#so it was nice to honor it again

[wandering-words]

24 for avanine 💕

I saw that @church-of-lilith filled this one but here’s my interpretation! Hope y’all like it <3

(Set after 1x09 Step Class)

Ava never let herself feel like shit, it was one of her survival tactics that had kept her around this long, but oh did she feel like shit today.

Her grandmother was barely lucid, her eyes looking into Ava’s blankly, desperately, clearly trying to get something grounding in light of her recent diagnosis.

And then there was the step show, which of course had fallen on the same day.

Usually when Ava was insulted, she barely let the other person get a word in before she was being more biting, more to-the-point, or more over-the-top so that they would stop barraging her. But today she barely had the bandwidth to do that, not even itching to say something back as Janine launched into a tirade about how Ava couldn’t be trusted, that Janine believed in her but now wasn’t quite sure.

What was worse was that Ava felt a pang of hurt in her heart and warmth in her cheeks, clearly affected by Janine’s words. Janine was gesturing around, her eyes narrowed in anger and exasperation, and if all of her hurt hadn’t been directed at Ava, Ava would’ve been impressed at Janine finally standing up for herself.

But not today.

Luckily, everything worked out in the end, and Ava and Janine were able to team up for the show. At the end, Janine was panting from exertion (even though she did like, what, one move?) but her eyes were crinkled at the edges and she was beaming.

Ava couldn’t hear the shorter woman from where Ava was standing by the kids, but she could see Janine mouth something like “I knew Ava would come through” and it made a burst of pride spark in Ava’s chest.

After the step show had wrapped up in the gym, Ava was sitting on one of the benches, texting her sister about her grandmother. She’s been doing better, her sister texted, and she’s glad you stayed behind to do the show. She knows how much those kids mean to you.

Ava let out a soft smile, one that she wished her grandmother could see in person so that Ava would get a glimpse of one of her grandmother’s fond, loving smiles that would re-crease the folds near her eyes and spread the otherwise blank line of her mouth upwards.

She was so focused on her grandmother’s success that she didn’t notice Janine’s tentative presence, the woman looking nervously at Ava before sitting down beside her.

It was only when Janine opened her mouth, saying that she was sorry that Ava looked up, trying her best to hide how startled she was.

“It’s okay. You had no way of knowing.”

Her voice came out tired, exhausted, and although it wasn’t the typical vulnerability she was used to showing, it still felt like she was unwrapping layers of her heart and handing them to the shorter woman on a silver platter.

Janine looked at her knowingly, as if she knew what it was like to be one of the two caregivers for a woman in critical condition, but then she looked down at her lap, as if afraid to meet Ava’s eyes.

“It’s not okay, though. I know you probably don’t want to talk to me about it, but I’m here… you know, if you change your mind.”

There was something so grounding about that statement. Ava had been floating for most of her life, only able to keep herself away from ruin by doing most of the work herself, or cheating her way to the top (which, while unethical, meant that Ava was staying on top), but Janine was here.

Ava didn’t need to keep up pretenses with her. There was no lying or manipulation Ava would need to wield. Ava had effectively shown Janine one of the worst sides of her, followed by one of the most vulnerable ones, and she still wasn’t leaving her.

Not only wasn’t she leaving, but she was offering to stay.

Ava was never a very physically affectionate person, but the urge to hug the shorter woman came over her strongly, and Ava found herself wanting to chase the urge.

She had been keeping everything so guarded to her chest, locked with hundreds of locks, and Ava wanted to undo some of those.

Spectators be damned.

Janine looked at her expectantly, almost nervously, and she gasped in surprise when Ava wrapped her arms around Janine’s neck, tucking her head in the space between Janine’s shoulder and the delicate skin of her neck.

“Oh.”

“Shut up, Janine,” Ava murmured against the warm skin of Janine’s neck, and she felt Janine’s chest rising and falling as she laughed softly.

Then Janine reciprocated the hug, wrapping her arms around Ava, feeling the warmth of the taller woman that she was unlikely to show Janine again.

But she could enjoy it for now.

When Ava pulled away, Janine felt colder.

“Thanks.” Ava’s voice was softer than it ever was around Janine.

“Yeah.”

It was the only word Janine could choke out before Ava was gone.

[sophistired18]

Random kryk hcs bc why not!

-Kuroo definitely fell first but kenma was the one who pointed it out: "Kuro, for hating this guy as much as you do, you sure don't shut up about him"

-Kuroo feels betrayed by his keen observation skills bc now he cant help but notice how yaku's eyebrows scrunch when he's frustrated or how his tongue sticks out when he's focused. The worse thing is he can't help but think its cute. This puts him in a dilemma bc this is the guy he's supposed to hate.

-yaku on the otherhand can't help but think kuroo is an absolute jerk who won't leave him alone. (He eventually thinks of kuroo as a close friend, but he's still both of these things)

-I've already said this before, but they definitely always sat together on the bus (kai never wanted to get in between them)

-When they got in a relationship, they never told kai but they knew he definitely knew. (They both had cleanup duty after class and Kai was wondering what was taking them so long. He found them kissing in the class and he just sighed turned around and acted like he saw nothing)

-Yaku's toes get cold at night, so he shoves them between kuroos legs

-Kuroo loves kissing yaku's freckles. (It was the biggest revelation to him when he saw yaku's freckles all over his body when they were changing in the lockeroom first year. He has never been the same since and now he makes sure to let yaku know how much he loves them)

-Kryk didn't like their seniors much, so when they were becoming 3rd years, they talked abt what they were going to do better. Kai suggested they do a team morale kind of thing, so kuroo and yaku nerded out and made up the "we are blood" anthem in chem class

-Yaku likes pulling down Kuroos tie to kiss him. Kuroo is a masochist so he doesn't complain abt the neck pain

-Although one time when they were secretly making out in a cramped storage closet for like 20 minutes, kuroo came out of it with his neck sore since it was super uncomfortable bending down for so long in a tight space (he beared with it bc of the heat of the moment but now it was really catching up to him). Yaku refused to kiss him for 4 days until he caved to Kuroos pleads that 'it didn't hurt that bad'

-Kuroo gets jealous easily, but he never thought it would ever be towards the team. Usually he's chill and only ever treats his juniors well (for the most part) but one time when they were all changing in the lockeroom, Lev saw a big freckle on yaku's back and poked at it out of curiosity (bc he's an idiot) and yaku shrieked and proceeded to scold at him. Something in kuroo snapped (bc he's the only one who can touch yaku's freckles) and he was extra strict and relentless on correcting Lev's blocking. This made everyone alittle confused on his behavior, not bc Lev didn't deserve it (he needs to get better anyways) but bc he was acting differently: "Hey, don't you think Kuroo-san is acting a bit harsher to Lev than usual? Its like he and Yaku-san switched places..."

-When Yaku gets jealous, he's more silent about it and refuses to admit it, usually he acts like nothing is wrong. But kuroo knows that a silent yaku definitely means something is wrong so he pokes and pries until yaku finally decides to tell him. Eventually they get better at communicating this.

-Yaku is usually more reluctant on physical affection, but when he makes the first move, kuroo swears his heart will explode

-Sometimes Yaku nonchalantly says blunt compliments to Kuroo without realizing what he said: "We should come to this beach again. I like how the sunset looks on the water. It reminds me of your eyes" and kuroo will just sit in confused shock and fluster. Yaku will ask him what's wrong and Kuroo will be like "DID YOU JUST COMPARE MY EYES TO THE SUNSET??" and then its yaku's turn to fluster and try to take back what he said. (Yaku's bluntness is his greatest weapon that just so happens to stab him in the back too)

- Yaku gets fixated on Kuroos slender hands and when their fingers are interlocked, he'll complain that it shouldn't be possible his hands are that big compared to his and kuroo will just say "maybe its just that your hands are too small" and then yaku bites his finger

- Yaku also always steals a bite of food from his friends or juniors, which makes kuroo realize Yaku doesn't really steal his food and when he offers yaku his food, yaku usually declines. This makes kuroo get a little sad and he offhandedly brought it up to kenma who just looked at him weird: "Kuro, usually people get sad when other people steal their food, not the other way around." Kuroo had enough and decided to confront yaku about why he never steals his food, and yaku just says "Because you have the worst taste in food" and kuroo just sulks. Yaku just laughs at him until he finally admits the truth: "You big idiot, why would I wanna steal from the person I love?" (Kuroo doesn't get upset anymore but he always gets super happy now whenever yaku accepts food he offers to him)

- Yaku's favorite spot to sleep is on Kuroo's chest, and its the only time he'll acknowledge the fact that he appreciates their height difference so that he can feel kuroo's limbs totally surround him when theyre cuddling. He'll definitely never admit that to kuroo though.

For timeskip i have a ton of diff hcs on how they navigate that, but lemme know if anyone's interested in hearing me ramble abt that!

[chiropteracupola]

So come fill up your glasses of brandy and wine / Whatever it costs I will pay / So be easy and free, when you're drinking with me / I'm a man you don't meet every day...

[pondhue]

i love reading people's replies and tags and comments but not in a "obsessed with numbers/placing my value on interactions" way. i mean it in a, "wow. i love this thing so much. and people also love this thing. and they love the thing i made out of love and appreciation i have for said thing and we can love and appreciate it together" way.

[skade32]

Inspired by ABBA’s “Slipping through my fingers” lyrics:

I read a fic on AO3 with these lyrics and I WISH I REMEMBERED THE NAME SO I COULD RECOMEND IT

I was inspired to like encapsulate some ‘childhood memories’ of the Fushiguro siblings that I like to imagine Gojo has reminders of in the form of drawings and objects and letters and photos in his office.

In my found family fantasies, Gojo would relate to these lyrics regarding Tsumiki (don’t come after me I know this is mostly copium idc) and her sudden disappearance from his life. Also a little bit for Megumi who is not so suddenly, but nonetheless moving farther away from him as he both becomes an adult and no longer needs Gojo as much as he once did.

This was not really planned to be a whole thing. I initially just drew the bottom panel for fun bc I’m extremely not normal about teenage-single-parent-gojo (again I’m aware of the copium please don’t burn me at the stake) and idk I just couldn’t tear myself away from working on it and the next thing I knew it built itself up to the whole page and I hope other people can enjoy it as much as I have.

Description:

A graph paper notebook page covered entirely with a graphite sketch of a quickly thrown together comic scene. Two panels are featured atop the background which appears to be a cluttered desk in the foreground with numerous kinds of papers strewn about from mission reports to a letter addressed to Tsumiki. Amongst the papers in the top right corner, just adjacent to the first featured panel, a traditional jar of ink supports a dark pen, gently resting at an angle against the ink well. The pen seems to have been carelessly put aside as ink still drips down into the well below. The small portion of the scene not taken up by the desk has the walls, covered entirely by nondescript talismans, loosely sketched so not to drive too much attention from the subjects of the piece.

Wax drips from long-neglected candles, leaving almost no remnants of the once smooth and unblemished form it must have held just hours earlier that day. The residues of the wax leave bulbous trails, stopping just before the edge of the candle-holder sitting just to the left of the first feature panel.

Within the first panel is a scene of a little girl, squatting down so her shorts sit just above the heels of her little rubber rain boots. She seems distracted, lost in thought, as the rain pelts her and the sidewalk beside her becomes more reminiscent of a canal rather than a pedestrian pathway. The overgrown garden of the small cottage she loiters by fades into the misty sky, dark leafy bushels obscured by the soft glow of a lamplight to her left shoulder which complains achingly to the deafened thoughts of Tsumiki’s mind, still lost pondering the butterfly that rests gently upon her outstretched fingers, lovingly sheltered from the oppression of each raindrop which could rip its fragile scales in an instant. Such danger seems to not affect Tsumiki as she endures the assault from the heavens to endure the butterfly gets not a drop on his fragile wings. Her left hand holds the umbrella at such an angle that tree butterfly’s safety is assured, her own soggy hair a small price to pay for preserving such a beautiful creature.

Connecting the edge of this panel’s bottom edge to the background, a small square with a slanted cursive script writes “Slipping through my fingers all the time…”

The second panel, shifted slightly to the right of the former, occupying the focus of the bottom half of the page, displays a simpler image. The bright smile of a certain white haired idiot grows brighter as black spikes hair brushes against his chin. His dimple’s grow deeper when he notices the camera flashing at him and his disgruntled child relenting finally to sleep against his collarbone— leaving no doubt to any onlooker that the smile reached his eyes, true glee racking the young man’s expression as he jokingly flaps a limp hand about in a greeting gesture towards the camera. Whether or not Megumi’s participation in this memory was unwitting or not, that was up for debate. Regardless, the boy was clearly exhausted. Likely from some kind of jujutsu training after a mission that day if his athletic shorts and Gojo’s uniform were any indication.

A text box yet again connects to the bottom left corner of this panel reading: “…I try to capture every minute…”

[warmsol]

i did something crazy (actually played the sims)

[mossymandibles]

I mean this in the nicest way possible. I desire to consume your art and your character designs. I've been drooling over them for months.

Ouuu thank you thankk you, I’ll be sure to use plany of seasonings

[here-comes-the-moose]

So people were talking about how the Bad Batch grieved Tech and how it wasn’t overly emotional and whatnot, but I didn’t see anything wrong with it and I think now I know why:

The Bad Batch grieve like us Catholics.

[marilearnsmandarin]

Word (of Honor) of the day:

善 shàn - good, virtuous

(episode 1)

善恶 shàn'è - good and evil

到头 dàotóu - to/at the end

报 bào - reward, retribution

善恶到头终有报 shàn'è dàotóu zhōng yǒu bào - Good and evil will be rewarded in the end; you'll get what you deserve

(episode 1)

ZZS calls Gu Xiang 小善人 after she gives him wine.

(episode 4)

温大善人, "Philanthropist Wen"

[alaskan-wallflower]

i haven’t even started school yet and i already want to kill myself 😭

[azurecatboy]

kinda went mia for a bit there but it's just cuz the boy has been visiting this last week (he goes back tomorrow morning 🥺 💔)

I do want to catch up on ffxivwrite prompts, at my own pace, but I'm very happy overall because this is the most I've done for any challenge like this since uh

Maybe middle school? lol so yeah

Just been super happy to write out the little vignettes that have been stuck in my brain for literal years

And been absolutely chuffed reading up on the blorbos-in-law :> thank for the food, I still need to catch up but aaa I love what I have read

[callmehere-iwillappear]

yall i got my first ever 'update when' comment today whats up. am i part of the cool kids club now

[rxttenfish]

one of those fun little traits that endlessly humor me about writing miranda but that i dont really get to talk about is that shes a reverse monsterfucker. and shes REALLY obvious about it once you notice it.

like shes out here just talking like all the monsterfuckers do but its specifically about humans. their hands are so soft, so small, so dexterious and light... their skin is so soft, so smooth. they are covered in fuzz and hair and have such an excellent mane right up on top of their heads that makes them look so proud and noble. they curve so excellently, all supple and with so many excellent handholds to keep them close. they are even self-heated! they feel so warm all of the time! perfect for cuddles, perfect for holding close, they let you know all of their little parting touches and make it so obvious every time they do touch you!!

honestly, to miranda humans are like... a luxury good. like thats the association in her mind, between the feeling of our hair and skin, and the way that it is skin and presses inwards to provide cushioning, and are warmed, and fit perfectly against her. shes like someone getting flustered for a werepanther. its really very cute.

[uhohdad]

there’s so many words in the English language and none of them could even begin to describe how genuinely excited I am for the next chapter😭😭ur writing is so MUAH perfection I’ve re read the story like 7 times since it’s came out sjsjsjxjjsidjx its literally taken over my brain I need this story injected in my veins atp

😭😭😭 ilysm thank you for your lovely kind words <3 <3 <3 💖💕💗🥺💖💕💞

adding the final garnishes and i will be serving to you soon i hope it meets your expectations <3

[vllergy]

Hiii hellooo, don’t mind me just sailing in to say I read your Jin/Vesen fic and was TRANSPORTED ✨ I’ve read your content before and am always excited to see you post ☺️ Thank you so much for sharing these two with us!! 🩷 Going to be rereading it for a while, they have such an endearing dynamic 👏 I read on another ask that you were open to requests and just wanted to mention I would expire if you wrote a fic of Jin at work with a cold and Vesen dealing with that 😂 but of course no pressure at all if that’s not of interest!! Thank you for your writing and time ❤️

what heck!! you cant do this to me i will literally sob right here right now? like my heart was already overflowing and now it is going to explode straight out of my chest this is so beyond kind i'm genuinely in shock. thank YOU for reading and taking the time to tell me it means the world fr

and especially about my idiot brain children its always so terrifying throwing your ocs out into the world and wondering what people will vibe with or not but the fact that someone is enjoying their stupid gay divorced couple vibes is bringing me so much warmth and light lmaoo so thank you

I ALSO?? LOVE THIS REQUEST? consider it DONE my friend my brain is truly on fire with possibilities right now vesen is going to be absolutely terrible about it and jin will want to crawl under his desk and never come out thank you for this god tier idea your brain is so BIG and beautiful i'm never sure if people want to be tagged in things but whenever i finish it i'll be sure to tag it #vesjin so you can find it!!!! c:

[yakozy]

had a fun time being their enrichment! tucked em in real nice and sweet

ft. bonus little meow meow little wheek wheek so happy he got to fight again