#sorta!

[starry-kittens]

Goob was NOT tryna hear allat.

I think it’s cool to imagine Goob’s ears act similar to hearing aids! He takes em off whenever his overwhelmed or just whenever he wants. He can still hear without them just less so

[nenoname]

matching not-a-tattoo ideas for you and your twin!

so that mention of brands in the new book huh

[fyoggo]

NEW MILGRAM ROUND LET'S GOOOO

[yttdtextposts]

I did NOT realize that almost everything was shin lol..

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[formerlympp]

For your send me anything and I’ll write it post - I’d love a glimpse into the lives of established And Then The Symphony Starts jily 🫶 You don’t have to go down this route but one thing I’ve always wondered is if adult James ever remembers that he heard the orchestra in his head after Lily introduced herself when they were kiddies

I got two requests for some post ATTSS jily, and... welllll, I suppose it would go a little something like this

Lily has to shade her eyes from the sunshine gleaming off the metal playground equipment. Thankfully it is too early in the day for the metal to have grown hot, a fleeting thought of hers as she watches her mother guide her toddler son toward the smallest slide. She clearly remembers the way the hot metal stung her skin during all the long days she played here as a child.

Preoccupied as she is with the memories of those happy days of her childhood, she doesn't react to the fingers that slip between hers on her free hand, knowing without question to whom those fingers belong.

Her husband stands at her side, something like anticipation emanating off of him as the pair watch their son Harry, nearly two years old, climb up the small ladder toward a slide. After a few minutes, Lily’s father joins his wife and grandson, sharing his warm encouragement and excitement, and James tugs at Lily's hand, gesturing for them to walk. She needs no convincing.

The pair walk along the pavement surrounding the playground, enjoying the warmth of the summer’s day and the companionable silence that has been hard to come by since Harry started speaking.

"How does it feel, being back here?" James asks, on their second lap around the playground.

"Lovely. I used to come here as a child all the time and never tire of it."

"Yeah?" Lily can hear the smile in her husband’s voice; it is a comfort all on its own. "And what was your favorite thing to do?"

"The swings, of course."

"Oh, of course."

Lily doesn't need to ask to know where James is leading her now. Hands still linked, he pulls her toward the set of swings, something akin to childlike wonder accelerating his step. She follows along without hesitation; she would follow James anywhere.

Laughing, Lily drops into the swing, immediately beginning to pump her legs. The familiar feeling of freedom washes over her, she feels it as if it were the wind whipping through her loose hair. Next to her, James does the same, though a little less gracefully with his long limbs. It doesn’t take long for him to get the hang of it, and they swing side-by-side in near-perfect synchronization.

Before she can stop the childish notion she joyfully asks, “Want to see who can jump farther?”

Still pumping hard, it takes her a moment to realize James has dug his feet into the mulch at his feet and sputtered to a stop.

“I was only joking,” Lily tosses at him, now tucking her legs back to slow herself down. “I’d rather not have us break our necks just to prove a…” But her voice trails off when she notices James’ far away stare. “James?”

“I… I’ve been here before. I’ve only just realized.”

Lily skids to a halt, the swing jerking unevenly forward and backward as she rapidly stops its forward progression. She nods slowly. “Well, it’s a fairly popular playground.” She casts a look around the vacant playground, where only their small party still plays despite the hour nearing ten. “At least, it was when we were kids.”

“No,” says James with a shake of his head, “no, I mean here. I’ve been here on this swing and there was a girl… a girl with red hair that swayed wildly in the breeze as she jumped through the air and… and…”

Lily hardly believes what she’s hearing, slow to process her husband’s rambling, even as he struggles to find more words. She suddenly feels very warm, warm in a way unattributed to the sun.

“I heard it. I heard it. And it was you.” He rises to his feet, hands flying into his hair in unison and then a laugh escapes him as he turns on his heel to face her. “You are my soulmate, Lily.”

She rises to her feet slowly, letting the words wash over her. It has been years since they've spoken about soulmates, many years, in fact, since James came to her apartment and started healing her broken heart. It has been a long time since she grappled with doubt.

Walking up to James’ side, she wraps her arms around his waist before leaning up to kiss him softly on the cheek. “We knew that already, didn’t we? Many years ago now, as I recall.”

When she drops back onto her heels, she is met with the warmth of James’ smile. The smile she knows better than any other. He tucks her closer, planting a kiss on the top of her head. “Yeah, we did… So the only question that remains, are we going to see who can jump farther or what?”

Lily grins, pushing herself away from her husband and lunging back for the swing. “Oh, you are so going down, Potter.”

[ratfromh]

hey girl yuor so beaut iful

[miyulien]

average kelbrey argument

audio credit: peternyugen

[raine-rudnick]

~Bring it On~

[originalcrime]

sooo Mimi @epiphainie tagged me in that music shuffle game but my heavy rotation playlist is not actually indicative of my overall listening habits because I mostly listen to albums instead of individual tracks . but I want to participate still so I’m going to deviate massively. here’s ten albums I have played twice or more in the last two weeks

25 — Adele

It Was Divine — Alina Baraz

Cowboy Carter — Beyoncé

GNX — Kendrick Lamar

Sincere — Khalid

Swimming — Mac Miller

My 21st Century Blues — RAYE

SOS Deluxe: LANA — SZA

Think Later — Tate McRae

Hurry Up Tomorrow — The Weeknd

honorable mention to Nobody is Listening and Room Under the Stairs by ZAYN and Stick Season by Noah Kahan. but when do I not have those albums on rotation? so they didn’t make the main list

not tagging anyone since I totally broke the rules and am barely even playing but if anyone wants to answer it this way, consider yourself tagged 🫶

[vianthemindelectric]

Since I have outlandish hopes, I made a concept for if Asura (his reincarnation to be specific) got into Street Fighter 6! Also it was just fun ok-

Transcript under cut:

- No fighting style set in stone (yet?)

- The REINCARNATION, not Asura himself

- Asura is just a nickname perhaps?

- Alt costume would match the demigod's appearance

- You’d meet him in World Tour after saving his daughter from some goons

- Arcade mode would follow him against Akuma who had mistaken him for the original Asura

[dopaminaddikt]

it seems like this game will always somehow bounce back inside my head :")

[vimbry-moved]

created a fan video for the wonderfully unsettling "lesson 16," a spoken word track that's half in english and half unnamed conlang, from episode 5B of the they might be giants podcast.

since the song is like a language learning audio cassette, I made the visuals somewhat similar to an instructional video cassette. was fun to make and work out the structure of!

[stitched-hearts]

Cedar at the library, what will he learn???

[circling-over-coping-mechanics]

OH, SWEET RELIEF...

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[somerocky-dork]

You know what. You guys are getting a treat, here’s a sneak peek from the fic I’m writing ! One of them anyway!

This one focuses on Rocky, a Black Arms hybrid found in the city by Shadow after detecting a weird bio signature.

This snippet in particular doesn’t have any content warnings so this bit should be good for general audiences!

I’ll post the full chapter eventually I just gotta get back into writing LMAO

Shadow continues to stare at the pink hedgehog as she blinks, she stands in the doorway in a light pink robe with a red rose embroidered into fabric, a bit shaken up from the situation. She also wears a pair of soft fuzzy slippers that match. The dark hedgehog doesn't really care about her appearance, he just wants to talk. His ears stand confused as she looks around the area then, she suddenly grabs him dragging him into her warm home closing the door behind them. Shadow stumbles in over the welcome mat, eyes wide and narrow carefully holding onto the fragile life in his arms, whipping his head around he shoots a soft glare followed by a faint growl. "I said it was urgent but not that urgent! "

Amy sighs as she closes the door but she smiles after locking it and she looks at the dark hedgehog. "Sorry Shadow.. I stepped ahead of myself!-" she gestures out to the cozy home, there's a love seat and a small couch with a coffee table and a nice throw rug. The shelves against the wall are neatly organized with books, old and new. Along with nicknacks and treasures from her own adventures. "Make yourself at home, Shadow? You're welcome here anytime! Sorry for my appearance— I wasn't expecting company so late!" she grins a bit walking over looking at the small creature between his arms, "Aww what a cutie! Is he yours? When were you gonna tell me you had—" "he's NOT my child." Shadow suddenly interrupts with venom in his tone, the pink hedgehog's ears stand as she's cut off, but she smiles anyway and gives him a warm smile. "Well... can I at least get you guys a towel? It's bitter out there! I don't want anyone catching a cold now- I'll be right back, okay?" She holds one finger up then she walks off a bit quickly to find a towel. Shadow looks down at the creature in his arms, he huffs a little and makes an attempt to dry his fur off with his gloves. His ears point back and he freezes with bristling fur as the creature pushes against his hand, not in protest but...with affection? "Wh-what the hell— " he thought, "…I’m not a towel. You’ll only make yourself miserable?" The dark hedgehog lets out an annoyed sigh, the little one only looks up at him with a slight smile and his long tail waves contently. A small trill escapes the kid's lips but not much else follows. His large ears stand and he turns his head as he hears Amy walk back into the room. Shadow pulls him closer to his white chest fur absent mindedly as she approaches.

"Sorry- I had to find a towel small enough for him and one for you too? " she smiles sweetly and holds out the cream colored towel and washcloth. She doesn't wince to the opposing hedgehog's side eye as he takes the towels and he steps away setting the larger one down then he instantly starts to dry off the kid. There... “better than the wet gloves and fur I'm sure." He mumbles softly, the child's ear twitches to his speaking then he looks at the pink hedgehog as she starts her conversation again, she sounds concerned. "What happened... all I've gathered is you've shown up to my door in the pouring rain- late at night with a child you claim doesn't even belong to you resting in your arms! Not to mention you're tending to the little guy?" She sits down on the love seat resting her hands in her lap, she gestures for Shadow to walk over. The dark hedgehog doesn't seem like he wants to stay any longer. In fact the only reason he's there at all is a request for help. Which NEVER comes from the ultimate lifeform. His eyes roll, "damn hedgehog... “ he thought, “ her hospitality will get the best of her. " The hybrid sighs, walking over and he sits down at a distance from Amy, holding the child in his arms as he continues to dry the fur. Doing so reveals the bright red coloration in his dark grey fur, resembling many of Shadow's looks and colors but in his own style. The child flicks his head a bit quickly as Shadow wipes any remaining dirt and water from his fur.

Shadow lets out a sigh, "I don't know... " he closes his eyes as he starts to answer her, " I just found him in Westopolis... alone, by himself under a bunch of human junk in the rain.” He looks down at the small alien hybrid as he pulls the towel off his head, his large ears bounce up. Shadow's head tilts slightly as they make eye contact, the little guy tilts his head mimicking him curiously, looking up at Shadow. The dark hedgehog stares into his little eyes, the one on the right is a similar ruby red to his own, though it's slightly darker. The left iris is a slightly dull icy blue. He hums softly to himself, "hmm, Heterochromia... but in such odd colors... just what ARE you? " He ponders, he continues to stare completely ignoring the owner of the home for a moment before finally answering. "I'm just as confused as you?" He looks up at her his eyes slightly narrow and he frowns a bit clearly uneasy. "Sonic tried to leave him to die. He wanted me to take him back to the city!" He shakes his head as he hugs the child into his soft white fur. Amy watches Shadow carefully with his mannerisms, attitude, and his natural posture. She taps her chin a bit and frowns, "what?— but Sonic loves to help others? Why would he want to cause harm to such a small creature?-" she gasps softly as Shadow suddenly lets out a deep growl before speaking. " oh I'll tell you WHY. It's because he's not mobian like you and him! He doesn't trust him because he's a Black Arms spawn! A spawn mixed with a mobian of some sort!" Shadow continues to growl as he stares at the pink hedgehog, his eyes narrow and a faint glow starts to fill his red irises. He hugs the small child to him,  causing a small distressed whine to escape the small life  as he sinks into Shadow's chest fur from the protective mannerisms.

Amy blinks for a moment clearly a bit surprised by Shadow's sudden aggression but she hums softly to herself as she stands up thinking it over, "interesting...how long have you kept him around?" She could tell something was wrong, she knew Shadow- probably more then most people do. The hedgehog was tense, balling up any feelings he has.

The hedgehog huffs to her question glancing away from the other, shaking his head slightly, "not long... maybe an hour? As I said—" he looks up at the pink hedgehog with narrow eyes, though behind his aggressive aura he feels uneasy. "I found him in the city... all alone, in the middle of the rain..." Shadow pauses in his words, looking down at the small creature in his arms, who's made himself at home in his white chest fur. Curled up in the small towel and nudged into Shadow's long white fur that covers part of his chest. "He just... I looked at him— i don't know what I felt? He felt outcasted by his own kind and abandoned. All alone..? I don't know how I connected but— I made eye contact and just.. heard everything." The dark hedgehog stares as the kid has fallen asleep in his fur, he shakes his head before sitting back down on the couch. The pink hedgehog watches him with a faint frown contorting her face, "poor little guy... seems like he's had a rough night? " she folds her arms as she pauses her words, she hums softly before smiling faintly at the two " if you need to stay here for the evening I wouldn't mind? You look like you need a break from Sonic anyway- " she stands keeping her welcoming smile, Shadow's eyes follow her as she stands. He doesn't seem sure about her offer, all of this seems a little too good to be true- but.... He doesn't really have a choice. The dark hedgehog glances away before looking back at his pink friend giving her a small nod "only for the evening. "  he sighs closing his eyes holding the small hybrid close in his fur, his ears fold back a bit, he stares off with his eyes half lidded, "I don't know why Sonic acted the way he did. It's bothering me... I've never seen him so aggressive."

Amy glances back frowning slightly as she finishes her task on getting some blankets down from a nearby closet. She walks back towards the hedgehog as she speaks "maybe he had a misunderstanding? If he truly dislikes the little guy he's going to be getting a talking to. It's unacceptable! " she sighs and sits the neatly folded blankets down on the couch then she sits on the chair across from the love seat Shadow's currently resting in. "Look... I'll go talk to him about it- he shouldn't be so mean to you no matter what.. he loves you? I'd argue the way he's acting almost makes him a bad boyfriend.. " she sighs though she seems serious about it, her smile comes back and she stands, "for now- you and the little angel need some rest? You can sleep here on the couch or I have a spare room. Whichever works best for you, Shadow! " she grins happily wagging her tail slightly before she waves at him walking off to another room.

Shadow watches her leave intensely with his eyes following her. his ear twitches to the door closing and he looks down at the sleeping life in his arms. He sighs softly lifting his hand off his head, the large ears gently twitch up as he sleeps. The hedgehog gently drags his fingers across the little one's head, pulling the little ears and fur tufts as he pets him. Where did you come from? He starts to think to himself, stuck in the constant curiosity of how this little creature ended up alive at all, and why he CALLED to him.