoped you might be able to answer - how would Edwin have been listening to music? I thought maybe live with his family during school holidays, but as a 16yo, would he have the money/opportunity to buy records for himself, and would there be any chance to listen to them at school? I was sort of assuming no, and wondered if you knew any more about listening habits of the time.

Oh my gosh, hi!! This is a question that I have also asked myself, actually, and wrote 1500 words about for a fic chapter before eventually scrapping it. Thank you for giving me a chance to talk about it, and I'm sorry that this got so long.

So, this is not something I ever learned about in school, but from what I've been able gather, there would have been three main ways that Edwin would have likely listened to music in the 1910's: live performances, the phonograph (which plays using cylinders), and the gramophone (which plays using discs).

I think the majority of his early music experiences would have probably been live music (opera houses, music halls, traveling musicians, etc). Its a pretty widespread headcanon that Edwin comes from wealthy family, so if they were going to listen to music, then live performances were likely how they did so.

I think it's also possible that the Payne family had a phonograph at home. In episode 3, when he is discussing the music in the Devlin house with Crystal, he asks her if she has seen a Victrola (a specific type of phonograph created in 1906), or a phonograph anywhere. Now, I maybe just be reading into this though what else is fandom if not just reading into things constantly, but the fact that the phonograph was the first recording device he thought of says that it was probably the one he was most familiar with when he was young. That's just me thinking thoughts, though.

However. As for gramophones.

I personally headcanon that there was a gramophone at St. Hilarion's. From what I understand, gramophones were not super commonplace in most homes during WWI, but there were a number of large manufacturers that donated portable gramophones to soldiers on the front lines. I don't think it would be too out of left field to think that they might have donated a regular sized one to St. Hil's for similar reasons, given that St. Hil's was a school for children of military personnel (is that canon? I'm pretty sure it is).

I headcanon that the gramophone was mainly used for joint dance classes with St. Hil's sister school for girls (which I don't think is canon and I don't have a name for yet, but it has always existed in my brain). I think that Edwin would have probably gravitated towards just using the gramophone for himself during downtime, and even started collecting discs when he went home for holidays or went on trips off school campus. Discs likely would have been sold in the same shops where sheet music were sold, so given that I always headcanon Edwin as a musician, and as coming from a wealthy family, I don't think it would have been hard for him to get his hands on some. I imagine he probably hid all of his discs under his bed at school, though I doubt his collection would have gone unnoticed for very long.

(I also had a headcanon that the other boys totally destroyed his record collection in a cruel prank, just to see if they could get him to react. But that's an untold story for another day.)

Anyway. Most of this is just off the top of my head with the research I did a few months back, so I hope you find it helpful! Thank you for asking

[miioouu]

Hehhe🥴💕

Ghost with temperature play tho🥴💕(i think its temp play or kink but whateves its the same thing, i think??)

This request reminds me of the time when I used to write anime smut and I'm here for it!!! Also after some thorough research ;) I have concluded that yes, temp play and kink are the same. Anyway, hope you enjoy it, thank you for blessing us with your unholy thoughts bbg!

Tw: smut, temperature play, oral (fem receiving), orgasm denial, fem reader

The room was hot, sweat drops running down your spine and your chest heaving as you tried to catch your breath. Your body was blazing, scorching even…

The chuckle coming from between your thighs didn’t help the situation either. His warm eyes looking up at you through his long eyelashes. “What is it, love? Are you feeling hot?” He’s mocking you, for sure. And you wonder why he even bothers asking you this question, Simon would never let you talk back. In fact, he likes your silence, maybe that’s why he has his glove shoved deeply into your mouth, your drool coating it, dripping down your chin.

The room was hot, like a sauna, honestly what did you expect when your latest mission is right in the middle of the desert. Luckily though, your captain isn’t cruel enough to let you die from a heat stroke, the place he rented for you has perfect air conditioning. But your lieutenant on the other hand, he’s nasty and dirty. “Turn on the AC? We’re in the military sergeant, you should be able to handle heat” And that’s true, and you usually were perfectly fine sweating in the dry sandy air, but usually he wouldn’t have his tongue swiping at your slit, sliding between your folds to have a taste of your arousal. Usually, you wouldn’t have to hold your breath, be scared of letting out a sound, afraid that your comrades next door would hear. He took pity on you, the moments your eyes flutter, your fingers grasped his, gosh you’ve always been so beautiful to him, but something about seeing you almost slip out of conscience as you body sticks to the sheets with perspiration has really got him thinking of you as a the most beautiful angel that has ever graced the surface of the earth. “Ah, relax… I know a way to cool you down, love” He’d murmur against your soft thigh before straightening up. His hand quickly found the mini fridge, a smirk adorned his face when he saw the tray of ice cubes, that’ll definitely cool you down. He slipped one between his lips, letting it melt on the tip of his tongue slightly before going back to the place where he belonged; between your legs.

The ice cube, now a little smaller, falls from his mouth, placing it right above your bundle of nerves. The contrast between your hot body and the glacial crystal has you arching your back and a whimper of his name choked itself out from between your lips. This reaction earned you a chuckle from the man above you, his eyes shining in mischief, trying but failing to feign innocence as he kisses your inner thighs, slowly, coldly, making his way to your drenching core. Tongue still frozen, he swiped it between your folds, tasting you had him humming out loud. “You always taste so good, love.” His compliment is mumbled against your skin as he’s still sloppily making out with your heat. He sucks on your clit, the tip of his tongue draws languid circles, making sure to always add a little more pressure to that place that would usually have you hiccuping for air. His lashes flutter shut, enjoying your arousal a little too much, his nails dig in the soft flesh of your thighs. Enjoying you a little too much, his hips grind against the mattress below him. Enjoying the way you tremble and shake beneath him, not even his glove can restrain your whines for more, he can almost hear your voice in his head “More sir! Please, please, I need more, more than just your tongue” The memory has him moaning, the vibration of it making your toes curl.Oh you were so close, and he knew it.

The ice cube now long melted, the cold water running down your thighs, spilling on the sheets and whenever your skin ever so grazes the drops, it sends electricity through your body. “Still hot, hmm?” Simon teases, his voice laced with a hint of arrogance as he sees the desperation in your teary eyes. He pulls away for a minute, finding the tray again, and it isn't Ghost if he gives you warnings, right? Where's the fun in that? With that he dumps the rest of the ice cubes onto your stomach, relishing in the way you quiver and squirm, a proud smile drawn on his face.

Quickly, his hands still cold, he grabs your hips and pulls you closer to him, he hovers above you, face mere inches away from yours “What? Are you feeling cold now, sergeant? Don't worry, I've also got a way to deal with this too…”

[studentinpursuitofclouds]

Oh my gosh, your headcannons are so good! It seems like every time I come back to Stardew I find interesting content! So... I saw that your requests are open, so I decided to make a request for a headcanon of the reactions of the bachelors and bachelorettes of SVE (+ Isaac, if possible) when they hold their newborn children in their arms for the first time? Reactions of both children, if possible, but I understand if it's too much, I don't want to impose myself. Anyway, thanks in advance and I apologize if the request was confusing or if I seemed rude, since English is not even remotely a language that I speak, and sometimes I can get confused while translating from Portuguese to English...

*Sobbing* Thank you very much, dear anon. I'm incredibly glad that you and others like my headcanons 🥺 And don't worry, you translated everything perfectly. English is not my native language either, so I feel ya, I also sometimes worry that I will write an ask to someone incorrectly. Anyway, enjoy! ❤️

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SVE bachelors + Isaac:

Lance walks slowly around the room holding his son/daughter and smiles softly, rocking gently to keep the baby from crying. "Well hello there, little one. Farmer and I have been waiting a long time for your arrival." Luckily, the Guilds let adventurers off more often and take some of the responsibilities off their shoulders if they became parents until the baby turns 3, and Lance takes this opportunity to be with the baby and Farmer more often. To tell the truth, Lance didn't think about wanting a son more than a daughter, or vice versa. The most important for him - that the child was fed, healthy and happy.

Magnus still couldn't believe his own eyes. He, an old grumpy wizard, twice heartbroken and without particularly high chance of starting a family, held a small child in his arms. His child. The wizard's vision blurred with tears and his voice shook slightly. He was happy, he was so, so happy. Not even Camilla and the other colleagues would ruin his mood to know that the usually reserved wizard was overcome with emotion. Not to say he had any preference on what gender he even wanted the the first child to be (technically, his firstborn is a daughter), the baby is fine and happy - that's good enough for Magnus.

The baby Victor held in his arms was so small... The young father was afraid of dropping the baby, so he stood still, holding his child like a fragile crystal. Rivers of tears ran down his cheeks as he cooed to the baby, saying how happy he is that their new family member finally arrived. When asked by Victor to hand the baby over to his spouse/nurse, the spaghetti lover hesitated slightly, wanting to hold his child a little longer. Until the baby starts crying, because of hunger, then Victor immediately handed the baby over for feeding. He doesn't know why, but he was a little more excited about the girl, though boy or girl, he was basically just glad that the kid was healthy and happy.

It's rare to catch Isaac with a soft smile on his face instead of a wolfish grin or just plain indifference. Farmer, as his beloved partner, sees him smile more often than not (and often they are the reason for the grumpy adventurer's smile). When Isaac held his baby for the first time, his smile was so wide and bright, he shone with happiness like the sun. If it is a boy, the adventurer honestly admits that he wanted a son as his first, to raise him as a good man and the protector of his future siblings (if he and Farmer decided for another one). With the baby girl, Isaac's mindset will not really change, he will be a loving and very gentle father (he will agree to all of his daughter's requests to play tea party).

SVE bachelorettes:

When Sophia held her baby in her arms for the first time, she began to sob with happiness almost uncontrollably. Her precious child, her treasure. She and Farmer had waited so long for the arrival of their son/daughter, and now this moment had come. Sophia promised the baby that she would be the best mother in the world, that she would love and protect them, that she and Farmer would give the baby the best life. And although because of the tears and emotions the pink-haired girl's speech was an incomprehensible set of words, Farmer understood her, so that's the main thing. She will love both children equally, but I think Sophia will be a little more excited about the girl first, thinking about the future mother/daughter relationship.

When Olivia held her baby for the first time, she felt the same way when she held little Victor - an almost overwhelming feeling of love and affection, and a strong desire to care for and protect them at all costs. She would be overwhelmed with emotions of joy and happiness, and she wouldn't give a damn about the make-up that smudged. For Olivia, her family is the most important thing, everything else doesn't bother her too much. The former accountant is pretty excited if it's a girl (she's always wanted a son and a daughter in family), but she's incredibly excited about a son too, already imagining the bond the baby will have with his older brother.

Claire held her baby close to her heart and refused to let go. She gently rocked her baby to sleep, crying quietly from the overwhelming happiness. When the cashier calms down a little, she starts cooing, promising to be the best mother in the world to her precious child, helping and protecting them. Claire loves her and Farmer's baby anyway, though she will honestly say that she used to dream specifically of a daughter, dreaming of a mother/daughter bonding, of teaching her how to dance and how they would grow sunflowers in the backyard.

[serxa]

Silly little ramble to keep you guys entertained first (Deities)

I'm sure we all know deities in Greek mythology, or in any other spirituality way, but man, finding out who your deity is, it's stressful man.

As a person who has been interested with Greek mythology ever since I was 9 or so, gosh, finding out who my deity is, was surprising. Especially when I connected to my whole life, gosh.

First off, My Deity is Apollon/Apollo, God of the Sun, Music, Poetry and Medicine. I never really dug into Deities, especially being in a family full of religious people.

And I'm not saying I'm not religious, I really am, I know that worshiping other gods, especially being a Christian is so called, wrong, but nothing is wrong in God's eyes, and I hope God just watches over me, telling me that he's always there if I ever want to worship him once again. So please don't come here to tell me I shouldn't be worshiping other Gods and despising me just because of this.

I loved witchcraft, I always thought it was amazing, I wanted to collect crystals and see prophecies, so when I realized finding your deity by tarot reading, offerings and prayers, I really wanted to try.

To answer how I connected my thoughts on Apollo being my deity, it was hard. You can't assume that everything is a sign, but what draws you in and what shows in your eyes is also a sign. You also can't assume that, That God or Goddess is your deity, you have to connect it with every single trait you've had in your life, your hobbies or anything you enjoy.

Since I, Love drawing, literature, poems, (I have so many in my drafts) music, want to do archery, want to study medicine, (become a pathologist.) My favorite color growing up was blue, to purple, but now it suddenly changed to yellow? Holy shit.

Every single trait is connected to Apollo. I am a person who wakes up early, prepares for school and learns, with the sun always beaming on me. Countless times, I go to school really early, where the sun is at its peak. (around 6:30 or so)

And I never really thought about Apollo being my deity, especially being a religious person. I never thought of worshiping other Gods or Goddesses until now.

Countless of times, I am always under the sun, ever since I was an infant and a baby, my family loved going to the beach. Sunrises and sunsets are my favorite. And gosh, how I look with gold jewelry, I love it.

The first trait I developed was drawing(if you'd even count that as a trait) I've been drawing ever since I was a toddler, seeing my older sister draw, and create lively designs and OC's, I wanted to experience them too.

Second was music. I've wanted to learn the guitar or violin, and Apollo is known for his lyre, which is a instrument with strings, just like guitars and violins, but my mother never got be into lessons, nor buy me one. And I listen to music, almost every single day, I have earbuds, earphones, headsets, and headphones all piled up because I have to many spares. I loved music, and it's where I found peace, and how melodies sound and how I immediately recognize the song just by the first note.

Third was my interest and Literature and poetry. I loved writing stories, and day dreaming, to the point I maladaptive day dreamed (till now I am, but I need to stop it. 🥹) And what I'm doing right now, all of my stories and all of my fics, I never even knew that I could write this much. And my love for Poetry was so random. I write poems that add up to 20 stanzas all because I'm in love, and or, feelings. If I feel lost, I write about it. If I feel annoyed or angry, I write about it. Different emotions, I write poems or stories about it. I always found a love for literature, loving how I could express myself with just simple words.

Fourth was my thirst for archery. Again, my parents never signed me up for classes in archery, thinking it's too expensive even though we could afford it. Archery bows and archery arrows, my mom didn't say yes to, and how much I itched to fight in sports competitions at my schools for archery, yet they only offered it to others that are said 'professionals'.

Last is my dream to learn medicine. I am one to fix people's wounds, whether it's their mental, physical, or emotional state. My emotional intelligence is through the roof, that I give the best advice, I help people with their mental health, yet I can't fix my own, and I help people patch up after they get hurt. I dream of being in the medical field, whether it be a pathologist or doctor.

Once I connected all the dots, from when I was little, to now, it's surprising to think that Apollo might've been following and guiding me. I just realized it today, and I'm contemplating whether or not to make an altar. But I probably will. Hehe. And rn, I'm too scared to assume that it's him, I am doing research!!

And again, please don't come after me for worshiping a different God, I know there are a lot of religious people, but please don't attack me. I still get religious guilt for even thinking about worshiping other Gods, but I really want to thank Apollo with all of the blessings and talents he has guided me to.

That's all, yippeee, bye bye🩷🫶

[emilydorp]

Jiyong has been very vocal about wanting a daughter for so many years now, and since we 100% SURE SURE THAT GTOP REAL, what do you think is Tabi's opinion on the matter? I remember you shared a receipt where he said he wanted to marry (in early years) but then changed his decision and said he no longer wanted to? He also mentioned that he wants to be the kid's kid instead of being its parent?! LMAO tabi's a character for sure. We also know that jiyong has ALWAYS wanted marriage (that OOAK vlive was CRYSTAL CLEAR IMO).

Do you see them having children? Since its quite difficult (i dont wanna say impossible cuz we can't predict the future) for them to come out and get married given they are both men, celebrities AND part of a conservative society.

Anony, me and Rachel have discussed this kinda stuff day and night. And I MEAN it, there is no way to explain everything. So I'll just stick to what is apparent :D Feel free to respond if you want to discuss further!

a) We don't really know what Tabi's opinion is on having a daughter, cuz he's been private on these matters. He said that it was nice to have a nephew since he didn't believe he'd ever have a baby once, and that seemed more genuine than the clip of him talking about being the kid's kid? Especially since Jiyong looked confused by what Tabi was saying during that clip (I believe)? I think he was joking, but I haven't watched the clip in a WHILE, lulz. I personally don't think he'd mind having a daughter, especially since he seems to adore being an uncle. But whatever Seunghyun's wishes are, I'm certain of the fact that Ji is gonna respect them.

Also, I rewatched the entire OOAK Naver live (gosh it's like 38 minutes), was there a different one? He doesn't mention marriage over there. I think you might be talking about something else...

b) I'm pretty sure Seunghyun wanted to get married to Ji again after a while (probably.. by 2016.. but I'm more sure in 2019 (I think so cuz he liked a post by matt_careywilliams (where they're clearly affectionate))), I doubt he was the "forever celibate" he made himself out to be, but he's been so private about all of this (with the perfect excuse of being single) I can simply make assumptions based on their behaviour (people were really adamant they were secretly married btw lulz) (Also it's cool that you remember receipts I've shared, appreciate it! :D). Don't worry anony, I don't think marriage was a problem for them (outside of 2014). And I mean, it's possible that he doesn't believe in marriage as an institution, but still believes in monogamy or the ceremony and value of.. for example.. having couple ban-

c) Yep, it's tough in S.Korea, to be in their position, but they're resilient men, I'm sure they'll find their way. They're probably rebuilding their relationship, and have discussed these things and have found some common ground, since they seem happy to still want each other and love each other :))

[cherrirui-official]

Idk if your still into trolls so apologies for this ask but question, who will be captured in beach bros au? Like what if it's JD?

John Dory told Bruce that he's going adventuring for a bit... Bruce was glad that JD won't be annoying him now but got increasingly worried as 2 months passed with no signs of his only older brother. He just finished reading his kids a story, thinking that JD is gonna pop up and ask for a bedtime story too, but he didn't. There was a door bell, a note taped on the door... His older brother got trollnapped...

Gosh he missed when he was getting annoyed by JD.

It'll be cute for him to step up for JD when they fought. Watching his older brother die... FOR THE 2ND TIME...

1st time, almost drowned.

2nd time, crystallized then reborned

JD is definitely gonna be scolded by Bruce for getting kidnapped and Bruce is definitely gonna be taking care of him, brushing his hair like how JD did😭😭💔

HIII first off UR GOOD, DONT WORRY! U dont have to apologize for asking, I genuinely love questions like these! Second: truth be told I'm not as into trolls as I was before BUUUUUT I absolutely NEED to yap abt this bc if not I'll die so I hope ur ready

Sooo right off the bat: u are completely right on the money abt it being JD

I KNOOOW everyone and their mother makes AUs where JD gets trapped in the diamond prison by the twins but PLLLS HEAR ME OUT ON THIS ONE

Out of the two, it makes more sense to me for JD to be the one kidnapped rather than Bruce. Like unless Bruce somehow fell off of his surfboard and got washed up on a beach in Mount Rageous (if they have any cuz I can't remember, I don't think so but I could be wrong) he doesn't exactly have a REASON to be there or at least none I can think of.

And even if Bruce did get kidnapped, JD has Rhonda, which would make it much easier and quicker to find Bruce. There's also the fact that JD and Bruce are close in the au so JD would immediately sense something is up when Bruce doesn't return home after a while and go looking for him unlike in the canon movie where the bros are split up so JD had no reason to go looking for Floyd until he got the note. In my au I wanted that canon two month time period where one bro is stuck in that diamond prison with Velvet and Veneer.

Sooo, how the au goes is JD and Bruce get into a small argument which leads to JD leaving the island with Rhonda to go for a short drive. (Their relationship is MUCH better than it was in the movie ofc but they're still brothers so they still fight sometimes lol)

After spending most of the day driving around with Rhonda and having some alone time away from Bruce and the island he decides that he should go back and apologize to Bruce and make amends. However, he wants to get his younger brother a small gift as a way to say sorry and make it up to him. JD knows Bruce a lot better than he did before and remembers Bruce had taken a huge liking to a specific radio station that would talk about a variety of true crime topics. So JD thinks "Hey, maybe I should go over to where that station is and get something for Bruce there. Maybe a signed poster from one of the members (members as in one of the ppl who talk on the show, Ik there's a name for them but I'm blanking on it rn sorry chat) there or something like that." And so he hustles his way over there.

Why am I bringing all of this up? Because that radio station is located in Mount Rageous.

So once JD arrives, he's obviously a bit lost. He knows the station is here but doesn't know it's exact location. So he decides to ask around for directions, these people seem friendly so it shouldn't be too much trouble. So he pulls Rhonda over, hops out, and asks the first rageon he runs into.

Unfortunately for JD, that rageon just so happened to be Velvet.

Now Velvet had NEVER seen a troll before, she'd only heard about them through stories. She's heard stories about their natural singing talents, and how it's possible to steal said talent from a troll and use it as your own. So of course Velvet, who has never sang a note on-key in her entire life, immediately sees a huge opportunity she simply cannot refuse!

She tells him she knows which station he's talking about, and she'd be happy to take him there. But tells him he looks worn out and offers to get him something to eat, it's on her, as he's a guest here after all. Jd, despite his better judgement, accepts her offer and goes along with her.

She interrogates him, learning more about his life, his family, and so on and so forth. And you can pretty much guess what happens after that.

Now what abt Rhonda? Well, Rhonda DOES end up being trapped with the twins along with JD, but after two months pass, JD starts getting weaker, as all his talent is being drained. The twins notice this and of course start to worry, if JD is drained of all his talent, how will their singing career carry on? After giving it some thought, Velvet gets an idea.

While Rhonda is asleep, Velvet opens the small cage the armadillo bus is being kept in and tapes a small note on Rhonda's door before quickly leaving. She's seen Jd's handwriting before in the small time they spent together before she imprisoned him since he had written down the name of the radio station he was looking for (and also because he gave her a signed poster of him and his old boy band. great) and had also learned that he had a brother. So, using this knowledge, she forges a note, telling said brother that he's trapped in a diamond prison and needs help asap!

When Rhonda wakes up and sees that her cage is open and none of the twins are around, she FLOORS it. Of course she tried saving JD before leaving, but he strongly urged her to leave him and go get help now before the twins came back. And so she does, leaving Mount Rageous and going straight to Vacay island.

Bruce, in the two months JD had been away, has NOT been doing so well. He's upset, worried sick, and even a bit angry all at the same time. Jd had been missing for a long while and Bruce is believing the worst had happened. Either JD had gotten badly injured or had straight up abandoned Bruce for the second time. He's tried to go out to search for the eldest plenty of times but he can only go so far on his own without a bus like Rhonda, and he also has a family to take care of AND a business to run on top of that. So he unfortunately never got too far from the island.

When Rhonda returns he's ecstatic, and pissed off. He's ready to walk in and embrace his brother while also giving him a huge earful about dropping off the face of the earth for two whole months. Instead he finds the fake note...

...and his heart SINKS.

After that it's the same stuff really, Bruce goes to Mount Rageous, finds JD, learns that he's stuck in a diamond prison, and is forced to leave JD behind before the twins find him.

I dont think I ever came up with a reason for Bruce to go to the troll tree specifically, cuz in this au he is under the belief that the other trolls are dead. HOWEVER, when he inevitably does go there he's understandably MORTIFIED due to the fact that every single bergen is surrounding him and Rhonda along with trolls he assumes are "ghosts" for a short while.

Rip Bruce, bro needs a break.

Anyways that's pretty much it! Hopefully the story makes sense and isn't too weird or confusing aaaa. Again, tysm for asking!!

[novantinuum]

Ohhhh gosh... okay, so it's very, very hard to limit this to just one thing because I engage in so many different artforms. So I'm gonna select one (or maybe even a few, idk ahahah we'll see what I find) piece of work from each of my lil hobbies.

Writing

If I was pressed to make a list of the writing work I'm most proud of for any variety of reasons, then... in no particular order, here are my four picks:

Contact

This is one of the largest plotty multi-chapter fics I've actually finished- usually, if I finish a multi-chapter, it's like a series of vignettes or short one-shot like scenes. But with THIS one, I had a very specific story I set out to tell, re: Steven getting cracked and his family coming down to the wire when it comes to getting him healed, and I finished said story!

I still stand by the character work in this one to this day, and quite like what I did with the dialogue.

A Memoir of the Marks Unseen

I've already mentioned this fic recently, and that's for a damn good reason- it's intensely personal to me, and I spent the good part of a year intensively pouring over it.

I believe this fic contains some of my best descriptive prose to date.

Advocate (CW: Fic deals very frankly with the topic of attempted suicide.)

This fic isn't perfect in my mind, but I will always be super glad that I finished it up years later, because I've had it in my drafts since 2020. It was just... always the sort of story that was almost too close to home for me, ahah. I overtly had to switch the POV from Steven to Lars between outlining and actually writing this to make working on it possible. In the end, I think that was absolutely the right choice.

Also, I'm always a sucker for writing Lars POV anyways, it's actually really fun.

knowing, loving, being (CW: Fic is rated Explicit. Mind the tags.)

Specifically, I'm thinking about One scene in chapter 2 of this story. (The snippit shared here is Not explicit, no worries.)

There's one scene that was SUCH a bitch to write, and let me tell you why...

It's because I had Steven split in two during it, but made the executive decision that I did not want to give names to either component, because I don't think they'd canonically want to name themselves. I still stand by that headcanon when it comes to canon adjacent stuff. But holy SHIT is that hard to execute, especially when the scene in question involves a lot of physical blocking later on, and you have no ability to signal who is Who without constantly using epithets.

Well, I eventually came to the genius idea that I could simply lean in to this confusion and write from "both" of their POVs at once in one weird mixed up smoothie, to sort of... give that impression of the two of them seeing from each other's eyes, but in a written form. And I genuinely think I nailed it in a really creative way. I don't think I'll ever write something this technically intricate ever again, tbh.

Artwork

Objectively, I believe these are my best executed pieces. I selected one from each fandom I've been an active part of over the years.

The Gravity Falls one was for the annual Stanuary event, with the prompt "Con." The piece is titled "The Thirty Year Con" to represent Stan's journey living under his brother's name all that time.

I enjoyed playing with textures and light for that Trollhunters piece- if I were to do this piece now I think I would try to entirely paint it instead of just stopping short at colored line art, but it still looks quite vivid and striking when compared to my art today, and I still quite like the way I rendered the crystals in the back.

The Doctor Who piece is one of the few times I've genuinely taken a stab at realism, and while it's not perfect I still think it did a pretty good job at capturing Capaldi's likeness.

If I could redo a part of this piece for Steven Universe I would change how I shaded/lined the falling rose petals, but beyond that this is still my thematic magnum opus for this fandom when it comes to art. I had the concept blast into my mind like a freight train one day, and I'm so glad I managed to bring it into full fruition. I love how much metaphor I managed to pack into this one, ahah.

And then finally, I still really, really love this Legend of Zelda piece I did- I'm SO happy how the split down the center between present and past came out, and also the fire detailing.

Video Editing

So, my top four favorite edits have to be (links go to their tumblr posts):

Oh, No!

So, this is that SUF edit I did that blew up in the fandom a bit.

There's very few times where I am capable of banging out a video so goddamn fast, and this was One of those times. I envisioned the broad bones of this edit in my head while listening to the song in the car over and over, and slammed the bulk of it out over a 24 hour period. I really like how I managed to make so many clips so thoroughly relevant to the lyrics of this song, and also think I pushed iMovie to its absolute LIMITS on making this video work, LOL. iMovie really doesn't like letting you do fast slam cuts, but I formulated a fairly reliable method for doing just that while editing this, and it's one I've put to great use elsewhere in the years since.

Strawberry Swing

This is one of my first big SU edits, and probably my best stylistically, since I was still using Adobe Premiere for this and could edit out audio background noise a lot better than I can now, ahah. I think this edit sums up all of my feelings on what keeps bringing me back to this show.

I love that I got time to give pretty much every major character a moment to shine in this one, a moment to showcase their growth over the course of the show.

(love you 'till the) end of the earth

I still ADORE the beginning of this edit, and how I framed things there... If you'll notice, for every single couple I start with a very specific location shot and then a key early moment in that couple's relationship- well, those locations correspond with WHERE those early moments took place. It's their "meet-cute," of sorts.

And then also, the video begins and ends with a shot of Earth. I think that's a fun parallel too.

Dear lord, you don't want to know how hard it was to edit a relationship video like this with so few shots of Rose and Greg, though. I had to budget their shots out to make it work.

in all the universe, there’s no one else who can know what you’re going through…

This was a very interesting edit to make because it was one of the rare times that I had no lyrics to lead me- it's just an instrumental! With that in mind, I had to formulate my own "story" for the video to follow, which is harder said than done, very often.

I love what I ultimately came up with here, re: this edit basically being a chronological summary of the major sources of trauma Steven lived through over the course of his childhood. The audio voice lines are kinda rough at parts because I no longer have the tech to splice out the background noise, but I did my best, ahahah.

Cosplay

My favorite two pieces I've made myself for cosplay are these:

My 3D printed royal bow, which I literally had to set down for a good year or so because I got so frustrated while painting the details on it, LOL-

And then this cape, which is entirely hand made, with all the details machine embroidered on. All of those edges you see? I had to run every single edge through my sewing machine with a silk stitch. It took fucking forever, but god did it turn out really nice. I did this as a beginning sewer and I still am quite proud of it.

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Think of my StrawPage kinda like a tumblr anon askbox- feel free to send me comments, questions, silly doodles, song recs, whatever! This is a replacement for the tumblr askbox because I was getting too much spam on here.

[moonglide]

echoes of wisdom hours 12 & 13

-spoilers for end of the hyrule castle quest and for the goron quest, up until the dungeon.

-i fought ganon. i died to magic tennis. again. that's 9.

-realized that to survive magic tennis, i needed to go far away from ganon to have enough reaction time.

-i beat ganon! echo ganon, i guess.

-tri, you say that our opponent must have the echo power? gosh! who'd've thunk it? t'weren't like i suggested that or something.

-as we ascend to leave the wall BREAKS. i was scared. i did not want another boss fight.

-link comes out to save us with a baseball bat????

-oh he gets crystalled. nooooo

-the shadowy figure with claws is kinda creepy. it's probably that (endgame spoilers, probably) null guy people keep mentioning.

-god i love how supportive the king is. botw zelda would've killed for that kind of praise.

-love how i go back and i'm like whelp. time to sleep.

-wait can i echo my own bed??? I can!!! and it heals two hearts!!! i forgot to mention when i got the gerudo bed, but it was so useful. and now this is more useful!

-kitty!!! hello almond. how was being abducted into the shadow realm?

-throne room.

-hold up. rift in eldin volcano, sure. rift in faron wetlands, sure. rift in holy mount lanayru??? excuse me? where is that. there is only so much room on the map for a big-ass mountain.

-oh it's the region i thought was hebra. ok.

-prime energy? excuse me? just call it the triforce like a normal person.

-hi impa! what quest do you have for me?

-the pretty white horse is MY horse??? sweet! thank u impa.

-teleported to the ranch. horse is missing. can't find it. someone please tell me where the horse is. are they hiding the horse? will the ranch hands give it back if i apologize for making fun of them for their horse-finding skills?

-whatever.

-where to go first? I don't want to go to lanayru, because, you know. it's holy. it's wisdom. it's cold. it's definately meant to be last.

-i think i want to do eldin first because the gorons seem like the least serious. fun little volcano excursion instead of tangling with wood spirits in the mystical forest.

-kakariko! man is missing his cat. i get the cat outfit! it's fun.

-honestly i like the disguise more than the gear the king gave me.

-also since im in kakariko, let me talk about the slumber dojo real quick. i checked on ao3 for echoes of wisdom fics. guess what the one with the most kudos is. guess what. it's the slumber dojo guy banging zelda while she's sleeping. come on guys. i'm a lil disappointed but i'm not at all surprised.

edit: ok so it ain't anymore. but it was yesterday.

-found a fairy flower! how fun

-speaking of fairies, time to become more s t y l i s h

-damn you expect me to expand my accessory limit? in this economy? inflation is crazy. she jacked up her price by 3x. i still did it tho.

-business shrub! i made like ten smoothies.

-i finally made an unappealing one. it's two rocks. i understand that. but why does two sticks of butter make a radiant smoothie? that's not radiant. that's just gross.

-completed a small rift before i got to goron city. was i supposed to? idk. it never came up.

-oh dalton (or whatever his name is) is sweet. bro needs a confidance boost.

-went to the rock roast first. it was quick.

-lizalfos second. can't believe dalton's a nerd. i love it

-i was gonna use the echo that pushes out in all directions, but instead i sent out a redead and a tornando. it worked.

-sorry for destroying your dead dad's portrait. my b.

-ohhh i fly by grabbing the bird. that makes sense. i thought riding echoes would be something i needed to unlock.

-dalton how did you get here. you can't fly. i don't understand.

-bro is like 'according to my calculations' but my dude. you are just punching a rock. it is not that complicated.

-for a second i thought nugget of wisdom 52 was just 'HYAHHHHH!' and i cackled because that's just so goron. but apparently the shout was just a little interuption before the actual nugget. sad.

-tri wdym the limit is two. where did that come from.

-also i totally died again at one point. i don't remember what it was, but i remember i died. so that's 10.

-fave echo: ignacio or albatrawl.

-death count: 10.

[partyanimal167]

Reminiscing- Crocodile x GN!Reader

Here's another addition to my Spy event! I wanted to try writing a bit of a chiller vibe and of course needed to include my favorite warlord here. I've been craving more fics with him

🔷️ The After-Hours Lounge- Crocodile x GN!Reader

cw: flirty banter, fluff, not proofread bc I'm going to work lol

There were the golden years. There were the memories of battles, spats, fights, and triumphs. Who didn't like remembering those times?

Crocodile was a successful man. Many people knew that. He had businesses that vied for his attention, money that never left him without, people always ready to do whatever he needed whenever. He didn't need or want much. Not anymore at least.

There were times, though, that Crocodile wanted to get away. He needed space, a breather from all the demands and luxuries. And he did know where to find it.

There weren't that many spies who could go out and retire from the life of crime-fighting and intense strategizing. Most kept pushing until they were put out of the game--or life. But there were even fewer who decided to stay in the real world instead of disappearing to a personal hideaway to be paranoid of vengeful descendants or hide to silence their night terrors.

But you were different.

You couldn't completely abandon the life, so you found yourself running a late night bar where you could still see the brightness of new recruits and weathered looks of your old peers. It didn't matter who stopped by because this was a place for drinks and story-sharing. It didn't matter if with a friend or foe.

So Crocodile knew he could come by for a drink, and when you were the only one there--sweeping while humming to a tune, he knew it was going to be a good night.

"Crocy," the way you said that stupid nickname with endearment instead of taunting already started the memory wheel for the older man.

You went behind the bar and reached for an aged bottle of cognac which was his favorite. You took out two crystal glasses and gently plopped in the intricate spherical ice. Croco,dile rested his chin on his propped hand--watching you pour the liquid.

"Good evening to you too Flower," he chuckled.

You placed the drink in front of him and leaned forward. "Oh jeez, that name reminds me of when we first met."

Crocodile brought the glass to his lips and grinned. "Ah, when you first tried to kill me, I remember that."

You shrugged as you sipped. "In my defense, you were trying to overtake a country's department of defense."

"It's was a business opportunity." Crocodile half-defended. "But gosh you were so ruthless. I probably could remember that punch if I think about it."

You rolled your eyes. "You had three gunmen on me." you placed your drink down and sighed. "Where have the years gone? That was my first time being told to retreat, you know? I was pretty confident I was going to end your life that night."

Crocodile took out his cigar and snickered. "And I keep telling you there were five gunmen, so it was good they called you back." he took a moment to enjoy his smoke. "We got to play that cat-and-mouse game a few more times over the years."

You nodded as you thought about it. "Yup, and you somehow were able to become a respectable businessman."

"We all have our ambitions when we're young--always wanting more and more." Crocodile explained.

The two of you paused for a moment to enjoy the drinks and listen in on the music being played. There was an odd history between you two. You were definitely enemies at one point, but politics and objectives changed over the years. There were other people for you to track down, and different businesses for Crocodile to draw his attention towards.

"Well," you broke the silence, "did you get what you were looking for?"

Crocodile hummed into his drink. "Now, I have a delicious drink and good company. I think that's all that matters now."

You chuckled as another song started playing. "Oh look at us, reminiscing about the glory days." You refilled his glass just as was nearing empty. "Who would have thought this is where we would have ended up?"

"Life is funny like that. We were so young when we met. We would have betted our lives and lost if someone told us we'd being chatting on a lazy evening like this." Crocodile went on. He took in the swirls and colors of your eyes. "I'm glad it ended up like this."

"Me too." you went around from the bar and held out your hand. "Let's have dance together then. For old time's sake."

Crocodile stood from his seat and put out his cigar. "I thought you'd never ask."

Requests are open, so send them my way. I totally have a bias for Crocodile, but I enjoy others as well so don't be shy~

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Awww, there's just something about going down memory lane that's so sweet and delicate--no matter what age.

[petras-drizzt-corner]

wow I just started the Legacy and there's a LOT to talk about

like I am on page 95 out of 248 what is going on Spoilers below, friends!

well gosh DARN I was shipping Jarlaxle and Dinin BUT GUESS WHO'S A FREAKING DRIDER NOW I cannot convey the RAGE I feel right now. How can they be together and kiss and be happy if DININ IS A WEIRD GROSS SPIDER THING!!!!! TELL ME HOW!!!

yeah I'm seething about that. I used to love Vierna and now I hope she dies a horrible awful death.

And then there's WULFGAR. Hecking WULFGAR. Like I guess I get why he's upset but WHY ARE YOU BEING SO MEAN TO CATTI??? Like I swear, where did his arc go where he left the ways of his people??? He's devolving. And he almost killed Drizzt. Not cool, my dude, I don't think they even kissed so please don't SLAM HIM VIOLENTLY INTO A WALL again. Like chill. please.

Let's also talk about Regis, who is being WEIRD. AS. CRAP. Like, he KILLED some goblins in that battle, and seemed TOTALLY UNSHAKEN. That's not how Regis is!! And yeah like he lost the guild. Whatever. But he's still acting very, VERY odd! He's become a lot more violent I guess?? Like he's willing to kill and he's snapping at people and it's such a stark change from the character we've known since the Crystal Shard. And Guen is acting super weird around him. I don't know what's up there, but I don't like it.

Well, that's all for me. How do you feel about Wulfgar and Regis' behavior? -Petra !

[desire-turns-to-ashes]

You want to make me anxious, don't you?! Because girl, what a chapter that was! Simon's return, the story of the two and how it all started, you really cooked it up again.I'll be honest, I didn't like Simon before, but now I want to see him get what he deserves, how dare he punch our duke?! I want to see his reaction when he finds out he punched a duke 😈 and Edwin, My poor boy doesn't deserve this, he is so independent of himself and then all the shit from the past comes up, I don't want to see my boy being forced to get back with his ex-fiancé!!! He made it clear that he doesn't want to be with Simon but the idiot won't take no for an answer. I know Edwin is a beautiful jewel but he deserves to be cared for and polished like a beautiful diamond and that's what our duke does.Our Crystal is in a bad situation, she wouldn't be able to hand over Edwin just to get away with it, right?!! Please don't do this 😭 I don't want to see our group split up because of this inconvenience. I have a few questions before I finish if you mind. First, does Simon really have an obsession with Edwin?Second, I always thought death would be a good aunt, isn't she here? Third, if Edwin and Thomas marry, will he take the last name Thomas? Fourth, still speaking of marriage, would Thomas give Edwin a nice ring and give him whatever he wanted? And lastly, maybe you didn't think about this for the story, but if it happened, would they have children? How many? I imagine them having 3 girls and a boy. For me, Thomas is the father of a girl and he spoils them.He would definitely love to have girls to give everything to them and a cute boy who looks like her, I really think about it so much that I've already chosen names, appearance (actors who for me would play them)unique personalities and cool details ☺️ (I'm sorry if this doesn't make you comfortable, but I really love your story and it sticks in my head and I can't help but think and make a future for them.) PS: if you want, if you really want I can tell you my ideas, I don't mind sharing my ideas with you. ☺️🪻

Omg hi hi again 😂😂 yes I DO want to make you anxious 😂😂 aww bless you, glad you liked my cooking 😂😂

Spoilers for the latest chapter of “I Wasn’t Born to Lose You” under the cut 🥰🥰

I feel like I’m constantly going “nooo don’t be too harsh on Simon” then I go and write stuff like that 😂😂 whoops!! There’s one scene I have planned coming up right at the end involving Simon and I think it’s something y’all will NEVER see coming 😈😈 stay tuned for that!!

Don’t even worry about Crystal 😂😂 she would NEVER let our boy go without putting up one hell of a fight!!

To answer your questions:

1. Oh yeah… Simon deffo has an obsession with Edwin… but I also think he’s not given himself a chance to look elsewhere, so in his mind there’s Edwin and ONLY Edwin. If he gave himself the chance to look around for a different omega he would probably find someone better suited to him. I also think it’s a pride thing… he cannot stand the idea of himself losing and so he doesn’t give up the chase, even when he knows he’s in the wrong

2. I think Death is a good aunt, but she’s distant, as are the rest of the Endless… she’s also super busy so doesn’t have that much time to spare for others. I wrote in one of my chapters, the one where Edwin sees Thomas’ apartment for the first time (omg terrible I can’t remember the chapter number 😂😂) but sitting on his door was Wilfred who we meet in the first episode of the show 🥰🥰 I think Thomas’ aunt took pity on our duke after the family started giving him a real hard time and so she asked Thomas take Wilfred on as a favour (honestly she probably just wanted her nephew to feel as though he was being useful to someone) so basically I do think she’s super lovely and patient, but she’s also insanely busy

3. Oh my gosh I have no idea 😂😂 tbh he would probably either double barrel his name with Payne-Endless orrrrrrrrrr Thomas would actually want to take Edwin’s surname instead… I want them to be a VERY modern couple, staying far away from tradition as that is what has hurt them the most.

4. Oh Thomas would want to buy him the most expensive looking ring he can find but honestly Edwin would be happy with a plain gold band or something, he never liked flashy things anyway

5. Omggg we on the kids question 😂😂 honestly there’s going to be no kids in the story BUUUUT!!!! Doesn’t mean I haven’t thought about it 😂😂 I totally agree with you on the whole Thomas 100% would have a daughter and dote on her like crazy so if they ever did have kids it would absolutely be a girl first!

That’s super sweet that my story has had that big of an impact on you!! 😂😂 I think for now I’ll say feel free to let me know all that after my story’s finished 🥰🥰 sorry to make you wait!! 🙃🙃 Although I am curious about who you’d cast as their kids 😂😂 there’s probably about 10 more chapters left, not wanting to get too much influence from other people over how the story goes in the final stretch if you get me 🥰🥰 I hope that’s okay 💛💛

Although… you should totally write a fic yourself if you’ve been inspired by mine!! 💛💛 I would deffo give it a read if you’ve planned out all their kids in serious detail!! Don’t think I’ve seen anything on AO3 yet about any AU kids or if they have they’re super rare 💛💛 others might want to read something like that too 🥰🥰 ya never know what would appeal to another person :P I certainly didn’t know this fic would be loved by so many!! Go wild!! The world is your lobster (as my mum would say 😂😂)