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hotvintagepoll Hot Men Tournament rundown thoughts

I promised a final recap post and here it is! I'll try to cover the questions I saw the most as we closed out the bracket, reveal my ✨secret faves✨, and talk about the biggest surprises and turnarounds I saw in the brackets.

Yes, this will get silly.

ROUND 1

As I've mentioned before, I worked off submissions for who to include in the bracket, so if your fave was missing—that's why. I used submitted pics when I could, but many submissions didn't have one, so I tried to find decent ones in the couple of days I had to prep the first round (I didn't always succeed). By decent, I mean pics where 1) I could see the hot man's face, so not too much moody lighting, and 2) hopefully conveyed something about his vibe, even if it was a funny thing (yes, I showed Howard Keel in full Shakespeare get-up—I'm not beyond putting up a pic because I think it's funny). I didn't know all of these hotties going in, so some I had to guess with, but when I could I tried to pick shots that had a touch of the humor, class, or genre of the hot man.

For Round 1 and Round 2, I grouped the hotties by each decade, so only '60s actors ran against '60s actors, '50s against '50s, etc. Male beauty standards shifted pretty dramatically over the sixty years this tournament covers, and I didn't think it was fair to pit dramatically different styles of beauty against each other immediately.

I pitted hot men against each other based on opposing energies—hot vs cold, elegant vs rough, comedy vs drama, etc.. I wanted the polls to be interesting and I've never liked brackets where everyone is clearly in different "lanes" until the finals! I also wanted to make polls where I couldn't tell which way they would swing, so by setting matchups that felt opposite but equal, I got to be surprised by the bracket results too.

The only reason we had any three-way matchups is because the amount of men submitted didn't round to a nice bracket number. I don't like them generally and find them really hard to balance.

Secret faves from Round 1—I am a James Coburn girlie and knew he would die immediately, so that was not a shock but a bummer. I similarly knew Robert Preston is only magical to people who have seen him do His Little Dance Routines in That One Iowa Musical, but it would have been nice for him to last longer.

Surprises—Jeremy Brett was a last-minute add and I didn't think he really had a shot, so I put him in as a third wheel on the Sean Connery/Dean Martin matchup. Little did I count on the Granada girlies. (Always count on the Granada girlies.) The Elvis/Peter Falk poll was the first one to gain any momentum—Elvis was winning for the first 24 hours but then, my god, did Peter fight back. I didn't expect the Tab/Toshiro poll to make that bad a mincemeat out of Tab—people have different tastes, and I thought the people who like blonde sunny All American white boys might turn out for The Blonde Sunny All American White Boy. Sorry, Tab. I hope you've peeled yourself off the sidewalk by now. And, of course, I was SHOCKED and APPALLED that James Cagney would be obliterated by, of all people, Mr. Bing Crosby.

SHADOW BRACKET

The fervor of the Harold Lloyd and Fredric March people inspired the shadow bracket, and I couldn't be happier at the way it's gone. You were right, the original photos I had for them did suck. Cunty Harold Lloyd in his little life guard uniform was a revelation.

ROUND 2

For Round 2 I'd gotten a better sense of who was doing well and who was not, so a little of that came into play, but I mostly paired on vibes again. (I genuinely think this is a good way to make a fun, challenging bracket.)

Secret faves—Noooo not hot dilf Dick Van Dyke don't take my hot inventor dilf away uwu!!! (He was up against Marlon Brando. I would have been shocked if he'd won but for a minute there, a glorious second, it was possible.) I am also a big old softie for David Niven's particular brand of repression to the point of volcanic rupture, but he is one of many hotties who does not look good without moving and speaking so I figured he would be going.

So much beef—hey! hey you. I ran a poll asking if we are horny for dancers. Yes, was the resounding poll response. Where, then, did all the fucking dancers go? This round we lost Donald O'Connor, Fred Astaire, Harold Nicholas; Sammy Davis Jr., Danny Kaye, Frank Sinatra, and Bing Crosby all sneak into this category as well, by token of having been in the kind of big MGM bang-a-pan-and-put-on-a-show beloved bedlams we all watch at Christmastime. Round 2 voters HATED musical matchups. Except for one.

The one—SOUND OF MUSIC, the voters said, WE LOVE SOUND OF MUSIC. we will KILL the man responsible for salad dressing because of the SOUND OF MUSIC. every other dance man can die but THIS man dances a FOLK DANCE with JULIE ANDREWS in a GARDEN. I did not go into this poll with strong opinions about Christopher Plummer or Paul Newman but my god did I leave having heard all of them.

Surprises—James Edwards/Anthony Perkins matchup was a nail biter! Conrad vs Oscar kept me up at nights. Surprised to see Basil Rathbone survive against Sabu Dastagir—both very fetching, but Sabu had some top-tier propaganda. Cesar Romero put up a surprisingly stiff fight against Cary Grant (an omen for things to come).

Oh horrors—horror heroes surprisingly fell all over the place. I was sure either Bela Lugosi or Turhan Bey would sweep their three-way matchup, but Michael Redgrave of all people carried through; Boris Karloff went down against Johnny Weismuller (while holding hands with fellow fallen hottie Fred Astaire), but at least we got his guacamole recipe before he went. Delighted to see that the Venn diagram of the coalitions who support horror hero Vincent Price and funny lil guy Donald O'Connor is a circle.

Secret faves pt 2—oh yeah, I fucking love Danny Kaye and Donald O'Connor. RIP funny lil kings.

ROUND 3

For some reason this was the hardest one to make matchups for. Oh no, all the men are hot.

Secret faves—Michael Redgrave i love you SO much you're SUCH an idiot, how did you make it as far as round 3. I want you to sweep the whole thing but you should NOT be surviving this. I love you, here's a kiss, go home.

Surprises—Marlon Brando is gone! Errol Flynn is gone! Christopher Plummer exhausted himself beating the organic oreos man to death and goes out with a whimper. Beginning to actually see the roots of #mifunesweep as Tyrone Power, a hot man very different from Burt Lancaster, who was in turn very different from Tab Hunter, also gets swept under the wheels of the unbeatable toshirobus. Conrad Veidt finds that no amount of purring svelte eccentricity compares to the people who will fuck a young Lt. Columbo.

SHADOW BRACKET 2

Cannot believe it but Veidt loses this one too. Perkins sweeps and becomes Prince of the Shadow Realm!

ROUND 4

At this point I've set a formal bracket that I'm following.

Secret faves—this isn't secret anymore, but losing Jimmy Stewart hurt.

Surprises—The Gene Kelly/Jeremy Brett matchup was the diciest one all round, moving back and forth between the two by sometimes .01%. Far more surprising, however, was Cary Grant getting eliminated before the quarterfinals. Grant has never been my type, but he is famous for being THE type, so while the writing had been on the wall the whole tournament—how on earth did Michael Redgrave even get 36% in his matchup?!—seeing Grant go down was a SHOCKER. Other fallen hotties included Gregory Peck, James Dean, Harry Belafonte, and Sessue Hayakawa. Peter Falk finally met his match in Omar Sharif.

QUARTERFINALS

Secret faves—I don't know if it counts as a secret fave, tbh, as my horses in the race really went out with Stewart, but I do have a soft spot here worth mentioning. Here's my childhood dog, Keaton.

The resemblance is truly striking, and yes, he was short, fast, and not prone to smiling.

Surprises—I couldn't predict how any of these matchups would go down, but I was most interested in Keaton vs Sharif, as they are both SO hot in SUCH different ways.

SEMIFINALS:

This was such a good batch of semifinalist contestants. By this point I think we could all tell Mifune was unstoppable (though I thought Sharif might give him a run for his money), but I really didn't know which way Robeson vs Poitier would flip.

FINALS:

I wanted Sidney Poitier to pull a last-minute sweep out of nowhere, but alas, Toshiro is just THAT GOOD (maybe. I will admit that I find Toshiro's domination a little hard to believe, given the variety and hotness of all his competitors; the man is hot but all these men are hot). I'm still happy with how the tournament went.

FINAL MEDITATIONS:

Biggest shock of a dropout: the loss of Paul Newman

Biggest "you people have no taste": the loss of James Cagney

Biggest victory: Paul Robeson making it to the semifinals over often-assumed champion Gregory Peck

Biggest coalition who deserve justice: dancing men

Biggest ask character: vents anon (currently eating Laurence Olivier)

Biggest, uhh, anything: how many of you are here! I genuinely thought it would be me and 10 other people voting for the whole tournament. I'm thrilled it took off like this!

I think that's everything, but I'm happy to answer addl asks. And THANK YOU to everyone for your tags, rants, impassioned propaganda, beautiful pics, and love for the hot men! See you for the ladies!

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Hiii!! Hope you're having a good day! I really enjoy your work 💖

I'm curious about this...can I request a one shot, please uwu? from Suguru werewolf (Yandere soft), after of so many years he finally found his mate... she's a witch who is already engaged in marriage whit someone else, maybe a stupid sorcerer like Naoya (?) What will Suguru do to always have her by his side? maybe mate with her (NFSW) and kidnapped before the wedding...it's the only way to prove that she belongs to him.

Only if you want and if you like the idea 💡! If not it's ok. Have a good day, and thanks for your time.

The day you became his mate

paring: werewolf!light yandere! Geto x reader

warnings: smut(breeding, rough sex, half-agreed sex), kidnapping.

Words: 3,8k

Being lonely, it was hard to keep all your needs in check. Not having a partner for a werewolf is unbearable. Painful because there is no love in life. No hugging or kissing. There is no closeness of another person. Alpha would always miss an omega. The earth would miss water. The plants would miss the sun. He misses a partner.

He doesn't care if his partner is like him, a werewolf, or a different human. It does not matter. If his partner was a werewolf, it would have to be omega. Because he chose to be a loner. He lives alone, he has no partner. He doesn't stick to his relatives. He doesn't stick to his group. He's an alpha, werewolf, loner. He is independent and did not care whether someone is with him or whether he is alone. But still, the more and longer he lived like that, the more he felt the desire to have a mate. He was already 27 years old. And he never had a mate in his life. It never felt real. That's why he already wants to have someone in his life…    Werewolves aren't ugly. You knew it well. You, when you were learning about different ethnic types and different species, you knew that as a witch, as a female sorcerer, you had to learn more than what was written in the books.

You've met a few werewolves, you've seen them. Werewolves are not large dogs, as they are described. Werewolves were people. They just had more features that weren't originally human. Better senses, higher physical fitness, sometimes there may be a tail and ears on their body. But that's all. Only this. They don't have fur.

You've noticed that werewolves are really beautiful creatures. The men are tall and handsome. Muscled. Women are beautiful. Their eyes are soul piercing. Strong bodies, sharp teeth. In your opinion, they really are majestic. But their hormones scared you. their behavior because of it. Werewolves don't need a partner of their own species. It can also be an ordinary person. The only thing that matters to them is that they feel a partner in another person. Then their hormones will work on a human anyway. The alphas in their hierarchy choose a mate for themselves. Or rather, it is fate that chooses them. They feel that someone is made for them.

You've always been terrified of this behavior of alphas who feel omega. Werewolves are aggressive when they have to. They don't kill for no reason. But their aggression also shows up in moments of closeness to a partner. Even though the dominant partner doesn't want to hurt their mate. You heard about it, and you knew you wouldn't get the feeling. You could enjoy it, but also regret it. It would be nice to hear that you have been chosen as a life partner for someone, and they love you unconditionally. For ever.

But your partner is no werewolf. You're getting married soon. Even though it is a marriage of duty and coercion. Your husband will be a man. An ordinary sorcerer from an influential family. With him, you can do whatever you want. You will be able to live peacefully. You'll even be able to look at books, learn more. Watch to understand more. Read something interesting. Even though your life with this man may not be as nice as it could be if you loved him.

You know that there are people living in a relationship with a werewolf. Even though others think it's dangerous. It's the same risk as always when a human is with a non-human. People's bodies are different from their bodies. And that's why they consider it dangerous. But nature cannot be blocked. If a werewolf feels a life partner in a human, it should not be resisted. After all, a werewolf can only have one true partner.

Only one with whom he will be connected forever.

You walked through the small shop, looking through various books. You were looking for something you like. Some title or genre of the book. Even supernatural romances or something like that. Even werewolves. You were looking for anything to kill your slow, boring time.

That's where you met him.

Who would have thought that a small shop on a street corner would be something that would change your life so much.

There was a lot in this store, and you wondered what he really came for when he didn't seem interested in anything.

He appeared when you couldn't reach the book on the last, highest shelf. No matter how tall you were, you couldn't reach it. The shelf was just too high.

Leaning on the cupboard with your hands and chest, you extended one hand once more.

There was no staff to help you because sometimes they disappear into the back room, leaving the shop alone for a while. But why at a time like this if you need help now? Or you just need a stool or ladder to pick up the item you want…

You felt your fingertips run along the spine of the book. And you hoped this was the book you wanted.

You grabbed the bottom and slowly pulled it out. You still can't see what you're doing because it's still so high… Where are all the tall people to help you…

You felt the book begin to wobble under your fingers. You swallowed that shelf under your breath. You continued to pull the book lightly towards you, even if it might fall on your head.

You won't die from a book falling on you… You'll protect your head and you'll be fine.

But the moment the book fell off the shelf, you saw that it wasn't the book you wanted at all, and you closed your eyes in annoyance.

The book flew out of your fingers, but before it could fall on you, something stopped it.

You opened your eyes to see a man's hand holding the book.

You looked at him. He was definitely tall. This answers your question. Suddenly, a tall, handsome man appears next to you and saves you from the attacking book… How strange that sounds. Your knight in shining armor on a white horse who saved you from colliding your head with an angry, aggressive book that fall on you from the shelf…

What an unusual and strange meeting…

Besides, if he was normal, he wouldn't come here…

People just watch what happens to others, record it, and share it as funny mishap videos…

Or they just watch and don't care.

This man here was a little different because he approached you.

And his reflexes were amazing because he caught the falling book so quickly and accurately. By one hand.

It's amazing. You wonder how many people are with such reflexes?

Or is he not human at all? After all, there are so many non-humans in this world.

"are you okay?"

You looked at his face.

What if you were right about him not being human?

When you saw the piercing purple of his eyes, you felt like you were standing under a predator…

You felt as if you were overwhelmed by his aura alone…

Is this what it's like to be a victim? Is that what it feels like?

After a while you realized you had to answer.

"Yeah… Thanks…" you said uncertainly as you stared up at the sky.

Even though it might look silly to others, it was something else to you. You couldn't take your eyes off its beauty.

He was definitely not a knight in shining armor on a white horse…

It was a dark, mysterious but kind knight with piercing purple eyes that flooded your senses and you couldn't look at anything else but that.. His hair was half pinned up like a black wave floating down his back and shoulders.

Suddenly you saw his hand move and he handed you the book which was falling on you. Keep looking into your eyes. Watching your every move. Every breath that came out of your sweet lips.

It wasn't normal…

"Uhm… Excuse me, could you pass me the book that was next to this one?" You asked quietly, blushing a little in embarrassment.

It was embarrassing that he was saving you from the book. It was embarrassing that you even asked him to help you because you couldn't handle it.

It was embarrassing that he was so close, and he was looking at you like that…

He smiled slightly and moved closer to you, reaching for another book.

As soon as he entered the store, he felt different than usual. He felt something pulling him inside. Something that makes him stay inside.

His body led him to books and stationery where he looked at things, then looked at other things.

He didn't need anything from the store, but he felt he had to be there. He didn't know the reason. It was just a feeling…

But as he went to the other shelf, he saw one person a little further away.

When he saw you, his body made his pupils dilate.

When he saw you, his heart sped up.

His body started working differently.

For every werewolf, there is only one such moment in life…

The moment he meets his mate…

When he noticed that you needed help, he came over and helped you. He wanted to be nice and also to get close. He wanted to know if his senses were deceiving him.

When he grabbed that book and looked at you, he felt there was no mistake.

He was suddenly worried that you might be injured. That something could happen to you. That's why he looked and asked if you were okay.

He was so glad you were okay.

He had never felt such relief before.

Even when he doesn't know your name.

When you asked him if he would give you the book, he couldn't refuse.

When he could move closer, he was so pleased with it.

As he felt your scent even more in his nostrils, the instincts that werewolves have when they smell their mate awakened in him.

He immediately felt that he had to protect you. He felt he had to keep you by his side.

He felt he had to mark you.

The best way, and also the only way, is to mate with a partner.

He just met you, but he felt it was the right thing to do.

His rational thinking tells him he can't do it now… After all, it wouldn't be moral for you to mate by force.

He didn't want to do this to you.

Can you give him more time? Maybe you'd like to meet him?

Just a few meetings before that happens…

You think to be his…

You are his soul mate…

The only mate he'll ever have…

You are the chosen partner for him.

You must be his… No matter what happens… You must be his… As his partner, one of a kind.

You must be his because he wants you both to be the most important thing to you. He's waited too long to let go of this opportunity now…

You won't get away with this…

You have to because he wants it.

You must, because the world has decided so for you…

You will be partners forever….

Even if he doesn't know you're going to be involved with someone else soon… 

Your friend, your best friend, your protector, your soul mate, Geto Suguru.

None of you expected that your meetings after such an unusual meeting would be so frequent.

You agreed right away

And he proposed it.

Who would have thought that in less than a month you would become his friend.

He is your friend. You two get along perfectly. That's why you think you're soul mates. Even if that's not possible in humans.

However, it didn't even surprise you when he said he wasn't human… After all, he looked different from the others…

He was a werewolf.

Now you could be glad that your best friend is someone who isn't even human.

You saw how his behavior changed when you were near him.

You saw how his pupils changed shape.

To go from sharp and small to suddenly round and wider as he looked at you.

You don't know what that means for werewolves, but you do know that people's pupils dilate when they see something they like.

You wonder if your pupils are also dilated when you look at him.

You are happy to have him near you because he is your friend. Someone you can always trust.

But he acts weird sometimes…

Weird behavior that sends shivers down your spine…

He's possessive and the most jealous of any friend you've ever had…

No one can get close to you when he's around, because he's around.

His eyes then change. Then you see how his teeth are sharp. How his body looks like he's getting ready to attack any human… It wouldn't make sense if he was human… Unfortunately, he's a werewolf.

You knew werewolves were territorial and protected those who mattered to them.

Exactly.

But you didn't expect such a reaction when you told him you were inviting him to your wedding as your best friend.

Then you saw how his face changed. From cheerful to petrified. His eyebrow twitched. His eyes have changed. His aura was completely different. You were beginning to be afraid of him, of what he might do to you…

You still wonder why he is like this from the beginning… As if his feelings express something other than friendship.

"Suguru, is something wrong?" you asked seeing his serious face.

"Are you getting married?" he asked suddenly, in such a cold voice.

"…Yeah. In a few days…I want you to be my guest."

"Who are you marrying?! You love him?! Why?!"

You backed away a bit, knowing you had angered him. You don't know why, but he was angry. His voice was cold and dry. A cruel scream bursting from his throat as he couldn't control his emotions. Not now…

"I'm marrying him out of necessity, but I don't mind. You probably don't know him. Zenin Naoya. He is a sorcerer. I'm marrying him because he comes from a powerful family." You said as your smile faded.

"Are you marrying him even though you don't love him?!" he shouted suddenly standing up.

"Suguru?"

"If you don't want it, just don't do it… You think I'm going to let someone else have you…?!!"

"Sugu…?"

"You think after so many years of being alone, I'm just going to let go of the person who's meant for me?! I won't let my mate go! No one will take you away… Even if I have to have you by force…"

He suddenly left.

Left you confused…

What did he say?

Are you his mate?

That's why he acted like that?

Are you made for him because you really are his soul mate?

Are you meant to be his partner?

He, as a werewolf, felt it, didn't he? But why didn't he tell you before?

You felt a bit scared after he said he would have you by force…

How can you not be afraid of this?

That's why he left.

He kept the last bit of his sanity, he left before he did anything he would regret…

If he had stayed there with you, his emotions would have made him hurt you.

That he would bond with you by force…

But is there anything wrong with binding you to him by force?

You have to be his anyway… That's why… Is there anything wrong with that?

You felt bad for the next few days.

It was your last night before your wedding…

You were supposed to enjoy. You were supposed to get ready and rest before this important day.

You wanted to see Suguru. You wanted him to come and support you on this day… as your best friend…

But you don't know what to think about it, since he told you something like this…

You are his mate…

Could something that was scary for you at times really be true?

It would be really nice to have someone who loves you always. No matter what. It doesn't matter what you look like. It doesn't matter who you turn into…

A werewolf's true love will never fade away. Because he will be with you forever.

You you were chosen for Suguru… Can you break his heart…?

If only you had a choice…

You'd like to apologize to him. Because there's nothing you can do alone to prevent this wedding…

You can apologize to him now…

You didn't want to hurt him… You didn't want to deprive him of love…

You didn't want to break his heart…

Combing your hair while I was sitting in the chair by the mirror, all you see is how your eyes have gotten darker. Lustreless. Your eyes didn't sparkle because you couldn't see Suguru's eyes.

Gently running the brush through your hair, all you thought was that a warm bath and going to bed might relax you.

  The moment the door to your room suddenly opened, you jumped, quickly getting up from your chair.

Holding the brush in front of you as if it were a knife.

Whatever defense you have with you.

You saw a familiar face and tall figure as he emerged from the hallway. Coming into your room. Closing the door behind him. Slamming them sharply against the doorframe in the wall.

"Suguru…" You grumbled as you put your brush down on the shelf and slowly walked over to him.

But you stopped the moment you saw him starting to take off his hoodie.

Staying in a black t-shirt.

"I knew that only one thing could keep us both together…"he said as he untied his hair. Letting them fall on his back completely.

"What???"

"I knew from the beginning that you would be my partner forever… But for all this to happen, I'd have to do something… There's nothing wrong with forcibly marking you… Right?"

You took a step back when you saw his eyes.

Predator looking at prey.

"If you give up, it will be easier for me as well as for you." he said as he took off his shoes and then pulled his shirt over his head, showing you a muscular torso.

You blushed slightly and took a step back.

"It will be better for you if you approach me politely now and let me do whatever it takes."

You looked at him as he stopped.

"Because no matter what you do, you'll still be mine. Since we met. And since I walked into this room, there's no way you're leaving this house without being marked by me. I'll be softer if you come now."

Your body was paralyzed.

You couldn't move because of the stress. You knew what was about to happen…

You have no choice anyway…

He'll do it anyway… No matter what you choose…

You took one small step forward.

"I'll take that as a half answer. I'll be softer than I was meant to be…" he said as he suddenly appeared in front of you, pressing your lips hard against his.

Something happened that always scared you…

Alpha partner aggression towards omega partner…

Even though a partner doesn't want to hurt the other partner…

His body works like this…

He, feeling his partner's body, just couldn't help himself.

Something that used to scare you all the time is actually so good…

He's brutal, you have to admit it. But there's a subtlety to it. Also the way he kisses you and hugs you sometimes.

How he says sweet words to you as his hips hit yours.

With brute force, with hellish pace. Not allowing you to breathe normally.

His hands squeezing your hips and waist as he slammed his cock into your insides. Like it's about to tear you apart.

Tears flowed from your eyes, saliva flowed from your mouth. You cried through the overwhelming emotions and all the feeling.

A pain that fills you with such pleasure that you can't think straight.

The knowledge of the words suddenly disappeared from your mind, and all you could do was moan his name.

Your whole body was bitten and aching. Your wounds stung.

However, what was supposed to be painful and horrible was actually so good…

Your body reacted to it…

When you lay on your stomach with your ass up for him, you couldn't move. Your body was so soft. All the nerves in your body were burning with pleasure.

You don't know how long it lasts. But you know you're not going back to your normal life after all this.

You feel him entering you again and again. Feeling everything as he uses your body for pleasure. Giving you pleasure too. Letting you feel such an overwhelming feeling that it didn't feel like you were having normal sex.

So that's the point of their bodies not being the same as human ones…

His body can give you much more pleasure. And through it all, you're melting under his hips. Feeling hotter every time his hips hit your ass. As he entered you so deeply each time. So precisely hitting all sensitive points.

So much so that you came on his big cock, milking him, encouraging him to come inside you. Even though that's what he wanted to do with you.

Pour his semen deep into your womb and breed with you.

He wanted to mark you as his mate, forever.

With his length kissing your cervix every time, he was hugging you, and all he wanted was for you to moan his name.

What a sweet partner for him that he loves so much.

You will stay for him forever.

"Fuck… I love you… You're… You're mine…"

He wanted others to see that you were gone. He wanted others to see that you weren't in the room and that you weren't coming to the wedding.

Once you're marked as his, you won't go back to your old life because you're going with him.

With his cock moving in and out of your pussy again and again, you felt your body becoming so sensitive.

Until finally you felt even more hot as you wrapped yourself around him. As your body melted under his thrusts and kisses. In his arms.

He didn't mean to hurt you. And since your body was taking it so well… It's not bad for you.

You're his partner, That's why you won't leave his side.

You will live with it. You will not leave his house. You'll never come back.

He won't let him lose you.

His only partner. The person he loves. His mate.

[sashiavi]

I'd like to request 🥑, 🎨 and 🐝 for the ask game you posted uwu have a great day :3

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[avid-adoxography]

😘, 🐶, 🎤, and💞 with Greg Madsen? I am fascinated by him and want to know more about y'all? :o (CrypticCupid)

....Anyway. @crypticcupid KING I OWE U MY LIFE, HERE'S A COUPON <;3c *you take it. it says "one free kill, never expires"*

😘: What’s your f/o’s favorite thing about YOU?

Greg stared intently at the floor, as if the words he was looking for were, somehow, written there. Then, suddenly, it hit him.

"Greg believe it's their uncanny ability to see Greg. If you've never had a partner who really truly sees you, without fear, without preconception, without insecurity, it's a rare gift. [Undefined] loves in a wholehearted way that, were it to be bottled up and sold in stores, might end all unhappiness on Earth."

🐶: If you and your f/o were to get a pet, what would it be?

We're both dog persons, so the answer is really obvious jafhsgf.

Of course, we'll adopt one (or two? who knows) from a shelter, because we both believe in the "adopt, don't shop" mentality, and well, Greg's got that previously neglected rescued pitbull rizz, so we need to live up to the vibes. We'll probably go for something big, like a Rottweiler, an Amstaff, a Boerboel, a Tosa or any mastiff mix tbh.

We also both would really love to have a seal, but we have to be content with looking at them at the zoo and yearn. For now asdfhjgkgkj

🎤: Describe your f/o’s voice

Greg speaks in a low, hoarse voice, almost wheezy at times. Lots of rolled Rs and a slight lateral lisp due to the size of his teeth and how they constantly tear through his cheeks. It rarely gets strained, but you'll notice the rough, gasping breath of undeath (listen at your own risk ahdgasjh).

And yet, his voice is so full of enthusiasm and his laughter is so deep and bubbly and contagious, you'd hardly think he's dead. Until you get a good look at him ofc, but that's another story.

💞: How do you both express affection?

Love bite squad. Greg could eat my whole face, but instead he gently munches on my shoulder like some sort of grazing beast. Unfortunately for him, however, I do the exact opposite. As in, I go full feral, drooling, teeth scraping flesh and all. I don't hurt him ofc, but it's enough to either fluster him to death or laugh his head off depending on where I decide to bite him, but either way what a bliss uwu

My main love language however is cooking, and his is eating what I make like it's the most amazing thing he's ever eaten (and it usually is, if I can toot my own horn for once). Also, lazy days together. Either doing movie/video game marathons or just laying in bed cuddling, sharing jokes or simply basking in each other's warmth.

Greg is also a big compliment guy, as in he always finds something nice to tell me, no matter what I'm doing or how I look. He's my #1 supporter and self-esteem builder basically <3c.

Oh! And he always sends me memes and things that make him think of me. And when I don’t come home instantly, he also spams me with pictures of sad animals, hoping that'll make me come back faster. It usually works, but only because I hate to see my DMs blow up like that agfsaghds

Basic ass selfship ask game

[ducknotinarow]

"You know, I may or may not have been listening to that song you sang awhile back on & off." Vassago starts, handing Stolas a fresh cup of tea. "The one you sang with Miss Verosica, was it?"

Taking his seat next to him, he smiles softly. "You've always had a lovely voice & still do, of course." Fuck, he's rambling, isn't he? "What I mean is, I don't know. Maybe we could sing together sometime? Or, whatever you want to do. It's entirely your call." ( uwu )

| Muse Interaction

Well Stolas may have ended the night at the party that Veroiska threw on a high note there was still some lingering pains and Stolas had to admit he felt it all less when he was at least in the company of others so when he got the invite by Vassago? Well he couldn’t help but answer it as soon as they old make the little ‘hang out’ happen. Maybe being around some of his own could be good? Well that was some hopeful thinking but Vassago was different Stolas never minded being around him at least. Stolas couldn’t recall the last time he saw them? So they were do for sometime alone. Stolas idly enjoying the sights around them as they exchange some idle chit chat back and forth.

"You know, I may or may not have been listening to that song you sang awhile back on & off."

"Oh? The song I sang?" Stolas tilted his head to the side a moment a bit confused.

"The one you sang with Miss Verosika, was it?"

His red eyes widen for a brief second and he took the cup of tea from them. "Oh oh I see that one?" Stolas felt a bit bashful seeing how thar sing was all about him bearing out his broken heart.

"You've always had a lovely voice & still do, of course."

A faint blush hit his pale face as he smiled to himself. "Oh you think?Why, thank you, Vassago" Stolas took a moment to taste the tea he had just been given. He was really enjoying the compliments he seemed to be getting lately these days. Maybe he just liked the attetion. Vassago was simply being nice right?

"What I mean is, I don't know. Maybe we could sing together sometime? Or, whatever you want to do. It's entirely your call."

Stolas turned his head to look towards the parrot demon watching how they stumbled over each word just now. This seemed different then simply having a cup of tea and a chat? It took the owl a few seconds to clock in on the possibility? But was it likely?

If Vassago liked him in that way the marriage with Stella likely was what kept them from speaking before. "Well, If I recall your own voice was also very lovely I'm sure we could sing together some day but I would enjoy seeing you before that chance happens." Stolas offers still not positive on the hunch he had.

Last thing he wanted was set up for more hurt after all. He rather be more clear on if someone actually had intrest in him after all.

[softshuji]

hey hal !! what about 😠 🤑 & ❤️‍🔥 for izana?

hello dearest! I hope you're having a good day <3 i'm sorry i got carried away lol

'what's the worst fight you've ever had?'

I think the most amount of aggressiveness would be very early in knowing each other, and for that most of the fights would be the result of him not believing i'm genuine with my affection, especially after the kind of life he's had, it would be him pushing me away, me constantly trying to tell him I'm genuine and real about it. It would lead to a lot of miscommunication because then to me, it would look like he was deliberately pushing me away and not because he was afraid of being hurt. It would be something only time and persistence would fix.

'who has the worst spending habit?'

HIM, 100% and I say that cos I'm really frugal as a person and my family isn't well off, so his response to knowing that would be to deliberately splash out on gifts and expensive things for the sake of me or as a way of showing his appreciation (since we know words aren't easy for him when it comes to this kinda stuff) I would be constantly telling him he doesn't need to do that but he believes, if he has it, and it shows how powerful he is, then why not?

how do your love languages differ?

oh oh I'm a very physical touch and words of affirmation person, I could spend hours praising him and telling him every thing I like about him but that's not really his thing. In fact even though he'd love to say all those things, I think he finds it kinda hard? So he's definitely more of an 'acts of service and gift giving type, which is nice for me cos i love receiving things uwu

here is the link for anyone who'd like to join!

[mellifloraa]

17, 19, 28 :3

hiya nerd!!! thank you for sending an ask it's always nice to get one from you UwU

17: name 3 things that make you happy hmmmm....... there are lotsa things that make me happy!!! i try n look for little things everywhere i can but if i had to name three it'd be my bass sophia, yummy breakfast food, and my bestie idk if you've heard of them but they're pretty cool >:3c

19: favorite thing about the day ouuuggghhh i'm such a night owl um!! i like feelin the sun on me when it's sunny out!!! i like listenin to all the birds that stop by our bird feeder!! i like steppin outside and watchin all the bees flit around the flowers in our garden!!! i like lotsa things!!!

28: do you collect anything? mental illnesses DFHFKGJH um but seriously i used to collect autographs!! i would send out manila envelopes and a letter to a celebrity or business venture and ask for autographs and if i was lucky i would get some back, i don't have the originals with me anymore unfortunately but i have scans!!! i got some pretty cool ones if i do say so myself~

thank you for the ask darlin i hope your day was nice n i hope you took some time to think about your favorite things too ^w^)

[usernaureen]

hello! psc secret santa here <3 i hope you had a great christmas! i've been working on your set over the past few days, and i can't wait for you to see it! should be posted soon 👀

do you/your friends and/or family have any holiday traditions? if so, what are they and what do you love about them? if not, are there any you've ever wanted to try out? hope the rest of your year goes amazing! i'll post sometime in the next few days <3 merry (somewhat belated) christmas!

ahhhhhhh hello my little 🎅🏻 friend! i've been away for a few days so it was so nice to come back to this message uwu i'm so excited to see your set and to find out who you aaaaare!!

my family's not christian (or jewish) so we don't do gift exchanges but we still enjoy xmas music, movies, foods, and i put up lights (and i'm leaving them up past january.) it's just a cozy, cheerful time of year. we've never done a christmas tree though, so i think that would be nice to try some day.

merry even more belated christmas to you, and happy new year!

[yellowtintedlens]

its friday (the 13th uwu) so how has your week been? have you been up to anything exciting? 💙💙

oooh spooky uwu (also isn't it the new moon phase in a day or two, if I'm not mistaken?? extra spooky hehe) my week has been alright and I'm doing just fine, thanks for asking! I heard back from that one interview I attended (the other one is still postponed so welp, gotta wait ig), and I got it!! So that was sth nice that happened for me this week :) and oh boy, right after that, the work just started coming in (and I don't see it stopping any sooner) but it's healthy stress, y'know? Thank you for checking in on me every week, it's so nice of you!! Anything you'd like to share about your week? I'd love to hear! 💙

[writingsbymo-mo]

CONGRATS ON PASSING HUN!!! I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT!!! I also wanna say; don't worry so much about having time/motivation to write; You. Are. Doing. GREAT!!! Also; that last Shiggy x reader fic *wipes sweat from forehead* not exactly what I'm into, but that's also my point-you wrote something that I wouldn't normally read in such a way that I was entertained and even a little turned on by it (my piss kink, OOF); thank you for that. :3 Again; don't worry so much and have more faith in ur skills! ♡

Thank you 😭���💕💕 I can say I've been doing a bit better though I'm still having that end of the semester stress 😅 Hopefully when it passes, I'll be feeling much better and have the full motivation back. I still write, it's just at a much slower pace. It'll come back sometime.

I admit that Shig x reader fic is a bit different from how I usually write Shig 😅 Like, idk, guess I wanted a dom Shig this time around with some dirty talk he would probably use? There were a couple other ideas I had but this one stuck out the most. Maybe this one was a bit of a self indulgent one...idk 😂 but it happened.

I'm glad you enjoyed it even if it wasn't exactly your usual cup of tea.

[monocaelia]

Well hello~ for the kiss prompts how about xiao with prompt #44 ❤️️ (hope your day has been good!)

44. a goodbye kiss, but neither of you can quite let go

feat. xiao

note : hello rene!! i've been doing okay! i hope you've been doing well too uwu <3

send me a kiss and i'll write you something short <:

solitude is something xiao has gotten quite used to. he prefers to work alone and never accepts help from anyone, regardless of if they were mortal, a fellow adepti, or even the traveller.

but his world nearly collapsed when he met you.

at first, he had ignored you when you first greeted him at the wangshu inn. your smile was bright and inviting, coaxing the adpetus towards the warmth that you radiated. but he knew knew he shouldn't get close to mortals in case something were to happen and his karmic debt was unleashed a bit too close to prying eyes.

despite his cold shoulder and the whoosh of wind left in his place when he teleported away from you, you always smiled at him and greeted him as if you were friends.

eventually, you had caught wind of his favorite dish and brought some with you every time you went up to see the mysterious guest. when you couldn't find him or tempt him out of his hiding spot, you would always leave the plate on the balcony and retreat back inside. only then would the yaksha leave his spot and take a few bites from the almond tofu.

before he knew it, xiao had gotten accustomed to your visits to the wangshu inn balcony. subconsciously, the adeptus always expected to see your figure approaching his spot with the same plate of almond tofu in your hands.

"oh! you're finally here," you exclaimed softly, as to not startle the adeptus away. he doesn't say anything when you approach him with your smile. your warm, sweet, enticing smile.

he could have sworn crystalflies surrounded your figure when you left the warm glow from the wangshu inn.

"it's nice see you, xiao." his name leaves your lips like a gentle melody, one that the adeptus wishes he could hear forever.

with each passing day, xiao grows closer and closer to you. with each passing day, his fingers begin to slowly brush against yours more and more until your hand is fully encased by his own and your fingers are interwoven with one another.

the moonlight illuminates your bedroom with its gentle glow, revealing the adeptus who cradles your head in his lap. his fingers brush against your face, tracing soft shapes along your jaw.

"i have to go," xiao's voice is gentle in the quite evening. his brows furrow at the thought of leaving you, of leaving his safe haven in order to maintain his promise to keep liyue safe. "i have a duty to fulfill, so i can't stay with you any longer for tonight."

"that's okay, i understand," you tell him, smiling softly at the yaksha hovering above you. you bury your hand into the back of xiao's hair. "at least kiss me goodbye?"

xiao lets you tug him down for a kiss. your kisses are soft, like the qingxin flowers gifted to him for his pains. and like the medicinal flower, your mere presence alone is enough to make his pain dissipate. although his karmic debt lingers and sends him into an episode of pure pain and agony, the thought of you, your welcoming smile, your innocent and fleeting touches, your healing embrace is enough to keep his debt at bay.

and yet, when you part from the adeptus, he remains at your side for just a little while longer.

[marrikko33]

Hi! I'm not sure if your askbox is open atm, but could I get Toji comforting young Megumi after he had a nightmare? I love your writing! <3

(It's totally ok if you don't wanna do this request!!)

awww that sounds so cute uwu

(btw my askbox is always open and tsym! I always try my best (^人^)

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"O-otosan! Gumi scared... SCARED",

"What is it, brat? Can't you see your dear little Otosan is tryna sleep?"

genre: fluff

characters: toji fushiguro, young megumi fushiguro

warnings: none

pov: author

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If there was one thing Toji absolutely hated, the most, it was being interrupted while trying to catch a few hours of precious sleep. They already had all day to bother him, why at night? Why when he was peacefully dozing off, entering a world no one could tamper? Groaning, he turned around, his hair itching from being pulled and abused. "Whoever it is, you've been warned, I won't be easy on you-", rasping angrily, his face softened slightly, seeing his son perched on a few pillows, it seemed he had clumsily stacked to reach his head.

Megumi's chubby little face was flushed pink, dripping in sweat and his mouth was quivering as his eyes threatened to leak. "What is it brat, can't you see Otosan is trying to sleep?", Toji turned around and placed the infant in his lap, flattening his raven, spiky hair. "O-otosan, Gumi scared, t-they, t-they", it seemed the little boy was trying his hardest not to cry, eyebrows furrowed as he bit his lip. Expression changing from confusion to understanding", Toji let out a soft, "ah". His little Gumi had a nightmare.

"Shh, shhh, let out all the tears, hm? It's ok, nothing can hurt you here. Wanna tell daddy what happened?", rocking the sniffling boy in his muscular arms, Toji had decided to let it slide just this once. If Megumi was this frightened of a dream, his sleep could wait a while. Nodding his head, he rubbed away the mess of tears and sweat on Toji's night gown, blowing his nose profusely. "H-had a dream someone would t-take me, Daddy w-would go", now there was no stopping the bawling and buckets of tears swimming out of his eyes as he unconsciously hugged Toji's forearm.

There weren't many things that Toji particularly cared about apart from his sleep and lover, yet the pitiful sight of Megumi being so sad over a nightmare simply pulled the tough, elastic strings of his heart. "Listen, daddy isn't going anywhere, I will always stay right here, with you... what was that thing you kids do? A-a finger promise?", frowning, he screwed up his face in concentration, unintentionally making Megumi giggle.

"I-It's a pinky promise, here", he thrust out his tiny finger and tried wrapping it around his fathers finger, which was a hundred times bigger, far too big to even hold. "Oh, that... right, Megumi Fushiguro, I pinky promise I will never leave you, mkay?". With great difficulty, Megumi managed to wrap his little fist around Toji's finger, laughing when he realised he was safe.

"Now, wanna stay with daddy tonight? Or go back to your room?", he looked down, to see his young son sleeping soundly on his lap, a smile on his young face, drooling a little as he sucked on Toji's finger. Smiling unconsciously, Toji laid down, spooning the boy carefully against his chest and playing with his raven hair, far too engrossed in his son to think about sleep. "Guess that's settled then".

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Hope you liked that! It was a little short, but then again, fluff isn't my speciality unfortunately (´。＿。｀)

Have a nice day!

[slepyfibre]

Shattered Dream uwu

Angsty writing under the cut lol

It’s... dialogue...

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SHATTERED DREAM

"Is this what you wanted? In your sick, deranged mind, nothing mattered more than your own selfish desires."

"You might not have chosen to become this, but look at you. You're doing the very thing you hated so much. Are you satisfied? Dream's too nice to say anything. He was still cared so much about you, even after you've treated him like shit. Treated me like shit."

NIGHTMARE

"Shut the fuck up! You don't understand, Dream never did! He never could!"

"You- you get out of him!"

SHATTERED DREAM

"Wouldn't you just love that? Pity, but I am him. You should understand. I'm the Dream that resents you. The Dream who cares enough to hate what you've done to him. Decades of torment, oh how you reveled in that! Speaking those unkind words, blaming him for the things he had no control over, pressing into his guilt, even though you knew how it broke him inside."

"He's suppressed me long enough, or should I say, I am finally showing you how I truly feel? I hate you, I hate you, I hate- hate youIhateyouIhateyou- heheheeheh! I hate you so much!"

NIGHTMARE

"You're not Dream, you disgusting freak. You can never be him. He… he would never act like this."

SHATTERED DREAM

"The truth is right in front of you. Eating the apple… maybe I did want to understand. But it's funny, isn't it? Now you understand how I feel. Hahah… how it hurts. It hurts, it hurts, Nightmare, why does it hurt so much? Hahah!! The pain it's so excruciating, I just want to rip my own soul out!"

NIGHTMARE

"You're not supposed to give in… so easily. You've always been the stronger one, haven't you?"

SHATTERED DREAM

"Pathetic, pathetic! This is no time for sappy words, I did it for you! I did it for you!"

NIGHTMARE

"Shut up, SHUT the fuck up! I'm not speaking to you!"

"You've always been the stronger one. You were always able do what I couldn't. Surely… I thought you could handle everything. I lost because had to. You're different. You're supposed to be different! Only a WEAKLING gives up like this. You’re NOT someone that gives up easily!"

SHATTERED DREAM

"Stop it, stop it with your empty words. What do you know about me? I am tired of your lies. People cannot change overnight. Oh, so you feel guilty all of a sudden? Fat chance. There's no way. No way."

"Just… I only wanted one thing. But I understand now that I'll never have it."

NIGHTMARE

"How did I think you could handle everything…? I suppose really am a fool. I am a fool and you're an idiot. What do you think this accomplishes? Nothing. You only lose. You know that this is irreversible. What are you so desperate for? WHY? I NEVER WANTED THIS FOR YOU!"

SHATTERED DREAM

"You want to know what I wanted the most?"

"I wanted you to accept me. I wanted the old days to return. Selfish, I know. But I never stopped hoping, that you would turn from your ways, even if I already knew it was impossible. I knew anchoring my hopes on something so inconceivable would only lead me to ruin. But I couldn't stop. I couldn't, I felt so incredibly hollow, but I never should have! What a failure as a guardian! Laugh at me, humiliate me! You've done it so many times before. It's all my fault!"

"Haha… I knew… it was impossible, unless I sacrificed everything."

"So I did what I had to."

NIGHTMARE

"How… how the fuck did you ever think eating the black apple would SOLVE ANYTHING?"

SHATTERED DREAM

"I thought that if I understood your pain, surely… you would accept me."

"I had nothing to lose. My life is a living hell. I distract myself with much, but the heaviness never leaves. Every time I see you, I only see regret, do you know how debilitating that is?"

"If only this, if only that, if only you hadn't eaten that apple! If only you hadn't been so weak!"

NIGHTMARE

"How dare… I'll never… I'll never be weak like that again. Don't you understand? IF I NEVER DID WHAT I DID, WE'D BE DEAD. I DID IT TO SAVE US BOTH, I DIDN'T WANT TO DIE, AND YOU DIDN'T DESERVE TO!"

SHATTERED DREAM

"You… I…"

"NO… I just… I hated myself. If I ate the black apple like you did, you would be happy. I would be like you. That's what I thought. So why… do you look at me like that? S-stop it!"

"I made the right choice. I… I can't regret this now. But it hurts, it hurts… brother it hurts so much…"

NIGHTMARE

"Come on… y-you can't do this to me…"

SHATTERED DREAM

"I'm so sorry… I s-shouldn't-"

NIGHTMARE

"Wait!"

SHATTERED DREAM

"D-don't worry, you'll never have to see me again."

[Dream leaves. Nightmare is left alone.]

[disengaged]

i'm not entirely sure how to put this into words, but do you think that, to identify as trans, you have to have "enough" gender dysphoria, like you have to check off a certain amount of symptoms to qualify as trans? i've just been thinking a lot and, while i don't quite feel a sense of wrongness in myself, i don't feel rightness either and i just wish i were different altogether, but i don't know what that means to me. i've definitely had thoughts of being the opposite sex and wishing i had certain qualities of theirs, but it's difficult to tell if it's just insecurities or actual dysphoria that i'm feeling. i'm sorry if this sounds rude or anything, i was just hoping you could help make some sense of these thoughts. hope you have a nice day!

i appreciate that you've worded it this way instead of just saying "are u truscum 🤨" but alas, it's essentially the same question

& my answer is ..... uh .....?? while i don't think medical transition should be considered necessary (or feasible, or desired) for everyone, i do kinda fundamentally believe you need some kind of gender dysphoria to be trans (bc that is. the entire premise of the thing. base requirement. like how else would you know. yknow.) but that could be socially, physically, whatever.

worth noting: i think the DSM-5 is a load of shit, and i don't believe in a formal """"checklist"""" of Trans Symptoms. i categorically reject the pathologization of my existence haha uwu

i guess my advice to you would be this: think hard about it. read books. go attend a queer group or something. im definitely not the "AHHHH DONT CALL YOURSELF TRANS WHAT IF YOU REGRET IT!!!!!" type of guy (??? you can call yourself whatever you want at any time and no one can stop you), but .... there is power in assigning a label to yourself, and i'd advise you to think deeply about whether that label is right for you.

i say this because the phrase "i just wish i were different altogether" .......... kinda makes me feel like you may have more feelings abt yourself than just your sex/gender/gender presentation, and it'd probably be beneficial to examine those. yknow, see what underlying or concomitant issues you've got going on. it might help clear the muddy waters a bit.

is the desire to be perceived as something other than your AGAB the main source of your discomfort, or is it something else? do you envy those certain qualities of the 'opposite sex' (problematic term alert) because they're qualities of the gender you wish you were, because you're attracted to them, or because they're attractive features & you wish you were more attractive? i can't answer those questions for you.

if all you've got is an abstract feeling of dysphoria, there could be a vast number of causes for that. it could be gender dysphoria, or it could be something else (insecurity about appearance, insecurity in life, being depressed, lack of stable identity, just plain hating gender roles and social norms bc they suck, etc).

so yknow. i can't tell you if you're trans or not. no one can. your mom can't, your doctor can't, your psychologist can't, your best friend can't. there's no single, agreed-upon checklist to be trans. plenty of cis folks are GNC without being trans, and plenty of trans people present as/similar to their AGAB without being cis. i could try to describe what gender dysphoria feels like to me, but it could feel completely different to someone else, i have no idea. it's not something that can be measured on a physical scale.

tldr; it's up to you if you want to call yourself trans or not. you might be, or you might not be. only you can figure that out for yourself.

(aka the least helpful advice ever tee hee)

[alphasmoonlit-selfships]

moon and milky way with armin :D?

Ah, my dear friend @mxthtea thank you so much for the ask! >w< and this time with my recent (but actually soft amor since I got into Snk) f/o, Armin Arlert! <3

Moon ~ Did your love for your F/O come all at once or in phases?

Honestly, I have always had a major soft spot for Armin ever since I first got into Snk/Aot. Precious dear was just so cute and endearing with his firm goals to reach the sea and explore the world with Eren and Mikasa. His knowledge and intelligence applied in every situation saving everyone's tails from immediate danger (even at the cost of his own fecking life during the damn Serum Bowl chapters - which was fecking hell, I thought I was going to lose him ;;;;A;;;;). And when he finally reached the SEA 😭 his endearing look in both the manga and anime,,, I sobbed, to say the least (also Mikasa looked so hecking cute in that panel/scene 🥺🤍).

Of course, at the start it was just soft internal pinning, I never declared openly that I self-shipped with Armin as I got into Snk/Aot when I was a senior in HS and was mostly interested in shipping,,,(°ヮ°) and gradually got mentally exhausted with the fandom for a while but kept up with the Manga (but honestly some areas of the fandom has just gone to hell and I despise said group of people (눈_눈)). To say the least, I was surprised by the time skip and was excited to see Armin when he appeared (I remember everyone hc him with long hair =w= and I still love that look on him <3).

Handsome as he ever was honestly 😍🥰, like I love my sunshine boi that honestly needed a fecking nap after all the shit Eren pulled at the end before speaking to him one last time,,,, and then a final time skip to him being 22 and an ambassador for peace in the world — my mans is making the changes as he should! I honestly enjoy the ending of Aot unlike most and am just happy he made it to the end (I figured because he is the narrator of the series).

So yeah, I didn't start self-shipping with Armin until recently during the Pt. 2 airing of Aot season 4. Mi amor for him definitely came in phases, I feel more comfortable self-shipping with him now than I ever have and I definitely hope to make more content with him if I can. I don't know when I will ever dive into a s/i story for Dany, but it comes, I know AruDany will be the softest content ever UwU they fecking deserve it lol 🤍

Milky way ~ What's your favorite daydream you've had of your F/O?

Ohh ;;w;; The softest daydream I have had of AruDany is sometime during the time skip between seasons 3 and 4. I love picturing a moment of peace from the mental chaos that occurs from trying to recruit allies from overseas. Maybe taking nice long walks on the beach or Armin surprising Dany with nice camping close by the fields and ocean to look at the wide expanse of the night sky away from the light pollution of the walls.

I love dubbing both AruDany as lovers of the sea and night sky. Dany has never been one to voice her desires or interests so much as Armin does, but he is a good observer and has long taken notice of how she looks up at the night sky (or sunset) with such awe and wonder as he does the sea. Heck, even when she's flying with the 3DM Gear, often tests her limits when scaling up the walls with such speed to be a good high distance that she appears graceful when free falling. Almost like she desires to touch the stars.

I don't know~ I have soft thoughts about Armin, despite the chaos and tragedy of the manga/anime. Ain't nothing wrong with imaging such happy things, I love just picturing us in a state of peace, more often not. Armin is a massive sweetheart and the most affectionate person once comfortable in it. Same with Dany <3

Still don't know officially how I want them to meet, either childhood friends or meeting during the Training Days ;w; for now have their cat selves! 🤍

Thank you so much for the asks dear! I greatly appreciate it!