#these two are my lifeline

[gremlins-hotel]

[sitcom laugh track]

[hyperfocusthusly]

Lifelines

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| Part one |

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Tommy leads them up to the front door, shifting her up onto his shoulder, holds her in one arm, hand cradling her head while he opens the door. She snuffles reaching out in sleepy blindness. He tilts his head towards her, presses a kiss to her forehead. Her little hand grasps around until she finds the shell of his ear and settles immediately.

“She’s cute.”

“Ava, her name is Ava.”

He glances up the stairs, normally he would put her down. The one blessing in all of this is that Ava is as big a fan of sleeping as Tommy. He doesn’t want to put her down now, instead he picks the small blanket off the back of the sofa and tucks it around her. He sits down and immediately remembers he’s supposed to be making coffee. He sighs and goes to get up again, but Chimney is quicker.

“Kitchen in there?” He asks, pointing out of the door and down the hall.

“Yeah, but you don’t have to, I can-“ he is cut off by a wave of Chimney’s hand.

“Sit down man, I remember what this bit is like, I’ll make the coffee.”

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“My sister died. Her husband too. A car wreck.”

Chimney winces. He knew that it wasn’t going to be good.

“I’m sorry.” It doesn’t feel like anything close to enough.

Tommy scrubs his face with his free hand.

“I don’t how to do this Howie.” Tommy swallows around the lump in his throat. The admission that had been swirling in his mind for the last two months, finally said out loud.

Chimney makes a sympathetic sound.

“I was taking her to this group but- it’s stupid, everyone thinks I’m her dad, and when I tell them I’m just her Uncle they- they look at me differently. Like I’m not part of their club, like-” he hears his voice crack, he closes his eyes and forces himself to take a breath.

“I haven’t gone the last couple of weeks.”

“Something happened?”

“One of the mums, she didn’t mean to, she was just trying to make conversation.” He chews on his lip. “She asked what Ava’s parents do for work.”

Chimney blows out a breath.

“And I just couldn’t, I couldn’t speak. I felt like she’d just punched me in the face.” He laughs humourlessly. “I’d probably have felt better if she had. I haven’t gone back. I can’t even think about it because-” the edge of his vision begins to blur. “Because if I think about it then- I’ll never be her parent. W-what if I can’t do it? What if I just drag her down with me and-“ A tear slips free, he’s hyper aware of it as it tracks down his cheek.

Chimney shifts on the couch, puts his hand on Tommy’s knee.

“I know. When Kevin died, it felt like I was falling. All the time.” Chimney ducks his head. “He’d been there my whole life, and then he just wasn’t. So I get it.” He looks up, meeting Tommy’s gaze. “But if there’s one thing I’ve always known about you, it’s that you come through. It’s doesn’t matter what it is, you show up. That’s all she needs. She just needs someone who is going to show up for her, that’s enough.”

Tommy takes a shaky breath, the doubt clear on his face.

“She’s so little. I just- I don’t know how I’ll ever explain to her what happened. That I’m not who she thinks I am.”

“I mean it, you are enough. And if you need some help then that’s not you failing, Tommy. An 8 month old by yourself is no picnic, I would know.”

“I don’t-“ he swallows harshly. “I don’t want to put you in that position.”

“In what position? Helping out a friend?”

“You know what I mean.”

Chimney sighs.

“Yeah, I know what you mean. But if you think he wouldn’t be twice as mad about me knowing and not helping then-” he stops short. It hangs between them.

“What happened? You guys seemed so good and the next thing I know I’m drowning in poppy seed loaf.”

Tommy shoots him a quizzical look.

“He’s dealing with it by baking. A lot. Honestly it’s getting to be an issue.”

“He asked me to move in with him.”

Chimney does a great job of not spitting out the sip of coffee he was taking.

“He did what?”

“He didn’t tell you?”

“No, oh my god, that’s so Buck of him. All in, all the time.”

Tommy chuckles, but the humour quickly drains.

“It scared the shit out of me. I’ve done this before and it doesn’t matter how much I l-” he cuts himself off. “I’m not the guy people end up with.”

“So you ran?”

“Haven’t you heard Howie? Running is the only thing I’m really good at.”

“Hey, that’s not true. You’re pretty nifty with a helicopter.”

Tommy smiles, but it’s tight.

“I was going to call, I was and then-” he clenched his jaw. “It doesn’t matter now anyway.” He turns his head, resting his cheek against Ava’s.

“If your biggest problem was that you cared about him so much that it gave you the jitters, then I think it very much does matter.”

Tommy shakes his head minutely.

“What am I supposed to say? You went too fast and scared me, I need to be able to slow down and make sure we’re doing this right. Oh and by the way I have a child now.” Chimney rolls his eyes exaggeratedly.

“Well you could take the sarcasm down a notch and give him some credit.” There’s the slightest tinge of sharpness to Chimney’s voice. His phone chimes and he glances down at the screen.

“I’ve got to go, just- just call him. Tell him what you told me. If there’s one thing I know, it’s that you don’t just let go of something like this.” He stands, picking up the mugs from the coffee table and taking them into the kitchen. For a moment Tommy thinks he might just leave, but he doesn’t. Instead he crouches down next to the couch, gives Tommy a soft look.

“I meant it, when I said I would help. I’ll come by next week, we can go for a walk or something - or I can take her and give you a break. Whatever you need.”

Tommy feels his heart clench inside his chest.

“Yeah, okay. That would be good.”

“Great.”

Chimney heads to the door, just before he closes it he yells back into the house.

“Call him!”

The door clicks shut and Tommy feels like his entire body turns into jelly. An indeterminate amount of time later he forces himself up off the couch, takes Ava upstairs and gently lays her down in her crib. He pulls out his phone and finds the contact.

He takes a deep breath and presses the call button.

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[Read on A03]

| Part three |

Winner of the name! that! baby! event is the lovely @rubydaiquiri 🥳🥳🥳 Ava stole my heart! Thank you to everyone who gave me suggestions and the feedback on the first part blew me away, you are all truly amazing 🫶🏻

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[sweattyspaghetti]

CW(?) slight horror imagery in the third pic

This is me trying to practice drawing the trio in the most flip floppy art style way to prepare myself for when I draw.. a specific au… mwehehehe.

Waiter! Waiter! More wtvr tf light & L got going on in that last one!!

Edit: I made more down below

Human shinigamis added to the roster. The OG design or the human design of Ryuk is banger but idk if I’ll keep it the same as it, cuz it doesn’t fully fit the Ryuk we know so who knows, may change his design.

Bottom centre of L & Light r inspired from a ff scene I may or may not make fanart for… also yassssss Misa & Rem yaasssss one sided yuri maybe who knows.. just play Chappell roan already

[sunlit-mess]

An urge to draw Doodle Sebastian because of you.. feeling like I wanted to draw now shshshs

I wanted you to see Me and my friend's collab of sebastian🫶🥹 #stillinprogress ♡

He's looking damn good and wanted to try this game on roblox ❗️

sole reaction to that information

[nova-moshi]

Seeing a lot of people call PV weak for depending on Lily...guys no you don't yet it. This man is made up of 90% love. Yes he is strong and can be a badass when he needs to be and has dabbled in dark arts, but his perception of self is so ingrained in keeping others happy and others being happy around him....he loves Lily more than he loves himself guys

He has been through so goddamn much, and she is one of his best friends, even without shipping context, he has rewired himself to feel comfortable around her voice and her scent and he depends on her, not because he's 'head over heels' but because she is his anchor.

This man thrives off love (platonic and familial) and he loves and puts so much of his trust into Lily that she can snap him out of his most all-encompassing thoughts. Until he can learn to be truthful with others, this will stay fact, but it doesn't mean he's weak for it.

PV for the past year (our time) has been going through some very traumatic stuff, I think he deserves the leeway of leaning on his best friend for comfort when his entire world is being broken around him

[mega-pint-of-wine]

“You hate yourself. I hate myself. Common interests. We should get together."

[trebuchet151]

They agreed to let Anathema take ONE photo with their polaroid camera. And they got tipsy enough to forget their jacket somewhere so Ortega's helping them keep warm, that's all. Don't make it weird.

Sequel to this post

Gonna start dropping links to songs from Corey's playlist that match the vibe of the art so here's Sugar by Sleep Token

[giddlygoat]

i enjoy this scene in average amounts

[kurz-qw]

will you just let me be silly for a sec . there's this dread so ancient in me (lilypad angst again)

it pains me so bad to think nsh daydreams about moon n wanting to be in her arms a lot . the touchstarving is REAL

[thatonesillyducko]

Aesthetic board for Legacy: Keegan and Jemíma

@stargazing-sapphire2🫵🫵🫵

[schmweed]

[eyesontheskyline]

Criminal Minds Fic Masterlist.

no such thing as over this. (16/16 chapters, complete. Rated M.) Hotchniss. A S7 fix-it in which Emily's trauma is acknowledged, her relationships with the team are developed, and Hotch doesn't want to take her for granted again.

someone else's solid ground. (2/2 chapters, complete. Rated E.) Hotchniss. Post-Scratch, Hotch surprises Emily. Set somewhere during S13E01, after the warehouse and before the funeral.

broken branches & lifelines. (oneshot. Rated T.) Hotchniss (or Hotch & Emily friendship, really). A deep dive on Hotch and Emily around S3E01 Doubt and S3E02 In Name and Blood.

reckless (just enough). (3/3 chapters, complete. Rated M.) Emily Prentiss and three pregnancies: at fifteen, thirty-three, and forty. Hotchniss endgame in the last chapter.

every right thing. (2/2 chapters, complete. Rated M.) Hotchniss, reckless universe (Emily is a single mom, everything else is the same). Five times they asked each other to stay, and one time they didn't need to.

you might make sense. (2/2 chapters, complete. Rated E.) Jormily. Emily and Jordan meet in a bar before Jordan starts at the BAU.

[biblicalhorror]

Life is.. a lot right now

[jettoooooo]

i'm so fucking stressed out

[flebus]

back at it again at my local indie wrestling promo

[musical-chick-13]

Almost made myself cry imagining my ship hugging, guys, I am in so deep, it's really bad.