#i do that with dairy. i'm slightly lactose intolerant but i really on dairy for some of my protein and dairy is still good for me

[unityrain24]

oh shut the fuck up

[okartichoke]

What would avian food culture be like :O? Would they genurally have more seedy/nutty/oaty dishes? Would stores have more oaty breakfast bars instead of chocolate (coz its poisonous) or would they be fine :O? When kudo threw seeds at pheonix and everyone in court did the jury fly down and start pecking the floor? AHJDJWD sorry thats silly-

OOO.. OKAY...

tbh the most fun i had thinking about how to answer this question was while thinking historically about how these people hunted and gathered !!! with the added speed and mobility that wings provide, hunts would go a lot different. i wonder if people wouldn't been more nomadic for longer,,,, but after the invention of agriculture and domesticated animals ig none of that really matters anymore aejfoiaejwof... but for the present day, i think there's two ways you could go,, both interpretations are cool to me >:333

the first interpretation is kind of boring tbh,, but it's the one i'm a bit more drawn to (bc im boring ig LOL). this au is "people with wings that just happen to look like bird wings" more than "hybrid bird people",, so the boring answer is: their diet doesn't really change.

the second interpretation is the FULL ON BIRD one!! saying YESSSS they like nuts and seeds, people who are birds of prey like rodents (or fish or the like), species affects taste preferences, etc etc

my PERSONAL interpretation is somewhere in the middle. I think their diet is slightly more akin to a birds than what we eat, maybe nutty seasonings are a lot more common, and i think species affects taste preference, but not to a too crazy degree.

HOWEVER!!! I HAD NOT CONSIDERED TOXIC THINGS FOR BIRDS....... very interesting indeed.... apparently caffeine is toxic to them ????? (poor godot),, my idea for this is that the foods that are toxic for bird affect the winged-people in the same way that eating dairy would for someone who's lactose intolerant :333,, so like, def not GOOD for them,, but not horrible

FINALLY I THINK THE IDEA OF EVERYONE PECKING THE FLOOR IS SO FUNNY,,,, if im being 1000% serious,, i don't think they would do that,, but if im being even just a little bit silly.... THEY WOULD DO THAT LMAO AND YES YES I HAVE IMAGINED THAT,,, In that one scene where godot catches all the seeds in his mouth,, he'd swallow them and then ask for more

oh btw i think people wouldn't eat chicken or turkey etc anymore,, it wouldn't be like,, cannabilsm at all,, but i think this culture would have a REALLY high respect for birds, including game birds. in the past they mightve hunted some birds, but as time went on i think it left the diet for the most part

[all-pacas]

any thoughts/hcs about kutner? you have really interesting takes on the other characters, was wondering if that extends to my current fav guy ^_^

as usual, i don't really but i'm happy to make them up on the spot!

I kind of feel like he's somewhere on the aro/ace spectrum. But in a very it's 2007 and he has no idea what those words are way. He assumes he's straight, because why wouldn't he be?, but also doesn't quite get what the big deal is with sex and girls and whatever anyway.

He's pretty lactose intolerant but eats dairy anyway.

Despite how openly nerdy he is, he's pretty into sports. Baseball especially — he used to go to games with his (adopted) dad. That said, he's not very good at sports. He jokes he went into sports medicine because it was the next best thing.

He's gone by Laurie as a nickname for Lawrence with his friends.

He was a bully in middle school and high school, mostly lashing out at being teased by "teasing" others. He wasn't the "give me your lunch money" type, he was the "I'm just joking" type. He feels awful about it, of course.

If you asked, he would vehemently deny he's depressed. It's normal to think about dying all the time, right? He's happy most of the time. In a lot of ways he lacks self awareness. He really tries not to self examine.

He thought 13 was just. Super cool. I mean, who doesn't. But no, he thought she was Neat. He and Taub took a little longer to really hit it off. He really loved working for House and his team. (He and Chase, had they ever spoken, would have gotten along great, actually. Bonded over aliens and stuff.)

He wishes he'd had siblings, either biological or adopted. He likes kids generally but is kind of awkward around them, despite his best attempts. He just comes off as slightly how do you do, fellow teens, lol

Kutner has dabbled in dozens and dozens of sports and hobbies and after school activities. Almost none of them stuck. He keeps losing interest and failing to stick with things long enough to form habits, but he absolutely hyperfixates on things. Med school was Interesting. He didn't get fantastic grades, although he wasn't a bad student.

He's a pretty good skier. People are usually surprised to hear this.

Growing up, he had a pet iguana. He wanted a snake but his parents said no. He had ant farms, too. He was a Bug Kid.

Despite being a doctor and Knowing Better, he basically lives off of hot pockets and sugary cereal.

He doesn't really like coffee. He drinks it, because it does its job. But he doesn't care for it at all.

[theshhfinger]

Fart imagine!

And slight sickfic? (Only at the end)

B was in bed and enveloped in A’s arms in their partners bed.

They've only been together a couple of weeks but they've barely been apart since they made it official. Which of course is why their in the predicament their in now, problem; they just ripped total ass, luckily it was quiet but their not 100% certain A is asleep and they haven't even gotten close to farting in front of each other yet, the only thing ugly they've seen of each other is little bickering over what ice cream to buy or having massive hangovers in the morning, but god does he feel bloated and uncomfortable, they had a great meal at this Italian place and he mistakenly had wayy too much dairy. Mozzarella sticks as an appetizer. They shared Fondue for the entree and cheesecake for dessert. B wasn’t lactose intolerant at all but this was definitely an overload of diary for the body and god do they need to do it again.

They shift slightly so their on their back and can muffle it completely into the mattress. They have to push a little so grunting quietly they let it out. And oh god does it feel good. But shit it's not silent and shit it's bubbly and vibrating the bed. It's been about 5 seconds and it's still going strong. That's when B sniffles and hummer softly. Fuck B thinks still farting away.

"B" A whispers in his neck. And oh god when will this fart end. Just a moment of silence and he can identify when A becomes concise of the situation.

"B" he giggles. "Is that you? Are you passing gas?" Finally it tapers off with some smaller and quicker bubbles that sound quite wet.

"Oh god I'm sorry excuse me." B says a bit mortified. They hear A giggle again. "It's perfectly okay."

But not a second later smell hits them. "Oh gosh that's ripe" A says and buries his nose in B's neck.

"Sorrry" B says sheepishly.

"It's fine babe." A chuckles. "I didn't mean to be gross but my stomach is super bloated."

"It's fine I told you, we're spending a lot of time together and I want you to be comfortable letting your body do what it needs to even in front of me. Plus I'm glad u broke the barrier first. I would've been embarrassed." B rolls their eyes lovingly "well thanks I guess."

A kisses his shoulder. "It really stinks though." B snorts "ya I just passed another one, excuse me."

————

A Few weeks later

The two were watching a movie on the couch and eating popcorn. A was snuggled on B’s lap in sweats and a hoodie, A had a bit of a cold and A looked cozy and adorable despite the red dry skin around their nose and lack of color in their face. They were only 20 minutes in when A launched into an abrupt sneeze into his hands and simultaneously his bottom quacked a short but loud fart on B’s lap. B froze and the only noise for a second was a sniffle from A before they let out a loud cackle.

"Finally” B announces

"What?" B asked congestedly.

"Now we both broken the barrier."

A only groans

[scuderlia]

tagged by my beloveds @oscarpiastriwdc & @liamlawsonlesbian

what color are your eyes? the general consensus is that they're green, but i think i kinda cheated my way into green eyes because i've just got blue eyes with yellow around the pupil 😭

(reference images below)

tell me about your pets/your dream pet: i have a standard poodle. he's the love of my LIFE and i'm obsessed with him. he takes the same anxiety medication as me.

share an interesting fact about yourself: i was trained in opera when i was younger but stopped to focus on being a theater kid (tragic).

what was the first fandom you were a part of? idk if this counts but i used to talk about bbc earth documentaries with randos on kik when i was in elementary school. (proper fandom though, probably harry potter lmao i started reading it when i was nine)

do you have any phobias? i don't really have any fears (which is slightly concerning) but i worry and obsess over literally everything so i feel like that sweeps this category.

are you a picky eater? if so, what food can't you stand? other than being vegetarian i'll eat pretty much anything OTHER THAN SPINACH. the only exception i have to this rule is maybe spanakopita. i also consume incredibly low levels of dairy because i lowkey am lactose intolerant so…

do you eat the burger and fries at the same time or one after another? i always taste the burger first but then alternate between the two from that point forward. i also have to end with the fries or it feels incorrect and i think about it for the rest of the day.

winter or summer: oof, depends where. probably summer but i don't love sweltering weather, so if i'm able to be somewhere where i'm not burning up but just pleasantly warm, it's perfect.

favourite fanfiction tropes: friends-to-lovers if i feel like having a magnifying glass held to my heart, but any kind of complicated relationship where there's lots of emotional turmoil always leaves me gagged.

are you studying or working? what do you study/is your job? i'm an architecture student <3

what is the last country you visited: mexico!

(enjoy this photo of the balcony plant i fell in love with)

what country would you want to move to after retiring? i don't know if i want to stay put after i retire... i'd be pretty content to just travel around until i drop dead. if i had to pick though maybe Belgium or Amsterdam, some of my family is from there and it's where my brother wants to live.

who was your first crush? god, i think either Sigourney Weaver as Ripley in Alien or Gillian Anderson as Scully in The X-Files. my parents are big into sci-fi so i watched both way too young, but it was a great way to kickstart my sexuality ig.

how did you get into f1 fandom? i've been watching f1 my whole life but fandom-wise i've been lurking since like 2015-ish and only properly got into it these past few months.

~ i'm not tagging anyone but pls do it if you'd like :)

[lovelyfanatical]

I Get a Sugar Rush Whenever I'm With You - Chapter 6.2

Happy Friday fellow Drukkari stans, or whatever day it is for you! I come bearing the next mini-chapter! If you missed any prior installments, you can find all of them on my new table of contents here. Previously, Druig and Makkari got to have an extra fluffy baking session, but can the sweetness last? Find out now in the next installment of Drukkari in the Great British Bake Off!

Druig was riding high into the weekend, even if he’d been dreading this particular week since he’d found out what it was. He’d never been much for dieting, as he didn’t see the point of limiting what he ate if he didn’t have to, so an entire week based around cutting out certain ingredients seemed rather daunting. Nevertheless, he’d been in a noticeably better mood ever since his afternoon with Makkari. She hadn’t stayed too long after they finished baking (and eating half the éclairs they’d just made). She’d helped him clean up a bit, packed up the rest of the éclairs, and given him a hug goodbye. He wouldn’t quite call it a date. They were just two friends baking and hanging out. In secret. Even so, he’d enjoyed it immensely, and it seemed like Makkari had as well.

They greeted each other as usual outside the hotel, and Druig couldn’t say for sure, but it felt like something in the air had changed between them. Standing with their friends, it felt like Makkari stayed closer to him than usual. That said, she always stood close enough to bump shoulders with him or reach over and punch his arm if he provoked such a response. Today, however, Makkari didn’t do either of those things. She just stood by him, occasionally chiming into the conversation, and while she didn’t turn her head, Druig thought he’d seen her glancing at him from the corner of her eye, a smile playing at her lips. It was a wonder she could keep up with the conversation at all, as he’d stopped listening almost as soon as he noticed her looking. When he finally tuned back into the group, he saw Ajak eyeing them, one eyebrow beginning to rise. Druig looked away as calmly and casually as he could.

Like he had during weeks prior, Druig held onto that happy feeling as the day progressed. The first challenge wasn’t too bad, but it definitely could’ve gone better. Now that he’d made ice cream during a technical, making it during a signature didn’t seem quite as stressful, even if it was dairy-free. That said, he’d also chosen a more basic flavor profile, making things slightly easier for himself. He’d gone with almond milk vanilla ice cream, dipped in chocolate with a hint of chili. The judges found it simple but effective, though Arishem had also added that he found it a bit underwhelming after last week’s performance. It certainly wasn’t his most glowing review, but Druig found that his wasn’t the opinion he most cared about.

The good thing about the chocolate dip was that he’d been able to save one for Makkari, much to her delight. She happily ate it, remarking, Sorry, I wish I could’ve save one of mine for you.

While Druig was quite curious about hers (Makkari had made mango ice cream topped with chili powder), he’d only replied, Guess you’ll just have to make it again for me sometime.

She gave him an amused look, but before she could respond, Kingo came trotting over, Phastos trudging along behind him.

“It’s days like this that I’m glad I don’t have to do the baking anymore,” Kingo said.

“Spoken like someone who doesn’t have a lactose intolerant child with a sweet tooth,” Phastos replied. Despite being a busy engineer, husband, and father, he’d picked up BSL quite quickly and had already started signing along where he could.

You really don’t miss competing? Makkari asked Kingo.

“I mean, I do. It was a really great experience, but sometimes, it really is more fun to just watch,” Kingo responded.

“No offense, Kingo, but the behind-the-scenes stuff seems to suit you better than being in front of the camera,” Druig added. Kingo’s mouth fell open at the remark.

“Was that an actual back-handed compliment?” he asked.

“You’re actually touched by that?” Phastos asked, visibly confused.

“I’m pretty sure that’s as close as Druig’s ever gotten to complimenting me, so I’ll take it,” Kingo explained matter-of-factly.

“Who’s handing out compliments?” Sersi called over as she and Ajak approached the table.

“Druig said I was doing a good job!” Kingo answered excitedly.

“I also said you weren’t good in front of a camera,” Druig corrected.

“Well, that makes more sense,” Sersi said as she sat down.

“At least he said something nice,” Ajak added. “It’s good to change things up sometimes. Although, I don’t think I’ll be making dairy-free ice cream again any time soon.”

A few of them groaned in agreement (including Kingo, though Makkari threw a crouton at him in retaliation, much to Druig’s amusement). Ajak hadn’t gone for anything too complicated, but her chocolate ice cream hadn’t quite set, making for quite the mess when it came time for judgment. The others had done alright, but Druig could sense that none of them were looking forward to the next two challenges.

One person who hadn’t struggled at all, however, was Sprite, whose avocado ice cream had only garnered praise. As she and Gilgamesh neared the table, completing the party, they started applauding. She paused to roll her eyes but gave them a playful bow before she took her seat and accepted the onslaught of compliments.

“Well, I did have the advantage. I’ve been vegan since I was 12,” Sprite said.

“So last month?” Gilgamesh teased, which earned him a few chuckles, but Sprite was not amused.

“I’m sure you get this all the time, but one day, you’ll be glad you look young for your age,” Ajak tried to reassure.

“You’re right, I do get that all the time,” Sprite replied wryly.

If you do well on the technical, do you think your mom will let you come to dinner with us? Makkari asked.

“Tell her we may seem like grown-ups, but we’re really just a bunch of oversized kids,” Gilgamesh added. “And we promise not to be bad influences!”

“Oh, I don’t actually need her permission. I just didn’t want to hang out with a bunch of adults twice my age and above,” Sprite replied, grinning snarkily. Several members of the group voiced their discontent at this statement, but she cut them off, saying, “I’m kidding! I already asked her, and she said I could make an appearance.”

“What about you, Phastos?” Ajak asked.

“We’ll see. Jack likes me to Facetime him before he goes to bed,” Phastos explained.

One of these days, we’ll get you to dinner, Makkari signed, a playful look in her eye.

“Assuming I make it through this week!” he lamented. No matter how well he did, Phastos always seemed to think he was one mistake away from elimination.

“Well, considering you got Arishem to enjoy peanut butter ice cream, I’d say you make it to next week,” Druig interjected.

“Again, with the almost compliments!” Kingo remarked. “Next thing you know, he’ll start being nice to people not named Makkari!”

This time, Makkari handed Druig the crouton. It hit Kingo right in the forehead, drawing plenty of laughter from most of the table, a light scolding from Ajak, and another eye-roll from Sprite as she muttered something about being more mature than most of her fellow competitors.

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I may not agree with her actions, but as someone who's always looked young for their age, I can relate to Sprite 😆 Likes, comments, and re-blogs would be much appreciated!

Part 20

[nitewrighter]

Reidan and Rakasha double date shenanigans for upcoming Valentine's day, Mun? :0

Ooh! Fun!! (This still counts because the Valentine's day event is still going on in the game :P)

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The neon sign glowed red and green in the all-too-quickly dimming late afternoon light. In theory, the days were getting longer again, but the dimming light made Akasha's stomach tense. A day double date was just 'hanging out'--but a night double date was much more of a double date. Akasha craned out from next to Rajeev to look at Rei and Aedan apparently lost in their own conversation. Her eyes flicked to Rajeev, who was squinting at the menu and the different 'Pot Full of Love' Valentine's day deals. Akasha couldn't read Korean but the translator on her comm said that the name of the restaurant was 'Boiling Heaven,' which she honestly was still trying to parse out mentally. Heaven didn't seem like a place that would be boiled...

"You're sure you're cool with us tagging along?" Rajeev spoke and Akasha perked up.

"I'm just glad you two agreed to this so last minute," said Aedan, "We had a craving, but at the same time, it's just so much food."

"And winter's going to be over soon," Rei chimed in as they moved through the front door, "Hotpot's really only good when it's cold out, you know?"

There was a pause there and Akasha realized Rei was looking at her, trying to give her an opening into the conversation.

"I--I've never had hotpot," Akasha mumbled.

"There you go, optimized first experience," said Rei, opening the door.

The interior of the restaurant was surprisingly close-quarters, with slatted dividers of golden-brown, polished wood rendering each table its own cozy alcove. The hostess greeted them and guided them over to their table, and the four of them shed their coats as they sat down on narrow benches at their table in the corner. Akasha quietly leaned over Rajeev's shoulder as they looked over the menu. Aside from some appetizers, hotpot was definitely the star of the show, here.

"Welcome to Boiling Heaven!" an omnic waitron unit breezed over to their table, "How can we serve you this evening? We have a special on some exquisite pork belly tonight."

Rei's eyes lit up at the mention of pork belly and Akasha pressed her lips together. Communal dining--she really hadn't thought this through.

"You're vegetarian right?" Aedan looked over the menu at Akasha.

"Kind of?" said Rajeev, "Well, Akasha more than me, really. Like I'm lactose intolerant but I still like eggs, but she can have dairy, plus I mean we're okay with stuff with fish sauce in it so it's not, like, super-hardcore, but--

"I--It really doesn't matter--" Akasha started, "I had to eat all sorts of things when--"

"Could we get one vegetarian and one shabu shabu?" Rei asked the waitron and Akasha felt her face burning.

"It would be my pleasure, miss!" said the waitron before hovering off.

Akasha blinked. Oh. That was an option.

"I never get the vegetarian one," Rei shrugged, "I'm down to try something new."

Akasha smiled.

"So..." Rajeev said as they were all mixing their sauces at the sauce station, "You two usually do this sort of thing for Valentine's Day?"

Rei and Aedan exchanged a glance and Aedan leaned forward slightly, "Not really, we're usually busy with missions."

"There was that one time last year," Rei rested her own chin in her hand with a slight smirk at Aedan, "It wasn't on Valentine's day, but you cooked for me."

"I cook all the time," Aedan gave a smiling eye-roll to Akasha, "I like cooking."

"Yeah, but you had a bottle of Prosecco that time, and all those tea-lights, and you almost brought in that orchid you'd been working on for the table's centerpiece, but you said--"

"'It'll feel like she's watching us,'" Aedan's voice overlapped with Rei's and he chuckled, glancing back at Rei as they all made their way bck to their table. "Shouldn't your standards be higher? You were in Hollywood."

"I like seeing what you come up with," Rei's shoulders bunched up as she took her seat.

They seemed to catch themselves and look back at Rajeev and Akasha.

"What about you guys?" Rei smiled.

Akasha tensed in her seat. What could she say? That she was too much of a headcase to go out? Not that they hadn't gone out, but when they did go out it was to embarrassingly pedestrian places. They didn't have tea lights and orchids that watched you and inside jokes about orchids that watched you.

"We have jam sessions," Rajeev said easily.

"Eh--" A short sound fell out of Akasha as she tensed in her seat.

"Akasha's a great singer, actually," he went on.

"Really!" Aedan leaned forward and Akasha glanced off, "I'd love to hear you guys sometime."

In this moment Akasha suddenly felt herself imbued with the mental strength to go on a million fancy, hyper-social dates with tea lights and orchids and what-have-you if it meant not having to sing in front of other people.

"He still wants the band to be a thing," said Rei.

"All things considered, Tommy Andromeda and the Rocketeers did do pretty well on that one mission. Gonna have to do something after we save the world."

"You really think you're going to save the world?" the question slipped out of Akasha unbidden. To be honest, she had a hard time distinguishing between the Watchpoint's gallows humor and its optimism.

Aedan looked at her with a somewhat unreadable expression. "I mean I doubt it'll be that clean-cut.

"We're here because it's never been that clean-cut," Rei shrugged next to him.

"I think we're going to save the world," said Rajeev.

Akasha looked at him, her look pressing for further explanation, but he just smoothed some of his hair back and said, "I mean if we don't, it's not like we have to worry that much about what comes after."

All three of them stared at him.

"...that's... not as optimistic as I wanted it to sound, is it?" said Rajeev.

"I want to worry about things," said Akasha, and Rajeev glanced at her, "I--I like the idea of worrying about stupid little things and realizing I'm doing that because I'm so used to having something to worry about. Not because there is something to worry about." She thought for a second. "Wait, does that make sense?"

Or do I already do that? she thought.

"Kind of...?" Aedan offered.

"Vegetarian and shabu shabu?" the waitron spoke up and Akasha flinched to attention.

"That's us!' said Rajeev as two pots were placed on the table.

All of the hotpot additions were laid out around the steaming broth--sharp shards of lemongrass, little rings of delicate green scallions, cabbage, tofu slices, yuba knots, golden potato, sweet potato, baby bok choi, broccoli florets, cartoonish wheels of lotus root slices, bouquets of enoki and maitake mushrooms, and shiitakes with starbursts cut into the top. The vegetarian broth itself nearly stung Akasha's nostrils with the dense gochugaru already perfuming it. She watched with fascination as everyone chatted as they waited for the pots to boil again, and began gently lowering the different fixings into the broth, chatted, and pulled them out again.

The lemongrass and the harder root vegetables tended to go in first, the mushrooms and proteins seemed to be a trickier game where they would watch more closely. Akasha,watched the movements of different hands. Aedan seemed to favor the mushrooms, while Rei was observing everyone else before dipping yuba knots in, clearly trying to figure out the subtle shifts in the broth with the various ingredients going in and out. Rajeev was chiefly invested in the potatoes, which proved more time-intensive, but it was worth it to watch the starches cloud the broth.

The conversation slowed to murmurs, and "Try this," and "What sauce did you mix? Let me dip that--" and the occasional earnest debates of "it's done, it's done, pull it out now--" and "No, just a little more time-" then everyone trying to poach an egg in the hotpot's ladle with varying degrees of success. Aedan and Rei were careful to keep the fixings for the shabu shabu hot pot separate from the vegetarian pot, using different chopsticks for each pot, but with a permissive nod from Akasha, Rei was dipping some of the yuba knots and lotus root into the shabu shabu pot. The look on her face chewing on some shabu shabu-cooked tofu was almost enough to make Akasha consider eating meat, but the vegetarian pot was plenty filling on its own.

There was something about the cooking itself being an active part of the meal that practically elevated it to a ritual, a funny, semi-bickering ritual that seeped warm into the bones. Akasha couldn't remember the last time she had sat down to eat like this and wasn't caught up in her head. The pile of vegetables and tofu and mushrooms surrounding the vegetarian pot once seemingly unconquerable, dwindled, bit by bit, and the eating slowed as bellies filled, until the broth, clouded with starches, fragrant from the baths of so many different things, sesame oil and fat glittering like jewels on its surface, was ladled into everyone's bowls. The gochugaru wasn't as intense as it had been at the beginning, but still bloomed a warmth through her throat and chest that she couldn't help but breathe out as a sigh. She glanced over at Rajeev, who had ladled himself another bowl and was drinking that down with that rare composure he had that only seemed to come in just the right moments to catch her off-guard. He glanced over at her as he set his bowl down and she quickly looked away, smoothing her hair.

"Hah!" Rei slumped back in her seat, giving her tummy a satisfied pat. She glanced over at Akasha, studying her for a few seconds. Akasha was dabbing at her mouth with a napkin before doing her best to try and sort her bowl and sauce dishes into manageable pile for the busser to pick up.

"I'm going to go use the restroom," said Rei, stretching, "Wanna come with?"

"Uhm... " Akasha trailed off.

"At least let me fix that makeup smudge," said Rei, grabbing Akasha's forearm and tugging her to her feet.

"It's smudged?!" Akasha asked with alarm as Rei pulled her towards the restrooms.

"No, it's just an excuse to--" Rei huffed, "This is just the girl portion of the double date."

"There's a girl portion!?!" Akasha blurted out with alarm.

"Oh my god I said that as a joke--no--I mean---look, don't worry about it, okay?" said Rei as they pulled into the restroom.

---

"Why do girls do that?" Rajeev murmured, watching after them.

"...pee?" Aedan quirked an eyebrow.

"Go to the bathroom in packs."

"To make fun of us," Aedan said easily.

Rajeev looked alarmed. "Wait, really?"

Aedan snorted a little. "You know it's interesting how much you changed since Akasha popped out of that wormhole."

"I changed?" Rajeev sat up a little.

"Well you used to... charge into things a lot. You pay a lot more attention to everything now," Aedan was mindlessly pushing slices of lemongrass around the bottom of his bowl.

"Really?" Rajeev scratched at the side of his head, "I honestly feel like more of a goon a lot of the time."

"Well, that's relationships for you. I mean I manage to make an idiot of myself by overthinking, Rei feels this need to make up for my dawdling by rushing into things--it's a balancing act."

"...balancing act, huh?" Rajeev scratched a finger at his temple.

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"Sooooo?" Rei spoke from inside the stall as Akasha fussed with her hair and how her scarf hung over her chronal accelerator in the mirror.

"So...?" Akasha echoed.

"Thoughts on the double date so far?" asked Rei.

"I think--" Akasha started but cut herself off as Rei flushed the toilet. "I--I think I like the lotus roots, best."

Rei came out of the stall and moved to wash her hands. "Okay.. thoughts on... being on the double date?"

Akasha kept her eyes fixed on the mirror and seemed to vacillate between having one stand of hair in front of her shoulder or behind. The soap Rei was using smelled faintly like peonies. "It's... fine."

"...just fine?" Rei had to speak a little louder over the sink.

"Yeah."

Rei toweled off her hands and now moved to adjust her own hair in the mirror next to Akasha, shaking it out from its hair fork and smoothing her hair back to tie it up again. "Okay, then."

"I'm not seducing Rajeev," Akasha said reflexively and Rei made a half scoffing, half snorting sound, loose strands of hair falling around her face from her flinch.

"What?" said Rei.

"I'm not seducing him."

"...no one said you were?" said Rei, slowly.

"And it's not like seducing would work on him anyway. He's chivalrous," Akasha folded her arms tight across herself and looked off, waiting for the rebuttal.

Rei was just staring at her, mouth hanging slightly open, thick eyebrows crinkled.

"What?" she looked at Rei, "What do you have to say to that?"

"You think.. we think... you're seducing Rajeev," Rei said to her slowly.

Akasha could feel her face burning. Hearing it come out of someone else's mouth like that ended up hitting her with how her own paranoia at other's thoughts about them as a couple had left logic far behind. The way Vishkar had talked about the Watchpoint--No--God how much of them were still in her head? But there were times when she had trouble believing Rajeev was with her after everything--and the others...To the outside viewer, there was no sane reason he would be with her, there had to be something transactional--but that also implied thought she was capable of that sort of thing, or that Rajeev was the kind of person who would actually use someone like that, and it was clear from the way Rei was looking at her now, that that was not the case. But Akasha was already talking, really before her thoughts could form completely.

"People keep acting like he's so stupid for giving me any chance to feel like I might belong here, and I--I--" Akasha's breath hitched, "He's not stupid. He just believes in whatever you guys believe in better than you do."

Rei stared at her for a few moments. "Yeah," she said after a few beats, "Yeah, he does." She drew a long breath. "Look, I didn't pull you aside to make you feel like something had gone wrong or anything. I pulled you aside because we worry about you. Not because we think Rajeev's dumb or because we think you want to do harm, but because we know we're a team. And I know Rajeev's the first person you trusted here, but it's not fair to either of you that he's the only person you trust."

Akasha's mouth drew to a thin line.

"Aedan and I thought--" Rei sighed, "We thought if we brought you two into a couple-y situation, it might help... open things up to the whole team. But obviously Valentine's day is a whole bunch of nonsense and obligation that only serves to make people uncomfortable, and even if that wasn't our intention, here we are."

"...I've been having a good time," Akasha said slowly, "I really did like the soup."

"Oh thank god," said Rei, seemingly more to herself than to Akasha, before looking Akasha in the eye again. "Rajeev's not the only person who wants to make this a home for you. I mean in some respects we all do, it's just... the old-timers have been burned before, and they're wary. And god knows Jaime's desperate to talk to you about Vishkar stuff. And I know--" Rei huffed, "I know it's hard with a lot of the watchpoint still coming around to you, but I'm sure once they get to know you, they really will like you. You just... need to give them a chance. Like you're giving Aedan and me a chance right now."

"Do I need to go into the bathroom with them?" asked Akasha.

Rei snorted. "Only if you need to go. Wanna head back out there?"

"Ye--" Akasha started and seemed to catch herself, glancing down. "Okay--I just--actually, can I ask you a few things?"

"Uh... I guess? About what?"

"Just... watchpoint stuff, mostly. I think... I think I'm still dealing with a lot of assumptions about... how everyone is."

"Like how you thought we'd think you were seducing Rajeev?" Rei tilted her head.

Akasha cringed a little. "Yes..." she said slowly, "And Rajeev can get a little..."

"Protective?"

"Every time I ask him about someone, he says stuff like, 'Are you okay? What did they say to you?' And then I start getting nervous like, 'oh no, what if they're saying stuff about me,' and we just end up kind of shutting down the subject," she folded her arms, "I know... I have issues. But I can't keep going through things like I'm made of glass."

"All right," Rei folded her arms and leaned against the sink, "Shoot."

---

"They've been in there a while..." Aedan murmured, glancing in the direction of the restroom.

"Should I text her?" Rajeev dropped his voice.

"You don't text someone when they're in the bathroom," said Aedan.

"Unless they've been kidnapped from the bathroom."

"Rei wouldn't let that happen," said Aedan, firmly.

"Neither would Akasha," said Rajeev.

"...sword girlfriends, huh?" Aedan quirked an eyebrow.

Rajeev paused for a second before blinking and saying, "Yeah.." his voice trailing off slightly.

"How are you two doing?" said Aedan, as the busser picked up their plates and bowls.

"You've asked that already," said Rajeev.

"Well, to be fair, you're pretty sparse on details."

"How many details do you need?"

"Look, it's not like we don't trust you--"

"I'm not stupid. I can see the way this watchpoint looks at her."

"Because she spent her first days here saying she'd destroy us and rush right back to Vishkar!" Aedan blurted out.

"She didn't know who she could trust, and Vishkar raised her," Rajeev said stubbornly.

"I know, and the whole watchpoint knows from your mom that it's a complicated issue but--" Aedan exhaled, "There's a home here. There's a community. And it's only fair that those that live in it want to protect it. To make sure that they and the people they love feel safe. Believe me, I know more than anyone what Akasha is going through right now. Only wanting to help, only wanting a home, and only being met with suspicion. But we worry about you. Both of you."

Rajeev's mouth tightened in thought.

"And... I know for you, there's also this need to set things right after what happened six years ago--"

"That's not why we got together--" Rajeev interrupted.

"I know, I know--but when Rei lost her dragon..." Aedan trailed off, unsure of how to finish that thought, before saying, "It's really intense when your feelings for someone are also tangled up in the idea that you've wronged them."

"You saved Rei. You couldn't have known she would come back without her dragon."

"And you were saving your brother. And he was saving you. And you couldn't have known what would happen to Akasha. Even if it was the heroic thing in the moment, the idea that you fucked up still sticks with you. But things get better when you let other people in. I'm really grateful to you, and Marti, and everyone for really making me a part of the team in that time."

The waitron came by and left the bill on the table. Aedan gave it a brief glance before looking back at Rajeev. Rajeev was quiet for a while.

"And you want to do the same for her," he said at last.

"Just like you do," Aedan smiled.

They sat in silence for a few seconds, letting what had just been said percolate.

"The bill can't be that bad, can it?" Rei's voice piped up and both Rajeev and Aedan flinched to attention.

"...little warning, next time?" said Aedan.

"Ninja," said Rei, as Akasha stepped up behind her. Rei had apparently lent Akasha her hair fork, her hair now with a visible wave through it from her hair fork, brushing her shoulders, and Akasha's long hair tied half-back from her face in Rei's hair fork.

"What were you doing in there?" a chuckle shook Aedan's voice.

"Making fun of you guys, obviously," said Rei, taking her seat across from him.

"It's the girl portion of the double date," said Akasha, taking her own seat across from Rajeev.

Rajeev noticed a two second pause between Aedan and Rei, a mutual scanning of the faces, and in that moment he quickly understood that Akasha and Rei were not, in fact, making fun of them while they were in that bathroom. His eyes flicked to Akasha, who was smoothing a hand at her own new hairstyle. She met his eyes with a brightness that she tended to reserve for when they were alone, and he raised his own eyebrows slightly. Rei, Aedan, and Rajeev all hovered their phones over the miniature check tablet on the table to pay their bill. There were a few minutes longer of chatting, mostly letting the food settle, before a combination of timeliness and full bellies lending themselves to overheating in the warmth of the restaurant finally prompted them to force themselves to their feet to get their coats on and head out of the restaurant.

The contrast of cold wind outside and a fully-warmed through body was almost exhilarating. The light was dimming and the street lights were turning on, now, and some of the store fronts had been done up with pink and red fairy lights, matching the pink and lavender of the sky.

"...don't suppose it's too late to do the traditional Valentine's thing and grab some chocolates?" Aedan mused.

"If I even look at chocolate I'm going to explode," said Rei, propping her chin on his shoulder. He pressed a kiss on her hair on reflex.

Akasha strung her arm around Rajeev's and pulled close, more out of a natural response to the wind blowing than to an actual feeling of coldness.

"We should do this again, sometime," Akasha said abruptly.

Rajeev raised his eyebrows at her.

"Maybe with more people?" she added.

Rajeev was looking at her like she had grown a second head.

"Jaime loves fifth-wheeling," Rei suggested.

"God knows we could drag Marti away from all her tinkering and plotting once in a while," murmured Aedan.

"Or Samir could--" Rajeev started and caught himself, then looked at Akasha. She just gave him a shy nod. "He needs to get out, too. He can be just as bad as Marti."

"Oh--hey! Akasha, check this out," said Rei, rushing over to a store front where several dresses were on display. Akasha unwound her arm from Rajeev's to head over, and Rajeev and Aedan watched as they quietly chatted about what clothes Akasha might still need, and pricing, and the weather-appropriateness of the dresses.

Rajeev and Aedan watched them both in silence.

"Now I'm wondering what the hell's going on in girl's bathrooms," said Aedan.

"...peeing," Rajeev said with a shrug. Aedan scoff-laughed.

[quills-of-freedom]

hi there! I just wanted to tell you that i LOVE your writing, i found your blog on tuesday and i have read EVERYTHING you posted here in one day. There is just something so wholesome about it, even if it is the filthiest smut. kudos! when i just saw you posted crossroads chapters 3 and 4 i SQUEALED.

i ordered pizza yesterday and it made me think about what kind of pizza the AoT characters would order if they all had a pizza party. what are your thoughts on that?

Firstly, thank you and I'm so happy to have you here with us.

I'm over the moon you had a good binge too, knowing the blog is binge-worthy is one of the best compliments it could get <3 Thank you.

Oh as for pizza... hm, let's delve into that - sounds like fun!

Pizza Party

Reiner would order all the meat. Pepperoni, ham, mince... he's a hot-blooded male and he sure loves his protein. He also likes a nice kick, so if it's spicy, he enjoys it that much more.

Porco is the same, but Porco's tolerance for spice is slightly lower than Reiner's. Doesn't stop him from challenging him on who can handle the heat the most, though.

Connie, unfortunately, is lactose intolerant... even worse, he still eats dairy. He loves his pizza which usually spells disaster for his friends as he poot-toots the night away.

Sasha, well do we even have to ask? Sasha has anything and everything on it. Extra large. Stuffed crust. Dips. The whole 9 yards for our lovely little foodie. Also eyes any and all leftovers like a vulture.

Armin is also Lactose intolerant, so he usually opts for dairy-free cheese, unlike Connie. He's dignified with his food and bodily functions so a regular old cheese and tomato is something he'd order.

Annie doesn't like pizza. Orders something else.

Eren loves sausage pizza. He likes the texture of it and the spices within the meat.

Connie and Sasha also order pineapple on their pizza just to annoy everyone. Armin likes it though, minus the dairy.

Mikasa is happy with any pizza really. A regular ole' pepperoni and she's ecstatic.

Jean also enjoys sausage, but also pretty much anything else. Pepperoni is a second favourite and doesn't complain either way.

Levi is another who doesn't really like pizza. It's sloppy, it's messy and he doesn't like the texture. If he must partake, he'll have the crust thin and crispy and eat it with a knife, fork and napkin.

Erwin loves any of the meat ones but also eats it with a knife and fork.

Hanji will eat any of them, she enjoys them all. Except for Olives and anchovy. She's not too keen on those.

It's also worth noting that I think in a modern AU, there's a high chance of Mikasa being vegetarian or Vegan since she has an awareness of the suffering of animals. But she also may not be, sticking with her "the world is cruel" philosophy.

[daydream-reblog]

So I'm lactose intolerant (sometimes it's painful to my stomach and it's not good if my stomach gets upset), I have high cholesterol (which I'm like 12, NOT NORMAL, USUALLY FOR 50+ PEOPLE), and sugar problems (I come from a history of diabetes in my family, I just have problems processing sugar).

I almost never go out to get food from restaurants and such, but PLEASE if I ask for no milk or a low cholesterol substitute or something that doesn't have as much sugar, LISTEN TO ME.

Drinking dairy products while lactose intolerant can wash out all important minerals and nutrients out of your body (which I am slightly malnourished anyway so PLEASE DON'T-).

Eating way too many high-cholesterol products while you already have high cholesterol is not healthy. And I'm really young for high cholesterol. High cholesterol can cause heart attacks, strokes, and blockages. I have trouble breathing or working out because the blood has trouble getting to my brain and lungs. Sometimes I stand up too fast and have to take a minute to not be blind (my vision goes static and black). I just don't need cholesterol in my diet.

Sugar is not healthy for me either. Sugar can impact high cholesterol in a negative way, and coming from a family of blood sugar level problems, having a lot of sugar isn't helpful. I also just don't like the taste of sugary products that much? Which is also a personal preference, and if it was just that you should respect it anyway. I feel sick if I have too much sugar and once I threw up (and almost threw up or felt sick many times before) because of sugar.

I also don't or rarely eat meat products. Not because of dietary problems but I just can't handle meat for some reason. Once a year of couple months I would have something with meat. But usually, I use fish and seafood products as a substitute (I'm usually considered a pescatarian). I do not eat many fish products either, but I tolerate it. I just... Do not like the taste? You should respect that too.

DO NOT DO THIS.

This makes me so angry.

If you work in a movie theater and you do this I have no respect for you.

My younger brother is Type 1 Diabetic.

When we go to a movie theater, we always get him diet soda. If he were to get regular when we asked for diet, we would not give him the insulin he would need for it. If that happens, his blood sugar level could go so high he could go into a coma, go blind, or even die.

If somebody gave him regular soda instead of diet without telling us, that person could be responsible for a nine-year-old being killed or blinded.

Just thinking about that makes me so angry. I get scared every time we take him to a movie in case the people working there saw this picture and decide to do the same thing.

Please signal boost this so people know.

[hanemiso]

Operation: Dairy For Dazai

>>>a dazai osamu x reader<<<

request: "omg i love your post about Dazai and his possibility of having lactose intolerance hahaha, i wish you could do a fanfic out from that"

a/n: um this is such a great idea??? this was so much fun to write omg i hope y'all like it! also i know dazai doesn't necessarily drink coffee with milk and sugar/creamer, but for the sake of the story he does! also sorry if the gif looks weird, i couldn't find his weird little run anywhere else.

synopsis: no one has seen dazai drink milk or consume dairy of any kind...it's up to the agency to figure out if dazai is lactose intoleralnt or not!

warnings: one swear word, dazai not being able to handle dairy

"hey atsushi, you ever notice that dazai doesn't consume dairy?"

"what do you mean, y/n?" atsushi asks, glancing up at you from the computer.

"think about it. have you ever seen dazai drink milk? eat cheese? buy ice cream?" you press on, raising your brows.

atsushi takes a second to think before responding with, "now that you mention it, no i haven't...why are you asking anyway?"

"i think dazai is lactose intolerant."

you now have atsushi's full attention as he rolls closer to your desk and furrows his brows. he looks around the room for the brunette you're talking about before turning back to you, "you think so? i don't know...maybe it's like a dietary thing."

you deadpan, "you really think the man who goes out of his way to try new attempts at committing suicide--the one who came into the office with a hallucinogenic mushroom from a random mountain--is concerned with his own nutrition?"

atsushi goes silent and nods his head in agreement.

"come on, atsushi. i mean, why would that be the one thing out of his entire diet that he'd choose to cut out?"

"that's true, i've seen the kinds of things he eats...but why is this something you're interested in?"

"because, atsushi, the thought of THE dazai osamu even having one slight weakness--and the fact that it very well may be dairy, of all things-- is amusing. you don't find it interesting? that he can survive things like bullet wounds and getting kidnapped without any problem, but a glass of milk could completely ruin him?"

atsushi was beginning to take interest in what you were talking about. you had a point, he couldn't deny that. they don't know much about dazai and his life as it is. just as it began clicking in his brain, kunikida walks over to your desk to tell you both to get back to work. at the sound of his footsteps, you turn towards him and before he can say anything at all, you ask him the same question as atsushi. kunikida has a smiliar reaction and response to atsushi, which just adds to the curiosity of dazai's possible dairy problem.

"i don't pay attention to that idiot's diet anyway, nor do i care." he says matter-of-factly.

anyone could tell that kunikida was slightly interested, just by the way he was continuing to linger by your desk as you continued talking about it with atsushi. soon enough, tanizaki had joined the conversation; then ranpo and kenji, and soon everyone in the agency other than fukuzawa. everyone was huddled around your desk, sharing memories of dazai's lack of dairy consumption. it was then decided that this theory of dazai being lactose intolerant would be put to the test when dazai returned to the office.

ranpo had come up with the idea, it wasn't too elaborate but a simple plan that could trick even the likes of dazai into drinking a glass of milk. during the discussion of dazai's dietary habits, it was also brought to everyone's attention by kunikida that it seems dazai doesn't have a high spice tolerance either. with that in mind, the plan was for the agency to have a joint dinner tonight, with curry on the menu tonight; spicy curry to be exact. dazai always flirts with you in the office, so it was your job to distract him by indulging in his pick-up lines and such. once he takes a bite and realizes it's too spicy for him, he'd try to find water to alleviate the pain, but coincidentally there is no water in sight. because of this, he'd be forced to drink the glass of milk you hand him. of course, if this didn't work, for dessert you'd give him a cup of coffee with milk and sugar (he uses non-dairy creamer in his coffee anyway).

you and kyouka set up a table to put the bowls of curry on, while atsushi and kunikida began bringing in the curry. tanizaki, naomi, and ranpo were in charge of getting the desserts to really sell the image of a nice gathering. kenji and yosano were in charge of tinkering with the water pipes to close off any possibility of access to water. this task was treated with such care, as any mission brought into the agency would be. each and every one of you were interested in learning about this side of dazai; are you going the extra mile for such a minuscule detail of someone's life? yes, but will it be amusing to find out the truth? also yes.

soon enough, dazai is spotted out the window. the truth is about to be revealed, and you are all nervous but excited.

"remember guys, act natural! operation: dairy for dazai starts now!" you exclaim quietly.

you can hear everyone take a deep breath and begin "talking" amongst themselves as dazai walks in. he stops in his tracks as he eyes the table holding all the bowls of curry and widens his eyes in surprise.

"oh? what's this?" he asks, gesturing to the table.

"y/n suggested having dinner in the agency tonight, so we got some curry and desserts." atsushi explains.

"have a bowl, dazai-kun." you smile at him as you hand him the bowl of spicy curry.

"ah, you're too nice, my belladonna!" he exclaims and grabs the bowl.

so far so good, you think.

you can feel the tension in the room as everyone waits for dazai to take a bite. the conversations carry on amongst people, but no one was truly paying attention to what was being said. the gazes of each member of the agency shifted to dazai as he raised the spoon up to his mouth. you could hear the sound of everyone in the room holding their breaths, even kunikida was sweating.

once the spoon had been placed in his mouth, everyone froze in place. you and atsushi tried to pretend to not be paying much attention to dazai, but it was so hard not to when all of a sudden he stopped chewing. you both slowly turn your head towards him and see his eyes go wide once again. he hurries to the nearest trashcan and spits out the spoonful, quickly turning and looking for a cup of water on the table.

"w-what's wrong, dazai-san?" atsushi asks, also sweating.

"h-hot! spicy curry! atsushi-kun, i need water! please!" dazai exclaims.

you run to the table and pretend to look for a cup of water before grabbing the glass of milk and hurrying towards dazai.

"sorry dazai-kun, i couldn't find any water, but i heard milk helps with the pain!" you hold out the glass of milk.

it feels like time stops as dazai sits there, breathing shallows breaths in attempts to stop the fire in his mouth, and contemplating whether he wants to try his luck with continuing to gasp for air or drinking the milk. he hates suffering, after all. in his mind, all that matters at this moment is extinguishing the flames dancing on his tongue. he grabs the glass, just as planned, and drinks a couple big gulps. everyone is now turned to him, asking if he's okay.

"i'm...fine." he says between pants.

now it was only a matter of time. the dinner continued as normal, but dazai wasn't as social as usual. he sat down with you and atsushi as you continued to talk about different missions.

"oh yeah, dazai-kun, do you remember--" you turn to look at him but realize he's staring at the ground intently as sweat beads on his face, "dazai?"

he blinks once and tries regaining his composure as he looks up at you with his usual smile, "yes, belladonna?"

"are you feeling alright?" you ask with concern laced in your voice.

"of course i am!" dazai tries to reply cheerily, but his bright tone is cut off by a rumbling in his stomach that makes his face twist.

he tries replacing his expression with a smile again, but it looks more pained as another low rumble emits from his body. at this point, everyone in the office is stealing glances. he looks back at the ground as his eyes widen yet again, and only two words are uttered before he takes off running to the bathroom:

"oh shit."

everyone stares at the door, processing what just happened. it was so silent, the only sound you could hear was dazai's rapid footsteps echoing down the hall.

"i knew it." you smirk a bit to yourself.

but your feeling of victory is brief as the horrid smell invades your nostrils. your poor co-workers get assaulted by the same stench, and you all are forced to evacuate.

operation: dairy for dazai was a success, but at what cost?

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BONUS: how chuuya found out about dazai's lactose intolerance

chuuya was the only person who knew of dazai's problem with dairy, but the way he found out was purely accidental and scarred him.

the event took place when they were 17, and they were both stopping for a drink at a local cafe after a mission. the mission wasn't too bad, but it was early in the morning and chuuya wanted coffee. dazai told him it would stunt his already lacking growth, so chuuya wasn't in the greatest mood; he never was around dazai.

"i wanna sit down so you can order for me!" dazai claps his hands together.

"hey! i don't wan-" chuuya begins to protest but dazai cuts him off while walking away.

"you know what i like!"

chuuya grumbles in annoyance as he heads to the counter and orders two drinks. in his fit of anger, he accidentally ordered two coffees with milk and sugar, but failed to notice as he brought the cups to the table dazai sat at. he narrows his eyes as he sets the cup down in front of dazai and sits across from him. chuuya stares out the window to try and tune out dazai when he hears dazai ask him something quietly.

"is there...milk in this?"

chuuya scoffs and replies, "what's wrong, can't handle a bit of milk?"

he was obviously joking, but the sound that emits from dazai's body in response makes him realize it was no joke. dazai quickly stands and runs to the bathroom while chuuya sits there in disbelief, but with the hope that the rest of the day won't be ruined because of it.

that was wishful thinking though, as they frequently had to stop at public restrooms on their way home and chuuya had to deal with the rancid odor that followed dazai as closely as his own shadow.

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[remcycl333]

Not really an ask but more like proof I've had of how our thoughts really do reflect our reality. Is kinda silly tbh but ya know do what it takes to strengthen that faith ig

So when I was a kid, like preK- daycare age type young, I had a bad experience with milk. Not going in to it but basically the milk was spoiled and I drank it. For YEARS I thought to myself "oh I'm lactose intolerant" or something along the lines thar reaffirmed I had some sort of health reaction with lactose.

For a good percent of my life I was lactose intolerant, but after being on a mental diet for a bit I eventually tired a cup of milk and was perfectly fine💀 honestly laughed a bit at that but whatever it worked lmao

I'm gonna regret being the milk anon slightly - 🥛

omg this reminds me that i’ve never ever had a problem with milkshakes ever but like two years ago randomly i had one and it made my stomach hurt soo bad so i was like oh guess i’m lactose intolerant! but i could have dairy in every other form except milkshakes? which makes no sense. but every time i have a milkshake now it hurts my stomach! i should really fix this belief, so thanks for reminding me milk anon!! 🥛🤍

[jedetestemoi]

Day 1 of no dairy, Sept 1st:

I have a feeling that I won't feel any differen't until further in the week. But good news, cutting out dairy has made my calorie count lower and made it easier to stay under my limit. Bad news, I really really like dairy, so cutting it out makes me a little sad. No cereal or quesadillas. :( But there is the possibility that I'm lactose intolerant, which is why I'm doing this experiment.

Day 2 of no dairy, Sept 2nd:

I had dairy-free pizza today! My mom is happy I'm doing this experiment and is very supportive. I did go over my cal limit, but I'm okay with it. I think I'm only okay with it because my mom got me the pizza, which no doubt would be more expensive than a regular pizza. I'm glad she got me pizza because I'm running out of new things to eat.

Day 3 of no dairy, Sept 3rd:

I forgot to write lmao

Uh, I ate two slices of bacon and it made me feel sick. Other than that, the day was fine.

Day 4 of no diary, Sept 4th:

I miss eating dairy. I've eaten an entire small jar of peanut butter in just a few days... I miss eating nutella and quesadillas and ice cream.

So many pickles and so much peanut butter in just a few days. But then next week I can eat dairy but not gluten. So still no quesadillas. I can eat fruity pebbles again, and I can have nutella on rice cakes again.

Day 5 of no dairy, Sept 5th.

The only difference I'm really noticing is that I'm... pooping less lmao

I feel slightly more tired too? Is that because of me not eating dairy* or is that something else? I want to eat dairy so bad. I ate fruity pebbles without milk just to feel something again. They tasted so good. I can eat some on Thursday. I asked my mom if we can get Dairy Queen Blizzards on Thursday too because I've been craving dairy and ice cream. She said 'maybe'.

*I found this, proving my point that I've been more tired recently because I cut dairy out of my diet.

Day 6 of no dairy, Sept 6th:

I'm still tired but at the same time I don't want to sleep at all. I'm still eating too much peanut butter and too many pickles. And I'm still eating cereal with no milk. I think dairy might be the problem because I have not had diarrhea once this week. If I stop eating gluten next week and start consuming dairy again and I start shitting nyself, then I know dairy is the problem, but I'm still going to finish my experiment and do the third week.

Day 7 of no dairy, Sept 7th:

I ate some dairy, but only parmesean cheese. Google says it usually doesn't affect people that are lactose intolerant. Today is the last day of my No Dairy.

Uh well, I'm getting a stomach ache lmao so... I guess 6 (~about~ 7) days is good enough.

Next week is no gluten, but I can have dairy. That's not gonna be fun if dairy is the issue.

Oh god. If dairy is the issue, idk if I'll be able to stop eating all dairy. Maybe I'll eat ice cream but try and avoid other things? Maybe get some lactose free milk?

Had diarrhea. :')

So either pasta itself is a problem for me, or it's the cheese. Since next week is my dairy week, I'll eat just straight cheese and see if that makes me feel sick. Then after my no dairy/no gluten week, I'll eat JUST pasta, no dairy at all, and see if THAT makes me sick.

[whaleofatjme1920]

God I wish I could eat ice cream- just sucks that I'm not a big fan of dairy

Not diagnosed lactose intolerant, but I just. Don't consume any really. Just butter when cooking.

I stopped consuming dairy bc I’m slightly lactose intolerant and bc,,, my acne is kinda tied to it? But like I totally get it. Have you ever had those alternatives? They’re alright. The only alternative I can’t do is cheese.

[maoist-mizer]

I cannot begin to explain just how much it distresses me that you consume dairy products anyway. granted I have no idea what tolerance level you have (if there are different tolerance levels?) but I don't think you've ever had a positive experience 😭

also I think I saw you make a post saying you weren't feeling good? I hope you feel better soon - I'm sending lots of good vibes your way. here are some cats 💖💖

Hello! Do not fear about my consumption of dairy. To put it plainly, it just makes me shit a lot in a rather liquidy fashion, so nothing really to worry about. You should be more worried for what my toilet has to go through <3

That being said, I don’t know about tolerance levels, I don’t think that’s a thing. You just can either eat it or you can’t. I blame that bowel infection virus thingy I got when I was like 10 (no really that is how I became lactose intolerant, I was sick for a year, it was not fun—I’ve probably already told tumblr dot com this but it’s fine I just like talking to you as if this is a private letter I’m writing out to you that I’ll send via pigeon).

But to provide some peace of mind, I drink lactose free milk, don’t you worry. I don’t typically consume a lot of dairy anyways since I don’t like yoghurt (except for one), I don’t like cheese (except for one), and I rarely drink milk. Funnily enough, the rest of my family plough so quickly through their own milk that they start to use mine. But anyways, being as these are top contenders in the dairy catalogue, I’d say that it’s not a constant thing feeling unwell from dairy. But I appreciate the concern very much, beloved. The idea that people think about me? Shocking.

Moving on from the diarrhoea talk, yes I am currently sick. I’m hoping it’s just the regular flu, it seems like it. I’m prone to getting sick easily anyways, so it doesn’t surprise me. Am I slightly bitter that I stayed home this whole time during this exponential increase in omicron cases, yet still got sick because my sister was out and someone somehow got her sick??? Maybe, maybe I am bitter slightly. But yea, not feeling the best, though, it’s slowly getting better. I won’t list what the symptoms have been so far, but it certainly doesn’t help menstruating at the same time.

Regardless, once again, I appreciate the well wishes and the cats. I am smooching them all on the forehead.

POV: I have smooched a cat

[fictional-worlds-are-exquisite]

agajsksns not gonna lie being 10 feet tall sounds awesome. i have no idea how tall that is because the only thing i know about feet (that sounds so wrong) is that google is telling me that i'm 5'6 (sorry to disappoint). which is. average height right? well it doesn't feel like it coz my best friends are giants. they're both 180+ cm tall and they constantly make fun of me for being short. but honestly i win because i can always make them reach things for me.

thank you! that's very sweet, i actually only saw your reply like 20 minutes before the new year so it was right on time! i loved writing to you and waiting to hear back as well, you're a really fun person to talk to!

i know you probably won't see this for a couple of weeks before going on holiday, but have fun!

i laughed really hard at the picture my brain conjured up when reading about you dropping the vampire act and starting to pretend to be a mouse, just straight up scurrying up to the houses on all fours in a bathrobe is hilarious. i'd pay to see that. and yeah! me either. the number of times i've gone outside at night is probably like 3. that's counting that time when i went for ice cream at 11pm to the store on the other side of the street in my pajamas and then had to turn back because it apparently closes at 10 pm. that was a pretty big disappointment

a halloween themed birthday party sounds awesome! it's sort of disappointing though that you can barely remember it. the only themed birthday party i had (or at least the only one that i remember) was princess themed because i was on my princess faze back then (i was 5 or 6 i think). i still remember the sheer joy i felt at being able to wear a long fancy dress. it was brilliant

oh yeah! i'm still slightly scared of blenders because of that time. now anytime i even put my fingers close to the blade i unplug it first. also i saw you got a blender? i think we have one that's similar to the one you described. so i have a couple of suggestions! i like to make banana "ice cream". you just cut up a banana into pieces and freeze it, (i have no idea how long it takes to freeze i just generally always have frozen bananas in my freezer) then you take them out, let them sit for 10 minutes (to not break the blender when you use it) and blend them. i sometimes add frozen berries or peanut butter too! depending on what i want that day. it's great, especially because i'm slightly lactose intolerant too and i absolutely love ice cream. you can also make smoothies as you said. i usually put in mine whatever fruit we have, generally apples, bananas and oranges or grapefruits. or if i'm making one for breakfast (which i know you can't, but this is just a generally more filling option i think?) i also add spinach. you can't really feel the taste but it's supposed to be good for you and it fills you up more (it does make the smoothie super green though!). but yeah i pretty much just mix and match anything i have! also: milkshakes. ice cream, berries (optional) and milk! super easy and my little cousins love it when they visit!

ohhh your grater also seems to be out to get you. i bet it's really painful if it actually falls on your feet, because like metal. on foot. ouch. especially if it hits you with a corner! and i would definitely also get surprised every time it happened no matter how many times it did! bifocal glasses do not sound fun either tho. i would constantly forget how to use them and probably would just get headache really fast too! i get a headache from my normal glasses when i wear them (i usually wear contacts) so bifocal ones would be even worse i bet.

exactly. i had no idea what "hot" means. i thought you were supposed to use it when you thought a person was aesthetically pleasing? or like you thought they look cute? i dunno. i used it a couple of times before i realised that was not what that meant and then i was just like uhhhh yeah i'm gonna delete that word from my vocab. yeah! i think that ace and probably aro too are pretty hard to figure out because it's the lack of something.

ahahsksns i can imagine tiny Lindsey waking up on Christmas morning and running to the window expecting snow in the middle of summer and it's so funny! i can't say anything though because we have this saying in lithuanian which is used essentially when someone does something unexpected and unusual for them so you say "it's gonna snow tomorrow". as in "wow, [name] did [something super unexpected from them], it must be snowing tomorrow" (because like those are equally unexpected things i guess? but it's said in winter too so it's just something you say whenever, i'm sorry it's hard to explain!) but yeah a figure of speech. and anytime i heard that, even in the middle of summer, the next morning i'd run to my window and look for snow and when there was none, i'd just stare accusatorily at my parents. like wow, i can't believe you lied/let someone lie to me

horse races sound fun, i've never been to one though! and a picnic luch sounds awesome! i love picnics but we have them very rarely, i definitely think we should have them more often

and yeah, i get that acid reflux more of an annoyance than a problem but still! i completely agree with you about peanut butter though. it's amazing, i could eat it everyday

I know exactly how tall 10 feet is purely because I’m 5 foot so two of me is 10 foot. I barely know feet but I got used to people being confused when I was like oh, I’m 155cm! so I learnt what my height was in feet but I can really only visualise heights when I put them into centimetres. Someone can be like I’m 6 foot! and that’s great but I don’t have the faintest idea how tall that actually is. 182cm on the other hand is easy. that’s just like one ruler above my height. I can picture that. 5 foot 6 is probably average but as a short person, I consider you tall. That really isn’t saying much at my height but still sdflshdfks. Biggest benefit of tall best friends is indeed making them reach high things though. 

And now we’re almost three weeks into the new year. Time seems to be flying this year. This is a very late reply indeed sdfjhskdfs. I did see this before I left but didn’t have time to reply, thank you though! I did have lots of fun. I had some birds try to invade the unit up in Orewa and I had a dotterel (I think) follow me along the beach at Ngarimu Bay playing some sort of red light green light game with me (it only moved closer and started following me again when I looked away) and I think a blackbird started some sort of mating performance at me which was flattering but uhhhh I’m a bit of a big bird mate. Maybe choose someone else. there was also beaches and gorgeous views etc etc but birds, y’know. birds.

i would 100% do that for money with no regrets. on one hand I could get a job and contribute to society. on the other hand I could do that as my main income. not a hard choice. hire me by the hour to freak your family and friends out. i have no respect for myself i’ll do it to anyone for the right price. damn. only closed one hour earlier. that’s a massive disappointment. i was out at night willingly for my high school prom and for a creative writing night at my uni and inside a car if that counts when I think my family was travelling back from the south island when I was younger. So three times that come to mind. Oh. And if stupid camp burma trails count then add a few times to that but those were not night outings I did willingly.

I can barely remember most of my life, I just assume it happened and I wasn’t just planted here at 12 years old as an alien spy. Anything’s possible though. I remember my birthday cakes more than my birthday parties to be honest with you. My mum always made the cake and when I was young she’d make fun designs. A bee, a bat, a swimming pool and a cat come to me off the top of my head. They were mostly just sponge cats but she cut them and iced them expertly. A princess-themed party seems like a very fun type of party for kids who like that. Kids always seem very happy to dress up in pretty dresses and cool outfits to attend those kinds of parties. I can imagine the joy. I know my little cousin looooves that sort of thing, and her brother isn’t willing to be left out either

thank god you unplug it first now sdfjhsdf that’s incredibly reassuring. Ooo thank you for those suggestions!!! this is great!! I was wanting to try something with bananas and that sounds easy enough. I had an apple and feijoa smoothie while I was away on holiday and all I want is another one of those. So I’m very very very interested in trying out fruit smoothies now because they seem like they can be very very tasty. Spinach seems like such an odd thing to add but I’ve heard that several times now so clearly it’s a thing. I don’t think I’ve ever even had spinach. I’ll keep it in mind though. I suppose if I just try whatever fruit we have on hand eventually I’ll get something that tastes good. I have dairy free ice cream and dairy free milk so it seems like this could work out for me in a way where I’m not regretting my entire life. Normally when I go near a milkshake I regret the day I was born.

It isn’t a super heavy grater but I have intense survival instincts every now and then so it hasn’t actually hit my foot yet. I go diving in the other direction. But I think if it did I’d probably curse a few times before moving on with my life. I don’t think it’d be THAT bad. But I live in fear regardless. oh no. do your normal glasses have a slightly wrong prescription or is this just a thing that happens when you normally wear contacts,,, I’ve never worn contacts because I fear touching my squishy eyeball and also I think my shitty eyesight is too awkward for contacts so I have no idea if that’s a thing.

oh yes haha hot has been solidly deleted from my vocab for many years except in terms of temperature. It has a word that has never naturally come to mind and I’m sure it never will. It just seems weird when I use it. 

I was a fool of a child and absolutely nothing has changed there! I mean I know how hemispheres work now but I’m still a dumbass at heart. Hahahahahaha oh nooooo. That’s incredible but oh noooo. I get what you mean by the saying though, that’d make a lot of sense here honestly since it never snows ever. Locally, at least. 

i think horse races are just a form of betting and losing money that is frowned upon less than actual buildings based on gambling and such. I mean I only ever attended those ones, idk if all horse races are like that, but I know there was buying tickets for whatever horse you thought would win, and if they did you got money, if they didn’t you lost money. I don’t think it was a whole lot of money ? just like a few bucks ? but maybe you could choose to bet more ? I really don’t remember how it worked, I just remember accidentally finding a ticket on the ground and handing it in only to receive some money because the horse won. I think it was like 5 or 10 bucks which seemed like a LOT to my kid self. picnic lunches are fun though. my family keeps a tartan blanket in the back of the car that we use whenever we have picnics and also whenever we get takeaways (we put it in the middle of the lounge floor as the rest of my family eats fish and chips and I eat sushi, normally). But we don’t have as many as we used to. They are fun though.

can confirm i do eat peanut butter everyday and it goes brilliantly.

[ammagicrock]

1.Sippy

2.Cinderella, Tiana, or Mulan- really bad picking so yikes

3.from the cup unless it is part of my sippy

4.Yes but I'm a rebel ;)

5.both ♡

6. I dont do favorites and most dont have names yet, I need to get onto it

7.Pastel

8.No ;(

9.myself

10.stuffies

11.BOTH, especially since I am gender fluid, bare minimum when I'm little cuz the concept of gender doesnt even exist in my agere state.

12. Nah too bulky and could never have that without my family finding it even if it was appealing. I'm older than that mostly anyway

13.juice, I'm slightly lactose intolerant (dairy products are okay but direct milks and flavored milks always smell/taste rotten to me)

14.yeah but not the before or after part

15.NO FAVORITES, but I do have more stuffies for a reason. I just cant find too many precious dollies

16.I believe in anything that hasn't been discovered yet.

17.b o t h, the stars are my comfort, and dinysawrs are precious

18.worm

19.yes

20. 3-8, mostly 3 holding onto baby tendencies

21. Considering I dont like milk, neither, however I did used to love chocolate milk, and I still like chocolate yoohoos so chocolate

22.yes but my brother threw away the ones I owned :( I have new ones being shipped in though! One from here and one from Insta ♡

23. Never really been to either so I guess I'll have to find out someday!

24. Yes I dooo

25. Calm from these choices but I really am just dramatically excited in my agere state, like hyper and giggly and CUDDLES

26.Always have been a loner, so no

27. Idk what this means but I'm going to say it depends.

28. Stuffies, onesies, I used to have sippy and I'm debating on getting one to customize since they dont have the one I like back in stock again so that maybe soon, art supplies, chokers that are cutesie, stickers, scrunchies, random decorations, random craft supplies and as previously mentioned, pacis ♡

29.um you dont go to a tea party in j e a n s, do you?

30. Brownies! Fudgy ones mostly.

31. I like Western plots more, but I like the art of anime more, so cartoons but begrudgingly

32. I create my own stories until they convert into dreams, so i dont read really haha

33.I think so? Idk what the "t" in () means, but from the "ss" part, I think yes.

34. Paci, if I'm chewing my thumb or elsewhere I'm stressed.

35.not anymore, I draw now.

36.mostly markers, but I vibe with crayons

37. They are more outgoing and more open with their feelings, whereas I dont tend to socialize and I keep my thoughts to myself to the point where it isnt healthy.

38. Paw patrol, MLP got boring plot wise unfortunately

39. I dont remember their names (it's been forever but I'll get to it!) but I loved the grumpy one

40. Both, but pink is really pretty, black just goes well with everything

41.i don't understand the question so skip-

42.piggietails *oink oink*

43. No

44.sneakers, especially if they are custom designed :)

45.yes but usually alone

46.winter, my birthday is in December :))

47.HUGE, and full with pretty lights and stuffies

48.spring (favorite season)

49. No

50. Orange juice. I always get my own jug:)

agere asks! ♡

♡ sippy cup or baby bottle?

♡ favorite disney princess?

♡ cute straws or drinking from the cup?

♡ do you have a bedtime?

♡ onesies or dresses? 

♡ what’s the name of your favorite plushie?

♡ pastel colors or neon colors?

♡ do you have a carer?

♡ regressing on your own on or with friends/carer? 

♡ what’s your favorite baby/kid item?

♡ overalls or skirts?

♡ do you wear diapers?

♡ milk or juice?

♡ do you like bathtime? 

♡ stuffed animals or dolls?

♡ do you believe in fairies?

♡ dinos or astronauts?

♡ what’s your favorite animal?

♡ tigh highs or frilly socks?

♡ what’s your regressed age (range)?

♡ strawberry milk or chocolate milk?

♡ do you use pacifiers?

♡ amusement park or build-a-bear?

♡ do you have a baby voice?

♡ bratty or calm? 

♡ do you like playdates?

♡ dependent or independent when regressed?

♡ what is all the agere stuff you have?

♡ dress up or tea party?

♡ what is your favorite dessert?

♡ anime or cartoons?

♡ what is your favorite bedtime story?

♡ are you a prince(ss/t)?

♡ pacifier or thumb?

♡ do you have coloring books?

♡ crayons or markers?

♡ how different is regressed you from big you?

♡ my little pony or paw patrol?

♡ favorite carebear?

♡ pink or black?

♡ do you have rules?

♡ twin tails or braids?

♡ do you also pet regress?

♡ mary janes or sneakers?

♡ do you throw a lot of tantrums?

♡ winter or summer?

♡ how would your perfect blanket fort be?

♡ spring or autumn?

♡ are you also a carer?

♡ apple or orange juice?