#if you get turned into an animal it's gonna be a dog and we'll love you and also teach you to shed and drool only on Luke

[innytoes]

i’m behind on my dash but how about prompt 31 for the alex ship of your choice?

They're curled up together. It's late, after a show, and then a late night diner run, and a shower that ended up way longer than it should have because while yes, they especially got an apartment with a shower big enough for three, that did not lead to particularly efficient showering.

Alex is just about to drift to sleep, wrapped around Reggie like he's a teddy bear, when he speaks up.

"Would you still love me if I were a bug?"

Oh no. He knew he should have cut Reggie off after the first coke.

From behind him, Willie shifted, until his chin was hooked over Alex' shoulder. "What kind of bug?"

"Don't encourage him," Alex sighed, even though he knew it was hopeless. "Also, does it matter?" Because yes, even though he knew it would only encourage them both, he couldn't help but ask.

"Like a beetle or something."

"We'd still love you," Willie said, and Alex rolled his eyes, but nodded. "Make you a little beetle house."

"Get you a nice ouija board so you could still communicate," Alex agreed, yawning. Because of course his brain was already figuring out the logistics of what it would take to accommodate their beetle boyfriend.

Below him, he could feel Reggie relax. "Oh. Okay."

"We'll always love you, Reg," Alex said, because he was pretty sure that was what this was about. Though with Reggie, who knew. Boy read too many of those sci-fi paperbacks. "Now go to sleep."

"M'kay," Reggie agreed. They shifted around a little until they were all comfortable again, and Alex sighed, his eyes feeling heavier, his breathing slowing down.

"... would you love me if I was a worm?"

"Reggie, light of my life," he said testily. "Go the fuck to sleep."

Behind him, Willie snickered.

It was going to be a long night.

[triangle-dog]

TW pet death

(Not one of mine, don't worry. You won't miss anything if you skip this post.)

I will always and forever be a collar and tags person (or, look, if you are really concerned about strangulation then a harness & tags person or a breakaway collar or whatever). Microchips are great, all my beasts are microchiped, but if one of them gets out I want to be able to find them and bring them home no matter what has happened to them.

Two years ago, almost exactly I think, friends and I were three miles into a beautiful autumn hike with the dogs. The leaves were turning, the wildlife was active, and there was a crisp breeze. We rounded a corner and immediately saw a body floating out on the lake, a dog, its long black fur drifting back and forth in the small waves. After some deliberation on what to do, and if it was safe, I waded out to the dog while the others in the party held our dogs way back from the lake in case the water was bad. He wasn't that far out really, but it felt like it took forever to get there because I was fervently hoping he'd have tags. I could actually feel the relief wash over me when I got there and saw patches of blue collar peeking out between the drifting fur.

I towed him into the shallows by the collar. I'm the most familiar with bodies, which is why I was the one who went out to him, and I know that they age differently in the water but by my judgment he'd died farily recently - less than a day ago. When he's in close enough to shore that I don't think he'll drift away any time soon, I unclip his collar and return to the group. We sit down and strategize for a few minutes. How do you make a call like that without raising their hopes? (Answer: you can't - just the phone ringing will be enough).

"I'm very sorry," I say, "but I found a dog in the lake and I thought you would want to know." She tells me she was half expecting a call like this, that the gate didn't latch correctly and both dogs got out but only one came home. She tells me that they were so worried he wouldn't be able to find his way home in the storm last night. She tells me he was very old, that his mind had been going for awhile now. She tells me that most of his life, until the last few years as his body became less able to manage the walk, they would come down to a beach near here and that he loved to swim. She tells me she hopes he at least got to relive those memories for a bit before he went.

I give her the coordinates, it's not too far from a road if you bushwhack - certainly less than the 3mi we did, and tell her we'll bring him to shore. I pick him up out of the shallows, he feels frail, yet he's so so heavy from the weight of the water in his fur. He's much smaller than Nova, yet lifting Nova has never felt like that. I lay him gently on the rocky beach in what I hope is a natural looking, less-traumatizing-to-the-kids position. I clip his collar back on, with the fur no longer drifting around in the water obscuring it, you can now see the little tag saying "Poochie" on the front. We head back the way we came. That was walk enough for all of us, it would feel wrong to seek a different ending, and it was an out and back trail anyway.

Ever since then, every dead cat or dog I see reminds me of those lakeside discussions. We are all overly dedicated animal people, we're fully aware of microchips and all of our own pets are microchiped, but carrying a waterlogged body 3mi to the car to drive it to the vet's office was just not feasible - I don't think it would occur to most people that that was even an option. Even if they did think of it, most people would be opposed to putting a dead animal in their vehicle. I'm just gonna make it easy on people and put my phone number on my animals.

(Sorry, that post was so much longer than it needed to be, but my brain must have recorded that experience in a different kind of memory than usual because it is so so clear and comes all as a set like that so that's what you got too)

TLDR: OP found a dead dog once and has big feelings about it. Put collars/etc. on your pets

[marleysfinest]

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[be-co-me]

Puppy Love

Tsukishima Kei

1.9k Words

TW/CW: Slight mention of animal abuse.

Summary: A puppy finds its way into your life, and your quiet neighbor helps you out.

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School had been hard lately, but your quiet neighbor made life a little easier. He seemed nice, and you hadn't talked to him very much, just hellos and goodbyes when you, very rarely, were leaving your apartments at the same time. 

So it came as a surprise to you when you were simply studying at your desk, peeking out of your window to eye the commotion outside as you heard people shouting and laughing and watched as a set of people put a puppy down on the street and you shot out of your chair. Your heart sank as you knew what they had planned to do.

You ran to rip open your front door, the people still out of their car.

"What do you think you're doing?! You're disgusting people! What the fuck?!" you shouted obscenities, chasing their car as far as you could before they sped off, leaving the puppy in the dust. You turned back around, walking outside barefoot wasn't comfortable, but that wasn't the matter at hand.

As soon as you were close enough, but still a distance away, you knelt down as small as you could to not intimidate the puppy. It began whining and looking around for his now non-existent owners and you couldn't help but tear up. Who would want to leave a little puppy like that in the dust to just die?

"Hey little dude!" you said in a cheery high pitched voice, as if you were talking to a baby, to try and avert its attention your way. It turned around, wobbly, but walking towards your direction. It continued to whine, but made its way to you, little tiny tail wagging as its feet wobbled.

You picked it up. It was a boy. It was now that you heard the door next to you open, your neighbor stepping outside. He pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose, his eyes meeting yours. His eyes widened slightly when he saw what was in betwixt your hands.

"What's going on? I wondered what the commotion was." he said. You held the puppy up to better put it into his line of vision.

"I don't know. I was just studying and heard laughing and shouting and I looked outside and these people just dumped this puppy and drove away." you responded. He made his way off of his porch, kneeling next to you and gently stroking the puppy. You'd be surprised if he began talking in a puppy voice with his cool demeanor.

"So what are you gonna do with it?" he asked, continuing to stroke the puppy's fur. It continued to whine. 

"I'm gonna clean him off first. He's in pretty bad shape. I'm sure he can't even see out of those eyes." you said, rubbing your thumb over his crusted eyes. You were worried. At least he didn't seem to be injured.

"I agree. I've got some dog shampoo from a friend of mine's dog. He left it here. Come on and we'll clean him up." he said, standing. You stood behind him, following into an apartment mirrored to yours. His apartment decor was cute. You didn't expect it from his personality type at all.

He led you towards his bathroom and turned the sink on, feeling the water to make sure it was an okay temperature. It was cold outside so you definitely didn't want the water to make the puppy any colder. You were too busy cooing to the puppy to calm down to notice that he had left the bathroom and grabbed the shampoo.

"Alright. Go ahead and put him in." he said. You carefully lifted the puppy into the water, getting its fur wet with handfuls of water. He began to calm down and not whimper as much. You were surprised he took to the bath as well as he was.

"Do you by chance have a cloth to wipe his eyes with? If not, I can go grab one from my place." you said. He pointed to a small closet.

"Theres some cloths in there I don't really use anymore. If you'd like to grab one." he responded. You nodded, opening the closet and were met with dinosaur printed cloths. You smiled at how cute they were.

"Now why wouldn't you use these? They're so cute!" you said. His cheeks to his ears were tinted red. The cloths would go well with the other minuscule dinosaur decor it seemed he had around.

"They're just old. I got new ones. Those were hand me downs from my parents." he responded, continuing to lather the soap into the puppy's fur. You wet the cloth in his tub with some hotter water to maybe steam some of the gunk out of the puppy's eyes. You wrung out the cloth and returned next to him, beginning your work on the eyes.

The puppy squirmed as you tried, so you held the warm cloth to its eyes in hopes that it would bring anything out of them. At first they seemed so gunked up that he didn't have eyes worth mentioning anymore, but you were thankful to see little pupils eventually peeking back at you.

"Is anything coming off of there? It seemed pretty stuck on." he said, peeking over your shoulder to see your work. You managed to get one eye clear, but the other one was tricky.

"Yeah. This one's just more dried on than the other so I gotta hold the cloth on a bit longer." you responded. He had done well getting its fur cleaned up. Not as much dry skin coming off. As the water went down the drain it was quite dirty. 

"I think he needs a second shampooing." Tsukishima said. You nodded in agreement. You both worked in a comfortable and focused quiet for the next few minutes. Once the puppy was as clean as you could get it, you began towel drying it with some more of the extra cloths he had.

"So what do you wanna do with him?" Tsukishima asked. You shrugged. You honestly hadn't thought about it. You just weren't gonna leave it on the side of the road to die. You had some friends that might take it, but you grew kind of attached to the little guy already.

"I guess I'm gonna keep him." you said, your shoulders shrugging and dropping. Having a companion wouldn't be so bad. Sure, he'd be hectic to take care of the first few weeks because he was so young. He had teeth, so he was definitely growing.

"You know our landlords won't like that." Tsukishima responded. He sat in thought for a minute. You wondered what he was thinking of.

"Well... You'll need supplies, so if you want we can go to the store. It's hard to drive with a puppy moving around." he said. You were happy he offered. Now you could have an excuse to get to know him better.

You quickly grabbed your things from your apartment and got into his car with the puppy, wrapping it in the belly of your sweater to stay warm. You pet it and watched it the whole way to the store, keeping it wrapped up and warm. 

You grabbed food, bowls, a collar, sweater, medicine, toys, some of the essentials. You handed the puppy off to Tsukishima so you could pay and he made his way back to his car to warm it up from the cold.

You were surprised to walk towards his car and hear him talking to the puppy in a higher pitched voice, petting it and calming it down from whining. It made you smile. You would never think he would do that. You opened the back door of his car, setting the bags there and then seating yourself in his passenger seat.

Once you were back at your apartment, you both sat and played with the puppy for a while. You were excited to see how big it would get.

Timeskip: 3 Months

You pulled the leash back as you were going out the door, the puppy excited to go outside.

"Beau! You gotta hold on!" you shouted, laughing. The door next to yours opened and you smiled at Tsukishima. He walked over through your shared front yard, kneeling down to pet the dog you now had named Beau.

"He's gotten so big." Tsukishima said with a smile, taking the slobbery kisses Beau gave him. You kneeled down as well. You were about to take him to the park to get some running around and playing time.

"Well, it would definitely be harder if you hadn't helped me out so much with him." you responded. He had helped you so much with the puppy. Babysitting him for you when you had to work or leave, taking him on playdates and car rides, almost like a co-parent.

"Well, where are you taking him?" Tsukishima asked.

"The dog park. He needs to get his energy out. He's been running around this morning like crazy." you responded, still giving the energetic dog lots of pets.

"Would you mind if I came with you? I'm done with my classes for the day and I don't have practice." he responded. You nodded. You hadn't gotten to hang out with him a lot. You got to see him a lot more often, but only when giving Beau to him to watch.

"Yeah! We haven't had the chance to hang out for a while. I would like that and I think Beau would too." you said. He nodded and stood up. 

"Wanna take my car or yours?" he asked. You shrugged. He took his keys out of his pocket and dangled them, therefore deciding you'd be taking his car to the park. You got in and put Beau in the backseat, holding your arm out so he couldn't make his way to the front of the car while Tsukishima drove.

Once you got to the park, you made your way to the fenced in area, letting him off the leash, and he took off running. You laughed. You were happy he was excited, but he really needed to get that energy out so he and yourself could get some sleep tonight. You brought a frisbee and tennis ball to play with as well. You handed the frisbee to Tsukishima, who wanted to throw it to Beau.

As soon as he threw it, Beau eyed it, jumping up to catch it and run back to the both of you. You continued playing with him for close to an hour until he was tired out. You put his leash on and took him out of the park, coercing him into the backseat where he almost instantly drifted off to sleep.

Once you got back to your apartment, Tsukishima carried him inside and set him onto his bed, you following in after him. You watched as Beau slept, smiling. He sure was cute. You wanted to keep hanging out with Tsukishima. You developed quite a hefty crush on him ever since you had found Beau.

"Well, now that he's tuckered out... Would you wanna go get some lunch with me? I'll pay." he asked. You smiled, nodding in excitement. 

Maybe sometime soon he really could be Beau's actual co-parent.

[gazsluckyhat]

Phantom Pains

Intro - Sun Bleached

You can thank Hozier for the inspiration for this one. That and everyone talking about cowboy Ghost. This is gonna be a lighter story apposed to Sarah's House. Some sad elements and smut. I hope you enjoy!

-bunny

Simon knew he'd messed up. The fire he'd started burning down everything and he didn't stay to pick up the pieces. Now, years later he's back. The place he'd called home for so long the only safe place he could think of, the family inside broken and burned. He think's it might be too late to fix.

or

You can always come back home

The house looked exactly how it did when he was eighteen. The paint had faded and the once red shutters had been sun bleached. But the red door looked the same. The fence around the property had been updated and the mailbox replaced. But it felt the same. He felt the same. The nervousness and fear sitting heavy in his broad chest. She might not even let him in. Might not even be home.

"Are 'ya gonna even knock, LT?" Johnny pipes up behind him and knocks him out of his funk, hands unclenching. He nods and raps at the door, the sound echoing in his ears. He can hear barking and wonders if it's Apple, even though she'd be ancient by now. It's only a few minutes before he hears her. Her voice matured now, telling the animal to hush. The southern drawl still evident in her voice. He can hear her unlocking the door and then pulling it open.

"Yeah?" She freezes when she sees him. Confusion in her blue eyes. Ghost can't breath, eyes stuck on her face. Fifteen years and she looks the same. Wide and bright blue eyes he used to get lost in, chubby cheeks he loved to pinch, and the same mouth he used to kiss. He can tell when she realzes who he is. Her eyes studying him for a second before she straightens up and speaks.

"Simon?" God he missed how she'd say his name. He nods, finally gaining the ability to speak.

"Peach." Her cheeks flame and that’s when she sees the men behind him.

"What're ya' doin' here Simon?" Her eyes are hard, something unreadable on her face.

"Need yor' help Peach." She shakes her head.

"Ya' know my names Cecilia." He feels that pang in his chest again. "And how can I help ya'll?" She's eyeing Johnny, the mischievous air about him. Ghost clears his throat.

"We're in some trouble, need a safe place." Her eyes narrow.

"Safe place? And you think this is some boarding house, do ya'? I'm s'posed to just welcome you back in like nothing ever happened?" This time it's his cheeks that flame under his baklava. The shame creeping up his bones.

"Pea-" She cuts him off.

"Cecilia, Simon. You've lost the right." She glowering at him.

"Please Cece, I know I've fucked up. Just let us in and we'll explain." Her eyes go to Price, clocking him as the leader.

"You, care to explain?" Her hand on her hip, she crooks her finger at him. "Inside, just you." Price shuffles past him and she slams the door shut in Ghost's face. Johnny slaps his shoulder and laughs.

"D'know what ya' did, Lt, but she seems pissed." Ghost pushes him and sit on the stairs, same ones he built all those years ago.

 He doesn't know how long they sat out there just waiting, but he was up the second the door cracked open. It was Price who stood before them, a small smile on his face.

"You got a smart girl Simon." The hes nodding into the open house. "C'mon."

The entry way was the same as well, the mat was new but the same table, key bowl, and pictures lined it. They found her in the kitchen, mixing a pitcher of sweet tea. It too was the same, the whole house was. At her feet was Apple, grey taking over most of the brown fur now. Another, slightly bigger dog was rushing over, tail wagging. Cecilia turned, clicking her tongue.

"Kiwi, off." The dog ran back to her feet, Apple getting up and making her way to Ghost. Knelling he petted her.

"Hey old girl." She nudged her head into his stomach. "Still so sweet huh?"

"Last year, she got into it with a cotote." Cecilia set the mixing spoon in the sink and put the pitcher in the fridge. "Came out on top, but lost a whole lotta blood. Didn't think she was gonna make it."

"Looks the same now, still a fighter." He placed a clothed kiss to the dogs head and stood up. She walked towards them, opening the backdoor so Kiwi could run out, Apple following behind.

"Got Kiwi to heard since Apple's getting' older. Damn dog is a pain." She leans agaisnt the counter and crosses her arms. "Ya'll can stay but I got rules, Simon you already know 'em." Ghost nods, her father's voice clear in his head even after so long.

"One, don't gotta pay rent but you will work for you board. Everyone pulls their weight 'round here. Two, clean up after yourself. I ain't your mama and I'm not cleaning up after ya'. Three, no funny business. Don't be bring girls or guy in here and fooling 'round. My mama will have a fit." At the mention of her mama Ghost perks up.

"Liz is here?" He ask cautiously. His heart warming up at the older lady. Cece nods.

"Still in her and daddy's room. She's sleeping now, today's been a rough one." Ghost nods, planning to ask her what happened later. "We get up at five. Gotta feed the animals, I make breakfast every mornin'. With ya'll here I'll have it ready by seven. Lunch at twelve. Dinner is every night at six, but Fridays. Those are rodeo nights. 'Member those Simon?" She has that twinkle in her eye. Ghost chuckles and rubs the back of his neck.

"Mmhm. Course. Still gotta couple scars." She chuckles.

"Ya'll lookin' at one of the best bull riders this town's seen in years." They at gawk at him, Johnny perking up and opening his big mouth.

"Like ridin' Lt?" Kyle laughs, cheeks darkening. "Fall a lot?"

"Should've seen him. Could get a bull calm in seconds, held on longer than half the boys raised here."

"'Nough bout me." He can't stand the attention. Cece laughs and nods towards the back half of the farmhouse.

"Room's still the same. Simon, we fixed up the out building after you left. Daddy swearing you'd come back. There's enough room for all four of ya'll." She opened the door to the sun room, finer pointing to the building he'd made his home. "Added heat and all. Even fixed up the bathroom. Bed's might not be the best but we can fix it later on."

"Same key?" She nods, fisting the same old key into his open palm.

"Still gotta jiggle it. And I've got some of daddy's things ya'll can have. Captain said this was all last minute so we'll work on getting the other stuff."

"When'd he pass?" Ghost notices the way she looks away.

"Two winters after ya' left. Got sick and couldn't shake it. Mama ain't been the same since. He swore that'd you'd be back. Said you'd realize this was you're home. Just had to sort yourself out first." She holds his stare, the pain clear in her eyes.

"Peach, I'm.."

"Soap? Mowhawk right?" Price nods. "Come help me get the boxes outta the attic. Simon go show 'em the place." Then she's walking off, Soap following behind her. Leaving Ghost to think about what he'd done.

[semicolonsspace]

Today was not a good day for Y/n... but it got better.

First: she was fired. Second: she was almost positive that Derek, her boyfriend had forgotten their anniversary. But for now, she decided to ignore her problems and watch some TV.

Plopping onto the couch she sighs, turning on the TV to something random. It was a random cartoon, and she loved it- especially after a hard day.

When she was little she would watch cartoons as well. When her parents were arguing? Cartoons. And when she got a booboo? Cartoons. Even now it was still a habit to watch some cartoons when things got stressful.

Y/n let out a little squeak when she felt herself being picked up. She may have gotten a bit too immersed in TV. "Hi, Dare bear," she says with a giggle. He gave her a warm smile and positioned her in a bridal style. "Hi, sweetie"

Her eye caught his pearly k9 tooth, her favorite to see when he smiled. When it showed, it was a genuine one. And it seemed he never faked one toward her, and she loved that. She loved how genuinely soft the big strong werewolf was for her, a nature faerie.

Derek carried her to their bedroom, laying her down on the huge bed. "I have a surprise for you," He happily shrills as he jogs to the bathroom to fetch something. He comes back with a huge box, along with a few other things.

He hands her a card first, wanting her to open it. She grabbed it gracefully, glancing at him to see his eyes sparkle with happiness. Or maybe it was Eargernes... She giggled, "I thought you forgot." He shook his head, looking a bit offended at first. "I would never forget about you, my love."

She gushed at him, almost shedding a tear from the cuteness. He never seemed to make her feel disloved, she always felt appreciated.

Y/n opened the card, reading it and shedding a few tears as she read it. It talked about the day they met how much he knew she was the one for her. and how he wanted to spend the rest of his wolfy life with her.

"Aww, Derek! You're the cutest!" Yn squealed. She then got up and rolled under the bead to get the present for him.

"You, haven't even opened the other one!

"Wait! I got a bunch of lingerie and I wanted you to judge them!"

Derek tilts his head humorously with a smirk. "Today is about love but when the clock hits midnight we'll do that," he grunts, his veins flexing in his neck as he rolls it to look away bashfully.

Y/n pauses. "Derek, it's 10 p.m."

"I know, now open the present!" he yells, ushering her as he shoved the big box onto her lap. He removes takes a peek under the bed and growls, "How much did you get? Damn," he asks, amazed at how many boxes there were under the bed. "A bit... like 20 pairs... plus some toys."

"Toys?"

Y/n ignores him and rips open the wrapping paper. She squeaks at the big frog stuffed animal with a top hat. "Ahhh! His name shall be George!"

She squeezed the stuffed animal, wrapping her legs and arms around it like she was a koala bear. The soft frog was almost twice her size!

"Great now I'm gonna have to sleep on the couch! you found a new cuddle buddy," Derek teases. He picked her up again, sitting her on his lap once he sat next to where she was. He then opened her next present showing her the necklace with her and his initials on it. He put the necklace on her, kissing her cheek. He patted George on the head. "I think you might like George more than the custom necklace," he jokes.

Y/n gave him a sly smile. "Of course, I do! Look at him, but I don't mind having your initials on my body as well; that's nice as well," She shrugs, blinking at him. He rolled his eyes playfully.

"I love you," Derek whispers and then kisses her cheek. He turns to George, the stuffed animal, "I guess I love you too, George."

This made y/n giggle which caused the two of them to enter a big laughing fit. "George is mine!" She warns with a squint of her usual big eyes.

"Well,  you're mine; so, technically he's mine as well," Derek quips with a poke of her cheek. "Okay, mister guard dog," y/n jokes.

"Don't test me, I'll bark."

"Please don't."

He opens his mouth and she covers it swiftly. He licks her hand as soon as her hand touches his mouth. It doesn't deter her. "Hon, I've had your other fluids on me, your saliva doesn't gross me," she laughs. He winks at her and nibbles her palm.

Derek squeezes her, his head going to her neck and planting a small kiss on the sensitive area just below her ear. Y/n shivered and giggled as it tickled her. "If you're hungry I can make you something, silly," Y/n jokes. Derek shakes his head at her and snuggles into her body more. "I'll have my dessert in a bit."

[coping-via-clint-eastwood]

DISCLAIMERS‼️‼️‼️

Before anyone starts reading the content, I have to make some statements.

Most importantly, I do not watch Jujutsu Kaisen, or any anime for that matter, so please do not expect to see any more of this type of content from me. I only made this because my friend @mcliancraft is into it, and I love talking with her about it, and she told me that Yuji canonically likes Human Centipede (I'm sorry bro but this is why Sukuna possesed you).

Anyway, both mcliancraft and I love Red Flag, the song that Tom Cardy and Montaigne made about Human Centipede (watch it):

And I was horrified to learn that Yuji likes Human Centipede, and commented that the only good thing to come out of it was Red Flag, which led to me making this sort of incorrect quotes crack thing, where Yuji and Megumi quote the lyrics of the song. Even though it's a shitpost, I spent too much effort typing it out word for word not to share it publicly. So that is what you will find after Keep Reading. Enjoy.

Megumi: The date started off so well. Begin my night not expecting the fright of my life. He was perfect from what I could tell. How could I not see the danger right in front of me?

Yuji: My favourite food is fish

Megumi: Baby that's my favourite too

Yuji: I love cartoon dogs

Megumi: Baby I love Scooby-Doo. Hey baby, what's your favourite film? He said -

Yuji: The best movie of all, a masterpiece of art called - HU. MAN. CENTIPEDE. HU. MAN. CENTIPEDE.

Megumi: I think that I'm gonna get murdered tonight.

Yuji: HU. MAN. CENTIPEDE. NOT. IR. RONICALLY.

Megumi: He said -

Yuji: The costume design was a highlight!

Megumi: (oh my god I'm gon get stabbed)

Yuji: I like it for the plot!

Megumi: Tell me what the plot's about...

Yuji: German doctor sews three people ASS. TO. MOUTH!

Megumi: Cool (!)

Yuji: HU. MAN. CENTIPEDE.

Megumi: Please. God. Save. Me. I think that's a red. Flag. I don't want to get. Stabbed. He said -

Yuji: Human Centipede is a tour de force

Megumi: I think, "Holy shit, I'm gonna be the main. Course!" He said-

Yuji: I admire the narrative of character growth.

Megumi: I try to get the waiter's attention by blinking in morse. Code.

Yuji: Why are you blinking so much?

Megumi: I've got something in my eye.

Yuji: *hand turns into Sukuna's* Here let me get it out.

Megumi: No thank you - I don't wanna die.

Choso: Bonjour. Sir was blinking at me, is this because your date is a freak?

Yuji: *holds up shirt to reveal Sukuna's mouth saying "I love centipede"*

Megumi: No.

Choso: Very good then. Bon appetit.

Yuji: Stop hiding behind your silly made-up red flag to not take a chance on the best relationship you never had.

Megumi: Maybe you're right and I'm looking for excuses. My heart's got bruises but I'm ready to choose this love!

Yuji: You could be my world, the love of my life. One day we'll get married and be husbands for life.

Megumi: With a tasteful ceremony, and the wedding of our dreams!

Yuji: Only if the wedding is themed!

Megumi: Tell me what the theme's gonna be!

Yuji: HU. MAN. CENTIPEDE. HU. MAN. CENTIPEDE.

Megumi: That way we could save on the catering bill.

Yuji: HU. MAN. CENTIPEDE. Only one mouth to feed.

Megumi: If you are the best man, you know the deal. Pucker up! I can finally open myself up to love!

Yuji: I CAN FINALLY SEW A MOUTH TO A BUTT!

Megumi: Hu. Man. Centipede.

Yuji: Hu. Man. Centipede.

[im-a-matt-girl]

designing cody’s nursery with matt, discussing everything you'd think would fit and be cute in the room, asking matt for his opinions and watching his eyes light up as he thinks about his son and everything he’ll get to do with him as cody grows up.

"Nursery"

"What do you think for the walls?" I ask you.

"Hm?" you hum, suddenly looking in my direction, as if your thoughts were elsewhere for a moment.

"What color should we paint the walls?" I repeat, rephrasing my question so it's more clear to you.

"Blue," you shrug.

I purse my lips together and nod. "Because it's a boy, or because it's your favorite color?" I muse.

"Both," you smile at me.

"Predictable," I sigh. I look back at you and smile. "What are you thinking about?"

You shrug again. "I dunno," answer, playing with your lower lip.

"Are you nervous about being a dad?" I ask you, holding your hand with mine.

"Eh," you reply. You let go of your lip and add, "I'm mostly excited."

I kiss your cheek, and you turn toward me and kiss my lips in response. I close my eyes and drape my arms over your shoulders, and you rest your hands on my growing belly. "I'm excited to have this baby with you, too," I whisper to you.

You let out a small giggle, then look down at my belly and say, "I can't wait to meet you, Cody."

I beam at you. "You still love that name, huh?"

"Yeah," you nod.

"Well, I guess that's decided, then," I say. "And what else will Cody need in his nursery?"

"Hmm," you ponder, looking up at the ceiling for a second or two. "What if we get him one of those spinny things?"

"A mobile?" I ask.

"Yeah, one of those," you confirm. "One with like… I dunno, animals or something."

"That would be cute," I smile. "What do you think his favorite animal will be?"

"I hope he likes dogs," you answer. "I love dogs."

"I know you do, silly," I giggle at you.

"Koalas are cute, too," you add. "And owls. I like all animals, really."

"So do I," I say. "I think he'll grow up loving animals, too."

Your eyes light up as you begin to think about what kind of person he will be. "Yeah, and he'll love to build things, too. We could build stuff together."

"Mhm," I nod happily.

"And when he's older, we can play video games together. And I'll teach him how to play sports."

My heart feels so full that it's overflowing with love for you, and for our new baby, Cody. "I'm thinking James," I suddenly blurt out.

"Huh?" you ask me, your smile faltering.

"For his middle name," I elaborate. "Cody James. After your dad. Your middle name is your paternal grandfather's first name, and my middle name is my maternal grandmother's. So it fits."

"Cody James…" you repeat. "I like it."

"He could go by CJ," I chuckle.

Your jaw drops open at the revelation. "Yeah, but I like Cody better," you decide.

"We'll see which one he prefers, I guess," I say, rubbing my belly. "So, what else will he need in here?" I change the subject, looking around the nursery. "Besides, like, a dresser and a changing table, obviously."

"Should we get him some stuffed animals?" you suggest.

"Yeah, we'll do that," I agree. "What about blankets? He's going to need lots of blankets to stay cozy."

"We should ask my mom to make him one," you smile.

"I'm sure she's already started on one," I laugh. "She's so sweet."

"She's gonna love him," you say, wistfully.

"Yeah, she will," I reply, taking your hand in mine again.

"Almost as much as I do," you add.

Happy tears start to well up in my eyes. "You're going to be a great dad," I tell you.

You rub the top of my hand with your thumb, then bring my hand up to your lips and kiss it softly. I know that you will raise our son to be loving and kind, above all else.

I can't wait to have this baby with you.

[felondese]

the shenanigans continue

i had so much fun with the headcanon generator doing my rook de riva, beren's, so why not get the rest of the rookery in on it (i.e., i spent like an hour going through all the responses and assigning them to the appropriate rooks and i need somewhere to put the results)

including picrew portraits for an approximation of their appearance, tho we'll have to see what i can manage with the cc!

Hazel Ingellvar

has a very low alcohol tolerance (very fine line between tipsy and getting-sick-and-passing-out drunk, no in-between)

has a diary that they write in with a glittery gel pen (or fancy glittery inks in general)

enjoys doing taxes (very satisfying organizing all the documents)

likes board games, but no one else wants to play with them (rules lawyer)

is not good with social cues (the dead are so much easier to read, fewer facial expressions to interpret, very clear intentions, unlike the living)

instinctively cleans messes in their own house as well as other people's (bit of a neat freak)

is a switch

is gay

is an introvert (shocking no one)

is a picky eater (not very adventurous, so they're gonna have to learn fast, i guess)

is a great artist (mostly sketching the sights of the necropolis)

watches their friends sleep (and imagines if they were dead, but in a nice way)

always has good dreams (blessed that way, i guess)

takes tiny steps (likes to wear precariously tall heels)

is a very delicate eater (uses a fork for everything, napkin always at the ready, careful not to spill or drop anything and risk stains)

is not to be trusted with a sharp object (hand eye coordination not their strongest suit)

has fallen asleep at their desk while working in the middle of the night (many, many times while "resting their eyes")

would still love their significant other if they were a worm (love transcends physical form, naturally, and worms are an integral part of the process of decomposition and the cycle of life and death. it's quite beautiful, really. also, they would be the best-fed worm in Thedas, guaranteed)

Ghil'ean Aldwir

is a very good singer (also is practiced with several instruments, from years of music-making with clanmates)

is a cry baby (look she's just sensitive okay)

can't sit in a chair properly (gotta sit on her legs in some kinda way, folded up like a pretzel)

is a horrible liar (turns beet red and starts to sweat, can't make eye contact, more fidgety than usual)

is a middle child (quiet, even temperament)

always has a stuffed animal on them (halla stuffy has a designated spot in her pack)

is an extrovert

is high, at all times (okay she likes "elfroot", not a crime)

doesn't know how to say "no"

is a bottom (such a bottom)

would pet a wolf if she saw one (obviously, she's an exception and dangerous animals aren't dangerous to *her*, duh)

really, really, likes her job (veil jumper 4 life)

would have a pet spider (probably has had several free range jumpers that live in/on the aravels)

would be the worst villain ever

is a hopeless romantic <3

is silly :3

is the mom of the friend group (she will take care of you, whether you like it or not)

can hug you and will (takes every paragon interrupt opportunity for hugs, definitely)

Thea Thorne

is a simp (she'll do anything for a woman)

is gay

favorite subject in school is gym

has punched a hole in her wall

is a top

is a horrible liar

is the gay cousin

doesn't know how to say she's sorry

uses the word "fuck" like a comma

has a sword under her bed

bites her nails

sleeps in until noon (more of a night owl/rook)

can play the guitar (bitches love guitars)

is a messy eater (what's a napkin?)

scarfs down food

is a dog person

is 100% the oldest child

is the type of person to publically announce their attack

Ursula Mercar

has an incredible spice tolerance

makes your mom jokes

has chronic nightmares (and doesn't fucking like the Fade)

can beat you up, but wont

is tone-deaf

is a sleepwalker

snores REALLY loud (sleep apnea, poor baby)

is awful with kids (if they hurt themselves, it's on them, okay?)

does not know what sleep is (or pretends not to)

has been to prison

always has a knife on her (a couple)

has a knife under her bed (a couple)

claims to be a switch, but is really just a bottom (look she wants to be swept off her feet, is that a crime?)

has a gambling problem (bets on anything she might have a chance at winning, can't walk past a card or dice game)

has sold drugs to children (look, a customer is a customer, and who's she to judge)

is on a watchlist (shadow dragons are definitely all on the watchlist lol)

watches her friends sleep (because she sure can't fall asleep herself)

would be a shit medic (not gentle, no bedside manner)

(adoptive) parents are disappointed in her (estranged/no contact for many years, mutually disowned each other)

Griselda de Riva

can't handle criticism (so defensive, damn)

killed Princess Diana (she so would, for the right price, not even that high of a price)

favorite color is pink (but purple goes with more of her outfits so...)

is very good at walking in platform heels (truly what crow isn't?)

likes board games, but no one else wants to play with them (she cheats, then lies about it)

would not take much to turn evil (very flexible morality)

is a top (small but mighty)

fucked your mom (and she'll do it again)

has an intense fear of water (not a swimmer, nope, nope, nopity nope. boats can fuck off, too)

always has a knife on them (spellblade)

sleeps in until noon (night owl, needs her beauty rest)

watches her friends sleep (so they can't escape in the night)

really, really, likes her job (just made full crow membership, thank you very much)

can kill you in an instant, and will (passed all her crow tests so undoubtedly knows dozens of methods, some she's only heard about and would love to test)

has no friends (says she doesn't want them, is just bad at keeping them)

Tobias Ingellvar

oblivous to any and all romantic interest someone may show them

desperately needs a hug but doesn't know it and refuses to ask for one

forgets to eat sometimes

can't tell left from right (no natural sense of direction, but good at recalling landmarks and figuring it out)

feels uncomfortable when people sexualize him

can beat you up, but won't

can kill you in an instant, but won't

has died at least once before (but luckily there are necromancers about so it didn't stick)

is a law-abiding citizen (mostly)

is an introvert

has no friends (he's working on it)

is not good with social cues

is a cat person (undead ones especially, since he's allergic to their dander. helpful if they're skeletons)

is awful with kids (completely uninterested in dealing with them)

has an incredible short-term memory (has never lost anything in his life) but an awful long-term memory (it all kinds of blends together, y'know? details not worth hanging onto)

has a sword under his bed

has a knife under his bed

is a bottom

can hug you, but won't (won't even occur to him, not great with comforting the distraught)

is probably autistic

has never kissed anybody (finds romance largely unappealing, has other stuff to keep busy with)

[toxicanonymity]

Dog Days by Ethel Cain is so Raider!joel coded it makes me SICK

+ Strangers by Ethel Cain… I -

You're so right I wanna dive out my window. I added them to the raider playlist and they're like #6-7 rn if anyone wants to listen. Dog Days is -- Wow. And Strangers reminds me of couldn't sleep. Lyrics below.

THANK YOU!!

Dog Days

Lyrics

I think of you while you're at work

Out in the fields, tearing up the earth

But I like you best when you're at home

Giving it to me so nice and fucking slow

No one's ever gonna love me, no, not like you do

Every night, I'm crying in my sleep 'cause I'm dreaming about you

And I've tried so hard to quit you like I promised my mama I would

But it's no good, it's no good

You walk a fine line between god and animal

You're just a feral dog I worship in bedroom ceremonials

Cut me up and take me like the bread and blood at church

Love's never been more than pain, so baby, show me how bad you hurt

No one's ever gonna love me, no, not like you do

Every night, I'm crying in my sleep 'cause I'm still dreaming about you

And I've tried so hard to quit you like I promised my mama I would

But it's no good, it's no good

It's no good, it's no good, it's no good

You're no good

You're no good, I'm no good, we're no good

Strangers

Lyrics

In your basement, I grow cold

Thinking back to what I was always told

"Don't talk to strangers or you might fall in love"

You're so handsome, walking over to me now

Freezer bride, your sweet divine

You devour like smoked bovine hide

How funny, I never considered myself tough

I tried to be good, am I no good?

Am I no good? Am I no good?

With my memory restricted to a Polaroid in evidence

I just wanted to be yours, can I be yours?

Can I be yours? Just tell me I'm yours

If I'm turning in your stomach and I'm making you feel sick

When my mother sees me on the side

Of a milk carton in Winn-Dixie's dairy aisle

She'll cry and wait up for me

We'll make love in your attic all night

Euphoric in some strange delight

I'm happier here 'cause he told me I should be, oh

You're so handsome when I'm all over your mouth

(When I'm all over your mouth, when I'm all over your mouth)

I tried to be good, am I no good?

Am I no good? Am I no good?

With my memory restricted to a Polaroid in evidence

I just wanted to be yours, can I be yours?

Can I be yours? Just tell me I'm yours

If I'm turning in your stomach and I'm making you feel sick

Am I making you feel sick? Oh

Am I making you feel sick?

Am I making you feel, am I making you feel sick?

Am I making you feel, am I making you feel sick?

Am I making you feel sick?

Am I making you feel sick?

Am I making you feel sick? No, oh

Found you just to tell you that I made it real far

And that I never blamed you for loving me the way that you did

While you were torn apart

I would still wait with you there

Don't think about it too hard or you'll never sleep a wink at night again

Don't worry 'bout me and these green eyes

Mama, just know that I love you (I do)

And I'll see you when you get here

[lohstandfound]

recollections incorrect quotes

incorrect quotes for a thing that isn't even published anywhere based off of tiktoks i made about the characters. it got long and i can't be bothered making two posts

Jay: I used to be a hero too. Aleso: You're running an anarchist operation to take down the government Jay: I changed career paths

Jay: Yeah, no... I'm actually scared of dogs. Someone: But... dogs are one of Artemis' sacred animals Jay: Ha. Ironic, isn't it?

Aleso: Two best friends in a room, they might kiss Jay: *panic* no- Aleso: Why not? We're both gay Jay: Yeah, but in the wrong direction. Aleso: Oh shit

Taylor: I discovered at a very early age that if I talk long enough, I can make anything right or wrong. So, either I'm God or truth is relative. And in either case, boo-ya!

Jay: This weekend's safety brief: don't add the population, don't subtract from the population, don't end up in the hospital, newspaper or jail. Taylor: If you end up in jail, establish dominance quickly. Jay: Jay: Have a good weekend.

Taylor, to Aleso: What's that? Sorry, I just thought someone above the national average height said something. You're disgusting, tall man. Shrink perhaps. We could be friends, then.

Someone: So, I've just started seeing someone and I need your help. Jay: Alright... Someone: So, I'm going to list all of their traits and you're gonna tell me if it's a red flag or not. Jay: Okay, I got it Someone: So he's this guy- Jay: Red flag

Jay: Please tell me you did not drag Harlow into this. Taylor: I did not drag Harlow into this. *door knocking* Jay: Who's that? Taylor: I think you know.

Taylor: Hi. It's me. I'm not dead. Which is an awful surprise considering how many people wrote my obituary yesterday preemptively in case I did die! But I didn't so suck on that!

Jay: I would check myself into a mental hospital today, but I have things to do

Jay: I can't believe you're getting so worked up about some guy. Aleso: But this one is different! He's honest a-and he's sweet- Jay: Please- Aleso: He would never do anything to hurt me! Jay: He's a guy!

Jay: We'll handle this the way we always do. Aleso: Brute strength? Taylor: Almost dying? Jay: No! By sticking together and never giving up!

Jay: Oh? We're being rude? Awesome! Cool! My fucking turn.

Taylor: Sorry! I'm still getting the hang of this! Aleso: Taylor has another magic sword. Jay: Why does that make me nervous?

Jay: Sorry! I'm still getting the hang of this! Taylor: Jay has a gun. Aleso: Why does that make me nervous?

Jay: You said you were going on some spiritual retreat- Taylor: Namaste. Jay: And you're supposed to be dead. Aleso: I got better?

Jay: He is not the love of your life! He is literally just a guy! Hit him with your car!

Jay: Oh, so suddenly you don't have a death wish. Taylor: Jay- I never had a death wish. It's just that I don't personally believe that I even can die

Harlow: Hear me out, what if we yeet it? Everyone: No! Harlow: Nobody thinks what I think.

[powerpolyculeshowdown]

oh jeez that does sound tough trying to write and accurately capture the personalities of characters that're side characters that don't often appear and/or don't have much for their history that isn't fandom-made. I imagine it'd be kinda hard to feel like you've got them Just Right. but idk, as long as you enjoy what you write and you get something out of it, I think that's all that really matters. and it sounds like you put a lot of effort into trying to make sure the characters seem like themselves so I think whatever you write will probably be awesome!

that server sounds cool!! maybe I should look into some mods to add more animals. I don't usually play with mods beyond ones that provide small quality of life tweaks, but more animals in Minecraft would be AWESOME.

there's a part of me that has always really wanted to make an aquarium in Minecraft...but there are no sharks to put in it which makes me sad :( @ Minecraft devs add sharks please and thank you. (realistically I know not every shark can be kept in captivity and I imagine any shark that got added to Minecraft would not be one you could keep in captivity irl but hey it's Minecraft, we set aside reality here)

gjsdkldfjkl oh my goodness so many cats...I love having pets, both cats and dogs, in Minecraft, but I can't say I've ever had enough to cause other animals to despawn. I have a new goal now

also! I think I'm gonna build a tower for my house. circles are fun! plus then I can say it's a wizard tower and pretend to be a wizard

-shark anon

ye im doin my best but also just having fun!! we'll see how it turns out

there might be a shark mod :0 idk anything about modding luckily my friend did it then gave us step by step instructions on how to add it, i dont remember what animals it had tho... there were other quality of life things but i didnt care about them dhdjhdjdh

Have fun building ur wizard tower!!!!!

[thenasoneshots]

Carlos x Reader: Dog Lovers

Requested?: No

Prompt: None

Type of oneshot: Fluff

Reader's Relations: Ben's younger sister

Warnings: None

Other notes: None

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I giggled, running after Bella, who was chasing Carlos, and Ben doing the same with Dude. Carlos ran up into a tree and I managed to grab Bella, and picked up the Dalmatian, "Got you."

"Help me! This thing is a killer! He's gonna chase me down and rip out my throat. This is a vicious, rabid pack animal!"

"Who told you that?" Ben asked, picking Dude up.

"My mother," Carlos replied, "She's a dog expert. Why are you two holding them? They're going to attack you!"

I giggled and stroked Bella's head, "Have you actually ever met a dog, Carlos?"

Carlos shook his head and slowly etched his way down the tree. Ben and I walked up to him, the two dogs still in our arms, "Carlos, this is Bella and Dude, the campus dogs." Carlos slowly brought his hand to Dude's head and stroked him, and I could see the love form in his eyes, making me smile. My smile widened more when Ben handed Dude to Carlos and his face lit up, stroking the dog even more. I placed Bella back onto the ground and she walked up to Carlos sitting beside him. I could see the hesitation on Carlos' face as he slowly reached out to her, petting her head.

"We'll give you some space to get to know them more, Come and find us when you're done, okay?" I spoke, seeing how happy Carlos was with the two dogs. He nodded his head and I grabbed my brother's hand dragging him off back to the school.

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"Hey, (Y/n)!" I turned around from talking with Audrey and Elyna to see Carlos standing there, a small plastic bag in his hand, Evie beside him.

"Oh, hi Carlos, did you need something?" I asked, standing up from where I'd been sitting so I was eye-level with him.

"Not really-"

"Then leave, we were in the middle of a conversation," Audrey butted in. I sighed and grabbed Carlos' hand, ignoring my red face, and dragged him off back to my room, "We'll have some privacy here, now what was it you wanted?"

"Oh yeah, here. We baked some cookies and I wanted to give you one."

I smiled and took the bag from him, smiling, "Aww, thank you. Want me to eat it now?" Carlos nodded his head and I opened the bag and took the cookie out before neatly folding it and returning it to him. I took a bite and smiled, "This is really good, you'll have to give me the recipe."

"So… feel anything?"

I put my hand to my forehead and closed my eyes before looking back at him, "Would you mind meeting me at the Enchanted Lake tomorrow at 5? Provided you don't have any prior engagements…"

"YES! I-I mean, sure. Why?

"No reason," I smirked, pecking his cheek, "Now, both of you get out of my room, I think I need to lie down for a bit."

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"I cannot believe that Auradon is going to be led by the children of villains one day."

I rolled my eyes, "Really? Because I don't know if you've heard the saying, 'Don't judge a book by its cover', but these kids aren't their parents, I can tell you that for a one hundred per cent fact," I replied to Audrey's grandmother, sneaking a glance to my left where Carlos was lying with Bella and Dude licking him, metaphorically to death, "And I'll have you know that Ben is going to be the one ruling over Auradon, so I don't think who he wants to be by his side is any of your business."

"(Y/n), calm down."

I slapped Ben's hand off my shoulder, "No, it's not right that we judge these children based on their parents' actions!"

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I smiled, opening the door to my room, happy to see Carlos standing there, Dude in his arms. Once I'd let him in, Carlos placed Dude down on the floor and he walked over to Bella, giving her a muzzle rub. I smiled and leaned my head on Carlos' shoulder, snuggling into him, "It's good that they got along so well."

"You're right, (Y/n)," Carlos replied sighing. I heard him gulp and looked up at him, "You all right?"

"Y-yeah, I'm all right, don't worry."

Despite his response, I didn't believe him and walked over to Bella giving her back a gentle stroke. In response, she only gave a small wag of her tail rather than her normal leaping up from where she was lying and wanting more. I gulped, "Carlos, could you come here? I think there's something wrong with Bella." Carlos walked over and kneeled down beside me, letting Bella sniff him before stroking her head, "Hmm, I'm not sure what it could be either."

"C-can you stay here while I go and get Fairy Godmother? I trust you to look after them both and it's probably not the best idea for you to be running around in here, in case one of the guards sees you, they'll think you're up to no good, and I don't want them thinking that when I love you so much," I smiled, kissing his cheek.

"Y-yeah, I'll stay here," he replied after a sharp intake of breath which I guessed he didn't want me to hear. I stood up and left in search of Fairy Godmother.

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I smiled as I entered Carlos and Jay's dorm, after being permitted entry by the former, and walked over to where Bella was lying, with Carlos kneeling down beside her. I sat down, "How's she doing?"

"Good, just sleeping right now."

I smiled and kissed Carlos' cheek, "That's good." I turned to Bella and gave her a gentle pat, "You did well, girl, well done."

"Can we see the puppies?!" I quickly turned to the door to see Mal and Evie standing there, Audrey and Elyna behind them.

I nodded, "But you have to be quiet, Bella's trying to sleep at the moment." The four of them nodded and walked over slowly, admiring the puppies, some of them being golden colour and some being white. "What's going to happen to them?" Evie asked, looking up at me, she and Mal having let Audrey and Elyna have a closer look at the puppies. I sighed, "Well, that hadn't been thought about yet, they're too young to be taken away from Bella yet and well we don't really know."

"W-would it be okay if I adopted one of them? They're so cute."

I looked to Carlos and he nodded, giving me a smile, which I returned before bending down next to Bella's head as she'd now woken up, "Hey girl, you okay with some of my friends adopting your puppies?" Bella barked and licked my hand in response, giving me the sign that she was okay with it and I turned to Evie, "Well, there's your answer." Evie's face lit up and she hugged me, "Thank you!"

"We are going to keep two though, but if anyone else wants one, you can have one."

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I smiled leaning on Carlos's shoulder, the two of us sitting on the grass on the school grounds, "So, were you ever planning to lift the love spell you put on me?" Carlos just looked at me, and stuttered, "H-how?" I giggled "To be completely honest, the day when we went swimming in the Enchanted Lake, it washed off then, so yeah," I replied, biting my lip and not looking at him, "So this whole time, I haven't been under any love spell." Carlos' eyes widened, but before he could get a word out, two little puppies jumped on him, causing him to fall back onto the grass out of shock. I giggled and lay down on my back too, "To be even more honest, I have genuinely fallen in love with you, Carlos. I knew from the day when you climbed that tree to get away from Bella and Dude, that I was in love with you. You didn't need to spell me, because I was already in love with you."

I just giggled looking at Carlos' bright red face as he blinked at me in surprise.

-----------------END OF ONESHOT

Hehehehehehehehe… this exists now cause FLUFF

[butts-bouncing-on-the-beltway]

I was on the phone with my grandma the other day because she's getting on in years, and she was teasing me about being that child that ran around everywhere telling everyone all the things I learned about as if it was my way of telling everyone "I love you" and damned if that's not still true today, so to everybody out there who has a cat or a dog and has never really known anything much more than "try to track the recalled kibble and make sure a meat or protein is the first ingredient I guess?" this is a little bit of "I love you" made just for you.

I took my Service Dog to the vet for her annual recently and it came up that she and all the other animals in my household eat a grain-free, gluten-free diet because I'm extremely allergic and can be quite reactive, even to their food at times depending on where my threshold is, and also Jaxxine is learning how to alert for gluten cross-contamination for me.

The vet we were seeing was ADAMANT we stop immediately. I'm ~reasonably~ knowledgeable about dog care at this point, but no expert. In fact, they had just corrected some regional information for me earlier in the appointment which made me feel quite embarrassed about being misled (the correct information was very obvious in hindsight). They explained it was fairly new research, and strongly advised me to change all 4 animals' food.

Our vet's advice turned out to be only partially true. We will be adding some grains into their foods, but they'll be specific gluten-free grains I'm not sensitive to. The other piece the vet mentioned that we'll be keeping is the pea and legume minimal foods.

Now let's get to the advice that I HAVE NEVER gotten from the vet before but did get because this vet directed my research in the right direction (many thanks!)

My cats haven't been getting enough protein OR enough fluids!

And if yours only eat kibble, they haven't either. This is mission-critical. If you are like me and have fed your beloved kitties kibble your entire life, PLEASE read under the cut for my detailed research and template for how I constructed a kitty diet, because this dehydration is a serious issue.

For the dogs, what I learned is that different breeds often have different requirements for percentages of fats, proteins, etc in their diets. If you got your dog from the breeder they may know these numbers directly (if they don't tell you, they will have told you a food to buy, and that food will almost certainly meet the necessary criteria so you could try to match it). Bht for those of us who have dogs that do not come with that kind of instruction, you can sometimes look up breed approximations online, but the better choice would be to speak to your vet about what specific nutritional needs they might recommend in a food for your dog specifically.

Okay, gonna put way more detail below the cut, but these are the major conclusions to take away and look further into for your own feline and canine friends.

Okay let's start where it matters. Cat hydration.

I'm not kidding when I realized I freaked. Probably a bit of an excessive reaction but still. I suddenly felt like I understood why my lil Taako man kept showing signs of dehydration despite - to my knowledge - getting plenty of water. Why housecats in general are so prone to dehydration related issues. I felt really sad that my kitties had been fighting uphill to get the fluids they needed all this time.

Cats cannot subsist on an all dry food diet. Period. Their primary daily food intake needs to include some amount of wet food or they will be dehydrated to some extent. There are a few ways to go about this. You can rehydrate kibbles with broths and gravies, or you can include default wet foods for at least one portion of the daily meals.

Because you feed cats a high protein diet, and need to be able to feed them ENOUGH of everything as well, feeding a cat adequately can get expensive fast. I found the most cost-effective way to address this issue was to purchase 1/4 daily nutrition portion sizes for each of my cats of four different types of food (no I'm not kidding).

Basically here is how my cats will be eating every day:

Kibble is filling, which makes it great for making sure the kitties get ENOUGH to eat, but high protein, nutritionally appropriate (gluten-free due to my allergies, legume-free though this appears to be of limited importance for the cats, organ-meat inclusive, and low carbohydrate) wet food can get expensive fast. So each day my kitties get 1/4 of their weight's worth of daily nutrition in kibble split across two meals.

Because kibble is dry, and cats handle wet food better, and because their kibble isn't a high protein kibble (on account of avoiding the pea protein boosted kibbles), the cats will be getting their kibble topped with 1/4 daily nutritional amounts for their weight of a dehydrated raw frozen meat medley that has organ meat as a second ingredient, and a non-nutritional kibble topping gravy to rehydrate them.

Wet food is easy to get with high protein and is naturally high in fluids, so they will get one serving of wet food (measured in ounces per pound of kitty weight) each evening before bed.

In addition, the cats now have a ceramic water bubbler from the thrift store (it's snowman themed) that belongs just to them, and it has a fun little flavor additive that's good for their teeth and breath and that encourages them to drink more. So far they are drinking it dry once a day. It holds 64 ounces and they weigh, collectively, 30lbs.

By making sure that I'm never buying very much of any one food, I was able to limit the expense by a LOT. I was also able to create more variation and interest for the cats themselves which I think they'll enjoy. I found them a couple of ceramic whisker-fatigue friendly food dishes to serve their meals in at the thrift store as well (seriously anytime you need ceramic just go thrifting, your cats will thank you). The additive is from their vet by prescription, so I'm not going to worry about giving info on it, but be aware that you can request such things, and that some pet stores sell over-the-counter versions (although your mileage may vary with those). I managed to get the cost down to about $150/month for both cats (not including the additive their scripts come from a different budget). This was higher than I wanted, but thank goodness the dog's food went down by about $50 so it evens out-ish. Basically, feeding animals gluten-free is just as expensive as feeding a person gluten-free lol, and I wish I didn't have to do it for any of us.

Anyway, Taako's about 15lbs and Lup's about 11lbs, so I calculated how much of each food I would get for a 30lb cat (lol) for 1 out of every 4 days over a 4 week period. Essentially, how much is one week's worth of each food. Those four amounts together became our 4 week supply of food. Because I over calculated their weight just by a few pounds, I should be able to ensure we always have a couple of days excess to tide us over in the event of an emergency, and I can stockpile the kibble and cans in particular for rainy days. This is essential because research has shown that there are no homemade cat food diets that provide a nutritionally complete dietary experience. Cats should never go an extended period of time on any kind of homemade diet.

Onto the dogs!

I have two. One is tiny, a 16lb spaniel, the other is large, a 51lb mountain dog. Both are working furballs, and live pretty busily most of the time (hoo boy did they not enjoy the past week where that wasn't true). So energetic, intelligent dogs, one a Service dog who does a lot of physically demanding work and the other an ESA with increasingly creaky joints. Turns out tho, that due to her parentage, Jaxxi actually needs a pretty low protein diet! This is problematic because the Tobster needs a high protein diet.

And suddenly the consequences of my dogs not being from the same litter like my cats are comes into play.

The good news is, splitting the food like I did for the cats still fixes the issue! I chose a low-protein kibble that is well suited to Jaxx's needs (their other dietary needs were complementary and they only differed in protein need). Then I chose a limited ingredient dehydrated meat protein food that is basically just straight up freeze dried meatie bits? Tobi is REALLY picky about treats and I basically have nothing I can use as a training aid to reinforce his commands throughout the day. This has led to him being - quite frankly - a little fucking gobshite recently. So my plan is to use the meatie bits as high value training treats throughout the day to finally bring some order back into his world. Jaxx is happy with any treats I give her so she can continue getting her little meatie fruit and yam leathers and won't have a care in the world about the difference.

So since dogs are a lot more specific in their nutritional needs, rather than doing a break down on "what dogs need" like I did above with cats I'm gonna throw in some really useful resources I found along the way.

This review site has a solid transparency policy and does and excellent job explaining the science behind their recommendations in detail. I found it incredibly helpful while I was looking up information on how to adequately feed my dogs when they are so different from each other, and was really frustrated that I couldn't find a similarly trustworthy equivalent on the cat side of the aisle. They review dog foods, dog related news, create best of lists, and are INCREDIBLY comprehensive, detail oriented, and thorough.

This site has a wide range of information about a wide range of pets that folks may have and is really approachable in presenting some introductory and intermediate animal husbandry concepts which I think is hard to do sometimes because animal husbandry is weird (as evidenced by the fact that I guarantee you none of you have considered having pets to be animal husbandry before. And maybe it isn't! But a lot of the concepts are the same! And that's coming from someone who does animal husbandry lol). Anyway, definitely check this site out if you've mostly been passively absorbing knowledge about your pets all your life with no or limited research into specific things of interest to you about them. You might learn some fun stuff that'll send you down a NEW research rabbit hole at o'dark-thirty in the morning like me.

Something I learned while doing this that I hadn't fully realized the extent of previously: the misinformation machine has hit the pet care blogosphere hard, and looking up information on this stuff the non-research librarian way was really hard because of how many scammers, well-meanings chumps, and outright cultists there were clogging up the works. I'm gonna take a minute to pitch that UC Davis has a top ranked Veterinary Research program that trends towards reliable research on animal husbandry and veterinary medicine, so if you're really in a pinch to find the answer to something, I recommend seeing if there's anthing definitive from them or another accredited research university that could shed some light. But boy howdy we gotta deal with some of these people because this stuff is a nightmare.

Might do some posting about my pets' nutrition today because I thought it was interesting, and maybe some of what I learned will be useful to someone else.

[cacklefrendly]

actually no, im not gonna restrain myself to the tags. I've never played ANY final fantasy game but i think Emet-Selch is a very cool take on a villain who isn't evil n i have a lot of emotions about him

i initially compared FF14 to a zombie apocalypse, which i don't think is WRONG (Humanity being mutilated imitations of Ascians ≈ Zombies being mutilated imitations of Humanity) but being able to say that AND still appreciate that Emet-Selch is A Villian(tm) depends on some prerequisite over-thinking on the nature of Existence As You and how one would apply that to eldritch beings and as much as i love talking those are some difficult words :/

so instead of zombies — let's go with dogs.

let's sayyy that reports come in, tomorrow, that a horrible Thing will obliterate the world. let's say it's a plague, or a super-parasite. it is On Its Way, and it Will Kill Everything. this is a 100% guarantee.

you're part of a group of the world's greatest minds. this group steps forward and says "hey, we think we can stop this, but we need to test it on human subjects and it will probably kill them." they open to volunteers. millions of people apply. they die, but because of their sacrifices, a solution is found — let's say it's a super-strong pesticide. everyone else survives, but the planet is left a complete wreck.

the world's greatest minds come back again. "we're pretty sure we can adapt our solution to fix the planet, but we need to test it on humans again." again, millions volunteer, and again, millions die, and again, their sacrifices save everyone else. the former pesticide rejuvenates the planet. it might even be better than before.

a third time, the greatest minds speak. "hey, a lot of the people who've volunteered aren't actually dead. they're in comas because of our solution and we've been keeping them alive. we think we can adapt the solution to save them, but we need more test subjects. we won't ask the people to go through this again — we'll use plants and animals instead. it'll put a dent in the ecosystem, but it's the only way."

In response, a new group of people speaks up. "no, we should just stay as it is, the solution has caused us enough pain as it is. we should just move forward and let those people stay gone."

the two groups argue. they fight. a second 'solution' is made, in secret, to kill the first. it's released.

this new solution kills the first and, for the sake of our comparison, turns the entire population into dogs. several dogs, actually. each person becomes several dogs.

only, like, 3 people aren't dog-ed. you're one of them. you're one of the people who saved your species, and now you're looking at the end of it.

what would you do?

would you hate the dogs? i mean, i love dogs. i don't think i could hate them for existing. they didn't ask to exist, after all. maybe you could try living with them? make a fancy snouted mask to fit in? learn to bark and growl like them? maybe you could adopt a puppy, or try to direct a pack. maybe if you get bored you could try making packs fight.

actually, i think you would hate them. just not immediately.

it might take looking into a husky's face and see your best friend's eyes looking through you. maybe it takes being bitten for how loudly you grieve. maybe it takes you seeing them not for what they Are, but for every conversation you'll Never Have Ever Again. every joke and love and loss and petty workplace grudge that they've replaced with bark whine bark bark woof. they're not people. they could never BE people. no matter how much they howl and snap and war and tear into each other's mangy fuckin throats over rotten trash and you cry and sob and plea they're. just. dogs.

i think you'd try to bring humanity back. no matter how many dogs die in the process, i think you'd try. it would be worth a thousand dogs, if you could bring back ten people.

you'd work with the other survivors. you'd plan, and experiment, and lead the dogs in circles, and you'd try and try and try but the mutts keep WHINING and BITING and KILLING and on one hand you can understand the need for survival but this is for THEM this is for US why don't they get that WHY, WHY WON'T THEY JUST LET YOU SAVE THEM?

imagine the joy you'd feel when one day, a dog that's been a little too smart, a little too capable, finally stands up.

it says your name, it looks you in the eyes, and you can tell that it finally sees you.

and then it rips your throat out.

[gud-soup]

Ginger cookies with Little Megumi

Jjk fluff!

a/n: Christmas is getting closer! So I kind of thought to dedicate a story to our precious 'Gumi. It’s canon that he likes any food that contains ginger, so I thought... why not cute and Christmassy (does that word even exist btw?)?

context: You're a newbie broke sorcerer who babysits little Megumi now "adopted" by the one and only Gojo Satoru, and in exchange you get to live with them, without the need to spend money

➳ Masterlist

" 'Gumiii! It's time to prepare biscuits! " you called while tying up your apron

"I'm not 'Gumi, I'm Megumi!" He came huffing to you with his adorable frown

"Alright alright, cutie, let's wash our hands and get to work, okay?" You smiled as he followed you

"Right can you get me the bowl over there while I look for the ingredients?" You asked while pointing to something as he quickly climbed up to get it with his tiny hands

"We need to crack three eggs... fine, let me grab them" as two pair of eyes kept observing you attentively

"You wanna give it a try?" You kindly asked as you noticed him leaning over to see what you were doing and simply nodded

"Okay, come closer to the sink so that we won't make a mess"

He cautiously got closer and put his hands further as you lifted him up to put him on the same level of the sink. He tried to take the egg and a fork you gave him to open up and violently slammed it on the shell making a whole mess that flopped into the bowl.

Megumi paused and deeply frowned. He then looked at you with confused and sad eyes. Not brave enough to say that what happened wasn’t done on purpose

"It's okay! Don't worry! You actually did a great job, nothing too serious, look, I got it off!" You encouragingly said while picking all the pieces of the eggshells and throwing them away.

As you came back to him, you’ve noticed that something was still upsetting him. He wasn’t really happy lately so you believed that doing some activity together might have cheered him up a little, but apparently it wasn’t enough.

"Is Gojo coming soon?" He asked, his voice not more than a whisper, eyes glued to the floor

Oh. So that was it. You did remember that the both of you agreed on baking something together with him, but because of your busy schedules you two never managed to stay at home together with Megumi. One of you had to be away and that definitely made him upset

"Well, I don't know... he said he was going for an "overseas trip", I have no idea about how long it will take..." you honestly blurted out, now feeling a bit guilty

"Buuut! It's better for us! We'll have more sweets!" You smiled while taking something from the cupboard

"Now... how do we wanna make those biscuits... Oh! Wait! I know! I heard by someone that a little guy right here l o v e s ginger! I wonder who that cutie might be?"

"I like ginger!" He replied with a soft smile and glowy eyes

"Oh really? Well lucky you! Beacuse I just happen to have some here to make ginger cookies!"

"Yes!" He excitedly said with tiny fists of victory

"Here! We need to apply some flour on the counter so that it won't be too sticky and then we cut it into these shapes we have" you said while handing him the little stamps as he stared in awe

"Do you like them?"

You asked as he kept holding one in particular, his eyes never leaving the interesting shape

You bought the biscuits stamps with different animals, knowing that the he would have surely loved them and you were right

"Oh, seems like you enjoy the dog the most, well it's up to you now, go on, try it!”

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"Smells nice, doesn't it?"

You asked looking at him all crawled up attentively observing the oven

"Are you gonna stay there until they're ready?"

He simply nodded, not turning around to distract himself

"Well, tell me if you see anything little one" you said while heading to the living room

"Y/n! Y/n! They're ready!" He ran to you while you were tiredly watching the tv

"You sure? Cause it only has passed a couple of minutes, be patient" you kindly replied trying to hold your smile to the impatient kid

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"Y/N! LOOK!" He came back after a while while pulling the hem of your shirt and hurriedly walked back to the kitchen holding you tight

"Oh yeah they're slowly growing, give it some time and they'll be ready okay?"

You said while ruffling his hair as you both leaned over to look at the sweets

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"Y/n the timer rang! It's ready now!" He screamed again from the kitchen.

"Yeah I know, give me a second, stay away from the oven or you'll burn" you replied while walking next to him

"Woah, they're pretty!" He said getting closer almost putting his nose on them

"Of course they are! You made them!" You exclamated, to which he grinned

"Let it cool down for a bit and then we'll start decorating them"

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"Y/n! Megumi! I'm home! I brought souvenirs! WOAH! Is that the smell of freshly baked cookies?" The white hair screamed while rushing to the kitchen seeing you two sitting at the table

"Yep. And you're not getting any because you didn't help us, right Gumi?"

You asked him, to which he furiously nodded with a cute grumpy expression on his face. Guess he was mad at him for not being there with you two

"What?? But I was in a mission, I also brought some gifts for you two! Where's my reward?"

Gojo dramatically asked while placing the bags on the table

"Well, too bad, we've ate them all" you grinned walking away