#just bisexual panic dw

[landopeaches]

me to my pals: you can’t help your feelings! let them happen! be free!!! 🧚🏼‍♀️🫧🌞💐🌈💕

me to myself: shut the fuck up. do Not feel things. just be quiet. go to bed.

[musicalmoritz]

There is not a single straight bone in Mitsuba’s body like I genuinely believe that man could never like a woman. Sousuke I know what you are

[karmalikeviolin]

my headcanon of jay dyes his hair to brown loll

[wisecrackingeric-2]

Random (and somewhat silly) Leon Kennedy headcannons

* Leon is a sleepwalker. I have no justification for it other than I think it’d be funny

* Ironically he’s also a VERY light sleeper

* And to add insult to injury, he snores like a freight train.

* Leon is Transgender. Trust me guys he told me himself

* Also got that ADHD Autism combo. Again just trust me you guys he said so himself-

* Bisexual disaster. Probably leans towards men but every gender gives him Gay Panic

* Luis and Ada were his Bi Awakening.

* ((And probably Wesker too. I mean C’mon just look at the guy))

* And just like every Bisexual he CANNOT sit in chairs normally to save his life. If he even bothers to sit on one at all ((Kinda going off the second headcannon; he also sleeps in the WEIRDEST positions humanly possible))

* Leon has permanent Bad Posture. Both from when he used to wear a binder (Transmasc Tingz !!) and from old age

* He hams up his “”old age”” a LOT just to annoy Chris and Claire

* “Ooooooughhh you guys I can feel my bones turning to dust-“ “Shut UP LEON I’m NOT CARRYING YOU”

* Leon also wore a binder for FAR too long. Like he was fighting zombies and doing backflips all while his ribs were screaming in pain

* “Leon when did you last take off your binder” “why do YOU wanna know huh Chris 🤨” “TAKE IT OFF”

* ((Dw guys he practiced safe binding and got Top Surgery. Eventually))

* Leon dyes his hair blonde. You know I’m right

* It’s also like,, surprisingly soft??? He probably takes very good care of it and uses expensive products (probably the only expensive thing he owns)

* He also purposefully cuts it that way. In fact I recon he cuts it himself

* Much more competent people (Jill, Claire, Rebecca) have offered to cut it for him but he’s always refused

* Its one of the few things that reminds him of when he was still a Rookie cop that isn’t also a traumatic memory

* He’s got some PTSD just don’t worry about it ok

* Leon is N O T good at opening up. Like at all. But when somebody DOES manage to crack him he cries s o easily and he will cry for literal hours

* Chris and Claire are the only two people who’ve ever actually managed to successfully get him to open up to that point though

* He also probably sleeps better when he’s with somebody. But he’d never admit that

* Leon’s love language is probably a mix of Words Of Affirmation and Acts Of Service. He’d love it if for once he could come home to somebody having done the little chores for him

* He’s also probably a M A S S I V E sucker for any kind of physical touch. Again, won’t admit it, but he’s a big cuddler.

* Somebody please please please play with this man’s hair he will fall asleep in your lap in seconds

* Now this may be my own Autism special interest shining through but I LOVE the idea of Leon being a massive Pokémon fan

* His favourite games are Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. Idk man he SEEMS like a Hoenn boy y’know

* His first starter was Torchic and Blaiziken remains as his all-time favourite Pokémon (he’s absolutely correct Torchic is the best Hoenn starter Fight Me)

* Probably still has his Gameboy from when he was a kid

* Leon’s also into retro anime. He likes to get Chris, Jill, Claire and Rebecca over just to show them his old childhood favourite shows like Astroboy or Sailor moon

* Will pause the DVD every 5 seconds to point something out or ramble on about something for 10 minutes

* Oh yeah he also absolutely keeps a DVD player in his home

* He’s a big sucker for old movies, especially old Queer movies but he’s also into classics like Back To The Future, Star Wars etc

*Probably was a big Star Wars kid

*((His favourite movie of all time is Legally Blonde but he will NEVER say that out loud))

* Leon’s always out of the country on some government mission so his house is probably pretty barren. He probably just stays with Chris or Claire after missions anyways

* Leon also still probably keeps in touch with Sherry and Ashley. He definitely went to their respective Graduations to support them at least

* He likes to collect little trinkets from his missions. Rocks, lighters, photos etc

* Other people have put this on their Headcannon lists too but I also agree that Leon is a MASSIVE Foodie

* The way to his heart is through a really good breakfast

* He’s also got a massive Sweet Tooth. Again, courtesy of other Headcannon lists

* He’s got low blood sugar so it probably evens out

* ALWAYS coming home from missions exhausted. In fact he’s exhausted on the plane. On the car ride there. DURING the mission. He’s an eepy little guy

* His T-Shots also make him Very Hungry All The Time. He thought it’d even out after a year of being on Testosterone but over a decade later and he still eats like a teenage boy

* ((It’s ok though cuz Chris always has his fridge stocked full. It might just be for Leon who knows))

* Leon’s not really either a Cat or a Dog guy. He likes both equally and would definitely have one of the other if it weren’t for his work

* He also prefers warm weather :))

* He likes to go swimming with his friends whenever he gets the opportunity

* Everyone makes fun of Chris for his Hawaiian shirts but Leon ABSOLUTELY has way too many as well

* Wears socks and jandals. I’m from Aotearoa NZ I’m allowed to say that ok

*BIG Mitski & Lana Del Rey fan

*I also imagine he probably likes older music like Madonna or Bowie or Blondie

* He’s not very good at it but he likes to paint his nails

* Or he just lets Rebecca or Claire do it for him

* If he goes a long time without cutting his hair either he’ll also put it up in a lil ponytail :)

* He’s got a big ol toothy, lop-sides grin.

* I recon he also involuntarily bites his tongue when he’s genuinely smiling too

* I said before he keeps trinkets and stuff from his missions but he absolutely keeps more personal mementos too. For example;

* He bought himself an old Spanish version of Don Quixote for Luis

* He keeps his old cop uniform in his closet

* He stole Chris’ shades and never returned them

* Still has one of Adas missing rings, etc etc etc

* Similarly to physical objects, Leon also picks up on the habits of people he’s met from his missions

* He always double-checks the barrel of his gun after he’s seen Chris do it so many times

* Holds his knife in his left hand after Krauser

* Very rarely smokes on occasion to remember Luis

* Picked up more Advanced First-Aid after Rebecca ((she also insisted it would be helpful))

* I could go on forever

* Leon can’t imagine ever actually being able to settle down and retire because of his work, but if he could, he would love to be a Father :))

* One last silly one cuz this list has gotten surprisingly serious; Leon unironically references Vines All The Time. It will drive everyone around him insane

[ultfreakme]

Who is Jon Kent? And why do you like him? (Is it rude to ask that? I just want to know)

Hi Nonnie! Oh dw it's not rude to ask at all!! Always happy to rant about Jon.

So Jon Kent(full name Jonathan Samuel Kent) is the son of Superman and Lois Lane. He is currently Superman, and shares the title with his dad Clark, and Kong Kenan. He's 17-18 years old and he's my precious blorbo ;_;

Okay reasons I like him:

I relate to his experience of being bisexual and his journey with it: So Jon's bi, the news articles about a 'queer superman' is what made me read his comics because I was just so happy and intrigued by it. Jon's bisexuality isn't a central focus, he doesn't have any denial about it, or have some moment where it clicks and he has a crisis about it. Jon's very casual about it, he knows he's bi. He's more scared about how people will perceive it rather than have any personal difficulties with it. And that realy resonated with me because when I figured out I was bi/pan/queer something, I didn't panic, I didn't go "oh no no no", I just went "huh, okay" and existed like that. A lot of queer characters are about queer pain, so seeing Jon just be bisexual and that being the least of his worries was nice to see.

He always tries his best to learn and be better: Jon never assumes that he's got the solutions, or that he's got a sure-fire way of doing things. He's constantly asking people for guidance, letting others explain their POV and later, he gives his viewpoint. He only goes "no fuck you" when he's got all the information required. Like he's so careful, and he learns on his own and from people around him. - So he's like, a superpowered near god-like being. But his main mentor is Nightwing- a regular human vigilante. He goes to him to learn to contain his powers & be better at investigating. - His first major storyline is him helping save a country from a dictator, and the movement was first led by his boyfriend, Jay Nakamura. Jon joins later. So he always lets Jay take the lead on it because Jay has told him Superman can't fix everything and he should be about empowering people rather than coming down on people like he knows everything. - His go-to for advice isn't Clark Kent, the og Superman, but his mom- Lois Lane who's an expert journalist. His closest, most trusted circles are all regular non-powered people who influence the world in their own way.

He's accidentally funny as fuck: Like he doesn't TRY to make jokes, but he says and does shit that just makes me laugh at him. Eg: He's always talking about how he 'listens to all perspectives and doesn't start fighting unless he's heard all side'. BUT. His one exception, is BATMAN. And this is because Batman once kind of suggested "hey your boyfriend is shady as fuck I think he's part of a terrorist organization can you check that?" and JON LOSES IT. Ever since then, he's had some petty ass grudge against Batman. Which is horrible because Batman is practically his uncle and family. This goes to the point he gives LEX LUTHOR a chance over Batman. Also, he really, really tries to be all calm and collected and rational but so far I think he's kidnapped a senator, gotten jailed, barged into a foreign president's home, barged into Lex's place and with like minimal evidence went 'Idk wtf you did wrong or why or how- but I know it's you'

He's annoying: He mastered chess in 8 seconds, he knows all the rules, he's good enough to beat Lex Luthor, considered the smartest man on the planet. But just to piss off Lex, he acts all innocent WHILE BEATING HIM and goes "see? My horsey took your piece". Like said 'horsey' as if he doesn't know tf a Knight is. Also literally any time he talks about Batman, he says the most sarcastic, dry shit ever. "Anger issues stuffed into a bat suit" is my personal fave.

He's a sweetheart!!! A kid called him a clown and he just, played along with it. He gave his boyfriend a ring that can make him fly. He heats up his mom's coffee in secret when she's swamped with work and helps his grandma bake pie! In his free time he helps replant forests ;_;

His daddy issues compel me: Okay so Jon.....to succinctly put- got trapped in an alternate universe where he was basically tortured by an AU version of his dad for about half a decade. When he returned, due to space-time shenanigans, 6 yrs for him was 3 weeks in his original world. His main tormentor wore his dad's face and he missed out on all his childhood. People were waiting for a 10 yr old version of him but he's 17-18 and people have a hard time digesting that. Jon suppresses the crap out of his issues. He never talks about it. The one time he does, he's extremely vague. He's hurt by his father not giving him the same kind of attention, by his parents so clearly missing the old him, but he never complains about it. Instead, he tries to fit around their expectations which is heartbreaking. Like reading about it is very fun for me.

He's just really fun to read about idk if my Jon propaganda is working XDXD

[evanostic]

Got any facts/headcanons about Penny Rookie Noah and Benji, have you? Because i just saw your art of them and now i want to know more about them, i usually don’t care about ocs much, but now i just saw them and I’m like, “yep kinger and queenie have kids, it’s canon now.” So yeah have a good day 👋❤️

what omg so this is what the ask was! it kept disappearing until now!!

anyways tysm!! they were developed by me and a couple of other friends, get ready for some rambles below >:3

Benji - oldest, autistic and highly sensitive in terms of emotions so he's very good at empathizing with people and is basically a therapist to his siblings, very kind and generous and does charity work, he also likes gardening and has his own garden (and HATES when kids play on it so he acts like an old man and tells them to get off). though he also has trust issues due to people taking advantage of his kindness, dw he's a really nice guy and can crack a few jokes if you need it

Noah - second child, inattentive ADHD, closeted bisexual (though benji and rookie know and are trying to get him to come out but he won't), he's goth (NOT EMO, GOTH) and may act a little moody but he's not mean, hurt his siblings and you'll wake up in the pearly gates. thing is, he actually used to be a bully cause he was the "gifted kid", but then he got burnt out, also scared of coming out even though his family would 100% accept him. he's also obsessed with animals, especially horses >:3

Rookie - the third child, hyperactive ADHD, is a nerd at math (he already knows the phythagoras theorem) and will lecture you about it. he also has a DS and loves mario games, and also a theatre kid and would go to plays on his birthdays. he's insecure about his grades and panics when they're slightly lower than before. he's also attached to Penny, they are like two peas in a pod and he gets upset if you separate them for a while, often bossy (or tries to be) but he's a cute kid regardless

Penny - the youngest child and only daughter, autism, she has sensory issues and often wears earmuffs when she goes outside, she's also nonverbal and often has a hard time pronouncing vowels so she often uses sign language. she's bullied cause of that but her brothers always come to the rescue. just like her dad, she loves insects and she also loves playing on soil without shoes so she often gets dirt all over the house when she goes inside. she's also attached to rookie and gets upset if you separate them. she LOVES halloween and dressing up in cute little costumes

okay that's all, tysm for being interested in the fan kids! love you <3

[elamimax]

Update Time! New Book!!

You know, instead of spamming the people that follow me with updates about stories every day (in between my posts about agent 47), I've decided to just start doing a big chunky update from time to time :) Consider this my new intro!

First off: New Book!

I recently finished publishing Through Verdant Mirrors, which was previously only published as an epub, but is now also available in print!

It is the story of a young (trans) woman who wakes a sleeping, beautiful prince from a tower, covered in vines... and that just, like, the first three chapters!

What follows is an adventure that takes our heroes all across the nation, a confrontation with an ancient evil from a recent past, and some old-fashioned fantasy romance. For fans of classical fantasy as well as more modern works like Shadow and Bone! I'm quite proud and fond of it and the characters in it. We don't have enough straight trans girl rep (and the sequel has some gay trans girl in it too, dw), and TVM is the start of a trilogy that sees our heroine over a period of 10 years go from a young and scared individual to a true powerhouse.

Go check it out!

Up Next

I actually recently finished On Verdant Wings, the sequel! It's currently available for my Patrons but I have also started uploading it to scribblehub, where you can now read the first seven chapters for free! :D

On Verdant wings takes our story five years after the events of Through Verdant Mirrors, where, without getting into spoilers, things take a turn for the Stranger. New countries, new faces and old friends, and a minimum of one (1) dragon. Also this one's a lot gayer, has several transfem and transmasc characters, and sets things up for book 3, which I'll begin writing on first of next month :3

Thirbly: ACAB SPIDER-MAN

A few years ago I wrote a book called Penumbra, which answers the question "what if Eddie Brock was transgender and Venom was nonbinary," a question everyone has been aching to see answered. What followed was an exploration of depression and self-worth even I hadn't really intended that way, featuring several queer and trans characters.

ANYWAY THERE'S A SEQUEL NOW. New protagonist, same world. After the burning question answered by the first one, I ask a new question with the sequel: What if Spider-Man said ACAB?

Penumbra: Redshift is a story about radicalization and deradicalization, about the responsibilities and requirements of having strength to put someone through a wall, and how fucking cool it could be if you could turn into a girl and/or fly. Featuring an extremely bisexual and more than a little trans protagonist, it's a really fun story I'm growing increasingly proud of!

If my readership is anything to go by, it's actually also pretty good plural rep? Which I hadn't intended? I need to talk to my therapist I think. ANYWAY go check it out now! There are seven chapters for free to read on scribblehub and if you can't get enough, twenty-nine chapters over on patreon. (Also you can currently read the first Penumbra for free here for that sweet sweet sad wet loser energy)

You thought I was done??

I've also been working on some new things (not just sequels). Two stories (which don't have professional covers yet, I still need to paint them), called Clear Blue and Far Horizon.

Clear Blue is the narrative equivalent of a friend sitting you down on the couch, handing you a cup of hot chocolate, and spending the next hour telling you how important you are until you cry.

More specifically, it's about someone with terminal anxiety and fear over the way the world currently works who learns to accept that sometimes good things are allowed too by either falling into a painting or having the world's most vivid hallucination. It has food, dancing, the occasional panic attack, and learning to fall in love again. It's also, for obvious reasons, trans. It's short and sweet! Currently Patreon only, but it's going to come to scribblehub (and presumably print) at some point.

It's also getting a spiritual sequel, Far Horizon, which I have started the first few chapters on (also on Patreon) which is going to be a long-form new-adventure-every-chapter story that is all about learning to embrace your life, past, present and future, but all through living vicariously in the moment. Vibes heavily based on @pepurika's Tiger Tiger comic, with, of course, my own twist on things.

Okay now I'm d- SYKE

Another novel! Flipping Out! It's a modern fantasy story about six queer kids who find a magical coin that lets them change their appearance at a whim - but there's some rules attached. Taking place over a period of 15 years, we follow them as they grow closer together, have a falling out, and finally meet back up at a wedding.

This sounds like a coming of age drama.

It's a tense, bisexual, transgender, action thriller crime romcom where these six idiots plan increasingly elaborate heists. Imagine the Ocean's soundtrack playing throughout most of it and you'll get a feel for the vibes. It also has this bit of dialogue.

“Well,” Bee said, “you always did struggle to figure out who the fuck you were.” “You’re one to talk, Miss ‘I’m just a gay guy.’ You took a whole-ass battering ram to your sexuality and you’re giving me shit,” Lisa said with a chuckle. Hers hadn’t changed. Once she’d accepted that anyone could give her the tingly feelings, that had been kind of easy. Being bisexual was a wonderfully universal experience. “Hey, I could still be a faggot.” “What, like a girl-faggot?” “Sure,” Beatrice said, raising her beer. “Girl who is a faggot. That’s me.” “Woah.”

You know, to give you an idea. It is currently being uploaded to scribblehub where you can read the first 5 chapters, but there's sixteen already on patreon, with another estimated 30-45 (ish) to follow. I think it would be cool and sexy of you to give it a look.

Okay now I'm done

So yeah! Lots I've been working on! Check it out, I have a lot of works already finished as well (can be found on my amazon author page if you want a physical copy, smashwords if you don't (though amazon's stranglehold means it is always the most up to date) and on scribblehub if you don't mind clicking through every chapter).

Thank you for reading this far in. If you have, consider recommending some of my works to your friends, there's usually something in there they'll like. I'm pretty prolific, if I say so myself :)

[isis-astarte-diana]

The Witch's Familiar: Episode Summary

Missy, a fully terrifying scary lady: open wide

Clara Oswald, chaotic bisexual: 👁👄👁

[koris-crumbs]

I’m Here For The Entertainment

Prev-Chapter Three-Next

A My Hero Academia group chat fic

Warnings: None besides cursing

Pairings: You guessed it, Izuku pining for Bakugo yet again. Lots of bisexual distress in this chapter.

A/N: holy crap I didn’t mean for a week to go by before posting another chapter. Thankfully this one is longer so I hope that makes up for it(: This takes place during the final exams at the end of season two. Enjoy the story yall!

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#1AllMightStan is online.

#1AllMightStan: GUYS

#1AllMightStan: I’m screaming shitting and crying 😭

#1AllMightStan: WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO

TheNewBestie is online.

MochiCheeks is online.

TheNewBestie: me, an empath, sensing Midoriya might be upset about being paired with Bakugo for the final

MochiCheeks: ROKI DONT MAKE ME LOOSE MY SHIT

MochiCheeks: aoyama givin me a funky look

#1AllMightStan: please more like Kacchans upset about being paired with me

#1AllMightStan: he looks like he’s about to throw down with All Might AND me

LegsLegs is online.

LegsLegs: You guys! You’re supposed to be watching and studying our classmates before it’s your own turns for the exam!

MochiCheeks: dekus in a crisis

LegsLegs: Hes always in a crisis.

#1AllMightStan: betrayed by the mom friend

TheNewBestie: me watching Midoriya look at Bakugo every .5 seconds

#1AllMightStan: TODOROKI

LegsLegs: Pay attention you guys! You can learn from the others!

TheNewBestie: not Iida being a little hypocritical

LegsLegs: You’re on thin ice, Todoroki.

TheNewBestie: ???

TheNewBestie: I can just make more ice???

MochiCheeks: if aoyama tries to take a peek at my phone one more damn time

#1AllMightStan: say click take a pic

MochiCheeks: is that fucking go diego go

TheNewBestie: me watching Bakugo glance down at Midoriyas phone every time he gets a notification from us

#1AllMightStan: TODOROKI STOP STARING

#1AllMightStan: I CANT BREATHE HES STANDING RIGHT BEHIND ME

MochiCheeks: rip deku-death by gay panic

TheNewBestie: he’s tryna get a sneak peek

MochiCheeks: I love all our classmates dearly but holy shit it’d be chaos if they found this gc

TheNewBestie: 👀

MochiCheeks: 👀

LegsLegs: GUYS I WILL TAKE YOUR PHONES AWAY.

Kermit is online.

Kermit: things are getting a little wild at Caillous house

#1AllMightStan: Todoroki please come over here and pretend to talk to me about something I can’t breathe

LegsLegs: Midoriya this is no time for a crisis over Bakugo.

TheNewBestie: dw I’m on my way

LegsLegs: Why do I even bother.

TheNewBestie: help is on the way dear

#1AllMightStan: not Todoroki being Ms. Doubtfire

TheNewBestie: THE WAY BAKUGO GLARED WHEN I WALKED UP

MochiCheeks: IM SHITTING THAT WAS SO FUNNY

Kermit: is midoriya astral projecting

#1AllMightStan: my soul has left my body

MochiCheeks: TODOROKI WALKED UP AND STARTED EXPLAINING FNAF LORE AND I THINK DEKU FORGOT ABOUT HIS GAY PANIC

MochiCheeks: THE FEAR IN HIS EYES AS TODOROKI RAVES ABOUT THE MAN BEHIND THE SLAUGHTER

#1AllMightStan: ngl Micheal is kinda hot

TheNewBestie: right???

MochiCheeks: SOBBING AND THROWING UP

Kermit: she out here using her quirk a little too much

MochiCheeks: shush tsu

Kermit: this is a hate crime against me personally

TheNewBestie: the way Midoriya is simping for Monty now bc it’s basically Bakugo as an alligator

#1AllMightStan: and THAT was a hate crime against me personally

MochiCheeks: I love Roxy 🥴

TheNewBestie: I’m scared to say mine

#1AllMightStan: Freddy

Kermit: is it Freddy

MochiCheeks: i thought it was freddy?

TheNewBestie: it appears I’ve underestimated my own daddy issues

MochiCheeks: HA

LegsLegs: Do you guys have the slightest clue what’s going on right now?

TheNewBestie: Kirishima and Satou just got their shit rocked

LegsLegs: I would’ve worded it differently but okay.

Kermit: oh shit y’all me and Tokoyami are up

Kermit: wish me luck bitches

LegsLegs: Good luck, Tsuyu! We’ll be cheering you both on!

#1AllMightStan: you got this Asui!

MochiCheeks: GO TSU!!!

TheNewBestie: we believe in you guys

Kermit: goddamnit I thought at least one of you would say some stupid shit so I could laugh now I’m sobbing that was so wholesome

MochiCheeks: she out here like iida with the paragraph long message

Kermit: and the moment is ruined

Kermit: alr talk to you all later

Kermit is offline.

MochiCheeks: and then there were four…

#1AllMightStan: not me and Sho shimmying off

MochiCheeks: IM SOBBING BAKUGO LOOKS PISSED

#1AllMightStan: I can never go back over there now

#1AllMightStan: I think Kacchan heard me and Todoroki talking about how hot Freddy and Monty were 💀

TheNewBestie: Iida would be so proud to know we’re paying slightly more attention to this match

LegsLegs: It is only a slight improvement considering Uraraka is about to die from wheezing so much and Midoriya is just hiding behind you.

TheNewBestie: but we’re still watching

MochiCheeks: i heard iida exhale through his nose from all the way over here

#1AllMightStan: wait did Tsuyu vore the handcuffs

LegsLegs: MIDORIYA HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT VORE IS?!

#1AllMightStan: I could ask you the same Tenya Iida

LegsLegs: I don’t like this game.

#1AllMightStan: then stop playing

MochiCheeks: things are heating up

TheNewBestie: If I had a nickel for every time Bakugo glared at me for saying nice things about Midoriya I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it’s happened twice

#1AllMightStan: are you shitting my dick

LegsLegs: L. A. N. G. U. A. G. E

#1AllMightStan: why is it always me

LegsLegs: Because in contrast to how you act in real life, over the phone you are apparently a menace.

#1AllMightStan: don’t even act like you’re surprised

LegsLegs: I never said I was.

MochiCheeks: deku in real life 😊😳😣🤔😁

MochiCheeks: deku over the phone 🥴👹💀💃💃😎🤩🤬🥵

#1AllMightStan: WHY ARE THERE TWO DANCING EMOJIS

TheNewBestie: bc phone you would bust a move on tik tok with me and Uraraka

#1AllMightStan: if you guys want me to make a tik tok with you all you have to do is ask 😭

LegsLegs: GUYS PAY ATTENTION.

MochiCheeks: YALL

MochiCheeks: TSU :D

#1AllMightStan: omg you guys did so good!

LegsLegs: Good sportsmanship, but please pay more attention to the next couple rounds.

LegsLegs: Me and Ojiro are up next, I trust you three will behave without me supervising.

TheNewBestie: We make no promises

LegsLegs: If you could hear how loud my disappointed sigh was right now.

LegsLegs: Alright I’m off, wish me luck.

MochiCheeks: good luck iida!!!

#1AllMightStan: You got this Iida!

TheNewBestie: woooo

LegsLegs: Thank you for the enthusiasm Todoroki.

TheNewBestie: You’re welcome

LegsLegs is offline.

MochiCheeks: alr, maybe we just put our phones away until after our rounds so we don’t make dad angry?

#1AllMightStan: agreed lmao

TheNewBestie: my fate is sealed anyway based on the look Bakugo is giving me but sure

TheNewBestie: the more time to talk about fnaf the better

#1AllMightStan: oh no

MochiCheeks is offline.

#1AllMightStan: URARAKA

#1AllMightStan: COME BACK

TheNewBestie: and then there were two

#1AllMightStan: sobbing crying throwing up

#1AllMightStan is offline.

TheNewBestie is offline.

[gameofdrarry]

Wizards Hearts Recs: Hogwarts Eighth Year

Wizards Hearts was a four-month-long Drarry reading fest. Players were given a playing deck of 52 tropes, and were asked to find 52 different fics to read and comment on to fill their decks. To prevent the same few fics from being read, fics were restricted to only being used for the game three times before being considered ineligible for further points. The tropes and submissions list can be found here.

Check out the masterlist of fics for this trope below the cut!

📜 The Standard You Walk Past by bafflinghaze Rated:  Mature Words:  46202 Tags: Hogwarts Eighth Year, Some Homophobia in the Wizarding World, Romance, Friends to Lovers, Fluff, flangst, Angst, SO MUCH FLUFF, And a bit of sap, Legilimency, Dreams and Nightmares, Slow Build, Prejudice Against Slytherins, Roommates, Redeemed Draco Malfoy, Minor Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley, Minor Lucius Malfoy/Narcissa Malfoy - Freeform Summary:  On returning to Hogwarts for their Eighth Year, Headmistress McGonagall decided to room Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter together. She may have hoped for a leading example of house unity; the other students fully expected insults and fights. But nothing happened. That was, until Harry sleepwalked into Draco’s bed. Translation links available inside for Indonesian, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Thai, Spanish, and Portuguese ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Montaigne Aspirations by countingcr0ws Rated:  Mature Words:  16681 Tags: Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Post-War, Head Boy Draco Malfoy, Head Girl Hermione Granger, Good Draco Malfoy, Hufflepuff Common Room, Hufflepuff Draco Malfoy, Draco Malfoy Needs a Hug, Harry Potter Has Long Hair, Discussion of Abortion, discussion about consent, Mutual Pining, Hufflepuff Harry Potter, Hufflepuff Hermione Granger Summary:  Draco’s been trying to be nothing but upstanding since you know what. Between crawling into places every day (oh, the woe) in his new yellow tie, avoiding heterosexual threats to the proper development of his young homosexual self, and being exhausted by how high maintenance Gryffindors are, Draco’s eighth year is still a lot better than he had initially expected. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Only Fools Fall (For You) by welpslytherin Rated:  Explicit Words:  6212 Tags: Hogwarts Eighth Year, Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, The Great Lake | The Black Lake (Harry Potter), Skinny Dipping, Pining, Fluff and Angst, Anal Fingering, Anal Sex, First Time, Mutual Pining Summary:  It’s the summer of '98 and a certain blond Slytherin has amends to make and feelings to get over. Featuring skinny dipping, a bold Harry Potter, and a blushing Draco Malfoy. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Pinned! by whileatwiltshire Rated: General Words:  4193 Tags: Fluff, Fluff and Humor, Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Pining Harry Potter, Pining Draco Malfoy, Mutual Pining, Oblivious Draco Malfoy, Draco curses a lot in this! Summary:  What's your game, Potter?" he asked calmly as Potter's face floated an inch away from him. After their second proximity incident, Draco had taken special care to note the specky git's whereabouts and behaviour; watching him with the corner of his eye whenever he could. And in his observation, he had noticed that while Potter did fumble around like a blind fool without his glasses, not once, once, did he pull anyone as close to his eye level to confirm their identity. It was only Draco. Only him. And Draco needed to find out why. Or, Five times Draco got pinned to the wall by Potter, who was surely, up to something. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Take All That You See by GallifreyisBurning Rated:  Teen and Up Words:  19666 Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Mutual Pining, Homophobia, Homophobic Language, Bullying, Boys Kissing, First Kiss, Coming Out, Leaked Sex Photographs, Off-Screen Reference to Gore, Redeemed Draco Malfoy, Draco Malfoy Has Panic Attacks, Lucius Malfoy Being an Asshole, Disowned Draco Malfoy, Supportive Harry Potter, Minor Seamus Finnigan/Dean Thomas, Hogwarts Eighth Year, H/D Sex Fair 2020 Summary:  Draco Malfoy has only two goals for his eighth year are Hogwarts: 1) stay as invisible as possible, and 2) get enough NEWTs to be accepted at a university abroad and get the hell out of the UK. Everything is going according to plan until he is unceremoniously outed by the Daily Prophet and subsequently disowned. Finding himself the unexpected focus of unwanted attention and harassment, he is suddenly dependent on the good will and protection of the last people he would have expected — Harry Potter and his gang of do-gooder Gryffindors (plus Luna Lovegood). With his world turned upside down, how will Draco make it through the rest of the year? And worse still, as he grows closer and closer to Harry, how will he get out with his heart intact? ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 For every question why, you were my Because by HugsandButterflyKisses Rated:  Explicit Words:  59924 Tags: Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Coming Out, First Time, Mutual Pining, i'll update as we go on dw, harry is a lil clueless but hes got the spirit, Sharing Clothes, Masturbation, Slow Burn, Shower Sex, Halloween, just a lot of shenanigans by the slytherins Summary:  Harry expects his final year at Hogwarts to be simple. Go to class, hang out with Ron and Hermione, and most importantly, no threats of dying. It seems fate, and the Slytherins, have other plans. or The Eighth Year fic where Harry and Draco can't seem to get rid of one another. But...maybe neither of them mind all that much. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 White Lies by cassisluna Rated:  Teen and Up Words:  171013 Tags: Slash, Homosexuality, EWE, AU, Mutual Pining, Pining Harry, Pining Draco Malfoy, Hurt/Comfort, Potions Accident, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Hogwarts Era Summary:  Draco drinks a potion that makes him know if a person is lying, and Harry, apparently at fault that Draco is this way, is forced to 'help' him with the effects of the potion. For the first time, they deal with each other with no lies to hide behind. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 knickers in a twist by technicolourbeat Rated:  Explicit Words:  86461 Tags: Hogwarts Eighth Year, Reconciliation, Smut, Crossdressing, Boys in Skirts, Bottom Draco Malfoy, Top Harry Potter, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, Semi-Public Sex, Riding, Topping from the Bottom, Draco Malfoy in a Skirt, Rimming, Lace Panties, Anal Sex, Oral Sex, Public Sex, Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Secret Relationship, Fuckbuddies, Shameless Smut, Sexual Roleplay, Fluff and Humor, Porn With Plot Summary:  Draco loses a bet to Pansy and Blaise which leaves him wearing a skirt for a whole week. Harry discovers something about himself. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Blue Roses and Other Impossible Things by Cassiara Rated:  Explicit Words:  40283 Tags: Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Homophobic Language, Angst, Fluff, First Time, Bottom Harry, Top Draco Malfoy, Hogwarts Eighth Year, POV Harry Potter, Virgin Harry, Happy Ending, Slow Burn, Bad Flirting, Loss of Virginity, Podfic Welcome, Pining, Getting Together Summary:  After Harry saved Draco from the Room of Requirement there was a moment when Draco gave Harry a look. Harry didn’t know what to make of it, and he had a war to fight so he ignored it. Now though, they’re back at Hogwarts sharing a dorm and Harry is obsessed with seeing that look again. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 In the Midnight Blue by xanthippe74 Rated:  Teen and Up Words:  5508 Tags: Hogwarts Eighth Year, Christmas, Light Angst, Developing Relationship, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Anxiety, Dreams and Nightmares, Flying, Hopeful Ending, Winter, HP Wireless Festive Minifest 2020, Songfic Summary:  On a Christmas Eve broom ride over Hogwarts, Harry shows Draco that he’s braver than he thinks. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Owl Was Well by fencer_x Rated:  Teen and Up Words:  66823 Tags: Post-Second War with Voldemort, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Hogwarts, Animagus, Animagus Draco Malfoy, Owls, Snarky Draco Malfoy, Snarky Harry Potter, Snark, Draco Malfoy & Pansy Parkinson Friendship, Sexually Adventurous Blaise Zabini, Humor, Toilet humor, POV Draco Malfoy, Invasion of Privacy, Brief Mention of Animal Death(s), Fighting, Minor Injuries, H/D Erised 2020, Slow Burn Summary:  Draco Malfoy is not an owl, really he isn’t. He simply assumes the shape of one on occasion when he wants to find a bit of privacy—a goal entirely thwarted because Harry Potter doesn’t understand you can’t just grab any old bird from the Owlery and force it to send your missives and deliver your packages. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 The Nightmare Club by Elle Gray (Elle_Gray) Rated:  Explicit Words:  85072 Tags:  Post-Second War with Voldemort, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Tropes, Banter, Slow Burn, Humor, Trials, Light Angst, Sentient Doors, Male Friendship, Friendship, Misunderstandings, Pining, Jealousy, Jealous Harry Potter, Jealous Draco Malfoy, Accidental Voyeurism, Voyeurism, Forced Proximity, Snarky Draco Malfoy, Sarcastic Harry Potter, Smut, Sexual Fantasy, Masturbation, Blow Jobs, Frottage, Coming Out, Oblivious, Drinking, Drunken Shenanigans, Feelings Realization, Secret Relationship, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Herbology, Herbology Class (Harry Potter), Plants, working together, Veritaserum, Cuddling & Snuggling, Spooning, Pajamas & Sleepwear, Tea, Nightmares, Hurt/Comfort, Panic Attacks, Awkwardness, Minor Harry Potter/Lisa Turpin, H/D Erised 2018, Community: hd_erised, Bisexual Harry Potter, Bisexual Draco Malfoy, Mental Health Issues, supportive friends, wanking, Harry in a towel, Minor slut-shaming?, Feel free to podfic this, Fanart also welcome, remix to your heart's content, tell me about typos you find as well, Gay Mentor Charlie Weasley Summary:  Hermione and Ron are going back to Hogwarts to do N.E.W.T.s, Ginny isn't. Harry hasn't decided, until he has, in front of the Wizengamot and now he's responsible for Malfoy as well. A tale of enemies who learn to get along, get it wrong and get it on. Everything is purple, some things are on fire and no-one is sleeping properly. But don't worry, there's tea! ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Read All About It by Samunderthelights Rated:  Teen and Up Words:  3247 Tags: Drarropoly: Founders Edition - A Drarry Game/Fest, Epistolary, The Owlery (Harry Potter), Secret Relationship, Drarry, Letters, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Boys In Love, Self-Acceptance Summary:  The story of a budding romance between two young men, told through letters found in the Hogwarts Owlery. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Adventures of a Suicidal Gentleman by GallaPlacidia Rated:  Not Rated Words:  47794 Tags: Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Grief/Mourning, Suicidal Thoughts, suicidal Draco but he's fun about it, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Draco and his new best friend Misty the house elf, Draco is trying to keep his shit together, Pining Harry, Down and Out Draco Malfoy, It's less harrowing than it initially appears, Veritaserum Summary:  Draco wants to kill himself, but he's trying not to be dramatic about it. Harry wants to sleep with Draco, but he's trying not to be obvious about it. Misunderstandings! Pining! Grief! Self-loathing but in a kind of charming way? Feat. Misty the house elf who takes shit from no one, an Astoria who has her own mysterious aims, a Draco who is determined to use humour to get through things, and a Harry doesn't know what he wants, except maybe to touch Draco's pretty face. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Sincere Gratitude from the (Heart) Mouth by _Melodic_ (Sae) Rated:  Mature Words:  1049 Tags: Blow Jobs, Semi-Public Sex, Public Blow Jobs, Dubiously Consensual Blow Jobs, Smut, Fluff and Smut, Gratuitous Smut, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Porn, Porn with Feelings, Redemption, Oral Sex, Getting Together, First Time, POV Harry Potter, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Post-War, Hogwarts Express, Alternate Universe - Hogwarts, Hogwarts Era, Confessions, Romantic Fluff, Humor, Fluff and Humor, Fluff, Fluffy Ending Summary:  Harry Potter knew, of course, that everyone was grateful to him for defeating Voldemort and basically saving the world, but he didn’t quite expect the way some of those would go about expressing their gratitude. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Black Me Out by JBankai89 Rated:  Mature Words:  43928 Tags: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Trans!Harry, FTM Harry, Romance, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Mild OoC, Transphobia, Hate Crime, ron & seamus bashing, EWE, PostWar, Hogwarts Eighth Year, References to Mpreg Summary:  Since his first day at Hogwarts, Harry has had a secret. Not even his best friends knew, and returning after the war for his seventh year, Harry is looking forward to a nice, quiet, Voldemort-free year. What he hadn't expected was Ron and Seamus discovering his secret and reacting violently to the news, nor did he expect his old school rival suddenly showing romantic interest in him. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Try to Change by meshtams Rated:  Teen and Up Words:  1567 Tags: Hogwarts Forbidden Forest, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Boys In Love, Love Confessions, Getting Together, Fluff, Musician Draco Malfoy, Song fic??, Gay Draco Malfoy, Bisexual Harry Potter, Tattooed Draco Malfoy, POC Harry Potter, try to change by mother mother Summary:  Harry hears music coming from the forbidden forest, and naturally has to investigate. ❤️ Read on AO3

[mx-shigaraki]

🐸 Frog Land reacting to the OVAs 🐸

Ft. @qtpiecobi @barely-contained-panic @shipbuildingaddict

"head empty tokotodo thoughts only."

"I do not simp I just acknowledge their supremacy."

"Everytime kami came on screen I died."

"/covered in rubble/ "i need a hero!' /sees bakugo/ "i need a different one!'."

"THE WAY I WOULD TRANSCEND 8 PLANES OF EXISTENCE IF DENKI SAID SHOTO."

"Todoroki and Kami are on first name basis."

"Y U HHHH."

"Kaminari being like ight if they’re going let’s go."

"kaminari holding onto bakugo kaminari holding on to bakugo kaminari holding on to-"

"Tokoyami calling bakugo self centered *chefs kiss,* I love when people insult him."

(we aren't anti-bakugou dw)

"Iida canonically stutters 🥺"

"BE MY CANE."

"PLEWSE YE."

"THIS IS THE MOST SEROTONIN I HAVE GOTTEN IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS-"

"The multishipper in me is so happy."

"OH NO IM IN LOVE!"

"OCHAKO!"

"TOO CUTE!"

"I cannot get over the fact todoroki like grabbed zuzus hand 3 times AND THEN held him in his arms."

"Denki. Looked. So. Pretty. The. Entire. Two. Episodes."

"I see/hear denki all my thoughts go gay."

"The opposite happens when I see uraraka."

"Put them together and you get the ultimate bisexual."

"SHE'S SO FUHDHEFHVEHJCVEF."

"ochaco, forget about izuku i am RIGHT H E R E!"

"hi if you see me mumbling about todoroki asking tokoyami if the fire was too much for dark shadow like a crazed lunatic, mind your business 💙."

"and you know the kiribakus are going to ignore it and only acknowledge the tiny bit of kiribaku."

"MY THOUGHTS THE WHOLE TIME"

"everytime tsu says "kero" 10 years are added to my life."

"THE WAY I WOULD LET THIS MAN

ROCK MY S H I T-"

"Kaminari’s so pretty I wanna rock his shit."

"I’m very gay for these men."

"KIRIKAMI RIGHTSSSSSSS-"

"gonna loose my voice i'm screaming so loud 😤."

"THE KIRIKAMIBAKU WAS SO STRONG."

"THEM REASSURING KAMINARI IS MY LIFE NOW!"

"LIKE IM GONNA C R Y."

"Also?? Iida looked v hot."

"DENKI HAS MORE SCREENTIME AND HE DESERVES IT."

"KAMINARI BOUNCING WHEN HE HEARS BAKUGO."

As you can see, we love all ships and all characters.

[nikosasaki]

Finn for the pride-themed ask game?

my poor child who has a certified Bad Time™ with her sexuality aw;

their sexuality - finn is bisexual, but it takes her a little bit to get there, she rolls around with the idea of being pan for a while but bisexual fits her the best

how they come out - could I call this a plot spoiler?? probably. finn kisses gina at a certain point, has a horrible panic attack about it, word-vomits everything to ricky and then goes completely radio silent for like a week,, she doesn't show up to school, doesn't answer texts, the whole shebang. ricky eventually shows up at her house and talks through her bedroom door about how liking girls doesn't change anything and how she's still a great friend and then,, finn kisses ricky, and that really does confuse things a whole lot more. she eventually goes to carlos who talks her through all kinds of labels etc and she ends up tearfully confessing it during a sleepover at ashlyn's with most of the drama kids

how their friends/family reacted - no hate to ricky but aside from him all of the kids deal with it really well! they're all very loving and supportive and even ej manages to be very kind in his own strange way,, ricky just can't cope after he and finn kissed but dw he gets better. finn's parents used to be hippies in the nineties, so all together it goes over surprisingly good

do they go to pride/with who - carlos and seb take finn to her first pride and she feels like the most awkward person on the planet for like, a good hour and a half until a pretty girl flirts with her,, after that she starts to really enjoy the party and all of the nice people there

do they show their colors - I honestly imagine finn going full baby gay at some point and buying everything bi-flag colored under the sun, but she also has an aesthetic to uphold,, I can see her owning a beanie with a bi flag tag sewn into the seam, or bi colored socks lol, she for sure has a flag on her bedroom wall though

send me an oc and I'll tell you about their pride/sexuality!

[derryhawkins]

Puppy Love

summary: Right after she breaks up with her abusive boyfriend, Beverly house and dog sits for her two good friends while they’re gone for a month. During this time she has to take the dog to the vet because of a terrible limp, and there she meets the one and only Ben Hanscom – a sweetheart with a pure soul and kind eyes. Untrusting of men other than her three best friends, Beverly believes she’ll never find someone to trust and be with for the rest of her life. But as time goes on, and as she becomes friends with Ben, that belief gradually changes. word count: 5.7k warnings: mentions of abuse (i don’t go into detail); there’s also a bit where she has a panic attack but i don’t go into to much detail there either a/n: hello i meant to post this earlier but i got anxious and then i needed to focus on school bc of a paper and today tumblr is being a bitch, so. sorry lmao. hope you enjoy this tho!! ignore any typos and/or spelling mistakes 

AO3 link

chapter one: bad limp

Beverly Marsh doesn’t trust men – most of them, at least. The only men she does trust are her good friends: Richie Tozier, Eddie Kaspbrak, and Mike Hanlon.

She and Richie had grown up across the street from one another, and he was the only kid who adamantly stuck by her side through the hells of elementary, middle, and high school in their small town of Derry, Maine. They were both the outcasts there from the get go. A kid who was too talkative for his own good, a boy who came out proudly bisexual in middle school, a teen who couldn’t sit still for the life of him; paired with a kid who had bruises on her body everyday, a girl who learned men looked at her wrong at too young of an age, a teen who got slut shamed for very untrue rumors. Then college came, and the two hauled ass to New York City to go to college, sharing a shitty one bedroom apartment and working hellish hours to scrape by. They didn’t go to the same university, though; Richie went to NYU for four years in drama and then went a different route of standup comedy while Beverly went to a smaller college to get a cosmetology degree.

Those years, they met Eddie Kaspbrak and Mike Hanlon. Eddie was at the same college Beverly went to on way to become a Science teacher, and they both worked at a crappy coffee place. They got along extremely well and after a while she introduced him to Richie, the two beginning their marriage-like bickering instantly. It was no surprise to Beverly when they got together in their second year of college. The feisty young man complemented their duo extremely well from the get-go, officially making them into an inseparable trio in no time. Then comes in Mike Hanlon, a sweet boy who grew up on a farm and who was on his way to become the best veterinarian known to man. ("I'm not gonna be the best one, guys, chill." - "Well, we think you will be.") He was Eddie’s room mate and about the time Eddie and Richie started dating was when Mike got pulled in, making their group an even four. Beverly had been hesitant at the time. Her father and every man back home made her wary of how men and boys would be towards her, her own boyfriend no help to that thought process at all, but Mike was quick to prove her wrong. He didn’t stare at her as if she were a piece of meat – hell, he still doesn’t, and neither do the other two (for obvious reasons) – and he’s never anything but gentle.

And then there’s Tom.

How she ended up with a nearly carbon copy of her father as a boyfriend during college is beyond her. He looked harmless back then, Bev remembers; he charmed her way into her life, making her believe everything was fine, but then slowly started manipulating different situations and raising his hand at her and verbally threatening her. She should’ve gotten out of it sooner but something kept her there with the asshole; something kept her from telling her friends, coming up with lame excuses as to why another bruise had formed on her wrist.

Fast forward some years. The even four graduated – Tom, too – and Richie beings to work his ass off to get gigs and all for his stand up comedy career that hopefully won't flop, and Eddie’s searching for assistant teaching jobs, and Beverly is working at really nice hair salon that pays well, and Mike is in Veterinary School. And she’s still with Tom; her friends are starting to catch on, if they hadn’t before. A few more years down the line, Richie gets a big break (okay not that big, but it's a break nonetheless), and somehow becomes extremely popular among the teens after his tweet about his cute but angry chihuahua like boyfriend. Eddie has been an assistant teacher for a couple years now and getting ready to become just a regular teacher; and Mike’s out of Veterinary School, and Bev’s opening up her own salon after a two year business program at a community college. She’s still dating Tom.

Until she’s not. At 26, Beverly has had enough. After nearly seven or eight years of something she grew up enough with because of her father, she gains the courage to finally stand up again to her another abusive man in her life. The other three finally knew the entire truth and with their help and pep talks and comforting words and hugs, Beverly stands up for herself. She dumps Tom. A fight ensues. She acquired a few new bruises and he expects her still in their shared apartment when he comes home from work. But when he’s gone, through tears and cries, she packs up everything. Literally everything. And then she’s getting in the crappy Honda she’s had since her first year in college with all of her belongings and driving to Richie’s and Eddie’s house just a little bit away. They aren't there, though. Richie is on a mini tour for a month and to because it was the summer and to celebrate the fact someone hired him as an actual teacher for the upcoming school year, Eddie tagged along.

Beverly doesn’t trust men, and the full reason why hits her like a train as she sits in her best friend’s and his boyfriend’s home, alone and honestly a bit scared. It makes her sad thinking over how much she loves and trusts three guys with her life, but two harmful men and the disgusting, predatory looks from other men out weighs her best friends’ good intentions. As she sits there, suitcases haphazardly pushed into the living room and body sore, she wonders if she should go to the doctor. It’s only a few bruises and a busted lip, though. Eddie, if he knew, would be fussing over her and dragging her out of the house in an instant to get her checked on from worry – the opposite of what his mother did constantly to him as a child.

The redhead chuckles at the thought of the Kaspbrak fretting over her, but then a few tears are leaving her eyes and suddenly she’s crying again, and wanting to call one of her boys, but she can’t. She doesn’t want to. Not yet, anyway. Richie’s having too much fun, Eddie’s enjoying his break, Mike is already working, having a good time while doing so. They didn’t need to worry over her while they’re living their lives to the fullest.

A bark interrupts her thought process and she blinks, confused for a split second until she remembers Sid. A black lab with too much energy for her own good, just a little over a year old. Richie and Eddie had gotten Sid when she was four months old. They almost didn’t get her all because they weren't sure how often they'd get to spend with the puppy. Both are home more often than they thought, though still both of their jobs restrain them from spending the amount of time they want with the puppy - less often than they first thought, though. Thankfully, both Mike and Bev are available more often than not, Bev the most. They help take care of Sid when the couple can’t, which honestly isn't that much, and the adorable dog has somehow formed into everyone’s pet over time with how often they're all at the Tozier-Kaspbrak house.

Bev wipes under her eyes and cheeks, wincing at her palm pushes into the bruise on her cheek too hard, and makes her way through the house to the back door. She peers outside to the fenced backyard and sees Sid near the back, tail up and ears perked; on high alert. The dog probably heard something she didn't like, or maybe saw a squirrel. Beverly opens the door after she unlocks it, and one hand rests on the door frame.

“Sid!” She shouts to get the dogs attention. “C’mere, girl!” Sid yaps and runs to Beverly instantly, and the woman’s laughing a bit as she crouches down, the dog attacking her with licks. Beverly pets the dog in return and moves to sit on her butt. “Hey, girl. You missed me, huh? I was just here yesterday, though, before your dads left. You miss them, too? Hm, I bet. I do. Yeah, I do, and they miss you, no doubt about it. C’mon, hey- oof, let me stand up, girl. Sid- Okay, thank you. Hey, can you sit? I’ll give you treat! Good girl, let me take a picture.”

Beverly snaps a picture of Sid, the black lab’s tongue hanging out the side of her mouth as she pants, floppy ears forward and dark eyes wide. She quickly sends the picture to Eddie, paired with a text of heart and dog emojis and ‘she misses u!’. She then ushers Sid inside, brows furrowing when she thinks she sees the dog limping, but it was hard to tell. She quickly finds the dog treats in the kitchen pantry, and feeds Sid one right as she gets a reply from her friend.

[from: coffee buddy 11:49 am MNFK SHES SO CUTESJDK I MISS HER TOO GIVE HER LOVE SOME LOVE FOR US]

[to: coffee buddy 11:50 am i'll be sure to give her all the love dw ur pretty lil head]

[from: dipshit 11:52 am SID!!!!!!! THE CUTEST!!!!!!!!!! THANK U FOR UR SERVICE BEV]

[to: dipshit 11:52 am mwah ur welcome rich x]

She smiles at their reactions. It's cute and something she's seen a thousand times throughout the year they've had Sid. One time, she had watched and listened to Richie gush over Sid sleeping with her head in Eddie's lap, his boyfriend drifting off to sleep as well. Unfortunately, that memory ends with Tom calling her and demanding her home for the night, cutting the friends' fun night together short.

Beverly finds herself frowning at the memory and doesn't bother to keep track of Sid as she wanders throughout the house. The young woman stays in the kitchen, her mood coming back down. She brushes stands of her long hair out of her face, her features scrunching up in disgust. She hates it long. Hates the way it gets the way and how she always has to do something with it, always having to get tangles out at the ends. Tom loves her long hair though, and after some persuasion back in college, Beverly grew it out again and kept it at the same mid-back length. Her stomach churns with the realization her father liked her hair long, too. It was the reason she chopped it all off in the first place. Self-hate settles in her, and she can feel the tears coming back as she leans against the counter when her phone starts ringing again. She jumps. The irrational part of her brain is telling her that the caller is Tom, that he somehow found out that she left home while at work, and he's coming over to drag her back. The other part - the rational part - knows that can't be it.

With shaky hands, she pulls her phone back out. Relief floods through her at seeing the familiar number of one of her clients. She sighs and presses the green dot on the screen before putting it on speaker. It was Audra Phillips, a wonderful woman around her age that started coming to Beverly's own salon the moment it opened, always complimenting Bev's work and saying how the redhead should be a renowned stylist for hair, makeup and clothes. "Hi, Audra," she greets, hoping her voice doesn't give off the fact that she had been close to crying.

"Beverly, hi!" Audra greets, happy. If she can tell something is up, she doesn't say anything. "I was just wondering if we're still on for one today? It's just- I'm busy these next couple days and there's a court case Friday, and I really don't want to look like shit. The split ends are bad. And it's my first one, y'know?"

"Of course, yeah," Beverly does her best to sound up beat. "I was actually just about to leave to get everything ready." It's a lie, but the other woman doesn't need to know that. Until Audra called, Beverly's mind had completely pushed away her one o'clock appointment, too engrossed into the early morning fight with Tom and her leaving without his knowledge.

"Wonderful! You are a life saver, Marsh, I fucking love you."

A genuine smile reaches her lips. "It's truly no problem, Audra. I'll see you at one."

They hang up, and Beverly goes to the bathroom after fishing her makeup bag from one of her suitcases. She stares at herself, taken back by the appearance. The bruise on her cheek is worse than she thought, and she had dried blood she didn't know about on her chin from the cut on her lip. Her striking blue eyes are bloodshot and rimmed red from crying on and off throughout the morning, and her bright red hair was a bird's nest. She is a complete and utter mess, and she has no idea how to make it seem like she isn't. But she does her best for the next ten minutes; she covers up the bruise with ease, and does her make up to where the only indication of her crying are the bloodshot eyes. She tames her hair to the best of her ability and just throws it into a ponytail. She keeps what she's already wearing on - a tee from Disney World that she got a some years back when she and her three friends were all free of school - with light skinny jeans and converse. Then, she puts Sid back outside in the backyard, grabs her keys, makes sure the doors are all locks and that the lights are off, and finally leaves.

+++

"-and I've always wanted to start a fashion line. Or do something with fashion, and make up too, which is why I started that- that...what's the word? Oh, well, that thing where people can make appointments for getting their makeup and hair done for dates, or prom, or whatever - oh, a bundle! The two in one. Gosh, I'm the owner and can't even fucking remember these things correctly," Beverly says, wincing as she remembers that she's talking to a customer. "Sorry for my language."

Audra chuckles from where she sits directly in front of Beverly, the woman behind her snipping away at her now wet hair. "You know I don't care about your language, Bev, keep on with it. And don't down talk yourself, sweetie, everyone forgets things."

They meet eyes in the mirror and share a smile. Audra has been at the salon for some time now. Beverly washed the other woman's hair before actually starting to cut it, per Audra's request. During that time they had conversed about a million and one things, leaving one conversation to go to another only to jump back to a topic that had long since been forgotten when one of them remembered something else. It was nice, Beverly had to admit. It was getting her mind off of that morning.

"Would you add fashion if you could? To the bundle - making a three in one deal."

Beverly's brows knit together as she thinks about it. Then, "Most likely. I think it would be hard to do, though. I don't think fashion is one of my strong suits, and... I dunno, the makeup deal probably won't last too much longer and I doubt the fashion thing would, either."

Audra snorts with a roll of her eyes. "You are one of the most talented women I know with all of this," she tells Beverly, hands moving under the cape. "I've never been disappointed once, and the make up you do for the prom and special events are fucking fantastic! Your fashion sense is off the charts when you dress up; hell, even when you dress down. You have the potential to do all three, Bev. What's holding you back?" The question is quieter, filled with so much care; and her other words are full of sincerity. It has Beverly faltering her movements.

She licks her lips. She knows what's holding her back. "Tom," she says simply as she quickly goes back to doing Audra's hair, and she hopes it doesn't sound as bitter and fearful as it felt. "He's always been supportive of this - of the hair salon - but he's always...apprehensive about the makeup. And then about the fashion, he's just so against it."

"What do men know?" Audra asks. "And what does Tom even do?"

"He works at some small business. A financial analysis."

"He's just jealous. Scared, maybe, of you turning out better than him. God, men are so...ugh."

"There are a few decent ones out there," Beverly says, thinking of her friends. A large smile tugs at her lips. "My best friends. Richie's annoying as all fuck, but he's genuinely caring when he wants to be. Usually to his boyfriend, and me. We grew up together, so we're basically siblings. Then there's Eddie - Richie's boyfriend. A damn firecracker. A bit crazy. A mother hen, at times. Oh, and Mike! He's probably the most genuine, nice guy I know. He's over six feet, and Rich calls him a gentle giant. I'd call him the perfect guy, but he loves pranks, and he and Rich get into a prank war three times a year and they drag Eddie and me into them too. They're not perfect - not by a long shot - but they're the most decent guys I know. I doubt there's any 'perfect guy'."

Audra's quiet for a moment. "I'm surprised you didn't put Tom in there."

Beverly's jaw clenches for a moment. "Why would I put my ex in a list of good men?" She says in a casual way and hopes that it doesn't cause dramatic reactions from those around her. It does. Her regulars and few employees know of her and Tom. It was clear no one likes him, and Bev knows that maybe they figured out something had been wrong about the relationship, but she always painted Tom as a good guy to others despite the bruises littering her skin and his harsh words towards her even in public. Audra's jaw drops and Beverly stops snipping the hair and moved her arms to her sides just in time as Audra turned around, and she sets the scissors on a flat surface. A gasp is heard across the building, and Bev turns her head to see her good friend and employee, Kay McCall, standing a few chairs away, getting ready for another customer.

"Did he dump you?" Audra asks, almost sounding hesitant to do so.

Beverly looked back at her, and then at Kay who is walking over at the speed of lightning. "I... Actually, I dumped him," she says slowly. "This morning." It almost feels wrong telling the girls first instead of her best friends first, but there's a sense of relief that comes with telling someone and Bev figures that the boys won't mind.

Kay squeals and pulls Beverly into a tight hug. "Oh, my god, I thought you'd never get rid of that ass!" She pauses and pulls away, keeping her hands on her friend's shoulders. A serious yet excited expression sits on her face. "I know it's no surprise I don't like him, okay, I'm sorry. I know you loved him too but, babe, that boy was a total whack job! He gave me the fucking creeps!"

Audra is nodding along. "I wanted to say something, but we're not that close, y'know? And I didn't wanna piss you off accidentally."

"I honestly thought you were gonna end up marrying him. It was, like, my worst fear the longest time," Kay admits. Her hands finally leave Beverly's shoulders.

"Mine too." Beverly takes in their looks, and she wants to take the words back but it's too late. She doesn't want to tell them what he's done, it's too early and too fresh to tell someone out right, so she doesn't. "I stopped loving him, is all," she lies. But, it's not really a lie. "I felt obligated to stay in the relationship, I guess. Probably a bit scared, too, because we've been together since the end of my second year of college. I finally just ripped off the band-aid this morning."

Audra smiles softly. "Long ones are the hardest to end."

Kay nods in agreement. "Yeah. Hey, I've got a pullout at my apartment if you need a place to stay. I know you two were living together."

Beverly shakes her head. "Thanks, but I'm good for now. Rich and Eddie are out of the city for a month, and I'm already visiting there to dog sit. Might as well house sit, too. I'll call if I decide to take you up on that offer, though."

They share a few more words - not much at all, though - and soon Beverly is back to Audra's hair, and Kay is walking up front where a new customer is stepping in. She licks lips, feeling how chapped they are, and her nose scrunches the slightest bit as her tongue went over the cut. She had forgotten about it, and at remembering it she is grateful that neither Audra nor Kay asked about it. She doesn't know what she would have come up with if they did.

+++

The rest of the day consisted of Beverly having a few more customers, going to the grocery store because she knows for a fact that Richie and Eddie have zero food at their house, walking around fearful, and finally getting to the Tozier-Kaspbrak residence with the sun completely gone because apparently shopping and driving takes a lot longer than she realizes. She keeps the doors locked and lets Sid roam around as she puts up the groceries - she was right, they had no food - and later feeds Sid, noticing that the limp she thought she saw that morning is, in fact, a limp and it looked the slightest bit worse. After dinner, and after letting Sid outside for a few minutes to use the bathroom, Beverly's phone starts to ring and ring, and ping continuously, messages and missed calls from Tom keeping the device occupied. She waits, but the messages and calls come in nearly every second. Every minute. She wants to call someone - Mike, Richie, Kay, Eddie, anyone but Tom - but she can't pick up the phone, because that means looking at her messages. She knows it's not going to happen, but that doesn't stop her from feeling as if even if she touched the phone Tom would find out where she is like some telepathic demon from Hell.

It's not until she's hearing her own wheezing when it dawns on her that she's having a panic attack over the stupid fucking calls and text messages, curling in on herself against one of the kitchen walls, cheeks wet and make up smudged because of her tears. She hasn't had one in years, not since her first year in college, which is a surprise in and of itself given who she's been dating. Her mind struggles to grasp at what to do - its been eight years - but once she remembers, Beverly does her best to do it. It takes time, much longer than she would like to admit, but she soon calms down. Her hands stop shaking, and her cheeks are starting to dry, and her phone is silent too. Sid is laying a few feet away, staring. Worried. Beverly sniffles. Shakily, she stands and the young dog moves her head up in a flash, eyes trained on Beverly as the young woman moves across the kitchen. Sid then quickly gets up and limps to where she's right beside Bev.

Her eyes squeeze shut as she unlocks her phone to avoid looking at the missed calls and unread texts, and it makes her want to throw up as she does it but she blocks Tom's number, erases the messages and makes the missed calls notifications go away.

Then, she's going to bed in the guest room, exhausted. Sid is at her feet in the bed when she's supposed to be in her bog bed and kennel, but Beverly doesn't care. Rich and Eddie don't have to know, anyway. She's too relaxed. She feels too safe with Sid there. So, she lets Sid stay there, eventually falling asleep.

+++

It's halfway through the morning when Beverly notices Sid is heavily favoring her right front leg as she plays without a care in the world in the backyard. It concerns her, worries her, so she calls the nearest vet and places an appointment at two - and coincidentally, it's the one Mike works at. She doesn't call her two best friends yet, not wanting to worry them in case nothing is wrong. She doesn't go into work. She doesn't want to, simply put, so she doesn't. She's the owner, anyway, and goes in whenever she pleases; the fact that she had no one specifically ask for her on that day was another reason Bev doesn't go in, and she knows the employees can handle themselves. She takes a nice, warm, long shower and brings Sid inside around noon. Then she has lunch, and as the time for Sid's appointment rolls closer, she changes into Nike shorts and the same t-shirt she wore the day before, uncaring of who saw her in it yesterday. She's still emotionally drained from the night before, so it surprises her that she didn't walk out in sweats and a hole-y shirt.

The drive to the vet is fine. Sid stays in the backseat, constantly moving into different positions and standing to look between the front seats, even though her front leg is probably hurting her. Upon reaching the vet clinic, the hope of seeing Mike rises, and she gets out with Sid quickly, locking her car, and then goes inside. It’s not long at all until she’s sitting in one of the back rooms waiting for someone to come in and check on Sid. Not too soon later, the door is opening and she’s hoping it’s Mike, but it’s not. She tries not to look too disappointed, though it wasn’t hard at all given as the guy who walks in is attractive.

She blinks, taking in the dirty blond hair and soft brown eyes; he’s tall, too – about Richie’s or Mike’s height – and at first Beverly, admittedly, tensed up. Here’s a guy who she doesn’t know and therefore doesn’t trust, and her first thought is that he’s going to say something her. To try and flirt. To seem as if he’s this perfect dude trying to win Bev over for a hookup. But then he’s giving her a warm smile before crouching down to Sid who’s jumping in excited at seeing a new person, and she suddenly feels bad for jumping to conclusions.

“Hey,” the guy laughs as Sid licks his face. “You’re a friendly one, aren’t you? Who’ve we got here today?” He’s then looking at Bev and standing up.

Beverly twists the leash in her hands. “That’s Sid. Um, she has a bad limp, and I just got worried.”

He nods and looks back down to the dog, who’s now laying on the floor at his feet, panting as she stares up at him. “Yeah, I noticed it when I walked in. It’s pretty significant. If you don’t mind, I’ll take her to weigh her out there. We’ll be right back.”

“Yeah, yeah. That’s fine, do what you gotta do,” she says. “I’ve never been to a vet before. Sid’s not mine, she’s my friend’s. I’m just dog sitting while he and his boyfriend are outta town. I figured I should bring her myself in case something is actually seriously wrong.”

He smiles as he slips the vet’s leash on Sid with ease, and unclasps the other off of her collar. “That's nice of you to do.”

“I'd do anything for my friends.” Beverly sets the leash in her lap, giving a tiny smile. “She pulls a lot, by the way. Just a warning,” she tells the man.

He nods. “It’s fine. Be back in a jiff,” he tells her and then he’s out of the room with Sid, the dog excitedly walking and pulling. Beverly chuckles and leans back in the chair, blue eyes looking at the framed picture on the wall. It’s an illustration of different types of dogs and their names and where they originally came from.

She’s about to stand up to get a better look when the guy and Sid come back in. He walks the dog to her and lets her reattach the leash before removing the vet’s leash. “How much does she weigh?” Bev asks, curious, frowning at how Sid is favoring her leg.

“Thirty pounds,” he says.

“That’s good, right?”

He nods. “Yes, it is. Female labs usually get up to between twenty-five and thirty-two.”

Bev smiles and pets Sid. “Well, you’re a healthy girl, huh? Other than your leg.” She looks up at the guy, and he’s already looking at her with an expression she can’t read. Its similar to the one Richie gives her once in a while when he’s in a particularly loving mood towards everyone; but there’s something about this guy’s expression that’s so different from it at the same time. There’s no lust, no want, no desire. Almost admiration, if she has to label it. It’s a look she’s not used to, to say the least, and she has to look away and back down to Sid. “So, are you going to check her out, or is there some big shot vet doc that has to come in?” She asks. “Dr. Doolittle, maybe?”

He seems to jolt back into reality at the question, and if Bev were to look up she would see his cheeks reddening. “Huh- oh, yeah. I’m just- just an intern here, trying to get my foot in the door before I finally become a veterinarian myself. No Dr. Doolittle, though.”

Beverly chuckles and looks up. “Shame. I’d pay some real money to have Dr. Doolittle here.”

He smiles, still blushing a little. “I’d pay to be Dr. Doolittle.” Then, “I’ll go get the ‘big shot vet doc’.” He uses air quotes as he uses the words Beverly had said moments before, chuckling lightly as she rolls her eyes with no malice behind the action.

“Alright. Oh- hey, uh,” she hesitates, “I’m Beverly Marsh, by the way. I should’ve introduced myself sooner. Sorry.”

He shakes his head. “Don’t worry about it. I’m Ben Hanscom. I’ll be right back with the doctor, Beverly.”

As he leaves, she can’t help but feel a bit embarrassed about just introducing herself like that so abruptly, but she pushes the feeling away. A few minutes later, the guy – Ben, and she can’t help but think how well the name suits him – walks in with the doctor. They check on Sid, have her walk around for a few seconds, and then the doctor is explaining that nothing seems wrong.

“There isn’t any swelling or cuts or broken bones, so it’s probably just a bad sprain. Nothing too bad, thankfully, but you’ll have to restrict how much she plays for it to get better. I’ll prescribe her some pain medication that you’ll give her once a day for seven days. If it’s not better by this day next week, I suggest bringing her back. It’ll most likely require surgery if that’s the case.”

Beverly nods along to the words and takes the information in, planning on calling Richie once she leaves to explain everything to him. After that, both the doctor and Ben are leaving again, Ben coming back five minutes later with a small, blue pill bottle.

“Give her one forth of these everyday, and it should help,” Ben tells her as he hands the bottle to her. “I hope she gets better. She’s such a sweetheart.”

Beverly stands and holds the pill bottle with one hand, and Sid’s leash with the other. “Me too. Thank you, by the way.”

He sheepishly smiles and shrugs. “I barely did a thing. It’s all the doctor.”

She chuckles. “Well, thank her too for me. Hey, do you know a Mike Hanlon?”

He nods quickly. “Yeah, he’s another intern for one of the other doctors here.”

“Is he here?”

“Yeah. But he’s helping with a surgery on a sick cat. Why?”

She shrugs. “He’s one of my friends. I was expecting to see him, is all.”

“Sorry to disappoint.”

Beverly frowns but then smiles, shaking her head as she gets ready to leave. “You’re not a disappointment, Ben. You seem like a cool guy, and it was nice meeting you.”

He’s then giving her another warm smile, and he’s blushing again. “Thanks. It was nice to meet you, too. And Sid, of course.”

Beverly then says a bye with a smile of her own and she walks out of the back room, and to the front. She pays, not minding having to, and walks out with her phone pressed to ear as she calls Richie, explaining what’s wrong and what’s happening with Sid as she drives home. She doesn’t mention the breakup or Ben just yet. She doesn’t want to think about either too much, and telling her best friend about both would require just that. So, she doesn’t. Richie doesn’t ask, either, because one: he avoids the topic of Tom as well because it just puts him in a pissy mood for the rest of the day and he can’t be in a pissy mood during a gig, and two: Beverly have no indication about the guy who helped out at the vet clinic being attractive in any way.

She sighs as she falls into the couch after giving Sid the correct amount of medicine, turning on the TV, pushing any thoughts about men out of her mind as she watches a rerun of an old 90s show.

[morporkian-cryptid]

For the AU thing Severich + 1900s? I loved the DW one so thought I'd go for specific history :)

I’m really bad at history, but I know the Universal Exhibits took place in that time period, so I’m going to focus on that.

This was supposed to be SeveRich but it quickly turned into Mor4. I did some research on the exhibit and this list got super long, but it was a lot of fun to write.

 Richard lives in London and is a comedian. He’s Jim’s twin brother, which means he’s tied in some ways to Jim’s criminal network, but he doesn’t actively take part in it.

Jim is afraid his brother could be used as a pressure point on him, so he assigned to him a bodyguard, Severin

Severin is the younger brother of Jim’s own bodyguard, Sebastian; Jim is relying on the fact that since Seb is great at his job, Sev can’t be half bad

Richard is pissed that his brother thinks he needs a chaperone, but he can’t really do anything about it

Severin’s job is made harder by the fact that Richard often visits poor (and therefore dangerous) neighbourhoods of the city to help little kids, give away some money and do charity

That’s probably part of why Severin fell in love with Richard: because Rich is an incredible sweetheart who wants to help everyone (and can also get very aggressive when people try to take advantage of him)

Problem is, it’s the early 20th century and homophobia is a thing. Also Sev has no clue that Rich isn’t straight.

At first Richard doesn’t like Sev, or rather doesn’t like the idea of having a bodyguard who follows him around

Except that a bodyguard is only paid to protect him, right? Not to help him out in the house, take care of him, pay for some of their outings (opera, theatre…). So that must mean Severin actually likes him, right?

Richard, being the idiot that he is, somehow believes that Sev is actually paid by Jim to be nice to him.

Which doesn’t prevent him from falling in love with him, of course.

At least he doesn’t believe Severin to be straight, Jim gave him a file on him before appointing him as Rich’s bodyguard, and Jim knows everything about his employees, including the fact that both Moran brothers are flaming bisexuals

(Which is probably the reason he recruited Sebastian in the first place now that I think of it)

One day Jim has an important meeting to attend in Paris, and decides to take the whole family (Richard, Sebastian and Severin) on a workation to see the Universal Exhibit (the one in 1900)

By that point, Severin has asked Sebastian for advice on how to deal with a gay crush. Sebastian, who is already dating Jim, advises him to just go for it – considering that Jim is the gayest man he’s ever met, even if Richard is straight he won’t be a homophobe (probably)

Meanwhile Richard is still melting into gay panic every time Severin smiles at him

They spend three whole days at the exhibit, which is noteven halfway enough to see everything

The two Moriarty twins turn into literal children when they get to the steam train exhibits, and their respective bodyguards have the hardest time babysitting them and making sure they don’t get hurt

Richard is particularly fascinated by the Lumière brothers’ cinema, and how it could work with theatre

The Moran brothers race each other backwards on the Rue de l’Avenir (an automated sidewalk), before being taken away by security because they are disrupting the other visitors

Once Jim finds the Siderostat, the biggest telescope at the time, there is no way to get him out of the Optical Palace for the rest of the day. Sebastian has to stick around with him while Richard and Severin go on to other exhibits.

The two take advantage of being alone to visit the Eiffel Tower, and decide to climb everything by foot (because they are idiots, and because there are less people there than in the lifts)

Richard quickly grows short breathed and Severin has to help him climb; the sudden proximity does nothing to help Richard’s racing heart

Once at the top they take a moment to look at the city from above; Richard is completely fascinated by the view, while Severin notices little else than Richard’s expression of childlike wonder

If he wasn’t already in love with him, he’d fall for him all over again

Severin chooses that moment to give Richard a gift he bought earlier, a pocket watch in the Art-Nouveau style

And also to declare his feelings for him (yes I know eveyone saw it coming Sev is a huge romantic of course it was gonna happen on the Eiffel Tower)

Richard nearly falls over in shock, it takes him a moment to recover, before he stutters an inaudible response. Sev starts to grow worried, Richard is incapable of putting two words together, so he does the next best thing and kisses Severin.

Severin nearly falls over in shock

When they finally find their brothers again, they’re both beaming like little suns, and Richard is giggling to himself. Sebastian quietly congratulates his brother. Jim is not supposed to know anything about what is going on, but he actually knew about their reciprocal crush long before Severin even told Sebastian, and has been waiting for these two dumbasses to declare their feelings for ages

Obviously both couples have to hide the fact that they’re couples, and they just live together as a group of “lifelong bachelors” in neighbouring houses

Richard and Severin make a tradition of going to France every time there is a new Universal Exhibit

(shout-out to @conduitstreetcat for pointing out a historical mistake and helping me correct it)

[sexatoxbridge]

hi i'm new here and you look so smart i have a question do you think harry is gay? sorry if you're tired of answering several things like

Okay...I understand that people are confused or curious about what’s going on, but to be clear - I have exactly the same information as everyone else and any extra intel I’ve acquired wouldn’t have swayed my views any more than what Harry Styles has said and done over the past years and everything I say here is my opinion. An opinion that should not be the basis for what anyone else believes.

That being said, clearly answering the countless asks I’ve gotten about this with gifs or by saying 

isn’t working. 

So for the last time for the foreseeable future I’m going to outline all the evidence I have at hand and let y’all make your own damn minds up about what you think and then hopefully everyone will stop asking me about it forever. 

If we go back to that disaster bomb of a GQ interview in 2013 we have young Harold saying this

Then a year later we had No Chill November in which Harry said this

And a few months later he said

Then in 2017 we got a print interview which went thusly

And most recently we’ve had the debut of his song “Medicine” in which he sings 

Awhile ago I’d probably have just answered the asks I’ve been getting about his sexuality with 

as my reply and left it at that. However, I think as we see Harry saying more and more in regards to his sexuality it’s the wrong climate in which to insert my sarcasm on the matter. I also think that people need to make a very important distinction between what Harry says and what is written about Harry because I’ve been seeing a lot of, “Harry said that he doesn’t define his sexuality” going around, and while it’s true that he’s never explicitly stated “I am [gay/bi/straight/pan/alien]” at any point, I have a very hard time trusting this source on anything

Since Dan Wootton first bashed the words “one” and “direction” out on a keyboard with his hooves no one has taken a word of it at face value. I would be a complete hypocrite myself if I were to say that DW is a lying piece of shit whose career exists to serve as Simon Cowell’s mouthpiece but then completely suspend my beliefs in reality to accept this one article because it happens to sound consistent with some of the things I’ve thought over the years.

So to answer your question...I don’t know. And quite frankly, I don’t care. In 2016 I wrote an article on Buzzfeed called The Current Media Discussion On Harry Styles’ Sexuality Is Proof That The World Has Lost Its Mind (click on that for the link). What I care about is that the media has been monetising his sexuality for years. And the fact that an “official” statement about his sexuality came from The fucking Sun has me like

Because the chain of information to that trash publication goes Sony > Simon Cowell > Dan Wootton > The Sun. I accept that Louis wanted Babygate to happen as much as I accept that Harry wanted that article to be his soft coming out. 

So while it’s true that Harry Styles has never defined his sexuality, I’m not saying that he isn’t gay because that was written about him, I’m saying for now I don’t know because he hasn’t actually said anything about it. You know what else he’s never said? “I’m straight.” When Harry said that he didn’t think that he was bisexual people automatically thought that meant he was straight, whereas I wasn’t using straight as the default sexuality and initially took that to mean he probably was certain that he likes guys, seeing as I’ve never seen him look at a woman the way he looks at one guy in particular, but even then that’s my opinion. 

For now I think everyone should just calm their mad heads down because this is going to play out however it’s going to play out regardless of anyone’s panic or speculation over it. At the end of the day, as long as he’s happy, whoever Harry Styles is attracted to is

[gingeraleforthetrauma]

Jumping forwards a number of years, in honour of it being June, is the only story about me coming out to a supportive parent.

And apparently how I went from describing myself as Bisexual to Demiromantic/demisexual.

(I ramble. A lot. I'm sorry????)

(Just me having a queer panic for like over 8 years, dw abt it)

(I legit procrastinated my sexuality from when I was like 10 (holy fuck))

---

The first one goes back... I think I must've been 14, November of my freshman year in high-school, so somewhere around 6 years now. I was in the car with my mother after an doctors appointment (several months prior I'd had a very nasty incident where my father gave me several severe injuries) and we were just sitting in our car.

The conversation was light, just chatting about how school had been so far and how my friends and I were adjusting to high-school; I was talking about how this one friend of mine rather openly talked about wanting to date me and how I'd gently turned her down on a number of occasions (I wish I had been firmer about that, I wish I hadn't been so goddamn willing to please) and my mother says to me something like, "well, you know you aren't allowed to date right now and it doesn't really matter since you don't swing that way." She'd said it normally, a little amused by the conversation and a little stern, reminding me of the 'no dating until your 16' rule (which I later ignored, the fool I was).

And. I just. I stopped.

It felt like my entire world had screeches to a stop. Because, no, actually I do like girls. I have liked girls. In fact, at that point I really liked that girl.

And I turn to her, face pinched into a frown and replied, "no. No, actually I do like girls. And boys." And she looks back at me, surprise colouring her features before she nods.

And she's just like, cool, but you're still not allowed to date until you're sixteen.

From there I went to tell her about something that had happened two years prior-

---

The second story isn't... as nice, relatively, but it's far from the worst thing that could've happened.

See one time when I was between 12 and 13, my older cousin came over, now, they're an ENTIRE decade older than me, and about 8 years older than my own older sibling. I'd always idolized them growing up, they were cool and older and the only cousin I was actually close to.

And I'd known for a while at that point that they weren't straight. But I hadn't said anything, because that wasn't my place and I was content to simmer in my own sexuality crisis for a whiles yet.

My cousin had other ideas.

They pulled me aside at a family gathering, it was sometime between Easter and my birthday, or maybe Easter and the end of my school year, but I'd just finally realized that I thought that both boys AND girls (this was a bit before I really knew or learned about anything outside of gay, bi, boy and girl). Anyway, they pulled me aside and spoke to me in hushed tones and completely shifted all of my views on, well, everything.

"You aren't straight, are you?"

"What?"

"You don't just like boys, do you? I can tell, seeing as I'm not straight either."

"Wha- oh. Uhm, I guess? I-"

"You can't talk about it with anyone else, none of them (our relatives) will understand, and they might hurt you. You can always talk to me, of course, but no one else. Don't tell your mom I said anything, especially that last part."

"Oh, okay...."

And with that, they whisked me back to the main room without a chance to say anything else.

I was, frankly terrified. I'd already procrastinated about my sexuality in elementary school, deciding my crush of my best friend was something better left till I was a teenager, but now I'd just been told that I couldn't even talk with my mom.

It was scary. And for a couple years I kept my mouth shut. I barely said anything to my friends at school, I was terrified of the GSA club and acknowledging that I found girls pretty became a crime in my head.

Which, granted, was a bit much for a reaction to a 90 second discussion in an unlit hallway.

But I did, eventually, tell my mom I wasn't straight (awkwardly in our tiny car, hand on the door handle, just in case) and I even quietly professed what my cousin had told me to do (said cousin had ignored me after our little chat and completely and entirely refused to speak to me after my mother said that she knew about the advice I'd been given).

All in all, none of it was terrible. Though I've never been particularly fond of talking to any of my family (who can know, because I do unfortunately have bigoted, prejudiced asshole relatives (its bad enough, to them, that I'm not entirely white)

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When I first started actually exploring my sexuality, I rather thought I was Bisexual, granted it'd been the first word I'd come across that sounded anything like and I latched onto it like a leech, had I known what Pansexual was, I'd likely have started from that.

But as I got older, I realized it didn't really fit, and by my junior year, I was entirely uncomfortable with using the term for myself.

Thus I started researching.

I learned a LOT about consent, sexuality, gender-identity, SSC (safe, sane and consensual), and the difference between a kink and a fetish. And... that covers a lot of different things, I'd started just wanting to figure out my own sexuality and learned a lot about sex in general, which I hadn't really planned on.

But it felt really good to know. And all of those side things made sure I was informed and safe, in a number of things I did, and made it easier to figure out what I was comfortable with.

Eventually all of that research led me to the term M-spec and under that category, the term Omnisexual.

I spent over a year with that label, finding myself a little bit more with each day, and eventually, I realized it didn't really fit me.

Now, I've considered myself Demiromantic for most of my journey of exploring my sexuality. It's something I've always been comfortable with, something that always just clicked for me.

So I started looking into Demisexual.

And for the past two years I've been in a limbo of sorts.

Am I actually into girls? Am I interested in sex at all? I know that I don't like [blank], but what about everything else? I havnt had much of any experience, do I really know? My first romantic experience with a girl ended really, really badly, and now im terrfied of them.

I had a lot of fears and doubts, but somehow, I figured it out. Very oddly, but I did.

And I recently realized that a lot of my experiences and romantic interest (I honestly havnt had many) let alone sexual interests (even less of those) were basically just the definition of Demisexual/romantic.

And suddenly I felt a lot happier, and free in a way I havnt before. And I'm happy with the term, I feel confident and comfortable for once in the entirety of the word.

So... I guess, to everyone one celebrating pride this month, quietly, loudly, discreetly or boldly, happy June; happy Pride month. And remember, sexuality is fluid, just like gender. There's a bajillion ways to identify and you're valid.

And if you're struggling with labels, identities, defining the differences between romantic and sexual interest, you're not alone. And it's perfectly fine to not use a label. Be yourself, love yourself, and be safe, do your research.

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