#im so starved for affection and touch

[adriatic-exe]

vent

[sualne]

some sketches

[hajihiko]

a long time ago I was like "I bet there are a lot of characters that are both touch-starved and touch-averse" so. Thinks

Impostor explanation: has been around the whole scale as various identities, has a hard time understanding themselves and their own true preference. Tends to just adjust to whoever they're around.

[fae-screams]

i want to be (platonically) touching someone constantly i want to hug people every chance i get i want to hold someone’s hand when we walk i want someone to surprise me with a hug me i want someone to initiate i don’t want to be asked to be touched i appreciate the gesture but those few seconds of people asking my brain gets so upset because just those moments it takes to ask is time i could have physical contact and i need touch more than i need to breathe i’m so fucking needy

[mightierthanthecanon]

What'd you do to get this role? He always said you were such a frigid little girl. What did you do to make him change his mind? Did you suck his cock?

Not all of us have to.

[trainerethan]

I see in my mind's eyes green and red having some conflict early on because red really likes physical closeness and touch but green has a lot of compulsions/intrusive thoughts about being clean/cross contamination. Which unfortunately are usually a little valid when it comes to red considering reds complete lack of concern for those things. At least as children.

[stiffyck]

I've been bothering people with this in dms so much but that's not enough so I'm sharing my insanity here.

Scar who doesn't need physical touch. He's not exactly touch averse (tho you could see it that way), he just. Doesn't need the affection. He likes the occasional hand holding or a quick hug, but he also likes his personal space and freedom. Hugs and cuddles are too warm and too stifling and he needs his freedom for movement.

He's not sad about this. It's not anything tragic or awful. He likes the idea of cuddling and he loves seeing other people hug and cuddle. It's just not for him.

He also doesn't understand touch starvation. He's never experienced it and probably never will.

In 3rd life, in the desert. Grian noticing scar taking a step back when someone is standing too close, shying away from physical contact and never being the one to initiate it. He stops trying to touch scar, only when it's necessary.

He notices how much more comfortable scar looks after he stops giving him so much physical affection. But... this leads to grian maybe becoming a bit touch starved.

Grian telling scar in the desert he feels a bit touch starved and scar asking him what it means. Grian explains.

After that, grian notices scar holds his hands much more often. It's not much but it means the world to him.

Hermitshipping under the cut

Also. Comedic potential.

Let's take redscape for example (or scarian. Works both ways. Just imagine whichever ship you prefer sjcjdksk). Scar and mumbo start dating. But since scar can't really provide all the physical affection mumbo needs, he goes to grian. Mumbo gets cuddles and hugs from his best friend and he gets hand holding and occasional short kisses from his partner. It works for them.

Now imagine tho. The hermits thinking it's mumbo and grian who are dating. They will often see mumbo and grian cuddle or hug or hold hands. A lot of the times scar is even with them, but keeps distance a bit.

Sometimes scar holds mumbos hand, but that's about it.

It's actually scar and mumbo who are dating but they don't know that.

Or

The mumscarian option where they are all dating. Grian and mumbo get the affection they need from each other and scar is happy to just be with them.

Sometimes, when sleeping on the same bed, grian and mumbo will cuddle while Scar just holds one of their hands. Or not even the whole hand, just have their pinkies interwined.

Also scar definitely has a ton of plushies to hug close at night

[ushouldwatchhaikyuu]

listen. sometimes i just really need a hug from someone like hinata. yknow??

[curioushabitforarivergod]

me when my friends call me darling: <333

me when my friends call me love: <333

me when my friends call me my dear: <333

me when my friends give me any sort of pet name or touch me casually: <333

[tatteredgod]

Drabble Challenge 2024 - Day 3: Unhealthy

For @thedrabblecollective

A/N: Daigo has IssuesTM. Continues from day 2. 100 words.

Prompt: #3 unhealthy Fandom: Yakuza/Like a Dragon Characters/Ships: Majima, Daigo, Saejima Rating: G Warnings: none

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“This is unhealthy,” Daigo choked. “Urgh!”

“Yer welcome.” Majima took the glass. He wrinkled his nose. “...Why don’t ya go shower and change.”

“Yeah.” Daigo rubbed his face. He stood, swaying as the room gently spun and tilted. 

Saejima’s strong grip steadied him. “Heh. Let’s walk him back.”

Daigo was too busy fighting nausea to refuse. Still. He wasn’t some kid, goddammit. So why was he letting Saejima guide him back to his quarters? Hot pinpricks came into his eyes. Shit. Alcohol made him so-

Majima gave his hair an affectionate tousle and he nearly screamed. 

I don’t deserve this!

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[sharky-the-idiot]

Thought I'd show you guys a lil rococo hc :3

[cheddertm]

Chip and Jay making fuckin cinnamon rolls together, sobbing into them before shoving their creation in their mouths wasn't on my bingo card but it means so much to me-

[un-bear-ably-weird]

Me? Make fanart of a kids movie? Its more likely then you think.

[qumiiiquinnquin]

i want love. i want to be loved. i want affection. i want it all so badly suddenly, ive never felt this way in my entire life. ive never felt like or ever had the thought that im going to d!e from a broken heart or feelings of extreme loneliness. the one i do love, there are no mutual feelings. ive never felt so much for someone or had someone be my entire reason for living. and it feels like my world inside a snow globe and that snow globe getting smashed. but the weird thing is, i want to be in a relationship and tell someone i love them and feel so close to someone and they'll never leave me behind, but i panic and am repulsed at the thoughts of dating or marriage or receiving affection. who i do love, i really love them, but i cant see myself in a relationship. but i want to be in a relationship with someone, anyone. but i dont. can you call this romantic feelings? i want to be loved unconditionally and love someone unconditionally back, but maybe it should all just stay platonic. i really am fine without somebody, but at the same time this loneliness is eating me alive and ive never been so envious of couples or desired love or a partner so badly before. what do i do with all this "love" i have for the person i cant give it to, but they are my entire world and why im here? what am i supposed to do with mixed (almost combative now) feelings on receiving romance? i cant live extremely lonely my entire life but i cant live with these feelings either. what do i do what is wrong with me? ive never felt like this before in my entire life its driving me crazy and making me depressed.

[solivagantingrebel]

When it's time to bring the heavy cotton blankets out 🥴

[sunriseindigo]

im so desperate for physical affection it’s not even funny