#otp: spiced paprika

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[nervouswizardcycle]

"My my, cutie."

[barn-owl-boi]

my girls!!

candie and paprika!!

the draw your otp image I used is by @mh-presents

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42: top 3s

1: Top 3 ice cream flavors - classic vanilla, birthday cake/birthday batter, bubblegum

2: Top 3 Disney Movies - Mulan, Onward, Soul (but this changes frequently lol)

3: Top 3 vacation destinations - I've never been outside of my home country so I'll say my top 3 DREAM destinations: NYC, Hawaii, a random countryside in either France or the UK

4: Top 3 places to shop - Dynamite, Sephora, Winners/Homesense

5: Top 3 subjects of study/classes to take - English/anything creative writing related, Interior Decorating/Design, Communications?

6: Top 3 make up products - YSL Touche Eclat Foundation, literally any Mac Lipstick but it has to be matte, & Fenty Beauty contour stick

7: Top 3 music artists - Taylor Swift - Of Monsters and Men - The Lumineers

8: Top 3 spices/herbs - Cinnamon - Nutmeg (literally tastes like autumn) - Paprika

9: Top 3 drinks - Diet Coke - Hot Chocolate - Vanilla Bean Frappe

10: Top 3 apps to use - Instagram - Pinterest -iBooks

11: Top 3 months of the year - May, October, December

12: Top 3 clothing items - My black/white turtle neck, high waisted jeans, plaid blazer

13: Top 3 binge perfect tv shows - Bones, Supernatural, Brooklyn Nine Nine

14: Top 3 romantic dates - (I've never been on a date but if I had, it would be this) Evening walk, late night drive, late night coffee date (tbh anything at night feels romantic)

15: Top 3 kinds of flower - Water lilies, cherry blossoms, roses

16: Top 3 christmas movies - A Christmas Carol (2009), Home Alone, The Polar Express

17: Top 3 OTPs - Nesta and Cassian from ACOTAR series by SJM, Manon and Dorian from Throne of Glass series by SJM, Casteel and Poppy from From Blood and Ash series by JLM.

18: Top 3 quotes to describe your life - "I write not to find, but to leave" by Scherezade Siobhan - "I want to be myself again. I want to be six. I want to stop knowing everything I know" by Catherynne M. Valente - "The truth is, I pretend to be a cynic, but I am really a dreamer who is terrified of wanting something she may never get" by Joanna Hoffman.

19: Top 3 characteristics you love about yourself - my kindness bc it's not surface level kindness, but actually something deeply rooted within me - my resilience even tho sometimes it doesn't feel like resilience - my loyalty bc it is a hard as steel kind of loyalty

20: Top 3 kinds of candy - Maltesers, Kit kats, smarties

21: Top 3 ways to exercise/ be active - Walking, dancing, mowing the lawn/shoveling the sidewalk

22: Top 3 spirit animals - wolf, hummingbird, tiger (i googled it bc i didn't know and i was scared it was a joke but)

23: Top 3 petnames - I like 'lovebug', 'love', 'sweetheart'

24: Top 3 books read outside of school - The Hating Game by Sally Thorne, A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas but viewers discretion is advised, Crush by Richard Siken

25: Top 3 most used websites - Youtube, Tumblr, Pinterest

26: Top 3 people you last texted - my mom, my bestie megan, and my sister bc they're the only people i text...

27: Top 3 hashtags you use - the only time i use hashtags is if i'm trying to promote some of my writing so I'll usually use writingcommunity, writersonig, poetryonig lol

28: Top 3 instagram accounts you follow - Trista Mateer, Griefmother, obviously taylor swift

29: Top 3 guilty pleasures - buzzfeed quizzes, early 2000s music, romance novels

30: Top 3 summer activities - Going to the zoo, long evening walks, campfires and s'mores

31: Top 3 things to draw/doodle - hearts, flowers, random swirls bc it's the only thing i can doodle...

32: Top 3 aesthetics - cityscape aesthetic, autumn aesthetic, rustic aesthetic

33: Top 3 things you'd buy if you gained three million dollars - a new car, a condo, another cat

34: Top 3 ways to treat yourself - facial, a large bag of maltesers, buying the makeup i really want but have been putting off

35: Top 3 celebrity crushes - Evan Peters, Matthew Daddario, henry cavill

36: Top 3 books from your childhood - Love You Forever by Robert Munsch, The Big Friendly Giant by Roald Dahl, and Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmens

37: Top 3 accents to hear - Australian, super poshy british accent, new zealand accent

38: Top 3 scents - Fresh rain, vanilla, sweet cinnamon pumpkin from bath and body works

39: Top 3 "Friends" quotes - "WE WERE ON A BREAK" -Ross, "Guess things were just going too well for me" -also ross, and "it's so exhausting waiting for death" - phoebe

40: Top 3 cupcake flavors - tbh I haven't tried that many cupcakes so your typical vanilla, chocolate, and Pink Lady Cupcake from Babycakes Cupcakery

41: Top 3 fruits - Pomegranates, Strawberries, Raspberries

42: Top 3 places you've had amazing pizza from - Pizzahut, Dominos, Pizza73

43: Top 3 sports teams to watch - i don't

44: Top 3 crayola colors - uh, i guess red, purple, and pink??

45: Top 3 things you hope to accomplish in college - Certificates/Degrees in Copyediting and Creative Writing, and I think simply just deeper critical thinking skills when it comes to writing and books

46: Top 3 fanfictions you've read - I read more books than fanfics, I've read a couple on tumblr but don't remember the names sorry :/

47: Top 3 people you miss right now - my dad, my best friend bc she's in vancouver, taylor swift bc she's not on tumblr anymore rip

48: Top 3 fears - Failure, Loss, not achieving anything in life/not reaching my full potential

49: Top 3 favorite literary devices - Foreshadowing is always god tier, cliffhangers although evil i love those too, symbolism

50: Top 3 pet peeves - People dragging their shoes on the floor when they walk, when you tell someone your fav hobby/music artist/interest and they immediately go 'oh I hate X!', and people who go 'you're so quiet!!!' but in a way that draws in more attention and/or makes me feel more uncomfortable like i would literally rather die

51: Top 3 physical things you find attractive - Hands, nice hair, defined jawlines

52: Top 3 bad habits - Nailbiting, picking at my blemishes oops, lip biting

53: Top 3 pets you've had/wish to have - Cats bc they complete me, I've always wanted a Samoyed, and I've always wanted a turtle

54: Top 3 types of foreign food - Chicken Chow Mein, deep fried shrimp, japanese chicken wings

55: Top 3 things you want to say to someone in your lifetime - 'I quit', 'I love you', 'you changed my life'

56: Top 3 dog breeds - Samoyed, german shepherds, collies

57: Top 3 cheesy romance movies - You've Got Mail, How To Lose a Guy In 10 Days, 10 Things I Hate About You

58: Top 3 languages you speak/wish to speak - French, Sign, and maybe Japanese?

59: Top 3 series (book, movie, television) - The Cruel Prince series by Holly Black, A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas (but literally only for Cassian and Nesta), From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L Armentrout

60: Top 3 pizza toppings - Mushrooms, alfredo sauce, pineapple

61: Top 3 youtubers you're subscribed to - Game Grumps, Charlotte Dobre, Megan Batoon

62: Top 3 tattoo / piercing ideas - I want to get a tattoo on my wrist of the last thing my dad ever wrote me, a hummingbird tattoo right next to it, and then a cross on my index finger

63: Top 3 awards you want to win - National Book Awards, Nobel Prize, and maybe even Goodreads Choice Awards lol

64: Top 3 emojis - Laugh/Crying emoji, the please sir emoji that kinda gives off those puss n boots eyes, and the stars emoji

65: Top 3 cars you dream of owning - 1970s Chev Impala, tbh a cute little Hyundai Venue, and maaaaybe the 1964 ferarri 250 gt luso (idk if that name was totally right but i had to do tons of googling to find it. i don't know a lot about cars and i don't really have a top 3 lol)

66: Top 3 authors - Right now I'm really into Sarah J Maas, Sally Thorne, and Holly Black maybe?

67: Top 3 historical figures - Jesus, Anne Frank, Vincent Van Gogh

68: Top 3 baby names - Ryder, Leila, Gracie

69: Top 3 DIYs - Candles, refurnishing old furniture (i.e. my mom and i painted our wooden garbage can), and really just any type of autumn diy

70: Top 3 smoothie combos/flavors - Strawberry/Banana, Mango, Strawberry-Mango

71: Top 3 songs of this month - Happier Than Ever by Billie Eilish, Biblical by Calum Scott, and Visiting Hours by Ed Sheeran

72: Top 3 questions of this post you want to be asked - I did them all bc I made it a survey instead of an ask meme ;)

73: Top 3 villains - Regina/The Evil Queen from Once Upon a Time, Cruella De Vil, and Moriarty from Sherlock

74: Top 3 Cities you want to see - Montreal, NYC, Vancouver (honorable mention: LA)

75: Top 3 recipes you want to try - different kind of salad and/or burger bowls, Stuffed bell peppers, and homemade lemon loaf

76: Top 3 dream jobs - Bestselling author, the person who runs a companies social media accounts, youtuber/blogger

77: Top 3 lucky items - tbh don't have one

78: Top 3 traditions you have - Christmas Eve Service and if I don't go to that at least incorporating reading the christmas story on christmas day or eve, idk if this counts as tradition but going to the corn maze every fall, and whenever it's easter/christmas/thanksgiving we always have a big meal w/ family

79: Top 3 things you miss about being a kid - reckless abandon, dreaming about growing up with hopefulness and no dashed hopes, experiencing holidays like halloween and christmas as a kid

80: Top 3 harry potter characters - I've never read or watched Harry Potter rip (ok well i saw the first and second (and maybe third?) movie in the sixth grade I think) but I think I really liked Hermoine, Harry obviously and Dobby

81: Top 3 lies you were told - i don't have 3, but this one has a story but basically when my sister and i were in elementary school my sister got hit by a car and so the insurance thing was that she would recieve 10k when she was 18 and as a child i thought that was unfair so my dad told me that my sister had to split it with me when we were 18 lmao obviously that didn't happen (i think i realized that wasn't true in middle school)

82: Top 3 pictures in your camera roll right now - Pictures of my cat, one of my sister in a hilarious filter, and a picture of my rocking my TS merch

83: Top 3 turn ons - Kindness, defined jawline, easy going

84: Top 3 turn offs - arrogance, unkempt, super loud and obnoxious

85: Top 3 magazines/news papers/ journals to read - I don't read much of those so I'll tell you some sites I love for writing purpose's: there's Wellstoried, justwriterlythings, springhole.net (which is filled with generators if you're stuck and also tons of infomation and advice)

86: Top 3 things you wish you had known earlier - that toad in Mario Party was wearing a mushroom hat and that it is actually not his head, that immaculate means 'clean' before i misused that word like several times over the years, and that the one turn i always take on my way to work where i thought everyone didn't know how to drive was actually bc i didn't have the right of way rip me

87: Top 3 spongebob episodes - the one episode where spongebob and patrick find a ghost ship, that one episode where they form a bikini bottom band and perform it at a football game in a little fish tank, and the one episode where squidward has his first snowball fight

88: Top 3 places to be in the world - I'd love to be in NYC, Montreal, or Hawaii

89: Top 3 things you'd do differently - I would not have applied for RDC, similarly I should have just paid the 500 dollars to the one certificate program I wanted to do instead of overthinking it, and I wish I wouldn't have ended a friendship the way I did

90: Top 3 TV shows from your childhood - Spongebob Squarepants, That's So Raven, and Hannah Montana

91: Top 3 meals you love - Turkey Burgers, Chilli, and Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup

92: Top 3 kinds of tea - i don't drink tea

93: Top 3 embarrassing moments - one time in sixth grade I tripped and fell right on my face in front of my crush, this other time like a couple years ago i opened the door to my car and only realized much too late while i was staring at this random family that it was not my car, and when i went to the gas station to get gas and couldn't get my gas lid on my car opened and this guy had to help me which was already embarrassing enough but then the gas pump wouldn't work so i had to go inside to pay just to realize i forgot my wallet and had to shamefully walk back to my car and then run back inside the convenience store and then pay and then walk back to my car and finally fill my tank.

94: Top 3 holidays to celebrate - Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving

95: Top 3 things to do in the rain - have an existential crisis, pretend you're in a music video, walk through puddles like you're six again

96: Top 3 things to do in the snow - Sledding, Build a snowman, shovel it even tho you don't want to

97: Top 3 items you can't leave the house w/o - phone, keys, wallet

98: Top 3 movies you'd like to see - Jurassic World 3, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania bc i'm a child, and the animation of the addams family

99: Top 3 art mediums - Writing fiction/poetry, painting, music

100: Top 3 museums you've been to - Royal Tyrell Museum, Canadian History one in edmonton lol, and heritage park in calgary

101: Top 3 school memories - Middle school dances when the popular kids would grind to the song "Low" which was always an interesting experience, in the twelfth grade at winter formal when we all shouted "SHUT UP AND DANCE!" at the same time when they played Shut Up and Dance, and the day i left

102: Top 3 things you don't/Won't miss - School, my sisters ex, 2016 bc she was a rough year yikes

103: Top 3 pick up lines - "My name is Will. God's Will.", "I'd like to take you to the movies but they don't like you bring your own snacks", "are you from tennessee bc you're the only 10 i see"

104: Top 3 sports to watch - none of them

105: Top 3 taylor swift songs - all too well - exile - coney island

[novakspector]

for the character thingy- Poe Dameron 😊

favorite thing about them

Poe is cocky and takes no shit.

least favorite thing about them

He makes ‘yo mama jokes’ without considering the possibility the person had lost their mother.

favorite line

Finn: Can you fly a TIE Fighter? Poe Dameron: I can fly anything.

brOTP

Stormpilot (Poe/Finn)

OTP

also Stormpilot (Poe/Finn)

nOTP

Poe/Kylo, Poe/Snoke???

random headcanon

He was a spice runner, but he didn’t run spice the drug, he really ran space paprika. He was trying to avoid all those stupid galactic tariffs and customs fees. He was out there bringing especias y hierbas aromáticas to the galaxy. 😌

unpopular opinion

I don’t hate it but I’m not really into Gingerpilot. 🤷🏻‍♀️

song i associate with them

I never even thought about associating a song with characters, all I can think of is that song in Ex Machina that Oscar Isaac dances to hahaha: Oliver Cheatham - Get Down Saturday Night

favorite picture of them

sorry I needed a gif to show The Lip Bite™

[lapinbunwrites]

Cooking Together

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: None

Fandom: Fire Emblem Three Houses

Relationship: Ashe Ubert/Dedue Molinaro

Words: 1157

Ao3 Link

No matter how many times Dimtiri had asked him, no matter how many times the Knights of Seiros asked him, no matter who asked him, Ashe would not become a knight. It was something that he wanted to be since he was a child. Even throughout the time as a student in Garreg Mach he wanted to become one. But he threw out that dream, leaving his younger sister to fill his role as the new successor of House Gaspard. No one knew why he gave up his dream other than he just gave it up.

Ashe looked at the building in front of him. With help from his sister, he was able to open inn. He walked in, heading straight to the kitchen. He tried to remember all of the recipes that Dedue gave him. He remembered one of them. The one that he made the day he rejoined the Blue Lions Army. It was a Duscur fish recipe. He took a large skillet and heated up oil. Ashe added in the garlic until the kitchen smelled of it.

Dedue walked up to the building, reading the sign that says 'Celosia.' He smiled softly as he walked up to the door. He gave it a light knock. Ashe looked up, peering through the windows. He smiled and walked over to the door, letting him in. Dedue's smile grew bigger when he smelled the inn of cooked fish, the many spices, and tomatoes. He knew it was one of the recipes he taught his boyfriend.

"It smells wonderful," Dedue said.

"I've been cooking one of the fish recipes you've taught me." Ashe smiled.

Dedue kindly smiled back. Ashe's smile was kind and warm. It felt as the sunshine was warming his face.

The smell got stronger as the two made their way back to the kitchen.

"I've only been cooking for about twenty-five minutes," Ashe said.

"It shouldn't be much longer," Dedue replied.

He looked at what he had already done. Ashe had the fish fillets out, that was currently unseasoned, and the skillet full of cumin, onion powder, paprika, chicken broth, and other ingredients. The ex-archer held up the spoon up to allow him to taste the sauce. By the sound that escaped his lips, it tasted good. Dedue leaned over and added a little more paprika. Ashe stirred the seasoning into the skillet.

As Dedue seasoned the fish, Ashe started to hum. The knight tried to hum along, only hitting a couple of notes at a time. Ashe started to hum a little louder in hopes that he could join him. Dedue was able to join him and the two started to sing a little song together.

Dedue covered both sides of the fish with paprika, salt, and pepper before placing it in the skillet and let Ashe covered it with the sauce that he was stirring. Ashe left the rest to Dedue. He covered the fish fillets and kept watch over them.

Ashe grabbed a couple of bowls some other ingredients. He started to put flour, sugar, salt, butter, and cold water into one of the bowls. He glanced up and watched Dedue finish up the dish. He saw that he was starting to dance a little. He smirked and walked over to him. He grabbed his boyfriend's hand and the two started to twirl around the kitchen. Laughter filled the inn. The ex-archer gave a big smile up at the knight. Dedue felt his heart swell up with warmth and happiness. He leaned down, pressing his lips against Ashe's forehead. He felt his face become warm as redness stretched across his face. Ashe cupped his face in his into his hand and Dedue let out a soft chuckle.

"W-We shou-should get back to co-cooking," Ashe stuttered.

"Agreed," Dedue said, letting out a low chuckle.

He watched as he walked back to the kitchen. He followed him and put the finishing touches of the dish that they made together. He looked over to Ashe, wondering what he was making. He was trying to distract him from what Dedue had done. He didn't hate it, he was surprised. Dedue walked over and watched him make the dish.

"What are you making?"

"Apple pie. Right now, I'm making the dough."

"Is there anything I can do?"

"If you want, you can peel, core, and cut the apples."

Once Ashe was done with the dough, he placed it in the fridge. He grabbed some other seasonings and walked over to Dedue.

"We will add some brown sugar, flour, ground cinnamon," he listed off.

Dedue added the ingredients as he listed them off. He placed his hand on Ashe's arm as he stirred in the lemon juice. He moved his hand to his hips, turning it into a hug. Ashe smiled as he finished up the pie filling. As they were waiting for the pie crust to set, they ate the fish fillet.

"Wow! This is delicious," Ashe complimented. "You are an amazing cook!"

"You did most of the work."

Ashe blushed lightly.

They sat in silence as they ate. It wasn't only until Dedue asked one pressing question.

"Why did you give up on being a knight? It was something you've always wanted to do."

Ashe sighed. "It feels odd knowing, even though the people of Duscur have been proven innocent, that people still hate you and everyone from Duscur. They expect knights to fight people of Duscur."

Dedue sighed himself. "You shouldn't have let get in the way of you becoming a knight."

"It's alright. I'm opening this inn to help with it. Food is a great way to bring people together! I'm going make this a Duscur inspired inn."

Even though he was a man of few emotions, but he was overjoyed with the words that left Ashe's mouth. "I can help you with the recipes."

"You will? Thank you!"

Ashe told how Dedue how to finish making the pie as he cleaned up the kitchen. He gave him a hug from behind as Dedue was putting the top layer of dough on the pie. He gave him a hug and a kiss before putting the pie into the oven. As they were waiting for it to bake, they cleaned up the inn a little more before it opened tomorrow. It led to them humming and dancing again. Ashe took out the pie and let it cool off for a few minutes before cutting it and handing a piece to Dedue.

He took a bit of it and was pleasantly surprised by the taste. "This is sweet."

"Yeah," Ashe agreed. "The flakiness and crunch of the crust adds a nice texture to it too."

"Agreed."

The two ate the rest of the pie before cleaning the last bit of dishes. Ashe locked up the inn and he grabbed Dedue's hands as they walked away from the building. Tomorrow was the beginning of his new dream.

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A little while ago I finished the Blue Lions route and I love Ashe and Dedue! Their supports are so cute! They are my OTP and they own a different part of my heart! I love them so much.

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[nervouswizardcycle]

A look of confidence and pride.

One that he loves so much. His Divine attention.

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[nervouswizardcycle]

The sunshine and its shadow.

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BONUS: same location but different outfits.

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Arki belongs to @nervouswizardcycle. Vijay belongs to me.

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Happy Birthday Arki ❤️

now u got your 'copper divine' boy to hold in your arms forever. 🧡

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It only took a whole year, two months and eight days of desperate waiting to see these two pixel men finally together* — yup, on September 10th, 2022 I asked @nervouswizardcycle about the thought of our two boys together (feeling like a complete gonk btw), after Arki went courting around him.

So today, November 17th, 2023 I gift my boy Vijay — finally as NPV thanks to the magical @gloryride once again 💖 (she did it already with Ry to Thy's bday I mean) — to my most beloved oc of my dear friend @nervouswizardcycle.

Happy Birthday u two. <3

My first try with them brought me back to Pacifica where I've tried to take shippy pics by using photoshop one year ago to have at least a tiny peak into how they would look next to each other together.

So I went back to the place and captured this set of them enjoying the view towards the ocean while the sun sets as they ravel in a calm moment of togetherness.

I remembered Arki would promise V every holo he would like to have in one of our too many hc talks about the boys and thought I could at least add a sakura holo tree, as holo orcas sadly do not exist.

It makes me incredibly happy to see them together. Arki deserves all the love and now he finally, finally, finally has his copper cutie in his arms! T_T

I intended to make a lil' story like I did with Ry and Thy but I think this scene is better without words as they understand each other without. So I let the pictures speak instead. <3

*Ry got only first because I had to wait for permissions for V's npv why it took so long and to this day I am still waiting – but Glory did a magic trick and fiddled around with some mods so we still could include a few while the rest was just left out, as it only is accessoiries anyways. Glory ilu foerver <3

[nervouswizardcycle]

"Vj?.." *Proceeds to enjoy the kiss like a fine vine*

[nervouswizardcycle]

When everything is perfect.

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[nervouswizardcycle]

What do they see? Only wrong answers.