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your-local-uwu-artist · 2 months ago

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HELLAO how about 6, 14, 15, and 25 for the Kirby OC ask game!!! :D

🗣️: If you could cast a voice actor to voice your OC who would you choose?

tbh I havn't really been able to nail a voice-claim/hc down for Button. Though I def think he would have a more masculine-sounding voice, but with some sort of quick to it (like being raspy or squeaky) the only thing I know for sure is he needs like, a loser white guy voice.... if that makes literally any sense

also I think they have the vibe of a character whos eng and jp voices are very different but somehow both work equally very well (like calcifur and meowth, both of those have very different directions taken with their voices but both work in the same way somehow??)

ummm some potential candidates are Charlie Day, Jack McBrayer, maybe Jason Ritter? Daniel thrasher has never voice acted but he's def a candidate

for jp something similar to either Nate's pkmn masters jp voice, or like, something very raspy and mascot-character esque

14. 🍱: If your OC had a dish themed around them at the Kirby Cafe, what would it be?

hmm I'm not sure? this isn't really my area of expertise: here's some random ideas tho~

-apple pie flavored waffle? shaped like a star of course

-little button shaped sugar cookies?

-half chocolate half vanilla cupcake? to represent the angel+demon thing, combine it with the sugar cookies maybe? have two of them decorated like his eyes mayhaps?

-apparently there is a way to make drinks glow in the dark but it requires a black light so dead end :(

-mac n cheese, idk how to make it cute but it needs to be involved

-wait! idea: pretzel shaped like a lyra?

15. 🧸: If your OC had any merchandise themed around them, what would it be?

now this one is actually right in my area of expertise I love toy design

for some less simple things:

one of those little craft kits that gives you the supplies to make something simple like a felt plush sewn together with yarn, you could sew a little small star-button billow, and a little kirby plush and the aesthetic is all Button themed. Or maybe a a friendship bracelet craft kit? there's a lot of potential craft kits what with being from patch land

or maybe a merry magoland themed re-ment set that features a little Button working a booth

or you know those little keychain plushies?

dude I could design these ALL DAY

hell I've thought a lot about button merch just with what I could feasibly make happen. Button acryllic charms? Button buttons? a Button themed candy bag keychain? those keychains with the little magnet heart accesories? I could do that with Button and characters he's shipable with. standee with tail wag? glow in the dark standee and the stand part is a magic circle? button enamel pins? button ACRYLIC PINS?

25. ⭐️: If your OC got their own spinoff game what would it be about and what would the gameplay be like?

a few ideas!

-epic yarn style! the story line is Button learns about Kirby's Magic sock and decides to visit home~

-game where you sail across the sea!!! Meta Knight wants you to collect a special flower that only grows on this one island, he's too busy with meta knight stuff to get it himself. So he has sent Button on this fetch quest. i guess you could make it into a platformer, but maybe it could be like a minigame collection? that would involve things like puzzle games to figure out navigation. or upkeep/tidying around the boat. maybe there could be 'events', like finding a waddle dee lost at sea and bringing them home. or needing to fix the boats engine

-prequel game of one of Button's journey's during angst-era. platformer but with a lot of puzzle aspects implemented

-if you wanted a more epic quest with co-op modes and all maybe Button caught wind of some powerful magic source and is seeking it in hopes of restoring his Halo, and of course theres a positive message in the end where no Button doesn't get his halo back but he got his Self worth back or smth. (the true halo was the friends we made along the way I guess) would still want puzzle aspects implemented

-game where kirby and co is on vacation but danger strikes and Button, Magolor, Taranza, and Marx has to take the place of Kirby and co.

-unrelated but take a moment to imagine Merry Magoland but with Button around doing his job. Imagine a special animation of them being shocked when the player gets a high score or smth

#button tag

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tea-earl-grey · 3 months ago

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6 and 23 for the ask game?

thank you!!! from this ask game.

6. Favourite alien race? 👽

oooh. i don't know if they count as an alien race but i do love the Borg/xBs because they represent such an interesting idea of people who have lost the concept of personhood & individuality alongside the body horror of it all and some interesting disability metaphors thrown in too. like i know it's a common fandom opinion that the Borg are overdone but i'd argue that they're overdone as straightforward villains and there's so much more to explore on a scientific or sociological/psychological basis. but tbh it's probably better left in the beta canon & fanfic.

23. Do you own something that you got because of Star Trek (that isn't merch)? ☕

yep!!! sometime after i finished ds9, i found similar mugs to the ones in the show as pictured here (my camera is being a bit fish eyed but i promise it is a wide bottom mug)

i got it mostly as a funny bit but it turned out that i really liked the wide bottom mug style since i'm someone who chronically leaves mugs on the ground and then knocks them over so i've gotten two more. here's the website where i bought it (though i'm now realizing they've almost doubled the price since i bought mine 🙄).

also as a fun tidbit – i showed my mom this mug after she started watching ds9 and thought it would be an "oh! like the mugs from star trek!" moment but instead she said "oh! a boat mug!" because apparently these are widely used in sailing/boating (or at least used to be in the 80s) since they're pretty hard to tip over. so logically these should be used on all of the starships and not a space station but i guess people on starships really like their prissy glass mugs (at least they upgraded to metal ones by Voyager).

i've also been to a few antique malls the past few years trying to eye up any star trek prop looking things that aren't horribly expensive but i have yet to find anything.

#asks

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niuttuc · 3 months ago

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It was only a matter of time before I sent this ask around... I know you prefer if I tap specific ocs of your but I want to know for as many as your willing to share... what animals would some of your walkers turn into turn into on Bloomburrow?

Have a wall of text to explain why I tend to prefer not to do all of them typically!

Vaalin... Is already half merfolk, but given Fish are food and not people on Bloomburrow, probably defaults to some other kind of amphibians. Axolotl maybe, we see Kiora as one of those.

Zarunpel I've decided not to ever send to Bloomburrow. It's hard enough to pick for the others and she has layers of additional stuff that kinda don't translate well to animals. Including a big magical panther living in/as her shadow. so No.

Anedia is most definitely a Rat, she fits all the requirements there and stereotypes of them on Bloomburrow.

Arnoss is probably some kind of Lizard, but bigger than any sapient lizard people of Valley are used too, they might assume he's a variant from another region. Which wouldn't be too shocking, the Lizards of Valley already come from another region. Probably something Komodo Dragon-inspired.

Farell... Well, just like everywhere, Farell would be whoever he wants. Although fun mental image of him trying to take familiar forms and getting twisted into their animal equivalent, divining at the same time what some folks would be on Bloomburrow.

Ivegard is an elemental of rock and fire. I don't know how THAT would translate to Bloomburrow, elementals are typically calamity beasts, but she ain't about to become flesh and blood, so probably an unsettling animal-shaped flamekin that make people double-take with typically calamity characteristics.

Dolores... Well, her Azra form probably becomes a Mink, and her demonic one a variation on it. Imagine a very angry (on account of being turned into a Mustelid) big mink with scary wings.

Dancing-Hands is already a Fox.

Lhur probably becomes one of the larger species of Bats of some sorts, and is very confused about the whole star and religion thing.

Nyrhen's entire magic is specialized in keeping him himself. I imagine that centered on himself, he'd manage to keep himself an elf and a disaster for Bloomburrow. With that said, that feels WRONG for the plane and for him, be quite an effort to constantly fight the very will of the plane, and he'd likely leave quickly to avoid that.

Jaspar lines up perfectly with the Squirrels of Valley, quite scarily, and a visit is definitely in order with them having Cosmos Beasts, a magical tooth sword taken from the most dangerous of those that could reach other planes, and some really interesting locations for him.

Arega is in a similar boat to Zarunpel where they have A LOT going on that's part of what their body is like so, uh, let's not try. Bloomburrow would get as confused as them, three planes worth of magical modifications mixing in complicated ways is enough. OUTSIDE of Bloomburrow they'd qualify as being... An Insect Fish Elf Owl Bat Lizard Shapeshifter Mutant?

Madaya... I want to say frog for what she does, but she'd probably prefer being a Bird, so we'll go with the latter. A peafowl seem fitting, even without as grand displays for a woman.

Regellen and Quzawe would of course be Calamity beasts of some kind or another. Don't need much in the way of modifications for them tbh, Quzawe is already a Hurricane-Serpent and Regellen a Moonlight Dragon.

Kinahel is already a bird as a Phoenix Aven. Type of bird would be whatever they currently are. That one's easy.

Jibea... Has vibes from all three normal types in their colors. So I'm gonna go with a Skunkfolk, to side completely and arbitrarily.

Sezashi is already a Lizard who had his legs taken, essentially, so I think he can come through looking mostly like himself but cuter.

#mtg #fanwalker #Vaalin #Zarunpel #Bloomburrow #Anedia #Arnoss #Farell #Ivegard #Dolores #Dancing Hands #Lhur #Nyrhen #Jaspar #Arega #Madaya #Regellen #Quzawe #Kinahel #Jibea #Sezashi

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lesbiansanemi · 2 years ago

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HELL YEAH ONE PIECE PROMPT TIME!!!! 23 and 33 for zoro and luffy :3 though tbh I would happily see any of these prompts for them lol

AAAHHHHH it's a little character study-ish? And a little short but I didn't want to make it OOC since I've never written for them before so alskdfjals but I hope you still enjoy it and I interpreted them well!

Ao3 link:

Sweat was the main thing Zoro smelled at this point in his life. But then, the smell of sweat had always been achingly familiar. Sure, out here in the middle of the ocean with the salty aroma of the sea to couple with it, it seemed stronger, but really, it had chased him his whole life. Training alongside Kuina and the other men learning swordsmanship, they had all reeked of sweat more often than not. It was a strange comfort, and Zoro never really understood why Nami and Sanji tended to complain about it. (And really, if Sanji wanted to bitch, he could wear something other than dark, long-sleeved thick clothes to soak it all up). Usopp didn’t seem to mind it, and neither did Robin. Obviously Chopper didn’t care (did reindeer even sweat?), but no one seemed to find that comfort in it like Zoro did.

It wasn’t necessarily that he liked being dirty, gross, and sweaty, it was just… familiar. And well, it was probably a good thing it was familiar, because being a pirate meant being dirty, gross, and sweaty.

Maybe that was why he’d been so quick to follow Luffy back then. Maybe he could already sense the familiarity in him. Gross, sweaty, stubborn to a fault…

Maybe he’d seen a tiny piece of Kuina in Luffy.

Of course, they really weren’t all that similar. In retrospect, that was obvious. But maybe, just maybe, that little bit of familiar comfort had been what sparked things.

Who was to say, really? It didn’t matter, because he was here now.

But all of that was to say, that Zoro didn’t mind the smell of sweat, nor did he mind going for a bit without a shower or bath.

And neither did Luffy.

That was probably the only reason they’d survived in that tiny boat when it was just the two of them, now that he really thought about it. Nami would have lost her damn mind if she’d been with them during that.

Anyways, because of all that, it was always nice being close to Luffy after a long day of sailing and training. Muscles sore and aching from exertion, the heat of a slight sunburn on their skin, the stench of sweat.

It meant they’d lived another day together. Well and truly lived it, and the state of their bodies proved that.

It was times like this that Zoro found himself just… staring at Luffy. He didn’t really know why he did it, but once he started, he just couldn’t stop.

His captain often sat at the prow of the Going Merry this time of night; Zoro had no idea why or what it was he thought about. He didn’t ask, because he didn’t need to know. If Luffy thought he should know, he’d tell him. But Luffy sat at the prow, gazing out towards the horizon, his eyes wide and full of wonder.

Sometimes Nami and Sanji made jokes that he wasn’t thinking about anything when he had that look on his face, but Zoro didn’t think that was true. Luffy thought about everything when he had that look on his face. He thought about where they were going, what they were going to do, every bit of the ocean they were going to explore.

How he would be King.

The brim of his hate shadowed his eyes, the light of the moon and stars not quite enough to illuminate his features, though his eyes glinted bright enough regardless. The breeze ruffled his greasy bangs, and Luffy leaned into the soft wind, a gentle smile tugging at his lips.

It wasn’t the great big grin Zoro and everyone else was accustomed to. And sure, Zoro loved that smile, so bright and intense it could rival the sun.

But this subtle one… It was something special, he thought.

It had become something of a routine of theirs, this little thing. Not every night. Not even most nights. Most nights were for laughing with the whole crew, were for enjoying time with their friends, and, on rare occasions, if they were all in the right mood and the winds were fair, they might plan.

But nights like tonight, after a long and arduous day when everyone was exhausted and wanted to be left to their own devices, Sanji in the kitchen trying out new recipes, Robin up in the crow’s nest stargazing, Nami holing away somewhere to pour over her maps, Ussop tinkering with little knick knacks, Chopper already having gone off to bed…

And this was where Zoro and Luffy found themselves.

Luffy sighed, and reached for the plate that sat on the railing next to him. For his standards, it likely didn’t even qualify for a snack, but it was a bit of leftover food from dinner. Some of Ussop’s, that he didn’t finish, if Zoro remembered correctly. Of course it’d gone to Luffy, and he munched on the little pieces of fried meat.

“Want a piece?” Luffy offered, already holding it out to him.

Zoro stared at him, at the piece of food being offered to him so readily, so casually. Perhaps it should not have been a big deal; comrades, friends, shared food all the time, but for Luffy to offer him even a bite?

Even if nights like this were the only time it happened, it still took Zoro’s breath away.

He didn’t really want it. He wasn’t hungry, and it had long since gotten cold, but he would never turn down anything Luffy decided to share with him. He’d take whatever he was offered.

“Sure.” He took the morsel from him and popped it into his mouth.

Luffy hummed and turned his attention back to the soothing waves of the ocean and the swirling skies above them.

“I wonder what we’ll do tomorrow,” he mused.

Zoro blinked, taken aback by the sudden shift in routine. They tended not to speak to each other on these nights, the silence comfortable and casual as Luffy basked in the presence of the world and Zoro basked in the presence of Luffy, but if Luffy wanted to talk, he would indulge him.

“I’d say much of the same,” Zoro said.

Luffy chuckled and reached for another piece of cold dinner. “Yeah, probably! I can’t wait!”

And he couldn’t, because Luffy looked forward to everything with that blazing optimism, an intense joy that Zoro wasn’t quite sure he would ever understand. But he didn’t need to understand it to appreciate it.

“Hey, Zoro?” Luffy leaned a little closer, which wasn’t really that unusual, because personal space wasn’t something he appeared to grasp well.

(Not that Zoro was any better in that department according to Nami).

“Yeah?” Zoro leaned a little closer too. He could count the freckles dotting the bridge of Luffy’s nose if he had the patience.

(He might, because it was Luffy).

Salty, chapped lips scraped against his own.

Zoro didn’t know if it was the salt of the sea, the salt of sweat, or the salt of tonight’s cold dinner.

Maybe it should have been gross. All three of those things would have been gross on anyone else’s lips, but not his.

Because Luffy wouldn’t taste like anything else.

It was a chaste, quick kiss, which was probably a good thing, all things considered, because it took Zoro’s mind an embarrassingly long amount of time to process that Luffy’s lips had just been pressed against his own.

“Heh! Your face!” Luffy laughed as he clutched at his stomach, already reaching for another piece of food. “Sorry, was just thinking about everything for a minute.”

Zoro tilted his head, worked his jaw, trying to think of something to say to that, to the fact that Luffy had just kissed him, as if it were no big deal at all.

But then, to someone like Luffy, perhaps it was no big deal at all.

Luffy turned his gaze back to the sky, reached for the last piece of his dinner, and that small smile returned to his face.

Zoro stared. He stared too long to say anything, so he didn’t, and they lapsed back into that familiar and unfamiliar silence.

The kiss became a part of their routine after that.

Zoro wondered if one day he might ask what it meant.

#one piece #zoro roronoa #monkey d luffy #zolu #my fics #asks #requests #lee visits #kaz rambles

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literalbuzzkill · 2 years ago

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I'm screaming I just accidentally uncovered a new conspiracy/most likely truth but definitely unconfirmed knowlege by hyperfixating on the sinking of the Titanic and this probably has no relevance and no one cares but I'm going to info dump it so here it is.

The show Arthur, the kids show,

Arthur has a little sister, D.W. you know her, she's sassy, shes mean, but we love her because she sometimes she spits facts and makes a great meme.

Well anyway, obviously that D.W stands for something and at one point it's revealed to be Dorothy Winifred.

Ok.

Now that you have that information:

On the titanic list of survivors was a famous silent film actress from that era, she even starred in a film about the sinking and wore the clothes she survived in for the film too, ANYWAY, the name she went by publicly was Dorothy Gibson, BUT her birth name was actually Dorothy Winifred Brown.

Now you might be realizing what I realised.

D.W. it makes sense right?

Both her and Arthur's little sister were named Dorothy Winifred, although DWs last name in the fictional kids show was Read, and not Brown like the actress, so obviously it could just be coincidence?

Diving in deep with the basic research:

The Arthur Wiki states that the character DW was named after her grandma Thora's aunt Dorothy Winifred, who died before she was born. But we don't know how/when/why or anything else about her unfortunately.

Though it does make sense considering Titanic Lady was born 1889 and died 1946 so that timeline checks out with the age/information that the show Arthur gives us about Grandma Thoras Aunt. She'd be the same age roughly as the real Dorothy (I'm adding this extra following info with no relevance just because its interesting, but the Real Dorothy passed away in 1946 of a heart attack in a Paris hotel room, affer death her estate was divided between a different lover and her mom who ALSO was found dead in a Paris hotel room 15 years later, hmmmm, seems a little suspicious tbh)

Anyway, the character "Grandma Thora Read" in the show Arthur was in fact based off of the creators REAL grandma,

In the show her maiden name is not revealed but if this is based on titanic lady it would be Brown.

Would you like to know the creators name?

Because it's Marc Brown.

So in conclusion I have successfully deduced that DW the little sister from the kids show Arthur was in fact named after the famous Titanic survivor Dorothy Winifred Gibson-Brown.

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Episode similarities to reality:

Dorothy Gibson/Brown also accidentally killed a pedestrian in the sports car of her affair lover, oof yikes thats rough, but worth mentioning, because in the Arthur Wiki apparently Arthur's dad David mentions that Grandma Thora was in an car accident when he was Arthur's age but she wasn't hurt, this episode may elude to the encounter that happened above in real life to Dorothy.

Just like Real Dorothy was an actress in silent films, Dw is also in alot of the school plays in the show and even goes on completely silent during one of them forgetting all of her lines.

In another episode, some kids try to sell Grandma Thora a painting of a boat and she declines, tells them it's not her cup of tea, probably a vague titanic reference lol can't blame her for that tbh I wouldn't want that reminder either

Also, again in an episode DW says that her grandma told her mom a secret, we don't know what that is. But if I had to pull out all the red strings for this I'd say it's titanic related.

There is a titanic reference in the antiques roadshow parody episode of Arthur where Muffy has a sapphire necklace that is supposed to portray the heart of the ocean from the Titanic film.

In a picture from Grandma Thoras living room there's a small mistake showing that DWs hair was blonde,

In one of the younger pictures of Real Dorothy Gibson it looks like she is blonde or is at least wearing a wig

In the episode "DW swims with the fishes" both her and James have trouble swimming, Arthur and a character named Molly(who didn't want to be there, LOL) rescued them, this may be a nod to The Unsinkable Molly Brown who from one of the lifeboats helped rescue people in the water (possibly including Dorothy?) after the Titanic sank

This might even be a stretch but there's a character named Mary Helene in the show as well as a titanic survivor named Ellen Mary which is pretty close

I have no actual evidence and don't think it's something the creator of Arthur has ever talked about (To my knowledge) but the adhd said let's hop into it so I did

#titanic #arthur read #Marc Brown

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ahsokastars · 1 year ago

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for the ask game: abelia, daffodil, aloe vera, and nutmeg?

abelia ⇢ do you have a particular piece of jewelry you always wear or can’t part with?

i pretty much always wear my class ring from college on my right middle finger.

daffodil ⇢ do you have siblings? if yes, in what ways do you think you’re similar to or different from them?

yup, i have a little sister who's five years younger than me. hmm, the second question is a tough one. i think our senses of humor are really similar, and i think our anxiety works in similar ways. but our interests differ, and i'd say she's louder than i am, though she can still be pretty quiet in some situations.

aloe vera ⇢ what’s something (mundane) you really want to experience in life?

hmmm. i am sure there are mundane things that i havent done, but i'm completely blanking right now. i dont know if this counts, but i think going on one of those little paddle boats on a lake would be fun.

nutmeg ⇢ how’s your room/home decorated? do you have a specific theme or style going on?

my sister once described my apartment as being like a "star wars museum." though i dont think its at that level. i feel like my apartments fairly plain outside of my fandom-related collections tbh. my home office has a lot of prints from cons up, as well as different anime figure-type things and books. there isn't really a specific theme/style going on, though my couch and two chairs are about the same teal-ish color. i got a lot of my furniture secondhand.

thanks for the ask!!

#catwwoman #asks

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mismatchedesox · 2 years ago

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hellloo, saw your match it up post so ill do it

im still unsure about my sexuality but i like all genders, i do prefer males moree, im also bi-gender if thats needed 😭

details: im a very big cat person, i really, REALLY LOVE BIOLOGY, im an extrovert, i love organizing stuff, love the color purple and i love plushies sm, fav food is seafood, i hate bugs lol, i love layered clothing even though i live in southeast asia 😢 i prefer sleeping on the floor than in bed, i usually multitask, music makes me focus, i love, LOVE theatre arts, my entire personality relies on my mood (ex. if i feel bored i get really quiet), im a big forgive and forget person, i fall get crushes quickly, i like it when people call me "handsome" instead of "beautiful", i have like 10 childhood scars on my knee, im insecure of my teeth and arms(its literally a stick), i get jealous easily, really picky on food and basically everything, i hate it when people tell me to do chores(i usually do it on my own free will), theres days where i would stay in bed all the time, i love making things look more neat, simple and minimalistic and i just genuinely love furry animals 💝

I ship you with ... KAZUHA

Honestly this was really hard- because I feel like a lot of charceters would love you! Ultimately I decided Kazuha and you would be so cute together

Lets get the big obvious thing out of the way- you both love theater arts . I think he'd love this side of you- especially since music is such a big part of who he is. I think he's more of an introvert than an extrovert- which may cause some problems- but overall i think he needs someone to help him get out there. I think you'd balance each other out and create this perfect harmony within the relationship. You two would probably be the couple that just bring sin stray cats left and right- and I love that tbh. I don't think it would take long for him to understand what you like and don't like, so he could make sure you are comfortable with him. He'd never tell you what to do, because both of you are very similar there. Overall, I think you'd have a nice rhythm in your relationship.

HEAD CANNONS

I think your relationship would be sweet and comfortable.

Kuzuha would want to get comfortable before a relationship, even though he'd definitely fall for you right away. He just has some trust issues. I think it'd be a strangers to friends to lovers type beat. With some hard core mutual pinning

I think he'd be the one to confess to you. It would be a spur of the moment confession. He'd take you out somewhere pretty, and accidentally let it slip without thinking- but he would just smile after and admit he meant what he said while blushing and holding your hand-- he's just so sweet.

there would be a lot of sweet poetry written for you. he'd make it up on the spot, or spend nights thinking of the perfect words, sometimes he's even write a tune just for you.

he loves how you organize things. he thinks it's really sweet.

He'll sleep on the floor with you, and offer his arm as a pillow. if he thinks you're getting too cold, he'll pull you close to warm you up.

kuzuha would play music for you to help you focus. and he'd love it so much

his dates are sweet. picnics with your favorite food, taking you out to a performance, and dancing under the stars. he loves cheesy things

he'd want to take you with him in the ship. he'd ask you on a whim to travel the world with him, and promise to take care of you

i think he'd ask you to dance on the ship a lot- like taht scene from Anastasia where they dance on the boat- he thinks it's so fun

he'll go on outings with you, even though he prefers not being around others, he'd do it just to spend time with you

i think he'd lay in bed with you when you have those days. in fact, i think he loves those days the best. he'd make sure you were warm, and bring food to you so you don't have to get up.

he'll gather stuff thats purple for you like it's his life mission.

he calls you handsome every opportunity he gets

he'll tell you everyday how much he loves you

#kazuha x y/n #kaedehara kazuha #genshin matchups #genshin x y/n

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crystal-verse · 1 year ago

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This is going under a cut because I rambled as per usual. But! The answer for Mehka and K'pheli shall be found below!

Mehka's main job is Warrior, and she's pretty good at it! She also has the White Mage job, but she's less fond of that one. She's Only a Warrior, never bothered to take up other disciplines. She's here to grab enemies' attention so they focus on her and not her allies, and she's fine with that. Not much to say here tbh -- she does somewhat do the job quests but also will do her own thing instead. She's not too invested in them -- friendly with the people she meets there of course, like how she's friendly with everyone, but no real love gained or lost. Just vibing.

She took up White Mage initially during post-HW, when it was decided that she should have a less "in the thick of the fight" job due to being pregnant (because no one had any illusions that they could keep her out of the fight at all, so this was the next best thing). She could've chosen from White Mage, Scholar, or Astrologian (and many people would've wanted her to be an Astrologian given it was the closest to Ishgard and all), but Mehka decided to go with White Mage in the hopes that she might understand more about Gridania, its people, and so on through being taught by the Padjal. (Whether it worked is up for debate).

She does switch back to Warrior partway through Stormblood, after the Naadam and the storming of Doma Castle. Her being a Warrior also gave her and Ardbert another thing in common to bond over!

K'pheli, meanwhile, has many classes, but is ultimately a Dragoon main. What can I say, he was born and raised in Gelmorra and the lancework stuck with him ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. His other jobs are Scholar, Bard, Astrologian, Machinist, Dark Knight, and Reaper, in order of when he picked them up. While technically a Dragoon main, he mixes in a good bit of Gelmorran lancework (designed for use in those narrow caves and dark areas), so his own lancework isn't all Dragoon flips. Additionally, his skill in Scholar and Reaper are both almost as good as his skill in Dragoon.

For Scholar this is because it's the second job he picked up and he sort of fell in love with it (good way to burn aether and help heal his allies and he gets to study some history as well), and for Reaper this is because he's had a pact with his voidsent avatar, Lorenza (owned by @fell-court ) for several years in his canon, since the end of the Syrcus Tower raid when she came through the voidgate. So -- Dragoon because he's used to it and it's familiar, Scholar because he likes being able to heal people, and Reaper because he's had his voidsent best friend for a few years.

That said, he's less skilled in his other jobs. He's decent at Bard and Dark Knight, and does like those jobs, though he unfortunately doesn't get a chance to use them as much because he'd rather use a job for the occasion depending on what's needed, and usually Mehka is there to be the tank and there's someone else there doing ranged DPS.

Astrologian he took up because of stars being one of the things within his domain, but he's less fond of using the job for actual healing, as he finds the cards difficult to remember (despite the fact that Scholar, which uses geometry and Nymian lore, is technically more difficult for him since he's got dyscalculia). He just doesn't care enough about the job to put as much work into it, oh well. Machinist is in a similar boat of not really being used for combat -- he took up the job just so he could convince Stephanivien to help teach him technology things (as he'd just gotten to Ishgard and had the memory of G'raha being sealed away in the Crystal Tower fresh in his mind). He can shoot a gun sure, but he's more like to tinker with the inventions than actually fight with them. (He isn't a technological genius like Cid, but he does learn a few things! And grows very fond of Stephanivien as a result, for being willing to teach him.)

Overall, Mehka has her one job and sticks with it and is friendly but not super close to any of the people that she might meet in the job quests, while K'pheli has multiple jobs and gets attached to one or two people per "favorite" job (ex: getting attached to Foulques, being attached to K'lyhia and K'rhid because they're his cousins, deciding that he's going to keep reminding Estinien to go say hi to Ser Alberic, befriending Sidurgu and Rielle and declaring he'll kill anyone who hurts either of them, vibing with Stephanivien, etc etc). Very fun how the one who's friendly with a wider amount of people only has the one job that she sticks to, while the one who has a small pool of very close friends is the one that'll swap jobs depending on how best he can support said friends. Character differences!

WoL/FFXIV OC Question(s)!

What is your WoL/OC's main class/job and why? Are they good at multiple roles? Are there any they're really bad at?

#letters from far off skies | reblogs #hallowed sword of light | mehka greystone (a'mehka'ahma)#divine being of crystal and star | k'pheli tia (sae'pheli'ehva)#letters to keep | lore #does this count as lore? eeeh i'll count it as lore. for now

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jillianallen14 · 3 years ago

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Spirk fanfic rec

Some amazing Spirk fanfic to bless your dash because I’m falling in love with this shit all over again (this is like the 10th time this has happened lol):

Entering Orbit: Jim escapes to Iowa to avoid the media frenzy following the Narada incident, but a late-night miscommunication results in Spock turning up on his front porch; rated m; 30,957 words

Papers in the Roadside: Non-Starfleet AU. Jim owns a small bar in Chicago, keeps on picking up strays and taking care of everyone no matter how hard it makes his own life. Spock is a journalist writing feature articles for the Chicago Tribune; he depicts the world with uncanny skill, but hides more than one personal drama and is possibly under surveillance from the Vulcan royal family. They meet by accident just before their lives start to spin out of control; rated e; 49,637 words

Take Refuge in What You Know: AU - Kirk has moved into a apartment/house and wants to get to know his neighbors. He meets his neighbor Spock, a loner who suffers from extreme agoraphobia. Kirk thinks he's beautiful enigma; rated e; 120,334 words

Listen, this is not only my favorite Star Trek fic of all time, it’s also one of my favorite fanfics in general. It’s right up there with Text Talk and The Shoebox Project from the HP fandom, which if you’ve read, you know are incredible and frankly life-changing. And this fanfic changed my life. The description the author gives doesn’t do the beauty of this fic justice. I suffer from agoraphobia and Spock’s depiction as an agoraphobic man was probably the most well-researched, sympathetic, empathetic, caring, realistic portrayal of what it’s like to be agoraphobic that I’ve ever witnessed in fiction. It made me cry like a child because I had never felt so seen and understood. This writer is incredible, and this fic is incredible. I can’t recommend it enough. It’s an AU, which I’m usually pretty wary about, but it barely even feels like an AU. It just feels like Jim and Spock. The author’s understanding of both of their characters’ is perfect, like just a spot-on portrayal of who they are. This fic genuinely helped me accept who I am and helped me understand that I am capable of & deserving of love. If you don’t read any other Star Trek fics (and you def should read more Star Trek fics because they’re amazing), then let this one be the one you read. I dare you not to read it three times in a row like I did.

Observations: First Officer Spock comments on life aboard the Enterprise and his service under Captain James T. Kirk; rated m; 500,000+ words.

So the author of this fic actually did a thing where they made this fic into two books (similar to what The Shoebox Project authors did many years ago in the HP fandom). They don’t get any money from people buying the books; the cost is just to go towards producing the books. This fic is the equivalent of two LARGE novels. We’re talking 600 pages & up. It’s a huge fic. Now, that being said, I read it in one day. ONE DAY. It’s that good. This is another one of my all-time favorite fics, though not quite as dear to my heart as the one I listed above. It’s focused on AOS, and tbh, I forget that what happens in this book isn’t actually canon. Like it’s so well-told, it just feels like it’s now part of the timeless story of Kirk & Spock. The “professional” Star Trek writers would never be brave enough to do what this author does with Kirk and Spock, though. This fic will make you angry, will make you laugh, will make you cry. It has such a good grasp on every single character. It also shows the love between the crew of the Enterprise, which is always a treat, and it’s beautifully done in this fic. It has a sorta-enemies-to-lovers arc between Spirk and an enemies-to-close-friends arc between Spock and McCoy that is beautifully done and fleshed out. This fic is definitely a journey to go through, and I can’t recommend it enough. It’s extremely slow burn, and you will want to slap both Kirk and Spock (and McCoy) upside the head at certain points lol.

Of Coffee Beans and Green Tea Leaves: The progression of a relationship, through Coffee Beans and Green Tea Leaves. Basically, it’s an AU where Kirk works at a coffee shop to pay his way through school, and Spock visits often. rated t; 16,429 words

Love, love, love, this fic. It’s cute, it’s in character. They have kind of a rocky start together, so it’s got a little bit of that Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy i-hated-you-but-now-i-love-you-marry-me vibes to it. I’m a sucker for that, if you haven’t figured that out by now lol. It’s really good, and a really enjoyable read. And it’s not too long, if you’re in the mood for something on the shorter end of things.

Please Don’t Touch the Vulcans: The "yes" is out of Jim's mouth before he can think about it. Jim is chipper about having time off for the holidays. He asks everyone if they want to spend time together but sadly, everyone ditches Jim over the holidays because they have plans. McCoy visits his daughter, Nyota visits her family, and everyone splits. Not knowing Spock has feelings for him, Jim doesn't even bother asking if he wants to spend time together figuring he has something to do. Something cute, romantic with the boys spending time with one another and confessions; rated m; 17,690 words

Super cute and has lots of Sarek, which idk about y’all, but I’m always a fan of. Sarek and Jim kind of get to know each other a bit, and it’s cute. Sarek knows about they’re in love before Spock & Kirk know lol. If I remember correctly, there’s also some appearances from everyone’s favorite: Old!Spock! You also get a little bit of jealous and protective Young!Spock. So you’re in for a real treat with this one.

The Ren shat’var Trilogy: A split-second decision changes Jim's life forever, as he enters into a bond with Spock in the face of certain torture. Enemies to the Federation emerge from unlikely places, and the command team must contend with unexpected threats, as well as challenges within their own intense relationship. In this three-part series, the Enterprise races across the galaxy to confront the unknown, and Jim and Spock discover the true significance of their unprecedented connection; rated e; 184,411 words

Textual Attraction: Valentine’s Day does not bring up pleasant memories for Cadet Kirk. But the serendipitous switch-up of his cell phone with a particular Vulcan professor’s will make his day far more interesting –and romantic. Perhaps some new memories can be made! 15,900 words

SO GOOD. Just SO good

Spaceman: Academy AU. Five times Spock realizes he's attracted to a barista at the academy spaceport, and one time he decides to do something about it. rated t; 3728 words

Short, sweet, funny. You’ll love it.

Subtext: Texting your Vulcan first officer in the middle of the night is never a good idea. Especially when you have an obsessive crush on said Vulcan.The holidays are approaching and Jim is left entirely Spockless aboard the Enterprise when his First takes shore leave on New Vulcan. After some midnight pining, Jim sends a text he instantly regrets. That is, until Spock responds and willingly continues their textual communications to an inevitable conclusion; rated t; 13,032 words

Cute, sweet, funny. It’s a texting fic. I think you’ve probably figured out I love those. This one makes me laugh so fucking hard. Like actually laugh-out-loud-omg-did-i-just-snort kind of funny. Spock is great in this one

All Spock Wants For Christmas: While Jim is away on a delegation mission, he panics about what to give Spock for Christmas. With help from Bones and Uhura, and in between some spam texting with Spock, Jim realizes he already has the perfect gift. And all it needs is wrapping paper and a bow; rated t; 11,966 words

And here we have another cute, sweet, funny texting fic. Sue me lol

The Morning After: Jim convinces Spock to take shore leave with him on Risa, hoping the time together will help re-solidify their bond of friendship after some recent tension. Meanwhile, Spock convinces himself he's on Risa for one reason and one reason only, to prevent his wayward captain from getting into trouble. After a passionately illogical night of Romulan Ale and chocolate infused liquor, everything changes when Jim wakes with something other than a hangover filling his head. Something he's sure neither he nor Spock can handle. Because if Jim knows anything for sure, it's that his messed up thoughts belong nowhere near Spock's clean, ordered mind; rated m; 50,381 words

HAHA. This fic fucking cracks me up. You’ve got drunk boys pining over each other & not realizing it. You’ve got accidental marriage. You’ve got bed sharing. It’s great, it’s cute, it’s funny.

Take This Sinking Boat (And Point It Home): In which Spock pines, Jim isn’t stupid (except he kind of is), and Christopher Pike has had enough of this bullshit; 6698 words

Pike is great in this one, and it’s super, super funny.

Extracurricular Activities: Spock returns to the Academy from a tour of duty to find an intriguing cadet captures his attention; rated e; 15,433 words

Veritas: Basically, Kirk and Spock are on trial because the Federation thinks they are emotionally compromised by each other, which is putting the lives of their crew in danger. They have to convince a court they’re not actually in love with each other. They think the claims are bullshit. They think it will be easy to prove that they aren’t in love or emotionally compromised, damn it. It isn’t; rated m; 186,80 words

This one is so, so good. A real gem off of Fanfic.net. I remember it was actually one of the first Spirk fanfics I ever read, and it blew me away. The progression of their relationship is really well-done and interesting. It has star-crossed lovers vibes and has some really emotionally intense moments in it, especially for Spock.

A Habitual Affection: Living in 1930s New York with the Vulcan you're secretly in love with is no simple thing. But Jim never liked anything simple. And then, the big snowstorm hit...; rated t; 7998 words

A beautiful TOS fic about one of the gayest episodes of Star Trek. Love this one.

Atlas: Between what was and what will be stands James Tiberius Kirk, in all his fractured patchwork glory. Because saving the Federation was only the beginning; rated t; 135,529 words

A beaut. Really great characterization, and the progression of Jim and Spock’s relationship is really well-done.

#spirk #spock #kirk #james t kirk #spock/kirk #kirk/spock #star trek #star trek tos #star trek aos #space husbands #spirk fanfic recs #spirk fanfic

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theminecraftbox · 3 years ago

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is it possible that, even though bad and ant are kept away, similar to in canon bad can still hear the screaming? except, this time, there are two distinct voices. i imagine this would be extremely unsettling to bad, because he's a guard, so surely he should've been notified of another prisoner. maybe he thinks he's hearing things, until the evidence is undeniable. who does he go to? does he go to techno - somewhat an ally of dream, notably anti-government, which in his mind might translate to anti-prison, or is he too afraid of retribution? after all, if sam could lock someone up without anyone the wiser, who's to say the same couldn't be done to him?

/dsmp rp

Entirely likely that Bad would overhear and be very, very uncomfortable! I’m not sure he’d risk going to Techno, of all people, though: Bad probably fears him. The last time he saw Techno was at the fall of the Eggpire. It’s possible, if he couldn’t think of another candidate, but I don’t think it’s something he really wants to do.

He probably wouldn’t risk bringing his concerns to Ant either, for the same reasons as in canon (though he’d be a little more likely here given that they’re both in the same suspicious boat, being cut out of the prison).

He’d confide in Skeppy, but Skeppy is away.

Tbh I could maybe see Bad going to Ponk if the stars aligned right. Maybe Karl.

In any case, I think he’d really drag his feet without any clear and concrete way to help, and with practically no direct evidence to act on (and Sam’s denials in his ears). Sam would take even greater pains to ensure Bad doesn’t trust anything he’s overhearing.

#au: showing off #c!sam and c!bad

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degrees-of-fuck · 2 years ago

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Thinking about my OCs as DoL protags #2: Eden and Esmee Koizumi

im sorry for subjecting you to more of this but thats why read more exists i guess. I put these 2 together because. Y’know. Being deeply codependent twins, they can’t really Be separated outright. Each other coming up is kind of inevitable. Also as I mentioned before the actual Degrees of Lewdity character Eden is not going to come up here because it would be so fucking confusing to talk about that, as much as I think it would be interesting.

tw for quasi-incestuous bullshit. Like more than whatever Robin and Clara have going on. And also once again, LONG.

The twins were the minor child star children of some out of town rich folk, so when a servant arrived dropping off the two ten year olds all hush-hush and on the down low, it was... Strange. As far as the twins themselves know, this orphanage was just... Nearby. Exactly their god damn luck.

People were very curious about them at first, but on account of them both being really difficult to talk to in their own ways interest would eventually die down. Eden would likely have made constant vain attempts to make Bailey like them. Going around scolding the others for things they wouldn’t like, bringing (poorly made) coffee every morning, shit like that. Esmee on the other hand fucking hates Bailey and has made it her life mission to make their life more difficult in every way she can conceive of. She hates authority figures by default, but with how much she likely rifled through their stuff, she probably figured out exactly how bad they are pretty early on.

TF-wise, I’d say that Eden is a harpy angel and Esmee is a harpy fallen angel! They’re riddled with angelic imagery in any universe and they have simultaneously a songbird thing And a swan thing going on. So angels and birds are Key Koizumitwins Motifs that I cannot ignore.

They were both with the temple from a pretty young age. They’d probably know Sydney pretty well?? (I’ll go more into what a clusterfuck I’m picturing THAT as in a bit-) Eden would remain loyal to the temple, but Esmee - curious cat that she is would find some shady shit about them eventually. That paired with her dislike of being constrained in any way and how creepy some of the clergy members here are would lead to... Well, she wouldn’t stop showing up. She’d be too worried about Eden. But she’d stop paying attention and stop giving a shit. Minimum grace lol. She’s just sat next to Eden glaring viciously at anyone that approaches them.

I think Eden would end up in a similar boat to Robin, honestly. I can’t picture any way that Esmee would even be willing to let them pay their own rent in this hell town. She NEEDS to preserve that innocence she hates so much at all costs. So from the moment she turned 18, she was paying for two. Eden is technically the older twin and takes that seriously, so this serves as yet another instance of them failing to protect her. So they really fucking resent this arrangement, but not quite enough to change it.

Speaking of which, they probably wouldn’t talk to Robin much honestly. At the orphanage, the two would keep to themselves and not really befriend any of the other orphans. (Particularly with what an annoying little hardass Eden was as a kid lmao)

On top of them both being kind of childhood friends with Sydney, both would be drawn toward them for the same reason! Sydney reminds Eden of their idealized version of Esmee and reminds Esmee of Eden. So obviously they’d both have weird feelings for them. :) And also both would be maybe... A little too in favour of Sydney dying their hair black and maybe cutting it? A bit shorter? Maybe? Don’t look into it too much, you’ll get a headache. 😬

Esmee finds Sydney FUCKING INFURIATING sometimes tbh. Like for the Exact reason she’s drawn to them, too. Of course she’s annoyed by them, they remind her of her sibling that she “hates.” She thinks that there’s no way they can survive in this world and is making a near constant concerted effort to corrupt them because of that. Which also? Removes a lot of the traits that remind her of Eden??? I guess it’s where she vents the part of her that wants to shatter Eden’s bubble of immaculate purity that stands in opposition to the larger part of her that wants to protect it.

Eden has a lot in common with Sydney tbh, so they can be Besties. The only reason Eden doesn’t sneak out of the orphanage to hang out with Sydney at the temple at night is that they know Esmee is out there, might see and would be seemingly unreasonably angry at them for going out alone at night (because she doesn’t want them to be jumped). Sometimes they manage to swallow their pride and ask her to go together, but not often. They’re the older twin, damn it! Why should they have to ask their little sister to protect them!? But they do want to do that, because they have really horrible insomnia. At least the two can bond over a chronic lack of sleep. They take naps together in the library <3 On the more negative side, Sydney reminds Eden of their idealized version of how Esmee used to be. Which sucks for Sydney. They may not be able to protect their actual sister, but they CAN try to protect Sydney! SO BASICALLY EDEN BECOMES A STALKER. (like twin like twin i guess) This. Might put a bit of a dampener on their friendship once Eden gets to that point,,,,,,,,,

Esmee’s actual love interest would probably be Kylar! She’s fully aware of how fucked they are, but she’s like. About equally fucked in a different direction, she thinks. If anything, she respects the Stalker Hustle lol. AND they have really nice knife! She has lots of knives! Kylar check out her knives. These ones are throwing knives, but they’re really cute right? (Plus it’s. Nice to not be the one over-anxiously following someone around trying to keep them safe for once. And they’ll NEVER abandon her, unlike SOME people!) Although I think that actually getting involved with Kylar puts Esmee in A LOT OF DANGER! Because ESMEE FUCKS. If someone looks like they’ll make Eden worry about Esmee and need to keep close to her, she’s right into their pants. If someone looks like they’ll satisfy her self harming Thrill-seeker tendencies, she is into their pants. You get the picture. She is going to wreak absolute havoc on Kylar’s nerves, even if she Does put a stop to this if they get into a serious relationship just on account of being a massive flirt with a particular reputation. Good luck both of you : I

SO BASICALLY we have Kylar stalking Esmee who is stalking Eden (and about 12 other people) who is stalking Sydney! COOL.

In theory, Esmee would be a fun delinquent that would absolutely get in on whatever Whitney’s got going on. However. Whitney would bully Eden MERCILESSLY I imagine?? So Esmee wants Whitney in a hastily dug hole in the woods, with twenty knives in them. Sorry Whitney Likers. So I imagine that as far as Whitney’s concerned, Esmee’s in the same category as Kylar: Weird little creep that pulls knives on them in the cafeteria. She’s just slightly cooler on account of the whole Bad Girl 😎 thing.

Esmee gets around a lot, but I don’t think she’d prostitute herself. Not out of concern for her wellbeing or like Puritan Moral reasons tho. Just PURE UNADULTERATED SPITE toward Bailey for being so eager to whore her out. She mostly steals and blackmails. Well liked by Landry I’d imagine!

Avery took Esmee out on like two dates because she’s a pretty little thing that they know to be a talented musician that would make them look good, but her personality was too unbearable to them lol. After one violent encounter in a hotel room, they never went out together again as Avery moved onto Eden! Who is ALSO a pretty little thing they know to be a talented musician that would make them look good ! The key difference is that Eden is malleable. Truly, a much better companion than that sister of theirs that keeps popping their tires and phoning them in the night with threats and a voice changer. It’s a shame that they’re so, uh... Reserved, though. The furthest Avery’s managed to get them to go is nervous mouth stuff and it’s really starting to piss them off.

In terms of teachers, Eden is probably well-liked by most of them? (Though they mostly avoid Leighton.) Sirris probably likes them both on account of having been good friends with Sydney for so many years. Doren has likely noticed Esmee’s weird behaviour tho tbh. She’s told them a lot of weird shit that sure SOUNDS like she was raped, but she keeps insisting that she’s FINE, ACTUALLY. Very concerning. They keep telling her she can come to them whenever she needs to talk, but she keeps blowing them off :/ Esmee likes to swim at the lake and Mason’s is her favourite class, so she spends plenty of time annoying the shit out of them and trying to blow them off too.

As for Leighton,,,, Eden avoids them like the plague and cries a little whenever the threat of detention even comes up. Esmee often ends up taking their place, borrowing their uniform and re-styling her hair to look like them on the rare occasion they somehow get it. As for Esmee,,,, I think that while she hates Leighton, she probably features in their Home Movies and Photo Albums quite regularly. Better than Eden and in a sense, it feels kind of cathartic to her. Occasionally, Eden tries to return the favour in a moment of courage. They don’t exactly regret it? But they hate it SO SO MUCH. If they way Leighton treats them is frightening, the way Leighton treats Esmee is enough to give them a heart attack! Which is really all the more reason to take their sister’s place whenever they can do so sneakily enough that she won’t bully them into staying out of it. Thankfully, Leighton’s interest lies mostly in watching, but they still come out of every instance of this wanting to sob and throw up. Esmee can never know.

Esmee is probably on good terms with Darryl. Same feelings of frustration toward them as Sydney and Eden occasionally, but she feels a lot more guilty for those feelings in this instance. She appreciates having a place to work that doesn’t involve Briar and being whored out and breaking her Spite Pact. It’s a shame because she wants to fuck Briar. (Plus it’s like, safer or whatever. She doesn’t care about that part.) I think Esmee will tend toward defending them and then acting super aloof toward them for the rest of the night.

Every time Esmee disappears for a while under suspicious circumstances, Eden just completely retreats into themselves and refuses to leave their room <3 Or hers, more likely. Yea they probably just start sleeping there and lock themselves in.

Esmee seems like a fucked up little sewer rat treasure hunter sort to me lol. Depends on her mood at the time. This does unfortunately mean she has totally met Morgan. She.... Stayed with them for longer than she cares to admit. Being Charlene and staying with a parent that would never abandon you to the point of it being terrifying was something that held a certain appeal to her, even if it was fucking awful down there. She hates herself for it, but sometimes she goes back and gets caught on purpose. Just to pretend for a while.

Lol Eden somehow managed to win the math competition without drugs and everyone is perpetually baffled by how they pulled this off. (IT’S BECAUSE THEY DON’T FUCKING SLEEP. They were really desperate to win both that and the science fair, it was finally a way to make money that they could do! They wanted to help their sister!!!)

Both of them met Avery basically simultaneously when Esmee was trying to help Eden up a tree with her weak ass 5′2 self. Avery helped them up, but was more drawn to Esmee initially, since she’s the more charming of the two.

#Koizumi Twins (DoL AU)#this one was REALLY fun to think about #like all the ways they'd play off each other in relation to the town #and vise versa #plus these two have a lot more feelings for the people around them than lettie #who is kind of untouchable #so i got to go more into the interpersonal dynamics here #sorry that lettie dissociates through 80% of social interactions lol #I might think more about her another time #but she's harder being the kind of person she is #It would be difficult to make it work without Eden and without the established lore in my head but #i kind of want to make a separate save for esmee lol

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batmanschmatman · 1 year ago

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tbh this is something I find really interesting about the hbowar fandom, the perception that Nix is extremely unusual for joining the Airborne as an ultra-rich guy, and sometimes for joining up at all. It's a very post-Vietnam mindset rearing its head because our world is just so fundamentally different, it's hard to imagine nepo babies getting excited to join up when the attitude towards military service is so wildly different than it was in the 40's.

Definitely not saying some wealthy folks didn't use their privilege to sit the war out or get jobs that were less dangerous, but it was social suicide for young, able bodied men to just fully sit the war out. and some wealthy guys absolutely did go out for the risky jobs. One of the reasons JFK ended up as a PT boat skipper was they were specifically recruiting guys with experience sailing yachts - not exactly a poor man's hobby, even in the 40's lol. There was some carry over in ability sailing a yacht and a PT boat, so the Navy figured it was better to get guys who knew how to do that well already to captain the boats. His older brother was a bomber pilot for the AAF - also not a safe job in the slightest - and was killed in a training accident.

All five Rockefeller brothers served in the war, with Winthrop enlisting as a private in the Army before the US entered the war, just like Nix. His younger brother David was an intelligence officer in North Africa and France, again similar to Nix. Wealthy folks were handy to have around in the war because they were often multilingual, making them useful for roles in intelligence, which was the case for David and Nix.

Web wasn't as super ultra wealthy as Nix, but his family still was in the same circles. Same for Sledge over in the PTO - his fam was very comfortably wealthy, but he and some of his buddies in the V-12 program chose to drop out to go for regular infantry because they were worried the war was going to end before they could get over there if they stuck with the program and graduated as officers. Dike's family also ran in similar social circles to the Nixons, and while in the show (and book) we're led to believe he's a cowardly asshole riding on wealth and connections to become the CO of Easy, in reality he actually had a Bronze Star from prior action and seemingly was a bad leader of Easy because of combat fatigue/personality not suiting a more broad combat leadership role vs. malicious incompetence.

Again, not trying to say every Vanderbilt-adjacent rich guy was eager to be in the first wave on Omaha Beach, but it's not really accurate either to make Nix into a super unusual case when there were plenty of rich guys in the service during the war at various levels and in various roles.

okay, but the one part of Band of Brothers I have beef with (even though it's a really fun line), is where Lewis Nixon says something akin to "I've seen the states- I grew up there- that's why I came to Europe- I just wish they had told me there was a war on"

Now, I don't think as a community we appreciated just HOW rich Lewis Nixon's family was.

Besides the fact that he grew up partially with the "old money" families of Europe and vacationed there mostly every summer with family (including the two months in the summer to Germany in 1934 when he was fifteen).

Nixon lived in New York City and Montecito, California (because his family was rich AF and his parents were already on the way to divorce); he traveled the world extensively, visiting Germany, France, and England. This is besides the fact I know for a fact they also had a residence in Palm Beach, Florida, aside from Nixon Nitration Works in New Jersey.

So in my head not to be a wet blanket I just like to imagine Nixon constantly downplaying how obnoxiously rich he is even to Dick Winters, but then doing things canonically and historically like BUYING HIM AN ENGRAVED KNIFE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT NORMAL NON-RICH PEOPLE DO NIX

#band of brothers #lewis nixon #gwen using her degrees for something lol

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tomdiddlyumptious · 4 years ago

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Hey! If your uncomfortable please ignore this ask, but i was wondering if you could write something similar to malcome & marie? Thank you! Happy belated birthday!

Thank you baby! I actually thought about this ask for a bit. As a community we do NOT support or want anything like that in our lives, okay?

But if you as a reader would be uncomfortable with reading this then do not.

this will be kinda very similar to the plot of malcome & marie sooo....

Pairings: Film creator!tom x used to be sex worker!reader

WE SUPPORT SEX WORKERS. YOU ARE GOLDEN😩🙌🏽

Summary: after a celebration its time for the downfall

Warnings: argueing, slut shamming, smut mentions. Drinking, smoking. Not proof read. TOXIC- suicide mention.

I hopw this is just as confusing as it was in the actual movie, cuz yeah. Pls dont be shy to say something about it. And tbh if it isnt that good to you i dont blame you, its currently 11:16 and i should be asleep.

You and tom walked in, a wide smile on his face as he danced around and shut the front door behind him. “Baby i did it!”

A faint smile played on your lips as you walked to the kitchen “yes you did, tom. You hungry?” You asked, opening the fridge as he went to go get a bottle of remy and two glasses, the rings shinning bright on his finger. “Yeah, can i have uh-“ he thought, stopping in his tracks and jerking his head as he couldnt think of anything.

“How about pancakes?” He randomly said and you chuckled “pancakes? Really?” “Of course! A sweet treat for a very sweet day” he walked up to the kitchen placing the glasses and the remy down.

You laughed again before taking out the pan, he also got to work by getting out the mix and the water while you got everything else. A cigarette in your mouth as tom helped light it while you mixed up the powder with the water.

“I never knew i could make it so far” he muttered, grabbing the remy and pouring it into the glass, tilting his head back and letting out a small moan from the sting in his throat. “You did a good job”

“Ya know, everyone is so judgemental, like i could walk around with my shoes untied and somebody would fucking give me a glare- or even what you call it. a stank eye” you nodded at his words letting him know you were listening, “but when i made that fucking movie i had all these women just- i cant even explain it” he shrugged, walking around the house with the glass in his hand, a wide smile on his face while you sighed and puffed out the smoke, the sizzle from the mix going on the buttered pan audible before he speaked again.

“They just kept on telling me how fucking talented i am, how i get women so fucking well. I mean goddamn im such a fucking genius” he edged on, cocky as he stomped his feet at his words,’ such, a, fucking, genius’

“Yes you are tommy” you looked down and seen the mix bubbling, taking the spatula and flipping the pancake, shifting and leaning on your right leg as your dominant hand sat on your hip, the other holding onto the cig.

“But it’s confusing. Any other time they would probably fucking- what do you call it” he snapped his fingers before taking a sip. “Aha! Fucking cancel me!” He pointed at the ceiling. “Why would they do that tommy” you lifted your eyebrow, “youre only writing a good story” you sighed, looking at the plates and rubbing a mark that was left on them.

“People now days do it just because....just because their bored- or even because they dont like them- BUT-“ he lifted his finger towards you “they have no reason to”

“Mhm, you should wait for the reviews” you took the cigarette and put it in the ash tray, taking the fire out before putting the pancake on the plate.

“They have to be good! I can make fucking millions off of this” he smiled, quickly walking over before chugging his drink.

“Yes...yes you can” “and then we could buy a fucking island, a boat and even a horse!” He laughed, amazed and he set down the glass before coming behind you, pressing kisses to your neck as he watched you put the batter on the pan again.

“What makes you want a horse?” “What makes you think about reviews?” And with that you shrugged “just because a few reporters and new york news writers like it doesnt mean that everyone will”

“Why are you being so negative? Goddamn you bring the worst out of everything y/n” he let you go, and you looked at him, giving him the famous eyes.

“The worst? How about you go fuck yourself” you said, aggressively grabbing the spatula to flip the pancake. “Go fuck myself? Whats your problem”

You stayed silent, wondering if you should just go outside and smoke another cigarette or hear him bitch and moan. “Y/n you have a problem every other fucking day. I try to talk to you but you dont. You rather talk shit and let it marinate” he rested his hands on his hips and starred at you while you bit your lip and put the pancake on the plate, grabbing the syrup you put the right amount for him before aggressively walking to the table and slamming it down.

Your heels clanking against the floor as you made your way to the bathroom. Leaving tom by his self as he let out a harsh sigh and rubbed his chin, thinking about what he should do before finally grabbing a fork to eat his breakfast.

“You know. You do the same shit every night- you curse me out then the next hour you wanna suck my dick or something” you starred at yourself in the mirror, biting the side of your cheek before you took of the heels, then coming back out.

“How dare you, thomas” you said harshly, walking back to him and watching him eat the pancakes. “How about you be fucking mature and stop eating”

“No. I dont wanna fight” he shrugged, cutting the pancakes fancy before he placed them in his mouth. “Your such a fucking bitch” your eyes squinted as you leaned forward.

His eyebrows raised and he cleared his throat “a bitch?” He let out a loud laugh, tilting his head before coming back “i think we both know whos the bitch here”

“What the fuck are you talking about?” “Oh you know exactly what im talking about” and with that your jaw basically droppped to the floor “why are you suprised?”

“Have you ever thought-“ you caught your words before repeating them “im the reason why youre gonna get millions, if i was never there for you. If you were never in my life youd still be in that house that you hated so fucking much” you walked closer.

“Trust me baby you were apart of it, but you sure as hell werent the main character” “then please-please tell me who else was doing sex for money?” You asked, and he didn’t answer, instead continued to eat the pancakes.

That made you more aggressive, quickly walking to the table and snatching the plate. “How dare you have to nerve to talk shit about me while you eat what i made you”

“Fuck you y/n” “no fuck you!” He dropped the fork, his face becoming a shade of red. “Im the reason why youre in this fucking house right now, im the reason why you have that fucking ring on your finger” you said, then put your fingers on your ring.

“Dont you fucking dare take off that 50,000 thousand ring y/n” “why shouldnt i?” “Because you love me dont you, darling?” that made you soften up a bit, taking your fingers off the ring as he smiled, telling you to come over. He sat you on his lap, taking the cigarette out of his jacket that youre wearing, grabbing the lighter from his pocket.

You put the cigarette in your mouth and he repeated the same action, lighting it for you. “I love you y/n”

“Mhm” you smiled, taking out the cigarette to press your lips on his and he rubbing your hips, the passion over the tension in the room. “Oh well i thought the movie was shit, i uh- couldnt help but think thats not how it ends” you teased with an old grandma accent and he laughed.

“Yeah i did to, how does man get with a prostitute and marry them” he teased back making you both laugh. “The movie felt so real, it reminded me of my friend miranda” you playfully said with a more younger high pitched voice.

And it went back and forth, laughs leaving both of your lips until he pushed the buttons “man she really was a thot” your eyebrows furrowed as he laughed to his self. “Man he really was desperate for a blow job” you said in your serious voice “man i wonder why he hooked up with such a thot”

“I didnt mean it like that-“ “fuck you” you got off his lap and walked back to the bathroom. “Here you go again y/n!” He shouted, and you turned back around.

“Your so fucking selfish” “we werent even talking about that-“ “no fuck you. All you do is say i-i-i” you yelled, words strong. He stood up agitated “you know what you wanna argue, lets argue”

“You gave up on me” “if i gave up on you why would i marry you” “our love was strong in the beginning and then you just-became you” you looked at him up and down.

“That was because i was in love with your body” he smiled “really? Why didnt you just leave me on the fucking street!” You yelled again, “because I thought you deserved better, maybe you should still be in that fucking old apartment with fucking big ass rats running through it, men twice your age fucking your loose ass whole”

“FUCK YOU” you shouted pointing at him “maybe i shouldve used that sloopy mouth of yours to stay on my dick so you could stay shutting up” “NO FUCK YOU THOMAS” and with that you walked away, into the room this time before tom followed behind you.

“Please leave me the fuck alone before i flip out on you, please just leave” “no”

“You know what. I feel like once you feel like you gave everything they wanted and more you expect them to stay with your sorry ass” “oh im not sorry. And thats not true” he shrugged, standing infront of the door as you sat on the bed. “Im so embarrassed to call you my husband” you shook your head.

“Why shouldnt i be embarrassed to call you my wife?” He shrugged again, leaning against the door looking at you. “If it werent for me you wouldn’t be as happy as you are now” “what makes you think im happy y/n! Im really not” “and you think i am?!” You looked up at him, getting up and walking to him but he continued to back up, until you both were in the open hallway with a table in the middle of it.

“I was never happy in the first place” you said, eyes starting to tear up. “Dont give me fucking alligators-“ “do you know how embarrassing it is for someone to tell you to get your own fucking ride home because you wanna fuck someone else?” You asked, your voice changed as you wiped under your eye, smuding the makeup.

“I had to ask Harrison to give me a ride home. I was scared tom” you sighed, shoulders becoming slump. “What if i ran into somebody i fucked? And they forced me to have sex with them again or else theyd report me to the police?” You asked, breaking down and falling to the floor while tom watched, guilt and shame all ocer his face as he leaned against the table.

“I watched you with my two own eyes make out with someone then the next day you asked me to ride you. But you wanna slut shame me for being broke and needing to survive, that broke me so much. And i did it” you choked “i gave consent everytime, brusied my knees from getting on them for you. Just to make you happy. I let you get full of yourself and now its all about you” you whispered and he came down to you, holding you and pressing kisses on your hair while you broke down more, hiding away from him. “You let me stay out there on Christmas day” a frown met on his lips, thinking back on the day and how you were probably reallty cold, he knew you couldnt stand it.

“And i gave consent to getting married to you, your such a hoe” he couldnt help but chuckle “no seriously your a hoe to feeds for attention” you made eye contact with him, and then you both broke into laughs, sniffels leaving your lips causally but easily ignored knowing you feel slightly better.

And with that you both beard his phone ding, well multiple dings. You told him to answer it, check it. And it was a review, he stood up and helped you up, walking to the livingroom before going over to grab the glasses and remy, pouring it in both cups you both took one.

“Alright, this is from whats her name....janice!” He said, sitting on the couch and you sat between his legs in the floor, sipping the drink. “Overall the movie was great. But there was a few things that werent right in my opinion-“

With that his eyebrows furrowed, you played with the carpet as you waited for him to continue, he leaned forward with his elbow on his knee using his thumb to scroll. “I couldnt understand why the character had all these strange things about her, why the sex scenes were that necessary”

“Ding ding ding”

“Shut up y/n you arent helping- i don’t understand how jhon and candy got along and became freinds if they continue to have intercourse. What the fuck are you talking about? Bla bla bla” he muttered, skimming through it “how candy and ron got along? Shouldnt they be together of they clicked so well?”

A small laugh left your lips “me and Harrison? That wouldnt be so bad”

“How in the world did they get married? Honestly the whole relationship is toxic, but i see it as they were to late to give it up, they were already in a too tight knot. Thats not true we are madly in love with each other” he jerked his head at the phone.

“Ms janice does have a point” you cleared your throat a bit. “Y/n please. Ms janice has no fucking idea what shes talking about jhon and candy are in love with each other and they have problems sometimes....well most but oh well its not to late either one of them couldve got up and go”

“Not if one loved more then the other and it was to late to go, janice is right tom” you crossed your arms.

“Do you wanna-“ “no tom i dont. Just speaking my opinion, coming from a woman your being pretty harsh about it” “well it wasnt really about candy-“

“That doesnt make any sense, shes the main fucking character” you looked at him. “It was more on how jhon viewd candy” “then why was candy always in camera”

“Because...” he shrugged. “Your so dumb” you got up and sat far away from him on the couch, he eyed you in confusion “isnt that fucking movie based off of my life. Like im some type of experiment and you solved made something out of it” you dozed off, swirling the remy in your glass. “Im not feeding into this” he ignored you, until you got up and barked at him, which he looked at you as if you were crazy before doing it back “fucking prick!” You stomped off out of the livingroom and went outside.

“Fuckin-“ he couldnt come up with anything before he let out something random “fuckin mood swinger-“ you finally took the time to take off your makeup and dress, muttering words about him “thats why he stinks, smellin like a gorrila- asshole- man whore” you took a bath too, you didnt feel your best at the moment.

Tom on the other hand just took off his shoes and aggressively stomped on the pillows, throwing a tantrum and jumping on the couch and punching air, kicking it until he accidentally fell.

By time you were dont he thought about it “harsh?” He questioned and walked into the room, finding you reading a book on the bed with the night light on and a cigarette in your mouth.

“Y/n?” “Yes thomas?” You looked up at him “harsh?” He asked and you tilted your head at him “i wasnt being harsh about it” “mhm” you shut your book and set it on te night stand, he undressed until he was in his underwear and climbed into bed with tou.

“How was i being harsh about it” you sighed and rested the cigarette in the ashtray, not putting it out just yet. “You arent really aware of others feelings tommy” you said simply. “What does that mean?” He asked, crossing his arms and sitting up next to you, both backs against the headboard and he looked at you.

“It meas i loved you more then you loved me” his eyebrows furrowed at the statement “that cant be true” “tom it is. You didnt say it but you did. You only wanted me for my body. My love and soul came later and i was to blind to notice. That was my bad”

“Loved?” He questioned. “I think i started to love you less and got on a even level with you, then we built together” you shrugged, crossed a leg over your other one and crossing your arms to. He let out a small laugh, “you know i never understood why jhon died in the end and why candy committed suicide” you said and his heart sunk a bit low.

He cleared his throat before saying something “i know you’re afraid of losing me, y/n. I never told you this but ive read your journal” he nodded his head and you bit your lip, knowing every single letter you wrote and how much it sucked thinking back about those days.

“I know how much you loved me but hated me. But something really grabbed my heart. ‘I want to keep tom, hes like my soulmate. My hearts gotton closer by every minute and moment ive been with him. Even though i feel like ive been burned by some of the things hes done, id forever love him. Losing him would be like losing me entirely’”

“I still don’t understand” you mutter, silently wondering how he knew word by word. “I took advantage of that. Because when i was done reading it i knew it was true, it is true. I couldnt feel it in my heart, thats why i picked you up and took care of you. I noticed you really care for me and ive done nothing but asked you to suck me off, i thought i was making both of us happy by giving you what you needed, or wanted. I became so happy when we got closer, you told me about your new apartment and i was so excited, but it wasn’t because of me entirely. I wanted you to myself. I needed you to myself and you needed it too. So if you lost me you would lose everything, give up on love.” Everything he said was true, it wasnt what you wanted to hear but he needed you to hear the truth.

“So candy gave up on it” he shrugged “she didnt try because there was no need to, she didn’t think anyone else would love her, ‘without tom i have no one else, i know ive done some un speakable thigns with him but i can tell by his eyes and heart that he wants something, he just wont tell me’” he smiled, quoting off of your journal again with a smile on his lips. “Thats why i try every time to keep this relationship strong, go to therapy with you, kiss you and tell you how beautiful you are everyday, cook you breakfast when i know your trying to do something new”

“So youre only doing this because you dont want me to kill myself?” “No y/n. I did it at first but then i opened my eyes and noticed how much i really fucking love you” he uncrossed his arms and reached for your hand. “And i know you love me too, on a even page” you both shared a crooked smile, using your free hand and grabbing the cigarette and putting it to your lips. The time currently 4:30 in the morning as he reached for the cig, your eyebrows furrowed as you let him take it. “Since when do you smoke?”

“Since i had too much of your bullshit” “shut up” you both laughed, slapping his chest as he handed it back, a small laugh leaving his lips. “Im sorry for giving you such a headache” he muttered and you ignored it, putting out the cigarette and turning off the night light, keeping your distance from him you got under the covers and shut your eyes, and he did the same, turning away from you so you are back to back.

A smell of bacon filled your nose when you woke up, a faint smile on your lips as you got up, walking to the kitchen and finding thomas cooking.

“Whats the special occasion?” “I know youre trying something new”

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