#salty pickle jar

[danmei-confessions]

i wish people could hold "the wen did bad things for bad reasons" and "the wen didn't deserve to be treated that way" at the same time

if mxtx wanted an underclass to be exploited and rescued by dashing misunderstood hero, we would have gotten a different story, but that's not what she wanted and considering shen jiu's whole thing of being replaced by a middle class layabout, i don't even think she's interested in the plight of the exploited underclasses or prisoners of war or prisoner advocacy.

if the wen have to be innocent pure uwu babies for you to give a shit about how they're treated i think that says more about you than it does about stans of your least favorite character or whoever the antis are railing against this week

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[bugeyedfreaks]

I love the Mayor, but tbh he's 100% a creepy, perverted old man lol.

It’s… sad but true. I mean, I love him (and I had a bit of a longer reply to this that I scrapped so I’ll cut this next part short) but I hate the weird little quick jokes in the first four seasons of the show that insinuate that he might be having an affair with/is attracted a little tooooo much to Ms. Bellum or that he hates his wife (a TREASURE and a QUEEN who should be WORSHIPPED he is a LOUSE), and then the jokes in the last two seasons where they significantly dumbed him down and treated him basically like a barely functioning baby. Both were not… great… 😕

[luvnoirs]

caught

paring: paige x fem!reader synopsis: reader walks in on kk and paige during a tiktok live and accidentally exposes their relationship warning(s): none ! (sfw) word count: 742

a/n: shoutout to oomf for giving me this idea lmao

"hey guys. where's p?" you question after you opened the front door to one of the team's shared apartment.

you had first stopped by your girlfriend's shared apartment which was next door, only to find out that she wasn't there. confused, you had sent her a text that had gone unanswered for ten minutes. so then you decided to go next door to see if her other teammates knew where the hell she was.

you were first met with amari as she held a jar of pickles, half of a pickle being chewed in her mouth while she held the remaining half in her hand. aubrey sat on the couch cheering on aaliyah as she wildly danced in front of the tv playing just dance 4.

amari was the only one who actually noticed your presence and she nodded towards the back of the apartment where the rooms were located since her mouth was still busy chewing on the salty pickle.

you thanked her as you made your way out of the common area and into the hallway. you could already hear loud chatter accompanied with the sound of music playing. you instantly knew one of the voices belonged to kk, so you decided to open it because paige was known to keep kk by her side most times.

your assumption was proven right once you finally opened the door and laid your eyes on kk and paige goofing off in front of an iphone camera. their backs were faced towards you while ice laid on the bed playing fortnite so she noticed you first. yet, her eyes widened a bit before they quickly cut towards kk and paige's direction. but before ice could say anything you had beat her to it.

"babe, seriously?"

kk paused her dancing while her and paige both turned around to the sound of my annoyed voice.

you watched confusedly as kk let out an 'oh shit!", scrambling to grab her phone and tap the screen quickly. before you could question it, paige was walking towards you with a surprised expression.

"y/n?" paige questioned. "i thought you said you couldn't come over tonight?"

you smacked your teeth and shook your head at her. "i texted you saying nevermind. then, i showed up to your dorm but you weren't there and when i texted you again you never responded. where is your phone?"

"it died so i had it on the charger while kk and i went live…" paige scratched her head, glancing back at kk who was now sitting on ice's bed biting the inside of her cheek.

"oh shit, you were live? i thought you were making one of those stupid tiktok videos-- ice! why didn't you tell me?" you whacked the side of her leg as she yelled out dramatically.

you and paige haven't exactly made your relationship public yet and you literally avoided the girl as if she was the plague whenever one of the girls went live. it was honestly all your decision for it to be this way because you didn't want the media to focus on who paige was dating rather than her actual talent and love for her community. you also knew how many fans she had and you could only imagine what they would say about you if they had found out that you were dating the paige bueckers.

"hey, i tried to warn them!" ice defended herself, still trying to concentrate on her game.

"they probably screen recorded the live, too" kk added, looking back and forth between you and unbothered paige.

you groaned as paige wrapped her arms around you, resting her cheek on top of your head. "nah it's fine… you weren't in the camera anyway so they can speculate all they want about it."

laughing, you hugged her back. she had practice earlier tonight so she smelled like fresh clean clothes and the lavender soap she uses. you inhaled and relaxed against her body. "your fans aren't dumb, paige…"

paige pulled back a bit to look at your face. "i don't care. i'm tired of hiding you-"

"um, not to be rude, but can y'all do this lovey-dovey shit somewhere else…" kk feigned disgust and held her stomach as if she was sick.

paige rolled her eyes and you let out another laugh. you said goodbye to her two teammates as your girlfriend grabbed you by the hand and walked you out of the room.

[konigsblog]

konig the type of guy to shame on people for overusing ketchup but eat mustard with everything

oh he ABSOLUTELY would.

I can see König despising the disgusting taste of ketchup. personally, I think it's pretty gross as well, honestly. It's a weird mix between sweet and salty, and not in a good way... 😬🍅 I like tomatoes though, they're pretty tasty. (König would probably hate them, along with turnip, brussel sprouts, and broccoli.)

König has strange eating habits. When you come after buying pickled onions and pickles from the shops, you'll find König drinks the juice in the tin. Just straight up onion/pickle juice... König understands it's pretty fucking minging and disgusting to others, that explains the reason he's so secretive about it – and how he brushes his teeth randomly at three in the morning after devouring a midnight snack.

He isn't ashamed to eat spoonfuls of mustard, mayonnaise, or tartar sauce straight from the jar – even if you gag at the sight of König acting this way.

Just... don't try and kiss him after his midnight snack... 🥴

[violetmuses]

Midnight Blue 💙🩵

Fandom: “Bad Boys” Film Universe

Title: Midnight Blue 💙🩵

Character: Armando Aretas

Pairing: Armando Aretas + Female Reader

Main Storyline: You can't help looking for the impossible one night.

Author's Note: Here's a quick and requested drabble! Enjoy. 🩵💙 @thedarkworldofhananerea

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2024

There is no room on the bed. You can't even move without waddling like a penguin anymore. Every day and night feels the same, but Armando stayed around.

“Babe? I'm hungry.” You're laying on your back from the couch, pretty much keeping both hands on your large stomach. Apparently, eight months flew by.

“Dinner?” His accent pulled your interest once more, but one of the typical meals wouldn't be enough.

“Ice cream.” You slowly turned your head while Armando moved toward the kitchen. “Bring the pickle jar, too.”

“Sweet or salty?” Armando peeked in the fridge without hesitation. Your cravings showed up at random times.

“Both.” You say regardless. Little AJ grew more and more with each passing moment as your pregnancy moved along.

Setting this tray of different snacks on this coffee table, Armando returned to the living room and helped, squeezing his own body for the couch with you.

In two months, the rest of your lives would finally begin.

[brotherwtf]

Just thinking thoughts… following up on the last breeding kink ask… setting the scene 👀

Gale in the kitchen about a month after the pickle incident eating something weird for him but not that strange, an olive. John IMMEDIATELY clocks it and is down on his knees in front of him kissing and cooing at his stomach. Gale is obviously confused but game, until Bucky digs his little chin into Gale’s stomach looks up and says “it’s the size of a blueberry!” And Gale just heaves a big sigh, “there is no way I’m pregnant!”, “not even a little??”, “there is no such thing as ‘a little pregnant’” - cue devilish look from John as he proceeds to absolutely wreck Gale against the kitchen cabinets, dishes falling, draws rattling, olives smashed on the floor - Gale, “ok maybe I’m a little pregnant”

John being delusional is everything I need in my life rn

again, Gale just wanted something a little salty, knew he had olives in their fridge bcs John likes to put them on his fingers and eat them one by one like the fool he is and Gale just kind of wants to try it to see if they're really all that good

they're not, Gale deduces, and he's putting the jar back in the fridge when John comes in and is like ‼️‼️ this time it must have worked!! because this is the second time Gales eaten something he usually doesn't in the past month!!

so he deduces, because he's a little dumb, that the baby is indeed growing in Gales stomach and he falls to his knees again, starts crooning that Gales gonna look so pretty with a baby in his arms, is so excited for their child together and Gale has to slowly explain to John AGAIN that he can't get pregnant, to which John's face just falls, looks back down at Gale's stomach and looks back up at him with the biggest puppy eyes ever and is just like "not even a little bit?"

and Gale shakes his head and shrugs his shoulders, says nope not even a little bit and now there's a look in John's eyes, one that Gale knows means that John is planning something

and by something, he means lifting Gale up by his thighs and putting him on the counter, pressing his head against the cabinets and kissing him senseless, kisses him until Gale's lips are red and swollen

Gale goes easily, because why wouldn't he? and gasps when John kisses him again with a deep sated hunger, he's grasping his hair with a vice grip and Gale groans at the pressure, moans into John's lips and whimpers his name when John fucks his tongue into his mouth

eventually John lifts Gale again and brings his feet back down to the floor, turns him around and presses his nose into the give of Gale's cheek, breathing hot and heavy as he unbuttons Gales shirt, trails his hands down every inch of exposed skin, teasing his fingers until Gale's shivering beneath his touch

Gale rolls his head back against John's shoulder, reaches a hand back to press John's head further into his neck, moaning when John bites him, knows it will leave the prettiest mark

John takes his time massaging Gale's ass, opening him with his fingers until Gale's shaking, dropping his head and grinding his ass back against John's wrist, keening when they hit the perfect spot inside of him

When John fucks into him, they both moan LOUD, so loud that it echoes throughout the kitchen. Gale fumbles for a grasp on the kitchen counter when John starts to move, starting at a brutal pace that makes them both see stars

John sneaks his arm around Gale's shoulder, pressing his forearm into Gales neck and groaning at the slight choked sound he makes into it, groans even louder when Gales clutches at it like a lifeline

John's fucking into him so hard his thighs hit the cabinets and make them shake, Gale knows he'll have bruises there but it doesn't matter, not when John's this deep inside of him

he almost screams when he comes, thighs shaking and hips jumping forward onto the counter top, resting his head back against John's shoulder, shaking with how hard John was fucking into him

"fuck...maybe I am a little bit pregnant, God,"

[puzzled-pegasus]

wof headcanons but theyre oddly food and substance related for some reason

Although I understand why Tui didn't include very much info abt alchohol or drugs in a kids book there is an extreme lack of culinary related world building so here are some ideas I had while on this train of thought :)

SeaWings tend to be foodies and are generally given cooking classes in school. Which if you think about it, is rather important, because like 60 percent of the creatures in the ocean are poisonous and the rest have parasites and nasty germs so they need to know whats up when it comes to food safety.

SeaWings use a lot of citrus in their food and drinks and they also use it for fragrances and stuff they just really like it

SeaWing nobles commonly eat fugu and there have been assassinations where a chef was bribed to not properly take out the poison so the dragon eating it would die

SeaWings drink to taste. SkyWings drink to forget what century it is.

SkyWings typically eat their meat raw but on special occasions they will barbecue it and put some spices n stuff on it. They don't eat much else besides meat but they do like spicy things like peppers and they also like strong onion or garlic flavors. The little masochists. Anyway,

SkyWings don't really like sweet things and many of them can't even taste them so they're like wtf is a dessert

man do they love them some olives tho. Olives everywhere. In their drink. Out of the jar. On their meat. Oil on their scales. Oil in their hygiene products. They started trading them from the Sand and SeaWings millennia ago but theyve selectively bred ones that grow in the mountains

This one's more drugs than food but SkyWings will sometimes take some kind of stimulant before battle like a beserker so they're all fired up heheh

MudWings are excellent meal preparers and sibs like to all cook together so they'll make a big pot of stew or something

They like bread and desserts, they have easy access to sugar cane being along the east coast and they also use a lot of honey. They're re into canning stuff too, they have a lot of raspberries and blackberries and strawberries in their temperate forest areas and they grow them to make jam and wine and they use honey to make mead

basically they are Cottagecore(TM) and I love them

They also eat lots of freshwater fish and crawfish and whatnot

And they also eat a lot of tatoes

Vanilla grows in the swamps, they use that in their cakes

MudWings deserve some appreciation goddamnit their kingdom is biologically diverse and beautiful

SandWings have tequila because. Yknow. Cactus.

They eat a lot of bugs and lizards, they don't really need to eat every day so it's not a huge deal

they do like coconuts tho and they use coconut oil in a lot of their hygiene products as well as in their cooking

They deep fry a lot of shit. Idk where i got this but trust me. They love things with lots of fat in it bc they need all they can get

Really sticky sweet desserts and candy; enjoyers of those one lollipops with the mealworms or whatever tf in them

also canning stuff like bone broth is very important

pickled cactus as well

rhey probably have a festival when cactus fruit goes in season

what even is IceWing cuisine.

Well way up north where there's nothing but ice it's pretty bad and the dragons have to eat just plain ass meat and seafood, but down into the tundras there's some pretty good stuff like cinnamon, pines for tea, honey berries, and other foraging as well as more diversity of meats

They would probably eat sushi

All the other tribes like to make fun of them and rightfully so bc their food is so plain

they make good honey berry wine tho

Maube that's why theyre so damn grumpy

RainWings are expert foragers ofc but they don't really feel the need to prepare their food in any way

They are, however, in constant dire need of sodium because they get absolutely none from their fruit

So anything salty is wow

Maybe rhey have a place near the mud kingdom border where they can grow some asparagus for salt

they are also the only tribe besides Night that can eat chocolate but forgor 💀 how to make it so the NightWings and them have to re figure it out together

Salted dark chocolate bing bang boom instant delicacy

NightWings used to be able to cook really well, especially desserts and pastry, but they forgor while they were trying to not die on the volcano

[pickled-pena]

🥒The Pickled-Peña Masterlist in all it's salty brine glory!🥒

Thank you to everyone who took part in this super fun challenge! You're all amazing!

☝️If you missed the January 1st deadline, not to worry, you can still submit your story until 31st Jan. Please use the tag #PickleTrickle so we can find those coming in at a later date so we can add your work to this masterlist.

☝🏻Please be sure to show some love to the writers by re-blogging and commenting on their work.

⚠️ Please check out all warnings/triggers on the individual stories themselves.

Happy reading Pickled-Peña Friends! 🥒💛

💛 In no particular order, please enjoy the wide selection of pickles...

🥒Landslide - @frenchiereading

🥒Pickles, Peppers & Photos - @undercoverpena

🥒Toast - @secretelephanttattoo

🥒Pickled Interruptions - @avastrasposts

🥒In A Pickle - @inept-the-magnificent

🥒These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You - @maggiemayhemnj

🥒Chucho's Magic Pickles - @nerdieforpedro

🥒Javier Peña The Pickle Thief - @connectioneverywhere

🥒Good Impression - @pedroshotwifey

🥒More - @toomanystoriessolittletime

🥒A Cup Of Kindness Yet - @ladamedusoif

🥒Resolutions - @trulybetty

🥒A Bear Of A Night - @rhoorl

🥒Old Acquaintance - @alwaysbethewest

🥒Aisle Seven - @goodwithcheese

🥒Save The Last Dance - @linzels-blog

🥒Getting In A Pickle - @ladybess-a03

🥒Close Up The Hole In My Vein - @imalrightllama

🥒For The Record - @drabbles-mc

🥒Happy New Year - @djarinmuse

🥒Holsters, Lies & Videotape - @sin-djarin

🥒Break My Heart - @megamindsecretlair

🥒Prepping For Parents - @musings-of-a-rose

🥒Bailando - @lwfics

🥒More fics to be added as they trickle in! If yours is missing, please let us know!

🥒All Roads Lead To A Jar Of Pickles - @mrsjavierpena

Special thanks to @trulybetty & @musings-of-a-rose for the banners/graphics. 💛

[danmei-confessions]

i need to know if the whole matter about qi qingqi spreading rumours about shen jiu is even true. because iirc its not. and its just so weird to me that fanfic writers and people in svsss fandom constantly harp on the one woman we know in power as being this "gossiping housewife" character bullying their misunderstood man who did nothing wrong. like is that not weird to you people?

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[the-witchhunter]

Masterpost for all the DP x DC vodkas y’all have suggested and I’ve made… (so far?)

Previous post here

Burger/batburger/nasty burger

Beefy followed by pickle. Not the worst thing I’ve put in my body. Mainly just weird and combine with tomato juice and a float of smoky scotch it tastes like a backyard cookout burger and is a decent drink.

5.5/10 it’s not the worst but you’ll probably not make it again. Shoutout to @stealingyourbones for making this with me

Ranch 2 (ectoplasm)

Salty af and tastes like vodka and ranch. Unironically makes a good Bloody Mary but not recommended on its own. It’s just ranch seasoning and green food dye. Hard to rank because not good as a shot but mixes well in savory drinks 6/10? Unless you really like ranch and/or Bloody Marys it’s not really worth making again

Dick(Grayson)/fruity pebbles

I mainly just think it’s funny to call itDick flavored so bonus point there. It’s literally just soaking fruity pebbles for a couple minutes in vodka and straining. It tastes great, it’s freaking fruity pebbles 8/10 definitely worth making again. Mix with sprite or just do shots. If you want a stronger flavor soak fresh cereal instead of soaking longer

Jason’s Pit Rage

Raspberries, sugar, and a Serrano pepper. Spicy and grassy flavored up front balanced by the red berry flavors of raspberry and the sweetness. Actually really good and could easily replace the Serrano with a chipotle pepper to add a smoky note. 9/10 do make this one. Good as a shot, on the rocks, or as an addition to a margarita

Green apple (ectoplasm)

Apple jolly ranchers and vodka. It’s good. I don’t think this will surprise anyone. Sweet, apple flavor, it’s welcome if you bring it to most parties 7/10

Lemon/lime(ectoplasm)

Lemon lime kool aid packet and about 375ml of vodka. Add sugar if you want it to be drinkable because I, a fool, forgot for a second and boy it tasted kind of chemical in a way cheap vodka, artificial citrus flavor, and citric acid only can. Sugar, actually makes it taste good. Like a very boozy sprite flavor 6.5/10

Waffle (Steph Brown/Spoiler)

Brown butter washed vodka sweetened with pancake syrup. Don’t use real maple syrup. This is going for waffle crisp cereal taste and you’re going to get closer with pancake syrup than the real thing, or even light brown sugar. 7/10 its fun and tastes nice

And that’s all I got so far. Overall these have all been surprisingly okay to even delicious. Thanks to everyone that made suggestions it’s been interesting at the very least. I might revisit this soon considering I still have vodka and jars

Let me know if you try any of these

[ecto-stone]

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[universallydestinytaco]

Even More Silly and Irreverent SF Headcanons

Warning: This glorified shitpost contains a heavy dose of MLM (Morons loving Morons)

EDIT: So apparently in the Spanish Dub for SF Charlie's girlfriend is named Zoey and I made this post before that info became more well-known and prior I dubbed her as Susan....Zoey is a cute name OMG

This one time Charlie, Dj Spitz, Glep, Mr. Frog, Jennifer, Shrimp and one reluctant Alan all decided to spend one April Fools day split into street gangs competing to see who could prank the most people within 24 hours before everyone involved was tossed in the county jail until Pim and a pissed off Zoey had to bail them all out the morning after.

Simon S. Salty tried to bribe his way into the Pearly Gates of Heaven with coupons at his shoddy restaurant but God was so offended by the mere idea of eating his slop that he told St. Peter to press the big red button to open the trapdoor under Salty’s feet to H-E-double hockey sticks so he can go peddle his 2-bit McDonalds knock off to those who truly deserve it. Eat up Satan ya big red loser!!!

Pim is actually much stronger than he looks, he can open pickle jars with one turn of the wrist and he can carry Charlie over his head while running a mile without breaking a sweat (or his spine for that matter).

Charlie bamboozled the entire internet by editing The Mr. Frog Show wiki by adding fake episodes with a source that lead to the famous RickRoll video, only for everyone to read him the riot act when he accidentally exposed himself. Hah! That idiot.

One hot summer day Glep spat on the sidewalk and the spit droplet just sizzled and evaporated into steam….from that point onward Glep has been trying to convince his co-workers that he can literally spit fire and when trying to prove such a claim he spat into Charlie’s coffee.

Pim and Zoey had to bail Charlie out of jail once again for attempted murder (See the HC above for the reason why).

Mr Boss was cursed into turning into an owl beast in his sleep and he has to take a potion once a day to keep him normal, hence why he was freaking out at the end of S2E1.

Alan wears a skin-tight red jumpsuit under his neck and tie and underneath all that he has goofy-print boxers with a smiley face patch on the seat.

Pim is still friends with Jennifer even after the initial mix up when he introduced her to Shrimp. She gives him special “Thank You” coffee and treats in the house every year on her and Shrimp’s anniversary.

Smormu does makeup tutorials and travel vlogs on YouTube.

Charlie found out that Pim and Susan both crush on him and decided: “Why not?” Thus was the beginning of a beautiful polycule.

James what super jealous and was ready to reap his revenge until Charlie pulled a Saitama and punched James in the nose so hard that he whimpered away like a pitiable little biyatch!!

Glep, Pim and Smormu went to Miku Expo cosplaying as The Triple Baka Squad (Pim called dibs on Miku).

Alan attends Beatnik Poetry Night with Glep on the bongos.

Smormu started dating Dj Spitz and lemme tell ya he is VIOLENTLY protective of her, Whoever killed Canon!Smormu wouldn’t stand a chance against this guy.

[kensatou]

I am intrigued by your butter tag on the gritty post…. American theatres have butter “on tap” to add to your popcorn. I have not seen a theatre here without the butter spigot, it would be an atrocity to not let the fountain of butter flow freely, as it’s an Americans right to have access to free liquid butter flavoring in theaters across the country. The popcorn at the movies does have a little bit of flavoring to it but the beautiful flowing butter fountains are there for our hedonistic pleasure

thank you everyone for giving me more insight about the Butter Taps in america. i honestly don't think i've experienced a greater joy than when i was reading all of your treatises on free flow butter. the passion. the range of emotion. the ingenuity and hedonism (using a straw to get the butter all the way in??? PUTTING BUTTER ON PICKLES???? also... american cinemas have pickles?? in a jar? in a bag? on a stick??? just... pickles? or are they fried???) never have i had a greater education on and appreciation for the american experience, soul and psyche. congrats on your constitutional right to all you can eat, liquid, not quite butter.

(anyway. over here we just have sweet and salty popcorn and i've never heard anyone ask for butter on their popcorn. sometimes there are special collabs and you get to eat popcorn out of an anime character's head cavity or something. i thought that was the height of excess and luxury but clearly not...)

(thanks again for your scholarship @homoidioticus @minniemcgoo @zaza-expert @idonteat-idontsleep @jtthompson @the44th @foldingfittedsheets @aanzhakwe @tinysatanplant @rattrasha @facelessoldwoman @midnightinjapan @squire-official @sky-chau @benjaminandthemarmalades @lovingeverybodytoday @deadbitchonline @artechouse tumblr university never fails me (well. it does a lot but NOT IN THIS CASE))

[slipping-through-my-fingertips]

The Craving

Ao3

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

Summary: pregnancy cravings and baby names

Annabeth thinks back to that potato leek soup she ordered on April Fools Day, remembers wondering how early was too early to be having pregnancy cravings, and telling the waiter she’d been craving that soup all week had definitely been too early; she now knew this to be true. 

How did she know? Pregnancy cravings were far more intense. 

She’d always been a sort of sweet and salty girl. Dipping pretzels into melted chocolate was fairly standard for her pre-pregnancy cravings.

So much so that Percy kept a bowl of chocolate in their living room and always got a sampling of salty snacks to choose from anytime he went food shopping. 

Now, she wants that soup. It’s the middle of July. Hot enough that you’re sweating before you even step outside and this baby wants goddamn soup. 

Annabeth does what any smart and rational person would do—makes reservations at that same restaurant for tonight. Then, she calls Percy. 

“Hey, everything okay? Do you need me?” 

He’s sweet. Percy’s always been sweet but since April, Annabeth has noticed that he’s even more attentive. 

“I’m okay, baby’s okay too.” She subconsciously places a hand to her stomach. “I made dinner plans for 5:30.” 

It’s only half past 3 now. 

“I’ll be home by then. I’m finishing up at mom’s now.” 

Percy had gone over to hangout with Estelle because Sally had gotten called into work. Filling in for a sick co-worker. 

She can hear Estelle in the background. 

“How is she?” 

“We were halfway to making brownies from scratch when she switched tactics and now I’m in a tiara.” 

Annabeth grins. “Take some photos for me.” 

“Absolutely not.” 

But she knows better. Percy probably already has taken said photos. 

“Okay, okay,” Percy is saying, “Stella wants to talk to you.” 

There’s laughter in his voice as he passes the phone to his sister. 

“Beth.” 

“Hi Estelle. How are you?”

“Percy and I made you a gift.” 

“Oh yeah?”

“Yup, I did most of the work though.” 

“Hey!” Percy exclaims. 

“I bet you did. That sounds just like my…” She wants to say husband. But he’s not yet. “Percy.” 

“Our Percy,” Estelle corrects. 

“Yes, he is ours. Get him back to me safe, okay?” 

“I will.” 

“Can you put him back on?” 

Estelle makes an affirmative noise and Percy’s back. 

“So a gift huh?” 

“Yeah, Estelle’s quite the artist as you know.” 

Their apartment’s fridge was just as covered as Sally and Paul’s. 

“I do.” 

In fact, she’s looking at one of those drawings now. Hanging as close to the top of the fridge as it can be is a rainbow. Sitting above the rainbow: a small village, a few houses and some stick figures in various colors.

Annabeth knows it’s Estelle’s version of Olympus. She drew it as Annabeth told her about the renovations she was doing there. To Estelle, Olympus is still a myth. A nice little story to explain how the world works. Someday, she’ll know the truth. Maybe she’ll even have the sight to see through the mist like her mom. 

Annabeth wonders if their baby will have that too. Being a child of two demigods, they must have a good chance. 

“Beth? I think I lost you.” 

“Hun? Oh, I’m, um, here. Sorry, distracted.”

“I asked, why the sudden dinner plans?” 

“Soup.”

“What? Soup?” He’s chuckling. 

“April Fools Day. I got that potato leek soup.” 

“I see, your cravings are weird.” 

“At least I’m not eating pickles and ice cream.” 

“Don’t knock it till you try it, Chase,” Percy says. 

“You’re so gross. You’re never even eaten it and you’re defending it.”

“That’s it, after you get your soup we’re having pickles and ice cream. I’ll stop at the store on my way home.” 

“No!” Annabeth laughs, “I don’t want that.”

“What flavor do you want?” He ignores her. “Vanilla? Chocolate? I think mint chip would be a little too much green.” 

Annabeth is shaking her head. “Just get blue sprinkles and we’ll be good.”

Percy does indeed get blue sprinkles, a jar of pickles, and a pint of half vanilla half chocolate ice cream. In a second bag, he has chocolates and two different bags of chips. He really does know her. 

After Annabeth gets her soup, he makes sundaes. And she has to admit, she was right, it's so gross. Percy on the other hand goes back for seconds. 

She’s staring at her future husband dipping pickles into chocolate fudge thinking she’s the luckiest woman alive. 

“Percy?” 

Spoon in mouth, he looks up with eyebrows raised in question. 

“We should probably start thinking about names.” 

“I think we should leave Greek heroes out of it.” 

Annabeth smiles, “okay that’ll narrow it down.” 

They both decided not to find out the baby’s gender. So their baby name list becomes a bit all over the place. 

“How long do people normally take to decide on a name?” 

“Sometimes parents decide in the hospital,” Annabeth tells him, “we won’t be that couple.” 

“Noted.” He examines their list again. “I still like Penelope.” 

“I thought you said no Greek heroes?” She chuckles. 

He shrugs, “maybe we’re limiting ourselves.” 

“If you get to add Penelope, I get Diomedes.” 

She’s only mostly kidding. 

“I’ll put Phillip back on the table.” 

“Because it means fond of horses? No.” 

They do a lot of playful fighting. A lot. 

“Fine, Alexandra.” 

“Just because that was almost your name does not mean it should be our potential daughters,” Percy says. 

“So what? It’s a good name.” 

“Okay, how about Chris then?”

Annabeth stares blankly at him. 

“That was almost my name. After my grandpa.” 

“I could not see you as a Chris.” 

Percy laughs, “me neither.” 

“So where does this leave us?” Annabeth asks, looking over their list. 

“With 3 girl names and 2 boys,” Percy answers. “Should we discuss middle names?” 

“Another day, can’t we just put a movie on?” 

Annabeth snuggles into his side. She might not make it through this movie. Percy made for an awfully comfortable pillow. 

A week later Annabeth wakes up hot. And alone. She pats the space next to her and finds only disturbed sheets, no Percy. She gets up and turns on her fan before venturing to the bathroom; she might as well pee since she’s up anyway. 

She quietly pads down the hallway afterwards noticing a light coming from downstairs. It’s the kitchen. Maybe Percy had gotten up for a glass of water. Annabeth decides she could use a drink too. Even if it means she’ll have to pee again. 

Instead of seeing Percy leaning against the sink nursing a glass of water, she sees him hunched over a notepad scribbling something down. 

“Am I interrupting?” She asks. 

He falls out of his seat.  

“Shit, are you okay?” Annabeth says, kneeling on the floor next to him. 

“Fine, fine.” Percy brushes her off and stands up on his own before helping Annabeth to her feet too. 

“What are you doing up?” 

“Got hot.” 

He nods. 

“Why are you up?” She asks, grabbing a glass from the cabinet. 

Percy shrugs, “I had some ideas for baby names. And I decided on a middle name.” 

“Oh? So I get no input on the middle name?” 

She’s mostly teasing but it is their baby. Annabeth is not about to let Percy make this decision alone. 

“Alright, hit me.” Annabeth opens the fridge to pour herself some water. “What name did you choose?” 

He smiles. Like he’s got a secret he can’t wait to share with someone. 

“I think it’ll work as a gender neutral name,” he tells her. “Though it’s usually male.” 

She sips her water waiting for the big reveal. Percy’s never been one for keeping secrets very long from her. The longest one was probably his proposal but even then they had so many discussions about marriage it was always a matter of when he’d ask her, not if he would. 

“Chase.” 

Annabeth softens. 

She wanted to be a Jackson when they got married. Sally and Percy welcomed her into their family when she was young and she always felt safe with them. Paul and Estelle were just added bonuses. There weren’t enough Jacksons as far as Annabeth was concerned. But being a Chase meant a lot to her too. 

It was the name she always had. Something tying her to her dad, her brothers. Even when some days she wished she didn’t have that tie, it was still who she was. Being able to incorporate the only identity she’d know into their baby’s was enough to make her tear up. 

“It’s perfect.” 

[brotherwtf]

I always enjoy your answers for the various asks you get 💖 so here’s an idea I thought would be fun to share with you: for the breeding kink, what if John walks into the kitchen once to find Gale eating a pickle straight out of the jar (I mean, the guy was just craving a pickle) but John Egan being John Egan he’s like it finally happened, doll! I can just imagine the look Gale would give him 😂

omg Bucky just in one of his moods and he's so out of it that he thinks he actually got Gale pregnant this time

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When Gale woke up, he was craving something salty and vinegary to get the funky taste out of his mouth. He wasn't sure why, he usually didn't like stuff like that, but he really, really wanted something like that.

He peeled himself from John who had tired himself out from two rounds of sex and wandering into the kitchen, John's shirt hanging off of his shoulders. He knew they had a jar of pickles in the fridge, John liked to eat them straight from the jar, so he knew that would satisfy his salty desire.

He's unscrewing the jar when he hears John stumbling down the stairs, smiling at the sound of his clumsy husband, and pulls a spear from the jar, taking a bite out of it and humming at the taste. It wouldn't be what he would usually eat, but it tasted good now.

Gale turns to see John standing in the kitchen doorway and he smiles wider, putting the jar back in the fridge and walking towards John. But John has this stupid expression on his face, one of pure awe and admiration and Gale can't help but chuckle.

"Knock, knock, Bucky, anybody home?" Gale says and yelps when John scoops him up in his arms, lifting him up and spinning him around with glee.

"Oh my God doll I did it!! We actually did it!" John says and Gale's even more confused now.

After two rounds of sex, Gale knew that John sometimes got loopy from the exertion, would just blab to him in bed about everything and nothing, and Gale was always glad to listen. Maybe this was just more of his rambling.

"Did what, darling?" Gale asks, eyebrows quirked up as he looks down at John's gleeful expression.

John sets Gale down and touches his stomach, laughing and dropping to his knees to press a kiss there. Gale shakes his head with a chuckle, tilting John's head up so he can raise his eyebrows questioningly again.

"Can't believe we're gonna have little ones. Cannot believe you're already having the cravings! Gale you haven't eaten a pickle the entire time I've known you, wow I can't believe we did it!" John blabs and Gale nods his head, finally understanding.

John had been on a kick where he would try to fuck babies into Gale, wouldn't be deterred even when he would come inside Gale and it would drip out, would beg and beg for Gale to let him try again to give him kids. Gale would play into it, moan about how deep John was fucking into him, but afterwards when John came to his senses they would laugh about it.

Even now, Gale knows that John would probably double over in laughter at the image Gale sees now, John on his knees pressing kisses into his stomach, excitedly yapping about what the names of their children would be. Gale only smiles and hums along, can't help but wonder what it would be like to actually have children on their own.

[nerdieforpedro]

Pickles with your Peña

Notes: There was a discussion of how seriously some of us took our pickle challenge. As always, I, (Nerdie - the resident Hornado Hooligan) wrote a poem about it. I added some more to the original poem, it needed to have a more full bodied pickle.

We got possible pickle sex, magic pickles, catalyst pickles, main pickles, sour pickles and likely side pickles. 🥒

Where else might the pickles be?

Tune in on New Year’s Day for a deluge of pickles in many ways, shapes and forms.

Beware the pickle.

Embrace the pickle.

Side-eye the pickle.

Pet the pickle.

Serenade the pickle.

Maybe the pickle will be dry.

You might need to wet the pickle.

Give the pickle a light nudge.

Maybe tease the pickle.

Jerk that gherkin ‘till you move the skin a little.

Make that pickle dribble a little.

Careful if the pickle trickles too long after.

Might need a cornichon doctor for that.

Especially if that pickle is too hot and burns a little.

The plot thickens, just like that dill.

All pickles. All night. That brine is sometimes salty, sometimes sweet but always hits your taste buds and occasionally your nose. Make sure to swallow all you’re given. 😘

Have those jars, coin rolls and dollars ready with some mustard on the side! 😎

Enter the Pickled Peña Bonanza of the New Year!

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