#he's the coolest uwu

[aphverse-confessions]

Jess should’ve done more with the shadow knights and shad and all them instead of introducing the ultima which never existed/mentioned in diaries and yet she combined their universes (worst thing to every happen in the aphverse)

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[comradecowplant]

"I used to think that [Iraq war vets] had it easier when they got back... [Arlo] told me when they got back the tarmac was covered with people with signs and balloons welcoming everybody... When we got back from Vietnam, oh there was a crowd alright, but they spit on us as we walked by."

Vic, scandalized: >:O

lmao GOOD, fuck the Vietnam war, fuck the Iraq war, and fuck everyone who willingly participated/makes excuses for their participation, including this side character we're supposed to be sympathizing with. returning Iraq war vets ought to have been spit on too! i fucking HATE episodes of television like these where it's all about compassion for the unhoused...... as long as they're military veterans. no no, ME the imperial stooge doesn't deserve to be dehumanized like this, unlike those other icky dirty crazy homeless who deserve it. fuck off, Shonda & co.!!!!

[widevibratobitch]

Uhhh for blorbo bingo athos?

misogyny wins! i love this guy!

[fastfists]

“the further you go, the sharper their blade.” knuckles my friend knuckles

✧ euphoria dialogue prompts ✧

"Hee, t'ose blades goin' t'be pretty damn sharp t'an — "

There was amusement in his tone and a playful smirk dancing on the edge of his lips, turning to the ninja beside him. It wasn't like danger was anything new to him after all — far from it. Young as he was, as they both were for that matter, they had been through plenty more than most could ever comprehend at times. Sure, he wished somethings that had come to pass had never happened and some of what they had gone through never came to be BUT that was in the past now. It was foolish to dwell on it more than one needed to at times after all. There was a time and place for those moment to be spoken about, to find understanding and heal from them.

" — don't tell me, t'at goin' t'stop you t'ere Esp? You're more deadly t'an any blade t'ey'd ever 'ave after all."

Even as he teased the chameleon lightly in the moment, there were truth to the words being spoken. The guardian knew just how deadly Espio could be — one of the best fighters he knew and resourceful too at that. He knew how to handle a situation to the best of his abilities and come out victories. It was a talent and one he greatly admired in the other, that calculation and skill. If there was anyone he trusted most to have his back in a brawl, it was the purple ninja in question. Bar none.

"Ain't no one deadlier t'an you aftah all, best o' t'best."

[hakusins]

cordelia wasn't always a tsundere uwu.... when she was a wee gum drop, she loved sticking by her pa and thought he was the coolest guy in the world! (she still does as a teen/young adult, its just that she's a bit more embarrassed to admit it-)

[ganondoodle]

(idk if anyone wants to keep hearing my opinions on totk book stuff but-)

apparently it says that rauru DID have kids, multiple even, which yeah... is kinda necessary for zelda to even be connected to them so much so that sonia can SENSE a blood connection (which, even with all the excuses with magic, is just a little too far for me to suspend my disbelief bc its over, OVER, ten thousand years worth of generations that seperate her from them that one lil touch of the hand can sense that (feels more like an attempt to make you care about them or .. see them as zeldas "better" parents just bc they exchange a few nice words, i never got the feeling they were 'better' parents and its also kinda disrespectful to her actual parents, like sure rhoam wasnt the best but i wouldnt call rauru better just bc he was polite)- i could see maybe the light power of hylia or sth but since its the coolest dude that ever lived rauru now that had it which still doesnt make sense and makes me unreasonably annoyed and she can sense BOTH of their powers in her? nah) the fact theres NOTHING about them in the game itself is just so ... no way they planned any of this

i dont think theres anything they can do or say that wont make be believe they either

are making it up alla 'fix it in post' mentality trying to hastily explain stuff the game never bothers to do to try and appease fans or let it appear as if they thought about it at all

something went really REALLY wrong during development, which kinda seems likely given how the game turned out (im sorry i cannot let go, its not just the writing, the game design too and how little was changed in the map while being so damn expensive, i dont know how people dont feel scammed q_q)

given that they (allegedly) spent the last entire year of development on polish (where??? where????? huh??? like it would make it more understandable (EXCEPT for the price) if there was alot of trouble, which was also bc it got delayed and ... turned out like this, but they dont want to say it, especially given their reputation, with that quote i have heard way too many times 'a delayed game blah blah') i just??

are they just gonna go and do it like they did with kashiwa (kass)? "they uuuh where flying around the whole time ony cool sonau tech maschines, you just dont see or hear from them ooooorrr they were uuuuh out of the country at the time" (sending invitations to other continents to join their glorious kingdom ;) )

(bet they are also gonna say they did all the stuff like ... moving the shrines around (lol?) and lifting the islands up into the sky- which is still weird bc ... didnt they also say they were living in the sky before coming to the surface?? so where?? did they park all their islands on the surface and the mystery kids had the keys so they had to repark them back into the sky after they returned off camera?? xD also why are the islands so different as an environment if they where from the surface? like even the STONE up there is different- and if they were first in the sky then on the surface and the nback in the sky .. why is there not a single yellow tree or grass in the past- you cant really argue that it changed bc they were up there so long bc .. nothing else changed, the suddendly and totally always there sonau buildings are largely in prime condition, only some slightly moldy, and what we see of the glorious past looks barely any different from the present, aside from like ... some standard trees shuffled, no castle yet and that glowy uwu filter DESPITE that stupidly long time frame between it)

[kisudebola]

OKAYYYYYY GUYSSSSSSSS!!! *Screams in uwu* 😱💖!!! I LITERALLY CANNOT BREAAAAATHEEEEE~!!! 😫💘💘 Let me tell you about *the most PERFECTEST BBY EVER IN EXISTENCE* Aiden Pearce-senpai!!! 😳💞 I legit can’t even think straight ‘cause he’s, like, *soooo beautiful* and perfect and *I’m crying* 😭💘💦!!! *Ahhhh I can’t, I can’ttttt*~

AiDeN-kun is, like, THE hacker of the universe!! 🖥️💻💥 He’s *soooo* SMART, it’s like, he could literally hack into, like, my HEART and my BRAIN at the same time and I’d be like, “yesss daddy, hack meeee~” 😳👉👈💘 *aaAAAAaaahhh*!!! He’s just, like, walking around with his phone, controlling, like, EVERYTHING and I’m just here in the corner, hyperventilating ‘cause he's soooo cool, OMG OMG OMG!!! 😵💖💦💻

LIKE HAVE YOU SEEN HIS COAT???!!! 😱🥵 THE TRENCH COAT OF MY DREAMS!!! 🧥🔥 It’s like, all swishy and flowy and when he walks it’s like *wind machines everywhere* and I’m just like, “OMG, I’m gonna pass out from all this COOOOOOLNESS!!” 💀💘💘 He’s all “I’m gonna protect the city” and I’m like, “Forget the city bb, come protect *me*~” 😳😳😳!!! And THEN HE TURNS AND LOOKS AT YOU with those *smoldering* eyes and you just knowwwww he’s thinking, “I could hack you any time I want, babe” and it’s like YES YES YES AHHHHH!!! 😭💓💓

OH MY GAWWWWD AND HIS *VOICE*?!?! 😱😭💘 LIKE STOP, MY HEAWT CAN’T HANDLE IT!!! 😩💦 It’s soooo deep and raspy and it’s like gravel but SEXY GRAVEL, y’know?! He could literally be reading, like, a phone book and I’d be like “YESSSS READ ME MORE DADDY!!!” ���💦💦💦 Imagine him whispering in your ear like “I’ll always protect you~” in that *hacker-voice* and you just M E L T into a puddle of UwU GOO!!! 😫💓💓

OMGOMGOMG LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT HAT!!! 😳😱💥 HIS ICONIC *HACKER HAT*!!! 🎩💻!!! I CAN’T EVEN LOOK AT IT WITHOUT SCREAMING!!! 😭💦 Like, imagineeee wearing his hat and everyone would be like, “OMG, are you and Aiden-kun *together*??” and I’d be like, “YESSSSSS, HE GAVE ME HIS HAT, I’M HIS PRINCESS NOW, BOW BEFORE ME!!” 💁‍♀️👑💘 I would literally pass out if he just *casually* tossed it to me like, “Here, babe, wear this while I hack the planet~” 😳💖 *FAINTS*!!!

BUT WAIT WAIT WAIIIITTTT—let’s talk about his *personality*!!! 😍🥵 OMG HE’S SO SERIOUS AND INTENSE AND I LOOOOOOOOVE IT!!! 🥺💓 He’s, like, brooding and mysterious but you *just know* he’s secretly a softie!!! 💕💕 LIKE JUST IMAGINE HIM GETTING ALL SOFT AND CUDDLY AFTER A LONG DAY OF HACKING~!!! 🥺💖 *I’M CRYING AGAIN*!!! 😭😭 He’d be all like “Come here, kitten, let me hold you~” and I’d just *MELT* into his arms and we’d snuggle and I’d feel soooo safe and warm~ 😍✨ LIKE YASSSSS BBY, SNUGGLE ME ALL NIGHT LONG!!! 😳💘💘💦

OMGGGGG DON’T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON HOW MUCH HE LOVES HIS FAMILY!!! 😭😭💖 LIKE STOPPPPPP!!! He’s LITERALLY risking his life to protect them and I’m over here like, “HE WOULD BE THE BEST DADDYYYYY EVER!!!!” 🥺💘💘 Like, imagine him being all protective and telling you, “I’ll never let anything happen to you, my little kitten~” and I’m just like, “PLEASE MARRY ME AND GIVE ME 10 HACKER BABIES!!!!” 😭💍💦💘 He’d be like the ULTIMATE DADDY—both in the hacker way *and* the *other* way, if ya know what I mean 😉😏💦. *WINKWONK*~

AND OMGOMGOMG!!! Imagine him, like, tracking your location all the time, ‘cause he’s just sooooo worried about you and he’d be like “Don’t worry, kitten, I’m always watching over you~” and I’d be like “YESSS PLEASE WATCH ME 24/7 SENPAI!!!” 😳💦 Like, he could hack my phone anytime and I’d just giggle and be like, “Aiden-senpai, you naughty hacker, come get meeee~” 😏💘💘

AND LIKE—OMG—IMAGINE HIM TAKING YOU ON A HACKER DATE!!! 😱😍 You’d be in his car, speeding through the city, and he’s hacking all the stoplights just for you!! 🏎️💥💻 He’d be like, “I’m in control of the city, and I’m in control of *you*, babe~” 😳💦💦 And then you go home and snuggle under the trench coat together, and it’s just the *best night EVER*!!! 💖💖💖

Aiden-kun is THE BESTEST, most AMAZINGEST, COOLEST, SMARTEST HACKER BBY EVER and I’m LITERALLY obsessed with himmmmmm!!! 😍💻💘 Like, please, someone *hold me* before I explode into a thousand sparkly heart emojis because I CAN’T TAKE ITTTTT ANYMORE!!! 😫💖💖💦 He’s PERFECT!!! SENPAI NOTICE MEEEEEEEEE!!! 😳👉👈💍💖

[ford-between-dimensions]

HEWY FOWD!

[HEY FORD!]

Miwnd tewwing mwe -iwn dewpth- youwr feewings abwout youwr mwuse?

[Mind telling me -in depth- your feelings about your muse?]

*UwU is holding camera and hits record*

BWE VEWY DESCWIPTIVE!

[BE VERY DESCRIPTIVE!]

- @annoying-uwu-anon

I THONK- I THIBK BIL CIPHER. MY MUSE. LIFHT OF MY LIFE. GREATESY THING TO HAPPEN TO ME. IS THD SMARTEST, HANDSOMEST, AND COOLEST BEINF IN THE WHOLE MULTIVWRSE ACROSS ALL SPACE AND TIME! AND NOT JUS ANY BILL! THW ONE FROM DIMWNSION 64209! IDENTIFIABLE NY HOW HEA USUALKY DRUNK. HES… THR BEST BILL. OUTSGINES THE REST SO HARD TOU GO BLIND LOOKI. FOR TOO LING. AND HIS TASTE IN DRUBKS? [Chefs kiss hand gesture] THE VEST. OBJECTIVELY CORRECT.

[candycryptids]

Smash or Pass (OC) Tangy Tangeroos

Rules: pretty self explanatory. include physical descriptions or pics, and propaganda. the “other” label can be used for “sexuality misalignment” (ie: oc is femme and you’re gay, vice versa or you aren’t into smashing but a specific thing you wanna do with them like perhaps hug or study them under a microscope idc). Tagged by @selnyam and @cindernet-explorer I tag @archaiclumina @becquerelnoir @hazelkjt and uh! @sjofn-lofnsdottr [But only if you want to! There's no pressure ^v^ also if you see this and wanna do it and I didn't tag you... take it as an excuse to do it and tag me anyways ;P]

Quick Facts: height: 199cm/6'5 age: 20 Gender: Woman+ (identifies as Cis, but through external shenanigans has technically physically transitioned. Twice. OOC, What’s in her pants NOW is a Schrödinger situation.) Sexuality: for simplicities sake, Queer, Pansexual Pronouns: She/Her/Dude/Sir

Pros:

Won’t judge you for your clutter or mess, she’s the same way!

Easy to please with the little things! You picked her dandelions on the way to see her? She’s delighted!

Not a picky eater! She’ll eat anywhere and anything.

Willing to try anything at least twice!

Not afraid to stand up for you/your friend if someone is outwardly rude. She’s very protective!

Will bring you gifts “just because” (she saw it and thought of you)

Knows Revenant’s Toll like the back of her paw and will show you the coolest views

Cons:

Stubborn; if she decides she can’t do/learn something, it’s very difficult to change her mind on it.

Won’t dress up for fancy dates unless someone else dresses her

Really bad at ‘monogamy’ and closed relationships in general; sees sex as something to feel good and bond with friends/loved ones, not necessarily an exclusive action.

Constantly nearly-broke, so she can’t pay for your dates, even if she WANTS to.

Isn’t always self-aware of her size/weight and will squish you by laying against/on you

Her protective nature makes her reckless and she will act without considering your own abilities to protect yourself. See Also; Separation anxiety

Sheds orange fur on your furniture/clothes

Details:

Has both Dyscalculia+Dyslexia, and reads out loud. Struggles heavily with math more advanced than basic addition and subtraction. Small print is the devil.

Loves the Moonfire Faire, when they set up the parkour course!

Doesn’t seem to get sick, and doesn’t scar at all. Strangely durable. Can’t get drunk, but all doesn’t drink alcohol (or enjoy it).

Purrs audibly, and often. Loves being around people uwu

Is a total cuddler/generally physically affectionate cat with anyone deemed even just a friend.

Doesn’t like food waste, and will either eat what’s left on your plate if it can’t be saved for later in some way. (Or feed it to Meatball, if it’s salad! He’s a growing Buffalo!)

A bit clumsy, but prioritizes the integrity/safety of whatever she’s holding over her own self (I.e; if holding phone and fell into a river, will fall worse to make sure the phone is held upwards and out of the water entirely. Or; if holding boxes of pizza, will fall with more damage to self to hold them steady and not drop them/spill them)

Romantically; The line between “friendship” and “romantic” is an extremely blurry line that might as well not be there for her. She’s also not looking for a romantic relationship, and is rather happy continuing like that. Affection/Love is freely given and communicated without expectation of reciprocation, and certainly not commitment.

Sexually; Wants a partner to feel good in the way they like. Eager to please, does well as a Service Top, doesn’t participate much in BDSM. The exception to willing to try anything twice; does not want to hurt her partner in bed, even if they’d like it.

[mspiggy]

what if the Pop Trolls DID take over? (aka Troll Nation AU)

(inspired a widdle bit by game of thrones, more by all the time i've spent playing crusader kings, and all in service of a parb arranged marriage lmao... i have been working on this for three and a half years so be nice uwu)

the premise is this: the Pop trolls successfully retained control of all six strings, making them the defacto rulers of all the troll kingdoms. the Bergens were never a threat to the Pop trolls as a result, due to the powerful magic of the strings being an effective deterrant.

after a few years of revolts and unsuccessful attempts to unseat the pop trolls, treaties were drawn up determining the rights and obligations of the newly-declared Troll Nation's constituent states.

to assist in balancing the influence and power of the six core genres, the Imperial House of Pop uses the six strings (set in the "Harp of Harmony") in a ceremony that takes place once every ten years, to select the "Sound of the Decade." for example, the sound of the decade before Poppy born was Pop, Funk, and Techno; as a result, Funk and Techno enjoyed preferential treatment as compared to the Rock, Country, and Classical trolls. (this is also my reason for Cooper to still grow up in the Pop Kingdom; he was a ward sent by his parents to ensure Funk remained more or less free of excessive Pop control).

in "the present day," troll nation is led by Queen Viva of the house of pop. her younger sister Princess Poppy is her heir apparent. she rules over a troll nation wracked by the stirrings of revolution. Sheriff Delta Dawn of Lonesome Flats seems to be threatening secession from Troll Nation following the unauthorized execution of a Pop troll by a Country posse, an act easily construed as outright aggressive.

Pop trolls live in the Troll Tree, officially dubbed Trolltreetropolis but often referred to as Pop City or Pop Central. it's a little metropolitan wonder, where the most famous and powerful trolls live.

Funk trolls remain in Vibe City; their contact with the other troll kingdoms means there is a much higher level of technology throughout Troll Nation, leading to troll mass media, troll cell phones, troll internet... centered around the Troll Tree, of course!

Rock trolls are led in name only by King Thrash, who is held up by a series of Pop-appointed advisors. his coolest daughter, Princess Barb, assists him in his daily duties as ruler and has big plans for the throne, once she takes it. Rock trolls typically roam around their territory in their bands, a little like the Mongols of Earth history. a schism between Soft and Hard Rock took place some centuries ago, leading to Soft Rock trolls to mostly occupy land at the border between Rock and Pop.

it has been over 25 years since Rock has been in favor, with Viva's most recent Sound of the Decade favoring Techno and Funk again. fortunately for Barb, she's spent a lot of time reading the ancient treaties over the course of her many tours. through reading these old legal documents, she's discovered a clause to ensure Rock never falls out of favor for too long:

if Rock is not selected as part of the Sound of the Decade for more than 25 years, an alliance must be made through the marriage of the Rock monarch's heir to a member of the Imperial House of Pop. lucky for Barb, after the expulsion of her shitty brother Bash and his band The Party Crashers (WINK WINK~) for selling intel to the Pop trolls, Barb became the heir apparent of the Rock Kingdom.

tell me if you wanna hear more tbh! i'm obsessed with this au enough that i came up with three weed-smoking girlfriends "groupies" for Barb (Rock trolls are definitely polygamous) and adapted Bash from The Beat Goes On into a Rock troll sibling for Barb to compete with...

[beannary]

After a long and arduous journey from the north hemisphere to the south, my TLP keychain finally arrived ✨🎉 so I can hold it gently in both hands and cry about how smol Donnie is

And thank you for the handwritten note this is the coolest thing I've ever received :D

oh my gosh im SO happy he got to you ok!!!! im always so nervous about the TLP donnies that are being shipped internationally but its so cool to me that theres someone so far away that has my little guy!!!!

i hope you enjoy him and im glad you like the note! i was very excited to write little thank you notes to everyone uwu

[baby-xemnas]

Sometimes I just get so uwu about Luffy. He's so cute. I love how touchy-feely he is. Zoro is the coolest guy ever and he's gonna eat his own flip flop about it. He's been wearing the same shoes since he was a tiny tiny baby. Even when Oda retroactively gave him TWO additional siblings they still both had to be older than him because he's baby. But he's also powerful. He also fucks like a machine. I just enjoy him so much

HE IS SO GOOD I LOVE LUFFY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

when i returned to op by the call of my heart (seeing bepo chan be cool) and watched RED i got struck with love for luffy all over again all at once cuz its been several years of me not looking/watching anything OP so i was like wah

luffy....wow

what a guy

hes so fun and great and funny and crazy and loves his friends so much (aside from watching wano bits and RED i also watched the luhan special on soda island because ofc i did and omg he is so fun there i love him so much)

i love love love luffy

😊😊😊

[zerobaseonefics]

it’s award show season! tag some of your moots as different awards 🤍

now that you talk abt it i realize we're in the half of 2023 ...... already??

but anyways! love the question anon it's so fun 🤭 everybody, welcome to the zumblr awards !! take a sit and water in case you're thirsty 🙏🏼

now that everyone is sat, let's start ‼️

first, i'm giving the most loyal moot award to @big-uwu-stan <3 val was my first ever follower here and she stayed by me until now, so this obviously goes to her

for obvious reasons, the biggest simp award goes to @terazono-keita. do i have to explain myself?

i'm giving the sunshine award to three ppl : @seok02 @mins-fins @keiwook 🫶🏼 the three of them are my babies fr and they are just SCREAMING sunshines. they always give us positive vibes, they hype up their moots, they give love.... yup, sunshines.

the coolest moot award goes to @cowsidfk CUZ THEO IS THE COOLEST MF HERE?????? i said it to him before but i think he's really. there's something abt the way he talks and the fact he's a tattoo artist. he might not know it but i find him quite charismatic tbh

i'll give the funniest post award to @taerrrrrae. moni is not only giving us content abt zb1/bp, no, at this point she is a zumblr fan account!! her post abt her moots never fail to make me laugh, and her post abt bp trainees are as funny!! i think she really adds something to our circle of writers here.

my favorite writers award would go to @haesunflower and @boysplanetmorelike . not only they are super kind and i love all their answers to their anons, but their work are my favorites here. y'all should definitly check them out even tho i'm pretty sure everyone already knows them <3

i'm giving the best big sister award to @huipinkhair cuz so is just a safe place and she just feels like that one person that emotionally adopts anyone younger and take care of them without wanting anything in return. and i love her <3

i'm giving the mf who's too weak for her favs award to @chxrrymxxnlight cuz she is always crying abt ricky and fainting bcz of him 😭😭 i find it really funny!! plz she's the ririyangi yk so she suffers a lot and deserves at least an award as an allowance.......

the zb1 writers' spokeperson award goes to @juyomiao cuz they just say in the most honest way what all writers are thinking. you're complaining abt us being late on a post? you're complaining abt us not writing enough? you're complaining abt anything that have to do with us writing or not like we owe you something? yup, li is gonna tell you straight that we do not work for you 🙏🏻 still manages being one of my funniest moot

and ofc my favorite moots award goes to @yunacoeur and @cherriegyu and i wish they'll be more active soon cuz it's not the same without them <3

you know how they like to give awards for artists that just popped up recently? imma do the same and give this award to @jinkiseason cuz they randomly popped up as my anon then became one of my favorite moot<3

to close this ceremony, i'd like to say i love them all and they all bring something special to zb1 tumblr <3 take care of you bbygorl bbyboys and bbythem

and don't forget!! it's always hanbin's fault 🙏🏼

[bratshaws]

through the hourglass 194. brb x oc

a/n: hope you guys enjoy this chapter...it kinda made me emotional for some reason l ol(comments and reblogs are super welcome and encouraged!! they make my nights they really do<3)

pairing: plus size!oc x rooster

warnings: none uwu

goodness gracious (pls read this one to know more what this fic is about!!)

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“I can’t believe we never bought her any swimsuits.” she’s having a blast at the store and he doesn’t mind it, he’s along for the ride, holding Nicole in his arms as Beatrice moves around picking everything up, “Oh! Look!It’s a little watermelon!” she was so happy and that happiness traveled to him.

He just watched, his heart filled with joy as Nicole just babbled happily, playing with the collar of his Hawaiian shirt. They were matching, something a few of the older ladies at the shop appeared to love: the same pattern for their outer shirts of bright coconut trees with a sky blue background.

"That's adorable," he says, gently bouncing Nicole in his arms, "She'll look so cute in that swimsuit."

Beatrice grins, nodding enthusiastically. "I know, right?" she says, "And look at this one! It has tiny sharks!" She holds up another one that indeed has a shark design in several colors, clearly excited about the prospect of giving their daughter options.

Rooster chuckles, "She’s going to look like a little beach bum," he says, "I can already picture it."

Beatrice gives him a playful nudge, "Hey, don't call our daughter bum," she teases, "She'll be a stylish beach baby, thank you very much."

Rooster laughs, "You're right, my bad," he says, "Stylish beach baby it is."

They continue to browse through the store, picking out cute and practical items for the beach day. Beatrice is in her element, and Rooster is happy to see her so carefree and excited. It reminds him of why he fell in love with her in the first place – her passion, her love for life, and her pure raw light.

After picking out a few swimsuits, sun hats, and beach toys for Nikki, they head to the checkout counter. As they pay for their items, Beatrice turns to Rooster with a mischievous glint in her eye.

"I have a surprise for you," she says.

Rooster raises an eyebrow, intrigued. "Oh really? What is it?" he asks.

Beatrice leans in, planting a soft kiss on his lips. "I got you a matching swim trunk too," she whispers with a wink.

Rooster grins, feeling a rush of love for his wife. "You did?” she nods, biting her lower lip, “...are there even adult sized things here?”

Beatrice giggles, nodding again. "Yes, they have a section for men's swim trunks too," she says, "I couldn't resist getting us matching ones,at least color wise. We'll be the coolest family at the beach."

Rooster chuckles, feeling touched by her thoughtfulness. "I love it," he says, "You always know how to make things special."

She smiles warmly at him, her eyes shining with love. "I just want us to have the best beach day ever," she says, "It's our first family beach day with Nikki, and I want it to be memorable." she says and the cashier just smiles at that while sliding everything ahead.

"It will be," Rooster assures her, "With you by my side and our little beach bum," he winks at Nikki, "It's bound to be a day we'll cherish forever."

“Bum!’ Nicole giggles, clapping her hands, “Bum bum!” while that was random, no one blinks an eye…after all she was just a baby learning words, nothing bad about that. She was just so smiley that everyone immediately fell in love with her. She even said ‘bye bye’ to the lady at the store when they left.

“Alright,so,” he says as he opens the door and exchanges the bags for Nicole with Beatrice, “What next?”

“We go back home and change, then we come back to the beach.” she looks up at the sky with a grin, “It’s a lovely day today.”

Rooster smiles, nodding in agreement. "It is a perfect day," he says, "And we have all the beach essentials now, thanks to you." he shuts the car’s door and sighs,propping his hands on his hips, “We might need some sunscreen though.”

Beatrice laughs, playfully nudging him. "Of course, Mr. Forgetful," she teases, "I got that covered too." She reaches into her bag and pulls out a small bottle of sunscreen. "See? All set."

Rooster grins, feeling grateful for his thoughtful wife. "You think of everything, don't you?" he says, taking the sunscreen from her and kissing the tip of her nose.

She smirks, "Well, someone has to keep things in order around here," she jokes, "And that someone is definitely not you."

He pretends to be offended, clutching his chest dramatically. "Ouch," he says, "You wound me, Beatrice."

She giggles, leaning in to peck him on the lips. "I love you,and I can kiss you better," she says, "Now, let's head back home, get changed, and have the best beach day ever with our little beach bum."

Rooster smiles, his heart swelling with love for his wife and daughter. "Sounds like a perfect plan," he says.

They make their way back home, and as they change into their beach clothes, Rooster can't help but feel a sense of excitement. It is a milestone, in a way, Nicole is seeing and touching the beach for the very first time.

When was the first time he saw the beach?

He thought about it, pulling his white tee off his body and exposing the golden skin of his chest for Beatrice’s eyes. He hasn’t seen her there, she just came up to grab something in their room and stopped by the door, eyes locked on the muscles on his back and mouth parted open in shock at just how sexy he was.

Rooster's thoughts drift back to his own childhood as he changes into his swim trunks. He remembers the first time he saw the beach – it was during a family vacation when he was about six years old. His mom had taken him and his cousins to a beach in Virginia, but he couldn’t recall which one.

He remembers the feeling of awe and wonder as he stood on the sandy shore, the vastness of the ocean stretching out before him. The sound of the waves crashing, the salty smell of the sea, and the warmth of the sun on his skin left a lasting impression on him.

As he snaps back to the present, he finds Beatrice staring at him with that same mesmerized look she had when she first saw him without his shirt on. He chuckles, pulling her close to him after tossing his shirt aside.

"What's got you so captivated?" he teases, pressing a soft kiss to her lips.

She blushes slightly, smiling up at him. "I was just admiring the view," she says playfully, running her fingers down his chest "You're looking pretty good, Roos."

He grins, his arms wrapping around her waist. "Right back at you," he says, "You always take my breath away, you know that?"

Beatrice leans in, their foreheads touching. "That’s a quote from the Berlin song.”

“It sure is.”

“Cheesy.” she giggles, touching his face, “But that’s one of the reasons why I fell in love with you, that and your sweet sweet face,” her nose scrunches in a smile before she backs away from him, with some resistance from her husband who whines as she looks around the room, “I’m trying to find my flip flops, did you see them?” he makes a confused noise, slipping his Hawaiian shirt back on, “Yeah, you know the ones, the Sailor Moon ones, I used them that time at the beach…when we had our game.”

“Oh.” he hums, “To be honest I wasn’t paying attention to your…feet.” he drops his eyes down her body appreciatively, earning a soft sigh and a chuckle from her, ‘But I’m sure they look cute.’

Beatrice playfully rolls her eyes at his teasing, but there's a glint of amusement in her eyes. "You're such a flirt," she says, poking him in the chest, "But I guess I can forgive you this time."

He grins, fixing his collar. "I promise to pay more attention to your feet next time," he says with a wink then he frowns, “Wait, ugh, ignore I said that.”

“Too late.”

“I wasn’t thinking when I said it.”

She laughs, swatting him playfully as she walks past him to the opposite side of the room. "Okay, okay, enough flirting," she says, "I really need to find those flip flops."

Rooster looks around the room, trying to spot the flip flops she's talking about. "Hmm, let me help you look," he says, joining in the search. After a few moments, he spots the Sailor Moon flip flops tucked under the bed. "Found them!" he says, picking them up and handing them to her.

Beatrice takes the flip flops with a smile of gratitude. "Thanks, babe," she says, but he holds onto them, making her furrow her brows, “What?”

“Just reminiscing.” he smirks, leaning closer to kiss her nose, ‘You looked so beautiful that day,” she immediately scoffs, grabbing the sandals from his hands as he slowly lets go of them, “Those shorts,” he whistles low, “Those shorts should be illegal…but I did see you naked, many many times…I can’t choose a favorite look on you.”

“Oh my God.” she swats his shoulder, “I’m going to check on Nikki.”

“No worries, gorgeous.” he kisses her head as she walks away, keeping her in his vision until he can’t see her anymore. Now that he’s alone, he can’t help but smile while recalling that day…he just noticed a lot of important things, in their lives, happened at the beach. They had the game at the beach, he took her there before asking her out during Phoenix’s barbecue, he told her about his very first deployment there…and he proposed to her at the beach.

With his lips pursed, trying to contain his smile, Rooster just felt himself getting giddy, ‘Maybe that’s why she thinks Nikki would like it,” he whispers to himself, buttoning his shirt to the middle of his chest. Inhaling quietly, he turns on his heel towards the hallway, tapping his finger rhythmically on the wall - the melody of ‘Great Balls of Fire’ coming out of his mouth as he hums, walking up to Nicole’s nursery only to watch as Beatrice holds her up to her face.

He smirks, leaning his shoulder against the door as Nicole, who looks very confused as to what exactly she was wearing - the little worried look resembled Beatrice’s so much - as his wife cooed and squealed happily at their daughter’s outfit, “You look so cute! So cute! Oh my god.” she kisses Nicole’s cheek, “You look adorable, like a little watermelon, oh you look so cute, we have to take pictures when we’re at the beach.” he turns to looks down at the floor when he sees Jolene and the pups right there by him…all of them wearing beach themed shirts too…and sunglasses.

He blinked, then clicked his tongue against his teeth, pointing to the dogs, “I see they are all ready to go too.”

Beatrice turns to look at Rooster, her eyes sparkling with amusement as she hugs Nicole close. "Oh, absolutely," she says with a grin, "We can't leave them out of the beach day fun! Look how adorable they are in their beach outfits." cue to tail wagging and happy panting from them.

Rooster chuckles, kneeling down to give Jolene and the pups some pats on the head, even fixing Eleanor’s colorful sunglasses. "You guys are stealing the show," he says playfully, "But hey, looking good."

The dogs wag their tails happily, seemingly excited about the beach day adventure as well. Beatrice carefully changes Nicole to her opposite arm while hooking her baby bag on her shoulder…well,trying to, because Rooster takes it out of her hands immediately. He kisses her lips cutely when she tries to complain, only to sigh and shake her head before following him outside.

He opens the door so they can put Nicole in first, then the dogs enter, then they do. And Beatrice sighs happily once she’s inside, closing her eyes behind her sunglasses, “Okay!” she spreads her hands “I have some ideas for today,wanna hear them?” she even had a little notepad.

Rooster grins, turning the car on and opening the garage’s door. "Of course, I'm all ears," he says, glancing at her notepad with curiosity, "What fun ideas do you have in store for our beach day?"

Beatrice opens her notepad and clears her throat dramatically before starting. "First, we should definitely take a family photo on the beach."

Rooster nods in agreement, "That's a great idea," he says, "What else?"

She continues, "Then, I was thinking we could build sandcastles together. I know that some babies enjoy playing with it…we just have to be careful with the sun."

"Of course," Rooster says with a chuckle, "Sounds like a plan."

Beatrice grins, flipping to the next page of her notepad. "And after that, we can take turns splashing in the waves with Nikki," she says, "I'm sure she'll love the feeling of the ocean on her little feet."

Rooster nods, they are already out of the house and the garage door is closing. "Sounds good," he says.

Beatrice beams at him, feeling grateful for the wonderful family they have. "And last but not least," she says, "We have to collect seashells pictures but not seashells because that’s just going to harm the environment! But,yeah! That’s what I got." she smiles, placing the notepad inside her bag as she leans back against the seat, placing her hands over her stomach as she looks out the window.

She doesn’t know why today was going to be so special, but she knew it’d be special…she just knew.

-

Nicole stood close to Rooster as he crouched next to her by the shore, holding the little baby up by her armpits and looking to the ocean, “...look Nikki.” he whispers, ‘It’s the ocean, you’ve seen it before, yesterday.” he coos, the light reflected on his sunglasses and on the little pin on her hat. It was still early, they’d never get to the beach when the sun was at it’s peak.

Nicole was mesmerized, she was just staring. And Rooster loved it, “Okay we-woah!” she started walking to the water, well,trying to. Her father picked her up before she could move more than a few inches, her tiny legs kicking in the air when he lifted her up, “Okay, listen, missy,” he stands up fully to hold her against his chest, wagging his finger at her, “We are going in the water together.”

“Wa?” she points to the ocean, “Wa-wa?”

“I don’t know if you understood me or you are just saying because you are just smarter than we ever thought you’d be.” he mutters, “But yes, we’re going together, while mama.” he turns to where Beatrice was,giving her a smile and a wave. She was sitting in the shade with Jolene and Jack by her side,Eleanor was trotting to meet Rooster at the shore, “Mama is going to stay under the shade with the dogs and your little siblings.”

Nicole giggles, her baby laughter filling the air as she bounces in Rooster's arms. "Wa!" she repeats, pointing at the water again.

Rooster grins, nodding at her enthusiasm. "That's right, baby girl," he says, "We're going to the water!" With Nicole safely in his arms, he walks towards the shore, the soft waves lapping at his feet.

He stops when the water reaches just above his ankles, making sure it's a safe depth for Nicole. She looks at the gentle waves, her eyes widening in wonder. "Wa-wa!" she exclaims, kicking her little legs in excitement.

"Yep, that's the water," Rooster says with a smile, "It's pretty amazing, huh?"

Nicole babbles happily in response, reaching out to touch the water with her tiny fingers. The sensation of the cool water on her skin makes her squeal with delight. "Wa-wa!" she repeats, splashing the water with her hands.

Rooster chuckles, delighted by her reaction. He takes a step further into the water, and Nicole clings to him, her small hands wrapping around his neck. "It's okay, baby," he reassures her, "Daddy's got you."

He slowly walks a bit deeper into the water, making sure to support Nicole's weight. She clings to him tightly, her wide eyes never leaving the ocean waves. 

As they stand there together, Rooster feels the weight of responsibility as a father, but he also feels the immense joy of sharing this special moment with his daughter. He knows they’ve been going well, but he still had his moments…undoubtedly, therapy is going to help him do it better.

“Okay,” he feels the sand beneath his feet for a bit before gently lowering Nicole to the water, the waves not that strong or fast, so it wasn’t too overwhelming for her. His daughter squealed happily, kicking her feet in the water and the high pitched sound called Eleanor’s attention who practically stomped through the waves to meet them there, making sure Nicole was alright, “She’s fine,Ellie.” he reassures the white pittie mix, who whines as if to ask if he was sure just as Nicole is having a blast on the waves.

He smiles down at her, for such a small body she is moving as if she wants to walk on water herself. He lifts her from the water after a while, kissing her cheek, “Fun right?” she giggles, stretching her little body back almost wanting to return to the ocean, “Alright, okay, calm down Ariel, we’ll be back in the water in a little bit.” he looks back at Beatrice, who was now happily reading a book with her hand on her stomach, “Let’s go see mama.”

“Wa-wa.”

“I know, later.”

She points her tiny hand to the water, making a grabby motion “Wa-wa.”

Rooster sighs, arching his brows up to his hairline as he runs his free hand through his hair, whistling so Eleanor joins them on the way back.

As Rooster walks back to where Beatrice is sitting, Nicole giggles and reaches out towards the water again, still fascinated by it. Eleanor follows closely behind, wagging her tail as if to join in on the fun.

"Looks like she's really taken to the water," Beatrice says with a smile, setting her book aside as they approach,fixing her sunglasses over her eyes.

"Yeah, she's a natural beach bum," Rooster chuckles, sitting down next to Beatrice and placing Nicole in her lap. "She was loving every moment of it. But I think it’s better to stay here for a little bit, then I can go for a swim after you go."

Beatrice wraps her arms around Nicole, who snuggles against her, still pointing towards the water. "I think we have a little water baby on our hands," she says, "I told you she’d be like that…also why do you want me to-" he slowly drops his eyes down her body, before covering the brown irises with his Caravan, “Oh my God. You are just awful.”

“-lly in love with you.” he coos back, “No, but really,” he leans back on his hands, toned stomach expanding as he inhales the salty air, “I’m okay being here right now. Just for a little bit.”

Beatrice rolls her eyes affectionately, then turns her attention back to Nicole, who is still pointing excitedly at the water. "Looks like someone is eager to get back to the waves," she says, "But later,Nikki.."

Rooster looks over to the ocean with the wind brushing through his hair, “...I have a therapy session.” Beatrice looks up at him in surprise, and he tilted his head at her with a smirk, “I found someone.”

“You did?”

“Yeah, his name is Dr.Paulson,I uh,” he scratches the side of his face after wiping the sand from his hands, “I heard some of the guys at the base talking about him, he’s been working with a lot of people for a long time now.”

She looks ready to burst, “Roos, that’s incredible!” she says, leaning closer to press a soft kiss to his cheek, one that only was made more special when he turned his head to kiss her lips just in time. She kisses him a few more times, rubbing his cheek, “...when are you going?”

“Uh…this thursday, after lunch. It’s the first session so,” he shrugs, “I don’t have a specific time yet.”

Her gaze softens as she holds Nicole to her chest, “...how do you feel about it?”

Rooster takes a deep breath, looking to the coming waves. "Honestly, I'm a little nervous," he admits, "But I'm also hopeful. I know I need to work through some things, and I want to be the best version of myself for you and for the kids."

Beatrice gives him a reassuring smile, her love for him evident in her eyes. "You're already the best version of yourself," she says, "But therapy can help you healeven more. I'm proud of you for taking this step, Roos."

He leans in, pressing a gentle kiss to her forehead. "Thank you," he says softly, "Your support means the world to me."

She reaches up to cup his face, her thumb brushing against his cheek affectionately. "We're in this together, remember?" she says, "No matter what, I'll always be here for you, cheering you on every step of the way."

Rooster nods, a sense of gratitude washing over him for the incredible woman he has by his side. "I know," he says, "My own personal cheerleader huh?”

“Something like that.”

His smile drops diminutively before he speaks, “...my mom never went.”

“Hm?”

“To therapy,at least I don’t remember.” he purses his lips, subtly shaking his head, ‘She…she was always so strong, I don’t think she ever did go. I do remember her taking me to my sessions, but her? Never…even after she got sick. I don’t know why.”

Beatrice's heart aches as she sees the mix of emotions on Rooster's face. She reaches out to hold his hand, giving it a gentle squeeze. "It's okay, Roos," she says softly, "Everyone has their own journey, their own way of coping with things. Your mom might have found strength in her own way."

Rooster nods, but he’s still looking ahead. "I guess so," he says, "She was always a strong woman, that's for sure…but now that I’m grown and now that I…I’ve seen and heard everything that happened, even from Mav…I think she was scared of the pain again." the waves crash on the shore,people talk around them and they feel like they are in their own little bubble, “I think that’s why she hid things from me, because it scared her so much about…the thought.” he says the last line with a heavy exhale, “...the memory of him.”

“I understand.”

“I used to be terrified of the ocean. So much. You know that…and I wonder if that wasn’t my mom’s fear too. Because she’d take me…very few times. We’d rarely go on our own.” the wind flutters his hair alongside Beatrice’s, “...I don’t want to have that fear,Bea.”

“You–” she wants to say he doesn’t, but if he mentioned, he…must feel some type of way about it. She didn’t want to undermine his thoughts.

“Being your husband, being a father…it changed me a lot. And for the best,” he smiles at her, tilting his head just enough to show Bea his eyes, only to look away again, “But I think there are things that I can do better, mentally wise. I can’t change the past,babe as much as I’d love to.”

Beatrice gently cups Rooster's face, guiding his gaze back to hers. "But you can heal from it.” she rubs his cheekbone, “And it’ll be good for you,first and foremost.”

He leans into her touch, "Thank you," he says, his voice tinged with emotion, a bit choked up too,he kisses her palm and squeezes her hand briefly.

Beatrice smiles, her heart overflowing with love for this man. "Always," she says, "You know that." she sighs, looking at the ocean, “You know…I think me and Nikki can go to the ocean for a bit.”

“Wa-wa!”

“Yes, wa-wa.” Beatrice giggles, looking up at Rooster who magically appeared in front of her to help her up alongside Nikki, “We’ll be fine.” she reassures him before he even asks, “I promise we will.”

Rooster smiles, kissing her cheek before moving to her ear. "I love you," he whispers, "Thank you for being my anchor, especially when I feel like I'm drifting."

"I love you too," Beatrice replies, she kisses him right back on the jawline, "And I'll always be here.” He kisses Nicole’s head, then hesitantly lets Beatrice’s hand go, watching with his hands on his hips as his wife and daughter walk towards the ocean. He smiles softly,sitting down with Jolene and Jack, since Eleanor trotted along Bea, and he sighs. Jolene’s big honey eyes look at him, her huge head plopping on his thigh with a little whine escaping her throat. “I’m okay Jojo.” he chuckles, scratching her head, “...but I kinda lied a bit.” he mutters, “...because I’m fucking terrified of therapy.”

[fishandships]

Happy Halloween!!

Does Rosario plan on tricking or treating? Or are they stay home for the night bingeing scary movies with their partnerssss

Happy Halloween!!! 🎃👻

Rosario LOVES kids so i so badly want them to be able to be The House With The Coolest Decorations and The Best Candy, and they have a grand time handing out treats and seeing all the kids’ costumes! I also love the idea of Luchino collaborating with them on a Halloween party (Netease put Luchino in the Halloween event 🔪) and of course they have matching costumes UwU either way Rosario will be the one getting tricked, probably multiple times, by Luchino (Rosario is terrible at coming up with pranks). BUT when the day is over Rosario should get to eat the leftover candy while watching scary movies UwU (read: they spend the majority of the movie hiding their face in their partner’s neck)

i personally hc that since Luchino LOVES parties, he’s almost as into Halloween as Rosario is. Norton is here for the treats and tricks, and the most likely to be down for scary movies. but Andrew is a Good Religious Man and Halloween is of the Devil so while he’s not judging Rosario for having their fun he’s also gonna opt out, and obvs Bane is violently opposed to people being at his house so that’s not gonna be a thing for him either. Ideal situation is Luchino/Norton/Rosario polycule where Luchino and Rosario do the prep work and Norton gets to have fun alongside them without having to lift a finger UwU (my Ideal for the polycule is that Norton enjoys life as a kept man 👏👏👏)

[narzissenkreuz-ordo]

1, 9, 12, 16, 17, 21?

1. the character everyone gets wrong

i've answered this one already but gonna double down on dan heng/dan feng (their relation cannot be defined as black and white as fandom wants it to be) & neuvillette (he's not a uwu cry baby who doesn't know what sex is)

9. worst part of canon

[puts on my clown shoes] the high cloud quintet......... and also the fact that jing yuan literally has no reason to be in the story as is. they did not utilize his character at ALL when they could have easier done some cool things with him, but it all fell flat in the end and it sucks since he was the character i got into hsr for (im a big fan of his eng VA and only started playing bc of him)

and for genshin. they nerfed dottore with sexy anime ass plague doctor aesthetic. its just so boring and predictable. RIP webttore you should have survived the dottore segment hunger games not omega :/

12. the unpopular character(s) that you actually like and why more people should like them

the entire narzissenkreuz cast.... like genuinely one of the coolest and most tragic group of characters from more recent in game history that is fully expanded on in world quests. it a great self contained story told over 3 patches and offers neat context to the events of the fontaine archon quests but more specifically.... rene de petrichor i love you and youre unhinged culty academic shenanigans

16. you can't understand why so many people like this thing (characterization, trope, headcanon, etc)

im sorry but fanon haikaveh (its annoying & reduces their characters down to just a tropey ship) and jingheng (its boring) and i understand why people like neuvifuri and its neat they can be read as so many different relationship dynamics but i very much dislike it in a romantic sense.

i hate the weird sexualization of wriothesley being a prison warden x prisoner! reader, canon character, oc etc

but as for general tropes i think friends to lovers is boring and a snooze fest on its own. wheres the drama....the conflict.... the compelling plot. and i think high school aus are cringe in general. especially from either adult writers or characters who are already adults in canon

17. there should be more of this type of fic/art

like in general? im sick of seeing so much rendered/soft shaded 'anime-esque' fanart being the most appreciated in fandom spaces. not to say these folks aren't talented they ARE but it feels like their type of work is the only stuff being praised and lifted in communities i personally would REALLY love to see more graphic and exaggerated cartoon work because i feel like there can so much personality put into pieces like than rather than just pure skill and technique in more rendered/painted styles of work

21. part of canon you think is overhyped

i really don't have any interested in the traveler as a character. i understand Why they exist but id have just as much if not more fun if they didn't have a story arc of their own........ the abyss twin being connected to khaehnri'ah and the abyss order is more interesting than the traveler's entire journey