#so I end up infodumping to anyone willing to listen

[machine-finch]

Infodumping to your family about your self-insert fanfiction.

Cons: Oh my god, this is so embarrassing.

Pros:

My mom made me a Noon pin.

[riddlerosehearts]

idia/vil is such a sweet and interesting ship to me and does not deserve to be a rarepair i'm serious. this might end up a bit incoherent and disorganized because i'm not great with words, but listen. the thing is that while on a surface level idia shroud and vil schoenheit--a nerdy shut-in with anxiety who likes to game all day and a mega famous celebrity who's strict about self-improvement--might seem completely incompatible, their actual interactions show us that that just isn't true!!

like, for example idia's starsending robes vignette is a big one!! the way that vil sees idia trying to hide when he's supposed to be at the ceremony, and idia says he's terrified that people will make fun of him, that he's not like vil and can't just go out and not care what anyone think the way he does. and then vil... tells him he's wrong, that it's the opposite, that he cares so much what other people think but has enough of a grip on himself that he can ignore it and appear confidently in public. the way vil admits to idia that they are so much more alike that he thinks.

also, the way that (in this fan translation at least, as well as in other TLs i've seen--the localization translates it to have the complete opposite meaning, for whatever reason) idia then says "so in other words, you've got to level up your ignore skill", and instead of getting annoyed at him for translating his advice into video game terms vil just says "isn't that obvious?". he's going out of his way to try and give idia genuine advice and is willing to speak his language to get him to understand it. he even does a similar thing later on in book 6, when he tells idia that it's worth taking chances because after all, the star rogue protagonist took his chances and went from zero to a hero.

and on that note, book 6 is so good for them. book 6 has idia get all excited and carried away while infodumping about star rogue, only to abruptly lose his enthusiasm and start talking quietly and stuttering. and who is it that tells him he shouldn't act so embarrassed and that they weren't judging him? it's none other than vil. vil who also shows an interest in gaming, much to the surprise of idia who believed, in his own words, that a "sparkly, gorgeous supermodel" like vil couldn't possibly like any of the same things as him! but no, vil wanted to try out the games they had and vil expressed a desire for idia to talk about his passions without fear of being judged. vil enjoyed playing star rogue and he was glad to discuss the movie adaptation with idia and ortho.

it's also vil who, when idia expresses his disappointment at the star rogue sequel being canceled and his wish for the original team to get back together and create a sequel that would be made with passion behind it, is the only one to genuinely understand where he's coming from (as opposed to jamil who's like "is it really that complicated?" and leona who suggests that he just throw money at the creators). vil is the one who encourages him to take a chance at doing what he can to make that wish a reality, to let the original team know that there's a passionate and loyal fanbase waiting for a sequel, and tells him that he just generally shouldn't give up on changing his future and achieving his dreams before he's even tried. of course ortho heard this advice too and took it very much the wrong way, but vil showed a surprising amount of understanding and support for idia and i feel like it was exactly the kind of thing he needed to hear.

also. remember the scene in disney's hercules where hercules temporarily gives up his godhood and his youth by diving into the underworld to save megara? because vil literally did the same thing to save idia. yeah, he may say he only did it for plot reasons, but like come on, how am i supposed to just not ship them after they parallel one of my favorite disney couples like that? vil is a world famous actor and model who was terrified of aging, and he still took such an insane risk!! i'm sure idia would have a crush on him after that.

i'm trying to wrap this up now because it's already too long but also idia has actually been said to have great fashion sense as his online persona and shown to enjoy cosplay and dressing up on occasion (for example, he went all out on his pumpkin knight costume and this hasn't made it to EN yet but he liked wearing the masquerade outfit). vil had pretty high praise for his design sense when he saw ortho's burst gear. and vil gets along incredibly well with ortho and is in the film club with him post-book 6, which is something i imagine idia would appreciate a lot. the contrast between them and the things they unexpectedly have in common are just so neat to me.

so, in conclusion,

i love them and i think they should be boyfriends

[tinywitchgoblin]

hi, if you're still doing them I'd love a ship with one of the bad batch please! SFW and NSFW would be great but no worries if its just SFW :)

I'm 19, AFAB using all pronouns, Leo and INFP personality. I'm 5'4, pretty curvy, I have dyed dark purple/blue hair and a decent few piercings and tattoos (my favourite are my snakebite lip piercings).

I'm currently at university studying philosophy, so I really enjoy having deep debates with people. I'm also really interested in history, and will ramble about it to anyone who will listen. I enjoy anything in the fantasy or horror genre too :) My hobbies are reading and all sorts of crafts (crochet, knitting, cross stitch etc) - I end up gifting random things i make to all my friends

I'm generally a pretty quiet person around people I don't know super well, but when I'm comfortable I have bursts of energy where I won't stop talking. I'm sarcastic and a little nihilistic sometimes but I try to be empathetic and considerate, and my friends say I'm pretty funny too. I have ADHD so I do fidget constantly and struggle to focus sometimes, but I also hyperfixate very heavily on things I'm interested in. My love languages are physical touch and quality time :)

sorry if this was way too much lol! thank you so much <33

When I tell you I was So Excited... you're my first NSFW ship request! Eek!!

MINORS DNI THIS IS TOO SPICY FOR YOU

I ship you with...

Crosshair!

As a sniper, Crosshair is naturally a very patient person. So when you go onto a rant about something history-related, he'll sit there and listen patiently, asking questions here and there but mostly willing to be a listening ear for you to infodump to. For your birthday, he buys you a book about one of your favorite historical time periods, and he's secretly really excited when he sees your positive reaction.

Crosshair absolutely LOVES horror movies, and doesn't get to watch them very often because his brothers HATE them, especially poor Wrecker. A favorite date night is staying in, ordering space doordash, and watching a horror movie. Crosshair especially loves the Saw movies; he finds them interesting. Tech, however, is not allowed within 50 feet of a saw movie because he will not shut tf up about the specific mechanisms of all the traps and how various scenes would actually occur.

SMUT BELOW THE BELT CUT

I 100% believe that Crosshair is an ass guy. He loves to smack your ass regardless of whether or not it's in the bedroom. Therefore, his favorite position is doggy style, with constant access to your butt (plus, he can pull your hair; win-win). He also loves when you ride him; he'll just lay back, popping a toothpick between his lips and enjoying the view.

Something Crosshair also enjoys is cockwarming. Specifically, doing so while he's cleaning his rifle. They're his two favorite activities combined into one! He loves feeling your pussy squeeze around him, pulling him as far into you as he can go. Even though he's typically very patient (as stated above), it's times like this where he will eventually cave, placing his beloved rifle to the side and slamming into you until you're boneless and breathless; only then will he come. He's very particular about that. He wants to be absolutely 100% sure that you get as much pleasure as you want, because where he lacks with words, he more than makes up with his dick actions.

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Thanks for reading! If you want a ship request like this one, drop it in my ask box, and don't forget to reblog 💚 it may take a little bit, but I'll get to it!

[alittlefanatic]

Finny Feelie! The Puppet about Feelings!

"Albeit quiet, Finny Feelie is the kindest neighbor anyone could ask for! With her nose in her books, she's always making discoveries and learning more about emotions. Kind, understanding, and always willing to listen, there's never an emotion Finny didn't know how to deal with!"

According to uncovered scripts, Finny wasn't very prominent in Welcome Home! Many parents thought she made the show too serious, and that the show should be focused more on fun! Any episodes where she was involved though, she seemed to help neighbors with their problems, particularly emotional ones.

Finny was also known as the 'therapist' puppet because of her knowledge of emotions! She left her old quiet town and moved to Home so she could take care of her own feelings, which were "pretty big in her old town "big feelings" as she would say,

Recent evidence reveals that she has a sleeping problem, and struggles getting rest! But many thought that would encourage kids to want to stay up later, so it was eventually scrapped from production

Extra Fun Facts about Finny!

😊 If it wasn't noticed, Finny is an Insomniac! She struggles to get rest and often has sleepless nights! Because of this, she will often call Wally, as he has told her he has trouble sleeping also!

😊 She is a very big bookworm! She loves to study psychology and learn why we act the way we do! She feels if everyone could gain a little knowledge, there would be fewer arguments in the world and more understanding!

😊 Because of this knowledge, she infodumps ALOT! Probably too much! She will often have a very intelligent conversation with Frank! Despite this though, she is a great listener and will help others come to solutions, or help recognize what they are feeling.

😊 She often ends up prioritizing others' needs rather than her own. She feels as if she can take care of herself! But she often forgets what she tells others: "You don't have to go through it alone."

😊 She loves blueberries! Especially blueberry tarts! They're surprisingly sweet!

😊 You will find her sitting outside on a rainy day. She will be drenched. She doesn't exactly know why, but the rain makes her feel at home.

😊 She has a sticker sheet of a bunch of smiley faces and other emotions, as well as stars and rainbows!

😊 She is a Demiromatic! AKA: People who are demiromantic need to feel an emotional connection with someone before they can feel romantic toward them.

For Story Purposes...

☹️ She cannot remember her old town, nor how she made it to Home.

☹️ Despite her wanting to sleep, she's often plagued with nightmares...they seem familiar but yet all too distant...they couldn't be memories, right?

☹️ This is also her reason for learning about the brain and emotions: maybe she can try to figure out what she is experiencing, and maybe figure out the whole mystery of where she came from, who she is, and what she's doing at Home.

I HOPE YOU GUYS LIKE HER! I might use her in future stories, so I wanted to go ahead and create her now!

You may use her in your own stories/art as long as you give credit to me and tag me! AND As long as you respect Clown's Boundaries. NOTHING NSFW!

Until then, I hope you enjoy our New Neighbor! @:)

[jollyinha]

50 (+3) Facts About My Rook Listener (aka Félix)!

Because I love him in a hiperfocus kind of way 😭💙 If you want to see how he looks like, go to my yuurivoice tag, and you will find all my listeners! Although I probably should make an updated version, he has gotten a 2.0 version ever since... Also, tagging @itsargyle since they suggested taking other YV fans! I'm... Too shy to tag anyone else tho lmao

Anyway, here goes my big infodump on my favorite sunshine boy:

1 - Hey, I'm Félix Torres... Or not, because that's my middle name, and my actual name is Victor. But I'm not that fond of Victor, so I go by Félix!

2 - Victor was my mom's grandpa's name, and Félix is a tribute to my dad, whose name was Feliciano.

3 - Thanks to the acute accent, the correct pronunciation of Félix would be "feh-liks", not "fee-liks". Oh, and the "c" in Victor is mute. It's Vitor. But sometimes even I forget that it isn't supposed to be spelled like the gringos do, haha!

4 - My mom is Brazilian and my dad was Colombian. I was born in Brazil (Aracaju in Sergipe, to be more specific), but have been living in the USA for most of my life now. I used to spend the holidays in Colombia as a kid, but haven't been there ever since dad passed away... I really should pay it a visit again soon, though. It's a real nice country.

5 - I speak native Portuguese, fluent English and intermediary Spanish. I've been studying ASL (as of right now I just know basic stuff like "hi", "how are you?", how to introduce myself... But hey, at least I know the whole alphabet off the top of my head!) and French too, but it has been hard to find some free time... And when I do have it, I always end up drawing, crafting, cooking... Duolingo's owl wants to eat my ass.

6 - Speaking of which, these are my favorite hobbies! Drawing and painting are main passions in life, though. I've been in love with art as far as I can remember. I was in a few-years-long hiatus when it came to painting, only came back to it recently, but have been drawing non-stop ever since I was a little boy!

7 - When it comes to crafting, I enjoy many aspects of it... I've been really into papercraft these days. Origami, paper dolls, collages... But I also really like jewelry making and fabric painting (even if I find it so damn hard, haha!). I just love personalizing things in general. Sometimes, I see a piece of furniture, have an idea and just have to put my personal touch.

8 - I also know how to sew, but I can't say that I'm a big fan. I've tried crochet once, per example, and almost fell asleep on the couch. It's just a bit boring to me... But I'll gladly sew back a button or fix a hole if you ask nicely!

9 - And, last but not least, I love cooking! Not as much as I love to eat, but anyway. I picked up cooking as a way to deal with my pyrophobia and to bond with my uncle (he owns a restaurant!), and really took a liking to it... And modesty aside, I'm damn good at it!

10 - Speaking of which... I'm a bit of a bottomless pit when it comes to food! I'll eat (mostly) anything, am willing to try (mostly) everything and am hungry 24/7. Please, feed me.

11 - My favorite food is kind of specific, but: I love Thanksgiving pies. And breakfast foods. But anything that's chicken or has corn is also very damn good.

12 - I don't really like fruits. Most of them feel either bland (apples taste like NOTHING!) or straight up gross. I hate, HATE peach. Mango, guaba and pineapple too. Disgusting. I'm team vegetables all the way. Lemon and watermelon are the only ones that get a pass.

13 - My favorite ice cream favorite is chocomint!

14 - When it comes to drinks... I like coffee, as long as it has milk and unholy amounts of sugar (hate bitter coffee, as contradictory as it is). And while I'm not too big on alcoholic drinks, I like champagne.

15 - I also like biking, but, much like studying ASL and French, I don't have enough free time nowadays to really get into it again... But I try to bike every weekend I can!

16 - As a kid, I was in singing classes! I really enjoyed it and was pretty decent at it, but nowadays I do it just for fun. Love singing and listening to music around the house while doing other things.

17 - I have eight tattoos on total: Flower sleeves on both arms (featuring a clock among the flowers on the left arm and a bird on the right), music player symbols on the left side of my chest, "keep going" on the right side, an anchor on my upper back, a sun and a crescent moon on my lower back, a sea monster's tentacles going through my right hip and a paper plane on my left ankle!

18 - I also have a bunch of moles. On my face, on my back and on my chest. I used to be embarrassed by them, but nowadays, not nearly as much.

19 - I have been dyeing my hair blonde ever since college. I'm actually a brunette! I like being a blondie, but I'm considering going back to my roots... My hair is screaming for help. [He goes back to being a brunette and lets his hair grow after the events of Escape]

20 - Oh yeah, speaking of college... I have a Law degree. And am working on this field. Ya-hoo... Unfortunately, I needed a more lucrative career to support my family. But my long-term life goal is to be able to quit and live from art! And I like to believe I'm almost there.

21 - I pierced my ears in college too! I usually only wear my lucky sun earrings, but if I'm feeling fancy, I can go with a larger one.

22 - I considered becoming an English major for a while, but didn't happen either.

23 - I have a weird love for plaid jackets (of any color, but especially blue ones) and grungy bracelets. If you wanna give me anything that's wearable, going with either of these is the safest bet! Can't ever have enough of these!

24 - My favorite animals are octopuses (I had an obsession with sea monsters as a kid and this love never really died) and peacocks (they're just awesome)!

25 - My lucky number is sixteen, because my birthday is on February 16th, and because if you put "Félix Victor" together, there's a sixteen in Roman numerals right in the middle: XVI!

26 - Also, I'm 30 as of 2024, and... It's terrifying, to be honest. Buuut I'll find comfort on the fact that I look like I'm 20, hehe.

27 - This one will be hard to explain, but... I really like the sun. From summer to sunflowers to sun imageries... I like the sun. And all because of my dad. It's a long history, but yeah.

28 - I have a younger sister, her name is Alice! She's in college right now, she's History major! And... She's my pride and joy.

29 - And I also have five younger cousins: Ariel, Rafael, Leon, Joyce and Mercedes! I love them all, they're like my siblings. [Joyce is actually my Sunflower listener!]

30 - I... Have a... Weird relationship with my mom. It has been getting worse these last few years... Ah, nevermind, I shouldn't have brought this up.

31 - I had three relationships in my life... Well, three and a half, if you count that high school fling, but I digress: My first boyfriend lasted, like, half a year of my freshman year in college. It was nice, we just realized quickly that neither of us were serious. And my second boyfriend... Ergh. Tristan. We began dating in my junior year, and had a pretty messy break-up right after my graduation...

32 - ...But, nearly a whole decade after that, he sent me a DM on Instagram asking me how I was, and I mistakenly thought he became a decent human being. Hell, he was the one who got me my current job. He works in the Marketing department and was kind enough to tell me that Legal was hiring. I thought that we could at least be friends again, but... He's still a pain in the ass, at the end of the day. And still wants me back. ERGH...

33 - ...But, actually, I should thank him for that. Ironically, by trying to get back with me, he got me my third and current boyfriend... And... I won't talk too much about our relationship, but... This is the happiest I've ever been with someone. I mean it.

34 - Ok, how do I say this? I... Have been told that I... Have a pretty high libido. Or, if you want to be meaner, I'm a horny bastard. I... Will not elaborate if that's true or not. [It Is Literally Canonical]

35 - But even if I WAS a horny bastard, I'm a romantic at heart, believe it or not! I like being swept off my feet! I like flowers! I like cheesy pick-up lines! I like cuddles, god, I really like cuddles... Anyway.

36 - I'm a petite lil' guy. I'm 1m69cm tall... Or 5'8ft.

37 - I have ADHD. I was diagnosed when I was 20. I've been taking meds to help with my lack of focus, and it really has been helping.

38 - I also have insomnia. It isn't as bad as it was a few years ago, but it still sucks.

39 - My favorite song of all time is "Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)" by Foster The People!

40 - My favorite movie of all time... It's a tie between Footloose and Burlesque.

41 - My favorite animated movie of all time is Ponyo!

42 - My MBTI is ENFP, my Enneagram is 2w3, and I'm an Aquarius!

43 - In my opinion, my biggest strengths as a person are that I'm pretty charming, I can get along with nearly any kind of person (given enough time), and that I'm notoriously hard to piss off. As long as you're not messing with my loved ones, it takes A LOT to make me actually angry.

44 - And my weaknesses... Well, I let people get away with stepping all over me pretty frequently... And I'm very restless. And I don't mean only physically, I mean like... Mentally. I feel like I'm a shark: If I stop moving, I'll die, y’know? Oh, I've been told that I can be pretty shameless and a bit nosy... And, welp. I... Can't really deny that.

45 - I hate the cold. I hate winter. I hate snow. Fuck you, northern hemisphere.

46 - I really like sitting on the floor, ever since I was a little boy. It just... Grounds me. No pun intended.

47 - My favorite color is blue, but yellow and orange are also lovely... And I've been getting real fond of red these days. Hehe (Can't believe that it took me this long to say my favorite color, we're on fact 47th...).

48 - I'm a dog person! I never got to have one, though...

49 - I, not-so-secretly, really like cute things. I may or may not have a big octopus plushie on my bed. And may or may not love Pompompurin and Gudetama.

50 - I'm overall pretty confident on my looks... Except for my smile and my laugh. My ex-boyfriend (Tristan) once said that my smile is wide enough to be scary, and my mom said that my laugh is too loud, and I've been restraining myself from truly smiling and laughing out loud in public ever since. But I tend to let go when near people I trust.

51 (bonus!) - I have a very sensitive neck... Now, if I see it as a good thing or a bad thing... Depends on what your intentions are... If you know what I mean.

52 (bonus!)² - I'm also pretty great at typing. My words per minute game is insane, modesty aside.

53 (bonus!)³ - I... Can be a little bit jealous when I'm dating someone. I was never a pain in the ass about it, I mostly just sulk in silence, but... Yeah. It's my toxic trait.

[trashland-llamas]

Enter Sandman

Note; there's an unnamed friend group that Spence makes, feel free to view it in a reader-insert manner.

Spencer double-checks his bag for the show, making sure he doesn't forget any of the essentials or his noise cancelling headphones. Keeping the headphones against his neck the whole bus ride

Traded in his regular sweater-vest & button down combo for a t-shirt, not wanting to look out of place to those around him. Draw-string backpack instead of a messenger bag

Still has no clue how to dance but loves joining in on mosh-pits, having researched the etiquette beforehand. Correction, he mostly asked Penelope and Emily as he considered them experts on the topic. They show him videos of their times at past shows.

Morgan was the most concerned when he showed up with scrapes and bruises the next day. He knew the stringy man got himself into trouble here and there, being the youngest of the group but never of this caliber.

But Spencer looks like he had the most fun of his life, stimming like crazy when he recounts all of it to Penelope like he promised. 'I kept feeling sorry for this one guy, he had to keep helping me up.' Also feeling bad cause he couldn't really help anyone up, despite trying his hardest to offer a hand when needed.

Having made note of the opening band, he made sure to buy a few t-shirts and later cassette tapes for his walkman so he could listen on his commute to work if he wanted. Rossi or Hotch tapping his shoulder to tell him to turn down the volume a tad, the audio bleeding out a little.

Spencer gets the BAU crew to meet his friends that he's made at the shows one weekend and it's an interesting mashup, very much oil and water at first. But they eventually find common ground as time goes on. Some sharing recipes with Rossi, their speciality being granola. Others remark on Morgan & Hotch's strong grip regarding hand shakes. Get into a small arm wrestling match that worries Spencer a little but he's just glad they're getting along. Both groups understanding that they're like family to Spencer

They slowly adopt Penelope as well, her tending to be Spencer's plus one to events when he knows a goth band is playing. Ends up in her explaining all the different subgroups and how goth differs from scene and emo. That and they're able to find Spencer easier due to Penelope's bright wardrobe.

Noticing how intrigued he gets by the spikes and patches on one of their jackets, they offer to teach him how to make them alongside a battle jacket. Which just becomes a big way for Spencer to express all his nerdy interests, has a bunch of spools of thread just for it. Cleans it more often than needed.

Most of them take similar bus routes home, saying goodbye as they go their separate ways. Driving tends to be a carpool type scenario, offering Spencer a ride home if he wants it. Not minding if he's quiet the whole time as shows tend to be energetic. But are also willing to listen to him infodumping about the set just played or one of his special interests.

[theydoctor]

Thank your for the tag @thirteenmyspacegirl <3

1. Were you named after anyone?

Well, I named myself after 13 in a fanfic by @fuxdeiflswued haha And also Leslie's character in The Scarlet Pimpernel <3

2. When was the last time you cried?

Saturday lmao I'm very emotionally stable :,)

3. Do you use sarcasm?

Yeah, quite a lot, I think. It depends on the person I'm with, though.

4. What's the first thing you notice about people?

Uhm. I'm really bad at noticing anything about people tbh. So I guess their personality? I rarely really look at people, it's uncomfortable.

5. What's your eye colour?

Some sort of greyish-blue

6. Scary movie or happy ending?

Happy ending, please! I'm not a fan of scary movies at all.

7. Any special talents?

Hm. Maybe my ability to quickly absorb anything related to history? Not sure if it's a special talent, but I like it :)

8. Any pets?

Yes!! My dear dog, Watson, a red irish setter, who is my favourite dog in the whole wide world and the best emotional support I could wish for. And my beloved grumpy cat, Lilli, who dislikes being pet by most people, but once she likes you she's really quite the sweetheart and will never hurt you <3

9. What sports do you play/ have played?

I don't play any sports at the moment due to medical issues, but I really want to start running? It sound fun and like a great way to relief some stress. But before I used to do karate and play tennis and soccer, though I never thought of myself as good in any of those haha It was a lot of fun, though, and I do want to take up karate and tennis again at some point. Hopefully I'll be able to in the future. :)

10. How tall are you?

1,76m I think?

11. What was your favourite subject in school?

*chanting* HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY !!!! There's nothing better and I may have a sweet spot for my history teacher, too haha I also like german, but it can be a bit boring at times...

12. Dream job?

Definitely something with history! Maybe professor at a university or archivist. In an ideal world I'd just sit in a library all day long, studying wwi and infodumping to anyone willing to listen.

No pressure tags: @sunny-lie-melody @walkingcontradiction42 @mcrmadness @beartrust42 @phoenix-is-still-here

[lint-beetle4]

Homestuck list of which classes and aspects would talk most based on my loose memory and recent rereading

Aspects:

Light; information based aspect, most likely to infodump their discovery to any soul, willing or unwilling. Void is a close contender but from experience, our infodump sessions are where anyone can read them regardless of who sees or cares

Mind; "In theory, what would happen if I..." proceeds to expand the theory until it becomes a moral debate with no ending

Blood; most blood players tend to go on tangents, I'd argue, these tangents are vents about people they won't mention but you know exactly who it is by the end of their rant

Time; Another tangent master, except this is actually 13 seperate topics and a conversation with themselves before saying "idk tho"

Rage; A mix of Time and Mind rants but it's mostly about how you're wrong and here's 1000 reasons why they disagree with you

Classes:

Seer; information based class, mages won't bother with what they know unless prompted, seers don't give a flying fuck

Sylph; Whereas Maids give advice and are often prone to "I will fix it right now," Slyphs will tell you how to fix it, when to fix, schedule with you on who to help you and give you a therapy lesson while they're at it

Knight; Also tangent prone, especially during their "un-masking" phase where they tell you about their extremely troubled living environment and crumbling mental health

Maid; prone to telling you off when you refuse to do what they advise and face the consequences, telling you off being "I told you so, why don't you listen, you did this every fucking time" before exploding or imploding from the other minor events that built up to this moment (from experience)

Thief; leader-types that can and will tell you your weaknesses and how to fix it with a dash of bullying or weakening your self esteem low enough to spark petty (read: justified) anger at them

[sickadelia]

hi im now throwing my pessimistic city dweller hat into the adult eds ring. please excuse the shitty drawing, i havent been able to draw The Boys well since i was 12. 

lore that i wrote 10 months ago while i had the stomach flu under the cut!

I can’t really see them in a tiny town or a huge city, so I was thinking that they end up somewhere in the middle, something that’s a city but isn’t too overpopulated- maybe like 600k to 1m people. 

Ed People often seem to struggle with a career for Ed, and deservedly so, because he’s kind of an enigma. A common career choice for him is being a self-made popular comic artist or someone who works in horror movies, but I don’t think he would last very long in any creative industry, because he would probably have trouble changing his ideas to accommodate others. Sure, he takes directions from Eddy pretty easily, but once the task has emotional significance to him, he kinda shuts down and digs his heels in. To be successful in these kinds of industries, you need to work really hard to show that you’re willing to change your ideas and take criticism for the greater good of the project. So because of that, I don’t think he would have that much success in that field. Therefore, I present to you: freelance artist/record store Ed!

I’m a record collector, and I feel like that scene is very Ed. It’s all about falling down deep rabbit holes and discovering bizarre artifacts that may have otherwise been lost to time, and Ed is the kind of person I can see absolutely loving researching random things and then infodumping to anyone who will listen. So, I decided he should be the “mascot” of a record store in the hipster-y part of town: people go there specifically to hear his recommendations and learn from his infinite knowledge. This is also the only thing keeping him employed, since I can otherwise see him being confused as to what to do, like skipping out on sweeping or sorting through records. He just sits at the till and blabs, which does make the business more appealing, however he’s otherwise no use to the owner.

As for the freelance artist part, I can imagine him trying to self-publish a comic or gain a cult following online. Though, as I mentioned, he is probably unwilling to sacrifice his vision for others, making the comic basically unintelligible. He’s a good artist, sure, but his comics are impossible to follow and are filled with inconsistencies, plot holes, etc… it’s style without substance. The only successful work he’s gotten doing art specifically is posters for Eddy’s band, which I’ll get into later.

Edd Oh, Edd. He always gets the long end of the stick in terms of careers, either in STEM or as a university professor (I’ve noticed that his actual careers are always pretty vague… he’s just “a scientist”). However, while I do think science and inventing will remain one of his most prominent hobbies, I wanted to delve more into the obscure territory and make him a journalist. Though his apparent interest in journalism is only present in one episode, “Truth or Ed”, I honestly think it is a pretty fitting career for him; he has a flair for the dramatics, is very passionate about vocabulary and language, and usually takes the moral high ground and stays very committed to his standings in any situation. So I thought it would be cool if he was an opinion journalist for some dying academic dinosaur paper, which has made an unsuccessful jump to online news and now mostly reports the lowest hanging fruit, like celebrity pregnancies. Edd was probably a fan of the paper during the glory days, and though he is absolutely flattered by the opportunity to work for them, he’s stuck writing articles about meaningless drivel rather than topics of any real worth, which probably messes with his deep life philosophies or whatever.

Another trait that often gets ignored is Edd’s pretentiousness, biting sarcasm, and assholeish tendencies. He’s probably THAT kind of hipster journalist who wears oversized trench coats, owns a typewriter but never uses it, sits in cafes and stares wistfully out the window waiting for some attractive person to compliment him or recognize him, and will completely cut you off if you have an opinion that conflicts with his own, no matter how pressing they actually are. While I don’t think romance would be of any particular interest to him, I think he’d still go on several dates in an attempt to gain approval and acceptance from others, and blame them when he acts like a total jerk. 

Eddy I have never seen someone do adult eds without struggling to come up with a career for Eddy. Used car salesman or telemarketer is a common choice, which are funny and fitting, but they don't have very much depth to them. And besides, those are jobs he’d actually be good at, and most of the show’s humour comes from Eddy failing to get what he wants. I don’t think he would be an interesting character to follow if he was satisfied with his life. So like Ed, he has his aspiring career that he’s bad at and a job he hates that he’s good at: so he’s a line cook AND a metal head. 

I’ve worked in restaurants for a long time, and every single line cook I’ve met has been screwed up in some way. They either terrorize everyone for their own amusement or selectively pick who they’re nice to, and usually end up being very awkward and making every situation uncomfortable. Eddy is probably the restaurant’s top line guy, so close to being the kitchen manager, but no one can stand him enough to totally put him in charge. Throughout the show we see that eddy has an interest in cooking and baking, such as making pizza, and I definitely think he could capitalize on that for a career. But as good as he is at his job, he’s an absolute terror to work with and controls and manipulates situations to give himself power that he may not otherwise have. For example, I can see him kinda screwing around new employees or the dishwasher, and the new guy is too terrified to stand up to him (this is me projecting LOL)

Now, for the metal head portion. Eddy is probably super pretentious about music, however he fakes being into certain bands to look cool and impressive. He claims his favourite band is Tool, but if you asked him to name more than five of their songs, he’d get stuck pretty quick. He fronts his own metal band called The Hunks (the original name was “Eddy and the Hunks”... that didn’t last very long), where he sings and plays the guitar, both very poorly. However, the other guys can’t survive without him, since he brought them all together, writes all the songs, books the gigs, etc… so despite him being the only thing holding them back from success, they’re practically useless without him.

[bleedingheart-fics]

Last Legacy: Main 4 with Kids

Hello! This is my first time writing headcanons or anything on my own account, so please be gentle with me. Feel free to send requests for other characters or concepts!

Anisa

Certified Good With Kids! She probably actually babysat when she was younger.

Kids LOVE Anisa.

She’s definitely the “we have food at home” kind of babysitter (unless MC is the one asking for McDonald’s). But when the kids ask for snacks, she goes all out. She cuts the carrot slices into little flowers and makes it fun.

Anisa manages to do everything in a way that the parents would approve of while still making it fun and positive for the kids.

She tells REALLY good bedtime stories. She takes her own experiences with the Starsworn and embellishes them with details from fairytales.

If Anisa is your babysitter, you will have eaten all your veggies, brushed your teeth, and gone to bed on time and you won’t even have noticed because you had so much fun.

She loves babies. If she sees a baby on the street she will stop and compliment it and the mother, coo at them, baby talk, etc.

Knows exactly how to hold babies. She can’t identify every kind of cry, but she is better than the general population at figuring out why a kid is crying and what they want.

I think that whether Anisa would have kids would be dependent on her partner. Also if her partner wanted to or was willing to carry, she would go for that, but if her partner wanted kids but didn’t want to carry a baby she would be willing to take that for them.

Felix

Certified Bad With Kids.

(And not just because Felix and I are really similar and I am bad with kids… aha.)

Kids ask him to play with him and he struggles so hard to not argue with them. He wants to tell them that their storyline is unrealistic, that the characters they’re playing with aren’t named that.

“Actually, that’s Apple Jack, not Sarah, and she is not Flutteryshy’s sister” type beat.

He tries to get the kids to eat healthy stuff. They whine. At first he openly argues with them but then they get upset and he does NOT want to go back and have the kids tell their parents that he made them cry, so ultimately he relents and lets them do whatever they want.

*kid touches him* “........... why is it sticky”

*accidentally refers to kids as “it” all the time*

Bordering on having an anxiety attack when kids spill juice and or crumbs everywhere or have the goopy little mouths.

Felix thinks he would be a bad dad. Not that he for sure doesn’t want kids, especially if he has a loving partner that wants kids and is willing to work with him. But he just feels like it would take an astronomical amount of therapy for him to be ready to be a father.

Tries to relate to kids by sharing his interests! It goes very poorly every time! :) kids do not enjoy animal bones and skin, generally.

Except if there’s one of those chill “creepy” kids that don’t talk and just listen (I’m really just describing like an autistic kid) I think they would vibe (I was the chill creepy autistic kid btw). If the kid started infodumping he would be like “oh, chill.” He starts talking about one of the books he really liked as a kid and this kid is listening and so they just chill.

Overall, his babysitting career is very short.

Sage

FUN UNCLE.

EVERYTHING IS ALLOWED

“MCDONALDS! MCDONALDS! MCDONALDS!”

Your kid comes back home with a double scoop ice cream cone in each hand and bandages all over, they are NOT going to sleep tonight.

Sage is overbearing for shy kids at first, but he feels really bad if he scares anyone. Very gentle if he finds out that the kid needs him to be quieter and slower.

Ends up carrying any kids that don’t really get along with the others, or if they need more comfort.

That photo of Chris Hemsworth holding his kid by the ankle.

Vegetables and bedtimes are for Losers, says Sage.

Parents do not like him. Sage is an absolute last resort babysitter. Parents would rather just cancel their date night, mostly.

Does not know how to hold a baby properly.

Gets WAY too into pretend games. I feel like he never really had a childhood, growing up an orphan and everything. So he really likes to just let his inner child go crazy.

You can dress him in a princess dress and he will be “the prettiest fucking princess you’ve ever seen!”

“Language, Sage!” - Anisa

Had to take care of Tulsi, so he’s good with older kids too.

For angsty teens and tweens, Sage is the best caretaker. He’s a bit bulletproof. Good older brother figure. Both Anisa and Felix would take it too personally.

Probably also thinks he would be a bad dad and doesn’t deserve it. If his SO really super wants kids, he will relent. But they would have to be super loving and willing to go through anything with him. I think after his latest chapters, MC has proven that they love and trust him enough.

Rime

Pre death Rime? Very similar to Anisa. A little impersonal. A rules stickler, less fun.

Post-death?

Don’t

Please do not hire Our Rime as a babysitter.

Your kids WILL be alive and in one piece, probably.

But he’s trying to be the fun uncle, but straight up never says no.

Sage will say no to the kids if something is dangerous.

Rime’s mindset is pretty much “well, they have to learn somehow.”

*lets kids cut their own vegetables* *kid cuts themselves* “well, what did you expect?”

He still wraps up the wound and stuff, of course. He’s not THAT cruel. That said, he hands them the knife and tells them to try again.

I don’t think post-death Rime wants kids. He wants to focus on himself and his SO. I think that’s a pretty solid boundary for him, even after a redemption arc.

Overall, I think he would try to avoid kids as much as possible.

[neurodiversebones]

autistic brennan !!!

in my autistic opinion... here you go. a SLIGHTLY more organized version of what i have dropped in the DMs of anyone who is willing to listen, copy and pasted from a google doc i have so eloquently named "bones is fucking autistic" !!

this headcanon is like. 95% confirmed, which kind of makes my heart do a little "!!!" <3 idk brennan means a Lot to me and always did as a young autistic afab person :-) so here you go !! (under the cut)

okay SO here is my explanation for my headcanon, explained in bullet points- this took up multiple google docs pages so i hope you're ready

emotional display:

has absolutely zero poker face- we see this frequently. there are too many instances to count where she cannot hide her facial expressions !! it is also referenced by booth in late season 8, and i think a few other characters have mentioned it throughout the series?

this is especially in the earlier seasons, but her response to stress and trauma is Very Neurodivergent. she rarely has an outward response- it's so rare to see her cry before season 7/8 ?? this could also definitely be a trauma thing but like,,, trauma symptoms and autistic traits are unfortunately hard to differentiate between because autistic people tend to go through more traumatic situations

not exactly emotional display, but similar- she clearly has alexithymia, or something of the sort (basically, she struggles to recognize her own emotions). this is exhibited a few times- the one i can remember right now is "i don't understand what i'm feeling" "you understand happy, right?" (conversation with angela, season 9). this is actually something i have rarely seen in a character- at least not done well. it makes me very happy !!!

empathy:

she struggles to understand why others would think differently than her- her view of the world is Correct in her eyes, and she finds it difficult to look from someone else's point of view. this frequently ends in her criticizing those around her- her view of the world is incredibly black and white, so when others disagree with her, she believes they must be wrong.

extension of the black and white thinking- she doesn't understand concepts, no matter how hard she tries. she needs evidence and proof. examples of this would be her views on god/religion, love (pre-season 6), and marriage (pre-season 8)

despite her lack of empathy toward people, she exhibits a lot of empathy toward animals. this is actually a really common autistic trait?? examples of this would be her emotional attachment to the dogs in 4x04, or her explosive reaction to finding out the tiger was killed in 8x04

social/conversational skills:

this is probably her most obvious and easily recognizable autistic trait- it's what made me go "she's autistic" after watching a few episodes

she does not understand jokes or sarcasm very well- she frequently gets confused by jokes, explaining why they aren't funny or don't make sense, especially pop culture jokes. when she does understand jokes or pop culture references, she gets very excited and explains them out loud, even though everyone around her already understands (just adding- i love this so much ?? her explaining jokes is Very Cute. i'm sorry i'm a simple gay who can't go ten minutes without declaring my love for her)

struggles with small talk and social niceties- this is used as a joke in nearly every episode. she doesn't do small talk well- preferring to talk about topics that are actually important or interest her. she doesn't see the need for most social conventions either, which leads to her frequently being seen as rude.

she misses social cues in conversations- she frequently brings up topics that are probably not Appropriate for the setting (talking about dead bodies in a restaurant, talking about sex while standing over a dead body, etc.)

she is incredibly literal, and doesn't understand metaphorical speak. this goes hand in hand with the not understanding jokes- she takes many phrases at face value, sometimes confusing others

tone:

she frequently comes off as cold or blunt without meaning to be- many people read her as "heartless" or just uninterested because of the way she speaks, even when she is very invested.

i don't know how to explain this other than her speaking pattern is Very Autistic- the way she pauses mid sentence all the time, the facial expressions she makes while speaking, it's all autism babey !!!

intense focus on one topic:

okay it's very obvious that her special interests are forensics and anthropology

she gets hyperfocused, often losing herself in her work and putting herself through the ringer for it. she puts her work above (almost) everything, and has stated on multiple occasions that she would be nothing without her work.

she often explains the things around her with references to anthropology and ancient civilizations- she uses these references to explain her feelings, the situations she's in, and frequently, to solve crimes. things make sense to her when she thinks about them like this.

not engaging with peers in an "expected" way:

she is often showed to have difficulty getting close with people- she doesn't like showing emotion to others, and would rather just talk about the task at hand. this could very well be explained by her trauma background- but i believe it's probably a bit of both.

she finds it difficult to bond with her peers over common things, like pop culture, and rather talks about work or other things. she doesn't open up to a lot of people, even those who she is incredibly close with.

other/misc.:

stimming !! this doesn't have enough instances to get its own section, but i like to interpret that wonder woman scene as vestibular stimming, purely because i love to spin and jump !!!!

detail oriented, to the point of obsession. it's common for autistic people to get caught up in the details of things, which she definitely does.

views on sexuality differ from the "norm"- she is very critical of monogamy during the first half of the series, and does not see the point in marriage. also she's definitely arospec, just putting that out there <3

i am autistic and i love her therefore i'm right

final notes:

i think she's one of my favourite autistic characters to exist- i usually despise the socially awkward detective trope, but it's handled well here. the people around her don't expect her to change the innate aspects of who she is- rather, they love her unconditionally (even if they are exasperated at times- which is natural to feel with people that you love)

i very much like that they didn't go with the socially awkward + smart = unattractive trope either- she knows that she's hot, and so do the people around her. i'm so sick of nerdy girls not being allowed to be hot 😭 especially when it comes to autistic-coded characters- let autistic people have sex lives 2k21

she just,,, holds a very special place in my heart. as an undiagnosed autistic afab kid, she meant a lot to me. i saw a woman on screen who was smart like me and sometimes confused people because of her intelligence, who didn't really get social situations, who didn't know how to express how she felt. she was like me- and she loved herself, and people loved her. she's a very important character to me and has been since i was really young <3

thank you SO MUCH to anybody who read this- brennan is the loml and i will infodump about her until the end of time

[attourney-at-lycan]

i havent sent in a ramble in a bit so here’s a bit of an infodump i dumped on a friend

so what i was thinking, maybe gene and dante grew up together in a poverty stricken side of town, a place where they're just such a huge gap between those who have money and those who don't. their parents were barely around because they worked their asses off to help. gene had to learn to trust himself in certain situations because there's constant crime going on around him. he had no choice but to learn how to lie, cheat and steal to help the family as well as protect his brother.

i love my rewrite gene because he loves his brother so much he's willing to do fucked up shit for him yknow? and i just rlly love sibling plots sm.

anyway, dante kinda learned from a young age about how things work, despite gene's best attempts to make him grow up as a normal kid would. yknow, give dante what he never had. but it doesn't work too well. ofc he still managed to do something good bc as we can tell, dante joined the good guy squad (granted gene does fuck him up later on).

when he's old enough, gene finally managed to get a great paying job, as a guard. even if it was..... lying his way to get there. i wouldn't be shocked if he didnt get payed well bc the town lord's pretty corrupt (if u couldn't tell) and would take advantage of the poor. but still, it's a job that pays much more than the small coin they were earning. his parents are proud, dante is....... not too thrilled bc he knows that gene had to do, and gene's estatic that he gets to help their family to hopefully some day get out of this horrible fucking town.

(i wna talk abt gene for a few and it's that he's learned not to let morals hold him back. gene will do anything for those he loves so he i believe he doesn’t think himself a good person. in fact there might’ve been some self hate bc of it. he keeps talking big about having to be a bad guy to do things he has to do, but doesn’t like being the bad guy. he never wanted to be, but he is because he has to be. (ofc this is all before he becomes a shadow knight) and this definitely weighs on him a lot. gene’s also the type to believe the end justifies the means, while dante seems to be the opposite to me. i love the concept of brothers who love each other but cannot look eye to eye. it's so fitting for them as well!)

OH YEAH I FORGOT ABOUT HIS POWERS- i forgot he can fuck with ppl's memories???? in the series he gains them at like.................. right after he falls in love with the lord's daughter- (what a coincidence huh) but im gna make it so that he earned his powers around the time he seriously start to think of working as a guard? like that, he could easily weasel his way in as a guard w/ those memory powers.

so yeah, i think him using his powers to do shit, i think.... it gets to his head? he finally feels powerful and has control of shit, when he spent most of his life struggling to get things. he has no one to stop him even if dante tells him that it's not right. gene doesn’t listen because dante's young, he doesn't understand that these powers are useful but he'll understand when he's older.

and that's when the whole incident with changing the memory of the lord's daughter to fall in love happens. i think it's fitting for gene, the concept of using his power to get what he wants bc he's never had the abilty to get what he wants. and now that he has this power, why not use it? plus, it's not a bad thing to change her memory to fall in love with him bc she'll truly be in love, right?

ofc this is just his warped view and it's just rlly.. a culmination of all the power he's been gaining lately. he's getting too much of it, it's overwhelming and intoxicating so eventually when he does that, it's almost like a breaking point?

dante is worried, and rightfully so. he's watched gene do shit for too long without telling anyone else and it weighs on his consciousness, he's worried gene is going to do something he'll regret. that he’s going to do something he’ll never be able to get back from. he's worried for gene. (ofc the lady too) but everything goes wrong when he tells the authorities. he didn't think that the lord would immediately go for a fucking death sentence on his bother.

when gene finds out it was his brother who "snitched", he's heartbroken, shocked, furious. he's been betrayed. his own brother is going to get him killed?

i dont have many details after what happens bc i still wna work on shadow knight lore. but after gene manages to escape, i think he does try to go back and talk it out with gene bc he's in disbelief at what happened.

my belief is that gene never really hated dante for what he did, i don't think he still does. (at least his instincts as an older brother doesn’t let him hate dante to the point where there’s no love.) but i do know that shad, the shadow lord ofc, manipulates him into believing that dante did it all on purpose.

perhaps shad makes gene believe dante did it out of jealousy, that he was jealous that gene had these cool powers, that he had a cool job and that he had his own live and dante didn’t.

and normally, i believe gene wouldnt have believed him but the circumstances made it work.

from what i've seen w/ laurence and the other shadow knights, they're not in their right mind when they're start to become shadow knights and it's the prime to shove thoughts into their brain, practically brainwash them into believing things that aren't true. laurence tried killing aphmau initially, you cna tell he wasn't....... really *there*, not esp after all the torture (that was somehow glossed over throughout the series.)

then with sasha, there was a whole thing with her believing that she was betrayed by her significant other. (i don’t remember much of it tho but i know its a thing) there’s a pattern in shadow knights where their memories or prespective of things have been warped, i dont see why it’d be any different for gene.

but yeah, it'd explain why he'd come back for revenge later on. gene literally could've killed dante but he didnt, instead he just..... erased dante from everyone's memory. my thinking is that gene did come back to kill dante but couldn't bring himself to do that so he did something else to quell his rage. idk if what he did was worse than death or not but fegywuy yeah

TLDR; dante and gene but make it like alibaba and cassim from magi. FUCK i love sibling plots sm dude

—

dude hold on, was just looking up dante and gene’s last names in google and zack is their uncle?

isnt zack… aphmau dad- THEYRE APH’S COUSINS?!

o nvm zack’s just a diff dude.

from storytelling standpoint, rlly jess? so many names in the world and yall just decide to reuse zack’s name. did u not have the budget for a new name? /hj

[asmolemmeeatyouout]

The boys with Autistic! MC! part two ! SFW

(Bc I’m self indulgent and like 5 ppl wanted it so yesyesyes)

(Had my first proper spoonie day in a while today so imma finish this after what 4 months? Whoopsie. Sorry if any of the points overlap I’ve not re read my last post, please shoot me an ask if you want anything clarified/expanded on !)

Lucifer:

Has to stop his brothers from constantly bothering you when you’re overwhelmed (they’re just worried)

You very quickly learn his office is the safest place to be when overwhelmed due to the dim lighting and the brother deterring curse on his doorway

He has a record player and SO much classical music for when you need background noise

This leads to impromptu slow dancing when you insist he needs a break and there’s music playing

If you have your own records, the *smoother ones will end up mixed in with his

*smoother as in less staccato /distracting because he is most likely working

Very much enjoys spending time in silence with you, he finds it comfortng to just exist with someone without having anything needed of him

Especially if you’re both doing your own thing, like you just being in the room with him (playing a game or reading or smthn) while he does his paperwork is so soothing to him

Mammon:

Have you seen his horns? They’re so smooth and shinyyy, a+++ stimming material

He loves head pats so he’ll willingly put his head in your lap when you watch movies

he’s very proud of his demon form but also kind of shy so it’ll take some coaxing to get him to let you touch his horns but when he sees how content it makes you? It’s his new favourite hobby letting you play with his hair and horns during movies

(That said they’re very sensitive (like him) so be gentle)

He WILL adopt your love language and mannerisms:

if you bump people he will start knocking into you constantly, (wrists, hips, shoulders, head, any and all on random repeat)

if you like to collect and give things to people he will a. Hoard them in a little shrine (that he Denys. having) and b. Start looking for things he can give you back

If you rub textures you like you’ll find him stroking your arms/face/jumper right back (sometimes with his face, but only ever in private because he feels vulnerable using such a soft form of affection)

Levithian:

You cannot tell me this man isn’t autistic

Communication is SO! EASY!

Then even If you don’t understand you can just ask. You can just ask and he’ll tell you. None of this ‘figure it out yourself’ nt bullshit

Our baby has anxiety anyway so he’s probably ‘over’ explained it before you can say anything

(Over explained in the sense of nt, personally I love it when ppl get really detailed)

In that case he gets embarrassed about how much he’s talking so it’s your turn to reassure him that he’s not boring you

The solace you get in realising you like all of his autistic traits soothes your own insecurities

That being said your anxiety (if you have it) is matchy matchy so don’t expect him to talk to the cashier for you

He’s very chill with you being non verbal because either he’s absorbed in his own game/anime/show or it means there’s more room for him to talk about his interests

That being said if your special interests/ hyperfixations don’t line up on any given day? The bickering over who’s turn it is to infodump gets intense (this is the one source of all your arguments)

All the other brothers are kind of terrified/jealous of your relationship, especially when they see you talking about a shared special interest because you talk rapid fire and very in-depth. to them it’s almost like you’re talking in code or another language because they know all the individual words but what the everloving fuck are you on about

Asmodeus:

Has specific outfits he wears when he wants you to hug him (which is always). They’re made out of the softest material, or any clothing of his you’ve expressed a texture interest in.

Finds it so amusing when you come rushing over to rub your face against his chest bc mmmmm softsoftsoft

Likes to text you in the morning to see how you’re feeling (and how sensory sensitive you are because god forbid his outfit with chains and jangles stops him from seeing you)

Understands better than Anyone that affection and love can be shown in a whole barrage of ways not just physically

Figures out how you show affection faster than any of the other brothers

Immediately starts reciprocating it (partly bc he’s selfishly trying to make you love him most)

Satan:

Will learn about your special interests so he can engage you on the topic

Is the ONLY person in the house you can talk about any special interest with, no matter how niche because he loves learning (although he does prefer the *academic* side of them rather than pop culture but he will listen to both)

*academic* as in something involving learning about something or crafting or *how* to do something, not just like, maths

You’re pretty much the only person who can keep up with him in terms of knowledge and enthusiasm (even if it’s only for very specific things) and thus you become the person he talks to about his interests

Originally kind of annoyed by how absentminded you are (because you forget several dates) but once you get settled into a routine he starts to find it cute how habitual you are, and then realises it could work to his advantage.

He then schedules a date into your weekly routine (or biweekly depending on your energy levels) so you start to get upset if it’s missed bc it’s part of your routine. (Satan is ridiculously smart and is very much willing to manipulate your routine to his (and yours) advantage, he is a demon after all)

Beelzebub:

Gives the best squishes. He’s just so big he can literally envelope you (in other news he is terrified of hurting you so he’s very nervous at first, he’s used to huggin ppl very gently bc he is a muscle mountain)

Maybe don’t use chew stims around him (unless he’s eating) because seeing you use them will either make him hungry, or he’ll ask to see it and oops it’s been swallowed hope you didn’t want that back (he’s very apologetic he really didn’t mean to but it was in his mouth and chewed before he could think)

Literally the kindest man in the universe, if you have issues with shame or *guilt* (especially if it creeps outta nowhere or it relates to not being able to do something) he will a. Reassure you and give you cuddles until you feel okay (or one on one bonding time if you’re too touch sensitive) then b. Go help with whatever task was too much so you don’t have to worry

Belphagor:

Have I mentioned the stuffies? This boy definitely has a stash of soft toys that all have names and personalities. This originally stemmed from the fact he was locked alone in an attic for a year, he needed some form of company or he was gonna go crazy, and sleeping alone is meh in his opinion. But then he became attached and after you showed him yours? And you weren’t ashamed of your teddy bears or how much you loved them he confided in you about his. (And you had a tea party)

Problems sleeping ? (Me too bud it’s 3.44 am lol) nonononno baby boy has got you, just snuggle up to him and you’ll be snoozing in no time (I HC that being around belphagor just makes you a little sleepy and the longer you’re there the stronger the urge to sleep gets)

You’re at rad (or out in public and can’t leave) and get overstimmed? Belphie has got you! He keeps sunglasses on him so he can secretly sleep when he’s not supposed to. Also (imo) he’s the king of hoodies, both his main outfits have a hood (and you can’t convince me he doesn’t wear one of them over his uniform as soon as lucifer dips), my boy will slip his hoodie on you and wrap you in a hug to get you away from the noise/sights

(I am now too tired to write anymore, hope yall enjoyed!)

[waitineedaname]

It was Tommy Coolatta’s birthday, and Gordon Freeman was shaking in a Chuck E. Cheese bathroom.

He hadn’t planned to end up there. He hadn’t planned to be in many of the places he’d been in the past… god. Week? Weeks? Month? The realization that he couldn’t remember how long he’d spent trying to escape Black Mesa made him grip the cheap tile of the bathroom countertops and shake even harder.

He’d tried to make it through the party as long as he could, he really had. He’d danced with Bubby and Coomer and tried his hand at the arcade machines and eaten what pizza he could stomach. But it was just… so much. He wasn’t sure how the others could party like that after everything they’d gone through. Everyone coped differently, he supposed.

He should probably go back out there soon, for Tommy’s sake. It was his birthday, after all, and after everything Tommy had done for him, he owed it to him to at least celebrate with him. He just�� needed a minute. Maybe none of them had even realized he’d left yet.

“Mr. Freeman?”

Damn.

“Hey, Tommy.” Gordon offered Tommy a weak smile, though he could see in the mirror that it was more of a grimace. “Sorry, man, I’ll be back out there in a second. It was just… a lot.”

Tommy nodded, a sympathetic look on his face. “Do… Is it okay if I join you?”

“What? You don’t have to keep me company dude, it’s your birthday. Don’t stop having fun on my account.” Gordon tried to wave him towards the door, but Tommy was shaking his head before he’d even finished his sentence.

“No, I… It’s a lot for me too. The-” Tommy gestured vaguely as if searching for a word and failing to find it, “All of it.”

“Oh.” Gordon blinked. “Then, yeah, pull up a chair, I guess.”

Tommy gave him a small smile and shut the bathroom door behind him. He leaned his back against it and let out a sigh that Gordon echoed.

They stood there in silence for a while, Gordon doing his best to get his shaking under control. With anyone else, he might have felt awkward, but this was Tommy. Tommy had been the one to practically carry him through countless tunnels and vats of questionable liquid when he was delirious from blood loss. If there was anyone he trusted to not judge him for having a breakdown in the bathroom, it was Tommy.

The metal of the HEV suit clinked against the linoleum of the sink, and suddenly it struck him how much he wanted this thing off.

“Hey, uh,” Gordon spoke up, clearing his throat. Tommy hummed in acknowledgement, “You’ve read a bunch of manuals, right? Did you read the HEV suit manual?”

“Uh, yeah!”

“Think you could get this thing off me?”

Tommy’s eyes widened like he’d only just realized how long Gordon had been wearing the suit. “Oh! Yeah, I can- I think I can do that.”

Tommy approached him slowly, as if approaching a skittish cat, then became more confident in his movements when Gordon gave no sign of flinching away. He began working on the back of Gordon’s chestplate first, slender fingers working deftly on the bolts and buckles that held it together. It was slow work, but with each piece Tommy lifted off him, Gordon felt he could breathe easier. A literal weight was lifted off him, and it only made him more aware of the ache deep in his bones. Every few minutes, there would be a loud noise from the main entertainment area of the Chuck E. Cheese; Gordon would flinch away from the sound, and Tommy would freeze in his movements, but then they would hear Coomer’s loud laughter or a snide, muffled comment from Bubby, and they would relax and resume their work.

After what felt like eons, Tommy finished unclasping the last buckle on Gordon’s boots, stepping back to let him toe them off himself. The HEV suit was a pile of orange rubble surrounding them, and Gordon suddenly felt exposed in nothing but his socks and the dark jumpsuit he’d been wearing under the suit. He felt like he could stand up straight without straining for the first time in weeks, and the feeling of the overpowered Chuck E. Cheese air conditioning seeping through the sleeves of his jumpsuit left him feeling flayed raw. 

Tommy was staring at him with an unreadable look on his face, hands flexing and unflexing in a nervous stim. He reached out a hand, hesitated, then laid it on Gordon’s left forearm. Gordon’s skin burned under his touch. When was the last time he’d felt someone else’s body heat?

“Can…” Tommy’s voice was quiet and sounded as fragile as Gordon felt, “Can I hug you?”

Gordon didn’t trust himself to speak around the lump the size of a tennis ball in his throat, so he just nodded. Tommy outstretched long arms, and the two of them fell into each other. 

Gordon’s whole body felt like it was buzzing right down to his core. He was lightheaded as everything hit him in that moment. All he had gone through. All he had survived. The fact that he was out, and he was alive. The fact that this was the first time he’d touched someone and felt it on his skin since he’d dropped Joshua off at his mom’s the week of the test. And it was Tommy who got to hold the title of the first person to hug him in far too long. Tommy who had been kind to him even when stress was making them all snappish, and who had made jokes with him when things felt grim. Tommy who had been the only one he trusted when everyone else left him for dead, Tommy who fought by his side so loyally and who removed that horrible suit with such impossible tenderness. 

Gordon pressed his face into the shoulder of Tommy’s filthy polo shirt that smelled like sweat and blood but was warm and had probably been soft at some point, and he let out the loudest sob in his life. His voice shattered on the noise, and then he suddenly couldn’t hold it back anymore, sob after sob wrenching its way out of his throat. 

He wasn’t sure he’d ever cried like this. Not when he was in labor with Joshua, not at any point during the Resonance Cascade, not even when his arm was being cut off. Nothing compared to these deep sobs that seemed to claw their way out of somewhere deep in his soul to burst out of his chest as everything crashed into him all at once.

He could feel Tommy’s fist balled in the back of his jumpsuit, and he could feel and hear Tommy weeping quietly into where he’d pressed his face into Gordon’s hair, and the raw sensations of it all only made him sob harder.

They stood there, clinging to each other until Gordon’s knees couldn’t hold him up any longer, and then they both sank to the ground, still holding onto each other like they were each other’s life lines. Maybe they were.

Eventually, Gordon simply couldn’t cry anymore, his tear ducts emptied, leaving him with a dehydration headache and a sore throat. He didn’t extricate himself from Tommy’s hold, though, and Tommy didn’t seem like he was going to let go any time soon either. He’d cried himself empty sooner than Gordon had, and now he was just stroking his fingers through Gordon’s knotted curls. Gordon didn’t want to think about how nasty his hair must be right now, caked in blood and sweat and god knows what else, but Tommy’s hand in his hair felt more soothing than aloe on a sunburn. 

He snorted quietly when the simile occurred to him. He’d maybe been spending too much time with Tommy. He then immediately shoved that thought away and squeezed Tommy tighter. No, he had not spent nearly enough time with Tommy. Now that they were out, he could let himself think about spending time with Tommy when they weren’t in mortal danger. He couldn’t wait to watch Tommy’s favorite shows and listen to him infodump about them, or walk Sunkist in the sunshine, or take Tommy to his favorite restaurants, or introduce him to Joshua-

Fuck. God, he really liked this guy, huh.

Tommy pulled back ever so slightly, though he didn’t go far. Just enough to be able to look down at Gordon with those kind, intelligent eyes, and Gordon thought he might pass out. He moved his hand from Gordon’s messy ponytail to cup his cheek, and Gordon was certain he was going to pass out.

“Are you okay?” Tommy asked. Gordon laughed despite himself.

“No,” Gordon said, tilting his head to better fit against Tommy’s hand and giving Tommy the tiniest smile, “I don’t think I am.”

Tommy gave him his own sad smile. “That’s okay. I… I don’t think any of us are.”

Gordon snorted. “That’s for damn sure.” 

Tommy was still staring down at him with more tenderness than Gordon was prepared to deal with, “Do…” He paused, licking his lips. Gordon wasn’t embarrassed to say he stared at the motion, “I think I’m done with the party. Do you want to go home?”

“Yeah,” Gordon sighed with more exhaustion than a man his age should feel, “I would love that, bud.”

It took some maneuvering to get them both off the floor without tripping over the chunks of HEV suit on the floor, but neither of them seemed willing to let go of each other more than necessary. Eventually, they made it out of the bathroom, Tommy’s hand warm and solid in Gordon’s own. Dr. Coomer looked up from where he’d been punching apart an arcade machine when they entered the room.

“Ah, hello, Gordon!” He said cheerfully. “You appear to have been peeled!”

“Uh, yeah, Dr. Coomer.” Gordon huffed out a laugh, relieved that that was what Dr. Coomer was pointing out opposed to the fact that his face was definitely puffy and tearstained. “Tommy helped me get the suit off.”

“You look very sporting in your jumpsuit, Gordon!” Dr. Coomer said, returning to his destruction of Chuck E. Cheese property. Tommy smiled down at Gordon, and he was suddenly struck by the realization that the HEV suit had given him a couple inches of height because wow, Tommy was tall. Tommy squeezed his hand and looked up to flag down Gman.

“Hello, son. Dr… Freeman.” Gman greeted them both. Gordon nodded at him. The dude still gave him the creeps, but he could appreciate the parental fondness he’d seen him demonstrate for Tommy over the course of the afternoon.

“Hey, dad.” Tommy gave him a slight wave with his free hand, the other still holding Gordon’s. “I- um, this was a really nice party!”

“I’m… glad to, hear it. I, pulled out all the stops.” 

“I can- I can see that! But, uh. I’m pretty tired. I-... Can you open a portal to Mr. Freeman’s apartment?”

If Gman thought there was anything strange about Tommy asking to go to Gordon’s home and not his own, he didn’t say anything of it. “Of… course. I, will begin to… wrap things up here before, our, friends can cause too much… property damage.”

He gestured to the nearest wall with very little flourish to show them the glowing green portal that hadn’t been there a minute earlier. Tommy gently tugged Gordon in its direction. Behind them, he heard Coomer call out “goodbye, Gordon!” and then in a flash, they were standing in his living room. 

Were this any other situation, Gordon would’ve been embarrassed to show someone the messy state of his apartment without tidying beforehand, but he simply didn’t have it in him to care when his bed was within reach for the first time in weeks. It was his turn to tug Tommy up the narrow stairs and down the hall to his bedroom. They both collapsed on his bed, neither bothering to change out of their bloodstained clothes, which Gordon was sure they’d regret in the morning, but considering he could barely summon the energy to pull the sheets over their shoulders, he decided that was a problem for future Gordon. 

Tommy pulled him into his arms like it was the most natural thing in the world, like this wasn’t the first time he’d ever been in Gordon’s apartment, like they hadn’t met less than an hour before the worst disaster of their lives. Gordon felt the soft flannel of his sheets brush against his skin, and he felt the softness of his pillow under his head, and he felt Tommy’s warm body all around him, and he fell asleep solidly for the first time in weeks.

[anguigenus]

Right now I am greatly enjoying thoughts of a future Gus that regularly goes to the human world just to hang out and explore and stuff. He and Luz have so much fun just sight-seeing and stuff, he loves it.

He starts bringing a camera (which Luz got him for his birthday) so he can bring home (actual human tech made!) photos of the human realm. He makes extremely detailed illusion models of various human stuff to show his dad and anyone who’ll listen and just does this big infodumps on everything he knows concerning them.

When he gets old enough, he goes off to college in the human realm and it’s his greatest dream come true. He actually goes off and lives someplace to get the full experience, though he regularly visits the Boiling Isles. He ends up getting a degree in anthropology so he can professionally study humans. 

(He also gets like five other degrees in various things but eventually has to leave college because magic shenanigans can only bring in so much money.) 

He’s beloved by children everywhere because of his awesome magic tricks which astonish even the adults, plus he’s just always a really cheerful guy, always willing to listen to little kids.

Plus, he’s able to find other people in the human realm that love studying human stuff just as much as him! It’s amazing!

[side note he totally gives away his identity accidentally in several different incidents. It all works out in the end, and he shows some of them the Boiling Isles if they want.]

anyways I am going to continue thinking about this thank you very much

[speuradair]

Bakugou With An Autistic S/O

Bakugou is a very intense person

He's loud, usually angry, and tends to be pretty cold to people

But man, does he try his hardest to tone it down for you

He's already unsure of why someone as amazing as you would like a hothead like him, so the last thing he wants to do is give you any reason to change your mind

He wants to become someone you deserve

That means not only trying to become a better person in general, but also trying to learn more about you and your autism so he can be a considerate boyfriend

He definitely denies it if anyone asks about it, but he's spending a lot of his free time researching Autism and how it affects people who have it

He plays it cool and confident, but he worries about you

Bakugou notices pretty quickly that you have a negative reaction to him being loud

While he's used to other people being bothered by it, it's different with you

He actually cares when he upsets you

Especially when he sees your pained or scared expression

That always makes him feel sick with guilt

It takes a while for him to be able to really control his yelling, as that's pretty much his response to anything, but he's trying his best for you

He understands that loud, sudden noises are upsetting for you

As your boyfriend, he tries to be considerate and comfortable for you to be around

Bakugou starts with changing his reaction to you

He loves you and he's hardly ever genuinely mad at you, but this is Bakugou we're talking about

He's just loud in general

It takes some work, but he gets to a point where he can (usually) maintain a normal volume when talking to you

It's going to take quite a while for him to be able to not tell at other people around you, but it's a start

Similarly, he knows that it can be hard for you to understand what people mean when they say things

He also knows that he's pretty bad about saying things he doesn't actually mean

As that's a pretty strong part of his personality, it's hard for him to just stop doing it

Most likely, he just learns to always clarify what he actually meant

He may get defensive and insist that he doesn't want your attention or affection, but he's also quick to surrender and confess that he really does like it

For you, he'll swallow his pride and make sure you know that he does really care for you and love you

But expect him to be pretty flustered about it

Bakugou is very quick to call people out for being overwhelming or too loud around you

Although, a lot of the time that results in him yelling at them to stop being so loud

Which ends with Kirishima having to remind him to not be loud too

“Shut up, you damn extras! You’re being too loud!”

“Dude, now you’re yelling-”

But he’s trying his best

When it comes to using his quirk around you, Bakugou always makes sure that you have sound canceling headphones!

At some point he gets you a pair of protective earmuffs, and they’re definitely designed to match his hero costume

He gets all blushy and embarrassed when you wear them

He just loves seeing you support him and his hero work by wearing them, even if he was the one who bought them for you

You might have to explain what it is at first, but in general Bakugou is super understanding of your stimming

He’s never going to make any negative comments about it, of course, and he’s more than willing to fight anyone who does

Bakugou gives God-tier pressure stim hugs

Have you seen his arms and how strong he is?

He gives the absolute best pressure stim hugs

If you want him to (or if he thinks you need it, presuming that you’re okay with it in general), he will just pick you up and give you a really tight squeeze

He also really loves laying on top of you, if you want a pressure stim like that

He’s the type to lay on top of you and refuse to get up, claiming that he’s too comfortable now to move

“Katsuki, I have to get up-”

“Shut up, I just got comfortable”

He just buries his face into your neck and wraps his arms around you

He’s fairly self-conscious about holding hands because he knows his hands are sweaty, but if you really want to, he’ll let you stim by playing with his fingers 

He calls everyone else annoying for just breathing too loud, but if you verbal stim, he isn’t saying a word about it

He’d never say it out loud, but he actually loves listening to you

It’s one of his favorite sounds

Similarly, he loves listening to you infodump about your special interest or hyperfixations

Talk for as long as you want, he isn’t bothered at all

He just finds your voice soothing and familiar in general

If you need or want him too, he’s perfectly fine with talking to other people for you

He knows he has a loud hard-to-ignore voice, he’s happy to use that to help you

If people talk over you because you have trouble talking or talk differently, he calls them out immediately 

No one is about to disrespect or ignore you around him

He’d much rather listen to you than them anyway

Bakugou is surprisingly good at comforting you when you have a sensory overload or a meltdown

Despite his general rough persona and exterior, seeing you so upset and/or vulnerable softens something in him

His usual urge to protect you just gets stronger and he just wants to do everything he can to make you feel better

He’s great at getting you two out of overwhelming situations, and he’s particularly good at getting you two out of dense crowds

One benefit of being intimidating is that people tend to move of his way very easily

If you like being held as comfort, this is when his skill at tight pressure stim hugs comes in handy

He’s able to pull you against him and hide you away in his chest, giving you a really tight hug

He’ll stay there like that with you until you’re feeling okay again, and then probably another five minutes just for good measure

If you’re not okay with being touched when you’re upset, he’ll just sit beside you quietly, making sure that no one else tries to bother or upset you until you’re feeling okay again

He may not be saying much, but he’s very dedicated to being there for you 

Bakugou is the rough around the edges, and he knows that

He knows that, and he works to improve and be more considerate for you

He loves you, he wants you to be comfortable, and he wants to be the great, supportive boyfriend you deserve