#i will step up !!!! 😤

[yourlocalabomination]

Lords in black Yeah’s for the Twitter users. Go wild with them.

[baroldbluejeans]

I think crochawk+crocodad are really funny when combined with Mihawk’s canon interest in the strawhats. Imagine your big scary mob boss husband who tried to take over a country tells you he has a horrible secret that could ruin everything and. It’s. Just that he’s your blorbo’s dad

[willowser]

okay yes. girl dad touya 100%. always. but what if the lil girl isn't his.

when you first start talking, you ask if he's single, married, if he's got any kids. just scoping him out. and he's like, "ew no. don't want any little bastards." LIKE OUCH. so that has you backing off a little, because you're very serious about bringing someone in her life and the last thing you're gonna do is pull in a guy that doesn't want to be there !! no matter how stupid handsome he is.

but dabi is more perceptive than anyone gives him credit for and i think he figures it out pretty quick. and he lets you go, too, for a little while, because he really doesn't like kids. grew up with three younger siblings and couldn't wait to get the fuck out of his parents house, probably left early at like sixteen or something. and he's really not looking to walk back into that kind of shitty family situation.

somehow you end up back in each other's life. and it's got him like fuck. because he wants — something with you, he knows that much. you're not like him, at all; don't come around the bar he works at too often, not littered with tattoos up to your neck like he is, probably never been to jail, either — and you have yet to hold that against him. you're in a whole different tax bracket than he is, because you've got yourself a nice job to provide for your kid, and you still treat him like a person. still smile back at him, hug him when he gets a little shy about your kindness, even brought him flowers once, one night, after he'd make a joke about never getting anything on valentine's day.

so he says fuck it. it's your kid, right ? so how bad could she be, really ?

and he just adores her. not too little — seven this year, she tells him — and she's so funny, for a kid. not afraid of him in the slightest, a little wild, likes to sing, could probably even makes friends with his shit-eating dad. it takes a long time for him to finally meet her, because you're being careful, but he does and you're both surprised by how much he takes to her. has him thinking back on his childhood a little differently; at the time, walking home with fuyumi and baby-sitting on the weekends and having to take natsu with him everywhere and picking up shouto from school every damn day — it seemed like the worst thing back then. but now —

seems silly, to be so hot about.

he lets your daughter call him dabi, because she's so sing-song when she says it, when she calls it to him from across the fucking grocery store. she brings out some weird, repressed kid in him, one that likes to play pretend and get into little mischief, like eating sweets too close to bedtime and finding little ways to prank you when you aren't looking.

it's meant to be so casual when he tells his mom and sister, just a, "yeah, this chick i'm seein' has a kid or whatever," but they ask one question and it turns into story after story after story. takes him a long time to realize he's just going on and on and on about her, that they're just sitting there smiling at him. even makes them tear up a bit, much to his horror, but they're just happy for him, that's all.

and, yeah. he's happy for him, too.

[srapsodia]

margin doodles from work 💙

[nubelo]

Pls God I love him so much I want to pick him up and hug him with enough force to pop his old man back

[wombywoo]

23, 39, 70, 73 for the relationship asks!

thank you!! <3

23, Who said "I love you" first?

Vincent...

39. Do they dance? If so, who's better?

Quinn does not dance 😤 (at least not sober), but Vincent does! He has a fondness for dancing that can be attributed to his nostalgia for previous decades, and he's quite good at it, very graceful and adept. It's his secret wish to one day teach Quinn at least a few basic steps--I just love the thought of them slow dancing to vintage 40's music 🥺🙏

70. If they went out to dinner, who is paying? Would there even be a discussion?

Vincent might make an effort to be the one that pays more often, gentleman that he is, but they usually try to take turns--even though Quinn's the only one eating, lol. It's not much of a discussion, more a matter of whoever flags the waiter first.

73. Who knows the other better? Why is this?

Vincent probably knows Quinn better. He's very good at reading his moods, and can glean insights about him that Quinn isn't even aware of. Quinn is kind of...more transparent than he thinks he is, and Vincent has had a long history of interpreting others. I think Quinn does *know* Vincent quite intimately, but he keeps certain shields up and is a little more difficult to read

[sonik-kun]

*Sweeps Jiang Cheng off his feet, carries him to bed, gives his forehead a kiss, says goodnight and switches out the lights*

[mariatesstruther]

okay but wait @bumblepony u GENIUS. you gave me an idea:

mariatommy step up au

in which pro-dancer maria miller is in desperate need of a waltz partner for the american dance championships. to her rescue comes tommy miller, the younger and more troublesome and secretly phenomenal swinging-dancing brother of famous ex swing-dancer, joel miller

guess what i did 😋 i made it long

so we start with pro-dancer maria miller as she wins as many dance titles as she possibly can, trying to prove to her mother that quitting law school for dance was worth it. she’s already been taking home a fuck ton of titles as a ballet and lyrical soloist, but lately she’s been interested in smooth forms of ballroom, like the waltz and tango

a good friend of hers, frank, has been her partner for three months, and they’ve been unbeatable so far. literally every competition she they shows up at, other dancers will groan and rolls their eyes like “aw come on bro this is unFAIR” because they already know who first place is going to: maria motherfucking miller. every goddamn time

then, four titles in and two months away from their biggest competition, frank tragically breaks an ankle doing some stupid gardening shit with bill. and it is exactly that: a tragedy. he’s maria miller’s partner, and now he can no longer be that. he might as well be a dead man

frank makes bill tell maria, both because it was his idea to have sex do work in the garden and because he’s too scared to. when he does, she cusses him out so bad that, for once in his life, he has no grumpy smartass response. maria is fucking pissed—because that entire competition, that title, that trophy is supposed to be fucking hers. they already have the perfect choreography, the perfect costumes, the perfect music, the perfect everything. she’s already made space on her awards wall for the crown, the sash, and three-their trophy. this is a batrayal, frank. how could he do this to her????? how could he?????

but maria miller does not dwell on problems: she fixes them. she has replace bill or withdraw from the competition—which she has never done in her entire life. withdrawing, like losing, is not an option. she needs another partner, and she needs one fast

of course homegirl tess would come through—her best friend, retired fellow dancer, and one of the most reputable talent managers in the region. maria calls tess hoping to get in touch with her ex-partner, joel miller, because she wants only the best. he’s known and respected in the dance world as an amazing swing dancer and phenomenal lead in partner-work—much to her chargrin, unfortunately, he’s not dancing anymore. he’s apparently too busy with a new baby, which—great, beautiful, kids are great—does not help her. maria needs someone available, someone good, and someone now

enter tommy miller 🤠 who maria is at first not even willing to consider, because he’s never danced competitively in his entire fucking life (“are you fucking with me, tess? are you trying to fuck with me? i thought we were past the point of fucking with eachother. i though we were friends.” she says, when tess tells her. she gets an eye-roll in response)

to his credit, tess tells her, he’s been dancing alongside his joel all his life. he’s watched him and learned from him and is apparently just as good—he’s even danced with tess, and he impressed her. this impressed maria. when she asks tess why he hasn’t done anything officially to actually prove himself, tess says he’s “not the competitive type,” which is a major turn-off. maria is more than the competitive type—she’s the competition entirely.

still, tess convinces her to give him a chance. they basically meets blind-date style because tess is just like “dude just trust me trust me TRUST ME. meet him at our studio on saturday and freestyle with him. one song. then tell me what you think”

so maria goes, and she waits. she’s dutifully ten minutes early, as she is to every rehearsal. what would be five minutes before their meet time, she hears the studio doors open behind her and lets herself be only a little pleased that he is early. then she turns around to him—and boy, is she very much so pleased

tommy is broad-shouldered and well-dressed and tall, but not too tall, and well-groomed for a man—especially with one with so much hair. my god, just this man have a beautiful head of hair. as admires him, she also appreciates that (aside from his audaciously hot suede fur-lined jacket and cowboy boots, lord help her), he look’s ready to dance: black loose muscle tank, black breathable joggers, and black sneakers held in his left hand. in his right hand, to her suprise, is a single red rose.

is he fucking with me? she immediately thinks. a rose. a fucking rose?

“what’s that for?”

“uh, the rose? it’s—,” he hesitates, clearly thrown off guard. somehow, with only three measly words, maria notices that his voice is nice and low and gravely and— “it’s for you, ma’am. you’re maria, right?” —southern and sexy and distracting. his voice is far too distracting. it will present problems for her.

“right. i’m maria,” she repeats, mostly to remind herself who she fucking is—maria fucking miller. maria miller, who does not get distracted by tall sexy cowboys at dance rehearsals. “you’re tommy?”

“yes, ma’am.” he has to stop. he has to stop with the ma’am thing. it’s another distractor.

no distractions. she’s at a rehearsal, albiet an unofficial trial one. it is still a rehearsal—one for a competition that she will win.

maria straightens her shoulders, gets her head on straight, and steels her voice to say coldly: “well, tommy, i don’t like flowers. i like trophies. you think you can get me one of those?”

at that, tommy smiles as bright as the sun, white and pearly and perfect. distraction number three. she’s fucked. “i reckon i can,” he says, amused and sure.

“then prove it,” she responds, voice still steely. “let’s dance.”

and they do

for @bumblepony for your amazing writing as always and @marceltheshellwithflipflopson for your loveliness and inspiration and @clickergossip wifey and @ameerawrites miss u baby and @liveandletcry23 MISS U CAT and @hypnotisedfireflies because the work youve been doing with IO????? INCREDIBLE????? its been making me want to get back to writing so bad

all my mariatommy truthers love u guys kiss kiss kiss

[everypanelofizuku]

Chapter 59 - Listen Up!! A Tale from the Past

[trans-xianxian]

there she is!!!

[worldsokayestmagicalgirl]

So apparently I decided to really die this year and did 2 October Drawing challenges. 🫠

But these two are worms in my brain who haunt me incessantly.

So uh yeah, each one of these is pretty fleshed out in my head. I had to rewatch Step Up for this and I was surprised how much of it I just straight up fucking forgot. But I think this one doesn’t deviate too much from the main movie plot.

I aim to keep Sting’s scar in as many of these AUs as possible, so I imagine here he gets into an accident that takes him out of commission in the beginning of the school year. It was uncertain if he’d recover enough to dance again & now that he’s managed to, no one wants to risk dancing with him for the senior showcase in case the injury acts up & he drops them.

So he outsources✨

Ahhhhhh I’m stupid excited for the rest of these.

As always, Aqua : @captain-cappie (who also made these cute calendars!)

be sure to check out my partners in insanity @clovedown & @captain-cappie

Let's put these idiots in SITUATIONS ✧*｡٩(๑˙╰╯˙๑)و✧*｡

[espressoristretto-patronum]

Me in the Hogwart's legacy fandom on Tumblr:

You guys are talented writers and artists and I appreciate you all! 😭❤️

Meanwhile me... Well, I'm trying 😅

[ghostsinthecellar]

I feel bad not handing out candy this year but. I'd have to sit on the steps and hand things out that way, both because our porch isn't exactly structurally sound and I don't want anyone getting hurt but also because opening the door that many times in one night is like asking for one of the cats to get out, and I just. do not want to. I don't have the spoons or the spirit.

[whyeverr]

“Kinda messy... Weirder than I expected. What’s your name again?”

“It’s Tyler.”

“You’re a weird dude, Tyler.”

[waffulaa]

I HAD TO GO PUBLIC FOR THIS!!!!!!!

[conanssummerchild]

I am crying right now ily 😭

jdfksjak ilyt <333