#like I have an interaction in mind with these twos and it's gonna be a big project

[allsteddie]

Married Steddie where their 6-year-old daughter has no idea her papa Eddie is famous.

They adopted Hailey when she was just a baby. Most of her earlier years were spent on the road with her daddy Steve and papa Eddie, as Corroded Coffin was still on tour and pretty active. She was too young to understand any of it, though.

When Hailey was around 4, the band agreed to go on hiatus for a while. Jeff was having problems with his wife, Gareth’s mother was going through a hard time after being diagnosed with breast cancer, and Hailey was about to start school and wouldn’t be able to follow her papa anymore. With all that in mind, everybody agreed it was best to take a break and focus on their own families for the moment. When things got better, they could get together again and work on their new project; there was no rush.

So Eddie went back to Indianapolis with Steve and Hailey and left the persona Eddie Munson behind for the time being. At first, Eddie thought it would be hard for him. He was so used to being on the road, that he thought he would feel restless at home, but he was so wrong. Because when you have a four-year-old at home, there’s no such thing as a boring day. And since their house had a studio, Eddie also spent a lot of time working on his own solo material, something he never had the opportunity to do when the band was still on tour.

He didn’t really have any plans in mind when he started this project. The only thing he knew was that he wanted it to be different from anything he had already done with Corroded Coffin; something more intimate and Hailey-friendly. He really wanted his daughter to see him perform, something not really possible when you’re the lead singer of a metal band and your kid is barely four and still easily overwhelmed by loud noises. He was gonna change that with his solo album.

Eddie spent the next two years trying to be the best papa he could for his little girl, and working on his solo project when he had time. By the time Hailey was six, Eddie was finally satisfied with how the songs turned out and the album was ready to be released.

It was a Saturday night when Eddie stepped on a stage again. And this time was different, this time his family was right there, watching him from one of the stadium boxes, as Eddie faced a crowd for the first time in almost three years. And although Eddie could not see them from the stage, knowing Steve and Hailey were there made the whole experience so much more special.

He played all twelve songs from the new album, plus acoustic versions of some of Corroded Coffins most popular songs. The crowd sang along with him the whole time and screamed whenever he interacted with them. It was nice getting to do what he loved after such a long pause, thrilling even.

When the concert ended and Eddie bid the crowd goodnight, Hailey and Steve were already waiting for him backstage. He barely had time to put down his acoustic guitar before Hailey was throwing herself in his arms, squealing and giggling and wide-awake despite the late hour. Her pretty hazel eyes were sparkling with excitement.

“Papa, you’re famous!” she said, awed, as her papa picked her up.

“I am?”

“Yes! Everybody was screaming your name.”

“No way! Did you scream too?”

“I did.”

Eddie smiled, endeared by the honest reaction. That’s why he loved children, especially this child. You could always count on their honesty.

“Did you tell papa what you told me earlier?” Steve chirped in, rounding the coffee table separating them so he could drop a kiss on Eddie’s lips.

“What?”

“I wanna be famous like you when I grow up,” Hailey stated proudly, her little hands resting on her papa’s face as she smiled big enough to show her missing front teeth. “That’s so cool.”

Eddie raised his brows. “I thought you were gonna be a zookeeper.”

Rolling her eyes, the little girl huffed. “If I’m famous, people will know me and they’ll let me play with the alligators whenever I want. Then I don’t really need to be a zookeeper anymore,” she argued, as if that was the obvious conclusion to the matter and his papa was so silly for not seeing that.

“Oh, right, of course. How foolish of me.”

Steve took Hailey, so Eddie could change and wrap up whatever business he still had with the other musicians and staff before they left. It was way past Hailey’s bedtime, but the excitement of seeing her papa perform had yet to run out. She was still awake and babbling non-stop when they left the stadium and made their way to the car, holding both her dads’ hands.

They were reaching the car when the little girl stopped, forcing both men to stop with her.

“What is it, sweetheart?” Steve asked once he noticed his daughter thoughtful expression.

“If papa is famous,” she said, big eyes staring at her parents full of hope. “Does that mean he can ask the zoo people to let me play with the alligators?”

The question was so unexpected it rendered Steve speechless. Eddie would never understand his daughter’s fascination with alligators.

“Sorry, kid, but you have to be at least twelve for that. Zoo rules,” he said, doing his best not to laugh at his little girl disappointment.

Hailey’s pout was the cutest thing. “That’s so not fair.”

[keyotosprompts]

is this love? .𖥔 ݁ ˖๋ ࣭ ⭑

crush prompts

⇴ having to not act crazy when person a feels their hands brush over person b's

⇴ seeing someone for the first time and having your eyes linger back to them because of how beautiful they are

⇴ blinking a few times because you can't believe the person in front of you is real

⇴ complete denial of feelings whenever someone else brings it up, but in private you can't help but hide your face and blush because of your feelings

⇴ person c says, "so... are you guys dating?" and person a tries to cover their ass and says, "what?! no! no. no no no."

⇴ trying to focus on one subject but person a cannot (for the life of them) get their mind off of person b

⇴ person a feeling the back of their neck get hot & getting flustered when speaking to person b

⇴ person a catches themself trying a bit harder when interacting with person b (whether it be dressing up, trying harder in a subject/sport, etc) and cringes ("what the actual fuck am i doing?")

⇴ person a reads up on a subject/piece of media/hobby that person b enjoys to try and talk to them later (bonus: person b finds out and says, "you didn't have to do that. i was always gonna find a way to talk to you anyway.")

⇴ sneakily setting up dates

⇴ eventually, once the relationship is established, person b jokes about person a's crush on them. person a responds with, "stop it. am i actually that obvious?"

⇴ person a acts all suave and nonchalant in front of person b, only to become a whole mess after they stop talking. like literal shambles, rethinking the entire conversation, and dragging their hands across their face shambles.

⇴ pressing your lips together to prevent a big grin from appearing on your face because of person b's antics

⇴ trying not to think about the other person, so you do everything imaginable to keep them out of your mind (reading, coding, watching tv—you name it). but everything always comes back to them.

⇴ person a and person b start off as the only chill co-workers in the workplace, which creates a friendship between the two that could blossom into more

⇴ jealousy being the beginnings of a crush. person b wondering why they feel their heart sink when person a mentions that they're going on a date.

⇴ or person b's jealousy causes them to be a bit touchier with person a, causing person a to start developing a crush on person b

⇴ it randomly hits them. person a is just sitting around with person b until they're like... "wait. i really like spending time with person b. i'd spend all my time with them if i could. i want to kiss person b—WAIT WAIT WHAT"

⇴ person a starts to imagine person b in rom-com situations. totally unintentional btw. but person a realizes that person b embodies most of these rom com love interests, and slowly starts to realize maybe there's something there between the two of them.

⇴ sharing earbuds in and realizing the proximity is too much and they're so warm and their skin is so soft and that one focused face they make is so captivating and... oh.

⇴ "why do i even keep you around?" "because you have a crush on me" "WHAT." how do they know how do they know how do they know

↑ whole time other person is just oblivious and said it just to fuck with the other one.

⇴ something that originally starts off as a friends with benefits situation develops into more over time. you don't know when you started admiring the crease of their eyebrow or the way their mouth parts when you do that thing. you don't know why it makes you feel so good seeing that.

[kimmeiy]

the wedding

sophia laforteza x reader

synopsis- sophia’s cousins wedding doesn’t go as expected, especially since y/n seems to always find a way to be involved in her family drama

warnings- none?

wc- 1298

pt1

“before we leave, let’s go over the rules”

the day of the wedding. a day you dreaded, not because of what happened last time you saw her family, no you’d never regret that. you just hate ceremonies, especially long ones that require you to be in the vicinity of the laforteza family. hopefully this won't be too long.

“oh you were serious? uh, no drinking and stay with you”

“and…”

“come on, can i at least say hi to him?“

“nope, you’re staying away from matthew today. you’re also forgetting the important one”

“and that is?”

sophia glared at you. of course you’d ignore that one.

“keep your thoughts to yourself, okay? don’t defend me today. it’s a happy day for my cousin and i don’t want you to take that from her by mentioning her parents relationship problems again”

of course she’s right. it is a happy day, surely you can restrain yourself.

“okay, i’ll bite my tongue today. you look gorgeous by the way”

and she does. her dress fits her perfectly and her makeup is beautiful. if you didn’t have self control, you’d stay home and kiss her until you pass out but you know that’s not an option.

“you too, beautiful”

at the wedding venue, sophia immediately grabs your hand, keeping you close. her aunt glares at you from the minute she sees you, straight to the start of the ceremony. 

“um, sophia, she keeps staring at me”

you whisper, keeping your eyes on the crazy woman as you sit in your respective seats 

“ignore her. she’s not gonna do anything”

she dismissed it without even looking away from the front.

“it’s kinda creeping me out…”

you eventually shrug it off and try focusing on the wedding. your hand finding hers, playing with her fingers as you get bored.

sophia meant it when she said you’re not leaving her side. she hasn’t let go of your hand once as she walks around during the reception, speaking to her family. you expected that you’d get nasty looks but surprisingly, most people just ignored you. 

“y/n!”

everyone except matthew. turning your head, you see matthew coming straight to you, drink in hand.

“i’ve been looking for you. let’s get some drinks”

you look at sophia, who’s looking right back at you, waiting for you to say no.

“sorry matthew, i’m not drinking today”

you can see the disappointment on his face, which he doesn’t bother to hide, but he doesn’t let that stop him.

“fine, let’s hang though. everyone else here is boring”

“well… i’m gonna stay with sophia. you can stay with us if you want, if that’s okay with her”

she reluctantly gives the okay and matthew groans but he agrees, saying something about how he hopes for some entertainment.

so now sophia doesn’t have just one idiot following her around, she has two and they’re worse together. she tries to continue her conversation with her aunts but the laughter coming from directly beside her is distracting. she doesn’t mind the laughter but the aunts take offense to it.

“excuse me, but we’re trying to have a conversation here”

just as you’re about to apologize, she speaks again, more agitated this time.

“i swear it’s like you have no respect or regard for anyone but yourself. it’s always something with you.”

you look around for a second, first at matthew, who looks a little too excited for the interaction. then at sophia, before looking back at the aunt, trying to see who she’s talking to and ready to speak your mind. sophia knows it’s going to be a repeat of every other time so she quickly squeezes your hand.

“y/n…”

that warning was enough for you to bite your tongue but that didn’t stop you from giving the woman a dirty look.

“come on y/n, really? that’s it? you’re not gonna tell her off?”

you look at matthew’s pout and scoff. of course he wants there to be drama.

“nope, i promised to keep my thoughts to myself today”

“that’s lame, i’m gonna get a drink”

you’re surprisingly quiet the rest of the time, ignoring all the slick comments that you happen to tune in to. everyone who looks at you can tell that you’re bored and would rather be anywhere but here.

you haven’t moved from your spot since sophia started her conversation, so when someone bumps into you and spills wine all over you, it doesn’t fail to annoy you. what made it worse was when you looked up, you saw her aunt from the engagement party smirking at you like she just got her lick back.

“oh my god, i didn’t see you there!”

the conversation paused and everyones now watching you two, waiting for your reaction.

you look at sophia, taking in the look of panic on her face, they way her hand tightens slightly around yours, tugging a little.

“it’s fine. no big deal” 

you can tell everyone around you is surprised. they expected much worse from you and you don’t miss the relief on sophia’s face.

that doesn’t matter though, because it’s clear that the older woman just wants a reaction from you.

“you should really watch where you’re going.“

“i haven’t moved from this spot”

“honestly though, it’s not like the wine messed up anything good. my cats collar probably costs more than your outfit”

“that’s nice”

your nonchalance is clearly upsetting her and she’s getting more and more frustrated that you aren’t giving her the reaction she desperately wants so she starts trying harder to push your buttons.

“i really don’t know what sophia sees in you. i mean yeah, you’re kinda pretty but that’s about it. you’re no good. she can do so much better. if only she’d agree to go on those dates her mom used to set up for her”

usually she wouldn’t say anything. it’s not like her to talk back to her family, but hearing someone talk about her girlfriend like that seemed to hit a nerve.

“excuse me? you have no right to wonder about anyone’s relationship, especially with what you have going on at home. go deal with your husband before you try to question what my girlfriend means to me. just because your marriage is shit, doesn’t mean you can try to interfere with other people’s relationships.”

“well damn”

the silence that follows honestly makes the whole situation even funnier. it takes everything in you not to laugh knowing there’s a time and place and this is not the time. if anything, it’s expected that you talk back but no one expected sophia to be the one dragging her. 

her aunt looks embarrassed and angry. how could her good niece say something like that to her?

“sophia! look at how she influenced you! this is even more reason for you to get rid of her!”

“i’ll let her leave me when you start respecting yourself”

you say before dragging sophia away, and to the bar, way too eager to get drinks in your systems.

“i didn’t expect that from you”

“well she was going too far, i couldn’t just let her say stuff about you”

“aww you care about me?”

“shut up. i’m proud of you though. you were nice all day”

“yeah well, i couldn’t break my promise” you say, lifting your joined hand to your lips, placing a kiss to the back of her hand.

“hey! what’d i miss?”

matthew appears out of nowhere, joining you two at the bar.

you catch him up with everything that happened and he groans.

“are you kidding me? go to the restroom for two seconds and i miss everything. this is why i drink.”

“i swear you’re only here for the drama”

[cal-daisies-and-briars]

More 🪷 so I can keep sharing my thoughts!

🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷 (Chris and Shannon oh my god! Only a few years apart in age - that’s so heartbreaking and such an interesting story premise! Can’t wait to see where you take it! Also looking forward to the Shannon Eddie reunion because I’m sure it’ll be wonderfully angsty! And you best believe my mind has been whirling trying to guess who the fifth person to return will be - not trying to get any real hints from you but it is someone already dead in canon right? Really excited to learn who it’ll be!)

In case my long rambling thoughts didn’t make it clear - I’m really so excited for this story! I feel like it’s gonna be the perfect combination of two of my favorite things - established happy future fics and deep varied character interactions (especially when some of those are between less explored dynamics) I’m already loving all the different POVs and I’m really glad that you’re doing another long fic! I’m so excited to go on this new journey with you!

- PCA <3

THANKS PCA! So glad you're loving it. It's such a fun world to explore. I have so many plans.

500 for 🪷:

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“We should make a list of everyone we love who has died and what child of the 118 they might appear by,” Chris says. “And cross reference that list with whoever on it might be connected to Chimney, too. So far everyone back is someone we didn’t want to die, so probably start there.”

There’s a moment of silence across the group. 

“Yeah, that’s… That’s probably the smartest thing to do,” Buck eventually says. 

“Definitely,” Maddie agrees. “Good thinking, Chris.”

At that moment, Kevin decides he can’t handle much more of this. He doesn’t know anyone. He doesn’t have any answers. Both their theories pose Kevin as a symptom, not a cause, so… So he doesn’t actually need to be part of this list making. He died before any of these people came into Howie’s life. 

He stands, leaving his tea mostly untouched.

“Where are you going?” Howie asks. 

“I need some air,” he says. 

He doesn’t ask permission. He doesn’t leave room for follow up questions. He just turns and leaves Howie’s new brother’s house.

Shannon

Shannon’s not sure what to do once Kevin leaves the house. She sort of wants to join him. Fresh air could really do her some good right now. Not being in the middle of a conversation she only understands half of could do her some good. But she doesn’t want to walk away from Christopher. Even if he’s acting sort of… Cold? 

“Should someone go after him?” Maddie asks when the door shuts behind Kevin. She’s looking pointedly at her husband.

“I wouldn’t,” Bobby says. “At least, not for a minute.”

Maddie looks at him curiously. 

“Today has been incredibly overwhelming,” Bobby says. “And as much as I love you all and am happy to see you, it’s wearing on me. Kevin only knows Chim. It’s probably a lot less tolerable for him.”

Shannon nods. “Maybe he just needs a little break. And maybe… Maybe if someone does go after him, it should be one of us.”

After all, it hasn’t looked like Chimney has been that focused on Kevin’s reactions to things. Shannon understands. His brain is more or less scrambled eggs, right now. But still. Kevin needs more than what he’s getting. Shannon is lucky Eddie seemed to handle her return better than their son. Though, he’s her child. She shouldn’t put anything on him.

Bobby gives Shannon an appreciative look.

“Exactly,” he says. 

“We should get to the list,” Christopher says. “Start figuring this out.”

Shannon looks at her son. He’s smart. Clearly so smart. He’s got to be, to have the job he has. He’s solutions oriented. Pragmatic. She’s learning so much about him today. She just wishes she didn’t have to learn about him like this. 

“Yeah,” Eddie nods. “Good idea.”

“I’ll get paper!” Buck suggests, standing quickly.

“Or one of us could type it, because it’s not 2003,” Harry suggests. 

Buck scowls unseriously. Shannon feels a little sick at 2003 being referred to like it was ye ancient times.

[fresastar]

I WILL @trash-raccoon-boy WHEN MY MOTIVATION IS WITH ME….and yeah😅 the baba Wukong will be just there to keep an eye on them….even if I won’t do anything 😭

also, I hope u mind me rambling of this and sorry

me to….me too😭🥺 but again my motivation needs to come back and I want to make a comic about it😭 of Bebe mk and child!Wukong and macaque having a fun playdate and maybe make Child!Macaque and Wukong interact with your co parent Wukong and macaque😀

Co parent mk will absolutely get confused and dumb founded of his mama and baba are not them, but instead they are babies

(kids but we will say they are definitely babies)

like him, and maybe wanting to ‘force’ adopt them both with a help of baby monkey chirps that can mean “I want them, mama and baba, I want them to be my family” and Co parent mk will cry if his baba and mama and his other two dads (tang and Pigsy) won’t adopt and give them away somewhere 😀

would co parent mk like have his real baba and mama force adopt my child!Au Wukong and macaque because they are fun and he just maybe wants siblings?🤭

also, what would Co parent macaque and Wukong, tang and Pigsy react when seeing and finding out what has my Child!Au Wukong and macaque been through and lbd is now gonna harm them, which mind u that Child!Wukong and Mcaque are 6-7 years old and are still innocent from their own au being cruel and bad.

…now I want to also draw that too🥲

@trash-raccoon-boy ! Here is a fan art gift🤭🥰

Bebe precious mk! Look at him, I love him🥹😭

hope u love it like I do🤭☺️

[ivyithink]

[xxplastic-cubexx]

cherik hallmark movie au send tweet

reading this roused a visceral reaction within me im so sorry if you had something wholesome in mind

[potatobugz]

come here son i am going to infect you with my inosuke + kanao sibling agenda

(do not tag as ship)

[lith-myathar]

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[chiimeramanticore]

waow

[redgearsmovin]

awwwhehe

[invinciblerodent]

Y'know, puttering around with my recordings, I think I really am going to give Davrin's romance with Ver a pretty serious twisting around. Rewrite some things a bit, change things around, keep most of the "slow burn" of it intact- but also add in the "friends with benefits" elements that I feel match what he says in the check-in scene after the point of no return better.

I think I have a post from like, months before release, when all we knew about the character was "charming Warden (who may or may not have been the Storm Coast team's commander in '41)", about how I sort of expected his to be the romance that starts off more casual (with the expiration date all Wardens have, it's not surprising that someone who's been one for at least ten years would be hesitant to enter any genuine emotional entanglements, platonic or romantic), and then for him to find himself falling for Rook unexpectedly (and kind of against his will) anyway.

And from some of that late dialogue, I still think that that may have been the exact intention, initially, but maybe they didn't want to create too big a disparity between the different romance paths, or like they didn't want for it to come off like they weren't taking him as seriously as the rest, so the path sort of ended up getting a bit... I don't wanna say "subdued", but I can't think of a better word lol. Brought to match the pacing of the others and the overall story more, that's more like what I mean.

.... Anyway, I kinda think I wanna have them sleep together for the first time either after his personal quest (no more distractions, clearly established romantic interest in- and some commitment to one another, but with still an opportunity to angst about everything else) or preferably, that night after drinking with Lucanis.

I'm leaning towards the latter thought, specifically because it'd be clearly a very, very bad idea.

It'd be far too fast, far too early, I got that scene like right after the Cauldron, so deep in the thick of his personal quest- plus, the mutual interest was barely expressed like one day prior to it, and there was alcohol involved. Which all kind of makes it perfect, because it's an awful time to toss that complication in there.

But, it gives me an opportunity to have the both of them keep thinking that it being just a casual, physical thing is what the other wants (despite the "well, I could see us heading somewhere, someday" of it), and to have their feelings developing sort of in the background of it-- and then!!!!! that forest kiss can also take a role more like another complicating factor, with the "heart of a halla" line being a bit more ambiguous.

Like, casually kissing your booty call/situationship/FWB you've been secretly falling for, it's a bit more touchy-feely than the previously established [they were not established] guidelines [there are no guidelines] suggest is appropriate [none of this is appropriate], but it feels right, and that alone makes it feel weird and confusing, ykwim?

But, then the whole "Most of my life, I've gone it alone. With you... I never want to go back." thing makes more sense being where it is, after his personal quest, to me at least. Because that sounds like a confession, and with being free from worries and the griffons safe (with Eldrin, in that game), there's a great time to have a long-ish, actually serious conversation about what this is and where it's going.

.... That would also mean that some of the bed scene dialogue doesn't make as much sense ("Is this all just for show"? "Just like I imagined"? Girl you know exactly if it's for show and what his hands feel like, you've been getting dicked down semi-regularly for weeks), but I can work with some tweaks to that lol. The final parts of it, about planning the future and getting soppy still make perfect sense, it's just those lines in the leadup that need some minor tweaking.

Idk, I really liked the in-game experience I had, and I love me a good slow burn, but I can't deny that it's more my style when "slow burn" doesn't also mean ".... so sex is a thing that happens only at the very end, when all feelings are resolved". I like it adding more uncertainty and confusion into the mix, and giving a sort of "oh, this is different now" feel to that first time once the feelings are also resolved.

(The date though, I wanna keep where and how it is exactly, because he mentions he got the tip for the picnic from Evka and Antoine, and I find it really cute to imagine him just sort of looking at them after speaking with Valya like.... "... they probably have the right idea of it, don't they. While we're here, let... let me just go ask. How to, uh. Do this whole. Romance thing, I guess. Make it sound, idk, casual. And chill. We're... chill." Never mind that Evka and Antoine are literally one of the most romantic couples any of them know, but yknow, nbd.)

(And then it goes all the way sideways? Love it. Love the "hey so this tea I thought would be a fun, cute thing for us to try made her trip absolute balls for a while, so maybe this outing is not a great opportunity to like, talk. Seriously. About how I may or may not be falling a little bit in love with her. And by 'little bit', I mean 'up to the very tips of my ears'. Nbd, just gonna... postpone, spilling my guts out for her perusal, I guess." of it all. A+, no notes.)

[maliro-t]

i'm pretty sure it was some josh sawyer interview i watched ages ago where he said something about knowing that pentiment 'isn't for everyone' and talked about that framing in general since it's such a niche project, and he was like, well yeah, it's not for everyone. neither is call of duty.

and it truly gave me so much peace lol. like ohhhh. yeah. 'objective' media assessment is nothing to me

[sttoru]

ima tell u this now : if u hate on x reader fics, block me cus by doing that you r doing us both a great favour 🤚🏽 ion need any of ur negativity on my blog because this is a safe space for people who do enjoy x reader fics goodbye

[nessvn]

i just need to make it to shabbat i just need to make it to shabbat i just need

[blackvahana]

i am really never going to understand why people post "shifting antis dni" in the astral projection tag. "here practice that constantly gets appropriated by us and used as a weird justification for a new set of beliefs that aren't really based in the same reality you work with, and that also gets completely misunderstood by our community because we don't care to understand what you do and just pretend we know it's what we do like christians saying other religions worship the christian god, have a post! Also dni if you don't like our practice that has nothing to do with the one whose tag we just shoved this into"

if you're not astral projecting don't put shit in the ap tag. if you don't even know the difference between AP and RS I dont think your opinion holds enough weight to counter the pushback against flooding a separate practice's tag with "if you dont like the practice I'm talking about in your tags dni"