#i sometimes go to this spot to close the game bc it means i can listen to the music when i log back in

[mintjeru]

destress drawing that didn't actually reduce much stress,,,

open for better quality | no reposts | ID under the cut

[Image description: A traditional drawing of Xiao and Aether sitting on the wooden deck by the pond in Vanarana. An Aranara gives Xiao a flower. Aether swings his legs as he smiles at Xiao.]

[baekuras]

Started playing Baldurs Gate 3 at 11am, blinked, now it's 2am and I decided to stop to preserve any hint of my sleep schedule

in other news i have reached act 3

[goldfades]

Paige nsfw hcs pls

─ warnings | NSFW under the cut! read at your own discretion!

─ taglist | @xocherishxo @iienstein @yazmunson @euphternal and here's a link to my taglist if anyone would like to join!!

─ ev's notes | the long awaited nsfw headcanons for paigey, i finally got the motivation to write it after i kept reading the INSANE smut yall keep writing (keep it up im lovin it) also this is such a mess, this is just rambling and not organized whatsoever, but wtv i hope yall enjoyed :)

woo, where do i even begin?

let's begin with the obvious, paige is a TOP, i can't stress this enough

i genuinely can't see anyone topping her she's just .... a TOP

but that doesn't mean she won't let you take the reigns every once in awhile, esp after a bad game/tiring practice because everyone once to be taken care of sometimes

i'm def not the first person to say this and certainly will not be the last but STRAP GAME GOES SOOOOO HARD

i feel like at first she's gonna be weirded out cus like... she likes only girls for a reason??? and she has her mouth and fingers??? why would she need a piece of plastic to make her girl feel good???

but the first time y'all try it, she's hooked

she forgets ab her hands after that

jk but like

yeah she's HOOKED

she gets really into it LOL, def can imagine her calling the strap her dick

oh and she fucks HARDDDD like, no room to breathe or anything

like you'll be gasping for air after and she'll be super duper proud

i read this one fic with like the dual ended one (i didn't even know that existed) and then i was like yep, yes this is the oneee

with positions, i can't see her doing anything more than like missionary (cus she loves to see your pretty face) and like from the back

but as soon as she discovers riding, it's OVERRRRR for you

she's making you ride her strap anytime she can, cus she loves it

she has her hands on your hips as she's guiding you and she LOVES IT so fucking much, like the power she has over you makes her go feral

oh and do not get me started on sucking her strap, cus again she loves the power she holds over you

she has your hair in a ponytail and the more you get comfortable with the whole thing, she WILL make you gag

she acts like it's her dick (yeah i know we covered that) but like esp when you're sucking her strap, she will just dirty talk u the entire time

"you like my dick, pretty girl? like gagging on my dick?" cus yeah, u do

oh and yes, she does have breeding kink

it breaks her heart that she can't get you pregnant 😪

but she sure as hell will pretend to!!!!!

will 100% bend you over and just yap about getting you pregnant

also if she's fucking you in missionary, she expects you to look at her the entire time

so if you turn away, she will grab your face and keep you looking straight at her

FUCK IDK WHY THAT'S SO HOT

paige is a D1 yapper i fear, and that would 10000% seep into the bedroom LMAO

mostly praise cus babygirl would feel really bad but when she gets into, she GETS into it

like she will call you her slut as she's about cum

that post-nut clarity goes hard the first time tho cus she's like no way i called my gf a dirty fucking slut 😭😭 she sits with her thoughts for a good 10 minutes trying to recollect herself

she is a munch for sure, like she will eat you out for hours and hours on end (not an exaggeration btw)

but she LOVES when you give back

it makes her go fucking feral when she sees you eating her out, like yessssssssssssss

she has to close her eyes bc if she keeps looking at your face, she WILL cum

she has a bad hair pulling problem, like she will grip your hair so hard your head will hurt after

it's apart of the appeal tho 🎀

her fav spot to get absolutely ate is her gaming chair cus like, she needs you in between her legs giving her support to get that victory royale 💯💯💯

she hates when she gets ass or tits bc she genuinely cannot pick

it depends on the day bc they're both great, she will never pick one

i feel like she's definitely thought ab fucking you in public but she can't risk it

SHES A D1 ATHLETE !!

the only time yall did was in a bathroom at an event and it was SOOO bad afterwards cus everyone could tell

you had to pretend like you didn't get your brains fucked out and paige had to pretend she didn't DO the fucking

but lowkey she enjoyed it a lot, but would she do it again?

maybe, a solid maybe (with the right motivation)

okay but like ....

she def has fingered u while the girls are over cus like, she was in a silly mood?

you just looked too fucking good, she had to

but thank god no one noticed (at least to yalls knowledge...)

she's a horny fuck ARGUE WITH THE WALL

she will get turned on by anything you do, like homegirl is just sooooo down bad for you

you could be applying chapstick and paige will be like "we need to fuck, now."

paige's aftercare is just giving you water and cuddling with you for 10 mis while scrolling on tiktok and then gets up to play fortnite with kk

she literally is the tiktok where it's like "after he rearranges my organs he goes and plays fortnite" i hope yall know what i'm talking about

but you don't mind ofc cus she makes you sit on her lap while playing

but then turns into another round cus shes a horny fuck

paige is all for hickies on YOU but she gets pissed when you give her a hickey cus she's like people are gonna see

like she's the only one who has to deal with the public 🙄🙄🙄

but she loves marking you EVERYWHERE, esp on your collarbone like it's so sexy

oh and god bless you in the summer, the ones on your thighs are getting AIRED OUT bc paige does not care

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[perfectsunlight]

𝐲𝐞𝐣𝐢 — 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐬

𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫!𝐲𝐞𝐣𝐢 𝐱 𝐟𝐞𝐦!𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫

✰ yeji is the star of the football team and EVERYONE knows that. this girl is hands down the cornerstone of the team

✰ but everyone also knows you're dating THE hwang yeji as well ;)

✰ before you met her, you alr knew of her reputation. yeji was js like the rest of the football team; a major asshole

✰ she wasn't as bad as her teammates, but she was def the one with the loudest mouth tbh

✰ hell she even argued with her COACHES at some points. this girl js does not like it when things don't go her way

✰ the first time you met was bc she parked in your spot by accident. she wasn't gonna move her car until she saw you walking up to confront her abt it tho...

✰ you pointed a finger in her face, an angry pout on your lips as you explained to her how you were late to your classes bc of her

✰ however...she wasn't listening to a thing you were saying tbh LOL

✰ you were just so goddamn pretty, even when you were yelling at her in the middle of the school parking lot

✰ needless to say she went from asshole yeji to lovesick yeji

✰ immediately apologized and moved right that second, but not before leaving her number on ur windshield ;)

✰ "i'm sorry again. let me make it up to you this weekend at dinner? xxx-xxx-xxxx :)"

when you're at school:

✰ yk how there's those yearbook superlatives with "best dressed", "best eyes", "best laugh", etc? you two take the cake for best couple

✰ you two don't show massive pda during school hours. the most you two do is hold hands or you holding onto yeji's bicep

✰ whenever you're getting out of class, she's waiting for you to walk you to your next one

✰ she's just a big sweetheart who doesn't care if she's late to her own class for walking you across campus to yours LMAO

✰ you and yeji sit in your separate groups of friends during lunch, but you two alw sneak glances at each other from across the courtyard

✰ getting a text immediately after yeji catches you staring that says "meet me in the bathroom" ;)

✰ she alw insists on a quick makeout session just before the bell rings so she can have you all to herself, even js for 5 mins

✰ oh and good luck if you have a class with her 💀 she's gonna be passing you notes from across the aisle, throwing things at you, winking at you, etc.

✰ she's the best distraction tho so you can't complain too much, esp since she's just so pretty

✰ sometimes yeji is in a bad mood bc of a bad game or practice, and she really js needs some space

✰ but she will never and i mean NEVER turn down an offer to hang out with you instead of sulking in her bedroom

✰ your go-to is alw a nice walk in the park. yeji likes being in nature, and being with you just adds more comfort to the mix

✰ she gets REALLY clingy whenever she's all sulky its literally so cute :c

✰ like im talking hugging you from behind, whining and swinging your hands together when you walk, and ALWAYS kissing your cheek

✰ she js needs you as physically close to her as possible!! you're her baby after all

✰ and if it's YOU who has had a bad day or smth? be prepared for the biggest pampering

✰ flowers, driving you around at night in her porsche, taking you out shopping

✰ hell she'll spoil you ROTTEN. she js hates seeing you so sad and down so she will do everything in her power to turn ur frown upside down

if you're also an athlete:

✰ you two are alw supporting each other at games. yeji is def sporting your jersey/number

✰ you're each other's good luck charms <3 and best believe yeji cannot go out on the field without a good luck kiss from you !

✰ now if you couldn't make it to her game because you had one of your own, then she'd def call you before she leaves the locker room. talking to you is a MUST, esp bc the poor girl gets rlly nervous before big games :(

✰ this girl LOVES to compete with you. it's alw a competition whenever the two of you train together, esp bc neither of you like to lose

✰ she could make a competition out of racing from the field to her porsche smh

✰ don't be mistaken tho, she LOVES training with you. it gives her an excuse to work harder so she won't embarrass herself lmao

if you're not an athlete:

✰ oh you're never not wearing this girl's letterman jacket. she refuses to see you around school without it 💀

✰ now this is a BIG move bc before you, yeji NEVER and i mean NEVER took that thing off. it was her pride and joy, and she loved sporting it around like the walking trophy she was

✰ but then she started dating you, and that changed instantly. at first she let you wear it one night bc she didn't want you to be cold after meeting up with her after a late night practice

✰ you were abt to give it back to her after you were done hanging out, but she js smiled and shook her head, telling you she wanted you to keep it :)

✰ you like going to the top floors of the library bc they overlook the football field, and when yeji is practicing you can work on hw while watching ur gf tehe

[poppy-metal]

been thinking a lot about groveling for patrick after artashi kick him out after ur shutdown in bed

you start to realize you want him around... but you have to find a way to tell him that

and part of it is the very reason u were hurt in the first place. bc u like seeing the way patrick makes art and tashi happy. u just... need to trust that you make them happy too.

thinking a big realization comes when something big happens in ur personal life - good or bad - and you realize that more than anything, you want patrick.

tashi would be too clinical. art would be too soft. patrick wouldn't try to make anything better. he'd just let you... feel.

you start seeing where he's missing. the spot he should be occupying. and u decide that u have to get patrick. and u have to do it on ur own.

bc it was ur silence that shoved him out. it has to be ur voice that brings him back.

so u go to him. u consider bringing flowers - feels emasculating. consider buying new lingerie - feels like ur expecting too much. u find urself outside his door, a crumpled paper in ur hands, way too disheveled for what should be a formal affair, knocking on his door.

"ah. did tashi send u?"

an awkward silence. "no. i ... came on my own. can i... can we talk?"

I love love love this concept I love the thought of being forced to come forward with your feelings especially to someone like patrick who's so honest - feels shameful like you're a little kid apologizing after doing something wrong and you can't stop looking at your feet but he makes you look at him and oh. he's so beautiful. something in his chaos makes him so lovely. wild dark curls. flushed tan face with a smattering of freckles. his sometimes blue sometimes green eyes. they're green now. you recognize they get that way when he's serious - angry or sad or amped up or contemplative. you think he might be all of them combined. to him, you're nothing but the little brat who got him kicked out because your say is apparently more important than his.

he allows you in, thinks about throwing you out and slamming the door in your face but he's just not that kind of guy. plus you look so miserable it's kind of funny. he wants to hear what you have to say. cracks open a beer and doesn't offer you one, and leans against his kitchen counter as you settle into his worn fraying couch. he thinks you look too pristine to be in his bumass apartment but something about it, he likes. you could use a little dirtying up.

"art and tashi want you to come back. so, um. you should. I know things got complicated and intense and things were said that were mean, um. but they really miss you - I know if you just came back you could work things out and - "

"what do you want?" he cuts the bullshit. points at you with his beer bottle. he won't let you pussyfoot around. he's not in the mood, honestly, for games. the week has been miserable enough.

you look down at your hands. "it doesn't matter what I want. I was selfish before, and I'm sorry. I won't be going forward."

he looks at you. he'd laugh if he wasn't in such a shit mood. he licks his teeth and sucks in a breath. drains the rest of his beer and approaches you on the couch. it nearly swallows you - and he comes close enough until his knees are brushing the arm. leans down until your eyes are level, on of his hands resting behind your head for balance.

his breath fans across your face. beer and cigarettes and something minty. it shouldn't smell appeasing, but your mouth fills with spit, and you swallow. he's so in your space - always invading boundaries.

"so you're okay with me fucking them whenever and however I want."

you look away. "if that's what you want."

he huffs a laugh that isn't humorous. it's mean. he decides to bully you a little - you deserve it, anyway. "what if I want you to watch."

your lips purse then. displeasure. something curls in patricks chest. amusement and satisfaction. he likes pushing you more than he should. he knows you'd hate it, watching. feeling left out is what got you into this mess.

"I don't have to be involved." you tell him lightly. demure. soft. he wants to pull your bottom lip between his teeth and bite until he tastes blood on his tongue.

"I want you to be." he tells you. "you're a spoiled fucking brat and you pissed me off and if you really want me back then I want you to sit in your little time out corner while I fuck your mommy and daddy and I watch how fucking good I make them feel without you there."

your bottom lip wobbles. he expects you to tap put, call it quits, say no way. but you just nod.

"if that's what'll bring you back. I- I can take it." even if you don't want to. you know it isn't just about you. even if you like being the center of attention. "I said I was sorry. I mean it. I-"

I want you back too, you think but don't say.

you don't know how to bring that up to him when you've been nothing but a lousy brat.

"you what?" patrick prods anyway. curious.

you shake your head. "just come back. I'll do whatever you want if you will."

patrick straightens and looks down at you with a kind of predatory glaze in his eyes. his lips quirk. you're such a little bunny. hopping around in front of him when he's hungry. he wants to fuck you. badly. he wants to assert his dominance over you.

he wants you to want him.

and when you watch him fuck tashi and art - you do. you find yourself jealous - not of him taking them away from you - but of them for getting to feel him. you find yourself thinking you'd be the best out of all of them at taking his dick - you know it. and when you touch your pussy to the sight of him pounding tashi into the mattress it's because you want it to be you instead. and when you cum later with arts tongue on your clit - and patrick watching you from his place next to tashi, it's because his eyes are on you that you shudder apart so cataclysmically.

you've managed to fix things. everyone is content, you think. but you aren't. how. how do you admit to wanting patrick when you've put this wall between you. when you've made the distinction that you're dating art and tashi separate from eachother. that patrick has his own place that he sleeps and tashi bought you an apartment - so that things are more equal and fair and everyone is happy.

how do you admit to wanting patrick when you've kept the ruse up this long. when you alternate days. you spend the weekends with art and tashi and he spends monday through wednesday. you've dug a hole. how do you tell tashi and art who have already made so many compromises for you to feel happy and loved- that you want even more. that you want patrick too. that you take back everything you said at the beginning and want all four of you to be together, in one place.

they'll all hate you for being so fucking dramatic. maybe you should end things. let them be together without the complication of you there.

[onestepbackwards]

So according to Bulbapedia (or Serebii, I forgor) the time difference between our world to legends arceus is one minute here = one hour there. Assuming the self aware AU's time still runs like that even after you close the game, one day here is 60 days there, more or less 2 months. Which means if the player plays PLA, say, 1 and ½ hour every day, the people of Hisui are graced with their god's presence for nearly 4 days straight every 2 months.

And that's assuming the player also doesn't take breaks from doing it. Nevermind dropping it for years, if you stop playing for a week, Volo would already be begging on his knees for an explanation and pleading for forgiveness (becuase of course his first few conclusions would be that they've done something wrong) since, for him, you've left them for a year without any explanations.

Which makes some shenanigans even funnier. In my case, since I wanted a main team with a shiny Zoroark and an alpha Braviary before the main story progresses, I'd go hunt them before quelling Avalugg. (At the time, I didn't know that random alpha spawns were only available after you quell the noble so I wasted a lot of time lmao. Still working on the shiny Zorua tho.) For the most part of that, I already grabbed the eternal ice but actively avoided the next main story interaction since I thought it would trigger the noble battle. And this search lasted for weeks before I decided to finally trigger that dialogue.

And whaddaya know, it didn't trigger the noble battle, and it was just Volo and Gaeric talking in the snow. Which means I've left them standing in the middle of the cold, day and night, sometimes enduring blizzards, for multiple years before I finally came and Volo instantly ran away from the area (and Gaeric continues to suffer bc I still won't progress w/o my shiny Zoro)

When I read Volo saying "Oh, have some mercy! Can't you see I'm dying (to tell you what I've learned)?" and "...well, I did want to see that Avalugg but perhaps not at the cost of my life. So I suppose my freezing digits and I will be off!", I immediately burst out laughing while feeling slightly guilty about that.

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Poor Volo, having to be stuck in place for ages because the strings of code force him to do so

I always liked to imagine perhaps if the game was off, people in a self aware au could wander around as if everything was normal. They are just stuck to one spot when you play.

But that still makes a funny scenario.

You boot up the game after making them all wait ages, just to keep Volo in the snow again for days. He swears he gets a cold every time he finally can go home-

[fadingdaggerr]

Hey can I request a melissa schemmenti x femreader based on season two episode 1.where maybe the reader is rlly stressed out and maybe she can’t park bc Ava is using her parking spot to celebrate the eagles game and maybe mr Johnson comes into to tell the reader her is getting toed away so her,Melissa and the other teachers run outside and maybe the reader is getting angry and shouting at the man,melissa is begging her to calm down.and then she does what Janine did in the actual episode and she gets in the car and try’s to drive off and everyone is telling her to stop and Melissa try’s to get her out the car and out of rage she kicks the car and hurts her foot and then maybe the reader storms back into the school and melissa goes to find her when the school day is over and the reader has a panic attack and Melissa comforts her. Tysm ❤️

delphinium blooms

pairing: melissa schemmenti x gn!reader

summary: request above! i made little changes, mostly just so i wasn’t just rewriting janine’s scene but with r and mel but i hope you still like it :)

warnings: hurt/comfort, r has a morning of unfortunate events, r is kinda mean (to a man so it’s fine), stress/anxiety crying

note: i rewrote so much of this because i kept thinking of things and creating nonsense lmao but i had a lot of fun writing

development week has always been the calm before the storm. you had everything planned already: each month’s separate decor to keep a lively room, the giant drawing paper for the wall so students could doodle during free time (and you could proudly display their art), and even the seating chart was done. everything was perfect and in order, everything just needed to be set up.

but sometimes the storm comes before the calm, or the calm packs its things and jumps out of the moving car.

the coffee maker in your apartment died on you, only about half a cup of watery coffee in the bottom of the pot. you didn’t have the money, nor the time, to stop that the cafe one block over. rent’s more important, we can get coffee at work, you tell yourself. you soon found that it was nearly unbearable to eat breakfast without your coffee and splash of oat milk creamer. coffee and maybe breakfast at work, i guess.

at nine in the morning, there is a full-on barbecue in the parking lot of abbott elementary. janine’s parking spot was a grill station. your spot, which was two down from janine’s, was currently being used as a blow-up pool splash zone. you roll down your window when you see ava close by.

“ava! what the hell is this?” you yelled out your window.

“it’s a development day party!” the principal responded with a big, happy grin.

you sighed, “your party’s in my parking spot.”

“pay valet or park somewhere else, i have a party to host,” she waves you off as she turns to talk to whoever approached her. after a, give-or-take, nine hundred point turn, you parked your car on the street. you prayed to the meter-maid goddesses that you’d have time to move it before someone came and ticketed you.

you pulled box after box out of the backseat, stacking them in your arms, creating the leaning tower of heavy-as-shit. as you slowly walk towards the fourth grade classrooms, you top few boxes get lifted away, easing the load significantly. you look to see who it was, expecting gregory, but instead you’re met with jade green eyes and fiery hair.

“trynna show off carrying all these?” she says with a laugh.

you laugh with her, “oh, of course. how else am i going to impress the ladies?” melissa snorts a laugh at this, opening the door to your classroom and letting you in ahead of her.

“and who are these ladies?” she jests.

you look at her, taking in the smirk on her face before answering, “we both know it’s just the one.”

she helps you spread out the boxes and get everything open before asking, “ready to head to the opening meeting?”

“you mean the ava show?”

she laughs, “yeah, come on.”

—

you half-listen to ava’s little speech and flirts to gregory, your eyes trained on melissa’s rings instead of ava’s vacation photos. you only perked your head up when janine mentioned donuts at her little mixer.

“and why would i wanna go to that?” melissa answered janine, barbara nodding in agreement beside her.

“you said donuts?” you ask janine, she nods eagerly, “then count me in teagues, but if there’s no strawberry frosted i’m leaving.”

there was no strawberry frosted. you dropped into a seat next to melissa, who was happily eating a chocolate frosted donut. she sees your pout and offers you a bite, which you accept with a smile. she wiped a blue sprinkle that managed to land on your cheek, the action is enough to make you smile a bit, warmth spreading through your cheeks.

just when you think the worst part of the morning is over, the tried and true mr. johnson walks into the library.

“anyone drive a beat up sedan?” all the hands in the room rise up. “who drives a silver one?” less hands, but still a good amount. “one with a sticker that says ‘if you see this, thank a teacher’ on the bumper?”

janine pipes up, “oh that’s mine!”

“you’re getting boot on your car, young lady,” he answers, and janine immediately is running out with jacob, gregory, and barbara behind her.

“oh and anyone got a green sedan? little cat bobble head on the dash?” mr. johnson speaks up.

melissa turns to look at you before you say, “don’t tell me it’s being booted.”

“course not,” you sigh in minor relief, “you’re about to get towed.”

you’re immediately running out to your car, melissa hot on your trail. you get outside to see a boot placed on janine’s car and the tow guy is rigging your car to the truck.

“aye, back off the car! what are you doing?” you yell, getting close to the tow operator, eric.

“no parking zone, can you read? it’s for the buses. we’re pulling ya,” he says as he continues his work. you groan in anger, walking closer to the car where he had already hooked it up.

“what fucking buses? school hasn’t started yet,” you counter.

“it’s still a bus zone, and you’re still getting towed,” eric says.

before you start throwing hands with the guy, melissa steps in, “how much to not tow the car?”

he laughs, “you can get it back at the lot, should be two hundred. might be three for wasting my time. you’re not getting it back now, it’s parked illegally.”

you see red when he mentions raising the cost, you couldn’t even afford the original one, “wasting your time? your time?! i’m supposed to be in that building making lesson plans for children who will be here next week, and i’m wasting your time?”

“yeah, you are. now move your ass or i’ll move you,” the man answers angrily.

you bravely taunt him, “try then.”

“sweetheart…” melissa tries to reach for your arm, but you step just out of reach.

barbara and gregory say your name at the same time, both of their tones advising caution. melissa is stuck between wanting to help and letting you just handle it. she wearily watches as you squat down and start undoing clasps and hooks, taking the chains off the car. you’re movements are fast, getting two wheels free from the rigs.

“hey! you can’t be touching that!” eric yells once he hears the disconnect. he stomps over to you and grabs your arm, harshly yanking you away from the car with a tight grip. “stupid little shit,” he mutters.

“touch me again and i’ll break your fingers,” you threaten, and by the look on your face, melissa knows you’re serious. now is when she has to step in, she knows that much.

“twenty bucks says our scrappy-doo over here wins!” ava yells over, holding her phone up, ready to record if you followed through.

“not helping ava!” barbara and melissa shout at the same time.

melissa moves to gently wrap her arms around you from behind, pulling you away from your car and away from the tow guy. when you try to pull away, she tightens her hold, muttering to you to calm down and slow your breathing. you’re irritated, and melissa can feel you shaking against her. she knows you’re using your anger to coverup how much you want to cry.

once the car is all set, the man speaks to melissa only, “here’s the address of where to pick it up. and thanks for keeping your dog,” he pointedly looks at you, “on its leash.”

once he drives off with your car, melissa releases you slowly. your chest rises and drops with every unsteady breath, and you groan loudly. immediately, and without much thought, you repeatedly kick the stone wall around the entrance, even when pain strikes after the first one.

“sweetheart. baby, stop…” melissa grabs you again, “you’re going to hurt yourself.” barbara ushers away everyone else, giving the the redhead space to calm you.

it took a few moments for your breathing to slow, but when it stuttered, melissa turned you in her arms and hugged you tightly. your face instinctively tucked itself away in the junction of her neck and shoulder, your arms firm around her waist. you could feel her arm around your shoulders, the other rubbing soothing circles on your back and she swayed from side to side, in hopes the motion would help you focus your breathing.

“baby?” melissa asks with a hushed tone.

you pull away from her to sniffle but tuck back into her skin before answering, “i can’t afford a cup of coffee. i can’t afford a new coffee maker. i haven’t eaten since we had dinner last night. and this half-wit just stole my car and put it up for ransom, because there was a pool in my parking spot.”

the accumulation of everything from today being said aloud made fresh tears fall from your eyes. melissa held you tighter, whispering soothing words to you even if they fell on deaf ears. after you’ve calmed down again, she coaxes you back so you can see your face. her hands hold your face delicately, thumbs stroking away left behind tears.

“i will hand deliver you coffee every morning until you find a new coffee maker,” she says making you huff through your nose, “and i’ll buy you lunch, maybe make you dinner too, if you want,” she sees you perk up at the offer, “and i’ll stab a hole in the pool.” you laugh for real this time, making melissa smile. these days, she found that making you laugh was her favorite thing to do.

“what abo-” you start, but melissa cuts you off.

“oh, you’re not paying a dime,” you go to tell her not to pay it, but she’s ahead of you. “and neither am i, trust me. i could pull a uncle carlo and get them to give me three hundred bucks, for my time.”

you shake your head, “you bringing the bat or just that cute face?”

melissa cheeks grew rosy at your words, “you were crying five minutes ago and now you’re flirting?” you nod, biting your lip, but still waiting for an answer. she gives in, “the bat will be stay in the car unless they really deserve it. scout’s honor.”

you laugh and press a kiss to her cheek, mumbling against her skin, “thank you.”

she turns her face, pressing her forehead against yours with her eyes closed. she leans in and presses a sound, loving kiss to your lips, then your cheek, then the other, a final one placed on your forehead. she holds your face once more, “you needed me, and i was there. you don’t have to thank me, i love you. it’s what i’m supposed to do.”

you kiss her again, very quickly, then say, “i love you, too.”

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after she bought you lunch, she didn’t drive you straight back to abbott. no, melissa was parked in front of market street towing company. she wordlessly got out of the car, but motioned for you to stay when you went to undo your seatbelt. you just watched her walk away nervously until she disappeared inside.

two songs and one radio ad later, you see your car pulling out of the fenced lot, melissa behind the wheel. you jumped out of the car as she got out of yours, grabbing her tightly.

“oh my god, thank you, thank you, thank you,” you say excitedly, only hearing her laugh a bit.

“no one was harmed, except maybe a couple egos,” she says before pulling back to drop your keys in your hands. “we still on for dinner?”

you grab her chin between your forefinger and thumb, bringing her lips to yours in a slow kiss. when you pull away, you revel in her stunned look, and it’s just too tempting to kiss her again, but she beats you to do. she breaks the kiss for air, and you speak quietly in the small space between you, “dessert, too.”

i hope u like this anon and i hope i did ur vision justice <3 feedback appreciated as always

[italeean]

HI ELLE! CONGRATS ON THE FOLLOWER MILESTONE 💖💖💖

And this event sounds so fun so I had to send in something (no pressure ofc ^-^)

Description: I literally had to go around asking my friends to describe me bc I couldn’t think of much besides that I’m an introvert and pessimistic about myself lmao. So from the intel I’ve gathered: I’m shy, friendly, kind, care a lot about those closest to me, and worry too much about things. My interests are pretty boring, all I do is play videogames (mainly rhythm games nowadays) and watch anime occassionally, although I can get very passionate about them. I don’t have much of a preference to the people I surround myself with, as long as they can handle my more reserved nature and respect my boundaries.

I am a lee leaning switch :3

And I’d like to choose genshin impact as the fandom. I started playing not too long ago and it’s been my new hyperfixation.

With a romantic relationship with a male character!

Oh and my name is Sakura!🌸

I hope I did this correctly kahdjahdjahsh

Have a good day/night‼ And take your time!

Sakuraaa 🥹💕 After months of inactivity, I'm taking back the reins of this event and I'm more than ready to match you up with your special someone hehe ✨️ Thanks for your patience, e spero ti piaccia il mio lavoro 💚🤍❤️ (and I hope you'll enjoy my work) 🍡 *hands you the dango to eat while you read*

🔮 Without further ado, your match is... KAZUHA

🔮 Why did I choose him for you?

1. You say you're pessimistic about yourself, and this little ray of sunshine is the perfect way to bring some light in 2. He's delicate and soft-spoken, which won't make you feel overwhelmed by endless talking 3. He's super perceptive, which means he'll understand how you're feeling without you having to tell him, which can be hard sometimes when you're an introvert 4. If you play rhythm games, he might play a tune with leaves to match the rhythm you're playing in the game! That would be so cute... 5. Even he's usually a ray of sunshine, he can have his bad days, especially when he thinks about Tomo, and you'd be able to support him quietly thanks to your personality and your emotional baggage 6. Kazuha is a generally quiet person, so expect many, MANY successful sneak attacks... and if your sides or ribs are sensitive, you'll be in for a bumpy ride 7. He's the personification of gentleness, so he'd be sure to inquire about your boundaries without you even needing to tell him anything 8. He likes the sound of your laughter even more of the song of the wind between the leaves, so tickling you is one of his favorite ways to "bring some light into your pessimism" 9. I feel like he'd LOVE to blow some air into your ears or pepper kisses on your neck if those spots are sensitive 10. He also does mind a few pokes if he needs to be cheered up... and if you do that to get his attention, he'll get the hint and proceed to tickle you as much as you'd like!

🔮 Tickle scenario

Kazuha couldn't ask for a better morning than this. Azure sky with some fluffy white clouds, the music of nature made by the wind that caresses the leaves, lying on the grass in silence with his eyes closed...

... and you.

You and him had started dating a few months ago. He was the best thing that had ever happened in your life, and he thought the same about you. You two didn't need loud love, your relationship could be compared to a warm, soft cocoon. You expressed your feelings through little gestures and by being there for each other.

Unless you were bored.

Don't get me wrong, Kazuha loved every aspect of you, but when you were bored, you were quite the handful. Little pranks, pokes, silly jokes... you would try everything to distract him, and that's what you wanted in that exact moment.

Calling him was an amazing option, since he was a samurai with an astounding control of all his senses, but where was the fun in that? You surely could do much better, so you got up, making as little noise as possible, and approached him with your hands shaped in claws ready to attack.

His eyes were still closed, perfect. You just needed to attack. 3... 2... 1... Now!

Or so you thought...

As soon as your fingertips came in contact with his ribcage, you felt something gripping your wrists and in a fraction of second, you were on the grass, facing the blue sky and a white-haired guy with an ominous smirk that you had learned to fear.

"Were you trying to wake me up, love?" He asked in a sweet tone mixed with a hint of playfulness, "Alas, your reflexes seem a little sluggish, like a lethargic bear cub." He tsked with no annoyance in his voice, just a little mocking.

"Maybe you're the one who needs a little awakening, aren't you, little cub?"

Before you could make up even the faintest argument to object, his hands started zapping your sides with ruthlessly, relentlessly and with the meticulous precision provided by the knowledge of every single spot that made you squeak, squeal or even snort.

"Ka- wahahahait nooo..!" You begged, but your pleas fell on deaf ears, as the tickle assault only increased in intensity. You attempted to swat his hands away, but that was futile as well. His reflexes were much faster than yours.

"Not good, your reflexes don't show any sign of awakening yet. Such a lazy little cub..." He joked, enjoying the blush that invaded your cheeks because of the nickname, "Do we really need to take extreme measures to make the lazy cub arise?"

Your eyes widened in shock and glee, and your laughter became much more nervous. "No no nohoho w-we dohohon't... we don't need to..! Please we do-" Not even Kazuha's refined lexicon had a term to define the high pitch of your scream, and the samurai knew this was his stop signal.

He raised his hands and helped you sit up while you were gasping for air, using his Anemo vision to create a gentle, refreshing breeze for you.

When you recovered, you looked at him with a gaze that meant war and pronounced the words: "I swear to the Seven Archons, I'll get you back."

Your warmongering glare was met with a smug, playful one. "Come at me then, cub, and show me your awakened reflexes" He chuckled, getting ready for a day full of combat.

[ticklishfiend]

Off-Button (My Hero Academia)

Pairing : Lee!Kaminari Ler!Bakugou

A/N : oh my god who new scumbag could actually post again, it's a marvel. no but fr, i've been lurking around the tickle tags forever and reading all of yall's amazing fics and i couldn't help getting back into it, even for just one fic. this isn't tickletober, i do not have the patience for that (u guys having the willpower to make something new every single day is fucking astounding to me idk how u do it lol), but i hope u guys enjoy it anyways! as always, please like and reblog if u can bc i really appreciate the support :D enjoy!! &lt;3

Summary : Denki is incapable of being quiet during Bakugou and Kirishima's movie night they invited him to. Bakugou can't stand it, and decides to take matters into his own hands.

Word Count : 3359 

REBLOGS ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED!! LOVE U GUYS! <333

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What the absolute fuck was Spiky Hair thinking when he invited that energy filled blabber mouth to their movie night. 

Denki hadn’t shut up since he got into the damn room, his mouth seemingly going for an exercise run when the movie started and he got to make his own commentary. Katsuki was hoping for a nice, relaxing time with his boyfriend, watch a horror movie or two so Eijirou would snuggle close for comfort, and just all around actually enjoy his evening. 

But goddamnit if Denki wasn’t just the right man for disturbing the peace.

“Holy shit, did you see that?! That head went FLYING! It looks like someone throwing a football to a field goal! Wait, is it a field goal? Kiri, what’s the difference between a touchdown and a field goal? I’m not much of a football man, more of a baseball kinda guy. Although, I’d never turn down tickets to the Superbowl if I ever got the chance. You know they have these huge performances in the middle of the game where famous singers take over the field and just go ham?! I’d go just for that! But not if-”

Katsuki was going to become the next serial killer in a blockbuster horror movie if Denki didn’t shut his fucking mouth soon.

He glared at Eijirou, who was grinning from ear to fucking ear. Oh he did this shit on purpose. He hangs out with Sparky way more than Katsuki does, able to withstand his constant rambling in a way the short-tempered teen has never been able to understand. 

It’s not that Katuski dislikes Denki, though he would never ever fucking admit that out loud. He actually finds him funny sometimes, especially when paired with Sero. The two would probably make a good stand-up duo if Denki wasn’t the type to steal the microphone away just to ramble about every stupid thought that popped into his mind. 

But overall, Katuski does enjoy his company…most of the time.

“-I mean I don’t hate vegetables, but I’m not gonna pick them if I have the choice, y’know? Like if I have the choice between a beautiful bowl of pre-packaged ramen and a fucking green bean, I’m going with the ramen every single time, no question. Oh, but fruit though? That’s a whole different story-”

“Holy shit do you have a FUCKING off button?!” Katsuki shouted to Denki’s spot on the floor, feeling Eijirou give his shoulder a tight squeeze in return. Katsuki whipped his head around to find a disapproving gaze that really pissed him off. “What?! This is supposed to be a movie night, but I haven’t been able to hear the damn thing for it’s entire fucking duration! He’s ruining it!”

“You don’t have to be rude,” Eijirou whispered with a frown. Denki had fallen unusually quiet, and though they couldn’t see his face from their spots up on the couch, they knew what that meant. Katsuki knew what that meant, and damn Eijirou for giving him the ability to feel empathy for others.

Katsuki sighed through a groan, pushing himself off the couch and onto the floor next to Denki. Both were quiet, just sitting next to each other and watching the movie together in an uncomfortable silence.

“I’m sorry for ruining your movie night,” Denki mumbled into his arms which were now propped crossed on his knees. Katsuki pinched his lips together, gaze refusing to avert from the screen.

“You didn’t ruin shit, idiot,” he said, his tone much softer than before. “ Our fault for thinking you could actually be quiet for an hour and a half.”

“Katsuki,” Eijirou threatened from the couch, his inflection enough to make Katsuki realize his mistake in words.

“It was a joke, relax,” Katsuki grumbled like a teen to a scolding parent. Finally looking over at Denki, he started to feel his guilt bubbling to a boil. He cringed hard when he realized what needed to be said, feeling the words practically squirming in his chest with utter discomfort. “I’m…sorry. Okay? I’m sorry,” Katsuki rubbed his face anxiously, basically covering his mouth like it would make his words unheard. “I just like watching shit in silence, alright? Nothing personal, you moron, just…agree to disagree, I guess.”

Denki sat there for a moment. He was letting Katsuki’s apology settle in his system like swallowing a pill he’d never taken before. Bakugou…apologized to him. Actually said the word sorry, and TWICE at that. He couldn’t help the smile that tugged at his lips.

Denki launched himself at Katsuki, throwing his arms around him tightly before Katsuki had the chance to realize he was fucking hugging him. Katsuki quickly shoved him off like he had a disease, but that smile never left Denki’s face.

“Don’t fucking touch me, Sparky! This changes nothing!”

“You like me!” Denki beamed, repeatedly poking at Katsuki’s arm like it would make him realize it himself. “You said sorry, you apologized to me! Kirishima, we’ve gotta throw a party or something, bake me a cake--shit, bake Bakugou a cake! This is a real turn of events, my friends, a real turning point in our friendship if I do say so myself,” Denki sighed happily, criss-crossing his legs and facing Katsuki with a wide smile. “You like me.”

Katsuki growled at the notion. He couldn’t even deny it, the bastard was right. But he didn’t have to be so damn smug about it. 

Then, like his guardian angel was sending him telepathic messages on how to fucking destory this loser, he remembered something. Something very interesting.

Last week, Sero and Denki had been roughhousing on the floor of the common rooms over something Katsuki couldn’t care less to find out about. All he knew was that Denki had been the annoying little shit he always is, and Sero was finally retaliating against it and winning. He had Denki in some weird wrestler hold, his arms held firm behind his back as he kicked and struggled and refused to apologize for whatever annoyance he had caused.

Then, there was a screech. A loud one, followed by bouts of hysterical laughter and far more thrashing than before. Sero was tickling at his ribs with his free hand, fingers never relenting from the one spot he had a firm ticklish grip on. Denki pleaded and begged, and eventually with enough persuasion, Denki apologized. 

Denki is ticklish, and apparently ridiculously so. This could be helpful. This could be vital.

“I suggest you shut your mouth right now before I find that fucking off button myself,” Katsuki threatened, his eyes peering through his brow in the way a predator would before striking its prey.

“Oh c’moooon, you wouldn’t hurt your best friend, would you?” Denki creened through a grin before giggling with his tongue stuck between his teeth. Such a little shit, he was really milking this for all it’s worth.

“Not gonna hurt you, fucknuts. But I am gonna make you regret everything you just fucking said,” Katsuki growled before shoving Denki onto his back, the electric blonde letting out a confused yelp as he went down flailing. Katsuki kept his hand pressed firmly on Denki’s chest, pinning him to the floor with ease as he clambered on top. 

“Woah, we turning this duo into a trio or what, KitKat?” Kirishima chided in, having been scrolling on his phone for the past minute before realizing the action that was happening right before his eyes.

“Can it, idiot. I’ve got business to attend to here,” Katsuki growled before turning back to Denki with an evil grin. “You ticklish, Sparkplug?”

Denki’s eyes went wide before immediately throwing his arms around himself to protect his torso. “Nope.”

“Ohoho really? You seem awfully nervous for someone who ain’t ticklish,” Katsuki wiggled his fingers in the air menacingly, like a predator about to strike. “And if I recall correctly, Sero had you pretty fuckin’ beat the other day after you tried your luck annoying the shit outta him too.”

Denki’s lips pressed together tightly, the corners wobbling in a vain attempt to keep from giggling already. He shook his head vehemently. “No idea what you’re talking about,” his words came out quick, curling his lips under his teeth as soon as his talking ceased.

“Oh yeah? Well how ‘bout I jog your memory a bit; get that pea-brain of yours back up to speed, huh?” Katsuki slowly moved his wiggling fingers down towards Denki’s sides, the electric blonde unable to keep his giggles in any longer as they flowed out of him through puffs of air through his nose and a bouncing chest filled with butterflies. He swatted slapping hands at Katsuki's quickly, trying to both fight back while also protecting himself at the same time. His elbows stayed glued to his ribs while his hands uselessly bat at the weapons of mass destruction easing towards his torso.

“No, nonono nohoho wahahait,” he giggled nervously, having yet to even be tickled but unable to keep it at bay any longer. 

“Nah, it’s too late for that shit,” Katsuki growled before finally striking, fingers pinching strategically at the boy’s sides right below his ribs. Denki screeched, back arching and legs kicking out behind his tormenter as he reached down to grip Katsuki’s wrists and try to push them away, but it was futile. Giggles poured from him with ease, interlaced with squeals when Katsuki’s fingers came just a bit too close to his ribs for comfort.

“Ahahaha! Wahahait, c’mohohon! Dohohon’t!” Denki shook his head, trying to find any relief from that torturously funny sensation Katsuki delivered to him through gentle pinches and scribbles.

That was another thing throwing Denki completely for a loop; Bakugou was being so gentle. He expected rough digging, hard squeezes that would leave him gasping for air and swirling punches. But instead he got agonizingly tame, insanely ticklish pinches that had him already nearly pleading for mercy. 

“Don’t? Please, you asked for this as soon as you tried fucking with me. I was even being nice to you before, idiot. But noooo, you just had to keep poking the damn bear, didn’t you?” Katsuki emphasized his metaphor by sporadically poking all over Denki’s torso, at his belly, then his sides, up to his ribs, and even his chest, which Denki didn’t know could feel as ticklish as it did.

Denki giggled hysterically, squirming like a worm with his arms pulled close, basically giving up the fight and letting Katsuki do as he pleases. He knew he wouldn’t win if he tried, so he might as well let it happen until Bakugou tires himself out with it.

That is, until, Katsuki’s thumbs found their way into the hollows of Denki’s armpits. Denki squealed loudly, his heels digging hard into the carpet with every kick as his head turned to try and smush his red face into the floor beside him. 

“Oh, sweet spot, huh?” Katsuki grinned, thumbs practically glued to that little spot under Denki’s arms that kept the boy cackling and squirming like crazy. “You seeing this, Kiri? Think he’s gonna keep messing with me after this?”

Eijirou chuckled, phone now beside him on the couch as he enjoyed the show before him. “Oh definitely. Guy’s a glutton for punishment.”

“Yeah, well, we’ll see about that after I’m done with him.”

Denki blushed deeply, turning his head towards Kiri and opening a single eye as best he could with his face all scrunched in laughter. “Kirihihieehehe! Pleheheease! Hehehelp me!” he gasped for air through giggles, talking through his hysteria quite the difficult task. “Mahahake him stohohop!” 

“Oh no, absolutely not. You got what’s coming to you, gigglebox, and I’m not interfering with him when he’s like this,” Eijirou couldn’t help but laugh along, the boy’s laughter too contagious to help it.

“You could always help me, y'know? Cause you already know what I’ll do to you if you don’t, gigglebox,” Katsuki sent Eijirou a wicked smile, fingers still tickling the boy under him relentlessly. Eijirou blushed, before getting up from the couch with a sigh.

“Sorry, Denks, nothing personal,” he apologized with a giggle, obviously not sorry in the slightest. He sat down above Denki’s head, giving his hair a little tussle.

“Nohoho! You dohohon’t hahahave to do thihis!” Denki’s squirming increased before letting in a big gasp of air as Katsuki’s assault finally relented, though his arms stayed glued tightly to his sides. “C’mohon, man, we’re friehehends!” 

“Yeah, yeah, we’re friends, man. And no, I don’t have to do this,” Kiri grinned before grabbing Denki’s wrists, trying to pull them up above his head. Denki tried hard to keep them down, unable to keep the giggles to himself in pure anticipation, repeating “nonononohoho!” as he felt Kiri winning the fight for his hands. They came to a standstill when his hands were near his face, Denki pulling hard to keep them down.  “But I kinda want to, y’know?” Kiri giggled, giving Katsuki a look. “A little help, love?”

“No problem,” Katsuki smiled before bringing his fingers up to flutter softly at Denki’s neck and ears. Denki squealed, high-pitched giggles escaping as he struggled to keep his strength, too focused now on trying to protect his neck with his shoulders. This allowed Kiri to finally pull his arms up above his head and pin them there by the wrists, Denki whining loudly and kicking his legs out in protest.

“Plehehease! I’m sorry, okahay, don’t tickle mehehee!” He pleaded, bringing his knees up to drum against Katsuki’s back.

“Don’t care, didn’t ask,” Katsuki said before bringing his fingers down to flutter softly against Denki’s armpits through his shirt, the boy squealing and screaming out a “no!” in response before falling helplessly into giggles and cackles. “Plus, this is kinda fun.”

His fingers fluttered and spidered for a while, relishing in Denki’s frantic laughter. Katsuki got bored of the flutters after a while, switching to pinching up and down Denki’s ribcage with gentle precision. 

“Nohohoho! I cahahahan’t, mahahan, plehehease! It tihihickles!” Denki shoved his face into his now raised arm, trying to muffle his giggles and hide his flushed face.

“Damn right it tickles, I’m tickling you,” Katsuki looked at Eijirou with a mocking shake of the head and a sigh. “This fuckin’ guy, amirite?”

“His face is so red, man. I think he’s embarrassed ~,” Kiri cooed down towards Denki’s face, giggling at the squeal his words brought.

“I’m nohohot! I’m nohohohot!” Denki shook his head into his arm, squirming even harder and screaming as one of Katsuki’s hands came up to flutter at the open side of his neck, the other still preoccupied at his ribs.

“He’s tryna deny it, Kiri,” Katsuki tsked before bringing his face closer to Denki’s. “You know what we do to liars around here?”

“Nohoho!” Denki cried, not sure if he was replying to Katsuki’s teasing question or just yelling out his preferred word to cry out in ticklish agony.

“Weeeeee…” Katsuki paused both his sentence and his tickling, his hands standing still in the spots they were last playing with. Denki continued to giggle through his panting breath, body tense in anticipation and eyes squeezed shut tight. Seconds passed and still, nothing. Curiosity killed the cat, but Denki couldn’t help opening one of his eyes hesitantly and looking up at Katsuki’s wicked grin. 

Then, he screamed when Katsuki’s hands shot down quickly to squeeze at his hips, falling yet again into helpless cackles. “...tikitikitikitikitickle them!”

“Ahahahaha gohohohod! Thahat’s sohoho- pppffttt hahahaha! -stuhuhupihihid!” Denki shook his head in protest, kicking and bucking his hips like he could knock off his tickler with one good throw. Obviously it didn’t work, and Katsuki continued to tickle him while staying put like he was riding a bull.

“Oh, you callin’ me stupid now? Do you really think that’s the smartest move to make when I’ve got you squealing like a little girl for saying some stupid shit earlier?’”

“I juhuhust said- gahahahaha nohoho! -thahat you lihihike mehehee!” 

“Yeah and how did that turn out for you?” Katsuki asked before scribbling his hands over Denki’s waist, the boy screeching and giggling frantically in response.

“Bahahahad! Sohoho bahahahd!”

“That’s what I thought,” Katsuki grinned before going back to poking around Denki’s belly, a much easier task now that Denki’s flailing arms were out of the equation. “How’s about we find that little off button we discussed earlier, huh? Maybe we can finally get you to shut your trap for once.”

Eijirou giggled with a shake of his head. “You are so mean, Katsuki.”

“Yeah, yeah, you love it,” Katsuki looked at Denki’s face, grinning at the blush he wore and the giant smile overtaking his features and making his nose scrunch up all cutely. “And from the looks of it, so does this little guy. You enjoyin’ yourself up there, dumbass?”

Denki’s belly bounced through his giggles, much softer than before now that he was just being poked at, but still frantic as his belly was very ticklish. “Nohoho!”

“I think that’s the word of the day. ‘No, no, no,’ it’s all you’ve said since we started this shit. You mean that? You want us to stop? Cause hey, say the word and playtime’s over, Sparkplug.”

For the first time since their little tickle fest started, Denki had nothing to say. Just a response of happy giggles and an even brighter blush that he yet again tried hiding in his arm.

“Well would you look at that! Seems like our friend here has some sense after all,” Katsuki smiled up at Eijirou, who rolled his eyes fondly. The redhead already knew Denki didn’t mind the tickles as much as he loved to claim he did, so he wasn’t surprised in the least to find him happily allowing them to continue the torment. 

Katsuki’s pokes never ceased, like they were still on the hunt. “So, about that off button…” He hummed curiously, his pokes traveling all around his belly, sides, and ribs like in a search. “Oh, I know. How about riiiiiight…here!” He stuck his finger in Denki’s bellybutton, scratching and poking at it gently but very obviously efficiently, as the blonde under him let out a loud squeal before his laughs fell silent. Just a bouncing chest and belly with occasional gasps for air to prove he was still laughing up a storm on the inside.

“Hehey, I think you found it! See, he’s gone all quiet now!” Eijirou boasted, looking down at Denki’s hysterical expression with a chuckle.

“Well ain’t that a relief,” Katsuki said, eyebrows shooting up when Denki’s cackles and shrieks returned in a wild new wave. “Guess we know how to shut him up now. Just a little tickle right in this off-button and we’ve got a nice night of peace and quiet,” he said with a hint of sarcasm, as Denki’s laughter had never been louder than now.

Finally, Katsuki’s assault ceased, giving Eijirou a nod to let his arms go. Denki brought them down over his belly protectively, rolling over on his side to curl into a ball of giggles when Katsuki got off and sat next to him.

“So, you still think I like you, numbnuts?” Katsuki asked, grinning proudly as his boyfriend rubbed Denki’s back.

“Ehehe…yeah, kinda,” Denki looked at Katsuki over his shoulder. “I mean, you did just have a tickle fight with me, man. Not really something non-friends do with each other.”

“Hey, not a tickle fight. I didn’t see you getting any jabs in there, did I?” Katsuki said with a poke to Denki��s side, the boy flinching with a yelp before scooting closer to Eijirou like he’d protect him from mean ‘ole Bakugou.

“Fine, a tickle attack then. Either way…” Denki tilted his head with a smug expression, a smile still very present on his face. “...you totally like me.”

Katsuki rolled his eyes before getting up and plopping himself back on the couch, grabbing his phone to scroll like nothing happened. “Whatever, idiot. Just know who you’re messing with.”

Denki giggled, looking up at Kirishima who shook his head with a fond smile. “Trust me, I am very well aware.”

There was a comfortable silence between the three of them before they all seemed to realize at the same time, it wasn’t actually silent in the room.

The movie was still on.

“Oh fucking hell you’ve gotta be KIDDING ME-“

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A/N : hope y'all enjoyed! im working on another fic rn but don't plan on that coming out super soon, y'all know how long it takes me to write sometimes and i've kinda been drowning in schoolwork lately. college is truly a different experience LMAO. anyways, much love y'all imma go do some homework and hopefully get some sleep tonight.

[whosesta]

IT IS I the anon who requested Alhaitham headcanons 💪✨

Could I get some Tighnari headcanons? 👀

HELLO AGAIN!! thank you for the ask !!! you shall receive tighnari hcs!! he's so cute I can't anyway !!!

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Lee ;

- his hips. his lower back [like where his tail is] and his ears. SO. SENSITIVE !!!

- like when he's getting tickled by whoever his lil tail wags, and when the ler said if he'd enjoy it, he obviously says no, but we all know he actually did. and his tail is still wagging!!

- he has like really sensitive hands / palms. and when you like trace your finger on his wrists and palms he immediately turns into a giggly mess, it's so cute.

- his ears usually like flop down when he's getting tickled, so when he's getting tickled, his ears are going up and down, it's so adorable 😭

- he gets SO squirmy when his underarms, hips, knees and feet are getting tickled. they're not bad spots, but they just tickle more then other spots

- when tighnari needs to wake up and cyno is next to him, cyno just blows into his ear and then you get a squeaky and giggly tignari

- when you rub behind his ears, he shakes his head and his tail is wagging bc he adores that spot 😭😭

Ler ;

- long nails. like those long spikey nails , the best tickle tools, anyway

- he's usually gentle, but sometimes he can be so mean

- for example. cyno.

- cyno doesn't wear shoes, so when cyno is laying down, or closing his eyes while he's chilling. tighnari just takes the chance to tickle his feet and maybe do some other tickling with his tail.

- like if tighnari sits on his ankles and he wags his tail, his tail is wiggling against cyno his stomach and its adorable

- and when he's playing a game with cyno, kaveh and alhaitham and he loses. he goes for the person who made him lose, and then he goes for their worst spot

- tighnari doesn't really use tools, except for his tail and his long nails. he's too embarrassed to use other tools, like hair brushes or tooth brushes, he just looks at them and gets slowly flustered

- tighnari is that kind of person who will sit on your arms when they're above your head and he will make you go crazy with his long ass nails, it's so flustering

[neatfrog]

my oc Boldizsár for @alexfeelyx, since you said you wanted to see him lol

(ignore the shitty minigun I didn’t feel like adding a bunch of detail for a sketch)

character info below the cut for anyone else interested

Boldizsár is a character I created roughly 8-9 years ago when Fallout 4 came out. He has a twin sister named Petra, and in my Fallout canon they are members of the Gunners. (*realized I forgot to add his blood type tattoo here, but he’s B+ and Petra is A-. I have no clue if twins can have different blood types like that so correct me if I’m mistaken, I genuinely tried to google but couldn’t get a solid answer)

He likes big guns and explosions, and sometimes talks himself up, but spending more than 2 minutes with him will reveal he’s an absolute cinnamon roll. Less prickly and more compassionate than his sister, he has a particular soft spot for animals and children.

They both joined the Gunners at the age of 15 - Boldizsár because they “looked badass”, and Petra followed only because she couldn’t convince her brother not to go.

(at the time of Fallout 4’s events, they’re both 19, but now that I’m almost a decade older than I was when I made these characters I might bump it up some more)

He and his sister are both of Hungarian descent, and their last name is Zsoldos (which I chose purposely because it means ‘mercenary’ and I thought it was funny as fuck. still think it’s funny tbh)

Traits/Behaviors

brave (sometimes too much for his own good)

outraged by injustice or mistreatment of innocent people

sometimes serious situations make him uncomfortable so he often compensates with humor to try to lighten the mood

struggles with guilt over past actions that harmed people

when young, he always listened to whatever Petra told him, and obeyed whenever she instructed him not to do something, but as they got older he became frustrated with her controlling behavior and started to make more of his own choices (which causes a good deal of the conflict in their relationship)

likewise, he has trouble telling her how he truly feels sometimes because he doesn’t want to hurt her (and also doesn’t want to deal with her being angry)

he has trauma from childhood events, but doesn’t realize it (and is somewhat ignorant of how bad it actually was, since Petra shielded him from most of it)

can be stubborn when he feels really strongly about something

very curious about the world and wants to explore (their upbringing was very closed-off and sheltered, they were basically raised in a cult)

is good at logic games and puzzles, and can strategize well

throughout time spent in the Gunners he became familiar with the inner workings/mechanics of explosives and large weapons (idk if it’s possible to dismantle a minigun and put it back together, but if so he could definitely do that)

the thing that would make him happiest is having a family of his own

he’s an aquarius (I gave him and Petra my mom’s birthday so it would be easy to remember lol)

can be pretty oblivious to certain things when they aren’t said/shown explicitly (yes he’s autistic why do you ask)

he’s naive about certain things in the world due to his sheltered upbringing, but is open-minded about new information and experiences

does his best to see the good in people even when they’ve done bad things (but also doesn’t tolerate purposely cruel people)

he wears that Coat all the time (he found it on a skeleton)

(during fallout 4 timeline) becomes deaf in one ear due to a bad injury (this is my reminder to give him some headphones bc the weapons he uses are loud af)

phobia of radscorpions (can we blame him? fuck those things)

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There’s way more I could say but I think this is enough to sum up his character for now. I guess I should make a post for Petra too 🤔

[t0bey]

Any advice for playing embalmer?

Never embalm someone else unless theres 3 ciphers down and ideally they've already been chaired. Basement chairs can be an exception to the 2nd chairing point, sometimes its best to embalm someone knowing they're getting basement chair so everyone else doesn't put themselves at risk rescuing them.

Recording faces are obviously important but try to do it passively. Meaning don't go out of your way to run across the map to record the prisoner. If people are close to you, then let yourself stop what you're doing to record them just in case.

Embalmer is best on larger maps, but pleaseee don't waste time trying to find ultra secure/safe coffin spots like the top floor of Leo's memory. Corners of maps are always a good eough bet, and one thing i think MORE people should know is that Coffins aren't just good ways to secure a rescue, they can prolong kites and stall for time. Meaning even if the hunter keeps chasing them after rebirth, its still contributing to everyone else's decoding time.

Embalmer CAN work on smaller maps, you just need to be smarter with coffin placements. Put them on edges of maps if theres no second floor building available, if you're kiting absolutely away from the coffin to build distance to stall for time for when you get downed.

When you do get downed, you have a small window of time to decide to rebirth then, or wait until the hunter chairs you. Its safer to rebirth before the hunter picks you up, because if the hunter knows where you put coffin, they'll put you in a chair closer to it so its easier to camp you when you get rebirthed. (as an extra thing, a small thing that helps stall for a little extra time is to crawl away from the hutner when you get downed, away from the coffin location, before activating rebirth just before theyre about to pick you up. usually throws them off for a second)

When you get rebirthed, you have 8 seconds of invulnerability PLUS several extra seconds of tide. You're basically undownable in that time, so a risky but clutch way to use coffin to ensure a rescue/pop the last cipher is to place it right next to the chair/cipher. Obviously, you have to remember the time it takes to rebirth, and if you know that the process will take longer than what the chaired person has left before dying its not worth it. but VERY useful for when hunters teleport to the final cipher and you think you'll go down before you're able to actually pop it.

ENDGAME is when embalmer can really pull through for a game. i would never place my coffin next to the exit gate if i'm decoding it, bc of the likely chance the hunter will teleport to it. if the hunter is detention kiting you, i personally just do my best to stall for enough time for the others to get out (my playstyle is basically being the sacrificial lamb lol)

If someone ELSE is detention kiting, only embalm them when the exit gate is open, and even then its 50/50 that the hunter will teleport. Sadly a factor that you can't control, outside of the teammate keeping track of the hunter's teleport cooldown to figure out when to go down before its up, or how far they are from coffin. But either way, its always best to embalm them just in case. Embalmer is a good tie ensurer

When you get downed early (meaning you're close to your coffin) its best to not rebirth. Aesop has a slightly longer chair time, meaning if the hunter camps you during that time it wastes more time for them. But if someone is close by to rescue you, you can get an extra coffin the case that the hunter doesn't immediately down you.

[gayforrenee]

My ratings on how emotional some of my favorite EAH duos would make me if they played marbles (the thing from Squid Game!!!) (also I just kind of want to give everyone my take on how I think it would all happen and who would die)

Before I go any further, mb for just dipping on y'all. I just left the EAH fandom and then got back into it. And I actually HAVE started writing All I Want again (weird that it was so sudden but whatever)

This is from the least emotional (still cry-worthy fs tho) to the most emotional (literally screaming and sobbing). 1 and 2 are actually tied because I couldn't decide which was worse. I struggled rlly bad on some of these so just because I put one higher doesn't mean I wouldn't fucking lose my mind for the lower one

8. Daring/Rosabella

Y'all. I'm sorry. I do love them. Don't get me wrong. They're just at the bottom. They were actually the only duo that I was even close to being sure about. I genuinely like them and if they had to play, I would be shedding tears. I feel like a lot of people would instantly go for Rosabella because of her like savior type of attitude sometimes, but I'm gonna be fr with y'all. I think Daring would actually lose. I think he would find a way around letting her lose. I know he's made out to be selfish sm, but then in the last season he kind of has that redemption arc and I actually start to like him. I think that Rosabella would try to fool him into winning, but he would possibly see through her playing with him and end up ultimately losing. It would definitely be emotional, but I feel like he would take it bravely. That might not be quite the right word, but I can't think of another good one rn so whatever.

Survivor: Rosabella

7. Darling/Daring

I KNOW. COME AT ME. This one would definitely be rough. The first thing I thought of when I saw this was that Daring would try to be the brother in the situation. He would try to protect, but I think he would fail. Darling can do anything she puts her mind to, and if she really wanted herself to lose, she would make it happen. That's just the tea y'all. I feel like there would be a moment where it looks like Daring's going to lose, and then Darling swoops in and takes that spot right out from under him. I think he would be really hurt, and I think he would feel a lot of guilt afterwards because he let that happen to his sister. There's a possibility that it could be him instead of her, which would take the path of him acting like the brother and taking the fall for her, but I just feel like she would end up losing.

Survivor: Daring

6. Cupid/Blondie

People don't talk about this ship enough, so I'm going to. Anyway, I love them. I think they're adorable and would've made a great couple. Thinking about them playing the marble game makes me want to kms bc I think it would constantly be them going back and forth and trying to get the other to take their marbles. I think Blondie would eventually convince Cupid that she needs to lose and not Cupid, and despite Cupid trying to beg her not to, Blondie lets Cupid take her marbles and she loses. It would honestly be hard to watch even though I have it at six. I would for sure cry a lot, and it would be really heartfelt. They're both just so soft when you take away their sassy and sarcastic moments. One of my favorite underrated ships.

Survivor: Cupid

5. Holly/Poppy

Just want to say how much I love these two. I love their personalities and just everything about them. I do feel like both would try to save the other. Again, it would be a back and forth battle between who's going to lose. I think that Poppy would end up being the one to lose. Holly would just give up because she sees that she's getting nowhere with Poppy. It would be extremely bittersweet and she would be nonstop crying. She would try to reason with her, but it wouldn't work. Poppy would be determined to let Holly live, so she would let herself lose.

Survivor: Holly

A/N: Here's the good shit y'all. Everyone is going to fucking HATE me. I'm so sorry in advance. My imagination really said fuck you once I got to like 3.

4. Apple/Raven

...

So. I feel like it would be giving Dragon Games LMFAO. No bc like it would be super angsty and sad. They would be fighting for each other to survive until the very end. There would be a lot of tears and a lot of just meltdowns over it. Despite the whole thing about how Raven is portrayed as the more selfless one in the friendship, I'm just gonna say it rn. Apple stopped being selfish (... only partially because she DID get herself killed to save Raven which only hurt her more but it's fine)

APPLE LOST.

She definitely lost. Raven didn't see it coming, and it just happened. Apple accepted it and that was it. Raven definitely walked away from this with guilt for the rest of her life. She would never be the same. I think she would always feel like a part of her was missing.

Survivor: Raven

3. Darling/Apple

I'll just start by saying that Apple dies. I'll explain why. LET ME EXPLAIN. PLEASE.

My take on this is, of course, that Darling loves Apple more than she will ever realize (literally no fucking shit). Everyone is made to believe that Darling is going to be the one who loses. Even Apple believes this. It makes sense that Darling would be the one to die. She's the knight in the relationship. Literally. Anyway, it just makes sense. How she is would just make complete sense. You're made to think that in the end, it's going to be Darling. It almost is. Apple really has her mind set on it being herself, but she just has a feeling that it'll be Darling. She thinks that Darling is going to find a way to lose her marbles. Then they start to get close to the end, and it clicks in Apple's mind that she can't let Darling die. She refuses to let her go. So she does what any good girlfriend would do.

Apple lets Darling get all of her marbles before Darling even realizes what Apple was doing. The minute that Darling has Apple's last marble, she just stares at her. I think she would silent cry and Apple would try to be optimistic. It would be so fucking emotional. I don't know how well I would handle it.

Survivor: Darling

2. Maddie/Raven

Banging my head against a wall because the way I would cry. I feel like everyone knows who would die. Let's just be fr. It's Maddie. Y'all can come at me, but it's Maddie. I know she's like goofy and crazy most of the time, but when it comes down to it, she absolutely loves her friends to the ends of the universe. She would do anything for them. I love her relationship with Raven, and I feel like going into it, Raven would already know that Maddie was going to lose. She would try to deny it, but she would already know. It would be gut feeling that she couldn't shake. She would try to draw the game out so that she had more time with Maddie, but it wouldn't matter because Maddie was going to die sooner or later. I think Maddie would be cracking jokes and trying to make Raven smile until she was finally killed. She would definitely know as well from the beginning that she would be the one. It wouldn't be that Raven didn't want to do it, because she really did, it would just be that Maddie felt like it should be her. Maddie wanted to let Raven live even if meant that she couldn't. This would make me bawl fr.

Survivor: Raven

2. Kitty/Lizzie

I actually just put this one on the list of ships to do, so here we go. This would be super fucking angsty. Both of them love each other a lot and don't want to watch the other one die. They know that one of them will have to die, but they want it to be themselves. It would be horrible to watch because I feel like, and don't get mad because I actually struggled to think about who would die, it would be Lizzie who lost. I can see it being Kitty. I definitely can, BUT, there's just something that makes me believe that it would truly be Lizzie in the end. I think both of them would hold it together for the most part until the end. Kitty would finally win and completely lose her shit. Lizzie would accept her fate but continuously apologize to Kitty for letting this happen. I think Kitty would tell her "it's okay" and just try to make her feel not guilty. Kitty wouldn't come out of this okay at all. I feel like she would actually go insane after watching the love of her life die.

Survivor: Kitty

A/N: GOD I FUCKING HATE MYSELF FOR DOING THESE LAST TWO. I love y'all but here comes, in my opinion, the ones that would make me want to break shit and kms. They're the full-on mental breakdown ones.

Ashlynn/Briar

I'll start this one by apologizing because I'm going to be dead serious right now. I would literally have a meltdown over this. I wouldn't be able to handle it. Their friendship is wholesome and they love each other so much that it hurts. And for the love of FUCKING GOD I AM SO SORRY BUT ASHLYNN LOSES.

I'm leaving that there.

This one is bad. It's definitely a lot of crying and "I love you's" because who doesn't lose playing a game where one of you has to die and the other has to live with that guilt for the rest of their (very possibly short) life. Briar definitely goes into the game convinced that she's going to do it. She prepares herself the entire time. She loses her mojo a few times because she feels bad that Ashlynn is crying so much and is just an emotional mess. It just reminds her of how Ashlynn would be if Briar actually lost. This one would be hard to watch. I think there would just be constant crying on both sides if I'm being completely honest. I think that everyone would seriously think it's Briar, and then you realize that it's going to be Ashlynn. There would be that moment of "wait, what the fuck did she just do?" It would be gut-churning honestly. Ashlynn was honestly always too nice, and this would be the moment when she needed to not be. Briar would tell her she needed to just let her lose so Ashlynn could walk away from this, but Ashlynn wouldn't want that. I think the second that Briar realized that it wasn't going to be her that lost, she would try to push herself harder to get rid of her marbles. In the end, it would be Ashlynn that got killed. Briar would take it really hard and she would struggle afterwards with the death of her best friend.

Survivor: Briar

A/N: ON GOD THE ONE I'VE BEEN WAITING TO TELL EVERYONE BECAUSE I WANT TO CRY RN THINKING ABT IT

Briar/Faybelle

Shaking. Crying. Screaming. Throwing up. Sobbing.

This would be really bad.

Absolutely fucking horrible to watch.

Writing the part of how this happens, I'm still unsure as to who I'm going to go with on losing, so we'll see as I keep going.

God, this is fucking hard. I can imagine it and I don't want to. It would be super angsty. Like screaming and fighting. A lot of crying. I know Faybelle normally hides all of her emotions on the show and whatever, but this would be that time that she just lets go. Going into the game, they both wanted themselves to die. It's hard to think about because on one hand, you have Briar who is the more soft one in the relationship and wants to let Faybelle survive because she loves her, but then you have Faybelle who feels guilty about how she's treated Briar in the past and she doesn't believe at all that she can continue her life without Briar. It's mostly the latter, but those are just two major points. I think that the idea of the other dying would be the fuel for wanting to lose their own marbles. They would be going back and forth the whole time. I just feel like the angst would be what hurts everyone. It would be so much screaming and crying of how they can't live without the other. We would also see a side of Faybelle that's never even been grazed, and I think that would hurt even more because the fact that Faybelle would let herself act so desperate and be so vulnerable would be an eye-opener. It would be like "oh shit, Faybelle actually fucking loves Briar and literally is about to let herself die just so she can survive." And then you have everything from Briar's pov which is "I can't live without Faybelle so I'm going to lose and she'll learn to live without me. She'll be okay." Both would have similar outlooks on it, but in the end, I genuinely believe that both would die.

Briar would let herself lose first and Faybelle would just fucking lose her mind completely. I think Faybelle would literally be on her knees and begging them to just kill her. If they didn't, she would find a way to do it herself because she can't live without Briar.

Very sob-worthy if you ask me.

Anyway, they both die. End of story. Not really but I don't want to actually write something abt this bc I would cry before I even got one paragraph in

Survivor: Neither bc I'm a bitch

[ticklystuff]

My team is Kafka, Sampo, Gepard and Silver Wolf, thank you :)

ask game is closed!

heyyyyy i hope you like sampard bc this post is about to turn into sampard f/ kafka and silver wolf alskdjf

who’s the most ticklish character

GEPPIE and he has the misfortune of having to team up with sampo like the poor thing can't get a break with him around. kafka and silver wolf love watching geppie get wrecked from the sidelines bc that man is always so serious about things and they'll even encourage sampo or tell him where to tickle geppie next. they're all just mean bullies to geppie

who’s the character that most people would assume isn't ticklish, but actually is

kafka because her backstory is written to make her sound like some living nightmare. she's not intimidated by the idea of tickles in the slightest and she's always tickling others so the thought of ticklish kafka doesn't cross many people's minds but she will squeak if you get her good. silver wolf and sampo know though and have no fear lol the consequences are problems for future them

who’s the character that everyone gangs up on and tickles

lmao it's geppie and it can start from anything. like silver wolf's diet probably consists of mt dew and hot cheetos and gepard being the dad of the group will make sure his team has balanced meals but sometimes silver wolf doesn't want his cooking and when geppie insists that she needs to eat healthier, she'll just cry out for sampo and kafka and geppie knows what's about to happen so he'll be like "nononono you CANT do that" and he'd throttle silver wolf in the moment but sampo and kafka are already on top of him and tickling the living day lights out of him for being mean to silver wolf

who’s the character that somehow knows everyone else’s tickle spots and reveals them to others

silver wolf! i am not totally sure how her hacking stuff works but she'd just know even without all the special hacking and she's not afraid to use this info as a threat kafka is also just really good at guessing. maybe it's just intuition or she has special abilities like silver wolf but she somehow always get it right

who's the character with one specific tickle spot that only one other person knows about

kafka knows all of silver wolf's tickle spots and she knows that silver wolf has the most ticklish elbows. like kafka will be like "lemme see" and just grab silver wolf's arm and silver wolf is flailing to get away because she doesn't like the feeling of kafka's nails trailing against her arm

who’s the most likely to win gang tickle wars

oh it's kafka but i think sampo would be a close second. it's just that she doesn't hold back and even when someone is tickling her they still have to watch their back because she will somehow manage to get them and flip the tables if they're not careful. she also has that manipulation thing going for her if she really wants to use it, but that's not as fun also idk i feel like geppie, silver wolf, and sampo would be absolutely helpless once they're tickled and can't really do anything lol

which character has a kink for tickling

asldkjfkldsa i wrote like a whole essay about this for another team that was submitted but geppie would have a tickle kink that he's super embarrassed about but only for the right person (sampo) but he doesn't even tell sampo about this and sampo eventually figures it out (i think i said he saw tickling videos in geppie's search history lmao) but he does his best not to bring it up or tease geppie about it because geppie himself hasn't talked about it to sampo but sampo will make sure to treat geppie to plenty of tickles when they're alone together also kafka might. like i feel like she'd just be open to trying many things and tickling is just one of those things that just stuck for her. she likes the breathless exhilarating feeling, whether it be from her lee or herself

which character didn’t even know they were ticklish until another character tickled them

oooohhhh i'm gonna go with sampo on this one because he's so hard to catch and no one has ever been able to tickle him until he met kafka bc she's just too good and he was so shocked to find out he's super sensitive

which two characters have tickle fights all the time

GEPPIE AND SAMPO it's more like sampo attacking geppie all the time but he just loves teasing the general and hearing him laugh it's not his fault geppie looks cute when he's all breathless and flustered aldskjkflas kafka and silver wolf especially when kafka is about to beat her in a video game and silver wolf needs to do something about it. silver wolf always ends up losing the tickle fight and then they both lose the game because they're both fighting like gurl all that effort and for what also i feel like geppie and silver wolf would have this almost sibling relationship, except silver wolf is constantly bullying geppie with tickles and she claims that "it helps train you for the front lines, what if the enemy captures and tickles you??"

[arundolyn]

do you mind if i ask how you rip guilty gear animations? ive been wanting to get into ripping however there are very limited resources and few accounts are active that still rip. advice is very appreciated, thank you:)

just realized how stupid long this got right before posting so . cut

the way i do it for strive is, via unverum just for ease of use bc you can flip mod on/off at will before opening the game, get the mods that change the background of ajatar hunting ground to black/green/blue (i think it's by ultima?) and use the color of your choice (usually i use blue because black can screw with the outlines and green can cause weird lighting issues. blue can as well but it seems the least invasive of all of them to me, you can only really notice on stuff like zato bc eddie comes out sorta bluish bc he's translucent. there may be mods to help with that kind of thing but i havent looked)

pick whatever characters you want and go to training mode (unless you need something specific, like win/lose poses, of course. if it has to be during a fight you can just go to local vs with a controller and make the other character your keyboard so you dont actually have to fight) and record with OBS. pick whatever settings you think look best graphically both in strive and on OBS, idk if i can advise with those choices too well bc my hardware is beefy enough to handle max settings for stuff, ymmv

after recording, go to photoshop (doesnt matter what version, mine is ancient and ill gotten gains ive had for years. find your means. use something similar. idk) just drag the video in (no need to import it any special way) and literally just. go frame by frame copying the stuff from the animation you want into a new file and after you have all the frames go and erase it by hand. i usually use the magic eraser thing on around 50 tolerance (may need to be adjusted at times) and with anti aliasing (just cause i like the outlines not to be smooth, that also can make the "sprites" transparent and have an ugly white outline around it in gifs, do whatever you think looks good) and contiguous unchecked (contiguous just so that you dont have to go around clicking every blue/green/black spot individually, as that takes much longer. sometimes this cant be avoided, like if your character has colors too close to the background or an effect you want to keep is too close to the background color youre erasing)

additional mods i use at times are ones that turn certain characters im not focusing on invisible (like chipp or i-no, cant remember who made that one) just so i dont have to worry about cropping around another character if they do an idle animation or something, and theres one that disables lighting effects (like gio's glowies when she has full meter, or certain moves like baiken's dust or tsurane sanzu watashi) so that the gifs look nicer devoid of the like... engine based context. of that makes sense

as for XRD, i used to use a cheat table camera mod for rev that was kinda adapted from the one for sign, but since the rollback update it looks like its broken and i dont think anyone has cared much to fix it, but also havent had the time to mess around with it myself. the sign one might still work? theres a reddit thread with it out there somewhere still i think. be warned re: sign tho bc the models are kinda janky and lower quality, which probably isnt noticeable to most people but its definitely glaring to me when i moved from sign to rev. they did some major improvements on like everyone in rev

last but not least, a word of caution regarding certain things. i'd warn against trying to do any overdrives or anything that has a superflash (when the camera focuses on the character using a move, usually, like jack-o's forever elysion driver) or the strive pre move cutscene things (like baiken's tsurane sanzu watashi) as well as intro/outro cutscenes, since making them transparent not only will be a pain in the ass but probably would look weird due to the camera movement + lack of background. same goes for stuff like bursts or walk/run cycles where the character moves significantly and the camera angle might change, since not only will it be a bitch to line up correctly so it loops properly, but if the character's location or the camera angle changes it might end up looking off because the model is being viewed from a slightly different angle. not sure how obvious that would be to someone who didnt Do it but ive learned that through trial and error. might also just be perfectionism on my part. id usually get around this on xrd with the cheat table bc you could lock the model in place (but it would still move technically, which was nice if you didnt want effects like the little dust clouds when you dash getting in the way) but ive never seen anything similar for strive. from what i know it should be possible for sure, just slightly tricky to some extent and i dont really know how one would go about doing that or have the time to learn. the console for UE is locked in strive and idk if theres a way to unlock it, but that would potentially be a way to freeze models in place quick and dirty if necessary. there ARE a few camera mods out there for strive, but any model freezing aspects are just like.. full game pause, not frozen in place.

hope this is comprehensive enough to help somewhat. have a slayer

[geeking-n-tweaking]

Dating Garrett McNeill - SFW alphabet

{ note: barely proofread bc I wrote this quickly in my post-superstore haze!! also if it’s ooc for garrett sorry— I tried >:p

warnings: some passing mentions of racism, ableism & fatphobia (like, once)

reader: no gender is mentioned for the reader!! }

A = Affection (How affectionate are they? How do they show affection?)

At first, Garrett was hesitant to be touchy with you. Sure, he flirts a lot, and he’s had a couple of sexual relationships, but… a genuine connection with someone is hard to come by. After the whole on-and-off friends-with-benefits dynamic he had with Dina, he’s trying to take things at his own pace the second time around. Finding love in the workplace isn’t impossible (I mean look at Jonah and Amy) but it is shaky ground for Garrett.

And yeah, he’s a bit nervous to climb the whole relationship ladder with you instead of just hook ups…but you were different.

You’re sweet, smart, you thought he was funny and you were pretty witty yourself. You were confident but not abrasive… he could go on. Most of all, you’re interested in him for him— not just his body.

Slowly but surely, he starts warming up to being physically affectionate… on your first date, when you kept missing the little smear of sauce on your cheek from dinner, he leaned across the table to wipe it off for you. His thumb lingered against your skin a bit…it was a small gesture, but it made his stomach flutter. Touching you made him feel warm, and giddy (not that he would tell anyone that.)

On your second date, he bumped his hand into yours when you both reached for some popcorn in the theatre. You both glanced at each other out of the corner of your eyes, smiling sheepishly.

He tried to play it cool but a few minutes later, (once the popcorn was finished) he brushed his hand against yours on the armrest. You took the hint and held his hand, which made him absurdly happy.

By your third date, he’s worked up to having his arm around you or his hand on your thigh… 🤭

It will take time for him to do these things at work or around his friends, but eventually he’ll be able to comfortably do more domestic things around others like brush hair out of your face or give you chaste kisses hello/goodbye when you clock in/out.

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B = Best friend (What would they be like as a best friend? How would the friendship start?)

The title of Garrett’s Best Friend is widely sought after, Randy held it for YEARS until Jonah snatched it up. (At work, you and Jonah still compete for the spot of Garrett’s #1 .)

You became friends when you started working at Cloud 9, along with Jonah and Mateo. He showed you around the store a bit and he gave you the whole spiel about who’s who, which made you feel more comfortable since the other new hires weren’t having the best first day.

Garrett was easy to get along with. Being close friends with him means hanging out whenever you can!

You usually swing by costumer service for fake reasons, like returning pens that didn’t belong to him so that you could talk during your shift. You liked listening to his announcements, and sometimes wrote quips for him to read on the intercom, slipping little in-jokes into his scripts to try to make him break.

The two of you would come up with little pranks to pull on Glenn, or games for your coworkers to play during boring days. Cart Racing, Scanner Wars, Customer Safari, you name it…

You’d keep each other in the loop about gossip and speculate about the goings on in the store. Who is the secret shopper? Would Mateo and Eric be a good couple? Is the cereal bar just Zephra buttering up the Cloud 9 staff? It’s all getting talked about.

You go together to any coworker events like Emma’s quinceañera and Amy’s Golden Globes party. (((Of course, you hang out outside of work too, often casual hangouts (which could include Jonah & Randy) like binging tv shows, gaming, going out to eat etc!)))

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C = Cuddles (Do they like to cuddle? How would they cuddle?)

He would like to hold you close on the couch while watching tv, it makes him feel more comfortable and sometimes his warmth and gentle touch is enough to make you drift off to sleep which he thinks is very cute <3 He would have one arm around you while you’re curled into his side with your head on your chest.

In bed, he would want to spoon until you fall asleep (of course he would be the big spoon :3) His chin would be tucked into the space between your neck & shoulder, and his arms would be wrapped around your middle.

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D = Domestic (Do they want to settle down? How are they at cooking and cleaning?)

He’s not necessarily known for his long term relationships, I feel like at first he would be scared to rush into things and would be overwhelmed by the idea of settling down with you. He wants to treat you right, and to make sure he’s really in love before he makes a commitment like that.

He does want a future with you but would date you for at least 3 years before even talking about marriage…just to make sure. He’s seen how marriage to the wrong person can make people miserable (Amy & Adam—) so he just wants to take it slow.

He’s pretty competent with cooking and cleaning.

He can make a few really solid meals, something hearty and comforting that still takes skill to pull of. I feel like he would be really proud of making a good pasta dish like fettuccine Alfredo, spaghetti carbonara, baked macaroni and cheese…

(It’s unclear to me if he really is Swedish & Norwegian or if he was just messing with Glenn, but just in case: he cooks prinskorv (sausages) around Christmas, and makes amazing lapskaus (stew.))

The two of you try to split the labour, like ‘you make dinner/I wash the dishes’ arrangements. In general he makes sure that he keeps tidy enough, though some tasks are more difficult to do if they are very high to like dusting cabinets or down low like washing the floors so you compromise.

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E = Ending (If they had to break up with their partner, how would they do it?)

As he says, it’s best to just rip off the bandaid, he wouldn’t wait weeks or months after deciding that.

He’d make sure to tell you in person, not through text or over the phone because you deserve more than that.

He would want it to be in private, so he wouldn’t take you out on ‘one last date’, he would probably sit you down at his place and explain that he doesn’t think he doesn’t think the two of you should be together anymore.

He also would have pre-packed the things you gave him/he borrowed from you through the relationship so that you can take them back. He wouldn’t cry in front of you, or maybe at all, but he would tell you he’s sorry that it didn’t work out and wish you well. :(

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F = Fiance(e) (How do they feel about commitment? How quick would they want to get married?)

Commitment is intimidating to Garrett. It’s not that he doesn’t want to have a committed relationship, it’s just that he hasn’t had much luck with it before. When he was at his lowest points, he thought that he might never get to have a long term partner because he just wasn’t good at keeping them around. Since meeting you, he’s changed his tune. He absolutely wants to be committed to you, it just takes a while for him to accept that and carry it out.

He wants things to happen naturally and not feel forced, and it’s been going pretty well so far! The two of you started as friends and had an organic connection, slowly you grew closer until eventually there were stronger feelings there, you went on a few dates and ended up really enjoying them, and now you’re…together. It’s the exact situation that he would want!

That being said he wouldn’t want to even talk about marrying you until he was sure you were going to last. 3 years in he finally breached the conversation, and found out that you would be interested in marriage too! It would take a while for him to propose, maybe a year or 2 after that conversation… he likes to take it slow :)

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G = Gentle (How gentle are they, both physically and emotionally?)

I feel like in general his touch is pretty soft but not light necessarily. By that I mean, he’s not an aggressive or grabby guy, but he’s not the type to skim his fingers across your skin— it’s a full, direct touch.

Though if you’re needing some deeper pressure for relaxation or grounding, he’s the man to go to. He gives good, enveloping, solid hugs. He’ll rub your shoulders in a deep massage. He can hold and squeeze your hand tightly. It’s all up to what you need in the moment :)

Emotionally, yes I think he’s gentle. He likes to take things slow with you, and won’t push you or himself to do things that aren’t well thought out or truly wanted. He’s a bit shy about it, it’s not “manly” to be seen as gentle, but that’s really how he is. He’s a good guy with a big heart, it just takes some time for him to show it.

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H = Hugs (Do they like hugs? How often do they do it? What are their hugs like?)

Garrett does like hugs! In public, he goes for more of a ‘side-hug’, to seem more casual. (He also likes having his arms around you do show that you’re taken 🙈)

In private, he likes long, squishy hugs.

If he’s hugging you, he’s fully wrapping his arms around you and holding you close to him. He’ll hug you for as long as you want/need and it feels safe and comfortable. He’s not crushing you or anything, but his arms are strong, and his chest is solid and you feel little compared to him.

If you’re hugging him, it usually because he’s tired or stressed. He likes to bury his face into your chest and breathe in your scent. Just hold him close and let him listen to your heartbeat as he starts to calm down…

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I = I love you (How fast do they say the L-word?)

It would take Garrett a while to say it to you, to him, it’s a big deal to tell someone he loves them. I would say probably 2 or 3 months… if that seems long to you, sorry, but that’s the time that he needs!

When he does tell you, it’s in a quiet moment. Maybe the two of you are getting ready for bed, and he sees you doing your skincare, or brushing your teeth— something simple. He just watches you, thinking about how beautiful you are, how much he likes spending time with you.

When you’re done, you turn around to face him. You tease him for staring at you, and ask him what’s up.

“Nothing, I just… I love you.”

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J = Jealousy (How jealous do they get? What do they do when they’re jealous?)

Garrett would pretend that he’s not jealous even though he is. Logically, he knows that he doesn’t have to worry about any of his coworkers sweeping you off your feet. I mean, what do they have that he doesn’t?

It’s the customers that he doesn’t always trust. Sometimes you’ll be giggling at one of their jokes while scanning their groceries, or having some friendly banter about how much it sucks to work retail.

(((Sandra (who’s bagging groceries) will tell you that you have to tell Garrett what you did, even though you obviously did NOT cheat on him.)))

He doesn’t like other people making you laugh :(

He would get pretty jealous if he thought a customer was funnier than him, especially if it’s a regular. He’s a sulky kind of jealous, and would be passive agressive about it. “I guess everything’s just hilarious today.” if it happened a lot. If you confront him about it he would totally deny. “Hah…I’m not jealous, okay? I’m funny, I’m a funny guy… it’s kind of my thing, so…”

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K = Kisses (What are their kisses like? Where do they like to kiss you? Where do they like to be kissed?)

I think he would be a pretty good kisser. He’s really receptive to you, and is good at gauging the mood. He can tell if it’s going to be slow and soft, or if you want to kick it up a notch.

I feel like he’s got some sort of secret technique down, but he’ll NEVER tell anyone because it sounds so dorky. Works like a charm though!

His lips are nice and soft, and his moustache/beard sometimes tickles or scratches your face :) He likes to kiss your lips most of all, but sometimes he’ll hold your hand and kiss the back of it or your knuckles <3 If things are escalating between you he’ll kiss your neck, and he likes the same from you. He also loves when you kiss his cheek around others!!

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L = Little ones (How are they around children?)

Garrett is not amazing with kids.

Not really little kids, at least… he can…kind of handle babies, I mean he and Dina did run an impromptu daycare in the middle of the store. He thinks his coworkers’ children are cute…Rose, Parker, Harmonica, whoever.

But to truly feel comfortable watching with a child they have to be at least, like, 5 years old. By then they can play games and entertain themselves without too much input from him.

Overall, he’s better suited to talk to teenagers, as seen with the horny teen guy at Emma’s quinceañera (😭) and Sandra’s son Tony.

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M = Morning (How are mornings spent with them?)

He’s not really a morning person, if he can he loves to sleep in. He’ll hold you close in bed and ask for just 5 more minutes because he really doesn’t want to go to work. His morning voice is all gravely and cute so you indulge him if you have some time to spare.

When you finally convince him to get up, he grumbles and lazily pulls on his clothes.

You do your little morning routine together and if there’s enough time have a simple breakfast, like toast or cereal. If you like having a coffee/tea in the morning you guys can stop somewhere on your way to work, or get something from the cafeteria after you clock in :)

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N = Night (How are nights spent with them?)

If the two of you aren’t dating, you’ll spend nights up late texting and sending memes back and forth. I feel like he’s the type to send you tons of Instagram reels that you gotta grade like it’s homework🫡

If you’re a gamer, you might spend a couple of hours playing whatever new game the two of you are into, but you’ll almost certainly log off before he does to catch some shut eye.

If you’re into it, he’ll call you (FaceTime, Skype, Discord, whatever) so you can talk more personally and “hang out” from home. Maybe you even fall asleep on the phone with him… who knows? 😇

If you do live together, it’s more quiet. I think Garrett likes to unwind after work and have a chill night at home on an average day. Make some dinner, watch some tv, something lowkey.

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O = Open (When would they start revealing things about themselves? Do they say everything all at once or wait a while to reveal things slowly?)

It would take him a while to start getting more vulnerable with you and telling you personal information. About 4 months into the relationship he would finally start opening up to you and dropping the facade of the “cool guy.” He would tell you about his childhood, his family life, his past relationships… slowly over the course of your months and years together more and more would he revealed about his secrets, dreams, fears, etc.

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P = Patience (How easily angered are they?)

He doesn’t get angry with you easily, or often. Working in customer service has really taught him how to be patient.

He has answered hundreds of stupid questions, argued with rude costumers, and explained the same concept multiple times…He has patience with people he doesn’t even know or like, so he’ll go above and beyond for you (because he loves you.)

If he does eventually get frustrated with you he’ll probably just tell you that you’ll talk about it later and leave :/

When he calms down he’ll speak clearly about whatever the issue was, and hopefully resolve it.

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Q = Quizzes (How much would they remember about you? Do they remember every little detail you mention in passing, or do they kind of forget everything?)

He can’t easily recall tons of things you told him about your life before you started working at Cloud 9, like what high school you went to or all the names of your childhood pets…but Garrett tries extra hard to remember things that you’re particularly passionate about.

Your favourite music, movies, books etc. He likes to bring up these things in conversation, to show that he was listening. Like, “hey, did you see the new episode last night?” or “so how was the last chapter of that book?”

If you’ve been dating for a while, he’ll make you playlists of music that you like, or artists that sound similar :)

He knows your favourite/ comfort food and cooks/orders it for you when you’re sick or upset.

He remembers more of your likes than dislikes, but he does listen to your rants and pick up on your pet peeves. (Sometimes the best way to bond with someone is hating the same thing!)

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R = Remember (What is their favorite moment in your relationship?)

I think his favourite moment with you was during the tornado— yes I know that’s weird but hear me out. It was a scary situation for everyone, and just as Jonah and Amy comforted each other, you and Garrett stuck by each other’s side the entire time. It kind of made him realize like… this is it, this is his person. And he doesn’t say that to you, I mean, you’re stressed enough as it is without him dropping the whole “you are the only person in this world I want to be with” bomb… it sounds crazy but it’s totally true, when he thinks about his favourite moment with you, it would be him holding you while everything around him tumbled to the ground…in all the chaos, the only constant was you. <33

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S = Security (How protective are they? How would they protect you? How would they like to be protected?)

Garrett is protective of you, especially if he becomes jealous. He doesn’t want to feel like he could lose you to someone else, so if he can he’ll try to limit your interaction with them. If he sees a costumer is flirting with you, he’ll page you to costumer service, or announce there’s something to clean up in a different isle so you have to leave.

He would want you to be a little jealous too, just to show that you really care :)

If we’re taking protection more literally, he wouldn’t like, go back into an active fire to save you 💀 he would yell at you to evacuate and wheel his ass outta there. But if it was a situation where something was going to hit you, like a car, he would definitely push you out of the way.

As for you protecting him, be careful… you don’t want it to come off as if you have to babysit him, even though he’s disabled he can do shit for himself. He’s a grown man after all, he’ll manage. Even if you’re not trying to imply that he can’t, he could interpret it that way. Maybe he needs to learn to accept more help from others, there’s two sides to the coin here. To be safe, just ask him if he needs help or backup when something intense is happening.

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T = Try (How much effort would they put into dates, anniversaries, gifts, everyday tasks?)

Don’t expect Jonah-levels of effort, there will be no glow in the dark stars on your ceiling as a grand gesture of love. HOWEVER, Garrett can be sweet in his own, subtler ways.

He’ll slip little notes/jokes into your locker or lunch bag at work to make you smile. Nothing overly romantic but maybe some silly quote from a tv show the two of you are watching together, or something he wants to talk to you about on your break like “remind me to tell you about the new bunker in Dead Chaser 4.”

Sometimes he’ll buy you an extra snack or drink from break room vending machines, especially if you’ve had a rough day. After your shift he’ll drop you off at your car… over all he tries to distract you from how boring work is, and that doesn’t always involve store-wide employee games.

When dating he’ll take you to that movie that you’ve been wanting to see, or the new bar you’ve been meaning to check out. He knows you and will pay attention to what you like & loves showing you that he remembers!!

For an anniversary, he could go either way. If you wanted something fancier and more traditional— you know, nice dinner, candles, some sort of shiny jewelry— he’ll do it for you. If you wanna do something more out there, like axe throwing or something… fuck it, he’s in.

As for gifts he’s not big into handmade stuff, but he will splurge on your gifts! He’ll buy you the next edition of the series you’re into (could be movies, games, books/comics/manga, whatever!!) that you’ve been trying to save up for. Collectors items for your chosen media will also be his go to, another Funko Pop for your shelf, or Lego environment. Basically supporting your little nerd hobbies :)

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U = Ugly (What would be some bad habits of theirs?)

You love Garrett, but he’s not perfect. Here are some of his bad habits….

⁃ He spends too much money on shoes

⁃ (He’s totally the type to lowball people and haggle on Facebook Marketplace for them)

⁃ He double texts you a lot and floods your dms with memes (like he did with Colleen)

⁃ He’s a loud gamer, and competitive. expect some shouting when he loses, and especially when he’s playing online because if his teammates let him down he’ll let them have it

⁃ (He also stays up really late doing it 😭)

⁃ He is passive aggressive, and avoids his issues until it all bubbles up. Obviously he’s sarcastic and sometimes that can get him into trouble if you’re not in the mood for it. Especially if the two of you are in an argument and he lets slip some sort of passive aggressive remark that he had been holding in until now

⁃ Does not take criticism well, either brushes it off or interprets it very personally

⁃ And when you hurt his feelings he won’t tell you until he’s at his breaking point, he lets it stew!! :(

⁃ Not good at being sentimental at first, and genuinely showing his emotions to you is going to be difficult when you’re first starting out… he will act very nonchalant about your relationship at first because he wants to seem cool…give it time

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V = Vanity (How concerned are they with their looks?)

Throughout his life, Garrett has received snide remarks about the way he looks. Some of them have been truly awful, like slights about being black, or being a wheelchair user. Even though race and physical abilities are horrible things for someone to discriminate against, he’s accepted that the world is unfortunately full of bigots and that it will happen sometimes. (Make no mistake, he will stand up for himself, but he’s not like enraged about it.) He cannot change these things about himself, and he wouldn’t even if he could, they are apart of him (but do not define him) and he’s proud of that.

People (mostly family) have commented about his weight, but even that doesn’t bother him anymore. There’s nothing wrong with being a bigger guy, and he keeps himself healthy (yes, it’s possible to be plus sized and fit!!) so it’s all water off a duck’s back.

By now, Garrett is pretty comfortable with his appearance. When he was younger he probably was more insecure about it, as all teenagers were, but he’s 40 now and he’s become more secure in himself since then.

…Except for his chin. Or, lack thereof? Seriously, after he shaved his beard off he was really insecure about it so just don’t say anything about it until it grows back.

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W = Whole (Would they feel incomplete without you?)

‘Incomplete’ is a bit strong….Garrett can handle being on his own, sometimes he even prefers it. He doesn’t need to be in a relationship to be fulfilled, so he won’t fall apart without one or anything.

However, before the two of you were together there was some…loneliness on his part. He fell into bit of a rut, working, coming home, playing video games, ordering pizza for dinner… rinse and repeat.

Dating you introduced a fresh variable into his life, and it excited him that you brought new opportunities and experiences. Even if the two of you fell into a routine, it was way better to share that with you.

So, yes, he does feel more ‘whole’ since being with you and some of that would be lost if you were to (god forbid) break up.

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X = Xtra (A random headcanon for them.)

He mentioned to Colleen that he’s an anime fan, I feel like he’s the type to watch all of One Piece…not because he fully loves it, but because of the sunk cost fallacy! He’s invested too much time in it now to give up. Also, he loved Naruto when he was in high school— it’s just a right of passage.

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Y = Yuck (What are some things they wouldn’t like, either in general or in a partner?)

Garrett needs balance. He doesn’t want someone who’s too clingy, but he doesn’t want to feel neglected. He doesn’t want someone that’s ignorant, but you can’t be a know it all. He doesn’t want someone who’s boring, but you shouldn’t be funnier than him! It’s going to be hard to find the happy medium at first…

He’s learned from the Nikki situation (the transphobic protester from s1), and is keeping his morals in check; he’ll do his homework on you to make sure you share his values, bigotry is inexcusable.

Most of all, he doesn’t want an off and on relationship with you, he’s done it before and it’s exhausting. Don’t give him mixed signals like Dina, don’t ghost him like Colleen, just be honest with him about what you want and you’ll figure it out together!

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Z = Zzz (What is a sleep habits of theirs?)

He’s a bit of a night owl, I can totally see him staying up till like, 5 am or pulling all nighters to grind on a video game.

When he does finally get to sleep, he needs it to be completely dark and has blackout curtains for this reason. He likes it to be cool so he keeps a fan on, it doubles as white noise for him so it’s a win.

He would like to sleep on his stomach because it’s the most comfortable position (fight me) but it’s horrible for his back so he sleeps on his side.

He has a king size bed, and sleeps in the middle, but if he’s with you then he’s on the left.

As for cuddling, he doesn’t like your limbs to be all tangled up throughout the night because he overheats easily, but is the type to spoon you to sleep if that’s what you like. He’s a heavy sleeper for sure and definitely snores a bit (but totally denies it) :)

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{ note: and that’s it!! not sure how to tag properly but I did my best with it :) }