#thank you for the tag! 💙💙

[possum-quesadilla]

HEHEHE THANK YOU… WHY AM I BOTH

I love it when people take fic writing seriously. I love when it's not 'Here's this dumb thing I wrote' and instead it's 'Here's this thing I put blood, sweat and tears into. Here's this thing I slaved away at, trying new writing techniques and editing over and over. Here's this dialogue that kept me awake at night. Here's this beautiful turn of phrase I thought up. Here's this thing that I wrote with vulnerability and heart, and I am proud to share it with you.'

[arcanegifs]

Happy 2025, everyone! May the Arcane brainrot continue to live on 💙

[harmonictechnicality]

It’s the way Steve places a pin in that damn map of Hawkins. Two fingers, muddy knuckles. Fuck if Eddie knows the actual destination because all he can navigate is the curve of Steve’s index finger as he smooths out the edges of the map.

And it’s stupid, right? Because the world is folding in on itself and he’s looking at a guy in the kind of way Victorian novelists would only describe as ‘longingly.’ It’s objectively stupid. Probably some adrenaline bullshit that a doctor could explain with a brain scan.

The rest of the group has scattered, plotting amongst themselves. Pulling plans out of their asses. Finding layers of courage behind clues and cassette tapes.

Eddie should do that too. Plan. Make decisions. Do anything other than stare at the dirt underneath Steve’s goddamn fingernails.

“Please blink, Munson.” Steve says while clearing his throat. He’s been doing that a lot. Which is, like, understandable after coughing up lake water all night long.

He clears his throat again. “Show sign of life before I ransack the supply bag for that shit you call music.”

“That… shit?” Eddie spits out the words. Briefly forgets his swirly Steve feelings because of the fucking audacity on this guy. “Rightrightright, because Bob Seger is so fucking dignified, huh?”

“Uh-oh.” Dustin murmurs behind him.

“Because Old Time Rock and Roll is the highest ranking of ear candy?” Eddie searches through their duffel bag until he finds Steve’s Vecna Saftey Tape. Waves it around wildly as he speaks. “Forgive me. I didn’t know entry-level chord progressions were considered Carnegie Hall worthy these days. But by all means, call my music shit.”

He throws the tape at Steve’s lap before dropping back down to his seat on the couch.

“Well,” Steve smirks. “At least we know if the music won’t wake you up, mocking it sure as hell will.”

“Guys. Focus.” Nancy steps into the center of the room. Everyone nods, even Eddie. They listen intently to her directions. Henderson doesn’t interrupt her, not even once.

Nancy’s entire demeanor is charged with currents of determination. It’s honestly impressive. Truly. She could convince congress to change the fucking constitution if she wanted. Have the supreme court eating out of her palm with how persuasive she can be.

And the only thing that distracts her, is the same thing distracting Eddie.

Two fingers. Muddy knuckles.

Eddie follows her gaze back over to Steve. Her expression softening when she sees him.

It’s cruel and expected. Cruel that Eddie has to witness such softness, knowing exactly how it feels. Expected because wedding bells can practically be heard every time those two interact with each other. No one can deny that.

But knowing all this doesn’t stop the cruelty from squeezing Eddie’s stomach till his insides feel raw.

He swallows down his flimsy fantasies. Keeps repeating those words from back in the woods:

It’s jealousy, it’s jealousy, it’s jealousy, it’s-

“Hey, man.” Steve says.

Man? Not ‘Nancy, my betrothed?’ Not “Nancy, my muse?”

… Man?

Eddie blinks. Glances up to see Steve looking at him. “Your taste in music isn’t complete shit.”

Which isn’t exactly an apology. But the teasing scratches an itch in Eddie’s brain that he hasn’t be able to reach for a very long time.

“Yeah.” Eddie says. “I guess Bob Seger’s stuff is… intermediate. Assistant managerial-level chord progressions.”

He pauses. Then leans in and adds a quick, “At best.”

They both laugh a little. It’s cut short by Steve clearing his throat again. One of the many reminders that they’re not well.

That nothing they’re going through is fair. Not even in the same universe as Fair. Eddie’s eyes fall to the red markings around Steve’s neck. Wonders if that makes his cough hurt worse.

“Look.” Steve nudges Eddie’s arm. Pulls his attention back into this moment. “We’ve got this, okay?”

Eddie can’t exactly tell if there’s softness in Steve’s eyes - the same kind Nancy gives to him so freely. Or if it’s just regularly scheduled Concern. But it doesn’t even matter because Steve said that.

We.

‘We’ve got this.’

Him and Steve.

And, okay, was Steve referring to a collective ‘we?’ Sure, yeah. Obviously. But Eddie is allowing himself to wallow in delusion while the world’s expiration date remains questionable.

So he aims a lovesick smile at Steve and sighs. “Whatever you say, Harrington.”

[yangjeongin]

6 YEARS WITH STRAY KIDS — #Youtiful6YearsOfSKZ

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Hi I hate to be cheesy but I wanted to say that while a lot of people - very rightly!!! - point out how cool your art is and how inspirational it is that you showed art can be learned, not just a rare natural born talent, I also LOVE your sense of humor. The dialog and visual jokes are always so sharp and are guarenteed to make me laugh! Because I'm autistic as hell lol I like to bookmark things I can read through over agian when I'm looking for laughs and your blog is now high on the list! Thx!

Be not afraid to be cheesy; your genuine message has brought me immense joy B’*)

[heavysighing-dreamyeyes]

People I want to get to know better 💙

Thank you for tagging me @jjenthusee 🫶

Last song: Black Heaven by Creeper 💜

Currently watching: true crime on YouTube (it's a guilty pleasure)

Last movie: LEGO batman

Current obsession: gonna go with the obvious and say Jason Todd but also bagels

Relationship: Single, I'm devoted to the Jason I have in my head fr

Last thing I googled: synonyms for ache (I was trying to write 🫣)

Tags (if you'd like) @fic-over-cannon @batchilla

[transpandaart]

Trying to get the hang of Clip Studio Paint on our iPad (we used procreate before), decided to doodle a bunch of our OC's off of memory, trying to do some eyes and other stuff like that.

This is actually the first time we've drawn our alter Smoothie, too, so that's fun (she's bottom left) - Cherish

[joshuaaaronlevy]

JOSH SHRINE MAJOR UPDATE...

photos + INTENSE YAP SESSION under the cut...

you know that meme like "when there's no merch of a character so you have to make it for yourself"? that's me and my mom right now. unfortunately my mom (because she's one of those moms that make T-shirts) was already making that before I showed her the teepublic website so unfortunately it's not official—also the pillow. ill cherish that thing until I die, it's so soft and for what, I genuinely screamed when I saw it—I can't believe that's a thing, like a physical thing in my house, in my room. also, I collect rubber ducks (because im a loser) and I got a Spock duck, immediately added to the shrine. honestly, the next thing I wanna work on is either an ita bag or a plushie (plushie seems more doable rn). I don't think I'll ever get over having that shirt though.

also, first pictures I've uploaded of the shrine itself! it's a huge wip rn—obviously. theres almost nothing there. I only started it like three days ago. it makes me very happy to get up from my bed and see him without having to open my phone first. also, I might print more pictures??? soon?? not sure about today but sometime soon. anyway, that's all I have to say, I just realized how genuinely insane I sound talking. at least I'm self aware.

[heymrspatel]

can we talk about this real quick? like can we talk about how ian's just lying there looking at his husband in their new space? were they chatting? quiet pillow talk? were they just being quiet and ian was taking it upon himself to fondly observe him? thank you for your time.

ray. you come into my house with this? fully knowing? the effect? it's going? to HAAAVE?! i see how it is...

i think it's a mix of all. i think they're absolutely floating in the afterglow. just taking their time coming down. caressing. quietly talking. taking their time with what they want to say. conversations about anything and nothing. "do you want pancakes tomorrow?" and "we have an easy work day planned" and "i loved how you touched me tonight" and "kiss me" slow, soft. little smooches. little giggles. long stares. easy smiles. heavy sighs. a 'baby' here. a 'big guy' there. i love you, i love you, i love you.

but, i know ian also took his time looking. just going over all those features he already has memorized. mickey's straight nose, his long eyelashes, his eyebrows currently at rest, his freckles. so many! lighter than ian's, but there all the same. his shiny black hair, his ears, his neck - faintly marked - beautiful, collarbone, shoulders, chest, belly, down down down... ian's hands slowly touching everything he's looking at. with his fingers tips, feather soft. mickey all floaty and glowy and warm, accepting it all.

so, yea. i think everything, softly and slowly.

[krysta-cross]

Oh an activity! I like it 😁 Thank you for tagging me bestie @elderglocks ❣️ I would take your old diary from your room because I'm curious what it says 🤣

Tagging for fun 😊

@thevoidwriting @asweetlovesong @bihansthot @loverofthewindgod @theelderhazelnut @zoetheneko @nekocarlsenpai @berryliciousjam and you if you want to 🫶🏻

[charlesemersonwinchesteriii]

Thank you thank you thank you @babysgarage for this STUNNING holiday gift! 💙 Usually I just hoard Ana's amazing art for myself but she kindly gave me permission to share this and I simply had to because Look At Them!!!

[acacia-may]

A Genuine Princess: A Black Clover Princess and the Pea/Once Upon a Mattress AU (that I totally forgot I had...)

Rated T. Please mind the tags and don't take this too seriously. It's just meant to be fun & silly! 😊

Cheers, Black Clover friends! I missed you all and have been (temporarily) revived to give a home to a very old WIP of mine I had completely forgotten about until I just stumbled upon it & decided it should have a permanent home.

It was my first (and only) time to write a story with a Clover Kingdom royalty-centric plotline and (I think) the only time I wrote in Nozel's perspective or wrote Mereoleona and Fuegoleon (& the other royals) into a fic. I can't guarantee I did them justice, but I thought it deserved to be posted somewhere all the same, if only for the silly Black Bulls' shenanigans.

If there is an interest, maybe I will continue with it someday, but for now, I wanted to give the first 5 chapters a nice home. It's in kind of rough shape, but I had a good laugh reading the WIP (I amuse myself lol ���😂) and hoped someone else might find some enjoyment in it too.

[fenharel-babe]

WIP Wednesday

I got tagged by @emmg (you can still tag me on this blog btw tho it’s not my main. This is my DA only side blog lmao) AND THANK YYOUUU!!’ LOVE YOUUY💙💙💙💙.

This idea was supposed to be Solas going to see my Lavellan when he exits the Fade prison because he’s worried for her. This is all I got lol.

———

Solas cut open the Fade with the dagger and stepped through. Though he did not know Rook too well, he felt guilt and a certain sadness at this betrayal. He turned to look over his shoulder before the gap closed him off, and saw Rook’s wide eyes as she fell off the cliff, dragged by her own regrets, and trapped her in his place.

The gap closed and he was back in Minrathous, back to finish his plan. Well, his new plan. He needed to stop his fellow ‘companions’ from destroying the world, only for him to then change the world himself, whether it led to destruction or not. He found a certain irony about the entire situation, but he didn’t have time to think about it, to let his guilt consume him. He pushed it down, locked away in a dark part of him, like he’d always done.

He knew he could not roam the streets to find one of his hideouts in his current attire, knowing people would immediately report him if they even saw a flash of him. He hated doing it, but he decided to change into his wolf form, the regular one and not the dread wolf.

That would be later. Most likely if everything went to plan. Maybe his fourth plan will go accordingly. A man could hope.

He focused his magic, letting it flow through him and change his form. When his magic stopped, he saw in the reflection of a puddle of water on the street, a wolf looking back at him.

He instantly turned and ran, weaving through alley ways and moving items in his way. He kept his ears on high alert in case anyone said something important, in case he heard any hint of information about the Evanuris and where they could be.

The entire time he walked, he had to be extra careful. No one would suspect him like that, but the blight was everywhere in Minrathous. Paths he usually would’ve taken were blocked by blight, making him take new paths and led him deeper into Minrathous. He had to hide at specific points to make sure people didn’t see him, especially the venatori. He did not feel like dealing with them at that time. While hiding in an alley near the Cobbled Swan, he managed to hear some…unnerving information.

“Did you hear the inquisitor came to the Cobbled Swan?” A noble lady said.

The other person gasped. “Yes, yes I did! She was meeting with one of the few remaining Shadow Dragons.”

“Another woman was with her. Pretty fancy with a weird headpiece. They seemed be speaking about the blight.”

“Well, of course they would! The Inquisitor is dealing with much in the South if I’m hearing right from my cousin.”

[moonchild-in-blue]

Hello it's almost 1am I have been out socialising with friends and THIS greeted me on my uber ride and aaaaaaaaaaaaaa

(Adam and Thom and Sam the trio everrr with Buc-ee)

[heart eyes emoji] [explosion emoji] [heart emoji]

[amphirrhvx]

I NEARLY FORGOT TO POST THESE HERE!! a bit ago I had an idea for a cageblind mermaid au, and with the help of some of my amazing friends over on twt I managed to make it come to life!!! so here’s chuck and johnny in the mkL mermaid au!! am I still allowed to say happy mermay even if it ends tomorrow? whatever. happy mermay! 🩵

[sainz100]

2024 Las Vegas GP ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ by Irwen Song