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shalfeis · 2 days ago
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hsr characters as your pets, namely cats. I hope you enjoy it. I apologize for the possible ooc.
reader x dan heng, caelus, phainon (separately)
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Dan Heng
A very calm and non-confrontational cat. Gets along well with other pets, if they are in your house.
Not picky about food, but still prefers your cooking. If you feed him something delicious, you can hear him purring softly.
Unlike many other cats, he is not afraid of water. On the contrary, he willingly goes into the water if it is cool or warm. He calmly waits until all the spa treatments are completed, which makes your job much easier.
He's not the most talkative, affectionate and active cat in the world, but he always responds when you call him. He always listens attentively to you when you're talking enthusiastically. And at night he likes to lie down on your feet, warm them and purr softly.
If you're sad, in pain, or crying, he'll try to comfort you by rubbing against you, purring, and snuggling up to you. Needless to say, it more than helps?
You often lose some small things, such as keys, and somehow he always finds them and brings them to you. You don't understand how he does it, but it's still very nice.
As for outsiders, he doesn't particularly like them coming. He reacts calmly to them, but always stays away. For example, he's sitting on the couch and watching a new person in your house.
It is not strongly attached to its habitat, it is more attached to its owner, that is, to you. He'll miss the old house, of course, but he's also not against moving. He even shows interest in his new place of residence.
He loves you very much, just like you love him. You thank everyone you can for getting such a good friend and pet.
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Caelus
And this is not a cat, but a disaster. Unlike Dan Heng, he is very active and constantly gets into some strange situations. He definitely has a talent for it.
He's certainly not picky about food, he'll eat anything you give him. Sometimes it seems to you that he has a black hole instead of a stomach, because how the hell does he fit so much and he's still hungry??
He's not afraid of water either, but you should be patient, because you won't be able to do spa treatments in peace. As already mentioned, he's very active, so you need to keep him occupied so that he doesn't think to leave the bath in the middle of the procedure. That already was, and you were ready to kill him.
Very talkative. It doesn't matter if you're busy with something or not, he'll say whatever he thinks. But if he's quiet and you can't hear him, then this can only mean two options. First, he's done something wrong and is trying to cover up the crime. The second one, he's not feeling well.
He is also very playful. You have a lot of different toys at home. But for some reason, the box and the packages are his favorites.
This kid is like ginger cats, you'll never guess what came into his head. At first he may purr and caress, and the next moment he wakes up in him the desire to bite you. Or he suddenly attacks you from around the corner when you least expect it.
Nevertheless, at night he likes to lie down next to you and purr like a tractor. And loudly. But somehow it's like white noise to you, and it's hard to fall asleep without it.
He immediately notices when you feel bad. He may not be very good at comforting, but the fact that he's trying to cheer you up, albeit clumsily, makes you feel better.
If Dan Heng is the one who finds your lost things, then Caelus is the one who gets your things lost. You find them in the most unexpected places. How did he even manage to hide the TV remote in the cupboard??
He is interested in every new visitor to your house. He won't be as affectionate and talkative with them as he is with you, but he won't stay away either. He will look at a person with interest and, for example, touch him with his paw or, if he likes a person, play with him.
Wherever you go, he will always be curious. He will actively explore new territory and get to know the world around him. He looks so cute in those moments, he's like a child.
Even though he's a walking disaster and often gets on your nerves, he's still very attached to you and loves you very much. He's not perfect, but that's why you love him.
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Phainon
And here we are, have the perfect balance. Quite calm, but quite playful at the same time. Gets along well with other pets. And he doesn't give you any problems.
He's not picky about food, but like Dan Heng, he prefers your cooking more. He purrs softly if the food is really delicious.
He is very willing to go into the water. You can tell by his whole appearance that he enjoys spa treatments. That's why he always smells delicious and his coat is shiny.
As already mentioned, although he's calm, he doesn't mind playing either. You have several toys that he likes to play with.
He's a walking anti-stress guy, not a cat. It's enough for him to meow a couple of times, purr and settle on your feet, and your stress and fatigue go away instantly. At night, you sleep soundly with him in your arms. He purrs softly so as not to wake you up, and warms you up. Dream.
He's your little helper. He finds lost items even before you realize that you've lost something somewhere in the house, and brings them to you. You're very interested in how he does it. Or he calls you when you ask for it. For example, if you ask him to call you when the water starts to boil, he will actually call you. Sometimes it seems to you that there is a person in the body of a cat next to you, and not an ordinary cat.
When you're working, he either sits next to you or on your lap, waiting for you to finish your work. Needless to say, how does it add motivation to finish everything as quickly as possible?
Not to say that he's against strangers in your home. He won't shy away from them, but he won't fawn over them either. His affection belongs only to you. He will sit next to you and calmly look at the guest.
The change of location scares him a little, but he tries not to show it. While you're around, he's exploring a new area with interest and caution. He looks so cute that you can't resist taking a few photos.
Anyway, you have a whole photo album with him. He's too photogenic and handsome, there's nothing you can do about it. And it doesn't look like he's against it.
He's very attached to you and loves you very much. You feel the same way, so there's an idyll in your house. You don't even need a boyfriend with a cat like that.
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alexrosa13 · 12 hours ago
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Hi! I've read your writing about the supermodel! I'm obsessed with it! Can you do something similar but make the MC/reader an idol?
Idol
Xavier; Zayne; Rafayel; Sylus; Caleb; Jeremiah; Greyson; Thomas; Luke & Kieran x female!reader
Genre: fluff
Warnings: may come out a little suggestive if you squint (Xavier; Sylus; Greyson), alcohol (Thomas), hinted at bisexual reader in Luke & Kieran's part
Note: OMG HELL YES, I was really confused if the idea was supposed to be about just idol, or a k-pop kind of idol so I went with the idea of the reader being a soloist whether k-pop or not - doesn't matter
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Music is what feelings sound like...
Xavier
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How do we rewrite the stars?
Say you were made to be mine
Nothing can keep us apart
'Cause you are the one I was meant to find
~ „Rewrite The Stars” Zac Efron, Zendaya
★ falls asleep listening to your music, makes it his ringtone, all of his chores are done while humming to it, he's obsessed in the cutest way
★ oh if you'd ever write a song inspired by him; expect him to not leave you alone for at least two weeks straight, he will be tailing you like a puppy wherever you go (if you're already on this stage in a relationship then bathroom included, you can lock the door but this dude can teleport sooo...)
★ would get any merch you release and would (will) make you sign it (please add a little heart or a star to your autograph every now and then, he will cherish those pieces the most)
★ after your concerts, late at night in your shared home, you would have a private concert between just the two of you and occasionally you would also invite animals that came to visit you
"Xavier my voice is dead, you have to sing solo." you laughed while taking a sip of water from your bottle.
"But without my other half this song isn't as special as it's supposed to be, it's our song." he complained, while looking too cute with a little frown on his face.
"Then pick another song, and this one we'll sing together tomorrow, deal?" you came closer to him, your arms curling around his neck, hugging him.
You swore that the brightest stars of tonight's sky were hidden in his eyes, looking at you as if reflecting your shine, as if your joy was what made him truly the happiest.
With a quiet sight he complied, agreeing to continue your little concert another day, letting your vocal cords rest after hours of singing.
You felt his hands tightening its hold at your waist before casting you up, making you cling to him even more, while your legs wrapped around his waist. You threw him a questioning look, but he simply smiled while proceeding to carry you towards your shared bathroom.
"Xavier? May I ask what exactly are you doing?" you giggled a bit while he sat you down at the edge of the tub.
"Planning to spoil you and get you ready for bed." he said casually while already starting to prepare a bath.
"So the first point of your little plan is running me a bath?" he nodded, not looking at you, too focused on getting the right temperature of water "Will you join me?" now you got his attention. Seeing your smiley face he wouldn't even dream of refusing, deciding to simply chuckle to himself and nod his head once more.
Zayne
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Unconditional, unconditionally
I will love you unconditionally
There is no fear now
Let go and just be free
~ „Unconditionally” Katy Perry
★ makes sure that you don't overwork yourself, which sometimes may be hard while your new album is about to drop or a tour is approaching
★ sometimes, especially in the evening when it's just the two of you in the quietness of your home, you like to sit in his office and write songs while he works, some lyrics would never leave your notes, too personal to share them with the world
★ would attend award ceremonies with you, however he won't walk the red carpet by your side, when asked about it he simply says that it's only your moment to shine, but you know that it's just because he's not fully comfortable with that kind of attention on him
★ if you play instruments in a different room while he's working he would purposely leave the door to his office open, same with singing, once he'll finished with all of the documents he would go to find you and listen to you in person, sometimes hiding behind the wall as 'not to distract you'
He heard another faint note coming from the piano in the living area of your home, soon accompanied by your voice, so quiet and soft that Zayne almost couldn't catch it.
Looking at the clock in the corner of the monitor of his work laptop and noticing the late hour he decided to call it a night. The rest of his work can wait until tomorrow, now he wanted to spend the remaining hours of the day with his love, and nothing could stop him.
He left his office and made his way through the dark corridor, his steps quiet, not wanting to alert you of his presence, planning to stay unnoticed for a while and enjoy your little concert.
And just like any other time: he succeeded.
He leaned against the wall on the other side of the room while watching your back, slightly lit garden making as your background behind the huge window.
If recorded - this moment could fit perfectly in one of your future music videos, but instead it was just his to savor.
A perfectly played melody synchronized with your voice sounded like an angel singing lullaby accompanied by the gentle noises of its wings swaying in the air.
Unnoticed by him the song finally came to an end, last note leaving the instrument before your finger left the key.
Seconds later the sound of a quiet applause from behind your back stirred you, quickly you turned around on your seat, catching eye contact with your lover.
"Will there finally come a time when you'll stop sneaking up on me when I play?" you teased with not even a hint of irritation in your voice.
"I simply do not wish to disturb your focus, once you're fully into the song you tend to lose yourself in it. I wouldn't dream of breaking that state." his smirk made you let out a quiet giggle.
"Come and join me."
Rafayel
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Ain't no prayer, ain't no God that could save us from our love
Ain't no rainfall, ain't no flood that could drown all our sorrow
~ „Lovers In The Dark” Sophie Morelli
★ in a pack with a boyfriend you got yourself a free stylist, well not exactly free, but your payment now are kissed and complements
★ poor Thomas would never hear the end of Raf's ramblings about you... "Rafayel I know that your girlfriend is really really important to you BUT I NEED YOUR ASS TO GET BACK TO PAINTING, WE HAVE CUSTOMERS!" while Rafayel stays in his seat, unbothered, ordering thousands of new designer clothes for you - yeah it's hard to be a manager of such a diva
★ would put his artistic soul to use when you need a new album cover, either would paint something inspired by your song or play your photographer for a bit
★ concerts backstage can get really chaotic sometimes, all sets of hands put to work, making sure that everything will go smoothly - and Rafayel making sure that you look your absolute best (girl fire your stylist at this point)
"Babe who hurt you?" he looked at you looking genuinely terrified.
"Rafayel. It's just an outfit, I'll be fine." your gaze returned to a mirror, trying to believe in your own words.
"JUST AN OUTFIT?! Baby there's absolutely no way I'm letting you on stage in this... Horrible, horrible, piece of fabric." his eyes never left your clothes, his brows drew together in a grimace, half an hour was left before you'll need to wrap everything up and walk out to face the cameras and your fans, he needs to fix the mess your 'stylist' made.
"Can you fix it in twenty minutes?" you asked, the confidence disappearing from your expression, looking at him with a plead. Instantly he moved towards your wardrobe, pulling you after him.
"Give me ten." he signaled for you to take off this outfit while busying himself in the countless clothes, working his art.
He'll be damned if he'll let you leave this room in anything less than gorgeous and fabulous.
He had a mission to fulfill, and your image to protect.
Hours later he waited in your changing room for the people to stop running around you, logging onto his social media to see any new posts about you.
WHO'S THAT DIVA???
DOES SHE LIKE WOMEN TOO? Asking for a friend.
I don't think so, she took her bf on the red carpet last time 😔
WHYYYY, WHO DOES HE THINK HE IS TO STEAL HER FROM US
seeing people just now discovering that she dates Rafayel is wild
WAIT. I JUST GOT TO KNOW THAT SHE'S TAKEN AND NOW YOU'RE TELLING ME SHE DATES THE RAFAYEL??? 😭😭😭
Idk who I am more jealous about...
⬆️⬆️⬆️ literally me
BISEXUAL PANIC 🫡
He chuckled to himself, yeah he won the world the moment you agreed to date him.
Sylus
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They say all good boys go to Heaven
But bad boys bring Heaven to you
It's automatic
It's just what they do
~ „Heaven” Julia Michaels
★ mysterious boyfriend pt. 2 - the one and only time when your fans 'saw' him was in one of your mv's, but only his back was visible while you were clinging to his side, at first they thought that it was some random actor but then they saw the same white hair on one of your social media stories and rumors started to fly
★ would give twins the tickets to your concert under the excuse of watching you in case someone came there to hurt you, but in reality it's just because he knows they enjoy your concerts and wants them to have some fun
★ he'll ensure your safety on any kinds of events, not trusting your company to take care of it properly
★ in one interview you mentioned that your partner is absolutely tone-deaf, laughing about it, saying how opposites attract, in another one you said how your partner loves your singing and how they are your biggest supporter and inspiration
You just stepped out of your morning shower, putting on underwear you went to sit down on a stool before the mirror, about to dry your hair and do your morning beauty routine.
With the loud humming of the hair dryer drowning out other noises you began to sing, loudly, thinking that no one will hear it.
Well, you were wrong.
About a minute in you noticed a silhouette standing by the door.
Damn you should really learn to lock it.
"Sylus?" you asked, turning the hair dryer off, watching him through the mirror's reflection.
"Don't mind me sweetheart. I'm just enjoying the show." you turned around to face him with your face expression screaming 'really?', but he remained unbothered, reaching to close the door and right after taking a couple steps your way finding himself right behind you "Allow me."
The hair dryer was gently taken away from your hand, your eyes met his in the mirror, smile threatened to show on your lips, but you still tried to keep up the facade of annoyance.
Yet completely unbothered Sylus began drying your hair, humming a tune in the meantime, a sound that you almost didn't catch.
Seeing his eyes focused on your hair, you closed your own in a relaxed manner, your voice synchronizing with his when you started to hum the well-known melody of the song you wrote for him a long time ago.
A quiet domesticated moment before your long day began was something that you didn't even know you needed today, but were absolutely grateful that it happened. Grateful that you had someone to share this morning with.
Caleb
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Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars?
I could really use a wish right now, wish right now, wish right now
~ „Airplanes” B.o.B, Hayley Williams
★ imagine being highschool sweethearts with Caleb, every girl being jealous of you, sending you hateful glances every time they saw you leaning on his arm during a break between the classes, and every guy either congratulating him on dating you or plotting to steal you away from him
★ and in the middle of it all: both of you just didn't care - too busy with admiring the other to notice the jealous looks you received at every corner, every gift given to you by someone else than your lover being either rejected or thrown away
★ everyone knew that you'll go far in life, with his plans about becoming a pilot and your dreams of existing in the music industry, supporting each other in your goals
★ and with another concert bringing a huge echo on the news questions started floating around you; did you have a partner? Well that was a secret no one knew the truth about, with you dodging any question regaining your private life like a pro
The screams and cheering felt like home, you standing with a microphone before thousands of people, feeling like you made it.
Another song starting to play, the show going on, you and your dancers flowlessly navigating through the stage, during one of the quiet moments between the verses, your eyes began scanning the front row, eager to meet one pair of eyes watching you.
And sure enough: among the sea of flashes, phones and signs one immediately caught your eye.
[ Your Wish Is Here 🍎⭐]
A giggle slipped out from your mouth, your mic catching the sound before you moved your face away, cheers erupted from everywhere around you, your eyes met his.
The next words before you came back to singing got an even louder reaction from the crowd.
"All of my wishes came true already." and the lyrics of your song began floating out of your mouth, all the while holding the eye contact with those beautiful violet eyes.
You made it.
Jeremiah
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Lilacs for all of the lies
Daisies for days that I cried
I love to watch 'em as they die
Orchids when I want a kiss
All that I need is your tulips on mine
~ „Don't Send Me Flowers” Sorana
★ to say that you were an unexpected match would be an understanding. A humble florist with a worldwide music star? Yeah, maybe in a dreams.
★ your fans knew that you had someone, the smile on your face every time you were asked about your partner was telling them enough, even if your mouth didn't.
★ in reality this match was as if made in Heaven: your radiating kindness together with his calm but sweet demeanor, never before have you had a partner that was so understanding and patient with you
★ the truth as to why you never spoke his name was a mystery, you talked about him so much, they saw you with him every now and then, so why was his name such a high guarded secret?
"So... Are you coming with me for the next tour?" you asked in a hopeful tone, it was a week before the whole thing shall begin, and you had yet to hear an answer from his lips.
Today he texted you that he finally decided, you weren't particularly stressed, if he'll agree then you'll be happy, if he'll refuse then you'll be... well, less happy but still understanding and just slightly sadden by the fact.
The look on his face didn't tell you anything, perfectly calm and composed.
"Well I had a lot of thinking to do, and some work with the documents." his identity creates complications every now and then "And I've decided..." he made a dramatic pause, the hopeful look on your face made his heart throb.
"Well? Tell me! You kept me in the dark for too long Mister!" your expression turned into a fake annoyance, unable to help himself he chuckled.
"I'll come with you." instantly you jumped onto him, almost making you both fall in the process but he managed to steady you in time, damn he's actually kinda strong...
The smile didn't leave either of your faces for the rest of the day, your happiness caused by his agreement and his caused by your joy.
Yeah, a perfect harmony.
Greyson
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And every time we touch, boy, you make me feel weak
I can tell you're shy, and I think you're so sweet
Spendin' every night under covers and
Still I wonder, could you fall for a woman like me?
~ „Woman Like Me” Little Mix, Nicki Minaj
★ imagine him being your fan previously to your meeting and relationship, nothing too intense, but he knew you and your music well enough to recognize you
★ now imagine his shock when he randomly saw you sitting at the quiet cafe he often visited after leaving his work, enjoying your favorite drink while occupied by a book lying open before you
★ he tried not to stare, you probably came there to relax and wouldn't wish to be bothered by a fan asking for a photo or autograph, so he tried to go about his day, trying to act like he totally didn't recognize his celebrity crush
★ now imagine his shock when you spoke to him when he was passing by your table, saying that his glasses suit him, a nice compliment turned into an hour spent talking to each other, with him leaving the cafe with an autograph in his notebook, a photo with you hugging him, and your number to top that
"Darling do you know where my Saint Laurent heels are?" he heard your voice coming from the bathroom, probably finishing up your make-up.
Turning off the stove he went to the bedroom, knowing where to look for your (expensive) shoes.
And sure enough: they were there, lying carelessly in the corner of your room, the memories of how they ended up there bringing a blush to his face.
He picked them up, much more carefully than you when you dropped them to the floor, and headed back to give them to you.
Just as he left the bedroom he saw you, standing before the body length mirror put right next to the entrance door, fixing your jewelry.
He took a second to admire you, the way your body looked in your carefully picked outfit, the way your hair looked absolutely perfect and your make-up imitating a professional work.
How did he even got to date you?
Oh, right, he didn't, you picked him, grabbed him by a collar like you would a kitten saying 'This one's mine.' and he just accepted it (gladly).
"Darling? My shoes?" your voice brought him back from a daydream, he met your eyes through the mirror's reflection, a knowing smile formed on your lips.
He rushed towards you, showing you the items in his hands.
"Thank you darling." you kissed his cheek, unknowingly to him leaving a lipstick mark.
You bent to put on the shoes, with him moving away to pick up your purse, handing it to you once you stood up straight.
You took your possession from him and moved your palm to caress his cheek for a second, gracing him with one more smile of yours before turning around and leaving the walls of your shared apartment.
Thomas
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This night is sparkling, don't you let it go
I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home
I'll spend forever wondering if you knew
I was enchanted to meet you
~ „Enchanted” Taylor Swift
★ you met him during one of the after parties after a gala that he attended with (instead of) Rafayel, he was sipping nonalcoholic drink, rethinking all of his life choices after another one of artist's runaways from the cameras
★ imagine your drunk ass laughing from something that your friends were saying, unnoticed by you coming too close to a tables put on the higher platform and falling in a way that had you landing right on Thomas's lap
★ it was a start to your love story, you spend an evening together, talking about the industries and random life fun-facts, the night ending in him driving you home and exchanging numbers
★ you were one of the rising stars back then, overworked and underappreciated, you felt like you didn't have a say in your career, everyone deciding for you, even your social media were carefully monitored and you needed an approval from the management before posting anything, that was until Thomas put a stop to it
"You don't understand how much your career costs the company! Your music is better as it is, so leave your little notes in the trash and get back to the studio to work with the professionals." your manager, an old guy whose wife left taking the kids with her, screamed at you on the corridor, right after another long, boring meeting regarding your status in the industry.
"If only they would take a peek at my lyrics maybe it would work for the be-" you tried to argue, but the look he sent you made you quiet down instantly.
"I don't care about your little scribbles." harshly he yanked the papers from your hands, crumpling the paper with his grip "This is trash. Everything you do - is trash. So if you want us not to drop you and your little music career then just stay quiet and do what you're told." you felt the numbness creeping up on you, this isn't what you wanted your life to look like. You saw the old man opening up his mouth to probably let out more insults about you and your work, but another voice interrupted your conversation before he got the chance to continue.
"I'm pretty sure that insulting your artists is against the company's policy." you looked at Thomas, he told you that he'll be at a meeting in your work place today, he probably just finished up with that.
Before your manager could mutter out an excuse Thomas clicked something on his phone, a voice recording started playing, a proof of what happened a moment earlier.
You couldn't help the smile that threatened to show, he had lots of recordings like those actually.
You saw how the colors left your manager's face and knew that you caught him.
You shared a knowing look with Thomas, silently thanking him.
It will all be alright.
Luke & Kieran
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Yeah, you fell in love
But you fell deeper in this pit
While death rains from above
So count your blessings 'cause this is it
You're not letting it go
So what if I misbehave? It's what everybody craves
~ „Addict” Michael Kovach, Chi-Chi
★ I hope you're ready for the chaos, because girl you're in for a ride. The amount of support you would get from every single man above but make it double.
★ imagine being a loud, confident, outspoken woman in the industry, rising up high just as a teen, everyone knew who you are, either loving or hating you (you were probably a wake up call for young teens gayness)
★ none of the men could ever handle you, so who could blame you when you got yourself two super sweet and silly boyfriends, breaking a standard once again?
★ your partners were a mystery, people knew about them, sure, but they knew them without ever seeing their faces or knowing their names, the most of the info they got was when a video from the backside of your concert got leaked, showing a cute moment between you and two men, dressed in black comfy clothes covering them whole with a hood dropped over their heads and a masks
"You'll drop me!" your high pinched scream could be heard together with your laugh, and a loud chuckle from one of the two men.
One of them had you dropped over his shoulders, attempting to do a squat with you as his additional weight.
"OMG STOP!" you continued screaming while laughing, clearly having fun.
"Aaaaand..." the other guy followed you two down, cheering up on the man holding you "WE GOT IT!" he screamed when the other man came back to stand after his successful squat without dropping you,
"I'LL KILL YOU TWO!" you playfully tugged on their hair to which they both let out a couple of dramatic 'auw!'s.
The video ended with the camera dropping down and the sound of the three of you laughing,
Safe to say that it made a storm in the media.
I AM SORRFY WHSO ARE THEYD?
THATS WHAT ALL OF US WANT TO KNOW SIS
Well that was not on my 2048 bingo card...
my crush got herself 2 boyfriends and I'm fine with it. *sob*
I have a couple of not really appropriate questions.
*hides a notebook* a couple of whaaaaaat
Okay, so the bisexual Queen got a man. Two men. Chat how are we coping?
*cries into a pillow*
It's a hard day for us girlies out here.
We fight, she's held hostage🤺🤺🤺
OMG I JUST WOKE UP???!!! 🥹😭
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withacapitalp · 20 hours ago
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Stuff Me, Hug Me, Take Me Home
@stevesbipanic B HAPPY VALENTINES!!! Tis I! Your secret admirer!!! I loved this prompt and I had so much fun with it thank you so much and I hope you love it!!! Special thanks to @thefreakandthehair and @hairstevington for listening to be a little feral and insane about the first thing I'm writing in a very long time
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If there was one place Eddie never expected to end up at on Valentine’s Day, it was the mall. 
When Steve had asked to ‘take point’ this year, Eddie had imagined a day at the lake, maybe a secret picnic, perhaps even a scenic road trip. Something that was their style. A tucked away moment, quiet and held close, so it belonged to just the two of them. 
There was no way the mall - the epicenter of American greed and capitalistic cannibalism - would have that. 
“I can’t believe I found this parking spot!” Steve crowed, tossing Eddie a winning smile as he threw the car into park and grabbed his phone from where it was charging, “Wasn’t that lucky?”
“Sure, Stevie,” Eddie agreed, trying to hide his disdain, but definitely failing given the way Steve’s smile dipped. The mall loomed over them, blocking out the sun with its oppressively boxy architecture, and Eddie couldn’t help his own glow starting to dim. 
The day had started so promisingly. Steve had woken up early and slipped out of bed without Eddie realizing, coming home with ludicrously over decorated heart shaped donuts and coffee from their favorite bakery. They had traded lazy sugar-filled kisses, cuddling and watching Labyrinth. 
Hell, Steve had even managed to almost hide how much he disliked the movie, commenting on David Bowie’s ass and conveniently ignoring the plot and puppets. He hadn’t even texted Robin all morning!
And now…well now they were at the mall. 
“Are we going to a movie or something? We could’ve just gone to The Hawk. You know IMAX movies give me headaches.” Eddie said as they exited the beemer. Steve came around the front, grabbing Eddie’s hand and squeezing it twice - their signal for needing the other person to listen. 
“Trust me?” Steve offered, chewing on the inside of his lip and giving Eddie the big puppy dog eyes he could never resist. Eddie groaned, grumbling softly to himself as he lifted their joined hands up to his lips. 
“Always,” he whispered back, sealing the promise with a kiss. 
As much as Eddie hated to admit it, the mall actually wasn’t as bad as he had imagined. His brain had conjured up tortuous images of packs of useless husbands trolling around for a cheap gift to pawn off on their wives, or hordes of angsty teens lamenting not having someone to share the holiday with. 
But at almost four in the afternoon it was sleepy, practically dead. And besides, it was hard to look around when Steve was dragging him forward with a single-minded determination. All Eddie could do was try and keep up, shooting glances at his boyfriend to try and catch his eye, wondering why Steve was suddenly loath to meet his gaze. 
Then they were stopping short, Eddie stumbling and nearly tripping as Steve let go of his hand out of nowhere. He righted himself, about to tell Steve off for acting so weird, when he looked up and was struck speechless. 
“You mentioned that you always wanted to go here, but that Wayne never had the money for it,” Steve mumbled, rubbing the back of his neck and leaning out of Eddie’s space as he continued to avoid eye contact.
Eddie had told him that, but just once. Only once. He could remember the exact moment. The two of them in the kitchen of their apartment right after the move, unpacking mugs as Eddie told the story of each one and placed it with care on the shelf. It was the last mug, the final story of that night. 
“My dad promised me he would take me to Build-a-Bear for my fifth birthday. And my sixth. And my seventh. By my eighth, I stopped answering when he asked me what I wanted, ‘cause I knew it didn’t matter. By ten I was already living with Wayne, and I didn’t even want to ask him, I knew we couldn’t afford it. Wayne found out anyway, because he’s Wayne, and so he got me this mug for my eleventh birthday, and told me it was an IOU. I don’t even know why I wanted to go to build-a-bear so badly, I just got it in my head that having my own bear would be special. Something that was mine, and always would be, you know?” 
And now here Eddie was, standing in front of an ostentatiously yellow store with his heart settled neatly in his throat. 
“I know it’s kind of silly now, because we’re almost thirty. You might not even care anymore, but I thought maybe it would be a nice Valentine’s Day gift? We could build you a bear, and then you would have him forever and always,” Steve explained, his thoughtfulness continuing to choke Eddie to death. 
Eddie didn’t believe in God, but it was hard to believe there wasn’t something looking out for him. Something had to have given him Steve. There was no way this wonderful, beautiful man just landed in his lap. 
“I’m sorry I-” Steve began, obviously misinterpreting Eddie’s silence. 
“I love it,” Eddie said, cutting off the apology before it could truly begin. 
He couldn’t let Steve doubt this, not even for a single second. Eddie cleared his throat roughly, blindly reaching out and latching onto Steve’s wrist, pulling his boyfriend close and wrapping him in the tightest hug possible as he continued to ramble.
“I do, I love it and I- thank you, Stevie. You’re so- you’re just- thank you, thank you, thank you,” 
“Easy, Eds,” Steve murmured, the tips of his ears turning pink as he pressed their cheeks together and gave Eddie a parting squeeze. Eddie let him pull away, but didn’t let him go, interlocking their fingers as he began to bounce in place. 
“We’re going to Build-a-Bear!” Eddie giggled, his joy beginning to spill all over the place.
Steve nodded, smiling just as brightly as Eddie. But, when Eddie went to pull him forward, Steve held fast, keeping them both in place. 
“There’s just one rule. I don’t want you to look at prices at all. You get whatever you want, however you want it. Got it?” Steve said with a mock stern look. Eddie opened his mouth to agree, then hesitated.
It wasn’t like they were destitute. Between Steve’s job as a sub and Eddie’s work at the garage, they were making good money. But with rent, Steve's tuition, and the regular expenses, they didn’t exactly have a lot of cash to blow on fulfilling a childhood dream. 
“I’ve been saving for this, baby. Been doing extra tutoring on the nights you were with the guys playing dungeons and dorks,” Steve admitted, a pretty blush sitting high on his cheeks. Eddie’s heart clenched up again, and he couldn’t resist dragging Steve into a chaste but forceful kiss. 
“You’re the most amazing partner, you know that, right?” Eddie whispered against his lips. Steve ducked his head, pulling away and squeezing Eddie’s fingers silently as they walked into the store.  
The store was almost empty, even quieter than the mall itself. A couple of parents were watching their daughters giggle over clothes for their new stuffed animals, and a young couple was chatting by the little clawfoot bathtubs in the back, but other than that it was just the two of them. There was some bubblegum pop playing in the background, the kind of thing Steve liked to listen to when he made dinner at night. The sound of it settled Eddie instead of setting his teeth on edge, and he couldn’t help leaning against Steve as they approached the bins of unstuffed bears. 
“Go on, pick your new friend,” Steve said, nudging Eddie forward and taking a step back to watch. 
It was easy to eliminate some choices off the bat. Eddie took away anything that was themed for Valentines, or promotional, and he pretty quickly decided against anything that wasn’t a traditional bear. Normally he would’ve loved the contrarian energy of building a dragon or a unicorn, but he wasn’t just making this for right now. This was also for the little Eddie that had dreamt of having that perfect plush bear to snuggle with at night. 
But the problem was, he had never really imagined what the bear looked like. 
“Help me?” Eddie whined, turning back to Steve who shook his head fondly but walked forward anyway. Steve perused the options for a second before reaching into a bin and pulling out a charcoal black bear with brown eyes.
“What about this one? If you give him a battle vest and a band tee he would be a mini-you,” Steve offered, holding the bear out. Eddie took it, letting his fingers run over the fur and imagining the bear properly stuffed and dressed. 
It was perfect. 
They walked past the bear bins, up to a stand with plastic cases and the words “HEAR ME” above it in bright red letters. 
“Okay, one more rule for today. Cover your ears and turn around,” Steve ordered, putting his hands on his hips and giving Eddie a no-nonsense look. Eddie raised a brow, briefly considering putting up a fight, just for the heck of it. 
But there was something in Steve’s face, a glint in his eyes that just bordered on the edge of panic and a crook in his smile that made it sit not quite straight on his face. Whatever he was doing, it was probably something big. 
So, instead of being a gremlin, Eddie remained obedient, turning on his heel and cupping his ears, humming one of the band’s latest creations for good measure. He managed to get all the way through the first two choruses and up to the bridge before he felt a soft hand on his shoulder and opened his eyes. 
“Time for the best part,” Steve said in a soft sing-song tone, pushing Eddie towards the machine filled with stuffing where an employee was patiently waiting for them. 
“Hi there, guys!” She said with a bright grin, “My name is Rosie, and I’m here to help you bring your friend to life.”
Steve, being the amazing boyfriend he was, somehow sensed Eddie’s hesitancy, speaking for both of them as they got closer. “I’m Steve, and that’s Eddie. It’s his first time here.” 
“That’s so great! Okay so I am going to stuff your new friend exactly how you’d like him, then you’re going to pick a heart out of this box and follow all my instructions,” she explained in a patient but authoritative tone that reminded Eddie so much of Nancy he almost laughed out loud. He willingly handed over the bear, watching as she lined him up with the machine. 
“Firm or soft?” 
“Soft,” Eddie answered automatically, going with his gut. 
Rosie nodded and went through the process of stuffing the bear, methodically filling up each paw and giving them a good squeeze before handing the bear to Eddie for a quick check. 
“Before we do the heart ceremony, do you want to add a smell to your bear? We have some of our scents here, and I can go to the back and get you any one off this list if you want.” She offered as Eddie held his bear close. 
“Remember our rule,” Steve whispered loudly in his ear, and Eddie rolled his eyes, his heart almost filled to the bursting. He pointed out a lemon scent on the list and they watched Rosie leave to grab it. 
“Why lemon?” Steve asked, cocking his head to one side. 
“Reminds me of how the house smells on Sundays,” Eddie replied. “All your favorite cleaning products smell like lemons, and all you drink from May to September is lemonade.” 
“It’s a refreshing smell,” Steve grumbled, not a trace of heat in his tone. Eddie chuckled and pressed a kiss to his cheek. 
“Whatever you say, Lemon Boy,” he managed to get out just as Rosie returned, a yellow bear paw held in her hand. 
“Now while I put this in and add some final touches, you choose your heart and then we will do the heart ceremony.” She instructed. 
Eddie peered into the box, his eyes immediately locking onto a plaid heart. He plucked it out, showing it to Steve who couldn’t resist laughing. It was the exact same pattern as the god-awful wallpaper he had in his room when they first started dating, and, without words, they both knew what they were thinking about. 
“Okay, are you ready?” 
Eddie nodded, bouncing on the balls of his feet as Rosie stood in front of them and held out her hands. 
“So you’re going to hold the heart just like this,” she demonstrated, cupping her hands and beginning to rub her palms together, “and you’re going to make the heart all nice and warm and toasty for your new buddy over there!” 
Eddie followed her directions to the letter as she had him flip the heart and tap three times (“To wake up his heart and get it beating!”) and lifted the heart up to the sky and waved it back and forth to give his bear very high hopes. He even turned in a circle, delighting in listening to Steve laugh at his antics. 
This was the exact kind of thing Eddie loved to do most - put on a show and lose himself in being a little silly. 
“Now, rub the heart down your back, that way your buddy always has your back. Rub it down your side, so they stay by your side forever and always. Rub it across your cheeks, so your buddy is always smiling each and every day, and hold the heart to your chest to make a nice big wish!” 
Eddie paused for a second, closing his eyes and taking a second to think. He had lots of wishes. He wished his van would hold out for just one more paycheck, that the kids would enjoy the campaign he put together for them. He wanted Wayne to stay healthy, for Steve to pass his classes, for someone, anyone, to find the band and give them their big shot. 
But there was one wish that was more important than the rest. 
“The last thing is giving it a nice big kiss, so your buddy is always full of love.” Rosie said with a flourish. 
Eddie was about to lift the heart to his lips when he paused, turning to Steve and holding it out. Steve’s lip curled in a small, indulgent, smile, and he leaned forward, pressing a long kiss right in the middle of the fabric heart. The edge of his lip touched Eddie’s thumb, sending a shiver down his spine. 
From there the process moved quickly. Rosie sewed up his bear with deadly efficiency, and Eddie and Steve tag teamed the wall of outfits to find the perfect battle vest for Eddie’s bear. Before he knew it, Eddie was sat at a tiny little computer with his bear in his lap and Steve’s chin hooked over his shoulder, both of them staring down at the blank bear birth certificate.
“I don’t know what to name him,” Eddie moaned, leaning back against Steve, who appeared to be deep in thought. 
“Beddie.”
“Beddie?” Eddie repeated incredulously, turning to look at Steve properly. 
“Bear Eddie,” Steve shrugged, as if that made any sense at all. “He does look just like you.”
Eddie snorted, leaning forward and typing out the name, then hesitating and typing some more. 
“What do you think?” he asked, trying to hide the sudden nerves that were lighting up his veins. The last name wasn’t a huge risk to take, but it meant something, something far more than either of them were willing to admit just yet. 
“Perfect,” Steve said with a kiss pressed to Eddie’s cheek. 
And that was how Beddie Bearington ended up nestled between Eddie and Steve that night as they lounged on the couch. Steve had fallen asleep two episodes deep into their Survivor binge, and Eddie was content to stay exactly where he was for at least a few more hours. He dipped his head down, pressing his face to the center of the bear’s chest and smelling the candied lemon scent that permeated through the fur. As he continued to cuddle his bear, Eddie felt something hard and square in the left paw. He pulled back, perplexed by the sudden change, carefully feeling around the object and wondering what it might be. 
With a jolt, Eddie finally put together Steve’s behavior from before. He had somehow hidden a  sound box inside Eddie’s bear, that was the secret Steve hadn’t let him hear before. Eddie slapped his forehead with a palm, unable to believe he could’ve missed something so obvious. The boys would’ve had words to say about their DM being so unobservant. 
Eddie took a cursory look down to make sure Steve was still asleep, and then pressed it, putting the bear's paw up to his ear. He had expected a song, or even some funny sound. 
Nothing could have prepared him for the soft tone of Steve’s voice, fulfilling the secret wish he had put into his bear’s heart. 
“Hi Eddie, it’s me, your boyfriend, Steve. I want you to know that you are the funniest, sweetest, most creative person I know, and I’m so happy that I get to love you…because I do. I love you, Eddie.” 
“It’s true,” a voice whispered from below. Eddie moved the bear and there was Steve, staring up at him. “Sorry I couldn’t say it before.”
“I love you too,” Eddie whispered, almost in awe that he could finally say it and hear it back. 
He could hear it whenever he wanted. Eddie pressed the button on the box again just because he could. Steve’s words filled the air as Eddie nestled Beddie into the couch and dipped his head down, hair falling in a curtain around them as they shared another kiss. 
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goldfades · 2 days ago
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Could you write something where booker and reader meet for the first time at a random party?
yesss babe!!! here you go, i hope you enjoy! i wanted to make this a little more entertaining so i added some drama lol
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The party wasn’t supposed to be anything special. Just another night, another house packed with people who smelled like expensive cologne, tequila, and bad decisions. You hadn’t even planned on going. But your best friend swore up and down that you needed to "get out" more, and somehow, after minimal convincing, you found yourself stepping into the chaos of a mansion you’d never been to, surrounded by faces you didn’t recognize.
The place was ridiculous. High ceilings, a chandelier that probably cost more than your rent for the year, and a backyard that stretched out to a view of the city lights, the infinity pool glowing a deep blue under the night sky.
You weren’t sure who owned the house, but it didn’t really matter. You were here now, moving through the crowd, your drink cold against your palm as you took in the scene. The usual. Girls laughing too loud, guys acting like they owned the place, music shaking the walls. You leaned against the marble counter of the kitchen, half-listening to your friend rant about something that, frankly, you weren’t paying attention to.
And then—him.
Devin Booker wasn’t someone you just ran into at a party. He was the type of guy you saw in commercials, on courtside highlight reels, in photos with models on yachts. He wasn’t supposed to be real, standing a few feet away, talking to someone like he wasn’t the most recognizable person in the room. But there he was, in a plain black tee and a watch that caught the light every time he moved his wrist. Effortlessly cool, relaxed in the way that only people who have nothing to prove could be.
You weren’t staring. Not really. But your gaze must’ve lingered just long enough because, suddenly, he was looking right back at you.
And he smirked. Like he knew something you didn’t.
It was the kind of smirk that made your fingers tighten around your drink. The kind that made you want to look away but also made it impossible to.
“Okay,” your friend whispered, grabbing your wrist. “Why is Devin Booker looking at you like that?”
“Like what?” you asked, too casually.
“Like he’s already decided how this night is gonna go.”
--
Devin hadn’t planned on being here either.
It was one of those nights—one where he let his boy talk him into stepping out, even though he wasn’t in the mood for a scene. It was always the same anyway. The same recycled conversations, the same desperate energy from people who wanted something from him—clout, a name drop, a story to tell later. He could already predict how the night would go: a few drinks, some forced small talk, and leaving before anything got too fun.
But then there was you.
He hadn’t noticed you right away. Not until you shifted against the counter, the dim lighting catching the soft sheen of your skin, the shape of your lips as you sipped your drink. Something about the way you carried yourself—like you weren’t trying too hard, like you weren’t there for them—caught his attention.
And then you looked at him.
It wasn’t the usual look he got. It wasn’t the kind of stare that came with recognition or expectation, like you were already piecing together an Instagram caption in your head. No, this was different.
This was intrigue.
And that smirk? That was instinct.
Because suddenly, the night felt less predictable.
He wasn’t sure what he expected from you, but he knew one thing—he wanted to find out why you looked at him like that. Like you weren’t impressed, but you weren’t indifferent either. Like you were still deciding if he was worth your time.
He shifted his weight, absently swirling the amber liquid in his glass before taking a slow sip, eyes still on you. The noise around him faded a little, the energy of the party dulling in comparison to whatever was happening between the two of you from across the room.
His boy, J, caught on. “You see something you like?”
Devin didn’t respond right away, just let out a breath of amusement, setting his drink down on the counter beside him.
“Nah,” he murmured, but the way he was still watching you told a different story.
J chuckled. “Sure. That’s why you haven’t blinked in, like, a minute.”
Devin exhaled through his nose, shaking his head, but he couldn’t even lie to himself. Something about you had his attention in a way that nothing else in this house did.
Then, just as quickly as you’d looked at him, you turned away, back to your friend, back to your conversation—like he was just another guy in the room.
And that? That was new.
People noticed him. They watched him, they angled themselves toward him, they tried to create opportunities to be seen by him. But you? You had looked, and then you had looked away. Like you weren’t waiting for him to do something about it.
And now, suddenly, he wanted to do something about it.
So he moved.
Not right away. Not obviously. But he casually stepped away from where he was posted, taking his time as he made his way through the crowd. People stopped him here and there—someone dapping him up, a girl reaching for his arm with a too-sweet, “Didn’t think I’d see you here.”
He nodded, threw a small smile, but he wasn’t stopping. His focus was on you, on closing that space between you without it being too obvious.
He could hear the tail end of your conversation as he got closer. Something about how your friend had been hyping up this party all week, and now you were wondering why. He almost smirked again at that.
“Bad time?” he asked, finally inserting himself into your orbit.
The way you turned to look at him, your expression unreadable for a beat, made something tug at the corner of his mouth.
“That depends,” you said, tilting your head slightly. “You here to make it better or worse?”
Oh, you were good.
J was right—he did see something he liked.
But before he could respond, before he could make some smooth comment to match your energy, someone else joined the mix.
And suddenly, the moment shifted.
“Seriously?”
The new voice was sharp, familiar. And when Devin turned, he realized why.
It was her.
An ex. One of the situations he hadn’t tied up as neatly as he thought. The kind of ex who had taken his silence as a “maybe,” rather than the firm “we’re done” he had meant it to be.
And judging by the way she was glaring at you, then back at him, it was clear she had some thoughts about what was happening right now.
Your brows lifted slightly, amused, but you didn’t say anything. You just took another sip of your drink, waiting to see how this was going to play out.
Devin sighed, dragging a hand down his face.
Yeah.
This night just got a whole lot more interesting.
You barely had time to process the look Devin gave you before he was moving—suddenly, smoothly, like he’d done this before.
And maybe he had, because before you could react, his arm was snaking around your waist, his body pulling you into his chest with a kind of easy confidence that made it seem like this wasn’t your first time wrapped up in him.
It was an automatic thing, the way you braced a hand against his chest, your drink sloshing slightly in the other. He was solid, warm, and despite the chaos of the moment, you could feel the steady rhythm of his breathing beneath your palm.
His ex was still staring, her eyes narrowing, mouth parting slightly like she couldn’t believe what she was seeing.
And Devin? Oh, he was really selling it now.
His other hand landed on your hip, his fingers spreading slightly as he looked down at you with a smirk so casual, so convincing, that for a second, you almost forgot this was for show.
“Damn,” he murmured just loud enough for her to hear, eyes locked on yours. “You really tryna start something tonight?”
You blinked up at him, pulse ticking faster than you wanted to admit. You could feel the weight of his ex’s stare burning into the side of your face. Devin had thrown the ball into your court, waiting to see if you’d play along.
So you did.
“Me?” You let your fingers drag down slightly against his shirt, eyes playful. “You’re the one who pulled me in.”
Devin chuckled, tilting his head. “Did I?”
“You did,” you said, pressing your lips together like you were trying not to smile.
You could feel the ex getting more annoyed by the second, and that was really what made you commit.
You relaxed into him, settling against his chest like you belonged there, like this wasn’t completely unhinged. His hand on your waist tightened slightly—just for a second, like he hadn’t expected you to really lean in—but he recovered fast.
“Unbelievable,” his ex finally snapped, her arms crossing tight.
“What?” Devin asked, deadpan. “You good?”
“I’m great,” she bit out. “Just didn’t think you’d move on so quickly.”
At that, Devin let out a short, amused breath and turned back to you, like he was checking in, like he was making sure you were still on board.
So, naturally, you doubled down.
You let your fingers toy with the chain around his neck, a gesture so natural that it surprised even you. “You really have exes still checking in on you like this?” you mused, shaking your head slightly. “I thought you were the cool type.”
Devin laughed at that—actually laughed, head tilting slightly back for a second before he looked down at you again, eyes glinting with something new. “Guess I got a few ghosts,” he admitted, tapping his fingers against your side absentmindedly.
Your skin burned where he touched, but you didn’t move.
His ex huffed, clearly done with whatever this was.
“You’re an asshole,” she said, voice cutting, before turning on her heel and stomping off, her friends trailing behind her.
And just like that, she was gone.
A pause settled between you and Devin. You were still close, his hand still resting on your hip, your fingers still curled around the chain at his collarbone.
Then, at the same time, you both broke.
A laugh bubbled out of you, and Devin shook his head, his deep chuckle vibrating through his chest. He let his hand drop, finally giving you some space, though his body was still angled toward yours.
“Well, that was—”
“Completely unnecessary,” you finished, pressing a hand to your forehead, still laughing.
Devin grinned, licking his lips as he glanced over his shoulder, making sure the ex was actually gone. “Hey, you played along.”
“You started it.”
“Yeah, but you took it to the next level.”
You tilted your head at him. “Oh, so you weren’t about to fake-kiss me if she stuck around another second?”
Devin’s smirk deepened. “You don’t know that.”
You rolled your eyes, still amused, still feeling the heat of his hands even though he wasn’t touching you anymore. “Well, congrats. You officially have one less ex to deal with.”
“And you officially have people thinking you’re my new girl.”
You scoffed. “Yeah, because that’s what I need in my life.”
He gave you a look. “You say that like I’m bad for your health.”
You smirked, raising a brow. “Aren’t you?”
Devin huffed a laugh, shaking his head. “Damn. You really don’t hold back.”
“Nope.”
He studied you for a second, like he was trying to figure you out. Like he was trying to decide if this was something he should let go or hold onto.
Then he pulled out his phone and held it out to you.
You blinked. “What?”
“Put your number in,” he said simply.
You stared at him, searching his expression for any sign of hesitation. But there was none.
“I just fake-dated you for all of thirty seconds, and now you think you deserve my number?”
Devin shrugged. “I think I at least earned a conversation outside of this loud-ass party.”
You hesitated for just a second, but then, before you could talk yourself out of it, you plucked the phone from his hand, tapped your number in, and passed it back.
He glanced down at the screen, lips pressing together like he was satisfied with himself. “Good choice.”
You rolled your eyes. “Just don’t start another fake relationship with me via text.”
Devin smirked, stepping back slightly, finally putting some space between you two. “No promises.”
And with that, he walked off, disappearing into the party, leaving you standing there—still buzzing, still processing, and maybe, just maybe—already kind of looking forward to what came next.
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xiepheer · 4 hours ago
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If you're up for it, how about a headcanon of reader, shadow milk, and pure vanilla as a throuple? Feel free to go both SFW and NSFW if your mood is up
Truth and Deceit
Pure Vanilla cookie x reader x Shadow Milk cookie
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Hello everyone! Honestly tysm for the likes in my previous post!
ANYWAYSSSS reader will be a fem here!
Hope yall enjoy this! ദ്ദി(˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧
Also so sorry if this is bad 😭🙏
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Dating the truth and deceit is crazy work.
Imagine just having a calm boyfriend and a boyfriend that wastes his time on shows, carnivals, puppets, etc.
That's exactly what it is.
Pure Vanilla cookie would most likely be the calm and collected one in your throuple.
Meanwhile Shadow Milk cookie would be the one who mostly be the chaotic one and the one who gets in trouble all the time.
And you have to handle all that.
Both truth and deceit loves you very much.
The truth would spend his time being with you, teaching you ways of Earthbread.
The deceit on the other hand, would let you watch with him as he manipulates cookies. Making them his puppets for his shows.
Pure Vanilla cookie would scold him whenever Shadow Milk cookie teaches you things like how to manipulate cookies.
But very often, Shadow Milk cookie wouldn't care about him and would continue doing so.
Why would he listen to him anyways.
These two had different jealousy.
For Pure Vanilla Cookie, it is simply just talking about it to you and how it made him feel slightly jealous and would politely ask for you to slightly distance from them a little.
For Shadow Milk cookie, he would NOT talk about it to you. He would manipulate the cookie using his strings to say mean things to you which can make you think they're actually being real at their words.
Then when you actually cried to them about it, both would comfort you.
But Pure Vanilla always suspects that it had something to do with Shadow Milk cookie.
Because of his slight smirk after you crying to them.
Pure Vanilla would talk to him about this but he most likely ignores him.
Both still love you very much.
No matter what, they love you and would do anything for you. (Pure Vanilla would do anything except for foul things like murder and robbery)
During events, Shadow Milk cookie would host the most incredible shows you would have ever seen and it's all for you.
Pure Vanilla cookie would make you a whole table full of delicious food for you, him, and of course, Shadow Milk cookie.
Since Shadow Milk cookie thinks giving you items and beautiful gifts make you happy,
So Shadow Milk cookie would give you the most beautiful jewels he could find all for you during Valentine's or birthdays or everyday.
Meanwhile, Pure Vanilla always gives you affection. The affection you wanted.
Shadow Milk cookie would also scare you sometimes which can end up to you crying or laughing. 50/50 chance.
And if you DID cry, Pure Vanilla would comfort you and scold Shadow Milk which ends up to Shadow Milk snuggling up to you at night as a apology.
Shadow Milk cookie is like an affectionate cat when it comes to cuddling. He would nuzzle to you or your chest and sleep there or on you.
Pure Vanilla cookie would lay on your lap and sleep there.
They would sometimes snuggle on both sides of you body if you're asleep by yourself.
Pure Vanilla cookie, the gentle ancient, hero, and lover
Shadow Milk cookie, the chaotic beast lover.
Though both don't usually get along, you managed to get them to get along overtime.
Both reminded you who you belong to. You belong to Them. Always.
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So sorry if this is short! I'm trying!
Anyways Pls correct me if you need to, I dont mind! Have a great day! (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)
I hope you enjoyed this!
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wallysgirl57 · 1 day ago
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For The Longest Time - Wally Clark x Reader
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In which Wally convinces everyone to help with an anniversary present for Y/N.
The Longest Time - Billy Joel
Requests are open (Please send them in)
Warnings: cussing? fluff, mentions of death?
(slight AU! where Mr Martin and Janet didn't do all that and instead crossed over, Maddie was killed by Mr Anderson.)
Wally had been a bit distant for the last few weeks. Everyone had for that matter. Rhonda didn't come to the last few girl's nights, which you had attributed to her newfound friendship with Quinn. Charley was suddenly busy with Yuri, which you could not be happier about.
Maddie was normally distant anyways, so it wasn't a massive shock, but Wally had never been this distant in the 20 years you'd known him. Hell, he'd called dibs on being your guide when you died and practically refused to leave your side until Maddie got here. You'd assumed that he had finally chosen her, remembering you had never made whatever you two were official.
You tried to not think about it, not wanting to heighten any emotions any more than they already were. You made your way to the gym, hopeful to throw basketballs at the windows for a while since there wasn't any meetings that day. You were shocked, however, to find it locked with a note taped to the outside, "Ghost Project in Progress Do Not Enter"
"Are you shitting me?" you asked to nobody in particular, deciding to make your way to the football field instead. Golf clubs to the vending machines seemed a little more therapeutic anyways.
You make it almost all the way to the storage shed when you are intercepted by Maddie.
"Hey, can I talk to you about something?" She asked.
"Yeah, what's up? And can we have this conversation while destroying things? That's kinda what I came out here for." You ask in return.
"About that. I kind of need you to come with me," She replied.
You let your head fall back with an exaggerated groan, shoulders dropping heavily.
"Okay, fine." You huffed, letting her pull you back towards the gym.
"I was just here," You whined at her.
"Will you just follow me and listen please?" She asked in more of a huff than you had.
She leads you to the stage, sitting you down in the only chair in the "audience" and moving to go behind the curtain.
"What is this?" you whispered to yourself in a mix of confusion and excitement.
You saw the curtain open up, revealing Wally Clark, front and center, in a tuxedo he must have found in the theatre department. You notice the stage is filled with ghosts behind him, all similarly dressed, in black like a show choir. You chuckled to yourself reminiscing in your living days.
You had been the alto in your show choir at Split River in 2002, unfortunately, you had been horrendously allergic to the throat lozenge that your teacher got in Europe and died right before your performance, landing you a nice spot in the afterlife support group.
You focused back on the stage, now seeing Maddie in a black polka dot dress, looking like she would rather be anywhere else, but the look on her face said otherwise, a sly smile creeping on her face as she noticed you looking at her.
"Whoa-oh-oh for the longest time" The ensemble (Rhonda, Charley, Yuri, Maddie, and Quinn) began, making your eyes light up.
"Whoa-oh-oh for the longest-" they continued.
"If you said goodbye to me tonight, there would still be music left to write." Wally began, visibly nervous, his voice much smoother than you expected it to be, "What else could I do? I'm so inspired by you, that hasn't happened for the longest time."
His eyes finally landing on you before the next line, "Once I though my innocence was gone. Now I know that happiness goes on. That's where you found me when you put your arms around me, I haven't been there for the longest time"
You could feel your cheeks burning, a combination of the blood rushing to your face at the attention and the stretch of your lips into the biggest grin you think you have ever had.
Maddie, Rhonda, and Quinn step forward for the next part, "Whoa-oh-oh for the longest time, Whoa-oh-oh for the longest-" Before stepping back for Wally to come in.
"I'm that voice you're hearing in the hall, and the greatest miracle of all is how I need you and how you needed me too, that hasn't happened in the longest time."
You could feel the tears starting, partly because you were just amazed that he would do something like this, but mainly because this was the song you never got to perform and had never told anyone. Hearing it in this context gave it such a better meaning.
"Maybe this won't last very long, but you feel so right, and I could be wrong, maybe I've been hoping too hard, but I've gone this far and it's more than I hoped for." He took a step closer to you, nearing the edge of the stage to sing more directly to you.
"Who knows how much further we'll go on, maybe I'll be sorry when you're gone, I'll take my chances, I forgot how nice romance is, I haven't been there for the longest time." He took another step and jumps from the stage to stand in front of you.
"I had second thoughts at the start, I said to myself 'hold on to your heart'. Now I know the woman that you are, you're wonderful so far and it's more than I hoped for." He moved to take your hand, fully meaning the next part.
"I don't care what consequence it brings; I have been a fool for lesser things. I want you so bad, I think you ought to know that I intend to hold you for the longest time."
"Whoa-oh-oh for the longest time, Whoa-oh-oh for the longest time..." The group finished, some choosing to fade out (Yuri and Charley) while others chose to end it at that (Rhonda).
Wally's eyes never left yours, searching for something. You were sure that anyone who looked at you at this moment would see a girl in love, smitten, head over heels, but to Wally, he had no idea what was going on in that pretty little brain of yours.
The silence between you finally being broken by your query, "How the hell did you get Rhonda to agree to be a backup singer?"
"Really? I pour my heart and soul out to you and that's what you're questioning?" He grabbed your face, fake exasperation drenching his.
"Wally, I have been hopelessly in love with you for the last 20 years. I'm glad you finally came around." You said, voice dripping with love.
"'Finally came around'? That was an anniversary present, darlin'" He said, genuinely confused, "You're supposed to go big for the milestone ones."
Your eyes searched his, looking for some sign that he was joking just then.
"Wally, as much as I thoroughly enjoyed that, you never asked me to be your girlfriend. I fully thought you were just a flirty dude and accepted that." You replied gently, placing a hand on his face.
"Oh, well that's my bad, totally forgot about that part. I meant to do that like 20 years ago. That makes a lot of sense now actually, Rhonda always made jokes about me being single for so long, I never really thought about it. Well in lieu of the last 20 years," He gets down on one knee, "Y/N Y/L/N, will you make me the happiest ghost at Split River and be my girlfriend? And also consider the last 20 years prior relationship experience, ya know, since I forgot and all"
You laughed at his proposal parody, and took his face in your hands once more, "Wally Clark, nothing would make me happier than to be your girlfriend of 20 years. But for real, how'd you get Rhonda to do that?"
Requests are open! I am obsessed with Wally rn and very sad at the lack of fics
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multiheadcanons · 2 days ago
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REQUEST: BURNWARD— KEEP TEUFORT WEIRD
yapper x yapper and nobody is actually listening. literally keep them away from the library. they cannot go lower than a 7 separately, volume wise.
they’re talking at each other and responding every once in a while with “oh for sure” to confirm to the other that at least the words are hitting their ears and being registered in some sense in the brain
it is always a Confirmed Time with these two in the same room. what kind of time? who knows! party time! tea time! game time! arson/murder time! grave robbing time! looting time! fuck it! they’re happy together and that’s all that matters to them! these two have never had a bad time together!
the sweetest part about these two is that they’re both undeniably, unarguably, irrefutably Odd, in some of the worst ways imaginable. they will skip into battle; and medic is very generous with his praise for pyro on the field. it bothers the other team that they will be massacred, and the last words they’re hearing is “what are we thinking for lunch? i hear there’s a new restaurant open—” it is very much behind every evil gay person is a more evil gayer person. and together, tact is dead. they are fully confessing to crimes in the middle of the restaurant. how an officer of the law just never seems to be within 50 feet of these two to hear some of the things leaving their mouths is astounding.
i think that pyro and the doctor are foils of each other. and i mean foil like in the old, outdated jeweler term where you back the gem in a ring with foil to make it shine brighter. these are two oddballs whose unabashed fascination of each other seems to make the other shine with the glow of normality. they don’t think about the other’s extensive legal rap sheets and open cases, or the blood often actively dripping from their hands, because to each other, they are the epitome of Normal. they want to be each other when they grow up. whether they’re chatting on the operating table, rushing into battle, sitting next to each other in their downtime, they just bask in the feeling of normality they give each other.
this has never been a thing i’ve ever actually considered with the mercs but i also have never thought about these two together as much as i currently have and in a modern au they are a firefighter/paramedic duo. generally found slumped over each other asleep on the base if they aren’t speeding through the streets. they find the chaotic structure just what they need for themselves, and when they met they clicked in a way nobody expected them to! i feel like the red medic would definitely want to be a paramedic more than he would want to be in the hospital doing active surgeries. he likes to get his hands dirtier than any hospital would allow him to. but active trauma cases are wonderful ways to try some… different techniques. he can’t stand the paperwork either way. and pyro became a firefighter because their social worker told them to maybe channel their… elemental affinity into something that could be good not just for themselves, but for society as well. she needs a raise and a nobel peace prize, because she created a prolific firefighter. pyro can assess a fire and figure out exactly where they can enter and exit and how much time they have to get in and out. everyone says thanks miss pauling.
they like to look at each other! for their own separate reasons. but neither one of them can help it. if the doctor is rambling, pyro is staring. probably with a hidden smile on their face. it’s just so cute to watch the doctor light up as he’s talking about all his different experiments and what he has on his books for future dates. and the doctor stares at pyro like they’re the chocolate factory and he just won the last golden ticket. he can’t help but wonder what’s under the mask. if there is anything under the mask at all.
it’s a tense, nerve wracking moment when pyro does decide to take off the mask for medic. pyro didn’t give any warnings, nor did they really know why they felt a need to do this. they just walked into the infirmary for a physical with it off, but still clenched in their fist, in case the result was unfavorable. it shocked the doctor, at least momentarily. he didn’t know what he expected under the mask. and truthfully, he didn’t even know it was pyro. he thought maybe they were getting a new class. it wasn’t until pyro actually spoke up (so strange to hear unmuffled) “doc. it’s me. pyro.” that medic put two and two together. and when he did, he was… marginally flustered. he felt silly he didn’t recognize someone he called a friend. but the eye contact; the real, genuine eye contact. it was refreshing. they didn’t even get to the physical, they just sat and chatted, for an hour to two. it hit pyro suddenly that they’ve been unmasked for a while. it hit them harder that they were actually quite comfortable this way. they started fiddling with the mask to get it back on, a single gloved hand gently rested on top of theirs.
“this was nice. it was nice to… get to know you like this. we should do it more often!” the smile the doctor offered was gentle, and uncertain. and if it were anyone else, pyro would’ve said no. but for the doctor…
they’ll do anything for him, really.
“yeah… yeah! yeah, we should!”
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ragnarockz · 2 days ago
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Happy almost Valentine's Day! 💘💝 (ya'll getting this early because I'm impatient and why not have a little treat BEFORE 😤)
Is this romantic? Is this appropriate for Valentine's Day?
Anway! Purple text is lyrics. First set will be linked if you wanna listen to get into the "mood" 😉 (omg lyrics in a oneshot in 2025?! YES. BECAUSE YOU KNOW THIS IS IN THE BUTCH!AGATHA PLAYLIST/THIS SONG IS HER)
I think there's nothing more romantic than hunting down your partner in the woods like you're an animal stalking her prey!
ENJOY!
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I like your pants around your feet
And I like the dirt that's on your knees
They had wound up in the woods where the body was found. The two of them walking steadily, Vidal's hand in Agnes'. They didn't really remember who's idea it was to come out here; never mind on Valentine's night. One of them was joking around perhaps or, it was some calling that drew them out to the forest. They chased the calling; Agnes driving as Vidal sat in the passenger seat with her coat on. They drove in silence but the hunger passing between them was laid on thick. Agnes could feel how tight her pants were due to the harness and toy she had on; that and, the growing desire to eat Vidal alive. Vidal hadn't stopped staring at Agnes, eye-fucking her to hell and high water. Her gaze was enough to chew Agnes up and spit her back out.
They parked up on the hill and walked down into the woods; the cold February night hitting them, cut through them as they walked. Cold as it was, they didn't feel it, didn't pay it any attention. They had both abandoned their coats in the car; feeling it wasn't going to be necessary despite the cold, despite it being winter. They both felt like they had furnaces inside of them, burning hot with sexual desire. Agnes felt carnal, Vidal felt restless.
They made it to a half clearing, trees on one side and the river on the other. They stopped, let go of one another's hands and turned to face each other. Vidal spotted the look in Agnes' eyes even before the detective brought her gaze up. She had seen it once or twice before, both of those times mere seconds before she bit down on Vidal's skin and broke it; blood seeping through the open wound. And Vidal? Agnes could see a wanting, a longing in her gaze. She wanted something like it was going to jump off the tip of her tongue and make itself known but she had to hold back, needed to.
"I think you should get onto your knees now..."
Agnes' voice sounded far away as she eyed Vidal like a piece of meat dangling on a hook before her. She actually did lick her lips and her hands were getting sweaty with excitement. Vidal could only stare in silence, watch the white teeth of the detective glow from the darkness all around them. She did as she was told, just as invested in whatever little game this was, whatever sick excuse it was to fuck in the woods. What did it matter? They were together; they both got what they needed and they went home.
Vidal dropped to her knees with a soft thud, the wet leaves cushioning her as she hit the ground. Agnes stalked over, hands by her sides as if she was getting ready to catch a rabbit in a trap. Vidal swallowed hard, noticing all these changes in Agnes. Something was about to pool over very, very quickly.
"You look so good like this, Babe...always look so good on your knees for me..."
Agnes closed the gap as her left hand came to grab the back of Vidal's head, pulling her towards her crotch. She held strong, blunt nails digging into Vidal's scalp. She heard her moan against the front of her pants and she swore she could feel her toy twitch as if it was her own. Vidal didn't need any push, she knew what she had to do. Hands coming up she grabbed each side of Agnes' pants and pulled until the toy sprang free. The purple silicone looked darker in the night; surrounded by the trees, the vast wilderness surrounding them. Agnes kept her hand on Vidal's head; cutting some slack so that she could move to take the toy into her mouth.
And I like the way you still say please
While you're looking up at me
Agnes couldn't pull her eyes away; like a magnet drawn she watched as the toy disappeared and then reappeared in and out of Vidal's mouth. She could hear her moaning against the toy, trying her hardest not to gag. She was doing such a good job; the way she looked up with those brown eyes Agnes was obsessed over. Agnes' hand loosened against the back of Vidal's head, pulling herself and the toy away. Vidal gasped for air, still looking up at Agnes as she did.
"I think you should lay down now...on your stomach..."
Vidal took a second or two to register the demand. She shook her head slightly as she scooted herself down, moving her legs so that she could get into a plank position before laying belly down on the forest floor. Agnes was towering over her now, looking down. Vidal didn't dare look up, kept her gaze leveled as she saw Agnes feet and legs moving away. Vidal kept quiet, a thousand thoughts rushing through her mind. The second she thought Agnes was gone, she saw her boot out of the corner of her eye.
She was circling her; like a hungry animal honing in on it's last meal.
"Baby..."
Vidal whispered under her breath, shaking slightly as she watched the boots come and go, circling and circling. When the hell was she going to strike? Agent Vidal thought as she swallowed hard again, the tender sensation throbbing in the back of her throat like a bruise from the toy.
One more full rotation and then Vidal didn't see the boots again. The crunching of the sticks and leaves stopped; it was like everything stopped until she felt the weight of Agnes from behind. She had gotten down onto her hands and knees and was now hovering above Vidal. If she moved ever so slightly upwards, the toy between Agnes' legs would brush up against her. Agnes smirked, looking down between her legs.
You're like my favorite damn disease
Vidal was breathing heavy, her heart racing. She had no idea what Agnes had up her sleeve, no idea what was going to happen in the next two seconds. She felt the weight move above her again, getting closer. The tip of the silicone cock rubbed against Vidal's left leg, her thigh as Agnes' face was almost touching Vidal's. She was basically laying on top of her now, pinning her down completely to the ground.
Vidal could feel Agnes' hot breath on the side of her face, her ear. She shuddered, wiggling her hips and feeling the toy press and grind against her leg. At that, that simple little movement, caused Agnes to bring her lips to Vidal's shoulder. Using her chin and nose, she pushed the fabric of Vidal's shirt out of the way before sinking her teeth into her skin.
Vidal tried to push herself up, tried to roll Agnes off of her but she was trapped, pinned. She could feel her teeth break the skin and a loud exhale, as if she had been waiting to do this for days. Months. Her teeth sunk a little deeper and it made Vidal moan; hips bucking up desperately for something, anything.
Agnes broke contact with Vidal's shoulder when she tasted copper in her mouth. She laughed right into Vidal's ear and Vidal, felt the replacement of Agnes' teeth with her tongue. She was lapping up the blood she caused; cleaning it. No, not cleaning it, tasting it.
Vidal couldn't stop moaning, couldn't stop pushing her hips up and back. Everything was sending alarm bells off in her head and yet... Agnes' hot tongue pressed to her shoulder was turning her on; the toy grinding against her jeans was making her brain melt. There was something about these woods, the thought popped into her head before she had a chance to chase its meaning as Agnes, dragged her tongue from her shoulder up to the side of her face. She was trying to get at Vidal's lips, and Vidal, turned her head just enough for Agnes to catch them.
The more Vidal pushed back, the more Agnes moaned into Vidal's waiting mouth. It felt like they were getting high off of each other; high off of the desperation, the feral desire. This was something deeper, something innate. The two of them had known this feeling all their lives; they had known it with one another. The woods, the stalking. The way Agnes circled, how her hands itched with readiness as if she was going to catch Vidal. And Vidal? She was laying in wait; belly to the ground, to the cool earth, as she submitted herself to the take over, to the onslaught of teeth and tongue and sex pressed against her, inside of her.
And now I know who you are
It wasn't that hard, just to figure you out
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nightbutterfly09 · 18 hours ago
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Valentines day 
(btw those who get flowers I recommend getting yourself invested in flower language, I probably spent most of my time on researching this lol) (also, I may be biased [is that surprising?] So Sae might get two scenarios sometime later.. we’ll see, if you want one for the other pls share your ideas and tell me about them!) Keep in mind: Valentine’s day is celebrated differently around the world. In this I made that quite obvious but it’s always written there.
Sae Itoshi:        
/small piece of info: he also gives gifts on Valentine’s day so it’s not entirely like the Japanese customs/
He was a busy man, and naturally the world was against you two spending time on this special occasion. He had another long training day and they didn't take no for an answer, not even if he made sure he was free today days before. 
By the time you heard the front door of your luxurious apartment open it was already 8pm. Everything you wanted to do went out in the trash.
There you were sitting on the barstool sipping on some warm tea on this chilly February night.
You were engrossed in your phone but weren't into it in particular. Your mind was everywhere except for the article you were reading.
Sae knew he f-ed up. Although he really couldn't do anything about it. It isn't in his hands when he is called in for training. He has the right to take a break but the sports industry just doesn't always work like that.
Not to mention, in the back of your mind, you always knew that you’d only come after work. Just because he loved you deeply it didn't mean he’d throw years of work out the window for love.
His arms tangled around your waist which made you startled. “Honestly, I already spoke to you a lot and you are reading such a stupid article?” “It's..not that stupid” 
“It is, how about next time you just ask me how it went?” The article was about Itoshi Sae’s newest match, all the tricky goals he made and also how he made the Spanish striker look even better. “I do, you always tell me you were outstanding as usual” you chuckled.
Even if you were a little salty at him, that wasn't an excuse enough to be mad at him. At least in your book.
“Happy Valentine's day mi vida.” He whispered into your ears and got your phone out of your grasp. 
“So far it's not so happy” but then he let go and gave you a small box. “Wait…” 
“Don't overthink it, I just want to make it up to you.. so I booked a flight to Paris for tomorrow and we can do whatever.” 
You were listening but his words seemed to fall into silence as you opened the box. It was a beautiful ring. A simple but pretty one, just as you like it. 
Suddenly the thought hit you like a truck. “Wait, this isn't an engagement right?!?” Your face flushed and seriously hoped it wasn't time for that yet.
“No” his voice let out a crack of a smile. “It's just a promise right, I found your fingers weirdly missing something nowadays.. So since we aren't in a position for marriage yet, I decided on this. You don't have to wear it all the time though. And the next time I give you a ring, it will be an engagement ring.” He pressed a passionate kiss onto your lips while intertwining hour fingers.
The jewel shone on your hand with a soft glow in the dark. “Now, please don't be disappointed.. I know how important today was for you” 
“It's fine mi amor” you giggle. “I don't care if you forget a birthday, an important day, or you are just busy, what matters is that you show your love for me in a way. We can celebrate Valentine’s day on the 15th too, who said it has to be on one precise day anyway?” 
He smirked and shook his head lightly. “I love you Y/N”
“And I love you, Sae” the words barely left your lips and he picked you up anc placed you on the counter kissing you with passion but also many apologies unsaid.
Your boyfriend was never good with words, but he didn't mind showing his true intentions in many ways others wouldn't even think of.
“Oh, I made chocolate..but I kind of ate them already..in misery” he couldn't help but let a coy smile escape. “It's the thought that counts, and you can make it again later.” He rolled his eyes.
Seishiro Nagi:
For you two mornings were already noon for most people. Sure you had a little less sun to look at but it wasn't like you could just stay up at night and play games together. 
As you awoke the sound of late snow hit your ears. It sounded like some serious snow storm in February. 
You leaned over your boyfriend and checked the time on your phone. 11:34am. That's still so early. Waking up this soon was pointless but it's not like you paid more attention to it. You furrowed your brows  due to the bright life emitted from your screen and saw that today was February 14th. That means only one thing.
Valentine’s day. As much as you enjoyed the quality time it was more or less a hassle. But also you made it your virtue to make homemade chocolates to Sei every 14th of February. Just for his sake.
Therefore you climbed out of the grasp of the tall figure and rushed to the kitchen after getting yourself into something cozier. 
Your sloth loved homemade chocolates. Technically he loved your chocolates. He said the creamy texture and the milky aftertaste were just like what he’d buy at the store just better. 
Sometimes you didn't understand much of his reasoning but regardless you went along with it. 
After an hour he woke up to the fresh smell of chocolate. He slowly walked to the kitchen and tilted his head in inquiry. “What are you doing?” “Happy Valentine's day love!” “Ah.. so that's the occasion, thank you.. you too” he yawned lazily.
The white haired man walked behind you and burrowed his face into your neck as he held onto you for support. His tired body weighing onto you. You giggled. “Sei~ your hair tickles!” You could help but laugh more as he kept nuzzling into you. 
“Wanna have a bite?” You smiled and raised a small heart shaped chocolate to his mouth. “Aah” he opened his mouth and lazily bit it. 
His usually tired face showed sparkling eyes and an expression that yearned for more. He never had much of a sweet tooth so when he first tasted your sweets he thought they’d be all sugary, but this was more suited to his tastes with a slight bitterness in it. 
He leaned down and kissed your lips softly. “Yummy” “Me or the chocolates” 
His lips twitched into a smirk and kissed you again turning you to face him finally. “Both” he said and connected your lips again. 
“Wanna play Valorant with me?” “I’m gonna die first aren't I?” You giggled but nodded anyway. The second you wrapped the sweets into a small bag and placed them in the fridge you went after him to boot your computer. 
Later it was time to play your favorite games, which were more on the chill side. Not only did you play animal crossing but also persuaded him to play Genshin Impact with you which he often refuses to. 
Not because he doesn't like it, it's more like because unless it's some farming for your favorite characters he wasn't really needed.
As the snow quieted down and the stars appeared in the night sky, the main part of your date just continued.
Nor you nor him has ever said this would be a date but don't you call a date a well spent quality time? Then you were doing the exact definition of a date. 
Sure anyone could start an argument over this but with your interests aligning so closely it wasn't a matter of uncertainty whether or not this would count as a date or not.
The rest of your days always went by the same way except that he did make sure to thank you for those pretty and tasty chocolates.
Michael Kaiser:     
/small piece of info: since he is german he also gives gifts on Valentine’s day so it’s not entirely like the Japanese customs/   
He was never into love, not to mention Valentine’s day. He also didn’t really understand why someone would love their partner more on a specific day instead of just showing it every day.
That was before he met you. He still thought you deserve to be loved every single second but he understood the value of such a special day. Well at least he kind of knew it’s important to you so he went along with it. 
He spent the entirety of last week thinking what he could do for you. His girl never asked for anything. As far as he knew you never even asked for much. What you did need he bought that anyway so he was in a pickle on what to do.
And there he was. Late with ideas. The awaited day came and he still hadn’t thought of anything. He really tried though. Suddenly he picked you up as you were making him chocolates. “Want to go somewhere?” You tilted your head a little. “The weather forecast said it’d rain soon.” 
“We can still go out, maybe just stay in the car?” You chuckled. “I know you’ve been stressed out because of today but come on, we can just stay at home watch a movie, chat, and I also tried out a new recipe for chocolates which means we can eat that.” “My nutritionist will murder me, but sure if that’s what you want” He mumbled and pulled you more into his embrace. 
“You can pick a movie” You shrug. “Any? Even horror?” He grinned. “Hey, I want to have a good time too.” ‘It’s not like you’d be focusing much on the screen Micha.’ 
People often say he’s as hard to read as understanding cave drawings but to you, Michael Kaiser’s unsaid words just glowed through his expressions. He could make a frowny face and you’d still be confident he was happy with something.
“Stop teasing.” You shook your head with a giggle. As soon as the chocolates were all done he got the first bite. “That’s so good Micha” A soft smile draped across his face. His loving gaze concentrated on ust the woman ahead. He wouldn’t admit, but he was falling deeper and deeper every second he spent with you.
A love he never experienced or saw just barged in on him. The locked iron door was kicked down without even a struggle. The secrets and hardships he never opened up about, all those deep cuts were exposed to you all of a sudden. He just found himself wanting to spend every existing minute with you. The love of his life. 
All those deep scars he tried burying oh so well just resurfaced. And you tried patching them up properly. As if an insecure little girl, who tried covering her pimples with layers upon layers of foundation but only making it worse. You were there and stopped his hands before grabbing the blender again.
There was something special about you. Something no woman could ever replace. Yes you had flaws, just like him. But to him that never meant less perfection. Only more things to work on.
Rin Itoshi:
/traditional Japanese styled valentine’s +reader unable to cook :)/ 
As he got home from his hour-long run the sudden aroma of burnt chocolate made its way to him. “I’m home-” His voice was full of concern but he still headed to the kitchen. “Welcome home Rin!!” You smiled. 
His gaze drifted to the counter. There was one batch of burnt chocolate in heart shapes and you were making another one now. “You don’t have to do this you know…” He inspected the burnt chocolates. Not only did they crumble at his touch but they also seemed genuinely uneatable. Not that he’d want to taste that. “I don’t want to hurt you but, I don’t think this is how they’re made.” 
You pouted and looked at him. “Hey I know I messed those up but this will be better!” You were stubborn. Once you set your mind to something you will go through with it regardless. He knew backing off wasn’t in the cards. “I’ll help you after I showered and changed.” 
“No need, I want to do this for you!” “Yeah, you either do it half-successfully and burn the kitchen down or I help you and they will be potentially digestible.”
“Stop being mean to me” you whined as he just walked out with a chuckle. After about 10 minutes he was back.
He wore a comfortable blue shirt with black sweatpants. His hair was all messy and his face had a smudge of toothpaste on it.
You giggled at his sight. “What?” He scoffed. “Lean down.” To your command he looked at you suspiciously but he obeyed. 
Doon the toothpaste was wiped down. You also made sure his hair is fine. “Have you even looked in the mirror?” “I did- but I was in a hurry” “aww you missed me that much?” “No, I was afraid you’d burn the kitchen down.” 
“See, you are mean again.” Regardless of his words he started helping you and making sure you two didn't leave the chocolate on the fire for long. 
The chocolates weren't only pretty this time but they were also so tasty. You filled some with jam that your grandma uses often. 
You were now sitting by the couch cuddling while some boring show was playing in front of you. That neither of you was interested in.
This is how a regular Valentine's day goes for Rin and you. Nothing much happening but what does, has lots of sentimental value. 
The sun slowly made it's way down the horizon as you two were still playing around by the window. 
You both needed nothing more. Just chocolates and the soft silence of your home.
Reo Mikage: 
/piece of info: he doesn’t really follow japanese customs/
The man knew your needs by heart. Not only would he make sure every February 14th is enjoyable for you but he would also make sure every time a new experience can be written into your diary that you always thought you kept well hidden from him. 
Reo did love you every day. He did show how much he treasured you each moment but he also knew that these special occasions have a sentimental value that he can't just ignore. So instead he tries making the most of it. Every single time.
He already had a hotel booked and you awoke in fresh bed sheets in a homey hotel. You slowly woke up and opened your eyes. Reo was lying next to you and he was just admiring you. “Why are you staring so much?” You couldn’t help but feel embarrassed. You just woke up and you probably looked like a giant mess. “Because you’re pretty. So pretty.” The purple haired man smirked. 
You were doing your makeup when he finally arrived from downstairs to order your breakfast to be this luxurious one. Not like you ever asked for such. “Happy Valentine’s Day, my queen.” Reo leaned down and kissed your lips. 
“Mmm, cherry.” “I just put that on.” You pretended to pout but then out of nowhere he handed you a giant bouquet of flowers. “Flowers for the pretty woman. My pretty woman.”  Pink carnations rose up from all the little white flowers. It was filled with pinks and deep purples with also little white flowers here and there. Peonies decorated the bouquet to give it a gentle and majestic look. The latter being there for the soft transition.
Lilies swayed on the edges as you held the soft purple paper it was wrapped in. There was a note to be seen with small white petals painted on it.
‘To my queen who I have to thank for a lot. You lit my world up thousands of times when I was at my worst. Thank you for always reminding me you are here less than in an arm’s reach. I want to show my utmost love to you every second of every day. I’ll never leave you and you cannot either. I love you Beautiful.'
Tears swelled up into your eyes as you read his confession. And that wasn’t even a florist’s handwriting. It was his very own. 
Not only does this man spend so much time and money on you he also makes sure it doesn’t all come from his wealth. Not only do his presents have sentimental value but also it shows that he cares. He cares for you deeply.
“Reo~” You whined trying to hold your tears back. “I just did my mascara too” You whined as you tried drying off your tears. Not that right now that was the most important. You just didn’t know what to do or say to him. 
It was as if words and letters and voices couldn’t convey your true feelings. As if this moment can’t possibly be written. Something ethereal. But also, something more than ethereal. That was his kind of love.
Meguru Bachira:
To say the least your boyfriend had a personality. The moment he woke up in your arms he turned and woke you up with sloppy kisses. “Morning Sunshine”
Your eyelids opened just slightly only to flinch at the amount of light that came through the window. Looks like spring was coming very soon as even the sunrays decided to interrupt your sweet dreams. “Morning Meguru~” your slightly crooked morning voice barely made it out. 
“Happy Valentine's day!!” He squealed excitedly and rolled on top of you.
After finally calming him and going about your day at one point he said he had to meet up with Isagi so you were left in the house all alone. The morning jitters also sparkled onto you as you felt more energized than ever.
But Meguru had that aura around him a lot. No matter how little sleep you got or how exhausted you were because of a long week, your boyfriend would always be there to brighten your day.
After about 4 hours he finally came back. You were making chocolate. It was half ready when the door opened. “So I know today is usually your turn and I have to give white day presents BUUT hear me out.” He grinned and gave you a bouquet of colorful flowers.
Many flowers brightened in a bunch of different colors and aesthetics. You saw red tulips, red, orange and white lilies as well as hydrangeas blooming in deep pinks. Not only was it mesmerizing to look at but the smell filled the room in minutes. 
“Thank you baby! I am so happy you thought of me” you grinned and leaned in to hug him. 
You loved how he was the partner to always confide in, he tried his best to make everyone's day, so when it came to his loved ones he didn't shy away at all. 
You put the flowers in a beautiful vase which you got from his mom last year. It was painted with flower veins strangling all over it in every direction.
Later you both wrapped the chocolates as well as little snacks and went down to the nearby park for a picnic. It has been tradition that on Valentine's day the both of you go downstairs with home cooked things and have fun.
The weather was still chilly and that's what made it more fun. It was solely you two in a friendly loneliness. Having alone time with someone was the best and you both understood that feeling well without having to speak up.
As the cold breeze hit your face you leaned more and more into Meguru’s warmth which not only warmed your body up but also his.
The gentle but earnest type of love that was so hard to find. A childlike wonder that you never grew out of.
You already knew Meguru could go overboard and he didn't miss saying “Happy Valentine's day” in every waking moment you passed each other in the house. With loud cheers and the pure happiness emitting from his mouth.
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lunammoon · 13 days ago
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i have thoughts on the relationship between rook and an unromanced lucanis but we all have to get real chill with homestuck terms before i can voice them.
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actual-corpse · 17 days ago
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Just got a rude reminder about how great it is to never have children/ be an only child.
There's too much drama involved with dying, apparently.
#when grandaddy died. everyone was arguing over this and that. speaking over his widow and trying to plan his funeral instead of her and his#two daughters. three people who truly knew and listened to him. My mom was almost forced out of the first row at the funeral service by her#step brothers. mom and I got cheated out of things that were bequethed to us. and there was a lot of fighting.#my brother died and his son wanted some ashes. Momma didn't know until it was too late bc my nephews mom and her family wanted to start shit#he was not allowed to come with us to the graveyard. they forced him to leave before he could speak for himself.#some old man just died and my mom's friend (who made herself the center of attention at my brother's funeral) just called bitching and#cussin about some body shooting a dog and starting all kinds of shit over dogs and land and all that jazz like#and watching Dallas... both J.R. Ewings are obsessed with money. land. succession. and inheritance. and they always start trouble over that#Miss Ellie's brother came around bc he was dying and wanted to spend his last days with his sister while Jock and Jr started shit about land#ownership. Garrison didn't want Sourhfork even though HE inherited the ranch like. bro#how am I the only normal person in this shitshow?? I have Bipolar AuDHD!?!?!?! I halluncinate! BRO!!#death#inheritance#succession#family drama#ugh#tbh#even if my brother was alive I feel like there would be less drama between him and I.#I think I'd just take what I wanted and leave the rest with him. Is that what Mama wants? Absolutely not...#but I don't care. We can't take anything with us when we go. It'll all end up in a dump. antique shop. or collector's house anyway#none of it matters#most people never leave a mark on the world and THAT'S OKAY! we don't have to be remarkable to have worth right now#everyone will die when it's time for them to... no need to kick up a fuss.#the land might end up ruined or sold to the government or developed into something amazing. so what?#you're dead! IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU WANT!! that's the beauty of it all!#the shortness. the finality of it all. Life's too short for bullshit. You gotta party like it's your last day. every day.#one of the most rebellious things we can do in the fave of facism is to live true and unbothered (i know it's difficult)#if They want to suffer. They can. Don't submit in advance! I believe in Hope. It's all we have#I'll get my top surgery in time. I'll make my transition! I'll pick a name!! I believe in a future where We can live happier!#because I love humanity! I love the Earth and everything she has to offer. The endless beauty of living in spite of it all
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biillys · 2 months ago
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yo merry christmas i'm thinking about christmas at the hargrove-mayfield's house throughout the years
wanna think about their first christmas together as a family, maybe before neil and susan even got married, or maybe just after. wanna think about what susan got billy for that first december 25th that they knew each other and what neil bought for max. did neil just pass that duty off to susan and stick his name on the from: section of the gift tag or did he put effort in and actually go to the shops and try and find something, specifically for his new step-daughter.
wanna think about the following few christmas' in california where billy never heard from his mom, never even got a fucking christmas card, but max heard from her dad; spending the time between christmas breakfast and christmas lunch on the phone, thanking him for the present he sent in the mail. wanna think about susan listening in, hearing her ex sounding distant and barely focused, agreeing with everything their daughter says, and biting her tongue; half relieved max hasn't picked up on the fact that sam's handwriting and her own is exactly the same, and half mad that sam's willing to take the credit without even blinking.
wanna think about their last christmas in california where they don't even realise it's their last one there; billy hitting his stride in being the worlds moodiest and most hard done by teenager, max following quick in his footsteps. wanna think about how all the gifts hand-picked by susan would be too lame and embarrassing to be thankful for, both kids screwing their nose up at most presents. maybe billy and max exchanging small gifts that christmas becos they haven't been at each others throats all year, only some, and susan thought it would be nice.
wanna think about their first christmas in hawkins, with things still so messy and uncomfortable and rough, but somehow settling into it like it's their new normal. wanna think about it being cold as fuck, none of them prepared for hawkins winters, and everyone walking on eggshells around each other and pretending it's fine. wanna think about max growing up and officially moving into her teenage years and billy counting down the days until he leaves them, adulthood so close yet still so fucking far. wanna think about them all sitting down for christmas dinner and billy barely being acknowledged, things still so tense even though it's been almost two months since everything went to shit, and max forcing out answers every time susan tries to keep the conversation flowing, her doing her best to carry the christmas spirit.
wanna think about a world where there's no living nightmares, no government conspiracies, and no death, but billy still spirals out of control anyway, feeling trapped and cornered in an unfamiliar town with unfamiliar people, his only solution to lash out and fight, anger and violence and distrust being all he knows. wanna think about max coming to the realisation that there's bigger monsters than her asshole step-brother, that maybe billy isn't the start of everyone's problems, just always somehow the end of them. want her to trace the line back to the source and realise neither of them ever stood a fucking chance.
wanna think about a christmas where billy's eighteen and max is fifteen, and they still live on cherry lane, and neil still fucking sucks, and susan still fucking tries, and everything's still awkward, the four of them never quite becoming the family unit their parents try to pretend them to be, but maybe billy and max get along these days, in a way they never could when they were younger, them going from being against each other to realising it's team up or be picked apart.
max gives him a present she saved up for for months, maybe as they're all going to bed, and billy raises an eyebrow at her before sighing and unwrapping it, still too fucking stubborn to be able to say thank you, but somehow brave enough to reach a hand into his room and grab out a present he got for her, and it's unwrapped cos he hasn't wrapped a present since his mom left, so max does her little sister duty and tells him she loves the wrapping and effort he put into it, before actually looking at what he got her, and he walks into his room and closes the door before she can even acknowledge it for the gift it is.
wanna think about billy eventually moving out, but not making it far; too fucking broke to live out his dreams of going home. wanna think about neil clapping him on the back on moving day and telling him he's done good, that this is what growing up is. graduating school, getting a job, moving out, providing for yourself. that's what makes a man. that it was rough there for a while, and he was worried, but he's glad to see his son's shaped up and straightened out finally, thanks to his solid parenting. wanna think about billy having no idea how to react, thinking that's the closest he'll ever get to his dad saying he's proud of him. wanna think about max helping him move and helping him chose a couch, claiming it has to be comfortable enough to sleep on when she crashes there on school breaks. want billy to tell her to get fucked, but buy the couch she picked out anyway.
wanna think about his first christmas out of home, and how how he probably feels indifferent about it at best, and pain about it at worst. christmas was never like the movies growing up, no matter how much susan tried, so it's not like being alone and having no decorations or presents is going to hurt, but he has enough memories of his mum, and a few moments over the years from when max and susan tried, and there's such a build up and fucking atmosphere about it all in hawkins that he can't escape it even if he tried, and he's starting to realise maybe he's really fucking lonely.
wanna think about neil calling him up and billy answering, cos now that they don't live in the same house and billy's finally taking responsibility for his own life, neil's like a whole new person. he wants to do father-son shit like talk about cars, offer advice about fixing the kitchen sink, tell him when to hire someone to fix something and when you should be able to fix something yourself, wants to watch sports games and crack open a beer on a saturday afternoon, and billy makes up reasons to say no most of the time, but sometimes he caves and says yes, cos there's a small part of him that's always wanted this. wanna think about neil calling and asking billy when he's coming over for christmas, saying that susan's cooking his favourite. wanna think about billy not even knowing what his favourite is, but saying he'll be at breakfast by 7:30am before he can stop himself.
wanna think about billy staying 'til afternoon and max raising an eyebrow at him, muttering don't you have a home to go to? while they clean up after lunch, but then neil offers him a beer, so he ignores her, and listens when his dad says he's welcome to stay for dinner, too. wanna think about billy and max smoking a joint out the back while their parents end the day with a christmas movie, and max turns to him and asks him what neil's deal is these days, and billy shrugs her off, too stubborn to look at it all too closely.
wanna think about billy pulling some money out of his wallet cos he has some now, and he didn't have time to get a present, too busy working overtime, but he has cash, so that'll do. wanna think about max handing him a new zippo, then somehow unearthing a whole-ass wrapped present, and when he opens it, it's a set of cheap fake glass cups, becos billy doesn't have any yet and every time she comes over she has to drink something either directly from the bottle in the fridge or remember her own drink bottle, and it's a housewarming gift, asshole, and this isn't my house, billy thinks, this isn't my fucking home, but it's also all he's got, so he finds a place for them in the cupboard above the sink, and max hunts them down the next time she's over first thing.
wanna think about christmas' in their future, when max moves out, when they're in their 20's and 30's, maybe billy keeps coming home, finding an uneasy peace with his dad reserved for special occasions only, the only few times of the year he's willing to lie to himself and pretend things were never as bad as his memories made them out to be, or maybe everything eventually crumbles, and billy finally gets to put some real distance between them, and finally then, he can breathe and stop pretending.
maybe max continues going, her seeing her mom try and so she puts in the effort to try as well, and maybe that works for a while, maybe even a lifetime, but maybe it doesn't, and by the time both her and billy are closer to 30 than 20, the only family they see on christmas is each other, and billy never wraps her presents, and max only gets him practical things, and they drink and bitch most of the time, but it's so much easier to exist in each others space when they don't have to act and pretend and play parts.
#anyway the idea of billy attending christmas day at cherry lane for those first few years and telling himself it's sooo fine#it's completely normal thing to do after a completely normal childhood where nothing ever went wrong ever#and for max to go along with it becos over her dead body is she gonna suffer through christmas day alone even though she thinks its Crazy#how billy and neil could go from the trainwreck they were to whatever illusion neil's trying to create now#but then like. the idea of billy getting a significant other; a Male significant other; and having to like. Face Facts#make up excuses to not go home from christmas anymore; but be too scared to tell his dad the real reason why#until his partner is like. I Know Your Childhood Was Bad But Jesus Christ. You're 25 Dude#wait also the idea of max Knowing and being like. Yeah He's Always Been This Stupid. Yeah It's Probably Genetic. Good Luck.#god the idea of billy finally telling his dad why he's not coming and neil hanging up on him. not msging him for his birthday#and billy getting the hint loud and clear. except maybe susan works some christmas magic and maybe neil's had a health scare or two#and maybe max says she's only coming home for christmas if billy is#so maybe neil calls billy up and says him and his Boyfriend are welcome home for christmas this year.#and it sounds like he's eating the sourest lemon in the entire world. but he's asking. and billy's like. this is gonna be terrible. we Can'#but somehow ends up saying yes. becos he's stupid.#and then neil and susan are sitting down for christmas dinner with billy and Boyfriend and Max and#okay listen. the elmax in me wants them so bad but also the lumax in me wants THEM so bad.#actually either way i can't lose neil would be frothing at the mouth either way#and max would be LOVED and CHERISHED either way#worlds most awkward and intense christmas dinner.#also u may be thinking. now melia. dont they have other family. cousins? grandparents? aunts and uncles? and you'd be right!#but i'm too lazy to go into that rn. the idea of neil cutting his family out and susan barely being on speaking terms with hers#ANYWAY the idea of christmas evolving over time from being something that they barely tolerated with each other#to being something that they only include each other in. no more parents and maybe significant others come and go but no matter what#it's them against the world#m#nqff#text
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supersecretnerd · 8 months ago
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Ok so these designs are cute as hell, the Internet is just mean
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I have too many thoughts about a game I still need to watch
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#goodbye volcano high#i dont have the money to buy it but god i need to watch a playthrough when i have time it's so interesting to me#like; the theme of 'yeah we're going die but that doesn't mean we can enjoy what time we have left' sounds amazing to me love that#its so funny i was actually watching a review of it that was basically 'this game sucks and here's why'#and then it just started listing off shit like- 'the characters designs are pastel they're nonbinary you die no matter what'#and then my neurons just went off and went '👁️👁️ oh! sounds amazing i want to see more'#fuck yeah pastel nonbinary dinosaurs lets go#well i think its just fang thats nonbinary and then two other trans characters#i saw a cutscene! and it was about the experiences of being an apart of a family as sec-gen immigrant and trans-#and i thought that was cool as hell dont recall ever seeing that in any of thr arts ive seen before (but there's lots of art out there!)#heard it got some glitches tho (havent looked in depth of what those glitches are) hopefully it got patched out#also im so fucking pissed i saw the gator game before i saw this 😮‍💨 (context; apparently made by people who made a fangame where they#the mc of this game a datable side character and they only have a happy ending if they detransition? which fucking yikes😬)#i saw people say 'oh but they did it empathetically' like how the fuck is taking a canon nb character and making them only happy through#detransitioning empathetic that sounds super fucking shitty and gross#i think a character that detransitions can be done and would be interesting to see- but this just reeks of people being transphobic for real#oh also purple dino has a slug or worm or something apparently! seems cute! just a lil thing#apparently its a rhythm game; listened to some of the songs and it sounded good! sadly i suck at rhythm games#but apparently failing doesn't affect the story? kinda wish it would but honestly better for me lol-#pink one and fang end up dating i believe- from what i saw pink is like- soft spoken artist? dunno if accurate but she's cute#all the characters are cute just look at them!!! awesome#also they have to just continue school like normal before they die and honestly thats so real#also saw people dislike the fact you dont see the characters actual die or the meteor#which is ??? dunno i just think some things are better left implied than shown-#anyways man i keep trying to find neat stuff about the game and all i see is people bitchin about it or praising the shit fan on instead 😔#man if i had two nickles for a time i grew to become obsessed with a media only for loads of people to hate id have two nickles#first nickle is kat elliot she's such a cool character Internet wasn't ready for her#also yes i saw obsessed i can just tell this is something ill go bonkers for#i mean god look how much text is in my tags for this already! and i still need to see the game in it's fullness!#im sure there's other cool shit
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th3houseofleaves · 19 days ago
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never actually said this but dove just assumes their dad is dead. it's not a concrete fact like they act like it is. but it's easier to live thinking he's dead than it is thinking he left them. so. even though there's a chance that he's still alive somewhere, they don't look into it. they can't really explain why either, no one understands it; most people believe they should be actively trying to find out if he's alive or dead, they think dove is weird for not wanting that. they don't understand that dove doesnt want to find out their dad has been alive this whole time and he just abandoned them when things got too hard.
#the house // musing#minotaur // dove baek#dove's dad (ezio) is like schrödinger's cat (yes this is probably an oversimplification of the actual Thing but listen i don't give two shi#about physics and this is only a partial comparison thing)#bc if dove doesnt look for him he's both dead and alive. without them looking for him (in their life at least) he can never be confirmed to#either. he's dead bc that's easier for them to swallow and he's alive bc no one ever actually told them he died. he's dead because he left#them and he's alive because he promised he'd come back and they're still waiting. unless dove looks into they won't know what's true only#what they want to be true. and as soon as they know? it doesn't matter alive or dead. as soon as they know it will be world changing#bc on the one had they can really grieve now. they can let themself actually mourn their dad knowing he's really gone and they have to cope#with the confirmation that he's never going to come back for them. he's not able to.#and on the other? if they find out he's alive and he left them behind.. it might destroy them#bc it confirms one of their worst fears—that he left them because it was too hard to take care of them or they weren't a good enough reason#to stay anymore. it confirms all the times they've been terrified of not being enough for people and tells them that they were right to ass#that they have to be someone else & cater to what everyone needs or wants to convince them that they're worth sticking around for#there's something to be said about dove's relationships (of all kinds) here as well. hm
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readymades2002 · 4 months ago
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if i might bitch about work for a second: yesterday was hellishly bad despite being able to keep up with it and i found out that apparently our department made 4600 dollars yesterday which is making me angry beyond belieffffffff
#this is math i do fairly often bc i enjoy ho-hum math and hate my job and like#even if we took off 2000 bucks for overhead costs which feels excessive but i will concede it#that would be enough to pay everyone working a little over 860 dollars which is 300 more than what i make in a WEEK#literally WHEREEEEE IS IT WHERE IS IT GOING WHERE IS IT#i dont like following this logic through because on days where there are fewer orders we;d do less#and i disagree with gig work's implementation as ive seen it and i think that would stress people out worse than we already are#(which is significantly)#but at the same time. 850 dollars. i cant afford to buy groceries this week. 850 dollars...#can i get a BONUS or SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#it makes me soooo angry i was talking to one of the deli guys who asked for a raise and got denied mid-question#before our director accidentally showed him that their department is four thousand of gods own dollars under labor#its so revolting to me i talk to so many people in this store who are terrified because of medical bills or rent or car shit#half my department works two jobs just to get by and ALL OF THEM drive junkers#honestly one of the things thats scaring me about if i actually move out is that i do rely on...living with my mom#i pay for most of my own food i pay an absurd amount of rent to share a room with her but she's willing to drive me to work#even though i've offered to walk multiple times and she REALLY should prioritize her own time more#but at the same time...not having to pay for rides has been carrying me hard#if i got a car i'd be fucked because those things bleed money and generally ethically i disagree with cars#but if i dont its like okay pony up the money learn to navigate buses (except for sunday when they dont run) or get ready#to walk to your job where you walk all day and then walk home in the dark#which. i love walking. and listening to music on my own while walking. so bad example. but i also love not having my feet hurt#all the time always no matter what im doing which is something im becoming increasingly unfamiliar with#its like. ultimately. something's gonna get fucked no matter what#and then i hear a figure like 4600 and i remember how avoidable all of this shit is. how avoidable it is for ANY of us#our ceo is gonna walk away from this merger attempt with 5 billion dollars in safety-cushion money#the 10 top execs beneath him with 1 billion#and its just so. what can you even do. 5 billion. can a number like that even mean anything? how could you possibly need that much#850 dollars would be a lifechanging amount of money for me right now and im not even one of the worst off#its just. god. this world could be anything but what it is but its this and for what
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medicinemane · 1 year ago
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I get very tired of dealing with people who are so busy being "practical" that they're just totally prescriptive
I tend to be, I think, a fairly pragmatic person. Like most years I spend about... maybe $50 on myself for the whole year (this year is going to be a bit higher, but there's also specific utility to what I'm spending it on). I tend to not bother buying myself snacks, cause I know I'm mostly hungry, and if I'm hungry real food is a better deal (I sadly tend to fail to get ahold of the real food either)
My point is that I tend to be very goal oriented (not in a ladder climbing way, in a I set goals and then work towards them kinda way), I tend to be very focused on what will push my situations into being sustainable, I tend to look for high efficiency, low cost, long term solutions
I was... I was talking to that friend I'll say is Dr Jekyll and Mr Dumbass (I was more trying to talk to my dad, but they were both there). It was definitely Mr Dumbass today
For one thing, he was already saying a bunch of really fucking dumb shit where... it's so stupid I'm not even going to repeat it, where it's like the answer for why we don't do that is because it's obviously a moronically stupid idea on top of being immoral, and also totally ineffective you dipshit
So I already wasn't in the mood for him
Then, while talking about visiting my grandma, I mention how in order to start cooking I need sharp knives, none of my knives are sharp (cause my mom's a fool and dulls them all), and how it would really help if I could just take a knife from my grandma since she doesn't cook anymore and just... keep it as my personal knife that I keep sharp
(I can't do this, cause my grandma is... bug fuck crazy, and legit believes that if you gift someone a knife they'll kill people with it which like... where do you even get that idea, like she has literally said before that she'd give money to buy a knife but wouldn't give one as a gift... what?)
Anyway, Mr Dumbass starts going on about how I can just buy a new knife, and it's like no... in your quest for objective practicality you've lost all pragmatism
I don't need to buy a new knife, I need to learn to sharpen knives which... which I just have a bit of a block on cause I've had trouble figuring out how to sharpen stuff so far (I've come to suspect that which of the hard and soft stones you use first and second isn't intuitive and I've been trying to hone with the sharpening stone and sharpen with the honing stone)
Like... to get mean for just a slight moment, shut your fool mouth, you've got more money than I've ever even touched, and while you were poor at one point when you were younger you've clearly forgot, and not everyone can just buy stuff
Also you're saying a bunch of dumb shit tonight with such confidence and it's pissed me off
He's capable of being a very very smart and compassionate person, and then other times he's a damn fool, and far too often he... he talks about practicality without actually understanding how to be practical
Being practical requires working in the confines of reality
...I don't know, I don't think I have all the words I need to explain what I'm saying, but the point is he's annoyed me and people who act like him annoy me where it's like... nothing matters in the end other than if you actually solve something
You can talk all day about what someone "should do", but what matters is what they will do
So it gets frustrating talking with my family with him cause he has all this ideas where it's like... that functionally won't work, and like some of his great ideas are how I can just wait for my grandma to die and get the knife then and it's like... yeah... but I need a knife now dummy, and I have knives, and which is more useful?
Dropping a pretty penny on a new knife, or finishing learning a skill I really fucking need badly and that makes it so I can sharpen things for next to free forever?
...I'm just tired of having to do everything myself and getting no help, that's all. How about you shut your fucking mouth, stop trying to offer advice that's worse than my plans I'm already slowly turning the gears on making happen, and just let me bitch about my idiot relatives?
Laughing at this fool antics when he chooses to do that, legitimately is more helpful than any attempts to help
#last two paragraphs are things that sadly a lot of people could learn#sometimes you need to shut your mouth and just listen#and this is why I have my no advice without action policy#if the rolls were reversed; I'm not willing to suggest someone buy a knife unless I'm willing to pay for it#most I'll ever do is something like say 'Just wondering if this is something you've already tried'#like know someone who go hacked here; and I just asked if they're running two factor authentication now cause if not it might help#like that's the outside amount of advice I'm willing to offer without action#because it acknowledges that they may have already thought of it; and it more just tries to float an option than it does suggest shit#honestly... I think I'd be less annoyed if it was like 'what about buying a new knife?; rather than 'you should buy a new knife'#advice in the form of a question makes for a dialogue rather than dictation#lets the other person just explain why something won't work if they've already considered it#like in this case... money; way rather just sharpen shit and get to spend money on food instead of a knife#like... this is the crux of what I complain about with my grandma; that groceries are my number one desire with money#are you my grandma? suggesting that I just flippantly spend money once it becomes something you'd want to spend it on?#...and the answer honestly is that yeah that's usually how people are#they can laugh off wasting money on shitty over priced clothes; but when it's what they like spending on that's what everyone should do#...maybe I fail at it; but I try not to do that#try to just be a back up to people and support them in whatever matters to them#and once again; only offer advice when I'm actually willing to do something like drop the money on getting them the thing I think they need#eh... I don't want to share the other dumb shit he was saying cause... dear god#edgy stoned dipshit talk; you know?#framed as actionable policy#good guy; helped me move shit up (I mostly needed a driver) but... utter fucking ass too much of the time#there's reasons we're not closer
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