#guys pls offer constructive criticism i need to be told why this is a bad idea so that this fic idea doesn't torment me so

[elsakey]

Drabble:: Duke and Courtesan

Fandom: Game of Thrones/ASOIAF Characters/Pairing: Jon Snow/Daenerys Targaryen Genre: AU/Canon-Divergent

Author’s Note: All I can offer about this AU is this: Daenerys is a courtesan of Braavos, the Targaryen Dynasty never happened in Westeros, but the Doom of Valyria still casts its shadow over all. This is a rough draft that may or may not be a fic one day, we’ll see.

Also, please rip this apart. Tear into it.  Tell me why this AU doesn’t exactly work. Do it.

Overall, the party was not disappointing.

Being on the arm of the Sealord’s son was never a dull affair, if she was to be honest. So many fascinating people approached him for a word, and she always lent an ear for the latest gossip of happenings in the Free Cities, the Slaver’s Bay, and even the uncultured land of Westeros across the Narrow Sea.

Tonight, a particular guest from that continent had inserted himself into more than a few of the whispers that reached her that night.

“The Duke of Black is planning on another trip throughout Essos, it seems,” a lord muttered in their midst. “I hear he petitioned the Iron Bank just this morning. Gambling debts, perhaps? It is easy for a foreign lord to lose his coin in these lands…”

“That sword of his has been kept nice and sharp since its last journey, I’ve heard,” chattered a wine merchant. “I’ve heard he’s hoping to meet up with the Golden Company.” The merchant paused and nodded deferentially towards her. “Forgive me my impropriety in mentioning those vagabonds, O Moon.”

She had merely smiled, dipping her head in conciliation. “No offense is taken, Alu Kazok. Though I am curious as to why a foreign prince would take up with mercenaries on our shores. Surely Westeros has its own fill of them.”

The merchant’s expression wizened in speculation. “A bastard prince, O Moon. Perhaps he means to overthrow his trueborn cousins and seat himself as King of Winter? And the trade routes were already unbearable with those cursed ironborn...”

“It is clear from the amount of gold dragons he requested that the country of Winter is facing some serious trouble,” a banker offered to them over a cup of golden wine. “I heard from the banker he met with that he intends to buy a fleet of ships. Does he mean to follow the ways of the ironborn and take up some reaving himself? If so, I hope it is not done on Braavosi shores…”

The Sealord’s son had laughed at that. “No need to worry, honorable banker. It would take more than a newborn fleet to overcome the might of my father and I on Braavosi ships.”

She placed her hand to interlock with the other near his elbow. “A strength that all of Braavos is grateful for, now ensconced in my arms.” The banker and Sealord’s son had both chortled in good humor.

But all accounts had paled to what fell from the lips of the foreign duke himself.

“We have been hearing so much about you tonight,” the Sealord’s son exclaimed as they approached the man. The duke had just been relieved from conversing with another lord, and had paused the glass of wine making its way towards his lips as he beheld them. Or rather, as he beheld her.

It never failed to both amuse and satisfy her when she saw the effect of her beauty on unsuspecting men. This duke was no different. His eyes roved over her hair, eyes, and lips in utter fascination and awe before he looked at her face proper. The growing touch of familiarity in his gaze made it evident that he had seen her before, perhaps in the marketplace or on one of her nightly trips to a welcoming patron.

“My lord,” he bowed towards the Sealord’s son. “My lady,” he deferred next. The sword tied to his waist slightly rippled as he bowed, its brown scabbard a not unwelcome contrast to the ebony silks and boiled leather he wore.

“Is that the famous Longclaw?” she asked, nodding towards his sword. “There are stories that it possesses the mad power of cleaving ironborn in one stroke.”

His hand moved towards the sword in an unconscious motion. “I have yet to hear that story myself, my lady.” His smile was quick and fleeting, a snort of humor. “The only power I know of is its ability to convey the gratitude of a great house.”

“House Mormont of Bear Island, correct?” She smirked at his astonishment at her knowledge. “Is it true that the women of this house are fierce as bears?”

“Fiercer,” he replied, his smile easier.

“Duke of Black, you must indulge us. What is the reason for a prince of Winter to hail Bravosi shores?” The curiosity of the Sealord’s son was not one to sit idle.

Neither was this duke’s wariness, it seemed. “The country of Winter has need of ships. As my king’s newest Sea Master, it falls on me to acquire them.”

This sparked both their intrigue, though the Sealord’s son was the first to voice it. “Sea Master? The wolves of Westeros will now hunt prey on the seas?”

“‘Tis better to hunt than be hunted,” was the cryptic answer. The duke’s grey eyes were implacable slates of stone.

“Then Braavos is the wise choice. Only the Summer Islands can do better at the trade. And as son of the Sealord, I have much wisdom to share.”

The duke nodded. “I would be honored to lend an ear. When would be most appropriate?”

“An eager student.” She could tell the pride of the Sealord’s son was well and truly stoked. “Tomorrow, at my residence. Around noon.” He looked to her. “I have no doubt that you would also wish to attend, Beautiful Moon.”

“I would be delighted, my lord.” Her smile was calm and true. The story she encountered tonight had just taken an intriguing turn, and she would hate to miss the next chapter.

“It is settled then.”

The duke bowed towards them both. “You have my gratitude. If you would excuse me.” He then moved away, his steps brisk. Her eyes tracked him as he made polite conversation with one or two more people, then continued towards the exit of the room.

“That one is solemn for his young age. You would think he was unused to such parties.”

“Who could say, my lord?” she offered. “There is little to be told of the halls of Westeros nobility. Fewer have been heard of the cold halls of Winter.”

“His trip is a boon, then. Now he can finally walk among true nobility.”

A boon, she knew, that this serious duke would give little thought to. “As you say, my lord.”

[radishaur]

66+74 from the 100 ways to say ily with zuko or sokka pls!

I’ve never written anything for Sokka before so I hope that I get his character right! Constructive criticism is appreciated. :) I hope you enjoy! Also, for those who haven’t read the prompts, here they are. #66 is “Stay over” and #74 is “We can share”.

- Zoe

•••

Late Nights (Sokka x Reader)

Warnings: None

Genre: Fluff

Part: 1/1

Summary: See Request

•••

Now that the war was finally over, you felt alone. Everybody else had families and homes to return to. They had jobs and specific duties to begin. You, on the other hand, had nothing.

You had no family to celebrate with, no home to return to, and no important responsibilities.

When the group had found you in Omashu, you were homeless. You were fighting for your survival on the streets of the town. The Fire Nation had arrested your parents for resisting their authority and they had died in prison. The thought of it broke your heart.

You only hoped they were proud of everything you had accomplished.

Nevertheless, now you had nowhere to go and nobody to turn to. You had agreed to accompany Katara and Sokka back to the South Pole and that’s where you were now. Both Katara and Sokka were busy attenting to various projects as the Chief’s children. They always seemed to busy to see you.

So, when you heard a knock on your door and saw both Sokka and Katara standing there, you were beyond surprised.

“Sokka! Katara!” you exclaimed, pulling them into a tight group hug, “I’m so happy to see you two!”

“We missed you so much, Y/N! I’m so glad we can finally spend some time together,” Katara said, smiling happily at me.

“It was all my idea, of course,” Sokka bragged, brushing fake dust off his shoulders in pride.

Katara smacked him upside the head and I couldn’t help but giggle. I had really missed them both. I opened the door and let them inside. They made themselves comfortable as I prepared some snacks for them.

“How’s your stay been?” Katara asked.

I sighed. That was quite a loaded question.

“It’s been......a lot,” I answered honestly, sighing as I set down a bowl of seaweed chips on the table and sitting down, “I’m really grateful for the place to stay, I’m just having a hard time adjusting and figuring out where I work into all of this.”

Katara gave me an understanding smile and Sokka seemed to be silent as he thought. I shook my head and allowed myself to smile.

“Enough about such sad topics. I want to hear about you guys,” I said happily.

Katara immediately launched into story after story of what she had been working on and where she had to travel next. She seemed beyond happy to have something important to do. She was working on projects she genuinely enjoyed and that made me feel less sad about my current state.

Sokka was uncharacteristically quiet the entire time. As Katara kept talking and talking he seemed deep in thought. I wanted to say something and ask if he was alright but I also wanted to show Katara that I was paying attention to her, so I decided to wait.

Sokka eventually got his turn to talk and I listened intently as he told me about all the work he was doing with his dad. He seemed really happy to be learning how to become a Chief. I knew he had been waiting for this day to come. I was so proud of him.

“Oh wow, it’s so late,” Katara said, looking outside and seeing that the sun was now setting.

“It feels like you guys just got here. I guess time flies when you’re enjoying yourself,” I sighed, sad to see them leaving so soon.

“I’m sorry, Y/N. I would stay longer, but I have to be up early tomorrow,” Katara apologized.

Sokka hesitated for a moment.

“I could stay a little longer. It’s been a while since we’ve hung out just the two of us anyways,” Sokka said, sending me a warm smile.

“Y-Yea, I’d like that,” I stuttered.

Katara looked between the two of us and smiled as if she knew something we didn’t. She winked at Sokka as she left, which made me cock my head in confusion.

“What was that about?” I asked in confusion.

“That? Ha ha. Uh, I’m sure it’s nothing,” Sokka said, rubbing the back of his neck as a small blush appeared on his cheeks.

“Why don’t I make some dinner?” I asked, laughing slightly at his weird demeanor.

His expression quickly morphed into a huge grin. He shook his head excitedly and I laughed as I headed into the kitchen.

“I don’t know if I have enough fish for us to each have some,” I sighed as I looked in the cooler.

“T-That’s alright! We can share,” Sokka offered, leaning against the counter as he watched me.

“Who are you and what have you done with Sokka?” I teased, shooting him a disbelieving look.

“What?” he asked sheepishly.

“Sokka you never share food. Ever,” I pointed out, taking the fish out of the cooler to begin preparing it.

“That’s not true! I share sometimes,” he protested, blushing as I called him out.

I simply chuckled and shook my head, deciding to leave it alone. I still wanted to ask him what was wrong. There had to be something important on his mind for him to miss the opportunity to tease Katara.

“So, you were really quiet earlier. Something on your mind?” I asked as I began cooking.

He sighed.

“Yea, actually. I just feel kind of guilty for ditching you since we got here,” he said, sending me an apologetic smile, “Katara and I have been so busy that I haven’t had time to stop by. I just feel bad for leaving you here with nothing to do.”

“Sokka, you have much more important things to be worrying about than me,” I scolded him, “You were just telling me how stressful learning how to be a Chief is.”

“Y/N, I can’t just stop worrying about you. I care about you,” he replied, his gaze never leaving mine.

I felt a soft blush creep it’s way onto my cheeks at his words. Sokka has grown to be my closest friend as we traveled with the Avatar. We had connected originally about being non-benders. Ever since then we had become each other’s best friends. His care for me never failed to make me a flustered mess.

“A-Anyways,” Sokka said, breaking the tension that was beginning to grow in the room, “I’m sorry if I made you feel like I was abandoning you.”

“You could never make me feel that way, Sokka. I just wish I could be doing something. All of you guys returned home and started working towards rebuilding and fixing the state of the world. I feel kind of useless,” I admitted, sighing as I leaned against the counter next to him.

“If you could do something, what would it be?” he asked.

I thought for a moment. There was a lot of things I wanted to do, but one of them was at the forefront of them all.

“I want to help rebuild Omashu. Make it back into the town I remember it as from before,” I said, turning to look at him.

He had a look of determination as he smiled down at me.

“Well then it’s settled. That’s what you’ll do. I can reach out to Zuko for you and get him to help you,” he said.

“Are you sure? You don’t need to-“ I began to protest before he stopped me.

“I’m sure,” he said with a smile.

For the next hour or so, we simply ate the food I had prepared and talked amicably about whatever came to our minds. Pretty soon, we were both yawning and fighting to keep our eyes open.

“Jeez, the walk back home is going to be exhausting. It’ll be a miracle if I don’t fall asleep on the road,” he joked through a yawn.

“Stay over,” I said without hesitation.

I blushed when I realized how that probably sounded. Sokka’s look of surprise confirmed that what I had said had most likely been misinterpreted.

“N-Not like that!” I exclaimed, smacking his arm slightly before explaining with a laugh, “I just mean you can stay the night here so you don’t sleep in the streets.”

“Right, yea of course. What else would you have meant,” he said sheepishly.

I chuckled and rolled my eyes. I grabbed his arm and pulled him into my bedroom where I began searching for some clothes he could wear. I eventually found an oversized shirt and some sweats that would fit him and threw them into his arms.

“I’ll get changed in the bathroom,” I said as I grabbed my own nightwear and left him to change.

When I returned, he was just pulling the shirt over his head. I couldn’t help but stare at him. He was toned and his body had naturally carved abs that poked out underneath his skin. I blushed and averted my eyes.

“Alright, I’ll grab some pillow to sleep on the couch,” he said when he realized I was standing in front of him.

He went to leave before I stopped him.

“I’m not making you sleep on the couch. Just sleep in the bed with me. It’s big enough for the two of us. It’ll be like old times,” I insisted, referring to the times when we were traveling that we had been forced to share a bed or sleeping bag before.

I could see his cheeks color slightly, but he didn’t disagree. As we slipped under the covers, I couldn’t help but feel more at home than I had in a long time. It just felt right when Sokka was next to me. It felt like home.

“Do you remember when we used to fall asleep to the stars?” I asked him as I nuzzled into my pillow.

“Of course I do. You would always point out the constellations until I fell asleep of boredom,” he teased, earning a slap on the arm from me.

I rolled my eyes.

“You liked it. Don’t lie,” I smirked, causing him to blush.

“It wasn’t the worst,” he mumbled.

“I remember one night at the Western Air Temple and I was telling you stories about what each constellation meant. Everyone else had long gone to sleep and I- mmph!” I started talking, but was interrupted when Sokka presses his lips onto mine.

It was a soft kiss. Gentle in nature but not lacking in passion. And just as soon as his lips were on mine, they were gone.

“I don’t remember that part of the story,” I said, somewhat still in shock.

“I-I’m so sorry! I just got caught up in the moment and...and I....” he began explaining, trailing off once he realized I was laughing.

I couldn’t help myself. I let the laughter spill from my lips as I watched him struggle to explain himself.

“Well you don’t have to laugh at me!” he exclaimed, his face flushing a furious red.

“You’re such a dork,” I teased before kissing him back.

He was surprised for only a moment before letting himself kiss me back. He brought his hand up to my face and kissed me like he had been waiting to kiss me for years. When we finally parted, we were both smiling happily.

“Who knew you’d be such a good kisser,” I said, sending him a soft smile.

“I’m pretty great, I know,” he responded, smirking at me as he did.

I let myself pull him into a hug. He wrapped his arms around me as well. I smiled into his chest as I began drifting off to sleep. I knew I was home.

[keepyourpantsongohan]

Ayesha Liveblogs Free! S3

I will never get tired of Makoto offering Haru a hand out of the water

OMG I guess some things do change Makoto’s been dunked and I kinda love it

“I’m never gonna be a normal person” wow who is this this Goth Diet Haru

I love the phrase “hot minute” actually thank u for ur teen slang Asahi

Offering people his lecture notes and texting back right away will anyone ever be as good as Makoto? Trick question no

“I’m still young and innocent” “That’s a weird thing to say” I love that Haru’s meeting a bunch of people who aren’t used to his antics

This flashback seems to indicate that Haru felt Some Kinda Way about Ikuya which is weird because they look almost the same

“Don’t worry too much about the family” LMAO Sosuke has received a blessing from his cousin to follow Rin to Australia 

“Just inferior copies of Ikuya” that’d be more meaningful if Ikuya had done anything other than stare broodingly

It’s telling that the Iwatobi team is dressed like the Wiggles in this outro

All this outro really told me is that they aren’t really that good at differentiating main character design

“We have to try not to spoil them too much” I approve of Ikuya’s brother and his co-parenting buddy

“I’m not going to move ever again,” said Asahi, with the full confidence of a twelve-year-old boy who knows absolutely nothing about anything

Okay but for real Ikuya and Haru straight up look like siblings this weird rivalry energy on top of that fact is a little bit Much

[Rose and Rosie voice] It’ll never work out their hair is the same colour  

“Is Haru the guy who was all dressed up and riding a camel in the recruiting video we saw?” UNBELIEVABLE their Arabian Nights outro from S1 was actually their recruitment video Iwatobi do u take constructive criticism

“I’ll even be good enough to compete against you” how many rivals does one young man really need my god

Hey Trenchcoat Man maybe introduce yourself before telling these teens how to live their lives

Dude you’re so controlling trying to prevent Ikuya from seeing his friends

Ahhhhh I love Haru being in touch with his emotions and apologizing to Ikuya tbh I give Makoto and Rin a lot of the credit for his ability to communicate lmao 

“I’d prefer you didn’t keep him too long” listen I get where you might be coming from since Haru hurt Ikuya’s feelings but also stop that

“Thought I’d give you a wake-up call” I really don’t like the vibe of Hiyori

“Japanese guy! Friend of yours, maybe?” An accurate representation of what it’s like to hang out with white people lmao

There’s a different vibe from a teenager who giggles about swimmers’ muscles to an adult swim coach who is coaching swimming at a university giggling about swimmers’ muscles put that away Mikhail

Hiyori gives me the straight up heebie jeebies every time he opens his mouth

I can’t read Japanese but I have to assume Rin was gonna call Haru and reminisce about their bed sharing night lmao

Natsuya is some kinda Swimming Capitalist Nomad I’m not mad about it

“How many of these dreams do you have?” that’s valid lmao Rin has #calledout for being a rival slut

“His face told me that what matters most to him is not here” I can’t tell if this is a reference to Ikuya or to Natsuya’s white-haired rival-friend-boyfriend-probably

You know what, in the context of this show: Boyfriend 

“Hey, calm down. Listen, Archerfish--” HARU PLS

I don’t know Misae but the fact she calls her boyfriend Archerfish has already won me over

Hiyori would you fucking stop interfering this isn’t fair to Ikuya

“Ikuya’s too busy to waste his time reminiscing on childish things” well that should be Ikuya’s decision shouldn’t it like not 2 get 2 real but this is all the markers of an abusive relationship if someone does this to you please tell someone

God this stubbly weird man and his ominous advice STILL without any introduction 

“I’m getting sick of hearing you speak for Ikuya like you’re his damn boss” ME TOO ASAHI

YOU CANNOT DECIDE WHO IKUYA’S FRIENDS ARE HIYORI YOU ABSOLUTE SHITPRETZEL 

HA Ikuya knows you’ve been giving the boys the runaround fuckweasel

“If I swim with Tono, maybe it’ll help me understand him” Makoto coming after jerks with his best weapon: empathy <3

“People you swim with all seem to end up suffering, don’t they” LISTEN YOU ASSBANANA IT’S NOT HARU’S FAULT THAT PEOPLE GET OBSESSED WITH HIM HE’S JUST A GOOD SWIMMER

Omg I enjoy the drama of Sosuke interacting with the one (1) person in Japan who has seen Rin lately 

“I have to admit, I’m a little disappointed there isn’t a single pudgy person here” like I know this is probably gonna be a running gag for their opposite body preferences but it’s also a self-burn for the creators of this show only drawing different scales of one body type

I really do love that Rei is swim team captain now my boy has come so far

Oh Romio is there anyone in this swim universe that doesn’t have some kind of Traumatizing Swim Experience 

“Think about what your reason for jumping in is” Sosuke’s advice sounds like beautiful nonsense I don’t know how that’s supposed to help him concentrate on start times

Lmao I love this Overbearing Friend Gesture of Shizuru and Nagisa putting seaweed on Romio and Rei’s plates without asking kjhfkghfghfk

“Actually, if you don’t mind, we have a proposition” $500 says that Nagisa and Rei are about to propose a relay race

Update from 8 minutes later: Someone owes me $500

“Can you tell how proud I am?” Natsuya is such a good big brother <3

 Hahahaha “a guy he wants to swim with again some day” Natsuya is also a good wingman for Rin lmao

Based on his inner monologue Sosuke should also be a swimming coach except in the vein of Cryptic Trench Coat Stubble Man who just offers random unsolicited advice to any teenage swimmer he passes by in the street 

“I’m so proud of you” jgjhgjhg Shizuru I love you and your tears for Romio

What kind of child welfare laws are there in Japan that Hiyori’s parents were allowed to just leave him alone in the park

“When I saw [Haru] again, the weakness I thought I left behind came flooding back to me” the moral of this story is that competitive swimming makes you gay

Ikuya used to be fun and sweet lmao what made you so broody my dude

Lmao @ Hiyori being mad that Ikuya thinks of Haru as his Prince Eric instead of him 

Wow I love Nao being a guiding force for this group of nerds

“I’m not hearting anything for you” Asahi understands Stranger Danger

It took Ryuji a solid six eps to even get a name u’d expect him to have a more important character connection than Rin’s Swim Coach’s Rival

“Then you should start swimming other stuff” I Love Misaki, Adopted Child of Haru and Makoto 

Well this wistful playground vibe has taken a strange turn

“It’s none of your damn business okay!!” TONO JUST GOT DUMPED HA

KJGHKJGH THE RAGE IN HARU’S VOICE ABOUT THE MACKEREL

Ryuji: He can just buy me dinner or something. I’m not picky. As long as it’s not mackerel

Haru [through gritted teeth]: I’m ready when you are

AH I LOVE KISUMI AND ASAHI BABYSITTING TSUKUSHI

“After all we’ve been through, why does it have to be like this?” U MADE IT LIKE THIS HIYORI

HAHAHAHAH Makoto and Ryuji had a standoff of wills and Ryuji lost

“Maybe it’s time for you to approach things more seriously” Nao has declared it’s time to stop sowing your wild oats and settle down Natsuya

Kazuma only shows up to remind Sosuke he is free to run away to swim whenever

“Hope you’re well” “Hey relax I’m not your dad” [Natsuya immediately begins acting like their dad]

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHH GO HARU LEADING HIS CATEGORY

“I don’t think he’s all that bad of a guy” that’s Stockholm Syndrome Ikuya

I’m glad Ikuya is finally fucking having a meaningful conversation with his friends

“In the water I’m alone. No one’s gonna save me” Get therapy Ikuya!!!

Wow Haru joining a race purely to have an Emotional Confrontation with Ikuya is some kinda growth I’m just not sure what exactly

“That guy’s the only one anyone ever talks about” to be fair if your sample size is Iwatobi swimmers they are all a little in love with him

“That’s our BOYYYYYYYYYY” Aw Asahi <3 

Ghjkghk I love Makoto teasing Haru for being Ikuya’s hero

“Oh, you’re wise now?” AWWWW Ikuya is fun again good for him

 I know that Ikuya reaching out in friendship to Hiyori is supposed to be a sign of emotional security but I haven’t forgiven him for the way he’s manipulated Ikuya!!! Ur a seawitch not a Prince Eric!!! >:((((

I’m super thrown about them going straight from the qualifiers to the next race what will the last four episodes of this season be about

“I’ve been giving myself pep talks in the mirror. ‘I am a genius. I am a genius.’” HAHAHAHA I LIKE FUN IKUYA

“Looks like you beat me” “Just in free” Haru has released Ikuya into the universe for Hiyori and I don’t like it (for Ikuya’s sake) but that’s how it be I guess

How many siblings are there in the Mikoshiba family lmao there’s a new one every season 

“But gender doesn’t mean anything in a competition” I like u Lady Mikoshiba

“You mean you were Russian this whole time??” this is a lot to digest

I LOVE RIN’S PUDGY CAT STEVE LOL IS IT THE SAME IN JAPANESE

“The water likes you. I can tell” ALBERT PLS, Haru is already FULL-UP on homoerotic swim relationships

It’s killing me that they keep cutting to Makoto like Haru’s cheating on him though

Not to undermine the subplot of these last three episodes but hasn’t Haru... lost races before hgkjhgk

“I thought something soft and cute would help balance out that scary face of yours” omg STOP this cuteness 

Gghkhgk these flashbacks and Rin crying over Sosuke’s surgery are SO cute I never thought I would feel so proud of Rin way back in S1 he’s grown so much!!

Makoto being surrounded by ladybugs and butterflies like a wholeass Disney Prince

WHY are ALL of these swimming weirdos SOMEONE’S UNCLE

“You’re still as weird as ever, Haru’s the exact same way” I should start tracking how long in a conversation it takes characters to bring up Haru

Gnjghkjhg Makoto gets through to Haru in 0.5 seconds after two weeks of him ignoring his own coach. The power of fish metaphors and Love™

Kinda seems like they are setting it up like Makoto will also get to travel the world for swimming and let me say... I’m not mad about it

Update from like 2 minutes later: I WAS RIGHT

“That’s the evil king who wanted the magic lamp” the Arabian Nights references kill me every time 

Djkhdkjhd Ryuji labelling Mikhail in his phone as “Muscle Freak” that’s tru friendship

“You should say, ‘I’m totes hip with the kids, yo’” Ryuji pls 

“You’re so cute, you must be Iwatobi’s famous Kou” KHGKHGKJHKJ 3/3 MIKOSHIBA KNOCKOUT KOU

Awwwww Rei is so nervous for nationals my sweet baby boy

I ADORE that Rin and Haru are literally running across the city right before their most important meet bc they want to see their friends swim 

Rrgjhgr the one and only backstory in this show is former childhood friends and it applies to every single character

OMG Rei get his own flashback but with his boy Nagisa I love it

“I think he’d make a good rival for you actually” Makoto Tachibana: Rival Matchmaker

GOOD JOB BOYS U DID GOOD (ALSO TEAM PHOTO I WEEP)

“Try not to cry when I beat you” SOSUKEEEEEEEEEE

Wow this final episode is already clutching at my heart right out of the gate baby Haru 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Makoto letting four more boys pile into his one bedroom for the night bc he’s the Best Boy Alive

HJGHJKGH THIS EXCHANGE 

Mikhail: That’s what I call ‘totes hip with the kids’

Nearby youths: [Giggling]

Mikhail: [Soft indignant gasp] Ryuji!!

Natsuya and Ikuya have the cutest sibling relationship gjkghk THEY

The theme of this season is people hugging each other and crying over the lanes and I LOVE THAT 4 THEM

Rin and Haru and Makoto........... are good boys

“What is this, some kind of teen drama” that is exactly it, Rin

“He won’t stop talking about stupid crap like friendship and bonds” I love three (3) boys

Bonus: Out of Order Liveblog of Free! Take Your Marks + S3E0

Haru dropping his pants in Makoto’s apartment without the immediate context of them being near water was the most high stakes moment in this entire anime I had no idea where that was going

Haru leaving his apartment hunting until the day before he moves: Mood

Sidenote: Makoto and Haru going apartment hunting is domestic as HELL I love it

“The two of you are inseparable, huh?” “We’re friends, deal with it.” Let people be gay Kisumi 

Lmao @ Nagisa and Rei’s yoga pose video Iwatobi is the cutest swim team in the world 

“Then one day even those tears will dry out in the Tokyo desert” who hurt you, Ms. Amakata 

“Allow me to welcome you to Tokyo, the city where love and lust intertwine” Free! Love and Lust could really be a subtitle of this anime lmao

“I’m talking about the whole bunkbed situation, you know, top and bottom” lmao shout-out to Sloane for that one art

I love the wordless communication between Makoto and Haru (and for that matter, Sosuke and Rin) I’m so glad they worked things out

I’m also happy Rin and Kou are cool now they used to have quite a gap

“Rin wasn’t that honest with himself” rjghg Rin and Haru miss each other

“This is the one,” said Haru, next to Makoto, His Completely Platonic Best Friend Who Dreams About Them Sharing An Apartment and Dropping Trou

I LOVE STEVE THE FAT CAT. AN ICON. A BEAUTY. CHUNKY BABY

“The treasure is inside the red shark’s mouth” there is DEFINITELY a Rin joke to be made here and the writers knew it

I don’t know what I love about this more that Aii and Momo are TERRIBLE at scheming or that that they are throwing Rin and Sosuke together on White Day lmao

This team vacation... Sosuke giggling bc he was tickled... !!!!!!! THANKS

I’m loving all these teams getting presents for each other jkhgkjg

Oh am I finally going to understand this Momo and Capybara backstory

Lol @ Natsuya pouring his heart abt Nao to Sosuke wholly unsolicited

“What were you about to ask” “Oh, not anything important (I’ll wait for you Sosuke)”

OHHHHHHHHHH THE CHARM BACKSTORY SOSUKEEEEEEEEEE

Oh Christ alive am I about to watch the Arabian Nights recruitment film

Hhhgjgjhg I gather the only reason Haru got his license was to compete with Rin

“I’m the evil king who is after the lamp for his own selfish reasons” I hate this... but also... I love this???

“I am a mysterious peddler. I travel carrying mysterious bundles. While riding atop of my mysterious partner Chappy the Camel” HARU STOP

OH MAKOTO HONEY U POOR SOUL JHGKHFKJGH 

“Makoto. When I’m nervous I think about mackerel” I am going to expire

“I think the three of you should implement your own version of it” Fhjkhgk Haru is telling them to exploit their bodies for school recruitment but also that’s not really anything new so fair enough

Nagisa: Rei is Perfect Killer Muscles Handsome in my heart!!!!!!

“Maybe I’m never going to understand him” Omg @ The Jilted Middle School Exes of Haru Club

“How David had to give up his love.... And then Veronica, knowing they couldn’t see each other anymore” call me crazy but I think Rin is projecting his own issues onto A Rat’s Life LMAO

Tjehjkhkje Sosuke needing to call Rin bc he got lost on his way to the bathroom... Useless Husband Energy

HAHAH Rin is so upset thinking Momo and Kou are dating

At least Rin recognizes that he doesn’t get to decide who Kou dates he can only express his approval or disapproval

“Momotaru Mikoshiba is a man who lives by passion” gjhgjhg stop this

“Rin would never lose to a persimmon, ever!” MAKOTO R U OK

“You are not less than a persimmon!” THESE BOYS. U R SO DUMB BUT ALSO GET U A FRIEND LIKE THE IWATOBI SWIM CLUB

“It’s cool if you need to cry” “If you stay in the pool no one will ever notice your tears” I LOVE SOSUKE AND HARU TEAMING UP TO TEASE RIN

I also deeply appreciate that even though I’ve never heard their Japanese voices I know exactly who is saying what line in this outro just by dialogue and tone of voice

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“I have a crippling fear of mascot costumes” “Then why did you take this job” kjhgkjhgkjh if that isn’t a work mood 

Wait... if Makoto is going to be the substitute wrestler... WILL HARU BE THE SUBSTITUTE MASCOT AHHHHHHHH

WAIT NO I HAVE GRAVELY AND HILARIOUSLY MISUNDERSTOOD MAKOTO IS GOING TO BE BOTH MASCOT AND WRESTLER

“Iwa means ‘boulder’ and ‘tobi’ means ‘black kite’ so it’s a boulder-headed bird!!” Well that’s more of an explanation for the appearance of the Iwatobi mascot than I ever expected, Nagisa

“You don’t have a crippling fear of mascot costumes, do you?” No but I have feeling Makoto is about to develop one

Oh it’s THIS FUCKPUDDLE who asked u to be here Hiyori

“I don’t exactly hate it” high praise Ikuya lmao

Thkjhtkjh I love Natsuya’s long distance relationship it’s sweet 

HAHAHA is the beak thing supposed to be a ploy so people see Makoto’s face

“I cannot let Haru see me like this” “Hi Makoto” HAHAHAHAH I LOVE THIS WHOLE INTERACTION AND ALSO HOW HARU JUST GOES ALONG WITH ALL OF IT

Also I don’t know how Makoto was planning to hide his identity after he was addressed as “Mr. Tachibana”

LMAO @ MAKOTO BEING RECOGNIZED BY HIS LEG MUSCLES I’M SCREAMING

“Hey Makoto, use a backstroke!!” HARU PLEASE

“Well done, you’ll be a great mascot someday” “Thanks? I think?” This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen and I loved it

Oh my goooood Haru bringing Makoto presents for his siblings.... they have ascended to the college relationship levels of Natsuya and Nao

Man Ikuya could not radiate stronger “leave me alone” vibes 

“Wow you boys make a dashing pair” you said it Suit Lady not me 

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We’re Best Friends? | Be·fore. [Part 1] | Shawn Mendes

A/N: Hey guys! So I’ve decided to go through with the series but I’m not sure where it’s going to go lmao but yeah here ya go chapter 1!! Also shawn’s POV is in italic form and yeah pls do tell me if the way I write gets confusing! It’s a bit of a slow start! Constructive criticism is appreciated! Thanks!! Love you xx p.s sorry for the grammatical errors

Word Count: 1.4 K

♡ prel·ude ♡ thoughts ♡ ideas ♡ im·pulse ♡ del·i·cate ♡ eu·pho·ri·a ♡ sur·prise ♡ re·as·sur·ance ♡

I never thought I would see you come or be the reason behind it.

I never thought you would be under me, calling out my name and it makes my stomach flip in the best way possible or when you tell me not to stop (don’t worry I never want to) I love the way your hands feel when they grip on my skin or how pretty you are when you’re above me in all your allure while you’re trying to catch your breath because what we’re doing feels so so so good.

We do it again and again because I’m not sure if there’s gonna be a next time. Part of me hopes there is. Maybe the whole me does. Who knows?

I never thought of you in that way but now i think to myself how come I never saw you like that. Why it took us so long to get here or if it’s something we should never have given a go signal to. There are a million things running through my mind it feels like I’m going to get whiplash; it’s a mind game of all the possibilites. The what ifs. If it’s yes or no; Is it good or bad.

Man are we fucked. No pun intended.

I don’t know how we’re going to go back to something we don’t know the way to anymore or if I even want to go- oh wait, I’ve gone way too far into this story. She’s probably telling you the same thing now. Her. Blake. Huh, even saying her name sounds so different now than before but anyways,

☆☆☆

Let’s go back to before.

“So… did you get laid?” I ask with a smirk

Shawn turns to me and he makes a face. He has this cute little pout that makes him look like a 5 year old that didn’t get what he wanted for christmas. “No. I didn’t.” he says.

“What happened? I thought you were so fly! I gave you 5 bucks when you won that bet. Please tell me it was worth it. I could have bought iced coffee with that this morning!” I was wondering why things didn’t work out, the girl wouldn’t stop looking at Shawn last night at the bar.

Shawn opens his mouth to tell me the story but stops to listen to our professor’s discussion about how negative and positive feedback mechanisms help to maintain homeostasis. Whatever the fuck that is! I don’t know how that’s going to help me in opening my own art store in the future. I really don’t.

I pass shawn a note that says “tell me”. He opens it and smiles at me grabbing his pen to write down. I remember we would always do this back in grade school; send each other notes in class and play tic tac toe or hangman when we were bored out of our minds with the lectures “the good ol’ simple days” as I would like to call it.

Except it’s not so simple now huh?

I’m pulled out of my thoughts when Shawn pokes me on the side and hands me back the paper. I open it and start reading it. No wait — trying to read it becuase Shawn has one of the shittiest handwritings ever! The fucker can’t even draw a heart. When I get the chance to understand the words, it says “Tic tac toe first. I’ll tell you if you win.”

Guess who won.

“We were in my car ready to go to my place then out of nowhere she just starts crying saying how much she misses her girlfriend and she felt guilty because she was going to use me.” Shawn sighs as he quietly tells me what happened as we pretend to listen. Honestly why are we even in this class!

“We ended up going to a diner and just started talking about her failed relationship like I’m her psychiatrist!” As Shawn complains, I can’t help laugh at the misfortune my best friend had suffered last night. I try to contain it. I really do.

“Well what happened after?” Shawn leans closer “I convinced her to call her and to work it out which they did. She got picked up at the diner by her girlfriend and they were thanking me for making them reconcile. I swear I felt like Dr. Phil!”

I don’t even try hiding my laugh which causes everyone in class to look up to where me and Shawn usually sit at the top right corner of the lecture room. Fuck me. Shawn did.

“Since you two seem to be in your own world, Mr. Mendes and Ms. Regan, would like you to discuss what you two were talking about?” Professor Spinelli asks

“No sir. We’re sorry” Shawn says

“Focus” Spinelli says as he starts to pack his stuff. “Quiz next meeting. Study well” then he leaves.

I start packing my things to head out for the next class when Shawn pinches my side making me yelp in pain. “Ouch! What the fuck Shawn?” I shout as I rub my side.

“It wasn’t that funny. We could have gotten into trouble!” He says

“It was funny! You’re just too much of a scaredy cat shawny poop!” I chuckle as he scowls. It’s a nickname that stayed ever since we were 6, he used to cry so much whenever I called him that. As we leave the lecture hall and start walking the spacious hallway to our next class, an arm is draped around my shoulder.

”It’s handy that I have my library card because I’m totally checking you out.” the scruffy man speaks

“Geoff! Enough with the shitty pick up lines!” Shawn says.

Geoff has been a close friend of ours. Back in freshman year, we were clueless back then when it came to frat parties so we just hanged by at the kitchen area. He just popped out of nowhere and told us we would be friends. He really meant that shit.

“Ahhhh my two favorite fuckers” Geoff says as he wraps his arms around the both of us shuffling our hairs which annoys me and Shawn.

“What do you want, Geoff? I ask

“Me and the other boys want to celebrate at the grizzly bear since we all passed our exams. Would you two love birds care to join us or you two got a date?” he says.

“Yeah, I got a date. With my book! I can’t go Geoff! I gotta study. I have a quiz!” hoping he wouldn’t see right through me but of course I forgot the other fucker standing beside Geoff that sees right through the bullshit.

“Bullshit! You don’t need to study! Our quiz isn’t till next week! We don’t even have class tomorrow!” Shawn points and stares down at me. Jesus when did he get so tall? We were the same height in high school.

“Okay! Okay! Fine! I just wanna go home! Can I just stay at home please?” I plead. I’m so tired from all the work these couple of weeks. I never get a chance to just relax at home. It’s either i’m in the cafe, library or in the bar with Shawn. Also because whenever we drink with Geoff and the other boys, we all just end up shit-faced drunk and wake up the next day with a godawful hangover. There was a time me and Shawn showed up to class with matching sunglasses.

“Come on Blake! As if you can ever say no to bottomless mojitos! I’ll pay for you. Just hang out with us!” Geoff offers.

Shit! Mojitos! Bottomless mojitos! Free bottomless mojitos!

“You know you want it Blakey!” Shawn tempts me wiggling his eyebrows. They both start wiggling their eyebrows at me.

I think of two options. Option 1 is to be a responsible college student who should learn how to save, should be home studying for upcoming exams and doing other work so I don’t have to cram my ass. Option 2 says screw the studying and drink the night away with my best friend and my other friends that could possibly end up with a hangover because yolo right? So as any other normal human being, of course I chose option 2.

“Alright! Alright! I’m in! What’s the worst thing that can happen?”

Really? What’s the worst thing that could happen?

Oh right.