#thanks ray 💖

[pomea]

2, 4, 6 :)

2. Did you reread anything? What?

was feeling nostalgic this year and reread:

some dickens novels that i remembered enjoying (oliver twist, a christmas carol; the latter holds up better than the former)

shield of stars by hilari bell, which was one of my favorites when i was a kid. rereading it as an adult made me appreciate the solid plotwork and crazy twists at the end

the dark lord of derkholm by diana wynne jones. revisiting this one cracked me up—it's about a terrible wizard who's chosen to pose as the Dark Lord and be "defeated" in sham battles several times a week by interdimensional tourists from disneyland

at some point i reread ellen kushner's riverside series

a stranger in olondria, sofia samatar (you might like this one)

the eagle of the ninth, rosemary sutcliff

voices, which is the second book in le guin's annals of the western shore series

the witness for the dead, katherine addison—could complain at length about the politics of addison's osreth novels but this answer is getting long

4. Did you discover any new authors that you love this year?

by and large i've been having a fantastic time reading mary renault's body of work and identifying the parts that influenced more contemporary authors. liked the king must die + loved the praise singer + currently eating through fire from heaven

6. Was there anything you meant to read, but never got to?

i've had robert harris's imperium on hold for what's felt like ten years

[14dayswithyou]

This angel has another question! \o

do you have a general idea of what renrens voice would sound like? like a celebrity, singer, or maybe just a general description?

i hope all is going well for you 🫶🫶

✦゜ANSWERED: Ren's singing vc can be found here (I misread the original ask and thought it said "sings like", not "sounds like" sdksdgjs), but it also includes what I think Ren's talking voice would sound like ^^

But!! if I had to give an example, I've always imagined Eve (from Nier) to be very similar to Ren's talking voice!! It's soft, timid, and has that curious lilt to it — but also has dat [REDACTED] edge as well >:3

[yesloulou]

Max for Honda ZR-V 🏔🌊

[sickficideas]

I’m backkkk :3 this time not Skk but Fyodor and Nikolai ✨ I’m coping. Hush. Anyone, not really spoilers ahead But you should watch the last ep just in case SO WARNING. Also warning for vomit and sickness. Anyway- so let’s pretend fyodor got out of jail, idk if we know how long they’d been in there but I hc Fyodor already having a sensitive stomach so prison food was ok ish. But when he got out my Nik, Nik makes him a whole bunch of food to “celebrate” if you will. He really wanted something to eat that wasn’t the bland prison food so he went ahead and ate. His tummy not being used to anything not prison food, Nik finds him curled up in the bathroom with a bloated tummy and dry heaving. He feels somewhat responsible for his sickness so he helps him throw up some and brings him to bed. Fyodors really too sick to push him away so he just lets him. Nik goes a lil overboard with pampering him since he feels guilty, he assures Fyodor he will kill him later when he’s not busy cause killing him now would be cheating✨

sorry that’s so much longer than usually- I’ve had my boys on my mind recently ❤️anyway stay hydrated and love your work

-Ray ✨

this is so sweet 😭 I've had them on my mind too that last episode...oh mygosh it was just so intimate. you're putting my favorite things in this i love the bloated tummy and Especially the helping someone else vomit trope, and with these two it's even better because if their dynamic. sickly man who is just Over it and like please just shove your hand down my throat and fix this and Nikolai is very happy to do so. he views this as a very intimate thing and he's ecstatic to be trusted with this task💔

[fullscoreshenanigans]

HAPPY VALENTINES!!!!!! 👆little bug freaks

𝕆 𝕌 𝔾 ℍ 𝓢𝓚𝓡𝓤𝓝𝓚𝓛𝓘𝓔𝓢!!!!! LITTLE TINY BBY BUG SKRUNKLIES IN MATCHING PINK!!!! 💖🖤💞🧡💞🤍💖

[ohheyitsjustbear]

🧡- Eating your content with a spoon

💛- You are an actual ray of sunshine

💜- Absolutely obsessed with you

🤎- I'm 100% normal about you (lying)

💕- YOU ARE NOT IMMUNE TO BEING CHOMPED NERD

👀- I'm looking respectfully (lying)

😘- Get tummy kissed nerd

✋- Do you have a licence for being this hot?

👏- Spanking you as we speak

Also

Ilysm 🥺💖

[hiya-im-mary]

Happy birthday!!! Here’s a little something for you! :D

👁👁

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-!!!!!!!

UWBSUSBSJSBSJHSHEHEHEHEHHEH 🥹

THANK YOU SO MUCH WUAHAJHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAAAA 🥹!!!!!!!!! AAAAA I LOVE THIS-!!

[rainyraisin]

HI HELLO WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN???

I DIDNT EVEN REALISE CAUSE TUMBLR HIDES YOUR FOLLOWERS IN THE SETTINGS

THANK YALL SO MUCH OMIGOSH I LEGIT DIDNT EVEN THINK ID GET TO LIKE 50 ON HERE, LET ALONE 100+ OMIGOSH- It's taken me like 4 years to get 350+ on insta and I've only been on here since October-

Yall are so silly/pos thank u hehe 💖💖💖💖🫶🫶🫶‼️‼️‼️

Um

What do u guys want for 111 followers...

I already did a dtiys for 250 followers on insta but it was fun and like...yeah it was just fun

I legit have like no ideas lmao I just put reticent spoilers on there cause everyone on insta wants me to do that for 400 followers so I figured yall might be interested in that too

The DTIYS would prolly be reticent themed btw in case that changes ur answer!!!

[lumiereandcogsworth]

I posted that post that was like “what movie is like YOUR movie” because I lowkey wanted to see how long it’d take you to say Beauty and the Beast (2017) lmao ily <333

HAHAHAHA oh my gosh. i needed that laugh, thank you lmao. honestly that’s all i could hope for, that it’s THAT obvious <3 john mulaney voice THAT’S MY WIFE

[backhurtyy]

Hey Nellie I know chronic pain AND playlists can be very private so don’t worry if you don’t want to, but would you consider making your chronic pain playlist public? I personally am shit at making playlists but would definitely be interested in it

(Also sorry it’s something we both need. I hope you’re doing okay. I don’t really talk to you much but you’re always a lovely presence on my dash and I’m sending you love and support)

HI SO SORRY THIS GOT LOST IN MY INBOX AND ITS BEEN AGES... but YES i am more than happy to share it with you 💖 i will say it's very specific to my back pain but. hopefully you can still enjoy it and it provides you... catharsis i guess? cause it's as much a playlist about being angry at the world as it is coping with chronic pain. anyways here you go!

(also @headaching i know you asked for it too so. hello beloved 💖)

[jokerownsmysoul]

re your most recent post's tags:

#I want him to share with me the things he loves and himself

arthur would just hand you a mirror and just stare at you til you understand and then he'd giggle and kiss your cheek and press his forehead against yours.😭😭😭😭

Omg girl 😭😭😭😭 legit I giggled when I read this and then burst into tears 😂😂💀💀 he would!! 😭😭😭 this image is so soft, I can't express what it did to my silly heart but for some reason it hit me hard idk 😭💙 he feels so affectionate I could hear him. 🥹💙 these puns are a weak spot and this was so comforting and tender to read but also so funny as well I'm 🥹🥹🥹💙💙💙 thank you for sending this, I'm aware I sound very silly right now but it really soothed me and made my day so much better I'll be cherish this forever istg 🥲🥹 I know that if roles were inverted he would do the same for you! 🥺💙

[osamusriceballs]

Hello, Eve! How are you? It's 🤡👀 anon! I hope you still remember me 🥺 Wow it's been a while since I last opened this app. I remember writing haikyuu stories back in 2020, and I was still a graduating high school student. Your girl is now at her 2nd year of nursing school! 🥺💖

It's been a heck of a ride navigating through college but that doesn't stop me from reading haikyuu AUs when I have the chance 😫 I miss being active here on tumblr and I wish to start writing stories again! 🥺💖

Please take care of yourself!!! Love you!!! 💖

- 🤡👀

IT‘S BEEN SO FREAKING LONG, but you’ll always have a special place in my heart, rest assured of that 💖💖 remember the countless nights we spent simping? 💖 that’s a bond for eternity

2nd year of nursing school already?! HOLY MOLY, can‘t believe it‘s been THREE YEARS ALREADY, THAT‘S JUST INSANE 😩😩 how is nursery school going? Do you have to specialize in one field or will you decide where exactly you work at the end of school?

I‘m ready if you want to get back on here, tag my in your fics, I’ll comment and reblog and send you asks and spam you with cute and sexy haikyuu pictures, I‘ll give you the full WELCOME BACK treatment here!! 💖💖

I‘m also doing good, I get busy with Uni every now and then, but I try to stay cool and just go with the flow. Just one more year and I’ll be done with my master’s degree and then I’m finally done with Uni 🥹🥹 at this point I‘m just waiting for it to be over, I’ve studied long enough 😩😩

Reading good fics on tumblr is better than therapy, you can always tag me if you read a good one, I’m always happy for recommendations 👀💖

Stay hydrated and take good care of yourself!! 💖💖 LOVA YA MORE 💖✨!!

[honeytonedhottie]

honey's it girl magazine november edition⋆.ೃ࿔*:･🎀

welcome back to honeys it girl magazine, this is the november catalog. get ready for the inside scoop on data that i've collected, things i've learned/started doing, and just general info like that organized in kind of a teen-magazine inspired fashion.

before we go any further i'd love to thank you all for the wonderful year we've had of it girls magazine, writing every catalog is SUCH a joy and im glad that u guys like it to. i'll continue to work on the magazine and make it more enjoyable for u all. i hope that as the magazine grows and evolves i'll have more lovely girlbloggers featured in my catalogs. this is THEE magazine for it girls ✨ and now please enjoy, the it girl magazine.

THE HISTORY OF HELLO KITTY ;

hello kitty was born in the suburbs of london. she lives with her parents and her twin sister mimmy who is her bff. her hobbies include baking cookies and making new friends. as she always says, “you can never have too many friends”. but what else is there to know about this 3 apples tall ray of sunshine? SOOO much actually which is why i decided to write about hello kitty’s history.

hello kitty was created by the japanese company sanrio in 1974. she was initially designed by yuko shimizu. hello kitty quickly became emblematic of the cute culture in japan and a global symbol of nostalgia and girliness. hello kitty’s representation of girliness played such an important role in defining and popularizing kawaii culture in japan. hello kitty became a subtle statement of empowerment in the 1970s and 80’s.

the average apple is 3 inches tall. take your height in inches and divide it by three to find out how many apples tall you are! im 21 apples tall…💬🎀

during the 70's and 80's expectations for women were shifting, and with this context hello kitty emerged not only as an adorable kitty but as an emblem of a new type of femininity—one that embraced softness and strength simultaneously. hello kitty is associated with things like happiness and joy. in the 21st century, hello kitty’s presence in pop culture exploded.

a lot of celebrities are seen with hello kitty items, hello kitty collaborated with high-fashion brands, artists etc. they all appreciated her mix of innocence and global acclaim. and i think that the fact that shes maintained her grip on society even now says so much! hello kitty just RESONATES.

and honestly, hello kitty's longevity is a testament to her universal appeal. over the decades, hello kitty has gone from being just a character to becoming a pop culture icon that resonates with people of all ages and regions of the world. whether it’s a child picking out their first hello kitty backpack or an adult rocking a limited-edition hello kitty x gucci collection, she bridges generations with her timeless charm 💖

the success of hello kitty has a lot to do with her straightforward yet unmistakably unique design. her iconic bow, the lack of a mouth—on purpose, so that she can "speak from the heart"—and her endless versatility only cement hello kitty as an open canvas for self-expression. she’s playful, she’s nostalgic, she’s even edgy, depending on how she’s styled or reimagined.

hello kitty became a symbol of softness and femininity because she showed that being gentle and kind could still be powerful. when she was created in the 70s, women were stepping into new roles, and hello kitty stood for a new kind of strength—which wasn’t about being loud or aggressive but about connection, joy, and kindness.

SELF GRATITUDE. YOU'RE SO AMAZING ;

gratitude is a feeling thats really emphasized during november and i think that we should always be most grateful to ourselves! no one puts as much effort or loves u as much as u do. so lets take some time to appreciate ourselves and everything that we've done for ourselves as 2024 comes to an end.

take a moment to recognize everything that you've achieved this year, challenges that you've overcome and things that you've done for yourself this year to create a better more glamorous life for yourself. dont forget to say thank you and celebrate yourself cuz ur literally so cute and amazing and capable 💕

some ways that u can celebrate yourself and show gratitude towards yourself include…💬🎀

♡ pamper yourself with a spa day ♡ book that appointment you wanted ♡ write a love letter to yourself ♡ buy yourself a bouquet of flowers

PREPPING FOR A SUCCESSFUL YEAR ;

2025 is right around the corner so we should prepare and set ourselves up for success in this new year. so to start off prep for the next year we should make a MANIFESTATION list. title the list "2025" and write down everything that u want to manifest that year in a list fashion.

an important aspect of setting urself up for success in the new year is to reflect on the year we just had. reflect on your year so that u can see what u accomplished this year/what u can do better in the next year…💬🎀

i break up my year into 4 quarters (each lasting 3 months) that way i can see my year broken up and i have a clear plan and i can be organized. quarter one (january - march) quarter two (april - june) so on and so forth. and after every quarter i do a little analysis. and finally wrap up some things projects, assignments and things of that nature so that u can go into the next year on a clean slate.

WHAT THE IT GIRLS ARE LISTENING TO ;

first im gonna start off by talking about txt's new album SANCTUARY cuz if u guys didn't know im a moa 🙈. i LOVED everything about this album, the concept EVERYTHING. my favorite song on the album is 41 winks and over the moon is also incredible, i loved all the songs!! literally u cant name one bad song txts ever released cuz it doesnt fucking exist their discography is perfect. 10/10. i highly recommend giving it a listen if u have not.

tyla also released push to start and the music video is just a work of ART. tyla has been consistently giving us hit after hit, shes so incredibly talented and i LOVE push to start. i love the choreography also, but something that i love the MOST about this music video is the fashion like HELLO?? tyla rocked tiny tops and big boots in this music video and im lowkey living for it. the fringes in her tiny top in the opening scene, her teensy denim shorts that she leaves unbuttoned to show off her blinged out panties like YES.

THE ADVICE COLUMN ;

Hi! Question for the advice column. I'm going on a trip for my birthday to a retreat, with a group of 10 friends in a couple of weeks. It's only 3 days but I am so excited. I am in a part of the world where it's summer right now, so my question is: what are your essentials for a summer trip? Swimming gear, accessories, skincare etc, I'm planning all my outfits in advance, so any advice is appreciated. Thank you! 𐙚˙⋆.˚ ᡣ𐭩

❤︎ SPF (between 30-50)

❤︎ lacy/frilly bikinis and swimsuits. they make u look like an absolute beach doll 🍬✨

❤︎ a yummy body butter + body shimmer (during the summer, we show lots of skin so its important to stay moisturized like a glazed doughnut and also to sparkle like the star u are)

❤︎ as for clothing i typically opt for tube tops, mini skirts, sundresses and things of that nature. i LOVE summer fashion

❤︎ blinged out water tumbler for fashionable hydration 💦 and ofc a portable mini fan

Do you know how to make yourself look more exotic/tropical in appearance? Like I want to look like a tropical mermaid - cotton candy doll

❤︎ use a bit of shimmery bronzer on ur cheekbones and collarbones to achieve that glowy sun kissed look

❤︎ when i think of cotton candy key west kitten doll i think of BEACHY WAVES and bubblegum pink lips so braiding ur hair overnight can help you to achieve beachy waves in the morning, and invest in a bubble gum pink/glossy coral colored lipgloss (i recommend candy baby 🍭 from victorias secret)

❤︎ use fragrances with notes of fruit and coconut

NOVEMBER TRENDS ;

one of my favorite trends this november is the women in male dominated fields trend. its been all over my tiktok and essentially the trend is just women behaving the way many men of today behave towards women and giving them a taste of their own toxic medicine.

this trend reminds me a lot of ciara's song "like a boy". some of my FAVORITE moments from this trend are as follows…💬🎀

♡ when hes pouring his heart out in front of me and i start practicing my jumpshot mid-argument

♡ when hes got tears running down his face explaining to me why my actions hurt him but i just ask him "why are u with me then" and carry on with my day

♡ when he catches me in a lie but i just hit him with the "alright believe what u want"

this trend puts into perspective the toxic and dismissive behaviors that are becoming more and more common and that are normalized in relationships, now that the roles are reversed. it also serves as a reminder of how important mutual respect and empathy are in any relationship.

[rainynightmoonlight]

GXHDJSJSJS I JUST READ YOUR FIC ABOUT THE MERMAN CUTIE AND OMG I LOVE LOVE LOVE RANEE (I THINK THAT"S HOW YOU SPELL THAT) HE'S JUST PERFECT😭😭😭

ANYWAYSSS, so i was thinking... what he do if reader suddenly stopped coming to kayak, because they got sick? How would he react when they finally started coming back again?

Love your works btw😉💋💖💖

Where's my Human? || Yandere Merman x Gn Kayaker Reader

Characters: Ranee

Summary: He gets so worried when you're not there to kayak

Warnings: Yandere themes, possessiveness, violence, stalking

A/n: Yeah that's how you spell it, I'm so happy you love him nonnie! He's my special merboy! And thank you! Also, mention of Malakai

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Let's be real, Ranee has no concept of sickness or injuries. Fin rot is the closest thing he knows, and it's only common within pet fish. There are parasites and other ocean germs, but nothing like human sickness. So if you stop showing up for a while brings up so much concern. He straight up thinks you're dead. Though it takes a bit of build up for him to actually think of that conclusion.

The first day you don't show up to the beach, he just thinks you got busy. You usually don't come to kayak every day. That's something you told him when he freaked out the first time you didn't show up. Something about sore muscles. He was too focused on you when you told him so he didn't listen.

The second day is when he becomes a bit panicked. This is the stage where he starts swimming the coastline and asking other sea creatures that swim the coast about you. When they say they haven't seen you that's when his brain starts to spiral. Ranee just swims up and down the coastline for the next couple of days, watching the beaches for any sign of you in case you moved and forgot to tell him.

Then a thought comes to his mind, much to his distaste. Ranee thought and contemplated on visiting your human friend. One reason he was against it was because your human friend was trying to take you away from him. Didn't this human know that you were his mate? Beside the point, he didn't have you to guide him out once he swims in, and he's so easily lost.

After grumbling and pacing around in his sea cave to the nearest fish who have no clue what is going on, he decides to visit your human friend. He managed to remember the way there, you better praise him if you ever come back.

He groans as he sees your human friend on his dock of his very shiny home. Malakai prepares himself for any mischief Ranee has brought today but is caught of guard by the merman talking using the limited language he has. Malakai eventually catches your name in the merman's garbled up human speak and barely catches on.

“Oh, you mean Y/n? Yeah, they're sick right now. Texted me they won't be by the docks for a few days.”

Thus leads into Malakai trying to explain what sickness is to the very confused Ranee. After a few hours of body anatomy lessons Ranee comes to the conclusion that you are in fact dying. So the merman is trying to find any way to your home only to realize you don't live near any body of water.

A few more days of your absence leaves Ranee all mopy. Just invite him to your funeral okay? He couldn't live with himself if he didn't at least part with you properly. He's slumped over on a rock, holding the things he had taken from you. He peppered each in tiny kisses. Oh, gods please hear him and give your soul back to him. That's the leas they could do for torturing you like this!

All the fish that came past his cave would swim in and nibble on his skin. Sea lions and seals alike would come in to push him out of the cave. Ranee didn't want to come out to play like he usually does. Not without you!

His life is so meaningless without you. The seals were barking at him to come out of his cave until a ray had swam over. His mopy attitude switches when he gets news from the ray that it saw you back on your kayak and was paddling out in the open. Ranee is completely overjoyed that you were back.

Swimming as fast as his fins could take him, Ranee jumps out like a dolphin and tackles you into the water. You're startled and thrashing but Ranee's cold, scaly face calms you down. You can only chuckle at the merman's clingyness.

“You don't have to almost drown me if you want my attention every time, Ranee.”

He shakes his head as his tail coils around your legs. You shiver as you're pulled closer to his cold body. No way is he letting go. You worried the hell out of him! Making him think you were dead. Bad mate! He only hits the top of your head, scolding you in grumbles.

“Never allowed, fish sticks and fries.”

You were practically an expert in Ranee talk at this point. You came to understand that he was demanding you to stay and never leave him again for that long. As much as you wanted to comply with such a request, you were going to get sick again if you didn't get out of this cold water.

Begrudgingly did Ranee help you back onto your kayak and pushes you back to shore. When you're drying off on the dock, you tell him what happen and give him a better explanation of what happened.

You're now stuck on that dock, listening to Ranee talk about what he had done while you were gone. He gurgles at your praises when he told you he swam through the harbor all by himself.

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Do not repost or translate without my explicit permission! Reblogs are welcome!

[ma1dita]

BABEEE happy birthday!! (i'm so terribly late i'm so sorry) congrats on 23💖

🐥 so i'm having thoughts right now about luke x reader and physical affection. like maybe one of them being touch starved and always craving the other person's touch and the other person noticing it and doing it more? maybe from platonic (i will go down with best friends to lovers) to romantic, i'm just on this brainrot tonight

🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥

luke castellan x reader

a/n: back from the klerb but here with a classic 4am post 🥂 but the hangxiety wont let me rest until this is out! ill edit this in the morning... or not 😗

wc: 1.1k

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It’s hard to miss what you’ve never had.

Luke Castellan was never a touchy guy. Sure, he’ll hold a new camper’s hand during welcome tours (especially the little ones who can barely keep up with his long legs; if they’re lucky they get a piggy back ride), and he won’t shy away from a clap on the back when his strategies for capture the flag bring his team to victory (they always do, mind you), and when he feels like it, he’ll even shove Annabeth playfully to show her he adores her (but she packs a punch now that she’s older).

It never really goes past that, and he’s never had to think too hard about it—physical touch.

He’s the one who takes care of others—a part of his nature like it is for Hermes’ cabin to take in unclaimed demigods. But something changed in the months that he’s gotten closer to you. At first, he’d bite his tongue at the way you’re so open to patting his cheek when he does something funny (which he doesn’t try to make a show of, but now…), how you choose to sit so close to him during bonfires that your knees touch (the Apollo kids could be singing about the heavens falling down on them for all he cares but he zeroes in on every word that leaves your lips), and the way you’d lock your fingers with him for a pinky promise after every little thing ‘to make sure it’s real’ (Luke didn’t understand the merit of a pinky promise over whether you could have his dessert for the next week if you took over arts and crafts with the kiddie campers for him; truthfully he’d give it to you anyway). It was unusual for him to have someone comfort him, to show care without a true reason. But he didn’t realize how much more it bothered him now that you wouldn’t even look him in the eye.

Silena and some of the other Aphrodite children had asked you the very defining question of, “Do you like Luke Castellan?” and having never thought of it that way, or being able to put your feelings for him in words instead of fingers in his belt loops or in the muss of his curls—that shit was terrifying!

You spent all Saturday afternoon at the docks with them belly down under the glare of the sun’s rays as they explained to you what the five love languages are. By the end of it, sunburn wasn’t the only reason you felt hot.

“Your love language is physical touch,” one of Silena’s older half-siblings—Connelly, says like he’s explaining that the sky is blue, “And Luke’s not that type of guy! Think he’s more acts of service…”

“Ooh, or words of affirmation….” another one of them muses, but the sound of your heartbeat tunes it all out. Well shit, have you been sending him the wrong signals? Or are there even any signals you want to send him? 

Nevertheless, in the matters of love or even the tiniest whisper of it—maybe there’s no one else you can trust with this stuff besides Cabin 10.

Wrong.

Absolutely wrong. Whatever the hell you’ve been convinced or whatever’s changed since last weekend—Luke just knows he hates it, and he’s angry. He’s angry at how you gasp in surprise every time you brush shoulders during archery practice when you used to let him fix your form, he’s angry at how you’ll squeeze campers’ shoulders to tell them they’re doing a good job carrying the strawberry crates—and all he gets is a mumbled ‘Thanks, Castellan’ when he stacks them up and takes your load.

Luke’s so terribly angry that Travis told him he’s been walking around like a big strawberry, face red and irritated—but not at you. 

He realizes he’s also angry at the fact that he can’t protect you from the onslaught of a rain cloud—or maybe it was the fact that you’re so okay with the rain touching your skin and seeping through your orange shirt like he wishes you’d let him. He’s angry at the way the wind blows your hair into your face and your fingers brush the strands away like he wishes he can. Most of all, Luke Castellan is angry that he didn’t know how good a simple touch could be until he lost it—before he even really got to appreciate yours.

You’re sitting on the opposite end of the row in the amphitheater laughing with your friends and the furrow in his thick brow is a tell-tale sign of his discomfort. Luke doesn’t dare to remember what it’s like before you to be honest—he’d rather give up Elysium instead of having you ignore him like this. He calls your name, a tinge of both anger and desperation until you look over at him, eyelashes kissing your cheeks. The hold you have on him transcends the physical touch of your fingers but he wants, no—needs you next to him.

“C’mere! Why are you so far away?”

Luke hopes it doesn’t sound pathetic, but a crooked grin splits across his face as soon as you make your way over, sitting down and crossing your legs away from him. It’s still too far, even if he can feel your breath on his shoulder.

“Did I do something to make you angry? I…” The words escape his mouth in a jumble—quick wit from his father escaping him, though he knows not to rely on that asshole, god or not. You mutter words that almost escape him too, and he leans in, chasing your hands and putting them in his own until they’re gentle and soft in his lap.

“No, no…. I just… don’t want to push your boundaries. I know you don’t like it when I’m too touchy,” and he thinks his heart clenches a little like how you’re squeezing his hands. Luke shouldn’t feel instant gratification from a subconscious action. He wants to know you mean it with him—that’s what he can’t put into words.

“I….like it when you do.”

You notice the way his fingers tangle tighter with yours, pinkys interlocking with yours. When he lets go, Luke wraps his arm around your shoulders until you’re able to laugh in the crook of his neck. He chooses to place a kiss on the corner of your mouth when your head sways to face him at the silly tune about centaurs and then you realize that Luke loves the way you love him. You wonder if he accidentally missed meeting your lips, but then the noise in your head quiets down when he pulls you closer, lips locking tenderly, intentionally—as they were always meant to.

You both hear a giggle that sounds a lot like tinkling bells belonging to children of Aphrodite. 

For once they were wrong about love. 

Luke’s tongue parts through your lips and meets your own like they’re in a long awaited embrace, dancing and devouring you from the inside out but this, you— are what he can rely on. This, your touch, and how he chooses to let it consume him, never letting go.

[rainyraisin]

digital or traditional

if digital,what program do you use

favorite media to work with when drawing traditionally

1.I do digital mostly! Up until March 2022 I was pretty much traditional exclusive cause I was NOT having much luck with figuring out a way to do digital until I realise I could just get a shitty stylus and draw on my phone with ibis paint-

2. I use Procreate now since I got my iPad in March of this year!!! I love it sm it is the most ever 🥺🥺💖💖💖 Was difficult to get used to, though! (Since I basically had to relearn digital art given how much new stuff I was using)

3. Led. Basically all I will draw with in traditional FHDJFBKD just straight up led. I love monochromes so 🥺🥺🥺💖💖💖💖 also it’s just easy and nice to work with. I haven’t drawn traditionally since school ended but as soon as it starts back up again I will go back to my first love 😌❤️ I did try alcohol markers but uh…we all know what happens when you buy those-