#it doesn't even have to be sad lol. what about him with the penguins. i saw a lot of art of him with penguin themes back then

[dude-iloveu]

wouldn't it be nice to obsess over that aromantic man as his own character rather than a part of a ship once in a while? :)

[zombiedumbie]

I wrote this a LONG time ago, I hadn't even arrived in Wano lol, but I found it in my drafts, i forgot how much I liked it. btw, thanks for the 50 followers! <3

692 words.

wano arc, reader have scars, some hate towards reader, gn!reader, use of 'y/n', fluff, shachi and penguin teasing each other like Roomates™️

It was the end of their first day in the country of Wano after they had separated from the main group. Kin'emon instructed them to explore the country, gather information, and find temporary accommodations while Luffy didn't arrive in Wano.

Penguin, Bepo, and Shachi returned first, while Law was already at home. In a way, it reminded them of their days living with Wolf on Swallow Island and how they used to race each other back to the city from home.

You returned home shortly after, with a frustrated expression but a bag full of groceries. "Um... Prepare dinner, but don't let Law or Bepo cook. It was hard enough to get this food", you said, sounding a bit rude, but your voice had a sad tone. "I'm sorry", Bepo said, lowering his head.

Law was lying on the floor, a book covering his face, but he was still awake and didn't want to say anything. "I... Let me know when it's ready, okay? I have a headache", you said, walking to one of the rooms. Law couldn't help but notice the tone in your voice.

The sound of the shōji sliding door echoed softly before you entered the room and closed it. Shachi and Penguin seemed a bit confused by the Irori, but they quickly started preparing the food. Law got up shortly after, entering the room in silence.

An akiandon softly illuminated the place; the futons were still folded, and you were sitting on the tatami, facing away from the entrance, in silence, the upper part of your kimono hanging at your waist. Law closed the door behind him and walked to sit behind you.

"What happened?" He asked, observing your bare back. His voice was low, so only you could hear.

You ran your slender fingers over your body, tracing your scars. Law kept his arms crossed behind you, curious about what might have happened.

"I tried to become a geisha apprentice, but..." your breath caught in your throat. "I-I'm not... clean enough", Law furrowed his brows. Clean?

"What do you mean?" Law didn't want to believe this. His heart pounded with anger.

"See for yourself", you whispered, your back and arms marked with dozens of scars, a long white line running from your neck to your shoulder adorned the body that Law had always admired so much. "They told me that someone like me couldn't become a geisha; I should be more beautiful for that."

Law opened his mouth to respond, but you cut him off. "I did manage to get something at least; I can make some blades for the blacksmith. It's not much, but it's enough to buy food for us; we don't need more than that", you tried, for some reason, to justify yourself.

"Y/N-ya", Law called you, his mouth so close to the nape of your neck made you shiver. "Please, don't be sad about this", his voice never failed to surprise you. "Wano doesn't know what true beauty is if they think that of you."

Law's tattooed fingers trailed down your arm to your hand, where he intertwined his fingers and stretched your arm to the side. "All these scars tell your story, and there's nothing more beautiful than that," he traced a line of kisses along your arm and returned, moving back up to your neck.

With his other hand, Law gently held your jaw to turn your face to the side; this way, he could kiss the scar on your face, where he lingered a little longer.

"Screw them and their stupid idea of 'cleanliness,' you're perfect just the way you are", he finally said, placing a chaste kiss on your shoulder.

Outside, the other three watched in silence as the soft shadows of you and Law played out like a shadow play, slightly dimmed by the akiandon light that illuminated this area of the house. Bepo turned away, his cheeks red; Shachi and Penguin had smiles on their faces.

"I'm glad Law found Y/N; he even smiles more now", Shachi said, looking at the rice cooking over the fire.

"Oh man, I just wish I could find someone for myself too", Penguin commented, sounding sad.

"You'll never find anyone looking this ugly, idiot", Shachi teased him, laughing loudly.

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[tiredlylaughing]

An analysis/rant about netflix's ATLA episode 1

who is that guy ?????

oh he's dead now ig it doesn't matter

the people in the intro were giving uncanny

i like the costumes, they're cute, i like zuko's crew especially. and i like that everyone on the ship is wearing armor except for iroh

aang's airbending bordered on flying waaay too many times

loooove gordon cormier, he's such a great aang

interesting choice to have them know about the comet right from the beginning ? i mean i guess it works to set up the end earlier on. i do actually think i like that it was originally something the air nomads celebrated and it got stolen from them by the fire nation

my biggest pet peeve continues to be how much they just say the things meant to be showed or explored later on. zuko wastes a scene info dumping to his uncle about things he already knows just so the audience is caught up, gran gran spits out all the avatar lore suddenly, aang gives an entire monologue about being the avatar before he runs away when his thoughts should absolutely not be that clear about it yet.

appa crying ;(((((((( my day was ruined

i'm about to be very predictable but i think it's so stupid that aang wasn't even trying to run away after finding out he's the avatar. they left out what feels like an entire part of his arc and now he feels more like a vessel of information rather than an actual person with feelings

i hate the glowy eyes when they firebend lol

i like that they left in katara being a bad bender at the start instead of just making her a girlboss

no penguin sledding FUCKKK WHAT'S EVEN THE POINT ANYMORE

dallas liu sounds so much like zuko to me. like, his voice is so different but it just sounds like zuko

fire fucking shot what the hell

aang's nightmares make no sense when we just saw what happened barely a minute ago, it's fine if that's how they wanted to set up his past but it doesn't feel like these things happened 100 years ago at all. the nightmares could've come in later or never at all.

i love that aang and katara still got their bonding moment, even if it was different from the original

didn't get a boomerang scene. so fucking sad

the conversation between iroh and aang was cool👍

NO MOTHERFUCKING YIP YIP ?????? IS THIS WHAT THE WORLD HAS COME TO

anyway, zuko was such a weirdo <3 love that <33 now for the serious opinions

it bothers me SO much that this guy is so old, like what's the purpose of sokka then ?? if the rest of the men in the tribe aren't literal toddlers ??

sure sokka was the protector but this guy existing means he wasn't ever that alone in that role. it makes who he was a lot more superficial. sure, you can argue some of the people of the southern water tribe believed the role was superficial, or just not that important, but to sokka it was who he was and what shaped him. i'm guessing they probably did this because it was kind of insane to leave the entire tribe alone without sokka there to protect them. but to me that was always the point. sokka didn't want to leave, but he understood that leaving them alone was for a greater good that would ultimately mean all of their safety. he was able to leave because he knew, in a way, he was still doing everything he could to protect them. now he just gets to walk away without any worries, leaving behind a role that was apparently not even that important to him ?? also !! it does feel a bit sexist on the creators' part to think that surely those women couldn't have survived on their own, they need whoever has some testosterone to protect them. that's literally what hakoda did and what caused sokka to have wrong ideals (wether or not hakoda did it with these intentions or not). so. the showrunners just did that to another character but without punishing it this time.

[mysticarts]

What are the trio's favorite food? (Hui, Tai, Shuimu)

How did Tai meet Shuimu? What does Shuimu thinks of Tai?

What's Yujin and her late husband relationship is like?

How does Yujin handle ruling over her empire after her husband died?

Any of your ocs reacts to Yuhe's thalassophobia? In her childhood she almost drowned to the water from a group of bullies who pushed her after they threw her notebook under the ocean. So whenever there's a pool or a river, Yuhe tends to avoid going nearby cause it pretty much triggers her a lot, in giving several panic attacks.

How would Hui Ying react if she finds out that Yuhe loves cute things like penguin and owl plushies? Or comfy large sweaters lol.

that's all have a good day/Night!

question 1: what's the Trio's favorite foods?

As stated in a past post, Hui and Tai's favorite food is Fried chicken. As for Shuimu....

Shuimu: "noodles! Even if I do throw them up"

(Context: Whenever Shuimu eats noodles, her body makes her throw them up before she could even fully eat them. This is because of Shuimu's past, which even Shuimu doesn't remember. However, Shuimu still loves the taste of noodles)

Question 2: how did Tai meet Shuimu? What does Shuimu think of Tai

Hui Ying answered this question for Tai due to both of them met Shuimu at the exact same time.(don't mind the missing tattoo)

Hui ying : "Me and Tai met Shuimu when we accidentally freed Shuimu from her prison. It's a rather long story.

As for what Shuimu thinks of Tai

Shuimu: "if I said my thoughts about him, we'd probably be here all day.... to put it in short, I think Tai is cool"

Question 3: what's Yujin's and her Late husband relationship is like?

I, the creator will be answering this because Yujin started to cry when her late husband was mentioned. To put in short: they where enemies to lovers.

Theyd bicker all the time when they where younger, but respected each others strengths. This on each side then turned into a crush, they became friends, then lovers.

Even though they where together, they'd still bicker and fight with each other. It was how they showed their love best considering they both loved fighting, just rather more on the strategic side when it comes to Yujin's late husband.

Even when they weren't teasing each other, they'd just be happy to be in each other's presence. So when Yujin died, let's just say she wasn't happy for a long time.

Question 4: how does Yujin handle ruling the kingdom after her husband died

Sad part is that Yujin's husband died in battle with her during a war against another kingdom. It ended one day after his death out of the pure rage Yujin felt due to the other kingdom killing him.

Again, the royalty side was on Yujin's husband's part. And the kingdom was in shambles. Yujin however didn't leave. She convinced everyone to work together and rebuild their empire, and to possibly even expand it. To make sure another Kingdom didn't attack, Yujin made sure to get on all other Kingdoms good sides, or have stronger military than others. Because if soldiers are going into war, Yujin will be the general.

Now Yujin made sure to have a set calendar of things to do to make sure the kingdom her husband and herself so loves is safe, no matter how badly it impacts her mental health.

But even when Yujin has a hard time, the townsfolk, maids, butlers and guards all make sure she has a break once in a while.

NOW ONTO SENARIOS!!

Hui Ying and Tai would definitely understand Yuhe's dislike to it, as they don't like it too. As their grandmother, Jingwei, did become a Celestial goddess by dying due to drowning. So they'd understand Yuhe's distate, and try to keep her away from water as much as possible. As for Shuimu, her home is literally the ocean. But knowing how much Yuhe dislikes water, Yuhe would make a small little house warm place of the mountain she used to be trapped in as a hangout spot. Even Yujin dosent like water much (considering her powers are literally lava)

Also, if Yuhe ever gets panic attacks, ALL OF THEM COME PREPARED. They have weighted blankets, comfort foods, comfort shows, comfort plushies, tutorials on how to help someone with a panic attack, THEY COME PREPARED.

2. Oh you BET Hui is gonna learn how to crochet and make little mini owl and penguin plushies aswell as sweaters. for Yuehn. Even though Hui's language for appreciation (and affection) is physical touch, gift giving and words of affirmation are second to first. Hui would probably do it so much that Yuhen would probably have a little drawer of them

Feel free to ask questions!

[oceansatedogs]

asaden thoughts? 🙏

asaden thoughts... hm maybe i should answer this ask when my brain's actually not totally crappy but i'll give it a shot. big disclaimer, i'm not the sharpest tool in the shed

but

i like them a lot as they are right now, and i also like them for what they could be. i'm really into how asa parallels makima but Wrong, and how denji actually is shown to be a lot more aware of how people treat him & how he navigates relationships now

and i like that asa as a character has so much going on to her - she's a huge asshole who thinks she's better than everyone else, but she also feels like the fucking worst. in a way, she puts herself on a pedestal in a way that alienates her just like makima. except of course, the reasons they're standing on their respective pedestals is but a difference in how they frame how different they are from other people

that being said, i bring up makima because in part 1, she and denji's dynamic were a huge thing. we see denji still struggling with the remnants of his trauma re: makima; like, for example in the latest chapter, he questions if the way people treat him has something to do with him

but something i'd really want for asaden, even if they ended up just being platonic, is to make these makima vs asa parellels mean something - something good for denji's character development

with asa, i want to see him say "no" more. i want him to see the fuckin penguins and for asa to try and compromise instead. and most importantly i want him to know, if the truth ever came out about the whole "yoruasa possession thing", that at least asa saw some loser named denji and not chainsaw man

and that's another thing i like about asaden! asa is like, pretty much the first girl to not be after his chainsaw heart. which is. very sad because the bar is 6ft below the ground. but i am glad she actually sees him. i mean, also literally too re: when she saw him amongst the crowd from up a balcony(?) when she was considering who to turn into a weapon

i just want them to take it as slow as they possibly can within the bounds of a fujimoto story and see where it goes

i think asa could come to really care about denji. it's clear she likes him a lot (which is hilarious because instead of denji, it's HER who fell in love easily). and it's funny how she tries so hard to hate him when in reality, she knows he's genuinely a good person at heart. and looking at him probably makes her feel worse about herself. because who's really "between cat and human", her or denji?

but she keeps pushing him away because she 1) is generally afraid of letting people get too close it seems and 2) doesn't want another person to get hurt because of her

can you imagine? if she managed to turn him into a weapon? the one girl denji really believed could love him the way he always wanted, was just using him the whole time? the guilt would be immense

and what about asa? i mean like, i don't wanna get my hopes up. but i think denji could really show her a good time. he could be really good for someone like her - they're both losers who could really understand one another, and neither of them have that many friends

yeah, i like asaden. my thoughts on it are all over the place but at the end of the day i just want them to kiss. and i mean i want asa to kiss denji, not yoru lol. though asa is probably screaming, shitting, crying, etc rn

[capysimulator]

On the Batman post

1 Scarecrow/Dr. Johnathon Crane

2 Hush/Thomas Elliot

3 Red Hood/Jason Todd

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1 Riddler/ Edward Nigma

2 Mr Freeze

3 The Penguin/ Oswald Cobblepot

OH wow i wasn't expecting anyone to notice those tags lol ;_; thank u so much!!! in return i give you unsolicited first impressions of the listed villains since now i can look them up thanks to you

scarecrow: how did this man become the head psychiatrist of an asylum after shooting a gun at and torturing his students? wow. anyway kinda sexy concept for a villain. i saw someone else's tags about how batman being able to do what he does stems from his wealth while scarecrow just takes scraps and does what he can with it and i feel like that is also a cool juxtaposition

hush: HTE FUCKING SCARECROW RELEASES HIM?? OHHH LORE. i love that. interweaving of plotlines. i'm not super understanding where "has physically separated his dual violent-nonviolent nature" + "is all about duality and chance" comes in but maybe that's because i am just reading though a fanwiki and not going through the comics. anyway he sounds fun

red hood: I'M FAMILIAR WITH "JASON TODD"!! reading this wiki page is a ride for me. why are there so many versions... what is earth 51.... but ok. so far his story is the most compelling to me even though the idea of like "bringing him back from another universe" is wild. he would be, how you say, a poor little meow meow, if i were to read his comics

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riddler: he's the only one i could name based on the descriptions in the original post! i haven't watched the latest batman but the fanart is cool. i am a little scared of him so i might not watch it but i like him. i like that his story feels the most realistic which probably adds to the scariness -- like his background for most of his life (underprivileged neglected shunned etc) is like... this could have been anyone. contemptuous resentful little guy who's had a sad little life and can't see another way to find release from that. i like also that he's pathetic and creepy.. so sexy in a fictional man

mr freeze: OHHH i love this trope actually. wanting to play god and prolong life etc to the point of arguably creepy use of scientific advancements... so fun. when i read the original post this was the one i wanted to know about the most bc narratives regarding how people cope with change and loss etc are ones i really enjoy! he doesn't have as much on his wiki as the others but i assume i'd enjoy him if i saw him in the actual batman media

the penguin: OH i know him! i didn't know this was his schtick though! honestly he's, like the riddler, a little too real it's scary. i kind of get why he isn't the main villain though because his methods are not as i guess satisfying or cool as the other villains' methods unless told in a specific way (and also he's pretty sane in comparison). but he is pretty interesting and a good foil nonetheless. i see that!

i was also recommended to look up two-face and ghostmaker but i am still reeling from these six... thank you again for the help!

[bluskye-27]

Again, it’s me!

can I please request Ace + Law + Shanks + Zoro, Reacting to their S/O passing out in a party? Like they weren’t feeling good but still came to not make them sad, Fluff at the end and FemReader please!

Take your time! No rush!

Ace, Law, Shanks & Zoro Reacts to their Fem! S/O passing out in a party!

Summary: You were not feeling well but since your boyfriend is eager to party, you endured it. But it suddenly backfired during the party. How will your boyfriend react?

Portgas D. Ace:

- Ace is a pretty wild person so, of course, he would be a party animal too lol

- Luffy invited you guys to his party this weekend and being his older brother, Ace is very eager to go.

- He would talk nonstop about his plans when you guys go to the party while he has you on his lap, playing with your hair.

- But what he didn't know is that you got a fever when you ran under the rain the day before.

- Your boyfriend is so excited, his eyes practically sparkling at the thought of Luffy's party so you didn't tell him, not wanting to ruin his happiness.

- At the party, Ace was practically dragging you around to introduce you to his other friends, telling them excitedly about you with his arm wrapped around your shoulder.

- Your head is starting to spin but you still forced a smile at the people before you, hand clutching Ace's shirt as he directed the both of you to the snacks table.

- "Hey, babe. What food do you like to eat? They got tacos, burgers, fries and... OH! Is that a strawberry shortcake?! That's your favorite, right Y/n-" Turning around to you, Ace gasped once he saw you passed out on the floor, breathing heavily with a red face.

- "Y/N!!" Ace was panicking, carrying you bridal style as he hollered for help. Luckily, Luffy's friend that was a med student immediately directed your boyfriend towards a bedroom to lay you down on the bed.

- Your freckled boyfriend would be asking Chopper nonstop about your condition but Sabo and Luffy would probably take their brother out of the room so the doctor-in-the-making would be able to concentrate.

- The party was halted when Luffy's other friends shooed every guest out of the house to let you rest in silence. (I was about to put rest in peace lol) Some of them are mad but their threatening glares scared them away haha

- Ace was informed that you have a cold and guilt consumed him. He was so excited for the party and he wasn't able to notice your weak state. He was sulking when he sat by your bed, tearing up at the sight of your sick form.

- "I'm so sorry, baby. I didn't know you were sick. I'm so sorry." He cried, caressing your hand gently. "If only I knew..."

- "Don't cry, Ace. Crying doesn't suits you." You chuckled weakly when the male snapped his head in attention, looking up to you.

- "Y/N!!" And then flurry of teary kisses and hugs rained upon you, your heart swelling at the gesture.

- Yeah, you're not getting up from the bed anytime soon. Not when you're sick and have a clingy boyfriend stuck to your side. Good luck, bestie ;P

Trafalgar D. Water Law:

- Bestie, Law's a doctor. Ofc he'll know you're sick before you realize it yourself 😮‍💨

- But let's have this scenario where Law was dragged into the party by his gang while you, his girlfriend, got dragged too by your female friends (you may choose which OP Female Characters you want!)

- Law wasn't able to meet you the day before because he slept in after a long surgery at the hospital. And by the time he woke up, Penguin, Shachi and Bepo hassled him to get ready for the party down the street.

- Your grumpy boyfriend has became even grumpier when they arrived at the party.

- While for your case, you wanted to stay back at your house and rest but hearing about your boyfriend going to the same party, you agreed. Even though you've got this massive headache going on.

- And now, you watched Law as cups of alcohol were shoved in his direction, his eye twitching in annoyance. You laughed at this, catching his eye.

- "Oh, Y/n. You're here too." Law smirked, ruffling your hair. You tried to swat his hand away for messing your hairstyle but he quickly pulled it away, chuckling.

- "No shit sherlock, babe." You huffed, downing your glass of water shakily. Law raised an eyebrow at this.

- "Weird. If I remember, you love alcohol. What changed?" And then he noticed how red and unsteady you were. "Y/n-" And then you passed out.

- And by the time you woke up, you found yourself on Law's bed, a wet towel placed on your forehead. You turned to your right, seeing the stern gaze of your boyfriend on you.

- "Explain." You chuckled nervously at his serious tone, avoiding his stare.

- After reluctantly explaining about the cause of your headache, you got a lengthy lecture along with a lot of grumpy pampering from your beloved doctor.

- "You're lucky I love you." Law huffed as he took care of you. You just smiled sheepishly at him. "Love ya too, Doc!"

- How lucky of you to have a boyfriend/doctor of your own *sigh*

Emperor Shanks:

- Shanks was practically dragging you to the alcohol store(?) to get some booze for his upcoming party.

- It was his birthday actually and he insisted that there should be a grand party just for him and Mihawk since they share the same birthdate lol.

- The hawk-eyed man refused immediately but with continuous pleading from your redhead idiot, the older man reluctantly agreed. But in exchange, he would get the finest wine there is.

- Expensive bastard.

- And by the time you got to your destination, Shanks was acting like a kid in a candy store, examining every bottle there is.

- He would hassle the employees to give him the finest wine and booze. You were just standing on the sidelines, ofc. You don't want to let the store staff know that you're Shanks' accomplice in case he got kicked out XD

- And now, here you are. At the party. Everything was lively. The guests were partying and whooping. Your friends and others were drinking and dancing. Your boyfriend dancing on the table drunkenly. Mihawk was standing beside you, shaking his head in disappointment. While you have this massive headache that throbs as the same time the music beats drop.

- You were getting lightheaded, the party was just worsening it, making you clutch your head in agony.

- Ever the observant, Mihawk took notice of your turmoil and immediately went to Shanks. He tried to explain the situation but the redhead keeps laughing and ignoring him. And then a "thud!" and a shrill scream silenced the party, turning everyone's attention to the source of the commotion.

- Shanks quickly sobered up once he saw you passed out on the floor, breathing heavily. He quickly scrambled towards you, tripping in the process. When he got you in his arms, he called Hongo for help.

- Shanks kept crying when Benn carried you away, the latter not trusting the drunken former to carry you safely.

- And when you woke up, you met a sobbing face right in front of you. Shanks immediately hugged you tightly, pecking you over and over again on your face, telling how sorry he was. How ignorant he was.

- You forgave him of course. With the cost of him cleaning the mess his party had made.

- He pouted but complied once you threatened him that he wouldn't be able to throw any party ever again.

- Shanks was sulking as he picked up the trash one-by-one while you were having a gossip session with Mihawk at the library

- You rewarded Shanks with the sweetest kiss he can get from you. Man's floating on cloud 9 XD

Roronoa Zoro: (Canon AU)

- Bold of you to assume this man can go to the right destination :0

- But let's let it slide for this scenario XD

- Luffy, your troublemaking captain, decided to throw a party for your crew's success in another big fight.

- Everyone was having a good time. Luffy, Usopp and Chopper joking around with sticks on their mouths and noses. Nami would be relaxing on the sidelines for once. Sanji would be constantly pampering you girls with his delicious food and kicking away his fellow male crewmates. Franky would be dancing and showing off his SUPER funky hairstyles. Brook would be playing the violin while Robin and Jinbe were just smiling at all the festivities happening.

- Meanwhile, you were shivering, rubbing your arms to warm yourself up while waiting for your green haired swordsman to return with some booze.

- As expected, the idiot would get lost. Even if the kitchen door was literally right beside you.

- Your teeth were clenching, breath getting shallow as you tried to warm yourself up. Robin took notice of your unusual self.

- "Is there something wrong?" She asks you softly but you just waved her off, not wanting to worry her and your other friends.

- "I'm fine, Robin. R-really!" You smiled at her forcefully, hoping to fool the observant archeologist. She just nodded at you slowly, as if reluctant, before turning back to chatting with the "grown-ups"

- "I'm back." Your boyfriend's gruff voice took your attention, watching him as he sat beside you with a bottle of sake, gulping it down.

- You scooted closer to him, making the male raised an eyebrow at your behavior.

- "What's up?"

- "Nothing. Just wanted to warm up, is all."

- Zoro just shrugged at you, wrapping his left arm around you as he drank his sake. Upon touching you, he was surprised.

- "Why are you so cold? Y/n?" You had fainted while clutching his shirt weakly.

- You were brought to the infirmary, Chopper had attended to you minutes before and had left you alone with your boyfriend.

- Zoro would be looking at you in guilt, his thumb caressing your steadily warming hand. He was cursing at himself mentally for letting you jumped in that huge pile of snow the day before.

- And when you come to wake up, you got a very touchy mosshead to warm you up with his big hugs.

- You were not regretting anything one bit. Not when the usually stoic swordsman became a sweet bear hugger just for you.

Hello, @gl00ml ! Thanks for requesting again, bestie! ;D

So far, this was my lengthiest HCs ever!

[i-like-eyes]

If you're still doing duos, Meta Knight and Dedede. I'm just a bit curious

Anon haven’t you heard that curiosity killed the cat.

These two characters have literally defined my childhood, you'd think I would want to see them be besties that go on grand adventures together. But no matter how hard I try to come up with smth to do with them I got nothin'. I try referencing official material but what they got leaves me underwhelmed. I think the fandom can give the games more credit in the story department than they deserve. Stuff like a lot of the RtDL gang fanon is just taken as canon when all RtDL has is a handful of cutscenes that amount to “let’s help magolor” and “let’s kill magolor”. And if you like the 4 that's great, just don’t give the games credit for your own writing. Instead flaunt just how much better you can depict some characters than the Wii game did lol. With Kirby Fighters 2 the thing about them working together to fight Kirby is a good start, they can both super relate to that great. But is there anything else they can relate to? The game tells me that they have a strong bond but all I saw was two grown ass men try to beat a marshmallow and feel sad about losing together. At that point you got to look for evidence yourself, and that's fun I love thinking about how Zan and Taranza can play off each other really well because they are similar despite 0 evidence towards the two even being friends lmao. At most you can say they are both leader dudes that care for their men and that’s something! But that plus they both like to fight real good isn’t enough for me personally.

I try to come up with scenarios of the two as buddies but honestly I'm more interested in their relationships with other characters. And I feel like they’d just encourage each other's worst aspects, like I’m sorry if MK tried to pull a Revenge of Meta Knight 2 DDD wouldn’t be the voice of reason he’d stop MK only to tell him how he’s doing it wrong and give him the keys to his mech. Which is fucking hilarious I’ll give it that. They have the potential to for some comedic shit, the fact that the silly inoffensive penguin guy somehow has the galaxy’s greatest warrior working for him is inherently funny. I can see DDD being aware of this but still treating MK just like anyone else because DDD does not care for the pleasantries. MK would at times feel like he’s not getting the respect he deserves, but also sort of appreciates just how honest DDD is. That’s all I got for them to at least get along, but what stops me is that I don’t think they have a lot to emphasize with. While DDD is completely unconditional when it comes to anything, I think a lot of MK’s weird tendencies would just fly over his head. He’d really underestimate just how much MK can get stuck in his own thoughts and wouldn’t “get it” because DDD is so to-the-point. Both can be impulsive, but in different ways. DDD seems like a very in-the-moment guy, one minute he's fighting Kirby the next they are best friends. He can do some selfish things and acts like he doesn't care but when shit goes down he'll immediately drop the act and help. Spider guy kidnapped him but he saved them in the end so he's good now easily forgiven. MK can do reckless shit like. The entirety of Revenge of MK. Or SqSq. Planet Robobot even. But hiding your face 24/7 isn't something you do on the fly it's something you constantly dwell on. When you aren't talking to someone else you're stuck with your own thoughts, and a quiet guy like MK seems to overthink shit like what people would think about his face. DDD can move on from something easily, whereas MK would hold a grunge and DDD couldn't comprehend doing that. Also MK doesn’t talk about his mindset so much as he’ll do something to make a statement. If he’s thankful he’ll do you a favor, and if he hates you he’ll stab you. And DDD figures out what action means what but he can’t really pin point *why* MK is the way he is, which is partly MK’s fault for never explaining himself.

Ultimately I think it comes down to how you interpret the characters, and saying there is one correct take or one ”””””””canon”””””””” explanation is complete bullshit when they are 30 year old characters that have been depicted drastically depending on the different titles, medium, who they have been written by. If I had read the games differently or gone about writing the two in another way maybe I’d like to see them play off each other more, but it’s just not my thing. Don't think other people are wrong for thinking differently from me though, again I think there are many different ways to go about these two in particular.

[idontlikeem]

g looks so sad in the penguins hat photo:’( glad he’s staying but if it’s true that he’s only staying for sid that makes me so sad

to be fair, that's sort of his 'selfie' face a lot...he doesn't really smile a ton when he's taking pictures or selfies, that i've noticed.

i will say that his reaction has definitely been fairly muted, between the repost on his story last night and now this. i don't doubt that he's feeling (rightfully) upset by how all of this went.

i'm not sure what the organization can do to make it right with him, just on a personal relationship basis—i want him to be happy with where he is in life and his career, and i'm not sure he is right now. of course i don't know him, none of us do, so who knows what he's actually feeling!

for all the joking around i've been doing (and do trust that it IS joking, i have a fairly irreverent sense of humor and of course we all deal with the release of big emotions in different ways), in my opinion the organization and this management group has a LOT of making up to do. i don't know what that entails and it's not my place obviously, but as i've said in posts for the last couple of weeks, i think it's shocking and shameful how they've gone about this with him, and it should never have come down to what it did.

my hope for him is that when he comes back in the fall he's at peace with his choice, his friends are around to support him, and he's ready to prove why management even considering letting him walk was a huge mistake.

i haven't been thrilled with hextall's moves since he took over as GM, and the personal priorities and preferences he's shown. i also am not happy with the idea of being owned by a big company with no local ties—i think i've talked about this before, but sports teams should be owned by people with a vested interest in that team, not by a faceless megacorporation that views it as an asset—so to me, the way they handled a literal franchise icon and hall-of-fame player that was objectively the best available even if you remove sentiment (and you cannot remove sentiment from sports, part of why they're popular is because they enable myth-making and legacy-building—told you guys i'm working on a post about this stuff lol) was yet another knock against them, and neither of them were ranked very highly with me.

we'll see, i guess.

[averys-happy-space]

club penguin rambles

there are a LOT of images bc the post is abt cp outfits. but also a ton of text bc i talk way too much. also I POSTED THIS ON THE WRONG ACC. I POSTED IT ON MY THEME TESTING BLOG BY ACCIDENT SO I HAD TO REPOST THIS. its the 11pm brain fog getting to me

okay so club penguin released a new clothing catalogue for november and here's my hippie fall outfit i came up with. it's designed around the sweater bc i thought the sweater was super cute but there wasn't any other hand item except guitar that really matched with the outfit. and like yes i could have it without the guitar (which i did do to take the 2nd pic) but i wanna equip a hand item!!! which sounds really stupid bc it is stupid but i'm picky and idc. the sweater IS adorable tho like look at it, its got little puffles on it and shit!!!! fucking adorable!!! and the colour is so pretty and nice too :3c i would buy that sweater if it existed irl. also look at the cool ass ghost puffle!!! their name is goober LMAO i dont rmb why i named them that. i think i was thinking like goofy goober but i already have an orange puffle named goofy ah so i guess thats why i just named this ghost puffle goober? genuinely i have no fucking clue. but i'm gonna keep them around cuz they look dope as fuck and also they match my penguins purple skin colour which i think is neat.

other outfits

since i am making a post abt cp outfits i also decided to add my previous outfits (that i have screenshots of) to this post too just to archive them so i can come back in 10 yrs and be like wow 16 yr old me had horrible fashion taste. (i hope tumblr is still around in 10 yrs. i mean, its lasted 15 yrs, so like whats another 10 right?)

for context:

the first one is one of my earliest outfits which i made with help & advice from moose bc i suck at fashion (thank u moose). i think it looks cool, tho there wasnt like a theme or anything that i was going for. i just liked the hair + jacket and wanted to make an outfit with it lol

the pizza one is from the pizza party event. do not ask me why they had a pizza party event. i have no idea. anyway it was really stupid but fun and i suck at the pizzatron 3000 minigame. i wanted to use a mouse for it but my mom took my mouse when she took my gaming pc so i had to use mac trackpad to play and boy it was Not good. also i gave my puffle jellybean a sombrero which i know is mexican and pizzas are from italy but i didnt know what else to give him!!! plus he looks really stupid cuz the sombrero is massive which i think is cute. oh yea, also i met rookie during the pizza party and i wanted to equip his background but my penguin covers half of rookies body and it didnt look good so i ended up going for this bg instead. its kinda lame but whatever, i still got to meet rookie and thats all that matters <3 (btw, for context, theres lots of npc mascots in the game and every so often they "come online" (its just a bot walking around really) and if u join the same area as them, u get a stamp + bg gift. i met rookie & jetpack guy during the pizza party and got their stamps and gifts but i love rookie more lol, hence why i wanted to use his bg. its too sad it didnt fit nicely bc i think its a p cool bg but oh well)

the bottom two are just variations of each other. basically for the sept or oct catalogue (i forgot which), the cp team added a bunch of punk stuff and i bought all of it bc it actually looked dope as hell. the one on the left came first but i didnt rlly vibe w the hair which is why i ended up changing it. also, the wings are a neck item which is why the first outfit doesn't have the dog tags even tho i wanted them. couldn't have both ): anyway, the second one came about after i got to meet cadence during the music party and i LOVE cadence (i had a massive crush on her when i was younger. like literally shes so pretty?!!) so i got rid of the raven wings so u can see her face in the bg. i can't lie i do think the bg is a bit lame bc its completely empty on the right which makes it feel kinda unbalanced, also u can see i have the cadence signature pin equipped. u can't change the positioning of the pin which sucks bc i would've put it on the right if i could but oh well. and yea i added the dog tags since no more wings. i accidentally clicked jellybean before taking this pic so it sent him home LMAOOO and i couldnt be bothered to get him back at the time so thats why hes missing from the pic. overall i think this outfit is def my favourite, the vibes are just so good. i love punk. oh and also the vampire teeth are bc the catalogue was mainly a halloween theme and well, they looked cool lol

for the record, jellybean is my favourite puffle hence why hes in all these pics. idk why but i just love white puffles, theyre so adorable and smiley despite being shy. also white puffles are slightly smaller than all other puffles which makes them 10x cuter. but i'm gonna keep goober around for a while just cuz they look cool as fuck. but i'll prob switch over back to jellybean when its closer to xmas. anyway its now 1120pm (i spent like half an hour writing this) so im going to sleep. goodnight

[cynicallystiles]

Seasons of Love: The One with the Cabin

Disclaimer: Moodboard made by me. Pictures found on Google!

Author: @cynicallystiles

Request: @itrocksmysocks​ basically requested this by making me obsessed with the triplets a year ago.

Warning: Swearing. Slight sexual content.

Notes: Chapter four is here! The whole thing still isn’t finished ahead of time like I wanted. Annnnndd I’m already falling behind schedule lol! Thanks for your patience! Please COMMENT/REBLOG if you enjoy it!

Pairing: Kallie Hayes (OC) x Mendes Triplets

Masterlist Series Masterlist

Chapter Three Chapter Five

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"Kalliope!" The sound of her name accompanied by excessive knocking stirs her awake abruptly.

She startles and rolls off the bed onto the floor. "Ah! Jesus, fuck!" She groans and sits up, rubbing her shoulder.

"Is everything okay?" Her sister asks through the door, and Kallie can hear the amusement in her tone.

Pulling herself upright, she glances at the bed and sees Shawn's smooth, muscular back. "Fuck," she mumbles, barely holding in a laugh. "Uh...yeah! I just tripped getting out of bed!" She calls back with a little chuckle.

"It's nine right now, goober. Figured you'd want to be up in time to shower and help with breakfast," Cassie chuckles before her footsteps recede down the hallway.

Releasing a breath of air, Kallie turns back to the bed to find two brown eyes looking at her. "Jeez!" She gasps and closes her eyes to normalize her fast-beating heart. "When did you wake up?" She asks when she opens her eyes again.

"Hard to sleep with all the noise around here," Shawn teases. He rolls over and stands, allowing the sheets to slide off of his almost naked body. Kallie's eyes watch his muscles tighten as he stretches his arms above his head. "I can feel that ya know," he laughs.

She scoffs and stands to make her bed as he finds his clothes. "No, you can't," she argues with warm cheeks as she finds a loose shirt to pull over her shoulders. "I told you you weren't supposed to sleep here!" She groans and starts pushing him toward the window.

"Hey!" He protests as she gets the rope ladder. "You're the one who told me to hold you more," he reminds her and opens the window quietly.

As she secures the ladder to the window and rolls it down the side of the house, her eyebrows furrow. "No, I didn't," she denies, focused on making sure he won't injure himself.

"Yeah, Kal, ya did," he insists while hanging halfway out of the window.

Kallie shakes her head. "Well, I don't remember. Now, go! Before, anyone sees you," she giggles and places her palm flat against his forehead to push him down the ladder.

Shawn quietly enters through his front door and tries to sneak upstairs. His foot doesn't even hit the first step when a voice behind him makes him jump. "Where the hell have you been?" Turning, he sees Peter and Raul entering from the living room.

"Just went for a morning jog," he chuckles nervously.

Peter squints at his attire and crosses his arms. "You don't look like you went for a jog," he accuses suspiciously after seeing no sweat despite him wearing pants and a hoodie in hot weather.

"It was a light jog," he shrugs innocently, "didn't want to stink too much for breakfast since you two always take the hot water."

Raul rolls his eyes and shoves his hands in the pockets of his shorts. "Well, I showered last night. So, there's water left to clean up before we head over," he explains casually.

"Wait," Shawn stops leaning against the railing and takes a step forward. "You never shower at night," he states in confusion.

He just shrugs. "Yeah. Kal and I got a little messy last night," he chuckles and heads back into the living room, ignoring the twitch of Shawn's eye.

The boys arrive at Kallie's just as she's setting down the final plate of food on the table. Her hair is still damp around her shoulders from the shower, barely curling as it dries. Conversation flows chaotically while the boys catch up with Cassie and her moms.

Shawn catches Kallie's eyes as she takes the last sip of her almond milk. She asks him what's up by pinching her brows together. He nods subtly toward the kitchen. Concerned, she stands up.

"I'm gonna start clearing the dirty dishes," she informs everyone as she gathers some plates.

Shawn follows suit. "I'll help," he offers.

"But, cleanup is my thing," Peter points out in confusion.

Patting his shoulder, Shawn takes the dishes he's holding around the table. "Relax, for once. I've got it covered." He disappears into the kitchen after her.

"What's going on?" She asks in a hushed tone as she leans on the counter next to the sink.

Setting the dishes in the sink, he crosses his arms and turns to her. "What exactly did you and Raul get up to last night?" He sighs.

A chuckle slips past her lips before she sees the distraught in his eyes. "We just got ice cream and went to the park," she explains with a shrug.

"And that's it?"

Kallie lets her mouth part in surprise. "Should there be something else I don't remember?" She didn't like the accusation in his tone and Shawn's increasing jealousy was starting to irritate her.

"No," he deadpans, looking out the window above the sink. "It's just that Raul said you guys got messy but you didn't have dirt or anything on you when I came over."

Kallie clicks her tongue and scrunches up her face. "Are you kidding me?" She rolls her eyes and crosses her arms as well. "We got a little childish and were fighting with the ice cream, Shawn."

"But, you-" he begins but she inhales deeply and he cuts himself off.

"I got it in his hair, but he only got it on my arms. It was easy to wash off in the sink before you came," she scoffs.

He drops his arms and steps toward her. "Sorry, I just-"

"I know what 'you just'," she sighs in disappointment. "You can't keep getting jealous every time I hang out with him. Or Peter."

Looking at his feet, he mumbles, "I know."

"I think we should pause this," she declares quietly.

He quickly looks up to meet her eyes. "What? No! I'll stop being jealous. I'll-"

"It's not about that," she lies. She could feel things getting complicated between them and she didn't want that. "We're gonna be at the cabin all summer and there won't be time for it anyway. I don't want to ruin our last summer there with the drama if we get found out."

Nodding slowly, Shawn starts to calm down a little. "That makes sense. But, what about when we go back to university? I mean, we all still live together," he points out.

"I haven't thought that far ahead yet," she admits. "I guess we'll cross that bridge when we come to it." As Kallie finishes her sentence, Peter wanders into the kitchen. "What's up?" She asks with a gentle smile, causing Shawn to look toward the door.

He shuffles shyly toward them, causing her to giggle. "It felt weird sitting out there not doing the dishes with you," he admits with a small grin.

"Then, come help me, Penguin. Shawn is terrible at rinsing," she teases. Shawn meets her eyes with a silent look of fading sadness as Peter sidles up close to her with an enormous grin at one of her many cute nicknames for him. He watches them bump shoulders and giggle before leaving with a sigh.

Later in the day, the boys help load Kallie's bags in the back of Shawn's Jeep before they start their trip to the lake. After hugging her moms and Cassie, they all head out of the house.

"Lemme guess...Kallie gets front seat as always," Raul teases, heading for the backseat.

Shawn nods with a cheeky grin, but Kallie also heads for the backseat. "Actually, I wanted to share the back with Peter..." She sneaks a glance at Shawn who has shock written on his face. He's worried that this 'pause' might be about more than she's letting on.

"Why though?" He clears his throat as Peter catches up to them after saying extended goodbyes to her family.

She shrugs while Raul is already riding shotgun. "This time we're learning sign language." Kallie then looks at Peter as she teases, "We've only got around two weeks left to become fluent."

His eyes flit between Shawn and her, picking up on the unsaid tension between them. He's quiet. But, he's not stupid. Peter lets his features melt into a smile that puts Kallie at ease.

"Sweet!" Peter jostles her by the shoulders excitedly before opening the door for her. With a small glance at Shawn, she gets in the backseat. "Wait...is the sign for 'cabin' this...or...this?" He asks to distract her from whatever is upsetting her. She chuckles as he slides in next to her practicing two gestures that look similar, but neither are anywhere close to meaning 'cabin'.

Clenching his jaw, Shawn slides into the driver's seat and pulls out of the driveway. The usually short two-hour drive to Muskoka was going to feel a lot longer without Kallie up front with him.

The first time that the Mendes' took Kallie to their beautiful cabin at Lake Muskoka was the December after she had first met the boys. Before she was allowed to go, their parents had to meet her parents. They ended up getting along so well that they invited her parents and her sister along as well.

After finally pulling up next to the cabin, Shawn flings off his seatbelt and races toward the door. "I gotta use the bathroom!"

Both of their parents chuckle. "We told you not to drink a whole hot chocolate before we even left Pickering, son," Manny reminds him playfully.

The adults work on unloading the bags, while the rest of the kids pile out of the vehicles. Kallie's eyes are immediately drawn to the lake nearby, covered in white. "Woah," she breathes out, a little intimidated by how big it is.

"You remembered your skates right?" Peter asks from a few steps behind her. She nods silently, not wanting to say that they all had to go out and buy new ones for this trip.

Before Peter can make more conversation, Karen calls out to them, "Lunchtime first! Then, you can skate all you want!"

"I'm starving!" Kallie declares with a giggle as she loops her arm through his. He's a bit surprised but he doesn't say anything as they walk quickly back into the house.

Peter is helping Kallie shed her coat just when Shawn comes back from the restroom. "Kallie, come sit next to me! I'll share my Oreos with you," he entices her.

"Oh, okay!" She says with a small glance at Peter. Shawn is so excited that he runs to the dining room without looking back to save their seats. Leaning toward Peter, she whispers conspiratorially, "You can sit on my other side if you want."

He nods happily and they join everyone else for a quick but filling lunch. Raul is the first to finish. He practically flings his dishes in the sink before issuing a challenge. "Last one on the ice is a loser!"

There's a brief second of silence before the sounds of chairs scraping on wood and dishes clanging overlap. Each one hurries to put their dishes in the sink and get their winter gear back on. Shawn is second out the door not long after Raul, both carrying their hockey skates by the laces.

Cassie and Kallie are neck in neck as they fly through the door in their many layers with brand new ice skates in their mittened hands. They get to the edge of the lake and make quick work of changing their footwear. Cassie throws herself onto the ice in third place, not even caring that she has no idea how to work the skates.

When Kallie knots her last lace, she stands up and puts her mittens back on to dust off the snow on her jeans. She hesitates at the edge, uncertain of how to get started. Her right blade almost touches the ice when she hears the door close in the distance. She looks back to realize that Peter wasn't racing with everyone else.

He takes his time to make his way to the lake while the grownups file out of the cabin behind him. They go about getting the fire pit going so they would all have somewhere to warm up in between activities.

Peter has a bag slung over his shoulder that looks a lot like the one he keeps his drawing stuff in. Kallie was going to wait for him to catch up, but Shawn skids to a stop mere inches from her.

"Let's go, Kal!" He urges and takes her hand to pull her onto the ice. "Once you get going, it'll feel easy!" She tries to protest as he pulls her further onto the ice, too far away from the bank to leap to safety.

Her skates glide along easily as Shawn skates backward, pulling her by the hands. She looks up to see Raul skating in a figure eight, while her older sister seems to be catching on fast. Raul breaks his formation to speed past and bump Shawn's shoulder.

"Hey! I'm gonna get you for that!" Without thinking, he lets go of Kallie's hands to chase after Raul.

She automatically bends over slightly to gain some kind of balance, arms outstretched in front of her in case she falls. Slowly, she pushes off one foot to slide a little faster. An excited giggle escapes her as she continues to practice this in a safe little circle.

Deciding that she's got the basics down, she stands up straight. Her arms stay poised to catch her if something bad happens but she manages to skate in a wider circle. She picks up speed and feels the cold wind whip at her face.

A little further ahead, she sees that her path is going to cross with Shawn and Raul's. The two of them were done with tag and were now racing in a circle. This makes Kallie realize very urgently that no one taught her how to stop.

Panicking, she tries to veer to the left. The tip of her skate catches a chip in the ice and sends her sprawling toward the bank of the lake. She sits up with a hiss, clutching the knee that took most of the impact.

"Kalliope!" She turns toward the sound of her name and finds Peter gliding toward her from the bank. She watches the way he tips his foot upward to use the back of his blade as a brake. He squats down beside her and looks at her knee. "Are you okay?"

She purses her lips and looks away, embarrassed about the crash and burn. "Yeah, it's just scraped," she mumbles, noticing his drawing materials scattered around his bag as if he dropped them in a hurry.

"Then, let's go again," he replies simply and stands up while holding out his hands for her. Kallie turns her head sharply toward him. "I promise I won't let go of you until you want me to."

His reassuring but crooked smile made all of her embarrassment go away. He doesn't care that she's bad at skating. It also made her happy that he would stop doing his favorite thing to teach her how to skate. So, she grabs his hands and lets him help her up.

Peter begins explaining all the "do's and dont's" of skating on lake ice. Apparently, it's different from skating rink ice. He tells her a fun fact about penguins and she laughs, bringing Shawn's attention back to her once again.

He skates over quickly and takes her hand that's not clutching Peter's forearm. "I can teach her from here! You probably want to go back to drawing anyway," he dismisses Peter.

"I don't wanna slow you down," she offers. "You play with Raul while I learn the ropes and tomorrow you can teach me hockey!" He looks at her skeptically, glancing to Peter on the other side of her who is pretending to be very interested in his skates. "Promise."

He nods. "Okay, if you're sure..." Kallie smiles in return and Shawn can't help but smile back. "Be careful, okay?"

"Always, duh," she teases before turning back to Peter. Shawn hears the conversation fade as Peter leads her around the lake. "So, penguins really build nests out of rocks?" She laughs.

He nods with a chuckle before spending the better part of two hours patiently teaching her how to skate. Once he's sure she's got it, he lets go and watches her glide ahead of him. She's so enraptured in skating that it takes a minute to realize he's not holding her hand.

Kallie immediately digs her heel into the ice and turns back. "Hey!" She crosses her arms with a pout as he skates up to her.

"What?" He laughs, "you were doing amazing!"

Her lip quivers the slightest bit and she avoids looking directly at him. "You promised you wouldn't let go," she murmurs.

"Kalliope," Peter breathes out her full name guiltily, "I'm really sorry. You were just doing so good and that's how mom and dad taught us how to ride bikes...so I figured..." he trails off with a shrug.

She sniffles and he's unsure if it's because she's sad or because of the cold. "Don't do it again," she pleads before carefully unfolding her arms to her sides.

"Promise," he instinctually replies. She raises her eyebrows at him. "For real this time." Peter grins and takes her hand tightly in his. Kallie can't help but smile as he pulls her along the edge of the lake.

"Moms! Look! I'm doing it!" She yells in excitement at her mothers. They both get up and quickly make their way to the edge of the lake with their cameras.

Proud looks cross their faces as they capture the two of them skating close together, hands tightly clutching each other. Manny and Karen come up behind them and share a knowing adult look. Cassie skates over to get in the pictures before Raul and Shawn join. Soon there's a picture of the five of them all wrapped around each other that they have framed and hanging on the living room wall of the cabin.

Kallie runs her fingers along the wooden frame of that picture in the living room, in the exact space on the wall that it's been hanging for about twelve years. She grins momentarily, the nostalgia quickly fading to sadness as the reality of it all hits her. This is probably the last summer they're gonna spend together here.

As the door creaks open and the boys clatter inside with arms full of bags and laughing, she shakes herself out of the sad mood. "I could've helped carry my stuff in, ya know!" She chuckles and moves to close the door behind them.

"That is absolutely not happening on our watch!" Shawn spouts nonsense while he struggles to keep a grip on her duffles.

She nods empathetically before taking them out of his hands with zero effort. "Seems like you need to hit the gym, Mendes," she digs at him as he automatically stands up straighter without the extra weight of her bags.

Kallie makes her way upstairs toward the bedrooms while the boys stare after her. "How is she doing that?" Shawn muses out loud and with a little envy.

"When did she get more ripped than you, bro?" Raul teases to Shawn's chagrin.

Peter interrupts as he walks backward toward the stairs. "She's always been able to carry her weight. You two have just always been too busy staring at her ass to notice." With a smirk, he spins around and jogs up the stairs, bags slung over his shoulders.

"Okay..." Shawn stretches out the word. "But, when did the runt start lifting like that?" Raul laughs out loud while he jostles Shawn's shoulders and shoves him toward the stairs.

When they were younger, the boys would share one room, the girls another, and both sets of parents had one to themselves. Since they're here by themselves, each could have their own for the whole summer. Kallie stands in the hallway debating which one to take as the boys catch up to her.

"What are you doing?" Raul questions with a chuckle. "Unpack so we can hit the lake before dark!"

She looks between the four doors and then the three boys. "Who's staying in what room, though?"

"Well, which one do you want?" Peter asks her and she quirks her brows together.

"Whichever one is left after you guys pick." She says it so simply. Like it's the most obvious thing in the world. The boys loved that about her. She always made sure they were taken care of.

"Dibs on mom and dad's old room, then!" Raul shouts before taking off toward the end of the hall.

"No fair!" Shawn shouts after him.

"I'm the oldest! Of course, it's fair!" He calls back.

Peter chimes in with a laugh. "Technically, Kallie is the oldest! But, whatever!" He shrugs.

"Guess I'll take our old room," Shawn sighs, unhappy with being cheated out of the master bedroom.

As he wanders back in the direction of the stairs, Peter touches Kallie's elbow gently. "You okay?" She'd gone quiet since looking at the door to the girls' old room.

"Mhm," she takes a deep breath and zones back in on Peter's concerned look, "promise." She forces a small smile.

"You can have the room your moms used," he offers kindly. "I don't mind staying in the smallest one."

When she glances back at the door, she can't bring herself to disagree. "Thank you..." she says quietly. He nods in understanding. "I haven't been able to go in there since..."

"I know." He takes her hand and squeezes it before going to settle into his room. She stands there for a second more before heading to her moms' old room and unpacking briefly.

That room holds a lot of memories for her. For all of them really. Not all of them good ones, though. She finds her favorite swimsuit and throws it on before putting her hair in a single braid. Meeting the boys out front, she doesn't fail to notice how all of their gazes linger on the dips and curves of her body. She shakes it off and heads to the water with them in tow.

Later that night after everyone's showered and dinner was long over, she sits on the bed in her room scrolling through Pinterest for new recipes to try. A knock draws her attention to the doorway where Raul leans against it.

"Hey," she sets her phone in her lap, "need something?"

He shrugs, almost stepping into the room but hesitating. "Just wanted to make sure you're doing okay," he confesses. Kallie takes a deep breath. "We haven't been back here since senior year..."

"Yeah, I know," she deadpans and looks toward the window. She closes her eyes and sighs. "Sorry. Thank you, I'm fine."

This time, he doesn't hesitate to enter and sit at the edge of her bed. "You don't have to apologize. It's okay to not be fine." He sets his ringed hand atop her knee over the blanket.

"I know," Kallie pauses, "I know that." She sounds like she's trying to convince herself more than him. "It just feels wrong to not be fine, ya know?" She shrugs and plays with the yarn of the blanket.

He chuckles lightly. "It's also okay to be fine." She glances at him before he continues. "I know you miss her. But, you can miss her and move on. Lin wouldn't want you to be sad forever. That's not who she was," he comforts her.

"I don't wanna move on, Raul," she whimpers finally and reaches her arms out to him. He instantly brings his arms around her waist and squeezes her tight.

"That was a poor choice of words on my part," he admits into her hair. "I meant..." he pauses, struggling for the right thing to say as he rubs her back soothingly.

Kallie rubs her nose along his neck and he stills. "I know what you meant." She sniffles and pulls back from him, wiping at her wet eyes. "Thank you."

"I'm just down the hall if you need anything," he promises as he gets up. She smiles softly at him as he leans in and kisses her forehead. Sighing at the soft gesture, her eyes close in response. "Night, Kit Kat."

She fights a grin. "Night, Playboy."

Kallie lays back on her pillows as Raul leaves. She's about to turn out the lights when Shawn walks by toward his room. "Hey," she calls softly. He freezes and backtracks a few steps to be in the open doorway.

"Hey, Kal," he replies while sheepishly rubbing the back of his neck. Her eyes flick to his chest and his lack of a shirt before reeling in her thoughts. "Everything okay?"

He heads into her room and closes the door behind him by habit. Her eyes widen and he realizes what he did. Shawn turns back to open it but she stops him. "It's okay, you can leave it closed," she chuckles.

"Right..." He makes his way over to her and sits gingerly on the bed. For a minute, they just sit in silence. It stretches on awkwardly since they haven't really talked since she asked for a 'pause' on their pact. "I'm really sor-"

"I just wanted to-" They both pause after talking over each other and giggle. "You go." She nudges his hand with hers, leaving it close by but not touching.

He nods. "I just wanted to say I'm sorry for how I acted this morning," he begins timidly. "It was wrong of me to accuse you of anything and to not trust you."

"It's okay," Kallie responds automatically even though Shawn shakes his head. "No, it really is. I get the whole sibling jealousy thing. It's not as intense with my sister but I get it," she chuckles and he cracks a grin. "You're all my best friends and I don't want to cause trouble between you three..."

Shawn sighs. "Is that why you paused us?" He questions. Slowly, she nods and he closes his eyes to compose himself. "Thank god," he breathes out. When he opens his eyes, she has a confused look on her face. "I'm relieved that it's not because of me or something," he laughs.

"No!" She laughs too. "I guess I just wanted to cut it off before any complications started messing with our Musketeer dynamic." His eyebrows scrunch together, wondering what she meant by that. "Never mind," she scoffs, changing the subject, "I'm glad we cleared this up though, eh?"

He blinks a couple of times, his mind trying to find what exactly has been 'cleared up.' "So, this means..." Shawn stalls, hopefully sending the message for her to finish the sentence.

She giggles and finishes it, "That once we go back to Toronto...we can unpause." His lips pull into an elated grin, causing her cheeks to blush for no reason. "We're all gonna be really busy, but if our schedules allow...then, yes. We can unpause," she informs him.

"Yes!" He cheers before catching himself and regaining composure. Clearing his throat, he responds, "I mean, thank you. I would very much like that. And I promise to keep my jealousy in check from now on."

Kallie nods like it's an appropriate response. "As you should," she giggles.

"I'm gonna leave before you change your mind," he declares. Before he does, Shawn leans in and places his lips on hers briefly but passionately. He pulls back with a knowing look. "Just to leave you wanting more until the next time, eh," he teases as he practically sprints to the door.

She throws a pillow at him and misses. "Goodnight, you heathen!" He rolls his eyes and disappears down the hall.

After a moment, Kallie turns out her light and closes her eyes to go to sleep. She tosses and turns for a while before throwing the blankets off of her in frustration. She grabs her phone and unplugs her charger from the wall before creeping down the hallway.

Quietly, she raps her knuckles on the bedroom door a few times. A few seconds pass and she hears him call out in a whisper-yell, "It's open!" She carefully opens the door, trying not to make it creak, and peeks her head in.

"Hi." She hesitates in the doorway, looking around and then at her feet. Taking a deep breath, she tip-toes in, closing the door behind her with a light 'click.'

Peter turns his book over and lays it open in his lap when he realizes she just walked into the room she hasn't step foot in in almost four years. "Hey, Kalliope." She smiles softly as her full name leaves his lips. Kallie doesn't know why, but he's always called her by her full name. And he's the only one who does.

"I forgot to bring Copper," she admits, dragging her feet as she walks toward the bed. Silently, he flips the blankets over so she can crawl in next to him. He knows she can never sleep without her stuffed fox. The only way she can is if she can cuddle someone in his place.

Kallie quickly tosses him her charger to plug in. Then with a childlike grin, she crawls over him to settle in under the blankets. Peter looks away as the T-shirt that she's wearing lifts up, exposing her underwear slightly. He didn't want to, but he notices that they were men's boxer briefs and he has to stifle a laugh. Kallie always prefers comfort over anything else, gender norms be damned.

She's about to cuddle into his side when she realizes that he's shirtless. Swallowing slightly, she tries not to rake her eyes over his smooth chest and the way his butterfly tattoo accentuates his bicep. You wouldn't know it when he's wearing his sweaters, but Peter stays fit.

"I can put on a shirt if it'd make you more comfortable." He snaps her out of her daze when he notices her staring.

Kallie quickly makes her eyes meet his warm caramel ones. "No, you don't have to do that," she breathes out, "I was honestly just thinking about the last time I saw you shirtless."

"Oh..." A blush crawls along his neck and up to his cheeks. "It's been a minute, eh?" He chuckles. She tips her head to the side and pulls up one shoulder in a shrug with a giggle.

With a comfortable atmosphere, she scoots closer and he lifts his arm to make more room. Kallie leans up and kisses him on his cheek, lingering a second longer than usual. He breathes in deeply, notes of cherry blossom drifting from her hair. When she pulls back she looks at him for a second before laying her head down on his chest.

He makes sure she's comfortable before pulling the blankets back up and positioning his book so that he can hold it with one hand. His other gently caresses her side and rubs circles into her back. Peter begins to read out loud even though Kallie doesn't know what the book is about. Truthfully, she never cares. She likes him reading out loud to her because of the sound of his voice mixing with his heartbeat under her ear.

Occasionally, he lifts his hand up to play with her hair or run his fingers along her scalp. She hums contently and cuddles closer when he does. He finishes his chapter and sets the book on the nightstand before turning out the light. He wraps both arms around her and settles into the pillows.

His hand finds hers in the darkness laces their fingers together. Carefully, he brings her knuckles to his lips and lets them linger there. When he's finished, he rubs her knuckles with his thumb. "Goodnight, Kalliope," he whispers, assuming she's asleep.

Kallie's head nuzzles his chest and he feels her lips brush the skin of his collarbone before pressing in for a long moment. She angles her head up to his ear and whispers back, "Goodnight, Peppermint."

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[the-acid-pear]

ALRIGHT ALRIGHT last spin-off before Baki-Dou! This one actually happens after Baki: Son of Ogre and it's more about Hanayama so this will be fun! Time to read Baki Gaiden: Scarface ☺️

Chapter 1

No hace falta decir que quede re fisura de mi pelado pero bueno el Yakuza es bueno tambien

I looove color 😍

He's just 5 cm taller than Yuji-chan 🤣

Red eyes 😳

This is boring af but i will give it another chance

Chapter 2

Mean af kid smh :/

That mf hot as FUCK but we all know that

He's stupid 😂

Nakey

Ooohhyugyy flashbacks to his fight with Spec 😍☺️

Hana you are literally younger than him

HEHEOKJEJSHWG I MISS THE PRISONERS SM

WASN'T IT 4? STOP LYING YOU ASSHOLE

That ending was a bit 🥺 ngl

Chapter 3

I love that they have clothes his size

Kizaki is this you bro?

Mmm patas (judging Itagaki here)

OH SO THIS HAPPENS BEFORE THE CHILDHOOD SAGA?

SO HE WASN'T LYING HUH

It's been weeks but i need to read more

Chapter 4

"well, don't"

Kizaki has girlboss vibes

Same meal as when he was a kid... So cute

I love the effect Hana has on ppl

Chapter 5

Where... Is this gout thing going?

Why would Hana just, destroy a train?

ALI?!

Oh, no :/

I think i know who this T-Rex lad might be 😳

Mf went 😰

Aw bro this is sad af

Fang OwO

"the big muscle guy from America" beautiful description of Oliva

IGARIIII I MISS YOUUU 😭😭😭

It's funny how Kureha can revive ppl but cannot cure arthritis smh

Chapter 6

Damn he's LORGE

God i relate to this guy so bad

HE'S CRYING BRO 😢💔

Chapter 7

Hana needs to wear hats fr

STUFFED BEAR?!

I'm literally going to cry

Child? Idk if he's younger than you Hana

Chapter 8

BROOOO HAPPY ENDING IM GONNA CRYYY 🥺😭💞

Chapter 9

This is wholesome as fuck

"HANAYAMA IS BUDDHA"

T-Rex my beloved

Chapter 10

FISHERMAN HANA OBSESSED

Big fish!!!

A woman as example? Wow 😳

Motherfuckers took his ass smh

Glad he learnt how to swim, he didn't know when he was 15 <3

HOHWKHLSKDG 👁️👁️

Obsessed

Chapter 11

Um, orcas are literally right there??

He's pissed off >:D

AAYUTWUTQUWRURQRUWUSR

Small brain LOL!

Like boobs

King

Chapter 12

K-Kizaki. You are wearing a suit.

YESSS HANA GET HIS ASS 😍

THE FIRST VICE GRIP YOOO

Chapter 13

OBSESSED WITH BABY HANA

Men, WOOO

Girl what

Yo ignoring this freak, it would be cool af if Jack n Hana ever fought

A... Mf in the comments doesn't know Ricardo Milos is gay 🧍

Chapter 14

Drip

I love how kind he is

WAUSRAYEAYEEASYRS

At least there were no civilians hurt

Chapter 15

That WAS cool yeah

OF COURSE YOU PISSED YOUR PANTS

LOOK AT THEM ARHAJSJAJ

RED PANDA

I mean he's not wrong but he's past a hunk man

Chapter 16

Dilf

FOURTH TIME THEY SAY FAG WOOO NEW RECORD 👏

A penguin :y

This guy is kinda cool

Chapter 17

OH HI T-REX BABY 🥺

He's just trying his best man ough, this is sadder than Toba's backstory 😢

HEHEHE

UGZYFSYDyes GOD I LOVE HIM SO MUCH IM GOING TO CRY

Okay i looked it up and T-Rex is 17 I'm going to try avoid jail time and not say i want to kiss him

Chapter 18

Are those his gums? Is he toothless?

Bro he looks so peaceful 🥺,,,

Oh my god.

Chapter 19

Hey isn't this the cop from the second book?

This mf more op than Dorian or Baki (in the illusion sense)

NOOO I THOUGHT HE WAS A PET

Oh NVM utdduayeysrsyrate

Chapter 20

C'mon he's trying :/

I mean queen idk maybe a lil hot? I like idk girl

Pimp

He isss a gentleman~

Chapter 21

I have no idea what this guy is saying

Freak

Yo that's too far :/

Chapter 22

Oh shit that's true i never thought of it but all these men must suffer a LOT when it rains, especially considering all the broken and broken and broken bones they have

HEHEHE THIS DUD

OwO

Chapter 23

It's like that post of the hedgehog, legit funny tho

Oh no 😰

Oh he didn't have teeth fr i see

YUJIRO WIG? 😳

Fucked up man

Chapter 24

Shit this was a short one tf

Chapter 25

HE PUNCHED THE ILLUSION AWAY YOOO

This midget a freak bro

Chapter 26

Smoking his weed, dream blunt rotation

Idk man they bad guys but i like these assassins

Rip 😔💔 /j

Chapter 27

How did his pants fall?

Also he fights naked sm seeing him like that isn't even like 😳 lmao

Hey Hana? Hana bro? Don't die here bro

HEY HANA PLEASE???

Chapter 28

OH THANK GOD

T-REX AUGH BLESS YOUR SOUL 😭💞

OH MY GOD BABY DONT DIE OUT THERE

USTYEAYATEAEAA THIS WHORE

Oh hey Tokugawa

ITSSURYEAYSRSYEYES BALD 💀

Mf couldn't put on pants no pussy out sort of doctor

Chapter 29

RETSU, KATSUMI! Wait, wasn't this during the Raitai tournament? HE KNEW AND DIDN'T TELL BAKI? Brooo :/

A WOMAN YAHAJAHAFA poor kureha

WIG 😭💀

Yessss Shiba 😢💞

Assholes y'all are making me cry

"My boy Kureha always coming in clutch to deus ex machina the shit out of every dying character" he's our hero

Chapter 30

Kureha passed out is cute

They are gonna arrive and he's gonna be gone already i bet

I called it

Fucking legend

Chapter 31

Hana don't die NOW

Chapter 32

OH HEY YUJI-CHAN, THIS IS UNEXPECTED!

I'm gonna lose it.

Imagine thinking you can get a finger from Yujiro lmao

Moustache assassin hot

NICE

I was willing to believe that

Chapter 33 and last

He's stronger than Yujiro, he knows how to use doors! 😍

Yuichiro who? Hanayama babey

Hehe the dudesss, i recognize that noseless guy. I was gonna point him out when he first appeared but i chose not to

That outfit lmao

AUGH T-REX DONT DIE PLSSS 🥺

AUGH FUCK WORST CLIFFHANGER EVER PAIN AGONY DEATH AND HATRED IN THE WORLD!!!!

NVM GUYS THERE'S ONE MORE

Chapter 36

YOU GO T-REX KILL MAIM DESTROY

Oh god he's pissed off 👁️👁️

YESSS SHIBA YOU KING, MY SWEET BOY IS SAVED

Okay even bigger of a cliffhanger now :/

[david-box]

Succession finale liveblog. I'm scared lol

I agree with prison Hannibal that Kendall is manic even before starting btw, it seems obvious now just thinking about the Italy ep.

Now, are they actually going to merge with what's his face.

Is that Kendall's kid??? What's he saying to him about Kendall?? "Something with some action" ksjsjs okay fake grandad.

They're still in Italy????

Willa not buying the property is funny. You have to buy everything. Why is everyone fine? Everyone is chill. Roman and Shiv are chill and honest. What's wrong. What happened??? Where are they???

Shiv cheating at Monopoly is so funny lmao. I forget who this lady is.

Oh so Kendall was drowning!!! Wow. I wondered if that was him being depressed dramatically or whatever or dying dying or poisoned.

Kendall trying to ramp things up again??? Oh. No. Okay. What does he WANT??? Kendall's daughter has a pretty dress.

Oh I forgot that was the assistant she looks different in light colors. WOW blatantly favoring Roman over Shiv nice job Dad. Good job. Is Kendall gonna. Like. Admit to murder? Is that the thing that's happening? Or try? I thought it was a podcast that wanted Kendall.

Love how every other suit in the intro on the kids doesn't really fit. I can't be assed to care about this new company emergency trademark when it's been established waystar royco refuses to die.

A fucking helicopter ride AND boat ride?? And why is Logan smiling. And why is that dark haired assistant lady fucking Logan. Also *how* does everyone know Roman hasn't fucked.

Everyone dissing Roman physically right after the fucking conversation lmao. Logan and Mattson are funny together. Logan revealed he's desperate.

What the fuck does this story mean. "We don't live mark" lmaksksja. Matson makes no sense. Too old for tech. Sure okay. Matson is bullshitting about something but Logan is a better liar.

Scrawny on meth or yoga. Okay. Yeah. Sure. That's a phrase. I KNEW Logan was waiting for him to talk. Matson spinning 180* in an instant. Logan might take it. Can Matson be trusted? Does Logan trust him? Is Logan being genuine (no I think he's agreed already). Oh, but he says no. Called his bluff lmao. It's not a no deal situation. Roman refusing to act like Logan could he like 1/2 correct for show. Who gets as rich as Matson and wears khakis and a t shirt casually, unless that's an image thing I guess but I'd wear full suit of Francois or whatever men wore in the 17th century.

Kendall not wearing a slight bit of formal wear. Oh shit an intervention ahahhaa I'm sad for him. Kendall did not fall off the inflatable. He's not listening :-(. Connor not picking the right time but he's earnest. They really are worried about him? Isn't Connor the oldest? He's holding that knife :-(. He's picking a bad time but he's right.

The head knock what the fuck. What the fuck. That's so funny. He knows Italian? Who is his mom also. He's manipulative and earnest somehow. Willa looks very 80s. Fuck it ajjajja

Fuck it. How bad can it be.did Willa fall for him??? Willas dress is pretty. She looks sad though and Connor is genuinely happy. Connor frequently does not see the point in hiding his emotion.

Tom and Greg are so fucking funny. Greg looked this up ahahhahahahahan. Is he actually gonna try to be the fucking grand duchy of Luxembourg one day.

They made Logan look like he lost weight. Hey, Marcia has a speaking role today. Shiv is digging into Roman today. Why the shot on Kendall. Greg you two timing whore.

This wedding is so peaceful with such a weird half tensed undertone. Wouldn't it be funny if nothing happened this episode. "Cool beans". Shiv trying there, both to Tom and Connor and I'm distracted by this Jism conversation they are literally delusional.

Ahahhahaba Roman. Little tommy tits.

"not Greenpeace" ahahhahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahhahaha. Killing penguins. Greg has a spine right now but still working with hard Italian pillows. This poor lady likes Greg the damn two timer. "It'll be born old". So Karl is in Europe.

I think they aren't being fucked. But they might fuck him. They don't even know what they're trying to do? "I'm not a fuckometer" ahahaha. They're panicking. What's the trash bag focus for.

*is* Kendall speaking with Matson? Or just out of it.. no he is not okay but I'm glad youre trying. They're actually trying with him. And not focusing on the company.

Shiv like "??? FU" with Roman in a heartbreaking scenenis so funny. They can't connect with him. Holy shit I have to rewind. I'm not really understanding what Kendall wanted. Does he? They're not really connecting with him and he just said that for the first time out loud and right when they were about to ignore him.

He doesn't even remember the deer. Wow. He's really falling apart. Roman trying but there's no way. Dude don't. Wind blowing at a good time. Roman making him cry laugh. Jeremy is a good fucking actor holy shit.

Roman has no idea how to do these things and has to learn in 3 seconds. Oh, he's sitting down in the mud. Good for him. Roman is fucjinf funny.

They should cash out. Shiv putting the phone down is good. It's nice to see character development. Jeremy got sucked off that mud for the show and I love him for it. But WHY do they have to stop this? Roman in the light is good. He doesn't think it's a good idea and shiv and Kendall are in the dark. As soon as Roman starts to fight over succession he's in the dark. This poor Italian driver.

No way they'll do it this today. How did they shoot this scene? This wedding looks fun. Greg is so manipulative and getting into it. Jesus Christ. Tom please bear someone with a chair this season I wanna see it happen today.

"do you wanna come with me sporus?" "Can I ask for a little bit more information?" "No." Greg grows a spine with someone who will not let him ahhaha. It's just that meme of birds on a telephone pole shitring on eachother made reified in their personal relationships. I low-key thought they were gonna kiss ngl.

I'm stressed for them but it would be funny if this went badly. Roman has good instincts and bad fear of dad and Kendall is a fighter. Kendall approaching the one guy and not alone. Nice.

Please talk to him first. I'd be nervous too. And they stand with Kendall. Wow. Shiv looks ready to cry. "Mhm probably yeah." Lmao. Logan relying on Roman not to argue and he's shaking. Logan goes right into bullying.

Get who back on. Poor shiv. Mom??? Holy shit. Mom?? Logan literally saying lobe doesn't mean shit to him. Why trust him is good. Tom told him???? Tom??? Tom??? Tom???? Tom???? Tom!!!! Tom!!!! Tom!!!! Tom!!!! Tom! Tom!!! Is that what they're saying?? Or is that just what Shiv thinks. Oh she's livid. That's the end???

[a-darling-thing]

I don't like that wording, that John and Sherlock are "forced" to work together. I am also fearing the damage that has been done to John and wonder if it will be worth it in the end of everyone (minus a few of us, it feels lonely as a John fan) hates him, especially if that violent display against Sherlock is a real scene. The past series and TST has given the whole "Sherlock is a sad, gay baby penguin" and "John is a violent dick who doesn't care about Sherlock" sentiment and it's frustrating

(continued) I apologize for venting and I don’t want to be a bummer, it’s just been a long three years of seeing so much disparaging crap spewed at both John and his portrayor (and I love both). I am trying to see how it can be fixed but I think for many it’s too late. John is held to an impossible standard. Not sure how it can be resolved to where people want them together (even so-called prominent fans are hating John).

(continued) I don’t have a Tumblr page for many reasons but I almost want to write a “In Defense of John Watson” post, lol. I don’t see how his deeds are less forgiveable than others. Thanks and sorry for the rant.

Oh hey, I feel you on this!  I was sort of expecting what we got in episode one for John’s character.  It makes perfect sense to me, and based on my reading of his character (which is informed, as much as possible, by what we see in the show), I feel that is totally in-character, and is even understandable and sympathetic.  

It still hurts to see the way that they are divided at the moment, because we love both of them so much, and in many ways it is clear that they were better together, before The Fall, before everything fell apart.  But even then things weren’t perfect, and would have started to unravel eventually if they didn’t address stuff.  Plus, because of The Fall and the way Sherlock handled his return, trust, hearts, and loyalty have been broken. 

BOTH of these men are at fault for where they find themselves right now.  BOTH of them have made horrible mistakes.  BOTH of them have misunderstood one another.  As Sherlock says in TAB, “Watson is equally culpable. Between us, we’ve managed to botch this whole case.”  Isn’t that the goddamned truth!

Who is the one character in this show who keeps insisting John is perfect, that they love him and don’t deserve him because of that, rather than accepting him as the flawed human being he is, and loving him even more.  Mary.  Mary is the one who keeps insisting John is perfect, that his perfection is what makes him lovable, and her unworthy of his love.  That is so unhealthy (and I suspect an emotional manipulation tactic in her case)!  

Now she may have a plan and just be saying that to rub his guilt in deeper, but it raises a lovely question and contrast, which I feel the audience is missing here: John Watson is not perfect.  He is not some two dimensional loyal sidekick, selfless carer, and romantic snuggle buddy.  He is a deeply flawed man, who struggles with so many things, is constantly at war with who he really is in contrast to who he things he should be.  He loves deeply, yes, but in some ways he’s just as scared of that as Sherlock is.  Does that mean he is unloveable and unworthy of Sherlock’s love?  I don’t think so.  

Sherlock sees this.  Think of the scene with Toby not moving (and if that scene was really just written on the fly because of the difficulty with the dog on the day, then bless the fates for orchestrating that, because it is a scene which speaks volumes).  I don’t have a transcript yet, so hopefully I get the gist of the lines here, but Mary observes that the dog isn’t moving, and Sherlock gently says ‘He’s thinking’.  

John insists that the dog really isn’t doing a thing, to which Sherlock replies, “Slow and steady, John.  Not too dissimilar to yourself.”  Sherlock clearly has faith that Toby will figure things out and start moving when he’s ready.  

And finally John says, “You know what, I think you just really like this dog.”

To which Sherlock replies, “Well, I like you.”

Sherlock likes him.  John doesn’t deal with his crap very well (neither does Sherlock).  He is actually moving forward, and growing as a person, though evidently that isn’t clear to most people in the audience.  It has been slow and steady, and what has happened now is necessary to that growth, not only John’s growth as a person, but also John and Sherlock’s growth as a couple.  

If we take Mary’s death at face value for a moment, if we ignore any evil machinations going on behind the scenes, and just assume what John and Sherlock are seeing in that moment, Mary’s death is somewhat indirectly Sherlock’s fault.  Once again he couldn’t keep his mouth shut, once again he needed to look clever, once again he underestimated a woman, once again he chose to be needling and dickish rather than just keep his mouth shut.  He had to rub his victory in Vivian Norbury’s face, and he needled her, and needled her until she snapped and shot.  It’s true that Mary chose to jump in front of him, and that isn’t Sherlock’s fault, but the shot would have never even rang out if he hadn’t been such a dick again.  Sherlock has a pattern of this behaviour, and it is behaviour that John has been correcting him on for YEARS, with infinite patience.  Some of it is just Sherlock’s natural social tone-deafness, but some of it really is arrogance, and a need to feel and appear clever.  It’s ego.

Mary’s death, taken in this context, is in many ways his fault.  And John is not just dealing with his grief, and his anger, but also his own personal guilt, which must be eating him alive.  He never got the chance to tell Mary that he was having that tryst with the woman on the bus.  I do think he feels guilt over how much he still prefers to spend time with Sherlock than with his family (he and Sherlock probably saw A LOT of one another while Mary was off traipsing around the globe).  And Mary had been rubbing in the, “You’re so perfect, I don’t deserve you, you were the best thing to ever happen to me,” thing a LOT leading up to her death.  So, John’s probably also furious at himself and transferring some of that anger onto Sherlock out of a place of grief (which isn’t fair, I grant you, but often happens when you’re grieving).

They need to talk.  REALLY talk.  No more of this, “We’re stoic British men who don’t use our words and don’t need to” B.S..  But they’re both stubborn as hell, so I think that’s going to take them awhile…  I hope that they have a moment where they come to some sort of understanding.  Where they do say the things that matter, really matter.  Get the anger out, get the guilt out, get the love out.  Say it.  Put it out there in front of one another.  

My feeling is that this is the last season, and the clock is ticking on them being able to work through this.  Tick tock…  I am TRULY hoping that we get a scene of this kind near the end of TLD.  Moffat is ridiculously romantic, and TLD is his episode, and the second episode in every season is generally when John and Sherlock level up their relationship.  

TBB - Colleague

tHoB - Friend

TSoT - Best friend (and platonic love confessions exchanged)

TLD - ???

Wait and see, I suppose.  But, I do feel you about John hate.  I’m lucky that I’ve not been seeing a whole lot of it.  I’ve been staying off my tumblr dash, and I unfollowed (or in a couple of rare cases actually blocked) people who regularly hate on John a long time ago.  I view people and relationships in a certain way, and I find that people who just regularly full-on hate John don’t view people or relationships the same way I do, and so I just don’t feel that I can have any sort of productive or enjoyable conversations with them about him, or his and Sherlock’s relationship.  

Unfollowing and blacklisting usernames is your friend, if it’s really starting to get you down.  New content times are hard.  I was back in my blog archives from when Season 3 aired a couple of weeks ago, and it was a giant shit storm then, too.  This too shall pass.  And we luckily only have a few short days to wait until we get to see what will happen next, so let’s wait and see.

Oh, and if you do write your John Watson defence, please tag me.  I would love to read it!

*i just realised you said you don’t have a tumblr.  If you are accessing all your content through the tags only, then I suggest setting up a shell tumblr, just so you can follow people you like and only have content you like on your dash.  The tags are a mess!