#just a coupla guys being dudes

[bisexualfbiagents]

That's why we like you, Mulder, your ideas are weirder than ours.

CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF THE X FILES Day 4: Favorite Dynamic ➤ Fox Mulder & The Lone Gunmen

[wispurring-moss]

gonna end up renaming this blog "Oops! All Huskerdust! ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ" at some point bc that's apparently the only thing that's ever getting made here, but,,,,,, oh well ig x,D

(WIP for a bigger thing but they're such a mood here i couldn't help it lmao)

[waloeders]

i dont know why / i run away

ship: eamonn (ryder)/toji and implied /choso for both of them? its a future problem okay.

word count: around 2,400!

warnings: slight thirst/suggestiveness (thanks toji), some slight jjk spoilers for season 2. these two being bad at feelings!! really bad!!!

song: save your tears by the weeknd.

"-wait, wait, is it me or the curse? 'cause if yer needin' a wingman, i can probably get you in there. a coupla' words here or there, hmm?" he tilted his head, scratching the side of it as the thought ran away from him, "guy's got no experience though, could be kinda rough for ya'." now covered in a deep red flush, they stared at him for a moment, then rolled over and face planted their pillow. "you're such a dick!"

toji meme barrier to split it up sorry and thank u :p

this heat was going to be the death of them. a sweltering high, coated in sweat and moisture that left the air heavy to breathe, had rolled into tokyo a day earlier and the city had slowed to a crawling pace. even the cool, forested shades of jujutsu high were suffering from the heatwave.

and if not the heat - stupid toji fushiguro certainly would be.

he had barged into their room as informally as usual - barely taking note of their half-dressed form - and thrown a pack of cans into the mini-fridge they'd splurged on a few weeks back. when he'd turned back around, a can in each hand, ryder had tugged on a hoodie and was glaring at him through half-curved glasses.

"you didn't even knock, toji!" they cried out, groaning and fidgeting with the ends of the hoodie, "we talked about this, com'on, dude!"

toji titled his head, holding out a can of coke to them, "so you don't want this or what, huh?" he shrugged, a soft chuckle escaping, "all the more for me then!"

ryder snatched it out of his hand, sticking their tongue out as they did, grumbling a small, "dickhead." towards him.

the sorcerer snorted, ruffling a hand through their red curls, then flopped dramatically onto the bed beside them. he was beginning to regret wearing his favourite black muscle shirt, cursing silently at the way it clung uncomfortably to his skin.

"ugh. heat never used t'be this bad." he groaned into the pillow, moving his can to rest on his forehead, coolness seeping through.

"-back in your day, yeah, yeah. when was that again - the 1800s?"

his eyes flickered to them, watching the smirk grow on their face at the comment. ryder had positioned themself cross-legged, on the opposite side of the bed - their usual side, he knew that from the many movie nights he had spent here, catching up on all the ones he'd missed - and was half facing him, half facing the twirling fan in front of them, throwing thin strands of red around from where they'd escaped their newly-formed buns.

their smirk was quickly swallowed alongside a gulp of their drink and he found his gaze turning downwards to their neck, before forcing his eyes back up. a thin layer of sweat was coating their forehead and they rubbed it off with the back of their hand absent-mindedly.

toji blinked.

he was thinking too much.

there was definitely just as much sweat on him - and it wouldn't help him at all to ruin one of the few friendships he had.

even if they were stuck with him because of some damn curse.

"such a delight. it's a wonder y'get on with anyone, kid." his words, as always, held no real bite.

"bit rich, coming from you, old man-"

"-trust me, if i was rich, we wouldn't be here. your place is great 'n'all but-"

"it's okay. you can be honest with me, toj'... you're only here for my fan." ryder smiled at him, full of warmth, with one hand over their heart, and yet...

he could see the familiar cheeky glimmer in their eyes.

toji stared at them for a moment, glancing to the freckles spattered across their cheeks (he could've sworn there was 27 of them but it seemed like more had come out in the sun?-) and sighed.

"it's true."

they laughed, almost spilling the drink in their hands as they keeled over, and came back up grinning wickedly.

"i knew it."

"yeah, yeah. you figured me out." he face planted the pillow fully, aware of a flushed warmth taking root in his cheeks.

toji fushiguro was sure of it. ryder would be the death of him.

it was like he was a teenager again or how it was with megumi's-

he stopped the thought before it spiralled, grumbling into his pillow. his pillow. as much as they complained and threw insults (and sometimes fists) his way, they still had a pillow. just for him.

toji groaned loudly at the thought.

"hold on, we?" they mumbled, not quite aware he could hear them, and the familiar feeling of eyes on his back had the sorcerer pushing himself up, placing his can on the side table.

"ah, screw this." he declared, tugging his shirt off and stripping down to just boxers, "it's too hot for any of it."

"woah, woah!" ryder spun around, hands dramatically thrown up to cover their eyes, "PG, dude, PG!"

toji scoffed, stretching his arms behind his back with a muffled moan, "whatever, where's the damn remote? thought you kept it here?"

he gestured to the bedside table beside him with his head and he watched, as ryder's eyes flickered from him, to the table, then down to his chest and-

"no, you keep it on that side because you're a remote hog!" they huffed out, a flush of red creeping its way onto their cheeks, and they glared at the tv carefully positioned on the desk across from the bed.

"when you're not here, it's on my side. and i'm not telling where! you'll just put on another shitty buddy cop. time and a place - it's not here or now!"

"hmm, least you can see th'screen when my movies on."

"not fair, i didn't know it was gonna be that dark!"

"really? aren't all horror movies like that?"

ryder threw their head back and groan-yelled, before letting out a small "no..." that had the sorcerer laughing.

they leaned over to their bedside table, one hand rummaging through the drawer and the other placing their (now empty) can on the top. emerging a moment later with the remote in question, they threw it his way.

toji easily caught it with one hand.

"whatever, just pick something that ain't too loud. i'll just end up falling asleep to it anyway." they stretched, rolling their neck and humming to themself as they settled to lie down on their back, "s'too hot for anything else."

one hand strewn across the bottom of their hoodie, the other was used to push away strands of convinct hair from their eyeline.

fushiguro snorted at the comment, setting up the tv to play one of his "crappy" buddy cop movies, and settled down too. he found himself shuffling closer to them and reaching out to play with their hair, twisting strands of their fringe around one finger.

ryder froze for a second, before humming and closing their eyes at the sensation. what had previously been only the flickers of tiredness had been soon engulfed in a blaze, encouraged by his gentle touch.

"thanks toj'. didn't 'ave to come over y'know." they mumbled out, slowly turning to look him in the eyes, "'mean you're dropping everythin' for... well, a friend who didn't really need rescuing. 's'what eamonn's for, you know."

bleary-eyed, they grinned up at him and the sorcerer snorted softly, shrugging as non-chalantly as he could manage. his eyes flicked back to the tv, not wanting to see their reaction as he spoke.

"you needed me. 's'enough for me." toji ignored the slight flush rising at the confession and chuckled to himself, "besides. you're the only one with a fan. who else would i even bother with?"

ryder was sure of it. toji fushiguro would be the death of them.

they tutted, twisting to face the tv and shuffling just close enough to avoid touching him and the sweaty glean that coated him, "hmm, maybe your other boyfriend?"

"you better not mean that office freak."

"hey!"

he grunted softly as they elbowed his gut and resisted the urge to chuckle as they winced, the sensation evidently doubling back on them.

"that was stupid."

"-nanami-san is lovely, thank you. i meant choso."

toji laughed, throwing his head back into his pillow and kept laughing as he stretched outwards, sprawling across the bed and scratching his nose.

"'eesh, wasn't that funny, toji. y'know what i mean, ugh."

"mhm. pretty sure he's your boyfriend. i see th'way he stares." he teased, flicking their forehead lightly, "and i know that curse of yours likes him - lot more than me anyway."

they blushed, rolling their eyes at the thought.

"yeah, well, 'm not eamonn. and i've seen the way you two spar - you're tellin' me there's nothin' there, hmm?"

the sorcerer fell silent for a moment, eyes flickering back to the tv, where the main guy was bantering about something with his partner.

he knew exactly what was there. it wasn't like he was trying to fight for ryder's attention - and certainly not for their affection - it had just sort of...happened.

toji wasn't even sure choso knew that was what it was about, if he even knew why he'd fought the man so passionately. the half-curse, half-man was new to everything, constantly asking questions and silently absorbing the answers with a blank stare that, quite frankly, unnerved him.

being a curse womb painting for over 150 years probably wasn't great for your social life, he mused.

at first, when the dust was settling from shibuya, he'd barely spoken to ryder, that much toji knew from their frequent ramblings. shibuya had been a shitshow for everyone - and choso had a hand in it, leaving an unfortunate stain on both their tongues.

by the time the highers up had decided not to banish or execute toji (the zen'in clan had still disowned him, but that was certainly the better outcome) and he'd been able to start hanging out with ryder without sneaking around, the pair had started talking - become friends even.

if the curse wombs' questions weren't directed at his new brother, they were directed at ryder. whether choso knew why he'd clung to them or not... toji could only guess.

"'s choso. guy's a half-curse. who knows why he does anything he does?" he shrugged, "i just figured if we were trainin', best give it my all, hmm? it's not everyday i get to fight someone like him."

a thought struck him and he paused, staring down at the redhead with a growing smirk.

"don't tell me. you're lyin' next t'me, like this," toji gestured between them, "and you're jealous?"

"no!" they started, glaring back and he laughed, "i'm-"

"-wait, wait, is it me or the curse? 'cause if yer needin' a wingman, i can probably get you in there. a coupla' words here or there, hmm?" he tilted his head, scratching the side of it as the thought ran away from him, "guy's got no experience though, could be kinda rough for ya'."

now covered in a deep red flush, they stared at him for a moment, then rolled over and face planted their pillow.

"you're such a dick!"

toji could only laugh at the familiarity of it, settling to a satisfied grin.

"or is it th'other way round, hmm?" he leaned over slightly, pulling another strand of hair behind their ear, and placing a small kiss to the back of their neck, "y'coulda just said so."

ryder froze, seemingly short-circuiting at the sensation. they blinked at the metal of the beds frame, before slumping into the pillow once more and groaning.

he was wrong. the heat had got to him, hanging out in barely anything had got to him and he'd acted without thinking and now his only friend, his only real ally was gonna stop talking to him.

feelings be damned, he needed friends.

"hey, i-" toji started to speak, as they twisted to glare at him.

"i will set eamonn on you." they interrupted and he stared back, tilting his head as they blinked in confusion, still blushing, "wait, that's not what i meant. i- ughh.. i don't-"

realisation struck him and he laughed.

"take your time. 's no rush."

"shut up! i'm-" ryder groaned again, face-planting the pillow, "'m tryin' here, okay! christ, this doesn't have to be so hard."

he snorted lightly, reaching out and rubbing circles with his thumb at the base of their spine, "relax, alright? 'm not going anywhere. unless you want-"

"no, i- stay." they pushed themself up to sit, cross-legged once more, facing him and toji found himself mirroring the action.

ryder paused, glaring at their lap as they fidgeted, avoiding looking at him.

"whatever. i like you. shut up." they scratched their leg absent-mindedly, "yeah, yeah, like like that. fuck off. you're just gonna mock me anyway."

the last sentence came out as a mumble and if it wasn't for his heavenly restriction, toji was certain he wouldn't have heard it.

he tugged their hand into his, rubbing circles into their palm. it was familiar, something he'd done before to help calm them down and ground them - though usually he wasn't the source of the stress.

"well. 's a good thing i like you too. like like that." toji mocked, pulling their hand up to place a small kiss on their knuckles, and he smiled up at them, "'m serious, ryder. y'know i don't joke about this."

ryder shrugged, biting the inside of their lip.

"mmm. i know. 's just... jesus, i like you so much it makes me wanna throw up a little bit. in a good way!" they frowned, "i think? i don't know, i don't usually tell people... don't wanna screw it up."

"do you always talk about jesus in bed?"

"i will set eamonn on you, i swear-"

"-to god?" toji laughed as they leaned forward, slapping his chest repeatedly, mumbling insults under their breath.

after a moment, they'd finished being violent, head leaning against his chest, and he looped an arm around their back, shuffling to tug them into his lap.

"y'feel better now?" ryder frowned at him and he smiled, leaning down to kiss their forehead, "you're real weird, y'know that, right?"

they sighed, pent up energy finally escaping them, and turned in his hold as a loud explosion on the television brought their attention back to the shitty buddy cop movie he'd picked.

"comes with the job, no? sorcery 101."

he hummed, words catching in his throat, before he forced himself to speak up.

""m...worried too. about..this. m'records not great- don't wanna screw it up either." toji's words came out half mumbled and he cleared his throat, leaning his head on top of theirs and cupping the back of their neck with his other hand, thumb circling an indent in their collarbone, "but i like you. wanna take you out on dates 'n everythin'- you like flowers?"

they hummed.

"sure. don't know any."

"any? not even-"

"shut up."

thats all tanks everybody for reading im love his silly freaky ass <3

[penguart]

Just a coupla guys being dudes while I toy with a new style!

[romenthenoodle]

just two guys being dudes. just a coupla dudes rolling in the sand. just. just a coupla. they're just. dear god. are they...? no it cant be...

oh my... it seems it is... affections of the homosexual nature...

[vault81]

OC Interview

I was tagged by @orionlancasterr to do an OC Interview! So here is Jacks! (though I may edit this later with more of them)

"Oh- you uh wanna interview me? fuck it why not! ask away!"

name:

"I go by Jack mainly, but I guess you want 'ma 'government name'"

He starts biting down on his lip while his eyes scan the room

"I think it's Jack Andrew Cooke, ha! It's been a hot minute since I had to remember that one! Not used that since the G.O.A.T! exam!"

nickname:

"My nickname? most folks just call me 'courier' or 'six' but back east people did start calling me 'the lone wanderer', That one doesn't exactly roll off the tongue like the other two though."

gender:

"I'm a male! or man! dude works too!"

star sign:

"Uhhh what's my what?"

After being told what a star sign is, he begins counting on his fingers to work out when exactly his birthday is and what that'd make him, breaking out in a bright wide-eyed smile when he finally figured it out.

"I'm a libertarian! Oh- Arcade say's I'm wrong, apparently it's 'Libra', close enough in my book."

personality type:

"My personality type? uh, I'm a nice guy, I guess? I can be a bit dense sometimes, but I try not to be mean or rude.. wait, that's not what the question means does it?"

height:

"The last time my height got checked out, I think I just shy of 6'3? no wait! Arcade is around my height! and he's 6'3 I think? so yeah! I must be!"

orientation:

"Uh- hold on, lemme check my compass.."

He tries to stop himself from laughing, as if he just made the funniest joke in the world

"Bahahahaha! d'ya get it?! orientation, compas- oh okay I guess It wasn't as funny as I thought... uh- I suppose you could say I'm into guys, always have been I suppose.."

nationality/ethnicity:

"American! I'm sure 'liza said we had some Scottish in us too, Wherever that is!"

favourite fruit:

"Hmmm I'm gonna say Watermelon! They didn't grow 'em often down in the vault, so when they did, it was always for a special occasion! I haven't found anything out here that compares to them yet!"

favourite season:

"Winter! I absolutely hate the heat- yeah I know I live in a desert whatever! But I just love when it gets freezing, wrapping up warm in front of a fire and getting all cozy! and the snow! I love snow!"

favourite flower/scent:

"Lavender, I think it's just for the smell really. It reminds me of home, 'specially Old Lady Palmer! she used to smell like that when she'd come and babysit us! It's just become a comforting scent I guess, If that even is a thing?"

A smile crosses his lips as he closes his eyes, softening as he briefly relives those early years of his childhood

coffee/tea/hot chocolate:

"I'm gonna go with hot chocolate! I don't like how bitter coffee can be, besides It messes with my stomach, so I can't really drink it anyway!"

average hours of sleep:

"7-8 hours I'd guess.. used to be I'd be getting 'round 9-10 but we're always on the move these days so I've gotta be up early!"

"Although good luck waking me up! I sleep like a brick!"

dog or cat person:

"Dogs! Dog's all the way! One of our first adventures outside of the Vault me and 'liza found a dog! he kinda just kept following us around, think his owner died or something, we ended up calling him Dogmeat!"

He smiles, looking down at his pipboy, a picture of a blue heeler smiling away while it gets a bath is on the screen.

"'course we had to give Dogmeat away when we left D.C, he was getting old by that point, so it was best for him. Besides, he's in good hands with Moira!"

dream trip:

"My dream trip? ya'know I don't think I really have a 'dream trip' never had a place that I've been dying to go! guess you could say I've always been about the journey rather than the destination."

favourite fictional/real character:

"Hmmm.. think I'm gonna say The Mechanist! what's not to love about a dude with a robot army?! I mean yeah he was a villain but rule of cool overrules I think!"

"Ya know that reminds me I actually met 'The Mechanist' a coupla years ago.. fought a 'gal dressed up as The Antagoniser, but I'll save that story for later!"

number of blankets you sleep with:

"I actually don't sleep with a blanket most nights, my body runs too hot! I end up overheating under those things, Arcade compares me to a human furnace, so he ends up hogging 'em all!"

random fact:

"I'm actually allergic to some types of medicine! my eyes get all itchy and swell up! mainly ibuprofen that does that one... I just pop a anti-histamine and I'm right as rain though!"

Jack jumps to his feet stretching out all his limbs and gestures to the door

"Now, was that all? I got a few errands to run for the Followers over in Freeside!"

Since I'm not too sure who to tag (idk who else has done this or not) I'll just leave it open for anyone who else who wants to do it!

[delurkr]

AHHH I just saw this!! HARD agree about the amount of interaction. I don't mind the time Daniel and Taylor (and Angela) spend together but I wish he had more moments with the other guys too. Him and Andrew bouncing around theories, just ugh. I also love the way Daniel commands Andrew to help him move the box in the factory lol, he's such an older brother 😂 Considering the factory and the fireflies scene and David's execution the two of them get some decent time together towards the end but I wish there was more early on before all the spooks. I'm so glad we got Dennis and Anthony hanging out together in the prologue though; I LOVE MY BOYS and it adds context even if we don't get a lot of chill Daniel and Andrew interactions later.

I neeeed more Daniel and John too and the way you write them is always a riot, especially in light of the "maybe we all died in the crash" bit 😂 I actually see their relationship a little differently though because for one thing James definitely has the sports bro thing going on so I assume John does/did too, and on top of that John is super competitive so I don't think he wouldn't be into college sports (I swear I could see him yelling the loudest for his student at every game). And the darts scene made me go all heart eyes for the two of them enjoying the same thing and teasing each other and all. Anything else aside they're just a coupla dudes being bros in that moment and I'm so here for it 😁

I wish Daniel got to interact with Andrew and John more :(

[self-righteous-god]

I’ve made a couple of clay fellows tonight

[ashintheairlikesnow]

Will really said achilles and patroclus were friends :/ -Hannibal anon

Listen. Will is a deeply repressed man.

[youichi-kuramochi]

what’s better than this? just a coupla guys being dudes!!

happy sunaosa day!!! 🦊❤️🦊

[ on twt ]

ref:

[lvna-m0th]

la fraternité des peuples by aimé jules dalou

[juanabaloo]

Exhibit C - Your honor they love each other! 3.05 (fuffy)

This is a pro-fuffy BTVS rewatch. (Happy Pride Month!) Exhibit C is S03E05, aka 3x05, aka 3.05 Homecoming. Long post.

1. Apparently Scott has not invited Buffy to the Homecoming dance despite their dating. WTF? He apparently didn’t feel comfortable expressing his interest in going, and claims he thought she would think it was corny. This is very strange. Anyway, they establish they will go and kiss. It’s borderline PG kissing y’all. *snort*

2. Buffy explains to Angel that things are different now. “And I'm involved with someone.” Wait, does this mean she realizes her budding non-straight feelings for Faith? *eh-eh buzzer* I’m sorry but no. Instead she proclaims her something for Scott: “His name is Scott. He's a nice, solid guy. He makes me happy...” A nice solid guy? OK, still a better comment on your SUPPOSED love interest than calling them a doofus (Riley in future S04), but a “nice, solid guy”? This is how you describe a good mechanic or plumber or weed guy, not your boo.

3. The show directly cuts to Scott breaking up with her. This made me cackle with glee. He says it’s because she is distracted all the time. Buffy was not expecting this, but admits that it’s true. Honestly I wish Scott had held on for one more episode. Imagine an AU where the vibe is more comedy. I swear we could have gotten a scene like this:

(inspo here) Imagine Buffy (Ilana) is talking to Scott (ooooh or Angel!) but then Faith (Abbi) needs to talk to her. (Yeah I know Abbi and Ilana are a platonic friendship but still.)

4a. Buffy is missing headshots for the yearbook, but Cordelia says she’ll go tell her. What is she doing instead of having her photo taken? She is training with Faith in the library. No that’s not a euphemism. This is the ONLY scene in this episode where they talk to each other. (This episode and specifically this scene is the creation of Fuffy for me. It’s seared into my brain, and yet - y’all it is literally less than a minute!) OK, so let's break it down... Buffy has an edge post-Scott-breakup, which Faith appreciates.

Faith-thee-slayer translates this excellently: “you’re hot when you’re angry. i’m angry all the time and seeing it in you validates my belief that we are the same person. i don’t want to hear about your boyfriends. you being single means more time with me.”

4b. Done with training, Buffy puts on a hoodie and Faith encourages her to move on. Buffy is now single and Faith decides to ask Buffy to go to the dance together. She’s shooting her shot y’all!! (haydenpanettieres has the build up to this moment.)

Spoiler alert: they are literally flirting! (summrsbuffy has photos of this) OK, here's the dialogue with my translation in italicized brackets. Faith starts:

You move on, and you party heavily, and you’ll be fine. I mean, you’re still going to that dance right?

Maybe (Buffy drinks her juice)

You got the tickets already. Why don’t we go together?

(Buffy puts the bottle down) I don't know about that. (she smiles)

[Buffyspeak translation: Whoa, that seems a little gay and I’m not gay. But uhm… say more.]

Come on. We’ll find a coupla studs, we’ll use ‘em and discard ‘em. (points at Buffy) That’s always fun. (drinks her own bottle of juice)

[Faithspeak translation: Uhm…. Nope not gay at all. What if we find some boy toys. That would make it less gay right? (points) You know you’ll have fun with me. (let me mirror you drinking your juice, see I’m just like you, nothing to worry about!)]

OK, I’m in. Not the stud-using part, though. (she raises her eyebrows) Or, probably not. (she smiles)

[Buffyspeak translation: OK, you made it less gay enough. We’ll just flirt with boys. How's my flirting BTW?]

Scene summary: When Buffy seems initially unsure about going to Homecoming with Faith, Faith re-centers men into the scenario. ("it's totally hetero dude") This gives Buffy the space to agree. And Buffy flirts back at Faith.

4c. OK, one other comment on this scene. There’s something going on with the framing right? The way Cordelia is watching them for a second before entering the library, but then she gets distracted and never goes in. She watches through the round window. Herinsectreflections lays it out for us. (technically aryaspork sets it up and herinsectreflections spikes it for the win here.) Gah!!

5. Buffy has one more interaction with Scott about her running for homecoming queen. She says that it’s just something to pass the time. Hmmmm, feels like this could be her commentary on dating him.

6. Bonus song thoughts: Background song during this Scott scene is also not-coincidental. (Fire Escape by Fastball): “I may not be the man you want me to be” = Scott can’t be her normal boring human boyfriend / can't be a good beard. “I can be myself” = Scott will be honest with himself. “How bout you?” = can Buffy be herself? Will Buffy realize her feelings for Faith? OK that last one could be a stretch.

7. Buffy walks to the limo, thinking that Faith is already inside, and no one else. Buffy is smiling so hard. Could this be a moment where she is happy to be going to the dance and perhaps going to be named Queen? Sure. But perhaps she is looking forward to seeing Faith. This is reinforced when she sees Cordelia instead and is disappointed. “What’s going on? Where’s Faith?” She doesn’t say “why are you here?” (emphasis on not liking Cordelia, since they are fighting). She says “Where’s Faith?” (where’s my da… I mean my gaaaaal pal)

8. Faith is shown at the dance with Willow and Oz, but they are total downers. She notices Scott with a girl and calls him a sleazebag. She’s wearing a formal dress and looks so different in formal wear than her regular wear. How we choose to present ourselves (body language, clothing, makeup) is important. Faith chooses her outfits and makeup and it’s a bit of battle armor for her. Part of her carefully put-together charming confident girl face. (I think her 3.03 Bronze pants are actually OOC, but we can talk more later about outfits.) She’s without some of her battle armor and perhaps that increases her insecurity?

9. Now Faith finds Scott and pretends to be a girl he dated, with some made up story about STD symptoms. I get the impulse to trash Scott in front of his new girl, but this is EXTREME. (Buffy didn’t ask her to do this, we don’t even see Buffy venting to Faith about getting dumped.) OK, bizarre-ness aside, check how Faith makes sure Scott’s date doesn’t miss what’s happening. The little shoulder tap - smile - “hi.”

This is brilliant - in its own twisted way. I can’t help but think this is motivated by Faith’s frustration that Buffy still hasn’t shown up. (elizadusku-archive has a good gifset) But the real question is, does Faith recognize her feelings for Buffy? Does she understand she like-likes Buffy? I would buy any of these arguments: that (A ) Faith doesn’t process her emotions well in general and is overly impulsive and takes it out on Scott. OR that (B ) Faith is still figuring out that she likes Buffy (and/or girls in general) and that frustration leads to this scene. People do strange things when the queer-ness leaks out of their overly stuffed brain. OR that (C ) Faith knows that she like-likes Buffy, is jealous of Scott for what he had, and angry at him for hurting Buffy, and so deliberately lashes out at him. My money is on C.

10. Faith has no more lines. Buffy and Cordelia return to Homecoming. But even formal-wear-Faith with no lines is a point in favor of Fuffy. She stayed! (blink and you’ll miss it tho) The entire dance, and she stayed. She invited Buffy to go to the dance with her, got a dress, did her hair up, hung out with Buffy’s joyless friends, had her scene with Scott, and she kept staying even after that! We don't see Faith scoping out any studs or anyone at all. She wanted to see her date / friend and maybe cheer on her win. Sadly we don't see Buffy talk to her once she arrives. (I like to think they caught up off-screen but that is inadmissible to the court since our exhibits are limited to the video on record.)

Imagine we had gotten to see the two of them at the Homecoming dance hanging out! *sigh* Also I just have to say, who drinks orange juice after they work out?? They are clearly meant for each other, haha.

Summary: They love each other rating: 2 out of 5. Some will see this as “just going to the dance with my gal pal.” I think Buffy’s actions (in reaction to the invite) and Faith’s actions (to Scott) show there is something more than just pure hetero-ness. It’s in the early stages your honor, but they love each other! Faith is definitely interested in Buffy as more than friends. After Scott dumps Buffy, Faith made her move. (Go Faith! Shooting your shot!) And Buffy accepted Faith’s invite to go to the dance together.

Look at Buffy as she accepts Faith's invite!

Exhibit C has been submitted, the prosecution rests for the day.

[wispurring-moss]

uh oh, how did it become 2am already??? 🤯

...well, anyways. just a coupla guys being dudes~ <3

[mushroom-winners-proof]

Ok ok so Repliku is a robot clone of Riku made by Xemnas’ company as an experimental prototype to their overall goal of making robot bodies (since the entire Nort corporation seems to focus on immortality and healthcare)

The reason they made a replica of Riku I’m not sure yet. Maybe Luxord was talking to one of his regulars about Ansem’s new PA and word reached Vexen who got curious and with the help of Zexion he created a robotic replica of him. He employed it as *Naminé’s bodyguard and one day Riku just sees it and is like •-• and they have the “I’m me he says” conversation

*I think Naminé should be the daughter of one of the high ranking employees. One of those “business princesses” who is always doted on, ya know? She can’t leave anywhere without a bodyguard and she can’t have any freedom, that kind of situation. Maybe she befriends the real Riku at some point

I’d like to think that she met Kairi at the flower shop when going in to purchase forget-me-nots, which google tells me are also called “mouse ears” which is hilariously on brand. I just wanted to make a memories pun but look it’s a Mickey Mouse pun too

dawg im putting the rest of this ask under a read more this shit LONG

def could see vexen overhearing about riku and just being like Wait He’s Like Ten and then wanting to know whats so great about him that ansem was willing to have him work so closely with him and i mean kidnapping isnt EXACTLY on the list so. Clone Time (plus it’d be a great chance to see just how accurate their robots really are to their real counterparts)

namine having some kind of tie with xemnas’s team does make sense, though rn i wouldnt know exactly how that would be. maybe when larxene and marluxia were with xemnas they just found her and went Wow A Free Kid and thought to use her for making advertisements since she was so talented at storytelling and drawing or something. def gon have to put a pin in this one

and i for one am a great appreciator for puns thank you i didnt know they were also called mouse ears !!

anonymous: Got a coupla scenes in my head with robo!Repliku.

one: he's going to the ice cream place to pick up a milkshake for Vexen and he runs into Sora. "Riku! How's it goin?" - "Who's Riku? The name's Rocky." - "Ha ha yeah right :) huh, I didn't know your boss likes pistachio key lime" - "That's what he always gets... not like you need to know. Now outta my way." - "Wow, rude much? Guess I'll catch you later..." And Xion's standing behind the counter looking :( because that's her replacement heading out the door - the spitting image of the guy who got her TERMINATED.

two: to test how the synthetic personality holds up, they send the replica to Even the psychologist since he can be trusted with the hush-hush circumstances surrounding the prototype. At his office Namine is doing an internship as an art therapist, so she becomes the person Repliku talks to the most. Sometimes his memory gets rolled back for whatever reasons and it's terribly deja vu to rehash the same hangups and insecurities and effed up themes that vary so little week to week. She really wants to help him out, but he can't escape from the company that OWNS HIM body and soul, that DOES NOT have his best interests at heart

repliku a whole rude ass and for what- probably because he’s a replica and it’s of a shitty intern at that

inch restin inch restin approach ! i’m certifiably likin the idea that namine helps test running repliku’s memories and personality via psyche tests and therapy and repliku gaining self awareness for the fact the company really doesn’t care much for him as an individual 

@coffeetime88: “Intern au: Repliku is just another kid who looks like he could be related to Riku, so everyone at the office just gave him the nickname ‘Repliku’”

imagine walking into work one day and you find some kid that looks and sounds exactly like you and it aint even anythin supernatural it just happened like that

kid just a regular dude

[slashermary]

bro. coming home a little drunk and then snuggling with your cat. what’s better than this. just a coupla lads cuddling it up. dudes being guys. except one is my sweet little baby

[vidavalor]

Finale Prediction

Sam goes to Bucky’s apartment because showing up unannounced is their new thing. Bucky has Yori over and is helping him with a project as part of his whole acts of service amending thing. Sam will not admit it aloud but we can tell from his expressions that he’s charmed at how sweet Bucky is with this old man. Yori sees five seconds of Bucky and Sam and thinks he now knows why Bucky ran out on Leah during their date. He presumes that Sam is Bucky’s boyfriend and starts speaking to them as if they’re a couple-- like, “oh nice to meet you, Sam. How long have you and Bucky been partners?” 

Sam: Oh, we’re not-- we’re-- *stumbles over whole words thing*

Bucky: “A couple of months.” 

Bucky completely understands that Yori thinks that Sam is his boyfriend but pretends not to to get Sam all flustered so Sam’s like “no, Bucky, he thinks that--” and Bucky’s all “we’re a coupla guys, I know! geez, Sam, it’s not like they didn’t exist in the 194-- err, in my day...” and so on. 

Yori is all quiet smiles and hopefully, in an aside to Bucky, is like “looks like you did find a dancing partner.” 

Or something to that effect. 

As they’re leaving Yori, Sam is like “you know that old man thinks I’m dating your creepy ass now” and Bucky’s like “what? where would he get that idea?” and they spar about being just a couple of dudes! not that there’s anything wrong with that but they’re totally not boyfriends, couldn’t be in love-- with each other? Never!  

*Insert Wandavision Agatha wink gif that I’m too tired to find right now here*