#they gonna put 10/14 on all the packaging? I think not

[cressthebest]

Crimson Rivers thoughts pt. 12

chapter 22:

1. 😟😟 all james wants is for sirius to be there for james the way james ALWAYS was for sirius

2. 😟 james wished hodge happy birthday even though hodge died yesterday. i- i am not okay

3. “Regulus never fails to look up. Evan would be proud of him for that, he thinks.” 😧 that was vile to put in there

4. james has resorted to BEGGING for medicine from sirius and can’t understand why sirius won’t send any. this hurts so bad

5. nope. i’m done. i can’t read any more. james started looking forward to death cause he would be out of this arena and out of pain. jfc i’m done

6. anyways. i’m back cause i couldn’t stop reading.

7. REGULUS AND JAMES ARE REUNITED!!! THANK GOD!!! 😊

8. 😧 wait nevermind. james just mistook regulus for sirius. “James has never, not once in his life under any circumstances, mistaken Regulus for Sirius”

9. james is delulu from medicine and reg just found out that the plan has always been to get reg home. this hits like a motherfucking truck

10. james is high as a fucking kite, can’t figure out why “sirius” is being mean to him, cause he’s never been mean to him. and is also wondering why “sirius” is oddly attractive for being mean

11. it takes james half a chapter, and reg cutting his shirt for james to realize it’s not sirius. cause sirius has different scars. i love james sm 😭😭

12. “What was Sirius thinking? Drugging James? In the middle of the fucking hunger games? That might be the most idiotic thing Regulus has ever known his brother to do, and this is Sirius he's talking about, so that's saying a lot. Sirius once flipped a cigarette in the air and tried to catch it with his mouth while it was lit, and kept doing it until he could actually consistently manage it, no matter how much it burned him. Though, in fairness, he can still do that trick to this day.”

LMAO WHAT??? that’s so random and i love it

13. 😧 legit sobbing. reg says that james lost the spark in his eyes. and he’s the one person he expected to never lose his spark

14. reg reveals that they both can go home. james’ spark is back. i’m sobbing harder now. they’re so in love

15. i eat, breathe, and dream those author end notes. bizzarestars writes their end notes the way my brain processes the fic. <33

chapter 23:

1. starting the chapter off with pain, i see. losing vanity changed james. like. horribly changed him.

2. “What Regulus hates more than James is his suffering.” jfc he’s so emotionally constipated

3. james is sad and all reg can think is hmmmm i want him to start flirting with me again, because it meant he was happy bitch wtf

4. awww they’re cuddling and just got a package! my babies are gonna make it out!

5. reg realizes he has to put on a show, so he offers to feed james. and wants to gouge his eyeballs out for offering that. 😭😭😭😭

6. i’m dying from embarrassment but this is also so fucking funny. reg is like. let’s talk about our feelings. for each other. and james is just like *head tilt* ???

7. “"You weren't my first crush, James," Regulus whispers. "You were my first love."”

james didn’t just make reg feel good, he made reg feel and i am NOT okay.

8. “This whole time, Regulus has been steady on the fact that he wouldn't kiss James to save his own life, but he's apparently willing to do it to save James'.”

JFC why is he so emotionally constipated???

9. THEY KISS????? james is gonna be heartbroken when he realizes it was all an act

10. oh thank god james realized. at least it broke his heart now and not in two weeks

11. *squints* now reg has never wanted anything more than this kiss. girl. please. realize.

12. god, i’ve never read a kiss more beautifully and emotionally desperate written.

13. 😏 reg called him baby again!

14. oh god, maybe i’m just as bad as everyone in the hallow. maybe i’m just as bad as them. cause i enjoy their romance. i enjoy it so much. maybe i’m just as bad as the hallow for that. i- i think this every time i read the hunger games.

15. “James wants to sink his teeth into Regulus and leave the deep imprints of his teeth from one jutting hip bone to the other.” sometimes i forget that jegulus is a little unhinged in ways like this. and every time i’m reminded, I LOVE IT

16. “"You treat me like I'm stupid for daring to see good in people, but if there's no good in anyone, then what's the fucking point?"”

this entire section. this. this is what james is all about

17. 😟 authors note just told me i’m no better than a hallow. for my excitement over jegulus. and- yeah. i guess so. i’m so sorry y’all

[max-praise-archive]

Q: Let's talk about this season just as a whole, because some of the records that Max and the team have broken this year are insane. 10 wins in a row for for Max this season. 14 wins in a row for the team. You've won 26 of the last 28 races. That is just utter domination. I saw that you put up a Instagram post that said, I've never seen anything closer to perfection than what Max Verstappen has achieved this year. Tell me about that perfection that Max has achieved. Calum Nicholas: It seems to be his nature that he will just chase every last bit. He will leave nothing on the table. It's great to have. It puts the pressure on us to make sure that we deliver, which is great. The nature of the people in the garage: we thrive on that pressure. It's what drives us. We want to be the best every single week. Watching what Max has done, week in, week out and having the sort of knowledge that as long as we do our job and the car is reliable and it does what he needs it to do, I know he's gonna deliver. It's just one of those things. You go into a race weekend and it's nice because... I've always said this, it doesn't matter where you are in the pit lane. It doesn't matter what garage you are in, you are doing the same hours. Everybody's working such long hours, Saturday or Sunday can be 16 hour days easily. So it's nice to know that you've got everything in place, that you've put yourself in the best position to get a result from that work. Q: And what's Max like to work with? Million dollar question. I'm sure you get asked it a lot. But what's he like? Calum Nicholas: I've always thought this is odd to me that people can't see sometimes how brilliant he is. For me, when he's in the garage, when he's not in a race car, he's one of us. And he really is. He engages with us, just as you want any of your other colleagues to engage with you. He's kind. He cares about the people around him. And it's brilliant, and I like the fact that he can get into the car and close his lid and then he should be ruthless. You're a sports person. We're here to win. He's here to win. And I think it's great that he's able to switch between the both. And he really does. Q: You've worked with quite a few drivers in your time. You've been at Red Bull since 2015. So you've worked with a few other drivers. What attributes does Max have? You've worked with Ricardo, you've worked Kyvat, you've worked with Gasly, Albon. What are their traits, what what do they all share? And maybe what are the differences between between some of them? Calum Nicholas: Where I think Max is probably different to most of the others is that Max over the years has managed to encompass so many of the great attributes of the drivers that we've seen before. Max, when he arrived in F1, it was clear that he had this raw, unbridled talent, this raw speed. Over the years, he's just grown and grown and he's added everything to his arsenal. His race management, his way of seeing the holistic picture, his determination. All of these things are what's put him in the position that he's in now. It's a way that he's been able to encompass so many things that so many great drivers have had, and bring them all together to make them work. When you see an athlete in their prime, in their absolute prime, you look at them and you say that's a package that right now no one can beat. That's what it is. When you're an athlete in that position, it's your job to try and stretch that out for as long as you can, and stay in that zone. That little window of perfection. That's what Max is able to do right now. He's just able to just extract everything from himself. It's amazing to see up close. It really is. Q: I'm jealous that you get to see behind the scenes. Obviously we only see the stuff on the on the television, but I'm sure a lot goes on behind the scenes that we don't see and it must be amazing. To be up close.

Sky Sports F1 Podcast (7:06 - 10:45) October 12, 2023 Archive Link | Original Link

[dc-polls]

alright. i'm gonna put real arguments in the actual polls as they come out but this is so fun and i can't stop thinking about it so here's my preliminary tier list:

S Tier Team 11 - The Actual Goddamn Grim Reaper isn't going to bother with the backwards spellcasting.

A Tier Team 2 - Imagine trying to deal with a full power New God while a speedster is setting stupid Home Alone traps and throat punching you whenever you let your guard down. Team 4 - Wild card! Best case Talia hits everyone with a laser while Tim tanks the hits and Etrigan cleans up anyone vulnerable to magic, worst case Khaji and Talia wrangle for control in the corner and Harley is also there. Team 8 - Silly doesn't mean stupid. This is a group of guys who are used to being wildly outmatched, and two powerhouses using their abilities creatively plus an illusionist running interference makes for a hell of a team.

B Tier Team 5 - Superbarda will have to singlehandedly wrestle a lot of these teams. I believe in her. Team 7 - Jason's pretty good with a sword, and while Roy doesn't have experience with powers, it's not like Hawk's abilities require that much finesse. Team 12 - Incredibly high potential, but Diana won't actually use her Grim Reaper powers because she's not going to murder her opponents, and Hank and Orion make each other so much dumber. Team 14 - Having a Flash should put them higher, but there's a solid chance the Brain slips on the ice and concusses himself.

C Tier Team 8 - Billy is used to being a flying brick. Scott has access to all his gear. Dick is in a body that can do a quadruple flip. They don't have the power of some of the other teams but they know what they're doing. Team 13 - Lantern ring + light manipulation + Cassbats has a lot of potential for pulling off underdog victories if they have time to plan, but none of them have enhanced durability if it goes wrong. Team 16 - A dog in the body of a man with explosion powers is not a good teammate.

D Tier Team 1 - Bart gets injured falling off a horse before the round even starts and they spend the whole tournament as close as possible to fighting each other as the rules allow. Team 6 - I just don't think they've got the power to win many fights via beatdown, or the synergy and versatility to set up something better. Sorry guys, but someone has to be the most underwhelming. Team 15 - If Clark can communicate the word Shazam to Jon, then they're in business. However, he's a dog, and Azrael melodrama is extremely distracting.

F Tier Team 3 - At least Greg and Sir Justin get to hang out. Team 10 - Three guys having a terrible time.

Passing along!

Also, laughing at your team 3 commentary because i was also like wow even rng knows theyre a package deal do not separate.

[blindrapture]

MONDAY MAY 30TH, 2011 ("Cakes mean the party funds")

5:59 AM WOODEN HANDS AROUND MY NECK I'M AWAKE TURNS OUT SOMEONE TOOK THE PACKAGE. SOMEONE THAT WASN’T MISTRESS. She let go. >_< "This is your last warning, because maybe this was just an innocent fuck-up, maybe you're not flagrantly trying to piss me off." Should I.. go looking for it? "Yeah. Yes, you should." Yes, ma’am.

6:05 AM I’ve looked all over the house. Nothing. I’m gonna check the tropers' rooms.

6:07 AM It’s in here. In troper 2's. But who the hell put it here?

6:08 AM I presented the package to Mistress. She opened it, making sure not to let me see what was inside. "Alright. I'm satisfied with this. But I'm still mad at you for losing it in the first place. So I'll have you take today off." What does that m

6:14 AM She took me out of the house, led me to a manhole, and had me climb in. There's nowhere for a human to go down here, the water pipes are way too small, this is just a little hole. ...SHE SHUT ME IN and moved something on top of the manhole, by the sounds of it. ...fuck???

8:52 AM That package has caused me a lot of trouble. I mean, first, fucking slendy delivered it. Then, I couldn’t even open the damn thing, and it smelled like SHIT. Then it fucking cockblocked me. Now it’s gotten me thrown in a fucking sewer! I wonder what was even in the fucking thing. I mean, it smelled like rotting flesh and fecal matter. Maybe it was. Maybe Mistress is even kinkier than me. Or maybe she just wanted me to carry random shit around to remind me who’s the boss around here. Either way, oh my god that’s awesome, but why this??? I didn't fucking touch it! Why must girls always be so awesome, journal… Why must I always be so lonely??

9:08 AM I think I’ll try to sleep. I mean, I’ve slept for longer.

6:34 PM Am I still being punished yep back to bed.

10:21 PM ..it’s been a while. I haven’t even eaten. I guess Mistress was really mad. Note to self: Unconditional submission really is the way to go.

10:22 PM Note to self: Beg for forgiveness next time Mistress lets you out. Kiss her ass if you have to.

10:29 PM Note to self: Okay, I’ve thought about it. Wooden ass would be really weird to kiss. But I’d still do it. You kidding? I’d kiss the hell out of that ass. ..Note to self: You’re talking about a puppet. Note to self: A pretty hot puppet, am I right?

10:30 PM Note to self: Not really. …Note to self: Okay, so she is.

10:33 PM Donnie’s hotter.

10:39 PM Oh, you know who’s hotter than the both of ‘em? Fentzy. Totally. Note to self: Ask Fentzy to show you what the hell she even looks like. That’s the thing about online friends. >.>

10:42 PM ….Note to self: Make sure, when asking Fentzy that, not to show this journal. Note to self: Seriously. That would be bad.

10:52 PM boredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredbored

10:53 PM Note to self: For that matter, don’t show Donnie nor Mistress this journal. If either of them heard I’d talked about how much hotter other girls are… oh god. “Cockblocked” would be pretty accurate. In the case of Mistress, that’d probably be literal, too.

11:00 PM MISTRESS MISTRESS MISTRESS HIHIHIHIHI OHHHGOD I AM SO SORRY, MISTRESS. I promise, I’ll never ever never never NEVER ever disobey a single whim of yours ever again, ohgodpleaseletmeout. Did I ever mention how unbelievably hot you are, Mistress? :D Mistress thinks I’ve learned my place. Mistress is going to take me back. Oh thank you thank you thank youuuu. .w. Your Hotness, may I hug you? C:

11:03 PM Back in Blackpool. :DDDD

11:09 PM The others asked where I’d been all day. Told ‘em I took a walk. I think they bought it.

11:28 PM ….fuck, bedtime. >_>

(Attached: "Reading the journals gives me a headache. Too much of one perspective. Like, how are we sure that Jordan is the only person this Harlequin thing dominates? How are we sure any of this stuff even happened? For all I know, it's probably an allegory for whatever boring political stuff led to the current state the world's in now. The red sky is probably a metaphor for the old regime, Donnie the social revolution, and “motherfucker” signifies national gratitude. Cakes mean the party funds. When from down swords the sea merged the oldowth guns and answer made the bold O' Dwyer. But. What I'm trying to say is this stuff focuses on all the wrong stuff. I prefer his later stuff, and so I hand in my Indie Cred badge. -Priestess in the Street")

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[monkeyfish2021]

Fun to join, so why not! Wall of text incoming and links on the bottom! 🤩

1. I made a decision to try killing a popular character in a story, even though many readers might be put off by it and not want to continue reading. It made it interesting to see how the other characters were affected by it, and continue their own growth or deterioration because of it. Would I do it again? Yes. Yes I would.

2. I’ve been working on 8 different stories this year; multi chapters, stand-alones, and WIPs that have yet to see the light of day.

3. I’ve learned that I develop ideas much better when brainstorming them with a friend! 🥰

4. Since all I’ve written is Final Fantasy 7 fics, I’d have to say that FF7 Remake is the media that has inspired me the most.

5. I wrote exclusively for Final Fantasy 7 😂

6. Tifa/Reno is the ship nearest and dearest to my heart now and for always ❤️ However, during Whumptober I tried to include other rarepairs that I love, including Tifa/Leslie, Tifa/Zack and Tifa/Sonon!

7. Reno is a constant source of fascination and a muse for exploring different states of anguish, angst and hurt 😂 He therefore also needs some love sometimes.

8. I did not write for a new fandom this year, nor did I visit ships I haven’t previously written for.

9. I think that completing Momentary Bliss this year is what meant the most to me. It’s been three years in the making, and it was such bittersweet relief posting the epilogue 🥰

10. The fic it made me the happiest to work on must have been, ironically, the Whumptober prompts! Giving myself a challenge with a restricted word count per chapter of 100 words was so much fun, and it made me able to finish all 31 prompts, both due to my enthusiasm and each chapter not taking too long to complete!

11. Most satisfying to complete is again Momentary Bliss. Just in terms of completing something I worked on for so long, it was very rewarding!

12. I had a really hard time focusing around the time of Zifafest, so I was only able to finish one of the three prompts I wanted to, and I realize I find it really difficult to write Zack. Maybe that will change once Rebirth comes out 😅

13. Whumptober was the easiest to write 😂 I guess I could also say that parts of a series I’m working on that is not yet published can also classify as partly easy, due to it just being FUN!

14. Shortest: The epitome of a perfect package (2,448 words), and longest, at completion this year: Momentary Bliss (114,594 words) 😱

15. I guess my Fic Rec of mine from this year would have to be either Momentary Bliss or Whumptober, with my new longfic Safehouse a close second (third?😂).

16. Sad to say I don’t have a particular song or playlist to listen to while I write, although I listen to a lot of soundtrack music generally in the background. Hans Zimmer is a regular go-to.

17. Go-to writing snacks: A cup of Earl Grey tea, and something I can keep picking at, like Cheez Doodles or M&Ms. Maybe a couple of biscuits.

18. ALL OF THEM ARE HARD TO TITLE! Titles are the freakin bane of my existence. But if I have to choose one? The epitome of a perfect package.

19. Literally can’t choose, I’m not very good with great opening lines. Feels like I need a paragraph to set the scene.

20. “Ignoring the guilty ache in his chest telling him they were doomed, he held her tightly.” maybe. From the Whumptober 2023 drabbles.

21. Favourite piece of dialogue might be Reno’s conversation with Aurora di Salvo in Safehouse. Not gonna copy the whole thing in here 😂

22. An excerpt from one of my favourite scenes from 2023:

As he’s squatting low and trying to catch his breath, bullets are still hitting the car, and voices of encouragement and frustration spur the shooter on to continue.

Shrieks and shouting can vaguely be heard from the end of the street, and when he peeks that way, Reno sees people running away from the alleyway. The shooter across the street jumps out of the window and aims his gun Reno’s way as soon as his feet hit the ground.

What would Rude do in this situation? Fuck, Reno wants to bounce ideas off him, that’s how they work best: A terrible idea from Reno that Rude makes less so. Rude would probably lay low in this situation, get out while they could, reassess with Tseng and potentially move in on the mob together.

But Rude… They shot him. He wouldn’t get to be the reasonable voice in Reno’s head ever again. How the fuck would he avoid making mistakes now? Trusting himself? No, fuck that.

They couldn’t get away with this. Fuck this stakeout, fuck this being surveillance only, fuck the mob, fuck them and their fucking capo; they killed Rude and they would not get away with it.

A red haze falls around him and he unclasps his electric mag-rod, extending it with an effortless flick of his wrist. The electricity crackles satisfyingly with the push of a button, and the comforting feeling of the handle serves as an anchor to his new mission.

Reno takes a deep breath and feels a rage-filled calm come over him.

For Rude.

Then he runs.

23. Final version of a sentence or paragraph I struggled with:

Fear chokes him. What will he do if he can’t keep the shadows at bay this way? He must convince her otherwise.

It was really hard for me to properly convey anxiety and fear with the limited word count I had left of my drabble for the Alleyway prompt, and I had some help from @bouncymouse to make it convey more of the feeling I was going for! ❤️

24. Something that surprised me while working on a fic… Maybe having an epiphany about a plot point later in the story that would work really well (yet to be written or published)?

25. I use Notion to write, my phone notes to write down ideas during the day, and Google Docs to format before I publish to Ao3!

26. The most satisfying writing moment for me this year might be when I really got into the groove with Safehouse, and wrote down the first draft to 4-5 chapters in a very short amount of time (for me). The energy that comes from a new idea that just needs to come alive is really exciting!

27. I did not do anything special to celebrate completing a fic…. 😅

28. Recharging between fics for me is just about taking a break to refocus my head onto the new idea, or to find a new idea if I have nothing already thought up.

29. No one mentioned, no one forgotten! But as a whole, the beautiful people in the ReTi server and Tifa’s Harem who are supportive, enthusiastic and generally amazing to be able to communicate and cooperate with! ❤️

30. In 2024, I want to continue Safehouse, and get one of the WIP series I’m already working on published! If I have time to join another event, I’d like to try to do that too! 🤩

Thanks for reading!

Here are the fics mentioned:

- Momentary Bliss

- Safehouse

- Whumptober 2023

- The epitome of a perfect package (for Zifafest)

fic writer asks

What’s something new that you tried in a fic this year? How did it turn out and would you do it again?

How many fics did you work on this year? (They don’t have to be finished or published!)

What’s something you learned about yourself as a writer?

What piece of media inspired you the most?

What fandom(s) did you write for this year?

What ship(s) captured your heart?

What character(s) captured your heart?

Did you write for a new fandom or ship this year?

What fic meant the most to you to write?

What fic made you feel the happiest to work on?

What fic was the most satisfying to finish writing?

What fic was the most difficult to write? Did you finish it?

What fic was the easiest to write?

What were your shortest and longest fics this year?

Rec a fic you wrote or posted in 2023

What were you go-to writing songs?

What were your go-to writing snacks?

What was the hardest fic to title?

Share your favorite opening line

Share your favorite ending line

Share your favorite piece of dialogue

Share an excerpt from your favorite scene

Share the final version of a sentence or paragraph you struggled with. What about it was challenging? Are you happy with how it turned out?

What's something that surprised you while you were working on a fic? Did it change the story?

What did you use to write? (e.g. writing programs, paper & pen, etc.)

If you had to choose one, what was THE most satisfying writing moment of your year?

Did you do anything special to celebrate finishing a fic?

How did you recharge between fics?

If this were an awards show, who would you thank?

What’s something that you want to write in 2024?

[timetravelbypen]

Power of the Doctor ramble

So I’m of two minds about the lack of Thasmin kiss. I’ve hopefully figured out a way to watch this with my best friend who doesn’t have cable tomorrow, so once I’ve seen it again and can more fully appreciate what we DID get without my hopes of what we COULD get in the way, I might be able to solidify this a bit more, but. Because on the one hand, what we DID get was incredible! Overall I really really loved the episode! Their scenes together were all so good, there was so much care and respect built into every single line, and Yaz’ Doctorification arc was TRULY incredible. And it builds from and respects the Doctor’s choice in the previous episode, that this is something she just can’t give. And as a very ace person, a story treating platonic love as literally the most important thing in the universe is amazing, actually. And also this is a story of “it matters that the love was there. It didn’t save everyone, but it saved a lot of people, and it matters even if it wasn’t everything we wanted, because the love really was there” story. And I love those stories. But I work in corporate IP media. And I know, all too well, just how hard it is to get queer things greenlit. I have been there. I have spent so much time crying in office bathrooms trying and failing to get something through for characters *much* less brand significant, in much less high-profile formats, than the Doctor. And so I don’t really know if this was what Chibnall (and I don’t pin the “blame” for this on him at all) felt was best for his characters, or if some exec somewhere who hadn’t even read the scripts said “you can go this far and no further. Here is the line. These are the Rules.” I suspect, from my experience, that it’s the latter, although because of my experiences I might be reading into it too much. I have no way of knowing for sure. And I have to admit, it hurts that I thought maybe, just maybe, we might win this one.

Also, being a professional editor means sometimes it’s hard to turn off Editor Brain, and for the most part this episode did (which is high praise!), but I wanted 1-3 more lines in their final scene together. We’ll see if watching it without a GODDAMN COMMERCIAL BREAK in between “let’s not say goodbye” and Yaz being dropped off (seriously BBC America you’re the worst) changes my mind about this, but I think I just needed a tiny little bit more to get that Yaz “I’m with you, whatever happens” Khan would willingly walk away so easily. And I loved her arc and I’m SO RELIEVED she’s alive and I think she’s been left in a great place, and overall I think Chibs is pretty spare with his writing and that’s what I like about it? He doesn’t belabor the point, but this one, this needed just a tiny bit more, I think. It needed a “I think I have to do this next bit alone” / “Are you sure?” / “I promised I would get you home, Yasmin Khan. And I will.” / “Let’s not say goodbye.” Just that last little bit felt like it was missing, just one last little bit. Also I hope Yaz gets to have a good cry somewhere because she’s dropped straight from “my not-quite-girlfriend/best friend died” to “former companion support group” with nothing in between and OOF what whiplash.

Also also I knew that was exactly what returning-DT would say. I KNEW IT. *sighs forever* (10 brought me into this show I love 10 I will always love 10 but - again, less for the-actual-show-itself reasons and more for external fears that RTD will just pretend 13′s era didn’t exist reasons - I am not excited to see him back in this precise way, but we shall see.)

[astrowaffles]

Ushiten 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30

STRAIGHT TO THE POINT HUH 😭

right, this is probably gonna be the longest post I ever make on this site, let's do it

1. Who is the most affectionate?

Well, it depends what "affectionate" means in this context, but probably Tendou. I've seen that man, he's basically a Wakatoshi cheer squad even when he's one of the best players in the prefecture himself 😭

2. Big spoon / little spoon?

I think most often tendou big spoon and Ushijima little spoon, I can see Ushijima rly wanting all the affection and tendou's rly happy to give it :)

3. Most common argument?

Who's sending the next care package. They live on different continents and they LOVE sending each other stuff but they can never remember who was meant to do what. Also, what time the facetime call was scheduled at. Time zones, my dude.

4. Favourite non-sexual activity?

They are 100% a picnic, flower picking, and orchard visiting couple. They do it whenever they can, just go find a random plant and yank it around until they have what they want, whether it's because it's pretty or because it's a good ingredient. It's good bonding.

5. Who is most likely to carry the other?

There is no way Tendou's bony chocolate-making ass can still get anywhere near lifting professional athlete Ushijima, but he probably could do it when they were both teenagers, though only to shock Ushi :'). Nowadays, it's obviously Ushijima who does the lifting, plus doesn't Tendou just seem like the kind of guy who demands piggy backs???

6. What is their favourite feature of their partner's?

Eyes. See my first OTP ask :D

7. What's the first thing that changes when they realise they have feelings for each other?

Ushijima prolly starts talking about Tendou. A lot (by Ushi standards). To everyone who stands still for long enough. I can just imagine it.... Anyways, yeah, I think Ushijima would be a lot more obvious, affectionate, and would suddenly compliment Tendou's blocking out of nowhere T-T

8. Nicknames? & If so, where did they originate?

Tendou calls him ushy gushy because he thinks it's funny, and Ushijima just rolls with it 😂

9. Who worries the most?

Tendou, hands down. Ushijima has no worries, he goes with the flow. Tendou stresses about pretty much everything to some degree, and sometimes he can even infect the worry into Ushijima so they're both worrying about it 💀💀

10. Who remembers what the other one always orders at a restaurant?

They prolly both do this, but it seems like an Ushijima thing. He probably has a corner of his brain with "tendou" written across it and decorated with those awful little adhesive gems that get EVERYWHERE as soon as you start using them, and in that corner he keeps everything that tendou ever said or did in case it comes up again some day

11. Who tops?

At this point leave me alone, I don't wanna think abt that!!! Although logistically, Ushijima, right?

12. Who initiates kisses?

100% Tendou, but Ushijima does this thing where he taps his lips to signal he wants a kiss, and tendou RUNS over

13. Who reaches for the other's hand first?

Ushijima. Next question

14. Who kisses the hardest?

Depends on the context? It's whoever's *not* about to get in the plane, any other context I have no clue (is this what y'all think about?!)

15. Who wakes up first?

Ushijima. He's a famer, those knuckleheads are up at 4am on a lazy day

16. Who wants to stay in bed just a little longer?

Tendou, but tbh chocolatiers are up pretty early so he knows he can’t. Life is pain. 

17. Who says I love you first?

Ushijima. He seems like the type to just say it at some random time because it’s what he was thinking about. Although, is he aware enough of the feeling to know it’s love? If not, then obviously Tendou.

18. Who leaves little notes in the other one’s lunch?

Tendou, though it’s usually just an encouragement like ‘work hard today’. Sometime he’ll put in a pun just to annoy Ushijima.

19. Who tells their family/friends about the relationship first?

This one is hard because I don’t know anything about Tendou’s family, Ushijima’s is a bit of a mess, and they share the same friendgroup. I think Tendou would probably get excited and talk about it with all the friends though, so I’ll say Tendou. 

20. What do their family/friends think of the relationship?

I’d love to put something like ‘about time’ but in reality it’s more like ‘really? him?’ from both sides

21. Who is more likely to start dancing with the other?

Tendou. Man’s French, leave him alone

22. Who cooks more/is better at cooking?

Tendou is the baker and Ushijima is the cook. If they try to leave their assigned skills, the kitchen will be a bit burnt by the end of it.

23. Who comes up with cheesy pick up lines?

Tendou, and Ushijima probably doesn’t understand them, so it’s more a crowd-pleaser thing to prove that yes, they are actually dating, thank you, Semi.

24. Who whispers inappropriate things in the other’s ear during innappropriate times?

...Tendou? Probably him, and it’s probably not anything too racy, it’s just jokes about the couple they’re having lunch with.

25. Who needs more assurance?

Probably Tendou. Ushijima has fans all over the world who thirst over him constantly on twitter dot com, so Tendou probably gets pretty insecure over the relationship. I don’t think Ushijima truly understands it since cheating literally never crosses his mind, it’s physically impossible, but he gives the assurance when he sees it’s needed.

26. What would be their theme song?

Ugh, I don’t even know, I don’t have an ushiten playlist so if I make one, I’ll edit this post and add it in T-T.

27. Who would sing their child back to sleep?

Does Ushijima even know that’s a thing that’s done? So yeah, Tendou. But I do know Ushijima would be the BEST father, he’d take his child out in fields and teach them loads of cool stuff,and tell stories about fairies....

28. What do they do when they’re away from each other?

They’re probably on the phone 24/7. The Adlers are probably in the habit of going ‘hi Ushijima, hi tendou’ because they KNOW Tendou can hear them. Semi calls Tendou and puts him on speakerphone in the crowd during volleyball games so Tendou can yell along with the crowd while he watches from France.

29. One headcanon about this OTP that breaks your heart

it’s not a headcanon, it’s true, but they’re the only people that seem to show the other one any kind of acceptance. Both of them have been outcasts their whole life and continue to be so, in a way, when they leave highschool and live apart. I realise that the relationship itself isn’t sad, but both of them are sad by themselves so I don’t need to make it worse :’(

30. One headcanon about this OTP that mends it

THEY LIVE TOGETHER IN ONE HOUSE AND TENDOU RUNS HIS BUSINESS FROM THERE AND THEY HAVE A KID CALLED MEGUMI WITH RED HAIR AND USHIJIMA’S EYES AND THEY PAINTED THE NURSERY TOGETHER AND TENDOU THREW PAINT ALL OVER USHIJIMA AND USHIJIMA LAUGHED AND NOW MEGUMI LIVES THERE AND THEY READ BOOKS TOGETHER EVERY NIGHT AND THEY PLAY VOLLEYBALL AFTER SCHOOL AND THEY HAVE AN APPLE TREE IN THE GARDEN

[zoeykallus]

Tech – Thank You For Loving Me 24 – It's Going To Be Okay

Tech x fem!reader

Warnings: Angst /Tension / Mention Of Pregnancy

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In a very unexpected way, you learn about a change. Your reaction to it, however, is surprising, even for you.

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What Happened Before:

Nervous Flutter

Part 2 - Help Me To Let Go

Part 3 - Asking For Advice

Part 4 - Devotion

Part 5 - The Explorer

Part 6 - You’re The Best

Part 7 - Experimental (½)

Part 8 - Experimental (2/2) - Not Fully Functional

Part 9 - Not Alone

Part 10 - Cared For

Part 11 - Don’t You Worry

Part 12 - A White Lie

Part 13 - Hope

Part 14 - Games To Play

Part 15 - Work Work Work

Part 16 - Trouble

Part 17 - In Loving Domination (½)

Part 18 - The Game Changer

Part 19 - Wild Animal

Part 20 - Embarrassing Vulnerabilities

Part 21 - Between Hangover And Love

Part 22 - The Future Ahead Of Us

Part 23 - About Making A Baby

Part 24 - It's Going To Be Okay

You loll around relaxed and tired. Tech, had his arms around you and kissed your neck. You were both still naked, just coming out of the shower after another round of making love, hoping to send a baby on its way soon.

"I think it's going to work this time," you said softly.

Tech knotted his legs with yours and said matter-of-factly as always, "I think it's unlikely you'll feel anything yet."

You laughed softly at his matter-of-fact manner and said, "That's not what I meant, I meant it's more of a gut feeling."

His hands gently roamed over your back and pressed you against him.

"It's not like we've been trying for too long, there's no need to worry or put any supposed gut feelings into it".

You sighed softly, "You're a killjoy".

Tech pressed a long gentle kiss to your lips and finally said.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean that in a negative way, on the contrary, I just want you to be relaxed about this".

What he said made perfect sense, of course, as always. In general, it was always exhausting to have a discussion with him, he found it far too easy to outmaneuver his opponent with logic and knowledge. It was very amusing and interesting to watch it, though not if you were the recipient.

"I am"

"No, Cyare, you are not, you have been taking pregnancy test after pregnancy test for the last few weeks, even though we had already discussed that theoretically you could not be pregnant yet"

"I'm still relaxed," you said, pouting.

Tech laughed softly.

"Cyare, I love you and we're going to have a baby, we just have to be patient a little longer, we can't force anything. And the more relaxed you are, the more likely you are to get pregnant without any problems."

You sighed again then laughed softly.

"You're right again, of course, as almost always".

"Almost?" he echoed, pricking up his ears.

You couldn't help but laugh at his critical tone.

"No one can be right all the time, not even you, my darling".

"Hmm" he grumbled "Maybe" he finally relented.

After a little while of silence, still holding each other close, you said "I'm looking forward to it, to our baby"

"Me too," Tech said, kissing your chin.

"I'm gonna win this time!" rumbled Wrecker with a big grin, glaring at you over the cards in his hand.

Crosshair snarled in the background, "Dream on."

You laughed in amusement.

"Quite possibly Wrecker, your move".

But your game was interrupted when Hunter and Echo returned from their errands, because when Echo threw Wrecker the pack of chocolates he had wanted, he dropped the cards, some landing on the table, some on the floor.

Without thinking, Wrecker tore open the package and shoved a large piece of chocolate into his mouth.

"So much for winning,"the Sniper grumbled, rolling his eyes.

"Ah, sorry Y/N, you know I have a weakness for sweets".

You waved it off and laughed.

"It's ok Wrecker" you said and put the cards down on the box you were using as a table "We'll play again another time".

You went to stand up and almost collided with Hunter. You both apologized with an embarrassed smile. Suddenly Hunter paused and his head tilted in your direction, very close. You raised your eyebrows questioningly, tilted back a bit to avoid him, and asked, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

Hunter sniffed the air around you and finally said, "You smell different"

"So what? Is that why you have to get all up in my face?" you asked with a nervous smile.

Hunter hastily took a step back and mumbled an apology. He scratched the back of his head and said, "I'm sorry, the smell is just so different and, it awakens something in me, something like.... I don't know how to explain it. A primal protective instinct."

Confused, you looked at him and said honestly, "I don't understand, I'm not sick or wearing a new perfume or anything"

Hunter shrugged his shoulders and said, "No, it's something hormonal, a change coming from your body, but not a disease"

It had gone quiet in the Marauder and everyone seemed to be looking at you.

Suddenly Hunter's eyes grew wide.

"What is it?" you asked him nervously.

He began to smile and said, "I think you're pregnant."

Your heart leapt. You had planned it and yet you felt so surprised that your knees went weak. You slowly sat down on the box where the playing cards were, you could feel yourself going pale.

Hunter looked at you questioningly, naturally sensing that your mood was changing.

"What's wrong? I thought you wanted a baby."

You nodded silently.

Hunter knelt down next to you and looked at you intently.

"Then what's the problem?"

You didn't answer him right away, avoiding his gaze.

"Where is Tech anyway?" asked Wrecker into the silence that had arisen.

"He's helping Cid install a new holo table in her bar," Echo replied.

You gulped, he would probably be back soon. You stood back up and walked to the ramp, running down into the open and taking a deep breath.What you felt was strange, the expected joy was still missing at first, instead you were afraid, you suddenly thought of all kinds of negative things that could happen, with you, with the unborn baby, about what would change and you were suddenly not so sure at all if you really meant to become a mother. But why? You couldn't understand it yourself, you and Tech had discussed everything, you were both looking forward to it. Why did you feel so intimidated now?

Hunter came down the ramp, gently but firmly grabbed your arm and pulled you a few feet away from the Marauder with him.

"Okay ad'ika, you know you can't hide from me that something is up. What's going on?"

You looked at him out of wide, watery eyes "I'm scared."

Hunter didn't seem surprised, on the contrary, he nodded slowly, as if you had confirmed what he knew all along.

"Okay, I understand that, that's a big change coming your way".

You nodded and looked at him as if you hoped he would solve all your problems.

He smiled at you in his warm, honest way and said, "I'll go back to town and get you a test to make sure. You lay down in your bunk for a little while, take a breath, close your eyes and relax. You'll be fine no matter what the outcome, Tech loves you and so do we, you're not alone no matter what may come"

"Speak for yourself," Crosshair grumbled.

Hunter sighed, "Let him talk, Crosshair will protect you as much as any of us, even if he won't admit it"

The Sniper rolled his eyes and walked back up the ramp into the Marauder.

"Do you always have to be such an ass?" it came over your lips before you could stop it.

Crosshair stopped, he turned slowly at the top of the ramp and asked, "What did you say?"

"I said don't be an ass, at least once," you said defiantly.

As Crosshair walked back down the ramp, Hunter was already muttering his brother's name admonishingly. He came right up to you and stopped relatively close.

"Give us a moment alone," Crosshair murmured.

Hunter looked questioningly from one to the other, when you finally nodded to him, Hunter pulled away, but not without assuring you that he stayed nearby.

Your heart beat a little faster, but you weren't really afraid of Crosshair, even though he could be intimidating.

Crosshair huffed and said, "You've known me for so long now, you know I respect you?"

You blinked, but finally nodded.

"I know you're nervous right now, you're scared and that's why my dry humor didn't go over very well. So I forgive you for insulting me just now, and apologize for my.... lack of sensitivity."

You breathed a sigh of relief and nodded. Unexpectedly, he stroked your cheek and his expression softened a bit. You realized that he had wiped away a tear and you just realized that you were crying silently.

On impulse, you pressed your face against his breastplate and wrapped your arms around him. At first he stiffened and stopped moving, but finally he sighed and put his arms around you.

Gently patting your back, he murmured, "It's okay, it's going to be okay."

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[1ddiscourseoftheday]

Mon 14 June ‘21

Louis Tomlinson Cooks is here!! Yeah it’s 100% for sure as delightful to watch Louis make himself a sandwich as you might have hoped, but how was his cooking? Well I’ll let Louis rate himself-- “I’m not gonna lie not that appetizing is it, I mean look at it,” he says when it comes time to taste his creation, plus, “chopping peeling slicing not great to be fair- everything else I’m all right” (he’s… not wrong, even aside from the peeler issues has this man ever held a knife??) but- “it probably tastes nice though as I said it’s not about presentation for me… [munches cutely]... it’s actually pretty banging, that’s actually quite nice!” Success! Maybe it’s cause he knows the secret to faking good cooking- “as you can see I don’t have a lot of cooking ability so the more butter the better,” I mean the experts can tell you, that’s advanced stuff right there! #Louis-aChild! Substituting mustard and ketchup for coleslaw is a bit of a bold move, but in a belated attempt to convince the kiddos to eat some healthy veg even though he won’t he does bravely try the cucumber strips despite being “not really a man for cucumber” and makes a pained attempt to be positive- “bit of crunch.” Oh and speaking of crunch I’m relieved to have learned that the waffle is NOT a waffle, it’s a crispy waffle shaped bit of potato; a much more reasonable fish sandwich addition than the American version of a potato waffle! Full Time Meals polled to see what people think of Louis cooking; the two choices are “it was amazing” and “the best,” THEY GET IT. My kind of Louis poll! Helen Seamons rated him a “10/10 for effort and entertainment”, Masterchef acknowledged Louis as one of their own, and Marcus Rashford keeps it simple- “my guy” with a lil heart. YEAH, SAME.

Harry showed up in Italy, where he was papped in Venice being driven around (with PA Luis) on a boat (as you do, in Venice). He’s in a cool embroidered Bode shirt and shades and fancy hair, looking good. He’s seen carrying his suitcase, taking photos, and resting his head on his arms looking like a model. One might think, since we just saw the My Policeman cast and crew on set celebrating the wrap of the shoot, that they were done filming and Harry was off to do something different, but nope, he’s there to film! The book has key scenes in Venice that folks had been wondering about the filming of, and David Dawson is also being boated around Venice for the paps, so, it seems that was just for the wrap of the *UK* filming, which makes sense I guess since it would mostly be different crew I imagine, and perhaps some of the main cast are done as well.

Liam’s NFT sale is happening tomorrow! If you’re confused and want more info, I’M NOT GONNA HELP THAT MUCH… uh but I mean you can check out Liam’s youtube video explaining though I would guess that won’t help much (even Liam thinks so; “there’s probably websites that explain a lot better than me” he admits). There is a roundup now posted of what’s on offer for the buyers of the NFTs but I’m gonna be really honest with you, I’m more confused now than I was before. It’s clear that there are only SIX LONELY BUG NFTs right? They for sure said that I believe. But the packages for each different piece (token bundles) seem to me like they’re available to multiple buyers? Like maybe you don’t get the NFT but multiple top bidders on each get the extras? Like they can’t be selling multiple copies of the NFT... can they?! Isn’t the WHOLE POINT that only one person gets to own it? I DON’T FUCKING KNOW I AM SORRY. What I think I understand to be true: the six NFT buyers get to go to “a once-in-a-lifetime immersive dining experience at Resorts World Las Vegas” (this is the dinner with Liam and “a selection of crypto leaders from around the world” which takes place on display inside a giant glass box) and also “a bespoke commemorative presentation box containing the world’s leading holographic display... with audio... and a custom made Lonely Bug commemorative coin,” and “a unique QR code directing the owner to a special ‘Director’s Cut’ edit of the short digital film ‘Making Of Lonely Bug Collection’ which features unreleased footage from the day of the drop showing the creators' reactions when the winning bids came in” (I mean YEAH I would think it’s unreleased it literally hasn’t happened?) But then there are really a lot of other extras including tickets with Meet & Greet access to any Liam Payne headline show around the world, admission to pool and cinema parties in Vegas with Liam, signed art, non-Liam extras (I will literally bid to NOT have 20 minute phone calls with those crypto entrepreneurs PLEASE… but that’s just me), and access to an online party hosted by Liam; I really get the impression many of these, especially the last one, are just crypto tokens that are for sale that aren’t linked to the main Lonely Bug NFTs and many more than 6 people can buy them but a lot of the extras I’m not clear on which it is. Perhaps tomorrow I’ll understand better WE WILL SEE.

Liam also dropped by the discord last night to say some hellos (after a “long long day”) and that he “bought a piece of NFT art of myself tonight I’m going to give it as a prize Monday night so someone can own a piece of art that was owned by me” (an even less tangible bragging point than simply owning an NFT wow that’s an achievement) and the most important update- “I want a French Bulldog”! Oh and he said “that’s like one I did myself” in his fanart channel to a pic of a tiny crocheted illustration of Louis and Harry holding up a rainbow flag. Didya Liam?? (...Liam is crocheting??) Anyway I recognize who it’s supposed to be because it’s based on a familiar piece of fanart, but Liam definitely might NOT realize it’s meant to be someone specific, and tbh I’m more <eyeballs> at him saying that at the rainbow flag crocheted thing than at it being shippy.

Our Song acoustic version is out this Friday!! And Niall talked about NH3 some in an interview today; “I’m in the studio most days, it feels really good. I’m kinda in the latter stages of it and then I’ll go get a band together and go in and record the whole thing. I’ve just kind of been writing for the past 9 or 10 months and really enjoying it” and “It sounds like a complete album. God knows when it’s coming out because I’d like to be able to get around the world to see all the fans as well” and “It’s different. It sounds a lot more grown up. I’m 27 so it’s about time. I really wanted to kinda cement a sound. The singles I’ve released previously have all been kinda different sounds. I would like to have my ballad sound & like a cemented uptempo sound.” He and Anne Marie also talked about one of the other songs they wrote together saying, “It’s kind of like a, how do you describe it- guitar driven meets Tom Petty meets Katy Perry meets…” but say “We haven’t really decided if we are putting it out yet, the conversations are kinda happening... but it’s completely different (from Our Song).”

[bartistic]

Bruce Goes To The Market!

knife tw, food cw, incredibly dumb self-indulgent concept cw, outsider (oc) pov

It is universally acknowledged that a cashier possessing free time, will be in want of an extra task to fill that free time. At least, that’s what James’ managers seemed to think. Privately, he agreed, as he found restocking the shelves to be a most agreeable pastime, one that could in fact suck up hours of his eight hour closing shift.

He was in the soda aisle, debating whether sparkling water belonged with seltzer or with the rest of the store brand items, when he noticed a broad-shouldered man in sunglasses and a Gotham University sweatshirt, inspecting the selection of diet tonic water and looking utterly flummoxed. Customer in need of assistance!

“Hi, how are you doing tonight? You need help finding anything?” Mentally, James winced at the preppy-ness of his ‘customer service robot voice’ as his favorite coworker Stephie liked to call it. Luckily, he’d thrown his voice out enough screaming to Queen karaoke the night before that his voice stayed in the normal octaves rather than shooting into the stratosphere. The man straightened up and looked down towards James, who suddenly felt very short in all of his 5’9” glory. (Well, 5’8 3/4” but who’s counting.)

“Yes, actually. I’m new to the store, could you direct me to where the soap is?” Oh god. Of all the things it had to be the one item James swore was never in the same aisle twice.

“Of course!” He lied through his teeth. “Here, right this way.” Turning, he set off towards the general direction of where the soap tended to lie, with a variation of four different aisles. Luckily, the first aisle was correct, and he watched, intrigued, as the customer gave a thorough inspection to at least 14 different bars of soap. “Anything else I can help you with?” He added, as the man finally selected a bar and placed it in his basket. The man looked sheepish.

“This is actually the first time I’ve been in a grocery store. I’m not usually the one doing the shopping. My—the person I live with gave me a list, but I honestly don’t know where or even what half of these things are.” He held out a grocery list, scrawled in an elegant cursive. It was double-sided. James checked the front of the store, where the other cashier was engrossed in his phone while trying not to appear engrossed in his phone. It was an hour and a half until they closed, and he was pretty sure there was only one other customer in the store at most.

“Sure! Alright, so our first step should probably be to hit the deli, seeing as they have the longest wait times.” After walking the man through ordering Roast Beef, Prosciutto, Pastrami, Swiss, Havarti, Gouda, and Picante Provolone (what) they moved on to the canned goods. “We should probably grab a cart, I don’t think that basket’s going to be able to hold all of this.” Turning into the canned goods aisle, James sighed.

“Caution: Hazard Detected! Precaución, ¡Peligro Detectado!” The store’s resident useless robot assistant was stuck in place, screaming at a small bit of an onion peel that had fallen to the floor.

“Batsy, I swear to god.” James went over and kicked the peel under one of the shelves, pressing the button on the robot to reboot it.

“...Batsy?” The customer sounded somewhere between bemused and amused. Perhaps just ‘mused.

“Yeah, it’s our obtuse robot that only sees what’s right in front of it and makes a big fuss over literally nothing. It can’t even clean anything up, and the few moments there actually is a spill it just skids through it and makes it worse. Technically corporate calls it Patsy, short for Patrick, because we’re Patrick’s, you know? But since this is Gotham, we call it Batsy. Short for... Batrick. I’m not the one who came up with the name, that honor goes to my coworker Stephie. She’s, uh, not working tonight.” James internally began banging his head against the shelves. Why. Was. He. Like. This. “So, do you know what brand of chickpeas your... roommate wanted?”

/ / /

Finally, after another 45 minutes of shopping, they were ready to check out. James noticed the shift had changed while he was away. “Alright, so I can actually take you at this register over here, ‘cuz I’m still logged in and all.” He gulped as the customer began to load up onto the belt. This was... a lot of food. He’d scanned around a quarter when he officially ran out of room, turning to bagging instead. “Let’s get you another cart, actually, so we can load into that without squishing what you haven’t unpacked yet.” He moved to go grab one, but the customer was faster, jogging back with another cart before he could even finish bagging all the protein shakes. There were, admittedly, a lot of protein shakes.

Scanning the meat-substitutes, James scanned his own mind for an avenue of conversation. “So, you mentioned that it’s your son who’s the vegetarian. How old is he?”

“He’s 13. It’s not religious or health-wise or anything, he just really loves animals. Our house is practically a zoo on a good day, and that’s not even counting all his siblings.”

“Oh, how many kids do you have?” It had to be a fair amount for it to be ‘all’ his siblings. The customer opened his mouth as if to answer, then shut it again. He seemed to be thinking. Did he... not know how many kids he had??

“Legally I have... fffffour? Five? Yeah... that sounds right.” James tried to hide the bewildered expression in his own face, but he must not have been doing it well. “That makes me sound like such a bad father. No, I promise, I love them all, I just have quite a few of their friends living with us as well, and I’ve known those kids long enough to feel like they’re my kids too. Not to mention the whole difference between the ones I’ve adopted, the one who was my ward who I then retroactively adopted, the one I’m fostering, and the one who is legally an emancipated minor. And... the one who. Is no longer with us.” James blinked. That was indeed complicated.

“You must have a lot of love in your heart,” he settled on, finally.

“I just h— Oh, #%*$.” The blueberry container had burst open, all over the floor. James internally groaned.

“Oh no! Sorry about that, that’s the third one tonight. The packaging is just... not great. Do you want me to go get you another one?”

“No, I can get it. Thanks though.” The customer gingerly stepped through the minefield as James power walked to go get the clean up supplies. Six feet away, Batsy was screaming at a blueberry.

“Eat your heart out, Mister Miyagi,” he aimed a light roundhouse kick at the button to reboot the robot. Batsy got two feet before it encountered another world-ending-threat, danger level blueberry. James sighed and went to go clear that area first.

/ / /

Finally, almost everything was scanned. James was scanning the bread and rolls as the customer fit all the bags into the two carts, like an expert game of tetris. There were a few hiccups where James had had to explain that you probably shouldn’t bag Raid with milk, or that it was a good idea to double bag heavy items, or that you should wait until the end to put the eggs in (and there were a lot of eggs. Gaston-levels of eggs. Probably to be expected with that many kids in the house. Hah. eggs-pected.) But by the end they were working like a well-oiled machine. James bagged the last item, hit the button to total it, and watched as the customer realized he forgot his deli items.

“I’m just gonna— gonna run and go get those real quick. Is that okay?”

“Yeah, sure. Can you fill out the charity question real quick though? Th...thanks.” The customer was gone before James could question him on the fact that he’d used the custom amount option to apparently donate $1k to Gotham General’s children’s ward. It was... probably a mistake, but he’d wait around to check. He turned as he heard the beginnings of a commotion behind him, from the one other customer in the store. This guy��s whole aesthetic just screamed gross, from the white-boy dreads to the Blue Lives Matter gaiter mask. It looked as if he was having trouble at self-checkout. James was about to head over to help when his coworker passed him. He turned back to keep an eye on the clock. 10 minutes until closing. Please come back with the deli items soon. He heard an aggressive murmuring that sent chills up his spine, a distinct feeling of Not Right Bad. He turned back to where his coworker was engaged with helping the other customer. His coworker who was... very pale. Frightened. The customer whose hand glinted silver with... oh #%*$, that’s a knife. Not Good Very Bad... oh hell no, you are not hurting my coworker on my watch.

“HEY #%$&FACE, EAT BEANS!” As the aggressive customer turned to meet the container of garbanzo beans that was currently hurtling towards his face at the maximum speed a theatre-kid-who-never-did-sports could throw, the world seemed to throw down. Faintly, James could hear rational thoughts pounding at the door to his mind, begging to be let in. Thoughts like ‘They’re definitely going to fire you for attacking a customer’ and ‘They’re definitely going to fire you for cursing in front of a customer’ and ‘They’re definitely going to fire you for damaging the merchandise’ and ‘You can’t even throw a ball to save your life, there’s no way that’s going to hit him.’ Praying to Freddie Mercury, Elton John, and all other things holy, James watched as the beans sailed through the air and struck their target true— albeit a little lower than planned.”

Grossface automatically brought his hands down to protect his nethers, apparently forgetting that their was a knife in his hands. He let out a second agonized howl as he stabbed himself in the balls. Blindly, James groped around for more ammunition. Holding out a zucchini as threateningly as he could, he watched as the would-be aggressor ran out of the store as fast as he could with both hands clasping his junk. “Are you okay?” He asked his coworker, feeling his voice echo through the suddenly very-quiet-sounding store. She nodded mutely. He nodded back, then turned back to his register and oH shit there’s His Customer, holding the deli items.

“Nice shot.” Okay, this time he definitely sounded amused.

“I... am so sorry about the beans, I can get you a refund on those or I can go get you some more or—”

“No need, they definitely went to a good cause.” The customer grinned and held out the deli items. Faintly, James began to wrestle with the bag to get to the barcodes. Finally, everything was scanned, for good.

“Alright, will that be everything?” The clock read two minutes until closing.

“Yes, that should be everything. Again, thank you for all your help.” James watched as even with the membership points taken off, the total soared to over $750.

“Alright, your total is... $754.33, here’s some coupons and a survey slip. If you fill that out you get entered for a drawing to win a $500 gift card. Which... I don’t know that you’d need, but. Why not.” The customer reached into his wallet and counted out 5 $100 bills. Then he pulled out a black card. He paid off the total with the card, then handed the bills to James.

“Here you go, I wasn’t sure how much you tip cashiers.” James opened and closed his mouth a few times, like a fish.

“People don’t normally... tip cashiers...” and especially not HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS.

“Oh. Well, you were a good cashier. You deserve it. And here—” at this he pulled a crisp business card out of his wallet. “At Wayne Enterprises we could use quick-thinkers like you.” Pulling down his sunglasses, he gave a quick wink. James waved absentmindedly as BRUCE #%*$ING WAYNE walked out of the store. He looked down at the business card. Written upon it were the words: “Call here for an interview, mention Malone and they’ll know I sent you. Best of luck with the current job— BW”

James sat down. The clock was 10 minutes past closing before he remembered to look at it. There were a million thoughts running through his head. Oh my god I joked around to a billionaire. I cursed in front of a billionaire. I chucked a can of beans into a man’s nutsack in front of a billionaire.

But oddly enough, the only question that remained at the top of his mind was this:

This is because I have black hair and blue eyes, isn’t it.

[leneemusing]

extensive polyamory prompts

thought i’d make a little thing full of ideas and prompts for polyamory ships. feel free to personalize as needed, tag third party muns that might be involved in the ships etc. 

PROMPT/ACTION LIST

1. for the muses involved to go on a date together. 2. for the muses involved to surprise another ( with a present, night out, night in, dinner etc).  3. for the muses involved to form a cuddle pile.  4. for the muses involved to show up at the hospital because one of them is injured. 5. for the muses involved to show up at one of their work places to cheer them up.  6. for the muses involved to invite another to stay the night with them.  7. for the muses involved to comfort one of them.  8. for the muses involved to adopt/have a child together. 9. for two muses to discuss a potential third they’re interested in. 10. for two muses to discuss someone they’re involved with.  11. for one muse to approach another about noticing their attraction to a third party.  12. for one muse to cook for the others.  13. for all muses to cook together.  14. for several muses to cook while one sits on the counter watching & stealing food. 15. for the muses involved to make holiday plans. 16. for the muses involved to throw a holiday party. 17. for several of the muses to drag a reluctant member to a party.  18. for the muses involved to plan a group costume for halloween 19. for the muses involved to take a trip together.  20. for the muses involved to take care of one or more who is sick. 

WORDS: 

“  i’m glad you like them too. cause i think i really like them.  ” “  what do you think of them?  ” “  i think they really like you.  ” “  they’re too shy to ask, but they want to kiss you.  ” “  stay with us.  ” “  you can join us if you want.  ” “  you don’t have to come with us if you don’t want to, but we’d really like to have you there.  ” “  i can tell you have a crush on them.  ” “  just try talking to them.  ” “  you’ll always be safe with us.  ” “  we’re here if you ever need anything.  ” “  tell us what’s wrong.  ” “  can you guys just hold me for a while?  ” “  is it okay if i stay?  ” “  you’re not intruding. you’re part of the family.  ” “  you’re one of us now. we’ll always be here for you.  ” “  i’ve never felt so loved before.  ” “  we have to trust each other if we want this to work.  ” “  i trust you guys. more than i’ve ever trusted anyone before. ” “  you make me feel safe.  ”     “  if you’re gonna be in the kitchen you better help. or at least give me a kiss.  ” “  there’s room on the couch, get over here.  ” “  counters are for food, not butts. get down.  ” “  someone around here has to actually do the chores.  ” “  who used the last of the hot water?  ” “  we know you’ve been having a hard week, we just thought we’d do something to cheer you up.  ” “  we’re here to sneak you away from the small talk.  ” “  i’m fine, y’all don’t have to fuss over me.  ” “  you really did all this for me?  ” “  i really love you all. i hope you know that.  ” “  we love you. always.  ” “  how did the date go? tell me/us everything.  ” “  okay but if they break your heart we’ll break their limbs.  ” “  they’re my family. we’re a package deal.  ” “  so many people in this house and not a clean dish to be found.  ” “  who used the last of the toothpaste?  ” “  are you okay?  ” “  we came as soon as we heard.  ” “  you don’t have to be alone. we’re here now.  ” “  i’m just not used to having people like this.  ” “  i love you guys but if you don’t move i’m gonna start kicking.  ” “  these cuddles are nice but i’m sweating like a dog.  ” “  just because i’m warm doesn’t mean you can all put your ice cube feet on me.  ” “  i just want to watch you guys.  ” “  you’ve been quiet all day. what’s up?  ”

NSFW: 

★ for several muses to shower together ✦ for one muse to watch the others ✧ for everyone to focus on one member  ✭ for muses to invite someone to sleep with them for the first time ✹ for muses to all give each other oral ❃ for muses to wake another up with kisses and groping ❅ for muses to engage in bondage (one being tied up, several tied up while one is in charge, etc. feel free to specify) ♦ for some lazy morning sex together ♤ for spontaneous sex  ฿ for two or more muses to make a recording to send to one of them who is away ♝ for several muses to try and distract another  ☁ for a muse to surprise the other by getting dressed up in lingerie/setting a mood ☾ for several muses to surprise another who comes home to them ready for a night in bed  ♡ for the receiver to make up their own scenario

[roeyliteratiforever]

100 reasons why I'm in love with Jess Mariano! 💞

1) He waited forever for the one woman he loved because he knew she was the one for him from the first moment he saw her.

2) He wrote a book came back and told the woman he loves he couldn't have done it without her.

3) Helps the woman he loves to turn her life around, because he wanted the best for her. "I know you better than anyone, this isn't you."

4) "Why did you drop out of yale" *plus the head tilt*

5) Turns off the sprinklers for the girl he loves despite having hostility between them for weeks showing he still cares about her.

6) Turns the sprinklers back on for her to let her boyfriend play hero because he was on his way to help, and he knew that would help her.

 7) "I like the new look it's very blue crush!" *His wet hair!* 🔥

8) Those eyes! 😍

9) The way he looks at her! 😍

10) The eye flutter! 😍🦋

11) "What did I do something?"

12) whispers softly "come here" and grabs her face gently!

13) He made a long distance call on a payphone to talk to the girl he loves.

14) "Still gonna do the Harvard thing?" He always cared about her education despite not caring about his own, he knew that was important to her.

15) His crooked smile!

16) He looked it up! 22.8 Miles

17) Steals book to put notes in the margins of it for the girl he has eyes for!

18) "As you wish"

19) The way he bites his lip! 🔥

20) He made sure she was okay.

21) Staged a crime scene prank, and drew a chalk outline of a body to get the attention of the girl he's interested in.

22) "HUH! I don't know."

23) "So Courtney what about you?" He basically referred to her as his wife after she compared him to Kurt Cobain, he refers to her as Courtney Love who was his wife.

24) Dismantles a snowman for the girl he has eyes for so hers can win a competition.

25) "Ooh zing I've been snapped!"

26) "ahh geeze man she's not shipping off to naam"

27) The way he says "okay"

28) The way he lights up, and gets nervous around the girl he loves despite being a "bad boy"

29) His sarcasm!

30) He moved back to a town he hated for the girl he loves!

31) He likes ice cream "In Cooones"

33) His voice!

34) "I like your crazy hair" He has great hair!

35) He didn't get mad at his girlfriend when he found out she ran into her ex he just asked her politely to explain what happened.

36) The way he was fiddling with her bracelet while he was talking to the girl he loved on the phone.

37) "Look you know we're supposed to be together I knew it the first time I saw you two years ago, and you know it too I know you do!"

38) He dropped the bomb and ran after saying "I love you" for the first time in his life.

39) He noticed when the girl he loved changed her hair!

40) The way he kisses!🔥

41) "What makes you think I care about you?"

42) Smiles to himself about the girl he loves reactions, and her rambling!

43) He lives on the edge.

44) "Why did you come here? I mean you ditched school and everything that's so not you. Why'd you do it?"

45) He returned her bracelet when he realized how freaked out she was over losing it.

46) He made her bracelet better! "It looks even better than before doesn't it?!"

47) He put an umbrella over her head so the roof wouldn't fall on her to protect her!

48) He sent over a care package to make sure she was fed under the guise of Luke sending it over just so he could spend time with her.

49) His wave ✋✊✋✊✋✊

50) His eye brow raise! 

51) Has a book on him at all times, and carries one in his back pocket.

52) Because he didn't read much! "Well what is much?"

53) Wears a leather jacket to the beach!

54) He resisted fighting with the woman he loves ex because he knew she would think it was his fault.

55) The nose kisses! 😍💞

56) "This black eye screwed everything up...next time I go to your grandmother's I'll try not to have one"

57) "Don't go" in cute baby voice

58) *Sees girl who looks like Rory from behind* "That's not her" "What?" "She cut her hair" "I don't know what your talking about" "Okay my mistake." *Turns back to look again to see if it's her*

59) "Well isn't this day a surprises"

60) "You're still a contender"

61) When he messed up with his girlfriend by not calling her, he surprises her with concert tickets, even after setting times to be with her, and scheduling dates.

62) "James Bond also wears a tux that's not geeky"

63) Makes effort to get along with the girl he loves mom despite the fact he knows she doesn't like him because she wanted him too.

64) "An innocent boy like me should not be raised in an atmosphere like this! I wanna be good life's just not letting me!"

65) The way he says "Oh yeah?"

66) Fixes toaster for his uncle after the girl he's interested in confronts him about making his life harder.

67) "Why did you think I wanted to come over here and see you?"

68) "I'm disappointed" *lip pout*

69) "So your arms okay?"

70) "You are so an out of towner!" 

71) "Yeah you look good too" *plus the licking his lips*

72) "Are you nervous?...I'm a little nervous too." 

73) He turned his life around, and made something of himself despite having a crappy upbringing, and what everyone thought about him.

74) Even though he was heart broken he made sure she was safe asking her where she parked before she left.

75) Giving the woman he loves inspiration to write a book, when she has no motivation.

76) "I'm sorry I didn't mean to freak you out I'm sure you'll do it, you will I promise. I'll help you practice okay tomorrow you'll stand in the middle of the street, and I will drive straight at you screaming in a foreign language...well it's lucky I've got me a tutor isn't it."

77) (This is a weird and random one) The way he chews.

78) "So you're over that right" "Yep long over" *stares longingly at the woman he loves from afar wishing things were different with them*

79) "I don't go to these stupid town things" *goes to stupid town things despite not liking them*

80) Bids on the girl he likes basket as an excuse to spend more time alone with her.

81) "You know earnest only has lovely things to say about you"

82) He tried reading the Fountain Head again, because the girl he likes liked the book.

83) He was glad she called.

84) "Okay I'm gonna hold you to that"

85) "My aren't we bright eyed and bushy tailed"

86) He unlocked the door to let the crazy ballet teacher in the diner to put a spread together for his great uncle's funeral.

87) Breaks up with his girlfriend for the girl he loves before pursuing her.

88) "Okay I have to go take care of something then"

89) He came to his mom's wedding, and walked her down the isle despite her not giving a crap about him, because his uncle wanted him to.

90) "Well whatever else happens to us at least we know that part works"

91) He planned to stay with the girl he loved until they were on social security.

92) He thought he was a lucky man when the girl he loved said she just might show him her whithering stare.

93) When the girl he loved went to go see him in New York, she says after finding a record "This was fate!" Then he says "I think it was" about her being there with him!

94) "It's what it is, you, me"

95) He read Jane Austen, and thought she would have liked Bukowski.

96) Whips out a book in a strip club instead of looking at the girls.

97) Reads self help book his uncle gives him to try to better himself.

98) Tries beaking a swan with a ladle because it beaked him in the eye.

99) Stopped smoking because the girl he loved said she was glad he didn't smoke it, and proceeds to put it back in his pocket.

100) "Please let me get you a soda I gotta do something other than stand here like a moron"

Always and forever will be team Jess! 💞

[cloudytamaki]

so, this is how the summer ends • k.denki

⤷ genre: fluff, angst - quirkless au, everyone’s 21, set in LA

⤷ warnings: mentions of sex/implied sex, mildly suggestive, alcohol

⤷ summary: a casual drunk hookup between two young strangers became something ... more than sex.

a warm breeze blows a curl of hair from your forehead and you exhale, corners of your lips lifting into a small smile. it’s almost the end of august; the leaves on the trees are becoming orange and the warm summer winds are cooling down.

the end of an era, and the start of another.

you subconsciously turn your head and look beside you, almost wishing for someone to be there. he isn’t – the cushion of the porch swing is empty. the small smile slips off your lips and your brows furrow; you close your eyes as if the sight’s painful, turning back to watch the trees and sun.

you can’t help the tingling heat that begins to spread through your nose; the promise of tears yet to come.

your mind drifts back to the start of your summer – june 14.

the neighborhood nightclub music is loud, likely booming throughout the area and annoying the neighbors.

but the old neighbors don’t seem to matter as much as the glass of alcohol in your hands and the prickling heat in the back of your skull. there’s a lazy smile sitting upon your lips as you survey the club, taking sips of your drink every few seconds.

ah — there’s your friend, out twerking on the dance floor, getting cheered on by men who are whooping and waving their fists in the air. you cross your legs, the thought of shaking your ass in front of many men seeming unappealing to you.

“hey! can i get another, please?” a golden blonde stranger is suddenly beside you, left arm on the bar counter, a wide grin on his face as sweat runs down his temples.

the bartender sighs, slides him a filled cup, then goes back to cleaning the other glasses with a towel. the energetic looking guy plops down onto a stool beside you, nice white teeth catching the light.

“hey, why aren’t you out dancing?”

your lips flatten into a thin line as you turn to him, “don’t feel like it. it’s nice sitting over here and watching, though.”

“i guess.” he furrows his eyebrows in thought, lips scrunching a bit, “you come here alone?”

“nope.” you sigh, taking a bigger sip this time. “i had a friend come with me, we’d had a few drinks before she’d gone off to the dance floor.” you tiredly gesture towards the crowd, “so yeah. what about you, where’s your friends? you look like you should be over there partying rather than talking to me.”

“they’re all over the club.” he scratches the back of his neck sheepishly, “some of them didn’t come, others’re just.. around.”

“that makes sense.” another sip and you turn away from the blinding lights, “parties are fun for me, just not when i’m the center of attention.”

“i get that,” he chuckles, takes a sip of his own drink, “i know a guy exactly like that. 8:30 pm bedtime, 6:30 wake up.”

“are you serious? 8:30? i go to bed around 12.”

“yeah, i know right? he’s super strict on it too, we all make fun of him.”

“damn, that sounds fun.” you exhale before taking a bigger sip, the burn of the alcohol stinging a trail down your throat. “you have a name?”

he laughs at that, running a hand through his golden tufts, “denki kaminari, pleased to meet you, madam.” he jokingly places a kiss against your fingers and you let out a squeal of surprise, laughing as you pull your hands away from him.

“(y/n) (l/n), pleased to meet you too, denki kaminari.” you nod at him, drinking the last of your empty glass.

you both ask the bartender for more, and when you both stumble on your words in fear of interrupting each other, you decide to go against each other in a drinking challenge – five shot glasses filled with the second strongest liquor on the shelf.

you manage to down four glasses, determination the only thing keeping you going at this point; your cheeks are hot from the alcohol, brain fuzzy, surroundings beginning to blur every few seconds.

“y-you good?” denki doesn’t look all that good either. shit, he looks terrible – happy, but terrible nonetheless. five empty glasses are at his side and his golden eyes are focused on you.

“yeah, i’m fine.. round two?” you give him a challenging smile and he pouts, pushing out his lower lip as he asks the clearly tired bartender for more, once again.

you crack your knuckles and take a deep breath, picking up the first shot glass as you look at denki, nodding at the same time. you bring it to your lips and suck all the liquid down, almost feeling its burn in your spine when it goes down your throat.

another shot glass, then another – before you know it, you’re swaying on your feet like an idiot, brain spinning, muscles loose. you glance towards denki and you wonder why you’d let yourselves get so inebriated.

“damn, that was fun!” he’s slurring on his words and you bring a hand to your head, sighing.

“jesus christ, i need to sit down.” you both stagger towards a staircase, not caring about how idiotic you look while doing so.

you’re about to pop the dreaded question—how’re we getting home?—when he speaks instead, tilting his head back with a yawn-sigh.

“i’m horny.”

and that’s when you really notice something about him; his jawline is sharp and young, his lips pink and parted, his skin flushed from the drinks, his golden eyes piercing.

you find yourself saying something you’d never imagined would leave your lips, “i can help with that.”

“really? you?” he turns his head towards you and points to you almost accusingly.

you shrug, “i think it was the drinks, but yeah, me. don’t wanna pass up a good offer.”

he seems to think about it while you take a quick look at your phone. “11:48 pm – you stay horny or not, your choice.”

“okay.” denki does some jazz hands and you roll your eyes, “sure. i think there’s some upstairs rooms over here.” you both stand and turn, ascending up the stairs, deciding to walk into a decent looking room.

“so ...” you stand there awkwardly, surroundings spinning but you manage to look over to denki, who’s equally confused. “you said you were horny.”

“and you said you could fix that.” the both of you are standing there, looking at each other, not fully knowing what to do, so you decide to get the ball rolling.

walking over to him, you begin to plant kisses along his jaw and down his neck. he lets out a small whine when you pull away, but you’re feeling more confident when you look at him again.

“kiss me.”

you almost laugh at your confidence that night; you started off sitting alone with a cup of alcohol, not even planning to get drunk – where the fuck did that even come from?

a cooler breeze hits your skin this time, carrying the scent of nearby cooking. smells like some sort of pie, you guess, rubbing your hands over your thighs in remembrance of that drunken hookup. deciding to go inside, you slide off the porch swing, walking over to the back door, twisting the knob and heading inside.

the elevator comes surprisingly fast when you push the button; stepping in, you punch in the number five and wait as you’re lifted above all the other floors.

you take out your keys and step out of the elevator when it dings, walking down the hall to your door, inserting the keys and walking inside.

it’s cold, as expected.

sighing, you toss your keys onto the counter and open the cabinets, rooting around for some food. you come out with a packaged ramen cup; you open it and fill it up with water, then pop it into the microwave.

you lean against the stove as you wait; two minutes and the microwave beeps, you take out your hot food and grab a spoon, walking over to the kitchen table, switching on a light.

you eat alone, in silence.

“oh shit!” you practically throw yourself out of the twin-sized bed; your bare ass is on the cold floor and you’re frantically gathering as much of the sheet as possible, pulling it against your naked chest.

from the other side of the mattress, there’s a girlish scream and a head of golden blonde hair pops up, amber eyes wide with surprise and panic.

“who are you?” your hand comes up to your forehead to ease the pounding in the back of your head. “wait.” something clicks and some tension leaves your shoulders as you point at him, “aren’t you that kid from last night?”

“i’m 21, thank you very much.” he scoffs in disbelief, “how do you not remember me? you were literally moaning my—”

“okay!” you cut him off quickly, cheeks warming up in embarrassment as your brows furrow, “i ... drank too much.”

“same here.” he stands up, unintentionally putting himself on display, “where are we? i can’t remember going—”

“denki!” you practically scream, shielding your eyes, “please put some damn pants on!”

“sorry.” you hear some movement and rustling before the sound of a zipper, “there. what about you? you’re naked too.”

“i know, give me a minute...” you look around and locate your underwear and jeans. you slip them on, clasping your bra and throwing on your shirt.

you stand up, face to face with denki; his neck is spotted with love bites, his hair tousled, cheeks a light pink. “we.. should probably get going.” you grab your dying phone and check the time, “oh my god, it’s 10:15, i’m late for work.”

“you work on saturdays?” your relax at the question, exhaling in relief.

“no, not on saturdays. i thought it was friday or something.” you laugh but a stab of pain shoots from your head all the way through your body.

“how much did we drink last night?” you turn to the golden blonde, who sighs as he opens the door.

“i have no idea, i was gonna ask you. but we drank something strong.”

“i’m surprised we didn’t puke.” you both walk down the staircase, surprised to find that the club’s empty; pretty sunrays peek through the windows and dust floats in the air around you.

“well, i didn’t, but you did.” denki’s hand is at the back of his neck and he turns away from you in embarrassment, shuddering.

you cringe at what he’s insinuating, closing your eyes for a brief second. “um.. i’m sorry.”

“it’s fine,” he feels kind of weird asking, “where are you going?”

“well, i was planning on heading to my apartment, which you don’t typically do with a one-night stand, but i guess i can make an exception for you.”

“i’m getting special treatment? i’m flattered.”

you roll your eyes as you open the door, squinting when the sun hits your face, “it’s the least i can do in exchange for the fun last night.”

denki bursts out into laughter, wiping faux tears from his eyes while you stand there, watching him. when his laughs finally slow down and he’s standing upright again, you elbow him in the ribs.

“looks like we’re gonna be walking a few blocks. we’d better hurry before it gets hot.”

“you don’t have a car?”

a glare from you is enough of an answer for him.

you throw the empty cup into the garbage, the spoon into the sink. you walk into your bedroom and water your plants on the windowsill, wishing that night would come fast.

it’s only 6:52 pm, and the sun sets at 7:30. before, time never felt so slow – probably because you had someone to spend it with. 

your lips pull into a frown and you place the green watering can back on the windowsill, huffing out a sigh. when had you gotten so damn lonely?

the second week of knowing denki and you’re holding onto his hand tightly as you walk through the dark field, ignoring his protests of ‘it’s dark!’ and ‘what if there’s wolves out here?!’

“calm down already! look, we’re almost there!” you point ahead and he shrieks.

“but there’s no light! seriously, we’re gonna get eaten by wolves or maybe even hawks!”

“jesus christ, denki. there’s no wolves out here, and hawks can’t grab us.” you aren’t fully sure about the wolves, but it’s just a white lie.. that he doesn’t need to know.

“are you sure?”

you stop, turning to him, looking him directly in the eyes. “come on, have some faith in me.”

denki slowly nods, visibly relaxing. you keep walking; it’s silent for the next few minutes, and eventually you finally come to a stop in an area where you can perfectly see the moon.

“why’d we stop?”

he stands before you, watching curiously as you grab a branch and wink at him.

“just watch.”

slowly, you sweep the branch over the grass, and fireflies rise in the air around you. a faint buzz fills the air as they float around you both; you sit down beside him.

denki’s eyes are half-wide in appreciation, lips parted. he turns his head to you, voice much calmer than it was earlier. “it looks.. magical.”

he was right, it did look quite magical that night. you check the time on your phone, 7:05 pm – just a little longer, you can make it.

placing the phone on your chest, you sigh as you close your eyes, letting your mind wander again.

“uhh, i don’t know about this...” this time you’re the one who’s hesitant to do something with him, worry consuming your mind as you sit on the side wall of the apartment.

“come on, you can do it! just glide.” denki excitedly holds a hand out to you and you pull your bottom lip between your teeth in worry, but you reluctantly nod and grab it.

his hand’s warm and soft when he pulls you up onto your feet, flashing you his all too familiar grin. “you’ll be fine, i’ve got you.”

your skin warms at his words and you decide that rollerskating with him is worth the effort. “okay.. so you just go forwards and gently push off each time?”

“pretty much, look.” he demonstrates proudly, you give him some applause before copying his exact movements, and surprisingly, you don’t fall.

“there you go! okay, come on, i wanna show you somewhere cool i found earlier!” he grabs your hand and skates forward so quickly you panic, unable to do anything else but glide with him.

“oh my god, don’t go so fast! you’re gonna run into a streetpole!”

“no, i won’t, i’ll be fine! come on, i think you’ll like the boba place i found!”

you open your eyes, checking your phone again – 7:32, just in time for the sunset. you get off your bed and start to walk out of your room, but a red gleam catches your eye – you turn to see the red rollerskates you wore with denki.

ignoring the pang in your heart, you grab a jacket and head out of your apartment, locking the door behind you before heading into the elevator.

you’re heading to the highest floor; up there, you’ll be able to get to the roof.

after punching in number eight, you lean against the wall, looking at your hands. a ding alerts you that you’ve arrived; you step out of the elevator and open the door at the end of the hall, walking up the small metal staircase – finally, you’re here.

you don’t make any moves to sit; that’s something new. instead, you stand on the roof, hands in your pockets as you watch the swirling plethora of colors dissolve into darkness in front of you.

“how long have you been living here?” denki shakes his head, droplets of water hitting your skin and you release a small laugh, stepping away from him.

“about four years or so.. it’s nice, isn’t it?”

“yeah, it is. it’s.. always awake, you know?”

“oh yeah,” you chuckle, understanding what he means about the city, “always. there’re cars going at 3 in the morning all the time. so many places are open to eat, it’s nice they cater to people’s late night cravings.”

“true.” he looks up at the leafy branches in thought, “i like citylife. it’s kinda boring if everything’s slow paced and sleepy.”

the rippling lake water catches the sunlight, glittering in the late afternoon sun. the field’s light green and grassy, all flat except for the few lone apple trees that dot its surface.

“sometimes you have to step away from the city to really enjoy nature.” you stand up and grab a red apple off a lower branch, taking a bite and offering it to him.

“they’re sweet, y’know.”

denki gives a huff, “i know what apples taste like.” he bites into the fruit, humming at its taste. he hands it back to you and you take another bite, savoring the fresh, crisp taste.

you sit down beside him, tilting your head back to look up at the different branches above you. your hair’s still damp from the swimming, your skin dewy with droplets of water.

“should we go back in?” you question, looking out towards the lake.

“only if we’re skinny dipping.”

“it’s.. light out. you’re supposed to go in the dark.”

“so?” denki grabs your hand and brings you up, “come on, it’ll be fun!”

you lay back with a sigh, arms crossed behind your head as you stare up at the cloudy night sky, unable to see any constellations due to the clouds and city light.

the moon peeks out from behind the clouds, almost shy to reveal its full light.

a rush of sadness fills your chest and you move your feet, not wanting to remember the particularly painful memory made right here.

“you’ve been silent all night, denki. what’s up with you?” his hand finds yours and gives it a squeeze.

“i’m sorry.”

“for what?”

“for not telling you something i should’ve told you sooner.. i’m heading back to japan tomorrow.”

you don’t respond but your heartbeat quickens as you look up at the sky. “why are you going to japan, denki?”

“because.. i live there. i come here every summer from the beginning of june to the end of july with some friends.”

“so you won’t be able to...” your voice fades in realization.

“we can call and text! we both have phones, right?” he’s trying to be cheery.

“it’s not the same,” you say, voice suddenly strained, “you’re.. what, sixteen hours ahead of me? it wouldn’t work, it’d be inconvenient for both of us.”

“here, i have an idea. give me your phone.” he hands you his, which is open to the ‘create a new contact’ page; you do the same, now sitting up.

you type in your phone number and a small note, then hand it back to him.

denki seems quite invested in his typing; it takes him a few good minutes before he’s finished. “don’t open the note ‘til i’m gone, okay?”

it seems you’d never opened it. why not? you take out your phone to open it, reliving your last memory.

“call me, okay?” denki’s grinning again, giving you a tight hug before getting on the plane. you’re wondering why he’s so happy – it’s a facade, of course. smiling always fends off the tears, right?

when he’s about to pull away, he realizes how you’re not letting go, head buried in his neck. “denki, be safe. don’t forget anything on the plane, okay?” your voice is light and you’re trying to joke with him, but he can sense that unsteadiness.

he hugs you tighter, tears forming in his eyes. “i love you.”

a weak sob escapes your lips and the tears start rushing out of your eyes. “i love you too, please be careful.”

you hadn’t spoken to him since that morning – three weeks ago. why hadn’t you stayed in touch?

the note opens and you immediately read it, tears welling up in your eyes.

‘to y/n, the most amazing girl i’ve ever met.. i’ve enjoyed it all, from the most awkward morning of my life to the first time i’ve ever gone up on a roof with someone. it’s been really fun, i’m going to miss this. i get it if you don’t wanna stay in touch; it’s too painful sometimes, you know? but aside from our adventures, i’ve really enjoyed bonding with you as a person. you’re funny, sarcastic, and all around amazing. i love you - see you next summer.’

he was right in his message; it is too painful to stay in touch sometimes. you exit the contacts list, wiping at your eyes and smearing your makeup as you open the messaging app, beginning to type out a message,

hey, i miss you.

taglist // @sobaluvr​ @bbytamaki​ 

[annegirl13]

Super Easy French Bread Pizza!

I made this for dinner tonight and wanted to share in case anybody is in need of something easy and good and cheap to eat!

You need:

bakery rolls — I think ours were kaiser rolls but you could get different ones. If you look at the store, they usually have day old ones on sale. Doesn’t matter if they’re stale because we want our crust a little crunchy, yeah? You could also get a big loaf of French bread and cut that up into slices whatever length you want. In any case, this will make multiple pizzas. Yay!

pizza sauce — I got one 14 oz jar but they make bigger and smaller ones. If money matters, find the cheapest one. It’ll work. If all else fails, you can use pasta sauce or make your own (I don’t know how to do that, though…) I only used half the jar (and saved the other half) but it depends how much sauce you want.

cheese — I got mozzarella and used a whole 2 lb bag on those six pizzas there. Next time I’ll probably get a big bag to use for two or three pizza nights.

toppings — I got pepperoni and sausage, but you could do anything you wanted. You could do bbq sauce instead of pizza sauce and make chicken bbq or hawaiian pizza or whatever. I have about half a package of pepperoni left and 3 out of the five sausages I bought. (We’re having sausages on the extra rolls tomorrow for lunch!)

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

Make your pizzas. I put foil under mine on the cookie sheet because you can see the cheese got a little melty and drippy. By the time they’re all together, the oven should be ready.

Put your pizzas in for 5-7 minutes, long enough for the cheese to get all melty.

I waited about 10 minutes after taking them out to eat, just because I didn’t want to burn my mouth. They were so yummy!

Also, if you’re worrying about calories, I calculated it for mine and it’s about 550 calories for 2 pizzas (one roll) with the toppings I had. Not bad for a dinner, and way better than the store bought pizzas I used to get. You could even make a bunch of these and bake just 2 and then freeze the rest and have frozen pizza for later!

Hope this helps somebody out! I might share more cooking adventures later. I’m trying to get my family to eat more than just Stouffers meals, so we’re gonna try some new recipes.

[sanchoyo]

danny phantom 8-13 thoughts! again, under the cut bc I blew through 6 episodes in one go...

-LOVE THE WAY THE GHOST ZONE LOOKS. but theres fucking ghost cops??? ghost jail??? that SUCKS imagine dying and going to jail in your AFTERLIFE. danny going to JAIL WAS NOT something I expected. but seeing all the enemies together and work with danny to bust out. SO ICONIC I love that actually. and the thing about real world stuff acting as ghosts in the ghost zone is very cool.

-'there are some things more important that hunting ghosts!' mrs fenton says, about her husband forgetting their anaversary (FOR THE 18TH YEAR IN A ROW?? CHRIST) and not about, idk, their son clearly freaked out. she didnt even notice he was gone into the ghost zone!!! he might be a bad husband BUT shes not the best mom. they suck and I don't care about their relationship problems I care about these kids. danny doing his best to clean the house to keep his mom from getting mad at his dad?? hes such a good boy I want to cry, this is not his place, his dad should be cleaning his own shit up!!!

-maddie's butch lesbian sister is living my best life in her lil cabin. also being a snarky bitch to jack. queen. and her getting a 10th anniversary of her divorce. LOVE IT.

-mr. lancer being a cheerleader in his younger years makes perfect sense to me. king shit.

-dr. spectra's cat ears/mullet hairstyle?? sooo cute. I also just love the concept of a ghost just. sucking out people's positivity and feeding on emotions. a great villain. she put danny in a fucking diaper what the FUCK. and keeping it cold so no one would suspect shes a ghost??? INCREDIBLE. and her gay little blob sidekick. wlw mlm evil solidarity.

-JAZZ FOCUSED EP. YEAAAH!!! her first thought when she saw the ghosts was like 'omg i gotta tell danny :)' and her going to the teacher and also councilor trying to get help for him...shes just 16 but shes trying so hard to help him out :( watching this when youre younger I can imagine ppl are like omg annoying!! but watching this when im older im just like :( jazz baby im SO sorry </3 SHE BODIED THAT GHOST THOUGH. and the fact she didnt tell danny she knew surprised me. like, shes patient and waiting on him to tell her when hes ready!! thats so so sweet.

-christ the parents talking about 'PEELING IT LIKE AN ONION. AND EXAMINING REMAINS' of ghosts RIGHT INFRONT OF DANNY.

-'why am i so depressed and angry all the time!!' DANNY YOURE 14. i mean it IS a ghost this time, but...

-579$ top?? VALERIE NO ITS NOT EVEN CUTE IT DOESNT EVEN GO WITH THAT OUTFIT AAAA. tho this ep is called shades of gray..VALERIE FOCUSED EP FINALLY????! *THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE* I already knew about red huntress from my redesigns, but I didn't exactly know what that entails or how/why, so, it's fun to see the Origins.

-ghost pubby! ghost pubby!!!!! why is the dog a ghost?? the implication that the company had guard dogs and got rid of them...what did they DO. is it just the unfinished business?? of not having that toy it was looking for?? god I hope so.

I feel SOOO bad for valerie tho, my god. her friends are shunning her for what, because her dad lost her job and she had to move??? horrible. (and the fact the dog wrecked the moving van too...) I also love how 'from wisconsin' on the package was an IMMEDIATE RED FLAG FOR ME. WISCONSIN=EVIL NOW. vlads so petty.

-it took valerie like 5 mins to get the hang of hunting ghosts and shes already a much bigger threat than his parents tbh. who've been trying and studying this for years. and a more valid reason <3 love her shes so cute and cool. new daughter alert.

-'i should do SOMETHING to help valerie' no shit danny???

-'who is that, awesome outfit!' -top gay sam moments. i was going to say. before it immediately cuts to sam kissing danny LMFAOOO. don't think I like that, it puts tucker in a weird third wheel position... the next ep involves them holding hands and blushing when danny's cold...URGH No. not a fan ngl. the trope of 'if theres a girl in a trio she has to end up with one of the two guys!!'

-right as I say that they take it to extremes!! and ember shoots him with a love ray gun that makes him OBSESSIVE OVER SAM. AND SHE TAKES HIS HANDS AND SAYS 'YOU DONT FEEL THAT WAY ABOUT ME, I DONT FEEL THAT WAY ABOUT YOU' and her saying she doesnt want to be together like this. and tucker saying 'i always knew you two would get together!!' dont manifest it tucker please. the show pushing for it so hard makes me not want it KSHKJKJD I KNOW its probably canon. it sucks though. im a hater.

-vlad just LURKING AROUND THE SCHOOL GIVING VALERIE GIFTS ASJKDHKJ YOU WEIRD PETTY OLD MAN GO HOME!!!

-EMBERRRRR YOU WILL REMEMBERRRRRR . this is the one thing I kinda remember from when I was a kid EMBERRRRR ilu. top 10 cartoon bops. sams being a hater. popular things are popular for a reason. mr. lancer also being a hater. also everyone wearing her color scheme ..its a really good look, the purple, black, and minty color...

-penguins exist in the ghost zone. confirmed.

-EMBER JUST SHOWING UP AT A RANDOM HIGHSCHOOL TO PLAY?? UNANNOUNCED, MID DAY??? girl get a tour schedule. make some money or smth damn. I know shes probably doing it for the power boost but. lord. anyway if your show doesnt have a concert scene/ep, is it even valid.

-fellas is this gay. (she uses a GRAPPLING HOOK TO SHOOT OUT THE WINDOW AFTER SEEING AN EMBER VAN GO BY RIGHT AFTER THIS SHOT)

-hey, she had an undercut at some point!! my redesign!!! was accurate!! in..a way

-I feel like danny has a lot of pent up aggression ngl, him being heartbroken about sam and immediately going IM GONNA GO TAKE IT OUT ON EMBER. I mean she needs to be stopped I guess But. jazz has the right idea he needs therapy and a HEALTHY outlet.

-tucker singing > my singing

-girls cant be gamers -tucker and danny sexist moments. her being chaos in the game OWNED.

-TUCKERS HAT IS A BERET??? I THOUGHT IT WAS A BEANIE. SAM CALLED IT A BERET. WH.

-it was actually nice of lancer to let danny retake the test, and he go to play games again. smh. epic cringe gamer moments compilation. and driving him home!!! I actually like him as a character. anyway teachers like lancer are SO appreciated. I was failing middle school because of mental problems, and felt so dumb and got embarrassed by teachers who would just get onto me instead of bothering to ask what the real problem was, but when I was taking my ged classes I had a wonderful teacher who kept reassuring me that I was smart, and I got honors!! danny is SUCH a little shit to him (understandable, 14, but) but seeing them getting along better and danny putting in effort. SO CUTE. THATS MY SON, STUDYING HARD!!!! and being so PROUD OF HIMSELF!!! 91!!! BITCH!!! A- is STILL AN A!!!

-'why dont they ever realize thats me in a dress' mr lancer i am CRYING. i realized.

-technus being my ghost grandpa who cant game asking tucker for help. bless his heart. his out of date old ppl lingo circles back to being endearing <3 tucker not recognizing him despite the like, lack of any kind of serious disguise...I do love their lil in-game outfits....sam being the tank rules. I like technus' spider design also. more characters need to be giant freaky spiders, imo.

-finding your gf a new host because she cant maintain her ghost body outside the zone? amazing. using jazz as the host? ILL KILL YOU. jazz immediately accepting a ride home from a guy she just met and letting him know where she lives. letting him IN THE HOUSE??? nooo girl no lets use common sense </3

-sooo cringe the parents were like 'good job for spying on your sister' tho wtffff. doesnt matter if hes a bad guy, thats fucked. everytime these parents BREATHE im like. these are MY kids now <3

-BAD LUCK BEING A THEME OF THE 13TH EPISODE. thats super fun. johnny 13 being his name is so. iconic. your last name is a NUMBER? also goth tucker. I actually love the look. everyone looks good goth. 'the ladies love the eyeliner and onyx nail polish' sam you are sooo right every man needs to at least try those two things. im a lesbian and I agree. same, danny, your bff is gnc af

-LOVE kitty's design. and just, the concept of a ghost with a bike. couple goals, except yes stay away from jazz.

[jaeminscoffee]

Blush

Pairing- Huang Renjun x reader

Genre- Fluff, Suggestive.

Warnings- None! But this oneshot is kinda different from the other ones because this is basically a bunch of time stamps from morning to night put together. I tried making it as cute as possible so it does get cringe in some parts, don't say i didn't warn you ✌

Summary- As cocky as your boyfriend could get, he still somehow manages to turn crimson each time you compliment him. So you decide to compliment him for every single thing he does for a whole day.

(bless this picture)

[9:10AM] Renjun had woken up earlier than you as he had to go to practice at 10 so he decided to make breakfast for the pair of you. Each time you offered help, he'd refuse and when you insist, he'd wave the knife in his hand at you. "Oh c'mon it won't hurt for you to let me help youuuu" you whine out, clinging onto his free hand while the other flipped eggs. "No. You know i hate it when anyone helps me" He spoke in a stern voice, abandoning the eggs for merely 3 seconds to give you a quick kiss on your forehead. You look at him with heart eyes, "Damn my boyfriend's such a cool guy! I love you"

He lets out a tiny 'i love you' as you watch his ears and cheeks turn a light shade of pink. "aww look at you blushing, how cute-" you said once again. "Yah yah STOP" he replied, almost throwing the chopstick at you.

You laugh it off and walk towards the breakfast counter as you hear your boyfriend murmur things in his mother tongue, a habit he has each time he's flustered

[11:50AM] Practice had just ended, the boys all scattered on the floor, panting, trying to catch their breathe, but Renjun continued practicing the part he was not satisfied with.

Good thing you decided to join him or he'd have continued practicing until he'd have collapsed out of exhaustion.

You get up from the corner walking towards him with a bottle of water and a towel in your hand. "Honey, stop, you look like you're dying" you hold out the bottle, which he gladly accepted. After gulping down the entire bottle, he gestured you to move, which you ignored and stood still in your place. "Babe move, i need to get this step right" he lightly shoved you to the side.

You take a hold of his hands that was gripping your shoulder and brought it up to your lips, giving it a kiss in front of the other guys "i was watching you the entire time, you're perfect and it's about time you get some rest." "but this-" "no buts, you're one whole package of perfection so c'mon stop the practice"

The boys started hooting from behind, Chenle laughing extremely loud whereas Jisung was cringing. Renjun held his head down, smile creeping up his features as he let you lead him to the couch at the back of the room.

[14:15PM] After practice and a little bit of recording work that Renjun had, he decided that it'd be the best if the pair of you would just go have lunch outside, rather you go home and cook something.

"But why? I can cook for us you know?" you asked for the nth time, your hands interlocked as Renjun not so subtly gave you the 'shut the fuck up hoe' look to which you stick your tongue out. "you'll get tired by the time we reach home, you prepare the ingredients and then cook for us" his tone carrying concern.

"Oof, look at you being so considerate" you said, turning your body entirely towards him

"Yah stop, what's gotten into you today??" he asked, repeating your actions and turning towards you. "What do you meaaann" you asking, swinging his hand from one side to another. "Why have you been you know.. saying good things about me since morning?" His cheeks turned crimson asking that question.

You smile cheekily, turning around, your back facing him as you start skipping forward, Renjun hot on your trail.

"Just being appreciative. After all, I've got the world's best boyfriend right?" you chuckle, referring to the time he had shamelessly claimed himself the world's best boyfriend after seeing how you kept complimenting his friend, Mark, for being a loving one.

You hear him huff, not turning back, knowing full well that he has that cute smile and flushed look on his face, because you didn't want to melt right there on the footpath.

[18:26PM] "Majority of us chose horror, come on" Chenle said, as the other 5 nod their heads to his statement. "it's not like Y/n's completely scared of it right?" Jaemin asked.

You were cuddled up with Renjun under the blanket, going through the CD's as Renjun insisted you shouldn't be watching horror after what happened the last time you did.

"She couldn't sleep without having nightmares for a whole week because of you fools, I'm not letting that happen again" He spoke, looking at the dreamies with the 'go with what i say or you see what I'm going to do' and they had no other choice but to oblige. (yes this is 7dream)

After about 5 minutes, all of you agreed on watching a rom-com movie.

"you looked super cool when you were asking them to change the movie" you said, planting a kiss on his cheeks as the movie played loud in the background.

"Y/n just stop it already!" he whisper yelled, throwing tiny punches in the air, to which you cooed 'cute', laughing out a little louder than intended when you hear him whine, as Jeno and Mark, who were sitting beside you, started snickering to themselves at your exchange of words.

[20:07PM] The movie ended about 15 minutes ago, the boys left a mess behind when leaving. Renjun growled lowly, before getting up from his seat, going to get the broom and tissues from the utility, before starting to clean up.

When you got up from your seat to help him do so, he stopped you.

"Just sit, I've got this" "It's fine it's gonna be faster if we do it together"

It kept going back and forth until you had to give in, having him do all the cleaning.

"Such a-" you start,

"If it's another compliment, I'll throw this broom at you!"

[23:22PM] "I can't believe you kept doing that, do you know how much the boys teased me the entire day??" Your boyfriend asked, changing into his pj's while you were in the bathroom, brushing your teeth as you snicker at him whining.

"I told you i was being appreciative! Look at you being all cute-" you start, when you heard fast footsteps making it's way towards you.

"I think i should make you keep quiet myself huh?" he said as you wash your face and reach for the towel to wipe it dry. "you could try" you exclaim, starting to make your way back into the bedroom, only to be stopped.

"oh I'll do that" he said, jogging to your position, bending down and sweeping you off your feet, you yelp.

He started making his way towards the bed, placing you down on the soft sheets once he reached the wanted destination as you kept giggling at his antics.

"Compliment me in bed too now will you?"

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if you survived reading this without cringe, you have my respect. Kdlwockeos I WROTE THIS DURING ALL 4 OF MY CLASSES, but I'm happy ish with how it turned out?? It's not entirely bad it's just oof. Yep yep

Anyways hope you liked it! 💗