#it may sound silly but idk. I really enjoy it I make a whole event of it. and it is very fun :P

[gio-cosmo]

Good lord 💀

[genesisrose74]

Christmas with the Karasuno Boys (HC’s)!!

Part 1: Daichi, Suga, Asahi, Nishinoya, Tanaka, & Ennoshita

Part 2 (Kageyama, Hinata, Tsukishima, Yamaguchi, Kinoshita, & Narita) here!!

A/n: Tumblr said my word count was too much so I’m splitting this bad boi up into two parts :p Enjoy!!

*****

Daichi

A huge romantic during Christmas, 10/10 quality cliche times spent together

You wanna go ice skating? Hell yeah sweetheart, he will make it the most beautifully romantic thing you’ve ever seen

Like straight out of a holiday postcard type beat

Istg the rink he takes you to looks like a more heartwarming version of Rockefeller Center

He’s a big keeper of tradition when it comes to making plans, but doesn’t mind a bit of nonsense fun when everything falls into place

Which is why you love to bring the team along on adventures because they make everything all the more entertaining

At first he’s confused like ??? You don’t have to do that just if they’ve been pestering you about it

But then he realizes you care as much about them as he does (hint: a hell of a lot) and they’re thus invited along for some stuff

Of course y’all also get some quality time together on dates with just you both

Anyways you and Daichi have talked a lot about traveling and how he was really interested in seeing new places

So as his gift you got him a carved map with a roll of red string and thumbtacks, so that he could plan out all the places he wanted to visit

You know how when Kiyoko found the “Fly” banner for Karasuno and all the boys cried?

Yeah

Like that but with lots more hugging and laughing

“You know you’re gonna have to help with mapping this out, right?”

“Is that an invitation I hear?”

“Oh, that’s a promise”

FJSFJDSK ALEXA PLAY AMERICAN BOY BY ESTELLE—

Please I love him; he is so damn sly and sassy I will die with this headcanon

Sugawara

I swear on everything that Christmas with him is equivalent to a Hallmark movie

It smells like joy and warmth wherever he is, and this season only amplifies it

He is such a cheeseball without even having to try

But it’s in the really endearing and heart-melting way,,, just MMM PERFECT

He’ll take you on a walk through those neighborhoods with those crazy light decorations in the front yard and buy you hot chocolate

If he sees a group of little kids gaping at all the lights, he’ll leave them starry-eyed with stories of magic, reindeer, Santa and so-forth

“You know, I’ve heard that Rudolph’s nose is supposed to be brighter than the world’s most powerful Christmas light”

Good heavens, children absolutely adore this man

Anyways he’ll make it a little game as y’all walk around this beautifully lit neighborhood, both of you with a different assortment of bingo squares printed on paper

First one to bingo chooses a movie to watch after getting back to Suga’s house

Will wrap a big fluffy blanket around you both and pull you into his chest while watching the movie

For his gift, you got a star named after him

It’s because y’all alway go stargazing for dates every month, just to sit out, talk and cuddle

Suga gave you the SOFTEST look after opening your gift and this cute little card you made 🥺

“Lets go try to find my new favorite star”

PLEASE HE IS SO SWEET

“Right now? Koushi it’s 11:30 pm”

“Just for ten minutes, and then I’ll get you home”

So y’all spend the rest of Christmas Eve on his roof, sipping warm tea and attempting to locate Star Suga

Asahi

Cuddle bear alert ‼️‼️

It’s basically hibernation time for him, because he’s not the biggest fan of cold

That’s alright with you though 😌 more coziness for you

Lots of quality moments indoors means more creative dates

A whole day devoted to chill present wrapping? Hell fuckin’ yeah

Nice music, pretty wrapping paper, shiny bows, maybe a little Christmas rom-com playing in the back — the whole shebang

You find out pretty quickly that despite how it sounds, it’s actually quite a satisfying and enjoyable pastime

Practically had to drag him out of your living room to secretly wrap his own gift

As much as he’s the king of timidity and soft™, he can be very playfully stubborn when he’s comfortable, hence why he was such an ass to get out of the room

I have no doubt that Asahi would melt for the most adorable, cheesy shit

So you not only bought him some really reliable headbands for volleyball use, but you also made a little coupon booklet

He can basically cash in paper promises for certain things, like getting to choose the next date idea, picking a movie to watch without any objection, having you make his favorite food, etc.

There’s one that he can exchange for a full out spa day trip, because good heavens he’s a sucker for those

Massage and exfoliation and everything — it makes him feel ✨refreshed✨

He was ecstatic fam, I don’t even know what to say

Like a puppy who just got a bunch of toys and a new backyard to play

Mans cashes in one almost immediately, and at first you’re confused

Like it’s Christmas time bubs, what are we gonna be able to do when most places are closed and it’s the holidays?

Then you read the paper

“Free hug (can be used and renewed <3)”

GIVE HIM HIS DAMN HUGS RIGHT NOW

He uses that one a lot throughout the upcoming days, to the point where he just keeps the paper on him for fun

“You realize you can just ask me silly, you don’t need to keep carrying the coupon around”

“Yeah, but it’s entertaining”

Cute little cheeky bastard

Nishinoya

LOVES LOVES LOVES CHRISTMAS

You know the 12 Days of Christmas? The song??

He gets you a small present EVERY DAY for all 12 days

Not to mention he has a big present that he saves for the actual holiday

Y’all are the type of couple to get ice cream in the middle of winter

Nishi loves his cold snacks any time of year, and you’ve thus picked up a similar taste

He will consistently pester you about what kind of present you got him

Gets pouty when you don’t tell him, but in the back of his mind he’s glad because it would ruin the surprise

Anything you get him instantly becomes his most prized gift tho

It could be a literal rock with googly eyes and he’d put it in a protective glass case for preservation

But of course you get him something better than that because he only deserves the best

He’s got this specific assortment of products to maintain his spiky hair and to make sure it’s healthy, but they’re pretty expensive to buy when he runs out

When he tore open your present’s decorative wrapping to discover a huge basket of basically every hair product he ever needed, he got wide-eyed

There was also a booklet of little notes you’d kept throughout the month that listed all the little things you noticed and adored about your precious boyfriend

He nearly CRIED reading them

“Baby, you didn’t have to do all that for me”

“You act like you don’t deserve all of it and more, Nishi”

Refuses to leave your side after that

Holding your hand, hugging you as tight as he can, etc.

He is head over heels idc idc

Tanaka

Another man who is obsessed with the holiday season and everything that comes with it

He is the biggest sap for this shit istg

Will spend hours trying to get you the best present of all time

And he succeeds exceptionally

Mistletoe? He’s got an ABUNDANCE on hand at any time, just to make sure he can get fair share of his kissies 🥰

His signature beanie appears in full force during winter

Sometimes you’ll pull it over his eyes before giving him a peck on the cheek and dashing off in the school halls

“I’ll see you after school, babe!”

Speech = jumbled + incomprehensible

“Uh hUh, you do that~”

He’s: adorable

I just know that he melts for really sweet and thought-out gifts

Like anything you give him he’ll adore, don’t get me wrong, but the ones done with special care and love are just his kryptonite

He brought you into a massive bear hug and spun you around when he opened a photo book of old pictures taken together, complete with lots of cute messages and anecdotes written alongside them

You and Saeko may have also gone in on another present for him without his knowledge

And on Christmas Eve, you dragged a curious Tanaka into his front yard to the sight of a shiny motorbike

It was Saeko’s old one that she’d held onto for a while, and an old schoolmate offered to fix it up nice in time for the holiday at a discount, so y’all decided to divvy up the lowered price and got it done for Ryu

Sweet boy was taken aback, with his hands clapped over his mouth and everything

Saeko patted him on the back as he stood there in shock, giving her baby brother a sweet smile

“All yours, little bro!”

Ya, Saeko fucking loves you 😌 and so does Tanaka

Overall very lovely, would cry to be loved by the Tanaka siblings

Ennoshita

After spending past Decembers with his fellow second year classmates (namely, the very enthusiastic Noya and Tanaka), he’s grown to know quite a bit about the different holiday events that go on around town

Still, Ennoshita is a pretty simplistic guy and is content with simply spending time with you

So when you recommended going to pick a Christmas tree out for your place together, he’s totally down

As long as he gets to help decorate too ☺️

Y’all end up picking a beauty of a tree ngl

It’s SO TALL

And a super stronk friend — fit for the most heavy duty of ornaments

It takes some damn work to get that bad boi inside and upright after driving back to your house

But like hell did that stop you

Now that it was all set up, sturdy, and given plenty of water, decorations were brought into the equation that same night

No rest until it’s all set up and looking mighty beautiful

Okay maybe some coffee breaks in between, but other than that the grind don’t stop ✋😤

Ennoshita is an expert at making Christmas trees look absolutely immaculate

Idk if it’s because he’s had to deal with cleaning up disorder for a while now?

Looking at you, ya second year loons

He just has the touch, fam

He’ll of course let you have input on which light colors, what type of ornaments, and so on

But honestly it’s really fun seeing him fully concentrated on making your tree the best it can be

He lets you on his shoulders to put on the tree topper 🥺

For his gift, Ennoshita really loves books, so you decided to get him 12 different (hardcover!!) stories — one for each month in a year

Along with a small sticky-note blurb on the covers of each to explain why you chose it, and to give similar title recommendations if he ends up enjoying

He was so surprised with how thoughtful and extensive it was

Loved it so much that he immediately started to read the first one, with you sat in his lap

“Chikara, you realize you’re meant to start this one in January?”

“Shh, I’m getting a head start”

[beatlebachelor]

May I? : Cedric diggory x reader

summary: your Cedrics best friend and you begin to realise your genuine feelings for him after he enters the Tri-wizard tournament only to find out he feels the same. hufflepuff reader!

Warnings: possibly fluffy?

Word count: 2,257

Y/N - your name

Y/E/C - your eye colour

This is my first time writing one of these so if there is any way you think i could improve please feel free to give suggestions!

Its Monday morning, 9:10 to be precise, me and my friends Cedric, Hermione, Harry and Ron were all sat down having breakfast in the great hall. Despite the fact me and Cedric were in Hufflepuff and the other three were Gryffindor we always sat together. Cedric was two years older than us and did get teased about hanging out with third years but it didn’t bother him, he enjoyed our company. I often hoped he favoured mine especially.

After everyone had finished their food Dumbledore stood up to do his weekly Monday morning speech, but it felt different this morning. “Is that Bartemius Crouch?” Hermione inquired. “Who?” Harry said cautiously. As Hermione went to answer she was quickly interrupted by Dumbledore as his voice bellowed through to the other side of the hall.  

“Today, I get to announce something very special and to help me we have Sir Bartemius Crouch from The Ministry of Magic. Hogwarts has been selected to host a famous wizarding event. The Tri-Wizard Tournament!” suddenly there were many whistles, cheers and whispers coming from all four tables, me and Cedric looked at each other in immense delight but everything suddenly stopped when Dumbledore spoke again. “There have been some new rules put in place this year to ensure more safety for our students, after all this is a very dangerous competition. Sir Bartemius Crouch, if you will” a few small whispers formed from different areas of the hall. Ron whispered to us all “if any of you enter this competition ill be praying for you, this tournament is the real thing, so many people that have entered this died just from the first round” What Ron said shook me up a little, part of me knew that Cedric would give into whatever temptation he had to enter.

After all the whispers had finished Bartemius walked up to stand beside Dumbledore. He pulled out a small piece of paper from his pocket where he had obviously written a speech. The room began to feel slightly tense. “From this year onward those who enter and compete in the Tri-wizard tournament must be at least 17 years old-” He was suddenly cut off by the majority of the hall shouting and screaming at him. Me, Harry, Hermione and Ron weren't phased by the new rule. None of us were of age anyway and if we were we wouldn’t have entered. Cedric however appeared to be very pleased with himself, he was 17, he could compete, he wasn’t my boyfriend or anything but id known him for ages. What if he entered and got hurt, I don’t want to stop him from doing something he is interested in though because that wouldn’t be fair.

When we all left the hall I went straight to dark arts, I didn’t speak a word to Cedric in fear that if I did I would just break down and cry. I didn’t want to ruin anything for him because I could tell from the look in his eyes that he wanted to win that cup, and if he wanted it then I would want it for him. After all I was his closest friend, friend... that never felt nice to say.

In dark arts I could barely focus, all I could think about was if I liked Cedric, I had known him for so long and never thought about whether how I felt about him was more than just friendship. I mean would it be so bad if I liked him? I couldn’t get him out of my head. UGGGGHHH this is so frustrating. The thought always did cross my mind about how perfect his face was, everything about him in fact, I couldn’t think of a single flaw no matter how hard I tried.

By the time lunch came I still hadn't made up my mind on if I actually fancied Cedric, I mean come on, am I really going to be like every other girl in this school and fall for his charm. And as if he’d ever like me back, by the looks of it he’s probably into one of the Beaxbatons Academy girls just like the rest of the boys in this place. In all fairness it is rather enjoyable to watch them walk, how do they always look like they are floating? Besides the point! Hopefully I'm just unwell, surely that’s the only explanation.

I went straight back to the common room, anything to avoid Cedric, even if it was missing lunch. However, it appeared my plan to avoid Cedric had failed when I walked in to see him sat on the sofa next to the fire. Just him, no one else. “Are you ok?” I asked with a shake in my voice. “Y/N I wanted to talk to you. We have been friends for ages which is why I want your opinion, I trust you” I felt a small flutter of butterflies in my stomach and proceeded to say “you trust me? I mean emm what is it?” that made me feel rather embarrassed. “Well, I was thinking of entering the Tri-wizard tournament but i know how dangerous it is and idk if I'm capable of the magic I will need to protect myself. I also don’t want to hurt anyone if something bad were to happen to me” A horrible feeling formed in my stomach and slowly moved to my throat. The thought of Cedric getting hurt made me feel sick. “Cedric don’t be silly. Your one of the most talented wizards in this whole school and you seriously think you wouldn’t be able to protect yourself. If its what you want then we all want it for you and I will help in whatever way I can to ensure you win” I said that full of confidence, I really did mean it, every word. “Youve always been there for me Y/N, I genuinely don't know what I would do without you” He pulled me in for a hug, I always loved our hugs, my head would always fall in the right place on his chest. He smells so good, almost a musky bark smell with a hint of vanilla. I wondered if he thought the same.

A week passed and it was time for the champions on the Tri-wizard tournament to be announced. First the champion of Beaxbatons, Fleur Delacour. Next the Durmstrang champion, Victor Krum. As the paper for the Hogwarts champion floated down into Dumbledores hand my stomach sunk but then I felt a slight warmth on my hand, I looked down and it was Cedric. He had interlocked his fingers into mine and was gently squeezing them with excitement, I turned to him and smiled he looked directly into my eyes with a slight smirk as his cheeks flushed pink.

Dumbledore read out the name on the paper “And finally the Hogwarts champion is, Cedric Diggory” Cedrics face lit up with pure joy, so did mine, his iridescent blue eyes glistening. He hugged me so tightly for only about 2 seconds, but there it was again, that smell, his scent makes me feel so warm inside. He let go and stood up to go shake Dumbledores hand. Everyone was cheering, mainly the girls, of course it was the girls.

Another week went by and we had been preparing for his first task, dragons, I don’t know what would've happened to Cedric if Harry didn't tip him off. We practised basic spells on how to defend himself against them for hours and hours. Now we would have to see if he remembered them. Whilst in the tent I stayed with Cedric, he asked me to, his words were “your the only one who can keep me calm” After he had picked out his dragon the canon went off, Cedrics eyes glazed over slightly as he turned and gently kissed me on the forehead. He had never done that before, maybe it was just out of nerves. So many thoughts rushed through my head, surely Cedric didn’t like me? By the time I had gathered my thoughts he had already gone. I ran to my place in the audience, right next to Hermione. She asked what took me so long. I didn’t want to tell her but at the same time I did, I gave her a brisk hug and began to watch Cedric in hope that he would succeed and taking the egg.

Cedric managed to complete the first task unharmed within what seemed about 15 minutes. I was so proud of him. When we were all back at the common room I realised I needed to talk to Cedric, about all the hugs and the forehead kiss and most importantly, how I felt, I waited for everyone to head to their rooms and asked Cedric to stay behind. We sat on the sofa with the fire crackling beside us. “I'm so happy you passed the first challenge, I'm really impressed” I paused for a second thinking of how I was meant to say what I needed to say, but then he cut me off. “Y/N, about earlier, when I kissed you on your forehead, I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable. Recently Ive realised how much you mean to me and I don’t want to do anything that your not ok with. I'm sorry if this is forward but I really do like you, its everything about you. Your hair, your smell, your Y/E/C eyes. I'm sorry I sound so stupid right now” A rush of emotions came over me, was I hearing this correctly, did I fall asleep and I'm actually just dreaming. “Cedric, I feel exactly the same, I didn’t want to tell you in case you didn’t feel the same way and then it was too awkward to continue being friends. That’s why I asked you to stay down here with me for a bit” Cedrics cheeks were bright red and he had a happy/embarrassed expression on his face, I could tell mine was doing the exact same. He held onto my hand again, it felt so natural, I usually wasn’t all for the idea of being touched often but when Cedric did it everything felt ok.  

A couple hours passed whilst we were just chatting and even played a game of wizards chess. After I began to get tired he walked me to my room holding my hand all the way. When I got to the door he stopped. ”Y/N would you like to go to the Yule Ball with me” I didn’t even have to think “Yes Cedric, I would” He hugged me and let me go into my room.

We practised for the dance for the next two weeks, it was so fun, we rarely took it seriously but that was what made it even better.

Finally, I hope our practise for the dance was worth while considering I have two left feet. I had just finished getting ready, I wore a flowy light blue dress with a few pale pink and beige tones. As I walked down the stairs I bumped into Hermione. She looked so beautiful, her hair was so perfectly done and she was wearing the prettiest pink dress. Had I not made a big enough effort? We continued to walk down the stairs and I noticed Krum was waiting for Hermione, I couldn’t see Cedric so I stood and waited with them both for a bit. And then, there he was, he looked as handsome as ever in his dress robes, a wide smile formed on his face when he looked at me. He slowly walked over “you look absolutely stunning Y/N” he said whilst gently holding onto both of my hands. “Don't look too shabby yourself” I said with a little giggle, he laughed too, he always did tell me that my laugh was contagious.  

Once everyone was gathered in the great hall the champions and their partners were ordered to enter as we were the first to dance. We took position. Staring into Cedrics eyes as he held onto my waist made me feel as if we were the only two people in the room, I wasn’t worried, in fact I didn’t feel anything but joy. The music began and we set off. The more I continued to look into his eyes the more natural the dancing felt. Every time he lifted me into the air butterflies formed in my stomach, my dream was always to be able to dance in a ball with a gorgeous boy and now, my dream was coming true.

As the night grew longer me and Cedric remained in the hall dancing for hours upon hours. Eventually we sat down “Tonight has been really fun Y/N” he started “i actually have something to ask you, well Ive been meaning to ask it for a while now actually.” There was only one thing on my mind “sure go ahead” Cedric slowly stood up holding my hand causing me to stand up too. He gently moved the hair from out of my face and put it behind my ear and the proceeded to place his hand on my cheek. His hands were so soft, I could feel the warmth on my skin. My heart was beating so fast. I saw him open his mouth as if he was too scared to say what he wanted to. “May I kiss you” he said silently in a slightly shaky voice. I leaned in closer to him, my lips very nearly touching his. “...yes”

[jinxfirebolt18902]

We are just best friends (Ben Hardy!Warren Worthington III Imagine)

A/N: may write a second part with some jealousy idk. Let me know if you wanna be tagged.

Words: 3006

Summary: Y/N and Warren are best friends although their friends don’t agree with that from what they see. Just random events developing their close friendship.

Warnings: Warren being annyoing(ly cute), and the f word as usual.

Scott’s arm is over Jean’s shoulders on the big couch with Kurt next to them. Peter is on the floor laying his upper back against the same couch while Jubilee and Ororo are on one of the white bergère and Warren is on the other. Peter had just pressed play on the DVD player when Y/N arrived with the three bowls of popcorn in her arms. Once she’d distributed two of them keeping one for herself, her bare legs showing off from her pajamas’ short directed her toward Warren’s direction. He’d been following her with his eyes. As he was sitting with one leg on the furniture she proceeded to playfully hit his knee so he would drop his foot to the ground like a normal person should sit, which allowed her to sit on his lap. Peter’s, Jubilee’s and Ororo’s eyes were on them skeptically. Warren’s left arm raised to take the bowl away from her as she got distracted at the same time his right arm sneaked around her waist.

—Warren! Give it to me, I made them! —he ignored her as he stretched the bowl as far away from her as possible. A mischievous smile plastered on his angelic face. He had a passion for annoying her. The movie hadn’t really started yet though the winged mutant acted as if the TV screen was showing the most interesting thing in the whole world instead of a standard add. In her barely illuminated face by the blue images he could catch a glimpse of her cute frown, her long hair free tickling his uncovered arms everytime she moved in failed attempts to get the popcorn back on her power. He would let out a few giggles here and there as he heard her grunting.

—Oh shush you lovebirds it’s starting! —Jubilee’s voice followed by an agreement sound from Kurt forced her to get in a comfortable position with her back half against the bergère (and one of his white wings) and half against his warm chest and stay still with her arms crossed at her chest to make clear she was mad at him, empty hands and a frown pout. Warren stole a quick glance at her and he just couldn’t resist her pout, so after a few minutes he silently offered the bowl, earning a long annoyed stare from her, which of course only made his smile grow wider. Neither of them bothering to make an effort and deny what they’d just been called for the millionth time.

An hour and a half had gone by with the group of young mutants enjoying the movie night at the library when Warren’s eyes catched movements from the couple next to Kurt. Given Y/N partly covered him from their view, he got to spy the pair safely without getting caught. Scott had been whispering silly nothings into Jean’s ear provoking giggles and idiotic smiles from the red-headed for a while but now they’d subtly started kissing. Kurt being Kurt had dozed off. Jubilee clearly was flirting through chat cause she wouldn’t stop smiling at her phone while Ororo, Peter and Y/N were attentively watching the film. Warren finished the last handful of snacks and dropped softly the empty bowl to the floor. Y/N took her chance and changed her position, her legs feeling numb. She put herself with her right side fully against his chest, her head resting on the couch and her right arm over his broad shoulders so her hand could mindlessly play with his curls while her left hand simply rested on his over her waist. As his left hand was now free he decided to lay it over her thigh, his thumbs unconsciously rubbing her skin. None of these actions had gone by unnoticed by two of the others.

When the movie had started to display the credits Peter was the first to speak out. —I call dibs on that one. —his finger pointed at Warren and Y/N, catching everyone’s attention, especially theirs.

—What? —Warren asked with his thick accented voice.

—I call dibs on your couch.—Oh I call dibs on this one, sorry Billie. —Ororo told her colour-haired friend next to her.

—The fuck you talking about guys? —Y/N dared to ask with confusion written all over her face.

—Oh you know... Just calling dibs on the couches for whenever you guys decide to become official and abandon the group’s night to have your dirty owns, sweet cheeks. —Peter finished his statement with a smile, checked her legs quickly and directed a wink to Y/N. Warren restrained himself to just roll his eyes for what his friend said and held back his strong dislike for his pet name for Y/N. She did as well roll her eyes but added a defeated sigh at the statement. —We’ve had this conversation a thousand times before, we’re just best friends Peter.

Ororo laughed and Y/N’s gaze turned to her friend in surrender. —Whatever. —Y/N sank back into her angel and ignored the rest.

—Speaking of which, Scott, Jean, you could free up space for the single ones in the big couch you know, not fair. —Maximoff spoke again, this time turning on himself slightly so he could look at the actual couple nesting on the green fabric.

—Who’s gonna carry Kurt to bed this time? —Billie’s voice got everyone into the matter. Immediately all of them said “not me”, Scott being the last one to which Jean laughed at.

It was half past two in the morning when they dismissed the gathering. Jean walking by a complaining Scott struggling to carry the Nightcrawler up the stairs. Ororo and Peter chatting about some videogame as they departed towards their rooms and Jubilee escaping to the kitchen for an extra snack before sleep.

Y/N was about to begin her way to her bedroom when she felt a hand grabbing her arm and dragging her backwards carefully. When she looked at the blonde for an explanation he only moved his head to the main gates. He pushed open only one of them and went out without letting go of her hand till they were down the few steps of the entrance. She barely took a moment to appreciate the dark sky to then direct her eyes to his figure and find him with cigarette between his lips. She laughed internally for the clichè. He had his back against the concrete, one leg bended with its foot on the wall as well, the plain black shirt contrasting with the clean white feathers and the lighted cig in his mouth, the so called bad boy in all its glory. Although she hadn’t made a sound a mocking smile adorned her lips, one he didn’t miss at all. As he exhaled the smoke seemingly uninterested in her, out of nowhere he quickly grabbed her by the waist and pulled her closer to him, his scent reaching her senses.

—Why are you laughing at me, your poor innocent best friend?

—Oh boy, the whole universe knows you’re not either innocent nor my best friend.

—Excuse me?—You’re excused—What did you just say? —her teasing didn’t last long once he had her in the air with him, going up.

—Holy shit Warren you know I hate it when you lift me up in the air without previous warning. —her arms held on him tightly.

—Maybe you want to repeat what you said down there, don’t you agree? —he uttered with the cigarette hanging at the corner of his lips, their faces pretty close.

—Okay fine fine you are my best friend now pull me down and let me smoke.

—Doesn’t sound convincing enough. —he played.

—Warren! We’re gonna wake everyone and we’re gonna get in trouble.

—I was never one to follow the rules, I think Charles has come to peace with that by now. —she sent him a hard glare. —Ugh! Fine... you’re so boring. —He flew over the roof and let her go. They both took a sit over the edge letting their feet hang on the air, passing the Marlboro from hand to hand in silence.

Another Friday night had come and all the students had free pass to stay up till late, do picnics, play games and watch movies and play videogames in the play room of the school. Ororo, Peter, Jubilee, Kurt, Scott and Jean had finished eating some hamburgers in the dining room when they were deciding what to do for fun.

—Hey where are Warren and Y/N? —Jubilee asked the group raising an eyebrow.

—I saw Warren finish up a burger and get up a few minutes ago. —Kurt mentioned, all heads turning to him.

—Oh wait I think Y/N had stayed in her room, she had her period and wasn’t feeling great. —Jean added and hugged Scott’s arm.

—He probably went to check after her... —Ororo said.

—He’s so into her. —Jubilee smiled as she spoke.

Peter rolled his eyes and smiled too. —He’s like a lost puppy going after her. But let’s not forget her lovey-dovey eyes whenever he comes into scene.

The group laughs and nods in agreement.

Warren flys up the flight of stairs towards his room with a burger and some fried fries hidden in a paper bag. He opens the door to find a sleeping Y/N on his unmade bed. He felt sorry for her, she’d been complaining about headaches and cramps all evening, not to mention her moody humor. It had taken her two painkillers, a bottle of water and God knows why, his bed, to make the migraine go away and let her relax a bit. Still a frown signaling discomfort was expressed on her unconscious face. He silently took his combat boots off and walked to the night stand to drop the food. She stirred a little but after nuzzling on his pillow her facial features relaxed and she kept sleeping.

He smiled and nodded, his curls following the movements. He went to the bathroom to take a shower while his phone started buzzing with the chat messages from their friends asking where they were and if they wanted to hang out. The vibration sounds took Y/N away from her light sleep. She frowned and annoyedly open her eyes to stare at the source of the sound. She heard the shower running and then she felt the greasy smell of the fast food Warren had left next to the phone. She re-positioned herself and took a handful of fries and two bites of the sandwich, disgusted by it after she swallowed it. She kept eating the fries as she checked for her own messages, not bothering to answer the group chat.

When her best friend stood at the bathroom’s entrance with a towel surrounding his waist and downwards with droplets falling from the blonde curly locks her breath hitched. The shining green eyes along with his perfect teeth-showing smile, the well-defined abs and the big wings made him look evilly angelical. She had held her stare longer than she meant but her hormones were getting the best of her.

—You’re awake. —definitely the strong accent didn’t help her dirty forbidden thoughts. Being on pain, feeling tired and having obscene thoughts about her best friend getting her horny with no possible pleasure release immediately put her in a terrible mood. Once again the frown taking over her face.

She groaned loudly as she turned around and buried her face onto the pillow and covered herself completely with the covers. He nodded again and got changed into clean boxers and a powder blue t-shirt. He got in bed and took his phone, resting his head against the wall. After a few minutes she turned her head and peered at him, the movements gaining his attention.

—I brought you dinner. —he went back to his phone, the screen lightning his face.

—I already ate. —She kept looking straight at him and started pouting till he turned to her one more time.

With confusion on his eyes and voice he inquired. —What?

—I’m on my period, I’m in a temper and I’m in pain. Give me attention! —he rolled his eyes and left his phone where it was minutes before. —I was just answering to our friends.

—Dicks. —he couldn’t help the surprise on his face, to which she elaborated. —They woke me up making your fucking phone vibrate non-stop. And they take away your attention from me. Dicks.

He laughed and hugged her with one arm only, the other grasping the laptop under the bed and looking up for something entertaining to watch. She got comfortable and laid her cheek on his chest, the fragrance of the shampoo, the soap and the deodorant filling the air.

She had fallen asleep a few minutes after but he’d kept enjoying the movie. It was reaching the end when a few knocks on the door interrupted him. He thought it probably was Peter wanting to enter their shared room but Ororo’s head poked instead. Warren paused the video and looked towards her.

—Hey there. —Ororo greeted, then looked at the female on him. —We went to her room and didn’t find her there so we worried. —she explained.

—I think the headache and the cramps went away finally... —he answered as he took a look at his best friend.

—Yeah I can see. Anyway, we’ll be playing billiards in the basement in case you wanna join.

—Thanks Ro.

The professor was next to the entrance of the school giving the tour to a new kid, encouraging him to stay assuring him he’d be safe and provided of all the help he may need.

—You should know you won’t feel alone ever again. No matter the day, the hour there’ll always be someo—Warren!—from one second to another, a laughing Warren run past between the professor and the soon-to-be student startling them, followed by a screaming Y/N who grabbed the door frame for a quick turn in the chase for the winged mutant. The professor’s eyes couldn’t avoid the two young adults running around the garden, observing Y/N’s scowl and Warren’s naughty smile.

—Warren I fucking swear, if you don’t give it back right now you’ll regret it for years. —her serious statement lost all the authority at his loud laugh.

—Sure thing! If you want it, come and get it —he quickly moved his eyebrows up and down in a suggestive manner, only getting her more exasperated. —Ugh! You’re disgusting!

—Who are those? —the boy asked the professor disorientated by the developing scene he was watching. Getting the professor out of his trance, he answered as he invited the kid inside the building. —Uh, nevermind. Come with me now I want to show you the library…

After some more chasing, running and hiding, Warren had lost her and couldn’t see where she was. She’d changed her strategy to get him. Hiding herself wisely she just had to wait until he fell for her trap. Less than 10 minutes passed when she got a glimpse of him walking down the corridor where she was. He was alert, knowing she was probably trying to catch him off guard. Indeed he was so focused on trying to spot her he missed her, and taking her opportunity she jumped right on his back between his strong wings. —Gotcha! —surprised by the attack he started to wriggle in failed attempts to get her off him. —Fuck! Y/N! —You were warned! —You’ll regret this! —No, you will! Give it back! They’re mine! —she whined stretching her right arm as far as she could to grab the blue package while with the other she held her body on his shoulder.

They were like that for about 5 minutes when they heard someone clearing their throat. They stopped their movements, Warren turning a little so he could face them, and consequently so could she considering she was still on him, red cheeks and disheveled hair from all the action. Both their breaths agitated and a thin layer of sweat covering their foreheads. Charles arched an eyebrow playfully at his sight.

—Are you planning to stop sometime today? —although he wasn’t legit smiling, they knew they weren’t in trouble, after all they hadn't broken anything… yet.

Y/N got off Warren and used her best weapon she knew worked perfectly with Charles. Slightly pouting and signaling her best friend with her index finger she complained —He took away my Oreos…

—You can’t be serious right now… —Warren said looking at her incredulous, he couldn’t believe she was getting her way like this.

The professor couldn’t restrain his amusement anymore, letting a soft laugh slip past his lips. He nodded his head as he heard them go on.

—You know my Oreos are sacred! —Yeah that’s exactly why it's so fun to stole them away from you genius!

—Okay enough now, Warren would you please give the cookies back to its owner? —Charles said smiling as he kept watching them. Warren rolled his eyes and sighed as he gave the chocolate cookies to her, who received them happily.

Later that day, she knocked at his room door and typed on her phone as she waited. Two seconds later it was opened by her best friend dressed in his sleeping clothes. She just went in and sat on her usual spot on his bed. —Where is Peter? —Warren shrugged his shoulders to go along with his answer.

—I don’t know. What are you doing? —he gestured with his head towards her phone.

—Just found a funny memes account, here check. —she handed him the phone as she eat an Oreo and offered him the open package as well. He took one immediately taking it to his mouth as his green eyes scanned the screen. They shared funny pics and chatted all the way til there were no more cookies left and bedtime came.

[astraywriter]

Paint & Sip

Relationship: Bucky x Reader

Warnings: none!

Summary: You convince your boyfriend to go to a paint and sip with you.

A/N: I should give a brief definition of a paint and sip: you drink wine and paint. Idk how I came up with this idea it just sounded? cute? This was kinda fun to write and its a bit comedic which i enjoy. I also wanna say thanks for the positive feedback on my return one-shot. It meant quite a bit and made me feel good! xo

"Doll, come on…" Bucky sighed as he gripped the event flyer in his hand. You were sitting on the couch, watching, as he sat at the kitchen island. 

You just came in the room minutes ago with puppy dog eyes in full swing and pouting as much as you could muster. Of course, your boyfriend knew something was up, but gave you the benefit of the doubt and took the flyer. You sat in the couch, getting yourself cozy for this little argument, and waited. As predicted, he wasn’t a willing participant. 

"What?" You frowned. "It’ll be fun."

He shook his head and turned in his seat to face you. "Painting and drinking wine? Sounds like more of a girls night out activity."

"Well," you crossed your arms. "None of my friends can go, so I thought my wonderful boyfriend just loved me oh-so-much and would go with me."

You tried to keep your face as serious as possible, but it was getting hard watching Bucky’s expression and how silly your words were. 

Bucky rolled his eyes at your playful antics. "Doll, seriously, of course, I love you, but I draw the lines somewhere." 

You groaned and got up from your seat, making your way over to your stubborn boyfriend. He placed the flyer on the counter and opened his arms to engulf you. Despite your slight annoyance, you accepted. You were always weak when it came to him holding you.

"You’re being a bit dramatic about this," you chuckled, running your fingers through his hair gently. "It’s just painting and drinking. What’s there to hate?"

"Well, for starters, I’m not much of an artistic guy-" You rolled your eyes, and he continued. "Plus, it’s gonna be full of moms."

You couldn’t help but let out a laugh. "Moms? You think it’ll be full of moms?"

Bucky gave you a look, eyebrows raised. "Wine and painting? Sounds like a mom activity."

"Well, mister," You shook your head. "I’ll have you know, this is a very trendy thing trendy young adults do."

Now, Bucky was the one laughing. "Oh? And we’re so trendy?" 

You lightly hit his arm at the comment. "Just come with me and you’ll see it won’t be so bad."

He truly couldn’t say no to you, and always had full intention of going, but kind of enjoyed watching you convince him. He figured the gig was up, so he agreed to go.

***

Saturday night finally rolled around. You sat at your vanity touching up your makeup as Bucky sat behind you on your shared bed. You kept sneaking glances at him through the mirror, taking into notice how he freshened up a bit more than usual for tonight. His jeans hugged him in the right places and his casual jacket nearly had you weak. It warmed your heart at the effort he put in. Even if it was just a night of painting and drinking, it was still a night out with each other. 

"You almost ready, hon?" Bucky asked as he kept glancing at the clock on the wall. Your reservations were for 7 and you were sure going until the last possible second with your makeup. 

"Oh, sure, sure," you waved a hand in dismissal. "Just let me put on lipstick."

"Lipstick?" Bucky frowned. "That just means you won’t let me kiss you."

You let out a laugh, trying to stead your hand as the scarlet color coats your lips. "You can keep your lips to yourself for a few hours."

Your boyfriend mumbled something under his breath then whisked you out into the city.

***

You both arrived in just the nick of time. After checking in and grabbing a drink, you two found the only open easels between two groups of women. From the corner of your eye, you saw Bucky frown at the realization he was the only guy there. You did your best to hold in laughter. He would bug endlessly for this one, and you knew it. 

"I think you owe me for this one, doll," Bucky said as he stared emotionless at the blank canvas propped on the table. You glanced down at your sorted out paints and brushes.

"Maybe this will allow you to find your inner Picasso." 

Bucky let out a humorless chuckle and took a big gulp of his drink.

You decided to eavesdrop on the ladies around you as you waited for the class to begin — desperate to prove it wasn’t just moms here. You learned the girls next to you were college students out celebrating the end of finals. There was, also, what looked like, a bachelorette party going on a few tables in front of you. You were just about to tell Bucky he was wrong about the clientele when the women sitting on his side started talking about their children's’ soccer games. As if on cue, Bucky shot you a look.

"You so owe me for this one, dear," Bucky whispered to you. You had to cup your mouth over your hand to stop you from roaring with laughter.

The instructor finally began the class. The painting on tonight’s agenda was a simple sunset with a forest landscape. It sounded quite cute and may even make a nice piece for above your dresser, you thought. 

As you got into the painting, you kept glancing over at your boyfriend. To much surprise, he was extremely concentrated on his canvas. Every brush stroke was such precision and no color was picked unwisely. His drink was even going untouched, completely forgotten about as his brain was consumed with painting. The rest of the noisy space was completely blocked out for him. You couldn’t help but let your heart flutter at the sight.

Turning back to your canvas, you tried to make his precision. The blending of your sunset wasn’t exactly up to par, but you thought if your stubborn boyfriend could get into it, you could too. 

Eventually, the session was over. Your painting was alright for a beginner but Bucky’s on the other hand… was like a whole new world. The detail, excitement, colors, everything… it flowed and you were quite amazed.

"Buck, that’s… incredible." You were in awe. Bucky just glanced at you, a slight blush on his cheeks. 

"You really think so?" 

You nodded. "We’re gonna have to hang it up when we get home."

He chuckled and just shook his head.

With paintings in one hand, Bucky used his other to intertwine your fingers, swinging the arms back and forth gently, as you walked back home. 

"I’ll be honest, I had a great time tonight."

"Really?" You giggled. "I didn’t notice. I thought the canvas would combust from your intense stare."

He bumped into you lightly as your silly comment. "I was just… really into it. We gotta paint more."

"Oh no, not we," You shook your head. "I think that’s your hidden talent."

Bucky started to blush again and looked away towards the street. 

"I mean it, babe." You mumbled, tracing patterns on his hand with your thumb. "I think it could be good for you. Therapeutic, maybe."

His walking speed was slowing down a bit. You were looking at him while his eyes were trained on the pavement.

"Only if you promise you’ll hang up every painting I do." 

You smiled at the comment. He started picking that talent up from you — making some lighthearted comment even in the slightest of serious times. The fact he even considered it made you feel all fuzzy. You couldn’t wait to see what he could do with a full set of acrylics. 

"It would be an honor to display any of your paintings."

He gave you a peck on the cheeks, now making you blush as you continued your way home. 

[euphanisms]

dnp venus signs

so i was reading up on Dan & Phil’s natal charts kind of recently, specifically their Venus signs, to get a better understanding of their relationship & love languages. a lot of us who are interested in astrology have probably looked into this already, but i just wanted to compile some stuff here in case this is new to you

i added a couple of my own notes into what i’ve copypasta’d from Cafe Astrology, but i’m sure you’ll be able to see other parallels in this text as well

Dan ~ Venus in Leo

Venus in Leo men and women have high expectations, but once you know that these expectations revolve only around how much attention you are giving them, you’ll see that they are really quite big-hearted about most everything else. They are threatened by a relationship that appears to have settled too much, or one that’s lost its spark(1). They are also threatened by indifferent or impersonal behavior on your part(2).

a cool thing about Dan & Phil’s relationship is it’s always ALWAYS been fresh. it’s always been an adventure. even just meeting each other was charged with so much excitement. then they moved in together for the first time & started the radio show, & then after being constant sources of inspiration to each other for their personal channels, they started DanAndPhilGAMES. TATINOF, TABINOF. II. all of their side projects. their travels, moving houses, growing as people & becoming famous. all by each other’s sides. so it’s no wonder that Dan feels safe in his relationship with Phil: they’ve never lost that spark.

sounds like our sweet, jealous Dan

Although their needs for physical expression through sex are generally quite strong, their need for love is perhaps even stronger(1). It is hard for Venus in Leo people to separate love and sex, and even their most erotic fantasies are infused with love and affection. For this reason, few Venus in Leo folk would last long in a relationship that is mostly sexual. On the flip side, they may last longer in a love-only relationship in the absence of satisfying sex, but they are unlikely to feel very satisfied(2).

yea like. we been knew that Dan loves him some sex. but his edgy exterior isn’t quite covering the glaringly obvious softie within. this boy straight up just wants to be loved, & he’s not gonna let many people close enough to give him that (hi Phil)

is it just me or is this screaming 2012? when dnp were carefully & cautiously maintaining a very obvious distance from each other, they still stayed together. they still wanted to live together & work together. they were still so close. we can’t truly know what happened away from cameras & the internet, but we know that while their relationship may have changed, their bond did not.

Pleasing Venus in Leo involves paying loads of attention to them. If you’re willing to make only one adjustment in your ways, it should be to remind Leo how wonderful they are(1). Respect and appreciate them, always. Put up with their childlike moments and their tall tales. They want to be seen as attractive by you, so avoid (at all costs!) putting them down in this area(2). They actually lose interest when they perceive the slightest loss of interest in their partner, and you can expect that any letdown will be acted out in a dramatic fashion. Remind them, in a gentle way, that your emotions count too. If you are feeling a little jealous, let them know. Remember, to Venus in Leo, your small jealousies are affirmations that you find them attractive and expect the rest of the world to as well(3). Let them decide where to go on a date, and let them pay too. When Venus in Leo feels loved and appreciated, they reward you with loyalty, a big sense of fun, and plenty of physical expressions of their love.

yep. Dan loves attention.

to me, it always seems like Phil is genuinely happy to allow Dan his little Extra Moments™. he’s just giggling good-naturedly & looking at Dan like sunshine is coming out of his ass. & you better believe Dan is fucking Thriving off of that

@ jealous Dan 👀 u seeing this, babe? yeah, Phil’s hot. people with eyes are gonna look at him. but dw, you already got him. he fucking loves you. you can breathe.

Love is magnificent and grand to Venus in Leo people. They take pride in love and their love relationships, and they are typically generous with their money(1). This is a warmhearted, teasing, expressive, proud, and extravagant placement for Venus. Love is a bit of a game–a game that is perpetual, as Venus in Leo is forever stuck in the romance stage of a relationship(2). They feed on attention, acknowledgement, validation, and adoration. Venus in Leo loves to be adored, pampered, and admired(3). They have a strong ego investment in their love lives. The negative expression of this placement is overstating of feelings simply for the effect, as well as extravagance(4).

i know we all love the idea of sugar ddy Capita£ester, but i also bet Dan has his own little ways of spoiling Phil that would probably make us all dissolve into a pathetic pile of tears & puke if we knew 💕

immediate visual of Heart Eyes Howell

i think this is part of why Dan does so well with YouTube & liveshows & all that, despite his introversion & social anxiety: he’s got a really deep-seated need for validation & adoration.

ahem

Venus in Leo people may spend a lot on entertainment or sometimes just to show off! They generally are big tippers and give special and generous gifts. They are attracted to art, furnishings, clothing, and music that is bold and passionate, renaissance, lush or opulent, lavishly comfortable, and romantic(1).

like if that doesn’t have Dan’s name written all over it idk what does

Phil ~ Venus in Sagittarius

When Venus in Sagittarius people are in love, they need to feel they can grow and expand their horizons through their relationship. They want to learn new things, and experience everything together(1). These are idealistic lovers who want you to appreciate their beliefs, visions, and ideals. They can be a confusing mix of the lighthearted and serious(2). They are roamers and seekers, and don’t commit in their relationships as easily as others.

now who do we know who are attached at the hip & have been through every major milestone in their adult lives together? 🤔🤔 i’ll echo what i said for Dan: every success they’ve achieved, all their self-growth... they’ve attained together or by each other’s sides. i’m not crying you are

P H I L - WHAT DOES THAT SPELL

Venus in Sagittarius men and women turn others on with their big smiles and laughs, their jokes, their grand schemes, their dreams, and their friendly, flirtatious behavior(1). They pride themselves on their open minds, but you may notice they can be judgmental too. They are threatened by inhibitions on the part of their lover, dullness, and emotional overkill. They are restless, and won’t put up with lovers who dwell on any one thing. When the going gets tough in their relationship, they have an overwhelming need to run away. Usually this only means getting out and experiencing something new before they come back, but sometimes it can be for good(2). They are attracted to people in love with life. You don’t need to be refined, polished, or graceful to win their favor(3).

aka Phil’s entire channel + why we all love him to fucking death. also, the friendly, flirtatious behavior thing?? omfg, they’ve got his fuckin number there

man, i mean. again: we don’t for sure know all of what happened in 2012. but we do know that their relationship is resilient. maybe that’s in part due to the distance they placed between themselves. who knows

good news, Dan :+)

Pleasing Venus in Sagittarius involves allowing them lots of room in the relationship to grow. Avoid getting stuck in a rut, and understand their need to move on. Learn to laugh, but take their rants and raves seriously(1). Avoid criticizing their beliefs, join them in debates, and philosophize along with them. When they feel the need for more experience, join them! Learn to look past their clumsiness with you and your feelings, and avoid cornering them or forcing them to commit(2).

“So what japes do we have planned for today, Phil?” Dan asked, a fond smile playing at his lips even as his eyes flicked skyward for a half-second. yeah, we see that all the time. Dan is very good at going along with whatever silly thing Phil wants, & that is important

Phil is clumsy... he might be clumsy with feelings sometimes too. that’s pretty normal for Aquarius (his sun sign) as well

Romantic adventures, as well as a straightforward–even blunt–approach to love(1), are themes with Venus in Sagittarius. Truth and higher meaning are things that take priority with Sagittarius. There can be some inconstancy and possibly a tendency to escape or flee when love is too complex, intricate, or needy(2).

hey remember 18 year old Dan tweeting to Phil like his life depended on it until he got a response? & then remember how fucking openly flirty Phil was with him all the time after that? pepperidge farm remembers

yikes. i mean i’m js: this is likely a tough point of contention that they deal with often in their relationship. Dan is a v emotional dude. Phil might find the need to detach himself from that intensity sometimes & i guarantee that Dan is Not having it. :/

They are usually sincere, upright, and straightforward about what they want. They enjoy getting to know a lover on a philosophical level, exchanging ideas, and experiencing things together(1).

again, i really feel like this is their whole life together. they’re always bouncing ideas for content off of each other, talking about pop culture & world events, & everything they experience (say it with me) they experience together.

Venus in Sagittarius people are not always especially attached to personal possessions. They are not known to be especially frugal(1), although some of them equate money with freedom, and will gladly put money aside for travel.

js

all in all: these boys work stupid well together. in love, creativity, friendship, & their professional life. it’s literally written in the stars. sorry i don’t make the rules

Venus Signs - Cafe Astrology

[hawthornewhisperer]

Fairly Coherent Thoughts on 404

A lack of bellarke interactions means a lack of screaming but that means a slightly better put together recap so hey, trade off?

What the fuck was Jaha even floating on?  A mattress?  Can he even swim?  Was he rowing back to shore?  I have so many questions.

Also, Clarke being like OKAY THE ALLOTTED THREE MINUTES OF FUN TIME HAVE PASSED EVERYONE BACK TO WORK while wearing her best grumpy cat face is like, Peak Clarke I love it.

Things I also love: Monty’s continuing role as truth-teller, both to Clarke and Jasper.  I get why Monty was upset about her methods and I also get why Clarke was feeling defensive and made the choices she did and god, it is so good to have our show back y’all.

That being said: Clarke’s complete inability to sell The List to her people is definitely a sign that she needs Bellamy.  Jaha stepped in with his (obviously gonna be rigged) lottery to calm people down, but man, that was so clearly highlighting how bad Clarke is at this shit.  It’s a consistent character problem for her-- going back to the pilot-- and I love that she’s just like “Okay, but I’m right and you are not the best allocation of resources so...hey, where is everyone going?”

I felt like her talk with Jasper at the end of it was a really nice moment, Jaha shade included, but I also felt like the complete lack of even mentioning Bellamy was kind of jarring?  Like, Bellamy’s on that list too, as that random guy in the crowd so helpfully pointed out, and it’s very obvious to anyone with eyesight that Clarke did not put her own name on the list.  Everyone seems to understand they’re a package deal now, but yet this episode treated the List as 100% Clarke’s idea and fault in a way that doesn’t ring true with the previous three episodes.  So when Jasper is like “don’t lie to us, sell us on it” that felt like the perfect opening for a line like “That’s what I need Bellamy for,” or something, and it felt like a brief return to the lack-of-object-permanence of s3 in a way that grated.  (Obviously, since she explicitly worried about him not being back at the top of the episode and his name was mentioned at least twice in her presence it’s not as bad as Clarke’s Polis-induced Bellamy amnesia, but still).

As for the Medical Adventure Squad, I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of that except for Nyko’s death because dammit, Nyko was so nice and had such a big beard.  He was like the kindly post-apocalyptic biker, who opens doors for everyone and then crushes a beer can in his fist.  But the Luna/Raven moments were great, as was Miller sassing literally everyone and Raven sassing Murphy and Murphy sassing Emori and just...so much sass, all around.  I also loved that Raven appealed to Luna’s heart to get her to stay, and while I’m assuming the whole nightblood thing is not gonna pan out as well as we want it to, I do appreciate that the fandom crowdsourced this solution in like, June.

Okay, so: Polis.  I really, really liked the new building they’re using-- it gives the world a more realistic feel that they’re inhabiting partially destroyed buildings instead of just like, building new homes out of discarded materials.  (I know, I know, there’s the Polis tower, but that is so aggressively decorated with antlers that it feels less post-apoc and more, idk, like all grounders are descended from Gaston).  I also like that escaping/surviving massacres is now like, Indra’s superpower, and I hope she continues to wear plot armor for as long as this show is on the air.  Kane calling Murder!Child #2 into the principal’s office to yell at her was great, as was his scramble to keep Roan on his side.  I totally get why Roan is like “god, I am so done with you guys,” because he IS taking a big risk by supporting them and in return they’re being shady as fuck so like...breaking the treaty is kind of warranted, here.

But what we really have to talk about is Echo/Octavia/Bellamy.  First up, Echo and Kane’s that’s blasphemy/no it’s science! exchange really, really bugged me, because I would give good money (so like, idk, $30?) for there to be a grounder who is not instinctively terrified of technology.  I’m also a little unsure as to whether or not we’re supposed to cringe at Kane’s outright dismissal of a belief system in favor of cold hard facts, but I sure as hell did.  It reminded me of Clarke’s “show them you’re not a savage” line, and I do suspect it is supposed to sound tone deaf but the fact that we know that their science can save them makes Echo seem silly and superstitious and I wish it didn’t.

But then Echo slits Conveniently Well Informed Redshirt’s throat and goes to hunt Octavia at Charlotte’s Cliff and man, I need the show to get a better handle on what they’re doing with Bellamy and Echo and fast.  (Also, why are there so many cliffs in fucking Virginia.)  Echo is very clearly upset by having killed Octavia, and her regret is mostly played as “she knows this will hurt Bellamy” but I’m still not buying why she gives a hot dang about Bellamy in the first place.  Like yes, he saved her from Mount Weather and with apologies to JK Rowling there are some things you can’t share with a person without ending up liking them and strangling a man to death in your underwear is one of them, but her constant vacillation between I will destroy all of Skaikru and but what if it hurts Bellamy’s feelings? is not landing the way I want it to.  This may be something I’m just gonna have to accept (she cares about him because of the mountain and even if that’s not reason enough for me fine it can be reason enough in-show) and let go but for now I am hashtag struggle bus on that.

The moment where Roan makes Echo deliver the news is also very interesting.  Snaps to Zach McGowan, a man I would like to punch and then make out with for three straight hours, for managing to pack annoyance (with Echo’s fuck up), regret (for Octavia’s death), and genuine remorse (for Bellamy and Kane’s sadness) into one side eye.  Ian’s disbelief and grief was also nicely underplayed so as to not draw away from the main event, and Tasya did a great job of selling her own sorrow-- I do think she respected Octavia as a warrior, and it was a good death is probably the highest compliment she knows how to pay-- and then Bob killed us all with his grief.  I’m sure I’ll come back and dwell on “Bellamy without Octavia” in the future but for now let’s just say that was a bleak, bleak moment and everyone involved acted the shit out of it.

Lastly, on Octavia’s Aragorn moment: does it count as an homage if it’s just like, straight up the same scene? Also, in the post apocalyptic LARPing scene, Roan is clearly Elrond and Murderous Elf Prince (whom I missed tonight) is Legolas and obviously Octavia is Aragorn, and when they meet for campaigns Octavia definitely makes Bellamy be Gimli (he’d rather be Samwise but is pacified when given an axe) and Bellamy wants Clarke to be either Frodo or Eowyn but she’s like no fuck you I’m gonna be Galadriel and then Bellamy discovers he’s got an elf fetish after all.

Next week: Clarke does not like Roan’s birthday present for her at all.

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Dr. Fox I apologize I don’t usually write to ppl who have been on TV or in movies etc. but I stumbled upon your documentaries and I love them I wanted to just start off but the reason why I felt so compelled to write you is b/c after watching the 1st and now watching actually in the middle of the 2nd, I had to pause it and see if I was able to locate an email or something for you, which thankfully social media does pay off, I guess that’s if you actually see this message and log in yourself, anyway sorry again like I said I don’t normally do this, and barely go on Facebook unless for work purposes or to talk to someone I don’t have their number or something, I am writing b/c something has been eating at me after the 1st one and now moving onto the 2nd I couldn’t just let it go, it’s making the hairs on the back of my neck stand up and even the little I have on my arms and I have this really bad sinking in the pit of my stomach and I don’t mean to sound superstitious or anything like that, I’ve always just had gut feelings and have learned by ignoring them very young that I was getting them for a reason every time, I’m sure b/c you’ve been studying this so closely that you have picked up on this to however, sometimes I know from experience and being part my work and I guess you could call it a speciality I analysis things just naturally not just work and I’ve seen and even had happen to myself that when your involved with something or there’s a lot going on you may not notice things someone might catch on the outside without all the distraction however I am highly doubting that you haven’t probably said this or noticed it at some point but I haven’t heard it brought up yet by anyone in either documentary, and as I said I just have this weird reaction that I’ve never quite experienced from a film or documentary before and the same question and it’s even been a statement playing and questioning over and over in my mind since getting done with the first film, it seems that these encounters are primarily happening around our defenses, all the different countries militaries, the bases, important capitols, or countries important resources, even our pilots, planes, rockets, etc. for the most part, that’s where they seem to be spending a lot of time, other places the sightings for the most part seem to be quick and could really be on the way or coming back from idk any other way to put it other then surveillance and spying it seems, and if they didn’t have negative intentions by now after all the surveillance over these decades they should of made contact to the point where the government couldn’t have hidden it, if they meant us no harm don’t you think they wouldn’t be spending so much time around our ways to fight and protect ourselves and made contact to say hey we aren’t hostile and we can help you? But instead they aren’t, and I think that’s a huge concern not cause for panic but a cause for the governments to stop hiding it and come together to be proactive instead of reactive, and coming up with a plan together as a planet not different countries and have plans for all outcomes, but as an outsider looking in on these things as well as remembering something well nevermind it’s way to embarrassing and I actually can understand how some of the ppl you’ve interviewed feel now, I haven’t even begun to fully grasp what I’ve remembered but anyway, it’s been eating at me like I said for over an hour, idk why I’ve never had such a strong reaction like this and I felt almost kind of like my gut that feeling I’m having and my brain took over picking up my phone to try and find a way to message you about this, and as I’ve said I’ve never done this before but something was eating at me and almost screaming at me to do it, I probably sound crazy like I’m feeling right now but it’s ok I’m sure you’ve seen it as well and maybe didn’t put it in to not scare ppl, and if you have I’m happy, if you haven’t I’m even happier I messaged you, and hope you won’t take me for some crazy fan or fanatic, b/c I’m not, I mean to say I think you are very talented and have enjoyed your documentaries immensely and have learned so much today about something I’ve always believed in and thought, even though a lot ppl laughed at it, which I think is why I didn’t realize what I actually remembered was real and kind of blocked it out I guess, but anyway I was looking to understand the whole thing more after watching something that came out that my App suggested watching b/c it had been newly posted, and I was fascinated by it but it really only talked about 1 person and their experience, and the ppl involved in helping him and that’s it, and I was left wanting to learn more and I googled best documentaries on the subject and your first 1 was number 1 on the list I opened and from there I just wanted to learn more and hear more about what you found but also I couldn’t get that feeling to go away about where and what they seem to be targeting and spending the most time and most sighting around as well. So I don’t know a lot about this stuff, just my own beliefs and what I’ve learned from your documentaries today, I am as I’ve already told you not obsessed with social media and I don’t read any of those crazy articles, I have always been fascinated with the universe etc. but there’s not much out there like you have pointed out reliable for things like this and the stuff that is out there to me the reliable things anyway not tabloids are very in my opinion close minded about things like this and for a species that has advanced so far in just the last 100 yrs alone in technology and almost everything it seems when it comes to certain things like us evolving out of our arrogant we are the best and unique species every to be created so there can’t be any other life out there let alone more intelligent then we are so let’s just keep our heads buried in the sand when it comes to that still amazes me how close minded we can be, it wasn’t that long ago everyone believed the world was flat and those who didn’t thought at first and were treated like they were crazy, and so many more examples and yet here we are again, one thing we have down I think not everyone but more so then not, we don’t seem to learn from our past mistakes....its something that has always bothered me!  Anyway if you do get this and read it, I thank you so much for your time and I don’t expect to hear anything back from you, I’m sure your really busy, and again I’m sorry to bother you in your personal time, it’s not like I’m meeting you at some event for your work, again I’m so embarrassed and sorry to have to do so, I just couldn’t, I just had to write you about it, idk why really, and I’m not really even sure how the idea to try and contact you and write you even popped into my mind either not just looking up a way too. I also believe in silly things like fate and destiny and everything happens for a reason, who’s hand is in that idk, it could be some almighty being or in the stars idk but I don’t believe in accidents, not really big ones anyway, important ones, and as I mentioned I’ve learned to listen to that inner voice, gut instinct whatever ppl call it, I’ve never had it take over the way it did with this, probably so I couldn’t talk it out of doing this lol , ok I’m going to let you go now that I’ve mortified myself more, I really hope you do see this and get this message, even though I’m sure you’ve probably connected the dots as well, and if not then that must be why I was guided by something to write you and if so then maybe it was to bring it back up so that it can make a difference somehow hopefully, if they are as intelligent as there technology is which stands to reason they are, they don’t just do things randomly, and there’s a reason why they are coming and doing the things they do and going to the places they are going, and I think that also needs to be focused on as well, and I hope that the ppl who are in charge of things and protecting us take there heads out of the sand or stop worrying about hiding these things as much as they do and focus that time, energy, and drive even instead on figuring out how to protect us, and the first step in that would be to release everything to as many ppl as they need to like all the scientist in the world cause it’s going to take that many, so that they can take there heads out of the sand and stop thinking the world is flat, and actually see things and have all the knowledge that we have available about them and what we are dealing with as much information we have at least, so that they can hopefully figure out different plans when the time comes, for the different outcomes, and maybe once they do release the information all of it, there might be something that proves my gut feeling and what I noticed by stepping back and looking at everything from a outsiders point on what information I’ve seen so far and to me it reminds me of my grandfathers stories about being a cop and in the Air Force before they made a bust or when they were enemy territory, that’s what I’m seeing from looking at the information from the outside as a new person I guess kind of studying it now, and I do hope I’m wrong I hope that there is evidence that they are hiding that proves or even suggests otherwise, but I don’t think even if we did we should take any chances and not have a plan for every outcome, cause again learning from our own history, which a different planet and species possibly is just like a different country and race, things change, new leaders come in and change their minds, running out of a resource needed for survival another country has, and as you know the list goes on and on. It’s time we start to learn from our past mistakes throughout history, we are smarter then that, we have done so much in just 1 century, why it seems we can’t seem to evolve in ego is beyond me, and it seems like each time we do more and more ppl end up dying, I really don’t want to see the day that it ends up costing our entire existence and I’m sure you probably feel the same way....I think what you’ve done and are doing is wonderful and takes a lot of guts too! Not that my opinion means a lot but I’m sure you probably get either 1 extreme or the other for it, and for some reason we tend to hold onto and remember the bad more then good, so I just wanted to give you 1 more good to try and out weigh the negative you probably get at times.....it’s not easy I’m sure, a lot of ppl I think in someways wish that it was thought the world was flat, it was easier then to control things and keep ppl from wanting to grow more then the ones in charge are comfortable with, power over anything but especially ppl seems to bring out the worst in a lot of ppl, history also shows us that over and over and over again too....I find it very disturbing but also sad, Anyway I’m really going to end this this time, and say goodbye. Again thank you so much for your time if you do read this, and I hope that I did t bother you to much, and please know that I’m really not crazy, I know this message probably sounds and looks that way and I’m so sorry that it does, I hate that it does, I just had to message you about it, and I’m sorry that my only explanation is idk why other then my everything inside me was telling me screaming at me actually to do so and idk why other then a gut feeling I should and that it was important really really important to probably readdress it with you if nothing else. Thanks again for your time and your amazing work, I wish you all the best with your future projects and will be looking out for them, and in the meantime learning as much as I can, from reliable information as I can in the meantime cause I can totally understand your obsession as you put it, you’ve sucked me in!!!! Lol Best of Luck and wonderful wonderful job!!!