#i want a dog because i miss having an animal buddy

[monstermoviedean]

if you have a good vibe/kind thought to spare and could send it my way. i'd really appreciate it.

[kentucky-daisey]

Feeling a weird sense of calm and clarity lately.

A bunch of stuff has happened over the last few months and, after a long couple of years of not knowing what I want, I can comfortably see the direction I want my life to take. Still working on the how, but am very confident in the end goal.

For all the people in my life who said I'd figure things out/be happier in my thirties, you were absolutely right.

[the-named-anon]

Dungeon meshi x Minecraft thoughts

(Assuming it’s a modern au and everyone knows how to use a computer…)

Laios

Laios would get the achievement for eating everything edible without even trying. Loves exploring caves, but often falls to his death because he forgets there’s fall damage.

Is trying to speedrun to the dragon, but dies so often it’s pointless… (dude. You’ve lost so much diamond armor Chilchuck isn’t going to give you any.)

He lives in a dirt hut until Marcille or Falin build him a better one

Wants everyone to live nearby, and eventually everyone does

Had a self-made skin, but it looked horrible so Falin made him one

HOARD of dogs. Used to be individually named, but then after the fourth (Name) fell to their death/burned in lava/shot by skeleton, he collectively calls them buddy

Tried to have hardcore worlds, died within the first hour on each.

Is part of a separate server with loads and loads of monster mods (run by someone called LordOfTheDungeon, who made most of the mods)

Gamer tag is xXMonsterSlayerXx

Falin

Is the dragon /j

Master of potion creation, figures them all out very easily.

Lives in a pretty build that her and Marcille built. (And they were roommates 😳)

Is the supplier of ores for the group, is decked out in pretty trimmed diamond armor (enchants courtesy of Chilchuck)

Practically made all the skins that the party uses, based on how they actually look

Has a big farm of animals (is trying to get two of each passive mob in there… tropical fish are the only thing she’s missing, and she has a in-game book to keep track of which ones she has)

Yes, she does have a strider, skeleton horse, and a sniffer.

Has named all her animals, and has a strict “no weapons on the hotbar” when people visit.

Has a separate hardcore world that she’s sunk hours into.

And is part of two other servers, a cosy animal filled cottage core server and another one she won’t tell anyone about

Gamer tag is FlowerFalin

Marcille

Tried desperately to learn potions, but also doesn’t want to step on Falin’s toes…

Is the builder of the group, grows the biggest trees she can. Master of bonemeal.

Went out of her way to grab two mooshrooms for Falin (one red, one brown) under the guise of “I needed mycelium anyways”

Wants to get all of the achievements, but also refuses to eat rotten flesh or poisonous potatoes

Named her sword “Ambrosia two” (and then “Ambrosia 3”, “Ambrosia 4”… she doesn’t loose/break Ambrosia four)

Uses potion tipped arrows. (Realized too late that she probably should’ve named her bow Ambrosia, since its usage with the potion tipped arrows is more similar to her real Ambrosia.)

Falin made her skin based on Uriale

Also plays on a server that has a mod for The Daltian Clan

Gamer tag is UrialeOfDaltian

Chilchuck

Under his quaint little house is a MASSIVE villager trading hall. Has every trade imaginable, at the lowest cost it can be. Lets “no one” in there (Laios has a bad habit of accidentally hitting villagers… and was banned before it was made)

Has the best enchants, and actually successfully speedran to the dragon. (First to have an elytra, and HOARDS shulker boxes. Wants the other party members to pay him for them.)

Has lots of beacons, and has unlocked all the end teleporters… (wither sounds are common on the server)

Most skilled at the game (dad of three girls… what did you expect? (Gamer girl-dad))

His girls made him his skin. (Big anime eyes, but everything else is akin to him) ((begrudgingly uses it))

Has a separate server with his girls, that they modded (custom biomes, more enchant options, fun tools and weapons)

Gamer tag is ChillsChuck

Senshi

Makes food. Only wants to make food… big farm of meat animals, and actual crops.

Is disappointed that there isn’t more monster-based food in the game. (What do you mean you can’t eat enderpearls? Why don’t more mobs drop meat?)

Ate rotten flesh once, and then decided against it. (It’s too bad you can’t use it to make food. This game is seriously lacking culinary options.)

Prefers to play modded, with loads and loads of food options. (The party server is straight vanilla, so he’s part of another one where he’s more active on… modded with food.)

Is confused why they’d think he’d be interested in mining… he makes food irl?? (Can’t differentiate any stones. Even though they’re different colors)

House was made by Marcille, skin by Fallin. (Previously default Steve skin)

Has a horse named Anne (really crappy… like, he tamed the first horse that looked like her so it’s only slightly faster than running and can barely clear a two block jump)

Gamer tag is ChefSenshi402

Izutsumi

Falin made her skin a cat girl (previously one of the default skins (can’t remember any of the other ones, but not Alex or Steve))

Doesn’t really understand Minecraft, or why people want to play it.

Has a hoard of cats, but only the tuxedo ones. (Because they look like her)

Master of the horse-stats trade, and has had luck with llamas.

(Sorry… I don’t have many ideas for her because I’m not at the part of the show where she’s at)

Gamer tag is Izutsumi1 (Izutsumi was taken for some reason)

Bonus:

Thistle

Moderator and owner of the monster-filled server.

Made 90% of the mods in the server, the only mods he didn’t make are the mods he uses to have his mods to work (like geckolib)

Has two accounts, LordOfTheDungeon, and ThistleThorn

Uses LordOfTheDungeon as his moderator one, and ThistleThorn is for the cosy cottagecore server he’s in.

Had a raffle for the players with the longest time in-server to come up with a monster for him to implement

Laios won, and it’s taken Thistle a while to make his “Ultimate Strongest Monster.” (Multiple heads and attacks are time consuming.)

Falin is also a moderator on his server, with a fake gamer tag of “Chimera” (Laios doesn’t know that, but she thinks it’s fun to watch the custom mobs roam around.) Has a custom game mode where the monsters don’t attack her, so she can make a little sanctuary for her favorites. (Also uses a different skin for the server, per the request of Thistle)

There’s an unknown person who’s a moderator that’s skin is lion-like, who’s gamer tag is “BeastWishes”

[strawberry-cowmilk]

voicemails

-> mc is back in the human world but didn't pick up the phone, so the brothers leave a voicemail

-> brothers x mc

mc's gender is not mentioned, not proof read also kind of trying out a new style hehe

content warnings: kind of angsty maybe, alcohol use, gambling mentions

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Lucifer

'good evening, mc. it is a fine evening here in the devildom, I hope it's the same case with you. I have just returned from a meeting with diavolo, we've had... quite the demonus. however I am by no means drunk. anyways I have actually been listening to the record you got for me, a thoughtful gift indeed. I just have a feeling that... it would sound lots better with you in the chair next to me. (he chuckles) well, there's no helping it. perhaps I have to bring you back to the devildom myself?'

'I was hoping to hear your voice, too bad you didn't pick up the phone. are you perhaps asleep, mc? in that case I shall leave you be. sleep well, mc.'

Mammon

'yo mc, why are you not picking up your phone? I just snuck away from home with mine to talk tp you, you know? ugh... that cocky lucifer and his stupid rules. like what do you mean we gotta take turns calling you? no way, I ain't waiting so long to talk to you! just cause he's the eldest he thinks he's all high and mighty!'

'okay anyways, on with the important stuff! so listen up I called because I scored HUGE at the casino today and you know how I won so much huh? I bet on your favorite number, y'know... cause I miss you and all... (he suddenly coughs) ah wait no what I just said ain't true! I bet on your favorite number cause... well... that was my battery percentage or something...'

'okay anyways mc, you better visit the devildom soon! bye bye! have a good day!'

Leviathan

'um hi what's up? how's the human world? did you get the games and anime I asked you to get yet? I totally can't wait to see what kind of stuff you got over there! oh and I can't wait to show you the newest releases here in the devildom! the latest season of 'I went to the fair a 6km distance from my house with my best friend and pet dog but the manager turned out to be my online gaming buddy' came last week and I binged it all!'

'um (pause) but look I kind of called to tell you... well... you gotta come here fast so we can share the stuff you know? ahh it's no good I can't say it! um well look, I miss you!' (he hangs up suddenly)

Satan

'hello mc, I see you're not picking up your phone. are you busy? listen to this voice message any time you'd like then. I hope the human world is treating you well, it's so different from the devildom after all. well at least you won't have to worry about anyone stealing your soul.'

'exam season at rad just ended, I'm satisfied with most of my scores. I am a little disappointed because of my spells and potions grade, a 83 isn't good enough to me. could it be I was distracted because I miss you? (he sighs) well, one more reason for you to hurry back here. everyone's been fighting over who gets to call you first and all that, it's pissing me off. but I get it, I love hearing your voice. well mc I guess this is it, goodbye for now.'

Asmodeus

'hi mc! finally it's my turn to talk to you, but what's up with not picking up hm? well as long as you promise to call me back later, I don't mind leaving a voicemail for you! did you do anything fun recently? I attended some parties but well, they were kind of boring. or was I just... not feeling it? whatever that doesn't matter, I just wanna see you again! how much longer are you going to stay in the human world? I miss you so so so much!'

'I hope you miss me too. do you miss me? when you call me back you have to answer that question, deal? and if yes you have to visit. there's so much I want to talk to you about, so much I wanna show you! like I made into a magazine, you just have to see it! call soon, okay? I love you.'

Beelzebub

hell's kitchen is having a sale. when you but a cheeseburger you get a second one free. of course I took advantage of the deal and got a lot of cheeseburgers. you should visit soon mc, I want to share my food with you. it tastes better like that.' (you can basically hear him smiling through the phone)

'anyways, everyone misses you. sometimes my brothers get really sad, it's kind of hard to watch sometimes. of course I really miss you too. I think about you every time before I fall asleep. it makes me have good dreams. also my team won another game last night, I wish you could have seen it. well, next time right? bye mc, I hope to talk to you soon.'

Belphegor

'hi mc. how are you doing? I hope you're good. listen I'm on the balcony right now and there's stars in the sky. ugh I hate to be that one cheesy guy in your average romance movie but... the stars look like you. I can see your face in them. nevermind just forget what I said that was really sappy.'

'anyways please call me back, I get that you're probably busy or napping right now but I want to hear your voice. I want to hear how you've been there in the human world, hopefully your weather is nice.'

'well I'm running out of stuff to say, bye mc. call me back.'

[the-guilty-writer]

Hi Gill! How about headcanons on Spencer & teen!daughter or teen!sister and he gets her a cat to cheer her up when he’s gone although he’s not the biggest fan?

I ❤️ this

I don't know much about cats but I tried

Spencer Reid x daughter!reader - getting a cat

As a little girl, you always loved animals... obviously not inheriting "the Reid effect"

Dogs would find you in the park, stray cats would follow you home, and even in the middle of the city you could spot wildlife.

But you were never allowed to have a pet other than a fish.

This caused many tantrums and broken hearts when you were little and couldn't keep the animals you found

It's not that Spencer didn't like animals. They just seemed weary of him and he wasn’t sure that he wanted one living with the two of you

When you were old enough, Emily let you pet sit Sergio while the team was away on cases

He became your best little buddy

Sometimes you'd spend more time at Emily's apartment than your own when the team was away just so you could be with him

When Emily "died" and Penelope got custody of Sergio, there was no need for you to watch him for days on end. Penelope let you visit, but it wasn’t the same.

So Spencer finally caved

One day, you came home from school and found your dad trying to put a bow on an adorable little kitty

It was love at first sight

The cat immediately jumped away from Spencer to rub against you.

Spencer wanted her to at least have a sciencey name, so you decided to name her Pi

She quickly became your best friend

She slept on the end of your bed, watched TV and did homework with you, read books together, etc.

Pi and Spencer tolerated one another

But it was okay because he was gone a lot

One day you were studying late at the library and Spencer was home alone with her

"I know. I miss her too. She will be home soon."

Pi sat at his feet while he read a book

And then she laid next to him on the couch

By the time you came home, your dad was asleep with Pi curled up on his chest. Both of them were snoozing away.

You took a picture and sent it to the whole team

"There’s nothing better than the love between a grumpy dad and the pet they didn't want."

[ofstarsandvibranium]

My Sweetheart: Part 6

Fandom: Marvel

Pairing: Bucky Barnes x F!Reader

Summary: You purchase a vintage sweetheart bracelet from an antique store and with it, comes the spirit of the woman who owned it. Through her, you go on an interesting journey to find out what happened to her old lover.

Series Masterlist

It isn’t a day Bucky needs to be at the shelter for volunteer work but after that first day, he's come in to check up on Alpine. The little white cat couldn’t stay away from Bucky and, it seems, Bucky couldn't stay away either. As soon as Bucky would place the little guy back in his cage, the crying would start and it pulled at Bucky’s heartstrings. So Bucky kept Alpine with him the entire time he worked in the cat room with you, Yelena, and Kamala.

Seeing you in your work place, Bucky could see that you were very determined and assertive, but also caring and compassionate. You made sure to treat every animal you handled with the love and care they deserve. It's admirable and cute to see how soft you are with the animals.

But Bucky’s not here for you, no. He’s here strictly for Alpine. That’s it.

You freeze when you see Bucky in the lobby. Your brows furrow in confusion, “Back again so soon?” It's the third day this weekend, he's come by.

He shrugs, “Wanted to check on Alpine.”

You chuckle, “He’s got you wrapped around his little paws, huh?” You joke as you gesture for him to follow to the cat room.

“Birds of a feather flock together…or cats, I should say.”

You let him into the room and as soon as he stood in front of Al's cage, the kitten starts yelling up a storm. Bucky chuckles and sticks a vibranium finger through the bars, "I missed you too, buddy."

You unlock the cage and Bucky immediately plucks him out and the kitten is crawling up his shirt. You smile wide at the little animal, "He's gotten super attached to you already."

"I feel the same," Bucky murmurs, gently stroking the kitten's back with his vibranium hand.

"Since you're here, you think you can help me clean the dog kennels? Mikayla and Reese went to go walk them around. It'd be a lot quicker with another person."

"Sure," he replies with a shrug. He follows you outside to the dog kennel area where it's formed a circle and there's a yard in the middle. Bucky stops as he watches Alpine climb into the hoodie he's wearing. He feels the kitten wiggle around until his head pops up through the top.

"You comfy?" he pats the kittens head with a smile on his face.

"That's so frickin' cute! Can I take a picture?"

"I guess," Bucky replies, still peering down at Alpine with a fond look in his eyes. You snap a few pics and then slip your phone back into your pocket.

"So we'll pick up any poop in the kennels. We take the blankets and beds out, then power wash each kennel. Depending on the state of the blankets and beds, we either put them back or throw them in the bins for a wash. Got it?"

Bucky nods, "It's okay if Alpine is still with me?"

You glance at the white kitten. His eyes looking back at you with curiosity. You softly smile, "As long as you keep an eye on him and make sure he's safe."

"Of course."

"Cool. Come on," you gesture for him to follow you to grab the cleaning supplies.

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Dot watches as Bucky follows your lead in cleaning the kennels. He watches and listens to you intently, making sure he gets everything right.

Dot smiles to herself as Bucky gets to cleaning. He's humming a song to himself and occasionally stops to check on the white cat. Dot sees Alpine's presence as a two for one deal. Because Bucky seems to have an attachment to the cat, he's more inclined to see you at work. The woman hopes that this further helps bring Bucky to find true happiness and, maybe, even love.

She leans against the wall and watches as you and Bucky work in tandem to clean one of the kennels. She sees the power wash hose and picks it up. She switches it to the lowest level and turns it on, causing you and Bucky to jump in surprise.

"Did you do that?!" you ask him.

With wide eyes, he shakes his head.

You groan, "Dot, are you kidding me?!"

The hose shoots your way and you dodge it, running right into Bucky's arms. He looks at you with concern, "You okay?"

Dot smiles to herself at the sight, you in Bucky's arms. She proceeds to hit Bucky with some water and he jolts, "Hey! Not cool, Dot!"

She snickers and turns off the water and drops the hose, stepping out of the kennel to give you guys some privacy.

"You okay?" you ask, glancing at the large wet spot on him.

He shrugs, "I guess," he then peers into his hoodie, Alpine, now awake from his nap, meowing up at him, "Yeah, sorry, buddy."

"Maybe you should put Alpine back, just in case. Also, we have some spare shirts you could borrow if you want."

"Yeah, alright."

The two of exit the kennel and walk back to the main building, Dot following behind you, a skip to her step.

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After Alpine was put back into his enclosure, Bucky followed you to your office. You pulled out a bin, "We have these shirts for volunteers to use when we have events." You plucked up a bright electric blue one and tossed it to the super soldier, "This should fit you."

"Thanks," Bucky says and then proceeds to slip out of his jacket and pulling his hoodie over his head.

You close your eyes, "WHAT THE HELL! GO TO THE BATHROOM AND CHANGE, YOU WEIRDO!"

"Okay, okay! Sorry!" he rushes out of your office and down the hall to the bathroom. You pinch the bridge of your nose and, unbeknownst to you, Dot is doing the same thing.

You look down at the gold bracelet on your wrist, "Listen, Dot, I don't know what you're trying to do, but knock it off. I'm trying work, Bucky's here to help me. And before you tell me anything, he's here for Alpine. Not me. If he's ready to adopt Alpine, great, but in no way am I gonna let you try to romance us. He's not interested."

If you could see Dot right now, you'd see she's shaking her head.

When Bucky comes back in, you straighten up and you can't help but giggle at his appearance.

He frowns, "What?"

"You look like a highlighter," you poke at his shoulder before you could even think. Realizing what you did, you back up immediately, "Sorry."

"It's fine," he murmurs and rubs the back of his neck with his vibranium arm, which you see now in all its glory since the other times you've seen him, he's been wearing long sleeves.

"Woah. I've seen pictures of your arm online but seeing it in person...so much cooler."

Bucky's face scrunches up in confusion, "You looked up pictures of my arm?"

Your eyes widen in horror, "What?! No! I looked up you-well, researched you when this whole Dot thing happened. So pictures of you with your cool vibranium arm showed up in the search. Very badass."

"I've killed people with this arm," he states in a deadpan manner.

"Well, do you plan on killing me with it?"

"..no."

"Then I'm good. Anyway, we should really hurry up and get back to cleaning. The dogs will be back soon."

"Yeah, alright," Bucky says, placing it leather jacket and hoodie onto your desk before following you out the door.

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When Bucky gets back to the compound, Kamala is immediately running up to him, "Soooo where were you off to on this fine day?"

He rolls his eyes, "Out."

"Like out on a date?"

"Just out, Kamala."

"He went to the shelter again," Yelena states from the kitchen as she munched on some cup of noodles.

"How'd you know that?" Bucky asked the young Russian.

She nods at his shirt, "Your shirt. You weren't wearing that when you left."

Bucky looks at her with dead eyes, "Do you always note what I wear, Belova?"

"No. You always wear dark colors and that," she points at the electric blue shirt, "is not dark. It's the complete opposite of dark. It's like you want people to notice you!"

He holds his hand up and rolls his eyes, "Alright, I get it."

"So you went to the shelter. Where Y/N works. Y/N works at the shelter you went to. Interesting," Kamala says with an excited grin.

"I went to see Alpine, kid."

He moves towards the kitchen and opens the fridge to pull out a water bottle, "I like the little guy."

"But you don't like the woman who cares for him when you're not there?" Yelena asks, continuing to slurp her noodles.

"I didn't say that."

"So you do like Y/N?!" Kamala exclaims.

Bucky hangs his head down, eyes closed and hands on his hips. He sighs, "I didn't say that either. I like Y/N but as a colleague. She's nice and I admire how much she cares for the animals at the shelter. Obviously, I have to see her if I want to see Alpine."

Yelena nods, "Are you going to adopt him?"

"I'm not sure. I really want to, but who's gonna watch him when I'm out on missions."

"We can," she responds as if it's the most obvious answer in the world, "Any one of us could watch him and if we're all needed, I'm sure Y/N wouldn't mind watching him."

"We'll see, alright? As much as I'd love to have him, it takes a lot of time and commitment to care for a kitten and I'm not sure if I'll have that right now."

"Understandable," Kamala says with a nod, "It's good that you're being considerate of what's best for him."

"Thanks, kid," Bucky mumbles, chugging down the rest of his water. With a gasp, he tosses the bottle into the recycling, "I'm gonna take a shower. I spent the day cleaning the kennels and I stink of dog poop."

Kamala nods, "Yeah, that's probably best."

When Bucky leaves the young Avenger turns to Yelena, "So? Wanna help me?"

The older blonde woman shrugs, "He made it very clear he's not interested in Y/N, Kamala."

"That's fine! We don't have to make them fall in love with each other! I just want to help Bucky find his happiness! ...oh and to help her get rid of the spirit that's stuck to her."

"The what?!"

[mynameisjag]

For anonymous: Prompt: Nicepool crushing hard on Weapon X.

Author's Note: If given the chance, I will write Logan as the embodiment of a feral cat unless specifically told not to.

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The usual thing about the TVA force hiring Deadpool and Wolverine to help handle cross universe dilemmas happens. Which was usually solved with a good fight, quips, and hauling their blood covered bodies back home for a greasy dinner.

Handling the situation with words…was abit more…problematic…

No one wanted to get near Weapon X to demand the variant go home and Deadpool, well, he had his own issues with his variant.

“The forces of fanfiction are against me, why are you fucking here?!”

“Good to see you too buddy!”

“Fucking how!”

Nicepool just shrugged and did a little wave over at Logan, who waved lightly back, “The forces of the multiverse are a mystery, death and life is at it’s own whimsy command. Much like love.”, and the man was now dreamily sighing and staring lovingly at the pissed off Wolverine variant.

Who was currently distracted by Wade’s Logan.

Logan was steadily just watching the other black clad mutant circle around him, both bristling.

Wade ignored that whole situation, they could take care of themselves like the big girls they are.

“You can not “Pretty Woman” this situation, Miss Lola over there is a man eater in the way Hannibal Lector is.”

“Oh, their name is Lola? That’s so pretty…Lola…”

“Is this what everyone back home feels like dealing with me, shit, I’m going to have to some apology letters or flowers when we get back home.”

“I should get them some flowers, what do you think they’re favorite is?”

“Lily’s, like the ones they use at funerals because that’s what is going to happen.”

Both Wolverines were on all fours and doing great imitations of cats now, hissing and teeth baring included.

“Awe, they are making friends!”, Nicepool clasped his hands in front of himself, sighing deeply again.

“Just fucking stick your dick in a trash compactor, it would end the same!”

“I can give them a better life, I can save them from the streets, I can be their hero.”, there seemed to be actual anime sparkles around the man…Wade waved it all away like a bad fart.

“Lola” was now purring and rubbing up against Logan, both chittering away like the ferret cousins they were.

Deadpool was just staring at his variant, his face being covered did not deter the aura of his annoyance being projected full force at the other, too bad Nicepool paid absolutely no attention to the waves of hatred sent his way, “You know what “Mr. Salt is too spicy for me”, go on, go confess your love,” he dramatically pointed over to the Wolverines, “go on, go-wait, where’s the other one?”

Logan shrugged nonchalantly, “He left.”

“What?”

“Yeah, he went home.”, he pointed at one of the doorways usually made from the TVA for dimensional travel, “I think he wants me to follow him.”

“Nope, I kidnapped you fair and square, we have a dog and rent together now, so you are not going anywhere. I’ve gotten too used to stealing your body heat at night. I’ve got no body hair to keep me warm, Lo, you’ve got too much, it’s a perfect balance, we can’t mess with the balance.”

Nicepool took a deep loud breath, interrupting the other two as he placed his hand on Wade’s shoulder, who just shrugged it off, “I know what I should do now, wish me luck,” he then turned and went through the gateway like a soldier on a mission, the entryway closing behind him in a zip of light.

“Wow,” Deadpool clapped his hands together once, “he is going to be murdered. Violently. Lola is going to use his thighs and squeeze his head like a watermelon in absolute viscous glee…I’m sorta jealous that’s how that cheery fuck will go out this time,” he turned toward his partner, “will you-“

“-I’m not getting your rotted out brain shit all over my crotch.”

“Fucking damn it!”

-Lola comes from the lyrics, “Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl.”

[yallemagne]

This might be a little disjointed because it's been a few days since I watched it, but my thoughts on season 2 of X-Men: The Animated Series:

Episode 1 & 2: Till Death Do Us Part

I know they’re having Logan going ham in the Danger Room because he’s in love with Jean, but lalala I can’t hear you, he’s ACTUALLY beating up fake Cyclopses in the Danger Room because of Morph’s death. 

Damn if Logan weren’t, frankly, acting like a little bitch, we could have gotten the Morph reveal much earlier. This is what angsting after a married woman does, Logan. You miss out on precious time with your resurrected bestie with benefits. 

Morph is my silly little pumpkin. Sinister is such a bastard that he lets Morph have temporary self-awareness just to torture them with it. That, or he is just very bad at maintaining his mind control. Anyhow, Morph declares that they’ll have their revenge and switch through different forms “Cyclops! Storm! Wolverine!” And upon turning into Wolverine they fall back on their bed and writhe in agony because that’s their BEST FRIEND. AHHH. 

Morph sending Cherik to the Savage Lands for a deadly date. This is like The Parent Trap but nefarious. 

Morph desperately trying to fight against the mind-control :,0. It's always when they're presented with the promise of being accepted back into the family. All they wanna do is be an X-Man again. 

"You kept me alive! And the evil that's in me! But the worst of us still has some good!" I'm sobbing.

Also yeah. The title is obviously referencing Scott and Jean’s wedding vows. But what if— lissen hear me out hear me out, it’s actually about Wolverine and Morph and their unbreakable bond.

Episode 3: Whatever It Takes

Mjnari, you scared me, boy. He kept getting himself into situations where I was like “YOU BETTER NOT BE MAKING A HEROIC SACRIFICE” and thankfully, no heroic sacrifice, just winning. 

Storm just casually having a son that she's not told anyone about and Rogue being like BABE WHAT??? Babe why did you never tell me you have a child with another woman??

Logan grabbing Morph’s wrists and restraining them behind their back in the weirdest hug imaginable. Gonna headcanon that that’s just how they normally hug because Logan is weird. Gotta use “I’m restraining you” as an excuse to get his arms around someone.

Morph changing between several exes arch enemies of Wolverine while trying to get him off his trail. Hoooo. Morph knows the Deep Lore. 

Episode 4: Red Dawn

Imagine being so stupid you make an indestructible super human who represents your values so well he resolves to murder you for not abiding by those values. And then imagine thawing him even though you couldn’t control him the first time because you want to restart the Soviet Union. Imagine getting through so many steps without thinking of the consequences even once.

Colossus is my sweet baby boy. I love how naively good he is and how it plays off Jubilee, who is also naive as hell. It’s perfectly demonstrated when Jubilee is just like “I’ll just leave a note! ‘Off to stop the reformation of the USSR, food’s in the fridge.’ Okay, let’s go!” And Colossus is like “Yes! Let’s!”

Wolverine gets home from Morph throwing Omega Red in his face during their confrontation to a note saying the runt went ahead to stop Omega Red with no backup?? The timing. 

Episode 5: Repo Man

Canada tries to steal Wolverine’s skeleton what the fuck. 

I appreciate that his old team steps in to save him because they never wanted to drag him back into experimentation, they just wanted their buddy back. 

It’s implied in the flashback in this episode and later on that Wolverine never had bone claws, they’re just a result of the adamantium? Yeah no. Makes no sense. His claws are literally what identify him as a mutant in several interactions. 

Episode 6: X-Ternally Yours

Dog, this weird cult-gang shit makes no sense to me. It’s good that Gambit got away from that nonsense. 

Lol Rogue getting upset that Gambit is getting married but immediately being like AHA when it’s revealed he’s there against his will. 

Episode 7 & 8: Time Fugitives

Absolutely genius having a time travel episode followed by a second time travel episode to fix the previous episode. They got to reuse so much animation, and frankly, I'm proud of them for the creativity they employ to be unoriginal. 

Episode 9: A Rogue's Tale

I already knew Rogue’s backstory, but hell, they really capture the dread of Rogue being forced by her mother to kill another person. There was so much innocence in her voice yelling that she didn’t want to hold on, that it felt wrong. God, I hate Mystique so much for this. Rogue is right in saying Mystique only cared about her powers. Sure maybe she does see her as a daughter, but would she have even spared the girl a second glance if she weren’t such a powerful mutant? Hell no. 

Episode 10: Beauty & the Beast

I was literally musing about how this episode's themes reminds me of Beauty and the Beast... and that's literally the title. 

Graydon Creed: “MUTANTS AND ALL THOSE RELATED TO THEM MUST BE DESTROYED!!!” Me: 👀 are you sure about that you dumb bitch.

Logan infiltrating the Friends of Humanity? Amazing. Showstopping. He did so amazing, bravo. Get this man an award. And y’all know he’s been sitting on the info that Creed is Sabretooth’s son for so long lol. It’s so cathartic of a reveal. 

I wonder… how does this affect Creed? After all, at the end of ’97, it’s said he’s got people rallying behind him as a political candidate. Did people just forget what a dirty snivelling little hypocrite he is? Did news of his parentage never reach the general public? Is it like water under the bridge bc he technically denounces his parents? What’s up with that?

(Aside: they call Sabretooth Graydon Creed Sr.. Yeah, I’d change my name to Victor. The real kicker is that he named his son after himself. No wonder Junior is so mad at his pops.)

Anyhow, even though it’s technically not canon to anything but the movie continuity, I’m gonna keep headcanoning Sabretooth and Wolverine as estranged brothers because I would love to see Logan continuing to hold this over Graydon’s head by telling him to call him ‘Uncle Logan’. 

Episode 11: Mojovision

I Dream of Jean fucking got me. Looks like Mojo’s programming is geared towards me. 

After reading Exiles I’m just sitting here like “:((( I wish Morph was here... Morph would be slaying…”

Episode 12 & 13: Reunion

See, Wolverine uses his claws here, and they have him say his claws aren’t a result of his mutation. Baby what? Now, I think it totally makes sense for his claws to still be functional even in a place where mutant powers are cancelled out. After all, they’re a part of his skeleton. Like if Nightcrawler were there, he wouldn’t lose the ability to move his tail, yeah? Just no teleporting. Is there really like a continuity where the claws aren’t a mutant trait???

Also his hands gotta really hurt doing that without his healing.

Anyhow MORPH MORPH MORPH MORPH

I love Wolvie meeting a fellow Wild Man. 

Morph is my sweet babe I love them so much, you go bitch, you fight that mind control, you shoot at Sinister so Cyclops can hit him with his beams. Go off queen. 

I haven’t really been giving notes about the Savage Lands before now because I found everything about it boring till this episode. And that’s because while I love me some Cherik, those fucks were getting absolutely nothing done. Besides like that one funny moment where Magneto was throwing rocks at a dino and calling it a stupid lizard. 

Love Charles briefing Erik about the steps he's gonna be taking to aid in Morph’s recovery?? So random. Like the present parent trying to get the absentee to get involved in their children’s lives. "We're gonna take Morph to Muir Island... 👉👈 if you want to visit..."

Magneto does not take the hint and bails on family like a coward. We'll get you yet, Magneto, even if it takes killing Charles to get you to provide for the kiddos.

[EDIT: oh yeah btw my thoughts on season 1]

[i-am-grell]

Anime Poll to Ignore my Zoom Class

I have 10 episodes of Fairy Tail season 1 left, so I'm being ambitious and starting the next poll.

If you're new here, I like anime, but sometimes finishing series and starting new series is hard, so I eliminate the decision paralysis by letting Tumblr tell me what to do.

As always, propaganda* (*semi-entertaining rambles) below the poll. You are 100% allowed to reblog and bully your followers to your cause or just gush about how I'd love this series. For other peoples' followers and assorted Tumblr users who stumble onto this poll: you do not have to know me, follow me, like me, or even like or know much about anime to pick a button and give it a press.

Propaganda:

A Note on Long Series - For the superduper long series we all know and love, each poll option will count as roughly a season/arc/however-the-series-is-divided of watch time (give-or-take for any short seasons, but we'll play it by ear there). I will always specify how much I am watching for the particular poll here in the propaganda.

Rambles

Pokemon - I've straight-shot binged Kanto -> Sinnoh in my lifetime. For this poll, I will be watching Season 14 (Black and White) and any movies that fall within that season's timeline.

Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation - Movie night! You'll force me to pay attention to something for like 2 hours because there's no dub (Kellen Goff pls. Pls go beg Crunchyroll). The downside is there would be an immediate poll right after so you'd get poll-spammed yet again.

Horimiya: The Missing Pieces - Romantic shenanigans. Also please tell me I'm not the only one who gets relentless bisexual vibes out of literally every character.

Bungo Stray Dogs - Heeeeey guys. I was talking to someone in my program and long story short, you can vote for this if you want me to make friends! Also, hi, I'm an English Major-

Buddy Daddies - Same for the above; new friend also recs Buddy Daddies. And I'm already very in love with the visual designs of Rei Suwa.

Tokyo Revengers - Wild that time traveling gang wars is on Disney+. That's all I have to say about this really. Y'all seeing this shit?

[nessihow]

Heartbeat (Logan Howlett x Reader)

Prologue.

Jessica befriended Wade looking for new emotions, looking for something to break her out of her receptionist routine and make her feel alive again. What she did not expect was to find a man who would completely unsettle her. Not even to discover that the feelings of her closest friend were much stronger than a friendship.

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Wade was looking forward to seeing her, it had been a long time since he had last been with her. They had been friends for almost a year. . Since then, they got together from time to time to watch a movie, get drunk, have sex...

Jessica was not doing very well at work, you know that kind of office where the boss is a bastard? Yeah, she worked in that kind of company. There was never much money, she couldn't afford a decent career. But by making eyes she had landed a job as an administrative clerk, or as they called her to make her feel bad, the receptionist. 

He didn't like his job, he didn't like his city, he didn't like his life, for years he had wanted to disappear from that reality.Until she met Wade Wilson.She met Wade after he broke up with Vanessa, from the first day he found in Jessica a shoulder to cry on and a faithful companion.

It was completely obvious that at first Wade just wanted to sleep with her. Jessica had tried to resist at first, her willpower didn't hold out for long. One night, he drunkenly promised her that he was going to make it work, swore to her that he loved her and would devote his life to her if he had to. Jessica's heart was squeezed, but not with tenderness, but with pain, knowing that all this was false. The next day, Wade was not so drunk, and all his promises were gone that morning when he called Vanessa crying because he missed her. There were things that didn't work, they had both understood that. But neither was willing to give up the presence of the other. It had become daily, it had become necessary. In the end, instead of lovers, they had become friends. Wade had been gone for a few weeks, and when he returned, he didn't hesitate to plan a movie night with his favourite buddy. Only this sleepover was going to be a little different from the others. "Who are you?" said a man much older than Wade and much better looking than him, as he opened the door for him."AL! JESSY HAS ARRIVED. Come in, honey," Wade said as he opened the door wide and hugged her warmly. "It's been forever, where have you been, Wilson?" Jessica smiled as she walked away from him. "Saving the world so that beautiful things like you can continue to exist," the girl rolled her eyes when she heard her friend's compliments. He was a flattering bastard.

"Who is your friend?" The man was still at the entrance of the house, he had closed the door and was leaning against it with his arms crossed and raising an eyebrow at the whole scene. The girl scanned the guy from top to bottom, drinking in that bad boy pose that he imposed on her so much."GOD, IT'S TRUE, I was so looking forward to introducing him to you," Wade put his hands to his head, as if he had ruined a birthday party. "Remember that man with the animal complex I told you I fought with a few years ago?" the woman wrinkled her face as she felt the mutant's saliva on her face, he was talking so excited that he was spitting non-stop. "Spiderman?" she asked, very confused."NO! WITH MUCH MORE TESTOSTERONE. Just look at that hairstyle, he's a wolf, he's a dirty dog," at this last nickname, the man at the door stood up, uncrossing his arms and clenching his fists, ready to kill the loud-mouthed mercenary at any moment. " IT'S WOLVERINE" he extended his arms as he pointed at him, the man exhaled through his nose. His nostrils flaring as he frowned. "Wolverine? I don't know, I'm sure I've seen him on TV, but I don't know..." the woman wasn't lying, she couldn't really say she knew him. 

"Ignore this asshole, Bub, the name is Logan."

 "Nice to meet you, I guess, I'm Jessica, I'm a friend of Wade's." he approached her and the girl looked up to meet his eyes, but stood still and uncomfortably pondering whether she should shake his hand, or give him two kisses, or a polite hug....

"She's my fuck buddy" the younger man said, completely sure of himself as he nodded his head.

"Oh my god, that's completely untrue!" she exclaimed, not expecting such barbarity from him. Well, if she imagined it, it was something Wade would say. She just wasn't used to those moments yet.

"He's still in the denial stage, just like you, you'll both go down eventually." he pointed at them both making pistol signs with his fingers before hearing a beep and running off to the kitchen. Probably the popcorn.

"Why do you put up with this character, why would you willingly hang out with him?" Logan had plopped down on one of the couches, stretching his legs out and leaving a small space in the corner for her to sit, all gentlemanly. She was lucky that Wade's couch was huge, and that man wasn't very tall either. 

"Maybe I'm looking for the abnormal brother I never had" She leaned back against the back of the couch in that cramped spot her companion had given her.

 "What about you? If according to Wade, you're some kind of superhero, what are you doing here with him?" the brunette asked genuinely.

The sound of Logan's laughter flooded the room, the girl didn't quite understand his reaction, but shuddered as she heard his chest rumble. It was husky, it was hard, it was fucking sexy. "Kid, I'm absolutely everything but a superhero, but hey, I guess between living with him and living badly waiting for my death. I chose the hard option."  It sounded like he was talking about something really serious, but he wanted to take the heat off the matter.

"I'd choose dying over living completely with him, if I'm being honest."  It was of course a lie, she loved Wade like a brother, and he made her life so much more exciting.

"He's not that bad, sometimes he steals pizzas from the shop downstairs." Jessica smiled at her friend's confession of crimes, it wasn't the first time they had eaten free fast food.

After laughing at the situation, there was an awkward silence in the room. What the fuck was Wade doing with the popcorn? The answer came quickly when a burning smell came through the doorway connecting to the kitchen, they wrinkled their noses at the smoke. It would take even longer to make others, and Logan was still silent, unwilling or unable to say anything. An introvert's fight? Not really, neither of them were shy, but when they opened their mouths to say something, the words wouldn't come out, and they would close them again, grimacing with their lips. In one of these attempts their gazes connected, the girl saw how the man scratched behind his ear, and decided she had to break the silence before the silence broke her and started reciting biblical passages.

"So... How did you meet Wade?" she asked, changing the position she was sitting in on the couch. Her whole body itched strangely, it could be nerves, but it could also be the dirty couch.

"I met him at a gay bar." at that very moment, Wade walked in with a giant bowl of popcorn in his hands. Logan swung his legs off the couch to make room for the mercenary, but he whined quickly, like a child.

"Yeah, you're crazy if you think I'm going to give you the comfy spot on the couch, I'm sitting next to the armrest, I want to rest my head there. "The older man decided not to fight him and give him the spot, now he was next to her, and she could feel even more the smell of cigarettes permeating her, well, it was something much stronger than cigarettes, but it wasn't entirely unpleasant. 

"This fucker came into my dimension, manipulated me and made me help him save this reality" Logan popped a handful of popcorn into his mouth.

"What do you mean your dimension?" Jessica furrowed her eyebrows, Wade had told her mind-blowing things in all that time and even more to the point, he had shown them to her. On one occasion she had even visualized him breaking the laws of physics and other sciences when confronted by mercenaries who were out to kill him.

"Yeah, you remember everything I told you about Cable? Well apparently it's not only possible to time travel, you can also travel between universes. BUT THAT'S NOT THE IMPORTANT THING, THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT I DIDN'T LIE, I MADE UP REALITY." She sighed heavily, assimilating a little badly everything they were telling her. Would there be another version of her that was living a better life? Could she undo all her mistakes and go live in another reality? What had pushed Logan to leave his reality and live in this one? What had happened to the Logan of that dimension? His eyes remained fixed on the television, still unlit. And something in his memory clicked.

-WAIT, I KNOW WHO YOU ARE," the woman shouted, suddenly standing up and startling the two men who were arguing over a Honda Odyssey. - YOU WERE IN THE X-MEN, THE GUY WITH THE CLAWS, I SAW YOU IN ACTION WHEN I WAS LITTLE. - after her outburst, she felt as if she had remembered something essential on an exam.

Like when you're thinking all day about the name of a song, and it comes to mind just before you go to sleep.

Although Jessica was expected to be happy, Logan clenched his jaw and looked away. He didn't like being associated with the Wolverine from that dimension, when Laura confronted him at camp, he was annoyed by it. It seemed everyone expected him to be a person he wasn't in reality.

"Well, that one you saw on TV is dead, but here our friend is just as cool as he is." Wade was conveying a kinder tone, he already knew how his partner felt about the comparison, he was trying to calm the waters before Logan responded rudely and Jessica freaked out.

"I... sorry, I know you’re not him, I didn’t want to make you uncomfortable."

Now the atmosphere was uncomfortable again, Logan looked at her and told her not to worry

But instead of taking his eyes away from her, he spent a few minutes examining her features. She seemed really sorry, as if she really cared about hurting her. Not something that Logan was used to, most of the people he dealt with in his previous dimension were insulting and booing him. Wade and the other mutants also seemed to use him as a weapon rather than a person.

But Jessica stood there with those green eyes and while she gave her a look of pity made Logan feel after half his life that someone really respected him. 

"Do you want to watch the movie with us? Otherwise I’m not gonna put up with Wade making jokes about actors."

She spoke with her renewed enthusiasm, the younger man thought it was an apology rather than a proposal. To look good.

But the older mutant, blinded by the sympathy he had longed for centuries, nodded without thinking.

"I don’t have anything better to do either, but we’re not watching a drama."

[tired-biscuit]

thinking about introducing kiba to your pet cat after you invite him inside your home for the first time ever since getting together.

he’s all unenthusiastic about it because of the whole dog person thingy that he has going on, of course, but he is still trying to appear interested just to appease you, his girlfriend.

so being the good boyfriend that he is, he crouches in the hallway after he kicks his shoes off and lets the cat sniff at his hand, grumbling something about how you should get a dog instead of this ‘lil’ shithead’ under his breath the whole time as you try to calm down your snickering.

he’s just about to stand back up to his full height again but then he pauses and blinks in surprise as the kitty bumps its little head against his palm, clearly portraying a sign of affection neither of you expected to be there so soon.

his fingers curl upwards before he scratches it behind one ear, maybe even reaching out for the other before he dips them under its chin and tickles it there. it’s the same motion he does with akamaru and with most puppies that his sister hana takes care of at the clinic, but the funniest thing is that he acts like he doesn’t like it at all; the purring to ensue to said petting even makes him scowl.

“i think he likes you.”

“yeah, whatever.”

his eyes roll as he says the words, but you don’t miss the way one corner of his mouth kicks upward with it. he’s always been a sucker when it comes to being liked by everyone and everything.

weeks pass after that and kiba keeps on insisting that he doesn’t like cats, yours included. however, the more he visits your home — sometimes spending the night, other times just hanging out throughout the day; especially the rainy ones — the more he befriends your little pet.

before you know it, your cat is suddenly sprawled on his lap during movie nights, clawing at his sweatpants with pure delight and yet he doesn’t say a word about it. it insists on sleeping on his chest or curling up beside him because of his body heat whenever he spends the night in your bed. it sits on his shoulder, half-wrapped around the back of his neck whenever he’s standing next to the stove in the kitchen, cooking a meal you’ll later complain about having too much spice in it.

the cat follows him wherever he goes, even going as far as to scratch at the door impatienly when he goes to the bathroom to shower or whatever and doesn’t allow it to accompany him inside. and it’s not only that; even the bedroom door needs to be shut closed when things get heated and intimate between you because it’ll otherwise jump on his back or the bed and start meowing while he’s balls deep inside you, folding you in a tight mating press.

he carries it around like a baby and sometimes wraps it inside his hoodie where it’s extra warm even though he swears up and down that it somehow got there all on its own when you muse and give him a look in response. he starts taking silly pictures of it and texts you ‘what da cat doin’, asking you for updates when he isn’t able to visit you for a couple of days.

they become buddies even if he doesn’t want to admit it. it’s always ‘stupid cat’ this and ‘goofy fuckin’ bastard’ that, but sometimes when he thinks you’re not paying attention, he boops its little nose or coos at it or pets it with a fanged smile that melts your heart. animals just love him, it comes naturally.

he still insists on calling it a shithead though.

[melleonis]

it’s 2015 and i am

sitting on my mattress on the floor in the spare bedroom of the chicago condo my friend’s parents bought for them with oil company money. both of us have undiagnosed and unmedicated adhd. neither of us clean. the wide, shallow bathroom sink grows a yellow-black film of residue and shaved hair.

i am trying to come to terms with being dead. the year prior was a cascade of horror, a chain of a hundred different sudden sickenings in the gut, and as far as the world and most people in it are concerned, i no longer exist - which would have been more than fine with me, except that time continues to pass.

until recently, porpentine had been writing a column for rock paper shotgun called live free play hard, reviewing free indie games. itch.io is in its infancy, but unity is ten years old now and really starting to come into its own, and this is the heyday of the so-called walking simulator - Dear Esther in 2012 to Firewatch in 2016. i never played most of the big names, the ones that attracted all that sneering gamergate hatred (Gone Home excepted) - after all, they cost money, and in 2015, i didn’t have any of that. so every porpentine article was a damp, fertile patch of sometimes-delicious always-free mushrooms. i play a LOT of itch.io games that year, and i’ve been missing them lately, so i wanted to talk about them here.

live free play hard is a decade old, at this point. links are dead. games don’t quite run the same on modern computers. twine games which once had music are now silent. these are some of the survivors.

their angelical understanding by porpentine, herself. ***STROBE WARNING*** and also for a text-based game this is an intense PTSD simulator. i considered linking others of her games here: neon haze (link appears to be broken), CYBERQUEEN (about which i’ve already said a lot) or howling dogs (which is arguably still her best), but i went with t.a.u. because, well, in 2015 a PTSD simulator was what i needed.

CHYRZA by kitty horrorshow kh has probably Made It as an indie artist more than anyone else on this list? my metric for this is that there are two whole jacob geller video essays about her games. CHYRZA is pure tone: jittery unity platforming up desert monuments collecting audiologs. trust me, it’s really effective.

Bernband by Tom van den Boogaart this one still runs, but there’s a bit of slowdown in some areas. this is pure exploration through a very pixelly alien city: nightclubs, power stations, overpasses, late-night noodle bars. an empty chapel. a trumpet recital. the empty corridors and stairwells between everything. it’s stuck with me for all these years.

SABBAT by oh no problems this is the least subtle it is possible for a text game to be. it starts with animal sacrifice and gets really fucking explicit from there. as someone who had at the time cut a picture of baphomet out of the liner notes from a random black metal cd found in a des moine record store and taped it to my bedroom doorpost like a mezuzah, all i really wanted from SABBAT was the ability to have snakes for dicks, and buddy, it delivers. i remember there used to be a sort of sludgey doom metal soundtrack, but it doesn’t seem to exist anymore, and the credits link to a nonexistent soundcloud. so it goes.

HEARTWOOD by Kerry Turner hahaha man i’d completely forgotten about this game until i went back through the archives but fuck, it rules. it’s so simple. it’s pure sensation. i loved it then and i love it now.

Off-Peak by Cosmo D i think Cosmo D is still going strong these days! actually, i’m pretty sure i have unplayed games by them in my steam library, i should fix that. Off-Peak is a jazz exploration of the world’s most colorful train station. people are playing bespoke 2015 eurogames. a vendor is selling a bunch of sheet music that musicians have had to pawn, what with the way the economy is going. you understand. triplets stalk you. a man strokes a cow, menacingly. i would say it’s peak itch.io, but in point of fact it is, of course, off-peak itch.io.

anyway i lived, eventually, and went on to make art of my own, but it’s my belief - it’s my hope - that all my writing carries the spores these games and games like them put in me when i was dead and decaying and fertile ground for such things. i hope you play some of them. i hope you enjoy them. thanks for reading <3

[puckthisshift]

Hi! Mattdrai and 31 (Cursed/turned into an animal) for the ask game please💙

Because I've already written about Matthew being cursed to turn into an animal.... here's Leon getting cursed.

The cat goes from purring under Matthew's hands to slashing at him with sharp nails within seconds. There's no reason for it - Matthew thinks the cat is a dude, but he's not stupid enough to check - to lash out at him, but still, Matthew comes inches from his hand getting fucked up because of a stray cat.

A stray cat that showed up at his door last night and whined until Matthew let him in. And since Matthew is a sucker - shut up, Taryn, he knows - he actually let the little guy in. Shit, he even fed the cat some of his good fish earlier, and his reward is... this.

"Buddy, if you hate me, why are you here?" Matthew can't believe he's talking to a fucking cat. "You don't make sense."

He doesn't get an answer, as expected. There's more hissing, of course, but nothing else. Matthew gives the cat the space he so clearly wants and goes to the office. There has to be a way to find out if someone is missing a cat, right? Maybe there's a place where he can get adopted by someone he actually wants to hang out with, instead of hissing at Matthew whenever he feels like it.

Matthew goes from scrolling through pages of local shelters, trying not to feel sorry for himself because he can't have a pet with the amount of time he travels. Cats are easier than dogs, probably, but that doesn't mean Matthew can bail for a week and expect a cat to be fine. So... a shelter it is.

"It could never work, buddy."

The "buddy" in question launches himself into Matthew's lap after only a few minutes away. He's decided he's been alone for too long, even though he's the one who put an end to their petting session.

"Right, you're in charge, I get it." Matthew quickly starts petting his temporary roommate again. "Affection only when you initiate."

There's no way Matthew is going to comment on the purring that starts up soon after that, the pictures of cat shelters quickly forgotten in favor of running his fingers through the soft fur.

With a quick kiss to his new friend's soft head, Matthew closes his laptop. Maybe he can wait a little while longer to get rid of this guy.

The chair creaks ominously as a heavy weight thuds into Matthew's lap out of nowhere, falling halfway on top of him and cursing up a storm in a strange language as he hits his arm on the desk behind him. Matthew instinctively reaches out to steady the man, only to hurriedly pull back when he realizes this guy is completely naked.

And also Leon fucking Draisaitl.

"What the fuck?"

What else is Matthew supposed to say?

[builtbybrokenbells]

no because jake being a self proclaimed dog guy and then ur cat choosing him as his favorite nap partner, like if jake is there ur cat is there too. jake cant sit on the sofa without the cat also climbing on it and slowly making his way onto his lap, he is like “hi boots- hey- no- uh *sigh*” his dark jeans are now covered in cat hair as fluffy baby becomes a loaf on his thighs. and jake can hear ur giggles and the snap of ur phone camera going off repeatedly and glares amusedly like “not funny, babe”

no because you’re so right. this is so painfully correct that it hurts.

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“You can sit on the couch, you know. He’s not going to hurt you.” You said, biting back the smirk that was fighting its way on to your lips.

“I know that, y/n.” Jake rolled his eyes, but still stood firmly in his place. “He’s in my spot.” You let out a laugh.

“No, he lives here, Jake. This entire house is his spot.” You said, walking over to the sofa and giving your cat a small scratch behind the ear. He woke with a start, giving you a small ‘mmrph’ as he noticed who had disturbed his peace. “Hi baby.” You cooed. He closed his eyes again, purring at the sound of your voice. “I missed you.” He stood, now, stretching as he let out a yawn. “Hungry?”

You made a move to the kitchen to fill his food dish while Jake watched, still unmoving from his spot. “I told you, he only cares about food.” Jake continued trying to argue his point as to why cats were inferior to dogs. It was your turn to roll your eyes as you cracked a can of food and poured it into his dish.

The cat vs. dog debate had been a long time argument between you and him. You were completely willing to see reason, understand why Jake loved dogs so much, but you couldn’t seem to understand why he was so stand-offish with your cat. You had been together for months, and the relationship was near perfect aside from his mistrust in your completely docile and friendly pet. A pet which had taken a specific liking to him, interestingly enough. “Jake, he likes food. So do dogs. So do you. Every living thing in the world loves food. He loves me for plenty of other reasons, too. And, if I have to remind you, he likes you an awful lot for someone who’s never even given him a treat, yet.” You called back, hoping to put tonight’s conversation to an early end. “Now sit on the couch and be quiet.” You washed your hands after tossing the can in the garbage, quickly joining him back in the living room. Thankfully he had listened and taken a seat. He gave you a smile when you returned, holding his hand out for you and beckoning you to join in.

“Movie?” He asked, grabbing a blanket from the arm of the couching and throwing it over you. You turned on the TV and opened the Netflix app, giving him free rein of the remote to choose whatever he pleased. Once a movie was playing, he wrapped an arm around your shoulder and you both settled in for the evening.

About halfway through, you paused the show so you could both use the washroom and grab some snacks. While Jake disappeared down the hallway, you busied yourself in the kitchen. He returned to the living room before you did, and the sight you came back to was one almost too comedic. Boots, your cat, was sitting on the floor and staring up at your boyfriend. Jake was watching him, nervous about his next move. Boots was softly flicking his tail, clearly debating if he wanted to waste the energy jumping up on the couch. Before you could even step towards the two, the cat had decided to pounce up on the sofa, landing on the cushion directly next to Jake. The staring contest continued, the cat clearly having no issue with Jake at all, but Jake looked like he was preparing for disaster. Jake was so immersed in the small animal he failed to even realize you were in the room.

“Hey, buddy.” He said, tone dripping with caution. You had to give it to him; even if he disliked cats, he was nice enough to try for you. He knew how much you loved the damn thing, and knowing the cat made you happy was worth more than his comfort. At the sound of his voice, Boots stepped forward, landing one paw on Jake’s thigh. When he didn’t move, the cat climbed up on him. “Oh, hey, no… come on.” Jake protested. “Boots…. ugh.” He let out a defeated sigh, knowing he had lost. The cat was gently kneading his legs, purring up a storm. You couldn’t help but giggle, amused that despite his distaste for cats, he seemed to end up in the same situation every time he came over. “No, buddy, please don’t-“ his plea was silenced when the cat curled up on him, tucking his limbs under him and closing his eyes in delight. “You’re gonna get hair all over me… come on, please get up.” He urged him to move, but the cat was in no hurry to leave.

You couldn’t pass up the opportunity, pulling your phone from your pocket and juggling the bowl of popcorn to your other hand. You tried to keep your laughs silent, but the shutter of your phone camera caught his attention, making your attempt at silence completely pointless. “It’s not funny, babe.” He complained, sending a glare in your direction. “It’s like he knows! He sits on me every time I come over. There’s cat hair all over my apartment, and the little shit doesn’t even live there!” You couldn’t contain your laughter, nearly doubling over from shortness of breath. You couldn’t even begin to explain the intensity of the humour from the situation.

“You poor thing,” You said through wheezes. “He’s not going to hurt you, Jake. Actually, I think he loves you.” You managed to calm yourself down, moving towards the couch to join them.

“I’m not scared of him!” He defended.

“It seems like it, sometimes.” You snickered. “Pet him, Jacob. If you give him what he wants, he might show some mercy.”

“You’re an ass.” He said, but gave in to the temptation. He gave a him few awkward pets, moving with the utmost caution.

“If you love me, you have to love him.” You reminded.

“I love you, and I’ll tolerate him.” He corrected.

“You’ll change your mind eventually.” You smiled, looking over at him. At the sight of your face, he couldn’t help but match your expression. “You want a kiss for being so brave?”

“Shut up and watch the movie.” But he leaned in for a kiss anyway.

[unhappy-sometimes]

other than spy fam what are your favorite animes :) p.s. sorry for causing a monsoon in your notifications, i recently followed and tumblr is putting all your stuff in my feed and for each one i'm like I LIKE YOU HAVE A CUPCAKE

i will not stop tho teehee

never apologize for spamming my notifs

(i like the taste of spam and i have notifs turned off anyway)

okay big list of series and opinions below the cut! as well as a little unso lore! please read it, tumblr crashed the first time i tried to answer and i had to retype EVERYTHING 😭

favorite series of all time: fullmetal alchemist

brotherhood, if we’re talking anime, but the manga is still the superior version no matter what. best art, best story, best characters, best fight scenes, best EVERYTHING: the pinnacle of what shonen should be. fma made me want to pursue visual storytelling and quite honestly changed the course of my life. could talk about it forever. cannot recommend it enough. riza hawkeye best character forever and ever.

second favorite series ever: ouran highschool host club

once again, the anime is decent but the manga is where it’s at. ohshc subverts classic shojo tropes while also playing into them and i love love love it for that. i recently reread it and was delighted to find that it still holds up for the most part. makes me scream with laughter and i cannot choose a favorite character (mouri best host tho). it was also just super ahead of its time. hilarious while also being heartfelt and genuine. greatest love confession scene in the history of the world.

the following series are not in any order, i just like them a lot:

spy x family

you guys already know what’s up

apothecary diaries

maomao MAKES👏THIS👏SERIES, i love her SO MUCH. this series has taken over my life. i watched the anime over and over and when i got tired of that, i read the manga over and over, and when i ran out of that, i began READING THE LIGHT NOVELS which i NEVER DO. i read nearly all of the light novels over the course of a week while i was super sick and coughing my lungs inside out, but it was a good time. i still actively read the english translations of the light novel chapters they come out and it honestly makes me week every time. also gaoshun is my favorite character and i would marry him SO fast.

mob psycho 100

yeah :,))))))

natsume’s book of friends (natsume yuujinchou)

if i had to describe this series in one word, it would be nostalgia. that may be because it was the second series i ever read as a kid, but it also just FEELS like blurry summer days and childhood friends you’ve nearly forgotten about. also manga natsume is way more fine that anime natsume. i can’t believe they changed his hair color >:(

detective conan

…or “case closed” as they call it in the united states. i have a lot of contempt for series that drag on for forever in the sake of making money but lemme tell you, early conan was GOOD. it was gory and dark and sometimes kinda scary but it was also a little goofy and cheesy. throwback to the early volumes when conan rode a large dog to rescue a kidnapped girl and also held the hand of a dying woman covered in blood as he told her his true name. you don’t get stuff like that anymore because the show’s demographic is getting younger. but i miss the days when people were getting decapitated via roller coaster. i stick with it for sentimental reasons because i’ve watched/read it since i was a tween. i also own the first 80 volumes of the english manga and named my cat Osaka aftwd heiji hattori. also kaito kid sucks and i hate him.

and now, rapid fire list of animes i saw and enjoyed

link click, frieren (first ep always makes me cry, manga is meh), buddy daddies, saiki k, vinland saga, demon slayer (the art was good, everything else was fine), inuyasha, a lot more but it’s late and i’m sleepy

ANYWAY, i have a LOT of anime/manga opinions but i don’t feel like getting into them rn. here is but a taste of them.

also, the first series i ever saw was called “hikaru no go” and i just think it’s funny that i’ve never met another soul who has heard of it and yet my childhood library in the middle of nowhere had the entire series. i think i own two of the volumes because i lost them, paid a fine, and then found them again. good time.

[changingplumbob]

Pancakes Household: Chapter 9, Part 7

The household grows but probably not in the way you were expecting

Nicknames: Bob = Sleek, Eliza = Jumble

Our first snowfall of the season! Fergus will have his birthday party after school and while Eliza is taking the day off to clean Bob has an alternate plan.

Bob: *to dust bunny* Well hello friend! Oh you’re adorable, have some dust

Onyx: What are you doing

Bob: Trying to befriend the dust bunny, isn’t it cute?

Onyx: Uhhh sure… But won’t mother just vacuum it up

Bob: I think, if I can win it over, it will become resistant to the vacuum

Onyx: *grumbles dramatically* I try to understand science and they just keep changing it

Bob: Hey everybody, who here is in the grips of winter? It’s meant to be autumn, but we still got a dusting of snow this morning, it is beautiful out there

Drone: *Chimes*

Bob: New follower sound? Welcome to the chaos new buddy. You probably know I’m Bob since it’s in the title of the video. I’m a professional chef who has self published 3 cookbooks. I’m still working on establishing myself so I try to share my cooking and baking adventures, alongside the fitness I do to balance out all the cooking and baking I eat *laughs*

Ta da! Perfect pie!

Livestream finished, Bob sneaks back to the bedroom while Eliza is still busy upstairs. The dust bunny greets him and is happy to receive some more dust and pets.

Bob: I shall call you Dusty and you shall be mine and you shall be my Dusty

The dust bunny chirps in approval, solidifying the friendship. Dusty is here to stay! Now Bob just needs to get up the nerve to let Eliza know.

Gathering his courage and the laundry he goes to see Eliza and attempts to speak over the vacuum.

Bob: So Jumble, don’t be alarmed if you see a dust bunny in our room. His name is Dusty

Eliza: Bob!

Bob: What? I’m in an adoptable mood, blame the watcher!

Eliza: *mumbles* sure

Bob: It will bring us simoleons

Eliza: *hears clink of money* Simoleons? I guess it can stay, but Sleek not where visitors will see

Trying to help out Onyx, Bob decides to take Ginger for a run so his teen can enjoy the party after school. Ginger is thrilled to spend time with her favourite person again. Did I mention they became companions earlier because I meant to! The sun seems to have wiped away the snow but it is still cold out, Bob might have to change his active wear. He gets Ginger home and in the gate when something catches his eye across the road…

Bob: What are you doing out here?

Dog: *whines* freezing my paws

Bob: It’s cold, did you get lost?

Dog: *yaps*

Bob: How about a treat huh? A good snack always makes me feel better

The dog happily accepts and hungrily gobbles down the treat.

Bob: I can’t just leave you out here. We best get you to the vet to check for a microchip. Will you let me pick you up

Dog: *yaps* of course, you look like a walking pillow

We went to the vet and no microchip. They did a search and there were no reports of missing dogs matching her description in the area. Still in his adoptable mood Bob said he would take her home, naming her Strawberry.

Bob: Good job keeping quiet, now we need to give you a bath

Strawberry looks at him quizzically.

Bob: We don’t want to give mother any reason to say you can’t stay so we’re going to show her you’re clean and healthy. Think we can do that?

Strawberry: *yaps* You bet ya dad

Scrub -a – dub – dub, bubbles in the tub!

Bob: We’ll dry you off then I should have it around here somewhere… Ginger didn’t want it but I’m sure you can use it

Eliza: BOB! Why is there another dog in our living room

Strawberry: *yaps* are you my mother

Eliza: Bob? Oh you are pretty cute aren’t you *pets*

Strawberry: *yaps* Dad gave me matching bows

Bob: Her name is Strawberry, she was out there in the cold so-

Eliza: Oh, I don’t like to think of any animal in that, you did the right thing Bob. Has she met Ginger

Bob: Uh, don’t think so

Eliza: Go to the kitchen Strawberry, you’ll find her in there

Strawberry: *yaps* Yes mother, right away mother

Bob: I wasn’t sure how you’d react

Eliza: We have the space and I know dogs help you stay happy, how could I say no

Bob: I... I love you Eliza

Eliza: I know. Right back at you *kisses*

Ginger is relaxing when Strawberry approaches. Ginger is confused, where did she come from?

Strawberry: *yaps* hello sister, I am… uh… I think dad said Strawberry

Ginger: *barks* dad does love his food

After some introductory sniffing the pair playfully lick each other’s faces

So not so fun story, my game is not great at starting events just now so Fergus blew out his candles half an hour after the party was scheduled but ten minutes before the event began. So with that bumpy start welcome to teenagerhood Fergus! If you don’t know when my sims reach teen they roll one of their parents traits. Looks like Fergus is going to be materialistic just like his mother. New likes include flower arranging while dislikes include rascals, only time will tell how this will affect his friendship with Artemisia. Oh, and he also rolled the Strangerville Mystery aspiration!

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