#look that’s Alan’s gay dads

[thejoxaren]

An AU where a collaboration between art and science as able to create the doomed miracle baby that is Alan.

[shoot-i-messed-up]

Highlights of Green Lantern: Sleepers book one

Hal is, albeit in an old timey way, lowkey implied to be gay via his deflections when Ganthet asks why he didn’t take up any girls’ offers of a night together

Hal daps up a random kid (although I could wrong in my interpretation of what a “soul clasp” is)

Alan Scott asks Kyle if he’s using protection with Jenny-Lynn

Hal tries to kill himself for what is in-book the 15th suicide attempt, but this time via laying down on train tracks. A fox (God) saves him

Limp Bizkit is referenced

Dinah uses her canary cry to bring down a rainstorm on a forest fire by using a frequency that would cause raindrops to coalesce and become heavy enough to fall (crazy creative use of that power)

Kyle has a panic attack because he finds Jenny-Lynn’s pregnancy test (they did not, in fact, use protection, as the narration is so kind to point out)

After that, he says to Jenny-Lynn he’s “going to get milk” but instead he immediately flees to Saturn (classic absentee dad moment)

Sinestro convinces a guy who seems to be the BBEG to hate Green Lanterns by implying that they molest(?) kids from third world countries

That guy (Eddie) describes Sinestro as looking like a “Pixar creature”

Jade has been canonically hit on by Donald Trump. This book was published in 2004.

The way you hail a cab on Qward is by doing the Hitler salute

When Jenny asks the taxi cab driver who she should pay, the cab driver says, “The service is provided by the Qwardians, qomrade.” Yeah. Qomrade.

As two “Weaponers” are about to capture Jenny, she notices “in passing” that they have no nipples. Very interesting priorities, there.

Kyle considers committing genocide, but is stopped by his conscience, which sounds like Hal Jordan so much that Kyle initially mistakes it for Hal telepathically whispering to him

In Oliver’s narration, he says that Hal seemed to have lost a lot of his personality after having become the Spectre

Plastic Man “greatly admires” Two Face

Wonder Woman has given Plastic Man a crash course in physics

Eel apparently thinks he stands no chance against fighting Superman, Batman, or Wonder Woman

Eel asks Hal, the Spectre, why he’s “dressed like a hobo” (which is particularly funny to me because of my fic)

Hal sings “Don’t worry, be happy”

Eel thinks of Hal as being the most “enigmatic” of the League, unlike Batman, who “let you know right off whether he liked you or not”

Hal asks Eel if he would pray to Superman

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people sleeping on the fact that mike and will hadn't seen each other in their time apart, which is when their sexualities were coming into bloom. so any sexual attraction and burgeoning sexuality is not about objectivism or lewdness, but rather fantasy, sensation memory, imagination...

the duffers made this absence a choice in the story, and its a clever device. think how different stranger things would be if will and el hadn't left, and mike's attraction to men was coming into bloom with will and el still around in hawkins!

so seeing as it's fantasy, its not like byler's attraction could even be dirty - it was just about them thinking of being close to each other, their dreams etc were probs so vague and emotional instead. and then when they saw each other again, it reiterates the awkwardness of said fantasy, because their memories probably distorted how each other looked somewhat and so encountering the real thing is jarring.

i also think that will is just as aware of sexuality as mike, but also a little closer to accepting his identity (alan turing poster). his discomfort is a huge part of the story, his IH, his dad, his shame, but just because will doesn't have posters of guys on his wall doesn't mean he isn't thinking physically of sex: he checks out mike at the airport, when theyre walking out of the airport, at the breakfast table, etc.

at this point, again, a lot of it is curiosity: i haven't seen you for half a year, oh, this is what you look like now... AND oh, i'm attracted to you and now I can see what your body looks like, i hadn't paid much attention to that before ...

and ofc we have mike doing the same (in the bedroom scene) and then there's all the phallic imagery which is a wink and a nod, but also i think has double meaning for other things in the story, like the split/rod through the brain changing the personality thing from s2

and lastly, let's not forget that will is an artist. we don't know if he has been doing life drawing classes (not sure how the US system works with this stuff in schools) but he HAS been drawing figures for much of his life. when he did that painting of the party, a lot of attention to detail was paid. not to say it's a sexual painting, but if you look at mike's stance compared to the other party members, the way he's standing, you have to acknowledge that will had no problem painting mike's anatomy, his legs, crotch, his body. the stance calls for it, but will could also have picked another stance. he could have had the shield lower (it's barely covering mike actually - is it symbolic of something else?!?!), mike's left leg could have been forwards... anything. as an artist, when i was younger specifically, i would have been blushing as I was painting a friend i was in love with, if i had to paint their body in this way.

we know will expresses himself through his art and stories, and painting someone is a very intimate act. i think will expresses not only his love but his sexuality this way.

++ am i saying that when theyre a bit older, mike is going to pull a rose dewitt bukater and ask to be drawn? jury's still out. but for now, that painting, for will, was probably an extended part of the fantasy of mike in his absence.

Delicious points, nonny!

"Then when they saw each other again, it reiterates the awkwardness of said fantasy, because their memories probably distorted how each other looked somewhat and so encountering the real thing is jarring."

YES! 🫡 Of course, that's a huge part of the deliriousness, awkward fever dream of the airport reunion and the fruity ass roller rink. And I'd never thought of this aspect of it, but I LOVE the idea that Will's painting and the level of anatomical detail given to Mike inherent to it is a huge way of Will expressing and exploring his sexuality.

No wonder El picked up on Will liking someone. He was glowing with desire and passion. He was overflowing with love for Mike Wheeler. Art is the one place Will can be gay as hell, the one place where Will's fantasies have a natural (and plausible deniable, if needed) outlet.

And I can't imagine that as a teen boy, his mind didn't wander to other places lmao, especially while drawing Mike in this way and thinking about what might be underneath Mike's armor 😋.

And if just the idea of Mike being the heart and being the leader and being the hero is enough to get Will giggling and twirling his bowl cut and kicking his feet? RIP Will in Season 5. Especially with the muscles Mike has started to show in these recent Finn pics? ❗❓

[emocl0wnpp]

Because i'm in a fankid frenzy again,time to properly introduce my babies!!(part1)

(Also in the current canon they're all adults-)

Also they're all in the same friendgroup-

So first we have Claws' and Jack's kids,Liam and Lau

A little about them

Liam:

He was adopted when he was 7(he died as a human and due to a mistake,ended up in hell where Claws found him as a little ghostie creature-)

The doll he "uses as his body" was made to look like Jack(duh) because he looked up to his father as a child

Though as he grew older he looked up to Claws more and more

The doll is made out of porcelain btw-

He knows how to play the piano :D

He was in his school's sport team(main reason why he's buff as hell)

He's very much..expressionless,and has trouble expressing his emotions in general

He's kind of like a mime

But he's a very sweet guy tho!

He's gay..very gay #manlover

He owns a casino in the underworld and is kind of a maffia leader,but still works under Zalgo

Lost some of his colors :((

Mama's boy(the good kind-)

His best friends are Floss,Jay,Corn,Berry and Alan(they'll be mentioned later)

Absolutely spoils Alan(his bf) even if he can't show affection/love properly

Knows his way around guns

If you need a gun he knows where to get them(from him)

Very much overprotective of Lau

Jill's favourite (and only) nephew

Now Lau!

Same story as Liam,except she was adopted when she was 6(Liam was 12 by that time)

The pretty pink princess of her family

Very much a daddy's girl

Jack spoiled her rotten when she was a kid

But thankfully Claws didn't let her to become a spoiled brat

...she's still a brat though,but a likeable one

She was the pretty cheer captain of her school :D

And she was in the theatre club too

Pretty much a Draculaura, Regina George, and Heather C. kind of gal

She works as a model in the underworld (she rich rich)

Loves having girl's only days with Claws(we love a wholesome mother-daughter duo)

Her besties are Cheryl,Jenna and Floss(will be mentioned later)

Makes Jack carry her stuff when she goes shopping

Actually she makes Jay(her husband),Liam AND Jack carry her shit-

Biggest girl's girl out there.

HUGE Millionares and Britney Spears fan

Despite her "bimbo" persona,she's hella smart

Jill's favourite (and only) niece

Next up are the trouble trio..Vicky and Candy's sons Candy Floss(just Floss or Flossy), Candy Corn(or just Corn) and Jay(the pics are in this order)

First, Floss:

The oldest twin

Takes a lot of pride in being the oldest twin

He's a loveable jerk

Trans guy!! (Still dresses kind of feminine to break stereotypes)

Has a deep ass voice

His hair is dyed. Non if it was his real hair color(his og hair is the same color as Jay's)

He takes after his dad Candy a lot..like a LOT

But he's a momma's boy like Liam-

He had to do cheerleading instead of being in the sports team bc his coach was an asshole,but during his senior year he was allowed to play in the team :D

Bullies his brothers as a form of love

Ngl he's kind of a jerk to everyone but it's his love language

Pretty boy™️

Does modelling with Lau :D

His best friends are Liam,Alan,Jenna,Cheryl and ofc,his brothers

Has a ferret named Noodles

Despite his jerk personality,he's an absolute loverboy when it comes to his lovely wife Jenna

Next up,Corn!

The middle son of the 3

Pretty much the quiet artsy kid

Who knows how to make bombs

Half of his face is burned,but he covers with it makeup

He has a strange shape-shifting ability that makes his colors change according to the seasons(will post it either here or in a p2 post)

He's probably the closest to Candy from his brothers

But he learned witchcraft from Vicky and very much enjoys it

He has a prostetic leg because of an accident(same as his burn marks)

He usually wears funky clothes

His wife is named Halloween :D (she's not my oc but one of my bff's,and idk if he has tumblr or no so i can't show her-)

Even tho he's quiet,when he snaps it's over. He can be a big bitch let's just say that-

But i swear he's a cool guy

His best friends are his brothers,Berry and Liam

He was also in the sports team alongside Liam

He stores stuff in is hair (his hair genuinely works as a portal-)

And last but not least, Jay and his assistant Opal the snake!

The youngest of the twins

And probably the oddball-

The sweetest guy alive

Literally THE husband material

But his heart already belongs to Lau :3

Matching west and bowtie with Liam!!

The patches on his shirt represent his brothers and friends

He owns many snakes,but Opal is his baby

Again,best husband out there,also spoiled Lau rotten

Got bullied by his brothers but loves them regardless

He's has a dad bod!

He has a little portal in his hat

He got Vicky's thick german accent-

Unlike his brothers,he learned a lot from Jason actually

His best friends are his brothers,Liam,Berry and Alan

Lau made him dye a pink strand in his hair-

His dream is to make his own circus and he works HARD to achive that

He's very The Greatest Showman coded

He'd probably love that movie too

Next iiiiis Jenna! The daughter of Jason the toymaker and Jade(i STILL didn't make a post of her-)

Prettiest doll out there!!

Looks a lot like her mom :3

Her eyes are made from glass

The sweetest girl out there

Daddy's girl,learned a LOT from Jason

Literally just a ray of sunshine

The kindest killer out there if there's a thing like that-

Besties with Lau and Cheryl <33

She did cheerleading too

But she loves all of her friends equally

Also an art kid like Corn-

Even though she's a sweet and well mannered girl,she got her anger from her dad-

She has a slight french accent because of her mom

Her parents did not approve of her relationship with Floss but she didn't care

She's pretty rebellious ngl

But other than that she's just a bundle of joy

Despite all these sweet things i listed for her she's lowkey like Jecka from Class of 09-

Also she's very much a Heather M. and Gretchen girl

Next up,Cheryl and Alan :D

First Cheryl:

Alan's twin :3(the older half)

She's mute and uses her mask to talk

Modded her mask to sound like Hatsune Miku once

Both of her arms and legs are prostetics(lost them in a fire related accident,along with her voice)

She's a proxy for Slendy

She usually hangs around Clockwork and Kate the Chaser when she's with the other proxies

But her besties are Lau and Jenna of course<33

But she's also friends with BEN and Toby

Both her and Alan are raised by their older sister Natasha

Lesbian women kisser woman lover♡♡♡

Heather D. and Karen kind of gal(she ain't dumb she just loves Karen with all her heart)

Girl failure but it's okay I love her

Did cheerleading with Lau and Jenna as well

Very good around tech and hacking

Her and BEN make a great duo when comes to tech

She learned sign language just to cuss people out

Now Alan:

Cheryl's twin(the younger half)

He gets bullied by Cheryl for being 0.1 second younger

He loves her with every fiber of his body tho

He's dyslexic

He's also a proxy for Slendy

He usually hangs around Masky Hoodie and Toby,they're like the brothers he never had

He looks up to Masky a LOT

But his best friends are Liam,Cheryl,the trouble trio and Berry

Gay

And Liam's biggest fan(we love a supporting boyfriend)

He used to be scared of Liam's family,especially Lau since they are in the same friendgroup

He got his burn mark in the same accident as Cheryl

Ngl he's kind of a jock himbo

Unless Liam is around then he's just a simp

Borrowed Hoodie's old,well,hoodie-

Helps Cheryl with tech stuff

Now time for the oddball of the group,Berry

Zalgo's son

No his full name isn't Berry i just forgot his actual name

Berry is just his nickname

Yes Zalgo got himself a son

Though Berry ain't nothing like him

He's canonically autistic btw and his special interest is humans+human biology!!

Let's not count how many humans Zalgo got killed for Berry

He surprisingly gets along with Lazari

Claws had to babysit him when he was little

Till this day he calls her mom by accident

His bestfriends are everyone in his friendgroup but he's the closest to Liam and Lau

He can be hella scary ngl

When he's mad or just really overwhelmed all hell is unleashed

He's over 5 meters/16 feet tall damn

He's fluffy unlike Zalgo

He made a lot of comments about his dad being all bones AND being bald

Zalgo babies him to death and he hates it a lot

He loves his dad tho

The person in the back holding him is his wife Y(who also belongs to the same friend as Halloween does)

He's a pretty sweet guy who can and will do wrong,but usually he's very friendly to those who are friendly to him

Notes:

Corn's different season looks along with some other kiddos will be included in another post bc i can't add more pics</3

Hope you enjoyed this tho!!

[i-daresay-i-have-too-many]

ranking doctor whos, having never seen an episode, based entirely on this image

15. fifth doctor

📳📳 what's that? 📳📳 hello? oh, it's princess diana, she called and she wants her hair back. brideshead revisited called they want their wardrobe back. the fifth doctor called he wants his eyebrows back!!!

14. ninth doctor

I understand this was probably a result of the same cultural context that produced the dark knight and casino royale but I absolutely HATE everything about this guy's vibe he looks like someone james bond would throw off a train in the first act

13. eighth doctor

alan rickman wax sculpture looking ass mf. dressed like a hobbit in the 1840s

12. twelfth doctor

2010s bbc gritty crime drama side character (derogatory)

11. thirteenth doctor

YAASSSS QUEEN GIVE US NOTHINGGG she looks like whatever the british equivalent of a soccer mom is, she looks like she idolizes kate middleton

10. sixth doctor

they tried too hard and as a result she's giving wonka

9. tenth doctor

I love you dt but you look SO bland just brown on brown on brown

8. second doctor

excuse me sir um I think your wig is on sideways

7. first doctor

did I do early us history in college for like a year yes but if you told me that this guy was james k polk's vice president would I believe you also yes

6. fourteenth doctor

massive w for dt, the tie, the collar, the jacket, all slightly weird without going full victorian willy wonka hobbit

5. fifteenth doctor

*squidward voice* OH NO HE'S HOT. I can absoLUTEly feel the kenergy

4. third doctor

I'm a sucker for ruffles ok

3. seventh doctor

a cane with a question mark are you fucking kidding me?? and that gay little scarf and gay little hat?? she's giving—nay, SERVING nathan lane character!

2. eleventh doctor

that man is literally an alien where did they even find him. this looks like you gave an ai image generator the prompt "eccentric alien man attempting to be a human but his only point of reference is jimmy neutron's dad"

1. fourth doctor

scarf guy!!!! nothing screams doctor who like twelve foot striped scarf in a muted autumnal palette

[respectthepetty]

Because @lovesickfolly punched me in the throat and I need all of y'all to have the same fear @callipigio and I have now been exposed to . . .

Crazy Tinfoil Hat Theory Time

TLWR: Kawi pushes Pisaeng to marry Pear.

Kawi jumps to the future in the next episode and sees he is a famous musician.

We also get these scenes in the next episode.

We know from the trailer that this comes with it.

So are we in the past and the dad has passed away or in the future and there is another issue (like someone not getting married)? But also, does Pisaeng's shirt look similar to this beach one?

If so, are Pisaeng and Kawi already getting comfortable with each other? Then these lines with shirts looking very close to the previous ones . . .

Might tell us why Pisaeng is upset.

And why Max is so pissed at Kawi in the future.

Could the reason be because Kawi, who is Pisaeng's best friend and the best man in the future, and the one cuddling up with him on the beach (in the past? in the future?) and who everyone is asking where Pisaeng is when he leaves Pear at the altar

Could he feel like he owes it to SOMEONE to get Pear and Pisaeng back together even though they are falling in love with each other?

Like someone who he told he would do anything to pay back?

And what if there is an extra push from someone with a lot of power?

I don't think Pear would be pleased, but even Kawi suggesting this to Pisaeng would greatly upset him, mostly when we know how Pisaeng reacted before.

Because the only way Pisaeng wouldn't be by Kawi's side . . .

Is if Kawi pushes him away

Prayer circle because if this happens, oh oh oh,

10/10 Alans

(Why would Pisaeng get married to Pear if he has known he is gay since 15? Why would he get married to her if he already told her he doesn't like her? Why if not because the person he loves pushes him away? The OST from Fluke is telling me a story now!)

[mindshelter]

since jen and kyle didn't end up sticking together we lost out on alan, todd and kyle being (potential) in-laws. todd would have cried blood. dear sister, todd says, please consider this: i hope he dies and worms eat him. and alan has since had several honest conversations with todd and with himself, but there is a brief time interval where todd takes a good, long look at kyle getting along with his fuck-ass dad and mentally ruling out the whole being gay thing as part of the problem between them. phew. i guess it's just everything else, then. jesus. just look at him. jennie are you sure about this

[amomentxofhappiness]

ooc // as you probably noticed, had a massive surge of productivity! I blame it on christnas cheer (and a change in attitude). Ill be re-adding old muses with a twist and new muses. Here's the short (?) list:

Ivan Koch Baquero - daniel brühl, 40s, boringly straight. Either film director and snob as hell or MI6 operative and also snob as hell. catalunyan mom, german dad, italian grandparents. the man can talk more languages since age 3 than you in your fifties.

Phil Matthews - adam brody, late 30s, early 40s. Half brother to Ben, nerd, works a job he hates but is dealing with it. Less boringly straight.

Paula Rogers (no relation to Steve)- alycia debnam-carey, late 20s early 30s. Black belt that made some cash profiting on her looks & the exposure she received competing. She gives ted talks and does pro-bono works with underpriviliged girls. Has her own dojo and did a good job hiring her lawyer & investment company. Shes not a millionaire by any means but lives comfortably and does the odd tv spot / tv show, thinking of branching into acting (def was part of the cob.ra kai series in some shape or form). Oh she's bi af.

Lucas (Lou) Dreyfus - alan ritchson, early 40s, what a man. Pan af. Former military, by the book (not a reacher rip off but more like a jack ryan one ngl, i like spies, not even sorry).

Zeus/Henry richardson - jeffrey dean morgan, looks early 50s, over 5000. The OG Daddy TM. Based ob my own canon from my olympus blog /fables comics and greek knowledge (nerd alert). He's a judge, has his powers, do not fuck with his kids (whats left of them anyway)

Teddy potter - nicholas galitzine, late 20s early 30s. Bi leaning to gay afm industrial designer. Currently unemployed. Still living with his dad and feeling terribly bad over it. Been through some things and dealing with all of them.

Ted lupin - jensen ackles, early 40s. Fubar boi since almost birth, till doesnt understand why both of his parents had to go off and fight in a dooned battle against evil incarnate. Loves his grandma, his godfather and his uncle draco. Hates hia godfathers ex wife g weasley and her entire family. Feels guilty for his hs girlfriend's death (manpain im sorry he was created in 2012) and needs copious amount of therapy. Instead he takes copious amounta of beer. Tried to get clean multiple times, failed in all of them. Needs a +1 that says "i can fix him" to be dependant on and revolve his life around them. Bi af though it took him a decade to accept he liked d*ck.

[penroseparticle]

Penrose Song of the Day, Day 39: London Calling by The Clash

So I used to scorekeep hockey games a lot. Like a lot a lot. There was a period of time where I could make about 400 bucks a week scorekeeping games on the weekends. I ran the scoreboard, the reporting to Gamesheet (A scorekeeping app), kept a paper scoresheet, and did the music. It was a lot of work to run all 4 of those things at once! Especially if a game got busy.

I've done house level, Travel level, AA and AAA, Really everything. At a certain point you learn the scoreboard machine. You learn when to click what buttons when which whistles blow and you start to get almost mechanical. Like an automaton that reacts to specific noises. And the thing is that no matter how great or badly I did at scorekeeping, no one ever mentioned it after. I could royally fuck up putting the score on the board and I would still get called back the next week to do the clock. Parents notoriously hate working the scoreboard- they just want to watch their kid and get in fights with the refs. Easy money. I charged 60 bucks a game and they forked it over gladly (Hockey parents don't care man. They're paying 8k for the season anyways sometimes. House is like 2k, travel can be way more with hotels, airfare, etc. It's an expensive sport. What's an extra 60 bucks a season to not have to sit in the box and freeze while missing Timmy score a goal.)

What I CONSISTENTLY got praise for was the music I played.

Now I think I have good taste, but I'm not like. Special. Most people have similar tastes, everyone's on the bell curve of "can tell a song is good" vs. "Carrying tunes in tin buckets". It's helped by the fact that some things are kind of obliged- certain songs are, for lack of a better word, required (For instance, Chelsea Dagger by The Fratellis is a Chicago Goal song. So if you are doing hockey music in Chicago, you ARE including that song no matter what. Period). So building a good playlist isn't that hard. A little The Alan Parson's Project to kick the games off. Some Chumbawumba for after a tough hit. The Hockey Song because this is Youth Hockey.

The mainstay of the list, for better or worse, is a classic rock/arena rock/current pop mix. It's what people expect, it's what I mostly have to deliver. Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Huey Lewis and the News, Duran Duran, One Republic, that kind of thing. It's consistently a crowd pleasing list, and it's gotta have energy, be recognizable, and be something that people will want to hear possibly twice over a hockey game. The original playlist was something like 50-60 songs. I thought that would be enough, because I am stupid. Turns out hockey games have 30-50% of their game time with the clock stopped- as in, the times when someone would typically play music to fill dead air. So I added more songs. Put on some Rush because I'm catering to the Dad demo. Putting Imagine Dragons and Boss Beat music in its natural habitat (Don't look at me like that, I've been to sporting events, these songs are made for this). Some pop girlies because I like sports, but I'm still gay. Kesha. Lady Gaga's Bad Romance (permissible due to it surviving in the zeitgeist, etc.).

And then I got... weird with it. One of the first goal songs I ever used was Otherworld. As in, the boss music for when you fight Jecht in Final Fantasy X. VGR's Electronic Amp-Up of Mii Channel features prominently and is a huge crowdpleaser with the 25-45 crowd. Baby Shark exists for when I want to annoy people. Megolovania is on it for god's sake. If it sounds good and is a little Easter egg for someone listening, trust and believe that I put that song on the list.

People loved it. Every game, without fail, between 1 and 3 people would find me after to compliment the music. The playlist was good! I named it "18U no vursing" and have used it for about 6-7 years now.

The problem with making a good playlist is that you have to constantly top yourself. I wanted to make the list better. Have more fun with it, include more jokes, more clever remixes and mashes. Things that people would like.

What made that easy was something so simple I almost overlooked it. People already told me what they would like. There's a reason arena rock, classic rock, and pop music are the bog standard. It's what works for the medium and what people like to listen to.

There's such a thing as getting too in the weeds, too obscure. You gotta remember your audience, your goals, and your scope. I wasn't debuting hot new artists (ok I was sometimes). I was playing music for people during their kid's sport. And so I readjusted my scope. The playlist grew. A few indie picks, the gags that worked (Mii Channel, Baby Shark, Electronic music with a hidden secret, etc.), but mostly pop and rock and that's all.

I'll let you in on the secret for why my hockey playlist got so good and why people started to love it so much. I'll tell you the secret to making any list popular. I started getting suggestions.

And I listened to them.

The first song I added to the playlist due to a suggestion was London Calling. I like The Clash, but there's billions of songs out there, I hadn't thought to put them on yet. But a ref skated up to me during stoppage of play and said "Hey do you have The Clash on there?" and I realized I didn't. I added it mid-game and played it between the 2nd and 3rd periods.

He thanked me after the game.

A couple weeks later I was asked if I had the soundtrack for Slap Shot on there. I started playing Maxine Nightingale, Leo Sayer, the works. The guys had a hoot and were laughing and smiling between periods.

I noticed that refs were a little nicer when I flubbed the scoreboard if I was playing songs they requested.

I asked one of my teams if they had a specific warmup song they wanted me to play. They were delighted to tell me it was Levels by Avicii. I played it every game to kick things off. Another team told me it was Welcome to DC by Mambo Sauce. A third said Welcome to the Jungle.

The playlist grew. It's 400 songs long now. Like a full 24 hours straight.

I don't scorekeep as much now. But I think I'll keep building the playlist, thanks.

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Scorekeeping was nice, but playing the music was the part that made it fun. It's made me realize one thing about myself- If Radio DJ was still a job in a way that was meaningful or mattered, I would want that job. I would probably kill for that job, actually. Listening to callers tell me they missed Chappell Roan could I please play Good Luck Babe. Or telling me that their dad's favorite song was Mr. Blue Sky so thank you so much for playing it. Girls having me play Before He Cheats for their dick ex-boyfriend. Wishing people Happy Pride with an hour mix of queer artitst. Having call in time so people could just chat.

I kind of am doing that here, and now, but in slow, painstakingly written, long-form music recommendations. I like making playlists. I love getting music dialogue going with my followers. I like discovering new music, and talking about it with people here. I am slowly, surely, working the same muscles I would need to do exactly that job, just quietly and in my own personal little corner of the world.

You know I have a discord server I made? I haven't added anyone to it, and I probably won't do anything with it. Yet. It's called Radio Waystation. Let me just link the only post I've made in there so far:

"This is for playing your music and sharing it- I might set up a radio rotation but. Essentially I want to use voicechat to let us showcase our music to each other when we want to. Dynamically- You can run a prepared playlist for your radio time, you can do a Q&A or ~Call In~ time. You can actively Disc Jockey. You just have to share your sounds to other people. Your radio time, your rules- you can acquiesce to people's tastes, you can troll people, you can play the sound of silence. You can play the same song over and over. You can express yourself. And sometimes people will say THAT SUCKS and not enjoy your presentation, but ultimately your time is yours alone. (no tolerance of intolerance loophole bullshit- you know what kind of shit will get you pulled off the air, don't be a dirtbag). Workshop a song, get help putting ikea together. But I hope you play some music."

Hey I'm nothing if not consistent.

I now know that's a lot more complicated due to how Spotify and Discord interact, and whether it's strictly speaking legal (I am intimately familiar with music licensing requirements due to my past job, thanks). But I think it's something worth figuring out someday. Someday soon, I think. I want to make my radio station.

Not a lot of today's writeup was about the song, unfortunately. And that's a bit of a shame, because again- I like The Clash. 1970's English Punk Rock had some bangers, babes, and London Calling is like. one of the greats. A recognizeable guitar part, a truly bangin bassline leading in, and just the most moshable, jumpable lyric delivery. You need to be standing pressed against the stage screaming this stuff out with Joe Strummer.

Listen I don't need to defend The Clash bigger nerds than I have done so for far longer than I've been alive. But hey. It's music I love. And as always- You could be dead right now. Go listen to something that you love.

[queerbrainrot]

time to watch episode 3 of the thai live action omegaverse show

hell yeah Babe is not getting sold back to his evil-adopted-dad!

Tony is such an evil, megalomaniac name, perfect for that dude

SNOOPING???

Babe if you keep being this confident life is going to humble you hard

oof babe got angry enough to leave even CHARLIE on the track

i'll be honest i don't remember who Mr Zipper-Turtleneck is but he gotta be dead inside, also "you're the apple of Daddy's eye" sounds so WRONG

why do we talk about wagging tails

Jeff reminds me of L from Death Note, i can't explain why.

i admire Jeff's confidence to boss around his own boss but also boy if this wasn't a BL you'd be fired so fast

"family is not everyone's safe-zone" LOUDER JEFF FOR PEOPLE IN THE BACKWARDS AGES!!!!!

this cup noodles looks so unspiced i cant get over it

"uncle will take you to get some snacks" another version of kittens in the basement, or at least Jeff seems to think so

Way, how do you even know the rich socialites who can borrow you money??

Way you deserve so much more

i feel like charlie is way too good at playing the poor little pouty boy

oooh we getting Babe's backstory!!

oh no he and his dad were homeless? and then the dad disappeared?

this old man Tony is creepy and should go away from the children

JESUS THIS IS LIKE A DAMN CULT- WHY DOES ONE OF THE KIDS HAVE TELEKINESIS????

IS THAT A WHOLE BOW AND ARROW- JESUS CHRISTBABE YOU WENT THROUGH YEARS OF CULT BRAINWASHING AND PRISON LEVEL ABUSE-?

Charlie "well... is it okay now?" charlie. cHARLIE. ITS NOT WHAT YOU SAY AT ALL OF THIS. please muster up more complex emotions.

okay but they failed addressing Babe's backstory astronomically, like man pours his heart out and Charlie just is "well, is it good now? lets go back to topic of our situationship and sex"

it also still breaks my mind a little that in novels Charlie was buff and throwing around "i'll get you pregnant" but drama Charlie looks like high school boy

Alan exists to cause Feelings™ in Jeff

Charlie what are you up to.

the good dreams talk is an innuendo huh

does every gay own a striped shirt/sheets, i'm saying this as a gay who does in fact own at least one

evidence???? LET US SEE

please the racing suit looks so big on charlie

Way looks ready to smack someone and honestly he deserves

whaaat why is charlie going into elevator with some random

Babe caught feelings and now he's hurt who would have seen this coming~

oh but babe confronts him actually in semi healthy way, this is new! and charlie's lying oh not good

Charlie what are you doing sneaking off at 3 am

who is this random guy with arms around Babe's waist is this the sad bitch era

babe losing because he didn't "concentrate" before the race <3 when your own body betrays you trope, almost??

Winner being definition of fuck around and find out for the end is amazing

[takaraphoenix]

Who do you think is the best dc parent out of the core dc members?Superman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Batman, Flash, Martian Manhunter, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Hawkgirl

Preface: I fully skipped over the "core" part and answered for various carriers of the mantle. I need to learn how to read.

Clark!Superman is a great dad, I think, I am still salty they took Jon's childhood away from us because it would have been so good to see Clark actually raise Jon.

Jon!Superman is a total mom-type dad, I am absolutely living for him and Dami raising Lizzy together, I do not understand why they're forcing a new Diana daughter but I love the DamiJon of it so I will accept my ship crumbs and move on. xD

Theee only GL I know to be a father is Alan Scott and... from what I gather, he doesn't get to actually dad a lot? I think I only really read one comic where he got to interact with the twins? And one where him and Todd had a gay bonding moment in, I think, a DC Pride issue. So, can't really judge that.

I have yet to see Diana be a mom. Everything I read about Lizzy so far had her be parented more by Dami and Jon than by her actual mother, I never read about Lyta Trevor so I don't know what their relationship is like, and every time Diana and Clark get to have children, it either ends with them becoming parents, or she dies.

Arthur!Aquaman I can actually attest to being a good dad, on account of many runs and me actually reading his series. Still wish I'd get more content for him and my favorite Curry offspring, Marina, though.

And I think that Jackson!Aquaman could also be a great dad, he takes well to mentoring Andy and is a good big brother in that way, and I think that would also translate to him being a good parent (I still cling to the theory that the Futures' End Beyond timeline retconned Marina into being his daughter, instead of Arthur's, since she is now suddenly a black woman and Arthur and Mera are still very much white, but they didn't want to retcon Arthur and Mera into having a second daughter beside Andy, I guess, so they solved it by making Marina the daughter of the other Aquaman. Which, I also wish to see content for Jackson and Marina).

And I genuinely do not think there is a more loaded DC question than "Is Bruce Wayne a good parent?" kghafkldghfldöghaöfkldghöl

I think that, if you play fast and loose and elect which canons to fully ignore and which to accept, which is totally fair and valid, Bruce can be a good dad, but if you actually do take all main continuity canon into account, he's fucked up far too much to genuinely be called a good parent. But also, I think, in his case, it heavily depends on what kid we're talking about too, on top of what continuity/series we're electing to count.

Like, Jason fully got fucked over by his deal with dad!Bruce. I think things with Damian are rocky, at best. Tim, quite frankly, I think got the best deal in the dad!Bruce department? Cassandra... started off like Bruce did not give a damn (like, it was fully wild to me that Bruce adopted her when Barbara was far more parental to her than Bruce up to that point) but he came around. Dick is... there's just too much history, both good and bad, and I think that their relationship is too complicated to boil it down to "good dad" or "bad dad" for him. Duke, I have never-ever read about Bruce parenting him even though I keep seeing him claimed as Bruce's... foster or adopted or I do not know kid, still looking for what comic that is actually canon in, beyond WFA. I genuinely, truly believe the only kid who actually got a good dad in Bruce is Helena, in every comic I have read about them (and I specifically seek Helena content out, so I've read more about their dynamic than most others), and quite frankly I contribute most of this to Selina being a stabilizing presence in Bruce's life.

Other Batmen as parents:

Dick has proven repeatedly throughout the multiverse (and also in canon because that boy did parent Damian for a stretch) that he's a great dad. No complaints. 10/10, would let him raise more kids.

Damian is currently proving that he could be a good parent - but, much like Bruce, I think he needs a stabilizing presence (Jon) at his side. I do not think that he would make too good a parent in any other setting or on his own, but him and Jon raising Lizzy is working out beautifully.

I have yet to see Barry!Flash as a parent, it is so weird to me how ever-present his two grandchildren are but that Don and Dawn are kind of... not really... a thing. Though he did low-key parent Wally, so he gets points for that.

Now, Wally!Flash on the other hand? Good parent, so cute. Love his family.

Haven't gotten around to read Jay!Flash as a parent yet, know him and Jody got a mini-series but it's still on my to read list and I'm looking forward to it.

Martian Manhunter is, I think, a good parent, though I don't have too much to draw from.

And Ollie, I wholeheartedly think is a good dad, but also I am fully and exclusively basing that on Arrow the TV show because I absolutely noped out of Smallville when they made Ollie/Chloe a thing (because, unlike other people, I am capable of turning off the tv if a show gives me an Ollie ship I can't stand loool) and I'm not touching the comics.

For Black Canary, same answer as with Ollie; not touching the comics. Because this is not my ship and to see them parent would mean to see them parent together and, again, unlike other people I am actually capable of just avoiding things with ships I don't like.

I... have never seen Hawkgirl as a parent, but she's also not really a character I have interest or investment in so she is someone I only ever meet on the sidelines?

So, in conclusion, I do think that Clark is the best parent, because he is the best parent most consistently and most frequently - others either have a spotty record or didn't get to parent as often - though I think that Wally is a close second.

[aemiron-main]

Posts Made After Seeing The First Shadow

(click here for the TFS section of the google doc)

(click here to go to a tumblr post with the posts I made BEFORE seeing the first shadow)

I Am Henry Creel vs You’re Not Henry: Changing Rooms, Fringe, Henward, TFS, Walls, and Convincing Edward That He’s Henry (x)

The Gay Ones: Henry Creel Is So Gay, How Did Any Of You Guys Come Out Of TFS Thinking That He’s Straight? (x)

TFS and The Edward Timeline: We Definitely Saw Edward Timeline Events During TFS (x)

“Gay Henry Truthers Are Erasing An Interracial Relationship During The 50s”: No We Aren’t, The Struggles Of An Interracial Relationship Are Still Very Much Present Even With Gay Henry & You’re Actually The Ones That Are Erasing Key Aspects Of Both Henry and Patty (x)

Silly, Terrible Play: Henry Ripping Off Virginia’s Dress and TFS Henry Breaking The The Fourth Wall (x)

The Hawkins High Backdrop in TFS: Why Is Almost Every Place Hawkins High? (x)

I’m Not A (Violent) Dog, I Don’t Know Why I Bite: Henry Creel Vs Cujo (x)

The Town That Didn’t Exist: Rachel, Nevada (ft. The Creel Murders, and Will’s Birthday) (x) 

TFS, Rachel Nevada, and The X Files’ Dreamland Episode (x)

Elvis Cloned By Aliens: Was Anyone Gonna Tell Me That Elvis Had A Twin? ft. Kissing Cousins and TFS (And Henward Are So Absolutely Real) (x)

TFS and Chuck E’s In Love: All Roads Truly Do Lead To Edward (x)

TFS and Tommy: The Ball Gag (x)

Timeline’s Wrong (I Mean, Off) (x)

Henry’s Blood Transfusions and Universal Donors (x)

Democreatures Smelling Blood, Blood Transfusions, and Dimension X: Was Brenner Trying To Make The Lab Kids Immune To Dimension X Via Blood Transfusions? (x)

Why Was Brenner Touching The Soteria Spot On His Own Neck During TFS? (x)

Two Slick Cats: TFS and Henward vs the Everly Brothers (x)

Why Did They Gag Henry? (x)

Stupid Girl: Brenner and Henry vs Byler (x)

Henry’s Shadow Voice vs Brenner’s Angry Voice (x)

Who’s Henry vs You’re Not Henry vs You’re Not Him: Why Is Brenner Henry? (x)

Something No One Could Understand Except For Me, Henry: What’s Up With All Of The “Brenner Is Henry” Vibes (x)

Did Brenner Shock Henry During The Spyglass Lab Scene? (x)

Henry In The Nevada Caves, Bob’s JVC vs The Creel Camera and The Descent on the S4 Board (x) 

Where is Henry’s Scar? (x)

You Have To Be Your Father: Did Brenner Jr Become Brenner Sr? (ft William Brenner) (x)

From Captain Midnight: TFS and the Captain Midnight Broadcast Intrusion (x) 

This is Your Dream: Was TFS Patty’s Dream? At Least Partially? Did Patty Go Missing At Age 12? Are Her And Henry Hooked Up To NINA Together? (x) 

But It Wouldn’t Be Make Believe If You Believe In Me: It’s Only A Paper Moon, TFS, and Things Not Being Real (x)

Henry Looking Up During The Creel Murders in TFS vs Edward (x)

TFS Orderly Henry VS the Weird Henward During NINA: Are They The Same Guy? (x)

My Sweet Boy vs I’m Not Your Boy: What Is Up With The Brenner-Virginia Parallels in TFS? And What’s Up With The TFS Brenner-vs In-Show Victor Resemblance? (ft The Girl (Boy) He Stole) (x)

Following Us: TFS vs It Follows (x)

I Lost It: Henry Lost His Innocence In That Cave (x) 

Did Henry Push Scott Off Of A Quarry In Nevada? (x)

Be Not Afraid: Henry’s Weird Shadow Bone Snapping Seems To Triggered By Fear (x)

TFS and The Rabbit: We Still Don’t See Henry Kill It (x)

Stardust Spider, Sensory Suits, and Alan Munson’s Silver Spandex Suit (x)

Dream A Little Dream Of Me: Is Patty Real? (x)

The Stolen Girl: Was Patty Stolen By HNL? (x)

It’s Not About Him, It’s About Dad: How Patty’s Puppy Love For Henry Ties To Her Issues With Mr Newby (x)

Walking After Midnight: Virginia Creel Continues To Be Weird With Henry (x)

Henward, TFS, Rabies, and Patty’s Bat Wings (x)

You’ll Come Crawling Back vs Crawling Backwards: What’s With The Crawling In TFS and ST? (x)

Crawling Backwards, A Thump On The Head, and The Cave (x) 

Jesus: They Keep Paralleling Virginia and Patty Re: Henry (x)

Was Martin Brenner A Boy Scout? (x)

I Love You: Gay Henry, Puppy Love Creelby, and Virginia-Patty Parallels (x)

You Don’t Know Him: Hentty and Edward (x)

TFS, Twins, and a Henward Concept (x)

The Man Behind The Curtain: The Wizard Of Oz and TFS and Patty Being Dressed Like Dorothy (x)

Patty and Henry Being Compared To Romeo and Juliet (x)

MR ELECTRIC SEND HIM TO THE THEATRE REALM: I Could Not Pretend- Did Henry Send Edward To Do The Play In His Place? (x)

A Canon Event: Brenner, The Creel Murders, and TFS (x)

You Don’t Age and You Don’t Shave: TFS Brenner’s Hair and Scruff Are Weird (x)

The Hurt Means You’re Out Of The Cave: Jim’s Letter vs TFS (x)

Alan Munson Vs 7 Year Old Henry & The TFS Hair Styling Choices (x)

Henry’s Scooter Vs Will’s Bike (x)

The TFS Newspapers About The Creel Murders (Edward Creel is So Real) (x)

TFS, ST, Yuri vs Murray and Characters Pretending To Be Other Characters (x) 

Hentty, Mileven, Kisses and The Fleshflayer (x)

Henry Creel is Presumed Dead- Right? The TFS Creel Murders Are So Damn Weird, And Henry Broke The Fourth Wall AGAIN (x)

Anything Is Possible: TFS Creelarke Crumbs and a Patty-Scott Parallel (x) 

Say It: Even More Hentty Familial Parallels (x)

The Project Rainbow Poster vs Will Getting Flayed: Why is Will Connected To Brenner Sr AGAIN? (x)

What Are You, Henry Creel? Detect Thoughts and Reading Minds and Doppelgangers and TFS: Is TFS "Henry" A Doppelganger? (x) 

Well, Now Where Do We Go? Nowhere! vs The Girl From Nowhere (x)

The Source: How Did Brenner Convince The US Gov Not To Kill Henry/Let Him Keep Henry in TFS? (x) 

Does The Hawkins Library Appear In TFS? (x)

Hickman Hill vs Hick With A Buck Knife: More Clone and Edward Stuff in TFS (x)

I Hope They Throw Away The Key: Parallel Between TFS and The Wall (x)

Who is Who? What is What? Doctor Martin Brenner and Henry Creel: What Does The Man Want? Why is Brenner Henry? Get That Man Out of The Boy's Head! (x)

Making Kids Kill Cats: Digging Into Brenner vs the Shadow (x)

Music Boxes, Changelings, and The First Shadow (x)

Maxine, Patricia and Brecna (x) 

That Lab Extra That Looks Like Patty (x)

The Most Evil Man In Hawkins: Don Melvald and Brenner Sr (Ft Richard Brenner and Brenner Sr's Punk Era/Axel Delivering Brenner Subtext and Ketamine) (x) 

Fake Moons: A Paper Moon vs The Moon Landing (Ft TFS Doppelganger Connections) (x) 

That Wasn’t Me, That Was Patricia: Split, ST, TFS, and Miss Patricia vs Patricia Newby (x)

I'm The Only Friend You'll Ever Have: Did Patty Get Agent Smith’d During TFS? Why Is Brenner Everybody? (x)

Captain Will the Wise of Many Colours: Brenner Sr, Will, and Saruman (x) 

You Are Nothing: The Voice Of Saruman, The Wizard Of Oz’s Voice and Henry’s Shadow Voice (Ft The Brenners) (x) 

You Have To Be Your Dad: Will and TFS Brenner vs In-Show Lonnie (x) 

Father And Son: TFS, Brenner, Cat Stevens, The Cycles, Cat’s Cradle, 8:15gate, Radiationgate and Cat’s In The Cradle (x)

Youre Part Of The Secret Squadron- Or Are You? Were Henry and Patty Actually Captain Midnight Fans? Is 7 Year Old “Henry” Brenner? (x)

Those Who Can’t Do, Teach: What The Hell is Up With This Mr Newby Picture? (x)

No Choice But To Act vs TFS (x)

Patty and The Balrog (x) 

The Girl From Nowhere? What About The Old Drug Dealer Man From Nowhere? (x)

What's With All The Miniatures and Shrinking? Featuring Welcome To Marwen, TFS, The Incredible Shrinking Woman and More (Initial/Intro Post Re: The Miniature Stuff in ST) (x) 

Why Is The UD Outside Of Hawkins High? (x)

TFS, The UD vs Oz and Will's S2 Poster (x)

You Need Me: Brenner and Henry vs Lonnie and Joyce (x)

TFS Henry and Boy Scouts (x)

The Fly (Is Undone): There Really Are No Throwaway Scenes In ST (x)

A Boy Like Me- Over A Shot Of Karen Wheeler? Ft “Henry” Creel is Not A Chick & Swapping Places: What’s With Lipstick and Gender Swaps In ST? (x)

“He Told Me” “Im Told They Say The Darndest Things” “Say It”: The Eldridge Crew’s Scene and “Saying” Things in TFS (And The Anachronistic Reference During The Eldridge Scene- Why Is The Eldridge Crew Referencing A Show From 1959 In 1943? Also Featuring They/Them Brenner) (x)

[canonicallyanxious]

Some quick and dirty gay chicken thoughts before I go into work:

I am loving the discussion of class issues so far, the nuance of the conversation and Wen's relative privilege (different levels of privilege though, esp with the focus on Heart's family home as a setting this ep), the way this presents a perpetually present undercurrent of conflict and realism that really sets the tone of the show and its themes well, I'm super looking forward to seeing how that thread develops!

Love the relationship developing bw Wen and Li Ming, I think it's so sweet that Li Ming can find someone who can listen to him without judgment and basically act as a calm mentor figure (did cringe when Wen tried to relate to his situation with his experience changing majors but I think you're supposed to, again that undercurrent of socioeconomic inequality is always present in the relationships of these characters) when he has such a contentious relationship with the other adult figures in his life, and you know I'm always a hoe for an older queer mentor/younger queer mentee relationship, even if so far the queerness doesn't explicitly factor into this particular relationship I do very much think that subtext is still there esp with the implications of how out of place Li Ming feels as a queer teenager versus how assured Wen is with his sexuality

As well I like that having this relationship develop gives Jim more reason to trust and like Wen - idk I just think Jim sees how sweet Wen is to his cat and his nephew and the things that are important to his life and how he seems to understand how they're important to Jim and like there's no way he's immune to that u know

Don't have much intelligent to say about Heart and Li Ming's relationship I just think it's very sweet and refreshing to have this relatively uncomplicated young love blooming in the face of all the drama brewing up, and Fourth and Gemini are totally nailing that tone of first love so far! My one nitpick about the storyline is I wish they had subtitles for Heart's signing esp now that Li Ming is sort of able to pick up what he means better now - I know you can kind of sus out meanings through Li Ming's responses but I just think it's a bit of a baffling choice not to make a storyline focusing on deafness more accessible

Jim's tragic backstory of his ex partner cheating on him is a very interesting choice in light of I still have no fuckin clue what is happening with Wen and Alan. I'm scared of this storyline and already have my reservations honestly lol but I will wait and see before passing judgment bc I've been really into the writing of the rest of the show so far (also the actual flashback really had me in my feelings... Uncle Jim you deserve all the happiness in the world.......)

(like it's weird that both Wen's father and close friend seem super nonchalant about him obviously having chemistry with this man when they also know about his relationship with Alan right. It's weird that Wen's dad who he has a close relationship with doesn't seem to know if Wen and Alan still together or not but also had that very foreboding line about needing to be unattached when you come together with a new lover. Whatever the fuck is going on there.)

I will never not find it funny that Jim is really out here like "okay this is strictly sex, purely physical, we won't kiss on the mouth or even learn each other's names and there will be absolutely no strings attached" and then still somehow managed to have the most tender one night stand sex I have ever seen. Like Uncle Jim idk what purely physical no feelings or strings attached sex looks like to you but somehow I have the feeling that reverently caressing your lips over every inch of another man's body while tenderly clasping his hand long into the night isn't it

[peonyblossom]

We're Gonna Get Married

Book: Open Heart (pre-canon) Pairing: Ethan Ramsey x Tobias Carrick Words: 1,187 Category: Fluff Rating: General AO3 link here Summary: After completing their intern year of their residency, Ethan and Tobias decide on the best possible way to celebrate the milestone. A/N: The ethias brainrot has been so strong lately, I came up with this idea when the insomnia hit last night and then proceeded to write it today lol

“Five, four, three, two, one!” All the interns yelled as it struck midnight in Donahue’s. 

Tobias sat on one of the stools at the bar with Ethan standing in between his legs. Tobias grabbed Ethan’s waist and pulled him closer, leaning his head up for a kiss. Ethan happily obliged, bringing his hands to Tobias’s face. Ethan wasn’t usually a fan of PDA, but they were both a little drunk and they were celebrating. 

“We are officially second-year residents!” Ethan cheered after he pulled away from the kiss, garnering a plethora of cheers from other residents. Ethan chuckled and leaned in towards Tobias again, saying only to him, “I wanna get married.” 

Tobias laughed and brought his hand up to show off his ring, “I know, that’s what this ring is for.”

“No, I wanna get married now.” Ethan rolled his eyes.

“Like, now now?” Tobias asked, looking up into Ethan’s eyes. 

“No, not now now; this weekend when my dad’s here.” 

“Oh! I think that’s a great idea.” Tobias smiled. 

Once again, Ethan leaned down to kiss Tobias. When he pulled away he whispered, “We’re gonna get married.” He and Tobias had matching smiles. 

“We’re gonna get married,” Tobias whispered back, before pulling Ethan in by the collar for another kiss.

---

“Ethan, everything is clean already, I promise,” Tobias said when he entered the kitchen, seeing Ethan wiping down the counter that he had already wiped down twice. Tobias took the rag out of Ethan’s hand and put it down on the counter, holding both of Ethan’s hands in his own so Ethan couldn’t grab it. “We don’t have to do this if you aren’t ready.”

“No, I’m ready, I’m just… nervous anyway.” Ethan sighed.

“Nervous to marry me or nervous to tell your dad?”

“Nervous to tell my dad. We’ve been engaged for a year, he’s probably expecting an actual wedding–”

“Hey, he can expect whatever he wants, it’s our wedding. We get to make the calls.” Tobias pressed a chaste kiss to Ethan’s lips. He’d never had the kind of relationship with either of his parents that Ethan had with his dad. Hence, why neither of Tobias’s parents were coming to their wedding. 

Ethan removed his hands from Tobias’s grip and instead put them around his neck. “I can’t wait to marry you.” 

The doorbell rang, signaling Alan’s arrival. Ethan disentangled from his fiancé and opened the front door, welcoming his dad with a hug. After also hugging Tobias, Alan said, “So boys, what are we doing this weekend to celebrate the end of your internships?”

Ethan and Tobias looked at each other for a brief second before Ethan turned to Alan and said, “We’re going to get married.”

A little confused, Alan asked, “What do you mean?”

“We’re going to go shopping for our tuxes today and then tomorrow go to the courthouse and get married. And we want you to come, that’s… why we picked this weekend…” Ethan trailed off.

“Oh of course! I’d love to come!” Alan pulled both boys into another hug, overjoyed. “Is anyone else coming with us?” Alan knew Tobias didn’t talk to his parents, but he thought maybe they’d bring a few friends.

“No, it’s just going to be the three of us,” Ethan answered.

“Okay, well let me put my stuff in the guest room and we can head out!” Alan rushed upstairs.

Tobias hugged Ethan from behind, leaning his chin on Ethan’s shoulder. “See, he’s so excited.” Tobias smiled. “We’re gonna get married.”

Ethan smiled, leaning into Tobias’s hug. “We’re gonna get married.” 

---

“Okay, so how does this work?” Alan asked as they entered the mall. “I don’t know how the gays do it, can you see each other’s suits before the wedding or is that a bad omen?”

Ethan rolled his eyes as Tobias held back his laughter. “Dad, that’s not– not even all straight couples follow that tradition, it’s not a gay or straight thing…”

“And we don’t care,” Tobias finished, sensing Ethan’s struggle to find the right words to explain millennial couples as a whole to his dad.

“Oh good, ’cause that would make this a little difficult.” Alan laughed as they entered a department store. They went straight into the tux section and Tobias and Ethan started searching. It didn’t take long for them both to have an armful of tuxes to try on. 

They all went to the fitting rooms and Tobias and Ethan took turns showing their options to Alan, like a montage from a 2000s film. Tobias decided on a classic black tux, whereas Ethan picked a white tux with a pink tie – Tobias’s favorite color. 

“They both look so wonderful! You are going to be very handsome grooms.”

Ethan blushed, looking down. His dad might not always understand Ethan’s identity, but he was always supportive. He’d taught Ethan what unconditional love really was. 

“Okay, Dad, your turn,” Tobias said to Alan. 

“What?” Alan asked.

“Let us pick something out for you! Come on, it’s your only son’s wedding! And presumably his only wedding.” 

“What if you die an untimely death? Do you expect me to just never move on?” Ethan asked, somewhat sarcastically.

“Yes.”

“Uh… we’ll come back to this conversation at a later date. For now, Dad, I agree with Tobias, let us pick something out for you. Please?”

“If you insist!” Alan said. He held onto Ethan and Tobias’s tuxes as they picked out a few for Alan to try on. Despite insisting he didn’t need anything, Ethan and Tobias were able to talk Alan into getting a new tux – they paid for his and he paid for both of theirs since he “didn’t have time to get them a wedding gift.” 

---

“We’re gonna get married today,” Tobias whispered in Ethan’s ear as soon as he woke up the next morning. Ethan woke, smiling at his soon-to-be-husband. 

“We’re gonna get married today,” Ethan echoed. 

They wasted no time getting ready in their brand new tuxes and were already waiting by the door by the time Alan was ready as well. 

“Are you sure you don’t want to eat anything before we head out?” Alan asked.

“Dad, we’ll get brunch or something afterwards to celebrate, but first, we’re gonna get married.” Tobias smiled, slipping his hand into Ethan’s. 

Alan smiled as he followed the boys out the door and into the car. When they arrived at the courthouse, Ethan and Tobias held hands the whole way up the steps. Alan had never seen his son happier. 

After waiting for the judge for what seemed like a much longer time than it actually was, Ethan and Tobias were standing in front of the judge exchanging their vows. They had both written them soon after getting engaged, not knowing when exactly they would actually have time to get married. The ceremony was short and sweet and soon enough they were officially married. It was the perfect way to celebrate the end of their intern year; they were stepping up in their careers and in their relationship and they couldn’t be more excited to see what their future held.

[crystalcatgamer]

The name's Warden, don't wear it out. Writing commissions are open, shoot me a DM.

POV old hyperfixation that consumed you VS current hyperfixation consuming you: FIGHT

It’s all One Piece? (Always has been)

Uta-chan is the most beautiful diva in the world, thank you for your time!

Luffy’s my favourite little guy, and by extension I am also extremely normal about ASL. Toxic doomed Donquixote brothers are also where it's at. The Red Hair Pirates, The Roger Pirates, the Revolutionary Army and SWORD are my favourite groups. I looked at cool mysterious characters that show up for like a dozen chapters and asked, 'is anyone going to love them?' and didn't wait for an answer.

Will also occasionally talk about One Piece merch, particularly the trading card game and kujis (lucky draws). [#one piece tcg & #one piece kuji]

Sonic (Save me)

Yes I like gay hedgehogs and Tails is the gremlin light of my life but

It's about how Maria is the Earth's soul and Sonic is the sun and Shadow is the moon and they are also all three things at once. They are incarnations of the universe's love, your honor.

Sonic... Perhaps the beauty of it is that in everything you do, you are a fleeting experience, right down to your time.

Shadow, who was made to be something great, who saved the world- who did it because of a sickly girl. In a field of flowers stained red, he lives to clean them for her.

Maria; humans want the sky because they cannot fly, and you, who lives amongst the stars, wants nothing more than to breathe fresh air on your beautiful blue planet.

Shadow is artificial divinity and his life is infinite and he, who fears for Sonic more than Sonic fears for himself, is just as irresistibly pulled into a blue orbit as everyone else Sonic has met. Shadow, who is cursed to love things that resemble the Earth.

Personal tags (Don’t reblog them please :D)

#summer nights in your lungs - ONE PIECE TAG WE WIN THESE 🏴‍☠️

#incarnation of the earth's love - Yahahaha Sonic tag.

#I still see your shadows in my room - DSMP/MCYT tag. Remember: my views on the characters do not reflect views on the content creators. Sorry for the DSMP posting, it will happen again.

#tonight we dream of stickmen - Hi. Alan Becker fan here. Hollowheads are my darlings.

#I know we’ll end up on the same one way road - Octopath Traveler I & II tag

#my family gets their own tag - Online family tag

└> #Diamond dad dude - IRL Dad tag

#I am ink on a page (A story in the making) - Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint tag 📚

#these parallel shadows - JJK tag :3

#To you‚ who was (is) dearly loved - Genshin + Honkai Star Rail tag!

#and baby I know I know we could be in another city and I’d still pick you up from a line of like thirty hot guys - Star Wars tag

#cause my world’s dark except for you  - Batfam tag

#got a game for me - Ask games, bingo cards, tag trains… All that!

Non-personal tags for (fandom) organization purposes (okay to reblog)

#stormlight brainrot - Stormlight Archives tag

#agony is the new feeling great - PJO/TOA tag 

#and misc - All other miscellaneous fandoms!

I tag (most of) my writing/fics under the #my writing or #my fic writing tag as well 📝

[avengedbiologist]

The wedding aftermath

@thunder-pride

The wedding was coming to a close, it was nearing 1am on the island and most of the family had gone to bed, few still partying the night away. Jeff had gone to stand in the kitchen to get another drink, hopefully his final drink of the night, he’s definitely going to feel this in the morning. He sighed, the day had been amazing but boy was he tired, who knew his husband could party all night, he had never seen this side of Kyrano, but he loved it.

‘Dad?’

Jeff jumped hearing the quiet voice of his eldest, usually by this time of night Scott is collapsed in bed after drinking a little too much, but tonight he had only had one drink, the rest of the night he spent sipping on lemonade, luckily for Scott, he was a party animal either way.

‘What’s up?’

‘Just checking up on you, I don’t think I’ve spoken to you all night.’

‘Yeah it’s been a long night, I’m waiting for Kyrano to go to bed so we can go together but he doesn’t seem to be slowing down.’

‘Must be a family thing, Alan pretty much had to drag Tintin to bed, you might have to do the same.’

‘Maybe.’

‘You know… I don’t think anyone saw this coming.’ Scott said, leaning on the side, next to Jeff.

‘I didn’t either to be honest, I didn’t even think I’d date anyone after your mother, let alone marry them, I guess us both being widows and looking after all of you kind of just, well, brought us together.’

‘So you’re gay? Bi?’

‘I’ve honestly never thought about it, I’ve always had crushes on any gender but me and your mother found each other so early on so I never thought about it too much. I don’t really care though, I love who I am and I want to believe Lucille would too, who I am and who I’ve become.’

‘She would be proud of you Dad, I just know it.’