#i kinda went crazy with this

[boopbeepbadoop]

you'll see my face in every place but you can't catch me now

[bow-of-aros]

*runs up to a microphone*

🎤 lee!paul ler!ted

*runs away and face plants*

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Okay this really got away from me but hopefully you like it!!

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Okay. It starts out when Ted is bored as fuck at work because they're literally filling out the same useless reports week after week and he needs some entertainment. Of course he turns to Paul because that's his crush bestest friend in the whole wide world, but Paul's giving him nothing. Every conversation that Ted tries to strike up is immediately shot down, he doesn't want to go to Beanies, and apparently he's "too busy" to take a lunch break.

That last one sends warning bells ringing in Ted's mind because he's spent the past however many years looking after a little brother with diabetes and skipping meals is not an option under his roof. And, well, Ted's a big brother, so of course he falls back on the most sure-fire way to get little Petey to do something he doesn't want to do and jabs Paul in the side.

Ted wasn't sure what exactly he'd expected, maybe a flinch and an annoyed huff and, hopefully, Paul agreeing to eat some damn food. What he'd gotten was wildly more entertaining: Paul, arguably the most boring guy to ever step foot on planet Earth, fucking squeals and essentially throws himself out of his chair and onto the floor.

When he looks up, Ted's expression is caught somewhere between lovestruck and pure maniacal glee, but he still accepts Ted's hand and pulls himself up. And, hey, it did get him to eat some damn food!

It becomes a bit more of a staple after that. A few pokes here and there to convince Paul to take a break, to get some food into him, to see him smile, to keep Ted entertained enough that he doesn't smash his head into his desk. And it starts to somehow yield actual tangible results?????

Like, Paul's a little more relaxed around the office. He smiles easier and stops to chat with Ted every so often which fucking rocks. Once he even invited Ted out to Beanies with him and Ted's pretty sure he blacked out a little from excitement. Like, he'd called Paul his best friend before, but he wasn't so blind as to not see how one-sided it was. But now it felt like they really were friends, even if it had taken five minutes for Ted to "convince" Paul to go out to a bar with him one night.

Then, somehow, they actually get together. Ted gets a boyfriend and settles, in a way. That constant, aching fear that he'll never be good enough for someone shrinks whenever Paul grabs his hand, or presses a kiss to his cheek, or just makes himself comfortable in Ted's cramped living room.

One time, Ted has to go to the bathroom, and he passes Peter on his way back to Paul. He doesn't expect the kid to wrap him up in a hug and say how happy he is for Ted, but it calms something in him that he didn't even know was there until he heard the words. Of course, he then walks in to find Paul looking mildly terrified and refusing to tell Ted exactly what Pete had included in his apparent shovel talk. Ted's just grateful to have these two people who, for some reason, care so much about him in his life.

Sometimes Ted and Paul would just lie next to each other at night and talk, whispering secrets into the safe little cocoon they've created. That's where Ted learns that Paul hadn't really minded the tickling. In fact, he'd come to look forward to it, admitting that maybe it had sparked some bad habits, but that it was worth it to feel close to Ted and just laugh for a little bit. Of course, Ted thinks that this is fucking adorable and proceeds to take every opportunity he can to reduce Paul to a giggling mess.

Tracing lightly over his back when they're watching a show, pretending that the way Paul huffs into his neck isn't getting to him a little bit. Massages that turn into shrieking laughter after Paul's had a particularly long day. Sporadically squeezing at his knee under the table when they're sitting next to each other in a meeting and then trying not to lose it when Paul looks at him like he'd just bitten into a lemon and tangles their fingers together.

Seeing the man he loves so happy is wonderful, but the kiss that Paul always pulls him into afterward certainly doesn't hurt.

(And then, just for me: Peter comes back from hanging out with Richie and Ruth one day to see Paul laughing under Ted's fingers. Paul is mildly embarrassed but Ted catches the look in his brother's eyes and immediately starts threatening him to shut the everloving fuck up. It doesn't work obviously, and Peter tells Paul that if he really wants to get his brother back, he's gotta go for either the ribs or the knees. He almost makes it out of the room before adding that if Paul scratches under Ted's chin, he'll snort. And then he's gone.

Ted's face is flushed red and the second he makes eye contact with Paul, his dropped jaw snaps into a nervous, giddy little grin. He babbles for mercy, sure, but he doesn't actually do much when Paul pins him to the couch and decides to exact revenge for all the times Ted has "attacked" him.

Ted: But you liked it!

Paul: What? And you don't? I'm not blind, Ted, you've probably been waiting for this ever since that first time in the office, haven't you?

Ted: *Panicked flustered noises followed by frantic cackling*

There's a lot more laughter in the Spankoffski-Matthews household after that.)

[lena-luthor]

A minute ago you were ready to slit her throat. Yeah, well, her mother can't have her.

[mintaii]

round up of fave art i drew this year :)

[reginalusus]

More Jason and Harvey fic stuff... Harvey will make observations and Jason will be like, "URM, ACTUALLY-"

Silly lil' Ko-Fi.

[icedlati]

a comic i made for the antithesis zine back in 2021

it's a roleswap between akira and akechi that's supposed to take place on 1/9 in the game

[virtualtear00]

Girl who says she's fine

[kesopan]

hii, can i ask for mobei jun brushing shang qinghua's hair and looking at him lovingly? ur art is amazing btw(ᐡ⸝⸝𖦹 ̫ 𖦹⸝⸝ᐡ)

thank you for the kind words!! (^^ゞ

[lesbiamano]

FINEEE i'll draw your stupid greek mythology people

[adobewanphotobi]

UGH….AGH…….AAAARGH….

[sojutrait]

happy birthday luca!! my sweet dense baby

[ghosted-jazz]

Cringetober Day 2: Tsundere

Gotta love a guy who has all the powers in the world, but can't admit he actually likes hanging out with his goofball friends. The most platonic of tsunderes.

[sadlad03]

partners in crime

[seasnailfish]

some old and recent doodles of lifesteal and unstables silles... hello ls and uu nation👋👋😄

[baalzebufo]

miscellaneous gideon related doodles ive been doing over the past few days bc my brainrot has set in and its unfortunately terminal. some things:

so ghost-eyes sticks around in gideons life, as do the other prison buddies of his. theyre actually a shockingly good influence. despite being willing to commit crimes whenever, they bring a sort of temperance to gideons more. insane thought processes that stops him from doing anything TOO horrible these days. ghost-eyes especially is his hench-uncle. hes a good egg

also some older gids doodles... he wasnt sure if the pines would ever want to hang out w him after the events of that summer but time smooths over some things. hes capable of being normal around her now but he'd be lying if he said he didnt still have a little flame in his heart when it came to mabel

also do you think he ever just remembers something he did as a kid and is like Hey What The Hell Was That About. because thats the funniest mental image to me. sitting up in bed and going 'ten years ago I made a giant robot'

what a life you live

[chamoemileclown]

a tango i made for myself and i might make in real life