#that is not to say he doesn't have boundaries

[tirfpikachu]

ah yes a heartwarming tale of a misogynist only realizing that female/ofab people are normal human beings through owning pet shrimps! and still saying he cried like a "little bitch" bc he still thinks bitches are weak for being female! who cares about the fucked up shit he agreed with & promoted in the past. who cares about how the women he's dating likely don't know about his past or that only finding joy in having pets saved him from hating those women for the sake of being women. not to be a boring hag but this shit is so... idk.

it just reminds me that for boys and men and way too many male/omab people it takes some form of major catalyst for them to realize that female people are normal human beings with feelings and desires and sexual/romantic boundaries and complex personalities. meanwhile little girls will normally think male characters are equally cool and see them as normal humans from the get-go. this doesn't feel like it belongs in r/aww for me, it feels like a dark reminder that for men it takes so little to go wrong in their life for them to think "ok females deserve to be oppressed (and often r//ped) we deserve ownership over them and their bodies and this makes total sense" and it takes them smth wholesome to get them out of that. and then us female folks reading this have to be like omg jakey is so inspiring... jakey now you're finally a good boy again..... i hope he has the sweetest gf omg jakey i'd date you in a heartbeat 🥹 what a hero.....

does anyone have that 4chan post about the guy who got like. deradicalised from being an incel because he started taking care of shrimp?

[secretlysimpash]

!!! MDNI !!!

some 141 x afab reader scenarios bc...I don't even have a reason

warning(s): p in v, oral (fem receiving), squirting, overstim, recording, punishments, primal play its pure smut and literally nothing else dude

Price eating you out messily until you drench his beard and holding your hips down when you get overstimulated so he can keep going at it. Doesn't care if you pull hard on his hair or squish his face between your thighs, actually gets off on it so please do it.

Gaz setting up his phone before placing you down in front of a full-size mirror and sitting behind you, spreading your legs far apart so he can use his fingers on you. Spreading you slowly, taking his time to edge you, and not stopping until you squirt onto the mirror and drench his hand. He needs more than some photos to hold him over on his next deployment, y'know.

Soap being so mean after you teased him through text. He roughly grabs at your clothes, degrades you, and folds you up against him in a full nelson. Fucks you senseless, slamming into you and using his strength to keep you there until he's satisfied. And then he plugs you up with a toy to make sure none of his spend leaks out. Punishment for that shower pic you sent while he was with his mates, bonnie.

Ghost deciding to say fuck it and indulging in your primal play fantasy after finding out you're reading a romance book about some masked man or something. So after setting up some rules, a time and place, boundaries, and some other important things...He puts on some tactical gear, dons the mask, and chases you down in a remote set of woods. And when he catches you, he drags you over to an abandoned cabin (a cabin you two rented for this specifically), and fucks you rough on every surface he can find, his voice somehow more of a bestial growl than anything...And of course, the mask stays on.

[telephoniii]

Do you accept requests? I really loved the Really him thing and was wondering if you could do that but him reacting to reader being in a polyamorous relationship with Malleus and Leona? Srry id u not comfortable with it. I thought id ask cuz there are like no poly fics

I’ve actually been debating whether or not to do requests. That and I was thinking about making a masterlist! If people really want to request stuff/have a masterlist then lmk and I’d be down to do it. My verdict rn is; if you have an idea, feel free to send it. 🤷

Also! It's not exactly polyamorous, but I've got a longer fic in the works abt Leona and Malleus being love rivals for the reader. So if that interests you than stay tuned!!

Anyways, lets get to the fun and whimsical stuff!

I’m not poly myself so I’m really sorry if anything is misrepresented. I did decide to add more than just Malleus and Leona since I thought it’d be fun! I hope you enjoy :>

REALLY…HIM? (Poly Addition)

malleus and leona

Oh, you’re going to give this man a heart attack. Because what do you mean you’re dating the two most powerful yet reckless students of them all. Malleus and Leona? The two have a heated rivalry, do they not?!Do you have no concern for your safety?!?!The amount of sheer power these two hold together frighten this poor soul. He tells you to keep your distance if they start to fight. As a magicless student, you do NOT want to get involved if a duel were to break out. No, Trein wants you to RUN if that ever happens. Give him some time to get used to it. The sight of you next to Malleus and Leona in the hallways sends panic throughout his nervous system. After a month or so, Trein mellows out. He’ll start asking technical questions that you don’t have answers to. “If you were to marry them both, would all three of you be the rulers of Briars Valley?” ??? No clue, Professor. Can I get back to my test in peace now?

ace and deuce

He’s not surprised in the slightest. Trein always had an inkling that something was going on between you three. He just didn't want to believe it. Why? Because he doesn't like them. Well, scratch that. He doesn't like Ace. Is he supposed to jump for joy at the fact you’re dating the biggest slacker among all the first years? Trein has a habit of nit-picking them both and what they do. However, despite all the smack he talks, deep down he heavily approves of the relationship. He knows the two boys and doesn't doubt their loyalty to you. It's always been the three of you from the start and he views it as an unbreakable bond. So, even though he makes a face when you walk in with Deuce’s sports jacket and says you should take it off because it smells like sweat, he finds himself smiling when he spots you three sitting together at lunch just enjoying each others company. The way you all joke around and laugh together like you’re the only people in the world. He trusts them with your heart more than anyone else.

vil and rook

He actually thinks it's a pretty sweet relationship at first. You all balance each other out. Vil and Rook earned Trein’s seal of approval to date you from day one… and then Rook sends him a creepy letter thanking him for being supportive and— yep. Trein takes back that seal because what the hell. For the senders name on the letter, it was by both Rook and Vil, so Trein pulls both of them aside to talk about HIS boundaries. (He thought he didn't have to explicitly say, “Don’t stalk me before, during, or after school hours” but here we are) Vil is so confused the whole time. What could've possibly prompted this?? Then he remembers his boyfriend next to him who’s blissfully smiling and it all starts to make sense. With a sigh, Vil ends up apologizing to Trein for the whole ordeal and tells you about it as well. Rook gives you a kiss and promises to just watch Trein from afar. You don’t know how much better that is and it seems like Vil is thinking the same thing as he lets out a small groan. Trein is forever unnerved by your relationship— specifically because of Rook.

jamil and azul

Honey, are you being manipulated into this relationship? Which one of them is gaslighting you? Trein knows that they both have deceptive tendencies and is concerned. He’s not actively against it or anything, but he just keeps a close eye on the three of you. Jamil and Azul pick up on this and silently agree to each other that they want to prove themselves to Trein. Expect to get the ultimate royalty treatment everytime the Professor is around. One moment they’re playfully poking fun at you, the next they are cherishing the ground you walk on. (As they should) Unfortunately, it ends up having the opposite effect where Trein is even more suspicious and starts telling you to keep your distance from them. Jamil lets out a tired sigh an decides to do the mature thing by actually talking to Trein about their relationship with you. He drags Azul along with him and makes sure to keep him in check during the discussion. Jamil’s honesty takes Trein by surprise. Usually he wasn't one to make himself notable like that. Azul, reluctantly, ends up being honest about his feelings and relationship regarding you after Jamil. Afterward, Trein doesn’t say anything the next time he sees the three of you together. Instead, he just gives you a small nod and smile. Wow. Ultimate approval. Jamil and Azul high-five each other under the table.

[stoopidpigeonxx]

Hi! Love your works!

Can I ask how tulpar crew will show that they are into you? 👉👈

Like what are their hints that show they have a crush on a reader or what are their moves?

P.S. Have a nice day!

THANK YOU!! and yeah I can do that! You have a nice day too, love <333

Curly -will get more touchy. Pats your back a lot, ruffles your hair, lets his hand linger on your shoulder a bit too long. -starts paying more attention to you when you're talking about something. He's observing you, trying to learn what you like. -Starts calling you more affectionate things, like 'love' or 'honey.' It's meant to be friendly, kinda parental almost? -If you prefer doing something, he'll make sure to take you to it. Like, star gazing.

Jimmy -It's hard to tell. He bottles his emotions up a lot, so it isn't obvious. -He'll get more tolerable of your presence around him, and won't complain if you stick around. -once he's sure he likes you, its a bit more forward. -random shoulder squeezes and off-hand compliments. -"..y'look alright today." -Waits for a while before making a move, like.. trailing a hand down your back or smirking at you. He's creepy but in like.. a charming way. -gets HELLA possessive. He asks Anya if he can do your psych evals instead just for an excuse to talk to you.

Daisuke -he's young. He's cringe. -Will get super fucking nervous around you, flushed face, stuttering, all that. -Despite that, he'll cling to you like a life line. -Yaps your ear off. It doesn't even have to be about anything, he will just talk talk talk. And if you actually listen intently? Ohhh he's smitten. IN LOVE. -Not super touchy, out of fear that he'll break boundaries. But sometimes he can't help himself, and wraps a friendly arm around your shoulder or something. Will freak out and pull away for a moment. -Giggles and kicks his feet while thinking about you when he's alone.

Anya -Subtle as HELL. -Just... treats you sweetly. But she tries to do that with everyone. Just a bit more with you is all. -Maybe checks in on you more often, does psych evals a lot just to check in on you. It's a bit of favoritism that the crew notices, but doesn't say anything about. Let her have a moment of joy. -Small little favors like making you shitty coffee or complimenting your hair. -She's just.. more nice than she was before. -Secretly fawning over you and fangirling you so hard.

Swansea -He's a mean old man who hates everyone, except maybe you. You're just more tolerable. -And sure, you're quite easy on the eyes.. but that has nothing to do with anything. -Makes you help him with mechanical stuff, even if you aren't good at that kind of stuff. He'll teach you, kinda like a dad would. You remind him of his dumb ol' kids. -But.. it's definitely more than just a fatherly feeling.. he's into you. -facing that fact is awkward for him; you weren't even born when he was a young man. How could he like someone so much younger? -He'll try to bond with you, but delivers it terribly. -"Jeez, who taught you howta screw a bolt? Give it 'ere, I'll do it.."

[dwaekkicidal]

Non-Sexual Dominance with TXT

wc» ~900

cw» gender neutral, d/s dynamics, dom!txt & sub!reader, traditional bf tae?, beomgyu has a nsfw comment & (consensual) panty "confiscating" lol but other than that nothing overly sexual, some people might see some things as controlling or toxic- it's not meant to be and this is based off a MUTUAL agreement + talks about boundaries. if you dont like dont interact <3

skz version

DO NOT republish or translate+post my work!

𝙲𝚑𝚘𝚒 𝚂𝚘𝚘𝚋𝚒𝚗

Soobin is probably one of the tamer ones. He has his moments where he likes to be dominant outside of the bedroom, but for the most part it doesn't come out. When you do see it, it's in the form of him tapping his thigh to get you to sit on his lap or curling his finger at you and having you kneel between his legs obediently- without him having to verbally ask you. Any sort of situation where he can do 1 (or no) tiny gesture and get you to do something he wants, his chest puffs out a little bit.

His ego also goes through the roof when you guys are at a party of sorts and he vaguely mentions to the circle you guys are talking to that he's getting thirsty/snackish, and then you disappear for some time to return with a new cup of his drink or a plate of food. It's basically just acts of service in public, but to him it's a means to prove your loyalty/obedience to him for other people to see <3

𝙲𝚑𝚘𝚒 𝚈𝚎𝚘𝚗𝚓𝚞𝚗

Yeonjun is big on being in control literally anywhere and everywhere. He's running to open doors for you before you can even move a finger to touch the handles, whether it be for a building or even cars lol (and he's gonna expect you to stand there patiently while you wait for him to walk through the door after you)

While you guys are out getting food, he's usually making your order for you after you tell him what you want. If it's something you want him to do (& on days where you ask him to ahead of time) he'll even make the decisions for you and decide what food for you to get. He'll almost always get one of your favorites/comfort foods, but sometimes will get you something new to try (that he'll eat if you don't like & will order himself something he knows you'll eat) but when he knows what you want and how you like it, and you allow him to be in control to that degree, he's on cloud 9.

𝙲𝚑𝚘𝚒 𝙱𝚎𝚘𝚖𝚐𝚢𝚞

Beomgyu is a bratty dom here imo- he reminds both of you who's in charge with your relationship by teasing you any and every chance he gets. OR by teasingly humiliating (?) you in front of friends

By that I just mean he will bring up who tops who in bed, if you give him attitude in front of the guys. Will try to prevent too much embarrassment & will never do it in front of staff, but the second it's you and one or all of the boys, you're hearing a sassy ass "Blah blah blahh- you didn't say that last night when I was in your guts."

If he's jealous or upset and you guys are out in public, you're getting pulled aside (or sent a text) and being told to run to the bathroom and take ur underwear off to give to him. With this one, it almost always ends up sexual by the end of the night, but he doesn't always mean for it to. It's just a way he reminds the both of you who's really in control at the end of the day. and it's a reminder of who you belong to <3

𝙺𝚊𝚗𝚐 𝚃𝚊𝚎𝚑𝚢𝚞𝚗

Another acts of service lover, but both in terms of giving & receiving AND more specifically in private. kind of trad!relationship?

Loves when he comes home to a clean house and cooked food- and if you're comfortable with it, he'll "task" you to do things while he's away at work. Will separate chores between the two of you so it's still fair (making sure to have a few that you both 'should' be doing together), and will randomly check throughout the day/week to see if you finished them.

He expects this, but will pay you back tenfold both in the most disgustingly sweet praises and material things. The second he's home and sees you did everything he asked, he's all cheesy smiles and is all over you on the couch with his head in your lap, telling you how sweet you are and how much he appreciates you and your efforts to please him <3

And he never forgets to bring home little presents for your hard work! Your favorite takeout, your favorite little snacks, a trinket or piece of jewelry he passed by that reminded him of you, or even a few delivery boxes containing most of your wishlist hehe

𝙷𝚞𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙺𝚊𝚒

Nonsexual dominance with Kai includes having one of his big hands on you at all times. If his hand isn't intertwined with yours while you guys walk around, then he has a hand on your lower back to he can control where you walk. Or if he's trying to move you guys through a large crowd, he will either go first and hold each of your hands in each of his to make sure he doesnt lose you OR he makes you guys walk basically on top of each other and will have a hand on your shoulder to guide you around while you go first so he can keep an eye on you.

When you guys are relaxing with the boys, he always allows you to take his spot on the couch. But it's so he can stand behind the couch/sit on the arm of the couch and stroke your shoulder and pet your hair. To the other's it's just PDA between their cute member and his lover but, to the two of you, it's a reminder that no matter where you guys are you are rightfully his.

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[hoiststowline]

radio silence [w/ ultra magnus, ratchet, & sunstreaker]

ultra magnus isn't the fondest of communication via technology, but respects its resourcefulness in moments when he cannot speak with you physically. there are often times when he's knee deep in paperwork or too far distance-wise, and opts to check in with you at intervals when he knows school or work would not be an obstacle. he has your schedule committed to memory, and expects and even anticipates changes or unplanned events so when you do go radio silent, so he can justify it. you don't need to tell him where you are at all times, he isn't in charge of you, but appreciates your messages to say you'll have your phone off for an hour to study, or are heading to work.

however, most messages he sends are typically answered immediately by you, because of how few and far between they are. just checking up on you if he's been away from you for a prolonged stretch of time, when he has a moment to himself. now, he's decided to send you a text that he has returned to base and his mission has concluded, updating you accordingly. but you don't reply, leaving him to question if perhaps you've been caught up at class, or decided to pick up an extra shift at work.

he allows a two hour-grace period. magnus doesn't worry within these cycles, because things happen and he could never fault you for circumstances beyond your control. however, he'd had a long talk with you about the dangers of what lurks and associating with him, romantic or not, and if he doesn't know you're okay after those two hours, he's searching for you. about halfway to your house, you call him, some drowsy slurring to your tone. "you're not almost here, are you? I fell asleep, and I just woke up-" as long as he knows you're okay, but now he must account for unprecedented so-called 'naps', as it is finals week, so you kindly told him. "not a problem," he rumbles, relief flooding his words. "I'd still like to see you, if that is alright."

ratchet is less forgiving to radio silence, as most of his time is spent in front of a computer and is often flooded with your messages. you sometimes send him things that make no sense, swept up by exhaustion as you text him well into the night and into the early morning, until he threatens to block you so you can get some rest. he loves this way of communicating with you throughout the day, it's easiest to check up on you whilst at work or class, and you can respond whenever you have the chance to. he likes this form of communication, though nothing actually tops getting to speak to you in person.

he vaguely has an idea of your work/school schedule, though he trusts you are doing something productive when you aren't spamming his inbox. it's not out of disinterest, he understands better than anybody the importance of not hovering over his s/o, though with what he's kindred with, it leaves room for worry. some unwarranted radio silence is enough to escalate his concern regarding your health, and when your replies are either negligible or sparse, sorry not sorry, he's on his way to your place. ratchet will try calling you once, and that's your only chance to fess up and tell him just what is going on and why you were suddenly not answering his messages.

there is a short, but impatient grace period with ratchet. he knows you like the back of his hand and realizes when you aren't quite acting like yourself, whether that be lively, withdrawn, or somewhere in the middle. he convinces himself that something must be amiss or you are in some sort of trouble, and leaves no room for disagreement or input from others. he's taking matters into his own hands and coming to look for you, come hell or high water. though he doesn't vocally portray it in most cases, he is very protective over you and couldn't live with himself if something happened to you and he neglected the signs. he respects your boundaries but knows your character, and can gather context clues when something isn't quite right.

you sent sunstreaker your work/class schedule once, and he scoffed at it. he couldn't understand why you would assume he would ever need such thing, displaying disinterest by your offering. after you'd left that day, he saved the timetable to a data-pad and stored it in his subspace, never telling anybody about it because it was simply none of their business. especially you, you don't need to know that he secretly worries about your well-being now that you're tangled up with the autobots.

messaging with him isn't as frequent as it is with ratchet, but it's not as sparse as with magnus. you often have to initiate the conversation, [he has, but his typical messages are usually to ask what you're doing and if you wanted to go for a drive] but he will carry a rapport with you, never wanting you to feel as if he wasn't there for you. sunstreaker won't say it out loud, of course, so it must be conveyed through message in a cryptic method and just prays that you sympathize with his emotional constipation. in full agreement, he prefers to speak with you face-to-face, but he will take what he can get and he's totally fine with that. not really. if it was up to him, he'd be hanging around you all day long, but his schedule and yours prohibits that.

there is no grace period with sunstreaker. don't bother, if you've gone radio silence on him after a pretty steady conversation, he's already on the highway, headed straight for your house. he'll grumble about it and complain if nothing really is wrong, but he's the one who couldn't stop thinking about the fact that you must be injured or unwell to have stopped so suddenly. he understands that you get caught up in things, as he does frequently, but he'd promised to be transparent as long as you would be in return. messages like 'i'll be away for a bit' or 'talk to you asap' are very common between you two.

if the silence has gone on for a prolonged time, perchance he didn't get to check his inbox right away due to responsibilities and was replying to you late. but it isn't at an odd hour so, to him, there is no grounds for you to not answer within a reasonable time frame, a million to one scenarios are running through his processor. "why didn't you answer my message?" when you finally get the chance to call him, after getting hung up at work, he picks up on the first ring. following explaining why, he ex-vents but stifles his exasperation to ask about your day. as long as you were safe and sound, that's all that mattered.

[feralmode]

it actually pisses me off so much whenever anyone calls andrew a sociopath. ik not everyone is privy to the details of his life but you want to come after andrew minyard??? the love of my damn life??? and pretend he doesn't have FEELINGS????

andrew, who finally found a loving mother after years of abuse in the foster system and wanted so badly to be loved he tried to force himself to endure more abuse, and only put a stop to it to protect a brother he’d never met

andrew, who fights fiercely to protect other people's boundaries no matter who they are, even if it's his own family crossing a line

andrew, who learned exy in juvie and managed to put enough effort into it to become the best damn goalkeeper in class 1 exy

andrew, who told his uncle about his abuse to make sure his abuser wouldn’t have access to any more kids after him, only to be told it was a misunderstanding

andrew, who nearly killed the men who attacked his cousin and then was drugged against his will for nearly three years and took every opportunity to fight for sobriety even though it made him sick

andrew, who promised to protect kevin on only the hope of a future will to live because he wanted it so badly, because kevin told him he was worth something

andrew, who befriended renee when he discovered how similar they were and trusted her with his past and learned from her a way to protect himself and the people he cares about, who talks to her about the zombie apocalypse and world war 3 and spars with her when he's upset and only wins half their fights and never treats her like her faith or kindness make her weak or fragile

andrew, who fully trusts and believes in bee's ability to help him, laughs when she sends him funny texts, buys her souvenirs at the airport, and would go back for her in an apocalypse

andrew, who shut down the goal because wymack asked him to, but pretended it was for the booze

andrew, who falls for a man who’s an obvious liar and a runaway, knowing it could kill him to let someone in again, "maybe i'm not as smart as i thought i was"

andrew, who says yes to neil because neil is the only one who actually pays attention to how andrew thinks and listens to his reasons and offers him something in return for his loyalty, who gets close to neil because neil respects his no, "that's why"

andrew, who’s afraid of heights

andrew, who fights fiercely to protect the people he loves but won’t tell them why, because caring almost killed him the first time, who keeps his promises, "fuck you for expecting anything else"

andrew, who is fighting so, so hard to be alive and never gets any credit for it

andrew, who does end up smiling after he comes off the drugs, god damn it i will die on this hill!!!!

literally don't say shit to me about andrew "has feelings" minyard

[menlove]

youve probably answered this before but what DO you think is the most realistic version of what went down?? like do you think paul misinterpreted john's hints or that john never made it clear enough to paul how he felt? i know theres no way to know but you have such a good grasp on their personalities and this seriously might haunt me forever lkadjf

i actually don't think i have ! i wrote a lil speculative Thing about what things would look like if paul were queer and closeted (which is what i think) and that interpretation but never specifically this question but...

this is long and rambly but have my thoughts lmfao

basically To Me i do think they had some sort of sexual relationship. to me it's honestly the most likely scenario given the..... everything. their interactions with each other, some of their songs about each other ("i used to hold you in my arms"), the way things blew up so spectacularly, etc. and my reasoning there is mostly that. we know already that they had really loose sexual boundaries with each other. they jerked off together, they fucked women in the same room together & allegedly together as well. and already just those two/three things constitute as a sexual relationship, but not smth they would've seen as one.

but i do think they did more than that. i mean, it doesn't really matter if they did more than that, the rest of what i'm gonna speculate stands even if all they ever did was jerk off together and fuck women together, but like... aside from the like Mountains of evidence that there was something there, i just think it makes sense w their personalities. john isn't the type of person to have self-restraint and i don't think paul, especially when he was younger, would've turned john down. i think if john was into men (which he was, we know this) and if he was into paul (incredibly likely) then he would've made a move. and i think if he made a move and got rejected he would have raised hell, and that never happened.

i think they probably started doing shit together (again, the extent of that is debatable) and they absolutely did Not think of it as being anything queer. i couldn't tell you the mental loops they tied themselves in there, but i have Some thoughts just based on who they are. i think john probably passed it off as like "a hand's a hand, a mouth's a mouth" type of thing (which is hilariously something yoko talks about him saying in her audio diary during the white album sessions). and i think paul probably saw it (& any other things he was doing with men, if he did) as something fun that feels good and isn't something he needs to like look into deeply. i think neither of them would've thought of themselves as queer, bc they probably thought of queerness as very binary- you're either gay or you're straight. and they both were into women (.....ostensibly) so they couldn't be gay. i think john like realized, on some level, that he was queer and Hated it about himself for a very long time and only started coming to grips with it towards the end of his life. i think paul eventually came around to it but by that time he was married to linda (& if rumors are to believed, possibly having threesomes with her and men lmfao) & i don't think he would Ever want to come out publicly even if he's out privately (which i do think he is).

so why didn't they get together? why is paul so insistent that john was straight and not in love with him? i think they just genuinely never talked about it. ever. like i don't think they had that conversation. if neither of them were gay and their sexual relationship was just john and paul things, there wasn't any need to talk about it. queerness was more acceptable for the young. not in an open sort of way, absolutely not, but in the way that they could tell themselves they'd grow out of it, they were just messing around, etc.

i think things got harder when brian died- he died queer, alone, and in a situation that a lot of people thought was suicide. and ofc, we know the band didn't think it was suicide, and i don't think it was either, but that's the kind of thing that sticks in the back of your mind. esp if you're like john who had a lot of mystical/magical thinking. i think it was a bit of a wake up call. time to grow up. i think they both thought they were each the Only one dealing with actual queer feelings & attraction to the other and were soooo sure the other one was just straight and fucking around. which probably hurt, quite a bit, but wasn't something they wanted to look at anyway.

and when john got with yoko and got serious with her, i think that was the bubble bursting. cynthia was different. they got together so young, he never made her a priority, he cheated on her constantly, belittled her, didn't have a place for her by his side bc he carved that space out exclusively for paul. and you can tell that just by the amount of quotes paul has about john marrying yoko being the catalyst, about it being time to grow up, etc which is insane considering he was already married and so were george and ringo. for years. so it was something deeper than that. and it's bc he was actually taking yoko seriously. paul's spot as john's primary partner got filled by a woman. who john was genuinely in love with, not like cynthia which was a marriage fueled by the age old tale of an unplanned pregnancy and comphet. and paul can't argue with that. like....... if he viewed what they were doing as messing around as kids, with john being straight and him being the one pining, he wouldn't want to fuck up john's chance at a Normal Straight Love. if he were a girl, he could, but he wasn't. what he Could do was match him and grow up too. cue the immediate pivot to get married and have children, eventually fulfilled in linda.

but i don't think he expected the band to implode just bc they stopped being so close in whatever manner. but it did. along with other reasons, obviously- there's a million reasons the band broke up, but i think they could've weathered it if they had kept the closeness they'd had at the beginning. or if they'd been single or even if they'd just kept viewing each other as their primary partner aside from their wives.

i think they both came to terms with what they actually meant to each other in the 70s, but they never actually... told each other. what we have from john is jealous guy, which paul was allegedly told was about him, and that demo version of real love that paul never even heard where he laments about him having a baby/farm and how he used to hold him. there's also (just like) starting over, but that one's easy to see as being for yoko too and paul wouldn't have thought twice about it. then you have now & then and real love, which were on that damn tape for paul :( like he literally didn't hear them until after john died and we know he likes the idea that now & then is about him but even then he doesn't sound totally convinced

for paul we have a lot. but a lot of his like more vulnerable songs were only released after john died. like here today, obviously, but there's also some pretty telling ones that john never would've heard (like best friend, which he played live, but wasn't on any album until 2018. or a more of a Stretch of one but i 100% think is about john, hey diddle, which was kept off ram and only released in 2001).

so like i think they very much both came to grips with the fact that they had been in love with each other, but they never really.... thought that could be returned. so ofc paul's going to say shit like how he likes the theory that john was in love with him or wrote now & then about him. but he doesn't believe it, because to him john was Genuinely straight and he was the weird one. and vice versa. i think i saw a more recent thing from him coming around more on the idea of john being bi, but honestly i think that's just hard for him to come to grips with bc what the hell are you supposed to do with that? like yeah, he was into men, possibly even romantically, on a genuine level, just not him? that's hurtful. i don't think he wants to think of that option. bc that's more likely to him than the idea that john was in love with him and hiding it the whole time. which is also heartbreaking. bc then it's just a tragedy of circumstances and missed chances- which is what i think it was. and neither of those routes are something i think he wants to consider, so john has to be straight in his mind.

but if he's coming around on that, he's probably coming around on one of those two options. i hope it's the latter bc the idea that he'd think even now that john never loved him is just so fucking sad. and considering his comments about now & then, as well as the lyrics video for now & then, i really do think the latter is more likely.

anywayyyyy tl;dr i think they fucked around sexually in Some Way, never said a single thing romantically, both came to terms w their feelings in the 70s but by then it was too late and they didn't think the other one would reciprocate anyway, and now paul's been trying to come to grips w the ambiguity of their relationship for the last 40+ years.

[orbital-inclination]

Any little tidbits from Molten!Dreams you’re willing to share?

Sure! Let’s talk about Molten!Dream’s Dreamtale. Long Post Incoming!!

The village and the Great Tree (the Tree of Emotion, but I’m calling it the Great Tree here because I think it sounds better) were surrounded by a vast old growth forest. In summer, the climate surrounding the Great Tree was dry and hot. In winter, it was wet, rainy and chilly, but snow was incredibly rare. It was not unheard of for forest fires to happen here.

Prior to the Apple Incident Molt and Rem never went so far that they couldn’t see the Great Tree. To them, the extent of Dreamtale is/was a massive, endless forest. If the forest had an outer boundary, they never saw it, only heard "unbelievable" tales of it from traveling merchants who insisted their world had an end to it. crazy talk. (and then Nightmare/Rem started reading. turns out, those merchants were telling the truth! it still felt an outlandish tall tale, but perhaps a little more believable outlandish tall tale.)

There were some aspects of the original Dreamtale that I don’t particularly care about; Neil the Cat, may or may not exist in the Molten!Dreams Timeline, if he does exist, he missed his chance to mentor, watch over or influence Dream in anyway (fate adverted!) because the brothers fled in the immediate aftermath. (more on this later. i want to make a comic about it.) The Tree of Life, the Tree of Magic and by extension, Lanny and Quetzalcoatl, aren’t relevant to Moltendreams, so I don’t seen them existing within Moltendreams’ canon. I think their involvement would be... whats the word? It doesn't make sense to my brain. They don't fit.

At some point I plan to revise Reapertale to better fit Moltendream’s multiverse. I say this now because I rather lean into Reapertale than use the Tree of Life. (the Tree of Magic feels a bit redundant on this note. why do we need a Tree of Magic when we have Creators? or even Ink, in some case. in Molten Dreams, Ink is a Muse of Creation rather than a being that actively creates AUs but my point still stands. etc. etc.)

The Apple incident was preceded by a string of misfortune.

The village was struck by a drought the previous winter. And the following spring and summer were unusually hot. Crops withered under the blistering sun. Food reserves plummeted. Wells dried up. Things got tense.

Despite the drought and the fires, the Great Tree was unaffected. While trees in the surrounding forest and in the village turned brown, the Great Tree was green. It bloomed flowers in spring while whole fields struggled to sprout. And when crops failed to produce anything that summer, the apples of the Great Tree were plump and ripe. The contrast between the immortality of the Great Tree and the fragility of life within the village, seeded resentment and bitterness...

Tensions between Dream and Nightmare, and the villagers, grew as a result of it. But that is neither the end nor the beginning of that story.

On the Village itself:

You’ll have to excuse the sketchiness, I haven’t drawn in a while, I’ve spent the last month and half trying to pick up my tablet only for my brain to tell me I’m apparently allergic to it. is the floor lava? noooo my TABLET IS LAVA!!! Any-who, moving on!

Notes:

Local architecture uses geometric shapes with lots of sharp angles and straight lines.

Windows are tall and narrow. No glass is used.

General construction materials will typically include stone, clay, hardened mud, and stucco. Wood is used sparingly.

Originally I played with the idea of the villagers using thatch for their roofs but on second thought, decided that idea didn’t fit the aesthetic.

i have tentative plans for the monsters who lived in the village to thematically follow mythology from the same regions I'm taking inspiration from for the architecture.

real world inspiration takes a lot from ancient Armenian, Roman and Mesopotamian architecture. Unfortunately, i am bad at drawing buildings and actively avoid it, but in the future i want to lean into this more. at least visually.

[wynndigogh]

A TMNT tale:

The Perfect Trap

Part 2: Drunk Nation Antics

Warning: No Minors, 18+ ONLY

SYNOPSIS:

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles face a new threat when Baxter Stockman returns with a cunning plan and a deadly new weapon. As they battle his latest creations, the turtles realize their enemy is always one step ahead.

But the danger hits closer to home when Leonardo’s relationship with his girlfriend is put to the test, forcing him to balance his duty as leader with his heart.

With danger closing in from all sides, the turtles must uncover the truth behind Stockman's scheme before it destroys them and everything they hold dear.

But as secrets come to light, they learn that the stakes are higher than they ever imagined—and one of their own may be caught in the crossfire.

Read Part 1 here.

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After thirty minutes, a heart attack (or two) from peeking out between your fingers as Leo rushed with you in his arms over rooftops, a tumbling stomach, and a deep kiss and salacious squeeze to your hind quarters in private, you two begin to enter April's apartment from the fire escape.

Even from the metal platform you can tell that the music is blaring and the smell of alcohol and food is in the air.

"LEO!", the leader's name is slurred above the din of the party.

Leonardo gives a polite head nod to the approaching and very inebriated Casey Jones, who is swaying on his feet, before offering his green hand through the window to assist you inside.

"Oh, my bad! Leo and lady", Jones offers ups as you stumble through the opening in your tight dresswear.

Casey seems to be the loud, friendly type of drunk. He doesn't register the volume of his voice and very comfortably throws one arm at Leo's shoulder (Casey isn't exactly tall enough to do a full shoulder hug on Leonardo), "Dude where have you been? We've been drinking forever without you".

The other faces of his brothers, April, that weirdo Vern, a handful of very trusted members of the police force, and Master Splinter have turned their attentions in your direction.

Under his father's stare, Leonardo's head dips a little, and he nervously rubs his thumb under his brow, "Sorry we're late. We huh...".

It's a small detail. Actually, a tell, that one little gesture.

One so small you missed it many-a-time prior to knowing him so intimately, but that little gesture has you scrambling...

"It was my fault! Sorry! Sorry. I was running late, didn't get off work until a short while ago. Poor Leo was impatiently waiting on me to get home, I didn't even take time to change", you offer up apologetically to the group.

As all the eyes of the room take you in, you feel you want to squirm away and hide. Lying isn't your thing, but it isn't Leo's either, and better you than him because, frankly, he's terrible at it.

"That's alright", Casey slurs out, "you look nice anyway".

In his impaired state, Casey's body and mind are forgetting social boundaries; as he's talking, his hand reaches for your skirted hip but is quickly smacked away by Leonardo.

It takes everything in you not to laugh out loud. Instead, you inwardly chuckle and give Leo an 'I told you so' look before moving to join April and Master Splinter in the sofa area.

Flexing his rebuffed hand, Jones staggers back into the commotion of the party, "C'mon Leo, you've got some catching up to do".

Before joining Casey, his brothers, and the other guys around the kitchenette, where it seems various forms of games are taking place, Leonardo greets April and then his dad.

The old rat is sitting calming among the ruckus smiling contently.

"Sensei," Leo leans over the arm of the sofa, "my apologies for my delay. Have you been here long?"

His father smiles warmly, "Not terribly long. Long enough for Mr. Jones to teach me a rather interesting game called Beer Pong. He says I am a natural"

April laughed heartily, "Leo, Casey was stone-cold sober before he played Beer Pong with your dad. They played three games, and Master Splinter still had all his cups at the end of each round. "

Leonardo joins April with his own warm chuckle at Casey's misfortune before addressing you, "Need anything before I finish what dad started with Casey?"

You give a shake of your head and notice the rat master's observant eyes warmly regarding you. Shifting in your seat, you can feel the lie from earlier heating you up from the inside.

"April, Dad, would you like anything?", the blue banded leader asks out of courtesy.

April lifts her beer bottle, still mostly full, "I'm just sipping on this, I think it's going to be a long night of nursing Jones after everyone leaves."

The turtles' Sensei spins his view to address his son, "I am not in need of refreshments. Thank you, Leonardo."

Leonardo turns to walk away.

"However, now that you have arrived," his father's voice continues, " I would ask that you might practice some restraint. The more it's practiced, the less distracted one becomes."

Leonardo stops abruptly and licks his lips before turning and bowing respectfully at his teacher's instruction, "Of course, Sensei, I will do so."

He lifts from his bow, his cerulean eyes pinning you with a cautious stare. His mouth seals in a thin line before he turns stiffly and walks to join the games.

Your heart is pounding in your ears. Oh shit. Does his dad know his son's relationship has become intimate? Heck, does he know you lied to the room about the delay?

Ugh, this secret keeping is stressing you out. But, it's not like you came into this relationship blind.

You caught on early enough that Leonardo was extremely private, cautious, even secretive.

The first sign of his discreet leanings was his slow acceptance of you. An unknowing smile seeps into your face recalling that night. 

Sure, his brothers did the right thing by saving you from the street gang; however, according to Leonardo they weren’t supposed to stand around chatting with you afterwards. 

“What are you guys doing?!”, the astonishment was palpable coming from the imposing and authoritative form in the shadows.

“She was cornered, Leo.  Were we supposed-ta look da other way?”, a rough Brooklyn accent countered back.

“That doesn’t mean you stick around, Raph”

The slender one, who was still holding your shaking wrist while watching a digital screen, adds calmly, “I think she’s in shock, give me a minute to check on her.”

*click-flash*

*click-flash*

“Mikey!  We don’t take selfies with the people we rescue!”, the dark form barks.

“Sorry, Bruh”, the shortest offers the shadow-man nonchalantly, while offering you a beaming smile and a wink.

The grumbling New York accent guy stalks further away, kicked trash can be heard in his wake.

A resigned sigh seeps out of the darkness.  The angered voice is replaced by a smooth flow from the shadows, “How is she, Donnie?”,

The hazel eyes behind the tortoise shell glasses flick to your face, “She’s still pale, but seems to be settling down.”

*click-flash*

“Oh, for the love of pizza,” a frustrated growl of agitation from the shadow-man, “Mikey, we don’t take selfies with the people we beat up either!”

The jovial voice is slightly further away, “Sorry, Bruh.”

And that is how it started, with Donatello hovering over you like a mother hen, Raphael stalking and growling at the unfortunate gangsters who happened to wake up from the beat down, Mikey…well…being Mikey, and Leonardo keeping a safe distance from the shadows.

Time passed and the younger three used your treacherous neighborhood as an excuse to stop by your apartment frequently to check on you, however, the shadow-turtle remained elusive. 

You got the distinct feeling you were not welcomed into the fold of his trust.

It took many months of knowing his brothers, then the addition of other introductions to April, Casey, and Vern, orchestrated by the younger turtles, for you to be invited into their inner circle and then their living quarters.

Even then, your first few trips to the lair were short and usually missing one prominent individual. You started to secretly wonder if something was physically wrong with him to keep him so bashful and elusive.

But you couldn't have been more wrong.

You will never forget the first time you saw him openly and without a shadow to hide in. Time seemed to stop as you stared at his beautiful lines, the curve of his bald head, the slope of his handsome snout, and those damn soul-piercing blue eyes. He was artistic perfection in living, breathing form.

You aren't sure exactly how long you were staring or how you looked while doing so, but your ogling was interrupted by Donatello asking if you were okay.

Oh, the embarrassment! You are sure you were at least two shades darker red than Raph's mask.

Suffice to say, your crush on Leonardo was immediate, which made getting to know the secretive bastard all the more daunting.

Your secret attraction to him languished among moments of common interactions and group activities. In fact, it was nearly a year before he allowed even a hint of his reciprocated feelings.

It was an awkward dance of two private souls desiring to be close without admitting it in word or in action. What a hard fault battle it was to win over...

"Y/N"

"Hell-ooo, earth to Y/N"

A green three fingered hand is waving right before your eyes as you focus back to the party. Mikey's bright smile greets you as you surface from your revery.

"Thirsty?", he shoves an open bottle of lager at your face and the smell of the golden liquid inside assaults your senses.

Your stomach turns.

"Ew, no Mike, no thanks. Your brother did one too many somersaults on the way here, my stomach is still protesting".

The round jubilant face of Mikey drops for a moment and you feel bad for declining his offer, "Mikey, are there an sodas? Maybe a lemon-lime flavor?".

Mikey's eyes brighten and his flirtatious flare jumps to the forefront, "Ohhhh, desiring some citrus are ya, well I can help with that!". You giggle at his bouncing brows and the wink he throws at you before he bounces off to the kitchen to retrieve whatever citrus concoction he can find.

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To be continued...

PART 3

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[neiptune]

I just feel like... besides shoyo having an incredibly high sex drive (he's ready anytime, anywhere, will get love boners constantly he literally looks at you remembers how in love he is and whoops he's hard again) he's also so so so incredibly safe to experiment with. you can trust him fully & share literally anything you'd like to try out. wanna tie him up? ride his thigh? experiment with a different position? have a secret fantasy you're too embarrassed by? tell him. he'll do anything for you

[all-pacas]

i think fandom tends to overestimate chase's imprinting on house a bit -- not to say it didn't happen, because it absolutely did, but it wasn't an immediate thing. it wasn't even a season one thing. chase in s1 really doesn't care much about house - he likes him, he thinks house is funny, he dresses like him, but his loyalty is still ultimately (always) to himself: he sells out house to vogler. s1 chase knows he's lowest ranked in the office, knows he's the least favorite. this doesn't bother him much: not to say it doesn't bother him at all, but we don't see chase try to rectify it or change it. cameron is the office asskisser, not him: where she agrees with everything house says and refuses to doubt him or believe he's an addict (even going so far as to declare her loyalty as a reason house shouldn't fire her in heavy); chase has no problem disagreeing with house or snarking about him, falling in the middle of the extremes of cameron's blind loyalty and foreman's cynicism.

chase likes house. that's not in question: he says so himself in sports medicine. but not more than himself. not more than his career.

you know when this starts to change? i can tell you, thanks to stacy. kids. at the end of s1.

chase sells house out to vogler. and he gets away with it. sure, house gives him shit, but chase isn't fired, isn't unduly punished. house even says to wilson and cameron that he understands (and is in a way fine with) chase doing so: he wanted the team to protect their jobs, to want to work for him, and chase fucking protected his job. (we see this in s5 with taub, and in s8, even, with 13: house doesn't want his employees distracted or half-hearted.) but consider it from chase's perspective. he did a Bad Thing. his reputation takes a hit, foreman holds it against him for a long time, and he grew up with daddy issues and neglect and never being good enough, doing everything he was told and being ignored and forgotten and punished. chase decided he'd rather house hate him than not work for house (insane!), but house doesn't hate him. he isn't punished. he is allowed to have fucked up and move on.

you know what else happens right around now? according to stacy: the mistake. right as chase is getting bullied for vogler, his dad dies, and he kills a patient, and you know what happens? nothing. house doesn't punish him. house covers for him. when chase fucked up the angio house considered firing him; chase does something infinitely worse and house doesn't do anything. later, in the mistake proper, house even helps him. offers to support him, go with his lie if chase wants. again: when has chase had that. when has he ever had the ability to make mistakes and fuck up and not get punished for it. he never wanted to be a doctor: his father wanted him to. he never wanted to raise his sister and nurse his mother: his father forced him to. house lets chase fuck up and doesn't hold it against him. he is probably the first person chase has ever known who has done that.

and so in s2 chase gets his lapdog reputation. and in s3 he doesn't even consider ratting to tritter. and in s8 he'd rather quit medicine than work for anyone else, anywhere else. chase didn't start being that loyal. but once house won it, boy did it pay dividends.

[the-mang0tree]

[gingermintpepper]

One of my biggest pet peeves is the assumption that something has to be sad for it to be tragic.

I've always been a big believer of the 'Apollo has an awful love life'/'Apollo is plain unlucky with love' line of thinking but it does bother me that the general reasoning for that statement is given to the concept of 'Apollo is somehow undesireable and thus rejected' (Cassandra/Daphne/Marpessa) or 'his lovers die young and thus their love is unfulfilled' (Cyparissus/Hyacinthus/Coronis). I personally think that's a very unfortunate way of looking at things - not only because it neglects the many perfectly cordial entanglements and affairs Apollo has had, both mortal and divine - but because it presents a very shallow interpretation of the concepts of love and loss and how loss affects people.

Apollo can still grieve lovers that have a long, healthy life. The inherent tragedy of an immortal who knows his lovers and children will die and cannot stop it does not stop being tragic simply because those lovers and children live long, fulfilled lives. The inherent tragedy of loss does not stop being tragic simply because someone knows better than to mourn something that was always going to end.

What is tragic is not that Apollo loves and loses but that loss itself follows him. Apollo does not love with the distance of an immortal, he does not have affairs and then leaves never to listen to their prayers again. He does not have offspring and then abandon them to their trials only to appear when it is time to lead them to their destinies. He raises his young, he protects the mothers of his children, he blesses the households that have his favour and multiplies their flocks that they may never go hungry. He educates his sons, he adorns his daughters and even in wrath he is quick to come to his senses and regret the punishments he doles out.

Apollo loves. And like mortals, there will always be some part of him that wishes to protect the objects of his affections. Apollo, however, is also an emissary of Fate. He knows that the fate of all mortal things is death. He knows that to love a mortal is to accept that eventually he will have to bury them. There is no illusion of forever, there is no fantasy where he fights against the nature of living things and shields his beloveds from death. Apollo loves and because of that love, he also accepts.

And that, while beautiful, is also tragic.

[aliusfrater]

for the life of me i cannot figure out why people are so desperate to apply a version of dean's facade to sam

[brionysea]

when max is depressed we know something's wrong because lucas says with his words that he knows something's wrong but when mike is depressed we don't think anything of it because will's right next to him rolling his eyes about how stupid straight people are