#i actually adore them before s8

[newtkelly]

Not to word vomit on you but I can't stop thinking about Oliver wanting a love story like Tarlos and how it all accidentally lined up.

Knowing that Carlos and TK were about to move in, and then Carlos made that romantic gesture and TK got scared because it was, "too good to be true."

Carlos is left, confused, puzzled and nursing a broken-heart but still just as in love. What do you mean that TK and Carlos saw a future together, one got scared at that prospect and left before Carlos was the one to leave??

What do you mean that happened after Oliver said he wanted Bucktommy to have a love story like Tarlos; where it was always going to be them?

Then you consider Oliver saying that we might see Tommy and Buck interact during a call and it'll be awkward and who can't help but think of TK and Carlos running into the furniture store and seeing each other for the first time in weeks.

Anyways, sorry to be delusional in your ask box. I'm deep within the Tarlos trenches so this is all starting to look eerily familiar lmao (it could also be Tim is out of ideas, which is most likely the case)

Please feel free to word vomit on me always, I live for it.

Receiving this ask has actually prompted me to share some thoughts that I’ve held back from sharing, just because I wasn’t sure if it was worth it to throw more speculation into the void. But this message is so lovely, and I agree with it so much and so… okay I will share some of my mixed bag of thoughts about this whole situation.

Firstly, I adore Tarlos and LS (even if I don’t post about either much), TK is my baby, and the interesting thing about them for me is that I wound up caring for them more AFTER they broke up and got back together. If Buck and Tommy’s story is formatted as a rom-com, TK and Carlos are a tragicomedy. TK, the heartbroken recovering addict thrust into an entirely new city, a new career, who doesn’t want to let himself get too close to something good because he is misery incarnate. Carlos, the hopeful hopeless romantic who sees TK and doesn’t see something that needs fixing, but someone who his love could help heal. It’s such a gorgeous story, and the symmetry of both characters shockingly losing a parent in a tragic way is painfully beautiful. I LOVE their love story.

That brings me to Oliver and Tim’s comments. Throughout the Buck and Tommy relationship, my belief that this would be Buck’s final relationship only ever wavered twice. The first time was in the immediate aftermath of their first date (I spent the whole episode thinking that Tommy was actually reintroduced to kick off the bi awakening plotline and Buck was not acquiring a boyfriend) and the second time was towards the tail end of the summer hiatus when I legitimately began to doubt Lou would want to come back given everything that transpired. Other than that, I had full faith that this was it, this was Buck getting off the “hamster wheel”—Tim’s words, not mine.

I had confidence for a few reasons. 1 – the story was always handled with care onscreen and gave us no reason to think they weren’t going to work out. 2 – the chemistry was insane, and I knew it couldn’t just be me because an entire fandom was born. Tim and tptb must have seen what we saw. 3 – the supplementary information funneled to us through articles and Tim’s social media, literally up until post-8x06 never seemed to indicate that their relationship was headed in this direction. A big part of that was the comparison to Tarlos.

In order to protect myself (should I name the list of shows, movies, couples that I’ve fixated on that wound up playing out in dissatisfying ways?), I am awfully pessimistic. The post-episode interviews, articles, + hearing a bit from LFJ and OS has me wondering if this was some mass hallucination. Did we truly cling to something good and blow it up, run with it? Was this always the plan? I’ve wondered if because S7 was so short and S8 required that other characters get the spotlight first/other stories needed to be told and wrapped, and if because of production and scheduling and whatever external reasons, did their relationship wind up having a longer life than was ever intended. Were they ever supposed to make it to six months? Were they ever supposed to make it past the fucking wedding? I have been asking myself this stuff a lot. Alternatively, did something happen that made them want to or have to part ways with LFJ? So many questions, and I’m not sure we’ll ever know.

But… then there’s the delusional side of me, and the reason I haven’t totally abandoned hope is because when I was watching 8x06 live, EVERYTHING in me told me that this is a necessary section of the rom-com formula. Even the call-backs throughout the episode made me feel like the writers are so painfully aware, and that the narrative wants these characters to be together (Miceli’s, Abby, basketball, going to the movies, calling an uber, the loft kitchen, “you’re not ready”)—the motifs were absolutely popping off. I did not think it was the end when the episode ended. I wondered when and how they would find their way back to each other to fulfill the rom-com genre, but what I did NOT expect was to open social media and see articles framing this as the end. I wasn’t surprised when I found out who wrote the articles, and listen—if they bait one side of the fandom, can’t they bait the other? I still have some hope, because at the end of the day, anything can happen with network television. Maybe this is all part of the plan, and the interviews should be taken with a grain of salt. I just don’t know.

Interviews with Tim and Oliver from day one positioned the Buck and Tommy relationship as a queer love story devoid of trauma. Okay, well… huh. From where I was sitting, there was A TON of explicitly queer trauma exposed in 8x06. Their “hurdle” is tied utterly and completely to queerness. Tommy runs because he is a gay man who doesn’t trust that his bisexual boyfriend should “settle” for him, and who would rather be alone than heartbroken, and if that truly is the last of Tommy, it has to be one of the coldest and cruelest exits we’ve ever seen on this show. Do they simply not realize how deeply traumatized both characters come off in that episode, or is it all part of the plan? If the interviews positioning this as the permanent end of bucktommy should be taken at face value, shouldn’t the other interviews that position them as a rom-com (with the formulaic third act breakup, boils and all) be taken as the truth as well? If there was some misinterpretation, why hasn’t Tim said anything—he clearly knows a lot of fans were hurt by what they watched. He must have seen the outrage—why radio silence? Did we truly blow this out of proportion? Are the wheels coming off behind the scenes? I need a tell-all at this point lol

Thank you for the lovely ask, I’ve been sitting with these thoughts all week so this was a good excuse to finally articulate them. <3

[eddiediazismyhusband]

hey everyone

just getting on here to have a conversation about some things that i need to clear up.

so for starters, i’m going to come right out and say that i’m taking a break from tumblr… lately i have been subjected to seeing multiple thinly veiled posts about me floating around and i cannot sit by and allow myself to be treated like that

that being said, i am taking this break to focus on my mental health; 911 used to be a comfort show to me- somewhere i could just go to and watch whenever i needed to be picked up, because even if the show was still forcing certain storylines/arcs, they at least made some sense for the characters and didn’t rely on completely rewriting and ignoring their history within the narrative.

911 is no longer that for me anymore. tim minear and the writing team have ruined any and all enjoyment i got from earlier seasons due to continuing KR’s trend of completely retconning the narrative while simultaneously blatantly dragging us along by dangling buddie canon over our heads with a stick only to immediately snatch it away at the last second.

today’s “first look” article only further confirmed my suspicions that tim had no intentions of leading to buddie canon.

i see the takes/theories about what the article could mean, but we have made theories such as this every year only for it to not go anywhere; nothing had indicated that s8 will be any different.

for starters, tim is bringing back a known problematic actor to play a problematic character that tim continues to retcon, despite the fandom being outspoken about how insane this is. instead of listening to the fandom, instead he has them continuing to develop their chemistry-less relationship saying that they are going strong.

secondarily, tim wrote out a beloved poc character in order to keep this problematic character around- something that i think the fandom has moved on from a little too quickly

thirdly, we continue to be told that eddie will be making progress each season, yet we never actually see that progress happen, and if we do, never in a way that is actually in character; on top of that, we have fans begging for his character to be ruined simply so that his character arc will be sexualized due to it involving two conventionally attractive men.

this fandom no longer feels like a safe space for me mentally and i hate that… i am devastated at the thought of no longer interacting with my mutuals, but i cannot engage with content that showcases the real-time decline of a show i used to adore before the creators decided to ruin that enjoyment.

so i am taking a bit of my break; i dont know how long nor how permanent of a break this is, but i need to put my mental health first.

until next time (whenever that may be)

[chevelleneech]

So it means something when Tommy is awarded and the camera pans to Buck, and Eddie is awarded and the camera pans to Marisol, but it means nothing when Buck is awarded and the camera pans to Eddie instead of Tommy?

This is the stuff I be talking about when I say BT shippers are being intentionally rude. Of course it may have just been an oversight on the editing team, but we don’t know that, do we? So when added to all the other times Buck and Eddie have been framed as a couple or parallel the other couples on the show… why are they mad?

Claiming the editors had to put the cut of Eddie there because he was up next, as if they chopped up the scene for any other character being awarded, is ridiculous. Because it once again proves BT shippers do not care about Buck, just his bisexuality. Because in what world is everyone else getting that wholesome little moment perfectly fine and sensible, but for Buck it’s suddenly meaningless and was the only editing choice left because Eddie was coming up next? Again, if we learn it was an oversight, sure. But until then, they’d rather we believe it to mean Buck didn’t get a shot of his loved one because the editors didn’t care enough to do it? Huh?

And no, BT shippers aren’t delusional, because at least their ship is canon, but they sure can be goofy. Like, even though we didn’t see it nor were told, it’s fine for them to headcanon Buck as having gone to Tommy’s place after his talk with Eddie, to get railed out of his sadness. But it’s the reach of all reaches to wonder why Buck and Eddie were yet again framed in a questionable way?

I don’t agree with majority of Buddie shippers in thinking BT will be over before s8, but I truly cannot understand where their shippers come from most of the time. They’re getting less than bare minimum screen time and plot, and as of right now, not even the editors thought to include Tommy in a scene where every other loved one was shown.

What makes how I feel about this worse (funny worse), is that I also don’t think any of this is intentional. The Buddie framing, yes, even if Tim or whoever tries to say it isn’t. But I’m referring to the lack of BT development. People keep saying they think Tim is purposefully keeping Tommy on the sidelines or as a Debbie downer to prove he and Buck are incompatible, but I really don’t think so.

I think they think they did their big one by having Buck come out, and I think they’ve convinced themselves that because fans will eat up whatever queerness they shovel out for Buck, even the smallest of bits, they don’t need to do more. I can 1000% see BT lasting as it is, because people love it. They don’t care that the nicest thing Tommy said to Buck was he’s adorable. They don’t care that Tommy did more exciting things with Eddie. They don’t care that Tommy has never mentioned anything he likes about Buck at all. They don’t care that Buck hasn’t talked to anybody about Tommy beyond telling two people he’s dating him, and coming out to the rest in one fell swoop.

I would love for s8 to bring up the possibility that Buck is both frightened by and idealizing his relationship with Tommy and that’s why he won’t talk about it, and Tommy’s lack of screen time and sarcasm is the “reality” of their coupling. And I wouldn’t be mad about that. It would actually be a solid story for Buck to have, because he does idolize people and bury his own wants in order to be accepted and loved. So imagine him learning something new about his sexuality being the catalyst for him to stop just letting relationships happen to him?

But again… I don’t think they’ve gotten that far in brainstorming for s8, and I don’t think they even really see what we see once the finished product airs. The actors and creative team have so many different versions of the stories they’re telling, I imagine it’s impossible for them to recall all the correct emotions and tethers needed to react and respond accordingly. That’s what show bibles are for though, and based on the timeline and ages in the show in general, it’s clear Tim doesn’t have the best one or at least it’s not being used to it’s fullest. Either way, I think BT shippers are absolutely loose in the brain if they think the only scenes that make it to air that matter, are all except Buddie.

No, Buddie isn’t canon and fans have spent six seasons theorizing, but in a season where the show runner has stated he’s open to making them a couple and has made one of them canonically queer, it doesn’t make any sense to act like Buddie shippers are reading too far into things. The only reason Buck is bisexual, is because of Buddie shippers latching on to the ship and Oliver and Ryan saying they’d be down. The only reason BT is canon, is because Tim wanted to canonize Buck’s queerness and didn’t want to write a new character into the show.

It was not built up. It was not some red string of fate inevitability. Tim and Oliver both have spoken about how it came to be at the last minute, but BT shippers flat out refuse to listen. Buddie may never become canon, but it won’t change the fact that because of the dedication of Buddie shippers, and Tim and Oliver liking the idea of Buck being queer, BT is happening. Which is not a gotcha or me trying to be petty. It just is the unbiased truth.

[diamonddogs-terrarium]

Llorumi Ramble

What’s really funny about how much I adore Llorumi, considering I’ve been fixated on it for about a year now, is that originally I wasn’t a fan of the ship. 

When I was watching the show for the first time I paid little mind to Lloyd and Harumi’s relationship. Especially in the first half of S8, like “woa so lame... goodie two shoes girl...whatevah…” and even after the reveal I didn’t have any strong opinions. I thought it was a neat dynamic but didn’t really think much of it after Harumi’s death. I thought that was it for their story and Harumi would just be another villain to be, eventually, forgotten about.

But then, I watched “Stop, Drop and Side Scroll” and gosh, the dialogue between Lloyd and what he perceives to be Harumi really captured my attention. The slight stutter when Lloyd first saw the fake Harumi, the way he hesitated to attack her, and how in the end he did technically win the fight…but he still got cubed. 

Of course I eventually reached Crystallized. I was elated at Harumi’s reveal, especially with the payoff of all her mentions between S11 to S13. And holy shit, the reveal that Lloyd went and searched for her corpse had me pacing around my room like a trapped animal LOL. Along with how it’s implied Harumi didn’t die on impact from the fall… and how that adds a lot of angsty context to some of (fake) Harumi's dialogue in “Stop, Drop and Side Scroll”. I kinda want to save the discussion of that for another post though haha. 

Crystallized kind of took a turn for the worst in terms of general story quality pretty quickly after Pt. 1 unfortunately. The storylines were stacking, and there just wasn’t enough time to wrap up Harumi’s redemption, Lloyd’s Oni side, and address their relationship before the season ended. But the pieces were there: Harumi hesitating when she considers just for a moment if they could be better. Lloyd struggles with his rage, and being forced to accept that side of himself as who he is. As someone who struggled with anger issues, it was comforting to see Lloyd conflict with that side of himself. And the brief hand holding at the end of “Roots”, a brief callback to what you might’ve seen between them in early S8. Crystallized failed to do a lot, but I could appreciate what we got out of the season. 

In my little sandbox, these two characters are so fun to play with. For the past year I’ve been brewing a post-crystallized AU (with the help of a few friends!) that attempts to address a few of the issues I’ve mentioned earlier. Along with that, I actually started drawing people and humans in general so I could create content for the ship and my art has improved greatly from 2 years ago. I love creating stories, headcanons, and artwork for these silly LEGO people. Heck, I even made a ship playlist for them that I listen to daily. I just think they're so neat.

TLDR: I’ve never been this insane about a ship before and they mean so so much to me. And I love the stuff I make about them. Live, laugh, love, llorumi.

[teiasviago]

Rewriting Season Eight

My coffee from earlier has yet to wear off so I decided to line up all the season eight fics that I’ve written so far in some semblance of chronological order based on when they’re set. My love/hate relationship with this season’s jumping out! You can find all of these fics on my blog under their titles here but I won’t be linking them onto my blog because I change my URL somewhat frequently. Probably best to just use the AO3 links on this post to get to the fics the fastest!

Left Behind (302 words) — “Requiem” If he were here, he’d embrace her from behind and wrap his arm around her, hand splayed on her abdomen.

Presumed Dead (261) — General Early S8 She’s read Doggett’s report three times already, but she can’t remember anything from it in detail. She’s stuck on a particular phrase: presumed dead.

Seven Weeks (455 words) — General Early S8 I don’t even know why I’m writing this. I’d rather tell you in person, but it’s all eating me up alive and I need to get it out.

Nightmares (390 words) — “Deadalive” “How?” Scully asks tearfully. “It’s our baby, Mom. Every little thing will remind me of him.”

Two Miracles (315 words) — “Deadalive” Scully watches him process the words and sees the exact moment that Mulder lights up.

Anybody Miss Me? (864 words) — “Deadalive” And Scully knows he’s expecting her to chuckle through the tears but she can’t hold it in anymore—all the grief and fear and stress clawing their way out. “Yes,” she sobs, burying her face in his chest. She swears she hears him give a breathy, “Oh,” as her tears soak into his hospital gown. “We missed you so much.”

A Piece of You and Me (403 words) — “Three Words” A piece of you is inside me and I’m wearing your coat. A piece of you is inside me and you’re going to be a father. A piece of you is inside me against all the odds, Mulder. A piece of you is inside me and I need you to love me.

Confront (1242 words) — “Vienen” “We need to talk,” she says over the phone, and normally he’d sigh and lie with a strained, I’m listening, but running off to take over Doggett’s investigation on an oil rig wasn’t nearly as thrilling or putting-his-life-back-together-ing as he’d expected.

Reacquaintance (1157 words) - General Late S8 “Mulder...” he heard Scully murmur, her ass against his cock as she wiggled back so she was pressed against him, shoulders to feet.

The Physics of Waddling, Colds, and Pizza (1493 words) — “Empedocles” Scully didn’t walk anymore, she waddled, and it was absolutely adorable.

Blossom (1628 words) — “Empedocles” They haven’t seen each other naked since the night before they left for Bellefleur. He’s seen glimpses here and there, when Scully will lift up her shirt to moisturize or when she accepted his help when she came home from the single autopsy she was tapped to do before her hospital stint.

Liminal Spaces (822 words) — General Late S8 They’re in that liminal space between actually having the baby and the baby still developing.

Decipher (680 words) — General Late S8 “I was settling in nicely, but it all feels a bit fake—a bit surreal.”

Domesticated (284 words) — General Late S8 She giggles (oh, her giggle) and resumes her lint rolling.

The Nuances of Breakfast and Shopping (818 words) — General Late S8 Scully gasps and appears around the corner of the aisle at the same time as Mulder does from the other side. “Look!” She holds up a little onesie depicting an alien spaceship abducting a cow. “It’s so cute!” She lets her arms fall, revealing her dazzling smile.

Home (385 words) — General Late S8 They’re unpacking Mulder’s boxes of knickknacks when the phone rings, disrupting their banter.

To Build a Crib (232 words) — General Late S8 Scully sighs. “Not this again.”

Baby Shower (804 words) — “Essence” At some point, Scully ended up between Mulder’s legs, opening her gifts with his arms wrapped around her abdomen.

“Help Them” (1691 words) — “Existence” “Scully,” he says, arms half wrapped around her and their baby, who’s pink and wailing—healthy in the lungs and very human, he sees. He smiles for a brief moment but it flies off his face when she doesn’t respond.

[piperslovebot]

Do you prefer Jackie or Donna's friendship with the guys?

It’s different for each dynamic tbh. I’ll just do it in a survey type for and explain.

Jackie & Hyde or Donna & Hyde

Aside from the grossness in early s1 and how in the later seasons the writers used Hyde as a mouthpiece for the bs “Eric is not good enough for Donna” narrative, I really like their friendship. The way Hyde cheers up Donna after her mom leaves and after Eric leaving Donna at the altar. Very sweet moments.

Jackie and Hyde as a brotp would be great too, if Hyde/Melissa & Jackie/Eric (or Jackie/anyone but Kelso and Fez) were a thing and they were each other’s soft spots, I’d adore that. But I ship them more romantically and want them to stay together forever lol.

Jackie & Kelso or Donna & Kelso

I liked Jackie and Kelso’s friendship in s6-7 when Kelso actually moved on from Jackie. They were just platonic, nothing more. And both grew a lot since s1 and it showed.

Donna and Kelso…they have their moments but the way Kelso gropes Donna constantly is gross to me. I know Kelso was awful to Jackie as well, but I feel like more when he felt entitled to her romantically/when they’re together rather than as friends.

Jackie & Eric or Donna & Eric

I like both dynamics a lot so I can’t really choose. I do like the concept of Eric and Donna being best friends while happy with other people. Because even before being romantic, they were best friends who had a lot in common and were compatible. It’d actually be interesting to see what would’ve happened if Eric and Donna not getting back together and moving on. (I still love them being endgame and having their happy ending, don’t get me wrong lol)

Jackie and Eric have a lot of potential imo (platonic and romantically but this is about platonic lol). I like the scene where Eric stands by Jackie and says he wants her in the basement. And Jackie going wedding shopping with Eric. They can deny it all they want, but Eric and Jackie definitely care a lot about one another.

Jackie & Fez or Donna & Fez

Honestly this was hard because both gross me out and I hate Fez to my fucking core. But I think Jackie & Fez had better friend potential than Donna & Fez did. In s6-7, they had some pretty great moments together. I do think them living together in s8 wasn’t a bad idea, but it’s the fact that it was used to push them as a romantic couple that was like ‘ew’.

[namelysane]

When Lloyd and hellspawn go out do they have to put on disguises? Do they also put on like contacts or something? Does hellspawn love dressing up or does she hate it?

Initially, Lloyd never really saw any need for that because he never once took her out with him after she was made...spawned?

Keep in mind this was after the Final Battle — a.k.a back when Lloyd had to show up to ceremonies all over Ninjago and was busy as heck. On the days when he was on break, he always spent them at Garmadon's monastery and never left because he was desperate for some peace and quiet while trying to take care of her. The furthest he even went with her was just outside the monastery.

And yeah, maybe also because the thought of wearing a disguise didn't cross his mind at the time. Sigh.

(Garmadon, teach your son how to shapeshift. i'm begging you.)

At Zane's funeral, they just passed her off as a distant cousin of Jay's from Edna's side of the family. And then the team split, leaving Lloyd to spend nearly all his time at the monastery during the first few weeks contemplating things to the point he really needed a distraction.

So the only one he was left with was Nya, who was basically like: Put on a hoodie and take her out to the park. The weather's good.

Lloyd: But you guys told kid me i looked terrible with my hood up.

Nya crosses her arms: That was Kai.

Lloyd, sniffs, looking away: Whatever. Still hurts a year later.

Nya, lets out a sigh: Lloyd—

Lloyd: Not happening. It'll make me look like a kidnapper.

Nya looks at him warily: What kind of movies have you been watching, again?

Lloyd pretends he didn't hear her: Or maybe I could grow a moustache.

Nya stares at him: I'm going to pretend you didn't just say that.

Lloyd: But I'll look good—

Nya: I'm disowning you.

Lloyd: I was joking!

Nya: Just wear a hat. I'll even buy you one.

And so, Lloyd went with a fedora and green contacts to cover his red eyes & started taking her out more often — with Nya occasionally tagging along. It's mostly just walks in a stroller in which he just pretends to be his kid's older brother who's supposed to be watching her. Overall, it's fun. One day there were old ladies who came up to them commenting on how adorable the baby was, causing Lloyd to be like: there's no way i made this.

And fortunately, she was asleep at that moment, so her eyes didn't give Lloyd away.

When Nya isn't there with him—and it's also one of those days he blames himself for Zane's death, Lloyd finds himself spilling everything to hellspawn and then feeling really bad about it later. His only comfort is that he knows she won't remember this—he really hopes she doesn't.

After s4 and pre s5, Lloyd started getting sick of having to pretend to be his own kid's brother instead of her father so he decided to dress more maturely to look older, even putting on a fake moustache & goatee to complete the look and took her to other places to not be recognized. Kai could no longer see his baby brother anymore & was sad for a week.

But after s5...well that was where the real challenge began.

After the press found out the Green Ninja actually had a child, Lloyd was hysterical. They'd been so careful, so careful and now it was all gone. Great. She's gonna go through the same thing he does now all because she's stuck with him for a dad.

She's only two. Lloyd can't make her wear contacts every time they're out and Zane says that isn't advisable either. And considering he can't keep her isolated on the bounty for the rest of her life, he decided to get some wigs, hats and literally anything else to make her as unrecognizable as possible.

And she hates it.

Well the good thing is, her eyes look more brown from afar instead of red, so there's no need to worry about that. She really despises wigs though. Lloyd eventually decided to just dress her in toddler hoodies — which he made — or cover her face with a blanket after finding that out the hard way.

And before s8 and some time after Lloyd's eye color changed completely, she started taking an interest in green colored contacts just to match him because his eyes weren't red anymore.

[addictedtostorytelling]

(1/2) Hi! I'd like to bother you a bit, if you don't mind. :P I was rewatching CSI and also guiding myself through your notes own our favorite couple, and I finally hit the 'proposal episode' ♥♥♥ what a beautiful take on them, it's so sweet, it's soo them! Also, Jorja's adorable face when Grissom's scrapping the bee's sting out of her hand, whilst she wonders about what he just asked her, I mean- gosh, I adore her! Anyways! What's your take on the proposal?

cont.

(2/2) Do you believe Grissom had been thinking about proposing to her before the events of s7e24/s8e01, or that was an out of the blue question? I tend to believe he had thought about that for a long time before making up his mind on the subject, as we know he likes to over analyze stuff. Also, do you happen to think Sara might have adventured herself with the idea of someday marrying him? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this. Thx! ;) I'm so sorry for the long post, please don't feel pressured to answer me, if you don't want to. Honestly. <3 😳💕

hi, @ms-machine!

you're not bothering me at all! it's great to hear from you again.

my short answer to your question is that i very much agree with you that grissom has proposing to sara on his mind long before he actually asks her to marry him.

though he can't very well pop the question during the "secret dating" phase, i think he pretty much always has the thought in the back of his mind (more or less from the onset of their relationship) that someday—when he is at liberty to do so—he is going to ask sara to be his wife.

her abduction by the miniature killer and subsequent months-long recovery prevents him from asking her immediately after they "come out" at work.

but once she's sufficiently healed and they've established their "new normal" now that their relationship is public knowledge, he wastes no time in doing what he has for so long wanted to do.

to my mind, when he actually makes the proposal, he does so extemporaneously, in a moment of sheer adoration—meaning when he wakes up that morning, he doesn't necessarily know "today's the day." rather, it's just something that happens. the right light strikes, and he finally has the opportunity to say what he has been waiting to say to sara for literal years now, so he doesn't hesitate.

likewise, i think that though sara has wanted grissom to propose to her basically the entire time they've been together, she's never been brave enough to let on to him that she has because she hasn't been entirely sure of his feelings for her or his level of commitment.

part of her has always worried that she's been more ready to settle down than he has. she's been worried about "coming on too strong" or spooking him, so she's just kept her mouth shut, silently hoping that maybe one day he'll be ready but trying not to force the issue or tip her hand too much.

while recently, since the events of late s7 and early s8, she has had a hunch that maybe grissom is trending more in that direction, since they haven't ever discussed the topic before, she doesn't really have any idea that he is just as eager to tie the knot as she.

she is therefore incredibly pleasantly surprised when he so suddenly asks her to marry him.

it's an actual dream come true for her—something she had always hoped for but hadn't had any specific expectations of.

anyway.

i've got some longer, more detailed posts on the subject, if you're interested:

this one details how grissom's s7 sabbatical serves as a prelude to his s8 proposal.

this one talks about grissom's thought process regarding marriage throughout his relationship with sara.

this one dissects the actual moment when he makes the proposal in itself and why he ultimately ends up just "blurting out the question."

the one conjectures that while both of grissom and sara have wanted to get married to each other for a long, prior to the events of episode 08x02 "the case of the cross-dressing carp," they've never had a conversation with each other concerning that possibility.

this one discusses how while sara has long hoped that grissom might propose to her, she is caught off-guard in the moment when he finally does so.

thanks for the question! please feel welcome to send another any time.

[maya-matlin]

Hi Ashton, I love your blog and wanted to ask whether there are any ships that you WANTED to like and objectively know are good couples but which you just can't muster any actual feelings for? For me it's Brulian. Like objectively they're great at least starting in s8 when they suddenly rewrote Julian's whole personality and I love that Brooke found happiness. BUT they just don't spark anything for me when I see them on screen, their chemistry is meh, their connection feels forced, and what is with Julian's ongoing obsession with Brooke's high school life and the fact that she was "popular" even when they're in their mid to upper 20s lol! Another one is Steroline. Friends to lovers, personalities that should perfectly complement each other and so on, but in reality they were so flat, and the acting and writing never sold me on them being anywhere close to in love. And the biggest one: Joey/Pacey. Everyone I know adores them and I wanted to ship them, but they just go overboard with the nonstop bickering to the point where they almost never seem truly compatible to me, Joey keeps choosing other guys over Pacey for the final two seasons - even that Eddie guy and then some rando from NY - and I just always feel like there's this imbalance where about 90% of the time Pacey is a lot more into Joey than she's into him? Anyway those are my confessions re solid ships I wanted to love but just don't give me any real feels. I would love to hear yours!

Hi! 💜 Thank you so much!

So to begin with, I definitely agree about Brulian. Their relationship is fine and relatively healthy, but I find it impossible to care about their romantic relationship. It's almost unfair that I compare them to Brucas because objectively, Brooke's relationship with Julian had a much stronger foundation and he treated her better than Lucas ever did. I mean, Julian was in a much better place by the time they became a couple and didn't have Lucas's baggage. But at the same time, so much time was dedicated to Brooke's reaction to her first love betraying her with her best friend to the point she spent years avoiding love. Even when she seemed to think she'd found it such as when she dated Chase, eventually Brooke was forced to realize that it wasn't the real thing and likely just a rebound. I guess I wanted more from their relationship? The chemistry was fine, but nothing special. They lacked the rawness of Brooke and Lucas. Sometimes, chemistry isn't everything. But when the story is nothing special and it's so late into the series AND the chemistry isn't grabbing you, this leads to a situation where it's difficult to root for the pairing even when you want to. But yeah, Julian clearly had some insecurities regarding the fact he was the high school geek and romanticized the idea of Brooke and co's high school experience. Because obviously, nothing could ever be better than growing up in a small, southern, most definitely conservative town where its mayor murdered his own brother.

I can't speak for Stefan/Caroline yet because I've still only seen the first season of the show, but I understand why you feel that way. I've seen that sentiment expressed before. On paper, they're my type of ship, so I'm curious how I'll respond to their romantic relationship. Because so far, I'm really enjoying Stefan's relationship with Elena and hating the inevitable Elena/Damon thing.

Yeah.. I can't agree with your Pacey/Joey opinion at all. But I will say that Joey really suffered writing wise because she needed to be a possible love interest to both Dawson and Pacey. So Joey needed to appear as though she loved Pacey and was committed to him. But at the same time, there needed to be enough doubt and ambiguity that whenever the writers were ready, they could pull the plug and act like it was always Dawson for Joey. Which is basically what happened for like a season. As a result, Pacey appears more into Joey because he had no reason to be conflicted in universe. IDK. I promise I'm not trying to change your opinion. Just trying to discuss what I think went wrong LOL. Anyways, I'm sorry you weren't able to invest in their relationship!

I think my actual answers are likely to be a disappointment, but I'll try.

Fiona/Imogen (Degrassi): Maybe it's because I wasn't super into Fiona's story lines during this time. Maybe I just struggled to care about any relationship that wasn't Zig and Maya's in season 12. But for some reason, I never cared about these two. I acknowledge they were sweet and overall healthy. If I was watching for the first time now, I'd probably be on board. But because I already know how their story line plays out, there's no excitement for me? So I don't see my opinion on their relationship ever changing.

Dallas/Alli (Degrassi): I blame my disinterest on the fact Alli went from boyfriend to boyfriend for multiple seasons. The writers' favorite pastime was luring Alli into a false sense of security before her latest relationship blew up in some brutal fashion. Dallas was boyfriend #5, right after Alli's abusive (brief) husband. It's obvious to me Dallas was truly in love with Alli and treated her the best out of all of her boyfriends, but I never bought it on Alli's end. I feel like Alli settled for Dallas after her marriage came to a shocking, traumatizing end and entered a relationship with him while she was still healing from that. Besides, I think this story line was done even better with Dave, someone I actually believed Alli loved, following her first two terrible relationships. The writers not so subtly traded one, black main character for another and pushed Dave out of the show the minute Dallas gained prominence.

Clay/Quinn (OTH): Overall, the later seasons weren't as well written as the early ones. I feel like there was a certain pressure to immediately establish Clay and Quinn as the couple to root for. Before we were familiar with their individual characters, they were being shoved into scenes together, confiding in each other over Clay's dead wife and Quinn's failed marriage. It didn't work for me? I mean, I felt more watching the flashbacks to Clay and Sara's romance than I ever felt with Clay and Quinn in three seasons. They were fine. It's nice they made each other happy, and they were a cute family with Logan. But I was indifferent to the relationship itself.

Tim/Lyla (Friday Night Lights): To be fair, I've only seen this show once. Everything indicates they'd be a couple I'd like. The chemistry was there. It's hard not to invest in the "guy falls for his best friend's girlfriend/ex" story line unless it's Archie and Betty. The actors were gorgeous together. Tim brought out a more fun, lighter side to Lyla. But I couldn't bring myself to care about them, and I'm not sure why. Something didn't feel right.

[kitkatt0430]

here's an unpopular opinion: Flash s3 isn't a good season. It tried to be, and it had some cool ideas, but it overcomplicated those ideas too much and missed some cool opportunities

strongly agree | agree | neutral | disagree | strongly disagree

There's definitely a lot about S3 I like, but I agree it's not a good season. (I'd take it over S7 or S8 though.)

Flashpoint is a really big deal in the comics, but they only gave it one episode before unraveling the changes. Cisco being upset with Barry over his brother's death was actually pretty interesting plot wise, but having him forgive Barry and then un-forgive Barry was a bad choice just to add extra (unnecessary) drama to the crossover event. Alchemy was an interesting villain from the comics to go with, but then he turned out not to really exist it was just Julian being possessed by Savitar. Savitar was an interesting villain in the comics too, but it wasn't really Savitar we got. It was The Future Flash, which is an evil version of Barry. And, sure, having Barry literally be his own worst enemy was fun - really gave Grant a chance to play with his portrayal of this alternate Barry - but it was like the show runners couldn't make up their mind who the villain was supposed to be and thought a mashup of all three would work out. Somehow.

Really it just kind of felt like they kept yanking masks off a Scooby-Doo villain until they finally reached Barry with a scarred up face.

HR was adorable, but he definitely suffered in his reception by the audience because most everyone either really liked Harry or didn't want another Wells around. (Or they wanted Eobard back, careful what you wish for...) Julian was either the coworker from hell or the awkward atoner and there wasn't much in-between; his one-sided crush on Caitlin didn't help things. He was capable of being sweet and kind and a good friend, though, it's just he didn't really have a clearly defined purpose once he joined Team Flash so once he stopped being Alchemy during his blackouts... he was just kind of there.

The season had ableism left, right, and center. Savitar!Barry's scarred face. Caitlin's not-really-MPD with Frost. Julian's MPD-no-wait-actually-he's-possessed syndrome. More MPD with Frankie. Because of course all the alternate personalities are violent. Though, admittedly, ablism is a recurring problem with practically every season of this show...

Cisco developing his powers was lovely to see, if harsher in hindsight seeing him grow to accept those powers knowing he'll choose to get rid of them in S5. But having him crush on Cynthia when she worked for the ethical nightmare association was... questionable decision making, for all that I did enjoy Cynthia while she was on the show.

The handling of Barry and Iris' relationship was not great either. They did a dating to engaged to not engaged to engaged again speedrun that didn't give them time to breathe as a couple. I think a lot of people were looking forward to seeing those two actually, finally dating and instead there was this rush to get them married.

Wally's training felt like he was being built up to take on the mantle of the Flash, since Jesse was building her own reputation as Quick. That when the season ended and the Speed Force sent Barry to jail without passing go or collecting two hundred dollars, Barry didn't specifically tell Wally he was the Flash now... it was like they built up to this big payoff and then never actually had the payoff. (Will forever be bitter that Wally never got to be the Flash. Always a Kid, never a Flash. Ugh. Let him grow up.)

Jesse's arc was... questionable. She and Wally couldn't be bothered to stay in touch while she was on E2 during the summer break between seasons, yet she was going to move Earths for him? And then she goes to E3 to take over while Jay is gone and... does double duty on E2 I guess? It just felt a lot like her arc was about other people and not herself. So even though I'm not thrilled about the treatment of her relationship with her dad in S4, at least there she has come into her own as a hero and team lead - her story in the barely visible background is about herself.

And Iris being Barry's prize to be won has probably never been quite so obvious. Evil Barry can't have her so Good Barry can't either. Though I do love the look into Iris fears as she deals with knowing there's a high chance she'll die young and worrying that she won't have left any real legacy behind. She's overshadowed to some degree by the Killer Frost arc, which is frustrating but a side effect of packing too much into one season - physical transformation is always gonna be flashier than quieter emotional arcs.

I also appreciate Iris not wanting to be engaged for the wrong reasons, even if it did feel rather like the show was just building up artificial drama for the second crossover with Supergirl and an even more dramatically romantic second proposal. (Let a girl want her fiance to have proposed because he loves her, not because he's afraid of losing her. There is an important distinction there, I'm so glad Iris was allowed to make that point.)

There are probably a lot more points I could make about S3 being a hot mess, but I think I've hit everything that really stands out the most to me. (So much there already.)

[countessofravenclaw]

Do you also like Winx Club? favorite season? Favorite character? Favorite ship (canon, non-canon, crack ship included)? Favorite transformation?

Hi anon! Yes, in fact, I adore Winx Club... or the first 4 seasons, but that's basically the norm. I am european and once upon time when I was bored, I watched some ep of S2 after watching Poppixie and then I was hooked. I did kind o see seasons out of wider and maybe saw S5 before 3 and so on, but now I have watched the while thing... excluding S8. Oh, I also have not see Fate, and probably won't in the near future

Favorite season

Well this is going to be a cop-out, but I gotta be S3. I mean there is no answer. The best character development, storytelling, transformations, and world-building. If you want a better explanation, go see Tomas Vaccaro's video on the topic. I agree with pretty much everything they say.

Character

I don't know how surprising this is, given my love for Nina Simonetti, but it definitely is Flora. She is just a sweetheart and we love a shy girl who gains confidence and gets the guy of her dreams. Plus I adore nature-based powers in general. I also think that Flora was absolutely the punching bag or the show when it came to fights and she deserves justice

Ship

Canon: I mean, It is Flora and Helia, no questions asked. They have such a sweet vibe (and just tab bit Gastinaesc). How can you not love them? They also are so underrated and NEEDED MORE SCREEN TIME. Plus don't speak to me about S5 and Crystal or about the S6 conflict. I do wanna say that I love Tecna and Timmy, Stella and Brandon, and Aisha and Nabu as well.

I am sorry to say that I am not well versed at all on non-cannon or crack ships in this fandom. (Suprise surprise!) So I can't comment.

Transformation

Again another cop-out: It has to be enchantix. That transformation has the best concept and designs and actually felt like a natural evolution from the base forms. It allows all ten girls to shine as individuals.

That being said I also really love Bloomix... hear me out here... the designs are absolute fire and the concept of the girls all being able to harness the dragon flame is very intriguing... but it falls flat in the execution: Another Tomas video from reference. Also the name just sucks. Bloomix? Really. Bloom already is the most overrated main character in the world and you all know how I hate a seemingly perfect main character who is not allowed to have flaws (My biggest issues with Luna Valente, even when I love her). She does not need a transformation named after her! It should have been called dragonix, or fireix, or what Vaccaro calls it in their rewrites; Ardorix.

Anon, this was really fun. Thanks for sending this. Let this show to all my other followers and mutuals, that I am mainly a DCLA blog, but I am always up to talk about other stuff I love because there is a lot. So keep sending asks, because I don't get a bunch outside of ask-games. It is always a delight when I get ones like this. They can be DCLA related as well. and I have all my other fandoms listed in my pinned post

[kindchenschema]

greysanon again and tysm for answering i love talking about this stupid show lmao

okay agree about s12 it’s actually my ideal end point for the show after s8 and the magmeldith (i love maggie—she’s over hated and all the hate is over shit other characters would easily get away with but they come down extra hard on the black woman for some reason🤨—and im a sister lady chief stan idc that it’s corny i loved how snarky and close and fun they were in this season) everyone finally moved on from the derek stuff and they’re all learning now to be okay again it’s so good and endearing🥺

yeah! simone is so adorable and kind! she even made lucas tolerable but he’s annoying af and drags her down. he needs to leave her alone and they need to write in a new guy for her that adores her. honestly wish lucas was leaving the show and not yasuda but greys loves to disappoint.

speaking of yasuda, why has the chemistry between her and jules been so good these last couple of eps lol like when they woke up together the energy was giving GAY lol. they should bang before she leaves for good honestly

same for amelia and beltran who finally acknowledged the thing between them. i still don’t see sparks but i was charmed by beltran this week (spoilers for ep8) and i loved that amelia asked her out. idk why she’s always attracted to these emotionally unavailable women (addison is my top 5 greys women but sorry to say ive never sparks between her and any of the other women except maybe callie? i just don’t get a femslash vibe from her at all she gives me super straight wasp vibes srry lmao but she’s super hot and brilliant) but it’s good drama when they put in the effort to write it. seems like she could be sappy but like in erica hahn way (another fave idc that she was mean and arrogant she was right and they wrote her off so stupidly) where she’s still kinda cold to everyone else but sweet with amelia and honestly that would work for me because i love that dynamic for women. imma need a kiss by the finale to really solidify my interest tho.

but yeah no this season is so bland the show itself has become so low stakes and formulaic it’s like they’re afraid to actually take it in a compelling and dynamic direction because they don’t wanna alienate their old ass fans in middle america but what about us young fun dykes lmao. what if we’re tired of weekly hetero complications like we wanna have fun too!

greys anon bestie!! hi <3

girl you are so right, Maggie get behind me 🤺 I really love Maggie and I do agree that a lot of the hate she gets is due to misogyny and racism, and she was kind of put in a shit position being "the other Lexie" by the writers. (I personally never minded the recycled half-sister storyline but Lexie was a precious babe so of course people are going to be territorial.) the thing, to me, about Maggie, is like. yeah. she's a little bit annoying. but we have to remember she's an ex gifted kid turned gifted adult, she went through puberty and like pretty much all major "age-related" (mental) changes surrounded by people much older than her and she was also bullied, plus she grew up an only child who was very much the center of her parents' lives. like, yeah, when a person like that grows up, she's gonna be a bit childish and self-centered (for the RECORD I can name at least ten characters who are way worse in that regard starting with the ugly little gnome George o'malley) (also Maggie is extremely emotionally intelligent when it comes to judging situations/dealing with conflict but due to everything in her life just not happening at the "average" time and being so focused on her studies she's just starting to develop an adult sense of "self-awareness" when we meet her - and that is OKAY). tldr Maggie is an angel and the minuscule amount of flaws she has just make her a real, three-dimensional, complex human being, and I wish people would get over the Lexie thing so they could appreciate this wonderfully written and played character.

same I loved sister lady chiefs so much!! I had genuine Amelia/meredith brain rot a few years back 🤭 when Amelia was curled up at the foot of Meredith's bed and then when they were at the table and Meredith reached out to pet Amelia's head - I have a lot of Thoughts about how much of a puppy Amelia is but I don't know if this is a safe space so I'll shut up now 😭

simone is good at many things but nothing and no one can make Lucas tolerable to me, every time he is on my screen it makes me want to kill myself. I wish he would leave and from a show writing standpoint I don't understand why yasuda is leaving. it just feels like everyone is coming and going as they please, couldn't they hire main characters who actually want to stay on the show for more than three seasons? because I'm sorry but what is this?

anyways yes in the very beginning I thought they would make yasuda and Jules a thing... I do think they would be good together in the time yasuda has left (in the show haha) but I found the storyline with her fight with Taryn very dissatisfying and just... meh, I guess. (but that could be said about any storyline at all of the past five seasons so)

okay enough of me being a hater!! I am a lover now. Love ❤️

okay I lied I still don't like Beltran and I want her to go away. I do agree with you that the badboy who's sweet to one (1) person in a lesbian dynamic is top tier, but regardless I do want kai to come back to Seattle and also their senses and for them to confess their love to Amelia. as an alternative I would settle for seeing addimelia scissor on national television. but that's beside the point.

anon have you watched private practice? if you like Addison, you should!! she's definitely a wasp but she is a lesbian i know it!! (source: delusion)

honestly I really wonder how their more conservative/republican fanbase feels about the general tone of the show now (I mean the hardcore alt-right people probably stopped watching a long time ago haha) because even though I'm anything but conservative I find it very disrespectful. I mean, you can't have every main character parroting one political standpoint (in ear-cancer inducing twitter lingo might I add) and the faceless "bad guys" saying the other. like with the roe v wade storyline - obviously I'm pro choice, but there could've been something way more interesting. instead of "bad guys throw brick at good guys" (Kwan). something to reach people on both sides and have an actual nuanced conversation - what if a woman who was a protester had gone to Addison for an abortion? for example

dude imagine if we were writers on the show... every character would be a dyke. Addison dyke, meredith dyke, Amelia bisexual(no one's perfect), NICOLE HERMAN!!! DYKE. Owen? dyke! you get it

thank you soo much for these anons they really make my day :'') as you can see I am a bit obsessed with grey's (I also write fanfic) so I'm super delighted to yap about it with you <33333 (but I promise I'm normal otherwise 😭 I go to school, I have friends, etc no basement dwelling going on here no ma'am 🫡)

[chevelleneech]

Saw a post on Twitter about BT shippers comparing Buck and T*mmy kissing in public to Jude and Zero (a ship from a show called Hit the Floor), and it honestly brings up issues on both sides. Mainly the fact that it once again highlights how poorly done Buck’s coming out was.

First, to get it out the way, comparing Buck and T*mmy to Jude and Zero is laughable. Zero was a professional basketball player who grew up poor, with no positive queer role models in his life. He did not believe he could be bisexual, let alone be in a relationship with a man long term. His choice to kiss Jude on the court, surrounded by cameras immediately after a professional and nationally broadcast basketball game, in front of thousands of people and fellow players, is not and never will be the same thing as two firefighters kissing in a hospital waiting room.

Don’t get me wrong, I adore Buck as a character and am so happy he realized his sexuality, but, and this is where the writers failed imo, there was never a question of “if” Buck would come out. Buck has always been a flirt, an exhibitionist, and very confident in his sexuality overall. Aside from struggling with using sex as a coping mechanism, Buck has ever really faltered in his attraction and his ability to seduce people. And he didn’t falter even after realizing he also wants to date men.

Even in the 7x05, his conflict with T*mmy wasn’t rooted in him not being ready to come out in general. He was specifically nervous about telling Eddie, and Eddie only. As seen by how despite him talking around gender when discussing his problem with Maddie, once he slipped up he literally said him dating a guy wasn’t a big deal. He did not care that people were bound to learn he’s bi, he cares that Eddie was going to find out and view him differently. Which… speaks for itself, but let’s keep Buddie out of it shall we?

Point is, the reason this comparison underscores how badly Buck’s coming out was, is because of two reasons. 1) BT shippers have either not watched the prior seasons or they are people who only watched in hopes of seeing Buck be queer, and disregarded his actual personality. Therefore they view everything he does with T*mmy as something new and different, when it’s not. So to them, their kiss in the ER was a big deal because it led to Buck coming out, but canonically, he was going to do that anyway. We were told in canon that him coming out wasn’t something he viewed as a big deal. And that leads to 2) the flip side to this conversation, where Buddie shippers are claiming T*mmy not telling Buck about the soot was him taking his choice to come out away, when it wasn’t.

Again, Buck was not concerned with keeping it a secret that he now wants to date men. He was only ever worried about what Eddie would think, however, the issue comes from the poorly timed joke during their dinner. T*mmy knew Buck hadn’t been with another man before, so having him make a joke at Buck’s expense wasn’t cool. Especially when it was followed up with him leaving Buck after the date, with almost no explanation. I do think T*mmy had every right to leave. I think the writers did well with having him decide he didn’t want to date Buck and removing himself from the situation. But, having Buck go back and plead his case for why he wanted to keep trying with T*mmy is where things fell flat.

That is where they made the mistake of wrapping Buck’s sexuality up in a relationship, instead of having him explore himself and his wants. So instead of writing T*mmy into the show half-assed, they should have used that screen time to show Buck (who didn’t do anything on the second half of s7) dating around. Then in the finale we could have seen Buck run into him again, thus creating a blank slate for s8, which would tell us Buck was going to try and date T*mmy.

Instead, we’re three months into them dating with nothing to show for it, leading to their shippers claiming them kissing in a hospital waiting room surrounded by strangers, is equal to a professional basketball player kissing his agent on the court, thus coming out to the world.

As such, their shippers are aggrandizing a storyline that is quite honestly, ass. Buck as a bisexual character, is great. He is a former sex addict who didn’t think enough about his actions regarding sex and where he was having it, who learned he was using sex and female attention to compensate for the feelings of neglect he felt from his parents, and he didn’t realize he was bisexual until he was like 31, yet it didn’t buckle him. He happily accepted it as a new fact of himself, and moved on. That’s fantastic. The storyline revolving his bisexuality, however, has done nothing for him as a character. It revolves solely around him kissing the same man twice, and that’s it.

Yes, it’s written that Buck and this man are good together, but canonically that is because Buck has not told his friends and family anything about the man really. He’s confident and has a cleft. That’s all we as an audience knows Buck likes about T*mmy, yet fans who dislike the pairing are supposed to backdown and accept that this is his big endgame relationship? It doesn’t work.

It’s “Fans will accept this because Buck is finally kissing a man!” scraps, and a good chunk of people gobbled them right on up. Yet these same fans don’t give a fuck about Michael, because if they did, they’d know Tim and co were in fact capable of writing fleshed out, late stage self-discovery arcs for queer male characters. If they cared about Henren and Josh, even, they’d know Tim and co are capable of writing questionable, borderline phobic arcs for queer characters, but they don’t.

They literally only care about Buck kissing a man, and that is enough. Even when it’s nothing, and that is why Buck’s bisexual discovery was shit. It was rushed, and made canon sense by a hair’s breath, simply because they got it right that he wouldn’t care if people found out.

[yennefersbody]

AND WHILE I AM HERE. the end of the g*t is not a ‘stark’ victory okay it is a ‘daenerys gave everything she had to destroy the threats to the realm (night king, cersei, and euron) but it was the starks and not daenerys who benefited from it’ victory. okay. like..stop portraying the starks as these noble and valiant heroes lmao like they would all be dead without daenerys’ help and they would certainly not be sitting on thrones

[cameraflowers]

My personal favorite Non Human Headcanons for Hermitcraft Members and my reasons Why

bdouble0100 - Glare hybrid

Mossy boi

Hates caving

Best sleep schedule on the server

Cubfan135 - Vex Hybrid

ConVex

Genuinely that’s the main reason

Also the way he laughs when pulling of chaos? Perfection

DocM77 - Creeper centaur/Ram hybrid (+Cyborg)

I mean this one is just basically canon

I also just like the idea of keeping Creeper’s 4 legs

Hermits ride on his back constantly because they love him and he stronk

EthoSlab - Human a bit to the left

Is he human? Is he a cryptid? No one on the server really knows

He has a tendency to just appear

Maybe he just really is a Kakashi kinnie tho

FalseSymmetry - eagle avian

I’m a big fan of wings

And we’ve had Eagle themes two seasons now

GeminiTay - Reindeer hybrid

Antlers YesYes

GoodTimesWithScar - Vex Hybrid

ConVex pt 2 the electric boogaloo

Tbh I followed Vex!Scar before Vex!Cub

But they’re such a duo

Love it sm

Grian - Parrot avian/Watcher

I mean…Duh

IJevin - Slime hybrid

This one is also just technically canon

Just one wacky slimy dude

Joe Hills - just a dude a bit to the right

No one can confirm anything

But it’s just off enough where people think so

Somehow he’s gotten those outside of the server to think he’s the most normal

But everyone on the server knows that’s a lie

He’s just as chaotic as the rest of them, just goes about it a little different

Grian never will forget the Lava logged base of s6

Keralis - Eldritch Void Being

I just think it’s funny

I’ve seen it around a few times and I love it

He just looks like a little fella but in reality Papa K could absolutely rip apart any threat to his family

Mumbo Jumbo - Human a bit to the left

S6-8

I can’t bring myself to say full shape shifter because he’s got no control over it

But mans can have his mustache removed then smack his face against it and have it reattached.

He literally sold off his appearance in s7 because he needed diamonds

S8 tempts me to add in half Watcher bc Grian Soul Consumption, but truly only on occasion

Pearlescentmoon - Lunar Moth hybrid/Watcher

Moth!Pearl my beloved

Also me slapping Watcher/Listener lore on Evo members? Yes

Rendog - wolf hybrid/werewolf

He do be the diggity dog

Previously existing Wolf genes mixed with gained lycanthropy

Fantastic to the mind

Stressmonster101 - fae

She may or may not steal her friends names

But she certainly does pester her friends /affectionate

She feels like the type of person to steal things and only give them back after cute shiny gifts tbh

TangoTek - netherbased Dragon

I saw exactly one person write dragon!Tango and it’s been my brain rot ever since

Sure the nether doesn’t actually have fire dragons

But I love it

TinFoilChef - Herobrine

Literally just the man the myth the legend himself

The idea of this well known Minecraft cryptid joining the Hermits, liking them and sticking around is very endearing to me

Years of haunting servers and players being terrified when he popped up

To finding a group that adore seeing him when he emerges from his strip mines

XisumaVoid - Void Walker

Now this is a common one and I love it

Especially with the tag along of Void Eldritch Keralis

Xisuma the voidwalker admin who could survive the void if he chose to, but often doesn’t to keep an even playing field with his players

Love it

Zedaph - sheep hybrid

I’ve seen the fan arts

I love the fan arts

I’m a DSMP main at heart, give me Ram/sheep hybrids and I eat that up every time

ZombieCleo - Zombie

Also just canon

Sentient Zombie teacher who can scold grown men into actually sounding sorry? Chefs kiss

To any Hermits not on the list, I either straight up view them as “Just a dude” or I don’t know them well enough for the brain to assign them a hybrid/being. I was going down a real list of Hermit members so I promise they weren’t just forgotten 😂

Absolutely no one asked for this post but I provide it anyways because I was thinking about it, and also Lowkey wanted to write it out so I could remember it too lmao

[artificialqueens]

Where We Found It (Naochi) - Candy Cane

A/N: look ik this isnt usual thing but i rewatched s8 and now i have brain rot. enjoy some really self-indulgent naochi :) thank you veronica for the beta!!! it means the WORLD to me and i love it <333 and thank you sooo much @bogozbinted for being such a great cheerleader and some beta'ing, ilyyy!!! i hope you all enjoy this 5.7k monstrosity.

Summary: Naomi has finished her first year of college, and now she's about to move away for the summer. However, she's still haunted by everything left unsaid between her and her best friend, Kim Chi.

After months of dealing with the cold, rain, snow, and grumpy professors, finally it was summer. Naomi’s last final was just the day before, and now she’s packing up her dorm room and facing the reality that she has to leave. Her first year of college is over. Now what is she supposed to do? Pretend that she’s ok with leaving, even if it’s only for a few months? Pretend that she hasn’t made the most incredible friends ever? Pretend that she isn’t fundamentally changed as a human being? 

  She knows what she’s supposed to do, going to do even, but she isn’t sure that’s what she wants to do. Her parents are going to show up in two days and take all her stuff back to their house while she works a shitty retail job for the summer, has to share a room with two other people, and daydreams about her new friends. Well, one new friend in particular, but she really tries to not look too much into that. 

  Naomi is going to miss everyone every single day, and she’s going to be annoying as she possibly can in their group chats just to make sure they don’t forget about her. She’s going to call them at 1 am and complain about how bored she is back in her hometown just so she can listen to Bob’s boisterous laughter and Kim’s adorable teasing. God is she going to miss them. 

  Never in a million years would she have expected herself to find best friends in people like them, and yet here she is. Leaving her hometown had been hard, but those two in particular had made it so much easier. Everything about her new friendships have been easy. No stress or fuss, like she was always meant to find this group of people that makes her feel so free. 

  Naomi roughly wipes at her eyes as tears start falling, and forcefully reminds herself to keep packing and stop reminiscing. It’s not like she’ll be gone forever, and it’s not like summer is more than three months long. Still, a very sensitive part of her is hurt by her imminent move out.

  She shoves yet another binder into the cardboard box labeled ‘school supplies.’ This sucks, plain and simple. 

  Then, like a mystic god answering all her prayers, her phone rings. One glance at  her phone screen confirms it’s her favorite person on this whole damn campus and it’s like she can’t answer the call fast enough. 

  “Kim?” Naomi says into the phone, hoping that her best friend has learned telepathy and is calling to make her feel less shitty. 

  “Hey, are you in your room?” Kim quickly asks. 

  “Yeah, I am. What’s up baby, is everything okay?” Naomi responds, suddenly feeling a little worried for her friend who rarely sounds this urgent.

  “Great! Let’s go get dinner together tonight,” Kim says, calming all of Naomi's worries instantly. 

  Naomi chuckles into her phone, “We get dinner together every night.”

  “Well, I know that. I mean we should go out tonight! I don’t want to eat at the dining hall when we can go somewhere actually good,” Kim explains with a huff.

  “Mhmm, so… Thai it is then?” Naomi grins, already thinking of the exact outfit she wants to wear to go to their favorite restaurant near campus. 

  Kim laughs, sounding like an angel as she does, “You read my mind. See you in three hours?”

  Naomi glances at the clock, and is surprised that it’s already 4. It feels like she’s barely done anything today, “That’s good. Can’t wait, baby.” 

  They hang up and Naomi is left feeling guilty about taking time away from packing. She has so much stuff left to get through, and it barely took her roommate two days to pack up and move out, the lucky bitch. Still… she’s excited to get one last night out on the town with her best friend of this whole year. She doesn’t know where she’d be without Kim and she doesn’t even want to consider the possibilities. 

  All that matters right now is putting on a cute ass outfit and going out to dinner with her bestie. That’s it. Fuck the sadness and anxiety pulsing through her veins, she’s going to have a good time if it kills her. Naomi knows this is one of her last opportunities to have a night out like this with Kim, so she won’t waste it. 

  She takes her time getting ready, making sure every detail of her clothes, makeup, hair, and jewelry are perfect to match what Kim will surely show up in. It’s a game between them, one Naomi knows she’s going to miss, especially considering that was one of the very first things she and Kim ever bonded over. Now they’ll just have to settle for pictures over Instagram DMs or Snapchats.

  Naomi tries to ignore the ache in her chest everytime she thinks about moving out. Moving out of the dorms and back to her hometown means moving away from Kim, her best friend and partner in sass. Naomi doesn’t know what she’s going to do without her.

  ~*~

  The two are seated in the crowded, fancy restaurant by 6:30 and Naomi is seconds away from an emotional breakdown. Surprisingly enough, Kim seems to as well. Kim isn’t exactly known for being the most emotionally vulnerable person on earth. There are several times over the course of the last two semesters that Naomi can think of where Kim chose to laugh off a problem instead of actually deal with it.

  There’s an awkward silence between them that Naomi is hesitant to break, so she’s grateful when Kim is the one to do it. 

  Kim smirks as she picks up her knife and puts it in front of Naomi as if it’s a microphone, “Naomi Smalls, how was your first year at college?”

  Naomi laughs at Kim’s antics, always entertained by her best friend.

  “It’s not over yet,” Naomi reminds her, gently pushing the knife away. With only two days left she’s realizing just how pathetic that sounds, “But...it was good. It was really good. Made new friends, changed my major three different times, shrunk, like, three sweaters…Normal college stuff I’m glad I did.”

  Kim smiles so warmly at her response that Naomi feels like the only woman on the planet who matters. Naomi loves her best friend, she really does. Platonically, of course, since anything else would be too complicated and ruin everything. This is just platonic friendship love…right?

  “How about you?” Naomi asks, trying to get the attention off herself, “What’s been your least favorite part of your sophomore year?” 

  “You,” Kim says, playful as ever.

  Naomi fakes a pout, knowing that was practically an admission of true love from Kim, “Okay well what was your, like, favorite part then?” 

  Kim glances down at her hands nervously, just for a split second, and if Naomi didn’t know better she’d say her best friend is blushing.

  “You.”

  “Awww!” Naomi preens, “You do love me!”

  “Like I love the spider who lives in the corner of my bedroom.”

  Naomi throws her head back with laughter, “Of course, because no matter how hard you try to get rid of me? I’ll always be here.” 

  Kim smirks mischievously, “And here I thought I was the barnacle of this relationship.” 

  “With how much time we spend, like, laying in bed on Instagram, I think we’re both barnacles,” Naomi snorts, leaning across the table as she does just to be a little closer to Kim.

  “...Barnacle besties?”

  “We should make t-shirts.”

  “And sell them to every pair of lazy best friends on the planet,” Kim adds, holding back laughter.

  Naomi loves this so much, and she never wants it to stop even for a minute, but it will. This is going to stop. The silly back and forths between them, the lighthearted bickering, constantly poking fun at each other from a place of love…It will all be over. Naomi feels sick at the thought. Nothing ever stays the same, she knows that, she just wishes this could. 

  Some of these feelings must show on her face, because Kim then looks a little worried and asks, “Hey, what’s wrong?”

  Just as Naomi is about to answer, the waiter comes by and takes their orders, not looking too surprised by the massive list of food that the two order. Naomi knows they’re going to wind up putting most of it in to-go boxes, but that’s half the fun for the two of them. The waiter is quick to leave, and Naomi finds herself anxious when he does, there’s no way Kim is going to let her question go unanswered and Naomi really, really doesn’t want to. 

  “You better tell me right now or I’m not sharing the chicken satay with you,” Kim threatens as soon as the waiter has left. 

  Naomi leans back in her chair and wraps her arms around herself, suddenly uncomfortable, “It’s nothing.”

  Kim raises a perfectly sculpted eyebrow.

  “I guess I’m just…sad,” Naomi sighs. 

  “Sad?” 

  “Well, yeah babes, the semester is over and I’m moving back into my parents’ house in two days,” Naomi says, trying to play it off like the most obvious thing in the world. 

  Kim frowns, “Oh, yeah. I almost forgot about that.” 

  “Wish I could do that, it’s all I’ve been able to think about,” Naomi murmurs. 

  “I thought you would be excited to move back in with your mom? I know you’ve missed her a lot, you talk about her everyday and call her all the time,” Kim points out, eyes shining with concern and it makes Naomi feel really bad. 

  “Of course I am!” Naomi says a bit too quickly, trying to hide her guilt, “But now I’m really going to miss you, too…And, like, Bob, and Thorgy, and everyone.” 

  “I’m not going to miss you, so don’t worry about that,” Kim says with her classic deadpan followed by a cheeky smile. 

  Usually these jokes are the kinds that Naomi can laugh along with and appreciate, it’s just poking fun anyways, but right now it actually hurts, and Naomi finds herself surprised by that. She wishes that Kim wouldn’t try so hard to deflect from her emotions with humor all the time. 

  “Oh,” Naomi whispers, trying not to seem too affected by the comment. It’s Kim’s typical kind of joke, so why doesn’t it feel like one? 

  Kim narrows her eyes skeptically, “Okay something’s not right here.” 

  “What do you mean?” 

  “You’re never like this. We’ve spent hours every day together for months now and you only get like this when something is wrong,” Kim explains, clearly starting to get upset by Naomi’s dishonesty. 

  Naomi grimaces, “I’m fine, I promise.”

  It’s obvious that Kim doesn’t want to accept that, but before she can try again the waiter returns with their food. He spends what feels like an entire five minutes just offloading plates of food onto their table, and Naomi is so glad to have such an obvious topic change show up. She was really starting to get uncomfortable with Kim’s pestering and all of her mixed feelings, so the timing on the waiter’s end is simply perfect.

  The rest of their meal is spent talking about the food and how many fond memories they have of the restaurant from over the last several months, and the nostalgia makes Naomi sad all over again. She wishes that it wasn’t just the two of them right now (Bob would make things less awkward for sure) but she’s also very grateful to get one last night of just Kim. Maybe her best friend will still want to cuddle in bed after dinner and watch shitty reality TV. 

  Just as Naomi had originally predicted, they wind up with four boxes full to the brim of leftovers by the time their dinner is over. Things almost feel normal between them, like things haven’t changed at all since they first became friends back in September. Now it’s May and nothing is the same, in so many ways it’s better—and in so many ways, it’s worse. 

  When they exit the restaurant after finally paying the hefty bill, it’s absolutely pouring and Naomi’s stomach fills with dread. She unconsciously grips the plastic bag with their leftovers tighter, the street lamps lining the parking lot don’t help as much as she wishes they did.

  “Oh no,” Kim groans.

  “This is what hell looks like,” Naomi adds, mourning her soon to be ruined hair and makeup.

  Kim looks at Naomi with a mischievous grin, “Race you to the car?” 

  Naomi’s heart flutters, “Obviously.” 

  Dressed to the nines in massive heels, perfect hair, and beautiful dresses, the two best friends practically sprint from the restaurant’s door out to the parking lot. Naomi laughs like a maniac as she does, trying to avoid the deep puddles, though the darkness makes it really hard. She can hear Kim laughing too, and Naomi feels free.

  …That is until she hears Kim shriek and fall on the pavement. She freezes and immediately turns to look for her. Kim is practically face first on the hard asphalt, and Naomi is so happy she’s the one carrying their leftovers. 

  “Oh my god!” Naomi shouts over the pouring rain, trying and failing to hold back laughter at Kim’s very unamused expression.

  “Ugh, I think I’m bleeding,” Kim says, sitting on her knees to inspect her palms, “It’s so dark out here I can’t tell.”

  “Well don’t just sit there,” Naomi frowns, bending down beside Kim and resting a comforting hand on her shoulder, “Let's get to your car so we can go home.” 

  “Yeah,” Kim agrees softly, her eyes still glued to her hands. 

  “C’mon, baby,” Naomi says, grabbing Kim’s upper arm and attempting to help her up.

  Kim stands up on wobbly knees, and both girls immediately notice that her knees have been badly scraped with blood running down her shins. Kim is clearly in pain and guilt hits Naomi like a truck.  

  “Kimberly!” Naomi shouts, completely shocked, “Why didn’t you say anything?!”

  Kim rolls her eyes, “I didn’t know!” 

  “We have to hurry and get you cleaned up,” Naomi insists, taking Kim’s hand and guiding her in the direction of the car, “I can drive.”

  “No, I can drive, really,” Kim says, shaking her head. 

  “But-”

  “It’s not that bad, I promise.”

  Naomi relents, only because she doesn’t want to risk angering her best friend. It is Kim’s car after all, and Kim practically worships the thing. Naomi settles for being near her and helping in other ways, like carrying the food and opening the door for her. Her concern for Kim grows by the second, not only is her best friend bleeding and soaked with rain, but her hair is all over the place and her makeup is running down her face and into her eyes.

  Naomi makes sure they waste not time getting into Kim’s car, and as soon as they’re buckled up and pulling out of the parking lot, Naomi notices how badly Kim is shaking. Against her better judgment, Naomi reaches over and rests her hand on her best friend’s thigh. Kim inhales sharply, but relaxes after a moment. 

  Naomi’s heart is beating like a stampede of wild animals and it’s a miracle that Kim hasn’t said anything about it. Still, she refuses to move her hand since Kim is freezing from the rain. She knows that she won’t be satisfied until they’re both cleaned up and cuddled up in bed, preferably with an anime playing.

  “Are you okay…?” Kim asks, obviously concerned when she realizes Naomi intends for them to get all the way back to campus like this. 

  “Just worried about you,” Naomi says, and it’s a truth she feels so attached to. Who's supposed to be there for Kim for the next three months when this undoubtedly happens again? How can she possibly leave her best friend here alone? 

  Kim presses her lips together like she’s trying to hold back a smile, “Well…thanks. I’ll be okay though.”

  “I know that,” Naomi says, “But that doesn’t make me stop, like, worrying. I want to help you and support you.”

  Kim is quiet for a long moment, “I want to do the same for you. I’m…I’m really going to miss you.”

  Those words are everything that Naomi has needed to hear for so long. 

  Her heart explodes in her chest and her fingers grip the soft skin of Kim’s thigh as she processes her friend’s words. She’s wanted that admission so, so badly for so long she’s not sure what to do with herself now that she has it. It hits her that this is probably hard for Kim, too. They’re losing each other for genuine months and Naomi feels like she’s being sentenced to death, knowing that Kim may feel even a fraction of what she does is validating. 

  “Really?” Naomi breathes out, starting to get misty eyed. 

  “Of course,” Kim says with a deep conviction in her voice that makes Naomi feel like the most important girl in the world, “I don’t know what I’m going to do with a whole summer without you.”

  “Me neither,” Naomi says, smiling widely, “Will you come visit me?”

  “We can FaceTime, there’s no way I’m spending the gas money to visit your gay ass,” Kim jokes as she turns the corner into the parking garage. 

  Naomi giggles, “Aww, you’re totally going to visit me.”

  “Yeah, I am,” Kim admits, pulling into the first available spot she sees. 

  Both girls try to pretend it's not incredibly awkward when Naomi takes her hand off of Kim’s thigh, despite the fact they’re both blushing and refusing to look the other in the eyes. Naomi gets out of the car first and circles around to the driver’s side so she can help Kim out, worried about her still-bleeding hands and knees. Kim climbs out of her car, then stands perfectly still so Naomi can see how bad her injuries are now. She knows that it’s a blessing to be in the parking deck, safe from the rain and in a well lit place even for a moment. The eventual trek back to the dorms is going to suck, but at least they’ll make it together.

  “You’re still bleeding pretty bad,” Naomi says, biting her lip nervously. 

  Kim huffs, “I’ll live. And anyways, it’s not the first time I’ve tripped and it won’t be the last.”

  “Kimberly…” Naomi groans, pinching the bridge of her nose exasperatedly.

  “Oh please,” Kim retorts, “Can we just get back to the dorms now? I’m starting to get cold…”

  “Cold in May, I can’t believe it,” Naomi murmurs, “Alright, yeah let’s go.”

  She instinctively takes Kim’s hand and they walk carefully but quickly back to Kim’s dorm room. Thankfully they don’t run into any of their classmates or peers, everyone clearly staying inside due to the rain, making Naomi wish they had bothered to check the weather for the night before going out dressed like that and without umbrellas.

  The walk back to the dorms would’ve been peaceful if Naomi hadn’t been so urgent to get Kim back inside. Their college’s campus is fairly hilly, it’s a lot of uphill climbs and concrete stairs to get from point A to point B, which makes Naomi nervous about them having to deal with yet another mishap, especially since they’re both still wearing heels and the mud and puddles are getting worse by the minute. 

  As they start to approach the building, Kim’s grip on Naomi’s hand loosens, causing Naomi’s heart to practically drop into her stomach. 

  “We’re almost there,” Naomi says, trying to comfort her friend. 

  Kim just nods. There’s a distant look in her eyes, clearly lost in thought. Naomi wants to say something, but against her better judgment she doesn’t. Just as they’re about to enter the building, with Naomi already pulling out her key card, Kim stops in her tracks. Naomi turns to look at her, frowning and a little scared for her best friend.

  “Kim…? You okay?” Naomi asks, turning around to look at her.

  Kim looks angelic, standing there with rain pouring down her face and the soft glow of the street lamps lighting every feature perfectly. Her breath is caught in her throat watching her, even with bloody knees and ruined makeup, Kim is the most gorgeous woman on the planet.

  “No,” Kim says, her voice certain and solid. 

  Naomi bites her bottom lip anxiously, “You’ll feel better once we’re inside-”

  “Naomi. That’s…That’s not the problem,” Kim says, rubbing her shoulder and staring down at her now slightly muddied shoes. 

  “Then what is?” 

  “I don’t know!” Kim finally shouts, like the dam of emotion has finally broke, “You’ve been acting strange all night and this is hard enough as it is and I don’t want our last night together to suck!” 

  “Kim-”

  “You’re one of my only friends, Naomi! I’m weird and quiet and I look strange and sound strange so not many people wanna put up with me, but you-” Kim stops suddenly, scrunching up her face like she’s trying not to cry, “You don’t judge me like that. You never have. Even that first day at the library. And I’m losing you and I just want us to have one good night, one last night…”

  “Kim…” Naomi says softly, walking up to her best friend and taking both of her hands in her own, “You aren’t losing me, not completely. We’re gonna get through this, I promise.”

  Kim’s head drops, “Naomi, I- I have something I need to tell you. I can’t keep pretending, not anymore.” 

  Naomi gulps, terrified of what Kim might be about to say though simultaneously enraptured by her, “You- you do?”

  “Naomi I…I like you, a lot,” Kim murmurs, definitely crying now. Her shoulders are shaking, and not just from the cold. 

  “Well, we are friends, I had kinda hoped you did,” Naomi jokes, hoping to lighten the situation at least a little.

  “Not…not like that.”

  Oh.

  Oh.

  Naomi’s heart is pounding rapidly, and she finds herself cupping her hands around Kim’s face, “R-Really?”

  Kim breaks into a fresh bout of crying, “I’m so sorry, I just couldn’t hide it from you anymore, not with you leaving-”

  Naomi kisses her. It’s all she could ever consider doing and it’s all that could ever feel right. Her lips are as soft and sweet as she had imagined after so many hours spent doing makeup together, and Kim melts into her arms like cotton candy. The rain is still pouring down on them, but Naomi feels like it’s the most beautiful, sunny day that has ever existed. 

  When they break apart, lips barely an inch from each other and still sharing breath, Naomi laughs, free and real, and soon Kim is laughing along with her. And everything feels like it’s going to be okay. 

  “Okay, now we can go inside,” Kim giggles softly. 

  Naomi can’t wait to get some privacy and out of the rain. 

  They take the elevator up to the very top floor where Kim’s dorm room is, holding hands the whole time. The two stumble out of the elevator, grinning like idiots as they walk down the hall to Kim’s room. 

  Kim fumbles with her keys for just a second as she tries to get her door unlocked, but as soon as it is, Naomi is pushing her into the room, grabbing her friend’s face as sweetly as she can while she kisses Kim all over again. Kim whimpers a little and Naomi pushes Kim against the nearest wall, just barely remembering to kick the door shut. 

  Their lips move together so perfectly. Naomi has hungered for this so long, she’s not sure she’ll ever be able to let Kim out of her sight. Kim wraps her arms around Naomi’s back and Naomi shivers with delight. Both are still rain-soaked, looking like complete messes, yet it doesn’t matter. All that matters is Kim in her arms, their lips pressed together, tangled up in each other.

  “You’re so beautiful, baby,” Naomi whispers against Kim’s lips, lightly scraping her teeth against Kim’s lips.

  “If I’m beautiful you’re stunning,” Kim shivers.

  Naomi’s heart skips a beat, “Everyone at this stupid collge is gonna be so jealous of us. Two gorgeous women like us together? For no one else to touch? God…” 

  Kim kisses Naomi again, deep and urgent. Naomi doesn’t think she could ever get enough of this perfect woman. Naomi grabs Kim’s hand then starts to press soft kisses to it, leaving the faintest marks of lipstick as she does. She turns Kim’s hand over to kiss her palm too when she’s abruptly reminded of why they were so eager to get back to the dorms in the first place. Kim’s palms are still scraped and slightly bleeding, and Naomi hates it.  

  “Baby, you’re still bleeding,” Naomi points out, “Let me clean you up.” 

  “I guess as long as you're the one doing it…” Kim says, smirking as she pulls away from Naomi just a little.

  Naomi laughs, taking Kim’s hand and dragging her over to her bed. She gently pushes Kim down onto it, wraps her arms around Kim’s shoulders, then leans forward to whisper into her ear, “It’s okay, baby, I’ve got you.” 

  “I wouldn’t want anyone else,” Kim murmurs, turning her head slightly to press an open mouthed kiss to Naomi’s jaw. 

  Naomi shivers pleasantly at the motion, a solid reminder how entwined they are in each other now. Reluctantly, she pulls back from her friend (girlfriend? lover?) to go find a first aid kit or at least some soap and water. It’s easy to locate what she’s looking for, Kim is precise with everything she does and that includes organization. It’s sitting on the top shelf of the closet, which she can reach easily thanks to her fantastic genetics. 

  She’s quick in opening it to see if there’s anything useful, and finds there’s gauze, alcohol pads, bandaids, wound ointment…practically everything she needs. Smiling victoriously, Naomi goes to set the kit on the bed beside Kim, as she’s getting ready to go get a soapy, wet washcloth too, Kim reaches out and takes Naomi’s hand in her own. 

  “I- Thanks,” Kim says when Naomi gives an inquisitive look. 

  “Don’t mention it,” Naomi smiles, squeezing Kim’s hand once before going to get that washcloth. 

  Thinking twice about how soaked they are from the rain, Naomi grabs a couple of bath towels too. She starts scrunching the water out of her hair as she walks back over to Kim, upset with all the time wasted straightening it the day before. 

  When she returns, Kim is inspecting her hands with a deep pout, even picking at where the skin has been lifted. 

  “Does it hurt too bad?” Naomi asks sympathetically, handing Kim a towel.

  Kim tilts her head thoughtfully as she accepts it, “No more than it usually does when I fall.” 

  “You are such a clutz,” Naomi giggles softly, kneeling down on the floor in front of Kim, “An adorable, beautiful clutz from heaven.” 

  Kim blushes furiously, “Does that make you the demon who took me to the dark side?”

“Yes,” Naomi says proudly, almost purring, “I’m going to patch you up and then finish your initiation.”

  “I wonder what that could be,” Kim says sarcastically as Naomi takes the warm, wet cloth and begins to wipe away the worst of the blood and gravel. 

  The two are quiet, the only sounds being their heavy breath and light chuckles as Naomi gingerly cleans up Kim’s knees. She’s as tender as she can be, and is meticulous in cleaning up every spot of blood, dried or not. By the time she’s done she can tell that the bleeding has mostly stopped. Naomi still takes out an alcohol pad to thoroughly clean the scrapes. 

  Naomi reaches into the kit to grab bandaids to finish off her handiwork, then starts giggling uncontrollably at the ‘Hello Kitty’ bandaids, “Kim, oh my God.”

  “Why would I get something so boring when those are so cute?” Kim says, attempting to defend herself.

  “Awwww, it’s okay Kimberly,” Naomi teases, “I think it’s adorable.” 

  “You find everything adorable,” Kim grins.

  “Everything about you,” Naomi counters. 

  She then peels the paper off the bandaids and carefully sticks two to each knee, wanting to make sure all of the scrapes are perfectly covered. Naomi looks up at Kim who has a look in her eyes that she hasn’t seen before. 

  “What?” Naomi prompts.

  “You…look so pretty like that,” Kim admits shyly. 

  Naomi’s mind is racing with all the things she could do and say right now to make Kim even more flustered and pliable, “Mmmm, so you like me down here? Kneeling between your legs?”

  Kim bites her lip, “Y-Yeah, I guess…” 

  “I’ve got to take care of your hands before I can take care of all that, you know,” Naomi says, taking pleasure in testing Kim’s patience. 

  “You don’t have to,” her best friend insists. 

  “Mmm, but I will. I want you to be begging for me, doll,” Naomi whispers hotly, slowly standing up and leaning forward, causing Kim to fall back against the bed a little, “I’ll be taking care of you in more ways than one.”

  “Hurry up then,” Kim whines impatiently, “I’ve waited so long already…” 

  “I know, baby, just a little longer,” Naomi says quietly.

  She purposefully puts her left knee up on the bed, right between Kim’s slightly parted thighs. Kim inhales deeply, shakily even, at the movement. Naomi takes Kim’s left hand first and starts the process all over again, and even though her hands have stopped bleeding at this point, Naomi still puts a Hello Kitty bandaid over the worst of the scratches. 

  Kim starts wiggling, her patience clearly almost running out, so Naomi speeds up the process with Kim’s right hand. Somehow the scratches aren’t anywhere near bad enough to justify another band aid. 

  Naomi drops Kim’s hand, but immediately bends forward so that her nose is almost right against Kim’s, “There, now I’m done.”

  “Finally,” Kim breathes out. 

  “So impatient…” Naomi chides her.

  “You’re the one acting all…all…”

  “All what, Kimmy?” 

  “Sexy,” Kim says, voice full of frustration.

  Naomi chuckles, then captures Kim in yet another hot and heavy kiss, “It’s hard not to when you’re sitting here like this.”

  Kim moans when Naomi reaches a hand up to her chest and lightly gropes her breast, “Naomi…” 

  “That good?” Naomi asks nervously, wanting to be as gentle as possible with her inexperienced friend. 

  “Yes,” Kim hisses, unconsciously leaning into Naomi’s touch.

  Naomi reaches around Kim’s back and unzips her wet, classic lilac dress, then roughly pulls it up and over Kim’s head, revealing Kim in nothing but her bra and panties. She tosses the dress aside then pushes Kim flat against the bed, kissing her deep and hard rough, desperate to make Kim know how loved and how attractive she is. 

  Kim whimpers breathlessly when Naomi reaches into her bra and starts pinching and rolling her nipples as gently as she can manage. Naomi’s other hand starts trailing down Kim’s torso, soft and sensual, until she reaches the waistband of Kim’s white panties, which are now basically translucent from the rain. Gently, Naomi pulls them down just enough to reveal Kim’s soaking pussy. 

  “Oh, Kim,” Naomi moans into her friend’s mouth when she realizes just how madly Kim wants this, “So good, baby…” 

  With one hand massaging Kim’s full, round breasts, she uses the other to slowly rub up and down Kim’s wet lips, enjoying every squirm, whimper, and moan immensely. She loves pleasuring this woman almost as much as she loves her.

  “N-Naomi-” Kim chokes out.

  Naomi gently rubs her thumb over Kim’s clit while she uses a finger to tease her quivering hole. She pulls away from Kim’s mouth to instead kiss and lick her chest and cleavage, freeing up her hand that was previously playing with Kim’s tits to use for other things. Naomi teasingly scratches her nails up and down Kim’s ribcage, and Kim downright shudders from it. She hooks one finger into Kim’s sopping pussy, slowly but purposefully trying to find the one spot she knows will drive her crazy. 

  “N-Naomi I-”

  “What is it, doll? Hm?” Naomi teases her, slowly adding another finger as she does

  “I’m- I think-” Kim moans as Naomi speeds up the tiny circles she’s making on her clit.

  “Say it, Kim,” Naomi demands, slightly speeding up the fingers she’s filling Kim with. 

  “Think I’m- gonna come-” Kim sobs, throwing her head back when Naomi leans up to kiss and nip at the juncture of her neck and collarbone. 

  “Yeah you are,” Naomi moans, “Gonna come all over my fingers like a good girl.” 

  Kim moans, and Naomi suddenly stops rubbing Kim’s clit and just presses down on it, which seems to be Kim’s undoing. Kim barely muffles her moan with her hand as she comes all over Naomi’s fingers, and Naomi feels so fucking proud of herself for turning her best friend into such a soft, whimpering mess. 

  Naomi fingers Kim through her orgasm and only stops when Kim weakly asks her to, she pulls her fingers out of Kim and tries to not get distracted by how obscene it is. Naomi finds the washcloth from earlier and uses that to wipe off her fingers. She looks over at Kim, who is laying boneless against her bed. 

  Naomi snuggles up to her and kisses Kim’s cheek softly, “Was that good?”

  “So good…” Kim sighs, pressing into Naomi happily.

  “Love you,” Naomi says, hugging Kim and breathing in her intoxicating scent.

  “Love you, too,” Kim confides, “But wait- What about you?”

  “Shhh,” Naomi interrupts, “We’ll have time for that later.”

  Kim looks at Naomi skeptically, “...Later?”

  Naomi chuckles, “We are going to take as much advantage of these last couple days as we can.”

  Kim blinks, seemingly surprised, “Oh… good.”

  “Yeah?”

  Kim kisses Naomi again, this one soft and nearly chaste, “I can’t wait.”

  Naomi feels satisfaction run through her veins deeply and intensely. This is the woman she loves, and she can’t wait to show that to her over and over and over again… Until it’s the only truth that both of them are certain of. They’re going to be okay, especially now that they have this. 

  Naomi knows nothing could ever top this.