#so now i'm kinda craving my extended family

[tumblasha]

i miss perú. especially the food from my dad's hometown, moyobamba. i want to eat the caldo de gallina from the restaurant by the tarapoto airport. i want to travel to the town an hour away from my grandparents' house to eat majás. i want to make juanes with my grandmother. i want to visit my aunts and uncles and eat around lima. i want to go to my mom's hometown, jauja, and eat cuy. i want to go to a random chicken chain restaurant (rocky's? roxy's? they're literally two different chains that are also the same). i want to eat at bembos where they put fries in the burgers. i'll even take going back to houston (where my mom's family is visiting now) and eat at a peruvian restaurant there. it's the first time Ever that i'm comfortable speaking spanish to all my relatives, none of that "i'm so young and they're so old" fear, none of that language insecurity. i want to go see my family :(

[gadriezmannsgirl]

Expecting -P.G

Also known as Gender Reveal (4)!

Summary: You are extending your family

"I would love to give you another kid and give Lena a baby sibling" He smiled

"Are you up for practicing now?" You laugh

"Gotta finish drying these dishes first"

"None of that" Pablo shook his head "That's already done, we gotta give our babygirl the sibling she wants and the boy I'm hoping for"

You couldn't help but remember once more that night of two months ago where Pablo and you decided to try to have another baby. Doing it more than usual, Pablo persuading both of you and his parents to take care of Helena some nights and both of you trying to make zero sound if she was asleep in her room, but you couldn't help it, you and Pablo were also excited to become parents once more.

Your leg was bouncing as you were waiting with him on your bathroom, the test result. You had already done three within the time and all of them had the same result.

"It's time" Pablo said as the timer clicked "You want to?" You nodded standing up and grabbing the stick.

Sighing, you looked at him sadly. "Not pregnant" appeared on the digital screen

He sighed too and grabbed it from you "It's okay" He said "We can keep trying, we are in no rush"

"I want my baby" You said whinning lightly

Ever since he told you that, you couldn't help but think of a baby Pablo, you wanted your babyboy and knowing the fact that Pablo had his little princess but also wanted that boy of his, so badly, so that he could play war with and have "Dad-son" talks about anything made your desire of having him increase

"And you will have it, amor" He kissed your lips sweetly "We had to try several months for Helena, she was hard to get" You smiled softly

"I know" You sighed melting into his arms "I just-" You cut yourself looking straight into his eyes "I don't know why I'm being so pushy about this"

"Talk to me, amor" You sighed shaking your head

"I don't really know, Pabs. I just- I get the feeling we did it, I start craving weird stuffs randomly, I cry about anything these past days and I thought we had it, for that thing" You look at the test in his hands "to say I'm not pregnant and it kinda brings me down. Like... I made myself believe I am four times but I'm not" You laughed shaking your head "I don't know, Pabs. I can't explain it"

"I want it too, amor. I wanna see you with our baby in your beautiful tummy once again, I wanna be able to sing and talk to it, I want Helena to do it too, I want her to see the wonders her mom can do" You smile softly as he kissed your nose "I want to massage your swollen ankles and try to keep up with those mood swings" You laugh this time for real as he leans in to kiss your cheek "It will eventually come, mi amor. We just gotta wait and keep trying" He pulls a stray of your hair behind your ear "Remember what the Doctora said to us when we wanted Helena?"

"Don't stress, take it slow and it'll come" You whisper

"Don't stress, take it slow and it'll come" He nodded "Let's just follow her steps once more, yeah?" You nod feeling better

"You're right" You say moving to grab his chin and plant a kiss on his lips

"¡Mami! ¡Papi! Look what I just did!" Helena's voice sounded around the house as you smiled at each other, Pablo leaned in once more and opened the door for you to step out "¡Mami! ¡Papi!"

"Coming, ladybug!"

Three months have passed from that and you did were trying but taking it slow, you eventually realized that Pablo was right and baby two will come whenever it had to, you stopped, somehow, preassuring yourself into get pregnant at once and just enjoyed the alone time with your husband like you have done your whole time together and your time as a family too.

"¿Amor?" Pablo asked you as you did your after shower routine, you hum letting him know to keep on talking "Are your breast feeling sore?" His question had you stopping your movements

"No, why?"

"They definitely look bigger than before"

"They grew when I gave birth to Helena, amor"

"Well I know that, but they are a bit bigger than before" You touched your breasts and shaked your head

"I'm not feeling anything, Pabs" You smiled "I think you just want to touch them, isn't it?" He laughed shaking his head

"As much as I love to, I'm being serious, nena" You shook your head

"Let's go to sleep, casanova"

It had been two weeks after that little chat when Pablo looked at you confused as you cutted a pickle in half, picked a slice of jam and honey to put it in the pickle

"What?" You asked with your mouth full, he shook his head "I was craving some"

"And all together?" You nod

"Mom, can I have a bit?"

"You don't like pickles"

"I meant a bit of honey, mami" You chuckled

"¡Oh!" You turned to grab some bread and suddenly stopped

"Nena, you're okay?" Pablo's worried voice came to you and soon he was next to you "Are you okay?" He replied as you closed your eyes feeling everything around you spin

"Yeah, I just- everything's spinning"

"Sit down, amor" He said making you sit

"Momma, ¿Estas bien?" You nod still eyes closed

"I'm good, mi vida. I'm just a bit dizzy" You smiled at her

You looked at Pablo once more, who was looking at you with his eyebrows furrowed, you sighed knowing what it mean, we'll talk it later.

"How are you feeling?" He asked as soon as he got inside your shared bedroom after putting Helena to sleep

"Everything's fine, mi amor" You said looking up from your book

"No, not everything's fine. I see you, mi vida. Something's wrong with you" He said "You have body changes, you look more radiant, you have been sleeping more and have weird cravings... Don't you think-?" You shook your head getting what he meant

"No, amor. I'm not"

"Are you sure?" You nod slowly "Do a test" He asked

"Pabs-" He cut you off

"For me, please" He pleaded as you sighed getting up from the bed and going to the bathroom.

You pulled out a test and did your thing, after washing your hands, you got out watching him sit in your bedside, you got behind him and hugged him.

"Three minutes, mi vida" You whispered, he nodded checking his phone

When the phone rang, you got up with Pablo hot on your heels.

"Don't feel bad if it's negative" Pablo said grabbing your hand

"I won't. I'm happy with how we are right now but yes, I'll be happy too if we are pregnant" He smiled and kissed your lips, both of you grabbed the stick and pulled it up

Pregnant.

You, excited, shook your head and felt tears up your eyes, Pablo laughed with his arms around you.

"Bebé" You said holding onto his arms around your waist "We did it! We are pregnant, mi niño" He kissed your cheek and picked you up twirling you both around

"When Helena finds out" He trailed off with a smile

"She's gonna be so happy" You completed feeling Pablo kiss your lips

And indeed, she was.

"OHMYGOD, OHMYGOD, OHMYGOD!" She had repeated jumping around the whole place "I'm having a baby sibling!" She yelled excited, she had left her ice cream cup when Pablo told her the news.

Can you believe it? She had left her ice cream forgotten as she started making up plans on what was she gonna do with her sister or brother, both of you, smiled at each other and looked at her paying attention to every single one of her plans, often making a contribution in her little plans.

Helena was often touching your belly, kissing it and talking to it, following her dad's steps, sometimes you catched her falling asleep there, smiling widely and Pablo watched you two, his heart almost exploding from happiness.

Two months had gone by and you were three months in, your tummy still flat, Pablo had done a doctor's appointment two days after and you learned you were 4 weeks into it when you were trying on how to tell your family. That same week you were hosting, your monthly family get together and decided to still not say anything because you still had not a good way to inform the newest addition to your little family.

You had said to Helena to not say a thing yet, since you were going to make a surprise, she had loved the idea.

"¡Hola!" You said coming outside with Helena, to greet your in-laws, your family and your friends

"You are looking gorgeous, Y/N" Belén said smiling as you blushed

"Thank you, señorita. You are certainly not left behind"

"What about me?" Your mom joked as you hugged her tightly

"You already know it, señorita. I wanna look like you when I get older" You kissed your mom's cheek repeatedly

"I want a hug from my mamá Y/M/N too" Helena asked pulling her hands up to your mother

"Come here, mi cielito" Your mom, smiled pulling her up to her waist

"Y/N, Pablo's being annoying!" Alejandro, his childhood friend yelled as you turned around smiling

"So? You deal with it!" You said winning a round of laughter

You fell into a nice chat, Pablo's dad and yours were in charge to do the grill, you, your mom's (Belén and yours) and Aurora finished the salad and drinks. Helena and Aurora's babygirl, Amanda, were playing around inside the house.

"Let me help you with that, mi vida" Pablo said watching you with the drinks when the door rang

"I'll go then" He nodded pecking your lips

"¡Pedro González!" You exclaimed as he laughed

"Sorry for being late, Y/N Y/L/N Páez" He said laughing and hugging you "Had to drive Fer because his car broke down"

"Don't you worry, cariño. Everything's good, we're in the back"

You walked whilst chatting with him and eventually you both came out where the get together was, Pedro started greeting everyone and called for Helena.

"¡Lena!" He called her as she turned around quickly, her face lighted up. She was a sucker for her uncle/godfather Pepi and uncle/godfather Pepi was a sucker for her

"¡Tio Pepi, tio Pepi!" She ran to him as he lifted her up kissing her cheeks

"How are you?"

"I'm good, tio" She smiled "Guess what?" He nodded telling her to keep going "I'm gonna be a big sister!"

Everyone in the backyard stopped what they were doing and listened to Helena, when she realized she had messed up, she looked at Pablo and then to you, with her big brown eyes a bit sad

"I'm sorry" She said as you shook your head smiling

"Guess it's out now" You said

"We're expecting!" Pablo yelled smiling as everyone got crazy hugging you both

"Momma, I'm sorry" Helena said coming up to you as you lifted her up, enjoying it before you couldn't because of your belly

"It's okay, mi amor" You smiled brushing her wavy hair out of her face, Pablo looked at you both hugging you both, three, better said

"I think this was the greatest way to reveal it, ladybug" Helena smiled

"But still we gotta teach you how to keep secrets better" You said causing Helena to hide in your neck smiling and Pablo to laugh kissing your head

"Yes, we do"

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Taglist: @gaviypedrisbride @stuckinaf4nfiction @elijahslover @azzpenswrld

[chucktaylorupset]

9 People to Get to Know Better (Tag Game)

tagged by @immortaljailor thanks for tossing me a free one, badumtss

3 ships you like:

Kabru x Laius Touden (Dungeon Meshi) Autistic narrative foils who fuck. One is a blond bombshell of a knight and the other is a short king (well, not literally, but). I love ships where one is like, internally tearing apart their mental furniture about their dick getting them into this situation, and the other one is like hee hoo i love you!

Keeley Jones x Roy Kent x Jamie Tartt (Ted Lasso) Everyone here is hot and prone to hilarious stupidity. Roy is almost definitely internally screeching about willingly sticking his dick in Jamie.

Louis de Pointe du Lac x Daniel Molloy (Interview With the Vampire (TV)) Listen. Listen I know the entire point of this show is that Louis does not get better with every old man he hooks up with. I know that. But hear me out: third try's the charm

First ship ever:

This memory could not be retrieved. If you go in my blog archive, Cassian Andor x Bodhi Rook (Rogue One) is there pretty early tho

Last song you heard:

all eyes on me - bo burnham transposed to his original voice the way this hits different than the original haunts me

Favorite childhood book:

Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Waterson I don't know which volume, we owned a lot when I was growing up, but my dad would read them to me and my sister, and he would do voices. It made reading the hamster huey and the gooey kablooey comic very meta. The irony is I was very much a Susie growing up, and now I am nearly ideologically identical to Calvin. I did like the jokes, but also I just really liked Hobbes because he was a tiger.

Currently reading:

TCGF book 1 recommended by @sidecharactersdomatter, just want to be able to hang out in the same fandom/narrative spaces Babel by R.F. Kuang, given to me by a friend

Currently consuming:

Dungeon meshi anime, the magnus protocol kinda? I'm behind on both. I have a bunch of series I have ADHD wandered away from like the Bear s2, despite it being very good. I have entered the workforce and the things I do has decreased to focus on facillitating that. It is very sad.

Currently craving:

More Labru. More blonde bombshell knight bottoming. I know the labru fandom has mercifully universally agreed that the tall one gets to be the bottom this time, but I need more! (i have more, i just lack the mood and the willpower to write. i should probably post the concepts as bullet fics)

we're going to my extended family's soon for a belated lunar new year and i wanna eat my ba ngoais curry and the family egg rolls. let's GOOO

my mood's been in a gully lately but i wanna get back to the part where i'm ENERGIZED and DOING THINGS and it's not SO FUCKING COLD OUTSIDE

Tagging:

@sidecharactersdomatter, @fratgrl, @unbenchthekench @captainjonnitkessler @liesmyth @belovedblabber @professorsparklepants @twyrrinren @dabidagoose and anyone else who wants to join in!

[consumeroflemoans]

Hello, you asked for Vilidia asks and I'm gonna try my damndest to deliver because I crave content of them as well, so I'm just gonna knock out a few scenarios I have in my head, they're a bit half baked, but I hope that's fine

So the social event thought, Vil is famous, Idias family is kinda too, he's bound to be forced to attend something at some point and does acting coincide with conglamerate shit? Probably not, but I don't know how being famous works and a man can dream

This then could lead to a classic run-in and then "chilling outside because you're the only person here I like or maybe even know", but what I personally think is just a tad funnier is if the rest of Idias whole extended family was also present and Vil can be introduced to those guys for a nice little "wtf Idia has friends/a boyfriend", depends on wether he'd be willing to tell them, and not only that it's Vil fucking Schönheit

Of course there's Mr. and Ms. Shroud which in and of itself already good, but an idea I've seen floating around too is that Idia has a cousin who could be TWST Zeus and I like that thought plus aunts, uncles, whoever you want really

Secondly, something smaller is that I like to think Idia at some point in his life is going to get glasses because I have glasses come on, he sees more blue light than sunlight

And now that could go over into funky glasses frame shopping because just because glasses are made to make you see better doesn't mean that they aren't just as much capable of looking fun and I think Vil would agreePlus you could also get a nice chain to attach if you wanted to

Proceeding with more fashion stuff, now it's no uncommon scenario to see Vil dress Idia up a bit, but I also like the thought that by the end Idia is so flustered that his hair is entirely pink and now the outfit colours Vil picked out don't work anymore

I might come back at some point and tell you about more thoughts, but I feel like that's enough for now and I hope you enjoyed them

Have a nice day :]

Dude I am going absolutely insane

AUACAUA omg

Vil and Idia at some stuffy party they don’t want to be at is golden.

I absolutely adore Vil having the chance to meet Idia’s family but also consider:

They’re the only two outside and already familiar with each other. Vil notices Idia visibly uncomfortable. He doesn’t want to have to dress up and socialize, that much is obvious. They stand in silence for a long time, far enough apart to not intrude on one another. Vil mentally debates the whole time, wondering if he could be irresponsible for just one night. He wants to help Idia, but he has an obligation to make his presence known at the party. Eventually he decides, sweeping over towards Idia in whatever elegant gown he donned. Vil asks point blank if Idia wants to get out of there. Idia’s obviously taken aback but stutters out an agreement. They take a night out, finding some gazebo far from any human life and spend the night together. They’re still in their formal wear as they explore together and chat, but neither of them mind much. Outside of the obligations of the party, it’s nice to have a chance to be themselves.

Augh actually on the topic of Vil and family I feel like he’d be kind of shocked by Idia having a large family. It’s always been just him and his dad, so him suddenly having a massive extended family would be so fun. Also I feel like he’d be the kind of guy to absolutely adore kids. He might not have them for himself, but he loves Ortho and any of Idia’s younger cousins. Idia finds it really endearing seeing Vil get along so well with his family.

ALSO OMG IDIA EITH GLASSES

I’m just imagining Vil looking over the options with Idia, both of them trying to find the perfect one to match his vibe. They can’t seem to find the perfect one, so they take matters into their own hands. Both of them have the money and talent to design custom glasses. Vil would sketch out designs for different outfits and scenarios while Idia would build the frames and add some sort of techno magic to them. He can’t have boring regular glasses after all.

Omg one of my favorite things ever is them combining Idia’s technological genius with Vil’s skill with design. They could pull together so many cool tech savvy outfits

Just them trying fashion together!!! Aaaaa Vil dressing Idia, standing back to appraise him, and saying Idia looks stunning. Idia immediately breaks, his hair flaring a bright pink and Vil watches him smugly. Vil adores how easily he can break Idia and he often will whisper small compliments into his ear just to see that reaction. They pass each other in the halls and Vil leans down for a brief moment to say Idia looks cute. Idia tugs his hood over his head and quickly shuffles away, now unable to think about anything besides Vil.

Swipe you thank you so much for feeding me. As promised I am kissing you platonically /silly

Now excuse me while I die

[therobinwing]

thanks @autumncalls for tagging me :>

Share your wallpaper: I'm also not comfortable sharing my phone wallpaper for privacy reasons, but my PC wallpaper is this screenshot of a trail in Red Dead Online:

(the hot air balloon is a modder who fortunately was friendly and didn't like, kill us with magic.)

Last song you listened to: Currently listening to "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra

Currently reading: The last thing I started reading was "Severed: A History of Heads Lost and Heads Found" by Frances Larson, but who knows if I'll actually finish it

Last movie you watched: Brokeback Mountain

Craving: not having to work today?

What are you wearing right now: Sweatshorts and a pyjama t-shirt

How tall are you: 165cm/5'4 :/

Piercings: so technically I got my ears pierced but those have definitely closed back up at this point

Tattoos: none, but I kinda wanna get a stylised lil flower on my ankle

Glasses? Contacts? I wear glasses when I'm at my computer. Technically they're good for any kind of screen but I don't need them that badly and I don't like wearing them when I'm like, lounging around

Last drink: Water with my meds in it

Last thing I ate: my meds? last actual food was a chocolate croissant

Last show: uuuh I watched a few episodes of Bluey a while ago?

Favourite colour: rainbow

Current obsession: the new zelda game

Unrelated obsession: red dead 2

Any pets: no :( but i really want cats!

Do you have a crush on anyone: i'm aromantic so i don't really do crushes. I do have a few squishes (like, friend crushes) on ppl from the red dead discord I'm in though :>

Favourite fictional characters: oh so many. lately i've been particularly obsessed with CharlesnSmith from red dead though

The last place you travelled: my parent's. but like, actual big travel, Croatia with a bunch of extended family last summer!

tagging @something-something-sonnschein and @courfeyracs-swordcane if you wanna :>

[1d1195]

EXACTLY WHAT I THINK TOO! Which is why I full on thought you had a brother lol And it's sweet that your sister helps you out! What is your style though or like aesthetic that you tend to gravitate towards?

My dad wants to look more into the native tribes around the area he was born because apparently his grandmother spoke a fluently a native language?! Crazy lol And honestly bestie I support you unleashing extended family DRAMA! It's for the ✨plot✨. Oddly enough I've mentioned to my mom she should do one but she fears it will cause drama on her side and dare I say i would like to see that unfold lol

I LOVE a good deal so whenever I have time/energy I am in there! I forgot that you were like a full on young adult when they were popular which makes more sense because although it was definitely a CHOICE on my end I was a child lol. BUT I understand why you were hesitant and that's okay!

I GET IT SO MUCH ABOUT BEING EMOTIONAL!! And it hard to have so much love to give yet the people who you want to show it too don't accept it or it's just not expressed in a way that feels like its for you. That post right there is such a good example, I loved reading it! And I think overall the act of being SEEN is so fulfilling and craving that is valid! Expressing love or anything remotely "soft" depending on your environment can be draining and sometimes feels embarrassing since your the only one. But it seems you have so much to give because that's natural to you and that's not weird at all. It's hard to be the first one to do things that may seem "weird" but it's YOU, you can't keep suppressing the love that you have, it may feel/sound selfish but trying for yourself is enough! easier said than done you deserve that nourishment that you give to other too!

AND SAM YOU LITTERALLY SAID WHAT MY THERAPIST HAS SAID TO ME HAHA But really though i feel so much and so the instances where I have gotten hurt for sure have closed myself off but I do appreciate you saying those things💗

I had such a BUSY weekend that the book was not on my mind at all lol BUT I DID GO TO A CONCERT AND IT WAS GREAT! I needed that honestly and so worth the lack of sleep lol Which explains why my reply is so late so sorry for the wait! But I hope yours was good at least!

Now... THE BALCONY EXTRA 😭 Tell my why I had a feeling she was going to be pregnant😭 and the way HARRY FIGURED IT OUT 😭 ugh it was so cute seeing how he was trying to not freak out haha and I love the comedy aspect that you add to your stories like that pee joke was hilarious i giggled lol That was such a cute little extra it made my heart feel so warm! Great as always!! Also side note, that divider was so cute!!

Ily so much Sam! Hope the week is treating you well!-💜

LOL style. I think it's called "millennial-retro classic" ☠ I don't think I have style. I am a skinny jeans, cardigan, side-parted hair (granted my hair is frizzy/wavy/curly so I look like a serial killer with a middle part), ballet flats kinda girl. But I'm also a teacher so I feel like I dress like one most of the time. This looks like how I dress:

I'm pretty reserved when it comes to clothing but I almost don't care? It's just pretty much I buy what I want to buy. I'm a leggings/jeans and t-shirt combo on my days off hehehe. What's your style like?

I don't want to pry into your family life too much but it sounds like you could snag a GREAT deal on your FAFSA if your fam is such a high % Native 👀 Also on the family thread, I love the vibe. I'll let you know if the drama is ever unfolded in my life. I just like the vindication of being right. It's petty and mean of me but the family I love but don't like is often two-faced and I think they could all be knocked down a peg.

I went to an extremely judgmental high school (I know every high school is like that) but I grew up in a pretty affluent/vacation/trendy area and it felt like I was less for not having real Uggs or a NorthFace jacket. Then I went to college and everyone was like "just get it at Target" and I was like "WHERE?!" Eye-opening. The real stuff they don't tell you about college hahaha

I never expect anyone to take my advice but I know since we're so similar it's nice to hear from other people what you want to hear (even if you don't use the advice) it's kind of like confirmation? So of course, do what you have to do and live your life how you see fit. I just don't want you to have any regrets 💕

A CONCERT how nice! Who was the concert for? It sounds like a nice pick me up! My weekend was once more exhausting. My school district has their spring break next week. ALSO I was in the partial eclipse path yesterday and it was SO cool and just what the little astronomer in me needed 💕

THANK YOU SO MUCH. (Tbh I think I'm hilarious--I'm my own target audience) but of course it's so nice to hear that you think my humor fits in well enough to my stories! I really didn't know what to do with them so I thought making her pregnant might be a vibe hahaha I'm glad you enjoyed as always!!

Glad you had a good weekend and hope you're having a good week too!

xoxo

[wcdonaldo]

19, 21, 26 for the ask game~

19: Would you go back in time if you were given the chance?

oh yayaya absolutely. can you imagine the power i would've amassed by now if i'd known what being trans was at age 6. give me time travel i'm getting that shit started immediately. by the time i get back to present day i'll have at least tripled my gayness

21: What are your plans for this weekend?

it's christmas eve so i'm heading back to my hometown to see my family and whatnot. we usually watch a movie at home in lieu of a big dinner or having extended family over so i'm making my family watch jesus christ superstar since half my family hasn't seen it and the other half only saw it in theaters 40 years ago

26: What are you craving right now?

mmmm mozzerella sticks. there's a place a decent ways away from my apartment that has kinda mid burgers (despite being known for them) but easily the best mozzies i've ever had. i don't like marinara tho so i usually just have it without or with ranch. unfortunately their hours are a little distant (noon to 5pm) so no luck on those right now

[mikeshanlon]

I love that the answer to "why didn't stewy contact kendall immediately after kendall did the thing they have always been talking about & almost did together not a whole month ago" is "because he was busy googling if it's legal to mail someone a horse's head."

no literally he's such an icon. he's like okay kendall has a history of ignoring my calls after he does some big ass stupid shit let me not be like every other bitch trying to contact him and just make sure he can't ignore me by sending a inconveniently large trojan horse to his ex-wife's apartment to be like. i know where you are. you are a fucking snake but i also love it. i've known you since we were kids this is going to make you paranoid and i want to watch you suffer and squrim a bit after everything you did. now you have to deal with these sticks.

also re: their reunion i've seen people be like this felt inadequate after everything that happened/what ken did or not in character but i disagree. i mean of course i would love more stewy screen time and i hope they don't significantly diminsh his role, but there was a lot of things to unpack this episode and i loved all of the character work esp with the roy siblings. but with kendall and stewy's reunion, first of all they saw each other like... yesterday maybe two days ago in the show time in greece lol. so it hasn't been that long and stewy is probably still annoyed at kendall for just sitting there like a sad obedient bassett hound when logan was like you can get ken's board seat. (also their scenes are always kinda short but pack a punch). and while yes their 2.01 reunion is so emotionally charged it's different circumstances and i really like how they are juxtaposed: 2.01 stewy dropped his pragmatic greed and anger to extend emotional vulnerability, tried to be there for his best friend but kendall rejected it so he's imbittered now.

so like yes i think stewy is proud that kendall stood up to his dad and that logan is like this close to having his life ruined, but there is this sense of like, dude, we could've done this together already. he doesn't want to open up emotionally and i think he's kinda waiting for the other shoe to drop like it seems to always do, that either he'll go back to logan (which i think is unlikely) or that he's going to crash and burn (very likely). stewy has been with him for a long time he knows the cyclical nature of the roy's trauma and feeling trapped that kendall is in. he's not a total ass to kendall but he's keeping his distance and shuts him down, saying he'll hear him out but he doesn't see it working, and it's like the exact blow kendall didn't want to hear, that this person who believed in their ability to take over just earlier that year and their whole lives is like. yeah idk if you can do it, and idk if we can ever work together again. ow. stewy also keeps him at this distance and doesn't indulge him by being like let's keep this short, and exasperatedly asking what kendall even wants-- he doesn't want to stay too long and become more invested/get hurt more seeing kendall be manic as fuck and he just wants a straight up answer. (again one of the things i find so interesting about stewy is that he doesn't lie or mince his words but kendall and the roys are dishonest motherfuckers and see words as "just complicated airflow" and i could really write a whole other thing about stewy being the antithesis/narrative foil to the roy family and their values).

i also think it's interesting to compare the reactions of the people kendall is closest to outside his family: naomi, rava, and stewy--and these people kind of fundamentally see him and understand him/ his family relationships more than other characters. naomi in general is kinda kendall's biggest enabler at the moment with his drugs, but she also enables his ego boost from the press conference, affirming his "i'm the man" thing that kendall desperately craves that validation from. naomi sees his fucked up relationship with his dad but i also think that a) she hasn't been around as long as rava and stewy to totally understand ken and his personality/cycles and b) she also just doesn't really.... care that much if kendall totally fucks up or whatever bc she's having fun and she hates the roy empire so whatever happens, happens lol. rava is supportive and glad he finally stood up to logan and allows him to post up in her apartment (queen u need to kick him out) but she also didn't actually watch it and doesn't believe his bullshit about "i did it for you and the kids". i think it's interesting that stewy and rava have known him the longest and have the closest relationships to him and can't help but let him in and try to help him and be roped back into roy family bullshit but also at this point keep sort of a distance because they are hurt from kendall always fucking up and hurting them in the process.

[tmntxreader-fics]

If i could get a match up that would be amazing. I'm a short chubby blonde girl with green/ blue eyes, I'm kinda the leader in my friend group? Sarcastic, always the one to dig us both in and out of trouble. I'm really hard to make mad, and I'm super protective of my friends. I'm pretty quite till i get comfortable, then i become a playful loud asshole. I love to draw and write and play video games. Netflix is my BFF.

Hi Nonnie! Now, your Match-Up was a little difficult to determine but I like to think that my analysis is thorough. If you’re not happy with your turtle, please remember this is simply my opinion based off of the information given and is not necessarily entirely accurate to your tastes. 

Suggested Reading Song: The song I listened to while writing this was “Million Eyes” by Loic Nottet. 

Match-Up: Leonardo 

Why: This was not a light assumption, your personality has traits that match well with all of the turtles but I found that you would work hand in hand with Leonardo beautifully.The chemistry, while initially thought to be unlikely, would blossom into something with such intense depth that it’d be impossible to ignore. While you have certain aspects that are similar, there are stark contrasts between Leo and yourself that serve to compliment each other rather than complicate. 

Scenario/Headcanons below the cut!

-  Leo, upon meeting you, immediately identifies you as the leader of your band of friends. He’s not sure what it is that’s tipped him off to this, though it’s obvious you’ve taken on the mantle almost incidentally. He watches closely as you interact with both his brothers and your friends, gaze never wavering from your form. Through his observation, he muses that your position as the leader must have been founded on your protective nature; you’ve simply learnt to rise to the task along the way. 

- Leo had initially felt you to be unapproachable. While, his brothers had no problem talking to you, he felt as if you were both simply too withdrawn to meet halfway socially. While he hadn’t necessarily considered you to be shy, he had assumed you to be incredibly private. 

- Within a few weeks he’s discovered that his assumption was wrong. 

- The first time he hears your boisterous laughter, he almost falls off of his chair; recovering enough to unabashedly stare at you for a long moment. 

- While that had startled him, nothing compares to the overwhelming moment he experiences when, unlike ever before, he’s the one that makes you laugh like that. 

- Leo finds himself frustratingly intrigued by you, unsure of how to approach a person of your character. He craves more of your company but finds himself unable to bring himself to talk to you properly around his brothers. 

- He settles for watching you while you’re occupied with his family. Perched unassumingly in inconspicuous corners of the room, his gaze is on you while he goes through his daily routine. 

-He uncovers your wit; the steady sarcasm that, unlike his brothers, never evolves into anger or rage.

- With each visit and small interaction, he feels as though he discovers something new about you and his thoughts about you linger longer and longer after you leave. 

- Eventually, the distraction becomes noticeable to his brothers and so Leo makes a habit of retreating to the dojo to collect himself, shortly after you bid them all farewell. 

- The breakthrough within your relationship occurs in a moment of forced isolation, where both yourself and Leonardo have no choice but to remain alone in each others company. Whether it is within the lair or he’s come to check in on you while on patrol, he does whatever he can to extend the moment now that it is here. 

- Eventually, he begins to sit down beside you as you draw to fill the time during the slow days. You barely notice his presence at first, he remains silent so as to not scare you off from continuing your art. 

- When the initial discomfort wears away, watching you spin lead and colour over a blank canvas becomes almost therapeutic; he wonders how he had ever coped without these moments. You find that, while your drawing sessions were initially a private activity, you now anticipate his soothing presence whenever you grip a pencil. 

- After a particularly rough day, he hunkers down not far beside you and sets his eyes blankly upon the fresh page you’ve turned over. This time, his presence is heavy rather than soothing; you can’t bring yourself to draw without becoming uncomfortable. Instead you turn to him and ask him what’s on his mind. 

- For a long moment he remains quiet, rattled by your inquiry. You urge him to talk and soon enough the issues weighing him down are spoken into the air. 

- You provide a different perspective on the situation, being careful to simply provide insight and comfort rather than attempting to feed him a solution. He can’t bring himself to do anything but nod, you’ve left no bait to argue and he senses no judgement from you.  

- The tension dissipates from his shoulders as you shoot him a playfully sarcastic snip before turning back to begin your drawing. 

- In that moment, as your lead meets the paper, Leo discovers that his fondness for you runs much deeper than he had ever expected. 

[thedalishelves]

Hey! I saw that you were vegan and I have a bit of a problem that maybe you could help with (or not, it's cool either way). I have wanted to change my diet to be a vegan for the longest time, but my parents just deadass don't respect it? I'm young, so I live with my parents and I eat what they cook and etc, and when I expressed the desire to be vegan, or at least vegetarian, they ignored me. Sometimes I have to go days w/o eating bc they cook meat n such. Any tips or is this unfixable for now?

first of all that’s really cool that u wanna go vegan and thank you for asking me!! i dealt with this too! i first went vegetarian when i was 13 and my parents convinced me to just give up red meat. after about two months i excused myself from the dinner table one night and just sobbed in the bathtub for like 20 minutes because i felt so bad about eating a chicken. after that they realized how Extra i am about this and reluctantly let me do my thing (with some persuading from me: tips will follow)

also this is gonna be long sorry omg this is what happens when ppl ask me about being vegan jfdkshafks i’m putting it under a cut just bc it would literally take up people’s entire dash

so i’d recommend going vegetarian first for sure. it’s what i always recommend anyway. slowly phasing out animal products will help SO MUCH with adjusting and cravings. i was vegetarian for 4 years before i went vegan! but for you specifically it’ll expand the amount of stuff you can eat that your parents make. meat is the staple in a lots of families’ meals, but i’m guessing they’ll often make a little side dish or something? eat a lot of that!! 60% of what i ate was the green beans and rice my mom always made for a side dish

ask to help your parents with cooking! try to separate your food whenever possible. so like if they’re making spaghetti with meat sauce (gross ik my dad always used to make it), just say you’d prefer it without the sauce and grab a little bowl before it’s mixed in with the meat. (i used to add butter to it.) basically just any dish that could be vegetarian: take a little serving before the meat is added. i did this all the time and it gave me a lot of good meals (another example in case this is vague: i’d scoop a bit of salad into my bowl before my mom added bacon to it)

also i found it really helpful to ask for VERY cheap vegetarian/vegan foods. i’d always ask my dad to buy beans and lentils and because they’re like 50 cents a can or whatever, he couldn’t reasonably say no. (these are so versatile, even if you don’t know how to cook. making a bean salad is so easy and i used to eat them all the time! also AMAZING source of protein and iron and so much other good stuff)

there are also quite a few sneaky “accidental” vegan foods that you can request from the grocery store that won’t make your parents think: ��ugh she’s a vegan now.’ some examples: oreos, most cake mixes (there’s lots of recipes online where u just add water and/or soda!!), loads of different chips, many cereals (if u eat them dry), instant ramen (even the ones that say beef and chicken). i know that’s a lot of junk food, but there’s also some healthier(ish) prepackaged meals: this list is good (even though peta is a garbage company i reluctantly admit they have good resources sometimes) (it’s american centric tho but there’s loads of these lists online!). since i’m guessing you don’t go grocery shopping so you aren’t able to look at the labels, you can look it up online and ask your parents to buy it (and you can do this in an indirect way if they’re not cool with it, like ‘hey can u buy the sweet spicy chili doritoes instead of the other flavour next time i like it better’ that kinda thing)

so those are some tips on how to get some food! you should also ask for multivitamins since if you’re basically going to be picking and choosing what your parents put in front of you then you might miss out on crucial vitamins that is otherwise easy for vegans to get if they’re picking their own food.

obviously the ideal thing here would be to get your parents to be on your side!! i have no idea what your relationship with your parents is like so this might not be applicable at all, but in case it is i’ll give you some tips that worked for me.

the best thing that worked for me in the beginning was that i promised i’d cook my own food. as a wee 13 year old, my mom still made my lunch but i asked her for just a plain cheese sandwich and she was okay with that. for dinner, she’d still make the same old side dishes that i could eat, but if she was making chicken, i’d fry up my own tofu or put a couple veggie dogs in the microwave. i don’t think she’d have let me be vegetarian if she had to cook my stuff separate for me. (also, by the time i was vegan i was so used to cooking my own food i just made all my own meals and had gotten good at it by that point!)

at first i just explained to my parents that it was unbearable for me to eat animals. like i literally could not put it into my mouth unless they essentially force fed me. (once again, i was super extra) as my anecdote at the beginning explained, they saw how serious i was lmao. however, my mom did not understand me being vegan until very very recently!!! over the years i’ve casually mentioned various facts about the meat and dairy industry that have opened her mind a bit. and she’s even stopped eating pigs now!! i always find it helpful to say that i do it for multiple reasons: for animals, for the environment, and my health. that usually gets through to people because they realize i’m not just doing some dumb trend or whatever. if at all possible, show them a documentary?? i’m guessing they’d be like ‘hell no’ but just in case (and for your benefit too!) my favourite is cowspiracy (on netflix). it has changed SO MANY meat eaters’ minds!! (the documentary maker was a meat eater too!)

but i realize how engrained this is in certain cultures. my dad is italian and by this point (after 10 years) he realizes that being vegan is a sustainable diet (which he didn’t believe before) but i think he’d rather die than give up meat. and my other side is polish which means their diet is basically carbs and meat and carbs with meat. none of my extended family understand what the hell i’m on about. it’s very frustrating but if you stick with your resolve to not eat meat then they’ll eventually realize you’re serious and maybe make one dish for you at christmas instead of just giving you a piece of bread

if they REALLY are against you going vegetarian, then i obviously absolutely cannot recommend that you starve. you can always go vegetarian/vegan when you move out, and that wouldn’t be your fault at all!! a compromise might be to go pescatarian or even just cut out red meat. (though if you’re anything like me this might not end well haha. it’s worth trying though as a last resort)

i know it’s such a tough situation!!! my sister is vegan too and literally EVERY DAY we text each other about how ignorant and disrespectful our family members are about this. it’s something pretty much every vegan goes through i think, because there are some WACK ideas about eating animals and those who choose not to.

so tl;dr: if you can, try to tell your parents honestly how you feel and try to give them facts. offer to cook your own meals. ask to help your parents cook so you can try to make the food vegetarian. request foods from the grocery store that are a) cheap and/or b) accidentally vegan.

i really hope this helped!!! i was so scared and overwhelmed when i first when vegetarian and had no idea what the fuck i was doing and it makes everything so much worse when your family is unsupportive. i truly wish u the best and please come to me with any follow up questions!!!