#he can actually sing well but hes a goofball

[definitelynotgideon]

*Milo peaks from behind a tree and looks at Gideon curiously. Something about him reminds her of her big brother. Gosh she misses Michio.. She hopes Gideon doesn’t notice the little 11 year old demon slayer staring at him*

(@ask-milo-suzuki) (pre-hashira Milo:D)

Gideon was walking along the treeline. On occasion, he enjoyed being near the fragrant wisteria. After a few moments of solitude, he senses eyes on him...

He has a look around, and his attention goes to a small shape that ducked behind a tree. He could just make out the outline of a child.

He smiled. Turning himself slightly, he stretches and yawns loudly.

"I sure am glad I'm alone out here right now, so I can practice my amazing singing that no one will ever hear..." He smirks.

And then proceeds to sing in the most obnoxious manner, listening to see if he can hear a giggle from the hiding child.

[megamindsecretlair]

Girl you saw Aaron kissing on that white woman?

I hate to say it but that British black man with sum blue eyes like em PALE. (Of course I am saying this purely in suspicion)

Yeah, I seent it. So? Lmfao. Sorry. Ik folks are pressed but I simply don't understand the need to find something bad about this man?

We have so very few (practically nonexistent) Black men that we can love on in public. He's smart, sweet, talented, precious, a goofball, a nerd, and introvert, and has been nothing but precious around Black women. He practically lights up around us.

Why is it so hard to believe that he's just....a good guy? Because we have proof that he liked ONE yt? Dont they all?

But what really gets me is that folks think he's not capable of liking a yt AND a Black woman 🤔 like he has to be on one camp or the other.

And this is purely MY opinion. I'm not shaming anyone for caring. I understand. Its so beyond exhausting to feel like we're not wanted by our own counterparts. That they continually play in our faces and we love them anyway.

But until I actually see that he move funny around us, I just wanna love on him. I love that hes goofy and silly. I love that he can't dance. I love that he can sing and rap (though British rap is asssss, sorry Aaron daddy 🥲). I love that hes an introvert. I love hearing him say "opportunity, for me personally, legacy, honored, brother, bruv" and whatever else fly outta that beautiful mouth of his.

I love that hes "lightskinned". I love that I get to see him in Lanterns next year, however I can have him. Because I know Gunn will piss me smooth awf 🙄 I love that hes 6'3. I love that he works out. I love that he has tattoos. I love his big ass hands and that ass 🙌🏽 (that ass really needs to be worshipped)

I love that he dresses extremely well and couldn't pose for shit earlier in his career 🤣) I love that hes into the superhero genre as a whole (especially when everyone acts like it needs to go. Don't like it, don't watch. But don't ruin it for others who do like it).

I love that he shares a close bond with his family. I love how he lights up when he's comfortable. I love when he's in his feelings 🙌🏽🤪🥵 I love when he posts subtle thirst traps.

I love the Kelvin tiktok of him throwing his head back and laughing. I love that he can laugh about himself. I love his funny little laugh.

I love when he wears long sleeves. I love when he wears short sleeves. I love when he's tanned. I love when the camera makes him look pale as hell. I love when he wears glasses. I love when he brings those chains out 👁👄👁 .

I love when he hugs himself. I love when he has funny expressions. I love his big ears. I love his traditionally African features. I love his accent. I love that nasty tongue. I love his teefs Mr A is for All 32.

I love that he was a punk ass kid daring people to race him. I love that he had pimples. I love that hes finally getting the recognition he deserves. I love that he is only going to soar because he has a pure soul.

I love that he feels like our second chance with Chadwick. I love that his smile makes me melt. I love that every peek into his brain just makes me love him more.

I love that hes so cute I want to wring his neck. I love that I want to swing from his neck like a mf monkey 🙌🏽🤪 I love those tank tops he be wearing. Ooooof I love the hoochie Daddy shorts.

I love that hes Big Daddy. I love he went viral over an adverb. I love that hes into martial arts. I love that his thighs are so big. I love that he can lift 425 and pull damn near double that.

I love that he knows how to bring that ass outside. I love when he wears those shades. I love his photos. I love his juicy ass pink lips. I love that big headed, sloped shoulder, chameleon 🤪

I love him i love him i love him i love him i love him i love him i love him i love him

And if he turns up with a yt wife? Yes, that will hurt. But I'll always have Terry who canonically loves a Black woman from infinity to infinity (he instinctively believed Jess was the inside mole helping because he saw her as an ally)

Signed, A Certified Simp Named Mega

[rascals-forthememories]

Alex V. “Ajax” Johnson moodboard + random headcanons

🎸⋆➤Imagine him to be born in the early 80’s, ok 1988 which makes him a millennial of course, raised in very supportive but sassy asf parents, he could've been from the hood but he's too nice for hell. His momma is very good at coming up with insults, but she's got a very good voice, and dad is clever dude who knows life hacks n shi then they all moved to a citylife. He has to be a city boy...

🎸⋆➤He and Keegan were either childhood best friends bc they were neighbors, went to the same school, playing pranks and causing trouble but always having each other's backs. Their moms being friends is also a nice touch, maybe they even used to arrange play dates for them when they were younger.

🎸⋆➤Being a bit of a 90s video game nerd. Maybe he had a SNES and Genesis when he was a kid, and now as a teen he's moved on to the 360 or PlayStation. (challenging Jemima to random games or competitions, just to see who can be the more competitive) He might even have a Game Boy stashed away somewhere for all those late-night gaming sessions. He'd probably be the one to drag the others into retro gaming binges where they'd spend hours playing old school Mario or Zelda, until Merrick or Keegan finally puts a stop to it. Always trolling Keegan at Mariokartt, Ajax's goal isn't to win the race, his goal is to green shell Keegan in game.

🎸⋆➤Ajax as the 2nd bassist in the band, making it a duo with Keegan. Maybe they bonded over their mutual love for bass, spending hours practicing together and jamming out to their favourite songs. They could even have a friendly rivalry going on, trying to outdo each other during rehearsal and constantly one-upping each other's riffs and licks.

🎸⋆➤^And considering Ajax's "cheesy goofball" personality, I could see him always coming up with the cheesiest bass-related puns and jokes. Like when Keegan asks him to play a funky bass line, Ajax might respond with a cheesy line like "Oh, you want funk? I've got the funk, baby! I'll hit that note so hard, you'll hear it in your bones!" or "You want to make the bass sing? Well, I've got the perfect recipe - a pinch of slapping, a dash of popping, and a whole lot of attitude!"

🎸⋆➤Can beatbox decently but only to the point he can impress people who don't beatbox, not the crazy sounds. Hes just very good with rhythm and beat.

🎸⋆➤DEFINITELY be all over Keegan for having Jemíma, just picture him constantly teasing Keegan about her, saying things like "Hey, look who's got a pretty girl tagging along with him lately!" or "Hey, loverboy, can you spare a minute from your little date to focus on the music for once?" Maybe he'd even write a cheesy love song about Keegan and Jemima, just to get under Keegan's skin. "Love Ballad of the Bassists," anyone?

🎸⋆➤Ajax's bassist skills would pair with Keegan's - both of them are pretty damn good. But where Keegan is more technical and focused on precision and technical skill, Ajax would be wilder and more energetic, playing with raw energy and power.

🎸⋆➤Loves indie rock and the classic boy band sound of the Backstreet Boys. And the drummer covers are a great touch too! Maybe he stumbled across a video of a sick drum cover on YouTube one day and got hooked, spending hours watching and rewatching the performance and trying to mimic the insane beats. Now, he's a total drum cover enthusiast, always keeping an eye out for the latest and greatest covers on the internet. (Meanwhile, Merrick might roll his eyes at Ajax's love for drum covers, saying something like "Seriously, man? You're more obsessed with those drum covers than you are with actual music. But Ajax would just wave him off and say, "Hey, you're not the one playing the thunder-making instrument here)

🎸⋆➤Has a few other quirky habits and interests outside of music. Maybe a secret love for collecting vintage action figures or sports memorabilia, or a hidden talent for painting or drawing. A weird addiction to eating way too much chocolate or candy and strange obsession with collecting rare bands vinyl's like ''Yo check this out''. He’s also a bit of a wisecracker and loves to banter back and forth with his friends. Habit of accidentally dropping his bass during rehearsal and blaming it on the other guys, saying they spooked him or something.

[medlarmeadows]

I’m a dance major (and I’m not) 5 6 7 8!

Charlie Slimecicle x fem!reader

Theatre kid au

Synopsis: You and Charlie have been best friends ever since you met in your high school’s theatre club in freshman year. Since then, you were inseparable, even though you were a techie, and he was an actor.

Or, tech week goes really well, with a little luck.

Warning(s): swearing, cuticle picking, slight anxiety, high school theatre tech week.

Word count: 1.5k

A/N: In loving memory of all the high schools that recently finished tech week (I am not American I only saw any of this on TikTok) (Also I assume those TikToks pertain to American high schools? I actually don’t know sorry) (I hope people get the title LOL it's the sound I saw some people used). And thank you to the wonderful @fullofgutsndopamine for beta-ing this for me :)

As a wise man once said, behind every great actor is an exasperated techie.

That wise man was truly wise, because you could find nothing better to encapsulate the current state of your friendship with Charlie.

You were sitting in a pile of wires, trying to hold on to a shred of sanity because who the fuck sorted these wires yesterday, when your goofball of a best friend stumbles into the theatre.

“Y/N!” cries Charlie, practically sprinting towards you with enough energy to power a sun.

“Charlie,” you deadpan, not even looking up from your sorting because whoever coiled these wires needed to be strangled by one –

“Y/N, I’m having a crisis,” he cries again, dramatically flopping at your feet on the carpeted floor of the high school’s auditorium. He reaches for a wire, presumably to start strangling himself, and you snatch it back from him with an annoyed tch.

“So am I,” you deadpan again. “I have no idea who touched these wires last, but they’re tangled as shit and I need to sort them and coil them before rehearsal today.”

In your peripheral vision, you see Charlie freeze in place as a guilty expression takes over his face.

“Charlie.”

“Y/N.”

Exasperatedly, you pause your sorting and stare at him.

“Did you coil the wires last?”

Silence, and you see Charlie’s eyes dart between yours and the pile of tangled wires on the floor, then:

“Maybe?”

You should have let him strangle himself with the wire.

“Charlie, you’re not even a techie!”

“I’m sorry!” He throws his hands in the air. “You guys were so busy after rehearsal, and Nate was shouting, ‘Can somebody help keep the wires!’, and nobody else was free, and the security guard was minutes away from chasing us out, so I volunteered myself.”

You stare at your best friend for a second, absorbing the flurry of words that had just tumbled out of his mouth, before leaning over to flick his forehead.

“Ow!” he complains, holding his forehead.

“Karma’s a bitch,” you say without bite.

“I guess no good deed goes unpunished, huh,” he laments.

“We’re not even doing Wicked, nerd.”

“We should! I would make a great Elphaba.”

Charlie begins to sing the climax of Defying Gravity. You smack his shoulder before he can get too far.

“Shut up, idiot, you’re going to ruin your vocal cords before rehearsals even start.”

“Aw you care,” Charlie coos at you, reaching up to pinch your cheek.

You lean back as you try to bat his hand away, only to tumble over your pile of wires. Your groan is interrupted by a fit of laughter from Charlie.

“Now it’s even more tangled,” you complain.

“Hey, hey.”

You glare at Charlie as he scoots over to you to pull you back to sitting.

“You’re looking a little tied up, want some help?”

“I will strangle you – ”

Your voice cuts off when you catch a glimpse of the clock on the wall of the auditorium. You had fifteen minutes till the rest of your crew would start to stream in for rehearsal. You don’t even realise that you had started picking at your cuticles until gentle hands pry yours apart.

You exchange glances with Charlie, your best friend, your partner-in-crime, your actor to your techie. And you know immediately that he has clocked your anxiety for the impending disaster that would be the rehearsal if you don’t get the wires sorted in time.

“C’mon,” his voice is gentle. “I’ll help you and we’ll sort them a little faster. Just tell me what to do.”

The two of you sort and coil the wires in comfortable silence, shoulders brushing whenever one of you leans to grab a wire that was just a little too far away. With two pairs of hands, the wires are sorted and coiled just in time for the first people to start streaming into the auditorium.

You’re gathering the wires in your arms and about to rush off when Charlie stops you.

“Wait, I have – ” he interrupts himself, shooting you a sheepish, almost embarrassed grin as he rummages through his pockets. You look at him expectantly, but the look melts into one of fondness as he pulls out a small keychain shaped like a tech headset.

“It’s a good luck charm for you,” he says proudly.

Your mouth falls slightly open in shock.

“For tech week?”

“For tech week.”

God, you guys were such theatre kids.

“I didn’t get anything for you,” you say, warmth rising in your neck.

Charlie shrugs as he moves to hand it to you, but when he realises that your arms are too full to take it, he bends and clips the keychain to the belt loop of your jeans.

“I don’t need a keychain when I have you!” he says as he pats your shoulders good-naturedly.

You’re saved from having to give him a proper reaction when somebody yells for Charlie to get backstage to prepare. So, you mouth “Thank you” to Charlie just before the two of you are swept up by the whirlwind of chaos that was tech week rehearsal.

In your three years of friendship with Charlie, the two of you had never really gotten gifts for each other, much less good luck charms. But then again, it was your last tech week of your high school career, so maybe you did need it.

Equipped with a good luck charm from your best friend, you were sure that tech week was going to go just fine.

-

As it turns out, you really did need the good luck charm.

Over the week, several episodes of misfortune occurred. First, part of the set piece fell apart during a climax scene. Then, two of the leads’ mics stopped working during two separate rehearsals. Subsequently, two ensemble members sprained their ankles tripping over a prop. In a completely unrelated incident (lie), you now had a broken bench that needed to be fixed. Lastly, you got chased out by the security guard before the techies could keep all of the equipment. You returned the next day to find three wires and a wireless mic set missing.

All in all, it was tech week. And somehow, you got out of it alive.

By some miracle, the set pieces and props were easily fixed. The two ensemble members had gotten injured at the beginning of the week, so by the end of it their ankles were much better, and both were ready to perform. Another techie found the missing wires and mic at the beginning of the last day of tech week by sheer luck when she was cleaning out the backstage area.

You suppose you should thank Charlie for the good luck charm.

You didn’t get much time alone with your best friend during tech week, the both of you being too caught up with your various responsibilities as an actor and techie. So, by the end of tech week, it was safe to say you missed your best friend.

“And that’s a wrap for tech week!”

Your director’s words are met with cheers from your whole crew. Tech week was over, nothing burned down, and you were officially less than 24 hours to opening night.

Charlie finds you as you’re packing your bag, his own bag sitting on his shoulders.

“Hey,” he greets.

“Hey,” you return, bumping his shoulder. “I feel like I haven’t seen you in a week.”

He rubs the back of his neck as he replies, “Yeah, it’s been a crazy week, huh?”

You hum in agreement, before unclipping the keychain he gave you and holding it out to him.

“Turns out I really did need the good luck charm. I don’t think I would’ve made it through otherwise, so, thank you. Now’s your turn to have the keychain for opening night.”

He chuckles, reaching forward and taking it from you. Then, he’s grabbing you by the belt loop and pulling you closer, clipping the keychain back onto your belt loop.

“What – Charlie – ”

“I told you, I already have my good luck charm,” he says sincerely, gazing into your eyes.

The two of you are close, standing inside each other’s personal bubble. You’re acutely aware of Charlie’s hand hovering over your hip where he had clipped the keychain. You’re also aware that you’re so close you can see specks of green in his blue eyes.

“Charlie,” you whisper. “What does that mean?”

His smile line crinkles as he says, “How about I tell you after opening night?”

There’s a quiet moment as he studies your face for your reaction.

“Okay,” you reply.

You’re not sure what drives you to do your next action – maybe because you missed your best friend and the stress of tech week and opening night were getting to you – but you’re pulling Charlie in for a hug before you can stop yourself.

“A hug for good luck,” you blurt out.

For an embarrassing second, Charlie doesn’t move. Then he wraps his arms around you and squeezes you.

The two of you pull away, smiling.

“You’re gonna smash it tomorrow, Charlie.”

“So are you.”

“I think I’d rather not smash anything,” you joke.

Charlie shoves you slightly, and the two of you are chuckling.

The biggest event of your senior year was happening in less than 24 hours. And the two of you were going to get through it by the power of friendship and good luck charms.

[grecoromanyaoi]

ok decided to post this publicly. the current name is 'when in rome' but im not sure i like it. it will ideally b a sitcom/comedy but unfortunately i keep putting in terrible and horrendous things into the plot that make it kinda hard to b a strictly comedy. like theyre a rich family in 1st century bc rome (60 bc to b exact). theyre imperialists. they have slaves. im trying to b as respectful as i can + trying to b comical so more under the cut. the characters r v basic for now.

so basically its abt the avianii, a rich patrician family. the parents are lucius avianus honorinus (sr) and cantilia. they have 5 children- lucius (jr), tiberius, aviana the elder, gaius and aviana the younger.

Lucius Avianus Honorinus (jr) is one of the main characters. he is kind of a loser.  He hates doing what he’s told. He hates not fitting in, but he also hates everything fitting in requires, because it's just not him. He’s neurotic, obsessed with getting positive reassurance. He can’t find it in society or his family, so he looks for it in sexual partners. He wants to be loved, to be desired, to be appreciated in any way. He’s desperate for it. Wants to please his parents and society but knows he never truly will. He wants to be a poet. His poetry is not great. hes got a working class greek immigrant bf and theyre being weird and gay abt it. he doesnt identify as nonbinary bc that label or idea didnt rly exist yet, but if he were alive today hed probably identify as nonbinary.

Lysandros (said bf) is realistic, sometimes borderline pessimistic. Grounded in reality. He’s sarcastic (deadpan snarker). He’s hilarious. He is a stonemason? smith? goldsmith? baker? builder? He’s good at his job, whatever it is. His wife, Laodike, and mother are back in Boeotia, and he sends them money. He doesn’t particularly like his wife, and she doesn’t like him either. They have a kid, Aristokles, who Lysandros figures isn’t his.

Aviana (the elder) is also a main character. she is a bit odd. Kind of a goofball. She says whatever she thinks all the time, never once stopping to think whether it’s appropriate or what the consequences will be. An autism diagnosis will do her a great good. She’s far from stupid, but people often think she is because they don’t understand the way she thinks. Often oblivious to situations around her, but sometimes understands/figures out more than she lets on. she dreams of a great love, but gets married to a man who turns out to b rly shitty and abusive, so she cheats on him w Adiantunnos, her gaulish (gaelic? idk. from gaul) bf who actually respects her (who is the only good parisian perhaps to this day).

Tiberius Avianus Honorinus is way too into the military and makes it his entire personality bona dea Tiberius shut uppppp nobody wants to hear abt ur siege in germania for the umpteenth time. He definitely takes after his father (i need to continue this im lazy)

Gaius Avianus Honorinus doesn’t talk at all. He is a high support autistic, and very likely has some sort of an intellectual disability as well. He likes listening to music, but only to very specific music. He only likes women’s singing, not men’s singing. his siblings (aside from Tiberius) love him very much, but Diotima (enslaved character) is the only one who understands him and knows how to care for him.

Aviana (the younger) is like 9 so i havent really thought about her yet.

Cantilia is a bit of a bully. She wants all her children to present as perfect, and for them to look like the perfect family. The fact that she rarely cares about her children’s feelings, wants or needs, and even Gaius’ mere existence makes it impossible for her to present them as the perfect family. Often jealous and especially mean to young women in her husband’s vicinity, especially to Boudilatis (enslaved character), because he pays them more attention than he does her.

Lucius Avianus Honorinus (father) is high key a terrible person. He definitely has autism but he displays it in ways that pass it off as his “man traits”, for example how he talks about politics and the military almost nonstop. He doesn’t understand his wife nor his children and doesn’t care to. Can be very cruel to his wife and children, and even worse to the slaves. He wants his children to be perfect, and for his sons, when he says ‘perfect’ he means ‘just like him’. He is only proud of Tiberius because he follows in his footsteps and succeeds at a military career. He is very disappointed in Lucius, but claims that “at least he’s not Gaius”. Highly misogynistic and homophobic, and quite a womanizer.

im trying to avoid anything controversial n racist so im keeping all the enslaved characters "white" (not how they saw race but whatever), mostly greek and gaulish, which were v common. Diotima will probably b a main character. she is the oldest one, and practically raised the children. she doesnt give a fuck anymore. she literally says to lucius one time 'theres nothing ur parents can do to me that they havent already done' (after he said they would get mad at her). her father was a prominent scholar in Greece, and he named her after a character in plato's symposium. he and his family were enslaved after he tried to lead a rebellion against the romans. she is extremely intelligent and has a vast range of knowledge about philosophy, literature, history, etc. its just that nobody knows this bc they didnt care to ask.

[ashelovestrolls]

VELVET, VENEER, RITZ AND ORCHID HCS ‼️

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Okay so i said it was going to just be velvet and veneer, but honestly i thought of some ritz and orchid ones so why not⁉️

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VELVET:

I love to think velvet gets super embarrassed when she's wrong about something, so embarrassed she would get defensive or act like she didn't hear correctly, and will say things like "wait what!? Sorry I didn't hear you!" Or "so I'm wrong but who cares!!? At least I'm pretty!!"

VELVET IS SUUUPER COMPETITIVE, like just imagine someone else in mount rageous starting climbing the ranks just as fast as her and veneer, velvet might get so fame crazy she'd take every single troll she can lure in, just to use their talent.

Velvet definitely loves Ariana Grande and lady gaga, I mean from the ponytail to the way she sings, you cannot tell me otherwise

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VENEER:

Veneer can sing. I know a lot of people already think this but i truly think that veneer knows how to sing, and just acts like he can't in front of velvet because he didn't want her to get jealous or even angry.

Veneer loves my little pony. Don't tell me that this goofball wouldn't sit on the couch at 3AM, eat ice cream, and watch my little pony😭

Veneer 1000000% loves Melanie Martinez and mitski, if he's really like me, he'll listen to the songs for hours, never getting bored and always singing along.

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RITZ:

Ritz's natural hair is blonde, but he dyed the ends blue, yes, I know it might be a little weird but i feel like his hair is just faded out from where he dyed it before.

I love to think that Ritz is either trying to make music or already does, specifically rap music, just the way he acts it makes it seem like a big possibility.

I feel like Ritz would secretly watch things like hazbin hotel and helluva boss and actually love it, thinking he wouldn't but then buying a bunch of merch😭

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ORCHID:

Orchids pronouns are she/they, I've thought about this and for some reason it fits so well?

This ties in with Ritz one, but I feel like orchid would HATE her blonde hair so she'd dye it purple because it's her favorite color, plus it's the color of velvets boots and stuff.

ALSO would think that orchid would be a very artistic person, more so on the drawing side, and I'd think she'd use her artistic skills as an excuse to draw velvet.

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EXTRA:

I've thought about this one a lot, but I feel like ritz and orchid would to totally be siblings, they have similar eye colors first off, and i find it would be so adorable for them to talk about their MASSIVE crushes on velvet and veneer🙏😭

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This surprisingly didn't take too long so if anyone wants more just ask‼️‼️

[sexiestpodcastcharacter]

Sexiest Podcast Character — Unscripted Bracket — Round 3

Propaganda

Lup (The Adventure Zone: Balance):

Is somehow the hot twin between her and Taako

Lup Bluejeans (née... Taaco? Tacco? Taco? Tako? who tf knows this is why I'm going with her husband's last name. doylistly she gets her last name from her brother whose last name is given as "Taako again but spelled differently"): Hot, funny, smart and undead. Is there anything else you could want in a woman?? Well, in case there is: she's also canonically trans

LUP IS THE HOTTEST. VOTE LUP.

Chine (Friends at the Table: Sangfielle):

”Look at how they grow ‘em here in Blackwick. God damn.”

taz fandom i'm begging to you please listen to fatt: sangfielle and experience chine please duck is an extended bit about wayne newton and he doesn't even try to blow up a carnival to upset mother nature and force a random town to forever be attendants to the aforementioned eternal carnival please oh please...

If Chine eating a mattress has a million fans, I am one, etc. etc.

just LOOK AT HIM

and he can turn into a shrew monster

this guy has great tits, this guy is a monster, this guy is nonbinary and all the bugs love them!! he's a dad, a writer, a macrame artist?? they're a goofball, they're deadly serious, they're shockingly competent! he's a vessel of the chaos of nature itself!! he's an animal control guy that sides with the animals, he's the living embodiment of adhd with a side of depression, and weirdly suspicious of the color yellow?? they swing a rusty poll-ax, they know how to read music and are completely comfortable singing with their co-workers..... which is to say:

vote for chinel <3

Vote for chine hes a wereshrew and morally ambiguous and easily lusted for

CHINE IS A BIG HAIRY EXOTERRORIST WOODSY FAILDAD WERESHREW DOG-GUY DOG-BOY... THEY ATE A WHOLE MATTRESS TO ESCAPE PRISON AND HE ATE A LIGHTBULB TO TOUCH THE GENIUS OF CREATION... AND HE'S REALLY GAY. THEY/HE LEGEND (AS IN ACTUAL LEGEND, PEOPLE ARE SCARED OF THEM)

GO MY PSIONIC WARRIORS!!!!!!!!

as a wise person said in the tags last time: don't you want to fuck the unknown??? the hairy and wild unknown??

LOOK AT HOW THEY GROW EM IN BLACKWICK YALL a vote for Chine is a vote for trans wrongs

Chine is a rampaging landfill detonation of a person(?). Next question.

Art of Chine made by @wereshrew-admirer.

[bloodgarnet]

my contribution to smoshblr: some open-ended ianthony-but-really-mostly-gen not!fics. three different AUs, too short to post on AO3 (and I can't be fucked to ACTUALLY write them to completion sooo...). will post the other two when I get around to them.

1/3 – Dungeon Chumps

Shayne sometimes finds himself missing their old travel companions.

In the dungeon diving world, it’s normal for parties to split up after a successful (or unsuccessful) raid, then attempt to reconvene only to find out that their cleric found a higher-paying gig, or the frontliner decided to settle down with a tavernkeeper. Even still, nothing can tarnish those golden memories of Noah and Keith jostling over their pot around the campfire, or Olivia's off-key attempts to sing to woodland creatures. He wonders where Courtney is now.

You know who he doesn’t miss? Ian. Because Ian never really leaves.

It was almost a running gag ever since his first proper five-person mission when they’d decided on hiring a dungeon guide, and Ian had been the only one in their budget. Like, suspiciously cheap services, in that way that was only more suspicious because it turned out, if anything, he was probably way overqualified for his job.

It took a while for them to warm up to him, which is to say that after that first mission, they separated with a somewhat guilty sigh of relief, though Shayne immediately felt guilty afterwards. It was the dungeon, nothing else. They were so ready for a nice, long break. Yeah.

But no need to worry! There Ian was again, just… hanging around outside the next dungeon, boredly asking if any adventurers needed assistance. So they took him on again, and then the next time, and the one after that.

It’s not like they couldn’t manage without him, but at this point, he’s basically their unofficial sixth member. And every time they crawl back up to the surface, Ian bids his farewells, and then—bam!—he’s just there at the next location as if waiting for them the whole time.

Damien seems entirely unbothered and calls it ‘big NPC energy’, whatever that means.

Ian is a bit of an awkward goofball but unfailingly professional where it counts, fleet-footed with an eye for traps and extensive knowledge of the history of dungeons. He can talk for hours about natural spike formations and how gruesome body collections are (really, he could talk less about that part), but god forbid you ask him a personal question.

Anyway, group members have changed over the years and Shayne had cheerfully welcomed newcomers Angela and Chanse alongside Amanda and Damien’s more familiar faces. As usual, they accepted their guide’s services at the entrance and several days later were taking their time cleaning up the lower levels, scrounging around for every last morsel of loot.

“Do you have another job lined up after this one?” Chanse starts the conversation, polite in the way that newbies often are. It’s a good question.

Amanda is the one who answers, “Oh, I’ve heard there’s a new dungeon west from here. I have a friend on the coast who’s been telling me all about it via snail mail.”

“Are you sure it’s actually new if the snails are carrying it?” Angela says doubtfully, trudging along in the rear. “I don’t get why the postal service can’t pick a better animal.”

“Well, it’s supposed to be around six or seven years old by now, I think,” Amanda clarifies. She raises her voice a little, mindful of the echo because you never know what’s up ahead, and calls out to the guide, “Hey, Ian, do you know anything about it? It’s the one in the Lost Angels province.”

From his position, Shayne can make out Ian’s silhouette coming to a halt for a brief moment, then continuing on as if nothing happened.

“The Sacramento Dungeon. I know of it. The name comes from ‘sacrament’, a religious symbol or rite in which spiritual power is transmitted through material elements. A bestowment of divine grace.”

His words are flat, detached.

Shayne raises an eyebrow and drawls, “Thanks, I was really curious about the name, man. Do you know anything interesting about the dungeon itself? What caused it, types of monsters, if it’s worth visiting…”

“I wouldn’t recommend it.”

That’s surprising. Chanse looks curious and prods further, “Even though it’s newly formed? What’s there to be worried about?” Shayne notes with respect that he’s being genuine rather than foolhardy. That’s often a worry with younger adventurers, but he’s proven to have a good head on his shoulders.

Angels adds, “Yeah, we could totally take it on! We’re total badasses!”

They discuss it further and Shayne watches Ian’s face turn grimmer with their growing resolution. He brings up a few tentative dissuasions but obviously can’t think of a concrete reason they can’t go. Even stranger, his comments seem to imply that he’ll be coming along for the ride, which he doesn’t have to do if he’s so against it.

Ian gives them a warning hand gesture and retreats to the back of the party. Shayne steps up to the front and confirms, “Final boss up ahead.”

“Finally, I’ve been meaning to say something to this fucker.” Amanda stretches her arms out, readying her weapon.

The aged iron door opens slowly with a loud creaking whine. Nobody hears Ian muttering to himself.

“I have something to say to that guy, too.”

[lykaios2]

I really love your work and was wondering if you could do a mm Mikey x reader who is like really involved in the fine arts? (Stuff like singing, dancing, and acting) Maybe reader does musical theatre or songwriting? Is on the dance team? Or maybe on the improve team with him? It’s up to you but I just think it’d be really cute!

Thank You!🫶

OMG HERE IT IS REAL AND ACTUAL CONTENT

I'm sorry this took so long, I've been kinda busy trying to figure college out these past few days and also I've been busy in general (and depressed but that's not too important)

anyway I thought this was a very cute idea (you might be able to tell by how much I wrote)

here you go! hope you enjoy ❤️

Mikey first met you after joining the improv club at school

You two didn’t hang out much outside of school, just having a class or two together

But being in an environment like that, you get to know someone pretty fast

Performing in skits and plays together, you and Mikey got to know each other a lot better

Then you started hanging out in class more

It wasn’t long before you two hit it off

Being the two goofballs you were, you bounced off of each other

You two were the class clowns in school

The comedy duo that everyone knew

Soon enough, your friendship started reaching outside of school

Mikey invited you to the sewers, or you invited him to your house, or you two just met up somewhere in between

It didn’t matter to you guys, you always had fun

But one day Mikey found himself feeling a little different

Nothing was wrong, but everything you did made him feel like he wanted to be even closer to you

So that he did

He started being overall more affectionate

He gave you more hugs, held your hand while walking places, asking if you needed to talk about anything

He didn’t think much of it

He was just trying to show you he cared more

But little did he know you took it as something different

Part of being a good dancer and actor was being able to express yourself with emotions

Being in dance for such a long time, you were very in tune with your emotions

So when Mikey started being more affectionate, you returned the favor

But Mikey made the same mistake you did

So now you both thought that the other one had a crush on you

~~~~~~~

“Hey Mikey! How’ve you been?” You said, waving as you greeted him.

“Oh, I’m doing good! How about you?”

“Same here, but I actually have something I’ve been meaning to talk to you about…”

“You know, me too.”

“Say it at the same time?”

“You already know it! Okay, 1, 2, 3…”

“Do you have a crush on me?”

You both stared at each other, dumbfounded.

“Wait…huh?”

“I thought you…”

An awkward silence filled the air, waiting for something to be said. Mikey was the one to break the silence.

“Well…do you?”

“No…do you?”

“Nope. But…since we both thought we did…”

“Are you suggesting we start dating?” You finished his thought.

“Only if you want to. I don’t want to force you.”

“I mean, we pretty much already are. How many people do you think have thought we were dating?”

“Probably a lot.” He laughed. “Well, I guess it’s official now. So…can I say I love you now?”

“You were always allowed to do that, silly.”

“Oh.”

[mythicaldemigoddess-of-deltarune]

My Thoughts Of The 7 Deadly Sins From Hazbin Hotel & Helluva Boss And How They Remind Me A Little Bit Of Myself...

[Note: This Is For Mature Audience Readers Only, and also those who are fans of Helluva Boss, Don't Read This Until You Watched Helluva Boss Season 2 Episode 11 First, because some Spoilers will be mentioned. also reading this post is Optional so you don't have to read it if you don't want to.]

yeah my thoughts are this...

Charlie's Dad Lucifer, reminds me of the two depressions I had, and the second one was even worse feeling, and it took time for me to get a bit more better from that and it lasted away longer than the one I had in 2015...and yeah at times when listening to to both him and Charlie sing "More Than Anything", it moves me to tears.

so he is a goofball who made mistakes in his past, and is like a Adorkable Apple Cinnamon Roll.

and even if he isn't perfect, he does love his daughter, enough to try to really be there for her even when he ends up in a dark emotional place at times...that is more than anything that my own Human Dad gave me, I mean sure I met him once, but he could of came and seen me much early in my life but didn't, and he wasn't even there when I was being born, so yeah might have a bit of Daddy Issue I guess.

Beezlebub aka Bee from Helluva Boss, reminds me of what I had figured out about myself...that I might actually be a type of Empath and some energies I was picking up even throughout my childhood, were harmful to me, and some of them from both people and a place with really bad or overwhelming energies, would cause the seizures I would get, but I haven't had them since moving to the town we currently live at and I'm glad for that...

and yeah, figuring out I have to use gems to protect myself from those energies even if I'm far away from the very VERY bad energies that ended up causing my seizures, and my first one was when I was a baby...and well it be nice if I figured out the energies that I was picking up that were causing some problems for me much sooner...

even the whole being scared awake by a Incubus and having me start to wear gem bracelets in the first place.

and it doesn't help that someone in my family, was giving off really bad Toxic-Lust energy and caused me some bad dreams that of course the first one wasn't too bad and the dream did change when I became self-aware to understand what was going on, and I had to sleep with dream-catchers again and well, and when I did take it down before and I ended up being okay for a while, but then the bad thing happen again, but it was way scarier and I had to run and in the dream I was being protected by some old man and some woman with long white hair and pale skin, I can't remember the face of the old man and I didn't see the woman's face at all...

but because of that, I had to put the dream-catcher back up.

but then I got the idea to have it on the outside of my bedroom door and have another one for inside, but the next one didn't work out too well, and I have it far away from me and in a bag that has salt in it as well, because it ended up opening the barrier that I had to pray for be placed around my room, to keep His bad Toxic-Lust energy out and not give me anymore nightmares, and the reason why the dream-catcher that is in a bag with some salt in with it is far away from me and not in my room, is because of another close call bad dream caused by that Toxic-Lust energy.

and the only time besides the barrier opening because of a bad dream-catcher, is if the residue of that energy even if the person has moved out but can still visit and they don't know they had been causing me those bad dreams...

is if the residue from the room it was coming from, had got on to someone's person and got through when they had came into my room to tell me something.

and well I found ways to fix that as well, and I made sure to pray to both the Heavenly-Father and Earthly-Mother the one who gave off that really bad energy, doesn't move back in, cause I do NOT want to go through that again, even if it was just a dream copy version of them and was made from their own Toxic-Lust energy...

and well, it doesn't help my Semi-Androphobia I can tell you that much...

my thoughts of Asmodeus aka Ozzie, well he first came off as someone along with Fizz, who was all about the Lust, and seem to not like the affection that Moxxie and Millie were showing at Ozzie's.

but it does seem that Ozzie does know what is a Healthy and Not Healthy Lust is, and interesting enough he uses Gems, like those Asmodean Crystals.

plus him and Fizz are just really REALLY adorkable together.

plus he doesn't seem as bad as he seem and seems to have a good heart inside.

Belphegor aka Bel, she reminds me of my times when I always felt sleepy half of the time when I was little, and the times when I had to stay overnight at the hospital whenever my seizures would happen.

Sloth Ring have Hospitals remind me of that, and that version of Bel might have a good heart inside her as well, if she wants to make a safe place of healing for those who need it.

not sure what to say about Leviathan from Helluva Boss, though...

but she does seem cool, and I'm just surprised that Levy is a girl.

my thoughts on Mammon from Helluva Boss...

is probably the same as my thoughts of the one from our universe...

wanting to call dibs on his Apple Sugar Spice self, so I can slap him...

and I had those thoughts even before finding out he was Ace, too.

and I'm still trying to drop hints to my family about being Gray-Aroace, but it is a bit...slow at the moment, and I don't want to say in a more open with my words way just yet, and rather just give hints for now...

I have had crushes before, and even some now ex-boyfriends I had met online before, but I have no interest in trying to get a boyfriend right now and well, for all I know I might of not really been in the whole "in love" with them, but it was a bit almost close to it I guess, which I'm going to view as being in the "in like-like" which could of turned into the full on "in love" thing if things turned out a bit better.

and I'm fine with just having small crushes for now, like on characters from video games or shows or movies, which is why I'm also Fictoromantic as well, I do not need to make full sense as why I'm both Gray-Aroace and Fictoromantic.

and anyway my thoughts on the Satan from Helluva Boss, who I'm gonna call by the nickname "Stan"...

I kind of want to punch him like REALLY hard on the arm, it might not really do much of anything...like at all.

but I kind of want to go all Feral Feminine Earth Angel Wrath on him.

I mean if that version of Stan was real, and he got me REALLY and I mean SUPER mad, then I might try to lunge at him and try to slap him, and someone will have to hold me back from going all Feminine Wrath on him.

I never been in a you know a Real Life fight, but one time one my cousins was being picked on and seem to be being bullies by someone once, and I almost ran over all mad and going into protective mode and one of my other family had to hold me back.

I guess it could be rare for me to get to the really REALLY mad feelings where I ended up feeling a bit too hot to the point that I need to stay close to some cool air just to cool down...

plus just because I wish I could slap the stupid out of someone, doesn't mean I could truly bring myself to do it, I mean you know what I mean right...

but if I was able to, I would slap Stan over the head and or punch him really REALLY with all I got, on his arm for the bull sugar honey ice tea he pulled in Episode 11 of Season 2.

and for those who lied about the Real Cain's gender for all these centuries and I had to pray for signs for this November, for well Cain being either Male or Female...and it turns out, Cain the REAL and Original one, wasn't a Male, but I can still view the other version as Grandpa, while the Real and Original one as Grandma.

but I know not everyone will accept that whole Cain was a GIRL, and ya can't force people into that truth, they will have to want to by their own free will and I'm not gonna force everyone to accept as the truth.

and yeah besides the whole wishing I could punch Stan the King Wrath in the arm really hard for what he said and did in the new episode, which was still a good episode and gives us hope for one of the OTP ships...

I kind of want to flip off that King of Wrath from Helluva Boss if it were possible, possibly by either with just one hand or both...like if I'm playing a handheld video game, but don't look right up at his Dragon self, I could be sassy and just look at the screen while flipping him off and say "Freak-Buck You, Eon-Boomer..."

Bee, Ozzie, Lucifer from the Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss, aren't too bad and even if they aren't really flawless themselves, they have people they care for. for Bee it could be Vortex, for Ozzie it's Fizz, and for Lucifer it is his daughter Charlie, who is his Family, and Bee and Ozzie being the only ones who still have their lovers in their life.

anyway I think this is it for tonight, I think I will wait until maybe either tomorrow or next month to post some more stuff and check more stuff out on here...well, maybe I can check on a few more things on here first, and then I'll log off and well make myself a sandwich because I need to eat something soon.

so yeah, those are this Defective Earth Angel who goes by the nickname "Eveningstar Princess" (and the reason why I gave myself that nickname besides my blood type being O RH D Negative, is because my Mom only got Evening Sickness when she was going to have me, she NEVER got the Morning Sickness...she only got sick during the Evening, that is why it is both weird and kind of interesting...I don't know how many other mothers that went through Evening Sickness instead though, but maybe only a few had ended up with Evening Sickness instead of the Morning Sickness.) own thoughts and feelings about those characters from Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss, even if Lucifer is the only one so far of those seven, who appears in Hazbin Hotel.

I think maybe later I will listen to "I Burn" from the RWBY series, and well I might watch a movie first, I think I will watch one of the Bayverse Transformers Movies I have and just relax and watch it and maybe after that, I will watch the Steven Universe Movie.

if Stan is working with gems too, to calm his Toxic-Masculine Butt, then maybe he should watch Steven Universe Movie, that be kind of interesting if that happen in the Fanon, even have him watch the whole series, even to the Steven Universe Future, and even if some aren't big fans of Steven Universe Future, I like it, because it's something I and a few others can relate to, because Steven wasn't the only one who fell into a dark place, but how bad it got for him did seem way worse than those two depressions I had before.

also even if some might not agree with me on this, and some Earth Angels might not agree with me...

but despite me being descendant from a Royal Blood, but some of my Royal Ancestors married outside the royal bloodline, and that in my view, makes me more of a Purple Blood, and not a Full Blue Blood.

I would be possibly viewed the same way that some of the Imps, Hellhounds and possibly the Cherubs are viewed in Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss's shared universe even if they have different stories going on that are separate at the moment.

Earth Angels aren't as important so if we lived in the same universe as the characters from Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss, we would likely be treated the same way as the Imps and Hellhounds are treated, like dirt and lesser, even if some Earth Angels are also with some Royal Blood, that wouldn't matter, because we would still be treated like garbage. and some Earth Angels are way more emotionally broken than others, those who had it worse in their past life, and ended up going to freaking Heck, because of the stupid and selfish actions of not only some Humans, but also some Angels who could of did something to help them but chose not to.

I don't know how many Earth Angels got hurt in their past lives, but it's probably only a few but still a high enough number.

anyway the episode of Season 2 Episode 11 of Helluva Boss was still awesome, even though it still makes me want to punch that Stan who is the King of Wrath in the arm really REALLY hard on the arm, for what he said and did in that episode...anyway maybe I should go and make a sandwich right now, and wait until maybe tomorrow to check more stuff on here, I don't want to wait too long to grab something to eat after all, and I think I done that enough already today...well tonight now really, so yeah thanks for reading this and hope some understand my feelings and thoughts and why some of those versions of the seven deadly sins from Helluva Boss and Hazbin Hotel, remind me of a bit of my childhood and some other stuff I had figure out about myself, and how I got nightmares from someone's Toxic-Lust Energy and had to have Dream-Catchers to sleep with again to just keep me safe and stop that bad energy from getting through...I do NOT want to go through that again.

if you just figured out your are a type of Empath even if you might not be as strong as others, like you can be a Earth Angel or not...

and I'm not sure this will work for everyone, but maybe get some kind of charms to protect yourself, look up the right type of gems for the extra help to protect your energy from really bad energy.

I'm not 100% sure if it will work for everyone, it might not but then again it could work, hopefully. just remember to be very VERY careful around people in real life that give off too much bad energies even the overwhelming energies that could cause you to get a seizures if you haven't moved to a much safer place where it isn't as bad.

once again, I'm not sure it will work for everyone, but you can at least try to see if using some charms can help just a little and it might help to make sure if you get to a safe place, like maybe to your room, to keep you safe from some other peoples energies, just until things become a bit more calmer energy outside your room...

I'm once again NOT really sure this works for everyone, or that many have this same kind of problem...but hopefully the whole gems being used as charms can work for others as well.

anyway I'm going to log off and go make a sandwich now...

and also watch Transformers, and then Steven Universe Movie.

and maybe even Hotel Transylvania as well.

so see ya later, and hope some understand why I want to punch Stan in the arm really hard and or flip him off...at least the episode that he appears on in Helluva Boss, was still awesome episode and gave those who ship Blitz x Stolas some hope for them...I'm not going to say too much about it, I don't want to say too much about what goes on in that episode.

still gonna call the King of Wrath from Helluva Boss, by the nickname Stan...because he looks like he would fit the nickname.

Earth Angels are gonna be Sassy, even if it might just be a few of them that end up being in a Sassy mood when not having well the other moods, like feeling one of those down days or wanting to find ways to escape through dreams just to take a vacation from the messed up stuff that is going in the world at the moment...

well like I said, I'm going to go make a sandwich now, and then watch a movie, maybe Transformers first and then Steven Universe Movie and then after that, Hotel Transylvania.

[jmdbjk]

White Day, Pt. 2

For our second date of the evening, JK changed into a spiffy crisp white button down and proceeded to fluff and primp his hair for 3 minutes. He hasn’t forgotten all the hair styling tips. Look at him scrunching up the top for some extra fullness. You don’t spend ten years in the stylist’s chair and not learn a few tips about how to manipulate your hair.

Jimin showed up in the comments and JK went off the rails a little bit, trying to show off his wardrobe change and then tried using his smooth lines to make sure Jimin doesn’t wander off ...

Come on Jimin, isn’t it a little late to be playing hard-to-get? COME BACK! PAY ATTENTION!

A commenter said let’s date for 5 minutes and JK said, sure... then he tried to scroll back and find the name of the person so he’d know what to call them... and their name was John Kanya? Did the translator mean Jeon Kanya? HAHAHAHHAAH! Way to go Kanya! One step ahead!

He shared a song that he said Tae really likes and then he tried to search for a song request in the comments. He called Siri a punk because Siri couldn’t understand JK’s pronunciation of “old love.” Bless him...

Oh but when he found it, GOOD JOB whoever requested that song! So dreamy and romantic for our date night with JK! 

And yes, he had the music turned up loud and was yelling at us over the music JUST LIKE IF WE WERE ACTUALLY IN THE CLUB! I can see why he enjoys the interaction with us on Weverse live. It really is easy for him to connect with us and have real interactions in real time (as long as Army isn’t behaving like he’s 15 years old again.) 

The sweetest thing was he saved these songs to his library AND he practiced speaking English at the same time. Armys did good here. He was having fun.

He reads English very well, and I’m sure he understands 99% of what he hears. Its the pronunciation and conversational vocabulary parts that are tricky. 

And then he opened up to us a little bit...

I can see why he ditched Instagram. It’s too fake and impersonal.

Y’all, I started laughing out loud when the next song request came on and the vibe of it made him proclaim he should be drinking whiskey shots and not highballs HAHAHAHAHA! He is a blast. FYI, there are cocktails made with a mixture of whiskeys and they have names like 3 Wisemen (Jack Daniels, Johnnie Walker and Jim Beam) and Four Horsemen (Jim Beam, Jameson, Johnnie Walker, and Jack Daniels). Ugh. I am a whiskey sipper, not a whiskey shooter. And apparently, JK is also NOT a whiskey shooter either. So playful.

And philosophical JK rolled around and he told us he says again and again, he can’t be our #1 priority, that we should prioritize our own lives and whatever obligations we have going on. He said this while putting more of Bam’s eye drops in his eyes and over-dramatically acting like he was crying. 

For about the next twenty minutes he tried to get in the mood to sing and then he saw Namjoon in the comments and they had an adorable exchange which ended with JK singing a song that Namjoon suggested. 

I wonder if Joon had an ulterior motive behind asking JK to sing a variety of genres...you know our leader is always thinking... regardless, Kookie was having fun.

This goofball... said he was pacing himself as far as drinking because he had to really go to the bathroom. But we would have never known right? His reason: because he is such a pro. LMAO!

Oh! and then Namjoon came back in the comments and told JK to hurry up and release an album! THAT’S RIGHT JOONIE! LIGHT A FIRE UNDER JK’S ASS! And JK said he has a plan...well... from the mouth of the man who said he wasn’t a planner... oh then he elaborates that NOT having a plan is in itself a plan. STOP TRYING TO WORM YOUR WAY OUT OF THIS! 

He rambled on and on how he’s not lived with a plan up until now. Kookie-pookie, that’s because you’ve never had to manage your own time before. I think he was being vague in that he really doesn’t have a plan to release anything. He does not have that fire burning in his belly that Jimin, Hobi, Namjoon and Yoongi have. Each of those members have different fires burning. Jungkookie is living up to his free-spirit ways. He is very confident in himself and he has confidence that Army will always love him and he’ll stay on the path that shows him being himself. I said what I said. Or he may drop an album tomorrow. Who knows? We sure don’t. 

He really is the opposite of a Gen Z-er. Except for his use of social media. Which is null and void mostly. Typical Gen-Z in that aspect.

He closed our second date of White Day by confiding with us that he had to pee really really bad. 

[kingedel-of-the-garden]

My Precious Secret: Chapter 1

After a training session and a shower, Leo sat down in the kitchen with a cup of tea. It was a lavender kind, a gift from April who said it'd help him "stop worrying so much". He prayed it worked at least a little because all he seems to be doing lately is worrying.

The purple dragons had gotten a lot more aggressive recently. Breaking into houses, robbing local bodegas, threatening people on the street, they were causing panic! Leo couldn't shake the feeling that it was a ploy of some kind, like a smokescreen to hide something more sinister. However, all the thugs they'd interrogated weren't informed at all and said they only did what they were told.

Taking a sip of the tea Leonardo rubbed his eyes, the youngest of the turtles could be heard in the distance singing a song. Something about breaking points or something.Which leads Leo to another worry of his.

Mikey had been acting…strange or rather, different. He's been more relaxed as opposed to his usual bouncy-ness. He's been staying focused a lot better during training too, making the sessions go a lot faster which Leo appreciates. Don't get the turtle wrong, he loves that his baby brother is bettering himself. Mikey seems a lot happier these days, a silent kind that infects others with smiles of their own. It's all good things.

If you don't factor in being constantly glued to his shell cell(more than normal) or the massive amounts of time up top at unknown places that have yet to be disclosed. 

It's like, as soon as training ends, instead of eating the entire kitchen or playing video games like usual, he leaves! Says he's "going out to get pizza" or something and doesn't come back for hours. Leo has tried to get answers out of him. Making small talk about his recent behavior and how proud he is of him. Leaving an open-ended question to be answered like "How did this change come about" only to be given an obvious lie and walked away from.

Was Leonardo hurt? No.

Maybe a little, But! He was more worried than anything. He's long since accepted how Raph leaves for long periods of time topside, it's his thing, he needs air. It's just Mikey is his baby brother, it's so easy to…fret. At least Raphael has the decency to let someone know where he's going but Mikey? He hardly says a thing!

It's with this in mind that when Mikey comes around the corner, skateboard in hand, Leo stops him. It was time for a more direct approach.

"Hey Mikey, can I talk to you for a second?"

The orange-clad turtle swiveled on his feet to face his brother. His mask was hanging around his neck, a brow ridge was raised and he had a questioning smile.

"Sure, what's up bro?"

Deciding to cut to the chase, Leo smiled with a shrug, "I've noticed you leaving more often. Can I ask where to?"

Instead of being scared or alarmed, like the leader had thought he'd be, Michaelangelo looked almost lovestruck. It was an expression Leonardo had never seen on his brother before. His cheeks tinted pink and his eyes got soft. The smile he wore was small, almost unnoticeable, but portrayed how much he cared about whatever was on his mind.

Until he realized he hadn't yet answered, snapping out of his stupor and fumbling for an explanation. It was hard not to smile at watching his goofball sibling trying to find an excuse in real-time.

"Of course you can! I actually uh…"

"Actually uhh?"

"I found a…spot! A new boarding spot!" Mikey held up his skateboard victoriously, "I really like it so far and it's huge ."

They'd all been to every skatepark in the vicinity by the time they were 16. Considering Leo knew it would take too long to get back if he left the city, the leader would bet money the youngest was lying. Might as well play along to see where it goes.

"Really? Those are hard to come by, mind if I go with you?" Leonardo tilted his head innocently.

Mikey bit his lip and chuckled, forced and unnatural, "No way dude! It's too earl—new! It's too new. I haven't got a feel for the place yet."

The oldest frowned at the slip up and watched his brother try to walk backwards with out making it obvious.

"But you've been going to this 'new boarding spot' for almost 3 months now. It can't be that big can it?"

"It is!" Michelangelo insisted, nearly three feet away from the exit, "I promise, as soon as I explore it all we can hang there together like old times~"

Then he turned and bolted down the tunnel without another word. The echo of his skateboard hitting the pavement followed soon after.

Leo slumped in his chair letting his forehead rest against the table. That conversation was quick, to say the least. Thankfully, after living with each other for their whole lives, it wasn't hard to spot each other's tells. Going over the words in his head, the leader was certain he knew what was up.

That weird look on Mikey's face and the slip up made Leo think of something. What if their youngest had found a partner? It would explain his resent phone addiction and his happier mood. His excuse for not "having a feel for the place yet" might be a metaphor for him not being ready to introduce them. As silly as he could be Leo knew Mikey wouldn't bring someone to the lair unless he was sure they were trustworthy. 

Of course, without proof there was no way of truly knowing. However, Leonardo had a gut feeling he was right. Call it sibling intuition but he was sure his baby brother had found someone that made him happy. 

 

And in true older sibling fashion, he wasn't going to breathe a word of his theories to anyone. Still, it'd probably be good to see if his other brothers knew something he didn't.

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"Wadya callin' us here for fearless? I was just about ta head out wit Case."

"And I was gonna do some research with Leatherhead."

Donatello and Raphael were a little annoyed with their brother at the moment. He called them into the kitchen outta nowhere talking about needing to discuss something. It wouldn't be so bad if he didn't have the worst timing ever.

"Sorry guys, it'll be quick." Leo at least had the decency to look apologetic. He was leaning against the counter with his fingers interlaced. Donnie took a seat in front of him and Raph stood with his arms crossed, waiting for the turtle to talk.

"Have you guys noticed anything different about Mikey recently?"

Raph scoffed with a little smile, "Ya mean more den usual?"

Don held his chin in his hand looking up at the ceiling. It was an odd question but it did bring up some observations the ninja had noticed recently.

"Well, now that you mention it," he turned, looking at Leo, "the other day he brought me a toaster and asked me to help him fix it."

Donnie motioned to the very usable and unbroken toaster on the counter by the sink, "While I did end up helping him, we don't exactly need a new one. Plus, I haven't seen the thing since."

The turtle in red sniffed, standing up a little straighter. He tried to think about how his baby brother had been recently. How they don't rough house as much and his more focused attitude during training and patrol. It was a bit weird looking back on it.

"He has been less…hyper? More calm an' what not. He's on his phone a lot to so we don't bicker like we used to." Raph stared down his older brother, "Do you think this is somethin' serious Leo?"

"Not at all," the leader shook his head, "It's not anything too bad but the lying does have me a little worried."

Eye ridges shoot up, "What do you mean? Lying about what?" Donnie is the first to ask.

"Just a little earlier I managed to catch him before he left the lair–"

"He has been doin' dat a lot."

"–to ask where he was going. He said he found a 'new boarding spot'." The disbelief in the room was palpable.

"That's nearly impossible! Unless he's going to Staten Island , there are no skate parks we haven't been to in the area. I've checked!"

Leonardo nodded slowly, understanding Don's exasperation. If it weren't for the fact that he had a pretty good idea about what was going on, he too would be a little more frustrated.

"I know. I even asked him if I could come with but he said he still hadn't gotten a feel for the place."

"We all know if he really found a new spot he wouldn't stop talking about it. How odd." The nerd of the three sighed, spreading out on the counter defeated. 

Realistically, he knew it wasn't anything to be concerned about since Mikey always came back at the end of the day. Still, the similarities between Mikey right now and Raph when he was younger was kinda giving him a migrane. Fingers crossed they don't have to start having arguments. Donnie shudders at the thought.

"Whaddya want us to do, fearless?  Seein' as it's not serious an' all."

Placing a gentle hand on Donnie's head, Leo smiled at Raph, "Just keep an eye on him for now. We all know how trapped you felt when I would push you for answers. I don't want us to make him feel like that."

He shrugged, a mischievous smirk playing on the eldest's lips, "Besides, he's horrible at keeping secrets. He'll come around eventually."

(This is a fanfic I'm writing at the moment. It's a Mikey/poc reader. I'm very new to posting and everything but I really wanted to try. I enjoy writing and want to get better at it so please feel free to give me some pointers if you have any. 😁)

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Review #434: Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, Pavement

I always considered Pavement to be the cool (well?) older brother to The Breeders. Same vibe, same energy. I stand by that. I resisted listening to Pavement very deeply and embracing them for a long time based solely on who it always was pushing them on me: terrible men. I didn’t even realize this until I gave this record a listen all the way through and realized I now associated Pavement with a really good dude friend who shares my love of music, treats me like a sister and tells anyone who will listen that I’m the best kind of friend. I once described his style as “90s goofball” that was half the Seattle grunge-scene and half young Adam Sandler. I stand by that too. He loved it. Anyway, I’d forgotten the original associations and resistance to begin with. I like that your brain can do that: forget, and remember to forget to remember.

Some notes. Silence Kid, to me, sounds like Buddy Holly’s Everyday melodically. I can’t help but hear it and expect it to go a particular direction. Of course it doesn’t, because it’s Pavement and their songs have moments of being twinkly and melodic but ultimately insist on descending into discordant chaos. Their lyrics run more like slam poetry than traditional songs with verses, bridges, and choruses. All the same. When I hear Silence Kid, I hear Buddy Holly and I’ll always wonder if it’s on purpose.

Cut Your Hair is probably the one Pavement song that you do know if you know any, it was their only real bonafide “hit”. It’s got some very radio friendly twangy guitar and oooh-oooh-oooh-oooh-oooh-ooooooohs in it. I have never minded the song but certainly never thought it was anything particularly special. It does have a fun little break in the middle where it all gets a bit silly on the guitar. Honestly for me the best part is the opening line:

“Darlin’ don’t you go and cut your hair

Do you think it’s gonna make him change?”

I’m not sure there are any women out there that haven’t had their hair commandeered by the patriarchy in some way, whether systemically by societal expectations or whether on an individualized, sinister, controlling level within a relationship. That’s not what the song is even about, but it’s a perfectly posed question. I actually realize I have tons of stories about ways that women’s hair has been weaponized in abusive relationships or just how it factors into male aggression generally. Some are my stories and some aren’t mine to share, but I’m too exhausted to get into it anyway. Cut your hair if you want. Grow it long. Dye it purple. Shave your head. Do whatever the fuck you want. Do it because you want to and because you like it. Who gives a shit what the men in the world think of your hair. And no, they won’t change. Also, your hair looks fucking great.

In my listens of Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain I remembered a couple of things. One, it’s really very good. Two, I love a shitty vocalist. Why is that? I don’t know, but there’s really something about a dude that can’t sing all that well but tries anyway. Unfair is one of my favorites. I don’t really spend a lot of time trying to figure out the meaning behind lyrics in Pavement songs, but I get the sense that he’s not a huge fan of whoever it was written about. It does end with him shrieking “trash, trash, trash”, so you know. I suppose it’s possible he is singing about literal garbage but I wouldn’t bet twenty bucks on it.

Gold Soundz is a good example of how Pavement and maybe Stephen Malkmus specifically have this way of making songs that sound like they should be “nice” or “pretty” (in the context of 90s grunge), but if you really listen he’s never all that nice and anything complimentary is always kind of backhanded:

“So drunk in the August sun

And you’re the kinda girl I like

Because you’re empty, and I’m empty

And you can never quarantine the past”

I bet she sure feels special, gee whiz! Feels about as good as when a love interest of mine described me as a “lost, broken, little girl” as if it was some kind of compliment. I’m only one of those things, and it is little. Same guy made me miss almost all of Pavement’s set at a festival a few years ago in favor of seeing literally no one else instead. Trash, trash, trash. I did get to see Spit on a Stranger so that was a consolation.

Fillmore Drive is pretty spectacular. It’s a big old noise that’s trying to be quiet. Most of it is about being tired and needing to sleep. The rest of it I really couldn’t tell you, I genuinely do mean it when I feel exasperated and exhausted trying to decipher their lyrics. I think this is why Pavement stir up such challenging feelings for me in general. I like the music, I like the sounds, I like the songs, I think they’re pretty great. But they also feel like a really brazen depiction of what it’s like to be in a relationship with a particular kind of guy — the tortured artist. They’ll never love you as much as they love their own suffering, and so you too will suffer. Tortured artists don’t just torture themselves you know.

I like his shitty voice and I like their big noise. You know whose I like better? Kim Deal and The Breeders. I yield my time.

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Hi darling! For the ask game 2, 8, 9, 15, 24 💜💜

Hi Toni, thanks for the numbers! 💙

2. which player would you think you'd be best friends with upon first meeting?

I think Domi. I'm an introvert, so it takes me a while to warm up to people, but he seems easy to talk to. He's smart and loves nature and I'm a biologist, so we could gush about random animal facts. I bet he would be an amazing hiking buddy as well! I was also a fan of boybands at one point, so he can blast his playlist during car rides and I would actually sing along. Plus I could learn some Austrian slang from him, which would be fun

8. which tournament has the prettiest trophy?

I prefer simple, clean designs, so my favorites are Shanghai, Paris and Miami

But I’m also in love with the pretty colors of the Los Cabos trophy

And it always cracks me up to think about it in Meddy's trophy jail lol

9. who's your favourite retired player?

I mean, I MEAN… don't know if you've heard about this Swiss man(? He had a quite prolific career; won a few Masters, got 20 Grand Slams, and went on to play his last match alongside his biggest rival. He appears smooth and suave, but he's a goofball at heart and turns into a giggling mess whenever Rafa is around(? Yeah, he'll always be my all time favorite

15. a new player you would want to succeed in the future?

I guess Ben Shelton seems nice(? Tbh I haven't followed him much but he gives off puppy energy (Fisher called him a border collie and I think that's accurate).

I haven't really gotten attached to new players other than Andrey, but he's not exactly 'new’ anymore lol

24. favourite match outfit?

Depends on the player, of course, but I will always love Rafa's sleeveless shirts. Particularly the bright pink one form AO 2020 <3

!!! But also: all-black looks 🔥

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can u tell me a little about Helena's dad? I'm intrigued on what your version of Rook is like 👁

omg YES!!! i LOVE talking about Rook. I'm not even joking he is probably in my top 5 characters in TWC even though we know next to nothing about him LOLL

anyway! thank you so much for the ask and i would love to hear your answer for this as well!!

So first of all, while everyone calls him Rook, in my canon his real name is Hamed Hawks (His last name belongs to his adoptive parents who were British, as the Wayhaven in mind is in England.) He gave Helena her second name which is Aziza. He and his sister managed to keep a cultural connection to their roots with the help of each other and they learned Arabic when they were in highschool.

His personality is very close to the canon for me.

He was extremely friendly (he could befriend anyone, really), kind of a goofball and a bit of a little shit, lowkey sarcastic. He just enjoyed messing with people in a light-hearted way. He was extremely stubborn though, if he set his eye on something he would get it.

He was good with people, could talk anyone out of anything but when he met with very shitty people he would just use his humour and charm to drive them crazy, would remain calm even when the person in front of them stared foaming in the mouth (*cough cough* with the mayor for example *cough*)

He was bit of a nerd in my mind lol. If we did the stat thing for him like with the detective his 2nd skill would be Deduction/Knowledge. He really enjoyed movies like Back to the Future and the Alien. He messed with poetry and writing a lot, always scribbled his thoughts on paper (Helena later finds 2 journals that belong to him full of little poems and just journal entries) He also enjoyed gardening and cooking but he wasn't good at it the way his sister was. (After he met Rebecca and learned her favourite flower were hydrangeas, he set his mind to it and actually started to raise hydrangeas to give her and continued to do so in their garden after they got married.)

If he wasn't a detective he would be a Philosophy or English Teacher.

His dinamic with Rebecca was very similar to what Helena's and Adam's dinamic is now with Helena being a lot like Rook and Adam being like Rebecca. But he was much more talkative than Helena ever was/is and would crack jokes every minute or so,. While he would see Rebecca roll her eyes or just gave him a stoic face after another quip he would catch the way she smirked when she thought he wasn't looking or he would catch her staring at him when she thought he wasn't seeing. But whenever he made a move, she would just push him away. He knew for a fact that she felt the same way, but he never really pushed her or pressured her. He was just relentlessly friendly and flirty with her and was determined to break down her walls, which he managed, much to his relief. I imagine him as such a soft lover. Kind of a mixture of N and F. Very affectionate and expressive. His love language is literally all of them. Every single one.

He felt a lot of guilt back in the day because Rebecca ended her relationship with her parents because they didn't approve of their love or marriage. He was a pretty laid-back guy overall but he would go absouletly apeshit if people messed with the people he cared about. Which is why he cussed both of her parents out when Rebecca tried to rekindle her relationship with them after Helena's birth and they called his kid a 'disgrace.'

He loved being a family guy.. He just loved it. He would often read Helena to sleep, sing her lullabies...He would have happily left his job to be a stay home dad and take care of Helena while Rebecca worked, but he...kinda died before he could act on that thought LMAOO im sorry.

He was destroyed when his sister died. That was probably the lowest point in his life and when Rebecca actually had to step up and take him out of the pit he had fallen in.

There is NO WAY he would ever hide anything from Helena. He would tell her everything about the supernatural world. He would know better than to keep her in the dark. And if he was alive to see the way his kid was getting treated lemme tell you he would be SO FUCKING mad. He would be furious with Rebecca, first of all, that she would pull away from their daughter so much to the point she attempted suicide. And he would actually fight Adam bc while he understands people like him, his relationship with Rebecca never got to the point of being painful. If he saw...IF HE SAW THE WAY ADAM PLAYED WITH HIS AZIZA THAT VAMPIRE WOULD NOT LIVE TO SEE ANOTHER DAY.

But seriously, he would be so heartbroken if he saw his wife and daughter in that state. He would be utterly destroyed and extremely disappointed in Rebecca.

God...i'm sorry but both me and Helena lowkey wish that Rook was the surviving parent :/. The fact that the detective would probably have a x100 better life if she was the one to die is insane.

Anyway! I miss this man that neither I or Helena ever met before :(. I genuienly want there to be a scene where we get to talk to him or see him.

Lastly! Here are picrews of Hamed (Rook), Helena and Rebecca!

Anyway!! THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE ASK THIS HAS BEEN SO MUCH FUN!! <33333

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Mwahahah your turn!

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GAHH long post jumpscare

🧠- What fictional character do you relate to the most?

I think I’ve done a similar one to this one before, but in a different ask game. For the fun of it, I’ll probably have to say X or Axl.

X stresses so bad it’s exhausting. Kind of like me. I’ve been struggling with that lately. As well as body aches caused by stress (gah my shoulders qwq). But pushing those worries away, I’ve gone through loads of emotional turmoil. So much so that it’s made me bitter in a way. Sure, I’m kind and polite, but I never open up. Sure, in some asks I do, such as this one, because it’s a good question. But in real life? No. You will see me in a corner, arms crossed, smiling at the people having fun, but never actually interacting.

Axl, because he’s silly as frick and has bad timing with jokes. Likes guns and is the life of the party (depends on who I’m with). Axl is also a pretty good friend despite being a goofball. You’d think because he’s young he’d be immature, which he is sometimes, but other times he’s very mature and deals with situations accordingly. I do say that our difference is that he leads and thinks with emotion. I only do that when writing.

Also someone else, @bruggle ‘s Brook. No way like when I wrote fics with her in them, I was like “holy crap she is so me” and wrote her based off of experiences I myself had. Bruggle actually told me I wrote her well, which I thank Brugs for. Though I might be projecting juuust a little bit. Brook is so so angry and bitter it makes my head spin, but she can also be so so funny and silly at the same time. She’s a good friend and a good person, just angry at the world for what it did to her (come on, we’ve all been there). Anyways wow this is a stretch I’m so sorry- BAHAH

🌂- You have to choose three fiction characters to help you survive in the apocalypse, who are you picking? (I could write an essay over this one)

Ah, geez. I’m terrible at this. Zero from Mega Man X. He’s tactical, smart, strong, precise, will probably help out a lot if it means we all make it out. Only bad point is, he’s reckless. Even so, he’s strong as frick and also, Reploid! So even stronger than your average fighter.

Ralsei from Deltarune. With his powers, he can mend and also help Zero with his injuries from time to time. Ralsei has all kinds of powers that would be useful and his attitude would be perfect to maintain that optimistic attitude within the team. He can also be a good distraction!

And last, but not least, Jigglypuff from Pokémon. Do I even have to explain this one? Jigglypuff can get super tough enemies out of the way by singing his sleepy song and boom! They’re out. Also a good idea for sleepless nights we might have. So

Zero is the fighter, Ralsei is the mage/optimist, Jigglypuff is the ultimate distraction. Ralsei is also like super responsible so he’d probably have a lot of supplies on him. Zero has his weapons on him and will make sure none of us get hurt. Jigglypuff is that little ball of joy the group definitely needs. So yeah. My take.

🔥- Name a crackship, now convince me why it would work!

Ahah…ah, man. Alright so, I wrote for this ship months ago and when you said crack ship, my mind immediately went back to Samus and X. HEAR ME OUT-

I was playing Smash with a couple of friends and one of ‘em was drooling over Samus (no surprise there) and started making jokes about me getting my butt kicked by Samus (I main Mega Man) and made a couple of jokes. Another one of my friends, brought up the fact that Zero was in Smash as an assist and how he wished X was in as an echo for classic Mega Man.

After a little discussion, we imagined what X would be like as a fighter. The same friend that brought it up, decided it was a fine idea to google Samus x Mega Man and found a pic of Samus and X. It clicked for me and we started giggling like the idiots we are. Because Samus is like totally X’s type though. Girlboss, tall, blonde, can kick your ass and his in more ways than one, like what is there not to like? I haven’t looked into Samus’ love interests much because she’s still such a mystery, but my goodness she’s amazing. X would be head over heels for her, no way.