#im a sucker for domestic scenes

[the-witch-of-one-piece]

Dad Chifuyu Matsuno x Mom Reader: Pet Adoption Day ft. Baji and Kazutora (unedited) TW: Kids and pregnancy WC: 1300+ s/n =sons nameMINORS DNI 18+

Chifuyu was a big supporter of the pet shelters and wanted to help out in any way he could. Donating items even helping out when he could. Ever so often his shop would host pet adoption days to help shelter animals find their forever homes. Today's pet adoption day was a little bit different. Peke J  being mischievous as he is, would leave for a day or two and then come back home. Chifuyu would scold him but it seemed to go out one ear and out the other. Chifuyu decided to follow Peke J when he was leaving the home. He walked into a small alley next to a large trash can where a few cardboard boxes were stacked on one another. He discovered Peke J became a daddy, seeing the small little of newborn kittens that were about a week old. It took a moment for the mommy of the kittens to warm up to him but he gladly welcomed them into his home.  

It would be sometime before you and your husband had a long talk about the kittens.. Knowing that they could bring love into many others home. The next part was to break the news to your son. Explaining it to him as simply as possible. He was a bit upset and knew it would be the best choice, with a new baby on the way it would be a lot to handle with a full house. The kittens would always be a part of your family.

“Momma let me help you!” your 5-year-old son taking the box from your hand. 

“Are you sure you got it? You asked, looking at him taking the box to his dad. “Mmhmm” he walked to his father who was fixing the bows on the kittens. “ Momma was carrying boxes again.” Your son snitched you out. You saw your husband raise his brow at you. “Honey, we already talked about you carrying things.”  

“I know but I’m not handicapped now.” You responded as your fingertips caressing your husband's cheeks. 

Chifuyu saw his little one petting the kitten. He didn't leave the kitten's side. For Chifuyu it was a bittersweet moment for him as each one was getting adopted. Chifuyu and you throughout the day managed to get a few kittens adopted in the morning. Chifuyu needed to grab something from one of the aisles when he arrived at the front and noticed the small calico kitten missing. He thought maybe she got out and was roaming around the shop. You, Kazutora and Baji began looking for the lost kitten. Walking back to the front he noticed another kitten was missing. “Another one is missing.” Chifuyu sighed his fingers running through his hair. 

Baji on the other hand noticed one person missing. “I’m not sure they got out by themselves. The cage is too high for them to climb out.” He raised his brow.  "Baji gots a point there," Kazutora responded.

Chifuyu began counting everyone and Baji was right, one was missing. “Can you guys keep and eye on the other kitten men and _____ need to find s/n.” 

Chifuyu and you walked to the back quietly. You heard a small meow “shhh they will hear you milkshake.” You heard your son speaking quietly. 

“Well, we found the kittens.” Chifuyu spoke as his son froze before standing up quickly. 

“Oh look here they are hehe.” Your son nervously laughing as he scratched the back of his head. 

“S/n…” you sighed your hand on your hip. You had a hint on why he did it.

“We got worried when we couldn’t find them.” Chifuyu spoke looking at his son. 

“I know but…” his son looked down.

“But?” Chifuyu asked 

“I don’t want the rest to be adopted, I want to keep them.” Your son spoke. “They are our family.” 

Both you and Chifuyu could hear the sad tone in his voice. Chifuyu kneeled down at eye level with his son. “Of course they are bud. It’s just the house is gonna be really busy when the new baby comes. The kitten will also be a lot to handle as well. But every single one of the kittens that were adopted we know the people. So we know they will get all the love and attention in their new homes.”

“Couldn’t we put the baby up for adoption and keep the kitten?” Your guy's son asked. “We had them longer” 

Chifuyu closed his eyes for a moment as he composed himself; he didn't want to laugh. “Bud me and your mommy want to keep the baby.” 

“We thought you were gonna be excited to be a big brother?” You asked him.

“My friends tell me that when they have a new baby in the house their moms and dads spend a lot of time with the baby instead of them. I don’t want to forget.... it was great when it was just the three of us..”  You could see your son's eyes begin to welt up. You began to become emotional seeing your son upset. 

Chifuyu embraced his son giving him a hug. He rubbed his back he let a low sigh out he didn’t want him to feel like this. “We won't forget our first baby. You gave us the title mom and dad. We did all our first together.” He wiped his son's tears away “I know we might get busy with the new baby but we always make time for you. Plus when the baby arrives you could tell them everything you know.” Giving his son a gentle smile

“We love you very much s/n. I know the baby is going to love you very much too.” You softly spoke to your son. “I have an idea.” Both Chifuyu and your son looked at you. “I know you and milkshake are close, why don’t we keep her.” 

“Really?!?” Both Chifuyu and your son looked at you.

You chuckled at them both having the same reaction. “Yeah Peke J and Mrs.Peke will be happy too.” You cupped your child’s face kissing his forehead. 

After the chat with your son, the rest of the kittens were adopted by the end of the day. When arriving home your son and milkshake ran to his room to play. Peke J and Mrs. Peke both had when to their favorite place to take a nap. Both you and Chifuyu sat on the couch. It was a long day for everyone but knowing the kittens were happily adopted into loving families it was all worth it. You could see your husband lost in his thoughts. “Honey, are you okay?” you asked, rubbing his shoulder.

“Hmmm? Oh yeah… Just a little nervous, we haven’t had a baby in the house in a long time.” “I know it's a little nerve-racking but if I must say.” cupping his cheeks with your hands “you are the best dad I’ve ever seen. Our son adores you and just hearing your voice the baby goes crazy. We might be sleep deprived for a while but it will be worth it.” giving him a soft kiss. 

The dust of pink hitting his cheeks “how did I get so lucky to meet someone like you?” his green hands rest on your belly he felt the small kicks from his unborn child.

“It all draws back to Peke J having us meet.” you smiled “Also I forgot to mention I need you to defend my honor.”

Chifuyu blinked a few times wondering why he needed to do that. “Uhhhh???” “I know Baji was the one who told s/n to say I look like I ate a watermelon.”

Chifuyu pinched the bridge of his nose letting out a low chuckled “Well I think Baji was referring to you eating the whole watermelon.” Raising your brow “Just wait till this baby is out I’m going after you and him.” you let out a chuckle

Hearing a threat from his pregnant wife he couldn’t take it seriously after her chuckle “Babe I love you.” 

“I love you too but I’m still going after you both.”

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[willowparkfanclub]

something something tommy's "he's losin' it" to sarah in ep 1 vs joel's "i'm losin' it" and ellie's "you're losin' it BIG TIME" in ep 4 is a parallel that stung me for some reason. is that anything

[watchyourbuck]

masterlist

most of these are 18+ or will end up being! i urge you to take a look at the tags on each, as some of them have very niche kinks

series knives to the chest (and into my heart) - ongoing The one where Buck and Eddie are killers, but they're also in love (as much as they can be).

dear maddie, - finished After Buck dies, Eddie writes ten heartfelt letters to Maddie, telling her the story of how they fell in love, so she can feel closer to her brother once again.

A.R.C.A.N.E.3 - ongoing (and still receiving prompts) This Dystopian Fantasy AU is part of a Tumblr game, where the world I built is kept secret from the readers. Each chapter is in response to a prompt sent to me on my inbox, shaping the story with the only promise of Buck and Eddie ending up together. The more I write, the more is revealed.

fifteen first kisses - ongoing Fifteen different first kisses between Buck and Eddie

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one shots i'll guide you through The one where Eddie's never been with a man before, and Buck gladly guides him through it.

not your fault (but mine) The one where Buck invites his new boyfriend to game night at Eddie's house and Eddie does something about it.

next in line Buck has a boyfriend. Eddie isn't happy about it. It should be him in that spot.

the powder room plot A lot can happen at the firehouse's men restroom. The one were Eddie begs Buck to let him eat him out.

fill in the gaps (and i'll fill yours) 5 times Buck and Eddie mess around at work + 1 time it almost gets them fired.

watercolored Buck and Eddie break into a hotel's jacuzzi at night, but can't seem to be too quiet about it.

among the hungry and the patient Buck's tired of Eddie's bullshit so he walks into the firehouse and just asks him to make out.

i love you if you even care 7x04 spec fic where Buck gets jealous of Tommy, but hits Eddie with the basketball instead.

do you mind? im pining 7x05 spec fic. Buck and Tommy have their first date. Eddie is jealous about it. (Includes Buck and Tommy making out at the loft + Eddie dealing with complicated feelings towards his best friend).

i might be a sucker for you 7x05 meta fic. Buck and Tommy go on their first date, but never get interrupted. Includes bucktommy public kissing + first time blow jobs.

third mans the charm Buck and Tommy get nasty at a gay bar - with Eddie. (Includes a double public blowjob + sub Buck)

i dont think we fit on the bed Stablished buddietommy takes the day off. (Includes Tommy and Eddie taking care of Buck in various ways + a little domestic fluff).

everything about you tastes like metal Buck gets a tongue piercing to suck Tommy off.

golden star boy has two boyfriends 7x06 meta fic. Tommy never leaves the bachelor party. He catches Eddie staring at them making out. (Includes drunk Buck and Eddie + Buck being needy for two men.)

just like coming home 7x07 inspired fic. Buck and Eddie go on their first date. Eddie wears the 'good cologne.' (It includes a buddie kiss bc i couldn't help myself.)

we might be marrying a monster Buck, Eddie and Tommy get married. Buck turns into groomzilla - with a clipboard. (Includes Eddie and Tommy being absolutely done with their fiancé + a little smut scene at the end.)

dreams unwind the freefall 7x10 spec fic. The Diaz Parents take Christopher. Buck and Eddie are left to deal with the mess. (Includes a hug and a kiss that may ruin everything - or not.)

old dog new tricks Buck and Tommy meet at a bar. Tommy's a little (much) older. They fuck about it.

personal pornstar Eddie grows a beard, then loses half of it. Buck apparently has a facial hair kink. (Includes Buck getting rimmed by Eddie pornstache Díaz, then fucked over a table. Also a little fluff bc wink).

if you wish to stay (we'll stay too) Buck tells his parents he's in love with two men. It doesn't go so well. (Includes Tommy and Eddie taking care of him + Eddie's inner monologue about the Buckley Parents).

oh, did i wake you up? the buddietommy somnophilia fic (includes buck getting fucked by his pretty boyfriends + waking up in the middle of it).

six of hands, three of souls a buddietommy soulmate AU (Includes established buddie + the soulmate talk + Tommy sucking them both off at the end of the night).

walk him like a dog, tie him like a bunny Eddie and Tommy give brat!Buck a run for his money. (Includes a playboy muzzle + a surprise little ending)

three players one game Buck and Tommy are rugby players. They use Eddie as a way to let off steam.

[angelsparkls]

all my favorite fics that no one asked for:

* = my absolute favorites

multiple ship fics:

All in the Cards (series)* - (haikyuu) MY FAVORITE FIC OF ALL TIME! although lengthy it is such a good read and has a lot of popular ships! the au is such a cool concept and the plot and characters are thought out so well it’s amazing and should definitely check it out

The Crystal Miracles - (kuroko no basket) based off steven universe but coming from someone who has never watched steven universe the fic was not super dependent on it and was just based around the plot of steven universe (apparently i talked about with my friend who actually watched steven universe) i thought it was cool so definitely recommend! also a bit lengthy but worth it

friends, worlds apart - (haikyuu) it’s mainly bokuaka but there’s other ships so i decided to put this fic here. tbh i don’t remember it too well but i do know it well enough to know that it was really good! it’s a pretty long hogwarts au fic and is based off basic plot points from harry potter but it’s not too similar imo so overall a good read!

Haikyuu:

Death Threats & Wine Bottles - (semishira) domestic semishira. that’s all. it’s cute. there’s nothing to not like about it.

Saltwater Room - (kuroken) i think i read this because of a recommendation and man it was funny. i enjoyed all the fun little bits of kenma and hinata just being friends but also the more serious angsty parts and having the whole conflict with kuroo and kenma’s dream. *sigh* it’s good but lengthy. worth it in my opinion but i like long fics so maybe not your cup of tea

When I Fall In Love - (semishira) i can’t really remember this fic since i read it a long time ago but i do remember liking it! the band au/pianist au concept was cool seeing it with semishira and they are so supportive of each other after they get over their annoyance! it’s not as long as the other long fics i’ve recommended but definitely give it a shot!

Cover My Thoughts In Gold - (bokuaka) some classic soulmate au because they are soulmates so why not have a fic that has them be confirmed soulmates

True Ending - (kuroken) marriage proposal in the best and cutest way possible and one that perfectly fits them 🥺

Cat’s Out of the Bag - (kuroken) it’s just some cute little scenes of kenma as a shapeshifter and kuroo not knowing. it’s quick but so so cute how they interact

Maybe, Probably - (sakuatsu) cute hogwarts au of slytherin atsumu and ravenclaw sakusa. yeah that’s basically it

Rose Gold - (semishira) ROYALTY AU SEMISHIRA AAAAAAA definitely one of my favorite considering that I actually never see a royalty au centered around them

Vibrant - (semishira) im a sucker for soulmate aus but this soulmate au especially was such a cute concept!

A Musical World Thanks To You - (semishira) soulmate au fic but you can hear songs that your soulmate is listening to! it really is such a good concept with semi asking shirabu to be in the talent show with him and perform a song and yk yk big build up to the moment hehe

Dog visits - (kyouhaba) the classic “oh he’s different than i thought what do i do now” and yahaba being soft with kyoutani’s dog is everything and kyoutani not knowing how to deal with yahaba barging into his life 😍

be my honeybee - (kyouhaba) tw: implied/referenced child ab/se if you aren’t comfortable with that please don’t read <3 but it is a good fic and addresses real issues especially with kyoutani not really having anyone to help him until yahaba came around. it’s a bit long and made me cry a little so that’s why it’s good

Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back - (kyouhaba) everyone has superpower abilities!! i always love aus like this so it’s not a surprise it’s one of my favorites. it also touches on mental health in the form of kyoutani doing too much for people when he doesn’t need to and always sacrificing himself for others even when it makes him unhappy. it’s so good tho if you ever decide to read it because it is a bit long

rewrite the stars - (kuroken) arranged marriage au where kenma and kageyama are going to get married but by the end they realize that they are marrying the wrong people and its so cute seeing kenma come to that realization

Kuroko No Basket:

The Frog in the Well - (midotaka) it has been a while since i read this fic but i do remember laughing about this and just thinking it was overall cute especially with the whole aspect of being a loose retelling of “The Frog-King” and i know two other people who also read this and thought it was cute so there’s that

The Witch in the Tower - (murahimu) this is from the same series and author as the previous knb fic i recommended because this fic is also based around a fairy tale and i found this really cute because they are kinda domestic in this fic since there’s just an adopted child in a tower… anyway

Feels Like Winning - (murahimu) just some soulmate au for them because murasakibara not knowing how to deal with feelings <3

Only with You - (kikasa) a cute fic for this surprisingly underrated ship! it’s not too long but encompasses these idiots’ relationship in this fic perfectly

Claws and paws - (murahimu) this shapeshifter au is so cute because like height difference 😍 and also the whole idea of like himuro being this tiny cat compared for murasakibara is funny to me. it’s kind of long but i enjoyed it!

Other Fandoms:

Boy Problems - (mirio togata x tamaki amajiki) an OG for me it’s actually one of my first bookmarks and it’s a cute little oneshot that reminds me how oblivious and stupid these idiots are

the blind leading the blind - (childe x zhongli) it’s not really focused on relationship but it really touches on the betrayal that childe feels after realizing that zhongli gave his gnosis to signora behind his back and i think this fic is so very cool for creating that scenario and executed it perfectly!

kintsugi - (teru minamoto x akane aoi) oh lord. oh god. this fic actually kinda broke me. it’s a very bittersweet fic that makes me go OMG YAY and then oh oh oh oh /neg but it does end happily. at what cost tho. it’s so so so good tho definitely recommend. a little lengthy but not too bad

Look At Me Like That - (momotarou mikoshiba x aiichirou nitori) THIS FIC SUMS UP THIS SHIP PERFECTLY! ITS SO GOOD! like the whole thingg of ai having unrequited feelings for rin but is now in love with this idiot momo is exactly how i see their relationship and having that tied up in this one fic.

[south-park-roleplay-finder-hub]

hihi i'm putting in a request! i'm 19, pls be over 18

i write mainly for craig tucker, porsche, and pete thelman! for my secondaries i like writing leslie, mike makowski, rebecca cotswolds, and some others. to check for someone specific feel free to ask!

my favorite ships are craig/clyde, craig/stan, and pete/michael, but i'm open to others! i am very rarepair friendly (including ocs (though i ask for double-ups if we do oc/canon)) i will hear u out for basically everything tht isn't illegal.

my comfort zone is writing around 3-5 paragraphs per reply, but i'm flexible! all i ask is 1 paragraph minimum :)

i am a sucker for domestic/slice of life rps .. bt i also love drama and mystery and sometimes horror!! i <3 zombiepark and tfbw. im pretty flexible w this tho!! anything fun i'll write along

i dont rly have any hard no's, just keep in mind i dont do well with long fight scenes and complex combat systems if thats what u want !!

pls note that i only rp on discord!

if any of this interests you, interact and i'll get to u asap! 💕

✉

[lynnthefrenchtoast]

Lines from "In The Other Universe" that I CANT GET OVER

in which a fanfic writer (me) overexplains her oneshot bc I NEED TO RAMBLE AND MY IRLS FOLLOW ME ON EVERY OTHER PLATFORM SO TUMBLR IS ALL! I! HAVE!

(u should prob read it first this wont make sense otherwise)

"Even though it was not his name, Yin Yu turned"

i dont know if this is a canon scene or not (sue me the books are LONG and hard to buy in my country) but i've read about yin yu getting mistaken for yizhen and getting totally upset. so i decided to start this fic with him being so okay with it that he responds to qi ying's name as if it's his own.

(also because if ur so close to someone, ur nosy abt their business because it also becomes your business) I WANTED TO CONVEY THAT CLOSENESS FROM THE VERY FIRST LINE

"Should I tell Yizhen you can't even recognize me?"

CANON YIN YU IS SO GLOOMY AND HONESTLY WE UNDERESTIMATE HIS POTENTIAL TO BE TEASY. i just know he could be. all hard workers have a sarcastic inner voice

"The man damn near shits his pants"

AHAHHA okay look. i have this tendency when writing to be REALLY PRETENTIOUS AND FANCY. and ive learnt that usually NO ONE GIVES TWO SHITS. compared to genshin, tgcf fanfics are so beautifully written and sometimes i gotta remind this fandom to SPEAK INFORMALLY (unless its qi rong. then. yea. BUT WHO READS QI RONG FICS?)

"The blank wrist that has never known the kiss of cold metal"

I RIPPED MY OWN HEART OUT WITH THIS ONE

"In this universe, he discovers it's such a simple thing to be happy."

proof that quanyin is literally hualian's cousin

the entire earring scene

i am a sucker for qyz's over-attachment to the earrings. ik a lot of ppl think he's like this because its the only thing yin yu ever gave him but NO headcanon that even in the other universe, yizhen would be overly attached because hes a puppy

he xuan scene

canonically, he xuan would NEVER. bc 1) he's too lost in his own ways to ask for advice and 2) it would fuck with his earth master disguise too much. but since it's the other universe!!!! I CAN DO WHAT I WANT.

“Yizhen’s victory is my victory,” he declares, with a tone that leaves no room for argument. “His loss is my loss. When Yizhen cries, I am sad. When Yizhen smiles at me, my heart is so full it could burst.” He brings two jade white palms together, interlocking the fingers like entangled limbs on a hot summer morning. “We’re like this. One shared past; one shared future. As a Shixiong, don’t you think rather than being jealous, I’m extremely proud of how far he’s come?”

my favourite freaking line can you tell? IT SHOWS THEIR ABILITY TO ROOT FOR ONE ANOTHER. SHOWS EMPATHY. SHOWS LOVE. ("my heart is so full it could burst") THE RECALL TO THE MORNING THEY WOKE UP TOGETHER, REMINDING YOU OF DOMESTICITY AND SIMPLICITY AND TRUST AND CLOSENESS.

ONE SHARED PAST; ONE SHARED FUTURE ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? this is all i ever wanted for them. to be able to grow together and live together and die together. TO HAVE A SHARED PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE.

this line is also loaded to me bc i once wrote a fic called "entangled pasts; estranged future" that wasnt good enough to be posted but GOD IT REMINDS ME SO MUCH OF IT

"Here, he never needs to know the weight of a mask – neither physical not metaphorical."

i dont like how i worded this but IT NEEDED TO BE SAID. YIN YU NEVER NEEDS TO KNOW WHAT ITS LIKE TO WEAR THE WANING MOON MASK but more importantly NEVER NEEDS TO KNOW WHAT ITS LIKE TO WEAR A MASK TOWARDS QUAN YIZHEN. NEVER NEEDS TO HIDE RESENTMENT. im shaking with all they couldve been and didnt become.

"Here, Brocade and Immortal are just two words"

hear that? its the sound of me BANGING MY HEAD AGAINST THE WALL AAAAAA I SO DESPERATELY WANT THIS TO BE REAL i mean i understand if they werent so tragic i wouldnt love them as much but IT HURTS! (*100 teehee)

"Sure it will."

i actually hate myself why did i end it like that even in my fanfic i cant let them be happy. huh. i have to subtly hint that this isnt what happens.

its actually so upsetting that the whole fic is so nice and healing and all of it is just overcasted by this knowledge of "its not real. they never get to be this happy. what really happens is they resent each other and leave each other and they become one shared past; two estranged futures."

you can call me insane. im aware no one thinks this deeply about fanfiction and most people are on the site for smut. BUT I THOUGHT LONG AND HARD ABOUT IT SO YOURE FORCED TO LISTEN TO ME RAMBLE

[pumpkinnning]

There was only one bed, Hanahaki disease & Friends to Lovers for the tropes :)

hiiii<3 thank you for asking

there was only one bed : a classic for a reason. love it. when they're pining or they don't realize yet or there is all this unresolved tension and they're trying so hard to be normal and pretend there is nothing going on but they're forced closer by the circumstances and then they wake up and they're entangled and it's so awkward but also so warm and domestic it's just chef's kiss. esp when they've been touch deprived. and the horny version can be great too. A.

hanahaki disease : i don't like the version where the person dies unless the feelings are requited, feels like emotional blackmail. i do love it when the disease is fixed by the person acknowledging their own feelings or just confessing. when it's done well it can really straddle the right line between poetry and body horror and denial and repression and pining and yearning which i live for. so it depends. B on average.

friends to lovers : some of the best fics i have ever read have been this trope. esp when they have known each other for so long and their lives are entangled they're made of each other there is so much intimacy and history and feelings happening there can be so scary because there is so much to risk it's agonizing. im also a sucker for friends with benefits who pretend to be casual but actually have feelings bc i do love a smut scene that is full of repressed emotion. that said. i have also seen this trope written in very boring ways that suck all the conflict and tension out of it. B.

send me a trope and i'll grade it <3

[bookcub]

march wrap up

I always feel like i haven’t read much but this actually is a decent amount of books so idk what im on about

hearts unbroken by cynthia leitich smith

this was a decent ya contemporary novel. i read this because i loved the author's retelling of peter pan. this was not a retelling of wizard of oz but good commentary on the racism in it. a little forgettable and the plot was a little busy. i liked the romance, it was sweet. i liked the mc's personal journey.

overall grade: B-

in the dream house by carmen maria machado

this is a devastating and beautiful memoir about queer domestic abuse and personal growth. i was enthralled with the creative writing, it was often deeply horrifying. i read this for a book club and it was one of the best book club experiences i have had.

overall grade: A+

a merry little meet cute by julie murphy and sierra simone

a fun romance where a porn star and former boybander meet and fall in love. both of them are bisexual and it's sweet and fast paced.

overall grade: B

little thieves by margaret owen

one of my new favorite books. im a sucker for a fairy tale retelling done well, but it's also a heist novel and there's ace rep. it was a wild ride with beautiful illustrations and mini stories within. vanya is a fantastic protagonist and i adore her. im so excited for the next book, i have already preordered the next one!

overall grade: A+

shipped wreck by olivia dade

i liked the first two better. i didn't read it closely. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

overall grade: n/a

the goose girl by shannon hale

i wish i read this when i was younger. unfortunately my ideologies are different so it was less enjoyable as an adult. a very faithful and fleshed out retelling.

overall grade: B-

aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe by benjarmin alire saenz

oh this book is lovely, so lovely. i was worried it wouldn't hold up to my memory but it did! i loved reading it for class, although the discussions were. . . shortsided imo that has nothing to do with the book. beautifully written and very emotional.

overall grade: A

exit pursued by bear by ek johnston

what really stood out to me in this book was the support system for people coping with a traumatic event. i read this because i was compiling a list of ya books about sexual assault and this caught my eye because of the shakespeare references.

overall grade: B

make a scene by mimi grace

it's fine but . . .. dnf ultimately.

every heart a doorway by seanan mcguire

reread and it was fun to go back to.

[imstupidcheesecat]

tracking reads ★ end of feb/ through march

♡ - more than 1k/fic

♥︎ - less than 1k/reactions or drabble

web of hearts : ♡ interesting. cute. expected. lively. domestic. had a great time reading it. would hold irl for spider woman karina. kiss scene was worthwhile.

sleeping on the couch after a fight : ♥︎ mark - :( but :), renjun - hehe, jeno - EMO, haechan - accurate, jaemin - wholesome, chenle - real, jisung - lol.

8:45 : ♥︎ cute but like two words threw me off (ykw). breakfast w jaemin is always good.

nct dream as ur college boyfriend : ♥︎ cute. love college au. fav: mark, jaemin & haechan :)

[5:34pm] : ♡ actually adore teasing relationships. described so cutely and playfully i caught myself judging myself. SO SWEEt

fangirling over other groups : ♥︎ omg jisung’s is really stinking cute and jaemin’s :( chenle ofc would be like “you can meet them rn”

taking of promise ring : ♥︎ bro why is it so emo. haechans hurt, jisung’s hurt a lot and jaemin’s bro… 🥲

[6:07] : ♥︎ it was over really quick and not too much detail (it’s implied you have a crush on jaemin but im confused why she’s huffing the sweater.) simple christmas blurb. ♫

seatmate!anton : ♥︎ so simple and cozy. ditto school in the clouds (yk) the dinosaur bit made me want anton as my seat mate. fluff at its peak.. also suggested swimmer anton //// ♫

death wish : ♡ if continued i will definitely read. for me it was hard to visualize for a second but i liked it. (kinda reminding me of something i wrote with cupid.)

historicalvampire!karina : ♥︎ i’m so curious - sherlock by shinee. i really like this idea but it leaves a lot to assuming (short) but i like it anyways. ♫

[9:16pm] : ♥︎ as this is probably my first renjun fic i’ve read (or can remember reading) this was delightfully good. never felt so cozy and immersed in a library study session with renjun in my head. ♫

nct dream wedding tropes : ♥︎ i really liked chenle’s 🤩 and all them are really cute. love wedding tropes <3

texts w bf intak : ♥︎ actually hurling and sick with boyfriend intak. you can’t tell me he’s not my bf rn #crying

monday miscommunication : ♥︎ tasteful nsfw but at the same time i was itching my head. (language, urgency, use of princess to just name a few) i’d be amazed at how nicely it’s written and then get a cringy odd sentence after.

hate you (love you) : ♥︎ it’s short and sweet and i’m always a sucker for holding hands under the table and it makes me sad that yn never gets to do that. :( (also reminded me of my own thing)

stress reliever : ♥︎ it’s okay + very short. i love domestic jungwoo but i caught dialogue being oddly stated. but none the less it was cute :)

holding hands : ♥︎ never knew how badly i love hand holding. JENOS. chenles 😑😭. jaemin’s is super sweet and HYUCKS. i literally adore how on brand they are with the members. so good pls.

[8:34 PM] : ♥︎ really stinking cute. so simply explained and written. love me a motorcycle jungwoo 🔛🔝 loved this.

work wife : ♥︎ wife karina 🫡 i liked it (even if i’d never be caught as the tiny girlfriend if anything roles would be changed.) not a simp, just a simp.

fairy of shampoo (holding hands) : ♥︎ MAD CUTE. i liked seunghans the best and wonbins :( anton’s was good too but i feel like my wrist would die from being pulled constantly.

tell me you love me : ♥︎ BRO EMO AF. i’ve haven’t read such a heart hurting fic like that. its not like a cried (i did inside) but it was still sad. so good why *fixed

21:23pm : ♥︎ it’s so short but SO GOOD???? like i’m such a sucker for wooyoung and like it was so naturally playful and cute. pls i want him to be my tattoo artist. OMG

sweet relief : ♥︎ tasteful. clingy hyuck >

livin in my system baby : ♥︎ cute. uni roommates with sungchan is a dream come true. but you would never catch me doing anything that dumb for mint ice cream (i hate it)

native language : ♥︎ chenle’s was really good and all of them (but i found myself not as into it as other reactions.)

snow candles : ♥��� can’t go wrong with vampire sunghoon. very wholesome and “His cold nose brushed against your skin,” for the kiss was just ugh so good.

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favorite: web of hearts (long + first i read, it was such a well built fic with a GOOD kiss scene. honestly still have chills)

least favorite: native languages (i forced myself to read and it wasn’t as good of a reactions idea as others i’ve read.

[s-une]

as promised bby, here’s the list i recommend to start with! he’s main or major character in following so you can have more screentime with him:

- ex machina

- dune (but it’s already on your list !)

- triple frontier (pure thirst watch, pedro pascal is an added bonus)

- inside llewyn devys (this one is kinda sad too so maybe watch it when you’re in he mood !)

- the card counter

- agora (the movie is honestly not very good but it’s also not terrible and oscar looks so good in that clothing style!)

- a most violent year

i also recommend watching these after! he has smaller roles in these movies but he still looks so so good 😮‍💨

- sucker punch (just visually probably my favourite oscar) - a lot of people don’t like this movie but i actually really enjoyed! def not everyone’s cup of tea

- drive

- annihilation

- at eternity’s gate

- the bourne legacy (this movie is not good but if you can endure it, oscar looks really good here)

and if you have time after all this, watch moon knight! im not even a marvel fan but the story was kinda cool and oscar is such a treat 🥰 also showcases what an incredible actor he is!

i would recommend you some other stuff but a lot of his other movies decline in quality or i haven’t seen them. ik he’s in star wars so if you have any interest in that, he also looks really really good there!

Babe wait before i officially answer i have to digress to talk about oscar in annihilation, my god i think it was the first movie i saw where he acts and my god x2 the scenes of him are so domestic (them in bed, them kissing, them talking about the sky and the moon i am literally on the floor) and he looks so soft, i love all his looks i am so weak. then i saw him also in triple frontier and i liked it a lot I’m going to watch it again because oscar's character in that movie affects my brain chemistry i could talk for hours about it.

and i loved moon knight! it was oscar's work that really bought me. He proved what a good actor he is with his role there, he ate it up in my opinion. i like marvel and that's why i watched it but finding oscar there after previously watching those two movies before I was literally the meme of Leonardo DiCaprio pointing at the tv lakdld

I've never been a Star Wars fan but maybe this is my cue to start watching it 🤞🏼

Thank you so , so much for the recs, my love! 🥺 I will watch them all in that order and you will hear from me when I come here to shout lskdkd or you will have to put up with me in your inbox <33

[lodzianix]

ok so rear window (1954): damn! great movie. i really love the concept: staring at ur neighbours went wrong. the set was just so enjoyable to me (but maybe its my citygirl slash domesticity sucker thing). i really liked lisa's outfits because they were just soo stunning, other women on screen looked beautifully as well. the casual sexism kinda sucks but it was to be expected, i mean. it is a movie from '54. despite that, i still like how women took action and at first disbelieved and ridiculed the main character but over time got invested in the drama. the window parkour was epic, lisa is just such a crazay madgirl im obsessed with her. i think the intrigue was very well built and like. you know. it was a relatable moment: getting slightly paranoid abt some random guys business and then it all got just. more and more wild. tension was especially good in the last sequence but i assume great tension is not that surprising in a hitchcock movie. it had some incredibly solid, beautiful scenes: playing with the light when thorwald was approaching and in the scene where offended lisa runs away it was just very satisfying. i think all the neighbours' sideplots were adorable. it was just fun and made the movie all the more. alive i guess. overall: really fun, i highly recommend, great cinema. someone payed attention to how the frames look and stuff you know?

[abyssal-endling]

16, 23 and 30? Hehehe

16. What’s an AU you would love to read (or have read and loved)?

Would love to read more horror game AUs ngl

And I'll be honest, im a sucker for a good domestic AU and love coffee shop AUs . Theyre cute

23. What’s a trope, AU, or concept you’ve never written, but would like to?

Oh man, I'm not actually sure? I'd love to write more AUs in general

30. Have you ever written something that was out of your comfort zone? If so, what was it, and how did it affect your approach to writing fic thereafter?

HFHSHHF YEA- the . The houshox smut. I'd never written any and i definitely had some fun writing it but im still nervous to write it again haha

Ive done also heavy angst before with original characters and did a full blown horrible character death scene once. I was very proud of it and still am!

Thank u for asking!!!

[m1ckeyb3rry]

LMAOO LinkedIn coming in clutch but either way still exciting!! Does this mean after this you’ll be able to channel your inner yuki for fic writing omg you’ll have all the scoop on what the modeling process is like firsthand

AHAHA affirmations that’s the word I was looking for but FR before you sit down to write you hype yourself in the mirror draw on the stubble and get into the zone

FUNERAL INVITES SHEHWJSISJS I have no words for that I’m sure the graphics would go hard as usual though

STILL ALIVE AND NOT POSSESSED I’m crying yes please we don’t want to BECOME Barou…Karasu taking care of baby birds and tullias pokemon…no stop I thought we agreed on no swerving IM SWERVING I’m fr mentally imaging all of this and omg….wait the apron and the jeans and t shirt….its so domestic looking…..im in danger….

SHSHS excited either way!!! I bet the fluctuations are kinda annoying LMAO actually lowk reminds me of bot activity ik there’s a lot of those on twitter

No because what happened to our thinking skills there’s no way Nagi’s getting kicked out be so real…SHSH HELP LMAO ALSO YEAH the princess thing is also something i find annoying like he doesn’t LIKE being called princess…ill also add in that half the time they stick another word in jp on it that gets lost in translation sometimes but they’re explicitly saying like “bossy princess” for lack of a direct translation but whenever they use princess even alone because of that context it’s heavily implied that they’re using it to describe how spoiled chigiri acts…? Like how he takes extra long getting ready at the expense of others, so like how a princess would act like being the center of the world LMAO so yeah his visuals are just a bonus but the nickname is usually a jab at his “my pace” sorta personality lol….ok anyways that rant turned out a lot longer than I expected I find that people misconstruing things because the nuance got lost in translation is my pet peeve although I can’t really fully blame people ig if they don’t get it LOL

When I first saw the SpongeBob my first thought was “me???” but I ignored it because I thought I was being too insane but YESSS KEEP TJEM COMING I love getting silly content honestly even if it’s not bllk related I’m happy to receive anything you find funny I’ll never turn down a good meme NAGI CHIGIRI EDIT wait that one part where chigiri slowly opens his eyes kinda…..um anyways

People filly ignoring the rectangles for building ass background when jjk s2 first aired (they’ve since adjusted it in the blu ray release iirc) but let’s be real none of us are watching it FOR the animation so why are so you pressed….

LMAOOO wait on that note imagine going to the gym with Barou I’d be scared shitless fr I bet he’d be good at making sure you’re doing everything correctly though LOL omg didn’t know we had a gym bro amongst us…/j LMAO wait that routine sounds refreshing lowk??

Also commentary on some posts I scrolled past while getting to your response THE BAROU POST “let’s talk about him OUT of the uniform” IS CRAZY thats actually peak brain performance though that line hits hard im excited to see that scene animated ok but my turn to convert ooooh you wanna convert to hiorism so bad oooh (i need that gif of the hypnosis hand wave) I think I saw the vision after LN digging when I heard there was Karasu content and then ofc nel had some nice panels of him and the rest is history….come join us….i bet pursuit will seal the deal though trust….you know you want to…I’ll admit the vibe feels very different from Karasu and Barou for obvious reasons LMAOO but he’s still got the sassy streak too (unlike isagi) I’m a sucker for duality lowk

- Karasu anon

linkedin always comes through HAHAH my pfp for that is just a random headshot so i figured it worked and ig it did!! omg oaeu yukimiya is abt to be so accurate you’re right

i’m reciting aikulations every time i sit down to write!! the stubble please 😭 using eyeliner to draw it on and whenever someone sees me i’m just like dw abt it i’m oliver aiku (which incidentally is a very aiku thing to say)

okay but…imagine reader is too sad to make the invites…so she gets nagi (and his reuniclus) to do it…and this is what they come up with it

please appreciate my calligraphy/artistic skills LMAOAAO nagi does his best (the handwriting is neat because reuniclus uses its psychic powers to do it not because nagi suddenly took a penmanship class or smth)

no because not to further the swerving agenda but i was listening to music earlier (tik tok audios) and a chemtrails over the country club audio came on my fyp and it’s so karasu x reader coded 🌝 “you’re in the wind” karasu with his birds “i’m in the water” reader with her gyarados “nobody’s son” karasu runs away from the gym to prove himself to yayoi “nobody’s daughter” barou left reader to go on his journey…younger siblings who are desperately pursuing their older siblings (karasu figuratively as he’s pursuing yayoi’s talent and reader literally as she’s pursuing barou wherever he is) UNITE 😰 NAGI COME BACK WE NEED MORE PARALLELS WITH YOU KARASU IS WINNING AGAIN also omg domestic karasu is killing me just imagine him cradling a baby pichu (tullia’s infernape is a boy and eggs are the same species as their mothers + infernape and the pikachu line are in the same egg group so it’s possible) in one arm walking around outside of his gym with a bottle because the pichu’s mother rejected it so it has to be fed formula hourly and tullia’s too busy that day so karasu takes in the role…imagine you just see the intimidating butler coded gym leader walking around babying this little pichu while he has his phone between his ear and shoulder saying bullshit like “you’re a mediocre dumbass otoya why would you send out a fairy type against yukimiya’s fucking steelix bro give up chris prince does NOT want you” LMAOAOAO

yeah i’m sure i have bots following me because i never go through and look at my followers like some people do and delete the bots so there’s def a few!! sometimes someone will have an account that looks like a bot though and they’ll comment on one of my posts and i’m like hello you’re a real person??? so aside from not caring/not having the time or energy to comb through my followers i also don’t want to accidentally remove someone who’s just shy or doesn’t want to set up their account because i get that!!

that’s what i always understood it as!! like they’re making fun of him for being self centered and prissy it’s no different than nagi calling barou “maid barou”/“maid king” HAHAHA whenever people are like “chigiri’s a princess that’s why everyone likes him and thinks he’s pretty 😌” i’m like bro chigiri would genuinely crash out if he heard you rn LMAOAOA honestly i didn’t know abt the japanese extra word but i feel like it’s made relatively obvious that it’s meant to be rude?? like a) chigiri gets annoyed when people call him that, b) isagi straight up says he’s a “selfish princess” at one point, and c) if nagi, karasu, AND otoya (bllk trash talking kings) are calling a character a name it’s safe to assume it is not meant to be kind 😭 LMAOO no because like him or hate him no one can deny that nagi will have a comeback i don’t understand people who genuinely believe he won’t (although i will say i saw a comment calling him “the interviewer” and i had to laugh)

HAHAHA OKAY I WILL KEEP THE EDITS AND MEMES COMING!! you have unleashed a monster…pls no nothing is ever too insane for me that was literally my first thought OSFJJDSN AND YESSS NAGI CHIGIRI DUO ‼️ i completely agree that clip of chigiri is sooo good that’s the chigiri i need people to write about more because it’s who he really is!! like he’s very much more so 😏👹 than he is 😜💖 bro saved isagi from death in the and was fully ready to square up with shidou in the last ep of s1 LMAOAO LET’S TALK ABT IT 👆🏻

i love my routine it’s so fun!! not too high stress or impossible either because the gym should be enjoyable and imo it’s better to do less but be consistent than go crazy for a week, burnout, and never go again 😰 okay ykw i think barou would be sweet to workout with like he’d either leave you alone and be focused on himself or he’d kindly correct you (given that this is off field barou he’s probably used to dealing with his little sisters so he knows how to gently tell someone they’re wrong) actually you know who would be insufferable though??? KARASU 😭 as much as i love him i would never go to the gym with him unless it’s as a spectator because bro is constantly in your business, critiquing you, and he’s a younger sibling (and if his actual older sister is anything like yayoi well…) so he has no concept of sensitivity about it either he’d just be like “yo that squat was mediocre asf do this instead so you don’t suck 🤣” his advice is flawless though because he’s a gym regular (have you seen his quads and arms 🤤 i KNOW bro lifts) but you def cry at least twice per session 😓

HELPP I WAS LIKE WAIT THIS SOUNDS WRONG LET ME INCLUDE THE PANEL I’M REFERENCING no because it’s literally an entire subject of conversation in the barou version of the oaeu that he’s always taking his shirt off LMAOAOA nagi fr cooked calling him the stripper king 😭

i feel like hiori is more in line with nagi when it comes to my favs vs karasu/barou…like pale haired sassy gamer who seems quiet and sweet but is actually secretly brutal at heart?? which one am i referencing 🧐 i think i always imagine wb hiori when i think of him and while i love wb hiori he’s very heavy on the melancholy aspect of his character and not so much the humor and sass potential that he has (it’s touched on a bit in fwtkac but he’s kind of irrelevant and also kind of childish there so it’s not the same) okay wait lowkey now that you mention pursuit imagine spin-off reader inserts with the side characters 🤩 like a hiori x reader but it’s not pursuit reader (who’ll just be referred to as the reluctant champion if she’s mentioned in the spin-offs) it’s someone completely different…or a yukimiya one…or even karasu or otoya…maybe a barou prequel?? the verse is just so developed they’re all honestly possible

wait omg imagine a karasu spin off after he’s a gym leader where he’s like “i’ll never find love” and then he ends up lowkey beefing with the new reader who’s the gym leader of a different gym and slowly ends up falling love and we get to see him all domestic and cute but also as a pro battler and gym leader…BONUS POINTS IF NEW READER HAS A CRUSH ON YUKIMIYA JFCJDNDJS it’s giving “we’ve got five ways to kill a crow at home” the five ways to kill a crow at home:

okay today’s video is a tabiori edit!! do i ship NO (as you know) but the edit itself is cute and this ask has been very karasu and hiori focused so it’s all good

[steph-oe]

can’t keep the image of a character having their special someone’s picture framed or taped in a wall somewhere in their teeny tiny small office at their workplace and they keep looking at it everyday esp before leaving work..before driving downtown..before going home to them.. out of my mind and i don’t know why!

[neocityarchive]

[8:47 PM] You sat on one end of the couch while Yuta sat on the other, your cold feet meeting his warm ones at the center. You were reading the new book he recommended while he was quietly watching something on his phone, which could be anything from a compilation of cat videos to a random ted talk. You guessed it was somewhere near the former as he let out a laugh, his lips forming a perfect smile.

You looked up from your book to stare at your boyfriend whose hair was already covering nearly half of his face. He looked up from his phone, meeting your eyes.

“Did I distract you?” He grinned apologetically. “Sorry.”

“Can you even see through all that hair?” you asked jokingly, closing the book on your lap.

“Yeah?”

“Well, I can’t see you,” you replied before setting the book down beside you and crawling towards Yuta. You straddled his lap, his arms loosely wrapping around your waist as if it’s an automatic response. You moved a few strands of hair away from his eyes, giving you a better view of his beautiful features.

Yuta’s eyes sparkled as he looked up at you.

“Let me just...” you muttered, taking the ponytail from your wrist and tying his hair in a half bun. You bit your lower lip in concentration as your fingers worked carefully through his strands. “There.”

You leaned back a bit to look at your work. It wasn’t a proper bun. You literally just threw his hair back in a messy way. Loose strands fall on the sides of his face, but somehow it made him look more ethereal. You wonder what you did in the past life to be blessed with someone as beautiful as Nakamoto Yuta.

“Staring is rude,” he said.

You smirked. “I can’t help it, you’re so pretty,” you said cheekily.

Yuta chuckled lightly, the vibrations of his torso radiating through the entire couch. “You’re prettier,” he replied.

“It’s not a competition,” you said.

“Of course, not,” he said, pulling your head down towards his, “because you’ll always end up winning anyway.”

He kissed you softly on the lips. Passionate. Delicate.

You felt a small thud behind you as his phone fell from his grip and landed on the couch. His hands held your waist gently, his fingers slipping through the hem of your shirt to rest on the skin just above your hips, drawing circles there.

Yuta muttered a soft I love you as he pulled away. You smiled, cheeks blushing as you said it back.

You grabbed your book once again and Yuta grabbed his phone. You sat on the space between his legs, back resting against his chest. The two of you went on with your own activities as if nothing happened. You could feel his breaths on the top of your head and hear the faint sound of his heartbeat. You found it very calming, knowing he’s there and he’s yours. You smiled to yourself as Yuta laughed about what he was watching again.

And right then, you realized this was all you ever needed. Him. Here. Now.

[djarintreble]

my two favorite girls || e.munson

pairing: dad!Eddie x fem!reader

warnings/tags: the full domestication of Eddie Munson, vol2 didn't happen because I said so, vol2 spoilers/changes, Eddie was meant to be a girl dad, trauma flashbacks, straight fluff omg, this was fully inspired by this tik tok

a/n: yeah I'm definitely making this a little series of one shots. I couldn't help what I chose as Eddie's daughters name. I've always loved this name myself so I had to. self indulgent im sorry. leave any dad!Eddie hc below and ill write some more drabbles cause I'm a sucker for paternal comfort characters.

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“Do you want to hear the song that saved the world?” Eddie asked, his eyes wide and the biggest grin was plastered on his face.

“Here we go again.” You jokingly rolled your eyes, folding laundry on the couch. You had one leg pulled up underneath you and the other laid against the play mat.

“Your dad played the most metal concert in the history of metal concerts and saved the beautiful princess from the dragon.” He continued on. He lifted his arms in the air to imitate a dragon and looked up at you to signify that you were in fact the said princess.

Little Arwen didn’t understand the context as she was only over a year old but she loved when her daddy told her stories. His years of being a dungeon master equipped him to be a girl dad. She was Eddie made over and would always smile and giggle loudly along with her dad’s antics. You would joke how annoyed you were that you carried her for nine months just for her to be his carbon copy but really you loved that she got his beautiful wavy curls and bright brown eyes. As she grew, she began to have his personality as well, something you both hoped wouldn't get harder with age.

“With a little song that goes like-“ Eddie grabbed her small pink ukulele, making sure it was as tuned as it could be for a toy, and began to play the familiar riff. The toy ukulele made the metal song sound so silly, contradicting Eddie's complete serious face. He was head banging to the sound of a toy instrument playing Master of Puppets when his own guitar was literally three feet away from him. You couldn't hold back your laugh as Arwen threw her hands in the air and babbled along with Eddie when he began to softly sing the lyrics. It was like she was determined to sing with him despite being too stubborn to say her first word yet. When he imitated the drums, he put his face right up against Arwen’s who instinctively grabbed onto his face as he continued playing. Eddie's drum sounds, babbles and giggles filled the room.

“She loves you, Eds.” Your heart was full at the scene that played before you.

Eddie mentioning the events that happened a few years ago brought a familiar sting to your chest. You don’t always reflect on it as it does nothing but bring up the trauma but as he told the tale of the upside down in a way that sounded like a fairytale to your daughter, you couldn’t help it. You remember not knowing if Eddie would survive.

That was when he proposed.

“When we get out of this mess-“ he was interrupted by a series of coughs, caused by the huge gash on his throat. You applied more pressure to the wounds you couldn’t wrap yet. “Let’s get out of here. Start a new life. I’ll get you a ring to make it official and we’ll get jobs and a house. Have a kid or two.”

“Is this your way of proposing, Munson?”

“Maybe” He smiled. You couldn’t help but laugh in the mix of your tears. Here he was, on his deathbed, proposing to you.

“That means you better fight to stay alive then. You’re not giving up on me that easily.” You clutched onto his puffer vest, attempting to sit him up more in your lap.

“Is that a yes?” He mumbled, his eyebrows bunched up in question.

“Of course, Eddie. I will always say yes.”

“Good.” He smiled, content with your answer. “I love you, sweetheart. From the moment I laid eyes on you.” He raised a hand to your cheek and brushed the soft skin with his thumb, admiring you and holding onto this moment in case he didn’t have anymore.

“Y/N!” You heard Dustin yelling your name.

“Y/N.”

“Y/N I’m coming!”

“Henderson, help!” You yelled back, you needed all the support to help get Eddie back through to Hawkins where he could be tended to.

“Y/N-“

“Sweetheart, you okay?” Eddie brought you back to reality as he crawled over to the couch between your legs. He recognized the zoned out face and it broke his heart to realize that he may have brought you back to that moment when talking to Arwen. He cupped your face and brushed your cheek like he did that same night except this time, with clean, healed hands. “I’m here, We’re here. We’re okay.” He smiled. You looked at him him with a smile of relief.

“Y-yes. It just comes back sometimes. But yes, I’m okay.”

He took your wrists in his hands and helped pull you away from the laundry and onto the floor. He sat against the couch and embraced you between his legs now and you motioned Arwen to come sit in your lap as your little family cuddled together on the floor. She clumsily made her way over as she was still getting the hang of crawling. You both praised her as she smiled in your arms. You laid your head back on Eddie’s chest as he made silly faces at your daughter to make her laugh.

“My two favorite girls.” Eddie whispered, sitting his chin on your head. He wrapped his arms around you to reach over and ruffle Arwens curly brown hair.

You took a deep breath and smiled. It was moments like this that kept you grounded. Things really were okay. You and Eddie were living the life you dreamed of years ago when you were merely teenagers in a small town.

You brushed over a faded scar on Eddie’s arm before turning back to face him, Arwen still in your lap. He raised his eyebrows.

“I love you.” You whispered. His face softened at the sentiment.

“I love you too, sweetheart. From the moment I laid eyes on you.” He gave you a quick kiss that was interrupted by Arwen who crawled in-between you two. She did not like being left out and begged for both of your attention.

“I love you too, my beautiful beautiful Ari. You’re my saving grace.” He pressed his forehead against hers and you noticed they both scrunched up their noses revealing a parallel image that made your heart melt even more.

One day, you and Eddie could tell her the real tale of Hawkins and the upside down. How her parents met, how they almost lost one another and how they promised to never leave each other’s side. But for now, you were holding onto to any and all small moments like these because you know you’re never promised tomorrow.