#that's just for me

[askeataiho]

I love his smile so much, and I think Jan does too making Nace laugh so much 🥰🥰🥰 (I wonder what he was saying.)

München, 26.03.2024

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[mostmagical]

what's your favorite thing about shakarian 👀

WOW there's honestly so much I love about them, but when I really think about it, what it all boils down to for me at least is that it's a partnership in every sense of the word. everything shepard gives to garrus, she gets right back and vice versa.

I’m a big fan of friends to lovers transitions, and the amount of trust and support that kind of relationship is able to foster and grow, and shakarian does this fantastically. they start out as friends and it's not just falling straight into bed because why the hell not, it's "is this good for us? are we sure?" "yes. I trust you. I care for you. I want to be there for you." everything comes back to that support— in battle, in camaraderie, in sickness and in health, etc. etc. even if garrus doesn't always agree with her, that never stops him from listening and supporting her through every turn. even if shepard decides to break up with him, garrus will never hold this against her or get angry, even if it does clearly hurt him; he's not going to risk that partnership, that trust and support. the friendship is the foundation and it's so incredibly solid.

as partners, they pull each other up from the depths, no matter if their relationship is platonic or romantic. both of them see each other at their lowest and become each others' closest confidants. it's such an earnest and genuine relationship, built on relying on one another and working together symbiotically. adding love to the equation is really just like adding a cherry on top.

I really think shep said it best: there's no shepard without vakarian

[sharkneto]

As promised! A deleted scene from Chapter 23 of Joining Together in thanks for you all helping my favorite duck not lose as badly in the duck poll <3

An hour left in their wait and boredom is setting in hard. Sarah perks up from her book at the panicked voices behind her, welcoming the distraction to try and identify the language being spoken. French? She looks over her shoulder at a group standing at the departures board, talking animatedly to one another. There are a lot of gestures happening. Five perks up slightly from his slouch to look, too.

As they continue arguing, Five interrupts to call over, “Excuse-moi? As-tu besoin d'aide?”

The group whips around to stare at Five, just as Sarah and Megan are. The same surprised expression is on everyone’s face.

“Parles français?” one of the men asks.

Five unfolds to stand and join them. “Oui. Médiocrement.”

Sarah and Megan watch in open amazement as Five talks with the French group. He nods along to what they say, expression pinching as he asks, “Á Detroit?” The group nods. They talk for a bit more and then Five nods again and leaves with them.

Megan turns to Sarah. “So... Five speaks French?”

“I guess.”

One day, Sarah is going to stop being surprised by all the incredible, random things he can do.

They wait impatiently for Five to return. He does, nearly fifteen minutes later, expression nonplussed like he hadn’t just jumped up and spoken another language out of nowhere. He folds back into his slouch and pulls his phone out to mess with.

Sarah and Megan wait.

He ignores them.

“Five?” Sarah prods.

“Hm?”

“You speak French?”

He shrugs. “Not well.”

“That was cool,” Megan says. “That you helped them.”

Another shrug. “It wasn’t a big deal. They just needed some help to figure out flight shit. Apparently, there’s weather over Chicago, where they were headed after being in New York, and their flight got diverted to Detroit. They didn’t know where they were supposed to go for next steps to actually get to Chicago.”

“All that and you don’t speak French well,” Sarah says dryly.

He slouches further in his seat.

“Do you speak any other languages?” Megan asks, her book forgotten on her knee.

“Um,” Five says. He holds out a hand to count on his fingers. “French, obviously. Spanish. Italian. My German is shit. Polish, for some reason. Greek, technically. A little Mandarin and Korean. A little Russian.”

Sarah stares at him, incredulous. “You speak nine languages?”

“Kind of? And ten. With English.”

“Holy crap,” Megan says.

“And not really!” Five rushes to say, starting to get defensive. “Like, the Greek is ancient Greek, which is functionally useless—”

“You know ancient Greek,” Sarah interrupts.

He rolls his eyes and recites a series of Greek-sounding syllables. “We all had to learn the Odyssey and Iliad in their original Greek. It stuck. It doesn’t count. And, some are just enough so I can say ‘Hi, I’m Number Five with the Umbrella Academy, I’m here to help. Don’t throw up on me.’ And to like. Find a bathroom.”

“How do you say that in other languages?”

“You get one, I’m not a performing monkey. Um, Witam, jestem Numer Pięć w Akademii Parasol. Jestem tu, aby cię uratować. Nie wymiotuj na mnie.”

While Sarah is smiling over how Five translates his name, Megan says, “That’s really cool, Five.”

“It’s nothing.”

“It’s a little something,” Sarah says. She checks her watch. “Still a little early, but do we want to migrate to our gate? Maybe we’ll get lucky and they’ll be ahead of schedule."

[paintedcrows]

Did anyone tell Ford (bonus doodles: Family Movie Night, 70s Classics)

[koobiie]

shoutout to everyone who wants to infodump but cant string together coherent thoughts to form sentences and instead just look at you like this

[bitchfitch]

writing advice for characters with a missing eye: dear God does losing an eyes function fuck up your neck. Ever since mine crapped out I've been slowly and unconsciously shifting towards holding my head at an angle to put the good eye closer to the center. and human necks. are not meant to accommodate that sorta thing.

[chaotic-neutral-knitter]

I think one of the kindest things you can do for people with various mental health struggles is just... let people back into your life after they've been absent for a while.

Making friends as an adult is so fucking hard already and isolating yourself from other people is a very common symptom of depression, anxiety, burnout, ocd, trauma, grief, etc. Which means that someone will do the hard work of recovery/healing and resurface back into a world where their previous friends have written them off because they stopped showing up.

So if you know someone where you're like "yeah we could have been better friends but they fell off the map a bit" and that person suddenly reaches out, or starts showing up to events even though you kind of forgot they were still in the group chat... well they may have been Going Through It and you don't actually have to punish them for their absence you can just be glad that they're back.

[void-drifter]

it’s cheaper to buy vegetables here

[whiteshipnightjar]

Zoozve, my beloved

[ilona-mushroom]

Not socialist in a “I won’t have to work” type of way but socialist in a “I’ll still be working but I won’t be worried I won’t make the rent” type of way. In a “billions won’t be hoarded by one person” type of way. In a “janitors, fast-food workers, child care workers, preschool teachers, hotel clerks, personal care and home health aides, and grocery store cashiers, will live comfortably” type of way. In a “the sick and elderly will be cared for” type of way. In a “no child should work” type of way.

[so-many-ocs]

[on the verge of having a complete breakdown] i need to make some kind of list or perhaps sort things into categories

[time-woods]

Accessorize ! Accessorize ! Accessorize !

based off of how my dad got his ears pierced))

[varilien]

am i blanchin?

girl we blanchin!!

HI HIII happy birthday to everyone's favorite mystery twins!! how did they grow up so fast!!!!

Palestine: Funds | Action | eSims | Info Sudan Resources | Congo Resources

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

[starridge]

puppet hour was brutal