#my partners: *are so incredibly knowledgeable about so many things*

[fangirlwithasweettooth]

sometimes i just gotta akfhjsxjsgjx🥹🥹🥴🥴🫠🫠🥰🥰🥹🥹sjgfkhskdhjahz bc oh my god my partners are so smart and pretty and wonderful and oh my god how did i get so lucky??? like what in the world did I do to deserve them 🥹

[malhare-archive]

"How do you know so many genres/musicians/etc" brother I listen to music for 12 hours a day most days, no exaggeration

[cup-o-stars]

Relativity Falls Lore Concept- The Oracle and Bill

The Oracle:

I was initially inspired by the Twitter user @SUwu159's depiction of the Oracle in their take on Relativity Falls, and made my own adaptation as I learned about her in canon.

(Assume she can change colors because I couldn't pick what I liked most)

This version of The Oracle isn't malicious per se, and does not desire the same conquest or chaos sought out by Bill. But she likes universes to be organized and quaint (or answers to another high power that demands it), and finds fulfillment in achieving these goals through any means necessary.

The Oracle and Dipper:

(Sorry if this dialogue tastes like a corndog in your mouth. I just needed to write a semi-resolution to Dipper's side of the relationship, ha.)

Getting into the real struggle with the Pines family. Dipper and Mabel don't fight and hold grudges like the Stans (that we've seen of), so my opinion is that they drifted apart in their late teens and twenties, both feeling pressured to be less attached at the hip. My current belief (though I'm very willing to rewrite this section) is that Mabel and Dipper both poured a lot of energy into pretty niche fields, and being very busy meant very short and rare windows to reach out. Both assumed the other was doing bigger and better things and felt self conscious / childish for wanting eachother's company.

I'm still considering Mabel's backstory, since I think she probably hit lower points than Dipper. You know. Starving artist, lol. But Dipper entered into paranormal investigation, pest control, etc. before his ghost + monster catching went far enough for his name to gain some notoriety. Hell, maybe Pacifica's family reached out to him to take care of "rats" that were actually ghosts, cementing his interest in Gravity Falls and giving him a window inter supernatural work.

Dipper was taken on as something of an apprentice to the Oracle 30ish years before canon as word of his good and dangerous deeds spread. However, what was at first a personal dream come true (saving lives with nerd magic) soon became a personal hell as the Oracle began to overwhelm Dipper with knowledge of various futures and universes where everything he cared about could be destroyed. He's always been over prepared and incredibly paranoid, and became obsessed with protecting the world by acting as a partner to the Oracle.

He ends up doing- or not doing- a lot of morally ambiguous things and gaining a lot of enemies. He is too ashamed to face his family- especially Mabel- with what he's done and burden them, giving the Oracle more to use against him to keep him working for her. Basically "you've already done all this and risked it all, there's nowhere to go if you stop now." Eventually this ends in her seeing him fit for her work and convincing him to hide out in and save other universes, which he gets trapped doing for the next three decades.

Little throw away idea: Pacifica could have been an investor or partner, but left as they uncovered secrets about the Northwest family. Maybe she wanted to undo something (debating making any of the Oracle's powers time related just because I hate time travel) or stop a current show of corruption, but Dipper had to stop her for the "greater good."

In the main universe, Mabel goes to Gravity Falls upon news of her brother's disappearance, searching for any loose end to trace back to him.

I love that in canon, Dipper is willing to do anything for Mabel, and Mabel gives it back. Dipper here spends all of his life keeping as many versions of her as safe as he can, and she spends all her life trying go seek him out- maybe even dropping a larger opportunity outside of Gravity Falls for her art and settling on business at the shack. Dipper wants Mabel alive, Mabel wants them both happy. I like the idea that it's Dipper and Mable vs. The Future but the future is a demon, alien thing.

Which leads me to...

Bill Cipher:

I'm actually gonna cover a couple versions of Bill I think are fitting for this AU, because I initially wasn't sure if I wanted him here at all.

Child Bill:

Pretty straight forward. Bill as a baby, child thing is tempting and this is the au where he'd exist. Personally though, I think Ford's friendship with Fidds would be more enriching to his growth, and Bill's personality is so close to Stan's they would likely be competing to fill very similiar roles. (If Bill behaves differenty as kid, I don't know about it.) Honestly, Bill is super similiar to Ford and Stan, and works better as a kind of foil or antagonist because of that (imo). I do find the mental image of Ford carrying Bill around funny. I do not enjoy human bill like, conceptually, so I'm probably never gonna design one as an adult or child, lol.

It would be cool to see a world where Bill didn't accidentally kill his parents though.

Bill - Reincarnated Original

Technically I guess they could all be reincarneted (especially baby Bill), but this version of Bill experienced and holds memories of the original canon events in GF. Beings like Bill and the Oracle can remember recent/soon approaching lives, and catch glimpses of more distant cycles as well.

What I like about Bill's recent role as an antagonist to Ford and Stan is that he constantly describes them in the terms of their worst traits, and sees them through the lens of the roles the world placed on them. In this AU, Bill is the epitome of the past (in this case a past life) coming back to bite the twins. He rattles their progress in communication as well as their sense of inner peace by bringing old Glass Shard Beach issues into Gravity Falls.

(Depicted here-> moments after Ford summons Bill using the same ritual as Gideon.)

The drawback to this is that it feels a lot like covering old ground.

Simply Bill:

This is pretty much just regular old Bill with the same fresh perspective as everyone else, and also the one I'm going with. He tried and failed to get Dipper's trust in the past and had to lay low at the arrival of the Oracle. Once they left, Bill targeted Mabel. I think it could be very interesting for Mabel and Bill to either have a fresh relationship wherein Bill is actively taking advantage of her desperation to find Dipper, or for Bill to be an old betrayal (not romantic, but not dissimilar to the opportunistic exes Stan and Ford have to be wary of and beat back under the rug regardless).

Either he shows himself to Mable early on, or decides that Gravity Falls is both Oracle-free and worth the time after either Ford or Mable summon him. Afterall, 30 years isn't much to him.

Maybe he exists in the background like he's always done, or the kids (being snoopy and disrespectful of Mabel's secrets) discover what Mabel's doing and run into him on their own.

Whether Bill is aware of the original series or not, I think he could be neat to stick in between Stan and Ford again for conflict. My favorite aspect about Relativity Falls is the prospects of the Stans having a larger support system and better tools to help themselves with. Beating Bill faster and better would be the ultimate testament to Mabel and Dipper's skills as functioning role models, even if Mabel is currently blinded by her focus on Dipper.

Stan and Ford will fight and they will make up, but this time maybe they can overcome it on their own.

I also think a good idea is having Ford and Stan's issues be completely Bill free (outside of like an episode or two's worth of relevance, unless he put them into a particularly stinging situation). It would feel fresher and also streamline the plot, lol.

Overview:

- Dipper is stuck travelling the multiverse with the Oracle and keeps himself sane by thinking of Mabel and protecting various versions of her.

- Mabel is investigating his disappearance in Gravity Falls and is working on a portal/portal equivalent with Bill to bring him back.

- The kids may or may not be aware of this.

Looking at the main series of events, I think it'd be neat go back to the apprenticeship conflict, where Ford could be approached by the Oracle (or something else that makes sense) with the promise of being a "hero," but knows better now because of Dipper and his experiences with Bill. It's kind of a more convoluted version of Ford's proposal to Dipper in canon, and they basically learn the same thing, lol. You can hang out with ghosts if you want, but demons are gonna get you. Maybe being a child with siblings is all you need.

(Stan could also be offered this, given the Oracle already knew he- or at least someone with his face- would beat Bill, but I think it's well established he isn't very interested in doing anything without family.)

All in all, things might be a bit crowded with two antagonists. But I do like the concept of Bill's arrival and subsequent chaos triggering Dipper and the Oracle's return to Mabel's dimension. I also love the idea of Bill, the Oracle, and some secret third thing all trying to pull the Pines family apart, and it's like a Man vs. God turned into a Family vs. Destiny thing, idk. Just trying to make it feel bigger.

Thank you for reading all this. It was a lot to draw. Next time I do anything for Relativity Falls, I'm gonna go back to the smaller things like Mabel bonding with the kids and stuff like that.

[whispersleo]

MY TASTE IN MEN

This was supposed to be a warm-up meme sketch, but I started writing the comparisons seriously, so here’s the post...

Astarion and Illario

They become "villains"/bad guys as a response to trauma.

They use their beauty and body to deceive and objectify themselves to get what they believe they want.

They have suffered physical, verbal, and emotional abuse that would break anyone.

They don't want to see themselves as victims, nor show—they hate feeling—weakness. They want to be stronger and crave power at any cost.

They display superiority toward others when their entire lives they have been beneath or in someone's shadow.

They have become so accustomed to lying and manipulating that I doubt they even know their true selves.

They approach someone who welcomes them with open arms, all the while thinking about how to use that person.

They fall to pieces if you show them genuine affection and love, what it’s truly meant to be.

They would kill for you.

They are my wet rats; they have no body hair.

I think, after all, they do enjoy sex—it probably involves unconventional things.

What they want and what they need are VERY different things.

I can fix them.

They have a strange relationship with blood.

They would betray you if it meant saving their own lives.

Showing vulnerability is the last thing they want, and strangely, it's what would save both of them from becoming monsters.

I have a weakness for men who try to kill me. You're screaming for me to fix you babe.

This could end very badly or very well.

They are charming and it is easy to fall for their lies instead of seeing beyond that mask.

People see them as "dumb" when they are tremendously intelligent. They may not be textbook smart, but they know how to read people, ask the right questions at the right time, they wait for the opportunity and always analyze the situations they find themselves in. People call them "dumb" because it's easier to accept it instead of the complex idea that a character can be smart but a moron at the same time.

They won't be jerks to you, but they'll probably treat the waitress on the date poorly if she fucks up something.

They are the kind of person who is worth being romantically with, but to get there you have to take off their mask and that in itself is a great effort.

They definitely want to be someone's first choice, for once in their lives.

Deep down, all they want is adoration, love and respect.

I want to hold them and tell them that they deserve to be loved without any ties or conditions to that love.

Gale, Emmrich and Lucanis

They are sweet by nature, kind souls despite all the pain they've been through.

Showing kindness is what makes them strong.

Once they fall in love with you, they are lost.

They have enormous insecurities.

They feel the weight of the world on their shoulders all the time.

Great facial and body hair.

They have a strange relationship with death.

They have a huge heart that yearns to love.

I would feel very proud to introduce them as my partner. Like yes this good man loves me, isn't that amazing?

They have self-destructive tendencies.

It makes me blush to hear them laugh because it’s the most precious sound in the world.

I would feel safe with them around.

They would die for you.

Gale and Emmrich

They are professors, and I DEFINITELY don't feel an incredible attraction toward men who can teach me interesting and unknown subjects in depth (of course, that DOESN'T turn me on).

They are the smartest and kindest in this room.

They love to show and share their studies and knowledge with anyone willing to listen.

They are patient.

They know how to listen.

They offer their opinion when you clearly didn't ask for it.

Too many times they want to help or give advice without being asked.

They've had many partners, but they love you a lot, and that willingness to learn how to love again is one of their most beautiful qualities.

In some strange way, they know how to fight when I think they're meant to be treated with care and delicacy or they'll break (just kidding).

Oh, and by the way, both of them are mages—guess it's sexy that you can do a bunch of magical things...

They are nerds even when it comes to sex and I love that. Of course I don't know anything about anatomy, do you want to explain that to me, professor?

Astarion, Illario and Lucanis

They have killed more people than I should feel comfortable with.

"The hands that cradled your face and tilted it upwards to kiss your forehead are soaked in unfathomable quantities of blood." But they cradled me, yes?

They are trained assassins, and that raises some questions about my own morals.

Why do we kill?

What does it feel like to take a life?

What does it feel like to hold the weapon with which you snatch away the last moments of someone who was as human as you and me, who had desires, fears, aspirations, who didn’t want to die?

What kind of superiority do you think you have to do that and see your target as nothing more than a simple cockroach?

How can you sleep at night?

Do those thoughts torment you, or are your dreams sweet as if you hadn’t done anything wrong?

How do you decide that someone deserves to die, my love?

Would you kill me like you've killed so many if, in some way, you believe I deserve it?

Don’t you think the sins you see in others, in those you kill, are also your own?

I LOVE characters with complex morals, it's so sexy. Yes, baby, kill a few more, let's bathe in the blood of our enemies or anyone who opposes us, let's dance with their corpses, I love you.

I know they are flexible.

Astarion and Emmrich

A date in a cemetery? Sure! Wait, why am I excited to do it on a grave? Ugh, I hope this doesn’t awaken another weird fetish in me...

I can't stop thinking about blood and corpses in a way that's too pleasant.

Their sense of fashion is superior.

They always carry a brush with them, in case they get a little messy in the middle of a fight.

I think both of them can sew pretty well.

They have a strange desire to become some kind of superior being, and that could end very well or very badly.

There’s some strange necromancy here.

They love to read, and that's very cute.

Gale, Illario and Lucanis

Their long hair gives me years of life, I want to run my fingers through it, caress it, comb it, pull it, I love it.

Maybe I like their hair because it's like mine, but either way.

I love drawing them.

Thinking about them makes my brain jump in my skull.

I just want to take away all your pain.

They have been emotionally abused but they cannot recognize themselves as victims, because they feel love for their abuser and the abuser loves them in a horrible way, the way only a mother's love could twist you.

DEFINITELY MOMMY ISSUES.

(This becomes more complex thinking about the relationship between Mystra and Gale / Zara and Illario and Caterina but that needs a whole power point presentation).

Gale and Lucanis

Canonically, they are THE wife material.

They are soft and loving once you’re with them.

They know how to cook and do any domestic task you can think of.

The house/camp is always in perfect condition thanks to them.

They look at you like you are the most precious person in the world.

I want to get them pregnant.

They have the saddest, most puppy-like brown eyes that make you love them instantly.

Their face screams for kisses and affection.

I know that between your arms is the warmest place in the world and that I could fall asleep to the sound of your beautiful heart.

I would distract myself by running my hand through their beards and remove any white hairs I found (without them asking me to).

Lucanis wins points for speaking spanish but Gale also wins points because let's remember that he is a professor.

Astarion, Gale, Illario and Emmrich

Absolutely freaks in bed BUT they can be vanilla if you ask them pretty please.

Lucanis

This man is virgin and demisexual like me so I think I would feel extremely comfortable knowing that there is no pressure to do "it" and that he is a man who values ​​company beyond pleasure, calming one of my biggest insecurities.

Not saying the others here can't value company is just... Yeah just sex isn't for me now. And that has ruined many of my relationships. So it gives me more peace of mind to think that my lover can also be a virgin like me and none of us have that expectation.

I'm not saying that the others here would pressure me to do it either. I don't think any of them would. But I know that they can see it as something important in the relationship and there's nothing wrong with that.

Mph-mph.

Gale

He is MY wife.

I have his name tattooed on my arm like branded cattle and I love it.

I have 500 hours on Baldurs and I always start a game again just to hear him breathe.

His relationship with his ex wouldn't create insecurities in me because I already have them so nothing new.

I fear that this man has taken my expectations to a place that cannot be reached by "real" men and I will die alone bUT happy to have met a fictional character written as beautifully as him.

I want to fall asleep while he reads me a book.

He has a cat that talks and has wings, I love her.

I love men who just can't shut the fuck up.

I'm sure his mom would like me and you have no idea how important that is to me HAHAHA my mother-in-laws (except one) always hated me so I would like to feel welcomed in a home for one damn time.

I love him.

I can always like other characters but none as incredible as you, Gale.

[my-my-my]

Hii! I hope you’re doing well! Can I request Aizen spanking his s/o???? I hope you will accept!

MY BREAD AND BUTTER!! It feels like I haven’t written some Aizen smut in a while, so I feel a bit rusty haha.

Summary: You could stare and watch Lieutenant Aizen all day… actually, you have been. You love seeing the duality in the man - his hidden life from the rest of the Fifth Division. Everyone has secrets, even him… and even you, what’s the harm in that?

CW: MDNI! Stalking, dirty talk, spanking, humiliation, masturbation, voyeurism, anal fingering, use of sex toys, exhibitionism. Aizen is not nice in this and Reader is a freak (affectionate).

Word count: 3131

“Lieutenant Aizen is so dreamy,” one of your colleagues wistfully sighed. You could only nod in agreement with her as you quietly observed the man as he headed to Captain Hirako’s office.

“He is, isn’t he?” You replied, as you stared at him with a content look on your face. “He’s so knowledgeable, calm and collected.” You murmured, a soft look on your face.

“And he’s so kind!” Your colleague swooned.

Hmmm maybe not so kind, you thought, but it didn’t matter to you that he wasn’t kind, your feelings for him still remained.

But you couldn’t say that out loud, how would you even know he wasn’t kind? You knew your colleagues would ask questions, and maybe that would get Lieutenant Aizen’s unwanted attention.

No, you would lovingly watch and observe from a distance. No one needed to know you were stalking the man.

In the deepest pit of your mind, you knew what you were doing was wrong… but it wasn’t like Lieutenant Aizen was as kind as he portrayed himself to be.

At first… at first it was just a small crush. You had been accepted to a seated position in the Fifth Division and Lieutenant Aizen was so incredibly kind and thoughtful to you and the new members to the division. His smile, the way his eyes softened, it struck your heart.

But you weren’t the only one. So many members swooned over the man, so you decided you would do what you do best - stalk. It was a shameful habit you had since your academy days, of stalking crushes. But it would end as soon as they found themselves a partner, or something about them put you off.

As you made your way to your own private quarters, you mulled over your thoughts. Well, Lieutenant Aizen was doing certain things that would turn any normal shinigami off… like experimenting on souls in Rukongai.

… but that was also what intrigued you. To see him so cold and calculative would have made any normal person run to the hills, but for you, it cemented your obsession even deeper. What was his plan for all that? What was the small orb he carried around? There was so much about him you didn’t know, but you yearned to know so much. You wanted to be in his mind, to seep into his thoughts and machinations… it drove you to a frenzy.

So much so, you immediately went back to your quarters and touched yourself.

As you entered your small room, you plopped on to your bed, thinking about the Lieutenant once again. You immediately felt up your breasts, squeezing them and your legs together as the familiar pang of pleasure ran through your body. The thought of Lieutenant Aizen’s cold gaze, timbre voice and warm touch, was enough to send you into a crashing orgasm. You panted heavily, before drifting off to sleep.

Unfortunately for you, heavy snowfall landed in Seireitei. You never quite understood the weather patterns in Soul Society, but you knew enough that it mirrored whatever season it was in the World of the Living.

Sighing, you slipped on your winter uniform and gloves as you made your way to the equipment room. Several of you were tasked to shovelling and clearing the snow from the Fifth Division barracks. And to make matters more frustrating, Head Captain Yamamoto was adamant that soldiers were to not to use kido, shikai, bankai, whatever it may be, to remove the snow. Hard work was the only thing to be used.

You grumbled as you picked up your shovel and headed to your designated station. Thankfully for you, it was near an area that Lieutenant Aizen was also manning. He smiled and nodded his head to you as you waved to him, but the two of you remained silent as you shovelled.

What you didn’t account for though, was that it remained incredibly cold, and the shihakusho didn’t provide much coverage for your chest area. You would stop a few times to readjust your uniform to provide some warmth, but as you kept shovelling, it would become futile.

That was, until Lieutenant Aizen walked over to you, calling your name.

“Are you alright?” He asked, his voice filled with concern as he inspected your trembling figure.

“I’m alright! Just a bit cold” You laughed, bringing your shihakusho closer to you again.

The lieutenant frowned a bit, then, surprising you, he undid his scarf and wrapped it around you.

“Have this.” He said, as he securely wrapped it around your neck. Your cheeks flared hot at the proximity between you two.

“But sir! I can’t - you’ll be cold now.”

Lieutenant Aizen gave you a pat on the head, startling you, “it’s quite alright. While the head captain said we couldn’t use kido and such to clean the snow.” He immediately snapped his fingers and circled his neck, “he didn’t say we couldn’t use it for ourselves.” He smiled gently.

“You’re amazing, Lieutenant Aizen!” You gasped - his mastery in kido was incredibly impressive. You were awed at how he weaved simple spells to keep warmth around him.

Lieutenant Aizen chuckled again, “thank you - with some more training, I’m certain you’ll be able to do this as well.” Earning a deep blush from you. “Let’s get back to work now, shall we?” Giving you another smile.

You nodded your head, as you diligently worked to clean the snow. But your mind was anywhere but focused. You could only think of how much the scarf smelt like him, how soft the material was, and so incredibly warm. In your addled mind, you thought it was as if his arms were around your neck.

It was enough to keep you going though, and before you realized, you had removed all the snow. You were so ecstatic… but you didn’t want to give back the scarf.

You headed toward Lieutenant Aizen, noticing that he was almost finished.

“Lieutenant Aizen, thank you so much for the scarf!” You exclaimed, holding the fabric against yourself, “is it alright if I clean it and give it back to you? I might have sneezed in it.” You lied.

“Of course,” the lieutenant smiled. “I’ll collect it from you another time.” But before he could say more, Captain Hirako’s voice boomed through the courtyard.

“OI SOSUKE” he yelled, “I NEED YA IN MY OFFICE ASAP.” The lieutenant gave you a sheepish smile as he made his wave over.

You immediately returned the shovel and headed back to your room, taking care to remove the scarf. You immediately brought it to your face and inhaled it deeply, taking in the lieutenant’s scent.

“I wonder if he wears cologne?” You murmured. You inspected the scarf carefully, noting the quality of the fabric and yarn used to weave it. You saw a small embroidered piece of silk at the end of it, surprising you. It was from an expensive shop in the fashion district of Rukongai!

Well, you saved up enough money and there was still time in the day to do a bit of light shopping. You gently laid the scarf in a small bookcase with other trinkets you had collected and kept from Lieutenant Aizen, such as the scrap of notes with his instructions for some innocuous task. Or scraps of parchment from his group calligraphy lessons. Little mementos you saved up over time.

But his scent on the scarf was intoxicating. It felt like he was here, that heady scent that made your mind wander to darker thoughts. You immediately stripped yourself of your clothes and laid on top of the bed, touching yourself to the thought of the lieutenant once again.

It had been a few days since you had last seen Lieutenant Aizen in the barracks (but you had watched him doing his experiments and stalking Captain Hirako). It’s not like you could say “hello” to him when he’s crushing souls for that shiny orb of his…

You were disappointed, to say the least. Your schedules didn’t align these past few days, leaving you to sulk and stalk him during his off hours. You knew his schedule, he was off teaching calligraphy at the Academy (which you were not allowed to attend…). Sighing, you slumped in the office you shared with the other seated members. You tried hard to concentrate on the work in front of you, but your mind and soul, would rather watch Lieutenant Aizen instead.

Throughout the day, you were hoping he would come by and greet you all, but no one came. You left the work day despondent and annoyed, until you saw a familiar backside walking in the courtyard.

You immediately flash stepped towards Lieutenant Aizen, “Lieutenant Aizen!” You called out his name.

He gave you a warm smile and greeted you, “I hope everything is alright?” He asked, his eyes looking concerned.

“Oh I’m quite alright, but I have to apologize.” You lied, handing him a brand new scarf. “Unfortunately when I tried to wash your scarf, it ruined the material.” You continued to lie, “so I hope this is a suitable replacement.” You murmured, bowing your head.

“That’s very kind and considerate of you, but you didn’t have to do that.” He remarked, inspecting the new scarf again. He seemed pleased and put it under his arm. “Why don’t you walk with me for a bit,” he casually said, “it’s been a while since we last spoke.”

Your body felt warm, but this was the opportunity you were waiting for, “yes of course! Lead the way.”

You were enthralled by the chance to speak with Lieutenant Aizen one-to-one, and almost privately. You knew what would interest him publicly: calligraphy, books, the library, so you stuck to topics that wouldn’t give you away - even though you were so curious about the orb he had.

You didn’t realize your walk led you to his private quarters. You began to panic at the thought of entering his personal space.

He slid open the door, “I’m enjoying our conversation” he murmured, “why don’t we continue it over some tea?” As he ushered you in.

You were at a loss for words, but nodded your head, heading inside. You took in his quarters - it was sparsely decorated, yet clean and organized. Outwardly you seemed calm and collected, but inwardly you were screaming. You couldn’t believe your luck! This opportunity that you never even dreamed of!

The lieutenant came back with a tray holding two cups of hot tea. You sipped it, savouring the flavour - it was soothing and clean.

“What blend is this, lieutenant? It’s quite good.” You murmured, taking note of what he would share.

“Why? So you could find me there?” Aizen cooly remarked, smirking at you.

You spat out your tea and stared at Aizen, panicking that he realized what you were doing.

You’ve never been caught before… How did he notice you?

“I –”

“I know you still have my scarf.” Aizen said, taking off his glasses. He casually slipped his tea as his sharp eyes stared at you intensely. “I wonder what set you off to make you touch yourself like that.”

“It’s not like that!” You shrieked, but your face felt hot at the thought of him watching you.

“Not like what? Fucking yourself to a scarf?” He questioned you, sarcasm evident in his tone. “I never pegged you to be such a wanton slut.” He coldly remarked, placing his cup on the table. He went around behind you and grabbed your hair, forcing you to face him.

You couldn’t help but whimper and close your thighs. His looks, his voice, his touch… it was too much.

And unfortunately for you, it was something he noticed.

“As an apology…” Aizen murmured, “why don’t you show me what exactly it was you were doing?” Aizen grinned, letting go of your hair, “so I don’t get the wrong impression.”

You knew you could run out of here, but the repercussions would be too much. There was too much to explain.

… and you also didn’t want to leave…

You looked down and silently stripped until you were nude. Your face was flushed when you pulled your underwear down and a trail of your sticky juices followed.

“I haven’t even touched you and you’re leaking.” Aizen’s grinned widened, “spread your legs and show me exactly what it was you were doing.”

His words burned in your ears as you nodded your head. You spread your folds and rubbed your clit in circles, before inserting one finger inside. You pumped your finger as your other hand pinched and pulled at your nipples. You never imagined doing this in front of your crush. The embarrassment filled your face and you couldn’t face him, yet the slickness of your cunt and the sounds your fingers made as you pumped your pussy full was obscene.

You reached your orgasm quickly, your juices covering Aizen’s floor. You sat there in your juices, panting, as Aizen stared down at you coldly.

“You made a mess on my floor,” he coldly states. “How are you going to clean it up?” He peered down at you, watching you with a distant look in his eyes.

You felt incredibly shy in the moment, starring at the puddle of your juices. You carefully bent down, on all fours, and like a cat, licked his floor.

Aizen let out a deep laugh, before grabbing your hair and rubbing your face against your mess. He lifted you back up and smirked at the glistening saliva and cum smeared across your face. “Lay on the table, back facing me.” He commanded.

Your pussy throbbed at his voice and without hesitation, you laid on top of his desk.

“Spread your legs.” Aizen said. You noticed, other than your hair, he had not touched you anywhere else.

And you were craving it.

You began to squirm on his table for what felt like ages. He had kept you in the position for who knows how long, as he stood above.

“Don’t look back.” Aizen calmly said, “and stare at the ground.”

You nodded your head, unsure of what was going to happen, until pain hit your ass immediately.

You screamed as Aizen slapped your ass. He smiled to himself seeing his reddened palm prints cover your cheeks.

“Isn’t this what dirty girls deserve?” He questioned, stopping his ministrations. He quickly shoved his hand to your pussy, rubbing his fingers alongside your folds and roughly pushing a finger inside.

“You’re still incredibly wet.” He murmured, tasting yourself on his finger. “I think you might be a masochist.”

You whimpered at the sensation, your eyes spilling with tears from the spanking you received. Yet, obediently, you still didn’t look up or turn around to see him. You stilled your body once you felt Aizen spread your thighs even further. Your eyes went wide as you felt the bulbous head of his cock push against your entrance.

Your hands went immediately behind you from some kind of kido spell, as Aizen pushed himself into you. Aizen hissed at the sensation, then groaned once he was fully sheathed inside you. You were tight and hot for him. He then lifted his hips and slammed back into your body, shaking the table holding you up.

This feels better than when I do it myself you thought, your eyes become bleary as pleasure filled you. Then another shriek came from your lips as Aizen spanked your ass.

“With the way your pussy is clenching around me –“ Aizen huffed, continuing his thrusts, “I’d think you liked being spanked.”

You whined and nodded your head, not realizing your hips were trying to match his pace. The spanking, Aizen’s thick cock and rough pace, made you cum again, amusing him. You bit your lip as your body shook again, another orgasm building inside you.

Until you tensed up at the feeling of his finger brushing against your asshole. Aizen continued to thrust into you but took interest in your puckered hole.

“It wouldn’t surprise me if you fucked your ass,” Aizen said, pulling his hand away to spank you. He then pulled your hair, forcing you to look back at him, “tell me the truth.”

You sobbed at the relentless pace he was putting through your body, “I – no – too “ you shrieked as he fucked you deeper than before, “too scared” you cried out.

Aizen seemed to enjoy that answer, as he pushed a finger into your tight hole, spitting into it to see it mixed with your juices.

The pleasure was too intense, as your eyes rolled. Your body tensed up as another orgasm flowed through your body. You felt your consciousness slip, until Aizen lightly pulled your hair, “stay focused” he cruelly said, “your punishment isn’t over.”

“Yes, sir” you panted, but you couldn’t stay conscious for long, with the last thing you remembered was the sensation of hot liquid covering your sore pussy and ass.

You squirmed uncomfortably as Captain Hirako interviewed you for your annual performance review. Your cheeks were warm, and you felt out of breath, but tried your best to hide it.

“You alright there?” Captain Hirako asked, putting down your appraisal form.

“I’m alright,” you murmured, “just a bit under the weather.” You gave a sheepish smile, “but I should be good to continue.”

“Alright then, won’t be too long now.” Captain Hirako said. You sighed as your pussy, and ass, continued to throb. You held your legs tight as Captain Hirako continued to ask questions. You don’t know how you managed it, but you answered all his questions and he was satisfied with your responses – your position as a seated member remained safe.

As soon as the review was over though, you dashed quickly to where you knew Lieutenant Aizen was. The equipment room, with a “under construction” sign plastered across it.

A few months had passed since that night, and Lieutenant Aizen deemed that you hadn’t adequately been punished for your stalking.

Which is why the bullet vibrator was whirring away deep in your cunt and the butt plug was stuffed in your ass. You immediately went on your knees as Aizen inspected you. You weren’t allowed to touch him without permission – you knew the rules, lest your bottom receive more punishment.

You closed your eyes as Aizen removed your uniform, and without a word, you got into position, spreading your legs and ass apart. Aizen smirked in satisfaction to see both toys in place.

“Good girl,” he praised, “but your punishment isn’t over” giving you a menacing grin as he pulled out a gag.

Your eyes lit up with excitement, why didn’t you out yourself as a stalker sooner?

no thoughts, just horny for Aizen (AGAIN! what else is new lmao) - thanks anon for requesting this, I hope this was to your liking!!

[kalims]

ㅤhere is my husband

premise. just us casually staking a claim on our non-official husbands (for coupons)

featuring. all characters

content. alignment, fluff

ㅤthe flustered over thinkers

one who's unbearably confused because he doesn't recall a marriage taking place to wed the two of you at all, he's a little concerned though. he's sure he'd remember such an event? anything with the two of you is practically unforgettable to the fact that when he's in bed only thing he thinks about is you, and the lingering anticipation that he'll see you again in the morning.

besides this said... eventful morning. where you've both apparently upgraded in relationship without his knowledge he can say that he's struggling to hide his steaming ears, hoping you won't notice if he brings the cup of coffee to his face so the steam seems like it's from there.

confused? flustered? thanks for the input! here's your boyfriend husband. doesn't even ask you to explain even though he's twitching to ask you cause if he knows you then you're almost always up to no good, maybe this is one of your tricks but he won't try just for the thought that you're still 'married.' all marriage related things, even the color white is sending his mind into overwire :)

— | riddle, jack, deuce, azul, epel, silver

ㅤwe love flirts

ah yes, if we've got the flustered, confused husbands we also need to get our resident flirts who just gives you a side glance and plays along like he knows what game you're playing. absolutely no questions at all because you know he's gonna bring up the topic sooner or later with a tease, he just feels like he has to return the fluster you'd admittedly inflicted on him. (which is apparently by proclaiming you're both married now.)

don't be surprised if you're getting private messages online, or just random people coming up to you asking how you're married in... this golden age, was that even legal there? you're not sure but maybe because everyone was kind of casual about it.

doesn't matter whether you say you're just messing with him. oh, you're done? good for you but he isn't. he's calling you his spouse everywhere, a local restaurant, shop, stall. wherever you say, he claims he's just doing what you asked for the coupons but you've got an inkling he's just got a knack for calling you his lawfully wedded partner.

— | trey, cater, jade, rook, lilia, leona (partly), vil

ㅤlegally in denial

we have the awkward ones who partially accept their fates, the flirts who's living purpose is to get a rise of warmth in your face, and we have the legally in denial ones whom are trying so hard to deny everything you do. you guys are dating?! oh my god... you must be being threatened to do this, where's the culprit?! news flash, there isn't any but even when it's so clear they seem to find every single reason to convince themselves that there's something wrong.

like, please accept our love already. you already called them your husband in broad daylight, is that not enough of proof? what do you mean you're probably gonna divorce him... he doesn't mention the fact of you guys never marrying at all, just jumps in divorce...

sometimes you should punch a man for his self esteem, it must be a struggle trying to convince someone you like, that you indeed like them. crazy, right? he can't take this heart stopping gesture he's watched too many times but will gladly arrange a wedding in minecraft. just tell him you guys got married ever since he put his bed next to yours if he asks since when.

— | idia on his own

ㅤairheads who are simps

the classic group of guys, of which they all are just incredibly down bad for the lead who just so happens to be you! <4 in this case they're so in love that they wouldn't even question anything you say even if you mix up murder and a name in the same sentence! if you trip? oh no, no. it's clearly the fault of the ground, not to worry! he'll even get workers to reconstruct the entire thing.

and yes, he's either rich or has enough influence (if not through intimidation.) anyways, if they're mad because of a horrible day just walk in a room and then the dark cloud over their heads just floats away and is replaced by hearts in their eyes.

a prank? oh you're funny. what ever do you mean? you're both clearly married. he's got the papers right here *materializes one.* where did that even come from?! say it once, now you've planted something that won't go away in their heads and it's going to shift to reality one way or another :)

— | kalim, floyd, malleus, rook.

ㅤchill mister tsunderes

takes a deep breath* screeches* yeah that's pretty much it. the people (possibly pertaining to just one person, cause he almost always needs his own category.) who try to refuse your existing even if you just cough. keyword: try because even if you're dating them they're still struggling to wrap their head around the fact that they are dating you so maybe their coping mechanism is just refusing to admit you make their hearts go boom boom??

is completely torn whether to screech again (preferably not in his mind to release that pent up... feeling. some type of fluster that makes him wonder if he should have brought a pillow to yell into.) or just reject what you just said. somehow his mouth just doesn't cooperate and he has to look away from you because he's actually struggling to keep his sanity together.

giving himself pep talk, the fortitude that 'he doesn't like you', trying to rebuild that wall back up again but he learns that he apparently can't take it when you're both referred to a life bounded vow. not as in he despises is, though he believes he is. but rather because he'll probably combust on the spot by the sheer claim being said out loud.

— | main: sebek, leona, ace

ㅤdem smug bastards

the ones who just can't resist to crack a smirk when you casually introduce him as your husband, no wonder you insisted he wore the promise ring you had given him.. just to show him off? consider him impressed! this might be just one of his favorite memento of your shenanigans. either he already knows what you're up do (leona) or he's just enjoying the remnants of your embarrassed face as he plummets you with endless grins and teases (floyd)

he's your husband...? I mean true but you're mainly his spouse :) should you even regret having done anything in the first place for the coupons? don't ever. anything should be done for the discounts, even if your supposed husband starts parading everywhere and uses every opportunity that appears in random conversations or situations to just casually announce your lawfully wedded marriage.

what do you mean you're not married? I mean he's got all the evidence in his phone, you didn't think he'd pass up the opportunity to record you saying that phrase for nothing did you? it's a great moment to remember, especially when it's in the middle of the night and he can't help but pull up that recording just to listen to it on loop like an idiot.

— | leona, floyd, ruggie, jade?, lilia (perhaps, vil (also questionable)

ㅤwho are you talking to rn?

those who look embarrassed but you're betting most on your money that he's just awfully flustered + doesn't like the feeling just guessing from him avoiding your eyes like you're the entity from bird box. does he really think his hood can cover the entirety of his red ears? they're fooling absolutely no one with that fake cough, only thing you heard was the quiet choke when they processed your words.

tries to play it off by 'composing' themselves in front of you, even though their back is turned to you. the straightening of their shoulder usually implies that they think they're ready but you can't help but note that several parts of their body, if not all, collectively flinch at the sight of you. they dont say anything but they give you this... look.

like, narrowed eyes, their jaw is slightly turned away from you, *judges whole existence with a side eye* they can't believe they even have you as a partner but besides that they can't wrap their heads around the fact that such a stupid notion such as that actually had him doing cartwheels inside his head.

— | jamil deserves this, ruggie, jack, azul

ㅤwym didn't we already get married?

YOUR HONOR ITS THIS ONE. you're probably making him more confused than you are. because?? cue confused face. didn't you guys already get married like, a month ago? do you not see the ring on your finger? the matching one on his own finger? did you really not notice anything when he just casually takes you to the most ethereal, sacred place of briar valley and hands you the box containing the ring...? has he done it too subtly? well, he's underestimated humans once again...

to fae culture that was probably the most obvious thing ever. he didn't outright just decide he wanted to marry you, but you've probably done something that borders on a 'let's get married' proposal in his culture so that just prompted him to get to work ASAP, get his workers find the most grandest ring there is in his family heirloom.

if you take it. that just meant you're both FOR LIFERSSSSS. HENCE WHY HES SO CONFUSED WHEN YOU'RE CONFUSED THAT HES ACTING LIKE ITS NORMAL. I mean he's happy that you finally decided to call him his rightful title after a month but why are you so flabbergasted, child of man? what do you mean you're not married? just look at said sacred, ethereal place in briar valley. both your names are engraved there together, that's enough proof isn't it?

— | malleus

bonus <4

ㅤthe actual partner in crime

want to take it up a notch? just call the resident creator of forged documents, this is totally legal and free! just get on his good side and he will remain there forever, unchanging cause he loves you now. unless you somehow wrong him... it's actually very beneficial because he can do nearly anything for you without trouble so... wow you're married? why didn't you invite him :( oh you're not but you want to be? oh that's totally fine!

oh you want his help? he can't go against the law because of his coding system but.. it also says to help friends whenever he can and you're his best friend so :)) *casually prints out paper* don't worry he'll talk to some friends and it will be legal before you know it!

knowing his brother he's probably authorized to break the law so he had to code it himself before he gets too far... anyways congrats on your actual marriage 😊

— | ortho

note. this is a commissioned piece, do not post this anywhere else

[leidensygdom]

The ways in which being asexual feels isolating

I've been pondering whether to post this or not, but I figured out I wanted to explain a bit of this experience.

So, I could go on a very long tangent on how being asexual is usually a lonely experience, and how much I've been otherized here and there- Specially in real life. How the same people that claimed to be queer (or allies) had been much weirder about my asexuality than they were about me being bi/pan or whatever.

But I think I wanna talk about how something like that bleeds in every aspect of socializing, even down to something like fandom. I stay away from fandom usually- I like to look at cool fanart and that's about it. I hate discourse, I hate drama, I hate reading people getting worked up because they're treating fanon as canon. But there's one thing I've noticed, over and over, that just sends me off my rails.

And it's how fandom tends to treat asexuality (or aromanticism). So, you get a character in some piece of media that explicitly, unequivocally, states they're either ace, aro, or both. "I do not have interest in a partner", "I don't desire to have sex nor do I enjoy the topic", whatever. And as an ace person, I do appreciate being able to see myself in media- There isn't many chases where something is established that bluntly.

Now, you decide you want to check some fanart for that. Fandoms have this tendency to make absolutely everything about shipping, even when the media they're basing it in does not revolve about that (and it's annoying, because a lot of times people aren't interested in the actual themes- It's all reduced to shipping). Suddenly, you notice people treating the aforementioned character as anything but aro or ace. It's all about shipping. "This person interacted with this other person in a way two friends would, but we gotta make this their entire personality now". Some people may instead go for "well, maybe the character is not having sex, but they're probably an absolute freak about it, studies it extensively, has encyclopedic knowledge about it-"

Now, there's of course sex-favourable aces, and that's completely valid, but it's already straying from what, canonically, the character had mentioned. Asexual or aromantic characters aren't really allowed to exist as themselves. People often see them as a blank slate to fill, to change, to fix. I could talk forever about how people react to real life aces like that. I've had people asking me incredibly invasive questions because they saw my lack of sexual attraction as something broken, something they could fix.

And I hate that! I think I'm allowed to say that I hate that! It's hard and unusual for media to cement an aro/ace character, because they're defined by the lack of interest for something, which is often hard to show. But when it does- No one seems to care. It's all shipping, it's all "well, he's gay in denial", "well, she's probably super repressed". If you took a canonically gay character and made them straight on a fanfic, you'd get angry people. Which is bound to happen when you erase representation that people identify with. But aro/ace characters are NOT even seen as queer, they're not even seen as "representation" by most people. You can erase that bit of it, put some god awful shipping on top, and people will applaud you. And it sucks!

I wish people would see being aro or ace as an identity worth respecting, not an identity that needs overwriting. It feels a bit too close to how people often treat aro/aces irl, and it sucks. It reeks of this sort of exclusionism, where "aro/aces are technically queer but it's queer lite at best, it's less interesting than being gay, and we kinda don't want them near us anyhow". Again, I've had far worse experiences about being ace than I have about not being straight.

Sorry if the post got long, but I hope this experience may at least resonate with other people who have been struggling with this, too. It has always felt just kind of lonely to be ace, and see how little people do even consider it an identity, even when it comes down to something like fandom.

[spartanseagoat]

Hey Babe, Let Me Tell You About Your Chiron Real Quick & Explain Why you are hurt

Hey y’all!! To kick off my new Astro page, I thought I would start off with some healing!

Who is Chiron?

Chiron in Greek Mythology was the Son of Kronos , other sources say Apollo and was a famous centaur. He was known for his vast knowledge of medicines and his overall deep wisdom. He was known for the arts as well. He was also an incredible teacher and taught many Greek heroes such as Hercules.

He was accidentally shot by a poisoned arrow and was unable to heal himself so Greek God Zeus honored him by giving him a place in the constellation known as Centaurus.

How does this play into astrology?

In astrology, Chiron is known as the “Wounded Healer and Teacher.” He represents the unhealed part of ourselves that we keep rehealing. Think of it this way, it’s like our triggers.

Imagine getting severely hurt physically , your wounds heal but now you have a nasty scar from that wound. Even though that wound is healed, you’ll always have that reminder of when you were in pain and it can be triggering.

You’ll never fully heal your Chiron but you can learn from it and how to grow as a person. Your Chiron wounds can be from past lives as well. You may have experienced this in your early childhood the most and it’s followed you through adulthood.

The parts of you that you need to start Healing based on the signs

*the house it’s in determine the area in life you are wounded in. Degrees of your placement also plays a part THIS IS A GENERALIZED BREAKDOWN!

Aries/1h- being hurt physically, not having confidence in yourself, not feeling bold. Don’t feel comfortable in the body you’re in. People saying mean things about your appearance, bullying was a big part of your early wounds.

Taurus/2h- your self worth, being homeless or struggling for home stability, financial struggles, feeling insecure about your voice or how you dress or look. Food struggles is another big one

Gemini/3h- you struggle with communicating your thoughts, having car or transportation struggles, having difficulties with siblings or co-workers. May have learning disabilities such as ADHD

Cancer/4h- you struggle with understanding your emotions and how to regulate them. Troubles with your home life or family, especially mother. Motherhood could be hard for you as well such as not wanting to be a mom or wanting to be one

Leo/5h- your inner childhood, being confident around others, don’t like being in the spotlight. Feel uncomfortable around children, bruised ego from childhood wound

Virgo/6h- suffer from perfectionism and wanting to be the best at everything. Physical Health related issues, work related issues, struggle with routines

Libra/7h- connecting with people one on one, relationship issues. Struggles with finding balance in your life, not having justice or fairness on your side. Struggles with trying to please everyone

Scorpio/8h- struggles with trusting others and being closed off, struggles with developing intimate connection with partners. Dealing with a death of a loved one at an early age, struggle with financial power and control. Power struggles in general

Sagittarius/9h- having a hard time communicating your beliefs and perspectives or people not understanding your worldview, struggles with broadening your view, traveling struggles, religious trauma, struggled in college/higher learning environments. Carry the world on their shoulders.

Capricorn/10h- struggles with ambition and setting long term goals, struggles with not getting recognition or the respect you earned. Struggles with responsibility. This can indicate being a workaholic as well

Aquarius/11h- feeling like an outcast from social circle or network. Having a hard time accomplishing your dreams fulfillment, struggles with social media or the internet in general. Struggles with seeing the good in humanity, being rebellious to the point of being reckless , always feeling uncomfortable in crowds.

Pisces/12h- lack boundaries with people, struggle to see people for who they are and put them on a pedestal, struggle with regulating your emotions due to feeling other people emotions, mental health struggles, addiction struggles, imprisonment struggles

Keep in mind this is a very broad and generalized reading. If you want me to make a detailed a post for each Chiron let me know here by voting!

[duskvsdawn]

*inhale*

Shu yamino has the worst luck of being haunted by a succubus. The catch is.. the succubus is a first timer and unexpectedly holds close traditional romance values, she prefers genuinely dating her targets rather than just using them for lust. So yeah.. can i request prompt no. 33 with Shu but the non smut version? Thank you very much (⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ⁠)

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≫ A/N: Hello darling! Ooooh this is super interesting! A sfw version to a succubus story? This will be a challenge, but I love challenges when it comes to writing! This will be able to train my brain a little bit and make me write something I usually wouldn't, so thank you for this super cool request! I am not entirely sure how to approach this, but I will try my best! It isn't super long, but I hope you enjoy! ❤

CW: This is just cute, compared to what I normally write, I am gonna try my hardest to keep it sfw, the topic of sex does get spoken about but nothing actually happens because Shu is a total sweetheart and respects your boundaries (he is a real gentleman, after all)

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I am obsessed with you

Shu woke up, covered in sweat and with glowing cheeks. You had come to visit him in his dreams once more, and it left him breathless again. You had kissed him so intensely that it took his breath away, which made sense, because he was pretty knowledgeable about mythical creatures, and he could quickly tell that it was a succubus visiting him at night (or whenever his sleeping schedule allowed him to sleep). Your lovely lavender and vanilla smell was still lingering in his nostrils, a smell he knew very well by now. His mind and body always went into overdrive every time you came to visit him, and all sorts of hopes and dreams would fill his head. He was absolutely infatuated with you, and he wanted to meet you when he was awake as soon as possible. Shu got out of bed, splashed his face with cold water and went on about his day.

You, meanwhile, were watching his every move, using your invisibility powers to spy on him. But you knew he wasn't stupid, because he would often look around the room, because he noticed some presence there. A succubus is a powerful being after all, and can leave a lingering scent; their auras are usually threatening and can fill one's mind with intense feelings of lust. But not you. You were different. It had not been long since you were allowed into the succubus rank, and not many of your colleagues were happy about how you did your business. You were completely different from them. Where they would visit as many partners as they could to do all kinds of nasty things with them to suck them dry of all the power they could give, you approached things differently. You were attached to the sorcerer, and only the sorcerer, and you were not interested in all the sexual things that the other girls did. Instead, you wanted to get together with the sorcerer in a loving and caring relationship instead of hopping from one man to the other, and give him kisses and cuddles because he was just so incredibly handsome and cute to you. You kept a close eye on him all day, and you wanted to make a move on him so bad, but you were too shy. He surely noticed you, so you were hoping he would ask you first.

Another night came, and you visited him once more. You embraced him and left your face in his neck, and afterwards you gave him an intense kiss, just like you did the night before. Your heart was beating loudly in your chest, and you wanted to visit him outside of his dreams so much. But it seems he wanted the same. After your kiss, he spoke up: “Please, I need to touch you in real life. Can you please come visit me outside of my dreams?” he asked, and you thought 'Finally, he asked me!'. You were incredibly happy that he did, so you decided to do just that.

Shu was awoken by someone gently shaking his body. The familiar smell of vanilla mixed with lavender overwhelmed his sense of smell once it became functional again when he awoke. He was met by your face hovering above his, smiling at him. You were shy about all of this, as this was the first time you were actually in someone's bed. Shu smiled back and reached out to rub your cheek with the back of his hand, and that made you feel more at ease. You lay down next to him instead of hovering over him, and wrapped your arms around him.

"I am so happy you asked, I was too shy to actually come visit you myself," you admitted with a blush appearing on your face. He asked you why you went about things so differently than other succubi did, and you explained to him that you were absolutely obsessed with him, and that anything sexual was something you didn't necessarily like. He nodded his head and kissed your forehead, his kisses gradually moving down all over your face, and ending on your lips. You let out a happy sigh as you twirled some of his hair around your finger. It felt so soft, and it was incredibly pretty. And the moonlight being reflected into his beautiful galaxy colored eyes made a massive swarm of butterflies appear in your stomach. You were so in love with this man, it's absolutely ridiculous.

And your powers told you that he was just as infatuated with you as you were with him. You kissed him some more and hid your face in his neck to smell his lovely scent. It was musky, but he also smelled like the body wash you knew he always used. But you never actually watched him in the shower or when he changed, because you respected his privacy and seeing him naked made you feel way too nervous anyway. Maybe you would someday, after the two of you got married, go on a honeymoon, go to the accommodation the two of you would have rented for the occasion and- You were getting ahead of yourself. Just thinking about all these things made you giddy but also incredibly nervous. You wanted to just tie the knot with him so badly, and maybe, someday, you would. He really wanted to do the same as he loved you dearly, and he treasured you so much. The two of you practically already knew everything about each other as both of you had talked a lot in his sleep. In his dreams, you would often sit on a comfy couch, holding hands, looking into each other's eyes as you talked about basic things and aspirations.

Lost in your own thoughts, you were pulled out of them when Shu left a gentle, loving kiss at the top of your head. You looked up at him with teary eyes, so close to spilling over. He gently wiped them away and asked you what was wrong. You told him that you were constantly being ridiculed by your colleagues for being so different from them. That you loved him so incredibly much. Him and only him, and that no one else mattered to you. You asked him if you were even a succubus at all at this point. The way the others talked about sex so casually made you uncomfortable, like it was the most normal thing in the world to sleep around. Like sex was the most fun you could ever have. Maybe it was, but to you it was different. You considered it something sacred, shared between two lovers who had been together for quite some time. You asked him if it was wrong of you to have such traditional beliefs when it came to love and sex, and the sorcerer shook his head.

"I don't think that's wrong at all. It makes you unique. And I do feel bad that the others make so much fun of you for having these beliefs, it's not fair. I don't want you to get hurt. I admit I would love to have intercourse with you at some point, but only if you want it too, and if you are maybe at some point comfortable with it." Shu said as he left another loving kiss on your forehead. You smiled as you felt much more at ease with his answer, and you could tell he was telling the truth. You happily nodded and leaned your forehead against his. One hand entangled in your hair to gently rub the back of your head, as his other hand lovingly rubbed your back. With him next to you, you felt whole. You felt happy. You felt at home in his arms. And Shu felt the very same way, gently kissing your lips.

"Stay here with me. Atleast for tonight. I would love it even more if you stayed forever. I know you've been around for a long time. I felt a presence and smelt your signature smell. It felt comforting. Please, stay." the sorcerer said, and you happily nodded your head. You leaned forward and kissed him, as one of your hands was placed on his chest so you could feel his heartbeat.

You would never leave his side, and you decided to not care about what the others thought about you. You didn't care if you were stripped of your powers and left to be a normal human being. He was your soulmate, you just knew for certain. You closed your eyes, and both of you drifted off to sleep. You would still visit him in his dreams, so you would never have to be apart for a single second.

[reflections-in-a-critical-eye]

This is complaining day because I realized there's more than one thing that got on my nerves lately and it's not just about the treatment of a kpop idol's mother. Let's begin.

Please, stop refering to Jungkook's mother as mama Jeon. I know the tendency is to ignore so many of the cultural differences that exist, but in SK, people don't change their surname after marriage. It just sounds idiotic and westernized in a ridiculous way.

So, Jungkook's mother loves all BTS members. She LOVES them all. How does army know that? How? I'm genuinely curious and genuinely asking. Because they say it as a certainty. Or, forgive me if my memory is faulty as well, but the only instance that we as outsiders were privy to in which we heard that woman speak for the first time, it was in early 2021 on another phonecall with Jungkook when she said I love you to Jimin.

Of course, the same ot7 narrative came as a buldozer at that time too. Damn, does that mean Jimin = BTS? Sometimes yes, but only when Army wants to diminish Jimin's importance and doesn't allow him to stand out individually too much. Musically or otherwise. But back to this Big Love that Jungkook's mom is supposedly feeling for everyone and which has been invoked once again when that woman mentioned Jimin twice while talking to Jungkook on the phone. Cause she already knew they were in Jeju. I bet she didn't have to find out randomly from a schedule group chat.

So what happens? An assumption is turned into certainty because of small people being extremely insecure. Because they see that one person is once again given more importance on a personal level and we can't have that. No sir! So in a panic, they tweet, they post on tumblr, tiktok, youtube the old age, boring af, sounding like a broken record sentence: "Mama Jeon loves all seven". Fuck me gently with a chainsaw cause that sounds a lot better than the feeling of throwing up I get whenever I read such things.

No, she doesn't love all of them. That is not a fact. It could be true and it's not impossible. But it is not a fact based on the knowledge we have at the moment.

Also, it shows once again that an entire fandom is actively creating a reality of their own which is not even like some sort of simulacrum of the reality they must live through. In Army world, the mother of one member of a k-pop group must love all the members of such group. It doesn't matter than irl, our mothers a lot of the times don't even like all our friends, besties or partners. We might have the most incredible connections and it would mean nothing to our mothers.

In that same vein, another narrative that makes me want to pull my eyes out is the "awww, their bond is to die for, they are (like) siblings after all". Do any of them never had any siblings? Never saw other people and their relationship with their siblings? Or with their family?

I also had to read (which was followed by me blocking it immediately) how Jimin and Jungkook's relationship is the sum of the other relationships they have with other BTS members. I mean, why would I have any sort of expectations from any of these people when they are completely incapable of looking at JM and JK as actual people. As persons with individual minds and an intellect of their own. Let alone the fact that their world does not stop with the presence of 5 other men. In what realistic scenario does this translate in real life? That's not how it works. Yes, we are social creatures and a product of our surroundings, but it is not in the way in which these stans believe it to be. They think that living in a dorm for a few years and working together with other people, it means that those experiences are the only ones that actually shape the personality of a person. They are real people, not fictional characters. I've never heard such ridiculous theories in my entire life, to be used as talking points about someone's behavior or relationship with another person.

Maybe the need to create this elaborate fantasy comes from the lack of love in their life, which then gets projected into this Disney, kumbaya, capitalist heaven narrative in which everyone is a big family and they love each other so much and equally and all the parents of all the children love every single member and thus, harmony is created. Love is always platonic and ever present. The complexity of human relationships must not exist.

[casualbystander98]

Kink Education Time - Consent

So, everyone knows that consent is incredibly important in kink. It's incredibly important everywhere, but especially when one wrong move means a consent violation. But kink often involves pretending to violate consent (CNC). So, how do you navigate consent in kink in the safest and most knowledgeable way possible? The answer lies in two things. First, safewords and other safety items. You probably know about safewords, but what about drop items, or other ways of communicating consent? The second category is less commonly-known: consent acronyms.

Safewords & Safety Items

Safewords are basically flags that you can raise that inform your partner(s) about your current state in the scene. The most obvious benefit to using safewords is that, plainly, a play partner can scream, "no, please, stop, leave me alone", without ending the scene. Meanwhile, they can just say, for example, "Pineapple!" to end the scene at any time. Usually, there are three categories: Green, Yellow, and Red.

Green safewords are meant to mean "everything is all good; please continue". This category isn't really used unless one partner wants to check in on the other partner. An example would be that, during a spanking scene, the giving partner notices that the receiving partner is crying. They may ask, "Are you okay?" They may also use a pre-negotiated term to check in, such as a code word. At which point, the receiving partner may respond with their green safeword if they're doing fine and want to proceed.

Yellow safewords are used to caution the other participant(s) in the scene. Their basic meaning is, "Hey, I'm doing mostly okay right now, but we're close to my limit. Please be careful." To some people, yellow means "do not do anything more than what you're doing right now". To others, yellow means "keep going, do what you wanted to, but I may need to use red soon". It can even mean "I'd like to talk to you about this, can we pause for a minute?" It is absolutely vital for both partners to know what yellow safewords mean before play begins.

Red safewords are the ultimate safeguard. Red means "stop". No questions, no exceptions. If you are doing a kind of play that can't be stopped right away (such as rope suspension), you must begin the process of stopping play. In some cases, that means taking drastic measures. In the case of rope suspension, that can even mean cutting the rope away from them immediately. Red safewords must be obeyed at all costs. Refusing to honor a red safeword is sexual assault. Always be mindful of your partner's red safewords in particular.

It should also be noted that safewords are not just for the receiving partner. Everyone gets safewords, and everyone can use them at any time, for any reason. It's important to know what someone's safewords are before play begins, so you can recognize them when you hear them. However, a commonly-used set of safewords is the stoplight system ("red" for red, "yellow" for yellow, "green" for green). Usually, in most cases, using those safewords is absolutely fine, and no other words are needed.

Safety Items/Nonverbal Safewords

Safewords are all well and good. But what if the person is gagged? How do you safeword with a dildo gag shoved down your throat? These are important considerations for any play. You can have many different nonverbal safewords,as long as they're discussed with your partner beforehand. It could be a hand signal, or three claps, or a little red card in their hand. Another commonly-used solution is what's called a "drop item". The person is given something heavy to hold, like a book, that they can drop if they need a check-in. If you're doing a form of play that prevents someone from talking, ALWAYS have nonverbal safewords in place.

Consent Acronyms

This section is more about what consent can actually mean in kink. Typically, people subscribe to one of four "ideologies" when it comes to consent: SSC, PRICK, FRIES, or RACK. Other acronyms exist, but these are the most common. The basic idea behind any consent acronym is to get you to think about what actually goes into consent, and how someone can say "yes" to something WITHOUT actually consenting. Understanding these acronyms is a great way to prevent your own consent from being violated, as well as to prevent violating others' consent, even without your awareness. I'll be explaining each of those four acronyms below in brief detail, but I highly recommend that you research consent acronyms yourself.

SSC - Safe, Sane, and Consensual

SSC is the most common, and "basic" acronym. The guiding principle of this acronym is that, in order for something to be consensual, the act must be safe, sane, and consented to by both parties. This means that you must take all necessary precautions (such as safewords, safety shears, etc.), you must both be of sound minds, and you must both give express consent before play begins. Some complaints about this acronym are about the "safe" and "sane" portions, because kink inherently has risks (making it unsafe from the start), and some kinks could be considered "insane" (like flesh hooks or branding).

PRICK - Personal Responsibility In Consensual Kink

Some people prefer PRICK for its acknowledgement that kink can be dangerous. The basic idea of PRICK is that everyone has a responsibility to learn how to go about their kink lives as safely as possible. This also includes educating yourself on consent, in all its aspects, and how to respect it at all times.

RACK - Risk-Aware Consensual Kink

RACK is similar to PRICK in that it emphasizes knowing the risks to all parties inherent in your play. This includes all mental, social, physical, psychological, and/or sexual risks. The idea behind this acronym is that, unless you're aware of all of the risks, no play is truly consensual.

FRIES - Freely-given, Reversible, Informed, Enthusiastic, and Specific

FRIES refers to the act of giving consent itself. This ideology argues that nothing is consensual unless it matches those 5 criteria. This acronym was pioneered by Planned Parenthood, and is a favorite amongst kinksters. The idea is that unless consent is 1) given freely (under no coercion or force), 2) reversible (able to be rescinded at any time for any reason), 3) informed (such as with RACK or PRICK), 4) enthusiastic (basically just not reluctant; you can also just do kink because you're fine with it, not because you're absolutely thrilled to do it), and 5) specific (as in you are made aware of all acts that could happen beforehand for you to specifically consent to).

You may notice that these ideologies can coexist. They should. A truly responsible and safe kinkster will consider all of these when playing. They all have very valuable messages that you should internalize and keep in mind during your play. If anyone has any other consent acronyms they'd like to share, please do so in the reblogs/replies!

[avelera]

I just finished watching "Vinland Saga" with my partner and I have to say I was wildly impressed with the writing. It made so many bold choices and even when the on-screen stakes and setting were at their lowest: low power levels, low resource levels, low political importance, etc., the pacing and tension of each episode remained incredibly high, which as a writer is so, so hard to do.

A few other things that impressed me about Vinland Sage:

I was wildly impressed by the boldness of a story that's ostensibly about the Viking Age taking such a firm stance against "fun" and "excitement" of violence. It never wavers. It never says violence is ok. Quite the opposite, it is a story about those who feel haunted and trapped by the constant turmoil and violence of the Viking Age, and how they imagine a better world free of these societal curses that seem so inescapable in their time.

For a shounen or even seinen style anime, to me it's wildly impressive to basically look at an entire genre that is so couched in the excitement of adventure and violence and say, "No. This is not laudable, this is not good, this is not something to strive for. Hurting people is not good, violence is never justified, you have no enemies." Especially when so much of escapist action/adventure fantasies are based in the imagined thrill of using violence to strike down your enemies, this story wholly rejects the notion that there's anything noble or admirable in such a life.

The strong moral stance of the story was reminiscent to me of Terry Pratchett's Discworld. Though Vinland Saga doesn't have Pratchett's humor, there is a sense in both of a creator who has an absolutely rock-solid, well-thought out sense of morality that never wavers and permeates the entire story. There's something soothing about being in the hands of a storyteller who knows 100% where their moral stance lies, what points they are making, and what message they want to convey, and then does so in an expert manner. I hesitate to say it was never "preachy" but I think it conveyed its message so strongly that the moments where it reiterated its message never felt like being spoken down to or preached to. Quite the contrary, the moments when the story indulged in its message, when it all but looked directly at the camera and said, "Violence is wrong. Look at the suffering it causes. Look at how much better the world could be if we all showed one another mercy and care," were some of the most powerful and moving.

Finally, I was incredibly impressed by the realism and sense of knowledge it had about the history it indulged in. Not only did Vinland Saga show a knowledge of the historic Viking Age, but, it wasn't slavishly devoted to realism. When it stepped away from exact realism to instead show incredible people doing incredible things, it did so in a way that was in line with the Viking Sagas of the day. Men who are twice as tall as any other man! Men who can hear across miles of distance! A man who moves so fast you can barely see him! Even when it indulged in these sort of Shounen tropes of borderline-magical fighters, it still felt like we were in the story of a Saga, because the departure from realism were so in line with what stories from those years were like.

Yet, even when we were indulging in the incredible fighters of the story, there's a sense of horror to it. Sure, it's great to be a warrior if you're 8' feet tall, wealthy, privileged, gifted, and well-trained, but you will still lose limbs and body parts in battle. One fight can leave you permanently maimed. And this is not a society that does a good job taking care of its most vulnerable. Your fortunes can turn from lord to slave in the blink of an eye. You can be on the top of the world one minute and discarded the next if you're not strong enough, and there's a horror to that. It takes exceptional people to look out for those most in need, indeed, those who are anything less than possessing peak power and privilege, and those people are more remarkable than the privileged warriors who stomp on others without a care in the world, until they too are laid low and realize how horrifically unfair their world can be. There's such a strong moral sensibility to these moments, I was really in awe of how unwavering it was, this dedication to highlighting the dignity of people, how they deserve to be treated with dignity, oftentimes by showing how horrific, how wrong, how unfair it is when that dignity is stripped away.

[marimeeko]

The thing I love about the ending of mha is not only that there's no conclusive "canon ship", but the way he ended it as sort of a new beginning, so anything could start to happen.

And specifically for bkdk, it's not canon but he gave us AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT TO WORK WITH.

Katsuki leading the project to get Izuku a support suit so he could be a working hero again. Katsuki putting out a hand for izuku to take.

The forgone conclusion that Izuku and Katsuki will now be competing again as they ALWAYS WANTED. Their future could have them jockeying for rankings for the rest of their lives, constantly one upping each other, AND/OR they could become partners, or open their own agency!

The implication that Katsuki wanted a future WITH IZUKU so badly that he contributed a large chunk of his own money and resources to making it happen. That he MOST LIKELY was where they got a lot of the info on how the Quirks worked and how Izuku utilized them. Sure they have battle footage, but katsuki had intimate knowledge as Izukus closest person and sparring partner.

The fact that A PROPOSAL, A RING, AND A WEDDING WOULD HAVE BEEN CHEAPER.

Like there are so many little ideas buzzing around my head and it's not fair that I don't even have enough time to sit down with them for post epilogue fics 😅

And I want to know more about that suit. I hope they animate it more in the anime when the time comes bc I do want a little super suit fanservice.

[bunnyluvx]

hsr characters and their love languages! ♡

featuring: natasha, welt yang, asta & sampo x gn!reader.

summary: hsr characters and their favorite love language with their partner! <3

warnings: spoilers about natasha if you are a beginner, and spoilers about welt yang.

a/n: hi there everybody!! this is my first official work here on tumblr and to say that i am nervous is such an understatement bc I AM SO SCARED HAHAHA. please be mindful throughout this post that i am not caught up with the game, and am not completely knowledgeable about hi3 or hsr lore. i'm pretty confident that almost all of the characters are in-character, sampo is really the only one i'm unsure of, so apologies in advance. i wanted to give natasha a break bc man she deserves one udbfoein. not proofread btw so have mercy on me for grammatical errors. i may or may not make different parts of this or make platonic/familial versions of how the characters would show their love for their friends/family, so if anyone is interested in that, please let me know!! this is also my first time doing a post like this so please be kind. ;; i'm excited to hopefully make new friends from this!! enjoy all of the fluff! <3

date started: 7:38PM, april 6th, 2024. date finished: 1:56AM. april 8th, 2024.

wc: 2.2k

natasha ♡ quality time.

natasha is always up on her feet, tirelessly working to tend to her patients and taking care of any necessities around the underworld. it is very rare that this woman is able to get a moment's rest, and as the leader of wildfire, she feels as though she cannot show weakness. she has to set an example for all of the children that she takes care of, and all of the underworld's citizens. if she falters, then they will start to worry and panic. she cannot have that. as stressful as her day-to-day life can be, she is incredibly grateful that she is able to help so many people. she loves to tend to the sick and carry out her duties so that she can guide her people to a better future.

however, when it comes to you, she feels as though she can let her guard down, when all of the children are asleep, and all of her duties for the day are done. she flops down onto your shared bed and softly sighs. you would lay by her side, her eyes closed, but she is content knowing that you are close to her. the nights that the two of you spend together are the nights where she feels most at peace. they are one of the moments that she holds of most importance, for they are the moments where she remembers that she is just oh so lucky to have you. whether if it's snuggling in bed together, which she thoroughly enjoys because she gets to snuggle up into your chest and relax, or sharing a meal, what is most important to her is that it is your time together to spend however you wish.

she feels like she can breathe with you near her; you soothe her in ways that no ordinary person could. there is something about your presence that causes every muscle in her body to ease, and she cannot help but smile whenever she sees you. there isn't much time for date nights given her positions, and you working alongside oleg as acting leader surely makes everything much harder, but you two try to make time for nice outings whenever you can because you both love going out to do things together.

to her, it doesn't even matter if you go out to do something. even if the two of you aren't doing anything together. she is just happy with you reading next to her while she's practicing stitching up her teddy bear. or when she's reading through paperwork and you're reorganizing some of the shelves and drawers around the clinic. being in your presence is all she needs in order to feel loved by you.

welt yang ♡ acts of service.

admittedly, welt is quite the romantic. there has always been a part of him that has been fond of the idea of finding someone right for him in this dimension. he never really made a priority for it, he never actively seeked out a partner. it has always been something that every once in a while, he would think of and smile about. it is a very small, personal part of him, but part of him nevertheless. and it blossomed to life when he met you. the part of him that wanted a person to spoil, to care for and to make their every wish came true really came to light.

anytime you say you want or need something, you better believe that he offers to grab it for you. not to say that he doesn't believe that you aren't capable of doing things for yourself; he just likes offering and if you accept, taking out those tasks for you. you want a drink or something to eat? what would you like? he'll get it for you. you're about to enter/exit any building? he's rushing ahead of you to open the door for you. something hurts? where? he'll give you a massage. your room is dirty and you need to clean it? with your permission, he will clean and organize it for you just the way you like it. he'll make sure to put things where he knows you're going to remember them too. you've been feeling down recently? he puts sticky-notes on the bathroom mirror for you to remind you how wonderful you are and how much he loves you. and it is guaranteed that when you are dating welt, that he has drawings in his sketchbook filled with you. he loves every single detail of you, and wants to commit them all to memory. he even made characters for one of his personal animation projects based off of you and him. when he showed them to you to see your reaction, and to gain your approval to have them in the first place, you were smitten and he received many, many kisses to the face.

welt absolutely worships the ground that you walk on. wherever you are, he always makes sure that you are comfortable, happy, healthy and safe. he does everything in his power to take care of you, even though he knows that you are perfectly capable of taking care of yourself. he firmly believes in "actions speak louder than words". he likes to show his dedication and love for you through his actions. he reminds you every single day through his actions just why you fell for him, and he reminds you everyday how much he loves you. he will continue to do so, until the multiverse falls apart.

asta ♡ words of affirmation.

originally i was going to say that her love language is gift giving, seeing as she has so much money, she wants to be able to give as much as she can. she gives money to the space station to help with repairs, so why wouldn't she want to spoil the heck out of you?! however, upon taking a little peak at her lore, she is actually insecure about her riches. i feel as though she wouldn't want you to think that she's some snobby bigshot just because she has a wealthy family, so while she would get gifts for you, she would worry about what exactly she got and how much of it costed, and what you would possibly think of her if you got something that was deemed "too expensive" by society. she doesn't want you to think less of her. so, after looking at the five primary love languages, my next thought was words of affirmation.

asta seems like the type of girlfriend to enjoy both receiving and giving reassurance, kind words and compliments. in her times of stress, what she really needs is for you to put your hand on her shoulder and tell her that she'll figure everything out and that it will be okay. she looks to you with worried eyes, placing her hand over yours. she wouldn't say a word, her eyes tell you what she wants to say. "how can you be so sure? what if i don't figure this out? what if i get kicked off of the space station? what if-" a thousand thoughts run through her head at all times, and when she's stressed, the volume cranks up to one-hundred. it is only with you telling her that it'll be alright, and that you will be by her side the entire time that she is able to feel more at ease. your words mean everything to her.

she also loves to give reassurance. when you are feeling worried or anxious, she is quick to hop in and listen to whatever may be troubling you. she always tells you that it will all work out, and that she is always going to be there for you. she will never leave your side, she says, and she loves you with every ounce of her heart. she also wraps you up in compliments; when you change up your appearance somehow, whether if it's from clothes, hair, make-up or other changes, she will always point it out to you and tell you that she thinks that you are the most beautiful person in the whole world. or, when the two of you are laying together at night, she will tell you just how good of a heart you have. she will tell you how proud she is of you and of the progress that you have made since she first met you. she will tell you just how enthralled she is with you, and how you make her heart want to squeeze and stop in her chest. she will tell you exactly how she feels about you, and it is overwhelmingly lovely, because you know that every word she speaks, she means it from the bottom of her heart. and in turn, you try your best to do the same when you can. she is always grateful to hear your words of praise and adoration for her, even if it's something small. a simple "i'm here for you" will make her happy, because she knows that you mean what you say. gosh, she just loves you so much that she doesn't know how to handle it. your love is genuine, true and real, and speaking of that love to each other makes asta feel like she's floating in a cloud's soft embrace.

sampo koski ♡ gift receiving.

when it comes to showing his affection for you, he is always buying you things whenever he can. jumping from job to job all of the time can lead to strain with his finances, but he is able to make good money often enough to the point where he is able to buy nice gifts for you. he has become used to taking things from people without thinking twice, so when you first started dating, he gave you stolen things. buuuttt you were very unhappy about it; not because of the gift itself, but because of the fact that he stole it. so you told him very firmly that you would not accept anything that he stole. he respected your wishes, of course, and started to buy you things ethically.

receiving gifts became a regular thing for you. sampo would come home after a long day of working around belobog, hand you whatever little trinket he managed to get his handa on and say, "for you, baby~". you are always grateful for everything that he gives you, and one day, you thought to return the favor. so, while you were out and about one day, you saw a really cute pin of a puppy. when you saw it, it automatically made you think of sampo. so, you bought it, and planned to give it to him when he came home that night.

when nighttime rolled around, he busted the doors open and called, "HONEYYY, IIIII'M HOOOOOOME!!~" in a silly way before laughing to himself and taking his shoes off. you rush up to him, the man opening his arms for you as you hop up to hug him. you share a kiss, then move back out of his arms with a little grin on your face. he noticed the look and asked what was up, then you told him that you had a gift for him. he was caught off-guard, admittedly, as he didn't expect such a pleasant surprise. he tried to act humbly at first, telling you that you didn't need to do that for lil ol' sampo! he's the one that supposed to be spoiling you, after all! but you shut that down immediately and insisted that he takes your gift. he couldn't say no to how excited you looked to give him something, he asked what it was, and you told him to close his eyes. he did, and when he opened them, there it was! in your hands was the cutest little puppy pin he has ever seen in his life.

he took a moment to speak or move as his usual cocky attitude melted away. his eyes became glossy and his lip started to tremble. he was so touched by the fact that you were thinking of him so much that you got him a gift. you asked if he was okay, as he never cried around you before, and he quickly wiped his nose and eyes on his sleeve and sniffled. he assured you that he was okay before taking the pin from you and cooing about how cute it was. seriously, it was so freaking adorable, how did you even get your hands on this??? he asked why you chose it for him, and when you told him that it looked like him, he caved and gave you a bone-crushing hug. his sobs were quiet and he sniffled. the idea of you seeing such an adorable little treasure and thinking that you wanted, no, you needed to get it for him just makes his heart crumble in the best way possible. needless to say, he wears that pin everywhere he goes and never takes it off. it is on him at all times, as are all of the other wearable gifts that you got for him after that. he cherishes every single thing that you give him, and he wants to be able to show you that no matter how big or small it is, he will love it forever. just as he will love you.

@BUNNYLUVX ,, all rights reserved. do not copy/plagiarize any of my works or submit it into ai. any and all support is so very appreciated! <3

[widgenstain]

Paternal Leave review

@sassyruinsbasement pointed out to me that Paternal Leave would be shown on the Sunday I was in Berlin, so I pretty much booked a ticket the next second.

Thanks to my incredible planning skills (I have none) I was a little late to arrive at the cinema, there was open seating, so the room already was quite full. I went to the front to check where there were some seats left and low and behold, there was a spot in the front row, right at the center of the little stage where the Q&A would be held later on. I didn’t know that was happening beforehand, but I was very pleased and excited when the guy introducing the movie said that Juli, Luca and Alissa were in attendance.

Now to the important things: The movie.

Paternal Leave ran in the Generation 14plus competition, ergo it clearly is a film directed at a younger audience, but that didn’t take anything away from my enjoyment. It might have enhanced it even. The film is gentle, beautifully so, like so few films aimed at adults are.

15-year-old Leo from Germany travels to an Italian coastal town in winter, to meet her biological father, who she had no contact with before. She does it without the knowledge of her mother, who is a stressed-out-by-night-shifts voice on the phone only, and who had kept most information about her father from Leo. Paolo is a struggling surfing instructor, who tries to keep his surfing school from being swept away by the sea and who struggles even harder to mend his relationship with his new estranged partner and his kindergarten aged daughter. Neither father nor daughter are prepared for the meeting, and it goes rockier than one would have hoped.

There are so many traps the movie could have fallen into, fish out of water cliches, German - Italian stereotypes, overly dramatic developments, saccharine solutions, but it beautifully and skillfully steers around them, all while retaining a gentle sweetness. One would not guess that this is Alissa Jung’s debut as a director. There are some great directorial and cinematic choices in there, the script, while a bit clunky in some moments is solid and heartfelt and I’m thoroughly impressed by her. Not just because she’s beautiful and pretty much sparkled in real life when she sat down 5 metres away from me.

The acting of course is top notch, that was Juli Grabenhenrich’s debut as well, which is just crazy given how well she carries this, but yeah, everyone else did amazingly well too. Especially Luca, but that was a given, the man is one of the greats. All the hesitation, the confusion, the stress, the fear of what Leo will do to his already combusting life, while at the same time feeling obvious kinship with this strange girl and immediate protectiveness, it all feels so natural, it’s gorgeous.

So is his butt in those jeans, but I digress.

I don’t like the word wholesome much, it makes me think of cookie cutter influencers and this is everything but, but the film truly feels "wholesome" and heartwarming without the kitsch. There are some moments with the local boy I could have dealt without, no matter how well his actor did, but if you’re in the mood for a genuinely sweet movie that doesn’t offer the easiest solutions, yet will restore some of your faith in humanity, watch this.

@kuenstlername

[meanbossart]

ASK COMPILATION: just answering to some sweet messages and casual questions!

I'm not sure what you mean 😅 I just started talking about DU drow and my thoughts on BG3 because I got bit with the writing bug. I figured out how to best tag things as I went!

Thank you! I use the Artemus brushes from CSP assets to do my lines, and I'm a huge fan of many of the brushes from the DAUB packs, especially the PIGMENTO set.

Thank you so much! I've been drawing since I was a child, but I started taking it seriously in my late teens. How long a drawing takes depends on many factors and varies a lot, but much of stuff in this blog took anywhere from a few hours to 1-2 days to complete.

So glad you've been enjoying the patreon, thank you so much for your support!

I'm crafty by necessity, mostly LOL I'm a cheapsteak so I have some minor skill in a few areas like carpentry, sewing, general home-upkeep, that kind of thing. It's not as artistic as it is just practical knowledge, though I'm sure you could argue that there's a lot about it that overlaps with the way I approach art. Drawing has indeed always been something I did, and I was definitely the "kid that draws" of the class growing up.

The concepts for Sad Sack and Sortie were the brainchildren of my partner, @barbatusart, so I'm afraid I can't really speak to that question specifically. BUT I would say you pretty much nailed it already: you have to do whatever you're passionate about in that moment and hopefully that will attract the attention of others with similar interests. Overthinking whether or not something will be well received when it has barely been conceived yet is kind of a creativity killer, in my personal opinion. Dance like nobody can see you and you are bound to impress at least a couple of people with confidence alone.

You're incredibly sweet 😭😭😭 I'm just trying to have fun here! The BG3 community in general is incredibly chill, to be fair, which makes it easy to follow suit. We're all adults trying to ponder the orb and the five million different universes where we romanced the same 2-to-3 people, you need a level head to deal with that, I guess!

The visuals here are a little dated, but perhaps it being from a time when I was drawing more realistically could actually be helpful in this case! Either way I think the written advice is much more helpful and it holds up to the way I learned/do things still.

LOL, minus the body scars that I add in my art DU drow is 100% all larian homebrew, so I always figured someone, somewhere, would eventually make an exact carbon copy of him by accident except name him Greg or something. It's totally fine and I would be crazy to get upset about it 😂😂😂Frankly, I'm surprised it isn't more common! When I made him I really felt like I was just playing Generic Beefsteak Generator 2000.