#i hate eating as is and put it off as long as i can but

[niniwritesxo]

‘goody like you’ pt.3

nam-gyu x fem reader

warnings: mention of drugs & cursing

there you were, sitting in your bunk bed wondering what to do. you didn’t really like making friends but you were pretty fucking lonely right now

might as-well look for some friends i guess.

a few hours later you actually made a friend, myung-gi. he was player 333 and was actually a decent guy, you guys talked about your hobbies, family life and reason why you are here in the first place.

apparently he was a big youtuber who lost a lot of money because of bitcoin, you once heard your older brother talk about it but didn’t really care for it at the time.

you didn’t tell him a lot because why would you? it’s not like you guys are going to be friends after this.

‘‘it feels like i haven’t had food for two days’’ myung-gi begins sitting besides you, grabbing his stomach jokingly.

‘’right? i’ll probably die of starvation instead of these dumb games’’ you jokingly respond looking at him.

just then a loud buzz is heard from the left side of the building, guards with weird shapes on their masks enter the room with what seems like food.

without saying anything everyone stood up and walked towards the guards, they were handing out little boxes with bibimbap (our prayers were answers)

myung-gi and you also jump up and go to stand in line behind all the other contestants.

timeskip

nam-gyu was casually eating his food when his purple haired friend spoke up.

‘‘seems like someone’s got your bitch gyu’’ he says not looking up at nam-gyu, just staring at the duo in front of them.

nam-gyu drops his fork and looks up at thanos, after a few seconds he looks in front of him.

spotting you with player 333, chatting and giggling with him, you looked so ..relieved and careless?

he hated every second of it.

‘‘want to go over there?’’ nam-gyu asks his friend, looking at him with a smug smile, already planning something crazy.

thanos takes a big bite of his food and smiles, still chewing on his food he manages to answer.

‘‘do you even have to ask?’’ thanos smirked, putting his food down and searching for his shoes.

‘‘hey man, sooo tell me. when am i getting my money back?’’ thanos started, walking towards the bunkbed y’all were sitting on.

you look up at the duo in front of you, that purple haired freak and nam-gyu standing beside him with a stupid smile on his face, they were kinda intimidated when they were together, you weren’t scared but still something always feels off when you see them together.

‘‘just ignore them myung-gi, they are like dogs. as long as you don’t acknowledge them, they won’t annoy you’’ you say looking up at myung-gi with a apologetic smile.

‘‘you guys are on name terms huh? fuck dude don’t tell me you fucked her already?’’ nam-gyu finally speaks up mockingly gasping as he says the dumb words.

‘‘i’ve known her for about 10 years and she didn’t let me fuck on-’’ he begins looking at you, waiting for you to explode.

you look up at him, obviously annoyed.

‘‘will you shut the fuck up?’’ you say, glaring at the man in front of you.

before the argument escalated the guards entered the room again, announcing a new game.

thank god.

the men left your bunkbed and went to get ready for the next deadly game.

time skip (after the game)

after the games you were wondering who designed this bathroom?

you were in a dirty dark bathroom, made for woman AND man, god this is horrible.

your bladder was about to explode though, so you HAD to, finding a stall that wasn’t occupied already took you like 5 minutes.

fuck.

when you finished peeing you opened up the door, trying to escape this bathroom as fast as possible when you feel a hand on your shoulder, roughly pushing you back into the stall, before you can react a hand reaches towards your mouth, covering it.

when you look up you spot nam-gyu, he looks pissed, he pushes you against the wall and just looks at you for a few seconds before speaking.

‘’call me a dog one more time and see what happens y/n’’ he warns, glaring at you.

that smirk was nowhere to be found, you actually pissed him off this time, good.

you spot him looking at you, undressing you with his eyes almost.

‘‘aw you don’t like it when girls call you that?’’ you mockingly pout, laughing at your own comment.

and then it happens.

nam-gyu roughly presses his lips against yours, there is nothing romantic about it. it’s almost like he wants to punish you.

he doesn’t pull away and still has you in his grip, which means you also can’t pull back. not being able to breath.

after a few seconds you can feel something entering your mouth, did he fucking spit in your mouth?

no, no it feels like..like a pill?

you don’t know what it is so just keep it under your tongue, just to be sure.

nam-gyu pulls away and looks at you, hatred in his eyes.

‘‘swallow it’’ he demands pointing out the thing he just pushed inside of your mouth.

for some reason you don’t question it and just do as he says, he looked so angry right now, might as-well listen to him.

but why were you turned on by this?

all of the sudden he started laughing but it wasn’t a sweet laugh, he actually looked scary.

‘‘i just gave you ecstasy’’ he says laughing,

‘‘who knew a goody like you would take drugs huh?’’ he says mockingly, treating you like some dumb kid who hasn’t tried anything in their life.

to be honest you weren’t really a ‘experimental’ person so he was kind of right but you would never admit that.

you are caught of guard when you feel his cold ring hit your left cheek, you look up at the touch.

‘‘whatever you do, don’t freak out. just follow my lead’’ he says making direct eye-contact, softly caressing your cheek.

you had no idea what was going on, but you did NOT want him to stop.

(it’s slow burn guys so sorry, in the next chapter there will be smut xo) oh also you are player 217 lollll

[literaryslapshot]

"this...is the best thing i have ever tasted"

31 days of blurbs | carmen berzatto x reader | contains: reader has food allergies (gluten free girlies unite)

he was determined to find the right recipe to satisfy you. he pulled out every cookbook, both of his scales, even made several trips back to the grocery store to find the best replacements for you.

food allergies made eating out difficult for you. learning to adjust, but it still made some things hard to enjoy. but, dating a chef? that can come in handy sometimes.

after going on several dates with you to other restaurants in town, and learning that not everyone is willing to comply to your allergies, he was determined to figure out more than two or three menu options that comply. it would piss him off to look at a menu and only see two or three options for you.

"okay...this time i'm sure i got it down. try," he held the spoon up to your mouth after blowing on the hot liquid. he made chicken noodle soup with homemade gluten free pasta. simple enough, but he wanted to make sure you couldn't tell any difference.

he watched your face as you ate a spoonful, watching every eye twitch and brow crease. he pursed his lips, gripping onto the granite counter as he waited for your verbal response, but it was too long. "fuck," he sighed, "you hate it. i knew it, i put too much damn salt in it-"

"no, carmy, i don't hate it!" you giggled, "it's really good. i can't even tell a difference from regular soup." he nodded his head and took the pot off the burner. "this is the best thing i've ever tasted."

"okay, what do you want me to make for you next? pizza? pizza sounds good." you couldn't help but chuckle at his eagerness.

it was fun watching him in his element, doing what he loves most. it was like watching poetry in motion, him in the kitchen by himself. when he's with other people? not so much. typically you stay out of the kitchen when you're helping at the bear, and occasionally hear him shouting and barking orders.

but when he's by himself, you get to see the wheels turn in his brain and you can see him create some of the best things you've ever had.

"save the pizza for tomorrow, this'll be enough for tonight carm." you get another spoonful of soup out of the pot, humming in delight. "maybe you could even make me dessert?" looking up at him with doe eyes, he smirked.

"that's the best part of every meal, 'course 'm gonna make it for you. only if i get some too." he leans in and presses a wet kiss to the side of your neck, his arm wrapping around your side to pull you closer.

[khys-treasure-box]

AN: The area I live in doesn't get snow often at all, but it actually snowed yesterday! First time in years that we've gotten more than an inch! That said, the snow I can see outside in real life is exactly what inspired me to write this. <3

CW: Just some sweetness with our beloved 11th Harbinger! Reader is gender-neutral and in an established relationship with Ajax!

I just know in my heart that getting snowed in with Ajax on one of the rare occasions that he's back home is the best. Sure, you're trapped inside, and that's unfortunate, but you're trapped inside with your dearly beloved partner that you only see once in a blue moon! He's off on business so often that it's hard not to cherish any opportunity you can get to spend an extended amount of time with him.

You're not the only one who's happy either! Believe it or not, I don't think he'd be complaining at all about being forced by nature to put his thirst for battle on hold in order to stay in and catch up on quality time with his dearest. He could fight to his heart's content any other time. So, while the snow was practically thick enough to be an immovable wall that isolated the two of you from the outside world, he'd do everything he could and more to make up for lost time.

Actually, he has one singular complaint... He hadn't had time to catch a nice, big fish for you two before the snow hit!

It might be freezing outside, but Ajax can and will make sure you're nice, warm, and cozy. He's got all manner of blankets around the house (some you didn't even know were there), he knows just how to make your favorite hot drink (doesn't matter if it's hot chocolate, coffee, tea, or something else; he learned how to make it just for you <3), and he's more than willing to lend a hand when it comes to cooking a nice, warm meal. If all of that isn't quite enough, he'll gladly cuddle up with you and offer his body heat too. Basically, anything for his darling partner to keep warm!

Also, don't mind him for being practically attached to you at the hip the whole time. He's honestly just very starved for contact with you. If you get up to go grab something, he's going with you. If you're going to bed, he's going too. If you want to take a bath, you'll have to forgive him for insisting on being there with you. Poor Ajax has missed you immensely, so he can hardly help it. He has to make the most of every second he has with you, and if that means he has to be all over you, then so be it.

I fear you're also gonna have to put up with him talking your ear off too. He's gonna eat up so much of you guys' time in just asking how things have been here at home and then catching you up on his adventures, just leaving out the more... objectionable parts. He can't have you thinking badly of him, now can he?

When the snow has eventually melted away and he has to leave again, it's honestly bittersweet. You hate to see him leave again because you don't know how long it'll be before next time, but rest assured, you're one of the absolute most important people in his life. He'll always come back for you any time he can so long as he's still breathing. <3

[luckymousey]

i Headcanon that all the third years are in a group chat.

⚠️English is not my first language⚠️

Warnings: I'm not good at writing Idia's lines because I just don't understand what slangs he's using (maybe it's because I'm bad at English), so it might be OOC or I simply won't put slangs ♡⁠˖⁠꒰⁠ᵕ⁠༚⁠ᵕ⁠⑅⁠꒱ And I used the translator for Rook's french messages, so there might be some mistakes.

(twst + Oc)

If you want to know more about my OC, you can click here!

Vil: has someone seen Rook?

Vil: it has been 2 entire weeks since I last saw him

Trey: and you're asking now!?

Idia: F

Cater: x2

Bella: @ fairer-than-you I'm sure he's alive

Bella: he's Rook after all

Vil: that's not reassuring at all

Leona: that's why I've been so happy these weeks

Malleus: I wasn't informed that you knew what happiness mean, Kingscholar.

Leona: shut up lizard

Leona: who the fuck let him here?

Malleus: Bella cordially invited me into this 'group chat', it has been delightful.

Leona: we need to talk about letting weirdos here Bella

Bella: ok

Bella: I guess I'll leave then

Bella: 😔💅🏻

Leona: what!?

Bella: you called me weirdo one day, so I must leave

Leona: that was months ago!

Bella: I'll never forget it

Idia: lmao to think that the one who drinks women respect juice called one a weirdo

Malleus: what does 'lmao' means?

Lilia: it means that you're laughing a lot, Malleus.

Lilia: I think I know where Rook is.

Lilia: *sends photo of Rook in a concert*

Cater: woah!

Cater: that's a Neige LeBlanche's concert!?

Cater: I didn't know he had tickets for that!

Cater: I should've asked him #not fair

Idia: isn't that concert in the other side of Twisted Wonderland?

Idia: how did he even managed to get out of school!?

Idia: just asking

Bella: sure, it's not like you want to get out of here to lock yourself in your house

Idia: exactly

Leona: he should just stay out of NRC then

Trey: there you have him Vil

Trey: it's good to know he's safe

Malleus: it seems a very nice place he's in

Cater: and it's!

Cater: the best photos are taken there 🥹!

Trey: Vil?

Trey: @ fairer-than-you?

Bella: ooooooh

Bella: Vil hates Neige

Bella: I'm sure he's planning 100 ways to kill Rook

Bella: and then bring him back to life

Bella: and then kill him again

Cater: @ fairest-of-them-all send a tutorial

Leona: X2

Lilia: X3

Bella: X4

Malleus: I thought you said that unaliving people was bad, Lilia.

Lilia: I mean

Lilia: YES, it's bad, but it's always good to learn something new

Leona: but make sure your ugly face is outside of the flame

Vil: excuse me, my face is NOT ugly

Vil: maybe it's your lack of intelligence that makes you think like that

Vil: carrot, tell the headmaster I'm taking some days off

Bella: why me?

Vil: you shouldn't have answered if you didn't want to

Idia: btw

Idia: Ortho wanted to invite you all to play table games

Cater: does that mean I'll be able to take photos🫣!?

Idia: I'm only doing this for Ortho

Idia: and phones are not allowed

Idia: @ Caycay specially yours

Cater: #depression time

Malleus: my my, an invitation?

Malleus: I'll be there on time

Lilia: I won't be able to assist

Lilia: I've promised my online friend to play with him

Trey: @ Idia I'll bring food

Trey: Ace will surely eat it all if I don't anyways

Idia: do as you like as long as it doesn't affects my life

~Idia is offline~

Lilia: I take that back, Gloomurai told me he's busy tonight, so I guess I'll go with all of you

Leona: I'm busy too

~Leona is offline~

Malleus: the kitten seems to be lying

Lilia: who taught you to call Leona that?

Malleus: Bella

Lilia: @ Henchman 😏?

Bella: no comments 😏

Rook: mon amis!

Rook: I beg you to help moi!

Rook: 😭

Trey: did something happen!?

Trey: Vil is taking some days off, he'll be there in no time

Rook: @ Tray-of-tarts, non non, Chevalier des roses, it's not like that

Rook: Roi du Poison just sent me a text and it said: "enjoy that little concert while you can, Rook, let's see if you're still smiling after I catch you"

Rook: though I admit that seeing Roi du Poison in a state of fury and anger is an appealing image

Rook: I would like to live a little longer

Bella: F

Bella: should've thought twice before going to Neige's concert

Bella: don't worry, I'll bring fresh flowers to your tomb everyday

Rook: Trickster!

Rook: S'il vous plaît aidez-moi!

Bella: @ Hornton could you help him please?

Malleus: if it's you the one asking, of course I can

Cater: wow, everything is so cheesy now

Cater: how about we leave the romance for later and talk about tonight's pajamas party?

Trey: but Idia said it was a games night

Trey: it doesn't mean we can stay there.

Lilia: I'm sure Idia won't care

Lilia: I got matching pajamas for everyone!

Rook: @ tomato-vampire ooh, show us, show us

Trey: weren't you begging for help before?

Rook: but that was in the past, Chevalier des roses

Rook: now, please, show the matching pajamas

Lilia: *sends a photo of him wearing a pink one piece pajamas*

Lilia: I found them on sale!

Lilia: isn't it cute?

Rook: oh! Beauté! Full marks!

Bella: don't they have it in red 👀?

Lilia: no, but that's the best part!

Lilia: we're all twinning!

ending this now because it's getting to long 😋

[rollinouttahere-writes]

I found this in my drafts and felt inspired to finish it

Mihawk

Due to a rather impressive series of attacks on her country's navy from an alliance of pirates, Cara's family decides to use their connections to the government to pull some strings and get the assistance of a warlord to help end their problem. They hate to associate with pirates, but they are forced to admit that they would rather that than to be completely ruined.

When Mihawk arrives, the rest of the family is caught up with all of the battles going on, so only Cara is available to give him the run down of the situation. She's going indepth in sharing all of the information she's gathered on the pirate crews and discussing possible strategies. Mihawk isn't listening to a word of it because he already knows what he's going to do. He's just politely nodding along while eating the meal he was provided with after making the long journey here.

In the middle of this, several members of the pirate crews burst into the room. Presumably either to assassinate the princess or take her hostage. However, their precise motives are never discovered because within seconds of entering the room, all of them are gunned down by Cara, only using one bullet for each of them due to her extreme precision.

Mihawk is intrigued. Not just by the talent and skill, but by how calm she was during the whole ordeal. She kept a hardened, steely look on her face the entire time, seemingly not being even the slightest bit scared. She's by far the most interesting member of her family from Mihawk's point of view.

It doesn't take long for Mihawk to wipe out the entire pirate alliance, but it's far from the end of his presence in the country. Even after he's no longer needed, he keeps coming back. Specifically to see Cara. Her family hates this, but after seeing what he did to all of those pirates... they think better of confronting him. Instead, they decide to ship her off to Germa Kingdom so she can be wed to Niji (and so Mihawk can be the Vinsmoke's problem).

The ship never made it to the kingdom because Mihawk intercepted it. He doesn't even ask if Cara wishes to come with him, he already knows the answer.

Law

I'm sorry but all that I can picture for these two is Cara walking into his room, seeing his collection of merch from the Sora, Warrior of the Sea comics and needing to excuse herself immediately when she sees a Dengeki Blue action figure.

Ace

During a diplomatic excursion, Ace casually climbs onto her ship because he smelled food while passing by. The guards on board wanted to attack, but Cara swiftly puts an end to it by pointing out that he's a member of the Whitebeard Pirates, and that it would be EXTREMELY poor judgement to harm him.

She politely invites him to join in their meal (he was already eating) and chooses to sit with him in case anyone in her precession gets any stupid ideas. The complete lack of formality and the way that Ace is treating her like she's a regular person is refreshing, and she finds him to be very funny.

Everything is going well until Ace abruptly falls face first into his plate and stops moving. After a very tense pause, Cara stands up and starts yelling at the kitchen staff, demanding to know if they actually were ignorant enough to go against her orders and poisoned their guest. Fortunately for them, Ace wakes up after a few seconds and puts an end to her interrogation. But then he causes a second outburst, this time from her ladies in waiting, when he uses her dress to wipe his face off.

Cara isn't sure if it's because of the relief of not having a dead pirate on their hands or simply just the absurdity of the situation, but she starts laughing hard. Harder than she ever has before. She isn't even upset about the dress. She hated it anyway, now she has an excuse to finally get rid of it.

After dinner is finally over (and she's had a change of clothes), she continues to mingle with Ace. She has a particular interest in his ship and finds it to be quite the marvel. She peppers him with questions about it until he asks if she would like to go for a ride on it. She refuses at first, saying that her guards would never allow such a thing, but when Ace asks if she's really going to let some stuck up guards tell her, a princess, what to do, he unlocks a bit of a wicked streak in her.

They make a quick getaway with Cara shouting back to her frantic guards that she'll be back in a little bit, but that ends up not being true. It doesn't take long for Ace to talk her into throwing everything away to live a life of freedom and enjoyment. He can't help but be reminded of Sabo by her a bit, and he feels a hefty amount of catharsis seeing someone else be able to safely escape their family.

Shanks

They meet because Shanks has been docked at her country for a while now, and her family is getting more and more anxious about it. They tried sending a few of her brothers to politely ask the emperor if he would go elsewhere, but he completely ignored them and is still making no move to leave. Getting desperate, they send Cara in hopes that maybe, just maybe, he'll be more inclined to listen to a pretty face.

At first, it seems to be working, or at least going better than previous attempts. Cara is better at reading people and acting accordingly, so unlike her brothers, she takes Shanks up on his offer to have a drink with him. Hours pass as they talk and Shanks drags Cara into some drinking games and dancing with his crew. While she knows that she's supposed to be sweet talking him into packing up and leaving, this is the most fun that she's had since she was a child playing with Sanji, soshe allows herself to indulge just this once. It isn't until her precession gets impatient and pressures her to hurry up and actually do the thing she came here for that she even thinks about it.

She's so inebriated that it makes her less composed, and she actually shows genuine disappointment on her face over having to cut things short. Shanks zeroes in on this and asks point blank if she wants to get out of there, and she's drunk enough to say yes. It isn't until she wakes up with a hangover on the Red Force in the captain's bed (with Shanks respectfully passed out on the floor) the next day that she realizes what she's done. There's no coming back from disgracing her family like this. She's just going to have to be a pirate now.

Zoro

She's in the process of returning from a diplomatic excursion when she meets Zoro. She opens the door to her private chambers, only to find a random man lying down on the rug and some swords in her bed. An armed man lying in wait in her room should be alarming, but the way that he yawns and glances at her with absolutely no sense of urgency makes her decide to give him a chance before she shoots him or calls for her guards.

He beats her to the punch by asking what she wants, which she counters by questioning why he's in her private chambers. He looks around the room, then pulls a piece of paper out of his pocket and asks if this is the passenger ship that he'd bought a ticket for. Upon realizing that this was an honest accident from someone who just got confused and boarded the wrong ship, Cara finds the whole thing quite humorous. Against her guards' protest, she allows Zoro to stay on the ship since they've already departed and says he can get off at the next place they dock at to resupply.

Cara spends time with Zoro during the passage, partially because he's a guest and that's what is expected of her, but mostly because she's intrigued by the mysterious stranger who managed to accidentally sneak onto her ship undetected. They end up talking for hours one night after Cara snuck into his room with a bottle of sake during his last night on the ship. At one point, she talks about how it must be so nice to explore the world so freely and to do whatever your heart desires. Zoro asks what's stopping her from doing that, to which she makes a pretty self depreciating comment about how she's "just a woman" so she'll never be able to do anything so incredible. Given his history with Kuina, this strikes a nerve with Zoro, and he very firmly tells her to not let some stupid expectations and assumptions hold her back. If she really wants it, then all that she needs to do is actually pursue it. This really warms her heart since no one has ever said something like that to her, and she finds herself already missing him by the time she excuses herself from his room.

The next day when they reach the port, the plan was to just let Zoro leave on his own, but upon seeing him go the wrong way the second he got off the ship, Cara kindly offers to escort him to his next ship. She figures it'll only take a few minutes, so she tells her guards to just wait on the ship. She severely underestimated how hard it would be to keep Zoro on the right path. By the time she's gotten him to the ticket counter, taken him to the correct passenger ship, and corralled him into his designated room, she hears the ship's horn blow as it departs. With her still on it. She rushes over to the porthole and sees her precession frantically running around the docks in search of her.

Zoro, entirely unbothered, flops down onto the bed and asks if she's really as good with a gun as she said she was and what she thinks of being a bounty hunter. Cara often wonders if he pretended to be lost on purpose to get her to leave her old life behind. She supposes it doesn't matter. She's more than happy with her new life with Zoro.

The best part of this relationship is them getting to the Baratie together, and Sanji and Cara having the shocks of their lives seeing each other again. Sanji feels tentative excitement at being able to reconnect with his childhood friend and crush. Maybe they'll even be able to... why does that moss haired freak have his arm around her waist? When Cara kisses Zoro on the cheek before excusing herself so her and Sanji can speak privately, Sanji feels like he's been turned to stone. HIS darling princess... has moved on??? And with THAT???? The beef that Sanji and Zoro have in the show is absolutely nothing compared to what they have going on in this AU.

Sabo is still my favorite on this list, but this pairing is honestly a close second.

Buggy

Cara was on her way to visit her fiancé in Germa when Buggy's crew attacked her ship. Her precession saw it as a great danger and threat to their livelihood. Cara saw it as an opportunity. Before Buggy can even try to speak to her, she's scrambling onto his ship while bemoaning how tragic it is that she is to be abducted like this. How awful that she is powerless to stop this!

Buggy thinks that he's even more intimidating than he previously thought if this random woman is surrendering immediately at taking herself hostage on his behalf. It's not until a member of his crew recognizes who she is and starts to frantically explain that they need to get her back onto her own ship and get the fuck out of here before they have two militaries hunting them for sport that he realizes that this is a problem.

But here's the thing. Cara won't leave. She firmly stays put on the Big Top and points a gun at anyone who tries to approach her and make her get back onto her own ship. Then she gets ahold of one of the Big Top's cannons and sinks her old ship while happily saying that now it's impossible for her to go back :)

Buggy is torn between enjoying having a beautiful princess on his ship that gives him attention, and being absolutely terrified that he's going to be waterboarded by her family or ex-fiancé if they ever get ahold of him. Niji is going fucking feral over the fact that she chose a CLOWN over him, a PRINCE.

Boa

Cara's family decides to rush Cara's wedding to Niji because one of her brothers is also getting married soon, and they want to focus on what they consider to be the "more important" wedding. Feeling trapped and terrified for her future, Cara flees in the middle of the night with no plan beyond getting away from her nightmare of an engagement.

The small boat she stole in her escape happens to cross paths with the Kuja Pirates, and Cara is borderline hysteric when they stop her. She begs Hancock to not send word of her whereabouts to her family or fiancé. She's sobbing as she starts frantically rambling about the hell that she'll be put through by the Vinsmoke family if they ever get their hands on her again.

Much to the surprise of the Kuja pirates, Hancock asks Cara if she's ever heard of Amazon Lily. She kicks open the haphazardly packed bag of fine jewelry that Cara took with her on the way out and says that it looks like it would be enough to secure her passage there should she be interested.

While Boa maintains an expression of indifference and says that she's only helping her because she doesn't want to do something that will make a bunch of men happy, she can't help but feel a pang of sympathy for Cara. She can understand the terror associated with men wanting to use your body for their own gain.

There's a significant adjustment period for Cara as she gets used to life on Amazon Lily, but she finds herself making friends rather quickly. Her sharp shooting puts her in the position of being a highly regarded hunter not long after getting there. Boa checks in on her at random to see how she's adjusting, but the visits get longer and longer every time.

Boa offers her a role as a Kuja pirate, but Cara turns down the offer because she's scared of possibly crossing paths with either her family or the Vinsmoke's since she's sure they're looking for her. Unbeknownst to her, upon finding the broken remains of the boat she fled on, she was assumed dead.

Cara yan Crackships that will never happen but are fun to think about

Dracule mihawk & cara - romantic, dramatic goth x confused princess

Law & cara - loves cute things x is a cute thing

Ace & cara - literal hot head x composed ice princess

Shanks & cara - chaotic man x overthinking, stressed

Zoro & cara - guard dog x bunny

Buggy & cara - the beautiful bride x how are you still alive clown

Boa & cara - the most beautiful x the most beautiful

Sabo & cara - revolutionary x princess

I can go on

Okay honestly... Sabo and Cara would genuinely work out great as a couple and I'm kinda obsessed with it now.

Like I immediately pictured Sabo infiltrating a gala being held in Cara's home country. He kind of knows how to blend in from his childhood in Goa Kingdom, but he's rusty and imperfect. Most of the people there are too preoccupied with themselves to notice, but Cara does. When the formal dance begins, she makes sure that she ends up dancing with him.

Sabo thinks he's absolutely nailing his act if the princess herself is approaching him, only for Cara to playfully whisper that he really didn't do his research. He's left buttons undone all night, he holds champagne flutes wrong, and he was courteous to the staff. How amateur.

He's already looking around for a quick exit, sure that she's about to scream for the guards, but she calmly continues, asking if he's had a hand in the civil unrest in the country. Then she really throws him for a loop by giving him advice. She tells him which parts of the country have less surveillance, and what groups would be more likely to be sympathetic to his cause or even want to help.

Of course, Sabo is dubious of her. This makes no sense and is highly suspicious. However, she goes through the whole night without ratting him out, and the areas that she said would be safe actually are. So he seeks her out again and really talks to her. He learns about her personal disdain for her family's rule and how much she hates seeing the citizens suffer for it. Even though other revolutionaries are more wary of her, Sabo can empathize with her due to his own background and gives her a chance to prove herself.

They work together to bring down her family, and when they succeed and the people are free, he offers for her to join the Revolutionary Army. Her tactical expertise helped significantly during the take down, and he says he would be a fool to not at least try to convince her. He didn't even need to try, she was happy to join and work with people that can actually appreciate her for her. They go on to become the ultimate power couple.

I was going to talk about some of the others, but I got carried away oops

[moeblob]

Surgery is at 9:45 (finally, thank the heavens cause I'm going insane here at how bad hospital communication is) so! Pen doodles before I'm drugged up on anesthesia.

OCs of mine as a comfort in my suffering (and it's easier in pen bc they're boring designs unlike fanart I'd want to draw).

[orcelito]

ok i am actually so very angry and there's literally nothing i can do to fix it. life keeps going on. she might even be happy. and fuck dude, i'll make sure im happy too, i was a fully developed person before she was in my life and i'll continue to be one without her. but God Damn, the fact that she can just do something so blatantly awful and unfair to me and then run off without any actual repercussions is just so fucking rankling to me.

like perhaps she feels guilty. she said she did when it was all going down. but it was just something she "needed to do". so obviously she didn't feel guilty enough or she wouldnt have done it like that lmaoooo

i really did deserve to have a good solid yell at her. but unfortunately, by the time i did see her in person i just wanted her out of my fucking life. so. no yelling was done, unfortunately.

[ourladyoftheflytrap]

Honestly I'm glad that I spent so much time orbiting radblr as a TRA because it led to my views changing, but I find it to be totally creepy behavior now that I'm on the other side of the fence (hello kettle, I'm pot!). Like, I pretty much avoid transgender spaces unless a mutual or somebody I love is engaging with them. So when I see anons that are clearly sent by people who not self identify as radfems, feminists, or "terfs," but still orbit this area often enough to follow our drama, that is weird af to me.

In hindsight tho, radblr totally does (or did) have people doing the same to tra blogs. Toppdyke used to be famous on transblr, and there were anonymous harassment campaigns targeted at various trans blogs (usually blogs run by afab people 🤔) that look very similar to the harassment campaigns we see on radblr. It's like no normal feminist or trans person wants to start an argument online, so instead these social spheres experience the worst of both worlds whenever they meet.

[kloss-karliee]

Karlie tried to calm herself down. "i hope you don't hate me. i can tell that you're trying & i just wanted you to know that i see that. i am beyond excited to see where this can lead. i think you're just wonderful. & i want nothing more with this than to keep you here. shoot, i think if i could get away with it, i'd probably kidnap you & keep you here in New York."

Oliver putting some distance between the two of them was a great thing for their current situation. but she felt an instant like she was a child whose blanky was taken away from them. she knew it was for the best though, before they both dove head first into this with broken hearts & a longing for love.

"y'know, i was going to ask you if you had eaten anything today. i know traveling from L.A. to NYC is a task to say the least. but to add excited into the mix along with some nerves. i know i wouldn't have been able to eat anything. i'll be honest with you, i think all i've had today was a protein bar while the boys had breakfast..." she took his hand & stood up off of the bed, now that her body had a chance to cool down & reset she was ready to take on the rest of the evening.

she led him out to the living room area as she spoke with a hint of a laugh in her voice. "hand holding & possible cuddling... i think we can handle that." by the time they got into the living area she noticed the credits rolling on the movie that got left on. were they really in there that long? it had felt like a fraction of a moment to her & yet so much had happened in what felt like a fleeting moment.

"well, i've got a bunch of stuff here or i can put in a quick uber eats order for anything you want. like.... maybe some French Toast?" she thought it was only fitting to suggest it due to what seemingly brought them together in the first place. that thought brought a glowing smile to her face.

"I understand that completely I do, which is why I am trying so hard to be good with you." Oliver took a deep breath and once again tried to clam himself down, his whole body was on fire it seemed. "I think we should play it even safer and limit our physical touching, because you make me a little bit to hot... But please know that I really want to kiss you and do everything to you."

He moved himself down towards the foot of the bed and criss crossed his legs. "You know I haven't really eaten today, why don't we order in some food and go watch that movie. Give our sexually charged brains a change to cool down."

He stood up and reached out for her hand and gave her the softest smile her could. "I think my body can handle hand holding and possibly cuddling on the couch."

At least he hoped that his body could handle that, he wasn't sure to be honest. Every touch form her seem to make his body react in a way it hadn't since he hit puberty. "What are you in mood for food? Because I could go for anything to be honest."

[winterrose42]

Whatever happens i hope the entirety of the medical system and every other established bullshit broken system run by people whi think theyre entitled to other peoples worth burn to the ground as painfully as possibly and the people effected get to mount their heads on sticks before being given contracts to be involved in the rebuilding process so its actually fucking fair and works

Rapidly losibg vacation time i cannot just simply go to work after just fuck all bullshit

[kittlyns]

I had yet another long, strenuous day yesterday and didn't finish work until super late and then I couldn't fall asleep until well past 2am cuz I was in so much pain from standing literally all day

[silkentine]

Me when they are the sisters ever: 😭😭😭 They came out soooo freaking well. I won’t lie, they took me a thousand years to finish but through the constant support from all of my buds (and my latent bisexuality), we made it 😤

Hopefully you guys know the deal by now: design choices, easter eggs, and (NEW!) closeup shots below the read more. ⬇️

I wanted Ace to have a very down-to-earth vibe and looked at Aussie beach-girls, coastal cowgirls, and vaqueras for reference. (IDK, I’ve just always envisioned Ace as part-Australian🌺 and Mexican 🏴‍☠️) Her clothing choices are mostly natural or utilitarian materials like the painted wooden beads on her top, her woven fabric and leather belts, and her denim jumpsuit. I gave her bikini top a zen-garden kind of feel because I read the first Ace’s Story Novel and I loved how idyllic and peaceful they made Sixis Island sound so I wanted to invoke that in some way.

Speaking of her painted wooden beads, they hang off the back of her top and represent her connection to Sabo and Luffy. They watch her back once she sets sail. She only wears one red glass bead earring because the other one got ripped out of her ear when a child, leaving her earlobe torn (don’t think about it too much 😢). Also, YES! she does wear a hibiscus flower just like Rouge (because I hate you and I want to make you cry, muhwahahahaha).

Also, I really wanted her to have super textured curly hair that licks behind her like flames. I am always considering whether or not a character should have long hair or not because I don’t want it to be a hindrance if they’re in a fight (or if they ARE a fighter with long hair, how to they avoid an enemy making use of that?). Ace is, of course, a Logia-type Devil Fruit User so I think she wouldn’t have trouble with people grabbing it LOL I get the feeling that she doesn’t take very good care of it even though it looks amazing. Like you’d think it would be soft and bouncy just by looking at it but if you ever get the chance to run your fingers through it, it’s a total rat’s nest and there’s sand and food all up in it. She still falls asleep while eating 😂 but she tries her best to only do it around people she can trust (woman moment 😔).

Honestly, her design is not that different from Ace’s canon look. It feels really vital to Ace’s character to have a lot of skin showing. And he’s always hanging all over himself with his hips all cocked like the weight of the world is too much to stand up straight. It is certainly not my OWN preference to make her an absolute smoke show. That’s just the character, okay? (I’m partially lying and the proof is that I turned the emblem on Ace’s hat strap into a sternum tattoo for no other reason than that it is sexy af.)

Here are some closeups of Ace:

Now for Sabo, I’ve made her very girly. I tried putting her in pants or something more militant but she told me that she’d wear the big poofy sleeves and hiked-up ruffled skirt. I think Sabo has always had a strong grasp on his fashion sense and individual flair and I truly believe that his personal style is one of the major influences for the rest of the Revolutionary Army resulting in the very flashy, queer, steampunk aesthetic (aside from Dragon’s plain-ass cloak). So of course I had to implement her nonconformist look when reimagining her as a woman and dress her up to the nines.

I’ve given her very ornate jewelry that is there to tell a story, even if she herself doesn’t know it. I like to think she picks up stuff from her travels that resonate with her, such as a damaged set of earrings with one stone missing or red cup-shaped shells featuring three nestled pearls. Another accessory that cannot go unmentioned is her dragon claw hat pin that keeps her top hat resting on top of her hair (and is definitely used as a weapon when the situation simply doesn’t call for trusty metal pipe). She also has a veil that obscures her prominent facial scar. I imagine she’s not very keen on the reminder of the incident from her childhood that took away her memories. I also kept her chipped toothed because 1) it’s fucking adorable and 2) is a visual reminder that she no longer aligns herself with the nobility who would have gotten such a thing fixed. She is so poised in almost every outward facet of her life from her dignified role as the Chief of Staff to the elegant materials in her clothing that it can be easy to forget she was also a rough and tumble forest dweller. Every time Koala remembers this, he lets out the biggest sigh.

Her hair is inspired by Gibson Girls and Elizabeth Swann from the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie. I wanted it to be fussy and tidy but fall apart when she’s in moments of distress. For example, when she remembers her sisters, her hair starts to look like Ace’s flaming mane. I’m so in love with her, I think she looks like an adorable little porcelain doll that would fuck you up. I made an effort to keep her eyes a little bit manic. I get lost in her steely black orbs (and also Ace’s warm brown ones, but we’re talking about Sabo rn).

Here are her close-ups:

Plot notes for this AU:

For this series of character designs, I wanted the expressions and outfits to be aligned with the canon plot but I don’t know if I have the heart to kill fem!Ace in my AU. I’m too attached and ASL has suffered enough!!!!! But Ace’s death is also a major defining moment for Luffy so it feels disingenuous to completely avoid it. Also a huge aspect of Sabo’s character is carrying on Ace’s will and I have so many thoughts about how the Dressrosa Colosseum scene would play out if they were all women. Oh well, I’ll cross that tragic bridge when I get to it. I’m definitely going to draw some Modern AU Girl Piece ASL though. They deserve to hang out with no stakes 😭 They are sisters!!!

Check out the tag “girl piece” on my blog for my other One Piece genderbends! 🥰

[classyrbf]

PART 2 OF PRISONER!GETO

prisoner!geto who can’t stop thinking about late at night, getting so worked up and horny, the most horny he’s been in a while. He’s pulling his pants down, closing his eyes while he pictures the way your scrubs clung to your body and showed off your ass. He thanks god he doesn’t have a bunkie or else he’d be in a real awkward position. He purposely gets into another fight a week later, the wound on his lip opening back up. He’s smiling to himself as he gets walked to the infirmary knowing he’ll see you there.

“Not you again,” you sigh.

“Told you I’d see you soon, doctor.” He sits on the small bed, watching as you put on gloves and examine his busted lip. He can tell you’re avoiding eye contact with him, trying your hardest to ignore his stares and slight touches. “Have you thought about my offer yet?” He asks.

You gulp, blinking as you rub the ointment over his wound. “Don’t know what you’re talking about.” You play stupid, but you remember your last conversation so clearly. It makes you nervous. All he does is laugh.

“Come on. I’ll even beg.” He grabs your wrist, slowing pulling it down, a smug smirk on his handsome face. “You telling me you haven’t thought about it once since we last seen each other?” He whispers. He parts his legs, pulling you in between them. And god, you smell so good. So sweet. He could just eat you up right here.

You stand there, unable to form words because as much as you want to say no, you want to say yes. He makes your heart race and your pussy wet. What a sly bastard. With his stupid tattoos, muscles, hair and chiseled face. You hate how much effect he has on you.

“Listen,” he rubs a hand down your waist, “meet me in the supply closet by the showers during lunchtime if you’re really down.” He flashed a smile before standing to his feet and walking out the infirmary. “Bye, bye, doctor.”

Come lunchtime, you walked through the halls of the prison, mentally cursing at yourself. It’s just one time, one time. You bet he won’t even be there, that he’s just playing a stupid joke cause he’s bored with himself. And as you reach out to open the supply door, your heart beats against your ribcage, looking around to find the halls empty. You step in, seeing him leaning against the wall, the faint rays of light allowing you to make out some of his features. “Well, look who it is,” he chuckles. “Came here to help me out, doc?” He walks over to you, trapping you between him and the door.

“Shut up already and let’s get it over with.” You smash your lips on his, kissing him with such urgency and fervor. His large hands grab at your ass, squeezing and groping it as he pushes you against the wall, knocking a few things over. You both pull away, breathing heavily, lips swollen. “We gotta be quick,” you whisper, undoing his jumpsuit while he pulls down your pants.

“More eager than I am, huh?” He teases, earning an eye roll from you. “Come here.” He bends you over the small wooden table, snatching your panties off and getting a good feel of your ass. His dick jumps, pre cum already leaking from the swollen tip. He’s already so worked up, so ready to feel your wet and tight cunt. “Fuck,” he grunts, running his head over your sopping slit, nudging your clit slightly. “Already so fucking wet.”

He pushes his throbbing tip past your folds, a small gasp leaving your lips when you feel how thick he is. Inch by inch you feel the stretch, you mouth agape as you try and grow accustomed to his size. Geto’s entire body shivers, his fingers pressing into your skin so hard you’re sure he’d leave marks. “Ohhh shit,” he lets out a shaky breath. God, it’s been so fucking long since he’s had some good pussy and he can already tell he won’t last long. He finally bottoms out, feeling your walls clench around his length, sucking him in. “My god,” he laughs in your ear. “Lemme just enjoy this feeling—fuckkk���for a moment,” he moans, eyes fluttering shut.

He finally starts moving his hips, feeling his tip press against your cervix with each thrust. With each passing second, he gets faster, fucking your harder and rougher, your pussy has got him in a trance. “Pussy feels so fucking good,” he grips your hips, pulling you back towards him so you can meet his thrusts. One of his hands reach around your throat, gripping it just enough as he pulls you back against his broad chest. “Do you fuck all of your patients or am I just special?” He jokes.

“Mmmm…shut—ah—up!” You cry out, whimpering when he presses up against you, finding a new angle that makes your eyes roll back. “Just keep fucking me,”you say with a raspy breath.

“Doctors orders.” He can feel the way your pussy leaks, your juices dripping down his shaft and make his cock ache like never before. It almost hurts. He hold you tighter against him, the sound of skin on skin filling the small room. “You take it so well,” he breathes against your skin, pressing wet kisses to your neck. “So fucking well.” His thrusts grow sloppier, chasing his own orgasm. But in the distance, he hears the guards walking down the hall. “Shh, shh, shh.” His hand covers your mouth, his thrusts becoming slow and deep, letting you feel every inch of his cock, every vein, every pulse before hitting that sweet spot deep inside of you.

Your eyes squeeze shut, trying your hardest to keep quiet, the guard getting closer and closer. Their keys jingle with each step and their voices grow louder. “Atta girl. You feel how fucking deep I am…shiittt. Keep fucking squeezing me like that—yeah, yeah you’re gonna make me fucking cum.” His brows furrow as he bites down as his bottom lip in attempts to contain his moans, but his abs tense up and his entire body shakes before he’s filling you up, stuffing you with his sticky, hot cum. “No, no, don’t you dare move. Just like thattt, oh yes!” His eyes roll back, still cumming. His pushes his cum deeper inside of you, feeling it leak back out before he finally pulls out.

Geto truly wishes he could’ve had more time with you. His mouth drooling over the mere thought of how you taste, wanting to make you cum on his tongue, but for now he’ll have to settle for this. “You came inside me, asshole!” You pull your pants back up, turning to face him.

“Couldn’t let it go to waste.” He reaches out and stroke your cheek. “Right?”

“Whatever.” You swat his hand away. “Where are my underwear?” You look around the dimly lit room before realizing he was holding them.

“I’ll be keeping these for later,” he swung them in your face before stuffing them in his pocket.

“You’re such a pervert.” You narrowed your eyes at him.

“You have my cum running down your leg right now.” He places a finger under your chin, tilting it towards him as he leans down and kisses you slowly, his tongue sliding over yours before catching your bottom lip. “Mmm, thank you, doctor.” He smiles before kissing you once more.

You push him off of you, trying to process everything you just did right now. It was so wrong but it felt so right, so good, so intoxicating. “If it makes you feel any better, I get out in six months.”

“No. This was a one time thing.” You place a hand on his chest, shaking your head.

“Was it? Cause I don’t think it was. Not with the way your pussy was squeezing around me. It was almost like she was made for me.” He cups your face, forcing you to look at him. His eyes searches yours, a smile forming at the corner of his lips. “Yeah…it definitely isn’t the last time.”

[rumisgf]

“ YOUR BEST EATER ! ” (MHA EDITION)

ꕥ summary: rating how well mha men would eat you out ! (this is canon cause i said so)

ꕥ includes: keigo takami, mirio togata, touya todoroki, shota aizawa, katsuki bakugou, denki kaminari, enji todoroki

ꕥ warnings: dom/sub implications, oral f!recieving, dirty talk, crack ofc this is for fun, slander (sorry lol), black!reader as always, timeskip chargebolt and dynamight

KEIGO TAKAMI - ♾️/10

⊗ he’s a REAL eater.

⊗ you have to cry and beg for him to pop his mouth off you because he has an addiction

⊗ he thinks you taste so good

⊗ there’s not one morning his head doesn’t end up between your thighs

⊗ and at events, he’ll find a way to pull you to the nearest bathroom and get a quick one out because you just looked too good

⊗ he loves having you sit on his face

⊗ “imma eat it. AHHHHH”

⊗ he doesn’t care if you just got off of work or if you’re tired he needs your pussy on his tongue stat.

⊗ he’s such a slut.

“please- ‘s too much~!”

“c‘mon i know you got one more, i got you~”

TOUYA TODOROKI - 3/10

⊗ you thought he was an eater…?

⊗ you’re funny.

⊗ yeah unfortunately mr. long dick over here doesn’t like eating pussy

⊗ his ego is bigger than his dick

⊗ however,

⊗ on the rare occasion that he’s feeling extra nice, he’ll do more than plunge his fingers into you before he makes you take him from the back

“o-oh~..!”

“couldn’t help myself…too fuckin’ wet…”

ENJI TODORKI - 0/10

⊗ like father like son (he’s much worse)

⊗ he’s not particularly a…. giver

⊗ he’s a meanie he’d rather manhandle you instead

⊗ he don’t even like his wife and kids so what makes you think he likes you enough to eat you out

⊗ besides….even if he tried…it wouldn’t be…well…good.

⊗ he’s too rough he might bite your shit i don’t know pookie

⊗ if you beg him enough he’ll do it for like a split second

⊗ you immediately regret your decision

⊗ help him.

“wait- it’s ok it’s o-ok. nevermind…”

“what’s wrong?”

SHOTA AIZAWA - 7/10

⊗ he likes to pretend he doesn’t like giving head

⊗ but you catch him on one of those days….

⊗ he becomes a different man

⊗ and he’s mean with it, too

⊗ your thighs will have bruises from the way he forces your legs open

⊗ he likes eating you out before just because he feels satisfied having you weak before he even fucks you

⊗ he’ll edge you and tease you just to have you begging him to cum

“stay fuckin’ still, or you’re not cummin’. understand?”

MIRIO TOGATA - 10/10

⊗ yes i’m sneaking my man in here. i do not care.

⊗ he’s a certified munch y’all hate to say it

⊗ he gets it from fatgum.

⊗ (i would put him in here but then imma get nasty)

⊗ please just sit on his face and give him three minutes you will be dripping before he even puts it in

⊗ he massages your thighs and kisses your clit ‘cause he really is just so in love with you

⊗ not only will he shove his head between your thighs before he fucks you just to get a quick taste

⊗ he’ll clean you up after he fucks you, tastes himself and you

⊗ he’s a huge giver

⊗ please marry him

“such a pretty pussy, baby…’m gonna clean you right up~”

BAKUGOU KATSUKI - 9/10

⊗ oh give him five minutes

⊗ put him between your legs and he’s done for

⊗ he’s a nasty FREAK and he cannot hide it in this predicament.

⊗ he swears up and down ‘he doesn’t eat pussy’ to all his friends and every girl who brings it up

⊗ but if it’s his baby? someone he’s really into?

⊗ you see a completely different side of him

⊗ and he makes everything so messy

⊗ he’s so focused when he does it and when he looks up at you… you are done for

⊗ he can make you cum quick to get you wet enough to just slip in– then he gets right to business

“kats~…”

“taste so good…so fucking good..”

DENKI KAMINARI - 11/10

⊗ y’all thought i wasn’t gonna put him here?

⊗ he refers to himself as an eater

⊗ he has no shame

⊗ he’ll eat it in the morning, for lunch, after dinner, for dessert- he really doesn’t care

⊗ he definitely can get off just from giving you head

⊗ the feeling of you dripping down his chin and the sound of your moans is enough to get him up

⊗ you will be orgasming more than once

⊗ and he can go on for hours if he really wanted to

“my messy baby…you sound so pretty~

©𝑹𝑼𝑴𝑰𝑺𝑮𝑭

[paganinpurple]

AO3 Etiquette -UPDATED

Based on both decent and not so decent replies, I have made some changes to my original post below.

It would seem a whole new kind of AO3 reader/writer is emerging and it is becoming clear not everyone quite understands how the website community works. Here is some basic guidance on how most people expect you to go about using AO3 to keep this a fun community archive that funtions correctly:

As well as likes, kudos is for when the story was interesting enough to make you finish reading. If it sucked or was badly written, you probably left. If you finished it, you liked it - so kudos.

If you really liked it, you should try to comment. It can be long and detailed or a literal keysmash. Writers don't care, we just love comments.

No critisism unless the author has specifically asked or agreed to hear it (so use your notes to say if you want some constructive feedback). Even constructive critisism is a no-no unless an author note tells you it's okay. No, posting it online is not an open invitation for that. Many people write as a fun hobby or a way to cope with, among other things, insecurity and just want to share. Don't ruin that for them. I've seen so many authors just stop writing coz they can't handle the negative emotions the critism brings, and it's only meant to be a fun thing shared for free (pointing out tagging errors is not included in this).

Do not comment to ask the author to write/update something else. It's tacky and off-putting and will probably have the opposite effect than the one you want.

There is no algorithm, it's an archive. Use the search and filter function to add/remove the pairings/characters/tropes etc. you want to read about and it will find you the fics that fit the bill.

For this to work, writers must tag and rate stories. This avoids readers finding the wrong things and missing the stuff they want. I don't care how cringy that trope is in your eyes - it gets tagged.

The tag exception is if you don't want to tag a million things or spoil your story, you can rate it as "chose not to use warnings," and maybe tag the bare minimum.

Don't censor tags. How can someone exclude a tag if the word isn't typed out correctly? There are no content bans for terms so don't censor them.

If the tags are mostly content/trigger warnings, especially if they are things considered very fucked up or graphic, you might want to use "dead dove - do not eat" to ensure people know that you're not messing around with tags and what they get is exactly what you've warned them about.

Character A/Character B means a ROMANTIC or SEXUAL relationship of some kind. Character A&Character B is PLATONIC, like friendship or family.

Nothing is banned. This is an rule because banning one thing is a slipperly slope to banning another and another, until nothing is allowed anymore. Do not expect anyone to censor for you. Because of the tags system, you are responsible for your own reading experience.

People can create new chapters and sequels/fic series any time after they "complete" a story. So it's considered perfectly normal to subscribe, even to a finished story. You can even subscribe to the author instead just to cover your bases.

Do not repost stories or change the publishing date without an extremely good reason (like a complete top to bottom rewrite or an exchange youve written for going public). It's an archive, not social media. No one cares what's the most recent, only what fits their tag needs.

Instead of deleting a story you wrote if you hate it - consider making it anonymous or orphaning it so others can still enjoy it, without it being connected to your name anymore. If you still want to delete it, fair enough.

It's come to my attention that metaworks ARE allowed on AO3, which is something I wasn't aware of. So if you do post an essay or theory, please tag it as such so others can choose to search for it or exclude it. Art is also allowed.

The only reason this archive works is because NON ONE PROFITS. Do not link to your ko-fi or patreon or mention monetary gain in any way or you violate the terms and risk having your account removed. If anyone does link, it leaves the archive open to people claiming it's for profit and having the whole thing removed.

I KNOW there's plenty more I missed but I'm trying to cover most of the basics that people seem to be struggling with.

I invite anyone to add to this, but please explain, don't berate.

[teaboot]

I've never had a cat before and I'm hoping to get one soon. Do you have any advice?

Treat a new cat as you would a new roommate. Give them space and time to settle, establish a pattern and a rhythm, and in time they may choose to become friends and spend time with you. Dont force a friendship.

Use simple words and repetition to establish communication. Words like breakfast, treat, snack, lunch, supper, dinner, food, and eat all basically mean, "I am feeding you; expect to be fed", but it's a lot for a little guy to remember. I just say "Dinner" when I mean "cat food is coming", and so my boy knows exactly what I mean when I say it. As a plus, using only one word for snack time means he has no idea what the other words mean, so I can talk about food in front of him without ruling him up.

Pay attention to body language. Cats all have different personalities, and you'll learn their likes, dislikes, and messages over time this way. Son boy here loves anything with plumbing but dislikes getting wet- his favourite blanket to chew and snuggle goes on his favourite chair, and he gives me a specific gesture when he wants me to kneel down so he can jump onto my shoulder.

Read into problematic behaviour. Cats pee in weird places when they're hurting, in distress, or have insufficient of unclean litter box space. Biting, attacking feet , and knocking things off tables often means they're understimulated and need you to play with them, or at least need some kind of enrichment or puzzle to tackle. Tail flicking can be frustration or irritation. Purring is usually good, but may also be self-soothing behaviour to alleviate pain, encourage healing, and relieve anxiety, like over-grooming.

Like children, "bad" behaviour isn't malicious- it usually means there's something you aren't seeing.

Learn how your cat expresses love. Loads of people think cats are uncaring, cruel, and indifferent, but the truth is, they're just not dogs. Spending time near you, showing an interest in tools you're using or projects you're working on, sitting the way you sit, laying on their back, rubbing on your legs, wiping their face on your shoes when you get home- these are signs that your cat is enamored with you. You're their family, they feel safe and protected around you, they're curious about things you enjoy and want everyone to know you're family.

Set reasonable expectations. Again, cats are not dogs.We bred dogs to desire our approval- cats walked into our lives themselves. They have no human-programmed need to fulfill a duty or perform a task to your standards.

Training cats to do tricks isn't as hard as people say, but the willingness or interest in doing the trick is more heavily reliant on personality and mood. Some cats will refuse all but the most basic requests- I'm lucky in that Ollie understands and is willing to do several, provided I don't abuse his trust and he's not crowded or overwhelmed or just bored of doing it over and over in a short period.

Ollie, for example, knows Up to stand on his back legs and hold my hand, Down to get to a surface I indicate, Out to emerge from a closed space, Come to find me where I am, Help? when I'm offering to let him use me as an elevator, Dinner when I understand he's hungry and am getting food, and when I put on his collar he knows to climb into his carrier 'cause we're going somewhere. And he'll do any of these about 90% of the time, either ignoring me or phoning it in when there's something interesting somewhere else, or if he's feeling anxious.

Lead by example. If you dread taking them to the vet, they'll see the anxiety in your body language and behaviour and likely learn to hate it, too. Again using my guy an example, I starred taking him on walks long before his first vet appointment, just to get used to his carrier and leash. Then his first checkup was relaxed and informal, with plenty of treats, and I let him explore the examination room with permission from the tech. Now he loves going, so I'm not stressed about taking him, so I don't stress him out in turn, and the vest doesn't have to deal with a stressed out cat slowing things down and fighting with them.

Make sure your sources are good ones, and also good ones for you. I will recommend Jackson Galaxy's YouTube channel for cat advice because a lot of what he does matches up with what I've learned and know to be true. I don't personally recommend Ceasar Milan because I personally find his methods distressing to recreate regardless of efficacy, so even if that advice was useful, *I'd* be miserable, and it'd just be trading one issue for another.

Have a person who can help. You never know when you might end up out of town overnight unexpectedly, or when your place may need serviced or fumigated, or if you may be called out of town. Before getting a cat, research reliable pet sitters, house sitters, pet daycares, whatever, just in case.

Consider pet insurance. No long spiel here, just think about it. Especially if you don't know your cats ancestry or potenyial health risks. An on top of that, fucking vaccinate them.

Dont let them free roam. At all.

I grew up on a farm with free-roaming barn cats. Do you know how many times child-me cried over having to bury them? Illness, disease, pregnancy, vehicles, other territorial cats, ticks, fleas, litter, poisoned prey, malicious humans, local wildlife, predatory birds, scrap metal, extreme heat, freezing temperatures, tainted water sources, poisonous or venomous critters, getting stuck in small or high places, tapeworms, loose nails, old equipment, falling branches...

I've seen some truly body-horror slasher-movie shit- just truly nauseating visual fuckery- and I'm telling you not to let your cat free-roam.

Leash training isn't hard. Supervised walks aren't hard. Even keeping your cat physically fit and entertained indoors isn't an impossible feat. Don't let your fucking cat fucking free-roam. Fuck

Also read up on foods and plants cats can't do, like every houseplant in existence is toxic it's insane

Anyhow yeah that's like. A couple things I guess

Here, have an Ollie Pic