#soooo lazy blizzard

[takekawa]

did grab a REALLY good alt name though. thank you wra for not knowing what yaoi vns are

oh its fucking joever for me wow has leveling events now. endgame means nothing to me im getting these fucking cosmetics

[twobigears]

2023 New Year Goals and Reviews and Stuff

I usually do goal and review posts every year just like everyone else, but if I did this for 2022 I sure can’t find it. Maybe I was too lazy, which would surprise no one.

2022

This felt like a fairly chill year overall, which is probably a good thing.

We did some hiking and camping. As always, we could have done more.

Chandra made good progress in her iliospoas rehab that started at the end of 2021 (def a reason we didn’t hike as much, especially in the first half of the year). She is cautiously returning to agility and we’ll see how that goes.

Chandra did some more obedience training and also made good progress there. We didn’t trial other than some at-home WRCL runs.

Blizzard really picked up her agility trialing! She had her first full year of trialing after a slow start largely due to covid.

Between virtual runs and real trials, Blizzard made her way up to Masters in USDAA and Level 5 in CPE. She earned her MPD (Masters level title in USDAA) and is about halfway to her PDCH (championship title)

I finished 3/4 of my schooling for my GIS certificate and transition away from dog training to a new career. There is still a lot of anxiety going on with that, but the mental relief of getting away from agility-as-a-job has been soooo worth it.

I put more effort into self-improvement mentally and physically! After years of yo-yoing and steadily creeping weight gain, I revamped habits, made better choices, and lost about 25lbs. I admit this came after hitting a mental low point (and high weight point) early in the year when I was sitting in a hotel room eating grocery store chocolate cake with my fingers because I ‘needed’ it. The cake wasn’t even that good.

I also reined in my internet and social media habits, especially Facebook as recently mentioned. But also things like not scrolling my phone in bed at night, and not checking it first thing in the morning either. I think a lot of people these days have some sort of social media addiction, or at least way too much there, and Facebook was mine. For a long time I knew how bad it was making me feel for a hundred different reasons, but it was still a struggle to quit or cut back. I finally managed it in the last couple months of 2022 and I really do feel soooo much better just ignoring my friends feed and going on primarily to check some hobby groups. It is so much easier to spend less than 5-10 minutes a day there versus the hours I used to spend. Unfortunately I’ve kind of replaced the FB addiction with a Reddit addiction, which is something to work on in 2023....

I got myself spayed and off of hormonal birth control! It’s only been about five weeks but I can already feel the mental benefits and I’m so glad I did it. Only regret is that I didn’t do it sooner. I look forward to seeing how my brain and body continue to change and hopefully for the better. HBC is great for so many reasons (esp the No Babies part, so I have no regrets for that), but it’s also got shitty baggage.

Seems like a lot of 2022 was about me, which was probably more than a little overdue. As they say, put on your own oxygen mask before helping others. ~self care~ and all that!

What’s up for 2023?

Continue monitoring Chandra’s rehab and see how it goes and how she does with some agility again. I have a pipe dream goal of finishing her PDCH (she needs 8 Qs, even less than Blizzard) but I don’t want to be selfish about it. So we’ll see.

Obedience...idk. We’ll keep doing some training but at this point I’m not sure about trialing. The obedience community really does it make hard to love. Maybe later on I’ll feel interested again. I don’t want to regret not doing it, like I regret not finishing Ryker’s CD before he died.

Blizzard, I would love to finish her PDCH! It might be tough to do given the lack of USDAA trials here but I think it is still a possibility.

At this point I’ve put thoughts of Next Dog on hold for a while again. I’m currently enjoying the two dog life, backing away from dog sports again, and doing more non-dog things (even though a lot of it still involves them anyway, like hiking and camping). Plus with us likely moving, me hopefully getting a new job, I think it’s good to just not add another dog to the mix until all that has settled. I won’t say Next Dog is totally out of the question for 2023, but right now it’s unlikely and not something I’m planning to actively pursue.

At some point this year we’re planning to move to Minnesota. No specific timeline yet, but probably summer-ish. It will be incredibly sad to leave Colorado...

I’ll finish school this spring, hopefully find a real adult job in that field (yay..) and not have this schooling be for nothing.

Continue reinforcing and improving my habits for mental and physical health. I’ve been considering getting into bouldering for something different in the physical activity realm, so I’ll probably check that out. Plus the usual hiking and camping. Gotta get out and see some places before we leave! Then have new places to check out when we move.

Hmmm yeah I think that’s it so far. 😂

[jester-junk]

The Alliance Reputation mounts are a joke in BfA, really.  The Horde gets dinosaurs, spiders and hyenas (hold me) and the Alliance gets... wow... horses...and...gryphons... because we don’t have any....  ...If Alliance were a spice, they’d be flour.

Soooo looking forward to playing my troll and getting all those tasty Horde mounts.

[fubukiswifenoimnotjoking]

One Punch Man ship reviews bc I’m bored

WARNING: BIG ONE PUNCH MAN WEBCOMIC AND MANGA SPOILERS

GenoSai: do I even have to say it?? They compliment each other so well and are already besties. They make me so happy and I love their love. Genos literally came into Saitama’s life and brought so much new life and excitement when Saitama thought he’d never get any. Genos gives him love and appreciation all the time and never abandons him. Saitama isn’t connected to his feelings, but he cares about Genos and would do just about anything for him, to keep him safe. Genos constantly teases Saitama and Saitama grumbles and takes it with some banter, Genos is super emotional and Saitama does his best to comfort him, they fucking love shopping together and just hanging out period, they talk about the dumbest shit and somehow they still understand each other with the one brain cell they both share. It takes Genos forever to realize his feelings are deeper and Saitama has to be TOLD by their friends that he should fucking realize his feelings already. Just...I could keep going but I’ll stop! 2718873737839439/10 (let’s not talk about the age gap btw, 6 years isn’t bad and Genos is a legal adult.)

FubuSai: the stereotypical straight ship ppl gravitate to. Eh. I can see it, but at the same time I feel like they don’t completely compliment each other. Are they a hot couple? Duh. But I feel like their pride and communication issues would get in the way. 4/10

TatsuSai: hnghhhh. Someone mentioned this before, can’t remember who, but Saitama literally thinks she’s a child in canon. So that just....makes it gross. Same problems as FubuSai but worse. I’d rather see them as hesitant friends w a weird bond. 0/10

SonSai/SonicSai/idk the ship name: eh, toxic. Cant see them getting past communication issues and pride, again. Plus Sonic wants to kill his ass. Also, I just feel no romantic tension?? Even in fanfic it just falls flat for me. 3/10

MumenSai: a favorite!! Wish I saw it more, it’s very cute. Mumen is so kind and would absolutely be there to help him w self esteem and just help him be a better person period. And Saitama would have a cute little kind guy to tease and open up to. I could maybe see Mumen’s kindness getting on Saitama’s nerves when he’s in a bad mood bc Mumen almost never snaps and Saitama feels shittier, or maybe Mumen being mad at Saitama for being kinda lazy at home while Mumen is working his ass off and he’s like babe I just got home, please stop playing the fucking game and pay attention to me I have a concussion again. Prob too nitpicky on this one, heh, but 8.4/10

Genos x Sonic: wtf? As a crack ship, sure. That’s hilarious. But as a serious ship, 1.3/10 bc I could MAYBE see them bond over their love of my chemical romance or sum.

Anyone x Puri: -128382839287473828739219833468282/10. Fuck Puri.

TatsuKing: eh. Indifferent on this one too. I can see them getting along and Tatsu being the mean but supportive gf in public, but a sweet gf in private. King could be like her calm oasis of video games and sweet blonde shy bf. I sway more towards ace/aro King and queer non binary Tatsu, but this is still good. 6/10

FubuPsy/Fubuki x Psykos/idk: hell yeah!! This series NEEDS more wlw ships, both for me to project onto and to cry over. Prob my fav Fubuki ship, cuz they’ve known each other since they were young and had a tenuous friendship. I didn’t use to ship it until I saw that scene in the wc after the MA arc (u know the one) but here we are. They’re big personalities so any interaction is bound to be chaotic at first, but I really think they’d work. Pride put to the side, Psykos could be someone for Fubuki to finally rely on other than the Blizzard Bunch, someone to confide in, a badass partner to fight monsters with, talk about nothing for hours with, be a super fashionable #girlboss couple with, and someone who would really see her for who she is-especially w Psykos knowledge of her from the past. Hell, Psykos might even know her better than Tatsumaki. Fubuki could be an anchor to her like she currently is in the wc, providing a quiet comfort and making her open up little by little. Would prob be toxic at first bc of the MA arc and their desire for power, but is a very good ship I think. 9/10

Speedal/Sonic x Mumen: an old fav! Sonic would have a hard time not hating Mumen at first bc he’s the picture definition of a hero, sum he hates. But hanging out with him would show him Mumen is a GOOD guy genuinely and he’d be like ohhhh shit I’m in love w this man. Mumen would thoroughly appreciate someone to make him live a little, break some rules and stand up to ppl when they talk over him. He’d DEFINITELY be upset when finding out Sonic is an assassin, but would prob be conflicted bc he knows Sonic is a good person despite that. Would prob make Sonic give up on killing for them to be together. Sucks bc of the assassin thing and bc they haven’t met in canon! So we’re not sure how they’d interact with each other, sigh. 7.4/10

Okamaitachi x Bushidrill: a very underrated ship! To be clear, I headcanon Kama as a trans woman and so does most of the fandom. Anyway, very sweet and already built as a friendship bc of their partnership under Atomic Samurai. I can’t remember who writes fic and makes art of them on tumblr but AAAAA it’s so good! Very sweet. Basically depicted Bushi as a nervous himbo who’s honest about his feelings but scared to say them and Kama as a sweet lady who’s crazy about Bushi. Very sweet. Want more of them!! 6.1/10

OneZon/Zombieman x One Shotter: never even thought of the ship till I saw @megidolan art work! Very wholesome, and from what little we know of Shotter we know he’s a sort of nervous yet strong willed guy, and Zombieman would totally help him calm down bc he’s so chill. I could see them sharing cigarettes and talking shit on heroes while cuddling u know? 7/10 only because I don’t see enough of it but very good concept.

Mumarou/Mumen x Garou: a lot of ppl are gonna hate me for this but....I don’t like it. I’ve tried! I just—idk. I’ve read so many good fics about them that make me like it a bit, but the concept is just eh. I think their relationship is, in most reps, really cliche angsty stuff. I wish I could elaborate I just...gah! Basically, there’s better ships for the both of them imo. Sorry!! 4.3/10

Sonic x Flashy/SonFlash: yes!! Prob my fav Sonic ship. They have soooo much tension, it’s almost worse than Genos’ tension w Saitama. Flashy LITERALLY poisoned Sonic so that he wouldn’t be forced to kill him at the ninja graduation. He cares. They’ll never say it out loud, but they care. They have someone who understands what they went through in each other and someone they’re both so similar to, yet so different from. Sonic is more vocal about his expressions and let’s people know it while Flashy often keeps things to himself, they could really influence the other to be more this or that. I could see a lot of comfort with these two, and not much is needed for relationship development; they already have so much unspoken between them after meeting for the first time in years. Love it. Wish I saw it more! 10/11

KingSai: wonderful! Out of the few ppl Saitama is close to, def my second fav pick for a ship for him. There’s a post saying how Saitama doesn’t cut King off when he’s going on rants about games and stuff bc he’s talking TO Saitama, not at him like Genos tends to do on accident. They’re already great buddies! Saitama could find a shy gamer man who he can talk to about manga and stuff and also a passionate bf who could break out of his shell w Saitama and be himself with no lies. King can have someone to protect him, duh, someone who finally understands his weird sense of humor, and someone to shower him in the love and kindness he deserves when Saitama is in the mood to be all out like that w his affections. Plus he’s Saitama’s anchor and brings him back down when he’s super anxious and depressed and tells him what’s up that he needs to fix without sugarcoating it. Would def have a bunch of inside jokes and go on dates that are just staying inside playing video games all night. Domestic af. 10/10

Fubuki x Mizuki: my first wlw Fubuki ship! Hard to find but very good. Mizuki is this big ball of kindness, energy, and raw power that would make Fubuki go ‘Ohhhhhhh, big pretty lady make brain go brrr.’ I could see Mizuki grounding Fubuki when she’s in over her head, giving her random gifts bc she saw sum and thought of her, doing a marathon run and wildly waving at Fubuki in the crowd, and all around being a dependable woman confident in herself and in love with a mysterious esper. Prob a little shy when it comes to anything physical bc she loves Fubuki so much and is overwhelmed by the realness of being w her. Fubuki gives Mizuki advice on ‘acting like a proper hero’ or whatever and though Mizuki thinks she doesn’t need it, Fubuki still helps her a lot w her career and being taken more seriously by others. Would give Mizuki someone who loves her for who she is and would go wild on her in private when she can be open about her affection, would be someone Mizuki could exercise with and listen intently to Mizuki’s physical knowledge, and would absolutely bandage her when she’s all banged up. Hnghh love this ship. It’s only behind the FubuPsy ship juuuuust a little bc they haven’t met in canon so we can’t be sure about their interactions and stuff. 8.8/10, I love WOMEN

Batarou: how could I go this far without mentioning them?! They have SOOOO much tension in the centichoro fight, like come on. Both snarky assholes who are huge softies one the inside, Badd being the more logical one (still a himbo, tho) and Garou being the more chaotic one. Probably take forever to admit their feelings bc they’re so prideful and stupid <3 flirt through constant wrestling matches and it takes Genos saying ‘they should kiss already, they’re getting on his nerves’ for them to finally realize what’s up. (@rayadraws has a great au where Garou Genos and Badd are a chaotic friend squad and Genos is the only brain of the group, haha. Very good au y’all check it out!) Would constantly pick on each other affectionately and switch into concerned SO when the other is hurt like the big teddy bears they are. Raise Zenko together for sure. Garou would fumble being romantic and Badd would find it both hilarious and cute. 11/12

Zombie mask/Amai x Zombieman:

So. I don’t like Amai Mask and I used to hate him, BUT the webcomic and fic have really helped me calm down on him (he’s still a dick tho), so it’s easier to want to ship him and stuff. Bc of Amai’s anger issues and controlling behavior, I could see this relationship being super toxic and icky—but I think they have some form of understanding that pulls Amai back from being a complete dick, you know? Start off as fuck buddies and slowly form something else from spending companionable time together other than screwing. Zombieman pulls Amai back from his angry fits and soothes him over with his logic. Talk maaaaaad shit about heroes, but only when they’re alone because Zombieman knows Amai will talk loud af about the heroes they’re roasting and Zombie doesn’t wanna stop a fight from happening. Zombieman loves making Amai flustered and has a secret check list in his head of all the things that get Amai red faced. Loves to listen to Amai rant about things for hours and loves to watch his face go through almost cartoon like expressions as he talks. He won’t admit it, but Zombie loves to be spoiled by Amai’s shit tons of cash and often takes rides in Amai’s limos when he wants to smoke and think to himself. Amai has a hard time realizing how his feelings have changed, but gets hit hard with it when he wakes up to Zombie making them breakfast one morning while wearing Amai’s underwear. Amai also loves to spoil Zombie and takes him out to restaurants and buys him cool new weapons on the weekends. @batneko has pretty much gotten me into this ship and I strongly suggest looking at their works! 7.9/10

DemonKnight/Genos x Zero/Drive Knight: I’m pretty sure this used to be a crack ship before the past like 10 manga chapters—and now here we are! Not a fav bc 1. ZERO LEFT GENOS TO SELF DESTRUCT AFTER THEY COMBINED TO FORM THE FUCKING JET HE WAS JUST LIKE lol bye SO LIKE if he left him to die that’s super hard for me to forgive and ship grrr 2. Disregarding the manga’s canon and looking at the wc, while I love the little trip they went on where Zero demonstrated his abilities and helped Genos kill monsters, it’s super sus. He knew alllll of this info on Metal Knight and was super supportive and understanding when Genos said he needed time to think. Like,,,what are his intentions? We know so little about him—is he trying to trick Genos or was he being sincere? THAT STUFF ASIDE, they’re a really fun ship. They’re both huge fucking nerds and can keep up with their talk on robotics for hours, they’re both cyborgs so they understand each other’s pain, and they’re both super cool and angsty. I think they could really settle into a deep bond that can go platonic or romantic, just depends. Genos needs more ppl in his life so hell yeah! Plus, he can really let go with Zero bc they don’t have that teacher/student relationship and Zero, if he’s really a sincere and kind guy like in the wc, can be there for Genos and listen to him. Don’t have much to say on this ship other than @wellthisisembarrassing makes GORGEOUS art of them! 6.3/10

Webuiko/Suiko x Webigaza: YEAH I KNOW THEY HAVENT INTERACTED IN CANON AND WE DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT THEM BUT HEAR ME OUT. Webigaza—cool af determined cyborg idol who’s surprisingly down to earth when talking with Child Emperor. Suiko—sassy and honest fighter who doesn’t take shit and is very passionate. Suiko would go to talk to Web then immediately freak out bc aaaa she’s way prettier than she thought, she can’t do this! Web would have to gently encourage Suiko to talk and at first is like ‘ah man, must be an adoring fan, ugh I’m so tired. At least she’s hot’ but when Suiko snaps out of her shyness Web is like oh! She’s super cool wtf. Always bump into each other during fights and help each other get fixed up, Suiko using her muscle power to lift Web’s pieces (and give Web a great view of Suiko’s muscles holy SHIT) and Web would patch Suiko up. Not to be stereotypical, but they’re def a masc/femme couple. I love the idea of this ship soooo much and I really hope they interact! 6.6/10 only bc they haven’t met 😭😭😭 look them up on here! There’s some great art of them by a few blogs

Dr. Kuseno x Bang: pretty sure @baldyborg came up with this one! Super cute. Just two old dudes finding a nice friendship in each other, maybe after Bang helps carry Genos to Kuseno’s after a day of fighting. Bang would find Kuseno to be a very cute little nerd man and would be sooo impressed by Kuseno’s mad scientist skills. Kuseno would be super impressed when seeing Bang in action too. They’d prob talk as soon as they meet each other and Genos would be in the background like you guys it’s been an hour, please fix me I’m on the verge of death 🧍🏻Bang would give Kuseno advice on training techniques to teach Genos and advice on making his bodies more martial arts ready or sum, meanwhile Kuseno would give his take on how to be kinder to Garou so that Bang would learn to repair the relationship with a gentleness he’s seemingly lacking (yes I’m talking about the chapter where he and Garou start fighting and Bang is just not doing enough to reach out to Garou, he’s being a callous old man! So yeah I’m still mad about that). Genos and Saitama would prob be out on a date and Saitama would be like oh theres Bang, wonder what he’s doing? Then Kuseno would walk up and kiss Bang and Genos and Sai would be shocked like SIRS 👬 Genos would tell Bang he doesn’t need another adoptive dad and Bang would be like....ok.... I see them retiring in a cottage together and Bang would become a huge softie. Yes I’m actively ignoring chapter 141 of the wc, shut up. 7.6/10

TankTop master x Mumen: they have a nice friendship going on in the manga right now! Just bros supporting bros. Tank is the picture definition of a muscly himbo and Mumen is his cute passionate bf. Also workout buddies af!! Don’t have much to say other than pretty good ship, just not a fav. 5.2/10

To sum it up—

GenoSai: 2718873737839439/10, Batarou: 11/12, SonFlash: 10/11, KingSai: 10/10, FubuPsy: 9/10, Fubuki x Mizuki: 8.8/10, MumenSai: 8.4/10, ZombieMask: 7.9/10, Dr. Kuseno x Bang: 7.6/10, Speedal: 7.4/10, OneZon: 7/10, Webuiko: 6.6/10, DemonKnight: 6.3/10, Okamaitachi x Bushidrill: 6.1/10, TatsuKing: 6/10, TankTop Master x Mumen: 5.2/10, Mumarou: 4.3/10, FubuSai: 4/10, SonSai: 3/10, Genos x Sonic: 1.3/10, TatsuSai: 0/10, anyone x Puri: -1283828319833468282/10

If there’s any ships I left out, it’s bc I don’t know them, don’t wanna talk about them, or just don’t have an opinion strong enough. Also, I know there are some poly ships like Genos x Saitama x Fubuki, but I’ve read only one fic about that (it was pretty good, here’s the link https://archiveofourown.org/works/5406992 ) so I don’t feel like talking about it. Hope no ones offended! All my opinion here :)

[kotsuvi]

I MELT WITH YOU

⤅ atsumu miya x reader

⤅ warnings: swearing, fluff

⤅ words: 1.5k

a/n: i had such a nice night walking around my neighbourhood in the snow tonight soooo i was inspired to write a lil somethin’ with one of my fav boys

“I wonder what all these people do for a livin’,” Atsumu said, eyes flitting between many of the large homes that the two of you were walking past.

It was a quiet Sunday; the second snowfall of the year. You had been waiting months for a blizzard, and finally, after hoping and praying, the storm had come.

You sat at your window, excitedly waiting for the moment you could plow through the snow with your boyfriend, and after the whirlwinds were over, you pulled on your boots and coat, grabbed the longest scarf you could find, and hiked your way over to his house. He had answered the door quizzically.

“What’re you doing here?” He had asked, instantly reaching around your frame to pull you into his chest. “Jeez! You’re frozen!” “I’m fine,” you had assured him, brushing the tip of your numbing nose against his neck. “Grab your coat, let’s go!”

It was already dark by the time you dragged him outside, but you didn’t care. It was more peaceful at night anyway. The streetlamps were on, and flakes fell softly from the sky, landing on Atsumu’s astonishingly long eyelashes.

“You think they’re superheroes?”

“Eat the rich,” you replied, squeezing his arm, which was hooked around yours.

“Eat the rich?” He repeated, warm eyes meeting yours. His cheeks were tinted rosy red, and snow dusted his hair. “Seriously Y/N? I’m askin’ a serious question! I gotta know what field to go into.”

“Whatever you do, I’m sure it’ll work out for you,” you replied, giving him a soft smile. He rolled his eyes. “You’re not being any help. I’m gonna go ask ‘em.” “No!” You laughed, tugging on his arm as he jerked towards one of the large houses. Most of the lights were on, and you could see a family inside, sitting around a table. It looked as if they were playing some kind of game, and the father laughed loudly as he poked the son’s shoulder.

“You’re gonna eat him?” Atsumu asked, nudging you as he peered into the home. “Let’s just drop it.” Atsumu scoffed. “Hey, you’re the one that wanted to go for a walk.” “You say it like it’s a bad thing!” “I’m not complaining.” You felt him shrug beneath your touch. “Just sayin’.”

You rolled your eyes, but kept quiet. From somewhere in the distance, you could hear the muffled hum of music. You could almost feel your soul relax with each exhale of breath. Everything about the night was stunning, and there was nobody else that you would have rather been sharing it with.

“I would kill to get in one of these,” Atsumu muttered, continuing his house tangent. “Imagine a job where ya just get to walk through houses. Like, just get to look at ‘em.” “Maybe a real estate agent?” Atsumu snorted. “I guess. But then I’ve gotta memorize shit.” “Like what? The price?” “Dunno,” Atsumu said, letting out a huff of air. It turned grey in front of his lips, then drifted into the sky. “Like floor types. How many bathrooms. When the place was built.” You shook your head at him. “I think you’re just lazy.” He gasped, his arm slipping out from yours as he pulled away. “You cheeky little shit-” He lunged for you, and you giggled, darting away from him. You dipped under his arm, then started down the street, boots crunching away at the freshly fallen snow. “Get back here!” Atsumu yelled, and you laughed loudly into the night, air stinging your cheeks.

“Lazy and slow?” You called, glancing over your shoulder. “Pick a struggle!” “Y/N!” Atsumu shouted, a laugh escaping his lips as he chased after you. His hood fell away from his head, and his hair blew wildly, shaking away any snow that had managed to land atop his blond locks.

You turned a corner, nearly slipping on a patch of ice. Another giggle slipped out as you darted around a car, fingers wiggling inside of your gloves. Suddenly, your back was met with a cold smack, and you lurched forward, your balancing tipping. “Hey!” You yelled, jaw dropping at your boyfriend, who grinned cheekily. He patted another ball of snow in his hands, then wiggled his brows. “No fair!” “Lazy and slow, but you underestimate me,” he replied, whipping his arm towards you. You ducked, and the snowball whizzed past your head. It landed in the middle of the road, then broke apart. You stooped down, picking up your own handful of snow, but when you straightened, you were met with a facefull of bitter cold.

“Tsumu!” You exclaimed, face burning. The snow fell into your open mouth, and you swiped at your eyes with the back of your sleeve. “How you like that?” He held up his hands as if to say “it’s what you deserve”.

“That was dirty,” you replied, brushing excess snow off of your coat. Atsumu sauntered over to you, a sheepish smile on his face. “I know you loved it,” he said, wrapping his arms around your torso. You glared up at him, but your expression softened when you met his eyes.

“What? Loved getting hammered in the face with a ball of ice?” Atsumu glanced away, smirking as he gave a shrug. “What’s not to love?”

You groaned, letting your head fall against his chest. He pulled you tighter into him, and you felt the light brush of his lips on your forehead, but the moment was cut short when he dumped another handful of snow on atop your head, earning a shriek. “You devil!” You cursed, and he slipped away from you, running down the middle of the street. It was your turn to chase after him, gathering up loose handfuls of snow as you ran. He was fast, turning around corners and dodging your tosses with ease. “Who’s the slow one now!” “Bastard!” You laughed. “I’m going to get you!” “Whatever you say!” He called back, hopping over the sidewalk. You recognized the area that you were in: the public middle school grounds. A smirk tugged at your lips as you bolted at him, arms outstretched. He glanced back, then did a double-take, confused as to why you were barrelling towards him at full speed. “Y/N-” He was cut off as your chest hit his, sending him stumbling back. It wasn’t enough to knock him off his feet, but he staggered multiple steps before regaining his balance. “Told you I’d get you,” you said, pressing a quick kiss to his lips. He hadn’t fully recovered, and he looked briefly confused. “Ya nearly crushed my windpipe!” He exclaimed, lightly shoving you away from him.

“Too bad,” you replied, rolling your eyes at him. “Doesn’t actually matter,” he said, dropping his head back to look at the sky. “And why is that?” His head stayed fixed at the sky, but his eyes darted down to meet yours. A grin erupted on his face, and he held out his hands. “We’re on top of the world Y/N!” He yelled, suddenly falling back in the snow. His arms were splayed out to the sides, and the stupid grin remained on his face. You returned his look, letting your body tip back to the ground. Snow filled your hood as you landed, and Atsumu dropped his head to look at you, cheeks a glowing shade of red.

“You know,” you said quietly, “we’re not actually that far above sea level, so I don’t think we’re actually-” “You should try shutting up,” Atsumu cut you off. You pursed your lips, tipping your head to the side to meet his gaze. He was still smiling, and you took his features in slowly. As many times as you had seen his face, you could never get over how attractive he was. He knew he was good looking too, but did he know he was beautiful?

“Y/N I-” “You’re beautiful,” you stated, and his lips parted with shock, brows raising. “What?” “You’re beautiful,” you repeated. Snow melted against your neck, and the skin was beginning to burn, but you didn’t care because Atsumu was smiling.

“You don’t have to flatter me,” he said. His gloved hand made its way to yours, and he squeezed your fingers through the thick fabric. “I think I do,” you answered, turning your head away from him to look at the sky. It was casted in an orange glow from the streetlights. Your eyes tried to pinpoint small flakes of snow to watch, but you lost track of them before they hit the ground.

“Thanks for this,” Atsumu mumbled. “You know I love nights like these.” He laughed quietly. “I love every night spent with you, you know that right?” “Yeah.” You smiled. “I know.”

[huckleberrytm-a2]

𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐌𝐄 𝐀 “ 🔥 “ 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐍 𝐔𝐍𝐏𝐎𝐏𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐑 𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐎𝐍 ;; 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 @demergeres​ asked :   🔥🔥🔥

I DON’T LIKE ASHE. i know this isnt really unpopular, since like most of the fandom kinda hates her, but some people get huffy about it. nothing about her is appealing to me and the reunion short that she came in was lazy and subpar. i think blizzard had a really good concept with her but they just screwed it up in soooo many ways. they whitewashed the shit out of her and sexualized her so bad that in reunion she and mccree don’t even look like they’re from the same franchise (comparing ashe’s final design to her concept art gave me whiplash) and gave her the same fucking hero kit as widowmaker with the exception of her ultimate whicH IS JUST THE FUCKING TURRET FROM BORDERLANDS 2, and in the process of releasing her managed to not only make HER lore fucked, but it messed with mccree’s as well. before ashe deadlock was founded in 1970 something, so i guess mccree and ashe are just immortal eldritch demons or something man fuck if i know

i think bob could have been his own hero. i also think ashe needs a serious rework from pretty much every angle possible; blizzard really dropped the ball on her. like ive been writing on this blog for? 3 years? and i still have no fucking idea what to do with ashe. i do think she gets a lot of hate that she doesnt deserve (the real reason most people dont like her is bc her and mccrees hetero-ness gets in the way of everyones yeehaw yaoi ships lmao) but i have tried and tried since she came out and i am just. unable to enjoy her.

THIS IS NOT me saying i dont like ashe writers/ashe mains or dont wanna interact with ashe, cause i do. honestly i applaud yall cause all the canon material you have to work with is garbage, and with some serious plotting, i would LOVE to write mccree and ashe doing their thang. this wank is more at blizzard than anyone for screwing her up so bad when they were absolutely capable of Not Doing That.

[suridiviner]

I Got Tagged

...by @giographixnola. Don’t feel pressured to fill it out if you don’t want to or are on mobile! 

Want to get to know me? If not keep scrolling I don’t usually do these.

1. What do you prefer to be called name wise?

Suri is good. No I will not tell you what my username means unless you know what game its from. Then we must never speak.

2. When is your birthday?

Usually falls on the first day of fall. aka the best season.

4. Three things you are doing right now.

Work. Work. and Work. I work 12 hour shifts days and nights and that is kicking my ass. I mostly just sleep and do my chores on my days off.

Think I am getting a new kitten so that’s something I will look forward to.

Games I guess when I have the time and energy.

5. Four fandoms that have really quipped your interest

Just finished rewatching ATLA and LOK and I love the avatar series soooo much. Am kinda thinking about getting the comics to see more to the story. 

Dragon Age series is really good and I wish I could replay Inquisition again but it’s a big game and I have played it 2 times already. Thinking about replaying the entire series as a mage since I have always picked rouge. 

Rougelike games are very addicting to me especially if they have good art. Dead cells, risk of rain 2, and hades are all suuuuper good. They’re all pretty unique too.

I got pretty far in stardew valley and return once in a while to check on my ancient fruit wine, my wife Abigail and my child ShartFace. Sometimes play some overwatch as zenyatta. And some Witcher 3 that I am still getting into.

6. How’s the pandemic been treating you?

Bad. I think about getting fired a lot just to go on unemployment because I would probably be making the same amount. But I am getting experience and also exposing myself to catching covid19 so that’s cool.

I went 3 months without ordering take-out, not going to store, still not hanging out with friends, and haven’t gone to a coffee shop since I quit mine. However I am learning how to cook and eat a little healthier so thanks covid I guess.

7. What’s a song you can’t stop listening to?

Haven’t listened to my boy Matt Maeson in a while. Listening to Cringe - Matt Maeson a lot now. RKS is another good artist.

8. Recommend a movie.

I don’t watch a lot of movies. If I watch a movie it is either spooky or for comfort. The top one I would want to watch now is Howl’s Moving Castle probably.

9 & 10. How old are you? School/Occupation/other?

I am 23 and graduated. Not really sure what to do with life but I don’t mind working in labs like I am now.

11. Do you prefer hot or cold?

I will never complain about the cold but I die in the heat. I am one of the few in the midwest that actually likes the cold. Fall and fresh snow is pretty and everything about the 2 are comfy (except driving on ice and through blizzards).

12. Name one fact about you that others may not know

My best friend is my random freshman roommate and I still wish we were living in our tiny dorm together. We had a lot of good times and I miss how easy it was to hang out.

13. Are you shy?

Very but I open up slowly to people.

14. Preferred Pronouns

She/her

15. Any pet peeves?

I will snipe you if you whistle AND aren’t even good at it. 

16. What’s your favorite ‘dere ’ type?

No idea what that is?

17. Rate your life

Not good but not bad. 6.5/10

18 & 19 What’s your main blog? Side blogs?

This is my main one and is just a smorgasbord of whatever I like.

20. Is there anything people need to know about you before getting to know you?

I am very lazy tbh. and I spend too much time on tumblr mobile if you can’t already tell.

If I tag you don’t feel pressured to fill it out! This is the first one I have done I think cause I couldn’t figure out how to do these on mobile. 

@ibuyallmypantsfrommatalan @pioneergurl @harbinger-of-reason @flufs

and anyone else that follows me and is bored.

[sunasbabie]

yeah idk what's up with us lol like i feel like my life is going nowhere but i have a whole degree so i should be more hyped? but i have no motivation and i'm burned out to do anything anymore 🥲

pls i finished the fungi quest today and i feel so bad for skipping quite a few of the dialogues like it was just so long and my head and eyes were hurting but i just wanted to be done yk 😭

sumeru is super pretty, i like going in caves and collecting new flowers hehe :> omg welcome to the ganyu club, i hope she comes home early! i'm still building mine bc it's hard farming wanderer's for her 🥲 nilou is sooo pretty omg like all hydros are so pretty!? alhaitham makes me want to [redacted] HSJSJSJS i've been thirsting sm about that man so i'm saving for him :> is shenhe rerunning soon do u know? :o

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right right!?!?1 like don't get me wrong i wanna work but also like fuck the pandemic made me suuuuper lazy but i am applying for jobs so ig that's that heh

honestly i skipped most of the dialogues also cause i keep zoning out 😭 like i'd read out some of the lines like "she smells kind" and me friends on call with me are like what ksjdfvd,, valid honestly like i just wanna explore man

omg the viparyas flowers are my faves!!! they're soooo prettyy ahhhh,, pls my pity is already 60+ so 🥲 all i want is to win my 50/50 atp or get a double 5 star yk so i can be guaranteed nilou or alhaitham heh, yooo all my wanderers are shit (can't even use the strong box cause i'm out of artifacts cause i've been using them for crimson 🥲) so i'm probably gonna run her with a 4pc blizzard cause that's what my friend runs her with and his ganyu does really good dmg,, i heard around 3.4!??! or 3.5 for shenhe so a little more time to save ig :'),, nawww cause same bro alhaitham is sooo sidhfjnkfd i keep seeing those tiktok edits of him with the same audio 😭

[thedaveandkimmershow]

And so, yesterday, we ended vacation number 2, our Disney vacation, with Linzy's rideshare spiriting her away from our hotel.

We began vacation number three, our peace-out days, by returning to our room and lazing away a few hours.

Around three in the afternoon, we called in a rideshare to Blizzard Beach.

This time our driver was a former banker from Venezuela who moved here three years ago with their family. We asked if any other family members were able to move here and they told us their parents couldn't get visas.

They're definitely not in love with their former homeland's government.

And glad to be here in this country.

We arrived at Blizzard Beach just shy of 3:30 and the very first thing we did was indulge a round of miniature golf right outside the entrance to the water park. I managed to document (ish) all 18 holes in a YouTube playlist called Winter Summerland Miniature Golf with Kimmer. :-)

We finish a little after 4:30 and, by the time we slip into a pair of those lovely, lovely floating chairs at Blizzard Beach, it’s about 5.

Now I don't know when this happened, but it was still full-on sunny 'n hot when we finished our round of miniature golf. So I'm pretty sure it was still sunny when we used the dressing rooms.

After that?

No idea. The sun was also lower in the sky. For sure at some point while we were floating effortlessly on the river we both realized the outdoor temperature was probably not enough to air-dry us once we got out. For sure I knew the day had turned overcast when I looked up into the trees somewhere after we went through the mountain to spot the owl we were told was perched up in those trees.

And yeah.

It was totally up there.

A real, live owl.

Rotated its head and everything.

Okay, a coupla songs I wanna draw your attention to because they fit so perfectly with the experience of floating a lazy river. They played occasionally on outdoor speakers during each of our four visits:

"Kokomo" by The Beach Boys and

"Don't Worry" by Bob Marley.

They defined the experience.

And now for a plot twist. 

Shortly after seeing the owl, coming up on quarter to six, we hear the unmistakable rumblings of thunder.

Shortly after that, one of the lifeguards tells us they probably have us get out of the river soon.

And on the heels of that statement, a crack of lightning with almost simultaneous thunder.

At which point the guards basically say Get out of the river...

Now.

So we hustle to the nearest exit point and get out.

More lightning, as we head to the front of the park.

More thunder... but farther away.

And then. 

And then as we're coming within sight of the dressing rooms... two bolts of lightning race to the ground somewhere in front of us outside the park. Two bolts, racing each other, separated by maybe a mile. At the same time, the crackle of thunder and a vibration we can all feel beneath our feet.

It’s unnerving.

Absolutely.

Unnerving.

There are a lot of scared kids right about now, too.

By the time we get to our locker and dressing rooms, everything in the park's shut down tight. Including the place you go to get towels. You know, to dry off?

Because here's the thing: we just got out of the river. Now we've gotta throw on our clothes and hustle out of the park. And for me, I'm wearing the only shirt I brought with me. The one Kimmer got me that surfers use.

So there you go. We get dressed. We're still wet. And when we exit the park and get on the bus... the air conditioning on the bus is going full throttle.

And now we're freezing.

Free...

Zing.

The bus driver's cool, though... he shuts it off for us.

Once the bus is on the road a few minutes later, we get to talking with a mother and her son who are sitting across from us.

New York's their hometown and they’re both concerned about hurricane Henry that's predicted to make landfall along the New York coast on Monday.

The day they both fly home.

We felt anxious for them.

I really hope they make it home safe.

Now, we had a plan before this fire drill happened. We were maybe going to have dinner at the Animal Kingdom Lodge. Kimmer had a better idea, though. The Rainforest Cafe at Disney's Animal Kingdom park. Now, I only ever saw an entrance to the restaurant inside the park... but it turns out there's an entrance after the security check point, before the park entrance, off to the left.

Go figure.

Inside The Rainforest Cafe, indulging an appetizer plate and ciders, it's incredibly amusing to watch their indoor rainstorm complete with lightning and thunder outside. Amusing because it’s soooo much more catastrophic and straight up scary outside.

Speaking of outside, this is definitely not the Pacific Northwest. Because when it rains back home, it's cold and wet. Here, it's just hot and humid no matter what. So because it was hot all day... the concrete absorbed all that heat from the sun and continued to be hot both during the rain and after. Causing steam to rise off the pavement even after it stopped raining.

It's a very. Cool look.

So all around there's steam rising from the ground. And even though it's been pouring rain this last hour or so, and even though it's now full-blown nighttime... it's still quite warm out. With the occasional flash of lightning far, far away inside the clouds.

Here’s a little more of the lightning show if you wanna see more...

Finally, our ride shows up and we're on our way home.

This ride, however, turns out to be a blunt reminder that there are people so in over their heads... it breaks your heart. Or maybe they're fighting a losing battle. Or maybe…

They're simply running out of steam.

And I'm not even talking about people suffering from anything. I'm talking about the people, friends, family, who are valiantly trying to help those who are suffering. Whether that suffering's self-inflicted, the result of abuse, or the product of collateral damage.

They can't.

Keep.

This up.

For their friends or for their family.

They can't sustain the good fight. No matter how hard they try.

And yet.

They hear someone in pain tell them "I wanna stop. But I can't get it out of my head." And they still wanna help.

They see someone get arrested. And they wanna help.

They fully experience the weight of someone they love losing their life to meth, to heroin, to molly, to any number of addictions.

And they wanna help.

It's a tough conversation to be part of. At the end of it, though, Kimmer offers a pair of resources that help family and friends keep their heads above water:

Never Alone Recovery...

and Alanon.

And then we're home. And our day ends.

Okay so this morning we're up at 7-ish 'cause we've gotta check out by noon. And we don't need that process to be a fire drill.

So we ease into the day out on the balcony for the last time. We make and have the last omelet of our trip (mushrooms, rosemary ham, parisian cheese, and sun dried tomatoes) and savor it before beginning the process of packing our bags once again, cleaning out the refrigerator of all that Trader Joe's food we put in there and packing it for home, running the dishwasher, stripping the beds, and taking the last few photographs and a video of this place because it's worthy of such remembering.

By ten minutes after noon we're out the door and to the elevator where we meet a gentleman who's also checking out. When the elevator arrives, we get to talking and, when the doors open again, we exit into the hallway only to realize this is only the fourth floor. As in we've only traveled one floor down and here we are again.

Waiting for the elevator.

It takes awhile. And when it does arrive... it's packed with other travelers checking out. So we let that one go.

At some point, I'm not sure how or when, Kimmer 'n I both notice a luggage cart that's literally parked right next to/behind us. So we load all of our bags onto it and continue the wait and the conversation with our fellow traveler from Georgia who was triple checking his room before joining his family downstairs..

By ‘n by, actually just when he's about to give up and take the stairs... the elevator arrives.

We get on, now with a luggage cart in tow, the door closes, we go down, the door opens, we exit the elevator...

And now we're on the third floor.

This is definitely not going well. It also doesn't say much for our attention to, you know, detail.

Eventually our fellow traveler does take the stairs after we bid each other safe travels (he and his family have a six hour drive home ahead of them). And for the next few minutes we consider how poorly our attempt to leave this hotel is going.

When the elevator finally does arrive (again) we get in and observe very carefully that it travels the full distance to the ground floor.

And yes, a process that should've taken us thirty seconds just took us about fifteen minutes.

We are not proud of that achievement.

Neither is it going on our resumes.

By 12:30 we're checked out and we check our luggage in with the hotel to store for us whilst we enjoy that lazy river at Blizzard Beach one more time. It's actually the last of our "plus" visits including the miniature golf we played yesterday. So we're feeling good about buying the Disney Park Hopper Plus package.

At the gate, though, the biometric doesn't recognize any of my fingers... so the attendants call for Emily who scans my pass which somehow causes the biometric to recognize me, and thus...

Save the day.

Oh sure, it wasn't dramatic as all that. But it is a heckuva thing to be told I'm not who I've been this whole time while they were letting me into the park.

Anyway, they've only been using the device again since a couple days ago, Friday, so...

Yay Emily!!! 😁

Once inside the park, we're already wearing our swim suits so a few minutes later, around one, we're in the river. Not so lucky this time around with the floating chairs, we float the river on tubes instead until an elderly couple ahead of us at some point give theirs up as they exit the water. And then later I score one of those cool clear plastic ones with the green handles for Kimmer 'cause they're her favorite.

Aside from the musical tubes, it's a peaceful, super relaxing way to end our vacation floating around the edge of the park staring alternately up through the trees to the twinkling sunlight above. Not a care in the world right then. Just the two of us. 🙂��️♥️♥️

A little over an hour later, about 2:15, Kimmer calls it 'cause we still need a little time to air-dry ourselves before heading back to the dressing rooms.

We kill that time with a grape fruit hefeweizen that the bartender not only loves herself... but she got her parents to try it and now they're big fans, too.

Three o'clock comes and goes and, five minutes later, we're in another rideshare talking Covid with the driver who's had it now twice. Who's had both injections. Whose former employer wouldn't allow employees to wear masks. Who was among a bunch of employees who got Covid early on that first time. Whose immune system's having a hard time. Who's undergoing a ton of medical tests. Whose lungs still haven't returned to full capacity. Who's frustrated and anxious, and worried about their future.

Now we're back at the hotel for a quick turnaround. All we've gotta do is grab our luggage from the hotel's storage and hail a rideshare. All of which we manage to do quickly, unlike our earlier attempted elevator ride prior to checkout.

It's a little after 330 by now and we're picked up by Manuel, a Hispanic gentleman from Queens. We only spend about 20 minutes with him... but it's a packed 20 minutes starting with our marriage and then how he married his high school sweetheart. I think they met in the early 80s (or before) so they're going on 40 years married.

Rideshare is a small part of what Manuel does, he's an accountant by trade. It's something he realized was his calling or strength when he was 18 or 19, eventually doing the books for local businesses and making sure they were right with the city regarding paperwork. It was during one of his visits to the city, filing some paperwork on-person, that he met a supervisor at city hall who was from Cuba... which opened his eyes to his own possibilities. Eventually, he went to work for the city himself.

Education is important to Manuel. Even if I didn't know that, what I would know about the man, what I would recognize in him... is a confidence born of expertise and wisdom. Someone with a command of life. Someone refined.

We spend our last minutes talking about our kids, the education we all sought out for them, and the education they received. Right up to the moment we’re pulling up to the curb in front of Southwest Airlines. 

We end our time here in the company of a true gentleman.

After that?

Well, it’s just the trip home which is pretty anticlimactic. 

We waited a bunch. Walked a bunch. Took a picture or two in front of the hotel where we stayed that one time we were treated to a Disney Cruise...

...and then walked a bunch more.

And then waited a bunch more until, eventually, we were on a plane and then we were on another plane... and that plane landed at Sea-Tac around 2AM, the next morning. Monday morning. And we got home around 3. With both of us scheduled to work first thing the same morning.

Yeah.

Not totally ideal.

The way I’d like to end this tale, though, is in the sky above Phoenix, Arizone.

You see the first leg of our journey home was Orlando to Phoenix. And, as we approached Phoenix, I noticed the dramatic shapes of the clouds in the glow of a sun that had already set.

If you haven’t noticed it before, next time you’re somewhere not home, look up into the sky. It seems the sky isn’t the same wherever we go. It takes on different personalities. Florida was like that for sure. And, it turns out, Phoenix.

It was glorious. It was brilliant. 

It was a perfect “The End”.

If you’d like to see a little more of what we saw in these final moments, click here.

And enjoy!

🙂