#thank you again Anon ... I really do appreciate you /gen

[throughpatchesofviolet]

SORRY i was trying to be silly but I will keep the (/p) tonetag for future encounters sorry for making you upset!

Oh, you're all good!! I'm glad I was correct in believing you had positive intentions in your last ask--I wasn't upset, I just wanted to make sure I understood your meaning, since I wanted to avoid a misunderstanding!! Thank you so much for clarifying. /gen

[fairy-writes]

hii !! can u do a gen narumi x reader where they fall asleep while he's gaming? that's all, thank u very much !! 🐈‍⬛

SPENDING TIME

Reblogs and Comments are greatly appreciated!!

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Fandom(s): Kaiju No. 8

Pairing(s): Narumi Gen x Reader

Word Count: 0.7k

Genre(s)/Tag(s): Gender Neutral!Reader, Video Gaming, Fluff, 

Notes: Hello, my little black cat anon! I hope you like your request! Sorry it’s a bit short!

I STILL REFUSE TO POST GIFS OF NARUMI

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“You should go to bed.” Gen’s voice wakes you up from your doze and you jerk up into a proper sitting position. You had fallen asleep, hunched awkwardly against the corner of the couch. Your neck ached something fierce, and your right leg tingled as the muscles woke up.

You let out a yawn and leaned over on the other side, your head nestling against Gen’s shoulder as he pressed the buttons of his BS5 controller. He was playing some first-person shooter game. You didn’t care to remember which one it was. He played so many games at this point that it was impossible to keep track, even though you did try. 

“I wasn’t asleep.” You say sleepily, and he glances at you from the corner of his eye and raises an eyebrow. You huff, “Fine… I was dozing.” You mumble, and now he just cackles out an ugly laugh. So much so that he snorted in his amusement. 

“You were snoring.” He teases, and you sit up straight,

“Was not!” You cry indignantly. Gen just sticks his tongue out at you and turns back to his game. 

It wasn’t often that he actually played video games on the couch of his apartment. Typically, gaming was reserved for his handheld devices in meetings or in his office under his futon. When he was home, he usually played in the bedroom while you worked on your own work. 

“Seriously though, you should head to bed. I’m not sleeping until I beat this level.” He says as he continues to snipe his opponents on screen with one hand and the other shovel junk food into his mouth. 

“I like watching you play.” You say as you settle back into his side. He doesn’t move, as sturdy as a stone wall despite his relaxed appearance. 

“Bullshit.” He says offhandedly as he makes it to a checkpoint and sits back in the couch as the television screen loads. His arm stretches across the back of the sofa and around your shoulders as you lean your head on his arm. You roll your eyes, though he can’t see it. 

“Fine. I don’t really like watching you play. I just like spending time with you.” You say, and he sits forward again as the game starts back up. 

You sit with him until you fall asleep. 

You wake up not knowing where you are and not knowing what time it is. 

It only takes a moment for you to realize you’re in bed and that it’s a little after four in the morning. 

Wait… Bed? 

You kick off the covers and sit up, looking around you as you realize that you are indeed in bed. Your phone is on its charger, and your water bottle is filled with ice water on your bedside table. Both of which you don’t remember doing before falling asleep. 

Speaking of which… What were you doing before you fell asleep? 

The sound of gunshots coming from your living room helps you remember. 

Gen… He was gaming, wasn’t he? Why wasn’t he in bed yet? 

You wrap your robe around your body and pad out into the front room, where Gen is still pressing away at his controller.

“Gen?” You mumble, and he just grunts, clearly engrossed in his game to really realize that it’s you behind him. You approach the couch, and as the screen celebrates with a loud “VICTORY,” Gen leans back. He tilts his head back to look up at you with dark bags under his eyes, and you comb a finger through his mussed locks. He must’ve gotten frustrated if he was tugging on his hair again. 

“Come to bed, love.” You whisper, leaning down to peck between his eyebrows where there’s a slight scrunch. The skin smooths, and he sighs, exiting to the main menu and tossing the controller aside before powering down the TV. 

“I beat the boss anyway.” He grumbled, allowing you to take his hand and lead him back to your bedroom. You shed your robe and slip back under the covers as he kicks off his socks and does the same. 

Gen tugs you back against his chest. You’re already getting hot. Gen always was your personal space heater. But you can’t bring yourself to care as you slowly overheat. 

After all, you said you liked spending time with him.

[ambrosiagourmet]

I love your analysis and your fics! Do you have any fanfiction you recommend written by other folks?

Thank you!!

I'm not very good at bookmarking or tracking fics I read but I've taken a gander back through my history to find some Good Stuff for you:

My biggest rec by far would have to be The Taste of Goodbye by Birbliophile, which is a Marcille-centric gen fic that I think pretty much everyone in the fandom should read. I'm usually not a big fan of stories that fast-forward to character deaths (frankly it can get ME a little existential), but this is so lovingly crafted with such a hopeful focus that absolutely nails the themes of the manga. I really love how it ends off, too, but I won't spoil that :p

Their other dunmeshi works are also great, and in particular I'll also rec It's Still You which somehow in less than a thousand words made me fall in love with Marcille & Laios' dynamic all over again. It's SO good.

Let's see, what else....

Tomato Quiche by OfficialSpec is a wonderful Kabru & Laios fic (and also pre-relationship Labru) that characterizes both of them fantastically and hits the PERFECT sweet-but-still-difficult flavor I love in my post-canon dunmeshi.

the end of desire by rubiginosa is a beautiful piece about the dungeon lords. It's gorgeous and thoughtful and and painful and loving and very good.

Tarts by Fumiku is just a really really sweet short Laios/Marcille fic that I especially appreciate because it has such a wonderful depiction of post-canon Laios gaining wait and being loved for it.

And. Okay. This is such an obnoxious level of revealing and silly but FOR YOU ANON I shall, perhaps, reveal myself.

So. I am Very Ace and don't really read a lot of smut fic (nor do I feel particularly qualified to rec it), but. Um.

A Midnight Meal by perilouspage is a Falin/Marcille fic with some of the most fucking incredibly tender and sensual descriptions of food and cooking that I've ever seen. Sensuality in all forms is so important to the manga, and I sometimes feel a bit out of my depth when trying to capture that in my own writing, so this fic has been a big source of inspiration on how to do that. 👍The sex also is very beautifully written and good I am not at all trying to diminish that by the way. I'm just, uh. It's not as much my area of expertise.

And that's all I've got! There are lots and lots of other great fics out there but these are some particular favorites that I was able to dig up. Hope there's something in there you enjoy!

[tss-whumper]

I keep thinking about touch-starved whumpee Roman and caretaker Logan. Roman knows Logan doesn't like touch much, but then Logan hugs him after realizing Roman's touch-starved, and...Roman kinda breaks. Logan is steady and precise, and Roman is so so cold and confused and never wants to leave.

Anyway, no pressure to write this! (/gen)

I love how you write Patton & Roman bc it feels accurate to me, lol. Haven't been here in a while, but wanted to see how you were doing. Glad I returned to read some of your awesome fics!

Take care :D (/pos)

aww, thank you so much for all the kind words, anon!! i really appreciate the support. this idea looks amazing, and i'd love to write something with it. i hope this is what you were looking for!

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Roman was cold.

He wasn't quite sure why. This had been happening for a few weeks now, Roman woke up and was cold. He ate breakfast and was cold. He even was cold while taking his hour-long hot showers. No matter what he did, he always felt like he was freezing from the inside out. It had only just recently gotten to the point where he was shivering every moment of the day, his teeth chattering whenever he was not talking.

And that was why Roman was where he was now: wrapped in a blanket, on the couch, in front of the fireplace. While all of the other sides were wearing tank tops and shorts, Roman was secretly wearing pajama pants underneath a second pair of pajama pants.

Roman was focusing on keeping warm, but the sound of arguing started to emerge from the hallway into the living room, causing the creative side to carefully listen in, as he tended to do.

"Patton, I don't want a hug. Get off me."

Logan was clearly losing his patience with the overly-affectionate side, and Roman watched from the couch as Logan's muscles tensed and his breathing grew more labored. It was not a secret that the logical side generally disliked physical touch, especially when he was not the one initiating it. The only thing he hated more than physical touch was not being listened to.

"Oh, Logan, stop being such a sourpuss!" Patton chided, "I'm just showin' my favorite logical guy some love! Hug me back, and then I'll let you go!"

Logan rolled his eyes, and they flashed with irritation as he reluctantly hugged Patton back. The paternal side squealed and let go of Logan, skipping out of the room to likely do the same surprise bear hug to Virgil that he had subjected Logan to.

Roman huffed softly from his spot on the couch. Once again, Patton hadn't even noticed that he was in the room. Recently, it had been like that more and more. Patton gave all his attention to all the other sides, but when Roman was around, he awkwardly shuffled away. Roman had tried to make amends from what happened in the past few episodes, going so far as to try and protect Patton from Janus, but it never seemed to be enough for him.

But that wasn't the important thing right now. Roman shivered, a bit cold in the room as he stood up and approached Logan.

"Hey, pocket watch, wanna watch musicals with special effects and try to figure out how they do them?" he offered.

Logan offered a small, tired smile.

"Sure, Roman," he said, "That would be lovely."

Together, the two sides went to Roman's room. Though most of the fans saw the clear animosity between Roman and Logan, the two were rather good friends off-camera. When there was nothing at stake for Thomas, they found good company in each other. Logan helped Roman listen to reason when he was being overly idealistic, and Roman helped Logan find hope and inspiration where there seemed to be none at all.

And best of all, they both loved to watch musicals with special effects and try to figure out how they were done. They giggled and kicked their feet and shouted like children when they guessed correctly.

Something about being with Logan made Roman feel as if he could be himself for a change. He didn't have to put on a performance that he was some grand, indestructible prince, simply because there was no point. Logan could always see right through Roman's acts. Logan knew that Roman was not really a prince, that he really was very sensitive. And though that was scary sometimes, it was usually refreshing, not needing to pretend. Especially because it was obvious that Logan knew how it felt to be put on that sort of stifling pedestal.

Roman was the only person who Logan felt safe to be himself around too, though not for the same reason. Logan struggled to be taken seriously by the other sides, often seen as a joke. Though Roman teased Logan, it was clear that Roman did not view Logan as lesser-than or pathetic. Roman listened to and respected Logan's wishes, especially off camera. He made Logan feel...listened to. And almost appreciated at times? It was something Logan was generally unfamiliar with. But with Roman, it tended to be abundant.

"Roman? What's going on?"

Roman blinked, and looked over at Logan. He clutched his blankets closer to himself as he felt a terrible chill come over him.

"N- no- nothing," Roman stammered between his chattering teeth, "I'm just cold is all."

"Cold?" Logan asked sharply, extremely concerned, "It's eighty degrees in here, and you have two blankets on. I'm surprised you aren't overheating."

Roman was not expecting that level of worry from Logan, who was usually so level-headed.

"Um...I dunno," Roman shrugged, "I'm just cold. I don't know what to tell you. It's been like this for a few weeks now. I figured my room just had a draft or something."

Logan felt Roman's forehead. Roman shivered, subconsciously leaning into Logan's gentle and warming touch. Logan's fingers delicately brushed the hair away from Roman's forehead.

"You don't feel feverish or unwell," the logical side mused, "You don't seem to be sick at all. But I can't think of any other reason why you might feel like...this."

Logan paused when he saw how Roman reacted to his touch.

"You're so warm," Roman murmured, an almost delirious smile on his face, "I've never felt anything warmer, not in all my life."

Logan did not think he was particularly toasty. He frowned a bit, and put his other hand on Roman's shoulder. When the creative side practically keened into the touch, Logan realized what the problem was, the pieces of the puzzle coming together in his head in one immediate snap.

"It's touch," he realized, "Roman, when was the last time somebody touched you?"

"Three weeks ago," Roman said, as if he had the time and place memorized, "When Patton petted my head after I did the dishes."

"So you've gone three weeks without being touched..." Logan mused, "And you're cold. And the moment I touch you, you're warm."

Logan decided to try something else. But when he leaned in to hug Roman, the creative side quickly pulled away.

"Logan- please, you don't have to do that," Roman said quickly, "Patton said I need to work on my selfishness and pushiness. I- I don't want you to hug me if you don't want to. I know you don't like touch. I'll be fine. It's just a little cold."

"Roman."

Logan's voice was so sharp that Roman looked up from his rambling in surprise. Sure, he was used to Logan sounding stern, but this was more than that. His violet-blue eyes blazed with an intensity that Roman rarely saw from his friend. Logan was considerably vexed.

"I mean-"

"Roman."

"I didn't mean to-"

"Roman."

"But I just wanted to-"

"Roman!"

Roman ceased.

"I understand what you intended," Logan said, with an awkward chuckle, and warmth seeped into his tone, making him sound almost friendly. "And I know I've expressed that I'm not particularly fond of physical affection. But this is different. You need me, and...honestly, it's not the touch that I dislike. It's the suddenness of being touched without permission. When Patton surprise hugs me, it...makes me nervous. When Remus elbows me out of nowhere, or when Virgil ruffles my hair, it just unnerves me. I like hugging my friends, Roman. I like it when I get to decide when it starts and ends. Does that make any sense?"

Roman couldn't hide the bright grin that formed on his face.

"It makes sense," he reassured, but a shiver ran through his body, causing him to let out a whimper as he hugged himself in an attempt to preserve body heat.

He rushed to put the blankets around himself again, but Logan stopped him gently. And then, he pulled Roman into the softest, gentlest, warmest hug that Roman had ever experienced. The prince's doe-like brown eyes went round as saucers. And then, he hugged Logan back, with the same gentle strength that Logan exhibited.

And they hugged for a good, long time. Until Roman stopped shivering. Then, Logan got to initiate exactly when it was time to pull back. The two sides looked into each others eyes for a long time. And Logan did not for a moment expect to see tears shining in Roman's.

"Roman...what's the matter?" Logan asked, quickly bringing a hand to Roman's cheek to swipe away the glistening tears.

"I don't know- I- I-" Roman whimpered, "I've never felt so warm. This feeling, it's- it's not bad, but I'm just- I'm so overwhelmed..."

He sobbed and sobbed, and Logan pulled him close, allowing Roman to sob into his shoulder. Logan did not show it on his ever-neutral face, but his heart clenched whenever he heard his dear friend's cries. Roman was a crier, whether he was happy, sad, or angry. But despite how common it was to hear and see, Logan still never quite got used to it. Logan just hated to see Roman look so confused and lost. The creative side had never looked more like a child than he did in that moment.

"It's alright, Roman," Logan hushed gently, "It's alright. I've got you. And I want this. I know you're a lot colder than I am. But being here with you, I've never felt so warm either. It appears we have that in common. So relax. Please. I want you here. I...I love you, Roman."

"I..." Roman's breath caught in his throat.

God, how long had it been since somebody said those words to him with such sincerity and sureness?

How long had it been since somebody said them to Logan?

"I love you too," the creative side replied, the words coming out his mouth as easily as water poured through a stream.

There was much more hugging, and staring, and hugging, and staring. The touched-starved prince and the typically emotionally unavailable teacher both felt more alive when they were together. It was such a beautiful feeling they shared, something that could not quite be described or otherwise replicated. All they knew was that together, in that room, surrounded by blankets and all by themselves, Roman and Logan felt trust.

"To think," Roman laughed, in higher spirits already, "The solution was right here this entire time!"

"How absurd of me to be so dense!" Logan cried out, "To have only noticed this now, I'm very ashamed of myself."

"Don't be," Roman reassured, "I couldn't be more grateful for you, Logan."

"And same to you, Roman," Logan said, "If you ever need some warmth from me again, you can always ask. Alright?"

Roman beamed and nodded enthusiastically.

"You got it, teach! he said, "And the second you want it all to stop, I'll pull away. Okay?"

Logan sighed softly, and the smile that grew on his face was so wide and free that it surprised him. To think. Having the choice. It was nice to have a physical relationship that did not feel conditional.

"Okay," he affirmed, adjusting his glasses. "It's a deal."

[13eyond13]

hello — do you have any death note fic recs that occur in the canon universe? they don’t necessarily need to be canon compliant, and i’d specifically prefer gen or lawlight. thank you so much :) your blog’s really fun to scroll through whilst putting off doing assignments

Aw, thank you anon! I quite like scrolling through my own blog too lol

And you got it, pal. I'd say it's about time I dust off my rusty fic recommending skills (I haven't been reading fanfiction regularly since probably about 2018, so these recs are not going to be the newest of the new, jsyk)...

Also, I'm ASSUMING this is the same anon who asked recently for fics a bit similar to

(X) Nights - youremyqueen [E, 400k+ words] L imprisons Light and then Light imprisons L and then L imprisons Light again. Sometimes they have sex, too.

? If not please forgive me, because I also used that as a guide when picking out these recs.

Also most of these recs are explicit and many of them are dark, so please check the tags and content warnings on the fics before reading them, just in case there's anything listed there that might be a dealbreaker for you! Should go without saying, but it's entirely on YOU if you end up reading something you're not comfortable with linked here, dear reader(s)...

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CANON UNIVERSE + LAWLIGHT FIC RECS

SOME YOTSUBA ARC PWP ONE-SHOTS:

(X) Slap Fight - Shipaholic [E, 2k words] L makes a request. It gets out of hand. -(the girls are fiiiiighting...) (X) Love is an Open Door in My Ass - Shipaholic [E, 4k words] Matsuda gets very excited about an email forward. The task force despairs. -(technically meant to be taking place in the dramaverse, but you can easily imagine it as the anime/manga characters too. Rough sex but done with a lighter/softer tone) (X) Losing - Twyd [E, 2k words] L knows what losing feels like. -(depression!L is having a bit of a bad time... this writer makes L so quiet and sad and cute, and even though that's not often my cup of tea I still love everything they write) (X) Tresemme - Twyd [M, 2k words] L x Light slash. Set when they are handcuffed. Light just wishes L would dry his hair properly. He takes matters into his own hands. -(understated bittersweet fluff-smut) (X) Brilliant Bodies Disintegrate - Tartpants [E, 5k words] "L gives Light flesh made fact. L is the wayward flock for him to tend -- he’s Lucifer, the dawn-bringer, delivering light back to Light. Put bluntly, L’s the one who keeps shit interesting." -(L keeps being a big ho and making Light jealous on purpose to goad him into some rough sex-having, basically? Good if you liked that aspect of Nights...) (X)Trash Note - Tartpants [E, 3k words] "The character whose name is written in this note shall obey the writer’s every trash whim, no matter how out-of-character, preposterous, unsavory, carnal, humiliating, or cracktastic." -(if you ever want some goofy handcuffs smut that isn't taking itself too seriously at some point...)

SOME LONGER CANON UNIVERSE + LAWLIGHT FICS:

(X) Coexistence is Boredom - Sakurazukamori6 [M, 232k words] A new deathnote. A new plan for world sanctity. And an entirely misled Catholic clergy. Raito and L take their respective places on the sides of their own justice. A final battle waged in the Garden of Eden. -(This was my very fave Lawlight fic back in the 2000s, and a lot of it still holds up for me now and has a very special place in my heart even though it never actually got finished. I just love how L and Light and all the other characters are written in it, and appreciate that it can be angsty and suspenseful while still being funny and kinda lighter in tone for a canon universe Lawlight fic - it frequently makes me lol when I'm reading it. From what I remember it was the first fic that convinced me they'd potentially make a good couple beyond just unresolved sexual tension, too) (X) The Lies of Light Yagami - Kildeer [E, 38k words] “You’re pretty good Light, but I don’t see how you could hurt someone more with love than with death.” It was Light’s turn to smile as he leaned back in his chair. “Well then Ryuk, prepare yourself for a good show.” -(a bunch of missing scenes from the canon storyline, mostly smut. Very angsty and well done) (X) A Tithe to Hell - Aja [E, 34k words] Light has thirteen days to find out how it will feel--not just to kill, but to destroy. -(considered a fandom classic. I remember finding it intense and well-written, and that it also has a few interesting twists and turns) (X) Between the Black and White - Serria [M, 103k words] When L captures Light, he finds himself unwilling to relinquish his kindred spirit to the police, and instead has other plans to make Kira atone for his crimes. But the saga of Shinigami, genius intellect and old memories - BB - has only just begun. -(I haven't read it since it was new, and I don't think it ever got finished, but I remember this one being my fave of Serria's fics back in the day when I was a very fussy reader and only wanted to read fics set in the canon universe. Serria wrote a lot of great early Lawlight fics, and was my first friend in the fandom back in 2008 as well!) (X) A Cure for Love - halfpromise [M, 230k words] Light and L fall in love during the Yotsuba arc and Light's master plan is derailed when an assassin steals the Death Note. The threat of Kira is dwarfed when Kira's powers seem to have fallen into the hands of a terrorist organization known as Astraea and Light and L are united to find the culprit, but for how long... -(you've heard of the legendary Hinterland Doctrine fic series, now get ready for what I believe is halfpromise's very first fic? I don't think I actually read this whole thing so I don't know if it's finished, but I remember finding it fun to read her take on the canon characters too, and that what I did read had a pretty interesting plot and at times was quite funny as well)

[wcamino-confessions]

hi, seraphronos/v01d4l_n0x here (yes the real one /silly) probably this doesn't look the most professional considering I literally just retired but I've been frustrated about certain things that happened whilst I was on the team and I've never really had the change to vent it all out. and yes I know this isn't really relevant anymore but I just needed to rant a little little disclaimer: my time on the lt apart from this situation was great!! loved it on there and I loved working with everyone else frfr !! so this is not intended to slander them at all this is mostly about the helper anon here, so to clarify for anyone unaware: void-anons is not me. they are a blog made to purposely impersonate me, and no I don't know who they are. I have my suspicions, but I'd rather not risk falsely accusing someone considering that's literally what happened to me lol. also this is mostly about me and my experiences so I'm not speaking from the team as a whole here so to start: literally fuck you helper anon. not cool man 👎. you didn't have to make the blog look like mine and could have made it completely anonymous but no you really just had to drag me into it (which im assuming was because im not the most active in chats so it was easier to make it seem like it was mine cause there would be no one to back me and my actions up). also I'll forever be annoyed at the rui aesthetic. like that is literally my guy ☹️. I understand you had frustrations about how things were handled and yeah I get it, but you really did not have to drag me into it??? and then joke about me getting demoted afterwards and act proud of the fact you did???? again just really not cool boooo 🍅🍅🍅. I hope both sides of your pillow are warm tbh I really do not like you my second point: the chats after I returned. yes guys I did read up. I definitely get why the other helpers were frustrated as was I but I felt some of the comments were kinda personal about me?? like I saw the point about how I wasn't close with the other team members show up a few times and like?? that isn't really about the confession that's about me 👎. and just to add on yes I'm aware this was like 8-9 months ago now, and most people part of that discussion have now retired third (and probably final point): the team as a whole on the issue. First of all, it took 2 days of constant bumping and sending proof I don't own the account just to get back on the team. 2 days I was waiting to see if they'd actually believe me. if it was me I honestly would have admitted it, but the fact it isn't and that it's completely out of my control is the worst feeling. little note here but I did really appreciate the members of the lt who sent me pms apologising/asking if there's anything they could do, thank you guys, love u /p. but the fact still stands that they haven't been demoted, and I have pushed for any updates/information that I was allowed to know, but I just kept getting told that 'we're working on it'. I know it's a difficult situation but it really just came across to me like nothing was actually being done. extra few little notes here but the fact that the first confession mentioned how they were on a burner account then proceeded to make it look like it was mine?? why would i do that?? also why was I immediately demoted without being given the option to explain anything first. I feel the actions from the team were very rushed and whilst I do understand it was quite a unique situation, I feel like the steps taken weren't completely thought through. to add to this though I'm glad I did get an explanation in ufc not too long back. I appreciate the transparency /gen. last note from me but I'd like to add the reason that I have so much to say here was because I felt as if I was being shut down at certain points. naturally, this was brought up in casual helper chats more than once and so I'd rant a little, but I had to hold myself back in case of anything.

I did proofread this a little but it is long so pls ignore any mistakes 🙏

[ronearoundblindly]

Let’s get Angsty! For Fools Rush In! Please 😆🖤

5. Do they argue often? If so, what do they argue about?

9. What do they dislike most about the other? Why?

37. Who’s more emotionally sensitive/cries more often?

Questions are from this ask game and for the FRI series with Steve Rogers and lab tech!reader.

💜 I hope you enjoy this, angst anon, even if I didn't strictly try to make it sad or super emotional. 💜

5

Ya know...I think they do argue, but probably only because I love to write arguments???

They've had tiffs before--one about you jokingly calling him a 'himbo' and some lashing out when his hangups on intimacy were not communicated--but Sketch and Keeps work their best together when brutally honest. It's tough AND it's a strength.

They argue because Steve has a very public life and a private personality. With that comes the inability to have honest conversations about bothersome things right when they happen because there could be press or fans or just people around who do not need to know your business.

Under no circumstances would you or Steve yell at each other unless alone, and even then, it's not yelling and screaming but mostly venting. Like in Dignity. Both of you can get frustrated; that's part of life.

9

Sometimes Steve is unrealistic about who he is now, and it can infuriate you. Yes, he's a humble man, and no, he isn't superficial. Like anyone, Steve can appreciate attention from people he wants attention from...

...and the rest he just...ignores.

He doesn't realize or acknowledge that people covet him and fawn over him and depreciate you in order to feel closer to him. It is plain stupid that he can't see this shit going on, and you hate having to be the one to point it out.

Steve, on the other hand, dislikes how easily you depreciate yourself. Drives him bonkers. So what if the rest of the world has an opinion of him, an opinion of you, or an opinion of your relationship? Pardon his french, but who gives a shit? He wishes he knew how to convince you perfect for him and perfect together does not have to mean perfect at all.

37

Right, so Steve can't or rarely cries. He gets hot, like overheated and uncomfortable, blotchy like a heart-suit high card. All the pressure that can't be released through tears just builds up.

Steve is gifted at compartmentalizing these things, but he gets easily *dinged* mentally. It's a hazard of missing so much culture and history and social development; he can't keep up with being both the Greatest Generation and Gen X. Steve is the most liberal, old fart on Earth. It's very lonely.

Oddly enough, you know that feeling when an elderly person repeats stories over and over again about how they're right and how they learned a lesson as if no one else ever knew? Steve gets that feeling listening to younger and younger people.

That's all a really roundabout way to say that technically you cry more than Steve, but you two have about equal sensitivity to modern struggles. Steve is grateful that he can talk through all of those things with you, and he's happy to listen. Your experiences may be different, but the love you share is the same--that, and how much of a crapshoot growing up is in any decade...

😏

Thank you for asking!

[Main Masterlist; Light Masterlist; Ko-Fi]

[fangirleaconmigo]

Follower Appreciation I Will Read-Your-Fic-and-Comment Activity

So I reached a nice round number of followers on here. (Thank you my friends!) and I thought I'd do an appreciation post for the other witcher fic writers who follow me.

I do this occasionally and it is always fun to read fics that may be outside what I usually search for, and to get an idea of what people are writing in the fandom. I'm always blown away by the talent and passion in the fandom. SO,

IF YOU FOLLOW ME and have

a Witcher fic from any Witcher canon or mix thereof

that centers any ship* (or it could have no ship/gen, platonic)

and is under 30k words complete (I'm going to try to get through multiples here, so to make sure I get to everyone I'm doing a word limit)

any rating (I read smut, no worries about that!)

and you would like me to comment on it

and you can send me a link in the next two weeks by March 15 2024

Please do! *grabby hands* Put the link in the replies! (you can also send an anon ask with it if you're shy.)

And if I've already commented on your fics, but you have a new one for me to read, send it along!

If you don't have any witcher fic but would like this post to reach more folks, please RB!

Disclaimers below!

Disclaimer:

Obviously, I'm a regular ol person with their own triggers and squicks and whatnot, so if I don't think I can read a really dark fic without it fucking me up, I will read something else you've written. (I'll poke around on your ao3) or I'll have to say no. That would be like 'on the page' noncon between shipped characters, mcd, that kind of thing. I read some dead dove stuff but of course we all have limits. If you're not sure, feel free to send and let me decide for myself what I can do. No judgment, we just all have our things, right?

*Again, I'm just a mere human and have my Notps like anyone else. I can read them anyway unless its Ciri with her parents. That's my one I just cannot. We are all allowed one lol.

[seulgiwifeee]

ok asking for some recommendations here, can you and the anons give me some active writers for rv or even just girl groups

fell out of kpop like a two years ago but then my phone like froze and started playing the entire queendom album on repeat and i fear i had no choice but to start stanning red velvet again and it’s like i never left (thanks sm for the lack of promotion, made things easy to catch up on…)

anyways though, the fanfic scene has changed drastically since i left and now im back and confused and lonely and am solely relying on your fics rn so ill take absolutely anything, im trying to get back into kpop as a whole so if anyone could recommend literally any group fics, ill give them a read

ok, absolutely love your writing - and i agree, you should possibly release part 2 of the yeri fic possibly

thanks!! :) ^*^

Omg red velvet’s power.. LOL but welcome back! I’m glad you’ve decided to

Honestly the red velvet community is lowkey in shambles rn on this app,, fics definitely aren’t popping out left and right like most 4th gens groups and I’m honestly still looking for more writers myself😭buttt we’re not nonexistent so here’s some writers that have red velvet(also more groups)fics I enjoy— @seulgiwifeee @sevlgi @kyuusberry and here’s one who doesn’t do red velvet but I still enjoy their fics a lot— @miinatozakiii

GUYS don’t be shy, if you have any recommendations for red velvet or literally any other group fics come on and spill it! I’ll definitely be taking some of the recommendations into consideration too🤓🤌

And thank youu I’m so so glad you enjoy my writing/fics🙈🙈🤭🥹I really appreciate it

[spurgie-cousin]

Hoo boy SpurgieCousin, these anons sitting out the election to protest the war in Gaza or voting 3rd party to teach the democrats a lesson, or whatever their reason is have me stressed! As an elder millennial, I remember Ralph Nader peeling away enough 3rd party votes to give the election to Bush over Gore in 2000. Even though that administration gave us wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, the deaths of my friends, classmates, etc in those wars, the destruction of their futures when they came home with PTSD and missing limbs, lies about weapons of mass destruction, war crimes, Guantanamo bay AND the worst economic recession since the Great Depression- which was a fantastic time to try and enter the job market after college btw- I still think a 2nd Trump term would be worse. The only reason Trump’s first term was only a partial catastrophe was because it was incredibly incompetent and we were able to coast on a lot of momentum of the Obama years. I don’t think a 2nd term would flounder as much. I really really hope (beg)your readers reconsider their choice regarding Joe Biden. It’s not a perfect system and it’s not a perfect candidate-it never is. I appreciate their idealism- I was young once too- but not voting does not absolve them from the consequences of what may happen if this country elects Trump again. You will have complicity in negative things either way you vote, so please please vote in a way that does not make things worse. Ok, thank you for letting this geriatric millennial rant!

Oh I think that's a perfect example tbh. I'm a younger millennial so I was growing up as the Iraq and Afghanistan wars played out, and it was the first thing that ever really ignited a political rage in me. Horrible news for my very republican/George Bush voting family lol.

Unless they're very politically versed, I don't know if Gen Z or even the youngest tier of millennials really get how fucking awful the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan was. Just tons of civilians and American soldiers dead because of Bush's ego, and his ego is nothing compared to Trump's.

I think the only big difference is a lot of third party voters at that time didn't totally understand what Bush was capable of, whereas we know what a Trump presidency will be like..... we know if he promises to make gay marriage illegal and strip back more women's Healthcare rights and and more money to Netanyahu to destroy Gaza, he WILL try to do it. He's already had similar successes.

I have voted third party, I hate to discourage people from doing so because I think a third party candidate that we can rally behind is our only hope out of this 2 party shit show. We don't have anyone like that this election season, far left progressives hate Jill Stein, nobody else has the name recognition at this point to have any chance against with major candidate, and we know the end result will be either the trash can on fire that is our government right now or that trash can on fire with an added layer of dog shit on top, y'know? They're both bad sure but I just highly disagree that one isn't worse for vulnerable Americans and Gazans alike.

[throughpatchesofviolet]

No, that ask really did make my evening. I'm still almost crying over it--I have no idea who you are, Anon, but I'm wishing you all the best.

[sugars-fluffy-escapes]

Your writings are so cuuuute! Do you have any platonic tickle fight headcanons for the reader and Eddie?

AAAAA THANK YOU SO MUCH ANON 😭💖 /pos /pla

I absolutely do have platonic tickle fight headcanons for the reader and Eddie! Hcs are under the cut!

Eddie Munson is always down for a tickle fight, and who better to have it with than his best friend!? If you start a tickle fight, Eddie is definitely gonna try and be the one to finish it by tickling the daylights outta you. He's a stubborn jackass about tickle fights /lh

First let's talk about what happens when Eddie is the one winning a tickle fight.

He's definitely the type to cackle or go "OHOH NO YOUHOU DON'T~!" After successfully gaining the upper hand if he didn't have it already. Eddie's a smug little shit if you two are feeling super competitive.

(These gifs have me both flustered and in orbit AGAHSHDJDJFJ)

You know how people will say "uncle!" when they're tapped out during a playfight? This jerk (/lh) is always gonna insist you say the name of a metal band or artist when you're all tickled out. "Ozzy." "Metallica." "Judas Priest." "Iron Maiden." "Dio." And he's always gonna cackle, chuckle, or snicker over hearing you screech or giggle out the names or lightheartedly tease you about how you said them.

If you're comfortable with it, Eddie will pat your back or give you a hug to help ground you again after being tickled to pieces. He's very much an attentive friend, as proven by season 4 (Making Chrissy laugh when he noticed she was scared, helping Nancy into the boat, waterproofing the flashlight for Steve, checking in on the Sinclair siblings when they were all preparing for the showdown w/ Vecna; deadass I could make a whole list about how sweet a friend he is 🥺) He'll always make sure you're okay whether you lost or won the tickle fight.

On the flip side, I feel like if he starts a tickle fight, a good 45-50 percent of the time he does so, the tables quickly turn on him and he gets tickled to pieces 💀 And he'll be a giggly cussing squirrel the entire time. Expect to hear "God dammit" and any and all variations of "Jesus H. Christ" when he's being tickled. If you get the right spot during a tickle fight with Eddie, it'll incapacitate him via "happy stimming too much to retaliate anymore"

If anyone else from the party is in the vicinity, Eddie will call for backup as a last resort. ("Help me, Wheeler" LMFAOAHSJJSJDJF I had way too much fun with those lee and ler energy edits for this cinnamon roll).

When you've got the upper hand in a tickle fight with Eddie, it's a chance to get your bestie back by making him say "It's Raining Men" or "Dancing Queen" or "Sweet Dreams" or "Hot Patootie" (All these songs are BOPS my multi-genre loving self lives for these decades of music) when he's all tickled out. Eddie knows a good song when he hears one but he's a metalhead to the core so fully expect him to playfully retaliate for making him say or sing "Ghostbusters" to end the tickle fight. /lh

He always appreciates a good hug or pat on the back after being tickled to bits too. If he really needed the laugh that day, he'll thank you with the kindest eyes. Eddie always appreciates getting to spend time laughing with a friend 🥺 /pos

"I hope you know that next time I'll make you sing the entirety of Fairies Wear Boots while I'm tickling the ever-loving daylights out of you." - Edward "The Petty" Munson (/lh)

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AHSJSJDJFJFJFJF this was so fun to write about 😭💖 /gen /p

Thank you again anon! Until next time everyone! /pos

- Ushu ❤️ (/p)

[kimberlyannharts]

okay I'm the anon you just answered and yeah the Minh/JJ comparison really helped actually 😅 I definitely concede on me expecting more from the newbie than the mmprs that was a good point about Once and Always. I do wanna clarify a bit tho on the Pink Olivia thing, I was thinking less of Kim's legacy and honestly more of all the JJ/Olivia wars and feeling put out that she didn't get to keep the green coin after all those months defending her having it at all, which is not the right perspective to look at it from probably but I sunk cost fallacied the Green Tomberly Daughter in my head and thats my bad 😬 thanks for such a thought out answer, idk anyone else who's read it so I appreciate you hearing out my kneejerk thoughts 😅

It's all good! It's honestly interesting to compare the "next gen" kids because there are so few and they're all so different in how they're presented.

And yeah I do get what you mean about Olivia not keeping the Green coin after all the months of the WHY NOT BOTH???? nonsense and people just trying to force JJ into Olivia's business in general. I won't lie that it didn't cross my mind as well. But again, it works best for the narrative presented and I don't want someone as irrelevant as JJ to influence Olivia's story. Just remember Olivia had at least ten covers showing her off as Green compared to JJ's........hm..........one Christmas card? So we know who's the real iconic Green Ranger child here

[firewatchings]

Hey! I just noticed a few of your recent sims look like clones of others oc's

But remaking other people's personal characters is generally considered rude.

Just giving a heads up.

I'm sorry, anon, but I don't mean for this to happen for incredibly obvious reasons. /gen I take inspo, no doubt, but I usually try to credit as best as I can, especially the CC creators who help my Sims come together as a whole. Sometimes I may forget to credit for a minute or two, but I try to edit my posts to credit as soon as I realize that I accidentally forgot. This happens because I often post when I'm tired or I'm excited and move a bit too quick for my brain to keep up. I don't know what your problem is, but I don't really appreciate this??? I've never had a set Sim style because I love to experiment and I try to style my Sims off of an idea, premade OC of my own that may have originated outside of the Sims, or the CC I use. More notably, my Sims' eye shapes come from the eyelashes I use and I tend to have to shape the eyes around them since sometimes they're jank (Dreamgirl lashes to be specific. No shade cuz CC isn't always perfect and this issue is not glaring). I make sure to design my Sims drastically different from one another so they don't look the same all of the time to me personally. No one owns an aesthetic, pattern, color scheme, facial feature (nose, eyes, lip shape, etc.) or what have you, and if you think so, you're the biggest prick I've seen. I even asked one of my now-mutuals (If you see this, ily <3) if I had PERMISSION to post a Sim (I'll say it again: PERMISSION TO POST MY OWN SIM) so I didn't seem like a copycat even though no one owns a hair color or the whole 'dyed hair, dark roots' look. All because of cunts like YOU. Wait till you realize that I credited them because I took inspo and sent an ask and everything. Brother, I literally just work here and I'm experimenting to find things that work. I don't know where half my creations will take me whenever i open CAS with no prior ideas in mind. Lately, I've wanted to make more anime-looking Sims, and a lot of people do that, so it may slightly look similar or something. I don't fucking know. With all due respect, fuck off. Thanks <3

[strawberrycollectivex3]

please remember to be gentle with yourselves re your ED coming back. wanting to lose weight in a healthy and safe manner is understandable, but as a system with an ED ourselves, we find it’s a Lot more trouble than it’s worth to manage and recover from. you do not deserve harm because you exist in a body that doesn’t look how you want it to. i know that is so, so hard to believe and internalize, but it is *crucial* to hear. your safety is Important and Valuable to people.

remember to drink enough water regardless of what you do!!! it is Necessary for the body’s functions, including regulating your emotions+sensory perceptions AND!!! aids your metabolism

💜🌌🦋☔️🪽💠⚔️✨sys

thank you anon !! we really appreciate your concerns /gen but I promise we'd do it in a safe manor . the last time we had an ED we had a couple regulators / managers for it to make sure nothing got out of hand . /nm /info a lot of the main system members struggle with our past ED and the urges as well . and thank you for telling us about the water info !! /gen

also !! we did see your last ask about us wanting to make our trauma worse and again we appreciate your concerns . /gen for some reason it's just an urge / impulse that we have . /info

sorry if this is kind of jumbled and doesn't make sense we just thought it'd be easier to respond to both of your asks in one post ! :'3

also , we love the emoji combo for your system !!

[vamp-luvr999]

Hey you can delete this if I'm overstepping at all, i just felt the need to send this in

i know you are going through unimaginable things, things that i might not be able to fathom to the fullest, but you are strong and you are going to be okay

this world is a horrid and terrifying place, ans its up to you and me and other people like us to grit our teeth and spite the beings that want us to suffer (wether those beings are spiritual or made out of flesh)

we will have fun and love and live

we WILL have a good life, we WILL be happy

and its not looking like that right now, but i know for a fact that its going to be okay and you will be okay

i can't explain how i know, but i know

its hard to have to "just gotta get to another day" through your life

but there WILL be a time that you'll wake up and be happy you did

it'll be okay, i promise

i don't wanna come off anon because im a bit of a scardycat, but just know that a certain angel beings dms will always be open if you need a shoulder to cry on, and im serious about that

Thank you ): i appreciate this a lot. I don’t know if you wanted me to post this or not, but I will just so I can look back on it when I’m struggling a bit. /gen

Btw the same goes for you! I Don’t know if we say it a lot or something (we probably do) but our DMs are always open if you just wanna talk, vent, rant, etc. honestly, you can text us for whatever and we’ll 9 times out of 10 respond !!

We just want people to feel safe around us, and if you don’t or something happens and you don’t, i really advise you to come to us or one of our friends (u’ve met a few I think).

Ur friend of mine, and I care for all my friends. Even if it may look a lil different on my end or your end, i know that I do care <3.

Again, thank you for sending this in and sorry for the long rant. Just had to get it out, would’ve plagued my thoughts 👽