#i feel like i am overthinking a childrens movie but also. come on

[monotonesmile]

Jaime Reyes x Reader, when reader finally meets Jaimes family after months of dating jaime. Please make it fluff and romantic. Also for a bonus scene where Jaimes mom shows reader Jaimes baby pictures and Jaimes is embarrassed

Meeting the family

[Jaime Reyes X GN!Reader]

[Word Count: 3421]

[Warnings: Slight swearing]

[Fic Genre: Fluff]

[Notes: More of the bug, spectacular. I only know his family from the Blue Beetle movie, which was so good, so we’re basing them off that, except his dad isn’t dead because I said so. Enjoy!]

[Khaji-Da speaks in italics.]

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The sun was out, shining brightly above Jaime as he sat in the park bench, waiting for his partner to return as they’d gone off to get the two of them slushies from a nearby food truck, but his mind was plagued by thoughts, mainly of his mothers pestering as of late, she’s been wanting to meet his partner since even before he asked them out, which was always a flustering thing to think about, not too mention how nerve wracking it is to introduce your lover to your family, especially when you’ve only been dating for a few months.

His mother probably wouldn’t stop asking though, so here he was with the dilemma of having to choose between letting his family meet them or to continue with his mother’s questions.

Jaime had his attention snapped back to reality when they walked back over to him, handing him a blue slushy with a smug smile before they sat down next to him, leaning against his side as they took a sip of their own slushy.

“Seriously?” Jaime chuckles as he had immediately noticed the tease with the blue slushy, knowing they got him this one because of his hero identity, but he doesn’t mind, he likes this flavor too. “Thanks…” He shook his head as he took his own sip of his slushy, but his mind couldn’t escape his thoughts of his family meeting them.

They huddle together, their head resting on his shoulders while they enjoy the sunny weather and their slushies, watching the people go about their day through the park, a few children and dogs running around the park. Yet, Jaime couldn’t focus much, not with how his mind was racing, he knows they’ll eventually have to meet his family, he can’t exactly hide them forever, and he definitely can’t keep coming up with half assed excuses.

“Uh…hey, babe?” Jaime looked down at the blue slushy in his hands, his heart was racing in his chest as they looked up at him from his shoulder. “My family…they want to meet you at some point, and uhm…I wanted to know if you maybe kinda…wanted to meet them?” He managed to squeak out, as his heart raced and his mind began to overthink every choice he has ever made in his life as they were looking at him.

They blink at him slowly before they grin brightly. “I’d love to meet your family, Jaime! I’ve been waiting to meet them, I just thought you were too nervous to ask…” They chuckle, their words surprising and yet comforting him at the same time.

“Well, I was…and still kinda am…nervous about it, we’ve only been dating for a few months, I just thought it was too soon.” Jaime rubs the back of his neck as he laughs sheepishly, but he was so glad that they were at least excited to meet them, he really wanted them to get along, and their excitement makes him feel that’ll happen.

“Well, I’m ready to meet them when you are, Jaime.” They chuckle, sipping from their slushy that’s started to melt in the heat of summer, watching him essentially blue screen like a computer, making them stifle a snicker as they bite their lip, trying not to laugh.

“Uh…yeah…I’ll uh, I’ll…tell my family when I get…home…” Jaime sputters as their words finally catch up to him, his brain finally realizing that they’ve just agreed to meet his family, almost dropping his slushy as his mind tries to process that they weren’t at all nervous about meeting his family like how he was.

Their snickers finally escape them as he sputters his response, leaning up to kiss his cheek before resting back on his shoulder, making him even more of a flustered and stuttering mess of emotions, while they went back to enjoying their slushy. Jaime blinks, his face erupting into a blush, nearly dropping his slushy before the familiar yet pestering voice of Khaji-Da, who had almost been completely silent during their date, breaks through his mind.

“Jaime Reyes, do not drop your ice drink.” Khaji-Da made his presence known by reminding him of the cold drink in his hands, quickly scooping it back up before it fell from his hands, taking a moment to collect himself.

“Thank you, Khaji-Da…” Jaime mutters quietly, he didn’t want to drop the treat they gave him, returning to drinking it as they leaned against him, comfortable in the silence of each other, while Jaime was internally screaming, he has no idea how meeting his family will go, he just has to hope for the best.

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Jaime was nervous, his fingers tapping against the steering wheel in a rhythmic beat as he pulled up to their house, seeing them waiting outside for him, he waves as they trot up to his car, getting into the passenger seat, before they leaned over and kissed his cheek as their usual greeting, smiling against his cheek before settling into their seat, buckling in. The soft kiss was a momentary comfort for him, granting him a moment away from his nervousness as he kissed their cheek in return after they settled in.

He tries to calm his nerves before pulling out of the driveway, letting them play the music they like as he drives through the neighborhood, tapping his steering wheel as he watches the road, trying to focus on driving and not the upcoming meeting with his family.

“Your nervous behavior makes no sense to me, Jaime Reyes.” Khaji-Da’s voice cuts through his thoughts, interrupting his nervous overthinking.

“And why’s that…?” Jaime sighs, muttering under his breath subconsciously, even if they already know about the scarab attached to his spine, it was subconscious to whisper when talking to Khaji-Da.

“You have nothing to worry about, your family has already shown positive signs of your partner, and that is only from what you’ve told them prior to this meeting.” Khaji-Da, while meaning to taunt his host, accidentally comforts him with his words, and the thing is, Khaji-Da is right, his family already has a positive outlook on his partner.

“Uh…thanks, Khaji-Da?” Jaime blinks in mild surprise at the odd comforting words from his scarab, barely noticing as he pulls up to his house, realizing that they’ve arrived, he sighs, putting the car in park and hopping out, walking around to the passenger side to let them out, shutting the door afterwards.

He’s still very nervous as they walk up to his home, he knows his family will probably love them just as much as he does, yet he can’t help but have clammy hands, wiping his sweaty palms on his hoodie before they took his hand with a slight smile, giving him something to ground himself as he took a deep breath and opened the door to his home, letting them inside first before following.

As he shut the door behind them, the familiar scent of his mothers cooking wafts through the air, filling his senses with that familiar comfort as he chuckles sheepishly when they look at him with a slight smirk and raised brow. “Heh…my mom probably is making something for us…” Jaime sheepishly remarks, rubbing the back of his neck.

“Well, I definitely wasn’t expecting that, but…it’s appreciated, I am hungry.” They chuckled, shaking their head as they held his hand, following his lead into the living room.

Jaime smiles at their little chuckle, bringing them into the living room where he finds his father, sister, and grandmother, seeming to be waiting for him. He takes a moment to calm his nerves before clearing his throat. “Uhm, everyone, this is mi amor, Y/N.” He introduced them with a nervous smile, holding their hand as he squeezed it gently.

“Oh, so this is the person you were gushing about for months!” His sister grins, teasing her brother, something Jaime was expecting from a mile away.

“…and this is my sister, Milagro, Y/N…” Jaime sighs, shaking his head with faux annoyance at his sister’s teasing, though he’s not truly annoyed, he knows it all good and fun.

“Ah, I see, you’re the one Jaime has told me about…” They chuckle quietly as they recognize the sibling teasing between the two of them, a smile on their face as they give a small wave to his father and grandmother.

“All good things I hope.” His father smirks at his son who groans quietly in the background, making them laugh again.

“Oh yes, all good things, it’s obvious how much he loves you all.” They nod with a small smile, nudging Jaime who shoots them a playful glare at them for outing him like that.

“Heh, I like them.” Milagro grins, leaning back against the couch as she approves of Jaime’s partner. “They taunt Jaime, always a good trait to have.” She snickers, resting her head in her hand.

“Oh yeah, he’s not escaping the taunting, especially not from me.” They snicker along with his sister, Jaime can’t be upset either, they’re getting along, and he’s happy to see it, and judging from his fathers and grandmother’s expressions, they’re approving of them as well.

“Yeah yeah, you two can team up on me later, I think Mom is done cooking.” Jaime laughs sarcastically as he rolls his eyes at their teasing remarks, and just as he spoke his mother called them into the kitchen, the food was ready.

Jaime takes a deep breath as his family walks to the kitchen, already feeling slight dread with what’s about to happen, his family is likely going to end up interrogating him on why he took so long when it came to meeting whoever caught his eye. They glanced at him, nudging his shoulder gently with a small, concerned frown, silently asking if he was alright, they knew that look, he was worried again.

“Yeah…I’m good, let’s go…” Jaime nods, taking their hand and pulling them along to the kitchen, entering it, they were both met with the smell of deliciously prepared food that was set out on the table. “C'mon…” He murmurs, pulling a chair out for them to sit down, waiting for them to take a seat before he sits down next to them.

His family is already seated, getting their food, Jaime helping them pick what they’d like to eat from the large amount of food in front of them, before he gets his own plate, they thank him softly just before the questioning begins, but before his family can start with the questions, his mother speaks up.

“It’s nice to finally meet you, Y/N, Jaime talks about you all the time.” His mother smiles gently at them, her words making Jaime flush in embarrassment, glancing away when they look over at him with a teasing smirk. “I’m Rocio. I hope he’s been treating you well.”

“It’s so nice to meet you too! And trust me, Jaime is an absolute sweetheart, always has been, even before we were dating.” They return the smile, taking a moment to tease Jaime about his sweet behavior, which made his mother chuckle along with them.

“Oh, he’s always been that way, it was so sweet that he finally got this meeting between us set up, I’ve been pestering him for months!” Rocio chuckles, the two seeming to immediately get along, much to Jaime’s relief.

“Yeah, he was so nervous about asking me! It was adorable.” They snicker, seeing Jaime shoot them a flustered glare, they saw the red tint on his cheeks and their smirk grew slightly.

Jaime huff, pouting at the teasing remarks from them, nudging their foot under the table, seeing them snicker out of the corner of his eye, which in turn, made him have to stifle a smile, he can’t be mad at them, their laughter and snickering just makes him to happy. He pauses as everyone starts introducing themselves, but he knows what’s going to follow, so many questions about his relationship, and he’s trying to prepare for the awkward and embarrassing questions that are bound to cause teasing from Khaji-Da.

“Once again, you worry over nothing important, Jaime Reyes.” The voice of the scarab on his bug rang through his mind, almost making him jump out of his skin at the kitchen table, receiving a confused glance from his partner, to which he blushes and looks down at his food.

“So, Y/N, how is your relationship with Jaime? Happy, I hope.” Rocio hums before taking a bite of food, looking at the two expectantly. And so the questions begin.

“Very much so! I’ve been happy with Jaime, he’s been nothing but sweet to me, and I love that about him.” They smile, responding with a cheerful demeanor, but under the table they are holding his hand, gently squeezing his hand to comfort him. “Yeah…I uh, I had a crush on him for years, I was just too nervous to say anything…” They chuckle sheepishly, a small blush coating their cheeks.

“Oh?” Milagro grins, looking at Jaime with a teasing expression, he already knows that he is going to be teased for hours after they leave.

Jaime scratches the back of his neck, his blush deepening as he glances away, flustered by his family’s knowing smiles, even his own partner was teasing him at this point. “Hey, I had to muster up the courage for months before asking you out!” He pouts, looking at his partner who stared at him with a mischievous smile.

“And you were still a nervous wreck, it was adorable.” They snicker, nudging his shoulder with their own, grinning at him as he rolls his eyes, flustered by their playful taunting.

“You’re so mean…” Jaime huffs, but a small smile breaks out onto his face, sure, he is anxious but their cheerful and playful demeanor helps him calm down and relax during their lunch.

He knows that his family is going to bombard them with questions, and he feels he’s prepared enough for it now, with the support of his partner beside him, he’ll make it through the day, and hopefully by the end, his family will truly see why he loves them so much, he knows they will, Khaji-Da has been tracking their approval, and it’s been nothing but positive, maybe he doesn’t have anything to worry about after all.

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After the questioning from his family and the lunch his mother so lovingly made, Jaime was happy to see that his family and his partner were getting along well, sure, he was being teased by his sister and his uncle, but that was to be expected, and he can deal with that, rolling his eyes as they teased him for being so soft with his partner. He cares about them, so sue him, but he knows that his family is happy for him, he was lucky to find someone so understanding to his situation as Blue Beetle and Khaji-Da, he wouldn’t want to lose that for the world.

Although, the one thing he definitely cannot handle is his mother pulling out the family album and showing his partner his embarrassing baby photos.

“Jaime Reyes, your dignity is about to be tarnished.” Khaji-Da informs him, startling Jaime before his words confuse him.

“What?” Jaime mutters in confusion, his arms crossed as he glanced over his shoulder as if to look at the scarab on his spine.

“Your mother is showing your mate baby photos.” Khaji-Da states bluntly, making Jaime whip around with wide eyes, seeing his mother showing his grinning partner his old baby photos from years ago. Oh no.

Jaime watched in mild horror as his mother showed them his baby photos, seeing them grinning and cooing at how cute he was as a baby, he just looks so adorable! He had little chubby cheeks when he was a baby, it’s so adorable, they can’t help but coo at how he looked when he was a little baby.

“Wha- Mama!” Jaime had immediately rushed over to try and grab the album from his mother, but missed completely, almost tumbling over as his mother sidestepped him, dodging his hands.

“This was Jaime when he was a year old, he loved that onesie!” Rocio points to another photo of baby Jaime, the two of them cooing at how cute he was in the little blue onesie, Jaime watching on in embarrassment, hearing Khaji-Da snicker at his embarrassing moment.

“Oh! He was so cute!” They grin, cooing at how cute he was as baby, he even had a blue onesie, how adorable was that! He was so little when he was a baby too, it was so cute to them, plus it’s more material to tease him about, lovingly of course.

“Trust me, he was the most adorable little baby, he used to be so pouty! His cheeks would puff up whenever he pouted, it was so hard not to give into that little face.” Rocio chuckles, flipping through the pages as she showed them the plethora of baby photos from Jaime’s childhood, much to his dismay.

“Mi amor…” Jaime grumbles, pouting at their teasing grin when they look at him, seeing them smirk slightly before looking back at his mother.

“I don’t think he stopped being pouty, he just lost his chubby cheeks.” They snicker, a light tone in their voice as they looked at the photos on the new page in the album.

Jaime groans to himself, knowing he can’t stop his mom from showing them his baby photos, even though he desperately wants to stop her from giving them even more ammo for teasing remarks, but he can’t, the power of a mother is too much for him. It won’t stop him from pouting though, yet seeing the both of them snickering and cooing at the old photos, it makes him happy, they’re getting along with his family, and that’s always a good thing.

“You were a chubby infant, Jaime Reyes.” Khaji-Da taunts his host, Jaime could practically hear the smug grin in the alien scarabs voice, if he could grin, he would definitely be doing so.

“Shut up, Khaji-Da…” Jaime grumbles, rolling his eyes, before his attention was taken by his partner speaking to his mother, the question making him freeze.

“Can I take a photo of baby Jaime in a onesie? I want that to be the background of my phone.” They flipped the page back to their favorite photo of the little chubby baby, snickering a little at how cute the photo was again.

“Oh absolutely, it’s one of the best.” Rocio almost immediately agreed, chuckling because she already knows that Jaime is going to have one hell of a time with teasing afterwards.

“Thank you.” They grin, pulling their phone out to snap a photo of baby Jaime, making sure to get a good photo of it, chuckling as they make it the background of their phone, quickly walking over to Jaime to show him. “Look at how cute you were!”

“Babe…” Jaime groans softly, a hint of a smile on his face as they show him the phone, smiling as he sees that they did indeed change the background of their phone to the picture of him as a baby. “Why are you like this?” He sighs, looking at them with a smile, he can’t help but smile, they just looked so proud of themselves.

“You love me.” They chuckle, kissing his cheek, before shooting him a wink and walking back over to where his family has gathered to go through the old family album so they can continue to coo at his baby photos.

Jaime sighs softly, shaking his head as he smiles, watching them get along with his family, yes, at the expense of his dignity and baby photos, but they were bonding, and his family already seems to get along with them, they clearly had even before meeting them, it’s not surprising, given how much he gushed about them, which he only realized now.

“Jaime Reyes, you are, what the Impulse would call, whipped for your mate.” Khaji-Da taunted him once again, the voice in his mind smug, using the words from his own friends against Jaime.

“Shut up!” Jaime groans, leaning his head back to stare at the ceiling as he grumbles, before sighing and deciding to join the conversation of his baby pictures. “So what if I am? I love them, always will.” He huffs to Khaji-Da despite a small grin being on his face as he walks over, happy that everyone was getting along.

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[zoniteillusion-pyritedreams]

So, I basically asked Aphrodite & Nyx, “Hey, is it cool if I just speak my desires into the universe, trust you two badasses to handle it, and then just relax?” And they were like, “Hmm… yes, but also no.”

They love that I know my worth and I’m not out here begging or micromanaging the universe. Very main character energy, boss bitch vibes. That part? Approved. They’re like, “Yes, love, speak it, own it, and let it come to you divine delegation is sexy.”

BUT. They also said I need to stop spiraling or second-guessing the moment things go quiet. Like, just because it's not happening RIGHT NOW doesn’t mean it’s not happening. Breathe. Stop overthinking and stalking the manifestation like it's your ex's socials. That’s giving desperate, not divine.

Also, they’re side-eyeing me for sitting in limbo when I could be aligning better. They’re like, “Baby, you can’t just manifest and then emotionally check out or avoid the work. You’re magic, but you’re also human. Balance it. Do your part and then let us work.”

Basically: they love the vibe, the confidence, and the trust—but if I want to manifest like a goddess, I better act like one. That means being clear, being calm, letting go of control WITHOUT falling into chaos, and knowing that even if it all falls apart first which could happen, it's making room for something bigger & better.

They’re not saying “stop,” they’re saying “refine.” Manifest like the ethereal little powerhouse I am relaxed and calm, not like a stressed-out squirrel with a Pinterest board & to much caffeine.

So like this is the other way I could possibly end up doing readings but I feel like it would be very short I'd have no excuse to sit there and save pictures to put on the post and I feel like a lot of people would not understand exactly what cards I ended up pulling to get to this answer.

( I also wonder if it's just because of the way that I word things? But I feel like that also makes sense like fun fact random wardrobe I learned English from watching 2000s movies literally. Like late 90s early 2000 movies I was obsessed with movies like clueless, the Scooby-Doo live action movies Etc that's where I started picking up and learning English my mom doesn't speak English she speaks Spanish and fun fact Thai fluently because while she is fully afro-colombian she was actually raised in Thailand for a good 10 years of her life as a child. My dad does speak English and Mandarin but he was more inclined to make sure that his children spoke Mandarin fluently rather than making sure that we spoke English fluently. On top of that as I stated before I grew up in Asia as a child back and forth between my parents as they had joint custody so I spent like several years in Korea with my mom and my stepdad and several years in both China and Japan with my dad and my stepmom so I primarily spoke Asian languages. My English was quite literally learned from '90s and 2000s movies alongside Middle School I started going to an International School. But by then I have basically already picked up a weird combination of the New York and Valley Girl accent or so I've been told by other native English speakers. Also the way that I speak can sound slightly weird and slightly dated because I don't keep up with current flying I don't see a reason to unless I think the word sounds really cool then I'll keep up with it but outside of that I'm not using it. So maybe that's why I sound like a robot to tell me y'all and then also the fact that I use terms like y'all but that's just because I have family members that live in the south and again it's one of those words where it's like I like the way it sounds. I don't know I'm trying to figure this shit out so let me know which way do you guys like three days when I'm breaking it down or when it's like this?)

Also isn't it cute how Leehan is always eating fruit after they do like sand meats and stuff like someone pointed this out on Twitter and then have this picture with it and I was like oh my God that's actually kind of adorable. Like absolute adorable nerdy baby boy can sit there and talk about fishes for hours no way more about aquatic life than you would assume a 21 year old would and also has that habit of replenishing after schedule with eating fruits it's kind of adorable. How can a human be this cute and real?

[simplysedusa]

Hey so I see you talk a lot about the corruption of Townsville on both a political and police/prison level and how villains are treated. I have similar ideas floating around in my head for my fic I'm slowly chipping away at so it's fascinating to see somebody else talk about this. Townsville's police and politicians are canonically shown to be very incompetent and I've always been surprised to see how this is rarely included or dissected within fanon interpretations and stories. I'm curious about a lot of things and don't want to bombard you with questions (worried about being annoying lol), so I'll just ask you one for now:

Where do the Ruffs fall into all this in your head? In fanon interpretations, it's common to see people talk about how the Ruffs were failed on so many fundamental levels. Their creation, being used as weapons and tools as opposed to having their needs met by children (with them often being portrayed as homeless), being subjected to horrific abuse by the police and in prison systems. I feel like people talk about their experiences a lot in fanon, but they don't really dive into them outside of "oh it was traumatic" as opposed to dissecting how horrific Townsville's justice system is, especially for vulnerable groups. Especially in regards to them being paralleled to the Puffs and the (conditional) privileges they have from protecting the city.

I think a more nuanced look at the villains of the show is something I always really appreciate seeing in regards to fanon, wish it was explored more. Excited to see what ideas you end up coming up with, particularly for Sedusa who's tragically underutilized.

I think as the Puffs grow to become more and more critical of the system, the privileges that the do have start to slip and many start to be wary of them like they were in the Movie. The Puff/Ruff species legitimately facing discrimination for who they are as nonhuman inorganic creatures is something I also think should be explored more, and how the Puffs protecting Townsville gives them conditional privileges.

I am overthinking shit to the extreme lol but I love dissecting this show and the potential it has in regards to exploring it's villains and deeper satire about the police/prison industrial complex.

Anon, it is currently December 9th, 2023, sometime past midnight as I'm typing. I want to include a date to this post because it might take me a while to come down from the high I've received from reading this.

Okay, so first of all:

"I love dissecting this show and the potential it has in exploring its villains and deeper satire about the police/prison industrial complex."****

🤝

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP! I wish I knew who you were, Anon, because you deserve a virtual hug. It is so nice to feel SEEN. This is the second ask I've ever gotten on this sideblog and it's already one of my favorites, you are not annoying at ALL. Secondly, I have no idea where to start so I'll just dive right into the meat of this question and hope to God that I hit all the talking points that I want to cover lol.

I didn't want to go into too much detail about the Rowdyruff Boys given the fact that they are a few of the main characters of the stories in my head but I'll GLADLY do so here.

In my fics, I have the Rowdyruff Boys adopted by Ms. Keane.

Stay with me on this, PLEASE, lmao. It's not all sunshine and rainbows. She finds them when they're eight years old. They're starving, and powerless; the Chemical X in their bodies are working overtime just to keep them alive as they're on the brink of death...thanks to HIM.

If you want a Puff/Ruff centered fic (or just hero/former villain) to work, regardless of genre, you need redemption and forgiveness. While forgiveness is easier to portray, redemption needs a foundation to build upon. IMO, the only way to do that, would be to get the boys out of the influence of HIM and Mojo Jojo. In these fics of mine, Mojo is a permanent resident of the Townsville Correctional Center (name pending, imagine Arkham Asylum), a newly built prison made, strong enough to contain the Powerpuffs (hint hint, wink wink). Meanwhile HIM leaves the boys high and dry then goes M.I.A after their declaration of not wanting to "destroy the Powerpuff Girls" (If you really look at the post movie scenes of the Rowdyruff Boys, you'll see that at the end of the day, they just want to live life and have fun in their own diabolical way. You can even see this in Bubble Boy when Bubbles, disguised as Boomer ((iirc, it was either her or Butch)) suggests to blow stuff up and Brick replies "Nah, we blew a bunch of stuff up yesterday". These are elementary school aged boys, eventually, they're going to get bored and no amount of hate toward the Powerpuff Girls is going to change that). The boys being adopted by Ms. Keane, lays down a certain groundwork to start from; they need some sort of positive, older female influence in their lives that aren't the Powerpuff Girls or other love interests (especially to begin challenging their post movie misogyny). Plus, I also think they'll challenge her to not view the world as black and white as she occasionally tends to, and she's one of the only canon characters I think who would actually give them a chance.

Being adopted for them also means having to deal with: ✨ Townsville's Child Welfare System✨

And if The Mayor and the police are anything to go by, I'd imagine it isn't great (and now thinking about it, looking at Mitch's family issues that I mentioned, we see that the welfare system is SHIT lol) (Hell, you can take one step further and look at Jack Wednesday, the incompetent truant officer who's definitely their parole officer now). Ms. Keane wants to get legal guardianship over the boys after caring for them for however long, and I can see whoever's in charge of that wanting the boys to answer for the crimes they've committed against the city first. Long story short, it's a quiet case, as to not upset the citizens of Townsville, and the boys have to live in a group home for two years before Ms. Keane is granted her guardianship. For one, it's a confinement of sorts without having to jail them *(because as Ms. Bellum, Ms.K's lawyer, puts it, they are children and victims of circumstance), but most importantly, this allows the city to test out Professor Utonium's newest **(and most reluctant) invention: Antidote X handcuffs.

It sucks. They're subjected to religious zealots who condemn the boys as demonic abominations for coming back to life (as if it's their fault), weirdos with a superiority complex over kids, short tempered adults who hit first and ask questions never, other bullies in kids who are also victims of circumstance, and they're powerless. And honestly, aside from MAYBE the Powerpuff Girls, who believe the boys are M.I.A, and Ms. Keane, who'd care enough about their condition to make a stink about it?

So once they're finally out into the real world, having to spend an extra few years in house arrest, watching people tremble in their wake feels nice. And they (mostly and especially Brick) can't wait to blow this sorry ass popsicle stand known as Townsville once they're 18. They're not under Mojo's or HIM's thumb anymore but they're still mean, cold, rebellious, snarky, and conniving. And even if the newest girls in school, the Powerpuffs, don't see it yet, who could blame them? (This is only for one specific fic, keep in mind.)

Something I feel is highly overlooked in these types of fics would be the outside perception of the relationships between the Puffs and Ruffs, whether that be platonic or romantic. Because, sure, in a perfect world, everyone would see them hanging out and think the girls would be such a good influence on the boys, who would finally start to turn their lives around. However, we've seen time and time again that the city of Townsville has turned against the girls (and the girls against Townsville, Buttercup assaulted numerous albeit criminal, citizens to exchange their teeth for money, Blossom stole a set of $1000 golf clubs, Bubbles released an entire zoo into town, and they masterminded the robbery of a toy store with the Professor, as well as comply with the robberies of Femme Fatale, not to mention what happened in the movie), and there's no doubt in my mind that there'd be quite a few citizens who'd see any of the boys with any of the girls and think that their "villainous ways" are contagious and that the girls are being manipulated yet again. I could see this as a slow starting point for the said privileges to be revoked.

The parallels between the Puffs and Ruffs are CRAZY too. You have the Rowdyruff Boys, who never successfully killed the girls (granted they are still villains but their only "bone to pick" with society is the Powerpuff Girls)***, treated as scum of the earth for being kids listening to two of the worst possible role models ever. Then, you have the Powerpuff Girls, who've committed crimes and killed the Rowdyruff Boys once before, living life on a pedestal with their amazing dad and loving support system. Sure, you have the Powerpuff Girls reel in the Rowdyruff Boys to the "good side" by showing them that they're not as evil as people believe them to be and that they deserve to be treated as citizens. BUT, you also have the Rowdyruff Boys showing the Powerpuff Girls that they're only given this camaraderie as long as they continue to be used as tools for every inconvenience the city faces, that the city is taking advantage of their people pleasing ways (which no one ever talks about), and that they deserve to live their lives.

*I didn't speak on this before, but I also headcanon Ms. Bellum attending law school, passing the bar exam in flying colors, as sort of a back-up plan. It couldn't hurt to know the law if you're planning on working in politics, she's just that bitch. I'd like to think she took the case pro-bono as a way to make it up to herself for not doing the same for her estranged niece (granted, her father's money and connections got Princess acquitted of all her crimes and a court ordered therapist, but Ms. Bellum would've defended her in a heartbeat regardless).

**This is also another headcanon I haven't touched on yet. There has to be someone in the governing office of Townsville who realized that these girls are practically unstoppable and that they needed a backup plan in case they choose to "turn on [them]". As an agreement to "allow the girls to save the day", Professor Utonium invented three things: 1.) Antidote X handcuffs, which are regular handcuffs with spikes on the inside to inject the user with Antidote X, rendering them powerless, 2.) Mini Dynamos, smaller robot versions of Dynamo to operate like robocops, and 3.) Help with the construction of the new prison.

***Yes they're still villains who've caused massive damage to the city, but they're only ever worried about the Powerpuff Girls. If they were as evil as their creators, they'd have killed every innocent civilian in their path. As far as we know, the Powerpuff Girls have a higher body count than the Rowdyruff Boys do. An INTENTIONAL body count, might I add.

****I wasn't gonna say anything, because this is long enough as is and I could do a whole essay alone on this but YES EXACTLY. It's very interesting how these criminals in the show commit some atrocious acts (theft, vandalism, attempted murder, crime of treason, kidnapping, assault, life endangerment, etc.), yet they're always released. 🐸☕

LMAO, that's it for now. If you have any other questions, I'll be happy to elaborate in another post.

[tenaaay]

Inside Out 2: An Emotional Roller Coaster Experience

The long queue, the pricey tickets and the uncertain chance to make it to the last show - were all worth it. The Inside Out 2 film was able to take me on an emotional rollercoaster; I was crying the whole time even with the funny scenes. I was moved in ways I could not even explain . I felt seen, heard, and understood. The anticipation for the sequel for years, the thrill when the trailer was eventually released, the long line despite not knowing if I'll be able to secure a seat, and even the expensive tickets—it was definitely worth the wait.

I was surprised to hear someone behind me attempting to explain the different emotions to the child next to me as I waited patiently for my turn to pay for my ticket. I could tell by just glancing at them that the boy was his son, listening intently to him at that moment. In my experience, it is quite uncommon to come across an adult male who is outspoken about his emotions. Not to stereotype, but when it comes to talking about topics like this, women tend to be more vocal. I was secretly applauding the father for his efforts in an attempt to educate his son.

At that point, I thought of how wonderful it would be if my parents had been able to explain to me as a child the different kinds of feelings. Maybe I was able to regulate my emotions pretty well. Nevertheless, I am deeply grateful that my parents were able to raise me and teach me in their own unique ways.

I hope to someday be able to teach my future children the three valuable lessons I learned from the movie:

Everything is always bound to change.

As a chronic overthinker, I find it so hard when things are beyond my control. Just like Riley, the main character of the film, she was scared when she found out that she and her friends were no longer attending the same school. The idea of going forward without them is somewhat heartbreaking since they have become her home. Riley's anxiety made her withdraw from her friends in an attempt to lessen the weight of feeling alone. But that was a temporary defense mechanism. Riley finally had to discover the value of embracing and accepting change in order to get past the unwanted shift in her life. Hence, we just need to recognize the beauty of change. That would allow us to face the uncertain times ahead of us with hope.

2. Pressure is good; perfection isn’t.

I learned from a former co-teacher that pressure is good. She explained to me, using the diamond analogy, that feeling pressure over something is okay as long as it's a good form of pressure. Since diamonds are created under pressure, fire is the only thing that can make them precious and beautiful. We need pressure in life to help us distinguish between things that are and are not significant. However, striving for excessive perfection in our lives, careers, and relationships may only lead to frustration. I have overdone life by trying too hard to be ideal, only to fall short in so many ways. I learned that meaningful lessons are more important in life than flawless ones.

3. Life is too short to keep everything inside.

To always communicate your feelings and to be careful with them is the humblest lesson I have learned in life thus far. We sometimes have a tendency to lose wonderful things because our anxieties constantly stand in the way of our ability to keep them. Riley was in denial that the idea of her friends making new friendships and interests would not hurt her, and as a result, she was close to losing her friends. Unfortunately, hiding her feelings caused her more anxiety and confusion. Honest communication is crucial. As a future counselor, I want to inspire others to speak up about their feelings no matter how reluctant they are to be vulnerable. People are not mind readers, and thinking that they should be aware of our emotions would only lead to possible conflicts. We would never run out of reasons, it's true, but we must also keep in mind that we would run out of time eventually. Since life is too short to hold everything inside, speak your truth and handle situations with care. Honesty saves time.

I sobbed with understanding after watching the movie. I really hope you watch it and let me know what you think!

[whatwouldmynamebe]

So I’ve been thinking about those questions you should always have an answer to. Like how do I answer them? It feels stupid to say fun movies like See How They Run. But that is the type of movie I like. So I had a think about media and my thoughts on it and how I (emphasis on this being a me thing) use it.

I mostly like movies as background noise or fun, hence see how they run for fun or movies I’ve seen so many times (for some reason one of those movies for me is the two popes. I am not catholic or even Christian). However that feels like a “bad” answer. But something like bullet train or a meaningless action movie doesn’t feel dumb. It’s like the only movies that can just be for enjoyment are action. But i am very picky with action.

Also animation is so often less mature or not seen as real movies or shows. Like my favorite show is Hilda. But animation is often seen as less than than live action. Disney seems to be pushing this idea a lot too. But like animation is awesome, and makes anything possible. And there are so many styles and options. And real voice actors (some screen actors are good but some are just terrible) are so talented and skilled and bring a character to life. I love animation and I know next to nothing about it.

I like some shows and movies that are serious but saying anything with actual meaning feels too exposing, or too open to judgment.

But music is a different story. My music taste is just so varied. Will I repetitively listen to Seasons of the witch, don’t stop me now and I wanna be sedated for an entire day? Yes. Will I obsessively listen to openly left wing music? Yes. Like I have a playlist of fun old songs, I also have a political playlist, a Disney playlist, a Eurovision playlist, glamour magick playlist, a revision playlist, a feminist playlist (this one is my most recent that I made and it builds in anger, in the yelling way, from female rage to riot grrrl). Like I use music for so many things. How do I chose one song? One playlist? One genre?

Oh and separating art from the artist. I kind of have a system (which is mostly cognitive dissonance). If they make media aimed at children or what the did/said was to children and was not the norm of the time (because I did classics and therefore like books by pedophilic slave owners) and feasibly accessible to them then I won’t interact with their media. Like I loved Harry Potter, the wizarding world, all of it. But I will not support JK Rowling because her transphobia could be found by kids who like Harry Potter and go on social media (because as we know kids do even if they shouldn’t). Why kids? Because kids don’t really think through what they see. They just absorb what people say. People who make media for adults like the Smiths, can openly express those opinions. Like I as an adult can look into the smiths stuff and see Morrissey be anti immigration and actually think, no I think immigration is not this terrible thing, because critical thinking is a skill I have learned over time. I make some exceptions, like I don’t listen to the Orion experience even though their music is not really made for kids. To be quite honest most of this has been based on figuring out a way to justify consuming media I like by people I don’t agree with. But like what if I’m answering one of those questions and I didn’t know a controversy and it sounds like I support them or don’t act on my morals but to be honest I don’t think that about other people so I might just be overthinking things.

Why can’t we just go back to “What’s your favourite colour?” and “what’s your favourite animal?”. You can tell plenty from that and it’s easier to answer, but not dull like “What’s your job?” “What’s your degree?” . Like you find out something about their opinions but not too much. And people are less opinionated on it so won’t husdge you on it.

Honestly I don’t know. I’m just going to stick with bullet train, and come up with something for the other questions.

[missfireworks]

Dossier*21

I write to stop overthinking, it makes me unable to work. I make up scenarios which revolve around anything and nothing, sometimes I am the main character and sometimes i’am not even part of the story, it’s mostly stories I would like to develop. It’s could be in any type of format like animation, comics, movies, books. I would like to try writing but I have to find the time and I don't even know if I'm a good writer or a writer at all. When I write I mostly write about my feelings in english to be specific. I feel like when I write in English I can fully express what I feel without being restricted by my own mind. Even if French is my native language , I kind of feel more at ease in english. Maybe because I dissociate myself with the person I should be, the personality that I show to people.

The story ideas tend to come when I work and I have difficulties to reconcentrate on my work.( And not being able to focus in med school is very… well bothersome)

I feel like I am going to regret my actions. I know people work twice as much as me to succeed in their studies, but I just don’t feel any motivation and I always try to reassure myself. The problem is I am not disciplined, when a random event occurs like a mood swing, stomach ache, or my periods I procrastinate. I tried the recalling method but I failed at following the program I made. I just don’t like being restricted by a plan and want to study what I want or what I feel like I need to study. I can’t concentrate because of a maladaptive daydreaming. Those thoughts happened when I listened to music, when I watch a video, or read fan-fictions. And if i fail this year, will i retry next year, will i continue with my second subject physics, i used to love physics but i don’t know anymore. I think I like it when it has nothing to do with school and when it is from my own initiative. But if I continue with this course will I feel as shitty as I do now? I feel like what I do is useless and repetitive and won’t make me happy . I was always shaped by school and always had a goal I could picture perfectly. But now, the goal is blurry. In reality I don't see myself working with people but 90% of the jobs required frequent interactions with colleagues, customers, patients…I think the problem is I was always unsure of becoming a doctor. Did I do it because my dad kind of pushed me into it with or without my opinion? Yes ? Did I do it because I wanted to see if I liked medicine? Yes ? Did I get the ick when someone mentioned i should be a doctor will be a doctor? Yes. I barely take care of myself. I wear the same clothes everyday, I eat the same thing everyday . There is a 80% chance I don't pass this year. So what should I do?

Also I believe I could become a freelance artist, writer next to my studies.

Will I have the time?

Do I have the skills?

Do I have the courage to do it?

Will I succeed?

Is it just a part of my fantasy world, of a scenario in which I succeed at anything I do, in everything, where I have no fear, no pressure, and I can do anything you want.. You were always the good kid with good grades who listened to mom and dad because they didn’t come in this country for their children to have low-incomes. Because the next generation has to do better than the one before. I feel like a muppet who is controlled by how the world wants her to be. My parents don’t know me, the few friends I have don’t know me, my family don’t know me, I don’t even know myself. And while I write these words I know I will not change and continue to be the good older daughter who has to succeed so she makes the family proud. And if i don’t succeed, does this mean I wasted my childhood, my teen years. Because I had to study, because I was too afraid to talk to people, because I was a good girl who listened.

“Working always pays” , yes it has to because it’s the only thing i’ve been doing my whole life. It’s not really surprising I have maladaptive daydreaming , I just dreamed of having a life all my life. I have always done that since middle school, maybe even before.

And while I finish this little tantrum I still don’t know who I am, what I want to be and I will not do anything at all to change something because I'm too obedient to do so. I have to continue the play of the good oldest daughter who’s shy, socially awkward,unconfient, not that intelligent, with neurodivergence and doesn’t fucking know what s she’s doing with her life.

“ it’s for your future self”. It has always been for her, about her, I always dreamed about her and she never came the way i wanted to, because I am too afraid to take actions in my own life.

I’am trying to change because I don't want to disappoint my father because I know how much it means to him. He wants his children to succeed in life because he has the belief he didn't succeed himself. He doesn’t want us to struggle, he believes he knows what is best for us. Maybe he does and I’m ungrateful because I am wasting the opportunity given to me. My main motivation for the past month and a half has been: if i become a doctor no one will tell me to do anything, i will go out when i want to , i will buy what i want, i will dress how i want, i will live how i want, because i have succeeded like you wanted so you can’t tell me shit now can you? Yeah… I’am definitely doing this for the wrong reasons.

[loves0ft]

get to know me game (˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ୧ ‧₊˚ ⋅ ☆

tagged by the cutest! person! alive! : @end-hyphen

tagging: @adiosmoon @outrokosmos @scyllawon @lmallmine @milleniums @livelaughlovehoon @jinsgalaxy and anyone else who wants to do it!

birthday: december 5

favourite colour: green! i also really like neutral colors (especially brown & beige!)

do you have pets?: no sigh, but my siblings do! my sister has a black cat named kimchi & my brother has a dog named miso

how tall are you?: i’m pretty sure i’m 5’2 now, but who knows, i feel like i get shorter every year

how many pairs of shoes do you own?: i think less then 10, lmao they’re all either white, beige, or black!

favourite song: this is hard, i guess currently it’s offscene by shoi (i picked it because it started playing while i was doing this)

favourite movie: i’m not a huge movie person, i’m more into documentaries but if i had to pick it would be a silent voice or oh! ratatouille lmao

who would be your ideal partner?: hmm someone who is kind and funny (though i laugh at like everything). i feel like i like really dorky people lmao, just someone who i can be comfortable in silence with

do you want children?: no lmao, but who knows, maybe i’ll change my mind down the road

have you gotten in trouble with the law?: no

what colour socks are you wearing?: white

favourite type of music: hm aside from kpop, i really like indie music! i’m also really into lofi and classical music as well and i listen to vietnamese music occasionally (i get roasted by my family every time i end up putting viet music on, but to be fair i only have v sad depressing viet music on my playlist)

how many pillows do you sleep with?: i have two but i only use one 

what position do you sleep in?: usually on the side or on the side in fetal position 

what don’t you like when you’re sleeping: i rarely sleep LMAO um but i tend to overthink a lot when i’m getting ready to sleep 

what do you have for breakfast: coffee/matcha! i usually don’t eat breakfast 

have you ever tried archery?: i have once in eighth grade! we went on a class trip to a camp and yikes! i was terrible LMAO literally my arrows would hit the ground halfway to the target 

favourite fruit: peach, lychee, plums!

are you a good liar?: yes and no lmao 

what’s your personality type?: infp!

innie or outie?: i like going out to cute lil cafes or plant shops, but i typically like staying indoors! 

left handed or right handed?: left handed

favourite food: sashimi!  

favourite foreign food: i really like this noodle dish called bun rieu! 

am i clean or messy?: clean for the most part

most used phrase: yikes! sigh, geez louise, have you ever read the book embarrassed to death by m.y. self (drake & josh reference) 

how long does it take for you to get ready: hmm 25-45mins! 

do you talk to yourself?: LMAO yes

do you sing to yourself?: yes! especially in my car 

are you a good singer?: absolutely not LMAO

biggest fear?: heights (i of course have bigger and more serious fears LMAO)

are you a gossip?: yes and no lmaooo i feel like people always come to me and tell me things but i mean... i’m all ears 

do you like long or short hair?: both!

favourite school subject: writing

extrovert or introvert: introvert

what makes you nervous: everything, it’s called chronic anxiety LMAO

who was your first real crush?: define “real,” but um i guess some guy in fourth grade. i sang a taylor swift song for him at the talent show in front of the school (i want to barf) 

how many piercings?: i used to have two

how many tattoos?: zero, but i have so many that i want sigh i’m just indecisive

how fast can you run?: i feel like i’m an average runner

what colour is your hair?: black right now, but i’ve been fighting the urge to dye it

what colour are your eyes?: brown

what makes you angry: i feel like i don’t get angry often, but i guess when people treat other people poorly 

do you like your name?: not really, i’ve always wanted an “english” name, but it is what it is!

do you want a boy or a girl as a child?: neither LMAOOOO

what are your strengths?: not to toot my own horn, but i think just listening/being there and giving advice (when warranted ofc!), writing maybe (?)

what are your weaknesses?: i’m not v confident, public speaking (yet i still did a speech at graduation and at conferences LMAO)

what is the colour of your bedspread?: beige/brown & white gingham 

colour of your room: white!

[pepaldi]

Dear Mr Ramis ... Harold,

I had this letter all formed out in my head but now when I sit here it’s almost all blank. I do not want to put all your legacy on just Ghostbusters though that will always be a big part of it and I know you did not mind that. That was my intro to you back in the ‘80s and of course, Ghostbusters II. Two very, very special films. (Thank You Dan.) Anyway, unlike you, I have a terrible memory so I am not sure after that how much you were in my life. When you passed in 2014 I seemed to be going through an Anxiety/Depression state. I am basing this on, silly really, that I always re blog or post at least one post on Social Media of someone I admired when the pass but from the archives there is nothing. Just a mini break.

Then of course I heard about Ghosbusters: Afterlife. I was torn from the start. I was torn even though  people seemed to love it. Two reasons, I have a weird relationship with movies (and TV shows) but also I knew you were gone and still you were part of the movie. As an very emotional person I knew I was gonna be a mess. So, I put it off. Then one day in January of this year my husband said ‘we’re were gonna watch a movie’ and that I would love it. I did not want to but he insisted and now I am so glad he did. It was a beautiful love letter to you, your family and the fans. The ending had me bawling. After that I watched the ending multiple times and cried every time.

Then, what followed was me rediscovering you and re mourning you all at once. I obsessively has since spent hours and hours searching and learning. Seeing things I had not seen in years, seeing new things but most of all discovering things about you I never knew before. Come to appreciate you on a whole new level. Not as an actor, or director, or writer (although you were good at all that) but mostly as the person you were.You had so many qualities and traits I admire deeply. Some I wish I had myself but we are all different. I wish you could teach me how to be more fearless. How to embrace things or tackle the as they come. Although I’ve gone through hardships I’m still scared of the future. I wish you could teach me how not to be. I wish you could teach me how to not overthink so much. Just to be.

It, I will admit, felt silly (not often but once or twice) to grieve so hard for someone I never knew in person but that’s what I did and still do. An online friend of mine sent me your daughter’s book. I have sneak read parts of it here and there which resulted in me crying almost every time. I do not know if I will ever be able to read it fully. Not to mention I tend to over analyze things and it bring up questions that, really, are none of my damn business. You wrote in a letter to your kids that you wouldn’t waste life. That is was a precious gift. To me, it seems you lived life fully. You did so many things. Accomplished so much. Sure, you had more to accomplish and it’s really sad that you never got to do those things. Never got to see certain future moments for your children. Never got to grow old with your wife. You did not deserve the ending you got. For someone who made so much good in the world you were cheated of the last years of your life. It is really sad to think like that but it can not be helped. The fact that you tried to keep an optimistic look on life even through your illness is just another thing I admire you for.

Knowing your personality I do not think you would want me or any of us to cry. So  when things started happening that would make me laugh out in the middle of a cry session, well I like to think it was you. Your way of saying *Don’t cry for me. I’m ok. I’m good now. Laugh with me instead.* If that was you please stick around. If it wasn’t please get your ass of whatever astral plane you are on to (please) visits me at times or (please) hear me when I talk to you. Please. I say that with so much love. I feel you were a larger than life person so in my mind not even death could keep you away or down. You are probably looking over your family and friends but do squeeze me in. I am sure other admirers of yours feel the same way.

You are so loved.

You are so missed.

Your legacy will always live on.

And you dear sweet, sweet soul, wherever you are I hope you are smiling as always.

With love and admiration,

Karin

[albertonykus]

Doraemon Movie Review: Nobita and the Winged Braves (2001)

What is Doraemon? The title character of the Doraemon manga and anime is a blue robotic cat from the 22nd Century who keeps an array of high-tech gadgets in a portable pocket dimension on his belly, and has traveled from the future to improve the fortunes of a hapless schoolboy named Nobita. Although relatively obscure in the English-speaking world, Doraemon is a Mickey-Mouse-level cultural icon in East Asia (and some other regions, too). The Doraemon franchise was a big part of my childhood, and there are still elements of it that I enjoy now.

Doraemon has released theatrical films almost annually since 1980, most of which involve Nobita and his friends (kind Shizuka, brash Gian, and crafty Suneo) getting swept into adventures thanks to Doraemon's gadgets. Despite being of potentially broad appeal to fans of science fiction and animated films, there are very few English reviews of the Doraemon movies, so I'm embarking on a project to write about all the films that have come out so far. Good luck to me…

Movie premise: Nobita and his friends stumble across a portal leading to a land inhabited by bird people.

My spoiler-free take: A fun movie that unfortunately has an unpolished feel to its plot.

POTENTIAL SPOILERS AFTER THIS POINT

Review: This is unquestionably an exciting film to watch, with the race sequence partway through and the final struggle against the main threat being particular highlights. The concept of a bird civilization is also of special interest to me, of course. However, I’ve long thought that the story lacks a sense of coherence in following the plot threads that it introduces.

One of the most obvious examples of this is that the primary villain becomes a non-entity as soon as his plan goes sideways and a greater threat appears. He is not even given a cameo appearance or a passing mention when all is said and done. Does he still retain his leadership position in the bird military? Has his perspective changed at all as a result of this incident? The movie does not say.

Then there’s the character of Icarus the eagle-man, who is built up as a legendary figure in bird society. When he finally enters the story in the flesh, he proceeds to spend his screentime accomplishing... not very much. Nearly all of his contributions probably could have been written out of the film with little difficulty. Even the reveal that he’s the biological father of the protagonists’ new friend, Gusuke, amounts to almost no narrative importance (and is never disclosed to the main characters or to Gusuke himself).

I also felt that there were many missed opportunities with the portrayal of the bird civilization. To be fair, it’s more fleshed out than the animal society from Nobita and the Animal Planet, but not by a whole lot. Even a few more relatively basic references to real-world bird biology could have enhanced the worldbuilding—why not have the owl professor be nocturnal? (One scene shows him working at night, but in an “academic doing late-night research” kind of way.) There’s no shortage of interesting elements in bird physiology and behavior to draw from that could have made the bird people much more than simply “flying humans that hatch from eggs”. (Why yes, I am a degreed bird biologist overthinking a children’s anime...)

In addition, it would have been nice to see the main characters display quirks and abilities based on the Bird Hats that they wear to blend into bird society. At one point, Gian is shown to require a running take-off because he is wearing an albatross hat. I would have liked to see more moments like that. (Ironically, this is something that Nobita and the Animal Planet did better.)

(The movie poster is actually non-indicative on this front—in the film proper, the protagonists gain traits of specific types of birds depending on the hats they wear. They don’t all just grow generic “angel wings”.)

As a final observation: the main threat ends up getting sent to the beginning of time, which has to be one of the most horrifying fates for any antagonist in a Doraemon movie. Perhaps only the ultimate defeat of the villain in Nobita Drifts in the Universe could compete in that regard.

Star rating: ★★★☆☆

[softstraykidshours]

get to know me - tag game

thanks for tagging us @sulfurcosmos! these are always so fun!

birthday

courtney: april 1

abbie: september 29

favourite color

courtney: light pink

abbie: sapphire blue (although i'm a sucker for any shade of blue)

do you have pets?

courtney: no, but my brother has a german shepherd who practically lives at our house. she is my sweet niece, and i love her so much.

abbie: ohhh absolutely! i have 2 dogs (finn and steele) and a cat (spud) i also have a horse and 4 goats, but they currently live on my parent's farm (i also don't think they technically count as pets)

how tall are you?

courtney: 5'2" lol

abbie: 5'10"

how many pairs of shoes do you own?

courtney: 14

abbie: 13? but only like 4 pairs that i actually wear consistently

favourite song?

courtney: it changes all the time, so i feel like i never have an actual favorite song but one i usually always come back to is stardust chords by greta van fleet.

abbie: i don't think i really have a favorite song, i feel like it's constantly changing depending on what i'm listening to at the moment. but i can say that my #1 most played song on spotify last year was lover of mine by 5sos

favourite movie?

courtney: ooooo this one is hard too, idk if i have a favorite. i really like basically any marvel movie.

abbie: once again i don't think i have a favorite movie (either that or i'm just too indecisive to actually pick a favorite)

who would be your ideal partner?

courtney: someone who is caring and respectful and loving. i tend to overthink everything but i especially overthink every interaction i have with someone, so i tend to overly apologize for things, so i would want to be with someone who is understanding and compassionate of this. i also want to feel like a priority. basically i just want a guy who will love me for me and will always be there. i want someone i can pour my whole soul into. someone who likes physical touch is also big for me, because i love giving and receiving physical touch. also bonus points if he's a cutie patootie.

abbie: someone who i can laugh with. my ideal partner is someone who will take things seriously, but also won't let the serious parts of life weigh everything else down. also someone who will listen, like really listen. when i really care about someone i want to tell them literally everything that's happening in my life no matter how stupid or irrelevant it is. i also have a really bad habit of repeating myself or telling the same story over and over again. so i want someone who will truly listen and be interested in what i have to say even if i'm repeating myself for the fiftieth time or spending ten minutes talking about my trip to the grocery store.

what color socks are you wearing?

courtney: i am currently not wearing any lol

abbie: purple fuzzy socks!

do you want children?

courtney: no

abbie: no. i used to want them, but now i don't. i have a niece and a bunch of nephews and my plan is to just be the cool, fun aunt.

have you gotten in trouble with the law?

courtney: no

abbie: does a speeding ticket count? other than that, no.

favourite type of music?

courtney: alt rock, pop, indie pop, kpop

abbie: i love listening to a lot of different types of music, but i think the genre i listen to the most is pop/kpop.

how many pillows do you sleep with?

courtney: just one. i have a lot of pillows and plushies on my bed but i move them at night and only sleep with one.

abbie: 2-3, but i will basically sleep with as many pillows as i can surround myself with

what position do you sleep in?

courtney: on my side or on stomach with my knee kicked out

abbie: oh man. i am switching up positions allllll night long. i sleep on my side, on my back, on my stomach, starfished across the whole bed, sideways, curled up in a ball, you name it and my body is probably in that position at some point in time. formal apology to anyone who has ever had to share a bed with me (rip courtney) because odds are you have been smacked, kicked, or smothered by me in my sleep.

what don't you like when you're sleeping?

courtney: when the room is too hot or too cold

abbie: when i get too hot. i have a hard time falling asleep/staying asleep baseline and nothing makes it worse than when the room is even a tiny bit too hot

have you ever tried archery?

courtney: once, and i was sooooo bad at it

abbie: no, but i think it would be soooo fun (although i already know i would fail miserably)

favourite fruit?

courtney: peaches, mangoes, and blueberries

abbie: nectarines, blackberries, and raspberries

are you a good liar?

courtney: not really, my face turns too red

abbie: yes, but i don't do it often because i hate lying (both when i do it or other people do it)

what's your personality type?

courtney: infj

abbie: infp

innie or outie?

courtney: innie

abbie: innie

left or right handed?

courtney: right

abbie: right

favourite food?

courtney: pizza, fruit

abbie: pizza. and also probably sushi.

favourite foreign food?

courtney: hmm i like italian and korean

abbie: korean and vietnamese

are you clean or messy?

courtney: i thrive best in clean spaces but sometimes it is very hard for me and my brain to keep a place tidy so i usually end up doing massive cleaning sessions when i get too overwhelmed with how dirty or cluttered my space is

abbie: clean, i love organization and having a neat space. something about it really just scratches my brain just right

most used phrase?

courtney: i feel like it changes all the time but right now it's "no shot"

abbie: "i don't know, what do you want?" (or a similar variation)

how long does it take you to get ready?

courtney: usually like 30 minutes

abbie: it depends on what i'm getting ready for. on a normal day, probably like 15 min, but if i'm going out somewhere it will be more like 30min-1hr depending on what it is

do you talk to yourself?

courtney: yes omg, it's only gotten worse now that i live alone lol

abbie: yes. i do it the most when i'm irritated/frustrated so a lot of the things i say out loud involve heavy amounts of expletives

do you sing to yourself?

courtney: yes

abbie: yes, but only if music is playing in the background

are you a good singer?

courtney: i don't think so

abbie: absolutely not 😂

biggest fear?

courtney: death

abbie: losing the people i love

are you a gossip?

courtney: yes, i love some good tea

abbie: yessss, i want to hear all the tea all the time

long or short hair?

courtney: short hair

abbie: long hair

favourite school subject?

courtney: theatre

abbie: science, i absolutely loveeeee science, especially biology and chemistry

extrovert or introvert?

courtney: introvert

abbie: introvert

what makes you nervous?

courtney: lots of things, i feel like i'm a generally nervous person, both good and bad nervous. cute boys and things i'm really excited for make me good nervous but things like crowded spaces or unknown situations make me bad nervous.

abbie: i think the better question is what doesn't make me nervous? i get nervous/anxious about most things (mostly when it's my first time doing it/going there). so i guess basically anything that i'm not used to or comfortable with.

who was your first real crush?

courtney: if we're talking celebrity, it was when i was really little, and it was on the boy who played peter pan in the live action peter pan from 2003. if we're talking irl, it was a boy i went to school with in middle school.

abbie: oh definitely dylan sprouse in the suite life of zach and cody. for a real person, it would be a boy i went to youth group with

how many piercings do you have?

courtney: 10

abbie: 8

how many tattoos do you have?

courtney: 5

abbie: 6

how fast can you run?

courtney: not fast at all, please never make me run

abbie: average/maybe slightly above average (my long legs give me a little advantage here)

what colour is your hair?

courtney: dark blonde

abbie: dark brown

what color are your eyes?

courtney: green

abbie: blue

what makes you angry?

courtney: people that are mean for no reason, and people that chew with their mouth open.

abbie: people who don't show others respect (or basic human decency)

do you like your name?

courtney: yes, i love it!

abbie: idk, i feel like i'm indifferent about it. i don't really like it, but i don't not like it

what are your strengths?

courtney: i'm very motivated when it comes to things like school and work, and i care a lot about the people around me.

abbie: i will always put my all into relationships and my friends know they can always count on me to be there. i love showing/giving love and will go out of my way to make someone feel special or loved.

what are your weaknesses?

courtney: i'm really bad about expressing my emotions to people close to me, so i usually just bottle things up and deal with them myself. i also get jealous really easily.

abbie: i overthink things. a lot. i get in my own head a lot and over analyze situations to the point that i create issues that didn't ever exist.

what's the color of your bedspread?

courtney: pink, grey, and white stripes

abbie: i just moved so i don't have a bedspread at the moment. currently, it's just a grey fuzzy blanket

what's the color of your room?

courtney: light gray abbie: off white - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

tagging: @sensitiveandhungry @muddy-waters @moonlit-stay

[staynskz]

Making Amends

Pairing: Husband Bangchan x Wife female reader

Genre: angst

Word count: 2.5k

Warning(s): None

 Prologue: You and Chan had dated for some time before deciding it was a good time to marry. You both had children soon after marriage; Aris, your daughter, is 5 years old, and Eli, your son, is 3 years old. You both had a wonderful marriage. Compromises were always made to work around everyone’s schedule, but you were sure to make sure everything was always in order around your home. Sometimes, those compromises were you being too forgiving at times. It was hard, but it could be worse. Chan was always helpful, but there were also times where he overworked and forgot to worry about his responsibilities at home. Those were times that got dark and hard for you.

There were so many blessings in your life: your two children, Aris and Eli, your husband, Chan, and so many more people you’ve gotten to know over the years. Sometimes, life would get in the way, but it was so hard to try and smile through it all. You understood that Chan was busy producing and leading the group, but you also knew that there could’ve been ways around both of your schedules to make time for each other. If you could do it, Chan should be willing to compromise too. You felt like you were giving too much time to everyone else but yourself. It was getting harder and harder every day. Chan kept coming home late and was overworking himself, but you loved him too much to bother to ask for any help. The children were still so young, and you wanted nothing but to watch them grow up. It was too much now. You were overthinking, weren’t you?

 After finishing the dishes, showering the children, and tucking them into their beds, you finally were able to sit on your bed before ending the night by closing your eyes. You couldn’t close your eyes. You didn’t know what tomorrow held. Chan still wasn’t home either. All of the thoughts in your head brought you to tears. You hadn’t cried like this before. You were broken, burnt out, and exhausted. Being a loving mother, doting wife, and friends to others was too much now. You could only keep crying into your hands. It felt like it was nonstop. You weren’t you anymore; you’d changed. Wanting to avoid getting puffy eyes in the morning, you decided to get up and clean your eyes before going to bed. As you looked up, you saw a figure that made you jump from shock. It was Chan. Trying to wipe your tears away before he could see them, you smiled at him saying, “hi babe, you’re home early.” He didn’t say anything. He just stared at you. He knew you were hurting. You always did that. You hid your pain regardless of how much it hurt you to keep it altogether. To avoid the worried stare he had in his eyes, you got up to go to the bathroom. Hurrying past him, you hoped that he wouldn’t say anything about your crying. Chan knew how to read the room. He knew that you didn’t like to talk about anything until you were ready. “Babe…why were you crying?” he asked quietly. Darn it! He asked! Shit! Shit! Shit! What do you say? Turning around, you saw that Chan was still staring at the bed. Before more tears could form, you assured, “I was just watching a really good movie. It touched my heart, so I’m just relaxing from it.” “You don’t cry like that over movies, Y/N…” “Well this just reminded me of a lot of sad stories I’d heard about,” you were doing anything to lie to avoid a scolding from Chan about you not opening up to him about your problems. “Y/N-” “I’m telling the truth, Chan, it’s not that serious-“ was all you could muster before he turned around and stared at you. That stare was like nothing you’ve ever seen before. He was so tired, yet so worried about you as well. His eyebags were dark and bigger than the night before. You just hoped that he would let it slide. You went silent. When Chan looked at you like this, you were unable to lie and say that you were okay. He knew you, inside and out. You were both inseparable-soulmates as some would say. The red string that ties your souls together was being pulled from you both and drawing you far away from each other. “Don’t lie to me, Y/N. You know I don’t like it when you lie. We said we would be open and honest from the day we’ve been together until now. There’s nothing that we should be keeping from each other.” “Chan, I…” Should you keep lying until you get out of this rut? You were able to fool Chan for awhile sometimes, but this time it wasn’t going to work. “I’ve just been stressed…” “Stressed about what?” he asked as he slowly approached you. “About everything, honestly. There’s so much that I need to take care of, and the kids are still growing up, and I’m trying to make dinner every night, I’m trying to sleep every night, I’m trying to make sure you’re doing okay, I’m trying to make sure all of my duties at work are complete before the day ends, it all just keeps going around and around, Chan. It’s never going to stop. And… it feels like you’re not here to help me, Chan. I feel so alone, and I’m trying to make sure everyone’s doing okay while I’m not okay…” Chan was always a good listener; whatever problems you had, he was there to offer knowledgeable advice. He was silent this time around. You looked up at him staring straight down at you. “So, you’re saying you’re mad at me?” “Wait, no. Chan, I’m not-I mean-I am, just a little bit, but-” “Why didn’t you just say it then? You know that you could’ve just told me. I’m always here to listen to whatever problems you have, babe.” “Well… you’ve been so busy producing that I didn’t want to bother you at all. I wanted to make sure you weren’t stressed for whatever project you have going on at work.” “But we said-” “Yes, Chan. I know what we promised each other when we got married, but sometimes it’s not enough for-” “So you think I’m not doing enough?” “What? No. Chan, I didn’t mean it like that.” “You could’ve just said it to me if you wanted me to do more, Y/N. You know that I love you and I want what’s best for our family. Why do you-” “How am I supposed to tell you when you’re always busy, Chan?!” There it was… your limiting point. You hated it when people asked you why you didn’t say anything in the beginning. You were too considerate for your own good. “How am I supposed to talk to a husband who’s never home?! My husband isn’t home to help me cook dinner, bathe the children, and can’t even get home to eat least enjoy dinner with me?!” “Oh, so you ARE mad at me. Well, if you said anything to me, I would’ve-” “Stop saying that! Stop saying that if I said something you would’ve done something, Chan! You know that I’m busy, yet you leave me home with the children to care for, and I do everything for this house! If you truly cared, you would’ve SEEN that I was exhausted from doing this all on my own!” “Well, I’ve just been-” “Sometimes, it doesn’t even feel like I’m a married woman, Chan! These women out here have husbands who worry about them, who take care of them, who do everything they can to make a house function, but you just worry about work! Do you even care about us?! Your wife who works AND cleans your house?! Your children who barely get to see you as they’re growing up?!” You weren’t thinking clearly. You were angry. You were angry at life, the world, and especially Chan at this moment. You didn’t think those words would come out of your mouth, though. You never meant to say hurtful things to each other, but stressful times would sometimes get the best of you both. Chan scoffed at your response and walked backwards toward to closet. “Well, I’m sorry that you feel like a single mother, Y/N. Sorry that I can’t be the perfect husband for you or be the perfect father for our children.” “Chan…I didn’t mean that. I-” “We’ll just leave it at that,” Chan said as he grabbed his suitcase and jacket, leaving the bedroom. You knew where he was going… back to the studio to produce more. You were frustrated as hell, but you had work in the morning and were already tired from the day, so you decided it was time to call it day and slid into the covers to sleep.

 Over the next few days, you and Chan barely spoke to each other. You didn’t want to speak to an angry Chan, and hurting him with your words was enough. However, the kids were able to sense the tension between you and Chan. They knew that on normal days, mommy and daddy would wake them up, and everybody would get ready together. On normal days, mommy and daddy would cook dinner together with daddy back hugging and kissing mommy until mommy had to kick him out from being too annoying. When cleaning after dinner, mommy and daddy would have a dance session in the kitchen. On normal days, daddy would put on a show for them, and have them all tackle and tickle mommy until mommy gave up laughing. On normal days, daddy would come home from work early, and daddy would share what daddy created in the studio. The past few days weren’t normal. Aris and Eli knew that. Even at a young age, they knew that mommy and daddy weren’t happy. On Saturday morning, Aris asked you, “Mommy… are you and daddy mad at each other?” Lost in your own train of thought, you snapped back into reality as your daughter tapped you for an answer. “Huh? What was that, honey?” “I saidddd are you and daddy mad at each other???” What were you supposed to tell your kids? That you and Chan had an argument? Hell no. “No, baby. We’re fine. Don’t worry about it, okay? You need to eat your breakfast before you go to uncle Binnie’s, okay?” Eyeing Eli suspiciously, she goes back to eating her breakfast. Trying to hide the tears brimming in your eyes, you smiled at the kids before going back to eating your own breakfast. Today was a Saturday, and you didn’t feel prepared to work at all. You had been hauling your ass around at work for the past few weeks preparing for a project you had to present today. They’d pushed dates around, causing you an even bigger headache, and making you have to change plans last minute. The kids were dropped off at Changbin and his s/o’s house. They’d volunteered to take care of the kids since you and Chan were both working.

 After work, you were on your way to Changbin’s house. Outside his house, you saw Chan’s car parked in front of his house. You texted Chan that the kids were going to be at Changbin’s house, but he never replied. You were surprised he didn’t inform you if he was going to pick them up or not either. Inhaling deeply, you got out of your car and walked towards the front door. Ringing the doorbell, you heard little bits of laughter and shrieking coming from inside. The kids always loved their uncle Binnie; he never failed to entertain them. Chan was the one who came to open the door. You stood by the front door, instructing the kids that their fun time with uncle Binnie was over. Bummed out, they said bye to their uncle and auntie Binnie.

 After tucking the children into bed together, Chan approached you. “Why do the kids know that we’re not happy right now?” “What do you mean? I don’t understand.” “The kids told Changbin that we were arguing and were mad at each other,” he explained. You stood speechless. You knew children would say random things, but you didn’t think your daughter could pick up so easily on small clues. “Don’t act so innocent, Y/N. I know you’re always gossiping on the phone with your girlfriends about how unhappy you are in our marriage.” Those words stung. They hurt even worse than if someone were to take a knife and penetrate your heart with it. “How would I know, Chan?! Maybe it’s because they don’t see their father! Maybe it’s because they know that none of us are happy in this damn house!” “Don’t play the victim. I know that it’s because of your big mouth that our children have to hear about this!” There he was… attacking you again-for something that was entirely out of your control. “MY BIG MOUTH?! I HAVEN’T EVEN SPOKEN TO MY FRIENDS FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS BECAUSE I’VE BEEN SO BUSY! IF YOU ACTUALLY KNEW MY DAY TO DAY SCHEDULE, YOU WOULD KNOW THAT OUR CHILDREN AREN’T DUMB, CHAN! YOU WOULD KNOW THAT YOUR CHILDREN ARE GROWING UP WITHOUT YOU!” He was angry-trying to stay calm, but the silence was from anger, not from understanding nor from love. Where did your marriage go wrong? Where did you both turn into hate-filled lovers, who can’t even speak to each other without raising your voices? You didn’t know, and you didn’t care. You had been patient enough. You were silent for too long. It wasn’t going to change anything. There was so much that you wanted to say, but you knew Chan wasn’t going to do anything either. His compromises were the bare minimum. To hide the tears that were falling down your face, you turned your back towards Chan, and walked out the door. It was hard enough that you felt like a single mother. Before leaving the room, you admitted to Chan, “You know what, maybe I am unhappy in this marriage. I do feel like a single mother taking care of my own children…Maybe it’s time we find new things to do rather than stay in this worthless relationship, Chan.”

Your marriage was failing. Not was… is. Your marriage was something you’d wanted to be so proud of since you were a little girl. You imagined yourself being the caring, doting mother and wife, and being the one everyone else was envious of. It was the total opposite now. Everyone pitied you because you had a husband who didn’t care for you, probably hated you as well. There were so many things going on inside your head, you couldn’t think clearly anymore. At work, you couldn’t focus. The words you’d said to Chan-that you knew pierced his heart as well. You felt so guilty. Was your marriage going to end in divorce? Was it going to be the relationship you promised to never have? Either way, it was going to be one hell of a struggle trying to please everyone’s schedules.

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Author’s Note: Hi, I’m just barely starting out this series. I’m not sure how many parts I’m gonna write, but hopefully you guys liked it! :) Give me some critical feedback or advice on my writing if you want too! I want to continuously write better!

Tag list: @crispbang 

[girls-are-very-pretty]

Okay so I don’t know if anyone remembers the NPR “I believe” series, muhammad ali did one I know and like holocaust survivors and little kids etc. One of my teachers had me write one last semester, and I kinda feel like, sure I could just let it be one of those “between me and you” type essays that I never show anyone, but I also think that it’s something that maybe a lot of people need to hear. That maybe, some tentative girls are coming onto my blog trying to figure out how they feel, figure out if they’re doing something wrong, if they are okay. And that’s exactly where I was a couple of years ago, so I think I’ma share this story hoping it helps someone, or makes them feel better and comforts them. Because if I can go from closeted conservative christian raised small town bby gay to raging lesbian that I am now, it means it’s possible and things aren’t always going to stay the same. 

so yeah....

I Believe in The Power of the Spoken Word

         I believe words have power. That the words we speak can affect us, they’re a part of us and can help us know ourselves better. Emotions are hard to comprehend and our brains can overthink simple things at the drop of the hat. Sometimes I wondered if my feelings were real, or if I had simply been conditioned to think they were. Saying what I thought I felt out loud became a daily lie detector test. 

         A few years ago, my community librarian had a shelf of advanced-readers-copy books that people could take if they were interested. Of course, I took one. I grabbed the book Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton. In the book there were creatures called Djinn: children of humans and Djinni, blessed with a variety of powers but also restricted to speak only truths. The main character was a Djinn working for a rebellion with a few other Djinn. Whenever their friends went on particularly dangerous missions, they would say things like “Ahmed is alive” or “Jin is alive”, or other similar phrases using the names of their friends. Because they couldn’t tell a lie they knew that if they couldn’t say the phrase then that person was dead. It was their way of checking in with each other in an age where people weren’t a quick text away.

         This concept stuck with me and eventually I started using it to cope. I used to have trouble making decisions, so I started to say them out loud: “I could go to the beach or I could stay home”, or “I could have pizza for dinner or pot sticker dumplings”. If one of the options made me feel sick or uncomfortable then I knew that wasn’t what I wanted to do. That sick to my stomach feeling was the equivalent of the Djinn not being able to speak. Before this I could never trust myself, constantly doubting whether I was doing something because someone told me to and it would make them happy or if it was something I actually wanted to do. My mom said that I was going to grow up, become a biomedical engineer and solve cancer, and I felt sick whenever I repeated it out loud to myself. That wasn’t the life I truly wanted.

         Four years ago, I started wrestling with myself. I grew up in a Christian household, I was sheltered most of my life; and then I started high school and I got a crush on the girl who sat next to me in world history. Everyone around me always said that LGBTQ+ people were just people who were hurting a lot and given my history at the time I wasn’t sure if I was really into this girl or if I had been traumatized and it was manifesting in this crush. I was scared, I didn’t know the words for what I was feeling and I kind of decided to just let it pass thinking it was a momentary thing. I couldn’t talk with anyone about it because I didn’t want to be told I was broken. 

I later went to the movies with the girl and my freshman high school student brain called it a date, and she came to my birthday party. At 2 AM, in a fit of exhaustion-induced bravery, I used truth or dare to ask if she was interested in girls. She told me she was Demi, which in turn told me that I needed to learn a whole new language because I had no clue what that meant. We grew apart but the fact that I was interested in girls continued to gnaw at me.

         Last year I started a Tumblr account. Whenever I had a thought or an emotion regarding liking girls, I would post it on my blog, and if I didn’t feel sick to my stomach then it meant that I truly felt that way, not that I was convincing myself of these emotions due to emotional trauma. I began to come to terms with the fact that I was a person. I had feelings for girls. I was gay. And it was OK. I started using it on scenarios, posting things like “When I grow up, I want to pick up my girlfriend from her work with a cup of coffee, hug her, and walk home holding her hand”. The first thing this did was help me solidify that I really was Women Loving Women (wlw). I knew I wouldn't have the future with the husband I had been promised and coerced into. It was what I wanted it to be. Instead of sick, I felt happy. I felt like I had hope. And that was the second thing: I felt like I had a future. 

Now, whenever I’m unsteady and confused I remember that I can always remind myself that I want something because I want it, not because someone else told me to. That is the power that the spoken word gave to me.

[lettheladylead]

Not Your Aunt

Chapter 7: Huey [ao3 link]

It’d been two days since her chat with Dewey and Goldie found herself still in Scrooge’s home. Normally she would’ve left the morning after her little visit, but he’d been so busy with all of his family’s craziness that they hadn’t really had a chance to talk yet. Donald had apparently just left on a trip with his girlfriend and some clone children and everyone was adjusting to all the news and everything they’d been through.

So Goldie figured she would just...wait around. She’d informed the necessary people that she was alive, shockingly, after being missing for a few weeks, so she could take a few more days to herself. And it wasn’t like Scrooge didn’t know she was there; she’d still spent both nights in his bed, but he’d been falling asleep pretty quickly and getting up early and this whole situation they were in felt disturbingly domestic. She’d probably need to leave sooner or later, before anyone started to think she was moving in.

At that particular moment, Goldie was situated on the living room couch, wearing a tank top and sweatpants and flipping through the channels on the TV without much thought. Scrooge was at another meeting at the Money Bin and if she didn’t know any better she’d almost think he was avoiding her with all of his late night meetings. Actually, she didn’t really know better, since this was kind of a new situation for them, but...well...what was she supposed to do about it? Go with him? That sounded terribly boring.

A home redecorating show she liked came on and Goldie decided to forget everything else and just sit back and try to enjoy it. Overthinking things with Scrooge never worked out well for her. It was one of many reasons why after over a hundred years, she felt out of place just sitting in his home without him.

The pitter patter of tiny feet coming her way didn’t ease that feeling at all, either.

She glanced to the right as the other triplet - Huey, she was confident she had that right - picked himself up and plopped himself on the couch next to her. She’d never had a single conversation with this child, but she’d stolen from him and knew he kept a ridiculous number of things hidden under his tiny little hat. It was fascinating. But otherwise she didn’t know much about him or why he would be attempting to interact with her.

“I’d like to go over some scheduling issues,” he said suddenly, pulling a notebook and a pen out from under his hat.

Goldie glanced around the room briefly and then back at him. “...with me?”

“Yes,” Huey responded matter-of-factly. “If you’re going to be staying here for a while or living here or whatever’s happening with you, ideally I’d love to add you to the shared family calendar.”

“...what?”

“...but assuming you’re just here for a few days and then coming and going at your leisure, just knowing ahead of time when you and Uncle Scrooge are having your date nights would be perfect.” He took notes while he was talking, as if Goldie had given him even a single answer. “I like to know where he is in case we need him for anything. I’m sure you understand.”

“I, uh…” Goldie took a moment to go over everything he said and quickly shook her head. “Your uncle and I do not have ‘date nights’.”

“Well maybe not this time around since he’s been so busy, but isn’t that the plan?” Huey asked genuinely, still taking notes on who-knew-what. “Once he’s free I assume you’ll get dinner and have a talk about your relationship and our family. And other adult date stuff.”

Goldie responded to that with the most neutral, unemotional stare that Huey had ever received. She took the remote and muted the television before turning her whole body towards the nosy child next to her, lifting her feet up onto the couch. “And why exactly do you assume that?”

Huey tilted his head at her. “Oh...sorry, isn’t that right? Dewey said you’d been wandering around waiting to talk to Uncle Scrooge so that’s just the conclusion I drew. Plus you’re...y’know, still here even though he’s not. And you’re not stealing anything.”

“I have other hobbies.”

He pointed to the TV with his pen. “Like the Property Brothers?”

Goldie glanced at the screen and then back at the kid. “Even if, hypothetically, you were right about all of that, I am absolutely not ever joining your family calendar.”

Huey shook his head. “I don’t know why you’d say that like it’s a bad thing. Don’t you want to be organized?”

“I’m plenty organized by myself.”

“But if you were synced with us, then you’d know when Uncle Scrooge or Louie is available to spend time with.”

Goldie paused for a moment and stared at him. She’d barely spoken to her favorite of Della’s kids since arriving at the house and having him brought up felt like some kind of dig. She wasn’t sure how to respond to it without getting defensive and she wasn’t even sure what she’d be getting defensive about. “...I prefer the element of surprise. Keeps the boys on their toes.”

Huey shook his head and shrugged. “So how long are you staying here? Can I at least know that?”

“I’m not really sure,” Goldie answered, leaning fully against the back of the couch. It was pretty comfy. “Not too long. I’ve got other places to be.”

“...extremely vague and unhelpful,” Huey mumbled, jotting something down in his notebook. “You and Uncle Scrooge are quite the pair.”

Goldie only responded to that with a short hum, grabbing the remote to get back to her show.

“Can I ask you something else?”

She sighed and put the remote back down. “It’s not like I can stop you.”

Huey turned his body fully towards her, one leg up on the couch and one still dangling. “Well...if I’m making you really uncomfortable or anything, I can stop.”

Goldie raised an eyebrow at him, surprised by the suggestion, but quickly waved it off. “What’s your question?”

“Are you planning on marrying Uncle Scrooge?”

If she’d been drinking anything, she would’ve spit it out at that moment. Goldie could say with absolute certainty that she did not see that question coming. “What could I have possibly said to make you think that?”

“Not you,” Huey said earnestly. “I just noticed that everyone seems to call you Aunt Goldie and I remember in one of Uncle Scrooge’s journals he wrote about marriage when he wrote about you so I assumed you two have had a conversation about it at least once or twice. Right?”

Goldie’s eyes widened and she felt heat rising in her chest that she couldn’t explain away as simple heartburn. She hoped her face wasn’t red to match, because this kid was clearly observant and blunt and she didn’t need the whole family thinking she wanted to get married and move in. “I, uh…” Goldie cleared her throat awkwardly. “...no, it’s not something we’ve really talked about.”

Huey looked at her in confusion. “Not really or not at all?”

She grimaced and sighed and moved her hands around her face as she tried to put her thoughts together. “It’s not...I mean, it’s not never come up, it’s just...it’s complicated. It’d be hard to explain.”

“Try me.”

Goldie frowned and barely stopped herself from glaring at him. “...y’know what, if your uncle is the one writing Goldie McDuck in little hearts all over his workbooks, maybe you should talk to him about it, hm?”

Huey blinked up at her. “I guess I can do that. He’s just always very secretive when it comes to you.”

That got her attention a little more than it should’ve. Goldie sighed internally and didn’t bother trying to stop herself. “...what do you mean by that?”

“Well, like…” Huey moved so both of his legs were dangling again and he could swing them around. “I love romance a lot. I love to read about it and watch romantic movies...my friend Fenton and his girlfriend Gandra are so sweet together and Uncle Donald and his girlfriend are also really sweet together and I really love that for both of them. But then you and Uncle Scrooge seem like you’re happy sometimes but then when I ask him about you he gets all grumbly and doesn’t answer my questions, so that’s not a good sign. But I’m really curious about it because I know there’s all different types of romance out there and I don’t even know how the two of you met.”

Goldie hummed quietly and stared at the wall over the TV, considering her response. She definitely wouldn’t describe her and Scrooge’s relationship as ‘sweet,’ but she’d never tried to sum it up into one word before. “...the way we met is also very...complicated.”

“It seems like everything about you two is complicated.”

“That’s putting it lightly,” she said with a short, quiet laugh. “I do love your uncle, but it’s just-...!”

Huey gasped, and Goldie froze at the realization of what she’d just said. She stared directly at Huey who looked more excited than he’d been for any of the rest of their conversation. He was suddenly fully engaged thanks to her accidental use of the l-word. She glanced away from him and hoped she could stumble over that, but she’d paused for too long for them to simply move past it.

It wasn’t like she’d never said it before, but absolutely never to someone in his family. That would be...too much.

“You do?!” Huey asked - his notepad down and leaning towards her and putting his hands on his cheeks. “Does Uncle Scrooge know? Has he said it too? That’s so romantic!”

Goldie groaned and looked back at the TV, only to see the couple fixing up their house snuggling on the camera. “I mean, look. We’ve been...well, it’s been over a hundred years, so yeah these things are bound to be said at some point-”

Huey let out a tiny, adorable little squeal that Goldie refused to find endearing.

“Alright, I’ve changed my mind!” Huey announced, grabbing his pen and notepad again. “I’m completely fine to call you Aunt Goldie!”

“Wait, what?” Goldie stared at him, feeling very confused like she’d missed a whole big part of their conversation. “You know we’re still not getting married, right?”

“Well, Aunt Goldie,” Huey said with a smirk. “I now know that you’re mutually in love and probably have been for a very long time, so whether you want to be or not, that means you’re part of the family!”

She sighed and lightly scratched her neck.

“Do you have any other family?”

Goldie looked surprised at the sudden question, not expecting this child to suddenly change conversation topics like his brother. “...no, I don’t.”

“Oh,” Huey responded, looking a little sad. “Did they...I mean, you’re as old as Uncle Scrooge, right? So they’re...uh…”

“Dead, yeah,” Goldie said with a shrug.

“I’m sorry!” Huey looked down at his hands. “I shouldn’t have asked.”

She watched him look like he was about to go into some shame spiral and Goldie quickly reached out a hand and plopped it on his head. “Don’t worry about it, it was a long time ago. And we were never close to begin with,” she added with another shrug.

Huey glanced back up at her, blushing a bit from the unexpected physical affection. “Does that mean you never introduced them to Uncle Scrooge?”

Goldie couldn’t stop herself and let out a short laugh, moving her hand from Huey’s head to cover her beak. “Sorry, sorry,” she mumbled as she collected herself. “No, God no, absolutely not.”

He moved his hat back to the position he preferred it in. “Have you met Uncle Scrooge’s parents?”

“Ah...sort of-” Goldie started, but suddenly she froze. She thought about his line of questioning for a second before turning to glare at Huey completely. “What are you writing?”

Huey looked up from his notebook and let out a small chirp as he noticed Goldie’s expression. “Um...I’m just taking notes…”

“Taking notes about what?” Goldie asked as she reached out and grabbed the notebook away from him. Huey struggled to grab it back but Goldie held him down with her other hand.

She scanned over the open page and saw that he’d written notes on all the information she’d given him (about herself, about her and Scrooge’s relationship) and her tone of voice and expression when talking about them. She flipped to another page to see similar notes and rolled her eyes before throwing the notepad back at Huey.

Huey caught it and did his best to avoid her gaze.

“Should I even ask?”

He shoved the notepad and pen under his hat again and rubbed the back of his neck. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to upset you.”

Goldie pinched the bridge of her beak. “I’m not upset, I’m just confused. Did Scrooge tell you to come talk to me?”

“Huh?” Huey mirrored her confusion. “No, of course not! It was nothing like that!”

“Then…?”

He sighed awkwardly. “Dewey said he got an interview with you and I didn’t believe him and then we got into an argument about it and he said he had the best interviewing skills in the family, but I’m the one with the Interviewing Badge which I’ve had for several years so I wanted to...prove him wrong, I guess.” Huey covered his eyes with his hands and sighed. “Ugh, this is so stupid. I’m really sorry.”

Goldie raised an eyebrow and reached over to tug his hands away from his eyes. “Kid, it’s fine. I can always understand the urge to prove you’re better than someone else,” she said with a smirk.

Huey looked at her for a few moments before smiling. “So it’s okay if I show this to Dewey?”

She glanced at his hat and then back down at his eyes, which were sparkling and genuine and he was just a very cute kid and Goldie hated how that seemed to be something that affected her these days. She held back a sigh and let go of his arms. “Yeah, it’s fine. It’s not like I said anything that’s a secret.”

“Thank you, Aunt Goldie!” Huey said happily right before he jumped forward and wrapped his arms around her neck.

Goldie let out a surprised OOF! and didn’t hug back, just stared off towards the wall on the other side of the room.

Huey moved back away from her and kept smiling. “Louie’s right, you’re a lot nicer than Uncle Scrooge says you are!” he said as he hopped off the couch. “Thanks for talking to me! I hope you didn’t miss anything important on your show.”

“...nothing important ever happens on this show,” Goldie mumbled as Huey waddled away - probably towards the boys’ shared bedroom. She frowned and tried to will away the blush on her cheeks from the light physical affection. It was disturbing to her how much a little hand-hold or a hug made her feel like she had butterflies in her stomach. It was more than disturbing! She was practically going soft.

She sighed and thought about what Huey said before he left. Maybe she needed to have a chat with Sharpie.

[spidersbane]

Hello! Can I get MCU, The Hobbit, and The Man From U.N.C.L.E. ship? 💚

Appearance: She/her. 179,5cm tall, rectangle body shape. Fair skin complexion with quite a few birthmarks. Dyed brown with honey-red highlights, shoulder-length, straight hair with bangs. The left eye is a mix of two colors – a smaller portion of (darker) greyish-blue and a larger portion of hazel; while the right eye is just a (lighter) greyish-blue. Heptagon face shape with two dimples on the left cheek and one on the right cheek (only visible while smiling). A gap between the upper front teeth.

Personality (good and bad traits): Ever since I was a kid, I was always quite mature for my age – I identify myself as an old soul. I come off as polite and well-mannered to strangers, yet I tend to keep it to myself by being reserved. But, that’s because I have social anxiety and I’m nervous and shy when meeting/talking to people. The only people I’m comfortable with being with my inner circle – closest friends and family. I am usually more “open” with my friends than with my family. With my friends I can be my “truest-self” – I smile more, I laugh more, I feel more accepted and understood. I am the mom and the fashionista of the group. Don’t get me wrong, I am fiercely protective of my family, especially of my mother and younger sister. But, lately, I’ve been feeling like the “black sheep” of the family, Cinderella who’s been taken advantage of. I express my affection for the people I care about in little, but practical, ways. I can be a little stiff when it comes to open, gushy displays of affection. Others turn to me for help and advice. I’m kind-hearted and generous, always ready to help a person in need. Always have been motherly towards children. Very awkward at keeping small talk (usually with people that I’m not that close with). Absolutely, hate speaking in front of a public, and if I do, because of my nervousness, I tend to mess up my words and/or I practice whatever I’m about to say in my head at first. I appreciate the simplicity and am often most comfortable when I’m not getting too much attention from the world. I am sensitive – both to criticism and to others’ feelings (I sponge up the feelings and moods of people and the environment around me). Have a hard time saying no or expressing my true thoughts, feelings. I get influenced by other people’s opinions/thoughts quite hard (I take everything to the heart), that is why I tend to keep a lot to myself (may come off as a little bit tense, secretive, mysterious). I avoid the harsh reality by daydreaming (almost every day) – imagining myself in situations far from my current circumstances. Sort of like a self-escape. I worry a lot and overthink almost everything. I am easily distracted and my attention span can be quite short. I have an internal struggle between my needs and wants. I can lack focus and be indecisive as a result – when I decide on one route, I am pulled in another direction at the same time (“But what if…”, “on the other hand...”). That is why I’m having a bit of a struggle with deciding what I want to do in the future (career-wise). I am easily overwhelmed by pressure and stress. There is a self-destructive side to me (self-critical, lack of self-confidence) that I’m working on by confronting my fears (coming out of my shell). Don’t like taking pictures, or other people taking pictures of me. I feel most content when I’ve straightened out all the details of everyday life. I have a routine, that I follow by mostly every day, and if something small changes in that routine, I start to have a small internal anxiety attack. Also, I like to do things my own way, like, when it comes to cleaning the house or organizing stuff, etc. I get triggered even if people don’t do the laundry the way I do. I guess you could describe me as a perfectionist, clean/control freak. In triggering situations I can be impulsive, spontaneous, quick to act. Quick flare-ups of anger/annoyance when being provoked on my patience. Even when I’m feeling low, I manage to find humor in life and have fun with whatever I do have. Although I tend to bottle things up, I am an emotional person and my emotions are genuine – I love and care deeply and passionately and wish no ill will upon anyone, yet it hards for me to imagine someone falling in love with me or just liking me.

Hobbies, likes: My hobbies are cleaning, writing (re-writing song lyrics, making small notes, writing stories), listening to any type of music, catching up on my favorite films and TV shows, hanging out with friends, going to the cinema, or the club, being out in nature, reading, traveling. I like history, cooking, fashion magazines (or fashion in general), road trips, spirituality, mythology, books, orange juice, previous decades, cottage-core, dark academia.

Overall: Hufflepuff. INFP-T. Bi-sexual. Pisces-Aries cusp sign. “Looks like could kill you, but is actually a cinnamon roll.” A feminist, support LGBTQ+ community. That’s it, thank you!

hey @pataim ! thanks so much for sending in your request, and thank you so much for your honesty about yourself. like it takes a lot to air yourself out like that, and I admire your strength for it. but also fINALLY a 'Man from U.N.C.L.E' ship! I love that movie and attempt Illya's accent all the time, so this will be fun :)

For the MCU/Marvel - I ship you with Steve Rogers/Captain America ! 

no one can tell me that Steve doesn’t have a set routine honestly, so let me just get that out there 

he seems intimidating at first, esp as a public figure and Avenger, but Steve is nothing but passionate about what he does. so it may clash w your lack of direction, but I could honestly see him envying that a lil bit, like it’s not that you don’t have direction, it’s the fact that you still have a choice in the matter. 

your love of history put you in a museum, here you bumped into Steve in a horrible disguise. he struck up the conversation first, and once you got past the whole “holy crap that’s Captain America”, you could actually engage with him in the material and boi was he smitten 

he would love to join you when your rewatched your fave things, bc not only is he catching up on more media he missed out on, he’s also getting to know your interests in a way that’s comfortable with you. it avoids all the small talk, but leaves room for discussion after the film/show ! 

since you tend to sponge up a lot of what other people believe, it’s totally Steve who actually tries to question what you think and what you feel about things. he’s someone who encourages you to have your own opinions and to stay true to those thoughts. so while with him, you can rely on him to learn about yourself, you also gain skills for independence

overall, Steve is super patient, and despite his chaotic job as Cap, he takes comfort in his routine, and would find comfort incorporating a partner’s routine into his life. and as you grow in a relationship with him, he’s patient about teaching you how to be your own person, and helping you learn more about yourself. and while it’s uncomfortable, you grow stronger throughout being with him :) 

For The Hobbit - I ship you with Bilbo Baggins !

Bilbo is the definition of introvert, and you're right there with him

not that introversion is ever a bad thing, bc it isn't. but Bilbo is quite content to sit in his little hobbit hole and vibe. like Gandalf had to come find him, ya know. dude disappeared from his own bday.

but anyways. it's not that Bilbo lacks purpose, it's just that he's more content with a quieter life. and it seems like his quiet life would balance you out well! like the Shire is so so chill, and there doesn't really seem to be a lot of pressure on the hobbits to pick a profession. like they just genuinely do what needs to get done.

similarly, Bilbo is the type who seems a little bothered by mushy displays of affection. exhibit a: disappearing from his own bday. like he's much more the type to refill your tea when y'all are reading by the fireplace, which he would totally do w you

it will probs take you a little while to warm up to each, given just how introverted you both are. but when he explains that he has set ways of doing things, then if they're compatible w your ways of doing things, then it doesn't take you long to open up to him

like it'll be a little jarring, but he takes comfort in his routines too. and it'll be an event trying to incorporate both of your ways of life together, but he's willing to do it

overall, yours is a very quaint partnership, built on deep respect for one another. neither of you are going to push the other to do things you aren't into. and y'all just live your best lives together tbh :)

For The Man From U.N.C.L.E - I ship you with Illya Kuryakin !

I love my big Russian spy so much, so this is fun for me

so Illya is the epitome of reserved and generally quiet, so it might take a while to really break down his walls and talk to him. and he's not quite sure what to do with you once you join the team

but, he's playing his game of chess alone, and when you sit down and ask to play with him, he opens up a little more after that

if you're one who get sent out on mission with the team, get ready, bc sometimes those missions require a lot of improvising. but you'd probably be at whatever 'base' was, helping run operations from a more secure place. but Illya and Napoleon improvise a lot, leading to a lot of headaches for you and Waverly

Illya has small bursts of anger, but similar to Gaby, most times, you can intervene and he doesn't get violent. or when he does, he tries to make sure it isn't in front of you. but bc you care so deeply for him, you're there for him in the aftermath. and that's how you show your love for him.

by patching him up if he gets cut, by talking him down when he's angry. and just generally trying to take care of him. and he totally does the same for you, especially if you get sent out into the field

and much to Illya's dismay, Solo doesn't refrain form making jokes about you. but if you can take them in stride, then Solo welcomes you into the team just as well :)

[writernomore]

Two sides of the same coin.

Alright! So this is how it’s gonna go, I thought of this little somewhat scenario in my head with an Oc of mine, Where she’s like a long lost sister of Harry Potter where there is this prophecy about twins being separated and brought back together when the situation goes dire.

Summary: Y/n Brighton adopted daughter of a Muggle family has been accepted into Hogwarts a school for wizards and witches has lived a peaceful life before going to Hogwarts, all of that changes when she is accepted the same year as the infamous Harry Potter.

How did your life get to this point?

Your wondering Y/n what do you mean?

Well I’ll tell, I was living quite a normal boring life that held the same routine and would only switch up time to time.

It all changed when I had received a letter, It was weird cause my parents were talking about me going to a private school, the schools name was Hogwarts it was really peculiar because I had never heard of it, and so did my parents, so we wrote back hoping to receive an explanation, we asked and we received.

Hogwarts was a school for young wizards and witches being taught magic, I wasn’t buying it but then weird stuff happened to me I when I would be scared or angry.

I then decided to learn what I can, buying books that contained things that I needed to know about magic, famous wizards and witches, and since I was adopted my biological parents were probably magical like me.

Excitedly going to Diagon alley to buy what I needed with my Family alongside with me, fully supporting me, My older brothers calling me cool and asking if I could do cool tricks like the wizards in games and movies did, My little siblings looking up to me and proud for having a witch for a sister.

There was also news that spread really fast through out the wizarding world about the boy who lived, Harry Potter.

Harry Potter, was only a baby when Voldemort or people call him you-know-who but you really didn’t see the point by calling him that, decided to kill Harry and his family, Harry’s parents were murdered but Harry survived but didn’t leave unscathed, He had a lightning shaped scar on his forehead.

I don’t know if that was pure coincidence but you also had a scar in a shape of a star on the side of your neck.

Your Mother had told you before hand to be careful because she heard that Voldemort was only gone for a while and we wouldn’t know when or if he’d come back, so you promised your Mother you would write to her updating your situation in Hogwarts every weekend, knowing you would stay in dorms at school.

Your parents cried when they saw you in your school uniform and robes at  Madam Malkin's Robes, your brothers bothering them if they could try on the uniform to, causing you to giggle.

It was then you were there at King’s cross station, parked at the front and getting your luggage and your owl out of the car with the help of your siblings and Father while Mother carried your new born Baby brother and sister.

You asked as how you were going to get on to platform 9 and 3/4 before hand, You and your whole family running at the wall between platform 9 and 10.

The train was magnificent, after exchanging goodbye’s and kisses your luggage was placed into the train and you were now finding a compartment to sit in, it was all full.

You were passing by a compartment when you heard a familliar name.

“Holy Cricket you must be Harry Potter!” You heard a girls voice.

“I’m Hermione Granger and...you are?”

“Um, Ronald Weasley” “Pleasure”

You shook your head and just continued to walk around finding a place to sit for a while and change into your uniform and robes.

The train had stop meaning you were at the station, going outside seeing a giant bearded man approached the station holding a lamp calling the first years to him, being you who had to behave because her parents weren’t around and clearly not knowing anyone, you obeyed and followed the 8 foot giant.

The travel going to Hogwarts was fascinating travelling by boat with four people each in it.

Then there you stood, getting out of the boat being presented in front of a large castle, Holy.

You were guaranteed you were going to get lost, and this was no mall, this was going to be the school you would be studying in for 7 years, they definitely would be having a map lying around, right? Like the castle was massive! 

The inside was fascinating in itself, It looked so grand ascending at the staircase you were met with a woman with Her hair tide up into a neat bun wearing a green robe and glasses.

She introduces herself to be one of the professors in Hogwarts, Professor Mcgonagall and that we would be sorted into houses that would be like our families, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin.

She leaves us there for a while when this blonde kid speaks,

“So it’s true what they’re saying in the train, Harry Potter has come to Hogwarts” Others start whispering to each other while you on the other side just wanna get sorted and sleep, standing for a while having an effect on you.

“I’m Malfoy, Draco Malfoy” Ron snorts “You think my name is funny do you? Red Hair, Freckles, and a hand me down robe, you must be a Weasley” Draco said while he looked Ron up and Down “You see some wizarding families are more well off then others, you don’t want to be making friends with the wrong sort” “I think I can tell the wrong sort myself thank you” Draco surprised looked at Harry while other children snickering from behind, While you get Hangry wouldn’t care less.

The Professor Mcgonagall comes back to lead us to the Great hall where there were other students seated at four different tables in different colored robes assuming that’s why they had to sort us in houses.

You opened you eyes and looked up at the ceiling widening in awe on how beautiful it looked, the night sky on the ceiling of the hall, remembering it wasn’t real and that it was made to look like that in A Hogwarts History.

The first years stopped walking and a four legged stool was placed at the front where the teachers and students could see you being sorted into your house, you were not a social lot, or nor you were unsocial you just didn’t like the feeling of many eyes staring at you.

Professor Mcgonagall rolled out a scroll that had a list of names, students were called and seated on the stool and the sorting hat would be sorted into their houses.

Your name was called; Y/n Brighton.

Y/n sat down on the stool and tried to shake off the feeling of eyes watching her when the hat landed on her head and covered her eyes she could finally be sorted into a house and get this thing over with to stop the feeling of everyone's eyes boring into her.

"Ah..Yes.. Difficult very Difficult there's so much potential and a mystery waiting to be solved of your origins.." origins? You thought wondering what the hat meant by that.

"You are cunning, intelligent creative too..you could do pleanty of wonders better it would be.."

The hat stalls for a while deciding what House to sort you in, You just wanted to be sorted into a house any house, you just wanted to get down form there, nothing bad will happen anyways if you were sorted into a unexpected house, "SLYTHERIN!" The sorting hat shouts, the Slytherin table bustling having a new member on their side, the sorting hat was taken off your head and you jumped off the stool and walked to the Slytherin table.

You sat down and were still hanging onto what the sorting hat meant by ‘ a mystery waiting to be solved of your origins’  What did he mean? is it cause I’m adopted?

After the sorting ceremony and a speech we all went to eat, I was waiting for this I was starving the food was good and delicious It was like home.

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You were completely lost!

It was surely a stupid idea but you just followed the person in front of you, hoping you would get to where you were going.

And as stupid as it may seem it worked? You got to potions class and coincidently sat next to famous Harry Potter.

You got out your book and turned to the page Professor instructed the class to turn to and began discussing.

Next to you Harry was writing down stuff, you put your hand on top of his a signal for him to stop writing, and he did.

He looked up at you confused then you shaked your head and pointed at Snape’s direction, he looked at him and just put his quill down, you retreating your hand to listen in on the lecture.

Let’s just say you saved him one by telling him to stop writing.

It was time for Broom flight class, and boy this was going to be terrifying.

Don’t get me wrong flying brooms sounds cool and all but not when you were afraid of falling of the broom and hitting your head and forgetting who you are and who your family were and-

Okay! No overthinking! Overthinking is bad it restricts you in doing things properly...

There you were skillfully flying on your broom doing loopty loops with some struggles with your grip on the broom, it was like the broom had a mind of it’s own but you were still holding on.

No-one was clearly paying attention cause they were watching Harry getting Neville’s remembrall back.

He got it back, yes, But he was called by Professor Mcgonagall.

You went back down so you wouldn’t be scolded, a kid did complimented your little tricks, you thanked them.

It would be hard to make such an image if you were in the same year as Harry Potter.

So you took the chance of just doing well with your new subjects and learn and understand as much as you can.

Your Y/n Brighton after all!

Or where you?

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You don’t know how excited I am to do this series I’ve had this idea for a while now and I just want to hope you guys will like this series, yes a series, for how long? I do not know, Have I already thought who would be Y/n’s love interest? Yes and there will be no love interest cause Y/n is an independent queen who always speaks her mind and will never be shut up.

Also I would like to think reader would look like Lily and has red hair but has James eyes, Like Harry looking like his Father but has his Mothers eyes, also I guess I’ll be putting stuff I learnt about when I started reading the Harry Potter books, I haven’t finished but it’s better than not being able to read it yet and I had to make reader be sorted into Slytherin cause #Normalizesiblingsindifferenthouses.

[goldenncherrybombb]

Dance with me?

Just a little dad blurb because who doesn’t love dad Harry? Hope you enjoy :) if you want me to add on to this lmk and request something! I am hoping to get requests done soon! Reblogs and feedback is welcomed!

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Word count: 4.5k

Warnings: pure fluff

Dinner was just finished and cleaned up. The wonderful roast Anne made was delicious as usual. Now y/n and Harry are sitting on Anne’s back porch swing, Harry’s feet pushing the swing lightly. The warm summer breeze blowing through their hair, the sun setting and casting a golden glow. Her legs were in Harry’s lap, him giving her a much needed foot massage. Harry knows how swollen and sore his wives feet have been due to the extra weight y/n now has.

They reminisce the day they found out that they were expecting. She had been sick a lot, tired all the time, and the major giveaway, she missed her period. Harry had just finished in the studio after a long day. He had come home to a nervous wife sitting on the couch, a blanket covering her lap as she sat criss crossed on the plush couch. She broke out of her gaze when she heard Harry enter the house.

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“Love, ‘m home!” She hears him set his keys in the bowl kept by the front door, then she hears his shoes tap on the ground as his footsteps grow closer. She wasn’t sure why she was nervous. They had talked about kids many times, kids being something both of them want in their lives. She often looked out the kitchen window that overlooked their back yard, day dreaming about two little kids running around the garden and giggling as Harry chased them around. He even told her about some day dreams of his own. Told her how he couldn’t wait till they had a baby and how he hoped their children were just like her.

So she wasn’t sure why she was nervous. But she overthinks a lot. So she started thinking about the what if’s. What if he doesn’t want kids anymore? What if he only wants to focus on music? What if he leaves? What if-

“Lovie, what are you thinking about?” He questioned softly as he sat down in front of her on the coffee table, noticing how deep in thought she was, and also noticing how nervous she was which made him nervous as well.

She jumped lightly and looked at him, a small smile forming on her lips before she looked down again. He grabbed her hands, hoping to bring her comfort. She slowly looked up at him before looking at the tv that played her favorite childhood movie.

“I always loved this movie when I was a kid, was m’favorite,” he turned around and looked at the movie, smiling when he saw what is was and remembering all the pictures your mum showed him with you dressed up as the main character. “I wonder what our babies favorite movie will be.” She whispered, reaching under and a pillow and pulling out the test. Harry didn’t notice her movements because he was still looking into her eyes, trying to process what she just said. His eyes were bright, and wide. Excitement filling them. Her eyes glossed over when she saw how happy he was.

“Your- your?” She nodded, handing him the test. A smile is on both of their faces, a tear dropping down her cheek and he is quick to wipe it off. Suddenly he quickly hovers over her while quickly laying her down. He begins pressing kisses all over he face before she can even blink and the sensation makes her giggle. “We’re gonna be parents, lovie.” He whispers after finally pressing a kiss on her lips. She laughs lightly through her tears. She was ecstatic to see him so happy. All her nerves washed away when she saw the look in his eyes eyes. He kisses her on the lips once more, this time lingering longer before he moves down to rest over her stomach, pulling her shirt up to expose her skin, even though he knows she isn’t showing yet.

“What are you doing?” She giggles, feeling his lips leave kisses all over her skin.

“‘M bout to have a conversation with our child.” He says, trying to be serious but failing when she feels him smile against her skin. “‘Lo little one, daddy is so very excited right now because your mum just told me the best news. ‘M very excited to meet you, we have awhile to wait, yeah? So ‘m gonna probably annoy your mumma and you with how much I will be talking to yeh for the next nine months.” Y/n giggles and runs her fingers through his hair, shaking her head at him.

***

“Tha’ was a great day.” She agrees and pulls her feet off his lap, moving to give him a kiss. He hums from the feeling and Anne’s playlist starts to play loudly from the kitchen as she bakes cookies, kicking y/n and Harry out, saying they need all the relaxing they can get before her grand baby gets here.

Harry pulls back from the kiss and stands, holding his hand out to her. She had an eyebrow raised as she smiles at him, knowing his intentions.

“Dance with me?” He questions, a cheeky smile on his face.

“Would love to Mr.Styles, but your gonna have to give me your other hand if you want me to stand, baby Styles is getting big.” He chuckles and helps her out of the seat, remembering the times she would whine when she couldn’t get off the couch and would have her lip in a pout when she asked him for help.

Harry guides her down the stairs, making sure she doesn’t somehow slip. Once they land on the grass y/n sighs. Her toes curl into the earth, and she smiles lightly, the feeling of grass between her toes making her feel like a little kid again.

Once they stop in the grass Harry’s arms goes around her waist, his hands resting on her hips. Her arms goes around his neck and she lays her head on his chest, her round bump pressed against Harry’s chest. Harry starts humming as he sways them from side to side, the sweet voice of Etta James flowing through the open windows. Y/n chuckles when she feels a kick against her, their daughter excited to hear her dad.

“I’m gonna miss feeling her kicks when she’s here.” Harry whispers, the moment feeling to blissful to speak anymore than a whisper. His right hand moves to rest on her bump, rubbing circles on her round stomach and feeling the light kicks. His head rests on her forehead when she moves hers to look down at her stomach.

“They do hurt sometimes, but I think I will too.” She admits at the same volume of Harry. “I remember the first time she kicked. We were at your last show and I was off to the side of the stage. I was just watching you sing and all the sudden I felt her kick. I thought I was going into labor!” Harry chuckles lightly, remembering the day well and how concerned he was to see her with her hand on her stomach, a concentrated and confused look on her stomach.

“Wha’s wrong love?” He questions, walking up to her quickly. She looks up at him and starts to smile at him.

“I think she just kicked!” She says cheerfully, wiping his worries away.

“No way!” He says, his mouth open a little bit in excitement and shock. She quickly puts his hand on her stomach, Harry’s mouth dropping more when he feels her kick. Harry’s band joins them and he tells them the news. A few of them feeling the kicks, Sarah telling y/n how excited she is.

“Can’t believe she’s gonna be ‘ere soon. I already don’t wan her to grow up and she’s not even ‘ere yet.” Harry pouts making y/n shake her head and smile at him.

“Your gonna go crazy when she has her first crush.” Harry gets a look of distaste on his face, shaking his head.

“Don’t wanna even think abou’ tha’.” He says lowly, shaking his head. Y/n laughs at him and kisses his cheek. They continue to sway for a little bit, reminiscing memories from over the years. The crickets aren’t to loud, and the late summer day breeze cools their skin. They are laughing when y/n gasps all of the sudden. Her hands move from around his neck to the underside of her stomach. Her face scrunches in pain and Harry’s face drops, looking concerned.

“H, my water just broke.” She says, not sounding too concerned.

“Shit, ok, ‘s alright love. The bags are all in the car. Are you sure you haven’t peed yourself?” He questions, wanting to make sure it is actually go time before her gets even more nervous.

“Yes I’m sure I haven’t peed myself.” She grumbles, shaking her head lightly.

“Let’s go inside and grab your shoes so we can go and meet our daughter, love.” she nods and he moves to help her walk the short distance before he speaks up again.

“I need to change out of my dress first. ‘M not sitting in your car in a wet dress.” He nods and they open the back door. Anne looks over and smiles at them before her face drops when she realizes what’s happening.

“Oh my gosh, ‘s really happenin’!” Harry gives her a nervous smile, as well as y/n before she squeezes Harry’s hand and whimpers quietly.

“We gotta go. I’ll call you soon!” Harry promises, ushering y/n into the guest bedroom downstairs. He refused to let her walk up the stairs to get to his childhood bedroom, telling her if he didn’t want her doing it at home nothing is changing here. She rolled her eyes at his protectiveness but is silently thanking him now since she doesn’t have to go upstairs to change.

Once they get into their room he quickly goes over to their luggage, asking her what she wants.

“One of your shirts, underwear, and leggings please.” He nods and digs the items out of their bags. Once he has it all he helps her get out of her dress and underwear. He slides his old dreamboat shirt over her. Then he leans down and helps her step into her underwear then her maternity leggings. She has a few contractions during the process, hissing and holding Harry tighter as he talks her through it. She thanks him with a kiss before pulling back.

“Let’s go do this Mrs. Styles.” She smiles and nods, following Harry as he helps her out of the room and to the car. Harry speeds as carefully as he can to get them their faster. He has his hand in hers, running his thumb over her skin comfortingly.

“It didn’t hurt that much at first, but ‘s definitely starting too.” She admits, throwing her head back with closed eyes when she gets a strong contracting.

“‘M sorry sweetheart, I wish I could take the pain from you.” He hates seeing her in pain, but he especially hates when their is nothing he can do to help her.

He pulls into the hospitals car park, driving up to the emergency lane. He parks his car and shuts it off, not caring it’s in the way at the moment. Someone can move it. His main concern is his wife who is having another painful contraction, now two minutes apart.

“‘S alright, pet. Breathe with me.” He inhales deeply and she follows. He breathes out and her eyes flutter closed as she repeats his actions, feeling the tiniest bit better after her contraction.

Helps her out of the car and into the hospital, telling the nurse. She gets them a wheelchair and wheels y/n to a small room. She checks her vitals, asks a few questions, and hooks her up to a few machines after y/n changes into a gown, before leaving the two, soon to be three. She tells them the doctor will be in shortly, and true to her word their doctor walks in with a smile on her face.

“Hello Mr. and Mrs.Styles.” She greets before washing her hands. Her and Harry reply back before she starts speaking again. “I’m going to check your dilation and we’ll see if you guys are gonna be parents today. You may feel some discomfort.” Y/n nods at her and Harry distracts her as Dr.Anderson checks y/n. Once Dr.Anderson is done she looks up at them with a smile.

“We’re going to move you up to your room soon Mrs.Styles, you are six centimeters dilated.” Their smiles widen impossibly more when it’s confirmed that this is for real this time and not like when she hair Braxton hicks a few weeks ago.

Suddenly a few nurses come in and explain to her what they are doing as they prepare to move her. She gets an IV in before harry helps her stand, she holds onto him and has the IV drip stand in her right hand as she walks. The nurse stops in front of the door and opens it for them.

Their is a couch on the wall straight ahead, a floor to ceiling window making up most of the wall that overlooks the city. The clear bassinet is next to the bigger one for when she arrives. A bathroom is on the left as soon as you walk in. When you walk in further you see the bed.

Harry helps her into the bed They put a band around her stomach that tracks the baby’s vitals and her contractions. Once the last nurse has left after coming back with ice chips for y/n, and fuzzy socks on her feet, Harry crawls into the uncomfortable hospital bed next to her. She puts her head on his shoulder, his cheek laying on top of her head, and his arm goes around to rest on her bump.

“I text mum and asked her to call your parents for us, she said they would be here soon. Gemma should be up here soon, she moved my car fo’ me and got our bags.” Y/n nods and yawns, already tired from the day and the pain she feels every two or three minutes. “Why don’t you try and get some sleep now, I’ll move to the chair.” She shakes her head at him, not letting him stand up.

“Don’t go, I don’t want you to move.” He kisses her forehead before he readjusts in the bed, and makes sure she is comfy. His fingers comb through her hair. She puts her hands on her bump, her eyes fluttering closed. She has one more painful contraction before she falls asleep, she’s thankful for the medication she got for her contractions or else she doesn’t think she would’ve fallen asleep.

Harry smiles when he hears her snore lightly into his neck, he moved the bed back per her requests so she could have her arm around his stomach and her face in his neck, her favorite sleeping position. His fingers rub into her back to try and help soothe some of her back pain she always pouted at Harry about. While she sleeps he quickly texts his bandmates and updates them. Not long after he puts his phone up and refocuses on whatever movie was playing on the TV, he hears a knock before Gemma comes into view, smiling at him.

“Hi, Gem.” He says quietly a she looks at y/n, noticing she is sleeping. She sits in the chair next to the bed before answering him.

“Hey, H. How is she?” She questions, looking at y/n again and smiling at how she has fallen asleep.

“Tired, but good. Hoping she’s here soon so she’s not in pain much longer.” Harry doesn’t take his eyes off of y/n as he speaks, watching her face for any signs of discomfort.

“Can’t wait for her to be here so I can finally be an aunt.” Harry smiles and looks at her.

“Can’t wait for her to be here so I can finally be a dad.” They talk for awhile longer, Anne and y/n’s parents joining them, Harry’s dad waiting till she arrives to come since he lives further away. Y/n wakes up an hour later and joins the conversation. They all leave not long after she wakes up, y/n’s pain rising and the night passing by quickly. Gemma reminds Harry to call her once she’s almost here a million times so he will remember and she hugs y/n and wishes her good luck with a kiss on her cheek before leaving, everyone else doing the same. Y/n’s mom gives her extra hugs and cheek kisses, hugging her ‘little girl’ with teary eyes.

After they leave y/n stands from the bed, wanting to walk around the room and go on the yoga ball for a little bit to hopefully speed it up some. A few hours pass of her rotating between bouncing on the ball and walking around the room. Now her cheek is resting against Harry’s chest, listening to his calming heart beat as he sways them back and forth, rubbing her back to alleviate some pain. Her hair is pulled up into a ponytail to help cool her off and get her hair out of her face. Their swaying reminds her of earlier in the night when they were at Anne’s doing the same thing. Y/n feels a pressure in her lower region and it makes her groan into Harry’s chest.

“I need to start pushing Harry, like ASAP.” She tells him making him freeze for a second before he is nodding and helping her sit back down on the bed. She pushes the call button and a nurse comes in. Y/n informs her of what she is feeling and the nurse pages the doctor. Her dr comes in and asks her a few questions while washing her hands and putting gloves on before she checks her dilation once more.

“Your ten centimeters now, y/n. It’s time to start pushing.” She tells her, smiling at her comfortingly seeing how nervous she got. More nurses come in and start to get the bed ready, the babies bed ready, and the other things needed. While they do so the couple pays no mind to what’s going on around them. Harry has her hand in his, kissing her knuckles as his eyes get glossy.

“Your gonna do so good, love. ‘M right here, you can squeeze m’hand as much as yeh want.” She chuckles and smiles at him before leaving a quick kiss to his lips before Dr.Anderson instructs her to move her legs to the stirrups. She does as said and notices all the nurses in place for her to start pushing.

“Whenever you’re ready, y/n.” Her doctor tells her. Y/n takes a deep breathe before telling her she is ready. “On the count of three I want you to start pushing, alright?” She nods and listens as she counts down before she starts to push. Harry is instructed to hold her leg and he does so, y/n crushes his hand as she pushes, but Harry says nothing and encourages her. She falls back when she’s done, her chest rising and falling faster. She continues to push and her face gets more sweaty as her lower region feels like it’s on fire. She starts to fuss at Harry for touching her, and getting her pregnant.

“You’re a prick, you know that?” She tells him, only so they can hear. “‘M not letting you knock me up again. This shit hurts.” Harry chuckles at her and kisses her sweaty forehead.

“Well see about that sweetheart, your to irresistible, and I love seeing you pregnant.” She huffs and rolls her eyes, going back to pushing.

“One more y/n, I can see the head.” With Dr.Andersons words y/n feels the overwhelming urge to cry knowing with just one more push her baby will finally be here after almost nine month.

“Hear that, love? You’re gonna be a mum soon.” He smiles at her with teary eyes as the arrival of their daughter comes closer. Her eyes are glossy as well as she looks at him, his hand rubs her hair off her sweaty forehead. “One more, tha’s it, babe, then little lovie is here. You got this. Put all your anger that you have towards me for getting yeh knocked up and making you feel this pain and push, baby. Break m’fuckin’ hand.” He whispers in her ear, encouraging her. She nods at him and that seems to give her the motivation she needs as she pushes one more time.

It feels like it happens in slow motion when their precious little girls cries pierce the air for the first time after Harry cuts her umbilical cord while staring at her in awe. Her little lungs giving all the got as she cry’s before laying on y/n’s, now bare chest due to her gown being rolled down, as the nurses clean her. Y/n cries as she looks at her little girl, greeting her as she stares at her mum with wide eyes and resting her index finger on her little chin before she looks at Harry.

“You’re a dad now, H.” She tells him with a broken voice as her emotions flow over her like a tsunami. He smashes his lips against hers quickly, the tears on his cheeks mixing with hers, before he looks back at his daughter, moving his hand to grab her tiny fist. She grasps on to his finger and at the moment he was sure he was done for. His heart had never felt so full, he couldn’t be more in love with his little family. His little love looks at him with wide eyes as she blinks slowly, her eyes a blue green color.

“Scarlett Renee Styles.” Harry whispers with a smile on his face. “She’s got quite a bit of hair, ay?” Y/n nods and hums in agreement.

“She better, I had too much heartburn for her not to.” She laughs lightly, neither of their gazes leaving their little bundle of joy.

The nurse takes her from y/n to clean her up while y/n does. Harry kisses y/n’s forehead once more and whispers ‘I love you’ before following the nurse that his his world in her hands.

She lays her down in the bassinet and wipes her off some more. She then puts a diaper on her before she listens to her heartbeat, takes her weight, and measure her. She cries as the nurse does this and Harry frowns, wanting to pick her up and protect her from the nurse. He makes sure to take some photos.

Once she is swaddled and warm, a baby pink hat on her head, the nurse picks her up and hands her to Harry. Harry nervously takes her and when she is rested in his arms he feels like he could melt.

“‘S alright little lovie, Daddys right here.” He whispers to her, walking her over to y/n whom is talking to Dr.Anderson now that she is done cleaning her up. She talks to her about feeding and Harry frowns when he hears he has to give Scarlett to y/n to feed, he wants to hold her forever.

But he giver his little girl over and y/n coos at her when she’s in her arms, moving her gown off her shoulder again. Dr.Anderson guides her through it and soon Scarlett is having her first feed. The dr leaves soon after, making sure they are set for a bit. Harry sits next to y/n, watching Scarlett as she feeds and having not listened to anything Dr.Anderson has said, too entranced by his daughter as she watches her mom with wide eyes, recognizing her voice as she talks.

“We make pretty cute babies.” Harry says as y/n leans back to get comfortable. She hums in agreement and keeps her eyes on her little one, her index fingers caressing her small and soft cheek. “You sure you don’t want more love?”

“Maybe a few.” She whispers and Harry chuckles.

“Though’ you didn’t want anymo’?” Harry questions knowingly and teasingly. Y/n rolls her eyes playfully and flicks him making him yelp. “‘S not very nice to tease yeh husband, and now baby daddy, babe.” He pouts.

“Didn’t know I had two babies.” Harry huffs and she chuckles while patting his cheek. Once Scarlett is done feeding Harry leaves the room to get everyone from the waiting room. They stand up quickly and he smiles at them.

“‘S a girl.” They all cheer, congratulating him, and hugging him quickly before hurrying to go see the little one. Once they enter the room the girls gasp when they see y/n and baby Scar on her chest, unswaddled now but the blanket still covers her. She has pantone pink legless sleeper on, with matching socks and hat, white mittens on her hands. She lays on y/n’s chest, right over her heart, asleep. Harry moves back to his spot next to y/n, watching her swaddle Scarlett and answers their questions. Anne holds Scarlett first, looking down at her with glossy eyes.

Y/n leans back on Harry’s chest, his arm going around her, now empty, stomach. They all compliment her as each get their turn to hold her. The new parents watch with tired smiles on their faces as they admire her. Y/n turns and looks at him, noticing him pouting as he looks at them. He grumbles when Scarlett gets passed to Gemma, Gemma gladly taking her with a smile on her face.

“Was wrong, h?” Y/n questions, already knowing the look on his face.

“Want m’baby back.” He grumbles, his gaze never leaving Scarlett. She chuckles and pats his cheek lightly as he looks at her.

“We have our how life with her, bubs. ‘S ok.” He lets out a large breath and looks back at his daughter quickly before looking at y/n.

“‘S not enough time still.” She smiles up at him fondly and kisses her cheek before turning to look at her mom who starts telling Harry how much she looks like him.

“Can’t believe my baby has a baby.” Anne whispers to Harry as she hugs him goodbye. Y/n’s parents and Gemma left a few minutes ago and now Anne is saying her goodbyes. After she hugs Harry she moves over to y/n.

“So proud of you sweetheart, thank your for everything you have done for my son.” They talk for a few more minutes and kisses their heads once more before leaving.

Y/n falls asleep shortly after Harry turns the lights off and plays one of their favorite movies. Scarlett hasn’t left the comfort of his arms since he got her back from everyone.

Harry sits on the couch with Scarlett in his arms. He admires her in the golden glow the rising sun is casting throw the sheer curtains.

“Yer daddy’s little princess, ya know that? I’d do anything for you. Yer the pretties girl ‘ve ever seen, your mum tying with you. ‘M so proud of your mum. She’s so strong, I know daddy couldn’t do that.” She seems to find his words funny as her lips twitch into a small smile. “‘M gonna protect you, love you, and teach you everything you need to know. I already love you s’much, and I know yer mum does too. May even love you more than me, but that’s ok, I don’t blame her.” He smiles down at her, his eyes dropping more and more so he puts her in her bassinet. Wheeling her close to the bed before he climbs in next to y/n. Her head lays on his chest and her arm goes around his stomach.

“I love you so much, thank you for give me a family, lovie.” He whispers, kissing her temple. She smiles sleepily against his chest.

“Love you too, H.” She whispers as her eyes close again. Harry smiles and lets sleep over take him after one last peek at his sleeping little girl.