#literally one of my first thoughts when seeing barnaby

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

ive had this in my brain for like. two weeks. What If....

[sadjestergirll]

LATE WELCOME HOME UPDATE RANT POST !

(⚠️ spoilers for the newest welcome home update that came out march 9th ⚠️)

OKAY SO I ACTUALLY HAVE SO MANY THINGS TO SAY ABOUT THIS UPDATE, IT WAS BY FAR MY FAVOURITE UPDATE SO FAR THAT WE HAVE GOTTEN. before I start however if you guys don’t know how to Access the secret website here is the link if you need it!

FIRST OFF, THESE IMAGESSSSS, THEY’RE ACTUALLY SO CUTE I LOVE JULIE’S CHRISTMAS TREE HAIR SO MUCH 😭 AND THE THIRD PHOTO IS SO CUTE?? LOOK AT THEM ALL TOGETHER, THEY’RE ALL LIKE A LITTLE FAMILY IT’S ADORABLE ☹️

AND THE ARTSTYLE IS SO PRETTY, LITERALLY I LOVE CLOWNS STYLE SO MUCH.

I CAN ONLY SHARE ONE CLIP BC TUMBLR WONT LET ME ADD MORE 😢 BUT OUT OF ALL THE CLIPS WE GOT THIS WAS BY FAR MY FAVOURITE, I WAS HONESTLY SO SHOCKED TO SEE THAT WE GOT FULLY ANIMATED SCENES OF THE CHARACTERS, AND THIS ONE WAS MY FAVOURITE OUT OF ALL OF THEM.

BARNABY AND HOWDY BOTH LOOK SO CUTE IN THS STYLE AND I LOVED BARNABYS EXPRESSIONS, I LITERALLY LOVED BARNABY IN THIS ENTIRE UPDATE TBH, HE LITERALLY CARRIED THE WHOLE UPDATE ONCE AGAIN, HE WAS GREAT AND I LOVE HIS VOICE SO MUCH.

I’M GENUINELY SO HAPPY THAT WE GOT TO SEE MORE OF HIM THIS UPDATE.

AND THIS ANIMATION, THIS ONE WAS ONE OF MY FAVOURITES TOO, THE SCENERY WAS SO PRETTY AND IT REALLY MATCHED THE ADVERT AS IT HAD A VERY COSY FEEL TO IT, I LOVED IT SO MUCH.

WALLY LOOKS SO CUTE IN THIS STYLE, I LOVED THE WAY HE SMILED IN THIS ANIMATION TOO, HE LOOKED SO SILLY, I DIDNT ACTUALLY LIKE WALLY BEFORE BUT NOW HE IS STARTING TO GROW ON ME A LITTLE AFTER THIS, I DIDNT TRUST HIM IN THE FIRST FEW UPDATES AS I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPLIED THAT HE WAS GONNA BE THE BAD CHARACTER BUT AS OF NOW HE SEEMS PRETTY SILLY TOO 😭

but anyways, literally loved this animation too, it was so smooth and pretty, whoever animated these scenes did an amazing job because I loved each one so much

OKAY, I HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY ABOUT THIS PART TOO.

MY JAW LITERALLY DROPPED WHEN I SAW MS. BEAGLE TOO, I REALLY WAS NOT EXPECTING TO SEE HER ANYTIME SOON SO I WAS VERY SURPRISED WHEN I SAW HER APPEAR, I WAS LITERALLY SAYING A BIT BEFORE THIS UPDATE THAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE BARNABY AND MS. BEAGLE TOGETHER, AND IN THIS UPDATE I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE I ACTUALLY GOT WHAT I WANTED.

they’re my favourite mother and son guys. ☹️

THEY WERE LITERALLY SO CUTE, WHEN MS. BEAGLE GAVE BARNABY A PECK ON THE CHEEK AND YOU CAN ALSO TELL HOW MUCH BARNABY CARES FOR HER, IT’S SO SWEET AND I LOVE THEM SO MUCH 😭 I also really loved the fact we got to see more artwork of ms. beagle, she is literally so pretty and her voice is so pretty too, I LOVE HERRR

AND 11 NEW CHARACTERS?? I WAS COMPLETELY SHOCKED BY THIS TOO, I DIDNT EXPECT TO SEE SO MANY NEW FACES IN THIS UPDATE ALSO.

it was really nice to hear more about howdy’s family, AND THERE IS SO MANY OF THEM, HIS FAMILY IS ACTUALLY MASSIVE, I loved all their voices and character designs so much, they were all great, I WAS SURPRISED WE GOT TO HEAR ALL THEIR VOICES TOO, I was completely blown away from this update

THE LORE WE GOT ON EDDIE TOO WAS ACTUALLY CRAZY.

I felt so bad for the guy he was so stressed and exhausted from everything, it was also really sad to see how he was getting frustrated / upset when nobody was coming to visit him 😕 FRANK KEEP YOUR BOYFRIEND COMPANY PLEASE…

It was also really nice to see how worried Frank was for Eddie when Eddie was zoning out, THEY WERE SO WORRIED FOR HIM, I ACTUALLY STARTED CRYING NEAR THE END OF THE 22 MINUTE VIDEO, THE ANGST FOR EDDIE WAS SO SAD, ESPECIALLY THE PART WHERE FRANK STARTED TO WORRY.

anyways, that’s all I have to say for this update, I literally loved it so much and this is definitely my favourite update so far, the voice actors, animators and clown did such a good job with this update and it was definitely worth the extra wait 🩷

[fandom-freak-123]

Can you please do how the welcome home characters would react to reader coming out to them 🏳‍🌈/🏳️‍⚧️ also can you do how they would react to reader laughing for the first time (they didn't laugh possibly due to past trauma but they laugh for the first time)

😇🙏

Oh? Two in one! How intriguing! Sorry for how late it is!

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How different Welcome Home characters would react if you came out as gay

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•Wally

•He wouldn’t really care

•“Oh? Ah I see, ok neighbour well as I was saying I don’t know what to paint-”

•Didn’t make him think any different of you

•Occasionally talks about people you both find attractive

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•Howdy

•Already knew

•“you say that like it’s not obvious”

•Helps you tell the others

•Strongest gaydar in the whole town

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•Barnaby

•Made a vine reference.

•“I thought you were American?”

•Makes little harmless jokes like that all the time

•Sorta like a dad

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•Eddie

•Doesn’t know what it is

•“I’m sorry- what does that mean?”

•Needs it explaining to him

•Try’s to remember definitely fails

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•Frank

•Does the same

•“Oh? You’re gay? That’s nice, I am too”

•Definitely tells you he could somewhat tell

•Also has a theory that Sally is a lesbian or at least bi and tells you about it

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How different Welcome Home characters would react to you laughing for the first time

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•Wally

•Just smiled

•“you have a nice laugh neighbour”

•Accidental rizz

•Try’s to make you laugh more

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•Howdy

•In awe

•“Woah. . . You. . . With a laugh like that you should let us hear it more”

•Literally the highlight of his year

•Sappy about it.

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•Barnaby

•Mentally celebrates

•“I never knew you liked my jokes that much”

•Brags about being able to make you laugh

•Definitely gets an ego boost

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•Eddie

•Probably forgot you hadn’t laughed before

•“Well ain’t that a laugh and a half!”

•Laughs with you

•Gushes about it to Frank

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•Frank

•Was with you and Eddie when he heard it

•“I agree, you have a very infectious laugh neighbour”

•Happily listens and agrees with Eddie when he’s gushing about it

•Lit up when he heard the laugh

[tiredly101]

New Neighbor Part two

Pairing: Wally Darling x Writer!male reader, Eddie x Writter!male reader (platonic)

Illustrated Au

New Neighbor Masterlist

Took screenshot of the gift made by @rerenfuge and M/n means male reader! Decided to put a last name for you reader but change it if you want!

Wally decided that it could not be a coincidence but that didn't pull away the fact that said guy was beautiful, like almost a god like beauty and that was all it took for Wally to get his heart pondering aggressively while a brush creeped its way from his collarbone up to his cheeks. While Eddie and the guy walked closer to the whole group sharing laughs but now it was visible that the guy was munching on an apple.

Eddie and the guy stopped outside of the new house and were shocked to see everyone already there, waiting for both of them which made the guy smile shyly while he fiddled with the ends of his handkerchief. Wally could only stare while everyone presented themself to the guy whose name was M/n Cherry and then those beautiful eyes of his stared at Wally as if he was waiting for something.

“And you are?,” said M/n softly but Wally could only focus on how smooth his voice was, it was soft yet rough which only worsened the feeling of butterflies on his stomach. Barnaby cleaned his throat while barely pushing Wally which was able to snap him out of his thoughts,

“Wally…my name is Wally Darling,” said Wally while looking at M/n smile at him which only seemed to worsen his blush.

“Wally Darling, last name sure does justice my darling,” said M/n in a soft teasing tone which made some steam come out of his head while his blush was cherry red which made M/n laugh softly at his reaction.

“Would you like to come in?,” M/n asked in general but his eyes never strayed from Wally and who could blame him? He was being way to cute for his own good which produced M/n to tease him a tad.

Everyone walked into the shop-house of M/n with a smile on their faces since it was very comforting the stacks of paper, the books and the coffee smell that floated through the house. Sally almost jumped out of her skin when M/n said that they could read anything from what he had out and she quite literally jumped at the pile of scrips having multiple reactions to the various scenes meanwhile Frank, while holding hands with Eddie, walked up to the bookshelf and grabbed one of M/n’s novel seemingly enjoying the first pages of the book he picked.

“M/n, I absolutely love this script! Would you mind if I use if for a play?,” asked Sally happily and only getting further exited when M/n calm voice accepted her request and told Frank he could take the book if he wanted to which made him blush from embarrassment.

Wally could only stare at M/n when he offered him an apple while eating one himself. Wally took the apple happily and watch as M/n talked excitedly about a story he planed on writing with Eddie who gave the man more ideas.

“Wally, stop staring that little hearts are being formed on the top of your head,” said Barnaby in a hushed voice to Wally who looked shocked and looked away, begrudgingly, from you and eat the apple with a very noticeable blush.

Might do a part three but if I do let me know if you wanna be tagged!

[chronicbeans]

I LOBE U SM LITERALLY YOU INCREASE MY MOOD HORMONES ( seratonin n oxytonin if ur wondering ) WHAT ABT WALLY N THE GANG WITH A COLLEGE OR HIGHSCHOOL READER (platonic fr fr) AND THEY'RE CURIOUS ABT THEIR HW ??

" what's the Pascal's triangle? SOCAHTAH? what's that? "

" literally satan's children idk what to tell you "

and the reader becomes their lil teacher idk abt human things 🥰🥰🥰

thx lizard 🦎🦎

Omg this is so cool! Thank you so much I am so glad I could make you happy by doing something as small as writing fanfiction!

Just a quick heads up, I feel like my high school experience was probably a bit different than most people's, because I took a health/medical career center. Basically, I only had three core classes at the end of the day with the morning ones all being taken up by my health/medical class. So, because I am basing this off of my experience (due to it being all I know), it might be a bit strange to most who didn't take a career center!

Wally and the Gang with a High School Student Reader (Platonic fr fr)

📖 So, you somehow ended up getting the Welcome Home gang involved with your school work. Now they keep you up all night asking you what a "Bermuda Triangle", "War", and even what a "Demand Curve" is.

📖 You better hope that they don't find any of your anatomy or biology homework or textbooks. The thought of them asking absolutely ANYTHING involving those topics is humiliating on its own! You don't want to end up explaining the human body to a small little puppet. Or big dog puppet. Or ANY puppet!

📖 Once, Wally had asked you what "these" were while pointing to a picture in your medical book that showed the organ systems. When you explained, halfheartedly, about how they kept you alive and were inside of your body, his pupils just dilated. Right as you turned around to go back to your homework, you were horrified when his first question was "I wanna see them! How can I see them?"

📖 Frank will be interested in your science books, especially if they include stuff about ecosystems. He knows butterflies are in there, somewhere, because some of the pictures include them. Mostly very low on some big chain. When you explain about how that is a food chain, you are shocked to see him cry for the first time about how his butterflies are being eaten. Apparently the books in Welcome Home never told him that. Then again, the show never included any animals besides insects and the animal neighbors as far as you remember.

📖 Sally wants to know more about this "Shakespeare" guy your English class keeps talking about. He made plays, right? He must be a pretty swell guy! Can she meet him? Oh! And can you teach her more about the planets and solar system?

📖 Basically, every neighbor will have a specific subject they show interest in. Sally, Barnaby, and Eddie will love English. Howdy would like math, simply because he has no idea how this "money stuff" works or why it is so important. Poppy and Julie will like home economics, Poppy for the food science and Julie for the clothing. Home would also like home economics because they are literally a Home. Frank likes science, specifically for the animals and butterflies. Wally would love anatomy and any medical classes because he wants to learn more about YOU.

[swoonbots]

YOOO! i heard you wanted more requests!!! so how about Wally Darling x reader who suffers from derealization and how he would comfort them when they feel like the world around them isn't real

Wally: Ghost Touch

CW: Derealization

Summary: Reader suffers a Derealization Episode in the middle of a party.

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You weren't sure what had triggered it, but soon you found yourself high, high above the world. Not literally, of course, but mentally.

Your heart pounded in your ears, your thoughts unusually loud. Every one spoke barely above a whisper but we're shouting and laughing at the same time.

You were sat in the middle of your couch. It was someone's birthday, you think, you don't know. Barnaby and Sally sat to your right, a strong guffaw escaped from their chest- yet it was like no sound came out. Your sweet boyfriend sat on your left.

Your hands had been gripping your knees, you noticed when you turned to face your feet. You hadn't even felt it, it felt so far away. Like you were grazing it.

A yellow hand holding a ripped piece of paper slid into your vision. "Outside?" Was written on it with red crayon. Regardless, you see yourself nod.

The hand leads you outside your home. It must be nighttime; the cool wind washes over your skin like a morning wave. It makes you blink.

The grass is wet, you know it is by the way they tickle your exposed ankles.

It's like your world is slowly expanding. First you see the grass, then the concrete pavement (it was unnaturally smooth, like the world around it had no effect on it despite the many years it's been up), then the stars.

The stars aren't as beautiful as the ones back in your old world. The sky here was just black with white dots and the occasional pentagram etched into it. Not the beautiful Galaxy you would see at home. It's a shame, you think, there's little to no light pollution here. You should be able to see it.

You'd like to show your boyfriend at least. You think he'd have a blast painting it.

.. Your boyfriend?

Yes, your boyfriend. The one who led you out here, he's talking to you. You turn to face engulfing black eyes, you jump.

"-Ha! Ha! Ha! Did I scare you..? Sorry, love.. I suppose that means you can see me now, right?"

You can. He's beautiful. The moon light graces his features, mixing with the yellowed light from inside your shared Home. You should draw that, you think.

"Sorry.. what were you saying?"

"... Nothing important. I was.. only talking to fill space.. Can you hear me now, too..?"

You nod. He smiles.

Wally crawls into your lap, going limp as he rests his lil' head on your beating chest.

"Good.. good... Do you wanna go back in yet? Or we can stay out here for a little longer..."

"No.. Let's stay out here for a bit.. I dun think I'm ready yet," you answered, staring at your hands that clench around Wally's cardigan.

"That's fine too .. Take as long as you need.. I'll still be here for you.. okay?"

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A/N: I had to do a bit of research for this. As I haven't experienced a derealization episode in a while. It's been years. Lot of the experience written here is my own. I apologize if I get something wrong.

[theneighborhoodwatch]

submission from i-like-eyes

Wally has been in front of a live audience. Barnaby has been in front of a live audience. Barnaby is not only the only character to be given a segment talking with home in the update (unless I’m misremembering oop) but also the only one to notice that Wally does literally nothing during segments of the show. I’m going to explode.

That wasn’t really well put together I’m still reeling from everything; Barnaby knows there is an outside world. Unless he somehow forgets or is in a fuck ton of denial, he has been in front of a live audience outside of Home. It is heavily theorized regarding a specific incident that Julie DOES NOT. We are probably safe in assuming the rest of Home is the same. Cool. Great. I fear a potential conflict arising between not just Barny and Wally but Barny and the rest of the cast. Explodes again. Side note; what does Home itself feel about Wally going so far away???????

[context for that specific incident mentioned in the second paragraph]

hmm. i think to determine whether or not barnaby still remembers the ~outside world~, we would need to ask ourselves if he was really at that interview at all. after all, wally knows that he’s a puppet, and puppets are made to be, well, puppeteered. the fact that this doesn’t change in front of a live audience probably wouldn’t faze him all too much. but a puppet who Isn’t aware of their status as one to begin with? who knows how they exist out there, if they exist at all. maybe in our world, they’re just their parts regardless of context - the puppet and the puppeteer. (this is, of course, assuming that the interview even really happened at all.) i’m not sure if i’m getting my point across very well here, it feels very hard to put into words. it could also be that it’s less that the neighbors are unaware of the outside world and more that they’re unaware that their world and ours are any different. we’ll probably have to wait and see.

something that struck me about the video files is that the first time i watched them i remember thinking something like “man, it’s kinda weird that for how Genuine the neighbors’ camaraderie feels even with split-second moments of tension, they always act like they have to be reminded that wally even exists.” the second time, though, i thought, “oh, wait, it’s not that they forget he’s there. it’s that he just straight up Never Initiates and we never see his response when he’s actually approached by another character in the video files. which is weird considering he’s the protag.” and of course, the only character who actually notices this (or at least, the only character who Verbalizes it) is barnaby. barnaby doesn’t seem like the oblivious type, or prone to blind devotion in the same way wally seems to be, but you can’t say that his attachment to wally isn’t real, at least not at this point in time. but can you say it won’t screw him over later down the line, especially if other characters become more suspicious of wally at the same time? who’s to say? dude’s probably being set up for some major internal conflict, at the very least.

[sentoind]

Actually. I’m coming back to a previous post about how everyone ignores the end of season two for Tiger & bunny… I’ve actually come to like it and accept it.

(Spoilers below)

However the only things I don’t like and agree with was the… racism and yuri’s ending?!

Like 75% of season 2 cour 2 honestly felt like this. (I had some issues with how they made ouroboros this big organization and what not in season 2 cour 1 continuing into cour 2 but I actually love fugan and mugan actually and they made me feel emotional in comparison to what’s her name again ?) but the 25% of it that was good… was definitely good. While I still wish Thomas’s arc had a bit of tweaking I am satisfied and happy with how he came to start trusting Subaru more (and honestly I won’t really blame him by much because he’s a 17 year old) but asides from that I’m mainly here to talk about kotetsu and barnaby

When I first watched obviously I was extremely sad and kind of in denial that I forgot everything but after rewatching it… I actually grew to like and accept what happened to them because they’ve talked about it many times through the series that they’re still “friends” no matter what and they aren’t just hanging out with each other because of them being partners in crime as heroes. They are quite literally partners for life.

Although we don’t see what happens to them in the end run animated… we do at least see what happens to them in the form of a one shot manga chapter which shows that Barnaby still willingly chooses to follow after and help Kotetsu of his own violation, and Kotetsu still chooses to be a hero to people in his own way even without his powers.

… and again. My main criticism goes towards how Yuri just “dies” (in my mind he pulls what a character from DGS / TGA pulls but I won’t say who or what) and also towards the sudden cartoonish racism? And also having Barnaby who lived only for revenge and finally get a life without it watch was cruel because who knows how he felt about it while watching Lunatic’s last moments. But well I’ll top off my thoughts about season 2 there actually.

[no-face-no-shame]

Ok I finally watched "T&B 2 - Rising" and I have some thoughts.

First of all, I LOVED it. Great music, cool plot and spectacular fighting sequences. One hell of a film. Not a moment that was boring.

Secondly, I'm obsessed with Fire Emblem. The way their journey of self-discovery is treated seriously. The scene where their female alter-ego is choking them on the roof, and instead of fighting back, they HUG her. It honestly brought tears to my eyes.

And then Ryan. I can't help loving him. He's awful, but I just can't get enough of him. His design, the pure charm. Absolute star. His power? I love it. And there was this one scene that really drew my attention - when he said that he knows that Barnaby sees him as the villain. It didn't mean that much in the film itself, but knowing the context (his backstory about his "friends" leaving him to die after he lost control over his power) changes everything. I couldn't help but feel bad for him. Ryan has poor understanding of other people's emotions, so he assumes the worst, and then tries to cover it with fake confidence. Not that I find that relatable, oh no. Not at all (<- his ass is lying!!!) Ryan turned out to be a surprisingly interesting character.

Overall, amazing stuff. I can't believe that it took 8 years to release the second season after "Rising" - it's such a gem! Every next piece of this franchise makes me appreciate it more. The way I literally squeaked with excitement a few times. This is the type of superhero media that make me feel like a kid again, in the best way possible.

10/10 recommended

[lovely-vermin]

Kitty cat!

A/N:This was inspired by @swoonbots Welcome home inspiration list and I’ll probably make a lot of stuff based off of that list! GIF was founded on Google under the words ‘Car gif header’ also not proofread,nothing on my page is proofread

Summary:The neighborhoods domestic kitty cat who purrs and cuddles nicely

Warnings?:Y/N is referred to as Kitty or kit sometimes,Sally collects Y/N’s shed fur to make costumes,Hell is said but I don’t consider it a bad word(REMEMBER WELCOME HOME WAS A KID SHOW IN THE CANON ARG! SO THEY USUALLY WON’T CUSS OR WON’T AT ALL THATS WHY IM SAYING THIS!),Eddie’s is larger because he’s my favorite and wanted to write for him more =0]

Romantic or platonic?:Can be seen as either!

Characters:All the cast that I know of! + Matteo

Wally darling

-He’s often seen with you as he cuddles you. He loves your fur! He’ll just pet your head causing you to purr.

-First time he heard you purr he stopped and then smiled widely as he started to pet you more! He doesn’t know why but he LOVES the sound of your purr

-If he’s stress he’ll just hug you as he doesn’t really need to breath and your fur comforts him a lot!

-Smiling as you looked down at your small friend it was such a funny sight to you. “Wally? What happened” his words came out muffled as he didn’t move his face but it did make you giggle!

Barnaby

-he was at first…worried at you as for some reason most Cats and dogs hate each other. Yet you didn’t hate him and he thought it was a complete act

-Once he realized it wasn’t an act he will literally ruffle your fur 24/7

-People believe it’s a contest for y’all to see who gets the most head pats or ruffles from each other…their right as well

-Wally looked around for his two furry friends until he saw them asleep under a tree. You were on Barnaby’s chest as you were the smaller one. “Aww how cute,luckily I have my camera!” He quickly took a picture fast then silently went away.

Sally Starlet

-She loves your fur like it’s odd. Sometime without thinking she ask if she can have your shed fur for costumes which use to surprise you but now you just let her have them

-when she’s stress or overwhelm she cuddles you as your fur comforts her a lot! She falls asleep on your chest sometimes!

-Sometimes she just face plants onto you without warning then fall asleep. It happens at sleepovers mostly as she just only does it at sleep overs.

-“Kitty! Is it okay if I can have some of your old fur?” The fallen star smiled at you as you sighed and got a box out for her. For some reason she uses your shed fur as apparently ‘it’s great for costumes’ yet you just allow it. “Here ya go Sally” “Thank you kitty! You’ll be the first to see the new costume!” The fallen star jogged to her home leaving you to chuckle at her actions.

Julie Joyful

-she was the first one to find out that you purr before anyone else did. The way she found out? You were sleeping in the sun purring making Julie squeal a bit,somehow didn’t wake you up.

-She does ANYTHING to get you to purr. She just LOVES the sound of you purring as somehow it’s music to her ears! Also when her family met you they also LOVED your purring sound,honestly just feel like the rainbow monsters love the sound of purring for no reason

-Julie is mostly seen with you as everyone plus you know that she just loves the fact she can hide in your shadow. Sometime she makes it into a game that she has to stay in your shadow or she loses,she wins often!

-laying in the grass you felt someone lay on top of you but you couldn’t tell if it was Wally or Julie but looking down you saw it was your familiar rainbow monster smiling widely at you. “Heya Jules” “Hi kitty!” “Ya need anything?” “Nah! Just wanna lay on you” “okay jul” that’s how it usually was,you and someone cuddle(or they lay on you) in the grass under the sun as you like the sun a LOT!

Howdy

-He finds you pretty sweet! When he found out you purr he thought he did something wrong as he’s never heard that before until you told them that’s how your species show your love/happiness without saying it. He was so relieved at that

-Now your Fur is a different thing. He knows you can’t control it and that you try and get almost all of it out before coming to his shop when it’s shedding say but when he just sees the fur his ground he kinda gets annoyed but quickly pushes that annoyance away when he remembers it’s sorta difficult for you to shed without help of a tool so his annoyance is over fast!

-He’ll stare at your tail confused,he knows that Barnaby’s sometimes moves when he’s happy and he’s adjusted to it but yours move for no reason!? You’ll have to explain again why it’s like that. He sorta understands but sometimes he’ll get distracted by your swaying tail until someone or something breaks his trance. It’s laughable when the others just see a confused caterpillar look at the swaying cat’s tail as if it’s some unknown object he’s never seen

-The doors bell ring signaling to Howdy someone has entered to see it was you,luckily it wasn’t shedding day. “Heya Kit!” “Heya Howds” the silence was very comfortable as you don’t talk while you shop often but it never did feel awkward as your food was usually calm and collected. Soon you paid for your stuff but you brought out a rock that looked like him. “Here I made you” “Aw thanks kit!” “No problem! Have a nice day Howds!” Howdy smiled and waved by as you left. He’s happy he met you :)

Eddie dearest

-LOVES YOUR PURRING AND CAT EARS! I don’t know why I just feel like if you allow him he’ll pet you ears giggling like a mad man there’s no reason other then he just loves your ears!

-When he heard you purr he stared like the pikachu shocked face meme but then it was a smile. He now knows a lot of ways to make you purr he just loves to hear it!

-When he gets breaks he’ll cuddle you as your fur comforts him a lot. Sometimes he’ll fall asleep when he cuddles you as it just makes him really sleepy! So your not allowed to move if he’s asleep on you basically it’s the reversed If a cat sleeps on you your not allowed to move but instead of you the cat it’s Eddie the mail man

-Currently you were just staring at the little flower that bloomed in your garden you heard Eddie so you sat up to look at him properly. “Hello Ed!” “Hiya Kitty! You got mail from..Your grandpa!” “Hell yeah! Gramp mailed me! Thank you Ed! Hold on! I got something for ya!” The mail man smiled but stood in confusion as you ran inside with your mail quickly. Soon you emerge from your humble of home without your mail but a gift wrapped oh so nicely. “Here! You can open it!” Eddie smiled as he opened it to see a hand made stuffed animal,it was a smiling rainbow making him smile. “Thank you Kitty!” “No problem! Wanted to say thanks for all the hard work you do!” Eddie was smiling the rest of the day more the usually.

Frank

-He’s fascinated by you! I have a feeling he doesn’t really know what cats are completely so when he sees you he wants to learn more about you! With your consent and only telling him what your comfortable with of course! He doesn’t make his neighbors feel uncomfortable!

-When he heard you purr he stared at you shocked for a while until you snapped him out of it. He immediately asked what that sound was as he’s never heard it! You explained to him what you told Howdy making him remember that every time you purr around him

-He likes how soft your fur and cuddles re. He often doesn’t cuddles but Eddie kinda pulls him in to cuddle with you two and once Eddie is asleep he doesn’t move as he knows the ‘Sleeping Eddie’ rule so you two talk about butterflies or anything to pas the time.

-“Heya Frank! Hope I’m not interrupting something!” Frank turned to you smiling a bit. “Nothing at all Y/N,what is it that you needed?” “Oh nothing! Just made ya something as a thanks for helping me get use to living here” he was confused as he looked at the gift until he opened it to see a stuffed animal version of his favorite butterfly with a smiliy face making him now you made it. “Thank you! I appreciate it!” “Of course!”

Poppy!

-She’s curious about you. She doesn’t know if you are kinda like Barnaby or different as you also have a tail and also because I feel like she’s use to running away from cats and not being their friend but she’s willing to learn!

-When you hugged her she experienced what the town calls ‘The fur affect’ that was made because of you. All her worries and anxious thoughts just evaporate into thin air which she loved so she hugs you often as your fur keeps her calm and sorta sane in a way!

-Now your purring she thought you ate a bee and looked kinda scared until you laughed at her reaction confusing her. She understood that the laughter wasn’t mean once you explained what the purring actually meant. She likes hearing you purr but sometimes wonders if you ACTUALLY did eat a bee and just trying to calm her down

-Poppy was hugging you as she felt down and your hugs cheered you up. You were drawing and didn’t mind the fact she was hugging you but you made sure every once in a while she was okay. When you checked up on her now she was asleep making chuckle at your sleepy chicken/hen/bird(I don’t remember what she was sorry!)friend.

Matteo Beloved

-Matteo absolutely loves soft things and your fur being soft made his friendship meter with you SKY ROCKET! He’ll also make you things or come with you to get deshedding tools for you as he sorta needs those tools for someone…that someone is his fluffy ass bear pet that lives with him

-He loves the sound of you purring as it makes him sleepy so he’ll often fall asleep if you two are cuddling and just purr as that is his way to fall asleep. Your somehow the only one to get him on a normalish sleeping routine so take that how you please

-He always ask before he touched your fur as he doesn’t wanna make you uncomfortable. He loves the softness and when you two are cuddling her tries to burry his face in your fur which is really ticklish so it ends up with him winning and you giggling. Surprisingly as he’s the boogie man he doesn’t really need air so he can just leave his face there until you ask him to get up

-Soft snores came from the boogie man asleep on your chest. You accidentally purr once and now you put him asleep in two seconds. Sighing but smiling you just looked at the sky,it was beautiful so maybe that also helped him fall asleep. Your not allowed to move now as he and Eddie basically share the ‘Do not move the sleeping cat’ rule with you now which is ironic really it was as they fell asleep on the cat aka you and now you can’t move!

[madelineorionswan]

Victory

May's entry for @hp-12monthsofmagic

A/N: This story is my first hphm story after a long while of not writing any of it, and I hope everyone enjoys this. Also, the topic of this story is fascinating to me as I have just gone through this scenario in my life, and I'm sure everyone has had this particular experience. That being said I hope you guys enjoy this story 😊.

Summary: After the OWLs, it is finally result-time for the students of Hogwarts. But before the grande finale, the students go through a series of tension-filled moments.

Warnings: Mentions of exam stress, exams and stress in general.

It was another day at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The Great Hall was filled with students, busy chatting and having breakfast. Madeline and her friends were among those students. They all were laughing and talking, as usual, occasionally bringing up their ideas about the cursed vaults, as they always did.

Safe to say that the Great Hall quite literally sounded like a busy marketplace.

"Attention students Professor Dumbledore has an important announcement for all of you," The Great Hall was suddenly silenced by Professor Mcgonagal's loud and clear voice. The students faced the Professors expectantly and silently as Professor Dumbledore nodded at Professor McGonagall, who moved aside to let him address the students.

"Allow me to be the first to congratulate you all on a momentous occasion", Professor Dumbledore said with a small smile gracing his face, "all fifth years have survived your OWLs, thereby taking a significant step in your journey of learning here, at Hogwarts. Your results will be out soon, but till then, all classes will be held as usual."

The Hall immediately broke into collective gasps of excitement and nervousness as everyone started to whisper amongst themselves. Professor Dumbledore smiled to himself and stepped back to sit at the teacher's table. He couldn't deny that the circumstances were quite amusing to watch as they had been for the past couple of years. And this year was going to be quite an intriguing experience to see.

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"Can you believe results will be out soon?" Penny gushed as the girls walked out of the great hall after the bombshell had been dropped about the results.

"I know. Well, I just hope I pass," Madeline concluded, not expecting much in the first place. But she hoped that her results were at least decent.

"I'm really hoping to get at least exceeds expectations in all of them," Penny said and Madeline and Rowan nodded in agreement.

"I always said that marks do not matter in life. At the end of the day, these marks are just writing on a piece of paper," Charlie shrugged while the others agreed with him.

"It would've been fine if it was just that, but this "piece of paper" decides our entire futures at our jobs and our life," Talbott pointed out as the others sighed but mentally agreed with his point. Even the most nonchalant person would have to admit that the results would have a significant effect on their careers and lives.

"You've been quiet, Ro. Is everything alright?" Madeline asked her best friend, who had been silent since this morning.

As if she had suddenly been brought out of deep thought, Rowan nodded briskly in reply.

"If you say so," Madeline narrowed her eyes with suspicion, not believing that Rowan was fine. But she knew Rowan wouldn't open up right now so she let it slide.

"Alright then, see you guys at the Three Broomsticks as usual?" Madeline asked her friends, to which they all agreed to meet as usual that evening after classes.

But who knew that the rest of the day would end up being an excruciatingly long one.

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Madeline, Andre and Barnaby were in their charms classes, practising defence spells which Professor Flitwick had demonstrated earlier. After successfully executing the hexes when Professor Flitwick reviewed them (save for Barnaby accidentally almost freezing the professor with Glacius, which he narrowly escaped), they were all allowed to return to their places and unwind.

"Now that everyone has executed the hexes more or less successfully," Professor Flitwick glared at Barnaby from the corner of his eye, making the boy chuckle and scratch the back of his neck nervously. The professor then continued, "Since we have a few minutes at hand, I suggest we all discuss the questions of your OWLs."

Everyone groaned with annoyance, causing Professor Flitwick to tut at them. He used his wand to summon a question paper from one of the many stacks of books in his hand and started to read the questions aloud. The students all took out their books and their scrolls to note down some key points of the answers.

But every question and answer the professor read aloud differed from what most students remembered writing in their answers. Madeline and Andre scrambled to write down the answers on their scrolls while Barnaby looked at them, confused.

"I thought you said, marks didn't matter to you?" he asked, confused.

"I have a reputation to maintain Barnaby. What do you think people will say when they hear that the next biggest fashion sensation got trolls in his OWLs?!" Andre replied pointedly. Both the boys then turned to Madeline who was busy writing down the answers in her scroll.

"What?" Madeline looked at the boys incredulously, when she felt them staring at her, "just because the marks doesn't matter to me doesn't mean that it won't matter to the person who's gonna check my files for when I apply to be an auror."

"It would matter?" Barnaby asked, muddled.

"I think she means that the marks matter when it comes to getting a dream job, Barns," Andre explained to which Barnaby replied with a silent "oh". Soon everyone was starting to feel the pressure of receiving their expected marks. And they all started to think about what would happen if they didn't get what they had expected. They would surely have a lot to think about then and they certainly wouldn't be nice thoughts.

---

In care of magical creatures class, the students were going through a similar turmoil, except professor kettleburn wasn't the one adding fuel to the fire. It was the students themselves.

Some students were busy tending to the magical creatures as they had been intsructed by the professor before he whisked off to god knows where. Other's on the other hand were busy talking about how the "OWLs had been so easy even a baby could easily solve without even breaking into sweat". And among those students was namely Merula.

"Oh please! They couldn't set a harder paper? I was expecting some intense questions my way!' Merula scoffed loudly. Ismelda chuckled dryly as some of the other students started conversing about the papers.

Penny had been rather cool minded this morning. But Merula's constant mocking comments wasn't helping her stay calm like before. Charlie on the other hand, well, Penny wasn't even sure he had payed attention to who else was in class.

"Atleast some of us are actually confident in what they wrote in their answers rather than some who pretend to be confident," Merula rolled her eyes, "Isnt that right, Haywood?"

Penny humphed and turned to feed the bowtruckle who had been distracted while playing with her hair. Merula was clearly getting under her skin and she was started to get frazzled.

"How are you dealing with the stress Charlie?" Penny asked, trying to defuse the tension.

"What stress?" Charlie asked, furrowing his brows a little.

"What do you mean? I'm sure you're at least a little nervous about the results," Penny said, chuckling nervously.

"Well, whatever I wrote in the test is what I'm gonna get. I don't really bother much about it," the ginger-haired teen shrugged as he tried to feed the baby Diricawl, who was apparating and disapparating, "besides, these marks won't affect my work skills. The work is what really matters after all."

Penny scoffed and stood up to pick up the animal food bucket, making Charlie chuckle at her antics as she stomped off to return the bucket.

"Look who seems frazzled," Merula smirked and stopped Penny in her path.

"Go away Merula," Penny protested, trying to move aside but Merula just blocked her way again.

"Not so confident about your results, are you, Haywood? Well, at least some people know their true worth, unlike you," Merula mocked

"Maybe some people who know their worth, don't feel like flaunting it," Charlie shouted back, making everyone face him.

"Besides, if you're so confident about knowing all the answers, I'm sure you would be open to discussing it in class, Merula," Charlie challenged Merula, who seemed to have backed off.

Not wanting to ruin her reputation, Merula frowned angrily and let Penny go. Penny smiled proudly at her friend, who smirked confidently. After returning the creature's food, Penny and Charlie left to go to the castle

"You know, What I meant by saying that these marks don't matter, ain't that the work you put in doesn't matter. It's just that, if you did bad on this one, it doesn't mean your world is over," Charlie said.

"Yeah, you're right. It only matters if I let my failures define me. And that is something we do not do," Penny replied, smiling and high-fived Charlie. The two then snuck off to the kitchens to grab a snack before their next classes and a few more hours of terror.

---

After climbing a lifetime of stairs, Talbott and Rowan finally reached their astronomy class with Professor Sinistra.

"Take a seat, students. Today, we will learn about different star formations and their relations to the muggle zodiac signs," Professor Sinistra turned to the open night sky and began pointing to different constellations and describing them.

Talbott and Rowan, as usual, answered most of the questions asked by the professor, seeing as they were the only ones who were interested. After a long star-gazing session, she dismissed the class. Rowan and Talbott picked up their books and scrolls and left the towers to go to their common rooms.

"So, how are you feeling about the results Rowan Khanna?" Talbott asked out of the blue.

Rowan stopped for a moment and looked at Talbott. "I guess I feel okay," She replied and started to descend the stairs.

"You don't feel... anything? Like excitement or nervousness?" Talbott asked.

"Are you nervous, Talbott?" Rowan asked back. Talbott was a little taken aback.

"I guess I feel this nervousness, not about what I'm gonna get, but more about what's gonna happen afterwards. It's intimidating but exciting at the same time," Talbott replied with a sigh and shrug.

Rowan nodded in agreement. She too had a similar feeling. She knew that she wouldn't be getting less than exceeds expectation, but there was this odd feeling. Almost like a rock on her chest when she thought about her results. But she couldn't exactly pinpoint what she felt like. Talbott had just put the feeling into words for her.

"The only way to overcome it, I guess, is to experience it. I've read several books that say once you go through an obstacle, you get more used to the emotions associated with it," Rowan concluded, Talbott nodded in agreement but then replied, "I guess I'll just walk it off for now."

He descended the stairs before disappearing near the Ravenclaw Tower's entrance. Rowan turned left for the Gryffindor common room, feeling like she might be coming to terms with her emotions about this experience.

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It was late in the evening when Bill had completed his homework. He looked at the clock in his dorm and, realising how late he was, quickly threw on a shirt and trousers and jogged down the stairs. What he saw when he went down to the common room, amused and confused him.

Madeline was lying on the couch in front of the fireplace with a book on her face while Rowan sat at her feet, meditating, her face scrunched up in concentration. Charlie, on the other hand, was busy studying some old diagrams of dragons with Ben, who was nervously biting his nails.

"Please don't tell me the other like this too", Bill said, shaking his head dismissively.

"Unfortunately, everyone decided to bail out and stay back at their dorms", Rowan replied, not bothering to open her eyes to look.

"And with good reason! You should have seen Professor Flitwick's class today", Madeline groaned with annoyance.

"Madie, you can't change what you did in the test," Rowan tried to console her, but Madeline groaned with defeat.

"Rowan, how can you be so calm when we are about to face one of the biggest changes in your life?!" Ben asked, confused as he started to get even more nervous.

"Ben, buddy, you need to calm down. Getting back your OWL results isn't that big of a thing, y'know," Charlie patted Ben's back to calm him, although it didn't help much.

Bill chuckled amusedly, shaking his head as he sat on a couch beside the bigger one. "You guys are acting just like us back when we were going to get our results," he said, "now do you get what we had to go through," Bill looked at Charlie pointedly. Charlie just rolled his eyes in reply, now regretting the times he had told Bill he was overreacting. He knew his older brother was going to tease him nonstop after this.

"Look, guys, there's no use worrying. You can't change what you did in your test. It's best to just not listen to what anyone else has to say and just go through the thing personally,” Bill advised. But all he got was a nod from Rowan while the rest just groaned.

Bill shook his head. He knew they needed to hear this, whether they liked it or not. But he also knew it would be hard for them to accept it. It had been the same for him. Soon it was time for dinner, and the group headed downstairs with the rest of the students to receive their much-dreaded results.

The Great Hall was silent and oddly so. It was very rarely that everyone remained quiet in there. But the impending news of the results had everyone busy with their thoughts. After a hushed and anxious meal, everyone turned to the teacher's table expectantly. Professor Dumbledore looked at the other teachers with a smile which everyone answered with a nod. Finally, Professor Dumbledore stood up in his place to make the much-awaited announcement.

“To all fifth years, when you step out of the Great Hall, don’t forget to collect your results from the professors. I have been reminded to tell you to be a little less boisterous, but there won’t be any consequences if you are. But I would remind you all that whatever result you receive, I want you all to know that this isn’t the end of the world. These marks are an indication of what you are capable of achieving, but they do not represent who you are and what you can become,” Dumbledore spoke solemnly, but the twinkle in his eye never faded nor did his small smile.

After dinner, everyone was escorted back to the common rooms by their prefects. After completing their duties, Charlie and Madeline went to get their result papers from Professor McGonagall at her office. The professor handed them their results, her expression not showing any of her emotions. They then returned to the common room to find it to be a literal circus. All the Gryffindor fifth years were busy conversing about their results. Some faces were bright with excitement, while others showed disappointment. The pair looked around for a bit and found Ben, Bill and Rowan waiting for them at a corner.

“It’s now or never, I suppose,” Madeline sighed once she and Charlie approached the group. They all shared a look between themselves before nervously ripping open their envelopes.

When Madeline looked at her results, she couldn’t believe what she saw. She had gotten “Exceeds Expectations” in all of her subjects! Even in potions! She let out a relieved breath that she had unconsciously held onto, her eyes lighting up. She looked to see the same happiness on Ben and Charlie’s face. Charlie smiled brightly as he showed Bill his result card. Bill smiled proudly and hugged his brother tightly. Ben too looked happy although mostly relieved.

But Rowan’s face showed disappointment and shock. Madeline quickly moved to sit beside her and looked at her results. As expected, all of them were brilliant as usual, except one. In Transfiguration, one of Rowan’s favourite classes, she had gotten an “Acceptable”.

“I-I don’t know what went wrong. I was so confident about this," Rowan couldn't complete her words because of Madeline’s tight hug.

“It’s okay, you did your best,” Madeline said hugging her best friend, “Besides, this test can never justify how brilliant you are as a friend and as a student. Let bygones be bygones, Ro.”

Rowan nodded as a small smile crept upon her face. Although she wasn't fully convinced, Madeline's words provided her with some comfort. Madeline knew she would get over this. It would take some time but eventually, she would get better.

“This victory calls for a celebration,” Madeline declared, “Butterbeers on Bill, no questions asked,” she pointed at Bill, who laughed but agreed to the terms.

It indeed was the greatest victory of the month.

[sonicphobia0601]

Time to explain the rule on no NSFW. >:(

So this morning I get an ask asking me to be a sugar baby. I get instantly suspicious and really cautious. I fear that asker was an old hater from YouTube in disguise. Or an old Wattpad hater trying to bait me.

Now, the reason why I ask for no sex questions!

Back in 2020, my mental health was... not the best. In fact, it was pretty bad. I got kicked out of my old college (not stating which one because reasons) and I was holding on by a thread. I was starting to write on Wattpad in November. And the first thing I see from my first Wattpad troll was so disgusting that I cannot bear to type it out. It was a cluster fuck. Same troll died a few months later. That troll was eleven. It breaks my heart to this day that a kid would rather be hated on than focused on playing with dolls.

Later I have people on both Wattpad and YouTube stalking me, saying they'd rather off themselves than look like me on both Wattpad and YouTube. It was BAD. And it got a lot worse when literal children tried to bait me into disgusting shit (I hated it and ended up crying to a very close friend of mine). It resulted in me trying to remove my face everywhere, or if a camera must be pointed at my face, have it cleverly censored (such as wearing masks, having my hair cover my face, a plant in front of me, etc). Only time my face is uncensored is with family or very close friends.

And two years ago, I had the same troll from YouTube sext me and send me spiraling into an anxiety attack... and then they tried to say that I sexted them when I clearly haven't. I didn't even consent to anything that awful person texted me. I thought I was going to die from a heart attack then and there.

Same troll actually doxxed me a year after the incident and said that he was going to brutally kill me/beat me to a pulp, leaving me scared for my life UNTIL I remembered that I was living with an ex-Navy mom and a brother who is a Marine. I can't keep quiet about what that person did. So I discovered that I'm a panromantic asexual on top of nonbinary.

I'm almost 24. I shouldn't have to be scared of children, and yet I am because I have seen firsthand that some children are complete monsters or have bad parents.

I get why. "Sonicphobia, you are kind. Who wouldn't want to date you and settle down with you?" Well... to be honest, I'm more scared of getting into a relationship where I get exploited and used as a joke at my expense. Or just used for sex and thrown away. If I want a relationship, it's got to be with someone I truly trust, know well IRL and would depend on when the going gets tough. Any relationship built on sex is doomed to fail.

And there is one Wattpad troll I have to absolutely talk about. We'll call her "Godsquadandhumanbi" since that is what she used when I first saw her. She was the absolute worst. She is transphobic, racist, very xenophobic, and very bigoted despite claiming she is bisexual. And very... ahem, promiscuous. Which is disgusting. I have zero desire to read about body parts or about how creative one's personal affairs are. And to make matters worse, this particular troll would start shit by saying, "Races don't exist." And said troll tried to doxx me and failed miserably. Then she would attack anyone and everyone for their sexual orientation or religious beliefs. I have had legit aphobia directed AT ME just because I had zero interest in how one does the deed. So for those who read the Random Barnaby Oneshots on Wattpad would notice that I had often say "No thanks whatsoever goes to (insert godsquadandhumanbi account here) for (reason)." That's because this is godsquadandhumanbi making another account.

So please, no sex questions!

[tiredly101]

hiii! I love your fanfics! I was wondering if you can make a "Wally Darling x M!Reader" the reader who cooks like B. Dylain hollis?(The guy is funny, you can find him on YT or Tiktok) Remember to take care of yourself & be sure to take breaks if overwhelmed/tired, take care!

Hello dearie! Thank you so much for your request, I had so much fun writing it, I didn't really know how to write him so I just made a funny chef male reader and I hope you like it! And thanks for the reminder to take breaks!

My cute chef

Pairing: Wally Darling x Chef!Male reader

Summary: You were always a funny kind of guy, always knowing how to make anyone open up or be in a better mood which is what made Wally be enamoured by you but it shocked him when he saw you bring him a literal pile of food for him to eat... So much food

Illustrated Au, took a screenshot but technically made by @svoolclouds

M/n has always been this funny guy, he had his own house and he loved cooking for anything and anyone! If anything he loved exploring new recipes that should never be made in the first place like that one time where he made a cake out of tomato soup but we don't talk about. Was a way too traumatic event for the neighborhood of Welcome Home.

Wally did love how funny M/n is and his sense of humor and his looks would have had anyone falling dead on their knees for him. At first he thought it was friendly love but one uneventful day he catched himself thinking what it would feel like if M/n stared at him with those beautiful eyes of his and how would it feel if he kissed him and so, with the biggest blush on his face, he went to Barnaby.

That was a couple weeks ago and now Wally was struggling to even keep eye contact with M/n, he was the king of eye contact but something of having M/n's full attention made him nervous and giddy at the same time. Wally's thoughts are interrupted by a knock in his door and he walked up to it and open it to see M/n, he had a whole shopping cart, probably borrowed it from Howdy, filled to the top with desserts and delicious food. He had a shy smile on his face while he looked at the ground while fiddling with the end of his shirt.

"Neighbor? What is up with all this food?," Asked Wally while titling his head softly at the whole cart of food. M/n chuckled now looking directly into Wally's eyes which made him swallow harshly but he, surprisingly, didn't dare to look away.

"Well, you haven't talked to me in some time and I ended stress baking so since you are at guilt I bought you all the extra food," said M/n while looking at the cart of food smiling. Wally finally breathed since M/n's enchanting eyes were, for now, off him; Wally moves to the side and allows M/n to push the cart inside Home, he scanned the food and smile at M/n while waving at him goodbye since he had left because of the time.

Wally was against the arch of Home's door and sighted dreamily while now holding one of the many apple flavor desserts he had as options while thinking to himself:

"He is my cute chef..."

Hope you liked it @frindtheshapeshifter405 and let me know if you would like a part two!

[theneighborhoodwatch]

OOH - i know this post is almost a month old, but this was actually the subject of one of my very first posts on this blog!

something about wally that clown likes to emphasize on their tumblr or on livestreams a lot is that he can Learn and is constantly Learning, though he may not always draw the “correct” conclusion from information he’s gathered (one example they’ve given multiple times is that barnaby taught wally how to laugh, but instead of actually laughing, wally just says the words “ha ha ha,” implying he thinks of it as a general expression of contentment/good will instead of something that’s usually an involuntary reaction.) you see some of this in the filenames for the guestbook doodles, too, where wally has to ask other neighbors what clowns are or what "wiggle" means, and doesn’t seem to realize that frank’s example of a clown was supposed to be a dig at barnaby (or alternatively, he just chose not make note of it since it’s not very polite.)

my working theory is that this is a result of wally being an audience surrogate, or at least the neighbor that was meant to be the most relatable to children, since he was the one that the original show's audience would have spent the most time with and As A General Rule, kids have a lot to learn about the world. if we follow that train of thought, wally likely has a greater reliance on human input than perhaps any other neighbor, and may be making himself at home on the welcome home restoration project website so that he has a way to continue "learning" even after the show’s cancellation and/or get the show back on air in order to continue fulfilling this purpose; it is called the welcome home restoration project, after all.

in other words, i think this aspect of wally's character is less indicative of whatever his current circumstances are and more related to his original function, which he seems to be trying his best to carry out. of course, Issues Arise when you consider that whatever wally's circumstances are now, they're likely very, very different from what they originally were - but of course, right now we can only wait to see where that thread goes.

personally, i don't think home is holding wally hostage (not in a literal sense, at least) but i Do think wally's lack of backstory is tied to the general idea that unlike the rest of the gang, wally knows what he is, i.e. a puppet, and therefore doesn't "need" an explanation for his existence in home - granted, frank also has no backstory, but i'm willing to bet that this is A. an intentional choice on clown's part and B. will very much become a source of horror for him later on. but i digress.

I’m probably not the first to point this out, but here’s something I found at 2am while casually hanging out on the Welcome Home webpage as I do:

combing through the guestbook and accompanying picture file names, there’s something that alludes to Wally having little to no information about the outside world. For instance, he doesn’t know what “wiggle” means, so Barnaby has to tell him. He doesn’t know what a clown is, but Frank can explain it to him. In another comment that simply says “rat,” Wally drew some kind of fish with the file name “this is a rat,” which could just be a joke, but taken into account with the other instances, I’m not too sure. Then there’s another comment mentioning someone’s father and Wally leaves a picture saying “what is your father,” which is a weird/creepy and sort of confusing question on its own, but if again you pair it with the other examples, I’m wondering if he’s asking it as in “what is a father” like he doesn’t know what that word means.

idk maybe I’m inventing patterns, but I just think it’s an interesting point that Wally seems to know next to nothing outside of Home, meanwhile Barnaby and Frank (and most likely the others) obviously do.

This supports some theories I’ve seen where Home is holding Wally hostage and barely lets him out, or that Wally is was “created” and everyone else moved into Home from other places.

Has anyone else noticed this or have any thoughts/theories?

[mad-madam-m]

Just thinking about how much I love all the different parts of Tiger & Bunny for different reasons.

The Beginning: It’s so much fun! Like they condensed nearly everything that makes the early episodes entertaining into a 1.5-hour movie. Easy way to get a taste of the series without making a 25-episode commitment. My favorite scene remains all the heroes getting ready to hit the amusement park after the ill-advised gathering at the bar. I wouldn’t say start with it if you’re new to the series, but it’s my favorite thing to put on when I want T&B but I'm not feeling a full rewatch.

Tiger & Bunny: Literally everything I have ever wanted from a TV series, oh my God. Superheroes! A single dad! A forced partnership between two opposite characters! “I’ll never forget you wasted three minutes of my life” growing slowly closer over the course of 25 episodes to end up sobbing over the thought of living without each other, which is my favorite kind of character arc! The show slams its way through tropes like it’s trying to hit a blackout on a fic bingo board (single parent! accidental baby acquisition! amnesia! rivals to lovers!). Not to mention all the time put in to making us love each and every single one of the main characters and several of the minor ones, and the consistent theme that it’s not the powers that make a hero, but their heart. Just absolutely *chef’s kiss* perfect.

The Rising: God! GOD!! A canonical, professionally animated break up/make up fic??? The angst! The pining! The miscommunication stemming from Kotetsu’s own dismal view of his self-worth in light of his powers and how he believes he is holding Barnaby back! Barnaby desperately trying to convey how much he wants/needs Kotetsu in his life without holding him back! The soft looks on their faces when they’re finally reunited! NATHAN’S BACKSTORY! It’s two hours of angst with a deliriously happy ending and the scene where Barnaby and Kotetsu finally power up together and face off against the giant metal crab makes my heart sing.

Tiger & Bunny 2: You know, a lot of shows would fall back on the miscommunication clashes and conflicts that made them so successful in the first place. It worked once, so it should work again, right? But no. No. Tiger & Bunny recognized that what we wanted now was battle couple and married romcom shenanigans and holy mcfucking shit did they deliver. Whereas before a lot of the conflict from the series came from Barnaby and Kotetsu not fucking talking, here they are SOLID. They are UNITED. They TALK TO EACH OTHER. They are trying DESPERATELY to HAVE A GODDAMN DATE in the midst of helping their friends and trying to keep the city from falling apart. They have the most petty fights that drive their friends bonkers but is just how they say “I love you.” Twenty-five episodes of them being the most Married Partners that you ever did see and it ends with a promise to be partners forever. Cemented its place as my favorite anime ever.

I just. God. The anime of all time, y’all.

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Rant about Tiger & Bunny please

THANKYOUUUUU SM !!! I HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY ABT THIS SHOW!!

for a show made in 2011... Tiger and Bunny holds up SURPRISINGLY well. when i first watched it, there were so many times i had to remind myself that the show itself was relatively old. its certainly not perfect and there are some parts you can see that dont age very well, but overall? its a pretty! damn! good! show!

first on the animation — it should be said that tiger and bunny is laughably VERY explicit with their sponsorships. its a very tongue in cheek joke that all the companies sponsoring/working on the tiger and bunny anime are actual companies within the universe of t&b and thus also sponsor the heroes themselves. every superhero has a logo emblazoned SOMEWHERE on their suit like a funny take on formula 1 racers

i mean, talk about being loud and proud am i right?

stylistically speaking, tiger and bunny uses a very very good blend of 3d and 2d animation to get its action scenes across. the matching suits that tiger and barnaby wear are completely 3d animated, which makes them a DELIGHT to watch as they duke it out. the anime also does this thing where occassionally, their helmets will be flipped up in order to see their expressions which are completely done in 2d and very very interesting to look at.

is it the best and most highquality animated thing i've ever seen? no. not by a LONG shot.

do i think the animation quality and style enhance the way the show is watched? FUCK YES.

t&b's style is extremely fun and dynamic and i could NEVER get tired of the way they make kotetsu move whether he is in the suit or out of it.

MORE THAN THAT — its extremely cheesy! but in a good way!! THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS IN THIS SHOW like classic hero catchphrases, kinda-cringy hero poses, and EXTREMELY funny hero move names that make this show so damn fun to watch and so very nostalgic. its about the funny announcer voice when tiger and bunny do their special! the way fire emblem's flames literally spell FIRE as they shoot it out of their hands! the way a character designed after a samurai and named origami cyclone is some white dude when kotetsu, an actual japanese man, is right there! the director of herotv is literally a girlboss french woman! blue rose has bracers with pepsi branding! both nothing and EVERYTHING makes sense in tiger and bunny and i am here for every wild, wild second.

not to mention they constantly subvert my expectations by going against what i thought was the norm for shows like this! despite the whole HEROTV having a points system and all... the bond between all the heroes and supposed competing companies? is very wholesome! they all love and respect each other by miles and trust one another to a degree that they work out together, know each others addresses, and never feel the need to hide their secret identities. all the heroes are genuinely good and caring people who believe in justice and doing right by the people before the points themselves.

whats more is that the media and journalists? aren't an enemy!!! they work with heroes! respect their privacy! hell, theyre the ones who are clearing the heroes names whenever someone attempts to sabotage their reputations. the herotv producers literally WORK to give communication and act as the eyes in the sky for the heroes and ping them whenever they spot crime! if a mission needs privacy? if a hero accidentally reveals who they are? if a fight suddenly gets personal or too bad that the heroes are about to get beaten up live on tv? THEY CUT THE CAMERAS!!!

Not to mention! all the citizens are nice and reasonable! they evacuate when the heroes tell them to. they respect the heroes and dont badmouth them without reason. HELL, when tiger underperforms? messes up a little bit while saving people and causes a little more property damage than needed by accident? they dont boo him or jeer or ask for his resignation. they laugh and tease him and tell him to do better next time! the people of stern bild are FUCKIN AWESOME!!!!

as you watch the show, youll realize that it was probably the point of inspiration for SOOOO many other pieces of media! mha is heavily inspired on everything about tiger and bunny. voltron legendary defenders has a few obvious points of inspo here and there. its such an unsung but persistent piece of media that really makes you step back and think "oh. so THATS where it came from." and it makes you fall in love w the show all over again.

i could rant about how kotetsu is such a good character for DAYS. or the parallels between him and bunny and bkdk that have me screaming. OR the fact there is a literal nonbinary african-american character who is so fucking badass and totally has their moments. OR anything about every single other character BECAUSE I LOVE THEM ALL. but i wont bc that would take too damn long and i wouldn't even know where to begin.

my tldr is this.

tiger and bunny is a DAMN good show and will make you hyped for every episode you are on. you'll be left thinking abt it for DAYS, mourning the lack of content on the internet it has.

its fun. its sweet. its heartfelt. and its so so so so COOL. watch the first 2 episodes and i guarantee, you'll be hooked.