#the shell is cronchy

[narrators-ruminations]

Hello

Got any cool shrimp facts?

Oh hello there, peculiar... Raccoon? Jester? Nevermind.

Ah, shrimp facts, you say? Hmm... I'm trying to think of one that isn't so common... Oh! Do you remember that shrimp in the dentist's fish tank in the movie, "Finding Nemo"? It's a type of cleaning shrimp, and when they're out in the wild, they do a silly little "dance" of sorts to catch the attention of fish for cleaning! I suggest you look it up on Youtube. Any possible parasites that may live on the fish are free food for them, and of course, the fish are happy to be... eh, parasiteless.

A sort of... Mutualistic symbiosis, if you will. I think it's fascinating.

[ruinlost]

["ohh interesting!"] farrow says giving a small nod taking a small mental notes ,maybe he'll go collect some tomorrow- [" I wonder if the texture has to do with how long it has been out at sea..or the amount of..sand"]

❝  sea  salt.  ❞  the  wanderer  replies  almost  immediately.  ❝  although,  in  terms  of  TEXTURE ...  there's  a  surprising  degree  of  variety.  ❞

[katyspersonal]

I follow because I think you will lead us to the age of the deep since you keep DREAMING about it and I am a fan of intelligent oracles that aren’t afraid to consume orphan children and hire freaks like me to carry out their grand message. Also pill bugs cronchy.

djhsdh suuuuuuure, Royce. SUUUURE you are VERY sneaky.

OKAY ON A SERIOUS NOTE THOUGH lmao like if this blog will ever be serious Remember the dream from a few months ago, in which I was Aldrich who lowkey travelled in time to take a bite of Gwyn's Soul, and strange continuation transpired, in which there was a world full of so much sunshine, sounds and life but everything looked like it was getting dried after a strong flood?

Past that point not only I started liking the sunlight and completely melt and warm up emotionally every time I see a dandelion (because it looks like a small sunshine). But I soon had a dream where I was burying shells and other symbols of the sea in the earth, simultaneously with Fantomette having a dream about me chasing Adeline (another huge character for my identity and psychology) who got sick and weak and perished by the end of the dream. And just recently I've been experiencing concerns, because not only change of the vibe never self-corrected, but it got worse as I've stopped having dreams about the water and darkness, instead it is often "visions of fire" (sometimes so much that I breathe it out like a dragon). I've been seriously worried also because experiencing weird dissociations had lessened and I've been *gasp* enjoying living. Like, on this planet, in general (THE worst!)

@val-of-the-north SAID I'VE GOTTEN IRON KING'D AND I CAN'T GET OVER THAT REMARK LMAO FDSHHSDFGF

(okay on a SERIOUS SERIOUS note, I am glad you are enjoying the weirdest shit I am cursed with fdhshfds Hopefully I haven't lost my ability to send you prophetic nightmares, tune in for more unexplainable events that mysteriously effect everyone who gets close to me also watch it for the pillbugs to not eat YOU XD)

[wackybuddiemewbs]

Buddie things that will absolutely make me lose my shit, if any of them were to happen in any capacity

See below for a visual representation.

In no particular order (because my brain's not in order when it's short before dying lol):

Buck/Lev parallel/reversal

Buck wakes up after he's been unconscious (possibly following some kind of dream about another life), only to mutter the same words as Lev about how he gets it now. But he lives, where Lev died.

Extra points if the camera work is very similar to how it was for Lev.

And thus begins the pining era for our poor Buckaroo, as Eddie dips his toes back into the dating pool, unaware of Buck's epiphany.

Buck's alternate life is not it

Expanding on the former, if we get some kind of parallel universe thing while Buck is unconscious in some capacity, I will probably leave my mortal shell for a while. Because I won't be able to cope if Buck has the "perfect life" with loving parents and everything as it's "supposed to be" (wife (extra-extra lolz if he envisions e.g. Kameron or someone looking pretty much like a female Eddie, say, Marisol), kids, house, whole shebang). Only to come to realize that this isn't what he actually wants and what brings him true happiness and peace.

Bonus points for a) Buck repeatedly hearing someone call out to him and that's later revealed to be Eddie (+/- firefam). Extra bonus if it's "Evan" that eventually brings him back. Or b) he is the only one in the alternate life who is aware that he is somehow stuck in a dream, and Buck knows he should be content with all this. Just that he's not. Because he wants that imperfect mess of a life he has, especially the one that has Eddie and Christopher in it. That this is his way to happiness, and has been all along.

Speaking of... Evan

No. For real. Eddie called Buck "Evan" one time, and it killed me dead. But if Eddie calls out to him by that name or begs him to wake up at the hospital and THEN HE DOES... I'll be deader than dead.

I'm still not done – so PINING ERA REVISITED

No. Seriously. If they have Buck pining after Eddie while Eddie's trying to go on dates again to figure out what he wants out of a relationship after Ana, I will be deceased. Like. Buck finally knows what he wants. He knows what's it for him. But he wakes up to the "reality" that he can't have it. Because Eddie is seemingly not into him and thus not available (he totally is, but they are oblivious, yo).

Only for Eddie to come to the same realization towards the end of the season (love's in the air!) that the person he wants to go home to is Buck, and has been all this time. And so he finally follows his heart back home, where Buck's waiting.

Bonus points if this is all intermingled with Buck momentarily living at Eddie's to recover (and wait for that damn couch delivery!). Like, Buck having to smile and watch Eddie go on dates, while being at that place he calls home... finding out the hard way that the concept of home is actually not just this place he's no guest at, but Christopher and Eddie... Yeah no, I will be dead. Totally absolutely dead. DECEASED.

The red line connecting people's hearts

As per my previous feral post, I shall cronch glass if we get a visual representation between Buck and Eddie being connected via red safety rope, only for both of them to get struck by lightning.

The Buckley parents finally do something that's not shitty for a change

NGL, I'm still not very fond of a sort of redemption arc for them. Because... I don't like them. Especially since I felt like they weren't anywhere near the right mindset last time we saw them (praising Buck for his self-sacrificial tendencies and reaffirming his belief that the best he does is to put his life on the line for others. Therefore making it seem like they were right).

But. If those people finally get their shit together and friggin' see their son at the hospital, after they've refused doing that... would be something very dramatic and thus very cronchy for me.

Bonus points if Maddie puts her foot down and tells them to either try their best to go in there, even though it's traumatic for them, or fuck off.

If we get some kind of dream sequence for Buck where his parents are perfect and loving, it might have a nice touch to see them overcoming their own fears in reality, and showing their love for him, highlighting how it's not perfect, but it's real.

Eddie unable to keep his cool upon seeing Buck in danger/hurt

Not only am I aching for the reversal of Eddie being scared for Buck's sake (and not just on the verge of passing out after getting shot, seeing him with blood all over his face, mind you), but I'd seriously love to see it.

Because I think it'd show two things for Eddie's personal growth: a) He's now in an emotional place where he can allow himself to show that (as he previously repressed that, fearing for it to be a kind of "weakness"). It'd show how much therapy and working on his issues has changed him. b) Buddie. That's it. I'm an easy hoe when it comes to that. I want this. For shipping reasons.

Will reveal

I'm still totally indecisive on what's going on with Buck and Eddie after getting struck (if both are seriously hurt, if only one's seriously injured and the other has comparably smaller injuries but still winds up hospitalized, or if one's basically fine, safe for a few scratches (AKA plot armor/plot turnout coat), while the other one's life is dangling by a thread... or safety rope... mehehe).

Hence, I have no clue how this might happen. But. I want everyone to go like :O when either Eddie or Buck blurts out the legal guardian thing right in front of the firefam (plus Maddie, potentially the Buckley parents, you name it).

Bonus points if all of this is preceded by some conversation between Buck and Eddie about it and actually having a bit of a fight over it. Like. Buck's tendencies of heading into danger head-first (see Bi-cycle-Buck to the rescue earlier on this season) have shown up again. If a decision is to be made about who takes the "more dangerous" spot for a rescue, and Buck asserts himself as the one chosen to do it... And Eddie gets pretty irritated, only for Buck to blurt out something about the will and how he's the plan B, still.

ONLY FOR BOTH TO GET YEETED OFF INTO ORBIT BY LIGHTNING EX MACHINA. Oh, the fun of the pain. It will kill me so very dead.

Extra bonus points if we thus get the follow-up to Buck's and Eddie's conversation about the will later on this season. Wherein Eddie has to use his words to make Buck see what his true intentions were with the will and his act of revealing it to Buck after the shooting (because there's more to it than what he said to Buck last time, IMO).

Well, this is awkward

Granted that it was hinted at that Eddie might start dating again later on this season, I won't recover from it either if he has to come to the realization that it might be kind of weird to explain to a potential new partner that his best friend has dibs on Christopher as the legal guardian, should something happen to him.

Bonus points if that's a not so gentle nudge in the right direction for Eddie to realize that he basically set up Buck as his partner well before he grows conscious of his romantic feelings for him.

All of the bonus points if this, in any way or capacity, is something a date of his points out to him point-blank. Because it's just so obvious to anyone else from the outside. And Eddie just goes like :O.

And they were Couchmates

Again, as per my previous post, I won't ever recover if it turns out that Buck's lack of couch is actually foreshadowing for Buddie Roommate Era. Granted that Buck may sustain some kind of injury that may make it impossible for him to climb stairs safely for a while, or anything to that effect.

We finally talk about our shared trauma, like NOT emotionally stunted people

Buck and Eddie are still due a talk about the shooting. Potentially the sparks flying, too (mehehe). No, for real. They only ever as much as touched on the topic, but they never really talked to each other about how it felt like for them, either seeing the other injured like this or being injured. What it did to them emotionally. How traumatizing it was.

Bonus points if they have to realize that they can't always do it under the pretense of doing things for Christopher (see Eddie's will being surface-level about Eddie's trust in Buck for Christopher's sake, even though it means so much more to both of them, on a level that's not at all Eddie's son).

Extra bonus points if this echoes Eddie's words to his father about how he has to do this for himself and not for Christopher. Extra sprinkles on top if this primes Eddie for the infamous and dearly beloved Oh moment: That doing something for himself actually means pursuing Buck, instead of trying to find what he already has with him... with some random person he's dating. And at last, he follows his heart as "love is in the air".

Parallel of reaching out to each other

Seriously. If we have Eddie desperately reaching out to Buck after he's taken a fall or whatever... and we get a similar shot of how Buck pulled Eddie to safety after the shooting... I won't be coherent. For a long time.

Bonus points if they "fail" to connect first time (due to losing consciousness or being wheeled off to hospital or whatever). And then all of the bonus points if this concludes with them actually holding hands later on, like, after one of them wakes up at the hospital.

This child deserves all unicorns and rays of sunshine, but DAMN the drama of it all

Like. In the event that Eddie is not hurt as badly while Buck's life is still essentially dangling by a thread... If they bring Christopher to the hospital and e.g. Bobby tells him that his dad is still being worked on, though he should be fine. And then Christopher promptly asks for Buck. Because normally, Buck's role would be to be there for him, and everyone is just looking at each other sadly.

Bonus points if Eddie and Christopher are later on shown in a similar setup as Buck and Christopher after Eddie was shot. I mean, I may not be able to reward all of those bonus points coz I'll be dead. But I will give them from the afterlife, I swear.

I abandoned my boys

No, Bobby also deserves unicorns and rays of sunshine. But him having to see basically a younger version of himself (Eddie) and someone who looks up to him as a father figure (Buck) being nearly killed by lightning (after he may have sent them out to do it)... oh geez, the drama's gonna be another death for me.

If this, in any way, is used as a contrast to the Buckley parents, I shall be very petty, and I shall cherish it that Bobby is truly the dad of the entire firefam. No takebacks.

Well, I guess I'm not straight, then?

Like. If we get a scenario of Buck helplessly pining after Eddie while he's off to dating... And if this is further complicated by Eddie figuring out his sexual attraction towards men... Only for Buck not to know that this is something Eddie's working towards (also as part of his therapy, working on his repression)... further pushing the idea that Eddie's not available for him...

And it all concludes with Eddie coming into his own with his sexuality, after having dated men. Only to realize that, yes, he is attracted to men. But. He's not attracted to any of them substantially. Instead. He gets the hots for the himbo already readily available for him, and painfully pining after the guy he thinks he can't have. I love this in fanfiction, so why would I not love it in real... fictional life as well, amirite?

Families come in all kinds of shapes and that's okay

If the whole sperm donor thing's supposed to amount to anything (which I damn well hope!), then Buck reaching the epiphany that he can still have a family without what he previously thought was still on the horizon for him (AKA wife, kids, house, whatever)? Hell. Yes.

That he understands that the family he's got is all he needs to be happy. And that this "sets him free" to let go of this problematic thinking of "donor, not dad" and potentially trying to insert himself into Kameron's and Connor's life (or rather, that of the child). Like, he can finally let this go because he doesn't need that fantasy anymore. He has the actual deal, it's just not the typical or traditional setup for a family.

In that same vain, Buck realizing that fatherhood comes in different shapes and does not rely on relation by blood would be so epic. And it would kill me so very dead. More so if this is deeply entwined with Buck realizing that he has the fatherhood he needs in being there for Christopher (or rather, he wants to be a dad for that kid, not just legal guardian, and that's the ultimate goal for him). That he is Christopher's other dad in all but title (which would be so lovely to be resolved in a future season).

Bonus points if this is somehow brought back into a fold with Bobby's struggle of where he fits into the lives of Athena's children. Last season, he came more into his own as May's dad. So having him help Buck along on that journey towards this new kind of fatherhood would be so... deadening. And if we get some kind of "father-son-moment" for Bobby and Buck that's a reversal of Buck stating to TK that Bobby might just as well be his dad... only that this time Bobby says that Buck might just as well also be his son... I will be so very dead I won't even be able to dance on my own grave, coz I'll yeet myself into the afterlife.

There's probably more that's going to kill me dead. But I will leave it at that. For this mad rambling at least.

That being said... I guess I will be killed by this season. Because I will also be dead if I don't get any of this. So yeah. This season shall be my death sentence. See y'all in the afterlife, my peeps!

Cheers!

[virtualgirladv]

Cartilage, bone marrow and shells are so underrated. Gimme my cronchy bits in flesh

[benevolentdinosaur]

my coworker was eating hard shelled tacos in the break room and I had to mentally hold myself back from saying "wow cronchy" after every bite 😩

this is why people like me shouldn't be out in public

[pasteloctoz]

OOH, Are the shells still in the salad? I like the shells they're cronchy.

guys if you just bug hammy enough they’ll get you what you want. just a heads up.

also, who’s all coming over to my wall tonight? i made pistachio salad 🥰

I’m about to get my ass beat again this isn’t the time for a PISTACHIO SALAD

[eskewcity]

I have seen people silently and angrily peel shrimp while I obstinately and loudly eat them whole with the shell (cronchy) and loudly proclaiming "lottsa people eat it like this" whenever someone glares at me

Ngl you’re kind of insane for that but you do you

[solace-seekers]

how i think the seven+ would react to the cicadacalypse (cicada apocalypse) because it’s happening in like two weeks and i’m scared

annabeth- she’d get grossed out by them but would collect their shells and study them

percy- king of sticking all the dead shells on other people. once got 21 on mr. d before he noticed

jason- hates the noise but is gladly roped in to using his wind shifting powers to create hoards of cicada attack squads that he pushes through the air

leo- ropes jason into the cicada attack hoards. also builds a ton of paper airplanes to stick them on for these hoards

piper- finds them cool but is slightly sad that she can’t lean against the trees at the skate park to admire shel anymore because they’re covered in cicadas

frank- vibes as a cicada. basically a vacation for him because there’s no hope anyone could figure out which one he is

hazel- confused af but also just vibing through the experience and lowkey loving the noise they produce and says it makes her more productive

nico- tries and fails at reanimating the cicada shells. very saddened by this fact but enjoys how if he hangs out with the cicadas less people will approach him

reyna- hates the noise. who tf gave them the right to be that loud. that being said, they do quiet down around her. hard to tell if this is a bellona affect or just reyna

Will- hates it. despises it. why is this his existence. what good is a bf who exudes death when he doesn’t condone killing them. once percy tried to put a cicada shell on him and Will broke his arm

rachel- wears a cicada shell dress

[raddaughter]

This week all the Original Melties followed me, I moved in at college, and now I’m talking with a Goddess on tinder. This is what happens when you activate your lobe. I’m rich, I’m sexy, I’m funny, and most importantly - I’m sexy. Thank you supercorp.

[the-chaos-crew]

“*wakes up*” “oh hey Sam :) Want egg shells? *offers egg shells*” “.... okay! *takes the egg shells* what do I do with these-” “e a t  t h e m” “*nom*  :0 they cronchy likE TEETH >:)” “YES” C H A O S >:)

[welcome-to-green-hills]

Hey Sonic do you have a favorite kind of bug that you like? Also I give headpats

I love the cronchy hard shell ones—they taste like chicken. But if y’a want something good to eat while binging a show, I recommend mealworms. Cockroaches and crickets are the best if they’re rolled in cinnamon!

[remove-the-stairs-bitch]

Welcome! To the Long- Awaited Chocolate Ranking!

Today we will be rating chocolate, de quo in another post answering an ask.

First on the block is White Chocolate.

I don’t enjoy it without other chocolates or like fruit or something, so this will be the low metric. 

White Chocolate:

0/10

Too sweet, masks blandness.

Next on the block is Dark Chocolate.

This is The Shit. Bitter enough for me to enjoy, nice, cronchy texture that melts in your math after you finish eating it. This is the high metric.

Dark Chocolate:

10/10

Bittersweet and very crönch

Now that the metrics have been set, let’s begin.

Raw Cocoa powder:

13/10. Bitter.

Milk chocolate:

2/10. What kind of person eats this? It’s all sugar.

Nestle Crunch bars:

6/10. I mean. It’s okay I guess? It’s crunchy, just not in the right way, and there’s no dark mode.

Chocolate syrup:

4/10. Takes the most satisfying part out of dark chocolate.

Unsweetened baking chocolate:

10/10 njenqjbvjrboqklndvbwonĺqkfmebj

Onion:

1/10. what.

The shell stuff that you can put on ice cream:

9/10. not crunchy or bitter enough.

Almond roca: 

23456789/10. My parents got me some a while back and my life changed for the best. Cronchy. Bitter. Has peanuts and toffee. YESSSS.

Heath bars:

An even 10/10, they deserve perfection. Only a small amount of chocolatey bitterness, but it’s made up for by the buttery goodness that the rich toffee contains. Very crunchy. This is my favorite candy.

And there you have it! The ranking has been completed. I may make a part two to this, but not right now and not today.

[askthedreemurr-fontfamily]

What's everyones favorite foods? (Dosen't just have to be Desert)

Frisk: UUUHHHH hhrruggghh.

Chara: Frisk, why must you be so indecisive? Just pick a food. It's easy. Also, surprising no one, my favorite food is chocolate. Specifically, dark chocolate.

Asriel: Mine is snail pie. Mom's in particular is the best.

Exriel: I like carrots. Not carrot cake, not carrot stew, just carrots. Plain carrots. Some people consider this weird as I am part flower. And part cat. Yet they forget, I'm also part goat.

Sans: favorite food huh? ketchup.

Chara: Ketchup... Ketchup isn't a food, Sans.

Sans: really? then tomatos. Mashed into a paste.

Chara: Why do I even bother?

Toriel: I would have to say... My favorite food is snails. Chara, Frisk and Sans may find it weird how me and Asriel eat snails but I personally like the texture.

Asriel: The shells are cronchy.

Frisk: ... *They give them both a look*

Chara: You guys disgust me.

Sans: ... hhgcrk, all... alright then.

*Sariel seems to like strawberries.*

*Also I'm just gonna answer with the DFs for asks for everyone. If people ask stuff to other characters I will have them answer it though*

[ffxivaltstars]

J : JEALOUSY. does your muse get jealous in a relationship? for Daisuke!

VALENTINE’S DAY ALPHABET

Truthfully? Daisuke doesn’t really know how to relationship since he’s never been in one that wasn’t at least mostly platonic. He’s never been a very jealous guy, though, so I don’t think he would be in this case either. Add in that it would take time to get through his cronchy shell in the first place, and any relationship he happened to be a part of would be fairly secure just for the simple fact that they had to work to get him there. They wouldn’t put in all that work just to drop him.

Unless they found out all his secrets and insecurities and then didn’t want him anymore. Though in that case it still wouldn’t be jealousy.

[tulipscomeinallsortsofcolors]

Yall use your bare hands? I just stick my face in the oven to get things. And I love watermelon although it tends to roll off the table and then I end up on the floor eating watermelon shell it's pretty cronchy

first, Bad, No, Wrong, Incorrect

second... well actually, the outside of the watermelon isn’t. that bad.