#the idea of them being twins has been coming up a lot more frequently in tudor fiction recently; i've noticed...

[fideidefenswhore]

The Tudors (2007) / Queenbreaker (2016), by Catherine McCarran

[ew-selfish-art]

Dp x Dc AU: That one episode of teen titans where they all dress up as Robin + Tim being a gremlin about his legacy + Danny look alike/twin AU.

So there is that episode of Teen Titans where Starfire, Cyborg, Beast Boy and Raven all dress as Robin (Dick) while he's out and it's admitted that the outfit makes them feel cool. Imagine a young Tim hearing that story mentioned in passing by Dick while trying to manage what becomes Young Just-us. And then when Damain becomes Robin?? Gremlin mode activated.

Tim hosts regular 'Robin' Parties, where the idea is that you come in Robin colors, get a mask at the door and everyone gets to basically hang out in civilian clothes without the identity crises for those just getting started. "age appropriate" drinks, games, and good music are all staples. The parties become more frequent once Damian becomes Robin and he pointedly doesn't attend Tim's parties which... Neither of them are really happy about. Family is complicated, but finally, after a few years of cooling off, it's decided that Robin will actually host this years Robin party.

Meaning Tim shows up in casual clothes (MIT sweatshirt) and a mask, and Damian is actually dressed as Robin when the party is starting to get into the swing of things. The point of it is to make sure all the young heroes get to come and start to befriend each other, so there are a few people who show up and have to actually say that they're *insert alias* and this is met with basically "Dope, nice to meet you Robin" etc.

Insert Danny Twin AU (Or just look-alike fuckery) (for either brother but my brain is on Tim Twin au mode).

Danny decides to show up as his human self, grabs a mask at the door before coming in, and is slowly integrating himself into a conversation when someone grabs his arm- "Hey Red your brother is fighting with a newbie about meat products again-"

And Danny doesn't have a brother but my god has he heard this fight too many times with Sam and Tucker- He's going in and he's defusing this situation because he cannot handle the thought of this argument taking over his new friend group. He deals with it enough, okay?

Robin (like, the real one) looks at him curiously while Danny is talking down the other hero Robin (insert here), and the whole room notices when Robin doesn't take the opportunity to dismiss or belittle his older brother (Lmao because its danny). Damian cannot place his unease about Drake (again, Danny, who is not hiding his identity beyond a mask), and simply decides that this isn't worth the effort.

The party moves on but now instead of everyone calling themselves Robin, Danny is distinctly being called Red. It confuses him a bit, he didn't even know Red Robin was going to be at this party (he hasn't met the guy and doesn't know the lore), but he rolls with it because he's made fast friends with Robin (Bart), Robin (Cassie) and Robin (JON). The kid was full little bro energy and it made Danny laugh, he was so surprised when the real Robin joined them and fell into easy conversation with Robin (Jon).

Danny is playing games with a few others when someone goes to grab a broom to clean up- Turns out Red Robin and his boyfriend Kon had been making out in the closet for most of the party- and the whole room looks at Danny like he's tried to trick them. Tim is at first uneasy that so many people mistook him, but once he's in front of his dupe, puzzle pieces start to move around in his head.

"And who are you again, Robin?" Tim asks carefully, though he suspects he has his answer.

"Uh, Phantom, but you know, a lot of people were calling me Red tonight and I didn't get why until just now." Danny laughs nervously.

"Yeah I bet- Find me monday and we can see about a geneology test."

"That leaves us the whole weekend, to do what exactly? Fuck with people by pulling a parent trap style swap?"

"Nature vs. nuture and all but I don't know how you could be anything but my brother with a question like that." Tim grins and they get to scheming.

[saturnniidae]

More dragon rider disability headcanons for disability pride month!

(Ones specifically abt Hiccup are here)

Ruffnut has hypermobile EDS (when the twins were doing some bit that was basically Guinness book of world records she said smth abt 'worlds stretchiest skin' and my mom made a joke and said 'ruff has eds!' And it stuck)

A joke Ruffnut loves to make is saying Tuff is so insufferable she should just run away to join a circus and become a contortionist. She thinks it's the funniest thing ever

Hiccup also has some weird hypermobility stuff going on, when Ruff learns this she calls him a fellow circus freak (affectionate) and offers to let him come with her when she runs away. The response she got was "I'd rather stick my hand in Fenrir's mouth."

Tuff is visually impaired in his right eye from a childhood injury (another joke taken seriously)

All the riders are neurodivergent!

Snotlout has a frequently irregular heartbeat as well as memory issues due to how many times he's been struck by lightning. His whole book he wrote in that one episode isn't the only writing he does, he keeps a notebook to help keep track of minor things he might forget.

Astrid tries to make Hiccup breakfast in bed when he's having bad pain days and is too tired to do it himself. She almost burns the house down every time, so Toothless will go and get the other riders to help out while Astrid is kicked out of the kitchen and sent back to bed

Hiccup can be really fucking mean sometimes! Usually it's intentional bc he's in a bad mood and wants to be left alone. If it's seemingly unprovoked though, the others know it as a sign he's likely in pain and needs to be left alone (he still insists on getting work done but usually Toothless annoys him into resting)

Astrid has aches in her leg from when she got shot with that arrow, it being poisoned with dragon root did something to mess up the healing process so its worse than other old injuries (Dragon root isn't poisonous to humans but still having it in your blood stream isn't a good idea). She's also very mean when she's in pain, especially because it ruins her schedule since she can't train. Eventually her and Hiccup come to an agreement when they're having bad pain days they'll meet up in one of their huts and just. Sit together enjoying the others comforting presence but rarely talking

This is because Hiccup and Astrid both hate being in pain in front of people, they both share that almost extreme fear of vulnerability and the best they can do is take comfort in each other

Hiccup and Fishlegs are hyperfixation buddies! Fishlegs is the only one who doesn't get mad (it's just fond exasperation) when Hiccup wakes him up in the middle of the night to infodump, they just bounce off each other talking about dragons until woah suddenly the sun is rising and that is when Fishlegs gets upset because he values his sleep

All the riders have burn scars of varying severity. They literally work with dragons there's no way they wouldn't. And they all deal with their pain in different ways, but are unwavering supportive of each other when they can be

I've said it before and I'll say it again, a lot of characters should be disabled.

I know, cartoon logic and all, but the things that happen to these guys are things that should affect them for the rest of their lives. And watching characters struggle with permanent change like that, the realization you can never go back to how things were, and eventually healing and learning that's okay! You can still find happiness and be happy and it doesn't make your pain any less valid! It's so important to me and that's obviously reflected in my interpretations of my favorite characters lmao

[samgirl98]

Forgotten Demon Twin 12/?

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This is a slower chapter, but it had to be written before the fun begins. Anyway, I hope you still like!

“Who are you,” Bruce growled. There was no way this was Alfred. He had almost been tricked by the Devil Nezha once before; he wouldn’t be fooled this time, either.

‘Alfred’ raised his eyebrow in a way the real Alfred would. It had Bruce’s heart grieving.

“Did you think death could fire me, Master Bruce?”

Bruce glowered at the…apparition.

“You’re not Alfred. Alfred is dead. Someone has already tried tricking me before using his visage. I won’t be tricked this time, either.”

“Master Bruce, you’re in a town where ghosts attack frequently, and you doubt I could manifest after spending time here?”

“Alfred is dead,” he repeated.

“I never claimed to be alive.”

Bruce said nothing and stared out the window. The apparition was still driving and heading in the right direction.

Alfred sighed and rattled off a string of numbers and letters. Bruce felt his hope and heartbeat pick up. No one but Alfred knew that code. It had never been written down, and they had come up with it when Bruce was a child.

“Alfie,” he asked, “are you really here?”

“Who said I left? I couldn’t leave my boy and his children behind.”

Bruce felt his eyes prickle with unshed tears. The man who was like a father was back again. Bruce knew he should be more cautious, but he knew deep down that this was Alfred.

“Alfred, I have no idea what to do,” Bruce couldn’t help but put his problems at Alfred’s feet again. It wasn’t fair to do that to the older man, but Bruce couldn’t help but fall on old habits.

The car stopped.

“Why don’t you start by talking with Master Danny and his parents? That had always been your problem, Bruce. You keep everything inside. Let others help you, and don’t be afraid to speak your worries and emotions. Your son has been through a lot. Tell him you’ll be there for him, but don’t force things. He’s not Damian. He’s his own person.”

Bruce looked out the window and saw the monstrosity that was the Fenton’s home. He turned to look at the driver’s seat, but Alfred was gone. Even so, Bruce felt the older man’s presence.

“Thank you, Alfred.”

“It’s my pleasure, Master Bruce.”

____

Maddie ignored the knock on the door; she was too busy running her hand through her precious boy’s hair.

Danny was still unconscious but breathing.

Maddie had texted Jazz to come home ASAP.  

Jazz, who always defended Phantom. Jazz who had ripped Maddie and Jack new ones for hurting ghosts, especially Phantom. Jazz, who had to have known.

How could Maddie not have known? What kind of mother was she?

Bruce Wayne entered the living room. Bruce Wayne who wanted to take her child away; Bruce Wayne who had to have known about Danny, too. Did everyone but them knew? Maddie tightened her hold on Danny. She would fight anyone for her children. She wouldn’t let Wayne bully her into giving up her son.

“Mr. and Mrs. Fenton,” Wayne greeted them.

“You knew,” Jack’s usually boisterous voice was subdued. “You got here a few days ago, and you already knew. How?”

“Yes, I knew about Danny being Phantom. He told us the first day we got here.”

Maddie’s stomach dropped. Danny told virtual strangers about him…about his powers before he told his parents. Were they that bad?

Who was she kidding? Jack and she talked about destroying ghosts—‘molecule by molecule.’ Why wouldn’t Danny be scared to tell them anything?

“That’s not the whole truth, now is it, Mr. Wayne?”

Maddie looked up and saw Jazz watching them all with shrewd eyes.

“Danny didn’t tell you anything. He accidentally transformed in front of you guys after you lured him away from home.”

“What,” Maddie asked in a flat voice. Her hand went to one of her hidden weapons—her boo-staff. She would do anything to protect her children, and if that meant attacking the wealthiest man in the country, then she would do so. Consequences be damned. From her peripheral vision, Maddie saw Jack tense, ready to attack.

Dick and Damian went to stand by Wayne’s side, ready to fight. Seeing Damian, who looked so much like Danny, made both Fentons pause.

Wayne put his hands up, “Let’s all take a deep breath and calm down. I’m glad to answer all your questions as well as I can, but let’s not turn this into a fight.”

“Why did you lure my son out of his house,” Jack asked, angry, “I have to assume this was before you talked to us.”

Jazz ignored the tension between the two families and sat by Maddie. She then took out a needle containing green goo—ectoplasm—and poised it over Danny’s arm.

“This will help him heal quicker,” she whispered to Maddie. Maddie said nothing but gave a nod. Jazz injected the needle, and Danny’s wounds started to heal visually. The knot in Maddie’s chest started to unravel as she saw Danny’s wounds turn purple, then green, and then yellow before disappearing. He even stirred a little.

“That’s my fault,” Damian said, bringing Maddie back to the present, “I came to Danyal and asked him to follow me so he could meet father and our siblings. I was…eager to reunite with my brother. I didn’t think about the consequences.”

Dick put an arm around Damian. Maddie suspected it was for more than just moral support.

Maddie frowned and looked at Wayne.

“And you just allowed it? You didn’t think it would be better to stop your son and call us the next day?”

Wayne gave a nod of acknowledgment.

“I apologize, you are right. I should’ve stopped Damian and come to you two directly. I was too eager to meet my son after finding out about him, I didn’t think.”

“Do you still plan on taking Danny away from us,” Jack asked.

“That wasn’t ever the plan,” Wayne said.

“But,” Damian started. He stopped when Wayne gave him a look, “Tt.”

“I wanted to prove Danny was mine by blood and hopefully get to know each other. I never intended to rip you away from your son. I wanted to get to know him and build a connection.”

Maddie and Jack looked at each other.

“Sit,” Jack said before walking toward his family, “I think it’s time we cleared the air.

Wayne and his children sat on the other couch. The two families looked at each other, unsure of where to start.

Maddie cleared her throat.

“I know you discovered Danny was Phantom before us, but why aren’t you more shocked? I would’ve thought you finding out that your son was a superhero would’ve been a way for you to take him away from us.”

“Mrs. Fenton, I’m from Gotham. I’ve been saved by vigilante children before; superhero children is not such a farfetched idea to me.”

“Still, child superheroes are one thing. Your son being one is another.”

“You probably know I fund the Justice League; it’s an open secret. Superheroes aren’t a new thing for me.”

Maddie felt her anger rise. She was trying to have a polite conversation with the man, but he deflected and did not give her a straight answer. Jack frowned and crossed his arms.

“Mr. Wayne, we can be a bit dense sometimes, but this is not how a parent would react to their child being a hero. Stop making excuses about superhero children and funding the Justice League and tell us the truth,” Maddie demanded.

Dick and Damian looked at Wayne. Wayne kept his face blank, but Maddie knew it was a façade. The two families were in a stalemate, unsure how to continue.

Suddenly, Jazz sighed and got up.

“This is ridiculous. We won’t get anywhere if we don’t talk this out, but we also have to think about Danny. Mom, dad, let’s let Danny wake up first so he can participate in the conversation. Mr. Wayne, Dick, Damian, why don’t we go to the kitchen, and I’ll make you a cup of coffee or tea.”

“Jazz,” Jack started.

She put up her hand, “Don’t worry. Stay here and process what you just found out. Be there for Danny when he wakes up and I’ll take care of our guests. Besides, we really shouldn’t have this talk without Danny.”

Maddie gave a weak smile, “Jazz, my ever-sensible girl. Fine, we’ll be here if you need anything.”

Jazz smiled, “I know.”

She disappeared into the kitchen, and soon, the Waynes followed her. Jack sat by Maddie and held her hand.

They would wait for their baby boy to wake up, then…then…well, then they would figure it out.

[dontmixpaintinyourcoffee]

Things I Can't Stop Thinking About Since the Gravity Falls Renaissance; An Overly Long Compilation

• It's mostly a joke-y cartoon thing but holy shit Dipper wakes up screaming kind of a lot??? How long has he been doing that for?? How long will he *be* doing it for??

• Stan had to basically teach himself advanced physics and complex multidimensional theories. He had the advantage of the portal mostly being built and having a bunch of the notes post-Bill, but still!! He had to learn how to operate the damn thing! I highly doubt Ford wrote about the portal in the same accessible manner he wrote about cryptids, especially as he spiraled into paranoia. The machinations of the portal weren't meant to be shared with the layperson, it just wouldn't be practical information for most people to have.

(also notable that he went through the whole process of learning how to operate the portal not only through pages and pages of dense code, but with the background of a 1970s highschool education and literally nothing else that would be relevant. Ford works really hard, but this is also stuff that comes to him very naturally. Designing a functioning portal wasn't the hard part. The hard part was getting the idea for the portal in the first place and knowing what to do with it. This shit is so ridiculously advanced and Stan is not an academic mind by any means. No wonder it took 30 years, he had to keep up a fake life and fund his project while grinding away at advanced quantum physics interdimensional whatever science wizard nonsense. I think about those 30 years a lot.)

• It doesn't really get addressed, but I think about Wendy being "super stressed out, like, all the time!" A lot. God, can you imagine living in the same house as Manly Dan? Let alone being the only girl there? Especially depending on when their mom left/died, she probably felt incredibly alone for a lot of her teen years. And given the Apocalypse Training it doesn't seem like Manly Dan is the most stable parent either.

• Stan, Ford, and Wendy could probably bond over having shitty holidays (and subsequently being forced into having awesome holidays when Mabel found out.) Filbrick took Stan and Ford to get free cinder block samples for Hanukkah, and the Corduroys did apocalypse training every year instead of Christmas.

• Pacifica still hears the voice of the Lumberjack ghost in her nightmares, but it's implied on the website that the Lumberfolk spirits have actually declared her under their protection since the events of Northwest Mansion Mystery. That means one of two things: that the ghost in her dreams is just her own guilt-ridden brain, or that the ghost has been appearing in her dreams to try and help her. I think about both options frequently.

• Stan struggles a lot of the time with physical activity, but that's mostly to do with age. He's actually really goddamn strong (beating down the zombies, punching a pterodactyl in the face, grabbing Ford and hoisting him up off the ground no problem, scaling scaffolding and holding the twins up by a rope one-handed). This makes the fact that Wendy beat him in an arm wrestling contest three times in a row way funnier.

• The way the Stans were almost definitely completely willing to beat a random guys ass so that Waddles could get on that bus. Stanford "Your math is no match for my gun you idiot!" Pines implicitly threatened to shoot a stranger with a Weird Sci-Fi Firearm for his great-niece. Stanley is even more direct. There is no confusing what brass knuckles will to to you. I also absolutely believe that they were not bluffing. One of them would've stolen the bus if the guy had mysteriously fallen unconscious due to unforseen circumstances.

• According to Soos, Tad Strange is crushing hard on Woodpecker Guy. Is this general town knowledge? Does everybody know that the Woodpecker marriage is on the rocks? How does one divorce a woodpecker? Alternatively, how does one get divorced *by* a woodpecker? Does Tad have a chance? Is this a small town scandal? Mr. Hirsch inquiring minds want to know. Has Toby Determined written a gossip column on this drama yet. Get your head in the game, Toby

[thereareeyesinsidethetrees]

blorbos are how we are coping with current events

so uh. here’s a few nice lighthearted gravity falls headcanons for you all (and yes there is a lot of ford centric ones here. no negativity about him on this post, please. preferably not about anyone else featured here either)

-both stan twins are trans. shermie was the first one they told about this, and he’s been immensely supportive of them. he started referring to them as ‘boys’ whenever he could, especially when filbrick was around (‘you boys ready?’ and stuff like that). even though the twins haven’t seen him in a while, and his relationship with ford is a little strained, they both still feel safe around him

-shermie’s daughter, the mother of the mystery twins, is transmascfem. they’ve always been much closer to her than to their father. it was her idea to get a cat, and she let the niblings pick it out. they collectively named it ‘smoky’

-both mystery twins are trans as well. as soon as he knew, stan made damn sure they were aware of his support for them. mabel told ford she was trans before dipper did, and he made sure they both knew he would support them as well

-the stan twins get a ship cat with polydactyl and name him icarus. he was supposed to work as pest control, but ford babied him too much so now he’s just there for emotional support

-upon figuring out how cellphones work, ford took an immense liking to the camera function. he frequently sends stan and the niblings pictures of anomalies, animals, or just cool stuff he finds

-stan keeps his cool when being insulted, but absolutely cannot stand it when the same happens to his family. type of guy to go ‘ok’ when you tell him he sucks, and then turn around and threaten to murder you when you say the same to ford or the niblings

-gideon is an exception. gideon crossed the line with mabel and now stan can’t help but get irrationally angry every time he sees or hears him

-ford isn’t as good at math as people tend to thinks he is, and he is. so anxious about someone finding that out

-ford has maladaptive daydreaming disorder, and so does mabel

-ford initially bought the painting in the attic of a ship in a storm because it reminded him of stan

-melody and soos got a tabby cat and named it metronome. soos chose the name because it was similar in theme to ‘melody’ and cause he thought it sounded cool. melody calls the cat ‘bloop’ and at this point it probably thinks that’s its actual name

-mabel uses exclusively edible glitter due to all the pets in her life (waddles, smoky, icarus, metronome)

-mabel helps pacifica realize that she’s transmascfemneu. this makes pacifica think about things a lot, and eventually she ends up in a qpr with mabel (featuring candy and grenda as wingmen)

-wendy is bigender and enby

-ford nearly cried the first time stan made pancakes after the portal

-it’s become a running bit to call ford anything but his name and at this point he’s just given up on correcting people and chosen to embrace it

-robbie’s first name is actually robin. his friends started calling him robbie when he came out as trans and the name just stuck. he’s still very attached to ‘robin’ though and has no problem being called that as well

-stan repaired his old winter jacket, though he doesn’t wear it any more. ford sometimes does

-because stan runs hot and ford runs very cold, ford has a tendency to come up to stan and hug him under his coat. stan is fine with this, despite his grumblings about ford just doing it to steal some warmth

-ford experiences cuteness aggression to the max, while stan really doesn’t at all. icarus has experienced both threats of being eaten/crushed and ford screaming into his fluff

-icarus has separation anxiety with ford

-stan doodles on ford a lot. the only rule is nothing on his face and do NOT touch the neck tattoo (destroyed as it may be from weirdmaggedon). yes, stanley, the all-star one. get that smug smile off your face- stop laughing-!

-ford’s sleep schedule has significantly improved since getting icarus. this is mostly because he sometimes falls asleep while waiting for icarus to move off his lap (can’t move til the cat does, y’know how it is)

-stan loves loves LOVES sunny cloudy days. they remind him of running across the beach with his brother, and watching the niblings throw water balloons at each other, and hearing his twin laugh as he tells jokes on the stan o’ war ii

-stan had ford custom engrave his lighter. he thinks it looks cool as shit

-ford has made several smoke bombs for stan. he has no clue what he keeps using them for, but he likes building things, so he doesn’t mind

-mabel has set up three music playlists for the stans. one only for ford, one only for stan, and one that’s visible to both where they can both add music

-mabel introduced ford to breakcore and noisecore. she was very surprised that he liked the two genres

-ford is agender and anattractional

-stan’s favorite smells are cinnamon, bergamot, and saltwater

-stan made sure to always have supplies to make brownies and hot chocolate on the ship in case of them need some mood lifting

-ford has a plaid weighted blanket. the cat laying on top of him every night also helps

-ford made sure stan got a good mattress that would work with his back before they set sail. stan argued with him the entire time, but he has been waking up in less pain since then

-ford always ends up hogging the blankets in any bed. more cover = better in his unconscious mind. stan doesn’t really mind too much, but he would like to keep at least one blanket some time

-ford makes a startlingly good seagull impression

[kikiwooo]

i’m the anon that asked about xavier and fredrinn tag teaming me and i haven’t been brainrotting about fredrinn lately but i’ve been thinking about xavier as a camboy alot 😭 idk the idea just appeals to me. and i’ve been trying to think of other characters that would fit this trope, like i could totally see lancelot, yin and gusion as camboys HAHAHA

MANNN GODDAM Y'ALL HAVE SOME QUITE INTERESTING FANTASIES 💀😭 I kinda didn't liked what I wrote and some parts might be short because I died

notes; gn! reader, camboy! mlbb boys

Gusion

lmao gus after his brother didn't give him enough money or overall he doesn't have enough money for himself, quite pitiful indeed. Let's jump straight into it cuz if I ever go into detail that would be an essay +he's paxley so probably there's like lot who knows him and his ego just wouldn't allow him

He probably does challenges about how big and deep he can take in and people just following cuz he's not only a new face but a pretty one too+he's also stubborn. He reads every donation out loud, also those shitty and troll ones too, he's that gullible but he learns it after it happens a few times. his eyes does go wide and his system stops for a few seconds after receiving big ass donation (while having a big ass dildo up his ass, his challenge not mine) will also smirk if the person who donated him challenge to another thing and says they'll pay him even more if he does this and that, Gus will do it no matter how impossible it is. (is that dragon di-

Will frequently invite you to his streams or videos if you guys are in relationship irl, but if you only watch and donate and maybe sing in membership(he has the silliest emotions of himself) he'll favor that one person(it's you)

Yin

INEXPERIENCEDDD I TELL YOU, but somewhat he's pretty good with those dildos, bro's born for it. Lieh is tired of hearing Yin's sloppy whimpers and half moans which he tries so hard to hide.( They're twins) most of the people favor him and only him cuz he's cute.

He recording videos cuz he heard it from Lieh that one makes so much money from it and only it. Yin was insecure at first so he first talked it with one of his very very close friend(you), but like super duper close, he can't handle anyone else other than you so you're his go to. He's pretty vanilla but from time to time he doesn't skip to try new things (𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂), also somehow gets lots of donations even if he does literally nothing and just sits in front of the camera (you know the deal shh)

But if you're one of his viewers, and probably the nicer one than those of the perverts and just keep him in his ground and offer him to do new things to not lose the attention+also keeping him updated about literally everything going around, somehow Yin even offered you a private video just for you- or just a simple invite (lieh didn't liked that)

Lancelot

ALRIGHTTT, lance is experienced and probably has been in this camboy things for years, he's pretty proud of his own body and shamelessly shows it into the camera without any hesitation maybe that's why he's so popular.

Though he's open to the camera, you can never get anything from him real life, he shuts the topic really fast that you can't even argue back. If you're one of his viewers+have membership probably the earliest one, yeah lance over here has a VIP room for y'all like the first seats of the cinema. Lance cares about what his viewers want because that's where the money comes from, no?

Lancelot is actually fond of tight clothes/gears?? Like how they squeeze is skin so deliciously(he knows his chat loves it, he also himself likes them so win?)

Everyone's literally there for his girly moans what are you talking about.

Xavier

Y'all how we got him on here, 's like we won the lottery???? despite being quiet both irl and in front of the camera, we can hear soft grunts and gasps whilst he's taking it hard(I'm not the one salivating no it's you) AHHHH HE'S JUST, PERFECT??? the way his waist and they way he turns around to check, the way his muscles mmhmmmmhmhmhm. Though he likes you interrupting his streams when you come behind him to tease, he scolds you from after the stream (damn). if one of his viewers with membership, he quietly thanks those people (he whispers, asmr fr) at the beginning of the video/stream, doesn't show much of a reaction at the donates, he's doing it for it anyway, but his eyes will visibly widen whenever reaching such lot donations with cute messages(his fandom is 🎀yes both genders),

He's always sore after the streams and videos, no matter how he took it from low, he always ends up sore which he complains about it, but does he make money? yes so so much and he doesn't thinking about giving it up any time soon.

[stealingyourbones]

Hey Bones, I saw your thing about a Bat family member becoming a ghost and it reminded me of a very heart breaking au a friend and I came up with a while back that I don't remember if I submitted or not. Either way, be prepared to have your heart broken.

Tim is dead. He's been dead for a while actually. But No one seems to have noticed. He looks and feels just as solid as he did before he died, even if he's got a lower body temperature and doesn't seem to get hurt on patrol beyond bumps and bruises. Never anything that would land him in med Bay, never anything that would make his family check on him.

No one has noticed the way he doesn't eat anymore, or the fact he doesn't sleep. He's extended his patrol hours and cut back on time at Wayne Enterprises. He's pretty sure not even Alfred noticed. He knows the Kryptonians aren't worried about him not having a heart beat and they have no reason to tell anyone. They know he has a special device that can hide him from their senses and tests it on Kon a lot to make him focus on spacial awareness beyond his hearing. He used it a lot before he died. They just think he hasn't turned it off in a while.

Tim remembers how he died. Not fully, but there are pieces. He remembers he was fighting someone on a bridge and he didn't call for back up because he thought he could handle it. He doesn't remember who he thought he could handle. He remembers something stinging his arm. A bug? No a bug couldn't bite through Kevlar, it was a needle. Then everything started going dark and he was stumbling back. His back hit something hard and he tiped over it. He thought he could land on the other side. He remembers wondering why his suit felt so damp and heavy as the world went black around him.

Tim's body is still at the bottom of the bay where it will likely stay forever with so, so many other bodies. It makes Tim wonder, why him? Why not everyone else who ended up down there? Why not everyone who has died in Gothem? Did he come back like Jason did, is it something to do with being a vigilante? Tim checks his own pulse again while he's alone. Yep. Still dead. He continues on his patrol and tries to shove those thoughts away.

So what if Tim's dead? He's still here and he still has work to do. His family is full of detectives. If they can't figure out that something as important as death has happened to one of their own? Well then Tim thinks they need to pay more attention. He ignores the pain that curls in the back of his mind at that thought.

It's been 6 months. Why hasn't anyone noticed? Tim can't help but wonder if they ever will.

Howdy its me @bonebrokebuddy answering. I'm Twone's (twin bones) twin who is helping answer asks because this fucker has like, over 100 of them in her ask box and I help her with making prompt ideas frequently so she trusts me to not horribly fuck up her account.

This is my first answer for her I've written because I had my screen on low brightness and on darkmode, so your profile jump scared the shit out of me when I scrolled past it. Therefore im answering this one first.

Anywho, from my chronic inability to write angst here goes: Tim died, came back and none of the Bats seemed to care. So what? It's not like his best friends hadn't done the same thing. And he was tired and sick of the Bats thinking his entire life revolved around them.

So he packed up his bags and headed to Kansas.

The Bats might not be worried but neither was Kon or Bart. They're actually thrilled after getting over their initial grief that Tim now has also personally experienced death and came back. The funeral was a rather small, breif, and quiet afar. Kon made sure to help locate Tim's corpse and Bart helped with the eulogy (surprisingly heartfelt and moved them all to tears.)

Sure, they're sad that Tim died but he's right in front of them, it's a little more difficult to morn when you've been laughing at said dead guy who got stuck halfway through phasing out of the wall. And now Tim can keep track with them!

Kon is a little pissed that Tim can now go intangible and escape his TTK so he can't take away Tim's coffee anymore. But it's kinda worth it. The first time he took Rob on his favorite flight path, he's never wanted anything else than to hear Tim's breathless laugh and see his frighteningly perfect smile again. They now often go on flights together, high above the clouds with no-one else but them for thousands of miles around. (it almost felt like a date)

Bart knew this would happen one day. He was from the future, of course he knew that Tim Drake, formerly Red Robin, died at age 19 and changed his alias to The Grey Ghost. It doesn't mean that Bart doesn't morn the passing of his friend. Tim means a lot to him and the brief guilt that he did not stop Tim's death also quickly passes. He can finally show Tim that hiding space in the walls that no one else can get to without phasing through the wall! One other thing. Bart is unsure if Kon has noticed yet, which he knows Kon isn't the most observant of the old young justice crew but he has to have noticed it by now. Ever since Tim left Gotham he's developed an insane appetite despite claiming that he didn't need to eat while in Gotham and also being dead so why does he need to eat? (Unknown to Bart, Kansas doesn't have as much ambient ectoplasm as Gotham and Tim is starting to experience the withdraw symptoms. If the trio don't realize how to fix Tim's worsening symptoms soon, Tim might actually die for good this time.)

[ckret2]

I’d like to hear about Bill’s dad being intersex!

Anonymous asked: just in case no one else has asked about it yet: how *is* bill's dad intersex? All the bill home dimension world building lore is so fascinating

Okay here you go!!

(For reference for anyone who hasn't been watching me gradually infodump over the months: I've decided to chuck "lines are Just Girls and polygons are Just Boys out the window" and am headcanoning that each individual polygon is considered a separate sex. Reproduction just happens to require 1 line and 1 of any of a multitude of polygon sexes, because I'm more interested in overhauling the social category of gender than I am in inventing new reproductive methods.)

So with a few exceptions, typically a polygon will inherit either his dad's polygon genes, or unexpressed-but-still-present polygon genes in his mom's DNA. So a hexagon dad and a mom with invisible octagon genes will usually either have a hexagon or an octagon.

(This helped give rise to the now-debunked myth that the number of sides in a family's sons "should" go up with each generation; it's a lot harder for a line to marry up than to marry down, so you'd frequently see, say, the daughter of a pentagon marrying a square; and then if half their sons are squares and half are pentagons, hey! The sides are increasing somehow! Meanwhile that line's pentagonal brothers are typically marrying the daughters of hexagons, and some of their sons are coming out hexagons... You see how they might have gotten the wrong idea when they didn't understand how genetics works.)

Just like in humans, sometimes you can get identical twins if a growing shape splits in half during pregnancy; and if it happens just late enough that the shape's sides have already grown... sometimes you might get, for example, two baby trapezoids rather than one baby hexagon.

This means that they're socially considered quadrilaterals, and will likely be raised that way; but they've got hexagon genes, and their children would turn out hexagonal, not quadrilateral.

And it affects more than their DNA; in this situation, a trapezoid twin's internal organs would looks like 1/2 of a hexagon's organs rather than like a normal quadrilateral's internal organs.

For a long time, identical twins were considered a family tragedy—your children lost several generations of sides AND came out irregular! After the genes at work became better understood, two "symmetrical twins" were considered as regular as a singlet regular shape.

By modern times you have the usual morass of "well what shape are they REALLY???" and poor medical understandings of how their bodies work; a higher acceptance of irregularity has reduced but not eliminated medically unnecessary cosmetic surgeries.

Bill's dad slid around the "well are you really a hexagon or a trapezoid" issue by going "I'm a rectangle, actually."

It shows how much society's evolved since Victorian times that a hexagon can father two visually irregular quadrilaterals and one of them fathers a triangle and the grandparents are just like "great!! that's a damn cute triangle!"

"How much of this will be relevant in what you're writing?" god probably none of it

[paintedscales]

Nomin tal Kheeriin

B A S I C S

Name: Nomin tal Kheeriin

Nicknames: Minmin (close friends from the Steppe), Moonlight (rare instances from Estinien)

Age: Twenty and seven summers (Endwalker)

Nameday: 28th Sun of the Fourth Astral Moon (actual DOB); 21st Sun of the Second Umbral Moon (start of her tenth summer Tsaagan Sar; when she freed herself from her binds and gave herself her name)

Race: Xaela Au Ra

Gender: Demigirl

Orientation: Demi/Demi

Profession: Reluctant Adventurer, willing Warrior of Light; Painter

P H Y S I C A L     A S P E C T S

Hair: Long and naturally straight. Often, Nomin's hair is seen as wavy, though due to frequently braiding it, her hair often retains a wave to it. It is a light blue in color, and is kind of oily looking on most days -- this is due to her traveling a lot. However, when she has access to amenities, she takes just as good care of her hair as she does her scales.

Eyes: Teal with aquamarine limbal rings and black sclera.

Skin: Muted ultramarine with inky black scales that bear cerulean striations and markings.

Tattoos/scars: Nomin has no tattoos and has no intention of ever getting any. Scars, on the other hand, she has several of. There are two big ones I don't draw currently just due to not really knowing how to go about it just yet. Regardless, Nomin has two large slashes on her back that have stunted the growth of scales within that region. She has two relatively deep arrow pock scars in her left shoulder and lower left abdomen. The scars I don't draw (yet) are relatively large aetherial burn scars that go from her hands all the way up around her elbows -- maybe a little past it -- from helping tear the Eyes of Nidhogg from Estinien. She has matching scars with Alphinaud in that regard in how I've planned my writing.

F A M I L Y

Parents: Somewhere among the Tumet. Dead? Alive? Who knows. Nomin doesn't really care. And not in a malicious way, she just... They don't occupy her mind. They don't matter to her. Later in Heavensward, she does start to see Edmont akin to a father-like figure.

Siblings: Adoptive. Nomin's siblings are Esenaij and Bayarmaa of the Sagahl. Later in Heavensward, after hearing that Haurchefant considered her like a sister, she warms up to the idea of Artoirel and Emmanellain being brother-like figures to her.

Grandparents: Nomin is sure she has some! But she's really not too interested in delving into her family history when it comes to that of the Tumet.

In-laws and Other: I suppose Alberic is more or less something of a father-in-law. I haven't really written too much, but I'd like to explore more of Nomin's dynamic with him. I think she gets along well enough with him, and is glad that he and Estinien were able to bury the hatchet.

Nomin also has three children with Estinien in some timeline or another. It's separated from the main stuff to kind of adjust it as needed. All their children have two names -- one of Steppe origin, and one of Coerthan/Ishgardian origin. Their first kids were twin girls, Bayarmaa/Cyrielle and Chotan/Fleurette Varlineau. Twelve years later, they have their son, Esenaij/Hamignant Varlineau. They all tend to prefer using their Coerthan/Ishgardian names over their Steppe names.

Pets: Mori - a horse earned from her time in the Jhungid; he is one of Nomin's most stalwart companions, and she cares for him deeply. Gürvel - a frilled lizard that was intent on stealing some of Nomin's vilekin; through a mutual understanding, they became buddies on the Steppe.

S K I L L S

Abilities: Painting; it's a hobby she picked up since she often drew in the dirt when she had nothing in the Tumet. When her adoptive sister, Bayarmaa, had been more than happy to go ahead and help teach her, Nomin was quick to pick up on it. She now paints gorgeous landscapes and sceneries -- she can even paint them from her mind's eye, often able to remember them in vivid detail. She does like having the actual thing in front of her, though.

Archery; Nomin had several teachers that helped with her archery and in giving her tips on how to hone her abilities. She has a keen eye and a steady aim that rivals even some of the best of the Dazkar hunters.

Survival; one doesn't just simply run away from their oppressors and start roaming the Steppe without picking up some things and learning how to thrive off of the land. Thanks also to the teachings of the Sagahl and their way of life, Nomin is very aware of stuff on the Steppe, and is more than willing to learn when she goes to new places so that she can take care of herself using what the land provides.

Hobbies: Painting, reading, gardening. There are also some board games that Nomin likes. She's actually quite fond of shatar and chess, though she feels like she could still never play kharaqiq properly.

T R A I T S

Most Positive Trait: Her ability to get back up again. There are so many things that have knocked her down, or brought her to her knees, but Nomin is just too stubborn to stay there. She freed herself from her binds when she was ten summers, and she is not going to let that moment be in vain.

Most Negative Trait: Shutting people out. Nomin's very kept to herself, and with her past trauma, she just doesn't really want to involve a lot of people too deeply into her life. She keeps people at arm's length for a long time, and preferred it that way for a good portion of her time since escaping the Jhungid. Even if her Echo could help give her some insight on who to trust and who not to trust.

L I K E S

Colors: Pink and gold.

Smells: Plums, fried dough, wood musk (pine, spruce, and cedar more specifically), chocolate.

Textures: Polished wood, sand, porous volcanic rock, Angura fleece.

Drinks: Suutei tsai, chatsarganii shuus, orange juice, hot cocoa.

O T H E R    D E T A I L S

Smokes: Nope...

Drinks: Only sometimes, but she does not really prefer it. Especially since the first time she drank wine, she was drugged.

Drugs: Depends on the drug. Medicinal is fine.

Mount Issuance: Nomin was not given one from a Grand Company, as she did not join one. She didn't like the idea of joining one because it was the 'thing to do.' She has Mori, and she rode him illegally throughout Eorzea regardless. She found it silly that she would need a permit of any kind to actually travel more quickly. However, with three signatures from Kan-E-Senna, Nanamo Ul Namo, and Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn after her varying feats, uh...her illegal riding became legal.

Been Arrested: I mean, can you technically count the necessary trial by combat thing in Ishgard? I feel like that should count, to be honest.

Tagged by: @sundered-souls; thank you! :>

Tagging: @blossomblade, @icehearts, @ahollowgrave, @halikyon, @starrysnowdrop, @sasslett, @ainyan, @sylaurin, @disciple-of-frost, @ubejamjar, @spiral-cut, and anyone else who wants to do it. Sorry if you've been tagged before!

TT u TT /

[hoedamn-eron]

baby, please - part 11

As you approach the middle of your pregnancy, you take Beth house hunting. She has an awful lot of wisdom.

Warnings: Small mention of being sick, so emetophobia warning. Hint of a panic attack. Talking about unresolved feelings. Not proofread whatsoever so there's definitely mistakes somewhere. Word count: 3,492 F!Reader, no use of Y/N.

We're officially half-way through this fic!

Disclaimer: I am not from the US, I am British. I just looked at houses that were up for sale in the Florida area and picked one 😂

Part 10 ● Series Masterlist ● Part 12

The next few weeks of your pregnancy are filled with work, bridesmaid dress appointments, and time spent with Santiago.

Ever since your disagreement (because it was not an argument), your interactions over the following few weeks with Santiago grew more frequent and purposeful. You’ve both made the effort to get to know each other a little bit more as people, and not just soon-to-be-parents. You found out more about his childhood, about how after his father passed away, his mother was alone to raise him and his older sisters. Like he mentioned on your first date, he hadn’t really spoken to them much, or any family really, but he was thinking of fixing that, and reaching out since he was going to be a father, and his parents weren’t there to see it. He thought his kids should have their Tías in their lives.

He wasn’t much of a rebellious kid in high school, because he dreaded the wrath of his mother, and that he joined the Army from the ‘propaganda they spew at high school kids on career days’. At the time he thought it was a good idea, and really, it was, since he got to build up his career, but he ‘could do without the bad knees and PTSD’. You told him that he was still a great guy ‘despite the shitty knees’. He’d laughed at that.

He’d come over to your place and you’d have dinner together. Maybe you’d watch a movie on your couch, that usually ended up with you fast asleep. He’d always wake you to let you know he was leaving, sometimes getting you into bed before he left. You even tried to go out once a week to a nice dinner together, when the time allowed it, where you’d both always battle it out on where to go. You always decided to just rock-paper-scissors and the winner got to choose.

But your favourite thing to do with Santi was go to the movies (even though you’d only been a handful of times with him). You both always pick a cheesy romance, and you sit together sharing a sweet popcorn (because going to the movies was expensive and you have two kids on the way! Of course, you were going to be stingy). You always sneak in a few bags of Sourpatch Kids, and you are willing to share a few with Santi. With each passing week, the bond between you deepened, merged with shared experiences and the anticipation of the future you were now shaping together.

And then, your journey together finds you in Santiago's apartment (managing to avoid Emily each time). It was exactly how you expected it to look; tidy, neat, mostly beige and brown, with a bit of navy dotted in there. It was a typical bachelor pad. Together, you started clearing out his spare room and meticulously planned and arranged it to be the twins' bedroom; you realised that this space was a room where your children would find their home, where they will share laughter and happy memories with their father. It left a warm and fuzzy feeling in your chest.

And not because Santi’s hand just brushed against yours as he passed you an old pair of boxing gloves to throw into the ‘donate’ box.

Yeah, things with Santiago were good. Really good. You’d settled into a nice routine, and you both weren’t to tense anymore. You felt more open, that if you had a problem, you felt like you could go to him now, and vice versa. You look forward to when you’re going to see him next. You consider yourselves good friends.

“So, you’re dating?” Beth asked with raised eyebrows as she gave you a quick glance from her place in the driver’s seat.

Your stomach flips at her question, but you put it down to morning sickness. You roll your eyes at her instead. “We’re not dating.”

“I dunno, sounds like dating to me,” Beth said, shaking her head lightly.

“It’s not…we’re not dating!”

“You meet up multiple times a week and hang out.” She gave you a pointed look. “You see him more than you see us. That’s dating.”

“No,” you say, glaring at her. “It’s…it’s not dating, we’re not dating!”

“The more you deny it makes it out like you’re dating,” Beth whispered, turning down a small and tidy neighbourhood.

“You’re so smug,” you say, giving her the finger, only for her to give it back to you as she pulled up outside the cute little white house with the blue trim.

“I’m just saying, that’s what Georgia and I did when we first got together,” Beth said as she unbuckled her seatbelt. “And here we are, two years later, arranging our wedding.”

You fought the urge to childishly stick your tongue out at her. “Let’s just…look at the house.”

You’d started furniture shopping and your living room was starting to become smaller and smaller since the boxes of baby stuff started piling up. You’d decided that it was time to start looking into moving into a bigger place; you were approaching the halfway mark of your pregnancy, and you were slowly outgrowing your apartment. And who better to ask than Beth? From her work, she knew all the nice neighbourhoods with the low crime rates and good schools, and she knew the good houses that were within your budget.

So, you’d asked her to help you go in for a few viewings, to help pick out the perfect place for you and your babies, to spend your lives together. You were excited, to know that this was the next step in the chapter of your life. You already had so many ideas on how you were really going to make a house your home.

“So this one has two bedrooms, and two bathrooms, but one of those bathrooms is an ensuite,” said Beth, looking at her phone at the house details. “Decent sized back garden, there’s a drive for your car…and it’s been recently renovated.”

“By you?” you ask, grinning.

“Not me, no,” Beth says grinning as you both enter the house.

There were other potential buyers meandering around the house, taking a look around the house. You give an impressed look at the house as you wander through with Beth. “It’s nice.”

“It is,” she says, looking around herself, checking out the wooden floors.

You and Beth walk through the house, oohing, and ahhing at the new flooring and the state-of-the-art bathroom that had just been put in. You did like the house, but after an hour of looking around, you and Beth decided it just wasn’t for you; the bedrooms were on the smaller side, and there wasn’t much closet space. You would struggle with all of your stuff and two kids in tow.

“To be honest, houses always look better when there’s still furniture in them,” Beth said as you both climbed back into here car. “Lucky for us, the next few houses are empty.”

“So they’ve been on the market for a while?” you ask, looking at her sceptically.

“They have but not because they’re bad,” said Beth, starting the car and pulling out. “It’s because everyone wants modern and renovated houses nowadays.”

You sit in a comfortable silence as Beth navigates through the streets and you’re back in another neighbourhood, which was a little more active than the other one. There were children out playing, and it was bright and colourful with flowers in the gardens and trees lining the sidewalks.

“This neighbourhood looks a little more child friendly,” you say as Beth pulled in front of another house, painted a light blue with a front porch. It looked a little run down but nothing a clean up and lick of paint couldn’t fix. “The other one looked…quiet.”

“Yeah,” Beth said, turning the car off and unbuckling her seatbelt. She waves at the estate agent, who was stood by the front door.

You both climb out the car and greet the agent. Beth introduces you both, declaring Harry an old friend from her college days. You smile and shake his hand, before Harry let’s you both in the house. “This is two bedrooms and one bathroom. As you could see from outside, it has a nice porch and the gardens, both front and back, are fairly big for the size of the house.”

You nod as Harry leads you through the house, talking about the old owners and how they moved to California for work. He talked about the neighbourhood, and you were right, it was mostly a place for families, that it was just around the corner from an elementary school. You liked the house, really, but it just didn’t feel like you. Beth could tell you were a little reserved, and suggested moving onto the next house, where Harry was going to follow you.

Throughout the day, you take a look at four (four!) more houses. You felt bad, that you were going through so many viewings and open houses, but they just didn’t feel right. I couldn’t see yourself living in them. It was only the first day but you were under a time limit, and you were disappointed that you hadn’t found what you were looking for yet.

Beth reassured you that there were more houses she had planned to look at, but when you reached house number six, you lightly gasped. It was a modestly sized house, and it was white with white stone accents, a garage attached with a small drive. The front garden was made of grass (overgrown, of course), and you could see tall white fencing cutting off the back garden from the public. You got an instant warm feeling from it.

Harry pulled up behind you both as you and Beth climbed out her car. He quickly joined you, pulling keys out of his pocket as he talked about the house. “This is actually three bedrooms with two bathrooms. It had a nice open plan kitchen and dining room, and a nice sized living room.”

“It’s a little dated,” Beth said to you. “But we can work on that.”

“The folks who owned it decided to sell and downsize, since their kids had grown up and moved out and started having their own kids,” Harry replied.

“So it wasn’t the area?” you ask him.

He shook his head. “No, it’s a very nice family friendly area. It’s a very quiet neighbourhood too, but the closest school is about fifteen minutes away by car.”

You nod, looking around the downstairs. It was dated, and the house could do with a revamp. You take a look in the back garden and see that it was just as overgrown as the front garden, but it was decently sized. You could hear Beth and Harry talking renovations on another house, so you meandered on upstairs. It was just as dated as the rest of the house, but the first two bedrooms were a nice size, but the third was fairly small; you could see yourself setting up an office for yourself. And there was a lot of storage space too.

You pause as you get to the master bedroom, seeing something on the doorframe. You lean down as much as you can with your bump, and smile as you see pencil markings in the wood, with names and dates written.

“Height marks,” you mutter to yourself with amusement.

The warmth that you felt when you first saw the house spread further through you. This was it. If the owners of this house loved it enough to keep their kid’s (and possible grandchildren’s) heights recorded on the doorframes, long after they had packed up and left, then maybe you could live here too, as a first home for your kids. You could love this house as much as the previous owners did, and you could raise your children in a warm, loving environment where they will thrive, and be able to play outside in the garden. You bite your lip and smile, before standing and making your way back downstairs.

Harry and Beth were still talking as you approached them. “Sorry, how much is this?”

“Uh…” Harry looked at the property sheet on his clipboard. “$350,000.”

Beth looked at you. “Why, are you interested? It’s within your budget.”

“It’s under my budget,” you say, before nodding. “I want it. It’s a nice house, and I get a warm, fuzzy feeling from it. I feel like it was a nice place to be brought up.”

Harry looked at you for a moment before giving a small laugh of relief. “Really? You’re interested?”

“Yeah, I am,” you say. “I want this house.”

“Great!” Harry said. “We can…we can arrange a meeting, we can get the paperwork all sorted, get in touch with your bank…we can get you this house.”

After sharing a few more pleasantries and sharing contact details, you and Beth say goodbye to Harry before climbing into Beth’s car. You both sit in silence for a moment, watching as Harry leaves before your turn to each other and you both let out screams of excitement.

“I’m going to be a homeowner!” you cry.

You bask in your excitement for a few moments before you both calm down. “Let’s go and have a late lunch, and we can celebrate.”

You end up at a swanky looking restaurant where Beth said she sometimes takes potential clients to talk about their renovations. When you’re both settled and you’d ordered your food and drinks, you sit back and relax, sighing as you sip at your raspberry lemonade (you would have ordered a Diet Coke but Beth told you, you just had to try something refreshing for once).

“So, wanna talk about Santi?” Beth asks, raising an eyebrow at you.

“I thought we were here to celebrate my new future purchase?” you say, groaning.

“We are, but I’m one of your best friends. Something is going on with you.”

“Nothing is going on! Is this because you think we’re dating?”

“Yes, kind of!” said Beth, laughing. “I understand that this has turned out different to your usual dates, because you’re having this guys kids, but…you do just seem a little more…I don’t know.” She shrugs. “I don’t want to say happier, because that’s fucking cheesy, but you do.”

You stare at her for a moment before shaking your head. “No, it’s…it’s not – “

“Come on,” Beth urged, looking at you seriously.

You look at her. You knew that something was different, and you didn’t want to address it. You thought it was pregnancy hormones, that it would pass. You get that Santiago was a good-looking guy, and nice, and funny, and he cared about you and your kids. It was just a fleeting moment. You know it is.

Your mind suddenly becomes a whirlwind of its own. The clinking of cutlery and the soft murmur of voices from the other patrons just seem too loud, and you suddenly feel overstimulated. Your chest feels too tight.

What's going on with me?

You look down at the table, your breathing a little heavier, trying to distract yourself from Beth’s gaze, and pushing down the emotions that threaten to spill over. Santiago was supposed to be a casual encounter, a one-night stand that held no expectations. And yet, here you are, 16 weeks pregnant, grappling with feelings you never thought would surface.

Am I overthinking this?

The memories of shared moments with Santiago dance before you – the movies, the dinners, the moments of laughter that felt like stolen fragments of happiness. They all carry an inexplicable weight now, a significance that's both thrilling and unnerving.

You feel like you might be sick.

“Okay, slow down, take a deep breath. It's okay to have feelings, you know.” Beth said, seeing your inner turmoil. “Santiago has been there for you through this, and it's only natural that you might feel a connection growing.”

“It's not…” you try to catch your breath, your throat suddenly feeling dry. You take a large sip of your lemonade. “It’s not just a connection, because I’m pregnant. I’m…I feel like I’m in high school, daydreaming about the future, about...about becoming more.”

Beth gives you a gentle look as she reaches across the table and holds your hand. “Look, I know this might be overwhelming, especially given the circumstances. But sometimes, life has a funny way of leading us down unexpected paths. It's okay to admit that your feelings have changed.”

“I'm pregnant with the guy’s twins, Beth,” you say. “I need stability and certainty. Santiago was just a one-night thing, and…and nothing serious was supposed to come out of this.”

“I get it, I really do. But have you talked to Santiago about how you're feeling?”

“No, are you kidding? He’s a bigger commitment-phobe than I am,” you say, taking another large sip of your drink.

“Okay, so, I think you need to talk to him. It's important to be honest with each other, especially when there's so much going on with you both.” She gives your hand a squeeze, causing you to finally look at her properly. “And remember, your happiness and comfort matter too. We’ve always said you’ve gotta do what’s best for you and your babies, and if that means something a little more…permanent with Santiago, then that’s how it is.”

You sigh at her, your brow furrowing. “What if I'm just imagining all of this? What if I'm mistaking just…niceness for something that it isn’t? What if it’s just pregnancy hormones?”

Beth nods “Yeah, babe, that could be it. But don't downplay your feelings either. Just take things one step at a time. Open up the conversation with Santiago. Share your thoughts and listen to his perspective too.”

You groan, letting go of her hand and burying your face in them. You take a few more deep breaths, calming down, the tightness in your chest melting away. You drop your hands and look at her helplessly. “I just need to know where we stand, for the sake of my own peace of mind. And the kids too, I suppose.”

“You can do that. Next time you see him, just…casually bring it up. And no matter what, I'll support you. Courtney and Gabs will support you. Just promise me that you'll prioritise your own happiness and safety. If Santiago feels the same, great! Wonderful! If not, you can just stay friends, co-parent your kids. That’s fine too.”

You look at her. “And if he…if it ends badly?”

“If it ends badly, which it won’t…you have us. The Dream Team. We’ll raise those babies to be the best they can be.”

You give her a small laugh as your eyes fill with tears. You wipe at them. “Sorry, I don’t know why I’m crying.”

“Eh,” Beth said, shrugging as takes a sip of her own drink (wine, obviously). “You’re pregnant. And evidently in love with your baby daddy. You’re allowed to cry.”

“Shut up, I’m not in love with him,” you say, snorting as she laughs.

She drops the subject after that, thank goodness. She talks about how she’ll share her Pinterest board with you, that you can take a look at for some inspiration on your house, because she will be looking at renovating it for you (“At a discount, of course, because I love you, and babies are expensive enough.”).

After your lunch, Beth drops you back off at your apartment building and you thank her for her help, for both the house and Santiago. She iterates again that she’s there for you, and it’ll be fine. Everything will be fine. Once you’re back in your apartment and settled in comfy pants and a too big t-shirt, you settle on your couch and think back about the conversation you both had. Could you really talk to Santiago about the feelings you’d been having? Would he look at you with disgust? Betrayal? You had both agreed to just co-parent, nothing else.

But what if Santiago turns around and wants nothing to do with you if you tell him that you may have feelings for him (because, after all, it may just be hormones…you hadn’t been with anyone since Santiago). What if you tell him, make it all weird, for it to go away with time, but it’s still weird? Would you want to risk your kids losing their father because you were feeling just a little bit glowy after having some male attention?

No, you needed to get a grip of yourself. It’ll fade, it always does, regardless of pregnancy hormones or not. You give a firm not to yourself. It’s settled then, you won’t tell Santi anything. It’ll be better that way, and you can go on like normal, because that works.

You sigh again, digging the heels of your hands into your eyes. You need a glass of wine.

Too bad you’re pregnant.

Tagged - @khonsulockley, @bluenredndeath, @superficialfeelings

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i really haven't talked much about my w101 story that i made up around my characters, but i feel like my characters are very well written and i tried going against their respective schools' stereotypes with some of them. i think i did that best with my life and storm wizards. this is gonna be long, so if ur reading this then beware!!

my storm wizard galena, who ends up being luna's best friend, despises her at first. she comes from a very influential and rich family of storm wizards who are by no means weak, and she has been a prodigy ever since she was born. naturally, her parents had put a lot of pressure on her from a young age to hone her skills at divination. they had already decided her future for her, and that is what she believed she has to go with. she grew up to be narcissistic and absolutely egotistical, not even entertaining the idea that there could be somebody out there who is better because there's just simply noooo way...

until this mf luna from earth comes along and gets put into HER class, and she outdoes her at everything. gardening classes, crafting classes, life classes (cause everyone needs to learn some life magic amirite?), history classes, all the classes they shared, somehow this 'outsider' always did better at them than her. it was luna that was sent to various missions by the headmaster, it was luna that was always praised by the headmaster, it was always luna, luna, luna, luna. of course, galena got praise as well. but she just couldn't fathom somebody else getting it as well. and she also couldn't fathom that perhaps, being praised so much by the headmaster and being sent on various missions was not exactly the best thing ever.

it pissed her the FUCK off to the point where she resorted to sabotage. ruined textbooks, rumour spreadings (frequently combatted by another popular student at ravenwood who loved luna), all of the stuff. but, luna had always remained cordial. initially, she was the brightest star, eyes twinkling, ready and excited for this new and defining chapter in her life in the spiral. she couldn't fathom being mean back, so she never was. she just dealt with it silently as her mental health continously deteriorated due to all the things she had gone through. dragonspyre did a big number on luna, after that, she never really returned to ravenwood the same. taking a man's life, even if he was a threat to the spiral, just did not feel good.

she stopped being even cordial. she actually had no reactions to anything at all. not one jab that galena took at her. it was as if she was a living corpse, and galena noticed. and then galena wondered. "what is up with her? why is she like this?" those were her thoughts up until a confrontation happened. galena went up to her to interrogate her in typical galena fashion, luna said something insulting back which surprised galena and then proceeded to try to slap her. however, luna caught galena's arm and told her, cold as ice, that maybe she should start considering how traumatic this all is and to get her head out of her ass.

long story short, that made galena think and she basically started reevaluating her entire life. her ego was crushed and she felt something unnatural inside of herself, something she's never felt before - empathy. she mellowed out, and shortly after that followed an argument with her parents where they disowned her. her and luna found a mutual understanding and she proceeded to move into luna's dorm. they became best friends, but luna only continued to become more and more damaged by the things she went through.

my life wizard, rya, was a dragonspyrean refugee who escaped the dragon titan's wrath alongside her twin brother, shen. they were taken in by a childless widow in wizard city who rya never warmed up to because she was too distrustful. the only thing rya knew her entire life, was how to be a protector. she was the elder sibling between the two, and shen had always been so timid and shy. he needed somebody to watch over him and take care of him, and rya had no choice but to become that somebody. their parents simply did not understand, and that irked her to hell and beyond.

shen was subjected to bullying and life generally seemed to have it out for him, so rya always tried her best to protect him from harm in every way, shape and form. she developed anger issues that were very alarming, though she made sure to let them out in other ways and to never let it affect her brother. escaping from a g3nocide at the dragon titan's hands and losing all of her friends and other family besides shen made those issues way worse.

when she and her brother enrolled at ravenwood, she was assigned life, which was weirdly fitting - destined to be a protector and a healer to everyone, and even though she could always heal herself physically, nothing could mend her heart. always healing others when she herself is irreperably damaged. she's what is known as a "mom friend", and that is precisely what she was to luna. like many others, either in a good or a bad way, she was drawn to luna and the two shortly became friends. galena had earned rya's ire multiple times, but they were always stopped by the teachers before it could become an actual physical fight.

rya noticed how the things luna was going through was affecting her, and she attempted to take it up with the headmaster multiple times but didn't want to jeopardize shen's and her own education, so she always let it be. however, she did NOT let luna be. luna was slowly becoming a self sacrificing hero with no boundaries of her own, no consideration for her own well being, and rya could not stand to see it. she knew it all too well, how all of that feels. but rya, being the ever-angry person that she is, just couldn't approach the topic normally. it always ended up in her shouting at her. and luna always forgave.

there's so much i could write but this post is already long enough so see yall next time, i promise my lore is really good frfr

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Sibling questionnaire

thanks for the tag @seastarblue!

Doing my bbs Addison and Martin from my WIP novel, Spiritborne (working title teehee)

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Who looks more like their dad?

Addison and Martin are identical twins, so technically both of them, but I'm gonna say Martin does on account of Addison being trans and having been on estrogen since she was 16

Who looks more like their mom?

Again, identical twins. But this time Addison is the lookalike winner :)

Who eats the most?

Addison. Martin is still in frequent contact with their parents and is influenced by their restrictive eating guidelines for the sake of his continued modelling career (which Addison broke free of)

Who has been in the weirdest situations?

Addison. She's a magic detective and Martin is a simple model and businessman.

Who sleeps the most?

Martin. Addison has PTSD and is also a workaholic who thrives on coffee, so sleep doesn't come easy or often to her.

Who has the most stable romantic life?

Martin. He has a wife and two kids. Meanwhile Addison hasn't been in a relationship for five years.

What is the worst habit of each?

Addison's is the aforementioned workaholic-ness. She literally lost her arm due to her dedication to her job and she needs to chill a bit. Martin's is probably speeding tbh. He's rich as fuck and doesn't care about tickets.

Who is the most dramatic?

Martin, easily. Addison is far too jaded. Though when they're together her more dramatic side is drawn out by him.

Who has the weirdest phase?

Neither tbh. During childhood they were lorded over and managed pretty strictly by their parents, so there was never really an opportunity to do anything 'weird.' Though perhaps Addison went a little crazy with her newfound freedom after breaking free from them. Something for me to think about.

Who is the best cook in the family?

Addison. Martin has been getting served by the family cook his entire life, while Addison was forced to properly learn after she was cut off.

What is their best memory together?

Getting to go to their highschool camp together and finally be free of their parents for a week.

What is their worst memory together?

Addison choosing to leave the family and be cut off to chase her dreams. They reunited not to long after, but it was still the first time in their lives they would be apart for any length of time, which was painful for both of them.

What is their dream trip together?

Visiting their hometown in France together, just the two of them. Unfortunately it will likely never happen as they're both too busy and Martin goes there pretty frequently on business trips anyways.

Would you rather: Not be able to shower OR not be able to change clothes?

Addison: not be able to change clothes. She wears her work uniform 90% of the time anyway. She would miss dressing up though.

Martin: not be able to shower. He needs to change clothes pretty frequently for his modelling.

Who’s older?

Addison, by two minutes.

Describe each other in three words.

Martin describing Addison: "Intelligent, stubborn, self-righteous"

Addison describing Martin: "Generous, caring, goofball."

Who’s their role model?

Addison's is her boss, Vice Chief of detectives, Alyx Luaz.

Martin's is their dad.

Who usually has the worst ideas?

Martin, if he had the freedom to actually follow through.

Who is the certified “Bug Killer”?

Addison. Esp in adulthood. Girl has been immolated; she Does Not Care about a cockroach.

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this was a lot of fun! uhhh idk who to tag tho so... open tag! if you wanna do it, go wild :) Blanks under the cut

Who looks more like their dad?

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Who eats the most?

Who has been in the weirdest situations?

Who sleeps the most?

Who has the most stable romantic life?

What is the worst habit of each?

Who is the most dramatic?

Who has the weirdest phase?

Who is the best cook in the family?

What is their best memory together?

What is their worst memory together?

What is their dream trip together?

Would you rather: Not be able to shower OR not be able to change clothes?

Who’s older?

Describe each other in three words.

Who’s their role model?

Who usually has the worst ideas?

Who is the certified “Bug Killer”?

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talk about lillian PLEAAAASE. anything you need to get out i love her

i don't think i really have anything big that i haven't already shared here or on her toyhouse page, but idk how long you've been around or what you know so i'll gather general thoughts!!! i ended up talking about basically her entire backstory lmao!

due to the way her species reproduces lil has 3 biological parents. her mom malaika, her dad andro, and her other dad dodahan. malaika and andro were close longtime friends and lived together with lil acting as her parents but had no romantic relationship; malaika and dodahan were dating. lil is very close with andro and idolized her mom like crazy. dodahan was always good to her but they were never really close

lil spent most of her childhood with andro due to the nature of malaika's work keeping her away from home often, but school problems in her preteens led to her joining malaika on the "road" (space) and being homeschooled by her for a couple years. and then malaika got killed and lil got completely fucked up over it

she fell behind in school during the funk and probably never formally graduated from whatever equivalent to high school they have. she probably started her current career path as like a ship cleaner/detailer, built further skills in that environment and made good connections to get into legit machine work

the job she's passionate about is being an amateur mechanic for personal starships but currently doesn't make as much from it as she should (still new in the game and trying to build a reputation) so she works a day job as an installation technician for bodarobo, a job andro (wfh bodarobo tech support guy) helped her get

a massive high security prison satellite orbits her planet. dodahan was the old warden, but died a short time after malaika was killed. his son (and lil's half brother) gorb runs the place now. gorb and lil don't get along (understatement)

lil's more beloved, honorary "brother" is pidot, the AI of malaika's starship that lil inherited after her death. pidot's manufacturer assigned name is "pilot" and manufacturer assigned gender is female. "pidot" comes from baby lil making a weird pronunciation mistake, and being a boy comes from lil arbitrarily calling him so as a child and giving him an epiphany

lil's best friend aside from pidot is eddie, who she met as a child when malaika rescued him and his sisters from space pirates. nowadays eddie owns a bar that she frequents

years down the line lil has a daughter (lanika) with atch, a friend she met at eddie's. they possibly have twins? and he's raising the other one? idk i've never put a lot of consideration into the idea, i just know the other kid's name would be maia. lil never enters any committed relationship in canon, so the third parent in this situation was probably just some one night stand

her most prized possessions are pidot's ship, a 15 inch tall statue of her favourite kaiju that she spent way too much money on, and probably like a custom glow in the dark dildo based off the same kaiju idk. and her teeth collection. she thinks teeth are sexy and cool and collects them. here's an old doodle of some of her collected teeth

idk how to close this. check out her tag on my rb blog for funnies or her playlist for tunes

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FOR THE ASK MEME!!! hmmmmmmmmmmmm. tsuru on primes (and 1, for funsies) (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23) andddddd kasen on squares (1, 2, 4, 9, 16, 25). Also who's your favourite precure (Laura not inluded)

TSURU!

1. Why do you like or dislike this character?

I love characters that are outwardly sociable and cheerful but are actually pretty lonely and self-isolating under the surface - Myu cranks this up several notches and gives him extra trauma, but I think it's there to some extent with any version of Tsuru. Myu in particular also puts him in a situation of taking on far too much responsibility all on his own, putting pressure on himself and being very bad at letting others help him with it, which is delicious. I also love characters who are just kind of, bad at being people and that's a trait all the Heian blades share to varying degrees, I think.

(Also he's really pretty. There's definitely that.)

2. Favorite canon thing about this character?

Just, myu!tsuru in general honestly, his arc there has been really, really well done. Okamiya Kurumu is one of the best performers in myu and he knocks it out of the park as Tsurumaru every single time. Also the fact that we have an entire duo musical featuring him and Ookurikara??? WHAT a gift, thank you toumyu. Imagine being a kuritsuru shipper since 2015 and then seven years later (i think?) you find out they're doing that. I can't even imagine.

3. Least favorite canon thing about this character?

It's probably an unfair comparison because myu Tsuru is so good, and the two stage adaptations try to avoid overlapping arcs, but I do think he's misused (or at least underused) in sute. A lot of the stageplays he's in, he doesn't really seem to have much to do beyond being occasional comic relief which is... ehhh. I don't mind silly Tsuru in light-hearted stuff like Hanamaru, Tsuru shenanigans are fun, but when sute gets good it's REALLY good, and it's just kinda too bad that Tsuru tends to get more surface-level characterization in comparison to some of the others. I REALIZE it's probably an unfair complaint, it's a huge cast and they can't give central roles to every single sword, but still. Sute and Myu just handle their side characters very differently and I prefer Myu's writing in that regard.

(I will give them points for Iden though. Still was mostly a comic relief character in that one, but he and Nankai - who's another fave - getting along like a house on fire, WONDERFUL, and his gasp of delight over getting to set off the bombs is hilarious and adorable.)

5. What's the first song that comes to mind when you think about them?

Probably would always be one of his songs from myu. In this moment, the one that started playing in my head was ZANZOU, which is a banger.

also, Two Shadows from Michihasu, which he doesn't sing, but it's about him (in part), so like. uuuuuu

7. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you like?

I always go kind of insane over death/grave imagery in fanart of him. ALSO him being portrayed as a sort of little brother to the Sanjous, it's so so cute, and Mikazuki as his older or twin brother figure is my favorite take on their relationship.

11. Would you date this character?

ABSOLUTELY not, I do not have the mental fortitude to handle Tsurumaru's idea of fun date activities, and making Ookurikara jealous feels... unwise. Not gonna risk it.

13. What's an emoji, an emoticon and/or any symbol that reminds you of this character or you think the character would use a lot?

oh he'd use emojis SO MUCH, and in a completely incomprehensible way. I get the feeling that 💥 and 🎉 would frequently be in play, for emphasis, or just to add excitement. He'd use 💀 a lot and nobody can quite figure out whether it means something good or bad.

17. What's a ship for this character you don't hate but it's not your favorite that you're fine with?

To an extent, I do like mikatsuru, even though I prefer them platonic. The problem is often the Mika characterization tbh I'm just. Not a big fan of top Mika and the way people write "seme Mika" isn't something I generally vibe with.

19. How about a relationship they have in canon that you don't like?

Hmmm I can't really think of any tbh.

23. Favorite picture of this character?

oohhhh man I don't think I can even narrow it down to just one, but shoutout to this artist because their style is SO good and I love how they draw him. I have a couple of their kuritsuru doujins and they're soooo pretty

KASEN!

1. Why do you like or dislike this character?

I picked him as my starter knowing basically nothing about him except that he shared a VA with Izumi, and in true saniwa fashion I got Attached. I love his gap moe combination of being all literary and refined, but also full of... well, Kanesada brashness and a hot temper, haha. The way he wants to be known for his association with culture and literature, but the death and violence is also inextricably part of his story, and he has to reconcile those parts of himself as he grows and learns how to be a person... I just think he's so endearing. A wonderful first sword for Haruaki Honmaru!!!

2. Favorite canon thing about this character?

the way he haunts the narrative in myu just.... makes me completely insane tbh. it's REALLY good. The way he's never been mentioned by name but we all know the first sword was Kasen - not just process of elimination (even if it's also that lol) but in everything he's left behind, the traditions of his honmaru, the personality of his saniwa who absolutely seems like someone who would've chosen Kasen, the impact he made on the swords who knew him... The oldest sakura tree, tucked away in a quiet part of the garden "like it's shy" ;--; The fact that the sakura trees were his idea in the first place! They gave Sakuranoue some of his lines in Michihasu and it TAKES ME OUT, okay. Whenever they end up mentioning him directly or even having him on stage in myu, it's going to kill me and I will be dead o(--(

oh, oh, and that thread of Tsuru's character arc in datesouki and michihasu about "understanding why people write poems" - god. goddd. I have this strong impression that Kasen and Tsuru butted heads a lot, they have pretty conflicting personalities, and Tsuru after he's gone trying to figure out how to grieve this person he cared about deeply but never completely understood. ok i'm veering away from both Kasen and canon now but IT'S REALLY GOOD OK. MYU IS REALLY GOOD

also, to be fair since I talked shit a bit in Tsuru's section, I loooove tousute Kasen, he's absolutely perfect. The fact that his actor just starts improvising punches when he accidentally breaks his prop sword is so fucking funny and the most Kasen thing ever.

4. If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in?

Maybe it's just proximity because i'm playing it right now, but Kasen in Infinity Nikki would be funny as hell. He'd be living his best life and training to become the Sovereign of Elegant but not making much progress because he's got this bad habit of getting violent over styling contests and that isn't very miyabi of him.

9. Could you be roommates with this character?

Could Kasen be roommates with me, is the question. I am not a tidy person and I think I'd drive him insane. That said, if I could get him doing the cleaning, that might be a pretty sweet deal... I think we would enjoy similar amounts of quiet and solitude and wouldn't get in each other's way.

16. What's your least favorite ship for this character?

Ookurikara. I don't... really know why it's so popular 😭 I just don't really like shipping Kara with anyone but Tsuru in the first place, but even beyond that I just don't see it tbh. (Seriously, why did this take off? Is it just their antagonism in Hanamaru, because if Kasen having an ostensibly shippable dynamic with someone in ONE adaptation is enough to blow it up then let's all stop sleeping on kasenba who have so much to chew on in toumyu AND a very cute dynamic in hanamaru-- *cough* anyway)

25. What was your first impression of this character? How about now?

When I started playing, I picked him because he shares a VA with Izumi and I liked his design, not knowing anything else about him. I LOVE that he turned out to be one of my faves and that he retroactively made toumyu that much more emotionally harrowing for me personally. Classic touken ranbu experience. I love it.

AND MY FAVORITE CURE is probablyyyy Cure Felice, i love her and her lesbian witch moms and she's SO cute ;u;

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I'm sorry if this is a lot.

💧,🔥 and 🌩 for Mario and Luigi.

If thats okay with you...

I’m gonna put the answers under a ‘Read More’ line as a few of the answers go into some heavy topics. TW: Bullying, Insomnia, Eating Disorder/Issues

(Answer for the OC Emoji Asks List - Focus on 'Yellow, Purple, Red, Green' Series.)

💧 DROPLET - random angst headcanon

Mario

When overly stressed, Mario will pull at his hair. Sort of the idea of self-inflicted pain will break him out of the situation in some way. It’s something else for him to focus on.

Luigi

Luigi’s stutter is mostly due to the taunting and bullying that he received during his school years. (If he’s right about something, he’s mocked for being a know-it-all. If he’s wrong, then he’s being stupid and shouldn’t talk.) But it officially started because he didn’t start talking until he was 5-6 and wasn’t a strong talker because of it. 

🔥 FIRE - do they have any self destructive tendencies? What habits do they have that hinder them from becoming their best self?

Mario

He’s never told Luigi about this, but he’s experienced being unable to sleep long before their arrival to the Mushroom Kingdom. Starting an incident in school (see Luigi’s entry below), became more frequent after their parents passed away, and worse still when there was the worry of them being possibly separated. Staying up thinking about how he was supposed to handle everything. How he should be paying better attention to what’s happening with Luigi. How he’s supposed to keep them together, how he was supposed to convince adults that they could take care of each other. That he could care for Luigi no matter how young they were. 

It then became a nightly worry about how Spike was treating them and how he was supposed to get them out of there. Eventually turning to how they were going to start their business and making sure there was enough money to make sure it happened. 

The nightmares only truly started when they arrived to the Mushroom Kingdom. First starting the same as when they were on Earth. Mario unable to sleep as he was thinking over every possibility. The worries of becoming a hero and how he not only had to keep Luigi safe from a new range of dangers. But how they were both heroes needing to keep Princess Peach and a Kingdom safe. 

He only started having nightmares after his first encounter with the Boos. He was finally able to sleep. In turn, making him have horrible nightmares. Now his worries are visually playing out in his mind instead of his thoughts. 

Luigi

It’s not a secret that he doesn’t like to eat. Mario became overly protective of making sure Luigi was eating something substantial for himself after a scary time in their school years. What Mario doesn’t know is why it started. 

When Luigi was younger, under the age of 10, he’d snuck down to get a glass of water from the kitchen (as that has filtered water that he could drink without issues). When he was reaching the middle of the stairwell, he overheard his parents talking. About how expensive the hospital bills and medication for Luigi was and how it was all piling up. With a worry of how they were going to pay everything off and make sure the daily items were still covered. 

Since Luigi blames himself for this hardship (even if his parents and Mario tell him it’s not his fault), he decides to cut back on eating. As that’s the only thing he can really control on a day to day basis. First it was asking for smaller portions of everything so there could be more servings of everything else. 

When the twins could make their own meals, Luigi would pack as little as possible. Eating it quickly so that when Mario asked, he could just say he’d been super hungry and couldn’t help how fast he ate. Eating just enough to keep the hunger pangs away, but never looking or feeling full.

He figured that was his punishment for causing so much damage for just being here. 

It comes to a scary head when Luigi passes out in school one day in the middle of class. (Either in Junior High or High School, I’m not sure which at the moment). Luigi’s body was basically shutting down and needed to be rushed to the hospital. He survives, but now feels guilty for causing more damage than he intended. 

To this day, Mario had no (full) idea as to why Luigi did this. The only explanation given was that he was just trying to help. Not only did Mario make sure he handled everything when it came to Luigi eating, but this was truly the first time that Mario felt that he failed at being a good older brother. 

Because what can you do when the biggest bully against you little brother is apparently himself? 

🌩️ LIGHTNING - are they scared of lightning?

Lightning specifically, no, not really. If anything, they’ll jump more at the sudden brightness than anything else. Luigi feels more alive when there’s a storm in the air now. (Huh, isn’t that weird.)