#he's a grumpy bastard

[seldompathic]

Coffee beans for breakfast ☕️

[cyber-corp]

I finished watching Dungeon Meshi today. Chilchuck reminds me of my old union advisor. I'm not sure if there's a correlation.

[the-bi-space-ace]

I've had a really miserable week. Cried a lot of tears. Lost a lot of sleep. Sickness is running through my home again. So, in light of that, have these little snippets from a sick fic I was working on as a gift. Featuring our favorite grumpy duo: Echo and Crosshair. Because they always make me feel better.

Sick of You

draft title bc it made me laugh

Echo pressed the back of his hand to Crosshair's forehead only for it to be slapped away with a grumble. He repressed a sigh at this ridiculous bundle of blankets on the bunk, instead sitting back in the chair to observe him.

Fever, congestion, body aches, stuffy nose. Average cold, nothing to worry about. However the rest of the batch had tasked him with watching over Crosshair while they went on the supply run. That might be the scariest mission Echo has ever taken on.

Amidst the mountain of blankets was Crosshair, bundled up and curled underneath at least four of them. Technically he should rearrange him, make him drink some water, get some hot food in his stomach, but it had been bad enough just getting him off to bed in the first place.

There was a ridiculous little pout to Crosshair's face that reminded Echo of a cadet. Grumpy from not feeling well coupled with being stuck in a confined space. Crosshair didn't do sick well, Echo realized. It was the first time he'd seen any of the batch sick and boy oh boy was it quite the introduction.

...

“Do you want me to tuck you in?” Echo asked with a grin. If looks could kill. Crosshair huffed irritably, folding his blankets tighter around himself and deliberately turning away from Echo. With a shake of his head Echo took pity, finally standing from his seat and giving a gentle pat to the grumpy bundle before making his way towards the cockpit. “Yell if you're dying." He was nearly all the way there before a muffled voice called out.

"You don't have to sit in the cockpit, ya know." It came out scratchy, stuffy, and Echo couldn't help but turn around to consider the man that had done everything but bite him in thanks for all the doting. Regardless, he easily took his seat at the bedside again, grabbing his datapad and leaning back.

“I'll be right here if you need me.” Echo assured. There were a few reports he could knock out while he kept watch. Truthfully he preferred to be in the same room as someone else but was simply surprised that Crosshair didn't want to hide for the duration of an illness. Maybe the silence would allow his prickly patient a nap. Echo would be able to go fix them something hot to drink and maybe coax Cross out of bed. There was this really simple soup recipe Fives used to love. The batch might be able to find some ingredients in town.

Crosshair let out a sneeze, face pinching as if he had a personal vendetta against it. If Crosshair could physically fight the common cold he might. He'd lose but he'd throw a few punches for sure. Echo let the datapad lay on his lap, still reading over the words in front of him, then absentmindedly smoothed his hand over the blankets.

“Shut up.” Crosshair muttered. How disgruntled could one man truly be over a cold? Over someone trying to care for him during that cold? He didn't remove his hand, just found Crosshair's shoulder to give it a good squeeze before continuing slow strokes over his arm.

"Didn't say anything." Echo continued to smile at his datapad, having to bite back a laugh at the glare being aimed at him.

"You're thinking it. I can hear you from here." Crosshair complained.

[e-rated-beardo]

So there's this bit in the last chapter of my post-S2 series, Nice And Ominous, where for Reasons™️, Crowley cannot be on the ground. So this ^ happens, and Aziraphale is Just Enough of A Bastard for a second.

And... look... this is a Big, Important Chapter, there's a judgement day and everything, and there are several Very Important Scenes that I'd decided earlier on I'd have a go at making cover art from. But

Grumpy Piggyback Demon

just spoke to me. It is TOO TEMPTING and so here I am after many, many hours, about sixteen false starts on the angel's blessed face, and having made a frightful mess of colouring/shading with physical pens (thank Someone I'd snapped the line art before I screwed it up) - having finished my first ink drawing in years. And it isn't bad.

The full series is at https://archiveofourown.org/series/3929932

(Az's little smirk heavily inspired by this drawing by @muffinpines because I love his Fond But Bastard expression in that picture)

[dragon-spaghetti]

Been thinking of warrior cats again and guys I stg when jayfeather inevitably dies I need to find out immediately and have the exact context for wtf happens. Have not read the books in years but I will be inconsolable

[solradguy]

I am so easily distracted by sad monster men with beautiful hair and claws and perhaps a large sword

[robotsandjunk]

There's so little Shockwave work on the internet in terms of him being loved and cared for it maketh me sad :c

I've recently gained interest in MegaShock cus those two are muv more opposites than MegOp is and I like to think that Megatron likes to take care of Shockwave after he was left stranded on Cybertron for so long and rationing so strictly to ensure his survival

Shockwave knows he should stop accepting all the pampering and care and food from Megatron, but it's too tempting to reject because being alone for so long was terrible, even for his solitude ass (that has grown too big for a soldier of war to be carrying around). So when Megatron calls him for a private discussion his will is weak to the snacks and extra cubes their lord offers him. And when Megatron stands close, trying to share his EM field with him, Shockwave can't help but press closure and feel the warmth of their frames nearly or absolutely touching when they hope no one can see

Now he's fat. Round and soft and plush and jiggly with a lot of fat. It's undeniable that Megatron enjoys his soft form, and Shockwave can't deny he loves to feel his own fatness, yet it's undeniable that Megatron's attention has majorly shifted from the war to him...

Idek if this is your type of thing so apologies 🙏🏾

—💃🏾wnon

Ok so I’ll be entirely transparent I don’t know much about the feederism scene, but I think Megatron taking care of his soldiers like a good leader is pretty sweet. And you’re right Shockwave deserves to be loved and taken care of

I’d imagine because of his beginnings Megatron gets a sense of satisfaction from being the kind of leader who can provide for his men, especially when they’ve gone through something, to him it’s the ultimate ‘up yours’ to the old government that everyone under his rule can be provided for. Because energon scarcity was such a big thing before the war Megatron has an investment in making sure his closest are well and fed at all times. I also think Shockwave being unable to resist Megatrons affection despite not seeing the logic in the extra attention is cute too

[dogicrimsonofficial]

Your parental also encourages! Your mother wants whats best for you Jason~!

~Kore

"Putting all this pressure on me ain't exactly helping, how 'bout you back off for a minute?"

[wolvertooth]

logan n vic are basically just my ocs now. marvel didnt play touys with them right so i stole them.

[petorahs]

me, gearing up to explain why the dragon prince's latest seasons have continued to disappoint me, that while i love the lore and worldbuilding and characters there are clear pacing issues that are so jarring it takes me out of the experience, and that i say all of this with great love for the series but there's only so much good concepts can do before animation has to catch up in order to retain the average viewer's attention. that although season 4 and 5 have been branded as "the mystery of aaravos" the titular character barely appears and that is a crime to me, that even if it's for the suspense and intentionally leaving the viewer/main characters in the dark it's not doing a good job at building up his character and i fear for the exposition dump that will inevitably happen later on. that i will be harsh in critiquing this series because i love it so much and want it to be the best it can be: *inhales*

also me the moment i actually finished the goddamn season:

[valsilverhand-archive]

[fireflylitsky]

CRYING over this art comm by @moonamayillu 😭🥺 I LOVE THEM SO MUCH, THANK YOU. Kakuzu deserves to be taken care of a little 🥹

So, context; this is my OC, Izumi and she likes to pester Kakuzu by being nice to him😃More specifically, by braiding his hair because he doesn't take care of it himself. The first time she sees him with his cowl off she is absolutely appalled by the state of his hair, and knows in heart she must take a comb to it if it's the last thing she does 😤

Naturally, Kakuzu pretends he wants nothing to do with this, but does nothing to actually stop it. At this point, he's taken up the mantle of begrudging father figure for her, so yeah, he has a hard time saying no and enforcing it, especially when he does actually enjoy it himself. Secretly he prefers his hair in this braid for both functional and sentimental reasons 🥰

(They are featured from time to time in the fic Oh Honey, There Goes Your Bastard, but fair warning it's basically a big dumb soap opera with a lot of romance and drama)

[shey-pancake]

literally this is their dinamic I will not explain further/j

ok but srs I saw this meme and I can't explain how I just saw it and I literally yelled "I'TS THEM" in my funny autistic brain (lmao)

so I HAD to doodle them, aura and spring definetely would be like this:

[anartsyhuman-illustration]

continuing the backlog dump

sher, my nautolan mechanic, who's a new-ish oc that i'm using to drag @artistvicky into star wars. he's jaded and cynical and absolutely no one is supposed to know that he can also be incredibly soft (or that he can paint)

detail shot under the cut

[hedonistbyheart]

I've been amused and annoyed by the 50-50 split of people gushing about the deadpool trailer and the people hating on that excitement, but the funniest thing to me is when the reaction of the buzzkills is "the dicksucking is off the charts" because, like, Wade would love that.

It's a homophobic insult used on par with bootlicker, obviously, but used against excitement about deadpool in particular it's just funny to me.

Ya I'm hoping for dicksucking actually, he's been trying to get that on screen for years!

[excelsior9173]

spending the next week and a half at my moms watching her pets while she’s on vacation.

i have been at the house for half an hour… why the fuck did the little bastard cat already piledrive my ribcage??? why is he like this?

i love him to bits. he’s the best cuddler in the house. but he really crawled up the back of the couch just to throw himself onto my ribs. it hurt- not bad cuz he’s only 7lbs but still. what the hell dude lol